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The Dragon is one of the signs of zodiac in Chinese calendar. There are a total of 12 zodiac signs in which Dragon is one. According to the old Chinese traditions, the people born in the following dates are said to be born in the year of the dragon:

• 17-Feb-1988 to 5-Feb-1989
• 5-Feb-2000 to 23-Feb-2001
• 23-January 2012 to 9-Feb-2013
• 10-Feb-2024 to 28-Jan-2025

For more details about these dates you will need to go deep into the history of Chinese zodiac calendar. This is not a part of our discussion here. But if you look closely, you’ll find that from January 2012 to February 2013, the year of the dragon has come again. This specific year of the dragon is called “Water Dragon”.

Microsoft has released a theme for this specific occasion and it is called The Year of the Dragon theme for Windows 7. You can enjoy and celebrate this year with the dragon theme with Chinese dragons all over your desktop. This theme contains 12 breathtaking desktop backgrounds which will be cycled through as wallpapers. Here are the screenshots of wallpapers included in this theme pack. You can download the theme pack by clicking on the link at the end of this article:

Download Year of the dragon theme pack for Windows 7

Usman is a network consultant and works on Windows 7 language packs and adding language packs to Windows 7 for providing support to the customers geo-located in different parts of the world.

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Many of you must have seen the video of the demonstration of Samsung’s latest most advanced technology “The Smart Window”. The video has been quite popular on social networks but if you have still not seen it just read this article and you’ll know. Here is all you should know about it (if you are not willing to buy it).

Smart window..

It’s just a concept till now but it has been heard that it will go into mass production soon. I still wonder who will buy it?

Concept:
The first thing that came to mind when I saw it was the “iBoard”. This is a funny pic which I shared incidentally on my website’s facebook page:

Smart window..

Now you know what I meant by “iBoard”. Samsung, I think, caught that idea and instead of marketing it like a board they made a window out of it.

What it’s marketed like:

Samsung introduced the smart window on the international CES. It’s a transparent one sided window. And as the name suggests it is “smart”. That means you can have apps, widgets, internet and everything which a Smartphone can offer. It also has customized options for “windows”. Like, you can make blinds open or close. You can also view live television on it.

What it really is:
It is actually just a huge touch screen with a camera facing the other side. It gives a “transparent” window effect. I think the most impressive thing here is that they managed to make such a big high resolution touch screen.

Price:
The price has not been disclosed yet but I am certain it’s going to be no less than 2000$!

Target Market:
I have no idea who they are going to sell this bad boy too!!

Conclusion:
The conclusion is that this thing is pretty cool and can make you go like “wow” for the first time but still if you think about it you would find its pointless. I mean you have a TV already, and also a computer and a window too. Why will you spend 2000$ on a combination of all these? The Smartphone became popular because of the portability but this thing neither has that factor. And it doesn’t even perform the “window” job well! I mean it doesn’t allow fresh air to pass through it!

Now I know that you would love to be in the minority report but buying a “transparent touch screen TV” is not something I would recommend. What do you think about this technology? Would you buy it? See you in the comments

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Asad Jamal Malik writes about tech, gadgets, the web, social media and blogging. He is 16 year old and from Pakistan. Blogging, web development, guitar and photography are some of his interests. Don’t forget to read his blog at http://webtales.net/

Birds (class Aves) are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic (warm-blooded), egg-laying, vertebrate animals. With around 10,000 living species, they are the mostspeciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from the 5 cm (2 in) Bee Hummingbird to the 2.75 m (9 ft) Ostrich. The fossil record indicates that birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs during the Jurassic period, around 160 million years (Ma) ago. Paleontologists regard birds as the only clade of dinosaurs to have survived the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 65.5 Ma ago.

Modern birds are characterised by feathers, a beak with no teeth, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a lightweight but strong skeleton. All living species of birds have wings—the now extinct flightless Moa of New Zealand was the only exception. Wings are evolved forelimbs, and most bird species can fly, with some exceptions, including ratites, penguins, and a number of diverse endemic island species. Birds also have unique digestive and respiratory systems that are highly adapted for flight. Some birds, especially corvids and parrots, are among the most intelligent animal species; a number of bird species have been observed manufacturing and using tools, and many social species exhibit cultural transmission of knowledge across generations.

Many species undertake long distance annual migrations, and many more perform shorter irregular movements. Birds are social; they communicate using visual signals and through calls and songs, and participate in social behaviours, including cooperative breeding and hunting, flocking, and mobbing of predators. The vast majority of bird species are socially monogamous, usually for one breeding season at a time, sometimes for years, but rarely for life. Other species have polygynous (“many females”) or, rarely, polyandrous (“many males”) breeding systems. Eggs are usually laid in a nest and incubated by the parents. Most birds have an extended period of parental care after hatching.

Many species are of economic importance, mostly as sources of food acquired through hunting or farming. Some species, particularly songbirds and parrots, are popular as pets. Other uses include the harvesting of guano (droppings) for use as a fertiliser. Birds figure prominently in all aspects of human culture from religion to poetry to popular music. About 120–130 species have become extinct as a result of human activity since the 17th century, and hundreds more before then. Currently about 1,200 species of birds are threatened with extinction by human activities, though efforts are underway to protect them.

63 Birds HQ Wallpapers

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It’s the time of the year when everyone is setting up to start a new year with new expectations, new goals and new hopes. The sense of freshness can be reflected with whatever we do. I like to arrange my room and computer in a specific manner that refreshes my mind and keeps me concentrated towards my work.

Since I’m a technology geek and spend most of my time in front of a computer, the most important visual inspiration that I can give to myself is the wallpaper. The wallpaper can refresh our minds and take us to new hopes and the will to work more. The only catch here is that you will need to select the wallpaper that depicts your moods and tries to lighten it up.

The year 2012 is coming very soon and I would like to share some of the wallpapers that I have been collecting from different sources that are related to the New Year 2012. You can select one of these wallpapers and liven up your computer desktop on the event of New Year.

Note: All the wallpapers have been taken from different sources on the Internet. All the wallpapers belong to their respective owners.

Usman is a Network consultant and is the founder of Technize technology blog. He loves to write about Microsoft and its competitors.

12 Happy New Year 2012 Wallpapers To Freshen Up Your Desktop

We have collected 500 wallpapers of Islamic Architecture Around the World, we have divided them into 10 parts and with every wallpaper we will try to give the architecture details as much as possible I hope you love them!

Abu Derwish Mosque in Amman – Jordan

Abu Derwish Mosque in Amman - Jordan

Abu Derwish Mosque is one of the beautiful mosques of Amman, Jordan. It was built in 1961 on top of one of Amman’s seven hills, Jebel al-Ashrafiyeh. Its alternating black and white stones draw on traditional Levantine architecture. The mosque is clearly visible from other hills around Amman. It can accommodate more than 7000 worshippers.

Abu Mansur Mosque in Samarkand – Uzbekistan

Abu Mansur Mosque in Samarkand - Uzbekistan

Samarkand (Uzbek: Samarqand; Tajik: Самарқанд; Persian: سمرقند; from Sogdian: “Stone Fort” or “Rock Town”) is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan and the capital of Samarqand Province. The city is most noted for its central position on the Silk Road between China and the West, and for being an Islamic centre for scholarly study. In the 14th century it became the capital of the empire of Timur (Tamerlane) and is the site of his mausoleum (the Gur-e Amir). The Bibi-Khanym Mosque remains one of the city’s most notable landmarks. The Registan was the ancient center of the city. In 2001, UNESCO added the city to its World Heritage List as Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures.

Afyon in Turkey

Afyon in Turkey

Afyonkarahisar is a city in western Turkey, the capital of Afyon Province. Afyon is in mountainous countryside inland from the Aegean coast, 250 km (155 mi) south-west of Ankara along the Akarçay River. Elevation 1,021 m (3,350 ft). Population (2010 census) 173,100 .

The name Afyon Kara Hisar (lirerally opium black castle in Turkish), since opium was widely grown here and there is a castle on a black rock. Also known simply as Afyon. Older spellings include Karahisar-i Sahip, Afium-Kara-hissar and Afyon Karahisar. The city was known as Afyon (opium), until the name was changed to Afyonkarahisar by the Turkish Parliament in 2004.

Ahmed Shah Baba Mosque in Qandahar – Afghanistan

Ahmed Shah Baba Mosque in Qandahar - Afghanistan

Ahmad Shah Durrani (c. 1722–1773) (Pashto/Persian: احمد شاه درانی), also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī (Pashto/Persian: احمد شاه ابدالي) and born as Ahmad Khān, was the founder of the Durrani Empire (Afghan Empire) in 1747 and is regarded by many to be the founder of the modern state of Afghanistan.

This mosque was built by Ahmad Shah Abdali in Qandahar.

Al Ashrafiyyah Mosque in Taiz – Yemen

Al Ashrafiyyah Mosque in Taiz - Yemen

Al-Ashrafiyyah with its Yemeni flourishes in the form of corbelling, highly ornate plaster and stuccowork, and painted interior shutters, ceilings, windows and domes which enchants – its central dome is particularly exquisite.

The whole structure is under renovation which will take many years to complete as specialists undertake the delicate work of bringing back to life the vivid colors and patterns produced by masters 700 years ago, and which in some cases have been marred by earlier restoration work.

Al Azhar Mosque in Cairo – Egypt

Al Azhar Mosque in Cairo - Egypt

Al-Azhar Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الأزهر‎ al-Gāma` al-Azhar, “mosque of the most resplendent”) is a mosque in Islamic Cairo in Egypt. Al-Mu‘izz li-Dīn Allāh of the Fatimid Caliphate commissioned its construction for the newly established capital city in 970. Its name is usually thought to allude to the Islamic prophet Muhammad’s daughter Fatimah, a revered figure in Islam who was given the title az-Zahrā′ (“the shining one”). It was the first mosque established in Cairo, a city that has since gained the nickname “the city of a thousand minarets.”

Al Azim Mosque in Malacca – Malaysia

Al Azim Mosque in Malacca - Malaysia

Al-Azim Mosque (Malay: Masjid Al-Azim) is the state mosque of Malacca. It is located next to the Malacca General Hospital in Malacca Town, Malaysia. The State Mausoleum is situated near the mosque.

The mosque was constructed between 1989 and 1990. It was officially opened on 13 July 1990.

The state mosque follows typical Malaccan mosque architecture which resembles a Chinese pagoda from the exterior. The interior of the mosque also shows Chinese influence and appears like the interior of a pagoda. It also has influences from local Malaccan Malay architecture.

Al Fateh Mosque in Manama – Bahrain

Al Fateh Mosque in Manama - Bahrain (courtyard)

Al Fateh Mosque in Manama - Bahrain (dome)

Al Fateh Mosque in Manama - Bahrain (interior)

Al Fateh Mosque in Manama - Bahrain (night)

Al Fateh Mosque in Manama - Bahrain

The Al-Fateh Mosque (also known as Al-Fateh Islamic Center & Al Fateh Grand Mosque) (Arabic: مسجد الفاتح‎; transliterated: Masjid al-Fatih) is one of the largest mosques in the world, with the capacity to accommodate over 7,000 worshippers at a time.

The mosque is the largest place of worship in Bahrain. It is located next to the King Faisal Highway in Juffair, which is a town located in the capital city of Manama. The huge dome built on top of the Al-Fatih Mosque is made of pure fiberglass. Weighting over 60 t (60,000 kg), the dome is currently the worlds largest fibreglass dome. Al-Fateh now includes the new National Library which opened to the public in 2006. The mosque was built by the late Sheikh Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifa in 1987. It is named after Ahmed Al Fateh, the conqueror of Bahrain.

Al Fidos Mosque in Baghdad – Iraq

Al Fidos Mosque in Baghdad - Iraq

Baghdad (Arabic: بغداد‎, Baġdād, IPA: [bæɣˈdæːd]) is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040. It is the largest city in Iraq, the second largest city in the Arab World (after Cairo, Egypt), and the second largest city in Western Asia (after Tehran, Iran).

Al Hambra in Granada – Spain

Al Hambra in Granada - Spain

Al Hambra in Granada - Spain (courtyard)

Al Hambra in Granada - Spain (dome)

Al Hambra in Granada - Spain (garden)

Al Hambra in Granada - Spain (interior)

Al Hambra in Granada - Spain (night)

Al Hambra in Granada - Spain (pool)

Al Hambra in Granada - Spain (wood works)

The Alhambra ( /ælˈhæmbrə/; Spanish: [aˈlambɾa]; Arabic: الْحَمْرَاء‎, trans. al-Ḥamrā; literally “the red one”), the complete form of which was Calat Alhambra (Arabic: الْقَلْعَةُ ٱلْحَمْرَاءُ‎, trans. al-Qal‘at al-Ḥamrā’, “the red fortress”), is a palace and fortress complex located in the Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It was constructed during the mid 14th century by the Moorish rulers of the Emirate of Granada in al-Andalus, occupying the top of the hill of the Assabica on the southeastern border of the city of Granada.

The Alhambra’s Moorish palaces were built for the last Muslim Emirs in Spain and its court, of the Nasrid dynasty. After the Reconquista (reconquest) by the Reyes Católicos (“Catholic Monarchs”) in 1492, some portions were used by the Christian rulers. The Palace of Charles V, built by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor in 1527, was inserted in the Alhambra within the Nasrid fortifications. After being allowed to fall into disrepair for centuries, the Alhambra was “discovered” in the 19th century by European scholars and travelers, with restorations commencing. It is now one of Spain’s major tourist attractions, exhibiting the country’s most significant and well known Islamic architecture, together with 16th-century and later Christian building and garden interventions. The Alhambra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the inspiration for many songs and stories.

The Aljafería Palace in Spain

Al Jaferia Palace in Spain

The Aljafería Palace (Arabic:قصر الجعفرية Qasr Aljafariya, Spanish: Palacio de la Aljafería) is a fortified medieval Islamic palace built during the second half of the 11th century in the Moorish taifa of Zaragoza of Al-Andalus, present day Zaragoza, Spain. It was the residence of the Banu Hud dynasty during the era of Abu Jaffar Al-Muqtadir after abolishing Banu Tujibi of Kindah dynasty. the palace reflects the splendor attained by the kingdom of the taifa of Zaragoza at the height of its grandeur. The palace currently contains the Cortes (regional parliament) of the autonomous community of Aragon.

The structure holds unique importance in that it is the only conserved testimony of a large building of Spanish Islamic architecture of the era of the Taifas (independent kingdoms).

Al Nida Mosque in Baghdad – Iraq

Al Nida Mosque in Baghdad - Iraq

Baghdad (Arabic: بغداد‎, Baġdād, IPA: [bæɣˈdæːd]) is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040. It is the largest city in Iraq, the second largest city in the Arab World (after Cairo, Egypt), and the second largest city in Western Asia (after Tehran, Iran).

Al Nour Mosque in Cairo – Egypt

Al Nour Mosque in Cairo - Egypt

Al Quds Masjid in Zamboanga – Philippines

Al Quds Masjid in Zamboanga - Philippines

Al Quds Masjid in Zamboanga - Philippines (interior)

The City of Zamboanga (Zamboangueño Chavacano/Spanish: Ciudad de Zamboanga): is a highly urbanized, independent and a chartered city located in Mindanao, Philippines. It is currently ranked as the 6th most populous city (947,020 estimated population as of 2010) and the 3rd largest by land area in the Philippines (1,483.3849/km2 (572.738/sq mi)). It is located at the southernmost tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula and is bounded in the north by the provinces of Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga del Norte, in the west by the Sulu Sea, in the east by Sibuguey Bay, and in the south by the Basilan Strait. It is approximately 460 nautical miles (850 km) south of City of Manila, 365 nautical miles (676 km) northeast of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 345 nautical miles (639 km) northeast of Manado, Indonesia, bounded to the west by Sulu Sea, on the east by the Moro Gulf, and on the south by the Basilan Strait and Celebes Sea. Its distance from Cebu City is about 372.57 nautical miles (690.00 km), and is 340.17 nautical miles (629.99 km) from Davao City.

Al Zulfa Mosque in Seeb – Oman

Al Zulfa Mosque in Seeb - Oman

Alcazaba Fortress in Malaga – Spain

Alcazaba Fortress in Malaga - Spain

This is the best-preserved alcazaba (from the Arabic al-qasbah, قصبة, meaning “citadel”) in Spain. Adjacent to the entrance of the Alcazaba are ruins of a Roman theatre dating to the 2nd century BC, which are undergoing restoration. Some of the Roman era materials were reused in the Moorish construction of the Alcazaba.

In 1487, Ferdinand and Isabella captured the city from the Moors after a long siege, and raised their standard at the “Torre del Homenaje” in the inner citadel.

Aleppo in Syria

Aleppo in Syria

Aleppo (Arabic: حلب‎ Ḥalab [ˈħalæb], other names) is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 (2005 official estimate), expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant. For centuries, Aleppo was Greater Syria’s largest city and the Ottoman Empire’s third, after Constantinople and Cairo. Although relatively close to Damascus in distance, Aleppo is distinct in identity, architecture and culture, all shaped by a markedly different history and geography.

Ali Pasha Mosque in Sarajevo – Bosnia and Hercegowina

Ali Pasha Mosque in Sarajevo - Bosnia and Hercegowina

Ali Pasha’s Mosque was constructed in Sarajevo during 1560-61 as a vakuf (legacy or perpetual endowment) of Hadim Ali-pasha, the former Ottoman governor of the Budapest administrative district (budimski begler-beg) and the Bosnia Pashaluk. The mosque was built according to the classical Istanbul architectural style. The dome covers the prayer area and three small domes cover the cloister. Because of its noble proportions it stands at the top of the scale of all sub-dome mosques that have been constructed in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the framework of the complex there is a domed burial site (turbe) with two sarcophagus of Avdo Sumbul (d.1915) and Behdžet Mutevelić (d.1915), Gajret activists who died in the dungeons of Arad. The Ali Pasha Mosque was heavily damaged by Serbian forces during the conflict of the early 1990s, especially the dome. The most recent renovation of the mosque occurred in 2004 and in January 2005, the Commission to Preserve National Monuments issued a decision to add the Ali Pasha Mosque to the list of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Amasya in Turkey

Amasya in Turkey

Amasya stands in the mountains above the Black Sea coast, in a narrow valley along the banks of the Yeşilırmak River. Although near the Black Sea, this area is high above the coast and has an inland climate, well-suited to growing apples, for which the province of Amasya is famed.

Amir Abdulkadir Mosque in Constantine – Algeria

Amir Abdulkadir Mosque in Constantine - Algeria

Amir Timur Mosque in Samarkand – Uzbekistan

Amir Timur Mosque in Samarkand - Uzbekistan

Amr Bin Aas Mosque in Cairo – Egypt

Amr Bin Aas Mosque in Cairo - Egypt.jpg

The location for the mosque was the site of the tent of the commander of the conquering army, general Amr ibn al-As. One corner of the mosque contains the tomb of his son, Abdullah. Due to extensive reconstruction over the centuries, nothing of the original building remains, but the rebuilt Mosque is a prominent landmark, and can be seen in what today is known as “Old Cairo”. It is an active mosque with a devout congregation, and when prayers are not taking place, it is also open to visitors and tourists.

An Nour Mosque in Malaysia

An Nour Mosque in Malaysia

Anadolu Hisari Fortress in Istanbul

Anadolu Hisari Fortress in Istanbul

Ar Rahman Mosque in Baghdad – Iraq

Ar Rahman Mosque in Baghdad - Iraq

Ar Rifai Mosque in Cairo – Egypt

Ar Rifai Mosque in Cairo - Egypt

Askyrian Mosque in Samarra – Iraq

Askyrian Mosque in Samarra - Iraq

At Taubah Mosque in Jakarta – Indonesia

At Taubah Mosque in Jakarta - Indonesia

Auburn Mosque in Sydney – Australia

Auburn Mosque in Sydney - Australia

Auburn Mosque in Sydney - Australia (dome)

Auburn Mosque in Sydney - Australia (fountain)

The first mosque on the present mosque site was opened for worship in 3rd of November 1979. It was a house with internal walls removed to generate open space. The construction of the present mosque structure began in 1986. Its construction and external finishes were completed and officially opened on 28th of November 1999, twenty years after the first opening. Auburn Gallipoli Mosque is the largest Mosque in Australia.

Azadi Mosque in Ashgabat – Turkmenistan

Azadi Mosque in Ashgabat - Turkmenistan

However, during its construction there were a number of accidental deaths, as a a result it attracts few worshippers as some people are convinced it gives bad luck.

That’s all for part 1, we will soon share part 2 with you =)

Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery-detective novel written by Dan Brown. It follows symbologist Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu as they investigate a murder inParis’s Louvre Museum and discover a battle between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over the possibility of Jesus having been married to Mary Magdalene. The title of the novel refers to, among other things, the fact that the murder victim is found in the Grand Gallery of the Louvre, naked and posed like Leonardo da Vinci’s famous drawing, theVitruvian Man, with a cryptic message written beside his body and a pentacle drawn on his chest in his own blood.

The novel is part of the exploration of alternative religious history, whose central plot point is that the Merovingian kings of France were descendants from the bloodline ofJesus Christ and Mary Magdalene, ideas derived from Clive Prince’s The Templar Revelation and books by Margaret Starbird. Chapter 60 of the book also references another book, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail though Dan Brown has stated that this was not used as research material.

The book has provoked a popular interest in speculation concerning the Holy Grail legend and Magdalene’s role in the history of Christianity. The book has been extensively denounced by many Christian denominations as an attack on the Roman Catholic Church. It has also been consistently criticized for its historical and scientific inaccuracies. The novel nonetheless became a worldwide bestseller that sold 80 million copies as of 2009 and has been translated into 44 languages. This makes it, as of 2010, the best selling English language novel of the 21st century and the second biggest selling novel of the 21st century in any language. Combining the detective, thriller, and conspiracy fiction genres, it is Brown’s second novel to include the character Robert Langdon, the first being his 2000 novel Angels & Demons. In November 2004,Random House published a Special Illustrated Edition with 160 illustrations. In 2006, a film adaptation was released by Sony’s Columbia Pictures.

Plot summary

Louvre curator and Priory of Sion Grand Master Jacques Saunière is fatally shot one night at the museum by a man named Silas, who is working on behalf of someone known only as the Teacher, who wishes to discover the location of the “keystone,” an item crucial to the search for the Holy Grail. After Saunière’s body is discovered in the pose of the Vitruvian Man, the police summon Harvard Professor Robert Langdon, who is in town on business. Police Captain Bezu Fache tells him that he was summoned to help the police decode the cryptic message Saunière left during the final minutes of his life. The note also includes a Fibonacci sequence, left as a code. Langdon explains to Fache that Saunière was a leading authority in the subject of goddess artwork and that the pentacle Saunière drew in his own blood represents an allusion to the goddess and not “devil worship”, as Fache believes.

A police cryptographer, Sophie Neveu secretly explains to Langdon she is Saunière’s estranged granddaughter, and that Fache thinks Langdon is the murderer, because of the note her grandfather left saying to “find Robert Langdon,” which she says Fache had erased prior to Langdon’s arrival. Sophie is troubled by memories of her grandfather’s involvement in a secret pagan group. However, she understands that her grandfather intended Langdon to decipher the code, which she and Langdon realize leads them to a safe deposit box at the Paris branch of the Depository Bank of Zurich, which Sophie and Langdon go to after escaping the police. In the safe deposit box they find the keystone: a cryptex, a cylindrical, hand-held vault with five concentric, rotating dials labeled with letters that when lined up properly form the correct password, unlocking the device. If the cryptex is forced open, an enclosed vial of vinegar ruptures and dissolves the message, which was written on papyrus. The box containing the cryptex contains clues to its password.

Langdon and Neveu take the keystone to Langdon’s friend, Sir Leigh Teabing, an expert in the Holy Grail. There, Teabing explains that the Grail is not a cup, but the tomb containing the bones of Mary Magdalene. The group then flees the country in Teabing’s private plane, on which they conclude that the proper combination of letters spell out Sophie’s given name, “SOFIA.” Opening the cryptex, they discover a smaller cryptex inside it, along with another riddle that ultimately leads the trio to the tomb of Isaac Newton at Westminster Abbey.

During the flight to Britain, Sophie reveals the source of her estrangement from her grandfather, ten years earlier. Arriving home unexpectedly from college, Sophie secretly witnesses a spring fertility rite conducted in the basement of her grandfather’s country estate. From her hiding place, she is shocked to see her grandfather making love to a woman at the center of a ritual attended by men and women who are wearing masks and chanting praise to the goddess. She flees the house and breaks off all contact with Saunière. Langdon explains that what she witnessed was an ancient ceremony known as Hieros gamos or “sacred marriage”.

By the time they arrive at Westminster Abbey, Teabing is revealed to be the Teacher for whom Silas is working. Teabing wishes to use the Holy Grail, which he believes is a series of documents establishing thatJesus Christ married Mary Magdalene and bore children, in order to ruin the Vatican. He compels Langdon at gunpoint to solve the second cryptex’s password, which Langdon realizes is “APPLE.” Langdon secretly opens the cryptex and removes its contents before destroying it in front of Teabing. Teabing is arrested by Fache, who by now knows that Langdon was innocent. Bishop Aringarosa, realizing that Silas has been used to murder innocent people rushes to help the police find him. Silas is found hiding in an Opus Dei Center, when he realizes that the police have found him rushes out and accidentally shoots Bishop Aringarosa. Bishop Aringarosa survives but is informed that Silas was found dead later, apparently by suicide.

The final message inside the second keystone leads Sophie and Langdon to Rosslyn Chapel, whose docent turns out to be Sophie’s long-lost brother, whom Sophie had been told died as a child in the car accident that killed her parents. The guardian of Rosslyn Chapel, Marie Chauvel, is Sophie’s long-lost grandmother, and the widow of Jacques Saunière. It is revealed that Sophie is a descendant of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. The Priory of Sion hid her identity to protect her from possible threats to her life.

The real meaning of the last message is that the Grail is buried beneath the small pyramid directly below the inverted glass pyramid of the Louvre. It also lies beneath the “Rose Line,” an allusion to “Roslyn.” Langdon figures out this final piece to the puzzle in the last pages of the book, but he does not appear inclined to tell anyone about this. [Source]

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Elisha Cuthbert

Elisha Ann Cuthbert (born November 30, 1982) is a Canadian film and television actress. Cuthbert is known as the former co-host of the Canadian children’s television series Popular Mechanics for Kids. In 1998, she had her first film role in Airspeed. She followed this up in 2003 with a role in Old School. Her most prominent role is as Kim Bauer in the American action-thrillertelevision series 24. She is currently starring as Alex on the ABC comedy series Happy Endings.

Early life

Cuthbert was born in Calgary, Alberta, the daughter of Patricia, a homemaker, and Kevin, anautomotive design engineer. She has two younger siblings, Jonathan and Lee-Ann, and she grew up in Greenfield Park, near Montreal, Quebec. In 2000, she graduated from Centennial Regional High School and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17 to pursue an acting career.

Personal life

Her current partner is Toronto Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf. In 2005 she maintained a blog on the NHL website, though she did not post for most of the season. She was once involved romantically with then-Los Angeles Kings player Sean Avery. Avery was suspended six games for the remarks about Cuthbert’s new relationship and was not invited to rejoin his team, the Dallas Stars, following his suspension. [Source]

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First Team 2010 - 2011

Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.

In 1968, under the management of Matt Busby, Manchester United was the first English football club to win the European Cup, ten years after the Munich air disaster that claimed the lives of eight players. The current manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, is the most successful manager in English football history, having won 27 major honours since he took over in November 1986.

Manchester United is the most successful club in English football, having won a record 19league titles, a record 11 FA Cups  and four League Cups. The club has also won threeEuropean Cups and is the only English club to have been club world champions: in 1999 and 2008.

Manchester United is one of the wealthiest and most widely supported football teams in the world. The club is said to be worth £1.13 billion, making it the most valuable football club in the world. After being floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1991, the club was purchased by Malcolm Glazer in May 2005 in a deal valuing the club at almost £800 million. [Source]

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Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.

In 1968, under the management of Matt Busby, Manchester United was the first English football club to win the European Cup, ten years after the Munich air disaster that claimed the lives of eight players. The current manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, is the most successful manager in English football history, having won 27 major honours since he took over in November 1986.

Manchester United is the most successful club in English football, having won a record 19league titles, a record 11 FA Cups  and four League Cups. The club has also won threeEuropean Cups and is the only English club to have been club world champions: in 1999 and 2008.

Manchester United is one of the wealthiest and most widely supported football teams in the world. The club is said to be worth £1.13 billion, making it the most valuable football club in the world. After being floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1991, the club was purchased by Malcolm Glazer in May 2005 in a deal valuing the club at almost £800 million. [Source]

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