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he was one of the good guys ; that fact was apparent in duganfield 's strong grip and his tired , slightly sappy smile .

okay , a two-time deal .

he 'd hoped ...

`` that sounds like a plan , '' i said , laughing .

he spun her around so quickly she lost her balance .

bringing her laptop out of sleep mode , ava looked up harter family mortuary and watched as a picture of a yellow-and-white victorian appeared on her screen .

The climate of ancient Rome varied throughout the existence of that civilization. In the first half of the 1st millennium BC the climate of Italy was more humid and cool than now and the presently arid south saw more precipitation. The northern regions were situated in the temperate climate zone, while the rest of Italy was in the subtropics, having a warm and mild climate. During the annual melt of the mountain snow even small rivers would overflow, swamping the terrain (Tuscany and the Pontine Marshes were deemed impassable in antiquity). The existence of Roman civilization (including the Eastern Roman Empire) spanned three climatological periods: Early Subatlantic (900 BC–175 AD), Mid-Subatlantic (175–750) and Late Subatlantic (since 750). The written, archaeological and natural-scientific proxy evidence independently but consistently shows that during the period of the Roman Empire's maximum expansion and final crisis, the climate underwent changes. The Empire's greatest extent under Trajan coincided with the Roman climatic optimum. The climate change occurred at different rates, from apparent near stasis during the early Empire to rapid fluctuations during the late Empire. Still, there is some controversy in the notion of a generally moister period in the eastern Mediterranean in AD–600 AD due to conflicting publications. Stable climate Throughout the entire Roman Kingdom and the Republic there was the so-called Subatlantic period, in which the Greek and Etruscan city-states also developed. It was characterized by cool summers and mild, rainy winters. At the same time there were a number of drastic winters, including the complete freezing of the Tiber in 398 BC, 396 BC, 271 BC and 177 BC. In subsequent centuries the reports of occasional harsh winters became associated with flooding rather than ice on the Tiber. Evidence for a cooler Mediterranean climate in 600 BC–100 BC comes from remains of ancient harbors at Naples and in the Adriatic which are located about one meter below current water level. Edward Gibbon, citing ancient sources, thought that the Rhine and the Danube were frequently frozen, facilitating the invasion of barbarian armies into the Empire "over a vast and solid bridge of ice". Suggesting colder climate, Gibbon also contended that during Caesar's time reindeer were commonly found in the forests of modern Poland and Germany, whereas in his time reindeer were not observed south of the Baltic. During the reign of Augustus the climate became warmer and the aridity in North Africa persisted. The biotopes of Heterogaster urticae, which in Roman times occurred farther north than in the 1950s, suggest that in the early Empire mean July temperatures were at least 1 °C above those of the mid-20th-century. Pliny the Younger wrote that wine and olives were cultivated in more northerly parts of Italy than in the previous centuries, as did Saserna in the last century BC (both father and son). Winds A comparison of modern wind roses with the situation in the 1st century AD shows some differences: in that time northern inflows in winter were quite rare. The typical northwest winds which regularly blew in July are presently non-existent. The sea breeze began a month earlier, in April. Vitruvius mentioned moisture-carrying winds blowing from the south or west which could damage books. There is also evidence indicating that in the Roman period the Mediterranean climate was influenced by low frequency fluctuations in sea level pressure over the North Atlantic, called the Centennial North Atlantic Oscillation (CNAO). Precipitation During the First Punic War, the Mediterranean coast saw such powerful storms that the Roman fleet was destroyed twice (in 255 BC and 249 BC). This was followed by drought in Italy in 226 BC, which lasted six months. In December of 170 BC there was a blood rain in Rome. Written sources from about 75 BC to AD also emphasize moisture, mainly in the form of the Tiber floods in Rome. Large Tiber floods occurred in 5 (lasted seven days), 15, 36, 51, 69, 79 and 97 AD. Starting from the Roman annexation of Egypt in 30 BC and until 155 AD favorable floods occurred more frequently in the Nile. The winter of 69/70 AD was the driest known to Tacitus when he wrote his Histories around 100 AD; exactly at the same time the dry season persisted in the Americas. Dry conditions returned during the reign of Hadrian. In Timgad – on Hadrian's visit to that city in 133 rain fell for the first time in five years. Some parts of the empire, however, saw better precipitation. A weather diary, compiled by Ptolemy in Alexandria in around 120, mentioned rain in every month except August and thunder throughout the summer. It helps to explain the agricultural prosperity of Roman Africa (the granary of Rome), and the prosperity of southern Spain in the Roman era. According to Rhoads Murphey, the total yearly grain supply from North Africa to Rome, "estimated as enough to feed about 350,000 people, is by no means impossible to produce for export under present conditions". Columella's weather calendar suggests that summer precipitation in southern Italy, particularly in Rome and Campania, occurred more often than now. Unusually high precipitation levels were in Roman Spain during the so-called Iberian–Roman Humid Period. Roman Spain experienced three major phases: the most humid interval in 550–190 BC, an arid interval in 190 BC–150 AD and another humid period in 150–350. In 134 BC the army of Scipio Aemilianus in Spain had to march at night due to extreme heat, when some of its horses and mules died of thirst (even though earlier, in 181 BC, heavy spring rains prevented the Celtiberians from relieving the Roman siege of Contrebia). Through the 2nd century AD warm temperatures dominated particularly in the Austrian Alps, punctuated by further cool spells from to 180. After about 200 the temperatures fluctuated, trending toward cool. Environmental issues and climate change According to Sheldon Judson, in the 2nd century BC the rate of soil erosion in Latium increased ten times, which is associated with the increased number of settlements in south Etruria. Additionally, from the foundation of Rome until possibly 165 AD, the Romans deforested huge areas for arable land. In 61 AD Seneca the Younger described the high level of air pollution in Rome, which was associated with the extensive wood burning for fuel. From to there was a period of cooling, which affected the northwestern provinces of the Empire. Dendrochronology indicates that severe drought which began in 338 and persisted until 377 forced the nomadic pastoral federation of Huns to seek pastures and predation farther to the west and south. Their attacks north of the Black Sea drove the Goths to flee into the Roman Empire and ultimately to attack it (particularly in the Battle of Adrianople). Increased climate variability from to 600 coincided with the decline of the Western Roman Empire. For the Eastern Roman Empire there is evidence for a regional prolonged drought in modern central Turkey in –540 AD. See also Roman Warm Period Extreme weather events of 535–536 Climate of Rome Notes References Ancient Rome Ancient Roman geography Climate history Ancient Rome Climate change in Europe

wanted to see how many rocks you could move before you ruined your back ?

roberta said her uterus needed to recoup , which means no orgasmic spasming permitted .

after nuzzling the trail of hair leading down from his navel , she glanced up .

for many reasons , not the least of which was the square outline of the handle of the glock poking at the hem of his pants .

their savior .

what a sad turn of events .

suddenly she was blinking back tears for the third time tonight .

but it was strange after so long .

isaacson , that crushing mediocrity who could not face the nameless , faceless thing any more than a whore could reclaim her virginity .

cort 's attention snapped back to the reverend .

`` hey , there 's nothing wrong with helping someone out .

that knowledge came with a price , but being left to wonder and question , to keep searching , would be worse .

but you boys are not wild animals and every one of you knows better .

i asked .

liz laughed and steadied herself against abigail , who stood up and reached out for her friends in front of her .

but i think it sent him into a coma or something . ''

the young woman said , lifting his head up a bit to place a fresh rag across his forehead ; the linen full of cold water and headache-killing ability , or so it seemed .

she imagined how his skin would feel under her fingertips , the tenderness with which she would care for the bruised flesh .

i held up my hand to show her , and she smiled widely .

tink 's lips parted on a breathy sigh , and his chest constricted .

why did you step aside , mary ?

he held out a loose hooded robe of plain grey for mr. white .

apparently she can read your mind all right , but she seemed to have a hard time reading mine .

oral traditional history tells of the first settlers being fantis who originally came from kromantsin , near saltpond .

flame used her psychic ability to keep any sound she might make from traveling .

cole looked from me to jack and back again .

va-voom , angelo said , surprised to hear his uncles catchphrase had worked itself into his vocabulary .

neal never made alice put it away .

that only makes sense .

`` certainly out of the common way , '' agreed sarssen .

it camo as a woman 's intonation .

the truth is , control is a myth .

asked charlie .

that 's how dark it was , how close and bad-smelling : like being encased in a coffin with rotting bodies .

`` do you think i want to believe this ?

`` look , '' daemon said , setting the brandy aside .

besides eating waffles ? ''

`` i did , relatively young , find myself a good teacher . ''

standing more firmly now and staring out as the moon finally reasserted its will upon the quarrys water , i didnt have the first explanation of why i was there .

hanner smiled and it was , perhaps , the most unpleasant smile i had ever seen on anyone .

ezrina pulls back my hair , extends my neck so taut the fresh wound pierce inflicted stings like a sunburn .

kennedy felt his muscles tighten , but he knew better than to reveal how much joe 's words bothered him .

he handed him a glass vile the size of a grown mans middle finger with a wooden cork in it .

`` yes , i thought so .

`` you can eat anything you 'd like .

tiago took another bite without completely grinding the first .

When the Mills are Running (Swedish: Där möllorna gå) is a 1956 Swedish film directed by Bengt Järrel and starring Edvard Persson, Ingeborg Nyberg and Börje Mellvig. It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios in Stockholm and on location in the Netherlands. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. Cast Edvard Persson as Blomster-Pelle Pettersson Ingeborg Nyberg as Bella Börje Mellvig as Kurt Brennerth Mimi Nelson as Mrs. Ina Brennerth Harry Ahlin as Fredrik Storm Stina Ståhle as Hilda Storm Kristina Adolphson as Greta Kenneth Bergström as Olle Bergzell Karl Erik Flens as Kalle Träff Fred Gerle as Hasse Johansson Nils Kihlberg as Björn Johansson Kolbjörn Knudsen as Frithiof Bergzell Gerard Lindqvist as Georg Svensson Curt Löwgren as Policeman Pettersson Maritta Marke as Vivan Borglund Toivo Pawlo as Fritz Jönsson Mim Persson as Mrs. Frideborg Bergzell Gösta Prüzelius as Sidenius Olav Riégo as Speaker Hendrik Roessingh as Tjerk Hendrik van Schouten Gunnel Wadner as Mrs. Eva Sidenius References Bibliography Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000. External links 1956 films Swedish drama films 1950s Swedish-language films 1956 drama films Films shot in the Netherlands 1950s Swedish films

are n't you afraid you 'll get fat-laden meatloaf and buttery mashed potatoes and other not-good-for-you midwestern comfort foods from me ? ''

`` it only tilted to one side ! ''

i mean , no one 's ever , like , done something like that at the trials ! '

behind him bertoni 's smiling next to rambaudi .