The strength and number of blows depends on how far out of true the shafts are.

At one of the intermediate ports, I forget which, several Peruvian ladies came on board, their diminutive feet chaussé’d with the prettiest little white satin boots imaginable, almost large enough for an English doll!

Java uses a technique known as garbage collection to remove objects that are no longer needed. The garbage collector is Java's grim reaper.]

Politicians in the state can keep their hair on. They may soon face Gandhigiri with a startling twist. Maharashtra's barber community has decided not to give them a haircut or a shave because they have not done anything about the barbers' demand for scheduled caste status.