It is also recorded that the Roman Emperor Serverus described how, in 204AD, a Roman slave galley bound for Scotland was blown off course and took shelter in a place that they called Portus Saxa ( the Port of the Standing Stones )-this is thought to have been Larne Lough.

In November 1915 an Anglo-French “ Standing Committee of an advisory character ” ( prime ministers and such other politicians and generals as were required, with Hankey and a French counterpart taking minutes ) was set up, but the French Prime Minister Briand rejected Asquith ’ s proposal of a permanent secretariat.

* Last Man Standing ( rejected ) ( 1996 )

The Standing Committee of Correspondents rejected Gannon's application for a Capitol Hill press pass because of Talon News ' lack of independence from a political organization.

Standing untouched in character is an historic alms-house and a public hospital and a maximum penal institution built in the eighteenth century.

On TV shows based in Chicago such as The Bob Newhart Show, Married ... with Children, Family Matters, Still Standing, According to Jim, Early Edition and The Bernie Mac Show, the main characters are all Bears fans, and have worn Bears ' jerseys and t-shirts on some occasions.

* Left hand hinge ( LHH ): Standing outside ( or on the less secure side, or on the public side of the door ), the hinges are on the left and the door opens in ( away from you ).

* Right hand hinge ( RHH ): Standing outside ( or on the less secure side ), the hinges are on the right and the door opens in ( away from you ).

* Left hand reverse ( LHR ): Standing outside the house ( or on the less secure side ), the hinges are on the left, knob on right, on opening the door it swings towards you ( i. e. the door swings open towards the outside, or " outswing ")

* Right hand reverse ( RHR ): Standing outside the house ( i. e. on the less secure side ), the hinges are on the right, knob on left, opening the door by pulling the door towards you ( i. e. open swings to the outside, or " outswing ")

In 1999 the Australian Senate Joint Standing Committee on Treaties was told by Professor Desmond Ball that the Pine Gap facility was used as a ground station for a satellite-based interception network.

In 2010, she appeared on Last Comic Standing and The Tonight Show.

::: The President of the People's Republic of China receives foreign diplomatic representatives on behalf of the People's Republic of China and, in pursuance of decisions of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, appoints and recalls plenipotentiary representatives abroad, and ratifies and abrogates treaties and important agreements concluded with foreign states.

Jan Vermeer's famous painting A Lady Standing at a Virginal shows the characteristic practice of his time, with the instrument mounted on a table and the player standing.

The IEEE P802. 15 Wireless Next Generation Standing Committee ( SCwng ) is chartered to facilitate and stimulate presentations and discussions on new Wireless related Technologies that may be subject for new 802. 15 standardization projects or to address the whole 802. 15 work group with issues or concerns with current techniques or technologies.

After his stint in prison during the late 1980s, Brown returned with the album, Love Overdue, in 1991, which included the single, "( So Tired Of Standing Still We Got To ) Move On ", which peaked at # 48 on the R & B chart.

* Booknotes interview with Quayle on Standing Firm, July 24, 1994.

The basic labour laws are the Labour Law of People's Republic of China ( promulgated on 5 July 1994 ) and the Law of the People's Republic of China on Employment Contracts ( Adopted at the 28th Session of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress on June 29, 2007, Effective from January 1, 2008 ).

** The Politburo Standing Committee, which currently consists of nine members ; see current members of the Politburo Standing Committee for a complete list.

It maintains Ministerial Partner Standing with the United Church of Christ, which means that clergy ordained in the Disciples of Christ may also serve in the United Church of Christ.

That same year " The Red Strokes " became Brooks's first single to make the pop top 40 in the UK, reaching a high of No. 13 ; it was followed by " Standing Outside The Fire ", which reached No. 23.

Quayle authored a 1994 memoir, Standing Firm, which became a bestseller.

Pursuant to Article 158 of the Basic Law ( the constitutional instrument of the Region ), the power of final interpretation of the Law is vested not in the Court of Final Appeal but in the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, which, unlike the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, is a political body rather than an independent and impartial tribunal of last resort.

* The Politburo Standing Committee, which currently consists of nine members ;

An example is the Standing Interdicasterial Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe, which replaced the earlier Pontifical Commission for Russia.

Other examples include The Apprentice ( which judges business skills ), Hell's Kitchen and Top Chef ( for chefs ), Shear Genius ( for hair styling ), Project Runway ( for clothing design ), Top Design ( for interior design ), Stylista ( for fashion editors ), Last Comic Standing ( for comedians ), The Starlet and Scream Queens ( for actresses ), I Know My Kid's a Star ( for child performers ), On the Lot ( for filmmakers ), The Shot ( for photographers ), So You Think You Can Dance ( for dancers ), MuchMusic VJ Search ( for television hosts ), Dream Job ( for sportscasters ), Face Off ( for make-up artists ), and The Tester ( for game testers ).

Between these sessions, power is exercised by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress which contains about 150 members.

A report by John Dower, secretary of the Standing Committee on National Parks, to the Minister of Town and Country Planning in 1945 was followed in 1947 by a Government committee, this time chaired by Sir Arthur Hobhouse, which prepared legislation for national parks, and proposed 12 national parks.

Standing rigging is cordage which is fixed in position.

The second exercise, " Falun Standing Stance ", involves holding four static poses — each of which resembles holding a wheel — for an extended period.

* The Chairman of the Standing Rock reservation, which includes peoples from several Lakota subgroups including the Hunkpapa, is Charles W. Murphy.

Those who fled to Canada now have descendants residing on nine small Dakota Reserves, five of which are located in Manitoba ( Sioux Valley, Long Plain, Dakota Tipi, Birdtail Creek, and Oak Lake ) and the remaining four ( Standing Buffalo, Moose Woods Cap, Round Plain, and Wood Mountain ) in Saskatchewan.

Tsang made reference to Standing Order 92, which stated " In any matter not provided for in these Rules of Procedure, the practice and procedure to be followed in the Council shall be such as may be decided by the President who may, if he thinks fit, be guided by the practice and procedure of other legislatures .".

Johnson treated the NSC staff as a personal staff, and dropped meetings of the NSC Standing Group, which convened intermittently under Kennedy to deal with planning and operations problems.

The bottom of the poster features the first widespread appearance of the Funkadelic logo, which would later appear on the cover of the album Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On.

The name Stanford may have been derived from " Standing Fort ", which Fort Logan became known as in the late 1770s as it survived multiple attacks by native Americans.

The Duke of York served as flight commander and pilot of the Lynx HAS3 on HMS Campbeltown from 1989 to 1991, during which he also acted as Force Aviation Officer to Standing NRF Maritime Group 1 while the Campbeltown was flagship of the NATO force in the North Atlantic from 1990 to 1991.

Lake Eufaula contains Standing Rock, an historical monument which can no longer be seen since the creation of the lake.

The spot was marked by the erection of a " Standing Stone Monument " erected at the borough centenary and rumored to exist before the founding of the original village which was called Standing Stone.

Standing at the top of Art Hill, it now serves as the home of the St. Louis Art Museum.

Standing at the intersection of the Great North Road and the Fosse Way, Newark originally grew around Newark Castle – now ruined – and a large market place – now lined with historic buildings.

The Amidah ( Hebrew: תפילת העמידה, Tefilat HaAmidah " The Standing Prayer "), also called the Shmoneh Esreh ( שמנה עשרה, Shmoneh Esreh " The Eighteen ," in reference to the original number of constituent blessings, there are now nineteen ), is the central prayer of the Jewish liturgy.

Its original boundaries claimed all land north of the Ohio between the Great Miami River and Little Miami River as far north as Standing Stone Fork ( now Loramie Creek ), just north of present-day Piqua.

Standing at the heart of the downtown is Victoria Hall, a building that now serves as the town hall, as well as home of the Art Gallery of Northumberland, the Cobourg Concert Hall, and an Old Bailey-style courtroom that is now used as the Council chamber.

National People's Congress Standing Committee member Rita Fan said on 7 October 2011 that she didn't know about Tang's now widely publicised infidelity when she offered her support and she refused to rule herself out of standing in the following year's Chief Executive election, though she did not in fact stand.

* elected onto a large number of House of Commons Standing Committees ( now ( 2012 ) known as General Committees, they conduct detailed scrutiny of proposed legislation ) including: Export Control Bill 2002, Proceeds of Crime Bill 2002, Criminal Justice Bill 2003, Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill 2004, Sexual Offences Bill 2003, Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill 2005, Pensions Bill 2004, Housing Bill 2004.

Filming began in late 1973 with Michael Standing returning as Ginge, but on the first day he fell off his motorbike and broke his leg, prompting a speedy re-write whereby Ginge's younger brother, Chris ( Chris Chittell ), was now seen as the new Sap regular.

In April 2009 a " breakthrough " in the BHA's campaign saw Andrew Copson ( their then Director of Education and Public Affairs, now Chief Executive ) invited to participate as the first humanist representative in the BBC's new Standing Conference on Religion and Belief, replacing the Central Religious Advisory Committee.

In 1891 the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways recommended the construction of a spur line from Flemington Bridge to Pascoe Vale station to relieve crowding on the Essendon line at peak times, as well as providing a shorter alternative route to the city, following the route of what is now CityLink.

On 28 June 1997, Andrew Wong, President of the last Legislative Council of British Hong Kong, declared at the end of its last session: " In accordance with the Standing Orders of the Legislative Council, I now adjourn the Council, sine die.

* William Kirkman MBE, Chairman from 1971-3 of the Standing Conference of University Appointments Services ( now the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services-AGCAS )

In 1648 he was at Münster during the meeting of the congress which ratified the treaty of peace between the Spaniards and the Dutch, and executed his celebrated little picture, painted upon copper, of the assembled plenipotentiaries -- a work which, along with the a portrait of a Man Standing, now represents the master in the national collection in London.

He now serves as a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Environment, and has called for the Canadian government to intervene against state-sponsored violence in the Darfur province of Sudan.

* Glenda Steyn ( born 2 January 1964 ), notable liberal politician from the Democratic Party ( now Democratic Alliance ), grew up in Springs and is now a DA Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, spokesperson on the Standing Committee On Public Accounts, former Chief Whip, as well as a former Provincial Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance.

She defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative Joe Spina by 1005 votes in Brampton Centre, and now chairs the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly.

The N & K was only completed between Lebanon, where it connected to a Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway branch from Nashville, and Standing Stone ( now Monterey ).

Standing in Jaisalmer, close your eyes for a moment and see the camel caravans coming through this desert town a thousand years ago, which I now realise by India ’ s civilizational standards is only yesterday-a fellow on the street might have said to me, ' yes, they came through Jaisalmer, just a little while ago.

Standing Rock is now covered by the waters of Lake Eufaula.

Nila Gumbad: Standing outside the boundary of the complex is the tomb known as Nila Burj ( now known as Nila Gumbad ) or ' Blue Dome ', so called because it carries striking blue glazed tiles.