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Pec
Pec can refer to: Peć, a city in Kosovo, SerbiaPec pod Sněžkou, a town in the Czech RepublicPec, a village in the Czech RepublicPec is a slang term for the pectoralis major musclePEC, an engineering college in Chandigarh, IndiaThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of ar..
PEC
PEC can have the following meanings Pan European Crossing - a European fibre optic network.Pakistan Engineering CouncilPakistan Engineering CongressPrince Engineering Center at Oklahoma Christian UniversityPunjab Engineering College, ChandigarhThe Portuguese for Constitutional Amendment Proposition:..
Pecan
The Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) is a species of hickory native to southeastern North America, from southern Iowa and Indiana south to Texas and Mississippi. It is a deciduous tree, growing to 25–40 m in height, and can be grown approximately from USDA hardiness zones 5 to 9, provided summers..
Pecan Acres, Texas
Pecan Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Texas, United States. The population was 2,289 at the 2000 census. Geography Pecan Acres is located at [32°59′4″N, 97°29′7″W] (32.984557, -97.485341)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census B..
Pecan brittle
Pecan brittle is a popular hard candy made of pecans and syrup. [[wikibooks:Cookbook|Wikibooks Cookbook]] has more about this subject: [[wikibooks:Cookbook:|]] ..
Pecan Gap, Texas
Pecan Gap is a city in Texas, United States. The population was 214 at the 2000 census. Geography Pecan Gap is located at [33°26′17″N, 95°50′56″W] (33.438165, -95.848818)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total ..
Pecan Grove (Richmond)
Pecan Grove is a census-designated place and master-planned community located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Richmond within Fort Bend County, Texas. The population was 13,551 at the 2000 census. Geography Pecan Grove is located at [29°37′34″N, 95°43′54″W] (29.626060, -..
Pecan Hill, Texas
Pecan Hill is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 672 at the 2000 census. Geography Pecan Hill is located at [32°29′7″N, 96°46′59″W] (32.485411, -96.783041)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ci..
Pecan Island, Louisiana
Pecan Island is a small town with a population of about 300 located in the southwest part of Louisiana. It is right under the south peak of White Lake. It is the composition of two ridges that make the island. There isn't much land, but farms raise livestock on what is there. Most residents evacu..
Pecan oil
Pecan oil is an edible pressed oil extracted from the pecan nut. Like most nut oils, it tastes like the nut from which it was extracted. Pecan oil contains approximately 7% saturated fat, which is less than half the amount contained by olive oil, peanut oil or corn oil. It is also used as a massage ..
Pecan Park, Houston, Texas
Pecan Park is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. Pecan Park is located inside the 610 Loop along Interstate 45 in the East End area. Pecan Park is zoned to Houston ISD schools. Homes are zoned to Southmayd Elementary School, Deady Middle School and Milby High School. City of Houston History | ..
Pecan pie
A slice of pecan pie Pecan Pie is also a 2002 short movie starring Jim Carrey and written/directed by Michel Gondry. Carrey's character sings a song about "pecan pie" while driving a bed fitted with a Volkswagen engine and chassis. Pecan pie is a sweet custard pie made primarily of pecans and..
Pecan Pie (film)
A short film made by Michel Gondry and starring Jim Carrey in which the main character drives around the streets in a bed while singing a made up Elvis style song. ..
Pecan Plantation, Texas
Pecan Plantation is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hood County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,544 at the 2000 census. Geography Pecan Plantation is located at [32°21′43″N, 97°39′50″W] (32.361996, -97.663991)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to t..
Pecan Street Festival
The Pecan Street Festival is the common name for the Old Pecan Street Spring and Fall Arts Festival, a bi-annual public event held every spring and fall in Austin, Texas. The event is a gathering for local residents as well as artists, merchants and performers, who offer their goods and services fo..
Pecara Stadium
Pecara Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of NK Široki Brijeg. The stadium can hold up to 10,000 people. ..
PECASE
THE PRESIDENTIAL EARLY CAREER AWARDS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS (PECASE) PROGRAM In February 1996, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), was commissioned by President Clinton to create an award program that would honor and support the extraordinary achievements of young professional..
Pecatonica
Pecatonica can refer to: Pecatonica, IllinoisPecatonica RiverThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Pecatonica, Illinois
Pecatonica, Illinois is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,997 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 History2 Rivalry and cooperation3 Brushes with fame4 Geography5 Demographics6 External links History The Village of Pecatonica was..
Pecatonica River
The Pecatonica River is a tributary of the Rock River, 120 mi (193 km) long, in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois in the United States. It rises in the hills of southwest Wisconsin, in southwest Iowa County, 2 mi (3.2 km) west of Cobb. It flows south, then southeast, past Calamine and Darlin..
Peccadillo
Peccadillo comes from the latin word for sin though is commonly used for a petty misdeed. Peccadillo, the play Peccadillo is the title of a 1985 play by Garson Kanin. It tells the story of an international conductor, "Maestro" Vito DeAngelis, and "Mrs. Maestro" Rachel, who both decide to create aut..
Peccary
The peccaries (also known by its Spanish name, javelina or pecarí) are medium-sized mammals of the family Tayassuidae. Peccaries are members of the Artiodactyls (even-toed ungulants) as are swine Suidae and hippopotami Hippopotamidae. They are found in the southwestern area of North America and t..
Peccati Syn
Grand Admiral Peccati Syn was Star Wars Expanded Universe character, a Grand Admiral of the Imperial Starfleet. He was one of the original 12 Grand Admirals, raised to that newly-created rank by the Emperor after the Battle of Yavin. Syn was born into a family deeply religious, and devout followe..
Peccatum
Peccatum is an avantgarde metal band from Norway. Their influences range from black metal, progressive metal, industrial music, symphonic metal and gothic metal to European classical music and opera music. Contents 1 Biography2 Discography2.1 Studio releases3 External links..
Peccei-Quinn theory
In particle physics, the Peccei-Quinn theory is the most famous proposed solution to the strong CP problem, involving new particles called axions. It proposes that the θ parameter be made into a dynamic field, whose exictations are the axions. References R. D. Peccei, H. R. Quinn, Physical Re..
Peccia
Peccia is one of six small Swiss municipalities which merged in April 2004 to form the commune of Lavizzara, with about 1000 people. The other municipalities were Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, and Prato-Sornico. Peccia is a village in the Valle Maggia. In 1984 a sculpting school was establis..
PECD Berhad
The [PECD Group] is principally involved in its core businesses of construction, property development and the provision of Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) services. It has an established presence in the engineering, construction and property development indu..
Pecel
Pecel is an Indonesian sauce based on peanuts. It is commonly served over boiled vegetables. It is similar to the sauce used in Gado-gado. ..
Pech
For the mythical creature, see Pech (mythology). For the fictional creature, see Pech (Dungeons & Dragons). For the European Parliament committee see Committee on Fisheries The Pech are an indigenous people in northeastern Honduras, whose population, as of early 2005, has been reduced to a few hund..
Pechakucha
Pecha kucha is a constraints-based meeting format and presentation format originally devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham in 2003 in Tokyo. The Japanese term for the sound of conversation. A Pecha Kucha night is an event where each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each ..
Pechanga Indian Reservation
The Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians has called the Temecula valley home for more than 10,000 years. The Pechanga tribe believe that life on earth began in this valley, Exva Temeeku, the place of the union of Sky—father, and Earth—mother (Tuukumit'pi Tamaayowit). The Temecula Indians (Temeekuya..
Pechanga Resort and Casino
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Pechatniki
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Pecheneg
The Pechenegs or Patzinaks (Bulgarian: печенеги, Hungarian: Besenyő, Russian: Печенеги, Ukrainian: Печеніги) were a semi-nomadic people of the Central Asian steppes speaking a Turkic language. Contents 1 Origins and area2 Alliance with Byzantium3 History ..
Pecheneg language
Pecheneg language is the extinct Oghuz Turkic language spoken by the Pechenegs in Eastern Europe. It went extinct by the 12th century. ..
Pechenga
For other uses of "", see ; Finnish: Petsamo; Northern Sami: Beahcán; Skolt Sami: Peäccam) is an urban-type settlement in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Population: 2,959 (2002 Census). The area of Pechenga is located in northern Lapland, indigenously inhabited by Samis, since 1533 part of Russia (Arc..
Pechenga (disambiguation)
Pechenga may refer to: Pechenga, an urban-type settlement in Murmansk Oblast, RussiaPechenga River, a river in Murmansk Oblast, Russia This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If a..
Pechersk
Pechersk (Ukrainian: Печерськ, Pechers'k) is a neighborhood in Kiev (Kyiv), the capital of Ukraine, located on the hills adjoining the right bank of the Dnieper river. Also, the Pecherskyi Raion (#redirect [[Template:Lang-uk]]) is an administrative district (raion) of the city. Pechersk is t..
Pechersk School International
Pechersk School International (PSI) is an English-using international school in Kiev, Ukraine. It was established in 1995 and teaches International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes to children of ages three to eighteen. As of 2005 it had approximately 100 students. External links [Home page]..
Peche Island
Contents 1 Description2 Name3 History4 Wrecks5 Lighthouse6 External Links Description Peche Island, pronounced Peach Island, is an uninhabited, currently 86-acre (reduced by erosion from a 1965 measurement of 109 acres) Canadian owned island, located at the north..
Peche River
Peche river is located in Afghanistan. Peche river system is fed from glaciers and snows. It includes the Kunar River, which rises in Nuristan province of Afghanistan, and the main Kunar River, which rises in the eastern Pamirs before flowing through Chitral in Pakistan into the upper Kunar Valley ..
Pechin
The Pechin is the Okinawan/Ryukyuan equivalent of the Japanese Samurai. In Okinawa warriors of the Pechin class would commonly call themselves Samurai, therefore Pechin, Ryukyu Samurai or Okinawan Samurai are used interchangeably. Contents 1 Okinawan Caste System2 The Unarmed Ryukyu Sa..
Pechiney
Pechiney was a major aluminium group based in France. Original company was founded in 1855, and the group was bought over by Alcan group in 2003. Pechiney grew to be the world's 4th largest producer and converter of aluminium, employing 34,000 people and operating 320 manufacturing and sales facili..
Pechiparai Reservoir
The Pechiparai Reservoir was formed by construction of the Pechiparai Dam. It is located 43 km from the town of Nagercoil, in Kalkulam Taluk, Kanyakumari district, India. The dam was built across the River Kodayar, during the reign of the Maharaja Sri Moolam Thirunal, in the Kodayar Basin. Constru..
Pechmann condensation
The Pechmann condensation is a synthesis of coumarins, starting from a phenol and a carboxylic acid or ester containing a β-carbonyl group. The condensation is performed under acidic conditions. The mechanism involves an esterification/transesterification followed by attack of the activated c..
Pechora
Pechora (Russian: ) is a town in the Komi Republic, Russia. It is situated on the Pechora River, near the northern Ural Mountains. Population: 48,700 (2002 Census). Cities and towns in the Komi Republic ..
Pechora Pipit
The Pechora Pipit (Anthus gustavi) is a small passerine bird which breeds in the tundra of the far north of Asia from Russia eastwards. It is a long-distance migrant moving in winter to Indonesia. It is a rare vagrant to western Europe in September and October. This is a small pipit, which resemb..
Pechora River
For the town in Russia, see Pechora. Pechora (Russian: ) is a major river in European Russia (Komi Republic and Nenetsia Autonomous District). It is 1,809 km long. The river rises in the Ural Mountains east of Ust-Ilyich and flows north through Troitsko-Pechorsk, Vuktyl, Pechora, and Naryan-..
Pechorsky District
Pechorsky District is the name of several places: Pechorsky District, a district in Komi, Russia. Pechorsky District, a district in Pskov Oblast, Russia. This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might shar..
Pechory
Pechory (Russian: ; Estonian: Petseri) is a town in Pskov Oblast, Russia. According to the 2002 population census, the town had 13,056 citizens, including a few hundred ethnic Estonians. The town of Pechory was founded as a posad near a monastery in the 16th century and soon developed into an impo..
PECHS
PECHS or Pakistan Employees Cooperative Housing Society is one of the neighborhoods of Jamshed Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. There are several ethnic groups in Jamshed Town including Urdu speakers, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis. Over 99% o..
PECHS-II
PECHS II or Public Employees Cooperative Housing Society Phase II is one of the neighborhoods of Jamshed Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. There are several ethnic groups in Jamshed Town including Urdu speakers, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis. ..
Pech (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, pech are elemental creatures from the Inner Plane of Earth that are based on the pech of Scottish mythology. They are humanoid earth elementals who are related to gnomes. They sometimes leave their plane to mine in the deepest parts of the Prime Material..
Pech (mythology)
The pech were a type of gnome-like creatures in Scottish myth. They were of short height but extremely strong. In one fairy tale, an old blind pech is on his deathbed. He asks his sons if he can feel their arm mucles, to feel how strong they've grown. His sons play a prank on him, giving him a metal..
Pecica
Pecica (Hungarian: Ópécska) is a town in Arad County, Romania. In ancient times it was a Dacian fortress called Ziridava and nowadays it is an important acheological site. Towns: Arad | Chişineu-Criş | Curtici | Ineu | Lipova | Nădlac | Pâncota | Pecica | Sântana | Sebiş Co..
Peck
For people named Peck, see Peck (surname). A peck is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of dry volume, equivalent in each of these systems to 8 dry quarts, or 16 dry pints. Two pecks make a kenning (obsolete), and four pecks make a bushel. The peck occurs in such phrases as "eat a peck of dirt b..
Peck, Idaho
Peck is a city in Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States. The population was 186 at the 2000 census. Geography Peck is located at [46°28′26″N, 116°25′30″W] (46.473786, -116.425083)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ha..
Peck, Michigan
Peck is a village in Sanilac County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 599. The village is in Elk Township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the..
Peck, Wisconsin
Peck is a town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 354 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 96.5 km² (37.2 mi²). 96.3 km² (37.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.19%) is water. D..
Pecker
Pecker has several meanings: A slang term for penisMore applicable is pecker = spirits, as in "keep your pecker up" as an encouragement to residents during the world war two London Blitz.Pecker (film), a 1998 movie directed by John Waters This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a l..
Peckerwood
Peckerwood (or simply Wood) is a pejorative slang term coined in the 19th century by southern blacks to describe poor whites. Blacks saw blackbirds as a symbol of themselves, and the redheaded woodpecker as a representation of working class whites. They considered them loud and troublesome like the..
Pecker (film)
Pecker is a 1998 motion picture directed by John Waters and starring Edward Furlong and Christina Ricci. It was filmed and set in Baltimore's Hampden neighborhood. Cast Edward Furlong ....PeckerChristina Ricci ....ShelleyBess Armstrong ....Dr. KlompusMark Joy ....JimmyMary Kay Place ....JoyceMart..
Pecker (soundtrack)
Pecker is the soundtrack to the New Line film, Pecker released in 1998 alongside the movie. Track listing Happy-G-Lucky Me - Paul EvansThe Love Chase - Stewart CopelandI'm a Nut - Leroy PullinsMemamam - Stewart CopelandUh! Oh! (Part 1) - The Nutty SquirrelsStraight Boys - Vicky Randle and Stewart..
Peckett and Sons
Peckett and Sons was a locomotive manufacturer at the Atlas Works in Bristol, England. The company began trading in 1864 as Fox, Walker and Company, building four and six-coupled saddle tank engines for industrial use. They also built stationary engines and pioneered steam tramcars, the first bein..
Peckforton Castle
Peckforton Castle is a Victorian country house built in the style of a medieval castle. It was built by John Tollemache, a local Cheshire Member of Parliament, between 1844 and 1851 (architect: Anthony Salvin). It is prominently situated at the north end of the Peckforton Hills, the sandstone ridge..
Peckham
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Peckham's
Peckham's (sometimes spelled PECKHAM'S) is a chain of mini-supermarkets stocking mainly wine, though has different products including chocolate, flowers, alcohol, and non-alcohol beverages; throughout Scotland. History In 1982, Peckham's first opened their doors to fill the gap between items not ..
Peckhamia
Peckhamia is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Etymology Named in honor of Peckham & Peckham, who identified many salticids at the time. Species Peckhamia americana (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) (USA, Mexico)Peckhamia argentinensis Galiano, 1986 (Argentina)Peckhamia picata (..
Peckham Dolehouse
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Peckham Library
Peckham Library right Peckham Library is a library and community building situated in Peckham in south-east London. It was designed by architect Will Alsop and won the Stirling Prize for Architecture in 2000. It is a striking building best imagined as an inverted capital letter 'L', w..
Peckham Rye railway station
Peckham Rye railway station is a railway station in Peckham, South London. It is on Rye Lane, in the centre of Peckham's shopping district. It is on the inner South London Line between Denmark Hill and Queens Road Peckham. It was designed by Charles Henry Driver (1832-1900), the architect of Abbey..
Peckhum
Peckhum is a fictional character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. Contents 1 Peckhum2 ''The Lightning Rod''3 Peckhum and Zekk4 References Peckhum Peckhum appears in the fictional Star Wars book series: Junior Jedi Knights, and the Young Jedi Knights series. He is mentioned..
Pecking order
Pecking order is a system of organization among a flock of poultry. In this system, a bird pecks another bird who is of lower rank, and submits to pecking from a bird of higher rank. The basic concept behind the establishment of the pecking order among, for example, chickens, is that it is necessa..
Pecking Order Theory
Pecking order theory (POT) This theory (Stewart C. Myers, 1984) states that companies prioritize their sources of financing (from internal financing to equity) according to the law of least effort, or of least resistance, preferring to raise equity as a financing means “of last resort”. Hence..
Peckleton
Peckleton is a civil parish and village in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. The parish includes the villages of Peckleton and Kirkby Mallory, and is about 8 miles west of central Leicester. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,077. The village..
Peckman River
A tributary to the Passaic River, the Peckman River originates in the Town of West Orange and flows northeasterly through the towns of Verona, Cedar Grove and Little Falls to its confluence with the Passaic River in West Paterson. Flooding Extensive development in the Basin has resulted in flood da..
Peckmon
Peckmon is the digivolved form of Falcomon, a ostrich-like Digimon with ninja-based abilities. He appears primarily in Digimon Savers and Digimon Next. Contents 1 Evolution Line2 Abilities2.1 Attacks3 Appearances3.1 Digimon Savers3.2 Digimon Next4 Notes Evolu..
Peckover House & Garden
Peckover House & Garden is a National Trust property located in North Brink, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England. Peckover House was built in 1722 and bought by Jonathan Peckover at the end of the 18th century. The Peckovers, a Quaker banking family and owners of the Peckover Bank, presented the build..
Peckwater Quadrangle
The Peckwater Quadrangle (known as "Peck" to undergraduates) is one of the quadrangles of Christ Church, Oxford, England. It is on the site of a medieval inn, which was run by the Peckwater family. The buildings, including the Library, date from the eighteenth century. They are built in the then-fas..
Peck & Peck
Peck & Peck was a New York based retailer of private label women's wear prominent on Fifth Avenue. It began in New York late in the 19th Century as a hosiery store and grew to 78 stores across the United States. ..
Peck (surname)
Peck is a surname, and may refer to Annie Smith PeckAustin PeckBob PeckBrian Peck, drug runner from Cedar Falls, IowaCyrus Wesley PeckDale PeckDanielle Peck, country-rock singerDave Peck:Dave Peck (born August 29 1954) is an introspective modern jazz pianist based in the Seattle area.Dave Peck (bor..
PECL
The abbreviation PECL can refer to: PHP Extension Community Library, a repository of extensions for PHPPositive Emitter Coupled Logic, a family of digital integrated circuitsPrinciples of European Contract Law, a scholarly restatement of the contract law of European legal systemsThis is a [dis..
Peco
Peco is a UK-based manufacturer of model railway accessories, especially trackwork. Founded in 1946 in a small cottage, Peco now distributes worldwide. Peco supplies products for Z gauge, N gauge, OO gauge, HO gauge, O gauge, in addition to various narrow gauges, and is one of the only manufacturer..
Pecola
Pecola is a Japanese CGI anime series with cube-shaped anthropomorphic animals in a place called Cube Town. The show stars a curious and hyperactive penguin called Pecola who lives in the town, who tries to help the people of Cube Town, but instead wreaks havoc. The series aired on Cartoon Network i..
PECompact
PECompact is a Win32 EXE packer program. It compresses an executable file and embeds the decompression code into a single executable. The student build is free for use by freeware authors and hobbyists. It trades file size of the target for CPU time to decompress, which is negligible on most modern..
Pecom 32
Pecom 32 was an educational and/or home computer developed by Elektronska Industrija Niš of Serbia in 1985. Specifications CPU: CPD 1802B 5V7 running at 5 MHzROM: 16 KiB, with optional 16 KiB upgrade containing enhanced editor and assemblerPrimary memory: 36 KiB (32 KiB available to user)Secondar..
Pecom 64
Pecom 64 was an educational and/or home computer developed by Elektronska Industrija Niš of Serbia in 1985. Specifications CPU: CPD 1802B 5V7 running at 5 MHzROM: 16 KiB, with optional 16 KiB upgrade containing enhanced editor and assemblerPrimary memory: 64 KiBSecondary storage: cassette tapeDis..
Peconic, New York
Peconic is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, USA. The population was 1,081 at the 2000 census. Peconic is in the Town of Southold. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 Other communities in the Town of Southold5 External links History The name is a Native Ame..
Peconic Bay
The Peconic Bay is two bodies of water between the North Fork and the South Fork of Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. It is divided into the Great Peconic Bay and Little Peconic Bay. Peconic Bay gives its name to the proposed Peconic County, New York. ..
Peconic County, New York
Peconic County is a proposed new county in New York. If created, it would consist of the easternmost portions of Suffolk County and would tentatively include the towns of East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton and Southold. Some residents feel this region, which is less urbanized than..
Peconic River
The Peconic River is a river in Suffolk County, New York in the USA. The river is located in the eastern end of Long Island. The Peconic River flows into the Peconic Bay east of Riverhead, New York. The river originates in bogs and wetlands in central Long Island near the Brookhaven National Lab..
Pecora Commission
The Pecora Commission is the name commonly referred to by the public and the United States Center for Legislative Archives, for the commission established on March 4, 1932 by the Banking and Currency Committee with a mandate to investigate the causes of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The name is an ..
Pecorino
Pecorino Romano cheese Pecorino is the name of a variety of hard Italian cheeses made from sheep's milk. The word pecora, from which the name derives, means sheep; pecorino is, grammatically speaking, a diminutive of this word. Most are aged and sharp, although unaged ricotta pecorino is an ex..
Pecorino Romano
Pecorino Romano cheese Pecorino Romano is a hard, salty Italian cheese, suitable primarily for grating, made out of sheep's milk (the word pecora, from which the name derives, means in fact sheep). Although the adjective Romano refers to a belief that its recipe came from ancient Rome, it is n..
Pecorino Sardo
Pecorino Sardo is a firm sheep's-milk cheese from Sardinia, Italy. It is also known as just Sardo and most authorities categorize Fiore Sardo as the same cheese as well. It is a pecorino-style cheese, like its close relation pecorino Romano, but not as well known outside Italy as the latter (althoug..
Pecos
Pecos can refer to several things: Pecos, TexasPecos County, TexasThe Pecos RiverPecos, New MexicoPecos National Historical Park, New MexicoPecos BillThe Pecos ClassificationPecos, a pub in Bangalore, India This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with ..
Pecos, New Mexico
Pecos is a village in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 5,441 at the 2000 census. The easternmost suburb of Santa Fe, traffic congestion is becoming heavier along the freeway from downtown. A fast-growing area, Pecos has become a "colony" for a large Gay and Lesbian po..
Pecos, Texas
Pecos is a city in Reeves County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,501 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Reeves County[Geographic references#6GR6], located in the Chihuahuan Desert. One of the most popular norteño bands, Los Rieleros del Norte, was founded in the town..
Pecos (pub)
Pecos is a popular pub in Bangalore, India. Located on Rest House road, just off Brigade Road, Pecos is a hole-in-the-wall pub serving only Draught beer and food, notably the 'English Breakfast', Chicken Curry Dosa, Kerala beef dry, Coorgi Fried Pork and Mussel Pepper Fry. Ambience There are very f..
Pecos Bill
Pecos Bill is a mythical American cowboy, immortalized in numerous tall tales. He was invented in the 20th century and is said to have lived during, and been a highly important figure in, the taming of the Western frontier. He embodied idealised cowboy virtues in a series of superhuman feats. ..
Pecos Classification
The Pecos Classification is a division of all known Ancient Pueblo Peoples culture into chronological phases, based on changes in architecture, art, pottery, and cultural remains. The original classification dates back to a 1927 archæological conference held in Pecos, New Mexico and organized by A..
Pecos County, Texas
Pecos County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 16,809. Its county seat is Fort Stockton6. Pecos County is named for the Pecos River. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent counties2 Demographics3 Cities4 Unincorporated areas5 ..
Pecos National Historical Park
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Pecos Pest
Pecos Pest was a 1953 Tom & Jerry cartoon by Metro Goldwyn Mayer, released in theaters on November 11, 1955. Pecos Pest was directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and was the last Tom and Jerry cartoon released to be produced by Fred Quimby before he went into retirement. The cartoon was also..
Pecos River
Pecos River near Villanueva, New Mexico The Pecos River or Rio Pecos, as it is known in New Mexico, rises near Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, and flows for 926 miles (1,480 km) through the eastern portion of that state and neighboring Texas before it empties into the Rio Grande near Del ..
Pecos Valley Southern Railway
The Pecos Valley Southern Railway (AAR reporting mark PVS) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Pecos, Texas. PVS operates a 29.3 mile line from Saragosa, Texas to an interchange with Union Pacific at Pecos. The line generally parallels Texas State Highway 17. PVS traffic generally consists ..
Peco (Breath of Fire character)
Peco is a playable character from the game Breath of Fire 3. A walking, talking onion, Peco is most memorable for his generally unintelligable speech and love of sleeping. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. History Peco's story largely coincides with Mom..
Peco Energy Jazz Festival
The Peco Energy Jazz Festival is a music festival devoted to jazz held every February in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. redirect[[Template:Portal]]Reference [SuperPages] ..
Pecq
Pecq is the name of two places: Pecq, Belgium is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut.Le Pecq, Yvelines is a commune in the Yvelines département of the Île-de-France region of France. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with t..
Pecq, Belgium
Pecq: the maison communale Pecq is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On 1 January 2005 the municipality had 5,301 inhabitants (2,587 males and 2,714 females). The total area is 32.91 km², giving a population density of 161.08 inhabitants per km². ..
PECS
PECS stands for Picture Exchange Communication System, and is typically used as an aid for autistic children. Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a great tool in helping non verbal children and non verbal children with autism communicate without words. PECS are used in a variety of ways..
Pecsaetan
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Pecs (Disambiguation)
The term Pecs may refer to... PECS, the Picture Exchange Communication SystemPécs, a city in HungaryThe pectoralis major muscle This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the ..
Pectarianism
Pectarianism, properly known as Pescetarianism, is the practice of eating only fruit, vegetables, and fish. The diet excludes other meat, including red meat, poultry, and pork, and may also exclude ingredients derived from other animals. It is less strict than vegetarianism, veganism, and fruitarian..
Pectic acid
Pectic acid (C17H24O16) is a water insoluable, transparent gelatinous acid existing in ripe fruit and some vegetables. It is a product of pectin degration in plants. External links For a full list of external links to MSDSs, spectroscopic data, commercial chemicals suppliers etc. for this compound..
Pectin
Pectin is a heterosaccharide derived from the cell wall of plants. Pectins vary in their chain lengths, complexity and the order of each of the monosaccharide units. Under acidic conditions, pectin forms a gel, and it can be used as an edible thickening agent in processed foods. This effect is use..
Pectinase
Pectinase is a general term for enzymes that break down pectin, a polysaccharide substrate that is found in the cell walls of plants. One of the must studied and widely used commercial pectinases is polygalacturonase. It is useful because pectin is the jelly-like matrix which helps cement plant cel..
Pectineal line
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Pectines
Pectines are peculiar appendages, quite characteristic of the scorpions which have derived them from the first book gills of the Xiphosura. After detailed studies of their ennervations, it has been sugested that the pectines act as both mechanoreceptors and chemoreceptors. The back of pectines is m..
Pectineus muscle
The pectineus muscle is a muscle in the inner thigh, by the femur. It is one of the muscles primarily responsible for hip flexion. It also adducts and medially rotates the hip. The Pectineus is a flat, quadrangular muscle, situated at the anterior part of the upper and medial aspect of the thigh...
Pectolase
A naturally occurring enzyme used to destroy residual fruit starch, known as pectin, in wine and cider. ..
Pectolite
Pectolite is a white to gray mineral, NaCa2Si3O8(OH), sodium calcium inosilicate hydroxide. It crystallizes in the triclinic system typically occurring in radiated or fibrous crystalline masses. It has a Mohs hardness of 4.5 to 5 and a specific gravity of 2.7 to 2.9. The gemstone variety, larimar is..
Pectoral
Pectoral can refer to: Pectoralis major musclePectoralis minor muscleThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Pectorales
Pectorales can refer to: Pectoralis major musclePectoralis minor muscleThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Pectoralis major muscle
The Pectoralis major is a thick, fan-shaped muscle, situated at the upper front (anterior) of the chest wall. It makes up the bulk of the chest muscles in the male and lies under the breast in the female. It arises from the anterior surface of the sternal half of the clavicle; from half the bread..
Pectoralis minor muscle
Gray's Fig. 411 - Deep muscles of the chest and front of the arm, with the boundaries of the axilla. The Pectoralis minor is a thin, triangular muscle, situated at the upper part of the thorax, beneath the Pectoralis major. It arises from the upper margins and outer surfaces of the third, f..
Pectoral cross
A Pectoral cross (sometimes simply Pectoral, from the Latin pectoralis, of the chest) is a cross, usually large, worn around the neck on a cord or a chain. In many Christian denominations, it is a sign that the person wearing it is a member of the clergy. While many Christians, both clergy and lai..
Pectoral girdle
The pectoral girdle is a set of bones that support the upper limbs in vertebrates. It is made of one or more of these bones: scapula, clavicle, cleithrum, interclavicle. ..
Pectoral muscles
Pectoral muscles can refer to: Pectoralis major musclePectoralis minor muscleThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Pectoral muscles (cat)
There are four pectoral muscles in the cat: pectoantibranchialis, pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, and xiphihumeralis. Contents 1 Pectoantebrachialis2 Pectoralis major3 Pectoralis minor4 Xiphihumeralis Pectoantebrachialis Pectoantebrachialis muscle is just one-half inch wi..
Pectoral Sandpiper
The Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, is a small wader. It breeds in the boggy tundra of northeast Asia and North America. It is a very long-distance migrant. The American and most of the Asian birds winter in South America, but some Asian breeders winter in southern and Australia and New Ze..
Pectus carinatum
Pectus carinatum, also called pigeon chest, is a deformity of the chest characterized by a protrusion of the sternum. Contents 1 Causes2 Incidence/prevalence3 Treatment4 See also5 External links Causes Possible causes are, among others, Marfan syndrome and scoliosis (a..
Pectus excavatum
Pectus excavatum is a congenital deformity (present at birth) that causes the sternum to be depressed into the chest causing a "caved-in" or sunken look. The deformity is often incorrectly considered by doctors to be a cosmetic rather than functional problem, but recent studies have shown pectus ..
Peculiar
Peculiar may refer to: Peculiar, an album by The SlackersSubnational enclaves are known as peculiars in English ecclesiastical history This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to chang..
Peculiar, Missouri
Peculiar is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,604 at the 2000 census. Peculiar received its name in 1868 when the first postmaster Edgar Thomson had his first choice, Excelsior, rejected because it already existed in Atchison County, Missouri. Several other choic..
Peculiaroso
Peculiaroso is a 1994 album by guitarist Leo Kottke. Coming more than two years after the Great Big Boy album, where all tracks included vocal parts, Peculiaroso returned to Kottke's usual mix of vocal and instrumental selections. The album included several notable cover versions, including an i..
Peculiar (album)
Peculiar is an album by the New York City ska band The Slackers. It was released on HellCat Records in 2006 (See 2006 in Music). Contents 1 Track listing2 Personnel2.1 Players2.2 Additional Players Track listing "86 The Mayo" (Ruggiero) (4:23)"Peculiar" (Ruggiero) (4:08)"Pro..
Peculiar Chris
Peculiar Chris is Singapore's first gay novel. Its author is Johann S. Lee and it was published in Singapore by Cannon International in 1992. The author penned the book while doing his National Service in Singapore at the age of 19. It was published a year later. Singapore's first openly gay nov..
Peculiar galaxy
A peculiar galaxy is a galaxy which is unusual in its size, shape, or composition. Peculiar galaxies come about as a result of interactions between galaxies, and they may contain atypical amounts of dust or gas, may have higher or lower surface brightness than a typical galaxy, or may have features..
Peculiar institution
The "peculiar institution" was a euphemism for slavery and the economic ramifications of it in the American South. The term aimed to explain away the seeming contradiction of legalized slavery in a country whose Declaration of Independence states that "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that ..
Peculiar People
The Peculiar People are an offshoot of the Wesleyan denomination. Founded in 1838 in Rochford, England by John Banyard, they derive their name from an alternate translation of the phrase "Chosen people" taken from the book of Deuteronomy. Church membership peaked in the 1850s but declined until 1956..
Peculiar star
In astrophysics, peculiar stars have distinctly unusual metal abundances. Chemically peculiar stars are common among hot main sequence (hydrogen-burning) stars. These hot peculiar stars have been divided into 4 main classes: helium-weak (He-weak), mercury-manganese (HgMn), Ap, and metallic lined (..
Peculiar velocity
The term peculiar velocity refers to the components of a receding galaxy's velocity that cannot be explained by Hubble's law. According to Hubble, and as verified by many astronomers, a galaxy is receding from us at a speed proportional to its distance. The relationship between speed and distance w..
Peculier
Peculier may refer to: Royal Peculiar (or Royal Peculier), a place of worship that falls directly under the jurisdiction of the British monarch, rather than a diocese.Old Peculier, a beer brewed by Theakston's brewery, named in honour of the peculier of Masham. This is a [disambiguationdisambig..
Pecuniary externality
A pecuniary externality is an externality which operates through prices. For example, an influx of city-dwellers buying second homes in a rural area can drive up house prices, making it difficult for young people in the area to get onto the property ladder. This is in contrast with real externaliti..
Pecunia non olet
Pecunia non olet (Latin for "money does not smell") is a Latin saying. The Roman Emperor Vespasian introduced a urine tax on public toilets. When his son Titus criticized him, he supposedly pointed out that a coin did not smell, even though it came from urine (e lotio est). (Suetonius, Vesp. 23) ..
Pecunix
Pecunix is a digital gold currency founded in 2002 by Simon "Sidd" Davis. Similar to competing systems such as e-gold, Pecunix allows for the instant transfer of gold between user accounts. Estimates at the end of 2004 suggest that there were over 6,500 funded accounts in the Pecunix system at that..
PEC (cable system)
PEC or Pan European Crossing is a fibre optic cable network that links many countries in Western Europe. It has a submarine telecommunications cable system segment crossing the English Channel linking the United Kingdom and Belgium. It has landing points in: Dumpton Gap, Broadstairs, Kent, United ..
Pec Indman
Pec Indman, Ed.D., MFT is a licensed marriage and Family Therapist. Dr. Indman trained as a family practice physician assistant at Johns Hopkins University and worked in family practice and women's health care. She specializes in prenatal and postpartum mood disorders and issues related to reprod..
Pec pod Sněžkou
Statistics Area: 52.1 km² Population: 613 (2003) Map Pec pod Sněžkou (German: Petzer, Polish: Pec pod Śnieżką) is small town near Trutnov in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. The town is one of the most well-known and most frequented mountain resorts in the Czech Republic..
Pe (Cyrillic)
Pe (П, п) (formerly referred to by the mnemonic name pokoy) is a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet, representing the consonant /p/. It arose directly from the Greek letter Pi (Π, π). The shape of capital printed Pe can be described as a square with the bottom line missing, not to be confused with..
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