This exceptional document — published for the first time in English, as "A Caution to the Medici," in "The Essential Writings of Machiavelli" (edited and translated by Peter Constantine; Modern Library; $17.95) — presents an argument against the Medici faction's continued blackening of Soderini's name.
The banner, now known as the flag of Carillon, dates back to the 17th century, confirmed by textile expert Jean-Michel Tuchscherer: "The flag is without doubt an exceptional piece of document from the 17th century".
"We are exploring potential changes that could be made at a regional level, which would allow us to operate more efficiently whilst ensuring our staff are engaged and motivated to provide an exceptional service". The leaked document says the consortium aims to bring forward proposals on regional pay in the NHS in the South West, by October.
Image by image it's uneven, but there are wonderful things, and the cumulative impact is potent, not only as art produced by an exceptional eye, but as a document of a turning-point moment, just before the city would tear the piers down, and AIDS would sweep away many of the lives that had passed through them.
The documents provide an exceptional insight into the mindset of Blair's entourage during a bout of high-level contacts across the Atlantic in the spring of 2002, a year before the war.
Vassall-Adams added that there was an exceptional public interest in publishing the document as it was clear that "undercover policing has lost its way".
In military evaluations that I obtained, he was consistently praised for his leadership and instruction; in one such document, he was called an "exceptional" mentor.
"We recognize that in the person of Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela, we have an exceptional leader," Perkins said, reading aloud from the document.
