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Reprinted Pieces

By: Charles Dickens

...the wide ocean in an open boat, by order of Fletcher Christian, one of his officers, at this very minute. Another flash of my fire, and ‘Thursday Octo... ...g great part of the storm, now poured upon deck, where no exertions of the officers could keep them, while their assistance might have been useful. Th... ... she 8 Reprinted Pieces struck, a number of the men climbed up the ensign staff, under an apprehension of her immediately going to pieces. ‘Mr. Merit... ...gnorant of its nature and description. ‘Among other expedients, the ensign staff had been un shipped, and attempted to be laid between the ship’s sid... ...day. He has been attached to every conceivable pursuit. He has been in the army, in the navy, in the church, in the law; connected with the press, the... ... to behold only at daybreak on win ter mornings, when (in the days before continental railroads), just sufficiently awake to know that we were most u... ...ns He made his beard flowing on his breast, and, leaning both hands on the staff of a carpet broom which Mrs. Parkins had left among my books, said: ‘... ...igh sun burnt forehead, has the air of one who has been a Sergeant in the army—he might have sat to Wilkie for the Soldier in the Reading of the Will... ...tealing way, getting acceptances from young men of good connexions (in the army chiefly), on pretence of discount, and bolting with the same. ‘Mesheck...

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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin with Introduction and Notes Edited

By: Charles W. Eliot

...son and Oliver. On his arrival in Philadelphia he was chosen a member of the Continental Congress and in 1777 he was dispatched to France as commissio... ...d with arms, formed themselves into companies and regiments, chose their own officers, and met every week to be instructed in the manual exercise, and... ...ompanies, painted with dif ferent devices and mottos, which I supplied. The officers of the companies composing the Philadelphia regiment, being met,... ...f America as his comptroller in regulating several offices, and bringing the officers to account, I was, upon his death in 1753, appointed, jointly wi... ...and the remainder to be paid by General Braddock, or by the paymaster of the army, at the time of their discharge, or from time to time, as it shall b... ...s sary for the subsistence of the horses, is to be taken for the use of the army, and a reasonable price paid for the same. “Note.—My son, William Fr... ...r and gold of the king’s money. “The service will be light and easy, for the army will scarce march above twelve miles per day, and the waggons and ba... ... us, the captain ordered all hands to come aft, and stand as near the ensign staff as possible. We were, passengers included, about forty persons. Whi... ...hosen a delegate to the Sec The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 160 ond Continental Congress; placed on the committee of se cret correspondence;...

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The Williams Record

By: Student Media

...on of under- graduate news; it is far more sat- isfactory to the editorial staff to receive ready information than to be forced to resort to dissectio... ... profession, died of apoplexy when about to sit down to a banquet of Grand Army men at Saratoga, N. Y.. on March 20. Mr. Root was born at North Granvi... ...ellorsville. For several years he was vice-president of the Society of the Army of the Poto- mac and in 1892 was president of the Y, M. C. A. of White... ...Indian Medley" "Tha Cttorus Lady" "Blue Danube" f "Cupid la Captain of the Army' I "Hottentot Lova Sone" "Dream of Heaven" "La M«tlchlche" "Rich Mr. H... ...Simmons of Providence, K. I. , has been elect ed a member of the editorial staff of the Providence Journal. '75—Prof. J. Sterling Kingsley, Sc. D., of... ...o- lis, Minn. 12 Hoxs'lo St. Lawrence R. Hills, Dayton, O. Zet« Psi house. Stafford F. Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo. 27 B. H. Edwin J. Eah, Jr., Ch... ...n request FifthAvenue Newark Pierce Arrow Stevent-Dutyea Peerless Franklin Continental Tires Goodrich Tires THE Diamond Tires CENTRAL AUTO STATION Sto... ...rk Pierce Arrow Stevens-Durye.1 Peerless Franklin THE CENTRAL AUTO STATION Continental Tires Goodrich Tires Diamond Tires ' Storage, Repairs, Supplies... ... P] Pierce Arfow Stevens-Duryea Peerless Franklin THE CENTRAL AUTO STATION Continental Tites Goodrich Tires Diamond Tices Storage, Repairs, Supplies, ...

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Chicago Manual of Style

By: University of Chicago

...epublican, Conservative, National Liberal, Social Democ- racy (where, as in continental Europe, it is organized as a distinct parliamentary faction)... ...solar system: Sun, Moon, Earth, the Milky Way. 42. Divisions, departments, officers, and courses of study of the University of Chicago, in all offi... ...s, and Goethe, and Ibsen;" "Neither France for her art, nor Germany for her army, nor England for her democracy, etc." But do not use a comma where... ...ed;" "He was perhaps thinking of the future;" "This is likewise true of the army;" "He was a scholar and a sportsman too." 133. If among several ad... ... that it was by his genius that Alexander conquered the eastern world. His army, you know, was a small one. To carry a vast number of men . . . . ...

...ming and influencing every stage of the writing and publishing process. In creating the fifteenth edition of the Manual, Chicago's renowned editorial staff drew on direct experience of these changes, as well as on the recommendations of the Manual's first advisory board, composed of a distinguished group of scholars, authors, and professionals....

...ery”—the proofreaders who corrected typographical errors and edited for stylistic inconsistencies. To bring a common set of rules to the process, the staff of the composing room drew up a style sheet, which was then passed on to the rest of the university community. Even at such an early stage, “the University Press style book and style sheet” was considered important enou...

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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

...00 TV sets; 210,000 receiver sets Defense Forces Branches: Albanian People's Army, Fron- tier Troops, Interior Troops, Albanian Coastal Defense Comman... ...iver sets; 1 satellite ground station Defense Forces Branches: Armed Forces, Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie Military manpower: males 15-4... ...es (0.5 per 100 popl.); 16 AM, 13 FM, 2 TV stations Defense Forces Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force/ Air Defense; paramilitary forces People's Defense ... ...ne-half the size of Washington, D.C. Coastline: about 61 km Maritime claims: Continental shelf: 200 meters or to depth of exploitation Exclusive fishi... ...f Texas Land boundaries: 9,414 km total Coastline: 4,989 km Maritime claims: Continental shelf: 200 meters or to depth of exploitation Territorial sea... ...conterminous US Coastline: 25,760 km Maritime claims: Contiguous zone: 12 nm Continental shelf: 200 meters or to depth of exploitation Exclusive fishi... ...ch Government leaders: Gen. Mohammed ZIA-UL-HAQ, President and Army Chief of Staff (since July 1977); confirmed as President through March 1990 in spe... ...adema in September 1969, Rally of the Togolese People (RPT); struc- ture and staffing of party closely controlled by government Communists: no Communi... ... consists solely of printing and production of a small amount of mosaics and staff uni- forms; worldwide banking and financial activities; the Institu...

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Biographical Essays

By: Thomas de Quincey

...senchant are alike portentous. The circumstances of the blasted heath, the army at a distance, the withered attire of the mysterious hags, and the cho... ...TE 22. Apartment is here used, as the reader will observe, in its true and continental acceptation, as a division or compartment of a house including ... ...ter it a line of golden associations.” Yes, and the burglar, who leaves an army-tailor’s after a midnight visit, trails after him perhaps a long roll ... ...gestions, but originally on occasion of a French theatre, supported by the staff of the French army when quar- tered in the same city. Latin was gathe... ...ally on occasion of a French theatre, supported by the staff of the French army when quar- tered in the same city. Latin was gathered in a random way ... ...rs in Frankfort; and the Comte Thorane, who held a high appointment on the staff, settled himself for a long period of time in the spacious mansion of... ...n and for- bearance. He was indeed a favorable specimen of French military officers under the old system; well bred, not arro- gant, well informed, an...

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Memorials and Other Papers

By: Thomas de Quincey

...’s family. Both served for many years in India: the first in the Company’s army, the other upon the staff of the king’s forces in that country. Each, ... ...r many years in India: the first in the Company’s army, the other upon the staff of the king’s forces in that country. Each, about the same time, made... ...apoleon, his very existence depended upon war. He lived by and through the army. Without a succession of wars and martial glories in reserve for the a... ...irected their views to the military profession. In such a case, the king’s army is naturally that to which a young man’s expectations turn. But to wai... ... you account for that? I answer, not so much by the general inferiority of continental Europe to Great Britain in diffusive wealth (though that ar- gu... ...oderate wealth, concentrated in a small number of hands, exists in various continental states upon a larger scale than with us, moderately large estat... ...other, of families equally well educated and accomplished, but not, in the continental sense, “noble.” The meaning and value of the word is so entirel... ...and subsequently, during the campaign of 1813, as a captain on the Russian staff. Thus brilliantly accomplished for conferring lustre and ben- efit up... ...of the chapel, level with their own posi- tion, were arranged “a brilliant staff of officers; and, a little in advance of them, so as almost to reach ...

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Little Dorrit Book One Poverty

By: Charles Dickens

...he usual materi- als: travellers on business, and travellers for pleasure; officers from India on leave; merchants in the Greek and Turkey trades; a c... ...ssed so much, and at his time of life should look so far about him for any staff to bear him com- pany upon his downward journey and cheer it, was a j... ...n! if I was to lose the support and recognition of Chivery and his brother officers, I might starve to death here.’ While he spoke, he was opening and... ... to give me his—his own opinion. Cap- tain Martin (highly respected in the army) then unhesitatingly said that it appeared to him that his—hem!—sister... ... of pickled salmon was ill for weeks and that Mr F. and myself went upon a continental tour to Calais where the people fought for us on the pier until... ...king to that post was a Barnacle. No intrepid navigator could plant a flag-staff upon any spot of earth, and take possession of it in the British name... ...hich he supposed to be a failure, he gave them ‘Mr Chivery and his brother officers;’ whom he had beforehand presented with ten pounds each, and who w...

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Little Dorrit

By: Charles Dickens

...he usual materi- als: travellers on business, and travellers for pleasure; officers from India on leave; merchants in the Greek and Turkey trades; a c... ...ssed so much, and at his time of life should look so far about him for any staff to bear him com- pany upon his downward journey and cheer it, was a j... ...n! if I was to lose the support and recognition of Chivery and his brother officers, I might starve to death here.’ While he spoke, he was opening and... ... to give me his—his own opinion. Cap- tain Martin (highly respected in the army) then unhesitatingly said that it appeared to him that his—hem!—sister... ... of pickled salmon was ill for weeks and that Mr F. and myself went upon a continental tour to Calais where the people fought for us on the pier until... ...king to that post was a Barnacle. No intrepid navigator could plant a flag-staff upon any spot of earth, and take possession of it in the British name... ...de on foot, in his broad-brimmed hat and round jacket, carrying a mountain staff or two upon his shoulder, with whom another guide conversed. There wa... ...hing for doing it. Whether it would be more agree- able to Edmund than the army, remained to be seen. Thus the Bosom; accomplished in the art of seemi... ...ntervening country, bristling with custom-houses, garrisoned by an immense army of shabby mendicants in uniform who incessantly repeated the Beggar’s ...

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The 9/11 Commission Report Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

By: Thomas H. Kean

...4 5:25 PM Page i List of Illustrations and Tables ix Member List xi Staff List xiii–xiv Preface xv 1. “WE HAVE SOME PLANES” 1 1.1 Inside t... ...25 PM Page xi Final FM.1pp 7/17/04 5:25 PM Page xii Joanne M.Accolla Staff Assistant Alexis Albion Professional Staff Member Scott H.Allan, Jr. ... ....Allan, Jr. Counsel John A. Azzarello Counsel Caroline Barnes Professional Staff Member Warren Bass Professional Staff Member Ann M. Bennett Informati... ...ey Air Force Base Northeast Air Defense Sector (NEADS) NORAD Headquarters Continental Aerospace Command Region (CONR) Cleveland Center Indianapolis ... ...ld need time to arm the fighters and organize crews. NEADS reported to the Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR) headquarters, in Panama City, Florida,... ...eneral Larry Arnold, commanding general of the First Air Force and NORAD’s Continental Region. Marr sought authorization to scramble the Otis fighters... ...nted document condemned the Saudi monarchy for allowing the presence of an army of infidels in a land with the sites most sacred to Islam, and celebra... ...d States rushed out of Somalia in shame and dis- grace.” Citing the Soviet army’s withdrawal from Afghanistan as proof that a ragged army of dedicated... ... international jihad con- federation. In Sudan, he established an “Islamic Army Shura” that was to serve as the coordinating body for the consortium o...

...CONTENTS List of Illustrations and Tables ix Member List xi Staff List xiii?xiv Preface xv 1. ?WE HAVE SOME PLANES? 1 1.1 Inside the Four Flights 1 1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense 14 1.3 National Crisis Management 35 2. THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEW TERRORISM 47 2.1 A Declaration of Wa...

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