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$pread magazine
$pread magazine is an independent publication by and for sex workers and their allies in the sex industry. While many of the contributors are sex workers themselves (strippers, porn actors, prostitutes, fetish workers, and so on), articles are also written and edited by figures from academic, cultur..
À prendre ou à laisser
The French version of Deal or No Deal is called À prendre ou à laisser (which roughly translates to "take it or leave it"), premiered in January 2004 on TF1, and currently is shown every weeknight at 19:05. It is hosted by "Arthur", the vice-president of Endemol-France and popular radio presenter...
Péreire brothers
The Péreire brothers were prominent 19th century financiers in Paris, France who were rivals of the Rothschilds. Emile (1800-1875) and brother Isaac Péreire (1806-1880) founded a business conglomerate that included creating the Crédit Mobilier bank. They also had large investments in a Transatlan..
Pérez
Pérez can refer to the following people: Pharez, son of Judah in the Bible Adolfo Pérez EsquivelAl PerezAlbino PérezAmanda PerezAntonio Pérez Dominican Baseball playerAntonio Pérez DelgadilloArturo Pérez-ReverteAshley Pérez MozaBelle PerezBenito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelistCarlos Andrés..
Pérez, Santa Fe
|} Pérez is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is part of the Greater Rosario metropolitan area, and lies 175 km south from the provincial capital (Santa Fe). It has a population of about 25,000 inhabitants (2001 census [INDEC]). The town was founded in 1876 by Eduardo P�..
Pérez Dynasty
The Pérez Dynasty (from the Spanish for son of Peter) is the family of kings which ruled in Asturias, Galicia, and León from the succession of Alfonso the Catholic, son of Peter, duke of Cantabria. The dynasty died with Bermudo III of León. ..
Père Anselme
Père Anselme (Father Anselme of the Virgin Mary) (1625-1694) was a French genealogist. He was born in Paris in 1625. As a layman his name was Pierre Guibours. He entered the order of the barefoot Augustinians on March 31 1644, and it was in their monastery (called the Couvent des Petits Pères, ne..
Père David's Deer
Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus, other names: Cerf du Père David( fr), Ciervo del Padre David (es), and Milu in Chinese (麋鹿)), is a species of deer known only in captivity. It prefers marshland, and is believed to be native to the subtropics. It grazes on a mixture of grass and water ..
Père Lachaise
Looking down the hill at the Père-Lachaise cemetery The cimetière du Père-Lachaise /simtjɛʁ dy pɛʁ laʃɛz/) is the largest cemetery in the city of Paris (there are larger cemeteries in Paris suburbs). The official name of the cemetery is the cimetière de l'Est ..
Père Lachaise (Paris Metro)
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Père Noël
Père Noël is the French equivalent of the British Father Christmas and the American Santa Claus. In general, France has not adopted the modern garb of Santa Claus in jacket and trousers, but keeps to the older version with a long red hooded robe, edged with white fur. His presents are ca..
Pre
Pre may refer to: The ... HTML elementAndalusian horse, Pura Raza EspañolaSteve Prefontaine (1951-1975), a runner nicknamed "Pre" See also Prefix This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may..
Pre's Rock
Pre's Rock is one of the many memorials to a runner who was arguably one of the greatest American distance runners of all time, Steve Prefontaine, who died on May 30, 1975. The Rock has a plaque containing a picture of "Pre" with writing that reads: For your dedication and loyalty to your principle..
Pre's Trail
Pre's Trail (3.87 miles), located in the northerly area of Eugene, Oregon near downtown, is a running trail named after Steve Prefontaine, the heralded University of Oregon athlete who set seven United States track records, from two to ten kilometers. The bark covered trail features grasslands, pon..
Pre-1850s in sports
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Pre-1876 Life Peerages
This is a list of Life Peerages prior to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 and the Life Peerages Act 1958. Contents 1 Richard II (1377-1399)2 Henry V (1413-1422)3 Henry VIII (1509-1547)4 James I (1603-1625)5 Charles I (1625-1649)6 Charles II (1660-1685)7 James..
Pre-1900 Pacific hurricane seasons
The following is a list of pre-1900 Pacific hurricane seasons. Data for most of the storms that formed is unavailable, some regions had a large enough coastal population or ship traffic to give data on the occurrence of hurricanes. These seasons all began May 15 in the East Pacific and June 1 in the..
Pre-1945 Florida State Roads
The original Florida State Road shield, used until a bit before the renumbering. Contents 1 History2 A list of State Roads3 See also4 External links History The earliest evidence found of the old state road system is on a 1917 State Road Department map; in 1923 the Flor..
Pre-1945 Florida State Road 140
On June 11, 1945, Florida's state roads were renumbered. Florida State Road 140 was renumbered to 1 along with the following Florida State Roads: 178 177 305 25 196 176 200 224 332 559 162 559 252 273 21 468 See also 1945_Florida_State_Road_renumbering Florida State Roads Pre-1945 Florida..
Pre-1945 State Road 10 (Florida)
A map of the road and all spurs. SR 10 was defined by number in 1923 state law, chapter 9311, approved June 8, 1923: Extending from the Georgia State line near Beechton to East Point, via Tallahassee, Crawfordville, Blockers Ferry and Carrabelle. SR 10 was extended by number in 1925 state law..
Pre-1945 State Road 202 (Florida)
SR 202 was defined without a number by 1931 state law, chapter 14920, approved May 29, 1931: That certain road beginning at the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of section 28, township 20, range 32, in Seminole County, Florida, where it intersects with State Road number 44, and running in a..
Pre-1945 State Road 203 (Florida)
SR 203 was defined without a number by 1931 state law, chapter 14921, approved May 29, 1931: That certain road beginning at a point on State Road number 3, approximately three miles south of the City of Sanford, where the present paved road to Oviedo intersects said road number 3; thence along said..
Pre-1945 State Road 3A (Florida)
SR 3A was defined by number in 1935 state law, chapter 17341, approved May 27, 1935: A certain road described as extending from the intersection of Orange Avenue and Fairbanks Avenue in Winter Park, then Southerly on Orange Avenue to its intersection with State Road 22 in the City of Orlando. This w..
Pre-1945 State Road 4 (Florida)
redirect [[Template:Inappropriate tone]] Contents 1 Legal description2 History2.1 Sections bypassed2.1.1  old sequential system. 1945 renumbering, a grid system was used. ..
Pre-1958 West Indian federations
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. Before 1958 there were many attempts at Pre-independence West Indian political unions in the British West Indi..
Pre-1980 North Indian cyclone seasons
The years before 1980 featured the Pre-1980 North Indian cyclone seasons. Each season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The North Indian tropical cyclone season has no bounds, but they tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November. Thes..
Pre-1980 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons
The Pre-1980 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30, reaching their peaks mid-February to early March. Southern Hemisphere Cyclone Seasons Pre-1980 1980-85 1985-90 1990-1995 Contents 1 Pre-1970 storms1.1 Unnamed tropical cyclone (1875)1.2&nbs..
Pre-Abelian category
In mathematics, specifically in category theory, a pre-Abelian category is an additive category that has all kernels and cokernels. Spelled out in more detail, this means that a category C is pre-Abelian if: C is preadditive, that is enriched over the monoidal category of Abelian groups;C has all b..
Pre-Adamite
The idea that humans existed before Adam, which is known as the Pre-Adamite hypothesis or Preadamism, has a long history, probably having its origins in early pagan responses to Jewish and Christian claims regarding the origins of the human race. Contents 1 History and development of the hyp..
Pre-algebra
Pre-algebra is a common name for a course in elementary mathematics. In the United States, it is typically a one-year course taught to some students as early as sixth grade, but others may take it as late as university (though it would then ordinarily be taught in much less time). The objective of p..
Pre-approval
In lending, pre-approval has two meanings: 1. The first is that a lender, via public or proprietary information, feels that a potential borrower is completely credit worthy enough for a certain credit product, and approaches the potential customer with a guarantee that should they want that product..
Pre-birth communication
Pre-Birth communication refers to possible communication with the foetus. Pre-Birth communication is described by one web site on the subject as follows: What is Pre-Birth Communication? It's something that many people experience, yet very few talk about -- the sense that somehow we are in contact ..
Pre-Budget Report
In the United Kingdom, the Pre-Budget Report (PBR) is one of the two economic forecasts that HM Treasury is required to deliver to Parliament each year, the other being the annual Budget. The PBR has been announced in a speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in November or December each year sin..
Pre-Cana
Pre-Cana is a course or consultation Catholic couples must undergo before they can be married in a Catholic church. The name is derived from John 2:1-12, the wedding feast at Cana in Galilee, where Jesus performed the miracle of turning water into wine. Approaches to Pre-Cana vary among Catholic pa..
Pre-caudal gland
On a wolf, a gland located at the base of the tail. It can be used to release a pheromone onto another wolf, marking that wolf as a member of a particular pack. Usually, this marking is performed by the alpha male. ..
Pre-Celtic
Pre-Celtic refers to the age of Europe when the population consisted of non-Celts ..
Pre-clinical development
Pre-clinical development is a stage in the development of a new drug that begins before clinical trials (testing in humans) can begin, and during which important safety and pharmacology data is collected. The main goals of pre-clinical studies are to determine a drug's toxicity and pharmacokinetic..
Pre-Code
Pre-Code films were created before the Motion Picture Production Code or Hays Code was put into effect in mid-1934. Although an existing code of conduct for the film industry came into being in 1930, many ignored it and was not enforced very enthusiastically. The original code was written by ..
Pre-Columbian
History by time period Prehistory 200000 BCE - 3500 BCE and later *Three-age system Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age Ancient history 3500 BCE - 476 CE *Pre-Columbian 14,000 B.P. - 1492 CE and later *Classical Antiquity 7th century BCE - 476 CE Middle Ages 476 CE - 1517CE Modern history 15th c..
Pre-Columbian art
Pre-Columbian art is the art of Central and South America in the time prior to the arrival of European colonizers in the 16th century. Pre-Columbian art thrived over a wide timescale, from 1800 BC to AD 1500. Despite the great range and variety of artwork, certain characteristics were repeated thro..
Pre-Columbian Maya dance
In pre-Columbian Maya civilization, ritual dance had great importance. However, since dance is a transient art, it is inherently difficult for archeologists to find and evaluate evidence of its role. There is little material information left behind, beyond a few paintings on murals and vases. This..
Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact
The expression "pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact" refers to interactions between Native American peoples and peoples of other continents — Europe, Africa, Asia, or Oceania — before the age of European exploration, which culminated with the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus..
Pre-conditioning
Pre-conditioning is a general concept in which an entity is exposed to a form of some stress or stimulus in order to prepare that entity to be more resilient against the stimulus when and if the stimulus is encountered in the future. For example, a human may be exposed to artificially weakened virus..
Pre-cooled turbojet
Pre-cooled turbojets feature a cryogenic fuel-cooled heat exchanger between the air intake and the (LP) compressor, to pre-cool the air entering the compressor. After gaining heat and vapourising in the heat exchanger, the fuel (e.g. H2) is burnt in the combustor. The main advantage of pre-cooling..
Pre-Cyrillic Slavic writing
No extant evidence of pre-Christian (i.e. pre-Glagolithic and pre-Cyrillic) Slavic writing exists, but Slavic runes have been mentioned by two early medieval sources: A 9th century Bulgarian monk, Hrabar briefly mentioned that before the introduction of Christianity Slavs used a system he had dubbe..
Pre-determined overhead rate
A pre-determined overhead rate is the rate used to apply manufacturing overhead to work-in-process inventory. It is calculated as estimated manufacturing overhead cost divided by estimated amount of cost driver or activity base. Common activity bases used in the calculation include direct labor cos..
Pre-dreadnought
USS Massachusetts, a pre-dreadnought battleship launched in 1893 The term pre-dreadnought refers to the last type of battleship before HMS Dreadnought (1906). They were designed and built between about 1890 and 1908. Pre-dreadnoughts were evolved from earlier turret and barbette ships. A cl..
Pre-echo
Pre-echo is a psychoacoustic phenomenon where an unusually noticeable artifact is heard in a sound recording from the energy of time domain transients smeared backwards in time after processing in the frequency domain due to the Gibbs phenomenon. Because forward temporal masking is so much stronger ..
Pre-eclampsia
Pre-eclampsia is said to be present when hypertension arises in pregnancy (pregnancy-induced hypertension) in association with significant protein in the urine. It should not, however, be considered primarily as a blood pressure disorder: such a simplistic view detracts from the fundamental pathol..
Pre-ejaculate
Pre-ejaculate (also known as pre-ejaculatory fluid or Cowper's fluid, and colloquially as precum) is the clear fluid that is issued from a man's penis when he is sexually aroused. The fluid is usually secreted by Cowper's glands during masturbation, foreplay or at an early stage during sex, some ti..
Pre-election day events of Singapore general election, 2006
The Pre-election day events of Singapore general election, 2006 are the events concerning the 2006 Singapore general election which occured before the polling day on 6 May 2006. Contents 1 Pre-nomination day events1.1 New candidates1.1.1 People's Action Party1.1.2 Singapore D..
Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general election, 2005
The Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general election, 2005 are the activities that were undertaken by the candidates and their political parties in the lead up to the United Kingdom general election, 2005. Graph showing the averaged results of polls leading up to the election C..
Pre-employment screening
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. Employment Screening is u..
Pre-emptive multitasking
Pre-emptive multitasking is a form of multitasking. To understand the concept, compare to cooperative multiprocessing, in which only the active task (also known as process) may initiate a context switch because the task has: completed processing.become blocked on a shared resource.yielded the proce..
Pré-en-Pail
Pré-en-Pail is a commune of the Mayenne département in France. ..
Pre-established harmony
Gottfried Leibniz's theory of pre-established harmony is a philosophical theory about causation under which every "substance" only affects itself, but all the substances (both bodies and minds) in the world nevertheless seem to causally interact with each other because they have been programmed by G..
Pre-ex
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. Pre-exhaustion training Pre-exhaustion is a strength training protocol invented by bodybuilding writer Bob Ken..
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Pre-experimental science
The Ptolemaic system of celestial motion, from Harmonia Macrocosmica, 1661. From Antiquity up to the time of the Scientific Revolution, inquiry into the workings of the universe was known as natural philosophy, but this included fields of study which today have been divorced from science. Th..
Pre-exposure prophylaxis
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is the long-term use of a prophylactic treatment for a disease prior to exposure to the cause of that disease, so that the prophylactic treatment will already be in place when exposure occurs, and may either be able to prevent the disease from being contracted, or at ..
Pre-flashing
In cinematography and photography, pre-flashing is the exposure of the film or other photosensor to uniform light prior to exposing it to the scene to be imaged. This adds a bias to the overall light input recorded by the sensor. It is sometimes used for artistic effects, as it can be used to add..
Pre-flight
Pre-flighting is a term used in the printing industry to describe the process of confirming that the digital files required for the printing process are all present, valid, correctly formatted, and of the desired type. The term originates from the pre-flight checklists used by pilots. Background In..
Pre-game
In a pre-gaming event, several friends get together to drink before going out to a party. The goal of pre-gaming is to "get a buzz" before going out for the night. ..
Pre-game show
A pre-game show or pregame show is a TV presentation that occurs immediately before the live broadcast of a major sporting event. Contents may include: replayed highlights of each teams previous games.analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of each team by sports commentators.interviews with fans. ..
Pre-Hibernation Week
"Pre-Hibernation Week" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season two. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Brief summary: Sandy's going to be hibernating in a week, so she has to have as much fun with SpongeBob as she can. The games they play threaten h..
Pre-historic art
In the history of art, prehistoric art is all art produced in preliterate cultures (prehistory), beginning somewhere in very late geological history. Contents 0.1 Palaeolithic0.2 Mesolithic0.3 Neolithic0.4 Bronze Age0.5 Iron Age1 Prehistory arts of Africa2 Pr..
Pre-historic Irish battles
This page provides a list of battles mentioned in the Annals of the Four Masters, which chronicles early Irish history. The Annals were written in the early 17th cenury and some of the battles listed here may have been mythological. Anno Mundi Reign of Ceasair, 2242-????. No warfare. ''Reign of ..
Pre-Indo-European
Map showing the Neolithic expansions from the 7th to the 5th millennium BCE Europe in ca. 4500-4000 BCE Europe in ca. 4000-3500 BC Simple map of the major late 4th millennium BCE "Old European" cultures. Green is the Funnelbeaker culture (TRB). Blue is the Linear Ceramic cultu..
Pre-Indo-European origin of Albanians
This article or section may contain [No original researchoriginal research] or [Verifiabilityunverified] claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the [talk page] for details . Verifiability>sources or references] that appear in a &..
Pre-industrial society
Pre-industrial society refers to specific social attributes and forms of political and cultural organization that were prevalent before the advent of the Industrial Revolution and the rise of Capitalism. Contents 1 Synonyms2 Theoretical foundations3 Some attributes of the pre-indu..
Pre-Islamic Arabia
Pre-Islamic Arabia is studied by Islamic scholars because it is the context in which Islam, as practiced today, was formed. However, there is little consensus on many matters relating to the history and ethnography of pre-Islamic Arabia. Material for the history of Arabia before the rise of Islam i..
Pre-Islamic period of Afghanistan
History of Afghanistan series. Pre-Islamic period of Afghanistan Islamic conquest of Afghanistan Durrani Empire European influence in Afghanistan Reforms of Amanullah Khan and civil war Reigns of Nadir Shah and Zahir Shah Daoud's Republic of Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Afgha..
Pre-Joycean Fellowship
Several writers known for fantasy and science fiction have semi-seriously called themselves the Pre-Joycean Fellowship to indicate that they value 19th-century values of storytelling, including clarity, called by Jane Yolen the "lovely limpid quality" of writing. Steven Brust has said that "it is in..
Pre-Kindergarten
Pre-kindergarten (also called Pre-K) refers to the first formal academic classroom-based learning environment that a child customarily attends in the United States. It begins around the age of four in order to prepare for the more didactic and academically intensive kindergarten, the traditional "fi..
Pre-Lenten Season
The Pre-Lenten Season (see also Septuagesima) is the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran liturgical season lasting from Septuagesima Sunday until Shrove Tuesday. In some texts it is said to extend until the Saturday following Ash Wednesday. In the traditional Roman rite, it is characterized by pu..
Pre-Madonna
Pre-Madonna was an album released by Stephen Bray in 1997, without Madonna's authorisation. Contents 1 Tracklisting2 Album History3 The Music4 Production Tracklisting Laugh To Keep From CryingCrimes Of PassionAin't No Big Deal (1997 Edit)Everybody (1997 Version)Burning UpAin..
Pre-main sequence star
Pre-main sequence star is a star in the stage when it has not yet reached the main sequence. It can be T Tauri star (0.5 Solar mass on HR diagram at first moves along Hayashi tracks (almost vertically down), later - along Henyey tracks (almost horizontally to the left, towards the main sequence). P..
Pre-Market Approval
Pre-Market Approval or PMA is an application to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to try to get a Class III medical device on the market. ..
Pre-Marx socialists
While Marxism is generally considered to be the brainchild of Karl Marx, on careful perusal of the socialist literature, at least the following can be credited with socialist principles very similar to Marxism much before Marx.[[Citing sources citation needed]] Gerrard Winsta..
Pre-medical
A pre-medical degree (often shortened to pre-med) is one preparing for medical school. It is not a major, but a set of courses which prepare one for medical school. In addition to the specific college's requirements, there are also standard requirements set forth by the Association of American Medic..
Pre-Millennium Tension
Pre-Millennium Tension is the third album from Tricky, released in 1996. Following the unexpected success of Maxinquaye, Tricky made a much darker, more paranoid sonic landscape for this release, resulting in a more abrasive, and far less accessible album. It features longtime collaborator Martina..
Pre-Modern Japanese Studies Mailing List
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Pre-money valuation
A pre-money valuation is a term used in private equity or venture capital that refers to the valuation of a company or asset prior to an investment or financing. External investors, such as venture capitalists and angel investors will use a pre-money valuation to determine how much equity to dema..
Pre-Motional Songs
VoKEE's debut CD, a promotional EP released at the band's shows in 2005. The CD was also sent out to "Street Brigade" members (or anyone else who e-mail the band and asked) for free. Most of the album was done by the band's founder, Ontronik, as the line-up of the band was not finalized at the time ..
Pre-Nectarian
Lunar geologic time : Pre-Nectarian - Nectarian - Lower Imbrian - Upper Imbrian - Eratosthenian - Copernician The Pre-Nectarian Period of the lunar geologic timescale runs from 4550 million years ago (the time of the initial formation of the Moon) to 3920 million years ago, when the Nectaris Ba..
Pre-nominal letters
Pre-nominal letters are a title which is placed before the name of a person as distinct from a post-nominal title which is placed after the name. Examples of pre-nominal titles, for instance professional titles include: Doctor, Eur Ing, Ir (Ingenieur) and Professor; whilst other common social titles..
Pre-One year war
The One Year War is a fictional conflict from the Universal Century (UC) timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. This article is a specific portion of the timeline of that series, UC 1 through UC 78. Pre One Year War UC 0001 With Earth’s population at 9 billion, an ambitious space colonization..
Pre-Open Era professional tennis tournaments
Contents 1 The three major professional tournaments1.1 Wembley Championship:1.2 United States Pro Championship:1.3 French Pro Championship:2 External links Before the beginning of the Open era in 1968 only amateurs were allowed to compete in mainstream tennis tourname..
Pre-order
This article is about the marketing tactic. For preorder traversal of a tree data structure, see tree traversal. For the mathematics concept, see preorder. A pre-order is an order placed for an item which has not yet been released. The idea for pre-orders came when people found it hard to get popu..
Pre-owned vehicle
A pre-owned vehicle is one that was originally purchased new from the company dealership by the first owner. Benefits of owning a used car include lower price. Disadvantages of owning a used car include higher maintenance costs and uncertainty about the maintenance history of the vehicle. ..
Pre-paid legal services
Pre-paid legal services refers to individual or group employee benefit legal plans in which members pay a monthly fee in exchange for access to a range of legal services on-call. Pre-paid legal plans typically offer certain services for a fixed monthly charge such as legal advice and consultation,..
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.
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Pre-Pastonian glaciation
The Pre-Pastonian glaciation is the name for an early Pleistocene glacial stage used in the British Isles. It preceded the Pastonian interglacial and followed the Bramertonian interglacial It appears to have been a generally cold phase and occurred between around 800,000 and 1.3m years ago. Pollen..
Pre-Pottery Neolithic A
The Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (short PPNA) represents the early neolithic in the Levantine and upper Mesopotamian region of the Fertile Crescent. During this time, pottery was yet unknown and domestication of plants and animals was in its beginnings. The Pre-Pottery Neolithic A and the following Pre-..
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B is a division of the Neolithic developed by Dame Kathleen Kenyon during her archaeological excavations at Jericho in Palestine. It differs from the earlier Pre-Pottery Neolithic A in that people living during this period began to introduce domesticated animals to supplement ..
Pre-preg
Pre-preg is a term for "pre-impregnated" composite fibres. These usually take the form of a weave or are uni-directional. They already contain an amount of the matrix material used to bond them together and to other components during manufacture. See also composite material ..
Pre-production
Pre-production is the process of preparing all the elements involved a film, play, or other performance. In the film industry, pre-production usually only commences once a project has been developed and is greenlit. At this stage a project will generally be fully financed and have most of the key e..
Pre-Pyrenees
The Pre-Pyrenees are a mountainous region of Catalonia containing mountains that are not as high as those in the Pyrenees proper. ..
Pre-qualification
Pre-Qualification Evaluating a set of standardized borrower and property (or other collateral) risk based pricing factors. Utilized to assess and mitigate risk for loan approval and underlying terms, or to decline the file. Increased risk equals increased cost, usually through the interest rate o..
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
"Persephone", by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (also known as the Pre-Raphaelites) was a group of English painters, poets and critics, founded in 1848 by John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Holman Hunt. The group's intention was to reform art by r..
Pre-registration house officer
NHS Medical Career Grades Old System New System (Modernising Medical Careers) Stage 1: Pre-registration House Officer (PRHO) Foundation trainee (F1 and F2) Stage 2: Senior House Officer (SHO) Specialist Trainee (combining Basic and Higher) Stage 3: Specialist Registrar or GP Reg..
Pre-rendered
Pre-rendered graphics, in computer graphics, is a video footage which is not being rendered in real-time by the hardware that is outputing or playing back the video. Instead, the video is a recording of a footage that was previously rendered on a different equipment (typically one that is more powe..
Pre-replication complex
A pre-replication complex is a protein complex that forms at the origin of replication during the initiation step of DNA replication. The following factors make up the complex: A helicase such as dnaA, which unwinds the DNA ahead of the replication fork.A primase such as dnaG, which generates an R..
Pre-Romanesque art
Pre-Romanesque art is the roughly 400 year period in Western European art from about the Carolingian Renaissance in the 8th century, to the beginning of the 12th century Romanesque period. The primary theme during this period is the introduction and absorption of classical Mediterranean and Christia..
Pre-Roman Iron Age
The Pre-Roman Iron Age (c. 600 BC or 500 BC - c. AD 1) designates the earliest part of the Iron Age in Scandinavia, the Netherlands above the rhine, and Northern Germany, i.e. the first of three periods in Oscar Montelius’s chronology system. In this cultural area the earliest iron objects have..
Pre-Roman Portugal
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Pre-sales
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Pre-sales engineer
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Pre-School (South Park)
"Pre-School" is episode 810 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired on November 10, 2004. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Plot Stan, acting in panic, announces to the boys that Trent Boyett, a classmate from their pre-school year..
Pre-school playgroup
A pre-school playgroup, in everyday usage just a playgroup, is an organised group providing care and socialisation for children under five. The term is widely used in the United Kingdom. Playgroups are less formal than nursery schools and do not provide full time care, operating for only a few hours..
Pre-Service Teacher Education
Contents 1 Partnerships1.1 Victoria University2 Working with schools3 The meaning of practice4 Knowledge Partnerships Establishing partnerships with schools is one of the guiding principles of pre-service teacher education at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. Th..
Pre-Shannara Trilogy
The Pre-Shannara Trilogy is the unofficial title of a series of dark fantasy novels currently in production. The first book, Armageddon's Children, will be published by Del Rey on August 29, 2006 in the United States and by Orbit Books on September 7, 2006 in the United Kingdom. According to the of..
Pre-shared key
A pre-shared key is either a password like 'tom13i', or a passphrase like 'idaho hung gear id gene' or a hexadecimal string like '65E4 E556 8622 EEE1' used as a cryptographic key in securing a system or document. A simple way of generating secure pass-phrases is Diceware. ..
Pre-Siberian American Aborigines
The name American Aborigines has been proposed by some archaeologists and anthropologists for hypothetical peoples who lived in South America long before hunter-gatherer migrants from Siberia (who are believed to be the ancestors of today's Amerindians) crossed the Bering Land Bridge. This theory i..
Pre-Socratic philosophy
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Pre-stopped nasal
Pre-stopped nasals are phonetic sequences of stop plus nasal that behave phonologically like single consonant. That is, like affricates, the reasons for considering these sequences to be single consonants is in their behavior, not in their actual composition. Pre-stopped nasals are found in some Au..
Pre-Teen Dirty-Gene Kung Fu Kangaroos
The Pre-Teen Dirty-Gene Kung Fu Kangaroos was an American comic book created by Lee Marrs and published by Blackthorne Publishing. It was one of the better known parodies of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles during the 1980s. ..
Pre-Teen Sex Machine
Pre-Teen Sex Machine is an EP from Simi Valley, CA based punk rock band Midget Fan Club. From the band: "This was an idea completely created by Imperfekt Records owner, Chris Thacker. The only input we had was we sent in the picture on the disc (we named the kid "Fat Retard"). We remixed and red..
Pre-theoretic belief
Pre-theoretical belief has been an important notion in some areas of linguistics and philosophy, especially phenomenology and older versions of “ordinary language” philosophy. It is often assumed rightly or wrongly, that language depends on mental concepts, and that certain concepts are innate. ..
Pre-Tridentine Mass
By Pre-Tridentine Mass is meant the successive forms of the liturgy of the Mass of the Roman Rite up to 1570, when Pope Pius V, to whom the task was entrusted by the 1545-1563 Council of Trent, ordered the general adoption, within the Latin-Rite or Western Church, of his revision of the Roman Missal..
Pre-voicing (phonetics)
In phonetics, prevoicing means that voicing begins before the closure of a consonant. In the Extended IPA for speech pathology, this is transcribed with a voicing diacritic placed in front of the consonant, as in [  ̬z]. Phonemically prevoiced consonants have been reported from..
Pre-war
The term pre-war is often used for the period before the outbreak of World War II, i.e. before 1939 or 1940. However, the term is usually applied to the most recent or significant war in a culture's history. See also: Post-war For a discussion of this time period see: Aftermath of World War IEvent..
Pre-warp civilization
In the fictional Star Trek universe, the term pre-warp civilization is used to describe a civilization or race who have not yet achieved the ability to travel at warp speeds through space. See also Timeline of Star Trek ..
Pre-WC1 Confederation fighters
In the Wing Commander universe, little is known about spacecraft from before Wing Commander 1. Corsair fighter - The planned successor to the Wildcat.Wildcat fighter - The premiere dogfighter at the outset of the war. Planned upgrades and a replacement were delayed due to political posturing.Falcon..
Pre-WC1 Kilrathi fighters
Even less is known about old Kilrathi fighters than old Confederation ones. The following designs are known because they participated in the attack against McAuliffe: Asjaka bomberGamora bomberKala fighterVak fighter See also: Pre-WC1 Confederation fighters ..
Pre-Witched (Charmed episode)
Contents 1 General information2 Synopsis3 Book of Shadows3.1 Enemies3.2 Spells4 Guest stars5 Trivia6 International titles7 External links General information Episode of the popular U.S. television series, CharmedEpisode Number: 17Season: 3Production ..
Pre- and perinatal psychology
Pre- and perinatal psychology is the study of the psychological implications of the earliest experiences of the individual, before (prenatal) and during (perinatal) childbirth. Although theoretical and therapeutic approaches vary in their treatment of the topic, a common thread is the fundamental im..
Pre/trans fallacy
The American philosopher Ken Wilber posits that psychological development moves from the pre-personal, through the personal levels of development, to the transpersonal – this latter developmental milieu supposedly being the arena of the spiritually advanced and enlightened individuals. In esse..
Preacher
Preacher is a colloquial term for a clergyman, in particular a local priest, pastor or Minister; one who preaches. Some believe a preacher is distinct from a theologian by focusing on the communication of the doctrine rather than the development of the doctrine. Others see preaching and theology as ..
Preacher's kid
The phrase preacher's kid (often PK) is commonly used to refer to a child of a preacher, pastor, deacon, or other similar church worker. Although the phrase can be used in a purely descriptive way, it is often used pejoratively or stereotypically. Children of church leaders are often subjected to g..
Preachers from Outer Space!
Preachers from Outer Space! is the title of a 1994 live album by rock band Daniel Amos, released on Stunt Records. Preachers chronicles a bit of what the band was doing in those "missing years" of 1978-1981; after much of the Horrendous Disc album had been finished, and about four years before i..
Preacher (comics)
Preacher was a comic book series, created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics, with painted covers by Glenn Fabry. The series consisted of 75 issues in total -- 66 regular, monthly issues, five one-shot specials and a four-issue Saint of Ki..
Preacher Jack
Preacher Jack was the alias of wildman pianist John Lincoln Coughlin, a self-taught performer with an encyclopedic knowledge of classic honky tonk, rockabilly and boogie-woogie. Earning a cult following during the 1960s and 1970s while enjoying an extended stay performing at a club in Boston's North..
Preacher Moss
--> Preacher Moss is an American Muslim convert comedian and writer. As a writer for Damon Wayans, and Saturday Night Live, his comedy stylings are distinguished for being sculptured out of the everyday relevance of life, and the rare glimpses of truth we value as reality. Besides Damon Wayans,..
Preacher Roe
Elwin Charles Roe (born February 26, 1916 in Ash Flat, Arkansas) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1938-1954. He posted an exceptional 22-3 won-loss record for the Dodgers in 1951. Roe's overall career statistics were hurt ..
Preaching cross
A Preaching cross is a cross, sometimes surmounting a pulpit, erected out of doors to designate a preaching place. In Celtic regions of Britain and Ireland many free-standing upright crosses – or high crosses – were erected. Some of these crosses bear inscriptions in runes. There are surviving ..
Preaching the "End-Time" Message
Preaching the "End-Time" Message is the title of a rareties collection from sludgecore band Eyehategod, released on May 27 2005. As well as live songs and rare alternate versions, the record contains three original studio tracks, recorded on March 10 2005. The album is available on CD, Vinyl LP an..
Preaching to the Perverted
Preaching to the Perverted is a 1997 British comedy film written and directed by Stuart Urban. The film stars Guinevere Turner who plays Tanya Cheex, a New York dominatrix. Henry Harding MP is played by Tom Bell and Christien Anholt plays Peter Emery. The film was banned in Ireland by former fil..
Preadaptation
In evolutionary biology, preadaptation describes a situation where an organism uses a preexisting anatomical structure inherited from an ancestor for a potentially unrelated purpose. One example of preadaptation is dinosaurs having used feathers for insulation and display before using them to fly, o..
Preadditive category
In mathematics, specifically in category theory, a preadditive category is a category that is enriched over the monoidal category of abelian groups. In other words, the category C is preadditive if every hom-set Hom(A,B) in C has the structure of an abelian group, and composition of morphisms is bil..
Preah Khan
The ruined temple is still a destination for Buddhist pilgrims. Preah Khan is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built in the 12th century for King Jayavarman VII. It is located northeast of Angkor Thom and just west of the Jayatataka baray, with which it was associated. It was the centre of a s..
Preah Ko
Preah Ko – The Sacred Ox – was the first temple to be built on the site of Hariharālaya (presently Roluos), south-east of the main group of temples at Angkor, Cambodia. It was built by Indravarman I in the late 9th century. Angkorian Sites [edit] Angkor Angkor Thom..
Preah Maha Ghosananda
Contents 1 BIOGRAPHY2 EDUCATION3 KHMER ROUGE ERA4 RESTORATION5 DHAMMA YATRA6 Books7 Awards and recognitions8 External Links BIOGRAPHY Maha Ghosananda, (full title Samdech Preah Maha Ghosananda), is a highly revered Cambodian Buddhist monk in the Theravada..
Preah Palilay
Preah Palilay is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia. It is located in Angkor Thom, 400 m north of Phimeanakas. Built in the 13th or 14th century, it is a Buddhist temple (although with some Hindu imagery) in the Bayon style. Its most distinctive feature is its chimney-shaped tower. Angkorian..
Preah Pithu
Preah Pithu is a group of five temples at Angkor, Cambodia, located in Angkor Thom east of the Terrace of the Elephants. The temples are identified by letter: T U V W and X. X is Buddhist, the others Hindu. Angkorian Sites [edit] Angkor Angkor Thom | Angkor Wat | Baksei Chamkron..
Preah Thaong and Neang Neak
Preah Thaong (Kaundinya) and Neang Neak (Soma) are symbolic personas in Khmer culture. They are thought to have founded the pre-Angkor state of Funan. Much of Khmer wedding customs can be traced back to the marriage of Preah Thaong and Neang Neak. According to reports by two Chinese envoys, K'ang ..
Preah Vihear
Preah Vihearព្រះវិហារ Statistics Area: 13,788 km² Inhabitants: 119,261 (1998) Pop. density: 8.6 inh./km² ISO 3166-2: KH-13 Map Preah Vihear is a northern province of Cambodia. Its capital is Phnum Tbeng Meanchey. The pr..
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is a prestigious Grade I stakes race 1 3/16 mile (1.91 km) thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, held on the third Saturday in May of each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 lb (55 kg). The Preaknes..
Preamble
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The preamble is an introductory statement, a preliminary explanation. The term is particularly applied to the opening paragraph(s) of a statute, which recite historical facts which may be pertinent to the issue being discussed. It i..
Preamble to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Preamble to the United Nations Charter
The Preamble to the United Nations Charter is the opening (preamble) of the United Nations Charter. History Jan Christiaan Smuts originally wrote the opening lines of the Preamble as, "The High Contracting Parties, determined to prevent a recurrence of the fratricidal strife which twice in our gene..
Preamble to the United States Constitution
We the People redirects here. For the Flipsyde album, see We the People (album). The Preamble to the United States Constitution consists of a single sentence (a preamble) that introduces the document and its purpose. The preamble neither grants any powers nor inhibits any actions. It only explains ..
Preamplifier
An example of a typical high-end stereo preamplifier. A preamplifier (preamp) is an electronic amplifier which precedes another amplifier to prepare an electronic signal for further amplification or processing. Contents 1 Description2 Examples3 See also4 External link..
Preannouncement
A preannouncement occurs when a company or individual announces something either prior to the time that they do it or prior to the time that they would normally announce it. Preannouncements can take the form of a press release, filing a form with the government, a conference call, or a webcast. C..
Prebble McLaughlin
Also known as Prebble Q McLaughlin and Prebble Quinn. ..
Prebble Q McLaughlin
Prebble Quinn McLaughlin (also billed Prebble McLaughlin) (born November 18, 1971) is an actress and radio personality from Houston, Texas. Working for stations across Texas, including Houston's KHMX Mix 96.5, Austin's KHFI and KAMX Mix 94.7, as well as Metro Traffic, Prebble worked under the name..
Prebendalism
Nigeria, like many nations throughout the world, deals with corruption. Its unique form of official corruption, named prebendalism, finds numerous parallels in foreign systems like nomenklatura ("nomenclature," or the naming of Communist-friendly individuals to political, military, and civilian pos..
Prebendal stall
''see also Prebendary A prebendal stall is a seat, usually in the back row of the choir stalls, where a prebendary sits. It was a place of honour for dignitaries who were members of clergy on the staff of a cathedral or collegiate church. ..
Prebendary
A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral. A prebend is a type of benefice, which usually consisted of the income from the cathedral estates. When attending cathedral service..
Preben Elkjær Larsen
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Preben Hertoft
Preben Hertoft (b. 1928), Danish psychiatrist and professor in medical sexology, senior doctorate in medicine. After the death of his mentor Kirsten Auken, Hertoft worked over 40 years as a sexologist doing research, treatment, counseling and education. In 1986 he founded the first medical centre f..
Prebinding
Prebinding is a method for optimizing Mach-O executables. For example, this is what Mac OS X is doing when in the "Optimizing" stage of installing system software or certain applications. It is a process that essentially boils down to looking up memory offsets of symbols in libraries that the progr..
Prebiotic
The word prebiotic has two separate meanings: Prebiotic (nutrition) - food substances which promote the growth of certain bacteria (generally beneficial) in the intestines.*For information about foods and dietary supplements with potentially beneficial bacteria, see Probiotic."Before life" referrin..
Prebiotic (nutrition)
For information about foods and dietary supplements with potentially beneficial bacteria, see Probiotic. Prebiotics are a category of functional food, defined as: Non digestible food ingredients, that beneficially affect the host by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of one or a li..
Prebish-Singer
An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy one of the guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia on one of the following topics: [Notability Academics] ([Notability proposed])[Notability Biographies][Notability Books] (..
Preble
Preble may refer to: George H. Preble, also U.S. naval officer, who also rose to the rank of Commodore. Nephew of Edward Preble.Edward Preble, U.S. naval officer, who rose to the rank of Commodore -- also any of several places and things named in Edward Preble's honor: Preble, New YorkPreble, Ind..
Preble's meadow jumping mouse
Preble's meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) is a species of jumping mouse, native to upland habitats in North America. Description The mouse is around 9 inches long, and can jump 6 inches. It usually travels slowly. It swims and climbs grass stems. It has long hind legs and a long, sl..
Preble, New York
Preble is a town in Cortland County, New York, USA. The population was 1,582 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Commodore Edward Preble, a naval hero. The Town of Preble is on the north border of Cortland County. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 Commun..
Preble County, Ohio
Preble County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 42,337. Its county seat is Eaton6. It is named for Edward Preble a naval officer in the American Revolutionary War and against the Barbary Pirates. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent co..
Preble High School
Preble High School is a high school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It has over 2,000 students, making it one of the biggest high schools in Wisconsin. Preble High School was built in 1955 in Preble, Wisconsin, which was later annexed with outlying towns into the city of Green Bay. It completed ren..
Preble Township, Minnesota
Preble Township is a township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 272 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.7 km² (35.8 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 272 pe..
Prebold
Občina Prebold --> --> Area: 40.9 km² Population - males - females 4,5142,1752,339 Mayor: Average age: 39.98 years Residential areas: - households: - families: 27.95 m²/person1,5791,342 Working active: - unemployed: 2,221341 Average mon..
Preboot Execution Environment
The Preboot Execution Environment (PXE, aka Pre-Execution Environment) is an environment to bootstrap computers using a network interface card independently of available data storage devices (like hard disks) or installed operating systems. PXE was introduced as part of the Wired for Management fra..
Prebötzinger complex
The Prebötzinger complex is a brainstem site generating the respiratory rhythm. External links [Clue to why some die during sleep] ..
Prebound
A Prebound book is a book that was previously bound and has been rebound with a library quality hardcover binding. In almost all commercial cases, the book in question began as a paperback. An alternate term is "Library Hardcover Paperback". ..
Precalculus
In mathematics education, pre-calculus, in reality just advanced high school algebra, is a foundational mathematical discipline. Courses and textbooks in pre-calculus are intended to prepare students for the study of calculus. Pre-calculus typically includes a review of algebra, as well as an introd..
Precambrian
Precambrian Geologic timescale (millions of years ago) ImageSize = width:175 height:255 PlotArea = left:40 right:5 bottom:45 top:5 AlignBars = early Period = from:0 till:4500 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:500 start:0 ScaleMinor = unit:year incr..
Precancel
US 2c stamp of 1938 with precancel A precanceled stamp, or precancel for short, is a postage stamp that has been cancelled before being affixed to mail. Precancels are typically used by mass mailers, who can save a postal system time and effort by prearranging to use the precancels, and deliv..
Precaria
A precaria is a contract granting the right to use ecclesiastical property for a specific amount of time, for the duration of the grantee's life, offered for services rendered to the church. In feudalism the use of church lands to support warriors contributed to the growth of precaria in the eighth..
Precarious Boulder
Precarious Boulder refers to a large rock sitting either on the ground or on another rock in an apparently unstable position. This can arise by two mechanisms. Erosion may have removed much of the basal rock leaving the boulder exposed. Alternatively it may be a Glacial erratic, a rock that was tran..
Precarity
:''For information about Casual work, see Contingent work. Precarity is an ideological term which has been promoted particularly in western Europe at the beginning of the twenty first century to place Casual work in a new setting. Through the pretense that intermittent working conditions are nove..
Precast concrete
Precast concrete is an ancient type of construction material made with concrete cast in a reusable mold or "form" and cured in a controlled environment, then transported to the construction site and lifted into place. In contrast, standard concrete is poured-in-place in large forms and cured on site..
Precative mood
Precative mood is a grammatical mood which signifies requests, e.g. "Could you pass me the salt?" ..
Precautionary demand
Precautionary demand is the demand for financial assets, such as securities, money or foreign currency; it is money people want in case of emergency. In economic theory, specifically Keynesian economics, Precautionary demand is one of the determinants of demand for money (and credit), the others be..
Precautionary principle
The precautionary principle, is the idea that if the consequences of an action are potentially severe or irreversible, the absence of full scientific certainty should not be used to prevent action.[link] In practice the principle is most often applied in the context of the impact of human..
Precedence
Precedence is a simple ordering, based on either importance or sequence; it may refer to one of the following: Message precedence of military communications trafficOrder of precedence, the ceremonial hierarchy within a nation or stateOrder of operations in mathematicsPrecedence Entertainment, a dec..
Precedence (solitaire)
Precedence is a solitaire card game which uses two decks of playing cards. It is a building game where the playing does not have to worry about a tableau or playing area. In the book 100 Solitaire Games by Sloane Lee and Gabriel Packard, it is known under the name Downing Street. At the start of th..
Precedence Diagram Method
The Precedence Diagram Method is a tool for scheduling activities in a project plan. Key elements include determining predeccessors and defining attributes such as early start datelate start dateearly finish datelate finish dateDurationWBS reference ..
Precedent
''If you are looking for other meanings of this word root, see precedence In law, a precedent or authority is a legal case establishing a principle or rule which a court may need to adopt when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts. The term may also refer to the collective body of c..
Precentor
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A precentor is a person, usually a clergy member, who is in charge of preparing worship services. This position is usually held in a large church, and is typically used in the churches of the Anglican Communion. Most cathedrals hav..
Precentral sulcus
Precentral sulcus of the human brain. The precentral sulcus lies parallel to, and in front of, the central sulcus. (A sulcus is one of the prominent grooves on the surface of the brain.) The precentral sulcus divides the inferior, middle, and superior frontal gyri from the primary motor co..
Precept
A Precept (from the Latin præcipere, to teach) is a commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action. Religion In religion, precepts are usually commands respecting moral conduct. The term is encountered frequently the Jewish, Christian Scriptures; e.g.: Thou hast c..
Preceptor
A Preceptor is a teacher responsible to uphold a certain law or tradition, a precept. Music Musically, the title Preceptor usually refers to a monk responsible for making music in a monastery. He trained the monks in the traditions of plain chant for daily services and prayers. Education Some Nor..
Precept (insurance)
Precept is an American employee benefits consultancy based in Irvine, California. Precept was founded in 1987, as an insurance-driven advisory firm. The company serves hundreds of local and national clients across many industries. External links [Precept website] ..
Preces
Preces are, in liturgical worship, short petitions that are said or sung as versicle and response by the officiant and congregation respectively. A familiar example is the opening versicle and response of the Anglican service of Evening Prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer: Priest: O Lord,..
Precession
Precession refers to a change in the direction of the axis of a rotating object. In physics, there are two types of precession, torque-free and torque-induced, the latter being discussed here in more detail. In certain contexts, "precession" may refer to the precession that the Earth experiences, th..
Precession of the equinoxes
Precession of the equinoxes refers to the precession of Earth's axis of rotation in inertial space. It was discovered by Hipparchus that the positions of the equinoxes regress (move westward) along the ecliptic compared to the fixed stars on the celestial sphere. Currently, this annual motion is ab..
Precinct
For the law enforcement usage, see police station. A precinct is a space enclosed by the walls or other boundaries of a particular place or building, or by an arbitrary and imaginary line drawn around it. There are several different uses for the word. Elections A precinct is generally the lowest-..
Precincts in Sengkang New Town
This is a list of public housing precincts in Sengkang New Town, Singapore: Contents 1 Neighbourhood 1 - ..
Precinct captain
A precinct captain is someone who helps with voter registrations, meeting new residents of the area or neighborhood, and helping voters get to the voting booths or precincts. ..
Precinct of Amon-Re
Map of the Amun-Re Temple The Precinct of Amun-Re, located near Luxor, Egypt, is one of the four main enclosed areas that make up the immense Karnak Temple Complex. The precinct is by far the largest of these and the only one that is open to the general public. The temple complex is dedicated..
Precinct of Montu
Precinct of Montu Gateway of Ptolemy III Euergetes / Ptolemy IV Philopator Precinct of Montu, located near Luxor, Egypt, is one of the four main enclosed areas that make up the immense Karnak Temple Complex. It is dedicated to the Egyptian god Montu, the child of Amun and Mut. The area ..
Precinct of Mut
Map of Precinct of Mut Complex Main entrance to Precinct of Mut. Avenue of sphinxes seen from the tenth pylon of the Precinct of Amen-Re toward the Precinct of Mut. Statues inside the Precinct of Mut, with some of the crescent-shaped lake behind. Small overview of Precinct..
Preciosa (album)
This article is about a 1988 album by pop singer Selena. For other uses, see Preciosa (disambiguation). Preciosa is the sixth album released by Selena y Los Dinos before signing on to EMI Latin. At this point, Selena's albums began selling up to 20,000 copies. During that same year, she was the f..
Preciosa (disambiguation)
The word Preciosa is a Spanish word meaning precious or beautiful. It may also refer to: Preciosa (album), 1988 album released by mexican pop star Selena.Preciosa (song), a Puerto Rican song composed by Rafael Hernandez.This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles ass..
Precious
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Precious means something of great value. As a name it may refer to: Precious (Yuna Ito), a song by Japanese singer Yuna ItoPrecious (band), a British female band who participated in the Eurovision Song Contest.Precious (rapper), a..
Precious (album)
Precious is an album by Cubic U (Utada Hikaru's pseudonym before becoming a superstar in Japan), which was recorded at Sony Music Studio in New York in 1996. The album was first released in Japan on January 28, 1998 and then later re-released on March 31, 1999. All songs on Precious were written an..
Precious (band)
Precious were a British female band, comprising Louise Rose, Anya Lahiri, Sophie McDonnell, Kalli Clark-Sternberg and Jenny Frost. They first achieved fame as the UK's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest and went on to become a moderately popular act until they decided it was time to go their own ..
Precious (song)
"Precious" is Depeche Mode's forty-first single, and the first single from the album Playing the Angel. It was released on October 3, 2005 in the UK by Mute Records and October 11, 2005 in the US by Sire/Reprise. The single reached #4 in the UK, #71 on the Hot 100, and #23 on the US Modern Rock T..
Precious (Yuna Ito)
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Precious Belt Bridge
Precious Belt Bridge. The Precious Belt Bridge (}; }) is a Tang Dynasty arch bridge located near the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. The Precious Belt Bridge is located at the intersection of the Grand Canal and Dantai Lake, about 2.5 kilometer south-east of Suzhou. The bridg..
Precious Blood
Christ's Precious Blood is the Eucharist under the species of wine. History In the Early Church Christ's Faithful received the Eucharist both as consecrated bread and wine. Saint Maximus explains that in the Old Law the flesh of the sacrificial victim was shared with the people, but the blood of th..
Precious Bunny
Precious Bunny (foaled in 1988) is a bay horse by Cam Fella out of Bunny's Wish by B Gs Bunny. He was voted North American harness horse of the year in 1991, a year in which he won the North America Cup, the Meadowlands Pace, the Art Rooney Memorial Pace, the Adios Stakes, and the Little Brown Jug, ..
Precious Cargo (Enterprise episode)
Precious Cargo is the 37th episode (production #211) of the television series [[Star Trek: Enterprise]]. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Contents 1 Synopsis2 Plot3 Trivia4 External link Synopsis While answering a distress call..
Precious Doe
Erica Green Precious Doe was the pseudonym assigned to an unidentified female body, which was presumed to be 3 to 4 years of age based upon a dental examination by forensic dentists,[[Citing sources citation needed]] discovered on April 28, 2001, in Kansas City, Missouri..
Precious Falling
Precious Falling is the second album released by Quickspace. Tracklisting "Death + Annie" - 4:02"Take Away" - 4:17"Mouse" - 7:39"7 Like That" - 5:19"Quickspace Happy Song #2" - 6:32"Hadid" - 5:14"Melo" - 2:12"Minors" - 6:43"Coca Lola" - 5:49"Obvious" - 5:20"Walk Me Home" - 6:37"The Mountain Waltz..
Precious Fathers
Precious Fathers is a Vancouver-based instrumental post-rock shoegazer ensemble, with members linked to other projects such as Destroyer, Loscil, Sparrow and The Battles. Links [White Whale Records page of Precious Fathers] http://www.myspace.com/preciousfathers ..
Precious Hudson
Precious Hudson was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was played by Judi Shekoni. History Precious was the glamourous wife of gangster Angel Hudson and she was first seen in Walford in June 2002 when Angel forced his old associate, Paul Trueman, to keep a watchful eye ove..
Precious Illusions
redirect [[Template:Infobox Single]] "Precious Illusions" is song by Alanis Morissette which was featured on her 2002 album Under Rug Swept. It released as the second single. CD1 hit stores on August 5, 2002 and CD2 followed on October 29. The lyrics describe a conflict between idealism and realism..
Precious Images
Precious Images is a 1986 short film directed by Chuck Workman. It features approximately 470 half-second-long splices of classic movies and movie moments through the history of American film. The "scenes" are organized by genre, while matching it with appropriate music - e.g., the "musicals" sectio..
Precious Lara Quigaman
Precious Lara San Agustín Quigaman (born January 3, 1983), is a model and freelance webpage writer who won the 2005 Miss International beauty pageant held at Tokyo, Japan. She is the fourth Filipina to have won the crown, after Gemma Cruz (1964), Aurora Pijuan (1970), and Melanie Marquez (1979). Sh..
Precious Life
Precious Life is an Irish organisation founded in 1997 by Bernadette Smyth dedicated to preventing abortion through non-violent means. They are the largest such organisation in all of Ireland, and the only one active on the streets. Along with distributing pro-life literature, they also give talks a..
Precious Little
Precious Little is an album by British blues musician Jeremy Spencer, who was a member of Fleetwood Mac from 1967-71. Released in 2006 (see 2006 in music), this is his fourth official solo album (his first since 1979) and was released on the Bluestown Records label. The album was recorded in five..
Precious Lord
Track Listing "Precious Lord""Rock of Ages""The Old Rugged Cross""Morningstar""How Great Thou Art""Glory to His Name""What a Friend We Have in Jesus""In the Garden""Hallelujah (I Just Want to Praise the Lord)" ..
Precious McKenzie
Born in 1936 in Durban, South Africa, Precious McKenzie achieved world recognition in winning Commonwealth Games weightlifting medals for New Zealand. That earned him an MBE. He subsequently became the New Zealand Safety Council's Manual Handling Advisor, running courses in New Zealand, Australia,..
Precious Memories
"Precious Memories" is a traditional Gospel hymn credited to J.B.F. Wright in 1925. However, records indicate the song may have been around as early as 1877. It has been performed by a wide variety of famous recording artists including Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, and Bob ..
Precious metal
Bullion redirects here. For the town in France, see Bullion, Yvelines. For uses of the word bouillon, see Bouillon (disambiguation) A gold nugget A precious metal is a rare metallic chemical element of high economic value. Chemically, the precious metals are less reactive than most element..
Precious Metal Clay
Precious Metal Clay or PMC is a plasticene-like precious metal compound developed in the early 1990s in Japan by metallurgist Dr. A. Morikawa. Success was first achieved with gold, and later duplicated with silver. The material is modelled into the desired shape, and then kiln-fired; which burns of..
Precious metal representative
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Precious Moments
Precious Moments is widely known as a series of collectible porcelain bisque figurines. The original artwork was created by the American illustrator, Sam Butcher in the 1970s. His artworks depict young children, and are often accompanied by inspirational messages which are also found on the products..
Precious Moments Poetry
Poetry that is well-crafted, polite, safe and takes no risks. See Poetry, Ploughshares, Prairie Schooner, New Hampshire Review, etc. redirect [[Template:POV-check]]..
Precious Ramotswe
Precious Ramotswe is the fictional central character in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series of novels by Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith. Mma Ramotswe is Motswana, and is the first female private detective in the country. She features in seven novels to date, and is a very wise, intell..
Precious Time (album)
Precious Time is the third album of Pat Benatar, released in 1981. It peaked at place #1 on the Billboard 200 and produced hits like Fire and Ice. Track listing "Promises in the Dark" – 4:48"Fire and Ice" – 3:20"Just Like Me" – 3:28"Precious Time" – 6:02"It's a Tuff Life" &..
Precipice National Park
Precipice is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 377 km northwest of Brisbane. Fact sheet Area: 104.00 km²Coordinates: [25°19′57″S, 150°05′52″E]Date of establishment: 1989Managing authorities: Queensland Parks and Wildlife ServiceIUCN category: II See also Protected area..
Precipitable water column
Definition The precipitable water column (in milimeters) is the amount of water in the whole atmospheric column. It represents the height that would reach the total amount of the water in liquid state over a surface of 1 square meter. Measurement There are differente techniques: - A type of measu..
Precipitate EP
Precipitate is the name of an EP by New York City based Indie rock band Interpol. It features two tracks not on albums "Precipitate" and "Song Seven" (although Precipitate is on another EP, FUKD ID) Track listing "Precipitate" – 5:35"Song Seven" – 4:41"PDA" – 5:03"A Time To Be Small" – 5..
Precipitation (chemistry)
"Precipitate" redirects here, for the Interpol EP see Precipitate (EP). Precipitation is the formation of a solid in a solution during a chemical reaction, such as evaporation. A substance that causes precipitation when it is added to a solution is called a precipitant. This can occur when an ins..
Precipitation (disambiguation)
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Precipitation may refer to: Precipitation (meteorology), in meteorology and hydrology, rain, snow and other forms of water falling from the skyPrecipitation (chemistry), the condensation of a solid from a solution during a chemical ..
Precipitation (horse)
Precipitation was an incredibly influential sire, and is found in the pedigrees of many sport horses today. Stats Name Precipitation Born 1933 Markings star Color Chestnut Breeding By Hurry on, out of Double Life by Bachelors Double Precipitation was out of Double Life, a f..
Precipitation (meteorology)
''This article is about the meteorological term. For the chemistry term, see Precipitation (chemistry) Late-summer rainstorm in Denmark In meteorology, precipitation is any form of water that falls from the sky as part of the weather to the ground. This includes snow, rain, sleet, freezing rai..
Precipitation strengthening
Precipitation hardening, also called Age hardening, is a heat treatment technique used to strengthen malleable materials, especially non-ferrous alloys including most structural alloys of aluminium and titanium. It relies on changes in solid solubility with temperature to produce fine particles of ..
Precise Moon
Precise Moon is a space ranger of [Expanded universe].Currently on a long term attachment to [GT] faction of [Gametoast]Precise Moon hires his services for the stability of the universe.Origin is to be know as Planet earth but there is no confirmation that he is of human..
Precise Tone Plan
The Precise Tone Plan specification for the North American network defines the tones used for standard signaling in the PSTN. The tones are as follows: dial tone is a continuous tone having frequencies of 350 and 440 Hz at a level of −13 dBm ringback tone is defined as comprising frequencies of ..
Precising definition
A precising definition is a definition that extends the dictionary definition (lexical definition) of a term for a specific purpose by including additional criteria that narrow down the set of things meeting the definition. For example, a dictionary may define the term "student" as "1. anyone atten..
Precision
Precision has the following meanings: In engineering, science, industry and statistics, precision characterises the degree of mutual agreement among a series of individual measurements, values, or results - see accuracy and precision.In computing, one of:#the precision (number of digits) with which..
Precision-guided munition
BOLT-117 laser guided bomb Precision-guided munitions (smart munitions or smart bombs) are self-guiding weapons intended to maximize damage to the target while minimizing "collateral damage." Because the damage effects of an explosive weapon scale as a power law with distance, quite modest imp..
Precisionism
Charles Demuth, Chimney and Watertower (1931) Precisionism was an artistic movement that emerged in the United States after World War I and was at its height during the inter-War period. The term itself was first coined in the early 1920s. Influenced strongly by Cubism and Futurism, its main t..
Precision (arithmetic)
The precision of a value describes the number of digits that are used to express that value. In a scientific setting this would be the total number of digits (sometimes called the significant digits) or, less commonly, the number of fractional digits or places (the number of digits following the po..
Precision (computer science)
In computer science, precision of a numerical quantity is a measure of the detail in which the quantity is expressed. This is usually measured in binary bits, but sometimes in decimal digits. It is related to precision in mathematics, which describes the number of digits that are used to express a ..
Precision (march)
"Precision" is the authorized march of Royal Military College of Canada (RMC). It was composed in 1932 by Denise Chabot, wife of Major C. A. Chabot, a Royal Canadian Artillery officer on staff at the College at the time. It was inspired by "Madelon", one of the popular marching songs sung and whistl..
Precision agriculture
Precision farming or precision agriculture is an agricultural concept relying on the existence of in-field variability. It requires the use of new technologies, such as global positioning (GPS), sensors, satellites or aerial images, and information management tools (GIS) to assess and understand va..
Precision Air
Precision Air is a scheduled and charter airline based in Arusha in Tanzania. It operates scheduled air services between Arusha and Zanzibar and to 12 airports in Tanzania, together with flights to neighbouring Kenya. Its main base is Arusha Airport (ARK), with hubs at Dar es Salaam Airport (DAR) an..
Precision Approach Path Indicator
The Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) is a light system positioned beside the runway that consists of two, three, or four boxes of lights that provide a visual indication of an airplane's position on the glidepath for the associated runway. The FAA standard for the PAPI is the same as the ICA..
Precision Approach Radar
Precision Approach Radar (PAR) is a type of radar guidance system designed to provide lateral and vertical guidance to an aircraft pilot for landing up to the missed approach point. Controllers monitoring the PAR displays observe each aircraft's position and issue instructions to the pilot that keep..
Precision bombing
Precision bombing is the desired skill of being able to bomb single buildings in a built up area, without causing any damage to the surrounding buildings, or the ability to place a bomb by air to within extremely accurate limits. Precision bombing was used by both the Allied and Central Powers durin..
Precision club
This article concerns Contract Bridge and uses terminology associated with the game. See Contract bridge glossary for an explanation of unfamiliar words or phrases. In the game of contract bridge Precision Club is a strong club system that was invented by C. C. Wei and used to good effect by Taiwan..
Precision Devices
A musical group from Boston area, Massachusetts, USA. Sprecializing in hop-hop, Precision Devices is a collaborative of 3 MC's: GCom, 1UP, and M-Only with production by [Profound]. The group is recording in 2005, and is still currently unsigned. More information can be found on their webs..
Precision Drilling
Precision Drilling Corporation (NYSE: [PDS] TSX: [PD.UN]) is the largest drilling rig contractors in Canada, also providing oil field rental and supplies. Operations expanded from 3 drilling rigs in 1984 to worldwide operations (Mexico, North Africa, Middle East, Kazakhstan, Ind..
Precision Engineering Complex
Precision Engineering Complex(PEC) is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Precision Engineering Complex is a division of Pakistan International Airlines. Created in 1978 to manufacture products for commercial aviation industry of the world. The parts manufactured by PEC are fitted on over two dozen..
Precision Manuals Development Group
Precision Manuals Development Group (PMDG) is a commercial add-on aircraft developer for the Microsoft Flight Simulator series of PC flight simulators. Contents 1 History2 Members3 Aircraft3.1 Current Aircraft3.2 Under Development4 See also5 External links Hi..
Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory
A Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) is a United States Air Force facility in wich the calibration and repair of test equipment takes place. This practice is also known as metrology: the science of measurement. The Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) of airmen trained to work in the PMEL ..
Precision rectifier
The super diode or precision rectifier is a configuration obtained with an operational amplifier in order to have a circuit behaving like an ideal diode or rectifier. It can be useful for high-precision signal processing. The basic circuit implementing such a feature is the following: where �..
Precision seeding
In agriculture, precision seeding is a method of seeding that involves placing seed at a precise spacing and depth. This is in contrast to broadcast seeding, where seed is scattered over an area. Although precise hand placement would qualify, precision seeding usually refers to a mechanical process..
Precision teaching
Precision teaching is a form of training pioneered by Ogden Lindsley in the 1950s and based on operant conditioning. External links http://psych.athabascau.ca/html/387/OpenModules/Lindsley/introa.shtml ..
Precision Time Protocol
The Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is a protocol defined in the IEEE1588 – 2002 standard that allows precise synchronization of networks (e.g., Ethernet). Accuracy within the nanosecond range can be achieved by using hardware generated timestamps. The Institute of Embedded Systems (InES) of the Uni..
Precita Eyes
Precita Eyes is a muralist group in San Francisco, California. In 2000 they painted the only McDonald's restaurant mural in a San Francisco hamburger restaurant. The group provides walking tours of the Mission District's many murals — some by Diego Rivera. They accept volunteers, especially childr..
Precocial
In biology, precocial species are those that are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. The opposite of precocial is altricial. Precocial species are normally nidifugous, meaning that they leave the nest shortly after birth. The distinction between precocial and altric..
Precocious puberty
Precocious puberty means early puberty. Contents 1 Types and causes2 Clinical significance3 Measures4 Other notes5 See also6 References7 External links Types and causes Early pubic hair, breast, or genital development may result from normal but early maturatio..
Precognition
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Precognition is a form of extra-sensory perception. Believers in precognition say it allows a "percipient" to perceive information about future places or events before they happen (as opposed to merely predicting them based on deductive reasoning and current..
Precognition (disambiguation)
Precognition is the psychic ability. Precognition may refer to: Precognition (Scots law), taking written statements from witnesses redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Precognition (Scots law)
Precognition in Scots law is the practice of procurators fiscal and the Lord Advocate taking written statements from witnesses when investigating and prosecuting a crime or offence. It forms part of the pre-trial phase, allowing a prosecutor in Scotland to appear before the courts of Scotland knowi..
Precompiled header
Precompiled header is a performance feature found in some C or C++ compilers used to reduce compilation time. The idea is to compile seldom changed header files into object code so that subsequent compilations are faster, at the cost of the initial, slower precompilation. Precompiled header files ..
Precomposed character
A precomposed character (alternatively decomposable character) is a Unicode entity that can be decomposed into a canonically equivalent string of several other characters. Typically, a precomposed character is decomposed into to the main character and a combining diacritical mark. On most computer ..
Precompositional
In music, precompositional decisions are those decisions which a composer decides upon before or while beginning to create a composition. These limits may be given to the composer, such as the length or style needed, or entirely decided by the composer. Precompositional decisions may also include w..
Precomputed Radiance Transfer
Precomputed Radiance Transfer (PRT) is a technique used to render a scene in real time with complex light interactions precomputed. Radiosity can be used to determine the diffuse lighting of the scene, however PRT offers a method to dynamically change the lighting environment. In essense, PRT compu..
Precondition
In logic a precondition is a condition that has to be met before a main argument can have any value. In computer programming, a precondition is a condition or predicate that must always be true just prior to the execution of some section of code or before an operation in a formal specification. ..
Preconditioner
In linear algebra and numerical analysis a preconditioner P of a matrix A is a matrix such that P-1A has a lower condition number than A. This is useful, for instance, when solving a linear system [ Ax = b,\,] for x using iterative methods, since the number of iterations usually increa..
Preconization
A preconization (Late Lat. praeconizatio, from praeconizare, "to proclaim", Lat. praeco, "a public crier") is a public proclamation or announcement. In this sense it is practically obsolete; but the word is still technically used of the solemn proclamation of new bishops, and of the sees to which th..
Preconscious
The Preconscious is a structure of the mind, postulated by Sigmund Freud, containing all memories that can be easily accessed by the conscious mind. These memories are not conscious, because a person need not actually be aware of them at any given moment, but they are also distinct from the rest of..
Precordial catch syndrome
Precordial Catch Syndrome (PCS), also known as Texidor’s twinge, is a common cause of chest pain complaints in children and adolescents. It also occurs less frequently in adults. PCS manifests itself as a sharp pain typically below the left, but sometimes right, nipple or breast which is worse whe..
Precordial examination
In medicine, the precordial exam, also cardiac exam, is performed as part of a physical examination, or when a patient presents with chest pain suggestive of a cardiovascular pathology. The exam includes several parts: position/lighting/drapinginspectionpalpationauscultation Contents 0.1 P..
Precordial thump
A precordial thump is a medical procedure used in the initial response to a witnessed cardiac arrest when no defibrillator is immediately available. It can be used as a small part of the provision of advanced cardiac life support (ACLS). To perform a precordial thump, a highly trained provider suc..
Precordium
In anatomy, the Precordium is the portion of the body over the heart and stomach. See also Precordial thumpPrecordial examination ..
Precovery
Precovery is a term used in astronomy that describes the process of finding the image of an object (usually a minor planet, but sometimes a comet or even a natural satellite) in old archived images or photographic plates, for the purpose of calculating a more accurate orbit. The name is based on pre..
Precrash system
A precrash system is an automobile safety system designed to reduce the damage caused by a collision. Most use radar sensors to detect an imminent crash and respond by tightening the seat belts, boosting brake pressure, and even applying the brakes. Some also monitor the rear of the vehicle and ca..
Precuneus
Gray's FIG. 727– Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. (Precuneus visible top left.) The precuneus is a structure in the brain positioned above the cuneus and located in the parietal lobe. According to some authors, the precuneus is part of the limbic system. ..
Precursor
For other uses, see Precursor (disambiguation) A precursor is something that existed before and was incorporated into something that came later. Also known as a forerunner or predecessor. For example, cacao is a precursor of chocolate, but chocolate is not a precursor of ice cream. There, chocolat..
Precursors (game)
Precursors is a video game from Kiev-based developer Deep Shadows, who also developed the game [[Boiling Point: Road to Hell]]. It is based in a futuristic sci-fi environment where it seems, that many factions are engaged in a war. The player will be able to explore many different planets and ..
Precursors of film
Film as an art form grew out of a long tradition of literature, storytelling, narrative drama, art, mythology, puppetry, shadow play, cave paintings, stage magic and perhaps even dreams. In addition, the technology of film, emerged from developments and achievements much further back in human histor..
Precursor (disambiguation)
For the fictional alien race in the video game Star Control see Precursor (Star Control).For the fictional alien race in the video game Jak and Daxter see The Precursors.For the C. J. Cherryh novel, see Foreigner Universe.For the computer game, see Precursors (game). This is a [disambiguationdi..
Precursor (Star Control)
The Precursors are a vanished, ancient, superintelligent race from the Star Control games. They are known to have gained sentience before almost any race and further than all, including the Chenjesu or the Ur-Quan, and then vanished without a clue, presumed to have gone either to "some better place"..
Preda
PREDA stands for 'People's Recovery, Empowerment, and Development Assistance Foundation' PREDA is a charitable organization founded since the year 1974 in Olongapo City, Philippines. Its main goal and purpose is to promote and protect the dignity and the Human Rights of the Filipino people especial..
Predaceous diving beetle
The predaceous diving beetles (also spelled "predacious") are a family (Dytiscidae) of water beetles. They are about one inch long, dark brown in color with golden highlights and short, but sharp, pincers. The larvae are commonly known as water tigers. The family has not been comprehensively catal..
Predacon
The Predacons - (center) Predaking, (l to r) Rampage, Razorclaw, Headstrong, Tantrum & Divebomb The Predacons are several groups of fictional characters from the assorted Transformers universes. Contents 1 Generation 11.1 Animated Series1.2 Marvel Comics1.3 Dreamwave Comi..
Predappio
Predappio is a town and comune in the province of Forlì-Cesena, in the region of Emilia-Romagna in Italy, with a population of 6,362. The town is perhaps best known for being the birthplace Benito Mussolini, dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943. Mussolini is also buried at Predappio, and his mausole..
Predaptive
Predaptive is a privately owned organisational development consulting firm based at Prospero Barn in Snitterfield, Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, UK. Predaptive was formed in 2003. It specialises in organisational development, including leadership, coaching, 360 degree feedback, and competen..
Predate
The verb predate has two meanings:- To prey upon: see predator and predation and prey.To happen earlier than (sometimes pre-date) [Webster's Third New International Dictionary]This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an ..
Predation
This snapping turtle is trying to make a meal of a Canada goose, but the goose is too wary. Predator eyes - an American alligator Hierodula patellifera preys on maculaticollis For other uses, see Predator (disambiguation) and Prey (disambiguation). A predator is an animal or other ..
Predator's Gold
Predator's Gold (2003) is a book by Philip Reeve. It is a sequel to Mortal Engines, and is the second book in the Hungry City Chronicles. The story concerns the adventures of Tom and Hester in the Arctic two years after the events of Mortal Engines. Contents 1 Synopsis1.1 Part One1.2..
Predator: Concrete Jungle
Predator: Concrete Jungle is a third-person action adventure video game. In the game, the player takes on the role of a disgraced Predator known as Scarface. You must regain your honour by killing those humans who have stolen the Predator technology that you left behind 100 years ago. Contents 0..
Predatory lending
Predatory lending is the practice of using a borrower’s ignorance against them for profit. It is often referred to as an affliction that only strikes racial minorities, women, and the elderly. While these groups are certainly prone for victimization, for which the ramifications cut far deeper and ..
Predatory mortgage lending
The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a [WikiProject Countering systemic biasworldwide view].Please improve the article or discuss the issue on the [talk page]. There is concern in the US that consumers are often victims of predatory mortgage ..
Predatory pricing
Predatory pricing is the practice of a dominant firm selling a product at a loss in order to drive some or all competitors out of the market, or create a barrier to entry into the market for potential new competitors. The other firms must lower their prices in order to compete with the predatory pri..
Predator (criminology)
In criminology, a predator is used to describe a criminal, most commonly in the phrases sexual predator and/or child predator. The term superpredator has also been used to refer to a theorized individual, from an urban ghetto, who has developed an aversion to modern society. The term is also in comm..
Predator (disambiguation)
A predator is an animal that hunts and kills other organisms. Predator may refer to: Predator (film), Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers et. al. attacked by an alien*Yautja, the alien in the movie*Predator (video game), Activision game based on the movieRQ-1 Predator and RQ-9 Predator B, UAVs ..
Predator (film)
Predator is a 1987 science fiction movie that was directed by John McTiernan and released on Friday, June 12, 1987. It featured actors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, Sonny Landham, Elpidia Carrillo, Richard Chaves, Shane Black, Jesse Ventura, Kevin Peter Hall, Sven-Ole Thorsen and..
Predator (novel)
Preadtor is the 14th novel in the Scarpetta series, written by Patricia Cornwell. Released in October, 2005. Story Dr. Kay Scarpetta, now freelancing with the National Forensic Academy in Florida, takes charge of a case that stretches from steamy Florida to snowboundBoston, one as unnerving as ..
Predator (shoe)
Predator technology is Adidas' trade-name for a set of features of their soccer shoes. Adidas claims that these features increase power, swerve, and accuracy when kicking or shooting a ball. Adidas' product line currently includes three models incorporating Predator technology: the Predator Absolute..
Predator (truck)
Predator Owner Allen Pezo Driver Allen Pezo Style Experimental Panther (based on 2002 Chevy) Engine 557 CI Keith Black Hemi Home city Nashville, TN Year created 1988 Predator is a monster truck currently competing on the USHRA Monster Jam circuit. It is owned and dr..
Predator (TV Program)
Predator is a Dateline NBC Program by Chris Hanson. ..
Predator 2
Predator 2 (1990) is a science fiction movie starring Danny Glover. It is a sequel to the successful Predator which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. Apart from suit actor Kevin Peter Hall, the film had an all new cast. The movie was poorly received upon release when compared with the original, althou..
Predator Light Anti-Armour Missile
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Predator trap
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. A predator trap is a natural hazard such as a tar pit. Predators become attracted to struggling animals th..
Preda Mihăilescu
Preda Mihăilescu (born 1955) is a Romanian mathematician who received his education at the ETH Zürich and later did research at the University of Paderborn, Germany. Since 2005 he is a professor at the Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Germany. He proved Catalan's conjecture in 2002. ..
Preddvor
Občina Preddvor Area: 87,0 km² Population - males - females 3.2001.5761.624 Mayor: mag. Franc Ekar Average age: 41,04 let Residential areas: - households: - families: 30,97 m²/osebo973834 Working active: - unemployed: 1.390116 Average mo..
Predeal
Predeal (Romanian pronunciation: /pre.'de̯al/ Hungarian: Predeál) is a town in Romania, in Braşov County. An important mountain resort, Predeal is located of the Prahova Valley and is surrounded by five massifs: Postăvarul, Piatra Mare, Bucegi, Baiului and Fiţifoi. The name is derived from Ro..
Predecessor culture
Predecessor culture is a sociological phrase originating in Alastair McIntyre's book, After Virtue, in which he considers society before the Enlightenment's project of rationalizing all things as having an internal consistency and meaning which has been lost to us. It can be considered a having to d..
Predecessor state
A predecessor state is an established state in international law that is succeeded by a new state or states. See also Successor stateSuccession of states theoryUniversal historyComparative history External link [European Journal of International Law - State Succession in Respect of Human Right..
Predella
A predella is the platform or step on which an altar stands. In painting, predella refers to the paintings or sculptures running along the frame at the bottom of an altarpiece. They often consist of narrative scenes, e.g. scenes in the life of a particular saint. Examples of predellas include: Ducc..
Predestination
Predestination is a religious idea, under which the relationship between the beginning of things and the destiny of things is discussed. Its religious nature distinguishes it from other ideas concerning determinism and free will, and related concepts. In particular, predestination concerns God's de..
Predestination (Calvinism)
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Predestination paradox
A predestination paradox, also called a causal loop or causality loop, is a paradox of time travel that is often used as a convention in science fiction. It exists when a time traveller is caught in a loop of events that "predestines" him to travel back in time. This paradox is in some ways the oppo..
Predetermined motion time system
A predetermined motion time system (PMTS) is frequently used to set labor rates in industry by quantifying the amount of time required to perform specific tasks. The first such system is known as Methods Time Measurement, released in 1948 and today existing in three variations, commonly known as MT..
Predetermined variables
The predetermined variables in an econometric model are those that are fixed at current time: exogenous variables and lagged endogenous variables. ..
Predeterminism
Predeterminism is generally the philosophy that all of the events of history, past, present and future, have been decided before the advent of temporal existence. Contents 1 Predeterminism versus Free Will2 Predeterminism and Science3 See also4 External links Predeterminism v..
Predhiman Kaw
Predhiman Kaw (1948-) is an Indian plasma physicist, who is currently the director of the Institute for Plasma Research. He received PhD from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 1966. He received Padma Shri award in 1985 and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in 1986. Selected Articles and Talks ..
Predicables
Predicables (Lat. praedicabilis, that which may be stated or affirmed, sometimes called quinque voces or five words) is, in scholastic logic, a term applied to a classification of the possible relations in which a predicate may stand to its subject. The list given by the schoolmen and generally adop..
Predicament bondage
Predicament bondage is the art of restraining a person by bondage in such a way that there is a limited number of positions in which they can be (usually two). Both of these positions are so uncomfortable or painful that they are forced to shift their weight or position. Upon doing so, they place th..
Predicament escape
A Predicament escape is any form of magic trick in which the magician is trapped in a dangerous situation and is required to escape from it. Examples include Paul Daniels' escapes from a cabinet placed in the path of a race car and an iron maiden on timed closure, and Princess Tenko's escape from a..
Predicate
Predicate or predication may refer to: Mathematics and statistics a predicate (mathematics) is either a relation or the boolean-valued function that amounts to the characteristic function or the indicator function of such a relation. Logic a predicate (logic) is a fundamental concept in first-order..
Predicate (grammar)
In linguistics and logic, a predicate is an expression that can be true of something. Thus, the expressions "is yellow" or "likes broccoli" are true of those things that are yellow or like broccoli, respectively. Contents 1 Predicate in traditional grammar2 Secondary Predicates3 C..
Predicate abstraction
In logic, predicate abstraction is the result of creating a predicate from an open sentence. If Q(x) is any formula with x free then the predicate formed from that sentence is (λx.Q(x)), where λ is an abstraction operator. The resultant predicate (λx.Q(x)) is a monadic predicate..
Predicate logic (Philosophy)
Propositional Logic (PL) is a system for evaluating the validity of arguments by encoding them into sentential variables and boolean operator and is part of the philosophy of Formal logic, Contents 1 Explanation2 Encoding arguments3 Unary Operator4 Binary Operators4.1 Con..
Predicate transformer semantics
Predicate transformer semantics is an extension of Floyd-Hoare Logic invented by Dijkstra and extended and refined by other researchers. It was first introduced in Dijkstra's paper "Guarded commands, nondeterminacy and formal derivation of programs". It is a method for defining the semantics of an ..
Predicate variable
In first-order logic, a predicate variable is a predicate letter which can stand for a relation (between terms) but which has not been specifically assigned any particular relation (or meaning). In first-order logic (FOL) they can be more properly called "meta-variables". In higher-order logic pre..
Predicative
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In grammar a predicative adjective is one which functions as a predicate.For the mathematical use of predicative, see impredicative.See also Predicative (adjectival or nominal) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] pag..
Predicative (adjectival or nominal)
The predicative is an element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival. A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject. He seems stupid. (adjectival predica..
Predicative verb
A predicative verb is a verb that behaves as a grammatical adjective, that is, it predicates (qualifies or informs about the properties of its argument). It is a special kind of stative verb. Many languages do not use the present forms of the verb "to be" to separate an adjective from its noun: ins..
Predicta
Made in several models by the Philco company in the late 1950s, the Philco Predicta is arguably the most iconic television set in existence and is to most people the "classic" 1950s TV set — although with its trademark detached picture tube, it couldn't be more atypical of an early television set...
Predictability
Predictability refers to the degree that a correct prediction of a system's state can be made either qualitatively or quantitatively. While the second law of thermodynamics can tell us about the equilibrium state that a system will evolve to, and steady states in dissipative systems can sometimes be..
Predictable
"Predictable" was the fifth and final single from Delta Goodrem's debut album Innocent Eyes. Released in the last quarter of 2003, the single peaked at #1 on the Australian ARIA Charts, becoming Goodrem's 5th #1 single in Australia. This achievement in itself broke the record set by Goodrem hersel..
Predicted effects of the FairTax
Contents 1 Predicted benefits1.1 Tax burden visibility1.2 Effect on tax compliance costs1.3 Promotion of economic growth1.4 Effect on international business locality1.5 Repatriation of offshore accounts2 Other indirect effects2.1 Home mortgage interest deduc..
Predicted impact point
The predicted impact point (PIP) is the location at which a ballistic projectile (e.g. bomb, missile, bullet) is expected to strike if fired. The PIP is almost always actively determined by a targeting computer, which then projects a PIP marker (a "pipper") onto a HUD. Because of the way modern HUDs..
Predicted OPS
Predcited OPS (commonly abbreviated PrOPS) is a technical baseball formula. PrOPS is a formula that predicts a player's OPS using his batted-ball data, walk rate, strikeout rate, and home run rate. Developed by JC Bradbury of The Hardball Times it is little used outside of that website. Reference..
Prediction
A prediction or forecast is a statement or claim that a particular event will occur in the future. The etymology of this word is Latin (from præ- "before" plus dicere "to say"). The Old Farmer's Almanac is famous in the US for its long-range weather predictions. Contents 1 Informa..
Predictions of Soviet collapse
There were people who predicted the December 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union before the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. Authors often credited with having predicted the collapse of the Soviet Union include Andrei Amalrik in Will the Soviet Union Survive Until 1984? (1970), Fren..
Prediction interval
In statistics, a prediction interval bears the same relationship to a future observation that a confidence interval bears to an unobservable population parameter. Prediction intervals predict the distribution of invidividual points, whereas confidence intervals estimate the true population mean or o..
Prediction market
Prediction markets are speculative (i.e., betting) markets created for the purpose of making predictions. Assets are created whose final cash value is tied to a particular event (e.g., will the next US president be a Republican) or parameter (e.g., total sales next quarter). The current market pri..
Prediction models
NOT FINALIZED, I HAVE PROBLEMS FORMATTING THE EQUATIONS This article outlines the various propagation models currently used by the wireless industry for signal transmission at both 900 MHz and 1800 MHz. We start with the foundation of free-space transmission, followed by Picquenard’s multiple kni..
Prediction theory of law
The prediction theory of law was a key component of the Oliver Wendell Holmes' jurisprudential philosophy. At its most basic, the theory is a refutation of most previous definitions of the law. Holmes believed that the law should be defined as a prediction, most specifically, a prediction of how t..
Predictive analytics
Predictive analytics encompasses a variety of statistical techniques that process current and historical data in order to make “predictions” about future events. Such predictions rarely take the form of absolute statements, and are more likely to be expressed as numbers that correspond to the od..
Predictive dialer
A predictive dialer is a computerized system that automatically dials batches of telephone numbers for connection to agents assigned to sales or other campaigns. Predictive dialers are widely used in call centers. Contents 1 History2 Functioning3 Silent calls4 Types4.1 ..
Predictive homeostasis
Predictive homeostasis is an anticipatory response to an expected homeostatic challenging event in the future. Seasonal migration is one example of predictive homeostasis. See also Homeostasis ..
Predictive Index
Predictive Index is a copyrighted management tool for predicting, describing and measuring the work behavior and potential of individuals and groups at all organizational levels. It claims to provide assessment of performance drives, management styles, capabilities, potentials, interests and motivat..
Predictive learning
Predictive learning is a technique of Machine learning where an agent tries to build a model of its environment, by predicting what will happen when it takes one action or another in various circumstances. It can use this knowledge as planning operators. Predictive learning is one way of gaining kno..
Predictive maintenance
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Predictive modelling
Predictive modelling is the process by which a model is created or chosen to try to best predict the probability of an outcome. In many cases the model is chosen on the basis of detection theory to try to guess the probability of a signal given a set amount of input data, for example given an email ..
Predictive Model Markup Language
The Data Mining Group (DMG) is an independent, vendor-led group which develops data mining standards, such as the Predictive Model Markup Language (PMML). PMML is an XML-based language which provides a way for applications to define statistical and data mining models and to share models between PMM..
Predictive power
The New York Times of November 10, 1919, reported on Einstein's confirmed prediction of gravitation on space, called the gravitational lens effect. The predictive power of a scientific theory refers to its ability to generate testable predictions. Theories with strong predictive power are hi..
Predictive text
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Predictive validity
In psychometrics, predictive validity is the extent to which a scale predicts scores on some criterion measure. For example, the validity of a cognitive test for job performance is the correlation between test scores and, say, supervisor performance ratings. Such a cognitive test would have predic..
Predictor@home
Predictor@home is a distributed computing project that uses BOINC and is run by The Scripps Research Institute to predict protein structure from protein sequence in the context of the 6th biannual CASP, or Critical Assessment of Techniques for Protein Structure Prediction. A major goal of the proje..
Predictwallstreet.com
[PredictWallStreet.com] provides continually updated forecasts of stock prices based on the collective wisdom of its users. The idea is simple. Users predict whether a stock price will go up or down. Based on proprietary algorithms, all user predictions are weighted and combined. Since t..
Predigtstuhl Aerial Tramway
The Predigtstuhl Aerial Tramway has been in operation since 1928 and is the oldest large-cab aerial tramway in world. History and construction The tramway began operations on 1 July, 1928, after only a year's construction. The production of the wires was assigned to the Westphalian Wire Industry (..
Predisposition
A genetic predisposition is a genetic effect which influences the phenotype of an organism but which can be modified by the environmental conditions. Genetic testing is able to identify individuals who are genetically predisposed to certain health problems. Contents 1 Behavior2 Genetic..
Predistortion
Predistortion is a technique used to improve the linearity of radio transmitter amplifiers. Radio transmitter amplifiers in most telecommunications systems are required to be "linear", in that they must accurately reproduce the signal present at their input. An amplifier that compresses its input ..
Predja
Savo Predja, was a Yugoslavian general in World War II, and later he was the governor of Bileca prison. He was also a director of OZNA for eastern Bosnia for a short period. He was writer of the script of the movie Valter brani Sarajevo, that is very popular in Yugoslavia and China. He was also the ..
Predmestky Festival
The Predmestky Festival (also known as Festival de la Predmestky) is a free music and puppet festival held annually in the mountains of western North Carolina. Early prototypes of the festival in the mid 1980's were called the Doc Locke Rock Fest; in 1995 giant puppets were created for the festival..
Prednisone
Prednisone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug which is usually taken orally and can be used for a large number of different conditions. It has a mainly glucocorticoid effect. Prednisone is a prodrug that is converted by the liver into prednisolone, which is the active drug and a steroid. Contents..
Predominance
Predominance is the debut album by the Norwegian black metal band Susperia. Track listing "I Am in Pain" - 4:34"Vainglory" - 4:35"Illusions of Evil" - 5:44"Specimen" - 3:57"Journey Into Black" - 3:50"Of Hate We Breed" - 4:57"Objects of Desire" - 4:03"The Hellchild" - 4:43"Blood on My Hands" - 5:1..
Predominance diagram
A predominance diagram shows the predominant species that is present in solution at a given pH. A predominance diagram for a weak acid or weak base will include a crossover pH which is the pKa. ..
Predrag Banović
Predrag Banović (born 1969 in Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnian Serb who was charged with war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for his actions at the Keraterm camp during the Bosnian War. He pleaded guilty to all charges in a bargain and wa..
Predrag Bjelac
Predrag Bjelac as Igor Karkaroff in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Predrag Bjelac (born June 30 1962 in Belgrade) is a Serbian actor. He plays Igor Karkaroff in the Harry Potter movie. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDU) in Belgrade, class of 1986. He currently resi..
Predrag Bubalo
Predrag Bubalo (Предраг Бубало) became the Minister of Industry and Privatization in the Government of Serbia in October 2004, replacing Dragan Maršićanin. Before that Bubalo was the Minister of International Economic Relations. He was a popular minister and got support from other par..
Predrag Bulatović
Predrag Bulatović (in Serbian: Предраг Булатовић) is a president of Socialist People's Party of Montenegro (Socijalistička narodna partija Crne Gore) and he has been a leader of Unionist block in Montenegro Independence Referendum on 21 May 2006. ..
Predrag Cvitanović
Predrag Cvitanović, (born 1 April 1946) is currently an endowed Professor of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is highly regarded for his work in nonlinear dynamics, particularly his contributions to periodic orbit theory. Perhaps his best-known work is his introduction of cyc..
Predrag Danilović
Predrag "Sasha" Danilović (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг "Саша" Даниловић) (born February 26, 1970 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former professional basketball player. Danilović was voted European Player of the Year in 1995, and was the 1998 Italian Bask..
Predrag Dragić
Predrag R. Dragić Kijuk Drawing, Cvetko Lainović: Portrait of liberal thinker Kijuk, 1996 Predrag R. Dragić Kijuk, (Serbian Cyrillic Предраг Р. Драгић Кијук) (born in Kragujevac, 1945) is a humanist, writer, essayist, anthologist, playwright, literary and art critic, le..
Predrag Drobnjak
Predrag Drobnjak (born October 27, 1975) is a professional basketball player from Montenegro currently with TAU Cerámica of the Spanish league and who has formerly played in the National Basketball Association. Drobnjak was born in Bijelo Polje, Montenegro. He was a second-round draft choice of t..
Predrag Ejdus
Predrag Ejdus (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Ејдус) (born 24 July 1947 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian actor. Predrag Ejdus is married to Milica Ejdus with a daughter Vanja and a son Filip. Vanja is a popular Serbian actress. They have a French poodle called Glisha. ..
Predrag Gosta
Predrag Gosta Date of birth January 14 1972 Positions Conductor, Gwinnett Ballet Theatre, New Trinity Baroque Predrag Gosta is an American conductor and harpsichordist. He was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia on January 14 1972, where he lived until 1996. He completed his studies in London at..
Predrag Koraksić Corax
Predrag Koraksic Corax Pregrag Koraksić Corax (Предраг Кораксић Коракс) is a Serbian political cartoonist. Biography Koraksić was born in Čačak in 1933. His father, one of the Partisan Movement leaders, was killed during the World War II by Chetniks. Corax spent fou..
Predrag Marković
Предраг МарковићPredrag Marković Term of Office:(president) March 4, 2004 - July 11, 2004 Term of Office:(speaker) March 4, 2004 - Predecessor: Nataša Mićić Successor: [[]] Date of Birth: December 7, 1955 Place of Birth: Cepure, Serbia Profession: Political Sciences ..
Predrag Mijatović
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Predrag Miki Manojlović
Predrag Manojlović, better known by his nickname Miki (b. April 5, 1950) is a Serbian actor famous for his starring roles in some of the most important films of former Yugoslav cinema. He grew up in family of stage actors. After his screen debut in 1970, he continued to appear in numerous films an..
Predrag Pazin
Predrag Pažin (Serbian and Bulgarian: Предраг Пажин) (born March 14, 1973 in Nevesinje, Socialist Republic Bosnia-Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, now Bosnia-Herzegovina) is a naturalized Bulgarian football player of Serbian ethnicity who, as of 2005, was playing for Shandong Luneng. He wa..
Predrag Stojaković
Predrag "Peja" Stojaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг "Пеђа" Стојаковић; Anglicised: Peja Stojakovic; Greek: Πρέντρακ Στογιάκοβιτς (Predrayk Stoyiakovits)) (born June 9 1977) is a basketball player verbally committed to the NBA's New Orleans/Oklahoma City Ho..
Predrag Vranicki
Predrag Vranicki (21 January 1922- 31 January 2002) was Marxist Humanist, member of the Praxis school in the 1960s in Yugoslavia. Life Vranicki was born in 1922, in Benkovac, Croatia. During World War Two he fought with the National Liberation Army against the Fascist occupation of Yugoslavia. He r..
Predrag Zimonjić
Predrag Zimonjić (born December 15, 1970) is a Serbian water polo player who played for FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ..
Predrag Đajić
Predrag Đajić (born May 1, 1922 in Sarajevo, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, died May 13, 1979 in Warsaw, Poland) was a notable Serbian and Yugoslav footballer. He had started his playing career before the World War II and had been playing in Slavija Sarajevo in the 1930s before coming to S..
Predrag Đorđević
Predrag Đorđević or Predrag Djordjevic (born 4 August 1972 in Kragujevac, Serbia), is a Serbian footbal player. He played as left midfielder for Olympiakos for the last 10 years. He averages a goal nearly every three games in domestic football. He plays as a left side midfield for the Greek cl..
Predual
In mathematics, the predual of an object D is an object P whose dual space is D. For example, the predual of the set of bounded operators is the set of trace class operators. ..
Predynastic Egypt
Dynasties of Pharaohs in Ancient Egypt Predynastic Egypt Protodynastic Period Early Dynastic Period 1st 2nd Old Kingdom 3rd 4th 5th 6th First Intermediate Period 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th (Thebes only) Middle Kingdom 11th (''All Egypt) 12th 13th 14th Second Intermediate Peri..
Pred doždot
Before the Rain (Macedonian: Пред дождот; Transliteration: Pred doždot) is a 1994 Macedonian film starring Katrin Cartlidge, Rade Šerbedžija, Grégoire Colin, and Labina Mitevska. It was directed and written by Milčo Mančevski. The music was created by Anastasia. Contents 1 ..
Preeceville Airport
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Preem
Preem is a Swedish petroleum corporation that owns 530 petrol stations in Sweden. Preem also own two oil refineries in Sweden, Preemraff Göteborg in Gothenburg and Preemraff Lysekil outside of Lysekil. Both refineries together produce about 15 million tons of raw oil annually. In 2004 the annual..
Preemergent herbicides
Preemergent herbicides prevent the germination of seeds by inhibiting a key enzyme. Preemergent herbicides are used to prevent crabgrass from appearing in the summer by application during the spring. Preemergent herbicides Pendulum, used for control of crabgrass in turf. Its active ingredient is pe..
Preemphasis
In processing electronic audio signals preemphasis refers to a system process designed to increase, within a band of frequencies, the magnitude of some (usually higher) frequencies with respect to the magnitude of other (usually lower) frequencies in order to improve the overall signal-to-noise rati..
Preemphasis improvement
In FM broadcasting, preemphasis improvement is the improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio of the high-frequency portion of the baseband, i.e., modulating, signal, which improvement results from passing the modulating signal through a preemphasis network. Preemphasis increases the magnitude of th..
Preemphasis network
In telecommunication, a preemphasis network is a network inserted in a system in order to increase the magnitude of one range of frequencies with respect to another. Note: Preemphasis is usually employed in FM or phase modulation transmitters to equalize the modulating signal drive power in term..
Preempt
This article concerns Contract Bridge and uses terminology associated with the game. See Contract bridge glossary for an explanation of unfamiliar words or phrases. Preempt (also spelled "Pre-empt") is a bid in contract bridge whose primary function is to take up bidding space from the opponents. ..
Preemption
Preemption may refer to: Preemption (computing) — the ability of an operating system to stop a currently scheduled task in favour of a higher priority taskPreemption (law) — the displacing effect that federal law will have on a conflicting or inconsistent state lawPreempt — the bid in Contrac..
Preemption (computing)
redirect [[Template:Mergeto]] redirect [[Template:Mergeto]] It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a [Disambiguationdisambiguation page]. ([[Wikipedia talk:|Discuss]]) Pre-emption as used with respect to operating systems means the abil..
Preemption (law)
This article is about the power of federal law in the United States. For the ability of a computer operating system, please see Preemption (computing). In the legal system of the United States, preemption generally refers to the displacing effect that federal law will have on a conflicting or inco..
Preemption Act of 1841
The Preemption Act of 1841 (27 Cong. Ch. 16; 5 Stat. 453) was a United States federal law approved by the U.S. Congress on September 4, 1841 to appropriate the proceeds of the sales of the public lands, and to grant pre-emption rights. Specifically, it permitted squatters on government land who wer..
Preemption Line
The Preemption Line (also spelled Pre-Emption) divides the Indian lands of western New York State awarded to New York from those awarded to Commonwealth of Massachusetts by the Treaty of Hartford of 1786. It was defined as the meridian (north-south) line from the eighty-second milestone of the Pe..
Preemptive Strike (album)
Preemptive Strike is a retrospective compilation of DJ Shadow's career up until its release. It was released in 1998 (see 1998 in music.) Track listing "Strike 1" – 0:26"In/Flux" – 12:12"Hindsight" – 6:52"Strike 2" – 0:15"What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 2)" – 13:..
Preemptive Strike (TNG episode)
For the DJ Shadow album, see Preemptive Strike (album). "Preemptive Strike" is a seventh season episode of [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]], which wound up the plotline involving the character of Ro Laren. Starfleet assigns Ro to be a spy for the Maquis (Maquis: A group made up primarily..
Preemptive war
A preemptive attack (or preemptive war) is waged in an attempt to repel or defeat an imminent offensive or invasion, or to gain a strategic advantage in an impending (usually unavoidable) war. Preemptive war is often confused with the term preventive war. While the latter is generally considered to..
Preemraff Göteborg
Preemraff Göteborg is an oil refinery located in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. Preem is the largest supplier of petroleum products in Sweden and its two refieneries, Preemraff Göteborg in Gothenburg and Preemraff Lysekil in Lysekil represent two-thirds of Swedens refining capacity. The Gothenbur..
Preemraff Lysekil
Preemraff Lysekil is an oil refinery located at Brofjorden near the Swedish city of Lysekil. originally named Scanraff, the refinery was taken into use in 1975. The site was selected because of its excellent natural harbour, and the facility can accept supertankers up to 500 000 dwt. In 2003 the fac..
Preem Palver
Preem Palver is a fictional character, part of Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series. Palver is portrayed as a rather loud and jolly simple farmer. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. He is in reality the mastermind behind the plot to restore Hari Seldon's p..
Prees, Shropshire
Prees is a village in north Shropshire near the border between England and Wales. Its name is Celtic and means "brushwood". Near to the village of Prees, but not in the village as the name would suggest, is the railway station of Prees. It lies on the Shrewsbury to Crewe line. Not all passenger se..
Preesall
Preesall (until 1910 known as Preesall with Hackensall) is a civil parish in Lancashire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 5,314. The parish covers the eastern bank of the estuary of the River Wyre, including Knott End, Pilling, and the village of Preesall itself. Prees..
Prees railway station
Prees railway station serves the village of Prees in Shropshire. It has two platforms. External links [Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail[Street map] and [aerial photo] of from Multimap.com {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5e..
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Preetha Reddy
Preetha Reddy, managing director of Apollo Hospitals (Chennai), one of the largest healthcare conglomerates of India, is one of the pioneer businesswomen of India in the segment of healthcare industry. Currently, the Apollo Group has more than 6,400 beds and 16,500 employees, and has emerged as an i..
Preethi nair
Preethi Nair (born 1971) is a British author of South Indian heritage. Born in Kerala, India, she came to the United Kingdom as a child. She worked as a management consultant, but gave up her job to become a writer. Preethi's first novel, Gypsy Masala, was rejected by several publishers. She then s..
Preeti Jhangiani
Preeti Jhangiani Preeti Jhangiani (born 18 August , 1980) is an Indian actress and model. Biography She first did films down south but made her Bollywood debut in 2000 with Mohabbatein. The film starred Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan as well as five other debutantes (Shamita Shetty, Uday..
Preetz
Coat of arms from Preetz Preetz is a town in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Northern Germany. History The first mention of Preetz dates from the year 1185, when Ecbrecht Procensis writes about the location Poretz in the Versus de Vicelino. The origins of the name Preetz are s..
Preetz-Land
Preetz-Land is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around Preetz. The seat of the Amt is Schellhorn. The Amt Preetz-Land consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets): Barmissen (186)Boksee (4..
Preet Brar
Preet Brar is a Bhangra musician known for his impressive stage shows. He is originally from Ganganagar and studied under Avtaar Chamak. Discography Nachdi Nachdi Aa from the album Bhangra: Original Punjabi Pop (2003)Tere Jehe Kudi (2006) ..
Prefabricated buildings
Prefabricated buildings are building made offsite in pieces and put together at another location. They have found wide usage throughout the world as military camps, [emergency shelter], commercial and residential storage and for use in large compounds of major contractors and constructors...
Prefabricated home
Prefabricated homes, often referred to as prefab homes, are dwellings manufactured off-site in advance, usually in standard sections that can be easily shipped and assembled. Many of the current prefab home designs on the market have jovial, eclectic elements of postmodernism or the clean, simple ..
Prefabricated housing
Prefabricated housing is a type of housing that consists of several factory-built units that are assembled on-site to complete the building. Contents 1 Prefabricated Housing2 Prefabricated Housing3 Modular Homes4 Manufactured Homes5 Mobile Homes6 Construction Sites7&..
Prefabrication
Prefabrication is the practice of manufacturing the parts of an assembly in one location, ready for them to be assembled in another place. The practice was widely used in the construction of prefabricated housing during the 20th century, providing a product made in factory conditions that would sav..
Prefab Sprout
Prefab Sprout is an English pop band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, which rose to moderate fame during the 1980s. Though critically acclaimed, and considered by many to have released some of the best pop albums of the decade, the band never broke through to the mainstream, and had only moderate..
Preface
Proem redirects here. For the musician, see Proem (musician). A preface is an introduction to a book written by the author of the book. An introductory essay written by a different person is a foreword and precedes an author's preface. The preface often closes with acknowledgements of those who ass..
Preface (collection opening)
Preface is the opening to the first volume of Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka by Nikolai Gogol, written in 1831. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. This short section introduces the beekeeper Rudy Panko, who begins to introduce his task of informing the ..
Preface (collection opening, Volume II)
Preface is the opening to the first volume of Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka by Nikolai Gogol, written in 1832. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Rudy Panko returns for his last book of tales, though, again speaking to the reader as though actually tal..
Prefactoring
Prefactoring is the application of past experience to the creation of new software systems. Its relationship to its namesake refactoring is that lessons learned from refactoring are part of that experience. Experience is captured in guidelines that can be applied to a development process. The g..
Prefect
For the car and literary character, see Ford Prefect. A prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere: "make in front", i.e., put in charge) is an official of various different types. A prefect's office, department, or area of control is called a prefecture, but in various..
PREfection
PREfection is an album by Cass McCombs, released in 2005. Track listing "Equinox" – 3:35"Subtraction" – 3:49"Multiple Suns" – 5:22"Tourist Woman" – 3:47"Sacred Heart" – 4:06"She's Still Suffering" – 5:20"Cuckoo" – 4:05"Bury Mary" – 2:18"City of Brotherly Love" – 4:29"All Your Dr..
Prefectural Earth Defense Force
|} is a manga series by Kōichirō Yasunaga which ran in Shonen Sunday beginning in 1983. The manga was written as a parody gag manga inspired by the tokusatsu series Ultra Seven. An anime OVA based on the manga was released in 1986. Contents 1 Summary2 Manga3 Anime3.1 Cast..
Prefectural Gymnasium
Prefectural Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Osaka, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 people. ..
Prefectural Museums
Prefectural museums are a post-war development in Japan. They tend to be large and some are more distinguished for their architecture rather than the collections they hold. Since they are of recent origin, their collections tend not to contain older Japan arts. Meiji era and 20th century art, with a..
Prefectural university
A prefectural university is a university run by a prefectural government. See also: national university. ..
Prefectura Naval Argentina
Prefectura Naval Argentina Creation: 1810 Prefect: Carlos Edgardo Fernandez Subpref: General Ricardo Rodriguez Location: Ave. E. Madero 235Buenos Aires Motto: Robur et quies iuxta litora et in undis English: Valour and safety in coasts and waters Phone: 54 11 4318 7400 Prefectura Nav..
Prefecture
For the French term, see Préfecture. The term prefecture (from the Latin Praefectura) indicates the office, seat, territorial circonscription of a Prefect. In English the term prefecture is also used to refer to offices deemed equivalent in other languages' cultural traditions. Contents 1 ..
Prefecture-level city
Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of ChinaThis article is partof the series:Political divisions of China Province level Provinces Autonomous regions Municipalities Special administrative regions Prefecture level Prefectures Autonomous prefectures Prefecture-level cities (i..
Prefectures of Chad
Chad was divided into 14 prefectures from 1960, the year of independence, to 1999, when the country was divided in 28 departments: A further reorganisation in 2002 divided the country into the current 18 regions. NB : Alphabetic order N° Prefecture Capital Subprefectures 1 Batha Ati Ati, Djed..
Prefectures of Greece
Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 54 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): (see right) Euboea Evrytania Phocis Phthiotis Boeotia Chalcidice Imathia Kilkis Pella Pieria Serres Thessalo..
Prefectures of Guinea
|} Guinea is divided into 8 administrative regions which are further subdivided into 33 prefectures. Additionally, the national capital Conakry ranks as a special zone. The prefectures are listed below: Beyla Boffa Boké Conakry Coyah Dabola Dalaba Dinguiraye Dubréka Faranah Forécaria..
Prefectures of Japan
Divisions of Japan Regional level Regions (地方 chihō) Prefectural level Prefectures (都道府県 todōfuken) Subprefectural level Subprefectures (支庁 shichō) Designated Cities (政令指定都市 seirei-shitei-toshi) Districts (郡 gun) Municipal level Core Cities (中核市 chū..
Prefectures of the Central African Republic
|} The Central African Republic is divided into 14 prefectures. They are: Bamingui-Bangoran (capital: Ndélé)Basse-Kotto (Mobaye)Haute-Kotto (Bria)Haut-Mbomou (Obo)Kémo (Sibut)Lobaye (Mbaïki)Mambéré-Kadéï (Berbérati)Mbomou (Bangassou)Nana-Mambéré (Bouar)Ombella-M'Poko (Bimbo)Ouaka (Bamba..
Prefectures of Togo
|} Togo is subdivided into 23 prefectures. The following reference maps display the prefectures, by region: Contents 1  AssoliBassarBimahDoufelgouKéranKozah AmouHahoKlotoOgouWawa ..
Prefecture (China)
Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of ChinaThis article is partof the series:Political divisions of China Province level Provinces Autonomous regions Municipalities Special administrative regions Prefecture level Prefectures Autonomous prefectures Prefecture-level cities (i..
Prefecture Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands
The Prefecture Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands or the Sandwich Isles Mission, was an ecclesiatical territory of the Roman Catholic Church created by Pope Leo XII on November 27, 1825 encompassing the Sandwich Islands (now the State of Hawai‘i) and entrusted to the care of the Congregation of the..
Prefecture Apostolic of Yukon
The Apostolic Prefecture of Yukon or Prefecture Apostolic of the Yukon-Prince Rupert, was a Catholic missionary jurisdicton in the extreme northwestern portion of Canada since 1908 till 1916, then a Vicariate Apostolic till 1967. History Extending from 54 degrees North latitude to the Arctic Ocean ..
Prefecture for the Pontifical Household
The Prefecture of the Pontifical Household, or Papal Household, is an office of the Papal Curia. It is responsible for the famiglia pontificia, or Papal Family, and the cappella papale. At it broadest this includes all Cardinals - and especially the Palatine Cardinals - Patriarchs, Bishops Assistant..
Prefecture of Police
Plaque on the façade of the Prefecture of Police, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Paris The Préfet de Police is an official of the Government of France who supervises police and emergency services to Paris and the surrounding three departments of Hauts-de-Seine, Sein..
Prefect (demoscene)
Summary Prefect is a Norwegian demoscene group, which as of today (2006) mainly consists of the programmer with nickname Zyrthex. External links [Prefect on pouet.net] ..
Preferans
Preference or preferans (Russian: преферанс) is a European trick-taking game especially popular in late Imperial Russia, Soviet Union and post-Soviet states. Preference can be played by 2-4 people, although the 2-person game is somewhat uncommon. It is sometimes considered a simplified game..
Preference
For Wikipedia preferences, see [Customisation]. For the card game Preference, see Preference (Card game). For the legal insolvency remedy, see Unfair preference. Preference (or "taste") is a concept, used in the social sciences, particularly economics. It assumes a real or imagined "choic..
Preference-rank translation
Preference-rank translation is a mathematical technique used by marketers to convert stated preferences into purchase probabilities, that is, into an estimate of actual buying behaviour. It takes survey data on consumers’ preferences and converts it into actual purchase probabilities. A sur..
Preference elicitation
Contents 1 Introduction2 Overview3 See also4 External links Introduction Preference elicitation refers to the problem of developing a Decision support system capable of generating Recommendations to a user, thus assisting him in decision making. It is important for such a sys..
Preference regression (in marketing)
Preference regression is a statistical technique used by marketers to determine consumers’ preferred core benefits. It usually supplements product positioning techniques like multi dimensional scaling or factor analysis and is used to create ideal vectors on perceptual maps. Perceptual Map of..
Preference utilitarianism
Preference utilitarianism is a particular variant of utilitarianism which defines utility in terms of preference satisfaction. So, like any utilitarian theory, preference utilitarians claim that the right thing to do is that which produces the best consequences, but they define the best consequences..
Preferentialism
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]Preferentialism is a philosophical movement which began in Paris in the early 1990's. In direct opposition to the relativism of Existentialism, Preferentialism stresses objectivity and natural law principles, applying the latter to epistemology as well as to moral..
Preferential creditor
A preferential creditor (in some jurisdictions called a preferred creditor) is a creditor who receives a preferential right to payment upon the debtor's bankruptcy under applicable insolvency laws. In most legal systems, some creditors are given priority over ordinary creditors, either for the whol..
Preferential entailment
Preferential entailment is a non-monotonic logic based on selecting only models that are considered the most plausible. The plausibility of models is expressed by an ordering among models called a preference relation, hence the name preference entailment. Formally, given a propositional formula �..
Preferential trading area
Preferential Trade Area is a trading bloc which gives preferential access to certain products from certain countries. This is done by reducing tariffs, but does not abolish them completely. An example of a preferential trading area is one formed by the EU and the ACP countries. PTA is established ..
Preferential voting
This article is about voting systems that use ranked ballots. For alternative meanings, see: Preferential voting (disambiguation). A preferential voting system (or preference voting system) is an electoral system in which voters rank a list of candidates in order of preference. In other words (on t..
Preferential voting (disambiguation)
Preferential voting can mean: Preferential voting systems–that is, all election methods that involve ranking candidates in order of preference.Instant-runoff voting–which is referred to as 'preferential voting' in Australia.Open list proportional representation–which is sometimes ..
Preferred Executable Format
The Preferred Executable Format is a file format that specifies the format of executable files and other object code. PEF executables are also called Code Fragment Manager files (CFM). PEF was developed by Apple Computer for use in its Mac OS operating system. It was optimised for RISC processors...
Preferred frame
In theoretical physics, a preferred or privileged frame is usually a special hypothetical frame of reference in which the laws of physics might appear to be identifiably different to those in other frames. In theories that apply the principle of relativity to inertial motion, physics is the same i..
Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open
The Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open is a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It is played annually at the Crestview Country Club in Wichita, Kansas, USA. The 2006 purse is $500,000, with $90,000 going to the winner. Winners Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open Presented by Cox Comm 2005..
Preferred medical plan
Preferred Medical Plan is Florida's oldest [HMO]. It is located in Coral Gables, Fl. ..
Preferred number
In industrial design, product developers must choose numerous lengths, distances, diameters, volumes, and other characteristic quantities. While all of these choices are constrained by considerations of functionality, usability, compatibility, safety or cost, there usually remains considerable leewa..
Preferred provider organization
In health insurance, a preferred provider organization (or "PPO") is a managed care organization of medical doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers who have covenanted with an insurer or a third-party administrator to provide health care at reduced rates to the insurer's or administrator..
Preferred Roaming List
The Preferred Roaming List (PRL) is a data file for wireless phones (primarily CDMA and PCS services) which provides a list of alternate networks to use when the service provider's and/or subscriber's primary wireless network cannot be reached. The PRL indicates which bands, sub bands and service pr..
Preferred stock
A preferred stock, also known as a preferred share or simply a preferred, is a share of stock carrying additional rights above and beyond those conferred by common stock. Contents 1 Rights2 Users2.1 Canada2.1.1 Canadian Issuers2.1.2 Canadian Investors3 Common types4..
Prefetcher
The Prefetcher is a component of versions of Microsoft Windows starting with Windows XP. It is a component of the Memory manager that attempts to speed up the Windows' boot process, and shorten the amount of time it takes to start up programs. Contents 1 Overview2 Configuration3 S..
Prefetching
Prefetching could refer to any one of the following topics: Instruction prefetchPrefetch input queueLink prefetchingThe Prefetcher technology in modern releases of Microsoft Windows This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an r..
Prefetch buffer
The prefetch buffer is a memory cache located on modern RAM modules which stores data before it is actually needed. DDR SDRAM's prefetch buffer width is 2-bit, DDR2 SDRAM's is 4-bit, and DDR3 SDRAM's is 8-bit. ..
Prefetch input queue
Most modern processors load their instructions some clock cycles before they execute them. This is achieved by pre-loading machine code from memory into a prefetch input queue (PIQ). This behaviour only applies to von Neumann computers (that is, not Harvard architecture computers) that can run sel..
Prefix
Prefix may refer to: Prefix (linguistics), a type of affix that precedes the morphemesSI prefix, used for magnitudes of SI units, like 'kilo' and 'milli' in 'kilometre' and 'milligram'.Polish notation, a method of mathematical expression, also known as prefix notationTelephone prefix, the first s..
Prefix (linguistics)
In linguistics, a prefix is a type of affix that precedes the morphemes to which it can attach. Prefixes are bound morphemes (they cannot occur as independent words). While most languages employ both prefixes and suffixes, prefixes are crosslinguistically less common. Some languages employ mostly s..
Prefix code
A prefix code is a code which meets the "prefix property", which is that no code word is a prefix of any other code word in the set. A code which uses code words meets the prefix property; a code whose set is does not because "1" is a prefix of both "10" and "11". Prefix codes are also known ..
Prefix grammar
In computer science, a prefix grammar is a grammar, akin to the formal grammars, where strings are built up from a set of base strings by continually replacing prefixes. The prefix grammars describe exactly all regular languages. Formal definition A prefix grammar G is a 3-tuple, (Σ, S, P),..
Prefix Magazine
Prefix Magazine is an online music resource that is updated daily with record reviews, music news, media, features and events listings for Los Angeles and New York City in the United States. http://www.prefixmag.com ..
Prefix morpheme
A prefix morpheme is an affix that precedes either other prefixes or the base morpheme. In Bantu languages (e.g. Swahili) they are used to mark noun classes. ..
Prefontaine
Prefontaine is a 1997 film documenting the life of American long-distance track athlete Steve Prefontaine. It was written and directed by Steve James, and stars Jared Leto as the title character. Most of the movie was filmed at the University of Puget Sound campus in Tacoma, Washington. Peyton Fiel..
Prefontaine Classic
The Prefontaine Classic is one of the premier track and field meets in the United States. Every year it draws a world caliber field to compete at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field. Contents 1 History2 Notable Performances/Records2.1 Alan Webb's High School Record2.2 M..
Preform
A preform is the rough, incomplete and unused basic form of a stone tool formed by lithic reduction. Typically, a preform is the shaped remnant of a lithic core. Larger and thicker than the intended tool, it lacks the final trimming and refinement that is present in the completed artifact. Sometim..
Preformation theory
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Prefrontal cortex
Brain: ..
Prefuse 73 Reads the Books E.P.
Prefuse 73 Reads the Books E.P. was an EP created by both Prefuse 73 and The Books. 'Surrounded by Silence' includes track "Pagina Dos," from "Prefuse 73 Reads the Books E.P." as well as many other collaborations with artists other than The Books. Track listing "Pagina Uno. Introduccion" –..
Pregabalin
Pregabalin (INN) (IPA: [prɪˈgæbələn]) is an anticonvulsant drug used for neuropathic pain, as an adjunct therapy for partial seizures, and in generalized anxiety disorder. It was designed as a more potent successor to gabapentin. Pregabalin is marketed by Pfizer under the trade name L..
Preganglionic fibers
In the autonomic nervous system, fibers from the CNS to the ganglion are known as preganglionic fibers. All preganglionic fibers, whether they are in the sympathetic division or in the parasympathetic division, are cholinergic (that is, these fibers uses acetylcholine as their neurotransmitter). S..
Pregap
The Pregap on a Red Book audio CD is the portion of the audio track that precedes index number 01 for a given song in the table of contents (TOC). The Pregap is typically 2 seconds long and usually contains silence. Contents 1 Unconventional uses of the Pregap1.1 Hidden Audio Tracks1.2&..
Pregeometry
Pregeometry, and in full combinatorial pregeometry, are obsolescent names for a matroid, introduced by G.-C. Rota with the intention of providing a less "ineffably cacaphonous" alternative term. Also, the term combinatorial geometry, sometimes abbreviated to geometry, was intended to replace simple..
Preglacial
Preglacial means "before the Ice Age". It usually refers to the Pliocene. ..
Pregnana Milanese
Pregnana Milanese is a town located in the hinterland of Milan, Italy. According to the 2001 census, Pregnana has 5,989 citizens. According to the Italian Bureau, Pregnana has a total area of 4.93 km², at an elevation of 154 m. Lombardy · Communes of the province of Milan Abbiateg..
Pregnancy
For a broader view of pregnancy in mammals see mammalian pregnancy. For the medicine of pregnancy, see Obstetrics. Pregnant woman at 26-week gestation A pregnant woman near the end of her term Pregnancy is the carrying of one or more embryos or fetuses by female mammals, including humans..
Pregnancy-induced hypertension
Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) (or gestational hypertension) is defined as the development of new arterial hypertension in a pregnant woman after 20 weeks gestation. Treatment There is no specific treatment, but is monitored closely to rapidly identify pre-eclampsia and its life-threatening..
Pregnancy (Dilbert episode)
Dilbert episode "" Episode no.: Prod. code: Airdate: June 6 2000 Writer(s): Director: Andi Klein Guest star(s): Overview Ratbert accidentally launches Dilbert's DNA collecting unmanned model rocket. Upon its return, the rocket finds its way to Dilbert's backside, impregnating h..
Pregnancy (mammals)
See pregnancy for gestation in humans. A pregnant lioness. In mammals, pregnancy is the period of reproduction during which a female carries one or more live offspring from implantation in the uterus through gestation. It begins when a fertilized zygote implants in the female's uterus; and en..
Pregnancy category
The pregnancy category of a pharmaceutical agent is an assessment of the risk of fetal injury due to the pharmaceutical, if it is used as directed by the mother during pregnancy. It does not include any risks conferred by pharmaceutical agents or their metabolites that are present in breast milk. ..
Pregnancy discrimination
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Pregnancy fetishism
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. Pregnancy fetishism, also known as maiesiophilia, is a sexual fetish for women who are or appear pregnant. A..
Pregnancy in science fiction
Numerous science fiction, utopian and dystopian novels revolve around sexual reproduction, pregnancy and infertility. Some examples: Brian Aldiss: Greybeard (1964) (universal infertility)Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale (1985) (widespread infertility in a theocratic United States)David Brin: Gl..
Pregnancy test
A pregnancy test is a test to determine whether or not a woman is pregnant. Contents 1 hCG measurement2 Doubling rule3 Correlation to . Some home pregnancy tests claim to detect hCG as early as 4 days before the next expected period. Whether that statement is accurate for an indiv..
Pregnanes
Pregnanes are steroid derivatives with carbons present at positions 1 through 21. Most biologically significant pregnane derivatives fall into one of two groups: Pregnenes and Pregnadienes. Pregnenes Pregnenes have a double bond. Examples include: cortisonehydrocortisoneprogesterone Pregnadien..
Pregnane x receptor
The pregnane X receptor (PXR) is a nuclear hormone receptor with activity similar to that seen in other steroid receptors such as estrogen or progesterone but more similar in form to PPAR, LXR and RXR. PXR is activated by a large number of endogenous and exogenous chemicals including steroids, antib..
Pregnant Fantasy
Pregnant Fantasy is the debut album of the Japanese rock band Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re. Released on August 25, 2004 in Japan then on November 1, 2005 in North America. Track listing "UMEUMAI-TANEDEKAI (Umeboshi Plums-Big Seeds) - 4:08"Lingerie Shop - 3:16"Ebihara Shinji - 2:28"Manhole - 5:38"OCHASSUKA (T..
Pregnant leach solution
Pregnant Leach Solution (PLS) is acidic copper-laden water generated from stockpile leaching and heap leaching. Pregnant Leach Solution is used in the SX/EW process. The portion of an original liquid that remains after other components have been dissolved by a solvent is called Raffinate. ..
Pregnant pause
Redirect [[Template:Merge]] A pregnant pause is a technique of comic timing used to accentuate a comedy element. Refined and perfected by Jack Benny, the pregnant pause has become a staple of stand-up comedy. Examples David Letterman: "Congratulations are in order for Woody Allen. He and Soon-Yi ..
Pregnant Ranma problem
In anime fandom a pregnant Ranma problem refers to any discussion of the mechanics or logistics of a token gimmick or plot device usually governed by suspension of disbelief. The term often carries the suggestion that rather than it actually being a plot hole or problem, fans are treating it too rea..
Pregnenolone
Pregnenolone is a steroid hormone involved in the steroidogenesis of progesterone, mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, androgens, and estrogens. As such it is a prohormone. Contents 1 Chemistry2 Synthesis3 Prohormone4 Neurosteroid5 References Chemistry Like other steroi..
Pregny-Chambésy
Pregny-Chambésy is a commune of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. Municipalities of the Canton of Geneva (Switzerland) Aire-la-Ville | Anières | Avully | Avusy | Bardonnex | Bellevue | Bernex | Carouge | Cartigny | Céligny | Chancy | Chêne-Bougeries | Chêne-Bourg | Choulex | Collex..
Prego
Prego® is a trade mark brand name pasta sauce of Campbell Soup Company. It was introduced in 1981 internationally and is based on a family recipe of one of the chefs. Eventually they became the number one selling dry grocery product of the decade. Currently, Prego offers many different varieties of..
Pregolya
Course of Pregolya River in Gvardeysk. Pregolya (Russian: ), also spelt as Pregola (German: Pregel) is a river in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. It starts as a confluence of the Instruch and the Angrapa and drains into the Baltic Sea through Vistula Lagoon. Its length under the name of..
Preguiça
There are places that have the name Preguiça (Portuguese for "sloth") in Cape Verde: Preguiça, a village in the northcentral part of the island of SalPreguiça, a village of the parish of Nossa Senhora das Dores in the island of São Nicolau redirect [[Template:Disambig]] ..
Preguinho
João Coelho Netto, best known as Preguinho (born in Rio de Janeiro, February 8, 1905 – dead October 1, 1979) was a Brazilian footballer in striker role. Son of brazilian writer Coelho Netto, in career (1925-1938) was played for Fluminense and scoring 184 goals. Athlete most complete (practic..
Prehensile-tailed porcupine
The prehensile-tailed porcupines or Coendous (genus Coendou) are a group of arboreal porcupine found in Central and South America. They are closely related to the other Neotropical tree porcupines (genus Echinoprocta and genus Sphiggurus) and these three are sometimes treated as subgenera of Coend..
Prehensile feet
Prehensile feet are lower limbs that possess prehensility, the ability to grasp like a hand. They are most commonly observed in monkeys, who similarly possess prehensile tails. Due to the development of bipedalism in humans, the hands became the focus of prehensility and the feet adjusted to more o..
Prehensile tail
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]A prehensile tail is the tail of an animal that has adapted to be able to grasp and hold objects. Fully prehensile tails can be used to hold and manipulate objects, and in particular to aid arboreal creatures in finding and eating food in the trees. If the tail cann..
Prehensility
Prehensility is the quality of an organ that has adapted for grasping or holding. Examples of prehensile body parts include the tails of New World monkeys and opossums, the trunks of elephants, the tongues of giraffes, and the proboscides of tapir. The hands of primates are all prehensile to varying..
Prehispanic
Prehispanic describes the period of time before the 16th century when Spanish explorers discovered and conquered Mesoamerica and South America. It is especially used to describe the Mayan, Incan, and Aztec cultures prior to contact with the Spanish and other explorers from Europe. Cultures in thi..
Prehistoric amphibian
Prehistoric amphibians are various amphibians that lived before recorded history. The earliest forms date back to at least 360 million years (Devonian period). Originally, ancestors were fish-like with fins that looked like legs. Eventually these fins turned into functional legs and they made the tr..
Prehistoric archaeology
History is the study of the past using written records. Archaeology can also be used to study the past alongside history. Prehistoric archaeology is the study of the past before historical records began. In Western Europe the prehistoric period generally ends with Roman colonisation although in man..
Prehistoric Britain
History of Britain By chronology Prehistoric BritainIron Age BritainRoman BritainSub-Roman BritainMedieval BritainEarly Modern BritainModern Britain By nation History of EnglandHistory of Northern IrelandHistory of ScotlandHistory of Wales By topic Constitutional historyEconomic historyMilitar..
Prehistoric Central North Africa
This article is part of theHistory of Algeria series Prehistoric Central North Africa North Africa during the Classical Period Rise of Islam in Algeria Ottoman rule in Algeria French rule in Algeria Nationalism and resistance in Algeria Algerian War of Independence History of Algeri..
Prehistoric Cyprus
The Prehistoric Period is the oldest part of Cypriot history. Contents 1 Epipalaeolithic2 Neolithic2.1 Aceramic Neolithic2.2 Ceramic ..
Prehistoric Europe
Contents 1 Paleolithic2 Neolithic3 Chalcolithic4 Bronze Age5 Iron Age6 See also7 External links Paleolithic Lower Paleolithic: Europe was populated by species of Homo since c. 900,000 years ago (Homo erectus), associated with the pebble-tools technology and late..
Prehistoric fish
Fish fossil from Cretaceous period Prehistoric fish are various groups of fishes that lived before recorded history. A few, such as the coelacanth still exist today and are considered living fossils. The first fish and indeed the first vertebrates, were the ostracoderms, which appeared in the..
Prehistoric Hong Kong
This article is part of the History of Hong Kong series '''Timeline Prehistory Imperial China'''First contacts with the West Opium Wars     First Opium War     Second Opium War British colony (pre-war)     Founding of crown colony     Early 20th..
Prehistoric Ice Man
Prehistoric Ice Man might refer to: Ötzi the Iceman, a frozen Copper Age mummy found in the Alps by German touristsPrehistoric Ice Man (South Park), an episode of the South Park animated television series This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with t..
Prehistoric ice man
Prehistoric Ice Man might refer to: Ötzi the Iceman, a frozen Copper Age mummy found in the Alps by German touristsPrehistoric Ice Man (South Park), an episode of the South Park animated television series ..
Prehistoric Ice Man (South Park episode)
"Prehistoric Ice Man" is episode 31 of Comedy Central's animated series South Park. The episode is the last of the second season and originally aired on January 20, 1999. Contents 1 Plot2 Kenny's Death3 Trivia4 External links Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: ..
Prehistoric insects
Prehistoric insects are various groups of insects that lived before recorded history. Insects inhabited Earth since before the time of the dinosaurs. Many modern insects had already evolved to very similar forms even before the dawning of the dinosaur and lived alongside them and beyond up to the ..
Prehistoric life
Prehistoric life is a term used to refer to the diverse organisms that have inhabited Earth from the origin of life about 3.8 billion years ago (b.y.a.) to the Historic period (about 3500 BC) when humans began to keep written records. During the course of evolution, new forms of life developed and..
Prehistoric Malaysia
Prehistoric Malaysia can be traced back as early as 200,000 years ago from stone tools found at Kota Tampan, Lenggong archeological site. The earliest human skeleton, Perak Man, dating back 11,000 years was also discovered in Lenggong. The site has an undisturbed stone tool production area, creat..
Prehistoric mammal
Prehistoric mammals are various groups of mammals that lived before humans developed writing. 164 million years ago, in the Jurassic period, Castorocauda lutrasimilis, a mammal-like (mammaliaform) animal weighing about 500 grams, had a full mammalian pelt, with guard hairs and under fur, webbed feet..
Prehistoric man
Prehistory (Greek words προ = before and ιστορία = history) is a term usually used to describe the period before written history became available. Paul Tournal originally coined the term Pré-historique in describing the finds he had made in the caves of southern France, and was used in..
Prehistoric music
In the history of music, prehistoric music (previously called primitive music) is all music produced in preliterate cultures (prehistory), beginning somewhere in very late geological history. Prehistoric music is followed by ancient music in most of Europe (1500 BCE) and later musics in subsequent E..
Prehistoric Planet
A reversion (alternative release) of the BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs and Walking with Beasts series, done by Discovery Channel and NBC for the Discovery Kids network. Though the producers kept nearly all of the original animation, David Bock and Peter Sherman wrote new text for a younger target au..
Prehistoric plant
Prehistoric plants are various groups of plants that lived before recorded history (before about 3500 BC). Plants have remained remarkedly unchanged throughout earth's geological time scale. Early ferns had developed by the Mississippian, conifers by the Pennsylvanian. Some plants of prehistory are..
Prehistoric Portugal
This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry.Please improve the article or discuss proposed changes on the talk page. See Wikipedia's [Guide to writing better articlesguide to writing better articles] for suggestions. This article or ..
Prehistoric reptile
The term Prehistoric reptile covers a broad category that is intended to help distinguish them from the dinosaurs, which were also considered reptiles, but because of their large and successful reign for many millions of years, are almost exclusively dealt with in their own category of prehistoric l..
Prehistoric Scotland
Archaeology and geology continue to reveal the secrets of prehistoric Scotland, uncovering a complex and dramatic past before the Romans brought Scotland into the scope of recorded history. Obviously, throughout this period there was no such thing as Scotland or a national identity. Successive human..
Prehistoric sites in England
England has many prehistoric sites of interest, dating from the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age. Probably the most famous English prehistoric site is Stonehenge, in Wiltshire. Contents 1 Stone Age1.1 ..
Prehistoric Spain
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Prehistoric Stimpy/Farm Hands
Prehistoric Stimpy/Farm Hands is an episode of Ren & Stimpy from the [[Ren & Stimpy #Season 4: 1994–1995|4th season]]. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Contents 1 ''Prehistoric Stimpy''1.1 Notes and Trivia2 Farm Hands2.1 Notes ..
Prehistoric Sweden
History of Sweden Prehistoric SwedenEarly HistoryKalmar UnionModern SwedenA New Great PowerSwedish Empire"Age of Liberty"Gustav's AbsolutismUnion with NorwayModernizationIndustrializationWorld War IIPost-war Sweden Contents 1 Ice age2 Stone age2.0.1 Upper Paleolithic2.0.2 ..
Prehistoric Wales
Prehistoric Wales in terms of human settlements covers the period from about 225,000 years ago, the date attributed to the earliest human remains found in what is now Wales, to the year 48 when the Roman army began a campaign against one of the Welsh tribes. Traditionally, historians have believed t..
Prehistoric warfare
History of Warfare Eras Prehistoric · Ancient · Medieval · Gunpowder · Industrial · Modern Battlespace Air · Information · Land · Sea · Space Theaters Arctic · Desert · Jungle · Mountain · Urban Weapons Armour..
Prehistorik
Prehistorik is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Titus Interactive for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC and DOS. Titus Interactive also published it, and released the game in 1991. The playable character is a neanderthal armed with a club. In a search for food, the neanderthal must hit d..
Prehistorik 2
Prehistorik 2 is a sequel to the platform game Prehistorik. It was developed by Titus Interactive for DOS and Amstrad CPC in 1993. Like in its predecessor the main character of the game is a caveman who goes in quest for food, fighting various animals. External links [Prehistorik 2 at Moby G..
Prehistory
Stonehenge, England, erected by Neolithic peoples ca. 4500-4000 years ago Prehistory (Greek words προ = before and ιστορία = history) is a term often used to describe the period before written history became available. Paul Tournal originally coined the term Pré-historique in descr..
Prehistory of Alaska
Prehistoric Alaska begins with Paleolithic peoples moving into northwestern North America sometime between 16,000 and 10,000 BCE across the Bering Land Bridge in western Alaska. They found their passage blocked by a huge sheet of ice until a temporary recession in the Wisconsin glaciation (the las..
Prehistory of Australia
This article is part of the seriesHistory of Australia Prehistory Before 1788 1788-1850 1851-1900 1901-1945 Since 1945 Timeline The prehistory of Australia refers to the period of up to 70,000 yearshttp://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/000236.html between the first human habitation ..
Prehistory of Brittany
This page concerns the prehistory of Brittany. Contents 1 Palaeolithic2 Mesolithic3 Neolithic4 Bronze age5 Iron Age6 Sources Palaeolithic Only a few Palaeolithic sites are known from Brittany, like the rock shelter of Perros-Guirec near Rochworn. The only cave site ..
Prehistory of football (soccer)
The following are the football (soccer) events before 1835 around the world. 3rd century BC – tsu chu" (蹴鞠 or 蹴踘) begins to be played in China.600 – Kemari begins to be played in Kyoto.1314 – Edward II of England bans football in London.1349 – Edw..
Prehistory of Poland (until 966)
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Prehn's sign
Prehn's sign is a medical diagnostic indicator that helps determine whether the presenting injured testicle is caused by acute epididymitis or from testicular torsion. According to Prehn's sign, the physical lifting of the testicles relieves the pain of epididymitis but not pain caused by testicu..
Prehnite
Prehnite is a phyllosilicate of calcium and aluminium with the formula: Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2. Limited Fe3+ substitutes for aluminium in the structure. Prehnite crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system. It is brittle with an uneven fracture and a vitreous to pearly lustre. Its hardness is 6-6...
Prehnite-pumpellyite facies
The prehnite-pumpellyite facies is a metamorphic facies typical of subseafloor alteration of the oceanic crust around mid-ocean ridge spreading centres. --> It is a metamorphic grade transitional between zeolite facies and greenschist facies representing a temperature range of 250 to 350 °C and a..
Prehn Peninsula
The mainly ice-covered Prehn Peninsula ([75°06′S 063°30′W]) is 32 km (20 mi) long and 16 km (10 mi) wide, between Hansen and Gardner Inlets, on the eastern coast and at the base of Antarctic Peninsula. First observed from aircraft by the RARE, 1947-48. Mapped by USGS from surveys and..
Prehysteria trilogy
The Prehysteria trilogy is a trilogy of family-oriented films made in the early to mid-1990s about the adventures of five miniature baby dinosaurs named after musicians. The dinosaurs were Elvis, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, Paula, the Brachiosaurus, Jagger, the Stegosaurus, Hammer, the Chasmosaurus, and ..
Preiddeu Annwfn
Preiddeu Annwfn (English: The Spoils of Annwfn) is a short, enigmatic poem found in the Welsh Book of Taliesin. Some scholars suggest it took its present form around AD 900 based on linguistic evidence, though other estimates range from the time of the bard Taliesin in the late 6th century to the co..
Preikestolen
Prekestolen Prekestolen Preikestolen (nynorsk) or Prekestolen (bokmål) – also known as Preacher's Pulpit or Pulpit Rock, and Hyvlatonnå (old local name) – the most famous scenic attraction in Ryfylke, and in all of Rogaland county, is located in the Lysefjord. To experience..
Preiļi District
Preili District (Latvian: Preiļu rajons) is a district in Latgale. It borders Jēkabpils District, Madona District, Rezekne District, Kraslava District and Daugavpils District. ..
Preimage attack
In cryptography, a preimage attack on a cryptographic hash is an attempt to find a message that has a specific hash value. There are two types of preimage attacks: First Preimage attack : given a hash h, find a message m such that hash(m) = h.Second Preimage attack : given a message m1, find a mess..
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
In medicine and (clinical) genetics preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a considered as a very early form of prenatal diagnosis that consists of the performance of a genetic test on oocytes prior to fertilization or embryos before they are implanted in the uterus. Its main advantage is that ..
Preimplantation Genetic Haplotyping
Preimplantation Genetic Haplotyping (PGH) is a clinical method of Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). PGH was first developed in 2006 at London's Guy's Hospital and greatly advances PGD by using DNA fingerprinting rather than identifying the actual genetic signature (such as point mutations). ..
Preincarnation
Preincarnation is the concept found in certain science fiction or fantasy works that a chacter is reborn backwards through time, being the opposite of reincarnation. Princarnation features in the unfinished Tolkien story The Lost Road, is found in the anime Millennium Actress where the interviewer ..
Preinitiation complex
redirect [[Template:Context]]A preinitiation complex (abbreiviated PIC) is an ordered combination of six general transcription factors: [TFIIA][TFIIB][TFIID][TFIIE][TFIIF][TFIIH] The preinitiation complex combines with RNA polymerase II nea..
Preintuitionism
In some circles of mathematical philosophy the Pre-Intuitionists are considered to be a small but influential group who informally shared similar philosophies on the nature of mathematics. The term itself was used by L. E. J. Brouwer, who in his 1951 lectures at Cambridge described the differences b..
Preissia
Preissia is a genus of liverworts in order Marchantiales. It is a member of family Marchantiaceae within that order. This genus has worldwide distributiion. Species in Preissia Preissia quadrata, (P. commutata) External links [Description and photos of Preissia quadrata][Dia..
Preiss RHJ-7
Preiss RHJ-7 Please insert image here. Type designation RHJ-7 Designer Henry Preiss and Richard Schreder Competition class Not applicable Crew 2 Length 22.8 ft (6.95 m) Height Cockpit width Cockpit height Wingspan 56.5 ft (17.22 m) Wing area 140 ft² (13 m²) ..
Preiss RHJ-8
Preiss RHJ-8 Please insert image here. Type designation RHJ-8 Designer Henry Preiss / Richard Schreder Competition class Not applicable Crew 2 Length 22.8 ft (6.95 m) Height Cockpit width Cockpit height Wingspan 58 ft (17.68 m) Wing area 145 ft² (13.47 m&sup..
Preiss RHJ-9
Preiss RHJ-9 Please insert image here. Type designation RHJ-9 Designer Henry Preiss / Richard Schreder Competition class Not applicable Crew 2 Length 22.8 ft (6.95 m) Height Cockpit width Cockpit height Wingspan 60 ft (18.29 m) Wing area 154.8 ft² (14.38 m²) ..
Preis von Europa
The Preis von Europa (or Europa-Preis) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1 mile 4 furlongs) at the Weidenpesch Racecourse, Cologne in September. Winners since 1988 Year Winner Age Jockey Train..
Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta (Hindi: प्रीति ज़िंटा, Urdu: پریتی زینتا , Pronunciation: / priːti ziɳʈaː /) born 31 January 1974 is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies. Contents 1 Early Life2 Career3 Personal Life4 Awards and nominations4.1&..
Prejmer
Pregmer Fortress Prejmer (German: Tartlau, Hungarian: Prázsmár) is a town in Braşov County, Romania. It is located 18 km northeast of Braşov. The Teutonic Order constructed the fortress Tartlau in 1212-1213 as part of their colonization of the Burzenland region. The town of Prejmer had be..
Prejudice
For "with(out) prejudice" in law, see Prejudice (law). Prejudice is, as the name implies, the process of "pre-judging" something. It implies coming to a judgment on a subject before learning where the preponderance of evidence actually lies, or forming a judgment without direct experience. Holding ..
Prejudice (law)
In law, the phrase without prejudice means that a claim, lawsuit, or proceeding has been brought to a temporary end but that no legal rights or privileges have been determined, waived, or lost by the result. For example, if a party brings a lawsuit in small claims court but discovers that the claim..
Prejudice timeline
1959--Born Frederick August Kittel, later called August Wilson, was the only black student in Central Catholic High School, threats and abuse made him drop out. July 2 1964--Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act that prohibits discrimination of all kinda based on race, color, religion, or nat..
Prekallikrein
A plasma protein which is the precursor of kallikrein. plasma that is deficient in prekallikrein has been found to be abnormal in thromboplastin formation, kinin generation, evolution of a permeability globulin, and plasmin formation. The absence of prekallikrein in plasma leads to fletcher factor d..
Preki
Predrag Radosavljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Радосављевић), known simply as Preki (Преки) (born June 24, 1963 in Belgrade), is a Serbian-American soccer player, one of the best players in the history of Major League Soccer. Preki's career with league football clubs beg..
Prekmurje
Prekmurje (Hungarian: Muravidék) is the easternmost region of Slovenia. It borders Hungary to the north-east, Austria to the north-west, Croatia to the south and the Slovenian region of Styria to the south-west. It is named after the Mura River, which separates it from the rest of Slovenia (a liter..
Prekmurska gibanica
Prekmurska gibanica Prekmurska gibanica is a layered pastry, originating in the region of Prekmurje, Slovenia. It variously contains poppy seeds, walnuts, apples, raisins, and cottage cheese. Although native to Prekmurje, it has achieved the status of a national speciality of Slovenia. The uni..
Prelap
Prelap is a word mostly used in the screenwriting business, and is typically used within a screenplay. It simply means that the dialogue from the incoming scene precedes the cut, and you hear the beginning of the dialogue in the outgoing scene. As an example: ADRIAN (O.S., PRELAP) Peter? Peter, wh..
Prelate
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A prelate is a member of the clergy who either has ordinary jurisdiction over a group of people or ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, "to prefer," suggesting..
Prelate Annalina
Prelate Annalina Aldurren is a main character in The Sword Of Truth series written by Terry Goodkind. Often referred to as Ann, by the characters. Ann has been the Prelate of the Sisters of the Light for nearly eight-hundred years. She directed them in the ways of The Creator and secretly worked wit..
Prelature of Batanes-Babuyanes
The Prelature of Batanes-babuyanes is a prelature of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines and was created on November 30, 1950, comprising the civil province of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands group which belongs to the province of Cagayan. Its titular patron is Santo Domingo de Guzman whos..
Preliminary Design of an Experimental World-Circling Spaceship
The Preliminary Design of an Experimental World-Circling Spaceship was a 1946 proposal, by Project RAND, for a United States satellite program. The Preliminary Design of an Experimental World-Circling Spaceship states, "A satellite vehicle with appropriate instrumentation can be expected to be one..
Preliminary English Test
The Preliminary English Test (PET) is an international examination sanctioning a certain level of mastery of the English language. It is the second easiest diploma offered by Cambridge ESOL (University of Cambridge ESOL examination). See also Cambridge ESOL diplomas: KET - Key English TestPET - Pre..
Preliminary hearing
Within some criminal justice systems, a preliminary hearing (evidentiary hearing, often abbreviated verbally as a "prelim") is a proceeding, after a criminal complaint has been filed by the prosecutor, to determine whether, and to what extent, criminal charges and civil cause of actions will be hear..
Preliminary messenger RNA
Preliminary mRNA, alternatively termed pre-mRNA is an incompletely processed single strand of ribonucleic acid (RNA), synthesized from DNA in the nucleus of a cell by transcription. It has also been called heterogeneous nuclear RNA or hnRNA. Once pre-mRNA has been completely processed, it is termed ..
Preliminary Misogi Rite
The Preliminary Misogi Rite was an ancient ritual of the Shinto religion in Japan. See misogi for basic description. The practice was revived in a very public way by Lieutenant-General Heisuke Yanagawa, leader in Taisei Yokusankai movement, and General Kuniaki Koiso, an ultranationalist defender ..
Preliminary Multistate Bar Review
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Preliminary Notice
In Mechanics lien law a Preliminary Notice (also known as a Notice to Owner, Materialmens Notice to Owner, Notice of Furnishing, Contractor/Subcontractors Notice to Owner, and others) is a notice sent by the contractor, subcontractor, materialmen, equipment lessors or other parties to a construction..
Prelims
Prelims (preliminary examinations) are a first set of examinations at Oxford University, normally during the first half of the degree course for some courses. They do not have a class associated with them, unlike Honour Moderations. These examinations contrast with Finals at the end of all degree co..
Prelim Exams
In Scottish Schools Preliminary Examinations (more commonly known as Prelims) are exams set in Scottish high schools after about two thirds of subject's course being completed, often around December for S4 pupils, and February for S5/ S6 pupils. They are very similar in format to the SQA Exams, and..
Prelim Exams (Scottish)
Preliminary Examinations (more commonly known as Prelims) are exams set in Scottish high schools after about two thirds of subject's course being completed, often around December for S4 pupils, and February for S5/ S6 pupils. They are similar in format to SQA Exams, and are designed to give the pup..
Prelinger Archives
The Prelinger Archives is a collection of films, mostly shorts made for industrial or educational markets. The Archives was founded by Rick Prelinger in 1982 in order to preserve what he calls "ephemeral" films: corporate advertising and promotional films (1914-1980), educational films or U.S. gov..
Prelingual deafness
A profoundly prelingually deaf individual is someone who was born with insufficient hearing to acquire speech normally, or who lost their hearing prior to the age at which speech is acquired. See also Deaf cultureDeaf educationDeaf historyHearing impairmentList of notable deaf peopleModels of deafn..
Prelink
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. prelink is a Free program written by Jakub Jelinek of Red Hat for POSIX-compliant operating systems, principally Linux (because it modifies ELF..
Preload
"preload" is also a Free Linux program which runs as a daemon and records statistics about usage of programs using Markov chains; files of more frequently-used programs are, during a computer's spare time, loaded into memory. This results in faster startup times as less data needs to be fetched from..
Prelog
This article is about the town in Croatia. For information about the Nobel Prize winner, see Vladimir Prelog. Coat of arms Prelog (Hungarian: ) is a town in northern Croatia, located about 15 km east of Čakovec in Međimurje county, at [46.335° N 16.615° E], alt. 125&nb..
Prelog strain
In organic chemistry, transannular strain or Prelog strain (named after Vladimir Prelog) is the unfavorable interaction of transannular protons in 7-12 membered cyclic molecules resulting in increased ring strain. External links Prelog strain definition: [Link]Transannular strain from the..
Prelude
A Prelude is something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows after it. It may also refer to: Prelude (music), a musical formPrelude, a British rock bandThe Prelude, a poem by William WordsworthHonda Prelude, an automobile manufactured by HondaThis is a [disambiguationdisam..
Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs
Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs is a jazz-in-concert hall composition written by Leonard Bernstein for a jazz ensemble, which features a solo clarinet. It was written in 1949 for Woody Herman's large band, but it got its premiere in 1955 from Benny Goodman and in fact Herman never actually performed the p..
Prelude2cinema
Prelude2Cinema is a digital movie and TV company created by Emmy winning writer and film czar Alex Michaels. The home of Prelude2Cinema is in Cleveland, Ohio. Prelude2Cinema officially begain December 19, 1999 with the launch of its website [link]. Prelude2Cinema is currently producing th..
Prelude: The Best of Charlotte Church
Prelude: the Best of Charlotte Church is a 'best of' collection spanning the four classical music albums of the 16-year-old soprano Charlotte Church, released in 2002. Prelude commemorates the end of Charlotte's classical career; the singer subsequently changed from the classical to the pop genre..
Preluders
Preluders, a girl group from Germany, is the result of the third season of the international television sensation Popstars - The Duel, a precursor to the Idol shows. Originally a quintett and later a quartet, the group has eventually became a trio, whose members are Anh-Thu Doan, Miriam Cani and T..
Preludes (Debussy)
Claude Debussy's Préludes are two sets of pieces for solo piano. They are divided into two separate livres, or books, of twelve preludes each. Unlike previous cycles of twenty-four preludes, like that of Chopin, Debussy's does not follow a set pattern of key signatures, but instead moves arbitrari..
Preludes Op. 28 (Chopin)
The Preludes Op. 28 by Frédéric Chopin are a series of 24 short pieces written for the piano, one in each key. Although the term prelude generally means an introductory piece, Chopin's Preludes stand alone: they have no association with any other piece, nor is there any association between the Pr..
Prelude (album)
Prelude is a 1987 Moody Blues compilation album consisting of non-album singles and rarities. Tracks 1-5 were previously released on singles in 1967 prior to the release of Days of Future Passed. They are the first Moody Blues releases to feature Justin Hayward and John Lodge. "A Simple Game"..
Prelude (band)
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. Prelude are an English based folk trio consisting of Brian Hume (vocals, guitar), his wife Irene Hume (vocals) ..
Prelude (music)
A prelude is a short piece of music, usually in no particular internal form, which may serve as an introduction to succeeding movements of a work that are usually longer and more complex. Many preludes have a continuous ostinato throughout, usually of the rhythmic and melodic variety. They are also ..
Prelude (Pete Townshend song)
"Prelude" is the third song from Pete Townshend's 1982 solo album, All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes. The song was written with Andy Newman, formerly of Thunderclap Newman (whom Pete had produced their 1970 No. 1 single, "Something In The Air") who provided the orchestration arrangement. Over..
Prelude (Toccata) and fugue in E major, BWV 566
Prelude (Toccata) and fugue in E major, BWV 566 is an organ work written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1708. This piece is divided into four sections, this early piece resembles, in form at least, the Preludes and Fugues of Buxtehude. The first section alternates manual or pedal cadenzas with very de..
Prelude and Fugue
Prelude and Fugue, by the Canadian composer Heather Schmidt, was commissioned by the CBC. ..
Prelude for War
Prelude for War is a mystery novel by Leslie Charteris featuring his Robin Hood-inspired crime fighter, Simon Templar, alias "The Saint". The book was first published in the United Kingdom in 1938 by Hodder and Stoughton, and in the United States by The Crime Club the same year. Previously, the nov..
Prelude in C-sharp minor (Rachmaninoff)
The Prelude in C-sharp minor, (Прелюдия) op. 3 no. 2, is a prelude for piano by Sergei Rachmaninoff written in 1892. It is a part of a set of five pieces entitled Morceaux de Fantaisie ("Fantasy Pieces") that were written almost immediately after Rac..
Prelude in G minor (Rachmaninoff)
The Prelude op. 23 no. 5, composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff, was included into the Op. 23 set named "Ten Preludes", even though it was written in 1901, while the rest of the set was written in 1903. It evokes a great Russian nationalistic feeling, with the sounds of war and winter. General Structure..
Prelude Op. 11 No. 10 (Scriabin)
Alexander Scriabin's Prelude Op. 11 No. 10 is in C sharp minor. It is 20 bars long and takes under a minute and a half to play. It is marked at Andante. It has two sections of mysterious major seventh intervals and tritone harmonies, split up by a lyrical E Major section. Like many of Scriabin's slo..
Prelude Op. 11 No. 9 (Scriabin)
Alexander Scriabin's Prelude Op. 11 No. 9 is in E major. It is 36 bars long and takes almost a minute and a half to play, being played at an Andantino pace. Despite its key, the left hand voice often plays C sharp minor passages, while the right hand plays relatively consistently within the bounds o..
Prelude Records
Prelude Records was a New York-based Dance independent record label, active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At one time, François Kevorkian held an A&R at Prelude. The label owner was Marvin Schlachter. See also List of record labels ..
Prelude to a Kiss
Prelude to a Kiss is an 1992 American (fantasy/romantic) film that tells the story of a couple that falls in love despite the girl's pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship, something supernatural happens that tests it. It was directed by Norman René and ada..
Prelude to a Storm
Prelude to a Storm is the first episode of [[Power Rangers: Ninja Storm]]. When an exiled evil ninja master returns to Earth to take control, three misfit students from the Wind Ninja Academy are given Morphers to become Power Rangers and defend the planet. This episode marks the change in the Pow..
Prelude to Dune
The Prelude to Dune trilogy was written by Brian Herbert (son of Frank Herbert) and Kevin J. Anderson. This trilogy is set in the years leading up to the events in Dune. These books have enjoyed commercial success, and have introduced the Dune universe to a new generation of fans. They are based on..
Prelude to Foundation
Prelude to Foundation Prelude to Foundation is a novel written by Isaac Asimov. It is one of two prequels to the Foundation Series. For the first time, Asimov chronicles the life of Hari Seldon, the man who invented psychohistory and the intellectual hero of the series. [Spoiler warnin..
Prelude to Space
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Prelude to the Millennium
Prelude to the Millennium: Essentials of Symphony is a compilation album from progressive metal band Symphony X, released in 1998. It features the best work from their first four studio albums, although no original versions from their debut album Symphony X are included. Instead, the CD starts with..
Prelude to War
Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight World War II propaganda film series. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of combating the Axis Powers during World War II. World War II is introduced in black and white terms, with Henry Wallace's quote "This is a..
Prelusive EP
The Prelusive EP was the independent debut release by Australian singer-songwriter Sarah Blasko. "Your Way" which received a great deal of airplay on youth radio station Triple J. The EP is called ‘Prelusive’ "because that means introductory, from the word ‘Prelude’, which is a musical te..
Premack principle
In operant conditioning, the Premack principle, developed by David Premack states that a commonly occurring action (one more desirable for the actor) can be used effectively as a reinforcer for a less commonly occurring one (that is, one less desirable for the actor). A common example used to illust..
Premalekhanam
Premalekhanam (The Love Letter) is Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's first work (1943) to be published as a book. The novel is a humorous story of love. Through the hilarious dialogs, Basheer attacks religious conservatism and the dowry system. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending..
Premalignant condition
A premalignant condition is a disease, syndrome, or finding that, if left untreated, may lead to cancer. Examples of pre-malignant conditions include actinic keratosis and Barrett's esophagus. See also Tumors (and related structures), Cancer, and Oncology Benign - Premalignant - Carcinoma in s..
Premante Idera
Premante Idera is a Telugu movie, released in 1998 starring Venkatesh and Preity Zinta. Contents 1 Synopsis2 Cast3 Trivia4 External links Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Murli (Venkatesh) and his friends go to a villa..
Premarin
Premarin is a mixture of estrogens isolated from mare's urine (PREgnant MARes' urINe) made by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Premarin has been one of the most widely used drugs in the United States of America. Premarin became the form of estrogen most commonly used for hormone replacement therapy. The major..
Premarital sex
Premarital sex is sexual intercourse engaged in by a person or persons who are not yet married. It is generally used in reference to young people who it is presumed can and one day will be married, but who are in engaging sexual practices prior to their being socially sanctioned within a marriage. ..
Premature
The term premature refers to something that occurs prior to the expected or normal time. It is generally used to refer to: Premature birth. See also: Premature ejaculationPremature menopausePremature ventricular contractionNonsense mutation (for premature stop codon)Senescence (for premature aging)..
Premature atrial contraction
Premature atrial contractions (PACs) are a type of premature heart beat or irregular heart beat or arrhythmia which start in the upper two chambers of the heart, or atria. These aren't serious, and they frequently go away on their own. In many cases doctors are unable to determine a cause. Some ce..
Premature birth
Premature birth (also known as preterm birth, or premie) is defined medically as childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation. Most pregnancies last about 40 weeks. Premature babies are sometimes called preemies. About 12 percent of babies in the United States — or 1 in 8..
Premature burial
"Texas funeral" redirects here. For , see . "Buried Alive" redirects here. For , see . Humans and animals may be buried alive intentionally (as a form of torture, execution), voluntarily (as a stunt, with the intention to escape), or accidentally (e.g. under rubble due to a disaster or collapse of ..
Premature convergence
This loosely means that something has gone wrong. More precisely, that a evolutionary computation population has converged (every individual in the population is identical, see convergence) to a suboptimal solution. Often the term premature convergence is loosely used. References None yet. ..
Premature ejaculation
Premature ejaculation, also known as rapid ejaculation, or by the Latin term ejaculatio praecox, is the most common sexual problem in men, characterized by a lack of voluntary control over ejaculation. Masters and Johnson stated that a man suffers from premature ejaculation if he ejaculates before h..
Premature ovarian failure
Premature Ovarian Failure (POF) is the cessation of menstrual periods and ovulation in women under the age of 40. Hormonally it is defined by abnormally low levels of estrogen and high levels of FSH, demonstrating that the ovaries are no longer responding to circulating FSH by producing estrogen. ..
Premature ventricular contraction
Premature ventricular contraction (PVC), also known as ventricular premature beat (VPB) or extrasystole, is a form of irregular heartbeat in which the ventricle contracts prematurely. This results in a "skipped beat" followed by a stronger beat. Individuals with the condition may report feeling tha..
Premaxilla
The premaxilla is a pair of small bones at the very tip of the jaws of many animals, usually bearing teeth, but not always. They are connected to the maxilla and the nasals. Cranial bones - [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit] occipital bone: Foramen magnum | Squama occipitalis (Inio..
Prema Nocta
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Prema Sai Baba
Prema Sai Baba will be the male reincarnation of Shakti in the 21st century according to the prediction by the Indian guru Sathya Sai Baba (hereafter abbreviated as SSB). SSB first mentioned Prema Sai Baba in a discourse on July 6, 1963. SSB predicted that there will be three avatars (incarnations) ..
Premchand Degra
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. Premchand Degra is an Indian bodybuilder. He won the Mr. Universe title in the short-height category. He was al..
Premchand Roychand
Premchand Roychand was a 19th century Indian buisnessmam known as the "Cotton King" and "Bullion King". Born in 1831 he was the son of Roychand Dipchand, a merchant from Surat. The Roychand family moved to Bombay when Premchand was a yound boy. Recorded as the first Indian broker to speak, read an..
Premcor
Premcor (formerly NYSE: [PCO]) was a Fortune 500 oil refinery group based in Greenwich, Connecticut. It operated four refineries, which are located in Port Arthur, Texas, Memphis, Tennessee, Lima, Ohio, and Delaware City, Delaware with a combined crude oil volume processing capacity of app..
Premedication
Premedication refers to a drug treatment given to a patient before a (surgical or invasive) medical procedure. These drugs are typically sedative or analgesic. ..
Premeditated murder
Premeditated murder is the crime of wrongfully causing the death of another human being (also known as murder) after rationally considering the timing or method of doing so, in order to either increase the likelihood of success, or to evade detection or apprehension. State laws in the United State..
Premeditation
Premeditation, in law, is when a person or persons think about and plan out a crime or other act before they commit it. ..
Premelting
Premelting, also known as surface melting, is the existence of liquid-like thin film coating the surface of a crystalline solid below its melting point. First postulated by prominent British physicist Michael Faraday in 1859, a premelting layer is the reason why ice is slippery. The commonly given ..
Premendra Mitra
Premendra Mitra (1904), a renowned Bengali poet, novelist, later, a thriller and science fiction writer. He was born in Baransi. Contents 1 Life2 Editor3 Works3.1 Poems3.2 Novels3.3 Short Story Collections4 References5 External Link Life Premendra Mitra's..
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a severe form of premenstrual syndrome, afflicting 5-10% of all women. It is an mood disorder associated with the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. The cardinal symptom--surfacing between ovulation and menstruation, and disappearing within a few days af..
Premenstrual stress syndrome
"PMS" redirects here. For , see . Premenstrual Stress Syndrome (PMS, also called Premenstrual Stress, Premenstrual Tension Syndrome, PMT, Premenstrual Syndrome, Periodic Mood Swing) is stress which is a physical symptom prior to the onset of menstruation. PMS should not be confused with dysmenorrh..
Premenstrual water retention
Premenstrual water retention is a common phenomenon associated with the menstrual cycle. Water retention is most noticeable for its temporary, but uncomfortable, enlargement of the breasts. The excess fluid is lost during menstruation. See also Menstrual cycleEdema ..
Premiata Forneria Marconi
Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) is an Italian progressive rock band that achieved a high level of popularity in the 1970s, with success in both the British and American charts. While they had many Italian contemporaries, such as Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Area, Perigeo, and Le Orme, they were the onl..
Premie
Premie can refer to: a baby born in a premature birth. Premature babies are sometimes called preemies. the name given in India to a follower of Prem Rawat (main article), also known as Maharaji. Until the early 1990s it was also the name of his followers in the West. The name was then replaced by s..
Premier
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Premier, Switzerland
Premier is a municipality in the district of Orbe of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ..
Premiere
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Movie Premiere Setup The word premiere (or première, from the French première, "first") generally means "a first performance". This can refer to plays, movies and so on. Premieres for theatrical, musical and other cultural presentations can become e..
Premiere (disambiguation)
Premiere may refer to the following: Premiere, first artistic performance of theatrical, musical or other cultural presentationsAdobe Premiere Pro , produced by Adobe Systems, a realtime video editing programPremiere (pay television network), a German pay TV network,Premiere (magazine), devoted to f..
Premiere (magazine)
Premiere is an American and New York City-based film magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Médias, beginning publication in 1987. Premiere is currently released ten times a year, with issues dated February, March, April, May, June, July/August, September, October, November and December/January...
Premiere (pay television network)
Premiere is the first German Pay-TV company, offering several channels of digital content via satellite and cable. External links [Official Premiere Website] ..
Premiere (The O.C. episode)
"Premiere" is the first episode of the FOX television series, The O.C.. The episode was written by Josh Schwartz and was directed by Doug Liman. It originally aired on Tuesday August 5, 2003. Contents 1 Guest stars2 Plot3 Opening credits4 Quotes5 External links Guest st..
Premiere Development Bank
Premiere Development Bank is a private development bank since 1960. The bank was established by Dr. Procopio Reyes. They have the slogan,"Kabalikat sa sipag at tiyaga". ..
Premiere Global Services
Premiere Global Services Inc. (NYSE: PGI) is a US-based provider of global communication technologies, including web conferencing, event conferencing, teleconferencing, document management (electronic fax), marketing automation (email marketing), and notification services (voice broadcasting). The..
Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Radio Networks syndicates some of the most popular radio programs in the United States. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Clear Channel Worldwide and is headed by Kraig Kitchin. Premiere programs are heard on over 7800 radio stations worldwide, primarily in the United States and Canada a..
Premiership
Premiership may refer to: The post of Prime MinisterFA Premier League, England's highest-level competition in football (soccer)AFL Grand Final, in Australian rules football a title won during a particular yearGuinness Premiership, England's highest-level rugby union competition This is a [disa..
Premiership-Football League gulf
Since the FA Premier League began at the start of the 1992–93 season, its members have received larger amounts of money in TV rights than their Football League counterparts. This has resulted in newly promoted teams finding it increasingly hard to establish themselves in the Premiership, and the P..
Premiers of New South Wales
See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier. Before the 1890s, there was no formal party system in New South Wales. Party labels before that time indicate a general tendency only. In the 1860s and 1870s, there was a fairly coherent Liberal tendency,..
Premiers of Queensland
See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier. Before the 1890s, there was no developed party system in Queensland. Political affiliation labels before that time indicate a general tendency only. Before the end of the first decade of the twentieth cen..
Premiers of South Australia
See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier. Former South Australian premiers (from left) Robert Richards, Sir Richard Butler, Lionel Hill and Sir Henry Barwell meet with then Premier Tom Playford in 1940 Contents 1 Before the premiers2..
Premiers of Tasmania
See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier. Before the 1890s, there was no formal party system in Tasmania. Party labels before that time indicate a general tendency only. List of Premiers in Tasmania Premier Party Date elected William Cha..
Premiers of the Australian states
The Premiers of the Australian states are the heads of the executive governments in the six states of the Commonwealth of Australia. They perform the same functions at the state level as the Prime Minister of Australia performs at the national level. Each of the Australian states is governed unde..
Premiers of Victoria
See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier. Before the 1890s, there was no formal party system in Victoria. Party labels before that time indicate a general tendency only. From the 1880s, until after Federation in 1901, Victorian politics were domin..
Premiers Plans
The Premiers Plans festival takes place in Angers every year in January. It is dedicated to European first films, and is meant to help new directors meet their audience. External link http://www.premiersplans.org/ ..
Premiers Symptômes
1999 re-release with two extra tracks. Track listing "Modular Mix" – 5:59"Casanova 70" – 5:53"Les Professionnels" – 4:32"J'ai Dormi Sous L'eau" – 5:42"Le Soleil Est Pres De Moi" – 4:52"Californie" – 2:27"Brakes On" – 4:22 External links [Official site][Air´s own La..
Premier (automobile)
The Premier Motor Manufacturing Company was organized in 1903 by George A. Weidely and Harold O. Smith in Indianapolis, Indiana. A 1905 Premier is on display in the Speedway Museum, Indianapolis. ..
Premier (Canada)
In Canada, a Premier is the head of government of a province or a territory. There are currently ten provincial premiers and three territorial premiers in Canada. Name In a number of provinces they were previously known by the title "Prime Minister" with "premier" being an informal term used to..
Premier (car)
Premier Automobiles was an Indian automaker which flourished in the so called 'license raj' period from the 1950s till the early 1990s when India was closed to the world and imports. The company was formed in 1944, and built Chrysler Corporation vehicles (a Plymouth car and a Dodge truck, sold under..
Premier (cigarette)
A man holds a pack of Premier cigarettes. Premier was a smokeless cigarette released in the United States in 1988 by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. It worked by heating and aerosolizing tobacco flavor and was intended to reduce or eliminate the unhealthy side effects associated with smokin..
Premier (disambiguation)
Premier is most often used to describe a head of government. However, the term may also mean: "First" in the French language.Premier (cigarette), a smokeless cigarette released in the USA in May 1988 by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.Premier Percussion Limited, a Leicestershire-based manufactu..
Premier America
Premier America is a credit union headquartered in Chatsworth, California. External links Premier America's official website.[link] ..
Premier Automotive Group
The Premier Automotive Group (PAG), is a section of the Ford Motor Company that combines the business operations of its five European automobile manufacturers: Current marques: Aston MartinDaimlerJaguarLand RoverVolvo Cars Past marques: Lincoln (1998-2002) All are British marques, except for Volvo,..
Premier award
The Premier award is normally an award made by a Premier. In some places the Premier apoints a body to give out this award, such as in Western Australia. ..
Premier Bank
Premier Bank is a bank headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa. There are currently three locations in Dubuque, Iowa. The bank has been in existence since 1998, and was the first locally owned bank to be established in Dubuque in many years. History For many years, Riley's Auto Sales operated an Oldsmob..
Premier Christian Radio
Premier Christian Radio is a British Christian radio station based in London, England. It features news, discussion and teaching from an evangelical perspective, as well as different forms of worship music. Due to UK licensing laws this station can only be received by radios in the London area. ..
Premier Cruise Line
Premier Cruise Line was a cruise line that operated from 1983 to 2000. It was at one time the official cruise line of Walt Disney World and used the trademark "The Big Red Boat" based on the color scheme of some of its ships. Premier Cruise Line was formed in 1983 by the Greyhound Bus Company. T..
Premier Custodial Group
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Premier Dairies
Premier Dairies was a milk production and distribution company established in the 1960s in Dublin, Ireland. It was formed through the merger of four predecessors: Dublin Dairies, Merville, Tel-El-Kebir (TEK), and the milk production operations of Hughes Brothers. Premier Dairies was subsequently..
Premier Executive Transport Services
Premier Executive Transport Services is an airline listed as Foreign Corporation in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is widely believed to be a front company for the Central Intelligence Agency. Premier Executive Transport Services apparently only owns two planes: a Gulfstream V with the tai..
Premier Farnell
Premier Farnell plc is a British based wholesaler headquartered in Leeds. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Premier Farnell was formed in 1996 with the takeover of Premier Industrial Corporation of the USA by Farnell Electronics PLC. It markets a..
Premier Foods
Premier Foods plc is a British-based food manufacturer headquartered in St Albans. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Premier Foods origins were in the canned food industry. The company began to take its current shape through a series of acquistion..
Premier Hockey League
The Premier Hockey League (PHL) is a new domestic field hockey competition introduced in India. The tournament was initiated to revive the sport which lost spectator interest to cricket in recent times. Hockey is the nation's National Sport, with the country having won a record eight Olympic Gold me..
Premier House
Premier House is in Tinakori Road, Wellington, New Zealand, and is the official residence of the Prime Minister of New Zealand. The original building, constructed in the early days of the New Zealand colony in 1843 is located at the southern end of the current building, and was greatly expanded t..
Premier Insurance
Premier Insurance is an insurance agency located in different parts of Michigan. Premier Insuance Offices can be found anywhere from Detroit to Port Huron to Mount Pleasant to other SubUrban Parts of Michigan. ..
Premier Lake Provincial Park
Premier Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ..
Premier League Cup
The Football Association Premier League Cup is a cup competition in English women's football (soccer). It is also referred to as the Women's League Cup as it is the women's equivalent to the men's League Cup. The competition is open to teams in the FA Women's Premier League (the National, Northern a..
Premier League Curse of Christmas
The Curse of Christmas became apparent over the history of the FA Premier League. From the beginning of the league, the team who was bottom of the league on Christmas Day was always relegated. This curse was broken in only the 2004-05 season, when West Bromwich Albion finished 17th on the final day...
Premier League of Basketball of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League is the top basketball league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The league is composed of 12 teams, until the 22nd round of play. After this, the league is divided into a league for the top six clubs and a league for the bottom six clubs. In the 2005/2006 season, the top six clubs will b..
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The league is composed of 16 teams. Two teams are relegated at the end of every season. The winner of the Premier League is seeded into the Champions League. The winner of the Football Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Pr..
Premier Manager
Premier Manager 98 turned out to be the last in the series to achieve success, even if only moderately Premier Manager is the name of a football management video game series started in 1992. Published by Gremlin Interactive, it was first developed by Realms of Fantasy, later passed to Spanish ..
Premier Manager 2005/2006
Premier Manager 2005-2006 is a video game created by Zoo Digital Publishing for the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, and PC systems. It is slated to be released in August 2005. Premier Manager is a football management simulation, including various levels of competition, from coaching local teams, t..
Premier Media Group
The Premier Media Group is a 50/50 joint venture of News Corporation and Publishing and Broadcasting Limited. It owns Australian subscription TV channels Fox Sports 1 and 2, How To Channel and Fuel TV. ..
Premier Mine
The Premier Mine is an underground diamond mine owned by De Beers that is situated in the town of Cullinan, 40 kilometers east of Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa. Established in 1902, it was renamed the Cullinan Diamond Mine in November 2003 in celebration of its centenary. The mine rose ..
Premier Ministr
Premier Ministr (Rus: Премьер Министр) is a Russian so-called boy band. The idea behind the band is to form a boyband, not especially for teenagers. Four men came together to form Premier Ministr in 1997. Their first real success came in 2000 with the remake of a very popular Russian t..
Premier Model Management
Premier Model Management is a modelling agency. Models Represented by Premier (Past and Present) Naomi CampbellChristy TurlingtonClaudia SchifferKaren MulderLinda EvangilistaCindy CrawfordAna HickmannMaggie RizerRachel Hunter Celebrities Represented by Premier (Past and Present) Kate HudsonJennifer..
Premier Motor Manufacturing
Premier Motor Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of Brass Era automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 1904 Four-Cylinder Premier was a touring car model. Equipped with a tonneau, it could seat 6 passengers and sold for US$5000. The vertically-mounted water-cooled straight-4, situated at t..
Premier of Alberta
Premier Ralph Klein The Premier of Alberta is the first minister for the Canadian province of Alberta. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive.The current Premier of Alberta is Ralph Klein. The premier of the province deals with specific areas relating to Al..
Premier of British Columbia
The Premier of British Columbia is the first minister, head of government, and de facto chief executive for the Canadian province of British Columbia. Until the early 1970s the title Prime Minister of British Columbia was often used. The word Premier is derived from the French word of the same spell..
Premier of Manitoba
Edward Schreyer, Manitoba's 18th premier (1977-1981) The Premier of Manitoba is the first minister for the Canadian province of Manitoba. He or she is the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. The current Premier of Manitoba is Gary Doer. See also: Prime Minister of ..
Premier of Nevis
The Premier of Nevis heads the Nevis Island Administration, an autonomous governing body within the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis List of ..
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is the first minister for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. He or she is the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. Before 1964, the position's official title was Premier of Newfoundland. From 1964 to 2001 this title c..
Premier of New Brunswick
The Premier of New Brunswick (fr: Premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick) is the first minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. The premier of a Canadian province is much like the Prime Minister of Canada. He or ..
Premier of Nova Scotia
The Premier of Nova Scotia is the first minister for the Canadian province of Nova Scotia who presides over the Executive Council of Nova Scotia. Following the Westminster system, the premier is normally the leader of the political party which has the most seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly ..
Premier of Nunavut
Paul Okalik, current premier of Nunavut The Premier of Nunavut is the first minister for the Canadian territory of Nunavut. They are the territory's head of government and de facto chief executive, although their powers are considerably smaller than that of a provincial premier. Unlike mos..
Premier of Ontario
Dalton McGuinty, current Premier of Ontario The Premier of Ontario is the first minister for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is the province's head of government and presides over the Executive council or cabinet as the Queen's first minister. Although sometimes referred to a..
Premier of Prince Edward Island
The Premier of Prince Edward Island is the first minister for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. The current Premier of Prince Edward Island is Pat Binns. See also Prime Minister of CanadaPremier (Canada)List of P..
Premier of Quebec
Politics of Quebec Executive & legislative Lieutenant-GovernorGovernment of Quebec*Premier of Quebec*Cabinet of Quebec*Government departmentsNational Assembly*President of the Assembly*Government House Leader*Leader of the Official Opposition Judicial Court of AppealCharter of Rights and Freedo..
Premier of Saskatchewan
The Premier of Saskatchewan is the first minister for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. The current Premier of Saskatchewan is Lorne Calvert. See also Prime Minister of CanadaPremier (Canada)List of Saskatchewan premie..
Premier of the Kingdom of Viti
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Premier of the Northwest Territories
The Premier of the Northwest Territories is the first minister for the Northwest Territories, Canada. They are the territory's head of government and de facto chief executive, although their powers are considerably smaller than that of a provincial premier. Unlike other Premiers who are appointed..
Premier of the People's Republic of China
The Premier (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), sometimes referred to as the "Prime Minister", is the Chairman of the State Council of the People's Republic of China and head of Central People's Government. The Premier is formally approved by the National People's Congress u..
Premier of the Republic of China
The President of the Executive Yuan (行政院長), colloquially referred to as the Premier (閣揆), is the head of the Executive Yuan, the executive branch of the Republic of China, which currently administers Taiwan. The premier is appointed by the President of the Republic of China. Powers and..
Premier of the Soviet Union
Premier of the Soviet Union is the commonly used English term for the offices of Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR (Председатель Совета Народных Комиссаров СССР; Predsedatel' Soveta Narodnykh Komissarov SSSR) (1923-1946) and Chairman..
Premier of Western Australia
John Forrest, the first Premier of Western Australia The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. He or she performs the same functions in Western Australia as the Prime Minister of Australia does at the national level. ..
Premier of Yukon
The Premier of Yukon (or unofficially, the Premier of the Yukon) is the first minister for the Canadian territory of Yukon. They are the territory's head of government and de facto chief executive, although their powers are considerably smaller than that of a provincial premier. From 1978 to 1990 a..
Premier Oil
Premier Oil is an independent UK oil company with gas and oil interests in the UK, Asia and Africa. It is a relatively small company, devoted entirely to the 'upstream' sector of the industry - the exploitation of oil and gas - as opposed to the 'downstream' refining and retail sector. The company h..
Premier Padmini
Premier Padmini was an automobile manufactured in India from 1968 to 2000. Premier Automobiles Limited tried to break the monopoly of Hindustan Motors in India. Premier Automobiles Limited partnered with Fiat and introduced the derived model of Fiat 1100. This four-cylinder inline petrol engine ..
Premier Pageants
Premier Pageants is a company that produces official preliminary pageants to the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA competition. The pageants are independently conducted and produced by Rhonda Garrett Gilliam, and now encompasses three states. Gilliam started with the Miss Alabama USA and Miss Alabama Tee..
Premier Percussion
Premier Percussion Limited is a Leicestershire-based manufacturer of drums and percussion instruments. The company was founded in 1922 as the Premier Drum Company by London drummer Albert Della Porta and drum builder George Smith. At first, the company produced drum kits for wholesalers, who then w..
Premier Power
Premier Power is an electricity supply company in Northern Ireland. The company was formed in 1992 following the privatization of electricity supply in Northern Ireland. Previously Northern Ireland Electricity was responsible for the running of the country's power stations and transmission. BG Gr..
Premier Radio
Premier Radio is a British Christian Broadcasting radio station. It is available in the London area over medium wave and throughout the UK via the Freeview digital service, Sky digital satellite platform and NTL cable. Listeners throughout the world can also listen to broadcasts online via their we..
Premier Rose Diamond
The Premier Rose Diamond (353.9 ct.) was one of the large rare gems produced by Premier Mine, of De Beers in South Africa. Premier Rose Diamond Weight carats (27.4 g) Color colourless Cut Pear Shape Mine of origin Premier Mine Country of origin South Africa Cut by David du Plessis D..
Premier Soccer League
PSL logo Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa, also known by its initials (PSL). The PSL's is divided into two leagues. The top league is the Castle Premiership, sponsored by Castle Lager, whose annual champion qualifies for the CAF Champion..
Premier Soccer League 2005-06
On the last day of the season 1st place Mamelodi Sundowns and 2nd place Orlando Pirates went to head to head. Pirates needed to win 6 - 0 to be crowned champions but this was not to happen as the game ended 0 - 0. Mamelodi Sundowns win their first League title since 1999/2000. Free State Stars wer..
Premier Stakes
The Premier Stakes is a Group 2 Australian thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age run over a distance of 1200 metres at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney in August. ..
Premier Tenpin Bowling Club
The Premier Tenpin Bowling Club (PTBC) is Britain's premier Ten-pin bowling association under the BTBA. It is the UK equivalent of the US PBA. [[Citing sources citation needed]] Contents 1 Organisation2 Membership3 Tournaments4 External links Organisati..
Premier Travel Inn
Premier Travel Inn is the biggest hotel chain in the United Kingdom, specialising in budget accommodation with rooms with prices from £47 per room per night. It has more than 470 hotels across the UK. It has a policy of charging per room, not per person. It should be noted that breakfast is not ..
Premillennialism
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Premindra Singh Bhagat
Photo submitted by Gerald Napier - (from the Royal Engineers Library with permission) Premindra Singh Bhagat was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. C..
Premios Lo Nuestro 2003
Premios Lo Nuestro 2003 Winners : Contents 1 Pop Genre2 TROPICAL GENRE3 REGIONAL MEXICAN GENRE4 Urban Genre5 PREMIO DEL PUEBLO INTERNET (PEOPLE'S INTERNET CHOICE AWARD)6 VIDEO DEL AÑO (VIDEO OF THE YEAR) Pop Genre Album/Artista (Album/Performer) : Sin Bandera, Sin..
Premios Lo Nuestro 2004
Premios Lo Nuestro 2004 Winners : Contents 1 ..
Premios TVyNovelas
The TVyNovelas Awards (in Spanish Premios TVyNovelas) is an annual award show produced by Televisa and the magazine TVyNovelas where the best productions of Mexican television are honored, especially telenovelas. Telenovelas get awards in different categories: Best Telenovela of the Year, Best Lead ..
Premio Bancarella
The Premio Bancarella is a literary prize established in 1953; it is given in Pontremoli every year, the last Saturday or the last Sunday in July. At first, six books are selected and award the Premio Selezione Bancarella, then the booksellers estabilish the winner with their vote. The awarding of ..
Premio Eugenio Espejo
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Premio Lydia Tesio
The Premio Lydia Tesio is a Group 1 flat horse race in Italy for three-year-old and above thoroughbred fillies and mares run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately 1 mile 2 furlongs) at the Capannelle Racecourse, Rome in October. It was first run as a Group 1 race in 2004, prior to which it..
Premio Nadal
Premio Nadal is a Spanish literary prize awarded annually by the editorial house Ediciones Destino. It has been awarded every year on January 6 since 1944. List of winners of Premio Nadal since the award was instituted: 1944 Carmen Laforet (Nada)1945 José Félix Tapia (La luna ha entrado en casa)..
Premio Omelas
The Premio Omelas (Omelas Prize) is an award dedicated to stories written in Italian that pertain to both human rights and science fiction. Both short stories and novels are eligible for the prize, which is offered in conjunction with Amnesty International. The prize is awarded to the story which be..
Premio Parioli
The Premio Parioli is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy for three-year-old thoroughbred colts run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at the Capannelle Racecourse, Rome in late April / early May. It is the Italian equivalent of the English 2,000 Guineas and it was classed as a G..
Premio Presidente della Repubblica
The Premio Presidente della Repubblica is a Group 1 flat horse race in Italy for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately 1 mile 2 furlongs) at the Capannelle Racecourse, Rome in May. It was first run in 1878, pre-dating the Derby Italiano by six year..
Premio Quevedos
The Premio iberoamericano de Humor Gráfico Quevedos (English: Spanish American Quevedos Award of Graphical Humour), Premio Quevedos in short, is decerned every second year by the University of Alcalá on behalf of the Spanish ministry of Education and Culture. Recipients 1998: Antonio Mingote2000..
Premio Roma
The Premio Roma is a Group 1 flat horse race in Italy for three-year-old and above thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately 1 mile 2 furlongs) at the Capannelle Racecourse, Rome in November. Winners since 1988 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Ti..
Premio Vittorio di Capua
The Premio Vittorio di Capua is a Group 1 flat horse race in Italy for three-year-old and above thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at the San Siro Racecourse, Milan in October. It was first run as a Group 1 in 1988. Winners since 1988 Year ..
Premise
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Premise (from the Latin praemisus, meaning "placed in front") can refer to: A premise (also "premiss" in British usage) is a statement presumed true within the context of a discourse, especially of a logical argument. Often premi..
Premises
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Premises are land and buildings together considered as a property. This usage arose from property owners finding the word in their title deeds, where it originally correctly meant "the aforementioned; what this document is about". ..
Premise (film)
The premise of a film or screenplay is the fundamental concept that drives the plot. A good premise can usually be expressed very simply, and many films can be identified simply from a short sentence describing the premise. For example: A lonely boy is befriended by an alien; A small town is terro..
Premislas II of Poland
Premislas II Premislas II (also given in English and Latin as Premyslas or Premislaus, Polish Przemysł or less properly Przemysław) (14 October 1257 – 8 February 1296) was the Duke of Poznań, Greater Poland, Kraków and Eastern Pomerania, and then King of Poland from 1295 until his death...
Premislav of Tost
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Premithon
Premithon, prounounced Prem-ith-on, is a heavy metal music band from Hampshire, UK. It was formed in late 2004 by David Wilbraham (Drums), Mark Tyas (Bass), and Mark Roberts (Guitar). In line with their self defined subgenre 'Death Gore Flesh Grind' - an amalgamation of other Metal genres, namel..
Premium
A Premium may refer to: Nabisco brand Premium saltine crackersPremium rate telephone number, the UKPremium BondPremium OutletsRisk premium, in finance, the monetary difference between the guaranteed return and the possible return on an investmentInsurance premiumIn marketing a bundled good or servi..
Premium-cola
Premium-Cola is a German soft drink brand founded in December 2001 in Hamburg by a collective of fans of the former German brand afri-cola. The collective (which named itself "Interessengruppe Premium") started off running a protest campaign for over two years against recipe changes in afri-cola..
Premium-rate telephone number
Premium-rate telephone numbers are telephone numbers for telephone calls during which certain services are provided, and for which prices higher than normal are charged. Unlike a normal call, part of the call charge is paid to the service provider, thus enabling businesses to be funded via the calls..
PremiumBulletinBoard
PBB is a free forum system written in the PHP programming language and operating using a MySQL database. The name "PBB" is an abbreviation of "Premium Bulletin Board". Currently PBB is a basic forum system including posting and replying but work has begun on more advanced features such as login, ..
Premium Air Shuttle
Premium Air Shuttle is an airline based in Nigeria. Code Data ICAO Code: EMICallsign: Blue Shuttle Lists of Aircraft | Aircraft manufacturers | Aircraft engines | Aircraft engine manufacturers | Airlines | Air forces | Aircraft weapons | Missiles | Timeline of aviation ..
Premium Blend
Premium Blend is a show on Comedy Central which features a well-known stand up comedian as an emcee who introduces four or five lesser known comedians looking for a big break on television. Each comedian presents a short set of jokes, which is edited to last about five minutes on the airing of the s..
Premium Bond
A Premium Bond is a bond issued by the United Kingdom government's National Savings and Investments scheme. The government promises to buy back the bond on request for its original price. The government pays interest on the bond, but instead of the interest being paid into individual accounts, it ..
Premium e-mail
Premium e-mail - term used for professional grade e-mail services that charge a fee as opposed to free e-mail services that are supported by advertising. Premium e-mail is used to indicate a higher level of professional care and service. Some e-mail services offer a free basic version that is adver..
Premium fare
A premium fare is a premium fare on a public transport service. Typically such fares are set at around ten percent above the fare normally applying on that route or another route offered by alternative service; such fares might be levied at times where traffic-levels would otherwise be unbearably h..
Premium Financing
Premium Financing involves the lending of funds to a person or company to cover the cost of an insurance premium. Premium finance loans are often provided by third party finance entity known as a Premium Financing Company; however insurance companies and brokerages occasionally provide premium fina..
Premium lager
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. A premium lager is a lager of greater than 5% alcohol. Notable examples are: Stella ArtoisGrolschKronenbourg 16..
Premium Outlets
The term Premium Outlets and Premium Outlet Shopping are registered trademarks of Chelsea Property Group (a subsidiary of Simon Property Group) and is used to denote its upscale outlet shopping centers. These outlet centers typically have 70–120 stores and are comprised of retailers who are p..
Premium Packaged Spirits (PPS)
Premium Packaged Spirits or PPS is a category of RTD ("Ready-To-Drink") alcoholic beverages in the European marketplace. Due to negative associations and press with the first wave of RTDs ("Flavoured Alcoholic Beverages") – or alcopops – such as Hooper's Hooch, Spoof and Two Dogs), it was decid..
Premium Picture Productions
Premium Picture Productions is a former movie studio located in Beaverton, Oregon which was active in the early 1920s. The studio produced approximately fifteen silent films, including the following: Crashing Courage (1923)Flames of Passion (1923)The Frame-Up (1923)The Power Divine (1923)The Range..
Premium Plus
Premium Plus is a brand of soda cracker produced by Kraft Canada under the Mr. Christie Brand. ..
Premium Rinsage
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]Premium Rinsage is the use of biological materials other than water in a balloon, or waterbomb, to throw at people. Urine is the most common ingredient, although other bodily fluids are reported to have been included. In some circles the throwing of these water bomb..
Premium Southern Imports
Premium Southern Imports or P.S.I. is a new performance car club originating in Bossier City, LA. Contents 1 History2 Tim3 Jared4 Jaron5 Justin History Right now the club is just forming. Today it consists of a total of four actual members. Which are just a group of fri..
Premium Standard Farms
Formed in 1988, Premium Standard Farms, Inc (PSF) (NASDAQ: [PORK]) was founded with the aim of creating a standardized method for which to produce premium pork. To accomplish this goal, the company decided to pursue full vertical integration –the first in the United States to do so. In..
Premium station
A premium station is a railway station in Melbourne's Metlink system that has: an enclosed waiting areaopen toilet facilitiesstaff from first to last train who will sell you all ticket types and concession cards, take bookings for cycle locker hire, country train travel and so on. The five City L..
Premium television
Premium television (sometimes pay television in North America) generally refers to a class of commercial-free television services which are available for subscription through cable and satellite television for fees much higher than traditional, packaged cable networks or specialty services. Histori..
Premixed Drinks
Premixed Drinks, also known as Read To Drink (or RTD) is a form of alcoholic beverage widely distributed in many countries. The beverage is an alcoholic spirit mixed with one or more other another alcoholic spirits or with non alcoholic beverages. Premixed Drinks normally come is readily consuma..
Premixed flame
A premixed flame is a flame in which the oxidizer has been mixed with the fuel before it reaches the flame front. This creates a thin flame front as all of the reactants are readily available. If the mixture is rich, a diffusion flame will generally be found further downstream. If the flow of t..
Premnas
Premnas is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae. Species Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790)Premnas leucodesmus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830Premnas trifasciatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830 References ["Premnas"]. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. ..
Premnath
Premnath (November 21, 1926 - November 3, 1992) was an actor in Indian films from the 1950s through to the early 1980s. He married the actress Bina Rai with whom he fathered actor Prem Krishen. They are also the grandparents of actress Akanksha Malhotra. His sister Krishna married Raj Kapoor and hi..
Premnitz
Premnitz is a town in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Havel, 8 km south of Rathenow, and 21 km northwest of Brandenburg. ..
Premodernity
In an historical context, Premodernity is the period in Western civilization that came after Ancient history and before Modernity, which is usually recognized to have begun in the mid-1400s, marked by the invention of movable type and the printing press. Premodernity is thought to have begun about ..
Premolar
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Premonition
A premonition occurs when future events, often calamitous in nature, are foreknown via individual psychic experience. Cassandra in myth is a woman whose premontions allow her to foresee the worst, and yet is disbelieved by her people. This is an empirically unverifiable yet anecdotally supported ..
Premonitions (novel)
Premonitions is a novel by Jude Watson. Story Line Gracie is a teenage girl who, unlike most other girls, has frequent visions of the past, present, and future. Because of an unexplained family matter, Gracie is forced to move in with her aunt Shay, and Shay's son. The only new friend that Gracie..
Premonstratensian
The Norbertines, also known as the Premonstratensians and in England, as the White Canons (from the color of their habit), are a Christian religious order of Augustinian canons founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, afterwards archbishop of Magdeburg. Norbertine priests are des..
Premonstratensian Church (Košice)
The Premonstratensian church (Slovak: Premonštrátny kostol ), initially Jesuistical church (Slovak: Jezuitský kostol ), is the most valuable Baroque object of Košice, with the most beautiful interior of that period.[[Citing sources citation needed]] It the Middle Ages, ..
Premont, Texas
Premont is a city in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,772 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 History4 External links Geography Premont is located at [27°21′29″N, 98°7′33″W] (27.358064, -98.125766)[Geog..
Premorbid anxiety
Premorbid anxiety, in medical parlance, means anxiety that existed prior to or preceded (and therefore may have contributed to) the onset of a different illness or other medically significant condition or event. ..
Premorbid depression
Premorbid depression, in medical parlance, means depression that existed prior to or preceded (and therefore may have contributed to) the onset of a different illness or other medically significant condition or event. ..
Premorbid personality
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Premotor cortex
The premotor cortex is the part of the cerebral cortex located in front of theprimary motor cortex (explaining its name that must not be taken in a physiological sense). It is sometimes attributed to the frontal cortex (frontal lobe). The distinction made by Bailey and von Bonin () of a central (per..
Prempeh II Jubilee Museum
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PremPlus
PremPlus or Premiership Plus is Sky Sports' first and only PPV Channel, which is dedicated to airing Live and Interactive Premiership Football from the Premier League. The main presenter on PremPlus is Marcus Buckland with former Arsenal manager George Graham, providing expert punditry. As of this..
Premuda
Premuda [ˈprɛmuːda] is a little island in the Croatian part of the northern Adriatic. It belongs to the north Dalmatian islands which are situated north-west from the county center Zadar. Premuda is approximately 10km long, and up to 1km width and has an area of 9,2 square kilometers. It..
Prem Chand Gupta
Prem Chand Gupta (born February 3, 1950) is the Minister of State for Company Affairs of India. He is a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal and is an elected Member of Parliament representing the state of Bihar in the Rajya Sabha. ..
Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra (Devanagari: प्रेम चोपड़ा) is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He was born in Lahore in British India. His upbringing was in Simla. He joined the newspaper The Times of India in Bombay in the late 1950's. He kept trying to get a break in films, and in 1962 got ..
Prem Krishen
Prem Krishen is the son of the late actor Premnath and Bina Rai. He is the father of actress Akanksha Malhotra who made her debut in his home production as a producer Yeh Mohabbat Hai (2002). External link Filmography Hotel (1981) ... SanjayHamare Tumhare (1979) .... Vikram SinhaAlibaba Marjinaa..
Prem Nair
Dr. Prem Nair is Medical director of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS). Nair was born in Mumbai, India. After finishing medical college he went to the United States for a post graduate degree in medicine and subsequently specialised in internal medicine, gastroenterolo..
Prem Nazir
Prem Nazir (April 7, 1926 - January 16, 1989) born Chirayinkeezhu Abdul Kader in Chirayinkeezhu, Trivandrum, Kerala, India) was a hero in Malayalam films and achieved a Guinness record for acting in the largest number of films (around one hundred and ten films) with the same heroine, Sheila. He has ..
Prem panicker
Prem Panicker is a well known Indian cricket journalist. He is now the editor for India Abroad, the largest Indian-American newspaper based in New York and spends his free time covering cricket and other issues of Indian interest (http://prempanix.blogspot.com and http://sightscreen.rediffiland.com/..
Prem Rawat
Prem Pal Singh Rawat, also called Maharaji (formerly called Guru Maharaj Ji) was born on December 10, 1957 in Dehradun, India.Goring, Rosemary (Ed.). Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (1997) p.145, Wordsworth Editions, ISBN 1853263540 He has, since the age of four Birthday Celebrations, Prem Nagar..
Prem Rog
Prem Rog is 1982 romantic film directed by Raj Kapoor. This film tells a passionate story of a man's love towards a woman who is a widow and of a higher status. Plot Summary Devdhar is a poor orphan who in his childhood had a magnetic friendship with Manorama who is the only daughter of the rich an..
Prem Sanyas
Prem Sanyas (The Light of Asia) AKA Die Leuchte Asiens in Germany. A beautiful tale from India about the origin of the Buddha. Produced by the same filmmakers who made Shiraz (1928) which was a hit at the 2002 San Francisco Silent Film Festival — Prem Sanyas depicts the story of Prince Siddhartha ..
Prem Singh
Prem Singh is a Fijian politician and a member of the National Federation Party (NFP). An Indo-Fijian, he won the Nadi Open constituency in the election of 2001, becoming the only candidate of his party to win a parliamentary seat. He was subsequently appointed Leader of the Opposition, after the ..
Prem Sooriyakumar
Prem Sooriyakumar (b. 1978) is a documentary filmmaker and picture editor based in Toronto, Canada. Contents 1 History2 Films3 See Also4 External Links History Born in Sri Lanka to Tamil parents, he immigrated Canada in 1988 to flee the civil war in his native country. Arri..
Prem Tinsulanonda
General Prem Tinsulanonda (Thai: , born August 26 1920) is a Thai military officer and was Prime Minister of Thailand from 1980 till 1988. Born in Songkhla Province, he attended the Maha-Vajiravut Secondary School in Songkhla, and the Suankularb Wittayalai School in Bangkok. In 1941 he joined the R..
Prenasalized stop
Prenasalized stops are phonetic sequences of nasal plus plosive that behave phonologically like single consonant. That is, like affricates, the reasons for considering these sequences to be single consonants is in their behavior, not in their actual composition. The Bantu languages are famous for t..
Prenatal care
Prenatal care refers to the medical care recommended for women before and during pregnancy. The aim of good prenatal care is to detect any potential problems early, to prevent them if possible (through recommendations on adequate nutrition, exercise, vitamin intake etc), and to direct the woman to a..
Prenatal diagnosis
Prenatal diagnosis is the diagnosis of disease or condition in a fetus or embryo before it is born. The aim is to detect birth defects such as neural tube defects, chromosome abnormalities, genetic diseases and other conditions. There are both invasive and non-invasive methods of diagnosing a probl..
Prenatal hormones and sexual orientation
Sexual orientationPart of sexology Common classifications Bisexuality Heterosexuality Homosexuality Other classifications Asexuality Autosexuality Kinsey scale Klein Sexual Orientation Grid Monosexuality Pansexuality Paraphilia Related articles Affectional orientation Biology and sexua..
Prende
Prende was a goddess of love worshipped by the ancient Albanians. She was the wife of Perendi and referred to in Albanian legends as zoja e bukuris ("the queen of beauty"). When Albania became Christianized in the early Middle Ages, Prende became venerated as a minor saint. Sources [Encycloped..
Prendergast
People whose surname is or was Prendergast include: Edmond Francis Prendergast (1843-1918), Archbishop of PhiladelphiaGeorge Prendergast (1854-1937), Australian politicianHarry Prendergast, British recipient of the Victoria CrossJames Prendergast, U.S. executive directorKerry Prendergast, New Zeala..
Prendergast School
Prendergast School, is an all girls secondary school, located in Hilly Fields Lewisham. Prendergast Grammar School was founded in 1890 under the will of the late Dr Joseph Prendergast. Now known as Prendergast School it is a voluntary aided, non-denominational Comprehensive school taking in about 9..
Prendeur
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Prenex normal form
A formula of the predicate calculus is in prenex normal form if it is written as a string of quantifiers, followed by a quantifier-free part referred to as the matrix. All first-order formulas are logically equivalent to some formula in prenex normal form. This can be shown by invoking the followin..
Prenez Garde
Prenez Garde is a novel by Terence de Vere White. Prenez Garde is about a nine-year-old boy who lives in a middle-class Irish family. However, due to the conflict throughout Ireland, life is not as simple as it once was. He is an only child and has a fetish for older woman. His parents worry about ..
Preng Jakova
Preng Jakova (1917-1969) was an Albanian composer, and studied clarinet at the Conservatory "Santa Cecilia" of Rome. He composed the operas Mirka in 1958 and Scanderberg in 1968, for which he is known as the creator of the Albanian national opera. His operas were influenced by traditional Italian op..
Prenkë Jakova
Prenkë Jakova (1917-1969) was an Albanian composer. He taught himself composition while studying the clarinet in Rome. In 1958 his opera Mrika became the first Albanian opera to be performed. Jakova was a native of Shkodër. Operas Mrika (1958)Gjergj Kastrioti-Skënderbeu (1968) Reference [..
Prenocephale
Prenocephale was a small pachycephalosaur from Late Cretaceous Mongolia, and was similar in many ways to its close relative, Homalocephale. Prenocephale probably weighed around 130 kilograms and was around 2 meters to 3 meters long. Unlike the flattened skull ofHomalocephale, the head of Prenoceph..
Prenoceratops
Prenoceratops, (meaning 'bent or prone-horned face' and derived from Greek "prene-/πρηνη-" =bent forwards or prone, cerat-/κερατ- meaning 'horn' and -ops/ωψ meaning 'face') is a genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period. Its fossils have been found in the Two Medicine Formation..
Prentice, Wisconsin
Prentice is a village located in Price County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 626. The village is located within the Town of Prentice. Geography Prentice is located at 45°32'43" North, 90°17'21" West (45.545499, -90.289413)[Geographic references#1GR1&..
Prentice (town), Wisconsin
Prentice is a town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 479 at the 2000 census. The Village of Prentice is located within the town. Geography The town is irregularly shaped, consisting of a typically rectangular shape to the east of the Village of Prentice adjoined to an i..
Prentice Alvin
The third book in Orson Scott Card's series The Tales of Alvin Maker, Prentice Alvin is set in an alternative histo