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"Die Fire Korbunes" [99] (The Fire Victims), music by David Meyerowitz, 1911 "Dos lid fun nokh dem fayer" [100] ("The Song from after the Fire") by Yiddish lyricist Charles Simon, 1912. "My Little Shirtwaist Fire" by Rasputina, from their 1996 album Thanks for the Ether. [101] "The Triangle Fire" by The Brandos, from their 2006 album Over the ...
The FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement is a lifestyle/investment plan with the goal of gaining financial independence and retiring early through savings. The model became particularly popular among millennials in the 2010s, gaining traction through online communities via information shared in blogs, podcasts, and online discussion forums.
An editorial in the Chinese state-run Global Times suggested a need for decreased dependency on Western firms, stating that reliance on "top companies to lead network security efforts" can introduce security risks and noting the perceived irony of the United States leading global security efforts while major companies monopolise the industry.
A distress signal, also known as a distress call, is an internationally recognized means for obtaining help.Distress signals are communicated by transmitting radio signals, displaying a visually observable item or illumination, or making a sound audible from a distance.
In the fire services in the United Kingdom, the scale of a fire is measured by the number of "pumps" (ordinary fire engines) that were present. For example, a fire which was attended by 4 engines would be recorded as a "4-pump fire". [49] [50] [51]
The emergency number 999 was adopted in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1959 at the urging of Stephen Juba, mayor of Winnipeg at the time. [4] The city changed the number to 911 in 1972, in order to be consistent with the newly adopted U.S. emergency number. [5] Several other countries besides the UK have adopted 999 as their emergency number.
Wings of Fire is a series of epic dragon fantasy novels written by author Tui T. Sutherland and published by Scholastic Inc. [1] Over 14 million copies of the books have been sold, and it has been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than 214 weeks. [2] [better source needed] The series has been translated into over ten languages. [3]
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, panics caused by false shouts of "fire" in crowded theaters and other venues were not uncommon. [4] Most notably, the Canonsburg Opera House disaster of 1911 led to 26 deaths, and the 1913 Italian Hall disaster saw 73 people die in the crush that ensued from a false alarm in a crowded banquet hall.