The Wings of Storm (Krila Oluje) above the Pelješac Bridge

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Peljesac Bridge to be formally opened this evening

The opening ceremony starts at 8.15pm and will be briefly addressed by Dubrovnik-Neretva County Prefect Nikola Dobroslavic, Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butkovic, European Commission Vice-President Dubravka Suica, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (by video message), Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandrokovic and President Zoran Milanovic. The ceremony will end with a fireworks display around 10pm when two Croatian-made cars, a Nevera from Rimac Automobili and one built by Croatian racing driver Niko Pulic, will drive across the bridge. Regular traffic will start at midnight. The bridge is 2,404 metres long, 21 metres wide and 55 metres high. The entire project, including access roads and purchase of land from private owners, cost €525 million, of which the EU provided €357 million. The bridge was designed by Marjan Pipenbaher and built by China Road and Bridge Corporation. This project ends the territorial discontinuity created by a 1699 peace treaty under which the Dubrovnik Republic, or the Republic of Ragusa, ceded the stretch of the coast around Neum to the Ottoman Empire. 

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Barbara Cole, born in 1953 in Canada has always adopted the belief that opportunities of photography are endless. Her raw, hands on approach to the medium plays with the notions of time, place and identity. 

Her artistic portfolio, whether still lives, underwater subjects or the Shadow Dancing Series, intelligently combines tradition and experimentation.

 

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The maximum daily temperatures can reach 40 degrees Celsius in Croatia.

 

 

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Why is losing a pet so painful?

Losing a pet is an emotionally devastating experience for many people.

While grief of pet loss may be as intense and even as lengthy as when a significant person in our life dies, our mourning process for a pet is quite different. 

 Many of the aspects of social and community support for death of a loved one are absent when a pet dies.

Psychologist Julie Axelrod states that the loss of a dog is so painful as pet owners aren’t just losing the pet, they are losing a source of unconditional love from a primary companion who provides security and comfort.

My dog Niki died almost a two weeks ago. 

 During a period of grief, it’s helpful to remember to acknowledge the reality of death, move toward expressing the pain from loss, and cherish memories. Yes, it was a wonderful sixteen years.

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