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So I sold the stupid bush. In that they not benefit from the money (§40) – I replaced it with a §40 tree. The reason is – they are idiots. While this is a challenge, I just couldn't deal any more. It is the middle of a thunderstorm and they finally decided to autonomously woohoo – so they walk away from their double bed and head out to the bush – then they stop and freak out about the storm and run back into the house. Last freaking straw. Bush has been cut down. I tried to put it in their inventory or move it elsewhere but I had to eliminate it. Consider it a barter swap – but they gained nothing useful out of it – only something decorative.
Suffering the after effects of her partying the past few days, Tamilynn has a crappy Sunday. It isn't much better for Seiji as neither of them get any sleep although they try while swapping taking care of Hunter. He must be suffering from croup because he is crying non-stop. Tamilynn has fed him twice and they both are spending time rocking him but nothing is making him happy. They will both be glad when he outgrows this stage. It is so bad that Seiji takes a day of family leave to stay home to sleep.
The dogs are feeling a little neglected and have taken to carrying their bowls around – which makes it difficult for anyone to actually put food into them. When they do actually get to put food in the bowls, the dogs scarf the food down immediately. They need to learn to hunt for their dinner.
Hunter manages to get himself out of the bassinet and falls onto the floor. Seiji and Tamilynn are asleep and don't even notice.
So, he lets them know that he has a booboo from falling down.
Tamilynn decides he is okay and she heads off for a bath leaving Hunter to ask Seiji for hugs.
By the time Seiji bends down to give Hunter the hugs, he has changed his little toddler mind. "Angelic" my ass. And he is definitely, one-hundred percent, Seiji's son. There is no denying that hair.
With no money for toys, Hunter settles for playing with the dogs. They have no idea what to make of this new creature.
Neither one of these two are going to get parent of the year awards. We aren't even looking at parent of the day awards. They both got themselves food and proceeded to eat in front of Hunter, giving him nothing.
After they finished, and Seiji has taken a potty break, then Hunter was able to ask for (twice), and finally receive something to eat.
Tamilynn was still recovering from her partying the previous day so instead of going out, she invited Candy over for a while. They stood outside and talked for a long time.
Inside, Seiji is getting Hunter to the potty and then to bed. For a change everyone was in bed, asleep by midnight.
Just a pretty picture of their replacement tree in a lightning strike – lucky timing on the snap of the shot. Also, this was taken in the middle of the night.
The dogs haven't been clean in days, but why should this make any difference to anyone.
I don't know what it is about this fridge that is so interesting.
Monday morning, the mail comes. Those are scary words. §710 is their total and they have §330. This is not good. It is finally summer so it is time to schedule the yard sale. Schedule, because it can't be today (Monday) because it is already almost noon, and Seiji has to go to work. It can't be Tuesday because the forecast is showing thunderstorms. That means Wednesday is the first day possible. Seiji is off and the weather is forecasted as sunny. That is also the day the bills are due. The table will cost §300, which Tamilynn goes ahead and purchases, leaving them with §30. Sad boy needs something to play with so she buys him a wood car for §20. The sad bank account is now down to §10.
The dogs need to eat, so they are now down to §0 – flat broke.
Hunter loves his car and he plays with it all day, which is good because this is literally his only toy.
Tamilynn goes around the neighborhood collecting anything she can find for the yard sale.
Their only hope is that Seiji is expecting a promotion when he goes to work today. It won't be enough to pay the bills but it will put money back into the bank account.
Go – work – bring back money!
With Seiji off to work, Tamilynn gets antsy so she packs up Hunter and they head over to Candy's house. But she didn't call first and they get there as Candy is headed off to work also. Bye, Candy.
They stay long enough for Tamilynn to introduce herself to Yuki and to swipe a lamp and then they head back to Brindleton Bay.
With Hunter in tow and no money to spend, there is really nothing for Tamilynn to do. She does not meet up with Don or Junior despite the fact that they both call her twice and invite her to either come over to their house or meet them out somewhere. She was tempted, but she said no all four times.
Back home, she takes Hunter to the potty – he did very good and never used his diaper the entire time they were at Candy's house – and then she puts him to bed. I would say she is turning into a good mom, but she never did give him any food, so he is going to be starving when he wakes up.
Since the bush of crap has been exchanged for a tree, Tamilynn decides to try the dog bath thing again and both dogs get baths one more time. We'll see how long that lasts. They were so dirty, you could hear the flies buzzing around them.
Seiji comes home as Tamilynn is finishing up with the last dog – with a promotion and a little bit of a bonus. They are still short what they need to pay the bills for the week, so they do what any self-respecting couple would do. They have a date so they can sell the rewards afterwards.
Two silver dates later, the bills are paid. Silver, because their radio is broken which means in order to get gold they would have had to woohoo, and they are both too exhausted to go that far tonight. As it was, they kept trying to bail out on the dates early and go to bed (to sleep). They are still broke but the yard sale is now just over 24 hours away.
New reshade – this one I think is the one I like the best… so, we will take a quick picture of everyone – also, Tamilynn redecorated the house with better colors. The crappy off-yellow wallpaper sucked. During the process I realized that they were missing the flooring from several of the rooms. Oops. That will be the next purchase they spend money on – although I will say that I have lived with no flooring in part of my house before while we were remodeling (for months going onto a year or more, so it is not unheard of). Tamilynn and Seiji are still exhausted and won't be waking up voluntarily any time soon.
Hunter is about to wake up and he will be HANGRY so someone will be waking up with him. And it won't be voluntarily.
Bella used to blend into the couch but the new reshade preset pops her out nicely.
Monster always sleeps in the same room with Tamilynn and Seiji. I believe he prefers Tamilynn but his relationship with both of them is just friends. This is one of the rooms still missing flooring. Soon*.
And, he is up.
First he is going to make a trip to the potty then he will get some breakfast.
Hunter spends the morning playing with the dogs. Well, he babbles – they just watch him, then they go outside to get away. They really aren't into him.
With not a lot else to choose from – Tamilynn went back to bed and Seiji is cleaning the house – Hunter watches the kids network on TV.
Tamilynn finally gets up, the house is clean, and Seiji needs to build his mixology skill for his next promotion. They need the higher income so he is anxious to get there quickly. They load up Hunter and head down to the local bar, where Seiji convinces the bartender (Leonardo) to let him practice for a little while. It is mid-afternoon and there aren't many customers (and Tami is easy on the eyes) so Leo is agreeable.
Hunter naps on the couch at the entry while the adults do their thing.
Tamilynn finds it boring to watch Seiji learn how to bartend, knowing that he won't make her anything to drink – Leo won't let her drink free and Seiji won't let her spend any money, so she passes the time dancing to the jukebox.
She rummages through the trash but doesn't find anything worthwhile.
Finally, Seiji learns what he needs – he won't be learning any more because he can't promote past the next level and his mixology skill, or lack of, will be what holds him back.
He gathers up Hunter and heads home. He doesn't know if Tamilynn is coming or not – she said she was "right behind him". He isn't looking back though.
Dumbass game – Seiji carries Hunter all the way to the portal home, then drops him off and leaves him behind. I popped Hunter home to join his daddy.
Seiji and Hunter waited for Tamilynn to follow along right behind them, but after playing for a little while, it was time for Hunter to go to bed.
Tamilynn got distracted by the fire – Leonardo is apparently a much more skilled bartender than Seiji. And much more entertaining, at least behind the bar. Tamilynn hasn't shown any interest in Leo.
She orders a drink…
…and makes a phone call…
Maybe Tamilynn misinterpreted Leo's reason for letting Seiji practice behind the bar. Maybe it didn't have anything to do with her charms after all.
Tamilynn's phone call was to Candy – who came down to have girl's night out.
A quick selfie because that is what all the cool kids do.
While Tamilynn and Candy are chatting, Junior is in the background making lovey-dovey eyes at Tamilynn.
Tuesday is alien night at the bar and apparently it gets a little wild.
Tamilynn still has money to spend so she orders her second drink – from Count Vlad. Leo must have taken the rest of the night off when his husband showed up.
It is closing time and Tamilynn is wasted. Junior, being the gentleman he isn't, heads for home, leaving Tamilynn at the bar alone.
She has a long walk to the portal home.
She didn't make it to the portal home before passing out.
That feeling when you come stumbling home after a night out drinking, then passing out in the middle of the street, and you step in dog shit (twice) on your way to bed.
Tamilynn collapsed into bed, dead to the world at 4am, completely forgetting the yard sale that is scheduled to start at 7am – bright and early.
Bright and early the Wednesday morning, Seiji had the table setup and was ready to go.
Tamilynn came out at one point to look over the items, but the sun was very bright and her hangover was very strong, and she went back to bed. She didn't get up again until noon.
Hey guys!!! Come buy our shit!!!
Seiji's sales tactic seems to be working, although I forgot how this works for the first couple of hours – put out the most expensive shot first, then work your way down to the cheap shit. Since Tamilynn was sleeping, Hunter stayed close to Seiji for the morning rush.
Then he went inside and made a mess. Several messes actually. The potty hasn't been cleaned because I have never bought them a trash can.
Tamilynn decided to get up about this time – she was in the kitchen eating and is scolding Hunter. He is blaming Monster for telling on him.
Why did Monster be so mean?
Tamilynn takes Hunter and gives him a sandwich and she heads off for a pee and a shower.
During which she breaks both the toilet and the tub. I am so happy that she is allowed to repair those items. (They still have not replaced the stereo).
Hunter is ready to get out of the high chair but everyone is busy and he gets stuck waiting.
And waiting.
And waiting.
Maybe they forgot about him?
The day wears on – Seiji has been working the table all day by himself – he hasn't been allowed to eat or potty all day. Tamilynn comes out to take Hunter inside and put him to bed.
After which, she finally comes out and relieves Seiji for the last two hours so he can pee, eat, and shower. And not necessarily in that order.
The yard sale ends and they were able to sell everything except for two fossils. In addition to the items they sold through the table, they were able to unload the three used cabinets, the coffee maker Seiji got from work, several items Tamilynn stole, and a lot of plumbing parts. They made §1,616, bringing their bank balance up to §1,640.
Never one to let the money rest in the bank, Tamilynn buys a flower arranging station for §250, a bee box for §265, a programmable pet feeder for §240, a teddy bear for §75, blocks for §80, and a big boy bed for Hunter for §240. With their purchases, they blew through the yard sale money and are down to §490, and they still haven't replaced the stereo. Inside trash can §25 and outside trash can §155 (balance §310). Seiji fills up the programmable pet feeder (§40) and sets it for every 6 hours. With two dogs eating out of one feeder, it might need to refill every 3 hours, but we'll see. And I have no idea where the dog bowls are. The dumbass dogs have carried them off, or they ate them. I don't have a single, loving clue. (found them in the bathroom finally, so they are in inventory now for next year's yard sale). After putting down the rest of the missing flooring, they are back down to §90 in the bank.
Seiji has had a long day and he decides to try out the bubbles – he finds them very relaxing.
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The credits for prestige dramas are often turgid monuments to codswallop which is why this tool is the greatest invention of this century
Last year, Kanye West embarked upon a self-aggrandising seven-minute monologue during an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres show. As this monologue hit full speed, West bellowed the following statement to nobody in particular: Picasso is dead, Walt Disney is dead, Steve Jobs is dead. Name someone living that you can name in the same breath as them.
This question has remained unanswered until now. Because, although I dont know the name of the genius in question, an heir has finally been discovered. The pattern now goes Picasso, Walt Disney, Steve Jobs and whoever invented Netflixs skip intro button.
Im increasingly of the persuasion that this tool is the greatest invention of the 21st century so far. Its certainly the most satisfying. If youre yet to experience its magnificent wonders, let me walk you through it, step by glorious step. You turn on Netflix. You choose a show. Its interminable title sequence lurches into action. A little rectangular button pops up in the bottom right of the screen. It says skip intro. You hit it. As if by magic, the title sequence goes away and youre slap-bang into the show itself. Its miraculous.
One little-discussed downside of Peak TV is that 95% of all title sequences are terrible. This is because there are too many prestige dramas and theyre all trying to prove that theyre more prestigious than the others. The fastest way for them to do this is to hurl every last ounce of pretension they can at the opening sequence. The signifiers have almost become rote now: if theres atonal music and tiny writing and you start to lose the will to live about halfway through, you know this must be a really important series.
Prestigious opening titles have become such a lazy trope that lesser shows are starting to misuse them. The intro to Star Trek: Discovery, for instance, is as toweringly self-important as anything since the first series of The Leftovers. It is a monument to codswallop, dripping with references to the Renaissance up to and including Michelangelos fresco of The Creation of Adam, set to the sort of ambient chiming they play in tall lifts to stop people from freaking out.
Worse still, just when you think its done because the words Star Trek Discovery pop up it lumbers on for 13 more agonising seconds. This would be good if Star Trek: Discovery was actually prestigious, but it isnt. Its a workaday spin-off of three or four better predecessors. Show me someone who wouldnt skip the Star Trek: Discovery intro, given the chance, and Ill show you a masochist.
Same with Mindhunter. Its title sequence is novel the first time around hey, a tape recorder really does look like a bit like a dead persons face! but watching all 95 seconds of it 10 times in a row, and listening to the title music, which sounds like someone tuning a railway station piano as slowly as possible, is too much to ask. We just want to see some serial killers. Of course were going to skip the intro.
Netflix has toyed with intro-skipping before. It used to start episodes automatically once the opening titles were finished, but the lack of choice irritated some. Now, though, you need only hit a button and bang the whole thing blows up, never to be seen again. Its destruction of the most satisfying kind. Its the televisual equivalent of being a drone pilot. I cant get enough of it.
In an ideal world, all title sequences would be as short as the one for The Good Place, which is just a momentary white-on-green screen. A sequence like that proves that the show is desperate to tell you as much story as it can before time runs out. It tells you theres no time to waste. Its exciting. But, until that happens, at least weve got this magical button. Its unknown creator should step forward immediately, so we can all throw flowers at them.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/nov/08/in-praise-of-netflix-skip-intro-button

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Hello my dear readers,
Another Monday, another week 🙂
Today let's talk about Zucchini or Courgette, a rustic vegetable that is quite easy to grow and therefore very popular. In fact, it cannot miss from the greengrocer or supermarket, just as it cannot miss in summer, since it needs a sunny climate to mature; characteristic also indicated by their funny scientific name, cucurbita pepo, where the Greek pépon means "matured in the sun".
Zucchini belong to the Cucurbitaceae family, the same of melons and squash. The zucchini plant is annual, with a creeping or climbing herbaceous stem, and it fears the cold, preferring a temperate climate.
Zucchini, like some other very popular products, including chocolate and beans, was imported from the Americas in the 1500s by the Spaniards. And yet it was precisely in Italy, that the various types of zucchini that are present throughout the world nowadays, were "derived" through different crossings (not from nothing the English word "zucchini" is used). Italy is still one of the world's largest producers of this vegetable. Imagine that only a few years ago, Italy entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest zucchini in the world collected in the province of Ferrara, a full 2 meters long zucchini.
Maybe you know it as zucchini, but there are so many additional types out there, from courgette or marrows to summer squash, crookneck to pattypan, depending on where you live.
The most common in European markets are undoubtedly long zucchini, usually dark green and cylindrical. Then there are the round zucchini, particularly appreciated for recipes that require a filling; the patisson zucchini, tasty and white, yellow or orange; and the eccentric zucchini, which is different from all the other types.
It is a pleasure to grow zucchini in the garden or in a pot on your balcony.
Those who want to grow zucchini in pots can choose containers at least 45 – 50 cm wide. Choose a universal fertile soil. The depth of the vase should be at least 45 cm. For growing in pots you can also choose the climbing zucchini, provided you grow it near a railing.
Or if you chose to grow it in the garden, should be grown in parallel rows with a distance of 60 cm from each other. Each plant, placed in the same row, must be about 3 feet away from each other.
Zucchini plants prefer a soil that tends to acid, with an optimal pH of between 5.8 and 6.8. The plants must be exposed in full sun and the soil must be fertile and compact.
Zucchini need a lot of water. To prevent possible rotting, at the time of irrigation, avoid wetting the leaves or the fruit. If you are not sure of the quality of your soil, a couple of days after planting, you can fertilize it with liquid or granulated fertilizer, even better if based on nitrogen: the nitrogen-based fertilizer in granules is also more economic and adapts well to every type of cultivation!
If you plan to grow zucchini starting from the seed, you can start to sprout the seeds from the beginning of May by sowing directly in the open field. The seeds require from 5 to 10 days to sprout, at an optimal temperature between 18 and 28 °C. To save yourself a bit of waiting, you can start growing zucchini starting from plants or sowing in a protected environment.
Zucchini are very sensitive to frost, so depending on your geographical location, choose the ideal period for planting: any risk of late frost must be passed.
Zucchini prefer a warm and temperate climate, with good ventilation. The optimal temperature is for the development is included 20-28 °C.
But the best of it, the zucchini gives it in the kitchen, where it lends itself to multiple uses: it can be served as an appetizer if grilled and put in oil or marinated, it can be used with pasta, as a side dish with meat or fish or even as a second course in the case of recipes such as stuffed zucchini or the light and tasty zucchini parmigiana.
Because the zucchini is a versatile ingredient with which you can have fun preparing both simple and elaborate dishes, from the more traditional ones like the zucchini parmigiana or the ricotta and zucchini savory cake, to the original and "fashion" ones like the salted cheesecake zucchini to bring to the table as a fresh appetizer to amaze your guests. With zucchini you can prepare quick and easy dishes in a few minutes without giving up interesting and appetizing flavors and combinations such as zucchini pasta with wild fennel, aromatic zucchini rolls or the classic side dish of sautéed zucchini served as a dessert with apples, almonds and orange juice.
The stuffed zucchini are a classic preparation of Italian cuisine, with cold cuts and vegetables, to be enjoyed hot or warm, they are appetizers, a side dish or an appetizing and complete second course. For a second course of meat with vegetables, choose the scallops with zucchini and mint, a light dish, easy and quick to prepare for a family dinner, suitable for everyone, even for the little ones! Fritatte, baked zucchini, and tasty meatballs are the ideal solution for a complete, healthy and appetizing meal to take to the office or to enjoy with friends outdoors to enjoy a sunny day.
Based on what you decide to combine with zucchini, you can get refined and original results. Very simple!
During summer, you can find zucchini that still have attached their flowers, that are so so good also eat them alone. They are traditionally battered and fried, but are also delicious stuffed with speck and mozzarella or ricotta cheese. They are so delicate but have a distinctive zucchini flavor.
Composed of 90% water, the zucchini has a delicate flavor and a very high filling power which, combined with very few calories (18 per 100g), makes it a perfect ingredient for any type of weight loss diet. Detoxifying and diuretic, zucchini are rich in potassium and vitamins A, C and E, revealing themselves to be a good health allies.
Having a lot of water, together with the abundant presence of potassium, makes the zucchini a highly diuretic vegetable. Furthermore, the low glycemic index makes the zucchini a food particularly suitable for diabetic persons.
Zucchini are an important source of mineral salts and vitamins, while fibers are present, particularly in the peel, but not in very large quantities. Thanks to their consistency and their composition, the zucchini are very digestible and therefore can be easily eaten by children, the elderly and those who suffer from digestive disorders.
Thanks to the abundance of water and potassium, zucchini are recommended in case of hypertension. They also help eliminate excess cholesterol.
Zucchini, if consumed often, help reduce water retention and consequently cellulite. They are also indicated for those who follow a diet to lose weight or simply for those who want to keep fit, being low in calories, rich in water and with high satiating power.
Their diuretic action makes this vegetable suitable for combating infections and inflammation of the urinary tract.
Zucchini are also useful if used on the skin. In particular, like cucumber, zucchini also help to counteract the bags under the eyes and prevent expression lines. Thanks to the presence of vitamin C, they are beneficial for skin health and protect from sun damage.
Thank you all for reading. Are you thinking that it's time to eat more zucchini to try to keep the weight under control? Let me know in the comments below how you prefer to consume this versatile vegetable in the kitchen!
In Europe, Italy is one of the largest producers of zucchini, and its cultivation is widespread in all regions but especially in Sicily, Lazio, Piedmont, Veneto, Puglia, Tuscany and Liguria.
Join me next time and I'll take you in Veneto, Padua more precisely, almost in my home backyard 😉
And last but not least, don't doubt about yourself as you have got everything what it takes to make your dreams a reality! Never underestimate yourself! Believe it!
Have a wonderful week! See you next time!
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Cyndy and Ross Moncrieff
"Choosing to sail with Leon this year began with the conclusion of our trip in 2014 – we had walked the West Highland Way from Glasgow to Fort William before taking a train down to Oban and sailing with Leon around the Western Isles. Our time together was so positive we knew we had to repeat the experience, albeit with a new twist. This time we walked from Fort William to Inverness along the Great Glen Way, before joining Leon in Inverness to sail to Shetland , where we hoped to find distant members of our family (my grandfather emigrated to Australia in 1921).
"Our adventure with Leon began during our walk, somewhere along Loch Ness, when we were walking up on the high trail above the tree line. After reaching the summit, we sheltered behind a wind break made of local stone, and prepared a quick lunch. It was blowing a gale, and difficult to stand against the wind outside of the windbreak. As we repacked and hefted our back backs, I took a quick peak over the top, looking south down the loch. In the distance I could see a small sail – the only boat we had seen on Loch Ness that day. 'That'll be Leon for sure', my wife said, 'He's the only one brave enough to sail out there today!'. I took a photo with my iPhone, but the sail was no more than a pixel or two in size, so even when stretched out, I couldn't be sure it was Regina Laska.
"Cyndy, who has the most acute long distance eye sight, peeked over the top with me. 'Yep, that's him', she declared. We set off on our decent, and after 15 or 20 minutes came down into the tree line, just in time to catch site of the yacht abreast of us through the trees. This time we could get a larger image of the yacht, and as Cyndy stated, it was Regina Laska, barreling up the loch under a genoa!
"Meeting up with Leon in Inverness was like greeting a friend not seen for a long time – we had a lot to catch up on, and lucky for us the tidal gate outside the loch prevented us from departing the Caledonian Canal until mid afternoon.
"Our voyage was a port hopping exercise, with stops at Cromarty, Wick, Kirkwall (Orkney), Fair Isle, Sumburgh and finally Lerwick (Shetland). No matter where we moored for the night, Leon seemed to know of a special feature that made our journey a series of insights to life in these northern environments. For instance, our evening in Kirkwall was spent at the Reel, a small café/bar that hosts live music in the evening (we were the last to leave after midnight). This we came to realise, was just a warm up for 'the real thing' in Shetland at the Lounge in Lerwick a few days later!
"Early on in Cromarty, we came across a cruise ship in the firth. It was an ugly example of these structures, composed of endless cubicles stacked up and along the hull, and topped off with a gigantic TV screen in case boredom sets in.
At first glance it reminded me of the ships used in Northern Australia to ship live exports of cattle to Indonesia, so I innocently asked Leon where the cattle came from around here. In his inimitable fashion, Leon reminded me that in Europe, the live exports were referred to as 'humans' and this was called a 'Cruise Ship'! Later in Orkney, another of these floating cities berthed overnight, and disgorged its contents onto the unsuspecting streets of Kirkwall. The press of people in the small streets made it difficult to get about, in stark contrast to the previous day when it seemed the town was barely populated. We took shelter back at the Reel, in order to get lunch, and scored a small table to sit at.
The café was packed to the rafters, and I found myself with my left ear between Leon and Cyndy, and my right ear between two passengers from the cruise ship. While Leon and Cyndy discussed the music we had listened to the night before, the two passengers discussed the merits of retriever dogs – apparently there is a rule that competing dogs are not to wear any adornment, yet one of the passengers was greatly aggrieved that her dog had lost a competition to a dog with a bow in its hair.
"On reflection, this incident encapsulated the essence of sailing with Leon. On board Regina Laska, we were treated to a hand crafted voyage, tailored around our particular preferences, and augmented by Leon's local knowledge, while all of the time, progressing from one port to the next onboard a very comfortable and expertly sailed yacht. In contrast, the passengers on the cruise ship were just dropped off in one place or another, and obliged to find their own way – small wonder they had reverted to discussing unrelated matters.
"The sailing was also wonderful. Regina Laska is such a mile eater, and with push button controls, so easy to keep moving in changing conditions. This ability came to the fore in the Pentland Firth where we were caught between our preferred course to beat the tide and currents, and the approaching bulk of a north sea oil tanker, who called us up and made it clear he was not going to change his course! By shortening sail (all from the cockpit), we eased in behind the tanker and kept our bearing, while clearly signaling to the tanker's skipper we were taking action to avoid a collision. Sailing further north, between The Orkneys and Fair Isle, then on to Sumburgh and Lerwick set the mood and scene for us as we went 'a –Viking' for our relatives in Shetland.
"… and find them we did! A day spent at the Shetland Museum, and two days of knocking on doors resulted in us locating two brothers in Aith, whose great, great grandfather and mine are the same. Better still, we left with a hand shake and a promise to meet up again, rather than reverting to our Viking heritage and laying waste to the countryside!!"
Cyndy and Ross, Australia, travelling half way around the world a second year in order to sail Leg 8-2015 onboard Regina Laska, this time Inverness (Scotland) – Lerwick (Shetland) via Orkney and Fair Isle


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MCLEAN, Va., March 12, 2013 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been selected to modernize and sustain the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) joint command and control (C2) system used to provide accurate, complete and timely information for the armed forces operational chain of command.
Under the Encore II contracting vehicle from the Defense Information Systems Agency, Northrop Grumman was awarded $58 million for the base year of a task order for Global Command and Control System-Joint (GCCS-J) engineering support services. The contract has a potential value of $211 million over 54 months, if all options are exercised.
"Northrop Grumman's approach integrates cross-domain C2 and intelligence systems to deliver a more affordable joint C2 capability," said Pat Camacho, vice president of integrated command, control, communications and intelligence systems for Northrop Grumman Information Systems. "In addition, the use of our CMMI Level 5 agile development and system integration processes will provide flexibility for responding to emerging warfighter needs."
GCCS-J program objectives include modernizing the architecture in compliance with Joint C2 Common Architecture standards, accelerating the integration of warfighter capabilities and significantly reducing life cycle costs. Tasking under the contract includes systems engineering, security engineering, development and sustainment of applications for situational awareness, force protection, C2 and intelligence support.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- A second guidance counselor at Roncalli High School has come forward claiming the school is discriminating against her because of her sexual orientation.
Lynn Starkey, Co-Director of guidance at Roncalli High School, filed a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Friday, alleging "discrimination and hostile work environment based on sex and sexual orientation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964."
READ | Shelly Fitzgerald remains on paid administrative leave with Roncalli
According to a press release sent out by Starkey's attorney on Friday, she has served as a guidance counselor at the school for 21 years and has worked at Roncalli for the past 39 years.
"Ms. Starkey is a gay female and she and her spouse obtained a civil union license in 2015," the release states.
It claims that two days after Roncalli and the Archdiocese placed Shelly Fitzgerald on paid administrative leave the principal asked her if she was in a civil union, which she answered truthfully.
"The Archdiocese and Roncalli's decision to threaten Ms. Fitzgerald's employment, and place her on administrative leave, has severely or perversely altered the conditions of Ms. Starkey's work environment in multiple respects."
READ | Roncalli guidance counselor says she was asked to resign over same-sex marriage | Parents demand change and show support for Roncalli counselor
The charges claim that Starkey has had to assume Fitzgerald's responsibilities, which has added to her workload and has caused her "severe emotional distress, pain and suffering and mental anguish."
Starkey's lawyer also claims she is also seeking back pay for a bonus she had earned in 2009 but had never received.
Starkey's claims come the day after Shelly Fitzgerald announced she was moving forward with her case against Roncalli High School and the Archdiocese of Indianapolis for her own same-sex marriage case.
Fitzgerald said she is still on paid administrative leave with Roncalli High School. She is pushing for the Archdiocese to extend benefits to spouses of gay and lesbian employees and to allow the creation of support groups at Catholic high schools.
"Don't get me wrong, I love Roncalli. I always have and I always will. It is time to make things better. It is time for us to start living what we teach. We all need to be more loving, more accepting and more welcoming to everyone, just as Jesus did and just as he called us to do," said Fitzgerald.
Starkey's lawyer spoke to the media on Friday afternoon. You can watch that below.
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Siti was on Cyrene on 12 Apr (Thu) for her seagrass experiment when she spotted these typical furrows in seagrass meadows.
Tape seagrass (Enhalus acoroides), Sickle seagrass (Thalassia hemprichii), Serrated ribbon seagrass (Cymodocea serrulata), Noodle seagrass (Syringodium isoetifolium), Spoon seagrasses (Halophila ovalis) and Needle seagrasses (Halodule sp.).
in the middle of the industrial triangle made up of the massive industries on Jurong Island, huge refineries on Pulau Bukom and the world-class container terminals at Pasir Panjang.
dugong feeding trails at Pulau Semakau in May 2011, so there do seem to be dugongs in our Southern waters!
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|Molasses spill in Honolulu Harbor, KHON2 screen capture
Department of Health officials expressed pleasant surprise Saturday that Matson Inc.'s estimated 233,000-gallon molasses spill in Honolulu Harbor last week seems to be dissipating faster than predicted. Peering down at the dark blue water from aboard a boat Saturday, the state's environmental health chief said it was looking good. Star-Advertiser.
A week after thousands of gallons of molasses spilled into Honolulu Harbor, the plume continues to wipe out marine life and hover close to shore. As the state determines whether to move from response to recovery mode, KHON2 took an aerial tour that showed we're not out of the woods just yet.
Hawaii U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz says more than just a pipe failed when 1,400 tons of molasses spilled into Honolulu Harbor last week. Schatz says it's clear lawmakers have to look at how the system run by Matson Navigation Co. is regulated by federal and state officials. Associated Press.
A faulty pipe with a hole about the size of a fist was found at the end of Matson's barge at Honolulu Harbor on Horizons side. The pipe, Matson says, was not supposed to be in use at the time of the spill. Investigators are still trying to figure out how molasses got there. KITV.
On Saturday, a gaggle of cameramen and reporters boarded a tug boat at Pier 9 behind Aloha Tower to go on a tour of what's being called the largest marine disaster in the state's history — a massive molasses spill in Honolulu Harbor. Civil Beat.
The molasses spill in Honolulu Harbor that has already caused the death of thousands of fish is now confirmed to be the cause of mass coral bleaching and death as well. Robert Richmond, University of Hawaii marine biology professor and director of Kewalo Marine Laboratory, told reporters that evidence of coral death was present not only within the harbor but also in the waters beyond it. HuffPost Hawaii.
Hawaii Pacific University's Marine Mammal Stranding Program may no longer be able to pick up as many dead whale and dolphin carcasses from the beach because of federal budget cuts. The program lost $100,000 in federal grant funding, or two-thirds of its operating budget. Associated Press.
Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Simeon Acoba was recently selected to receive the Ninth Annual Dwight D. Opperman Award for Judicial Excellence from the American Judicature Society. Garden Island.
At Civil Beat we recently received a visit by several pro-GMO and pro-pesticide farmers. They argued that pesticides and GMOs are tools that farmers in Hawaii need to be competitive.
State roundup for September 16. Associated Press.
The University of Hawaii's flagship Manoa campus dropped two spots on this year's U.S. News & World Report list of best colleges published last week. UH-Manoa ranks as the 158th-best school in the nation out of 201 rated public and private universities. Star-Advertiser.
The Honolulu Police Department pays hundreds of thousands of overtime for motorcades when dignitaries come to town. Civil Beat.
The Navy is placing a $10 million order for work to replace a 24-inch underwater waterline crossing Pearl Harbor. Associated Press.
A 2012 competition for a state House of Representatives seat was marked by negative mailers from a conservative Christian group. Now, Marilyn Lee is seeking to win her District 36 seat (Mililani Mauka, Mililani) back, criticizing her GOP opponent as out of touch. Civil Beat.
Rights clash amid dispute over mural. Native Hawaiians are entitled to control their identity, while federal law protects artists' work from alteration. Star-Advertiser.
A contract to develop a 50-megawatt geothermal project on the Big Island, which some say could cost up to $200 million, is expected to be awarded soon by Hawaii Electric Light Co., Pacific Business News has learned.
Kohala residents will have a new option starting Saturday when they want to fly to Maui or Oahu. That's when Mokulele Airlines' new service from the Waimea-Kohala Airport begins. West Hawaii Today.
Waste, energy plant proposal to come before council shortly. Mayor Alan Arakawa's administration is finalizing negotiations with California-based Anaergia Services for the proposed Central Maui waste-to-energy plant, county officials said Tuesday. Maui News.
Former Maui County Council Members Danny Mateo, Mike Molina and Joe Pontanilla are considering campaigns next year to reclaim council seats they relinquished because of term limits. Maui News.
A Public Utilities Commission investigative proceeding on the feasibility of an undersea power cable between Maui and Oahu has drawn comments and interventions from Maui County, environmental groups and developers seeking the job of laying a high-voltage cable 112 miles long and as deep as 2,100 feet. Maui News.
An early morning siren malfunction on Maui and Molokai was caused by a mechanical issue related to a recent upgrade of the siren warning system, officials with the Maui County Civil Defense Agency announced this afternoon. Maui Now.
The Maui Department of Water Supply announced the two-day shutdown its Kamole Water Treatment Plant on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 16 and 17, 2013.The shutdown is being implemented as contractors work on the final phases of a capital improvement project ensure reliability during times of drought, and save on electrical costs. Maui Now.
Twelve percent of transient vacation rentals on file on Kauai have appealed a denial for a permit-renewal. Currently, 10 percent of the island's TVR inventory is assigned to a contested case hearing, and this number could increase as more appeals are sent to a hearings officer. Garden Island.
A Kilauea resident says he was exposed to pesticides while driving with his windows down as he passed a DuPont Pioneer agricultural field in Lihue Wednesday morning. Garden Island.


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Premier Daniel Andrews today joined dairy farmers in the Echuca area to announce grants to help producers affected by the milk price downturn.
Thanks to funding from the Andrews Labor Government, eligible farm businesses can apply for a grant of up to $5,000 to invest in fixed infrastructure to improve their farm.
Farmers can use the funding to support operational improvements like irrigation, install better permanent milk vats or fodder storage, undertake pasture renovation, purchase improved sensor technology and upgrade on-farm infrastructure.
Access to the grants is not limited to Murray Goulburn and Fonterra suppliers given the challenging seasonal and economic conditions impacting all dairy farmers.
The $1.8 million grants program is part of the Labor Government's comprehensive $13.5 million Dairy Assistance Package.
The development grants will remain open until 30 June 2017, or until the program funds are fully allocated.
The Labor Government is supporting dairy farmers through targeted assistance including:
- $1.4 million for dairy farming families to receive 15 hours of free kindergarten
- $1.5 million for camps, sports and excursions so no child misses out
- $750,000 for Rural Skills Connect employment program for farmers
- $600,000 for targeted dairy technical support
- $320,000 to extend Rural Financial Counselling services to small businesses
- Support for retraining through the TAFE system.
Rural Finance will deliver the grants program and farm business can check the eligibility criteria by contacting Rural Finance on 1800 260 425 or by visiting .
To access the grants, applicants will need to have an ABN, be registered for GST and derive at least 50 per cent of their primary income from farming.
A minimum dollar for dollar co-contribution from the farm business is required to receive the program's support.
Quotes attributable to Premier Daniel Andrews
"We were elected to put people first and that's exactly what we're doing with our dairy farmers during these tough times."
"Whether it's grants to support farm businesses, retraining opportunities through TAFE or free kinder, we'll give dairy families the support they need to get them back on their feet."
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Croatia (Croatian: Hrvatska) is a country in the Balkans on the east side of the Adriatic Sea, to the east of Italy. It is surrounded by Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the north, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the southeast, Serbia in the east, and Montenegro to the south.
The Croats settled in the Balkans in the early 7th century and formed two principalities: Dalmatia and Pannonia. The establishment of the Trpimirović dynasty ca 850 brought strengthening to the Dalmatian Croat Duchy, which together with the Pannonian principality became a kingdom in 925 under King Tomislav. In 1102, Croatia entered into a personal union with the Hungarian Kingdom. After the 1526 Battle of Mohács the "reliquiae reliquiarum" (remnants of the remnants) of Croatia became a part of the Habsburg Monarchy in 1527. Croatian lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the latter's dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became an independent communist state under the strong hand of Marshal Tito. When Croatia declared independence in 1991 it took four years of sporadic but bloody war before Yugoslav army left Croatia. Under UN supervision the last Serb-held enclave in eastern Slavonia was returned to Croatia in 1998. The conflict resulted in a mass exodus of the native Serbian minority (to Bosnia and Serbia) which had inhabited portions of Croatia for centuries. Prior to the war of independence, Croatia's Serbian minority made up around 15% of the overall population.
Visitors now to Croatia's more popular towns would see little physical evidence of this violence. Croatia's coastal areas are especially stunning, and have the hybrid charm of Eastern European and the Mediterranean.
There are three regions of croatia: Lowland Croatia (croatian: "Nizinska Hrvatska"), Littoral Croatia (cr. "Primorska Hrvatska") and Mountainish Croatia (cr. "Gorska Hrvatska").
Littoral Croatia is made of north and south Croatian coastline: Northern coastline consists of:
Istria (cr. "Istra") - a peninsula in the northwest, bordering Slovenia
Kvarner - seashore and highlands north of Dalmatia Southern coastline consists of only:
Dalmatia (cr. "Dalmacija")- a strip of mainland and islands between the Mediterranean and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowland Croatia consists of:
Zagreb - the capital and largest city.
Dubrovnik - historic coastal city and UNESCO World Heritage site.
Split- ancient port city with Roman ruins.
Pula - biggest town in Istria with the Roman amphitheater (commonly called Arena)
Osijek - capital of Slavonia and an important city.
Slavonski Brod -
Rijeka - Croatia's largest and main port
Varaždin - Croatia's former Baroque capital.
Zadar - biggest city of north-central Dalmatia with rich history
Dugi Rat
Omiš - coastal jewel built by the Pirates
Ruskamen - most beautiful beaches on Adriatic.
Novalja - on the Island of Pag
Njivice - on the Island of Krk
Bol - island Brač
Krka National Park - a river valley near Šibenik
Kornati National Park
Island of Hvar
Island of Brač
Vrbovec, a small town near Zagreb
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has included the following Croatian sites on its World Heritage List:
North Americans, Australians and many other nationals can enter Croatia with a valid passport and without a visa. Citizens of EU member countries and Bosnia and Herzegovina can even enter the country with a valid identity card. The document of identity must be valid at least three months longer than you plan to stay in Croatia.
Transport services Whether you arrive in Croatia by air, ferry or a cruise boat and you need transportation to your final destination (hotel, apartment or private accommodation) you can use taxi service by calling 970. Taxi usually comes within 10 to 15 minutes from the call except in busy summer season where it depends on how much business they have. You can also book the transportation in advance which is great when you are in a hurry or have a larger number of people in need of transportation, or you just want everything organized in advance.
Croatia Airlines , the national carrier and member of Star Alliance, flies to Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Munich, Paris, Prague, Tel Aviv, Rome, Sarajevo, Skopje, Vienna, Zurich and - during the tourist season - Manchester.
Adria Airways - Slovenian national carrier flies from Ljubljana to Split and Dubrovnik (note: there are no flights from Ljubljana to Zagreb as the two are located close together and are around 2 hours by car/train/bus)
Austrian Airlines flies from Vienna to Zagreb, Split and Dubrovnik
Alitalia flies from Milan Malpensa to Zagreb and Split.
Clickair , a Spanish low-cost carrier flies between Dubrovnik and the Spanish cities of Barcelona and Valencia.
CSA Czech Airlines - SkyTeam member; flies from Prague to Zagreb all the year, and to Split during summer.
Darwin Airline flies between Geneva and Dubrovnik (Thursdays and Sundays) as well as Zurich and Dubrovnik (Saturdays).
EasyJet has flights to the following destinations in Croatia:
Estonian Air is flying every Wednesday and Saturday from Tallinn to Dubrovnik.
FlyBe operates routes between Dubrovnik and two UK destinations Exeter and Birmingham.
GermanWings - cheap connection from Berlin, Cologne, Stuttgart and Hamburg, to Zagreb, Split, Zadar and Dubrovnik
HLX (Hapag-Lloyd Express) - flies to Rijeka and Dubrovnik from Germany, has good overview of cheaper flights
Intersky flies from Friedrichshafen to Zadar
Ryanair flies from London Stansted to Pula and Zadar. Also from Dublin to Zadar.
Scandjet is a Scandinavian low fare airline that connects Sweden, Norway and Denmark with Croatia. It flies from:
SkyEurope - cheap connection from Bratislava, Prague and Budapest to Zadar, Split and Dubrovnik in the summer season
TAP Portugal is flying from Zagreb to Lisbon via Bologna three times a week (Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays).
Additionally you can use airports in neighboring countries which are within few hours of reach from Zagreb and Rijeka (apart from some of the listed options in Italy):
Ljubljana (for EasyJet flights to London Stansted or other Adria Airways flights)
Graz and Klagenfurt (for Ryanair flights from London Stansted)
Trieste (for Ryanair flights from London Stansted). You can also use Venice Marco Polo (for British Airways flights from the UK) or Venice Treviso (Ryanair from Stanstead). Ancona is also an option (Ryanair from Stanstead) for those who want to take ferry or hydrofoil to Zadar and Split. Ryanair also flies to Pescara which is a short drive away from Ancona.
Some may decide to use Tivat Airport (in Montenegro) which is within easy reach from Dubrovnik.
The rail network connects all major Croatian cities, except Dubrovnik. There are direct lines from Austria, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Greece. There are indirect lines from almost all other European countries.
Tourists coming from or going to neighboring countries should note the following EuroCity and InterCity railway lines:
EC "Mimara": Berlin - Leipzig - Munich - Salzburg - Ljubljana - Zagreb
NB: While Croatia (paired with Slovenia) is covered on some Eurail passes, staff at domestic ticket windows will tend to have no idea about validating the pass on the first day of use. There are recorded instances of staff saying that the conductor would validate the pass, and the conductor simply treating it as a regular ticket. Fortunately, the international ticket staff (particularly in Zagreb) are aware of how to validate the pass, and have been known to validate it retrospectively where necessary. They even ask for the details of the domestic ticket seller who gave the wrong information.
The traveller is therefore recommended to have already validated their Eurail pass on arrival in Croatia, or to have it validated at an international window even if the first trip on it will be domestic.
To enter Croatia, a driver's license, an automobile registration card and vehicle insurance documents (including Green Card) are required. If you need road assistance, you should dial 987. The following speeds are permitted:
50 km/h - within built-up areas
90 km/h - outside built-up areas
110 km/h - on major motor routes
130 km/h - on motorways
80 km/h - for motor vehicles with a caravan trailer
80 km/h - for buses and buses with a light trailer
When driving in the rain, you should adjust speed to conditions on wet roads. Driving with headlights is not obligatory during the day (during Daylight Savings Time; it is obligatory during winter months). Use of mobile phones while driving is not permitted. Maximum permitted amount of alcohol in blood: 0.5 per ml! Use of seat belts is obligatory.
Hrvatski Auto Klub is the Croatian Automobile Club dedicated to assisting drivers and promoting greater traffic security. Its site offers minute-by-minute updates, status of national traffic, weather, numerous maps and webcams located all over Croatia. Content is available in Croatian, English, German and Italian.
Very good network of buses once in the country - cheap and regular.
If you are coming from Italy there are two buses daily from Venice leaving at 11AM and 1:45PM going to Istria, with a final stop in Pula. These are operated by two different bus companies, but you can buy tickets for both buses at the A.T.V.O bus office at the Venice bus station. The office is in the bus station, but located outside on the ground level across from where all the buses park. Both buses pick up at spot b15. It is roughly a 5 hour bus ride, with stops in Trieste and Rovinj. You can also pick up the bus at the bus station in Mestre, fifteen minutes after the scheduled bus leaves Venice. Coming in from Trieste, Italy is popular among Europeans, for Trieste is a Ryanair destination. You cross the Italian-Slovenian border first, followed by the Slovenian-Croatian border, but they are very close to one another. Border officers will board the bus to see passports, but you do not have to exit the bus.
Dubrovnik and Split are the main destinations of international buses from Bosnia and Hercegovina or Montenegro, with daily buses traveling to cities such as Sarajevo, Mostar and Kotor (some lines such as Split-Mostar operate every few hours). Seasonal lines also extend through to Skopje from Dubrovnik. Border formalities on the buses are extremely efficient, and do not involve leaving the bus (previous services from Dubrovnik to Kotor involved changing buses at the Croatian border).
Osijek is a very big bus hub for international travel to Hungary, Serbia and Bosnia in addition to its local buses, and the station is located conveniently next to the railway station. Many buses heading from Zagreb north into Hungary or Austria will pass through Varaždin.
Ferries are cheap and go regularly between various places by the coast. Although they are not fast they are probably the best way to see the beautiful Croatian islands of the Adriatic Sea.
Jadrolinija is the main Croatian passenger shipping line that maintains the largest number of regular international and domestic ferry and shipping lines. The following international lines are serviced by car ferries:
Korčula - Hvar - Split - Ancona
Zadar - Dugi otok - Ancona
Blue Line International also covers the international line:
Venezia Lines has regular catamaran lines between Venice and the Croatian cities of Poreč, Pula, Rovinj and Rabac
National airline company Croatia Airlines connects major cities in Croatia to each other and foreign destinations. Due to the comparatively short distances and relatively high hassle of air travel - especially when you travel with luggage - domestic air travel is used mostly for getting to end points - e.g., Zagreb to Dubrovnik (see map) and vice-versa.
Another flight which is popular (available in the summer months only) is between Split and Osijek, saving a long trip back through Croatia, or alternatively through the middle of Bosnia.
Train travel is definitely improving in Croatia, with money being spent on updating the aging infrastructure and vehicles. Trains are clean and mostly on time.
Croatia's rail network connects all major Croatian cities, except Dubrovnik. If you want to visit Dubrovnik, you will have to travel by train to Split, and then go on the bus for Dubrovnik. Trains to Pula are actually connected via Slovenia due to historical accident, though there are designated connecting buses from Rijeka.
Rail is still the cheapest connection between inland and coast, though not the most frequent. As of 2004, the new 160kph "tilting trains" that connect Zagreb with Split and other major cities in Croatia such as Rijeka and Osijek have been progressively introduced, resulting in higher levels of comfort and significantly faster journeys between cities (Zagreb-Split is now 5.5hrs from 9, Osijek is now 3 when other trains take around 4.5hrs). If you make a reservation early enough you can get a substantial discount, or if you are a holder of an ISIC card etc.
Information for the trains can be found on the Hrvatske željeznice - Croatian Railways site in Croatian and English has timetable and prices.
Tickets are not usually sold on-board, except if you happen to get on the train on one of the few stations/stops without ticket sales. However, only local trains stop on such stations. In all other cases, the ticket you will buy from the conductor will cost considerably more than the one bought outside the train.
A very comprehensive coach network connects all parts of the country. Bus service between major cities (intercity lines) is quite frequent, as well as regional services. The most frequent bus terminal in Croatia is Bus Terminal Zagreb (in Croatian "Autobusni kolodvor Zagreb").
Autobusni kolodvor Zagreb - Bus Terminal Zagreb, timetable information, content in Croatian, English
CroatiaBus - bus company - timetable information, prices, content in Croatian and English.
Autotrans Rijeka - bus company - timetable informaton, prices, content in Croatian and English.
Autobusni promet Varazdin - bus company - timetable informaton, prices, content in Croatian, English and German.
Contus - bus company - timetable information, prices, content in Croatian and English.
Libertas Dubrovnik - bus terminal and company information in Dubrovnik, with international and domestic information. Content mostly in Croatian.
Croatia is blessed with a beautiful coastline which is best explored by ferry to access the hundreds of islands.
In many instances, the only way to get to the islands is by ferry or catamaran. If you plan on using either you should check these web sites because they have the regular ferry and catamaran information.
Jadrolinja - Jadrolinija is the Croatian National ferry company, and as well as routes operating from the major cities to the islands, operate a ferry along the Adriatic Coast from Rijeka to Dubrovnik (and then across to Bari, Italy) calling at Split, Hvar, Mljet and Korcula. Check timetables as the schedules are seasonal. The boats are large and have sleeping facilities as the Rijeka-Split leg goes overnight.
SNAV is Italian company connecting Split with Ancona and Pescara. Check timetables as the schedules are seasonal.
Azzura lines, is Italian operator connecting Dubrovnik with Bari Check timetables as the schedules are seasonal.
All international ferry offerings (which include all operators) can be found on the trajekti.info
Roads in Croatia are usually well maintained, but usually vey narrow and full of curves. It's difficult to find a true highway with more than one way per direction, the only exceptions being the ones connecting Rijeka, Zagreb, Zadar and Split. Speed limits are thus low (60 - 90 kmh), and it's not recommended to drive faster (although most locals do), especially at night. Be aware of animals crossing the road.
Renting a car is around the same price as in any other EU country (from around €40). Most rental agencies in the Balkans allow you to rent a car in one country and drive in the neighboring countries however try to avoid a renting a car in Serbia and driving it into Croatia in order to avoid negative attention from locals.
On the resently build Croatian Motorway toll fees apply, the motorway A6 between Zagreb and Rijeka was finished end of 2008, the main motorway A1 from Zagreb to Dubrovnik is still under construction the current ending point is in Ravča, which is 140 km from Dubrovnik.
Hitchhiking is generally good. If you can get to a highway toll stop simply ask people to take you with them as they open their windows to pay the toll. The toll collectors usually won't mind. The tricky part, of course, is to get to the toll stop. If you are in Zagreb and you are, like most people, heading south, take the bus 111 from the Savski most station in Zagreb and ask the bus driver where to get off to get to the toll stop. Next best place to ask people to pick you up are gas stations. And finally, just using the good old thumb will work too if everything else fails.
Croatia has an impressive history, a fact that is best explained through the vast array of sites worth visiting. Most towns have an historical center with it's typical architecture. There are differences between the coast and the continental part, so both areas are a must. The most famous is Dubrovnik, a prime example of the coastal architecture, but by no means the only one worth visiting. Equally important is the capital and largest city, Zagreb, with a population of about 1 million. It is a modern city with all the modern features, yet it has a laid back feel. In the east, in the region of Slavonija with it's regional capital Osijek and the war torn Vukovar are awe inspiring. Scattered throughout the region are vineyards and wine cellars, most of which give tours and tastings.
Sailing is a good way to see the coastal islands and networks of small archipelagos. Most charters leave from Split or the surrounding area on the North or the South circuit, each offering its own pros and cons. A good way is to book a package with a company at home, but many Croatian companies also offer both bareboat and crewed charters:
Booking of a charter vessel is basically done in two parts. Fifty percent of the charter price is paid right away, after which the booking is confirmed. The other fifty percent of the charter fee is usually paid four weeks before the charter date. Before the first payment of the charter fee you should request to see the charter contract from the agency where you chartered a boat. Pay close attention to cancellation fees because many times if you cancel your charter vacation you could lose the initial fifty percent you already payed when you booked a charter so take a close look at that in the charter contract.
After that you are set for a sailing vacation. When you arrive to marina where your chartered yacht is situated you need to do the check in (usually Saturday around 04:00 PM) and you have to do the shopping for the charter vacation. Don't neglect the groceries shopping because the sea is unpredictable and you don't want to get stuck on the boat without anything to eat or drink. You can do the shopping in a marina (although the prices are much higher there) or you can order from yacht provisioning services who usually deliver the products to your chartered yacht at no extra fee. In Jam Yacht Supply online provisioning catalog you can order from a large selection of groceries and other products months in advance and everything you order awaits for you in the marina. This is convenient because it takes the load of you and the things you must do when you arrive at the marina for your sailing holiday.
A number of organizations run adventure holidays in Croatia:
Great Explorations offers cycling tours beginning in Dubrovnik visiting Mljet, Korcula, Hvar and Brac and finishing in Split. Staying in 3&4 star hotels, with private transfers between islands makes this a unique and comfortable way to experience the best of Croatia, actively. Custom trips are also available.
Huck Finn Adventures, . Kayaking, bicycling, hiking, diving, sailing in warm unspoiled rivers and lakes, mountains and in the Adriatic sea.
Croatia Adventures offers custom designed group travel programs & itineraries in the most attractive destinations for business and leisure trips. As a part of a wide range of destination management services, they provide various activities such as 4x4 offroad, sailing, cultural tours, scuba diving, horseback riding, canyoning, etc.
Live aboard Croatia, . Live aboard scuba diving adventure. The Beluga live aboard fleet is the is the ONLY live aboard fleet in Croatia, that provides luxury of classy live aboard but at the same time comfort and cosines of sharing the ship with only 20 people!
Croatia was the first country in Europe to start with the concept of commercial naturist resorts. According to some estimates about 15% of all tourists that visit the country are naturists or nudists (more than one million each year). There are more than 20 official naturist resorts as well as a very large number of the so-called free beaches which are unofficial naturist beaches, sometimes controlled and maintained by local tourist authorities. In fact, you are likely to find nudists on any beach outside of town centers. Naturist beaches in Croatia are marked as "FKK". The most popular nudist destinations are Pula, Hvar and island Rab.
Increasingly Croatia is becoming a popular place for health tourism. A number of dental surgeries have experience in treating short term visitors to Croatia. Croatian dentists study for 5 years in Zagreb or Rijeka. Harmonization of training with EU standards has begun, in preparation for Croatia's accession.
One of Croatia's more "wild" holiday offers are the lighthouses. Most of them are situated on a deserted coastline or in the open sea. The specialty of this is that you are able to cut yourself off from the rest of the world and take the time to "smell the roses". Sometimes the best way to relax is to take part in a Robinson Crusoe style holiday.
Croatia has 11 rent-a-lighthouses along the Adriatic coast: Savudrija, Sv. Ivan, Rt Zub, Porer, Veli Rat, Prisnjak, Sv. Petar, Plocica, Susac, Struga and Palagruza.
Croatian cuisine is quite diverse so it is hard to say what meal is most typically Croatian. In the eastern continental regions (Slavonija and Baranja) spicy sausage such as kulen or kulenova seka is a must-try. Čobanac ("shepherd's stew") is a mixture of several different kinds of meat with a lot of red spicy paprika. In Hrvatsko Zagorje and Central Croatia pasta filled with cheese called štrukli is a famous delicacy (it is said that the best štrukli in Croatia is served in the Esplanade Hotel restaurant in Zagreb), as is purica s mlincima (baked turkey with a special kind of pastry). Sir i vrhnje (sour cream with cottage cheese) can be bought fresh on the Zagreb main market Dolac. Croats love a bit of oil and you will find plenty of it in piroška. In mountainous regions of Lika and Gorski Kotar meals made of mushrooms, wild berries and wild meat are very popular. One of typical dishes in Lika is police (oven-baked potatoes covered with bacon) and several kinds of cheese (smoked cheese and škripavac).
The coastal region is well known for truffle delicacies and soup maneštra od bobić (Istria), Dalmatian pršut and paški sir (Pag-island cheese). Dishes made of fresh fish and other products of the sea (calamari, octopus, crabs, scampi) shouldn't be given a miss! Many places serve fish delivered from the local fisherman the night before - find out which ones!
Croatian cuisine has yet to come up with a Croatian fast food representative. The market is dominated by globally ubiquitous hamburgers and pizzas but you will also find "burek" and "ćevapčići" imported from the medieval Ottoman empire which stretched from Turkey to neighboring Bosnia. The latter two dishes are widely popular in the entire South and Eastern Europe. Burek is a type of cheese-pastry whereas ćevapčići are seasoned minced meat shaped in finger-size portions served in bread and often covered with onions. Although definitely not a fast meal (takes several hours to prepare) also foreign in origin is the so-called sarma or sauerkraut rolls filled with minced meat and rice. For those coming back from nightclubs at 4 or 5AM as is common in Croatia, it is popular to go to the local bakery and get fresh bread, burek or krafne (croatian chocolate filled donuts) straight out of the oven. Delicious! As far as fast food goes, who needs it when you can buy delicious prsut during the day and warm bread at night to compliment it. Most Croatians generally look down at fast food.
Desserts: What it lacks in the fast food department Croatia makes up with a myriad of desserts. Probably the most famous is its delicious creamy cake called kremšnite but different kinds of gibanica, štrudla and pita (similar to strudel and pie) such as orehnjača (walnut), makovnjača (poppy) or bučnica (pumpkin and cheese) are also highly recommended. Dubrovačka torta od skorupa is delicious but hard to find. Paprenjaci (pepper cookies) are said to reflect the Croatian tumultuous history because they combine the harshness of the war periods (pepper) with the natural beauties (honey). They can be bought in most souvenir shops though fresh-made are always a better choice. Rapska torta (The Rab island cake) is made with almonds and locally famous cherry liquor Maraschino. It should be noted that this is hardly an exhaustive list and even a casual glimpse in any Croatian cookbook is likely to be worth the effort. Chocolate candy "Bajadera" is available throughout shops in the country and along with "Griotte" is one of the most famous products of the Croatian chocolate industry.
An unavoidable ingredient in many meals prepared in Croatia is "Vegeta". It is a spice produced by "Podravka".
Olives: a lot of people claim that Croatian olives and their olive oil are the best in the world, which is not even well known in Croatia and less worldwide. Many brands exist and some of them have several world awards. Try to buy olive oil from Istra (although oil from Dalmatia is also excellent) and choose only Croatian brands for olives (most notable sms, few times awarded as the world's best!). Try to read the declaration before buying to ensure you are buying Croatian olives and oil, since there are a lot of imports (usually cheap products from Greece). All of this can be found in most of the supermarkets, but you should be really aware of the imports, most of the Croatian people aren't experts and prefer cheaper products, so they dominate. The olive oil is a irreaplaceable "ingredient" in the coastal cuisine, but you should be aware of the use of cheaper, not Croatian, oil in restaurants because most of the tourists don't notice the difference so the restaurants don't find it profitable to use excellent oil; they rather use cheaper Spanish or Greek. Usually, asking the waiter for a better oil (and looking like an expert) helps, and soon he gets you a first-class oil from a hidden place.
Alcoholic: Try many different kinds of wines. Also worth trying is rakija, a type of brandy which can be made of plum (šljivovica), grapes (loza), figs (smokovača) and many other types of fruit and aromatic herbs. Pelinkovac is a bitter herbal liquor popular in Central Croatia, but is said to resemble cough-medicine in flavor. Famous Maraschino, a liquer flavored with Marasca cherries, which are grown around Zadar, Dalmatia. Non-alcoholic: Sometimes although very rarely you may find "sok od bazge" (elderflower juice) in the continental region. Worth trying! On a more general note, Croatia produces a broad palette of high quality wines (up to 700 wines with protected geographic origin) and brandies, fruit juices, beers and mineral water. On the coast people usually serve "bevanda" with meals. Bevanda is heavy, richly flavored red wine mixed with plain water. Its counter-part in northern parts of Croatia is "gemisht". This term designates dry, flavored wines mixed with mineral water.
Two most popular beers are "Karlovačko" and "Ožujsko", but "Velebitsko" and "Tomislav pivo" have received a semi-cult status in the recent years. It is served only in some places in Zagreb and Croatia.
Private accommodation is the right choice for the independent traveller or holiday-maker. Apartment-style accommodation offers a flexible alternative to hotels while private rooms are a great option for shorter stays.
You can find ads for apartments and holiday homes online. These are often more expensive than those you could get directly, but they are generally much nicer and more comfortable than what you will usually get on the spot from the people at the ferry or bus terminal when you arrive. Use local agencies or check the property before you accept the deal. In high season, a reservation is highly recommended. For the last 10 years, more summer tourists go to Croatia than to the French Riviera.
In Croatia there are 4 major types of accommodation:
Croatia's official currency is the kuna. In many tourist places prices will be also given in euros. Although some business owners may even accept euros they will usually not be authorized to do this. Use the near-by cash-point or a bureau de change to obtain the needed amount of kuna and note that whatever amount of kuna you have left at the end of your stay you can convert to euros at a local bank or exchange office.
Prices are around 10% to 20% lower than other EU countries. Touristic destinations and articles shoot prices up, though.
ATMs (in Croatian bankomat) are readily available throughout Croatia. They will accept various European bank cards, credit cards (Diners Club, Eurocard/Mastercard, Visa, American Express etc.) and Croatian debit cards (Cirrus, Maestro, Visa electron etc.). Read the labels/notices on the machine before using.
If you buy goods worth more than 500 kuna you are entitled to a PDV (VAT) tax return when leaving the country. Note that this applies to all goods except petroleum products. At point of purchase ask the sales person for a PDV-P form. Fill it out and have it stamped on the spot. On leaving Croatia the receipt will be verified by the Croatian Customs service. A PDV refund in Kunas can be obtained within six months, either at the same shop where you bought the goods (in that case the tax will be refunded to you immediately), or by posting the verified receipt back to the shop, together with the account number into which the refund should be paid. In this case the refund is dealt with within 15 days of receipt of the claim. There is another, much easier way to receive the refund. Buy your goods in shops with a "CROATIA TAX-FREE SHOPPING" label. This label is displayed on the shop's entrance, usually next to the labels of credit and debit cards this particular shop accepts. Using an international coupon, refund is possible in all countries-members of the TAX-FREE international chain. In this case the service charge is deducted from the tax refund amount.
See Croatian phrasebook
Many Croatians speak English as their second language, but German and Italian are very popular too (largely because of the large annual influx of German and Italian tourists). People in the tourist industry most often speak English quite well, as do the younger generation, especially in the tourist areas of Istria, along the coast down to Dubrovnik, and in the capital, Zagreb. Elder people will rarely speak English, but you shouldn't have any problems if you switch to German or Italian. If you know Czech, you can try it as well, as Czech and Croatian are partially mutually intelligible (but some words are very different) and in many places, Croatian people are used to large number of Czech tourists.
Croatian is not an easy language to learn, but the people like when foreign travelers use it for basic things such as greeting and thanking.
Keep in mind that 1990s marked with Serbian aggression and Croatian-Serbian bloody and brutal war is still a painful subject, but generally there should be no problem if you approach that topic with respect. Visitors will find that domestic politics and European affairs are everyday conversation subjects in Croatia.
Socially, displays of affection among the younger generation are the same as Western European standards, but the older generation (over 65) still are quite conservative.
When driving on rural roads, particularly where a driver has to pull in to allow you to pass, it is customary to wave a thanks to the other driver, by raising your hand from the steering wheel.
Most Croats will respond to "thank you" with something along the lines of "It was nothing" or "not at all" which is equivalent to English "Don't mention it".
There are no vaccination required to enter Croatia.
If you're going camping or hiking in continental Croatia during summer, you should be aware of ticks and tick-carrying diseases such as encephalitis and lyme-disease. Approximately 3 ticks in 1000 carry the virus.
In Eastern Slavonia (particularly around the Kopacki Rit near Osijek) wear long sleeves and take insect repellent.
Tap water in Croatia is perfectly safe, and in some areas considered the best in the world. However, you can still choose from several brands of excellent bottled water (Jamnica being the most popular, and Jana, several times awarded as the world's best bottled water).
During summer make sure you use adequate SPF to protect yourself from sunburn. There are no ozone holes over Croatia but it's fairly easy to burn in the sun. If this happens make sure you get out of the sun, drink plenty of fluids and rehydrate your skin. The locals will often advise covering the burnt spot with cold yogurt bought from the supermarket.
In case of an emergency you can dial 112 - responsible for dispatching all emergency services such as fire departments, police, emergency medical assistance and mountain rescue.
Since the hostilities ended in 1995, there remain an estimated 110,000 landmines in Croatia. These landmines are spread over the following regions: Brodsko-Posavska, Dubrovacko-Neretvanska, Karlovacka, Licko-Senjska, Osjecko-Branajska, Pozesko-Slavonska, Splitsko-Dalmatinska, Sisacko-Moslovacka, Sibensko-Kninska,Viroviticko-Pordravska, Vukorvarsko-Srijemska, and Zadarska.
Do not stray from marked roads or known safe areas. For further advice refer to Wikitravel's war zone safety section.
Avoid strip clubs at all costs. They are often run by very shady characters, and often overcharge their guests. Recent cases include foreigners that were charged 2000 euros for a bottle of champagne. These clubs overcharge their customers to the extreme, and their bouncers will not have any mercy if you tell them you are unable to pay. You will soon find yourself in a local hospital. Using common sense is essential, but due to the nature of the clubs this may be in short supply, and you may be better advised simply to steer well clear of these clubs.
Croatia uses the GSM 900/1800 system for mobile phones. There are three providers, T-Mobile, Vip (also operates the Tomato prepaid brand) and Tele2. Over 98% of the country's area is covered. Since 2006 UMTS (3G) is available as well. If you have an unlocked phone, you can buy a Tele2 prepaid SIM card for 25 kn (3.42 euro). GSM phones (Nokia 1200, Nokia 2610, Motorola F3, LG KG130 or Samsung C170) bundled with T-Mobile or Vip prepaid SIM cards can be found in post offices, Konzum grocery stores and kiosks at prices between 200 and 300 kn (27-41 euro).
Alternative to use of mobile phone is Calling Cards which can be found in postal offices and Kiosks, There are two providers Dencall and Hitme. you can buy cards from 25 kn (3.42 euro)
Area Codes: When calling between cities you must dial specific city area codes: (area code)+(phone number)
Zagreb (01) Split (021) Rijeka (051) Dubrovnik (020) Sibenik/Knin (022) Zadar (023) Osijek (031) Vukovar (032) Varazdin (042) Bjelovar (043) Sisak (044) Karlovac (047) Koprivnica (048) Krapina (049) Istria (052) Lika/Senj (053)
ADSL is common in Croatia. A 4 Mbit connection with unlimited downloads costs 178 kn (24 euro) per month via T-Com and just 99 kn with some other providers like Metronet or Iskon.
Internet cafés are available in all major cities. They are relatively cheap and reliable. A free Wi-Fi signal can be found virtually in every city (cafés, hotels, private unsecured networks...)
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This study aims to examine the effect of smell in the representation of family in Japanese films of the 1950s and 60s. Previous Japanese film studies have concentrated on analyzing vision and sound instead of smell because the sense of smell has been thought to be too subjective. This paper explores the importance of smell in Japanese films of the 1950s and 60s. There has been studies on the effect of smell in fiction. In these studies including studies of Proust's Remembrance of Things Past (1913-1927), smell has often been associated with memory. This paper focuses on presentiment and intimacy linked to smell. By referring to Chantal Jaquet's Philosophie de l'odorat (2010), I analyze post-war Japanese films which represent family relationships such as Yasujiro Ozu's Early Spring (1956), Mikio Naruse's A Woman's place (1962), and Keisuke Kinoshita's Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957). When these films depict some presentiments, whether it is comfortable or not, the sense of smell hints at the future which hasn't arrived yet and is coming soon. Furthermore, the link between smell and intimacy is found in these films. For example, there are scenes in which characters share the same smell which imply their intimate relationship. Therefore, although it may be true that the sense of smell is less objective than the visual sense and auditory sense, it represents the psychological and temporal proximity beyond time and space. The sense of smell plays a very important role in the representation of family in Japanese films.
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Yui Hayakawa, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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Hayakawa Y. (2020) The Effect of Smell in the Representation of Family in Post-war Japanese Films ISSN: 2186-229X – The Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities 2020 Official Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2020.9
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Two small sized sculptures (approx 0.54cm height), one of Artemis made of copper and a second of her brother Apollo made of marble, were found at the archaeological site of Aptera, Chania on the island of Crete. Both statuettes were probably imported from artistic centres outside Crete in order to decorate the altar of a Roman luxury residence. First estimates date both of the statuettes to the late 1st – early 2nd century AD.
The statue of Artemis, guardian goddess of Aptera, is standing on a square copper base, wearing a short chiton, or tunic, and is ready to shoot her arrow. The preservation of the white material used for the iris of her eyes is spectacular. Apollo's simpler statuette is in total contrast with the emphatic depiction of the dominating protector goddess. However, the sculpture is of excellent artistic execution with the apparent use of red color.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today gave a sneak peek at three applications from the next release of Adobe Creative Suite, its award-winning collection of graphic design, Web development and video editing applications. The company released public beta of new versions of Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks and Adobe Soundbooth as free downloads on Adobe labs. Once downloaded and launched, the betas will be active for 48 hours after which time only Creative Suite 3 customers will have an extended ability to use the betas until the next release of Creative Suite becomes available.
The Dreamweaver beta for Web design and development, the Fireworks beta for prototyping, and the Soundbooth beta for audio creating and editing, demonstrate the direction that Adobe Creative Suite is taking with features and technologies that will simplify and streamline design and development workflows across all media. The betas also offer users the opportunity to give Adobe feedback for further product development.
Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Soundbooth are the major applications were unveiling as public betas before the next release of Creative Suite, said David Burkett, vice president of product management for Adobe Creative Suite. This early release software gives our loyal customers a taste of the radical workflow enhancements that we have in store, as we redefine how designers and developers collaborate to deliver stand-out digital experiences.
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The Soundbooth beta showcases a host of new features for creative professionals to complete their audio production tasks more efficiently, including the new multiple track support which allows users to edit multiple audio clips on a number of tracks, and the new ability for users to match volume levels across audio files. Also included is the capability to preview MP3 compression settings before saving them and a new speech recognition technology that lets users create transcripts of dialogue tracks quickly and search them for words and phrases within a timeline.
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