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Albedo (), or reflection coefficient, derived from Latin albedo " whiteness " ( or reflected sunlight ), in turn from albus " white ", is the diffuse reflectivity or reflecting power of a surface.

The earliest certain ancestor of " A " is aleph ( also called ' aleph ), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet ( which, by consisting entirely of consonants, is an abjad rather than a true alphabet ).

Alabama is also known as the " Heart of Dixie.

" The state tree is the Longleaf Pine, the state flower is the Camellia.

Achilles ' name can be analyzed as a combination of ( akhos ) " grief " and ( Laos ) " a people, tribe, nation, etc.

" In other words, Achilles is an embodiment of the grief of the people, grief being a theme raised numerous times in the Iliad ( frequently by Achilles ).

It was also turned into the female form Ἀχιλλεία ( Achilleía ) attested in Attica in the 4th century BC ( IG II² 1617 ) and, in the form Achillia, on a stele in Halicarnassus as the name of a female gladiator fighting an " Amazon ".

Roman gladiatorial games often referenced classical mythology, and this seems to reference Achilles ' fight with Penthesilea but gives it an extra twist of Achilles ' being " played " by a woman.

As the leader of the moderate faction of the Republican party, Lincoln found his policies and personality were " blasted from all sides ": Radical Republicans demanded harsher treatment of the South, War Democrats desired more compromise, Copperheads despised him, and irreconcilable secessionists plotted his death.

Lincoln later noted that this move was " partly on account of slavery " but mainly due to land title difficulties.

Lincoln became very close to his stepmother, and referred to her as " Mother ".

He attained a reputation for brawn and audacity after a very competitive wrestling match to which he was challenged by the renowned leader of a group of ruffians, " the Clary's Grove boys ".

While preparing for the nuptials and feeling anxiety again, Lincoln, when asked where he was going, replied, " To hell, I suppose.

Lincoln " was remarkably fond of children ", and the Lincolns were not considered to be strict with their children.

" Willie " Lincoln was born on December 21, 1850, and died on February 20, 1862.

The Lincolns ' fourth son, Thomas " Tad " Lincoln, was born on April 4, 1853, and died of heart failure at the age of 18 on July 16, 1871.