7: 18 ); further, he relates that locals thought the image to be a memorial of the healing of the woman with an issue of blood by Jesus ( Luke 8: 43-48 ), because it depicted a standing man wearing a double cloak and with arm outstretched, and a woman kneeling before him with arms reaching out as if in supplication.

Recently, the " Vaggeryd model " has been thought up by some locals and has since been adapted by some 30 other municipalities of Sweden.

Many locals supported SeaDade because it would have created additional jobs, but a group of early environmentalists thought the costs were too high.

The journalist proceeded to ask locals what they thought about forming a new football club to replace the former Scottish league side Johnstone.

The locals thought the shining spheres were created by evil beings.

The Danish fleet is thought to have arrived at Plymouth Sound in 838 and this is still commemorated in the annual Viking parade in Calstock, where locals dressed as Vikings row up the river to Danescombe, thought to be one of the sites of the landing of the Danish boats.

It is said that it is sometimes pronounced " Ratchup " by the locals, though none of the locals currently do so-the shortened version is thought to have been created by the post office.

Static locals in global functions can be thought of as global variables, because their value remains in memory for the life of the program.

However, locals advised the French of an alternative route to Castlebar through the wilds along the west of Lough Conn, which the British thought impassable for a modern army with attendant artillery train.

When the founding of the village had finally taken place, it still didn't have an official name, even thought the locals called it Buitensluis.

Cornwall invited Gardner to make the Shahada, the Muslim confession of faith, which he did ; it allowed him to gain the trust of locals, although would he would never become a practicing Muslim.

Nevertheless, the experience deepened his love for natural history, and locals referred to him as " that crazy Englishman who goes about picking up bugs.

Having purchased the Achilleion in 1907 after Sissi's death, he appointed Carl Ludwig Sprenger as the botanical architect of the Palace, and also built a bridge to be named by the locals after him: " Kaiser's bridge " ( Greek: η γέφυρα του Κάιζερ transliterated as: i yefyra tou Kaizer ), to access the beach without traversing the road forming the island's main artery to the south.

He is often an outsider who can maintain his claims only by benefit of the fact that none of the locals know him.

* In 2009, Philadelphia's Michael Zenquis was severely assaulted by a group of locals who mistook him for a rapist on the loose.

In 1787 La Perouse decided not to risk it and turned south even though locals had told him that Sakhalin was an island.

From eastern Zaire, the rebels and foreign government forces under the leadership of President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Rwandan Minister of Defense Paul Kagame launched an offensive to overthrow Mobutu, joining forces with locals opposed to him as they marched west toward Kinshasa.

Danaher, angry that Sean outbid him for the Thornton land adjacent to his property, initially refuses to sanction the marriage until several town locals, including the parish priest, conspire to trick him into believing that the wealthy Widow Tillane ( Mildred Natwick ) wants to marry him, but only if Mary Kate is no longer living in the house.

Tew was very popular with the locals ; after one of his pirating voyages, it was reported that almost the whole town came out to greet him.

Approaching a caravan of locals escaping the war zone, he stops a South Vietnamese military truck and places the wounded Steven on it, asking the soldiers to take care of him.

The Bideford town clerk, George McLauchlan, told him that locals had never heard of Manteo and the only town Bideford was twinned with was in France.

The locals become frightened by the mere mention of Orlok's name and discourage him from traveling to his castle at night, warning of a werewolf on the prowl.

Dave's friends persuade him to join them in forming the locals ' cycling team for the Little 500.

However, the locals were against this, and began calling him " King Landis ".

Bideford town clerk George McLauchlan, told him locals had never heard of Manteo and the only town Bideford was twinned with was Landivisiau in France.

He continued on to Chichen Itza, which he declared his Royal capital of Spanish Yucatán, but after a few months the locals rose up against him, the Spaniards were constantly attacked, and the Spanish force fled to Honduras.

A constable policed the town, although without a vehicle he relied on the generosity of locals to transport him from place to place.

To comply with the law Beckett “ was obliged to be in residence in Folkstone for a minimum of two weeks to allow him to be married in the Registry Office there ” and this time spent there observing the locals may well have influenced the “ middle class, English, ‘ Home Counties ’” setting of Play though James Knowlson also point to two visits to Sweetwater about the same time.

It did not take ; the locals mistook him for Doc Holliday.

The Chinese became suspicious once again of Andrade, this time for being a spy, when he sent a ship along the Fujian coast to look for further trade prospects, but he left a good impression when he gave the order that any locals who might be harmed by a Portuguese should seek him for redress.

He was worshipped as " a great scholar with no degree " and loved by the locals who called him Minakata Sensei ( the teacher ) or Minakata-san ( Mr. Minakata ), while branded by some as an oddball.

Xanetas as he was known by locals picked up four Zamora Trophies between 1942 and 1951, making him the second most decorated keeper in the Spanish league.

Eventually the locals began to get mad at each other and violence began.

As part of his ruse, he convinces the locals that he is the real Lieutenant Fakenham, and the wounded man is the mad Corporal Barry.

Players will explore houses, building, and castles plus talk to locals for clue and outfox mad villagers by outrunning, or using items from their inventory that can either distract, satisfy, entrance, or cause the person to disappear.

The region was first referred to as Ma ' ikele Bahr (" between the seas / rivers ," i. e. the land between the Red Sea and the Mereb river ), renamed under Emperor Zara Yaqob as the domain of the Bahr Negash, called Midri Bahri ( Tigrinya: " Sea land ," though it included some areas like Shire on the other side of the Mereb, today in Ethiopia ) until the modern day, when its name was changed to Mereb Mellash ( beyond the river Mereb ) under the rule of Yohannes IV, the locals referred to this area as Midri Bahri.

The northern beaches frequented by snorkeling enthusiasts and sun worshipers alike are referred to as lakes by the locals.

Despite this growth, Hilversum was never granted city rights so it is still referred to by many locals as " het dorp ," or " the village.

The MCG, often referred to by locals as " The G ", has also hosted other major events, including International Rules between the Australian Football League ( AFL ) and Gaelic Athletic Association, international Rugby union, State of Origin series ( rugby league ), FIFA World Cup qualifiers and International Friendly matches, serves as the finish line for the Melbourne Marathon and also major rock concerts.

Mining families were replaced by what locals referred to as " hippies ", young people with a 1960s worldview which frequently clashed with the values of Telluride's old-timers.

" Brighton " is often referred to synonymously with the official " Brighton and Hove " name although many locals still consider the two to be separate towns.

The city is often referred to by locals as St. Pete.

After the building of the Docks ( especially the West India Docks and the adjacent City Canal ), and with an increasing population, locals increasingly referred to the area as The Island.

Both the county and county seat are commonly referred to by locals as " Rosco ".

The area is referred to by locals as the recreation vehicle ( RV ) capital of the world and is known for its sizable Amish population.

Upper Kalskag, referred to by the locals as just " Upper ", is linked to Lower Kalskag ( Lower ) by a single two mile maintained gravel / dirt road.

It is commonly referred to as " Moke Hill " by locals.

The town is frequently referred to as " Jo-burg " by locals and frequent visitors to the northwest Mojave.

Generally, this is referred to by locals as " unincorporated Covina " or " unincorporated Azusa ".

The community is often notoriously referred to by locals as Suitcase City due to the high rate of transients.

The city is often referred to as Washington-Wilkes by locals, distinguishing it from any other Washington in the United States.

Westville is located in a part of Indiana referred to by locals as The Region.

The most popular landmark in Angola is the Civil War monument, referred to by locals as " The Mound " or the ' Circle '.

" A post office named Perry Court House was established in the area in the 1820s, though some reports note that locals had always referred to the area as " Hazard ".

Several boating magazines listed Matinicus as a " hostile harbor ," and locals openly referred to it as a " pirate island.

West Kennebunk, often referred to as " West K " by locals, is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in the town of Kennebunk in York County, Maine, United States.

County Route 13 between Morris and New Berlin is referred to as " the turnpike " by locals, originally constructed in 1832, it was the last section to operate a tollgate due to being the most expensive to build.

East Moriches is also commonly referred to as EMO by the locals.