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P.L.U.C.K.
"P.L.U.C.K.(Politically Lying, Unholy, Cowardly Killers.)" ..
PLU
PLU can stand for: People Like Us, a British mockumentaryPeople Like Us, the pseudonym of British musician Vicki Bennett: see People Like Us (musician)Pacific Lutheran Universitythe SIL code, a language code, for the Palauan languagePrice Look-Up numbers used to identify produce[Provider Look-..
Plua
Plua is a port of Lua 4.0 (plus a small IDE) for the Palm Computing platform. Lua is a programming language designed at TeCGraf, the Computer Graphics Technology Group of PUC-Rio, Brazil. The latest version of Plua is 1.1. Language resources Plua has some especial functions to support the Palm pl..
Pluck
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pluck is a social media software company based in Austin, Texas. Pluck's offerings include BlogBurst, a blog syndication network; the SiteLife suite of community tools for online publishers; Shadows.com social bookmarking service..
Plucker
Plucker is a free document viewer for Palm OS based handheld devices and PDAs. It has its own Plucker file format. Besides the Palm viewer application, Plucker also provides a number of tools for transferring and compressing webpages and other HTML or text documents into the Plucker file format an..
Pluckers
Pluckers Wing Factory & Grill is a restaurant chain based in Austin, Texas that specializes in serving different varieties of buffalo wings. The idea for Pluckers was hatched in a University of Texas dorm room in 1991. The first restaurant was established in 1995. In addition to wings, Pluckers ..
Plucking
Plucking describes the process of removing human hair, animal hair or a birds feathers by mechanically pulling the item from the owner's body. In humans this is done for personal grooming purposes, usually with tweezers. An epilator is a motorised hair plucker. In birds and animals plucking is ..
Plucking (glaciation)
Plucking, in the sense relating to glaciers, is when a glacier erodes away chunks of bedrock to be later deposited as erratics. Glacial plucking exploits pre-existing fractures in the bedrock. When the ice comes into contact with a joint, the friction of the ice results in melting of some of the ic..
Pluckley
Pluckley is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, United Kingdom with a population of about 1,000. It is located close to the North Downs, and is approximately 8 km west of Ashford. References to Pluckley can be found in the Domesday Book, at which time it was a more sign..
Pluckley railway station
Pluckley railway station serves Pluckley in Kent, and is located approximately 2 km south of the village. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern. The typical off-peak service from the station comprises one train per hour to London Charing Cross and one train per hour..
Plucky Duck
Plucky Duck Plucky Duck is a fictional anthropomorphic green duck who appeared in the 1990s animated series Tiny Toon Adventures. Plucky was voiced by Joe Alaskey. In the Japanese dub of the show, he was voiced by Kōichi Yamadera. Plucky, a teenager, was portrayed on the series as a greedy, ..
Pluck Me
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] A common nickname for The company store in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. The name is a derogratory name for stores owned by the local coal company. The stores, owned by the company would extend lines of credit to miners, the miners in turn would have to buy ..
Plug
A plug is: a device which is designed to stop a fluid from flowing through a hole.* the freeze plug is designed to intentionally leak the coolant when it freezes.a mains power plug or other type of electrical connector that mates with a socket or jack, in particular used with electrical or electro..
Plug-and-play
Plug and Play (PnP) is a computer feature that allows the addition of a new device, normally a peripheral, without requiring reconfiguration or manual installation of device drivers. PnP is a process the computer runs through when it is first turned on, involving the boot process and power-on self-t..
Plug-board
A plug-board, or, more formally, a control panel was a device used to program unit record equipment (and some early computers) built by IBM and other companies from 1906 to the 1960s. Removable plug-boards were introduced with the IBM type 3-S tabulator in the 1920s. Each machine type had its own p..
Plug-compatible
A plug-compatible machine is one that has been designed to be backwards compatible with a prior machine. In particular, a new computer system that is plug-compatible has not only the same connectors and protocol interfaces to peripherals, but also runs the same CPU software as the old system. One n..
Plug-in (Escape Velocity)
Plug-in is the term used for the add-on files used to modify the Escape Velocity series of games by Ambrosia Software. They are similar to what is now often referred to as a ‘mod’ for other games, but that term was not common when Escape Velocity was first created, and in any case the Macintos..
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
The number of US survey respondents willing to pay $4,000 more for a plug-in hybrid car increased from 17% in 2005 to 26% in 2006. A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is a hybrid which has additional battery capacity and the ability to be recharged from an external electrical outlet. In ..
Plugboard
In cryptography, a plugboard (sometimes stecker or comutator) was a component of certain rotor machines, including some Enigma models, that exchanged letters of the alphabet. References Władysław Kozaczuk, Enigma: How the German Machine Cipher Was Broken, and How It Was Read by the Allies in ..
Pluggable Authentication Modules
Pluggable authentication modules or PAM are a mechanism to integrate multiple low-level authentication schemes into a high-level API, which allows for programs that rely on authentication to be written independently of the underlying authentication scheme. PAM were first developed in 1996 by Sun Mi..
Pluggable look and feel
Pluggable look and feel is a mecanism used in some Widget toolkits allowing to change the look and feel of a graphical user interface at runtime. The most well-known of such Widget toolkits is the Swing widget toolkit that is part of the Java API. ..
Plugged/Live
Plugged/Live is the second tape by German industrial music artist P.A.L. It was the first P.A.L release on Ant-Zen records. It was released in k7 format. Track Listing "Workout""Josef Reiserer's Dead""Noise-Nonsense-Nothing""Career's End""Spark a Venge""Intro""Terrible Hangdown""Screech""Shift..
Plugged In
Plugged In is a monthly magazine put out by Focus on the Family (founder-James Dobson) which reviews movies, music, general media, and pop cultural issues from a Christian perspective. It can be seen as a religious counterpart to magazines such as EW and Teen People. Staff Bob Smithhouser - Edit..
Plugin
A plugin (or plug-in) is a computer program that interacts with a main application (a web browser or an email program, for example) to provide a certain, usually very specific, function. Typical examples are plugins that read or edit specific types of files (for instance, multimedia files)encrypt o..
Pluginmanifesto
Contents 1 Introduction2 The Full Text of the Pluginmanifesto v1.33 See also4 Notes and references5 External links Introduction The pluginmanifesto is a document written by Ana Kronschnabl that looks at the challenges for filmmaking for the internet and other reduced band..
Plugpoint
Plugpoint is a term for application programming interface (API). In use, one may say plugpoint to indicate a specific place in an API, or in the API of a framework designed to have software components "plugged" into it. However, plugpoint has no particular meaning in major APIs and frameworks such..
Plugra butter
Plugra butter is made differently from normal butter, resulting in a much richer flavor and lower water content, and is used by chefs where normal cooks would use butter. The word 'plugra' means, literally, 'more fat'. It is, for example, actually possible to make alfredo sauce without using cream a..
Plugtest
A plugtest is the test on portable electrical equipment to comply with UK health and safety laws. Sometimes referred to as portable appliance testing or PAT Testing. Typical tests include, Earth Bond, Insulation, Earth Leakage. Testing should be carried out at regular intervals to ensure continual ..
Plug & Display
Plug & Display (P&D) is a video connector for digital monitors, such as flat panel displays and video projectors. It was a standard of VESA. It was introduced around the same time as its competitor DFP, but both have been mostly superseded by DVI. The P&D connector has 10 rows of 3 pins (30 pins), ..
Plug (comic)
Plug was a British comic that ran for 76 issues from 24 September 1977 until 24 February 1979, when it merged with The Beezer. A spin-off from The Bash Street Kids comic strip in The Beano, the comic was based around the character Plug from that strip. His dog (Pug) from Pup Parade, and a new chara..
Plug (horticulture)
In horticulture plugs are small-sized seedlings grown in trays from expanded polysterene or polythene filled usually with a peat substrate. Plugs are used for commercially raising vegetables and bedding plants. Tomato plug seedling Lettuce plugs ..
Plug and Play modding
"Plug and Play modding", also known as "Copy and Paste" is a practice among newbie game modders by copying and pasting freely available code and art from game mod resource websites to make their own mod with hardly any effort. Without taking any effort to actually learn how to make a game modifi..
Plug board
This term has multiple meanings: A website technology (most commonly used)Historic computer reporting technology Website Technology (most commonly used) Originally created in September 2003 by Starlet of [swaymyway.com], a plug board is an online script used for website promotion. A..
Plug Compatible Manufacturer
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. A plug compatible manufacturer or PCM is one which makes a product (typically a computer or computer pe..
Plug door
A plug door is a door designed to hold higher pressure on the side it opens to - the shape of the plug door (typically like a slice of a wedge base) prevents the door moving outwards and thus allowing the pressure to escape. Non-plug doors rely on the strength of the lock to keep the door shut, wher..
Plug flow
In fluid mechanics, Plug Flow is a simple way of modelling flow of a fluid in a pipe or, more generally, a reactor. Essentially no back mixing is assumed with "plugs" of fluid passing through the reactor. This results in differential equations that need to be integrated to find the reactor conversio..
Plug flow reactor model
The plug flow reactor (PFR) model is used to estimate the key unit operation variables when using a continuous tubular reactor to reach a specified output. (See Chemical reactors.) The mathematical model works for all fluids: liquids, gases, and slurries. In a PFR the fluid passes through in a cohe..
Plug hat
A plug hat may be a top hat or a bowler hat. ..
PLUG Independent Music Awards
The PLUG Independent Music Awards, or just Plug Awards, began in 2001 as a "cartel" of music lovers ranging from DJs and managers to indie retailers and fans. Winners 2004 Album of the Year: TV on the Radio, Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty BabesArtist of the Year: InterpolNew Artist of the Year: The..
Plug In America
Plug In America (also known as PIA) is a non-profit educational organization that teaches and advocates the use of plug-in cars, trucks and SUVs powered by cleaner, cheaper, domestic electricity to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and improve the global environment. It is currently a chapter of the..
Plug In and Hang On: Live in Tokyo
Plug In and Hang On: Live in Tokyo is an album by heavy metal band Vicious Rumors, released in 1992. The material for this CD was recorded in Kawasaki, Japan at Club Citta. Track listing AbandonedSavior from AngerDown to the TempleShip of FoolsLady Took a ChanceWhen Love Comes DownMarch of DieDon..
Plug In Baby
"Plug In Baby" is a single by the British rock band Muse from their second album, Origin of Symmetry. It was the first single that the band released from this album. The release date in the UK was 05 March 2001, and was released as a two-CD set and an accompanying limited edition 7" vinyl. The song..
Plug nozzle
The plug nozzle is a type of rocket nozzle that, unlike traditional designs, maintains its efficiency at a wide range of altitudes. It is a member of the class of altitude-compensating nozzles, but unlike the aerospike, the plug design is considerably more "traditional". The plug nozzle looks from ..
Plug Research
Plug Research is a record label, based in Los Angeles, California, USA. Artists Adventure TimeAmmonContactCalamalkaCampingChessie DaedelusDamon AaronDavid Thomas BroughtonDntelHeadsetJohn TejadaLanguisMia Doi ToddMiloshSouloThomas Fehlmann See also List of record labelsList of electronic music reco..
Plug Uglies
The Plug Uglies were a street gang (though most often referred to as a political club) that operated in the west end of Baltimore from 1854 to 1860. The Plug Uglies coalesced shortly after the creation of the Mount Vernon Hook-and-Ladder Company, a volunteer fire company whose truck house was on B..
Pluit
Pluit is a suburb in North Jakarta that is predominantly residential. Most of the inhabitants are of Chinese ethnic from Medan who also run many Hokkien restaurants in nearby Muara Karang. Mega Mall is the main shopping mall that has Carrefour as the anchor tenant, cell phone shops, numerous restaur..
Plukenetia
Plukenetia is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 15 species, found from Africa to Malesia. Synonyms Accia A.St.-Hil.Angostylidium (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.Apopandra Pax & K.Hoffm.Botryanthe KlotzschCeratococcus Meisn.Elaeophora DuckeEleutherostigma Pax & K.Hoffm.Fragario..
Plukenetieae
Plukenetieae is a tribe of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 3 subtribes and 13 genera. See also Taxonomy of the Euphorbiaceae ..
Plukovník
Plukovnik is a rank in the Czech Republic and Slovakia which corresponds to Colonel in the militaries of other nations. ..
Plum
"Plum" is also a nickname for British humorist P.G. Wodehouse. A plum is a stone fruit tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera (peaches, cherries, bird cherries, etc) in the shoots having a terminal bud and the side buds solitary (not clustered..
Plum, Pennsylvania
For the town of Plum in Venango County, Pennsylvania, see Plum Township, Pennsylvania Plum is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,940 at the 2000 census. Plum is often referred to as Plum Boro or more correctly Plum Borough by locals to distinguish it ..
Plum-headed Parakeet
The Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) is a parrot which is a resident breeder in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It is endemic to the Indian subcontinent. It undergoes local movements, driven mainly by the availability of the fruit and blossoms which make up its diet. Plum-headed Pa..
Plum-yew
Plum-yew is a common name of two different genera of conifers: CephalotaxusPrumnopitys 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 arti..
Plumage
The differences in plumage of a Blue Grosbeak, from top to bottom, between a breeding male (alternate plumage) a non-breeding male (basic plumage), a female and a related Indigo Bunting Plumage refers both to the layer of feathers that cover a bird and the pattern, colour and arrangement of th..
Plumas County, California
Plumas County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. The county gets its name from the Spanish words for the Feather River (Río de las Plumas), which flows through the county. As of 2000, the population was 20,824. The county seat is Quincy. The only incorpor..
Plumas County Arts Commission
The Plumas County Arts Commission (Plumas Arts) is the official Plumas County, USA arts council. Mission statement: "Plumas Arts cultivates a community in which the arts flourish." Goals: To introduce, promote and support the arts.To cultivate a cultural awareness that enriches quality of life.To ..
Plumas Eureka, California
Plumas Eureka is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 320 at the 2000 census. Geography Plumas Eureka is located at [39°47′23″N, 120°39′6″W] (39.789608, -120.651553)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to t..
Plumas Lake, California
Plumas Lake, California is a master-planned exurb located 30 miles north of the City of Sacramento on the Feather River, just prior to its confluence with the Sacramento River. Construction of homes began early in 2003, and at full build-out in 2010 the city will have roughly 30,000 homes and 75,0..
Plumas National Forest
Plumas National Forest is a United States National Forest located in northern California. It is located in the Sierra Nevada mountains and covers 1,146,000 acres (4,638 km²) of land. External links [Official government site] ..
Plumb
Plumb can refer to: Working as a plumberA contemporary Christian music artist. See Plumb (singer).A vertical line. See plumb line.A plumb-bob or other device used to find a vertical lineBoth meanings derive from the Latin word for leadThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list ..
Plumb-bob
For the nuclear testing program, see Operation Plumbbob A plumb-bob is a weight with a pointed tip on the bottom that is suspended from a string and used as a reference line that is perpendicular to the ground. This instrument has been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians by bricklayers, ..
Plumbaginaceae
Plumbaginaceae is a family of flowering plants, with a cosmopolitan distribution. The family is sometimes referred to as the leadwort family or the plumbago family. Most species in this family are perennial herbaceous plants, but a few grow as lianas or shrubs. The plants have perfect flowers a..
Plumbaginales
flowers of Plumbago Plumbaginales is an order of flowering plants. The order is recognized by several systems, such as the Wettstein system, last revised in 1935, the Engler system, in its update of 1964 and the Cronquist system, 1981. Its circumscription is typically: order Plumbaginales: ..
Plumbago
Plumbago is: another name for the mineral Graphitea member of the family of flowering plants, Plumbaginaceae, also known as the Plumbago familya specific genus Plumbago in the Plumbaginaceae family This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same t..
Plumbago (plant)
Plumbago is a genus of flowering plants and the type genus of the family Plumbaginaceae, consisting of 10 species. Plumbago is the common name of members of the genus, though the term also applies for any Plumbaginaceae species. Certain species are also known as leadwort. The generic name Plumbag..
Plumbago drawing
Plumbago drawings are graphite drawings from the 17th and 18th centuries. There was a group of artists whose work in plumago is remarkable for their exquisite portraits drawn with finely pointed pieces of graphite and upon vellum, often prepared as the basis of an engraving. One of the earliest of..
Plumbata (dart)
Plumbatae or Mattiobarbuli were lead-weighted darts carried by ancient Roman infantry. The only written source for these tactical weapons is Vegetius, Epitoma Rei Militari (1.17), but the sparsity of sources should not be of concern. Vegetius is the only source of military detail the other ancient a..
Plumbate
The plumbate ion is PbO32− or Pb(OH)62−. A plumbate (compound) is a compound containing this ion. Dehydrated forms may correspond to PbO32−; they may be hydrated to show the form Pb(OH)62−. For example, sodium plumbate may be found as Na2PbO3.3H2O or Na2PbO3. External links..
Plumbeous Kite
The Plumbeous Kite, Ictinia plumbea, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks and Old World vultures. The Plumbeous Kite breeds in the tropical New World, from eastern Mexico through Central America to Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. It also breeds on Trin..
Plumbeous Vireo
The Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus) is a small North American songbird, ranging from far southeastern Montana and western South Dakota south to the Pacific coast of Mexico, including Baja California Sur. It is migratory, moving to the southern part of its range in winter, and its habitat generall..
Plumber
For a colloquial American use, see White House Plumbers; in London, see Worshipful Company of Plumbers A plumber is a tradesman who specialises in installing and maintaining systems used for plumbing, heating, drainage, potable (drinking) water or industrial process plant piping. (In most jurisdic..
Plumber's snake
A plumber's snake is a flexible auger used to remove clogs in plumbing that cannot be loosened with a plunger. Most devices consist of a coiled metal wire with space between the coils at the end. The other end is attached to a device with a crank that rotates the wire as it moves down into the pi..
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties was an adult dating sim released for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer in 1994. The game casts the player as a plumber trying to woo over a daddy's girl, by making a series of choices. ..
Plumber (program)
The plumber, in the Plan 9 from Bell Labs and Inferno operating systems, is a mechanism for interprocess communication, somewhat similar to copy and paste. The plumber is a program which handles all the messaging when programs make plumbing messages. Unlike copy and paste, where the user specifies ..
Plumber wrench
Plumber wrench - a tool to screw (rotate with force) various pipes during plumbing. The diameter of the pipe being screwed is adjusted by rotating the key ring (silver in the picture). This tool can deliver significant force (by inaccurate work it is possible to break the pipe) and thus does not n..
Plumbic acid
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Plumbic acid refers to hydrated lead dioxide. Sometimes called plumbic hydroxide, and given formula Pb(O..
Plumbing
The plumber wrench for screwing various pipes Plumbing, from the Latin for lead (plumbum), is the skilled trade of working with pipes and tubing for fluids such as water, sewage, steam and natural gas. Plumbing originated during the ancient civilizations such as Roman, Persian, Indian, and Chi..
Plumbing drainage venting
A plumbing drainage venting system is the component of a drainage system that maintains neutral pressure in the pipework, allowing flow of water down drains and through waste pipes. Venting also removes foul or combustive gasses from the system, usually through vents located above a building's roo..
Plumbing fixture
A plumbing fixture is a device which is part of a system to deliver and drain away water, but which is also configured to enable a particular use. Contents 1 Common fixtures2 Inlets and drains2.1 Traps3 Electronic plumbing4 Garbage disposer5 See also6 External l..
Plumbing Trades Employees Union
PTEU The Plumbing Trades Employees Union is a trade union in Australia. It is a division of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union of Australia. External links [PETU] official site. ..
Plumbite
The plumbite ion is Pb(OH)3−, or similar. There are plumbite compounds, for example, sodium plumbite, Na2PbO2. See for a list. Plumbite ion may be formed by adding strong base to plumbous hydroxide. Plumbite ion is a weak reducing agent. ..
Plumbline
Plumbline refers to two things: The Plumbline - A joke newspaper produced by the McMaster Engineering SocietyPlumb line - A line used in conjunction with a weight to provide a vertical reference point This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the sa..
Plumbosolvency
Plumbosolvency is the ability of a solvent, notably water, to dissolve lead. In the public supply of water this is an undesirable property, in (usually older) consumers' premises plumbosolvent water can attack lead pipes leading to increased lead levels at the tap. Plumbosolvency of drinking water ..
Plumbridge
Plumbridge is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is a picturesque crossroads village, standing on the banks of the Glenelly River. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 267 people. It lies within the Strabane District Council area. People Alan McFarland (born August 9, 1949..
Plumb (singer)
--> Tiffany Arbuckle Lee (born Tiffany Arbuckle in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a contemporary Christian music artist who uses the stage name Plumb. She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and started her career as a backup singer. She currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee, is married and has a young son n..
Plumb line
"Plumbline" redirects here. For , see . A plumb line is a reference line guided by a string or cord weighted at the end with a large weight known as a plumb bob. It is used to create a vertical reference line, where a spirit level may be impractical or difficult to use. The line has in every point..
Plumcot
--> A plumcot consists of a plum and apricot planted together into one fruit. It was created by Luther Burbank. Although they look more like apricots, they taste more like plums. They are very juicy. The plumcot is made by intertwining the roots of a plum and apricot tree before it fully grows. Se..
Plumcreek Township, Pennsylvania
Plumcreek Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,304 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 111.3 km² (43.0 mi²). 109.6 km² (42.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.7 km² (0.7 mi..
Plume
Plume may refer to any of the following: The New Jersey Electronic/Punk Band : PLume.A geologic process associated with upwelling rock, see mantle plume.The form of effluent in water or smoke in air, often used to describe the propagation of pollution - see plume (hydrodynamics)Prominent feathers on..
PLume
Plume is an electronic/punk band formed by Lucas and Catherine Tizon, and originally based in London. Their collaboration is the result of Lucas' love of industrial sound, sound-engineering and his eclectic production technique. The band is now based in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. Contents 1&nb..
Plumed Archer
--> In the game [[Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion]], the Plumed Archer is representative of Meso-American bow technology. Stat wise, they have the highest HP and foot speed among foot archers, as neither of the Meso-American civilizations in the [[Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expan..
Plumed basilisk
The plumed basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) is a species of lizard native to Latin America. Its natural range covers a swath from Mexico to Ecuador. Plumed basilisks are omnivorous and will eat insects, small mammals (such as rodents), smaller species of lizards, fruits and flowers. Their predator..
Plumed Whistling Duck
The Plumed Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna eytoni, is a whistling duck which breeds in northern and eastern Australia. References BirdLife International (2004). [Dendrocygna eytoni]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justi..
Plumeria
Plumeria (common name Frangipani) is a small genus of 7-8 species native to tropical and subtropical America. The genus consist of mainly deciduous shrubs and trees. P. rubra (Common Frangipani, Red Frangipani), native to Central America, Mexico and Venezuela, produces flowers ranging from yellow ..
Plumerville, Arkansas
Plumerville is a city in Conway County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 854 at the 2000 census. Geography Plumerville is located at [35°9′39″N, 92°38′34″W] (35.160896, -92.642794)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, ..
Plumetot
Plumetot is a commune of the département of Calvados, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. Its postal code is 14770. The INSEE code is 14509. ..
Plume (Air episode)
Plume (Japanese: はね - Hane) is the fourth episode of season 1 of the Air TV series originally aired 2005-01-27. Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Kano strangles Yukito at her zombie-like state near the shrine hard enough to leave a mark before..
Plume (CMS)
Plume (a.k.a. Plume-CMS, formerly known as pxsystem and XULit!) is a free CMS using the same administrative interface as DotClear. See also List of content management systems External link [Homepage] ..
Plume (hydrodynamics)
In hydrodynamics, a plume is a column of one fluid moving through another. Several effects control the motion of the fluid, including momentum, buoyancy and density difference. When momentum effects are more important than density differences and buoyancy effects the plume is usually described as a ..
Plume Latraverse
Plume Latraverse (born Michel Latraverse, 1946) is a prolific singer, musician, songwriter and author from Quebec. His career spans over 30 years; Latraverse is probably one of the most influential names in Quebec counterculture. Contents 1 Discography1.1 Albums1.2 Live albums1.3&..
Plume moth
The Pterophoridae or plume-moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings. The fore-wings consist of (usually) two curved spars with more or less bedraggled bristles trailing behind (compare the greater number of symmetrical plumes of the Alucitidae). The hind wings are similarly c..
Plume tectonics
plume tectonics is a relatively new theory in geophysics which studies the movements of Mantle plumes under Tectonic plates at the depth of 2900km in the earth. Japanese geophysicists Fukao Yoshio (深尾良夫 [ja]) and Maruyama Shigenori(丸山茂徳, visiting scholar at Stanford Univer..
Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy
The Plumian chair of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy is one of the two major Professorships in Astronomy at Cambridge University, alongside the Lowndean Professorship. The Plumian chair was founded in 1704 by Thomas Plume, a member of Christ's and Archdeacon of Rochester, to "erect an Observat..
Plumley railway station
Plumley railway station serves the town of Plumley in Cheshire, England. External links [Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail[Street map] and [aerial photo] of from Multimap.com {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em auto; text-a..
Plummer
Plummer may refer to: Place names Plummer, town in Benewah County, Idaho, USAPlummer, town in Red Lake County, Minnesota, USA People See Plummer (surname) Other Plummer model, mathematical model in dynamical systemsPlummer Park, park in West Hollywood, California, USAPlummer terrier, dog breedPlum..
Plummer, Idaho
Plummer is a city in Benewah County, Idaho, United States. The population was 990 at the 2000 census. Geography Plummer is located at [47°20′0″N, 116°53′4″W] (47.333423, -116.884393)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ..
Plummer, Minnesota
Plummer is a city in Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 270 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.3 km² (2.8 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 270 people, 125 househo..
Plummer-Motz School
The Plummer-Motz School is an elementary school in Falmouth, Maine. It is located on Middle Road. Mr. Bagley was the principal. ..
Plummer-Vinson syndrome
--> The Plummer-Vinson syndrome, also called Paterson-Kelly syndrome or sideropenic dysphagia is a disorder linked to severe, long-term iron deficiency anemia, which causes swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) due to web-like membranes of tissue growing in the throat (esophageal webs). The cause of P..
Plummer (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
Plummer (surname)
Plummer is a surname, and may refer to Ahmed Plummer (1976—), American football playerAmanda Plummer (1957—), American actress, daughter of Christopher PlummerCharles Plummer, English historianCharles Plummer, Californian sheriffChristopher Plummer (1929—), Canadian actorDesmond Plummer (1914..
Plummer Avenue
Plummer Avenue is the main street of New Waterford, Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. ..
Plummer Building
The Plummer Building is an architecturally significant part of the Mayo Clinic. It was originally called the 1929 building, but was renamed the Plummer Building after its chief architect and Mayo Clinic co-founder, Henry Stanley Plummer. It was the tallest building in Rochester, Minnesota from it..
Plummer model
The Plummer model or Plummer's model is a density profile and potential pair. It was first used by H.C. Plummer (1911) to fit the observations of globular clusters. It is now often used as a stellar distribution model in simulations. Contents 1 Description of the model2 Properties3&nbs..
Plummer Park
Plummer Park is a park in West Hollywood, California, on the eastern side of the city. The east side of West Hollywood is dominated by Russian immigrants, and the park is a popular gathering place for Russians. In 2005, a controversial monument to Soviet Army dead in World War II was built in the pa..
Plummet
Plummet is a House/Techno/Trance duo from Florida. The act consists of producer/remixer Eric B. Muniz (aka DJ X) and female vocalist, Cheramy Burgess. In 2001 they came to prominence with the club classic "Damaged", which took on a life of its own when it became a big hit in Europe, a rarity for an..
Plumosite
Plumosite can refer to any feather ore, i.e. fine capillaries within the substrate rock. Generally it is a synonym for either Boulangerite, Jamesonite or Zinkenite. ..
Plumper Cove Marine Provincial Park
Plumper Cove Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ..
Plumpton
There are several places in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, called Plumpton: Plumpton, Cumbria, EnglandPlumpton, Northamptonshire, EnglandPlumpton, East Sussex, EnglandPlumpton, New South Wales, Australia This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with ..
Plumpton, Cumbria
For articles about other places named Plumpton, see Plumpton (disambiguation). Plumpton or Plumpton Wall is a small village about 4 miles north of Penrith, Cumbria. The village is made up of the former separate hamlets of Salkeld Gate and Brockleymoor and consists mainly of houses along a minor ro..
Plumpton, East Sussex
Plumpton is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is located five miles (8km) north-west of Lewes. To the north is the village of Plumpton Green. Although it has been assumed that the name Plumpton was derived from the village's history of plum ag..
Plumpton, New South Wales
Plumpton is a suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The area was initially known as Woodstock, but when a Post Office was established in 1889, there was confusion over this Woodstock and a railway station on the Blayney-Harden line, also cal..
Plumpton railway station
Plumpton railway station serves Plumpton in East Sussex. England. Train services are provided by Southern. The ticket office is open from 06:45 - 10:30 Monday to Friday only. A public telephone is available at the station. On Platform 2 a metal seat is on the platform and one further seat under..
Plumpy'nut
Plumpy'nut, more commonly known as Plumpy, is a peanut-based food for use in famine relief which was formulated by André Briend, a French scientist in 1999. It is a high protein and high energy peanut-based paste in a foil wrapper that can be distributed to children at home rather than in speci..
Plumstead
See also, Plumstead, Norfolk. Plumstead (founded circa 980) is a district in the London Borough of Greenwich, with the eastern end of the site of the former Royal Arsenal at its northern boundary and Shooters Hill to the south. Plumstead expanded rapidly in the 1880s with housing developed for Arse..
Plumstead Common
Plumstead Common is a common in Plumstead, in the London Borough of Greenwich, south-east London. It is bound to the north by Old Mill Road and to the south by Plumstead Common Road. To the east lies Winn's Common. External links [Plumstead Common Environmental Group] [Plumstead-Sto..
Plumstead railway station
Plumstead railway station serves the suburb of Plumstead, in the London Borough of Greenwich, east of Woolwich Arsenal. It is served by Southeastern. Plumstead is on the North Kent line and was opened with the line on 30 July 1849. The platforms are below road level: the gabled station buildings st..
Plumstead Township, Pennsylvania
Plumstead Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,409 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 70.5 km² (27.2 mi²). 70.3 km² (27.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) o..
Plumsted
Plumsted can refer to: People Clement Plumsted, 18th century mayor of PhiladelphiaWilliam Plumsted, 18th century mayor of Philadelphia, son of Clement PlumstedPlaces Plumsted Township, New JerseyThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same titl..
Plumsted Township, New Jersey
Plumsted Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 7,275. New Egypt (2000 Census population of 2,519) is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Plumsted Township. Contents 1 ..
Plumtree
Plumtree may mean: a plum treePlumtree, NottinghamshirePlumtree (band), a band from Halifax, CanadaPlumtree SoftwarePlumtree School,ZimbabweThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to ..
Plumtree, Nottinghamshire
Plumtree is a small village in the borough of Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire. It is situated to the south east of Nottingham, between the villages of Tollerton and Keyworth. Some of the farming land around the villige is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall (Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales). ..
Plumtree (band)
Plumtree was a quartet from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Formed in 1993 when the sisters Gillis met up with Amanda Braden, Plumtree quickly established themselves as one of the more original young bands in Canada. With the addition of Catriona Sturton on bass, the band quickly developed a highly co..
Plumtree High School
Plumtree School is a secondary boarding school for boys in the Matabeleland region of Zimbabwe on the border with Botswana. Founded in 1902 by a railway mission, its famous headmaster Robert Woodward Hammond steered it into one of the leading schools in Southern Africa. The school is on an expan..
Plumtree School
Plumtree School is a boarding school for boys in the Matabeleland region of Zimbabwe on the border with Botswana. Founded in 1902 by a railway mission, its famous headmaster Robert Woodward Hammond steered it into one of the leading schools in Southern Africa. Plumtree School boards approximat..
Plumtree Software
Plumtree Software was a software company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1996, Plumtree pioneered the development of corporate portal software. The company was acquired by BEA Systems on October 20, 2005. History Products External link [Plumtree website] ..
Plumville, Pennsylvania
Plumville is a borough in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 342 at the 2000 census. Geography Plumville is located at [40°47′38″N, 79°10′49″W] (40.793823, -79.180235)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bure..
Plum blossom (Chinese medicine)
Alternative meaning: plum blossom (flower) Plum blossom or seven star is the light tapping of an area of the body with a small sterile hammer which has seven points. This technique is a part of traditional Chinese Medicine therapy. ..
Plum Blossom Prize
The Plum Blossom Prize is China's highest award for stage performance. ..
Plum Branch, South Carolina
Plum Branch is a town in McCormick County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 98 at the 2000 census. Geography Plum Branch is located at [33°50′60″N, 82°15′34″W] (33.849875, -82.259560)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census..
Plum Bun
Plum Bun: A Novel Without a Moral is a novel by Jessie Redmon Fauset first published in 1929. Written by an African American woman who, during the 1920s, was for many years the literary editor of The Crisis, it is often seen as an important contribution to the movement that has come to be known as..
Plum City, Wisconsin
Plum City is a village in Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 574 at the 2000 census. Geography Plum City is located at [44°37′59″N, 92°11′31″W] (44.632938, -92.191967)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, ..
Plum Coulee, Manitoba
Plum Coulee ([49°11′22″N, 97°45′25″W]) is a small town of about 800 residents located about 13 km east of the City of Winkler, Manitoba. It received official town status in 2005. Plum Coulee is host to the annual festival PlumFest. External links [Village of Plum Coulee Com..
Plum Creek Timber
Plum Creek Timber (NYSE: [PCL]) is one of the largest private owners of timberland in the United States, second only to International Paper. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Plum Creek was spun off from Burlington Resources as a master limited partnership on June 8, 1989. It converte..
Plum Creek Timber Company
The Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. is a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) which specializes in investing in timber. Based in Seattle, Plum Creek has strategically purchased lands which show a potential to be spun off for real estate development. Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. merited mention i..
Plum curculio
The Plum curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) is a beetle native to the regions east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. It is notorious for destroying fruits if left uncontrolled. Contents 1 Life Stages2 Appearance3 Hosts4 Injury or Damage to Fruit5 C..
Plum Grove
Plum Grove can refer to: Plum Grove, MississippiPlum Grove, TexasThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Plum Grove, Mississippi
Plum Grove, Mississippi, is a village in Lowndes County in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Plum Grove is located at [33°18′35″N, 88°26′25″W] south of Columbus. References ..
Plum Grove, Texas
Plum Grove is a city in Liberty County, Texas, United States. The population was 930 at the 2000 census. Geography Plum Grove is located at [30°12′26″N, 95°5′29″W] (30.207185, -95.091518)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ..
Plum in madeira
Plum in madeira is a popular dessert made with plum and madeira wine. ..
Plum Island
Plum Island may refer to: Plum Island (Massachusetts), an island along the Atlantic coast of Massachusetts, in northeastern Essex CountyPlum Island, Massachusetts, a village on Plum Island in MassachusettsPlum Island, New York, an island off the northeastern corner of Long Island in Long Island Sou..
Plum Island, Massachusetts
Plum Island is a small village on the island of the same name in Essex County, Massachusetts. Technically it is a precinct in the town of Newbury, Massachusetts. Plum Island is the Easternmost of three precints dividing the town. The other two precincts are Old Town (Newbury Center) and Byfield, ..
Plum Island (Massachusetts)
Plum Island, Massachusetts is an island located off the northeast coast of Massachusetts, north of Cape Ann at north latitude 42°47' by west longitude 70°50'. It is a barrier island approximately 11 miles (18 km) in length, the northern portion bordered by the Merrimack River (in which stands B..
Plum Island (New York)
Aerial view of Plum Island Animal Disease Center. Plum Island ([40°10′35″N, 72°11′55″W]) is an island in the Town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York in the USA. The island is in Gardiner's Bay, east of Orient Point, off the coast of Long Island. The Plum Island Anima..
Plum Island (novel)
Plum Island is a 1998 novel by American author Nelson DeMille. It introduces NYPD detective John Corey, convalescing on the North Fork of Long Island from gunshot wounds sustained in the line of duty. The local chief of police asks Corey to act as consultant in a local murder investigation, the tw..
Plum Island Airport
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Plum Island Animal Disease Center
Aerial view of Plum Island Animal Disease Center. The Plum Island Animal Disease Center is a United States federal research facility dedicated to the study of animal diseases, particularly foreign animal disease threats. Much of the government work related to foot-and-mouth disease and mad cow..
Plum Island Range Lights
The Plum Island Range Lights are a pair of lighthouses located on Plum Island in Door County, Wisconsin. The range lights were originally lit in 1897 and are 1,650 feet apart, aligned on a 330° bearing line to guide boats safely into the Port Des Morts Passage. The Plum Island front range light ..
Plum Keyboard
An example of a PLUM Keyboard The PLUM Keyboard is another variation on the QWERTY keyboard, like the Dvorak keyboard. It has a key layout designed so that the most frequently used keys are under the fingers of the typist and minimizing finger movements. It is debatable whether this actually..
Plum Lake, Wisconsin
Plum Lake is a town in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 486 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 259.2 km² (100.1 mi²). 230.3 km² (88.9 mi²) of it is land and 28.8 km² (11.1 mi²) of it (11.12%) is w..
Plum life
Plum Life is a phrase deriving from the following two words: Plum: An especially desirable position, assignment, or reward: an ambassadorship granted as a political plum. Life: The physical, mental, and spiritual experiences that constitute existence: the artistic life of a writer. Collectively, ..
Plum Orchard
Plum Orchard, façade Squash tennis court Plum Orchard is an estate located in the middle of the western shore of Cumberland Island, Georgia. The estate and surrounding area are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Designed by Peabody and Stearns for George Lauder Carne..
Plum Pie
Plum Pie is a collection of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on September 22, 1966 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on December 1 1967 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York. Most of the stories had previously appeared in Argosy in the U.K., a..
Plum pox
|} Plum pox, also known as sharka, is the most devastating viral disease of stone fruit from the genus Prunus. The disease is caused by the plum pox virus (PPV), and the different strains may infect a variety of stone fruit species including peaches, apricots, plums, nectarine, almonds, and sweet ..
Plum pudding model
In physics, the Plum pudding model of the atom was proposed by J. J. Thomson, the discoverer of the electron in 1897. The plum pudding model was proposed in March, 1904 before the discovery of the atomic nucleus. In this model, the atom is composed of electrons (which Thomson still called "corpus..
Plum rain
Plum rain (梅雨) refers to the frontal precipitation caused by mei-yu front, a persistent east-west zone of disturbed weather during spring which is quasi-stationary and stretches from the east China coast, across Taiwan, and eastward into the Pacific south of Japan.[link] The plum rain ..
Plum River
The Plum River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, about 55 mi (90 km) long, in northwestern Illinois in the United States. It rises in Jo Daviess County and flows generally south-southwestwardly into Carroll County, where it joins the Mississippi at Savanna. Among its several short tributari..
Plum sauce
Plum sauce, also widely known as duck sauce, is a viscous sweet/sour orange-hued condiment. It is used in Chinese cuisine as a dip for deep-fried dishes, such as spring rolls, egg rolls, noodles, and deep-fried chicken balls. It is made from sweet plums or other fruit such as peach or apricot, suga..
Plum Springs, Kentucky
Plum Springs is a city in Warren County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 447 at the 2000 census. Geography Plum Springs is located at [37°1′17″N, 86°22′58″W] (37.021420, -86.382746)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau..
Plum Sykes
Victoria "Plum" Sykes is a British-born fashion-writer, novelist and New York socialite. "Plum" was a childhood nickname (the Victoria plum being a variety of that fruit). Contents 1 Early years and antecedents2 ''Vogue''3 Novelist4 Family5 Novels written under the name P..
Plum tomato
A plum tomato or paste tomato is a type of tomato bred for sauce and packing purposes. They are generally oval or cylindrical in shape, with significantly fewer seed compartments than standard round tomatoes (usually only two) and a generally higher solid content, making them more suitable for proce..
Plum Township, Pennsylvania
For the borough of Plum in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, see Plum, Pennsylvania Plum Township is a township in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,060 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 68.9 k..
Plum TV
Plum TV is an upscale local television network that broadcasts in the United States resort communities of Aspen, CO, Vail, CO, Martha's Vineyard, MA, Nantucket, MA, and The Hamptons. Plum was created by Nantucket Nectars founder Tom Scott, NBC vet Chris Glowacki, and Hollywood producer Cary Woods. T..
Plum Village
"I Have Arrived, I Am Home" book cover, commemorating the 20th Anniversery of Plum Village Plum Village (Làng Mai) is a Buddhist meditation center in the Dordogne, in southern France. It was founded by Vietnamese monk Thích Nhất Hạnh, and his colleague Bhikkhuni Chân Không, in 1982. C..
Plum Warner
Plum WarnerEngland (Eng) Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling type n/a Tests First-class Matches 15 521 '''Runs scored 622 29028 Batting average 23.92 36.28 100s/50s 1/3 60/149 Top score 132* 244 Balls bowled 0 1132 Wickets 0 15 ..
PLUNA
PLUNA (Primera Línea Uruguaya de Navegación Aérea) is Uruguay's national and international airline company, based in Montevideo. It operates scheduled services within South America and to Spain. Contents 1 History2 Services3 Fleet4 External links History The airline was ..
Plunderbird Robot Series
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PlunderChess
PlunderChess (trademark by White Horse Games, LLC) is a chess variant in which the capturing piece is allowed to temporarily take the moving abilities of the piece taken. External links [PlunderChess][PlunderChess: Pictures and a review] by Hans L. Bodlaender. ..
Plundered Hearts
Plundered Hearts is an interactive fiction computer game created by Amy Briggs and published by Infocom in 1987. It was released simultaneously for several popular computer platforms of the time, such as the PC and Commodore 64. Plundered Hearts was Infocom's first (and only) game in the 'Romance' ..
Plundering of Kiev
The city of Kiev, the capital of modern Ukraine, has been repeatedly plundered or pillaged throughout its history. Among others, the term Plundering of Kiev might refer to any of the following: 1018 events during the Polish capture of Kiev1237-1240 events during the Mongol invasion1341 events, after..
Plundering Time
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Plunderphonics
Plunderphonics is a term originally coined by John Oswald in 1985 for an essay entitled Plunderphonics, or Audio Piracy as a Compositional Prerogative. It has since been applied to any music made by taking one or more existing audio recordings and altering them in some way to make a new composition...
Plunderphonics 69/96
Plunderphonics 69/96 is a two-CD compilation album by John Oswald. The album complies most of Oswald's infamous Plunderphonics recordings, including the 1989 Plunderphonic self-released giveway album that ran afowl of the Canadian Recording Industry (CRIA), and the Elektrax promotional EP that had ..
Plunder Island
Plunder Island is the fictional first island featured in the computer adventure game The Curse of Monkey Island, and is one of three new islands introduced in the game alongside Skull Island and Blood Island. Plunder Island is considered one of the primary islands to belonging to the Tri-Island A..
Plungė
Plungė ([pronunciation] ([Media helphelp]·[info])) is a city in Lithuania, with approx. 23500 inhabitants. It has a crabstick factory which exports to many countries in Europe. Before the Second World War, Plunge had a large Jewish population [link] ..
Plunge/Dive
A "plunge" (or "dive") is a type of play in American Football in which the ball carrier (usually a running back or a fullback) attempts to rush through one of the gaps immediately to the left or right of center, denoted as gaps 1 and 0 respectively. It may be run with or without a lead blocker, tho..
Plunger
Common household plungers: to the left, a toilet plunger; to the right, a sink plunger A plunger (British English: plumber's helper) is a common device used to release stoppages in plumbing. Officially known as a "hydroforce blast cup", it consists of a rubber cup with an attached stick, usua..
Plunger class submarine
The Plunger-class was an early class of United States Navy submarines, used primarily during World War I. Contents 0.1 General Characteristics0.2 History0.3 Boats0.3.1  --> ..
Plungė district municipality
Plungės rajono savivaldybė (Location) (Coat of arms) Location Ethnographic region Samogitia County Telšiai County General information Capital Plungė Major settlements Plungė (pop. 23,436) Varkaliai (pop. 1,277)Plateliai(pop. ~1,100) Number of elderates 11 A..
Plunge pool
A plunge pool is a pool, lake, or pond that is small in diameter, but deep. The term can also refer to a small deep swimming pool used to cool off. Another type of plunge pool is formed under a vertical displacement of water, for example a waterfall or rapids. Because of the hydraulic action acted..
Plunge Protection Team
The Plunge Protection Team or PPT is a nickname of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets in the United States. It includes the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the chairman of the Commodity Futures..
Plungington
Plungington is a district of Preston, Lancashire, UK, to the west of the city centre. It is in an area now largely occupied by students attending the University of Central Lancashire. Historically, it was an area of working class terraced housing dating from the late 1880s, most of which have been ..
Plunging fire
Plunging fire is gunfire directed upon an enemy from an elevated position or gunfire aimed so as to fall on an enemy from above. In naval warfare plunging fire was often used to penetrate an enemy ship's thinner deck armor rather than firing directly at an enemy's side. Plunging fire can be a form..
Plunkett
Plunkett may refer to: St. Oliver Plunkett, the Irish martyrJim Plunkett, the NFL quarterbackJames Plunkett, the Irish writerGeorge Noble Plunkett, the Irish nationalistJoseph Mary Plunkett, the Irish nationalistLiam Plunkett, the English cricketerDr. Earl Plunkett, a famous Canadian physician. Mis..
Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax
Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax is the quadruple-barrelled surname of the descendants of Admiral The Honourable Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax (1880-1967), who was the younger son of the 17th Baron of Dunsany by his wife Ernle Elizabeth Ernle-Erle-Drax, née Grosvenor. The surname of..
Plunketts Creek Township, Pennsylvania
Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania highlighting Plunketts Creek Township Plunketts Creek Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 771 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area ..
Plunkett & Macleane
Plunkett and Macleane is a 1999 period movie directed by Jake Scott, starring Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller and Liv Tyler. It follows the story of Cpt. James Macleane, (Miller), and Will Plunkett (Carlyle), two men in 18th Century England who are both struggling to survive. Main characters Capta..
Plunket shark
The plunket shark, Centroscymnus plunketi, is a sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae, found around south eastern Australia, and New Zealand, at depths of between 220 and 1,550 m over continental shelves. It reaches a length of 130 cm. The plunket shark has two dorsal fins of approximately equa..
Plunket Shield
The Plunket Shield was the name of the premier first-class cricket competition in New Zealand, now called the State Championship. The competition was instigated in 1906 with the donation of a shield by William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket, the British governor of New Zealand. In its early years, the ..
Plunket Society
The Royal New Zealand Plunket Society is an incorporated society which provides a range of health services to healthy babies and young children. The Plunket Society direction is "to ensure that New Zealand children are among the healthiest in the world". The society is most commonly referred to in ..
Pluot
A pluot (plü-ot) is a tradename for a fruit developed in the late 20th century by Floyd Zaiger. In the United States, the fruit is known by most regulatory agencies as an interspecific plum[link]. It is a complex cross hybrid of plum and apricot, being 3/4 plum and 1/4 apricot in parent..
Pluperfect tense
The pluperfect tense (from Latin: plus quam perfectum more than perfect) is a perfective tense that exists in most Indo-European languages, used to refer to an event that has completed before another past action. In the sentence "The blind man, who knew that he had risen, motioned him to sit down a..
PLUR
Beads spelling out PLUR on a raver bracelet (see: raver candy) PLUR is an acronym that stands for "Peace, Love, Unity, Respect", a credo of the rave culture. Many in the rave scene have heard this term at sometime or another, although its common usage is relatively recent. Early 1990s and mid..
Plural
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plural is a grammatical number, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers. In English, nouns, pronouns, and demonstrative..
Plurale tantum
A plurale tantum (plural: pluralia tantum) is a noun that appears only in the plural form and does not have a singular variant, though it may still refer to one or many of the object it names. Many languages have pluralia tantum, such as the English words "scissors" or "pants." The converse term, f..
Pluralism
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Pluralism (philosophy of mind)
Pluralism in the area of philosophy of the mind, distinguishes a position where one believes there to be ultimately many kinds of substances in the world, as opposed to monism and dualism. (See also cosmotheism). Johannes Jacobus Poortman has made a famous classification of a number of different me..
Pluralistic ignorance
In social psychology, pluralistic ignorance is a process which involves several members of a group who think that they have different perceptions, beliefs, or attitudes from the rest of the group. While they do not endorse the group norm, the dissenting persons behave like the other group members, b..
Pluralistic perspective
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. A pluralistic perspective m..
Pluralist Left
The Pluralist Left (Gauche Pluriel) is a political party in the French département d'outre-mer of Guadeloupe. The party has one seat in the French National Assembly in the group of the Socialist Party ..
Pluralis majestatis
Pluralis majestatis ("majestic plural") is the plural pronoun where it is used to refer to one person alone. This is also known as the "royal "we"" or the "Victorian "we"" because it has usually been restricted to august personages such as monarchs, bishops, Popes, and university rectors. The idea b..
Pluralities-Integration
P/I: Pluralities/Integration newsletter is an email newsletter compiled by Michel Bauwens, with news and updates on Peer-to-Peer developments and the emergence of a more participative worldview. The title refers to the enduring tension between a multitude of worldviews, and their eventual integrati..
Plurality
You may also be searching for Pluralism. A plurality (or "relative majority") is the largest share of something, which may or may not be a majority. For example, if an election had three candidates, who received 40%, 25%, and 35% of the vote, the candidate with 40% would have a plurality, but not..
Plurality criterion
Plurality criterion is a voting system criterion devised by Douglas Woodall. It is stated as follows: If the number of ballots ranking A as the first preference is greater than the number of ballots on which another candidate B is given any preference, then A's probability of winning must be no les..
Plurality opinion
A plurality opinion is the opinion from a group of justices, often in an appellate court, in which no single opinion received the support of a majority of the court. The final decision is determined by the opinion which received support from a mere plurality of the court. That is, the plurality opi..
Plurality voting system
Electoral systems This series is part of thePolitics and the Election series Single seat*Plurality (FPTP)*Runoff voting*Preferential systemsProportional representation*Mixed-member*Party-list*STVSemi-proportional*Parallel voting*SNTV*Cumulative votingNon-proportional multiseat*Bloc voting*..
Pluralized ego
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Plural marriage
Plural marriage (also sometimes called "celestial marriage" or "The Patriarchal Order of marriage") is a type of polygamy that was allegedly practiced by Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, was practiced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints until 1890, and cont..
Plural of virus
In the English language, the standard plural of virus is viruses. This is the most frequently occurring form of the plural, and refers to both a biological virus and a computer virus. The less frequent variations viri and virii are virtually unknown in edited prose, and no major dictionary recogni..
Plural quantification
In mathematics and logic, plural quantification is the theory that an individual variable x may take on plural, as well as singular values. As well as substituting individual objects such as Alice, the number 1, the tallest building in London etc. for x, we may substitute both Alice and Bob, or all ..
Plural society
A plural society is defined by Fredrik Barth as a society combining ethnic contrasts: the economic interdependence of those groups, and the ecological specialization (i.e., use of different environmental resources by each ethnic group). The ecological interdependence, or the lack of competition, b..
Plural voting
Plural voting is the practice whereby one person might be able to vote multiple times in an election, generally due to meeting property or other qualifications in two places. It is not to be confused with a plurality voting system which does not necessarily involve plural voting. See also Univers..
Pluri-National Pachakutik United Movement - New Country
The Pachakutik Plurinational United Movement - New Country (Movimiento Unidad Plurinacional Pachakutik - Nuevo País) is a left-wing indigenist in Ecuador. It was founded in January 1996 primarily as an organ to advance the interests of a wide variety of indigenous peoples' organizations thr..
Pluribus
The Pluribus multiprocessor was an early multi-processor computer designed by BBN for use as a packet switch in the ARPANET. Its design later influenced the BBN Butterfly computers. The Pluribus had its beginnings in 1972 when the need for a second-generation interface message processor (IMP) becam..
Pluricanonical ring
In mathematics, the pluricanonical ring of an algebraic variety V (which is non-singular), or of a complex manifold, is a graded commutative ring that is made up of the sections of powers of the canonical bundle K. More precisely, it is the graded ring R such that for n ≥ 0 we have Rn = H0(V, Kn..
Pluricentric language
A pluricentric language is a language with several standard versions. This situation usually arises when language and the national identity of its native speakers do not coincide. Contents 1 Examples1.1 English1.2 German1.3 Portuguese1.4 Spanish1.5 Chinese1.6 Fr..
Pluriharmonic function
Let [f \colon G \subset }^n \to }] be a [C^2] (twice continuously differentiable) function. [f] is called pluriharmonic if for every complex line [\} \}] the function [z \mapsto f(a + bz)] is harmonic on the set [\} \mid a + b z \in G \}]. ..
Plurilingualism
Plurilingualism is the ability to speak more than two languages. Plurilingualism is one form of language contact. Plurilingualism is also talked about in an article written by Tullio D Mauro. Source: Mauro, Tullio D. "Linguistic Variety and Linguistic Minorities." Italian Cultural Studies, an In..
Pluripolar set
Definition Let [G \subset }^n] and let [f \colon G \to } \cup \] be a plurisubharmonic function which is not identically [-\infty]. The set [} := \] is called a pluripolar set. If [f] is a holomorphic function then [\log | f |] is a pluris..
Pluripotency
In cell biology, a pluripotent cell is one able to differentiate into most cell types. In the members of Kingdom Animalia, pluripotent stem cells can develop into any of the three primary tissue types: endoderm (interior stomach lining, gastrointestinal tract, the lungs), mesoderm (muscle, bone, bl..
Pluripotential hemopoietic stem cell
Note that some complexity is omitted from the diagram. Lymphocytes come from "Lymphoid" line, while granulocytes, monocytes, megakaryocytes, and erythrocytes come from "Myeloid" line. Among myeloid cells, granulocytes and monocytes have a common precursor, "CFU-GM". Pluripotent hemopoietic ste..
Plurisubharmonic function
In mathematics, plurisubharmonic functions form an important class of functions used in complex analysis. They are the higher dimensional generalization of subharmonic functions. They can be defined in full generality on complex spaces. Contents 1 Formal definition1.1 Differentiable pl..
Plurix
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 May 2006. Plurix is a UNIX-like opera..
Plurn
Plurn organizes and categorizes media files on the Internet for sharing as streaming playlists. Playlists can be built with audio, video or any other type of media that can be played via playlist. The community is designed for the organizing and sharing of Creative Commons or Open Source media. Ext..
PLUS
PLUS is the new name for the UK Organisation known until recently as Eighteen Plus. It is a social, sporting and leisure organisation for 18 to 35 year olds which is run by its members for its members. The national organisation is known as the National Federation of Plus Areas, which comprises six A..
Plus-minus
Plus-minus or plus/minus (+/-) may refer to: Plus-minus sign, a mathematical symbol (±)Plus/minus, an ice hockey statistic+/-, an American rock band This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you ma..
Plus-minus sign
The plus-minus sign (±) is a mathematical symbol commonly used to indicate the precision of an approximation, or as a convenient shorthand for a quantity which has two possible values opposite in sign. This second usage is most commonly encountered in connection with square roots, e.g. in t..
Plus-size model
A plus-size model is a female fashion model who wears a dress size 12 or higher (in North American sizing). Plus-size modeling is growing, with agency divisions being created to specifically locate and develop potential models to serve the apparel industry. High fashion designers are also starting..
Plus-Tech Squeeze Box
Plus-Tech Squeeze Box are a Japanese electronic band. The frenetic kitchen-sink sound of their first album FAKEVOX (2000) is an example of the subgenre known as picopop, driven by rudimentary synthesized sounds and heavily-manipulated samples from a variety of sources. Junko Kamada provides vocals..
Plus/minus
Plus/minus is an ice hockey statistic that measures the team goal differential when a specific player is on the ice. A player's plus/minus is increased by one every time his team scores an even strength or shorthanded goal while he is on the ice. Whenever the team is scored against while at even st..
Pluscarden Abbey
A monastery of the Valliscaulian Order, founded in 1230 near Elgin, Scotland, by King Alexander III of Scotland. In 1454, the Benedictine rule was adopted there; in 1586, one monk survived. The confiscated property later came into the possession of John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, who tra..
Plush
For the South African acoustic rock band, see Plush (band). right Plush (from French peluche) is a textile fabric having a cut nap or pile the same as fustian or velvet. Originally the pile of plush consisted of mohair or worsted yarn, but now silk by itself or with a cotton backing is used fo..
Plushophilia
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] A plush teddy bear. A plushophile is a person who has a paraphilia for large soft furry toys, or plushies. However, a plushophile does not always have to have such an attraction to fall under this category. An emotional or sexual fondness of stuffed toys, ofte..
Plush (band)
For the fabric, see Plush. ''For the Stone Temple Pilots song see Plush (song) Plush is an acoustic rock band based in Cape Town, South Africa. Rory Eliot is lead vocalist and plays rhythm guitar, Chas Smit was lead guitarist and backing vocalist. Together they were described as "so unbelievably..
Plush (song)
Plush is a grunge song performed by band Stone Temple Pilots. It is instantly recognizable for its opening chords. The song was composed and written by singer Scott Weiland, drummer Eric Kretz and bassist Robert DeLeo for their band's debut album, Core (1992). Its musical-style and production is h..
Plush Studios
Plush Studios is a photography production company that represents the work of many photographers throughout the United States, including Bill Reitzel, Caroline Schiff, Charlie Schuck, Billy Winters, Tanya Constantine, and Kris Timken. The company was founded by Trinette Reed and Shalom Ormsby in 2..
Plusle
is one of the 401 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Plusle in the games, anime and manga, as with all other..
PlusNet
PlusNet is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) based in Sheffield in the UK. They also operate under the Force9 and Free-Online brand names. Contents 1 History1.1 Email Crisis2 Virtual ISP3 Products3.1 Product design4 Controversial policies5 External links Histo..
Plusquellec
Plusquellec/ Pluskelleg Country      France Région Bretagne Départment Côtes-d'Armor Arrondissement Guingamp Canton Callac INSEE 22243 Postal Code 22160 MayorCurrent Term Jacques Le Creff2001-2008 Intercommunality Longitude -3..
Pluster World
|} Pluster World, known as Boken Yuki Pluster World (Japanese:冒険遊記プラスターワールド) , is an anime that originally aired in Japan starting April 2003. Comparable to Pokémon, Digimon, and Monster Rancher, Pluster World has achieved a modest fan base, although it is generally dis..
Plus 8
Plus 8 (also spelled as Plus8, without the space) is a Canadian Techno record label, based in Windsor, Ontario and founded in 1990 by DJs Richie Hawtin and John Acquaviva. Initial releases were by the pair themselves and their friends using aliases such as States of Mind and Cybersonik, along with o..
Plus and minus signs
The plus and minus signs (+ and −) are used universally to represent the notions of positive and negative as well as the operations of addition and subtraction. Their use has been extended to many other meanings, more or less analogous. Plus and minus are Latin terms. Contents 1 His..
Plus construction
In mathematics, the plus construction is a method for simplifying the fundamental group of a space without changing its homology and cohomology groups. It was introduced by Daniel Quillen. Given a perfect normal subgroup of the fundamental group of a connected CW complex [X], attach two-..
Plus fours
Plus fours are loosely tailored slacks cut 4 inches below the knee. They have been traditionally associated with sporting attire from the 1860s and onward, and are particularly associated with golf. Plus fours were introduced to America by Edward Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII of the United K..
Plus GSM
Logo Plus GSM is the brand name of Poland's mobile phone network operator, Polkomtel. The company is owned by Vodafone (19,61%), TDC (19,61%), PKN Orlen (19,61%), KGHM Polska Miedź (19,61%), Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (17,56%) and Węglokoks (4,00%). It operates GSM (900/1800 MHz), UMT..
PLUS loan
US Student loans Regulatory framework Higher Education Act of 1965 US Dept of Education FAFSA Cost of attendance Distribution channels Federal Direct Student Loan Program FFELP Loan products Perkins · Stafford PLUS · Consolidation US Private student loan PLUS (Parent L..
PLUS Markets Group
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Plus One
--> Plus One was the product of a Warner Music/Atlantic Records effort to form a Christian boy band modeled on the success of such secular bands as 'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys. Their less than stellar choreography inspired the unfortunate moniker, "Outta Sync," among critics. Their debut album..
Plus One Animation
Plus One Animation is an animation studio located in Seoul, South Korea. Plus One was founded in 1991. Their biggest contribution is for the Mike Judge series King of the Hill, with upwards of 80+ episodes animated, but they also animated the newer episodes of Doug and some episodes of Recess. Shows..
Plus One is the Loneliest Number (SATC episode)
Plus One is the Loneliest Number is the fifth episode of the fifth season of the HBO television series Sex and the City. It originally aried on August 18 2002. For Carrie's upcoming book release party she hires Samantha as her publicist. The "plus one" dilemma comes into effect for all the lad..
Plus Rien
Plus Rien is the sought after limited edition EP (1000 copies only) released by Vanessa and the O's on the Swedish alternative label Dolores in 2003. Writing and production duties on all four tracks "Plus Rien me Presse", "Something is Calling", "Am I Dreaming" and "Brouhaha" are credited to Vanessa..
Plus size clothing
Plus-size clothing is a term used for women's clothing, sizes 14 and up. These clothes are usually sold from a separate department or in a separate store. Plus-size clothing may be tagged by manufacturers and retailers as being "XL" (Extra Large), with additional X's signifying larger sizes, up to X..
PLUS test
The PLUS test is a test distributed by Johns Hopkins University. Qualification requirements are good scores on the ERB's. The PLUS test is taken from 4th grade to 6th grade. The SAT, another standardized test also distributed by Johns Hopkins University, is taken instead of the PLUS test in the 7th ..
Plus Ultra
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Plus Oultre on a gable of a Flemish house in Ghent, Charles V's birthplace Plus Ultra (Latin for "More Beyond") is a Latin motto and the national motto of Spain. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor used it as his personal ..
Plus Ultra (Band)
Plus Ultra was a Finnish Power Metal band from 1984-1986. It relied heavily on classical vocals and is today considered one of the most important bands in the development of the power metal genre. Biography Plus Ultra was formed by brothers Josef Kokarinen (Guitar), Edwin Kokarinen (Keyboards) a..
Plus Ultra (disambiguation)
Plus Ultra (Latin for More Beyond) Plus Ultra (Band) (Finnish Power Metal Band) ..
Plutarch
Plutarch Mestrius Plutarchus (c. 46- 127), known in English as Plutarch, was a Greek historian, biographer, and essayist. Born in the small town of Chaeronea, in the Greek region known as Boeotia, probably during the reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius, Plutarch travelled widely in the Medit..
Plutarch (crater)
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Plutarch of Eretria
Plutarch (in Greek Πλουταρχος; lived 4th century BC) was a tyrant of Eretria in Euboea. Whether he was the immediate successor of Themison, and also whether he was in any way connected with him by blood, are points which we have no means of ascertaining. Trusting perhaps to the influence o..
Plutarco Elías Calles
Plutarco Elías Calles President of Mexico Term of office:1 December 1924 – 30 November 1928 Preceded by: Álvaro Obregón Succeeded by: Emilio Portes Gil Date of birth: 25 September 1877 Place of birth: Guaymas, Sonora Date of death: 19 October 1945 Place ..
Plutarco Haza
Plutarco Haza (born June 22, 1972 in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora) is a Mexican actor raised in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. In 1998 he married the Polish-born Mexican actress Ludwika Paleta with whom he has a child. Haza produced and hosted the children news show, Bizbirije, which saw its final season the year..
Pluteaceae
Pluteaceae is a family of mushrooms within order Agaricales. Some species in Pluteaceae Pluteus concentricus,Pluteus leoninus,Volvariella speciosa, (Fr.) Singer.Volvariella volvacea External links [Family Pluteaceae information and pictures][Many pictures of species][Pic..
Plutei of Trajan
Also called the Plutei Traiani, these carved stone balustrades were built by Trajan. They are on display inside the Curia on the Forum Romanum today, but are not part of the original structure. It is unknown exactly where Trajan erected them. They are believed to have been built either on the e..
Pluti
Pluti is the term for overlong vowels in Sanskrit. Pluti vowels are usually noted with a numeral "3" (indicating length of three morae), ā3, ī3, ū3, ṝ3, ḹ3, also e3, o3. Pluti is recorded only in two instances in the Rigveda, representing the intonation of a question, both in t..
Plutino
TNOs and similar bodies cis-Neptunian objects*centaurs*Neptune Trojanstrans-Neptunian objects (TNOs)*Kuiper belt objects (KBOs)**cubewanos (classical KBOs)**plutinos (2:3 resonant KBOs)**twotinos (1:2 resonant KBOs)*scattered disc objects (SDOs)*Oort cloud objects (OCOs) In astronomy, a plutino ..
Pluto
For more uses of the term Pluto, see Pluto (disambiguation). Pluto Discovery Discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh Discovered on February 18, 1930 Orbital characteristics (Epoch J2000) Semi-major axis km39.481 686 77 AU Orbital circumference Tm244.186 AU Eccentricity 0.248 807 66 P..
Pluto's Kid Brother
Pluto's Kid Brother was a cartoon made by The Walt Disney Company in 1946. In this cartoon, Pluto has his paws full with his mischievous younger brother, K.B., who keeps getting in trouble in the outside world, such as with an alley cat, Butch the Bulldog, some stolen hot dogs and a dog catcher. ..
Pluto's Kiss
In the fictional .hack universe, Pluto's Kiss is a catastrophic event that took place on December 24, 2005. On that day, all computers connected to the Internet crashed simultaneously around the globe. Additionally, all networked computer and communication network control systems were shut down. In..
Pluto's natural satellites
The planet Pluto has three known moons. The largest, Charon, is proportionally larger compared to its planet than any other satellite in the solar system. The other two moons, Nix and Hydra, are much smaller. Contents 1 Pluto's satellite system2 Table of known moons3 See also4&n..
Plutocracy
Forms of government This series is part ofthe Politics series List of forms of government AristocracyAutocracyDemocracyDespotismDictatorshipMonarchy*Absolute monarchy*Constitutional monarchyOligarchySingle-party stateTheocracyTyranny [[Portal:Politics|Politics Portal]] · [http://encycl..
Plutography
Plutography is a word coined by Tom Wolfe to categorize books and other media that describe the lives of rich and famous people, often uncritically. Perhaps the most famous example of plutographic media is Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, hosted by Robin Leach. Livin' Large, MTV Cribs, and The F..
Plutohome
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Pluton
Pluton may refer to: Intrusion, in geologyPluton (missile), a French nuclear missile system See also Pluto (disambiguation) 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 t..
Plutonian Ode
Plutonian Ode is a poem written by Allen Ginsberg in 1978 against the arms race and nuclear armament of the superpowers. It is heavily inspired by Gnosticism which Ginsberg came to know after reading Hans Jonas's book on the subject. External links [Plutonian Ode] ..
Plutonia dilemma
In the plutonia dilemma introduced in Douglas Hofstadter's book Metamagical Themas, an eccentric trillionaire gathers 20 people together, and tells them that if one and only one of them sends him a telegram (reverse charges) by noon the next day, that person will receive a billion dollars. If he rec..
Plutonism
Plutonic theory is the geologic theory proposed by James Hutton around the turn of the 19th century that volcanic activity was the source of rocks on the surface of the Earth. It was named for Pluto, the ancient Roman god of the underworld. This replaced Abraham Werner's Neptunism theory, which clai..
Plutonium
|- ! colspan="2" style="background:#ff99cc; color:black" | References |} Image showing colors of various oxidation states of Pu in solution on the left and colors of only one Pu oxidation state (IV) on the right in solutions containing different anions. Plutonium is a radioactive, metallic, ..
Plutonium(IV) fluoride
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Plutonium(IV) fluoride Systematic name Plutonium (IV) fluoride Other names Plutonium tetraflu..
Plutonium-238
Plutonium 238, is an radioactive isotope of plutonium with a half-life of 86.41 years and is a very powerful alpha emitter. Because of its high level of alpha activity, it is used for radioisotope thermoelectric generators and radioisotope heater units. Plutonium-238 decays to Uranium-234 and then f..
Plutonium 239
--> Section>sections].Please format the article according to the guidelines laid out at[Manual of Style]. Plutonium-239 is an isotope of plutonium (note that the full name, like that of all chemical elements, is not capitalised). Plutonium-239 is one of the two fissile materials..
Plutonium dioxide
Plutonium dioxide General Systematic name Plutonium(IV) oxide Other names Plutonium dioxide Molecular formula PuO2 Molar mass 276.063 g/mol Appearance Yellow-brown crystallinesolid. CAS number [12059-95-9] Properties Density and phase 11.5 g/cm3, solid. Sol..
Pluton (missile)
The Pluton missile was a French nuclear-armed short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) system launched from a transporter erector launcher (TEL) platform mounted on an AMX 30 tank chassis. It was designed to provide the tactical part of French nuclear deterrence during the Cold War. The Pluton came in..
Pluto (Astro Boy)
Pluto is a fictional character in the manga and anime series, Astro Boy. He was featured in the manga story arc, "The World's Strongest Robot", which was also remade into the ongoing manga serial, Pluto, by Naoki Urasawa. Contents 1 Pluto in the original Astro Boy manga1.1 Confrontation..
Pluto (band)
For other musical groups of the same name, see Pluto. Pluto is a Portuguese band, which emerged from the splitting up of Ornatos Violeta (in 2002), where Manel Cruz (frontman and vocalist) and Peixe (guitarist) played. The others elements are Eduardo (bass guitar) and Ruka (drums). Their first alb..
Pluto (disambiguation)
Pluto is the traditional ninth planet (though it is sometimes the eighth because of its orbit) in our Solar System. Pluto may also be: In mythology: Pluto (mythology), the Greco-Roman god of the UnderworldPlouto, a nymph in Greek mythology, sometimes spelled "Pluto" People: PLUTO...rockband,forme..
Pluto (Disney)
Pluto (also known as Pluto the Pup) is a fictional character made famous in a series of Disney short cartoons. Pluto has most frequently appeared as Mickey Mouse's pet dog, although he has also been Donald Duck's pet, and occasionally as the pet of Goofy (who, notably, is himself a dog). He also h..
Pluto (group)
Pluto is the name of at least four musical groups: Pluto – a New Zealand rock band.Pluto – a Portuguese band.The original `PLUTO` was formed in 1970 in England. see[[http://www.pluto-rockband.com]] This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated..
Pluto (manga)
|} Pluto is the title of a manga by Naoki Urasawa which had begun serialisation 2003. It is based upon events from the classic series by Osamu Tezuka, Tetsuwan Atom (a.k.a Astro Boy). Specifically, the series uses characters from the popular "Chijou saidai no ROBOTTO" ("The World's Strongest Robo..
Pluto (mythology)
Pluto is an alternate name for the Greek god Hades, but was more often used in Roman mythology in their presentation of the god of the underworld. He abducted Proserpina (Gr. Persephone), and her mother Ceres (Gr. Demeter) caused winter in her grief. He kidnapped Persephone so he could marry her. In..
Pluto (NZ band)
For other musical groups of the same name, see Pluto. Pluto is a New Zealand rock band. Contents 1 Band Members2 Discography2.1 Album2.2 EPs2.3 Singles Band Members Michael Franklin Brown (drums)Mike Hall (bass)Milan Borich (vocals, guitar)Tim Arnold (vocals, guitar)Ma..
Pluto Airlines
Pluto Airlines is an airline based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It is a start-up airline planning to operates the Sharjah to Muscat route and later extend its network to Dakar. Code data IATA Code: 8DICAO Code: PPLCallsign: Pluto Air History The airline was established in February 2002. It w..
Pluto and Proserpina
The Roman equivalent of Hades and Persephone. Pluto was a child of Saturn, who is identified with the Greek god Cronus. Pluto was one of three children who were not consumed by Saturn, along with Neptune and Jupiter. These three gods represented the grave, the water and the air. The Romans believed ..
Pluto filmography
This is a list of short cartoons and feature films which feature appearances from Disney cartoon character Pluto. Contents 1 Black and White Cartoons1.1 1930's2 Color Cartoons2.1 1930's2.2 1940's2.3 1950's2.4 1980's2.5 1990's2.6 2000's2.7 ..
Pluto in popular culture
Pluto has been featured in many instances of popular culture. Contents 1 Literature2 Music3 Television4 Video games5 See also Literature Donald W. Horner, in Their Destiny (1912), described spaceflight to Alpha Centauri by astronauts who, as they leave the solar system,..
Pluto Junior
Pluto Junior is a fictional character created by Walt Disney. He first appeared in Pluto's Quinpuplets in 1937 where he was one of five puppies that Pluto and Fifi had but he had no name in that cartoon. Then he appeared in Pluto, Junior in 1942 where he was without his siblings and he was finally n..
Pluto Kuiper Express
The Pluto Kuiper Express mission was a space mission designed to fly by the Pluto-Charon system and at least one large object in the Kuiper belt beyond Pluto's orbit. Originally designated the Pluto Fast Flyby, it was scheduled to reach Pluto by 2012. The mission was cancelled for budgetary reasons,..
Pluto Monkey
PLUTO MONKEY, a guenon, Cercopithecus leucampyx, nearly allied to the MONA, which takes its name from the black fur of the under-parts, passing into blackish grey on the head and back. The violet-colored face, which has no beard, is fringed by large bushy whiskers and surmounted by a white band abov..
Pluto Press
Pluto Press is a London based publishing house. A specialism is politics, especially socialist, communist and other left-wing writing. The company is noted for being willing to publish books on controversial issues. This has led to several law suits. Pluto press authors include: Noam Chomsky, Susa..
PLUTO reactor
PLUTO was a nuclear reactor at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom, one of five reactors on the site. It was based on the design of DIDO and used enriched uranium metal fuel, and heavy water as both neutron moderator and primary coolant. There was..
Pluto Records
Pluto Records is an independent record label started in 1999. It is owned and operated by Brian Cobbel and based near Dallas, TX. It is primarily known for punk, metal, and hardcore releases, although not exclusively. The label has been home to such bands as As I Lay Dying [link], H..
Pluto Rising
Pluto Rising is a novel by Karen Irving (ISBN 1-896095-95-X). It introduces Katy Klein, a psychologist turned professional astrologer, struggling to make ends meet for herself and her teenaged daughter. But Katy's life is changed suddenly and forever when she meets Adam, a mysterious new client who..
Pluto Saves the Ship
Pluto Saves the Ship is a comic book story created for The Walt Disney Company by writers Carl Barks, Jack Hannah and Nick George, plus an unidentified illustator. It was originally printed in Large Feature Comics #7 in 1941, and is one of the first American Disney comics ever made that was not repr..
Pluto Shervington
Pluto Shervington, also known as Pluto, was born Leighton Shervington, on 13 August, 1950, in Kingston, Jamaica. He is a reggae musician, vocalist, engineer and producer. His output is mostly representative of soca styled reggae, and over the years Pluto gained a reputation as a talented bass guita..
Pluto Water
Pluto Water was a trademark for a laxative product which was very popular in the United States in the early 20th century. "Pluto Spring", French Lick, 1903 Pluto Water was bottled in French Lick, Indiana. It was advertised "America's Laxative" with the slogan "When Nature Won't, PLUTO Will"...
Plutus
In Greek mythology, Plutus ("wealth" Πλοῦτος) was a son of Demeter and the Titan Iasion and was the personification of wealth. He was blinded by Zeus so that he would be able to dispense his gifts without prejudice. He is also lame, as he takes his time arriving, and winged, as he leaves fa..
Plutus (play)
Plutus (Wealth) is an Ancient Greek comedy by the playwright Aristophanes, first produced c. 380 BC. A political satire on contemporary Athens, it features the personified god of wealth Plutus. Like most plays by Aristophanes it uses such familiar character types as the stupid master and the insu..
Pluvial lake
A pluvial lake is a lake which experiences significant increase in depth and extent as a result of increased precipitation and reduced evaporation. Such lakes are likely endorheic. Several pluvial lakes formed in the western United States during the glaciation of the late Pleistocene epoch, includin..
Pluviôse
Allegory, unknown author. Pluviôse (also Pluviose) was the fifth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word pluviosus, which means rainy. Pluviôse was the second month of the winter quarter (mois d'hiver). It started between January 20 and January 22...
Pluvius
In Roman mythology, Jupiter Pluvius was the reliever of droughts. See Jupiter (god) for more details. The name could also be used to describe the Hyades. ..
Pluxus
Pluxus - Sebastian Tesch, Adam Kammerland and Anders Ekert (and until 2003 Björn Carlberg) is a music group from Stockholm, Sweden. They have developed their own unique sound using vintage synthesizers, samples, computers and other machines. They have released three major albums, as well as a nu..
Plužine
PlužineПлужине | style="border: 0; vertical-align: middle;" | | style="border: 0; vertical-align: middle;" | | style="border: 0;" | Flag | style="border: 0;" | Mayor Municipality area 858 km² Population - city - municipality Time ..
Pūluga
Pūluga (or Puluga) is the creator in the mythology of the indigenous inhabitants of the Andaman Islands. ..

 

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