Infrastructure has been allowed to crumble, and characters who reside within ' paid avoidance zones ' receive compensation from the government in lieu of actual services.

* Urkonn – A demon who trains Mel as a Slayer in lieu of her actual Watcher ( who instead immolates himself ).

Nor is it possible for an employer to give a worker " rolled up holiday pay ", for instance an additional 12. 5 % in a wage bill, in lieu of taking actual holidays.

Despite its use of recordings of actual musical instruments in lieu of internally generated sounds, the Optigan suffered from poor tonal quality due not only to the bandwidth limitations of its optical system but its mechanical system as well.

In lieu of an actual " plank " from the deck of a newly commissioned ship ( these being pretty hard to come by in this day and age ) crew members are presented with a Plank Owner Certificate commemorating their unique status of being part of the Original Crew when the ship became part of the U. S. Navy.

The gold is actual gold-woven silk, and in lieu of this white cloth as opposed to yellow-dyed cloth was used, as not everyone could afford such luxury.

The block itself can be considered a show as it consists of a short segment hosted by a personality formerly called a PJ ( program jockey ) that airs in the space between the actual television shows, often in lieu of commercials.

Often, as in the case of X-rays, a written report of the findings is included in lieu of the actual film.

The use of stock footage in lieu of special effects and Spielbergian " looking " shots replacing actual visuals of the invading enemy spaceships seriously undercut the urgency of the ending.

The actual site of the martyrdom ( or of the cache of bones ) was pointed out to pilgrims as the " true place " the vrai lieu, a name it still carries, as Verroliez, according to local etymology.

Senior Members ( ages 18 and above ) will wear the company grade / field grade officer or general officer style flight cap, dependent on CAP rank, but will wear a small version of the service hat device in lieu of rank insignia in order to distinguish themseleves from actual Air Force officers ( including those in the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard ).

In addition, as with other pseudoscientific practices, the lack of scientific methodology forces the individual to trust in the expert ’ s divine gifts, in lieu of actual evidence.

Scenes shot on January 31 included actual Garbage fans who applied via the band's website, in lieu of agency-hired models, at the band's request.

BBC World News and World Business Report air at 5. 00 on both channels and in lieu of commercials seen on the international broadcasts, the presenters give a brief update on UK news for domestic audiences.

In lieu of a theme song and opening of the movie, Tashlin instead over laid traditional opening credits to faux television commercials for products that failed to deliver what they promise.

This United States-based television channel aimed at preschool-aged children, originally launched as a joint venture between MTV Networks and Children's Television Workshop ( a. k. a. Sesame Workshop ) before Sesame Workshop opted out of the venture in 2002, has only programming promotions in lieu of commercials and is usually carried on a digital cable tier and the basic tiers of satellite providers.

While the international version's programme line-up is exactly the same as in the US, weather forecasts for Asian and Latin American cities are used as break fillers in lieu of commercials ( see External Links section for a YouTube clip of this ).

All Music Choice stations are interruption-free and use banner ads in lieu of commercials, which are programmed by individual providers at their headend level.

In lieu of commercials, Nick GAS aired interstitial segments, some of which were produced at Nickelodeon On Sunset and the defunct Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Studios Florida.

The " O " character also was made over, acquiring its trademark pillar-like bowl, which has since become a major focal point for the logo and Fox advertising in lieu of the searchlight motif.

In lieu of commercial advertising, banner ads are featured on every station.

After having unwanted sex with his repulsive landlady in lieu of rent, Roy sees a headline on a bowling magazine advertising a $ 1, 000, 000 winner-take-all tournament in Reno, Nevada.

`` Tailin' '' was the throwin' of an animal by the tail in lieu of a rope.

In lieu of willing men who meet these qualifications, congregations are sometimes overseen by the congregation's men in general.

Many third party developers used the V64 in lieu of the PC64 Development Kit sold by Nintendo ; the V64 was considered an attractive, low cost alternative to the expensive N64 development machine, which was manufactured by Silicon Graphics at the time.

It was announced by War Department General Order No. 6, 1918-01-12, with the following information concerning the medal: " A bronze medal of appropriate design and a ribbon to be worn in lieu thereof, to be awarded by the President to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Army shall hereafter distinguish himself or herself, or who, since 1917-04-06, has distinguished himself or herself by exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility in time of war or in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United States.

* 1472 – Orkney and Shetland are pawned by Norway to Scotland in lieu of a dowry for Margaret of Denmark.

Lacking any source of adequate funds, they revived an 1864 Haitian law, discovered by Butler, requiring peasants to perform labor on local roads in lieu of paying a road tax.

The government's acceptance of foreign aid during the 1980s, in lieu of economic growth sparked by private investment, allowed it to ignore the necessity of creating new jobs.

The GBMI verdict is available as an alternative to, rather than in lieu of, a " not guilty by reason of insanity " verdict.

Nor were manors held necessarily by lay lords rendering military service ( or again, cash in lieu ) to their superior: a substantial share ( estimated by value at 17 % in England in 1086 ) belonged directly to the king, and a greater proportion ( rather more than a quarter ) were held by bishoprics and monasteries.

In lieu of any evidence of the type commonly used for authorship attribution, Oxfordians discard the methods used by historians and employ other types of arguments to make their case, the most common being supposed parallels between Oxford's life and Shakespeare's works.

The government was effectively held in his lieu by Cardinal Niccolò Coscia, who had been Benedict's secretary when he was archbishop of Benevento, and who committed a long series of financial abuses at his own advantage, causing the ruin of the Papal treasure.

American paratroopers also famously used a device known as a " cricket " on D-Day in place of a password system as a temporarily unique method of identification ; one metallic click given by the device in lieu of a password was to be met by two clicks in reply.

In 1968, Puma SE introduced the first pair of sneakers with Velcro straps in lieu of shoelaces, and these became popular by the 1980s, especially among children and the elderly.

When real estate is held by a higher government unit or some other entity not subject to taxation by the local government, the taxing authority may receive a payment in lieu of taxes to compensate it for some or all of the foregone tax revenue.

Taft also had a disagreement with Roosevelt over the latter's conclusion of an executive agreement with the Dominican Republic, in lieu of what Taft thought should have been a treaty, requiring ratification by the Senate.

* X is used by the illiterate in lieu of a signature and indicates a signature line on forms.

* 1280 – King Magnus I of Sweden founds a Swedish nobility by enacting a law accepting a contribution of a cavalry-member in lieu of ordinary tax payments.

Moist toilet paper was first introduced in the United Kingdom by Andrex in the 1990s, and in the United States by Kimberly-Clark in 2001 ( in lieu of bidets which are rare in those countries.

In some groups, the slap bass was utilized as band percussion in lieu of a drummer ; such was the case with Bill Haley & His Saddlemen ( the forerunner group to the Comets ), which did not use drummers on recordings and live performances until late 1952 ; prior to this the slap bass was relied on for percussion, including on recordings such as Haley's versions of Rock the Joint and Rocket 88.

Inline skates are similar to ice skates but with a set of three to four wheels in lieu of the blade, which are designed to mimic ice skating on solid surfaces such as wood or concrete.

* Scutage, which is paid in lieu of military service ; strictly speaking, it is a commutation of a non-tax obligation rather than a tax as such but functioning as a tax in practice.

In its original decision, the Court had ruled that was unconstitutional under the Sixteenth Amendment to the extent that the statute purported to tax, as income, a recovery for a non-physical personal injury for mental distress and loss of reputation not received in lieu of taxable income such as lost wages or earnings.

With land holding, taxes came due and new owners, in lieu of payment, were obliged to work 15 days per year on public projects, such as wharf construction, road building, etc.

Under this provision, industry groups and others may request Commission approval of self-regulatory guidelines to govern participants ' compliance, such that website operators in Commission-approved programs would first be subject to the disciplinary procedures of the safe harbor program in lieu of FTC enforcement.

Later on, other colleges such as the University of the District of Columbia and the " 1994 land-grant colleges " for Native Americans were also awarded cash by Congress in lieu of land to achieve " land-grant " status.

The Norwegian national socialist politician Vidkun Quisling attempted a coup the same day, but was met with such strong resistance from the people that Nazi Germany deposed him within a week and installed a bureaucratic administration in lieu of a government.

A small number of aircraft have used spoilers in lieu of, or to supplement ailerons, such as the Northrop P-61 Black Widow, whose entire trailing edge was occupied with full span flaps.

Or they may employ some form of self-locking device, such as a Silent Partner, in lieu of a belayer, allowing a soloist to climb without a partner.

Most recently, in several high profile divorces, females such as Britney Spears, Victoria Principal, and Jessica Simpson have paid multi-million dollar settlements in lieu of alimony to ex-husbands who were independently wealthy.

He also described that in the first decades of usage, the term ethnicity had often been used in lieu of older terms such as " cultural " or " tribal " when referring to smaller groups with shared cultural systems and shared heritage, but that " ethnicity " had the added value of being able to describe the commonalities between systems of group identity in both tribal and modern societies.

The cash income gave farmsteads access to manufactured goods and imported food such as cane sugar from the West Indies in lieu of local maple products.

In addition, in lieu of making another music video for her Strange Angels album, Anderson taped a series of 1-to 2-minute " Personal Service Announcements " in which she spoke about issues such as the U. S. national debt and the arts scene.

They were also in lieu of separate religious schools for groups such as Mennonites ; while the continued existence of Roman Catholic separate schools was mandated by the terms of Alberta's admission into Confederation, the government's policy was otherwise to encourage a unified and secular public school system.

He grew restless with measures such as the scutage, a fee paid by vassals in lieu of military service, which became the central feature of Henry II's military system of operation by 1159.

In lieu of padding, flexible materials, such as wicker, may be used instead with similar effects of distributing the weight.

Such deduction may be referred to as “ group relief .” Generally, such deductions function in lieu of consolidated or combined computation of tax ( tax consolidation ) for such groups.

The Dalmatian Pelican requires around of fish per day and can take locally abundant smaller fish such as gobies, but usually ignore them in lieu of slightly larger fish.

In lieu of producing a bronze image suitable for outdoor use the plaster image may be painted to resemble a metal image ; such sculptures are suitable only for presentation in a weather-protected environment.

The International Committee of the Red Cross ’ s Commentary on the Additional Protocols of 8 June 1977 to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 similarly elaborates that “ other forms of non-participation in a conflict have been added to neutrality as defined by treaty and customary law ,” and that “ it would have sufficed to use the expression ‘ not engaged in the conflict ’ or ‘ not Party to the conflict ’” in lieu of using the term ‘ neutral .’ The Commentary explicitly states that the term ‘ neutral ’ “ should be interpreted as covering non-participation in conflicts in general, as well as neutrality in the proper sense of the word .” Therefore, all non-belligerence is a form of neutrality, which means that neutrality includes the entire range of states not formally participating in international armed conflict such as de facto belligerents, non-participants who do not claim neutrality, temporary declared neutrals, and even long-standing neutrals.

Later on, other colleges such as the University of the District of Columbia and the " 1994 land-grant colleges " for Native Americans were also awarded cash by Congress in lieu of land to achieve " land-grant " status.