They decked the bar out with World Cup paraphernalia for June and July.

A yokozuna is the very highest rank in sumo – “just like Mameha's position in Gion,” as Nobu explained it to me. I had no reason to doubt him; but if Mameha ever took half as much time entering a party as these yokozuna took entering the ring, she'd certainly never be invited back.

On the basis of runoff coefficients based on land-use, slopes, and soil properties, Popescu et al. (2004) proposed an original method for quantifying a lateral “dangerosity” coefficient, taking into account how easily infiltration can occur in the considered pixel for a contaminant originating from another surface location in the catchment. This lateral dangerosity accounting for the lateral impact of a contamination is combined to a direct dangerosity accounting for the direct impact.

Latterly the visibility, due to the dense haze, had been poor indeed—they had to practically contour chase portions of the way in order to keep the road in sight. All hands, however, were glad to be on the job after the long flight from Melbourne […]