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Pouakai
Pouakai may refer to the following: an alternative spelling of Poukai, a bird monster in Polynesian mythology who ate humans.Haast's Eagle, an extinct bird of New Zealand. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred ..
Pouce Coupe, British Columbia
The Village of Pouce Coupe is a small town in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Peace River Regional District. The 2.06 km² (0.80 mi²) municipality is home to around 887 residents.BC Stats (March 22, 2006). ["Pouce Coupe Village" (pdf)], ..
Pouce Coupe Elementary School
Pouce Coupe Elementary is a public elementary school in Pouce Coupe, British Columbia part of School District 59 Peace River South. ..
Pouch
A pouch may be: The pouch used by female marsupials to rear their young through early infancy.An ileo-anal pouch, an internal reservoir formed by connecting the end of the small intestine (the ileum) to the rectum.Bag Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. This is a �..
Pouched Frog
The Pouched Frog (Assa darlingtoni) is a small, terrestrial frog found in rainforests in mountain areas of south-eastern Queensland and northern New South Wales, Australia. It is the sole species within the genus Assa, and is part of the family Myobatrachidae. Contents 1 Physical Descript..
Pouched rat
Pouched rats are a group of African rodents in the subfamily Cricetomyinae. They are members of the family Nesomyidae, which contains other African muroids such as climbing mice, Malagasy mice, and the white-tailed rat. All nesomyids are in the superfamily Muroidea, a large and complex clade cont..
Pouchitis
Pouchitis is inflammation of the ileal pouch, which is created in the management of patients with ulcerative colitis, indeterminate colitis, or, rarely, other colitides. Patients with pouchitis typically present with bloody diarrhea, urgency in passing stools, or discomfort while passing stools...
Pouchong
Pouchong Type: Between Green and Oolong Other names: Bao Zhong Origin: Fujian Province, China and Taiwan Quick description: Acidic floral fragrance and has a rich, mild melony taste Pouchong (}; }) is a very lightly oxidized tea somewhere between green tea and what is..
Pouch (marsupial)
The pouch is a distinguishing feature of marsupials; the name marsupial is derived from the Latin marsupium, meaning pouch. Marsupials give birth to a live but relatively undeveloped fetus called a Joey. When the Joey is born it crawls from the vagina to the pouch. The pouch is basically a fold o..
Pouch laminators
A pouch laminator. Inset: a laminated card Pouch Laminators use a lamination pouch that is usually sealed on one side. The inside of the lamination pouch is coated with a heat-activated film that adheres to the product being laminated as it runs through the laminator. The substrate side of the..
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Poudre B
Poudre B (from French: Poudre Blanche, meaning "white powder") or Vieille powder, was the first smokeless gunpowder. It was invented in 1886 by a French chemist called Paul Vieille. It was made out of two forms of nitrocellulose (collodion and guncotton) softened with ethanol and ether and kneaded ..
Poudre Canyon
View of the lower Poudre Canyon west of Teds Place and below the Narrows The Poudre Canyon is a narrow verdant canyon, approximately 40 mi (64 km) long, on the upper Cache la Poudre River (called the "Poudre" for short) in Larimer County, Colorado in the United States. The canyon is a glacier..
Poudre High School
Poudre High School, located at 201 Impala Drive, Fort Collins, Colorado, is one of four public senior high schools in the Poudre School District. The school serves approximately 1,800 students and has a staff of about 135 faculty. It houses the rigorous International Baccalaureate (IB) program as..
Poudre School District
The Poudre School District (R-1) is K-12 public school district in Larimer County in northern Colorado in the United States. The district operates and manages the public schools in the city of Fort Collins, as well as in the tows of Wellington and Timnath, and unincorporated communities of Larimer C..
Poudre Valley Hospital
Poudre Valley Hospital (PVH), located in Fort Collins, Colorado, serves northern Colorado, southern Wyoming, and western Nebraska. The hospital has 295 beds, and is a level II trauma center. It also houses 11 surgical suites, eight intensive care unit beds, and five neurosurgical intensive care uni..
Pouébo
Commune of Pouébo Country France Sui generis collectivity New Caledonia) | align="center" | 2,381 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Ethnic distribution() | align="center" | Kanaks 95.5%Europeans 3.6%Polynesians 0.5%Other 0.4% |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Population den..
Pouembout
Commune of Pouembout Country France Sui generis collectivity New Caledonia) | align="center" | 1,471 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Ethnic distribution() | align="center" | Europeans 50.7%Kanaks 44.1%Polynesians 0.3%Other 4.9% |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Population ..
Pouët
Pouët Pouët, or pouet.net, is one of the largest comprehensive on-line directories for the demoscene today. The site was established in 2000 by Laurent Raufaste (aka "analogue") and is currently maintained by Filipe Cruz (aka "ps"). The name "Pouët" comes from the french onomatopoeia for t..
Poughill
The village of Poughill (pronounced "Pofil") is about one mile inland north of Bude. In 1086 it featured in the Domesday Book,as Pochelle. Its water-mill which is believed to have been a manorial mill for Trevalgus Manor lying at the foot of Trevalgus Hill in thick woodland. It was powered by the s..
Poughkeepsie, Arkansas
Poughkeepsie, Arkansas is a town located in Sharp County, Arkansas. The town has a population of approx. 300 and is located in south central Sharp County. Geography Poughkeepsie is located at 36°04'37.80" North, -91°28'46.20" West Demographics ..
Poughkeepsie (city), New York
Poughkeepsie redirects here. See also Town of Poughkeepsie, New York and Poughkeepsie, Arkansas. Poughkeepsie (pronounced /pəˈkɪpsi/) is a city in New York, USA and serves as the county seat of Dutchess County, located in the Hudson River Valley roughly midway between New York City and Albany..
Poughkeepsie (Metro-North station)
Poughkeepsie Address 41 Main StreetAmtrak/Metro-North StationPoughkeepsie, NY 12601 Amtrak routes AdirondackEmpire ServiceEthan Allen ExpressMaple Leaf Other service Hudson Line Amtrak code POU Owned by align="left" The Poughkeepsie Metro-North Railroad station serv..
Poughkeepsie (town), New York
Poughkeepsie is a town in Dutchess County, New York, USA. The population was 42,777 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from the native term, "Uppu-qui-ipis-in," which means "reed-covered hut by the water." The Town of Poughkeepsie borders the City of Poughkeepsie and is on the western side..
Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railway
The Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railway was the first railroad to run east from Poughkeepsie, New York, and was taken over by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and assigned to the Central New England Railway in 1907. History The Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railroad was chartered April 13, 1..
Poughkeepsie Bridge
The Poughkeepsie Bridge (sometimes known as the "Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge" or the "Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge" is a steel Cantilever bridge single track railway bridge spanning the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie, New York on the east shore and Highland, New York on the west shore..
Poughkeepsie Bridge Route
An advertisement for the route The Poughkeepsie Bridge Route was a passenger train route from Washington, D.C. to Boston, Massachusetts, via Baltimore, Maryland and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It specifically avoided New York, New York, due to the lack of a direct crossing in that area, instea..
Poughkeepsie City School District
Contents 1 Facts and Figures2 Schools3 Board of Education4 External Links Facts and Figures Location: United States, NY, Dutchess County, PoughkeepsieSuperintendent: Donald Rothman (Interim Superintendent as of April 2006)[link]Budget: $64,817,363 (for the 2005-2006..
Poughkeepsie Galleria
The Poughkeepsie Galleria is a shopping mall in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, not far from Wappingers Falls, and is the biggest mall in New York's Hudson Valley region. The mall, which opened in 1987 after much controversy regarding its construction, has an area of 1,100,000 foot2 with two flo..
Poughkeepsie Journal
The Poughkeepsie Journal is a newspaper based in Poughkeepsie, New York. It is the oldest paper in New York state, and is the 3rd oldest in the nation.[link] It services not only Poughkeepsie, but the entire Mid-Hudson Valley. It was formerly known as the Poughkeepsie New-Yorker, and was ..
Poughkeepsie Regatta
The Poughkeepsie Regatta is an annual regatta contested by the Intercollegiate Rowing Association. It was originally held in Poughkeepsie, New York, on the Hudson River, in 1895, with Cornell, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania competing. In 1950, it moved to Ohio, but eventually settled i..
Poughkeepsie tapes
The Poughkeepsie Tapes get their name from the town they were found in, Poughkeepsie, NY. The tapes contain over 2000 hours of footage shot by a serial killer, chronicling all of his sordid deeds over the course of more than a decade. They are considered by many to be the most graphically violent co..
Pougny
Pougny is the name of several communes in France: Pougny, in the Ain départementPougny, in the Nièvre département 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 poin..
Pougny, Ain
Pougny Country France Région Rhône-Alpes Départment Ain Arrondissement Gex Canton Collonges INSEE 01308 Postal Code 01550 MayorCurrent Term Simone Moneyron2001-2007 Intercommunality Longitude Latitude Altitudes ..
Pouilly-en-Auxois
Pouilly-en-Auxois Country France Région Bourgogne Départment Côte-d'Or Arrondissement Beaune Canton Pouilly-en-Auxois INSEE 21501 Postal Code 21320 MayorCurrent Term Monique Garnier2001-2008 Intercommunality Longitude 04..
Pouilly-Fuissé
Pouilly-Fuissé is a dry, medium-full bodied, white wine from the Burgundy wine-producing region of France located approximately in the center of the country and is commonly made from the Chardonnay grape variety. Specifically, Pouilly-Fuissé is made near the city of Mâcon and all of Mâcon's whi..
Pouilly Fumé
Pouilly Fumé Pouilly Fumé has an unusual flavor for a dry white wine: a strong flavor of musk and smoked. Pouilly sur Loire is a different wine made with Chasselas grape variety. It should be drunk young. When the phylloxera destroyed all the vines 2 centuries ago, vine growers replace them wit..
Poukai
In Māori mythology, Pouakai or Poukai is a monstrous bird that ate people. The Poukai, however, may not have been entirely mythological. When the Māori first arrived in New Zealand it is believed that Haast's Eagle, a raptor which is now extinct, was still in existence. This giant bird of prey ..
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
Gold medal 1996Atlanta Badminton Men's Individual Competition Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (b. September 20, 1965) is a Danish badminton player, who won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ..
Poul-Henning Kamp
Poul-Henning Kamp (sometimes known as PHK) is a Danish FreeBSD developer, responsible for implementation of the widely used MD5 password hash algorithm, a vast quantity of systems code, including the FreeBSD GEOM storage layer, GBDE cryptographic storage transform, part of the UFS2 file system imple..
Poulad-shahr
Poulad-Shahr is one of the planned cities of Iran in the Isfahan province. Poulad-Shahr is an industrious city built for the housing of the workers at Isfahan's steel industry. The name Poulad-Shahr means the "Steel-city" in Persian. ..
Poulaine
Poulaines or Crackowes - were a style of shoes characteristically defined by extremely long toes very popular in the late 1400s. They were so named because the style was thought to have originated in Poland. Sometimes it would need support from a whalebone or a string tied to the leg (just below..
Poulan
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. Poulan is a brand name of the Swedish conglomerate Electrolux. It was originally an independent American compa..
Poulan, Georgia
Poulan is a city in Worth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 946 at the 2000 census. Geography Poulan is located at [31°30′49″N, 83°47′28″W] (31.513739, -83.791041)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ha..
Poulaphouca
Poulaphouca (Poll an Phúca in Irish, "The Devil's Hole") is a small village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is primarily known for its hydroelectric generating station and artificial lake. The reservoir at Poulaphouca is a national park and area of wildbird conservation. It was created in 1944 by d..
Poulet, W.
Redirect [[Template:Uncategorized]] Poulet, W. was the pseudonym used by Jean-Paul Wayenborgh to write his History of Spectacles "[Die Brille]" , 3 volumes, Wayenborgh Publisher, Bonn 1978-1980. English, French and Japanese translations (each in two volumes). This history was the first sy..
Poulet aux prunes
Poulet aux prunes (chicken with plums), is a French language graphic novel by Iranian author Marjane Satrapi, published in 2004, which narrates the last eight days of the life of Nasser Ali Khan, a relative of Satrapi's, in November 1958 in Teheran. Nasser Ali, whose favorite meal has been his mothe..
Poule d'Essai des Poulains
The Poule d'Essai des Poulains is a Group 1 flat horse race in France for three-year-old thoroughbred colts run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at Longchamp Racecourse in May. It is the French equivalent of the English 2,000 Guineas. This race, along with the Poule d'Essai de..
Poule d'Essai des Pouliches
The Poule d'Essai des Pouliches is a Group 1 flat horse race in France for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at Longchamp Racecourse in May. It is the French equivalent of the English 1,000 Guineas. This race, along with the Poule d'Essai..
Pouligny-Notre-Dame
Pouligny-Notre-Dame is a town and commune in the Indre département of France. ..
Pouligny-Saint-Martin
Pouligny-Saint-Martin is a town and commune in the Indre département of France. ..
Poulnabrone Dolmen
Poulnabrone Dolmen is an ancient burial chamber in The Burren, County Clare in the Republic of Ireland which archaeologists have dated back to the Neolithic period of between 3800 BC to 3200 BC. External links [Ian Kuijt's page] at the University of Notre Dame[In Depth Descrip..
Poulsard
Poulsard (also Plousard) is a red wine grape variety from the Jura wine region in France. It is also grown in Bugey. It has thin skins which produce pale red wines which usually oxidise easily becoming even paler, often rosé coloured. Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée that can contain Poulsard in..
Poulsbo, Washington
Poulsbo is a waterfront city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,813 at the 2000 census. Poulsbo has a long history as a destination for immigrants from Scandinavia, particularly Norway and Finland. Downtown Poulsbo maintains a Scandinavian theme in its shops and resta..
Poulsen
Poulsen is Surname Erik PoulsenValdemar PoulsenChristian PoulsenKevin PoulsenHenrik PoulsenHans PoulsenKevin Lee PoulsenPoul Poulsen Nolsøe Other Poulsen arc ..
Poulson
Poulson may mean: John Poulson, a British architect who caused a major political scandal.C. Norris Poulson, mayor of Los Angeles, California from 1953 to 1961.Poulson, the codename of a future Itanium 2 processor by Intel. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles ..
Poulson (processor)
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Poulter's measure
In poetry, Poulter's measure is a meter consisting of alternate Alexandrines and Fourteeners (12 and 14 syllable lines, respectively), often used in the Elizabethan era. The term was coined by George Gascoigne, because poulters, or poulterers (sellers of poultry), would sometimes give 12 to the doze..
Poultice
A poultice, also called cataplasm, is a soft moist mass, often heated and medicated, that is spread on cloth over the skin to treat an aching, inflamed, or painful part of the body. Contents 1 Etymology2 Uses of Poultice on Horses2.1 When not to use a poultice2.2 Types of poul..
Poultney
Poultney is the name of a town and a village in Rutland County, Vermont: Poultney (town)Poultney (village) This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If an referred you here, you m..
Poultney, Vermont
Poultney is a village in Rutland County of the U.S. state of Vermont. The village is entirely within the Town of Poultney. The population was 1,575 at the 2000 census. Poultney is home to Green Mountain College. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total are..
Poultney (town), Vermont
Poultney, Vermont Poultney is a town in Rutland County in the southwest of the U.S. state of Vermont. New York state is on its western border. As of the 2000 census, Poultney population was 3,633 and is home to Green Mountain College, a private liberal arts college with about 700 students,..
Poulton
Poulton could be Poulton, CheshirePoulton, MerseysidePoulton, GloucestershirePoulton Lancelyn, MerseysidePoulton-le-Fylde, LancashireMartin Poulton, HorticulturistThis article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise mig..
Poulton, Merseyside
Areas of Wallasey Egremont Liscard New Brighton Poulton Seacombe Wallasey Village Poulton is an area of the town of Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninsula in England. It is bordered by Liscard to the north and west, Seacombe and Egremont to the east and the Wallasey Pool to the south. ..
Poulton-le-Fylde
redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]]Poulton-le-Fylde is a town in Lancashire in north-western England, at [53°50′49″N, 2°59′31″W]. The town has a population of 19,480 as of 2001 and occupies an area of 7.79 km², for a population density of 2500 people/km². It is situated..
Poulton-le-Fylde railway station
Poulton-le-Fylde railway station serves Poulton-le-Fylde in Lancashire, England Following Kirkham And Wesham, Poulton too had a station with an "interchange" with services continuing into Blackpool and into the fishing town of Fleetwood. Passenger services on this line were discontinued during ra..
Poulton-le-Sands
Poulton-le-Sands was one of three small towns that combined to create Morecambe. Poulton was first mentioned in the Domesday Book as Poltune. It later became Poulton and remained this way for a number of centuries. It was towards the end of the eighteenth or the beginning of the nineteenth centur..
Poulton-with-Fearnhead
Poulton-with-Fearnhead is a civil parish in the town of Warrington in Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 17,019. The parish includes northern and eastern suburbs of Warrington, including Padgate, Fearnhead, Cinnamon Brow, Blackbrook, Longbarn, Bruche and Padding..
Poultonella
Poultonella is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Species Poultonella alboimmaculata (Peckham & Peckham, 1883) (USA)Poultonella nuecesensis Cokendolpher & Horner, 1978 (USA) ..
Poultry
Ducks amongst other poultry The Poultry-dealer, after Cesare Vecellio. Poultry is the class of domesticated fowl (birds) used for food or for their eggs. These most typically are members of the orders Galliformes (such as chickens and turkeys), and Anseriformes (waterfowl such as ducks ..
Poultrygeist
Poultrygeist is a forthcoming film from Troma Entertainment. The film is directed and co-written by Troma president Lloyd Kaufman; the other credited writers are Gabriel Friedman, who is also the film's editor and one of its producers, and Daniel Bova. The plot of the film involves a fast-food res..
Poultry disease
Poultry diseases are diseases that afflict poultry. The eradication of poultry disease is very important to the poultry industry. Major types of poultry include chicken, turkey, duck, ostrich, cornish game hen, etc. A list of major poultry diseases includes coccidiosis. ..
Poultry In Motion
Poultry In Motion is the fourth album by Dustin the Turkey. Track listing "32 Counties""Spend the Night in Bray""The Lada Song""Dustin Bus""The Fields of Athenry""Christmas in Dublin""My Way""Celebrate""The Fat Lady Sings""Teenage Kicks""Dustin's Jailhouse Medley" Dustin's Jailhouse Medley includ..
Poul Andersen
For the science fiction author, see Poul Anderson Poul Dalby Andersen (April 19, 1922—May 29, 2006) was a printer who served in the Danish resistance movement during World War II and later published one of the remaining two Danish-language newspapers in the United States. Andersen was knighted i..
Poul Anderson
For the Danish resistance fighter and publisher, see Poul Andersen Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American science fiction author of the genre's Golden Age; some of his short stories were first published using the pseudonyms "A. A. Craig", "Michael Karageor..
Poul Bundgaard
Poul Arne Bundgaard (October 27, 1922 – June 3, 1998) was a Danish actor and singer. He is probably best known for his role as the henpecked Kjeld in the Olsen Banden films. In addition to having appeared in a large number of Danish films, Bundgaard starred in a number of operettas in the late 19..
Poul Christian Holst
Poul Christian Holst (1776-1863) was a Norwegian government official who helsd several positions in the period 1814-1848. He was the functioning head of the 1st Ministry (finance and taxes) in 1814, state secretary 1814-1822, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm in periods 1823-1844..
Poul Christian Stemann
Poul Christian (von) Stemann, April 14, 1764-November 25, 1855, Danish state official and leading minister 1827-48. Stemann belonged to an old civil servants family of German origin that has created many Danish local officials. As a young man he was relatively liberal later changing into deep conse..
Poul Hartling
Poul Hartling (1914 April 30 -2000) was a Danish diplomat and politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party (Denmark) and served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1973 to 1975. Hartling served as Foreign Minister of Denmark from 1968 until 1971 in the Cabinet of Hilmar Baunsgaard. In 1973 Hartli..
Poul Heegaard
Poul Heegaard (November 2, 1871 - February 7, 1948) was a Danish mathematician active in the field of topology. His 1898 thesis introduced a concept now called the Heegaard splitting of a 3-manifold. Heegaard's ideas allowed him to make a careful critique of work of Henri Poincaré. Poincaré had ov..
Poul Helgesen
Poul Helgesen (Latin: Paulus Helie) Circa 1485-not mentioned after 1534, Danish humanist and historian. Helgesen who is the leading Danish example of Reform Catholicism (a minor Danish parallel of Erasmus of Rotterdam) was half Swede from the province of Halland. He became a monk of the Carmelite O..
Poul Henningsen
Poul Henningsen (September 9 1894 – January 31 1967), Danish author, architect and critic, was one of the leading figures of the cultural life of Denmark between the World Wars. In Denmark, he is often referred to as PH. Poul Henningsen was the illegitimate son of author Agnes Henningsen and s..
Poul Jensen
Poul Jensen is a common name in Denmark, and may refer to: Poul Jensen (astronomer), Danish astronomer; discovered numerous asteroidsPoul Jensen (sailor), Danish Olympic sailor; Silver medalist, International Dragon Class, 1968 Summer Olympics.Poul Jensen (footballer), Danish football (soccer) play..
Poul Kjaerholm
Poul Kjaerholm (1929 Øster Vrå - 1980) was a Danish designer. He is most known for a line of modernist furniture he designed in the fifties and sixties. He finished his apprenticeship as a cabinet maker with Grønbech in 1948 and graduated at the School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen in 1952. P..
Poul Martin Moller
Poul Martin Moller (1794-1838) was a vital influence on the more famous philosopher Kierkegaard, his prize pupil. He was a professor at the University of Copenhagen for much of his life. Moller authored the important, deceptively whimsical novel Adventures of a Danish Student, which chronicles, h..
Poul Nielsen
Niels Poul "Tist" Nielsen (born December 25, 1891; died August 9, 1962) is a former Danish football (soccer) player, the all-time leading scorer for the Danish national team with 52 goals in only 38 matches. Although Nielsen played in the 1910s and 20s, the number of goals he scored for his coun..
Poul Nielson
Poul Nielson Poul Nielson (born 11 April 1943) is a Danish politician, member of the Social Democrats. He was Energy Minister in the Cabinet of Anker Jørgensen IV and V from 26 October 1979 to 10 September 1982, and Minister for Development Cooperation in the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen..
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen [⁽ˈ⁾pʰʌʊ̯l ny(ː)ɔb̥ ˈʁɑsmusn̩], informal: [⁽ˈ⁾pʰʌʊ̯l nyːˀɔb̥] (born June 15, 1943) was the Prime Minister of Denmark from January 25, 1993 to November 27, 2001, and is currently president of the Party of European Socialists. He was..
Poul Poulsen Nolsøe
Poul Poulsen Nolsøe, also known as Nólsoyar Páll (11 October 1766 in Nólsoy - 1809 in Sumba) is a Faroese national hero. Páll was a seaman, trader, poet, farmer, and boat builder. In Vágur in 1804 he built, as well as the schooner Royndin Fríða, the first ship capable of crossing the Atlant..
Poul Reichhardt
Poul David Reichhardt (February 2, 1913 – October 31, 1985) was a Danish actor, well known for his roles in Danish 1940s/50s comedies. Later on, he also played more serious and varied roles; he has also starred in Huset på Christianshavn, Matador and as various minor characters in the Olsen Gang ..
Poul Ruders
Poul Ruders (born March 27, 1949 in Ringsted) is a Danish composer. Ruders trained as an organist, and studied orchestration with Ib Nørholm. He has written in a wide variety of styles, from the Vivaldi pastiche of his first violin concerto (1981) to the modernism of Manhattan Abstraction (1982). ..
Poul Schlüter
Poul Schlüter [pʰʌʊ̯l ˈslyd̥ɐ] is a Danish politician, born in Tønder, in southern Jutland, Denmark on April 3, 1929. He served as prime minister from 1982 to 1993. He graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 1957 with a degree in law, and joined the bar in 1960. Schlüter ..
Poum
''For the former Spanish political party POUM, see Workers' Party of Marxist Unification. Commune of Poum Country France Sui generis collectivity New Caledonia) | align="center" | 1,390 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Ethnic distribution() | align="center" | Kanaks ..
Pounawea
is a small settlement in The Catlins, an area of the southern South Island of New Zealand. It is located four kilometres southwest of Owaka, at the mouth of the Catlins River. A popular holiday spot with a seasonal population, there are numerous cribs (holiday homes) at the settlement. ..
Pounce
Pounce may refer to: Pounce (calligraphy), a powder used to prevent ink from spreadingPounce (cat treats)Pounce (technique), a muralism techniqueAnother name for the card game Nertz, a fast paced, multiplayer version of Solitaire"Pounce," the blue panther mascot of Georgia State UniversityA name us..
Pounce (calligraphy)
A Pounce Sprinkler at the London Science Museum Pounce is the gum Sandarac, mixed with pumice or cuttlefish bone, finely powdered in a mortar and pestle. It is used in fine calligraphy to prevent ink from excessively wicking through paper fibers, as when writing on unsized paper or after an era..
Pounce (cat treats)
"Pounce" cat treats are cat food snacks manufactured by Del Monte Foods. The original flavors are sold in small cylindric canisters which make a distinctive noise when shaken. Many cats learn to associate this noise with the treat and will respond to the sound as a secondary or conditioned rein..
Pounce pot
Pounce pots provided a means of drying ink once it had been written on a page. They were small containers with perforated tops (like pepper pots) that contained a powdery material that was sprinkled on the just written text to dry any excess moisture. The present equivalent (and much less messy) is..
Pound
Pound may refer to Pound symbol, ₤, pound signPound (mass), various units of mass or weightPound-force, a unit of forcePound (currency), a unit of currency in various countriesPound (rail), a unit of rail weightThe number sign, #, pound sign (US only)Animal shelters, as in the dog poundA small g..
Pound's Ideogrammic Method
The Ideogrammic Method was a technique expounded by Ezra Pound which allowed poetry to deal with abstract content through concrete images. The idea was based on Pound's reading of the work of Ernest Fenollosa. Pound gives a brief account of it in his book The ABC of Reading (1951). He explains ..
Pound, Virginia
Pound is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,089 at the 2000 census. Geography Pound is located at [37°7′26″N, 82°36′28″W] (37.123820, -82.607859)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has..
Pound, Wisconsin
Pound is a village in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 355 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Pound. Geography Pound is located at [45°5′37″N, 88°1′58″W] (45.093795, -88.032899)[Geographic references#1GR1]. Acco..
Pound-force
The pound-force is a non-SI unit of force or weight (properly abbreviated "lbf" or "lbf"). The pound-force is equal to a mass of one avoirdupois pound (which is currently defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilogram) multiplied by the standard acceleration due to gravity on Earth. (The pound-force is thus..
Pound-force per square inch
The abbreviation psi has multiple meanings; see Psi for other possibilities. A dial reading PSI The pound-force per square inch (symbol: lbf/in²) is a non-SI unit of pressure based on avoirdupois units. In casual English language use it is rendered as "pounds per square inch", abbreviated t..
Pound-Rebka experiment
The Pound-Rebka experiment is a well known experiment in general relativity. It was the last of the classical tests of general relativity proposed by Albert Einstein to be verified, in 1959. It is a gravitational redshift experiment, which tests the redshift of light moving in a gravitational field,..
Poundage
In English law, poundage is an archaic form of customs duty imposed on imports and exports. Poundage was applied at a rate of 12 old pence in the pound (equivalent to five pence in the pound today). Poundage was introduced in 1302 and abolished in 1787. ..
Poundal
The poundal is a non-SI unit of force. It is a part of the absolute foot-pound-second system of units, a coherent subsystem of English units introduced in 1879, and one of several specialized subsystems of mechanical units used as aids in calculations. It is defined as 1 lb·ft·s-2, or in words, ..
Poundbury
View of Poundbury, Dorset. A variety of architectural styles have been employed in designing the New Town's buildings. Poundbury is an "experimental" new town - or more correctly a new village - on the outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. The village is built on land own..
Poundbury Hill
Poundbury Hill hill fort is the site of a Middle Bronze Age enclosure. It is roughly rectangular and it is likely that it was designed to command views over the River Frome and the Frome Valley to the North. The main entrance to the fort is on the eastern end. It overlooks the county town of Dorches..
Pounder
Birthdate: July 3, 1957 Birth location: Canada Birth name: Bob Rees Date of death: Penis size: Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m) Weight: Eye color: Hair color: Ethnicity: Alias(es): Website: Pounder is the stage name of one the members of the Nastydollars stable of ma..
Poundland
Poundland is a UK-based store which sells every item in its stores for £1. The chain also claims to have invented this concept of single-price retailing in Europe and is the largest single price retailer in Europe. They stock a variety of items such as home and kitchen-ware, gifts and healthcare pr..
Poundon
Poundon is a hamlet in the parish of Twyford, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located near the Oxfordshire border, about four miles north east of Bicester, three miles south west of Steeple Claydon. The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, though its meaning is uncertain. In manorial rolls o..
Poundsgate
Poundsgate is a small village on the road between Ashburton and Princetown, towards the eastern side of Dartmoor, Devon, in the United Kingdom. It has a small shop and post office, and a few cottages clustered around a popular stopping point for travellers, the Tavistock Inn, which is thought to dat..
Poundstretcher
Poundstretcher is a British chain of discount stores. Established in 1981 by Paul Appell and Stephen Fearnley, it is now a subsidiary of the Brown & Jackson Group. As of 2004 the chain has over 338 shops throughout the United Kingdom. Its slogan is "Better than Ever". After selling Poundsretcher..
Pound (currency)
The pound, a unit of currency, originated (at least in Britain) as the value of a pound mass of silver. For a long time in Britain, a pound's worth of silver coins were a troy pound in mass. Today, the term may refer to a number of current (primarily British and related) currencies, and a variety ..
Pound (mass)
This article is about the unit of mass. For other uses, see Pound. The pound is the name of a number of units of mass, all in the range of 300 to 600 grams. Most commonly, it refers to the avoirdupois pound (exactly 453.59237 g), divided into 16 avoirdupois ounces. There is also a unit of force c..
Pound (rail)
Pound rail is a railroad term that indicates the weight of rail per yard. For example one yard of '132 pound rail' weighs 132 pounds. Sizes under 100 pound rail are usually for lighter duty freight, low use trackage, or light rail. Track using 100 to 120 pound rail is for lower speed freight bran..
Pound (town), Wisconsin
Pound is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,367 at the 2000 census. The Village of Pound is located within the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 130.1 km² (50.2 mi²). 129.3 km² (49.9 mi²) of it is..
Pound bang
In traditional *nix speak, pound bang (represented as #!) refers to a special string usually found in the first line of scripts. The purpose of the string is to tell the shell which interpreter to use to run the script. For instance, a typical shell script looks like this: !/bin/bashecho "this i..
Pound cake
A slice of pound cake Pound cake is an American English name for a type of fruit cake known in British English as a Madeira cake. Its name originated from the ingredients used in quantities of English pounds. This results in a large, dense cake not often suited to modern American tastes, thou..
Pound Cake Speech
The Pound Cake Speech was given by Bill Cosby in May 2004, at an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, in which he was highly critical of some members and subsets of the black community in the United States. He criticized them for exclus..
Pound coin
Pound coin can mean: British One Pound coinIrish one pound coin 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. ..
Pound for pound
Pound-for-pound is the term used in boxing to describe a fighter's value in relation to fighters of different weight classes. Contents 1 Origin of the term2 Application3 Other Uses4 See also Origin of the term It is often said to have been created to describe world Welterwe..
Pound Hill, Crawley
redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]]Overview Pound Hill is a neighbourhood within the town of Crawley in West Sussex, England. Pound Hill is located on the east of Crawley. It is bordered by Three Bridges and Manor Royal to the west and Maidenbower to the south. It is the largest of the 13 ..
Pound House
--> The Pound House is a historical building located in the town of Dripping Springs, Texas. Now situated in Founders Park, the house was originally built 150 years ago by Dr. Joseph McKegg Pound on a 5 acre (20,000 m²) plot filled with oak trees on the frontier. Dr. Pound came to Texas fro..
Pound hug
A stylized greeting, exclusively performed between two males, the pound hug (also referred to as a "man hug" or a "hip-hop hug") consists of a combination of a handshake and one-armed hug. Unlike the traditional hug, which symbolically and effectively removes interpersonal barriers and unites the tw..
Pound lock
A pound lock is type of canal lock which is used almost exclusively today. A pound lock has a chamber (the pound) with gates at both ends that control the level of water in the pound. In contrast, an earlier design with a single gate was known as a flash lock. The "gate" was a set of boards, called..
Pound Loney
The Pound Loney was the name for an area in the Lower Falls district of Belfast. The area evolved in the nineteenth century as a place for keeping animals on their way from the countryside to be sold at market in Belfast. The animals were kept in a pound (from the Old English pund meaning an enclo..
Pound Puppies
The hip red pound puppy with studded collar Pound Puppies were a fad toy of the 1980s that were a spin-off concept from the popular Cabbage Patch Dolls. The puppies were a variety of plush stuffed dog dolls with floppy ears and droopy eyes. They came in a variety of colors, some with spots. E..
Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw
Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw is an animated film released in 1988 and set in the 1950s. It was produced by TriStar Pictures, Carolco and Family Home Entertainment and is rated "G" in the United States. It tells the story of how the Pound Puppies and Purries can communicate with humans th..
Pound Ridge, New York
Pound Ridge is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 4,726 at the 2000 census. The Town of Pound Ridge is in the eastern corner of the county. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Communities and locations in Pound Ridge4 Trivia5 Exter..
Pound Scots
Pound Scots was the national unit of currency in the Kingdom of Scotland before the country entered into a political union and currency union with the Kingdom of England in 1707 (see Acts of Union 1707). It was introduced by David I on the model of English and French money, divided into 20 shillings..
Pound sign
This article is about ₤, which stands for the pound sterling. For #, which stands for the mass unit(only in America), see Number sign. The pound sign ("₤" or later more commonly in the UK "£") is the symbol for pound sterling, the currency of the United Kingdom (UK), and some other currencies ..
Pound sterling
For details of notes and coins, see British coinage and British banknotes. "GBP" redirects here. For , see . "UKP" redirects here. For , see . The pound (symbol: £; banking code: GBP) is the official currency of the United Kingdom (UK). It is often simply called the pound, with "pound sterling" u..
Pound the table
There's an old legal aphorism that goes, "If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither on your side, pound the table." In financial circles, "pounding the table" is most commonly used as a synonym for "promoting". ..
Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son
Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son (English translation: "Wax Doll, Sawdust Doll") was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 performed in French by France Gall representing Luxembourg. The song (composed by Serge Gainsbourg) was the first non-ballad to win the Contest and is generally a..
Pouppée Fabrikk
Pouppée Fabrikk is a Swedish EBM band consising of Henrik Björkk, Jouni Ollila, Leif Holm and Jonas Aneheim. Discography Rage (1990)Summoning (1990)Portent (1991)Betrayal (1992)Crusader (1992)I Want Candy (1993)We Have Come To Drop Bombs (1994)Djävulen (1998)Your Pain - Our Gain (1999)Elite Elec..
Pour-over will
A pour-over will is a testamentary device wherein the writer of a will creates a trust, and decrees in the will that the property in his estate at the time of his death shall be placed in the trust. Under the common law of England, such devices were long held to be void, because the testator could ..
Pourbaix diagram
In chemistry, a Pourbaix diagram, also known as a potential/pH diagram, maps out possible stable (equilibrium) phases of an aqueous electrochemical system. Predominant ion boundaries are represented by lines. As such a Pourbaix diagram can be read much like a standard phase diagram with a different..
Pourewa Island
Pourewa Island lies in Tolaga Bay, just offshore from Cook’s Cove in New Zealand. It was formerly known as Spöring Island, named by Lt. James Cook after the Finnish draughtsman Herman Spöring, a member of the scientific detachment aboard HM Bark Endeavour. Today the island is again officially kn..
Pouria
Pouria is a Persian name. The original name is Poor-bay but has changed to Pouria. Nowadays Pouria is used as a boy's name in Iran. "Bay" means a great person and Poor-bay therefore means "the son of a great person". --[[User:Pbehnam|Pbehnam]] 05:40, 17 May 2006 (UTC) ..
Pournami
Pournami is a 2006 film directed by choreographer-turned director Prabhu Deva. It stars Prabhas, Trisha Krishnan, Charmi, Rahul Dev. and Sindhu Tolani. The movie was released with a lot of hype because of Prabhas and Trisha's earlier hit, Varsham. But despite the huge cast, the film flopped misera..
Pournelle chart
384px The Pournelle chart, developed by Jerry Pournelle (in his 1963 political science Ph.D. dissertation), is a 2-dimensional coordinate system used to distinguish political ideologies. It is similar to the Political compass and the Nolan Chart in that it is a two-dimensional chart, but the ..
Pourquoi Pas Point
Pourquoi Pas Point ([66°12′S 136°11′E]) is an ice-covered point which forms the west side of the entrance to Victor Bay. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1950-52, and named in 1954 for the French polar ship Pourquoi-Pas?. (English translation: Why Not?) This article is ba..
Pourya-ye Vali
Pahlavan Mohammad Khwarazmi known as Pourya-ye Vali (decease 1322 CE) was an Iranian Sufi and champion. He is famous for his chivalrous behavior and his strength and is still a paradigm for Zurkhaneh athletes. He also wrote a book yclept “Kanz ol-Haghayegh” (literally the treasure of the truths..
Pour de vrai (Lapinot)
Pour de vrai (unofficial English translation: For real) is a comic strip in the series The spiffy adventures of McConey (Les formidables aventures de Lapinot in the original French language), by the popular French cartoonist Lewis Trondheim. It was first released in 1999 as volume 6 in the series. ..
Pour Down Like Silver
Pour Down Like Silver is the third album by the British duo of singer/songwriter/guitarist Richard and singer Linda. It was recorded in the summer of 1975 and released in November 1975. The Thompsons had adopted the sufi faith in 1974 and had moved into a commune in London. The songs on this albu..
Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali
Pour l'Afrique et pour toi (French: For Africa and for you, Mali) is the national anthem of Mali. It is a standard song of patriotism, stating the willingness of the people of Mali to lay down their lives for their nation and for liberty. A common theme throughout the song is the desire to strive f..
Pour la Patrie
Pour la Patrie is a futuristic roman à clef written in the 1890s by Jules-Paul Tardivel. The book is about a francophone ville uncovering an anglo-saxon masonic conjure. The book is futuristic, anticipating things like the fax-machine and biological warfare. External links source museum Chateau R..
Pour le Mérite
The Blue Max (version graded with oak leaves) The Order Pour le Mérite, known informally as the Blue Max, was Prussia's highest military order until the end of World War I. The award was first founded in 1740 by Friedrich the Great, named in French, the language of the royal court, for mer..
Pour point
The pour point of a liquid is the lowest temperature at which it will pour or flow under prescribed conditions. It is a rough indication of the lowest temperature at which oil is readily pumpable. See also ViscosityPetroleum ..
Pour soi
Existentialism divides the world into two categories. One category are called en-soi, things that can be analyzed rationally, like a rock. The second category are pour-soi, things that emote; beings. A thing cannot feel unhappy about being a thing, it has no emotions; a rock is perfectly satisfied b..
Pour Some Sugar on Me
Pour Some Sugar On Me is a song recorded by British hard rock band Def Leppard in 1987 from the album Hysteria. It reached Number 2 on the US singles chart, became an MTV classic, and is generally regarded as their signature song. Although the band was nearing the end of recording sessions for H..
Pour Un Instant
"Pour Un Instant" was the first, and one of the best known singles from the Quebec band Harmonium. It was released on a 45 RPM vinyl and contained 2 songs. Tracklisting Pour Un Instant100,000 Raisons ..
Pous
The pous is the unit of measurement used through much of the Iron Age in Europe and the Ancient Near East A pous is a Greek foot. 1 stadion is always 600 pous though the length of the pous varies like the Mesopotamian units, where the cubit or ku was divided into four different digits, a thumb,..
Pousa
Pousa Pousa is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Barcelos. It has a population of 2,290 inhabitants and a total area of 6.13 Km². Parishes of Barcelos municipality ..
Pousada
Pousadas de Portugal (pron. IPA: [po'zaðɐʃ dɨ puɾtuɣaɫ]) is a chain of Portuguese luxury, traditional or historical hotels. Formerly run by the state, they are now part of the Pestana group, part-owners of 37.6% of Enatur - Pousadas de Portugal. The Pousadas were envised and created..
Pousette-Dart Band
The Pousette-Dart Band (also known as PDB) was an American soft rock group active in the 1970s and early 1980s. Originally conceived in 1973 as a string band from Cambridge, Massachusetts, PDB comprised Jon Pousette-Dart, John Troy and John Curtis. With a shift to a more commercially-orientated soun..
Poush
Poush (Bangla: পৌষ) is the 9th month in both the Bangla Calendar used in Bangladesh and in the Bikram Sambat calendar used in Nepal. It overlaps December and January of the Gregorian calendar. It is the first month in the winter season. ..
Pouso Alegre
Pouso Alegre is a city and municipality in southern Minas Gerais state, Brazil with a population of 106.776 (2000) of which 97.756 were urban and 9.020 were rural. The literacy rate is 94.2%. The area of the municipality is 541 km2. It lies in the valley of the Sapucaí River. Cities that form b..
Pousse au crime et Longueurs de temps
Pousse au crime et Longueurs de temps (which translates to crime incitation and lengths of time) is an Album by French Punk Band Dirty District. The album had a variety of styles, including Ska, Reggae, and an early attempt at Rap Metal. The album was heavily delayed, as the songs were recorded in ..
Pousse cafe
A pousse cafe is a kind of cocktail in which the slightly different relative densities of various liqueurs are used to create an array of colored layers. The drink must be created and handled carefully, as the layers created will mix together into a brown sludge if handled roughly. Five, six, or s..
Poussin
Poussin can mean: Nicolas PoussinPoussin (Chicken) 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. ..
Poussinist
The Poussinistes was a group of conservative French artists during the Rococo. The pousinistes defended Poussin's view that drawing appealed to the mind and was superior to color, which they believed appealed to the senses. They were opposed by the Rubénistes who believed that color, not drawing,..
Poussin (Chicken)
Poussin, which is also known as Spring Chicken, Coquelet and Cornish Game Hen, are young chickens which have been bred for eating and their extra flavour and tenderness; as such are sold as a whole young bird - typically enough for one adult meal or two children's meals. Although very small, thes..
Poussin proof
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Poussy-la-Campagne
Poussy-la-Campagne is a commune of the département of Calvados, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. Its postal code is 14540. The INSEE code is 14517. ..
Poustinia
A poustinia is a small sparsely furnished cabin or room where one goes to pray and fast alone in the presence of God. The word poustinia has its origin in the Russian word for desert. Originally an Eastern Russian Orthodox tradition, it was introduced to Western Roman Catholic spirituality by the ..
Pouteria
Pouteria is a genus of the family Sapotaceae. All its members are trees. It includes the canistel, Pouteria campechiana, the mamey sapote, Pouteria sapota and the lucuma of Valparaiso, Pouteria splendens. Many species produce fruits that are edible. Some are even being commercially collected and s..
Poutine
Poutine Poutine (pronounced, roughly, poo-tsin; exact Quebecer pronunciation is IPA [pʊʦɪn] — listen to it in [.wav] format) is a dish consisting of french fries topped with fresh cheese curds and covered with hot gravy and sometimes other additional ing..
POU family
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