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Pori Jazz Pori Jazz is a large international jazz festival, held annually in the small coastal city of Pori, Finland. It is one of the oldest and best known jazz festivals in Europe, having been arranged every year since 1966.
Porirua Porirua is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, 20 km north of the city of Wellington. Since a large proportion of the population commute to Wellington, Porirua may be considered a satellite city of Wellington.
Porirua Little Theatre Porirua Little Theatre is a community theatre that produces and stages a variety of amateur plays and musicals and is situated in the seaside suburb of Titahi Bay in the city of Porirua. The theatre was formed in 1950 firstly as Titahi Bay Little Theatre.
Porjus Porjus is a small town in Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden, with a population of 380 inhabitants. Geographically it is situated by the shores of Lule River at 499 meter height; coordinates .
Pork belly The pork belly is the underside of the hog, from which bacon is made in the United States (in other parts of the world, bacon is more often made from back and side meats and bacon made from bellies is referred to as "streaky" or "American Style"). This cut of meat is enormously popular in Chinese cuisine and Korean cuisine where it is generally marinated and cooked as a whole slab .
Pork Chop Hill Pork Chop Hill is a war film released in 1959, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Gregory Peck and Woody Strode. The film introduced many actors who would become stars in the 1960s and 1970s including George Peppard, Harry Guardino, Rip Torn, Robert Blake, Norman Fell, Martin Landau and Gavin MacLeod.
Pork Recordings Pork Recordings is a record label based in Hull, north-east England, that specialises in electronica, mostly in the downtempo or chill-out styles. Formed in the early 90's by David "Porky" Brennan, its most significant artist's include Fila Brazillia, Baby Mammoth, Bullitnuts and most recently Leggo Beast.
Pork tapeworm Taenia solium, also called the pork tapeworm, is a cyclophyllid cestode in the family Taeniidae. It infects pigs and humans in Asia, Africa, the Philippines, Latin America, parts of Southern Europe, and pockets of North America.
Pork Tornado (album) Pork Tornado is the self-titled debut album from the blues rock band of the same name, led by former Phish drummer Jon Fishman. Shortly after the album's release in 2002, the band unofficially ended their five year career.
Porkbelly Futures Porkbelly Futures is a Canadian musical group. Although originally formed as a Chicago blues band in homage to Paul Butterfield, they soon opened themselves to other influences and began creating original work in a roots/country/r'n'b mode.
Porkchop plot Porkchop plot is the name of the chart that depicts orbital trajectories. Using it, scientists can determine when launch opportunities exist to make use of special low-energy orbits needed to efficiently send payloads outwards.
Porky Chedwick Porky Chedwick, known to generations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as "The Daddio of the Raddio, " "The Platter Pushin' Papa, " "The Bossman," and a host of other colorful nicknames, is decidedly radio's 'last true pioneer'.
Porky in Wackyland Porky in Wackyland is a 1938 animated short film in which Porky Pig goes hunting through a surreal Salvador DalĂ­-esque landscape to find the Do-Do Bird. In 1994 it was voted #8 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field.
Porky's Hare Hunt Porky's Hare Hunt is a 1938 animated short movie directed by Ben "Bugs" Hardaway and Cal Dalton, which starred Porky Pig as a hunter whose prey is an unnamed rabbit - later to become Happy Rabbit...a forerunner to Bugs Bunny.
Porky's Spring Planting "Porky's Spring Planting" was a seven minute Looney Tunes short film starring Porky Pig, released in July of 1938. Like all Looney Tune cartoons of the time, it was produced by Leon Schlesinger and financed by Vitaphone.
Porl King Porl King, born 19th October 1967 on the Wirral in Merseyside, England, was a singer, songwriter and guitarist for the goth band Rosetta Stone during the late eighties through the nineties. Currently he is working as a producer/remixer under the name misery:lab.
Pormpuraaw, Queensland Pormpuraaw community () is situated on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula approximately half way between Karumba and Weipa. It is 650 km by road from Cairns and the nearest police station is Kowanyama which is 3 hours drive to the southeast.
Porn 'n Chicken Porn 'n Chicken was a club based at Yale University. The secret society blazed briefly in the headlines in 2001 when members announced plans to make their own pornographic film on campus starring other Yale students, although the film was never released or even completed.
Porn bot A "porn bot" is the common term for a fake account on a social networking site such as MySpace or an Instant messaging service such as AOL Instant Messenger or Yahoo! Messenger that is created for the sole purpose of promoting Internet pornography or sexually-oriented internet dating sites.
Porn creep Porn creep is the process by which it is claimed sexually explicit content enters American pop culture. Some people blame (or credit) the abundance of sexual imagery and innuendo in movies, television and advertising on the increased accessibility and "cool factor" of pornography.
Porn groove Porn groove (or porno groove) is a term used to describe the music soundtrack to pornographic films, or a genre of music that imitates such music. The electric guitar with wah-wah pedal is the most common instrument associated with porn groove, and is almost synonymous with the genre.
Porn To Be Young As part of the channel 4 Adult at 14 Season, Porn to be young,also known as Kids on porn,a frank look at young people's attitudes to pornography and the role it plays in shaping their adolescent lives. The programme claims it will offer an insight into "this tender age when children are on the cusp of adulthood".
Porn Wars Porn Wars Episode 1: Cum Join The Force is a 2006 pornographic film produced by Private Media Group and directed by Kovi. Its female stars are Sandra Parker, Tera Bond, Victoria Swinger, Mya Diamond, Nikky Rider and Lisa Honey who play against Antonio Ross, The Drifter, Lauro de Giotto and Horst Baron.
Porno for Pyros (album) Porno for Pyros is the first album by the band of the same title, which is a side project of Perry Farrell and Stephen Perkins from Jane's Addiction. It was released on April 27, 1993 after Jane's Addiction's break-up.
Porno chic The term "porno chic" was first used in the early 1970s to describe the wave of pornographic movies like Behind the Green Door, Deep Throat, The Devil in Miss Jones, and Score that appeared in mainstream moviehouses of the United States for the first time. For a period of two or three years it was fashionable to watch and discuss such films.
Porno, Mint, and Grime Porno, Mint, and Grime is an album by Self which was released for free via the Internet in 2005. It is a compilation of B-sides and demos recorded for the album Ornament and Crime, which has not yet been released.
Pornocracy The Pornocracy or The Rule of the Harlots are names given to a period of the papacy in the early tenth century, beginning with the installation of Pope Sergius III in 904. This period is usually considered to have lasted for 60 years, until the death of Pope John XII in 963.
Pornographic actor A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is somebody who appears in pornographic movies, live sex shows or peep shows. Many actors and actresses may appear nude in films (usually filmed in explicit sexual genres).
Pornographic film Pornographic films are motion pictures that explicitly depict sexual intercourse and other sexual acts, typically for the purpose of sexual arousal in the viewer. They appeared shortly after the creation of the motion picture in the early 1900s.
Pornographic magazine Pornographic magazines, sometimes known as adult magazines, sex magazines, top-shelf magazines, blue book, or pornoblads are magazines that contain content of a sexual nature, typically regarded as pornography. Such publications provide photographs or other illustrations of nudity and sexual activities, including oral sex, sexual intercourse, anal sex, and other various forms of such activities.
Pornography addiction Pornography addiction (a form of a sexual addiction) is defined as a condition resulting from the overuse or abuse of pornography. As measures of "overuse" and "abuse" of pornography are disputed, pornography addiction is not classified by medical doctors as a disease but rather as a form of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
Pornography by region The production and distribution of pornographic movies are economic activities of some importance. The exact size of the economy of pornography and the influence that it plays in political circles are matter of controversy.
Pornography in Japan Japanese pornography has some unique features which separate it from pornography in other cultures, especially Western pornography. It is quite common and frequently translated and exported to Western cultures because of its large spectrum of themes and media.
Pornography in the United States Pornography in the United States as a legal term at the federal level, except the generic terms "hardcore pornography" and "child pornography",Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law. 1996, ISBN 0-87779-604-1 does not exist after the 1973 Miller v.
Pornotopia Pornotopia is a theoretical fantasy world in which everyone is ready and willing to indulge in all kinds of sexual activity. The term was originally coined by literary scholar and author Steven Marcus who invented it in his book The Other Victorians: a Study of Sexuality and Pornography in Mid-Nineteenth-Century England (1966) to describe the setting in Victorian pornography, specifically commenting on the work Romance of Lust.
PornoTube PornoTube is a pornographic adult website that provides audio, videos, and photos of explicit sex.MyVideo leads next generation of upstarts Traditional media's appetite for video-sharing sites shows no sign of abating, but has echoes of the dotcom bubble" by Tom Braithwaite, Financial Times, London, September 5, 2006, pg.
Pornthip Rojanasunand Khunying Pornthip Rojanasunand (Thai: พรทิพย์ โรจนสุนันท์, sometimes transliterated as Porntip Rojanasunan, born 1955) is a flamboyant Thai forensic pathologist, author and human rights activist. She has repeatedly publicly stated that she has come across evidence of police abuses during her work.
Porntip Nakhirunkanok Porntip Nakhirunkanok (born February 7, 1968 in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand; ) was the 1988 winner of the Miss Universe beauty contest. She became the second woman from Thailand to win the Miss Universe crown, the first being Apasra Hongsakula in 1965.
Poro The Poro, or Purrah or Purroh, is a secret society of Sierra Leone. Only males are admitted to its ranks, but two other affiliated and secret associations exist, the Yassi and the Bundu, the first of which is nominally reserved for females, but members of the Poro are admitted to certain ceremonies.
Porolissum Porolissum was an ancient Roman city in Dacia. Established as a military camp in 106 during Trajan's Dacian Wars, the city quickly grew through trade with the native Dacians and became the capital of the province Dacia Porolissensis in 124.
Porome language The Porome or Kibiri language is a Papuan language of southern Papua New Guinea. It was classified as a language isolate by Stephen WĂĽrm, but recently Malcolm Ross has linked it to the Kiwaian languages of the Trans-New Guinea family.
Poromechanics Poromechanics is a branch of physics and specifically continuum mechanics and acoustics that studies the behaviour of fluid-saturated porous media. A porous medium or a porous material is a solid (often called matrix) permeated by an interconnected network of pores (voids) filled with a fluid ( liquid or gas).
Poromeric imitation leather Sometimes referred to as poromerics, poromeric imitation leathers are a group of synthetic 'breathable' leather substitutes made from a plastic coating (usually a polyurethane) on a fibrous base layer (typically a polyester).
Porongurup, Western Australia Porongurup is the name of a small mountain range in the Shire of Plantagenet in Western Australia (see Porongurup National Park for information about the range itself) and also of a small town on the northern slopes of the range.
Pororo Pororo (hangul:뽀롱뽀롱 뽀로로, Porong Porong Pororo) is a cartoon series made by South Korean animation firm Iconix Entertainment. Production began in 2002 and the program began airing on EBS-TV in 2003, and currently airs on French, Taiwanese, Indian and Scandinavian channels.
Poros Poros (Greek: Πόρος) is a small Greek island-pair in the southern part of the Saronic Gulf, at a distance about 48 km (32 miles) south from Piraeus and separated from the Peloponnese by a 200-metre wide sea channel. Its surface is about 31 square kilometres (12 square miles) and it has 4,000 inhabitants.
Poros (Kefalonia), Greece Poros (Greek: Πόρος), older form -o and -on, is a picturesque small town located in the municipality of Elios-Pronnoi, some 40 km SE of Argostoli, 28 km SE of Sami and 12 km NE of Skala, in the southeast of Kefalonia, one of the Ionian Islands of Greece.
Porosity Porosity is a measure of the void spaces in a material, and is measured as a fraction, between 0–1, or as a percent between 0–100%. The term porosity is used in multiple fields including manufacturing, earth sciences and construction.
Porous medium A porous medium or a porous material is a solid (often called frame or matrix) permeated by an interconnected network of pores (voids) filled with a fluid (liquid or gas). Usually both the solid matrix and the pore network (also known as the pore space) are assumed to be continuous, so as to form two interpenetrating continua such as in a sponge.
Porphobilinogen synthase Porphobilinogen synthase (or ALA dehydratase, or Aminolevulinate dehydratase) synthesizes porphobilinogen through the asymmetric condensation of two molecules of aminolevulinic acid. All natural tetrapyrroles, including hemes, chlorophylls and vitamin B12, share porphobilinogen as a common precursor.
Porphyria's Lover Porphyria's Lover is a famous early poem by Robert Browning. It was first published as "Porphyria" in January 1836 in the Monthly Repository, accompanied by another early dramatic monologue, "Johannes Agricola.
Porphyria's Lover Single Porphyria’s Lover is a PenKnifeLoveLife Single which was released by Small Town Records in November 2006. The single forms the band’s first release to be made available on the high street market and their last release prior to the departure of front man Ross Kenyon.
Porphyrian tree An arbor porphyriana or Porphyrian tree, created by Porphyry, is a hierarchical (tree structured) ontology, construction in logic consisting of three rows or columns of words; the middlemost whereof contains the series of genus and species, and bears some analogy to the trunk. The extremes, containing the differences, are analogous to the branches of a tree.
Porphyric Hemophilia (Elder Scrolls) Porphyric hemophilia is a fictional disease in The Elder Scrolls series of computer role-playing games wherein, after three days (72 hours) without treatment, the player character is turned into a vampire. The name is a variant of the real life disease porphyria, which has been associated with the vampire myth, hemophilia being Ancient Greek for "love of blood" (and actually hereditary illness impairing the body's ability to control bleeding).
Porphyrin A porphyrin is a heterocyclic macrocycle made from 4 pyrrole subunits linked on opposite sides (α position) through 4 methine bridges (=CH-). The macrocycle, therefore, is more aromatic than the related corrins, chlorins (2,3-dihydroporphyrin) and bacteriochlorins (2,3,12,13-tetrahydroporphyrin).
Porphyrio Porphyrio is the swamphen genus of birds in the rail family. It includes some smaller species which are usually called "purple gallinules", and which are sometimes separated as genus Porphyrula or united with the gallinules proper (or "moorhens") in Gallinula.
Porphyrogennetos Porphyrogennētos or Porphyrogenitus (Greek: Πορφυρογέννητος), literally "born in the Purple" was a title given to a son or daughter (Porphyrogenneta) of a reigning Emperor in the Byzantine Empire.
Porphyry (geology) Porphyry is a variety of igneous rock consisting of large-grained crystals, such as feldspar or quartz, dispersed in a fine-grained feldspathic matrix or groundmass. The larger crystals are called phenocrysts.
Porpoise The porpoises are small cetaceans of the family Phocoenidae; they are related to whales and dolphins. They are distinct from dolphins, although the word "porpoise" has been used to refer to any small dolphin, especially by sailors and fishermen.
Porpoise Bay, Antarctica Porpoise Bay () is an ice-filled embayment about 90 miles wide indenting the coast of Antarctica between Cape Goodenough and Cape Morse. The United States Exploring Expedition (1838-42) under Charles Wilkes applied the name "Porpoise Bay", after the USEE brig "Porpoise", to a large bay at about 66°S, 130°E.
Porri Gatter Порри Гаттер (Porri Gatter) is a series of Harry Potter parodies written by Belarusian authors Andreyi Zhvalevskiyi (Андрей Жвалевский) and Igor' Miyt'ko (Игорь Мытько; lives in Moscow, Russia) in Russian. In the series, Porri rides a motorcycle instead of a broom and wields a grenade launcher instead of a wand.
Porridge Porridge is a simple dish made by boiling oats (normally crushed oats, occasionally oatmeal) or another cereal in water, milk or both. Oat and semolina porridge are the most popular varieties in many countries.
Porridge (TV series) Porridge is a British BBC television sitcom (1974–1977), written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale. In a 2004 BBC poll of the 50 greatest British sitcoms, it was voted number 6.
Porringer A porringer is a small, usually pewter, dish from which Europeans and colonial Americans ate their gruel or porridge, or other hot or cold dishes. They were usually about 4" to 6" in diameter; 1½" to 3" deep; had a flat, decorated handle at one end, on which the owner's initials were sometimes ingraved; and occasionally came with a lid.
Porritt Baronets The Porritt Baronetcy, of Hampstead in the County of London, is in the Baronetcy of the United Kingdom and was created on 25 January 1963 for Sir Arthur Porritt, former Governor-General of New Zealand, President of the Royal College of Surgeons and Surgeon Sergeant to Queen Elizabeth II. The 1st Baronet was later created a life peer as Baron Porritt, of Wanganui in New Zealand and of Hampstead in Greater London.
Porro The porro (or porro palitiao) is a colombian cumbia rhythm that developed into its own sub-genre. The name is derived from "palitiao", in reference to the way the bombo drum (used in cumbia and porro) is struck along its rim to produce the sound of a cowbell.
Porro-Abbe prism A Porro-Abbe prism (sometimes called a Abbe-Porro prism), named for Ignazio Porro and Ernst Abbe, is a type of reflection prism used in some optical instruments to alter the orientation of an image. It is a variant of the more common double Porro prism configuration.
Porsche 64 The Porsche 64, also known as the VW Aerocoupe, Type 64 and Type 64K10, is considered by many to be the first automobile from Porsche. The model number comes from the fact that it was built mainly from parts from the Model 64 VW Beetle.
Porsche 909 The Porsche 909 "Bergspyder" was a spyder sports car designed and built by Porsche in 1968 specifically for competing in hillclimbing competitions. It was a short lived model, but its basic design went on to become the successful 908/3.
Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 (pronounced as nine eleven) is a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. The famous, distinctive and durable car has undergone continuous development since its introduction in 1964.
Porsche 911 GT1 The Porsche 911 GT1 was a racing car designed for competition in the GT1 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and sold as a road car for homologation purposes. The roadgoing version was labeled the 911 GT1 StraĂźenversion.
Porsche 911 GT2 The Porsche 911 GT2 is a high-performance sports car built by the German manufacturer Porsche since 1994. It is a more radical version of the 911 Turbo, with enhanced engine, suspension and brakes that is meant to represent the closest to a full racing car that can still remain street legal.
Porsche 924 The Porsche 924 was an automobile produced by Porsche AG of Germany from 1976 to 1988. A two-door, 2+2 coupé, the 924 replaced the 914 as the company's entry-level model, and was the model that finally retired the 912.
Porsche 930 The 930 (usually pronounced nine-thirty) was a sports car built by Porsche, 930 actually being the "type number" for the pre-964 generation 911 Turbo produced between 1975 and 1989. It was Porsche's top-of-the-range model for its entire production duration and at the time of its introduction the fastest production car available in Germany.
Porsche 944 The Porsche 944 was a high performance sports car produced by German auto manufacturer Porsche. It was introduced in 1982 to replace the Porsche 924 as their entry level model, although the 924 continued until 1988 as an even lower-priced alternative.
Porsche 959 The Porsche 959 is a sports car manufactured by Porsche AG from 1986 to 1989, first as a Group B rally car and later as a road going vehicle designed to satisfy FIA homologation regulations requring that a minimum number of street legal units be built. It is widely regarded as Porshe's first true supercar.
Porsche 964 The Porsche 964, spoken simply as "nine-six-four" or "nine-sixty-four," is the company's internal name for the version of the Porsche 911 model sold between 1989 and 1993. It featured significant styling revisions over previous versions of the 911, most prominently the more integrated bumpers (fenders), although it was still obviously a 911.
Porsche 968 The 968 was an automobile sold by Porsche AG of Germany from 1992 to 1995 and marketed as the replacement for the Porsche 944. When production ceased in the 1995 model year, it represented the end of a line started almost 20 years earlier with the introduction of the Porsche 924.
Porsche 993 The Porsche Type 993, or simply 993 (nine-nine-three or nine-ninety-three), was the version of Porsche's 911 model produced from late 1993 through early 1998, replacing the 964. Its discontinuation marked the end of air-cooled Porsches, giving it a special place in the hearts and minds of enthusiasts.
Porsche 997 The Porsche Type 997, or simply 997 (nine-nine-seven or nine-ninety-seven) is the project code name for the current version of the sports car Porsche 911, built by the German manufacturer Porsche since 2004. Production began in July 2004 and two variants, the Carrera and Carrera S coupés, were available immediately.
Porsche Boxster The Boxster, internally known as the 986/987 and/or 986 Boxster/987 Boxster is a mid-engined roadster built by Porsche. Introduced in late 1996 as a 1997 model, it is Porsche's smallest and least expensive vehicle, taking over from the 968.
Porsche Cayman The Porsche Cayman is a mid-engine 2-seat sports car launched in the 2006 model year by Porsche AG of Germany. The Cayman is based on the Porsche Boxster, but has a fixed roof which helps to stiffen the chassis.
Porsche Junioren The Porsche Junioren () are a team of young racing drivers, employed by Porsche and driving for various private teams, as Porsche officially retired from factory racing after winning the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans overall with the Porsche 911 GT1.
Porsche Michelin Supercup The Porsche Michelin Supercup is the international motor racing series supporting the FIA Formula One World Championship organized by Porsche AG. Similar national or regional series are the Porsche Carrera Cups of Asia, Australia, Germany, France, Great Britain and Japan.
Porsche Panamericana Porsche AG wished to renew the design of its star and most famous model, the immortal 911, and for this purpose both the Dutchman Harm Lagaay and Ulrich Betz were recruited as designer and technical director respectively. Lagaay was already known for his work in Porsche’s Weissach R&D center from 1970 to 1977, was member of the Anatole Lapine design team (which had designed the 924), and lately he was hired by Ford to develop the design of their models Escort, Sierra, and Scorpio.
Porsche RS Spyder The RS Spyder (known internally as Type 9R6) is a LMP2 class race car built by Porsche. It marks the return of Porsche to the upper echelons of sports car racing since the abandoned Porsche LMP1 project of the late 1990's.
Porson's Law Porson's Law is a metrical law concering bridge. It states that, in anceps-cretic or cretic-anceps meters, such as the iambic trimeter, no word-break may follow a long anceps, except in the case of a main caesura.
Porsuigieco (album) Porsuigieco is the only album by Porsuigieco, a "super-group" by Charly GarcĂ­a, Nito Mestre, LeĂłn Gieco, Raul Porchetto and Maria Rosa Yorio, released in 1976. In the first edition of the LP, the song "Antes de Gira" was sustiuied for a censured song: "El fantasma de Canterville".
Port (nautical) Port is the nautical term (used on boats and ships) that refers to the left side of a ship, as perceived by a person on board the ship and facing towards the bow (the front of the vessel). The terms are also used for aircraft, spacecraft, and analogous vessels.
Port 666 Port 666 is the port often designated for the popular multiplayer PC game, Doom, clearly chosen for its symbolism. This port has often been utilized by many trojan viruses as well: Attack FTP, lpdw0rm, Shadow Phyre, ServU, Satans Back Door - SBD, NokNok, Cain & Abel, Back Construction, BLA trojan, th3r1pp3rz, BackConstruction
Port address translation Port Address Translation (PAT) is a feature of a network device that translates TCP or UDP communications made between a host and port on an outside network, and a host and port on an inside network. It allows a single IP address to be used for many internal hosts.
Port Adelaide Port Adelaide () is a suburb of Adelaide lying about 14 kilometres northwest of the City of Adelaide. It lies within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and, as the name suggests, it is the main port for the city of Adelaide.
Port Adelaide Football Club The Port Adelaide Football Club, often referred to as simply Port, is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia. From its foundation in 1870 to 1996, the club representing Port Adelaide competed in the SANFL as the "Port Adelaide Magpies", but in 1997, Port Adelaide moved into the national AFL.
Port Adelaide Magpies The Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club was created in 1997 after the Port Adelaide Football Club entered the AFL. As a result of this move the SANFL did not have a represntative from Port Adelaide in its competition so the Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club was formed.
Port Aggregation Protocol Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP) is a Cisco Systems proprietary networking protocol, which is used for the automated, logical aggregation of ethernet switch ports, known as an etherchannel. A similar purpose protocol known as LACP, released by the IEEE known as 802.
Port Albert, Victoria Port Albert () is a coastal town in Victoria, Australia, located on Yarram - Port Albert Road, 120 kilometres south-east of Morwell, 238 kilometres south-east of Melbourne, in the Wellington Shire. The town has an approximate population of 250.
Port Alfred Port Alfred is a small town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated on the eastern seaboard of the country at the mouth of the Kowie River, almost exactly half-way between the larger cities of Port Elizabeth and East London.
Port Allen, Louisiana The small city of Port Allen is the parish seat and governmental center of West Baton Rouge Parish, in the US State of Louisiana. Port Allen is located between Interstate 10 and US Highway 190 on the West bank of the Mississippi River.
Port Arthur Bearcats The Port Arthur Bearcats were a men's ice hockey team based in Port Arthur, Ontario, now part of the city of Thunder Bay. In 1911 Port Arthur played the Ottawa Senators for the Stanley Cup and lost 11-4 in a one game showdown, however the name was eventually dropped.
Port Arthur massacre The Port Arthur massacre of 28 April 1996 was a killing spree which claimed 35 lives and 37 wounded at the historic Port Arthur prison colony, a popular tourist site in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia. Martin Bryant, a 28-year-old from New Town, eventually pleaded guilty to the crimeand was given a life sentence] without possibility of parole in [[Risdon Prison.

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