Mahomet Sirocco Mahomet Sirocco Şuluk Mehmed Pasha (1525 – 7 October 1571), better known in Europe as Mehmed Siroco or Mahomet Sirocco, and also spelled Sulik, Chulouk, Şolok, Seluk, or Suluc and known with the titles Pasha, Reis, or Bey, was the Ottoman Bey (regional governor) of Alexandria in the mid-16th century. Both the foreign and the Turkish nicknames (and their various spellings) were derived from the name of the southern Mediterranean wind Sirocco, from Greek σιρόκος "sirokos" and the hence derived Levantine Arabic شلوق "shlūq", respectively. Mehmed Siroco was appointed admiral in command of the Turkish right at the Battle of
Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg The Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg are a pair of passenger trains operated by Amtrak that run between Chicago and Quincy, Illinois. The trains are a part of the "Illinois Service" rail network and are partially funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Between Chicago and Galesburg, Illinois, the services share the BNSF, (ex-CB&Q main line) with the "California Zephyr" and "Southwest Chief". The Galesburg to Quincy section (ex-CB&Q Quincy/Hannibal branch) is only served by the "Illinois Zephyr" and the "Carl Sandburg". Started in November 1971, the "Illinois Zephyr" is the "longest continuously operated state-sponsored