Gaia (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Gaia, (GAY or GAH-yə; from Ancient Greek Γαῖα, a poetical form of Γῆ , Ge, "land" or "earth";) also spelled Gaea, was the personification of the Earth and one of the Greek primordial deities. Gaia was the great mother of all: the primal Greek Mother Goddess; creator and giver of birth to the Earth and all the Universe; the heavenly gods, the Titans, and the Giants were born to her. The gods reigning over their classical pantheon were born from her union with Uranus (the sky), while the sea-gods were born from her union with Pontus (the sea). Her equivalent in the Roman pantheon was Terra.

Etymology

The Greek word γαῖα (transliterated as gaia) is a collateral form of γῆ (, Doric γᾶ ga and probably δᾶ da) meaning Earth, a word of uncertain origin.R. S. P. Beekes has suggested a Pre-Greek origin. It, however, could be related to the Avestan word gaiia 'life;' cf. Av. gaēθā '(material) world, totality of creatures' and gaēθiia 'belonging to/residing in the worldly/material sphere, material'; and probably even Av, gairi 'mountain'.

Gaia: One Woman's Journey

Gaia: One Woman's Journey is an album released by Olivia Newton-John in 1994. For the first time in her career; the album was entirely written by Newton-John herself. In addition to songwriting duties; Newton-John also co-produced the album.

Production and reception

The album was the first since Newton-John was diagnosed with breast cancer on 1992; and as such, many of the songs were influenced by her experiences - especially in the tracks "Why Me" and "Not Gonna Give into It". Newton-John's passion for environmental and conservation issues also served as a major influence.

The album was recorded in Australia during 1993 and 1994 and released via several independent labels internationally; except in Australia where Newton-John was still signed to Festival Records.

One of the most critically acclaimed of Newton-John's career, the album is a firm favourite among fans. Allmusic hails the album as "the most honest and inviting album of her career." One single was lifted from the album; "No Matter What You Do" which was an Australian Top 40 hit

Kasakela Chimpanzee Community

The Kasakela chimpanzee community is a habituated community of wild eastern chimpanzees that lives in Gombe National Park near Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania. The community was the subject of Dr Jane Goodall's pioneering study that began in 1960, and studies have continued ever since. As a result, the community has been instrumental in the study of chimpanzees, and has been popularized in several books and documentaries. The community's popularity was enhanced by Dr Goodall's practice of giving names to the chimpanzees she was observing, in contrast to the typical scientific practice of identifying the subjects by number. Dr Goodall generally used a naming convention in which infants were given names starting with the same letter as their mother, allowing the recognition of matrilineal lines.

Brute

Brute or The Brute may refer to:

People

  • Brutus, the cognomen of an Ancient Roman family whose vocative form is "Brute"
  • Simon Bruté (1779–1839), missionary and first bishop of the Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana
  • "Brute", nickname of US Marine Corps Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak (1913-2008)
  • Bill "The Brute" Sanger, a member of the Cherry Hill Gang, a late nineteenth century New York City street gang
  • "The Brute", nickname of American jazz tenor saxophonist Ben Webster (1909–1973)
  • Brute Bernard, ring name of Canadian wrestler Jim Bernard (1921–1984)
  • The Brute (wrestler), ring name of professional wrestler John Czawlytko in the early 1990s
  • Brute, a pseudonym of English commercial artist Aidan Hughes (born 1956)
  • Films

  • The Brute (1920 film), an American film produced for African-American audiences by director Oscar Micheaux
  • La Brute, a 1921 French film directed by Daniel Bompard - see List of French films of 1921
  • El Bruto, a 1953 Mexican drama directed by Luis Buñuel
  • The Brute (1961 film), a Hungarian production directed by Zoltán Fábri
  • Alternative versions of Beast

    Beast (Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Marvel Universe features an undisclosed number of alternate realities in what they describe as the Multiverse, with several of those worlds featuring an alternate version of Hank McCoy. McCoy is often referred to as "Beast" in those alternate realities, although it is not always the case. His appearance in the various universe varies from appearing like a normal human being to various feral forms of the blue furred "Beast" version.

    While the main Beast from the universe designated Earth-616 is a scientist, a super hero and a member of the Avengers (comics) and the X-Men (comics) some of the alternate reality McCoys are portrayed as the opposite, such as the Dark Beast from the "Age of Apocalypse" alternate reality where he is an evil geneticist. In other realities McCoy was not known under the name "Beast" or had mutated to the point where he was no longer intelligent but instead a savage beast.

    List of The Sandman characters

    This is a list of characters appearing in The Sandman comic book, published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. This page discusses not only events which occur in The Sandman (1989–94), but also some occurring in spinoffs of The Sandman (such as The Dreaming [1996–2001] and Lucifer [1999–2007]) and in earlier stories that The Sandman was based on. These stories occur in the DC Universe, but are generally tangential to the mainstream DC stories.

    The Endless

    The Endless are a family of seven anthropomorphic personifications of universal concepts, around whom much of the series revolves. From eldest to youngest, they are:

  • Destiny
  • Death
  • Dream (formerly Morpheus, succeeded by Daniel)
  • Destruction ("The Prodigal")
  • Desire
  • Despair
  • Delirium (formerly "Bliss" (in Omnibus volume 1) Delight (in Omnibus volume 2)
  • All debuted in the Sandman series, except Destiny, who was created by Marv Wolfman and Berni Wrightson in Weird Mystery Tales #1 (1972). A more traditional version of Death had appeared in various previous stories, however.

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    Award Show Life

    by: Prodigy

    Then it goes a little something like this
    [Hook]
    Award show life, get dressed
    Red carpet, cameras, get fresh
    It’s best you always look your best
    Cause us weekly and team z don’t slip nah
    Award show life, yeah we
    Cameras, seats and arm candy
    All access, badges, backstage passes
    Big dark sunglasses, to match it
    My life is like a video, eryday’s a movie
    The press tryna kill me, please don’t shoot me
    Coming out the spot with my mistress love
    Holding hands and kisses and hugs
    Front row, next to Bieber, Kanye and Carmen
    In the spotlight life, Biggy told me you on touring
    We was doing shows tryna reach our goals
    He said P, don’t forget how you got where you going
    I was just a little nigga back then, I didn’t care
    If I didn’t have a tux, afford a black tie fair
    Cause it wasn’t my type of party, type of crowd
    I’d rather be with a …shootouts go down
    A young ball mentality, ball down,
    When you grow up in the hood,
    You live the hood lifestyle
    Now I own … network with big millionaires
    And you prolly seen my picture in Vanity Faire
    [Hook]
    Award show life, get dressed
    Red carpet, cameras, get fresh
    It’s best you always look your best
    Cause us weekly and team z don’t slip nah
    Award show life, yeah we
    Cameras, seats and arm candy
    All access, badges, backstage passes
    Big dark sunglasses, to match it
    I’m a publicity whore, fiend to be seen
    I die for more air time on the screen
    Nah, 15 minutes ain’t enough for me
    I need the endless run, don’t try to kill my dream
    I got a rock star house wife, she like nice things
    Tavern on the green, breakfast at Tifanny’s
    Strictly Rolex and Cartier on her wrist
    She high maintenance, it’s my fault she like this
    Spoil my bitch, award show lifestyle
    We on our way to another show right now
    My son growing up he thinks he Chris Brown
    My lil daughter need that college money no doubt
    I must bust my ass continue to shine
    I cannot stop no, on the road I’ma die
    Just like … give me my props
    So I’ma take mine and climb over you, city top
    [Hook]
    Award show life, get dressed
    Red carpet, cameras, get fresh
    It’s best you always look your best
    Cause us weekly and team z don’t slip nah
    Award show life, yeah we
    Cameras, seats and arm candy
    All access, badges, backstage passes




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