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Platinum & Gold Collection (Toni Braxton album) Platinum & Gold Collection, released in 2004, is the second greatest hits compilation by Toni Braxton, following Ultimate Toni Braxton released in 2003. It is a budget CD with less songs than Ultimate, but it has the remix versions of some songs.
Platinum Corridor The Platinum Corridor is a neighborhood and office submarket in the Dallas, Texas (USA) area. Beginning just south of Interstate 635 in north Dallas, the corridor hugs the Dallas North Tollway for north to Texas State Highway 121 in Frisco.
Platinum Grit Platinum Grit is an Australian self-published comic book. The series is noted for sexy drawings of girls, surreal offbeat humor and some of the most skillfully and tightly-written scripts in all of comics, often compared to Monty Python, Spike Milligan and The Goon Show.
Platinum Hits Platinum Hits is a term used to refer to a line of select Xbox games that have sold over 400,000 units on the platform in the nine months after release and have dropped in price from their original MSRP] to a new price point of US$19.99, although multi-game packs may sell for more.
Platinum in Africa Platinum, and platinum group metals, in Africa, are produced in Zimbabwe and the Republic of South Africa. Of the multitudes of companies involved in producing platinum group metals in these two countries, these are the principal operators:
Platinum Pied Pipers Platinum Pied Pipers is a Detroit-based hip hop and R&B group comprised of producer Waajeed (Robert O'Bryant), and multi-instrumentalist Saadiq (Darnell Bolden). Their music usually features a rotating and varied array of artists.
Platinum Pohl Platinum Pohl is a collection of thirty science fiction stories by Frederik Pohl first published in December 2005 (ISBN 0-312-87527-4). It includes a volume introduction and story introductions by the editor, James Frenkel, plus an afterword by Pohl.
Platinum Point Platinum Point is a development by Gregorshore PLC in the Western Harbour area of Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is part of a largscale redevelopment of the Leith docklands by Forth Ports named Edinburgh Forthside.
Platinum Technology Platinum Technology Inc. was founded by Andrew Filipowski to market and support deployment of Database Management software products and the applications enabled by database management technology and render related services.
Platinum Triangle, Anaheim, California The Platinum Triangle is a district of Anaheim, California surrounding the city's two major sports venues, the Honda Center of Anaheim and Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The district, when redevelopment is completed, is expected to offer urban living with easy access to dining, shopping, and entertainment within walking distance to living spaces.
Platipus Records Platipus Records is a popular, long-running trance music record label based in London, UK. The early releases were almost exclusively limited to the label-co-owner Simon Berry and his various projects, including Union Jack, Clanger, Poltergeist and Art of Trance.
Platner's Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome Platner's Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome is a work by Samuel Ball Platner, completed by Thomas Ashby after Platner's death, published in 1929, that describes monuments and buildings in the city of Rome, although by and large only if they belong to the classical period. It covers both remains that are still extant and buildings of which not a trace subsists, and collates source documents for each.
Plato of Bactria Plato was a Greco-Bactrian king who reigned for a short time in southern Bactria or the Paropamisadae during the mid 2nd century BCE. The style of Plato's coins suggests that he was a relative — most likely a brother since Plato is a middle-aged man on his coins — of Eucratides the Great, whose rise to power is dated to around 170-165 BCE.
Plato scale An empirically derived hydrometer scale developed in 1843 by German scientist Karl Balling, and improved by Fritz Plato to measure density of beer wort in terms of percentage of extract by weight. The scale expresses the density as the percentage of sucrose by weight, so a wort measured at 12° Plato has the same density as a water−sucrose solution containing 12% sucrose by weight.
Plato Tiburtinus Plato Tiburtinus (Plato of Tivoli) was a 12th century Italian mathematician, astronomer and translator who lived in Barcelona. He is best known for translating Hebrew and Arabic documents into Latin, and was apparently the first to translate information on the astrolabe (an astronomical instrument) from Arabic.
Plato's Dream Plato's Dream (1756) is a short story written in the 18th century by the French philosopher and satirist Voltaire. Along with Voltaire's 1752 short story Micromégas, Plato's Dream is considered by many to be one of the earliest works in the genre of science fiction.
Plato's metaphor of the sun Plato, in The Republic (507b-509c), uses the sun as a metaphor for the source of "illumination", arguably intellectual illumination, which he held to be The Form of the Good, which is sometimes interpreted as Plato's notion of God. The metaphor is about the nature of ultimate reality and how we come to know it.
Plato's Problem Plato's problem is the term given by Noam Chomsky to the gap between knowledge and experience. It presents the question of how we account for our knowledge when environmental conditions seem to be an insufficient source of information.
Plato's Stepchildren "Plato's Stepchildren" is a third season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, first broadcast November 22, 1968. It is episode #65, production #67, written by Meyer Dolinsky, and directed by David Alexander.
Platon Lebedev Lebedev Platon Leonidovich (Russian: Лебедев Платон Леонидович; born 29 November 1959) is a former CEO of Group Menatep, and is best known as the business partner of the embattled oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky. He received a nine-year prison sentence for tax evasion from Basmanny Court in Moscow, which was later reduced to eight years by the Moscow City Court.
Platon Oyunsky Platon Oyunsky (; — 31 October 1939), pseudonym of Platon Alekseevich Sleptsov (Платон Алексеевич Слепцов) was a Soviet Yakut writer and translator, seen as one of the founders of modern Yakut literature.
Platonia Platonia insignis (= Aristoclesia esculenta Stuntz), the sole species of the genus Platonia, is a tree of the family Clusiaceae native to South America in the humid forests of Brazil, Paraguay, parts of Colombia and northeast to Guyana; specially in Amazon Rainforest. Common names include Bacuri (and numerous variant spellings thereof; BacurĂ­, Bacury, Bakuri, Pacuri, Pakuri, Pakouri, Packoeri, Pakoeri), Maniballi, Naranjillo and Bacurizeiro.
Platonic Plato's influence on Western culture was so profound that several different concepts are linked by being called "platonic" or Platonist, for accepting some assumptions of Platonism, but which do not imply acceptance of that philosophy as a whole.
Platonic doctrine of recollection The Platonic doctrine of recollection or anamnesis, is the idea that we are born possessing all knowledge and our realization of that knowledge is contingent on our discovery of it. Whether the doctrine should be taken literally or not is a subject of debate.
Platonic epistemology Platonic epistemology holds that knowledge is innate, so that learning is the development of ideas buried deep in the soul, often under the mid-wife-like guidance of an interrogator. Plato believed that each soul existed before birth with "The Form of the Good" and a perfect knowledge of everything.
Platonic hydrocarbons Platonic hydrocarbons are the molecular representation of platonic solid geometries with vertices replaced by carbon atoms and with edges replaced by chemical bonds. Not all platonic solids have a molecular counterpart:
Platonic life-partner A Platonic life-partnership is a relationship between two people, regardless of sex, that shares the closeness of a marriage or similar union without a sexual component. Such a situation is a cross between roommates and best friends.
Platonic love Platonic love in its modern popular sense is an affectionate relationship into which the sexual element does not enter, especially in cases where one might easily assume otherwise. A simple example of platonic relationships is a deep, non-sexual friendship between two heterosexual people of the opposite sexes.
Platoon leader In the United States Army, a platoon is commanded by a Platoon Leader, a junior commissioned officer usually in the rank of first lieutenant or second lieutenant. Some special units, such as specific aviation platoons and special forces, require a captain as platoon leader, due to the nature and increased responsibility of such assignments.
Platoon Leaders Class Platoon Leaders Class (PLC) is the United States Marine Corps alternative method for the training and evaluation of its Marine officer candidates. All training and evaluation are conducted at the Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.
Platoon system The platoon system in baseball is a method of designating two players to a single defensive position -- usually one right-handed and one left-handed. Typically the right-handed half of the platoon is played on days when the opposing pitcher is left-handed and the left-handed player is played otherwise.
Platoon Sergeant Major Platoon Sergeant Major (PSM) was an appointment in the British Army in the short-lived rank of Warrant Officer Class III (WOIII), created in 1938. The Platoon Sergeant Major, and his cavalry counterpart, the Troop Sergeant Major, were part of an experiment in giving experienced NCOs command of units formerly reserved for commissioned officers (platoons and troops).
Platsis Symposium The Platsis Symposium is a commission of "The Arthur and Mary Platsis Endowment". The purpose of the Endowment is to enhance Classical and Modern Greek Studies at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.
Platt Adams Platt Adams (March 23, 1885 - February 27, 1961) is an American athlete. He competed for the United States in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the standing high jump, where he won the gold medal, and in the standing long jump, where he won the silver medal.
Platt Amendment The Platt Amendment was a rider appended to the Army Appropriations Act, a United States federal law passed on March 2, 1901 that stipulated the conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba since the Spanish-American War, and defined the terms of Cuban-U.S.
Platte Bridge Railroad Tragedy The Platte Bridge Railroad Tragedy was a bushwhacker attack on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad during the American Civil War on September 3, 1861, in which the train derailed on a bridge over the Platte River at St.
Platte Canyon High School shooting The Platte Canyon High School shooting was an incident that occurred at Platte Canyon High School in Bailey, Colorado, on September 27, 2006. 53-year-old Duane Roger Morrison entered the school building, claiming to be carrying a bomb.
Platte River (Michigan) The Platte River is a short river in the northern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Its mouth is located in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and much of the rest is in the Pere Marquette State Forest.
Platte River (Missouri) The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, about 170 mi (275 km) long, in southwestern Iowa and northwestern Missouri in the United States. It is sometimes known as the Little Platte River to distinguish it from the larger Platte River, also a tributary of the Missouri, in nearby Nebraska; the Platte River of Missouri also itself has a tributary known as the "Little Platte River".
Platte River Wilderness The Platte River Wilderness is primarily located in south central Wyoming, with a small section extending into Colorado in the United States. Entirely within Medicine Bow National Forest, the wilderness was created in 1984 to protect the forestlands adjacent to the North Platte River.
Plattenbau Plattenbau is the German word for a building whose structure is constructed of large, prefabricated concrete slabs, a method often found in communist architecture in central and eastern Europe. The word is a compound of Platte (slab) and Bau (building).
Platter lift A platter lift (or platter pull) is a mechanised system for pulling skiers and snowboarders uphill, along the surface of the slope. In Europe they are known as a button lift or Poma lift (after Poma corporation which first made them).
Platts Platts is a major provider of energy information around the world that has been in business for more than a century and is now a division of McGraw-Hill. Their major product is industry news and price benchmarks for the oil, natural gas, electricity, nuclear power, coal, petrochemical and metals markets.
Plattsburgh Pioneers The Plattsburgh Pioneers were a short-lived Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ice hockey team that played their first 5 home games at Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena and their last few at Crete Civic Center in Plattsburgh, New York.
Platycladus Platycladus is a distinct genus of evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae, containing only one species, Platycladus orientalis, also known as Chinese Arborvitae or Biota. It is native to northwestern China and widely naturalised elsewhere in Asia east to Korea and Japan, south to northern India, and west to northern Iran.
Platygastridae The Hymenopteran family Platygastridae (sometimes incorrectly spelled Platygasteridae) is a large group (over 1100 species) of exclusively parasitoid wasps, mostly very small (1-2 mm), black, and shining, with elbowed antennae that have an 8-segmented flagellum. The wings most often lack venation, though they may have slight fringes of setae.
Platygastroidea The Hymenopteran superfamily Platygastroidea (sometimes incorrectly spelled Platygasteroidea) has, in the past, often been treated as a lineage within the superfamily Proctotrupoidea, but most classifications since 1977 have recognized it as an independent group, composed of two families, the Platygastridae and the Scelionidae, with a combined diversity of some 4000 described species. The two groups are unified by a number of features, the most important of which are shared unique features synapomorphies of the ovipositor and details of the female antenna.
Platyhystrix Platyhystrix (plah-tee-hiss-stricks, meaning "flat porcupine") was a temnospondyl amphibian with a distinctive sail along its back, similar to the unrelated synapsids, Dimetrodon and Edaphosaurus. It lived during the Permian period (290 to 270 million years ago), in the United States (central).
Platypus (game) Playpus is the name of a horizontal scrolling shooter game created by Anthony Flack(aka Squashy Software). You play as an antiquated spacecraft(the last of the F-27 Platypus fleet) attempting to defend planet Mungola from Colossatropolis(which has become so overcrowded that its inhabitants are taking over Mungola for space and resources).
Platypus Man Platypus Man was a short-lived sitcom on the UPN network starring comedian Richard Jeni, as a TV Chef who had a show called "Cooking with the Platypus Man". The concept of a "Platypus Man" (a solitary male, like the male platypus), the concept of a "cooking show for guys" and the scenes involving the main character's social life were drawn from Jeni's stand-up routines.
Platypus Technology Platypus Technology was a typical high-technology "startup" company. Founded in 1999 by Geoff O'Reilly and Colin Lillywhite of Australia it entered the data-storage market to provide high-performance solid-state storage devices.
Platyspondylic lethal skeletal dysplasia, Torrance type Platyspondylic lethal skeletal dysplasia, Torrance type is a severe disorder of bone growth. People with this condition have very short arms and legs, a small chest with short ribs, underdeveloped pelvic bones, and unusually short fingers and toes (brachydactyly).
Platyzoa The Platyzoa are a group of protostome animals proposed by Thomas Cavalier-Smith in 1998. Cavalier-Smith included in Platyzoa the Phylum Platyhelminthes or flatworms, and a new phylum, Acanthognatha, into which he gathered several previously described phyla of microscopic animals.
Plaubel Makina The Plaubel Makina was a series of medium format press cameras manufactured by Plaubel & Co. in Germany from 1912 through 1953, and later a Japanese-made camera distributed by Doi from 1978 through the 1980s.
Plausible deniability Plausible deniability is the term given to the creation of loose and informal chains of command in governments and other large organizations. In the case that assassinations, false flag or black ops or any other illegal or otherwise disrespectable and unpopular activities become public, high-ranking officials may deny any connection to or awareness of such act, or the agents used to carry out such act.
Plautdietsch Plautdietsch or Mennonite Low German, is a language spoken by Mennonites including Russian Mennonites who trace their roots to the Low Countries and north Germany, but who adopted an East Low German dialect with Dutch (Dietsch = Diets) influence while they lived in the Vistula delta area of Royal Prussia, beginning in the early-to-mid 1500s. Beginning in the late 1700s, the expanding Russian Empire invited Germans and many from the Kingdom of Prussia, including many Mennonites left and created new colonies north of the Black Sea in (present-day Ukraine and other countries), in an area that Russia had recently acquired in one of the Russo-Turkish Wars.
Plawres Sanshiro Plawres Sanshiro (Japanese: プラレス３四郎, Chinese: 数码金钢 微型小金刚, Arabic: سانشيرو) was a popular anime series aired in 1983 in Japan, Hong Kong and the Middle East. The name is a shortened derivative of “Plastic Model Wrestling Sanshiro”.
Plaxo Plaxo is an online address book service founded by Napster co-founder Sean Parker, Minh Nguyen, and two Stanford engineering students, Todd Masonis and Cameron Ring. Plaxo, based in Mountain View, California, is currently privately held and supported by venture capital.
Plaxton President The Plaxton President is a double-decker bus body originally built by Plaxton of the United Kingdom, it was unveiled in 1997 and built between 1999 and 2005. When Plaxton became part of TransBus International, the body was sold under the TransBus name; then becoming the Alexander Dennis President.
Play A play, written by a playwright, or dramatist, is a form of literature, almost always consisting of dialog between characters, and intended for performance rather than reading. However, many people and especially scholars simply read and study plays in this more academic manner, particularly classical plays such as those of Shakespeare.
Play (BDSM) "Play" is the term given to taking part in a BDSM scene. It is a deliberate use of the word's ambiguous meaning - suggesting both a Play in the literary sense (taking in the roleplay aspect) and Play in the child-like sense (taking in the experimentation, gleefullness and wonder aspects).
Play (magazine) Play is a monthly magazine produced by Imagine Publishing in the United Kingdom, covering all aspects of Sony's PlayStation product range, including the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and the PlayStation 3. It is the UK's longest-running PlayStation magazine, and is currently in its 11th year on sale.
Play a Simple Melody "Play a Simple Melody" is a song from the 1914 musical, Watch Your Step, words and music by Irving Berlin. The show was the first stage musical that Irving wrote; it ran for 175 performances New Amsterdam Theater in New York City.
Play Attention Play Attention is a NASA inspired computer feedback system designed to increase attention and cognitive skills. It utilizes a sensor lined bike helmet that allows the wearer to control Play Attention's video exercises by mind/attention alone.
Play clock A play clock (also called a delay-of-game timer) is a timer designed to increase the pace (and subsequently, the score) in American football and Canadian football, similar to what a shot clock does in basketball. The offensive team must snap the ball before the time expires, or else they will be assessed a 5-yard delay of game (American football) or time count violation (Canadian football as "delay of game" is a different offense) penalty.
Play date A play date or playdate is an arranged appointment for children to get together for a few hours to play. Playdates have become the standard for children of many western cultures because the work schedules for busy parents, along with media warnings about leaving children unattended, prevent the kind of play that children of other generations participated in.
Play Dead Play Dead were an English rock group from Oxford that grew out of the fading English punk scene in 1980. Though the band was identified with groups like UK Decay and Sex Gang Children, the band felt they didn't belong under the "Gothic" title.
Play Dirty Play Dirty is a 1968 film that depicts the exploits of the Long Range Desert Group. It was directed by André De Toth, written by Melvyn Bragg, and it stars Michael Caine, Bernard Archard, Nigel Green and Harry Andrews.
Play fighting In humans, play fighting (sometimes called roughhousing) is an activity in which two or more people act as though they are in combat, but without actually meaning to harm their partners, nor dealing sufficient bodily harm to make the game unenjoyable. The players may or may not choose to involve actual physical contact.
Play for Today Play for Today was a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. Over three hundred original plays, mostly of between an hour and ninety minutes in length, were transmitted during the fourteen-year period the series aired, and it is by far the most famous programme of its type to have been screened on British television.
Play from scrimmage A play from scrimmage is the activity of the games of Canadian football and American football during which one team tries to advance the ball or to score, and the other team tries to stop them or take the ball away. Once a play is over, and before the next play starts, the football is considered dead.
Play it by Ear Productions Play it by Ear Productions is an audio theatre production company devoted to the development and distribution of original plays for radio, the internet, and compact disc; the company was founded in 2002 by actor/playwright/producer Lance Roger Axt in New York City, New York. Since July 1, 2003, Play it by Ear Productions has been based on the Central Coast of California.
Play it Loud Play it Loud was Slade's first official album under this moniker (they were previously known as The N'Betweens and Ambrose Slade respectfully), "Play It Loud" is generally regarded as an influential rock release, foreshadowing punk rock nearly ten years prior to its UK explosion.
Play piercing Play piercing, needle play, or recreational acupuncture is body piercing done for the purpose of enjoying the experience rather than producing a permanent body decoration. Needles, sharpened bones, or other tools used in play piercing are usually removed from the body when the episode is complete, allowing holes to heal over.
Play School (Australian TV series) Play School is an Australian educational television show for children produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It is the longest-running children's show in Australia with an estimated 80% of children under four watching the programme at least once a month.
Play the Percentages Play the Percentages was an American game show hosted by Geoff Edwards and Bob Hilton was the main announcer, after Jay Stewart announced for the first several weeks, and ran in syndication from January 7 1980 to September 12 1980. The game changed format several times over its short run, but all forms involved some variation on using questions with percentage answers or percentage statistics.
Play the white man Play the white man is a term used in parts of England meaning to be decent and trustworthy in one's actions. The term is considered by some to be derogatory against non-white people because they believe it carries the implication that they are indecent or untrustworthy.
Play That Funky Music "Play That Funky Music" (also known as "Play That Funky Music, White Boy") is an iconic funk song written by Robert Parissi and recorded by Wild Cherry. The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 18, 1976.
Play Theater Group Play Theater Group is a professional acting community theater association located in Austin, Texas. It was established by Brian Auger whose philosophy of acting technique is based on that of the Lee Strasberg at The Actors Studio in New York City.
Play-by-play Play-by-play, in broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a sporting event with a voiceover describing the details of the action of the game in progress. In North America, in many sports, the play-by-play person is assisted by a color commentator.
Play-Doh Play-Doh is a commercial modeling compound similar in texture to bread dough that has been sold as a children's toy around the world for a half century. Its exact makeup is a secret, but it is primarily a mixture of wheat flour, water, deodorized kerosene or another petroleum distillate (which provides the smooth texture), salt, a drying agent such as borax (which deters mold), an alum-based hardening agent, and colourings and perfume.
Play, The Videogames World Play, The Videogame World was the first European exhibition on videogames. It was held at Palazzo delle Esposizioni, one of the main contemporary art museums in Rome - Italy, from the 24th of April to the 10th of July 2002.
Playa (band) Playa is an American R&B trio. Comprised of members Steve "Static" Garrett, Smokey, and Black, Playa is best known for their 1997 hit single, "Cheers 2 U", produced by longtime collaborator Timbaland.
Playa de las Américas Playa de las Américas is a purpose-built holiday resort in Arona Municipio, in the south of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands. The closest airport is Reina Sofia Airport (also known as Tenerife South Airport), which is roughly 30 minutes away by car.
Playa del Fuego Playa del Fuego is a regional event inspired by the annual Burning Man festival in Nevada. The event is held in Delaware twice a year, with the Fall event being held on Columbus Day weekend and the Spring event being held over Memorial Day Weekend.
Playa Del Racing Playa Del Racing is an Indy Racing League team based in Playa Del Rey, California owned by Jeff Brougher, Ernie Moody, Gary Sallee, and Susan Schafer. The team was formed in 2005 and fielded a Panoz-Toyota for Jaques Lazier in the 2005 Indianapolis 500.
Playa El Yaque Playa El Yaque (El Yaque Beach) is internationally known as one of the seven best locations in the world having ideal conditions for the Windsurfing sport, and as such it attracts enthusiasts from all over the world, especially from Europe. It displays a row of hotels, shops and restaurants close to the beachfront, featuring a wide range of facilities and sport gear.
Playa Fly Playa Fly (born Ibn Young on September 2, 1977) is a rapper from Memphis, Tennessee's South Parkway. Fly was, at one time, an associate of the Three 6 Mafia (then known as Lil' Fly), but he stopped collaborating in 1995 due to monetary disputes and philosophical differences after recording one album under the group's guidance.
Playa Kalki Playa Kalki is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, also curiously known as "Alice in Wonderland". The name Kalki is unrelated to the avatar Kalki, but comes from the local Papiamentu word for the white coral rock and limestone, which is abundant on the beach and surrounding cliffs.
Playa Vista, Los Angeles, California Playa Vista is a neighborhood located on 1,087 acres in southwestern Los Angeles, California. Its boundaries are approximately Lincoln Boulevard on the west, Ballona Creek on the north, McConnell Avenue on the east, and Teale Street on the south.
Playahead Playahead is a large Internet community mainly aimed at Swedish teenagers. The site was founded in Helsingborg in 1998 and claims to have 1 million members, making an average of around 10 million logins per month.
Playalinda Beach Playalinda Beach is a beach located on Florida's east coast in Canaveral National Seashore. The beach is open to the public daily between 6:00 am to 6:00 pm, but may be closed periodically in preparation for Space Shuttle launches.
Playaround Playaround was formed from the ashes of Mystique, the first Atari 2600 adult videogame company. Playaround purchased the rights to Mystique's titles and released them as "double-enders" - extra-long cartridges that had a different game on each end.
Playback Theatre Playback Theatre is an original form of improvisational theatre in which audience or group members tell stories from their lives and watch them enacted on the spot. Depending on its use, Playback Theatre can be considered a modality of drama therapy.
Playboating Playboating is a discipline of kayaking or canoeing where the paddler performs various technical moves in one place (a playspot), as opposed to whitewater canoeing or kayaking where the objective is to travel the length of a section of river (although whitewater canoeists will often stop and play en-route). Specialised canoes or kayaks (boats) known as playboats are often used, but any boat can be used for playing.
Playboy Bunny A Playboy Bunny was a waitress at the Playboy Clubs (open 1960–1988). They wore a costume called a bunny suit inspired by the tuxedo-wearing Playboy rabbit mascot, consisting of a corset, bunny ears, a collar, cuffs, and a fluffy cottontail.
Playboy Club (Las Vegas) The Playboy Club is a nightclub in the new 52 story of the Fantasy Tower at the Palms Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. The club is a Playboy-themed casinos and the first official Playboy Club in the United States since 1988.
Playboy Entertainment The Playboy Entertainment Group is a division of Playboy Enterprises that includes Playboy TV and Playboy Online, which is the fastest growing revenue source for the company. The Entertainment segment develops, produces, acquires, and distributes various feature films, magazine-format shows, reality-based and dramatic series, documentaries, live events, and celebrity and playmate features for television networks, Web-based entertainment experiences, portable podcast entertainment, DVD products, and online gaming under the Playboy and Spice brand names.
Playboy Jazz Festival The Playboy Jazz Festival is an annual event sponsored by Playboy Enterprises to celebrate jazz as well as feature both established and up and coming musicians of the genre. It was founded by Hugh Hefner and was first held in Chicago, Illinois at the Chicago Stadium in 1959.
Playboy Licensing The Playboy Licensing Group is a division of Playboy Enterprises. The Licensing segment licenses the Playboy name, the Rabbit Head design and other images, trademarks, and artwork, as well as the Spice name and trademarks for various men's and women's apparel, men's underwear and women's lingerie, accessories, collectibles, cigars, watches, jewelry, fragrances, small leather goods, stationery, music, eyewear, barware, and home fashions.

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