* June 11 – The Italian Guelph and Ghibelline factions fight in the Battle of Campaldino ; the Guelph victory secures their position of power in Florence.

Tess does not succeed in meeting Mrs. d ' Urberville, but her libertine son Alec takes a fancy to Tess and secures her a position as poultry keeper on the d ' Urberville estate.

* In the 1992 Acorn Media production of Agatha Christie's One, Two, Buckle My Shoe with David Suchet and Philip Jackson, one of the supporting characters ( played by actor Christopher Eccleston ) secures a paid position as a rank-and-file member of the BUF.

Dr. Robinson ( Moultrie Kelsall ), the senior missionary, feels sorry for her and secures her a position in the home of a veteran explorer with contacts in China.

He slowly gains Trajan ’ s favor and secures his position for the throne with the help of Plotina, the emperor ’ s wife, and also by marrying Sabina, Trajan's grandniece.

However, his more mature approach eventually pays off for him compared to the other interns, and he secures a full-time job in the business as a junior copywriter when he only expected to receive an assistant position.

A latch in the buttstock secures to the front sight housing, and the gun can be locked with a key in the folded position for added safety.

Typically used in conjunction with a cervical collar, the KED is a semi-rigid brace that secures the head, neck and torso in an anatomically neutral position.

– the only move which maintains the current evaluation of the position: if the position is theoretically drawn, this is the only move which does not lose ; if the position is theoretically won, this is the only move which secures the win.

In engineering and machine design, a pin is a machine element that secures the position of two or more parts of a machine relative to each other.

Sliding the safety selector to the top position ( marked with a “ Z ” symbol ) secures the weapon, lowering the lever down (“ O ” setting ) disables the safety.

A cotter pin or a couple of loops of mousing wire through this hole serves the same purpose and secures the shackle in a closed position.

Holding the position of Emperor for ten turns secures a win.

He secures a position with a Memphis law firm, which he then loses when the firm is bought up by another, larger firm.

Flying for Greece, he comes down near Preveza, on the coast north of the Aegean island of Levkas, secures local Greek assistance, repairs his airplane, and flies back to base.

Hurdle technology has been defined by Leistner ( 2000 ) as an intelligent combination of hurdles which secures the microbial safety and stability as well as the organoleptic and nutritional quality and the economic viability of food products.

Despite a June 2008 certification by the United Nations that Israel had withdrawn from all Lebanese territory, in August, Lebanon's new Cabinet unanimously approved a draft policy statement which secures Hezbollah's existence as an armed organization and guarantees its right to " liberate or recover occupied lands ".

A string is attached at its far end by a loop to a hitchpin which secures it to the case.

In Alaska the candidate for magical powers has to leave the abodes of men ; the chief of the gods sends an otter to meet him, which he kills by saying " O " four times ; he then cuts out its tongue and thereby secures the powers which he seeks.

* 6 May-PSV Eindhoven secures the Dutch football title in the Eredivisie by beating SC Heerenveen 3-0.

America sees the absurdities -- she sees the kingdoms of Europe, disturbed by wrangling sectaries, or their commerce, population and improvements of every kind cramped and retarded, because the human mind like the body is fettered ' and bound fast by the chords of policy and superstition ': She laughs at their folly and shuns their errors: She founds her empire upon the idea of universal toleration: She admits all religions into her bosom ; She secures the sacred rights of every individual ; and ( astonishing absurdity to Europeans!

* April 19 – John Adams secures recognition of the United States as an independent government by the Dutch Republic.

He secures the throne by bribing officials of the imperial palace.

* July 6 – Battle of Fornovo: The French army under King Charles secures its retreat from Italy, by defeating a combined Milanese-Venetian force under Giovanni Francesco Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua.

* Battle of Val-ès-Dunes: William the Conqueror, with assistance from King Henry I of France, secures control of Normandy by defeating the rebel Norman barons at Caen.

The presidential election of 1824 is notable for being the only election since the passage of the Twelfth Amendment to have been decided by the House of Representatives in accordance with its provision to turn over the choice of the president to the House when no candidate secures a majority of the electoral vote.

This completely secures them from the possibility of being damaged by the treading of horses or cattle, and being so far below the small drains, clears the water finely out of them.

: More typically, solving a game means providing an algorithm that secures a win for one player, or a draw for either, against any possible moves by the opponent, from the beginning of the game.

In her deathbed she only fears divine punishment for all she had done, and secures the promise of future deification by her grandson Claudius, an act which, she believes, will guarantee her a blissful afterlife.

Conquests by " criminal virtue " are ones in which the new prince secures his power through cruel, immoral deeds, such as the execution of political rivals.

Other popular positions are the spread eagle, with the limbs splayed out and fastened by wrists and ankles to bedposts, door frame or some other anchoring point ; the hogtie, which secures each wrist to its corresponding ankle behind the back ( wider, padded restraints such as bondage cuffs are recommended for this ); the balltie, which secures wrists to ankles, in front, with the knees drawn up to the chest ; the crotch rope, which involves pulling a rope between the labia to apply pressure to the female genitals.

The first of these may be called jurisdiction under MILITARY LAW, and is found in acts of Congress prescribing rules and articles of war, or otherwise providing for the government of the national forces ; the second may be distinguished as MILITARY GOVERNMENT, superseding, as far as may be deemed expedient, the local law, and exercised by the military commander under the direction of the President, with the express or implied sanction of Congress ; while the third may be denominated MARTIAL LAW PROPER, and is called into action by Congress, or temporarily, when the action of Congress cannot be invited, and in the case of justifying or excusing peril, by the President, in times of insurrection or invasion, or of civil or foreign war, within districts or localities where ordinary law no longer adequately secures public safety and private rights.

Shaddam secures his throne by paying the Spacing Guild with a supply of the spice and by arranging his own marriage to a Bene Gesserit.

Angry and frustrated, Wallis secures an interview with Sir Arthur " Bomber " Harris ( played by Basil Sydney ), the head of RAF Bomber Command, who at first is reluctant to take the idea seriously.

Therefore, the Athenian leader, Demosthenes, goes to the Boeotian city and secures an alliance with Thebes despite the efforts of a Macedonian deputation to persuade Thebes to join with Macedonia.

The NFPF also organizes, secures funding for, and manages cooperative projects that enable film organizations — large and small — to join forces on national and international projects.

* The Hanseatic League secures trading privileges and market rights in England for goods from the League's trading cities in 1157.

However when, later in the year, Ambracia invades Acarnania, and the Acarnanians seek help from Demosthenes, who is patrolling the Ionian Sea coast with twenty Athenian ships, he reaches the Athenian naval base in the Gulf of Corinth at Naupactus and secures it just in time to defend it against a large Spartan army from Delphi under Eurylochus which has come to assist the Ambraciots.

A popular detachable design consists of a main arm that is attached to the weapon, a plate on one end that secures four or more individual bolts at a point on their shafts and at the other end a cover that secures their heads.

Sun secures himself a state in the rich riverlands of Jiangdong, on which the state of Eastern Wu will eventually be founded.

In 1885 the Post Office established a Special Delivery service, issuing a ten-cent stamp depicting a running messenger, along with the wording “ secures immediate delivery at a special delivery office .” Initially, only 555 such offices existed but the following year all U. S. Post Offices were obliged to provide the service — an extension not, however, reflected on the Special Delivery stamp until 1888, when the words “ at any post office ” appeared on its reprint.

* SingTel secures broadcast rights to the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League on mio Sports Channel 111-113 on its mio TV Service.

The pines may be harvested for tipi poles on National Forests, provided the harvester secures a permit to cut live trees for ceremonial or traditional purposes.

It is possible for a college game to end after a single play in overtime if the team on defense secures a turnover and returns it for a touchdown.

After he forgets his daughter Diane's birthday, Elliot attempts to make it up to her by promising her she can have his car when he secures the deal at work on the coming Thursday.

Located mid-length on the flash hider is a cut-out with a ring retainer spring that secures a rifle grenade to the barrel.

This notice secures a plaintiff's claim on the property so that the sale, mortgage, or encumbrance of the property will not diminish plaintiff's rights to the property, should the plaintiff prevail in its case.

* Steel fixer, a tradesman who positions and secures reinforcing bars and mesh used to reinforce concrete on construction projects.

The chain pickerel feeds primarily on smaller fish which it ambushes from cover with a rapid lunge and secures with its sharp teeth.

GoldKey is a USB device that locks access to a local computer, encrypts data stored on the computer's hard drive, and secures communications over the Internet.

A locking mechanism integral to each cassette secures the tape hubs during transportation to keep the tape wound tightly on the hubs.

Safety wire pliers work as follows: The technician grabs the two loose ends of the wire to be twisted in the end of the pliers ; he then locks the handles of the pliers closed, which secures the loosed wire ends in the jaws ; he then grabs the knob at the end the pliers, releases the main body of the pliers, and pulls back on the knob which causes the pliers to twist.

Roberts makes it to New York City, secures money, weapons and fake ID, and begins conducting surveillance on Chinese attaché / spy Xiang Chen ( Michael Paul Chan ).

* Virtualization Security-The Security Gateway VE product for virtual environments, which runs on VMware ESX and ESXi, secures virtual machines and applications via either hypervisor integration using the VMSafe API, or as a VMware network appliance.