* Asa, alternate term for naboot ; a staff used in Egyptian stick fencing

The Assyrians had been used as God's " rod of [...] anger, and the staff in their hand indignation.

Church official Philip G. Davis noted that the administration and Colonnade buildings had not been fully used for many years and that vacancy increased after staff reductions in 2004.

The term " embassy " is often used to refer to the building or compound housing an ambassador's offices and staff.

This formula is used to determine the number of agents or customer service representatives needed to staff a call centre, for a specified desired probability of queuing.

Carbines were and are typically used by members of the military in roles that are expected to engage in combat, but where a full-size rifle would be an impediment to the primary duties of that soldier ( vehicle drivers, field commanders and support staff, airbornes, engineers, etc .).

A smaller version of the M16A2, the M4 carbine, is widely used by U. S. and NATO tank and vehicle crews, airbornes, support staff, and in other scenarios where space is limited.

This group of islands was used as a refuelling stop for Pan-Am Airways, and the food was used to feed the staff and crew.

He designed Hermes ' winged helmet and sandals, the Aegis breastplate, Aphrodite's famed girdle, Agamemnon's staff of office, Achilles ' armor, Heracles ' bronze clappers, Helios ' chariot ( and one for himself, to be used on account of his lameness ), the shoulder of Pelops, and Eros ' bow and arrows.

The undercroft to the hall, used by the service staff, was lit with slits, similar to design at the contemporary Wingfield Manor.

Met Office office staff used a LEO I before the Met Office bought its own computer, a Ferranti Mercury, in 1959.

( The staff paper commonly used for handwritten music is, for this reason, often called " manuscript paper.

Mozilla continued to be used inside Netscape, though, often featured on T-shirts given to staff or on artwork adorning the walls of the Netscape campus in Mountain View.

The annual number of calls for service to police departments per room (" CFS / room ") as a metric has been used to identify motels with poor surveillance of visitors, inadequate staff or management unwilling to pro-actively exclude known or likely problem tenants from their clientele.

In its earliest years, before amassing its own staff of regulars, the magazine frequently used outside " name " talent.

OS / 2 is still used by The Co-operative Bank in the UK for its domestic call centre staff, using a bespoke program created to access customer accounts which cannot easily be migrated to Windows.

He had used topical materials throughout his series, but in 1959, his Starship Troopers was considered by the Scribner's editorial staff to be too controversial for their prestige line, and they rejected it ; Heinlein found another publisher, feeling himself released from the constraints of writing novels for children, and he began to write " my own stuff, my own way ", and he wrote a series of challenging books that redrew the boundaries of science fiction, including his best-known work, Stranger in a Strange Land ( 1961 ), and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress ( 1966 ).

The staff sling ( see below ) continued to be used in sieges and the sling was used as a part of large siege engines.

A virtual switchboard is an automated system used to connect an incoming caller with an agent or staff member.

The term is used in reference to all those in all areas of the sex industry including those who provide direct sexual services as well as the staff of such industries.

* Tambo ( weapon ), a very short staff used in martial arts

Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, used to be the headquarters of the Soviet Turkestan Military District and on 20 February 1992, the new Ministry of Defence Affairs took over the offices which had been formerly occupied by the district headquarters staff.

In addition, a burger bar McWonald's was used as a story setting and displayed a large W in the style of an inverted Golden Arches M. This establishment had spotty-faced teenage staff vomiting and smoking ; a child customer informs his mother that he does not want to finish his burger as it " tastes of pigeon and has cigarette butts in it ".

Alexander then held staff appointments as ( from January 1931 ) GSO2 in the Directorate of Military Training at the War Office and ( 1932-4 ) GSO1 at HQ Northern Command, York, before being made in October 1934 a temporary brigadier and given command of the Nowshera Brigade, on the Northwest Frontier in India.

Offices above the red terracotta station building on the east side of Charing Cross Road were once occupied by the Northern Line management staff but now have a variety of functions in addition to the Northern line management, with Piccadilly line management and other support functions including a training centre on the first floor.

He served in different artillery capacities for Longstreet's First Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, starting that role on November 7, 1862, after leaving Lee's staff to command the battalion that was the corps ' artillery reserve.

Northern Ontario hunting and fishing camps that require skilled guides may have an incentive to retain their staff in the off-season.

Queen's is one of the largest employers in Northern Ireland, with a total workforce of 3, 903, of whom 2, 414 were members of academic, academic-related and research staff and 1, 489 were administrative employees.

On the morning of April 9, 1865, Chamberlain learned of the desire by Lee to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia when a Confederate staff officer approached him under a flag of truce.

Similarly, staff of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland have certain powers under the Police and Criminal Evidence ( Application to the Police Ombudsman ) Order ( Northern Ireland ) 2009

Gandalf's name is Northern Mannish ( one of Tolkien's invented languages, similar to North Germanic languages ) for " Elf of the Wand ", a reference to the staff he carries.

* Sir Michael Cummins, a retired Lt Colonel who served in Germany, Norway, Denmark, Aden and Kuwait and Northern Ireland, and joined the House of Commons staff in 1982 2000-2005

The University of Northern Colorado opened on October 6, 1890, as the Colorado State Normal School to train qualified teachers for the state's public schools, with a staff of four instructors and 96 students, offering certification after completing a two-year course.

In 1978 she left Fife and joined the Northern Ireland Eastern Health Service in 1980, leaving in 1983 as a staff nurse.

Seven members of staff have achieved lifelong Fellowship awards as outstanding teachers, as part of the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme introduced in 2000 by the Higher Education Funding Council for England and the Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland.

The stamps served the resident staff employed by the Northern Lighthouse Board, the owners and the many visitors to the island who wished to have their mail posted there, and carried to the nearest GPO post box on the mainland.

In 1973 STV was introduced in Northern Ireland for elections to local councils and to the new Northern Ireland Assembly, and the Society and its staff were called upon to advise in the programme of education set up by the government to train returning officers in the new techniques and raise public awareness in the Province of the implications of the newly introduced voting method.

Northern Irish forward George Best was scouted for Man Utd by Bob Bishop and signed to the club's playing staff by chief scout Joe Armstrong.

Thompson was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, and was a radio journalist, as well as press secretary and chief of staff to several state and territory politicians in Queensland and the Northern Territory before entering politics.

A total of 81, 000 field staff were employed across the UK ( 70, 000 in England and Wales, 8, 000 in Scotland and 3, 000 in Northern Ireland ).

The UK and Isle of Man have been extensively mapped by the British Geological Survey since 1835 ; a separate Geological Survey of Northern Ireland ( drawing on BGS staff ) has operated since 1947.

For security reasons, mail to civilian addresses in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland must be handed directly to BFPO staff, not placed in the post box, and must not have a return military address displayed on the envelope.

1946-General Dwight D. Eisenhower thrilled Manito-wish campers and staff by visiting the camp while on a Northern Wisconsin retreat.

He became a staff officer with the 3rd Division on Salisbury Plain in 1931 and a staff officer at Headquarters Northern Command in York in 1933 before returning to his Regiment to be a company commander at Tidworth in April 1935.