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When you run a business, you are legally obliged to give your employees a certain amount of paid leave each year. This is known as their annual leave entitlement.
Most workers who work for five days a week will be entitled to 28 days of leave a year.
If a worker works for fewer than five days per week, their annual leave entitlement can be calculated by multiplying the number of days a week they work by 5.6.
The annual leave entitlement for a worker doing shift work or otherwise working irregular hours can be calculated using our Holiday Entitlement Calculator.
Note, however, that the upper limit for the statutory amount of annual leave entitlement is 28 days, so somebody working six days a week would not be entitled to any more leave than somebody working five.
As an employer, however, you are free to offer your employees extra days leave on top of the minimum entitlement. Employers are free to set their own rules regarding entitlement to these extra days. For example, you could grant your employees an extra day's leave after a certain number of years of service.
To calculate the leave entitlement of a worker who works fewer than five days a week, multiply the number of days a week they work by 5.6. For example, the annual leave entitlement of somebody who works for three days a week would be 3 x 5.6 = 18.6 days.
When calculating an employee's leave entitlement you may find that you are not left with a round number. For example, somebody working part-time for four days a week has an annual leave entitlement of 22.4 days. As an employer you have a number of options for handling these part days:
As an employer you are not obliged to give your employees bank holidays as paid leave. It is up to you whether or not you include bank holidays as part of an employee's annual leave entitlement.
As an employer you are entitled to turn down an employee's request for annual leave at a certain time, but you must give as much notice as the amount of time off requested.
You may wish to dictate to your employees that they take time off during a company shutdown, or stop them from taking leave at busy times.
You must not refuse to let your employees take leave at all.
Employees have a leave year in which they should use their annual leave entitlement. You should set this out in their contract, but if it is not detailed there it starts on:
If a new employee starts midway through the leave year then they are only entitled to a portion of their annual leave. This will depend on how much of the leave year is left.
Alternatively employers can make use of an accrual system in the first year, by which an employee accrues a twelfth of their annual leave each month.
If an employee has an annual leave entitlement of 28 days then they can carry over a maximum of 8 days' unused leave to the next year. If they get more than 28 days then you can allow them to carry over more than eight days.
Within their annual entitlement, employees are entitled to a week's pay for each week of leave that they take. What is considered a week's pay for this purpose for different classes of worker is calculated according to the table below:
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|Fixed hours and fixed pay (part- or full-time)
|How much an employee gets for a week's work under their contract
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|The average number of weekly fixed hours worked in the previous 12 weeks multiplied by their average hourly rate
|No fixed hours
|The average pay that the employee received across the previous 12 weeks in which they were paid
If an employee is away from work on sick leave then their annual leave entitlement still builds up as normal.
If an employee falls ill just before or during a period of leave, they can choose to take the time off as sick leave instead.
If an employee has unused statutory leave when their employment finishes, they are entitled to be paid for this.
An employee who has handed in their notice may be able to take annual leave during their notice period, depending on how much they have already taken and how much of the year has passed.
If the employee has already taken more leave in that year than their entitlement at that point in the year indicates, then the employer should not deduct from the employee's final pay unless it has been agreed beforehand in writing.


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Death chokes him. Dan's life has been full of unfulfilled memories and whispers in the darkness. Death has knocked on his door to claim its award. Secrets are revealed by one of the unknowns to a doctor who is trying to keep sanity in an insane world. Out of control in a small California doctor's office, Dr. Alfred Fine "Jake" attempts to combat Dan's demons. Januari Winters, a parapsychologist from New York City, leaves you on the edge of your seat with her unorthodox treatments. Can she help? There seems to be nowhere to turn as havoc takes full control. Is there no answer?
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HP Envy 23 TouchSmart review
The £1,049 model HP Envy 23 TouchSmart all-in-one PC, available in Currys and PC World, has a third-generation Intel Core i5-3330S processor, 6GB of RAM, an AMD Radeon HD 7450A with AMD App graphics card, and an impressively large 2TB hard drive. It's also got a 23-inch touchscreen, a Blu-ray disc optical drive, and built-in Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n. The Envy 23 TouchSmart runs Windows 8.
While the HP Envy TouchSmart 23 isn't the fastest, most powerful machine out there, it's an excellent choice for people who are interested a sleek-looking all-purpose machine. I may not love HP's frame-like stand style, but I can't knock it for being easy-to-use, flexible, and sturdy. Plus, the Envy 23 TouchSmart has an excellent touchscreen, speakers enhanced with BeatsAudio, and very solid overall performance.
Design and usability
The HP Envy 23 TouchSmart looks and feels the way that an all-in-one should: it's sleek and easy-to-use, with a sturdy, easily-adjustable stand and well-positioned ports.
The TouchSmart has a large, glossy 23-inch screen surrounded by a thick black bezel. The screen and bezel are covered with edge-to-edge glass, giving the system a somewhat bezel-less look when the screen is turned off. The bezel, which has rounded corners and a slim silvery border, has a small Envy 23 logo in the upper right corner and a small BeatsAudio logo in the upper left corner.
Below the screen and bezel are the system's speakers, which are clad in matte black aluminum. A small silver HP logo is located in the middle of the thin speaker strip.
The TouchSmart sports HP's signature all-in-one frame design. While I am not a huge fan of this design, I will admit that it works very well - it's one of the sturdiest all-in-one stands that I've come across, and it's extremely easy to adjust. Basically, the screen appears to be enclosed in a frame - at the bottom of the screen, at each corner, two solid silver-coloured frame pieces come down and tuck under a large, brushed-aluminium stand. The stand has a hump (to accommodate the frame), and extends backward to ensure the heavy system stays standing. Adjusting the screen is as easy as pushing or pulling it with your hand; it moves smoothly and doesn't feel like it will fall over.
The stand can be a little annoying, since you're unable to store any peripherals (such as the keyboard) under the screen.
The TouchSmart comes with a pretty standard wireless keyboard and mouse. The keyboard is large and black, with regular-style keys and a shiny black plastic border around the edge. Tactile feedback isn't great, and the keys have a tendency to feel like they're sticking as you type on them. The large optical mouse, which has two buttons and a scroll wheel, is responsive and accurate. Both peripherals are perfectly usable, but they aren't really the sleek, sexy peripherals I'm used to seeing with relatively high-end all-in-one desktops.
Ports are mostly located on the back of the screen, in the lower left corner. There are a couple of convenience ports on the left side of the screen, including a card reader, two USB 3.0 ports, and headphone and microphone jacks. The back ports include four USB 2.0 ports, audio out and subwoofer jacks, Gigabit Ethernet, and a lock slot. The right side of the screen houses the slot-loading Blu-ray drive, as well as buttons: game mode, output, and plus and minus buttons for moving through menus and changing the screen brightness. There's also an HDMI output in on the right side of the machine.
You'll have to bear with us here, because the HP Envy 23 TouchSmart we tested is not the one you can buy on the high street in the UK. The model tested in our lab in San Franciso - and presumably available in the US - has a Core i7 chip, 12GB RAM and a 3TB hard drive, as well as Nvidia GeForce GT 630M graphics. That particular flavour of the Envy 23 TouchSmart scored a comfortable 72 out of 100 in our Windows 8 benchmark. This means the TouchSmart is 18% slower than our testing model, which has a third-generation Intel Core i5 desktop processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 1TB hard drive. You can expect a small drop in performance for the UK SKU of the HP Envy 23 TouchSmart. That would still mean it scores better than other all-in-ones in its class.
The TouchSmart holds its own in individual tests, coming out just below full-spec desktop PCs. It starts up relatively quickly in 22.2 seconds. It also encodes video and audio fairly quickly (152 seconds and 203 seconds, respectively), on par with other desktops we've tested on WB8. For example, the Lenovo ThinkCentre, which has an Intel Core i7-2600 processor and 8GB of RAM, encodes video in 152 seconds and audio in 218 seconds.
The HP Envy 23 TouchSmart doesn't perform quite as well against other desktops in the PCMark 7 productivity test. In this test, it scored 1543, which is significantly lower than our testing model (4633) - again, something you might expect from an all-in-one PC.
Graphics performance on the HP Envy 23 TouchSmart is decent, thanks to its AMD Radeon HD 7450A discrete graphics card. In our Dirt Showdown Ultra graphics test, the TouchSmart managed 71.6 frames per second (maximum quality settings, 1366 by 768 pixel resolution). The Satellite, which has the same mobile graphics card as the TouchSmart, managed 76.2 fps, while our testing model (which has a desktop-class graphics card), managed 117 fps on the same test.
Screen and speakers
The HP Envy 23 TouchSmart sports an attractive, glossy 23-inch touchscreen with a native resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels. The screen looks good as a screen - unlike the Toshiba Satellite LX835, this screen has no rendering issues, and images and text look crisp and clear. Colours look mostly accurate, but can look washed out at brighter settings. Off-axis viewing angles aren't fantastic - when you move to either side of the screen, the colours seem to take on a pinkish hue, and contrast suffers quite a bit.
As a touchscreen, the TouchSmart's screen is excellent. It's smooth to the touch, which makes using it very comfortable, and it's responsive and accurate. Multi-touch gestures, such as pinch-to-zoom, are very smooth and quick. Overall, everything feels snappy on this screen, which is great considering the other input peripherals aren't exactly top-of-the-line.
Video looks and sounds fairly nice on the TouchSmart's screen. Action scenes were fluid, though I did notice some slight artifacting around the corners of darker, high-motion scenes. HD streaming video played without a hitch, and regular video also looked nice and not too choppy.
If you've read any of my earlier reviews of HP machines, you'll know that I am a huge fan of the BeatsAudio enhancement that the company has been including with just about all of its systems. The TouchSmart is no different - audio from the all-in-one's built-in speakers sounds very good, with warm, thumpy bass and full-sounding surround-sound. The speakers get fairly loud and can be a little harsh at higher levels, but you should be fine if you keep them in the middle range. The headphone jack, which is enhanced with BeatsAudio as well, also sounds excellent.
This HP Envy 23 TouchSmart all-in-one desktop PC is a bit pricey at just over £1,000, but it's a relatively good-looking machine with a nice, sturdy build.


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New Aston Villa manager Graham Taylor is looking to attract the missing thousands back to the terraces by adopting a go-for-broke policy on the pitch to try and secure a European spot this season.
Taylor, who has ended his self-imposed exile from management to return to Villa, said: "We've got to find a way, with a 42,000 stadium, where we can attract regular 37-38,000 gates.
"We have to ask `Is there something on the pitch we can do to achieve that?'
"We'll be prepared to lose a game now and then by trying to win it and we'll have to see whether that will bring in extra thousands.
"I'd like us to have a go at playing a quicker tempo, and you have to have good players to play that way. We've seen it with Manchester United. I want players to `get it, give it and go'.
"If we actually aim to win a game, we might do it. If we risk losing to try and win, at least people can say we are giving it a go."
Taylor ultimately wants Villa to start challenging the likes of Manchester United.


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US Senate has passed the Marketplace Fairness Act yesterday which aims at introducing collection of online sales tax in the US directly from online retailers.
Next stop: House of Representatives.
Here is the link to the text of the bill passed by the Sebate on 6 MAy 2013 and here an article which nicely summarizes pros and contras of the proposed bill.


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Explore online to see exciting options including used Hyundai cars in Brevard County like the Sonata, Accent, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Sport, or Tucson. New and used, these Hyundai models are favorites of drivers in Indialantic, Melbourne Beach, and beyond! You can also find exciting pre-owned options from other popular brands like Chevrolet, Volkswagen, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Mazda, and Ford! Looking for something unique? With the huge variety of vehicles for sale, including used Jeep and used Honda cars, you're certain to find just what you want at our Melbourne used car dealership.
Use the shopping tools on the left of the page to filter and sort by condition, by year, by make, by body style, by mileage, and by price; click through to models that you're interested in to see features and standard equipment, check out photos and specs, and compare to other vehicles in stock. You can also save favorite cars, sign up for price-change alerts, get your specific "ePrice", or press "Make Me an Offer" to see what kind of a deal we can cut for you. Rockledge and Palm Pay used car shoppers have saved big at Coastal Hyundai, and with one of the used car deals above, you can too.
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Eight of S.A.'s hottest talents – a few KZN born-and-bred – took to the ECR Durban Day stage on the 8th of September and treated thousands of Durbanites to a Sunday like no other.
Although the glorious weather Durban's renowned for was a bit erratic, the combination of a great vibe and a music line-up for the whole family gave Durban Dayers more than enough reason to be at the Moses Mabhida Stadium People's Park. Big names for the day included the legendary Mango Groove, KZN's very own Toya Delazy, the always-moving Lira, Mi Casa who brought the house vibes, über-popular Goldfish, another local – Zakes Bantwini, rockers Prime Circle and winners of East Coast Radio's 'Be the Band' competition, The Kickstands.
If you were in the crowds rocking out with the rest of Durban, you'd know that if there's one way to celebrate living here – it's like this.
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Most commentators in Connecticut seem to trust the Quinnipiac Poll. The latest Q poll shows Republican gubernatorial challenger Tom Foley leading Governor Dannel Malloy by about six percentage points. The same poll shows Independent gubernatorial challenger Joe Visconti capturing about seven percent of the vote, and that seven percent represents the ants in the pants of Foley supporters who point out that, during the last gubernatorial go-around, Mr. Foley lost to Mr. Malloy by a very thin margin. The Q poll also points out that Mr. Visconti appears to be drawing equally from Republicans and Democrats, so that his effect on the general election would appear to be a wash.
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Thursday, September 25, 2014
A Barkhamsted Prelude
Juliana Simone, for nine years the host of the Barkhamsted Republican Town Committee's political interview show "Conservative Chat and Chairman of the BRTC since 2009," has invited me to make a few impromptu remarks during the town's biannual fundraiser on September 30. If anyone following Connecticut Commentary attends the event, please coral me and say hello.
I'll be touching briefly on a few topics I've written about recently. There are some things I will not have time to address. Allow me to do so here.
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Sunday, September 21, 2014
Taking the Fifth, The End Of Rowland
Following the John Rowland guilty verdict, a great number of Connecticut's left of center media adepts were popping champagne corks. Colin McEnroe, whose Christian sympathies appear to have withered on the vine, was not among them:
"So the sentence he [Rowland] will get is implicitly heartbreaking unless you factor in your own outrage at the way things went down in 2004, when a charming (and easily charmed) old softy named Judge Peter Dorsey handed Rowland a year when 5 to 8 would have been generous.
"So I had a glass of red wine at the end of this day, but not a split of champagne."
Mr. McEnroe also let it be known he was outraged that he was let go from WTIC talk radio some years ago after having given the station fourteen of the best years of his life, and so…
"WTIC was hoping Rowland would be cleared. The opposite has happened. If an underling had handled things so horribly, with such disastrous consequences for the company, the underling would be fired. Management rarely plays a comparable price for its dreadful judgment.
Saturday, September 20, 2014
The Extremists Among Us
Somewhere along the line, national and state Democrats discovered that most Americans do not cotton to extremists. For this reason, progressives in the state of Connecticut – nearly all politically active Democrats -- have taken to calling "extremists" those who oppose some of their more radical political positions.
V. I. Lenin, an extremist of the first water, knew that if you effectively labeled an opponent or an idea, you did not have to argue with either. If you have successfully identified in the public mind as an extremist anyone who disagrees with you on a political or social point, you need not address his nuanced arguments. You need not bother to confront his arguments at all; the mud you throw – knowing full well that some of it will stick – will be sufficient to convince a majority of people that your position is superior to his, because you are superior to him: He is an extremist, and you are not. In cases such as these, arguments are won not through debate or the presentation of compelling evidence, but rather through the brute force of demagoguery.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
The Buckley Center At Yale Welcomes Ayaan Hirsi Ali
"Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence" – Louis Brandeis
Ayaan Hirsi Ali's appearance at Yale in New Haven was preceded by the usual fuss. But she did appear, and that in itself was a minor triumph. An earlier appearance at Brandeis at which Hirsi Ali was to receive an honorary degree was shut down by protesters who argued that the speaker was anti-Islamic, and Brandeis, a university named after Louis Brandeis, the first Jewish appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court, covered itself in dishonor by acceding to the protesters.
Louis Brandeis, whose path to the Supreme Court was littered with anti-Semitism, knew that those opposed to free speech usually succeed in their aims by stirring up fear: "Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burned women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears."
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Is Elizabeth Esty Turning Into A Mud Wrestler?
Connecticut's 5th District has always swung like a pendulum between Democrats and Republicans. This election year, Democratic incumbent Elizabeth Esty will be facing Republican challenger Mark Greenberg in what promises to be a bruising contest.
Democratic Party ghouls already have put together a campaign dirt book on the inoffensive Mr. Greenberg. No doubt the load of dirt already has been sifted by the Esty campaign; in every political pig heap one may expect to find at least one salient point of information.
Tuesday, September 09, 2014
Suzio to Governor – "Suspend "Early Release," Convene Special Legislative Session Now!"
The following was released to the media by Len Suzio
Former State Senator Len Suzio, Connecticut's leading critic of the Early Release program, called upon Governor Malloy to immediately suspend the controversial Early Release program and convene a special session of the Legislature to repeal the law as it pertains to criminals guilty of violent crime or crimes related to sex and drug dealing.
"Today we witnessed court proceedings of a criminal (Arthur Hapgood) who had participated in the notorious "Early Release" program who is now charged with the murder of a one-year old infant in Bristol. Nearly 50,000 criminals have been let out of our prisons prematurely to terrorize our neighborhoods and families. We have seen murders, carjackings, sexual assaults and all sorts of crimes committed by criminals who have not reformed their lives and who have been let out of our prisons early because of the reckless and irresponsible 'Early Release' law conceived by Mike Lawlor and approved by the Legislature in 2012. The murder and mayhem must stop now", said Suzio.
Sunday, September 07, 2014
Republicans And Social Issues
For thirty years and more, Republicans in Connecticut have been fleeing with their pants on fire what the Democrats call "social issues," a flight from the political battlefield – and reality – that has abandoned all the social turf to progressives, some of whom are radical social engineers with knives in their brains.
It is a serious mistake to suppose that President Barrack Obama has twice won office because his economic vision was superior to that of his Republican opponents, John McCain and Mitt Romney. Mr. Obama's two elections were won on social issues, largely because Republicans refuse to engage Democrats on matters other than the domestic economy.
Friday, September 05, 2014
Connecticut's Independentistas
Jonathan Pelto, the once and future Democratic stalwart who had vigorously challenged Governor Dannel Malloy from the left, has closed up shop and is now considering shutting down his blog, Wait What?
Mr. Pelto's campaign for governor has ended with both a whimper and a bang.
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This program allows students to specialize in Political Science (POL S) while receiving a diverse liberal arts education
Political Science majors must complete between 30 and 48 course weights of senior-level Political Science courses (senior-level courses are those at the 200-level and above).
The 30-48 course weights must include the following:
Also you need to complete any two of the following courses.
At least 12 course weights at the 300- and 400-level, of which 6 course weights or more must be at the 400-level.
Note: Students in unique situations such as transfer students or those who took POL S 221 before declaring a Political Science major should speak with the Undergraduate Advisor for advice about fulfilling the program requirements.
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The downside now (as of this last month)? The baking soda in this recipe is causing me skin irritation and itching on my underarms. It ranges from slightly red to super red and itchy and I've had to take a break from this recipe and switch to other natural deodorants that do not contain baking soda (but the one brand I tried doesn't work for me). However, I want to give you the baking soda recipe, though, because if it doesn't irritate you, it is something you can wear all the time and you won't stink. This recipe is tried and true and is super reliable.
This recipe is more liquidy than I would normally make it because I want the deodorant to be more moisturizing so just add two tbsp of coconut oil versus four.
2-4 tbsp of coconut oil, not melted
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2-4 drops of your favorite essential oil
Oils that have anti-bacterial properties are tea tree oil, lavendar, lemongrass, oregano and thyme
Mix everything together by hand and store in an air-tight jar or container; I store mine in an old lotion container. I usually double this recipe but if you are trying this for the first time, stick with the single batch. Put on everyday, massaging into the skin like lotion. It lasts all day and all night for me; you may notice your underarms have a scent the next day but it isn't body odor, it's more like a weird baking soda and coconut oil scent rolled into one.
When you only add two tbsp of coconut oil, the recipe will be a thick lotion texture that solidifies at room temperature. Since, personally, I added more coconut oil, my deodorant is more liquid. Make it whatever texture you wish. The baking soda is the anti-odor ingredient, the starch holds it all together and the oils are for anti-bacterial properties as well as scent. And of course the oil is for moisture. You can also add shea butter or coconut butter for extra moisture. Play around with the amounts of all the ingredients; just make sure to use 1 tbsp of baking soda for a single batch.
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We love playing gongs with the Olli Hess line of mallets. He has spent many years developing his special mallets, and the results are truly form-fitting and sound-friendly gong chimes.
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Oscar host Whoopi Goldberg's Academy Award was stolen after it was sent out for cleaning, but was recovered Tuesday, The Associated Press reports. Goldberg, who won the supporting-actress Oscar for Ghost in 1990, had returned it to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which sent it to the manufacturer for cleaning and replating. The Academy packed up the Oscar and shipped it on Friday via United Parcel Service, but the box was empty when it arrived on Tuesday at R.S. Owens Co. of Chicago, the company that makes the statuettes. The Academy said in a statement that it was stolen from a UPS shipping container. Someone apparently opened the package, removed the Oscar, then resealed the box, said Brad Cafarelli, Goldberg's spokesman.
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SOMERSWORTH — "So tell me, what did you do in school today?"
Most students respond with relatively minor updates, such as learning a new math formula or struggling through a foreign language. Yet for a group of students at Somersworth High School and Career Technical Center, their accomplishment is a bit bigger, literally — such as building a house.
In roughly two weeks, a group of students will put the finishing touches on a 1,500-square-foot home over on River Street. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home is slated to be done by Nov. 9.
"This is just what we do," said Brian Patterson, a building trades instructor at Somersworth High School and Career Technical Center. "These are real-life and hands-on educational experiences."
As Patterson explained, construction of the home originally began back in February, with students developing the majority of the home at the school's shop. Even the home's roof, which has the ability to fold and unfold, was built at the shop before later being installed at a construction site on River Street.
"We're fortunate to have a large facility where we can do most of the work," said Bette Chamberlain, director of the Career Technical Center. "This is a neat program. It gives students the whole experience of what goes into building a house."
Around 35 students have worked Monday through Friday building the modular home. One block works from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and another picks up at around 11 and goes until 12:30 p.m. The home is under contract.
But students won't have much time to rest — they're scheduled to begin work on a storage shed for a food pantry in addition to another modular home.
Overall, Patterson estimated students at the Career Technical Center have built about 30 homes, many of which have been donated to help organizations in need. The school shipped four houses down to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina in addition to several more following a flood in the Granite State in 2008.
"There's been a really great mix of nonprofit organizations this program has been able to help," Chamberlain explained. "And at the same time they're also learning things that will help them in the business world."
"I'm really proud of these kids," she said. "They've shown up ready to work and the house looks great."
Home away from home — at school SHS and Career Tech students build 1,500-square-foot residence
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Workers Burned by Molten Metal Awarded $12 Million by Pennsylvania Jury
Two men who were severely burned in an explosion in 2003 were awarded more than $12 million by a jury in Pennsylvania. A two week trial brought closure to the 7-year ordeal that changed the lives of Rudolph Paci and James Sutch. Both men were seriously burned when molten metal exploded, spouted and poured onto them from an Inductothermal furnace while they were working Sept. 2, 2003, at Ametek Specialty Metal Products.
Mr. Paci, who was 38 at the time, suffered burns over 65 percent of his body. He was in a coma and on a respirator with inhalation burns for seven weeks and was given last rites. He had to undergo extensive skin graft surgery and still has not returned to work.
Mr. Sutch has had a less daunting recovery. Nevertheless, had burns over 22 percent of his body. He recovered and returned to work about 18 months later. He was 37 at the time of the accident.
The men and their wives sued Inductotherm Group, the manufacturer of the furnace, claiming a design defect was responsible for the explosion.
Also named as defendants were Allied Minerals of Columbus, Ohio, and Vesuvius USA Corp. of Carnegie, which supplied the ceramic material used to line the furnace. The jury found Inductothermal 50 percent responsible, while Vesuvius and Allied Mineral were each found to be 25 percent responsible. However, because Vesuvius and Allied Mineral both settled before trial, they will not have to pay their portions of the verdict.


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Vehicle Impound
In my analysis for frequent legislation treatments of which I wrote a hub about, I've come throughout a movement known as the Freeman-on-the-land. Nakonde police performing officer-in-cost Ernest Chuni confirmed yesterday in an interview that every one the 69 registered voters who have been taken to the police station together with the 2 impounded vehicles had been released after subjecting them to scrutiny by the police and other security companies. If you had been making $500,000 per 12 months, there's NO REASON why you could not put away some huge cash annually, apart from the fact that you needed to dwell excessive off the hog. In this article, you've seen some of the internal workings of the Police Impound Cars For Sale market.
Arizona law permits tow companies to file for an abandoned title to hunt possession of the car whether it is left on the tow yard, unclaimed, for greater than 10 days past the 30-day impoundment interval. No more pit road violations for being 5mph over the required speed limit and no more free passes for lapped automobiles. I know individuals who obtained DUIs not reckless and got 25 hours of CC and they even wrecked multiple vehicles.
After forty eight hours of getting the car impounded for an unauthorised driving offence, you can apply to have the automobile disposed of on the subsequent auction. In April 2013, the Queensland Government approved amendments to the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 1 , relating to motorized vehicle impoundment with the aim of enhancing street safety. Paid collections for impound debt-or every other type of debt for that matter-are simply as detrimental to your credit rating as unpaid collections. If your car was impounded as proof of a crime by the Chandler Police Department, the knowledge supplied on this web page doesn't apply to you.
So after the indignity of a theft, there's the insult of spending $242 to get her own automotive back, without even understanding if it can roll off the lot. When a car has been towed from a Clearway Tow Away Zone to the Collingwood impound yard and more than 31 days have passed without it being claimed or collected by the owner, the car is then towed to the Blackburn Auction Yard. Never having sold a car before, I made quite a lot of telephone calls to my father, to make sure I didn't miss a step. You should contact Nationwide Towing and Transport throughout enterprise hours on 134 869 before visiting the Blackburn auction yard.
When I was on the drive it was the first year that they launched the Crown Vics, and I have to admit I preferred driving my beat up Caprice much more than the new Fords. I have had constructive experiences each shopping for and selling cars on Craigslist, and I would recommend posting or answering an advert there if it's essential to buy or sell a automotive. I liked watching vehicles go each other all day, not riding around in circles nostril to tail for 499 miles and on the last lap trying to win.…


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Spring Vineyard Pictures
Vineyards around the Languedoc Roussillon are posting beautiful pictures that showcase that special spring time mood when life returns to the vines and wild flowers of the region.
Here are a few of my favorite photos with links to the original winemaker blog that posted them.
Young pinot grows at Clos Romain
Springtime pictures from the 5000 vines blog attached to Couvent Roujan
This is the Syrah cane pruned.
Carignan in a type of head pruning, or bush pruning.
Gorgeous tractor picture from springtime in la Rabidote
And it's not springtime without some wild asparagus popping up in the vineyard via @Domaine Jones
But spring also has its hardships. March and April showers can cause a lot of problems.
Photos of la Clape after a torrential rain in March turns the massif into an island (or at least a peninsula) once again. via Pech-Céleyran
Fowl swimming in the vines.
And on Easter Sunday, the Corbieres was hit with a terrifying hail storm that has devastated certain parcels. I don't know of any winemakers who are posting photos yet (they're surely busy sending said photos to their insurance companies!), but here's an article from La Vigne that includes a photo of the damage.
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