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The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) (Thai: องค์การเภสัชกรรม; RTGS: Ongkan Phesatchakam) is a Thai state enterprise which manufactures pharmaceutical products in Thailand. In 2011, the GPO netted a profit of 1.6 billion baht from the sale of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment.
Babr-e Bayan, the mythical coat worn by the Persian legendary hero Rostam in combat. (Persian mythology) Pais Badarn Beisrydd, The Coat of Padarn Red-Coat: if a well-born man put it on, it would be the right size for him; if a churl, it would not go upon him. One of the Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain. (Welsh mythology)
A mythical underworld plain in Irish mythology, achievable only through death or glory. Meaning 'plains of joy', Mag Mell was a hedonistic and pleasurable paradise, usually associated with the sea. Rocabarraigh: A phantom island in Scottish Gaelic mythology. Tech Duinn: A mythological island to the west of Ireland where souls go after death ...
[21] [22] Men "without heads, and others whose eyes and mouth were on their chest" are mentioned later by the persian polymath Al-Qazwini as inhabiting the "island of Jaba". [ 23 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] In the Indian epic Ramayana , the demon Kabandha is a headless creature with one eye in the middle of his stomach and with extra-long arms.
In Tibetan Buddhism the Cintāmaṇi is said to be one of four relics that came in a chest that fell from the sky (many terma fell from the sky in caskets) during the reign of king Lha Thothori Nyantsen of Tibet. [citation needed] Though the king did not understand the purpose of the objects, he kept them in a position of reverence.
In the United States, a group purchasing organization (GPO) is an entity that is created to leverage the purchasing power of a group of businesses to obtain discounts from vendors based on the collective buying power of the GPO members. [1] Many GPOs are funded by administrative fees which are paid by the vendors that GPOs oversee.
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Hatsadiling – A mythical creature with the head and body of a lion, trunk and tusks of an elephant, the comb of a rooster, and the wings of a bird. [18] Kamadhenu – A creature with the head of a human, the body of a cow, the wings of a pigeon, and the tail of a peacock.