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.post
.post is Top-level domain submitted to ICANN for approval as a sponsored TLD. It would be restricted to the use of national and regional postal services, and private businesses that provide similar services. It is sponsored by the Universal Postal Union, an international organisation based in Bern..
P.O.S
P.O.S. P.O.S. (born Stefon Alexander), is a rapper signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment and a founding member of Doomtree. P.O.S. began as a punk rock musician. In high school, Alexander and his friends played punk shows in a band called "Om," in which he first came to be referred to as "Piss..
Po-Srimitra
Po-Śrīmitra (Chinese possibly 室利蜜多羅 or related) was a Kuchean prince and Buddhist monk who travelled to south China from 307-312, translating three Buddhist texts. ..
Poás Volcano
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Poás Volcano National Park
Poás Volcano National Park ..
Poésies (Rimbaud)
The poems of Arthur Rimbaud were written between approx. 1869 and 1873. Les étrennes des orphelins (1869) is the first known poem of Rimbaud. Three poems (Credo in Unam/Soleil et Chair, Ophélie and Sensation) were sent by him to the poet Théodore de Banville in a letter dated May, 24 1870. Pro..
POS
POS or PoS may mean: Part of speech, the role that a word (or sometimes a phrase) plays in a sentence. Point of sale. A POS device enables an efficient recording of the data that comprises a business transaction when the sale of goods or services to the customer occurs.Procure On Site, relating to ..
Posaconazole
Posaconazole is a triazole antifungal drug that is used to treat invasive infections by Candida species and Aspergillus species in severely immunocompromised patients. There is also limited clinical evidence for its utility in treatment of invasive disease caused by Fusarium species (fusariosis). ..
Posad
A posad (посад) was a settlement, often surrounded by bulwarks and a moat, by a town or a kremlin, but outside the town/kremlin, or by a monastery in the 10th to 15th centuries. Usually it was inhabited by craftsmen and merchants. In the Russian Empire a posad was a small semi-urban settlemen..
Posada
Posada is an ancient town of Sardinia, Italy and the main town of an historical district called Baronia di Posada or Baronia Alta (to be distinguished from Baronia Bassa or Baronia di Orosei/Galtelli'), on the Tyrrhenian coast of the island. The ancient part of the town is in a spectacular positi..
Posadas
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. For the city in Argentina see: Posadas, Misiones. For the city in Spain see: Posadas, Córdoba Posadas i..
Posadas, Córdoba
Posadas is a municipality in Córdoba Province, Spain. External links [Municipal government website] () ..
Posadas, Misiones
Posadas is the capital city of the Argentine province of Misiones, located at coordinates [27°25′S 55°48′W] on the shore of the Paraná River, at the south of the province. The city has an area of 965 km² and a population of 235,931 (2001), and its current mayor is Jorge Oscar Brig..
Posada (Asturias)
Posada de Llanes is a parish in Llanes municipality, in eastern Asturias, Spain. ..
Posada (disambiguation)
Posada is a Spanish term for inn. It could be used as a family name or as a place name. Posada could also refer to: Contents 1 People2 Places3 Buildings4 Other uses People Diego Fernández de Córdoba, Marquis of Guadalcázar and Count of Posadas (1578-1630) was viceroy of N..
Posadigumpe
Posadigumpe is a small mountain in Kasargod district of Kerala state, south India. It is an ideal picnic centre and tourist resort located on a hillock 487.68 metres above sea level in Dharmathadka 30 km north-east of Kasargod. From the hill top one can see the Arabian Sea, Manglore, Kudremukh, etc...
Posadis
In computing, Posadis is a GPL-licensed DNS server for Microsoft Windows and Unix that uses a zone file format that is compatible with BIND zone files. Posadis is part of a suite which includes graphical configuration and zone file management programs. Posadis has IPv6 support. See also Compariso..
Posadnik
Posadnik (Russian: ) was a deputy of Knyaz in some East Slavic places assigned to rule a city or a land. Most notably, the term is known as an equivalent of a stadtholder of the medieval towns of Novgorod and Pskov. Novgorod Despite such legendary figures as 9th-century Gostomysl, the term posadni..
Posadowsky Bay
Posadowsky Bay is an open embayment in the vicinity of Gaussberg, just east of the West Ice Shelf. Discovered in February 1902 by German Antarctic Expedition under Erich von Drygalski, who named it for Count Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner, Imperial Home Secretary, who secured a government grant to cov..
Posankka
Posankka is a statue located in Turku, Finland. The statue, which is located near the campus area of the University of Turku and the Turku Student Village, represents a hybrid between a duck and a pig. It is a pink animal with a duck's lower body and a pig's head. The statue was designed by Alva..
Posavina
Posavina is the name for the Sava river basin in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. Cities in the river basin Zagreb Croatia: Zagreb, the capital of CroatiaVelika GoricaSisakKutinaNova GradiškaSlavonski BrodŽupanja Bosnia and Herzegovina: GradiškaDerventaBrodŠamacBrčko Serb..
Posavina Canton
Posavina Canton (Flag) (Coat of arms) Main city Orašje Head of canton ? Municipalities Domaljevac, Odžak, Orašje Area 325 km² Population - Total  - Density 224,79651.08/km² The Posavina Canton is a canton of the Federation of Bosnia and ..
POSB
POSB may refer to: the Post Office Savings Bank in several countriesPOSBank, a brand of DBS Bank in Singapore This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point direc..
POSBank
POSBank (or POSB) (Chinese: 邮政储蓄银行) is a brand of consumer banking services offered by DBS Bank in Singapore, after it was acquired by the later in November 1998. Prior to this, it was a major public bank which began life as the Post Office Savings Bank, offering low-cost banking service..
Posca
Rome character Posca Name Posca Class Slave Family None Known Allies Caesar Enemies None Appearances 1-1 "The Stolen Eagle"1-2 "How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic"1-4 "Stealing from Saturn"1-5 "The Ram Has Touched the Wall"1-6 "Egeria"1-7 "Pharsalus"1-8 "Caesarion"1-1..
Poschiavo
Poschiavo is the main municipality in the Valposchiavo, a valley in southern Switzerland. It belongs to the canton of Graubünden, and is one of only 4 valleys in the canton Graubünden where the official language is Italian. The other valleys are Bregaglia, Mesolcina and Calanca. The local dialec..
POSCO
The Pohang Iron and Steel Company, or POSCO (KSE: [005490]) (NYSE: [PKX]) (TYO: [5412] ) (LSE: [PIDD]), is the fourth largest steel producer in the world based in Pohang, South Korea. Currently, POSCO operates two steel mills in the country, one in Pohang a..
Pose
Pose may refer to: Pose (computer vision)POSE (Palm OS Emulator) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Poseci Bune
Poseci Bune Poseci Waqalevu Bune is a Fijian politician, who is as of June 2006 the Deputy Leader of the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) and Minister for the Environment, one of nine FLP ministers, in the multiparty Cabinet of Laisenia Qarase. Prior to entering politics, Bune was career civil servant..
Posedarje
Posedarje is a municipality in Zadar County of Croatia. ..
Posedown
A posedown (or the posedown) is the term commonly used to describe a period during bodybuilding contests when contestants pull a variety of poses to demonstrate their physique and muscular development, often including all contestants on stage together attempting to 'out do' their fellow competitors...
Poseidon
This article is about the Greek god. For other uses, see Poseidon (disambiguation) or Neptune (disambiguation). Neptune reigns in the city centre, Bristol, formerly the largest port in England outside London. In Greek mythology, Poseidon (Greek: Ποσειδῶν) was the god of the sea, as w..
Poseidon (disambiguation)
Poseidon usually refers to Poseidon, the god of the sea. It may also refer to: In Entertainment: The Poseidon Adventure, 1969 novel by Paul GallicoThe Poseidon Adventure (1972 film), based on the novelBeyond the Poseidon Adventure, a 1979 sequel to the original versionThe Poseidon Adventure (2005..
Poseidon (film)
Poseidon is a movie remake of the classic disaster film The Poseidon Adventure, based on the novel by Paul Gallico. It was released on May 12, 2006 and stars Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Jacinda Barrett, Emmy Rossum and Richard Dreyfuss. It is directed by Wolfgang Petersen and was produced and distr..
Poseidon (horse)
Poseidon is an Australian thoroughbred racehorse, remembered for his big year in 1906. He was foaled in 1903 by Positano out of Jacinth, and was sold for 500gns. In 1906, he won 11 out of 14 races, including a clean sweep of many of the big classics, plus the Melbourne Cup and Caulfield Cup. He won ..
Poseidon bubble
The Poseidon bubble was a stock market bubble in which the price of Australian mining shares soared in late 1969, then crashed in early 1970. It was triggered by the Poseidon NL company's discovery of a promising site for nickel mining in September 1969. In the late 1960s, nickel was in high deman..
Poseidon class Supercarrier
The Poseidon class supercarrier is a supercarrier created for the Babylon 5 Wars game based on the of Babylon 5 universe. The Poseidon is the primary carrier ship in the military branch of the Earth Alliance called EarthForce. History During the Earth-Minbari War, EarthForce realized that it requi..
Poseidon Design Systems
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Poseidon drowning detection system
The Poseidon drowning detection system is a computer aided drowning detection system. The system is commonly installed in bathing areas, such as municipal swimming baths, waterparks, therepeutic baths, and other places where there is standing water in which there is a risk of drowning. Contents ..
Poseidon for UML
Poseidon for UML is a software application used to create models with the Unified Modeling Language. It originated from the ArgoUML project, but massive changes were necessary in order to make ArgoUML into a commercial project; as a result the two efforts are very divergent. See also List of UML..
Poseidon Linux
Poseidon Linux is a Linux distribution based on Kurumin Linux, developed and maintained by a team of scientists in the Rio Grande do Sul University Foundation (Portuguese: Fundação Universidade do Rio Grande) in Brazil. The name (Poseidon was the Lord of the Seas) derives from the large number of..
Poseidon resorts
Poseidon is a chain of underwater five-star resorts currently under development with the first slated to open at the end of 2007. The first of these sci-fi resorts will be located in the Bahamas. Once construction of the first Poseidon resort is finished, it will be the world's first permanent se..
Poseidon’s Gold
5th in the series of Marcus Didius Falco novels by Lindsey Davis. Plot The story recounts shipping scams, crooked antiques auctions and hired thugs, all while Falco is trying to clear his family's name and sort out his deceased brother Festus' business dealings. Lindsey Davis The Falco Nov..
Posek
Posek (Hebrew פוסק, IPA: [po·ˈseq], pl. Poskim, פוסקים) is the term in Jewish law for "legal decisor" - a rabbi who decides the Halakha in cases of law where previous authorities are inconclusive. A posek may often serve as a Dayan ("judge") on a Beth Din ("court of Jewish law..
Posen
Posen may refer to: In Europe: Poznań, a city in PolandProvince of Posen (1846-1918), a Prussian province whose capital was the city of Posen (Poznań)Posen district, an administrative district of the Prussian province In the United States: Posen, IllinoisPosen, MichiganPosen Township, MichiganPo..
Posen, Illinois
Posen, Illinois Location within Chicagoland. The Chicagoland tristate area. Incorporated Village in 1900. County, State Cook County, Illinois Township Bremen Township Government President Donald W. Schupek 2000) 4,730 (up 11.93% from 1990) Pop. density 1,547.7/km² (4,01..
Posen, Michigan
Posen is a village in Presque Isle County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 292 with a graduating class of 31 that year. The village is located within Posen Township. Posen has a strong Polish background and is home to the Posen Potato Festival, held..
Posen-West Prussia
The Border Province of Posen-West Prussia (Grenzmark Posen-Westpreußen in German) was a province of the Free State of Prussia, located in present-day Poland. It was created in 1922 out of those parts of the provinces of Posen and the western parts of West Prussia that remained with the Weimar Repub..
Posen Conference
The Posen Conference was a meeting attended by SS-Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler, Nazi Party officials and Gauleiters on October 6, 1943 in Posen, Eastern Germany (now Poznań, Poland). Himmler clearly explained in the final speech of the day the nature of the Final Solution, its implications for th..
Posen District
Posen District was the southern of two administrative districts (German: Regierungsbezirk, Polish:Rejencja) of the Province of Posen (1849-1918) by the Prussian administration and its predecessor the semi-autonomous Grand Duchy of Poznań (1815-1849). It was bordered on the north by the Bromberg ..
Posen speech
On October 4, 1943, Heinrich Himmler, leader of the Schutzstaffel (SS), gave a three-hour speech at Posen (now Poznań, Poland) where the Reichsführer-SS spoke to the assembled SS-Gruppenführer. The speech, titled Rede zu den SS Fuhrern ("Speech to SS Officers") lays out Himmler's views about the..
Posen Township, Michigan
Posen Township is a township in Presque Isle County, Michigan, United States. The population was 959, at the 2000 census.61.3% (588) of which report Polish ancestry, a higher percentage than any other location in the United States. The village of Posen is located within the township. Geography Acco..
Posen Township, Minnesota
Posen Township is a township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 234 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.5 km² (36.1 mi²). 91.0 km² (35.1 mi²) of it is land and 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²) o..
Poseokjeong
The Poseokjeong site near Namsan in Gyeongju was built in the Silla period. The site once featured a royal pavilion–said to have been the most beautiful royal villa of the time—, but the only remains today is a granite water feature. This abalone-shaped watercourse highlights the importance of ..
Poser
The term "poser" can also refer to a slang term. For that definition, refer to poseur. Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. "Dharma Juggler", by Gunther Berkus, 1997. Early Poser 1 / Bryce composite image. The original Poser wire-frame image has been enhanced usin..
PoserPros
PoserPros is an open community of artists who take development for the Poser 3D modelling program. It was initially founded to aid professional developers of Poser content by giving them a place to discuss development strategies and to learn from each other. They are based on an "Open Workshop/Roun..
Poser Mobile
Poser Mobile is an advertising campaign for T-Mobile's pay-as-you-go cell phone plan. It features a racially diverse group of hip-hop posers. The group of five ambush the cell phone customer and explain that he has to pay hidden charges and fees. One customer in a commercial calls them "clowns", ..
Poser porn
Poser porn is a name popularly given to computer graphic pornography. The term is derived from Poser, a popular three-dimensional modeling and animation software tool. (Poser porn may also be referred to as Poserotica.) The freedom allowed by using computer-generated imagery allows pornographers to..
Poses
Poses is Rufus Wainwright's second album, released by DreamWorks in 2002. "One Man Guy" is one of the songs featured in Nick Hornby's book 31 Songs. Track listing "Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk" - 4:44"Greek Song" - 3:56"Poses" - 5:02"Shadows" - 5:35"California" - 3:23"The Tower of Learning" - 4:..
Poset topology
In mathematics, a poset topology is defined on a partially ordered set S (or poset for short). A subset M of S is open if p in M and q ≤ p implies q in M, for all p, q in S. The grid cell topology is a popular example of a poset topology. ..
Poseur
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A poseur is a person who adopts the dress, s..
Posey
A posey can be a flower bouquet. People whose surname is or was Posey include: John Posey -an actorBuford Posey - Civil rights workerFrancis B. Posey - Indiana lawyer and politicianJames Posey - basketball playerJohn Adams Posey - Indiana lawyer and politicianJohn Wesley Posey - Indiana abolitio..
Poseyville, Indiana
Poseyville is a town in Posey County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,187 at the 2000 census. Geography Poseyville is located at [38°10′9″N, 87°47′1″W] (38.169290, -87.783632)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ..
Posey and Webster Street Tubes
The Posey Tube is an underwater tunnel connecting the cities of Oakland and Alameda, California, running beneath the Alameda-Oakland Estuary. Completed and opened to traffic on October 27, 1928, it is named for George Posey, Alameda County Surveyor during the tunnel's planning and construction, an..
Posey County, Indiana
Posey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 27,061. The county seat is Mount Vernon6. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent counties2 History3 Demographics4 Cities and towns Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, th..
Posey Rorer
Posey Rorer was a successful fiddler. Born 1891, died 1931. See http://www.document-records.com/show_news.asp?articleID=295 ..
Posey Straitjacket
A Posey Straitjacket is a type of straitjacket used primarily for the mentally insane. However, only a few performers have attempted to escape the jacket with success. The jacket features four backstraps, an arm loop, a crotch strap, arm straps and self-tightening clasps. World Records On March 3, ..
Pose (computer vision)
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POSE (Palm OS Emulator)
Palm OS Emulator 3.5, (c) 1998-2001 Palm, Inc., running in Microsoft Windows XP. Descended from Xcopilot, the POSE emulator up until Palm OS 4.x is used for testing, writing and debugging Palm OS applications. This version of POSE represents Motorola 68000-class devices. Unlike Xcopilot, POSE w..
Pose to pose
A term used for a type of computer animation where armatures are posed and keyframed, so that the poses and be later be interpolated (a mathimatical term meaning to make a transition between two points) to create complex or natural motions (like a cat walking, or breakdancing). Pose to pose is based..
Posguerra
Posguerra ("Post-war") is a Colombian punk band from Medellín, Antioquia, formed in 1991. One of the band's characteristics is their lyrics that talk about ecology. Contents 1 History2 Line-up3 Discography3.1 Demos3.2 Albums4 External links History Though Posguerr..
Posh
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Posh is an adjective, with a dictionary meaning of "smart or fashionable[Dictionary.com]", "elegant, stylishly luxurious[Compact Oxford English Dictionary]", "spruced up, smart or polishedChambers English Dictionary, Ed 1990". Contents..
Posha
Posha are Armenian-speaking Roma who live in Eastern Anatolia. ..
Poshang
Poshng, King of Turan, was according to Ferdowsi's epic the Shahnameh, of the race of Tur the son of Fereydun (called his sire) and the father of Afrasiab. He was an early king of Turan. Preceded by:Tur List of Turanian monarchs Succeeded by:Afrasiab ..
Poshekhonye
Poshekhonye (Russian: ) is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, 151 km north-west of Yaroslavl. It stands on the Sogozha River (although now the river valley is flooded by the Rybinsk Reservoir). Population: 6,973 (2002 Census). It was founded as village Pertoma (Пертома) in the 17th century...
Poshtova Square
Coordinates: [50°27′34″N, 30°31′30″E] The Poshtova Square (Ukrainian: Поштова площа, Poshtova Ploscha, literally: Postal Square) in Kiev is one of the oldest historic squares of the city. Archeological finds are dated back to the 4th century A.D. A crossing of seve..
Posh (disambiguation)
Posh is the term used to describe over-the-top luxuries affected by those with social pretensions. Posh may also refer to: The Posh, popular name for Peterborough United, English football clubPosh Boy Records, American record labelPosh Nosh, 2003 British television programmePosh Spice, popular nic..
Posh Boy Records
Posh Boy Records was a Hollywood, California based record label owned by Robbie Fields, a sometime high school substitute teacher who took an interest in the emerging punk rock scene in Orange County, California during the early 1980s. Its releases enjoyed substantial airplay on Rodney Bingenheimer'..
Posh Nosh
Posh Nosh was a 2003 television programme parodying television chefs. Written by Jon Canter from an idea by Arabella Weir and directed by Chris Langham, the programme stars Weir and Richard E. Grant as chefs Minty and Simon Marchmont. There were eight ten-minute episodes, in which the chefs carry ou..
Posidippus
Posidippus (also transliterated Poseidippos) was a Hellenistic Greek epigrammatic poet (c.280 - 240 BC). Born in the Macedonian city of Pella, he lived for some time in Samos before moving permanently to Egypt. An inscription from Thermon in Aetolia records that he was granted the liberties of that ..
Posidonia
Posidonia is the botanical name of a genus of flowering plants. It contains a few species only, of marine plants ("seagrass"), found in the seas of the Mediterranean and around the south coast of Australia. The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, of 1998), accepts this genus ..
Posidoniaceae
Posidoniaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognized by only few taxonomists. The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, of 1998), also recognizes such a family and places it in the order Alismatales, in the clade monocots. The fam..
Posidonius
The bust of Posidonius as an older man depicts his character as a Stoic philosopher. His brow is slightly creased to indicate the effort of thinking, but his expression is calm. His hair and philosopher’s beard are cut short and groomed plainly to indicate his concern with matters deeper than m..
Posidonius (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
Posidrive
The Posidrive is a type of screw head and screwdriver, often confused with the classic cross-head Phillips. The differences lie in the way that the drivers are machined. The Phillips driver has 4 simple slots cut out of it, whereas in the case of the Posidrive each slot is the result of two machini..
Posie Graeme-Evans
Posie Graeme-Evans was born in England, the daughter of a novelist and an RAF pilot. She spent her childhood travelling between Europe, Asia and Australia. Graeme-Evans established herself as an editor, director and producer in the film and television industry, acheiving success with the pre-school ..
Posie ring
Posie rings (sometimes spelled "poesy rings") are finger rings with short inscriptions on their outer surfaces. More rarely the inscription is on the inner surface. Popular during the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries in England and France as lovers gifts, the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England ha..
Posillipo
Posillipo is a residential quarter of Naples, called Pusilleco in the Neapolitan language. Rosebery Villa, the Italian President's summer residence, is located there. The area is also the birthplace of Franco Alfano, the Italian composer and pianist best known for completing Turandot. ..
Posio
Posio is a municipality of Finland. Location on Finnish map It is located in the province of Lapland, within the coordinates 66° 10' 0 N and 28° 0' 0 E. The municipality has a population of 4,526 and covers an area of 3,541.45 km² of which 490.46 km² is water. The population density is 1..
POSIT
POSIT is an acronym of Process Optimization, Standardization and Innovation Technique, a standard to measure global business processes that are maintained in multiple business applications and serviced by various outsourcing companies. Internationally, POSIT is assessed, managed and monitored by I..
Positano
Positano is a small town on the Amalfi Coast (Costiera Amalfitana), in Campania, Italy. The main part of the city sits in an enclave in the hills leading down to the coast. Positano's beach. Contents 1 History2 Main sights3 Culture4 External links History Positano was ..
Positif
Positif was a 1984 album by Jean-Jacques Goldman, his third solo album sung in French. It was recorded at Studio Gang by Olivier do Espirito Santo and Jean-Pierre Janiaud. It was released by JRG/BMG Music Publishing. Musicians Guy Delacrois, bassManu Katché and Marc Changereau, percussionCatherine..
Positif (magazine)
Positif is a French film magazine, founded in 1952 by Bernard Chardère. It was published by Eric Losfeld. Today, Positif's director is Michel Ciment. ..
Position
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Position may refer to: Positioning (marketing)Position (finance), the amount of a security, option or futures contract under controlPosition (sport), the location one occupies and consequently the skills one demonstrates in the pla..
Position-independent code
In computing, position-independent code (PIC) or position-independent executable (PIE) is object code that can execute at different locations in memory. PIC is commonly used for shared libraries, so that the same library code can be mapped to a location in each application (using the virtual memory ..
Positional asphyxia
Positional asphyxia, also known as postural asphyxia, is a form of asphyxia which occurs when someone's position prevents them from breathing adequately. A small but significant number of people die suddenly and without apparent reason during restraint by police, prison (corrections) officers and he..
Positional astronomy
Positional astronomy is the study of the positions of celestial objects. This is the oldest branch of astronomy and dates back to antiquity. Observations of celestial objects are important for religious and astrological purposes, as well as for timekeeping. The science of actually measuring posit..
Positional good
Positional goods are products and services impossible to mass produce because their value is mostly, if not exclusively, a function of their desirability in comparison to subsitutes. Positional goods generalize the economic concept of land. Like land, positional goods often earn economic rents or ..
Positional notation
Positional notation or place-value notation is a numeral system in which each position is related to the next by a constant multiplier called the base (or radix) of that numeral system. Each position may be represented by a unique symbol or by a limited set of symbols. The resultant value of each po..
Positional plagiocephaly
Positional plagiocephaly or deformational plagiocephaly is characterized by flatness of the head of an infant caused by too much time on his or her back. It is harmless developmentally, but can be quite a significant concern cosmetically and symmetrically. Frequency of positional plagiocephaly has..
Positional voting system
A positional voting system is a ranked voting method in which the options receive points based on their position on each ballot, and the option with the most points wins. Examples of positional voting methods include: Plurality voting: First place receives 1 point, all other places receive 0.Approv..
Positioning
The term positioning has more than one meaning: In marketing, see Positioning (marketing)In grappling, see Grappling position"Positioning" is also a term for the careful placement of objects* by the use of precise navigation: for example, in the term "Global Positioning System" (which often refers r..
Positioning (marketing)
In marketing, positioning is the technique by which marketers try to create an image or identity in the minds of their target market for its product, brand, or organization. It is the 'relative competitive comparison' their product occupies in a given market as perceived by the target market. Pos..
Positions on Jerusalem
Jerusalem NamesHistory* TimelinePlaces* Walls* Gates*DemographicsMayorsReligionsPositions [[Template:Jerusalem|This template]] Positions on Jerusalem discusses the views of several parties regarding the city of Jerusalem. Contents 1 Israeli position2 Palestinian position3&..
Position (finance)
In finance, a position may be: A commitment to buy or sell a given amount of securities or commodities;The amount of securities or commodities held by a person, firm, or institution; orThe ownership status of a person's or institution's investments. Contents 1 Derivatives trading1.1 Long..
Position (ice hockey)
The position an ice hockey player plays can be divided into three basic categories: ForwardsCentre Wingers Defenceman Goaltender..
Position (poker)
Position in poker refers the order in which players are seated around the table and the related poker strategy implications. Players who act first are in "early position"; players who act later are in "late position". A player "has position" on opponents acting before him and is "out of position" t..
Position angle
Position angle, usually abbreviated PA, is a measurement derived from observing visual binary stars. It is defined as the angular offset in degrees of the secondary star to the primary, relative to the north celestial pole. As the example illustrates, if one were observing a hypothetical bina..
Position argument
Position Argument: In a position argument, the writer makes a claim about a controversial issue (Good Reason With Contemporary Arguments Second Edition by Lester Fraigley, Jack Selzer 2004 Pearson Education Inc. page 18) ..
Position circle
A position circle is a circle that can be measured both from a chart and from the surface of the earth for the purpose of position fixing. The circles can be measured by sextant. Two position circles can be used to give a position fix. ..
Position effect
Position effect is the effect on the expression of a gene when its location in a chromosome is changed, often by translocation. This has been well described in Drosophila with respect to eye color and is known as position effect variagation (PEV). The phenotype is well characterised by unstable ..
Position error
Most aircraft have an inherent difference between (theoretical) calibrated airspeed (CAS) and the airspeed actually shown on the instrument (indicated airspeed, or IAS). This position error is mainly due to errors in sensing static pressure. It is usually not possible to find locations for the st..
Position fixing
Position fixing is the branch of navigation concerned with the use of a variety of visual and electronic methods to determine the position of a ship, aircraft or person on the surface of the Earth. These techniques include: Position lines and position circlesCelestial navigationRadio navigationSat..
Position line
A position line is a line that can be identified both on a nautical chart or aeronautical chart and by observation out on the surface of the earth. The intersection of two position lines is a fix that used in position fixing to identify the navigator's location. There are several types of position ..
Position Numbers
Position Numbers are numbers given to baseball positions. They are listed below. 1- Pitcher 2- Catcher 3- First Baseman 4- Second Baseman 5- Third Baseman 6- Shortstop 7- Left Field 8- Center Field 9- Right Field Gaps If someone refers to the 5-6 hole or gap, they are talking about the..
Position operator
Definition In quantum mechanics, the position operator corresponds to the position observable of a particle. Consider, for example, the case of a spinless particle moving on a line. The state space for such a particle is L2(R), the Hilbert space of complex-valued and square-integrable (with respect..
Position player
In baseball, a position player is a player who on defense plays as an infielder, outfielder, or catcher. This is generally all players on a team except for the pitcher, who is considered separately from the position players; in the American League, there is also a designated hitter, who bats but do..
Position tolerance
Position Tolerance is a Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) location control used on engineering drawings to specify desired location as well as allowed non-conformitied to the position of a feature on a part. Position tolerance must only be applied to features of size, which necessitates ..
Position vector
A position vector is a vector used to describe the spatial position of a point relative to a reference point called the origin (of the space). It is also called radius vector. Position vectors are usually 2- or 3-dimensional, but could also be N-dimensional if belonging to an N-dimensional Euclide..
Position weight matrix
A position weight matrix (PWM), also called position-specific weight matrix (PSWM) or position-specific scoring matrix (PSSM), is a commonly used representation of motifs (patterns) in biological sequences. A PWM is a matrix of score values that gives a weighted match to any given substring of fixe..
Positiva Records
Positiva Records is a subsidiary of EMI and is one of the leading dance music labels in the UK. See also List of record labelsList of electronic music record labels External link [Official site] ..
Positive
In common usage positive is sometimes used in affirmation, as a synonym for "yes" or to express "certainty".Sometimes means a benifical, nurturing or optimistic influence.In economics a positive statement speaks only about what are predictions of behavior of economic actors and not the normative as..
Positive-definite function
In mathematics, a positive-definite function of a real variable x is a complex-valued function f:R → C such that for any real numbers x1, ..., xn the n×n matrix A with entries aij = f(xi − xj) is positive semi-definite. It is usual to restrict to the case in which f(−x) ..
Positive-definite matrix
In linear algebra, a positive-definite matrix is a Hermitian matrix which in many ways is analogous to a positive real number. The notion is closely related to a positive-definite symmetric bilinear form (or a sesquilinear form in the complex case). Contents 1 Equivalent formulations2 F..
Positive-sense RNA
Unlike negative-sense RNA, positive-sense RNA is of the same sense as mRNA. Some viruses (e.g. Coronaviridae) have positive-sense genomes which can act as mRNA and be used directly to synthesise proteins without the help of a complementary RNA intermediate. Because of this, these viruses do not ne..
Positively 4th Street
"Positively 4th Street" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan. It was first recorded in New York City on July 29, 1965 and was released as a single the same year, reaching #7 on the U.S. charts and #8 on the U.K. charts. Lyrics The Positively 4th Street lyrics are bitter and derisive, whi..
Positively Phranc
Positively Phranc is an album by folk singer-songwriter Phranc, released in 1991. Unlike 1989's polished I Enjoy Being a Girl, Positively Phranc marks a return to her raw acoustic solo work. The song "Gertrude Stein" is Phranc's cover version of Jonathan Richman's "Pablo Picasso". "Tipton" is a t..
Positively Sick on 4th Street
Positively Sick On 4th Street is the first full-length album by the punk rock band the Humpers. Track Listing "Murder City Revolution""Up Yer Heart""Psycho Repairman""Hey Shadow""Drunk Tank""War Is Hell""Rocket And The Retards""Soul Surgeon""Cops And Robbers""Unsafe At Any Speed""Zombie""Insect ..
Positive (linguistics)
Positive is the form of an adjective or adverb on which comparative and superlative are formed. ..
Positive accounting
Positive accounting is the branch of academic research in accounting that focuses on explaining and predicting observed accounting practices. This contrasts with normative accounting, that focuses on prescribing "optimal" accounting practices). Positive Accounting is also associated with the contr..
Positive Action
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Positive and negative (NLP)
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Positive and negative parts
In mathematics, the positive part of a real or extended real-valued function is defined by the formula [ f^+(x) = \max(f(x),0) = \begin f(x) & \mbox f(x) > 0 \\ 0 & \mbox \end ] Intuitively, the graph of [f^+] is obtained by taking the graph of [f], chopping off the p..
Positive and negative sets
In measure theory, given a measurable space (X,Σ) and a signed measure μ on it, a set A ∈ Σ is called a positive set for μ if every Σ-measurable subset of A has nonnegative measure; that is, for every E ⊆ A that satisfies E ∈ Σ, one has μ(E) ≥ 0. S..
Positive Attitude
Positive Attitude is the name of a "fake" comedic rap group. Two of their songs, 2600 and Space Jam, have been played on the Dr. Demento show. Also poitive attitude can be simply an attitude that is positive. External links [Official Music Site] ..
Positive Christianity
Positive Christianity is a term adopted by Nazi leaders to refer to a model of Christianity consistent with Nazism. Adherents of Positive Christianity argued that traditional Christianity emphasized the passive rather than the active aspects of Christ's life, stressing his sacrifice on the cross ..
Positive Classroom Discipline
Positive Classroom Discipline by Fred Jones, PhD. Positive Classroom Discipline (hardcover ISBN 0070328307) is a book on classroom management often used for college courses. It is written by educator and author Fred Jones. The book describes a non-adversarial approach to managing student disru..
Positive Classroom Instruction
Positive Classroom Instruction by Fred Jones, PhD. Positive Classroom Instruction (hardcover ISBN 0070327823) is a book whose primary focus is the reinforcement of independent learning in the classroom. It is written by educator and author Fred Jones, PhD. The book stresses that bringing the p..
Positive control
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Positive Disintegration
The Theory of Positive Disintegration (often abbreviated to TPD) by Kazimierz Dabrowski describes structures of personality and the means by which a person may advance from one structure to another. Unlike mainstream psychology, Dabrowski's theoretical framework views psychological tension, anxiety,..
Positive economics
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Positive element
In mathematics, especially functional analysis, a hermitian element A of a C*-algebra is a positive element if it is normal and its spectrum consists of positive real numbers. Equivalently, A has a hermitian square root, that is an element B of the C*-algebra satisfying B*=B and B2=A. If A is a bou..
Positive Emitter Coupled Logic
Positive Emitter Coupled Logic, or PECL, is a further development of the emitter coupled logic (ECL) technology and requires a positive 5V supply instead of a negative -5V supply. The Low Voltage Positive Emitter Coupled Logic (LVPECL) is an improved version of PECL to meet today's low voltage requi..
Positive end-expiratory pressure
Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is a term used in mechanical ventilation to denote the amount of pressure above atmospheric pressure present in the airway at the end of the expiratory cycle. The equivalent in a spontaneously breathing patient is CPAP. PEEP is set on the ventilator. Content..
Positive energy theorem
In general relativity, the positive energy theorem states that, assuming the dominant energy condition, the mass of an asymptotically flat spacetime is non-negative; furthermore, the mass is zero only for Minkowski spacetime. The original proof of the theorem for ADM mass was provided by Schoen and..
Positive environmentalism
Positive environmentalism is a term used to refer to a pro-technology, pro-progress view of protecting the world's environment. The term came into usage in UK politics after it was used on BBC News by Alex Singleton, Director-General of the Globalisation Institute. According to Alex Singleton: "The..
Positive feedback
Positive feedback is a type of feedback. Open systems (ecological, biological, social) contain many types of regulatory systems, among which are systems that involve positive feedback and its relative negative feedback. Contents 1 Explanation2 In electronics2.1 Advantages2.2 ..
Positive Force
Positive Force DC is an activist organization founded in 1985 by members of the punk community in Washington, D.C. It has organized hundreds of benefit concerts for community and activist groups, and worked alongside Fugazi, Bikini Kill, Nation of Ulysses, Girls Against Boys, Q and Not U and other b..
Positive Futures Network
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Positive Infinity
Positive Infinity are an alternative, metal, punk, emo band from Miami, Florida. While they are a full featured studio band, Positive Infinity are generally considered to be the solo project of Living Corban's former vocalist and guitarist, Jonathan Roberts. Positive Infinity was orginally going to ..
Positive Internet
The Positive Internet Company Ltd is a British Web hosting service provider. It was the first UK LAMP only hosting company, starting on November 18, 1998. Initially providing only shared web hosting Positive Internet has grown its portolio of services to include dedicated and managed GNU/Linux se..
Positive K
Darryl Gibson, better known as Positive K is a rapper from the Bronx, New York. He started rapping in 1988. Positive K scored a major rap hit with 1992's "I Got a Man." Leading up to that, the Bronx-born rapper cut a few underground compilation appearances, including one -- "I'm Not Havin' It," a ..
Positive law
Positive law is a legal term having more than one meaning. In a general legal sense, positive law is man-made law, that is, law established by governmental authority, especially that which has been codified into a written form (statutory law). The term is often used in contrast with natural law and ..
Positive liberty
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Positive linear functional
In mathematics, especially functional analysis, a linear functional f on a C*-algebra [\mathcal] is positive if [f(A)\geq 0] whenever A is a positive element of [\mathcal]. That is to say, a positive linear functional does not necessarily take positive values all th..
Positive Lives
Positive Lives was a HIV charity set up by two well-known gay businessmen, David Bridle and Kelvin Sollis, and three other trustees, William Curry, Simon Brycesson and Glyn Maddocks, in 1996. At the time, Bridle and Sollis owned Chronos Publishing, the company that published gay weekly magazines Th..
Positive Mental Attitude
The philosophy of having a positive mental attitude is the belief that one can increase achievement through optimistic thought processes. ..
Positive Mental Octopus
Positive Mental Octopus is a music video compilation from the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and was released in 1990 by EMI. The compilation was only released on VHS and is now out of print though all of the music videos were released two years later on What Hits!? compilation . Music vid..
Positive non-interventionism
Positive non-interventionism is the economic policy of Hong Kong rasied by Charles Philip Haddon-Cave in 1980 (or by John James Cowperthwaite in 1971). It is seen as a type of laissez-faire policy carried out today. See also Laissez-faire ..
Positive obligations
Positive obligations in human rights law denote a State's obligation to engage in an activity to secure the effective enjoyment of a fundamental right, as opposed to the classical negative obligation to merely abstain from human rights violations. Classical human rights, such as the right to life o..
Positive organ
A positive organ (or portable organ) was a medieval chamber organ that could be carried from place to place without being taken to pieces. When played, it was placed on a table or stool, and it required—besides a performer—a person to operate the bellows. It was larger and more cumbersome than t..
Positive outcome bias
There are two cognitive biases which might be called the positive outcome bias: publication bias, the tendency for researchers to publish research which had a positive outcome. "Positive" in this sense means "eventful" as opposed to "uneventful".valence effect, a bias in prediction in which people ..
Positive political theory
Positive political theory or explanatory political theory is the study of politics using formal methods such as set theory, statistical analysis, and game theory. In particular, the individuals/parties/nations involved in a given interaction are modeled as rational agents guided by self-interest; ba..
Positive predictive value
The positive predictive value is the proportion of patients with positive test results who are correctly diagnosed. It is considered the physician's gold standard, as it reflects the probability that a positive test reflects the underlying condition being tested for. Positive predictive value = #tr..
Positive pressure
Positive pressure is a pressure within a system that is greater than the environment that surrounds that system. Consequently if there is any leak from the positively pressured system it will ingress into the surrounding environment. However, use is made of positive pressure to ensure there is no i..
Positive pressure ventilation
Positive Pressure ventilators help patients with respiratory problems to breathe easier. They use high pressure gas at the opening of the patients lungs in order to mobilize oxygen flow down the pressure gradient, and into the patient's lungs. Spontaneous breathing usually happens because a negati..
Positive psychology
Positive psychology is the scientific study of human happiness. The history of psychology as a science shows that the field has been primarily dedicated to addressing mental illness rather than mental wellness. Its research programs and application models have dealt mainly with how people are wrong ..
Positive psychotherapy
Positive psychotherapy is a psychodynamic method of psychotherapy founded by Dr. Nossrat Peseschkian in the early 1970s in Germany. It is based on a humanistic conception of man, and has an integral and holistic approach. It is today spread in many countries. The main center is based in Wiesbaden, G..
Positive punk
Positive punk is a term used to describe a branch of the punk subculture that emerged around London's Batcave club in the early 1980s which was a precursor to the goth subculture. External links [Pete Scathe's page on positive punk] Punk rock 2 Tone - Afro-punk - Anarcho-punk - Anti-fo..
Positive regulation
Positive regulation is used for promoters which have low affinity for RNA polymerase. This means the promoter region is far away from the DNA coding sequence so it needs help from something else to attract the RNA polymerase in order to be transcribed. Positive regulation does that for certain pro..
Positive relative accommodation
Positive relative accommodation (PRA) is a measure of the maximum ability to stimulate accommodation while maintaining clear, single binocular vision [link]. This measurement is typically obtained by an ophthalmologist or optometrist during an eye examination using a phoropter. After the p..
Positive science
In the humanities and social sciences, the term positive is used in a number of ways. One usage refers to analysis or theories which only attempt to describe how things are, as opposed to how they should be. In this sense, the opposite of positive is normative. An example would be positive, as op..
Positive set theory
In mathematical logic, positive set theory is the name for a class of alternative set theories in which the axiom of comprehension "[\] exists" holds for at least the positive formulas [\phi] (the smallest class of formulas containing atomic membership and equality formulas and..
Positive sign
This is about the astrological term "positive". For the mathematical use, see plus and minus signs In astrology, a positive, diurnal or masculine sign refers to any of the six odd-numb ered signs of the zodiac: Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius or Aquarius. These signs constitute the fire and..
Positive statement
In economics, a positive statement is a statement about what is and that contains no indication of approval or disapproval. A positive statement can be factually incorrect: "The moon is made of green cheese" is false, but a positive statement, as it is a statement about what exists. Positive stateme..
Positive streamer
A positive streamer is the bit of a lightning bolt that rises from the ground before the lightning strikes, often determining the path of the cloud-to-ground lightning. It is essentially composed of a column of ionized air formed by the flow of electrons down into the ground target. Eventually, th..
Positive temperature coefficient
Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) refers to materials that experience an increase in electrical resistance when their temperature is raised. Materials which have useful engineering applications usually show a relatively rapid increase with temperature, i.e. a higher coefficient. The higher the..
Positive Thinking...
Positive Thinking... is the final album recorded by Acoustic Alchemy for GRP. It marks a milestone in the band's history not only for the change of record company, but for the loss of founding member Nick Webb, who died during the recording of this album. His name appears in the credits for havin..
Positive Tone
Positive Tone is a Malaysian music production house and it is a subsidiary of EMI Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Some of the company's famous act includes Too Phat, Poetic Ammo and Innuendo. The current Managing Director is Darren Choy. See also List of record labels ..
Positive youth development
Positive youth development, or PYD, is a common neologism that summarizes the intentional efforts of other youth, adults, communities, government agencies, and schools to provide opportunities for youth to enhance their interests, skills, and abilities into their adulthoods. PYD is an increasingly p..
Positivism (disambiguation)
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Positivism may refer to: Positivism, an approach to the philosophy of science, deriving from Enlightenment thinkers*Positivism in PolandLogical positivism, a school of philosophy developed in the 1920s by the Vienna CircleSocial pos..
Positivism (philosophy)
For other meanings of positivism, see positivism (disambiguation). Positivism is a philosophy developed by Auguste Comte (widely regarded as the first true Sociologist) in the beginning of the 19th century that stated that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge. This view is sometime..
Positivism dispute
Positivismusstreit is the German word for debate about positivism and labels a well known scientific dispute between Karl Popper and Theodor W. Adorno in 1961. It grew into a broad discussion within German sociology from 1961 to 1969. The debate started in 1961 in Tübingen/Germany on the 'Tagung ..
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Positivist calendar
The positivist calendar was a calendar reform proposal by Auguste Comte in 1849. After revising the earlier work of Marco Mastrofini, Comte's proposed calendar was a solar calendar which had 13 months of 28 days, and an additional festival day commemorating the dead, totalling 365 days. This extra d..
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Positivity
Positivity is the first single off the album A New Morning by Suede, released on September 16, 2002 on Columbia Records. The single is a big departure from the sleazy rock characteristic of the previous two albums, and has a far more warm and acoustic sound to it. Singer Brett Anderson also ditche..
Positivity/negativity ratio
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Positivity effect
The positivity effect refers to the tendency for people to attribute the positive behavior of other people whom they like to their disposition, while attributing negative behavior to their situation. It is thus an attributional bias. The opposite effect is called the negativity effect in which the ..
Positivo
Na área educacional, o Grupo Positivo atua no segmento público e privado, com suas unidades próprias de Educação Básica e de Ensino Superior em Curitiba, com seus sistemas de ensino e portais de conteúdo educacional. Esses alunos somados aos que utilizam os livros didáticos perfazem um atend..
Positron
For other uses, see (disambiguation). The first detection of the positron in 1932 by Carl D. Anderson The positron is the antiparticle or the antimatter counterpart of the electron. The positron has an electric charge of +1, a spin of 1/2, and the same mass as an electron. When a low-ener..
Positronic brain
A positronic brain is a fictional technological device, originally conceived by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. Its role is to serve as a central computer for a robot, and, in some unspecified way, to provide it with a form of consciousness recognisable to humans. When Asimov wrote his first ..
Positronium
Positronium (Ps) is a quasi-stable system consisting of an electron and its anti-particle, a positron, bound together into an "exotic atom". The orbit of the two particles and the set of energy levels is similar to that of the hydrogen atom (electron and proton). However, because of the different ..
Positron (City of Heroes)
Positron (Dr. Raymond Keyes) is a fictional superhero from the City of Heroes backstory. He was created by Matthew Miller, and first appeared in the first issue of the City of Heroes comic. His true name is used only once by Justin Sinclair, and only in the form of "Dr. Keyes". However, in the pr..
Positron (disambiguation)
For uses of the word positron see: Positron for the particlePositron emission for the radioactive decayFor the computer game, see Positron (game).''For the comic/video game character, see Positron (City of Heroes)''.Positronic brain for the fictional device conceived by Isaac Asimov.Positron (nle) f..
Positron (game)
Positron is a video game made for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers by the programmer Gary Partis, first released by Micro Power in 1983. The player controls a space ship, at the bottom of the screen, vertical motion is not possible. The object of the game is to destroy all alien creature..
Positron emission
Nuclear processes Radioactive decay processes Alpha decayBeta decayCluster decayDouble beta decayDouble electron captureElectron captureGamma radiationInternal conversionIsomeric transitionNeutron emissionPositron emissionProton emissionSpontaneous fission Nucleosynthesis Neutron Capture* The R-p..
Positron emission tomography
Image of a typical positron emission tomography (PET) facility Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear medicine medical imaging technique which produces a three dimensional image or map of functional processes in the body. Contents 1 Description2 Applications3 PET sc..
POSIX
POSIX is the collective name of a family of related standards specified by the IEEE to define the application programming interface (API) for software compatible with variants of the Unix operating system. They are formally designated as IEEE 1003 and the international standard name is ISO/IEC 9945..
POSIX Threads
POSIX Threads is a POSIX standard for threads. The standard defines an API for creating and manipulating threads. Libraries implementing the POSIX Threads standard are often named Pthreads. Pthreads are most commonly used on POSIX systems such as Linux and Unix, but Microsoft Windows implementati..
Poskoci
Poskoci is the organisation of football supporters of the Croat-backed club NK Posušje. They also support the basketball club KK Posušje. The fan club's name was given in 2000 during a match against Čapljina's football squad. Poskoci means Horned Vipers in English. Previously, supporters of the ..
Posleen
Posleen are a fictional alien race, created by the Sci-Fi author John Ringo for his Legacy of the Aldenata series of books. The Posleen are a race of genetically engineered reptillian centaurs, supposedly designed by the long lost race - the Aldenata - to be the ultimate warriors. The Posleen are b..
Posljednja volja
Posljednja volja or The Last Will is a 2001 Croatian film directed by Zoran Sudar and produced by Vicenco Blagaić. It is comedy about a tour guide in smal