Jayavarman II was the founder of the Khmer, or Cambodian, empire and an outstanding member of the series of rulers of the Angkor period (802–1431). Among Jayavarman II’s accomplishments were the deification of the Cambodian monarchy, the establishment of the devarāja cult as the official state

sultanate of Malacca: …and first ruler of Malacca, Paramesvara (died 1424, Malacca), a Sumatran prince who had fled his native Palembang under Javanese attack, established himself briefly in Tumasik (now Singapore) and settled in Malacca in the last years of the 14th century or early in the 15th. Malacca, on a fine natural…

parameter, in mathematics, a variable for which the range of possible values identifies a collection of distinct cases in a problem. Any equation expressed in terms of parameters is a parametric equation. The general equation of a straight line in slope-intercept form, y = mx + b, in which m and b

gravity: Field theories of gravitation: …parameters; such formulations are called parameterized post-Newtonian (PPN) theories. There is now considerable experimental and observational evidence for limits to the parameters. So far, no deviation from general relativity has been demonstrated convincingly.

variation of parameters, general method for finding a particular solution of a differential equation by replacing the constants in the solution of a related (homogeneous) equation by functions and determining these functions so that the original differential equation will be satisfied. To

parametric equation: …by parametric equations (also called parametric curves) can range from graphs of the most basic equations to those of the most complex. Parametric equations can be used to describe all types of curves that can be represented on a plane but are most often used in situations where curves on…

parametric equation, a type of equation that employs an independent variable called a parameter (often denoted by t) and in which dependent variables are defined as continuous functions of the parameter and are not dependent on another existing variable. More than one parameter can be employed when

monasticism: Quasi-monastic: Paramilitary, or quasi-monastic, associations are another type of monastic group. Whereas most Christian orders of this sort also fulfilled medical or healing commitments, non-Christian monastic orders of this type did not cater to the sick. The Knights Templars, a Crusading order founded in the Holy…

paramilitary, group or organization that operates outside a country’s formal military structure. Paramilitaries are typically modeled after military organizations and may have similar training and equipment. These groups often have political or ideological aims and may be involved in activities

Colombia: Relief: …12,992 feet (3,960 metres) at Mount Paramillo in the department of Antioquia. From there the Cordillera Occidental fingers north into the three distinct serranías of Abibe, San Jerónimo, and Ayapel, forested ranges that drop gradually toward the piedmont plains of the Caribbean littoral. A lesser topographic feature on the Pacific…

São Francisco River: Physiography: …main right-bank tributaries—the Verde Grande, Paramirim, and Jacaré.

pāramitā, in Mahāyāna (“Greater Vehicle”) Buddhism, any of the perfections, or transcendental virtues, practiced by bodhisattvas (“Buddhas-to-be”) in advanced stages of their path toward enlightenment. The six virtues are generosity (dāna-pāramitā); morality (śīla-pāramitā); perseverance

memory disorder: Paramnesia and confabulation: The term paramnesia was introduced by German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin in 1886 to denote errors of memory. He distinguished three main varieties, including simple memory deceptions, as when one remembers as genuine those events imagined or hallucinated in fantasy or dream. This…

déjà vu, a sense that one has experienced a situation before. The feeling of déjà vu is often fleeting, lasting only a few seconds or minutes, though individuals’ reactions to the sensation may linger for some time. Most people experience déjà vu on occasion, especially young adults. It is often

Amazon basin: Amazon basin ecosystems: … and shrub communities in the páramo (located along the basin’s northern and western fringe) and in the Altiplano (the high plateau region of southeastern Peru and western Bolivia).

pseudomorph: …composition (these pseudomorphs are called paramorphs; e.g., aragonite becomes calcite, and brookite becomes rutile); by the loss of an ingredient from the original compound (e.g., cuprite loses oxygen to form copper); by the addition of an ingredient to the original compound (e.g., anhydrite adds water to form gypsum, and cuprite…

Paramount Communications Inc., American corporation that was acquired by Viacom Inc. (q.v.) in

Paramount Global, American company that is one the largest and foremost media and entertainment conglomerates in the United States. It was formed in 2019 through the merger of Viacom and CBS and is a subsidiary of National Amusements, Inc. Originally known as ViacomCBS, the company was renamed

Paramount Pictures, one of the first and most successful of the Hollywood film studios. It became a subsidiary of Viacom in 1994 and Paramount Global in 2022. Paramount Pictures Corp. was established in 1914 by W.W. Hodkinson as a film distributor, offering Adolph Zukor’s Famous Players Film

Paramount Pictures, one of the first and most successful of the Hollywood film studios. It became a subsidiary of Viacom in 1994 and Paramount Global in 2022. Paramount Pictures Corp. was established in 1914 by W.W. Hodkinson as a film distributor, offering Adolph Zukor’s Famous Players Film

Euglena: …specialized complex carbohydrate known as paramylon, which enables the organisms to survive in low-light conditions. Euglena reproduce asexually by means of longitudinal cell division, in which they divide down their length, and several species produce dormant cysts that can withstand drying.

muscle: Diversity of muscle: …mollusks) and has the protein paramyosin in the thick filaments as well as myosin.

paramyxovirus, any virus belonging to the family Paramyxoviridae. Paramyxoviruses have enveloped virions (virus particles) varying in size from 150 to 200 nm (1 nm = 10−9 metre) in diameter. The nucleocapsid, which consists of a protein shell (or capsid) and contains the viral nucleic acids, has a

virus: Annotated classification: The major subfamily is Paramyxovirinae, which contains the human parainfluenza viruses and mumps virus, as well as Newcastle disease virus of poultry. The genus Morbillivirus, within Paramyxovirinae, contains the agents that cause measles in humans, distemper in dogs and cats, and rinderpest in cattle. The second subfamily, Pneumovirinae, causes…

paramyxovirus, any virus belonging to the family Paramyxoviridae. Paramyxoviruses have enveloped virions (virus particles) varying in size from 150 to 200 nm (1 nm = 10−9 metre) in diameter. The nucleocapsid, which consists of a protein shell (or capsid) and contains the viral nucleic acids, has a

biblical literature: Wanderings in the desert of Paran: This section apparently combines various traditions of how the Israelites came into Palestine, and J, E (or JE), and P sources have been discerned in these chapters. The traditional “40 years” in the wilderness (38 or 39, according to critical calculations) were spent mostly…

Paraná, city, capital of Entre Ríos provincia (province), northeastern Argentina. It lies on the Paraná River, opposite Santa Fe, with which it is connected by a subfluvial road tunnel. Founded as a parish in 1730 and formerly called Bajada de Santa Fe, the city had little importance until 1853,

Paraná, estado (state) of southern Brazil, bounded to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the state of Santa Catarina, on the southwest by Argentina, on the west by Paraguay, on the northwest by the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, and on the north and northeast by the state of São Paulo.

South America: Events in the Mesozoic: …subsidence in the Parnaiba and Paraná intracratonic basins, where deposits of Triassic age have been recovered from core samples.

Paraná pine, (Araucaria angustifolia), important evergreen timber conifer of the family Araucariaceae, native to the mountains of southern Brazil and adjacent areas of Paraguay and Argentina. Although the plant is widely cultivated elsewhere in South America, it is critically endangered in its

Paraná Plateau, lava plateau, one of the world’s largest, southern Brazil. It lies mostly in Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo estados (states), but it also spans parts of Santa Catarina and Paraná states. It is part of the Brazilian Highlands. Its formations of solidified sheets of lava rock

Paraná River, river of South America, the second longest after the Amazon, rising on the plateau of southeast-central Brazil and flowing generally south to the point where, after a course of 3,032 miles (4,880 km), it joins the Uruguay River to form the extensive Río de la Plata estuary of the

Paraná: …has two national historic monuments—the Cathedral of Paraná (1883), which houses the image of Our Lady of the Rosary, and the building of the Senate of the Argentine Confederation (1858). Other notable buildings include the home of General Justo José de Urquiza (Argentina’s president, 1854–60), the Bishop’s Palace, and the…

Curitiba: …of Paraná (1959) and the Federal University of Paraná (1912) and the site of a military air base. Home to two major league football (soccer) teams, Curitiba boasts a pair of large modern stadiums. The Civic Centre, a monumental group of buildings, is dominated by the Palacio Iguaçu, the state…

Curitiba: …of Paraná (1959) and the Federal University of Paraná (1912) and the site of a military air base. Home to two major league football (soccer) teams, Curitiba boasts a pair of large modern stadiums. The Civic Centre, a monumental group of buildings, is dominated by the Palacio Iguaçu, the state…

Paranaguá, port, southeastern Paraná estado (state), southern Brazil, on Paranaguá Bay. The city lies at the foot of the coastal Serra do Mar, 18 miles (29 km) from the open Atlantic Ocean. It was founded in 1585 by Portuguese explorers. Surviving colonial landmarks include the fort of Nossa

Paranaíba River, south central Brazil, rising on the western slopes of the Serra da Mata da Corda and flowing west-southwestward for about 600 mi (1,000 km); it collects eight sizable tributaries along its course to join the Grande River and form the Paraná River. The river constitutes the border

European Southern Observatory: …the Very Large Telescope (Paranal Observatory) on Paranal, a 2,600-metre- (8,600-foot-) high mountain about 130 km (80 miles) south of Antofagasta, and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) located about 50 km (30 miles) east of San Pedro de Atacama on the Chajnantor plateau at an altitude of 5,000…

Paranapanema River, river, rising south of São Paulo in the Serra do Paranapiacaba, southeastern Brazil, and flowing in a west-northwesterly direction for 560 mi (900 km) before entering the Paraná River at Pôrto São José. After receiving the Itararé, it forms part of the São Paulo–Paraná estado

Parañaque, city, central Luzon, Philippines, on the southeastern shore of Manila Bay. Its site was occupied by small vegetable farms until the mid-20th century, when expanding urbanization transformed the town into a southern suburb of Manila. The Manila International Airport to the east occupies

sinus: Paranasal air sinuses: The air sinuses, four on each side, are cavities in the bones that adjoin the nose. They are outgrowths from the nasal cavity and retain their communications with it by means of drainage openings, or ostia. Consequently, their lining is mucous membrane…

sinus: Paranasal air sinuses: The air sinuses, four on each side, are cavities in the bones that adjoin the nose. They are outgrowths from the nasal cavity and retain their communications with it by means of drainage openings, or ostia. Consequently, their lining is mucous membrane…

Jan Parandowski was a Polish writer, essayist, and translator. Parandowski graduated from a classical gimnazjum in Lwów. In 1914, when the Russian army entered the city, he and other members of Poland’s intelligentsia were deported to Russia for the duration of the war. Returning home after the

cancer: Systemic effects of malignant tumors: …from the tumor are called paraneoplastic syndromes. Such symptoms may be the first manifestation of a small tumor and thus may allow early detection and treatment of the disease. It is important that those symptoms not be confused with symptoms caused by advanced metastatic disease, as misdiagnosis can lead to…

paranoia, the central theme of a group of psychotic disorders characterized by systematic delusions and of the nonpsychotic paranoid personality disorder. The word paranoia was used by the ancient Greeks, apparently in much the same sense as the modern popular term insanity. Since then it has had a

Harrison Ford: … (2011), and the corporate thriller Paranoia (2013). In the inspirational 42 (2013), about the life of Jackie Robinson, Ford portrayed the pioneering baseball executive Branch Rickey. In Ender’s Game (2013), an adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s novel of the same name, Ford played a military officer tasked with training adolescents…

Salvador Dalí: Surrealism: …process he described as “paranoiac critical.”

heavy metal: … Deep Purple in Rock, and Paranoid, respectively, which featured heavy riffs, distorted “power chords,” mystical lyrics, guitar and drum solos, and vocal styles that ranged from the wails of Zeppelin’s Robert Plant to the whines of Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne. By developing increasingly elaborate stage shows and touring incessantly throughout the…

Black Sabbath: …and songs such as “Paranoid,” “Iron Man,” and “War Pigs” became metal classics. By the end of the 1970s they had sold millions of records and had become the standard by which virtually every heavy metal band had to measure itself. Osbourne left the band in the late 1970s,…

delusion: …are delusions of persecution and grandeur; others include delusions of bodily functioning, guilt, love, and control.

Gus Van Sant: With Paranoid Park (2007) he returned to familiar subject matter, addressing the confusion of young adulthood through the misadventures of a high-school skateboarder. The film was set in Portland, Oregon, a signature location for Van Sant, as it was the scene of portions of his own…

personality disorder: Persons who have a paranoid personality disorder show a pervasive and unjustified mistrust and suspiciousness of others. They may be secretive or aggressive and are excessively sensitive to implied slights or criticism. Persons with schizoid personality disorder appear aloof, withdrawn, unresponsive, humourless, and dull and are solitary to an…

therapeutics: Antipsychotic agents: One form, paranoid schizophrenia, is marked by delusions that are centred around a single theme, often accompanied by hallucinations. The most effective drug to use may depend on an individual patient’s metabolism of the drug or the severity and nature of the side effects.

paranormal, term commonly applied to experiences or events that seem unusual or unnatural. Those who experience paranormal events often attribute them to magical, supernatural, or folkloric origins while disregarding the steps normally taken to attain rational scientific explanations. Because of

found footage: …The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity (2007) are among the most profitable films of all time in terms of their revenue compared with their production budgets.

human sensory reception: Odour sensitivity: Paranosmia (change in perceived odour quality) also may occur during respiratory infections. Changes in sensitivity are reported to occur in women during the menstrual cycle, particularly in regard to certain odorants (steroids) related to sex hormones. Olfactory sensitivity also is said to become more acute…

Chola dynasty: Parantaka I (reigned 907–c. 953), known as the destroyer of Madurai (the capital city of the Pandyas), defeated Sinhalese invaders and united the lands of the Cholas and the Pandyas between 926 and 942. Coming to terms with the Rastrakutas, he took Nellore from them…

Australopithecus: Australopithecus robustus and Australopithecus boisei: Broom’s choice of the name Paranthropus (meaning “to the side of humans”) reflects his view that this genus was not directly ancestral to later hominins, and it has long been viewed as a distant side branch on the human evolutionary tree. Its specializations for strong chewing certainly make it appear…

Australopithecus: Australopithecus aethiopicus: Australopithecus aethiopicus (2.7–2.3 mya), formerly known as Paranthropus aethopicus, is the earliest of the so-called robust australopiths, a group that also includes A. robustus and A. boisei (described below). Robust refers to the heavily built mandible, crested cranium, and very large cheek teeth,…

Mary Douglas Leakey: …lineage) that her husband named Zinjanthropus, or “eastern man,” though it is now regarded as Paranthropus, a type of australopith, or “southern ape.”

Kromdraai: …known for its fossils of Paranthropus robustus. Kromdraai is a limestone cave that has occasionally had openings to the surface. The remains of hominins (members of the human lineage) found in it are associated with animals that are thought to be about two million years old and that were adapted…

Kromdraai: …known for its fossils of Paranthropus robustus. Kromdraai is a limestone cave that has occasionally had openings to the surface. The remains of hominins (members of the human lineage) found in it are associated with animals that are thought to be about two million years old and that were adapted…

annelid: Annotated classification: …cm; examples of genera: Scoloplos, Paraonis. Order Spionida Sedentary; at least 2 long feeding tentacles adapted for grasping and arising from prostomium; size, 0.5 to 25 cm; examples of genera: Spio, Polydora. Order Chaetopterida Two to 3 distinct body

Conon of Samos: …and Sicily, Conon compiled the parapegma, a calendar of meteorological forecasts and of the risings and settings of the stars. He settled in Alexandria, where he served as court astronomer to Ptolemy III Euergetes I (reigned 246–221). When Berenice II, the consort of Ptolemy III, dedicated her hair as an…

Conon of Samos: …and Sicily, Conon compiled the parapegma, a calendar of meteorological forecasts and of the risings and settings of the stars. He settled in Alexandria, where he served as court astronomer to Ptolemy III Euergetes I (reigned 246–221). When Berenice II, the consort of Ptolemy III, dedicated her hair as an…

paragliding, sport of flying parachutes with design modifications that enhance their gliding capabilities. Unlike hang gliders, their close relations, paragliders have no rigid framework; the parachute canopy acts as a wing and is constructed of fabric cells with openings at the front that allow

parapet, a dwarf wall or heavy railing around the edge of a roof, balcony, terrace, or stairway designed either to prevent those behind it from falling over or to shelter them from attack from the outside. Thus, battlements are merely one form of defensive parapet arranged to allow those within to

gable: …roof level to form a parapet, however, its silhouette may be one of many types—such as the crowstepped, catstepped, or corbiestepped gable—with a stepped outline. The edge of such a parapet is often trimmed to form an ornamental silhouette. In northern and western Europe, where roofs of steep pitch are…

mental disorder: Paraphilic disorders: Paraphilias, or sexual deviations, are defined as unusual fantasies, urges, or behaviors that are recurrent and sexually arousing. In fetishism, inanimate objects (e.g., shoes) are the person’s sexual preference and means of sexual arousal. In transvestism, the recurrent wearing

pedophilia: … explicitly distinguishes between paraphilias and paraphilic disorders, recognizing for the first time that individuals may exhibit or engage in a range of atypical sexual interests, desires, practices, or behaviours that do not, in themselves, constitute mental illnesses. Under this diagnostic scheme, a paraphilia is recognized as a paraphilic disorder only…

paraphrase, in music, the appropriation of a phrase, melody, section, or entire piece for use in another, favoured especially during the Renaissance for masses and motets as well as for keyboard works. The original melody is not generally used as it appeared in its original context but rather is

eschatology: Early progressive millennialism: In his Paraphrase and Commentary on the New Testament (1703), the Anglican polemicist and commentator Daniel Whitby provided such convincing support for the progressive argument that he has often been credited with creating it. American Puritans were also interested in the millennium, especially Jonathan Edwards, who adopted…

philosophy of mathematics: Nominalism: The paraphrase nominalist view can be elucidated by returning to the sentence “4 is even.” Paraphrase nominalists agree with Platonists that if this sentence is interpreted at face value—i.e., as saying that the object 4 has the property of being even—then it makes a straightforward claim…

aesthetics: Relationship between form and content: …referred to as the “heresy of paraphrase,” the words being those of the American literary critic Cleanth Brooks (The Well Wrought Urn, 1949). The heresy is that of assuming that the meaning of a work of art (particularly of poetry) can be paraphrased. According to Brooks, who here followed…

folk dance: Ljubica Janković and Danica Janković and modern scholarship: …Janković sisters coined the term paraphrased folk dance for adapted dances.

fern: Paraphyses: Approximately one-third of fern species have paraphyses of one type or another. These are sterile hairs or scales intermixed with the sporangia, and they are, like indusia, believed to perform a protective function. Paraphyses usually are hairs or modifications of hairs that arise among…

fern: Paraphyses: Approximately one-third of fern species have paraphyses of one type or another. These are sterile hairs or scales intermixed with the sporangia, and they are, like indusia, believed to perform a protective function. Paraphyses usually are hairs or modifications of hairs that arise among…

Michael VII Ducas was the Byzantine emperor (1071–78) whose policies hastened the conquest of Asia Minor by the Turks. The eldest son of Constantine X Ducas, Michael was a minor on his father’s death (May 21, 1067), and his mother assumed the regency of the Byzantine Empire. Because of the

primate: Oligocene: …some authors consider the family Parapithecidae (containing Parapithecus, Apidium, and Qatrania) to be closer to the platyrrhines. The other genera represent structural common ancestors of the Catarrhini, which indicates that the catarrhines and platyrrhines had by now become separate, whereas the two modern groups of catarrhines (cercopithecoids and hominoids) had…

Asia: Tectonic framework: …larger units and are called paraplatforms; those include the North China (or Sino-Korean) and Yangtze paraplatforms, the Kontum block (in Southeast Asia), and the North Tarim fragment (also called Serindia; in western China). The orogenic zones consist of large tectonic collages that were accreted around the continental nuclei. Recognized zones…

paraplegia, paralysis of the legs and lower part of the body. Paraplegia often involves loss of sensation (of pain, temperature, vibration, and position) as well as loss of motion. It may also include paralysis of the bladder and bowel. Paraplegia may be caused by injury to or disease of the lower

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, French musical film, released in 1964, that is unusual in that literally all of the dialogue in the movie—from mundane conversations to emotional confrontations—is sung. Director-writer Jacques Demy dared to present a rather poignant and melancholy story in musical

gastropod: The foot: …projections of the foot called parapodia; they are used in swimming or else are reflexed over the shell surface. An unusual feature found in several kinds of land slugs, some nudibranchs, and the neogastropod marine family Harpidae is the ability to self-amputate the posterior portion of the foot, which remains…

bullet ant, (Paraponera clavata), large predatory neotropical ant known for its extremely painful sting. The bullet ant is found in the humid lowland rainforests of Central and South America, ranging from El Salvador and Honduras to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. The bullet ant’s sting is said to feel

bullet ant: …in 1994 of the extinct Paraponera dieteri, which lived from 45 million to 15 million years ago. The Texas bullet ant (Neoponera villosa) is an unrelated species native to Texas and Mexico; it also has a painful sting.

positronium: Parapositronium, in which the spins of the positron and electron are oppositely directed, decays by annihilation into two photons, with a mean life of about one-tenth of a nanosecond (or 10-10 second; a nanosecond is 10−9 second); and orthopositronium, in which the spins are in…

sweeper: …the fishes of the genera Parapriacanthus or Pempheris, in the family Pempheridae (order Perciformes), all of which occur in marine or brackish waters in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans. Sweepers have elongate-oval, compressed bodies with well-developed fins and tail. The eyes are unusually large. A few species have luminescent…

parapsychological phenomenon, any of several types of events that cannot be accounted for by natural law or knowledge apparently acquired by other than usual sensory abilities. The discipline concerned with investigating such phenomena is called parapsychology. Parapsychological phenomena of two

parapsychology, Discipline concerned with investigating events that cannot be accounted for by natural law and knowledge that cannot have been obtained through the usual sensory abilities. Parapsychology studies the cognitive phenomena often called extrasensory perception, in which a person

occupational disease: Organic compounds: Paraquat and diquat, the bipyridylium compounds, are deadly if ingested. Skin contact or inhalation of a concentrate of paraquat can cause fatal lung damage. Because no specific antidote is known, treatment consists of minimizing the body’s absorption of the poison.

Kertanagara: Legacy: …on the two Javanese chronicles—the Pararaton (“Book of Kings”) and Nāgarakertāgama (the epic of Majapahit), which give contradictory pictures of the King.

vertebrate: Annotated classification: Subclass Anapsida (turtles, tortoises, terrapins) No temporal skull openings; body encased in bony shell; no teeth in living members; oviparous. Subclass Lepidosauria No bipedal specializations; 2 complete temporal openings; complete palate; oviparous; male is without penis. Subclass

vertebrate: Annotated classification: Subclass Anapsida (turtles, tortoises, terrapins) No temporal skull openings; body encased in bony shell; no teeth in living members; oviparous. Subclass Lepidosauria No bipedal specializations; 2 complete temporal openings; complete palate; oviparous; male is without penis. Subclass

rhyme: …differently (cough / slough), and pararhyme, first used systematically by the 20th-century poet Wilfred Owen, in which two syllables have different vowel sounds but identical penultimate and final consonantal groupings (grand / grind). Feminine pararhyme has two forms, one in which both vowel sounds differ, and one in which only…

Sivaji Ganesan: …with the classic DMK film Parasakthi (1952). By the mid-1950s Ganesan had begun to move away from the DMK and its atheistic policies. He soon attained fame by appearing in several mythological films—one such film, Veerapandiya Kattaborman (1960), is probably his best-known work.

dinosaur: Ornithopoda: Lambeosaurus, Parasaurolophus (and a few others), the crests were hollow, containing a series of middle and outer chambers that formed a convoluted passage from the nostrils to the trachea. Except for passing air along to the lungs, the function of these crests is not widely agreed…

Peshawar, city, capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northern Pakistan. The city lies just west of the Bara River, a tributary of the Kabul River, near the Khyber Pass. The Shahji-ki Dheri mounds, situated to the east, cover ruins of the largest Buddhist stupa in the subcontinent (2nd century

evolution: Chromosomal mutations: The parasitic nematode Parascaris univalens has only one pair of chromosomes, whereas many species of butterflies have more than 100 pairs and some ferns more than 600. Even closely related organisms may vary considerably in the number of chromosomes. Species of spiny rats of the South American genus…

paragliding: …boat for pleasure rides, and parascending describes the European sport of towing low-performance paragliders into the air with the object of landing on a small target. Parafoil is a trade name for certain ram-air parachutes. Additionally, small motors backpacked by the pilot can be used to drive paragliders, in which…

Romanian literature: After World War II: …for peace in her poetry, Miron Paraschivescu, a lyric poet who took themes from folklore, and Marcel Breslaşu, a complex writer on a wide range of subjects.