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Pharmaciens Sans Frontières Pharmaciens Sans Frontières Comité International (PSFCI) is the largest humanitarian association in the world specialized in the pharmaceutical sector. Founded in 1985 to retrieve unused drugs from chemists for use in developing countries, PSFCI extended its objectives to help the developing countries set up a local adapted health care system.
Pharmacist Pharmacists are health professionals who practice the art and science of pharmacy. In their traditional role, pharmacists typically take a request for medicines from a prescribing health care provider in the form of a medical prescription and dispense the medication to the patient and counsel them on the proper use and adverse effects of that medication.
Pharmacists for Life International Pharmacists for Life International (PFLI) is an international pro-life organization advocating the rights of pharmacists to refuse to fill prescriptions for oral contraceptives, emergency contraception, and medical abortion medications.
Pharmacists' Defence Association The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) is a not for profit organisation which aims is to act upon and support the needs of individual pharmacists and, when necessary, to defend their reputation. PDA currently has more than 11,000 members in the United Kingdom.
Pharmacodynamics Pharmacodynamics is the study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and the mechanisms of drug action and the relationship between drug concentration and effect. It is often summarily stated that pharmacodynamics is the study of what a drug does to the body, whereas pharmacokinetics is the study of what the body does to a drug.
Pharmacoeconomics Pharmacoeconomics refers to the scientific discipline that compares the value of one pharmaceutical drug or drug therapy to another. In this analysis, the costs ($) and benefits (either in monetary terms or reflected in enhanced quality of life, extended longevity, etc.
Pharmacogenetics The terms pharmacogenomics and pharmacogenetics tend to be used interchangeably, and a precise, consensus definition of either remains elusive. Pharmacogenetics is generally regarded as the study of genetic variation that gives rise to differing response to drugs, while pharmacogenomics is the broader application of genomic technologies to new drug discovery and further characterization of older drugs.
Pharmacogenomics Pharmacogenomics is the branch of pharmaceutics which deals with the influence of genetic variation on drug response in patients by correlating gene expression or single-nucleotide polymorphisms with a drug's efficacy or toxicity. By doing so, pharmacogenomics aims to develop rational means to optimise drug therapy, with respect to the patients' genotype, to ensure maximum efficacy with minimal adverse effects.
Pharmacokinetics Pharmacokinetics is a branch of pharmacology dedicated to the study of the time course of substances and their relationship with an organism or system. In practice, this discipline is applied mainly to drug substances, though in principle it concerns itself with all manner of compounds residing within an organism or system, such as nutrients, metabolites, endogenous hormones, toxins, etc.
Pharmacological gene therapy Pharmacological gene therapy is a new field that combines pharmacological therapy and gene therapy. It is used either to prevent a defective gene from producing its protein or to increase the concentration of normal protein produced in the body by insertion of DNA or RNA fragments.
Pharmacological chaperone A pharmacological chaperone is a relatively new concept in the treatment of certain genetic disease. Small molecules which stabilize the correct folding of a protein are administered to the patient which results in a recovery of function lost due to mutation.
Pharmacology Pharmacology (in Greek: pharmacon (φάρμακον) meaning drug, and logos (λόγος) meaning science) is the study of how substances interact with living organisms to produce a change in function. If substances have medicinal properties, they are considered pharmaceuticals.
Pharmacoperone A pharmacoperone (from "pharmacological chaperone") is a small molecule that enters cells and serves as a molecular scaffolding in order to cause otherwise-misfolded mutant proteins to fold and route correctly within the cell.
Pharmacophore A pharmacophore was first defined by Paul Ehrlich in 1909 as "a molecular framework that carries (phoros) the essential features responsible for a drug’s (=pharmacon's) biological activity" (Ehrlich. Dtsch.
Pharmacopoeia Pharmacopoeia (literally, the art of the drug compounder), in its modern technical sense, is a book containing directions for the identification of samples and the preparation of compound medicines, and published by the authority of a government or a medical or pharmaceutical society. The name has also been applied to similar compendiums issued by private individuals.
Pharmacovigilance Pharmacovigilance the pharmacological science relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects, particularly long term and short term side effect, of medicines (Source: The Importance of Pharmacovigilance, WHO 2002).
Pharmacy Pharmacy (from the Greek φάρμακον = drug) is a transitional field between health sciences and chemical sciences and a profession charged with ensuring the safe use of medication. Traditionally, pharmacists have compounded and dispensed medications on the orders of physicians.
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Pharmacy and Therapeutics is a committee at a hospital or an insurance plan that meets to decide which drugs will appear on that entity's drug formulary. The committee usually consists of both doctors and pharmacists.
Pharmacy College Admission Test The Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) is a standardized test administered to prospective pharmacy school students by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. The test is divided into six sections to be taken in approximately four hours.
Pharmacy informatics Pharmacy informatics (PIX), also referred to as pharmacoinformatics, is the application of computers to the storage, retrieval and analysis of drug information. PIX systems help the pharmacist manage information including but not limited to medical insurance records of patients, drug interaction data, as well as prescription data.
Pharmacy technician Pharmacy technician is a job title for a pharmacy staff member "who works under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist, and performs many pharmacy-related functions." In most cases, job duties include providing medication] and other [[health care products to patients.
Pharmacybrands Pharmacybrands Ltd (PBL) a pharmacy retail group in New Zealand with around 215 stores. The group is majority owned by API (Australian Pharmaceutical Industries), however some member pharmacies own some of the company.
Pharmakos Pharmakos (Greek φαρμακος) in Ancient Greek religion was a kind of scapegoat. On the first day of the Thargelia, a festival of Apollo at Athens, two men, the Pharmakoi, were led out as if to be sacrificed as an expiation, and at an earlier date were actually sacrificed.
Pharmasave Pharmasave National, which has been in operation since 1981, currently serves as a banner for over 340 independently owned pharmacies across Canada. The corporation is separated into 5 regions: Pacific, Western, Central, Ontario, and Atlantic.
PharmFree PharmFree is an ongoing campaign begun in 2002 by the American Medical Student Association in collaboration with No Free Lunch to organize political activism challenging the practice of pharmaceutical gifting to students and physicians.
Pharming Pharming is a hacker's attack aiming to redirect a website's traffic to another (bogus) website. Pharming can be conducted either by changing the hosts file on a victim’s computer or by exploitation of a vulnerability in DNS server software.
Pharming (genetics) Pharming is a portmanteau of "farming" and "pharmaceutical" and refers to the use of genetic engineering to insert genes that code for useful pharmaceuticals into host animals or plants that would not otherwise express those genes. As a consequence, the host animals or plants then make the pharmaceutical product in large quantity, which can then be purified and used as a drug product.
Pharming parties Pharming parties are get-togethers where prescription drugs are exchanged. These parties, while not necessarily devoted to illegal substances, are meeting places to use prescription drugs in order to become intoxicated.
Pharnabazus Pharnabazus was a Persian soldier and statesman, the son of Pharnaces, belonged to a family which from 478 BC governed the satrapy of Phrygia on the Hellespont, from its headquarters at Dascylium, and, according to a discovery by Theodor Nöldeke, was descended from Otanes, one of the associates of Darius in the murder of Smerdis. Pharnabazus first appears as satrap of this province in 413 BC, when, having received orders from Darius II to send in the outstanding tribute of the Greek cities on the coast, he, like Tissaphernes of Caria, entered into negotiations with Sparta and began war with Athens.
Pharnavaz I of Iberia Pharnavaz I (also written Parnavaz, P’arnawaz, or Farnavaz) (Georgian: ფარნავაზი) (ca 335-237 BC) was the first king of the ancient Georgian kingdom of Iberia (Kartli) in ca 302-237 BC. Founder of the royal dynasty of Pharnavazians, he is also said to have established a new official religion, a variation of Zoroastrianism, and to have reformed a Georgian alphabet and written language.
Pharnuches of Lycia Pharnuches (in Greek Φαρνούχης or Φαρνούχoς) was a Lycian appointed by Alexander the Great to command the force sent into Sogdiana against Spitamenes in 329 BC. The result of the expedition was disastrous, with the destruction of the whole army.
Pharos-Tribune The Pharos-Tribune is an evening and Sunday newspaper based in Logansport, Indiana, covering Cass County, Indiana. The newspaper and its commercial printing facility in Logansport's Industrial Park are owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
Pharsalia Pharsalia (also known as the Bellum civile or Civil War) is a Roman epic poem by the poet Lucan, telling of the civil war between Julius Caesar and the forces of the Roman Senate led by Pompey the Great. Pharsalia is a reference to the Battle of Pharsalus, which occurred in 48 BC, near Pharsalus, Thessaly, in northern Greece, where Caesar decisively defeated Pompey.
Pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve The pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve, the principal motor nerve of the pharynx, arises from the upper part of the ganglion nodosum, and consists principally of filaments from the cranial portion of the accessory nerve.
Pharyngeal raphe The Pharyngeal raphe is a raphe that serves as the origin and insertion for several of the pharyngeal constrictors (Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle, Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle).
Pharyngealization Pharyngealization is a secondary articulation of consonants or vowels by which the pharynx is constricted during the articulation of the sound. Arabic uses phonemic secondary pharyngealization for the "emphatic" coronal consonants.
Phascogale The Phascogales (members of the eponymous genus Phascogale), also known as Wambengers, are carnivorous Australian marsupials of the family Dasyuridae. There are two species: the Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa) and the Red-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale calura).
Phascolarctidae Phascolarctidae is a family of marsupials of the order Diprotodontia, consisting only of one extant species, the Koala, six well known extinct species, with another 5 less well known extinct species known and 2 extinct species whose taxonomy is debatable but is put in this group. The closest relatives of the Phascolarctidae are the wombats, which comprise the family Vombatidae.
Phase 2 reaction Phase 2 reactions are metabolic processes aimed at attaching polar and ionizable groups to phase 1 metabolites in order to form water soluble products which are devoid of activity and easily excreted from the body.
Phase angle The phase angle of a point on a periodic wave is the distance between the point and a specified reference point, expressed using an angular measure. This angular measure is obtained by projecting a rotating vector onto the real axis of the complex plane.
Phase angle (astronomy) Phase angle in astronomical observations is the angle between the light incident onto an observed object and the light reflected from the object. In the context of the astronomical observations this used to be the angle Sun-object-Earth.
Phase Boundary Catalysis Phase Boundary Catalysis (PBC) in chemistry is a type of heterogeneous catalytic system which facilitates the chemical reaction of a particular chemical component in immiscible phase react on a catalytic active site located at phase boundary. The chemical component is soluble in one phase but insoluble in the other.
Phase cancellation In physics, phase cancellation is the effect of summing two waves that are out of phase with each other. Since the waves are not in phase, the crests and troughs will not match up, and the end result could be a wave that has less overall amplitude than both of the original waves.
Phase center In antenna design theory, the phase center is the point from which the electromagnetic radiation spreads spherically outward, with the phase of the signal being equal at any point on the sphere. Apparent phase center is used to describe the phase center in a limited section of the radiation pattern.
Phase contrast microscopy Phase-contrast microscopy is an optical microscopy illumination technique in which small phase shifts in the light passing through a transparent specimen are converted into amplitude or contrast changes in the image.
Phase converter A phase converter is a device that produces three phase electrical power from a single-phase source, thus allowing the operation of three-phase equipment at a site that only has single-phase electrical service.
Phase cutting Phase cutting is a form of pulse width modulation (PWM) for power limiting, applied to AC voltages. As in all forms of PWM, phase cutting works by using a solid state switch, such as a triac, to only allow current to flow for part of the time.
Phase detector A phase detector is a frequency mixer or analog multiplier circuit that generates a voltage signal which represents the difference in phase between two signal inputs. It is an essential element of the phase-locked loop (PLL).
Phase diagram In physical chemistry, mineralogy, and materials science, a phase diagram is a type of graph used to show the equilibrium conditions between the thermodynamically-distinct phases. In mathematics and physics, a phase diagram also has an alternative meaning, as a synonym for a phase space.
Phase distortion synthesis Phase distortion synthesis is a synthesis method introduced in 1984 by Casio in its CZ range of synths, and similar to Frequency modulation synthesis in the sense that they are both built on phase modulation. Basically a sine wave is played, but by modifying the phase angle, the sine wave is bent out of shape.
Phase factor In Quantum Mechanics, a phase factor is a complex number that multiplies a bra or ket. It does not, in itself, have any physical meaning, but differences in phase factors between two interacting states can have important physical effects.
Phase Frequency Detector A phase frequency detector, in electronics, is a device which compares the phase of two input signals. It has two inputs which correspond to two different input signals, usually one from a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) and another from some external source.
Phase interferometry Phase-interferometry describes a technique that can be used in radar and direction finding applications to accurately estimate the direction of arrival of a signal from the phase difference of the signal measured on two (or more) separated antennas.
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is a report prepared for a real estate holding which identifies specific environmental contamination liabilities. The analysis, often called a Phase I ESA, typically addresses both the underlying land as well as physical improvements to the property; however, techniques applied in a Phase I ESA never include actual collection of physical samples or chemical analyses of any kind.
Phase lag In order for a helicopter to roll left (see flight dynamics) intuition would tell us that we require maximum lift on the right and minimum lift on the left. That is, after all how an airplane rolls left: ailerons on the trailing edge of the wings simultaneously increase lift on the right and reduce it on the left.
Phase line In mathematics, a phase line is a diagram which shows the behaviour of an autonomous ordinary differential equation. The term is also used in histogeographic maps and military maps to show some positional dependency or relation to the passage of time.
Phase Linear Phase Linear was an audio equipment manufacturer founded by Bob Carver in 1972. The company was known for the most powerful audio amplifiers of the era led by the Phase Linear D-500, a stereo power amplifier delivering 500 watts of clean RMS power per channel with a price tag of a small car.
Phase margin In electronic amplifiers, phase margin is the difference, measured in degrees, between the phase angle of the amplifier's output signal and -360°. In feedback amplifiers, the phase margin is measured at the frequency at which the open loop voltage gain of the amplifier and the closed loop voltage gain of the amplifier are equal.
Phase One: Celebrity Take Down Phase One: Celebrity Takedown is a compilation DVD by Gorillaz, released in November 2002 (see 2002 in music). The DVD compiles the videos and animatics related to the release of the band's first album, Gorillaz, as well as the related singles.
Phase plane method In the context of Nonlinear system analysis, the phase plane method refers to graphically determining the existence of limit cycles. The phase plane, applicable for 2nd order systems only, is a plot with axes being the values of the two state variables, x_2 vs.
Phase problem The phase problem is the name for a complication in x-ray crystallography, which presents an inevitable barrier to determining a crystal's structure from its diffraction pattern (the goal of crystallography). There are, however, various approaches to work around the problem.
Phase response curve Phase response curve (PRC) illustrates the relationship between the timing of administration of a sleep phase affecting drug or treatment, and the effect on the sleep phase (a/k/a sleep timing). It has a sigmoidal ('S') shape when plotted as relative circadian time vs.
Phase space In mathematics and physics, phase space is the space in which all possible states of a system are represented, with each possible state of the system corresponding to one unique point in the phase space. For mechanical systems, the phase space usually consists of all possible values of position and momentum variables.
Phase spider In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, a phase spider is a magical beast akin to a predatorial version of the ethereal filcher. It resembles a giant, two eyed, spindly legged spider with the same dark green and white coloration of an ethereal filcher (though it is a bit more blue than green).
Phase switch A phase switch is a device used to increase the discrimination and sensitivity of an interferometer, especially at radio frequencies; an extra half-wave path difference is switched in, at well defined frequency, between the two interfering signal sources. In-phase signals then become out of phase and vice versa, so that the signal output becomes modulated by the switching frequency, and can be more easily filtered from the internally-generated noise.
Phase Space (Stephen Baxter) Phase Space, subtitle: Stories from the Manifold and Elsewhere (published by Voyager an imprint of HarperCollins, ISBN 0-00-651185-6) is a 2003 science fiction collection by Stephen Baxter containing twenty-three thematically linked stories, in which the human relationship with the universe is explored: whether we are truly alone, if there are other intelligent species, if these have turned their backs on us, or if expansion itself is destined to fail. Maybe the reality we know is nothing but an elaborate hoax, protecting us from something far more sinister.
Phase transfer catalyst A phase transfer catalyst or PTC in chemistry is a type of chemical compound, often a quaternary ammonium salt, which facilitates the migration of a particular chemical component in one phase into another phase in a heterogeneous system. The chemical component is soluble in one phase but insoluble in the other unless the phase transfer catalyst is present.
Phase transition In thermodynamics, phase transition or phase change is the transformation of a thermodynamic system from one phase to another. The distinguishing characteristic of a phase transition is an abrupt sudden change in one or more physical properties, in particular the heat capacity, with a small change in a thermodynamic variable such as the temperature.
Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades is a compilation DVD by Gorillaz, released in October 2006. The DVD is similar to the band's first DVD, Phase One: Celebrity Take Down, but compiles the videos and animatics related to the release of the band's second album, Demon Days, as well as the related singles.
Phase-contrast imaging Phase-contrast imaging, or – more casually – High Resolution (HR) imaging, is a method of imaging in Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The ability to image using phase contrast is one of the key elements which differentiates Transmission Electron Microscopy from conventional optical (light) microscopy.
Phase-change incubator The phase-change incubator is a low-cost, low-maintenance device to help test for microorganisms in water supplies. It uses small balls containing a chemical compound that, when heated and then kept insulated, will stay at 37°C (approx.
Phase-change memory Phase-change memory (also known as PCM, PRAM, Ovonic Unified Memory and Chalcogenide RAM [C-RAM]) is a type of non-volatile computer memory. PRAM uses the unique behavior of chalcogenide glass, which can be "switched" between two states, crystalline and amorphous, with the application of heat.
Phase-locked loop In electronics, a phase-locked loop (PLL) is a closed-loop feedback control system that generates and outputs a signal in relation to the frequency and phase of an input ("reference") signal. A phase-locked loop circuit responds to both the frequency and the phase of the input signals, automatically raising or lowering the frequency of a controlled oscillator until it is matched to the reference in both frequency and phase.
Phase-shift mask Phase shift masks utilize the interference generated by phase differences, and is one resolution enhancement technique. In order to control the phase of an exposure light precisely, we have to optimize the material and structure of the mask.
Phase-type distribution A phase--type distribution is a probability distribution that results from a system one or more inter-related poisson processes occurring in sequence, or phases. The sequence in which each of the phases occur may itself be a stochastic process.
Phased array In wave theory, a phased array is a group of antennas in which the relative phases of the respective signals feeding the antennas are varied in such a way that the effective radiation pattern of the array is reinforced in a desired direction and suppressed in undesired directions.Federal Standard 1037C.
Phased array ultrasonics Phased Array (PA) ultrasonics is an advanced method of testing that has applications in medical imaging and industrial nondestructive testing. The application of PA most familiar to the public is the image of the fetus in the womb.
Phaser (effect) A phaser is an audio signal processing technique used to filter a signal by attenuating a series of notches in the frequency spectrum. The position of the notches typically varies over time (modulation), and phasers usually include a low frequency oscillator for this purpose.
Phasi Charoen Phasi Charoen () is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Taling Chan, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok Yai, Thon Buri, Chom Thong, Bang Bon, and Bang Khae.
Phasianidae The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and their allies (including junglefowl, quail, and peacocks). The American Ornithologists' Union includes Tetraonidae, Numididae, and Meleagrididae in Phasianidae as subfamilies.
Phasianus The genus Phasianus in the Pheasant family consists of at least one species, the Common Pheasant, P. colchicus, which has thirty recognised subspecies, twenty-nine on the Asian mainland and one on the island of Taiwan off the southern coast of China.
Phasing In music the compositional technique phasing, popularized by composer Steve Reich, the same part is played on two musical instruments, one instrumentalist keeps playing in steady tempo, while the other gradually moves ahead of the first until it becomes out of and then back in phase (the rhythmic equivalent of cycling through the phase of two waveforms as in phase shifting). Note that both parts are still perceived as being in the same tempo with the change being only enough to gradually separate the parts and bring them back together.
Phasm In the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the phasm is an aberration. It resembles an amorphous blob of giant, brightly colored cells, organs, bacteria and ocean plants, roughly 5 feet in diameter and 2 feet tall, but can assume the form of almost any object or creature by developing a caste around these innards.
Phasmatodea Phasmatodea is an order of insects, whose members are variously known as stick insects, walking sticks (the larger forms), ghost insects and leaf insects. The name is derived from the Greek "phasma" meaning an apparition or phantom, and refers to the cryptic appearance and mimetic behavior of these insects.
Phasor (physics) A phasor is a vector drawn to represent a wave, such that the vector sum of several phasors can be used to determine the intensity and phase of the several waves after interference. Phasors are used directly in optics, radio engineering and acoustics.
Phat Policeman Phat Policeman is a Milton Keynes born MC who entered the UK hip hop scene in 1976. He started out as a member of the Party Posse, one of the UK's first home grown hip hop acts who were highly influential in the development of the genre.
Phatfish Phatfish are a Christian Rock and worship Band. They live in Brighton, England and have spent many years writing and performing their own brand of worship-oriented rock, as well as leading worship both in the UK and across North America and Europe.
Phats & Small Phats & Small are a duo of British house music producers and DJs, Jason "Phats" Hayward and Russell Small. They define their sound as "mutant disco", and the majority of their output is heavy with disco samples.
Phatt Island Phatt Island is one of three fictional islands Guybrush Threepwood can explore in Part Two of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) in the north-west area of the Caribbean of the Monkey Island series of adventure/puzzle video-games by LucasArts. It also appears briefly at various points in Escape from Monkey Island (2000) on a revised map which departs considerably from earlier ones.
Phausis Phausis is a genus of firefly (family Lampyridae). These beetles are for the most part unimpressive in their appearance and behaviour, and thus have not drawn much study, and little is known about many of the species.
Phaya Naga The Phaya Naga or Naga are serpent-like creatures believed by locals to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong river. People in both Laos and Thailand attribute the Naga fireballs to these creatures, which are likely to be extremely overgrown giant mottled eels (Anguilla marmorata) or an undiscovered species of eel.
Phaya Tani Phraya Tani (Thai พญาตานี) or Sri Patani (Malay) is a historical siege cannon from Pattani in southern Thailand. It is the largest cannon ever cast in what is now Thailand, measuring 9 feet and made of brass.
Phayom Chulanont Phayom Chulanont was a Thai military officer, politician, and leader of the Communist Party of Thailand. The son of Phraya Wiset Singhanat of Phetburi and son-in-law of Phraya Sri Sitthi Songkhram, Phayom became an ally of Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram in his coup against the government of Thawal Thamrong Navaswadhi and Pridi Bhanomyong in 1947.
Phạm Tuân Phạm Tuân, Hero of the Soviet Union (born February 14, 1947) was the first Vietnamese cosmonaut, the first Asian in space, and by extension, he was also the first person from an third world country (at that time) to fly into space.
Phở Phở (, written as pho and pronounced "fuh" or by English-speakers, in ) is a traditional Vietnamese noodle soup dish. It is served as a bowl of white rice noodles in clear beef broth with thin cuts of beef (steak, fatty flank, lean flank, brisket).
Phélypeaux Phélypeaux is the name of a French family from Blésois region (around Blois). Its two principal branches were those of the lords of Herbault, La Vrillière, and Saint Florentin, and of the counts of Pontchartrain and Maurepas.
Phénix Phénix is a small-scale (233 MWe) prototype fast breeder reactor in France, located in the Marcoule nuclear site. It has continued operating after the closure of the subsequent full-scale prototype Superphénix.
Phöbus Phöbus — Ein Journal für die Kunst was a literary journal published by Heinrich von Kleist and Adam Heinrich Müller in Dresden between January 1808 and December 1808, in twelve issues grouped into nine instalments. Many of Kleist's most famous works appeared in print for the first time within its covers.
Phèdre nó Delaunay The main character of Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series, Phèdre nó Delaunay is an anguissette, a Servant of Naamah pricked by Kushiel's Dart. Her marque is of a very old design, a briar rose in stark black, with a few accents of scarlet teardrops to imitate the mote in her eye.
Pheasant Creek Pheasant Creek is a creek that runs along the bottom of one of the many coulees that branch off the Qu'appelle Valley and empties into the Qu'appelle River in southern Saskatchewan. The creek is located south of the village of Abernethy and north of the village of Sintaluta.

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