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...Norman invasion, Harold ventured north-the first English king in years to do so-protected only by a royal bodyguard and armed only with a passion for peace and reason. On a kingdom accustomed to aggressive war he imposed the principle of defensive resistance- "a campaign without booty, to hinder battle, and to discourage the enemy from war." William, on the other hand, came as liberator and earned the name of Conqueror, which he did not want. The realm he seized fought him until 1087, when he died in a fall from his horse. Rebellions flared throughout his reign...
...Accionista) might help the unskilled poor build a clay pipe to bring in water or teach them basic job skills such as sewing and welding. But for the most part, ACCION is not there to give technical assistance or to dole out aid. In fact, alms-giving charities just hinder ACCION's effort to stimulate the people into initiating projects for themselves...
...antigovernment protest at its most verbose. In Danang, the English-language placards read: "Down With the American Conspiracy of Hindering the Summoning of a Constitutional Parliament. To Hinder the Summoning of Parliament Is to Intervent in the Viet Nam's Own Affairs." In Hue, the ancient Buddhist center 50 miles north west of Danang, 400 students took over the radio station for two days, broadcasting speeches and communiques denouncing the government of Premier Nguyen Cao Ky and punctuating the polemics with, of all things, John Philip Sousa's The Stars and Stripes Forever...
Ideally, Gardner said, the films in the library would be as available to the casual browser as the stacks of Widener. He added that this policy might hinder the collection of films since some distributors are hesitant to sell films to organizations which make the films available to the public at no cost...
Last week, Raymond Luzzana, one of those arrested received a reclassification and a notice of delinquency from the Detroit draft board. The letter notified him that he had violated section 12A of the Universal Military Training and Manpower Act of 1948, which makes it a felony for anyone to hinder its operation...