Chinese family names are patrilineal, passed from father to children. (In cases of adoption, the adoptee usually also takes the same surname.) Women do not normally change their surnames upon marriage, except in places with more Western influences such as Hong Kong.
Ice shelf. An ice shelf is a thick floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are only found in Antarctica, Greenland and Canada. The boundary between the floating ice shelf and the grounded ice that feeds it is called the grounding line.
An ICEEÂ® is a frosty cold drink (similar to a 7-Eleven SlurpeeÂ®) made from flavored-syrup, water, and CO2. The ICEE was invented by Omar Knedlik in the late 1950sâit was kind of a necessity is the mother of invention story. Knedlik owned a Dairy Queen, but lacked the soda fountain he knew would draw extra customers.