A newly released public opinion poll suggests Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to be re-elected by a significant margin after he called yesterday for early elections next April.
The Panels Politics Survey predicted that if he maintains his current popularity, Mr Netanyahu's ruling Likud party would secure 30 seats in the 120 seat parliament and a majority for his right-wing, nationalist bloc.
Benny Gantz, former chief of the Israeli military, came second with a projected 13 seats in the poll, but he has not yet declared whether he will run. The established left and centre parties lagged far behind.
Over 500 Israelis were surveyed and the results had a margin of error of 4.3 percentage points.
Mr Netanyahu's ruling coalition collapsed on Monday after it announced it was dissolving parliament and calling for early elections in April.
A victory for the premier in April would assure him a place in history as Israel's longest-serving leader.
The premier will go to the polls facing the possibility of being charged with bribery and corruption in three different cases. Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit is yet to decide whether to press charges against Mr Netanyahu.
"Avichai Mandelblit needs to tell us before the elections if there is an indictment or not," Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid, one of Mr Netanyahu's primary challengers, told the YNet news site. "People need to know what they are voting for."
The decision is expected to be announced in the coming months, the Attorney General's office said, adding that it would not be impacted by any political developments.
Mr Netanyahu has denied the allegations, labeling them as a "media-orchestrated witch hunt" aimed at removing him from power.
One allegation holds that Mr Netanyahu accepted valuable gifts from billionaire friends. Another revolves around alleged offers of advantageous legislation for a major newspaper in return for favorable press coverage.
Mr Netanyahu remains popular among Israelis despite the allegations against him.
However, after Monday's announcement, Mr Netanyahu faced fresh criticism over his argument in November that it would be irresponsible to go to elections because the country was facing a sensitive security situation.
Asked on Monday why now was a better time, Mr Netanyahu said the operation was nearly complete.


A large step forward was taken, when in 1986, the Audi 80 and its five cylinder off-shoot – the 90, hit our roads. Given premium prices, the interiors were exclusively made, and the style and detail incorporated oozed quality. From the mid-80's onwards, aerodynamics was given special attention at Audi, and this was reflected by the design of the car.
The smart and refined styling may have been unbelievably sophisticated for the time, but if truth be told, it also lacked character. Premium prices for all models – especially the 90 – were high in ambition, too high – especially when considering the under-nourished suspension and strangely shaped boot. However, Audi continued to develop the 80 and 90 throughout their lives, adding Quattro and Sport editions that added appeal.
Even today, the 80 still isn't as popular as one might expect – ironically because it looks so modern. As the number still available becomes fewer and fewer, demand amongst collectors is sure to surge.


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On a visit home to Idaho, Matt documents family dynamics and recalls scattered memories from childhood. "Here We Have Idaho," made by and starring Matt Barats, is a witty self-portrait about small-scale resentments and feeling undervalued amongst loved ones. He leaves his "high-octane, balls-to-the-wall" life as a New York City alt comic to spend some time with the fam. But soon he learns there's no room for him to stay in the house — he's been demoted to sleeping in a trailer in the driveway, a fact that he stews on for days. Other running threads include "Barry Lyndon" (the film), Apples to Apples (the game), and his brothers' "gorgeous blond wives," who, according to Matt, spend all day drinking Hot Toddies and looking well rested. When he finally gets some alone time, he visits the downtown YMCA, or his old high school where he reminisces about being voted "Best Sense of Humor" (despite not being Mormon in a majority Mormon school, an impressive feat, he insists). But returning home means being an outsider in his own family — Ma, Pa, Brother 1, Brother 2, as he refers to them — and he regresses back into his adolescent self, a self-described "teenage bitch." We've previously featured Barats as a writer and actor on films such as "Farside," "Reveries," and "Improv is Love". -KA. Director, etc: Matt Barats. Co-edited with Whit Conway. Title by Colin Burgess. Special thanks to the fam, and childhood friend.
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Two stoner BFFs engage in an unusual routine to accrue the capital needed to sustain their lifestyle. "Salesmanship," directed by and starring Brooke Bundy and Helen Rogers, is a stylized snapshot of being broke and aimless. Minimally plotted but energetic, it's built with flashy musical sequence...
Playing a version of himself, director Whitmer (aka Whit) Thomas drifts through L.A., meeting up with a series of friends and alienating them in various ways. Both comedic and revealing, "Fast and Loose" is a casual hang but an incisive one. As a self-reflection of a particular sort of friend gro...
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Mitra and Whit walk around Brooklyn discussing their dream TV show. "Shot on Film" is a loose, self-aware comedy tackling insider cliches about improvised dialogue, gender representation, and shooting on film. Directed by and starring Whitmer Thomas playing a problematic version of himself, an un...

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Rent-A-Pal
Director: Jon Stevenson
Stars: Brian Landis Folkins, Wil Wheaton, Amy Rutledge, Kathleen Brady, Adrian Egolf, Josh Staab, Luke Sorge, Olivia Hendrick, Karin Carr, Sarah Woodyard, Brandon Fryman
Genre: Horror, Comedy, Drama
Review: David (Brian Landis Folkins) doesn't want much out of life, he has a roof over his head, he has enough to eat, but he is living on social security as he is a full-time carer for his elderly mother (Kathleen Brady) which means he just doesn't get out of the house as much as he should. To stave off his loneliness, he has signed up for a video dating service, where clients go along to their studio, record a little bit about themselves, and allow the company to make the video available to potential dates. He is certainly interested in some of them, but there's always something in their clips that puts him off: something that wouldn't match with him, or a putdown about the kind of person they want (or don't want) that hits too close to home. Maybe he just needs a pal...
Rent-A-Pal started out as a comedic drama, satirising the kind of go nowhere, dead end existence of its hapless protagonist as he pathetically tries to make a connection with a woman who could care about him, not having completely given up hope but, as we see from his choice of dating service, merely being exploited for his solitary situation for the money he hands over for the VHS cassettes. This was set some time in the eighties, it was not exactly specific, but that better capitalised on the appeal of those plastic boxes of magnetic tape which in that decade promised to provide all the entertainment - and even companionship - the viewer could want. But there's a problem when the viewer comes to twig that this is no substitute for a real person to interact with.
David cannot interact with his mother except on a superficial level because she suffers dementia, and is not meeting anyone else (we see him futilely trying to make a friendly connection with the dating service receptionist, but she's having none of it), so when his eyes alight on one of those self-help tapes, he snaps it up. This is called Rent-A-Pal, and features a friendly chap called Andy (Wil Wheaton) who chats away, leaving pauses for the viewer to respond, simulating a conversation. If by this point in the story you're tearing up at David's useless, hopeless situation, then that appeared to be the motive for writer and director (and editor) Jon Stevenson), to leave you as depressed as possible at spending time in the company of the type of man, forgotten by society, possibly shunned by it, who would not normally find his days so coldly scrutinised, either by the audience or other characters.
There was a curious mixture of sympathy for David and a need to punish him for not fitting in with anybody in the wider world's idea of success, and that manufactured a genuine tension as we are aware this is categorised as a horror movie. We find out why gradually: Andy begins to interact with him, and we don't know if the isolation has driven David round the bend, or whether there was a more sinister outside force trying to push him over the edge for its own diabolical amusement. Every time the film offered him a chance to make a few steps to improvement, it slapped him down, whether because of his surroundings or his own unravelling psyche, so when that miracle occurs, and a kind, understanding woman, Lisa (Amy Rutledge), answers his tape and they hit it off, we can only cringe horribly as David ruins everything that could have made him better. Is it Andy, or whatever Andy represents, that forces his hand? We don't find out, but one thing is for sure in this well-made, superbly acted but relentlessly depressing effort: it sure would be nice to see a film about a loser with a happy ending for a change. Music by Jimmy Weber.
[Rent A PAL will be available on Digital Download from 16th November 2020 and can be pre-ordered at this link - click here.


The new byte code weaver, initially released with OTDT 2.3, has matured to the point where it is considered production-ready in 2.5.
It supports runtime weaving, i.e., the option to weave and activate roles and teams that are not known during application launch.
It is fully capable of handling Java 8 byte code. This is a side-effect of using the byte code library ASM (as opposed to the BCEL-based implementation of OTRE).
Maturity of the new weaver is witnessed by the fact that OTDT 2.5 in fact runs on this new runtime.
Both weavers are supported by the compiler by generating specific infrastructure to be invoked from woven code. Due to the fundamental difference in weaving schemes, it is necessary to selected at compile time, which weaver should be targeted. Please see the section on target weaving schemes in the developers' guide.
Completely disable weaving into subtypes of Thread and Runnable.
Weave only into those subtypes of Thread and Runnable that reside in a plug-in that is also affected by an aspectBinding (OT/Equinox only).
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Under OTDRE, every class in the system should be seen as the potential base class of some role to be loaded at runtime. It may be desirable to restrict this to specified "weavable code regions". Possible reasons include performance and protection (of sensitive code regions, e.g.).
It is now possible to define such "weavable code regions" by providing a simple text file. Each line in this file will be interpreted as a prefix of class names (no support for wildcards at this point). A class whose fully qualified name matches one of these prefixes is weavable, all others cannot be woven into.
The text file is announced to the runtime by providing its path in the file system as the value to the system property ot.weavable.
When installing OT/Equinox (i.e., the plug-in org.eclipse.objectteams.otequinox), the new weaver OTDRE is by default selected in eclipse.ini.
When launching an OT/Equinox-enabled application, the correct weaving scheme is now automatically selected by inspecting any OT/J projects involved in the launch. It is not necessary to explicitly pass any Object Teams specific arguments.
For plain OT/J applications this was solved already in OTDT 2.3.


Artists have given us many different images of peace to comfort our souls. John Constable's The Cornfield soothes us with its unspoiled countryside vista. Camille Pissarro's Landscape at Chaponval also displays the tranquility of a rural scene, this one of field and village under a blue sky flecked with fluffy clouds. The becalming wonders of nature are presented in Washington Allston's Landscape with a Lake. True serenity is evident in Peter Severin Krøyer's Summer Evening on the Southern Beach where two ladies stroll down a deserted beach.


Airport Authority of India (AAI) has released an employment notification calling out aspirants to apply for the post of Junior Assistant in Fire Service.
Those interested can check out the eligibility, salary scale, how to apply and the complete details of the government job here. For ex-servicemen, the length of service is extendable and relaxation in age limit will be provided as per the government norms.
Selected candidates can earn up to INR 28500. The last date to apply for the government job is Aug 6, 2018. The next batch of recruitment for the same post opens on Aug 1 and ends on Aug 31. Those who have missed out on the first session can now utilise this opportunity.
Step 2: The list of recruitments will be displayed on the screen. Click on the registration link against Notification of Junior Assistant (Fire Service) & Senior Assistant (Electronics) in Southern Region.
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Pop Indie Rock with Roscoe
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Roscoe Hail from Bolton in Greater Manchester. Formed from the ashes of two other bands in Late 2010, their focus is on songwriting and with influences ranging from Blues to Funk, Punk to dance, Grunge to Hip Hop there's always plenty of avenues to explore and lends itself to an eclectic set of songs. After a reclusive few months in late 2010 writing and recording Roscoe have hit the gig trail in the northwest and are beggining to atract some favourable reviews. With their sights set on recording and writing more material Roscoe are constantly adding to an already impressive collections of songs. Roscoe are Ric Hughes (Vocals and Guitar), Lisa Sheridan (Bass), Martin Holstead (Drums) and Andy Sheridan (Guitar and Backing Vocals) and thank you for paying an interest in their music
Silver Tongue Bandoliers – http://www.silvertonguebandoliers.com/
We're a 3 piece band from Milton Keynes writing original music. A lot of people have been trapped in societies new trend in enjoying mainstream music. Don't get us wrong, we're no haters, listen to what you like and what makes you feel happy. Listen to music that inspires you and helps you relate to your own feelings and lives. We'll just simply offer you guys something different, something outside the box, something new. Welcome to a Silver Tongue state of mind.
Adjective Animal – www.facebook.com/AdjectiveAnimalUK
Adjective Animal are an English rock band from Salford, Manchester, formed in 2013. The band consists of Conrad Ankers (lead vocals, guitar) and Matt Davies (lead guitar).
Adjective Animal released their debut EP "This Modern Feeling" in 2013. Featuring an experimental and often ambient sound, with themes of coming to terms with change. They were described by The Guardian as 'downbeat alternative rock'.
Tickets – http://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Manchester/Kraak-Gallery/Pop-Indie-Rock-with-Roscoe–Guests/12087946/
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Signage revamped at Lyon Saint-Exupéry
The signage at Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport has been given a complete makeover to make it easier for passengers to get their bearings.
Changes have been made to the names of areas and entrances, and colour coding.
The airport says the new signage system is closer to international standards and has been designed to integrate future developments in the infrastructure, such as the construction of Terminal 1.
An alphanumeric numbering system has replaced letters marking boarding gates, and the system is as easy for first-time flyers as for frequent flyers who can find the same points of reference in other international airports.
A new range of pictograms on backlit signs works together with the colour coding chosen by the airport to give clear meaning to the areas.
The project has been designed in an original way, in collaboration with travellers and partners including rail operators.
Passengers have been involved in decisions on the key themes of this signage, and gave their opinions on the different prototypes in a focus group made up of frequent flyers, leisure travellers and low-cost passengers.
Erik Perruche, director of quality and development, says: "The whole purpose of this kind of operation is to make the travel experience more comfortable for passengers, offering a clearer and simpler journey through the heart of the terminals, as well as easier orientation in the airport."
While this change makes the signage more efficient and improves the aesthetics of the terminals, the airport was also eager to help passengers familiarise themselves with the new system.
A fun and easily understandable communications campaign has therefore been put in place in the terminals.
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Our rector, the Reverend Shelby Ochs Owen, began her duties as priest-in-charge on February 3, 2013. As of July 1, 2015, she officially became the rector of our congregation. She previously served as Associate Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, our near-neighbors in Staunton. Shelby holds a Master in Divinity degree from the Virginia Theological Seminary, in Alexandria. Prior to her work at Trinity, she had served as Associate Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Ivy, Virginia, and St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Reston, Virginia. She and her husband Steve Owen have three adult children, and reside in Staunton.
Our organist, Sarah, is a busy musician! In addition to serving Emmanuel on Sundays, she also serves as cantor at the Temple House of Israel, where she is a member. During the week, she teaches a variety of Musikgarten classes in Staunton and Waynesboro for children from infancy to age 9. For more information, see Sarah's Music Studio.
NOTE: At the parish's annual meeting on December 9, 2018, three members of Emmanuel were elected to serve three-year terms on the vestry: Wendy Brown (who was already serving the final year of another member who had resigned), Tom DuMontier, and Nicole Rutan. In early January, Steve Berneking was elected to serve for the remaining two years of Daniel Nessar's term.
The years refer to each member's term on the vestry.
# The Co-Treasurers (or the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer) participate in vestry meetings, but are not voting members.
The members of the Vestry, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, for 2019.
BACK ROW (from left to right): Jim Echols, Steve Berneking, Sam Dawson, Nicole Rutan, Tom DuMontier.
FRONT ROW: Daniel Lynn, Rev. Shelby Owen, Meneta Deaton, Beverley Coffman, Wendy Brown.


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We are delighted to be a preferred supplier of ambulance transport to all the NHS hospitals in our region. Every day we complete journeys for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Brookfields Hospital (CCS NHS Trust), amongst many others.
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Public Health Reports (1896-1970)
A Deadly Virus is Lurking in East Coast Mosquitoes
Eastern Equine Encephalitis may be brewing in the bog near you. Should you worry?
The Origins of the CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began during World War II to prevent the spread of malaria to troops stationed in the South.
How America Brought the 1957 Influenza Pandemic to a Halt
Microbiologist Maurice Hilleman saw it coming, so the country made 40 million doses of the vaccine within months.
The Ecosystem of the Used Mattress
Recently, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt directed staff to arrange for the purchase of a used mattress from a hotel. What's in a used mattress, anyway?
The Flu Pandemic of 1918, As Reported in 1918
The Spanish Influenza pandemic 100 years ago was the most lethal global disease outbreak since the Black Death. What were people thinking at the time?


Albert John Belmont is a fantastic painter with a very particular style that he helps to explain. "I am a minimalist in many aspects of my life, and attempting to cut through the unnecessary elements in a painting or drawing allows me to relay the scene or feeling in a more precise way—curating the subject matter and guiding the viewer to see what I want them to see." He received a BFA from the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University and an MA from the University of Florida. He grew up in New England and currently lives with his family in Jacksonville, Florida.
Tell us about your evolution as an artist. Finding clear, simple ways of communicating a subject has been my main objective for many years. My undergrad illustration work in Boston gave me the means to really explore different approaches and what resonated most with me in that exploration was minimalism. I read a lot about Picasso's approach to deconstructing a subject and I had to try it out, taking my detailed drawings and reducing them to what I deemed to be critical lines and colors. While I've tried different things—varying line quality, organic versus geometric organization and more recently using digital media—my main goal remains to show a subject in the simplest way without sacrificing critical information. That said, I need to feel invested in a piece for this to really work, so even if I'm doing a portrait of someone I don't know, I need to find a way to assign some level of personal connection. That can be a challenge.
Many Mormon artists either grew up or went to school in Utah. How has being an East Coast Mormon shaped your experience? I've never been to Utah. Minus two flights to California I haven't been west of Oklahoma. I grew up in New England and have spent most of my adult life in Florida, so I'm an Atlantic Ocean guy. I really knew nothing about the church until I was in my 20s, so my artistic journey has largely been shaped by a variety of things including family, nature and religion — all three with a certain level of spirituality and sentimentality. When it comes to art, I don't think I could ever be an artist who paints only religious themes any more than I could be one dedicated only to landscapes or portraits. Everything I create is entrenched in personal experience — sometimes related to faith and other times a memory/moment. In a sense it is all spiritual to me. I find those connections by free-sketching and deciding what to take further based on what feels right. My sketchbooks are like visual journals.
What are you working on next? I just finished a sketchbook exploration of how we use, develop and abandon land. Living in Florida I'm always noticing how much development is going on as well as how many places are vacated and overgrown. I also have a painting in the works based on a recent drawing 30 Years of Fallen Leaves (above) that is a similar subject—a picture of a place where I grew up that has largely been untouched for years.
Visit Albert John Belmont's website.
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Breakfast is by far my favorite meal of the day. I love eggs, fruit, and if I'm being honest, waffles and pancakes. Because I'm avoiding those last two for the remainder of my Whole 30, I need to brainstorm healthy and tasty options each morning. I do a lot of prep ahead of time and cook when the baby is down for his first nap or before papa leaves for work. Here's what I prepared last week! I hope you might get some ideas for your own meals.
Scrambles are my go to egg preparation of choice. In this version I have chopped red and orange peppers cooked in coconut oil and three eggs. On the side - half an avocado and a small bowl of blueberries.
On Tuesday I woke up famished! I started with a banana (not pictured) while I cooked breakfast. Again, another scramble! I used Peak Brothers ham and spinached, cooked down in coconut oil. There might be some red onions in there too - I can't remember! On the side, my trusty blueberries.
A note about breakfast meats (or cured meats): they often have added sugar. This a traditional Whole 30 no no, but Adam and I are ok with it for our thirty days. Do what works for you!
Adam cooked our meal for Wednesday using left over roasted sweet potato cubes and making a frittata using ham, onion and red pepper. Green grapes and blueberries on the side!
Thursday Breakfast was extra delicious! I warmed up left over turkey meatballs (using this recipe) with tomato sauce and two fried eggs on top and half an avocado on the side.
Friday was a repeat of Monday. Some mornings just go with what's easy. Some people like a lot of variety in their diets, but I'm the weird kind of person that can eat the exact same thing every day and not get sick of it for a month.
For a little change of pace, I switched things up to some hardboiled eggs (which I previously prepped by the dozen) along with some bacon (that got baked a little too long in the oven) and spinach sauteed in coconut oil and a mix of strawberries and pom seeds.
Sunday my husband made breakfast! Roasted sweet potatoes with a poached egg on top and a side of bacon. Yum!
As a side note, if you're here just for fashion, please make sure you bookmark this link instead of What I Wore. If you really like food pics, be sure to follow me on Instagram!


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Nominations are being accepted for Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award
Press release from The Western North Carolina Historical Association:
The Western North Carolina Historical Association is now accepting nominations for the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award. Originated by the Louis Lipinsky family and now supported by Michael Sartisky, PhD, the Award is a partnership between WNCHA and the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Advisory Committee. It has been presented by WNCHA since 1955. The award comes with a $2,500 cash prize.
The deadline for submission of nominated works is July 15, 2019. Anyone with knowledge of an author who meets the qualification criteria may nominate the author for the award. To be considered, an entry must be a published work of fiction, nonfiction, drama or poetry and meet the following criteria:
• It must be a first edition work; revised editions of published works will not be considered for the Award.
• The publication date must be in the calendar year 2018 or no later than July 1, 2019.
• The author must be a native of western North Carolina or a resident of western North Carolina for at least twelve months prior to the closing date for the Award.
• An author may also qualify if the work submitted has a focus on or setting in western North Carolina.
Western North Carolina includes the Qualla Boundary and the following 25 counties: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey.
The Award Panel this year consists of: Brandon J. Johnson, Chair, Mars Hill University, Pam Duncan, Associate Professor of English, Western Carolina University; Gwin Jones, Past Chair WNCHA; Tom Muir, Historic Site Manager, Thomas Wolfe Memorial; Ellen Carr, Treasurer, Thomas Wolfe Memorial Advisory Committee; Gordon McKinney, PhD, former president, Appalachian Studies Association; Terry Roberts, PhD, Director, National Paideia Center; Jim Stokely, President, Wilma Dykeman Legacy.
Nomination letters must specify the following eligibility criteria:
birthplace or residence of author
setting of work
Nominators should submit a cover letter along with three copies of the work post-marked no later than July 1, 2018 to:
Wolfe Award Committee
C/O Tom Muir
Thomas Wolfe Memorial
An awards ceremony and reception, in honor of the finalists and 2019 Award recipient, will be held in November 2019.
The Association presented the first Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award to Wilma Dykeman in 1955 for The French Broad. The Award has continued to be funded, in part, by Mrs. E. Frank Edwin, a member of the Lipinsky family and for the last three years by WNCHA, and the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Advisory Board, both with support from Michael Sartisky, PhD. Other recipients of this prestigious Award include Robert Morgan, John Paris, Gail Godwin, John Ehle, Robert Brunk, Michael McFee, Lee Smith, Ron Rash, Wayne Caldwell and Terry Roberts. Charles Frazier was the recipient of the 2018 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award for his book: Varina.
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Greece is located in Europe & Central Asia, with a population of 11,304,000 (2011) and the arrival of 15,007,000 (2010) tourists a year. Are you traveling or researching Greece? Following is some information on the languages and country. SpeakSheets offers our Lifetime Members printable and downloadable language sheets with no monthly costs ever. With more than 16 languages covering over 2.3 billion people worldwide, we can help make your travels to Greece and beyond even more fun!
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This guy, "Rob", from Tinder and I have been talking together for a little under a month now. I clearly stated from the start that I wasn't interested in a hookup, so if that's what he's looking for then he shouldn't waste his time with me. He told me that he's not and so we exchanged numbers and have been talking everyday.
Our conversations were not the best, but he always tried his best to talk to me everyday..even if it were a few texts back and forth. He always asked me about my day. He asked me out every weekend, but in fear of meeting up with a stranger, I pushed it off until I was comfortable. During these few weeks of talking, we had face timed and everything. We were going so well and I thought he was truly being genuine so I stirred up the courage on Sunday night to ask him to hang out.
On Monday night, I drove to his house and we went out to dinner. I was super nervous so it was a bit quieter and awkward here and there but overall it went well. He tried paying for me, but I asked if I could just split the check. He let me but he insisted to pay for my ice cream. With ice cream, we headed to his place.
When we got to his place, he showed me around. Showed me his room, books, etc. Then he asked if I wanted to watch a movie and suggested that I sit with him on his couch. At first he just laid his head on me, then soon enough we were cuddling. Things just progressed and we made out. I had to stop him when things started moving more, and insisted that we take things slow. I said, "I really like you, but we should take things slow". So he got up and agreed to take things slow. As the movie progressed we continued, but I made sure to keep anything from moving further.
I never got a "did you get home safely" text or anything. NO TEXT AT ALL since Monday night.
I'm worried because I thought things went well, but I'm guessing it didn't from his point of view?
Did he just want a hookup? What should I even think about this situation? Should I even bother texting him first? Do I wait?
Maybe he wanted a hookup, but if I were him I wouldn't have put in that much effort to sleep with someone who was that clear that they didn't want a hookup. It seems like a waste of time, and it seems disrespectful to you. Maybe he felt like the date didn't go that well? I would text him. Everyone's texting etiquette is different. If the texting conversations weren't great, he might not be that into or good at texting, or even be aware that the norm is to text the next day.
he also hasn't been active on Facebook since tuesday night.
I'm extremely skeptical of Tinder and people's intentions on it. There seem to be a lot of guys there who, according to a female friend, will do just about anything to get a hookup. It isn't out of the question.
Have you tried to text him and see what's going on since? Like: "Is everything ok? Haven't heard from you" or something like that. It's possible he just thought you going home was a sign you weren't interested. This lets him know that wasn't the case.


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Cette page contient les pages d'homonymie de Archimède, Archimede et Arkhimedes.

Personnalité

Nom
 Archimède (287-212) est un physicien, mathématicien et ingénieur de la Grèce antique.
 Gerty Archimède est une femme politique guadeloupéenne.

Prénom

Marine
 Archimède est un sous-marin français, version améliorée du sous-marin de la classe Pluviôse lancé en 1909 et démoli en 1919.
 Archimède est un sous-marin français de la classe 1 500 tonnes.
 Archimède est un bathyscaphe français capable de plonger à  mètres de profondeur.
 Classe Archimede est  une classe de sous-marin des années 1930 de la Regia Marina (marine italienne), comprenant entre autres :
 Archimede est un sous-marin italien lancée en 1933 et transférée à la marine espagnole en 1937.
 Archimede est un sous-marin italien de la classe Brin, en service dans la Regia Marina lancé en 1939 et ayant servi pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

Astronomie
 Archimedes est un cratère lunaire.
 (3600) Archimède est un astéroïde.

Arts
 Archimède est une émission scientifique de télévision (1994-2003).
 Archimède le clochard est un film français réalisé par Gilles Grangier, sorti le .
 Archimède est un groupe de rock français.
 Archimède est son premier album.
 Archimède est le nom du hibou de Merlin dans le dessin animé Merlin l'Enchanteur.

Publications
 Arkhimedes est une revue scientifique de mathématiques et physique.
 Archimède est une série de bande dessinée créée par Turk et Bob De Groot.

Autres
 Archimède est un concours commun aux grandes écoles scientifiques CPGE.
 Acorn Archimedes est une série d'ordinateurs produit par la société Acorn à la fin des années 1980.
 Archimède est un système de gestion et de diffusion de documents électroniques.
 GNU Archimedes est un logiciel de simulation.
 Archimedes est un moteur-fusée.

Voir aussi
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Nashville Predators: Top 5 Can't Miss Games
By Colin Fitts June 23rd, 2014
This is not a 48-game schedule. There is no long Olympic break. The NHL announced their 2014-15 regular season schedule Sunday afternoon, giving fans something to look forward to during the summer. For the first time since the 2011-12 season, the NHL will have its annual All-Star Break, occurring in January. While teams like the Washington Capitals and San Jose Sharks look forward to hosting their first outdoor games, the Nashville Predators have a relatively uneventful schedule when looking from the outside in. Despite not having many (if any) games that the League will be honing their attention towards, there are 5 cannot miss dates for the Predators this season.
First, let's take a look at the facts of the 2014-15 schedule for the Predators:
Open season with 3-game home stand against Ottawa, Dallas and Calgary
Longest road trip: 6 games between October 29 – November 8
Longest home stand: 4 games between November 22-29 and February 10-17
Heaviest home month is February when 10 contest will be played in Bridgestone Arena.
January 22-26: All-Star break in Columbus.
13 Saturday home games (8 of which are Eastern Conference foes and five against Central Division rivals)
Holiday-filled: Nashville plays host to Edmonton on Thanksgiving; New Jersey on Valentine's Day; and Minnesota on St. Patrick's Day
11 sets of back-to-backs
9 afternoon contest (before 5pm CST)
(Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)
5. Kings Come To Town – November 25
The reigning Stanley Cup champions roll into town for the only time this season on November 25. Nashville will be up against the likes of Jonathan Quick, Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter, Mike Richards, Marian Gaborik, Drew Doughty and many more Los Angeles Kings that are now household names. While there will not be a large opposing crowd entering Bridgestone Arena to make things dicey in the seats, the hockey on the ice is expected to be superb. This gives an opportunity to judge how far away new head coach Peter Laviolette has to making the Predators Cup contenders. Nashville currently leads the all-time series with a 26-25-3-2-2 record (W-L-T-OTL-SOL).
4. Klein-ing Up Against Us – February 7
Defenseman Kevin Klein will return to Nashville for the first time since being traded to the New York Rangers this past winter. by the club who drafted him 37th overall in 2003. Klein was drafted 37th overall in 2003 and played 403 games for the Predators, playing huge role on defense in the past few seasons. Although the Predators hated seeing Klein go, it benefited the Kitchener, Ontario native greatly by allowing him the opportunity to play in the Stanley Cup Finals with the Rangers. Although Klein is likely down on himself for not winning it all, in perspective, he was just three wins shy of hoisting the Cup over his head, which is a great accomplishment. In Nashville, he was at best 11 wins away. There will not be any jeering when Klein steps on the ice and, hopefully, there will be a tribute video dedicated to his career with the Predators.
3. Laviolette Returns To Philly – February 21
There is not a tougher city to be the enemy in than Philadelphia. Fans in Philly are so rough that they are notorious for throwing snowballs at Santa Claus. With that being the case, how will the city treat Peter Laviolette in his return to Wells Fargo Center as coach of the opposing team? That remains to be unknown as he exited in a less than fashionable way. Laviolette was fired just 3 games into the regular season last year. Keep in mind, he coached the Flyers for 272 games and led the team to an Eastern Conference championship in 2010.
2. Home Closer – April 9
Depending on how the season goes, there may not be a more important match than this one against the Minnesota Wild. Likely to be a playoff deciding contest, Nashville will have to topple over Central Division rival Minnesota and the hated Ryan Suter to reach the postseason for the first time since 2012. While this game is known as 'Fan Appreciation Night', the boys on the ice could show their appreciation by winning a big game, rather than just simply giving fans the jersey off their back. This game will be a hot ticket, so purchase tickets sooner rather than later.
(Robin Alam/Icon SMI)
1. Friend Turned Foe – January 16
Barry Trotz, the only coach the Predators have even known, will walk into the building as a visitor and enter the opposing locker room for the first time in his coaching career. After 15 seasons of coaching the Predators, it may cause confusion to see Barry Trotz on the other bench coaching Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. Because Trotz's return will be nostalgic and the highlight of the night, it will be tough for either side to focus on the task at hand. Fans will show their love for the coach and possibly even cheer after Trotz's name is announced as part of the lineup instead of the typical "Sucks!". January 16 is gearing up to be an emotional night for both sides.
Which games are you circling on your calender?
Barry Trotz
Kevin Klein
Peter Laviolette


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As a producer-led group, and dairy's professional development organization, PDPW trainings and events bring best-in-class education in a variety of mediums to help farmers and industry professionals stay at the forefront of issues impacting their businesses and to be on the leading-edge of technologies and practices for managing today's high-performing modern dairy farm.
Business Transition Workshop, Jan. 31 in the Wisconsin Dells, and Feb. 1 in Green Bay, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. Families at all stages of planning or implementing a farm business transition will benefit from this workshop, led by Nicole Bettinger of The Family Business Consulting Group. In an effort to provide techniques and solutions to reduce stress, resolve conflicts and keep business fluid, this advanced workshop will focus on starting and successfully holding conversations about tough topics, identifying potential bottlenecks for your farm, and developing strategies to make the transition as smooth as possible from one generation to the next. Participants will also review a series of case studies to address common transition challenges. Up to 5.5 Dairy AdvanCE CEs can be earned.
Effective Leadership Workshop, Feb. 1 in Kewaunee and Feb. 2 in Greenwood, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Learning active listening and leadership skills is a critical skill for today's dairy farmers, as they lead teams, engage with farm consultants and consumers. This workshop, a part of the Dairy's Visible Voice curriculum, will focus on active listening as a foundational skill for all forms of effective leadership. Participants will practice how to effectively handle tough conversations, develop strong conversation openers and uncover real motivations in conversations with employees or consumers. Participants can earn up to 7.0 Dairy AdvanCE continuing education (CE) credits.
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Proactive Communications Workshop, Feb. 15 in Greenwood and Feb. 16 in Kewaunee, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. A proactive communications plan for your farm will help build the public's confidence in what farmers do every day. The workshop, part of the Dairy's Visible Voice leadership and communication training series, will give participants the tools needed to develop a community relations program, personalized to a dairy's farm and community. The workshop starts with each farm's business objectives and ends with a personalized proactive communications plan to meet each operation's needs. Participants can earn up to 7.0 Dairy AdvanCE continuing education (CE) credits.
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Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Comparative Freshwater Fish Toxicity Testing of Antimycin A Active
By Wetland and Aquatic Research Center October 2, 2019
Researchers are investigating the influence of Antimycin A on Asian carp and non-target fishes by measuring the effects of a novel species-specific bait formulation.
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Figure 1. Chemical structure of Antimycin A. Antimycin A is a nine-membered bis-lactone having methyl substituents at the 2- and 6-positions, an n-hexyl substituent at the 8-position, an acyloxy substituent at the 7-position and an aroylamido substituent at the 3-position.
The Science Issue and Relevance: The use of a piscicide in ecosystems is a reasonable method to remove invasive species bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) and silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) from a water body, similar to the use of a lampricide against sea lamprey. The commercially unavailable Fintrol®, formerly used to remove scaled fish from catfish ponds, has an active ingredient Antimycin A (Fig. 1) that is produced by Streptomyces bacteria. Investigating the influence of this active ingredient on Asian carp and non-target fishes directly relates to measuring the effects of a novel species-specific toxic bait formulation containing Antimycin A. Our hypothesis is that cellular toxicity to Asian carp will be expressed in a concentration- and species-dependent manner, reflecting a similar whole-body response.
Figure 2. Location of molecular binding site of Antimycin A within a mitochondrion (arrow)
Methodology for Addressing the Issue: Because Antimycin A is insoluble in water, experiments must first be performed to determine whether the solvent (also known as the vehicle) necessary for dissolving the chemical can itself cause cellular toxicity. This testing of potential vehicles is necessary prior to making various dilutions of the Antimycin A in the vehicle selected that will be used for fish blood cell exposure, then ultimately in bait formulations. Antimycin A targets the cytochrome B subunit Qi of complex III of the electron transport chain, with our biological endpoint being mitochondrial membrane potential, or mitochondrial function (Fig. 2). Comparative amino acid sequence differences within the relevant protein subunits of target species, like Asian carp (bighead-, silver- and grass carp [Ctenopharyngodon idella]), and non-targets, including bluegill sunfish (Lepomis marcrochirus), fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas), channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), and common carp (Cyprinus carpio), show that there are a number of variants that could respond differentially to treatment. The Antimycin A in the selected vehicle will be delivered to the various fish species' blood cells. Mitochondrial membrane potential will be measured with flow cytometry (Fig. 3) and differences in damage level among the fish species will be assessed.
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Future Steps: USGS WARC scientists will continue to collaborate with USGS CERC in testing this active ingredient and other potential chemicals against cellular targets in Asian carp, including black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) to advance management options for controlling invasive Asian carp species in aquatic ecosystems of concern. The information will be used by partner state- and DOI agencies to help guide their management options.
Jill Jenkins, Ph.D.
Research Microbiologist
jenkinsj@usgs.gov
Robin D Calfee
Research Biologist
Columbia Environmental Research Center
rcalfee@usgs.gov
Toxic Elements
Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Nonindigenous Species
Species of Management Concern
Conservation, Quantitative, and Restoration Ecology
Species Biology
piscicide
Antimycin A
ecosystem health
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database and Website (NAS)
Nonindigenous - non-native - species threaten biodiversity, but the distribution of these species is not well-known. The Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) database tracks occurrence data on non-native aquatic plant and animal species throughout the United States, and provides the public with species profiles, distribution maps, and online/real-time queries for state/hydrologic basin- specific...
Ecosystems, Invasive Species Program, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center


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A state legislator and dairy magnate has defeated a suburban Chicago businessman in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Illinois.
State Sen. Jim Oberweis' victory Tuesday over Doug Truax sends him on to a November matchup with Democrat Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate.
Oberweis is from the western Chicago suburb of Sugar Grove. He was elected to the Illinois Senate in 2012 and had made previous unsuccessful runs for U.S. Senate and governor.
He has been criticized for some political ads, including one before a previous election in which he said the number of immigrants entering the U.S. illegally each week could fill Soldier Field.
Truax has never held political office but had support from former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich.


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Rural Advocacy Calls for Creativity
Michael Sistak, American Farm Bureau
In 1900, roughly 60% of Americans lived in a rural setting. The results of the most recent U.S. Census, conducted in 2010, show that number has sunk to less than 20%. A recent study from the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire found that of 746 counties across the nation experiencing depopulation, 91% of them are rural.
When the results of the next decennial census (just around the corner) are in, we'll likely see that the trend of rural population decline continues.
These changing rural demographics underscore how important it is for rural residents – farmers, ranchers and others – to engage with their legislators and build relationships. In the legislature itself, fewer and fewer lawmakers represent the interests of rural communities. That is why they sometimes band together in voting blocs to ensure that the concerns of their rural constituents are addressed.
For grassroots advocates in rural America, engaging with urban lawmakers who have little or no rural ties is challenging. There is no perfect solution, but some organizations have made great progress.
One example is the University of Arizona's "AdvoCats" program (the school mascot is the Wildcat). As the state's land-grant institution, the traditional base of support in the state legislature came from rural lawmakers who were farmers and ranchers. In recent years, there have been just a handful of such legislators at the state capitol in Phoenix.
That is why the AdvoCats got creative a few years ago when engaging lawmakers who weren't their typical base of support.
Most grassroots associations host one advocacy day a year at the legislature. The AdvoCats hosted one every week. Each Wednesday became known as "Wildcat Wednesday" at the state capitol, during which a handful of trained advocates accompanied government relations staff to targeted meetings with lawmakers.
The AdvoCats didn't rely on the same people either, but instead built each week around a specific constituency who could deliver the same message, but from a different perspective. One week included AdvoCats who were parents of students. Another was students, then alumni and finally community partners.
The AdvoCats were successful in 2016, when university officials made plans to start the state's first public school of veterinary medicine. The AdvoCats deep-mined their network to find outside voices to express support at the capitol, including a pediatrician who visited with legislators and discussed the intersection of animal-borne diseases and human medicine.
By the end of the session, more than 100 advocates had completed 500 volunteer hours in legislative meetings during nine consecutive weeks at the state capitol.
But the work didn't begin during the legislative session. In the summer and fall of 2015, the AdvoCats hosted a series of backyard barbeques to meet with legislators in their hometowns. Through this series of events, they found supporters who would open their homes as hosts and help identify alumni, unaffiliated individuals and local elected leaders in the community. Legislators were invited as the guests of honor. The university president gave a short talk about what the institution was doing in the community (as a land grant, this primarily centered on the Cooperative Extension mission), then the lawmakers gave brief updates on their work. Guests were able to spend time mingling in a relaxed setting, far from the distractions of the capitol.
These events served multiple purposes. First, they allowed the university to build relationships with lawmakers outside of the capitol setting. Second, they gave lawmakers a chance to engage with constituents who had a stake in the future of the university, despite minimal ties between that district and campus. Finally, advocacy staff from the university were able to network with and identify new individuals to become future advocates.
This is just one example of how an organization with an advocacy program is thinking outside the box to meet the challenge of increasingly urbanized legislative bodies. There will never be a silver-bullet solution, but as urban populations swell, rural advocates at Farm Bureau and other organizations who dedicate their time and innovate as they build grassroots coalitions will be successful.
Michael Sistak is director, grassroots program development, at the American Farm Bureau Federation.


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(a) The state department of transportation and the municipalities of this state are hereby authorized to operate "automated school-zone-speed-enforcement systems."
(3) A "school zone" is defined as anywhere within a one-quarter (1/4) mile radius of any type of school in the state of Rhode Island.


How Do Lawn Fertilizers Work?
You know that lawn fertilizers work but do you know why? Like all chemical fertilizers, lawn fertilizers work by reintroducing essential elements to the soil that have been depleted by repeated use for lawns. By returning the chemical elements necessary for plant growth, such as potassium, nitrogen potash and phosphates, lawn fertilizers work to keep lawns healthy and to present that lush, green color that people love to see.
Lawn fertilizers are popular because they work fairly quickly, are easy to obtain and are generally simple to apply. Packaged according to specific application needs, purchasing lawn fertilizers simplifies the life of homeowners and professional landscapers alike.
Lawn fertilizers, like other chemical fertilizers, can be easily over applied. When they are, they can burn grasses and make the soil less productive than before they were applied. Lawn fertilizers can also result in chemical runoff into adjacent water supplies, particularly those adjacent to large commercially treated areas. Because they are a chemical product, lawn fertilizers have the same negative impacts on the environment and on humans as all commercial fertilizers.
What Are Lawn Fertilizer Boosters?
Lawn fertilizer boosters, such as BioWash, are formulated to increase the effectiveness of lawn fertilizers. They do this by helping lawn grasses more efficiently absorb and process the nutrients made available by the fertilizers. In this way, fertilizer boosters help minimize the amount of fertilizer needed to achieve similar or even improved growth results.
As a lawn fertilizer booster, BioWash has been proven to dramatically improve the growth rate and health of lawns. It does this by helping the roots more efficiently absorb the nutrients and moisture available from the soil. Through this efficiency, less lawn fertilizer is required, minimizing the risk of over application. Unlike chemical fertilizers, BioWash is a natural, 100% biodegradable product. It adds no harmful chemicals to the environment and is totally safe to users. Inexpensive to apply, demonstrated results and safe for people and the environment. A win-win combination!


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Make Money Mondays, The Money Show with Bruce Whitfield
'We had a disdain for money. Material possessions counted for so little'
Former Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs. Picture: EWN.
We had a disdain for money… Material possessions counted for so little. We lived on dreams, on imagination, on revolution, on changing the world…
— Albie Sachs
I'm not poor. I once got a prize of $1 million… For less than a nanosecond, I thought of refusing it. You shouldn't get a prize for rule of law… But it was only for a nanosecond… But I was worried. It could destabilise me. I gave away half… and paid off my bond…
These [apartheid] cases I did for nothing… I knew I'd go to jail one day… Each day [in solitary confinement] was like five years…
Every week The Money Show's Bruce Whitfield interviews a famous person about her or his attitude to money (hopes and fears, successes and failures, etc.) as part of his weekly "Make Money Mondays, Personal Edition" feature.
This week Whitfield interviewed Albie Sachs (born 30 January 1935), an anti-apartheid activist and a former judge on the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
Sachs earned his LLB at the University of Cape Town where he took part in the Defiance Campaign.
In 1955 he attended the Congress of the People at Kliptown where the Freedom Charter was adopted.
Sachs started his law practice when he was only 21, defending people charged under racist apartheid laws.
After spending five months in solitary confinement for his activism - without a trial, he went into exile in England where he obtained a PhD from Sussex University.
He later went to Mozambique.
In 1988 he lost an arm and was blinded in one eye in an assassination attempt by the South African security service who place a bomb in his car.
To wake up without an arm but to feel joyously alive, to learn to do everything – to sit up, to stand, to walk, to run, to write again. Every little detail became a moment of discovery and breakthrough. I had an absolute conviction that as I got better, my country got better.
— Albie Sachs (quote taken from a 2011 Mail and Guardian article)
After the bombing, he devoted himself to preparing for a new, democratic Constitution.
President Nelson Mandela appointed Sachs to the Constitutional Court in 1994.
He is the author of the Court's majority judgement that led to the legalisation of same-sex marriage.
Sachs retired in October 2009.
But what is it that Sachs believes about money?
How did his childhood experiences shape his views on money?
Listen to the interview in the audio below (and scroll down for more quotes from it).
I matriculated at 15 and I came second in my class.
My dad was expelled from the Communist Party…
We [white anti-apartheid activists] were seen as traitors…
South Africans really didn't want to be fighting each other…
You can't rush an [Constitutional] amendment through in a hurry… Section 25 is wide enough to allow for expropriation without compensation without amendment… Sooner or later this country has had to face up to [land restitution]… it's upon us now. Let's do it with dignity…
...I'm amazed to discover I'm conservative! I've never been considered conservative in my life!
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Storm Rising is a 1995 fantasy novel by American writer Mercedes Lackey, the second in her Mage Storms trilogy.

Plot summary
Duke Tremane, who has been sent by the Empire to conquer Hardorn, is having second thoughts about his homeland. Since he has been basically stranded by the Emperor, he takes matters into his own hands. As he has a copy of the Imperial Seal locked up in a special desk inherited from his aunt, he writes documents authorizing him to take all the contents of an Imperial storehouse. Then the mages in his army create a gate to the storehouse and Duke Tremane and a number of his men then proceed to take as much of the contents as they can.

Meanwhile, in Valdemar, Karal has been assigned to take over as Karsite ambassador following the death of his mentor and previous ambassador, Ulrich. He has to deal with the Shin'a'in ambassador taking over from the previous one, who has also died. However, Andesha is able to help and the Shin'a'in ambassador eventually apologizes to Karal for his previous behavior.

Duke Tremane has elected to sever ties with the Empire and devotes his time to helping the people of Hardorn. All spies in his army defect over to him and the local people start to like having Duke Tremane around, especially when he and some of his men help find a group of kids who ended up being lost in a snowstorm.

Karal, Andesha, and Natoli use magic to spy on Duke Tremane and discover that he isn't what he seems. The firecat Altra agrees that it would be a good idea for Duke Tremane to join the Alliance and Jumps Karal with him to Hardorn. There, Karal hands Duke Tremane a message tube and asks him to consider joining the Alliance. Altra returns a week later to collect the tube.

Meanwhile, the Son of the Sun Solaris visits Valdemar with her Firecat Hansa to further relations with Valdemar and Queen Selenay. Needless to say, Solaris and Selenay are shocked when they read the message that Duke Tremane wishes to join the Alliance. Solaris confines Karal to his room and has Hansa Jump her to Hardorn. After confronting Duke Tremane, she decides that he doesn't mean any harm and leaves, but not before doing a spell that will keep him from ever lying again in the future. Karal is not punished and is allowed to continue as the Karsite Ambassador.

Sejanes, a very old mage, and teacher to Duke Tremane, is sent to Valdemar to help deal with the magic storms currently going on. Karal, Andesha, Firesong, and Silverfox leave Valdemar for Uthro's tower in order to deal with the storms. The Companion Florian goes with them, and several other Companions go along as well to carry the other people.

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WASHINGTON (BP) -- Predictably, the news cycles these days have been largely consumed with the unpredictable -- the outcome of the 2012 presidential election and the future of the institution of marriage. This follows days of media showcasing the sensational -- Secret Service prostitution scandals in Colombia and General Services Administration spending scandals in Las Vegas.
Their renewed inspiration is a recent Justice Department opinion arguing that a major federal law on Internet gambling applies only to sports betting. Their rallying point is legislation introduced last summer by Rep. Joe Barton (R.-Texas). Cosponsored by 30 representatives, the "Internet Gambling Prohibition, Poker Consumer Protection, and Strengthening UIGEA Act of 2011" (H.R. 2366) would legalize online wagering of poker and place the cyber activities under government regulation.
While some might think the idea offers a winning hand, it's a bad bet for America. The measure's name itself is misleading. Contrary to its suggestive title, the Barton bill would not "strengthen UIGEA" -- short for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which President Bush signed into law in 2006 -- but instead weaken it.
The effect of UIGEA on the online gambling industry's bottom line was immediate and pronounced. Stocks in online gambling websites plummeted almost overnight. Some sites shut down altogether. Last year, others still in operation offshore suffered yet another blow. In an April 2011 raid that has been dubbed "Black Friday," the government indicted the three biggest online poker profiteers -- PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker -- for bank fraud, money laundering and illegal gambling, freezing more than 75 bank accounts in 14 countries.
The pro-gambling lobby, however, remains undeterred. As one example, the Poker Players Alliance spent $1.4 million last year lobbying Washington power brokers in support of Internet gambling initiatives such as Rep. Barton's bill, the Roll Call newspaper reported. This alliance, along with multiplied other gambling special interest groups, shows no intention of stepping away from the table this year, either.
No doubt there is money to be made in legalized online poker gambling. The gambling purveyors would rake in additional billions each year. According to the Barton bill, the government would collect "substantial revenue." And a relative few players among millions would survive in the black, at least for a time.
"God has given Christians principles for living in a proper relationship with Him and with each other," says Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission President Richard Land. "They require us to worship God alone, remind us that He owns everything, warn us against greed, prompt us to love our neighbor, command us to work, admonish us to exercise our freedom in light of our witness, and instruct us in the proper role of civil government."
"Gambling and its promotion violate these principles," he adds. "It is my prayer that Christians will run from gambling in every form, for there is scarcely no greater act of disobedience and faithlessness than to cast your lot at the feet of some false idol, in this case, the gambling industry."
To be sure, destroyed lives, broken families and financial ruin are all too often the unmasked face of Internet gambling. That's why uncaging this shackled beast, even if restrained by government leash, is a losing wager for America. Too bad the media haven't picked up on this scandal.
Doug Carlson is manager for administration and policy communications for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission's Washington D.C. office. Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress) and in your email (baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP.asp).


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If you're considered a US citizen, do you always have a tax obligation?
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Helen L. Williamson was born in Holywood, Northern Ireland. She received her B.A. and M.A.
from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. For many years she taught creative writing in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she lives with her husband. She is the author of Tales from Balladhoon, A Pineapple Dream and Other Nonsense, Higgledy-Piggledy Thoughts, I Just Met a Dinosaur, and Adventures in Dinglewood.
Learn more about Helen and her work by visiting her website and her Facebook page!
I Just Met a Dinosaur!
A book of dinosaur rhymes about creatures from long-ago times!
written by Helen L. Williamson
illustrated by Nancy Taylor Atkins
If you met a dinosaur, what would you do?
Play hide-and-seek or go to the zoo?
Who knows if their skin was pink, purple, or blue?
Or if they squawked, roared, or mooed?
Did they polish their nails and feathers and scales,
And sharpen their teeth with the ends of their tails?
When you open this book of dinosaur rhymes,
You'll meet some of those creatures from long-ago times!
Adventures in Dinglewood
written by Helen Williamson
illustrated by Nancy Atkins
If you are in a hurry, you might pass by Dinglewood without paying much attention. But if you listen carefully, you just might hear the pitter-patter of small feet and the chattering of tiny voices. Turn the page—There's a world of adventure here in Dinglewoodfor you to discover!
More About Helen L. Williamson
by Brooke Matherly
As I talked to Helen Williamson, I began to see the slight shimmer that lines our everyday world just begging to be pulled back to reveal the world of magic, whimsy, and imagination that pour through the pages of her work. Helen creates worlds for children where donkeys can breathe underwater, pelicans might live in a van, and you can have a charming interaction with a newly befriended dinosaur. She dismisses the question of why by simply saying, "I think everyone needs a little magic in their lives. There's an awful lot of seriousness for children today, and I think a little imagination is good for them."
Imagination and storytelling go deep into Helen's roots. She grew up in Ireland where she says that the history of telling tales leads to a rich tradition of creation and a healthy level of mysticism. She says there are things which of course everyone knows such as "fairies live in hollow trees, and particularly at the bottom of a garden," and, "Fairy trees are hawthorn trees, and if you cut them down you get in trouble with the fairies. That's just the law of the land." As someone who grew up in America, I'm unfamiliar with particular set of rules, and I make a mental note to check my trees when I get home because I wouldn't want to upset the fairies who might be living there without my knowledge.
Helen illustrates the real ramifications of dismissing these well-known legends. She tells me that in her hometown, they decided to cut down a ring of trees in the middle of a field to build a new church. Most people in the town were against the idea. Of course, set-apart tree rings were the dwelling places of fairies. But, the church went up anyway, only to collapse two years later. "I mean, what do you expect?" Helen says with a shrug. This blurry line between stark reality and fantastical stories is one Helen loves to walk. She grew up telling herself stories to get to sleep, and always felt that those last fuzzy moments of consciousness were the feeling of being carried off to fairyland. Her father told her stories of his own invention about the journeys of Johnny McGlory, who became the central character in one of her own books, Tales from Balladhoon. Once she became a mother, she began to invent her own stories to entertain her children and later her grandchildren.
Helen credits all of her tales and her desire to tell them to her children and grandchildren. Her role as a mother and grandmother is integral to her role as an author because, "I've got someone to tell stories to." She hadn't truly considered writing her years' worth of oral stories down until her family began to beg her to. Now with her books in hand, she's been able to go and read to the classrooms of her grandchildren, which inspires a special kind of joy in her heart.
Helen especially loves the raw creativity of working with children, "A lot of children have seen leprechauns and fairies. Some have seen fairies riding butterflies. Some have seen them ten feet tall." She always encourages the children to create their own tales, tell their own stories. Each reading she makes sure to ask the children questions such as "How would a leprechaun get from Ireland to America?" and delight in the tumult of creativity, energy, and invention that follows. She hopes her writing propels their imaginations, "It encourages them to write. And to listen. And to think out of the box."
Of the four books Helen has written, three have been poetry books for children, Higgly-Piggly Thoughts, Pineapple Dreams and Other Nonsense, and I Just Met a Dinosaur. Originally, I balked at the idea of reading poetry to children. Poems are complicated things with layers upon layers of difficult-to-dissect meanings, right? "Rhyming words are just fun," Helen says with a wide smile, "I would like children to love the magic of words. And the sounds. And the music of words. And to make up their own. Not be afraid to make and imagine things." Helen's poems are full of made-up rhymes and "nonsense," a descriptor she flaunts with a sense of relish and pride. The words are music and that comes before and often in place of meaning. Helen's poems bounce and slide, pop and simmer when read aloud. As I read them in her kitchen over a fresh cup of tea, the meanings didn't matter because no meaning could compare to the delight of feeling the words roll off my tongue.
But, words are not the only morsel of magic in Helen's work: her books are also beautifully and fancifully illustrated by her friend, Nancy Taylor. Helen's love of Nancy and her drawings abounds as she proudly shows me picture after picture. I mention I spent some time traveling around in a van, and Helen leaps up to show me an illustration of a pelican perched atop a VW bus covered in feathers and scales. Helen impresses upon me that the illustrations are vital to the poems, "The little ones look at them very, very carefully, the illustrations, if you've ever watched them reading." She considers herself lucky to have Nancy because, "I think very visually which I think Nancy interprets so well." She says once she's written something she likes, she'll simply send the poem off to Nancy, and she's always been delighted with what she receives back. Just the way children use Helen's characters and words to make up their own stories, she says she often gets drawings from children about the poems they've read and the stories they've heard.
Helen is especially nervous and excited about her upcoming book Adventures in Dinglewood which will feature the many daring adventures of two little mice, Arabella and Jasper. This daring duo have magic pepper pot pepper underwater adventures, thaw frozen fairy wings, and travel to the isle of dreams on the back of the black bird Cornelius. These characters and tales are particularly dear to her because she's been telling them to her family for decades. "When they were littler, they [her grandchildren] used to all pile into our bed when we went to visit and say, 'Granny! Tell me a story!' So, I had to make them up on the spot." Now, she's very excited to let other children experience their magic and can't wait to see what adventures her readers will make up for themselves.
As I ready myself to leave Helen's kitchen four cups of tea, two cookies, two slices of bread, a bowl of soup, and several introductions to family and friends later, I'm sad that I have to leave her world of possibility and enchantment. I thank her for her stories, and she thanks me for my company before asking if I think I've got all I needed. Thinking back over the past three and a half hours, I say I can certainly write something. Helen smiles and in her particularly mischievous way says, "Well, you can always make something up!"