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Poldhu Poldhu is a small area in south Cornwall, UK, situated on the Lizard Peninsula it comprises Poldhu Point and Poldhu Cove. It lies on the coast west of Goonhilly Downs, with Mullion 2 km to the south and Porthleven 7 km to the north.
Poldice Poldice was a mining area in south-west Cornwall, England, UK, between Twelveheads and St Day. Mining for tin had taken place since at least the 1500s, before the Poldice Valley became an important part of the Cornish mining boom of the 1800s, when copper replaced tin in terms of importance at the mine.
Pole (complex analysis) In complex analysis, a pole of a holomorphic function is a certain type of simple singularity that behaves like the singularity 1/zn at z = 0. A pole of the function f(z) is a point z = a such that f(z) approaches infinity as z approaches a.
Pole bending Pole bending is timed event that features a horse and one mounted rider, running a weaving or serpentine path around six poles arranged in a line. This event is usually seen in high school rodeos as well as American Quarter Horse Association Paint and Appaloosa sanctioned shows as well as at many gymkhana or O-Mok-See events
Pole dance Pole dancing is a form of dancing/gymnastics that takes muscular endurance and coordination as well as sensuality. It involves dancing sensually with a vertical pole and is often used in strip clubs and gentlemen's clubs, although more recently artistic pole dancing (Chinese Poles) is used in cabaret/circus and stage performance in a non-erotic environment.
Pole figure A pole figure is a graphical representation of the orientation of objects in space. For example, pole figures in the form of stereographic projections are used to represent the orientation distribution of crystallographic lattice planes in crystallography and texture analysis in materials science.
Pole jockey The term Pole jockey is generally used as a derogatory reference toward the trade of power engineering - the technical trade of dealing with generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. The term refers to how power engineers tend to spend excessive amounts of time on transmission lines, usually maintaining them.
Pole of inaccessibility The pole of inaccessibility marks a location that is the most challenging to reach owing to its remoteness from geographical features which could provide access. The term is a geographic construct, not an actual physical phenomenon, and is of interest mostly to explorers.
Pole of inaccessibility (Antarctic research station) Pole of inaccessibility () is a now defunct Soviet research station in Antarctica, located near the southern pole of inaccessibility () — the point in Antarctica furthest from any ocean. It performed meteorological observations from 14 December 1958 to 26 December 1958.
Pole position In circuit motorsport, a driver has pole position when he starts a race at the front of the grid. The term comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole.
Pole Position (video game) Pole Position is a racing video game released in 1982 by Namco, the creators of Pac-Man. In Pole Position, the player has to complete a lap in a certain amount of time in order to qualify for an F1 race at the Fuji Racetrack.
Pole shift theory A pole shift theory is a hypothesis that the axis of rotation of a planet has not always been at its present-day locations or that the axis will not persist there; in other words, that its physical poles had been or will be shifted. Pole shift theory is almost always discussed in the context of Earth, but other solar system bodies may have experienced axial reorientation during their existences.
Pole star A pole star is a visible star that is approximately aligned with the Earth's axis of rotation; that is, a star that lies in the direction pointed to by one of Earth's poles. There are potentially both north and south pole stars, but whether there is either depends on the current stellar configuration.
Pole to Pole Pole to Pole is both a book and an eight-part documentary, released in 1992, narrated by Michael Palin. This was the second of Palin's journeys, recording a yearlong trip from the North Pole to the South Pole disdaining aircraft travel when he can.
Pole vault Pole vaulting an athletics event where a person uses a long, flexible pole (usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar, similar to the high jump, but at much greater heights. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts, but with these exceptions there is no record of its ancient practice as a sport.
Pole weapon A pole weapon or polearm is a close combat weapon with the main fighting part of the weapon placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood. The use of pole weapons is very old, and the first spears date to the stone age.
Poledra Poledra is a fictional character in the David Eddings book series The Belgariad, the wife of Belgarath, the mother of Polgara and Beldaran, and the many times removed grandmother of Belgarion. She is a sorceress who is very fond of taking the form of a she-wolf.
Poleglass Poleglass () is a mainly Nationalist / Republican estate with a population of around 10,000 on the outskirts of West Belfast Northern Ireland. Due to its close proximity to both Belfast and Lisburn it has become popular with commuters, this has lead to rapid expansion of housing developments close to the area, and a dramatic increase in house prices equal to many other areas in the North of Ireland.
Polemic Polemics /pəˈlɛmɪks, poʊ-/[puh-lem-iks, poh-] is the practice of disputing or controverting religious, philosophical, or political matters. As such, a polemic text on a topic is written specifically to dispute or refute a topic that is widely viewed to be a "[cow|sacred cow]" or beyond reproach, in an effort to promote factual awareness.
Polemic (magazine) Polemic was a short-lived British "Magazine of Philosophy, Psychology, and Aesthetics." In its eight issues between 1945 and 1947, however, some of George Orwell's most well-known essays were published.
Polemon (general) Polemon (in Greek Πoλεμων; lived 4th century BC), son of Andromenes the Stymphaean, was a Macedonian officer in the service of Alexander the Great (336–323 BC). The great intimacy which subsisted between him and Philotas caused him to be suspected in 330 BC, together with his brothers Amyntas, Attalus, and Simmias, of participating in the treasonable designs imputed to Philotas: a charge to which Polemon had the imprudence to give countenance by taking to flight immediately on learning the arrest of Philotas.
Polemon of Athens Polemon was a 2nd century BCE Greek Stoic philosopher and geographer. Of Athenian citizenship, he is known as Polemon of Athens, he was born either in Ilium, Samos, or Sicyon, and is also known as Polemon of Ilium.
Polemoniaceae The Polemoniaceae (jacob's ladder family or phlox family) comprises 18-25 genera with between 270-400 species of mostly annual plants, native to the Northern Hemisphere and also South America, with the center of diversity in western North America, especially in California. Only one genus (Polemonium) is found in Europe, and two (Phlox and Polemonium) in Asia, where they are confined to cool temperate to arctic regions; both genera also occur more widely in North America, suggesting relatively recent colonization of the Old World from North America.
Polemonium Polemonium, commonly called Jacob's ladder, is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae, native to cool temperate to arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and also in the southern Andes in South America. Many of the species grow at high altitudes in mountains.
Polemonium carneum Polemonium carneum (Royal Jacob's Ladder ) is a plant native to western side of the Cascade Mountains in NW Washington, south to San Francisco Bay, California. It grows in the lowlands and in prairies to moderate elevations in the mountains.
Polemonium reptans Polemonium reptans is a flowering plant in the genus Polemonium, native to eastern North America. Common names include Abscess Root, Creeping or Spreading Jacob's Ladder, American Greek Valerian, Blue bells, and Sweatroot.
Polemonium viscosum Polemonium viscosum (common names Sky Pilot, Skunkweed, Sticky Jacobs-ladder) is a flowering plant in the genus Polemonium native to western North America from southern British Columbia east to Montana and south to Arizona and New Mexico, where it grows at high altitudes on dry, rocky sites.
Polenta Polenta is a cornmeal dish popular in Italian, Savoyard, Swiss, Austrian, Croatian, Slovenian, Serbian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Corsican, Argentine, Brazilian, and Mexican cuisine, and it is a traditional staple food throughout much of northern Italy.
Poles Apart "Poles Apart" is a song by Pink Floyd from the band's 1994 album, The Division Bell. The lyrics can be interpreted as guitarist David Gilmour speaking to ex-bandmates Syd Barrett (in the first verse) and Roger Waters (in the second).
Polesia Polesia (also spelt Polesie, Palessye, Polesye) is one of the largest European swampy areas, located in the South-Western part of the Eastern-European Lowland, mainly within the territories of Belarus, Ukraine but also partly within Poland and Russia. The swamp areas of Polesia are known as the Pripyat Marshes (after the Pripyat River) or Pinsk Marshes (after the major local city of Pinsk).
Polesworth International Language College Polesworth International Language College is a Warwickshire based school which specialises in Modern Languages. It was originally known as Polesworth High School until July 2006 but changed its name when it received Language College status.
Polet Airlines Polet Airlines (Air Company Polet) is an airline based in Voronezh, Russia. It operates a worldwide cargo and domestic passenger charter service from Voronezh and regional passenger and cargo services from Sokol.
Polevik Polevik in Polish mythology are field spirits that appear as a deformed dwarfs with different coloured eyes and grass instead of hair. They appear either at noon or sunset and wear either all black or all white suits.
Poley McClintock Poley McClintock (1900-1980) was a member of Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians, a popular jazz band of the 1920s. His characteristic vocal inflections are heard frequently in many of the Pennsylvanians' novelty tunes, singing his parts in a low-range frog-like croak.
Polezhaevskaya Polezhaevskaya () is a station on Metro'sTagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line. Opened on December 30, 1972 as part of the original Krasnopresnenkiy radius and Krasnopresnenskaya Line, the station is unusual in the Metro as its construction features three pathways and two platforms.
Polheim Polheim, "Home of the Pole", was Roald Amundsen's name for his camp (the first ever) at the South Pole. He arrived there on December 14 1911, along with four other members of his expedition; Helmer Hanssen, Olav Bjaaland, Oscar Wisting, and Sverre Hassel.
Policarp Policarp was a local broadcast television show for children that aired in the 1960s and 1970s on KATC, channel 3 in Lafayette, Louisiana. The show featured a host character, "Policarp" portrayed by a local television personality.
Policarpa Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta (circa 1795—November 14, 1817), also known as La Pola, was a Colombian seamstress who worked for the Independence of Colombia as a spy for the Revolutionary Forces, during the period known as the Reconquista, a time when Spain tried to gain control of its rebel colonies in South America. She was in her early to mid-twenties when captured and executed by the Spanish.
PolicĂ­a Federal Argentina The PolicĂ­a Federal Argentina (PFA; in English Argentine Federal Police) is a nationwide police force, it is the federal police agency of Argentina, with detachments in each of the country's provinces, with a jurisdiction and organization similar to the United States' FBI. Because of this, most routine police work is carried out by the provincial police (equivalent to state police in the United States), with the exception of the capital city of Buenos Aires, where the PFA also assumes the role of the local police.
Police Police are public servants of a city, town, municipality, county, or state, with the responsibility of maintaining law and order (law enforcement). The word comes from French police, itself from Latin politia ("civil administration"), itself from Ancient Greek πολιτεία, referring to government or administration, from Greek πόλις (polis) = "city".
Police ambulance A police ambulance is an ambulance that is used by police forces as a medical or rescue support vehicle specifically for police ground units. Alternately the term can also be used for an ambulance provided and staffed by a police agency as part of a district's regular emergency medical service.
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) (1984 c. 60) is an Act of Parliament which instituted a legislative framework for the powers of police officers in England and Wales to combat crime, as well as providing codes of practice for the exercise of those powers.
Police and Thieves Police and Thieves is a song identified with both the man who co-wrote and originally produced the song, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and with the English punk rock band, The Clash. Junior Murvin's original version can be found on several Lee Perry compilations released or licensed by Island Records, including Reggae Greats and Arkology, while the Clash's version appears on their eponymous debut album.
Police at the Funeral Police at the Funeral is a crime novel by Margery Allingham, first published in October 1931, in the United Kingdom by Heinemann, London and in 1932 in the United States by Doubleday, New York. It is the fourth novel with the mysterious Albert Campion, aided as usual by his butler/valet/bodyguard Magersfontein Lugg and his policeman friend Stanislaus Oates.
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment is the first sequel of six in the Police Academy series of comedic police movies about misfit cops who try to keep law and (dis)order in town. This sequel was directed by Jerry Paris.
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow Police Academy: Mission to Moscow is a 1994 comedy crime film starring George Gaynes, Michael Winslow, David Graf, and Claire Forlani (in her feature film debut). It was directed by Alan Metter and written by Neal Israel, Pat Proft, Randolph Davis and Michele S.
Police Act 1946 The Police Act 1946 (1946 c.46) was an act of parliament of the parliament of the United Kingdom that provided for the amalgamation of smaller borough police forces with county constabularies in England and Wales, allowed for the merger of county forces in certain circumstances and changed the boundaries of the Metropolitan Police District.
Police Act 1964 The Police Act 1964 (1964 c.48) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that updated the legislation governing police forces in England and Wales, constituted new police authorities, gave the Home Secretary new powers to supervise local constabularies, and allowed for the amalgamation of existing forces into more efficient units.
Police Athletic League The Police Athletic League (PAL) is an organization in many American police departments in which members of the police force coach young people, both boys and girls, in sports, and help with homework and other school-related activities. The purpose is to build character, help strengthen police-community relations, and keep children off illegal drugs.
Police board A police board is an unelected form of local government in British Columbia, Canada. All municipalities with a population over 5,000 are required by the British Columbia Police Act to provide for a police service.
Police boat A police boat is usually a small sea-faring vessel that is used by police agencies to patrol bodies of water. They are usually employed in enclosed harbors near cities or in places where a stronger police presence than that offered by the Coast Guard is needed.
Police box A police box is a telephone kiosk or callbox for use by members of the police. Police boxes pre-date the era of modern telecommunications; today, every police officer (in technologically developed countries) is likely to carry a two-way radio and/or a mobile phone.
Police brutality Police brutality is a term used to describe the excessive use of physical force, assault, verbal attacks, and threats by police officers and other law enforcement officers. The term may also be used to apply to such behavior when used by prison officers.
Police Beat Police Beat is a highly unconventional 2005 crime film that follows the life of an African-born Seattle bicycle officer simply known as "Z" for a week. While Z goes about on his policing duties, he finds himself mentally preoccupied with his girlfriend who has gone on a camping trip with an old male friend.
Police command of The Wire The Baltimore City Police Department as shown on The Wire is administered in the order of Police Commissioner, Deputy of Operations, Deputy of Administration followed by Colonels of respective Units. Below the Colonels are Majors then Lieutenants, then Seargents followed by Detectives of a specific rank and by Patrolmen and Plainclothes officers.
Police commissioner Police Commissioner (or Commissioner of Police) is the title of the chief officer of many law enforcement agencies. In some organisations, the commissioner is a political appointee, and may or may not actually be a professional police officer.
Police corruption Police corruption is a specific form of police misconduct sometimes involving political corruption, and generally designed to gain a financial or political benefit for a police officer or officers in exchange for not pursuing, or selectively pursuing, an investigation or arrest.
Police Call Police Call is a weekend RTHK programme in Hong Kong, similar to Crimewatch in the UK. It is broadcasted in English and Cantonese versions (subtitled), and each episode differ only in broadcast language and cast.
Police Coast Guard The Police Coast Guard (Abbreviation: PCG; Chinese: 警察海岸卫队; Malay: Polis Pengawal Pantai) is the water police operational unit of the Singapore Police Force which also takes on roles of the coast guard typically handled by the military or as separate organisations in other countries. These include the enforcement of law and order in Singapore's territorial waters, and Search and Rescue operations in collaboration with the Maritime Port Authority, and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority.
Police Comics Police Comics was a comic book anthology title published by Quality Comics (under its imprint "Comic Magazines") from 1941 until 1953. It featured short stories in the superhero, crime and humor genres.
Police Community Support Officer A Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) is a uniformed civilian working with the police in England and Wales. The "Police" prefix is optional, with Community Support Officer (CSO) also being common.
Police Complaints Authority (United Kingdom) The Police Complaints Authority was formerly an independent body in the United Kingdom with the power to investigate public complaints against the Police in England and Wales as well as related matters of public concern. However, the authority no longer exists as it was replaced in April 2004 by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
Police Complaints Board The Police Complaints Board (PCB) was the British government organisation tasked with overseeing the system for handling complaints made against police forces in England and Wales from 1 June 1977 until it was replaced by the Police Complaints Authority on 29 April 1985.
Police des Vins The police des vins were a set of codes and business practices set up in the 13th and 14th century that govern the wine trade within the region of Bordeaux and the use of its port by neighboring areas. The codes were aimed at giving Bordeaux wine a position of dominance over the region and in the English wine market.
Police diving Police diving is a branch of professional diving carried out by police services. Police divers are usually sworn police officers, and may either be employed full-time as divers or as general water police officers, or be volunteers who usually serve in other units but are called in if their diving services are required.
Police division A division was until recently the usual term for the largest territorial subdivision of most British police forces, similar to a precinct in American city police departments, and is still used in some forces. It was and is also used in many other countries of the British Empire and Commonwealth.
Police encounter Police encounter is the term used by the Punjab police or Indian military/paramilitary forces when explaining the death of an individual at their hands who was deemed by them to be a militant or "subject of interest". Such encounters also go by the name of "staged encounters", where weapons are added to the dead body to show cause for the killing of individual.
Police Emergency Wagon Police Emergency Wagon is a North American term for a station wagon put into police use with police car variants. They are usually used as K-9 units, Bomb Squad units, patrol units, emergency units, or assistance units.
Police Executive Research Forum The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) is is a national membership organization of police executives from the largest city, county and state law enforcement agencies, primarily in the United States. The organization is dedicated to improving policing and advancing professionalism through research and involvement in public policy debate.
Police Federation of England and Wales The Police Federation of England and Wales is the representative body to which all police officers in England and Wales up to and including the rank of Chief Inspector belong. There are 140,000 members as of February 2006.
Police Foundation The Police Foundation, of Washington, DC, is a non-profit foundation dedicated to helping the police be more effective in doing their job. It was founded on July 22, 1970 by the Ford Foundation, and has continued to receive its primary support from that foundation, although it now has a large endowment of its own.
Police helicopter A police helicopter is a helicopter used in police operations. Police helicopters are commonly used for traffic control, ground support, search and rescue, high-speed car pursuits, observation, air patrol, and riot control.
Police Intelligence Police Intelligence refers to an element of each of the various British police forces. Staffed by Police Officers and civilians (known as Police Staff), its purpose is to track and predict crime with a view to curbing and ceasing it.
Police Intelligence Department The Police Intelligence Department (Abbreviation: PID) is a staff department of the Singapore Police Force. Its primary purpose is to collate and analyse information obtained from the various departments of the SPF, as well as other sources, to support law enforcement activities in Singapore.
Police Intelligence Operations Police Intelligence Operations, is intelligence led, intelligence directed and intelligence driven policing. As one of the Unites States Army Military Police Corps functions, encompasses the maneuver and mobility; internment resettlement; area security; and law and order functions of the Military Police (MP).
Police K-9 Unit (Singapore) The Police K-9 Unit, also known as the Police Dog Unit (PDU) is a specialist force of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) under the direct command of the Special Operations Command. It specialises in the training of police dogs in explosive detection, drug detection, guard duties and anti-crime operations, and works in collaboration with the rest of the SPF and the Home Team.
Police lineup A police lineup (in American English) or identity parade (in British English) is a process by which a crime victim or witness's putative identification of a suspect is confirmed to a level that can count as evidence at trial.
Police memorabilia collecting Police memorabilia collecting is a hobby involving the collection and trading of law enforcement related patches or badgesIn the United States, the distinction is that patches are embroidered insignia, whereas badges are metallic or plastic items affixed to a uniform, and other memorabilia including bobby helmets, training manuals, police medals, and historic artifacts such as turn-of-the-century screw-based handcuffs and police-box globes.
Police misconduct Police misconduct refers to brutality, corruption or other objectionable actions like false arrest, intimidation, racial profiling, political repression, surveillance abuse and sexual abuse taken by police officers in connection with their official duties.
Police Memorial Trust The Police Memorial Trust is a charitable organisation based in London, England. The trust's objective is to erect memorials to British police officers killed in the line of duty, on the spot where they met their death, thereby acting as a permanent reminder to the public of the sacrifice they made.
Police MRT Unit The Police MRT Unit (Abbreviation: PMU; Malay: Unit Polis MRT; Chinese: 地铁警卫队) is a specialised unit of the Singapore Police Force, coming under the direct command of the Special Operations Command. It was established in 2005 in response to the need for greater security concerns in public transport operations in Singapore as a result of global security issues.
Police National Computer The Police National Computer (PNC) is a computer system used extensively by law enforcement organisations across the UK. Created in 1974 and now consisting of several databases accessible 24 hours a day, giving access to information of national as well as local significance.
Police Negotiating Board The Police Negotiating Board is a United Kingdom non-departmental public body established by Act of Parliament in 1980 to negotiate the pay and terms and conditions of employment of the British police. It is funded by the Department for Work and Pensions, and the Office of Manpower Economics provides the Board with an independent Secretariat.
Police officer A police officer is a person who works for a police force. It usually only refers to those who have been sworn in as law enforcement officers, and does not include civilian support personnel (some of whom may be uniformed and have certain limited enforcement powers).
Police prosecutor In the judicial system of New Zealand, a Police Prosecutor is a lawyer employed by the Police to present cases in district court, as the counsel for the prosecution. This may be a sworn member of the police (normally a sergeant) or, in larger courts, a civilian lawyer employed as a non-sworn member of the police.
Police Quest Police Quest is a series of computer games produced and published by Sierra On-Line between 1987 and 1993. The original series was composed of three adventure games designed by former policeman Jim Walls, and a fourth title designed by Daryl F.
Police Quest IV: Open Season Police Quest IV: Open Season (Informally known as PQ4) is the fourth installment of Sierra Entertainment's popular Police Quest computer game series. Released in 1993, it was created by retired Police Chief Daryl F.
Police state A police state is a state with authority which uses the police, especially secret police, to maintain and enforce political power, even through violent or arbitrary means if necessary. A police state typically exhibits elements of totalitarianism or other harsh means of social control.
Police station A police station is a building which serves as the headquarters of a police force or unit which serves a specific district. These buildings typically contain offices, various accommodations for their personnel and their vehicles such as locker rooms, temporary holding cells, and interview/interrogation rooms.
Police stop, search, detention and arrest powers in the United Kingdom United Kingdom law provides for the police to stop and search members of the public without making an arrest. Scotland has a separate legal identity to England and Wales and stop and search powers are therefore provided for by different legislation.
Police system of Japan Japan's police are an apolitical body under the general supervision of an independent agency, the National Police Agency, and free of direct central government executive control. They are checked by an independent judiciary and monitored by a free and active press.
Police Science Police science is often an ambiguous term that denotes the studies and research which directly or indirectly deal with police work. Studies and research in criminology, forensic science, psychology, jurisprudence, community policing, criminal justice, correctional administration and penology comes under this umbrella term police science.
Police Story Police Story was an anthology television drama on the NBC broadcast network from the years 1973 through 1977. The show was the brainchild of author and former policeman Joseph Wambaugh and represented a major step forward in the realistic depiction of police work and violence on network TV.
Police Support Unit (UK) A Police Support Unit or PSU is a group of police officers working in a section or serial with specialist training and skills in public order duties and offences. This can include policing football supporters, protesters and rioters.
Police Surgeon (UK TV series) Police Surgeon is a television series made by the Associated British Corporation and starring Ian Hendry as Dr Geoffrey Brent. Its twelve half-hour episodes were broadcast on ITV at 7pm on Saturday nights from 10 September to 3 December, 1960.
Police training officer The Police Training Officer program (PTO) is a post-academy training program created from the educational approach known as problem-based learning. It was developed by the United States Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to train police] recruits once they graduate from the police academy.
Police Tactical Unit (Singapore) The Police Tactical Unit (PTU) is a specialist unit of the Singapore Police Force and comes under the direct command of the Special Operations Command. Based in Queenstown, it is the main anti-rioting and disaster-management unit of the police force.
Police Truck Police Truck is a song by the Dead Kennedys. The song was originally released in May, 1980, as the B-side of the "Holiday In Cambodia" single and later released in June 1987 on the DKs' compilation album, Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death.
Police village A police village is a form of municipal government used in Ontario, beginning in the early 19th century. It was used in cases where the finances or population of the area did not permit the creation of a village.
Police Woman (TV series) Police Woman was an American television police drama starring Angie Dickinson that ran from 1974 to 1978 on NBC. It is considered the first "successful" primetime drama to feature a female lead, and a female as a police officer.

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