Java has no first-class functions, so function objects are usually expressed by an interface with a single method.

True, sometimes separating the promptings of the Spirit from the pressures of our own thoughts and desires can be a delicate task.

The word snye, sny or snie has been used for many years to describe a channel behind an island, with slack current or partly dried, or some such similar feature.

Chang Pao's Red Fleet experienced similar setbacks. On August 18 they were badly beaten when they struck at the village of Pao-t'ang-hsia, in Tung-kuan county.