As it began raining at around eight o'clock on December 26th, I retired into my tent early, somewhat tired and discouraged, my body reacting sluggishly because of the continued exposure.

Some large operators also converted retired buses into tow bus vehicles, to act as tow trucks.

Many old retired buses have also been converted into mobile holiday homes and campers.

Ruth retired in 1935 after a short stint with the Boston Braves, and the following year, he became one of the first five players to be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

[...] Thence the Britons retired to the river Thames at a point near where it empties into the ocean and at flood-tide forms a lake.

But finding the sea guarded by a squadron of Octavian's ships, he retired to winter at Patrae while his fleet for the most part lay in the Ambracian Gulf, and his land forces encamped near the promontory of Actium, while the opposite side of the narrow strait into the Ambracian Gulf was also protected by a tower and a body of troops.

The city's coroner, retired British Army Major Hubert O ' Neill, issued a statement on 21 August 1973, at the completion of the inquest into the people killed.

In 1937, 26 years after he retired from baseball, Cy Young was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The crew is made up of four unique characters: Jet Black, a former ISSP police officer who retired following a mob hit that cost him his arm, Spike Spiegel, a laid-back exiled hitman of the ruthless Red Dragons ' Syndicate, Faye Valentine, a beautiful amnesiac con artist who awakened into the future world after a lengthy period of cryogenic hibernation, and Radical Edward, a hyperactive and barefooted preteen girl with a reputation as a prolific computer hacker.

' After his speech, Kasa-Vubu and the ministers present retired into the camp canteen to hear a delegation from the soldiers.

It was a measure of his powers of persuasion that he managed to coax the 77-year-old Astaire – who had insisted that his contract rule out any dancing, having long since retired – into performing a series of song and dance duets, evoking a powerful nostalgia for the glory days of the American musical film.

On hearing, however, of his brother's defeat and death at the Metaurus he retired into Bruttium, where he maintained himself for the ensuing years.

Three years earlier, Bench had been inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in and his uniform # 5 was retired by the team.

In 2006 Marshall designed new, prototype versions of " Murder One " which were then put into production, and the original amplifier was retired.

Bert Blyleven's number was retired during the season and he was also inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame during the month of July.

He retired into the world of books and was quiet and awkward in his early years making faux pas.

Boniface had converted his own house into a monastery, where he retired and died.

When the primus pilus retired he would most likely gain entry into the equestrian class.

Pelayo and a few hundred men retired into a narrow valley at Covadonga.

On July 29, 1966, while on a break from touring, Dylan was injured in a motorcycle accident, and retired into semi-seclusion in Woodstock, New York.

He began an ambitious program of social programs and laid the groundwork for Newfoundland and Labrador's entry into Canada ; however, this did not take place until 1949, the year after King retired.

Serpico survived, although partially deaf, testified to the Knapp Commission later that year and retired in 1972 on a disability pension, living abroad until his quiet return to the U. S. in 1980, when he moved upstate into an old fashioned cabin.

; The will of the retired emperor was put into effect through Inzen ( 院宣 ) and In no Chō Kudashi Bumi ( 院庁下文 ).

There were movements to take the authority back into the hands of Emperor at the throne, such as the Kemmu restoration by Emperor Go-Daigo, but in general a retired emperor presided as the head of the Kyoto court, with the approval of the Bakufu.

The Monorail line has been retired, partially due to high maintenance costs, and in March 2007 the Journey into Africa attraction, now renamed Africa Tram, opened.

Most circuits have fewer ministers than churches, and the majority of services are led by lay local preachers, or by supernumerary ministers ( ministers who have retired, called supernumerary because they are not counted for official purposes in the numbers of ministers for the circuit in which they are listed ).

Although he was long retired by the time of his death, an estimated 115, 000 people of all ages paid their respects while his body lay in state at Montreal's Bell Centre.

In November 2004, after much public debate in favour of and against retaining the title ( see for example Sasha Wass QC ), it was announced that appointments of Queen's Counsel in England would be resumed but that future appointees would be chosen not by the government but by a nine-member panel, chaired by a lay person, which would include two barristers, two solicitors, one retired judge and three non-lawyers.

All members of the Order of Ministry, active and retired, Recognized Designated Lay Ministers under appointment as well as several other classifications of lay members are members of the presbytery —" presbyters "— rather than members of their pastoral charge.

In 2006 CNA convened a Military Advisory Board ( MAB ) of retired three-and four-star flag and general officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps to assess the impact of global climate change on key matters of national security and lay the groundwork for mounting responses to the threats found.

Delegates include licensed workers ( i. e. clergy ), members of the board of directors, three representatives from each C & MA postsecondary educational institution, two lay delegates from each accredited church ( with additional delegates for every 100 church members ), national officers of Men and Women ’ s ministries, lay members of district executive committees, and retired and disabled missionaries and official workers.

This lay at the end of a two mile stretch of road built to provide access in just 12 days, and by 1977 over 3, 000 people were working here, housed in temporary accommodation on site and in two retired liners moored in the loch: the Rangatira and the Odysseus.

A typical English circuit has two or three times as many churches as ministers, the balance of the services being led by lay Methodist local preachers or retired (" supernumerary ") ministers.

Most circuits have many fewer ministers than churches, and the majority of services are led by lay local preachers, or by supernumerary ministers ( retired ministers who are not officially counted in the number of ministers for the circuit in which they are listed ).

By 1767 he had retired from Sich and became a lay brother at Motronynsky Monastery near Chyhyryn.

He retired from the Patriarchal See on 8 January 2001, shortly after being named Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, which deals with Vatican relations with the Eastern-Rite Churches in communion with Rome, by Pope John Paul II, on 25 November 2000.

Spalding retired from playing baseball in 1878, although he continued as a major force as owner of the White Stockings and major influence on the National League.

Thither he retired in 1798, and there he continued for about a year, principally employed in painting, of which art also he had some knowledge.

Phillip retired in 1805, but continued to correspond with his friends in New South Wales and to promote the colony's interests.

He continued as federal Treasurer until January 1966, when Menzies finally retired.

The Colts continued to wear white pants with their white jerseys throughout this period, and in 1987, the gray pants were retired.

Lorenz retired from the Max Planck Institute in 1973 but continued to research and publish from Altenberg and Grünau im Almtal in Austria.

When she retired from acting in 1933, Pickford continued to produce films for United Artists, and she and Chaplin remained partners in the company for decades.

After Macready " retired " to America, he continued to perform in the role ; in 1849, he was involved in a rivalry with American actor Edwin Forrest, whose partisans hissed Macready at Astor Place, leading to what is commonly called the Astor Place Riot.

After Meglin retired in 2004, Ficarra continued to edit the magazine.

Siaka P. Stevens, who had been head of state of Sierra Leone for 18 years, retired from that position in November 1985, although he continued his role as chairman of the ruling APC party.

Jefferson retired to Monticello, from where he continued to oppose the policies of Hamilton and Washington.

Vice Admiral Mustin's two sons, retired Navy Vice Admiral Henry C. Mustin and Lieutenant Commander Thomas M. Mustin have continued their family's tradition of military service.

On October 1, 1939, Putnam retired as the 8th Librarian of Congress with that title, and he “ continued to contribute to the Library, keeping regular office hours for the next 15 years .”

The retired Emperor Kameyama continued to exercise power as cloistered emperor.

She continued acting in film and television regularly through the 1960s, when her performances became fewer ; after the release of the British horror film Trog in 1970, Crawford retired from the screen.

The next year, he retired to the French countryside where he continued to write music, albeit even less prolifically, but in more tranquil surroundings.

After their Defeat the Rebels retired to the Isle aux Noix, where they continued till lately, sending out some Parties, and many Emissaries, to debauch the Minds of the Canadians and Indians, in which they have proved too successful, and for which they were too well prepared by the Cabals and Intrigues of these two last years ; We knew of their being reinforced, and very considerably, I suppose, as they appeared in Numbers near St. John's last Sunday Evening ; where or when they landed, or the Particulars since, we have but very imperfect Accounts of, all Communications with the Forts of St. John's and Chambli, being, as far as I can find, entirely cut off.

The Hermes fleet had continued in operation serving several UK airports, mainly on inclusive tour flights, with the last example being retired from service in late 1962.

With the Cairoli dead, command was assumed by John Tobacco who had retreated back with the remaining volunteers into the villa, where they continued to fire at the papal soldiers, which drew back in the evening and retired to Rome.

Morrow's success on a national level continued after the Olympics, but he retired in 1958 to become a farmer and a woodworker.

In his first Budget, in March 2008, Alistair Darling reverted to using the original budget briefcase and his successor, George Osborne, continued this tradition for his first budget, before announcing that it would be retired due to its fragile condition.

Charles retired to the monastery of Yuste in Extremadura, but continued to correspond widely and kept an interest in the situation of the empire.

in the centre, and Foster to the right, in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto | Mount Pleasant Cemetery Hewitt retired from television in 1963, but continued to appear on radio.

Gottfredson continued illustrating the daily strip until he retired on October 1, 1975.