In the Malay annals, the legend of Sang Sapurba was a king of the Malay who came from mount Siguntang Mahameru. He claimed descent from the Dhul-Qarnayn, king of the Malay world, later the Malay of royal clans who claimed to be his descendants.
According Minangkabau chronicle, he is referred to as great king of the king ("Maharajadiraja"), he was a heroic figure who killed Katimuno Snake, an immense snake, which destroyed their cultivation.
Selman Waksman
Selman Waksman (July 22, 1888- August 16, 1973) was an American biochemist and a microbiologist. His research into organic substances and their decomposition helped the discovery of Streptomycin and other antibiotic medicines. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1952 "for his discovery of "streptomycin" the first antibiotic active against tuberculosis."
Foam
A foam is a substance that is formed by trapping gas in bubbles. Gas is present in large amounts so it will be divided in gas bubbles separated by liquid regions which may form films, thinner and thinner when the liquid phase is drained out of the system. When the scale is small, e.g. for fine foam, this dispersed medium can be considered as a type of colloid.
Iroquois Falls
Iroquois Falls is a small town in Northern Ontario, Canada. The Canada 2006 Census said that 4,729 people live there.
Marcel Koller
Marcel Koller (born 11 November 1960 in Zürich) is a former Swiss football (soccer) player. His playing position was defender. He is now head coach of the Austria national team.
He played all his time as a professional football player for Grasshoppers Zürich in the Swiss league. In 24 years he won seven Swiss championships and five Swiss cups. He played also 56 times for the Swiss national football team. He shot 3 goals and was a member of the team for the 1996 UEFA European Championship.
Koller's career as coach started at the Swiss club FC Wil in the season 1997/98. In January 1999 he went to FC St. Gallen in the Swiss Super League. The next year the club won the championship for almost 100 years. In the UEFA Cup the Swiss team could eliminate English top club FC Chelsea. Koller was voted Swiss manager of the year 2000. From 2002 till 2003 he managed his former club Grasshoppers Zürich. His first club abroad was in the German Bundesliga where he managed 1. FC Köln. Being not successful he resigned after seven months. At this time Lukas Podolski made his first match in the Bundesliga.
From 2005 on he was coach of the VfL Bochum in the 2.Bundesliga. They promoted to the Bundesliga. The next year was planned to stay in the league. The club finished this year in 8th place, the third-best season for Bochum ever. After poor results at the beginning of the 2009/10 season, Koller was dismissed.
On the 4th of October 2011, Koller was declared as the new coach of the Austrian National Team (ÖFB). It was announced that he signed a contract until December 2013. After his nomination, there was heavy criticism against him because he was from abroad. During the long history of the team, he is the third coach who was not from Austria. He took over on the 1st of November. His first match as new coach was a friendly match versus Ukraine which the Austrian team lost.
Thailand at the Olympics
Thailand was first at the Olympic Games in 1952. They have been in every Summer Olympic Games since then. They were not in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Thailand has been in the Winter Olympic Games since 2002. Only one person, Prawat Nagvajara, has competed for Thailand in the Winter Olympics.
Thai athletes have won a total of twenty-one medals, mostly in boxing. In 2008 Thailand won 8 medals, their best so far. The National Olympic Committee for Thailand was formed in 1948 and recognized in 1950.
Turkmenistan at the Olympics
Turkmenistan has been in 4 Summer Olympics. The first time was in 1996. They have never been in the Winter Olympics. Turkmen athletes were with the Soviet Union and the Unified Team. No one representing Turkmenistan has won an Olympic medal. They are the only ex-Soviet republic country not to win a medal.
Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat, has an Olympic Stadium even though they have not hosted the Olympic Games.
The National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan was formed in 1990. It was recognized by the IOC in 1993.
United Arab Emirates at the Olympics
United Arab Emirates have been in seven Summer Olympic Games. They have never been in the Winter Olympic Games.
The United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee was formed in 1979. They were by the IOC in 1980.
Uzbekistan at the Olympics
Uzbekistan was first at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994. They have been in every Games since then.
Before 1994 Uzbek athletes were part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics from 1952 to 1988. They were part of the Unified Team in 1992.
Uzbek athletes have won 20 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, mostly in wrestling and boxing. The nation has also won a single medal at the Winter Olympic Games.
The National Olympic Committee for Uzbekistan was formed in 1992. The International Olympic Committee gave recognition in 1993.
Vietnam at the Olympics
Vietnam was first in the Olympic Games in 1952 as State of Vietnam. After the Partition of Vietnam only the Republic of Vietnam competed from 1956 to 1972. They became the Socialist Republic of Vietnam beginning in1980. They have never been in the Winter Olympics.
The Vietnam Olympic Committee was formed in 1976 and recognized by the IOC in 1979.
Yemen at the Olympics
Yemen has been in every Summer Olympic Games since 1984. They have never been in the Winter Olympic Games. Before 1990, North Yemen and South Yemen competed separately. North Yemen was in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Games. South Yemen was at the 1988 Summer Games only. Yemen has never won an Olympic medal.
The Yemen Olympic Committee was formed in 1971 and recognized by the IOC in 1981.
South Yemen at the 1988 Summer Olympics
South Yemen was theYemen Democratic Republic at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. It was the only time the nation was at the Olympic Games. After unification with North Yemen, the nation returned as Yemen at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Cook Islands at the Olympics
The Cook Islands was in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.
The Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee was formed in 1986.
Fiji at the Olympics
Fiji was at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee was formed in 1949 and recognized by the IOC in 1955.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Fiji is FIJ.
Guam at the Olympics
Guam was in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. The Guam National Olympic Committee was formed in 1976 and recognized by the IOC in 1986.
Kiribati at the Olympics
The island nation of Kiribati was first in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. Weightlifter Meamea Thomas and sprinters Kakianako Nariki and Kaitinano Mwemweata represented the country.
The country's name was notably mispronounced by officials in all three languages -French, English and Greek- during the opening ceremony in 2004.
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen was the strongest hurricane of 1974. The storm went across the Mexican Yucatán Peninsula and then cut across Louisiana. The hurricane peaked at Category 4 strength during her life.
Iowa (disambiguation)
Iowa can mean:
Federated States of Micronesia at the Olympics
The Federated States of Micronesia have been in the Summer Olympic Games three times. They have never won a medal.
Nauru at the Olympics
The Pacific island nation Nauru (NRU) was at the Summer Olympic Games first in the 1996 games in Atlanta. The country was then in Sydney in 2000, in Athens in 2004, and in Beijing in 2008.