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What is the paper made from?
What sizes of paper do you sell?
Yes. Because our paper is all made from 100% natural Ph neutral fibers (cooking prior to beating insures that lignans and other impurities are removed), it will last generations if cared for properly. This is what makes our handmade papers ideal for fine art purposes and stationary for any special announcements or invitations.
What can you do with our paper?
Our papers can be used for anything that you would normally do with paper - it will always look better and last much longer on our handmade paper!
What is a deckle edge?
A decal edge refers to the unique edge found in each sheet of handmade paper. This edge is a result forming and pressing process used to make the paper. The deckle edge guarantees that each piece of paper is an original work of artisan craft.
Can you print on it?
Yes you can print on our papers using traditional printing press methods or modern inkjet technology. We can specially formulate a paper to meet your needs, whether it be etching, letterpress printing, bookbinding, restoration or wedding invitations made with your computer and inkjet printer - YES! you can use our papers in your direct feed inkjet home office printers to make your own special projects!
Yes all of our papers come sized and ready to use with any medium. Internal sizing of the paper prevents excessive bleeding of certain water-based mediums such as ink or watercolors.
What artist mediums can be used on your paper?
You can use a wide variety of traditional water-based mediums on our hand made paper.
How is handmade paper made?
Handmade Paper is paper made by hand using a mould (a frame covered with a flat, rigid screen or flexible screen). Handmade paper is a layer of entwined fibers and held together by the natural bonding properties of cellulose fibers. The mold is covered by a flat frame called a deckle, to contain the run-off of wet pulp, dipped into a vat of wet pulp, shaken to distribute the fibers evenly and drained of its excess water. The wet mat of fibers remaining in the newly formed sheet is then dried against blankets & may be hot pressed, cold pressed, or air-dried.
What is special about handmade paper?
Handmade paper can be used in all craft applications in which you would normally use paper. It can be folded, printed, drawn on and painted on. It can be glued, holes punched through and cut to shape. It has extraordinary “fold strength” meaning that it can be worked and re-worked without tearing easily. Bookbinders and card producers love this feature!
Are your lamps made with paper?
Yes all of our lamps are made using handmade Abaca paper, which is wet-formed over copper wire, hand painted and then assembled. This lengthy, detailed and intriguing process is the result of years of sculpture and handmade paper experience, combining the skills of HazelTree’s two artisans, Gerald Beaulieu and Christine Trainor. Our clients get to have a beautiful original Gerald Beaulieu functional sculpture in their homes! These also adorn restaurants and office spaces.
These can be custom ordered.


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I am appalled at the knee-jerk reaction the CPSC is trying to create in the public to advance an obviously anti-constitutional agenda.
A. The confidential draft Complaint was furnished to reporters yesterday, before vote took place today.
B. Complaint filed immediately after vote today instead of giving Daisy the customary short time to settle prior to filing the Complaint. Timetable driven by today's 2:00 PM press conference.
C. No expert reports or detailed financial information about the company were provided to Commission.
C. Warnings provided to purchasers in labels and operating manuals.
These issues should be addressed through voluntary standards, or regulation, not compliance action directed at one company.
III. LODGING PROBLEM MAY BE UNIQUE TO DAISY BUT IS NOT A SUBSTANTIAL PRODUCT HAZARD.
A. Commission's compliance staff conducted six separate investigations of Daisy BB guns between l981 and l999. Commission considered petitions five times between 1975 and 1989 and a special staff project and report on air gun safety was completed in 1997.
C. Commission staff unable to replicate phenomenon despite repeated attempts to do so. Commission has repeatedly looked at air guns in general and Daisy BB guns in particular and has not found a defect."

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I have spent money in this game which is my own choice I get that. I know many others have as well. For the amount of money the owners of this app must be making they do not seem to reinvest it. Way too many glitches and problems. Very disappointed.
My dad got this game so I thought oh ok I’ll get it too. I hate it. Things take soo long to build, you are always getting attacked. It’s also really hard the upgrade your stronghold(fancy castle) because you have to upgrade other things. Oh ok that’s not too bad. BUT IN ORDER TO UPGRADE THOSE OTHER BUILDINGS YOU HAVE TO UPGRADE THE STRONGHOLD!!!!! Which is absolutely ridiculous. Makers please fix this game.
I've been playing KOA for about 7-8 months and I absolutely love it. The constant game changes and new challenges make me want to play more. If your looking for a game to play this is definitely the game to start.
King of Avalon is Awesome!
Best phone game I have played in a long time, developers are involved and listen to feedback, there are always users online. It’s a fun war strategy game and you can progress fairly far into the game without having to $pend. My opinion, this game is awesome!
I downloaded this game because I saw a YouTube ad of it and thought it looked bad. I downloaded it. After playing it for a few seconds I realized two things. 1) It was nothing like the ad I had seen (shocking I know) and 2) it seemed a bit like Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire, which is also bad and a total cash grab. After playing a few more seconds I realized it would almost certainly be a similar experience. At that point I wrote this review. I can almost guarantee this game is a cash grab and you shouldn’t waste your time on it.
Started out fun and I enjoyed it. A handful of players usually ruin the game for most players, but you can outlast most of their pocket books with a little patience because that’s what it takes to play. Now with the latest updates patience doesn’t cut it. It’s all about the money. Money for events? That was new. Money to progress further without free option. Some aspects of the game require a little longevity to reach. It gets taken away by frequent updates and “has to be reset.” So all in all, the game is tanking and they are squeezing every last penny from it before she flatlines. I will probably stop playing soon.

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Police Tuesday night arrested a 23-year-old homeless man as a suspect in the two recent bank robberies on Oahu.
Michael Schturmgeist was arrested on suspicion of first-degree robbery in connection with the 9:30 a.m. holdup on Monday of the Makiki Central Pacific Bank branch.
Schturmgeist was also arrested on suspicion of second-degree robbery in connection with the 9:53 a.m. robbery of First Hawaiian Bank branch on Ward Avenue on Feb. 16.
Police said an anonymous informant divulged the name of a possible suspect in the two cases and he was subsequently arrested.
With Schturmgeist’s arrest, Honolulu police now have two suspects who they believe are responsible for five of the seven bank robberies that have taken place on Oahu so far this year.
Ronald Manning, 49, was arrested in January in connection with three of the robberies.
At the time Schturmgeist was arrested as a suspect in the two bank holdups, he was being held in the cellblock at police headquarters on Beretania Street as a suspect in the sidewalk robbery of a 22-year-old man.
The victim in that case told police he was walking near Ala Moana Center about 3:30 a.m. when a stranger approached and pushed him to the ground, causing him to hit the back of his head.
The victim said the stranger held him down and removed money from his pocket before running away.
Schturmgeist was arrested at 2:45 p.m. Monday on suspicion of second-degree robbery in connection with the Ala Moana case.

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You know your pupils are making progress, but how can you prove it?
DfE progress measures leave many schools feeling the odds are stacked against them. No recognition of context, major concerns about data validity, a lack of reliable interim measures, and an inability to predict outcomes all result in schools feeling lost and vulnerable.
No one knows where they stand until it’s too late.
It’s little wonder that so many schools have resorted to levels-style tracking systems, but such approaches are inaccurate, have no link to official measures and risk compromising the effectiveness of teacher assessment.
What if there was a reliable alternative to this unfair system?
One that would help you fight back and prove that real progress is being made, term-by-term and year-by-year.
One that’s based on regular and accurate, low stakes assessment.
One that doesn’t compromise teacher assessment or increase teacher workload.
Say hello to Progress Bank!
Progress Bank is not another tracking system; it’s powered by the test scores that you upload. Standardised scores from commercial test providers such as NFER, Rising Stars, and GL Assessment; KS1 and KS2 scaled scores; the results of baseline assessments – all are accepted in Progress Bank.
We’ll pool your results with those from other schools, creating groups of pupils with similar prior attainment. This enables a zero-centred measurement of progress, similar to that calculated at the end of KS2, but one that’s based on your standardised tests.
So you can pick any two assessments and see the progress for that period. Then use the interactive report to easily interrogate key groups.
By registering now you will be one of the first schools to have access to Progress Bank.
How much does Progress Bank cost?
At the moment Progress Bank is free to use. We’re currently collecting data to be analysed and collated. Once Progress Bank goes into full production we’ll get in touch to discuss pricing.
Upload any standardised scores taken at any point. It doesn't matter if you use a variety of tests or change provider.
Accurately measure progress between any two points, including key stage results, and take account of interim assessments.
Measure progress from your own baseline. Vital for junior and middle schools.
Benchmark pupils' progress against other pupils nationally with similar starting points.
Challenge Ofsted and DfE measures with alternative, credible progress data presented in the same format.
Access reports on pupils, groups and cohorts via an intuitive, interactive dashboard.
Monitor gaps between groups and compare performance of schools.
Find historical data from previous schools.
You own the data. Request its removal at any time.

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How to Capture 360 Degree Photos using Facebook?
2. Hit the Advanced tab prior to publishing the 360 video. 3. In order to make the 360 Controls tab show up, users have to check the box beside This video was recorded in 360° format.
Facebook has rolled out the ability to upload and view 360-degree images on its iOS and Android apps. These images can be taken via a phone's panorama function or with a 360 capture device, such as the Samsung Gear 360.

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A simple summary of the main points of the cosmological argument.
Things come into existence because something has caused them to happen.
Things are caused to exist, but they do not have to exist.
There is a chain of causes that goes back to the beginning of time.
Time began with the creation of the universe.
The universe came into existence about 15 billion years ago.
There must been a first cause, which brought the universe into existence.
This first cause must have necessary existence to cause the contingent universe.
Therefore God is first cause of the contingent universe’s existence.


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Photo from http://www.mrwallpaper.com. Image created by me using Adobe Creative Suite software.
Since the moment that 9-year-old me first caught a glimpse of the breathtaking skyline while riding in the middle row of my family’s silver van, I knew I loved New York City.
I had an immediate instinct about the city and I held on fiercely to that notion.
Then, as time passed, that gut feeling only strengthened.
As I got older, I realized my love for writing, and it even started to seem like I was meant to live there. I wanted to become one of the little glowing stars in the skyline I saw behind my eyelids each time I went to sleep.
I didn’t just want to move there, I had to.
But then I took off my rose-colored glasses, life events got in the way, and I pushed my ‘destiny’ back. I went to college in my hometown, not in the city.
When I graduated I got a job in St. Louis, MO and moved there — not to the city.
I applied for other jobs over and over again in NYC and sometimes didn’t even get so much as a courtesy rejection email.
I could no longer see those glowing towers and smell the sweat on the asphalt when I closed my eyes. The NYC in my dreams had vanished.
Now, almost 13 years to the day since I first saw the skyscrapers twinkling in the distance, I’ve decided it’s time to stop looking at the city on the back of my eyelids and see it in person. It’s time to stop dreaming and make that picture a reality.
So in the past month, I’ve lined up an apartment to move into on August 1. I’ve been working overtime to save up money to have a safety net when I get there, and dedicated my spare time to applying for jobs and downsizing as much as I can to fit into my new, much smaller and much more expensive space.
In a way, I felt a sense of relief the moment I finally decided it was official. I realized I just needed to make the plunge and stop waiting for some sign or a job that I may or may not ever get.
Then, only a few moments later, I felt terrified. All of my fears were at the forefront of my mind, each one more stress-inducing than the last.
What if I don’t meet any new people that actually become friends? How long will my ‘safety net’ last? What if I’m not able to get a part-time job to make ends meet until I find a full-time position? What if I go there and realize it’s nothing like I thought it would be? What if I fail?
Fighting the overwhelming inclination I felt to give in to the panic attack, I focused on remembering the memory of how undauntingly convinced I was that I would live there someday. It helped remind me that it’s not going to do me any good to worry before I get there. All I can do is focus on saving as much money as I can and apply for as many jobs as possible and save the other worries for when I can actually do something about them.
The time for dreaming is over. I’ve finally woken up.
It’s a weird feeling. The moment when you’re looking around and you simultaneously want to describe everything you’re seeing and feeling to everyone you know, but yet somehow can’t seem to find the right words.
It happens when you least expect it. One second you’re trudging uphill, out of breath and unable to concentrate on anything except how much your feet hurt, the next second you’re rounding a corner and your breathing stops and your feet stop moving — only it’s not because of the pain. It’s because you just came around a corner and saw something so beautiful you remember why you bothered to walk on through the pain in the first place.
These moments happen at different times and different places to different people for different reasons, but they do happen.
And once they do, after the initial shock wears off and you gain the ability to articulate some piece of what you’re thinking and feeling again, you’re left with an overwhelming feeling to share it. All of it. The pain, the parts where you thought you might quit, the second guessing, the parts where you realized you weren’t going to quit, the home stretch that seemed to last a lifetime; and the part where, after all these other things had passed, that you finally made it.
Maybe you made it to the top of the 14er. Maybe you made it to the city you’d been waiting your entire life to see. Or maybe you were walking down your street for the thousandth time and for some reason it all looked different.
Whatever it was, it changed you. And whether you traveled a mile or a hundred miles or a thousand miles to get to there doesn’t matter.
What matters is, what are you going to do now that you’re there?
Quote by Ibn Battuta. Image created by me using Adobe Illustrator.
Quote by Cesare Pavese. Image created by me using Adobe Illustrator.
Consider this post a friendly reminder to let go of the things that don’t matter.
But this is a task that’s undoubtedly easier said than done. I know I sometimes get so wrapped up in the emotions surrounding a trip that I can lose sight of why I’m going in the first place. I forget the excitement and the wonder and instead focus on the stress: the stress of packing right without overpacking, the stress of making it to the planes or trains I need to catch, the stress of balancing expenses to last me through the trip, the stress of seeing all the people I promised I’d make the time to see; in addition to the places I wanted to venture off to alone.
Which is why this quote hit me so hard last week when I first read it. It still hasn’t left me quite yet. And I hope you consider what traveling light really means to you, too.
For me, it feels like this quote by Italian poet Cesare Pavese was originally intended to apply to day-to-day emotions we need to let go of in order to move forward in life.
Jealous of that coworker who seems to truly have it all? Holding a grudge against the guy who didn’t call you back? More concerned about getting your afternoon nap in than helping your friend with that favor they asked? Or maybe on some level, just all-around deeply terrified you’re going to fail pursuing your goals if you were to ever actually try?
Now think about what (or who) is weighing on your mind. If it’s keeping you down or holding you back, it’s probably time to let go.
Step 1: Let go of envies and jealousies.
Can you objectively look at why that coworker seems to have it all? Do they have a talent or way of approaching their work that you can learn from? Or can you take them out to coffee, get to know them better and realize they’re — (just banking on the odds, here) human — and that they, too, have problems that might not have been so obvious? Can you make a new friend and turn that jealousy and envy into support and productivity?
Step 2: Stop holding on to unforgiveness.
If that guy didn’t call you back, do you really want him to now? If he’s so easily willing to cast you aside why shouldn’t you be willing to do the same in your mind? There are actually simple solutions sometimes, and this is one of those instances. Move on. Spend time with new people. Holding a grudge against him won’t make him suddenly realize what he lost — but it will make you lose out on other things in the process.
Step 3: Get rid of selfishness.
If you’d rather nap than do your friend a favor, you need to ask yourself two questions. Is this person really my friend? And if they are, Why am I being selfish? And even if they aren’t your friend, Should I help them anyway? We’ve all heard the age-old adage “What goes around comes around.” And though I wish this were always true, the reality is that it’s not. Life is not a children’s fiction novel where all of the heroes come to good ends and the villains come to bad ends. Some people who are selfish and greedy and self-involved might not ever have to deal with the repercussions of their actions. So here is where you make a decision about the person you want to be. Do you want to be selfish? No? Great! Now grab a cup of coffee and go help your friend.
Step 4: Overcome your fears.
Perhaps the hardest step of them all; fear can cripple you, removing any hope of ever moving forward in life. Thus, the question you have to ask yourself is: How bad do you want it? You have to decide for yourself how much work you’re willing to put into it. You have to decide you want to save that extra $50 for your dream trip than go out with your friends this weekend. You have to decide to devote the time to improving your photography and editing skills, decide to work out regularly in order to lose that extra weight, decide to put all efforts into getting that next promotion at your job. Whatever it is, you have to decide you want it. And then you have to decide you want it again and again and again, every day you wake up, until you have it. It’s not just going to fall in your lap because you’re willing it to — you have to decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.
It won’t be easy, and it won’t happen overnight, but if you can do these things, you will move forward. It might not be exactly what you envisioned, but you will find yourself in a better place. Whether that’s literally somewhere else in the world or just confined to the spaces within your sanity is up to you.
Just remember to travel light when you go.
I try each day to find beauty, to learn something new, or discover new ways to keep going, to keep being inspired. In doing this, I’ve realized that sharing my inspiration is just as important as going out to seek it.
So whether anyone is actually paying attention or not, I’m going to start sharing my findings with you. My goal, my hope, is to share a little daily inspiration – I hope to both inspire and be inspired, as I mention in my brief bio on the About page.
So here we go. Day 1.
Quote by Mary Anne Radmacher. Image created by me using Adobe Illustrator.
It’s something I won’t ever be able to forget. The moment I was changed permanently, the moment my view of the world and the people in it shifted. Everything was the same, but somehow different. I realized that everyone and everything around me was worth seeing, worth documenting. Traveling literally takes you to another place, but what people don’t talk about is how it takes you to new places figuratively, too.
Seeing a new style of architecture, experiencing a foreign culture, communicating with people who don’t speak the same language – it’s all doing more to you than just giving you more stories to tell and beautiful photos to share. It’s connecting you to new ways of thought and living, providing you with a new perspective on life or love or even something as simple as what good coffee is to you. It allows everyone the opportunity to peer out to the world with fresh eyes, taking in more than just what you literally see in front of you.
It will change you. It will grow you. It will force you to look at yourself and the world and come to terms with what you think about both. And you will be better for it.
But it can’t happen if you don’t go.
Created by me using Adobe Illustrator.
It’s the tagline for this blog and quickly becoming the tagline for my life: Getting lost is not a waste of time.
It’s a simple thought, really. But it goes against what most people operate by. A lot of us are in a hurry. Or even if we’re not in a hurry per se, we’re on a set timeline. We have a list of things we need to see or do and an idea of when they need to be done by.
We do this without really thinking about it. Maybe we’re concerned about making a deadline or not missing the train and subconsciously checking everything off our list. And this isn’t always a bad thing — this can promote productivity, keep us focused on a goal, or help us find order in all the chaos of a busy schedule.
But sometimes we’re trying so hard to get everything finished that we forget to pay attention to what we’re actually doing.
Case in point: in the summer of 2013, I was backpacking through Europe with two relatively new friends. Prior to the trip, I wasn’t really sure how it was all going to work out.
Would we compliment each other in our habits and desires on what to do? Or would we all have different preferences of an ideal trip and bicker most of the time?
Luckily, our instincts seemed to be right about each other and we all got along just fine the majority of the time. We wanted to see the major sights but at the same time wanted an authentic, off-the-beaten-path type of experience in each city if we could manage it. But there was one day of our travels in particular which didn’t run so smoothly.
We were in Rome at the time and were set to leave the next morning for Florence. We had been there for a day and a half already but, let’s be honest, it’s actually really difficult to see all the things there are to see in Rome in two and half days. We had seen the big attractions — the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, Capitoline Hill, the Sistine Chapel and Vatican museums — along with other, less-common spots thanks to research and the experience Drew (one of our party) had from living abroad there in college.
But the only thing on my list, perhaps cheesy and a little predictable I know, was the Trevi Fountain. I fault Hilary Duff in the Lizzie McGuire Movie for an unrealistic expectation of what would happen after I cast my wish (Just kidding, but there is probably some truth there. I blame my ingrained ’90s kid’ tendencies).
But regardless of my reasons, that’s all I wanted to see. As long as that was checked off, everything else would be icing on the cake.
Unfortunately, it felt like fate just did not want me to go there. We had planned on going there the first day, but because of our tour time of the Sistine Chapel, we didn’t have time to stop there. Then, for one reason or another, it kept getting bumped by something else on our list. It was too far of a walk, or we needed to eat first, or this, or that.
But finally, finally, it was the nearing the end of our full second day there and it was finally decided that that’s where we were headed. It was going to be easy, too — we had been walking almost everywhere, but due to the time and being 5mi away, we were going to take a bus.
So we waited. And waited… and waited. Four buses came and went, but not ours. We waited until it had been half an hour before deciding something wasn’t right. Eventually, from talking broken Italian to a woman at the stop, we deduced that a few of the buses, including ours, weren’t running due to engine problems. She wasn’t surprised; apparently it happens a lot.
But I was determined. I resolved to walk. I didn’t care how far we had already walked that day or how hungry I already was. I was going to make it there, plain and simple.
Drew didn’t feel so inclined, so it was just Jessica and I. Our hostel was close, so he was going to go clean up and take a nap before dinner. We were going to walk there, have our moment, and try to catch a different bus back to the hostel.
But once again, fate intervened. There was a marathon or parade or something big happening on one of the major roads we had to cross in order to get there (I didn’t pay attention to what it was in my utter frustration). This added an extra mile to go around to where the Polizia said we could cross.
We walked faster — and keep in mind we were close-to-broke college students, so spending money on a cab was avoided at all costs except emergencies — until we were almost there. We had made decent time despite the setback and had just under a mile to go.
Jessica, however, needed to sit. This was the absolute last thing I was inclined to do, but I was grateful she hadn’t left me to my lonesome and tagged along, so I begrudgingly agreed. We needed to find a spot though, because we didn’t want to pay to sit at a café. On a whim, we veered off course and onto a smaller side street in the hopes there’d be some sort of wall we could hop up and rest on.
And then I saw it. A rather small and somewhat dingy sign bearing the name of a saint in front of large but modest double doors. I glanced overhead to check for a steeple (and that’s when I learned that looking up is just as important as looking around). And that told me all I needed to know. It was a church.
Jessica didn’t hesitate, scrambling in to her sanctuary to rest her aching feet. I followed more slowly behind, having just noticed something for the first time. We were completely alone.
Which, if you’ve been there, you know doesn’t happen. Especially in the middle of the summer in primetime tourist season. But yet here we were, on a little side street about to walk into what looked like a forgotten church with no one else in sight. It hit me so forcefully that I felt nervous for a moment. Were we supposed to be here? Was this allowed?
I decided to walk in.
It wasn’t the most beautiful church I had seen in Europe, or even in Rome, but it had a modest beauty that I hadn’t seen in any church in my lifetime, and haven’t encountered since.
The ceiling was covered in slightly chipped murals, there were three columns lining the far sides of the pews, the altar and tabernacle in front were unassuming but well-kept and recently polished. It was relatively small for a catholic church, about the square footage of a three bedroom apartment in total, and we were the only two people in there that I could see, apart from one elderly Italian woman sitting in one of the pews.
I took a breath. I had been so preoccupied over the last hour about getting to the Trevi Fountain that the entire time we had been walking I hadn’t been appreciating the beauty of the ancient city. And here I was, not exactly lost but not precisely sure where I was either, standing in the middle of what felt like an existential scene crossed between Roman Holiday and The Bicycle Thieves.
I sat down and for as long as I needed to collect my thoughts, we sat there. It didn’t matter so much anymore whether I saw the Trevi Fountain or not, because what was the point if I was just going to be miserable or in a hurry the entire time anyway?
It’s a lesson that still resonates with me today. Getting lost is not a waste of time when you take a step back and get some perspective. You might not see everything you intended to see, but some of the best experiences in life are the ones we don’t expect.
Like that little church, forever stuck in that moment. Its name and location shall remain anonymous — for one, this way it still feels precious and all mine in some capacity — but mostly because two, it leaves the mystery open for you and others out there. I wish for you to stumble into your own little sanctuary and have an unexpectedly profound experience.
And for what it’s worth, Jessica and I did make it to the Trevi Fountain afterwards. Although it was by accident, after taking a narrow alley shortcut that wasn’t marked on our map.
It’s funny how you find things when you stop looking for them.
Why you should travel to a town in Croatia you’ve never heard of.
Opatija is a Croatian coastal town resting on the northeastern shore of the Adriatic Sea, and as pointed out in my last post, most people traveling to Croatia have never heard of it. They’ve heard of Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik… but usually not Opatija.
However, this wasn’t always the case. The story behind Opatija is a checkered one, dating all the way back to pre-Roman times. But to avoid turning this post into a full-on history lesson, I’ll try to briefly cover the highlights of the town’s modern history, beginning in 1844.
Out front of Villa Angiolina circa 1900. Source: http://www.landscapenotes.com.
At this time, Iginio Scarpa, a rich merchant from Rijeka (another town in Croatia not far east of Opatija), founded Villa Angiolina. Villa Angiolina is the building that really marked the beginning of tourism in Opatija. This building still stands in Opatija today, converted into a museum devoted to telling you the story I’m telling you now.
The main entrance of Villa Angiolina. Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk.
Over time, the town became a fashionable spot for the Austrian imperial family and Austrian nobility. The first luxury hotel was built in 1884 and named Hotel Quarnero, but today stands as Grand Hotel Kvarner. Many more hotels and villas were soon built, and Opatija hit the height of tourism in 1889 when the Austrian government declared “Abbazia” (Opatija) the first climatic seaside resort on the Adriatic.
However, Opatija would change hands many times over the next century. It was assigned to Italy in 1920 with the advent of fascism, given over to Yugoslavia in 1947, and finally would fall into Croatia’s hands in 1991 with the breakup of Yugoslavia.
Since then, Opatija has been fairly quiet, operating to provide a peaceful getaway to tourists and Croatians on holiday alike.
The outside garden of Villa Angiolina. Source: http://www.tours.adriaday.com.
So then what makes Opatija special?
I traveled to a multiple towns and cities throughout Croatia during my stay there, and while each was unique and beautiful in its own right – and I’ll go into each of those in later posts – there was a certain air in Opatija that didn’t seem to be anywhere else. It was that certain air, a feeling, essentially, that made you feel like nothing bad could ever happen there.
It’s not an imitation of anything – like a Disney resort trying to lure you into feeling like you’re standing in Germany when you’re really in Florida – it’s authentic. It’s an arresting, tranquil place to forget about the worries on your mind. And it’s not flashy, like a five-star resort in Shanghai, but it will have everything you want and plenty more than you need.
A small collection of moments from my time in Opatija.
As mentioned earlier, it’s one of the most recognizable landmarks in the town, and the museum inside will be able to give a much more in-depth account than my brief post about the history of the town. ADDED BONUS: the park surrounding Villa Angiolina is a green thumb’s dream, boasting over 150 different plant species both native to the region and other parts of the world.
Maiden with the Seagull. Source: http://www.endourology-today.com.
This statue has become one of the symbols of the town, and is recognizable across Croatia. It is, however, a new sculpture in comparison to others in Opatija. Maiden with the Seagull was erected in 1956 by the sculptor Zvonko Car. In its place once stood the Madonna del Mare, which was demolished by communists after the end of World War II.
This 14th-century Benedictine abbey, Opatija Sv. Jakova, or Abbey of Saint James, from which the town gets its name (“opatija“ means “abbey” in Croatian) can be found in Park Svetog Jakova or Saint James’s Park. Saint James’s Church, originally built in 1506, now stands in the same spot.
A less common destination in the town, but fun if you’re looking for a little luck, is the Villa Rosalia, which today is known as Casino Rosalia. Originally constructed in 1896 as a luxurious villa for Austrian aristocracy, it was later credited as being the first casino in eastern Europe.
Last, and my personal favorite, part of Opatija you won’t want to miss is simply walking along the stone path that winds through the majority of the water’s edge of the town. There’ll be places to lay out in the sun as you pass, to climb rocks, to take the perfect snapshot, and to look at various street vendors’ art.
Left: Me snapping a photo while being snapped in Opatija near Hotel Kvarner.
Right: The garden in front of Villa Angiolina facing the Adriatic Sea.

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Make sure you have enough depth to mount the inside the window frame area. 75mm should be fine; any less will result in the blind protruding out of the recess. If you have less than 75mm it may be worth considering installing Nebo NC your blind outside the window recess as a face fit.
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A stopper is provided with many Roller Blinds which means you can restrict the movement of the blind to ensure it extends down to fit perfectly on your windowsill. Operate the blind chain with one hand and with the other pinch one of the chain balls between your thumb and forefinger and work out when this will reach the top of the mechanism. When you have your perfect length worked out nip the blind chain stopper onto the chain with a pair of pliers Nebo NC.
• For full length windows we recommend that you measure to approx 20mm off the floor. This will give enough clearance and allow the blind to have room to settle overtime Nebo NC.
Roller Blinds can be installed on either a wood or metal doors. For metal doors Nebo NC, you’ll need “metal screws” designed for attaching to metal doors.
Plans Being Finalized for Marion New Year's Eve Celebration on Monday, December 31. The Marion Rotary Club, City of Marion, Marion Business Association and other agencies are finalizing plans for the 10th Annual New Year’s Eve Celebration to take place in Downtown Marion on Monday, December 31 from 8:30 p.m. until 12:30 a.m.
E-critic | 2014-12-01 20:56:33 Als hé weet dat een gemiddelde kolencentrale ruim 320 gram CO2 per kWh geproduceerde stroom uitstoot, dan vervuilt de tesla net zoveel als een Eco Clio. Rijdend met een fluwelen voetje en geen rekening houdend met de energie die het kost om accu's te bouwen voor de tesla en kolen te delven voor de centrales.
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Whether you’re a weekend warrior, Moto GP racer or a die-hard collector, our motorcycle product line offers the perfect model for your lifestyle. Each trailer we manufacture will provide performance, appearance, and security for your investment.
Combining an impressive list of standard features and a number of motorcycle-specific options, the sky's the limit when designing a motorcycle trailer to meet your specific demands. Call a real person to help define exactly what you want.

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Industrial abrasive and finishing product manufacturer Rex-Cut Abrasives has announced the launch of VERSA-CUT, its general purpose cut-off abrasive wheel.
Built with a 0.045" cutting edge, VERSA-CUT can be used in almost any cutting application and provide the cutting speed of a thin wheel while maintaining the longevity of thicker options. The premium aluminum oxide grit composition of VERSA-CUT makes it highly effective for free cutting on both carbon and stainless steel without bogging down, eliminating the need to store multiple SKUs for different applications. VERSA-CUT is also reinforced with fiberglass resinoid for the safest cut possible.

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- Mark Cerny is once again the Lead System Architect.
- 8 core AMD 7nm Zen 2 based on third generation Ryzen.
- Ray-tracing support with custom AMD Navi GPU.
- Custom AMD unit for 3D Audio, also aided by ray-tracing, a big upgrade.
- Spider-Man load times on PS4 Pro: 15 seconds → 0.8 seconds on next-gen PlayStation.
- Technically supports 8K but Cerny demoed Spider-Man load speed improvements on a 4K screen.
- New Virtual Reality platform strongly hinted at but also supports current PSVR (meaning millions of VR users 'day one').
- Death Stranding might be a cross-gen title (speculation in article based on Cerny reply).
- Backwards Compatible with at least PS4.
- 4 years in development so far.
- Target for 2020 release.


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Monero (XMR) is a DLT project lauded as the world’s most privacy-centric coin. Monero utilizes ring signatures and stealth addresses to create untraceable transactions where third-party onlookers cannot identify the sender, receiver, or transaction amount. By perpetually protecting both the sender’s and receiver’s information, Monero maintains an inherent advantage when compared to other cryptocurrencies, due to its strong privacy and fungibility properties.
The idea that cryptocurrencies and DLT solutions are all anonymous and private could not be further from the truth. Bitcoin, for example, is arguably one of the most transparent financial protocols that has ever existed. Third-party onlookers can view every transaction, amount, sender and receiver address. With this wealth of available information, users can be tracked, and transactions can be followed relatively easily. Provided the original address is linked to a real-world identity (with a credit card perhaps), Bitcoin is neither private nor anonymous. This hurts the fungibility of transparent DLT solutions such as Bitcoin. As blockchain analytics programs become increasingly proficient, the lineage of coins in the blockchain becomes more visible. If specific coins are marked as “tainted” due to a connection to previous illicit activities, merchants and exchanges could refuse to accept them out of fear of potential legal issues. This hurts the intrinsic value and fungibility of the coins in such a system.
Monero offers a solution to the issues facing traditional cryptocurrencies by implementing a platform where privacy is paramount. Because of its inherent privacy features, the Monero token (XMR) is intrinsically valuable to the ecosystem and cannot lose any of its fungibility due to potential illicit involvement in its past.
The Monero platform employs several unique technical aspects which enable it to function securely and privately. Among these are Ring Signatures, Stealth Addresses, and Ring Confidential Transaction (Ring CT).
To maintain anonymity in the network, Monero adopts ring signature technology. Ring signatures provide privacy by allowing senders to join a group and sign a transaction as a single unit. This method anonymizes the sender by blending them in with the crowd. Verifiers can prove that an output exists and that one of the participants in the group is the authentic signer. However, they cannot determine which member is the signer. As the ring signature group size increases, the probability of each member being the authentic signer decreases proportionally. This method protects the identity of the sender and ensures privacy within the Monero platform.
To protect the privacy of the recipient, Monero uses stealth addresses. Stealth addresses allow for unique, one-time destination addresses for outgoing transactions. This prevents the reuse of addresses and therefore increases privacy for users. The stealth address method will enable recipients to publish a single address and receive unlimited anonymous payments to it without having to worry about revealing their transaction history.
By using ring signatures and stealth addresses, Monero can protect both the sender and recipient from snooping eyes. However, there is one crucial aspect still missing: privatizing transaction amounts. Despite all the previously mentioned privacy features, transaction amounts are not anonymous. While it’s unlikely that this would cause too many issues, specific transactions could still certainly be linked to various purchases. To address this problem, Monero utilizes Ring Confidential Transactions (Ring CT). Ring CT conceals transaction amounts to anyone other than the sending or receiving parties. This is accomplished through a method similar to public-key encryption; the sender encrypts the transaction values using a shared secret between the transacting parties, and the recipient can decrypt the value using a combination of their private key and the transaction’s public key. Ring CT is the final piece which completes the privacy requirements necessary for the truly private and secure decentralized network.
By combining ring signatures, stealth addresses, and Ring CT, Monero can provide privacy and security for senders, receivers, and transaction amounts. By obscuring these three areas, the Monero protocol has almost achieved full privacy. IP privacy is, however, still an issue which Monero has been working to solve, and it will be addressed in near-future implementations. Kovri will hide all Monero traffic through a hidden network similar to Tor with several technical differences. It will be integrated into Monero once development is complete. Once incorporated, Monero will be a strong competitor in the industry of secure, private, and decentralized ledger services.
The Monero project’s roadmap is clear and concise. The team has laid out their completed tasks, ongoing tasks, and upcoming tasks for all to see. The project has been in development since 2014, so there has been substantial time for development. One point to highlight is that the project does not mention any dates for the completion of current and upcoming tasks. That’s definitely an issue.
Intrinsic Token Value? – The Monero token is intrinsically valuable due to its inherent privacy features and its role as an anonymous medium of exchange. There is no other way to conduct transactions on the Monero network without XMR tokens. This means that users must acquire XMR to benefit from the features that the Monero network provides.
The distribution of XMR is impossible to find due to the implementation of one-time-use stealth addresses in the network. This is not a big issue, but it is worth noting. Monero is currently being regularly mined as more tokens are added into the circulating supply daily. Once the total supply amount is reached, Monero will stop decreasing the mining reward and maintain a rate of 0.3 XMR/minute. This is done as an incentive to keep the blockchain secure through computation power. XMR’s intrinsic value is self-evident; without XMR transactions cannot be performed within the network.
The Monero project has well over 400 contributors.
The individuals behind one of the leading privacy coins on the market are mostly anonymous. There is scant information to be found on the individuals behind Monero, and this is likely a conscious decision made by them to avoid associating specific names and faces with a potentially controversial cryptocurrency. Currently, only the project lead, Riccardo has revealed his identity to the public. The team members listed are all active on Reddit and regularly interact with the cryptocurrency community. All but one of their Github’s are full of contributions and repositories. This indicates that they are all proficient programmers that have taken the Monero project under their wing.
Monero has a large following distributed across its various social media platforms. The project is active on all of the listed platforms, but places a heavier emphasis on Twitter and Reddit. The project’s Github is extensive and full of eager contributors. As one of the more popular projects in the industry, their social media activity is not as necessary or vital as it would be for an unknown project. But nevertheless, it is valuable, and it provides comfort to the community that they can interact with the project even though most members are anonymous.
A potential issue regarding ring signature must be highlighted. When confronted with low ring sizes (group sizes in ring signatures) the probability of an onlooker determining the authentic sender is increased. Since bigger ring sizes required higher fees, users might be inclined to opt for smaller ring sizes without being aware that their transactions become more vulnerable to attack that way.
Transmission of XMR funds through exchanges could potentially be exploited by attackers. Since exchanges store KYC information and would know a user’s one-time ring signature; if an attacker could access this, they would be able to cross-reference that information and attribute it to a specific user.
The people behind the Monero project have opted to remain anonymous – erhaps as an homage to Mr. Nakamoto. Nevertheless, their anonymity raises questions as to who runs the show and what kind of influence each core member has over the project. It is unlikely that the core members will step into the light. However, this concern is mitigated by their active community engagement.
The Monero project’s privatization of sender, recipient, and transactional information provide a high level of anonymity making XMR well positioned to be the world’s leading privacy coin. The developers behind the project have proven themselves to be adept and committed to the project. Currently, Monero is achieving its goal of providing secure and private transaction capabilities to the world, and its support only continues to grow. As a first mover in the space, Monero has already achieved the status of a leading privacy coin. With their strong commitment to development and research, it will likely continue to be an industry leader among privacy coins.
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LONG ISLAND CITY, New York — It’s Valentine’s Day in New York, but love was not in the air when it comes to the city’s relationship with Amazon.
On Thursday, Amazon announced it was abandoning plans to build a headquarters in Queens. The deal had faced major backlash from some New York activists and lawmakers, who slammed the $3 billion in tax incentives offered by the city and contended that the massive tech company moving in could worsen gentrification and the city’s already struggling infrastructure.
BuzzFeed News went to Long Island City, the neighborhood where Amazon was supposed to move in, to ask its residents, as well as some anti-Amazon protesters, to share their messages to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.


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Our "leaders" who get re-elected by low-information voters who put them there got us in to this mess.
Politics changes throughout history. Parties and demographics change and political issues change as well. When the Republican Party was created in 1856, it was not the same as it is today, or even as it was during the beautiful Reagan era. With this being said, politics today in the 2000s is very different.
Government and politicians are distrusted by most people. There are many reasons why the American people have lost interest in politics; corrupt officials is one reason. Many politicians are always involved with different scandals. But there is a reason why government is the way it is, and why it is hard to have faith in it.
Uneducated voters is the reason why the United States of America is the way it is today. Today, the United States government is greedy and unwilling to work. With a few government shutdowns in recent years, parties pointing fingers, controversial bills being passed, recessions, and a worsening national debt, the United States is in a very bad situation, and it does not look promising for American descendants. The United States has fallen behind in many categories. Economically, China is predicted to soon have the highest GDP growth, and ultimately become the next power house.
If there are many problems being caused by the current government, and most of America disapproves, then why are incumbents re-elected almost 90% of the time? According to polls, the least trusted branch of government is the Legislative, the only branch that is fully democratic! Last year, Congress’ approval rating was extremely low, at times falling below 5%.
Uneducated voters re-elected incumbents. Uneducated voters also voted Barack Obama into office. Obama won 95% of African-American votes last election. Granted, Democrats have won the African-American vote historically, with Al Gore winning 90% and John Kerry winning 88%. But, a large percent of those votes were from the age group 18-25. Many of those young voters admitted to voting for Obama only because he is African-American. On the other hand, many admitted to not voting for Barack Obama only because he is African-America. Either way, it is ignorant people that decide a vote based on skin color or race.
On the local level, 90% of incumbents win re-election. People re-elect Congressmen despite such a low approval rating. Many people are blinded to the fact that their district/state’s representative is the corrupt one that is adding to the government’s problems.
To some voters out there, there is sometimes no hope but to re-elect incumbents. The reason for this is gerrymandering. Also, there may only be one candidate on the ballot in smaller, less populated districts in the country. Gerrymandering causes the same candidate from the same party to win elections. Therefore, causing little to no change in Congress each election season. I still don’t understand how gerrymandering is constitutional.
It's such a big mess, few see any "hope" for real "change."

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We all have lots of images generated in our daily use. Some Android users are complaining that their Android gets slower and slower after using for few years. I can't make it definitely sure that it is the images that slow down our Android phone. But, I should say that, image cache on your Android is one of these reasons that will lead to the delay of your Android. So why not try to clear image cache on Android with Root Explorer, you can download it from Google Play.
Launch Root Explorer on your Android phone/tablet after the installation. Then, go to "Storage" > "DCIM". Here you will find a folder named ".thumbnails", long press on it till there pops up an option list. Tap on "Properties" which will show you the size of the photo thumbnail folder. The folder size might reach 1 GB and even more if there are lots of photos on your Android.
Another Samsung phone of mine which has been in used for 2 years, has over 2,800 photos in it. And the folder is shown 6 GB, which makes me shocked when I first know that. So, it will be helpful to free up our Android photo caches and make our Android works smoother. I believe you can't wait to know how to clear the Android photo cache, isn't it?
Go back to "Storage" > "DCIM" to find ".thumbnails". Then, tick the box next to the folder and tap on the trash bin icon to delete it.
Now, you've come to the final step. Just tap on "+" icon from the bottom and there will pop up an optional list. Choose "File" to add a new file and name it ".thumbnails" and tap on "OK" to finish this.
1. Remember that we are going to add a new file, not folder.
2. Keep it in mind to add "." at the beginning of the file name.
That's it. You will find it a simple method to clear Android image cache. This will ease the delay issue for your Android phone/tablet to some extent. If this still doesn't help. Why not transfer and backup Android photos to computer or cloud service like Google Drive, Dropbox or AirDroid and delete them from your Android.


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Pobjoy Mint is delighted to announce the release of a further coin in the Royal Wedding Collection. This new coin is issued on behalf of the British Virgin Islands Government.
Pobjoy Mint is excited to produce and release a commemorative coin on behalf of the Falkland Islands which is one of the first to celebrate the Royal Wedding.
Pobjoy Mint is honoured to produce and release a commemorative coin from the Administration of the British Indian Ocean Territory celebrating the Royal Engagement.
Read the latest coin news and paper money news via the left published articles. These articles cover U.S. and World coins, related products and new releases.


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A project creating the first genetic map of Aboriginal Australia before European arrival has won national recognition with the 2017 Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research.
The Aboriginal Heritage Project is led by the University of Adelaide’s Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD) in partnership with the South Australian Museum, and in collaboration with Aboriginal families and communities across Australia.
The research uses DNA from historical hair samples collected from Aboriginal people across Australia during a series of remarkable anthropological expeditions run by the University of Adelaide across Australia from 1928 through the 1960s, now held by the South Australian Museum along with detailed information about the birthplaces, family history, film, audio and written records.


text: The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace announced Monday a $2 million two-year grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation for its Cyber Policy Initiative. The grant will “help sustain and strengthen Carnegie’s efforts to bridge the gap between the pace of technological innovation and the global policy response.” Carnegie also announced that it intends to match the grant through additional fundraising. The Cyber Policy Initiative is intended to facilitate international cooperation to “develop strategies, policies, and norms to achieve greater stability and civility in cyberspace.” The Initiative is specifically focused on mobilizing market forces to motivate technology suppliers and users to adopt cybersecurity best practices.

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After three weeks of filing for bankruptcy protection Mexicana de Aviacion has suspended all flights, as a last-minute rescue package failed to materialise.
The action will also apply to two budget carriers affiliated with Mexicana.
The Eighty Nine year old airline, the third oldest in the world, has debts of about $800m (£500m).
Mexicana de Aviacion had earlier axed some of its routes and had stopped selling tickets.
The airline flew 220 routes to 65 destinations including Madrid, London, Montreal, Chicago and cities in Central and South America.

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What drew you to your healing discipline at MUIH?
I have always been interested in preventative wellness. When I finished my undergrad program I searched for something that focused on health from this standpoint and struggled to find something. I had actually given up looking for a while when my dad found the nutrition program at MUIH and brought it to my attention.
I loved the comprehensive and integrative nature of it. I wasn’t interested in learning about just one dietary theory and MUIH provided that diversity. I also loved the cooking classes. How can you expect people to make lifestyle changes with food and nutrition if what they’re eating is boring and bland?! In retrospect it kind of seems silly for any nutrition program to not have a culinary component.
Describe your path since graduating from MUIH.
First, there was a lot of studying for the CBNS exam, then there was A LOT of work for the post-grad internship, and all the while I was trying to market myself as a practitioner to start building my client base. The internship just ended so now I’m finally in a place where I can really focus on my practice and growing that.
Working at Shepherd’s Clinic in Baltimore, Maryland, was the most fulfilling professional experience I have had. The clients were so compliant and grateful for the nutrition services we were providing. They were such wonderful people to work with and I really felt like I was making a difference. It’s something I will always be proud to have been a part of.
I think I’m on the path to it. I’m still pretty new out of school so I’m certainly not there yet but I definitely feel like I’m moving in the right direction.
Keep learning and growing! This is a journey for me and at this point I really just want to keep taking steps to make myself of better practitioner.
Lindsey Brandenberg completed her Master of Science in Nutrition and Integrative Health in 2014 and the Nutrition Internship Program in 2015.

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Sugar, the general term used for the carbohydrate sucrose, is found in many plants and especially in sugar beets and sugar cane. Crystal sugar is obtained from the cell sap of sugar beets in a process of gentle extraction, purification and crystallization in the following purity classes: white sugar EC category I (“refined sugar”) and white sugar EC category II (“white sugar”).
The industrial use of sugar for producing confectionery goods, bakery goods, chocolate, nutrients, delicatessen, fruit preparations, beverages, dairy products and other products can essentially be traced back to three basic processes, milling, mixing and dissolving. In all three cases, the process and possibly the quality of the products are influenced by the size distribution of the sugar crystals used.
The use of a uniform fraction with medium-sized crystals is recommended to ensure that the crystal sugar dissolves rapidly and completely when producing concentrated sugar solutions for beverages, caramels, fruit preparations, etc. A particularly highly concentrated sugar solution is frequently boiled in a first stage when producing confectionery goods (sweets, fruit gums, licorice). The rate at which the sugar dissolves is critical for ensuring a rapid, gentle overall process. Due to the small specific surface area, coarse sugar dissolves fairly slowly, while fine sugars tend to cause more laminar flow conditions in stirred tanks with high sugar concentration, which in turn reduces the rate of dissolution.
White sugar EC category I (refined sugar) is made from white sugar EC category II with an additional crystallization step and is characterized by particularly high purity.Pfeifer & Langen supplies both types of crystal sugars in different crystal sizes for different applications. Organic crystal sugars which comply with the Council Regulation (EC) are available for the production of organic products.

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Multinationals often tend to group the “UK & ROI” together for HR and employment law purposes, but there are crucial differences, not just in the law itself, but in how it is administered and adjudicated.
The differences have always been significant. And as the actuality of Brexit unfolds, the contrasting approaches to such issues as fair procedures, suspensions, disciplinary hearings, privilege, whistleblowing, privacy, non-compete clauses, discrimination, working time restrictions and employment status will become more evident.
Ireland and the UK, which includes Scotland, Wales and England (“Britain”) and Northern Ireland, have common law jurisdictions. While many employment laws in each jurisdiction emanate from EU law, the legal system in each jurisdiction varies and the implementation of EU legislation into national law has been applied differently in certain key respects.
Common themes and principles exist in relation to unfair dismissal, equality and redundancy law, however there are major legal and procedural differences in how employment rights are protected in each jurisdiction.
Examples of just some of these differences are outlined below.
Employees in Britain must have at least two years’ service to qualify for protection from unfair dismissal and a claim must be brought within three months of the date of dismissal. In Ireland, generally just one year's service is required and an employee has up to six months to bring a claim, or longer in exceptional circumstances. Liability for such claims is capped at one year’s salary or £78,962 in Britain, while Irish-based employees may be awarded up to two years' remuneration, or more in certain circumstances such as whistleblowing-related dismissals.
Irish-based employees have no statutory entitlement to receive sick pay, while employers in the UK are obliged to pay statutory sick pay. British-based employers are obliged to ask candidates and employees if they have disabilities in order to comply with their legal obligations. Legal advice should be obtained in Ireland before doing so as certain requirements are only triggered when the employer becomes aware that reasonable accommodation may be required.
Employers in the UK can contractually provide for employees to opt out of the law governing the maximum working week, whereas Irish employers cannot require their employees to work more than an average of 48 hours per week.
In Britain, transfer of undertakings occur automatically on a change of service provider, while in Ireland each case is considered on its own facts having regard to EU and Irish case-law.
Agency workers in the UK only acquire rights to no less favourable treatment after a certain period of time with the hirer; in contrast Irish based agency workers are entitled to no less favourable treatment on pay, working time, leave and other entitlements from day one.
There are important differences in the statutory protections which a British-based company may receive when negotiating an exit with an employee compared to the situation in Ireland: a difference which can have serious legal consequences when British-based HR Managers try to negotiate the exit of Irish based employees.
A trade union seeking recognition in Britain can apply through a statutory process, however there is no automatic obligation on Irish employers to recognise or negotiate with trade unions.
Although UK based employees can obtain interlocutory injunctions to restrain disciplinary processes and dismissals, this is uncommon unless there is a gross breach of contract. Ireland, on the other hand, provides employees with both constitutional and statutory entitlements to fair procedures. As a result, Irish-based employees frequently threaten and obtain interlocutory injunctions before the courts to restrain suspensions, disciplinary processes or dismissals.
This review illustrates that there are standard employment law issues, which already distinguish working in Ireland from working in the UK.
Initial indications suggest that international, multinational and UK-based organisations may be seeking to relocate to Ireland in considerable numbers; those that do need to be aware of the critical differences between Irish and UK law. Applying a "one size fits all" policy may give rise to unnecessary risks and liability.
It is recommended that contracts, company handbooks, policies and other key employment documents, which may have been imported from the UK to branches or operations established in Ireland, are reviewed to ensure compliance with Irish law.
For further information, please contact Elizabeth Mara at emara@lkshields.ie.

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From clean water to electricity, Engineers Without Borders student team is working to meet basic needs in a small village in Nicaragua, where 18 homes are not connected to the primary water system due to lack of water pressure.
Congratulations to CEE faculty members promoted in recognition of their hard work and achievements: Anne Goodchild, Heidi Gough, Alex Horner-Devine, Faisal Hossain, Jessica Lundquist and Joe Wartman.
UW CEE's alumni newsletter, The Bridge, details department news and updates. The Spring 2017 edition is now available!
Delivering items by drone may be better for the environment than trucks in some instances, according to new research led by associate professor Anne Goodchild.
The UW CEE Steel Bridge Team had a strong finish at the ASCE/AISC Student Steel Bridge Competition- PCN Regionals. Out of 14 teams, they placed eighth overall and took third place in the vertical load testing category.
UW CEE welcomes alumnus Simon Cheong (BSCE ’81) as this year's keynote speaker at the department's graduation ceremony on June 11. Cheong serves as the Chairman and CEO of SC Global Developments in Singapore.
In recognition of his strong commitment to community service, Allan Osberg, BSCE ’45, was honored with a 2017 UW Diamond Award for Distinguished Service.
Professor Steve Kramer has been honored with a second Norman Medal. In the history of the award, which dates back to 1874, only a handful of people have been honored more than once.
Ph.D. student Julian Yamaura’s commitment to inspiring the next generation of engineers hasn’t gone unnoticed. In recognition of his efforts, he has been honored with the UW College of Engineering Student Teaching Award.
The UW CEE Concrete Canoe Team is all a buzz. And it’s not because their theme this year is coffee. The team claimed first place at the ASCE Regional Concrete Canoe Competition in Boise, Idaho, on April 22-23. The team’s fifth consecutive year winning regionals, they will once again compete in the upcoming national competition.
Former UW CEE professor Richard Palmer was elected a distinguished member of ASCE. Only 228 of ASCE’s current 150,000 members have received the honor.
The ability to more accurately and quickly identify rockfall hazards on roadways is now possible, thanks to technology developed by researchers including associate professor Joe Wartman and alumna Lisa Dunham.
Congratulations to undergraduate seniors Esther Chang and Trevor Renken, who were honored with Husky 100 Awards in recognition of their performance both inside and outside the classroom!
Congratulations to Greg Miller for receiving the David B. Thorud Leadership Award, which honors two University of Washington leaders who champion positive change in our workplace, our state and throughout the world.
UW CEE’s inaugural student film contest was held on March 16. Congratulations to the winners of best in cinematography, best in public communication and best in creativity!
Professor Tim Larson is appointed interim department chair of UW Civil & Environmental Engineering, effective March 16. Former chair Greg Miller will be moving into a new role as Vice Dean for the UW College of Engineering.
UW CEE has the #12 best graduate program in environmental engineering and #16 best graduate program in civil engineering, according to U.S. News & World Report's latest rankings.
UW CEE welcomes incoming assistant professor Mike Gomez, who joins the geotechnical engineering research group, Gomez will continue his research investigating the use of chemical and biological processes in soils to develop new sustainable geotechnical technologies.
UW CEE alumna Deb Niemeier (Ph.D. ’94) has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the most prestigious honors in the engineering field. Niemeier is recognized for developing groundbreaking tools to improve the accuracy of estimating regional vehicle pollutants, which impact the health of minority populations that reside in close proximity to highways.
From the Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge teams to ASCE’s UW Chapter, four seniors share what it’s like leading CEE’s undergraduate student organizations, and what their goals are for the year.
The CEE Department welcomes incoming assistant professor Brett Maurer. In addition to teaching, Maurer will be advancing his research on geotechnical earthquake engineering with the goal of reducing the impacts of earthquakes on civil infrastructure, human life and the environment.
Led by associate professor Faisal Hossain, a new study analyzing river basins in 42 major cities throughout the United States has determined not only which ones may experience water shortages in the future, but also includes policy recommendations.

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text: I wanted the packaging to be that real cheap Chinese stuff, with no reference to Evel at all. It just seemed fitting somehow, as it wasn't too patronising - plus, the real aficiandos out there will recognise the bike. I had "Jump Cycle" as the original package title, but soon realised it needed the word "Super" preceding in small text.

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The funeral of the main opposition party of New Democracy deputy and former Parliament President Athanasios Tsaldaris, who died last night, will be held tomorrow afternoon.
The country's political parties expressed their grief for his death. Athanasios Tsaldaris was 76 years old and was being elected to Parliament since 1963.
Greek Minister of Public Order Giorgos Romeos in his meeting with US officials in Washington expressed the Greek government's discontent regarding the two paragraphs on Greece that are included in the US State Department report on terrorism.
Mr.Romeos raised the issue of the two Kurdish organizations' offices that are open in Athens and stressed that their operation is totally legal. He also stated that those offices exercise politics and do not engage in terrorist activities neither in Greece nor elsewhere.
Mr.Romeos stated that similar offices operate around the world, as well as in the United States and Europe and added that Greece wants a retraction to be issued.
The Greek Minister of Public Order also stated that in his talks with CIA Director George Tennet and FBI Director Louis Freeh, he rejected the US State Department accusations against the Greek government according to which, no progress has been achieved in the efforts to counter terrorism.
Greek Minister of Defense Akis Tsochatzopoulos stated from Sofia yesterday that Bulgaria and Romania will be NATO members in the 2nd phase of its enlargement.
Mr.Tsochatzopoulos did not miss the chance to remind "Turkey's destabilizing role" in the region.
The second round of the presidential elections in Serbia and Montenegro was held today.
In Serbia, the main contenders for the presidency are Zoran Lilic, who has the support of the governing Socialist Party and ultra-nationalist Voicislav Seseli, who was the surprise of the first round of the vote. The election results will be announced tomorrow.
Albanian Prime Minister Fatos Nano stated, after his meeting with the Western European Union General Secretary, that the situation in his country has returned to normal and therefore, the Albanian government is now ready to make the first steps toward the creation of the necessary conditions for the country's accession into the European Union.
The Albanian Prime Minister also stated that his country could become an example of stability in the region.
The Western European Union decided today to triple the size of its police force in Albania in the next few months, according to WEU's Secretary- General, who is on a visit to Tirana.
According to the French news agency AFP, the members of the European police force will be increased from 20 to 60 in an effort to reinforce the Albanian police.
The WEU Secretary-General left open the possibility for the European force to stay in the country and after April, due to the fact that the reorganization of the Albanian police, which became imperative after the popular uprising last March, will be a long process.
The General Secretariat of the Arab Journalists Association, in a statement it has issued, condemns the recent attacks by the Turkish and Iranian armed forces in regions of northern Iraq.
In the same statement, the Arab Journalists Association rejects all the unacceptable Turkish-Iranian excuses that have been used to justify their attacks on Iraqi territory and calls on the international community to intervene as soon as possible in order to stop the attacks against Iraq.
The statement concludes by pointing out that Iraq's integrity and the future of the Arab people is a goal that should be supported by every faithful Arab regardless of political views or personal sensitivities.


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I have a three-fold perspective on marriages like yours and mine: (a) I am the husband of a victim, (b) I have interacted with other husbands in my doctoral research, and (c) I am a pastor who has served both healthy and hurting families. It is my passion to stand with husbands whose wives are victims of childhood sexual abuse as we explore healthy patterns for responding to our wives and reconstructing our marriages.
MarriageReconstructionMinistries.org offers help to men and women affected by a wife’s childhood sexual abuse through exploring healthy patterns for responding to each other and reconstructing our marriages.

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And put a spring in your steps.
Oh, that twinkle in your eyes…!
Flowing words…Its been a long time when we want to see some things again.
This is a sweet poem. May you see that twinkle again!

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text: Students who learn in this studio are taught to play piano by the Suzuki Method. If you would like to register your child for a place please fill in the form below. The ideal age for beginners in this studio is from 3+ years old. Consult the British Suzuki website below for more general information about Suzuki Method http://www.britishsuzuki.org.uk If you have further questions you can also contact me directly using Tel 07850678223 or send me an email through this site for information concerning suzuki method in my studio. The Takenote Studio has been operating for over 20 years +. Ages range at present from 4 to 15 years old. All students are taught by Suzuki method which particularly in the early stages requires parents/carers to attend all lessons and be available to support practice. However, the adult who does this does not need to play themselves as help is given as required.


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"We're all just overhearing each other's stump speeches and freaking each other out!" the "Daily Show" host said of the nations' leaders' bluster.
Jon Stewart thinks the way to Bibi's heart is with the music of "Yentl."
As Iran-Israel tensions escalate amid election season bluster, Jon Stewart stepped in Tuesday to try to mediate — with the help of some frenzied cultural pandering and impressive double-talk.
In his attempt to calm the furor, the "Daily Show" host ably swiveled between three cameras — the Iran-cam, festooned with a marquee reading "Death to America since 1979," the Israel-Cam, which wore a yarmulke and a Star of David, and the Ameri-Cam, which resembled a battered pick-up truck sporting some unsavory bumper ornaments.
But that task proved tough as he realized the tone of all the rhetoric could be so bitter because the U.S., Iran and possibly even Israel are in the midst of election season.
At an American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference, President Obama and the Republican rivals for the chance to challenge him in November had all tried to one-up each other on support for Israel against Iran — and American pols weren't alone.
"We're all just overhearing each other's stump speeches and freaking each other out!" he cried.
With that, Stewart tried to ingratiate himself to each culture with song — and what better way to sate Benjamin Netanyahu than with the music of Yentl?

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Good suggestion. - will be analogue to the problems in audio edit, when you need timeline and mixer visible at the same time. - there you may put mixer on one screen and timeline on the other, using complete real estate of one monitor to handle the timeline.
I agree with Lon, would REALLY like to Detach the Timeline and Move it to another monitor.
why does that not work for you?
1. Sometimes I have more than 15 tracks and don't like all the scrolling. Even when minimizing the track heights and minimizing the area where the detached canvas used to be, it's not possible to see all 15 tracks, and there's a huge amount of wasted space.
Camtasia 9 is worse than Camtasia 8 in this regard.
2. I don't know what alt-tab does. I'm not a keyboard-shortcut user. Too many times I've hit some keys on accident and then something goofy happens; e.g., the show-marker setting is on.
I'm a mouse guy with the exceptions of CTRL-C, CTRL-V and CTRL-Z. Those are universal no matter what software a person uses.
Alt+Tab is the common Windows shortcut to move from one application to another.
Gotcha. I've seen people do that. I stand corrected!
It doesn't work for me because detaching the canvas doesn't get me any more timeline real estate.
That's what the suggestion is.
If we could detach the timeline--in addition to the canvas--we could get more space to work with.
When I make the Timeline as high as it goes I do not have the ability to see the full Properties tab on the right and the resources on left. They are shrunk to a small scrolling area which is not efficient.
I t would be easier for me to be able to have the canvas area as big as it could be and see my resources and library on the left and the full properties on the right and a full height timeline on the other screen.
So I would like the ability to detach the timeline and make it full screen on another monitor. That way we could see many more Tracks at the same time. To me that is a more user friendly layout.
And what the heck happened to Track Heights in CS 9?
It that really all I can squish them down?
Yeah. It's awful. It's one of just 2 or 3 complaints I have about C9.


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The Fearless Show is finally back! It’s been a couple months since we’ve done one of these and we were itching to get back to it. We got busy over the summer rebuilding our brand and branding with this new culture hub, as well as busy continuing development on our community site now known as THE COLLECTIVV.
So for our first show back on The Fearless Show we get right to it and discuss whether or not we think comic books have now supplanted traditional mythology (ancient Greek/Roman) as the mythology that will be best known for generations to come. We also touch on companies making moves in design, with Airbnb launching their own internal design studio and Nike reinventing the runners’ sunglasses, selling for $1,200.


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Here at Jonathan Whiting Funeral Directors, we aim to offer you the highest level of personal care in Lincoln and the surrounding areas. We believe that a family run independent business is the best able to achieve this high standard when planning a loved one's funeral.
Our policy is to offer the same level of service to our clients as we would expect to receive for a member of our own family. As a small business, we are able to offer a personal and flexible service to fulfil your needs and requirements and can be contacted 24 hours a day as we live on the premises.
Everyone is different, and therefore every funeral is different, too. We offer a wide range of options to suit all requirements, from the usual car - based hearse, to a horse - drawn hearse or a motorcycle hearse. We also offer an extensive array of types of coffins and urns.
For more information, please visit our website or call one of our friendly staff members on 01522 307019 at any time.


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If you wanted to find a trampoline park about a decade ago, you’d have a hard time doing it, as there were only about three around at the time. Now, according to Today, there are roughly 800 such trampoline parks around the country, and though they’ve become popular play areas for both children and adults, they can also present a serious risk of injuries and even death.
In a 2016 study published in the scientific journal Pediatrics, researchers found that in 2010, there were 581 emergency department visits for trampoline park injuries (TPIs). Just four years later, in 2014, there were nearly 7,000. Common injuries included fractures and spinal cord injuries.
According to CBS News, over the last seven years, at least six people have died from TPIs, but the number may be even higher, as many of those who are injured end up signing confidentiality agreements that prevent them from sharing their stories.
So far, nine states have regulations that apply to trampoline parks, including Utah, which recently passed a new law to make the parks safer. But on the whole, the industry is growing with little oversight.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) notes that while most trampoline injuries currently occur at home, the number of injuries in parks is rising along with the rising number of parks themselves. While the average number of trampoline-related emergency room visits per year remained fairly steady between 2010 and 2014 (about 92,000), park-related injuries shot up from 581 to 6,932. In 2011, about 35-40 parks existed in the U.S., as compared to 280 in 2014. There are now over 800, with no sign of the industry slowing down.
Fractures and dislocations accounted for 55 percent of jump park injuries, versus 44 percent of home trampoline injuries.
In adults, fractures and dislocations accounted for 45 percent of jump park injuries, versus 17 percent of home trampoline injuries.
More lower extremity fractures were seen at jump parks versus home trampolines in both children and adults.
Adults had a 23 percent surgical rate with jump park injuries versus a 10 percent surgical rate on home trampolines.
In March 2019, the Utah Governor signed a new bill affecting trampoline parks across the state. The law requires the parks to follow safety standards, and get an inspection before acquiring a business license. They must also have liability insurance.


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-Don’t want to travel to a gym during your busy day?
-Kids and family hard to coordinate for you time?
-Not comfortable in the gym setting because you don’t know where to start?
Let me (Ali) help you by taking all of those problems away. I will travel to your home, bring equipment and use what you have to create a personalized health plan for you. All of the workouts are designed for you to learn how to properly exercise and what to do to maximize your time and energy.
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FINANCE Minister, Mthuli Ncube has given civil servants the greenlight to import vehicles without paying duty in a move aimed at placating distressed government workers.
Statutory Instrument 52 of 2019 released Friday indicates that the directive is with effect from January 2019 and will see senior civil servants importing vehicles or taking one out of a bond without payment of duty.
The duty refund shall be granted on a motor vehicle with a maximum import value of US$10 000 being imported by any serving government employee for a period of not less than ten years, the Statutory Instrument shows.
The initiative excludes civil servants in the health sector below the deputy director grade and senior civil servants entitled to condition of service motor vehicles. Only one motor vehicle may be imported within a period of five years.
Under the statute, employees in the grades of deputy to principal directors will be availed between US$20 000 to US$40 000 loans to purchase the vehicles.
For one to qualify, an application letter for consideration has to be written and it must be accompanied by a recommendation letter from the responsible permanent secretary confirming employment, driver's license, proforma invoice and approval letter from government vehicle repairer the CMED (Pvt) Ltd.
Commenting on the development , Zimbabwe Teachers Association president , Richard Gundani said while the initiative is welcome , there is need to reduce the number of years in service stipulated for one to qualify.
"These are some of the initiatives we have been fighting for on behalf of our members and we are happy that a policy on the benefit now exists on paper. "However, there is need for government to extend the benefit and allow civil servants to start benefitting as soon as they complete their probation," Gundani said.
He added that the policy will go a long way to motivate and retain critical skills in the country.

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FARAH PROVINCE, Afghanistan, March 10, 2009 - Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment -- the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan -- now have a special group of people to help them complete their mission in Afghanistan.
The task force's all-female Marine team is interacting with the Afghan female population in southern Afghanistan -- a task considered culturally unacceptable for the male Marines operating there.
A similar program has been used in combat operations in Iraq, but this is the first time Marine forces in Afghanistan have employed the concept, officials said.
Marine Corps Capt. Mike Hoffman, commanding officer of 3/8's Company I, said the all-female team is an important asset for his Marines.
"[The team] provides us access to half of the population that we normally do not have access to," Hoffman said. "They did extremely well interacting with the female villagers."
Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Johanna Shaffer, the team leader, said their first mission, a cordon-and-search operation in support of Operation Pathfinder, was very successful.
"We were accepted by both the men and women villagers and were able to obtain valuable information about the way they lived and what they thought about the Marine Corps operating in the area," Shaffer said.
During the mission, the female Marines donned brightly colored head and neck scarves as a sign of cultural respect to the Afghan women.
"The scarves showed the Afghan women that we were women too, and we respect their culture," Shaffer said. "They automatically felt more comfortable with us. They showed us their homes, and even though they didn't have much, they were still very generous to us. They accepted us as sisters, and we're glad that we were here to help them..."
"If the women know we are here to help them, they will likely pass that on to their children," she said. "If the children have a positive perspective of alliance forces, they will be less likely to join insurgent groups or participate in insurgent activities."
Hoffman said the female Marines also were accepted by the village men.
"They were not opposed by the villagers," Hoffman said. "They had no problem allowing [the team] the chance to interact with their women."
The concept employed by her team varies greatly from the program in Iraq because of differences in Afghan culture, Shaffer said.
"The cultural background here is completely different than that of Iraq," Shaffer said. "Women here are more timid than in Iraq. There is less of a chance that an Afghan women would try to harm us, because they understand that we are here to help them.
"We also do not know much about the daily life of Afghan women," she continued. "This provides us not only the opportunity to learn about the women, but also to build and maintain faith and trust of the Afghan women."


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Reasons that the next President must raise the minimum wage.
The minimum wage has been rising. What it is doing to our country isn't as great as it seems.
The minimum wage should not be raised despite the long-held belief that it will reduce poverty and improve the standard of living.
This is a video about economic issues. This video talks about minimum wage and about hurricane damage.
Raising minimum wage can prevent lots of things.
Reasons for the next President should raise the minimum wage.
We Shouldn't raise the minimum wage.
The current minimum wage should be increased.
The minimum wage in the United States is too low for people to support themselves.
People are suffering day and night because they can't afford to support themselves or their families, no matter how hard they work.
In this letter to the future president I will talk about my opinions on minimum wage and why they are that way.
Minimum Wage in the U.S.
Minimum wage is a big and broad topic, but someone has to address it, and I believe that keeping the minimum wage the same will be the best option.
A higher minimum wage looks good on paper but would never work out the way most people think.
The minimum wage in our nation needs to differ depending on states.


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