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Piñon
Piñon may refer to: Pinyon pine (or Piñon pine)Pinon (or Piñon), Arizona Pinon is also a French surname: Dominique Pinon, French actorGuy Pinon, French actor Also: Pinon is a commune of the Aisne département, in France This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles ..
Piñon, Arizona
Piñon (Navajo: Beʼekʼid Baa Ahoodzání) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, USA, and in the Navajo Nation. The population was 1,190 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography Pinon is located at..
PIO
PIO can mean: Programmed input/output, a transfer method for IDE harddisksParallel input/output, an I/O circuitPublic information office of a government departmentPerson of Indian Origin, an expat Indian who has certain rights of citizenshipPilot-induced oscillation ..
Piobaireachd
A pibroch (pė`brǒox) is an ancient type of music, native to the Scottish Highlands and performed exclusively on the Great Highland Bagpipe. In Scots Gaelic, the original form for the name of this type of music is piobaireachd (literally meaning "pipering" or the actions of a piper), and t..
Pioche, Nevada
Pioche is a town located in Lincoln County, Nevada, of which it is the county seat. The population is approximately 700. It is named after François Louis Alfred Pioche, a San Francisco financier. History The first settlement of the area occurred in 1864 with the opening of a silver mine. The ar..
Pioglitazone
In medicine and pharmacology, pioglitazone is a member of the drug class of the thiazolidinediones. It is being marketed as Actos® by the pharmaceutical companies Takeda and Eli Lilly. Like other thiazolidinediones, its mechanism of action is by activation the intracellular receptor class of the..
Piola-Kirchhoff stress tensor
In the case of finite deformations, the Piola-Kirchhoff stress tensors are used to express the stress relative to the reference configuration. This is in constrast to the Cauchy stress tensor which expresses the stress relative to the present configuration. For infinitessimal deformations or rotatio..
Piolet
Piolet is also a commonly misspelling variant of terms like Harbour pilot. Piolet is a MANOLITO servent developed by Pablo Soto. Piolet shares the same codebase as Blubster; the name change is a result of concerns from Pablo Soto's employer, Optisoft. Piolet can share and download audio (inc. music..
Piolet d'Or
The Piolet d'Or (French for The Golden Ice Axe) is an annual mountaineering award, which has been given by the French magazine Montagnes and The Groupe de Haute Montagne since 1991. Nominations are selected by GHM and Montagnes, and the award is chosen by a jury consisting of Guy Chaumereuil (the c..
Piolo Pascual
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Piombino
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Piombino is a town and commune in the province of Livorno (Tuscany), Italy, on the medium coast of Tyrrhenian sea, in front of Elba Island and at the northern side of Maremma. The lighthouse, the Marina port and the Old Hospital of Piombino. It has an..
Piombino (disambiguation)
There are communes that have the name Piombino in Italy: Piombino, in the province of LivornoPiombino Dese, in the province of Padova redirect [[Template:Disambig]] ..
Pion
In particle physics, pion (short for pi meson) is the collective name for three subatomic particles: π0, π+ and π−. Pions are the lightest mesons and play an important role in explaining low-energy properties of the strong nuclear force. Pion Classification Subatomic particl..
Pioneer
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pioneer may refer to: Woodsman, one who makes his living in the wilderness through trapping, hunting, logging, and/or prospectingSettler, one who has travelled from his or her homeland by choice to live in a "new" land or colony* M..
Pioneer, California
Pioneer is an unincorporated community in Amador County, California. The town sits at 3,000 feet (909 m) above sea level. It is located at [38.4319° N 120.5708° W], along California State Route 88. External link [Maps and aerial photos] Coordinates: [38.4319° -..
Pioneer, Iowa
Pioneer is a city in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States. The population was 21 at the 2000 census. Geography Pioneer is located at [42°39′16″N, 94°23′27″W] (42.654422, -94.390775)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city h..
Pioneer, Louisiana
Pioneer is a village in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 171 at the 2000 census. Geography Pioneer is located at [32°44′12″N, 91°26′4″W] (32.736730, -91.434523)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Burea..
Pioneer, Ohio
Pioneer is a village in Williams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,460 at the 2000 census. Geography Pioneer is located at [41°40′50″N, 84°33′10″W] (41.680569, -84.552796)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the..
Pioneering
redirect[[Template:Portal]] A decorative camp gateway Pioneering is the craft of creating structures using wooden spars and ropes joined by lashings and knots. It can be used for constructing small items such as small camp gadgets up to larger structures such as bridges and towers. These may be..
Pioneering (Bahá'í)
A pioneer is a volunteer Bahá'í who leaves his or her home to journey to another country for the purpose of teaching the Bahá'í Faith. The act of going to another country is termed pioneering. Bahá'ís refrain from using the term "missionary". During the Ten Year Crusade which ran from 1953 ..
Pioneers Palace
Young Pioneer Palaces or Palaces of Young Pioneers and Schoolchildren were youth centers designated for the creative work, sport training and extracurricular activities of Young Pioneers and other schoolchildren. Young Pioneer Palaces originated in the Soviet Union (USSR) and still exist in some soc..
Pioneertown, California
Pioneertown, California is an unincorporated small town in the Morongo Basin region of Southern California in the United States approximately midway between Palm Springs and Joshua Tree. The town started as a live-in Old West motion picture set built in the 1940s. A number of classic Westerns and e..
Pioneer (Amtrak)
The Pioneer was a passenger train service run by Amtrak from Portland, Oregon, through Boise, Idaho (and other stops), to Salt Lake City, Utah. At Salt Lake City it, along with the Desert Wind, joined the California Zephyr on its way to Chicago, Illinois. The Pioneer and Desert Wind were closely ti..
Pioneer (elm hybrid)
The elm hybrid Pioneer is an American development arising from the crossing of two European species, the Wych Elm U. glabra and the Smooth-leaved Elm U. minor subsp. minor. It is very fast growing and distinguished by a dense, globular crown casting a heavy shade. Its resistance to Dutch elm disease..
Pioneer (locomotive)
Pioneer is the name of the first railroad locomotive to operate in Chicago, Illinois. It was built in 1837 by Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Utica and Schenectady Railroad (U&S) in New York, then purchased used by William B. Ogden for the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad (G&CU, the oldest prede..
Pioneer 0
-->The Pioneer 0 (also known as Thor-Able 1) probe was designed to go into orbit around the Moon and carried a TV camera and other instruments as part of the first International Geophysical Year (IGY) science payload. It was the first attempt by the USA at a lunar mission, and the first attempted l..
Pioneer 1
Pioneer 1 atop its launcher Pioneer 1 was the second and most successful of three Able space probes and the first spacecraft launched by the newly formed NASA. Contents 1 Spacecraft design2 Mission3 See also4 External link Spacecraft design Pioneer 1 consisted of a th..
Pioneer 10
Characteristics of the mission: Name Pioneer 10 Nation United States Objective(s) Study the interplanetary and planetary magnetic fields; solar wind parameters; cosmic rays; transition region of the heliosphere; neutral hydrogen abundance; distribution, size, mass, flux, and velocity o..
Pioneer 11
Characteristics of the mission: Name Pioneer 11 Nation United States Objective(s) Study the interplanetary and planetary magnetic fields; solar wind properties; cosmic rays; transition region of the heliosphere; neutral hydrogen abundance; distribution, size, mass, flux, and velocity o..
Pioneer 2
NASA photo of the Pioneer 2 probe Pioneer 2 was the last of the three project Able space probes designed to probe lunar and [[Wiktionary:cislunar|cislunar]] space. Shortly after launch on 8 November 1958, the third stage of the launch vehicle separated but failed to ignite, and Pioneer 2 did n..
Pioneer 2M
Pioneer 2M was a Soviet Union land speed record car built in 1961 under the guidance of I. Tichomirov. The body is in aluminium and the wheels of a magnesium alloy. It is powered by two turbocharged engines (for the first time in the Soviet Union) placed on either side near the driver's seat. The..
Pioneer 3
Pioneer 3 Pioneer 3 was a spin stabilized spacecraft launched on 6 December 1958 by the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile agency in conjunction with NASA. The spacecraft was intended as a lunar probe, but failed to go past the Moon and into a heliocentric orbit as planned, but did reach an altitude..
Pioneer 4
Pioneer III Pioneer 4 was a spin stabilized spacecraft launched as part of the Pioneer program on a lunar flyby trajectory and into a heliocentric orbit making it the first U.S. probe to escape from the Earth's gravity. It carried a payload similar to Pioneer 3: a lunar radiation environment e..
Pioneer 5
Pioneer 5 mounted to its Thor Able launcher. Pioneer 5 (1960 Alpha 1) was a spin-stabilized space probe in the Pioneer program used to investigate interplanetary space between the orbits of Earth and Venus. It was launched on March 11 1960 13:00:00 UTC with an on-orbit dry mass of 43 kg. It i..
Pioneer 6, 7, 8 and 9
Characteristics of the mission: Name Pioneer 6, 7, 8 and 9 Nation United States Objective(s) Obtain measurements on a continuing basis of interplanetary phenomena from widely separated points in space. Craft Pioneer A, B, C and D Craft – Weight 146, 138, 146, 147 kg Adm..
Pioneer Academy of Science
The Pioneer Academy of Science is a private school located in Clifton, New Jersey, at 366 Clifton Ave., also at the intersection of First St. and Clifton Ave. The school was formed in 1999. Contents 0.1 History0.2 Faculty0.3 Events0.4 Science Olympiad0.5 External links H..
Pioneer Acres Museum
Pioneer Acres Museum is a museum located north of Irricana, Alberta, in Canada. The museum is located in the Municipal District of Rocky View in southern Alberta. External links [Pioneer Acres Museum][Municipal District of Rocky View's official website] ..
Pioneer Amphitheatre
The Pioneer Amphitheatre is an amphitheatre located at the north-eastern corner of the Hayward Hills Campus of California State University, East Bay in Hayward, California. The venue is managed by the Sequoia Management Group. In additon to outdoor concerts and university functions the Pioneer A..
Pioneer anomaly
The Pioneer anomaly or Pioneer effect refers to the observed deviation from expectations of the trajectories of various unmanned spacecraft visiting the outer solar system, notably Pioneer 10 and 11. As of 2005, there is no universally accepted explanation for this phenomenon; while it is possible t..
Pioneer Award
Pioneer Award may mean the: EFF Pioneer Award presented by the Electronic Frontier FoundationSFRA Pioneer Award presented by the Science Fiction Research AssociationINCOSE Pioneer Award presented by the International Council on Systems EngineeringPioneer Award presented by the Rhythm and Blues Foun..
Pioneer Bands
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Pioneer BDR-101A
Pioneer BDR-101A is the world's first PC compatible Blu-ray burner. It utilizes an ATAPI connection. It will start shipping in the USA in the first quarter of 2006. The drive complies with the latest specifications for the BD-R (Blu-ray Disc recordable), BD-RE (Blu-ray Disc rewritable), and the..
Pioneer Camps of Canada
Pioneer Camps of Canada is a ministry of Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship of Canada which operates six camps in Canada. Pioneer PacificPioneer Ranch CampsSaskatchewan Pioneer CampManitoba Pioneer CampOntario Pioneer Camps (actually three camps)Atlantic Pioneer External link http://www.pioneercamp..
Pioneer Chicken
Pioneer Chicken was originally a Southern California fast-food restaurant specializing in chicken. It operated in California and elsewhere. The chain is now defunct in the United States, although some few franchises still exist; one exists in Bell Gardens, California, one in Silver Lake, Los Angel..
Pioneer CLD-1010
The Pioneer CLD-1010 is a Laserdisc player introduced by Pioneer Electronics in 1987 as the last of their top-spec players not to be part of their "Elite" lineup. Information The player was introduced in 1987 to take over the spot previously filled by the LD-S1, Pioneer's most expensive laserdisc p..
Pioneer CLD-D703
The Pioneer CLD-D703 was a part of Pioneer's seven-hundred-series of upper-mid-range Laserdisc players, and the first player in the family. It was evolved into the CLD-D704, which itself was the basis for the CLD-79 and CLD-99 "Elite" line high-end players. Information Pioneer introduced the 703 in..
Pioneer Column
Officers of the Pioneer Corps, c1890. The Pioneer Column was a force raised by Cecil Rhodes and his British South Africa Company in 1890 and used in his efforts to annex the territory of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). The column consisted of a Pioneer Corps of 180 men, accompanied by a paramilitary p..
Pioneer Corporation
(TYO: [6773] NYSE: [PIO]) is a Japanese multinational corporation that specializes in digital entertainment products, based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 1938 in Tokyo as a radio and speaker repair shop. Today, Pioneer is recognized as a leader in technology adv..
Pioneer Courthouse
The Pioneer Courthouse in Portland, Oregon is the oldest federal building in the Pacific Northwest. Built in stages between 1869 and 1903, it has survived several attempts to demolish it, while continuing to function as a federal facility. Along with Pioneer Courthouse Square, it serves as the ce..
Pioneer Courthouse Square
Another view of the square. Pioneer Courthouse Square, affectionately known as Portland's Living Room, is a public space occupying a full 40,000 ft² (3700 m²) city block in the center of downtown Portland, Oregon. The square is bounded by Southwest Morrison Street on the north, Southwest 6th..
Pioneer Day
Pioneer Day is a holiday celebrated on July 24 in the U.S. state of Utah, with some celebrations in regions of surrounding states originally settled by Mormon pioneers. It commemorates the entry of Brigham Young and the first group of Mormon Pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847, where..
Pioneer District
The Pioneer District is one of the 16 geographical districts of the Barbershop Harmony Society, an all-male North American singing fraternity. It is composed of male barbershop singers living in the state of Michigan. Barbershop Harmony Society Districts: Southwest District, Sunshine Distri..
Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps
The Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps is a Division I drum and bugle corps based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the corps is a member of Drum Corps International and Drum Corps Midwest. Pioneer has won 3 DCI world championships as a member of Divisions II/III and 9 DCM championships. Pioneer is the only corps ..
Pioneer DVJ-X1
The DVJ-X1 is a DVD turntable that allows VJ's to scratch and mix video like a vinyl record. Released in 2004 and designed for professional use in clubs, it features real-time digital video scratching, looping and instant hot cueing. The video and audio streams remain in sync even when being pitc..
Pioneer Football League
The Pioneer Football League is a college athletic conference which operates literally from coast to coast in the United States It has member schools that range from North Carolina and Florida in the east to California in the west. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I-AA as a footb..
Pioneer Fund
The Pioneer Fund is an American non-profit foundation that provides grants for research in heredity and human personality differences. Established in 1937, the fund states that emphasis is placed on projects not likely to be financed by other institutions partly due to subject matters often conside..
Pioneer Gym
Pioneer Gym is a 5,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Hayward, California. It was built in 1967. It is the home of the California State University, East Bay Pioneers basketball teams. ..
Pioneer H
Pioneer H is an unlaunched unmanned space mission that was part of the US Pioneer program for a planned 1974 launch. Had this mission and spacecraft been launched, it would have been designated Pioneer 12; that designation was later applied to the Pioneer Venus Orbiter. The probe would have been c..
Pioneer Hi-Bred
Pioneer Hi-Bred is a U.S. company which produces hybrid seeds for agriculture. Contents 1 History2 Important Dates in Pioneer Hi-Bred History3 Today4 Company Philosophy5 External links History In 1926, farm journal editor and future U.S. Vice President Henry A. Wallace,..
Pioneer High School
Pioneer High School is a public school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that is widely known for its strong academics, sports, and music programs. Pioneer was designated the National GRAMMY Signature High School for 2005-2006.[Performing Arts (2006)]. AAPS: Pioneer High School. This award ..
Pioneer HLD-X0
The Pioneer HLD-XO is a Laserdisc player manufactured by Pioneer Electronics in 1995 for sale in Japan. The unit differs from normal Laserdisc players in that it is capable of playing "Hi-Vision" discs containing "MUSE" encoded high-definition video material. It was their second MUSE capable player...
Pioneer Institute
Pioneer Institute, is an independent, non-partisan, privately funded think tank founded by Lovett C. Peters in 1988. James Stergios is Pioneer's Executive Director. The Massachusetts-based think tank seeks to change the intellectual climate in Massachusetts by supporting scholarship that challenge..
Pioneer Instrument Company
The Pioneer Instrument Company was started by Morris Titterington and Brice Herbert Goldsborough in Brooklyn, New York in 1919. They specialized in aeronautical instruments. The company later acquired control of Brandis & Sons, Inc., in 1922, and Pioneer was later acquired by the Bendix Aviation ..
Pioneer Jazz
Pioneer Jazz was a Malian band from the 1960s, one of the most popular of the era. The band emerged from the city of Bamako after Modibo Keita, the Malian leader, began subsidizing musical groups as long as they used indigenous praise song, and the kora and balafon musical instruments, in their mus..
Pioneer Junior College
Pioneer Junior College While I Live, I Learn Established 1999 School Type Government, Single-session Principal Tan-Kek Lee Yong (Mrs.) Location Chua Chu Kang, Singapore School Code 0711 Enrollment approx. 1500 School colours Red, White, Black Homepage [Link] ..
Pioneer LaserActive
Pioneer LaserActive CLD-A100 The Pioneer LaserActive was a short-lived Laserdisc-based game console released by Pioneer in 1993. In addition to LaserActive games, separately sold add-on modules (referred to as "PAC" by Pioneer) expanded the hardware to include compatibility with the Sega Mega..
Pioneer League
The Pioneer League is a minor league baseball league which currently operates in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States. In the past, it also operated in adjoining portions of Canada. Classified as a Rookie league, the Pioneer League is predominantly made up of players out of high school an..
Pioneer Limited (passenger train)
The Pioneer Limited was a named passenger train operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (the "Milwaukee Road") on an overnight schedule between Chicago, Illinois, and Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. The westbound train (to Minneapolis) was Milwaukee Road train No. 1, a..
Pioneer Living History Village
The Pioneer Living History Village, sometimes called the Pioneer Living History Museum, is a living museum in Phoenix, Arizona. Plans for the living museum first came to light in 1956 by a group of Arizona history enthusiasts. These enthusiasts were distruaght by the thought of Many landmarks of A..
Pioneer Middle School
Pioneer Middle School is the most recently built middle school in Tustin, California. It was the first middle school to open in the district in 25 years. The school is named after the street it is located on in Tustin Ranch. Contents 1 Principals2 Vice Principals3 Grades Enrolled4&..
Pioneer Movement
A young Soviet Pioneer A Young Pioneer camp in the Soviet Union A pioneer movement is an organization for children operated by a communist party. Typically children enter into the organization in elementary school and continue until adolescence. The adolescents then typically joined Kom..
Pioneer MRT Station
Pioneer MRT station, tentatively (EW28) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station under construction on the East West MRT Line in Singapore. It is part of the Boon Lay extension announced by the Land Transport Authority in December 2004. References {| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding..
Pioneer Network
Pioneer is a network of charismatic, evangelical churches in the UK. External link [Official Website] ..
Pioneer neuron
Pioneer neuron is a cell that is a derivative of preplate in the early stages of corticogenesis of the brain. Pioneer neurons settle in the marginal zone of the cortex and project to sub-cortical levels. In the rat, pioneer neurons are only present in prenatal brains. Unlike Cajal-Retzius cells, the..
Pioneer Oval
ground_name = Pioneer Oval location = Parkes, New South Wales surface = Grass tenants = Parkes Spacemen (NRL) and Parkes Boars* (Rugby Union) capacity = 12,000+ Record crowd = 12, 384 (Australia vs. France - Rugby League) Pioneer Oval is located in..
Pioneer P-1
Pioneer P-1 was a failed mission in the Pioneer series. The spacecraft was a 1 meter diameter sphere, with a propulsion module. It was launched on 24 September 1959 on an Atlas-C launcher. It was part of the Able space probes. It was to carry a TV camera and a magnetic field sensor. It was to be spi..
Pioneer P-3
Pioneer P-3 (also known as Atlas-Able 4 or Pioneer X) was intended to be a lunar orbiter probe, but the mission failed shortly after launch. The objectives were to place a highly instrumented probe in lunar orbit, to investigate the environment between the Earth and Moon, and to develop technology f..
Pioneer P-30
Pioneer P-30 (also known as Atlas-Able 5A, or Pioneer Y) was intended to be a lunar orbiter probe, but the mission failed shortly after launch. The objectives were to place a highly instrumented probe in lunar orbit, to investigate the environment between the Earth and Moon, and to develop technolog..
Pioneer P-31
Pioneer P-31 (also known as Atlas-Able 5B or Pioneer Z) was intended to be a lunar orbiter probe, but the mission failed shortly after launch. The objectives were to place a highly instrumented probe in lunar orbit, to investigate the environment between the Earth and Moon, and to develop technology..
Pioneer Park
Pioneer Park is a 44-acre (109-ha) amusement park in Fairbanks, Alaska, run by the Fairbanks North Star Borough Department of Parks and Recreation. It opened in 1967 as Alaskaland to celebrate the centennial of the Alaska Purchase. The name was later changed out of concern that the park could be mis..
Pioneer Park (stadium)
Pioneer Park is a stadium on the campus of Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field for both the college's baseball team and a professional minor league team, the Greeneville Astros. It was built in 2004, and holds 4,000 people. ..
Pioneer Peak
Pioneer Peak is a 6,112-foot (1,863-m) mountain in the Chugach Mountains in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located beside the Knik River just nine miles (14.5 km) south of Palmer, it is a prominent landmark in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, as well as a popular hiking destination. The name was given..
Pioneer Peaks National Park
Pioneer Peaks is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 833 km northwest of Brisbane. Fact sheet Area: 18.40 km²Coordinates: [20°59′02″S, 148°55′26″E]Date of establishment: 1992Managing authorities: Queensland Parks and Wildlife ServiceIUCN category: II See also Protected a..
Pioneer Place
Pioneer Place is a shopping mall in downtown Portland, Oregon. It consists of four blocks of retail, dining, parking, and an office tower named Pioneer Tower. The mall itself is spread out between four buildings, interconnected by skywalks or underground mall sections. The entire complex is bounde..
Pioneer Plague
The is perhaps the first Amiga game to make full use the Hold-and-Modify mode for in-game graphics. It was authored by Bill Williams. ..
Pioneer plant
A pioneer plant is one that is adapated to an environment where there was no previous life. Examples of such environments include: Barren rock - Lithoseres (often after volcanic eruptions) Barren sand - Psammoseres Salt water - Haloseres Clear water - Hydroseres (A sere is a stage in a sequence ..
Pioneer plaque
The Pioneer plaque. On board each of the unmanned spacecraft Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 is a plaque with a pictorial message from mankind. The plaque shows the figures of a man and a woman along with several symbols that are designed to provide information about the origin of the spacecraft. It..
Pioneer Playhouse
The Pioneer Playhouse, founded 1950, is the oldest outdoor theater in the state of Kentucky. In 1962, it became the first theater in the nation to be accorded the legal status of State Theater (by act of Legislation). The Pioneer Playhouse was built by Col. Eben C. Henson (who passed away in April..
Pioneer Press
This article is about the Pioneer Press newspaper chain of Illinois. For the Minnesota paper owned by Knight Ridder, often simply referred to as "Pioneer Press," see The St. Paul Pioneer Press. Pioneer Press press publishes 50 local newspapers in Chicagoland. It is a division of scandal-ridden Holl..
Pioneer program
The US Pioneer program of unmanned space missions was designed for planetary exploration. There were a number of such missions in the program, but the most notable were Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11, which explored the outer planets and left the solar system. Both carry a golden plaque (see Pioneer pla..
Pioneer Public Television
Pioneer Public Television is a regional public television network in the U.S. state of Minnesota, primarily serving the southwest and west-central portions of the state. Signals from the stations can also be received in parts of Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota. The organization is based in A..
Pioneer River, Queensland
The Pioneer River is a river system in Queensland, Australia that flows through the city of Mackay. 120 km in length, the river rises in the Pinnacle Ranges near Epsom, 63 km south-west of Mackay. The river flows in a northerly direction into the Pioneer Valley, one of Australia's richest sugar ca..
Pioneer Rocketplane
Pioneer Rocketplane was an aerospace design and development company intent on developing affordable manned space flight. The company is most famous for advocating a horizontal takeoff, turbo-jet and rocket propelled, aerial-refueled, rocket plane concept called the Pathfinder. The company still e..
Pioneer Secondary School
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Pioneer Sergeant
A Pioneer Sergeant is a position in the British Army and several army units of the Commonwealth. Although a Pioneer Sergeant holds the rank of Sergeant in the army, the Pioneer Sergeant title itself is a regimental appointment rather than an official military rank. Pioneer Sergeants are found only..
Pioneer species
In ecology a pioneer species is a plant species which colonizes previously uncolonized land, usually leading to ecological succession. Since uncolonised land usually has thin, poor quality soils with few nutrients pioneer species are typically very hardy plants, with adaptions such as long roots,..
Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington
Pioneer Square Pioneer Square is the neighborhood where Seattle, Washington was founded in 1853. It is now a National Historic District. It is bounded by Alaskan Way S. on the west, beyond which are the docks of Elliott Bay; by S. King Street on the south, beyond which is SoDo; by 4th Avenue S..
Pioneer Square South and Pioneer Square North (MAX stations)
The Pioneer Square South/Pioneer Square North stations are light rail stations on the MAX Blue, Red, and Yellow lines in Portland, Oregon. It is considered the central station on the MAX system, although the Eastside and Westside MAX lines technically end/begin just past the Galleria and Library sta..
Pioneer Total Abstinence Association
The Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart (or PTAA) is an Irish organisation for Catholic Teetotallers. Its members are commonly called Pioneers. It was founded in 1898 by James Cullen SJ in response to widespread alcoholism among Irish Catholics as the earlier Temperance move..
Pioneer Township, Michigan
Pioneer Township is a township in Missaukee County, Michigan, United States. The population was 460 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.1 km² (35.9 mi²). 93.0 km² (35.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it..
Pioneer Trail Junior High
Pioneer Trail is one of the eight junior high schools in Olathe, Kansas. The school opened in the August of 1986 and serves a diverse population. Their graduates go to Olathe East High School along with California Trail Junior High and Frontier Trail Junior High graduates. Their mascot is the panth..
Pioneer Valley
The southern portion of the Pioneer Valley looking south down the Connecticut River. The University of Massachusetts Amherst can be seen in the distance. The Pioneer Valley is the demographic designation for the part geographical region known as the Connecticut River Valley located in Western..
Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School
PVPA, or Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School, is a public charter school for the performing arts located in South Hadley, MA. PVPA was founded in 1996 as part of the Massachusetts Educational Reform. Originally located in Hadley, MA, PVPA moved to South Hadley for its tenth year i..
Pioneer Valley Transit Authority
The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) oversees and coordinates public transportation in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. Currently the PVTA offers fixed-route bus service as well as paratransit service for the elderly and disabled. The PVTA was created by Chapter 161B of the Massac..
Pioneer Venus project
The Pioneer mission to Venus consisted of two components, launched separately. Pioneer Venus 1, Pioneer Venus Orbiter was launched in 1978 and studied the planet for more than a decade after orbital insertion in 1978. Pioneer Venus 2, Pioneer Venus Multiprobe sent four small probes into the Venusian..
Pioneer Village
Pioneer Village is a name shared by several locations and attractions: Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village – Pincher Creek, AlbertaHarold Warp Pioneer Village – Minden, NebraskaBlack Creek Pioneer Village – Toronto, OntarioFanshawe Pioneer Village – London, OntarioLang Pioneer Vi..
Pioneer Village, Kentucky
Pioneer Village is a city in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,555 at the 2000 census. Geography Pioneer Village is located at [38°3′35″N, 85°40′40″W] (38.059600, -85.677750)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Cens..
Pioneer Village (Nebraska)
Pioneer Village is a museum and tourist attraction along U.S. Highway 6 in Minden, Nebraska. The museum, a complex of 28 buildings with a total collection of 50,000 items, opened in 1953. Pioneer Village was founded by Harold Warp, a Chicago manufacturer from Minden. The museum has a large collec..
Pioneer Village (Utah)
Pioneer Village is located inside of the Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah. It was founded in 1938 by Horace and Ethel Sorensen. Meant to be a “living museum,” Pioneer Village is intended to make the history of Utah come alive. Pioneer Village is dedicated to the pioneers of the 180..
Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden
The Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden is a tribute to the pioneer women of South Australia. The garden was designed by landscape designer Elsie Cornish and the statue created by Ola Cohn was unveiled by Lady Muriel Barclay-Harvey (the wife of the Governor of South Australia, Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey..
Pioneer Zephyr
The Pioneer Zephyr as it appeared in 1934. This "drumhead" logo originally adorned the end of the observation car on the Pioneer Zephyr. The Pioneer Zephyr is a diesel-powered railroad trainset (a set of railroad cars permanently coupled together, actually an articulated railcar with Jac..
Pionerskaya
Filyovskaya Line Krylatskoe Molodyozhnaya Kuntsevskaya Pionerskaya Filyovskiy Park Bagrationovskaya Fili Kutuzovskaya Studencheskaya Mezhdunarodnaya Delovoi Tsentr ..
Pionerskaya Pravda
Pionerskaya Pravda (Пионе́рская Пра́вда) is an all-Russian newspaper. Initially it was an all-Union newspaper of the Soviet Union. Its name may be translated as "Truth for Young Pioneers". The newspaper has been founded March 6 1925 in Moscow. In 1970s and 1980s its circulation a..
Pionersky
Pionersky may refer to: Pionersky, Kaliningrad Oblast, a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, RussiaPionersky, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District, an urban settlement in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District, RussiaPionersky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, an urban settlement in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia This article cons..
Pionersky, Kaliningrad Oblast
Pionersky (Russian: ([pronunciation] ([Media helphelp]·[info])); until 1945 German: ([pronunciation] ([Media helphelp]·[info])); Lithuanian: ) is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located along the Baltic Sea on the Sambi..
Pioniri
Pioniri was a name of Young Pioneers of the former Yugoslavia. They were part of the Pioneer Movement and wore red scarves as well as navy blue hats called Titovka. These hats were sometimes white, and bore a red star on the front. A white shirt was often worn with the Pioneer scarf (marama) and the..
Pionir Hall
Pionir Hall (Hala Pionir) is a sports arena in Belgrade, Serbia. It hosted several preliminary round games in the Eurobasket 2005 competition. Capacity of the arena is 7,000 seats. External links [Hala Pionir] ..
Pionium
Pionium is an exotic atom consisting of a π+ and a π− meson. It is generally created by interaction of a proton beam accelerated by a particle accelerator and a target nucleus. Currently, pionium is under investigation at CERN to measure its lifetime. The DIRAC collaboration was able t..
Pionki
Pionki is a town in central Poland with 22,100 inhabitants (1995). Situated in the Masovian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Radom Voivodship (1975-1998) and in Kielce Voivodship (until 1975). ..
Pionus
Pionus is a genus of parrots native to Central and South America. Pets They are very quiet in comparison with other parrot families and make excellent pets. Most commonly kept pet species are the Maximillian (Scaly-headed) and White-Capped. Pionus parrots are known for their quiet (compared to ..
Pionyr
Pionyr (in english Pioneer) is a Czech-based democratic, voluntary, independent and non-political movement of children, youth and adult people. It focuses on non-formal, educational activities and is organised during leisure time. Pionyr partially keeps an old tradition based on the Pioneer Moveme..
Pion coiffé
Pion coiffé (capped pawn) is a form of chess handicap for players of significantly different playing strength. The stronger player has to make the mating move with a particular pawn, which is usually marked at the start of play. It is usually required that the pawn is not promoted. Pietro Ca..
Pion decay constant
In particle physics, the pion decay constant is the square root of the coefficient in front of the kinetic term for the pion in the low-energy effective action. It is dimensionally an energy scale and it determines the strength of the chiral symmetry breaking. The value is around [f_\pi = 92~\..
Piophila
Piophila is a genus of small two-winged flies which includes the species known as the Cheese fly. Species Piophila casei (Linnaeus, 1758), the Cheese fly.Piophila penicillata (Steyskal, 1964)Piophila senescens (Melander and Spuler, 1917) (junior synonym - Piophila nigriceps (Macquart, 1851)) ..
Piopio
Piopio may refer to the following: a town in the North Island of New Zealand.a hill in the Ruahine Forest Park in New Zealand.North Island Piopio and South Island Piopio, extinct songbirds that were found in New Zealand prior to European settlement. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation ..
Piopolis, Quebec
Piopolis is a small village of 300 people in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada. ..
Piornedo
Piornedo is a small village in the Ancares mountains in Spain. It is part of the municipality of Cervantes, which is in the comarca of Os Ancares, in the province of Lugo, Galicia. The village is located at a height of approximately 1,300 metres. Piornedo is famous for its museum, a preserved pal..
Piorun
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. Piorun can refer to: Perun, Slavic godORP Piorun, Polish Navy destroyer in IIW..
Piotra Sych
Piotra Sych (Belarusian: Пятро Сыч or Пётра Сыч) (January 18 1912 - June 20, 1963), a Belarusian writer and journalist, born in Baturyna, Western Belarus, near Vileyka. He started his journalistic career in Wilno in 1930's, initially writing for the Polish language newspapers, and s..
Piotrcovia Piotrków Trybunalski
Piotrcovia Piotrków Trybunalski is a Polish women's handball team, based in Piotrków Trybunalski, playing in Polish Ekstraklasa Women's Handball League (Premiership League). Contents 0.1 2003/2004 season0.2 2004/2005 season0.3 Best achievements0.4 Team history0.5 See al..
Piotrkowski
Piotrkowski is a hasidic jewish family from Poland (Piotrków Voivodship) which moved in the early years of the 20th century to Berlin. This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss it..
Piotrków Trybunalski
Piotrków Trybunalski is a town in central Poland with 81,200 inhabitants (2004). It is situated in the Łódź Voivodship (since 1999), previously capital of Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodship (1975-1998). Contents 1 History2 Sports3 Education4 Politics4.1 Piotrków Trybun..
Piotrków Voivodship
Piotrków Voivodship Piotrkow Trybunalski Voivodship (Polish: województwo piotrkowskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998, superseded by Lodz Voivodship. Its capital city was Piotrkow Trybunalski. Major cities and towns (population in 1995..
Piotrowice - Ochojec
Piotrowice-Ochojec Historical region Silesia Voivodship Silesian City Katowice Status Disctrict of Katowice Area 12,1 km² Population ca. 25 600 Density ca. 2115 / km² Area code (+48) 032 Piotrowice-Ochojec (german: Petrowitz-Ochojetz) is a disctrict of Katowice...
Piotr Adamczyk
Piotr Adamczyk (b. March 21, 1972 in Warsaw) is a Polish actor. He portrayed Karol Wojtyła, who later became Pope John Paul II, in the movie [[Karol: A Man Who Became Pope]] and [[Karol: The Pope, The Man]]. Filmography [[Karol: The Pope, The Man]] (2006) (TV) as Pope John Paul II[[Karol: A Man..
Piotr Andrejew
Piotr Andrejew (b. 1947) is a Polish film director born in Szczecin and now living in the Netherlands. He is sometimes credited as Piotr Andreyev or Piotr Andreev. His films include features Clinch (1978), Tender Spots (1981), and Shadow Man (1988) with Tom Hulce, and short films The Talk (1973), Fi..
Piotr Bania
Piotr Bania (born February 6, 1973) is a Polish football player who currently plays for Cracovia Kraków. He has also played for Kabla Kraków, Hutnik Kraków and Proszowianka Proszowice. Halfway through the 2003/04 football season, Bania took up archery and became champion of archery's second leag..
Piotr Bartkowiak
Piotr Bartkowiak (born 09/21/75 in Poznań) – Polish football player. Plays as a midfielder. He started his football trainings in "Orkan" club from Konarzewo. As a 15 year old he joined the Lech Poznań club. He had to wait 4 years before playing in the senior game – he debuted on 08/13/94 in ..
Piotr Bikont
Piotr Bikont (born 1955) – polish journalist, publicist and culinary critic. ..
Piotr Blass
Piotr Blass is a Polish-American-Jewish academic and politician. He was educated in Poland, England and the United States (B.A.Warsaw University, 1968; M.A. University of Michigan, 1969; M.A. Harvard University, 1976, Ph.D.; University of Michigan, 1977). Student of Zariski, Whitney, Tate, Deligne,..
Piotr Brożek
Piotr Brożek (born April 21, 1983 in Kielce) is a Polish football player who currently plays as midfielder for Wisła Kraków. He is a twin brother of Paweł Brożek, also playing for Wisła Kraków. He made his Polish league debut for Wisła Kraków on September 8, 2001 against GKS Katowice, havi..
Piotr Celeban
Piotr Celeban (born June 25, 1985) is a Polish football player who currently plays for Pogoń Szczecin. Though he has played few senior matches for the club, he has been much involved with the youth domestic and international teams until his full-time signing in 2002/03. His debut match came in May..
Piotr Cybulski
Piotr Cybulski (born April 19, 1955 in Bierutów) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 7332 votes in 1 Legnica district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list. See also Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2009 External links [Piotr Cybulski - parliamentar..
Piotr Czerniawski
Piotr Czerniawski (b. June 20, 1976 in Wrocław) polish poet. He has published two books of poetry and writes for "Rita Baum" magazine. Bibliography 30 łatwych utworów 1999Poprawki do snów 2005 External link [Home page] ..
Piotr Dolgov
Piotr Dolgov was a colonel in the Soviet Air Force. On November 1, 1962, he was killed while carrying out a high-altitude parachute jump from a Volga balloon gondola. Dolgov jumped at 28,640 meters (93,970 feet). The helmet visor of Dolgov's Sokol spacesuit hit part of the gondola as he exited, a..
Piotr Feliks
Piotr Feliks (b. June 11, 1883 in Bierówka near Jasło - 3 or 12 August, 1941 in Auschwitz) was a Polish political, social and education activist. He was imprisoned and murdered during the Second World War in the German concentration camp Auschwitz. ..
Piotr Firlej
Piotr Firlej Nobel Family Firlej Coat of Arms Lewart Parents Mikołaj FirlejAnna Mielecka Consorts Katarzyna Teczynska (Topor) Children with Katarzyna TęczyńskaJan FirlejMikołaj FirlejAndrzej Firlej Date of Birth ? Place of Birth ? Date of Death November 1, 1553 Plac..
Piotr Fronczewski
Piotr Fronczewski (born June 8 1946 in Łódź, Poland), very popular Polish singer and actor. He is also known as Franek Kimono. Fronczewski started his acting career playing in the theater. He also performed in cabarets. His daughters - Kasia & Magda Fronczewskie were very popular child-singers in..
Piotr Fyodorovich Anjou
Anjou, Piotr Fyodorovich (Анжу, Пётр Фёдорович in Russian) (2.15.1796 — 10.12.1869), Arctic explorer, admiral of the Russian fleet. As a lieutenant, Anjou was given a task to describe the northern coast of Siberia in 1820. He and his assistants (P.Ilyin, Ilya Berezhnikh, and A.Fi..
Piotr Gadzinowski
Piotr Gadzinowski (born May 16, 1957 in Częstochowa) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 11650 votes in 19 Warsaw district, candidating from Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej list. He was also a member of Sejm 1997-2001 and Sejm 2001-2005. See also Members of ..
Piotr Gamrat
Piotr Gamrat of Sulima Arms (1487- August 27, 1545) was Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland. Piotr was bishop of Kamieniec since 1531, of Przemysl since 1535, of Krakow since 1538 and simultaneously Archbishop of Gniezno since 1541. From 1540 until 1545 the secretary of Gamrat was Marcin K..
Piotr Gawrys
Piotr Gawrys (born 1955) is a Polish bridge international. Gawrys won the World Bridge Olympiad in 1984 and in 2000 as well as the European Individual Bridge Championship in 1992 and the Open European Pairs Championships in 1995. ..
Piotr Gembicki
Piotr Gembicki Piotr Gembicki (1585-1657), Deputy Crown Chancellor and Bishop of Przemyśl from 1635, Great Crown Chancellor from 1638, Bishop of Kraków from 1642 in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Piotr Gembicki born into a szlachta family of Nałęcz coat of arms, began his ecclasiasti..
Piotr Giza
Piotr Giza (born February 28, 1980 in Kraków) is a Polish football player. He plays for Cracovia Kraków. Giza is 5'10" tall and weighs 12 stones. He moved to Kraków during the 2002/03 season and made his Polish League debut on July 30, 2004 against Zagłębie Lubin. Giza has capped four times..
Piotr Haczek
Piotr Haczek (born January 26, 1977) is a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. An indoor world champion in the 4 x 400 metres relay, his success came mainly in relay, his best individual performance being a gold medal at the 1999 European Under 23 Championships. Personal bests 200 ..
Piotr Ignacy Bieńkowski
Piotr Ignacy Bieńkowski (1865 – 1925) was a Polish classical scholar and archaeologist, professor of Jagiellonian University. Bieńkowski studied classical philology and history at the University of Lwów and University of Berlin (under Theodor Mommsen). He continued his studies in Vienna, R..
Piotr Jaroszewicz
Gen. Piotr Jaroszewicz (1909 - 1992) was a Polish Communist political figure. He served as the Prime Minister of Poland between 1970 and 1980. He was murdered in 1992. Piotr Jaroszewicz was born October 8, 1909 in Nieśwież. After finishing the secondary school in Jasło he started working as a te..
Piotr Krzywicki
Piotr Krzywicki (born October 22, 1964 in Poddębice) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 19944 votes in 9 Łódź district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list. He was also a member of Sejm 2001-2005. See also Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2009 E..
Piotr Lato
Piotrek Lato (born September 5 1979 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish singer who rose to popularity after placing fifth in Idol Poland 4 & also Wielki Brat, the Polish version of Big Brother, which is broadcast on Polsat & TVN respectively. Idol Poland 4 Performances Warsaw Auditions: New York Stat..
Piotr Michałowski
Piotr Michałowski (1800-1855) was a Polish painter, especially known for his many portraits. His talent was long underestimated and discovered by Pablo Picasso in 1948 when he visited Poland and in National Museum in Warsaw when he saw Michałowski paintings he shouted: Here, painter ! Extern..
Piotr Michał Czartoryski
Piotr Michał Czartoryski Noble Family Czartoryski Coat of Arms Czartoryski Parents Witold Leon CzartoryskiJadwiga Dzieduszycka Consorts Anna Zamoyska Children with Anna ZamoyskaMonika Maria CzartoryskaKrzysztof Piotr CzartoryskiJoanna Maria Czartoryska Date of Birth September..
Piotr Mieszkowski
This is an article about a 17th century bishop. For other of that name, see Piotr Mieszkowski (disambiguation).'' Piotr Mieszkowski (?-1648) was a bishop sufragan (episcopus suffraganeus) of Włocławek. Author of several political books and brochures, among them Institutio peregrinationum, peregri..
Piotr Misztal
Piotr Misztal (born October 19, 1965 in Łódź) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 8890 votes in 9 Łódź district, candidating from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list. See also Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2009 External links [Piotr Misztal - ..
Piotr Naszarkowski
Piotr Naszarkowski is a Polish engraver. He has been living in Sweden since 1989. He has engraved on many supports : book illustrations, banknotes, postage stamps, etc. Born in Poland, he graduated in 1980 from the Fine Art school of Warsaw. From 1978 to 1980, he worked as stage designer for the Gu..
Piotr Nikolaievich Troubetzkoy
Piotr Nikolaievich Troubetzkoy (18 November 1773 – 16 November 1801) was a Prince. 7 January 1795 – the end of The Commonwealth of the Two Nations. Contents 1 Mother2 Father3 Wife4 Sons5 Daughters6 See also Mother Varvara Alexandrovna Tcherkassky, Princess Fa..
Piotr Nowak
Piotr (Peter) Nowak (born July 5, 1964 in Pabianice) was an extremely successful Polish football (soccer) player, currently the head coach of Major League Soccer club D.C. United. Nowak began playing professional soccer at the age of 15, when he debuted in 1979 for WLOK Pabianice in his native Po..
Piotr Opaliński
Piotr Opaliński (1586-1624) of Łodzia Coat of Arms was a Polish noble (szlachcic). Kasztelan poznański since 1620, wojewoda poznański since 1622, starosta pobiedzki i śremski (since 1611). Son of Jan Opaliński and Barbara z Ostroroga Lwowska. Studied in a Jesuit collegium in Poznań, later in..
Piotr Ożarowski
Piotr Ożarowski (1725 - 9 May 1794 in Warsaw) was a Polish noble (szlachcic), politic and military commander. Member of the infamous Confederation of Targowica, he reached the offices of Great Crown Hetman and castellan of Wojnice. Early supporter of king Stanisław August Poniatowski, he disappro..
Piotr Półtorak
Piotr Półtorak, also known as Rudy (Polish for ginger), is a current guitarist of Polish streetpunk band The Analogs. He has been playing for The Analogs since 2003 References () [The Analogs history on official website]() [The Analogs official forum]() [Jimmy Jazz Reco..
Piotr Rysiukiewicz
Piotr Rysiukiewicz (born July 14, 1974) is a Polish sprinter who has won various medals for the Polish 4 x 400 metres relay team. He was a member of the best polish relay 4*400 in the 90's. He had nearly always run on the first leg of competitions. Personal bests 200 metres - 21.31 (1999)400 metres..
Piotr S. Wandycz
Piotr Stefan Wandycz is a Polish-American historian, President of the Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences of America, and profesor emeritus at Yale University, specializing in Eastern and Central European history. Contents 1 Biography2 Works3 References4 Further reading Biogr..
Piotr Skarga
Skarga's Sermon, by Jan Matejko, 1862, oil on canvas, 224 x 397 cm., Royal Castle, Warsaw. Piotr Skarga (standing at right) preaches. King Sigismund III Vasa is seated in the first row, left of center. Piotr Skarga (Lithuanian: Petras Skarga), (February 2, 1536 [link]—Septem..
Piotr Skuratowicz
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Piotr Skut
Skut Piotr Skut (Piotr Szut) is a character from The Adventures of Tintin series of classic comic books drawn and written by Hergé. He is an eyepatch-wearing Estonian pilot, who appears in two albums: The Red Sea Sharks and Flight 714. The surname Skut (or Szut) does not, however, seem to be ..
Piotr Ślusarczyk
Piotr Ślusarczyk (born August 24, 1979 in Legnica) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 7863 votes in 1 Legnica district, candidating from Liga Polskich Rodzin list. See also Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2009 External links [Piotr Ślusarczyk - parliame..
Piotr Smoleński
Piotr Smoleński (died January 9, 1942) was a cryptologist in the Russian section (B.S.-3) of the interbellum Polish General Staff's Cipher Bureau. He perished in the sinking of the passenger ship Lamoricière in the Mediterranean Sea. For further details, please see article on Jan Graliński (..
Piotr Stolyarsky
Pitor Stolyarsky (born in 1871 in Kiev, died in 1944) was a Ukrainian violinist and teacher. Stolyarsky first studied with his father, then subsequently with Emil Mlynarski and Josef Karbulka in Odessa. In 1911, he founded his private school, which was eventually incorporated into the Odessa Conser..
Piotr Świerczewski
Piotr Świerczewski (born April 8, 1972 in Nowy Sącz) is a Polish football player. He played for clubs such as Lech Poznań, GKS Katowice, AS Saint-Étienne (France), SC Bastia (France), Gamba Osaka (Japan), Olympique Marseille (France), Birmingham City FC (England) and Cracovia Kraków. Now he ..
Piotr Sztompka
Piotr Sztompka is a Polish sociologist. He is a Full Professor of Sociology at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, and a regular Visiting Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has also taught as Visiting Professor at Columbia University, the University of Michigan, Jo..
Piotr Tokarski
Piotr Tokarski was born in 1971 Rudki, Austro Hungarian Soviet Empire. He studied photography and filmmaking in Warsaw, Poland from 1985- 91. In 1991 he immigrated to Chicago and worked as a construction apprentice. In 1994 he attended Columbia College where he met fellow filmmaker Usama Alshaibi. H..
Piotr Trochowski
Piotr Trochowski (Born March 22, 1984 in Tczew, Poland) is a Polish-German footballer who currently is an attacking midfielder for Hamburger SV. He represent Germany Under-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Clubs ? -1999: FC St. Pauli1999-2004: Bayern Munich2005-present: Hamburger ..
Piotr Trubecki
Piotr Trubczewski Noble Family Trubecki Coat of Arms Trubecki, Pogoń Litewska Parents Wigund-Jeronym TrubczewskiMichalowna Soltykow Consort Elzbieta Drucka-Sokolinska Children Jerzy Trubczewski Date of Birth Place of Birth Date of Death 1644 Place of Death Piot..
Piotr Ugrumov
Piotr Ugrumov is a professional cyclist from Latvia. Contents 1 Palmarès1.1 19961.2 19951.3 19941.4 19931.5 19921.6 19911.7 1990 Palmarès 1996 Tour de France (GT)* Seventh overall 1995 1994 Tour de France (GT)* Second overall* First place - Stage 18 ..
Piotr Wadecki
Piotr Wadecki (born 11 February 1973) is a professional cyclist from Poland. ..
Piotr Wawrzeniuk
Piotr Wawrzeniuk is a Polish vocalist and drummer. Member of several musical bands: Therion, Serpent, Carbonized and The Robots. Piotr Wawrzeniuk is best known for his membership in Swedish heavy metal band Therion, where he was singer and drummer 1992-1996. He continues to lend his vocals to curre..
Piotr Wawrzyniak
Piotr Wawrzyniak (1849-1910) was a Polish priest, economic and educational activist, patron of the Union of the Earnings and Economic Societies (Związek Spółek Zarobkowych i Gospodarczych). References Witold Jakóbczyk, Przetrwać na Wartą 1815-1914, Dzieje narodu i państwa polskiego, vol. II..
Piotr Wilniewczyc
Piotr Wilniewczyc (1887-1960) was a Polish engineer and arms constructor. Among his most successful constructions were the Vis-35 pistol , commonly known as the radom for the arsenal in which it was made, and the Mors submachine gun. Biography Piotr Wilniewczyc was born on January 31, 1887 near I..
Piotr Wiwczarek
Piotr Wiwczarek, also known as Peter, is a Polish guitarist and vocalist, member and frontman of Vader. He is also a member of Bandid Rockin' and Panzer X bands and producer of several Vader's releases. Piotr also became a producer for the first time in 1999 when producing the Polish Death Metal ..
Piotr Woźniak
Polish politician, member of Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (Law and Justice) party. He was elected to Sejm on September 25 2005. Minister for the economy. ..
Piotr Wysocki
Piotr Wysocki (b. 1797 in Warka-d. 1875 there), was the Polish lieutenant - leader of polish conspiracy against russian tsar Nicolas I. He raised military insurgents on 29 november 1830, starting November Uprising against Russia. In 1831 he was sentenced to death by Russians, but he was "only" d..
Piotr Włostowic
Piotr Włostowic (ca. 1080–1153) (also known as Włast, Włost or Piotr Włast Dunin) was a noble and ruler (możnowładca) of part of Silesia; from 1117 he was voivode (palatyn) of the king of Poland, Bolesław III Wrymouth. Part of the Łabędzie family, son of Włost, he was likely related to..
Piotr Zaev
Silver medal 1980Moscow Boxing Men's Heavyweight (91 kg) Piotr Zaev (born July 26, 1953) is a former boxer, who won the silver medal for the Soviet Union in the Heavyweight division (91 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. In the final he was defeated by titleholder Teófilo Steve..
Piotr Zak
Piotr Zak is a fictional Polish composer who was the subject of a spoof BBC documentary, The Strange Case of Piotr Zak. The BBC broadcast a performance of his piece Mobile for Tape and Percussion on June 5 1961. It won approving reviews from two leading music critics (although others condemned it ..
Piotr z Bogorii i Skotnik
Piotr z Bogorii i Skotnik (Piotr of Bogoria and Skotnik) (?-1283) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic) member of the Bogoriowie family of the Bogorya Coat of Arms. Piotr was castellan of Wislica about 1268 and voivode of Sandomierz Voivodship about 1280. Children: Wojciech z Bogorii i ŻmigorduMikoł..
Piotr z Goniądza
Piotr z Goniądza (Peter of Goniądz, also known as Gonesius; ca. 1525-1573) was a Polish political and religious writer, a thinker and one of spiritual leaders of the Polish brethren. Little is known of his early life. He was born to a peasant family some time between 1525 and 1530 in the town of..
Piotta
Piotta is one of the most famous Italian hip hop musicians. Piotta, which in Roman slang means "100 liras", became famous with his song "Supercafone" which describes the suburban unpolite, politically incorrect peasant. ..
Piotter
Piotter is believed to be a variation on the name Peter, most likely after the famous apostle- Saint Peter, from either German or Slavic origins. ..
Pious Augustus
Pious Augustus is the primary villain of the Nintendo GameCube game [[Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem]], though in terms of influence or power many would consider his role to be secondary. Initially a playable character in the first chapter of the Tome of Eternal Darkness, Pious is quickly thru..
Pious fraud
A pious fraud is a term used by skeptics for people who perform fraud in religion (for example, a pious fraud fakes miracles or psychic surgery) because of a sincere belief that the end justifies the means in religious matters. The Oxford English Dictionary reports the phrase was first used in Engl..
Pio Cardinal Taofinu'u
Styles of Pio Cardinal Taofinu'u, S.M. Reference style His Eminence Spoken style Your Eminence Informal style Cardinal See Pio Cardinal Taofinu'u, S. M. (December 8, 1923 – January 20, 2006) was a Roman Catholic cardinal and former Archbishop of Samoa-Apia. He was notable for having been ..
Pio di Savoia
Pio di Savoia, an ancient noble Italian family, first mentioned by good authorities in the 14th century. From the house of Este they received the lordship of Carpi, and later they acquired the fiefs of Meldola, Sassuolo, etc. Many members of the family were distinguished as condottieri, diplomats an..
Pio Duran, Albay
Pio Duran is a 4th class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 44,423 people in 7,966 households. Barangays Pio Duran is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. AgolAlabangpuroBasicao CoastalBasicao InteriorBanawan (Binawan)B..
Pio Gama Pinto
--> Pio Gama Pinto (March 31, 1927 - February 25, 1965) was a Kenyan journalist and politician known for Early years At the age of eight he was sent to India for his education and spent the next nine years there. He studied Arts for two years before joining the Indian Air Force in 1944 for a sh..
Pio of Pietrelcina
Padre Pio Francesco Forgione (25 May 1887–23 September 1968), canonized Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, was an Italian priest. He took the name Pio when he joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, and was popularly known as Padre Pio after his ordination to the priesthood. He became famous n..
Pio Ospedale della Pietà
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Pio Quinto
Pio Quinto is a Nicaraguan original which is a dessert made of a tort that is drenched in rum with a white pudding similar to atol and dusted with cinnamon on top. It is eaten after meals or during Christmas time. See also Nicaraguan Cuisine ..
Pio Terei
-->Pio Terei (born 1958) is a Maori actor, singer and comedian who has entertained the New Zealand public for over ten years on television. Early career Pio Terei made his big break in 1995 when he headlined his own show Pete and Pio with fellow comedian Peter Rowley. He featured in the successful..
Pio Tuia
Pio Tuia (born 1931) was the head of government of Tokelau (Ulu o Tokelau) until February 2006. The ulu is elected for a period of one year; Tuia has served four times in the past: February 1996–February 1997February 1999–February 2000February 2002–February 2003February 2005–February 2006 ..
Pio V. Corpuz, Masbate
Pio V. Corpuz is a 4th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 21,519 people in 4,769 households. Barangays Pio V. Corpuz is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. AlegriaBuenasuerteBugangBugtongBunducanCabangrayanCalo..
Pio Wong
Pio Iowane Wong is a Fijian politician of indigenous and Chinese descent. He currently serves in the Cabinet as Minister for Local Government, Housing, Squatter Settlement, and the Environment. In the election held in September 2001, Wong, a former Army officer with the rank of Colonel, won the..
Piołunówka
Piołunówka is a very bitter alcoholic infusion made by macerating wormwood in alcohol with other herbs like anise, dill, cardamom, marjoram, coriander, pepper etc. Its name comes from "piołun" which means "wormwood" in Polish. It is becoming popular due to the recent absinthe revival. It diffe..
Pi Orionis
Pi Orionis (π Ori / π Orionis) is a group of fairly widely scattered stars in the constellation Orion that constitute Orion's shield. These form an exception to the general rule that stars that share the same Bayer designation are close together; π1 is nearly 9° north of π6 (note also ..
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