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Anterior talocalcaneal ligament

The anterior talocalcaneal ligament (anterior calcaneo-astragaloid ligament or anterior interosseous ligament) is a ligament in the foot.

The anterior talocalcaneal ligament extends from the front and lateral surface of the neck of the talus to the sinus tarsi of the calcaneus.

It forms the posterior boundary of the talocalcaneonavicular joint.

References

Ligaments of the lower limb
Lateral talocalcaneal ligament

The lateral talocalcaneal ligament (external calcaneo-astragaloid ligament) is a ligament in the ankle. It is a short, strong fasciculus, passing from the lateral surface of the talus, immediately beneath its fibular facet to the lateral surface of the calcaneus.

It is placed in front of, but on a deeper plane than, the calcaneofibular ligament, with the fibers of which it is parallel.

References

Ligaments of the lower limb
Nordic Tournament

The Nordic Tournament was an annual ski jumping tournament that was a part of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup. The tournament started in 1997 as a counterpart to the widely successful Four Hills Tournament in Germany and Austria. It is held in March in Finland and Norway, earlier even in Sweden.

Hills

Other hills
Falun K-115, HS-128
Lillehammer K-123, HS-138
Vikersund K-185, HS-207

Winners

References

 
Recurring sporting events established in 1997
Ski jumping competitions
Ski jumping competitions in Norway
Ski jumping competitions in Finland
Ski jumping competitions in Sweden
February sporting events
March sporting events
1997 establishments in Europe
FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
Bee 52

Bee 52 is a side-scrolling video game published by Codemasters for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992.

A Commodore 64 version was completed in 1993, but was not published due to Codemasters withdrawing from the C64 market. After reaching an agreement with Codemasters, the programmer sold the game himself via mail order.

Description
The player controls Bee 52, a honeybee with large eyes and a fly-like sucker for a mouth, through which it can spit projectiles at enemies. The game is played through 12 levels, the first four in a backyard, the next four in a swamp, and the last four inside a house. There are traps and enemies added for each level, from ants, grasshoppers, and even dragonflies and "venus flytraps" in the later levels. The player must find and collect from many flowers scattered all over the sidescrolling level and return to the hive after three flowers are visited to add honey to the jar. The level is complete when the jar is full, in the case of levels 3-12, this requires every flower to be visited.

Gameplay 
Bee 52 is a flying side scroller. The bee is maneuvered by the control pad up down left and right over enemies, and through holes. The player can shoot at enemies straight ahead with the A button, or use the B button to sting enemies from above. Bee 52 can find add ons such as a super stinger with a longer reach, or more powerful projectiles either by killing a special lightning bug whose appearance is random, or visiting certain secret holes. There is also a small insect called Junior that, when found, will orbit Bee 52 indefinitely. If the bee is struck, Junior will be sacrificed rather than losing a life. Without Junior, a single hit will kill Bee 52, and lose all weapons found.

Reception

AllGame editor Skyler Miller described Bee 52 as a "fascinating game", giving it "high marks both for its creative premise and the strength of its execution".

References

External links

Bee 52 at GameFAQs

Unauthorized video games
1992 video games
Nintendo Entertainment System games
North America-exclusive video games
Video games about insects
Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Commodore 64 games
Single-player video games
Camerica games
Posterior talocalcaneal ligament

The posterior talocalcaneal ligament (posterior calcaneo-astragaloid ligament) connects the lateral tubercle of the talus with the upper and medial part of the calcaneus; it is a short band, and its fibers radiate from their narrow attachment to the talus.

References 

Ligaments of the lower limb
Japan Energy

was a Japanese petroleum company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Mining Holdings (now JXTG Nippon Mining & Metals). The petroleum products of Japan Energy Corporation were sold by filling stations under the brand name JOMO (for "joy of motoring").

Aside from petroleum, mining, electronic materials, and operations, the company was also involved in transportation, construction, and engineering industries.

History 
The predecessor to Japan Energy was first established in 1905 as a mining company in Hitachi, Ibaraki, which expanded into oil exploration in 1914. Namihei Odaira, an employee of the mining company, established Hitachi within the mine in 1908. The mine was renamed the Nippon Mining Company, Ltd. in 1929 following its integration into the Nissan Group the previous year.

In 1966, at the behest of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Nippon Mining's oil division merged its downstream business with those of unrelated oil companies Asia Oil and Toa Oil to form the Kyodo Oil Company, Ltd. (literally "Amalgamated Oil Company")

Nippon Mining and Kyodo Oil merged in 1992 following financial losses in the latter. Originally called Nikko Kyodo Company, Ltd.; it was renamed Japan Energy Corporation the following year. Simultaneously with the merger, Nikko Kyodo established a separate company for its mining business called Nippon Mining & Metals Company, Ltd.. In 2002, both companies established Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc. as its holding company. While the two companies continued to exist, they were delisted.

By late 2003, Japan Energy Corporation was part of a consortium that began exploring the natural gas field off the Aomori coast.  In 2010, Nippon Mining merged with Nippon Oil to become JX Holdings, and the petroleum assets of both Japan Energy and Nippon Oil were reorganized into two companies, JX Nippon Oil & Energy and JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration.

See also 
 ampm - ampm Japan was a subsidiary of Kyodo Oil/Japan Energy until 2004
 Energy in Japan

Notes

External links
 JX Nippon Oil & Energy
 JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration

Non-renewable resource companies established in 1992
Energy companies established in 1992
Energy companies disestablished in 2010
Japanese companies established in 1992
Japanese companies disestablished in 2010
Oil companies of Japan
Non-renewable resource companies disestablished in 2010
Medial talocalcaneal ligament

The medial talocalcaneal ligament (internal calcaneo-astragaloid ligament) connects the medial tubercle of the back of the talus with the back of the sustentaculum tali.

Its fibers blend with those of the plantar calcaneonavicular ligament.

References 

Ligaments of the lower limb
Giandor

Giandor is the name of a chocolate produced in Switzerland by the Swiss company Frey AG, in 1910 Frey AG introduced its new chocolate line named Giandor. Frey AG is a part of the Migros corporation. It is available in Switzerland through the stores of Migros and various local retailers. Giandor is produced in three basic versions: milk, dark, and white chocolate, as well as in various shapes. Giandor chocolate is sold as a certified Bio product, which means that it was organically produced in Switzerland.

Versions of Giandor Chocolates 
In the beginning, Frey Ag only launched its milk bar, in the early 90s they launched Giandor Dark, after that in 2000 they introduced Giandor White chocolate to chocolate lovers, and finally, Giandor Crunchy Almond.

References 

Brand name chocolate
Swiss chocolate
Kanching Falls

The Kanching Falls are located between Kuala Lumpur and Rawang in Selangor, Malaysia, and is a popular tourist destination in Kuala Lumpur. The waterfalls consist of seven tiers. A well-maintained recreation park provides access to the lower falls. To reach the upper falls uphill scrambling may be necessary.

References

External links 
 Kanching Falls
 

Waterfalls of Malaysia
Nature sites of Selangor
Landforms of Selangor
Chebsaurus

Chebsaurus is a genus of quadrupedal, herbivorous, cetiosaurid sauropod dinosaur, specifically a eusauropod. It lived in present-day Algeria, in the Callovian aged Aïssa Formation. The type species, C. algeriensis, was named in 2005 by Mahammed et al. and is the most complete Algerian sauropod known. It was around  long.

The word "Cheb" "شاب" is colloquial Arabic for "young man", as the fossils found were believed to be from a juvenile. The original publication, by Mahammed et al., gives Chebsaurus the nickname "the Giant of Ksour". A second skeleton, also from a juvenile of a similar ontogenetic stage, is also known.

Both skeletons, including cranial material, was found in the Ksour Mountains, part of the Occidental Saharan Atlas (Algerian High Atlas).

References

Further reading 
 Original paper, in English and French

Cetiosauridae
Middle Jurassic dinosaurs of Africa
Fossils of Algeria
Fossil taxa described in 2005
Śniardwy

Śniardwy () is a lake in the Masurian Lake District of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland.

At , Śniardwy is the largest lake in Poland. It was also the largest lake in Prussia, when Warmia-Masuria was under German rule. It is  long and  wide. The maximum depth is 23 metres (75 feet). There are eight islands on the Śniardwy lake.

Geography 
Śniardwy was formed by retreating ice sheet and draining floodwaters occurring as the result of ice calving ahead of the receding glacier. Among the eight islands are: Szeroki Ostrów, Czarci Ostrów, Wyspa Pajęcza, Wyspa Kaczor and others. Surrounding settlements include Popielno, Głodowo, Niedźwiedzi Róg, Okartowo, Nowe Guty, Zdęgowo and Łuknajno.

Among the many inlets, two are named as separate lakes: Warnołty and Seksty. Śniardwy connects with the following lakes: Tuchlin, Łuknajno, Mikołajskie, Roś, Białoławki and Tyrkło. It is surrounded by the system of canals known as Kanały Mazurskie (Masurian Canals), with numerous sluices. Together, they form the Polish Masurian Lake District.

Bibliography 

 J. Szynkowski, Mazury. Przewodnik, Kengraf Kętrzyn, 2003

Lakes of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Congregation Beth Ora (Saint Laurent)

Congregation Beth Ora () is an Modern Orthodox synagogue serving the Ashkenazi Jewish community in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada.

Founded in 1953 by William Weiss as "The Jewish Congregation of Saint Laurent", the synagogue adopted its constitution in 1956, and construction was finalized  in 1957.  The name was later changed to Beth Ora in 1959.

The synagogue is a member of the Orthodox Union.

References

External links 
 Beth Ora Official Website

Ashkenazi Jewish culture in Quebec
Ashkenazi synagogues
Jewish organizations established in 1953
Synagogues in Montreal
Modern Orthodox synagogues in Canada
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
Helen Verran

Helen Verran is an Australian historian and empirical philosopher of science, primarily working in the Social Studies of Science and Technology (STS), and currently Adjunct Professor at Charles Darwin University.

Background
Verran is from New South Wales, Australia. She trained as a scientist and teacher in the 1960s (BSc, DipEd, University of New England) and has a PhD in metabolic biochemistry (UNE, 1972). She then spent eight years lecturing in science education at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ifẹ, southwestern Nigeria. In the 1980s she became a lecturer and later Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne, working in a unit dedicated to the study of history and philosophy of science. She retired in 2012. On retiring she became Adjunct Professor at the Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University in Darwin, where she still teaches.

Scholarship

Numbers and Enumerated Entities
Verran's book, Science and an African Logic (University of Chicago Press, 2001), received the Ludwik Fleck Prize in 2003. It analyses counting, and its relation to the ontology of numbers based on her lengthy field observations as a mathematics lecturer and teacher in Nigeria. The book draws on her sudden realisation of the radically different nature of Yoruba counting, and discusses how this realisation grounded her post-relativist theorising. Verran continues to nuance analytics of numbers and numbering as social and material practice (e.g. in the 2018 special issue After Numbers? Innovations in Science and Technology Studies’ Analytics of Numbers and Numbering).

Actor-network theory (ANT)
She contributed to actor-network theory, working with British sociologist John Law. Specifically, she is credited for contributing with postcolonial studies to nuancing STS. Her work is also seen as part of ANT's ontological turn.

Post-colonial STS
Her work on Yolngu Aboriginal Australians understandings of the world, their use of technology, and their knowledge systems ranges from the 1990s to current engagement. Together with Michael Christie she has theorised digital knowledge technologies.

Starting with work on alternative modes of knowing nature management through fire, Verran's recent work contributed to social studies of ecosystem services.

Publications
List of publications
Downloads at academia.edu
profile and Download at researchgate

References

 

Australian sociologists
Australian women sociologists
Academic staff of Charles Darwin University
Living people
Historians of science
Actor-network theory
Philosophers of science
University of New England (Australia) alumni
Academic staff of Obafemi Awolowo University
Academic staff of the University of Melbourne
Australian expatriates in Nigeria
Year of birth missing (living people)
Science and technology studies scholars
Anupa Kingdom

Anupa is a kingdom mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. It lay to the north west of Vidarbha, in what is now   Maharashtra . It was founded by the races from the western kingdoms like Madra and Kamboja

References in Mahabharata

Anupa mentioned as a kingdom of Ancient India (Bharata Varsha) 

....the Upavrittas, the Anupa Vrittas, the Surashatras, Kekayas; the Kutas, the Maheyas, the Kakshas, the Samudranishkutas; the Andhras (6,9)

Anupa, in the line of Daksha 

Daksha was a Prajapati (one who have many sons and thus a founder of a race). Pradha was one of his daughters. She was married to the sage Kasyapa, the son of sage Marichi. Anupa was one of her daughters. (1,65)

King named Paschimanupaka 

That best of Asuras who was known as Mritapa became on earth, the monarch, Pascimanupaka.(1,67)

Anupa Raja in Yudhishthira's court 

Ketumata, Vasudana, and Vaideha and Kritakshana: Sudharman, Aniruddha, Srutayu endued with great strength; the invincible Anupa Raja (king of Anupa), the handsome Karmajit; Shishupala with his son, the king of Karusha; and the invincible youths of the Vrishni race, all these kings were present in Yudhishthira's newly built court at his capital Indraprastha. (2,4)

Anupas in Kurukshetra War 

The ruler of the Dasarnas, and the Prayagas, with the Daserakas, and the Anupakas, and the Kiratas were placed in the neck of the military configuration of the name Krauncharuma (of the shape of a bird) of the Pandavas, on day two of Kurukshetra War. (6,50)

See also 

Kingdoms of Ancient India

References 
Kisari Mohan Ganguli, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose, 1883–1896.

External links

Kingdoms in the Mahabharata
Review of International Law and Politics

Review of International Law and Politics (Turkish: Uluslararası Hukuk ve Politika) is a quarterly peer-reviewed law journal that was established in 2004. It is published by the International Strategic Research Organization.

The journal publishes scholarly articles and book reviews in English, German, and Turkish. It focuses on international law and international relations, but also covers area studies (Balkans, Caucasus, Europe, Central Asia, etc.), international security, sociology, and anthropology in general from all over the world. The journal encourages interdisciplinary studies.

Indexing and abstracting 
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

References

External links 
 

International relations journals
International law journals
Academic journals established in 2004
Multilingual journals
Quarterly journals
Alby, Botkyrka

Alby is a suburb in Botkyrka Municipality within Stockholm.

Alby has one of the 100 stations of the Stockholm metro system.

Alby, a municipal area in Botkyrka, with a population of approximately 10,000, most of which live in the 3,000 apartments owned by the construction company Botkyrkabyggen.

Alby Centre
Alby centre was renovated during the 1990s, creating a new square and more premises for entrepreneurs.

During the year 2000, Alby centre has been repainted inside and Alby's only heated garage has received a substantial facelift. Additionally, two new shops were opened, and the health care centre increased its activity. The convenience store (Vi) makes large investments, and the whole of Alby exudes a new belief in the future.

Nature
Alby lies by a lake, called Albysjön. Alby invites a truly beautiful landscape for those who have chosen to live there. You live near 
by the forest and also the previously mentioned lake. Also not far from Alby lies Flottsbro, a place for fun recreation, both for winter and summer activities. Also one of the better baseball fields lies in Alby, and one of Europe's better softball teams practice and play in Alby. Also a small harbour lies in a small bay where the boats are protected from gust and waves. It has been there for a few decades now and still is a nice place to polish your boat during the spring.

Sights in Alby
Alby farm has ancestry from the Middle Ages. The farmhouse is built in Empire style with a strong classic impact. The farm got its final look in 1895. 1895-1913 the inventor Lars Magnus Ericsson owned the farm. Among other things, he built a drum mill and a building agency in concrete, similar to a Roman aqueduct, before he moved to Hågelby gård. Botkyrka municipality bought the farm in 1947 and today carries out social administration activities on the premises.

Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Alby:

 Konyaspor KIF

Stockholm urban area
Populated places in Botkyrka Municipality
Södermanland
Pietertje van Splunter

Pietertje van Splunter (born 24 July 1968 in Goedereede) is a painter living in the Netherlands. She attended the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. In the beginning of the 90's she worked on a series of postcards which she had sent to herself while travelling. In recent years she has seriously studied connections between painting and spatial consciousness.

References

External links

1968 births
Living people
Postcard artists
People from Goedereede
Dutch women painters
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague alumni
20th-century Dutch women artists
21st-century Dutch women artists
Miedwie

Miedwie (, ) is a lake in the Pomeranian Lakeland region of West Pomeranian Voivodship, in northwestern Poland.

Geography
The lake is  in surface area. It is 16.2 km long and 3.2 km wide. Its maximum depth is 43.8 m. 

The lake has a 150m long pier.

Miedwie lake and its surrounding area is a Natura 2000 EU Special Protection Area.

See also
 
 Rów Kunowski
 Special Protection Areas in Poland

References

Lakes of West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Natura 2000 in Poland
Parks in West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Lakes of Poland
Pyrzyce County
Stargard County
Bror With

Bror With (19 June 1900 – 9 December 1985) was a Norwegian mechanical engineer, inventor and industrialist. Bror With is perhaps most associated with his invention of the Rottefella ("Rat Trap") ski binding, which he developed in 1927. After victories at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, this binding remained the standard for cross-country skiing over the next 50–60 years.

With was born and grew up in Vestre Aker, Norway. He finished his secondary education at Frogner School in 1920 and graduated in 1925 from the Norwegian Institute of Technology.
From the autumn of 1942, With served in Milorg, the Norwegian resistance movement during the Nazi occupation of Norway. He served under the code name Granat-Larsen ("Grenade Larsen"). He was responsible for all weapons and their manufacture. During this time, he produced about 800 units of a local variant of the Sten gun. He showed great ingenuity in camouflaging the real purpose of the manufacture of the various parts for the gun. He had to escape to Sweden towards the end of 1944.

His later major inventions included the Dromedille, a dinghy that combines the advantages of a planing and a displacement hull. The name came from the concept being as difficult as making a cross between a dromedary and a crocodile.

References

Other sources
  Kagge, Stein (1998). Fra Rottefella til Dromedillen: Bror With - et sant eventyr. Oslo: Schibsted. 199 pp. .
  "Oppfinneren Bror With" – Concise biography at the website of the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology
  "Bror With, aristokratiets Reodor Felgen: Bindinger, båter og bomber" ("Bindings, Boats, and Bombs") – Review of Kagge's book, printed in Båtmagasinet monthly

Related Reading
Beate Muri (21 March 2021) "Med hjertet i halsen for fedrelandet" [Fearing for one's life, in service for the homeland]. Dagsavisen
Huntford, Roland  (2008) Planks and a Passion: The Dramatic History of Skiing (Bloomsbury Publishing) 

1900 births
1985 deaths
Businesspeople from Oslo
Norwegian Institute of Technology alumni
Norwegian mechanical engineers
20th-century Norwegian businesspeople
20th-century Norwegian inventors
Norwegian resistance members
Norwegian expatriates in Sweden
Shurparaka

Shurparaka (; also spelt Surparaka) was a kingdom founded by Bhargava Rama (also known as Parashurama) near the Western sea, close to the mouth of the river Narmada in India. It is mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. Parashurama gave this kingdom to the Brahmin rulers of Kashyapa clan. Shurparaka is identified with medieval Sopara and modern day Nala Sopara.

References in Mahabharata

The Ocean created for Jamadagni’s son (Bhargava Rama), a region called Shurparaka (12:49). Having made the earth destitute of Kshatriyas for thrice seven times, the puissant Bhargava, on completion of a horse-sacrifice, gave away the earth as sacrificial present to Kashyapa. Kashyapa, having accepted the earth in gift, made a present of it to the Brahmanas, entered the great forest.

This gave rise to the myth of Parashurama, reclaiming the land from the sea. The people of Shurparaka brought this myth to Kerala where this myth still exists.

The pilgrimage in Shurparaka

One should proceed to Shurparaka, where Jamadagni’s son had formerly dwelt. Bathing in that tirtha of Rama, one acquireth the merit of giving away gold in abundance. (3:85). In the tirtha called Shurparaka are two sacrificial platforms of the illustrious Jamadagni, called Pashana and Punaschandra (3:88). Yudhishthira plunged his body in all the holy spots, and then came again to Shurparaka (3:118). Bathing in the Narmada as also in the tirtha known by the name of Shurparaka, observing a fast for a full fortnight, one is sure to become in one's next birth a prince of the royal line. (13:25).

Sahadeva's Expedition to south 

Having brought king Nila of Avanti under his sway the victorious son of Madri, viz. Sahadeva, then went further towards the south. He then brought the king of Tripura under his sway. And next turning his forces against the Paurava kingdom, he vanquished and reduced to subjection the monarch thereof. And the prince, after this, with great efforts brought Akriti, the king of Saurashtra and preceptor of the Kausikas under his sway. The virtuous prince, while staying in the kingdom of Saurashtra sent an ambassador unto king Rukmin the son of Bhishmaka within the territories of Bhojakata.  And the monarch cheerfully accepted the sway of the son of Pandu. The master of battle then, having exacted jewels and wealth from king Rukmin, marched further to the south. And, endued with great energy and great strength, the hero then, reduced to subjection, Shurparaka and Talakata, and the Dandakas also (2:30).

References in Mahavamsa

The Mahavamsa, the Sri Lankan Pali chronicle, mentions that the legendary founder of the Sinhalese, prince Vijaya, left his homeland of Lala and landed first in Suppāraka (the Pali form of the Sanskrit 'Shurparaka'), identified with modern Sopara, in Palgar district north of Mumbai.

See also 

Kingdoms of Ancient India
Kerala

References 
 Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

Kingdoms in the Mahabharata
Valentine Girl

"Valentine Girl" is a 1990 ballad single by New Kids on the Block, with lead vocals by Danny Wood and Jordan Knight. In America, it is featured on the B-side to "Step by Step", and was issued as an airplay-only track. However, the song was officially released as a single internationally.

The song reached #15 in Japan on the Oricon Singles Chart.

Versions
"Valentine Girl" [Album Version] 4:00
"Valentine Girl" [Radio Version] 3:53
"Valentine Girl" [The C&C Quiet Storm Mix] 5:09

References

1990 singles
New Kids on the Block songs
Columbia Records singles
Songs written by Candice Nelson (songwriter)
Song recordings produced by Maurice Starr
1989 songs
Eric Moss

Eric Moss (September 25, 1974  – March 10, 2019) was a professional American football player.

Moss played college football at Ohio State University. He was an offensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings in 1997 (but did not appear in a game),  and then played guard for the Scottish Claymores in the NFL Europe League in 1999.

Moss was the half brother of Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss.

References 

1974 births
2019 deaths
Sportspeople from Kanawha County, West Virginia
Players of American football from West Virginia
American football offensive tackles
American football offensive guards
Ohio State Buckeyes football players
Scottish Claymores players
Calcaneofibular ligament

The calcaneofibular ligament is a narrow, rounded cord, running from the tip of the lateral malleolus of the fibula downward and slightly backward to a tubercle on the lateral surface of the calcaneus. It is part of the lateral collateral ligament, which opposes the hyperinversion of the subtalar joint, as in a common type of ankle sprain.

It is covered by the tendons of the fibularis longus and brevis muscles.

Clinical significance 
The calcaneofibular ligament is commonly sprained ligament in ankle injuries. It may be injured individually, or in combination with other ligaments such as the anterior talofibular ligament and the posterior talofibular ligament.

References

Further reading

External links
 
 —Calcaneofibular ligament injury
  ()
 

Ligaments of the lower limb
Nasikya Kingdom

Nasikya was a kingdom mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. During the time of Ramayana this place was a forest and was known as Panchavati. It was here that Raghava Rama, Lakshmana and Sita spent their period of exile from their kingdom Kosala into the woods.

See also 
Kingdoms of Ancient India

References 
Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

External links

Kingdoms in the Mahabharata
Hawkhead

Hawkhead (, ) is an area near Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

The village is on the Hawkhead Burn and White Cart Water, crossed via Hawkhead Bridge. It is near Dykebar, Hunterhill and Blackhall neighbourhoods and is the source of the name of Hawkhead railway station on the Paisley Canal Line, although the station is some distance to the north of the residential area, on the opposite side of a cleared industrial zone (formerly a BASF plant) and a large cemetery, also named Hawkhead.

History
The area's name is recorded as Halkhead in some older maps and in the historical title of Lord Ross of Halkhead, with the family owning the estate from the 14th century. Their seat was Hawkhead House, constructed in the 17th century and part of Leverndale Hospital from 1914 until it was demolished in 1953. Its nearby associated farm dating from the late 18th century still exists and is Category C listed since 1997, although its owner in the early 21st century was using the property as a scrapyard (having been banned from keeping animals due to neglect).

Following the death in 1754 of William, the 14th and last Lord Ross, the Halkhead estates devolved upon his sisters and passed eventually into the family of the Earls of Glasgow. John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow had married Elizabeth Ross (16 April 1725 – 9 October 1791), the younger daughter of George Ross, 13th Lord Ross. In 1815 George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow was created Baron Ross of Hawkhead,

The 1930s former Hawkhead Hospital (separate from Hawkhead Asylum), which was designed by the modernist architect Thomas S. Tait, has been redeveloped as "Hawkhead Village". A secondary school, St Andrew's Academy is located a short way south of the hospital grounds, near the junction of Hawkhead Road and Barrhead Road (A726).

References

External links
 Lords Ross of Halkhead: 
 Barons Ross of Hawkhead: 

Areas in Paisley, Renfrewshire
An-Nur Kota Raya Mosque

The An-Nur Kota Raya Mosque () is a mosque in Plaza Kotaraya, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It is owned by Johor Corporation (J-Corp), the Johor state government's investment arm.

See also
 Islam in Malaysia

Mosques in Johor Bahru
Untitled (Terri Walker album)

Untitled is the title of the debut album from UK R&B / soul singer Terri Walker. The album was released in 2003 by Def Soul/Mercury Records and spawned 3 singles, "Guess You Didn't Love Me" (Featuring Mos Def), "Ching Ching (Lovin' You Still)" (her first and only UK top 40 hit to date) and "Drawing Board" (promo only).

The album was nominated for a MOBO award and it was also nominated for the Mercury Music Prize for album of the year.

Track listing
"Love Fool"
"Drawing Board"
"Guess You Didn't Love Me" (Featuring Mos Def)
"It's All Good"
"Ching Ching (Lovin' You Still)"
"Fake"
"What Will I Do" (Featuring Blueblood)
"Love You For Life"
"Deutschland"
"Dirty Weekend" (Featuring The Wise Children)
"4 Feet Under"
"Da Business"
"For Life [Reprise]"
"Brand New day"

Singles

2003 debut albums
Terri Walker albums
Mercury Records albums
Def Jam Recordings albums
Para biathlon

Paralympic biathlon is an adaptation of biathlon for athletes with a disability. Paralympic biathlon is one of two Nordic skiing disciplines in the Winter Paralympic Games. It is governed by the International Paralympic Committee.

Paralympic biathlon includes standing events, sitting events (for wheelchair users), and events for visually impaired athletes.

Visually impaired athletes use a rifle that uses sound to indicate to the athlete how accurate their aim is, and shoots a laser beam at the target.

References

External links
IPC Nordic Skiing

 
Biathlon
Biathlon
Kelemen Mikes

Kelemen Mikes (1690–1761) was a Transylvanian-born Hungarian political figure and essayist, noted for his rebellious activities against the Habsburg monarchy. Mikes is referred to as the "Hungarian Goethe", made famous by his Letters from Turkey. With these, Mikes laid the foundations of Hungarian literary prose, and he is regarded as one of the first Hungarian prose authors.

He was born in Zágon and grew up in Zabola (present-day Covasna County, Romania). He fought the Habsburg until being forced to flee to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, France and eventually the Ottoman Empire. While in Tekirdağ, where he lived in exile with the Transylvanian Prince Ferenc Rákóczi, Mikes completed and published his essays. After Rákóczi's death in 1735, he stayed in exile until his own death.

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Hungarian essayists
Male essayists
Hungarian male writers
People from Covasna County
1690 births
1761 deaths
Hungarian letter writers
Kelemen
Iona College (disambiguation)

Iona University (formerly Iona College) is a private Catholic college in New Rochelle, New York.

Iona College may also refer to:
 Iona College Brisbane, Australia
 Iona College, Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
 Iona Presentation College, Perth, Western Australia
 Iona College (Windsor, Ontario), Windsor, Ontario, Canada
David Solomon

David Solomon may refer to:

 David Solomon (artist) (born 1976), American artist and painter
 David Solomon (TV producer), American television director and producer
 David Solomon (writer), Australian educator, scholar and writer
 David Solomon, sperm donor for the Suleman octuplets
 David Solomon, researcher and creator of the Solomon curve
 Dave Solomon (rugby) (1913–1997), New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer
 Dave Solomon (journalist) (1952–2011), Connecticut sportswriter and newspaper columnist
 David Henry Solomon (born 1929), Australian polymer chemist
 David M. Solomon (born c. 1962), American investment banker and CEO of Goldman Sachs

See also
David Salomon (disambiguation)
David Solomons (disambiguation)
Udruženje javnih radija i televizija

Udruženje javnih radija i televizija (UJRT; Serbian Cyrillic: Удружење јавних радија и телевизија, ) was the union of public broadcasters of Serbia and Montenegro. It served as a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) from 2001 until its dissolution in 2006.

Members
Radio Television of Serbia
Radio and Television of Montenegro

External links
http://www.rts.rs
http://www.rtcg.me

Defunct television networks
Television channels and stations established in 2001
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2006
2001 establishments in Yugoslavia
2006 disestablishments in Serbia and Montenegro
Defunct mass media in Serbia
Defunct mass media in Montenegro
Sathmar Swabian

Sathmar Swabian (endonym: Schwǫbisch, , ) is an Upper Swabian dialect of High German spoken in Romania in Satu Mare () and Satu Mare County, north-western Transylvania by the Sathmar Swabians (), who are among the few Danube Swabians who are in fact truly Swabian in origin. Many speakers now live in Germany but some remain in northwestern Transylvania, Romania, more specifically in Satu Mare County ().

Sample words

References

External links 

 PDF on varieties of German

Swabian German language
Ethnic German groups in Romania
German dialects
Languages of Romania
City colloquials
Culture in Satu Mare
Sacile

Sacile (;  , Liventino:  ; Western Friulian: ) is a town and  (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone, in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of northeastern Italy. It is known as the "Garden of the " after the many palaces that were constructed along the river Livenza for the nobility of the Most Serene Republic of Venice.

Geography
The historic center is located on two islands of the river Livenza; it is unclear whether the islands are natural or manmade.

History
Sacile developed in the seventh century as a strong-point on the route from Veneto to Friuli. A cathedral and a castle were built on the larger island, while the smaller had the port and commercial area.

The town became part of the  Patriarchal State of Friuli on its creation in 1077; in 1190 the Patriarch conferred on it city rights. Sacile was the first city in Friuli to have a Communal Statute. The city was besieged on a number of occasions by troops of Venezia and Treviso.

In 1420 Sacile, along with the rest of Friuli, was annexed by the Republic of Venice. Under Venetian rule the river trade expanded and many noble families built palaces on the banks of the Livenza.

The fall of the Republic in 1797 caused an economic crisis in Sacile. On 16 April 1809 French troops were defeated by the Austrians in the Battle of Sacile which took place in the nearby hamlet of Camolli. In 1815, under the terms of the Congress of Vienna, Sacile became part of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.

The coming of the railway in 1855 did much to restore the economic position of Sacile. In 1866 Sacile was annexed by the Kingdom of Italy and saw the beginnings of industrial activity.

During the First and Second World Wars the town was repeatedly bombarded on account of the strategic importance of the Venice–Udine railway. The earthquake of 18 October 1936 caused great damage to the town's buildings and to its ancient city walls.

Economy

Brickmaking occurred in Sacile from the 14th century until 1957. Today, the main economic activity there is administration and services, although it is also home to piano manufacturer Fazioli.

Dialect
The native dialect of the town is Sacilese, a colonial variety of the Venetan language belonging to the Liventine (Northeastern) group.

Twin towns
Sacile is twinned with:

  La Réole, France, since 2000
  Giffoni Valle Piana, Italy, since 2011
  Novigrad, Croatia, since 2015

People
Massimo Borgobello
Ferruccio Furlanetto
Enrico Gasparotto
Luigi Gasparotto
Giovanni Micheletto
Giuseppe Antonio Pujati
Fausto Rossi

Transport
Sacile railway station is on the busy Venice–Udine railway. Train services operate to Venice, Treviso, Udine and Trieste, Padua, Verona, Milan, Bologna and Rome. Buses operate to Pinzano.

References

Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
British NVC community W2


NVC community W2 (Salix cinerea - Betula pubescens - Phragmites australis woodland) is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of seven woodland communities in the NVC classed as "wet woodlands".

This is a fairly locally distributed community. There are two subcommunities.

Community composition

Three constant species is found in this community, Grey Willow (Salix cinerea), Downy Birch (Betula pubescens) and Common Reed (Phragmites australis). 

Six rare species are also associated with the community:
 Elongated Sedge (Carex elongata)
 Crested Buckler-fern (Dryopteris cristata)
 the fern Dryopteris × uliginosa, the hybrid of Crested Buckler-fern and Narrow Buckler-fern (D. carthusiana)
 Milk-parsley (Peucedanum palustre)
 Round-leaved Wintergreen (Pyrola rotundifolia)
 Marsh Fern (Thelypteris palustris)

Distribution

This community is distributed in two main areas of Britain - East Anglia and Northwest England. There are also examples in South Wales and Yorkshire

Subcommunities

There are two subcommunities:
 the Alnus glutinosa - Filipendula ulmaria subcommunity
 the Sphagnum ssp. subcommunity

References

 Rodwell, J. S. (1991) British Plant Communities Volume 1 - Woodlands and scrub  (hardback),  (paperback)

W02
Beijing National Indoor Stadium

The National Indoor Stadium (official name) () is an indoor stadium that is located in the Olympic Green in Beijing, China. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people, and was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is nicknamed the Fan (扇子, shànzi) due to its design resembling a traditional Chinese folding fan.

History
The stadium opened its doors on November 26, 2007, for the artistic Gymnastics test event. It is also used for basketball.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, it hosted the artistic gymnastics, trampolining, and handball events. After the Olympics, the stadium is used for sports competition, cultural and entertaining purposes, and serves as a multi-functional exercise center for local residents. In 2015 it hosted the ice hockey women's world championship Beijing 2015. The stadium was used for ice hockey during the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

See also
List of indoor arenas in China

References

External links 
 
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Official Website

Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics
Venues of the 2022 Winter Olympics
Indoor arenas in China
Olympic gymnastics venues
Olympic handball venues
Olympic ice hockey venues
Sports venues completed in 2007
Sports venues in Beijing
Handball venues in China
Randolph Harding

Randolph Harding (September 17, 1914 – March 3, 1996) was a Canadian politician.

Biography
Born in Silverton, British Columbia, Harding was a teacher and a member of the Silverton municipal council. He was elected as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation candidate to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia representing Kaslo-Slocan in 1945, and was re-elected in 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1960 and 1963. In 1966 he was re-elected in the riding of Revelstoke-Slocan.

He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1968 federal election for the British Columbia riding of Kootenay West. A New Democrat, he was re-elected in 1972 and was defeated in 1974.

After leaving federal politics, Harding served as mayor of Silverton and received a long service award from the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.

Harding served in the Canadian Army during World War II.

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1914 births
1996 deaths
British Columbia Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs
20th-century Canadian politicians
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia
New Democratic Party MPs
Mayors of places in British Columbia
Pay Less

Pay Less, PayLess, Pay-Less, or Payless may refer to:

 Pay Less Drug Store, founded by Lorenzo L Skaggs in Rochester, Minnesota, and later became Osco
 Payless Drug Store, founded by Levi Justin Skaggs in Tacoma, Washington, and which later became Skaggs Companies
 Payless for Drug and Food, a Canadian store
 Pay Less Food Markets, a grocery store chain in central Indiana acquired by Kroger in 1999
 Payless Car Rental, an automobile rental company
 Payless DIY, a chain of do-it-yourself stores in Britain, merged in 1990 into rival chain Do It All, which later merged into Focus DIY
 Pay Less DIY, a chain of do-it-yourself stores in Ireland, renamed to become Woodie's DIY
 Payless (footwear retailer), an international discount footwear retailer

See also

 
 
 
 Less (disambiguation)
 Pay (disambiguation)
A Cry from Heaven

A Cry from Heaven is a 2005 play by  Irish playwright Vincent Woods. It retells the story of the beautiful Deirdre and the Sons of Usna which is one of the great tragedies of Irish myth. The birth of a girl heralded by omens of a vulture-shrouded sky begins the drama of  King Conchobar mac Nessa and his obsession with Deirdre which led to a land divided. When Deirdre unites with her lover Naoise and goes into exile with the Sons of Usna, the stage is set for betrayal and bloodthirsty revenge that will plunge all Ulster into darkness. The play is drawn from material in the Ulster Cycle. Woods's poetic retelling of the myth of Deirdre transforms this timeless story into a compelling contemporary drama.

The play had its world premiere at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in June 2005. It was directed by Olivier Py, and designed by Pierre-André Weitz. The cast featured Kelly Campbell as Deirdre, Alan Turkington as Naoise, Olwen Fouéré as Ness, Denis Conway as Fergus, Bosco Hogan as Felim, Gabrielle Reidy as Leabharcham, Barry McGovern as Cathbad the druid, Ciarán Taylor as Conor, Peter Gaynor as Ainle, Aidan Turner as Ardán, Tony McKenna as White Bull, Charlie Kranz as Black Bull, and Shane Gately as Red Branch Soldier.

Reviews
A Review by Harvey O'Brien

Irish plays
2005 plays
Works based on the Ulster Cycle
Richard Wall house

The Richard Wall house, built 1682, is a historic home in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.  It had continuous Wall family residency for over 150 years, having been in the Wall family and its descendants through 1847. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as "Wall House" also known as "The Ivy".

The home has undergone numerous renovations, with a section of basement wall being the only original construction remaining.  The site of religious meetings and weddings, it is also among the earliest places of Quaker worship still standing in the United States. It is now a museum located at Church Road and Wall Park Drive in Elkins Park.

History
Richard Wall was a founder of Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania. He arrived with William Penn's group of Quakers in 1682. He and fourteen others pooled their land purchases to create the township. They named the township for the main town in Gloucestershire, England, where they apparently originated.

The Wall family was joined in marriage by the Shoemaker family. The families owned a corn grist mill on Tacony Creek. Descendants of the Walls lived in the house until 1847, followed by the Bosler family. In 1932 the township acquired the house and surrounding lands for  "Wall Park."  The house was rented from 1932 to 1979.  Harold C. Pike, (township manager) moved in 1941 and resided there until his death in 1978.  Since 1980 the house has been managed by the Cheltenham Township Historical Commission, which opened the museum and orientation center in 1993.

An original section of masonry wall can be seen in the current basement. The house was redesigned in 1730, 1760, and 1805. Later renovations added running water and electricity.

The permanent exhibits display elements of life during more than two hundred years of residence. Highlights include a fully furnished and electrified,  doll house created before 1920; and a collection of over 100 antique tools.

See also
List of the oldest buildings in Pennsylvania
List of the oldest buildings in the United States

References

Further reading 
 Rothschild, Elaine W., A History of Cheltenham Township. Pennsylvania: Cheltenham Township Historical Commission, 1976.

External links

Richard Wall House Museum at CheltenhamTownship.org
Slideshow of The Richard Wall House by Russell Heimlich

Houses completed in 1682
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Museums in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Historic house museums in Pennsylvania
Houses in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
1682 establishments in Pennsylvania
Argentinien-schwyzertütsch dialect

Argentinien-schwyzertütsch () is a dialect of Swiss German. Argentinien-schwyzertütsch is spoken by people of Swiss origin. Most speakers live in Argentina, being the descendants of 19th-century immigrants from Switzerland.

See also 
Swiss Argentine

References

External links 
 PDF on varieties of German (5=INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector; 1999) having: "52-ACB-ho argentinien-schwyzertütsch"

Swiss German language
German dialects
Languages of Argentina
German-Argentine culture
Swiss-Argentine culture
Konkana Kingdom

Konkana was a southern kingdom populated by Brahmins during and after the period of Puranas. This kingdom is identified to be the Konkan region (coastal region) of Maharashtra. Other such Brahmin populated kingdoms includes Dravida, Andhra and Karnata. They have migrated in the later periods to the south as far as Kerala.

The name Konkana probably have originated from the older name Kanwa-gana (meaning the clan of Kanwa) a clan of Bhrahmins. Kanwas were a sub-clan of the Kasyapa-clan of Brahmins. They arrived at the western shores of Indian peninsula, which were the stronghold of the Bhargava clan of Bhrahmins. This history is hidden in the myth of Vamana who arrived at the sacrifice of king Mahabali, conducted in the land of the Bhrigus (Bhrigu-kaksha (Bharuch in Gujarat), on the banks of river Narmada. This sacrifice was officiated by king Mahabali's priest named Sukra, who belonged to the Bhagava clan. In spite of the protest of priest Sukra, king Mahabali gave some land for Vamana. Starting with Vamana, many Kasyapas, in large numbers, settled in the kingdom of Mahabali. Their settlements outnumbered those of Bhargavas and of the ruling clan of Asuras. Thus Mahabali lost his kingdom and was forgotten into the underworld of memories. (See also Keralas).

References in Mahabharata 

Konkana is not mentioned in Mahabharata. Thus it is obviously a later-period province. However, the epic mentions Kanwa, the founder (or a member ?) of the Kanwa clan. Sage Kanwa of the race of Kasyapa is mentioned at (1,70). He was the foster-father of Sakuntala the wife of the famous Puru king Dushyanta (Dushmanta). Kanwa raised Sakuntala as her own daughter in his asylum.

A tribe called Konwasiras is mentioned at (13,35)

See also 
Kingdoms of Ancient India
Kerala Kingdom
Surparaka Kingdom
Gomanta Kingdom

References 
Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

External links

Kingdoms in the Mahabharata
Konkan