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Petter Tande Petter Laukslett Tande (born June 11 1985) is a Norwegian nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2002, representing ByĂĄsen IL. At the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, he won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km team event.
Petteri Nokelainen Petteri Nokelainen (born January 16, 1986 in Imatra, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the New York Islanders as their first-round pick, #16 overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
Petteri Nummelin Petteri Nummelin (born November 25, 1972 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets as their fifth-round pick, #133 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
Petticoat A petticoat or underskirt is an article of clothing for women; specifically an undergarment to be worn under a skirt, dress or sari. The petticoat is a separate garment hanging from the waist (unlike the chemise).
Petticoat breeches Petticoat breeches were voluminously wide, pleated pants, reminiscent of a skirt, worn by men in Western Europe during the 1650s and early 1660s. The very full loose breeches were usually decorated with loops of ribbons on the waist and around the knee.
Petticoat Camp Petticoat Camp was a 1912 American silent short comedy starring William Garwood and Florence La Badie. Only lasting 15 minutes, it is a light-hearted comedy about the battle between the sexes as several married couples go on a camp-out together.
Pettidee Pettidee (born Dewayne Petty in 1973 in Tallahassee, Florida), is an American rapper. Although born in Tallahassee, he was raised in Jacksonville, Florida, where he eventually made a name for himself as a well known gospel rapper capable of producing an authentic urban sound, typically rare for the Christian rap genre.
Pettigo Pettigo is a small picturesque village on the border of County Donegal and County Fermanagh. It is bisected by the Termon River which forms the border between Donegal in the Republic of Ireland and Fermanagh in Northern Ireland.
Petting zoo A petting zoo (often called, and/or part of, a "children's zoo") features a combination of domestic animals and some wild species that are docile enough to touch and feed. In addition to independent petting zoos, also called children's farms, many general zoos contain a petting zoo.
Pettingill family The Pettingill family is an infamous Melbourne-based criminal family who are notable for their association in the Walsh Street police shootings in 1988, and for other major crimes in the Melbourne area over the following years.
Pettit (lunar crater) Pettit is a lunar impact crater that lies near the western limb of the Moon. In this location the crater is viewed nearly from the side by observers on Earth, and visibility can be significantly affected by libration effects.
Pettit National Ice Center The Pettit National Ice Center is an indoor ice skating facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, featuring two international-size ice rinks and a 400-meter speed skating oval. It opened on December 31, 1992, and is named for Milwaukee philanthropists Jane and Lloyd Pettit.
Petts Wood railway station Petts Wood railway station serves Petts Wood in the London Borough of Bromley, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station was built on the main line to the north of Orpington in 1928, and the community now surrounding it developed from that date: now the railway divides Petts Wood East and Petts Wood West.
Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises is a NASCAR racing team based in Randleman, North Carolina. The team is owned by Richard Petty and his son Kyle Petty, who oversee the operations of two NEXTEL Cup Dodge Chargers: the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge, driven by Bobby Labonte, and the #45 Marathon Petroleum Company Dodge, driven by Kyle.
Petty kingdom A petty kingdom is an independent realm recognizing no suzerain and controlling only a portion of the territory held by a particular ethnic group or nation. Petty kingdoms were prominent before the formation of many of today's nation-states.
Petty kingdoms of Norway The Petty kingdoms of Norway were the entities from which the later Kingdom of Norway was founded. Before the unification of Norway in 872 and during the period of fragmentation after King Harald Fairhair's death Norway was divided in several small kingdoms.
Petty Officer 1st Class Petty Officer 1st Class or PO1 is a Naval non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces. It is senior to the rank of Petty Officer 2nd Class and its equivalents, and junior to Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class and its equivalents.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Petty Officer 2nd Class or PO2 is a Naval non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces. It is senior to the rank of Master Seaman and its equivalents, and junior to Petty Officer 1st Class and its equivalents.
Petty sessional division A petty sessional division was, in England and Wales, the area that a Magistrates' Court had jusridiction over. Petty sessional divisions were gradually consolidated in the 20th century (being reorganised in 1953 under the Justices of the Peace Act 1949), and were replaced by local justice areas in 2005.
Petty treason Petty treason or petit treason was, in English common law, any betrayal of a superior by a subordinate. It differed from the better-known high treason in that high treason can only be committed against the Sovereign, and the legal defence of benefit of clergy was available for petty treason until 1496 (it was never available for high treason).
Petula Clark Petula Clark, CBE (born November 15 1932), is an English singer, actress and composer, best known for her upbeat popular international hits of the 1960s. With nearly 70 million recordings sold worldwide, she is the most successful British female solo recording artist to date.
Petunia Pig Petunia Pig is an animated cartoon character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. She looks much like her boyfriend, Porky Pig, except that she wears a dress and has braided black hair (which she originally did not have).
Petuntse Petuntse (from 白墩子 in pinyin: bai2 dun1 zi0), also spelled petunse, is a generic term for a wide range of micaceous or feldspathic rocks. However, all will have been subject to geological decomposition processes that result in a material which, after processing, is suitable as an ingredient in some ceramic formulations.
Petworth Petworth is a small town and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the junction of the A272 east-west road from Heathfield to Winchester, which is itself the subject of a book by the Dutch author Pieter Boogaart, and the A283 Milford to Shoreham-by-Sea road.
Petworth House Petworth House in Petworth, West Sussex, England, is a late 17th-century mansion, rebuilt in 1688 by Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, and altered in the 1870s by Anthony Salvin. The site was previously occupied by a castle founded by Henry de Percy, the 13th-century chapel and undercroft of which still survive.
Petya Rostov Count Petya Rostov is a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace. The youngest member of the Rostov family, Petya is initially a minor character, however towards the end of the novel Petya's importance to the plot increases as he joins the Russian army in their defence against the French invasion of 1812.
Petzite The mineral petzite, Ag3AuTe2, is a soft, steel-gray mineral generally deposited by hydrothermal activity. It forms isometric crystals, and is usually associated with rare tellurium and gold minerals, often with silver, mercury, and copper.
Petzval (crater) Petzval is a lunar impact crater that lies in the southern latitudes of the Moon, on the far side from the Earth. This crater is located to the south of the larger Lippman crater, and to the north of Doerfel crater.
Peucestas Peucestas (in Greek Πευκεστας;lived 4th century BC) was son of Alexander, a native of the town of Mieza, in Macedonia, and a distinguished officer in the service of Alexander the Great. His name is first mentioned as one of those appointed to command a trireme on the Hydaspes.
Peugeot 308 The Peugeot 308 is a probable name of a replacement for the Peugeot 307, a small family car produced by the French automaker PSA. There has been no official information from the manufacturer regarding that model, but the automotive media has been speculating that it might be officially unveiled in late 2007, and possibly go on sale in 2008.
Peugeot 406 The Peugeot 406 was a large family car from the French automaker Peugeot from 1995 to 2004. Available in sedan, station wagon and coupé bodystyles with a choice of gasoline or turbodiesel engines, the 406 replaced the Peugeot 405 in Peugeot's lineup, and was itself replaced by the Peugeot 407.
Peugeot 908 The 908 is a race car built by the French automobile manufacturer Peugeot to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race starting in 2007. This effort, in development since 2005, was publicly unveiled on 15 June 2006.
Peureulak Together with Samudera-Pasai, Perlak or Peureulak are earliest port towns converted to Islam, it is believed as early as 9th century. The location of Pasai and Peureulak is at Indonesia's Sumatra, Aceh province, Lhokseumawe or Lokhseumawe.
Peveril Castle Peveril Castle in Castleton, Derbyshire, England () stands on a hill overlooking the village with an impressive view across the Hope Valley and Cave Dale. The castle is named after William Peverel, an illegitimate son of William I, who was granted Royal Manors of the Peak, shortly after the Norman Conquest in 1066 and thus administered the Royal Forest of the Peak on behalf of the king.
Peveril Meigs Peveril Meigs, III, (1903-1979) was an American geographer, notable for his studies of arid lands on several continents and in particular for his work on the native peoples and early missions of northern Baja California, Mexico.
Pevchesky Bridge The Pevchesky Bridge (; literally Singers' Bridge), also known as the Yellow Bridge, (Жёлтый Мост, Zholtyi Most), is a single-span bridge across the Moika River in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The bridge is a part of the Palace Square.
Pevchy dyak Pevchy dyak () is a historical name of singer's occupation in Russia. They were singers at tsar's court and in church choirs of higher church hierarchs: patriarch, metropolitan, archiereus (bishop of the Orthodox Church).
Pew Global Attitudes Project The Pew Global Attitudes Project, one of the projects carried out by the Pew Research Center, is a series of worldwide public-opinion surveys and reports aimed at understanding worldwide attitudes on various issues. The Project is chaired by former U.
Pew Research Center The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank" based in Washington, DC, that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the USA and the world. The Center and its projects receive funding from The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Pewaukee School District The Pewaukee School District is a school district in southeastern Waukesha County, Wisconsin. The district serves the village and city of Pewaukee, Wisconsin As of the 2006-2007 school year, the district has an average of 170 pupils a grade, for about 3000 students.
Pewex Pewex (short for Przedsiębiorstwo Eksportu Wewnętrznego - Internal Export Company) was a chain of hard currency shops in communist Poland. They sold western goods in exchange for western currencies (most commonly the United States dollar and the Deutsche Mark) or Pekao bank checks.
Pewfell Pewfell is an epic fantasy sitcom that follows the exploits of slacker wizard Pewfell, his wife Tina the warrior princess and their pestilential lodger, an extremely annoying small blue creature known as Gnoma. In the current storyline we find Pewfell moving his family to the country and setting up shop as a hedge wizard.
Pewsey Pewsey is a large village in Wiltshire with a population of over 3,000 people located approximately 80 miles (130 km) west of London. It is well connected for London being close to the M4 motorway and served by Pewsey railway station on the Great Western main line.
Pewsey railway station Pewsey railway station is a railway station in the village of Pewsey in the county of Wiltshire in England. The station is served by inter-city services operated by First Great Western from London Paddington to the West Country.
Pewter Pewter is a metal alloy, traditionally between 85 and 99 percent tin, with the remainder consisting of 1-4 percent copper, acting as a hardener, with the addition of lead for the lower grades of pewter and a bluish tint. Traditionally, there were three grades of pewter: fine, for eatingware, with 96-99 percent tin, and 1-4 percent copper; trifle, also for eating and drinking utensils but duller in appearance, with 92 percent tin, 1-6 percent copper, and up to 4 percent lead; and lay or ley metal, not for eating or drinking utensils, which could contain up to 15 percent lead.
Pewterschmidt family The Pewterschmidts are a fictional family on the animated television series Family Guy. They are very wealthy and they were among the first families to colonize America from England, settling in Newport, Rhode Island.
Pexto tools Pexto tools were manufactured by Peck, Stowe and Wilcox in Southington, Connecticut. Among the best known types of tools they made were chisels, bit braces (used for boring holes in wood -- often simply called 'drills' today), pliers, screwdrivers, shears, squares, hammers and other metal edge tools for electricians, mechanics, woodworkers and for general use around the home.
Peyer's patches Peyer's patches are secondary lymphoid organs named after the 17th-century Swiss anatomist Hans Conrad Peyer. They are aggregations of lymphoid tissue that are usually found in the lowest portion of the small intestine (ileum) in humans; as such, they differentiate the ileum from the duodenum and jejunum in that the number of peyer's patches increase further down the intestine (ie.
Peykasa PeykAsa (Persian : پیک‌آسا )refers to a fast, reliable, and easy to use messaging system. The SMSC PA-10000 product as the PeykAsa group’s first full-industrial product was launched in the year 2000 and evaluated in the real operator environment in 2001.
Peyo Yavorov Peyo Yavorov () (January 1, 1878 – October 17, 1914), born Peyo Totev Kracholov (), was a Bulgarian poet, considered to be one of the finest poetic talents of the turn of the century in Bulgaria. He was a prominent member of the Misul group.
Peyote Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) is a small, spineless cactus whose native region extends from the southwestern United States (including the states of Texas and New Mexico) through central Mexico. It has been used for centuries for the psychedelic effects experienced when it is ingested.
Peyote song Peyote songs are a form of Native American music, now most often performed as part of the Native American Church. They are typically accompanied by a rattle and water drum, and are used in a ceremonial aspect during the sacramental taking of peyote.
Peyrepertuse Peyrepertuse is a ruined fortress and one of the so-called Cathar castles located high in the French Pyrénées in the commune of Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, in the Aude département, and has been associated with the Counts of Narbonne and Barcelona.
Peyto Glacier Peyto Glacier is located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, approximately 90 km (56 miles) northwest of the town of Banff, and can be accessed from the Icefields Parkway. Peyto Glacier is an outflow glacier from the Wapta Icefield, which rests along the Continental divide.
Peyton Place (film) Peyton Place is a 1957 American motion picture drama based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Grace Metalious. Despite the fact that the script had been extensively reworked to accommodate contemporary mores, Peyton Place was nevertheless viewed as a shocking repudiation of stereotypical small-town American morality at the time of its release.
Peyton Randolph Peyton Randolph (September, 1721 – October 21, 1775) was the first President of the Continental Congress. He presided from September 5 to October 21, 1774, and then again for a few days in 1775 from May 10 to May 23.
Peyton Richards Peyton Richards was a fictional character in the once popular drama Savannah. Peyton was the half sister of Reese Burton Peterson, both had no idea they were sisters until Peyton's mother Lucille Richards revealed so at her trial for the murder of Travis Peterson.
Peyton Sawyer Peyton Elizabeth Sawyer is a fictional character on the popular television teen drama One Tree Hill (2003-present), played by MTV VJ Hilarie Burton. A cheerleader, as well as an artist with an affinity for punk music, Peyton has a heavily guarded heart due to the number of lost loved ones in her life.
Peyton Sellers Peyton Sellers (born October 20, 1983 in Danville, Virginia) is an American race car driver, competing in the NASCAR West Series and Busch Series. He is currently under a driver development program contract with Richard Childress Racing.
Pezband Before the power-pop movement kicked into high-gear with the success of 1979’s Get The Knack and Cheap Trick’s Live at Budokan—pioneering Chicago-based group, Pezband, had already blazed a three-year trail of hard-edged, hook-laden and harmony-drenched pop-rock on three critically-acclaimed albums and two ferocious live EPs.
Pezcore Pezcore was the first full compact disc released by the Ska Punk band Less Than Jake, originally released on Dill Records in 1995. The album was later reissued on Asian Man, but was missing two tracks found on the Dill version ("Jeffersons" and "Laverne and Shirley").
Pezhetairoi The Pezhetairoi (Greek ) were the backbone of the Macedonian army. They were Foot Companions (in Greek the "Pezos" means foot warrior, infantryman, and the "Hetairos" is the companion or friend).
Pezizomycotina Pezizomycotina is a subdivision of the Ascomycota (fungi which form their spores in a sac-like ascus) and is more or less the same thing as the older taxon Euascomycota. These fungi reproduce by fission rather than budding and this subdivision includes almost all the ascus fungi which have fruiting bodies visible to the naked eye (exception: genus Neolecta which belongs to the Taphrinomycotina).
Pezoporikos Larnaca FC Pezoporikos Club Larnaca (Greek: Πεζοπορικός Όμιλος Λάρνακας; Pezoporikos Omilos Larnacas;POL) was a cypriot football club based in Larnaca. Founded in 1927, the club joined the Cypriot Championship in 1938 and was twice champion and once cup winner.
Pezoporus The genus Pezoporus contains two Australian species: the Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) and the Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus). The former species was previously separated in a distinct genus, Geopsittacus.
Pezzottaite Pezzottaite, marketed under the name raspberyl or raspberry beryl, is a newly identified mineral species, first recognized by the International Mineralogical Association in September 2003. Pezzottaite is a caesium analogue of beryl, a silicate of caesium, beryllium, lithium and aluminium, with the chemical formula Cs(Be2Li)Al2Si6O18.
PE router The PE router, where "PE" stands for provider edge, is a router between one network service provider's area and areas administered by other network providers. A network provider is usually an Internet Service Provider as well (or only that).
PEACH-PIT PEACH-PIT is Banri Sendo (千道 万里 Sendō Banri) and Shibuko Ebara (えばら 渋子 Ebara Shibuko), a female cartoonist (mangaka) duo in Japan. Their group name derives from a hangout bar in the TV show Beverly Hills 90210.
PEAQ PEAQ (Perceptual Evaluation of Audio Quality) is a standard for objectively measuring sound quality, developed in 1999 by a joint venture between the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), OPTICOM, and several other companies. PEAQ was defined as the new ITU-R recommendation BS.
PEARL (programming language) PEARL, or Process and Experiment Automation Realtime Language, is a computer programming language designed for multitasking and real-time programming. Being a high-level language, it is fairly hardware-independent.
PEBBLE (pagan organisation) PEBBLE is the "Public Body Liaison Committee for British Paganism", set up by a number of pagan organisations following a report by the Home Office's Faith Communities Unit, in which guidelines were set out for all government departments to include minority faith groups in consultations regarding laws and guidance that affects them.
PEC (cable system) PEC or Pan European Crossing is a fibre optic cable network that links many countries in Western Europe. It has a submarine telecommunications cable system segment crossing the English Channel linking the United Kingdom and Belgium.
PECOTA PECOTA, an acronym for Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm, is a sabermetric system for predicting Major League Baseball player performance.The acronym was actually based on the name of journeyman major league player Bill Pecota,who with a lifetime batting average] of .
PEDOT:PSS PEDOT:PSS or Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) poly(styrenesulfonate) is a polymer mixture of two ionomers. One component in this mixture is made up of sodium polystyrene sulfonate which is a sulfonated polystyrene.
PEEM A PEEM (photoemission electron microscope) is one type of electron microscope, whereby electrons emitted from the surface of a sample by photoemission are used to image the surface. The emitted electrons are focused by electron lenses onto a screen, where a magnified image of the surface is visible.
PEG Link Mode PEG Link Mode (PCI Express Graphics Link Mode) is a feature available in the BIOS of some ASUS motherboards, which automatically overclocks the video card by a small amount. The possible settings for the option are Auto, Slow (Disabled), Normal , Fast, and Faster.
PEG-10 Sunflower Glycerides PEG-10 Sunflower Glycerides is the polyethylene glycol derivative of the mono- and diglycerides derived from sunflower seed oil with an average of 10 moles of ethylene oxide. PEG-10 Sunflower Glycerides are commonly used in cosmetic formulations.
PEG-120 Jojoba PEG-120 Jojoba is the polyethylene glycol derivative of the acids and alcohols obtained from the saponification of jojoba oil with an average ethoxylation value of 120. PEG-120 Jojoba is commonly used in cosmetic formulations.
PEG-150 Jojoba PEG-150 Hydrogenated Jojoba is an ethoxylated version of fully hydrogenated jojoba wax and the most water soluble form of jojoba available. This versatile emollient functions as a secondary emulsifier and provides viscosity adjustments in hair care formulas and fragrance oil solubilization in aqueous solutions.
PEG-16 Macadamia Glycerides PEG-16 Macadamia Glycerides is the polyethylene glycol derivative of the mono- and diglycerides derived from macadamia nut oil with an average of 16 moles of ethylene oxide. PEG-16 Macadamia Glycerides are commonly used in cosmetic formulations.
PEG-80 Jojoba PEG-80 Jojoba is the polyethylene glycol derivative of the acids and alcohols obtained from the saponification of jojoba oil with an average ethoxylation value of 80. PEG-80 Jojoba is commonly used in cosmetic formulations.
PEG13 PEG13 is a mechanical investing strategy that utilizes, in part, stock data and proprietary rankings from the Value Line Investment Survey. PEG13 is identical to PEG26 save that it uses Total Return figures for the past thirteen weeks instead of Total Return figures for the past twenty-six weeks.
PEG26 PEG26 is a mechanical investing strategy that utilizes, in part, stock data and proprietary rankings from the Value Line Investment Survey. For stocks having a positive P/E ratio and a Value Line timeliness ranking of one or two, select the 25 stocks having the highest Total Return over the past 26 weeks.
PEI Tenant League The Tenant League in Prince Edward Island was a 19th Century agrarian populist movement whose goal was the "dismantling of the proprietary land system" in that province.Book Review: The Tenant League of Prince Edward Island, 1864–1867: Leasehold Tenure in the New World.
PEKA PEKA, "Politiki Epitropi Kypriakou Agona" (The Political Committee of the Cypriot Struggle), was the political wing of the EOKA movement which fought against the British for the union of Cyprus with Greece between 1955 and 1959. It was founded in the Summer of 1956 with the specific aims to:
PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize The PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize is an annual award given to outstanding translations into the English language. It has been presented annually by PEN American Center and the Book of the Month Club since 1963.
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is awarded annually by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation to the author of the best American work of fiction that year. The winner receives US $15,000 and each of four runners-up receives US $5000.
PEN/Laura Pels The Laura Pels Foundation Awards for Drama, commonly referred to as the PEN/Laura Pels Award, annually recognizes two American playwrights. A medal is given to a designated master American dramatist, in recognition of their work, and a stipend of $7,500 (in 2005) is presented to an American playwright whose literary and artistic merit is evident in their plays.
PEN/Newman's Own The PEN/Newman's Own First Amendment Award is a $25,000 annual award designed to honor an individual who has prevailed over considerable odds in defending freedom of expression in the United States as it applies to the written word: in books, newspapers, magazines and pamphlets, film scripts and plays, or wherever it may be threatened. It is sponsored by the PEN American Center, under International PEN, and Paul Newman's foundation, Newman's Own.
PEN/Open Book PEN/Open Book is a program intended to foster racial and ethnic diversity within the literary and publishing communities, and works to establish access for diverse literary groups to the publishing industry. Created in 1991 by the PEN American Center, the PEN/Open Book program ensures custodians of language and literature are representative of the American people.
PENTA - Pena Transportes Aereos PENTA - Pena Transportes Aereos is an airline based in Santarém, Pará, Brazil. It operates domestic services in the Amazon area of Brazil and to neighbouring Guyana, using the Eduardo Gomes International Airport.
PEOI Professional Education Organization International (or PEOI for short) was created, and is run by volunteers who believe that it is time for open post secondary education be made available to all free of charge, and that the Internet is making this possible.
PEOPLEnet PEOPLEnet is a new mobile operator being launched in Ukraine by Telesystemy Ukrainy. When launched commercially in January or February 2007, PEOPLEnet will be the first wireless network in Ukraine, operating in the 3G (1xEV-DO) standard.
PEP group translocation PEP group translocation, also known as the phosphotransferase system or PTS, is a distinct method used by bacteria for sugar uptake where the source of energy is from phosphoenolpyruvate. It is known as multicomponent system that always involves enzymes of the plasma membrane and those in the cytoplasm.
PEPCON disaster The PEPCON disaster was an industrial disaster that occurred near Henderson, Nevada on May 4, 1988 at the Pacific Engineering Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) plant. The chemical fire and subsequent explosions claimed two lives, injured about 372 people and caused an estimated US$ 100 million of damage.
PERF 558 PERF 558 is the oldest surviving Arabic papyrus, and the oldest dated Arabic inscription from the Islamic era, dating from 22 AH (AD 642) and found in Heracleopolis in Egypt. It is a bilingual Arabic-Greek fragment, consisting of a tax receipt, or as it puts it "Document concerning the delivery of sheep to the Magarites and other people who arrived, as a down-payment of the taxes of the first indiction.
PERQ PERQ, often referred to as the Three Rivers PERQ, was an influential computer workstation first released in 1979. The workstation was conceived by five former Carnegie Mellon University employees that formed the startup Three Rivers Computer Corporation in 1974.
PESL Futsal Cup The PESL Futsal Cup is an annual event taking place every August in Clitheroe, in the heart of the Ribble Valley. The competition proudly proclaims to be the biggest official 5-a-side football tournament in the north of England.
PEST analysis PEST analysis stands for "Political, Economic, Social, and Technological analysis" and describes a framework of macroenvironmental factors used in environmental scanning. It is also referred to as the STEP, STEEP or PESTLE analysis (Political, Economic, Socio-cultural, Technological, Legal, Environmental).
PET Aliens PET Aliens, an abbreviation of Pocketsize Extra Terrastrial, were collectible figurines, popular during the mid-1990s and manufactured by Vivid Imaginations. There were 26 characters in the set, the last four of which were more expensive and could be bought separately, whereas when collecting the lesser 22 they were only available in bags which did not reveal which character the collector was about to purchase.

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