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Batlow is a town in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia, on the edge of the Great Dividing Range, 775 m above sea level.
Batlow is well known for its apples. About 50 growers in the district supply 1.6 million cases of apples, or 10% of the Australian apple crop, to the Australian market. The district also produces cherries and stone fruit. The town's main landmark, the "Big Apple", which stands on private land 5 km north of the town, stands testament to the orchards which have been vital to the town's economy for over 120 years.
Before European settlement the Wiradjuri people lived in the Batlow area. Hamilton Hume and William Hovell were the first Europeans to explore the area in 1824, en route to Port Phillip.
When gold was discovered in the area in 1854, a small settlement called Reedy Creek was established as a supply point and service centre for the mining area, and a Mr Batlow surveyed a townsite nearby. The gold deposits were quickly exhausted, but farmers found the area better suited to a variety of crops, so the mining supply point was moved and the current township established around 1855. Reedy Flat Post Office opened on 1 August 1873 and was renamed Batlow in 1889. Fruit trees and timber quickly became the main sources of income for the town, and in 1910 the townsite was gazetted.
In 1922, the first cool stores in New South Wales were constructed in the town. At the same time a railway was built from nearby Tumut. These developments facilitated the town's trade with Sydney and beyond. The district supplied troops with dehydrated fruit and vegetables during World War II. Many Land Army Girls were stationed in and around Batlow during the Second World War and a sizeable collection of memorabilia is held at the Historical Society Museum. There are two Soldier Settlements close to Batlow, Willigobung and Kunama.
Batlow is located 94 kilometres (58 mi) west of Canberra, though, by highway is approximately 225 kilometres (140 mi) due to the Great Dividing Range between them. The nearest city is Wagga, while three towns, Tumut in the northeast, Adelong in the northwest, and Tumbarumba are within 40 kilometres (25 mi) south.
The countryside around Batlow is a plateau of rolling hills, straddling 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in altitude. Being on the western edge of the Great Dividing Range, Batlow receives much of the precipitation that has not fallen farther west, an average of 1,300 millimetres (51 in) per year. Little or no rain is received from ocean to the east, due to the large distances and the Great Dividing Range. The cold winters combined with the higher rainfall and good soils make an excellent apple growing climate. However, in 2006, Batlow experienced the most severe downturn in rainfall in New South Wales, receiving only 392 millimetres (15.4 in) of rain that year.
Bago State Forest, about 21 km southwards of Batlow, yields a much cooler climate owing chiefly to its much greater elevation. Snowfall is frequent from May to September, and often falls rather heavily. The region is subject to high winds year-round; either as a result of thunderstorms in the warmer months, or snowstorms in the cooler months.
The climate here is subalpine, owing chiefly to its significant elevation and windward position. Snowfall is frequent from May to September, and often falls rather heavily. The region is subject to high winds year-round; either as a result of thunderstorms in the warmer months, or snowstorms in the cooler months.
Climate data is sourced from Pilot Hill, which lies at 1,128 m AMSL—357 m higher than Batlow.
Batlow is an agricultural town offering services and facilities to the surrounding area, including two primary schools and a high school, a library (with telecentre), a hall and several stores and small businesses. The Batlow Fruit Co-operative, trading since 1922, (now the Batlow Fruit Co.) is based in the town.
Batlow was the home of the 'Mountain Maid' cannery until its closure in the early 2000s. The steel frame of the WWII Lend Lease–constructed building used in the production of food for the allied troops is still visible today.
Batlow's economy turns around the production of apples for the fresh food market. Some revenue is also obtained from other agricultural exploitations and timber from the large soft and hardwood plantations. There is a strong influx of seasonal labour for the harvesting of fruit from March to April. A smaller influx occurs at thinning time in December. There are a number of producers of cherries, nuts, honey and eucalyptus oil products.
Batlow is now the home to a truffery, a number of published authors, including British media personality Joshua Fox and novice film makers.
The 43,000-hectare (110,000-acre) Bago State Forest between Batlow and Tumbarumba contains stands of alpine ash and radiata pine. Pilot Hill Arboretum (est. 1920's) and the Sugar Pine Walk- a beautiful avenue of Sugarpine resembling a cathedral.
On the third Saturday of May each year the Batlow Ciderfest is held in the main street showcasing locally and regionally produced cider and regional food. Many interesting stalls also attend the family friendly Ciderfest event.The Ciderfest recently[when?] came second in the NSW Event awards after only beginning three years ago. On the Friday preceding a Cider Industry Conference is held. In the past two years a 'Living Food conference' has also been added to the CiderFest weekend. On the third Saturday of October the Apple Blossom Festival is held. This re-invigorated festival began in 1942 and the First Apple Blossom Queen was a Land army girl.
Batlow is in the Snowy Valleys Council. Batlow was moved to the bellwether federal Division of Eden-Monaro for the 2007 federal election. With Batlow usually voting overwhelmingly conservative, the vote swung to the centre left Australian Labor Party member Mike Kelly by 26%. Batlow is now in federal seat of Riverina.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Batlow (state suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
^ Batlow: Big Apple, Big Trip.
^ "MnKqvqZTSX". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 2009-06-11.
^ Sydney Morning Herald. "Travel - Batlow". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2006-10-30.
^ "Great Circle Distance between BATLOW and CANBERRA". Geoscience Australia. March 2004. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10.
^ Sydney Morning Herald (2007-01-08). "Crunch Time for Apple Growers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
^ "Polling Place Results". Australian Electoral Commission. 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2007.
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Well, did I ever underestimate how long it would take to paint a buffalo check wall! I’m honestly SO relieved it’s over and am thrilled with the results. It’s changed the whole feel of the basement bathroom and I love it. So, read on and I’m going to show you How to Create a Buffalo Check Accent Wall.
Huge shout out to Erin from Lemons, Lavendar, & Laundry for hosting this fun blog hop. This project was inspired by the $100 Room Challenge, where participants have 1 month to completely transform a room using only $100! It’s crazy, right? Well, I’m going to show you how I’m transforming this room and I’ve only spent a total of $37.87.
The name of the game with this room makeover is to be thrifty, so I started out by using paint I had on hand for the base coat. I mixed an ultra pure white with a bit of a cream tone and painted the room in this mixture as a base coat.
I like the room so much better already with a fresh coat of white paint.
I only needed to buy a quart of paint to finish off these walls, since my base coat was already done in a cream tone. I saved about $20 by not having to purchase a gallon of paint.
The next step for my buffalo check wall was to measure the wall where I wanted the accent to go. It was nearly perfect to fit 7 x 7 inch squares. I did 10 squares across and 12 squares down. I used my 4 ft. level to draw these lines. The next step was to tape off the squares. I started off by only taping off around the squares I was going to paint, and then opted for a ladder type technique when I got to the bottom. I have to say, I definitely preferred the ladder technique.
Here’s a progress shot after 2 of the colours were painted. Part of what took this process so long was waiting for the paint to fully dry. I couldn’t tape off a new set of squares until the ones prior were completely dry.
Here is the last bit of taping off for the final colour. I also opted to keep the gold towel rack and toilet paper holder since gold is SO in. Sometimes it pays to wait it out because old becomes new again. Lol.
Here she is…. all finished.
Be sure to check out what my blogging friends have completed in their $100 Room Challenge.
I am so going to do this in my laundry room. I am saving your tutorial so that I can follow it. Thanks for sharing!
This wall looks absolutely INCREDIBLE!!! And your budget is looking awesome! I’m so excited to see everyone’s reveals tomorrow!
This is so creative! I love the buffalo check!
I love this project! How creative you are. It turned out beautifully.

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These medium organizers are just right for flat-fold H bandages and similar. I can keep things organized without adding too much container weight to the main bag.
Using these to organize my portable field hospital. Great rugged see-through and unaffected by climate change.
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The Royal Palace of Berlin was founded in 1443, as the residence of the Hohenzollern Dynasty. The Palace was at first a fortress (Zwing Cölln) for 200 years. It later became a palace in the style of the renaissance architecture.
Frederich II founded and constructed the commission of the Castle ‘Zwing Cölln’. The castle was situated on the banks of the Spree River in the Cölln section of the sister town of Old Berlin. A portion of the Cölln city wall was integrated into the building on its eastern side.
From this location the ruling Hohenzollern family could control the trade route, of which lead to the ‘Berlin displeasure’, an uprising during which Berliners resisted the castle and the control through flooding the site by opening locks on the River Spree. The matter was eventually solved due to overwhelming need for each other.
The palace became the permanent residence of the Hohenzollerns. In place of the castle arose a splendid renaissance palace. The palace became the center of the court and state government, as well as the center of Berlin upper class social life.
Due to the 30 year war the palace became rather dilapidated however, the palace was restored back to its former glory.
The place ceased being the margin of the city and became the core due to Johann Moritz von Nassau-Siegen of whom laid out a series of arteries with the Place at the center. One of the arteries was the boulevard Under den Linden of which was connected to the palace via the Hunderbrücke.
Under the rule of Friedrich III King of Prussia, the most extensive and important renovations and enlargements of the palace were carried out. Friedrich brought in Mark of Brandenburg to bring to pander to his need for splendor. This resulted in a lack of money to engage in warfare. He preferred to dedicate his money in the finance arts and sciences. Therefore, under his rein the academies of science and the arts were founded in Berlin. Charlottenburg palace was built in Lietzenburg ad a summer residence for his wife Sophie Charlotte.
Andreas Schlüter, the most important German baroque architect was chosen to be the chief architect of the palace in 1699. He set about converting the renaissance palace into the most splendid baroque residence in all of Germany. In 1701, the King moved into the new palace. The magnificent rebuilding of the place was intended to show of the power of the new Prussian kingdom. The key model for the palace was the Italian baroque; the windows were adapted from those of the Palazzo Madama in Rome.
Johann Eosander von Gothe became the palaces chief architect. He was heavily influenced by monumentailsm there he doubled the size of the palace with an extension to the West. However, the work was not completed due to death of the King in 1713. The King left behind an almost bankrupt state.
The new King Fredrich Wilhelm I, in spite of his thriftiness permitted the completion of the palace but without the elaborately decorated interior. It was completed on the third year of Fredrich Wilhelm’s reign by Eosander’s successor Martin Heinrich Böhme, a student of Schlüter.
King Friedrich the Great moved his center of actives from the Berlin palace of which he hated to Postdam and the palace of Sanssouci. Therefore, only the carnival ball and the great winter soirees took place in the palace.
King Friedrich Wilhelm II during his short reign installed some of the most beautiful royal apartments in the palace. The king disliked the view down Unter den Linden west to the Tiergarten Park so gave Langhan the task of creating a gate to the palace. Langhans studied the Propylarn in Athens, interpreted it and constructed a great gateway at the end of the boulevard of which was the Brandenburg Gate. Originally, it was painted white to give the impression of white marble but after it renovations it was converted back to sandstone. It is to this day one of the most important architectural symbols of Berlin and indeed Germany.
The revolution in Germany forced the King to abdicate on November 9th. The palace became occupied by workers and soldiers. On the Holy evening, the army was sent against the revolutionaries of whom many died. Karl Liebknecht proclaimed the socialist German Republic on November 9th however, Scheidemann had already in the Reichstag proclaimed a republic, so Liebknechts proclamation came to nothing.
During the First World War the area around the palace became the scene of many demonstration of which were quite militant.
There was an interregnum in the palace where it was no longer used by the state as the Weimar republic had moved it headquarters to the west in Wilhelmstrasse in the Schwerin palace.
During the Third Reich, the national socialists avoided the palace for their event, even though they used the Pleasure Garden for frequent parades.
For the 1936 Olympic games the Olympic torch burned in front of the palace surrounded by the flags of the participating nations.
The first severe bomb attack that damaged the palace.
The palace burns for four consecutive days due to heavy bombing. There were no attempts to put out the fire due to the years of air raids the Berliners were resigned it fate. During the Battle of Berlin the palaces façade suffered further artillery fire. The palace was stood well in its basic substance as the Charlottenburg palace suffered more damages, of which today shows none of its wartime damage.
Hans Scharoun draws up a cost plan for the securing of the palace ruins. In November Berlin is split. Friedrich Ebert, the son of the first President of the Weimar Republic becomes the mayor of East Berlin, of which power he used to strongly oppose any attempt to reconstruct the palace. Consequently, the palace was cordoned off supposedly because it was deemed liable of collapsing. The SED (German East Communist Party) wins the upper hand in the East under the protection of the Soviets, thus resulting in the end of the 500 years worth of history of the palace. The SED politicians increase there subtle attacks saying the palace is flimsy and demand its removal.
The palace was demolished by the orders of SED Chairman Walter Ulbricht. The process of the demolishment goes on for almost 6 months.
In place of the palace arose the Marx-Engels Platz that had a huge grandstand in the East of which the German Democratic Republic used for enormous demonstrations and marches.
Following the diplomatic recognition of East Germany the Palace of the Republic (House/Palace of the People) is recected on one side of the giant square of Marx-Engels Platz. It became the central show place of the German Democratic Republic for major political and cultural events. The building skeleton was constructed of steel to protect against fire, but the steel was coated in 5,000 tones of asbestos.
The Palace of the republic was closed due to the high degree of asbestos contamination.
This year marked the beginning of discussions concerning the rebuilding of the Old Palace. The intensity of these discussions grew with the solidification of post communist Berlin and led to the final vote in the German Bundestag.
The Senate of Berlin and the Federal government announce the International Spree Island competition in an aid to determine the structure of Berlin’s center. In total over 1,000 architects tool part. The three winning designs included the square form of the Palace once again. The residing jury decided that the Palace of the Republic should be demolished because of it was deemed to wrongly conceive the urban planning standpoint they wanted to achieve.
The commissions of the removal of the asbestos from the Palace of the Republic took place.
A survey carried out by the Forsa Institute found that among the Berliners that many more inhabitants vote for the rebuilding of the original palace than for the construction of a new building in a modern style.
In July, the German Bundestag decides by an overwhelming majority in favor of the rebuilding of the Berlin Palace.
The Palace of the republic was demolished after a controversial debate regarding this construction and its significance in Berlin’s history.
The site where the Palace of the Republic once stood in Berlin.
Our century as former centuries has its fierce orthodoxs and fierce heretics. Try to suggest to a modern architect that the reconstruction of the main prestigious and most beautiful rooms of the former palace could be included in their projects and not out of place, and also expected and fully enjoyed by visitors, and you will see these modern architects suddenly panic, empty themselves of their blood and swear that they would never consider such a scandalous heresy. That idea seems to me not less incongruous that making the reconstructed palace the site of African arts. Decorative German atr would seem more conform to the site. If at any rate they would argue of the lack of funds, could not they recreate the volume of the most prestigious rooms of the past give them a contemporary use, and leave to further generations the task of redecorating as they were before the war? I am afraid that even such a reasonable solution may not get the approval of our terrified architects.


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Kicking off Wednesday 20th February in Australia’s much-loved beach town, it’s time for some super surfing fun, chock full of sustainability, music, art, surf and culture. Wow. Say hello to annual favourites including the Surf Art Markets – now at twilight, Surf Legends Lounge, live music at the Beach Hotel and Freestyle & Stoke Surf Sessions at Wategos Beach.
Meet this year’s epic line up of special guests including surfing World Champions, female leaders, inspiring musicians, photographers and artists. Get ready. It’s going to be fun.

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November 1st is here and I have yet to decide what I am going to write…. So I am obviously nowhere near writing that first sentence. It will be typed today, however. I have promised myself.
It has been a busy and interesting week. By Monday night I had a post ready for this week. I didn’t even wait for Wednesday’s prompt on WOW. I don’t remember now, all that I talked about, though politics did enter my conversation in a big way. By Monday night, I had my photos ready for the Spooky photo contest on Stainless Steel Droppings. On Tuesday morning my house was broken into and my computer was stolen. Along with a whole lot of other stuff. Stuff, mind you. No one was hurt. The dog stayed out of their way. The mess has been cleaned up. The window is boarded and a new one ordered.
Life goes on pretty much the same, with just a little feeling of discomfort niggling in one small, dark, corner room of my Escher brain. When I come home I drive around the house to see if any windows are broken. I stick my computer under the bed when I leave home. I call my daughters a hundred times a day.
In the post I had ready on Monday night, I wrote about my concerns for the environment. I didn’t write about, although I have had numerous conversations about it, the economy. If I am feeling a pinch, how are people who are unemployed managing? Well, one way is by selling my daughter’s cameras, my Grandma’s rings, my computer….
There have always been people who take from others, of course. But it is going to get worse if we continue on in this manner of selfishness. I was talking to my son yesterday about what time we would go to vote. He told me he wasn’t going to vote. My jaw dropped.
Why should he? When you have to worry about not having bus fare, or you haven’t eaten all day, and you don’t need to set the alarm because there is nowhere to go, why should you care about polar bears? Since I don’t have to worry about those other things, I can afford to worry about the polar bears, but I can’t forget about the people who see no future for themselves.
So please vote wisely on Tuesday. It won’t solve all of our problems, but it is a start. Vote for jobs, the environment, for education, health care for all, freedom of choice. Please don’t vote for oil and people who don’t worry about all of our children and their futures. Vote so my son has something to set his alarm for.
Good luck with NaNoWriMo! My first post is in!
I read it! Sounds like a good mystery to start with. Good luck, Bobbi! Have you started writing? I had all kinds of grand ideas that included outlines and synopsis…. but they have fallen on the wayside. November 1st dawned, and I realized I had to have 1,666 words in by the end of the day. Forget outlines! I just dived in, and I have 900 words at noon. Only 766 to go!!
I am so very sorry to hear that you have been burgled. That must be such a disconcerting and upsetting thing to happen, although you are being very brave about it. I wonder if your son can see the connection between his own insularity and the more advanced selfishness of the burglar? Community and team work are always what will pull us through the bad times. I’m sure he’ll come to see that for himself in time; sounds to me like he just needs a bit of a lucky break. And good luck with the novel writing! I’ll bet you could do something magnificent.
Thank you so much, Litlove, for your kind and faith-filled words. I hope that he will someday see the “connection between his own insularity and the more advanced selfishness of the burglar” too, but I am afraid that is probably a bit too complicated for him. He had a great deal of emotional and physical damage heaped upon him as a child, and it will be a long climb out of that hole. I am hoping that new leadership in this country will have a trickle down effect on all who have no hope for their future. When you see nothing but selfishness in your leadership, it is probably difficult not to follow the example set for you….. Hope and pray for Barack Obama on Tuesday!
As far as the nanowrimo, thanks for the vote of confidence. I visited Nicolet National Forest in northern Wisconsin on Thursday for the day. I watched bald eagles fishing in a small lake, crunched through brown leaves on the forest floor, and found the perfect setting for a story. It is only day two, but I am really enjoying the no pressure/no editor process. We will see how I feel in a week or two, however!
I’m so sorry to hear of your break-in…that is so distressing, on so many levels. I fear with the desperate state of so many people in this nation, we’re only going to see more of this.
My son is on a similar anti-government kick right now, and although he voted, it was a “protest vote” for the Libertarian candidate. I certainly believe in voting your conscience, however, it seems a bit self-indulgent this year when the stakes are higher than I can remember in my lifetime.
Here’s to change come Tuesday! Yes! We Can!
A break-in? Thank goodness your family and the dog are okay. Honestly.
I’ll be there to vote. Yes, for Obama.
For everyone’s sons and daughters.
For the air and the sea and art and hope.
For the polar bears and the people. All of it.
The dog has recovered from her trauma, thankfully.
I am so sorry about your break in, but so very glad you, and the dog, are okay! Scheesh.
And yes, my husband and I cast our vote for change! Yes, we can!
Thanks, Pamela. Puppy is back to normal.
Standing in line at the poll this morning was like a party. Kids rode by on school buses, hanging out the windows shouting “O-BA-MA!” I don’t remember ever seeing so many people involved. It is great. Cross fingers now!!
I am sorry about your house and have had that happen to me once. The worst part is that you lose your sense of safety and trust in where you live. Sending good energy.
Thanks for the good energy, Princess. Every little bit helps!
Holy crap! I am so sorry for your loss, both of your material goods and the sense of safety and comfort that no doubt goes away (hopefully only briefly) when the sanctity of your home is violated in that manner. I’m am thrilled that no one was hurt though and that you are all safe. Not to sound selfish but I would have loved to see your pics as well!!!
Here’s hoping that every day the world gets better. I don’t believe either Presidential candidate had or has much to do with that (I’m a bit cynical politically)…I think the responsibility for making the world better lies with each of us individually. And yet I do believe that taking the time to voice one’s opinion in the election booth is a responsibility we should all take and do if only to honor the fact that we live in a country grand enough to give us that freedom. I understand where your son is coming from. I’ve been there too, but I hope he’ll one day see the value of voting and the privilege that it is.
I am not a political junky, Carl, but I do beg to differ. I think the president has a huge amount of power, and we will see a shift… small steady steps in the right direction. I do agree that we all have a responsibility to do the right thing and make the world a better place. And the boy did vote!
The window is replaced and the insurance soon to be filed. Lightening can’t strike in the same place twice, right? I think I have regained my equilibrium.
You need to pop over and check out my site, something nice happened with the drawings for Lisa Snellings goodies!!!
My very own rat – how cool is that!?
Thanks, Bellezza, for the congratulations and the award. I will pay you a visit today, as usual!


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Monday, Feb. 11 10 p.m.
"Band Edge": A show spotlighting Worcester area bands, solo singers/songwriters, and instrumentalists. This week, Buddy White is featured.
Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 11:30 a.m.
"This is Worcester," hosted by community activist, Bill Coleman: Bill welcomes musician Jim Scott to the show.
Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m.
"Hidden Treasures," hosted by Bill Safer: Bill interviews Brittany Miller Legacy, president of the board of directors of Park Spirit in Worcester.
Thursday, Feb. 14 at 10:30 p.m.
"Worcester Free Tax Service Coalition Kick-Off" – WCCA TV recorded the press conference from Jan. 25 at Clark University. The event was in conjunction with the IRS Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day.
Saturday, Feb. 16 at 10:30 p.m.
"Soapbox," with host, Mauro DePasquale: This week, Lisa Carlin and Martha Gach from the Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary visit WCCA TV.
WCCA can be found at cable channel 194 and streaming live online at wccatv.com.

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With such a long running series like Skip Beat! once it has caught up with Japan, the wait between volumes is long enough that I temporarily lose track of of the plot. But within just a few panels, my memory gets triggered and I’m back in the story again. In this case seeing Ren’s reaction to learning that Sho kissed Kyoko made the wait between volumes all worthwhile. It is always amazing how well Nakamura can portray someone attempting to be stoic when they are filled with turbulent emotions.
Kyoko meanwhile has her own battles to fight, and Skip Beat! always excels when she has to fight for a role. She’s in the middle of a rigged contest, trying to get a role alongside her beloved Moko. Kimiko, the niece of the producer, is determined to use any advantage against Kyoko and she plays up an imaginary relationship with Ren just enough that Kyoko becomes totally distracted and forgets to focus when she’s receiving directions for the next stage of her audition. Moko ends up saving Kyoko by altering her body language just enough that Kyoko is able to intuit the rest of the scene, and she ends up turning in an impressive performance.
One of the most entertaining part of this volume was seeing Ren’s manager accompany Kyoko throughout the audition process. His interior thoughts as he observes Kyoko’s reactions and starts building up theories about Ren and Kyoko’s relationship are priceless. As the audition progresses, Kyoko is able to battle through her emotional turmoil and fully inhabit her character. One of the things about Skip Beat! that I enjoy so much towards the start of a story arc is being able to look forward to all the impending drama. Kimiko seems to be engaged in a strategic retreat, I’m guessing that she’ll return to cause even more chaos. Ren and Kyoko haven’t met yet since Sho kissed her, so I’m looking forward to that scene, I’m guessing in two more volumes or so? Skip Beat! always manages to draw the reader in, and even though the big confrontations and resulting emotional growth for the characters doesn’t happen right away the series always delivers.


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The list below is of the articles published on the site this year. Click the folders on the left hand side to browse the archive of articles now available on the site since we started publishing in 2005.
John Tughan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent, important Children Public Law cases.
Gwyn Evans, barrister of Tanfield Chambers, explains the court’s judgment in a recent Inheritance Act case involving an estranged adult claimant, reliant on state benefits, and defendants for whom inheritance was a windfall.
Pam Sanghera of Charles Strachan Solicitors represented the appellant mother in the successful appeal of an order requiring the summary return of a child “A” to a state which was not the child’s previous habitual residence, ie to a third state. In this article she explains the reasoning by which the Court of Appeal determined that the order could not stand because it was effectively a relocation order made without undertaking any welfare exercise, which in itself is not within the framework of the 1980 Hague Convention.
Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent important judgments in private law children cases.
Sue Brookes, Principal Associate, Mills & Reeve LLP analyses the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during February 2019.
Andrew Powell, barrister, 4 Paper Buildings, considers recent developments relating to surrogacy law, including new guidance, as well as recent cases.
Sarah Hunter, Senior Associate, Mills & Reeve LLP analyses the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during January 2019.
Julie Stather, barrister, Crown Office Row, Brighton considers the role of arbitration and what the future holds for the scheme.
The Domestic Abuse Bill: a long-awaited overhaul or flawed legislation with an implementation problem?
Hannah Gomersall, barrister at Coram Chambers, explores the proposed reforms set out in the government’s Domestic Abuse Bill: its scope, workability and whether the Family Court will be able to cope with the ensuing workload.
Anna McKenna QC, 1 King’s Bench Walk, Emily Boardman, partner, Boardman, Hawkins & Osborne LLP and Anna Sutcliffe, barrister, 1 King’s Bench Walk consider the circumstances when it may be appropriate to challenge interim threshold findings in an alleged NAI case without waiting for evidence from a single joint expert.
David Bedingfield, barrister at 4 Paper Buildings analyses the judgment of Keehan J in BT and GT (Children: Twins—Adoption)  EWFC 76 and highlights the lessons to be learned for all child care professionals and lawyers.
Professor David Hodson OBE MICArb, Partner, The International Family Law Group, provides a family lawyer’s perspective of the matters arising at the inaugural International Forum on Online Courts.
The Thwaite Jurisdiction – No Longer the Last Reserve of the Desperate?
Joseph Rainer, barrister, Queen Elizabeth Building examines the use of the Thwaite jurisdiction in relation to the court’s power to revisit financial remedy orders by analysing the relevant case law and using some fictitious practical case studies.
Rose-Marie Drury, Senior Associate, and Sue Brookes, Principal Associate, Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during December 2018.
Naomi Shelton, Associate, Mills & Reeve LLP considers the important news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce which arose late last year (the other news and key judgments will be covered in a separate update).

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A heel spur (also called Calcaneal spur) may be associated with plantar fasciitis and is often mistaken as the cause of heel pain. A spur is a change in the heel bone shape to counter the causes and effects of prolonged stress or pulling at the insertion of the plantar fascia to the bottom of the heel due to overpronation, overloading due to obesity or overuse. On x-ray (definitive diagnostic tool), the spur appears as a shelf of bone with a hook on the distal end.
A bone spur can form on other parts of the foot as well and may also be called an osteophyte. Osteophytes form because of an increase in damage or trauma to a joint’s surface area. This is most common from the onset of arthritis.
A heel spur is rarely the cause of heel pain unless it is unusually large. A bone spur in other areas, such as a joint in the foot or toes, can limit joint movement and will typically cause pain.
Custom made orthotics – help to provide proper support and alignment to the foot, such as controlling overpronation. Also accomodations to the orthotic such as horse shoe pads may be added to allow for the heel spur.
Orthopedic footwear – properly fitted, strong, structured and that are stable with good shock absorption and good heel height to reduce strain on the plantar fascia.
Heel lift – raise the heel reducing pressure on the plantar fascia insertion point. The lift may be applied to the orthotic or as a temporary lift in the shoes (under the insole).
Heel cup – that holds the heel in correct position and gives support.
Heel pad – made from foam rubber and designed with a small depression in the center to accommodate the spur.
For further pedorthic managements for a bone spur on a joint, please refer to treatments for arthritis.


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OpTic Gaming have forfeited their Group D spot in ELEAGUE’s CS:GO Premier after adding Adam Friberg, Aleksi ‘Allu’ Jalli and Emil ‘Magisk’ Reif to their roster yesterday.
ELEAGUE’s rulebook has a rule, several in fact although only 4.4.15 is relevant here, which states that teams must retain three of their five players from the original roster that is invited. As a result, with the departure of Tarik Celik, Will ‘RUSH’ Wierzba and James ‘hazed’ Cobb the Green Wall lost their spot in the Premier.
The Premier kicks off on September 9 and will continue until October 18, with Group D containing SK Gaming, Astralis and two open qualifier teams, that will be decided on August 26-27, with an extra slot opening up to take the place of OpTic. It’s a tough group for any new qualifier to get involved with.
OpTic will continue to compete in the North American ESL Pro League, although will probably have to qualify with their new roster before they make an appearance anywhere else, after a similar ruling took them out of the Dreamhack Malmo tournament for a roster change in September.

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The work Une education manquée : operette en un acte represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Brigham Young University. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.
"The story of a young man in 18th century Paris discovering what it is to be married."

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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After a helicopter crash changes the stakes of a foreign election, a former-intelligence officer for the U.S. State Department has to choose between returning to the line of duty in order to dismantle a dangerous political movement in a war torn country as a matter of national security or his personal obligations as the head of a young family.
With the situation mounting in Iran, getting back to Luxembourg looks grim as John struggles to adjust to life and work in Milwaukee, while a driven homicide detective begins to build her case.
In Luxembourg, Leslie attempts to set John up for failure by increasing his workload just as John\'s real job requires immediate and critical action. An old friend arrives and further complicates John\'s life.
John\'s effort to retrieve evidence brings him dangerously close to Agathe. Tom arrives in Luxembourg to help John catch his breath only to ask more of him.
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John returns to Milwaukee a person of interest in Agathe\'s investigation, while his already fragile mental state worsens. At McMillan, Stephen\'s recovery and a sudden promotion further jeopardize the mission.
Agathe, headed back to Milwaukee to investigate John, crosses paths with Alice. Tom receives critical new intelligence that may give him the upper hand in his plan to influence the Iranian election.
Agathe interrogates John just as Edward struggles to establish his brother\'s alibi. A surprise visitor joins the McMillan duck hunt in a last minute appeal to Leslie to allow John back on the travel team.
John returns to Luxembourg where his dedication to his father is put to the test, just as Agathe gathers final evidence that may allow her to learn the truth about John.


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Otavaiset Otsakkaha feels like a lost music, much like William Basinski’s Disintegration Loops. The sounds are souvenirs from a time long gone; clambering over the crackling erosion of time to resonate into the present day, wavering in pitch as though rendered brittle with age. Just as with Basinski’s music, the listener is left with an instinctive urge to discover the original time and place in which these sounds were birthed. What were they like prior to their decay? From where did they originate?
All the clues lie within the tape itself, and the listener is left to piece together a past landscape from this solitary relic. Birdsong swirls into the skies, synthesizers bubble between waves of ethereal singing voice, drum machine patters around the high frequencies as though heard through the excess audio spill from cheap headphones. The location is perhaps a bustling jungle, or maybe a tropical marshland; warm and familiar like home, yet possessive of the sounds and language of somewhere else.
The vocals are undoubtedly the most beautiful element. They arrive detached from their source bodies, having bounced between trees and caves and arrives as mere ghosts of a mournful, beautiful song, ascending angelically out of the murk like the breathy exhales of Grouper’s Liz Harris. The album’s opening track displays them at their most bizarre – downtuned into bellowing, glutinous groans, yet carrying a melody with all of the delicate charm of a lullaby, nudged forward by the playful plonk of marimba and fluttery synth arpeggiations. Even in this mutated form, the voices provoke a warmth of human contact – a slight wisp of familiar life to cling onto in amongst the album’s more alien texture choices.
But while the album’s connections to the ethereal and mysterious prove enticing to begin with, its effect is dampened slightly by the lack of deviation. There’s a slight sense of frustration at having the sounds constantly withheld behind a veil of reverb and static; the listener can feel disconnected, uncomfortably voyeuristic even, as Otavaiset Otsakkaha prefers to remain at an intangible distance rather than an immersive entity. But of course, the record wouldn’t be the same without the consistency of its atmosphere, and thus it is arguably necessary to prevent the listener from “entering” the soundscapes. Otavaiset Otsakkaha is an elsewhere – an echo of a time and place that exists separately from the here in the now – and while there’s a certain frustration in its mystique, it means that the album perpetuates the illusion of a music passing from another dimension into this one.


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The industry is the top funding source for lawmakers’ campaigns, according to a recent report from Texans for Public Justice.
A nearly decade-long battle between environmentalists and the oil and gas industry to reform Texas’ energy regulatory agency came to a close last week — and Big Oil won. Environmental advocates say the Lege caved to industry pressure, demonstrating the power of the oil and gas lobby in Texas.
Since 2010, the Railroad Commission (RRC) has been reviewed three times by the Sunset Commission, which audits about 130 state agencies typically every 12 years to ensure they’re still necessary and operating efficiently. Each review prompted staff at the Sunset Commission to issue scathing reports and identify “critical concerns” that hobble the RRC from effectively regulating the oil and gas industry and protecting the environment. But in the two previous sessions, lawmakers failed to pass bills that implement those reforms.
But that’s not how environmental advocates see it.
Though the end of the eight-year struggle over the agency is likely a welcome respite for battle-weary lawmakers, HB 1818 carries few substantive changes and is largely a win for the industry. The 11-page proposal incorporates few changes recommended by Sunset Commission staff and sidesteps the most meaningful reforms. Provisions such as changing the agency’s name to reflect what it does — it has nothing to do with railroads — or limiting campaign contributions to RRC commissioners never made it into the bill.
That’s a response to past legislative fights, which in 2011 and 2013 became contentious before ultimately failing. As a result, Representative Larry Gonzales, a Round Rock Republican who chairs the Sunset Commission and filed HB 1818, and other members decided to avoid any controversial proposals that could keep the bill from becoming law this session. Since 2011, the Lege has also become less ambitious in its plans for the RRC, knowing that altering the governing structure of the agency and changing its name are hard sells. Members of the oil and gas industry have opposed those changes, claiming the RRC should keep its name because of its historical significance and that the current board structure works fine. Environmental advocates say HB 1818 — now headed to Governor Greg Abbott’s desk, where it will almost certainly become law — does very little to address their long-standing concerns.
The energy and natural resources industry is the top funding source for the state’s 181 lawmakers. The industry contributed 11 cents on average for every dollar lawmakers raised.
Birch said many reforms haven’t progressed because there’s an implicit understanding that voting for them will be perceived as anti-oil and gas. That’s a significant concern for lawmakers in Texas, where the oil and gas industry is responsible for about 13 percent of the state’s GDP and is a significant contributor to legislative campaigns. A recent report from Texans for Public Justice, a government accountability group, found that the energy and natural resources industry is the top funding source for the state’s 181 lawmakers. The industry contributed 11 cents on average for every dollar lawmakers raised. Oil and gas lobbyists also significantly outnumber environmental advocates.
In 2011, the Legislature seemed somewhat more willing to take on the oil and gas industry. That session lawmakers passed a first-of-its-kind bill requiring oil and gas companies to disclose chemicals in fracking fluids. Lawmakers also came close to passing substantive reform that year. Both the House and Senate passed versions of a bill that changed the RRC’s name to the Texas Oil and Gas Commission and restricted commissioners from accepting political donations during non-election years.
But the bill ultimately failed. Lawmakers couldn’t decide whether the agency should retain its authority to conduct hearings over enforcement and gas utility issues. Members of the oil and gas industry opposed moving those hearings out of the RRC and lawmakers ended up deadlocked. In the end, lawmakers passed a “safety net” bill that temporarily extended the agency’s authority to operate for two more years.
The Sunset Commission went through the motions again in 2013. Having learned from their experience the previous session, the commission dropped changes to restructure the agency. But this time lawmakers got hung up on an ethics provision requiring the agency’s commissioners to fundraise only during the 17 months prior to re-election to reduce conflicts of interest. The RRC commissioners, chosen through partisan elections, lobbied against it and the bill languished in the House. Again, lawmakers passed a “safety net” bill extending the agency’s operations, this time for four years.
Lawmakers this year were much more careful about keeping the bill on track, and even Sunset staff appear to have lost confidence in the Lege. The 2016 report left out past recommendations to restructure the board and limit commissioners’ ability to take campaign contributions. And the Sunset Commission killed other controversial measures so they never made it into HB 1818. Instead, lawmakers added a provision to the bill that required RRC contractors to use E-Verify to check the immigration status of workers.
Meanwhile, bills that implement more controversial reforms, such as renaming the agency to Texas Energy Resources Commission and requiring it to post enforcement data online, have languished this session. They’ve either been left pending in committee or haven’t been called for a vote.
Birch, the Public Citizen lobbyist, pointed to an ethics reform bill that her group has been championing as an example. Much like past proposals, it would prevent commissioners from accepting political contributions during the 17 months prior to an election. The proposal was voted out of committee, but it was never placed on the House calendar and fell victim to legislative deadlines.

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At Cocoa Life, we are leading the way in preserving these forests. I’m proud to announce that today Mondelēz International signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Environment of Côte d’Ivoire. The first partnership of this scale, this agreement sets forth a collaboration to protect forests in the cocoa supply chain.
Starting in the Nawa region, which borders the precious Taï National Park, Cocoa Life will work jointly with the Ministry of Environment to map cocoa farms. This information will help us to identify and monitor areas that are at risk for deforestation and to create land-use plans.
At the same time, we will engage communities and help farmers increase productivity. Cocoa Life provides training in good agricultural practices and access to high-quality seedlings and inputs, such as pesticides and fertilizer. By growing more cocoa on less space, farmers will have land for other crops and reforestation. To diversify and protect the forest canopy, we will supply seedlings for farmers to plant on their farms.
This work is part of the U.N.’s REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries) program in Côte d’Ivoire, supported by the World Bank. Cote d’Ivoire’s bold goal is zero-net deforestation in cocoa. The hope is that our experience will be applied to other origin countries. In fact, we’re currently exploring expanding this REDD+ partnership in Ghana, having signed a letter of intent with the United Nations Development Programme and the country’s forestry commission.
These efforts are critical, because deforestation is a driver of climate change. We’re already witnessing how these effects negatively impact cocoa-farming communities. Droughts and less rainfall lead to smaller cocoa beans and lower yields, reducing farmer incomes. Based on our growing concern, we are stepping up our environmental focus to protect forests and help farmers become resilient. For example, we provide farmers with access to drought-tolerant seedlings and will also explore innovative financial instruments to incentivize forest-friendly cocoa production.
Today, we are publishing a position paper detailing our three-tiered strategy: produce, protect, and people. Our focus involves helping farmers and cocoa-growing communities protect their own natural resources. Not only does this benefit the environment, but it also promotes other issues in cocoa-growing communities, such as education and healthcare. This is why we’re establishing climate change as a cross-cutting theme across our five pillars. By empowering the community, we can create lasting change.

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Any time a person’s health is put in jeopardy, it should be taken seriously. We literally put our lives in the hands of the doctors and nurses that serve us. It’s no wonder they are so highly regarded in society, especially with years of intense education and training under their belts. Doctors and nurses are required to meet the duty of care that is set by their peers. If a medical professional fails to meet that standard in a way that their peers would not repeat themselves, it may be considered medical malpractice. If you or a loved one has been the victim of medical malpractice in the state of Maryland, it is important to take your legal options into consideration. At Lloyd J. Eisenberg & Associates, we can help you fight for justice, recover compensation, and hold the negligent medical professional accountable for his or her actions. Contact our firm today to discuss your case.
Often, these errors can result in the need for additional medical care. In some of the worst cases, they can result in serious further injury or death. Our firm is ready to hold liable parties responsible for their wrongdoing.
Are all mistakes considered medical malpractice?
One issue with medical malpractice is that many people automatically believe that they have a case and while many people do, not every medical mistake is considered malpractice. In some situations, a doctor can do everything by the book but the human body does not respond as expected. It is important to discuss your situation with an experienced medical malpractice attorney who can help you determine if your situation was a mistake or is considered malpractice.
If an attorney does assess your situation and determines that there was malpractice, you may be entitled to compensation to help offset some of the physical, financial, and emotional burdens faced as a result of negligence. In order to have a successful medical malpractice case, you are required to prove that the medical professional failed to meet the standard of care that his or her peers would meet in the same situation. If so, you may be able to recover damages for medical bills, lost wages, lost future wages, and more. If a loved one passed away because of medical malpractice, you may be entitled to wrongful death benefits.
For over 30 years, the legal team at Lloyd J. Eisenberg & Associates has represented victims of medical malpractice in Maryland. Our firm is committed to working hard to help find justice for you and your family. When you or a loved one are impacted by the action of a medical professional or a medical facility, your future may be in jeopardy. It is important to discuss your situation with an experienced attorney that can compassionately guide you through your options. Contact us today to discuss your case.


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Our 40-592A and 40-595A BRIC products offer matrix solutions for fault insertion that allows users to easily recreate the fault conditions that need to be simulated when testing controllers that respond to sensors and adjust system controllers accordingly. There are many examples of such controllers used in automotive and aerospace applications.
Fault Insertion involves determining what happens when sensors or other devices give a controller a misleading reading because either the sensor is faulty or a connections fault has occurred. This is a critically important issue in some applications, for example in engine controllers on a jet aircraft when unintended shut down can have major impact on personal safety for passengers. Many controllers of this type therefore go through a certification process where a series of one or more faults are simulated and the controller response is checked to see that it responds in the intended way. Automating this type of test secures the best way of producing a traceable report which is free from human errors and can be replicated routinely. Pickering Interfaces therefore have a family of fault insertion solutions which aid this automation either through a PXI interface or an LXI interface.
The 40-592A and 40-595A offer large PXI-based solutions, this article provides some guidance on their use.
The 40-592A architecture is shown here. One connection (Breakout 1.1) can connect to a fault insertion matrix and has a through connection via a relay (normally closed) to either one or two (shown) breakouts (Breakout 1.2, 1.3) and a second side to a fault insertion matrix. As we will se there are various ways in which this system can be used, a typical use though applies the faults through Y1 to Y4 or Y5 to Y8.
The diagram for the Fault Insertion architecture has been redrawn to clarify how a UUT is connected to a sensor.
In this example the UUT is connected to the x.1 breakouts and two different sensors are connected to breakouts x.2 and x.3. The changeover switch on x.2 and x.3 allows the user to select which sensor to apply to the UUT, one sensor for example might be a real sensor while the second could be a simulated sensor that can be used to introduce errors of a defined type into the system.
The connections can be reversed so that the UUT's are connected to Breakout x.2 and x.3 so in this case the user can compare the performance of two different UUT's.
Alternatively one UUT can be connected and start testing while connecting a second UUT is being mounted in the system ready for test when the first one is completed. This can help reduce the setup time for the test.
In this example the through relay is opened so that a broken cable can be simulated on the Breakout 2.1 connection.
In this example a broken wire is simulated that shorts between Breakout 1 and 2 on the UUT side with the through connection open (so simulating the wire has become disconnected). The short circuit is applied through the Y1 connection, note that the same can be done on the Simulator side, for example through Y5.
In this example a short is applied to a signal connection on Breakout 2 by applying a ground to Y2. The same can also be done on the other side of the through connection.
In this example a series resistance is added into a path by opening the through connection and adding a resistor between Y1 and Y5.
On three Breakout versions (shown in these examples) you can also achieve the same effect using the changeover relay as on Breakout 1.
When using the 40-92A and 40-595A Fault Insertion BRIC's the input and output connections (Breakout x.1, x.2, and optionally x.3) share the same connector. We offer custom connections solutions to ease the task of connecting to the UUT and the Simulators so that the input/output connections are on separate connectors to suit the connectors used in the test system. Contact your sales office to inquire about these customized solutions.

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MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said he hopes Russia and Ukraine will achieve "real" strategic cooperation soon, the Kremlin press office reported Thursday.
In a letter to congratulate President Viktor Yushchenko on Ukrainian Independence Day, Putin said: "Our people have always been and remain the closest neighbors, bound by strong bonds of friendship and trust. I am positive mutual understanding and compromise will help us tackle unresolved problems and achieve a real strategic partnership in our relations."
Putin said circumstances were favorable for improved cooperation between the two countries, and he highlighted areas of primary concern as including energy, investment and contacts within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a loose union of former Soviet nations.
Russia has pinned its hopes on Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's new prime minister. As a representative of the largely Russian-speaking industrial east of Ukraine, he is seen as someone who can balance the Western-oriented policies being pursued by the Yushchenko government.
Relations between the two former Soviet neighbors were marred by a series of disputes since Yushchenko and his "orange revolution" team came to power in early 2005, the gas price row being the most acute among them.
Russia briefly turned off natural gas supplies to Kiev in early 2006 after Ukraine refused to pay a market price for it. Ukraine and Russia then exchanged accusations, with Ukraine condemning what it called political revenge, and Russia claiming that gas intended for Europe was being siphoned off.
Yanukovych, who was confirmed as premier in early August, made his first official foreign visit to Russia. He later said a compromise price for natural gas, crucial to Ukraine's fuel-intensive heavy industry, would not be raised further this year, though the price for 2007 had yet to be negotiated.
While in Russia, Yanukovych also said the two countries should intensify talks aimed at establishing a common economic space. The project -- which also involves Kazakhstan and Belarus -- has been criticized by pro-Western politicians in Ukraine, who have pushed for European integration, for allegedly being dominated by Russia.
But Yanukovych toned down his pro-Russian rhetoric since a national unity agreement was signed with the "orange" team in late July, ending the protracted political crisis in Ukraine.

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text: Drame Fatale, the company behind Playhouse Creatures (BT, MT15) is bringing the dystopian world of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 to the Pilch studio next term. Set in a not-too-distant future, where owning books is a criminal offence, and firemen make their living burning them, we see Guy Montag, a fireman, struggle to escape the world he has been a part of all his life. Montag has worked as a civil servant for 10 years burning books, but lately he has become increasingly unsure about what he is doing and about his vegetable-like existence. It is not until he meets 16-year-old Clarisse, who is filled with strange ideas, that he is led into a dangerous and highly combustible situation.


text: The average pay for a Clinical Transplant Coordinator is €88,652 a year and €43 an hour in Finland. The average salary range for a Clinical Transplant Coordinator is between €62,207 and €109,831. On average, a Master's Degree is the highest level of education for a Clinical Transplant Coordinator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Finland.

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For nine months, Kellogg Company had locked out hundreds of workers who make its Frosted Flakes and Froot Loops from its Memphis, Tenn. factory because the workers’ union refused to agree to what Kellogg considered a fair deal on wages. This week, a court ordered that the lockout, which left workers without pay and benefits, be put to an end.
The stalemate between the company and the union began in late October 2013 over the classification of temporary factory workers, whom Kellogg wanted to place into a lower tier of workers that earn $6 per hour less and receive fewer benefits. The reclassification attempt was part of the company’s larger plan to reduce labor costs in light of struggling cereal sales, which have sagged as more Americans eat breakfast on the go.
The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, which represents the Kellogg workers in question, appealed to the National Labor Relations Board, which filed a lawsuit against the cereal company in April. This week, a United States district judge ordered an end to the lockout after finding that Kellogg was using “creative semantics” to force changes in its master agreement with employees. The judge gave the company five days to fully reinstate every locked out employee.
The collective bargaining reform that led labor groups to storm the Wisconsin capitol three years ago is constitutional, according to a ruling by the state supreme court on Thursday.
The reforms restrict the rights of public unions to bargain on behalf of their members, limits unions to only negotiate over pay, and forces members to contribute more to their benefits and pensions.
Teachers and local government worker unions challenged the law on the grounds that it violated their right to equal protection and free association. Though the groups notched a partial victory at a lower court, the state’s top court rejected the claim that the reforms violated the constitutional rights of workers and upheld the law in a 5-2 ruling.
As of Friday, Minnesota workers will no longer be some of the country’s lowest paid. Minimum wage workers will see their hourly rate jump from $6.15 (in instances where the $7.25 federal minimum doesn’t apply) to a newly instituted $8 per hour. The increase is the first in a series of three annual hikes passed into law in April that will raise the state’s minimum wage to $9.50 by 2016. Starting in 2018, Minnesota’s minimum wage will be indexed to inflation.
The city by the bay is already one of the more friendly municipalities when it comes to worker rights, and it may grow even kinder.
San Francisco is considering a “retail worker bill of rights,” proposed this week by Supervisor Eric Mar, that would prohibit the city’s 1,250 retail chain stores from discriminating against workers on pay, time off, and promotions because of their part-time status. The bill of rights would also require retail stores to give existing part-time workers more hours before hiring additional employees and it would force retail businesses to pay employees for at least four hours of work if they are required to be on-call or have a shift canceled without 24 hours notice. In the event of one chain store being acquired by another, the buyer must keep all existing workers on staff for at least 90 days, according to the proposal.
The legislation is part of a growing national movement to give retail workers more reliable hours. Last month, legislators in Congress proposed the so-called Schedules that Work Act, which is aimed at addressing the issue at the national level.


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Yesterday morning I went to the city to watch the London Marathon. I was so glad I wasn’t running it, after 3 of them I still remember very, VERY clearly what a bloody long way a marathon is.
I’d have to squeeze in some Bikram as well, not sure where yet but I will find a way!
My kids are both at school until 4pm now so I could easily do the long runs on Wednesdays when I don’t work, like I did last year, and this time I’d have plenty of time afterwards to recover and eat and recover some more and eat some more.
The London Marathon will only happen though if I finally get a ballot place. I’ve tried for 3 years, maybe this time I get lucky. I don’t want to run for a charity simply because I have done that a few times and I run so much in general that no one will donate money anymore and I don’t like to hassle people for it.
Now when it comes to timing, my marathon PB is 3:56. Using the Runner’s World pace calculator, it turns out that based on my half marathon PB of 1:44:26 I should be able to run a marathon in 3:37:44 with an average of 5:10 min/km and based on my 10k PB of 46:22 I should be able to run a marathon in 3:33:18 with an average of 5:04 min/km.
I am sure 3:33 will not happen but would love to aim for a sub 3:45.
But, but, but – I’m getting carried away and did I mention that a marathon is a bloody long race? A lot of things can go wrong before and during so I know that in marathon training you have to just go with the flow, deal with any niggles early on and on the day just take one mile at a time and respect your body and the distance.
Who else was inspired yesterday and will be all over that ballot application on the 4th of May when it opens??
I deferred my place for this year so all things being good I will be definitely be there next year. I was so jealous of those amazing runners!
I loved watching it, mile 5 was right by our house so it was very handy! I will be entering the ballot again- fifth year in a row, hoping for better luck!
I’ve considered it but I’m not sure I’ve got the willpower to see the training through (plus juggling around kids etc); I also haven’t taken part in any other events or races yet (besides parkrun)!
But seriously – it’s good to do a race or two beforehand, you’ll know what the crowds and the waiting around and the adrenalin/nervousness feels like.
I know the feeling re:charity – I genuinely think I would have to do something 100% mental for people to give me money.
Taking your mind off it is apparently the best way – I genuinely thought Sunday was going to be a pile of poo and surprised myself more than anyone else! I think your half and 10k times (and the fact you’ve done a marathon already so know all the added fun that comes with training) show that you are definitely capable – but I know what you mean as I HATE committing to a goal!
Yep – for the third time I’ll be applying. My unfit brother applied for the first time and got into the ballot and ran yesterday. Sooooo annoying!
So annoying! 🙂 But good for him – did he enjoy it?
Good luck with the ballot!! I’m not sure when/if I’m going to do another marathon.
@LBehrG @MrsB_LDN They are media entries & not “blogger spots” Everyone I know either won it or worked for it like traditional journalists.
@MrsB_LDN you should try and get a bloggers spot. You are so bloody inspirational. Sell your soul a bit for a place.


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When you think of Mauritius, you probably imagine white sand beaches surrounded by beautiful colors of the waters of the Indian Ocean, but hey, did you know that there are epic mountains that you can climb a few minutes from the beach? In this article, you will read everything you need to know about Le Morne Brabant.
Visible from a large part of the southwest of Mauritius, the emblematic Le Morne Brabant (556 m) is a beautiful rocky cliff that gave its name to this magnificent peninsula. In the form of a hammerhead, the peninsula has some of the most beautiful beaches on the island, now home to a number of high-end hotels. The coast of the peninsula to Baie du Cap is one of the most beautiful in the country.
This majestic basaltic mountain with a summit of 556 meters above sea level, is a UNESCO World Heritage site that is of considerable cultural importance to the inhabitants of the island. The summit covers an area of more than 12 hectares (30 acres) with numerous caves and overhangs on steep slopes. It is in large part surrounded by the beautiful Mauritian lagoon and is one of the most important tourist sites of Mauritius.
Protected by the secluded, wooded and almost inaccessible cliffs of the mountain, the escaped slaves formed small colonies in the caves and at the top of Le Morne. The traditions associated with the Maroons have made Le Morne a symbol of the struggle of the slaves for freedom, their sufferings and their sacrifices, all of which have a connection with the countries of origin of the slaves-the African continent, Madagascar, India and southeast Asia.
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A veritable paradise for hikers who stay in Mauritius, Le Morne Brabant is one of the spectacular summits of the island. Many activities can be practiced in Le Morne and a tour is a must for this corner of the island. To mark your holidays in Mauritius, you can for example opt for trekking in the mountains. This trekking is divided into two stages: the first is to follow the steep path that crosses half the mountain and the second to reach the top using the ropes installed on the rock walls, ideal for adventurers in search of adrenaline rush and in good physical shape.
Le Morne beach is particularly popular with surfers and kitesurfers. The conditions are ideal for practicing these sports almost all year round. Many competitions are organized each year, bringing together international participants such as the Kiteival. The spot is well suited to all kitesurfing skills.


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