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P. Lal
Purusottama Lal, born 1929 in the state of Punjab in India, is a poet, essayist, translator, professor and publisher. He is the founder and publisher of Writer's Workshop in Calcutta, where he lives presently. Under the name of P. Lal, he has written eight books of poetry, over a dozen volumes of l..
P. Lankesh
Contents 1 Early career2 ''Lankesh Patrike''3 Death4 External links Early career Lankesh began his writing career with Kereya Neeranu Kerege Challi, a collection of short stories published in 1963. He followed this with several more collections of short stories and poetry, t..
Pălatca
Pălatca is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ..
Pål Arne Fagernes
Pål Arne Fagernes (June 8, 1974 - August 4, 2003) was a Norwegian athlete. Fagernes had a promising career in javelin throw. His best result in an international championship was a 4th place in the world championship in 1999. He placed 9th at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Fagernes won four national ..
PLA
The acronym PLA may mean: People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China, the world's largest military.Palestine Liberation ArmyPhone Losers of America, the computer and telephone hacking groupPort of London AuthorityPrior Learning Assessment in the field of education and articulation.P..
Plabe
Plabe Plabe is the place just above Tarturus in Greek mythology.* It is said to be the place for all the souls who committed sexual sins went, and prostitution is plentiful there because of the sins placed upon prostitutes. The ruler of Plabe is (very redundantly:) Plabe. He is usually depicted ..
Plaçage
Plaçage was an recognized extralegal system in which predominantly wealthy and white Creole men in Louisiana entered into the equivalent of common-law marriages (mariages de le main gauche or left-handed marriages as the free people of color called them) with women of African, Indian and White Creo..
Place
Place is a term that has a variety of meanings in a dictionary sense, but which is principally used in a geographic sense as a noun to denote location, though in a sense of a location identified with that which is located there. For instance, much has been written about the "sense of place", a well..
Place-based education
Place-based education, sometimes called experiential education, community-based education, education for sustainability, environmental education or more rarely, service learning, is a educational philosophy developed largely by Professor David Sobel, Project Director of the Antioch College New Engla..
Place-d'Armes (Montreal Metro)
Place-d'Armes Inaugurated 14 October 1966 Line Orange Line Architect J. Warunkiewicz Platform Depth 4.6 metres Rank 60th deepest Traffic 4,273,490 entrances in 2002 Rank 16th busiest Interstation Distance 356.60 metres to Square-Victoria 370.60 metres to Ch..
Place-des-Arts (Montreal Metro)
Place-des-Arts Inaugurated 14 October 1966 Line Green Line Architect David, Boulva, et Clève Platform Depth 11.6 metres Rank 47th deepest Traffic 6,214,044 entrances in 2002 Rank 9th busiest Interstation Distance 345.69 metres to McGill354.38 metres to Saint-Lau..
Place-Saint-Henri (Montreal Metro)
Place-Saint-Henri Inaugurated 28 April, 1980 Line Orange Line Architect Julien Hébert & Jean-Louis Lalonde Platform Depth 17.7 metres Rank 20th deepest Traffic 2,124,989 entrances in 2002 Rank 43rd busiest Interstation Distance 1450.88 metres to Vendôme (..
Placebo
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. For the rock band, see Placebo (band). A placebo, from the Latin for "I will please", is an inactive substance (pill, liquid, etc.), which is administered as if it were a therapy, but which has no therapeutic value other than the placebo effect. Contents..
Placebo (album)
Placebo is the self titled debut album by British rock band Placebo, released on the Virgin Records label on July 16, 1996. In 1998 Q magazine readers voted it the 87th greatest album of all time. Track listing "Come Home" – 5:09"Teenage Angst" – 2:42"Bionic" – 5:00"36 Degrees" – 3:05"Han..
Placebo (band)
Placebo is a rock band founded in 1994. They enjoyed early success in Britain thanks to the high interest in British rock music at the time, sparked in particular by Oasis and Blur. Contents 1 Band history2 Meds3 Members4 Discography4.1 Albums4.2 Official DVDs4.3&..
Placebo (disambiguation)
A placebo is a treatment which doctors suppose to have no intrinsic therapeutic value, but administer as if it were a therapy. There is a separate article dealing with the Placebo Effect. Placebo may also mean: Placebo, a rock bandPlacebo, The same band's self titled debut album This is a [d..
Placebo (medicine)
''This article is being rewritten at 3 July 2006 Contents 1 Placebos in clinical trials1.1 The placebo response as an index1.1.1 The placebo response as a warning signal2 Biological substrates of the placebo response3 Ethical concerns4 See also5 Notes6&nb..
Placebo (origins of technical term)
''This article is being rewritten at 5 July 2006 The technical term placebo is precisely applied in the specialized medical domains of pharmacology, nosology, and aetiology to denote the pharmacologically inert, dummy simulator of an "active" drug that serves as a scientific control in clinical ..
Placebo effect
The placebo effect (Latin placebo, "I shall please"), first mentioned in 1955 by Henry K. Beecher, M.D. (Beecher 1955) and also known as non-specific effects and the subject-expectancy effect, is the phenomenon that a patient's symptoms can be alleviated by an otherwise ineffective treatment, sinc..
Placebo Effect (band)
Placebo Effect is a German Dark Electro band. The band was formed in the late 1980s by Axel Machens, Christoph Kunze, and Achim Windel. They have an early EBM sound which has been credited as the inspiration of several other industrial bands like Front Line Assembly. In 1995, Placebo Effect parte..
Placebo Effect (Doctor Who)
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Placeholder
For the World of Warcraft ex-NPC, see Captain Placeholder. A placeholder is a term, sign or some other thing which generally stands in the place of content which is unknown or not identified. In disciplines involving formal languages, particularly mathematics and computer science, the placeholder ..
Placeholder name
A placeholder name is used to refer to an object whose name is either irrelevant or unknown in the context which it is being discussed. These placeholders typically function grammatically as nouns—and can be used for people (e.g. John Doe), objects (e.g. Widget), or places (e.g. Timbuktu). T..
Placekicker
Placekicker is the title of the player on an American football team who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points, and, in many cases, kickoffs. The placekicker usually will only punt when the punter is injured, although sometimes one player handles both jobs (common in t..
Placemaking
Placemaking is the process of creating great places that attract people because they are pleasurable, interesting and offer the chance to see other people. As simple as this sounds, many public spaces around the world fail at this fundamental mission. Placemaking is characterized by a focus on act..
Placemat
A placemat is a protective table pad usually made of paper, plastic or cloth for restaurants and households. The term is derived from the mat being put at a persons place (chair) at a table. Their primary function is to protect the table from spilled beverages or food stains; however they also serve..
Placement (EDA)
Placement is an essential step in electronic design automation - the portion of the physical design flow that assigns exact locations for various circuit components within the chip’s core area. An inferior placement assignment will not only affect the chip's performance but might also make it no..
Placement exam
In the U.S., incoming freshmen usually take one or more tests on various subjects to determine which class should be taken in the fall. Placement exams are also administered on fifth graders entering middle school. Exams are usually taken in the winter or the spring in the school where the students..
Placename etymology
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Placencia
Placencia is a peninsula on coast of the Stann Creek District in Belize. In the late 20th century it became a tourism destination. The largest community on the peninsula is the Village of Placencia, home to 458 permanent residents according to a 2000 census. ..
Placenta
The placenta in the womb, fetal side and maternal side. Human placenta shown a few minutes after birth. The side shown faces the baby with the umbilical cord top right. The unseen side connects to the uterine wall. The white fringe surrounding the bottom is the remnants of the amniotic sa..
Placental abruption
Placental abruption (Also known as abruptio placenta) in biology, is the separation of the placental lining from the uterus of a female. In humans, it refers to the abnormal separation after 20 weeks of gestation and prior to birth. It occurs in 1% of pregnancies world wide with a fetal mortality r..
Placenta accreta
Placenta accreta is a severe obstetric complication involving an abnormal attachment of the placenta to the myometrium (the middle layer of the uterine wall). There are three forms of placenta accreta, distinguishable by the depth of penetration. The placenta usually detaches from the uterine wall..
Placenta bag
A placenta bag is usually prepared by the baby's mother. It can be as simple as a clean pillow slip or custom made with a cord cover and decorated. Any breathable fabric can be used but a non-slip material such as velvet is preferable for manageability. It should be large enough to contain a fres..
Placenta praevia
Placenta praevia (placenta previa AE) is an obstetric complication that can occur in the second or third trimester of pregnancy. It is a leading cause of antepartum haemorrhage (vaginal bleeding) and is characterised by the implantation of the placenta over or near the top of the cervix. It affec..
Placentia
Placentia is a Latin word meaning 'acceptable (later: pleasant) things', and the name of various places : Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaPlacentia, California, United States of AmericaPiacenza in Italy was formerly called Placentia in Latin and EnglishThe Palace of Placentia was a roya..
Placentia, California
Placentia is a city in northern Orange County, California. The population was 46,488 at the 2000 census. The 2004 population estimate for Placentia is 49,949. [Geographic references#2GR2] Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 Notable Placentians5 Exter..
Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador
Placentia Bay and the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador Placentia is a town on the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, consisting of the amalgamated communities of Jerseyside, Freshwater, Dunville and Placentia. Family names include Caul, Power, O'Keefe, Williams, Gambin, B..
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD) is a public school district that serves Placentia, Yorba Linda and parts of Anaheim, Brea, and Fullerton located in Orange County, California. The school district covers 45 square miles and employs 2,500 people. Its student enrollment is 27,..
Placentia and St. Mary's
Placentia and St. Mary’s is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. External links [Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly] ..
Placentia Bay
Placentia Bay and the Avalon Peninsula Placentia Bay is a body of water on the southeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada. It is formed by Burin Peninsula on the west and Avalon Peninsula on the east. Fishing grounds in the bay were used by native people long before the first European fishermen a..
Placentophagy
Mother goat eating placenta Rat eating its offspring's placenta after birth Placentophagy is the act of mammals eating the placenta of their young after childbirth. The placenta contains high levels of prostaglandin which stimulates involution of the uterus, in effect cleaning the uteru..
Placeopedia
Placeopedia is an online gazetteer which integrates Google Maps images (including satellite photos) and Wikipedia encyclopedia articles using user-generated content. Placeopedia was constructed by UK-based mySociety and started in September 2005. After a user has registered with an e-mail addres..
Placer
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Placer is the name of several places: * Placer, Masbate, Philippines * Placer, Surigao del Norte, Philippines * Placer County, California, United States Placer is also a term for the earth mined in placer mining. This is a [..
Placer, Masbate
Placer is a 4th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 44,418 people in 9,035 households. Barangays Placer is politically subdivided into 35 barangays. AguadaBan-AoBurabodCabangcalanCalumpangCamayabsanDaanlungsodDangpana..
Placer, Surigao del Norte
Placer is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 21,542 people in 4,237 households. Barangays Placer is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. AmoslogAnislaganBad-asBoyonganBugas-bugasCentral (Pob.)Ell..
Placerias
Placerias was a dicynodont (a group of mammal-like reptiles) that lived during the late Carnian age of the Triassic period. It was a member of the family Kannemeyeridae, the last known representative of the group in North America. This animal was the largest herbivore of its environment, measu..
Placerville
Placerville is the name of several places in the United States: Placerville in CaliforniaPlacerville in Idaho 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, yo..
Placerville, California
Placerville is the county seat of El Dorado County, California. The population was 9,610 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 History4 Culture5 External links Geography Placerville is located at [38°43′45″N, 120°48′11″W] (38.7292..
Placerville, Idaho
Placerville is a city in Boise County, Idaho, United States. The population was 60 at the 2000 census. Geography Placerville is located at [43°56′36″N, 115°56′47″W] (43.943287, -115.946444)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, th..
Placer County, California
Placer County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Sacramento metropolitan area, Placer County is one of the ..
Placer deposit
Black sand concentrates In geology, a placer deposit is a deposit of earth, sand, or gravel, containing valuable minerals in particles, especially by the side of a river, or in the bed of a mountain stream. Placers may also be found at the oceanside, deposited by the action of waves. Placer m..
Placer Dome
Placer Dome was a large mining company specializing in gold and other precious metals, with corporate headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Barrick has acquired 100% of the Placer Dome shares on January 20, 2006, and has integrated the company into its own. There have been other atte..
Placer mining
A sluice box used in placer mining Placer mining (pronounced "plass-er") is an open-pit or open-cast form of mining by which certain valuable minerals are extracted from the surface of the earth without tunneling. Excavation is accomplished using water pressure (hydraulic mining) or surface e..
Placer Theatre Ballet
Placer Theatre Ballet is the official ballet company for Placer County, California, USA, and holds performances in Auburn, California. Practice for this company takes place at the school The Conservatory of Dance in Rocklin, California. Important people Pat Colgate, Artistic Director and FounderRob..
Placeshifting
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Places inhabited by Rusyns
Places inhabited by Rusyns include or have included the following places inhabited by each of the smaller ethnicities: Lemko:* Poland: Subcarpathian VoivodshipBoyko:* Poland: Subcarpathian Voivodship* Ukraine: Zakarpattya Province* Slovakia: Presov RegionHucul:* Ukraine: Ivano-Frankivs'k region, Ch..
Places in Kushiel's Legacy
The geography of Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series resembles that of medieval Europe. The countries and regions are as follows: Contents 1 Terre d'Ange2 Geography2.1 L'Agnace2.2 Namarre2.3 Azzalle2.4 Camlach2.5 Eisande2.6 Siovale2.7 Kusheth2.8..
Places in Plymouth
Here is a list of places and landmarks located within the city of Plymouth, England. Barne BartonBishop of PlymouthBovisandBoxhillCattedownCattewaterCentral ParkCompton,CrabtreeCrownhillDevonportDevonport DockyardDolphin InnDrake CircusDrake's IslandEddystone Lighthouse Education in PlymouthEffo..
Places in Singapore
The following lists various places in Singapore. See also Places in Singapore by alphabetical order and subdivisions of Singapore for administrative subdivisions. Contents 1 Public Towns and Estates1.1 Towns1.2 Estates2 Private ..
Places in Singapore by alphabetical order
This is a list of places in Singapore by alphabetical order: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z - See also A Adam ParkAdelphi Park EstateAh Soo GardenAik Hong and Aik Chiang EstateAlexandraAlexandra EstateAljuniedAlkaff GardensAm..
Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart is a 1984 film which tells the story of a Southern widow who tries to keep her farm together with the help of a blind man and an African-American man. It stars Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, John Malkovich and Danny Glover. The movie was written and dire..
Places in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
This is a list of places featured in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Contents 1 Algol2 Alpha Centauri3 Allosimanius Syneca4 Arcturus5 Argabuthon6 Arkintoofle Minor7 Artifactovo..
Places in the Realm of the Elderlings
This article details the locations featured in Robin Hobb's fictional world, The Realm of the Elderlings, featured in her books The Farseer Trilogy, The Liveship Traders Trilogy and The Tawny Man Trilogy. Contents 1 Cities1.1 Jamaillia City1.2 Bingtown1.3 Jhaampe1.4 Buck ..
Places in the United States with notable demographic characteristics
The following is a collection of data for places with unusual or otherwise notable demographic characteristics within the United States. The data was obtained by the U.S. Census Bureau in the year 2000. Contents 1 Of any population1.1 Tenure1.2 Income and housing costs1.3 Inco..
Places in the Wheel of Time series
This article is about the towns, cities and countries of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time fantasy fiction series. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The area east of the Aryth Ocean, south of the Blight, and west of the Spine of the World is known as ..
Places I Never Meant to Be
Places I Never Meant to Be is a book edited by Judy Blume and first published in 1999. The book is a collection of short stories written by authors who have been censored or banned in some form in the United States. Sales went to benefit the National Coalition Against Censorship. Authors The fol..
Places of interest in Bermuda
The following is a list of places of interest in Bermuda Contents 1 ..
Places of interest in Bursa
Contents 1 Fortresses and City Walls2 Mosques3 Small Mosques (Mescids)4 Churches5 Tombs (Türbe)6 Madrasahs7 Museums8 Hammams (Turkish Baths)9 Caravanserais (Han)10 Bridges11 Hotsprings Fortresses and City Walls Bursa Kalesi (Fortress)İznik ..
Places of Interest in Hertfordshire
redirect [[Template:Listdev]]Below is a list of places to visit in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, no matter how large or small. This includes visitor attractions, landmarks etc but is not for the advertisement of businesses. Contents 1 A2 B3 C4 D5 E6 F7 G8 ..
Places of interest in Kolkata
Kolkata has been nicknamed the City of Palaces. This comes from the numerous palatial mansions built all over the city. During the British colonial era from 1700-1912, when Kolkata was the capital of British India, Kolkata witnessed a spate of frenzied construction activity of buildings largely i..
Places of interest in the Death Valley area
Places of interest in the Death Valley area are mostly located within Death Valley National Park in eastern California. Map of Death Valley National Park showing selected places of interest. Contents 0.1 Amargosa Chaos0.2 Artist's Drive and Palette0.3 Badwater0.4 Char..
Places of power
The term places of power was introduced by a Mexican Indian, sorcerer Don Juan Matus, described in the books of Carlos Castaneda. Places of power are areas on the surface of the planet possessing energy fields which have certain significance for man. They are quite various; in particular, they can..
Places of worship in Hong Kong
This article is part of the Demographics of Hong Kong series CensusEducationReligions    Places of worshipLanguages Peoples Indigenous inhabitantsNative locals (Puntis)New immigrantsReturneesChinese*Cantonese*Hakka*Hokkien*Shanghainese*Taiwanese*TeochewOther Nationalities*Americ..
Places of worship in Warsaw
This article is a list of places of worship in Warsaw, Poland, both current and historical. It includes Catholic, Uniate, Protestant and Orthodox churches, as well as synagogues and shrines of other denominations. Note that the list includes also places of worship that were destroyed some time in th..
Places That Don't Exist
Holidays in the Danger Zone: Places That Don't Exist is a five-part BBC Four series on breakaway states and unrecognised nations, devised, written and presented by Simon Reeve. The series took Reeve to little-known parts of the world including Somaliland, recognised as part of Somalia; Transnistria..
Places To Go, People To Be
Places to Go, People to Be is a semi-regular roleplaying webzine. It was started in 1998 by Steve Darlington in Brisbane and has reached issue #27. Its current editor is Steve Dempsey. Places to Go, People to Be was nominated for an Origins Award in 2005. External links [Places To Go, People T..
Places to Visit
Places to Visit (1999) is an EP released by British group Saint Etienne. It showed the band moving toward the experimental electronic sound that they would perfect on their next official full-length, 2000's Sound of Water. Track listing "Ivyhouse" (2:07)"52 Pilot" (5:38)"We're in the City" (4:41)..
Places to Visit in Georgia
Callaway GardensStone Mountain ParkList of Georgia State ParksFort Frederica National MonumentFernbank Science CenterGeorgia National Parks Planning Sites [Callaway Gardens][Stone Mountain State Park Atlanta][Georgia State Parks][Fort Frederica National Monument&#..
Placet
Placet is a fictional planet that appeared in the Science Fiction story Placet is a Crazy Place by Fredric Brown. Placet is composed of both ordinary and heavy matter. The core is made of the collapsed, heavy matter, giving the planet a gravity three-fourths that of Earth. Animal life composed of t..
Placetas
Placetas is a city in the Villa Clara Province in the center of Cuba, with a population of 42,000. Placetas is also knows as "La Villa de los Laureles", primarily because of the Laurel trees that grow wild in the center of the town. The municipality is only one of 32 municipalities in the Villa Cl..
PlaceWare
PlaceWare was founded in 1997 as a spin-off from Xerox PARC. PlaceWare created the first commercial web conferencing product. In 2003, Microsoft acquired PlaceWare and renamed its core product Microsoft Office Live Meeting. External links [Microsoft's current Live Meeting product page] ..
Place and route
Place and Route is a stage in design of: Printed circuit boards at which components are graphically placed on the board and the wires drawn between them.Integrated circuits at which a layout of a larger block of the circuit or the whole circuit is created from layouts of smaller sub-blocks. The pro..
Place Bell
Place Bell is one of the tallest buildings in Ottawa, Canada (the fifth tallest in the downtown area). The 27 storey building stands on Elgin Street in the city's downtown, and is distinguishable by the wide nature (the building is unusually large in dimensions considering its height, presumably t..
Place Bellecour
The Place Bellecour is a large plaza in Lyon, France. Measuring 312m by 200mhttp://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/France/Rhone_Alpes/Lyon-105728/Things_To_Do-Lyon-Place_Bellecour-BR-1.html, it is the largest clear square (i.e., without any patches of greenery, trees or any other kind of obs..
Place Blanche
Place Blanche (Paris, France) One of the small plazas along the boulevard de Clichy, which runs between the 9th and 18th arrondissements (Parisian districts) and leads into Montmartre. During the Paris Commune of Spring 1871, this was one of the countless areas where barricades were erected by th..
Place Bonaventure
Place Bonaventure is a retail and office complex in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, adjacent to the Gare Centrale railway station. It houses the headquarters of Via Rail, and hosts many wholesalers from Montreal's fashion industry. It has a large rooftop hotel and several connections to the 32 ..
Place cell
Place cells are the principal neurons found in the hippocampus that fire strongly when an animal, typically a rat, is in a specific location in an environment. These neurons are akin to, but not to be confused with, the grid cells found in the medial entorhinal cortex, and the head direction cells s..
Place d'Italie (Paris Metro)
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Place d'Orleans
Place d'Orléans Mall facts and statistics Location Orléans, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |- style="vertical=align: top;" | No. of floors || |- style="vertical=align: top;" | Website || |} Place d'Orléans is a large shopping mall in the eastern end of Ottawa, Ontario, in the commun..
Place d'Orleans Station (OC Transpo)
Place d'Orleans is a Transitway Station in the Orleans community of the city of Ottawa. It is located just off Highway 174 and right beside Place d'Orleans Shopping Centre. This is the main transit hub between local routes in Orleans and Route 95. There is an important Park and Ride lot located be..
Place Denfert-Rochereau
Place Denfert-Rochereau, previously known as Place d'Enfer, is located in the XIVe arrondissement of Paris, in the Montparnasse area and is situated at the intersection of boulevards Raspail, Arago and Saint-Jacques, and avenues René Coty, Général Leclerc, Denfert-Rochereau and rue Froidevaux. I..
Place des Arts
View of the Place des Arts esplanade. The Musée d'art contemporain is at left; behind it is the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, with the Théâtre Maisonneuve at right Place des Arts is a cultural complex in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Located in the eastern part of the city's downtown ([45°30�..
Place des Fêtes (Paris Metro)
Place des Fêtes is a station of the Paris Metro, serving lines 7bis (eastbound only) and 11. It is the deepest station in the metro, at 22.45 m below the surface. |- | align=center colspan=2 bgcolor=#|..
Place des Martyrs
Place des Martyrs (or el Bourj, English: Martyr's Square) is the heart of the downtown district of Beirut, Lebanon. Its central statue commemorates six Lebanese nationalists who were hanged during World War I by the Ottomans. History During World War I, Lebanon was under Ottoman rule. In 1915,..
Place des victoires/Temp
Paris : Place des Victoires Copyright (c) 2006 PARISBESTLODGE. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Fro..
Place des Vosges
The Pavillion de la Reine at Place des Vosges The Place des Vosges is Paris's oldest square. It is located in le Marais, and is part of the 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris. Originally known as the Place Royale, the Place des Vosges was built by Henri IV from 1605 to 1612. A true square ..
Place de Clichy (Paris Metro)
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Place de Grève
The Place de Grève was, before 1803, the name of the plaza now the City Hall Plaza (place de l'Hôtel de Ville) in Paris, France. It used to be a meeting place, and also the location where unemployed people sought prospective employers; this resulted in the current French idioms of être en grè..
Place de l'Étoile
Even at night, the Place de l'Étoile is busy with cars swirling around its multiple lanes. Traffic 10-abreast traverses the Place de L'Étoile, seen from the top of the Arc de Triomphe. The Place de l'Étoile is a large urban junction in Paris, France, the meeting point of twelve st..
Place de l'étoile
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Place de la Bastille
The Place de la Bastille is a square in Paris, where the Bastille prison stood until it was stormed and subsequently torn down between July 14, 1789 and July 14, 1790 during the French Revolution; no vestige of it remains. The square straddles 3 arrondissements of Paris, namely the 4th, 11th and ..
Place de la Cathédrale
Place de la Cathédrale is a 34 storey skyscraper located in downtown Montreal that was completed in 1987. It has an official height of 146m (479ft). It is built on a plot of land owned by the Christ Church Cathedral, which lies directly in front of the building when viewed from Saint Catherine Stre..
Place de la Concorde
The Place de la Concorde seen from the Pont de la Concorde; in front, the Obelisk, behind, the Rue Royale and the Church of the Madeleine; on the left, the Hôtel de Crillon. The Place de la Concorde is one of the major squares in Paris, France. It is located in the VIIIe arrondissement, at t..
Place De La Concorde (concert)
Place De La Concorde was Jean-Michel Jarre's first concert, held on 14th July of 1979, celebrating the Bastille Day. 1 million spectators attended this concert, setting up a new record for Jean-Michel to the Guinness Book of Records. A rare VHS + LP single with tracks proposed as concert tracks were..
Place de la Concorde (painting)
Place de la Concorde Edgar Degas, 1875 oil on canvas, 78.4 × 117.5 cm Hermitage Museum Place de la Concorde is an 1875 oil by Edgar Degas. It depicts the cigar smoking Vicomte Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic, his daughters, and his dog, and a solitary man on the left in Place de la Concorde in ..
Place de Ville
Tower C of Place de Ville, the tallest building in Ottawa. Place de Ville is a complex of office towers in downtown Ottawa. It currently consists of three buildings, Place de Ville A, B, and C, two large hotels, and a parking garage. The buildings are linked by an underground shopping comple..
Place du Colonel Fabien
Before the liberation of Paris, the square was called the Place du Combat and was renamed in honour of the French communist resistance hero, Pierre Georges, whose nom-de-guerre was Colonel Fabien. The headquarters of the French Communist Party, designed by the Brazilian communist and utilitarian ..
Place du Louvre
The Place du Louvre is immediately to the east of the Louvre in Paris, France. To the south is the Quai du Louvre and beyond that is the River Seine. External links [Hôtel de la Place du Louvre] ..
Place du Tertre
Street artist making portrait The Place du Tertre, is a square in Paris' XVIIIe arrondissement. Only a few streets away from Montmartre's Basilica of the Sacré Cœur and the Lapin Agile, it is the heart of the city's elevated Montmartre quarter. With its many artists setting up their easels..
Place Fell
Place Fell is a mountain in the English Lake District, 657 m above sea level. The fell sits at the corner of the upper and middle reaches of Ullswater, and its steep western flanks overlook the village of Patterdale. Its eastern side forms one side of the valley of Boardale, and it is connected t..
Place in the sun
"A place in the sun" is a term which commonly refers to the 19th century European colonial empires and their possessions. Most European powers struggled to get their "place in the sun" by intensely sending expeditions and colonizing "uncivilized" continents, mainly Africa and Asia. By claiming co..
Place Jacques-Cartier
Place Jacques-Cartier on a winter night Place Jacques-Cartier is, perhaps, the central street of Montreal's Vieux Port (Old Port). The street is named for Jacques Cartier, a French explorer popularly thought of as one of the major discoverers of Canada. The broad, divided street slopes ste..
Place Louis Riel
Place Louis Riel is an all suite hotel in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Built in 1970 by LM Architectural Group, the twenty-two–storey building stands seventy metres tall (231 ft). It was originally designed as an apartment complex. External links [Place Louis Riel] ..
Place Manner Time
Linguistic typology Morphological Analytic Synthetic Fusional Agglutinative Polysynthetic Morphosyntactic Alignment Nominative-accusative Ergative-absolutive Active-stative Tripartite Direct-inverse system Syntactic pivot Theta role Word Order VO languages Agent Verb Object V..
Place Monge (Paris Metro)
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Place names considered unusual
There are many unusual place names throughout the world. The study of placenames is known as Toponymy. Types of placenames often seen as unusual include: Names with unorthodox spelling or sound.Names which are extremely short (e.g., one-letter names) or extremely long.Names that describe someth..
Place names in Irish
Many place names in Ireland in the English language are either anglicisations of those in the Irish language, or completely different, such as the name for the capital of the Republic of Ireland, which in English is Dublin, but in Irish is Baile Átha Cliath. The former means black hole/pool (anglic..
Place names in Zimbabwe
Following independence in 1980, Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) began renaming cities, towns and streets, in an attempt to eradicate symbols of British colonialism and white minority rule, starting in 1982, on the second anniversary of independence. The capital Salisbury, which had been named after the..
Place names of Hong Kong
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. The generic forms of place names of Hong Kong are mainly Punti (Cantonese), Hakka and British English, bu..
Place name origins
While modern names of towns and cities generally remain the same they have often evolved from the names of the civilisation that created the settlement. A wide variation of names can be seen in countries that have seen numerous settlers and invaders. The United Kingdom is a good example, with plac..
Place of articulation
Places of articulation (passive & active):1. Exo-labial, 2. Endo-labial, 3. Dental, 4. Alveolar, 5. Post-alveolar, 6. Pre-palatal, 7. Palatal, 8. Velar, 9. Uvular, 10. Pharyngeal, 11. Glottal, 12. Epiglottal, 13. Radical, 14. Postero-dorsal, 15. Antero-dorsal, 16. Laminal, 17. Apical, 18. Sub-api..
Place of the Relevant Intermediary Approach
The Place of the Relevant Intermediary Approach, or PRIMA, is a conflict of laws rule applied to the proprietary aspects of security transactions, especially collateral transactions. It is an alternative approach to the historically important look-through approach, and forms the basis for the Hague ..
Place of worship
A place of worship or house of worship is a building or other location where a group of people (a congregation) comes to perform acts of religious praise, honour, or devotion. The term temple is often used as a general term for any house of worship. Different religions have different names for their..
Place Saint-Michel
Paris : Place Saint-Michel Metro : St Michel The Place St-Michel has always been the principle meeting point for the students of Paris. This vast esplanade, perfectly located at the crossroads of the most important streets of the 5th arrondissement, is also the gateway to the Latin Quarter, servi..
Place Saint-Sulpice
The large square of Place Saint Sulpice, which is dominated on the east side by the enormous church of Saint-Sulpice, was built in 1754 in the quiet, tranquil gardens of the Latin Quarter of the VIe arrondissement of Paris. Features In addition to the church, the square features: the Fountain of ..
Place Stanislas
The Place Stanislas, known colloquially as the place Stan', is un urban area in Nancy, Lorraine, France, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. History The Place was built in 1755 by Stanisław Leszczyński, former king of Poland and the step-brother of Louis XV of France, to honour the king of Fra..
Place Theatre
The Place Theatre (commonly called The Place) is the home of Dance Theatre, the London Contemporary Dance School, and the Richard Alston Dance Company. The theatre is located on Euston Road between Euston and King's Cross station. The centre was founded in 1969 and has consistently been among th..
Place theory (hearing)
Place theory is a theory of hearing which states that our perception of sound depends on where each component frequency produces vibrations along the basilar membrane. Therefore, the pitch of a pure tone would be determined by where the membrane vibrates. In technical terms, it states that frequency..
Place Vendôme
Communards pose with the statue from the toppled Vendôme column, 1871 Place Vendôme is a square in the 1st arrondissement of Paris located to the north of the Tuileries Gardens and east of the Église de la Madeleine. It is the starting point of the Rue de la Paix. Its regular architecture b..
Place Viger
Place Viger was both a grand hotel and railway station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, constructed in 1898 and named after Jacques Viger, Montreal's first mayor. Although combined stations and hotels were common in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century, the concept was unique to Canada. Pla..
Place Ville-Marie
Place Ville-Marie Place Ville-Marie or 1, Place Ville-Marie is a cruciform office tower built in the International style in 1962 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is 188m (617ft) in height with 46 stories. Along with an underground shopping mall, it forms the nexus of Montreal's underground city..
Place without a Postcard
Place without a Postcard is an album by Midnight Oil that was released in 1981 under the Columbia Records label. Track listing "Don't Wanna Be the One" (Robert Hirst, Peter Garrett, Martin Rotsey, James Moginie)"Brave Faces" (Moginie, Garrett)"Armistice Day" (Hirst, Moginie, Rotsey)"Someone Else ..
Plachutta
The Plachutta is a device found in chess problems: a white piece sacrifices itself on a square where it could be captured by one of two similarly-moving black pieces (for example, a bishop and a queen moving along a diagonal, or two rooks) moving along a different line; whichever black piece capture..
Plach Yeremiji
Plach Yeremiji (In Ukrainian: Плач Єремії) — Ukrainian rock band. Formed in February 1990, but two most constant musicians - Taras Chubay and Vsevolod Dyachishyn have played together since 1984 in the band Cyclon (Циклон). Plach Yeremiji songs are usually serious, philosophical..
Placide Tempels
Placide Frans Tempels (1906–1977) was a Belgian missionary who became famous for his book Bantu Philosophy. Life Tempels was born in Berlaar, Belgium, on 18 February 1906. Born Frans Tempels, he took the name "Placide" on his entry into a Franciscan seminary in 1924. After his ordination to..
Placido Columbani
Placido Columbani, Italian architectural designer, who worked chiefly in England in the latter part of the 18th century. He belonged to the school of the Adams and Pergolesi, and like them frequently designed the enrichments of furniture. He was a prolific producer of chimney-pieces, which are often..
Placido Falconio
Placido Falconio, also called Falconi in some sources, was an Italian composer of the 16th century. His birth and death dates are unknown; his first publication dates from 1575, his last from 1588. In 1549, he entered a Benedictine monastery, and the title pages of his published works indicate tha..
Placidus
Placidus can refer to: Saint Placidus, follower of St. BenedictSaint Placidus, Sicilian martyrA system for calculating astrological houses 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..
Placid Ark
Placid Ark was an Australian thoroughbred foaled in Western Australia. His sire Arkenstone was a winning son of Western Australian champion sire Zvornik and his dam Northern Queen a daughter of USA import Star of the North. Bred at Asprey Stud near Pinjarra by H.B (Pip) Dent Placid Ark was sold at ..
Placid Lakes, Florida
Placid Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Highlands County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,054 at the 2000 census. Geography Placid Lakes is located at [27°15′31″N, 81°24′9″W] (27.258691, -81.402605)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to th..
Placing of Seamen Convention, 1920
Placing of Seamen Convention, 1920 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1920: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the "supervision of articles of agreement; provision of facilities for finding employment for seamen; application..
Placitas, New Mexico
Placitas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 3,452. Geography Placitas is located at [35°19′3″N, 106°27′7″W] (35.317444, -106.452065)[Geographic references#1GR1]. Accord..
Plack
A plack (Scottish Gaelic: plang) was an ancient Scottish coin of the value of one twelfth of an English penny. It appears in the old song: A’ that e’er my Jeanie had, My Jeanie had, my Jeanie had, A’ that e’er my Jeanie had :Was ae bawbie There’s your plack, and my plack, And your plack, ..
Placket
A placket is where two pieces of fabric are joined together via a fastener, usually buttons, snaps, or a zipper. Plackets are almost always used to facilitate putting on or taking off the garment, but are sometimes used as a design element as well (non-functional design purposes). The term plac..
Placochelys
Placochelys ('flat-plate turtle) is an extinct genus of anapsid reptile from the Triassic period. It was about 90 cm (3 ft) long. Placochelys looked remarkably similar to a sea turtle, possessing the same flippers (albeit with short toes), flat but knobbly shell and compact skull. Its skull had be..
Placode
A placode is an area of thickening in the embryonic epithelial layer where some organ or structure later develops. The otic placode forms the otic pit and the otic vesicle, giving rise eventually to organs of hearing and equilibrium. The lens placode under the direction of the optic vesicle gives..
Placodermi
The Placodermi are armoured prehistoric fishes known from fossils dating from the late Silurian to the end of the Devonian Period. Their head and thorax were covered by articulated armoured plates and the rest of the body was scaled or naked. Placoderms were among the first of the jawed fish, thei..
Placodont
Placodonts were a group of marine reptiles that lived during the Triassic period, becoming extinct at the end of the period. It is believed that they were related to the Sauropterygia, the group that includes Plesiosaurs. Placodonts were generally between one to two metres in length, with some of ..
Placodus
Placodus was a genus of 2 metre (6.5 foot) long marine reptiles, belonging to the order Placodontia, which swam in the shallow seas of the early to middle Triassic period. The robust skull and teeth of Placodus show that they were specialized for a durophagous diet of shellfish such as bivalves. ..
Placosoma
Classification Genus Placosoma Placosoma cipoensePlacosoma cordylinumPlacosoma glabella ..
Placy
Placy is a commune of the département of Calvados, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. Its postal code is 14220. The INSEE code is 14505. ..
Plac Grunwaldzki
Plac Grunwaldzki (Grunwaldzki Square) is a large square and important transit point in Wrocław, Poland. The nearby Wrocław University of Technology and dormitories also make it one of the centers of student life in Wrocław. As of March 2006, Plac Grunwaldzki is closed and undergoing total recon..
Plac Powstańców Warszawy
Plac Powstańców Warszawy (lit. Warsaw Uprisers' Square, formerly Plac Napoleona) is a square in downtown Warsaw. Located at the junction of Świętokrzyska and Szpitalna streets and in proximity of the Nowy Świat street, it is one of the central squares of that city. Most of its buildings were de..
Plac Wilsona
Plac Wilsona (Polish for Wilson Square) is the main square of Warsaw's borough of Żoliborz. It is also one of the main transportation hubs of the city, with several bus and tramway stops located there (opened to the public on June 1, 1934). It was built in late 1920's as the main centre of the new..
Plac Wilsona (Warsaw Metro)
Plac Wilsona (Wilson Square) is one of the Warsaw Metro stations. Preceding station:Marymont ''' Warsaw Metro (Line I)''' Following station:Dworzec Gdański See also Plac Wilsona ..
Plac Zamkowy
--> Plac Zamkowy (English Castle Square) is the square in front of the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland. The square is a visitor's first view of the reconstructed Old Town (Polish Stare Miasto), when coming from the more modern center of Warsaw. It is an impressive sight, dominated by Sigmund's Col..
Plac Żelaznej Bramy
Plac Żelaznej Bramy (lit. Iron Gate Square) is a large open space in the city centre of Warsaw. The place inherited the name after a large iron gate guarding the Saxon Garden from the west side. History In 17th century the area to the west of Warsaw's Old Town was being parcelled and rapidly bui..
Pladda
Pladda is an island off the west coast of Scotland. It is home to a lighthouse of the same name. Geography Pladda lies off the south coast of Arran in the Firth of Clyde at Grid reference . The island is small, flat, teardrop-shaped island, less than a kilometre along its length and rising to jus..
Plaek Pibulsonggram
Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram (July 14, 1897–June 11, 1964) (Thai แปลก พิบูลสงคราม or ป. พิบูลสงคราม, lastname sometimes spelled Phibunsongkhram, Phibul Songkhram or Pibul Songgram) was Prime Minister and military dictator of Thailand f..
Plafond
Plafond, in a broad sense, is any (flat, vaulted or dome) ceiling of any premise. Plafond can be product of monumental and decorative painting and sculpture; subject or ornamental - also is designated by the term "Plafond". Picturesque plafonds can be executed directly on plaster (in technique of f..
Plaga
Plaga (polylactic-co-glycolic acid) is a commonly used biomedical material for drug release in vitro. ..
Plagal mode
Plagal mode refers to the notes of a plagal mode lying on either side of the final, beginning on the dominant (a tone of a fourth below the keynote of the authentic church mode) and then up to its key octave. ..
Plage
Plage may refer to: Plage (astronomy), a bright region in the chromosphere of the Sun.Plage (mycology), a clear, unornamented area on the basal area of an ornamented fungal spore. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an ref..
Plage (astronomy)
A plage is a bright region in the chromosphere of the Sun, typically found in regions of the chromosphere near sunspots. External links [Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy & Spaceflight: Plage] ..
Plage (mycology)
A plage is a clear, unornamented area on the basal area of an otherwise ornamented spore. Characteristic of spores from the euagaric genus Galerina. External links Images [link] - line drawing[link] - photo ..
Plage i Laśkiewicz
Plage i Laśkiewicz (Plage & Laśkiewicz) was the first Polish aerospace manufacturer, located in Lublin and manufacturing aircraft under Lublin name. Full name was: Zakłady Mechaniczne A. Plage i T. Laśkiewicz - Mechanical Works A. Plage & T. Laśkiewicz. The factory produced aircraft between 192..
Plaggen soil
Plaggen is a type of soil created in Europe in the Middle Ages, as a result of so called 'plaggen cultivation', created by cutting turves of peat from an outfield area, and then using them as bedding for cattle; the slurry-soaked bedding was later spread on the arable fields as fertilizer. Over tim..
Plagiarism
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Plagiarism is a form of cheating, and within academia is seen as academic dishonesty. It is a matter of deceit: fooling a reader into believing that certain written material is original when it is not. Plagiarism is a serious and punishable academic offense..
Plagiarism (album)
Plagiarism is the seventeenth album by Sparks. Release date: 1998 Track listing Pulling Rabbits Out Of A HatThis Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of UsNo 1 Song In Heaven (Part II)Funny FaceWhen Do I Get To Sing 'My Way'Angst In My PantsChangePopularitySomething For The Girl With EverythingThis Tow..
Plagiarism (disambiguation)
The term plagiarism may refer to: Plagiarism, a form of academic dishonestyPlagiarism (album), a 1998 recording by the band Sparks ..
Plagiarism (EP)
Plagiarism is an EP by The Dillinger Escape Plan, released on the iTunes Music Store on June 13, 2006 (see 2006 in music). The title is most likely a reference to the fact that four of the EP's six tracks are covers faithful to the original songs. Track listing "Unretrofied" (radio edit) - 4:03"W..
Plagiaulacida
Plagiaulacida is a group of extinct mammals. Multituberculates were among the most common mammals of the Mesozoic, "the age of the dinosaurs". Plagiaulacids, an informal suborder, are the most basal of this order, and ranged from the Middle Jurassic to the Lower Cretaceous of the northern hemisphe..
Plagiaulacidae
Plagiaulacidae is a family of fossil mammals within the order Multituberculata. Remains are known from the Upper Jurassic of North America through the Lower Cretaceous of Europe. These small plant-eaters lived during the Mesozoic era, also known as the "age of the dinosaurs." They were among the m..
Plagiaulax
Plagiaulax is a genus of mammal from the Lower Cretaceous of Europe. It was a member of the also extinct order Multituberculata, and shared the world with dinosaurs. It is of the suborder "Plagiaulacida" and family Plagiaulacidae. The genus was named by Hugh Falconer in 1857. Fossil remains of th..
Plagiocephaly
Plagiocephaly is a type of Cephalic disorder. Plagiocephaly is a condition characterized by an asymmetrical distortion (flattening of one side) of the skull. It is a common finding at birth and may be the result of a restrictive intrauterine environment. If there is premature union of skull bones, ..
Plagiochila deltoidea
Plagiochila deltoidea is a livewort that resides on wet ground. It can grow to lengths of up to 60 mm with 3 mm wide leaves. ..
Plagioclase
Lunar Ferroan Anorthosite #60025 (Plagioclase Feldspar). Collected by Apollo 16 from the Lunar Highlands near Descartes Crater. This sample is currently on display at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. Plagioclase is a very important series of tectosilicate minerals wit..
Plagiolepidini
Plagiolepidini are an ant tribe from the subfamily Formicinae. The following genera belong to this subfamily: AgraulomyrmexAphomomyrmexBrachymyrmexBregmatomyrmaEuprenolepisLepisiotaMyrmelachistaParatrechinaPetalomyrmexPlagiolepisPrenolepisPseudaphomomyrmexPseudolasiusTapinolepis Wikispecies h..
Plagiopylid
|- style="text-align:center; background:khaki;" !Typical families |- | style="padding: 0 .5em;" | Plagiopylidae Sonderidae The plagiopylids are a small order of ciliate protozoa, including a few forms common in anaerobic habitats. The body cilia are dense, and arise from monokinetids with an en..
Plagiosternum
Plagiosternum (plae-jee-oh-ster-num, meaning "sideways breastbone") was a middle Triassic labyrinthodont amphibian that is native to Spitzbergen. It's feeding habit was beleived to be raising it's head underwater to suck in fish. The muscles that opened it's mouth were strong, but the ones that clos..
Plagiostyles
Plagiostyles is a plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae. ..
Plagio climax community
This is an area or habitat in which the influences of the human race, have prevented the system from expanding further, an example may be in a beach dune system where the impact of the human race has caused footpath erosion to occur, affecting the vegetation so that feet trampling on the dune plants..
Plagne
Plagne, AinPlagne, Haute-GaronnePlagne, Switzerland 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. ..
Plagne, Ain
Plagne Country      France Région Rhône-Alpes Départment Ain Arrondissement Nantua Canton Bellegarde-sur-Valserine INSEE 01000 Postal Code 01xx0 MayorCurrent Term ?2001-2007 Intercommunality Longitude Latitude Altit..
Plagne, Switzerland
Plagne is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the district of Courtelary, in an area called the Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois in French), which sits between the Canton of Jura and the German-speaking part of the Canton of Bern. The people of this commune speak French, ..
Plague
Plague has many different meanings: The disease bubonic plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestisA pestilence - an extensive outbreak of an infectious diseaseA PandemicThe Black Death, also known as The Black Plague, the great 14th century disease (and its reprises until the 18th century).Pl..
Plagued (Code Lyoko episode)
"Plagued" is the eleventh episode of the French animated television series Code Lyoko. It premiered in France on November 12, 2003 and in the United States on May 3, 2004. Contents 1 Summary2 Recap3 Memorable Quotes4 Trivia4.1 Cinematic Notes4.2 Allusions to the Rea..
Plagued Emotions
This article about a musical group, band, singer, musician, album, or song does not make it clear whether the subject meets the [WikiProject MusicWikiProject Music] criteria for [importanceimportance]. For guidelines see the [Notability Wikipedia music notability guidelines&..
Plagues of Egypt
The Plagues of Egypt (Hebrew: מכות מצרים, Makot Mitzrayim) or the Ten Plagues (עשר המכות, Eser Ha-Makot) are the ten calamities inflicted upon Egypt by God in the Biblical story recounted the book of Exodus, chapters 7 - 12, in order to convince Pharaoh (possibly Ramesses II, or, id..
Plaguewielder
Plaguewielder is the ninth album by Norwegian black metal band, Darkthrone. Track listing "Weakling Avenger" – 7:55"Raining Murder" – 5:14"Sin Origin" – 6:45"Command" – 8:02"I, Voidhanger" – 5:38"Wreak" – 9:16 Personnel Fenriz – DrumsNocturno Culto – Guitar, bass guitar, vocalsSver..
Plague (comics)
Plague is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. She is a member of the group of sewer-dwelling mutants called the Morlocks. Plague is an old woman who has the power to adapt her immune system to any virus or disease and then mutate it so that she can transmit it to another living bei..
Plague (Deadwood episode)
"Plague" is the 6th episode of the HBO original series, Deadwood. It was the sixth episode of the first season. The episode was written by Malcom MacRury and was directed by Davis Guggenheim. It originally aired on April 25th 2004. Guest roles Sean Bridgers as Johnny BurnsLarry Cedar as LeonKim Di..
Plague (Klinik album)
Track listing "World Domination" - 8:16"Murder" - 1:58"No Time To Win" - 5:29"Outside" - 3:15"End Of The Line" - 3:36"Pictures" - 4:11"Into Deep Water" - 3:45"Plague" - 6:12 ..
Plague 99
Plague 99 (ISBN 0152624295) is a novel written by Jean Ure. It deals with a pandemic that shuts down London and group of three teenagers that survive the outbreak. The book takes an apocalyptic view and details the event of the three principle characters at the end of the year 1999 as the plague wip..
Plague Angel
Plague Angel is a 2005 album by Marduk. Track listing "The Hangman of Prague" - 3:05"Throne of Rats" - 2:42"Seven Angels, Seven Trumpets" - 2:47"Life's Emblem" - 4:55"Steel Inferno" - 2:23"Perish in Flames" - 7:46"Holy Blood, Holy Grail" - 2:27"Warschau" - 3:18"Deathmarch" - 4:10"Everything Bleed..
Plague City: SARS in Toronto
Plague City: SARS in Toronto was a made for TV movie on the SARS outbreak in Toronto. The locations and characters were fictional. Produced by CTV, it was filmed in Hamilton, Ontario. External links [Official site] ..
Plague doctor
Modern reconstruction of plague doctor attire Doktor Schnabel von Rom ("Doctor Beak of Rome") During the period of the Black Death and the Great Plague of London, plague doctors visited victims of the plague to verify whether they have been afflicted or not. They were mostly unqualified ..
Plague Music
Plague Music is the second EP by the rock band Vaux. Tracklisting "Celibate Good Times" (2:55)"RAID!" (3:07)"Dearest Darkest" (3:15)"Sex Will Happen Tonight" (2:33)"Plague Music" (4:40) ..
Plague of Athens
The city-state of Athens in ancient Greece was hit by a devastating epidemic, known as the Plague of Athens, during the second year of the Peloponnesian War (430 BC) when an Athenian victory still seemed within reach. It is believed to have entered Athens through Piraeus, the city's port and sole s..
Plague of Babies
Plague of Babies is an episode of the animated television series Invader Zim. Plot Zim and GIR are flying in their Voot Cruiser when the Cruiser experiences mechanical trouble, and sends them flying down. The two get out in time for no one to notice them, but Zim realizes that someone did watch t..
Plague of Dandelions
Plague of Dandelions is a four-piece dance-punk (self-proclaimed "enthusiasticore") band from Lakewood and Long Beach, California in late 2003. Members include Nick Coultas (formerly of the Q's) on vocals and occasional guitar, Josue Casco on guitar, Mike Smith (formerly of Amskray) on drums, and ..
Plague of Justinian
This article concerns the worldwide pandemic starting in 541, with a focus on material available from European records and accounts. For detailed information on the most commonly accepted cause of the disease, see bubonic plague. The Plague of Justinian (541-542) is the first known pandemic on reco..
Plague Pillar (Košice)
The Immaculata (or The Plague Pillar, Slovak: Morový stĺp) is a Baroque plague column in Košice, Slovakia. It was erected at the place of medieval gallows at Hlavná ulica (Main Street) in 1723 and it commemorates the end of the plague of 1710-1711. It is a 14 metre high column on the stone ..
Plague pit
Plague pit is the informal term used to refer to the mass graves of the victims of disease epidemics such as the Black Death. Often hundreds of bodies would be buried in a single location, as the risk of further infection from traditional funerary rites was too great. It is unlikely, in the case of ..
Plague Riot
Plague Riot (Чумной бунт in Russian) was a riot in Moscow between September 15 and September 17 of 1771, caused by an outbreak of bubonic plague. The first signs of plague in Moscow appeared in the late 1770, which would turn into a major epidemic in the spring of 1771. The measures un..
Plague Soundscapes
Plague Soundscapes is abrasive rock band The Locust's first album with ANTI- Records, a spinoff of Epitaph Records. It features a less raw sound than previous Locust albums, with a lot more emphasis on keyboard, but still an absurd amount of screaming and smashing in minute-long bursts. At approxim..
Plai
Plai can refer to: Plai (group), a music group from MoldovaPlai (oil), an oil used by Thai massage therapists 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 direc..
Plaice
Plaice is the common name of three species of flatfishes: Alaska plaice, Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus.American plaice, Hippoglossoides platessoides.European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ..
Plaid
The word plaid has varying but related meanings in the Goidelic languages and has been used to refer to many different things: Plaid (pattern), a cross-hatched dyeing pattern often used for wool clothing and distinctly Gaelic.Plaid Cymru, the most prominent political party advocating independence f..
Plaid (band)
From the music video Itsu Plaid is a British electronic music duo featuring Andy Turner & Ed Handley, taking their name from the different interweaving threads of plaid cloth. They are former members of The Black Dog and used many other names (such as Atypic and Balil) before settling on Plaid..
Plaid (pattern)
Man in plaid shirt Plaid is a Scots language word meaning blanket, usually referring to patterned woollen cloth; it is unclear if the Gaelic word Plaide came first. In British English, particularly in Scotland, a plaid or a plaid rug is a large thick woollen twill cloth, often tartan, used as..
Plaid Cymru
Plaid Cymru — The Party of Wales Leader Ieuan Wyn Jones Founded August 5, 1925 Headquarters 18 Park Grove, Cardiff, CF10 3BN Wales Political Ideology Nationalism,Welsh nationalism, Social democracy Political Position Centre-left International Affiliation none European..
Plaid Pantry
Plaid Pantry is a chain of convenience stores that operates throughout Portland, Oregon, and the surrounding areas, including several stores in Seattle. Founded in 1960 by John Piacentini, there are now over 100 Plaid Pantry stores. According to the company, the name refers to the distinctive plaid..
Plaid Retina
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Plaid Tongued Devils
Plaid Tongued Devils is a Canadian band (that also does theatre). It started as an alternative country duet with singer Ty Semaka and guitarist Alan Kolodziejzyk in 1990 and has been a 5 piece since 1992. Since 1998, their music has combined Roma, Klezmer, Ska, Rock and Jazz music. The group regula..
Plain
In geography, a plain is a large area of land with relatively low relief. Plains may be more suitable for farming than plateaus or mountains. An alluvial plain is a landform formed by the deposition of alluvial soil over a long period of time by a river coming from the mountains. List of famous pl..
Plain, Wisconsin
Plain is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 792 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 History3 Notable people4 Demographics5 External links Geography Plain is located at [43°16′39″N, 90°2′40″W] (43.277580, -90...
Plain-backed Sunbird
The Plain-backed Sunbird, Anthreptes reichenowi, is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take..
Plain-brown Woodcreeper
The Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa), is a sub-oscine passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from Honduras through South America to northern Argentina, and in Trinidad and Tobago. This woodcreeper is a common and widespread forest bird which builds a leaf-lined nest..
Plain-carbon steel
Plain-carbon steel is a metal alloy, a combination of two elements, iron and carbon, where other elements are present in quantities too small to affect the properties. Steel with a low carbon content has the same properties as iron, soft but easily formed. As carbon content rises the metal becomes ..
Plainedge, New York
Plainedge is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 9,195 at the 2000 census. Plainedge is a community locatedmainly in the Town of Oyster Bay with a small section located in the Town of Hempstead. In that section (Town of Hempstead), residents a..
Plaines Wilhems
Plaines Wilhems is one of the most important districts in Mauritius, not to say the most. It has most the major towns of the country, like Beau-Bassin, Vacoas, Phoenix, Rose-Hill etc. It is divided into Upper Plaine wilhems (capital Curepipe) and Lower Plaine wilhems (capital Rose-Hill). It is al..
Plainfield
Plainfield is the name of several places in the United States of America: Plainfield, ConnecticutPlainfield, IndianaPlainfield, IllinoisPlainfield, IowaPlainfield, MassachusettsPlainfield, New HampshirePlainfield, New JerseyPlainfield, New YorkPlainfield, OhioPlainfield, PennsylvaniaPlainfield, Ver..
Plainfield, Connecticut
Plainfield is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 14,619 at the 2000 census. The town is comprised of four villages: Plainfield (south, ZIP code 06374), Moosup (northeast, 06354), Wauregan (northwest, 06387), and Central Village (west, 06332). Each village has ..
Plainfield, Illinois
The Village of Plainfield is a municipality in Will County, Illinois, United States. The Village includes land in Plainfield and Wheatland Townships. Please note, however, that part of Plainfield is located in Kendall County (NuAuSay Township). The population has grown from 4,500 in 1990 to about 30..
Plainfield, Indiana
Plainfield is a town in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 18,396 at the 2000 census. Its 2005 population, according to the Indiana demographic annual update, was 23,532. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Other facts4 External links Geography Plai..
Plainfield, Iowa
Plainfield is a city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States. The population was 438 at the 2000 census. Geography Plainfield is located at [42°50′41″N, 92°32′5″W] (42.844652, -92.534623)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ci..
Plainfield, Massachusetts
Plainfield is a small hilltown, situated on the northwestern border of Hampshire County, about 25 miles east of Pittsfield and 30 miles northwest of Northampton. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 589. Contents 1 History2 Politics3 Geography4 Demograph..
Plainfield, New Hampshire
Plainfield is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA. Plainfield includes the village of Meriden, home to Kimball Union Academy, a private preparatory school. The town is location to the Helen Woodruff Smith Bird Sanctuary and Annie Duncan State Forest. Contents 1 History2 Geogr..
Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield is a City in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 47,829. Originally a part of Elizabeth and Westfield townships, Plainfield became it own township on March 4, 1847. It was incorporated as a village in 1867. On April 2, 1..
Plainfield, New York
Plainfield is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 986 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 76.3 km² (29.5 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 986 people, 355 house..
Plainfield, Ohio
Plainfield is a village in Coshocton County, Ohio, along Wills Creek. The population was 158 at the 2000 census. Geography Plainfield is located at [40°12′27″N, 81°43′3″W] (40.207538, -81.717427)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bur..
Plainfield, Pennsylvania
There is also Plainfield Township in Northampton County. Plainfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 376 at the 2000 census. Geography Plainfield is located at [40°12′7″N, 77°17′12″W] (40.202023, -77.286621..
Plainfield, Vermont
Plainfield, Vermont Plainfield is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,286 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Culture4 Notable residents5 External links Geography Plainfield is located at [44°16′41�..
Plainfield, Wisconsin
Plainfield is a village in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. It is notorious for the 1950s cannibal/necrophile Ed Gein murder case. The village is located almost entirely within the Town of Plainfield. A tiny portion extends into adjacent Town of Oasis. Geography Plainfield is located at ..
Plainfield (NJT station)
Plainfield is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Plainfield, New Jersey. One of two train stations in Plainfield, this station serves the central part of the city. The ticket office and waiting area are in the south side station house (the eastbound platform). ..
Plainfield (town), Wisconsin
Plainfield is a town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 533 at the 2000 census. The Village of Plainfield is located almost entirely within the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 88.0 km² (34.0 mi²). 87.9 km²..
Plainfield Central High School
Plainfield Central High School in Plainfield, Illinois is the current name of the school formerly known as Plainfield High School. The school is located in the far southwestern suburbs of Chicago. The name change occurred when Plainfield South High School opened. The newest high school in the dis..
Plainfield Curling Club
The Plainfield Curling Club (or PCC) is located in South Plainfield, New Jersey. It is the only active curling club in New Jersey with its own indoor ice facility. It was founded in 1963, with the members initially using rented ice and curling outdoors. In 1966-67, the current two-sheet structu..
Plainfield Elementary School
Plainfield Elementary School is an elementary school in South-Central Pennsylvania with grades of Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. The main structure was built in 1955 with an addition in 1967 and is part of the Big Spring School District. Located in Cumberland County it currently has about 270 stu..
Plainfield North High School
Plainfield North High School is the 3rd high school built in Plainfield, Illinois. It opened in the beginning of the 2005-2006 school year for only incoming freshman and sophomores. It will gradually add the juniors and seniors. It has the same sports as Plainfield Central High School. Their mascot ..
Plainfield Public School District
The Plainfield Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekinderagrten through twelfth grade from Plainfield, in Union County, New Jersey, United States. Schools The district includes the following schools (with 2003-04 enrollment data from..
Plainfield School District
Plainfield School District is a school district in Plainfield, Illinois, USA. The district contains 21 schools. Contents 1 High schools2 Middle schools3 Elementary schools4 Preschools5 Controversies6 External links High schools Plainfield Central High SchoolPlainfi..
Plainfield South High School
Plainfield South High School Plainfield South High School is a high school in Plainfield, Illinois. In 2005 it had 2805 students and 279 staff members. Plainfield South High School opened its doors in August of 2001. The school was the second high school in Plainfield School District 202 an..
Plainfield Teacher's College
Plainfield Teacher's College was an imaginary college, created as a hoax, that fooled the New York Times sports department and college football fans across the country. In 1941, stockbroker Morris Newburger and radio announcer Alexander "Bink" Dannenbaum concocted the idea of a mythical college foo..
Plainfield Tornado
Plainfield Tornado style="text-align: center;" colspan="2" class The Plainfield Tornado was a devasting tornado that occurred on the afternoon of August 28, 1990. It formed from a supercell in the vicinity of DeKalb in north central Illinois, U.S.A.. The tornado initially touched down just nor..
Plainfield Township
Plainfield Township may refer to Plainfield Township, Kent County, MichiganPlainfield Township, Iosco County, MichiganPlainfield Township, Pennsylvania See also: Plainfield. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referre..
Plainfield Township, Iosco County, Michigan
Plainfield Township is a township in Iosco County, Michigan, United States. The population was 4,292 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 278.7 km² (107.6 mi²). 268.8 km² (103.8 mi²) of it is land and 9.9 km² (3.8 mi²) o..
Plainfield Township, Kent County, Michigan
Plainfield Township is a charter township in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township forms part of the metro Grand Rapids area. The township derives its name from the extinct lumbertown of Plainfield founded in 1838 by Andrew Stout at the intersection of the Rogue and Grand Rivers. T..
Plainfield Township, Michigan
Plainfield Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Michigan: Plainfield Township, Iosco County, MichiganPlainfield Township, Kent County, Michigan This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this..
Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania
There is also the census-designated place named Plainfield in Cumberland County. Plainfield Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,668 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area ..
Plainfield Village, Connecticut
Plainfield Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 2,638 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.3 km² (1.7 mi²). 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² ..
Plainmoor
For the majority of Torquay United’s history Plainmoor has been the club’s home and over the years it has seen many a change. But Plainmoor hasn’t always been the home of Torquay United, and Torquay United haven’t always been at home at Plainmoor. History Torquay United Association Footbal..
Plains
Plains is the plural of plain, a geographical feature. It can also refer to various locations in the United States and one in Scotland: Plains, GeorgiaPlains, KansasPlains, MontanaPlainsboro, New JerseyThe Plains, OhioPlains, PennsylvaniaPlains, TexasPlains, North Lanarkshire, ScotlandSee also Great..
Plains, Georgia
Plains is a city in Sumter County, Georgia, United States. The population was 637 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 External links History President Jimmy Carter and his younger brother Billy Carter were born here. Geography Plains is locate..
Plains, Kansas
Plains is a city in Meade County, Kansas, United States. The population was 1,163 at the 2000 census. Geography Plains is located at [37°15′45″N, 100°35′30″W] (37.262633, -100.591681)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city..
Plains, Montana
Plains is a town in Sanders County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,126 at the 2000 census. Geography Plains is located at [47°27′31″N, 114°53′6″W] (47.458504, -114.885024)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the to..
Plains, North Lanarkshire
Plains is a village (pop. 2291) [#endnote_ScottishCensusInfo] situated 2 miles east of the town of Airdrie in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, between Scotland's two largest cities: Glasgow and Edinburgh, being approximately one third of the distance from Glasgow (14 miles) to Edinburgh (30 ..
Plains, Texas
Plains is a town in Yoakum County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,450 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Yoakum County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Demographics As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 9,000 people, 485 households, ..
Plainsboro Center, New Jersey
Map of Plainsboro Center CDP in Middlesex County Plainsboro Center is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Plainsboro Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 2,209. Geography Plainsboro Center is locate..
Plainsboro Township, New Jersey
Plainsboro Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 20,215. Old Town Logo Plainsboro was incorporated as a Township on May 6, 1919. Prior to that date, all lands north of Plainsboro Road and Dey Road..
PlainsCapital Bank
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Plainsman
The Plainsman is a local newspaper in the Mitchell's Plain region of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. ..
Plainsong
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Broadly speaking, plainsong (also known as plainchant) is the name given to the body of traditional songs used in the liturgies of the Catholic Church. The liturgies of the Eastern Orthodox Church, though in many ways similar, are generally not classified ..
Plainsong (book)
Plainsong is a bestselling novel by Kent Haruf. Set in the fictional town of Holt, Colorado, it tells the interlocking stories of some of the inhabitants: Tom Guthrie, a history teacher whose wife is growing more distant and disturbed.Ike and Bobby Guthrie, Tom's young sons.Victoria Roubideaux, on..
Plainsong (disambiguation)
Plainsong may refer to: Plainsong, the body of traditional songs used in the liturgies of the Catholic Church.Plainsong, a musical group fronted by Iain MatthewsPlainsong, a novel by Kent Haruf.Plainsong, the former name for Emu Music, a Christian music publishing company in Australia.Plainsong, tr..
Plains All American Pipeline
Plains All American Pipeline (NYSE: [PAA]) is a publicly traded Master Limited Partnership in the oil pipeline transmission and storage business in the United States. It owns about 37 million barrels (5,900,000 m³) of terminalling and storage capacity and 15,000 miles (25,000 km) of crude..
Plains Apache
Essa-queta, Plains Apache chief The Plains Apache (also Kiowa-Apache, Naʼisha, Naisha) are a Southern Athabaskan group that lived primarily on the plains of North America along the Kiowa. Many currently live in Oklahoma. Contents 1 Culture2 Language3 External links4 Se..
Plains Bison
The Plains Bison is one of two subspecies of the American bison. External links [Globe and Mail - Plains bison return to the Prairies] ..
Plains coreopsis
Plains coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria), is an annual forb. The small, slender seeds germinate in fall (overwintering as a low rosette) or early spring. Growing quickly, plants attain heights of 12 to 40 inches (30–100 cm). Leaves are pinnately-divided, glabrous and tending to thin at the top..
Plains Cree language
Plains Cree is an Algonquian language, often considered a dialect of Cree, spoken by about 34,000 people in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Montana. In the southern parts of its territory it is now spoken only by older people, but in the northern parts use of the language remains vigorous. R..
Plains Indians
The Plains Indians were the Native American tribes who lived in the Great Plains region of North America. The major tribes considered Plains Indians were the Arapaho, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Sioux, Kiowa and Comanche. Contents 1 Culture2 Religion2.1 Great Plains Religion2.2 Legen..
Plains Indian Sign Language
Plains Indian Sign Language is a sign language formerly used as an interlanguage between Native Americans of the Great Plains of the United States of America and Canada. External links ["PISL"][Ethnologue report for language code:psd]["Indian" Sign Language Dictionary]..
Plains Leopard Frog
The Plains Leopard Frog (Rana blairi) is a species of mostly aquatic frog native to the United States. It is sometimes referred to as Blair's Leopard Frog, named for the noted zoologist and University of Texas professor, Dr. W. Frank Blair. Contents 1 Description2 Behavior3 Geogr..
Plains of Dust
The Plains of Dust is a region in southeast Ansalon, the continent in which most of the Dragonlance story takes place, in the fictional series of Dragonlance novels. It is a large, barren wasteland that exposes any who try to cross it to harsh and terrible elements. There is a blood red deposit of..
Plains of San Augustin
The Plains of San Augustin or Plains of San Agustin, are found in the U.S. state of New Mexico in the San Augustin Basin, south of U.S. Highway 60. They are located west of the town of Socorro, and north of the Black Range of mountains. At the western end of the plains lie the Tularosa Mountains..
Plains of the Paynims
The Plains of the Paynims is a political state in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. It is situated in the Baklunish Basin region of the Flanaess, west of Ket and south of Zeif. The name also applies to the Paynims, tribes of nomadic horsemen who dwel..
Plains Pocket Mouse
The Plains Pocket Mouse (Perognathus flavescens) has soft fur and grows to be 5 inches long, although nearly half of that is the tail. They generally live directly underneath Spanish bayonet or prickly pear plants. They are accustomed to sandy soil and eat mostly seeds, large and small grasses an..
Plains Township, Pennsylvania
Plains Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in the greater metropolitan area of the city of Wilkes-Barre. The population was 10,906 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.1 km² (13.6 mi²). 34.4 km² (13.3..
Plains Vintage Railway
The Plains Vintage Railway is a heritage railway near Ashburton, New Zealand that operates on three kilometres of trackage that was once part of the Mount Somers Branch before it closed. Public services run regularly and utilise preserved and restored locomotives and rolling stock once used on New ..
Plains Wanderer
The Plains Wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus, is a unique bird and is put in a family of its own. It is endemic to Australia. It was formerly believed to be related to the buttonquails and thus placed in the gamebird order Galliformes or with the cranes and rails in Gruiformes, but DNA analysis show..
Plains Zebra
The Plains Zebra, or Common Zebra, or Burchell's Zebra (Equus quagga, formerly Equus burchelli) is the most common and geographically widespread form of zebra, once being found on plains and grasslands from the south of Ethiopia right through east Africa as far south as Angola and eastern South Af..
PlainTalk
PlainTalk is the collective name for several speech synthesis (MacInTalk) and speech recognition technologies, developed by Apple Computer. In 1990, Apple invested a lot of work into speech recognition technology, hiring many respected researchers in the field. The result was released as "PlainTalk..
Plaintext
In cryptography, plaintext is information used as input to an encryption algorithm; the output is termed ciphertext. The plaintext could be, for example, a diplomatic message, a bank transaction, an e-mail, a diary and so forth — any information that someone might want to prevent others from..
Plaintext-aware encryption
Plaintext-awareness is a notion of security for public-key encryption. A cryptosystem is plaintext-aware if it is difficult for any efficient algorithm to come up with a valid ciphertext without being aware of the corresponding plaintext. From a lay point of view, this is a strange property. Norm..
Plaintiff
A plaintiff, also known as a claimant or complainant, is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court. By doing so, the plaintiff seeks a legal remedy, and if successful, the court will issue judgment in favour of the plaintiff and make the appropriate court order (eg. ..
Plaintiff in error
A plaintiff in error is a party who appeals the decision of a lower court. ..
Plaint note
A plaint note is a legal document, chiefly referred to as such under English law and that of other Commonwealth nations. It is sent by a court to a defendant to confirm legal action taken against them, and to inform them of their case number. In this way, it is comparable to a summons in American la..
Plainview
Plainview is the name of several places in the United States of America: Plainview, ArkansasPlainview, MinnesotaPlainview, NebraskaPlainview, New YorkPlainview, TennesseePlainview, TexasPlainview (band) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the ..
Plainview, Arkansas
Plainview is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 755 at the 2000 census. Geography Plainview is located at [34°59′22″N, 93°17′52″W] (34.989554, -93.297826)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the c..
Plainview, Kentucky
Plainview is a neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky located on the former site of Plainview Dairy Farm. It is a Planned Unit Development which includes housing, workplaces, and shopping within a single development. It is also a part of the municipality of Jeffersontown, Kentucky. External links ..
Plainview, Minnesota
Plainview is a city in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,190 at the 2000 census. The author Jon Hassler was raised in Plainview and some of the places in his writing are based on the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total are..
Plainview, Nebraska
Plainview is a city in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,353 at the 2000 census. Geography Plainview is located at [42°21′10″N, 97°47′14″W] (42.352729, -97.787239)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, th..
Plainview, New York
Plainview is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 25,637 at the 2000 census. Plainview and its neighboring hamlet, Old Bethpage, share a school system, library, fire department and water district. Law enforcement..
Plainview, Tennessee
Plainview is a city in Union County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,866 at the 2000 census. Geography Plainview is located at [36°10′35″N, 83°47′46″W] (36.176446, -83.796027)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, th..
Plainview, Texas
Plainview is a city in Hale County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,336. It is the county seat of Hale County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Geography Plainview is located at [34°11′28″N, 101°43′8″W] (34.191204, -101.718806..
Plainview Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School
The Plainview Old-Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School (POBJFKHS) is a four-year public high school located in Plainview, New York, in the United States. It is a product of the 1992 merger of the Plainview Old-Bethpage High School and John F. Kennedy High School, and is part of the Plainview Old-Be..
Plainview Summer League Softball
Contents 1 Plainview Summer League Softball1.1 Definition1.2 History1.3 The League1.3.1 On the Web Plainview Summer League Softball Definition Plainview Summer League Softball is a free softball league available to recently graduated students of Plainview John F Kenned..
Plainview Township, Minnesota
Plainview Township is a township in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 498 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 86.4 km² (33.4 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 498 ..
Plainville
Plainville is the name of several localities in the United States of America: Plainville, ConnecticutPlainville, GeorgiaPlainville, IllinoisPlainville, IndianaPlainville, KansasPlainville, MassachusettsPlainville, New JerseyPlainville, New YorkPlainville, OhioPlainville, PennsylvaniaPlainville, Wisc..
Plainville, Connecticut
Plainville is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 17,407 at the 2004 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Life of the Town4 External links Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 25.4 km..
Plainville, Georgia
Plainville is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 257 at the 2000 census. Geography Plainville is located at [34°24′15″N, 85°2′15″W] (34.404212, -85.037404)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the..
Plainville, Illinois
Plainville is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 248 at the 2000 census. Geography Plainville is located at [39°47′4″N, 91°11′2″W] (39.784364, -91.183868)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, th..
Plainville, Indiana
Plainville is a town in Daviess County, Indiana, United States. The population was 513 at the 2000 census. Geography Plainville is located at [38°48′20″N, 87°9′7″W] (38.805429, -87.151954)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ..
Plainville, Kansas
Plainville is a city in Rooks County, Kansas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,029. Plainville was the birthplace of current Kansas congressman Jerry Moran. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 History and current status4 External links G..
Plainville, Massachusetts
Plainville is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,683 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 External links History Plainville was first settled in 1661 as part of the vast lands of the town of Dedham. It se..
Plainwell, Michigan
Plainwell is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,933 at the 2000 census. Plainwell is located on Michigan State Highway 89 just east of its junction with U.S. Highway 131. The city of Otsego is about three miles to the west. Kalamazoo is about ten miles to ..
Plain and Fancy
Plain and Fancy is a Broadway musical with a book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman, music by Albert Hague, and lyrics by Arnold Horwitt. It is an original musical, not adapted from a novel, play, or any other literary source. The original Broadway production opened at the Mark Hellinger Theater, ..
Plain Antvireo
The Plain Antvireo, Dysithamnus mentalis, is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is a resident breeder in tropical Central and South America from southern Mexico south to northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago. This is a common and confiding bird of primary and second growth for..
Plain bearing
Crankshaft, babbitt metal, plain bearing shells A plain bearing is a bearing which carries load by sliding. A plain bearing is often called a 'bushing' or a 'babbitt' or 'journal bearing'. Plain bearings are very widely used and appear in most kinds of equipment, notably as crankshaft and ..
Plain Chachalaca
Contents 1 Distribution2 Physical description3 Behavior3.1 Nest4 Population and threats5 Taxonomy6 References7 External links Distribution This species occurs in the Pacific lowlands from Chiapas, Mexico to northern Nicaragua and in Costa Rica. Physical..
Plain City
Plain City is the name of several places in the United States: Plain City in OhioPlain City in Utah See also Plain 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 he..
Plain City, Ohio
Plain City is a village in Madison and Union counties in Ohio. The population was 2,832 at the 2000 census. Geography Plain City is located at [40°6′27″N, 83°16′4″W] (40.107541, -83.267861)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, t..
Plain City, Utah
Plain City is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,489 at the 2000 census. Geography Plain City is located at [41°17′58″N, 112°4′49″W] (41.299492, -112.080200)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the..
Plain correct
Plain correct is a rhetorical device used to indicate that speech or action is prudent, appropriate, good, and (ultimately) correct regardless of political considerations or presumed social conventions. It is used in opposition to both political correctness and criticisms of that movement. The phr..
Plain Dealing, Louisiana
Plain Dealing is a town in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,071 at the 2000 census. Plain Dealing is the birthplace and residence of a popular former congressman, Joseph David "Joe" Waggonner, Jr., who represented northwest Louisiana from 1961-1979. It is also the birt..
Plain English
Plain English focuses on being a flexible and efficient writing style that readers can understand in one reading. It uses only as many words as are necessary. It combines clear, concise expressionan effective structuregood design. It tries to avoid obscurity, inflated vocabulary, and convoluted se..
Plain English Campaign
The Plain English Campaign is a pressure group based in the United Kingdom. It encourages organisations to use simple, understandable language for public information, which can include contracts, terms and conditions and bills. Plain English is defined as "language that the intended audience can und..
Plain Flowerpecker
The Plain Flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor) is a small passerine bird. It is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India east to Indonesia. The Plain Flowerpecker is a common resident breeding bird of woodland edges, cultivation and isolated stands of trees, often in hilly country. Tw..
Plain Grove Township, Pennsylvania
Plain Grove Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 854 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 46.5 km² (18.0 mi²). 46.3 km² (17.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²)..
Plain Jane
Plain Jane can refer to: a band — see Plain Jane (band); ora 1992 novel by Joan Barfoot — see Plain Jane (novel). 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 lin..
Plain Jane (band)
Plain Jane were a glam metal band that Jani Lane and Steven Sweet were members of before they joined Warrant. Plain Jane recorded several demos, including a cover of "Time Warp" (from The Rocky Horror Picture Show), "Dance On The Flames", "California Stars", and pre-Warrant versions of "Heaven" and..
Plain language
The plain language movement is a worldwide tendency favouring the use of clear, modern, unpretentious language carefully written to ease understanding. It is a reaction to the gobbledygook used by lawyers and others to impress or confuse rather than communicate. It distinguishes gobbledygook (examp..
Plain Language Movement
The Plain Language Movement holds regular conferences on eliminating overly complex language from academic, legal and other circles. Like the Slow Food or conservation movements, it relies on drawing good examples from small-scale use all over the world, and sharing them with others. And like thos..
Plain Local School District, Stark County, Ohio
Plain Local School District is a school district located in Stark County, Ohio, United States. The district educates approximately 6,200 Students K - 12 The high school is GlenOak High School. External links [Official Site] ..
Plain Meaning Rule
The Plain meaning rule, also known as the literal rule, is a type of statutory construction which dictates that statutes are to be interpreted using the ordinary meaning of the language of the statute. It is the mechanism which underlines Textualism, and to a certain extent Originalism. Contents ..
Plain Money
Professor [Joseph Huber]’s Plain Money. A sociologist and economist by training, Huber is the author of a series of popular, green-leaning essays (Technokratie oder Menschlichkeit, 1978; Anders arbeiten – anders witschaften, 1979; Wer soll das alles ändern, 1980; Die zwei Gesichter..
Plain of Bagua
The Utcubamba valley, that is born in the high jalcas of Chachapoyas and that runs from southeast to northwest to mix with the waters of the Marañón river, forms the immense plain of Bagua. This plain has a of warm climate, which temperature can reach a maximum of 40ºC, being the minimum one 2..
Plain of Jars
Plain of Jars: Site 1 The Plain of Jars is a large group of historic cultural sites in Laos containing thousands of stone jars, which lie scattered throughout the Xieng Khouang plain in the Laotian Highlands at the northern end of the Annamese Cordillera, the principal mountain range of Indoch..
Plain of Sharon
The Plain of Sharon is a region in the central plains of Israel. ..
Plain Old CLR Object
Redirect [[Template:Uncategorized]] POCO is an acronym for Plain Old CLR Object. It is a play of the term POJO from the Java programming world used by developers targeting the .NET Framework. Similar to Java, the term is used to contrast an object with one that is designed to be used with a complica..
Plain Old Data Structures
Plain Old Data Structures (PODS) are data structures that are represented only as passive collections of field values, without using encapsulation or other object-oriented features. Plain Old Data Structures are appropriate when there is a part of a system where it should be clearly indicated that ..
Plain Old Documentation
Plain Old Documentation, commonly abbreviated as POD, is a simple platform-independent documentation tool for the computer language Perl. Contents 1 Intent2 Use3 Sample POD document4 POD formatting details5 See also6 References7 External links Intent POD is d..
Plain Old Java Object
POJO is an acronym for Plain Old Java Object, and is favoured by advocates of the idea that the simpler the design, the better. The name is used to emphasize that the object in question is not somehow special but an ordinary Java Object, in particular not an EJB (before EJB 3, that is). The term was..
Plain old telephone service
Plain old telephone service, or POTS, is the standard, analog telephone service that remains the basic form of residental and small business telephone service nearly everywhere in the world, and was the only basic telephone service known to most people until the introduction of mobile phones. It ha..
Plain Old XML
POX redirects here. For other uses, see Pox. Plain Old XML (POX) is a term used to describe basic XML, sometimes mixed in with other, blendable specifications like XML Namespaces, Dublin Core, XInclude and XLink. People typically use the term as a contrast with complicated, multilayered XML specifi..
Plain people
The plain people is a generic term used to refer to Amish, Old Order, Conservative and Old Colony Mennonites, Old German Baptist Brethren and Old Order River Brethren in Pennsylvania. Historically it referred also to plain Quakers, Dunkards and perhaps Moravians. History: The term originally came..
Plain Pipit
The Plain Pipit (Anthus leucophrys) is a medium-sized passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. It is found in open habitats, especially short grassland and cultivation. It builds its cup-shaped nest on the ground and usually lays three eggs. Like other pip..
Plain Prinia
The Plain Prinia, Prinia inornata, is a small warbler. This prinia is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara and Asia from Pakistan and India to south China and southeast Asia. The African form, P. p. subflava is often considered a separate species, Tawny-flanked Prinia, Prinia subflava..
Plain sects
The Plain sects are a group of Anabaptist communities who grew from the teachings of Jacob Amman 1644-1720. They are largely referred to as Pennsylvania Dutch in an area largely centered around Lancaster, Pennsylvania and as the Amish elsewhere, but they actually are a number of groups with related ..
Plain Swift
The Plain Swift (Apus unicolor) is a medium-sized swift. Although this bird is superficially similar to a Barn Swallow or House Martin, it is completely unrelated to those passerine species. The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles. Swift..
Plain Talk: Lessons from a Business Maverick
Plain Talk: Lessons from a Business Maverick is a popular business book by F. Kenneth Iverson, former CEO of the Nucor Corporation. The book explains how the management practices he instituted at Nucor can be used as models for success in other businesses. The basic principles emphasized in the b..
Plain text
This article is about the meaning of plain text as opposed to formatted text. For the meaning of plain text or plaintext in cryptography, see plaintext. For a description of plain text in the context of computer files, see text file. In computing, plain text is textual material, usually in a dis..
Plain Titmouse
The Plain Titmouse species (Parus inornatus) was divided into the Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus) and the Juniper Titmouse (Baeolophus ridgwayi) by the American Ornithologists' Union in 1996. Bird guides published before 1996 will still have the older reference. ..
Plain Township, Stark County, Ohio
Plain Township is an urban township located around the city of Cantonin Stark County, Ohio. It is one of the more populous urban townships In Ohio. Education The local school district is Plain Local Schools, and the high school is GlenOak High School. Geography Plain Township is located at 40°52..
Plain Township, Wood County, Ohio
Plain Township is one of the 19 townships that make up Wood County, Ohio. It is located in the middle of the county, directly west of Bowling Green. It shares a boundary with the following townships and municipalities: Center Township (east)Liberty Township (south)Middleton Township (north)Milton..
Plain Tribals Council of Assam
The Plain Tribals Council of Assam is a political party in the Indian state of Assam. In 1966, the PTCA launched a militant agitation for a separate tribal state called 'Udayachal'. ..
Plain Truth
For the magazine of the same name see The Plain Truth Plain Truth (2000) is a novel written by Jodi Picoult about a murder on an Amish farm. The book tells the story of how a dead infant found on an Amish farm shakes the entire community. As the police investigate the death, they discover that th..
Plain View, North Carolina
Plain View is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,820 at the 2000 census. Geography Plain View is located at [35°14′56″N, 78°33′57″W] (35.248883, -78.565742)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to t..
Plain Weave
Plain Weave is a way of constructing woven fabrics. In plain-weave the warp and weft are aligned so that they form a simple criss-cross pattern. It is strong and hardwearing, used for fashion and furnishing fabrics. ..
Plain weave
Plain weave is one of the three basic types of textile weaves. It is formed by the passing a weft or filling yarn over and then under a warp yarn. It is also called a Tabby as well as a Taffeta weave. A plain weave can be identified by its checkerboard like appearance. It is also known as one-up-..
Plain White T's
The Plain White T's are a Power pop / pop-rock band based in Villa Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The members are Tom Higginson (vocals), Dave Tirio (guitar), Mike Retondo (bass and vocals), De'Mar Hamilton (drums), and Tim Lopez (guitar, vocals). Their original lineup consisted of Tom, Dave,..
Plain Words
Plain Words is a style guide for British English written in 1948 by Sir Ernest Gowers, and expanded and reissued in 1954 as The Complete Plain Words (ISBN 0140511997). It was revised by Sir Bruce Fraser in 1973, and by Sidney Greenbaum and Janet Whitcut in 1986 (ISBN 0117011215). See also The Chic..
Plain Xenops
The Plain Xenops, Xenops minutus, is a passerine bird which breeds in moist lowland forests in the tropical New World from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador, northeastern Argentina and central Brazil. It is a member of the South American bird family Furnariidae, a group in which many spe..
Plaisance
Plaisance is a French word, meaning pleasantness, derived from the Latin placentia 'acceptable things'. As a geographical name, it can mean: Contents 1 In Europe2 In North America3 In Africa4 Near homophone5 Sources and references In Europe The name in French (especiall..
Plaisance, Quebec
Plaisance is a village located in the Regional County Municipality of Papineau in western Quebec. The village is situated on the Ottawa River near the mouth of the Petite-Nation River, 70 km from Gatineau and 160 km from Montreal on Highway 148. According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census: Popul..
Plaisance (Seychelles)
Plaisance (Seychelles) is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. ..
Plaisance of Antioch
Queen Plaisance of Cyprus, born Plaisance of Antioch (c. 1235-1261) was a daughter of Bohemund V of Antioch and his second wife, the Italian noblewoman Lucienne dei Conti di Segni, kinswoman of Pope Innocent III. She became Queen consort and Queen regent of the Kingdom of Cyprus and acting Regent of..
Plaisir
Plaisir may refer to: Plaisir, a commune of the Yvelines département, in Francea French term. See [[wiktionary:plaisir]] or Jouissance 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 chan..
Plaisir, Yvelines
Plaisir Country      France Région Île-de-France Départment Yvelines Arrondissement Versailles Canton Plaisir (chief town) INSEE 78490 Postal Code 78370 MayorCurrent Term Joël Regnault2001-2008 Intercommunality none as of 2005 L..
Plaistow
Plaistow is the name of several places in England, and the USA: in England Plaistow, Bromley, South East LondonPlaistow, DerbyshirePlaistow, Newham, East LondonPlaistow, West Sussexin the USA Plaistow, New Hampshire.This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associat..
Plaistow, London
There are two places in London called Plaistow: Plaistow, BromleyPlaistow, Newham 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 ..
Plaistow, Newham
This article is about the Plaistow in East London. For the Plaistow in South East London see Plaistow. Plaistow (IPA: ['plɑ:stəʊ]) is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London. Plaistow is a mainly residential area, including several council estates; the main road is the A..
Plaistow, New Hampshire
Plaistow, New Hampshire Location within Rockingham County, New Hampshire County Rockingham County Settled: [[]] → Incorporated: 1742 Government   –Town Manager   –Board of Selectmen Selectmen Mike Farrell, Interim Manager John A. Sherma..
Plaistow, West Sussex
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since July 2006. Plaistow FC were formed in ..
Plaistow tube station
Plaistow Station is a London Underground station on the District and Hammersmith and City lines, located in Plaistow, east London. It is in Zone 3. The station was opened by the London Tilbury & Southend Railway in 1858, and District Line service began in 1902; the Hammersmith & City Line (then th..
Plait
A plait is a knot usually tied from multiple lines and exhibiting a repeating pattern, often a braid and often referring to hair. Plait is also a verb used for the act of creating a plait. For example: ...Bess, the landlord's daughter, plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair. "Th..
Plaited stitch (knitting)
In knitting, a plaited stitch is a single knitted stitch that is twisted clockwise (right over left) or counterclockwise (left over right), usually by one half-turn (180°) but sometimes by a full turn (360°) or more. Contents 1 Methods2 Applications in knitting3 As a method fo..
Plai (oil)
Plai has long been regarded by Thai massage therapists as one of those oils necessary to have in their kit to combat joint and muscle problems. It is in the same family as ginger but has different properties and more intense actions. Cooling in nature, excellent for use with sprains, strains, torn ..
Plajia
Plajia are a Canadian ambient rock band from Montreal, Canada. Started in 1999 as a solo project for Patrick Pleau, the experimental and therapeutic project that would in a strange twist of fate, in 2001, become the naturally amusing creation phenomenon, known for 2 years now as, Plajia, b..
Plaka
:Plaka is a village in Chania Prefecture, Crete Plaka of Litochoro, Pieria is an extended area of villas, cottages, hotels and beach resorts, east of Mount Olympus, northern Greece Plaka by night. Pláka (Greek: Πλακα) is the old historical neighbourhood of Athens, Greece just under the ..
Plakatstil
Plakatstil, was an early poster style of art that began in the early 1900s and originated out of Germany. "Plakatstil" means "poster style" in German. The traits of this style of art are usually bold, straight font with very simple design. Shapes and objects are simplified while the subject of the..
Plaka (Lassithi)
The town of Plaka is in the Lassithi province of Crete. It neighbours the town of Elounda and is close to the historical island of Spinalonga. ..
Plakias
Plakias (Greek Πλακιάς) is a village on the south coast of the Greek island of Crete, in the Rethymno Prefecture, about 40 kilometres south of the city of Rethymno. It is surrounded by mountains to the north and the Libyan Sea to the south. The former town of fishermen developed in the las..
Plakoto
Plakoto a variant of backgammon is a popular game in Greece. The motive behind playing Plakoto is to bring all your checkers around to your own home board and then bear them off. The player who bears off all of his checkers first wins the game. This game is usually palyed along with the two other va..
Plamen Markov
Plamen Markov (Bulgarian: ) (born September 11, 1957 in Sevlievo) is a retired Bulgarian football player, currently working as a football manager. He played for Bulgaria national football team (24 caps/7 goals) and was a participant at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He coached Bulgaria at the 2004 UEFA ..
Plame affair
Plame affair / CIA leak scandal Related issues 2003 invasion of Iraq ("Operation Iraqi Freedom")Contempt / Obstruction / PerjuryDowning Street memoGrand juryIntelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 ([[Wikisource:Intelligence Identities Protection Act|full text]])National securityNonofficia..
Plame affair legal questions
Plame affair legal questions are those points of law surrounding the Plame affair which are most often brought into question by the media, public, and/or parties involved. There are many questions surrounding the allegations of illegality by Karl Rove, Lewis Libby, and perhaps other administratio..
Plame affair timeline
The Plame affair (rel. CIA leak grand jury investigation) refers to the political scandal and criminal investigation that erupted in the wake of a possibly illegal public disclosure of United States CIA agents' identity. Valerie Plame Wilson was publicly revealed to be a CIA "operative" in a newsp..
Plame v. Cheney
Plame v. Cheney, 06-1258, is a case filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by Valerie Plame against Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney because he allegedly "illegally conspired to reveal her identity."Bloomberg.com, [Cheney, Rove, Libby Sued by Ex-CIA Agent ..
Plamo
Plamo ["puramo" or プラモ in Japanese) refers to the hobby of plastic modeling, and to the products of this hobby. In the West, the term is most often used in reference to fantasy, anime, or manga-related objects and characters, as this type of modelling has had a proportionately larger contingen..
Plamondon, Alberta
Plamondon is a small rural Alberta hamlet located northeast of Edmonton. This mainly French speaking community has a population of 336 (2001). The community has two schools, one strictly French the other bilingual. There are two hotels, a bank, post office, a museum and a rather large church. ..
Plamondon (Montreal Metro)
Plamondon Inaugurated 29 June, 1982 Line Orange Line Architect Patrice Gauthier Platform Depth 23.8 metres Rank 8th deepest Traffic 3,674,985 entrances in 2002 Rank 25th busiest Interstation Distance 988,47 metres to Namur 451,10 metres to Côte-Sainte-Cath..
Plamo Linux
Plamo Linux is a Slackware based Japanese Linux distribution. External links [Plamo Linux Homepage] ..
Plan
For other meanings of this term, see plan (disambiguation) A plan is a proposed or intended method of getting from one set of circumstances to another. They are often used to move from the present situation, towards the achievement of one or more objectives or goals. Informal or ad-hoc plans are c..
Plan-les-Ouates
Plan-les-Ouates is a commune of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. Municipalities of the Canton of Geneva (Switzerland) Aire-la-Ville | Anières | Avully | Avusy | Bardonnex | Bellevue | Bernex | Carouge | Cartigny | Céligny | Chancy | Chêne-Bougeries | Chêne-Bourg | Choulex | Collex-..
Plan9 (comics)
Plan9 is a Costa Rican comics magazine that was first published in 2003. It features the work of several Costa Rican comic artists. Plan9 was the fourth major Costa Rican comic magazine in history. Costa Rican comics experienced a long period of scarcity of Costa Rican comics, which ended in the l..
Plan9 Films
Plan9 Films was founded in 1993 by Tim Wilding, Andy Aston, and John Steed. The intent was to produce short films similar to those of Ed Wood, Jr., the creator of ‘Plan 9 from Outer Space’. However the output of Plan9 Films is more original and better executed by far; it is not easy to take the ..
Plana
Plana may mean: plural of Latin word Planum used in planetary geology.Planá is name of several locations in the Czech Republic.Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana (1781–1864) was an Italian astronomer and mathematician.Plana, named after the astronomer, is a crater on the Moon.Plana Peak in Antarctica..
Planá
Planá is name of several locations in the Czech Republic: village Planá in South Bohemian Region (České Budějovice District) This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If an ..
Planada, California
Planada is a census-designated place (CDP) in Merced County, California, United States. The population was 4,369 at the 2000 census. Geography Planada is located at [37°17′26″N, 120°19′8″W] (37.290596, -120.318929)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United ..
Planadas
Planadas is a municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. The population of the municipality was 25,594 as of the 1993 census. ..
Planagram
A Planagram, also spelled "planogram," is created by merchandisers and displays merchandising strategies for retailers. ..
Planaltina
For the city in Goiás state with a similar name see Planaltina de Goiás Planaltina is one of the administrative districts of the Federal District of Brazil, with an area of 1,534 kmª and an approximate population of 150 thousand inhabitants. It is located in the east of the Federal District, ap..
Planaltina de Goiás
For the city in the Federal District of Brasília see Planaltina. Planaltina de Goiás State Goiás Area: 2,539.1 km² Population: 94,717 (IBGE 2005) Elevation: 944 m above sea level Postcode (CEP): 73750-000 Became a city: 1891 Distance to Goiânia: 273 km. IBGE..
Planalto
There are places that have the name Planalto (Portuguese for plateau) in Brazil: Planalto, BahiaPlanalto, ParanáPlanalto, São Paulo This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If a..
Planalto, São Paulo
Planalto (Portuguese meaning plateau) is a municipality/county in the state of São Paulo in Brazil.The population in 2004 is 3,759, ..
Planar
For other uses, see Planar graph. For the corporation, see Planar Systems. For the photographic lens, see Zeiss Planar. Something is called planar if it is made up of flat planes, or pertaining to planes. A graph is called planar if it can be drawn in the plane without any edge intersections; see p..
Planarity
Planarity is the name of a popular online flash game developed by John Tantalo at Case Western Reserve University and Mary Radcliffe at Western Michigan University. The name comes from the term planar graph. In graph theory, a planar graph is a graph that can be embedded in a plane so that no edges ..
Planarium
Planaria sp. is a common freshwater, non-parasitic member of the phylum Platyhelminthes, class Turbellaria. It should be noted that the term "planaria" is most often used as a common name, much in the same way as trout. It is also the name of a genus within the family Planariidae. It moves by be..
Planar algebra
In mathematics, planar algebras first appeared in the work of Vaughan Jones on the standard invariant of a II1 subfactor [link]. They also provide an appropriate algebraic framework for many knot invariants (in particular the Jones polynomial), and have been used in describing the properti..
Planar array
In telecommunications and RADAR, a planar array is an antenna in which all of the elements, both active and parasitic, are in one plane. Note 1: A planar array provides a large aperture and may be used for directional beam control by varying the relative [[phase (waves)|] of each elemen..
Planar array radar
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. The planar array radar is a type of radar that uses a high-gain planar array antenna. Operation A fixed dela..
Planar Chaos
Release Date February 2 2007 Mechanics To be announced Keywords To be announced Size 165 cards Sets in Time Spiral Block Time Spiral Planar Chaos Future Sight [[Magic: The Gathering]]Chronology Time Spiral Planar Chaos Future Sight Set Details Cards: 165. Expansion symbol is not known ..
Planar chirality
Planar chirality is the special case of chirality for two dimensions. This term is frequently used in chemistry context: There chirality exists for example for a molecule which does not possess an asymmetric chiral carbon atom but perpendicular disymmetric planes due to restricted rotation around a..
Planar graph
Contents 1 Definition and illustrations2 Kuratowski's and Wagner's theorems3 Other planarity criteria3.1 Euler's formula3.2 Outerplanar graphs4 Other facts and definitions5 External links6 References Definition and illustrations In graph theory, a planar g..
Planar lamina
In mathematics, a planar lamina is a closed surface of mass [M] and surface density [\sigma\ (x,y)] such that: [M = \int\int_\sigma\ (x,y)\,dx\,dy], over the closed surface. Planar laminas can be used to determine moments of inertia. ..
Planar patch clamp
A planar patch clamp is a novel device developed for high throughput electrophysiology. Instead of moving the glass capillary to cell adhered to a substrate - cell suspension is pipetted on a chip containing a microstructured aperture. A single cell is then positioned on the hole by suction and a t..
Planar process
The Planar process is a manufacturing process used in the semiconductor industry to build individual components of a transistor, and in turn, connect those transistors together. The process was developed by Jean Hoerni, one of the Traitorous Eight, while working at Fairchild Semiconductor. The k..
Planar Systems
right Planar Systems, Inc. NASDAQ: [PLNR] is a digital display manufacturing corporation based out of Beaverton, Oregon. Planar was founded in 1983 by Jim Hurd, Chris King and John Laney. It was the first U.S. manufacturer of electroluminescent (EL) displays. Planar also makes medica..
Planar ternary ring
In mathematics, planar ternary rings (PTR) are algebraic structures (R,T) with R a non-empty set, and T: [R^3] → [R], satisfying certain axioms. They are not to be confused with the concept rings. Planar ternary rings are of crucial importance in the study of projective..
Planation
Planation is a geomorphic process which creates nearly flat surfaces by fluvial (river), alluvial (wind) and marine processes. The process is erosional and takes millions of years, and its legacy from the tertiary period (65-2Ma) is present in many of todays landscapes. It has been studied since the..
Planá (České Budějovice District)
See other places named Planá. Planá is a village in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 250 inhabitants. First written mention about the settlement is from year 1259. During 1687-1849 and 1868-1990 the village was administrative part of nearby city České Budějovi..
Plana (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
Plana Alta
Plana Alta is a comarca in the province of Castellón, Land of Valencia, Spain. Municipalities Almassora/AlmazoraBenicàssim/BenicasimBenllochBorriolCabanesCastelló de la Plana/Castellón de la PlanaLes Coves de VinromàOrpesa/Oropesa del MarLa Pobla TornesaSant Joan de MoróSarratellaSierra E..
Plana Baixa
Plana Baixa (Spanish: Plana Baja) is a comarca in the province of Castellón, Land of Valencia, Spain. Municipalities AínAlcudia de VeoAlfondeguillaAlmenaraAlquerías del Niño PerdidoArtanaBetxíBurrianaChilches/XilxesEslidaLa LlosaMoncofaNulesOndaRibesalbesSuera/SuerasTalesLa Vall d'UixóVil..
Plana Cays
The Plana Cays are a group of two small islands in the southern Bahama Islands located east of Acklins Island and west of Mayaguana Island. The islands are today uninhabited. The eastern cay was the last natural habitat of the Bahamas hutia, a species of rabbit-sized rodent. It was thought to be ex..
Plana novella
The Plana Novella is an old country estate located on a small plain in the middle of the Garraf National Park within the municipality boundaries of the town of Olivella, Spain. In 1885, it was acquired by Pere Domenech i Grau who, like so many Catalan contempararies, made a fortune in Cuba and retu..
Plana Peak
Plana Peak (Vrah Plana \'vr&h 'pla-na\) is a peak of elevation 740 m in Levski Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island, Antarctica. The peak is named after Plana Mountain in Western Bulgaria. Location The peak is located at [62°39′05″S, 60°04′17″W] which is 2.4 km NNW of G..
PLANC
PLANC (pronounced as "plank") is a high level computer programming language which was only ever implemented on Norsk Data minicomputers. PLANC stands for Programming Language ND Computers. It was mainly used internally at ND for writing high level systems software such as the upper parts of the op..
Plancenoit
Placenoit is a Belgian village which was a key strategic point during the Battle of Waterloo ..
Plancherel theorem
In mathematics, the Plancherel theorem is a result in harmonic analysis, first proved by Michel Plancherel. In its simplest form it states that if a function f is in both L1(R) and L2(R), then its Fourier transform is in L2(R); moreover the Fourier transform map is isometric. This implies that the ..
Planchet
A planchet is a round metal disk that is ready to be struck as a coin. An older word for planchet is flan. They are also referred to as blanks. Contents 1 History2 Modern Striking3 Preparation4 Completion5 See also6 External links History The preparation of the fla..
Planchette
A planchette is a triangular or heart-shaped board supported by castors which, when lightly touched and moved by the fingers, is claimed to spell out supernatural or spiritual messages. A pencil would be attached to the planchette, printing letters or other designs on paper to be later interpreted ..
Planck's constant
A commemoration plaque for Max Planck on his discovery of Planck's constant, in front of Humboldt University, Berlin. English translation: "Max Planck, discoverer of the elementary quantum of action h, taught in this house from 1889 to 1928." Planck's constant (denoted h) is a physical consta..
Planck's law of black body radiation
300px In physics, the spectral intensity of electromagnetic radiation from a black body at temperature T is given by Planck's law of black body radiation: [I(\nu,T) =\frac}\frac}-1}] where the following table provides the definition and SI units of measure for each symbol: Symbo..
Planckian locus
In Color theory, the Planckian locus is generally the path that the color of a black body would take in a particular color space as the blackbody temperature changes. Generally, a color space is a set of three numbers (e.g. X, Y, and Z) which specify the color and brightness of a particular homogene..
Planck (crater)
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Planck (disambiguation)
Max Planck was one of the most important German physicists of the late 19th and early 20th century, and is considered to be the founder of quantum theory. Planck may also refer to:- Planck's law of black body radiationPlanck's constantPlanck units* Planck time* Planck length* Planck temperature* P..
Planck angular frequency
The Planck angular frequency is the natural unit of angular frequency, denoted by ωP. [w_p = \frac = \sqrt} \approx] 1.85487 × 1043 s-1 where [c] is the speed of light in a vacuum [\hbar] is the reduced Planck's constant [G] is the gravitational const..
Planck charge
In physics, the Planck charge is the natural unit of electric charge, denoted by [q_P]. It is defined as [q_P = \sqrt = \sqrt = \frac}] where : [ c \ ] is the speed of light in a vacuum, [ h \ ] is Planck's constant, [ \hbar \equiv \frac \ ] is t..
Planck current
1 - conductors, Fp - Planck force, lp - Planck length, Ip - Planck current. The Planck current is the natural unit of electrical current, denoted by Ip. [ I_p = q_p/t_p = (c^6 4 \pi \varepsilon_0 / G )^ \frac ] ≈ 3.479 × 1025 A where: [q_p = (c \hbar 4 \pi \vareps..
Planck density
The Planck density is the natural unit of density, denoted by ρP. [ \rho_P = \frac = \frac] ≈ 5.1 × 1096 kg/m3 where: mP is the Planck mass lP is the Planck length c is the speed of light in a vacuum [\hbar] is Dirac's constant G is the gravitational constant ..
Planck energy
The Planck energy is the natural unit of energy, denoted by EP. [E_p = \sqrt} \approx] 1.956 × 109 J [\approx] 1.22 × 1019 GeV [\approx] 0.5433 MWh where [c] is the speed of light in a vacuum [\hbar] is the reduced Planck's constant ..
Planck epoch
Named after Max Planck, in cosmology the Planck epoch is the earliest period of time in the history of the universe, from zero to 10-43 seconds (one Planck time), during which all four fundamental forces were unified and elementary particles did not exist. Standard quantum mechanics says that it is..
Planck force
Planck force is the derived unit of force resulting from the definition of the base Planck units for time, length, and mass. It is equal to the natural unit of momentum divided by the natural unit of time. [F_P = \frac = \frac = 1.21027 \times 10^ \mbox] Relation to other natural units ..
Planck impedance
The Planck impedance is the natural unit of impedance, denoted by ZP. [Z_P = \frac = \frac = \frac \approx] 2.99792458 × 101 Ω where [V_P] is the Planck voltage [I_P] is the Planck current [c] is the speed of light in a vacuum See also Planck's constan..
Planck length
The Planck length, denoted by [l_P \ ], is the unit of length in the system of units known as Planck units. The Planck length is deemed "natural" because it can be defined from three fundamental physical constants: the speed of light, Planck's constant, and the gravitational constant. Co..
Planck mass
The Planck mass is the natural unit of mass, denoted by mP. It is the mass for which the Schwarzschild radius is equal to the Compton length divided by π;. [m_P = \sqrt}] ≈ 1.2209 × 1019 GeV/c2 = 2.176 × 10-8 kg The 2002 CODATA-recommended value for the Planck mass is 2.176 45(1..
Planck particle
A Planck particle is a hypothetical subatomic particle, defined as a tiny black hole whose Compton wavelength is the same as its Schwarzschild radius. Its mass is thus (by definition) equal to the Planck mass, and its Compton wavelength and Schwarzschild radius are equal (also by definition) to the ..
Planck postulate
The Planck Postulate (or Planck's Postulate) was used by Max Planck in his derivation of his law of black body radiation. It is the postulate that the energy of oscillators in a black body is quantised by: [E=nh\nu\,], where n = 1, 2, 3, ..., h is Planck's constant, and ν is the frequ..
Planck power
The Planck energy divided by the Planck time is the Planck power, equal to about 3.62831 × 1052 W. This is a staggeringly, impractically large unit; even gamma-ray bursts, the most luminious phenomena known, have output on the order of 1 × 1045 W, less than one ten-millionth of the Planck power. ..
Planck pressure
The Planck pressure is the natural unit of pressure, denoted by pP. [p_P = \frac = \frac \approx] 4.63309 × 10113 Pa where [F_P] is the Planck force [c] is the speed of light in a vacuum [\hbar] is the reduced Planck's constant [G] is the grav..
Planck radiation
Electromagnetic radiation which is in the state of thermal equilibrium at some temperature T. Quantum statistics of bosons results in spectrum of distribution of energy to be described by Plank's black body radiation formula. ..
Planck scale
In particle physics, Planck scale is an energy scale around [1.22\times 10^] GeV (corresponding to the Planck mass) at which quantum effects of gravity become strong. At that scale, the description of particle interactions in terms of quantum field theory breaks down (due to non-renormaliz..
Planck Surveyor
The Planck Surveyor is the third Medium-Sized Mission (M3) of ESA's Horizon 2000 Scientific Programme. It is designed to image the anisotropies of the Cosmic microwave background Radiation over the whole sky, with unprecedented sensitivity and angular resolution. Planck will provide a major source o..
Planck temperature
The Planck temperature, named after German physicist Max Planck, is the natural unit of temperature, denoted by TP.  It is just one of the Planck units, some of which represent the fundamental limits of quantum mechanics. The Planck temperature is the fundamental upper limit of temperature; modern..
Planck time
In physics, the Planck time (tP), is the natural unit of time. Eponymously termed for Max Planck, it is considered to be the smallest possible interval of time. [t_P = \sqrt} \approx] 5.39121(40) × 10−44 seconds where: [\hbar] is the reduced Planck constant (h / ..
Planck units
In physics, Planck units are physical units of measurement defined exclusively in terms of the five universal physical constants shown in the table below in such a manner that all of these physical constants take on the numerical value of 1 when expressed in terms of these units. Planck units elegan..
Planck voltage
The Planck voltage is the natural unit of voltage, denoted by VP. [V_P = \frac = \sqrt} \approx] 1.04295 × 1027 V where [E_P] is the Planck energy [q_P] is the Planck charge [c] is the speed of light in a vacuum [G] is the gravitational const..
Plançon a picot
Plançon à picot, or planson, is a type of a Medieval infantry weapon designed for smashing and thrusting. It consists of a stout iron-shod baseball-bat-like shaft (length 1-1.5 m) and a steel spike attached on top. It was cheap and easy to make, and was extremely efficient on heavily armoured oppo..
Planctae
In Greek mythology, the Planctae ("wandering rocks") were a group of rocks, between which the sea was mercilessly violent. The Argo (led by Jason) was the only ship to navigate them successfully (with divine help from Hera, Thetis, and the Nereids). Jason chose to brave the Planctae instead of bra..
Planctomycetes
Planctomycetes are an order of obligately aerobic aquatic bacteria and are found in field samples of brackish, and marine and fresh water samples. They reproduce by budding. In structure, the organisms of this group are ovoid and have a holdfast,called the stalk, at the nonreproductive end that ..
Plandište
ПландиштеPlandište Municipality coat of arms Location in Serbia General Information Mayor or municipality president ? Land area ? Population || ? |- | Coordinates|| [link] |- | Area code|| +381 13 |- | Subdivisions|| 14 settlements in the municipality |- ..
Plandome, New York
Plandome is a village in Nassau County, New York in the USA. The population was 1,272 at the 2000 census. The Village of Plandome is in the Town of North Hempstead. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Notable Residents4 External links Geography Plandome is located at [..
Plandome (LIRR station)
Plandome is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in Plandome, New York. The station is located off Stonytown Road and Rockwood Road, near W. Circle Drive and Colonial Drive, and is 18.3 miles (29.5 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. Connections None listed Exter..
Plandome Heights, New York
Plandome Heights is a village in Nassau County, New York in the USA. The population was 971 at the 2000 census. The Village of Plandome Heights is in the Town of North Hempstead. Geography Plandome Heights is located at [40°48′5″N, 73°42′17″W] (40.801395, -73.704828)[Geo..
Plandome Manor, New York
Plandome Manor is a village in Nassau County, New York in the USA. The population was 838 at the 2000 census. The Village of Plandome Manor is in the Town of North Hempstead. Geography Plandome Manor is located at [40°48′54″N, 73°41′57″W] (40.815010, -73.699046)[Geograph..
Plane
Plane may refer to: Airplane, a type of fixed-wing aircraftPlane (mathematics), theoretical surface which has infinite width and length, zero thickness, and zero curvaturePlane (tool), a woodworking tool for flattening surfacesPlane (cosmology), a theoretical region beyond the known universe, or th..
Planegg
Planegg is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the river Würm, 13 km west of Munich (centre). ..
Planehugger
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Planehuggers
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Planemo
A Planemo is a term proposed to the IAU by Gibor Basri, Professor of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley, to help clarify the nomenclature of celestial bodies. Under his definition a planemo would be "an object [rounded by self-gravity] that does not achieve core fusion duri..
Planer
Planer may refer to one of three types of woodworking machines: Thicknesser or Thickness planer, a machine that creates boards of an even thickness throughout their length (North American English)Jointer, a machine that produces flat surfaces and straight edges on boards (UK and Australia)Hand plan..
Planernaya
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Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Planes, Trains & Automobiles is an American comedy movie produced by Paramount Pictures in 1987. It was written and directed by John Hughes and stars Steve Martin and John Candy. Laila Robins co-stars, and the film features cameos by Michael McKean, Kevin Bacon, Larry Hankin, and Matthew Lawrence..
Planescape
A detailed view of the Outlands. Planescape is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. As its name suggests, the setting crosses and comprises the numerous planes of existence, encompassing an entire cosmology called the Great Wheel, as originally developed in ..
Planescape: Torment
Planescape: Torment is a 1999 computer role-playing game developed by Black Isle Studios which takes place in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Planescape campaign setting. Unlike similar CRPGs such as those in the Baldur's Gate series it places a greater emphasis on conversation and storyline than o..
Planeshift
Planeshift can refer to one of the following things: An expansion set for [[Magic: The Gathering]], [[Planeshift (Magic: The Gathering)| Planeshift]].A MMORPG, PlaneShift This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you..
PlaneShift (game)
PlaneShift is a cross-platform fantasy MMORPG in development. Client software is available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. It is produced by a developer community, founded by Luca Pancallo, and guided by the Atomic Blue non-profit organization. The engine code is based on the Crystal Space engin..
Planeshift (Magic: The Gathering)
Planeshift Expansion Symbol Release date February 2001 Mechanics Multicolored Cards, Domain, Gating Keywords Kicker Size 143 cards [[Magic: The Gathering]]Chronology '[[Invasion (Magic: The Gathering) Planeshift '[[7th Edition (Magic: The Gathering) Planeshift is the name of ..
Planeswalker
In some works of fantasy, a planeswalker is a person with the ability to travel to different planes of existence. Contents 1 Magic: The Gathering2 The Nine Titans3 Others4 Mistaken for planeswalkers4.1 The Elder Dragons5 Gods Magic: The Gathering In the fictional m..
Planes Mistaken For Stars
Planes Mistaken For Stars (also known as Planes or PMFS) is a punk rock/hardcore punk band formed in Peoria, Illinois in 1997. They have released music on Deep Elm Records and No Idea Records. They began as an aggressive yet melodic screamo band, all but abandoning the genre before its popularit..
Planes of Fame
One of the museum's flyable P-51 Mustangs. Planes of Fame is an independently operated and non-profit aviation museum located in Chino, California and Valle, Arizona. It is dedicated to the preservation, perpetuation and exhibition of historical aircraft, and to the men and women, both famous ..
Planet
A planet is generally considered to be a relatively large mass of accreted matter in orbit around a star. A mass that becomes massive enough to undergo nuclear reactions is considered a star, not a planet. The name comes from the Greek term πλανήτης, planētēs, meaning "wanderer", as anci..
Planet's Edge
Planet's Edge is a space science fiction RPG developed by New World Computing and released in 1993. New World Computing is probably most famous for producing the Might and Magic series of computer games. The game's plot centered around investigating the sudden disappearance of planet Earth, by ventu..
PLANET-C
Planet-C PLANET-C, also known as Venus Climate Orbiter (VCO), is a planned Japanese unmanned spacecraft to explore Venus. It is currently planned for launch in June 2010, with arrival in December 2010 for a mission of two years or more. Planned investigations include surface imaging with an i..
Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey
The Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Survey (PCAS) was initiated by Eleanor F. Helin and Eugene M. Shoemaker in 1973. This program is responsible for the discovery of several thousand asteroids of all types including a large number of Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs), over 200 high inclination objects, o..
Planetar
Planetar can mean: A type of extrasolar planet, see planetar (astronomy)A race of Dungeons and Dragons, see Major planar races 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 li..
Planetarian ~The Reverie of a Little Planet~
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. "Planetarian" redirects here, the word is also used to describe a member of the professional staff of a planetarium. |} , is a post-apocalypt..
Planetarion
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Planetarion is a web browser based multiplayer war-game, set in space. Each player controls a planet,and these are grouped into galaxies, which are further arranged into clusters. The game operates on an hourly 'tick' basis, and the objective is to amass the highes..
Planetarium
A planetarium is a theater built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation. A dominant feature of most planetaria is the large dome shaped projection screen onto which scenes of stars, planets and other cele..
Planetarium Manager
Planetarium Manager (commonly known and referred to as PM or PManager) is a free online, browser-based football management game (MMOG). It can be found at [www.pmanager.org]. As of July 2006 the game has about 16,000 users and supports 54 different countries in 20 different languages..
Planetarium projector
A planetarium projector is a device used to project images of celestial objects onto the dome in a planetarium. The first modern planetarium projectors were designed and built by Carl Zeiss in 1924 Germany, and have grown more complex. Smaller projectors include a set of fixed stars, Sun, Moon, and..
Planetary
Planetary means relating to a planet or planets. It can also refer to: Planetary (comics), a DC comic book series by Warren Ellis and John CassadayPlanetary habitability, the measure of an astronomical body's potential to develop and sustain lifePlanetary nebula, an astronomical objectEpicyclic ge..
Planetary (comics)
Planetary is an American comic book series created by Warren Ellis (writer) and John Cassaday (artist), published by the Wildstorm imprint of DC Comics. Planetary also refers to the group portrayed in the series. Planetary was previewed in the September 1998 issues of Gen¹³ (#33) and C-23 (#6),..
Planetary boundary layer
The planetary boundary layer (PBL), also known as the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL), is the lowest part of the atmosphere and its behavior is directly influenced by its contact with the planetary surface. It responds to surface forcings in a timescale of an hour or less. In this layer physical qu..
Planetary Brigade
Planetary Brigade was a two issue mini-series published by Boom! Studios. It was created by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis and Joe Abraham. Planetary Brigade is a sister book to Hero Squared, and shares some of the same characters. History In issue #1 we travel back to a time before the events of H..
Planetary core
thumb The planetary core consists of the innermost layers of a planet. It can be liquid or solid, depending on factors such as the planet's size, age, composition and its proximity to its star. Earth's core is partially liquid, whilst the core of Mars is thought to be solid, especially sinc..
Planetary defense
Planetary defense or defence is the concept of protecting the Earth or another planet from extra-terrestrial threats. Contents 1 Near-Earth objects2 Other threats3 Planetary defense in science fiction3.1 Selected science fiction works wherein planetary defenses occur4 Ext..
Planetary differentiation
In planetary science, planetary differentiation is a process by which the denser portions of a planet will sink to the center; while less dense materials rise to the surface. Such a process tends to create a core, crust, and mantle. Contents 1 Heating2 Chemical differentiation3 Ph..
Planetary ecosynthesis
Planetary ecosynthesis is defined as "the making of a home for life on a planetary scale." The term was first used in a 1976 NASA research program and is attributed to Robert MacElroy. Planetary ecosynthesis implies a process of directly engineering the evolution of a planets ecosystem in order ..
Planetary engineering
Planetary engineering is the application of technology for the purpose of influencing the global properties of a planet. The goal of this theoretical task is usually to make other worlds habitable for life. Perhaps the best-known type of planetary engineering is terraforming, by which a planet's ..
Planetary geology
Astrogeologist and NASA astronaut Harrison "Jack" Schmitt collecting lunar samples during the Apollo 17 mission Planetary geology is a planetary science discipline concerned with the geology of the celestial bodies such as the planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, and meteorites. Alterna..
Planetary Grand Tour
The Planetary Grand Tour was an ambitious plan to send unmanned probes to the outermost planets of the solar system. Conceived by Gary Flandro of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Grand Tour would have exploited the alignment of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, an event that would occu..
Planetary habitability
Planetary habitability is the measure of an astronomical body's potential to develop and sustain life. It may be applied both to planets and to the natural satellites of planets. The only absolute requirement for life is an energy source but the notion of planetary habitability implies that many..
Planetary Hours
The Planetary Hours are an ancient system in which one of the seven traditional naked eye planets is given rulership over each day and various parts of the day. Monday is always the Day of the Moon. Tuesday is the day of Mars, Wednesday is ruled by Mercury, Thursday is Jupiter's day, Friday is the..
Planetary migration
Planetary migration occurs when a planet or other stellar satellite interacts with a disk of gas or planetesimals, resulting in the alteration of the satellites orbital parameters, especially its semi-major axis. Planetary migration is the most likely explanation for 'hot Jupiters': extrasolar plan..
Planetary nebula
NGC 6543, the Cat's Eye Nebula A planetary nebula is an astronomical object consisting of a glowing shell of gas and plasma formed by certain types of stars at the end of their lives. They are in fact unrelated to planets; the name originates from a supposed similarity in appearance to giant ..
Planetary Nebula M2-9
Planetary Nebula M2-9 Planetary nebula } |- | Other designations | Twin Jet Nebula |- align="right" |} M2-9 (M does not stand for Messier object), or NGC 4567, is a protoplanetary nebula, which was discovered by Rudolph Minkowski in 1947. It was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in the 19..
Planetary nomenclature
Planetary nomenclature, like terrestrial nomenclature, is used to uniquely identify a feature on the surface of a planet or natural satellite so that the feature can be easily located, described, and discussed. Contents 1 How names are approved by the IAU2 IAU Rules and Conventions3&nbs..
Planetary Observer program
NASA's Planetary Observer series was still-birthed, resulting in only one, failed, mission. Mars ObserverLunar Observer (LO) - Proposed 1997 launch, would have been sent into a long-term lunar orbit, at 60 miles above the moon's poles.Mercury Observer (MO) - Proposed 1997 launch. ..
Planetary orbit
"Orbit" redirects here. For , see . Two bodies with a slight difference in mass orbiting around a common barycenter. The sizes, and this particular type of orbit are similar to the Pluto-Charon system. In physics, an orbit is the path that an object makes around another object while under th..
Planetary phase
Planetary phase is the term used to describe the appearance of the illuminated section of a planet. Like lunar phases, the planetary phase depends on the relative position of the sun, the planet and the observer. As seen from Earth, the inferior planets may exhibit the full range of phases from ne..
Planetary protection
Planetary Protection is the term used to describe a guiding principle in design of an interplanetary mission that aims to prevent biological contamination of both the target celestial body and the Earth. This principle arises from the scientific need to preserve planetary conditions for future bio..
Planetary Report
The Planetary Report is the internationally recognized Planetary Society's magazine, featuring articles written by space experts and photos to provide comprehensive coverage of discoveries on Earth and beyond. It is an exclusive Society membership benefits, and normally reaches Society members, with..
Planetary ring
A planetary ring is a ring of dust and other small particles orbiting around a planet in a flat disc-shaped region. The most spectacular and famous planetary rings are those around Saturn, but all four of the solar system's gas giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) possess ring systems o..
Planetary romance
Planetary romance is a type of soft science fiction or science fantasy story in which the bulk of the action consists of adventures on one or more exotic alien planets, characterized by distinctive physical and cultural backgrounds. Some planetary romances take place against the background of a fut..
Planetary scanner
A planetary scanner (also called an orbital scanner) is a type of image scanner for making scans of rare books and other easily damaged documents. In essence, such a scanner is a mounted camera taking photos of a well-lit environment. Originally, such scanners were expensive and could only be found ..
Planetary science
Planetary science, also known as planetology or planetary astronomy, is the science of planets, or planetary systems, and the solar system. Incorporating an interdisciplinary approach, planetary science draws from diverse sciences and may be considered a part of the Earth sciences, or more logicall..
Planetary Society
The Planetary Society is a large, publicly supported, not-for-profit organization that has many research projects related to astronomy. It is based in Pasadena, California (the same city as NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory) but has an international membership. It was founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan..
Planetary surface construction
Planetary Surface Construction refers to artificial habitats and other structures constructed on the surface of other planets, astroids, and other heavenly bodies. Planetary surface construction can be divided into three phases or classes, coinciding with a phased schedule for habitation (Kennedy 20..
Planetary system
An artist's concept of a protoplanetary disc. A planetary system consists of the various non-stellar objects orbiting a star such as planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids, comets, and cosmic dust. Collectively, one or more stars and their planetary systems form a star system. Our own planet..
Planetar (astronomy)
Planetars are used in astronomy to represent one of two concepts: Planetars are brown dwarfs which formed through accretion or core collapse within a circumstellar disc, forming like a planet does.Planetars are cold masses smaller than brown dwarfs which do not orbit a star, but are free-floating in..
PlanetCrap
PlanetCrap is a long-running Web discussion forum created by Hendrik Mans, known as Morn. It is ostensibly concerned with discussing computer games, although its content varies almost as much as the Internet itself. Growing out of the Unreal community, it has always remained slightly less reputable ..
Planeteer
The Planeteers were the five teenage characters of the animated series Captain Planet and the Planeteers. A globally diverse group, they were entrusted with five magical rings that gave them control over the Classical elements (as well as "Heart"). Using the rings, they sought to protect the planet ..
Planetenromane
The Planetenromane are a series of novels set in the Perry Rhodan universe. Most of the current editions are published only in German. ..
Planetes
|} Planetes (Ancient Greek: ΠΛΑΝΗΤΕΣ (Wanderers), Japanese Katakana: プラネテス, puranetesu) is a manga by Makoto Yukimura and a 26-episode anime of the same name, that was produced by Sunrise and broadcast on NHK in Japan from October 2003 through April 2004. The story revolves aro..
Planetesimal
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In cosmogony, planetesimals (pieces of planets) are objects thought to exist within solar nebulae. In nebular theory, planetesimals are thought to form from accretion within the protoplanetary disk around a newly formed star; a pr..
Planetes manga summary
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Planetetherium
Planetetherium is an extinct genus of mammal. The 25 cm (10 in) long creature was the first colugo, and strongly resembled the current representatives of the order. It had the same skin membrane which it used to glide between trees, and also similarly shaped teeth. ..
Planetfall
Planetfall is a science fiction interactive fiction computer game written by Steve Meretzky and published by Infocom in 1983. Like most Infocom games, because of its portable Z-machine, it was released for several platforms simultaneously. The original release included versions for the PC (as a ..
Planetfest
Planetfest is a festival that is put on yearly by WPLA Planet Radio 107.3 in Jacksonville, Florida. It was started in 1999 and has continued every year since then. The show is known for its relatively low prices, Planetfest 5 tickets were priced at $18. The event features some of the biggest names i..
PlanetHood
PlanetHood: The Key to Your Future was written by Benjamin B. Ferencz and Ken Keyes, Jr. in 1988. This non-copyrighted work was written to advance the argument for a system of international law complete with courts, enforcement, and an international congress. The authors start by highlighting some..
Planetia
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. Planetia is a so-called BBMORPG (Browser Based Mass-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game), which takes place in..
PlanetLab
PlanetLab is a group of computers available as a testbed for computer networking and distributed systems research. It was established in 2002 and as of June 2006 was composed of 688 nodes at 332 sites worldwide. Each research project has a "slice", or virtual machine access to a subset of the node..
Planetman
Lyrically insightful and sonically rich. Not too cool, not too specific, the kind of music that makes you move. PLANETMAN are a Cardiff/Birmingham based 4 piece dub/punk band since 1999. Signed to UK record label with 3 current releases. Find FREE downloads @ their website www.planetman.org.uk D..
PlanetMath
PlanetMath is a free, collaborative, online mathematics encyclopedia. The emphasis is on peer review, rigour, openness, pedagogy, real-time content, interlinked content, and community. Intended to be comprehensive, the project is located at the Digital Library Research Lab at Virginia Tech. Planet..
Planetocentric longitude
for POSIX command, see ls Ls (pronounced "el-sub-ess") is the solar longitude angle from vernal equinox. Introduction Ls is the planetocentric longitude of Sun. See also Timekeeping on Mars ..
PlanetOrpheus
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Planetouched
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the planetouched are mortal creatures whose ancestors were extraplanar creatures such as celestials, fiends, or elementals. Aasimar, tieflings, and genasi are the primary planetouched races. Fey'ri are a type of elf-derived tiefling found in the..
PlanetOut Inc.
PlanetOut Inc. is a public company primarily serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. It operates several LGBT-themed web sites and in November 2005 acquired LPI, the publisher of The Advocate and Out Magazine. External links [PlanetOut Inc. Corporate Site][Ga..
PlanetQuest
PlanetQuest is a grid computing project for discovering new planets and classifying stars from Earth-based observatories' images. Overview The project is still under development and will utilize the BOINC platform. To search for new planets, this project developed the Transit Detection Algorithm (..
Planets: The Exploration of Space
The title screen of Planets: TEOS Planets: The Exploration of Space is a text-based BBS (Bulletin board system) door game that can also be played in a regular DOS environment. It was originally created by Seth Robinson of Robinson Technologies. It was the company's second major hit, following ..
Planetsave
PlanetSave, News, Environemnet, Email PlanetSave which is another term for saving the planet or save the planet through news is an environmental news website. [www.planetsave.com] The articles at PlanetSave tackle the topics of global warming, climate change, alternative energy, world po..
PlanetShakers
Planetshakers is a Christian youth movement in Australia, originally founded by Russell Evans at the Paradise Community Church (AOG/Pentecostal) in Adelaide. The ministry is now based in Melbourne, part of Planetshakers City Church. Planetshakers also has relationships with Australian Youth Alive ..
Planetshine
Saturn's moon Iapetus lit by Saturnshine. This is an enhanced picture; the Saturnlit is too faint to be visible to the unaided human eye. The phenomenon known as planetshine occurs when reflected sunlight from a planet illuminates the dark side of one of its moons. Typically, this results in ..
PlanetSide
PlanetSide is a Massively multiplayer online first-person shooter computer game published by Sony Online Entertainment and released on May 19, 2003. The number of players is known to have been over 40,000 in September 2004, but some research suggests that the player count might have been in the 50,..
PlanetSpace
PlanetSpace is a privately funded rocket and space travel project founded by London, Ontario based entrepreneurs Geoff Sheering, and Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria. Contents 1 Background2 Canadian Arrow2.1 First stage2.2 Second stage2.3 Crew Cabin Escape System2.4 Rocket e..
Planets (album)
Planets is Adema's third album, and the first to feature former lead singer Marky Chavez's replacement, Luke Caraciolli. The album was released by Earache Records on April 5, 2005. It obtained a peak position of 152 on the Billboard 200 before falling off. The album featured two singles: "Tornad..
Planets and gods
This table shows the planets of the solar system and the Greek and Roman gods associated with them. In most cases, the English name for planets derives from the name of a Roman god. Also of interest is the conflation of the Roman god with a similar Greek god. In some cases, it's the same deity with ..
Planets in science fiction
Planets in science fiction are fictional planets that appear in various media, especially those of the science fiction genre, as story-settings or depicted locations. History Contents 1 History2 Planet lists2.1 Literature2.2 Comics2.3 Film and television2.4 RPGs an..
Planets of Warhammer 40,000
The following is a list of planets in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. Contents 1 Types of planet1.1 Agri-Worlds1.2 Death Worlds1.2.1 Death Worlds and the Tyranids1.3 Forge Worlds1.4 Hive Worlds2 Specific planets2.1 Cadia2.2 Caliban2.3 Cal..
Planetwisdom
Contents 1 General2 Past bands3 Locations4 Planet Wisdom summer camp4.1 John Brown University4.2 Horn's Creek 5 External links General PlanetWisdom is a student conference that is held every year at different locations around the US. The speaker is Mark Matlock,..
Planet (disambiguation)
A planet is a celestial body that orbits a star. Planet may also refer to: Planet aggregator, a Python-based program for aggregating and republishing posts from RSS feedsThe Planets, a suite of orchestral music by Gustav HolstDaily Planet, a fictional newspaper in the Superman universePlanet (loc..
Planet (locomotive)
Planet was an early steam locomotive built in 1830 by Robert Stephenson for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. It was the first locomotive to employ inside cylinders, and subsequently the 2-2-0 type became known as planets. A replica has been built by the Museum of Science and Industry in Manch..
Planet (magazine)
Planet, "The Welsh Internationalist", is a bi-monthly magazine published in Wales. Planet covers the arts, sport, culture and politics in Wales and beyond, with a Welsh bias. Poems and short stories are published in every issue of the magazine. External links [Magazine web site] ..
Planet 24
Planet 24 is a television production company. It produced The Big Breakfast and The Word and has an animation division Impossible TV. Bob Geldof was head of Planet Pictures which merged with 24 Hour Productions headed by Lord Alli. External links [Planet24.com] ..
Planet aggregator
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Planet Airways
Planet Airways began its life as Trans Continental Airlines. The airline was created by Lou Pearlman, an entrepreneur who also created Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC; thus, these two boy bands chartered Planet Airways airplanes for use during tours. Planet Airways provided Part 121 air carrier service ..
Planet Ant
Planet Ant is a non-profit artist community housed in a three-story tenement in Hamtramck, Michigan. The community has several branches, including a record label, a theatre company, an improv colony and a film production company. Planet Ant is a valuable example of an artist incubator where young a..
Planet Ark
Planet Ark is an Australian not-for-profit environmental organisation that was set up by the Australian tennis player Pat Cash and international charity campaigner Jon Dee in June 1991. Planet Ark is best known internationally for its ‘World Environment News’ service that is sponsored by Reuter..
Planet Asia
Planet Asia is a rapper from Fresno, California. He moved to San Francisco and became the first notable emcees out of Fresno. He gained ground when Source Magazine gave him an award for the album,[[Citing sources citation needed]] "How the West Was One", which he had record..
Planet B.E.N.
Planet B.E.N., press photo. Planet B.E.N. (sometimes displayed as Planet BEN) is Ben Wierzoch, a psychedelic trance artist and DJ hailing from Hamburg, Germany. He has often worked in collaboration with X-Dream, for example in the project called Organic Noise. Contents 1 Musical car..
Planet Black Magazine
Planet Black Magazine was the world's first national weekly hip hop culture publication. Its first issue debuted in May 1995, in Cleveland, Ohio. Launched by the Ashanti Publishing Company, Planet Black started as an entertainment insert in Ohio's largest African-American newspaper the "Call and P..
Planet Boinng
Planet Boinng is a website produced by the "Boinng Collective", a loose affiliation of visitors who make up the site's online community. Founded in April 1999, the site has now registered more than a thousand members, although only a relatively small and loyal group visit on a daily basis. Boinng..
Planet Caprica
Caprica is the name of two planets in Battlestar Galactica: Planet Caprica Caprica is a fictional planet featured in both the original and reimagined Battlestar Galactica science fiction television series. It was a member of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol up until its destruction. Planet New Capric..
Planet Caravan
"Planet Caravan" is a psychedelic song by Black Sabbath. The song's lyrics and mellow music create a dreamy atmosphere. The song appears on their 1970 breakthrough album, Paranoid. Although the song was never considered a hit by Black Sabbath, it was covered by Pantera and included on their greatest..
Planet CCRMA
CCRMA (pronounced karma) is a collection of Red Hat packages ( RPMs ) to help optimize a Linux workstation for audio work. Contents 1 Overview2 Recent development3 Supported Linux distributions4 See also5 External links Overview The entire environment, called Planet CCR..
Planet Comics
Planet Comics was a science fiction comic-book imprint by Fiction House Publishing that existed from 1944 until 1951. The comics were first produced in the latter part of the Second World War with a growing interest in outer space that followed in America, Britain and Russia, although the comics we..
Planet Conservatories Stadium
The Planet Conservatories Stadium is home to Northern Premier League Division One side Kendal Town F.C.. This ground is located in the town of Kendal in Cumbria, which is situated within 10 minutes of the M6 motorway. The main railway station is located 2 miles away in Oxenholme. ..
Planet Diary
Planet Diary is an interactive Internet resource by Pearson Prentice Hall, a publisher for secondary education. This resource chronicles, on a world map, the planet's environmental news on a week-by-week basis, with an archive of news of past weeks. References [Planet Diary]..
Planet Dog
Planet Dog is a small ambient/techno/breakbeat/psychedelic trance record label based in London, UK. It is part of the same organisation that ran Club Dog in London and the touring Megadog parties. Releases and artist information are available via the label's website at www.planetdogrecords.com Ma..
Planet Earth
Planet Earth may refer to: Earth, the planetPlanet Earth (TV series), a 2006 BBC nature documentary television series"Planet Earth" (single), a 1981 song by Duran DuranPlanet Earth (TV pilot), a made-for-TV sequel to the TV movie Genesis II This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a..
Planet Earth (and other tourist traps)
Planet Earth (and other tourist traps) is a webcomic by Thomas Deeny. It began as a strip called (the story so far...) in the Texas A&M Battalion; the first strips in Planet Earth (and other tourist traps) are from that strip. The comic revolves around four main characters: Moriarty, Monika, Dex, ..
Planet Earth (single)
Planet Earth was the first single by the pop/rock band Duran Duran, from their first album Duran Duran. The song was released on 2 February, 1981, and reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart on 21 February. The band was virtually unknown in the United States and the song did not chart there. The so..
Planet Earth (TV pilot)
This article is about the science fiction film. For the BBC documentary, see Planet Earth (TV series). Planet Earth was a TV pilot that was created by Gene Roddenberry and first aired on April 23, 1974 on ABC, starring John Saxon as Dylan Hunt. Planet Earth was the second attempt by Roddenberr..
Planet Earth (TV series)
Planet Earth is a natural history documentary series, made by the BBC (co-produced with Discovery Channel and NHK), transmitted from 5 March 2006. It is described by its makers as "the definitive look at the diversity of our planet"[BBC Press Release], and is narrated by David Attenborou..
Planet Edifice
Edifice is a fictional planet in the Star Ocean universe. It is the primary setting of the third game in the series, [[Star Ocean: Blue Sphere]]. Edifice is home to two primary species, humans very similar to those on Earth, and the native Edifans an underwater race. Edifice is considered an unde..
Planet Escobar
Escobar is a planet in the science fiction series The Vorkosigan Saga. The planet is the link between Sergyar and Beta Colony although it probably has additional wormhole jumps. Escobar seems to have been founded by largely hispanic, Spanish, or Italian colonists. ..
Planet Expel
Expel is a fictional planet in the Star Ocean universe. It is the primary setting of the second game in the series, [[Star Ocean: The Second Story]]. Like Roak, Expel is located in the Theta Sector, so it is relatively close to Earth. Expel is unique in that it is a melting pot of sorts, cause..
Planet Fire
Fire (Lexx) is a fictional planet in the television series LexxFire is a fictional planet in the 3D CG animated television series Shadow Raiders. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wis..
Planet Funk
Planet Funk is an Anglo-Italian electronic dance musical group. Members are Sergio Della Monica, Alex Neri, Domenico GG Canu, Marco Baroni, and Alessandro Sommella (the Ghost extra member), in addition to a series of guest singers in collaboration, like Dan Black, Sally Doherty, Raiz and John Graha..
Planet GameCube
Planet GameCube is a Nintendo-specific website that covers all of Nintendo's current consoles, including the GBA, Nintendo DS, GameCube, and upcoming Wii. Contents 1 History2 Content3 Writings staff4 References5 External links History Planet GameCube began its life as ..
Planet Gemini
This article about a musical group, band, singer, musician, album, or song does not make it clear whether the subject meets the [WikiProject MusicWikiProject Music] criteria for [importanceimportance]. For guidelines see the [Notability Wikipedia music notability guidelines..
Planet Half-Life
Planet Half-Life (often abbreviated to PHL) is a gaming website owned and run by GameSpy. Maintained by a voluntary team of contributors, the website is dedicated to providing news and information concerning the games Half-Life and Half-Life 2, as well as any related modifications. Planet Half-Life..
Planet Heck
A planet in the Earthworm Jim universe, Heck serves as both a home and base of operations for Evil the Cat. The video game exhibits many of the horrors of Heck, such as angry lawyers, fire-breathing snowmen, and the dreaded elevator music. The lawyers play a large part in the US Earthworm Jim c..
Planet Hell
"Planet Hell" is a song played by the symphonic metal band Nightwish. The song was recorded for their 2004 album Once. The song begins with a male choir chanting "Ah", with orchestral backround music for a full minute before the band starts playing. "Planet Hell" also features the vocals of the band..
Planet Hollywood
right Planet Hollywood, a theme restaurant chain inspired by the popular portrayal of Hollywood, was launched in New York on October 22, 1991, with the backing of Hollywood stars Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Demi Moore. It was a brainchild of Robert Earl. The s..
Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino
This article is about the hotel casino. You may also be looking for the restaurant Planet Hollywood There is currently no article for the Planet Hollywood at the Forum Shops at Caesar's Palace''. Planet Hollywood Las Vegas is a casino resort at 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South, the location of the..
Planet Hulk
"Planet Hulk" is a Marvel Comics storyline running primarily through issues of The Incredible Hulk starting in 2006. It deals primarily with the Marvel heroes' decision to send the Hulk away, his acclimation to and conquest of the planet where he lands, and his efforts to return to Earth to take h..
Planet Ice Silverdome Arena, Basingstoke
The Planet Ice Silverdome Arena is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Basingstoke, England. It was built in 1988. It is home to the Basingstoke Bison Ice hockey team. ..
Planet Impact
Planet Impact is the Youth Ministry of Smithtown Gospel Tabernacle. Each week students between grades 7 and 12, from over thirty high schools all over Long Island, gather together. ..
Planet Internet
Planet Internet is one of the largest internet service providers (ISPs) in the Netherlands. Planet Internet is a brand of the Planet Media Group, which is a subsidiairy of KPN. Planet Internet started in 1995 with offering internet access and content. In 1997 there was a merger with World Access (t..
Planet in Focus
Planet in Focus is an environmental film festival which takes place in the fall in Toronto, Canada since 2000. Its mission [link] is to promote the use of film and video as a catalysts for public awareness, discussion, and appropriate action on the ecological and social health of the plan..
Planet Jackers
Planet Jackers is an episode of the television series Invader Zim. The episode aired on August 13th, 2001. Plot After discovering that the other Invaders have already conquered their planets, Zim must battle planet jackers, aliens who capture planets to avoid the destruction of their own home by..
Planet Jarrett
Planet Jarrett has also been used to describe Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a whole. The term was coined by Jeff Jarrett, reflecting both his lofty position within the organization and his part-ownership of TNA Entertainment, the parent company of TNA. However, the phrase was later appropriated ..
Planet killer
The Lexx, from the series Lexx In science fiction, a planet killer (also called a "planet buster" in some Sci-Fi circles) is an entity, often a large spaceship, expressly designed to destroy or render uninhabitable a planet. The most famous planet killer is the Death Star from the Star Wars ..
Planet Ladder
|} Planet Ladder (プラネットラダ) is a Japanese manga created by Yuri Narushima which was published by Sobisha Inc. and appeared in Crimson Comics. The series consists of 7 volumes, the last volume released in Japan in May 2004. It is also licensed in the United States by TOKYOPOP, which h..
Planet Laz
Planet Laz was a lo-fi independent English record label of the early 1990s that featured the recordings of David Laslett, Adam Margison and Simon Pollard, as well as the group David Barry and the Fat Cow Too. The label released a number of recordings that were mostly self-distributed. Contents 1..
Planet level
Planet level or the law of forty-eight or the forty-eight laws are all names of one of the levels in the Ray of Creation which formed part of G. I. Gurdjieff's metaphysical teaching known as The Fourth Way. The level below is Moon level and the level above is Sun level. ..
Planet Magazine
"Planet" is also the name of a cultural magazine [link] "Planet" is also the name of a Welsh international cultural magazine [link] "The Planet Magazine" is the name of an environmental magazine [link] Planet Magazine [link] is a free publication of short sci..
Planet Mars Flag
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. While not official in an..
Planet Mikey
Planet Mikey is a sports talk radio program on Boston's WEEI 850 kHz AM. The show was officially announced on December 15, 2005 and runs from 7 p.m. to midnight on weekdays. The host is Mike Adams, an experienced Boston sports talk show host. Adams is accompanied by veteran Sports Anchor Jon Rish, a..
Planet Milocinia
[[Image:Milokeenia.jpg|thumb|Milocinia as seen in the opening of [[Star Ocean: The Second Story]]]]Milocinia is a fictional planet in the Star Ocean universe. It is located in the Theta Sector, which like Roak and Expel, is relatively close to Earth. Planet Milocinia was originally discovered by..
Planet Moon Studios
Planet Moon Studios is an American game developer based in San Francisco, California founded by ex-Shiny Entertainment employees Nick Bruty (President) and Bob Stevenson (CEO) in 1997. Planet Moon is responsible for games like MDK (Playmates, 1997) , [[Giants: Citizen Kabuto]] (Interplay, 2000) , A..
Planet Mu
Planet Mu is an electronic music record label run by Mike Paradinas. It is based in Worcester, England. Planet Mu has released records by artists such as Jega, Venetian Snares, Capitol K, Datach'i, 000, Leafcutter John, Joseph Nothing, Hellfish, Shitmat, Luke Vibert, Remarc, The Gasman, Phthalocya..
Planet Namek
Planet Namek is a planet in the fictional manga and anime series Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z, and home to the sentinent snail-like race of nameks. The planet is fairly similar to Earth, with comperable gravity and atmosphere, though the sky is green and due to its three suns there is no night. Many ..
Planet Nemesis
Planet Nemesis is a fictional planet created by Naoko Takeuchi for the Sailormoon metaverse. This planet appears in the second season of the metaverse known as R, or "romance". [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Planet Nemesis is a planet of negative ..
Planet of Adventure
Planet of Adventure is a four-book series of science fiction novels by Jack Vance, which relate the adventures of Adam Reith, the sole survivor of a Earth ship investigating a signal from the planet Tschai. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Contents 1&..
Planet of Death
''For the 1981 game, Adventure A: Planet of Death, see Adventure A. POD - Planet of Death is a video game, a futuristic racing game by Ubisoft. The game is set in the distant future, on the planet Io. A virus has just been unleashed on the colonies that inhabit the planet, causing widespread panic...
Planet of Evil
Planet of Evil is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from September 27 to October 18, 1975. Contents 1 Synopsis2 Plot3 Cast4 Notes5 External links5.1 Reviews5.2 Target novelisatio..
Planet of Exile
Planet of Exile is a 1966 science-fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin in her Ekumen series. It was reissued in 1994, with two other early Le Guin novels, under the title Worlds of Exile and Illusion. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The story is set on..
Planet of Fire
Planet of Fire is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts from February 23 to March 2, 1984. The story introduces Nicola Bryant as the Doctor's newest , Peri Brown and marks the departure of Turlough and the final ap..
Planet of Giants
Planet of Giants is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three weekly parts from October 31 to November 14, 1964. The story was the first since the series' pilot episode to be set on modern-day Earth. Contents 1 Synopsis2 P..
Planet of Judgment
Planet of Judgment is a science fiction novel, written in 1977 by Joe Haldeman. Synopsis The crew of the Starship Enterprise goes on a routine diplomatic mission to the Starfleet Academy, where its sensors detect the presence of an unknown planet, orbited by a sun no larger than a pea. Naturall..
Planet of Sound
"Planet of Sound" is an alternative rock song by the Pixies from their 1991 album Trompe le Monde, the first single to be released from that album. The typically abstract lyrics follow an alien describing his search for planet Earth (the titular Planet of Sound), with little success. The song wa..
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes is a novel by Pierre Boulle, originally published in 1963 in French as La planète des singes. As [singe] means both "ape" and "monkey," Xan Fielding called his translation Monkey Planet. It is an example of social commentary through dystopia. Contents 1 Plot s..
Planet of the Apes:The Fall
Planet of the Apes: The Fall (2002) is a book by William T. Quick that reconsiders the Planet of the Apes with a new storyline. Plot As the crew of the space station Oberon search for their missing pilot Captain Leo Davidson, a time dilation storm pulls the station into its heart forcing the Obero..
Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
Planet of the Apes is a 1968 science fiction film in which an astronaut finds himself more than 2,000 years in the future stranded on an Earth-like planet, in which humans are enslaved by apes. The film is based on the novel by Pierre Boulle. Contents 1 Plot details2 Credits and awards2..
Planet of the Apes (2001 film)
Planet of the Apes is a 2001 science fiction film in which an astronaut finds himself on a planet where humans are enslaved by apes. It stars Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, Estella Warren, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, David Warner and Kris Kristofferso..
Planet of the Apes (comic)
The Planet of the Apes comics are tie-ins to the Planet of the Apes universe written by Ian Edginton and published by Dark Horse. Bibliography The comics have been collected together as graphic novels: Planet of the Apes (with Ian Edginton, for Dark Horse):*Human Wars (with Pencils: Paco Medina,..
Planet of the Apes (Maxi Single)
This is the single for the Planet Of The Apes by Mindless Self Indulgence it is currently out of print but can be found on eBay for $30. ..
Planet of the Apes (TV series)
Planet of the Apes was a short-lived television series which aired Fridays on CBS. The series takes place in the same society, ten years after the movie of the same name. It starred Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper and James Naughton. Mark Lenard guest starred in almost every episode. The show ran from ..
Planet of the Daleks
Planet of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from April 7 to May 12, 1973. Contents 1 Synopsis2 Plot3 Cast4 Notes5 External links5.1 Reviews5.2 Target novelisation ..
Planet of the Imps
Planet of the Imps was a sprite comic by Zack Friedrich, based on material from the original Doom series. The title is an obvious parody of Planet of the Apes. Most of the characters are sprites from the Doom games, though some are not. It has 218 episodes and though the author stated it would lik..
Planet of the Spiders
Planet of the Spiders is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from May 4 to June 8 1974. It was Jon Pertwee's last serial as the Doctor and marks the first, uncredited appearance of Tom Baker in the role. Contents 1&n..
Planet of the Vampires
Planet of the Vampires (Italian title: Terrore nello spazio) is a 1965 Italian science fiction/horror film directed by Mario Bava. The film stars Barry Sullivan and Norma Bengell. The screenplay, by Bava, Alberto Bevilacqua, Callisto Cosulich, Antonio Roman, and Rafael J. Salvia, was based on a..
Planet of the Wolves
Planet of the Wolves is the third studio album by the Japanese Rock band Guitar Wolf. It was released in Japan on September 21, 1997 then in the US on October 21, 1997. It also features covers of The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," Link Wray's "Rumble," and Teengenerate's "Let's G..
Planet of Twilight
Planet of Twilight is a Star Wars novel by Barbara Hambly. Story [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The story takes place on Nam Chorios, a backwater world in the Outer Rim which infamously was the center of the Death Seed Plague centuries ago. It is no..
Planet Online
Planet Online was a UK business to business Internet Service Provider in Leeds that was acquired by Energis in 1998 and stopped being called Planet Online in around 2000. It was started by local businessman and multi-millionaire Paul Sykes in 1995, and became one of the UK's few profitable ISPs. E..
Planet Pimp Records
Planet Pimp Records was a San Francisco based record label that featured bands from the local garage band scene. It was owned and represented by Sven-Erik Geddes. Some of the bands on the roster were, The Mummies, The Dukes of Hamburg, The Trashwomen, The Phantom Surfers and comedian Neil Hamburger...
Planet Pirates Series
Planet Pirates Seriesis a Science Fiction paperback book series created and written by author Anne McCaffrey beginning in 1978. Books in the Series The Planet Pirates is based on two books by Anne McCaffrey, Dinosaur Planet and Dinosaur Planet Survivors, which also form the core of The Death of S..
Planet Prince
Planet Prince (遊星王子) (Yūsei Ōji) is a 1958 tokusatsu superhero television series. Created by veteran writer Masaru Igami and produced by Nippon Gendai and Senkosha, the series aired on NTV from November 4, 1958 to October 6 1959, with a total of 49 episodes (di..
Planet Punk
Planet Punk is the twelfth album by Die Ärzte, counting 'Uns geht's prima!' as their first album. Track listing Super Drei (Gonzales, Urlaub/Gonzales, Felsenheimer, Urlaub) 2:15Schunder-Song (Urlaub) 3:06Hurra (Urlaub) 3:26Geh mit mir (Felsenheimer) 2:29Langweilig (Urlaub) 3:07Mein Freund Michae..
Planet Purple
On Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Planet Purple is a planet on which everything is purple, and everyone and everything is the same. Every girl on Planet Purple is named "Pauline," every boy, "Paul." Purple Panda (played by David L. Nohling), a resident of Planet Purple, can return there "the purple ..
Planet P Project
Planet P Project was a science-fiction themed progressive rock band run as a side venture by frontman Tony Carey for his more experimental music. Its two albums, Planet P and Pink World, were released in 1983 and 1984 respectively, and saw a fair amount of MTV video airplay. Planet P's most well k..
Planet Quest
This book by Ken Croswell gives an excellent account of the first 9 years of planet-finding, beginning with the first discovery in 1991. New planets are being found all the time, but this 1999 book gives an understanding of the methods used in the search. ISBN 015600612X : September 30 1998 : Amaz..
Planet Ring
Planet Ring is a Dreamcast game. It included 4 games which could only be played online. These games were Dream Dorobo, Ball Bubble, SOAR and Splash. This was an online-only game and can no longer be played as the server that ran it shut down, (it is thought that it shut down in July 2003, with the..
Planet Rock
Planet Rock is a digital radio station in the United Kingdom. The station broadcasts classic rock music. Owned by GCap Media, it is available nationally via the Digital One network, and on Sky Digital, Telewest and NTL cable television networks, as well as via the website. Nicky Horne, also a pr..
Planet Rock (disambiguation)
Planet Rock is the name of several things: Planet Rock - The AlbumPlanet Rock is a digital radio station in the United Kingdom broadcasting classic rock music.Rock is a fictional planet in the 3D CG animated television series Shadow Raiders. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: ..
Planet Rock - The Album
Planet Rock - The Album is an old school rap album by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music), as a collection of previous singles. The single "Planet Rock" was one of the earliest hits for hip hop and remains one of its pioneering recordings. The single's lin..
Planet Rugby
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Planet Rugby Chat Forum
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Planet Shining (m-flo)
Planet Shining Album by m-flo Released 2000-02-23 Genre Hip-Hop Planet Shining is the first release from Japanese duo m-flo. Track Listing [DISC 1] (Intro) Ten Below Blazing (Interlude2) Planet Shining Come Back To Me (Interlude3) chronopsychology Hands (Interlude4) saywh..
Planet Sketch
Planet Sketch is a show that aired only on Teletoon, Latin America Cartoon Network, and ABC Family, and in the UK on CITV. It's a fast paced animated sketch show for kids, featuring a quirky collection of madcap new characters brought to life with the Aardman Studio's comedy and charm. External lin..
Planet Skwirl
redirect [[Template:Importance]]Planet Skwirl was a community cable access show on Cogeco Cable in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. On the air from 1995 to 2002, Planet Skwirl was reported to be the "second most watched show after Bingo." Derek Forgie served as as host, producer, writer, talent coordin..
Planet Sound
Planet Sound is a Teletext music page on Channel 4 in the UK. Teletext's predecessor Oracle ran a similar music section in the 1980s. Planet Sound began in 1997, when its chief writer was Stephen Eastwood. An early champion of Belle & Sebastian, Eastwood had an album named after him by The Cuban B..
Planet Sound's Top 50 of 2005
The Following is the Top 50 albums and Singles as voted for by Planet Sound in 2005: Singles 50 Roll Deep - The Avenue49 Dogs - Tuned To A Different Station48 Architecture In Helsinki - Do The Whirlwind47 Depeche Mode - A Pain That I'm Used To46 The Robocop Kraus - You Don't Have To Shout45 Joseph..
Planet Source Code
Planet Source Code is a free source code database and sharing site. Part of the Exhedra Solutions group, along with [RentACoder.com]. It was founded by Ian Ippolito. Each month there is a contest in each programming language category for the best code. This is based on a rating and commen..
Planet Stories
Planet Stories was a pulp science fiction magazine, which published 71 issues between 1939 and 1955. It featured a particular kind of romantic, swashbuckling adventure in a science fiction context, and was renowned for its lurid covers, typically featuring a damsel in distress. Some covers featured..
Planet Stream
Planet Stream is a fictional planet in the Star Ocean universe. In the English release of [[Star Ocean: Till the End of Time]], Planet Stream is translated as Planet Styx. The original katakana from the first [[Star Ocean: Fantastic Space Odyssey|Star Ocean]] however, is "ストリ-ム". This is ..
Planet Sub
Planet Sub (or Yello Sub) is a chain of sandwich shops found in the Midwestern United States and popular in college towns. They feature sandwiches that are made from scratch, whole wheat bread and a variety of meats, cheeses and vegetables. The company's advertising slogan is "Planet Sub: Better cu..
Planet Telex
"Planet Telex" is a song by the British rock band Radiohead from their 1995 album The Bends. "Planet Xerox" was the song's original title, but because Xerox was a trademarked name, Radiohead changed it to "Planet Telex". The only song written in the studio during the Bends sessions, it evolved from..
Planet Texas
"Planet Texas" was performed by Kenny Rogers. It is unique as a country song to sport a distinctive 80s tone with a plot of traveling to space with cowboys from a planet called Texas. It was a top 40 country hit in 1989. The video of this song can be viewed on the website of CMT http://www.cmt.com/..
Planet Tokyo
"Planet Tokyo" is the 17th single released by japanese pop duo Puffy AmiYumi Tracks 赤いブランコPlanet Tokyoアジアの純真 ～English Version～ [Lyrics] [Lyrics] ..
Planet Us
Planet Us was a band that featured Sammy Hagar on lead vocals, Neal Schon on guitar, Michael Anthony on bass, and Deen Castronovo on drums. Their main song was titled "Vertigo," which they originally wrote for the movie Spider-Man. It was turned down (correctly, says Sammy) for being "too f---in' he..
Planet Vegeta
Vegeta (Japanese: Bejiita-sei) is the home planet of Vegeta, Son Goku, Nappa, Raditz and all other native Saiyans in the fictional universe of Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z. Contents 1 Planet description2 History of the Tsufuru-jin and the Saiyans3 Exploitation by Freeza and destructio..
Planet Voyage
Planet Voyage is an album by German New Age band Cusco. It was released in 1997 under the Higher Octave record label. Track listing "Milky Way""Ursa minor""Pisces""Swan""Andromeda""Venus""Leo""Saturn""Mars""Pegasus" Album credits Kristian Schultz – Arranger, keyboardHeidi Zimmermann – Choir,..
Planet Water
Water (Lexx) is a fictional planet in the television series LexxWater is a fictional planet in the 3D CG animated television series Shadow Raiders. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may w..
Planet Waves
Planet Waves (1974) is an album by Bob Dylan, and was recorded with The Band at Village Recorder in Los Angeles during three different sessions in November 1973. It was released by Asylum Records on January 17, 1974. The album was originally scheduled to appear several weeks earlier, coinciding ..
Planet X
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Planet X is a large hypothetical planet orbiting beyond the orbit of Neptune. The X stands for "unknown", not the Roman number 10; there were only 8 known planets at the time. Its existence, first as a ninth planet, and after 1930 as a tenth, was postulated..
Planet X (band)
Planet X are an American progressive fusion band. To date they have released two studio albums and one live album. Contents 1 Biography2 Discography3 Members3.1 Current3.2 Former4 External links Biography After recording an eponymous solo album, Derek Sherinian (for..
Planet X (comics)
thumb Planet X was the name of the seventh storyline in Grant Morrison's run on the Marvel Comics X-Men title New X-Men. It was preceded by Assault on Weapon Plus and followed by Here Comes Tomorrow, with the latter serving as the coda to Morrison's run. Contents 1 Plot2 Major con..
Planet X (disambiguation)
Planet X was a hypothetical planet believed to be beyond Pluto. It may also mean: Tenth planetPlanet X (band)Planet X (comics), an X-Men storylinePlanet X (Transformers), a fictional planet in Transformers: CybertronPlanet X (Toho), a fictional planet in Godzilla vs. Monster ZeroPlanet X (Atari), a ..
Planet X (Star Trek)
For other uses of "", see {{{1. Crossover with the X-Men comic book series. It was a sequel to an earlier crossover, detailed in the Marvel comic book Second Contact. The novel is noteworthy for hinting at the possibility of Picard falling in love with Ororo Munroe (Storm), and made a forward-looki..
Planet X (Transformers)
Planet X is a planet in the animated television series, [[Transformers: Cybertron]]. Planet X was first seen in a recording found by the human Lori and the Velocitronian leader, Override, after the latter's battle with Scourge on Giant Planet. It was shown to be a highly advanced world like Cy..
Planet Zibes
Planet Zibes (planet zībz) is a webcomic encompassing a large portion of science fiction material. From Stargate to Star Wars, from the Halo video game series to the Metroid series, this webcomic brings ideas and situations from many different Sci-Fi games, movies, shows, etc. and adds its own twi..
Plane (cosmology)
For other uses of the word plane, see plane (disambiguation) See also parallel universe Planes of existence Subtle bodies Theosophy Causal plane: Causal body Mental plane: Mental body Astral plane: body, projection Etheric plane: Etheric body Physical plane: Physical body Rosicrucian Th..
Plane (Dungeons & Dragons)
See plane (cosmology) for the common meaning of plane as used in esoteric cosmology. In the standard cosmology of the Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game, the planes of existence are alternate planes or alternate dimensions. They can be grouped into three basic categories: the spatial or substan..
Plane (Magic: The Gathering)
In [[Magic: The Gathering]], planes are parallel universes in the multiverse of Dominia. Planes are often confused with planets by Magic players, due to the fact that most planes are named after their primary planets. The two main categories of planes are natural planes and artificial planes. Cont..
Plane (mathematics)
Two intersecting planes in three-dimensional space In mathematics, a plane is a fundamental two-dimensional object. Intuitively, it may be visualized as a flat infinite sheet of paper. There are several definitions of the plane, equivalent in the sense of Euclidean geometry, but which can be e..
Plane (tool)
"Against the grain" redirects here. For other uses, see Against the Grain. A Japanese plane in use A plane is a tool for shaping wood. Planes are used to flatten, reduce the thickness of, and impart a smooth surface to a rough piece of lumber. Special types of planes are designed to cut joint..
Plane at infinity
In projective geometry, the plane at infinity is a projective plane which is added to the affine 3-space in order to give it closure of incidence properties. The result of the addition is the projective 3-space, [P^3]. If the affine 3-space is real, [\mathbb^3], then the additi..
Plane Crazy
Mickey and Minnie in Plane Crazy (1928) Plane Crazy (first released on May 15, 1928) was the first animated cartoon to feature Mickey Mouse as well as Minnie Mouse (Mickey's girlfriend). The short was co-directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. Iwerks was also the main animator for this short ..
Plane Crazy: Gate Expectations
Plane Crazy: Gate Expectations is an episode of Clone High. Contents 1 Plot1.1 Synopsis1.2 Episode walkthrough2 Featured cast3 Featured clones4 Deleted scenes5 References5.1 Historical references5.2 Popular culture references6 Trivia7 Notes..
Plane Crazy (computer game)
Plane Crazy, released on September 30, 1998, is an arcade racing game in which contestants pilot racing planes through a number of 3D courses. Plane Crazy owed more to kart style racing games rather than flight sims, and made few concessions to realism, relying rather on fast-paced action. Publi..
Plane curve
In mathematics, a plane curve is a curve that lies entirely within a single two-dimensional plane. The usual antonym is skew curve, a space curve (curve in three or more dimensions) that is too twisted to lie in any plane. ..
Plane geometry
In mathematics, plane geometry may mean: geometry of the Euclidean plane; or sometimes geometry of a projective plane, most commonly the real projective plane but possibly the complex projective plane, Fano plane or others; or geometry of the hyperbolic plane or two-dimensional spherical geometry..
Plane Handling
Plane Handling is one of the largest independent aircraft ground handling companies in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1987 at Radius Park. Plane Handling specialises in ground and cargo handling with its headquarters at London Heathrow Airport. Plane Handling currently runs services at Londo..
Plane of immanence
Plane of immanence is a founding concept in the metaphysics or ontology of French philosopher Gilles Deleuze. Immanence, meaning "existing or remaining within" generally offers a relative opposition to transcendence, a divine or empirical beyond (constituting the basic divided line of metaphysics or..
Plane of reference
In celestial mechanics, the plane of reference is the plane from which orbital elements are defined. Specifically, the inclination and the longitude of the ascending node are the two main orbital elements that are measured with respect to the plane of reference. Depending on the type of body bein..
Plane partition
In mathematics, a plane partition is a two-dimensional array of nonnegative integers [n_] which are nonincreasing from left to right and top to bottom: [ n_ \ge n_ \quad\mbox\quad n_ \ge n_ \, . ] Define the sum of the plane partition by [ n=\sum_ n_ \, ] and let PL(n)..
Plane ride test
The plane ride test is a business term used to describe how a client's personality is significant in any business partnership. If it would be difficult to sit next to an individual in a long plane ride, it is not wise to form a partnership with them. ..
Plane sailing
Plane sailing is an approximate method of navigation over small ranges of latitude and longitude. Plane sailing is based on the assumption that the meridian through the point of departure, the parallel through the destination, and the course line form a right triangle in a plane, called the "plane ..
Plane symmetry
Plane symmetry means a symmetry of a pattern in the Euclidean plane; that is, a transformation of the plane that carries lines to lines and preserves distances. If one has a pattern in the plane, the set of plane symmetries that preserve the pattern forms a group. The groups that arise in this way..
Plane tree
For the trees, in the ordinary colloquial sense of the word, that are called plane trees, see Platanus. For plane trees in mathematics, see tree (graph theory). This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this pa..
Plane wave
In the physics of wave propagation (especially electromagnetic waves), a plane wave (also spelled planewave) is a constant-frequency wave whose wavefronts (surfaces of constant phase) are infinite parallel planes normal to the phase velocity vector. By extension, the term is also used to describe ..
Planform
A planform or plan view is a vertical orthographic projection of an object on a horizontal plane, like a map. In aviation, a planform is the shape and layout of an airplane's wing. Of all the myriad planforms used, they can typically be grouped into those used for low-speed flight, found on general..
Planguage
Planguage is a specification language and a set of related methods for systems engineering. Notes: 1. Planguage specifically supports many key aspects of systems engineering including requirement specification, design specification, design impact analysis, specification quality control and evolut..
Planica
Tamar Planica valley Ski jumping hill Planica is an alpine valley in northwestern Slovenia, extending south from the border town Rateče, not far from another well known ski resort, Kranjska Gora. Further south the valley is extended into Tamar, a popular hiking destination in the ..
Planicoxa
Planicoxa was a genus of dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. It is known from the partial skeletons of several individual specimens. Its fossils were discovered in Utah, United States. The type species is Planicoxa venenica, first described by DiCroce and Carpenter in 2001. It is an iguanodont. R..
Planidium
A planidium is a specialized type of first-instar insect larva, seen in groups that are parasitoids; they are generally flattened, highly sclerotized, have legs, are quite mobile, and sometimes possess eyes. They occur in the orders Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Strepsiptera, and Diptera; specifically th..
Planigalinae
Regarding the Ninguai information: Regarding the Planigale information: The former subfamily Planigalinae contained the planigales and the ningaui: very small marsupial carnivores native to Australia which are, like the quolls, antechinuses, dibblers, Tasmanian Devil, and many others, part of the..
Planimeter
A planimeter is a technical drawing instrument used to measure the surface area of an arbitrary two-dimensional shape by tracing the perimeter. The precise way in which they are constructed varies, the main types of mechanical planimeter being polar; linear; and Prytz or "hatchet" planimeters. They..
Planimetrics
Planimetrics means a two-dimensional (planar) representation of geographical space. ..
Planing
Planing has several meanings: With boats, planing or hydroplaning is a method by which a hull skims over the surface of the water, rather than plowing through it.With rubber wheeled vehicles, aquaplaning, planing or hydroplaning is a cause of loss of steering control when a layer of water prevents ..
Planing (sailing)
A Musto Skiff, planing on a fast reach A planing boat's hull skims across the surface of the water rather than pushing through the water in the way a traditional displacement hull works. In the U.S. the term hydroplaning is sometimes used instead of planing, but primarily to describe racing m..
Planinska jama
Planinska jama (The Planina cave), one of the longest Slovenian water caves is a huge tunnel which is the subterranean bed of the Unica River. Five hundred meters from the entrance into the cave is a confluence of two underground rivers: Pivka River, which flows from Postojna polje through Postoj..
Planisphaerium
"Planisphaerium" can also refer to an album by Wormed. The Planisphaerium was a work by Ptolemy in which he explored the mathematics of mapping figures inscribed in the celestial sphere onto a plane by stereographic projection, a method of projection that preserves the properties of circles. The wo..
Planisphaerium (album)
Planisphærium is the 2003 debut album from the death metal band Wormed. Track listing Tunnel Of IonsGeodesic DomeVoxel MitosisFragmentsYlemPlanisphæriumPulses In Rhombus FormsDehydrating The re-release includes the following bonus tracks from their first two releases. 9. Pulses In Rhombus Fo..
Planisphere
A planisphere for a particular latitude consists of a circular star chart and an overlay to show which stars are visible at a particular latitude, day, and time. The overlay is rotated depending on the day and time; the stars currently visible in the sky at that day and time are then visible on the ..
Planitia
Planitia is the Latin word for plain. It is used in the naming of geological features on other planets. See also List of plains on Mercury ..
Plank
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plank most commonly refers to a split flat piece of wood, often planed; it is technically distinguished from a sawn board. In popular culture, walking the plank is a form of execution associated with pirates. Plank may also refer ..
Plankalkül
Plankalkül (German, "Plan Calculus") is a computer language developed for engineering purposes by Konrad Zuse. Zuse is believed to have designed it between 1942 and 1946 but did not publish at that time owing to a combination of factors such as conditions in wartime and postwar Germany and his eff..
Planken
Planken is the smallest of Liechtenstein's communities. Its name is said to derive from a Latin word for rising meadows. Its most notable structure is an eighteenth century chapel that was redesigned in 1955 under the supervision of architect Felix Schmid of Rapperswil. Additionally, it is the bir..
Plankinton, South Dakota
Plankinton is a city in Aurora County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 601 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Aurora County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Geography Plankinton is located at [43°42′53″N, 98°28′59″W] (43.714794, -98.483176)[..
Plankowner
Primarily in the United States Navy, a plankowner is a member of the crew of a ship when it is first commissioned. Historically, a plankowner or his widow could petition the Naval Historical Center's Curator Branch when the ship was decommissioned, and receive a piece of the deck; this does not app..
Plankstetten Abbey
Plankstetten Abbey (Kloster Plankstetten) is a monastery of the Benedictines located between Berching and Beilngries in Bavaria, Germany. It is a member of the Bavarian Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation. First foundation The monastery was founded in 1129 as a private monastery of the bi..
Planktology
Planktology is the study of plankton, various microorganisms that inhabit bodies of water. The field encompasses a variety of topics, including primary production, and energy flow. The carbon cycle is a recent area of interest. Plankton drive the "biological pump", a process by which the ocean ecos..
Plankton
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. "Plankton" redirects here. For , see . Photomontage of plankton organisms Plankton are drifting organisms..
Plankton!
"Plankton!" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Brief summary: Plankton devises yet another scheme to get the Krabby Patty secret formula, but this time, SpongeBob's going to give it to him. Time/Date: U..
Plankton's Army
"Plankton's Army" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season three. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Brief summary: Mr. Krabs knows Plankton has been trying to reveal the secret recipe of the Krabby Patty for 25 years. Plankton hires his family (hil..
Planktonman
One of the founding members of the Nortec Collective and now stepping out on his own, Plaktonman was the first to introduce jazz guitar onto norteño breakbeat tracks (1999’s “No Liazi Jaz”). This distinct sound is created by taking traditional/popular Mexican music such as the brass heavy ba..
Plank of Carneades
In ethics, the plank of Carneades is a thought experiment first proposed by Carneades of Cyrene; it explores the concept of self-defense. In the thought experiment, there are two shipwrecked sailors, 1 and 2. They both see a plank that can only support one of them and both of them swim towards it...
Plank owner
A "plank owner" is an individual who was a member of the crew of a ship when that ship was placed in commission. Originally, this term applied only to crewmembers present at the ship's first commissioning. Today, however, it is often applied to members of a recommissioning crew as well. "Plank owner..
Plank road
Plank road A plank road or puncheon is a dirt path or road covered with a series of planks, similar to the wooden sidewalks one would see in a Western movie. Plank roads were wildly popular in the U.S. Northeast and U.S. Midwest in the first half of the 19th century. They were often built by t..
Planned change
One of the foundational definitions in the field of organizational development (aka OD) is planned change: “Organization Development is an effort planned, organization-wide, and managed from the top, to increase organization effectiveness and health through planned interventions in the organizati..
Planned economy
Economies Sectors and Systems   Closed economy   Dual economy   Gift economy   Informal economy   Market economy   Mixed economy   Open economy Participatory economy   Planned economy   Undergro..
Planned giving
Planned Giving is an area of fundraising that refers to several specific gift types that can be funded with cash or property. These gift vehicles are based on United States tax law. The specific rules of planned giving are defined by the United States Congress and the Internal Revenue Service. Alth..
Planned invasion of Australia during World War II
This article is part of a series on theHistory of Australia Chronological Prehistory Before 1788 1788-1850 1851-1900 1901-1945 Since 1945 Timeline Topical Exploration Constitution | Federation Economic Migratory Military | Diplomatic States, Territories and cities New South Wal..
Planned obsolescence
The factual accuracy of this article is [Accuracy disputedisputed]. Please see the relevant discussion on the [..
Planned obsolescence (business)
Planned obsolescence is the marketing strategy of deliberately introducing obsolescence into a product strategy. Obsolescence, in general, is the process of passing out of usefulness. In a business context this means the object is no longer perceived as having value, that is, a product is no longer ..
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood's Logo Planned Parenthood is the name of several federations of health clinics that are spread out across the world, (the International Planned Parenthood Federation, various regional federations, as well as country-specific ones) focusing on issues related to reproductive r..
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992) was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the constitutionality of several Pennsylvania state regulations regarding abortion was challenged. The Court's lead plurality opinion upheld the right to have an abortion but lowe..
Planned ruins
A number of cultures have planned for the far future, and built structures which are intended to become planned ruins. Contents 1 Albert Speer and the theory of Ruin Value2 Modern planned ruins3 Planned ruins in fiction4 See also5 External links Albert Speer and the theo..
Planned Shrinkage
Planned Shrinkage is a policy of withdrawing essential city services (such as: police patrols, garbage removal, street repairs, and fire services) from neighborhoods suffering from urban decay, crime and poverty so that neighborhoods may be claimed by outside interests for new development. Conten..
Planned Unit Development
A Planned Unit Development, or PUD, is both a type of building development as well as a regulatory process. A PUD is a designed grouping of varied and compatible land uses, such as housing, recreation, commercial centers, and industrial parks, all within one contained development or subdivision. C..
Planned value
PV, or Planned Value is also more commonly referred to as Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (BCWS). In Project Management (PM) speak, PV is part of the earned value technique, which is used to accomplish the Performance Measurement Analysis technique, which is a tool and technique to the cost contro..
Planner
Planner can refer to: The Planner programming languageThe Planner project management software for GNOMEPlanner (PIM for Emacs)An urban planner This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish t..
Planner (PIM)
This article is about the PIM in Emacs. For others, see Planner Planner is a free personal information manager for Emacs written in Emacs Lisp. It helps keep track of schedules, daily notes, days to remember etc and takes advantage of the ease of keyboard shortcuts that Emacs provides for fast a..
Planner (project management)
Planner 0.12 on SuSE Linux 9.3 Professional under GNOME. Planner is a project management tool for the GNOME desktop, previously named MrProject. Planner is part of the GNOME office suite. It is used for project management and uses Gantt charts to display how project activities commingle and d..
Planner programming language
Planner (often seen in publications as "PLANNER") is a programming language designed by Carl Hewitt at MIT, and first published in 1969. First subsets such as Micro-Planner and Pico-Planner were implemented and then essentially the whole language was implemented in Popler and derivations such as QA..
Planning
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. Planning is the (psychologi..
Planningtorock
Musician/video artist from the UK residing in Berlin. Founder of Rostron Records. [[ ..
Planning (Consequential provisions) Act 1990
The Planning (Consequential provisions) Act 1990 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom to make provision for repeals, consequential amendments, transitional and transitory matters and savings in connection with the consolidation of enactments in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, the P..
Planning (Hazardous substances) Act 1990
The Planning (Hazardous substances) Act 1990 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom to consolidate certain enactments relating to special controls in respect of hazardous substances with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission. ..
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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Planning Acts
4 inter-related Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom passed in 1990 to reform the planning system in England and Wales. They were:- Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - The Principal ActPlanning (Listed buildings and conservation areas) Act 1990Planning (Hazardous substances) Act 1990Planning (C..
Planning Aid
Planning Aid is a United Kingdom organization that provides free urban and environmental planning advice to individuals and community groups. Planning Aid began in the early 1970s when the London Planning Aid Service (LPAS) was launched. Although LPAS has remained independent, other planning aid s..
Planning and Compensation Act 1991
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Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 is a piece of a legislation promoted by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, substantially reforming the town planning and compulsory purchase framework in the United Kingdom. It both amended and repealed significant parts of the existing planning..
Planning Appeals
A planning appeal is the process in the United Kingdom whereby a planning applicant can challenge an adverse decision. Including:- A refusal of Planning permissionFailure of the planning authority to issue a decision within a given time.Against conditions attached to a permissionAgainst the issue of..
Planning commission of India
The Planning Commission is an institution in the Government of India, which formulates India's Five-Year Plans, among other functions. Contents 1 History2 Organisation3 Functions4 External links History Rudimentary economic planning, deriving the sovereign authority of the st..
Planning committee
A Planning committee in the United Kingdom is a committee of Local Authority councillors that sit as the Local Planning Authority to determine Planning Applications. Advice is usually given to the committee by Planning Officers who provide a recommendation for approval or refusal. Meetings are cycl..
Planning condition
In the United Kingdom a planning condition is a condition placed on grants of planning permission by local planning authorities. Such conditions permit development to go ahead only if certain conditions are satisfied. Conditions include time limits on development, undertakings regarding environmenta..
Planning Domain Definition Language
The Planning Domain Definition Language (PDDL) is an attempt to standardize planning domain and problem description languages. It was developed mainly to make the 1998/2000 International Planning Competitions possible. PDDL contains STRIPS, ADL and more. ..
Planning fallacy
The planning fallacy is the tendency to underestimate task-completion times. Real-life examples in public policy may include the construction of the Sydney Opera House and the Big Dig, both of which ran many years past their planned schedule. In one study, 37 students were asked to estimate the com..
Planning Inspectorate
The Planning Inspectorate is a United Kingdom Government body appointed by The Secretary of State and given power by the Town and Country Planning (Determination of Appeals by Appointed Persons) (Prescribed Classes) Regulations 1997 (SI 1997/420). Their main work involves processing of planning a..
Planning Institute Australia
The Planning Institute was founded in 1951 and is the only national organisation representing qualified urban and regional planners and other related disciplines in Australia. The institute is a federation of State and Territory Divisions with the National Council comprising one representative from ..
Planning of the September 11, 2001 attacks
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Sept. 11, 2001 attacks Timeline Background history Planning September 11, 2001 Rest of September October Aftermath Victims Survivors Foreign casualties Hijacked airliners American Airlines Flight 11 United Airlines Flight 175 American ..
Planning permission
Planning permission or planning consent is the permission required by property developers and private individuals in the United Kingdom in order to be allowed to build on, or change the use of, a plot of land or to redevelop an existing building. In certain circumstances planning permission is not r..
Planning Policy Guidance Notes
In the United Kingdom, Planning Policy Guidance Notes (PPG) are statements of the Government's national policy and principles towards certain aspects of the town planning framework. They apply to England only. They are legally binding and may be treated as material considerations in the determinatio..
Planning Policy Statements
In the United Kingdom, Planning Policy Statements (PPS) are statements of the British Government's national policy and principles towards certain aspects of the town planning framework. They apply to England only. They are legally binding and may be treated as material considerations in the determin..
Planning statistical research
Most scientific work starts with a question about the world we live in. For a statistician, these questions can be classified into a few different kinds: We can start with questions about a single unit, like a biological organism, a manufactured product, a plot of ground, a city block or any of ma..
Planning the Low-Budget Film
Planning the Low-Budget Film is a book by Robert Latham Brown describing the processes involved in scheduling and budgeting motion pictures. Brown is a 30-year veteran of motion picture production and he uses his experiences on many well-known films to illustrate his points. The book is a wealth of ..
Plano
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. Plano, (from Latin plānus, which means "flat"), can refer to: Several cities..
Plano, Illinois
Plano is a city in Kendall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,633 at the 2000 census. Geography Plano is located at [41°39′47″N, 88°32′10″W] (41.663137, -88.535987)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ..
Plano, Iowa
Plano is a city in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 58 at the 2000 census. Geography Plano is located at [40°45′22″N, 93°2′47″W] (40.756189, -93.046327)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a..
Plano, Missouri
Plano, Missouri is an unincorporated community on former U.S. Route 66, now Missouri State Highway 266 in Greene County. It was the site of a casket factory, which burned down; it has only one house at the current site. External links [Maps and aerial photos] Coordinates: [37.1928�..
Plano, Texas
Plano is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas, mainly within Collin County, but also extending into Denton County. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 222,030, making it the ninth largest city in Texas; it had grown to 250,096 in the 2005 census estimate. Plano is withi..
Plano-convex
A plano-convex object is flat or planar on one side and rounded on the other, such that the center is thicker than the edges. Plano-convex is a common shape for lenses, as is double convex (rounded on both sides). The term is also applied to a type of mudbrick with a rounded, convex top. See also..
Planocephalosaurus
Planocephalosaurus is an extinct genus of diapsid reptile belonging to the sphenodont order. It was about 20 cm (8 in) long. Planocephalosaurus was one of the first sphenodonts and bore a strong resemblance to the extant tuatara. The main difference was that Planocephalosaurus's teeth were fused w..
Planococcaceae
The Planococcaceae are a family of Gram positive bacteria. ..
Planogram
A planogram is a diagram of fixtures and products that illustrates how and where retail products should be displayed, usually on a store shelf in order to increase customer purchases. They may also be referred to as plano-grams, plan-o-grams, schematics (archaic) or POGs. A planogram is often rece..
Planographic printing
Planographic printing means printing from a flat surface, as opposed to a raised surface (as with relief printing) or incised surface (as with intaglio printing). The process utilizes the property that water will not mix with oil. The process produces a lithograph or offset lithograph by applying..
Plano Collor
The Plano Collor (portuguese: Collor Plan, after the name of the sponsoring president) was officially called Plano Brasil Novo (New Brazil Plan), but the former name gained wide acceptance in the media and became the de facto name for a series of policies and procedures to control inflation in Brazi..
Plano cultures
The Plano cultures is a name given by archaeologists to a group of disparate hunter-gatherer communities that occupied the Great Plains area of North America between 9000 BC and 6000 BC. They are characterised by a range of projectile point tools collectively called Plano points and generally hunte..
Plano East Senior High School
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Plano Film Festival
Plano Film Festival Held annually in Plano, Texas and put on and administered by the Plano Senior High School Speech Team This festival has had a history of qualified judges from many different professional backgrounds such as Channel 5 News and numorous university film professors from in and arou..
Plano Independent School District
The logo of the Plano Independent School District Plano Independent School District (PISD or Plano ISD) is a public school district in Plano, Texas. Plano ISD also takes students from some areas of Dallas, Richardson, Allen, Murphy, and Parker. [#endnote_aboutPisd] PISD serves 53,00..
Plano National Bank
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Plano point
Plano point is a general term used by archaeologists to describe a variety of different chipped stone projectile points used by the various Plano cultures of the North American Great Plains between 9000 BC and 6000 BC. They are bifacially worked and have been divided into numerous sub-groups based ..
Plano Police Department
Plano Police Department is the police force in Plano, Texas, United States. History Settlers began coming to the area where Plano is now located about 1845, the town was not incorporated until June 2, 1873. In the initial corporation, Plano was a general law city and was not made a home rule city u..
Plano Real
The Plano Real (Portuguese, Real Plan) was a set of measures taken to stabilize the Brazilian economy in the early 1990s, under the direction of Fernando Henrique Cardoso as the Minister of Finance.[link] Its architects include, among many others, Pérsio Arida, André Lara Resende, Edmar..
Plano Senior High School
Plano Senior High School The pond at Plano Senior High School Motto A Tradition of Excellence Established 1891 School type Free public District Plano Independent School District Grade levels 11th and 12th Principal Dr. Doyle Dean Location Plano, Texas, USA Campus Suburban..
Plano West Senior High School
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Planquery
Planquery is a commune of the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie région in France. Its postal code is 14490. The INSEE code is 14506. ..
Plans
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Plans is the fifth album by Death Cab for Cutie. It was released on August 30, 2005. "Soul Meets Body" was the first single from the album, followed up by "Crooked Teeth" and "I Will Follow You Into The Dark". The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for..
PLANS
People for Legal and Non-Sectarian Schools (PLANS) is an anti-Waldorf and anti-Anthroposophy lobby group based principally in San Francisco, USA and on the Web. The group was founded in 1995 by former Waldorf parents and became a California non-profit corporation in 1997. Its secretary is sound engi..
Plansee
The PLANSEE Group is a manufacturer of powder metallurgical products based in Reutte, Tirol, Austria. Owner: family-owned. Sales revenue 2003: € 571 mio. Workforce: 4.340 employees. External links [Plansee Group] ..
Plans & Apologies
Plans & Apologies are an indie pop group from Derby, England. They released their debut album 'Torn Out Pages From The Middle Agez' on Artists Against Success in January 2002. This was followed by 'The Tree Dee Pee EP' in April 2005. The band have seven members, resulting in a richly layered guit..
Plans and interiors of Mentmore
Joseph Paxton and his son-in-law George Stokes designed Mentmore Towers (correctly known as just Mentmore in the mid-1850s), a house in Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, England. Paxton was the most lauded and fashionable architect of the period. The basic plan of Mentmore is of two interlocking square b..
Plans in Mexican History
In Mexican history, a plan was a declaration of principles announced in conjunction with a rebellion, usually armed, against the central government of the country (or, in the case of a regional rebellion, against the state government). Mexican plans were often more formal than the pronunciamientos t..
Plant
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Adiantum pedatum (a fern) Plants are a major group of living things including familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, ferns and mosses. About 350,000 species of plants, defined as seed plants, bryophytes, ferns and fern allies, have been es..
Plant-based diet
Plant-based diets are diets that are based on plant foods. Staples of this diet include rice, corn, grain, barley, and potatoes with additional fruits, nuts, legumes, and vegetables. It is closely associated with vegetarianism and veganism. ..
Plant-made pharmaceuticals
Plant-Made Pharmaceuticals (PMPs), also referred to as Biopharming, is a sub-sector of the biotechnology industry that involves the process of genetically engineering plants so that they can produce certain types of proteins. The proteins can then be harvested and used to produce pharmaceuticals...
Plantae Asiaticae Rariories
Plantae Asiaticae Rariories is a work (alternative title Descriptions and figures of a select number of unpublished East Indian plants) published in 1830-1832 by the Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich. External links A partial fascimile is available at [Gallica] (Bibliothèque Nationale de..
Plantagenet, Western Australia
The Shire of Plantagenet, managed from the town of Mount Barker in the Great Southern region of Western Australia and immediately north of Albany, includes the townships of Narrikup,Rocky Gully, and Kendenup as well as the scenic Porongurup Range. The region is noted for agriculture, principally wh..
Plantagenet Kings of England
The Plantagenet Kings of England were descendants of the first House of Anjou, were established as rulers of England through the Treaty of Wallingford, which passed over the claims of Eustace and William, Stephen of Blois's son, in favor of Henry of Anjou, son of the Empress Matilda and her second ..
Plantagenet Palliser
Plantagenet Palliser is the main character in the Palliser series of novels by Anthony Trollope. The heir to the dukedom of Omnium, Palliser is a quiet, dour man whose chief ambition in life is to become Chancellor of the Exchequer. He enters into an arranged marriage with the tempestuous Lady G..
Plantaginaceae
The Plantaginaceae Juss. or plantain family, is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales. The type genus is Plantago L.. In older classifications it used to be the only family of the order Plantaginales, but numerous phylogenetic studies, summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, ha..
Plantago
Plantago is a genus of about 200 species of small, inconspicuous plants commonly called plantains. They share this name with the very dissimilar plantain, a kind of banana. Most are herbaceous plants, though a few are subshrubs growing to 60 cm tall. The leaves are sessile, but have a narrow part ..
Plantago media
Plantago media, known as the hoary plantain, is a species of genus Plantago native to central Europe and introduced to parts of the north-east United States. Its generic name is derived from the Latin for sole; like other members of Plantago, it should not be confused with the plantain, a starchy b..
Plantain
This article is about the Plantain, a cousin of the banana. For the small herb, see Plantago Plantains Plantains are hard and starchy and are used for cooking, as contrasted with the soft, sweet banana varieties. Plantains are a staple food in the tropical regions of the world, treated i..
Plantain leaf
For the small herb, see plantago. Plantain leaves are the leaves of the plantain tree. They are used as a traditional wrapping material for dishes such as Venezuelan hallacas and other Latin American dishes. They add a subtle but essential aroma to the dish. The leaves are fairly widely available i..
Plantaris muscle
Plantaris is a vestigial structure and one of the superficial muscles of the posterior crural compartment of the leg. It arises from the inferior part of the lateral supracondylar line of the femur at a position slightly superior to the origin of the lateral head of gastrocnemius. Also, it may aris..
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Plantar digital veins
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Plantar fascia
The plantar fascia is the thick connective tissue which supports the arch of the foot. It runs from the tuberosity of the calcaneus forward to the heads of the metatarsal bones. It is the source of the painful condition of plantar fasciitis. See also FasciaTension myositis syndrome External links..
Plantar fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis is a painful inflammatory condition caused by excessive wear to the plantar fascia of the foot. The pain usually is felt on the underside of the heel, and is often most intense with the first steps of the day. It is commonly associated with long periods of weight bearing. Obesity,..
Plantar interossei muscles
The Interossei plantares (Plantar interossei), three in number, lie beneath rather than between the metatarsal bones, and each is connected with but one metatarsal bone. They arise from the bases and medial sides of the bodies of the third, fourth, and fifth metatarsal bones, and are inserted int..
Plantar metatarsal arteries
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Plantar reflex
In medicine (neurology), the Babinski reflex or Babinski sign is a reflex that can identify disease of the spinal cord and brain. It is more properly called the plantar reflex, as Babinski's sign in reality only refers to the pathological form. Contents 1 Methods2 Interpretation3 R..
Plantar wart
Plantar warts (verrucæ pedis; VP - also commonly referred to as a verruca) are warts caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). They are small lesions that appear on the sole of the foot (hence the name, from Latin planta pedis, the sole of the foot) and are typically "cauliflower-esque" in appea..
Plantashun Boyz
Plantashun Boyz was a very successful Nigerian hip hop band that comprised of members Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo (popularly known as Blackface), Innocent Ujah Idibia (best known as 2face Idibia) and Chibuzor Orji (Best known as Faze). Following the split of the Band in 2004, they all launched solo car..
Plantasia
The Plantasia is a large public greenhouse located in the Parc Tawe ratail park, Swansea. It exhibits a wide range of tropical plants and insects. ..
Plantation
This article is about crop plantations. For plantations of people, see article Plantation (settlement or colony) for that 17th Century meaning. A plantation is an intentional planting of a crop, on a larger scale, usually for uses other than cereal production or pasture. The term is most often used ..
Plantation, Broward County, Florida
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Plantation, Florida
Plantation is the name of the following places in the U.S. state of Florida: Plantation is a city in Broward County. It is the larger of the two places with the same name in FloridaPlantation is a census-designated place in Sarasota County This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a ..
Plantation, Kentucky
Plantation is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 902 at the 2000 census. Geography Plantation is located at [38°17′0″N, 85°35′30″W] (38.283420, -85.591635)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, ..
Plantation, Sarasota County, Florida
Plantation is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,168 at the 2000 census. Geography Plantation is located at [27°3′49″N, 82°22′13″W] (27.063568, -82.370146)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the Uni..
Plantations Convention, 1958
Plantations Convention, 1958 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1958, with the preamble stating: Having considered the question of conditions of employment of plantation workers,...[#endnote_ILO] Ratifications The following countries have rat..
Plantations of Ireland
Plantations in 16th and 17th century Ireland involved the seizure of land owned by the native Irish and granting of it to colonists ("planters") from Britain. This process began under the reign of Henry VIII and continued under Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, and Cromwell. Contents 1 Overv..
Plantations of Leon County
For Leon County article, see Leon County, Florida. For Leon County History article, see History of Leon County. Leon County, Florida was a true cotton kingdom. During the 1820s through 1840s Leon County attracted planters from Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, North, South Carolina, plus other states and..
Plantations of New England
The Plantations of New England were a series of colonisation efforts by Europeans on the east coast of North America, a land that they called New England. The name New England dates to the earliest days of European settlement: in 1616 Captain John Smith described the area in a pamphlet "New Engl..
Plantation (settlement or colony)
Today, a plantation is a place where people plant things, usually botanics. In the 17th century, the word meant active transfer of a colonising population, without concern for the indigenous people. This sense of plantation is more generally known today as a settlement or a colony. Contents 1&..
Plantation aristocrat
In the New World, especially in the southern United States, Brazil and Hispanic America with substantial Mestizo and Indio populations, the institution of large semi-feudal semi-commercial estates created, from the 16th century to contemporary era, a class of wealthy, often hereditary land owners wh..
Plantation desk
A Plantation desk is an antique desk form. It is thought to have been originally used as a mail desk by postmen. The form has been known to have been used on Southern plantations in the United States, but it is not limited to them. For some time communities of Shakers in New England built a large..
Plantation economy
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Plantation era
The Plantation Era is a period of the History of the Southern United States from the early 1700s until 1860 and the start of the American Civil War, which ended slavery and destroyed much of the economic landscape of the south. This period is marked by the economic growth of the south, based on pla..
Plantation High School
Plantation High School is a high school located in Plantation, Florida. It was originally established in 1963 in Broward County. The school's principal is Susan Bruining. The school's athletic teams are known as the Coloniels. The school serves 3,027 students in grades 9 through 12. External links ..
Plantation Island, Florida
Plantation Island is a census-designated place (CDP) in Collier County, Florida, USA. The population was 202 at the 2000 census. Geography Plantation Island is located at [25°50′47″N, 81°22′6″W] (25.846346, -81.368274)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the Un..
Plantation Lullabies
Plantation Lullabies is the debut album of Me'Shell NdegéOcello. Track listing Plantation Lullabies (1:31)I'm Diggin You (Like An Old School Record) (4:25)If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night) (4:31)Shoot'n Up and Gett'n High (4:14)Dred Loc (4:05)Untitled (1:41)Step Into The Projects (..
Plantation Mobile Home Park, Florida
Plantation Mobile Home Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,218 at the 2000 census. Geography Plantation Mobile Home Park is located at [26°42′9″N, 80°7′57″W] (26.702392, -80.132515)[Geographic references..
Plantation of Ulster
The Plantation of Ulster was a planned process of colonisation which took place in the northern Irish province of Ulster during the early 17th century in the reign of James I of England. English and Scottish Protestants were settled on land that had been confiscated from Catholic Irish landowners in..
Plantation Place
Plantation Place is a large office development in the City of London. It occupies almost an entire block of approximately 10,200 square metres, bounded by Fenchurch Street, Mincing Lane, Eastcheap and Rood Lane. Constructed in 2004, the building is 68 m high and was built on the remains of th..
Plantation Records
Plantation Records was a record label started by Shelby Singleton. The label had only one hit with "Harper Valley PTA" (by Jeannie C. Riley), but those profits allowed Singleton to purchase Sun Records from Sam Phillips in 1969. See also List of record labels ..
Plantation Restaurant
Plantation Restaurant is a popular restaurant in Bristol, England and is Bristol's only Caribbean restaurant. It was opened by Beverley Forbes in December 2003. The restaurant featured in a program called "An Alternative Christmas" on ITV 1 in 2005, which featured celebrity chef Martin Blunos. Exte..
Plantation tradition
Plantation tradition is a genre of literature based in the southern states of the USA that is heavily nostalgic for antebellum times. Although several works idealizing the plantation were written in the decades before the American Civil War, plantation tradition became more popular in the late nine..
Plantaže
Plantaže is Montenegrin wine and grape brandy producer. Contents 1 Overview2 Products2.1 Wines2.2 Grape brandies Overview In the period from 1977 to 1982, AD Plantaže, joint stock company presently incorporated into Holding company "Agrokombinat 13 jul", transformed a ba..
Planta 4ª
Planta 4ª ('Fourth Floor') is a 2003 Spanish film directed by Antonio Mercero and starring Juan José Ballesta, Gorka Moreno, Luis Ángel Priego, Alejandro Zafra and Monti Castiñeiras. It was nominated for Best Picture in the 2004 Goya Awards. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot a..
Plantcutter
The plantcutters are a group of passerine birds in the cotinga family Cotingidae. They were previously in their own family, Phytotomidae. These are robust birds of open woodland, scrub and farmland in tropical South America. They resemble finches, and feed on fruit and similar vegetable material...
Planters
Planters Peanuts Planters is an American snack food company, best known for its peanuts and the Mr. Peanut icon that symbolizes them. Started by Italian immigrants Amedeo Obici and Mario Peruzzi in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in 1906, it was incorporated in 1908 as the Planter Nut & Chocolate..
Plantersville, Mississippi
Plantersville is a town in Lee County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,144 at the 2000 census. Geography Plantersville is located at [34°12′42″N, 88°39′49″W] (34.211530, -88.663681)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bu..
Planters Development Bank
Planters Development Bank, more commonly known as Plantersbank, is a bank in the Philippines. It is one of the largest thrift banks in the Philippines, and has the distinction of being the largest private development bank in the Philippines. Its clientele largely consist of small and medium ente..
Plante & Moran, PLLC
Plante & Moran is the 10th largest U.S. Certified Public Accounting and Management Consulting firm according to the Public Accounting Report. It has a staff of 1,400 with over 500 CPA's. Offices are located in in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and Shanghai, China. [link] [lin..
Planté (crater)
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Planthopper
The name planthopper is used to refer to any insect in the infraorder Fulgoromorpha within the Hemiptera. Distributed worldwide, all members of this group are plant-feeders, though surprisingly few are considered pests. The infraorder contains only a single superfamily, Fulgoroidea. Fulgoroids are..
Plantiac
Plantiac is a 35% proof alcoholic drink, deep brown of colour. It is a kind of Dutch brandy (in Dutch: "Vieux"). It can be drunk pure or as part of a mix. It was first made in Bolsward (in The Netherlands) in 1870. Its inventor, Klaas Plantinga, first mixed its ingredients in his house next to the b..
Plantibody
A plantibody (derived from Plant and antibody) is a special type of antibody created from genetically altered crops. The term plantibody as well as the concept is trademarked by the company Biolex. The term was first cited in 1989 referring to new code introduced into mouse genomes in plant cell cul..
PlantIdent
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Plantigrade
Human skeleton, showing plantigrade habit In mammals, plantigrade locomotion means walking with the podials and metatarsals flat on the ground. Plantigrade locomotion is considered less specialized or less highly evolved than digitigrade and unguligrade locomotion. Humans are an example of ..