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The Old Norse name Logi is generally translated as 'fire', 'flame', or blaze'. [1] [2] It was also used in poetry as a synonym of 'sword, blade'.[1]Since Logi is pitted against the god Loki in a story in the Gylfaginning section of the Prose Edda, it has been suggested that Loki was also associated with fire, but it is more likely to be wordplay. [3]
Death Battle, a web series about pitting fictional characters against each other that began in 2010, is a similar show that soon inspired many battleboarding communities and fandoms. [ 1 ] [ 12 ] Death Battle , as with many other battleboarding series and websites before it, utilised "calcs", which are mathematical equations that try to ...
U.S. professional wrestler Mike Rotunda, using the ring name Irwin R. Schyster (abbreviated to "I.R.S.") portrayed a dishonest tax collector and accountant.; Sylvester Shyster, a Walt Disney cartoon character introduced in 1930, is a disbarred attorney who schemes to deprive Minnie Mouse of her inheritance; and in many comic serials by Floyd Gottfredson (his creator) he appeared scheming with ...
Fans have taken it a step too far when accusing celebrities of feuding. Amber Raiken speaks to experts about why successful women are pitted against each other, from the latest directors and ...
Used against practitioners of Obeah as well as people who receive services from Obeah priests. Connotation of being fraudulent, deceptive, vengeful, and uncivilized. Originally used by colonial authorities to suppress slave rebellions that were organized by Obeah spiritual leaders. Laws still exist in Jamaica criminalizing Obeah. [120]
Recently, a reporter wrote a story about the budget requests of district attorneys and public defenders - and that New Mexico spends far more on prosecutors than public defenders.
The researchers then introduced a series of competitive activities which pitted groups against each other for a valuable prize. Hostility and out-group negativity ensued. [ 6 ] Lastly, researchers attempted to reverse the hostility by engaging the boys in situations of mutual interdependence, an effort which eventually resulted in relative ...
A migrant workers’ pledge has been signed by some 21 trade unions.