`` Little Rock is, without any flattery, one of the dullest towns in the United States and I would not have remained two hours in the place, if I had not met with some good friends who made me forget its dreariness ''.

There was a time some years ago when local taxation by the cities and towns was sufficient to support their own operations and a part of the cost of the state government as well.

It is known that at least five towns ( Barrington, Bristol, Narragansett, Newport and Westerly ) place some value on some boats for tax purposes.

Twelve cities and towns in Rhode Island presently indicate some plans to establish a uniform and/or coordinated fiscal tax year calendar.

In all big cities outside the South, and even in small towns within the South, radio stations can be found beaming some or all of their programs at Negro listeners.

Travel on highways outside of towns and cities in Angola ( and in some cases within ) is often not best advised for those without four-by-four vehicles.

Recreating the fyrd into a standing army, ringing Wessex with some thirty garrisoned fortified towns, and constructing new and larger ships for the royal fleet were costly endeavours that provoked resistance from noble and peasant alike.

Despite this, some towns, like Alcácer do Sal in 1217, were conquered from the Moors by the private initiative of noblemen.

The town largely consists of the Milnshaw, Peel, Central, Barnfield and Spring Hill wards, although some parts of those wards are in other towns in the borough.

In addition to the towns and monuments noted below, the Black Forest is crossed by numerous long distance footpaths, including some of the first to be established.

The cities of Kamloops and Penticton, and rural towns of Oliver, and Osoyoos have some of the warmest and longest summer climates in Canada, although their temperature ranges are exceeded by the warmer Fraser Canyon towns of Lillooet and Lytton, where shade temperatures on summer afternoons often surpass but with very low humidity.

Mild climate and trade winds make neither heating nor cooling necessary, particularly in the highland cities and towns where some 90 % of the population lives.

The later kings sought to restore some of their previously lost influence by giving certain privileges to the towns.

With the Spanish New Laws of 1552 Cuban Indians were freed from encomienda, and some seven Indian towns were set up.

The population was rising ( estimates for Constantinople in the 12th century vary from some 100, 000 to 500, 000 ), and towns and cities across the realm flourished.

The civil war of 1860 cost the Christians some ten thousand lives in Damascus, Zahlé, Deir al-Qamar, Hasbaya, and other towns of Lebanon.

Because some towns in these states operate neither local high schools nor elementary schools, students in these towns " are eligible for a voucher to attend public schools in other towns or non-religious private schools.

Since early 2010, an agreement was established between the General Council, responsible for organizing transport between the towns, and some carriers Taxi Co.

Street markets are held on certain days in most localities ; some towns have a more permanent covered market enclosing food shops, especially meat and fish retailers.

In some smaller towns and in the south of France, the two hour lunch may still be customary.

In smaller cities and towns, some working people leave their workplaces to return home for lunch, generating four rush hours during the day.

Withdrawal of benzodiazepines from long-term users, in general, leads to improved physical and mental health particularly in the elderly ; although some long term users report continued benefit from taking benzodiazepines, this may be the result of suppression of withdrawal effects.

Although there is little surviving evidence of Irish culture, some elderly islanders can remember when the term " cilig " ( or killick ) was used to describe a common method of fishing for sea turtles by tricking them into swimming into prearranged nets ( this was dome by splashing a stone on a line-the cilig-into the water on the turtle's opposite side ).

In some traditional Chinese restaurants, there are so-called " mahjong-karaoke rooms " where the elderly play mahjong while teenagers sing karaoke.

:: At that time ( after Mieszko recovered his eyesight ) Prince Siemomysł urgently asked the elderly people of his country whether his son's blindness conveyed some miraculous meaning.

There is a custom among some Ashkenazic Jews not to eat them during Passover, except for the elderly, infirm, or children, who cannot digest plain matzah ; these matzot are considered to be kosher for Passover if prepared otherwise properly.

A number of Wiccan, pagan and even some " Traditionalist " or " Tribalist " groups have a history of " Grandmother Stories " – typically involving initiation by a Grandmother, Grandfather, or other elderly relative who is said to have instructed them in the secret, millennia-old traditions of their ancestors.

In some cases pets may also provide their owners with benefits, such as providing companionship to elderly adults who do not have adequate social interaction with other people.

Beef is far less common, and some Taiwanese ( particularly the elderly generation ) still refrain from eating it.

Since most such diseases are carried by " elderly " female mosquitoes, some scientists have suggested focusing on these to avoid the evolution of resistance.

In some people, particularly children under five years of age and the elderly, the infection can cause hemolytic uremic syndrome ( HUS ), in which the red blood cells are destroyed and the kidneys fail.

The town has a high proportion of retirees, with some elderly people cared for at Bolga Court Hostel.

Due to its ‘ sensitive ’ nature, the usual national publicity venues shied away, some claiming that an author was needed for interviews ( both elderly writers lived in France ).

In some countries, these services are available to print and deliver emails to those unable to receive email, such as the elderly or infirm.

There were some protests by conservatives and elderly members of the military who were earlier recipients of the award, but such protesters were in the minority.

Similarly, some MRI studies have reported shrinkage of the hippocampus in elderly people, but other studies have failed to reproduce this finding.

There is, however, a reliable relationship between the size of the hippocampus and memory performance — meaning that not all elderly people show hippocampal shrinkage, but those who do tend to perform less well on some memory tasks.

In some jurisdictions, public health units have been involved in providing targeted programs to address the need of the young, the elderly or those who are on welfare.

He said the reason for that is because the staff is trying to illustrate how society mistreats the elderly, " and some of it is because people over 55 never watch our show ".

The books are heavily annotated, with end notes and appendices, as Fraser ( in accordance with the pretence of the memoirs ) attempts to " confirm " ( and in some cases " correct ") the elderly Flashman's recollections of events.

In some jurisdictions, such as the United States, it can overlap with the area that has come to be known as elder law that deals not only with estate planning but other issues that face the elderly, such as home care, long term care insurance or social security or disability benefits.

He also introduced the first of the so-called Liberal reforms, including ( in 1908 ) small means-tested old age pensions for some people over age 70, with the aim of reducing poverty among the elderly.

Infants, the elderly, and the infirm are susceptible to the severest symptoms of disease, but all humans are susceptible to some degree.

The area still contains a range of immigrants, particularly young Asian families, as well as elderly East Enders, some students, and the beginnings of a young middle class.

Relatively flat and suitable for the young and the reasonably healthy elderly, the walk features views of the Gorge itself and the presence of koalas and wallabies in their wild state ( at least some of the resident wallabies are relatively unafraid of tourists and will often study the passing parade of visitors as keenly as the visitors study them ).