In decorating and maintaining the home, Ms. Paolella says her focus was on making guests comfortable and maintaining the home's historical character.

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Underwater cultural heritage refers to all traces of human existence having a cultural, historical or archaeological character, which have been partially or totally under water, periodically or continuously, for at least 100 years.

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Officials recommended the scheme was turned down as its scale, siting and prominence would "result in demonstrable harm to the landscape character, visual, ecological and historical qualities" of the area.

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Layered over the historical fiction is a sci-fi element: The main character is a modern-day barman, Desmond Miles, who is forced to travel through time to relive the story of his ancestors and collect artefacts.

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The role of economic policeman seems likely to change the character of the institution that historically set the EU agenda for new legislation, despite its historical role in ensuring implementation of EU laws.

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He said casting historical and political figures, who are known to the audience, is different from putting a face to a character from a novel.

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