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
Mark Twain Zephyr Mark Twain Zephyr The Mark Twain Zephyr was an early four-unit articulated trainset that was similar to the "Pioneer Zephyr" in style. The train was built by the Budd Company and was powered by a diesel engine produced by the Winton Engine Company. The train was named "Mark Twain Zephyr" because it was scheduled to provide service from St. Louis, Missouri to Burlington, Iowa via Hannibal, Missouri, Twain's hometown. The train's exterior structure used stainless steel, and had a "shovel nose" front. The locomotive, number 9903, was named Injun Joe. The three cars received other names of Mark Twain characters,