Bit of luck my being here, said the brigadier, with a smile, rather like a schoolboy who has done something and got away with it. "You see, I was bowler-hatted out there. Question of age. Then, when I came back they reconsidered things.

Leadscrews are commonly used in vices, presses, and jacks.

In what world is it wholly unconscionable and politically unpalatable to deny Nigeria a Security Council veto?

The literary landscape of London is as varied as the city itself. According to the 2011 census, 40 percent of residents identified as “Asian, Black, Mixed or Other.” While this is no multi-culti utopia, it is undeniably an intensely multicultural metropolis where more than 300 languages are spoken.