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EXTRA: A Gentleman and a Gentle Man

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Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Cynthia Alvarez fell in love with Marine Corporal Daniel Mark MacMurray. She was a peace activist, he was a proud veteran, and the two didn't always see eye to eye. But they agreed to love each other.

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BIDDING ADIEU- RAHUL THE GENTLEMAN CRICKETER

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The events in the last couple of months when the much hyped Dhoni's men in blue were brought down to earth by the unbeatable and most competitive Aussies followed by that ignominous exit from the three nation one day series and the exit...


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Remembering a hotelier and a gentleman

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Published On :: Wed, 21 May 2014 16:16:16 +0530


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LEBLANC, M.: Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar (Unabridged) (NA0411)

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Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

The first of Maurice Leblanc’s collections about his devilish, debonair rogue, Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar presents eight dazzling short stories that display some of Lupin’s greatest thefts and escapes. Lupin robs from within prison, leaves its walls with ease, steals priceless diamonds from the rich and outwits the greatest detective of all: Sherlock Holmes. Witty, cunning and taunting, Lupin is a genius on the wrong side of the law, although his noble code of ethics and Robin-Hood-like ways often see him use his talents for good.


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'Serial sex monster' Garry Narkle is a gentlemanly and pampering husband, wife tells court

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Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 19:41:00 +1100

The wife of a man once described in the WA Parliament as "a serial sex monster" describes her husband as gentlemanly and pampering as she advocates for his release from prison.


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Your Pet Loss Stories'Storm, My Handsome Gentleman'

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Published On :: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 09:27:35 -0400

We got Storm when he was 13 weeks old as a companion for our Border Collie, Shadow. We decided on a Labrador because they were the opposite of BC's. Storm


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Robustness and Locke's Wingless Gentleman

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Published On :: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:49:00 +0000

Our ancestors have made decisions under uncertainty ever since they had to stand and fight or run away, eat this root or that berry, sleep in this cave or under that bush. Our species is distinguished by the extent of deliberate thought preceding decision. Nonetheless, the ability to decide in the face of the unknown was born from primal necessity. Betting is one of the oldest ways of deciding under uncertainty. But you bet you that 'bet' is a subtler concept than one might think.

We all know what it means to make a bet, but just to make sure let's quote the Oxford English Dictionary: "To stake or wager (a sum of money, etc.) in support of an affirmation or on the issue of a forecast." The word has been around for quite a while. Shakespeare used the verb in 1600: "Iohn a Gaunt loued him well, and betted much money on his head." (Henry IV, Pt. 2 iii. ii. 44). Drayton used the noun in 1627 (and he wasn't the first): "For a long while it was an euen bet ... Whether proud Warwick, or the Queene should win."

An even bet is a 50-50 chance, an equal probability of each outcome. But betting is not always a matter of chance. Sometimes the meaning is just the opposite. According to the OED 'You bet' or 'You bet you' are slang expressions meaning 'be assured, certainly'. For instance: "'Can you handle this outfit?' 'You bet,' said the scout." (D.L.Sayers, Lord Peter Views Body, iv. 68). Mark Twain wrote "'I'll get you there on time' - and you bet you he did, too." (Roughing It, xx. 152).

So 'bet' is one of those words whose meaning stretches from one idea all the way to its opposite. Drayton's "even bet" between Warwick and the Queen means that he has no idea who will win. In contrast, Twain's "you bet you" is a statement of certainty. In Twain's or Sayers' usage, it's as though uncertainty combines with moral conviction to produce a definite resolution. This is a dialectic in which doubt and determination form decisiveness.

John Locke may have had something like this in mind when he wrote:

"If we will disbelieve everything, because we cannot certainly know all things; we shall do muchwhat as wisely as he, who would not use his legs, but sit still and perish, because he had no wings to fly." (An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, 1706, I.i.5)

The absurdity of Locke's wingless gentleman starving in his chair leads us to believe, and to act, despite our doubts. The moral imperative of survival sweeps aside the paralysis of uncertainty. The consequence of unabated doubt - paralysis - induces doubt's opposite: decisiveness.

But rational creatures must have some method for reasoning around their uncertainties. Locke does not intend for us to simply ignore our ignorance. But if we have no way to place bets - if the odds simply are unknown - then what are we to do? We cannot "sit still and perish".

This is where the strategy of robustness comes in.

'Robust' means 'Strong and hardy; sturdy; healthy'. By implication, something that is robust is 'not easily damaged or broken, resilient'. A statistical test is robust if it yields 'approximately correct results despite the falsity of certain of the assumptions underlying it' or despite errors in the data. (OED)

A decision is robust if its outcome is satisfactory despite error in the information and understanding which justified or motivated the decision. A robust decision is resilient to surprise, immune to ignorance.

It is no coincidence that the colloquial use of the word 'bet' includes concepts of both chance and certainty. A good bet can tolerate large deviation from certainty, large error of information. A good bet is robust to surprise. 'You bet you' does not mean that the world is certain. It means that the outcome is certain to be acceptable, regardless of how the world turns out. The scout will handle the outfit even if there is a rogue in the ranks; Twain will get there on time despite snags and surprises. A good bet is robust to the unknown. You bet you!


An extended and more formal discussion of these issues can be found elsewhere.


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A rich man and a woman who has visited him for tea gossip about an impoverished gentleman's daughter who is present in his house as a governess: the visitor looks at the governess with a supercilious expression. Engraving by R. Hatfield, 1842, after R

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Peter Bonetti: Ron 'Chopper' Harris pays tribute to 'proper gentleman' who never raised his voice

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Published On :: 2020-04-13T06:15:00Z

Chelsea legend Ron Harris has paid tribute to former goalkeeper Peter Bonetti, the 'proper gentleman' and 'fitness fanatic' who led by example in west London.


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BIDDING ADIEU- RAHUL THE GENTLEMAN CRICKETER

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Michelle Dockery dons jaw-dropping jewels for Tatler cover shoot as she discusses The Gentleman

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Published On :: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 11:22:36 GMT

The actress, 38, posed in a series of stunning images for the publication while reflecting on her career and forthcoming role in Guy Ritchie's latest flick, which is set for release in January 2020


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Gentleman Movie Review: ಕುತೂಹಲಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿದೆ ಜಂಟಲ್ ಮ್ಯಾನ್ ಜರ್ನಿ

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Published On :: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 18:08:45 +0530

ಕಷ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವ ತನ್ನ ಕುಟುಂಬವನ್ನು ನಾಯಕ ಫೈಟ್ ಮಾಡಿ ಕಾಪಾಡುವ ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶ ಎಲ್ಲ ಸಿನಿಮಾದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಅಂತಹ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನಾಯಕನಿಗೆ ನಿದ್ದೆ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ. ದಿನದ 18 ಗಂಟೆಗಳ ಕಾಲ ಮಲಗುವ ನಾಯಕ ತನಗೆ ಬರುವ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಎದುರಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ ಎನ್ನುವುದು 'ಜಂಟಲ್ ಮ್ಯಾನ್' ಜರ್ನಿಯಾಗಿದೆ.


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Ferdinand Foch 1851-1929 and gentleman dining World War I Marshal of France led the Allied Armies

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Portrait of a Gentleman

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Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:51:27 -0400


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Portrait of a Gentleman (detail)

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A gentleman among birds

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Published On :: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 12:30:33 +0000


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