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An ait (or eyot) (pronounced /eɪt/, i.e., the same as 'eight') is a small island. It is especially used to refer to river islands found on the River Thames and its tributaries in England.

Aits are typically formed by the deposition of sediment in the water, which accumulates over a period of time. An ait is characteristically long and narrow, and may become a permanent island. However, aits may also be eroded: the resulting sediment is deposited further downstream and could result in another ait. A channel with numerous aits is called a braided channel.

Although not common in modern English, "ait" or "eyot" appear in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, Charles Dickens' Bleak House, and Thackeray's Vanity Fair.

Joyce Cary used "eyot" in The Horse's Mouth — "Sun was in the bank. Streak of salmon below. Salmon trout above soaking into wash blue. River whirling along so fast that its skin was pulled into wrinkles like silk dragged over the floor. Shot silk. Fresh breeze off the eyot. Sharp as spring frost. Ruffling under the silk-like muscles in a nervous horse. Ruffling under my grief like ice and hot daggers."




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    Run For Cover

    Run For Cover
    See the man in white
    He's old he wouldn't dare to fight, to fight another
    Rockin' like a beast upon on a never ending dream
    We love each other
    Asking for a sign- the action's coming from behind
    Let's run for cover
    Feel the music's beat, we fight for rock
    And in the heat we stand together
    We're holding back for you when you fight
    And we stand for one another
    We're holding back for you, when you run for cover
    And see those open eyes
    When you are standing here tonight
    That's why- We're holding back for you, when you run for cover
    Restless in the night, we all stand up for this delight
    We fight together
    We're holding back for you when you fight
    And we stand for one another
    We're holding back for you, when you run for cover
    We're holding back for you.......

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    Carabinieri General and chief of ROS (Special Operations Group) Giuseppe Governale, left, sits by head of anti-terrorism unit Lamberto Giannini, during a news conference to illustrate an anti-terrorism operation, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, April 28, 2016.

    Italian Authorities Crush Islamic Plot To Bomb Vatican, Israeli Embassy In Rome

    Edit WorldNews.com 28 Apr 2016
    Italian authorities are praising the work of intelligence services investigators and police after the arrest of four people suspected of extremism on Thursday and issued arrest warrants for two others operating in Syria, the Milan prosecutor told Newsweek ... The man, whom authorities identified as Abderrahim Moutahrrick, reportedly received a WhatsApp message from deep in ISIS-held territory. “Dear brother Abderrahim, I send you......
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    A sign stands in front of a mailbox at Enrique Marquez's home, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, in Riverside, Calif.

    FBI Arrests Trio In Connection With San Bernardino Shootings

    Edit WorldNews.com 28 Apr 2016
    2 attack.Two people were arrested at Raheel Farook’s home after the FBI conducted a search warrant on Thursday morning, according to Sgt. Paul Mercado, a spokesman for the Corona Police Department ... Attorney’s Office.FBI agents have executed three search warrants at Raheel Farook’s home since Dec ... Federal agents searched the older brother’s home, where several Farook family members live, in the days after the shooting ... 2 shooting....
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    Speaker of the House John Boehner speaking at the 2012 CPAC in Washington, D.C.

    Ted Cruz Is A ‘Miserable Son Of A Bitch’

    Edit Breitbart 28 Apr 2016
    Former Speaker John Boehner does not hold back when asked for his opinion of Sen. Ted Cruz ... ....
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    Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, appears with Anderson Cooper during a commercial break at a CNN town hall event, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, in Greenville, S.C.

    Cruz Fires Back At Boehner Comments, Says Ex-Speaker Beholden To Buddy Trump

    Edit WorldNews.com 28 Apr 2016
    Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz wasted little time firing back at former House Speaker John Boehner’s comments calling him “Lucifer in the flesh” saying Boehner is playing a role and pretending to be a Washington outsider, Newsweek reported Thursday. “When John Boehner calls me Lucifer, he’s not directing that at me. He’s directing that at you....
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    Singing star Prince is all smiles as he addresses the audience at the American Music Awards, Jan. 27, 1986 in Los Angeles.

    Prince Never Knew Middle Of Humanity, Only Extremity Of Both Ends

    Edit WorldNews.com 28 Apr 2016
    Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling In “Timon of Athens,” William Shakespeare wrote of the generous philanthropist turned tragic protagonist. “The middle of humanity thou never knew’st, but the extremity of both ends.” It follows the same can be said of the extremely multitalented Prince, also elevated by a configured society wildly swinging between affluence and despair ... He is a correspondent for www.worldnews.com ... ....

    US pork decision lies with leaders: AIT

    Edit Taipei Times 28 Apr 2016
    American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Kin Moy yesterday said that the decision to open the Taiwanese market and allow the import of US pork containing ractopamine residue should be made by the nation’s leaders in consultation with the public, but added that adjustments are necessary to build trade ties with the international community ... You have to put this into a larger context ... ....

    Groups call on US to support Taiwanese sovereignty

    Edit Taipei Times 28 Apr 2016
    Representatives from a coalition of pro-Taiwan groups assembled in front of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) yesterday to call on the US government to assist Taiwan in achieving statehood in the long-term and asked the US to flex its muscles to deter moves by China to pressure president-elect Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) to mention the so-called “1992 consensus” in her inauguration address....

    Just say 'yes' to healthy relationships (Sheppard Air Force Base)

    Edit Public Technologies 28 Apr 2016
    'We are targeting the AiT population with this event because they are young adults and some of them have not had the opportunity to learn what a healthy relationship looks like,' Esparza said ... AiTs can attend one of four sessions April 30 at the Solid Rock Café at 9 a.m., 10.30 a.m., 1 p.m., or 2.30 p.m ......

    ‘Assessment blunders ruined my career’

    Edit The Times of India 28 Apr 2016
    Rajkot. Twenty-five-year-old Vivek Sancheti, who recently started his own website development business in Rajkot, claims he is a victim of the alleged blunders in assessment by evaluators of the Gujarat Technological University (GTU). Sancheti has done computer engineering from city-based Atmiya Institute of Technology and Science (AITS) ... ....

    Annual Report 2015 (Graphisoft Park SE)

    Edit Public Technologies 28 Apr 2016
    Aquincum Institute of Technology (AIT) to create and run international higher education functions in the Park. AIT ... The constituents of AIT's student body come from the most excellent Universities of the United States on their study ... AIT provides high-level education in small classes for selected students from BME as well, for ... AIT's curriculum uniquely blends IT education in line with Graphisoft Park's ... and AIT-Budapest....

    Applied Industrial Technologies Reports Fiscal 2016 Third Quarter Results

    Edit Stockhouse 28 Apr 2016
    Net loss of $1.14 per share, includes non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $1.62 per share and restructuring expenses of $0.13 per share. CLEVELAND, April 28, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE.AIT) today reported sales and earnings for the third quarter and nine months ended March 31, 2016 ... Net income was $3.5 million, or $0.09 per share, compared with $87.4 million, or $2.11 per share, last year ...   ... ....

    LexisNexis Risk® Solutions Honored as Life Insurance Underwriting Industry Leader for Most Innovative Use of Data (LexisNexis Group)

    Edit Public Technologies 27 Apr 2016
    ATLANTA, - LexisNexis Risk Solutions has been recognized as an industry leader by Aite Group, an independent research and advisory firm ... 'As the life insurance industry shifts to new products and ways to distribute and underwrite them, out-of-the box thinking like LexisNexis' use of new data sources will help support this new industry era,' said Samantha Chow, Senior Analyst, Aite Group ... About Aite Group....

    LexisNexis Risk® Solutions Honored as Life Insurance Underwriting Industry Leader for Most Innovative Use of Data

    Edit PR Newswire 27 Apr 2016
    ATLANTA, April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- LexisNexis® Risk Solutions has been recognized as an industry leader by Aite Group, an independent research and advisory firm.  The company was acknowledged for its innovative use of data in the category of "Addressing the mortality ... ....

    STENOTRAN SERVICES INC. AND ATCHISON & DENMAN COURT REPORTING SERVICES LTD. (CITT - Canadian International Trade Tribunal)

    Edit Public Technologies 27 Apr 2016
    (Source. CITT - Canadian International Trade Tribunal). STENOTRAN SERVICES INC. AND ATCHISON & DENMAN COURT REPORTING SERVICES LTD. v. COURTS ADMINISTRATION SERVICE. File No ... ... v ... ... ... ... Internal Trade Secretariat '>http.//www.ait-aci.ca/agreement-on-internal-trade/> [AIT]. ... Article 506(6) of the AIT provides that ' ... This is evident from provisions of the AIT prescribing specific procedures, as well as Article 501 of the AIT, which provides that '....

    TSU, hog farmers stage rally against US pork imports

    Edit Taipei Times 27 Apr 2016
    The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) and pig farmers from Pingtung County yesterday demonstrated outside the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) in Taipei against a proposed lifting of a ban on imports of US pork products, and vowed to mobilize larger protests if the incoming Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government does not maintain the ban ... “No to American pork with ractopamine” and “No to toxic pork, defend our health.”....

    President Ma meets American Institute in Taiwan Managing Director Joseph R. Donovan, Jr. (Office of the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan))

    Edit Public Technologies 27 Apr 2016
    (Source. Office of the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)) On the afternoon of April 12, President Ma Ying-jeou met with Joseph R. Donovan, Jr., Managing Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) ... In remarks, President Ma pointed out that Taiwan just elected a new president and national legislature this past January 16 ... 'The transition has gone quite smoothly,' he said ... Original Document ... (noodl. 33264158) ....

    Cothrom air sùil a thoirt air ceist nan oighreachdan mòra air chall

    Edit Scotsman 27 Apr 2016
    Tha ITV air tòiseachadh bho chionn greiseig ag ath-chraoladh sreath de phrògraman aithriseach air a bheil an t-ainm Scotland’s Great Estates. Bidh an t-sreath a' tòiseachadh le prògram 75 mionaid mu Thaigh Dhùn Phris, an taigh-mòr le 100 seòmar faisg air Cumnaig a chruthaich na bràithrean Adam airson còigeamh Iarla Dhùn Phris ... www ... • For more information on this name visit Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba at www.ainmean-aite.org ....

    UK Varsity Launches Scholarship for African Students

    Edit All Africa 26 Apr 2016
    [CAJ News] COVENTRY University has launched a £500 000 scholarship and announced the establishment of the Africa Institute for Transformational Entrepreneurship (AITE) ... ....
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