Question: Olympic torch relay planned route Beijing, April 27--The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay will cover the greatest area and include the largest number of people. The plans were announced on Thursday night. The planned route would last 130 days and travel 137 000 km. First Nobel Prize winner to donate to Hope School Chinanews, Beijing, May 10--Professor Dannel Chee Tsui, in the USA, signed the agreement to donate 350 000yuan to his home town to build a Hope Primary School in China. Bill Gates receives Tsinghua honorary doctorate Beijing,April 20--Bill Gates, chairman of global IT giant Microsoft, received an honorary doctorate when he visited China's famous Tsinghua University on Thursday. Big Shaolin kung fu center to be built in Russia Chinanews, Beijing, April 27--China and Russia have signed a letter of intent ( )on the building of a Shaolin kung fu center in Russia. It will be the first of its kind in Russia,and also the biggest overseas kung fu center when it is completed. 1. when is the Olympic torch relay planned ?
2. where ?
3. what will it cover ?
4. and incluse ?
5. when was it anounced ?
6. how many days will it last ?
7. and travel ?
8. what did bill gates receive ?
9. who signed a letter of intent ?
10. when ?
11. what country ?
12. will it be the first of its kind ? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. April 27
2. Beijing
3. greatest area
4. largest number of people
5. Thursday night
6. 130 days
7. 137 000 km.
8. Tsinghua honorary doctorate
9. China and Russia
10. April 27
11. Russia
12. yes

Question: Syncretism () is the combining of different beliefs, while blending practices of various schools of thought. Syncretism involves the merging or assimilation of several originally discrete traditions, especially in the theology and mythology of religion, thus asserting an underlying unity and allowing for an inclusive approach to other faiths. Syncretism also occurs commonly in expressions of arts and culture, (known as eclecticism) as well as politics (syncretic politics).

The English word is first attested in the early 17th century, from Modern Latin "syncretismus", drawing on Greek ("synkretismos"), meaning "Cretan federation".

The Greek word occurs in Plutarch's (1st century AD) essay on "Fraternal Love" in his "Moralia" (2.490b). He cites the example of the Cretans, who compromised and reconciled their differences and came together in alliance when faced with external dangers. "And that is their so-called "Syncretism" [Union of Cretans]".

Erasmus probably coined the modern usage of the Latin word in his "Adagia" ("Adages"), published in the winter of 15171518, to designate the coherence of dissenters in spite of their differences in theological opinions. In a letter to Melanchthon of April 22, 1519, Erasmus specifically adduced the Cretans of Plutarch as an example of his adage "Concord is a mighty rampart".

Overt syncretism in folk belief may show cultural acceptance of an alien or previous tradition, but the "other" cult may survive or infiltrate without authorized "syncresis" nevertheless. For example, some Conversos developed a sort of cult for martyr-victims of the Spanish Inquisition, thus incorporating elements of Catholicism while resisting it. 1. What is syncretism?
2. When was it first attested?
3. and in Greek?
4. where does it commonly occur?
5. anything else?
6. In English what two languages is it derived from?
7. In Greek, did it appear in an essay?
8. What was the name of it?
9. Did the Cretans compromise?
10. Did they form an alliance?
11. When?
12. Did Erasmus use the word?
13. In what work?
14. Was it published?
15. when?
16. Who did he write a letter to?
17. When?
18. what was it an example of?
19. What religion was incorporated? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. the combining of different beliefs, while blending practices of various schools of thought
2. the early 17th century,
3. 1st century AD
4. in expressions of arts and culture,
5. as well as politics
6. Modern Latin and Greek
7. yes
8. an essay on "Fraternal Love" in his "Moralia Untitled though
9. yes
10. yes
11. when faced with external dangers.
12. yes
13. Adagia
14. yes
15. the winter of 15171518,
16. Melanchthon
17. April 22, 1519
18. the adage "Concord is a mighty rampart"
19. elements of Catholicism but I think the definition would be combining any part of belief systems

Question: (CNN)The odds seemed almost impossibly stacked against baby Lily, but she survived.

Rescuers found the toddler Saturday, hanging upside down in her mother's car, which had flipped into a frigid Utah river a day before.

If the wreck occurred when police believe it did, she may have been there for as many as 14 hours.

Lily's mother, Lynn Jennifer Groesbeck, died in the crash. She was 25 years old.

How did her 18-month-old survive?

One of the biggest factors was the car seat.

Lily was in the proper car seat for her age and the seat appears to have been properly attached.

Even though the child was trapped and upside down, her body remained in the seat and above the frigid water. Doctors say that such low temperatures are dangerous, but would be even more so if the baby were wet.

Dry cold temperatures are more survivable than wet cold temperatures.

Ironically, the cold might have actually helped Lily survive, said Dr. Barbara Walsh, with the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

"She's going to have a lower heart rate. She's going to have a lower metabolism. She's going to need less sugar," Walsh said. "It's almost like the body is sort of knowing that it needs to shut down to protect itself."

A variety of other factors were also likely at play.

"We don't know what time the child was last fed, when she drank. Given that it's wintertime and she was in her car seat, she was probably wearing mittens, a hat. We tend to over bundle our children, so the fact that she was dry, she probably had on multiple layers because it's winter, and there's always a chance that she had just been sort of fed right before this happened probably all played a role," Walsh said. 1. what odds were stacked against Lily?
2. What happened in the car?
3. How long was the baby in the car?
4. Did her mother survive?
5. How did the baby survive?
6. What did the cold have to do with Lily's survival?
7. Did she wear anything to protect her from the cold?
8. what else?
9. Was she fed before it happened?
10. Was she dry? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. The odds that she would survive.
2. It flipped into a Utah river, leaving Lily hanging upside down.
3. As many as 14 hours.
4. No.
5. She was properly in the car seat.
6. It slowed her body down which protected it.
7. Yes.
8. Mittens, a hat, and multiple layers of clothing
9. It is not certain, but there was a chance that she was.
10. Yes.