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Flood (other)
A flood is an overflow or accumulation of an expanse of water that submerges land. Flood(s), The Flood, Flooded or Flooding may also refer to: Computing * Flood fill, an algorithm that determines the area connected to a given node in a multi-dimensional array * Flooding (computer networking) * Internet Relay Chat flood, a form of denial-of-service attack * MAC flooding, a technique employed to compromise the security of network switches * Network flood, a denial-of-service attack on a network Film and television * ''The Flood'' (1927 film), a German silent film * ''The Flood'' (1931 film), American film directed by James Tinling * ''The Flood'' (1958 film), a Czech film * ''The Flood'' (1962 film), an American television film narrated by Laurence Harvey * ''The Flood'' (1963 film), children's adventure film written by Jean Scott Rogers * ''Flood!'', a 1976 American television film * '' The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?'' a 1993 American film based on real events. * ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flood
A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrology and are of significant concern in agriculture, civil engineering and public health. Human changes to the environment often increase the intensity and frequency of flooding, for example land use changes such as deforestation and removal of wetlands, changes in waterway course or flood controls such as with levees, and larger environmental issues such as climate change and sea level rise. In particular climate change's increased rainfall and extreme weather events increases the severity of other causes for flooding, resulting in more intense floods and increased flood risk. Flooding may occur as an overflow of water from water bodies, such as a river, lake, or ocean, in which the water overtops or breaks levees, resulting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flood (2007 Film)
''Flood'' is a 2007 British disaster film, directed by Tony Mitchell. It features Robert Carlyle, Jessalyn Gilsig, David Suchet and Tom Courtenay and is mainly set in London, England. It is based on the novel of the same name by Richard Doyle.Phase 9 Entertainment, "Flood" production details . Retrieved 2011-01-11 Plot A travels between the and mainland Europe, raising |
The Flood (novella)
''L'Inondation'' (''The Flood'') is an 1880 novella by Émile Zola. Set in the village of Saint-Jory, several miles up the Garonne from Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ..., it is the story of a family tragedy, told by its patriarch, seventy-year-old Louis Roubieu. Plot summary On a beautiful May day, the Garonne floods, washing away all the bridges; ruining nearly two thousand houses; drowning hundreds; and leaving twenty thousand starving to death. The novella describes the immediate impact this flood has on one household. External linksProject Gutenberg free eBook* 1880 French novels Novels by Émile Zola Novels set in France {{1880s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flood (novel)
''The Flood'' is the first novel by crime writer Ian Rankin Sir Ian James Rankin (born 28 April 1960) is a Scottish crime writer, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels. Early life Rankin was born in Cardenden, Fife. His father, James, owned a grocery shop, and his mother, Isobel, worked in a schoo .... Plot summary Mary Miller has always been an outcast. As a child, she fell into the hot burn - a torrent of warm chemical run-off from the local coal mine - and her hair turned white. Initially she was treated with sympathy, but all that changed a few days later, when the young man who pushed her in died in an accident. Now many years later, Mary is a single mother caught up in a faltering affair. Her son, Sandy, has fallen in love with a strange homeless girl - and both mother and son are forced to come to terms with a dark secret from Mary's past. {{DEFAULTSORT:Flood, the 1986 British novels Novels by Ian Rankin 1986 debut novels Polygon Books books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flood (Doyle Novel)
''Flood'' is a 2002 disaster thriller novel by Richard Doyle. Set in present-day London, the novel depicts a disastrous flood and fire of London, caused by a storm, and the consequential accident at an oil refinery, and failure of the Thames Barrier. The plot is similar to his 1976 novel ''Deluge'', updated to include the construction of the Thames Flood Barrier. The book was adapted into a 2007 disaster film, ''Flood'', directed by Tony Mitchell.Phase 9 Entertainment, "Flood" production details . Retrieved 2011-01-11 Plot summary In 1953, the East coast of England was struck by one of the worst storms of the century. In response to this, the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flood
A flood is an overflow or accumulation of an expanse of water that submerges land. Flood(s), The Flood, Flooded or Flooding may also refer to: Computing * Flood fill, an algorithm that determines the area connected to a given node in a multi-dimensional array * Flooding (computer networking) * Internet Relay Chat flood, a form of denial-of-service attack * MAC flooding, a technique employed to compromise the security of network switches * Network flood, a denial-of-service attack on a network Film and television * ''The Flood'' (1927 film), a German silent film * ''The Flood'' (1931 film), American film directed by James Tinling * ''The Flood'' (1958 film), a Czech film * ''The Flood'' (1962 film), an American television film narrated by Laurence Harvey * ''The Flood'' (1963 film), children's adventure film written by Jean Scott Rogers * ''Flood!'', a 1976 American television film * '' The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?'' a 1993 American film based on real events. * ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flood (Baxter Novel)
''Flood'' is a 2008 work of hard science fiction by English author Stephen Baxter. It describes a near future world where deep submarine seismic activity leads to seabed fragmentation, and the opening of deep subterranean reservoirs of water. Human civilisation is almost destroyed by the rising inundation, which covers Mount Everest in 2052. Baxter issued a sequel to this work, entitled '' Ark'', in 2009. ''Flood'' was nominated for the British Science Fiction Award in 2008. Synopsis The above effects are catastrophic, and exceed current estimates of climate change-related sea level rise. In the opening chapter, four main characters (former USAF Captain Lily Brooke, British military officer Piers Michaelmas, English tourist Helen Gray, and NASA scientist Gary Boyle) are liberated by a private megacorporation called AxysCorp from a Christian extremist Catalan terrorist bunker in Barcelona in 2016, after five years of captivity. AxysCorp was hoping to save a fifth prisoner, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flood (Al-Fayḍān)
The Flood () is the 1975 short story collection by the Syrian writer Ḥaidar Ḥaidar. The collection includes 11 short stories, all revolving around the suppression and oppression faced by Arab countries post liberation revolutions. Similar to his other works, Ḥaidar Ḥaidar employs stream-of-consciousness in his collection, where he focuses on the psychology of the Arab world and the inner machinations of nationalistic pioneers. Stories in the collection 11 short stories make up the collection: * Al-Namlu Wal Qat () * Al-Rihan () * Al-Zawaghan (The Illusion) * Ughniya Ḥazina Li Rajulin Kana Ḥayyan () * Man Allathi Yathkuru Al-Ghaba? () * Ṣamtu An-Nar () * Al-Ightiyal () * Al-Fayḍān () * Al-Juuʿ Wal Luṣuṣ Wal Qatala () * Al-Barabira () * Wishaḥun Wardiyun Li Rajulin Waḥid () Author's statements Ḥaidar Ḥaidar attributes his use of stream-of-consciousness to his childhood, for he stated that the recollections of childhood put him in a state closer t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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This is a list of villains from the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. For other, related lists, see below. See also * List of ''Doctor Who'' supporting characters * List of ''Doctor Who'' henchmen * List of ''Doctor Who'' universe creatures and aliens * List of ''Doctor Who'' robots * List of ''Torchwood'' characters * List of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' minor characters External links The Bumper Book of ''Doctor Who'' Monsters, Villains & Alien Species {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Doctor Who Villains Villains Doctor Who Doctor Who villains Villains A villain (also known as a "black hat" or "bad guy"; the feminine form is villainess) is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction. ''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'' defines such a character a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flood (Mad Men)
The sixth season of the American television drama series ''Mad Men'' premiered on April 7, 2013, with a two-hour episode and concluded on June 23, 2013. It consisted of thirteen episodes, each running for approximately 48 minutes. AMC broadcast the sixth season on Sundays at 10:00 pm ( ET) in the United States. The season premiered in the UK on Sky Atlantic on April 10, 2013. The sixth season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on November 5, 2013. Season six takes place between December 1967 and November 1968, with characters struggling to adjust to the changing office dynamics based on the counterculture movement. Cast Main cast *Jon Hamm as Don Draper *Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson *Vincent Kartheiser as Pete Campbell *January Jones as Betty Francis *Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris *Aaron Staton as Ken Cosgrove *Rich Sommer as Harry Crane *Kiernan Shipka as Sally Draper *Jessica Paré as Megan Draper *Kevin Rahm as Ted Chaough *Christopher Stanley as Henry Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flood (The Young Ones)
"Flood" is the sixth episode of British sitcom '' The Young Ones''. It was written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer, and directed by Paul Jackson. It was first aired on BBC2 on 14 December 1982 and was the final episode of the first series. Plot With none of the quartet noticing a medieval execution in their back garden, there is initial tranquility in the house, with Neil randomly hitting himself in the face with a frying pan, and Vyvyan reading one of Rick's ''" SS Death Camp Battalion go to Monte Cassino for the Massacre"'' war comics, leading to an argument with Rick over the comic's content. Before Neil prepares to go on a shopping trip for "everything except Green Globules and Super Mousse", Vyvyan mentions that he had concocted a 'homicidal axe-wielding maniac' potion disguised in a Coca-Cola can, that transforms the drinker into said person, under the guise of a "cure for not being a homicidal axe-wielding maniac", to which Vyvyan mentions the enormous potential ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flooded (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)
"Flooded" is the fourth episode of season 6 of the television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Plot Buffy attempts to repair a leaky pipe in her basement only to have it burst and flood the basement. At breakfast, the gang discusses the damage while Xander and a plumber examine the damage caused by the pipes. The plumber advises Buffy that a full re-piping is necessary and hands her a very large bill. The size of the cost leads to Buffy finding that, with hospital bills and funeral costs, the Summers girls are broke. Needing a way to pay for the expenses, Buffy goes to a bank to consult with a loan director. Buffy finds that, without a job and with no real collateral, she cannot get a loan. A demon breaks through the office window, interrupting the meeting, and Buffy fights him despite her conservative clothing. The demon escapes and the director refuses to give Buffy the loan for saving his life. Later that night, Willow tries to upset Buffy purposely in order to get her t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
