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...convicted and the Sect was virtually wiped out. This was one of the most difficult, but necessary operations undertaken by the EAST INDIA COMPANY an... ...parents for their unkindness to you.’ ‘It does not matter now, Rosita. My handsome cousin, Gavin, rescued me,’ and Rosita saw Helen smiling, obvious... ...ton. ‘The poor have no prejudice against a woman doctor diagnosing their illnesses or performing operations on their emaciated bodies,’ Helen told h... ... ‘I believe I have to thank you for saving my life, John,’ murmured Helen, recalling his gallant rescue and then smiling wearily, closed her eyes, t... ...heart in the hollow of this little hand?’ On an impulse, Helen reached up and kissed her gallant rescuer on his cheek, an impulse which she immedia... ...happened to Gavin Sahib?’ Helen almost shrieked. ‘Yes, Memsahib, Afghan tribesmen have taken him hostage. The Sahib gave me this piece of paper and... ...atched the paper from Ram Das. It was in Gavin’s writing. ‘Dear James, These chaps have taken me hostage in exchange for their leader, who is being... ...o Sir James Cameron but give this letter first to Lady Agnes. The Afghans are holding my husband hostage on the borders between Afghanistan and Kash...

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...an, who said, “It was invaded and most of the people were killed or taken hostage. We escaped, only to get jumped by these sadistic bastards and ki... ... escape vehicle speeding away. Whatever they did, it completely disrupted operations, and there was no pur- suit. The Seekers who were alive were aim... ... her to go toward the medical person- nel that had been setup to check the rescued children. “Take the kid over there. They’ll check him out and dete... ...hey were gawking with great awe at a man who had run into the building to rescue two work- ers. He had entered without any type of protective suit. T... ...as that about?” Talbot asked. Josh put the phone back in his pocket. “They rescued those people at the detention center, thanks to Jade’s tip. He wan...

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...The possible use of nonlethal chemical technologies in counterterrorist operations is drawing much attention in the ongoing global war on terrorism.The decision to apply nonlethal technologies requires an understanding of their overall effects, both tactically and strategically. This paper provid...

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... A sole survivor -- How he served his captors -- The Aztecs of Mexico -- Final rescue -- Attacked by savage Irelanders -- Zichmni makes a settlement i... ...al altars of Mexico -- The peril of Cortez' situation -- Montezuma seized as a hostage -- Burning of two chiefs in the market place of Mexico -- A rai... ...oat band -- Ambitions of Mansvelt the bold -- Costa Rica adopted as a base for operations -- Objection to Buccaneer government -- Henry Morgan the sea... ...cipices rise up under the bow and several times with difficulty were the ships rescued from destruction. Unprecedented storms prevailed and for two mo... ...shore or put himself in the power of an eastern potentate without security and hostages for his personal safety. So da Gama had waited with what patie... ...g of Melinda. He invited da Gama to go on shore. The Captain General asked for hostages, and although none came, such plausible messages were sent tha... ...ust have suffered, which conduct so affected Cortez that with his own hands he rescued the imperial sufferer, and declared that, whatever might be the... ...d take the ship in spite of the heartiest resistance. They even extended their operations to the Spanish settlements in the neighboring islands, and c... ...quer some island or country that might afterwards be used as a basis of future operations. THE ENGLISH DRIVEN FROM THEIR DESIGNS ON HAYTI. Arrived in ...

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...ry and technical equipment sections. The station was the command post for operations and general meetings. Amongst others, representatives from the ... ...ife produced saw Shaun cop a near fatal wound to the gut and A.J became a hostage with a crude blade at his throat. A.J told them to back off, hopin... ...y in the section. He intended to stop Alex from being involved in surface operations and Rider integration. In addition, prevent her from running he... ...t?" "Not at all, but Alex remains here." "Since when is Alex excluded from operations?" Shaun was again disgruntled. "You said it yourself, Alex is t... ...n of their childhood or admitted to partaking in cruelty or murder. Those rescued from the surface retained dark secrets, shame and guilt that would... ...eir hands. In the early hours of that morning, the newly formed scout and rescue team had investigated a camp. The death toll left them disillusione... ...eams had lowered their weapons. The Master was not the only one holding a hostage. Both he and the taller of his henchmen, Admiral, would not think ... ...ng to be. Raising a brow, the Master smirked. His killer reflexes saw the hostage drop at the woman's feet. Alex's emotional responses shot to peak ...

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...rer nations of the world close to $200 million - its arrears to the UN peacekeeping operations, usually asked to mop up after an American invasion o... ...ed with each successive blow: the war in Iraq (2003-7), the botched evacuation and rescue efforts in the wake of hurricane Katrina (2005), the issu... ...fighters in Afghanistan - are they a state with a state, or the long arm for covert operations (e.g., the assassination of Massoud) for the Taliban?... .... In the long run, the threat posed by terrorism will not be defeated by military operations and not in Afghanistan. What can be done there is jus... ... much resembling the role played by Saudi Arabia), it is time to come to Georgia's rescue again. The West had better not be too late in coming to t... ...ver, with a major oil producer such as Iraq as a US protectorate, Russia becomes a hostage to American goodwill. Yet, hitherto, all Russia received...

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... to occupy the same emotional wasteland inhabited by the narcissist, his prisoners and hostages in more ways than one – and even when he is long ou... ...erandi, and his vacillating style of life and array of activities, are written into his operations manual. A direct result of this is that a narcis... ... to occupy the same emotional wasteland inhabited by the narcissist, his prisoners and hostages in more ways than one – and even when he is long ou... ... behaviours. But all he needs is a little love and he will be straightened out. I will rescue him from his misery and misfortune. I will give him t... ...e ones to release the narcissist from his wrenching bondage. They think that they can 'rescue' the narcissist, shield him from his (distorted) self,...

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...l." "Might make sense," Reynolds conceded. "Less uranium tail­ ings from mining operations. Fits into EPA standards to reduce radioactive levels." R... ...d not be a graveyard, like so many before it. No one had ever attempted such a rescue, let alone succeed­ ed. The usual practice for the miners at t... ...ous underground sources, which helped both the police and the Feds set up sting operations in exchange for exclusive stories. All that, however, ch... ... like a pimple in comparison to the terrorists who will hold the western world hostage." Taranto nodded. "I need you, my friend," Pierce said hold... ...Mr. Chairman, 1 take full responsibility for my actions. 1 admit that my mining operations have polluted the rivers and streams, and contaminated th... ...lection." "No, you don't get it. This so-called free world is going to be held hostage by one Franklin Pierce and his new found nuclear terrorist f... ... about Arnold?" "Then Pierce gets the plutonium, the terrorists hold the world hostage, and the bunch of you are looking for a job." "Well, I alway...

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...e numerous in their own right. This forces the Males to come running back to rescue the females from their demoralized social status as a beleaguere... ...ation and a culture. This is why the practice of kidnapping rich millionaire hostages for money began in Italy. The kidnappers thought the Italians... ...they get. The safer they get; the stupider they get. The more complex their operations become; the more inefficient they become. The evolution o... ...nd do when the former Czar asked for asylum in England? He coldly refused to rescue him. Because he was dreadfully afraid that it might seem that ... ...Royal family; and how? By getting one of its fucking colonies to come to its rescue and save their bacon for them. The side that won was the side t... ...stead, we put the sickest people in power: and give them three expensive heart operations just so they can still go on existing and committing more e... ...re not doing the actual killing. They were merely doing all of the necessary operations to make the mass killing possible. So these Jewish sheep, ...

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...l, to put to death all the young Athenians whom his father had received as hostages from the city. T o this an- gry message Theseus returned a very ge... ... of their cattle by the others, fell upon them and put them to flight, and rescued the greatest part of the prey. At which Numitor be- ing highly ince... ...aring Remus was taken and delivered up, called on Romulus to assist in his rescue, informing him then plainly of the particulars of his birth, not but... ...s to be bold and fearless; nev- ertheless, seeing themselves bound by such hostages to their good behavior, and being solicitous for their daughters, ... ...ven parts, as also their salt-works upon the river, and fifty noblemen for hostages. He made his triumph for this on the Ides of October, leading, amo... ... through the crowd and seized their man, and struck all who endeav- ored a rescue. Valerius’s friends headed the resistance, and the people cried out ... ... who could not choose but wonder too at the strange dexterity of fortune’s operations, the facility with which she makes one event the spring and moti... ... battle. The truth is, he indeed took an immoderate pleasure in mili- tary operations and in warfare, to which he devoted himself, as the special mean... ...ests with zeal and alacrity , and let him make their city the basis of his operations during the war. Thither, therefore, he made with all speed, when...

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... cruelty which he executed in the latter part of his days upon the Spanish hostages, seems to argue that his clemency was not natural to him, but only... ...nducting the gov- ernment, although under this pretext he really made them hostages. However, their fathers were wonderfully pleased to see their chil... ... commands for the future. Which hap- pening as he had anticipated, he soon rescued them, and brought them safe into his camp. And after a few days, be... ...tigonus thought it worth while to treat with him, he should first send him hostages. And when Antigonus required that Eumenes should first address him... ...ercenary targeteers. Agesilaus leapt from his seat, to go at once to their rescue, but found it too late, the business being over. He therefore return... ...erate push; which, though not his usual method, succeeded so well, that he rescued the city out of the very hands of Epaminondas, and forced him to re... ...uild a forti- fied camp above a lake, to serve as a center-point for their operations, and also as a place of refuge. Whilst Scipio was thus employed,... ...- mand of the city. However, after they had crossed the sea and engaged in operations of war, encamping in front of the enemy, Antony opposite Cassius... ...f both what imprints and what is imprinted on, may most easily, by its own operations, produce and as- sume every variety of shape and figure. This is...

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...t to the distribution of praise, has formerly been confined in its area of operations; and it may be the reason why poetry once lost favour with the m... ...o rare a virtue, but moreover inclined to mu- tiny, and were even ready to rescue the prisoner out of the hangman’s hands, he caused the torturing to ... ...to his own demand, Antigonus had delivered him his own nephew Ptolomeus in hostage. And yet some have done very well in going out in person to parley,... ...arbarian king, to a faith untried and unknown, without obligation, without hostage, under the sole security of the grandeur of his own courage, his go... ... is nothing strange if, when Antipater demanded of them fifty children for hostages, they made answer, quite contrary to what we should do, that they ... ... jargon, and as those do who employ holy words about sorceries and magical operations; and as if we reckoned the benefit we are to reap from them as d... ...uld acknowledge that so extraordinary a fortune as that which has hitherto rescued us from those eminent perils, and kept us alive beyond the ordinary...

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..., and ed. 18 So David recovered all that the Amalecites had taken, and he rescued his two wives. 19 And there was nothing missing small or great, nei... ...th a new sword, at- tempted to kill David. 17 And Abisai the son of Sarvia rescued him, and striking the Philistine killed him. Then David’s men swore... ...that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the king’s treasures, and hostages, and returned to Samaria. 15 But the rest of the acts of Joas, whi... ...m, and in the treasures of the king’s house, moreover also the sons of the hostages, he brought back to Samaria. 25 And Amasias the son of Joas king o... ...bstance? 644 Book of Job 23 Or deliver me from the hand of the enemy, and rescue me out of the hand of the mighty? 24 Teach me, and I will hold my pe... ... reward. 5 Because they have not understood the works of the Lord, and the operations of his hands: Book of Psalms 689 thou shalt destroy them, and s... ...ot, Antiochus the Illustrious, the son of king Anti- ochus, who had been a hostage at Rome: and he reigned in the hundred and thirty-seventh year of t... ...versities of ministries, but the same Lord; 6 And there are diversities of operations, but the same God, who worketh all in all. 7 And the manifestati...

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...e them; and looking up, they found that while all had been absorbed in the rescue, the Prince, with his little son in his arms and his wife hang- ing ... ...permit him to be accompanied by little John de Mohun, who, half page, half hostage, had lately been added to the Princess’s train, and being often bul... ...s son and heir had been required of him, ostensibly as page, but really as hostage. In spite of his Norman surname, little John of Dunster was, at twe... ...but Eleanor seeing that her husband was impatient, put a speedy end to her operations, and took his arm. Meantime the vessel had come within the Gulf ... ...ely visited as if he had not been the Prince’s close kinsman, romantically rescued by him, and placed near his person by his special desire. And Elean...

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...e Dove in the Eagle’s Nest not hear. He said the Ulmers would thus gain an hostage, and hamper his movements; and, if her wedding was not to be confes... ...he wanderer; and steering their course round the rocks above the pool, the rescuers made their way towards the base of the peak, which was in fact the... ...eavy harness. Sweet motherling, fear not; but let a meal be spread for our rescued captives. Ho, Heinz, ’tis against the Schlangenwald rascals. Art to... ...rose even to the castle. Hark! Out rings the clear call, “The Eagle to the rescue!” There they speed over the meadow, the two slender forms with glanc... ...ll as your brother, and we mean to see how this knight likes to serve as a hostage instead of opening the gates as a traitor spy. On him, Koppel! it i... ...her own with some pebbles from the brook, and some mortar filched from the operations above, to the great detriment of her soft pinky fingers. The pil...

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...new house, I saw, two heads of Indian corn wagging, and the rest and all nature stock still. As I looked, one of the stalks subsided and disappeared. ... ...urprise, were given six months’ impris- onment and clapped in gaol. Those who had accompanied them cried to them on the streets as they were marched t... ...rison, ‘Shall we rescue you?’The condemned, marching in the hands of thirty men with loaded rifles, cried out ‘No’!And the trick was done. But it was ... ...ous. By the time the expedi- tion reached the fork, it was felt exceedingly questionable whether the moral of the force were sufficiently good to unde... ...an M. P. But Sedan was really great, and I will pick no holes. The batteries under fire, the red-cross folk, the county charge—perhaps, above all, Maj... ... gaol was just a little bit risky; we had several causes for anxiety; it might have been put up, to connect with a Tamasese rising. Tusitala and his f...

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...the Prisons, their plots will be harmless; in the Prisons, they will be as hostages for us, and not with- out use. This Decree the energetic Minister ... ... National Convention gives of itself; by this scientific program shall its operations and events go on. But from the best scien- tific program, in suc... ...ests ‘leave Pamphlets on all the bournestones, ’ this night, calling for a rescue; calling for the pious women to rise; or are taken distributing Pamp... ...who are of the money-changing species; these and Gilt Youthhood fly to the rescue; sweep chaos forth again, with levelled bayonets. Paris is declared ...

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...er of them smote down other, horse and all, to the earth, and either parties rescued other and horsed them again. And Sir Arnold, and Sir Gauter, knig... ...ind that ye will not find, and seek that ye will seek in vain, my life being hostage for my word, and my word and message being these, namely: That a ... ...s in bed, the manor house burst into flames. The country side swarmed to the rescue, and the family were saved, with one exception, the master. He did... ...tumult of my own thoughts, summoned by the danger signal and swarming to the rescue from every quar ter of my skull, kept up such a hurrah and confus... ... At dawn I sent an order to the factories and to all our great works to stop operations and remove all life to a safe dis tance, as everything was go...

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...sposed to serve the cause of the people?” asked Gondy. “Most undoubtedly,” said Planchet. “I am a Frondist from my heart. You see in me, such as I am,... ...our palace— fifteen in all. I have brought away ten or twelve wounded. I know not where I have left my hat, and in all probability I should have been ... ... she desired me to excuse her to your majesty.” Anne gave a quick glance to Mazarin, who answered by an almost imperceptible shake of his head. “What ... ...ed. Aramis had passed his sword through the body of the first and Athos had knocked down the other with the butt end of his pistol. Then, as Lord Leve... ...hat Monsieur de Mazarin thinks of cutting off our heads, for heads are not taken off without previous trial; a trial would make a noise, and a noise w...

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... in return, and forgetting all other matters in her alarm, hastened to the rescue of her chickens as fast as her old legs could carry her. “Now for it... ...ng his horse, he kept his hand on the boy’s collar, determined to make him hostage for its safety. “Now, hush and listen,” said Dickie, in a low whisp... ...ess and ad- dress that plainly showed him well practised in all the manual operations of pharmacy. By the time Wayland’s electuary was prepared the ho... ...pts to form the precious metals, even as by art we can perfect those other operations of incubation, distillation, fermentation, and similar processes... ...ed within, and again showed a marked hesitation to disturb the sage in his operations. But V arney, less scrupu- lous, roused him by knocking and voic... ... himself, who, at the head of a valorous posse of the Hue and Cry, came to rescue, by force of arms, what was delivered to him without any other ranso... ...ut double my misfortunes, and involve him in dan- gers beyond the power of rescue.” She paused; but when she observed that W ayland continued to look ...

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...tian’s, the doubling of Cape Horn, the shipwreck on the coast of Peru, the rescue of the royal banner from the Indians of Chili, the fatal duel in the... ...is have been effected, but for the precau- tion of Mark Bozzaris in taking hostages from two leading Mahometans. Thus failed the last diversion in fav... ...ly arrested by the conduct of the T urks in the Acropolis, in killing nine hostages, and throwing over the walls some naked and head- less bodies. The... ...ody resistance, until the T urkish cavalry, finding an open- ing for their operations, made all further union impossible; upon which they all plunged ... ...Greece; especially at the first decisive action with Ibrahim, when, in the rescue of Costa Botzaris, every Suliote of his blood perished on the spot; ... ...inst attacks from without. T o prevent, therefore, any sudden attempt at a rescue, the guard kept watch by turns. One man watched 308 Memorials, and ...

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...nd as the Guardsmen were only two against four, they began to cry, “To the rescue! The Hotel de la Tremouille!” At these cries, all who were in the ho... ... and fell upon the four companions, who on their side cried aloud, “To the rescue, Musketeers!” This cry was generally heeded; for the Musketeers were... ... while the other ran toward the hotel of M. de T reville, crying, “T o the rescue, Musketeers! To the rescue!” As usual, this hotel was full of soldie... ...Rochelle, which was determined, he had sent Mon- sieur to direct the first operations, and had ordered all the troops he could dispose of to march tow... ...ntermine so promptly and so boldly. She rather feared that her pre- ceding operations in England might have been discovered. Buckingham might have gue... ...onvey her to a place of safety, and there, if matters required, make her a hostage. Milady began to have doubts of the issue of this terrible duel, in...

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...brother- in-heart, not hers, yet hers through her brother. His French name rescued him from foreignness. He spoke her language with a piquant accent, ... ... a bird in distress, and had some trouble not to appear too providentially rescued. Roland on board, she resumed the attack. ‘M. Nevil vows he is a be... ...ll silent. Beauchamp stared at the lines of the deck-planks. His scheme to rescue Renee was right and good; but was he the man that should do it? And ... ...by the sex, allegiance to one beloved respected woman, and also a basis of operations against the world. For she was evidently conquerable, and once m... ... afterthought of hope, for hope is dogged by dread; we give our courage as hostage for the fulfilment of what we hope. Meditate on that transaction. H... ...te to the baron to-night, and we can cross the water to-morrow in time for operations.’ The letter to Mr. Romfrey was composed before midnight. It was...

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...are the motives of Villefort’s plot. Realizing this, Villefort came to the rescue of the crest-fallen minister, instead of aiding to crush him. “Sire,... ...ugh his brain were enclosed in crystal so clear as to display its minutest operations. “I have already told you,” answered the abbe, “that I loathe th... ...ly rich to pay a ransom, a messenger is sent to negotiate; the prisoner is hostage for the security of the messenger; should the ransom be refused, th... ... Albert gallantly. “Yes? but I doubt that your object was like theirs — to rescue the Holy Sepulchre.” “You are quite right, Beauchamp,” observed the ... ... “I was chosen. But that is not all — after rescuing me from the sword, he rescued me from the cold, not by sharing his cloak with me, like St. Martin...

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.... The Duc de Lux- embourg, sole general of his own army, covered the siege operations, and observed the enemy. The ladies went away to Dinant. On the ... ...am speaking of the armies, let me give here an account of all our military operations this year, so as to com- plete that subject at once. M. de Vendo... ... as I have promised to relate, in a continuous narrative, all our military operations of this year, let me say what passed in other directions. The si... ...eir relays, and that delayed them very much. Beringhen, delighted with his rescue, and very grateful for the good treatment he had received, changed p... ...n master of our ambassador, so as, in case of acci- dent, to have a useful hostage in his hands as security for his own ambassador. He put off therefo...

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... flat part of his scythe, as a prepara- tion of the surface for his deeper operations. Dombey , exulting in the long-looked-for event, jingled and jin... ...little Dombey (‘acid, indeed,’ she whis- pered Miss T ox), hastened to the rescue. ‘Your little child will thrive charmingly with your sister Jemima, ... ...xclamation, and giving Master Dombey to the black-eyed, she started to the rescue of her unhappy little son. Surprises, like misfortunes, rarely come ... ...y come alone. The aston- ished Susan Nipper and her two young charges were rescued by the bystanders from under the very wheels of a passing carriage ... ...d rarely, at any time, over- stepped the enchanted circle within which the operations of Dombey and Son were conducted, began to think this an improve... ...r—it would seem that she had not much leisure on the road for intellectual operations, Arriving in good time abreast of the wooden Midshipman on the o... ... artfully decoyed to Brig Place, and was there detained in safe custody as hostage for his friend; in which case it would become the Captain, as a man...

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...: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them. 32 Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another peop... ...d fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not. 46 Then Saul went up from following the... ...18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives. 19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither sm... ...nd in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria. 15 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash w... ...the house of God with Obededom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria. 25 And Amaziah the son of Joash kin... ...nces of administrations, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. 7 But the mani...

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...ssistant Daniel Byman Professional Staff Member Dianna Campagna Manager of Operations Samuel M.W . Caspersen Counsel Melissa A. Coffey Staff Assistant... ...viation Admin- istration (FAA) later investigated these security screening operations, the screeners recalled nothing out of the ordinary.They could n... ...’s call in North Car- olina, Nydia Gonzalez, alerted the American Airlines operations center in Fort W orth,T exas, reaching Craig Marquis, the manage... ...aircraft to follow the flight, report anything unusual, and aid search and rescue in the event of an emergency.The NMCC would then seek approval from ... ...possibly crashed.At 9:08, Indianapolis Cen- ter asked Air Force Search and Rescue at Langley Air Force Base to look for a downed aircraft.The center a... ...agon was struck, Secretary Rumsfeld went to the parking lot to assist with rescue efforts. 193 Inside the NMCC, the deputy director for operations cal... ...nt agencies.The prolonged crisis of 1979–1981, when 53 Americans were held hostage at the U.S. embassy in T ehran, ended the State Department leadersh... ...rrorism The Pentagon first became concerned about terrorism as a result of hostage taking in the 1970s. In June 1976, Palestinian terrorists seized an... ...and landed it at Entebbe in Uganda, holding 105 Israelis and other Jews as hostages.A special Israeli commando force stormed the plane, killed all the...

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... inertia, venture on new. Great truly is the Actual; is the Thing that has rescued itself from bottomless deeps of theory and possibil- ity, and stand... ... Chapter 1.3.IX. Burial with Bonfire. Besenval, during these extraordinary operations, of Payment two-fifths in Paper, and change of Prime Minister, h... ...ain a Patriot, it is brave Aubin Bonnemere the old soldier, dashes in, and rescues her. Straw is burnt; three cartloads of it, hauled thither, go up i... ...o perish so,—when two Bodyguards gallop up, indig- nantly dissipating; and rescue her. The miscredited Twelve has- ten back to the Chateau, for an ‘an... ...e Pris- ons, their plots will be harmless; in the Prisons, they will be as hostages for us, and not without use. This Decree the ener- getic Minister ... ... of the air in the Prisons, and persons ‘who presided over these dangerous operations, ’ so much,—in various items, nearly seven hundred pounds sterli... ... National Convention gives of itself; by this scientific program shall its operations and events go on. But from the best scientific program, in such ... ...the Village, over the lines to Cobourg, in two chaises that very night,—as hostages, pris- oners; to lie long in Maestricht and Austrian strongholds! ...

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... Henry IV. and the German princes under- stood each other in their plan of operations, so much had the excellent king been mistaken in his instruments... ...defeat in Hun- gary recalled Bethlen Gabor, and thus once more had fortune rescued the Emperor. In a few weeks the scene was changed, and by his prude... ... their danger- ous example. In order therefore to facilitate the Emperor’s operations against the Bohemians, she offered her mediation to the Union an... ...d to give her prosperity at home and influ- ence abroad. Gustavus Vasa had rescued Swe- den from vassalage, reformed it by wise laws, and had introduc... ...formi- dable an army, seemed to have something more in view than defensive operations, and to con- 127 Friedrich Schiller template nothing less than ... ...ll cede to me the fortress of Wittenberg, deliver to me his eldest sons as hostages, furnish my troops with three months’ pay, and deliver up to me th... ...Torgau, and all Saxony, shall be open to him; my whole family shall be his hostages, and if that is insufficient, I will place myself in his hands. Re... ...the whole church to come to 212 The History of the Thirty Y ears’ War his rescue. The offended Pope sported, in pomp- ous processions and idle anathe...

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...and involves the spirit of party and faction in the necessary and ordinary operations of the government. No man is allowed to be a judge in his own ca... ...e usefulness of supplies from this country, in the prosecution of military operations in the West Indies, it will readily be perceived that a situatio... ...ould all be at one time in the latter predicament, and on this account the operations of the merchant would be less liable to any considerable obstruc... ...ions in our national system, and that something is necessary to be done to rescue us from impending anarchy. The facts that support this opinion are n... ...n any subject; but no human ingenuity can point out any other expedient to rescue us from the inconveniences and embarrassments natu- rally resulting ... ... lies every moment at the mercy of events, and may almost be regarded as a hostage for igno- minious compliances with the dictates of a foreign enemy,... ...ctual possession, than the debased subjects of arbitrary power would be to rescue theirs from the hands of their oppressors. Let us rather no longer i... ...d responsibility of the chief magistrate, which serves in some degree as a hostage to the national justice for his good behavior. In the American repu... ...d responsibility of the chief magistrate, which serves in some degree as a hostage to the national justice for his good behavior. In the American repu...

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... I datest Screw,”—and so forth. Then the diary re- lates to Stock Exchange operations, until we come to the time when, having achieved his successes, ... ...es of the last of the unfortunate family of Afrasiab. Scindiah came to the rescue of the sightless Shah Allum, and though he destroyed his oppressor, ... ... that they would, if they dared, have immolated the victim whom I had thus rescued from their fury. “Villains!” shouted I, hear- ing them grumble, “aw... ... I am safe; and I executed at once the plan which I hoped was to effect my rescue. I had, as I said, left the podesta with Sheeny’s portmanteau, and, ... ...iers will be thirsty when they reach Paris.” And taking Moet with him as a hostage, and promising Ruinart that he would have him shot unless he obeyed... ...ese reverend men were found to be a hindrance rather than otherwise to the operations of the regular forces. 331 Burlesques It was a touching sight, ...

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...vention, to furnish myself with utensils proper for the performing all the operations neces- sary for making the corn, when I had it, fit for my use. ... ...ow what it is to have a reprieve brought to them upon the ladder, or to be rescued from thieves just going to murder them, or who have been in such ex... ...rink, bread;” this was his way of talking. 195 Daniel Defoe CHAPTER XVI – RESCUE OF PRISONERS FROM CANNIBALS Upon the whole, I was by this time so fi... ...e dominions. But this is by the way. As soon as I had secured my two weak, rescued prisoners, and given them shelter, and a place to rest them upon, I... ...er two, and the three that were sent prisoners to the castle (my cave), as hostages for the fidelity of those five; and that if they proved unfaithful... ... those five; and that if they proved unfaithful in the execution, the five hostages should be hanged in chains alive on the shore. This looked severe,... ...t there were twelve in all, besides five we kept prisoners in the cave for hostages. 232 Robinson Crusoe I asked the captain if he was willing to ven...

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...oard the boat. Y et, as the reader has seen, both Augustus and myself were rescued; and our deliverance seemed to have been brought about by two of th... ...n evidence of all the noble qualities for which we value the animal. I had rescued him, when a puppy, from the clutches of a malignant little villain ... ... plunge forward. It was indispensable, too, that we should be quick in our operations, for every minute we expected the mate to be up to set the pumps... ...the weather warm and pleasant. The brig was out of sight. We commenced our operations by wrenching off, with some trouble, another of the forechains; ... ...ior. To this Captain Guy consented; and ten savages being left on board as hostages, a party of us, twelve in all, got in readiness to attend the chie... ...eters now proposed that we should endeavour to bring our companions to the rescue by firing the pistols which still re- mained in our girdles—the musk... ...er whatever, although he bad been willing enough to labor in all the other operations. The sight of the linen seemed to affect him in a very singular ...

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...ss pateras which hung at the corners of the red mattress, crying: “T o the rescue! to the rescue! Back, sacrilegious man! infa- mous and accursed! Hel... ... the whole of them with their women and children, without keeping a single hostage! Did you ex- pect that they would murder themselves to spare you th... ...aritus and Spendius with repeated messages to make haste. But the Suffet’s operations were incompre- hensible. He encamped at Eidous, Monchar, and T e... ...ants in the vapour baths and the retailers of hot drinks all discussed the operations of the campaign. They would trace battle-plans with their finger... ...e crowd crushing it to- gether with the stores and baggage that were being rescued from the fire. T rumpets sounded. There were calls of “Matho! Matho...

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... the police (though toler- ably alert) could effectually interpose for his rescue, the mob had so used or so abused the opportunity they had long wish... ...n the risk of precipitating her fate; for the timid magistrates, fearing a rescue from the impetuous mob, an- grily ordered the executioner to finish ... ...ty (a plan already talked of in all quarters), by exacting a large body of hostages selected from the families of the most in- fluential nobles. On th... ... the numerous artillery which had been judged nec- essary to support their operations. New motives were thus daily arising for quickening the motions ... ...itional submission as the preliminary price of any cessation from military operations. The personal character of T raubenberg, which was anything but ... ...ccidents of ground) three or four blending into one; flight and pur- suit, rescue and total overthrow, going on simultaneously, under all varieties of... ...en ac- counted paradoxical anticipations, especially in regard to military operations, which were as punctually fulfilled as his own memorable conject...

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... the month which are favourable or unfavourable for agricultural and other operations. 14 Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica It is from the seco... ...h T euthrania and sack it, taking it for Ilium. T elephus comes out to the rescue and kills Thersander and son of Polyneices, and is himself wounded b... ...ome authorities say he was called Homer, because his father was given as a hostage to the Persians by the men of Cyprus; others, because of his blindn...