List of English words of Yiddish origin. This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English.
There are differing approaches to the romanisation of Yiddish orthography (which uses the Hebrew alphabet) and the spelling of some of these words may therefore be variable (for example, schlep is also seen as shlep, schnoz as shnozz). Many of these words are more common in the US entertainment industry, via vaudeville, the Catskills/Borscht Belt, and Hollywood. Others are more regionally oriented, e.g., in the New York City metropolitan area. A number of Yiddish words also entered English via large Jewish communities in Britain, particularly London, where Yiddish has influenced the Cockney dialect. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines i/seɪnt ˈvɪnsənt ænd ðə ɡrɛnəˈdiːnz/ is an island country in the Lesser Antilles Island arc, in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean.
To the north of Saint Vincent lies Saint Lucia, to the east Barbados. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a densely populated country (over 300 inhabitants/km2) with approximately 120,000 inhabitants. Its capital is Kingstown, also its main port. The country has a French and British colonial history and is now part of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, CARICOM, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). Mock execution. Historical instances[edit] Examples in media[edit] Mock executions are common in fiction as easy suspense can be created by having the protagonist subjected to what turns out to be only a mock execution, such as in the Spike Lee film Inside Man, or V for Vendetta.
Film and television[edit] Literature and publications[edit] See also[edit] Death row phenomenon: the psychological trauma that is experienced by death row inmates References[edit] Hárdi, L., Király, G., Kovács, E., & Heffernan, K., (2010). External links[edit] Newsweek: Inspector General Report Reveals CIA Conducted Mock Executions - video report by Democracy Now! Rogue wave. The Draupner wave, a single giant wave measured on New Year's Day 1995, finally confirmed the existence of freak waves, which had previously been considered near-mythical Rogue waves (also known as freak waves, monster waves, killer waves, extreme waves, and abnormal waves) are relatively large and spontaneous ocean surface waves that occur far out at sea, and are a threat even to large ships and ocean liners.[1] In oceanography, they are more precisely defined as waves whose height is more than twice the significant wave height (SWH), which is itself defined as the mean of the largest third of waves in a wave record.
Therefore rogue waves are not necessarily the biggest waves found at sea; they are, rather, surprisingly large waves for a given sea state. Rogue waves seem not to have a single distinct cause, but occur where physical factors such as high winds and strong currents cause waves to merge to create a single exceptionally large wave.[1] Загадка Эйнштейна. Страница журнала с приведённой в статье загадкой Загадка Эйнштейна — известная логическая задача, по легенде созданная Альбертом Эйнштейном в годы его детства[1].
Также бытует мнение, что она использовалась Эйнштейном для проверки кандидатов в ассистенты на способность к логическому мышлению. Иногда автором головоломки называют Льюиса Кэрролла[2]. Тем не менее, нет никаких доказательств того, что задачу придумал Эйнштейн или Кэрролл. Более того, в приведённом ниже условии задачи упоминаются марки сигарет, например Kools, которые не существовали при жизни Кэрролла и во времена детства Эйнштейна. Некоторые приписывают Эйнштейну рассуждение, в котором тот утверждает, что лишь два процента населения земного шара способны оперировать в уме закономерностями, связанными сразу с пятью признаками[3]. В своём самом сложном варианте задача предполагает решение в уме, без использования каких-либо записей или средств сохранения информации. Оригинальный текст задачи[править | править исходный текст] Spontaneous human combustion.
Spontaneous human combustion (SHC) is a term encompassing reported cases of the burning of a living (or very recently deceased) human body without an apparent external source of ignition.
In addition to reported cases, examples of SHC appear in literature and both types have been observed to share common characteristics regarding circumstances and remains of the victim. Forensic investigations have attempted to analyze reported instances of SHC and have resulted in hypotheses regarding potential causes and mechanisms, including victim behavior and habits, alcohol consumption and proximity to potential sources of ignition, as well as the behavior of fires that consume melted fats. Natural explanations, as well as unverified natural phenomena, have been proposed to explain reports of SHC. Overview[edit] Characteristics[edit] The topic received coverage in the British Medical Journal in 1938. Forensic investigation[edit]