Born was the coral polyp, born was the coral, came forth. The Kumulipo, the Hawaiian creation chant, indicates that the coral is one of the most basic and important life forms. Hawaiians believed that the coral polyp was the first organism created and all other life followed, based on this chant.
Arkhangelsk (Russian: Ð°ÑÑÐ°ÌÐ½Ð³ÐµÐ»ÑÑÐº; IPA: [ÉrËxanÉ¡Ê²ÉªlÊ²sk]), also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, in the north of European Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea.
Follow Business Insider: Reuters A Russian warship fires during celebrations to mark Navy Day in the Crimean port of Sevastopol July 27, 2014. Russia's plan to add 80 new warships to its Black Sea fleet will put the country's navy even further ahead of the US Navy in terms of sheers numbers.here, too, its navy's reach is at stake: Syria hosts Russia's only port in the Mediterranean, where Russian ships can refuel without making the long trip through the straits that traditionally divide Europe and Asia. But depending on how you measure size, the US is likely to hold on to its naval supremacy.