The Levels
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| Originally published | 1987 |
| Authors | Peter Benson |
| Genres | Coming-of-Age Fiction |
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| ID | 2079725 |
About The Levels
Drove House has always loomed large over village life. Boarded-up for years, it is reputed to be brimming with ghosts, and is shunned by the locals - all except Billy, for whom it has been the site of childhood dens and secret adolescent adventures. . . .
Laura Kuenssberg: Questions politicians can't seem to answer on immigration
... Just wait until they look in the mirror and realise who came up with the new immigration system under which The Levels have risen so much (and witness the former prime minister, Boris Johnson, raging in his newspaper column at the folly of the system that he himself introduced)...
Rat-infested Bedford Prison found to have highest violence levels
... Since the last check, inspectors had also found The Levels of self-harm in the prison had risen by 84%...
Bowen: Al-Shifa Hospital raid comes as clock ticks on war
... " Israel feels that because of the absolute enormity of the numbers of casualties in the Hamas attacks on 7 October, they have more time than usual, and I think they have gone in - as we can see from The Levels of casualties in Gaza - using a great deal of force...
Delhi AQI: Can artificial rain fix toxic air in India's capital?
... " If you look at the impact of rainfall on air quality, it immediately brings down pollution levels, but The Levels stabilise and bounce back within 48-72 hours...
Whatever happened to NFTs?
... He predicts that the market will rise once more, but admits it s unlikely to reach The Levels of " pandemonium" previously seen...
Mario v Sonic: Rivals launch similar games in same week
... They are both side-scrollers - games viewed from the side of the characters, where the camera follows them as they move left and right throughout The Levels...
Super Mario Bros game Wonder a 'notebook of chaos', critics say
... Super Mario Bros: Wonder is a psychedelic take on the traditional 2D platformer that jazzes up Mario s usual Bowser-thwarting adventure with Wonder Effects that, as put it, sees " The Levels themselves collapse and contort, disobeying the laws established by decades of Mario games"...
Call to help resettle more Afghans who worked with British military
... Peter Gordon-Finlayson, a former army captain who co-founded the Sulha Alliance, said he was concerned about how the government is assessing The Levels of risk involved for Afghans wishing to be resettled in the UK...
Bowen: Al-Shifa Hospital raid comes as clock ticks on war
By Jeremy BowenBBC international editor
Al-Shifa is The main hospital in Gaza City - I've been there many times. It has big grounds, so people in Gaza went there to seek shelter and camp out as they saw it as a safe area.
It has now become a symbol of The juxtaposition of The War - The Israeli invasion of Gaza inflicting masses of casualties and damage, set against The Crisis of urgent humanitarian need inside The Hospital .
The Israelis have made a very big point about saying that, as well as going after The Hamas military command, they have brought in some fuel and incubators, because there has been a very concerning claim that premature babies in Al-Shifa Hospital had to be Taken Out of their incubators.
However, The issue isn't a lack of incubators, it's a lack of fuel. Until Wednesday, Israel hadn't allow fuel into The Gaza Strip because they argued that Hamas would steal it and use it.
Twenty-five thousand litres of fuel has now been allowed in, but it is only to be used to refuel UN lorries. The UN says The Delivery comprises only a fraction of what's needed for humanitarian operations, and The entry of fuel to run generators at hospitals and at water and sanitation facilities remains banned.
Israel says Hamas has stockpiles of its own, and that it should use that fuel for The Generators supplying The Hospital electrical system.
So There are a lot of strands coming together in what's unfolding in Al-Shifa Hospital This Morning , but that's not The whole War - it will continue once this particular operation is over.
At The same time, we have seen a hardening of The International position around The Israeli offensive in The Last few days with The US, The UK and France Using Language that is shifting The Tone - perhaps summed up best by what US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Last Weekend : " Far too many" Palestinian civilians have been killed.
Two running clocksThe Israelis knew this shift would come because this is a repeat of The Pattern we have seen many times before with Israel's military operations. They talk about different clocks running during any operation.
One is military: how long do they need before they accomplish their military objectives? The Other is diplomatic: how long does Israel hold legitimacy to carry out that operation before its allies say, " you've killed enough people, civilians, you need to Stop now please. "
Israel feels that because of The absolute enormity of The numbers of casualties in The Hamas attacks on 7 October, they have more time than usual, and I think they have gone in - as we can see from The Levels of casualties in Gaza - using a great deal of force.
I have seen some estimates that suggest The Israel Defense Forces will continue to work in this way for a couple more weeks, but I think The forces are gathering among their allies to say you need to change The nature of your military operation.
That doesn't necessarily translate to a call for this to Stop - certainly we haven't yet heard a call for a ceasefire from The British or The Americans .
More on Israel-Gaza War Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com