Berlin Wall, 57 percent, or an absolute majority, of eastern Germans defend the former East Germany. "The GDR had more good sides than bad sides. There were some problems, but life was good there," say 49 percent of those polled. Eight percent of eastern Germans flatly oppose all criticism of their former home and agree with the statement: "The GDR had, for the most part, good sides. Life there was happier and better than in reunified Germany today."

In former Soviet states, most notably Belarus, the Communist past is regarded as something largely historical rather than evil. Without the Red Army, the people of Belarus would have been annihilated by a roaming Nazi genocide.

The headquarters of the Russian Social Democratic and Labour Party was founded in Minsk, and sothat a collective "steals" from the individual is absurd, as the individual's wealth creation is dependent on the collective working together.

Examples of Anti-Communist terror are rarely acknowledged. Consider Suharto's purge of Indonesia in 1965 resulting in a million deaths, or the Dirty War in Argentina resulting in 30,000 "disappeared", or the Vietnam War resulting in two million civilian deaths.

The other issue often brought up is the death toll produced by Communist states. Obviously this is factual, but in the Cold War it was not one sided. The truth is that both the USSR and USA were responsible for mass-murder, committed to enforce their regional influence.

If it were just that Communism murders people, then this disapproval could not be uniquely against Communism. Which doesn't explain anything. Similarly it isn't


just because Communism killed a higher proportion.

Furthermore, both Communist and Anti-Communist forces engaged in state terror. Consider the brutality inherent in Communist systems, and also the brutality inherent in the states America nurtured in Latin America through Operation Condor. Argentina's dictator General Jorge Rafael Videla claimed to be fighting terrorism and said:

A terrorist is not just someone with a gun or a bomb, but also someone who spreads ideas that are contrary to Western and Christian civilisation.

This was typical amongst the juntas endorsed by the United States, and led to systemic state sanctioned abduction, torture, rape, and murder. When Chile's military launched a coup to seize power from the failing socialist government, the junta did not revert to constitutional norms, as the country's right wing wished, but suspendedonly one mic-ed up player during my hours with the game, and he was singing a Russian song - so both sides resort to milling around wherever the mood strikes them. It plays closer to Call of Duty than Counter-Strike: get the drop on an unsuspecting player and you get the free kill.

This is more true in team deathmatch - one of the game's two modes. The other is 'mission,' and by providing both sides with a job to do, it manages to keep battle lines a little more coherent. Not that coherency makes for tactical battles: the opposite. Mission maps often task one team with staying inside the boundaries of a marked zone, targets for the attacking team to wipe out with a frontal assault.

Shopping Mall and


Video game giant Valve, the studio behind Counter-Strike and Steam, has sought out a former Olympian in an effort to help improve the overall health and general well-being of its employees.

Geekwire reports that Valve has been working with Ja'Warren Hooker, who was part of the American sprinting team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, for more than two years now. Hooker now runs a corporate personal training company and sends his squad of trainers to Valve's offices in Bellevue for regular fitness sessions.

Ja'Warren Hooker

Valve even has a dedicated workout area where employees can take part in various workout regimens and exercises, including yoga, pilates, and meditation. The program is already paying off.

"A happy and healthy employee is always a better thing to have," Hooker told the site.The largest pro-demonstration group was not accessible in Russian territory Monday. Russia blocks protest-linked sites

MOSCOW — Russia's Internet monitoring agency has blocked 13 Internet pages linked to the Ukraine protest movement that helped oust the country's Russia-leaning president last week.

Roskomnadzor said in a statement published online Monday that it had been ordered by the general prosecutor's office to shut down the pages on Russia's leading social media website, VKontakte. The agency said the groups "propagandized the activity of Ukrainian nationalist groups," and accused them of encouraging "terrorist activity" and "participation in unsanctioned mass actions."

The largest pro-demonstration group, which has more than 500,000 members, was not accessible to users on Russian territory on Monday.

( Also on POLITICO: Ukraine: The D.C. battle that wasn't)

While much of Russian media is state-controlled,


Asians but the western market doesn’t have a clue about what Yamaha means. For the rest of the world it is just a name of a popular brand, established by a different culture and bringing the quality signs.

Another Japanese brand name that has an interesting meaning behind its name is Kawasaki.

Shozo Kawasaki is the founder of the brand and Kawasaki was named after his family name. Keeping the classic tradition of the Japanese names, “kawa” means river and “saki” means cape. As it is with Yamaha, the nature is present in Kawasaki as well. This is a good lesson about naming in Japan. The Japanese family names consist of multi-words and they are an usual choice when it comes to company naming.

When a “gaijin” wants to step onThe Taiwan Brain Trust presented the results of a new poll Tuesday. The Taiwan Brain Trust presented the results of a new poll Tuesday. (CNA photo)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Support for a different China policy peaked after Panama switched recognition from Taipei to Beijing on June 12, according to the findings of a poll released Tuesday.

The Latin American country, which had had official ties with the Republic of China since its founding more than a century ago, suddenly announced last week it was recognizing China, leaving Taiwan with only 20 diplomatic allies.

Two third of Taiwanese supported adaptations to President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) promise not to change the status quo in cross-straits relations, while more than half wanted Taiwan to turn into an independent country, according to the survey


of outsiders to bear and understand how this aligns with archaeological finds. Throughout the book, his main goal is factual information, not idealised notions. Although there have been new digs found in the years since this book was written and new theories have emerged this is still a valuable source of information, well researched and presented. The writing style is clear, concise and accessible. Well worth a look.– Mark

In this sequel to Captive Prince, which I reviewed last month, former prince Damen travels with prince Laurent to the borders of his former homeland. While I found the first book a little slow-moving, I really enjoyed the complexities of the political intrigue and alliances in this second book. Damen is drawn closer and closer to dangerous, calculating Laurent butwill know her then. She will be its trophy and its sacrifice. She must make her peace with her birthright, whatever that means.”

So begins Jeanette Winterson’s novella about the Lancashire Witch Trials of 1612.

Winterson, whose interest in the occult and Elizabethan magic has been a recurring theme throughout her career, wrote this story for the 400th anniversary of the trials, and blends well-researched history with local legend and her trademark poetical magic realism to weave a tale that includes not only the Pendle Witches and their accusers, but also John Dee, Edward Kelley and William Shakespeare. She explores the religious and sexual politics of the age, as well as the personal disputes that background the trials, and weaves those seamlessly with the high magic and folk magic of


Elizabethan England; the pursuit of immortality and the perfected soul through the scientific magic of Alchemy, and the use of wortlore and cunning-magic to solve practical rural problems, through healing or harming. Winterson has done her research well, and captures the essence of these, finding a place where they meet without contradiction; the witch-trials become the Daylight Gate of the title – a liminal space between worlds, linking not only High and Low magic, but also a population caught between two Christianities, between the twin blasphemies of “witchery and popery”, between piety and superstition, love and fear, salvation and redemption, between fear of the Devil and old folk traditions, the restrictions of wealth and of poverty.

At this crossroads, history is written.

And she tells a compelling story in thebirds with an average length of 27cm. They have a magnificent, varied, fluting song, using their voices to demarcate territorial lines; putting their entire body to work in creating incredible volume.

Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike

Black Faced Cuckoo Shrikes are shy, unassuming passerine birds who subsist mostly
on insects and occasional fruits and seeds, typically feeding on the wing. Continuing
the tradition of European colonists struggling to comprehend Australian native wildlife, Black Faced Cuckoo Shrikes belong to the Coracina family; they are neither cuckoos nor shrikes. Preferring any woodland habitat except rainforests, Black Faced Cuckoo Shrikes are found Australia wide and are common even in the suburbs.

Elegant in grey with a black eye mask that becomes larger with maturity, they are slightly smaller than magpies, averaging at 34cm in length. Often mistaken for


often been portrayed as a bearer of ill omens, the Southern Boobook is considered beneficial to human habitation by controlling rodent populations. The Southern Boobook can be found everywhere in Australia except for the most arid desert regions. The Southern Boobook can even be found in open farmland, requiring only a few high trees to provide sufficient roosting spots and perches for hunting.– Dorian

This article first appeared in volume 3, issue 5 of our old newsletter, Spokes of the Wheel.

July was chilly, but with plenty of cozy catch-ups with good Pagan folk made it much warmer.

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By Dean

In July, Pagans from all walks of life and various paths braved the cold to gather at The Last Jar Irish Pub. In warm and welcoming surrounds with hot foodand hence the switching performances of the entire relay are deteriorated.
In manufacturing such electromagnetic relay as above, further, the respective contact terminals specifically in the switching block have been prepared separately from each other or at least one of the fixed contact terminals of the deviated positions has been prepared separately from the other fixed contact terminal and the movable contact terminal. On the other hand, at least the latter two terminals could be prepared in a common single metal strip. Thus, the manufacturing steps would be rather complicated and certain positional errors could have been involved in the deviated relationship between the respective pairs of the NO side and NC side contacts, resulting in deteriorations in the switching performances. Even in the event when the pair of


New York Islanders fans got a brief and generally positive impression of Jon Ledecky when he was announced as new co-owner two years ago. But outside of the initial introductions and some goodwill with fans at Nassau Coliseum, Ledecky and co-owner Scott Malkin kept a low public profile during the intervening two seasons as Charles Wang completed his tenure as majority owner.

Now that, as Ledecky said earlier this week, "it's our team now," the guy who will clearly become the public face of the new ownership is putting himself out there and showing his enthusiasm for this new passion of his.

He followed up this week's initial meet-and-greet with media -- see highlight quotes here and fuller coverage links there -- with a season ticket holder Q&A Thursday eveningaccompanied by current players Brock Nelson, Casey Cizikas and dynasty legend Bobby Nystrom.

(Watch: IslesBlog periscoped Ledecky's speech here, if you're able to view before the link expires.)

As you might imagine, the man has come out swinging big, and showing he has a good handle on the Islanders fan experience as he's conversed with fans (often without disclosing who he was) over the past two seasons. Just like he did two years ago, he reiterated his focus is on getting the "fifth ring" for the franchise that earned its first four during the 1980-83 dynasty.

Even if he's talking optimistically, it beats talking about a rebuild:

"Everyone here is committed to the fifth ring. This is a team that can compete for the Stanley Cup next season." -Jon Ledecky #Isles —


the area, and fill the building. We're not looking to compete for Rangers fans, he said, we're looking to "kick the Rangers' ass."

And later: "I hope I'm still an owner tomorrow. ... might get a call from Gary Bettman."

Impressions and Moments

Ledecky just led the crowd in a #yesyesyes chant #isles — Islanders Insight (@IslesInsight) July 14, 2016

Sounds like #Isles fans at Barclays tonight are getting a better understanding of Jon Ledecky's passion. — Brian Compton (@BComptonNHL) July 14, 2016

"We want to personalize the Islanders experience at Barclays Center & it starts with a commitment to excellence." -Jon Ledecky #Isles — New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) July 14, 2016

Islanders co owner just said he's going to "kick the Rangers ass". Time to laugh? @JakeBrownRadio @nbadraftblog — Michael (@InterviewKing1) July 14,2016

On "the franchise": 'Tavares isn't becoming a free agent'

When Shannon Hogan made reference to John Tavares hitting free agency two summers from now, Ledecky interrupted: "What?" "What was one of the best moments in Islanders history last year? When Tavares scored in double-overtime and blew the roof off this place, the scoreboard almost became centered.

"He's not going to be a free agent."

I asked John Ledeky outright if he will forever retain Tavares. He said they'll manage the cap well and he will always be an islander... — Michael (@InterviewKing1) July 15, 2016

"The scoreboard almost became centered." -Ledecky on Tavares' 2OT goal #isles — Islanders Insight (@IslesInsight) July 14, 2016

Oh, by the way, Casey Cizikas was asked about The Commute, because that is somehow a question asked of every


current and recently former Islander who experienced the move to Brooklyn:

Casey loves taking the train into the game. Became a part of his routine, allowed him to focus on the game and enjoyed seeing fans #isles — Islanders Insight (@IslesInsight) July 14, 2016

Another Nod to the Fans

"The great thing about our fanbase is they let us know loud and clear where they stand."

That quote came in an answer he gave about making Barclays Center a better and better experience for hockey, about the work he's done to get better service and access from Long Island Railroad, and the commitment the team has made on Long Island with its new practice facility.Primary Menu

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torreliana (Eucalyptus torelliana), whose sticky seeds have been abandoned all around the mouth of the hive.Cadarghi is a north Queensland gumtree which doesn’t grow naturally south of Ingham. It was widely introduced into southern Queensland as a fast-growing shady garden plant, and has thrived, becoming an environmental weed which damages local ecosystems. It is interesting botanically, because it has been discovered that native bees disperse its seeds, and this is the first known example of bees as dispersal agents.The bees don't mean to bring the seeds home. They only want the resin out of the gumnuts, and (no doubt to their annoyance) the seeds stick on to their load of resin. Getting rid of them after cleaning, they are likely to disperse the seeds within 10m of myQueensland website on Weeds of Australia:“Cadaghi (Corymbia torelliana) is regarded as an environmental weed in south-eastern Queensland and as a potential environmental weed in New South Wales. It is becoming a serious weed in Queensland, where native bees collect its resin-coated seeds and spread it into eucalypt forests all over south-eastern Queensland.This species has a very dense canopy of large leaves that is well suited to the rainforests of northern Queensland. When growing in open woodlands, outside its native range, it creates a heavy shade over the native understorey plants and prevents them from growing. It therefore has a significant potential to modify the diversity and structure of the native forests in sub-tropical Australia....... The sticky resin from the fruiting capsules is collected by native stingless bees (e.g.


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It seems to me that the use of streetcars is incompatible with the traffic levels of a metropolis. In an age of air travel they are the equivalent of post coaches. Generally the tracks they run on go down the middle of the street. If there happens to be another vehicle on the tracks, they're stuck behind it. They block the pedestrian's view so that he won't see a vehicle coming toward


for the example in Section \[ssec:AIBexample\].

[Bernhard C. Geiger]{} (S’07, M’14) was born in Graz, Austria, in 1984. He received the Dipl.-Ing. degree in electrical engineering (with distinction) and the Dr. techn. degree in electrical and information engineering (with distinction) from Graz University of Technology, Austria in 2009 and 2014, respectively.

In 2009 he joined the Signal Processing and Speech Communication Laboratory, Graz University of Technology, as a Project Assistant and took a position as a Research and Teaching Associate at the same lab in 2010. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Communication Engineering, TU Munich. His research interests cover the intersection of information theory with system theory and signal processing, certain topics in the theory of Markov chains, and the analysis of GNSS acquisition.

[Tatjana Petrov]{} isa postdoctoral Fellow at IST Austria. She holds a Ph.D. degree from ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal School of Technology Zurich) and a M.Sc. degree in Theoretical Computer Science from University of Novi Sad, Serbia. In her PhD work, in the scope of SystemsX (the Swiss Initiative for Systems Biology), towards understanding complex signaling pathway dynamics, Tatjana developed a formal framework for exact and approximate reductions of stochastic rule-based models of complex biochemical networks. Tatjana’s current work focuses on formal verification approaches to modeling and analysis of complex systems, with a major interest in stochastic and hybrid systems, interface theories, and applications to molecular biology.

[Gernot Kubin]{} (M’84) was born in Vienna, Austria, on June 24, 1960. He received his Dipl.-Ing. (1982) and Dr.techn. (1990, sub auspiciis praesidentis) degrees in


Electrical Engineering from TU Vienna. He is Professor of Nonlinear Signal Processing and head of the Signal Processing and Speech Communication Laboratory (SPSC) at TU Graz/Austria since 2000. At TU Graz, he has been Dean of Studies in EE-Audio Engineering 2004-2007, Chair of the Senate 2007-2010 and 2013-now, and he has coordinated the Doctoral School in Information and Communications Engineering since 2007. Earlier international appointments include: CERN Geneva/CH 1980, TU Vienna 1983-2000, Erwin Schroedinger Fellow at Philips Natuurkundig Laboratorium Eindhoven/NL 1985, AT&T Bell Labs Murray Hill/USA 1992-1993 and 1995, KTH Stockholm/S 1998, and Global IP Sound Sweden & USA 2000-2001 and 2006, UC San Diego & UC Berkeley/USA 2006, and UT Danang, Vietnam 2009. In 2011, he has co-founded Synvo GmbH, a start-up in the area of speechsynthesis for mobile devices, and he holds leading positions in several national research centres for academia-industry collaboration such as the Vienna Telecommunications Research Centre FTW 1999-now (Key Researcher and Board of Governors), the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Nonlinear Signal Processing 2002-2010 (Founding Director), the Competence Network for Advanced Speech Technologies COAST 2006-2010 (Scientific Director), the COMET Excellence Projects Advanced Audio Processing AAP 2008-2013 and Acoustic Sensing and Design 2013-now (Key Researcher), and in the National Research Network on Signal and Information Processing in Science and Engineering SISE 2008-2011 (Principal Investigator) funded by the Austrian Science Fund. Since 2011, Dr.Kubin is an elected member of the Speech and Language Processing Technical Committee of the IEEE. His research interests are in nonlinear signals and systems, computational intelligence, as well as


speech and audio communication. He has authored or co-authored over one hundred fifty peer-reviewed publications and ten patents.

[Heinz Koeppl]{} received the M.Sc. degree in physics from Graz Karl-Franzens University, Austria in 2001 and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Graz University of Technology, Austria in 2004. He has been a postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley, USA and at EPF Lausanne Switzerland until 2009 and an assistant professor at ETH Zurich, Switzerland until 2013. He is currently a full professor of Electrical Engineering at Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Germany. He received the Erwin Schrödinger fellowship (2005) the IFAC Fred Margulies Ph.D. thesis award (2006), the CNRS/Max-Planck postdoctoral fellowship (2008), the SNSF Professorship (2010) and the IBM Faculty Award (2014). His research interests include the analysis and reconstruction of stochasticThe Brain behind Brain Farm

Brain Farm Origins

Dylan created Brain Farm after returning home a broke college student a couple of summers ago and saw a need... he wanted Beats by Dre but, hello? He was broke. Like so many, he had college loans to pay, and didn't want to drop the funds to pay for a luxury item when there was other things he wanted to do, like travel, etc...

That didn't stop him. He created Brain Pods, with the same level of quality he and his friends insisted on, integrated his innovative skills as an engineer, the integrity of his generation, and offered it at a cost he and his friends could all afford.

The result?

Brain Pods sold out in record numbers, within a week!

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decline. In addition to the trade of Richard Seymour(notes) last year, former top-shelf backup Jarvis Green(notes) is gone, leaving an aging Ty Warren(notes) as the only other accomplished lineman. Mike Wright and Damione Lewis(notes) provide backup and second-year man Ron Brace(notes) better make up for a poor rookie season.

15. New York Jets : Give the Jets a lot of credit last year for surviving the loss of nose tackle Kris Jenkins(notes), who is right behind the likes of Jay Ratliff and Vince Wilfork. Backup Sione Pouha(notes) was very impressive in subbing for Jenkings. Also, give end Shaun Ellis(notes) a lot of credit for succeeding in the 3-4 the past four years despite really being more of a 4-3 player. Ellis has great functional strength for his size, allowing2010 11:14 pmPosts: 3700Location: Columbia, SC

Re: NFL Defensive Line Rankings

Big Dave wrote:

Iowafin wrote:

Yahoo! articles are jokes. Langford a reserve?

I expect more from Jason Cole. He was a good beat writer for the Dolphins before he took the Yahoo job.

I agree Dave. Jason Cole was a very good writer for the Miami Herald. I use to ask him questions all the time and he would always take the time to respond. Jeff Darlington is a joke.

He certainly seems to be out of touch in regards to Miami since he left for Yahoo.

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Re: NFL Defensive Line Rankings

Jason Cole is way off base with that assessment. Randy Starks had a fantastic season and was


the peace and order of the City and Auburn University through the enforcement of all criminal ordinances and laws of the City, the State, and the United States. The Police Division is devoted to the prevention of crime, the repression of crime, the investigation of crime that does occur, the apprehension and prosecution of criminal offenders, and to the safety and security of all citizens and visitors within our community.

Mission

To protect the life and property of all citizens against criminal activity and to create a secure and safe environment within the City and University communities.HOUSTON – Two teens were arrested Wednesday in connection with a string of robberies at several Denny's and IHOP restaurants throughout the Houston area, police said. One robbery suspect is still on the run.

According to investigators, at least one person was shot and injured when the trio went on a robbery and shooting spree at the restaurants.

Police said two of the boys, who are 16 years old, were captured after a tip was called in about the location of the stolen Cadillac CTS they were driving.

Officers located the car and a chase ensued, police said. The chase ended at East Orem at Martindale when the driver of the stolen car crashed into a car at a stop sign. Police said a woman and two children were in the


the Defendant giving oral sex to a
young man in the backseat. After taking the Defendant into custody, the officer discovered that she
was thirty-one years old and that the young man was sixteen years old. The officer also discovered
that the Defendant had been the young man’s biology teacher during the previous school year and
that they both were spending the summer working together at the NASCAR Speedpark.1

        Subsequently, a Sevier County Grand Jury indicted the Defendant for statutory rape, a Class
E felony. The Defendant filed an application for pretrial diversion, which included twenty letters
written on the Defendant’s behalf describing, in part, her good reputation and positive contributions
as a teacher and mother.2 After the District Attorney General denied the Defendant’s application,
the Defendant filed alate one night
during the school year. Fletcher stated that the victim told her that he and the Defendant were
studying together. Fletcher testified further that, on the day of the incident, the victim told her that
the Defendant had given him a ride to the NASCAR Speedpark the day before and would also be
picking him up that evening. Fletcher stated that, when the Defendant called the victim to let him
know she was waiting outside, the victim ran out the door. Fletcher went outside to speak to the
Defendant, but, by the time she got there, the victim and Defendant had already left together. When
the victim did not return home on time that night, she began to worry and called some of the victim’s
friends. She also called the number that the Defendant


had called the victim from earlier because
it was stored on Fletcher’s caller ID, but she did not successfully reach the Defendant. Fletcher
stated that, about thirty minutes later, she received a call from someone from the police department,
who informed her to come down to the station. The police would not tell her what was wrong over
the phone, only that the victim and the Defendant were there together. Fletcher stated that, since she
arrived and found out about the incident, she has been angry and devastated. Fletcher testified that
she did not even know that the Defendant had been working with the victim until Fletcher spoke with
the victim the day after the incident. When asked if she had placed trust in the Defendant as a parent
with regard to her son, Fletcher respondedhe went to the area and approached the vehicle, he saw that
the Defendant was topless, the victim’s pants were down, and the Defendant’s head was in the
victim’s lap. Officer Wagers said once he realized that the Defendant was performing oral sex on
the victim, he broke it up and told the Defendant and victim to get dressed and step out of the
vehicle. The victim then told Officer Wagers that he was sixteen years old, and the Defendant said
she was thirty-one years old and was the victim’s biology teacher.

        When asked about what the victim told him regarding where the victim and Defendant were
working that summer, Officer Wagers testified that the victim told him that the Defendant “came to
work [at the NASCAR Speedpark]


Defendant first started working in high school and
has basically maintained continuous employment since then. Dance further testified that she never
had any problems with the Defendant when the Defendant was a juvenile and knows of no problems
that the Defendant has had since this incident.

        Dance also testified that the Defendant has two children, ages eight and four. The eight-year-
old was born an ultra-preemie and has sensory integration dysfunction. She has asthma and usually
contracts pneumonia a couple of times a year. The four-year-old is in pretty good health, but has
reflux and occasionally contracts bronchitis. Dance stated that the Defendant is “a wonderful
mother” and that “both of the children are very, very close to her.” Dance also explained that the
Defendant is regarded highly inadded that other teachers and parents worked alongside students at the NASCAR
Speedpark during the summer of 2004 and that she received the job through one of the parents. She
also said that she spoke with Fletcher “on various occasions” prior to the incident, and Fletcher
assured her that it was okay for the Defendant and victim to ride to work together. Additionally, the
Defendant stated that, on the night of the incident, she had high blood pressure and was not feeling
well physically. Further, when she and the victim were parked out at Douglas Lake on the night of
the incident, the victim “leaned across and kissed [her].” After admitting to performing oral sex on
the victim, the Defendant stated that she “terribly regret[s] what occurred and realizes[s] it should
never have happened.” The Defendant


As the victim’s biology teacher, the Defendant held
a position of public trust. The community expected her to serve as an educator and role model to
her students. Even though the evidence shows that the Defendant and victim only once engaged in
an illegal sexual act, their relationship was ongoing. The evidence shows that the Defendant engaged
in late-night internet communications with the victim throughout the school year, went to work with
the victim at the NASCAR Speedpark the following summer, and gave the victim rides to and from
work on multiple occasions.

        In our view, the Defendant’s reliance on State v. Lane, to emphasize that she was “off-duty”
when the incident occurred, is misplaced. See Lane, 56 S.W.3d at 26. Upon her arrest, the
Defendant told Officer WagersKingsley Jones’s team wraps up its June international schedule Saturday in Halifax against the 15th-ranked U.S. Eagles, who upset a young Scottish touring side 30-29 on the weekend in Houston.

Leader New Zealand and No. 2 Ireland are unchanged at the top of the new rankings. Wales, after its second straight win over Argentina, moved up to No. 3 at the expense of Australia. South Africa climbed two spots to No. 5 after its second consecutive victory over England, which dropped two rungs to No. 6.

Scotland (down one), France, Fiji and Argentina round out the top 10.

Canada, meanwhile, is getting a clearer look at the field of the four-team repechage tournament in November that represents its last chance to qualify for the 2019 Rugby World Cup

No. 29 Germany defeated


24th-ranked Portugal 16-13 on the weekend in Heidelberg, advancing to a two-match playoff with No. 17 Samoa to see who earns the final berth in Pool A with Ireland, Scotland, Japan and Russia. The playoff series opens June 30 in Apia.

The Germany-Samoa loser joins Canada in the repechage,

The other two repechage teams will be the winner of the Asia/Oceania playoff between No. 21 Hong Kong and the 54th-ranked Cook Islands and the runner-up at the African Gold Cup, whose field features No. 23 Namibia, No. 28 Kenya, No. 37 Uganda, No. 38 Morocco, No. 42 Tunisia and No. 44 Zimbabwe.

The repechage winner qualifies for the World Cup in Pool B with New Zealand, South Africa, Italy and Africa 1 (the African Gold Cup winner).

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Mayor Espinosa was killed last November 5 inside the Baybay City Provincial Jail in Leyte after supposedly firing at cops who were trying to serve him a search warrant.

But several critics have poked holes at the police's account, saying it smelled of a rubout. Mayor Espinosa had reportedly implicated several personalities in the illegal drug trade.

Kerwin, who is also expected to name drug personalities once he is extradited from Abu Dhabi, fears the same fate. The father and son were named by President Rodrigo Duterte as among those involved in the illegal trade.

"Marami na siyang pinangalanan, actually malalaking tao talaga ang pinangalanan niya," said Cam, although saying she doesn't want to preempt Kerwin's affidavit and the police's investigation.

[He


I'm proud to share a short video taken from the Digital Hurricane Cathedral room, one part of Clifford Ross' breathtaking multimedia exhibit at MaSS MoCA. I've had the good fortune in being part of this incredible production.

The 3rd episode of The Ripple Project: ONE series; A clinical look into a neurological experiment as neuroscientist Dr. Daniela Schiller, labors to discover the key to rewriting fearful memories — reconsolidation. From Daniela’s research laboratory in New York she begins her personal search and returns to her native Israel to compel her elderly father to reveal his Holocaust remembrance for the first time. What follows is a haunting exploration into the nature of memory, its power, its vulnerability, its promise and its generational effect.

We are proud to announce a new articlein The New Yorker Magazine about Daniela Schiller. The fascinating article describes her amazing work, her incredible journey and how our film ties it all together. We wish to thank Michael Specter, the writer of the article.

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PAN GONGKAI AND CLIFFORD ROSS: Alternate View / A Collaboration:

Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. A multimedia display of Clifford Ross' abstract meditation on a small ink painting executed by Pan Gongkai. Their collaboration at the Zhejiang Art Museum showcases their ongoing work together. This installation which includes a 12' high video and twelve 4x8' maple wood panels, with the panels then hung from the ceiling over a black glass floor.

Liron Unreich was Digital Imaging Director in both video production and Installation.

For


three performances Clifford Ross presented his "Immersive Harmonium Video." This immersive video was projected inside the century-old archway below the Manhattan Bridge with live collaborative music performance by Taikoza, the renowned Japanese drum group. A site-specific work, the colorful, dramatic digital imagery contrasts with its setting and harmonizes with the music.

A parade of leafcutter ants resembles a ritualistic procession. The video follows this colorful parade as the ants traverse the forest and enter their underground colony. They descend through a labyrinth of tunnels where they lay their offerings at the feet of their idol - a golden ant.

Official selection of The Imagine Science Film Festival 2011 in New York. Details.

Post production and consultation by Liron Unreich/Flike

Shared Memory:

Shared Memory is the first in a series of six 20minute episodesexamining the multigenerational effects of the Shoah, the inheritance of creativity and the responsibility of survivors and younger generations to impart the lessons of the past. The series will offer an inspirational message that reaches across time to engage a diverse audience and to ensure the memory of those who came before us will not fade away.

The Carbon video series is made from camera-less negatives which utilize a carbon emulsion on a transparent base, the result of experiments and manipulation by artist Charles Lindsay. Carbon III premiered at the Aperture Show in NY. Read more at Charles Lindsay's website

Video conceived and music by Charles Lindsay

Animation directed by Tal and Liron Unreich,

The Ripple Project: Series ONE

The Ripple Project:One is a film consisting of six 20-minute chapters, each documenting the


lives of ordinary people living the ripple effect of extraordinary circumstances. While putting a human face on familiar, yet unfathomable, statistics, this character-driven narrative documentary highlights the multigenerational effect of genocide by giving audiences glimpses into the lives of survivors and their families living in communities much like our own in the United States, Europe and Israel. Visit The Ripple Project site

Directed by Liron Unreich

Binding of Isaac:

The repressed, guilt-ridden memories of Itzhak Ginzburg, a Jewish poet and
World War II survivor, return to haunt him in his final years. A lifetime of
hidden grief and pain from losing six siblings and both parents to the
Shoah ultimately surface.
The interview with Itzhak Ginzburg in 1996, by Liron Unreich, was inspired
by Itzhak's autobiographical book “Light and Shadows Faith and Doubts.”

Directed by Liron Unreich,Director of Photography: Tal Unreich

Safari:

Catherine Chalmers' film Safari, in collaboration by Liron Unreich and Flike won Best Short Experimental Film award at the prestigious SXSW film festival in Austin Texas. visit Catherine Chalmers' website
Edited and Collaboration: Liron Unreich


goddesses Pat Benatar and Deborah Harry.

Taking Arnold Schwarzenegger role in the remake of "Total Recall" was something that didn’t initially interest Colin Farrell, but then he read the script. For the film, though he had to get ripped. EDGE spoke to him about the film.Online Desk By

Days after US President Barack Obama said the "acts of intolerance" experienced by religious faiths of all types in India in the past few years would have shocked Mahatma Gandhi, The New York Times, a leading daily in the US, has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his "deafening" silence on religious intolerance.

Referring to the attacks on churches in Delhi and the alleged mass conversion to Hinduism, the daily said Modi's silence towards them gives the impression that he either cannot or does not wish to control the fringe elements of the Hindu nationalist right.

"Attacks at Christian places of worship have prompted no response from the man elected to represent and to protect all of India’s citizens. Nor has he addressed the mass conversion to


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The laneway runs alongside Medeiros's home at 63 Sydenham Rd. and connects a day care centre to a Catholic elementary school.

The neighbourhood is part of the Cross Melville Heritage District, so paving or putting up a fence required a heritage permit, city staff said.

Medeiros told councillors he paved it and put up the fence, and it was "an improvement."

VanderBeek said the laneway is a safety issue, and that kids are safer walking along Sydenham Road, where there are crossing guards and safety measures. It's also created a vandalism problem for some abutting landlords — most of whom are indifferent or supportive of it closing,


[Profile of studies about intimate partner violence against women: 2003 to 2007].
To describe the studies about intimate partner violence against women in terms of field of knowledge to which they belong, sex of authors, country where they were conducted, language of publication, study design, participants, and place where data were collected. A systematic review of Medline, PsycINFO, LILACS, and SciELO databases was conducted from January to May 2008 for articles published between 2003 and 2007. The search using Portuguese terms was conducted only in LILACS and SciELO. A total of 176 studies about intimate partner violence against women was selected for analysis. Of these, 84.7% were in published in English; 49.4% were published in biomedical journals; and 86.4% had a quantitative design. The studies were carried out inNASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) has been hit by a tornado in the early afternoon hours of Tuesday. The immediate extent of damage and injuries is not yet known, though video and photos on social media show several overturned vehicles and severely damage buildings. MAF is currently being used by NASA for construction of the core stage of the SLS rocket and by the Sierra Nevada Corporation for construction of the Dream Chaser spaceplane.

Tornado strike:

As a line of severe thunderstorms associated with a spring cold front moved through the southern portions of the United States, NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, Louisiana, was hit by a major tornado Tuesday afternoon.

Initial weather reports from doppler radar indicated that the center of rotation for the tornado passed directly


overhead of many of the main structures at MAF, with a well-defined debris cloud evident through side scan radar and 134 KTS from gate to gate wind measurements of the tornado that had rotation extending upwards to 30,000 feet.

This radar estimated gate to gate measurement would indicate a wind speed of roughly 150mph.

While a gate to gate measurement does not directly correspond to the Enhanced Fujita scale measurement of tornadoes, it does indicate a significant and powerful tornado.

The official ranking of the tornado will come from National Weather Service ground observations of damage to structures, cars, and vegetation.

At the time of writing, the extent of damage at MAF is unknown – though video posted to social media shows extensive damage to some buildings.

Likewise, any potential injuries were unknownfor many decades, best known to the current generation for its assembly of the large External Tanks that flew with the Space Shuttle.

Its history ranges as far back as the 1940s, building planes and landing craft during World War II, before switching its focus to building engines for Sherman and Patton tanks for use during the Korean War.

MAF entered the rocket business in 1961, when NASA tasked the facility with the construction of first stages for the Saturn IB and Saturn V launch vehicles, prior to their shipment by barge to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC).

Undergoing a similar transition to what it is today, Michoud had its attention switched to the construction and assembly of the Shuttle External Tanks.

The first of the 136 tanks, ET-1 for STS-1, rolled


out of the door in June, 1979 – one of only two tanks to have its thermal protection system foam covered in white paint.

The latter period of its ET production role was filled with both tragedy and success, as STS-107’s External Tank became the focus of investigations into the loss of Columbia, after it shed a large piece of foam from its bipod ramp, critically damaging the ill-fated flagship.

The painful Return To Flight efforts resulted in major modifications to the External Tank, placing new demands on Michoud’s workforce, only for the region to be decimated by a more serious weather event than Tuesday’s, when Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005.

With large numbers of the MAF workforce displaced – some with their homes completely destroyed – the downstream ET manifestKatrina. It successfully flew on STS-134 with Endeavour.

However, by the time the Shuttle Program was slowing down, the workforce already knew the promise of transitioning their careers into the Constellation Program (CxP) were dashed. As as result of CxP’s eventual cancellation, the vast majority of the MAF workforce were laid off as the final External Tank headed out into the Gulf of Mexico.

A large number of workers could have seen their careers saved, had it not been for the delays in implementing the plan for a Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle (HLV), outlined in the 2010 Authorization Act as the flagship of a realigned exploration program.

MAF leaders had hoped for an announcement within a timescale that may have allowed them to save a large number of workers, as was


seen in their actions to extend the period prior to handing out WARN notices, several times, before finally losing patience with the politically motivated stalling tactics in Washington DC.

The impact to the facility was severe, as only a small group of skilled workers remained, spending their days removing equipment to make way for a line of Hollywood production companies to use the wide open floor space to film scenes for movies, such as GI Joe 2 (Retaliation).

The facility is now coming back to life, with commercial and government activities – the latter ranging from Orion hardware, through to its main role focusing on the constuction of SLS stages. Major milestones were being ticked off in recent months, relating to the core stage of the monster rocket.

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Soil microorganisms catalyze Earth's biogeochemical reactions, including the degradation of organic matter and recycling of nutrients. Soils host diverse microhabitats with varied physicochemical gradients and environmental conditions. In this context, soil microorganisms live in consortia, interacting physically and biochemically with other members of the soil biota ([@B1]). Attesting to the heterogeneity, interactivity, and connectivity of the soil niche, traditional culture-based techniques grossly underestimate microbial diversity. Readily cultured microorganisms typically represent a very small proportion of soil microbial communities ([@B2]); the "uncultured majority" harbor an enormous reservoir of uncharacterized organisms, genes, and enzymatic processes ([@B3]). An outstanding methodological question remains: how best to access the biotechnological potential contained within the DNA of soil's uncultured microorganisms?

Degradation of plant organic matter by the combined action of glycoside hydrolase (GH) enzymesAustralian Snubfin Dolphins, Orcaella heinsohni

Description & Behavior

Australian snubfin dolphins, Orcaella heinsohni (Beasley, Robertson, Arnold, 2005), are a recently recognized species of dolphin first described in 2005.

They closely resemble and is closely related to Irrawaddy dolphins, and until they were described in 2005, they were thought to be Irrawaddy dolphins. However, Australian snubfin dolphins are three-colored, while the body of Irrawaddy dolphins only has two colors. Their skull and fins also differ slightly between the two species.

Experts say the discovery of a new mammal is extremely rare. In fact, the Australian snubfin is the first new dolphin species to be discovered in 56 years! Two scientists at James Cook University, Isabel Beasley and Peter Arnold, took DNA samples from the population of dolphins off the coast of Townsville, Queensland


and sent them to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California. The results showed that George Heinsohn, (an Australian biologist who worked at James Cook University in the 1960s and 1970s on dolphin species for whom Orcaella heinsohni is named) was correct in his hypothesis that the Townsville population was a new species. Beasley noted that the snubfin has three colors; it's dark on the dorsal side, graduates to a light brown on the flanks, and has a white belly. They have a rounded melon, which is very unlike other dolphin species in Australia. They also have a small, "snubby" dorsal fin, hence the name "snubfin." The Irrawaddy, unlike the Australian snubfin, is a uniform slate gray with a white belly.

Unlikeits more showy cousins, such as bottlenose dolphins, the Australian snubfin is a very shy dolphin that avoids boats.

World Range & Habitat

Australian snubfin dolphins, Orcaella heinsohni, live in shallow coastal waters in northern Australia and possibly Papua New Guinea. In the Pacific Ocean off Townsville, about 200 individual snubfin dolphins were found. It is expected that the range of the species extends into Papua New Guinea, but that the majority live in Australian waters. They are not thought to be common and are being given a high conservation priority.

Conservation Status & Comments

Isabel Beasley is quoted as stating "Unfortunately, because they live in these environments, they are susceptible to many human threats including accidental catch in shark and fishing nets as well as effects of coastal development"

"Human threats on


Day residue and screen memory in Freud's dream of the botanical monograph.
Freud's theory of dream construction allowed the censorship to intervene only when a repressed infantile wish emerged from the unconscious. In his (1899) paper on screen memories, however, he proposed a mechanism for the defensive displacement of current events as they are sorted for introduction into permanent memory. I suggest that Freud was actually describing the conflictual process through which the day residue of the dream is formed. Day residue and screen memory are closely related as elements of the dreamer's present and past experience displaced from his more central instinctual concerns. Freud's dream of the botanical monograph clearly illustrates this relation. Substituted day residues were matched in the dream with relatively innocuous memories of past eventsschools, colleges and offices last year, more than twice as many as in 2012.

“Now, all the NGOs working with women say this is a necessary part of the services they want to provide to the community, and they come to us to set up the training sessions,” said Shivani, a police inspector who oversees the program. She goes by one name.

The Red Brigade formed three years ago as an after-school program for young women, and it began offering self-defense training last year, after the New Delhi gang rape. When the members started walking around the neighborhood in their red-and-black tunics and pants, pledging to protect women, men would mock them, saying, “Look, here comes the danger alarm” and “Here comes the red brigade.” The name stuck.

The group says


became equally critical. During World War II for instance, the Allied forces put a lot of resources in intercepting and decrypting German and Japanese communications. After the war, the political situation changed, and for the Americans the USSR became the focus of their intelligence effort. The closed nature of the Soviet government and society made it a tough target to crack. US diplomatic presence, and US spies in the Eastern bloc, brought some light on the Soviet activities, but much of it remained inaccessible.

To gather more information, the US turned to signals intelligence (SIGINT) – the collection and analysis of electronic emissions – in order to answer the most pressing political and military questions. Because SIGINT relies on collecting signals from targets, different questions will result in collectionforeign spies wanting to know the technology behind the missile, its range, and its payload capacity. During the Cold War, the development of Soviet ballistic missiles was one of the primary concerns of the US, so FISINT was used to assemble a picture of the Soviet ballistic program.

The telemetry sent from a missile is usually not directional, so either a ground station within line of sight, or a satellite with a large antenna can intercept it. The advantage of a satellite is that it can establish a line of sight from the moment the missile is sitting on its launchpad. By comparison, a clandestine tracking station located far from the launch site needs to wait for the missile to rise high above the horizon after launch, in order


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Interview With Alain Laferrière
The Program Manager of Softimage Japan talks about his career at Softimage, the Japanese Industry and XSI 4.0.June, 28th, 2004, by Raffael Dickreuter, Will Mendez

Alain Laferrière,
Program Manager,
Softimage Japan.

How did you get started in the cg industry?
I got interested in computer imagery from a young age, playing with the first video game consoles and personal computers and following the evolution of CG with a deep interest. The “demo scene” development communities for both C-64 and Amiga computers also brought a lot of innovation in realtime graphics synthesis.
At University of Montreal I studied computer graphics and did a M.Sc. in human-computer interfaces ( agents ). There, I met Réjean Gagné, Richard Laperrière and Dominique Boisvert, who would later implement the Actor Module in SI3D,The #28 Andretti Autosport-Honda driver was just reaching the end of his warm-up lap at the tri-oval when the car got unsettled down at the bottom of the track at Turn 3, wriggled and snapped out of control.

The car spun and struck the outside wall with its full left side. Team owner Michael Andretti radioed to Hunter-Reay asking if he was OK, and received the reply, “It’s my hip.”

Hunter-Reay, who had been fastest in morning practice, extracted himself from the cockpit with assistance, but needed the support of two members of the Holmatro Safety Crew as he limped to the ambulance.

An official IndyCar press release said he was subsequently evaluated by IndyCar medical director Dr. Geoffrey Billows and was transported by ground to Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar


entirely to praise for India and its prime minister, Narendra Modi, as well as his standard policy positions, which he read from a teleprompter.

In a statement days before the rally, Kumar defended Trump against the allegations, saying, “The Hindu and Indian people do not abandon their friends in times of crisis. With India and Pakistan on the brink of war, and lives at stake in the global war on terror, Mr. Trump is the president we need at this time.”

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Hindu supporters of Trump at the event said they find common ground with the candidate on his perceived toughness against “radical Islamic terror,” as well as promises of low taxes. On the other hand, Trump has often said he would curtail immigration to the United States, which seemed atodds in a room filled with immigrants and those hoping to become Americans. The organizers printed hundreds of signs for attendees to hold, including many that said “Trump for faster green cards.”

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More than half of the two-dozen-odd attendees interviewed for this article were not (yet) American citizens. And while the smattering of white people in the audience wore Trump campaign paraphernalia, much of the rest of the crowd donned sequined and starched Indian attire.

Many who were present said they were not aware that the event was meant to have any political overtones. For more than two hours before Trump’s speech, the convention center where the rally took place witnessed a celebration of Bollywood culture, much of which took place in Indian languages. That cinematic masala, or verve, is


a number before transitioning into the American national anthem. The event itself was billed as a charity event for Hindu victims of terrorism in both Kashmir and West Bengal, Indian states that have seen major incidents of communal violence.

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The linkage of Islam and terrorism was made more explicit by Hindu supporters of Trump who were passing out fliers outside the convention center. A man named Vincent Bruno caught the attention of many who were milling about while waiting to enter when he confronted a small group of protesters. Bruno is a gay man, married to a Venezuelan, who converted to Hinduism from what he called “paganism” because he found the former religion to be more “refined and intact”

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“If you support Muslims, you support rape culture,” he said, duringGranite City quarterback drawing major interest from Notre Dame

Granite City’s sophomore QB is the BND Athlete of the Week

In the Warriors’ season opener Friday against Jerseyville, the 5-foot-11, 180-pound sophomore rushed for 247 yards and four touchdowns while throwing a pair of scoring passes in a 52-41 victory.

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Notre Dame is setting the early pace in the recruitment of Granite City High School sophomore quarterback Freddy Edwards.

Edwards took an unofficial visit to South Bend, Ind., on Saturday and watched the Fighting Irish defeat North Carolina State 35-14. He was accompanied by his guardian, Robert Wilson, and Granite City


Jerusalem: The Swedish heavy metal pioneers

Successful concerts with Petra and a searing ICC-distributed album didn't quite prepare Tony Cummings for his memorable encounter with the music and ministry of JERUSALEM.

Jerusalem

I stand in a field at Flevo festival, at the back of a crowd, watching
7,000 or 8,000 people pray. From the Flevo festival stage Ulf
Christiansson, the guitarist, songwriter and singer with Sweden's
premier Christian rock band Jerusalem, prays for those who, moments
before, had raised their hands acknowledging that they wanted to
become Christians.

Jerusalem have
returned to the Christian music arena having more-or-less quit in
1987. Before that they were pioneers for both Christian rock in
Sweden, being that country's first Christian rock band, and Christian
heavy metal where they gained worldwide release with such albums as
'Warrior', 'Live In The USA' and 'Dancing On The HeadOf The Serpent'.
But while glittering prizes from America's hyped-up Christian rock
scene beckoned, the members retreated to the Word Of Life church in
Uppsala outside Stockholm. Ulf Christiansson made occasional musical
sortees (the praise orientated solo album The Lifestyle From Above')
while he preached at churches throughout Sweden. The other band
members worked with music in different ways at the church in Uppsala.
In September 1993 the band moved with their members from Uppsala to
Gothenburg.

"It's like coming home again," Ulf told journalist Steffan Gustafsson.
"The pastor at the church we go to is an old friend of mine, and it's
great to have a church that's behind you one hundred per cent.
Gothenburg is my hometown and I'm very happy to be back." In 1993 the
revitalised Jerusalem, Ulf Christiansson (vocals,
guitar); Reidar I Paulsen (keyboards); Peter Carlsohn (bass);


and
Michael Ulvsgard (drums) went into a recording studio. They had no
songs and no idea as to what the results might be, only a passionate
belief that the Spirit was going to bring them songs and ideas. He
did. The resulting album 'Prophet' contains at least one number that
went on to tape direct from the band's Spirit-led jam.

I'm speaking to a record executive. It's past midnight; we're both
dog-tired and are awaiting transport to take us off the Flevo festival
site. He tells me he isn't a charismatic but a strange experience had
happened to him a couple of hours before. "I went into the dressing
room just before Jerusalem were about to go on stage. They
were praying. There was such a sense of the presence of God in that
room that tears started to comein Southeast Asia was reported in Bangkok, Thailand, in 1958, followed by outbreaks in Sri Lanka; Kolkata and Chennai, India; and elsewhere ([@R3]*--*[@R6]). CHIKV reemergence in Indonesia and India caused epidemics during 1999--2003 and 2005--2006, respectively; 1.3 million cases of chikungunya fever occurred in India during the epidemics ([@R6],[@R7]). In 2004, a chikungunya fever outbreak occurred in the Indian Ocean region. On Réunion Island, 266,000 cases, affecting ≈40% of the population, and ≈250 deaths were recorded ([@R7]). We report details of a chikungunya fever outbreak in Bhutan in July 2012; CHIKV had not been reported in Bhutan before this outbreak.

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In July 2012, the Public Health Laboratory (PHL), Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health in Thimphu, Bhutan, received reports of suspected chikungunya fever cases. A total of


After years of delay, India's navy is preparing to take delivery of one of the world’s stealthiest and most deadly fighting tools: the INS Kalvari , an attack submarine named after a deep-sea tiger shark.The commissioning later this month of the Scorpene class submarine is a milestone in India’s effort to rebuild its badly depleted underwater fighting force, and the first of six on order. It comes as China 's military expands its fleet to nearly 60 submarines -- compared to India's 15 -- and increases its forays into the Indian Ocean in what New Delhi strategists see as a national security challenge.A Chinese Yuan-class diesel-powered submarine entered the Indian ocean in May and is still lurking, according to an Indian naval officer who asked not to beidentified, citing policy. It's an unwelcome reminder of China's rapidly expanding naval strength at a time when Indian and Chinese soldiers are engaged in a border dispute stand-off in Bhutan. China’s defense ministry didn’t respond to a faxed request for comment.The official opening in July of China’s first naval base at Djibouti at the western end of the Indian Ocean, recent submarine sales to Pakistan and Bangladesh and a visit last year of a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine to Karachi, have also exposed how unprepared India's navy is to meet underwater challenges."The lack of long-term planning and procurement commitment in defence acquisition plans can be considered tantamount to negligence" by the Indian government, said Pushan Das, a research fellow at the New Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation's National Security Program.


say it will be years before China can pose a credible threat to India in the Indian Ocean."Simple geography gives India a huge strategic advantage in the Indian Ocean," said David Brewster, a senior research fellow with the National Security College at the Australian National University in Canberra. "And although China has been sending in submarines, you have to understand they are probably decades away from being able to seriously challenge India there, especially while the United States is present."China's navy needs to enter the Indian Ocean through narrow choke points like the Malacca Strait that runs between Indonesia and Malaysia. Indian surveillance planes deployed to Andaman & Nicobar Islands patrol the area, and one spotted the Chinese submarine in May.In the meantime, India is slowly upgrading itsunderwater fleet.The INS Kalvari is the first of six French-made Scorpene submarines on order in a 236 billion rupee ($3.7 billion) project awarded in 2005 to the state-owned defense shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. and France’s Naval Group, formerly known as DCNS Group. Junior defense minister Subhash Bhamre said in July that the first of these would be delivered in August.In February 2015 India approved the construction of six nuclear-powered attack submarines. Few details have been released about the 600 billion rupee program.And on July 21, India initiated another program to build six more diesel submarines. It sent information requests to six manufacturers -- Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems GmbH, Naval Group of France, Madrid-based Navantia SA, Sweden's Saab AB, a Russia-Italian joint venture called Russian Rubin Design Bureau


Alcatraz East Crime Museum will have a Ted Bundy display observing the 30th anniversary of the serial killer’s execution.

January 24, 2019 will be the 30th anniversary of the execution of one of the most well-known serial killers and rapists of the 20th century, Ted Bundy. There are several events taking place over the anniversary, including new items being made available to the public for the first time at Alcatraz East Crime Museum. The display, which will be in front of the famous 1968 Volkswagen Beetle already on view, will include letters, cards, photos, and a radio given to Bundy by his mother, that he kept until he was moved to death row. Available for only a limited time, this display will shed light on the private side ofmaintained a friendly relationship with Africano. Carole’s letters are clearly optimistic, revealing a dry sense of humor. In October 1981, Carole gave birth to a daughter that she claimed was Ted Bundy’s. Referred to as Rosa in their letters, Bundy believed her to be his. The display includes a photograph of their daughter as a baby.

The public will also be able to view a letter from Bundy to Africano in September 1988, only four months before his execution. In it he pleads with his former lawyer to help argue inadequate defense as a last-ditch effort to spare his life.

The display joins the infamous 1968 Volkswagen Beetle Bundy owned and that is associated with numerous murders in Washington State and Utah before his arrest in a stolen VW in


star-studded panel of experts who make up the Advisory Board, including those in law enforcement, collectors, a medical examiner, crime scene investigators, and others. The board includes Jim Willett, a retired prison warden, Anthony Rivera, a combat veteran and Navy SEAL chief, and Judge Belvin Perry, Jr., who is best known for the Casey Anthony trial.Epidemic free-base cocaine abuse. Case study from the Bahamas.
Beginning in 1983, a sharp increase was noted in the number of new admissions for cocaine abuse to the only psychiatric hospital and to the primary outpatient psychiatric clinic in the Bahamas. For the two facilities combined, new admissions for cocaine abuse increased from none in 1982 to 69 in 1983 and to 523 in 1984. Although there was some evidence for a rise in cocaine use during this time, as the drug became cheaper and more available, a primary cause of this medical epidemic seemed to be a switch by pushers from selling cocaine hydrochloride, which has a low addictive potential, to almost exclusive selling of cocaine free base, which has a very high addictive potential and causes medical


that because Artemis-Diana was also worshiped in the west and was also a patron of seafaring travelers, we could utilize intrepretatio in this instance. An issue with this is that She was never classically interpreted with a Roman goddess on any inscription. The dog could also represent general protection. To say definitively what the representation could have been is impossible.

However, if she was in fact linked to the underworld or death in general, she could be linked to a myth that Procopius told of involving the North Sea coast opposite of Britain.

“They imagine that the souls of the dead are transported to that island. On the coast of the continent there dwell under Frankish sovereignty, but hitherto exempt from all taxation, fishers and farmers, whose duty it iswater in general. She guides the souls of the dead via ship to an Isle of the Blessed akin to Elysium. She is also the goddess who has a link to the winter months and once She is released, spring and summer can come. It wouldn’t be too far off to say Nehalennia takes a role similar to Frau Holle or Cailleach Beira. She is one of the greatest links between the Celtic and Germanic, in terms of linguistics and religion, which gives Her a chief role in Senobessus Bolgon.

References:

1. Nehalennia – taalkundige oplossing voor een Zeeuws raadsel by Peter Alexander Kerkhof

2. Zeitschrift für deutsches Altertum und deutsche Literatur 35: Germanische Matronennamen 1891 by Rudolf Much P. 315-324

3. Animals in Celtic Life and Myth by Miranda Green 1998


Stylish Nokia Prism Phones May 23, 2008

The Nokia prism phones boast of fascinating qualities that are quite similar to that of an actual prism. The keypads are cut into a stylish diamond shape pattern. Therefore, with the intuitive design and looks, the phones from this series, easily dominate over competitors. The mobile phones categorized under ‘Prism’ are empowered with advanced technology as well. The Nokia 7900 and Nokia 7500 are members of this series.

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5 Conclusions and Recommendations from the African Group

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International Project on Technical and Vocational
EducationProjet international pour l'enseignement technique et professionnel

Co-operation between Educational Institutions and
Enterprises in Technical and Vocational Education

A Seminar for Key Personnel from Africa and Asia Berlin,
Germany, 02-12 May 1995

The International Project on Technical and Vocational
Education (UNEVOC) is a project of the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Its purpose is to contribute to
the development and improvement of technical and vocational education in Member
States.

UNEVOC works in three programme areas:

Programme Area A deals with the international
exchange of experience and the promotion of studies on policy issues. It is
devoted to system development in technical and vocational education.

Programme Area B is devoted to strengthening national research
and development capabilities, that is to


the development of infrastructures.

Programme Area C concerns access to data bases and documentation
and strengthening of the UNEVOC Network, in other words, with information and
communication.

Under Programme Area B, UNESCO held, in co-operation with the
German Foundation for International Development (DSE), an International Seminar
for Key Personnel on "Co-operation between Educational Institutions and
Enterprises in Technical and Vocational Education" in Berlin, Germany, from
02-12 May 1995.

The German Foundation for International Development (DSE)
is an institution which provides a forum for dialogue on development policy and
the initial and advanced training of specialists and executive personnel from
developing and transitional countries. The institutional donor is the German
Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development (BMZ). Since 1960,
the DSE has given advanced professional training to more than 100 000 decision
makers, specialists and executive personnel from more than 140 countries.

The IndustrialOccupations Promotion Centre (ZGB) of the DSE
offers advanced training in the field of vocational training. The ZGB's
programmes aim to

· give more people
in the developing countries access to vocational training
opportunities,

· improve the
efficiency of vocational training in the developing countries,

· support the
introduction and further development of in-plant forms of vocational training in
the sectors of industry, crafts and services,


Fawn illegally shot at Wild Heart Ranch Sanctuary

The owners of the Claremore Animal Sanctuary told FOX23, they don't
believe this was an accident.

Annette Tucker’s heart is at the wild heart ranch. However, it's been
wounded since a fawn was gunned down on her property.

It was shot three times in the heart and twice in the rear. "When I
saw the fawn and turned her over and I realized she was full of bullet
holes. I was so angry. It was overwhelming."

Tucker has taken in 30 fawns this year, that is the most she has ever
adopted in 16 years.

The useless killing is even attracting national attention.

"Somebody went over and physically hopped into the property and shot
this animal not once, not two or three times but five times. That's not
an accident,” said Ned Bruha,2013 Triple Crown Tour Regular Season Announced

USA ULTIMATE ANNOUNCES DATES AND LOCATIONS FOR TRIPLE CROWN TOUR REGULAR SEASON

U.S. Open heads to Raleigh, N.C.

Tour stops include Atlanta, Allentown, Pa., Boulder, Colo., and San Francisco Bay Area

Boulder, Colo. (January 31, 2013)—USA Ultimate announced today dates, locations, venues and host organizations for its inaugural Triple Crown Tour regular season, set to launch this summer. The Triple Crown Tour, which represents the highest level of competitive Ultimate in the United States and features three divisions (Men’s, Women’s and Mixed), will visit some of the most passionate Ultimate communities across the nation.

"We are very excited to announce the host cities and dates for the first Triple Crown Tour," commented USA Ultimate Chief Executive Officer Tom Crawford. "This brings to life what we have


been describing to athletes, teams and the Ultimate community for months. We are psyched to work with the host cities and local Ultimate organizations, who are incredibly enthusiastic about the opportunity to host these events. We worked to not only select the best bids, but also achieve as much geographic diversity as possible by spreading the events out around the country."

The 2013 Triple Crown Tour begins with the U.S. Open Ultimate Championships and Convention, July 4-7 in Raleigh, N.C. The second-annual U.S. Open will feature a 24-team field comprised of 12 domestic and 12 international teams from around the world. Hosted by the Triangle Flying Disc Association and the Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance, the U.S. Open will take place at the WRAL Soccer Center, which includes a 3,000-seatstadium that will host the tournament’s showcase games.

USA Ultimate and the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) recently partnered together to support and promote the U.S. Open, which will again include a convention and industry gathering for the worldwide Ultimate community to network, learn and share ideas on a variety of topics.

As one of the hotbeds of Ultimate in the United States, the Triangle Area of North Carolina also serves as the home of Ring of Fire, a semifinalist team at last season’s National Championships whose captain, Josh Mullen, supported the local organizer’s bid to bring the international event to Raleigh.

"Ring of Fire is excited at the prospect of playing the best in the world in front of our hometown friends and family members," said Mullen.

On July 20-21, teams


at the Pleasant View Athletic Complex.

The location and venue for the Mixed division’s Elite-Select Flight Challenge will be announced shortly.

The regular season then concludes Aug. 31 – Sept. 1 in the San Francisco Bay Area as the Pro Flight Finale takes center stage. Here, a total of 24 teams (eight per division) will position themselves for a run at the Postseason Championship Series. Hosted by the Bay Area Disc Association at the University of California-Davis, the Pro Flight Finale will see up to five local teams toe the line in their own backyard against America’s best Ultimate teams.

For several of the stops on the Triple Crown Tour, local organizing committees of existing, popular and well-established tournaments submitted bids and gave USA Ultimate the opportunity to plug into qualityteam breaks through and upsets a Nationals team from 2012."

Like Johnny Bravo and Molly Brown with Colorado Cup, several teams in USA Ultimate’s Triple Crown Tour will serve as local event organizers and were integral in partnering with the national governing body to solidify their respective event’s status as a Triple Crown Tour event.

USA Ultimate is proud to align itself with other tournaments in the inaugural season, including Club Terminus (Atlanta), Philly Invite (Allentown, Pa.) and Labor Day (Davis, Calif.).

"We carefully designed the Triple Crown Tour to build on existing summer tournaments and mirror the traditional competitive schedule of teams at a variety of levels," explained USA Ultimate Managing Director of Athlete and Competition Programs Will Deaver. "The season maintains many of the important aspects of the existing


Aug. 10-11 M/W Boulder, CO

Pleasant View Sports Complex

Johnny Bravo, Molly Brown X TBA

TBA

TBA Pro Flight Finale Aug. 31 –

Sept. 1 All Davis, CA

University of California, Davis

Bay Area Disc Association

Have any questions or comments? We welcome community feedback and discussion made in a respectful manner. Please refrain from profanity or personal attacks, as such public comments negatively reflect on our sport and community.

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About USA Ultimate

USA Ultimate serves as the National Governing Body for the sport of Ultimate in the United States. USA Ultimate is a non-profit organization headquartered in Boulder, Colo. and focuses foremost on the needs of its athletes while improving access to the sport and enhancing members’ overall experience. Founded in 1979 as the Ultimate Players Association, USA Ultimate is one of the first flying disc sportorganizations in the world and is also the largest with more than 36,000 members and a national volunteer network. Two years ago the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) named Ultimate the fastest-growing team sport in the nation. Internationally, USA Ultimate is a member of the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF), which is an affiliate of the General Association of International Sport Federations (GAISF) and the International World Games Association (IWGA). USA Ultimate annually fields U.S. National Teams to compete at international events, including The World Games, which operates under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).


MOSCOW, September 05. /ITAR-TASS/. More than six hundred people have been evacuated from a supermarket in the southeast of Moscow as a result of short circuit, the press service of the Moscow head department for emergency situations told ITAR-TASS.

"As a result of the short circuit at one of the boutiques inside the supermarket, Auchan, situated at Lyublinskaya Street, electricity supply cables caught fire," it said.

Fire brigades arrived on the scene three minutes after the fire alarm was raised.

The fire has been extinguished. A total of 650 people were evacuated from the building, there were no casualties, the press service said.and relax your body by naturally influencing neurotransmitters (chemical messengers in the brain such as serotonin, endorphins, dopamine etc).

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SCP-990 is a Keter-classified SCP.

Description Edit

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The elite of the Serving Tatars were those served as translators, scribes, clerks, ambassadors to Central Asian countries and so on. The majority participated in Livonian war of 1558-1583, as well as other campaigns. They also, with the Cossacks, protected the Eastern borders of Russia, especially in the modern Orenburg Oblast. Unlike most Tatars,


in one of the Worst terrorist incidents in Egypt. I do not know what kind of message Morsi is sending through appointing a member in an extremist group as a governor of a tourist attraction governorate. Hell Luxor is the second attraction after the pyramids when it comes to ancient Egyptian civilization !!

Another thing what I know about Luxor is considered a Sufi center in Upper Egypt. Sufism and Al Gama'a do not mix.

By the way I see some sort of Al Gama'a Al Islamiyaa Muslim Brotherhood alliance taking place. This alliance is replacing the MB Al Nour/ Salafist Calling alliance

Another thing I see more army ranks with my all due respect to the generals in the governors reshuffles and that makes me wonder about the myth ofRugs are an integral part of interior design throughout the world, whose origins are found in nomadic Arab cultures. Countries such as Morocco, Nepal and India are still the most famous and traditional places of rug’s production...

As we already informed you in a previous article, Immobilsarda have opened The Nature Art Gallery, an art gallery in its showroom in Milan. This exhibition space, located in the central Via Visconti di Modrone number 29...

On the first of May, Milan opened the new edition of EXPO 2015 – Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life. Among the 145 participating countries, the various organisations and authorities involved in the huge event of Expo, we also find the Region of Sardinia that will present various initiatives and demonstrations concerning the theme of quality


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According to University of Cincinnati archaeologists digging in the famed Roman city, the poor and mid-level Pompeians ate grains, fruits, nuts, olives, local fish and chicken eggs as well as exotic giraffe and flamingo meat, imported spices, some from as far away as Indonesia.

The scientists have spent more than a decade at two city blocks within a non-elite district in Pompeii, which was buried under a volcano in 79 CE.

“The excavation is producing a complete archaeological analysis of homes, shops and businesses at a forgotten area inside one of the busiest gates of Pompeii, the Porta Stabia,” said team member Dr Steven Ellis, who will present the findings on January 4, 2014 at the Joint Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America and American Philological Association inand food ways.”

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Steven Ellis. Explorations into the Complexity of Foodways in Non-elite Roman Urbanites. Joint Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America and American Philological Association. 6A Plenary Session: Food and Drink. January 04, 2014


not consider Pakistan a friend.

Fox News said the sentiment is widespread, as majorities of Republicans (84 percent), Democrats (67 percent) and independents (66 percent), as well as both men (73 percent) and women (73 percent) say the US should cut off funding to Pakistan. Democrats (22 percent) are almost twice as likely as Republicans (12 percent) and independents (12 percent) to consider Pakistan a strong ally.

The poll results came even as Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the top US military official Mike Mullen pressed for continued aid in the face of growing Congressional resistance and public opposition. At a Pentagon briefing to discuss US defense budget, question from the American media centered largely around Pakistan's dodgy role in the war on terrorism, reflecting widespread antipathy against a once-favoredsimilarities between the motivations of the secession movements. Both California and Catalonia have large economies that can compete on a global scale that secessionists feel could operate better if untethered from the national economy. Differences in ideology, disputes over spending of tax dollars by the federal government and a desire for more localized government control are also common threads, Marin said.

The County of Barcelona was officially called Catalonia in the 12th century, when it became part of the Kingdom of Aragon. Despite being part of that Kingdom, Catalonia retained its own traditional laws, rights and parliament until it incorporated into Spain officially in 1714 after the War of Spanish Succession. The region has retained a degree of autonomy on and off for decades, and calls for complete independence


The duo began leading the guided walks, which cost nothing and usually take place on Saturday mornings, about a year ago, inspired by the ongoing legal fight over the city's plans to remove the Lee and Jackson statues. Both women, who perform the tours in their free time and without pay, wanted to ensure that the public knew the full historical context surrounding the monuments.

As the women advertised the tour through word of mouth and on social media over the past few months, interest swelled - the most recent tour drew more than 100 attendees, a record. But the audience was always limited to those in Charlottesville and to those able to physically participate.

That changed last week when WTJU, a community radio station owned and operated by theSanders Signs with Sydney Kings

Former Liberty men's basketball point guard Jesse Sanders is continuing his professional basketball career after recently re-signing with the Sydney Kings of the Australian NBL. Sanders previously played seven games for the club last fall, averaging 9.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game during his first stint with the team.

Prior to joining the Kings, Sanders played for Fileni BPA Jesi of Italy during the 2012–13 season. In his first professional season, the floor general played 25 games, averaging 9.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals per contest.

Sanders closed out the 2011-12 season No. 3 in the country in assists with 8.0 per game for the Flames. In addition to leading the Big South in helpers, Sanders finished fifth


in rebounds (7.8 rpg) and 21st in scoring (12.5 ppg). With his performance on the year, the floor general garnered his second consecutive first team Big South All-Conference honor. During his junior year, Sanders was voted the Big South Player of the Year, earning Associated Press (AP) All-America Honorable Mention.

Sanders made history on several occasions throughout the 2011-12 campaign. In a regular season matchup against 2012 Big South Champion UNC Asheville (Jan. 7), the senior recorded 10 assists to surpass Radford's Amir Johnson (2007-10) as the Big South's all-time assist leader. Three weeks later, Sanders broke a 32-year old record held by Karl Hess (1977-1980) to become Liberty's all-time assist leader.

Sanders became the first player in Division I history to record a triple-double in each of his fourcollegiate seasons, posting 14 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists in Liberty's 84-78 win at High Point (Jan. 21). The point guard is the only player in Big South history to have four career triple-doubles and at least 1,000 points (1,235), 800 rebounds (815) and 700 assists (727). Sanders finished his Liberty career 15th in school history in scoring, fifth all-time in rebounds and first in assists.


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 Scott Lynn and Keith Smith founded Payability in 2014.
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No April Fool's Day joke here, Mets fans, Jose Reyes will not play on Opening Day. Multiple sources say that the have put the All Star shortstop on the DL to start this year. He will miss the first five days of 2010, minimum. "There's no doubt I would like to be with the team," Reyes said after a minor league game Wednesday. "But, like I say, they have that decision."Start Search

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Whilst Europe began heading into winter, the FIA World Rallycross Championship travelled into the southern hemisphere for a summertime season finale on new ground: Cape Town, South Africa. A beautiful place and an apt destination for a season-ending adventure.

The “Mother City” welcomed the FIA World Rallycross Championship to the Killarney International Raceway, where over 27,000 fans flocked through the gates to see the best that the world of rallycross has to offer at the African premiere of the world championship.

Mattias Ekström arrived in South Africa for the very first time in his entire life, but before the race, he lacked the time to enjoy the impressive scenery. His eyes were firmly set on clinching the drivers’ vice-champion honours in the 2017 World RX. His opponent?


None other than his long-time rival: Petter Solberg. An exciting weekend under the African sun concluded with Ekström snatching the runner-up spot away from Solberg.

On top

The adventure did not stop at the race track. Being a popular tourist destination with much to offer, Cape Town has a feast of things to do. One of the most notable attractions is a giant landmark towering over the city, which also offers a great backdrop at the race track: Table Mountain, one of the New7Wonders of Nature. Whether you use the cable car or hike up, the breath-taking views are worth the trip. EKS drivers Toomas Heikkinen and Reinis Nitišs were among the many World RX stars who took the chance to see Cape Town from above.

Beach boys

Cape Town is themeeting point of the west and east coasts of the Rainbow Nation with beautiful coastlines stretching westward towards Namibia, and also to the east along the famous “Garden Route”. It was not hard to convince the EKS boys to head to the beach … With this scenery, who wouldn’t want to go? And after the event there was also some time to jump into the cold water of the Atlantic Ocean to enjoy some surfing.

Famous guests

The race weekend also saw a visit from two local motorsport heroes who also drive Audi race cars: 2017 Nürburgring 24 Hours winner Kelvin van der Linde and his brother Sheldon, who won the GTD class of the 2017 Petit Le Mans.

Fans were also treated by the sights offered in the fan area,


Republicans' slim two-vote majority in the Senate — and the fact some GOP incumbents up for re-election in 2018 reside in swing states — means every vote is crucial for passing parts of the Trump agenda. | AP Photo Christie's last big move could be filling Menendez's seat The stakes are high, as the battle over replacing the Affordable Care Act has made abundantly clear.

Gov. Chris Christie is the most unpopular governor in the country, but in his last days in office he may get to exercise enormous influence nationally: Choosing a successor to embattled U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, which could result in a Republican senator, at least temporarily, from deep-blue New Jersey.

Menendez, a Democrat and New Jersey's senior senator, goes on trial for corruption in September, andthe time, was banking on a landslide reelection victory to help his prospects for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. He could have scheduled the election to replace Lautenberg to coincide with his November 2013 reelection. Instead, he called a special election for mid-October 2013, just three weeks before his own reelection — a move that cost the state approximately $12 million.

Critics said Christie’s decision was designed to avoid having him appear on the same ballot as the popular Democratic Senate nominee, then-Newark Mayor Cory Booker. Christie explained it this way at the time: "The issues facing the U.S. Senate are too critically important, the decisions that need to be dealt with too vital, not to have an elected representative making those decisions who was voted on and decided