In January 1681, as a precaution against an outbreak of plague then affecting Magdeburg, he and his second wife Dorothea moved to the home of his son Hans Otto in Hamburg.

General John Pegram, whose batteries would be above the explosion, did, however, take the threat seriously enough to build a new line of trenches and artillery points behind his position as a precaution.

Writing to Major General Mansfield Lovell, Commander of the lower Mississippi in March 1862, Beauregard recommended, “… the fortification of Port Hudson as a measure of precaution against the fall of our defenses north of Memphis .” In June 1862, Major General Earl Van Dorn wrote Jefferson Davis: “ I want Baton Rouge and Port Hudson ” A few days after the fall of Baton Rouge to the Union, Confederate General John C. Breckinridge with 4, 000 men, carried out the wishes of General Van Dorn by occupying Port Hudson, situated between Baton Rouge and Bayou Sara, with troops under the command of General Daniel Ruggles.

Russian General Roman Kondratenko took the precaution of stationing snipers to shoot any of his front line troops attempting to abandon their positions.

The Norwegian Army activated only a few battalions in North Norway ( amongst others the Alta Battalion ) as a precaution in connection with the Soviet Winter War invasion of Finland.

The band played on, finishing the set, despite being pulled off stage briefly for a safety precaution and skipping three songs * that were on the original set list.

However, such a hotbed of gossip had grown up during the trial, that every precaution had to be taken to keep my visit from being whispered to the world, Society, and even, alas, to my own mother.

The board had taken the precaution of setting up the Sierra Club Foundation as a ( c )( 3 ) organization in 1960 for endowments and contributions for educational and other non-lobbying activities.

Rattlesnakes travel with their rattles held up to protect them from damage, but in spite of this precaution, their day-to-day activities in the wild still cause them to regularly break off end segments.

The legend explained the later walling up of the gate as a Turkish precaution against this prophecy.

Signals on both approaches prevent trains from entering the bridge when the lift span is up, but as a precaution, all trains are still required to radio the bridge tender to obtain permission to cross.

The Sauber team had somewhat more serious problems: Pedro Diniz stopped on track as a precaution when warning lights lit up, while his team mate Jean Alesi hit the wall.

Not far off the mineral springs by the coast, known to the Romans as Neptuniae aquae and later renamed Acqua Magnesia, are still in use, except one containing arsenic which was blocked up both by the ancients and again in 1839 as a precaution.

The vipers are believed to be rendered harmless by the sacred smoke, but as a safety precaution, the snakes have also been de-venomed but still have their fangs intact, visitors are warned against picking up the reptiles and placing them on their bodies for taking pictures.

According to his testimony and that of others, ONI was responsible for collecting and evaluating intelligence, but R. Adm. Richmond Kelly Turner, Director of War Plans, had sought and received the authority in 1940 to control information sent to the fleet on “ enemy intentions ” and “ the strategic picture .” Exercising this authority, Turner had prepared messages to fleet commanders on November 24 that “ a surprise aggressive movement on the Philippines or Guam is a distinct possibility ,” and on November 27 stating that “ this is a war warning … an aggressive move by Japan is expected within the next few days … indicates an amphibious expedition against either the Philippines, Thai or Kra Peninsula or possibly Borneo … execute appropriate defensive deployment .” Wilkinson had followed these messages up on December 2 with a message to the fleet commanders reporting that Japanese consuls were instructed to destroy their codes — a standard precaution for hostilities.

Then, when Macbeth approaches, Banquo, having had dreams about Macbeth's deeds, takes back his sword as a precaution in this case.

* In 2008 it was reported that an electric samovar presented to Elizabeth II in about 1968 by a Soviet aerobatic team was removed from Balmoral Castle as a security precaution amid fears that its wiring could contain a listening device.

" They flew only about ten feet above the ground as a safety precaution, so they had little room to maneuver, and all four flights in the gusty winds ended in a bumpy and unintended " landing ".

As a precaution he distributed about £ 20, 000 ( equivalent to some £ today ) among the electorate and the seat was won, albeit as " junior member " to his Whig rival.

This may derive from gamblers ' superstitions about money, or it could just be a sensible precaution against theft.

As a precaution against a possible explosion, officials in Laurel, Montana evacuated about 140 people on Saturday just after midnight, then allowed them to return at 4 a. m

For example in February 1872 against Westminster school a brief contemporary match report states that: " The school captain took the precaution of strengthening his backs, deputizing HDS Vidal to cooperate with Rawson and Jackson and so well did these three play in concert ... they succeeded in defying the ... RE forwards " What is most notable about this report is that it confirms that the Royal Engineers " played beautifully together " That the engineers were the first side to break the trend of dribbling is shown in a contemporary account of their victory against Crystal Palace in early 1872.

Operator SMRT said that this started at about 8. 30 am, when an eastbound train experienced a train fault and was withdrawn as a safety precaution.

Likely as a precaution, Jones is seen holding Brown back when Neo is about to destroy Smith in the end of the film, and they are last seen fleeing from Neo.

They argue that Banquo is merely setting aside his sword for the night, but when Macbeth approaches, Banquo, having had these dark dreams about Macbeth, takes back his sword as a precaution.

When the danger of an act is not known ( e. g. working with Asbestos prior to knowing it was dangerous ) or the precautions are not known and it is reasonable not to know about them, no duty can exist to provide such precaution.

Manufacturers can be held liable for injuries caused by their products if the product causes an injury to a consumer and the manufacturer fails to supply adequate warnings about the risks of using the product ( such as side effects from pharmacy prescriptions ) or if they fail to supply adequate instructions for the proper use of the product ( such as a precaution to use safety glasses when using a drill ).

As a normal precaution, authorities declared a red alert, closed the road between La Fortuna and Tilarán, which runs around the north side of the volcano, and evacuated approximately 450 people ( mostly tourists ) from the immediate area including several hotels and tourism oriented businesses.

Fearing a breakthrough, Hoge warned out the 27th Brigade, as the corps reserve, to establish defensive positions north of Kapyong on the afternoon of 23 April as a precaution in the event the South Koreans were unable to hold, tasking them with blocking the two approaches to the village and to prevent the Chinese from cutting Route 17, a key route south to Seoul and an important main supply route.

Argon was also blown at low velocities ( mass flow rate Af ) through a tube coaxial with the cathode as an additional precaution against contamination of the arc by air.

If this precaution was not taken, the potential customers would be at the mercy of " 2 sets of carob seeds ".

Since there was no apparent practical use for such a device at the time, the patent application was most likely simply a precaution in case someone else did find a use for the so-called Edison effect.

The absence of a similar precaution in construction of his Mosè in Egitto led to disaster in the scene depicting the passage of the Israelites through the Red Sea, when the defects in stage contrivance always raised a laugh, so that the composer was at length compelled to introduce the chorus " Dal tuo stellato soglio " to divert attention from the dividing waves.

The city is safe to travel by day and night ; nevertheless, precaution and common sense should be considered in certain districts at night.

Some schools practice with fukuro shinai ( a bamboo sword covered with leather or cloth ) under circumstances where the student lacks the ability to safely control a bokuto at full speed or as a general safety precaution.

Police sectioned off most of the area and guests at the nearby Best Western Royal Beach Hotel were evacuated as a precaution.

; Minas Anor ( Minas Tirith ): Originally a fortress built by Anárion at the eastern end of the White Mountains as a precaution from the hostile natives, later having become the summer residence of the Kings and finally the capital in 1640.

Stephenson took this precaution because of a recent fire on the Great Western Railway at Uxbridge, London, where Isambard Kingdom Brunel's bridge caught fire and collapsed.

It replaced that bridge, which contained a swinging section to allow the passage of wherries and other shipping, and which was largely demolished at the start of the Second World War as a precaution against German invasion.

The panel found that the unit attacked at Dhahran had not taken every precaution it might have to protect the forces at Khobar Towers.

With the exception of members of any ruling or formerly ruling dynastic houses ( a measure of precaution against monarchist subversion, and primarily aimed at members of the House of Habsburg ), anyone entitled to vote in elections to the National Council who is at least 35 years of age is eligible for the office of president.

Before dawn on 19 June, his little army was taken by surprise and almost destroyed, because Bruce had accepted Valence at his word and failed to take the precaution of placing pickets around the camp.

It was also customary for some of the bread and wine used at the Mass to be consumed by the sacristan and the cup-bearer in the presence of the Pope at the offertory and again before the Our Father ( Pater noster ) in a short ceremony called the praegustatio as a precaution against poison or invalid matter.

In 1933 he came to England, having earlier taken the precaution of renewing his British nationality, and he arrived at the age of 29, virtually without money or possessions.

Wherefore, after having made his investigations with the utmost secrecy and precaution, he notified Mirò that, in order to carry, as he was commanded, his instructions into perfect execution in all their parts, he might soon, at some late hour of the night, deem it necessary to require some guards to assist him in his operations.

There was at first little to fear from the Dutch, and he had taken the added precaution of heavily fortifying a number of the cities in Brabant and the north-eastern Netherlands he had recently acquired, so he could withdraw his main army to the French border with some confidence.

But at this point the Conqueror took the added precaution of garrisoning the Bellême castles with his own soldiers, which was his ducal right.

The IDF explained that they had opened fire as a precaution in case the boat was booby-trapped, but that it was already empty at the time.

On 12 November 2009, Dimbleby missed his first Question Time in over 15 years, having been taken to hospital as a precaution after being briefly knocked out by a rearing bullock at his farm in Sussex.

" Ten minutes before the opening of the meeting the rush of those trying to crowd into the already packed hall became so threatening that a half dozen policemen at the entrance were almost carried off their feet, and were forced, by way of precaution, to close the doors ," said the Times.