Monk

A monk (from Greek: μοναχός, monachos, "single, solitary" and Latin monachus) is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decided to dedicate his life to serving all other living beings, or to be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live his life in prayer and contemplation. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many religions and in philosophy.

In the Greek language the term can apply to women, but in modern English it is mainly in use for men. The word nun is typically used for female monastics.

Although the term monachos is of Christian origin, in the English language "monk" tends to be used loosely also for both male and female ascetics from other religious or philosophical backgrounds. However, being generic, it is not interchangeable with terms that denote particular kinds of monk, such as friar, cenobite, hermit, anchorite, hesychast, or solitary.

Eastern Christianity

Heroscape

Heroscape (stylized as "heroScape" or "HeroScape") is an expandable turn-based miniature wargaming system originally manufactured by Milton Bradley Company, and later by Wizards of the Coast, both subsidiaries of Hasbro, Inc., and discontinued by Hasbro in November 2010. The game is played using pre-painted miniature figures on a board made from interlocking hexagonal tiles that allow for construction of a large variety of 3D playing boards. The game is often noted and lauded by fans for the relatively high production quality of the game materials, in particular the pre-painted miniature figures as well as its interchangeable and variable landscape system.

History

Heroscape was released in 2004. The game designers are Craig Van Ness, Rob Daviau, and Stephen Baker at Hasbro Games. Hasbro's subsidiary, Milton Bradley, also developed HeroQuest and Battle Masters. Heroscape is designed for 2 or more players ages 8 and older, although it can easily be adapted to more players, particularly if more than one master set and expansion sets are used. There are additional expansion sets that can be purchased (see: Master Sets and Expansion Sets, below).

Monks (disambiguation)

Monks is the plural of monk, a religious ascetic.

Monks may also refer to:

Places:

  • Monks Bay, Isle of Wight, England
  • Monks Brook, Hampshire, England
  • Monks Mound, the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in America north of Mesoamerica
  • Monks Wood, Cambridgeshire, England
  • Other uses:

  • Monks (surname), a list of people
  • The Monks, a 1960s rock band
  • The Monks (UK band), a 1970s punk band
  • Monks Investment Trust, incorporated in 1929 in Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Monks (Oliver Twist), a character in Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist
  • See also

  • Monks Collection, a collection of material relating to South African stamps
  • Torched

    Torched may refer to:

  • Torched (album), a Michael Hedges album
  • Torched (film), a 2004 horror film
  • An item that is burnt as the result of arson
  • See also

  • Arson (disambiguation)
  • Torch (disambiguation)
  • Torched (album)

    Torched is the recording guitarist Michael Hedges was working on at the time of his fatal automobile accident in 1997. It was released posthumously on the Windham Hill label.

    Track listing

    All compositions by Michael Hedges.

  • "Torched" – 4:51
  • "Spring Buds" – 4:20
  • "Fusion of the Five Elements" – 3:59
  • "Promised Land" – 3:52
  • "Phoenix Fire" – 3:40
  • "Dream Beach" – 3:51
  • "Arrowhead" – 2:17
  • "Shell Shock Venus" – 4:14
  • "Ursa Major" – 3:45
  • "Free Swinging Soul" – 4:19
  • "Rough Wind in Oklahoma" – 4:18
  • "Sapphire" – 3:48
  • "Gospel of Mary/The Holy Flame" – 5:34
  • "Java Man" – 3:44
  • "Coda: Free Swinging Soul (Live At Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, Colorado - October 16, 1994)" – 5:29
  • Personnel

  • Michael Hedges – acoustic guitars, bass, harp-guitar, synthesizers, alto flute, melodeon, percussion, and vocals
  • Michael Manring – fretless bass
  • David Crosby – backing vocals on "Spring Buds"
  • Graham Nash – backing vocals on "Spring Buds"
  • Production notes

  • Executive producer - Hilleary Burgess
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman
  • Torched (film)

    Torched is a 2004 horror short film directed by Ryan Nicholson, and written by Vince D'Amato.

    Plot

    While heading out to work, university hospital nurse Deanna is tased and raped in her apartment elevator by a hooded man wearing a surgical mask and medical gloves. The next day, the traumatized Deanna subdues a burglar who breaks into her apartment using the rapist's abandoned stun gun. Deanna, convinced the intruder is the same man who raped her, ties the burglar up, strips him down to nothing but his underwear and balaclava, and takes some of his blood. At work, Deanna steals urine samples, makes plans to go out with a friend and co-worker named Leanna on Thursday, and asks her boss, Doctor Tyson, to compare the burglar's blood to a swab of semen she had collected after being raped. Deanna tells Doctor Tyson that a friend was raped, and that the blood belongs to her ex-boyfriend, who she suspects was her assailant. Back at home, Deanna tortures the burglar by covering him in the urine samples, burning him with a blow torch, and jabbing him with syringes.

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