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Puff
A puff may refer to: A cloud of vapor, as in a puff of smokeA verb meaning: to bloom or enlargeA puff pastryA puffer fishA puff adder, a genus of African vipersPuff, the Magic Dragon, a european dragon known in a famous children's songP. Diddy, a famous rapper/producer (formerly known as Puff Dadd..
Puff, the Magic Dragon
"Puff, the Magic Dragon" is a song written by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow and made popular by the group Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1963 recording. The song is so well-known that it has entered American and British pop culture. Puff gets his name because of his magical breath. Puff holding Ja..
Puff-legs
The Puff-legs (Eriocnemis) belong to a genus of small hummingbirds which occur in the Andean regions of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and Argentina. Their habitat are tropical and subtropical montane and moist forests as well as scrublands and croplands in an altitude of 1500 to 4500..
PUFF-PLUME
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Puff-throated Babbler
The Puff-throated Babbler, Pellorneum ruficeps, is an Old World babbler. The Old World babblers are a large family of Old World passerine birds characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in southeast Asia. The Puff-throated Babbler is a comm..
Puffball
An agaricoid puffball, Podaxis pistillaris, the False Shaggy Mane A puffball is a member of any of a number of groups of fungus in the division Basidiomycota. The puffballs were previously treated as a taxonomic group called the Gasteromycetes or Gasteromycetidae, but they are now known to b..
Puffbird
The puffbirds and their relatives in the near passerine bird family Bucconidae are tropical near passerine birds breeding from South America up to Mexico. They are related to the jacamars, but lack the iridescent colours of that family. They are mainly brown, rufous or grey, with large heads and ..
Puffed grain
Puffed grain is the result of a process developed by Dr. Alexander P. Anderson of New York City in 1902. It was first manufactured by American Cereal Co. (which became Quaker Oats Co.) and was introduced at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 as puffed rice. Distinct from popcorn, which naturally p..
Puffed rice
Puffed rice is usually made by heating rice kernels under high pressure in the presence of steam. Puffed rice is used in various breakfast cereals, and is also a popular street food in various parts of the world. It is an ingredient of bhel puri, a popular Indian chaat item. Puffed rice is referred ..
Puffer
Puffer may mean: Clyde puffer, a type of cargo ship used in the Clyde estuary and off the west coast of Scotland Pufferfish, a type of fish which can inflate itself as a defence mechanism Puffer, an enemy from the Metroid series. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of a..
Pufferfish
The pufferfish, also called blowfish, swellfish, globefish, balloonfish are fish making up the family Tetraodontidae, within the order Tetraodontiformes. They are named for their ability to inflate themselves to several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened; the same ..
Puffery
Puffery as a legal term refers to promotional statements and claims that express subjective rather than objective views, such that no reasonable person would take literally. Puffery can feature especially in testimonials. For instance, a diner advertisement promoting the "world's best cup of coffee..
Puffer Machine
A Puffer Machine, formally named an explosives detection trace portal, is a security device that seeks to detect explosives at airports and other sensitive facilities. The machine operates by releasing multiple puffs of air at a passenger who is standing upright within the machine. The cool air bl..
Puffer train (CA)
In a cellular automaton a puffer train, or simply puffer, is a finite pattern that moves itself across the "universe", leaving debris behind. Thus a pattern consisting of only a puffer will grow arbitrarily large over time. Puffers differ from spaceships in that spaceships do not leave debris behind..
Puffer Volpe
-->Puffer Volpe was a beat poet of small repute. He never published a book of poetry, instead appearing in magazines, mostly those with small distribution. His brief notoriety in 1961 centered around his claim to have had a brief homosexual encounter with Allen Ginsberg. Capitalizing on this min..
Puffin
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. The common name puffin describes any of three auk species (or alcids) in the bird genus Fratercula (Latin: little brother - probably a reference to their black and white plumage which resembles monastic robes) with a brightly colored beak in the breeding se..
Puffin's Pla(i)ce
Puffin's Pla(i)ce is a long-running regional children's programme shown on ITV Channel Television at 1.20 p.m. and 3.00 p.m. on weekdays and at a varying time on Saturdays and Sundays. The first edition was broadcast on March 3, 1963. External links [Watch Puffin's Pla(i)ce online] ..
Puffing Billy
Puffing Billy may refer to: Puffing Billy, a narrow gauge tourist railway in Melbourne, Australia.Puffing Billy, the first commercial steam locomotive.Puffing Billy, a public house in Devon, England. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the sam..
Puffing Billy (locomotive)
Puffing Billy was an early steam locomotive, constructed in 1812-1814 by engineer William Hedley, enginewright Jonathan Forster and blacksmith Timothy Hackworth for Christopher Blackett, the owner of Wylam Colliery near Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the world's oldest surviving steam locomotive. It w..
Puffing Billy Railway, Melbourne
Victoria's tourist railways Bellarine Peninsula Railway Daylesford Spa Country Railway Mornington Railway Puffing Billy Railway South Gippsland Railway Victorian Goldfields Railway Walhalla Goldfields Railway Yarra Valley Tourist Railway Melbourne's public transport Metlink Metcard M..
Puffinus
Puffinus is a genus of seabirds in the order Procellariiformes. It comprises about 20 small to medium-sized shearwaters. There are two other shearwater genera: Calonectris, which comprises three large shearwaters, and Procellaria with another four large species. The latter are usually named as petr..
Puffin (disambiguation)
Puffin can mean Puffin unit of currency, from an unofficial coinage; see Coins of Lundy''Puffin crossing, a road safety featurePuffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Books specialising in children's literatureSeveral Puffin Islands around the worldPuffin LightvesselPuffin, the birdThis is a [disa..
Puffin crossing
Puffin control panel A puffin crossing (pedestrian user-friendly interface) is a type of pedestrian crossing in use in the United Kingdom. It differs from a pelican crossing in that the lights controlling the pedestrians are on the near side of the road, rather than on the opposite side, a..
Puffin Island
Puffin Island is the name of several islands in a number of countries. In most cases the island has been so named because it has - or used to have - a colony of puffins. The "Puffin Islands" include: Contents 0.1 ..
Puffin Island, Anglesey
Puffin Island (Ynys Seiriol in Welsh ([SH 649 821])) is an uninhabited island off the eastern tip of Anglesey, Wales at Latitude 53 31 69 N and Longitude 04 02 54 W. It was formerly known as Priestholm in English and Ynys Lannog in Welsh. Puffin Island is the ninth largest island off th..
Puffin Island, Kerry
Puffin Island (Oileán na gCánóg in Irish) is an uninhabited steep rocky island lying off the coast of the Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland. The island is about 1.5 km long and 0.7 km wide, and rises to 159 metres. It is separated from the mainland by Puffin Sound, which is only about 25..
Puffin Lightvessel
Puffin Lightvessel was a lightvessel situated at Daunt Rock, 25 miles south west of Roche's Point near Cork harbour entrance and was in the care of the Commissioners of Irish Lights. It sank on October 8, 1896 in a hurricane. The crew of eight was lost. In August 1897, the wreck of the Puffin was t..
Puffkin
Puffkins were a series of stuffed animals sold by Swibco, Inc.. They were spherical stuffed animals filled with plastic pellets, not unlike Beanie Babies. Puffkins were around six inches in diameter. Swibco also released a set of Puffkins Keyrings that had the same designs as the normal line, but ..
Puffmon
Puffmon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, a Baby Level Spirit Digimon with a translucent body. He has a gentle personality and doesn't like fighting. Evolution Baby/Fresh: PuffmonIn-Training/Baby II: KyaromonRookie/Child: KudamonChampion/Adult: ReppamonUltimate/Perfect: Qilinmo..
Puffs
Puffs is a brand of facial tissue manufactured by Procter & Gamble. The product is available in lotioned (the "enchanted pillows" (i.e., protrusions) are filled with aloe lotion for a softer touch) and unlotioned versions. External link http://www.puffs.com/ ..
Puffs Plus
Puffs Plus are a new type of facial tissue from Procter & Gamble. They are unique in that the tissue itself is infused with aloe vera and Vitamin E. ..
Puffy
Puffy can refer to one of the following: Puffy or Puffy AmiYumi (as they are known in the United States), a Japanese J-Pop duo.*Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, animation series about fictional adventures of Puffy AmiYumi.A former nickname of Sean Combs, American record producer, music industry executive, and ..
Puffy: P.S. I Love You
Puffy: P.S. I Love You is a 1999 game for PlayStation staring japanese pop duo Puffy AmiYumi which uses a Light-Gun [Website][Gameplay Video][Gameplay Video][Gameplay Video][Gameplay Video] ..
Puffy (mascot)
Puffy, the cartoon Puffy is the mascot of the free operating system OpenBSD. Puffy is a pufferfish, which is used to signify the intention of the developers to make an impregnably secure operating system. Puffy is also the mascot of the child projects of OpenBSD: OpenSSH, OpenNTPD, OpenCVS, ..
PUFFY 10th Anniversary Book
"PUFFY 10th Anniversary Book" is a 2006 book by Puffy AmiYumi [Website] ..
Puffy AmiYumi
or as they are known in the United States (due to legal naming conflicts with Sean Combs, also known as "Sean 'Puffy' Combs" or "Puff Daddy"), is a Japanese J-Pop duo. Ami Onuki, whose nickname is "Jane", and Yumi Yoshimura, nicknamed "Sue", were scouted by two different talent agencies and put t..
Puffy de Rumba
"Puffy de Rumba" is the 8th single released by japanese pop duo Puffy AmiYumi. Track listing Puffy de RumbaPeacePuffy de Rumba (Original Karaoke)Peace (Original Karaoke) ..
Puffy Re-Mix Project
PRMX is a 1999 album by Puffy AmiYumi released on 8th December 1999 Track listing Circuit no Musume (The Readymade JBL Mix '99)Korega Watashi no Ikirumichi (The Readymade;Darlin' Of Discotheque Track)Nagisa ni Matsuwaru Et Cetera (Take Me To The Disco)Ai no Shirushi (Captain Funk's Puffy De Samb..
Puff Dragon
Puff Dragon is a downtempo / ambient project from Steve Good. Originally from Wales, Steve moved to Japan in 1995, where he lives to this day. Steve's other projects include Double Dragon ( psychedelic progressive trance ), releasing 2 full albums : Continuum on London's Phantasm Records (2000) & Tr..
Puff Johnson
Puff Johnson (Born Ewanya Johnson 10 december 1972 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African American singer-songwriter. She emerged on the music scene with the singles "Forever More", and "Over & Over" which appeared on the soundtrack of the film The First Wives Club, the single was a huge smash in Europ..
Puff Nation
The Puff Nation Team has always had a vision beyond contemporary, trendy fashion. Since 2000, the Team has proved its talents by creating numerous revolutionary designs that became popular among the younger generation. Growing up in Vancouver, a city known for its mixing of ethnic groups, the Team'..
Puff pastry
Apple turnover, made with puff pastry In baking, a puff pastry (pâte feuilletée) is a light, flaky pastry made from dough of the same name. The dough, which is also called puff paste, contains several layers of butter. Croissants are sometimes formed from puff pastry. Puff pastry shells used..
Puff Puff Pass
Puff, Puff, Pass is a 2006 comedy movie. Contents 1 Plot2 Cast3 Trivia4 External links Plot Tired of being on the wagon, two stoners (Danny Matterson, Ronnie Warner) get voluntarily mixed up in the plot to rip off a shady figure known as Mr. Big. Cast Danny Masterson... La..
PUF (disambiguation)
PUF may refer to: Permanent University Fund, the primary funding by the state of Texas to its universitiesUniversity Presses of France (French: Presses Universitaires de France), the largest university publishing housesThe IATA code for Uzein Airport, France. This page disambiguates a three-characte..
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