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PIL
PIL could mean: Patient information leafletsPython Imaging LibraryPlantageNet Internet LimitedPublic Interest Litigation In India LawPublic Image Limited - a bandPortland Interscholastic League ..
Pila
Pila may refer to: Places Pila, Italy, a ski-resort in the commune of Gressan in the Aosta Valley region of northern ItalyPila (VC), a commune in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, ItalyPila, Laguna, a municipality in the PhilippinesPiła, a town in PolandPila (Karlovy Vary District), a village i..
Pila, Italy
Pila is a ski-resort in Gressan municipality in the Aosta Valley region of northern Italy. External link [Terrain Map] at nona.net ..
Pila, Laguna
Pila is a 4th class urban municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 37,427 people in 7,750 households. Pila has a total land area of 31.2 km². The town of Pila is site for some well-preserved houses dating back to the Spanish period ..
Pilaf
This page is about the rice dish called pilaf. For the Dragon Ball character, see Pilaf --> Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi, pulao rice, and cucumber raita Pilaf, (Turkish pilav, Azeri plov, Bosnian pilav, Serbian pilav, Armenian pilav, Romanian pilaf, Persian polow, Greek πιλάφι, India pulao, ..
Pilaji Rao Gaekwad
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Pilaki
Pilaki is a Turkish Meze which is a bean dish cooked in olive oil, served cold with lemon. External Links [photo of Pilaki][Pilaki recipe] ..
Pilanesberg National Park
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Pilanesburg International Airport
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Pilani
Pilani is a town in the Jhunjhunu District in Rajasthan, India. The town Pilani derives its name from Jat fighter with Pilania gotra. He died protecting the fort and was honoured by the king for his courage and sacrifice by giving his name to location. Pilani is part of Shekhawati region. In the win..
Pilania
Pilania is a gotra (clan) of Jats. They take their name from Pilani, the town in the Indian state of Rajasthan whence they hail. Famous persons of Pilania clan Gyan Prakash Pilania ..
Pilar
''For the Argentine city, see Pilar, Buenos Aires Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Spanish for "Our Lady of the Pillar") the name given to Virgin Mary for her appearance in Spain, whose shrine (Nuestra Señora del Pilar Basilica) is in Zaragoza, Spain, by the river Ebro. According to legend, in the ea..
Pilar, Abra
Pilar is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 9,328 people in 1,775 households. Barangays Pilar is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. BolboloBrooksideOcupDalitDintanGapangKinabitiMaliplipitNagcanasanNanangdua..
Pilar, Bataan
Pilar is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 32,368 people in 6,514 households.The municipality is more comfortable when it comes to living standards than its neighboring city called Balanga. Barangays Pilar is pol..
Pilar, Bohol
Pilar is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 25,095 people in 4,489 households. Barangays Pilar is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. AuroraBagacayBagumbayanBayongBuenasuerteCagawasanCansungayCatagda-anDel ..
Pilar, Buenos Aires
Pilar is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the head town of the partido of the same name. It has a population of more than 230,000 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC]. Pilar is the site where the Treaty of Pilar was signed on 1820-02-23, establishing the basis f..
Pilar, Capiz
Pilar is a 4th class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 38,903 people in 7,747 households. Barangays Pilar is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. BalogoBinaobawanBlascoCasanayanCayusDayhaganDulanganMonteflorNatividadOl..
Pilar, Cebu
Pilar is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 11,226 people in 2,638 households. Barangays Pilar is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. BiasongCawitDapdapEsperanzaLanaoLower PoblacionMoabogMontserratSan IsidroSa..
Pilar, Goa
Pilar is a village in Goa, India, some 10 km from the state capital Panaji. It is on a hill top and has a panoramic view of the Arabian Sea and the mountains all around. It is the headquarters of the Missionary Society of St. Francis Xavier Pilar, commonly called the Society Of Pilar. There are pi..
Pilar, Paraguay
Pilar is a city in Paraguay in the Pilar District. It is the capital of the department of Ñeembucú. It was founded in 1779 by Pedro Mello de Portugal. ..
Pilar, Sorsogon
Pilar is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 57,898 people in 10,883 households. Barangays Pilar is politically subdivided into 49 barangays. AbasAbucayBantayanBanuyo (Pob.)BayasongBayawasBinanuahan (Pob.)Cabig..
Pilar, Surigao del Norte
Pilar is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 8,401 people in 1,630 households. Barangays Pilar is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Asinan (Pob.)CaridadCentro (Pob.)ConsolacionDatuDayaohayJaboyKa..
Pilar Barbosa
Dr. Pilar Barbosa de Rosario (July 4, 1898-January 22, 1997) born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, was an educator, historian and political activist. Barbosa was exposed to politics at a young age. Her father was Jose Celso Barbosa, also known as the "Father of the Puerto Rican Pro-Statehood Movement". ..
Pilar Barrios
Pilar Barrios (1889-1974) was an important poet of the black community of Uruguay. He¹ demonstrated in his poetry an understanding of the class-based racism in his society, and expressed hope that this could be overturned by the development of a racial consciousness (awareness of negritud) and ren..
Pilar da Bretanha
Pilar da Bretanha is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. On July 10, 2002, it was separate from Bretanha along with Ajuda da Bretanha. ..
Pilar del Castillo Vera
Sra. Pilar del Castillo Vera (born on 31 July 1952 in Nador) is a Member of the European Parliament from Spain and has been elected to the European Parliament in the European elections of 2004 for the first time. She is a member of the Partido Popular (People's Party) which is in turn a member of t..
Pilar de Goiás
Pilar de Goiás is a small town and municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. Population (2005): 2,395Area of the municipality (2002): 906.6 km²Elevation: 753 metersBecame a municipality: 1953Postal code: 76370-000 Contents 1 Location2 Political Information3 Demographi..
Pilar de la Horadada
Pilar de la Horadada Nation      Spain Region Comunidad Valenciana Province Alicante Postal Codes 03190 (Pilar Town) - 03191 (Pinar de Campoverde - 03192 (Torre de la Horadada). Latitude - Longitude ------ Area 78,5 km² Elevation 20 m ove..
Pilar de Lusarreta
Pilar de Lusarreta (1914-1967) was an Argentine author and critic. She coauthored several works with Arturo Cancela. ..
Pilar do Sul
Pilar do Sul is a brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo. Its coordinates are [23°48′47″S, 47°42′59″W]. The elevation is 689 m. The population in 2004 is 26,236. The area is 684.22 km² ..
Pilar Gonzalo
Pilar Gonzalo (Spain, 1971) is art critic, independent curator, and author of the book Zombies, castrados, mantis y deformes. Notas para una exploración de la postfotografía, a work about digital photography in contemporary art that was honored with the [National Award of Critic and Theory of..
Pilar Hidalgo
Pilar Hidalgo Iglesias (born May 3, 1979 in Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña) is an athlete from Spain, who competes in triathlon. Hidalgo competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She took thirteenth place with a total time of 2:07:37.34. ..
Pilar Lastra
Pilar Montserrat Lastra was born January 15, 1981 in Monterey Park, CA to a Mexican mother and Spanish father. She spent her childhood in San Antonio, TX and graduated from Clark High School in 1999. She was heavily involved in the ROTC program and also ran track at Clark. At the age of 19, Pilar..
Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald
Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald is a fictional character on NBC's daytime drama Passions. Pilar has been played by Eva Tamargo since July 6th, 1999. Contents 1 Character History2 Family2.1 Spouse(s)2.2 Children2.3 Grandchildren2.4 Parents2.5 Siblings3 Notes4 ..
Pilar López de Ayala
Pilar López de Ayala (born September 18, 1978) is a Spanish film actress. Born in Madrid, she received a Goya for her role as Juana of Castile in the 2001 film Juana la Loca, directed by Vicente Aranda (released in the United States as Mad Love). Filmography Alatriste (2006)Bienvenido a casa (..
Pilar Lorengar
Lorenza Pilar García Seta (January 16, 1929, Zaragoza – June 2/3, 1996, Berlin, Germany) was a Spanish (Aragonese) soprano who used the professional name Pilar Lorengar. She was best known for her interpretations of opera and the Spanish genre Zarzuela, and as a soprano she was known for her f..
Pilar Manjón
Pilar Manjón is the president of the Asociación 11-M Afectados del Terrorismo (Association for the victims of 11-M) Biography She was born in Plasencia. She's a civil servant and a member of the labour union Comisiones Obreras from Madrid. Her son, Daniel Paz Manjón, when he was only 20 years..
Pilar Medina Canadell
Pilar Medina Canadell, of Spain, is the first Spanish delegate to win the Miss International title in 1977. In 1976, she competed in the Miss Spain pageant, representing Región Centro. As the first runner-up, she earned the ticket to compete as Spain's delegate to the 1977 Miss International pagea..
Pilar Montenegro
Pilar Montenegro (born Maria Lopez August 1, 1972) is a Mexican singer who began her career as a member of Fresas Con Crema, which was very short lived. In late 1989, Pilar was selected to become a member of Garibaldi to replace Anghel. She soon followed up her Garibaldi days with soap opera and m..
Pilar Primo de Rivera
Pilar Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia (November 4 1907-March 17 1991) was the sister of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange, a fascist movement of Spain, as well as the daughter of former Spanish dictator General Miguel Primo de Rivera. She was an enthusiastic member of the ..
Pilaster
Pilasters on the county courthouse in Springfield, Ohio. In architecture, a pilaster comprises a slightly-projecting column built into or onto a wall, with a capital and base. Pilasters can be flat against a wall supporting a roof and may have a design. See also Classical architectureList of..
Pilates
The Pilates Method (sometimes simply Pilates) is a physical fitness system that was developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates. Pilates wrote at least two books about the Pilates method: Return to Life through Contrology and Your Health: A Corrective System of Exercising That Revolutioniz..
Pilates Suit
Pilates Suit is a women's workout clothing/athletic-wear wholesale and design company based in New York, New York. Known exlusively for a devotion to outfitting the Pilates enthusiast with activewear made of 95% organic, Turkish cotton and 5% spandex. Pilates Suit also offers an extensive online c..
Pilate (disambiguation)
Pilate is the cognomen of Pontius Pilate. Pilate can also mean: Pilot Speed, a Canadian rock band (formerly known as Pilate) formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario See also Pilates, a physical fitness systempilot, a common misspelling This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of ..
Pilâtre (crater)
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Pilâtre de Rozier
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier. Death of de Rozier and Romain. Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier (born 30 March 1754 in Metz - died 15 June 1785 in Wimereux/Pas-de-Calais) was a French chemistry and physics teacher, and one of the first pioneers of aviation. The son of an innkeeper,..
Pilatus
Pilatus may refer to: Mount Pilatus in SwitzerlandPilatus Aircraft, a Swiss aircraft manufacturerRadio Pilatus, the Private Radiostation of Central SwitzerlandPontius Pilate, governor of JudeaRob Pilatus, artist and member of group Milli VanilliA 1917 play by Kaj Munk. This is a [disambiguation..
Pilatus Aircraft
The PC-12 is Pilatus' most successful aircraft to date. The PC-6 Porter was Pilatus' first aircraft to achieve widespread international success. Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. is an aircraft manufacturer located in Stans, Switzerland. The company employs more than 1,100 people. History The comp..
Pilatus P-2
The Pilatus P2 Trainer The Pilatus P-2 was a trainer aircraft designed by Swiss manufacturer Pilatus in 1942 and first flown on April 27 1945. It was used by the Swiss Air Force from 1946 until 1981. The P-2 was powered by an air-cooled 347 kW (465 hp) Argus As 410 engine which gave it a top..
Pilatus P-3
The Pilatus P-3 was a military training aircraft built by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. The plane was designed for primary and advanced training (including night flying, aerobatics and instrument flying). The first prototype was built in 1953 and flew on September 3 the same year. The Swiss Ai..
Pilatus PC-11
The Pilatus PC-11 (also known as the Pilatus B-4) is an all-metal intermediate sailplane built by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. The PC-11 is designed to Standard Class specifications, which means that it has a 15 metre wingspan and no flaps. Airbrakes are provided on the top surface of each wing..
Pilatus PC-12
PC-12 of the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement The Pilatus PC-12 is a single-engine turboprop passenger and cargo aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. The main market for the aircraft is corporate transport and regional airliner operators. As with many o..
Pilatus PC-21
PC-21 prototype in formation with Swiss Air Force F-5 fighters The Pilatus PC-21 is a single-turboprop, low swept-wing monoplane advanced trainer with a stepped tandem cockpit manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. Contents 1 Features2 Development3 Users4 Specif..
Pilatus PC-6
Fairchild Porter, a licensed version of the Turbo Porter The Pilatus PC-6 Porter (sometimes nicknamed the Jeep of the air) is a civilian utility aitcraft built by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. The PC-6 is famous in the aviation world for its Short Take-off and Landing (STOL) performance on..
Pilatus PC-7
The Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer, a low-wing mono-plane with a tandem seating cockpit, is a basic training aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. The PC-7 is capable of performing all functions of basic training including aerobatics, instrument, tactical and night flying. Consequen..
Pilatus PC-9
The Pilatus PC-9 is a single-engine, low-wing tandem-seat turboprop training aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. Contents 1 Development2 Safety record3 Users4 Specifications (PC-9)4.1 General characteristics4.2 Performance5 Related content ..
Pilatus Railway
Pilatus Railway train at the summit station The Locher system rack and pinion Rotary switch in operation The Pilatus Railway or Pilatusbahn (PB) is a mountain railway in Switzerland and is the steepest rack railway in the world, with a maximum gradient of 48%. The line runs from A..
Pilatus SB-2
The Pilatus SB-2 Pelican was a civil utility aircraft developed by the newly-formed Pilatus Aircraft company during World War II. Its configuration was slightly unusual, in that it was provided with tricycle undercarriage (an uncommon feature at the time), and a wing that had a slight forward sweep...
Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha
Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha (b. June 27, 1964), popularly known as PT Usha is an Indian athlete. The queen of Indian track and field for two decades, P.T. Usha has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979. The initials stand for Payyoli Tevaraparampil, her family names according to th..
Pilbara Regiment
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Pilbara region of Western Australia
The Pilbara is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is situated in the north west of Western Australia, south of the Kimberley. The Pilbara is made up of the local government areas of Ashburton, East Pilbara (the largest shire in the world), Port Hedland and Roebourne. The Pilbara reg..
Pilbeam Racing Designs
Pilbeam Racing Designs is a British company which designs and constructs racing cars, based in the Lincolnshire town of Bourne. The company was founded in 1975 by Mike Pilbeam, who had previously worked in Formula One for several teams, having latterly been Chief Designer for BRM (also based in Bour..
Pilchuck Glass School
Widely recognized as the world's premier glass school, Pilchuck was founded in 1971 by Dale Chihuly and modeled after the prestigious Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Chihuly, who used Pilchuck as a base for many years, is considered the father of the studio glass movement in the United States an..
Pilcomayo
Río Pilcomayo Río Pilcomayo is a river in the central parts of South America, longest western tributary of the Paraguay River, and its watershed extends across 270,000 km². The Picomayo rises in the foothills of the Andes cordillera, between the Bolivian departments of Potosí and Oruro, ..
Pilcrow
The pilcrow, paragraph sign, or alinea (from the Latin a linea, "of the line") (¶) is a typographical character commonly used to denote individual paragraphs. This non-alphabetic symbol varies from typeface to typeface, but the form shown here is typical. The pilcrow can be used as an inden..
Pile
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. A pile is one type of building foundation. Piles are used when the soil near the ground surface is not strong and the weight of the building must be carried by deeper soil layers. The stren..
Pile-on
A pile-on, also known as a monkey pile, pig pile, or dog pile, is an activity involving several individuals jumping (or piling) on top of an unfortunate victim, forming a pile of people. This is normally triggered by someone mentioning the words "pile on", or a word phonetically similar, e.g. "pylon..
Pile-up
A multi-vehicle collision (colloquially known as a pile-up) is a road traffic accident involving many vehicles. Generally occurring on highways, they are one of the deadliest form of traffic accidents. Pile-ups generally occur in low-visibility conditions, like rain or fog. In such conditions dri..
Pileated Gibbon
The Pileated Gibbon (Hylobates pileatus) is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family. The Pileated Gibbon has sexual dimorphism in fur coloration: males have a purely black fur, while the females are have a white-grey colored fur with only the belly and head black. The white and often shagg..
Pileated Woodpecker
The Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is a very large North American woodpecker. It is also known as the Log Cock (Logcock, and, by corruption, Lord God Bird, Good God Bird, or Great God Bird). Adults are mainly black with a red crest and a white line down the sides of the throat. Adult m..
Piledriver (band)
This article is about a former band, for other uses see Pile driver (disambiguation) Piledriver was a Canadian power/thrash metal band, founded in 1985 by Gord Kirchin. They were known for an over-the-top image and flamboyant song titles/lyrics ("Sex With Satan", "Alien Rape", "Sodomize the Dead", "..
Piledriver (comics)
Piledriver is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a member of the Wrecker's Wrecking Crew. Biography Brian Philip Calusky, though born in Brooklyn, NY, was raised on a farm and eventually became a farmhand. Life on the farm was too slow for Calusky and he decided to ent..
Piledriver (professional wrestling)
A piledriver is a professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his/her opponent, turns him/her upside-down, and drops into a sitting or kneeling position, driving the opponent's head into the mat. Jeff Jarrett taking a Rhino Driver from Rhino on the face ramp of the iMPACT! Zon..
Piledriver (Status Quo album)
Piledriver is the fifth album by the English Rock Band Status Quo Track Listing Don't Waste My Time (Rossi/Young)Oh Baby (Rossi/Parfitt)A Year (Lancaster/Frost)Unspoken Words (Rossi/Young)Big Fat Mama (Rossi/Parfitt)Paper Plane (Rossi/Young)All The Reasons (Parfitt/Lancaster)Roadhouse Blues (Morri..
Piledriver - The Wrestling Album 2
Piledriver:The Wrestling Album 2 was an album released by the World Wrestling Federation in 1987. It featured mostly recent theme tunes of wrestlers on the roster at the time. Tracklisting Robbie Dupree & Strike Force - "Girls in Cars"Koko B. Ware - "Piledriver"The Honky Tonk Man - "Honky Tonk M..
Piled Higher and Deeper
Piled Higher and Deeper is a webcomic written and drawn by Jorge Cham, now a mechanical engineering instructor at Caltech, which follows the lives of several grad students. First published in the fall of 1997 when Cham was a grad student himself at Stanford, the strip deals with issues like the di..
Pilegesh
Pilegesh is a Hebrew term for a concubine with similar social and legal standing to a recognized wife, often for the purpose of producing offspring. Contents 1 Legal characteristics2 Biblical examples3 Current4 External links Legal characteristics Although the concubine has r..
Pileipellis
The pileipellis is the uppermost layer of hyphae in the pileus of a fungal fruiting body. It is more or less synonymous with the cuticle, however, the cutilce generally describes this layer as a macroscopic feature, while pileipellis refers to this structure as a microscopic layer. Pileipellis type ..
Pilėnai
The mound of Margier in Punia, one of the many suggested locations of Pilėnai Pilėnai was a fortress in medieval Lithuania. It is well known in Lithuanian history due to the heroic defense of the castle led by the Duke Margiris, when on February 25, 1336, it was besieged by the Order of the ..
Pileni
Pileni is a culturally important island in the Reef Islands, in the northern part of the Solomon Islands province of Temotu. Despite its location in Melanesia, the population of the islands is Polynesian. The name of the island, Pileni, has also been given to the Samoic-Outlier language spoken the..
Pileni language
The Pileni language is spoken in some of the Reef Islands as well as in the Duff Islands, in the Temotu province of the Solomon Islands. It is named for Pileni, one of the Reef Islands. In the Reef Islands, the language is spoken on Aua, Matema, Nifiloli, Nupani, Nukapu, and Pileni. The language ..
Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey
Pilesgrove Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. Pilesgrove Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 3,923. Contents 1 Geography2&..
Pileus
Pileus may mean: In science: Pileus (mycology), the "cap" of a mushroom.Pileus (meteorology), a type of cloud formation.In historic clothing: Pileus (clothing), a style of cap worn by ancient Romans. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the sam..
Pileus (meteorology)
Cumulonimbus with Pileus A pileus (Latin for cap) is a small, horizontal cloud that can appear above a cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud, giving the parent cloud a characteristic "hoodlike" appearance. Pilei tend to change shape rapidly. They are formed by strong updrafts acting upon moist air at ..
Pileus (mycology)
The "cap" of a fungal fruiting body. The pileus is particluarly characteristic of agarics, boletes, and some polypores, tooth fungi, and ascocarps. Other sporocarp types have less clear differentiation between the pileus and the rest of the fruiting body. Sprocarps with a pileus typically have some ..
PileVolcamon
PileVolcamon is a Mega Level Cyborg Digimon. Also known as PileVolcanomon. Evolution Ultimate - VolcamonMega - PileVolcamon Abilities Attacks Volcanic DriverDiamond Fist ..
Pile (disambiguation)
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A pile is a type of foundation. Pile can also refer to a number of different things: Piles, a medical problemCarpet pile, a measure of the fibre length in carpetsCountry pile, a stately home or large country houseNuclear pile, ear..
Pile driver
This article is about the mechanical device used in construction, for other uses see Pile driver (disambiguation) The pile driver or piledriver is a term used to describe a mechanical device which converts potential energy and kinetic energy into mechanical energy. It is often used to force an a..
Pile driver (disambiguation)
Pile driver or piledriver may refer to: Pile driver, a mechanical devise used in constructionPiledriver (professional wrestling), a move used in professional wrestlingPiledriver (band), a former trash metal bandPiledriver (album), a 1972 album by rock legends Status Quo This is a [disambiguatio..
Pile hitch
A pile hitch tied around a pole. The pile hitch is a kind of hitch, which is a knot used for attaching rope to a pole or other structure. The pile hitch is very easy to tie, and can be tied in the bight (without access to either end of the rope), making it a valuable tool. To tie, form a lo..
Pile of Skulls
Pile of Skulls is a metal album by Running Wild released in 1992. It was the first album almost completely dominated by songwriting from band leader Rolf Kasparek but remains a fan favourite. Track listing Chamber Of Lies (2:21)Whirlwind (4:513)Sinister Eyes (5:05)Black Wings Of Death (5:17)Fistf..
Pile Up
Pile Up is the third album by queercore band Pansy Division. The album includes numerous cover songs including "Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other," "Real Men," "Jack U Off," and "Smells Like Queer Spirit" (Smells Like Teen Spirit). Track listing "I Can't Sleep" — 1:31"Ring of..
Pile weave
Pile weave is a form of cloth created by weaving. Pile fabrics used to be made on traditional hand weaving machines. The warp ends that are used for the formation of the pile are woven over metal rods or wires that are inserted in the shed (gap caused by raising alternate threads) during weaving. ..
Pilfers
Pilfers formed in 1997, when former Toasters vocalist, Coolie Ranx joined with former Bim Skala Bim trombonist, Vinny Nobile. To complete the lineup, they recruited the Skinnerbox rhythym section of Anna Milat-Meyer, on bass and James Blanck, on drums, as well as guitar player, Nick Bacon, of The Er..
Pilger, Nebraska
Pilger is a village in Stanton County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 378 at the 2000 census. Geography Pilger is located at [42°0′28″N, 97°3′15″W] (42.007736, -97.054276)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the vill..
Pilger, Saskatchewan
Pilger is a small town in Saskatchewan, Canada, located one hundred kilometers north east of Saskatoon. Its population hovers at about one hundred people. The only industry in town is farming. ..
Pilgerodendron
Pilgerodendron is a genus of conifer belonging to the cypress family Cupressaceae. It has only one species, Pilgerodendron uviferum, and is endemic to the Valdivian temperate rain forests and Magellanic subpolar forests of southern Chile and Argentina. It is a member of subfamily Callitroideae, a ..
Pilgram Marpeck
Pilgram Marpeck (unk-1556) was an important South German Anabaptist leader in the 16th century. Some writings may also give Pilgram Marbeck or Pilgrim Marpeck. Marpeck was a native of the Tyrol, Austria. His father, Heinrich Marpeck, moved from Rosenheim in Bavaria to Rattenberg, Austria, where he ..
Pilgrim
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. A pilgrim is one who undertakes a religious pilgrimage, literally 'far afield'. This is traditionally a visit to a place of some religious significance; often a considerable distance is traveled. Examples include a Muslim visiting Mecca, or a Christian or ..
Pilgrim's Choice
Pilgrim's Choice is a brand of cheddar cheese, made in Wincanton, Somerset, England. It is the second best selling brand of cheese in the United Kingdom. External link [Official Website] ..
Pilgrim's Pride
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. NYSE: [PPC], headquartered in Pittsburg, Texas, is the second-largest poultry producer in the United States. Pilgrim's Pride owns multiple chicken operations as well as one turkey plant located in New Oxford, Pennsylvania. The company traces its origins to a fee..
Pilgrim's Rest
Pilgrim's Rest is a small town in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa which has been declared a national monument. After it was officially declared a gold field in September 1873, it suddenly grew to 1,500 inhabitants. The last mine was closed in 1971. The town's original architecture remains la..
Pilgrim's Route
The Pilgrim's Route and old Kings' Road between Oslo and Trondheim in Norway passed up through the Gudbrandsdal and, leaving the valley of the Lågen at present day Dombås, went over the Dovre Mountains in the Dovre municipality into Oppdal municipality. Contents 1 The Route1.1 The Old..
Pilgrim's staff
The pilgrim's staff is a walking stick used by pilgrim's to the shrine of Santiago de Compostella is Spain. The walking stick has a cross piece on it so it resembles the Cross of St. James. The pilgrim's staff is also a heraldric device. ..
Pilgrim, Archbishop of Cologne
Pilgrim (died 25 August 1036) was the archbishop of Cologne (1021-1036) and archchancellor of Italy (from 1031) in the Holy Roman Empire, a dignity he obtained for all his successors. Biography His origins are not known with certainty, he either descends from the counts of Isengau or Margrave Arib..
Pilgrimage
For other uses of the word pilgrimage, see Pilgrimage (disambiguation). A pilgrimage is a term primarily used in religion and spirituality of a long journey or search of great moral significance. Sometimes, it is a journey to a sacred place or shrine of importance to a person's beliefs and faith. ..
Pilgrimage (album)
Pilgrimage is the second album by legendary rock band Wishbone Ash. The album focuses more on folk and acoustic music as opposed to the blues rock sound that dominated the first album. The album also contains an instrumental jazz workout ("Vas Dis") and a four-part harmony vocal track in the spiri..
Pilgrimage (book)
Pilgrimage is a book by Savitri Devi. It is a personal account of her pilgrimage to various National Socialist "holy sites" in 1953. It was published in Calcutta in 1958. The book is dedicated "To the German People" and opens with quotations from the Bhagawad Gita. Contents Linz; LeondingBraunau..
Pilgrimage (demo party)
Members of the audience oversee the demo competition, vote sheets in hand. Pilgrimage is a demoparty which takes place annually in Salt Lake City, Utah each summer. The first event was held in August 2003, founded by Legalize of the demoscene group Polygony. Pilgrimage is unique in that it i..
Pilgrimage (disambiguation)
Pilgrimage may refer to any of the following: The term pilgrimage, primarily used in the context of religion and spirituality;Pilgrimage (book), a book by Savitri Devi Mukherji;Pilgrimage: The Book of the People, a book by Zenna Henderson;Pilgrimage (demo party), an annual demoscene party in Salt L..
Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk
The Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora (Gruneberg) in Žďár nad Sázavou, near the border between Bohemia and Moravia, is the final masterpiece of Jan Santini Aichel, a maverick Czech architect who combined the Borrominiesque Baroque with references to Gothic elements in both ..
Pilgrimage of Grace
The Pilgrimage of Grace was an uprising by Roman Catholics in Northern England in 1536, in protest against England's break with Rome and the Dissolution of the Monasteries, as well as other specific political, social and economic grievances. Although the Pilgrimage was a specific uprising around Yor..
Pilgrimage to Hell
Pilgrimage to Hell is the first book in the Deathlands Saga of novels. Written by Jack Adrian and published on May 1, 1986, it follows the adventures of Ryan Cawdor, Krysty Wroth and J.B. Dix, and how they met. A major character of the saga who only appears in this novel is the Trader, who dies of..
Pilgrimella
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Pilgrims
Pilgrims or Pilgrim Fathers is the name commonly applied to early settlers of the Plymouth Colony. Their leadership came from a religious congregation who had fled a volatile political environment in the East Midlands of England for the relative calm of Holland in the Netherlands. Concerned with l..
Pilgrims' School Boarding Houses
There are two main boarding houses at The Pilgrims' School Winchester. Main School There are seven dormitories. This mainly houses the Winchester Cathedral Choristers and the majority of 'Commoners' - those who are neither Choristers (Cs) or Quiristers (Qs). The shower rooms and dormitories were..
Pilgrims' Trail
The Pilgrims' Trail is a 155 mile long-distance footpath that connects Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire, England to Mont St Michel in Normandy. The UK section of the footpath passes through the towns of Owslebury and Bishop's Waltham as well as the Forestry Commission owned Forest of Bere. It end..
Pilgrims' Way
The Pilgrims' Way is reputedly the route taken by pilgrims to the shrine of Thomas Becket from Winchester in Hampshire to Canterbury in Kent, England. Part of the route, from London, was followed by the storytellers in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The title is somewhat misleading. The ..
Pilgrimstad
Pilgrimstad is a small village in the Municipality of Bräcke in Jämtland, in north-western Sweden. Today, the village has approximately 400 inhabitants and is mostly known for the small micro-brewery, Jämtlands Bryggeri that is located in the village. Historically, Pilgrimstad has an old histo..
Pilgrims & Pioneers: The History and Speeches of the Science Fiction Research Association Award Winners
Edited by Hal W. Hall and Daryl F. Mallett. Riverside, CA: Borgo Press, 1999. This book contains a collection of all the extant award presentations and acceptance speeches of the first thirty Pilgrim Award winners, and of the other SFRA awards through 1999. These historical documents, critical pape..
Pilgrims Hatch
redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]]Pilgrims Hatch is a village in the borough of Brentwood in Essex, United Kingdom. Contents 1 Name2 Features2.1 Culture2.2 Faith2.3 Local services3 Places of interest4 Travel links Name 'Pilgrims Hatch' literally means..
Pilgrims of Saint Michael
The Pilgrims of St. Michael (the "white berets") is a Roman Catholic organization in Canada that promotes social credit economic theories in Canada and other countries. The Pilgims of St. Michael were founded in Canada in 1939 by Louis Even and Gilberte Côté-Mercier to "promote the development of..
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School Head Maxine Shaw Founded 2000 School type Private, coeducational Religious affiliation Church of England Location Bedford, United Kingdom Enrollment roughly 300 students School surroundings Parks and residential School colours green and yellow ..
Pilgrims Society
The Pilgrims Society, founded in 1902, is a British-American society established, in the words of American past-president Joseph Choate, 'to promote good-will, good-fellowship, and everlasting peace between the United States and Great Britain'. Over the years it has boasted an elite membership of p..
Pilgrim (1998 album)
Pilgrim is a rock album by Eric Clapton released in 1998 (see 1998 in music). The album was recorded at Olympic Studio in London. Track listing "My Father's Eyes" (Clapton) - 5:24"River of Tears" (Clapton/Climie) - 7:22"Pilgrim" (Clapton/Climie) - 5:50"Broken Hearted" (Clapton/Phillinganes) - 7:..
Pilgrim (book)
Pilgrim is a novel by Timothy Findley, first published by HarperFlamingo in Canada in 1999. The first US edition was published by HarperCollins in 2000. The novel is typical of Findley's interest in Jungian psychology; in fact, Carl Jung himself is a major character. The novel's protagonist is Pi..
Pilgrim (brig)
The Pilgrim was a sailing brig (180 tons, 86.5 feet long) engaged in the California hide trade of the early 19th century. Although just one among many other ships engaged in the business, the Pilgrim was immortalized by one of her sailors, Richard Henry Dana, Jr., who wrote the classic account Two Y..
Pilgrim (disambiguation)
Pilgrim may mean: Pilgrim, one who undertakes a religious pilgrimagePilgrims, the English colonists of Plymouth, MassachusettsPilgrims' Hall, England's first hammer-beamed building located in WinchesterThe Pilgrims' School, an independent choir school in EnglandPilgrim (brig), the brig made famous b..
Pilgrim (film)
Inferno, also known as Pilgrim, is a 2000 film directed by Harley Cokeliss and written by Peter Milligan which stars Ray Liotta as an amnesiac. External links ..
Pilgrim (religion)
Pilgrim (religion), one who visits some holy place with religious intent. Pilgrimages are characteristic of many religions, such as those of ancient Egypt, Persia in the Mithraic period, India, China, and Japan. The Greek and Roman custom of consulting the gods at local oracles, such as those at Dod..
Pilgrim Award
The Pilgrim Award is presented by the Science Fiction Research Association for Lifetime Achievement in the field of science fiction scholarship. It was created in 1970 and was named after J. O. Bailey’s pioneering book Pilgrims Through Space and Time. Fittingly, the first award was presented to ..
Pilgrim Baptist Church
Pilgrim Baptist Church was a historic church located on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. The church was notable both as an architectural landmark and for the cultural contributions by the congregation of the church. Located at 3301 S. Indiana Ave, the church was in the heart of Chicago's Bronz..
Pilgrim Fathers Memorial
Pilgrim Fathers Memorial The Pilgrim Fathers Memorial, located on the north bank of The Haven at the site of the former Scotia Creek, Fishtoft, seaward of Boston in Lincolnshire, England is a small granite obelisk mounted on a granite block. It commemorates the Pilgrims' first attempt at findi..
Pilgrim Holiness Church
A religious denomination associated with the holiness movement that split from the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1897. It was first organized in Cincinnati, Ohio with Martin Wells Knapp (a Methodist) and Seth C. Rees (a Quaker) as the founders and later became the Pilgrim Holiness Church that merged..
Pilgrim House
The term Pilgrim House is a term used by Bahá'ís to signify buildings where pilgrims are (or were) greeted and housed during pilgrimage to the Bahá'í holy places. There have been numerous buildings within Haifa, Israel dedicated to this, including 4 Haparsim Street (the original Western Pilgr..
Pilgrim Jäger
Pilgrim Jäger is a manga series written by Tō Ubukata and illustrated by Mami Itō. It is published in English by Media Blasters Press. Pilgrim Jäger is a historical fiction that takes place in Europe in the year 1521, at the time of the Protestant Reformation. The story follows two women, Adele..
Pilgrim Memorial State Park
Pilgrim Memorial State Park comprises two monuments in Plymouth, Massachusetts: Plymouth Rock and the National Monument to the Forefathers. Owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the sites are managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. External links [Pilgrim..
Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station
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Pilgrim on the Hill
"Pilgrim on the Hill" is yet another lost early non-Science Fiction novel by Philip K. Dick. It was written somewhere around 1956 according to one account, or between 1948-50 according to another account. Plot According to Lawrence Sutin's book, "Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick," (Publi..
Pilgrim Pete
--> Pilgrim Pete is the mascot for English football club Plymouth Argyle Football Club. See also List of football (soccer) mascots ..
Pilgrim Psychiatric Center
Pilgrim Psychiatric Center, or Pilgrim State Hospital, is a state-run psychiatric hospital located in Brentwood, New York. It was at one time the largest hospital of any type in the world[[Citing sources citation needed]]- its size has never been exceeded by any other facilit..
Pilgrim Travelers
The Pilgrim Travelers were a gospel group popular in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Formed in the early 1930s in Houston, Texas, they were strongly influenced by another Texas-based quartet, the Soul Stirrers. They achieved popularity after moving to Los Angeles in 1942, where their new manager, Ja..
Pilgrim Trust
The Pilgrim Trust is a London-based charitable trust. It was founded in 1930 by a two million pound grant by Edward Harkness, the American philanthropist. The trust's first secretary was former civil servant, Thomas Jones. Today, the trust makes grants of around 1.5 million pounds each year. Aro..
Pili
Common names: A pilus (plural pili) is a cellular organelle.A Pili is a Philippine TreePili is an Hawaiian grass used to thatch structures. Proper names: Pili is a Melanesian god.Pili is a municipality in the Philippines.Pili is a puppet show from Taiwan. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation..
Pili, Camarines Sur
Pili is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Camarines Sur. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 67,393 people in 12,389 households. Barangays Pili is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. AnayanBagong Sir..
Pilia
Pilia is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Species Pilia albicoma Szombathy, 1915 (New Guinea)Pilia escheri Reimoser, 1934 (Pakistan)Pilia saltabunda Simon, 1902 (India) ..
Piliakalnis
Piliakalnis (plural: piliakalniai, English: ) is a Lithuania word for a man shaped mound, place of a former wooden castle or fortified settlement. The term is derived from pilis (English: castle) and kalnas (English: mountain, hill). Most of them are are dated from the 5-15th century, however the..
Pilibanga
Pilibanga is a city and a municipality in Hanumangarh district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Pilibanga had a population of 33,607. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Pilibanga has an averag..
Pilibhit
Pilibhit is a town which is also the administrative headquarters of Pilibhit districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Pilibhit has an agriculture-based economy. Industries include sugar mills, paper mills and rice and flour mills. Cottage industries are flute manufacturing and zari work. Pilibhit i..
Pilibhit District
Pilibhit district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Pilibhit town is the district headquarters. Pilibhit district is a part of Bareilly Division. Divisions and Districts of Uttar Pradesh, India Agra | Aligarh | Etah | Firozabad | Mainpuri | Hathras | Mathura Allah..
Pilica
Pilica is a river in central Poland, a longest left tributary of the Vistula river, with a length of 319 kilometres (8th longest) and the basin area of 9,273 sq. km (all in Poland). Cities: SzczekocinyKoniecpolPrzedbórzSulejówTomaszów MazowieckiSpałaInowłódzNowe Miasto nad PilicaWysmierzyceBi..
Pilidae
Pilidae, commonly known as apple snails are a tropical family of gastropods. The Pilidae [synonym Ampullariidae] are peculiar because they have both gills and lung, the mantle cavity being divided to separate the two types of respiratory structures. Pilidae is old and invalid synonym The..
Pilidiostigma
Pilidiostigma is a genus of 6 species of shrubs and small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. All species occur in Australia and one, P. papuanum, also occurs in Papua New Guinea. They are not generally known to horticulture. The species P. sessile is rare. ..
Pilies Street
Pilies Street (literally, "Castle Street"; Lithuanian: ) is one of the main streets in the Old Town of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. It is rather a short street, running from the Cathedral Square to the Town Hall Square. Out of several locations across Vilnius used by market traders to sell ..
Pilikuththuwa Raja Maha Vihara
30 miles off Colombo the commercial capital of Sri Lanka lies the len vihara (cave temple) Pilikuththuwa Raja Maha Vihara, atop a mountain frontier. It is off Yakkala on the Colombo-Kandy highway. The len vihara lies in the upper maluwa (higher terrace), just going past the two giant Bodhiyas(Bodhi ..
Pililla, Rizal
Pililla is a 2nd class urban municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 45,275 people in 9,001 households. Pililla is just few kilometers away from Tanay, Rizal. It is surrounded by farms, small mountains, planes and trees. Its nearby p..
Pilimatalawa
Pilimatalawa is a small town in Kandy, Sri Lanka. ..
Piling-up lemma
In cryptanalysis, the piling-up lemma is a principle used in linear cryptanalysis to construct linear approximations to the action of block ciphers. It was introduced by Mitsuru Matsui (1993) as an analytical tool for linear cryptanalysis. Theory The piling-up lemma allows the cryptanalyst to deter..
Pilin Leon
Carmen Josefina Leon Crespo, best known as Pilín León, won the 1981 Miss World contest, representing Venezuela. She became the second woman (after Susana Duijm in 1955) from the South American country to win the title. The pageant was held in London, United Kingdom. |- style="text-align: center..
Pilipinas, Game KNB?
Pilipinas, Game K N B? is a noontime game show broadcast by ABS-CBN in the Philippines. It is hosted by Kris Aquino. The show is right before Star Circle Summer Kid Quest or Wowowee. The show has a text question Tatama Ka Ba? ("Are you going to be correct?" in English). There are 2 questions in Py..
Pilipino
Pilipino was the official language of the Philippines from 1935 to 1987 at which time it was changed by the Constitution to Filipino. Pilipino, as of today, is spoken by very few. Its basis is Tagalog and English. Pilipino has the following letters: A, B, C, CH, D,E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, LL, M, N..
Piliscsaba
Piliscsaba County Pest Area 25,57 km² Population Total (2001)Density   6246244.3 /km² Postal code 2081 Area code 26 Piliscsaba is a village in Hungary located to the extreme northwest of Pest County near the border of Komárom-Esztergom in a valley between the B..
Pilisszentkereszt
Pilisszentkereszt County Pest Area 17,21 km² Population Total (2001)Density   2148124.8 /km² Postal code 2098 Area code 26 Pilisszentkereszt is a village in Pilis Hills region of Hungary, some 20km from Buda. Queen Gertrude of Merania (d. 1213) is buried in the ..
Pilita Corrales
Known as “Asia’s Queen of Songs”, Pilita Corrales of Cebu City, Philippines was born on August 22, 1939 to Spanish-Filipino parents. After finishing her studies at St. Theresa's College (Cebu), she went to Spain to enroll in a finishing school. In 1958, Pilita began her recording career afte..
Pilium
Pilium (plural: pilia) was one of the main weapons of the soldiers of a Roman Legion. It was a spear thrown just before a charge and consisted of a long wooden shaft and a soft iron head designed to bend on impact so it could not be thrown back. If an enemy held up a shield, the pilium would hit the..
Pili (god)
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. In Melanesian mythology, Pili is the gecko-god. It was considered an ancestor of many Melanesian peoples. He is..
Pili (grass)
For other articles with the same name, see Pili. The pili is the name of a grass (Heteropogon contortus) used to thatch structures. Pili in Hawaiian means "to bind". ..
Pili (TV series)
Pili (Traditional Chinese: 霹靂) is a puppet show from Taiwan. It is made by Pili International Multimedia. The TV series started in 1985, and it still continues today. It is one of the most popular TV shows in Taiwan. Pili puppet show is performed by many kinds of puppets, some of them are cool, ..
Pili multigemini
Pili multigemini hair follicles, also called compound hairs, are considered rare although there have been no studies to define the actual frequency in the general population. The name describes a condition where several separate hair fibers bunch together and emerge from the skin through a single ..
Pili nut
The Pili nut (Canarium ovatum), one of 600 species in the family Burseraceae, is native to the Philippines and is abundant and wild in southern Luzon, and in parts of Visayas and Mindanao. Trees of Canarium ovatum are attractive symmetrically shaped evergreens, averaging 20 m tall with resinous ..
Pilkhana
Pilkhana is a town and a nagar panchayat in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Pilkhana had a population of 9692. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Pilkhana has an average ..
Pilkhuwa
Pilkhuwa is a city and a municipal board in Ghaziabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Pilkhuwa had a population of 67,191. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Pilkhuwa has an aver..
Pilkington
Pilkington plc is the largest glass manufacturer in the United Kingdom. It is based in St Helens, Merseyside and is traded on the London Stock Exchange. It is currently a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index and is a past member of the elite FTSE 100 Index. The company was founded in 1826 as a family..
Pilkington (Animal Farm)
[Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Mr. Pilkington of Foxwood Farm is a human character in George Orwell's satirical book Animal Farm. Mr. Pilkington has a more unkempt farm, and is on bad terms with Mr. Frederick of Pinchfield Farm, whose farm is on the o..
Pilkington Committee on Broadcasting
The Pilkington Committee was set up on July 13th 1960 by Sir Harry Pilkington in the BBC to consider the future of broadcasting, cable and "the possibility of television for public showing". The members were: Sir Harry PilkingtonH CollisonElwyn DaviesJoyce GrenfellRichard HoggartEP HudsonJS ShieldsR..
Pilkington XXX F.C.
Pilkington XXX F.C. is a football club based in Birmingham, England. They joined the Midland Football Combination Division Three in 1998. In 2002, they changed their name from Burman Hiton F.C. to their present name. For the 2005-06 season, they are members of the Midland Football Combination Premie..
Pill
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pill can refer to: A pharmacological tablet.The informal way to refer to oral contraceptives.British slang for an Ecstasy pill, and American slang for recreationally used prescription drugs.A disagreeable or tiresome person (E.g., ..
Pill, North Somerset
for at grid reference ST525755 Pill is a village in North Somerset. It is situated on the southern bank of the Avon, adjacent to the village of Easton in Gordano and Ham Green and opposite the Bristol suburb of Shirehampton. Pill literally means creek or inlet off of river or channel or a ..
Pill-splitter
A pill-splitter is a simple and inexpensive device to split medicinal pills or tablets, comprising some means of holding the tablet in place, a blade, and usually a compartment in which to store the unused part. The tablet is positioned, and the blade pressed down to split it. With care it is often ..
Pillager, Minnesota
Pillager is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 420 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (4.48%) is water. Dem..
Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians
Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians is a historical band of Chippewa (Ojibwe), originally living at the headwaters of the Mississippi River. Through the treaty process with the United States, the Pillager Band were settled on reservations in north-central Minnesota. Majority were placed on three rese..
Pillai
Pillai, Pillay, Pulle or Pilli is a popular title of Tamil and Malayalam speaking people of India and others living in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa, Fiji (See Tamil diaspora and Sri Lankan Tamils) Though it started as a Hindu title, today Pillais are found amongst Muslims and Chri..
Pillai Lokacharya
Sri Pillai Lokacharya (1205 CE to 1311 CE) (aka Ulagarian; Loka Desikan; Loka Acharya) is an Indian philosopher who authored several works including the eighteen rahasya granthas known together as Ashtadasa Rahasya and Gadyatraya Vyakhyanam. History Sri Pillai Lokacharya' (1205 CE to 1311 CE) (ak..
Pillanallur
Pillanallur is a panchayat town in Namakkal district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Pillanallur had a population of 9213. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Pillanallur has an average liter..
Pillangó utca
Pillangó utca is a station of the M2 (East-West) line of the Budapest Metro. ..
Pillar
A pillar is a synonym for column which is a vertical support structure in architecture. Pillar may also refer to: Pillar (band), a Christian rock bandPillar (Lake District), a fell in the English Lake DistrictA door pillar on a carThe three pillars in the Kabbalistic Tree of LifePaul Pillar, reti..
Pillarisation
Pillarisation (Verzuiling in Dutch, Pilarisation in French) is a term used to describe the way the Dutch and Belgians used to deal with their multicultural (but not multiethnic) societies. Society was "vertically" divided in several smaller segments or "pillars" according to different religions or ..
Pillars of Ashoka
Fragment of the 6th Pillar Edict of Ashoka (238 BCE), in Brahmi, sandstone. British Museum. The pillars of Ashoka are a series of columns dispersed throughout the northern Indian subcontinent, and erected by the Mauryan king Ashoka during his reign in the 3rd century BCE. Many of the pillar..
Pillars of Garendall
Pillars of Garendall (PoG) is an RPG by Ambrosia Software based on their Coldstone game engine. It is available for Mac OS, Mac OS X and Windows External links [Official site] ..
Pillars of Hercules
The Pillars of Hercules Monument at Jews' Gate, Gibraltar The Pillars of Hercules is the ancient name given to the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. They are Gibraltar in Europe and Monte Hacho in Ceuta in Africa. The Jebel Musa, west of Ceuta, in Morocco, is so..
Pillars of Nosgoth
The Pillars of Nosgoth are a mystic place of reference in the Legacy of Kain series of video games. The Pillars are nine white columns that are made of an unknown, marble-like substance arranged in an eight-point semicircle with the ninth in the centre. The Pillars extend far into the sky and deep ..
Pillars of Salt
Pillars of Salt is the ninth song from the Murder by Death album, Who Will Survive and What Will be Left of Them?. The following is according to Adam Turla, guitarist and lead singer of the band, from their [website]. PILLARS OF SALT is inspired by the story of Lot from the Bible. Two an..
Pillars of the fauces
Pillars of the fauces can refer to: Palatoglossal archPalatopharyngeal archThis 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. ..
Pillars of the sons of Seth
The Pillars of the sons of Seth, according to the Antiquities of the Jews by Josephus, were two pillars created by the descendants of Seth and inscribed with many scientific discoveries and inventions, notably in astronomy. They were built by Seth's descendants based on Adam's prediction that the w..
Pillars of Truth
The Pillars of Truth (Boutokaan Te Koaavu) is a political party in Kiribati. At the last presidential elections of 4 july 2003, its candidate Anote Tong won 47.4 % and was elected president. In the legislative elections of two months earlier, the party won 16 of 41 elected seats. ..
Pillar (band)
Pillar is a Christian rock band. Pillar originally started with playing in a rap metal style, and has since moved more to a hard rock sound. The group's previous album sold over 300,000 copies with unyielding momentum. And now Pillar returns with Where Do We Go From Here. Where Do We Go From He..
Pillar (Lake District)
Pillar is a fell in the Western part of the English Lake District. It is situated between the valleys of Ennerdale to the north and Wasdale to the south, and is the highest point of the Pillar group (some dozen fells clustered round it). At 2,926 feet it is the eighth highest mountain in the Lake..
Pillar box
For the practice of transferring films while preserving the original aspect ratio see Pillar box (film) In the UK, a pillar box is a free-standing post box where post is deposited to be collected by the Royal Mail and forwarded to the addressee. Similar designs exist as historical artefacts in cert..
Pillar box (film)
For a style of mailboxes, see pillar box. The pillar box effect occurs in widescreen video displays when black bars (mattes or masking) are placed on the sides of the image. It becomes necessary when video that was not originally designed for widescreen is shown on a widescreen display. The orig..
Pillar coral
Pillar corals (Dendrogyra cylindricus) are a type of hard coral which live in the western Atlantic Ocean. They are one of the digitate corals which resemble fingers, or a cluster of cigars growing up from the sea floor, but without any secondary branching.Pillars also look like tall towers. Pilla..
Pillar of Autumn
UNSC Pillar of Autumn The Pillar of Autumn is a heavily modified United Nations Space Command Halcyon-class cruiser in the [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] video game, often abbreviated as "POA" or "Autumn". Before the war with the Covenant, the Pillar of Autumn was set to be decommissioned. The Hal..
Pillar of Eliseg
The Pillar of Eliseg also known as Elise's Pillar or Croes Elisedd in Welsh, stands near Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire, Wales, at Grid reference . It was erected by Cyngen ap Cadell, king of Powys in honour of his great-grandfather Elisedd ap Gwylog. The form Eliseg found on the pillar is thought..
Pillar of Fire
Pillar of Fire can refer to: A mode of theophany in ExodusPillar of Fire Church, a religious community in Zarephath, New JerseyPillar of Fire, a book by Judith TarrA short story and a play by Ray BradburyA former military laser project now known as the Nautilus laser This is a [disambiguationdi..
Pillar of Fire (book)
Pillar of Fire is a 1995 historical fantasy by Judith Tarr. It deals with the reigns of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun and the Exodus from the perspective of a Hittite slave girl of Ankhesenpaaten. It draws heavily on Ahmed Osman's theory that Moses and Ankhenaten were the same person. Tarr comments in t..
Pillar of Fire and Other Plays
Pillar of Fire and Other Plays (1975) is a collection of three plays by Ray Bradbury: Pillar of Fire, Kaleidoscope, and The Foghorn. All are adaptations of his short stories by the same names. ..
Pillar of Fire Church
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Pillar of salt
Pillar of Salt primarily refers to the Biblical story of Lot (Bible)'s Wife who is said to have turned into a Pillar of Salt after looking back at the condemned cities of sodom and Gomorrah. Pillar of salt is also the name of a street sign on Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds in the United Kingdom; though..
Pillar of Shame
The Pillar of Shame is a 8-metre tall bronze, copper or concrete statue, sculpted by Danish artist Jens Galschiot. Currently, four sculptures have been erected in Rome, Hong Kong, Mexico and Brazil. Symbolism According to Jens Galschiot http://www.aidoh.dk/art_and_events/pos/ukposdok.htm, the scul..
Pillar of the Boatmen
Cerunnos image on the pillar The Pillar of the Boatmen (Pilier des nautes) is a square-section stone bas-relief with depictions of several deities, both Gaulish and Roman. Dating to the first quarter of the first century AD, it originally stood in a temple in the Gallo-Roman civitas of Lutetia..
Pillar of Truth Ministries
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Pillar Provincial Park
Pillar Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ..
Pillar valve
A pillar valve is the type of cylinder valve which is commonly found fitted to scuba diving cylinders. The name refers to the part of the cylinder, not to any part of the breathing set which the cylinder is fitted into. Types of pillar valve There are three types of pillar valve: A-clamp or yoke - ..
Pillbox
Pillbox can refer to: A small box in which pills are keptPillbox hatMilitary term for a type of bunkerFor military pillboxes in the UK, see: British anti-invasion preparations of World War II. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title..
Pillbox hat
A pillbox hat is a small woman's hat with a flat crown and straight, upright sides. Perhaps the most famous example is the pink pillbox that Jacqueline Kennedy wore on the day her first husband was assassinated. Historically, the pillbox was also a military headdress, and can still be seen on cerem..
Pille
Pille is one of the official mascots, along with Goleo VI, for the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany. Pille is a talking football. His name, the German word for pill, is a colloquial term for a football. Pille was created by the German GUM Studios. See also FIFA World Cup mascot External links �..
Pillenwerfer
Pillenwerfer or BOLD was a German SONAR decoy, used by U-boats during the Second World War from 1942 onwards. It consisted of a metal tube about 10 cm (3.9 inches) in diameter filled with calcium hydride. When mixed with seawater the calcium hydride produced large quantities of hydrogen which bubb..
Piller
Piller may refer to: Anton Piller order, court order which provides for the right to search premises without prior warningJanine Piller, politician of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and LabradorMichael Piller, television scriptwriter and producer redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Pilleth
Pilleth is a small village, a few miles south of Knighton in Powys, Wales A rural hamlet of a few dwellings and farms, Pilleth is the site of the ancient church and holy well of St Mary’s which stands on Bryn Glas Hill overlooking the River Lugg valley as the river winds its way to Presteigne. N..
Pillgwenlly
Pillgwenlly ward Statistics Population: 5,333 (2001 census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: The City of Newport Topics: | | | Districts: Allt-yr-yn | Alway | Beechwood | Bettws | Caerleon | Coedkernew | Duffryn | Gaer | Graig | Langstone | Liswerry | Llanmartin | Llanvaches | ..
Pilliard Dickle
Cartoonist Pilliard Dickle is best known for the unusual poster calendars he draws. Each one is based on a different theme: castles, palaces, ships, pyramids, trains, planets. The Associated Press describes Dickle's calendars as "a yearlong trip through a cartoon fantasy land." Pilliard Dick..
Pilliga, New South Wales
Pilliga is a small village in northern New South Wales, Australia in Narrabri Shire. It is located in the Pilliga Forest, also known as the Pilliga Scrub, an area mainly covered by native pine trees, supporting a rich assortment of bird life and a significant timber harvesting industry. The Pill..
Pillinger, Tasmania
Pillinger, Tasmania is an abandoned port and townsite in Kelly Basin, on the south eastern side of the Macquarie Harbour, West Coast Tasmania. It was constructed for James Crotty's North Mount Lyell mining company to ship ore from the North Mount Lyell mine, utilising the North Mount Lyell Railway ..
Pillingshot
Pillingshot is one the schoolboys of St Austin's, a character in some of Wodehouse's early short stories (school stories). His main characteristics are jammy fingers and a runny nose. Moreover, he is cheeky, and likes to pose as a 'master detective'! ..
Pillion
A pillion is a secondary pad, cushion, or seat behind the main seat or saddle on a horse, motorcycle, or moped. A passenger in this seat is said to "ride pillion" or may themselves be referred to as a "pillion." The word is derived from the Gaelic for "little rug," pillean, which is itself from the ..
Pillnitz
Schloss Pillnitz, Bergpalais Pillnitz is a city quarter in the east of Dresden, Germany. The best known sight of this quarter is the Japanese-styled chateau. The quarter is situated in the east of Dresden, a rather long way from the inner city. It can be reached by bus, ship, walking along th..
Pillory
The pillory was a device used in punishment by public humiliation and often additional, sometimes physically painful, abuse. The word is documented in English since 1274 (attested in Anglo-Latin from c.1189), and stems from Old French pellori (1168; modern French pilori, see below), itself from Me..
Pillow
For the Japanese band, see the pillows. For the borough, see Pillow, Pennsylvania. A pile of pillows A small (and usually soft) support for the head, usually used while sleeping in a bed, or for the body as used on a couch or chair. There are also throw pillows, which are pillows that are pur..
Pillow, Pennsylvania
Pillow is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 304 at the 2000 census. Geography Pillow is located at [40°38′26″N, 76°48′12″W] (40.640430, -76.803464)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, th..
Pillowbook
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. A pillowbook is a journal-type book kept by some people to record their sexual dreams and escapades. Exp..
Pillow block
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Pillow block bearing
Pillow block bearings are a mounted bearing used to provide support for a rotating shaft with the mounting surface on a parallel line with the axis of the shaft. Pillow block bearings are generally self-lubricating. Pillow block bearings are a form of mounted bearing used to provide load support..
Pillow fight
A children's pillow fight A pillow fight is a common game mostly played by young children in which they attack each other with pillows. Many times pillow fights occur during children's sleepovers. Since pillows are soft, injuries rarely occur. The heft of a pillow can still knock a young perso..
Pillow fight flash mob
A pillow fight that took place in Lausanne, in front of the courthouse A downtown Toronto pillow fight flash mob. A pillow fight flash mob is a fad that has emerged from the social phenomena of flash mobbing. The flash mob version of massive pillow fights is distinguished by the fact that..
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Pillow people
Pillow People are square stuffed toys that have faces on them done in decals . They were popular during the mid 1980s, and came out in 1986. They are a long pillow with flat hands and puffy feet which wear shiny fabric booties. The arms and legs are also stuffed, and dangle from the main pillow bod..
Pillow polo
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Pillow Talk
Pillow Talk is a 1959 romantic comedy film which tells the story of a man and woman who share a telephone line and grow to hate each other, and then, of course, to love each other. It stars Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter and Nick Adams. The movie was written by Russell Rouse,..
Pillow talk
For the 1959 film see Pillow Talk Pillow talk is the relaxed, intimate conversation that often occurs between two sexual partners after the act of lovemaking, usually accompanied by cuddling, caresses, and other physical intimacy. It is associated with sexual afterglow. The content of pillow talk t..
Pillow Talk (song)
The song Pillow Talk was composed for the film Pillow Talk (1959), starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson. The song became the movie's theme, and later a hit on the pop charts for Day. ..
Pills, porn and poker
Pills, porn and poker are the most common forms of business which use E-mail spam and other forms of spamvertising. In many cases, these sites are of dubious legality, and are often fronts for fraud. The "pills" sold are typically treatments of impotence, such as real or purported Viagra or Cialis ..
Pillsbury
Pillsbury may refer to: Pillsbury, the brand nameHarry Nelson Pillsbury, the famous chess playerJohn Sargent Pillsbury, Governor of MinnesotaCharles Alfred Pillsbury, founder of C.A. Pillsbury and Company This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with th..
Pillsbury, North Dakota
Pillsbury is a city in Barnes County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 24 at the 2000 census. Pillsbury was founded in 1911. Geography Pillsbury is located at [47°12′22″N, 97°47′40″W] (47.206162, -97.794467)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According..
Pillsbury "A" Mill
The mill in 2005. A hydroelectric station sits in the foreground The Pillsbury "A" Mill, situated along Saint Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was once the largest flour mill in the world. It was operated by Pillsbury and used two of the most powerful direct-d..
Pillsbury Bakery
Pillsbury is a brand name used by Minneapolis-based General Mills and the The J. M. Smucker Company. Historically, however, Pillsbury was a rival company to General Mills, also based in Minneapolis, that was one of the world's largest producers of grain and other foodstuffs until its acquisition by..
Pillsbury Baptist Bible College
Pillsbury Baptist Bible College is a fundamental independent Baptist Christian college in Owatonna, Minnesota. Accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE), Pillsbury is a biblical arts college that offers a four-year program leading to the degress of Bachelor of Arts in Bible..
Pillsbury Crossing
Pillsbury Crossing is a waterfall in Riley County, Kansas, USA. It is located on a stream known as Deep Creek. The waterfall is about 40 feet wide and has a drop of around 5 feet. Below Pillsbury Crossing, Deep Creek flows into the Kansas River. The waterfall is named for Josiah Pillsbury, a Free-..
Pillsbury Doughboy
For the slang term for American soldiers in World War I and earlier, see doughboy. Poppin' Fresh (Sometimes spelled Pop 'n' Fresh), the Pillsbury Doughboy, is an advertising icon and mascot of The Pillsbury Company, appearing in many of their commercials. He is a small anthropomorphic character a..
Pillsbury Township, Minnesota
Pillsbury Township is a township in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 306 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.3 km² (34.9 mi²). 90.2 km² (34.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it ..
Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches was the third album by British band The Happy Mondays and is seen as a key album in the Madchester scene. It was released in 1990 and was produced by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne at Eden Studios in London. "Step On" is known for the line "You're twisting my melo..
Pills Against The Ageless Ills
Pills Against The Ageless Ills is the third full-length album by Norwegian avantgarde metal band Solefald. It was released on September 19, 2001. The album is a concept album, following the story of two brothers, Philosopher Fuck and Pornographer Cain. Contents 1 Concept2 Track listi..
Pill burden
Pill burden is a term that refers to the number of tablets, capsules or other medication forms that a patient takes on a regular schedule. Higher pill burden decreases compliance with drug therapy, due to the need to take a large quantity of pills on a regular basis. It also increase the possibil..
Pill dispenser
Pill dispensers are items which release medication at specified times. Their purpose is to help senior citizens and other people who may suffer from an impaired memory to keep track of medication intake. ..
Pill popping
redirect [[Template:Move to Wiktionary]] Pill popping Pill popping is the informal description of a drug addiction. ..
Pilning
Pilning is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, close to Redwick and Severn Beach. Pilning is a village that is disturbed by the busy M4, M49 and A409 as well as a railway line running through it, with a minor station. Nevertheless, it is a village filled with history and many sights. It h..
Pilning railway station
Pilning station is a small railway station at Pilning, South Gloucestershire, England. It is the last station on the English side before the Severn Tunnel. External links [Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail[Map] and [aerial photo] ..
Pilobolus
Pilobolus is a genus of fungus growing on cow dung. . (Pilobolus is also the name of a company of choreographers and dancer-athletes.) [link] Pilobolus has an interesting life cycle. The pilobolus feeds on cow dung, so in order to get to dung, it has to be eaten by a cow. Becaus..
Pilocarpine
Pilocarpine is a muscarinic alkaloid obtained from the leaves of tropical American shrubs from the genus Pilocarpus. It acts as a muscarinic receptor agonist in the parasympathetic nervous system. Contents 1 Clinical uses2 Adverse effects3 Sources4 External links Clinical u..
Pilocarpus
Pilocarpus is a genus of plants belonging to the family Rutaceae and native to the neotropics of South America. Various species of the genus are important pharmacologically. The taxonomic name Pilocarpus means cap-shaped fruit. List of species There are about 13 species in the genus Pilocarpus,..
Pilocereus
There are 2 genera of cacti named Pilocereus, but with different authorities: Pilocereus K.Schum., a synonym of Pilosocereus.Pilocereus Lem., a synonym of Cephalocereus. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you ..
Pilocytic astrocytoma
Pilocytic astrocytoma is a brain tumor that occurs predominantly in children and involves the midline, basal and posterior fossa structures. It is generally considered a benign tumor of childhood. It is often cystic and if solid, it tends to be well circumscribed. It is characteristically a contra..
Pilona
PILONA, a town of northern Spain, in the province of Oviedo between the right bank of the river Pilofia, a left-hand tributarl of the Sella, and the Sierra de Abes (3268 ft). Pop. (1900) rS,22S. Though officially classed as a town, Piloa is rather densely populated mining and agricultural district. ..
Piloña
Piloña is a municipality in the province and autonomous community of Asturias, northwestern Spain. Its capital is the town of Infiesto. Piloña is bounded to the north by Villaviciosa and Colunga, to the east by Parres, to the west by Nava and Cabranes, and to the south by Ponga, Caso and Sobres..
Pilonidal cyst
A pilonidal cyst is a blanket term for any type of skin infection near the tailbone. These are normally quite painful, occur somewhat more often in men than in women, and normally happen in early adulthood. Although usually found near the tailbone, this painful condition can be found in several p..
Pilonidal sinus
A pilonidal sinus is an infected tract under the skin between the buttocks. Pilonidal means 'nest of hairs' A sinus tract is a small abnormal channel (like a small tunnel) in the body. A tract typically goes from the source of infection, often deep within the body, to the skins surface. The condit..
Pilori
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 link to point directly to the intended article. PILORI is : the original French word and device the Pillory is named afterin..
Pilosa
The order Pilosa is a group of placental mammals, extant today only in the Americas. The origins of the order can be traced back as far as the early Tertiary (about 60 million years ago, or only a short time after the end of the dinosaur era). The presence of these animals in North America is expla..
Pilosella aurantiaca
Pilosella aurantiaca (orange hawkweed,Devil's paintbrush or fox and cubs) is a perennial plant native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe, where it is protected in several regions. It is a low-growing plant with shallow fibrous roots and a basal rosette of elliptical to lanceolate le..
Pilosocereus
Pilosocereus (from Latin, "hairy cereus") is genus of cactus. ..
Piloswine
Piloswine (Inomoo イノムー Inomū in Japanese, Keifel in German and Cochignon in French) is a fictional Pokémon character. Piloswine's name is a combination of either the word pilose or the prefix "pilo-", which means either hair or is a corrupted form of the phrase "pile of", and swine. Th..
Pilot
Pilot can mean: Aviator, in aviation, a Aircraft pilot is someone who controls an aircraftTelevision pilot, often called just a pilot, is the first episode of a television seriesPilot (spaceflight)Pilot (locomotive), the device at the front to deflect obstacles (also known as a cowcatcher)Pilot (..
PILOT
For information on payments in lieu of taxes, see PILOT (finance). The name PILOT is an acronym, and stands for Programmed Instruction, Learning, Or Teaching. Like its elder sibling LOGO it was an early foray into the technology of computer assisted instruction (CAI). Contents 1 Language sy..
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation is a title that is presented to all cosmonauts who fly for the Russian space program. Usually accompanying the distinction is the title of Hero of the Russian Federation, the highest title that can be awarded to a Russian for performing heroic deeds while in..
Pilot-Gilmore Girls
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Pilot-induced oscillation
Pilot-induced oscillation (PIO), more correctly named pilot-aircraft-coupling, occurs when the pilot of an aircraft inadvertently commands an often increasing series of corrections in opposite directions, each an attempt to cover the aircraft's reaction to the previous input with an overcorrection i..
Pilot-link
pilot-link is a library of utilities for connecting to and synchronising with Palm OS-based PDAs on Unix and Unix-based operating systems. It uses a set of 'conduits' for the exchange of information from different Palm applications. pilot-link provides command line tools to perform synchronisation ..
Pilota
Pilota in Basque and Catalan, pelota in Spanish, or pelote in French (from Latin pila) is a name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat (pala), or a basket propulsor, against a wall (frontón in Spanish, frontoi in Basque, frontó in Catalan) or, mo..
Pilotage
Pilotage is the use of fixed visual references on the ground or sea by means of sight or radar to guide oneself to a destination. Pilotage is used by people guiding vessels and aircraft, by hikers and SCUBA divers. There are other, more advanced methods of navigation using tools, such as compasses, ..
Pilotdrift
Pilotdrift is a band from Texarkana, Texas consisting of five members; Kelly Carr, Jay Budzilowski, Ben Rice, Eric Rusell, and John David Blagg. Pilotdrift is currently on a national tour with Guster. Band members Kelly CarrJay BudzilowskiBen RiceEric RussellJohn David BlaggMicah Dorsey(former mem..
Pilote
Cover for Pilote by Robert Crumb. Pilote was a French cartoon periodical published from 1959 to 1989. Showcasing most of the major French or Belgian comics talents of its day the magazine introduced major series such as Astérix le Gaulois, Blueberry, Achille Talon, and [[Valérian: Spatio-Tem..
Pilothouse
A pilothouse is a small, glass-enclosed room on top of the texas from which a ship is controlled. The steering wheel, compass, engine order telegraph, and chart table are located here. On many ships, especially military and cruise ships, the pilothouse is considerably larger and combined with a num..
Piloti
Pilotis are special architectural supports, like columns, pillars, stilts, by which a building is lifted above what is underneath, may this be the ground or water. An example is Le Corbusier's "Villa Savoye" in Poissy, France. Source Article: "Pilote, die" in: Pevsner, Honour, Fleming: Lexikon de..
PilotLinux
PilotLinux is an open source/free project of Licron. The idea behind PilotLinux is to provide a simple to use system to transform a standard PC into a fully functional Thin client without altering anything on the PC (no data will be written to the harddrive). PilotLinux also forms the basis of the ..
PilotLinux project
PilotLinux is a free software Linux thin client LiveCD produced by Licron, available under the terms of the GPL. PilotLinux is a bootable CD which temporarily transforms a PC into in a thin client machine. If a settings file is supplied, booting from a PilotLinux CD will automatically connect to a ..
Pilots (Goldfrapp song)
"Pilots" is a electronic song written by British group Goldfrapp for their debut studio album Felt Mountain (2000). The song was produced by Goldfrapp and received a positive reception from music critics. It was released as a double A-side single with "Lovely Head" in the fourth quarter of 2001, an..
Pilots of Japan
Pilots of Japan is a indie band from East Hertfordshire, England. Its members are: Matthew Brooks on Guitar, Eddie Wilson on Drums, and Daniel Matthews on bass. They currently have one album, The Plan to Reverse Time. ..
Pilottone
Pilottone and the related neo-pilottone are special synchronization signals recorded by analog audio recorders designed for use in motion picture production. Before the adoption of timecode by the motion picture industry in the late 1980s, pilottone-sync was the basis of all motion picture sound rec..
Pilottown, Louisiana
The currently active front of the Mississippi Delta . Pilottown resides just north of the main fork Pilottown, Louisiana, as ships pass by on the Mississippi Pilottown (or Pilot Town) is a small town in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. In the 19th century it was known as Balize, Louisiana...
Pilotwings
Pilotwings is a Nintendo video game for the Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System, originally released in 1990, and included with the system in some early packages. A flight simulator game, Pilotwings features lessons and goals in light plane flight, rocketbelt, hang glider, and sky..
Pilotwings 64
Pilotwings 64 is a video game for the Nintendo 64, released in 1996, along with the launch of the console. It was one of two launch titles for the Nintendo 64, the other being Super Mario 64. It is a sequel to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game Pilotwings, which was also a launch title fo..
Pilot (1) (Wildfire)
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Pilot (2) (Wildfire)
Original Airdate: June 20, 2005 Episode: 2 Season: 1 Synopsis The series opener continues as the Ritter's and Kris attend the fair and Kris tells Matt that she went to prison. The two share a kiss, but when Jean sees she is less than thrilled, and either is Pablo. Kris finds out that Wildfire' is b..
Pilot (8 Simple Rules episode)
Pilot is the first episode of the television sitcom 8 Simple Rules. First Aired: Tuesday September 17, 2002 on ABC. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Plot Cate goes back to work and Paul has to contend with Bridget dating his co-worker Tommy's (Larry M..
Pilot (American Dad!)
American Dad! season 1May 1, 2005 - May 14, 2006List of American Dad! episodes Episodes: PilotThreat LevelsStan Knows BestFrancine's FlashbackRoger CodgerHomeland InsecurityDeacon Stan, Jesus ManAll About SteveBullocks To StanA Smith In The HandCon HeirStan of Arabia: Part 1Stan of Arabia: Part..
Pilot (Arrested Development episode)
"Pilot" was the series premiere of the TV comedy series Arrested Development. Contents 1 Synopsis2 Episode notes2.1 References2.2 Callbacks/Running Jokes2.3 Hidden/Background Jokes2.4 Character Cameos2.5 Foreshadowing/Future References2.6 Goofs3 Sour..
Pilot (band)
Pilot was a rock group formed in 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland by former Bay City Rollers members David Paton and Billy Lyall. Career Joined by Stuart Tosh and Ian Bairnson, the band recorded several demos over the course of 1973 and 1974, eventually catching the attention of EMI Records. The 1974 s..
Pilot (Blade: The Series)
Pilot is episode 1 of season 1 of the Spike network's action/drama [[Blade: The Series]]. Plot Synopsis The two hour pilot opens with an underground motorcycle chase. A man (Blade) is chasing down a Russian officer. A fight ensues, and it is revealed that the Russian officer is a vampire. Blad..
Pilot (boat)
The Pilot boat was built in 1914 about two blocks North of where the Maritime Museum of San Diego resides today. It began it's life ferrying a pilot out to visiting ships and continued in this occupation for 82 years, with never more than three days off for maintainence. She was dontated the Maritim..
Pilot (Close to Home)
the Pilot for Close to Home, Annabeth Chase and her family is introduced. We meet ther husband Jack and her daughter Hailey. Also, we see a very sad case for Annabeth. Its about child abuse. An abusive husband locks her wife and his two kids for 2 years in this house, not allowing them to leave t..
Pilot (Cosby Show)
Pilot was the pilot episode of The Cosby Show. The episode aired on September 20, 1984, and introduced the Huxtable family to viewers. Contents 1 Plot Summary2 Inconsistencies3 Trivia4 See also Plot Summary Claire Huxtable and her children are having dinner at home. Claire ..
Pilot (Deadwood episode)
"Deadwood" is the 1st episode of the HBO original series, Deadwood. It was the first episode of the first season. The episode was written by David Milch and was directed by Walter Hill. It originally aired on March 21 2004. Guest roles Sean Bridgers as Johnny BurnsChristopher Darga as Byron Sampso..
Pilot (Desperate Housewives episode)
"Pilot" Desperate Housewives The women toast Mary Alice. Season 1 (2004-2005) Episode 1, 1-1 Air date(s) October 3, 2004 (ABC) Writer(s) Marc Cherry Director Charles McDougall Episode chronology Prev: None Next: Ah, But Underneath "Pilot" is the first episode of the..
Pilot (Drew Carey Show episode)
Pilot is the first episode of the sitcom The Drew Carey Show. Contents 1 Info2 Plot3 Cast4 Guest Stars5 Quotes6 See also7 References Info Original air date: September 13, 1995 Writer: Bruce Helford, Drew Carey Director: Micheal Lessac Plot [Spoiler..
Pilot (experiment)
A pilot experiment is a precursor to a full-scale study. Usually conducted with a smaller sample size than the full study, a pilot is generally intended to test experimental procedures and to obtain information useful for conducting power calculations. ..
Pilot (Farscape)
--> Farscape character Pilot Title None Homeworld Unknown (Seen in "The Way We Weren't") Race Pilot Gender Male Affiliation Moya Portrayer Team of Puppeteers; Voice of Lani Tupu Pilot is a fictional character and one of two regular animatronic puppet characters on the te..
Pilot (Farscape race)
Moya's Pilot Pilots are the only name given to a fictional race from the Farscape universe. Pilots are large creatures, with a multi-limbed upper half (4 arms that grow back slowly if cut off), and a lower half adapted to bond with a Leviathan spacecraft. They have a very rich and complex l..
PILOT (finance)
A PILOT is a payment in lieu of taxes (also sometimes abbreviated "PILT"), made to compensate a local government for some or all of the tax revenue that it loses because of the nature of the ownership or use of a particular piece of real property. Usually it relates to the foregone property tax rev..
Pilot (Ghost Whisperer)
"Pilot" is the first episode of Season One of the television series Ghost Whisperer. Cast Jennifer Love Hewitt as Melinda GordonAisha Tyler as Andrea MorenoDavid Conrad as Jim Clancy Synopsis Melinda Gordon has a gift. Ever since she was a girl she possessed the ability to receive messages from..
Pilot (Gilmore Girls episode)
Pilot is Episode 1 of Season 1 of the television series Gilmore Girls. Contents 1 Plot2 Featured music3 Trivia4 See also5 External links Plot When sixteen year old Rory Gilmore is accepted to the prestigious prep school Chilton, her young mother Lorelai, who has raised h..
Pilot (Home Improvement)
Home Improvement season oneSeptember 1991 - May 1992List of Home Improvement episodes Episodes: PilotMow Better BluesOff SidesSatellite On A Hot Tim's RoofWild KingdomAdventures In Fine DiningNothing More Than FeelingsFlying SaucesBubble, Bubble, Toil And TroubleReach Out And Teach SomeoneLook ..
Pilot (Hope & Faith episode)
In this pilot episode of Hope & Faith, Faith is fired from her old job and is forced to move in with her sister, Hope. The episode first aired on September 26, 2003. Guest stars Daryl Edwards - Principal TisdaleHeather Fairfield - HeatherOlga Merediz - Gloria Triva In this episode Jansen Panettiere..
Pilot (House episode)
Pilot is the first episode of the first season of House, M.D., and the first episode overall. With its stark lighting, atypical camera angles and more cinematic title sequence, it has, like many pilots, a distinctly different look from the rest of the series - no doubt the handiwork of episode dir..
Pilot (Invader Zim)
Pilot is the unaired first episode of the television series Invader Zim. The voice of Zim is voice actor Billy West. Plot The episode opens with Melvin giving his talk to the class on why he wants to become an astronaut. Miss Bitters then swoops down to crush his dreams and obliterate his diagra..
Pilot (In the Heat of the Night)
Pilot was the pilot episode of the television series In the Heat of the Night. Aired as a television movie on March 6, 1988, the episode introduced viewers to the police force of a fictionalized Sparta, Mississippi. See also In the Heat of the Night episodes ..
Pilot (Joey)
Joey, Season One (2004 – 2005)List of Joey episodes Episodes: PilotJoey and the StudentJoey and the PartyJoey and the Book ClubJoey and the Perfect StormJoey and the NemesisJoey and the HusbandJoey and the Dream Girl, Part 1Joey and the Dream Girl, Part 2Joey and the Big AuditionJoey and ..
Pilot (King of the Hill)
"Pilot" is the first episode in the FOX animated television series King of the Hill. Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Hank and Peggy Hill's son Bobby gets hit in the eye with a baseball at one of his games. Afterwards Hank and Bobby go in the M..
Pilot (locomotive)
Leading truck and cowcatcher on the John Bull In railroading, the pilot is the device mounted at the front of a locomotive to deflect obstacles from the track that might otherwise derail the train. Archaically this was called a cowcatcher, and this is still the common layman's usage, but this..
Pilot (Lost)
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Pilot (Malcolm in the Middle episode)
The Pilot is the first episode of the FOX Network series Malcolm in the Middle. It originally aired on January 9, 2000. Contents 1 Plot2 DVD version2.0.1 Differences between the DVD version and the TV version3 Malcolm's overview4 Music used5 Quotes6 Additional I..
Pilot (Mission Hill episode)
"Pilot" (or "The Douchebag Aspect") was the first episode of Mission Hill. It was written by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein. It first aired on September 24, 1999. Synopsis Life just got complicated for 24-year-old Andy French, a wanna-be cartoonist with a taste for cheap liquor, bad snacks and go..
Pilot (My Name Is Earl)
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Pilot (Nip/Tuck Episode)
Pilot (alternate title: McNamara/Troy[link]) is the first episode of the American television drama Nip/Tuck. It aired on July 22, 2003. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. "Tell me what you don't like about yourself..." says Dr. Sean McNamara ..
Pilot (Prison Break episode)
The Prison Break pilot introduces its two protagonists Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows. Michael looks on as the tattoo artist finishes the final segment of his tattoo. As Michael pays her, she remarks on the fact that it's rare for anyone to get a full body tattoo in such a short time. Michae..
Pilot (Psych episode)
The pilot episode of the USA original series Psych aired on July 7, 2006, and ran 90 minutes. It was episode 1 of season 1. It is currently free on iTunes. Plot summary [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Shawn Spencer (Josh Hayden), 11, has lunch wit..
Pilot (Roswell)
Pilot is the pilot episode for the short-lived television series Roswell. This is where it all begins. Contents 1 Plot Synopsis1.1 Summary1.2 Expanded overview2 Cast3 Powers used4 Trivia Plot Synopsis Liz Parker discovers a fellow high school classmate has other..
Pilot (short story)
Pilot is the title of a short story in science fiction author Stephen Baxter's Xeelee Sequence. Sixth in the anthology Vacuum Diagrams, it is a revision of a story first published as a chapbook by Novacon in 1993. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Set ..
Pilot (Six Feet Under episode)
"Pilot" Six Feet Under The family mourns at Nathaniel's grave. Season 1 (2001) Episode 1, 1-1 Air date(s) June 3, 2001 Writer(s) Alan Ball Director Alan Ball Episode chronology Prev: None Next: The Will "Pilot" is the first episode of the HBO original series, Six Fe..
Pilot (Space: Above and Beyond episode)
"Pilot" is the two part first episode in the first season of [[Space: Above and Beyond]]. It originally aired in North America on September 24, 1995. Plot The episode opens with the settling of the Vesta colony in 2063. Shortly after the arrival of the settlers, an unknown alien force attacks ..
Pilot (spaceflight)
In human spaceflight, a pilot is someone who directly controls the operation of a spacecraft while located within the same craft. This term derives directly from the usage of the word "pilot" in aviation, where it is synonymous with "aviator". ..
Pilot (The Office episode)
The Office episode "Pilot" Michael discusses his job in "Pilot" Episode No. 1 Airdate March 24 2005 Writer(s) Greg DanielsRicky Gervais & Stephen Merchant Director Ken Kwapis List of all The Office episodes... "Pilot" is the first episode of the first season of The Office. It ..
Pilot (The West Wing)
"Pilot" is the 1st episode of The West Wing. Plot In the series premiere, the staff is being called into work in the early hours of the morning to run damage control on two public relations issues. Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman has insulted millions of Christians by, after provocation from Chri..
Pilot (Veronica Mars episode)
"Pilot" is episode 1 of season 1 of the television show Veronica Mars. Contents 1 Plot synopsis2 Arc significance3 Writing and acting4 Production details5 Quotes and trivia6 See also7 External links Plot synopsis Veronica starts her Junior year at Neptune Hi..
Pilot (Yes, Dear episode)
Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Kim attempts to feed Sammy. She tells Greg that she is worried because Sam isn’t eating. Kim says Christine called. Greg doesn’t want them over. She says that Jimmy likes him. He says it is because he gave Jimm..
Pilot (Zoey 101)
Pilot is the first and pilot episode of the teen television show, Zoey 101. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. In the first episode Zoey starts off by challenging the boys basketball team to a game against the girls to prove that girls can do anything bo..
Pilot 1000
The U.S. Robotics Pilot 1000 and Pilot 5000 was an early Palm PDA produced by Palm Inc (then a subsidiary of U.S. Robotics, explaining the branding). It was introduced in March 1996. Uses a Motorola 68328 processor at 16 Mhz, and had 128 KB (Pilot 1000) or 512 KB (Pilot 5000) built in memory. ..
Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index
The Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is a measure or the environmental performance of countries. The report, released on the 26th of January at the World Economic Forum, was authored by Yale and Columbia Universities. It was done in collaboration with the World Economic Forum and th..
Pilot ACE
The Pilot ACE was one of the first computers built in the United Kingdom, at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the late 1940s. It was a preliminary version of the full ACE, which had been designed by Alan Turing. After Turing left NPL (in part because he was disillusioned by the lack of pro..
Pilot Bay Provincial Park
Pilot Bay Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ..
Pilot boat
A pilot boat is used to transport pilots between land and the inbound or outbound ships that they are piloting. Pilot boats can be from 20 feet to over 75 feet in length. They are normally painted a highly visible color such as orange, red or yellow. A pilot boat can be identified by the red and..
Pilot Boy Productions
Pilot Boy Productions is a television production company founded by comedian and actor Dave Chappelle. The company works on shows and standup performances starring Chappelle. The company logo is taken from the fake Roots DVD cover in one sketch from Chappelle's Show. Following the credits of Chap..
Pilot Butte
Pilot Butte is an extinct volcano located in Bend, Oregon. It is one of only two extinct volcanoes located within the boundaries of a U.S. city, the other being Mt. Tabor in Portland, Oregon. The Pilot Butte State Park acquired by the city in 1927 covers nearly the entire butte and 100 acres. Pilot..
Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan
Pilot Butte is a suburb of Regina, Saskatchewan. It is located 14 km east of Regina and has a population of approximately 2000. ..
Pilot Butte Airport
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Pilot certification in the United States
Front side of a pilot certificate issued by the FAA. Back side of a pilot certificate issued by the FAA. Pilot certification in the United States is under the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Airman's Certificate is the proper term, although the word license is com..
Pilot chute
A pilot chute is a small auxiliary parachute used to deploy the main or reserve parachute. On modern skydiving rigs three types of pilot chutes can be found: Spring loadedPull-outThrow-out Spring Loaded The spring loaded pilot chute is used in conjunction with a ripcord. When the user pulls the rip..
Pilot Controlled Lighting
Pilot Controlled Lighting (PCL), also known as Aircraft Radio Control of Aerodrome Lighting (ARCAL) or Pilot Activated Lighting (PAL), is a technical system by which aircraft pilots can control the lighting of an airport or airfield's runways and taxiways via radio. PCL systems are most common at no..
Pilot Corp.
This article is about the petroleum company. For other uses, see Pilot (disambiguation). Pilot Corporation (Pilot) is a petroleum corporation in Knoxville, Tennessee. Pilot also owns many convenience stores in and around Tennessee. History Pilot Corporation was founded by James Haslam Jr. in 19..
Pilot crater
Pilot is a meteor crater in Northwest Territories, Canada. It is 6 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 445 ± 2 million years (Upper Ordovician). The crater is exposed to the surface. External links [Earth Impact Database] ..
Pilot Episode (Freaks and Geeks episode)
Freaks and Geeks episode "Pilot Episode" Episode No. 1 Prod. Code 100 Airdate September 25 1999 Writer(s) Paul Feig Director Jake Kasdan List of all Freaks and Geeks episodes... "Pilot Episode" is the first episode of Freaks and Geeks. It was written by Paul Feig and directe..
Pilot error
Pilot error is a term used to describe the cause of a crash of an airworthy aircraft where the pilot is considered to be principally or partially responsible. Pilot error can be defined as a mistake, oversight, lapse in judgement, or failure to exercise due diligence by an aircraft operator during t..
Pilot fish
The pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) is a carnivorous fish that is a horse mackerel and belongs to the Carangidae family of fishes. It is widely distributed and lives in warm or tropical open seas. A school of pilot fish accompanying an oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus. The pil..
Pilot group
A pilot group is a group of people assembled together to lead a project through its early stages. ..
Pilot Grove
Pilot Grove can refer to: Pilot Grove, MissouriPilot Grove Township, MinnesotaThis 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. ..
Pilot Grove, Missouri
Pilot Grove is a city in Cooper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 723 at the 2000 census. Geography Pilot Grove is located at [38°52′19″N, 92°54′48″W] (38.871943, -92.913264)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau..
Pilot Grove Township, Minnesota
Pilot Grove Township is a township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 182 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.2 km² (36.0 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were ..
Pilot Hill
Pilot Hill is a hill in Hampshire, England, which at 286 m (938 ft) is the highest in the county. The hill is part of the scarp of the North Downs, a chalk ridge. The upper slopes are open calcareous grassland, while the lower slopes are wooded. ..
Pilot Island Lighthouse
The Pilot Island lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Gills Rock in Door County, Wisconsin. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as the Pilot Island Light, reference #83004279. External links [Seeing the light][Lighthouse friends article][N..
Pilot Knob
Pilot Knob can refer to a number of different entities: Pilot Knob, Missouri, a townOne of 103 different summits within the United States. 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 c..
Pilot Knob, Missouri
Pilot Knob is a city in Iron County, Missouri, United States. The population was 697 at the 2000 census. Geography Pilot Knob is located at [37°37′25″N, 90°38′37″W] (37.623573, -90.643696)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, th..
Pilot licensing and certification
Pilot licences (in the United States, certificates) are issued by national aviation authorities, and establish that the holder has been trained by a qualified instructor and has met a specific set of knowledge and experience requirements. The licensed pilot can then exercise a specific set of privil..
Pilot licensing in Canada
Pilot licensing in Canada is governed by Transport Canada in accordance with the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs). Licencing is divided into two types of qualifications: licences and ratings. A licence is broadest, authorizing a person to act as pilot in command (PIC) of a class of aircraft for ..
Pilot licensing in the United Kingdom
Pilot licensing in the United Kingdom is governed by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). There are several levels of licence: Private PilotCommercial PilotAirline Transport Pilot The Private Pilot Licence (PPL) exists in two forms. The UK has a National PPL (NPPL) and also the Joint Aviation Autho..
Pilot light
A pilot light is a small gas flame, usually natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas, which is kept alight in order to provide an ignition source for a more powerful gas burner. Common applications include household water heaters, central heating systems, flame throwers and hot air balloons. In natu..
Pilot Mound
Pilot Mound can refer to: Pilot Mound, ManitobaPilot Mound, IowaPilot Mound Township, MinnesotaThis 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 inten..
Pilot Mound, Iowa
Pilot Mound is a city in Boone County, Iowa, United States. The population was 214 at the 2000 census. Geography Pilot Mound is located at [42°9′45″N, 94°0′52″W] (42.162554, -94.014372)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ci..
Pilot Mound, Manitoba
Pilot Mound is a town of about 700 people in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located about 60 km west of the town of Morden Sports Pilot Mound is home to the [Pilot Mound Pilots] ice hockey team who play in the [Tiger Hills Hockey League]. External links [Town of ..
Pilot Mound Township, Minnesota
Pilot Mound Township is a township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 364 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 88.8 km² (34.3 mi²). 88.6 km² (34.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of..
Pilot Mountain
Pilot Mountain may refer to: Pilot Mountain (Alberta), a mountain in the Canadian province of AlbertaPilot Mountain (British Columbia), a mountain in the Canadian province of British ColumbiaPilot Mountain (North Carolina), a mountain in the U.S. state of North CarolinaPilot Mountain, North Carolina..
Pilot Mountain, North Carolina
Pilot Mountain is a town in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,281 at the 2000 census. It is named for the nearby landmark of Pilot Mountain, a distinctive geological formation. It is believed to be the inspiration for the fictional town of Mt. Pilot on The Andy Griffi..
Pilot Mountain (Alberta)
Pilot Mountain is a mountain in the Bow River valley of Banff National Park, southeast of Redearth Creek and directly west of the Trans-Canada Highway. The mountain was named in 1884 by George M. Dawson, for its location is where the Bow Valley changes direction, thus affording distant views of the..
Pilot Mountain (North Carolina)
The distinctive Big Pinnacle of Pilot Mountain. Pilot Mountain, a quartzite monadnock rising to a peak of 2,421 feet (738 meters) above sea level, is one of the most distinctive natural features in the state of North Carolina. It is a remnant of the ancient chain of Sauratown Mountains. Its o..
Pilot Mountain State Park
Pilot Mountain State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located near Pinnacle, North Carolina, it covers 3,703 acres (15 km²) and includes the distinctive 1,400 foot (427 m) peak of Pilot Mountain. See also Pilot Mountain External links [Park home page] ..
Pilot no. 5
Pilot #5 was a 1943 film starring Gene Kelly, Franchot Tone, Marsha Hunt, Van Johnson, and an uncredited Peter Lawford. It was directed by George Sidney. External links ..
Pilot Officer
A Pilot Officer's sleeve/shoulder insignia Pilot Officer (Plt Off officially in the RAF; PLTOFF in the RAAF and RNZAF; P/O in the former RCAF and frequently in the RAF) is the lowest commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks imme..
Pilot Peak, Nevada
Pilot Peak is the predominant mountain of the Pilot Range, in far eastern Elko County, Nevada, in the western United States. Located at approximately 41°01.3'N and 114°04.7'W, it rises almost 6000 feet (1830 m) above the Great Salt Lake Desert to an elevation of 10,716 feet (3265 m). Pilot Pe..
Pilot Pen Corporation
Pilot Pen Corporation is a pen manufacturer based in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1918 under the name of the Namiki Manufacturing Company. It produces writing instruments, stationery, and jewelry but is most well known for pens. Also it is the third largest pen manufacturer in the United States a..
Pilot Pen Tennis
Pilot Pen Tennis is a professional tennis tournament held in New Haven, Connecticut, since 1990 (when it was called the Volvo International. The tournament takes place just before the beginning of the fourth and last Grand Slam tournament of the season, the U.S. Open. Between 1998 and 2004 the New H..
Pilot plant
A pilot plant is a small chemical processing system which is operated to generate information about the behavior of the system for use in design of larger facilities. Pilot plants are used to reduce the risk associated with construction of large process plants. They do this in two ways: 1) They a..
Pilot Point
Pilot Point may refer to: Pilot Point, AlaskaPilot Point, TexasThis 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. ..
Pilot Point, Alaska
Pilot Point is a city in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska on the Alaska Peninsula. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 100. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Economics4 External links Geography Pilot Point is located at [57°33′37″N, 157°34′5..
Pilot Point, Texas
Pilot Point is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,538 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Historical Events4 External links Geography Pilot Point is located at [33°23′47″N, 96°57′31″W] (33.396350, -96.9..
Pilot Proficiency Award Program
The FAA's Pilot Proficiency Award Program (Wings) promotes air safety and encourages general aviation pilots to continue training and provides an opportunity to practice selected maneuvers in a minimum of instruction time. After you've logged three hours of dual instruction under the program and att..
Pilot Project on Children used by adults in the commission of crime
The South African Child Labour Programme of Action has identified Children used by adults in the commission of crime (CUBAC), one of the Worst Forms of Child Labour, as a priority area for action on child labour in South Africa. Accordingly the Programme Towards the Elimination of the worst forms o..
Pilot Project on CSEC, Child Trafficking and educational rehabilitation
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Pilot project on Delivery of water to households far from sources of safe water
The South African Child Labour Programme of Action provides that pilot projects should be run on the Delivery of water to households far from sources of safe water. The Survey of Activities of Young People(SAYP) undertaken in 1999 indicated that collecting fuel or fetching water are by far the most ..
Pilot Range
The Pilot Range is a group of mountains in far eastern Elko County, in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada in the Great Basin region of the western United States. It begins about 15 miles (24 km) north of the community of West Wendover, and continues northward for approximately 30 mi..
Pilot Recording
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Pilot Reports
A Pilot Report (PIREP) is a report of weather conditions encountered by an aircraft during a flight. This information is usually relayed by radio to the nearest ground station. The message would then be encoded and relayed to other weather offices and air traffic service units. Although the actual ..
Pilot Rock, Oregon
Pilot Rock is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,532 at the 2000 census. Geography Pilot Rock is located at [45°29′0″N, 118°49′51″W] (45.483448, -118.830878)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Burea..
Pilot signal
In telecommunication, a pilot is a signal, usually a single frequency, transmitted over a communications system for supervisory, control, equalization, continuity, synchronization, or reference purposes. In FM stereo broadcasting, a pilot tone of 19 kHz indicates that there is stereophonic inform..
Pilot Speed
Pilot Speed (formerly known as Pilate) is a Canadian rock band that formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario. The quartet's debut EP was released in 2001 which gathered attention from MapleMusic Recordings who later signed them. Their two full length albums Caught by the Window and Sell Control for Life..
Pilot Station, Alaska
Pilot Station is a city in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 550 at the 2000 census. Geography Pilot Station is located at [61°56′10″N, 162°53′0″W] (61.936050, -162.883403)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States ..
Pilot Training School
The Pilot Training Squadron trains RNZAF pilots. Contents 1 Origins2 World War II3 Post war4 Current Syllabus5 External links Origins Military pilot training during World War I was undertaken by private contractors; prinicpally the Walsh Brothers Flying School and the ..
Pilot Travel Centers
Contents 1 Pilot Travel Centers Beginning2 Growing Pains3 Present Day4 See also5 External links Pilot Travel Centers Beginning Pilot Travel Centers was founded on September 1, 2001 in a joint venture between Pilot Corporation and Marathon Petroleum Company. Immediate..
Pilot University of Colombia
Pilot University of Colombia (Universidad Piloto de Colombia) Colombian university located in Bogotá. Careers Systems EngineeringArchitectureAccounting External links [Pilot University of Colombia homepage] (in Spanish) ..
Pilot valve
A Pilot valve is a dead man's switch which requires a human operator to hold it in the mid-position and take some action if the operator takes off pressure or applies full pressure. Often (especially in heavy rail applications) this type of fail-safe braking is provided with one foot and one hand co..
Pilot watch
A pilot watch is a wristwatch with special features (compass, stopwatch, etc.), traditionally used by the pilots of aircraft. Origin Although the wrist watch (first sold by Patek Phillipe Co. in the late 1880s) was originally a woman’s accessory, it was eventually found to be useful tool for pi..
Pilot wave
In theoretical physics, pilot wave theory was the first known example of a hidden variable theory, presented by Louis de Broglie in 1927. Its more modern version, the Bohm interpretation, remains a controversial attempt to avoid the non-deterministic character of quantum mechanics. ..
Pilot whale
:"Calderón" redirects here. For , see . The Pilot Whale is one of two species of cetacean in the genus Globicephala. The genus is part of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae) although their behaviour is closer to that of the larger whales. The two species are the Long-finned Pilot Whale and th..
Pilot Your Own Life
Pilot Your Own Life is an episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. Contents 1 Plot2 Quotes3 Trivia4 References Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. After listening to a motivational seminar, an inspired Cody advises people t..
Pilpul
Pilpul (Hebrew: פילפול, loosely meaning "sharp analysis") refers to a method of studying the Talmud through intense textual analysis in attempts to either explain conceptual differences between various halakhic rulings or to reconcile any possible contradictions presented from various readings..
PILSARC
The Public Interest Legal Support and Research Centre (PILSARC) is a non-profit legal back-up centre based in New Delhi. It provides coordinated institutional support and solutions in the various fields of human rights, civil liberties, governance and social justice. PILSARC works pro bono, rely..
Pilsbach
Pilsbach is a small town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. As of 2001 the population of Pilsbach was 630, an increase from 554 in 1991. Geography Pilsbach lies 475 meters above sea level in the area of Upper Austria known as the Hausruckviertel, about 4 km from Vöcklabruck. The total area o..
Pilsbury
for the US brand see Pillsbury Pilsbury is a hamlet in the English county of Derbyshire. It is on the side of the valley of the River Dove that, thereabouts, forms the border with the county of Staffordshire. External links *[Map sources] for ..
Pilsdon Pen
Pilsdon Pen is a 277 metre (909 ft) hill in West Dorset, England. The hill is situated five miles west of Beaminster at the North end of the Marshwood Vale. The hill is a granite outcrop situated amongst marl and clay, at the border between the chalk of South-East England and the ganite of Devo..
Pilsen
For the Pilsen neighbourhood of Chicago, see Pilsen, Chicago. Plzeň [[ˈpl̩.zɛɲ]][Media help?]·[i] (Czech name) or Pilsen (German name, sometimes used in English) is a city in western Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is the capital of the Plzeň Region..
Pilsen, Wisconsin
Pilsen is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 203 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 91.0 km² (35.1 mi²). 90.4 km² (34.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.63%) is water...
Pilsener
Pilsener or pilsner is a pale lager, developed in the city of Plzeň (Pilsen in German/English), Western Bohemia (now the Czech Republic). Contents 1 Origin2 Modern pilseners3 Pilseners as a marketing category4 See also Origin Until the 1840s, most of Czech beers were top..
Pilsey Island
Pilsey Island is a small island in Chichester Harbour. It made headline news in 1956 when the body of Lionel Crabb, who had been employed by MI6, was found nearby, leading to an international incident. External links [Brief details for visitors and photograph]*[Map sources] for..
Pilsley
Pilsley could be Pilsley, Derbyshire DalesPilsley, North East Derbyshire This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If an referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to..
Pilsley, Derbyshire
Pilsley is a rural village in Northeast Derbyshire, near Chesterfield. Pilsley is actually comprised of two smaller villages, Lower Pilsley & (Upper) Pilsley, but most locals class the two as just one, fairly large village. Pilsley has an Anglican church, St. Mary's, two primary schools, a post off..
Pilsley, Derbyshire Dales
Pilsley is a small village in Derbyshire, England. It is close to Chatsworth House and most of it belongs to the Chatsworth estate. It is the location of the Chatsworth Farm Shop, a well known business selling estate and premium British produce, which was established in the former shire horse stable..
Pilsner glass
A pilsner glass is a glass is used to serve many types of light beers, but is intended for its namesake, the pilsner. Pilsner glasses are generally smaller than pint glasses, usually in 25cl or 33cl sizes. They tend to have a short neck at the bottom, followed by a rounded taper to a slightly bulged..
Pilsner Urquell
Main gate of the Pilsner Urquell brewery Pilsner Urquell in original glass Pilsner Urquell (in German) or Plzeňský prazdroj (in Czech) is a bottom-fermenting beer produced since 1842 in Plzeň, Bohemia (now in the Czech Republic). The beer is today the flagship brand of global brewing..
Pilsudski (horse)
Pilsudski is a British thoroughbred racehorse. He won racers in Europe, Japan and the United States, in top races on a grass surface. In 1996, he won the Breeders' Cup Turf. In 1997 he won the Japan Cup at short odds. In both 1996 and 1997, he was second in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Pedig..
Pilsworth
Pilsworth is a small area in the District Borough of Bury. It is most notable for Park 66, a leisure park comprised of A Ten-Pin bowling alley, a Supermarket (Asda), a Vue cinema, and a selection of restaurants such as Pizza Hut. ..
Piltchard & Wren
Piltchard & Wren were two minor fictional characters in Joseph Heller's novel Catch-22. Two captains, they were in charge of joint squadron operations. Described as two short, unassuming men, they wanted nothing more out of life than to fly combat missions. They had flown hundreds of missions and..
Piltdown Man
The portrait painted by John Cooke in 1915. Back row: (left to right) F. O. Barlow, G. Elliot Smith, Charles Dawson, Arthur Smith Woodward. Front row: A. S. Underwood, Arthur Keith, W. P. Pycraft, and Sir Ray Lankester. The so-called Piltdown Man was fragments of a skull and jaw bone collecte..
Pilten
Contents 1 Capital2 Population3 Constitution4 chronology Capital Hesenpth (Aizpute) Population 40, 000 (1795) Constitution Ordinatio Regiminis (9 May 1617) chronology *Sep 1234 : Bishopric of Courland (Bistum Kurland) established(formally declared in 11 February 1232), ..
Piltene
Piltene (German: ) is a town in northwestern Latvia. It is located at around [57°13′0″N, 21°40′0″E]. ..
Pilton
There are a number of settlements named Pilton: England:* Pilton, Devon* Pilton, Northamptonshire* Pilton, Rutland* Pilton, SomersetScotland* Pilton, Edinburgh This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this pag..
Pilton, Devon
Pilton is a suburb of Barnstaple. It is located about half a mile north on the outskirts of Barnstaple in Devon, England. It is home to about 2000 residents, and has its own primary and secondary school. It is easily accessible via Barnstaple. Contents 1 Schools1.1 Pilton Community Coll..
Pilton, Edinburgh
Pilton is a working class suburb of northern Edinburgh, Scotland. It is to the north of the Ferry Road and near Granton. Pilton has a reputation for "roughness" and in 2006, a CCTV there was firebombed by youths. Housing here is very cheap, and there are a number of empty properties. Pilton is near..
Pilton, Rutland
Pilton is a small village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is a mile or two south of Rutland Water, and near North Luffenham, Wing and Lyndon. According to the 2001 census, Pilton parish had a population of 39. ..
Pilton, Somerset
Pilton (Grid reference ) is a village in Somerset, England, situated on the A361 road in the Mendip district, three miles south west of Shepton Mallet and six miles east of Glastonbury. The village has a population of 1030 (2002 estimate). Pilton is now almost 20 miles from the sea but sits on the..
Pilton railway station
Pilton Yard, in the village of Pilton, to the North of Barnstaple was, between 1895 and 1935, the main depot and operating centre of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. Goods facilities were also provi..
Pilularia
Pilularia is a genus of unusual ferns of family Marsileaceae distributed in North Temperate regions, Australia, New Zealand, Ethiopian mountains and western South America. The genus contains between 3 and 6 species of small plants with thread-like leaves, and creeping rhizomes. The sporangia are ..
Pilum
A Roman coin showing Antoninianus of Carinus holding pilum and globe. Roman Legionary re-enactors armed with pila The pilum (plural pila) was a throwing spear commonly used by the Roman army in ancient times. It was generally about two meters long overall, consisting of an iron shank ab..
Pilumnus
In Roman mythology, Pilumnus was a nature deity, brother of Picumnus. He ensured children grew properly and stayed healthy. Ancient Romans made an extra bed after the birth of a child in order to ensure the help of Pilumnus. He also taught humanity how to grind grain. He was also sometimes ident..
Pilus
A pilus (Latin; plural : pili) is a hairlike structure on the surface of a cell, especially Gram-negative bacteria, a protein appendage required for bacterial conjugation. Pili connect the bacterium to another of its species and build a bridge between the cytoplasm of either cell. That enables the ..
Pilzno
Pilzno is a town in Poland, in Subcarpathian Voivodship, in Dębica County. It has 4,379 inhabitants (2004). ..
Pi (letter)
For other uses, see Pi (disambiguation) Pi (upper case Π, lower case π or ϖ) is the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 80. In Rocket Wars, it is used as the symbol of currency (πkses). In Greek, the letter is pronounced /piː/ (as in pee)..
Pi Lambda Phi
Pi Lambda Phi (ΠΛΦ or Pi Lam) is a college social fraternity founded by Frederick Manfred Werner, Louis Samter Levy, and Henry Mark Fisher at Yale University in 1895. It was founded as the first non-sectarian fraternity, "a fraternity in which all men were brothers, no matter what their relig..
Špilberk Castle
Špilberk Castle (German: Spielberg) is an old castle on the hilltop in Brno, Southern Moravia. From a major royal castle - established around the mid-13th century - and the seat of the Moravian margraves in the mid-14th century, it gradually turned into a huge baroque fortress, the heaviest pris..

 

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