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Po' Girl
Po' Girl is a Canadian acoustic trio whose style derives from jazz, folk, and country with a tinge of punk attitude. The style of music they perform is sometimes referred to as Alt-country but today more commonly called Americana (music). Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the band consists of A..
POG
POG may mean: POG, a drinkPog, a gamepiece from a 1990s fad game POG is a three-letter acronym (or three-letter abbreviation) that may stand for: Pediatric Oncology GroupPittsburgh Organizing GroupPrisoner of Grants ..
Pogesania
Pogesania (German: ; Latin: Pogesania; Lithuanian: ) was a territory of the Baltic Prussians. The reconstructed Prussian language name of Pogesania is Paguddi. The land was home to the Pogesanian tribe. In the 1237 the foundation for the city of Elbing was laid down in Pogesania. After the captur..
Pogey Bait
Pogey Bait, a term used by the Marine Corps, is often used to refer to snack food or junk food. While the origin of the term is often disputed, the most common explanation comes from American Marines that occupied China shortly after WWII. While in China, the American forces found that the inhabit..
Poggendorff illusion
The Poggendorff Illusion is an optical illusion that involves the brain's perception of the interaction between diagonal lines and horizontal and vertical edges. It is named after Johann Poggendorff (1796-1877), a German physicist who first described it in 1860. In the picture to the right, a str..
Poggibonsi
Poggibonsi is a town in the province of Siena, Tuscany (Italy). Unlike most of its fellow towns, Poggibonsi was badly damaged in the Second World War, and is thus mainly industrial. Tuscany · Communes of the province of Siena Abbadia San Salvatore | Asciano | Buonconvento | Casole d..
Poggio
Poggio may refer to: Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini, a Renaissance humanistPoggio-a-Caiano, a Renaissance villa built by Medici family outside Florence. redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Poggiofiorito
Poggiofiorito is a comune and town in the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy Abruzzo · Communes of the province of Chieti Altino | Archi | Ari | Arielli | Atessa | Bomba | Borrello | Bucchianico | Canosa Sannita | Carpineto Sinello | Carunchio | Casacanditella | Casalan..
Poggioreale
Poggioreale is a small town in Sicily, Italy, set on the Belice valley, which administratively belongs to the province of Trapani. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1968, and eventually rebuilt in a safer place a few kilometers away, causing all the population to be moved there. Wikimedia C..
Poggio a Caiano
Poggio a Caiano is a town and commune in the Province of Prato, Tuscany region Italy. The town lies 9 km south of the provincial capital of Prato. Lorenzo de' Medici commissioned to Giuliano da Sangallo the construction the Villa Medici here in 1485. It is now open to the public. Tuscan..
Poggio Berni
The hills of the hinterland between the Marecchia and Conca valleys cross the province all the way to the borders of Montefeltro in the Marches. It is a territory where crops, towns and fortified villages alternate with a unique wealth of Malatesta fortresses and castles. It is an itinerary throug..
Poggio di Sanremo
The Poggio is a very tough mountain in Italy, near Sanremo. It's used in the Milan-Sanremo race, and normally is the place of decisive attacks to the win. ..
Poggio Picenze
Poggio Picenze is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy ..
Poggio Rusco
Poggio Rusco it's a small town in the Province of Mantua,whose inhabitants are 6,459 (March 31, 2006).It's 42 km away from provincial capital. The town extends its territory in the south-eastern Oltrepò Mantovano, 9 km away from the Po River and just 2 km away from Province of Modena,in equidista..
Poggle
The Poggle is a fictional mammal created for the film The Future is Wild. The poggle inhabits the Great Plateau (the point where Australia collides with Asia and North America) 100 million years from now. The poggle is a small large-eyed rodent, which evolved from hamsters. The poggle is also the..
Poggle the Lesser
Poggle the Lesser (?-19 BBY), Archduke of Geonosis, is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe. Poggle was leader of the Geonosian weapon masters serving the Confederacy of Independent Systems and served on the Separatist Council until the end of the Clone Wars. In the films he was creat..
Pogles' Wood
Pogles' Wood was a British children's television animation by Smallfilms between 1964 and 1968. The Pogles were country folk who lived in a tree. The four principal characters were Mr Pogle, Mrs Pogle, their son Pippin and a rabbit-like creature, Tog, who was Pippin's playmate. The 32 episodes were ..
Pogliaghi
Pogliaghi was an Italian racing bicycle manufacturer, based in Milan, Italy. Founded by Sante Pogliaghi in 1947, his company became one of the most sought-after bicycle frame builders. Pogliaghi himself did much of the work, but had up to six staff by the late 1970s, when production increased f..
Poglish
Poglish, a portmanteau word combining the words "Polish" and "English," designates the product of mixing Polish and English language elements (words, grammatical structures, syntactic elements, etc.) within a single speech production. Such combining of Polish and English elements, when it occurs ..
Pogo
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Pogo as drawn by Walt Kelly. Copyright 1952, 2005 OGPI Pogo was the title of a long-running daily comic strip created by Walt Kelly, as well as the name of its principal character. Pogo, set in the Georgia section of the Okefenokee Swamp, often en..
Pogo.com
Screenshot of Pogo.com Pogo.com is a website, owned by Electronic Arts, that offers a variety of free casual games, from card and board games to puzzle, word, and sports games. The website is free, but a premium subscription-based service called "Club Pogo" also exists. America Online users a..
Pogoaddiction
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Pogoanele
Pogoanele (/po'gwa.nε.lε/) is a town in the South-East of the Buzău County, Romania. ..
Pogocello
A pogocello is a percussion instrument. It was created in the 1950s in Brooklyn, New York by a chemist, Mack Perry, the husband of a music educator, Sylvia Perry. Perry patterned it after a similar instrument called a boomba (boombas, bumbas, or boom bass) also known as a stump fiddle (or stumpf f..
Pogogyne abramsii
Pogogyne abramsii, the San Diego mesa mint, is an endangered annual plant of the vernal pool ecosystem. It is found only in isolated patches of seasonally wet habitat in San Diego County, California. Like many other vernal pool species, the plant thrives in wet soil, can tolerate some inundation, ..
Pogoń
Pogoń may refer to: Coat of arms Pogoń (Knight-in-pursuit), coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and of several of its noble families: Pogoń Litewska, the original variantPogoń Ruska, used by the Sokolski familyVytis, coat of arms of modern LithuaniaPahonia, former coat of arms of ..
Pogona
Pogona is a genus of lizards which include the popularly domesticated bearded dragon. ..
Pogonia
Pogonia is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae. ..
Pogoniani
Pogonianí (Greek: Πωγωνιανή, IPA /poɣonja'ni/) is a community in the prefecture of Ioannina, Epirus, Greece. It is best known in Greece as the birthplace of the current President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias. ..
Pogonichthys
The splittails are a genus Pogonichthys of cyprinid fish, consisting of two species native to western North America. The common name is inspired by the distinctive appearance of the tail fin, in which the upper lope is distinctly larger. Of the two species, only the splittail P. macrolepidotus s..
Pogoniopsis
Pogoniopsis is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae. ..
Pogonip
The Pogonip is a city-run park and open space in Santa Cruz, California, located adjacent to the University of California, Santa Cruz. It includes second-growth redwoods and meadows as well as several streams, and is crossed by several hiking trails. The Pogonip also includes a former country club..
Pogonip (weather)
Pogonip is a type of fog consisting of ice crystals suspended in the air. The name "pogonip" is an Shoshone word meaning "white death". Pogonip only forms under the right conditions, the humidity has to be near 100% as the air temperature drops to below 0° C, allowing ice crystals to form in the ..
Pogonishte
Pogonishte is a traditional music instrument from Albania. ..
Pogonodon
Pogonodon was a cat-like sabre-tooth, smaller than a Smilodon. ..
Pogonomyrmex
Pogonomyrmex is a genus of harvester ants, occurring primarily in the deserts of North America. They have the most toxic venom documented in any insects, with Pogonomyrmex maricopa being the most toxic tested thus far. It has an LD50 of only 0.12 mg/kg, compared to honeybee venom, at 2.8 mg/kg, an..
Pogonophora
There are two taxa with the name Pogonophora: Pogonophora - an obsolete animal phylum, now treated as part of the family SiboglinidaePogonophora - a genus in the Euphorbiaceae This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred..
Pogonophora (plant)
For the worm phylum, see Pogonophora (worm). Pogonophora is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae and the only genus of its tribe (Pogonophoreae). Synonymy This genus is also known as: Poraresia Gleason ..
Pogonotomia
The art of shaving. From the greek words pogos "beard" and "témno", to cut. In the year 1770 Jean Perret pusblished "Pogonotomia", a booklet detailing his observations on shaving. In 1762 he developed an extremely sharp razor meant to cut as much hair as possible (he had noticed that every time th..
Pogoń 1922 Żory
Pogoń 1922 Żory is a Polish women's handball team, based in Żory, playing in the Polish Ekstraklasa Women's Handball League (Premiership League). Contents 0.1 2003/2004 season0.2 2004/2005 season0.3 Best achievements0.4 Team history0.5 See also 2003/2004 season 1st p..
Pogoń Lwów
Pogon Lwów was one of the first Polish professional sport clubs and the second oldest Polish football club behind other teams from Lwow - Czarni and Lechia. GENERAL INFORMATION Full name: Lwowski Klub Sportowy (Lwow’s Sports Club) Pogon LwówFounded: 1904 in LwówHues: Blue-RedStadium: Op..
Pogoń Szczecin
MKS Pogoń Szczecin is a Polish football club based in Szczecin, Poland. Contents 1 Latest achievements1.1 Season 2004/2005: Autumn 2004 results Player namePositionMatches MinutesGoals scored Waldemar GrzankaGoalkeeper 21800 Krzyszof PilarzGoalkeeper 119900 Julcimar da SouzaDefe..
Pogoria (ship)
Pogoria is a Polish barquentine launched in 1980 in Gdańsk, Poland. External links http://www.pogoria.pl ..
Pogostemon
Pogostemon is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae. The best known member of this genus is Patchouli. Species Pogostemon auricularia (L.) Hassk.Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth.Pogostemon formosanus Oliv.Pogostemon stellatus (Lour.) Kuntze ..
Pogostemon stellatus
Pogostemon stellatus, formerly Eusteralis stellata, is a perennial herb from southeast Asia and northern Australia, including the island of New Guinea. Because of its extensive and somewhat fragmented geographic distribution, there are many different color and leaf forms of this plant in the wild...
Pogo (dance)
The pogo is a dance where the dancers jump up and down to an eight-count rhythm, similar to the dances of the Pentecostal faith and various African tribes. This basic steps allows for a variety of interpretations, including some which appear quite violent. Pogoers, as pogo dancers are called, have..
Pogo (disambiguation)
Pogo may refer to: Contents 1 Devices2 Persons, groups, and places3 Media4 Other5 See also Devices Pogo stick, a device used for hopping up and down* Stunt Pogo, the act of doing stunts or tricks on a pogo stickLolo ball, another name for pogo ballBell Pogo, a small rock..
Pogo (gorilla)
Pogo (1958-2006) was a female Western lowland gorilla who was a feature of the Gorilla World exhibit at the San Francisco Zoo. Pogo was a childless but motherly matriarch, loved by generations of San Franciscans. When she died at the age of 48, she was believed to have been one of the oldest livin..
Pogo Au Go-Go
Pogo Au Go-Go was the first full-length album by Bickley, released in 1996 through PaperDoll Records, and then re-released in 1998 by Fearless Records. This album gained Bickley some level of notoriety among punk rock fans, and established them as a regional success. Track listing "Call Girl""Jo..
Pogo Joe
Pogo Joe is a computer game for the Commodore 64 and Atari 400/800, written by William F. Denmen, Jr. and Oliver Steele. Michael Haire did the artwork, and Steven Baumrucker wrote the sound and music subroutines, designed and named the levels, and wrote the music. It was published by Screenplay i..
Pogo oscillation
Pogo oscillation is the term for a potentially dangerous type of oscillation found in rocket engines. This oscillation results in variations of thrust from the engines, generally caused by variations in fuel flow rate, placing stress on the frame of the vehicle. Although the term is frequently wri..
Pogo stick
Pogo Stick A pogo stick is a device, usually considered a children's toy, used for hopping up and down. It was invented by Herbert Eugene Howard Llyod in the 1820s. It consists of a pole with a T-bar handle at one end, and spring-loaded footpads on the other. The pole juts down some distance..
Pogo To Go
Screenshot of Pogo To Go homepage Pogo To Go is a collection of downloadable games powered by the internet game website, Pogo.com. Games are based on the popular online games with additions like: the ability to play offline at anytime, ability to save high scores, no ads and full-screen graph..
Pogo TV
Turner International's children's channel for India, Pogo has now become a family entertainer through the Cable television. It has programs like Boohbah, Barney & Friends, Miffy & Friends, Franny's Feet and Tweenies specifically aimed at the kids. Also, it has programmes such as Beakman's World, a..
Pogradec
Church (Photo by Bernard Cloutier) Hotel Royal (Photo by Bernard Cloutier) Pogradec (Albanian: Pogradec or Pogradeci; Macedonian: Подградец /Podgradec/) is one of the southeastern cities of Albania. It is the capital of the District of Pogradec, in the County of Korçë, locate..
Pogradec District
The District of Pogradec (Albanian: Rrethi i Pogradecit) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania. It has a population of 71,000 (2004 estimate), and an area of 725 km². It is in the east of the country, and its capital is Pogradec.More information about Pogradec you can find at http://www.p..
Pogrebea
Pogrebea is a village near Dubăsari on the border between Moldova and Transnistria, part of which is located in a buffer zone overseen by the three-nation Joint Control Commission. During the 1992 War of Transnistria it was the center of some of the heaviest fighting. As a legacy of that war, Pogre..
Pogrebinsky
A Slavic surname originating in the Eastern European region. The earliest recording of "Pogrebinsky" originates in the Ukraine, in pre-revolutionary Russia. There is a village with a similar name in Ukraine, and there are also towns that share a similar same. The last name Pogrebinsky can also b..
Pogrom
Pogrom (from Russian: ; from "громить" IPA: [grʌˈmitʲ]- to wreak havoc, to demolish violently) is a form of riot, a massive violent attack on a particular group; ethnic, religious or other, primarily characterized by destruction of their environment (homes, businesses, religious c..
Pogs
A collection of pogs and a typical pog case. Pogs (also Milkcaps) is the name of a game that was popular from the early-to-mid-1990s. It got its name from POG, a brand of fruit juice (made from passion fruit, orange and guava); the caps of POG bottles were originally used to play the game. Pog..
Pogson (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
Pogus Caesar
Pogus Caesar is a British artist, television producer and director. He was born Pogus Wingrove Elroy Caesar in St Kitts, West Indies, and grew up in Birmingham, England. Contents 1 History2 Television2.1 As presenter2.2 As series editor2.3 As journalist2.4 As dire..
Pogus Caesar Interview (The Voice) 1989
From Tesco To The Telly: But life has been far from easy for TV's Pogus Caesar. To Midlanders watching him on the box, the life of television presenter Pogus Caesar must seem blessed with good fortune. But for Pogus, broadcaster and artist, life has meant hard work and years of struggle. "The p..
POG (drink)
POG is a tropical drink created by Haleakala Dairy on Maui, Hawaii that consists of a blend of juices from passionfruit, orange, and guava fruits (hence the P.O.G.). The caps to the bottles inspired the fad game "Pogs" (or "Milkcaps"), which was popular during the early-to-mid-1990s. The 90's c..
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