The shift in Forbes' rankings seems to come from a perceived increase in Putin's use of his power on the world stage; offering a home to NSA leaker Edward Snowden, for example, or his hard line approach to Syria talks.
The Medes (/miËdz/, Old Persian MÄda-, Ancient Greek: Î¼á¿Î´Î¿Î¹, Hebrew: ×Ö¸×Ö·×â) were an ancient Iranian people who lived in an area known as Media (northwestern Iran) and who spoke the Median language.
OKEANIDES (Oceanids) were the eldest of the nymphs, daughters of the great, earth-encircling River Okeanos (Oceanus). They presided over the sources of fresh-water and were responsible for the nurture of the natural world. As such they are often described as nurses not only of nature but of the gods themselves.