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Scylla was rationalized as a rock shoal (described as a six-headed sea monster) on the Calabrian side of the strait and Charybdis was a whirlpool off the coast of Sicily. They were regarded as maritime hazards located close enough to each other that they posed an inescapable threat to passing sailors; avoiding Charybdis meant passing too close ...
On the reverse side of this Manchu Qing dynasty era charm are a multitude of inscriptions that have auspicious meanings such as qū xié qiǎn shà (驅邪遣煞, "expel and strike dead evil influences"), tassels and swords which represent a symbolic victory of good over evil, two bats which is a visual pun as the Chinese word for bat is ...
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Shanghuo (Chinese: 上火; pinyin: shàng huǒ; lit. 'fire elevates'), also known as Reqi (Chinese: 热气; pinyin: rè qì; Jyutping: jit⁶ hei³; lit. 'hot air') or Heatiness [1] is a concept related to Traditional Chinese Medicine that involves an imbalance in internal energy that causes negative health effects on the body.
Alarm - raise the alarm and alert persons to the presence of fire. C onfine - shut doors and reduce airflow and fuel sources to the fire, to reduce its spread. E xtinguish or E vacuate - extinguish the fire if it's safe to do so, or coordinate the evacuation from the area.
Chaz Lanier scored 26 points to lead No. 3 Tennessee to a 96-70 victory over Syracuse in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Tuesday night. The Volunteers (8-0) got a double-double from Igor Milicic with 11 ...
Heating may cause a fire H250: Catches fire spontaneously if exposed to air H251: Self-heating: may catch fire H252: Self-heating in large quantities: may catch fire H260: In contact with water releases flammable gases which may ignite spontaneously H261: In contact with water releases flammable gas H270: May cause or intensify fire: oxidizer H271
The service confirmed "the cause of the fire was an air fryer left on top of the hob which was accidentally switched on". It said due to the family having a smoke alarm they were able to get out ...