Wishing you all a merry holiday season and an even better 2015! Thanks to each one of you who have referred business to me, gave me the gift of kind words or encouragement, listening to me vent, made cake pops, sat on a golf course with me on a summer day, offered advice, edited copy, photographed someone who's clearly not a model, written an unsolicited testimonial or positive "thank you" email, given me feedback (positive and negative) on my reports, answered my questions or even just smiled at me on the street. I cannot express my gratitude enough. Cheers to another amazing year!
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Since 1969, Air Jamaica has been providing what is lovingly referred to as 'Lovebird Service' to and from the UK, the US, Canada, and around the Caribbean. Voted "World's Best Airline to the Caribbean," Air Jamaica set and maintained a high standard for many years.
That 40-year history came to an end Friday April 30th. On that day ownership of Air Jamaica transferred over to Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines. Air Jamaica's final flight as Air Jamaica came into Norman Manley Airport in Kingston at 11:00pm. As has been characteristic of the airline over the past several years, the last flight was late.
During the takeover, Caribbean Airlines will continue to operate Air Jamaica's routes. Over the next 6 to 12 months Caribbean Airlines will phase out the Air Jamaica brand. (More details in this ATW Online article).
The deal is not without animosity. As quoted in Jamaica's Sunday Observer newspaper, passenger Vesta Brown bemoaned, "The one little thing Jamaica have, them sell it." Add to that the bitterness felt by some toward who is taking over. Many factories have left Jamaica and headed southeast in search of cheaper labor on Trinidad. In a case of the smaller fish eating the larger fish, Trinidad seems to be buying up Jamaica little by little. But that's a blog post for another day.
Even with all of the problems Air Jamaica had, it was still the national airline. It was like family. Now that is gone. And with it, a lot of good jobs.
Air Jamaica has been financially troubled for some time. I mentioned this and other problems Air Jamaica has had in a 2005 article I wrote for the Expo Update titled "Jamaican Economy Blown by Winds of Change." Under a crushing debt load, Air Jamaica – and as part owner, the Jamaican government – was forced to do something. To their credit, they did their best to keep the operation Caribbean-owned. But many residents feel that something more could've been done to save the carrier.
Last month, the Sunday Observer ran an article entitled "Emotional 'Last' Journey on 'Lovebird'". The demise of Air Jamaica has left me a bit emotional, too. It was Air J (as Air Jamaica is affectionately called on the island) that I flew with on my first visit to Jamaica. I will never forget the feelings I had starting with boarding the jet at LAX. The friendliness of the crew. The beautiful, colorful uniforms. Being served banana chips with the meal (yes, this was back when airlines used to serve meals). Champagne breakfast service in first class and economy! It was Air J that made it possible for me to make a side trip to Curaçao, an island I dearly love and want to retire on. Had it not been for Air J, I probably would never have experienced Curaçao, Kura Hulanda, the language of Papiamentu, or learned about Izaline Calister . But I digress.
Air Jamaica's passing has affected me in more than just a sentimental way. Last year Air J stopped servicing the Atlanta and Los Angeles markets. Left with no direct route to Jamaica and much higher fares on other airlines, we were forced to cancel our annual trip to the jewel of the Caribbean. This year we missed the 20th Annual Jamaica Ocho Rios Jazz Festival – an event our group has participated in almost since its inception.
Jamaica has become a huge part of me. I love the island and its people. So it's hard to see their, excuse me, our national airline go out like this. I will miss Lovebird Service. I will miss the kindness and friendliness of the crew. Of course, I will miss the crew themselves. I will miss the livery. I will miss the flight attendants announcing our destination as "Los Angeleez." I will miss non-stop flights from LAX to Jamaica, sleeping en-route, and waking to a Caribbean sunrise at 30,000 feet. I am praying for those who will lose their jobs as a result of this change. Air Jamaica, farewell.


Methods of Microeconomics: A Simple Introduction is an accessible guide to the mathematical methods of microeconomics. Worked examples are combined with exercises and solutions for readers, as economic relationships and equilibrium values are revealed and outcomes predicted.
Consumer preferences and utility are examined with indifference curves, and differentiation to find marginal utility and the marginal rate of substitution. Consumer choice uses a Lagrange multiplier for optimization of utility functions subject to a budget constraint.
Risk attitude and expected utility look at absolute and relative risk aversion measures, and apply risk averse, neutral or risk loving attitudes to find the expected utility linked with gambling or buying insurance.
Production maximization optimizes production functions subject to cost constraints. Cost minimization optimizes cost functions subject to production constraints. Profit maximization with quadratic cost functions is performed for perfectly competitive or monopoly firms. Monopoly, monopolistically competitive, and oligopoly equilibrium values are calculated with optimization.
The effects of asymmetric information are examined by comparing actual, equilibrium, and efficient outcomes for buyers and sellers.


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Shodan hacker John Matherly says system administrators have exposed some 595.2 terabytes of data by using poorly-configured or un-patched versions of the popular MongoDB database.
eBay, Foursquare, and The New York Times are some of the prominent users of the open source MongoDB which is the most popular NoSQL database.
Matherly says the near 30,000 databases are exposed through the use of older versions of the platform that fail to bind to localhost.
"There's a total of 595.2 TB of data exposed on the internet via publicly accessible MongoDB instances that don't have any form of authentication," Matherly says.
"It turns out that MongoDB version 2.4.14 seems to be the last version that still listened to 0.0.0.0 by default, which looks like a maintenance release done on April 28, 2015.
"Roman Shtylman actually raised this problem back in February of 2012 [and] it ended up taking a bit more than 2 years to change the settings."
Shtylman noted at the time that it was a critical bug because MongoDB shipped without authentication.
"[Affected versions] do not have a 'bind_ip 127.0.0.1' option set in the mongodb.conf. This leaves a user's server vulnerable if they are not aware of this setting. The default should be to lockdown as much as possible and only expose if the user requests it," Shtylman says.
The Shodan creator says earlier instances of version 2.6 may have been affected.
He points out that most users operate version 2.4.9, with 2.4.10, and 2.6.7 close behind.
Most exposed instances run on cloud servers including Digital Ocean, Amazon, Linode, and OVH and do so without authorisation enabled, in what Matherly says is a trend in which cloud instances are more vulnerable than datacenter hosting.
"My guess is that cloud images don't get updated as often, which translates into people deploying old and insecure versions of software."


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Today, at Anssi Vanjoki's keynote the Nokia N97 Mini has been announced officially. After a couple of leaked pictures came up the N97 Mini has come to the official press light. The little N97 is almost as powerfull as its big brother. Having the full QWERTY-keyboad and the tilted 3.2-inch touch screen it comes pretty close to the N97. More over, it features 8GB internal memory and a unprotected 5 Megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens. A focus lies also on navigation and social communication. Both areas have been merged to a new user experience in which Nokia Maps and Facebook work hand in hand. Nokia calls the N97 mini the slimmest travel companion on the market. It will be available for 450€ within Q4.
STUTTGART, Germany – Following in the footsteps of its bigger, older brother, the Nokia N97 mini was unveiled this morning at Nokia World 09. Sporting new homescreen widgets and a host of usability improvements, the N97 mini still packs 8GB of storage, a 3.2-inch touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard into its 14.2mm thin frame. It's also the first Nokia device to sport Lifecasting with Ovi – a new partnership with the world's largest social network, Facebook. The N97 mini is based on the same tilt display design of its N97 big brother, built into a smaller body complete with new design touches.
Lifecasting enables users to update their Facebook status directly from the device's homescreen. It doesn't stop there though as location details can also be updated, enabling a whole new level of social sharing and communication. With the ability to completely customise the homescreen, users will be able to make their N97 mini truly unique.
The 3.2-inch touchscreen opens up a new world of software improvements including flick scrolling and a range of new experiences including new homescreen widgets. What's more, the software update will also be available next month for existing N97 devices.
The Nokia N97 mini works seamlessly with Ovi Store where users can add new applications, widgets, ringtones and other content to their device. It also sports Ovi Maps and comes with integrated A-GPS and compass along with with voice navigation for driving or walking. Over 155,000 points of interest are also available through Lonely Planet guides and restaurants through Michelin Guides.
Up to 12 days standby time are on offer and up to 28 hours music playback (in offline mode). The 5-megapixel camera comes with dual LED flash and video light, along with a Carl Zeiss Tessar lens. The 8GB of on board memory can be expanded to 24GB with the addition of a 16GB microSD card.
450€? FU@Nokia, that's it.
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Another product HoldTheCarbs.com offers is theirLC-Thick'n Potatoes Mix. Picking up where Thick'n'Thin left off when they stopped producing for private sale, this product, added to mashed cauliflower, thickens things up in short order, for a thicker, meatier side dish.
The product does what it promises, making mealtimes and those, "Is this mashed cauliflower?" side eyes from the kids less obnoxious than normal.
On stove: Boil water. Add frozen cauliflower and cook until flowerettes are extremely tender, between 6-8 minutes. Pour off excess water.
In microwave: Place frozen cauliflower in a 4-6 quart covered, microwavable container. Cook for 8 minutes, or until cauliflower is steamed and extremely soft. Pour off excess liquid.
Throw the cauliflower bags away if you're trying to steer kids to not ask questions about the 'potatoes' (it's our secret).
Place cooked cauliflower in blender. Add sour cream, butter and Thick' nStarchy. Blend, stirring occasionally (do not stir contents with tongue).
Serve with gravy* (see below). You can place bowl of piping hit goodness next to a prepared bowl of whole cauliflower. Kids may steer away from the cauliflower and grab what they think are the mashed potatoes!
*tapping my head* This is because we're smart, and sneaky.
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What else could you use instead of "LC Thick and starchy"? Would it be OK without? maybe some sort of cream? I just wanted to say how much I love your blog! It has inspired me so much to eat healthier and really incorporate vegetables into my meals.
Hi, taylie! You could use cream cheese instead. It's delicious and contains gums. You could go without a thickener, too.
Thanks so much for your kind words! That I've inspired you to eat more veggies makes me happy.
how much cream cheese would you use in lieu of the LC thick n starchy? want to make sure i dont put too much or too little making this for my dad for thanksgiving since he has to be clear of sugar and low on carbs… thanks for your help!
Hi, Steph! I would start with 2 ounces of cream cheese for a batch, and then taste as you prepare. The cream cheese should also lessen any need to add milk, which contains lactose, so the cream cheese (use full-fat) will also be slightly more filling and should have less of an impact on blood sugar than milk would.
I think that if you cook the cauliflower until you can mash it with a fork and incorporate your favorite seasonings, butter and heavy cream, you are going to be pretty happy. Cauliflower does have a slight pungency to it that garlic powder/salt can help mask, but I find it's sometimes best (especially with the super tasters) to divulge that you're serving a cauliflower mash/puree in the interest of disclosure. That said? It's great stuff.


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Con il nome di Ordine di Sant'Olga si intendono diversi ordini cavallereschi esistenti ed esistiti in Europa.

Storia
Il primo Ordine di Sant'Olga venne fondato il 6 marzo 1913 per merito dello zar Nicola II di Russia come decorazione per sole donne, ma cessò di esistere con il crollo della monarchia russa nel 1917.

Tale ordine si rifaceva all'antico culto di Sant'Olga († 969), santa molto venerata a Kiev, che introdusse il culto cristiano in Russia a partire dal 998 attraverso il nipote, il Gran Principe Vladimiro I di Kiev.

L'Ordine fu soppresso dopo la rivoluzione russa del 1917. L'eredità di questo ordine è stata raccolta dal Patriarcato di Mosca che attualmente conferisce l'Ordine Apostolico di Sant'Olga, sempre come decorazione di merito femminile. La I Classe viene concessa unicamente alle donne capo di Stato e la prima donna ad essere ammessa a questa classe fu Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, presidente della Lituania.

Nel 1936 fu fondato da re di Grecia Giorgio II l'Ordine di Sant'Olga e Santa Sofia, tratto direttamente dall'antico ordine russo di Sant'Olga ma adattato dalla casata regnante di Grecia alle esigenze dell'ortodossia del Paese.

Esso è suddiviso in:
 Dama di Gran Croce o di I Classe
 Dama di II Classe
 Dama di III Classe
 Dama di IV Classe

Voci correlate
 Ordine di Santa Caterina

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

 Royal House Order of Sts. Olga and Sophia (Greece) in russo

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Deep Space Mission Corps Complete Collection (MMMF)
by Tymber Dalton
Deep Space Mission Corps 1
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Heat Rating: Sextreme
Word Count: 246,569
Menage a Trois/Quatre Science Fiction Futuristic
In Love at First Bight, Dr. Emilia Hypatia is an Alpha-ranked healer, has a degree in psychology, and is empath trained. Fresh out of a bad relationship with a cheating ex, her first assignment to the Deep Space Mission Corps vessel, the Tamora Bight, seems ideal. Especially when she meets the three handsome crewmen. First Officer Caphis Bates is playful and rowdy. Mate Ford Caliban is her intellectual and emotional equal. But it's Captain Aaron Lucio who is an enigma, with a deeply wounded and carefully guarded soul. While sharing their communal bed is a scorching, sensual experience, Emi soon learns that her lovers suffer a shared grief. But space is a cold and cruel place. Will time run out for all of them before she can heal their hearts?
In Bightmares, Dr. Emilia Hypatia is settling into life aboard the Tamora Bight with her three husbands Aaron, Caph, and Ford. Despite a shared tragedy in the men's past that left emotional scars, Emi's love has gone a long way toward healing and completing their lives. When a space colony distress signal reaches the Tamora Bight, Emi is forced into a race against time. Not only must she try and save the colonists from the mysterious disease ravaging their men, she must also save her own men from an old vengeance born of their grief filled past. And when Aaron is stricken with the illness, the stakes multiply. Will Emi find a cure, or will all their dreams turn into nightmares?
In Spider Bight, the Tamora Bight is diverted from a scheduled mission to conduct a rescue operation and tow a disabled Kal'moran vessel. The crew is also instructed to refer to Emi Hypatia as the ship's captain, as Kal'moran is a luxury resort planet run by women, for women. Aaron, Caph, and Ford are less than delighted when they're diplomatically obligated to visit the Kal'moran capital with Emi. While in the city, a jealous, scheming Kal'moran sets her sights on stealing Emi's husbands by any means necessary when she refuses to share. Now, Emi must fight to save her men from a Kal'moran warrior who will stop at nothing. And on a planet that houses deadly arachnid-like creatures, Emi must show them she can more formidable than any Spider Bight.
In Out of Bight, Out of Mind, Emi Hypatia loves her job exploring the galaxy with her three husbands, Aaron, Caph, and Ford. But when a nonhuman crewman is temporarily assigned to the Tamora Bight, Emi hates and mistrusts him due to what her empath abilities are telling her. Emi's husbands know that she can't help what she feels for their new crewmate, Kayehalau, but they don't know if it's the jump engines affecting her, residual nerves from her fight on Kal'moran, or something else. They want to help her, but orders are orders, so Kayehalau must stay. But Emi knows he's up to no good. She just has to prove it. She manages to reveal his nefarious intentions, but it's only after she's out of harm's way that a larger problem becomes apparent. Can Aaron, Caph, and Ford save her in time?
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That would be cheating, right?
Or not. They had her resume, they knew she was a trained, class two empath.
After another hour, Ford let her play on her own and she started wiping the men out of chips. At first she wondered if they were letting her win, then realized they were genuinely surprised a beginner could pick up the game so quickly.
When it was her turn to deal she flashed them a smile. "So what happens when you run out of chips?"
The men looked at each other, then Aaron spoke. "What do you want to happen?" he carefully asked. She tried to read him. The men had all shifted slightly back to nervous, afraid of doing something to spook her.
His eyes never wavered from hers. "So how's strip poker work?" she asked.
The twins said, "Holy shit!" She'd gotten used to their frequent unison comments and thought it was funny that two unrelated men could be so close as to talk like that.
"You want to play strip poker?" Aaron asked in disbelief.
"Well, from the looks of it, you guys would be doing the stripping." She didn't blink, holding his steady gaze, waiting until he turned to Ford to look away.
"Well?" he asked Ford.
Ford shrugged. "I'm game."
He looked at Caph. "What about you?"
The large man eagerly nodded. "Sure."
Aaron turned back to her. "We can't force you to do anything, understand? You also realize it would be fucking mean to tease us, right?"
She narrowed her gaze and imitated his amused smirk. "I've never been accused of being a tease, gentlemen. You want to talk or play? I still have chips. If you want to get me naked, you're going to have to start winning back some money."
They played. Within four hands, the three men were totally out of chips and shirtless.
And they all had very nice chests.
Emi dealt the next hand and kept raising the ante, forcing the men to give up a shoe each. Three more hands left them in their pants and underwear.
"You guys want to keep playing?" she asked.
They all nodded, their eyes on her.
The next hand saw them sacrificing their pants. Aaron wore boxers, but the other two wore briefs. All three men were stiff, and from what she could tell, large.
She smiled. "I like what I see, gentlemen. What do we play for after you lose all your clothes?"
Aaron met her gaze head-on from across the table. "What do you want to play for?"
"What do you usually play for?"
Ford and Caph silently watched them like a tennis match, their heads pivoting back and forth, their jaws slightly gaped in disbelief.
Aaron narrowed his gaze. "Once our clothes are gone, we play for favors."
"Favors as in little birthday party toys, or favors as in blow jobs?"
He smirked. "The second. Usually we play cards in bed when we get to that point."
Okay, she was definitely soaking wet now. Emi took a sip of her water and licked her lips because her throat had gone dry. "Really?"
All three men nodded.
She couldn't believe she was doing this, it didn't feel real. "How fascinating, gentlemen." She picked up the deck of cards and stood, heading toward the doorway leading to the crew quarters. The men watched her, and she turned. "Well? I thought you said you normally play in bed at this point."
After a brief moment of stunned shock, the men scrambled to follow her. Aaron took the lead. She didn't bother keeping her eyes off his ass as he opened the cabin door.
Emi writhed against him, encouraging. "You don't have something to do now that we're here?"
"Not for a few hours." He slid his other hand up to her breast, running his thumb over her nipple through her shirt. "I could do you, if you're in the mood."
She closed her eyes and threw her head back against his shoulder. "That sounds great."
He scooped her into his arms and carried her to their cabin. "Where's the twins?" she asked as he lifted her shirt.
"I don't know. Frankly, I don't care right now. I've got you all to myself for a little bit." He sucked one nipple into his mouth, flicking his tongue over the hard peak.
Emi squirmed under the firm attention from his eager mouth. "So what are you going to do with our time?"
He sat up and yanked his shirt off, then stood and dropped his pants. His stiff cock sprang free, the action sending a flood of moisture straight to her sex. The sight of one--or all--of their ready members wanting her always did that to her.
"I'm going to fuck you until you beg me to make you come."
It took her only a second to shimmy out of her pants. He knelt in front of her and grabbed her arm, pulling her to him, thrusting his tongue into her mouth.
Sometimes he was like this, forceful, almost aggressive, and she loved it. Emi squirmed against him and he flipped her over, his hands skimming down her body to her hips, positioning her.
"Do it," she begged, wiggling her ass at him.
"Oh, baby, I'm going to do you, all right." He dipped his fingers into her, making sure she was wet and taking a moment to tease her, thrusting them into her. "I'm going to do you real good, baby girl."
He pressed his cockhead against her pussy, not entering, his fingers gripping her hips. "What do you want? Tell me."
"Fuck me good, Aar."
He slammed home with a growl, forcing her to hold still and not grind against him like she wanted. "You want it, baby? I don't think you want it that much."
Gripping her pillow, she tried to thrust backward against him, but he held her too tightly. "I do, I want it."
He chuckled and leaned over her, one arm wrapped around her waist. "No you don't. I don't think you want it at all."
Playful didn't begin to describe his mood. All the men had been happier since leaving the orbital hub, eager to be on their way. "Please fuck me. I want you to fuck me with that sweet cock."
"Mmm." He flipped them onto their side, still inside her, and hooked one leg around hers. "I'm going to fuck you good and slow, sweetie." His hand found her clit. She groaned as he stroked it, slowly fucking her at the same time. "Gonna keep you right on the edge." He ran his lips across her shoulder, gently nipping her, sending shivers through her.
"Oh, nice!" At the sound of Caph's voice, Emi and Aaron looked up. Caph stood in the cabin doorway, his pants tented.
"I guess I don't have you all to myself anymore," Aaron murmured in her ear. "How you feeling, baby?"
"Horny," she gasped.
Caph laughed and shook his head. "Is this an open party, or should I come back later?"
Emi thought Aaron might ask for more alone time, but he lifted his head. "I think she needs a little assistance."
Caph crossed the room in two strides, and was naked by the time he dropped to the bed. Aaron moved his hands to her breasts, rolling her nipples in his fingers and sending spasms straight to her pussy. Caph spread her legs wider, cool air brushing against her throbbing clit.
"Are we keeping her begging for a while or going for a fast explosion?" Caph asked.
"Ah, let's keep her begging for a while," Aaron said.
Emi whimpered, closing her eyes and loving the sensation of them taking control.
"Cool," Caph said, his lips closing around her clit.
BIGHTMARES
Aaron kissed her again, then blazed a hot and moist trail with his lips along her jaw, behind her ear, down her neck to the base of her throat. She closed her eyes and reached out with her empathic senses, drank in their passion and love. It only compounded her desire.
Aaron didn't stop there. He moved lower and latched his mouth onto one of her nipples while he teased the other with his hand. He used his tongue and teeth to bring the one to a hard peak. Then he switched to the other and repeated the process. She felt her clit throb in response, every pull of his mouth on her breast triggering a responding pulsation between her legs.
He continued his southerly journey until she felt his hot breath on her clit. He pushed her thighs wider apart with his palms and gently nuzzled his lips against her.
As one, Ford and Caph changed position. Each man latched onto one of her breasts, drawing a long, low moan from her. She twined her fingers in their hair and held on. How could she not love this exquisite pleasure?
Aaron teased her clit with his tongue while Ford and Caph stroked her body with their hands. Raw passion singed her nerves. It felt like their hot touch was everywhere at once. Aaron wrapped his hands around her thighs as he settled himself between her legs. His tongue plunged deeply inside her before he returned to tracing slow, lazy circles around her clit. Back inside her again, teasing, not giving her enough friction to get off even as he pulled her closer to the brink.
Ford lifted his head and used his fingers to torment her nipple. "Look at me, babe," he said.
Unable to resist, she forced her eyes open.
In the dim light, or maybe because of his own desire, Ford's blue eyes had taken on the color of infinitely deep ocean seas. "Does it feel good? Do you like feeling his mouth on you?"
She nodded, his words further inflaming her.
"As much as I love being the one to make you scream, I love seeing you like this, watching one or both of them make love to you. Is he fucking you with his tongue?"
She nodded, speech escaping her.
"Is he sucking on your sweet clit?" As he said it, Aaron did it, making her arch her back to get more contact.
Caph moaned around her other nipple as his stiff cock rubbed against her thigh. Just listening to Ford's pillow talk could nearly make him come.
"I bet that beautiful pussy of yours is totally wet, isn't it?"
Caph moaned again, louder, and started shifting his hips against Emi in earnest.
He lowered his face to hers, his lips not quite touching. She felt his breath against her lips. "Come for us. Scream for us. Give it all to us, we want it."
Her breath hitched in her throat as she felt it start. An erotic bubble of need and passion rapidly swelling until it burst. Her eyes clamped shut as she cried out. Ford kissed her, fucking her with his tongue and swallowing her passionate sounds as she lost control of her muscles and felt like her insides had been replaced by hot lava.
SPIDER BIGHT
"What the fuck happened?" Aaron yelled. "You okay, Em?"
Emi belatedly realized the damn spider was, in fact, made out of rubber. As she looked around at the mess she'd made, she spotted Ford's concerned frown…
And Caph's playful grin. A wave of pleased humor hit her from the large man, and she immediately pieced together what had happened.
"Caph, I'm gonna fucking kill your ass!"
Ford looked confused as the big man started laughing so hard he doubled over. "What happened?" Ford asked as he walked over to her and helped her to her feet. He brushed coffee grounds off her uniform.
From the doorway, Caph wheezed with laughter and shook his head.
Aaron, stepping carefully to avoid the spilled coffee grounds, picked up the spider and held it up for Ford to see. "The practical joker is back."
Caph howled with laughter and slid down the wall.
Ford sadly surveyed the spilled coffee and shook his head. "What a waste." As dedicated a coffee drinker as Emi, to him it was practically sacrilege for it to be wasted like that. He took the spider from Aaron. "I wondered where Bucky had gotten to. We haven't seen him in a couple of years, have we?"
"Bucky?" Emi asked.
Aaron frowned at Caph, who still giggled by the counter. "Yeah, Bucky the rubber spider. It's sort of Caph's tradition. He's been getting me and Ford with him at least once a year on average for nearly as long as we've been together."
Emi snatched the spider from Ford and jammed it in one of the outer pockets of her pants. "Not funny, Caph!"
He managed to get to his feet, still occasionally snorting. "Happy Halloween, babe. It was hysterical from this end. You should see your face."
She swatted his naked shoulder. "You think it's so funny, you get to clean up that mess."
Aaron yawned. "She's got a point." He leveled a serious gaze at Caph. "Clean it up. Now."
"Okay, okay. I will. Let me go pull some clothes on—"
"Now, Caph," Aaron said.
Caph sighed. "Yes, mon captain."
"Quit hogging her," Ford scolded, his smile belying his words. "You always hog her."
"No, I don't," Caph responded, tweaking her nipples and making her moan. "You had her to yourself all morning."
"He's got a point," Aaron noted. "We should get dibs."
Emi cranked open an eye and glared at them. "If you start taking numbers, someone's getting slugged."
The men laughed. Aaron pushed Caph down onto the bed. Caph easily grabbed Emi and hauled her up the bed with him, turning her over so she faced him. He grabbed her by the waist and positioned her so he could thrust his hips up and spear her ready pussy with his stiff cock.
She moaned, closing her eyes and wiggling so his cock pierced her as deeply as possible. The soft down of blond curls dusting his chest rubbed against her pebbled nipples, adding an additional level of pleasure. She ran her hands over his chest, enjoying the feel of his warm flesh under her palms.
"That's the sound I love to hear," Aaron said. She felt the bed dip behind her. A moment later, he rubbed cool lube on her puckered ring, slowly working one finger inside her ass.
She squirmed against Caph. "Yes!" she gasped.
"What about me?" Ford complained.
She lifted her head from Caph's chest. "Get yourself over here and quit whining, sweetie."
"That's more like it." He eagerly changed position, kneeling next to Caph's head so she could reach his cock with her mouth.
Aaron chuckled from behind her. "I'm not so sure she's going to be the one worn out," he joked. He added more lube and worked a second finger into her. "All she has to do is lie there and enjoy it."
She closed her eyes and moaned around Ford's cock as it slid between her lips. She loved this, having all three of them at once. Something that wouldn't happen very often, if at all, while in space with someone always needing to be on watch.
OUT OF BIGHT, OUT OF MIND
She snuggled up against his chest. "Yeah."
"I wish I could fix this for you, but Cap's right. It's a direct order from higher up, and unless the guy does something to allow us cause, we can't boot him or refuse the temp assignment." He gently tipped her chin up so she had to look him in the eye. "We're not choosing him over you. I just want to make sure you understand that. The three of us feel like crap that we can't refuse the order and make him go away."
"I know. I hate that I'm feeling like this. It's so childish."
"No, don't hate it. It's part of what makes you so beautiful, inside and out, babe." He stroked her cheek with his thumb. "Look how you healed Aaron. All of us. It was that special part of you, the empath part of you, that made you perfect for us." He nuzzled her nose with his. "And if it means there are times you have conflicts with others because of it, I'm okay with that. I'll always trust your instincts over anything else."
She took a deep breath, held it, and let it out again. "Thank you," she whispered.
He kissed her forehead. "I love you. You don't need to thank me."
"Okay." She listened to his heartbeat rumbling in her ear through his shirt. "Caph?"
"Yeah, babe?"
"Can I have my drink back now?"
"I'm not sure. You feeling okay?"
She started to say yes when she broke down crying again. He cradled her against his large, comforting body. Maybe she was drunk.
No, she knew it was a mix of the inevitable, along with hating herself for feeling like this.
Okay, maybe a little of the M-squareds.
After a few minutes, she sniffled and wiped at her nose with the back of her hand. "I'm okay."
"Yeah." She sniffled again as she looked at his attire while he untangled himself from her and stood. Still in his casual crew uniform, he didn't exactly fit in with the other resort patrons surrounding the pool. "Did you bring a bathing suit?"
"Yep. I brought yours, too, but looks like you beat me to it."
"Aww. You packed for me?"
"No, Ford did." He leaned in and kissed her. "I'll go change and be back in a little while. Don't go anywhere." He started to turn to leave, but he reached over, picked up her drink, and handed it to her. "And don't get too shitfaced, sweetie."
"I'll be waiting right here." While he was gone, she hurriedly finished that one and ordered herself another drink. She might regret it the next day, but it was rare she could totally slough off her duties and just be a normal human.
And she needed that now more than ever. Especially since she knew what was coming after her three-day mini-vacation ended.
A moment later, the end of the bed dipped and Ford let out a loud moan. His head limply fell to her shoulder as he rocked his hips against her. "Oohhh, fuck yeah," he mumbled.
If she cocked her head, she could see Caph kneeling behind him, working lube into Ford's ass. And already his cock was growing hard again. When Ford quit moving, holding still, she knew Caph was sliding his delicious cock deep up his tight channel.
And the groan the larger man let out confirmed it.
"He hard again, baby?" Caph asked her.
He lightly slapped Ford's ass. "What are you waiting for? Get moving."
Ford's teeth grazed her shoulder as he lightly bit down, but his hips started rocking, slowly at first, then gaining speed until he was fucking himself back and forth between her pussy and Caph's cock.
Emi drew her knees up, giving Ford better access and enjoying the way her swollen, sensitive clit rubbed against his body at the bottom of every stroke. Not enough to get her over, but enough to revive her interest in maybe trying for one more.
"That's it," Caph encouraged, his voice sounding strained. She could tell he was holding back, struggling against a dam about to explode. "Hurry up, buddy."
Ford pushed up on his arms for traction, and the whole bed shook as he seesawed between them.
She grabbed his head and kissed him and that was all it took to shove him over the edge. She swallowed his moans and felt her heart leap with the feel of his orgasm spiraling through him, soon followed by Caph.
As the three of them collapsed onto the bed in a sweaty tangle, Ford lifted his head so he could look at her. "Hiya."
She giggled. "Hiya."
They were all startled by the sound of clapping. They looked over to see Aaron leaning against the wall next to the door, a grin on his face and a huge bulge tenting his trousers. Another suitcase sat on the floor next to him.
"I didn't hear you come in," Caph said.
He laughed and pushed off the wall to walk over to the bed. "No, because you three were busy coming."
Emi faked a pout. "I didn't come."
"What?" Caph and Ford said in unison.
"You most certainly have come today," Caph said as he sat up, hands on his hips.
"Yeah," Ford said. "I got at least two out of you."
She still feigned poutiness. "Not that last time. You both came without me."
Aaron smacked Ford on the ass. "Move it. Both of you go clean up." He kicked off his shoes, pulled off his shirt, and started working on his trousers. "I'll take care of her. And I've got something she can take care of, too."
Emi licked her lips in anticipation. When Aaron crawled into bed on top of her, he kissed her, his stiff cock rubbing between her legs. "So they didn't take care of you, huh?"
She shook her head. "Not that last time. Well, okay, they did make me come, but that last time they came without me."
"Want me to issue them demerits?"
She loved the wicked, playful gleam in his eyes. "Yeah. And while you're at it, issue one to the floor, too."
"It attacked me. Rudely."
"She's drunk," Caph called from the bathroom.
"Am not!" she shot back. "You said I was supernovically soused."
He stuck his head out of the bathroom. "No, I said you were supernova-shitfaced."
"Oh. Well, whatever."
Waves of amusement washed off Aaron. She loved feeling that from him almost as much as she did his love and affection. "So our little doctor is drunk, huh?"
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List of dragons in mythology and folklore
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This article is about dragons in mythology and folklore. For dragons in fiction, see List of dragons in popular culture.
This is a list of dragons in mythology and folklore.
1 Asian dragons
2 European dragons
3 North American dragons
4 South American dragons
5 African dragons
6 Oceanian dragons
7 Common dragons with unknown origin
7.1 Other serpentine creatures in mythology and folklore
Asian dragons[edit]
Anatolian Dragons Illuyaka Originating from Hittite mythology, a serpentine dragon slain by Tarḫunz.[1]
Arabian dragons Al Tinnin It contains 31 stars. It became known to Arabs through translations Greek.
Falak A dragon or serpent of Middle Eastern legend
Bahamut A gigantic cosmic winged sea serpent and later became a dragon via borrowing characteristics from Judeo-Christian Leviathan and Bahamut from modern media.
Armenian dragons Vishap Related to European dragons, usually depicted as a winged snake or with a combination of elements from different animals.[2]
Chinese dragons Lóng (Lung2 in Wade-Giles romanization.)
The Chinese dragon, is a creature in Chinese mythology and is sometimes called the Oriental (or Eastern) dragon. Depicted as a long, snake-like creature with four legs, it has long been a potent symbol of auspicious power in Chinese folklore and art. This type of dragon, however, is sometimes depicted as a creature constructed of many animal parts and it might have the fins of fish, or the horns of a stag.
Azure Dragon a dragon that represents the east and the spring season, in Chinese mythology and one of the Four Symbols (Chinese constellation).[3]
Dragon King, a water and weather god in Chinese mythology.
Gonggong a destructive water god or monster in Chinese mythology
Yellow Dragon of the Center in Chinese mythology.
Fucanglong of the volcanic element, and god of crafting.
Tianlong, a celestial dragon in Chinese mythology.
Jiaolong, defined as a "scaled dragon", is a dragon in Chinese mythology.
Panlong, the "coiled dragon", is an aquatic dragon resembling a jiaolong in Chinese mythology, an ancient motif in Chinese art, and a proper name.
Shenlong, "god dragon" or "divine dragon", s a spiritual dragon from Chinese mythology who is the master of storms and also a bringer of rain. He is of equal significance to other creatures such as Tianlong, the celestial dragon.
Dilong, "earth dragon", one of many types of -long dragons such as shenlong and huanglong, the "Yellow Dragon".
Qiulong, a Chinese dragon was contradictorily defined as "horned dragon" and "hornless dragon".
Yinglong, "responsive dragon", is a winged dragon and rain deity in ancient Chinese mythology.
Teng, "a flying dragon", "flying-dragon snake", "soaring snake", is a flying dragon in Chinese mythology.
Bashe or Pa snake Bashe was a python-like Chinese mythological giant snake that ate elephants.
Babylonian dragons Abzu from Babylonian mythology, sometimes considered dragons. Would have been located in now present-day Iraq and Syria.
Marduk Ruler of the gods and the slayer of Tiamat, then was considered the ruler of all gods.
Mušḫuššu A creature from ancient Mesopotamian mythology found on Ishtar Gate. A mythological hybrid, it is a scaly dragon with hind legs resembling the talons of an eagle, feline forelegs, a long neck and tail, a horned head, a snake-like tongue, and a crest. Name means "reddish snake", sometimes also translated as "fierce snake".
Tiamat from Babylonian mythology, sometimes considered dragons. Would have been located in now present-day Iraq and Syria.
Indian dragons Nāga A serpentine dragon common to all cultures influenced by Hinduism. They are often cloaked like a mongoose and may have several heads depending on their rank. They usually have no arms or legs but those with limbs resemble the Chinese dragon. Many of the naga are more inclined towards larger snakes, not dragons.
Apalāla also known as "Naga King", is a water-dwelling dragon in Buddhist mythology and said to live near the Swat River.[4] The dragon was said to have converted to Buddhism.
Kaliya nag, from Indian mythology which was defeated by lord Krishna. It is said that Krishna did not kill the snake and left it. The Kaliya Nag is said to have more than 1000 fangs.
Bhogavati, "peopled by snakes" in Hindi, is the residence of the Nāga King Varuṇa.
Pakhangba
A Manipuri dragon, a giant serpent that relates to humans.
Vritra Vritra, also known as "Ahi", is a serpent or dragon and is a major asura in Vedic religion. He is the personification of drought, and adversary of Indra the thunder god and king of heaven. He appears as a dragon blocking the course of the rivers and is heroically slain by Indra. The term ahi is cognate with the Zoroastrian Azi Dahaka.
Indonesian/Malay dragons Naga or Nogo
Derived from the Indian nāga, belief in the Indo-Malay dragon spread throughout Maritime Southeast Asia with Hinduism. The word naga is still the common Malay/Indonesian term for dragon.[5] Like its Indian counterpart, the naga is considered divine in nature, benevolent, and often associated with sacred mountains, forests, or certain parts of the sea.[citation needed]. In Indonesia, particularly Javanese and Balinese mythology, a naga is depicted as a crowned, giant, magical serpent, and sometimes winged.
Antaboga or Anantaboga, a Javanese and Balinese world serpent. It is a naga of Javanese origin, derivative of Shiva-Hinduism Ananta Shesha
Japanese dragons Ikuchi A water dragon youkai in Japanese mythology.
Tatsu Dragon of Japanese mythology, and the master of the water, like the Ryu.
Orochi the eight-headed serpent slain by Susanoo in Japanese mythology.
Kuraokami A Japanese dragon and a deity of rain and snow.
Ryū
Similar to Chinese dragons, with three claws instead of four. They are usually benevolent, associated with water, and may grant wishes.
Ryūjin, the dragon god of the sea in Japanese mythology.
Kuzuryū A nine-headed dragon.
Gozuryū A five-headed dragon.[6]
Hai-Riyo The Hai-Riyo are fabulous composites from Japanese mythology. They have the body, claws, and wings of a bird with the head of a dragon.
The Hai-Riyo are related to the Ying-Lung.[7]
Uwabami Often used to describe a giant serpent or giant python in the legends of Japan.[8] During different periods of history, they have been referred to as orochi, daija, and uwabami, but all of these refer to the same creature.
Khmer dragons Neak
The Khmer dragon, or neak is derived from the Indian nāga. Like its Indian counterpart, the neak is often depicted with cobra like characteristics such as a hood. The number of heads can be as high as nine, the higher the number the higher the rank. Odd-headed dragons are symbolic of male energy while even headed dragons symbolize female energy. Traditionally, a neak is distinguished from the often serpentine Makar and Tao, the former possessing crocodilian traits and the latter possessing feline traits. A dragon princess is the heroine of the creation myth of Cambodia.
Korean dragons Yong (Mireu) A sky dragon, essentially the same as the Chinese lóng. Like the lóng, yong and the other Korean dragons are associated with water and weather. In pure Korean, it is also known as 'mireu'.
Imoogi A hornless ocean dragon, sometimes equated with a sea serpent. Imoogi literally means, "Great Lizard". The legend of the Imoogi says that the sun god gave the Imoogi their power through a human girl, which would be transformed into the Imoogi on her 17th birthday. Legend also said that a dragon-shaped mark would be found on the shoulder of the girl, revealing that she was the Imoogi in human form.
Gyo A mountain dragon. In fact, the Chinese character for this word is also used for the imoogi.
Levantine dragons Yam The god of the sea in the Canaanite pantheon from Levantine mythology.
Lotan A demonic dragon reigning the waters, a servant of the sea god Yam defeated by the storm god Hadad-Baʿal in the Ugaritic Baal Cycle. From Levantine mythology and Hebrew scriptures.
Leviathan a creature with the form of a sea monster from Jewish belief and from Levantine mythology.
Persian dragons Azhdaha A mythical reptilian creature that derives from Persian folklore, a gigantic snake or lizard-like creatures sometimes associated with rains and living in the air, in the sea, or on the earth.[9] It is said that eating the heart of an Azhdaha brings courage and bravery.
Ur The king of the World of Darkness in Mandaeism,[10] portrayed as a dragon or snake.[11]
Zahhak A dragon or serpent described with three heads, and one of the heads is human.[12] However, in later text Zahhak are described a human with two snakes growing off of each shoulder.[12] Zahhak originate in old Persian and Zoroastrian mythology.[12] In some translated versions of the book Alif Laylah (One Thousand and One Arabian Nights) Zahhak is described as a giant python-like serpent having a hood like cobra.
Aži Zairita, from Zoroastrian mythology (Avesta), the 'yellow dragon,' that is killed by the hero Kərəsāspa (In Middle Persian Kirsāsp).[13]
Aži Raoiδita, from Zoroastrian mythology (Avesta), the 'red dragon' conceived by Angra Mainyu's to bring about the 'daeva-induced winter' that is the reaction to Ahura Mazda's creation of the Airyanem Vaejah.[14]
Philippine dragons Bakunawa The Bakunawa, who was initially a beautiful goddess, appears as a gigantic serpent that lives in the sea. Ancient natives believed that the Bakunawa caused the moon or the sun to disappear during an eclipse. It is said that during certain times of the year, the Bakunawa arises from the ocean and proceeds to swallow the moon whole. To keep the Bakunawa from completely eating the moon, the natives would go out of their houses with pots and pans in hand and make a noise barrage in order to scare the Bakunawa into spitting out the moon back into the sky. The creature is present in Bicolano and Visayan mythologies. It is blocked by the moon goddess Haliya in Bicolano mythology, while in Visayan mythology, it is stopped by the god of death, Sidapa.[15]
Láwû A serpent from Kapampangan mythology which seeks to swallow the moon, and causes lunar eclipses.[16]
Olimaw A winged phantom dragon-serpent from Ilokano mythology. It seeks to swallow the moon.[17]
Sawa A huge serpent monster from Tagalog and Ati mythologies. It attempts to swallow the moon and sun. It is blocked by the god of the sun, Apolaki, and goddess of the moon, Mayari.[18]
Samal Naga A gigantic, trapped dragon in the milky way. It is said that it will be freed and devour all those not faithful to their respective deities in Samal mythology.[19]
Kanlaon dragon A mad dragon which used to live in Mount Kanlaon in Negros Island. According to Hiligaynon mythology, it was defeated by the epic heroes, Laon and Kan.[20]
Sumerian dragons Kur Kur, the first ever dragon from ancient Sumerian, now present-day Southern Iraq.
Taiwanese dragons Han Long A dragon that holds the power to cause droughts in Taiwanese folklore.[21]
Tibetan Dragons Druk From Tibetan and Himalayan Mythology, a Dragon of Thunder similar to Shenlong in China, this Orb holding serpentine creature lives in the remote areas of Mt. Everest and gives snow and rain to the Tibetan people. Some say they are protectors of Shangrila.
Turkic dragons Ejderha or Evren The Turkish dragon secretes flames from its tail, and there is no mention in any legends of its having wings, or even legs. In fact, most Turkish (and later Islamic) sources describe dragons as gigantic snakes.
Erenkyl Erenkyl, the mythical dragon of the Yakuts (Sakha).
Vietnamese dragons Rồng or Long A dragon that is represented with a spiral tail and a long fiery sword-fin. Dragons were personified as a caring mother with her children or a pair of dragons. Much like the Chinese Dragon, The Vietnamese Dragon is a water deity responsible for bringing rain during times of drought. Images of the Dragon King have 5 claws, while images of lesser dragons have only 4 claws.
Con rit is a water dragon from Vietnamese mythology.
European dragons[edit]
This is a list of European dragons.
Albanian dragons Bolla In the Albanian mythology Bolla (also known as Bullar in South Albania), is a type of serpentic dragon (or a demonic dragon-like creature) with a long, coiled, serpentine body, four legs and small wings in ancient Albanian folklore. This dragon sleeps throughout the whole year, only to wake on Saint George's Day, where its faceted silver eyes peer into the world. The Bolla does this until it sees a human. It devours the person, then closes its eyes and sleeps again.[22] Bolla was worshiped as the deity Boa by the ancestors of Albanians, Illyrians.[23] Bolla appears in the coat of arms of the House of Bua Shpata.
Kulshedra In its twelfth year, the bolla evolves by growing nine tongues, horns, spines and larger wings. At this time it will learn how to use its formerly hidden fire-breathing abilities, and is now called a kulshedra or kuçedra (hydra). The kuçedra causes droughts and lives off human sacrifices. Kulshedras are killed by Drangue, Albanian winged warriors with supernatural powers. Thunderstorms are conceived as battles between the drangues and the kulshedras.
Dreq Dreq is the dragon (draco) proper. It was demonized by Christianity and now is one of the Albanian names of the devil.
Alpine dragons Tatzelwurm A lizard-like creature, often described as having the face of a cat, with a serpent-like body which may be slender or stubby, with four short legs or two forelegs.
Austrian: Tatzelwurm/ Praatzelwurm/ Linwurm/ Stutzn/ Bergstutz
Swiss: Stollenwurm/ Tazzelwurm/ Stollwurm
Slovenian: Daadzelwurm/ Hockwurm
German: Daalzwurm/ Praazlwurm
French: Arassas
Catalan dragons Drac Catalan dragons are serpent-like creatures with two legs (rarely four) and, sometimes, a pair of wings. Their faces can resemble that of other animals, like lions or cattle. They have a burning breath. Their breath is also poisonous, the reason by which dracs are able to rot everything with their stench. A víbria is a female dragon.
Chuvash dragons Věri Şělen Chuvash dragons are winged fire-breathing and shape shifting dragons and represent the pre-Islamic mythology, they originate with the ancestral Chuvash people.[24]
English dragons Wyvern Wyverns are common in medieval heraldry. Their usual blazon is statant. Wyverns are normally shown as dragons with two legs and two wings.
Bignor Hill dragon, there is a brief mention of a dragon on Bignor Hill south of the village of Bignor near the famous Roman Villa, apparently "A large dragon had its den on Bignor Hill, and marks of its folds were to be seen on the hill". Similar legends have been told of ridges around other hills, such as at Wormhill in Derbyshire.
Bisterne Dragon, the New Forest folktale states that the dragon lived in Burley, Hampshire, and terrorised the village of Bisterne. It was finally killed in Lyndhurst, Hampshire by Sir Maurice de Berkeley and its body turned into a hill called Boltons Bench. Though the knight survived, the trauma of the battle drove him mad, and soon after he returned to the hill to die, his corpse becoming a yew tree.
Blue Ben of Kilve, in West Somerset is said to have once been home to a dragon called Blue Ben which the devil used as a steed. The skull of a fossilised ichthyosaur on display in the local museum is sometimes pointed out as belonging to Blue Ben.
Green Dragon of Mordiford, of Herefordshire folklore
Dragon of Loschy Hill, of Yorkshire folklore
unnamed dragon (referred to by the Saxon draca and wyrm) defeated by Beowulf and Wiglaf in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf.
Wyrm or worm Another term for a sea serpent in Old English; these do not have limbs.
Lambton Worm, of Northumbrian legend, says that it curled around Worm Hill near Fatfield in northeast England, would eat livestock and children, and was killed during the time of the Crusades by a Sir John Lambton.
Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh, of Northumbrian legend.
Whitby Wyrm, of Yorkshire folklore.
Python, from Greek Mythology slain by Apollo.
Worm of Linton
Feydragon A unnatural dragon from the story of Lewis Carol's Alice in Wonderland.
Jabberwock, from the story Jabberwocky in Alice in the Looking Glass.
Longwitton dragon Of Northumbrian legend.
Worm hill dragon 700 AD the Anglo-Saxons settled and called it "Wruenele" this translates as "Wruen" worm, reptile or dragon and "ele" hill. According to local folklore the hill at Knotlow (Derbyshire) was the lair of a dragon and the terraces around it were made by the coils of its tail. Knotlow is an ancient volcanic vent and this may explain the myth.
Knucker A kind of water dragon, living in knuckerholes in Sussex, England.
St. Leonard's Forest dragons Of Sussex folklore.
French dragons Dragon
Authors tend often to present the dragon legends as symbol of Christianity's victory over paganism, represented by a harmful dragon. The French representation of dragons spans much of European history.
Guivres from Medieval France
Graoully of Metz, symbol of Christianization over paganism.
Tarasque A fearsome legendary dragon-like mythological hybrid from Provence, tamed by Saint Martha.
Peluda
Also known as The Shaggy Beast, or La Velue, a legendary dragon from La Ferté-Bernard that shot deadly quills from its back.
Germanic, Icelandic, & Scandinavian dragons Lindworm
Lindworms are serpent-like dragons with either two or no legs. In Nordic and Germanic heraldry, the lindworm looks the same as a wyvern.[25]
Jörmungandr, a sea serpent or dragon in Norse mythology.
Lagarfljótsormurinn, a lake monster or dragon living in the Lagarfljót, near Egilsstaðir, Iceland.
Níðhöggr (the Dread Biter, also spelled Nidhogg) from Norse mythology — not always worm-like.
Puk Puk is a serpentine-bodied, four-footed dragon (with sometimes wings) of Germanic folklore, appearing in the legends of Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, and Germany.
Slavic - Krukis
Germany - Puk, Puks, Puck
Latvia - Pukis
Lithuania - Pukys, Kaukas, Kaukas
Estonia - Pukje, Pisuhand, Tulihand, Puuk[26]
Greek dragons Drákōn – δράκων
Cadmus fighting the Ismenian dragon (which guarded the sacred spring of Ares) is a legendary story from the Greek lore dating to before ca. 560–550 B.C. Greek dragons commonly had a role of protecting important objects or places. For example, the Colchian dragon watched the Golden Fleece and the Nemean dragon guarded the sacred groves of Zeus.[27] The name comes from the Greek "drakeîn" meaning "to see clearly".[28]
Hydra, also called the Lernaean Hydra, from Greek Mythology is described as a dragon-like animal
Ladon from Greek mythology
Python, from Greek mythology, the snake killed by Apollo
Typhon from Greek mythology is often thought of as a dragon
Agathodaemon Agathodeamons numinous presence could be represented in art as a serpent in the classical Greek period.
Amphisbaena A mythological, ant-eating serpent with a head at each end.
Hungarian dragons Fernyiges A black dragon that is the lord of dragons.
Sárkány A dragon in human form. Most are giants with more than one head, in which their strength resides. They become weaker as they lose them.
In the contemporary Hungarian language, sárkány is used to mean any kind of dragon.
Zomok A giant winged snake. It often serves as flying mount of the garabonciás (a kind of magician). The sárkánykígyó rules over storms and bad weather.
Italian dragons Tarantasio A dragon that lived in Gerundo Lake between Milan, Lodi and Cremona.
Leonese and Asturian dragons Cuélebre In Asturian and Leonese mythology the Cuélebres are giant winged serpents, which live in caves where they guard treasures and kidnapped xanas. They can live for centuries and, when they grow really old, they use their wings to fly. Their breath is poisonous and they often kill cattle to eat. The Leonese term Cuelebre comes from Latin colŭbra, i.e., snake.
It is also a name for a maiden cursed into a dragon in the story of the same name.
Lithuanian dragons Slibinas This dragon is more of a hydra with multiple heads, though sometimes it does appear with one head.
Aitvaras Aitvaras is described as a bird with the appearance of a dragon outdoors. An aitvaras will lodge itself in a house and most often refuse to leave. It brings both good and bad luck to the inhabitants of the house, providing its adopted home with stolen gold and grain, often getting the household into trouble.
Žaltys A household spirit in Lithuanian mythology. Part of prussian, Baltic, Latvian and Lithuanian mythology.
Polish dragons Wawel Dragon
Smok Wawelski from Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia universalis, 1544
Also known as Smok Wawelski, from Polish folklore, a dragon that lived in a cave on Wawel Hill on the bank of Vistula River in Kraków and was killed by a clever shoemaker's apprentice.
Spanish/ Hispanic dragons Coca A mythical ghost-monster, equivalent to the bogeyman, found in many Hispanic or Spanish speaking countries. The Cucuy is a male being while Cuca is a female version of the mythical monster.
In Portuguese mythology coca is a female dragon that fights with Saint George. She loses her strength when Saint George cuts off one of her ears.
The Tarasca/ Coca was originally related to the Tarasque of France. [29]
Romanian dragons Balaur, Zburator Balaur are very similar to the Slavic zmey: very large, with fins and multiple heads.
Siberian dragon Yilbegän Related to European Turkic and Slavic dragons, multi-headed man-eating monster in the mythology of Turkic peoples of Siberia, as well as Siberian Tatars.
Slavic dragons Zmey, zmiy, żmij, змей, or zmaj, or drak, or smok
Similar to the conventional European dragon, but multi-headed. They breathe fire and/or leave fiery wakes as they fly. In Slavic and related tradition, dragons symbolize evil. Specific dragons are often given Turkic names (see Zilant), symbolizing the long-standing conflict between the Slavs and Turks. However, in Serbian and Bulgarian folklore, dragons are defenders of the crops in their home regions, fighting against a destructive demon Ala, whom they shoot with lightning.[30][31]
Zirnitra, dragon-god in Wendish mythology. It was later used in the Royal Danish heraldry as a representation of Wendland
Zmey Gorynych – The dragon of the Slavic mythology. Its name is translated as "snake son-of-mountain" (due to the fact it lives in a mountain), it has three heads, wings, and it spits fire.
Chudo-Yudo - The dragon in Slavic mythology. Often multiheaded with any number of heads from three to ninety, it is most often an evil entity that kidnaps royal maidens or endanger the whole cities. Sometimes, he has a body of a giant human with heads of the serpent-like dragon. Most often supernaturally strong, sometimes with fiery breath, he is usually the main evil character in the story, though in some he is actually good or helping. In some versions, he is related to Koshchey the Deathless or Baba Yaga; in others, he is either of these two characters in their different form. Chudo-Yudo has a similarity to Greek Hydra, through to the fact that his head grow back (and sometimes multiply) when cut, so a lot of cunning is needed to beat him.
Scotland Bheithir In Celtic Mythology Ben Vair in Scotland takes its name from the dragon that used to live in a great hollow in the face of a mountain known as Corrie Lia. The dragon was tricked into walking along a pontoon bridge with hidden spikes.
Tatar dragons Zilant
Similar to a wyvern or cockatrice, the Zilant is the symbol of the city of Kazan. Zilant itself is a Russian rendering of Tatar yılan, i.e., snake. By the Tataro-Bulgarian mythology lived in present-day Kazan and is represented on the city's coat of arms.
Welsh dragons Y Ddraig Goch
In Welsh mythology, after a long battle (which the Welsh King Vortigern witnesses) a red dragon defeats a white dragon; Merlin explains to Vortigern that the red dragon symbolizes the Welsh, and the white dragon symbolizes the Saxons – thus foretelling the ultimate defeat of the English by the Welsh. The ddraig goch appears on the Welsh national flag.
North American dragons[edit]
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Indigenous American dragons Piasa Bird A Native American dragon of Illini people. Piasa Bird is a Native American dragon depicted in one of two murals painted by Native Americans on bluffs (cliffsides) above the Mississippi River.
Horned Serpent One of the most common form of native American dragons, a recurring figure among many indigenous tribes of the Southeast Woodlands and other tribal groups.
Mi-ni-wa-tu A dragon-like horned serpent of the Lakota peoples' mythology.
Unhcegila A horned serpent also of Lakota mythology.
Gaasyendietha A lake dragon or serpent of the Great Lakes, found in Iroquois and Seneca mythology.
Cadborosaurus or Caddy A sea serpent in the folklore of regions of the Pacific Coast of North America.
Palulukon Palulukon is a class of water serpent to the Hopi of North America.[32]
European-American Dragons Thevetat American esoteric cosmology and Theosophy of the 19th century.
Snallygaster A tentacled dragon of appalachian Maryland, often said to be cycloptic and a hunter of black slaves.
Aztec dragons Quetzalcoatl From Aztec mythology, has a dragon-like aspect.
Xiuhcoatl a serpent from Aztec mythology
Mayan dragons Kukulkan A Mayan mythological serpent,
Q'uq'umatz From Mayan K'iche' mythology.
South American dragons[edit]
Brazilian dragons Boitatá Boitatá, Brazilian, the name comes from the Old Tupi language and means "fiery serpent" (mboî tatá). Its great fiery eyes leave it almost blind by day, but by night, it can see everything. According to legend, Boi-tatá one was a big serpent which survived a great deluge.
Paraguay Teju Jagua Teju Jagua from Guaraní mythology is described was a huge lizard with seven dog-like heads, entitled to a "fiery gaze", and being associated as the god of fruits, caves and (more common with the Dragons in Europe) as the protector of hidden treasures.
Inca dragons Amaru Dragon or rather a Chimera of Inca Mythology. It had multiple heads consisting of either a puma's, a condor's, or a llama's head with a fox's muzzle, condor wings, snake's body, fish's tail, and coated in crocodilian or lizard scales. It was found frequently throughout Andean iconography and naming within the empire, and likely predates the rise of the Inca.
Mapuche dragons Ten Ten-Vilu The serpent god of earth and fertility in traditional Mapuche religion. Part of the myth of the Legend of Trentren Vilu and Caicai Vilu.
Coi Coi-Vilu The serpent god of water, and the ruler of the sea in traditional Mapuche religion. Created by the god Ngenechen from his sons after a fight he had with them.
African dragons[edit]
Benin dragons Aido Wedo The Rainbow Serpent of Dahomey mythology.
Egyptian dragons Apep or Apophis The giant Snake or Serpent of Chaos from Egyptian mythology.
Ouroboros The "tail-eater" snake or serpent.
Jaculus A small mythical serpent or dragon. It can be shown with wings and sometimes has front legs.
Nyanga dragons Kirimu A dragon from the Mwindo Epic. It is described as a large animal with black hide, teeth like a dog, a huge belly, the tail of an eagle and seven horned heads. In the Mwindo Epic, it made a blood pact with Nkuba, the Nyanga lightning god.[33]
Oceanian dragons[edit]
Hawaiian dragons Kihawahine Kihawahine is described as a woman, a giant black lizard, or a dragon with red or auburn hair. She may be missing an eye, lost in a battle with Haumea. Kihawahine is the oldest Aumakua or spiritual helper in Polynesia.
Kalamainuʻu In Hawaiian mythology, Kalamainu'u (alternate spelling Kalanimainu'u) was a lizard goddess.
Mo'o Moʻo are shapeshifting lizard spirits in Hawaiian mythology.
Maori dragons Taniwha These are large supernatural beings that live in deep pools in rivers, dark caves, or in the sea, especially in places with dangerous currents or deceptive breakers (giant waves).
Common dragons with unknown origin[edit]
Azazel from the Abrahamic religions, is described as a dragon in the Apocalypse of Abraham.
Sea serpent, a water dragon found worldwide.
The unnamed five-headed dragon subdued by the Buddhist goddess Benzaiten at Enoshima in Japan in A.D. 552
The unnamed dragon defeated by Saint George.
Common Green Drakk from the Discovery of Dragons by Grahame Green, said to be the Dragons from the 18th century.
Cockatrice, a two-legged dragon or serpent-like creature with a rooster's head.
Basilisk, a legendary reptile reputed to be a serpent king, who can cause death with a single glance.
Other serpentine creatures in mythology and folklore[edit]
Brnensky drak (The dragon of Brno, Czech), the dragon killed nearby Moravian city (legend)
The Ljubljana dragon, the protector dragon of Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia.
Meister Stoor Worm of Orkney legend
European dragon
Dragons in Greek mythology
Dragons in Manipuri mythology
List of dragons in literature
List of dragons in popular culture
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Herensuge
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ACR Backs NCD for MRI of Cardiac Rhythm Disorders
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The four societies submitted a joint comment letter on February 18 to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It recommends coverage conditions for MRI performance necessary for patients with implanted pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers or cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators that do not have Food and Drug Administration labeling specifically for MRI compatibility.
The comments address specific exclusion criteria and ask for clarification about supervision during MRI scanning.
The societies also commended CMS for proposing revisions to the language in section 220.2(C)(1) of the MRI National Coverage Determination (NCD) and provided revised language for the following sections:
3.ii.a: Less than or equal to six weeks since a patient's device implantation or lead revision or surgical modification
3.ii.a: MRI field strength is ≤ 1.5 Tesla; normal operating mode
3.ii.b: Pacemaker-dependent patients
3.ii.c: The CIED has no fractured, epicardial, or abandoned leads
3.ii.e: Facility Check List: Direct Supervision Criteria
CMS's expected completion date for the proposed NCD is April 11. The ACR will monitor developments and report to members about significant changes to the proposed NCD's status.


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Pentagon officials say that a request was submitted to Congress this summer for a licence for the use of the $300 million for other purposes. The application is still not approved. The move was first reported by Reuters.
A spokesman of the Pentagon, the Army, Lt.-Col. Kone Faulkner, said Sunday the petition to the Congress was in June or July and it was due to a lack of Pakistani decisive actions in support of" the AMERICAN strategy for bringing the Afghan conflict to a political solution.
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