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Smoke Signals (series)
Smoke signals are a form of visual communication used over long distances. Smoke Signal(s) may also refer to: Film and TV * Smoke Signal (film), ''Smoke Signal'' (film), a 1955 American film * "Smoke Signals", an episode of 2022 TV series ''American Horror Story: NYC'' * Smoke Signals (Dexter: New Blood), "Smoke Signals" (''Dexter: New Blood)'', a 2021 episode of the TV series ''Dexter: New Blood'' * Smoke Signals (film), ''Smoke Signals'' (film), a 1998 Canadian-American film * Smoke Signals (American Horror Story), "Smoke Signals" (''American Horror Story''), an episode of the eleventh season of ''American Horror Story'' Music * Smoke Signals (Smokey Robinson album), ''Smoke Signals'' (Smokey Robinson album), 1986 * Smoke Signals (MDC album), ''Smoke Signals'' (MDC album), 1986 * Smoke Signals (song), a 1956 song by Slim Whitman * "Smoke Signals", a song by Extreme on the 1989 album ''Extreme (Extreme album), Extreme'' * "Smoke Signals", a song by Phoebe Bridgers on the 2017 al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smoke Signals
The smoke signal is one of the oldest forms of long-distance communication. It is a form of visual communication used over a long distance. In general smoke signals are used to transmit news, signal danger, or to gather people to a common area. History and usage In ancient China, soldiers along the Great Wall sent smoke signals on its beacon towers to warn one another of enemy invasion. The colour of the smoke communicated the size of the invading party. By placing the beacon towers at regular intervals, and situating a soldier in each tower, messages could be transmitted over the entire 7,300 kilometres of the Wall. Smoke signals also warned the inner castles of the invasion, allowing them to coordinate a defense and garrison supporting troops. In ancient Sri Lanka, soldiers stationed on the mountain peaks would alert each other of impending enemy attack (from English people, Dutch people or Portuguese people) by signaling from peak to peak. In this way, they were able to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smoke Signal (film)
''Smoke Signal'' is a 1955 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Dana Andrews and Piper Laurie. Plot Cavalry officer Brett Halliday is facing a court-martial for treason over his defection to a Ute tribe that has been making raids on soldiers. After a bloody attack at the fort, survivors ford the Colorado River in boats, fleeing for their lives. They include the captain now in charge, plus Laura Evans, daughter of the dead commanding officer, and Lt. Ford, who is in love with Laura. Harper is intent on bringing Halliday to justice. Ford falls to his death from a cliff while fighting with Halliday, who helps the others fend off another attack. A grateful Capt. Harper can't bring himself to set Halliday free, but hints that he will not interfere if Halliday should escape. Laura hopes to see him again as Halliday gets away. Cast * Dana Andrews as Brett Halliday * Piper Laurie as Laura Evans * Rex Reason as Lt. Ford * William Talman (actor), W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NYC
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, education, poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
