2.a similar stream of something else:a river of lava. 3.any abundant stream or copious flow; outpouring:rivers of tears. 4.(cap.)Astron.the constellation Eridanus. Idioms: 1.sell down the river,to betray. 2.up the river,Slang.to or in prison. ...
Its armament comprised eighteen to twenty 24-pound cannons. The barge was commanded by second-lieutenant S.S. Sommerfeldt, as it came under fire from HMS Edgar and HMS Ganges. It burnt and sank in a position north of Flakfortet, a sea fort located on the artificially built island of ...
The contestants in the Jack and Jill sawing race are fast! Powell River is quite the foody place so eating out is a must. We began with dessert first, yummy ice cream at the Logger event, and then a lovely “linner” with great food and a view. At the restaurant we chatted with a...
Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently… Recent emergencies/disasters Strong explosion at Mount Dukono, Indonesia https://watchers.news/2024/12/07/strong-explosion-at-mount-dukono-indonesia/ Flood along the River Wye, England https://www.bbc...
From"Old Ireland"came thousands of native Irish, Celtic in race and Catholic in religion. Like their Scotch-Irish neighbors to the north, they revered neither the government nor the Church of England imposed upon them by the sword.How many came we do not know, but shipping records of the ...
Even more importantly, it must be avoided that individual nation states take advantage of such ‘leakage’ by attracting foreign companies under the guise of supposedly liberal economic policies, thereby entering a race to the bottom for the most damaging environmental and climate policies. It goes ...
That money or those goods indeed save us this toil. They contain the value of a certain quantity of labour which we exchange for what is supposed at the time to contain the value of an equal quantity. Labour was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid for all things....
What an affecting picture of the struggles of a great mind, and what a vivid lesson of encouragement to genius, are contained in this simple narrative! If Fulton and his then doubting friends could witness now the triumphs of steam on the Hudson and the Mississippi, the Ganges, the Indus,...
Located in the serene Laxman Jhula area, surrounded by lush green mountains and the holy Ganges River, the Sri Yoga Ashram provides an enchanting backdrop for this transformative journey. The course includes daily vegetarian meals prepared fresh and hygienically using filtered water. The retreat also...
Ksitigarbha, who vowed to save all sentient beings is famous for protection against evil and even rescues sentient beings from the hell realms. Of all of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas — and among all the Buddhas —“the Essence of Earth ...