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Pancho Gonzales Ricardo Alonso González or Richard Gonzalez, surname sometimes spelled Gonzales, (May 9, 1928 – July 3, 1995), who was generally known as Pancho Gonzalez or Pancho Gonzales, was the World No. 1 tennis player for an unequalled 8 years in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Pancho Villa Doroteo Arango Arámbula (June 5, 1878 – July 23, 1923) — better known as Francisco Villa or, in its diminutive form, Pancho Villa — was one of the foremost leaders and best known generals of the Mexican Revolution, between 1911 and 1920, and provisional governor of the Mexican state of Chihuahua in 1913 and 1914.All information in this article, unless otherwised sourced, comes from one of the following three sources:
Pancho Villa Expedition The Pancho Villa Expedition (also called the Punitive Expedition) was an abortive military operation conducted by the United States against the military forces of Pancho Villa from 1916 to 1917. The expedition was in retaliation for Villa's invasion of the United States and attack on the village of Columbus, New Mexico in Luna County during the Mexican Revolution.
Pancho's Mexican Buffet Pancho's Mexican Buffet is a chain of Tex-Mex restaurants (28 as of January 2007) in the United States. The bulk of the restaurants are in Texas; a few restaurants are also located in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.
Panchthar District Panchthar district, a part of Mechi zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Panchthar as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,241 sq km and has a population (2001) of 202,056.
Panchuker A Panchuker (AKA "Pitos" or "Garompitas") is an Argentinian hot snack that can be bought at some train stations or just on the street in extremely crowded ghettos. It consists of a sausage covered with a waffle-like paste, that has a stick into it (like ice cream) so that it can be easily consumed.
Pani patti 'Pani patti' is an alternate accent/style of reciting the Holy Quran, compared with the traditional Arabic or Egyptian accent. Pani patti accent is peculiar to India and Pakistan and is limited in the sub-continent region only.
Panic (novel) Panic is a 2005 thriller by Jeff Abbott about an unsuspecting young documentary film maker whose life is turned upside down when he realizes that his parents have been working as spies throughout their lives. One morning his mother phones him and asks him to come to her urgently, but when he arrives at her home she has just been murdered.
Panic (song) "Panic" is a song by The Smiths. It was released by the band as a single in 1986, reaching #11 in the UK Singles Chart, and did not appear on a regular studio album; it has since been included on several of the band's compilation albums.
Panic attack A panic attack is a period of intense, often temporarily disabling, sense of extreme fear or psychological distress, typically of abrupt onset. Though it is often a purely terrifying feeling to the sufferer, panic attacks are actually an evolutionary body response often known as the fight-or-flight response occurring out of context.
Panic Attack (EP) The Panic Attack (EP) was originally released by itself, but now only available as a bonus disc with the Grinspoon album New Detention. The EP was released after Grinspoon recorded a cover of the INXS hit, Don't Change for the soundtrack for the Australian film Danny Deckchair.
Panic Attack (song) Panic Attack, released in the UK on April 4, 2005, is the first single to be taken from the debut album First Comes First by Kingston upon Hull band The Paddingtons. It is the band's second single, 21 being their debut which was later re-recorded for the album.
Panic buying Panic buying is the act of people buying unusually large amounts of a product in the wake of a disaster or perceived disaster, or in anticipation of a large price increase or shortage, as before a blizzard or hurricane. These goods are bought in large amounts to offset a potential shortage or as an act of safety.
Panic Bomber Panic Bomber is a videogame developed by Hudson Soft and released for the Neo-Geo as well as the Virtual Boy console. It is a Tetris-style puzzle game, although it contains competitive elements and elements from the Bomberman series.
Panic Channel Panic Channel (written パニックちゃんねる or PANIC☆ch, both pronounced the same way) is an independent Japanese Visual kei band signed to the label Mission Music Factory. They perform under two personas: パニックちゃんねる is their gothy, Visual Kei side, and PANIC☆ch is a light visual boy band side.
Panic in Detroit "Panic in Detroit" is a song written by David Bowie for the album Aladdin Sane in 1973. Bowie based it on long-time friend Iggy Pop's descriptions of revolutionaries he had known as a youth in Michigan.
Panic in the Streets (film) Panic in the Streets is a black and white, 96-minute film directed by Elia Kazan and released in 1950 by 20th Century Fox. It is film noir semidocumentary shot exclusively on location in New Orleans, Louisiana and featuring numerous New Orleans citizens in speaking and non-speaking roles.
Panic Movement Panic Movement (Mouvement panique) was a collective formed by Fernando Arrabal, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Roland Topor in Paris, France in 1962. Inspired by and named after the god Pan, and influenced by Luis Buñuel and Antonin Artaud's Theatre of Cruelty, the group concentrated on chaotic performance art and surreal imagery.
Panic of 1873 The Panic of 1873 was a serious downturn in the economy of the United States that was precipitated by the bankruptcy on September 18, 1873 of the Philadelphia banking firm Jay Cooke and Company. It was one of a series of economic crises in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Panic of 1884 The Panic of 1884 was an acute financial crisis associated with a stock market crash caused by speculation. Gold reserves of Europe were depleted and the New York national banks, with tacit approval of the Treasury Department halted investments in the rest of the United States and called in outstanding loans.
Panic of 1890 The Panic of 1890 was an acute depression that was less serious than other panics of the era precipitated by the near insolvency of the Baring Brothers bank in London due mainly to poor investments in Argentina. The Bank of England bailed out the Baring Brothers which prevented a larger depression.
Panic of 1893 The Panic of 1893 was a serious decline in the economy of the United States that began in 1893 and was precipitated in part by a run on the gold supply. The Panic was the worst economic crisis to hit the nation in its history to that point.
Panic of 1896 The Panic of 1896 was an acute depression that was less serious than other panics of the era precipitated by a drop in silver reserves and market concerns on the effects it would have on the gold standard. Deflation of commodities prices would drive the stock market to new lows in a trend that would only begin to reverse after the election of William McKinley.
Panic of 1907 The Panic of 1907 was a serious economic downturn in the United States. Its primary cause was a credit crunch that began in New York and soon spread across the nation, leading to the closings of banks and businesses.
Panic of 1910-1911 The Panic of 1910-1911 was a slight economic depression that followed the enforcement of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. It mostly affected the stock market and business traders who were smarting from the activities of trust busters, especially with the breakup of the Standard Oil Company.
Panic room A panic room (also called "safe room") is a fortified room which is installed in a private residence or business to provide a safe hiding place for the inhabitants in the event of a break in, home invasion, or other threat. Panic rooms contain communications equipment, so that law enforcement authorities can be contacted.
Panicfire Panicfire is a term for firing a weapon while under panic or other extreme duress, (exhaustion, Fight-or-Flight.) This forces the person to fire without aiming proprely and will often result in using a lot more ammunition than is necessary.
Panicle A panicle is a compound raceme, a loose, much-branched indeterminate inflorescence with pedicellate flowers (and fruit) attached along the secondary branches (in other words, a branched cluster of flowers in which the branches are racemes). This type of inflorescence is largely characteristic of grasses like oat and crabgrass*, as well as other plants such as pistachio and mamoncillo.
Panicsville Panicsville is a Chicago noise music group founded in 1992 by Andy Ortmann (founder of Nihilist Records) with David Forquer and Ryan Kohler. It has become an ongoing project for Ortmann to work with other musicians.
Panicum Panicum is a large genus of about 450 species of grasses native throughout the tropical regions of the world, with a few species extending into the northern temperate zone. They are large, annual or perennial grasses, growing to 1-3 m tall.
Panikkar Panikkar is sometimes mistaken for a caste-name from India, specifically the state of Kerala: which roughly comprises the former (British) Madras Presidency district of Malabar and the princely states of Cochin and Travancore, plus Kasargod from Mysore at the Northern end and minus Kanyakumari District at the Southern tip of India.
Panimávida, Chile Panimávida (in mapudungun: "hill of pumas") is a village in the Chilean (comuna) of Colbún, Linares Province, Maule Region. Panimávida is well-known in Chile for being one of the oldest hot springs and resort spas in the country.
Paninaro Paninaro (plural: Paninari) is a subculture born in Milan, Italy during the early 1980s at a fast food restaurant called Al Panino (in English :sandwiches). The subculture was famous for its apolitical nature and its obsessions with fashion and the United States, contrasting sharply with the hyperpoliticized 1970s.
Paninaro (song) "Paninaro" is a song by English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys. Originally a B-side to the 1986 single "Suburbia", it was released as a limited-edition single in Italy during the same year; later, in 1995, a re-recording entitled "Paninaro '95" was released to a wider market, to promote the B-side compilation Alternative (though only the original version was included on the compilation).
Panini Comics Panini Comics is an Italian comic book publisher (a division of Panini Group, which also makes collectible stickers — see Panini (stickers)) that publishes comic books in Italy, Brazil, France, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Chile, Hungary and the United Kingdom. Panini publishes manga in several non-English-speaking countries through the Planet Manga imprint.
Panio Gianopoulos Panio Gianopoulos (*1975) is a young up-and-coming writer and editor for Bloomsbury. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, he has written both fiction and non-fiction and has been in the publishing field for nine years.
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Panis Angelicus Panis Angelicus is the penultimate strophe of the hymn Sacris solemniis written by St. Thomas Aquinas for the Feast of Corpus Christi as part of a complete liturgy of the Feast including prayers for the Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours.
Panitumumab Panitumumab (ABX-EGF) is a fully human monoclonal antibody targeting the EGF receptor. It received its first licence for clinical use on humans by the FDA, for patients suffering with non-curable colorectal cancer in September 2006.
Panj Piare The Panj Piare (, , literally the five beloved ones), name given to the five Sikhs, Bhai Daya Singh, Bhai Dharam Singh, Bhai Himmat Singh, Bhai Mukham Singh and Bhai Sahib Singh, who were so designated by Guru Gobind Singh at the historic divan at Anandpur Sahib on 30 March 1699 and who formed the nucleus of the Khalsa as the first batch to receive at his hands khanda di Pahul, i.e.
Panjab District The Panjab district is a mountainous district in the central part of the Bamyan Province.The capital is the town of Panjab(other names: Panjāb,Panjao,Panjaw),situated at 2758 m altitude with population 9900 in 2004 year.
Panjabi Hit Squad Panjabi Hit Squad are regarded by many as the originators of the modern "Urban Asian Fusion" sound (traditional Bhangra music fused with western beats). The Squad have been pushing the boundaries of UK Urban Asian Fusion for almost a decade.
Panjakent Panjakent (also spelled Panjikent or Panjekent; Пенджикент in Russian) is a city in the Sughd province of Tajikistan on the Zeravshan river - population 33,000 (2000 census). It was once an ancient town in Sogdiana.
Panjandrum Panjandrum, known also as the The Great Panjandrum, was one of a number of highly experimental projects, including Hajile and the Hedgehog, that were developed by the Admiralty's Directorate of Miscellaneous Weapons Development in the final years of World War II.
Panjdeh Pandeh, or Penjdeh is a village of Russian Turkestan that was rendered famous by the Panjdeh Incident of 1885. It is situated on the east side of the Kushk river near the river's junction with the Murghab at Pul-i-Khishti.
Panjdeh Incident The Panjdeh Incident or Panjdeh Scare was a military skirmish which occurred in 1885 when Russian forces seized Afghan territory north of the Oxus River around an oasis at Panjdeh. Competing Russian and British interests in Central and South Asia had for years been the cause of a virtual cold war known euphemistically as The Great Game, and the Panjdeh Incident came close to triggering full scale armed conflict.
Panjgur District Panjgur (Urdu: پنجگور ) is a district in the west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Panjgur was notified as a district on July 1, 1977 when Makran district was given the status of a division and was divided into three districts.
Panjiayuan Panjiayuan is a subdistrict of Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. It administers (thus is divided into) 12 communities: Panjiayuan Community, East Panjiayuan Community, South Panjiayuan Community, Huawei Community, West Huawei Community, North Huawei Community, West Songyu Community, Songyu Community, East Songyu Community, South Mofang Community, East Wusheng Nongguang Community, East Wusheng Community.
Panjnad River Panjnad River (Urdu: پنجند) (panj = five, nadi = river) is a river in Punjab, Pakistan. Panjnad River is formed by successive confluence of the five rivers of Punjab, namely Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.
Panjshir Valley The Panjshir Valley, also spelt Panjsher Valley (Dari: دره پنجشير; literally Valley of the Five Lions) is a valley in Afghanistan, 150km north of Kabul, near the Hindu Kush. Located in Panjshir Province and divided by the Panjshir River, It is home to more than 300,000 people, including Afghanistan's largest concentration of ethnic Tajiks.
Panjwaye District Panjwai (also spelled Panjwaye, Panjwaii, Panjway or Panjwayi) is a district in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It is located about 35 kilometres (20 miles) west of Kandahar city and is the former stronghold of Taliban rebels.
Pankaj Mishra Pankaj Mishra was born in North India in 1969. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in commerce from Allahabad University before earning his Master of Arts degree in English literature at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.
Pankaj Mullick Pankaj Kumar Mullick (Bangla: পঙ্কজ কুমার মল্লিক Pôngkoj Kumar Mollik) (10 May 1904 - 19 February 1978) was the fourth recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1973. He is also known as the First Man of Rabindra Sangeet.
Pankaj Udhas Pankaj Udhas is a pre-eminent Ghazal singer from India. He is credited with bringing this unique singing style where Urdu verses of poets are set to music to the mass audience across the country along with other musicians like Jagjit Singh and Talat Aziz.
Pankisi Gorge The Pankisi Gorge (, Pankisis Kheoba) or Pankisi (პანკისი) is a valley region in Georgia, in the northeastern corner of the country, bordering Chechnya. Administratively, it is included in the Akhmeta district of the Kakheti region.
Panko Panko is a variety of breadcrumb used in Japanese cuisine as a crunchy, coating for fried foods such as tonkatsu. Panko is made from wheat bread, but it has a crisper, airier texture than most types of breading found in Western cuisine.
Pankow (German band) Pankow was a German rock band, founded in East Berlin in 1981, which broke up officially on December 31, 1998 . Their name came from the Berlin district of Pankow, which was once home to most of the officials of the East German government.
Pankrác Prison Pankrác Prison, officially Prague Pankrác Remand Prison (Vazební věznice Praha Pankrác in Czech), is a prison in Prague, Czech Republic. It is located southeast of city centre in Pankrác, not far from Pražského povstání metro station on Line C.
Pankritiko Stadium Pankritiko Stadium is a football stadium located in Heraklio on the island of Crete. The stadium was completed on December 31, 2003, and officially opened on August 11, 2004, just before the beginning of the 2004 Summer Olympics, centered in Athens, Greece, for which the stadium was host to football (soccer) matches.
Pankrti Pankrti (Bastards in Slovenian) were a punk rock band from Ljubljana, Slovenia, active in the late seventies and eighties. They were known for provocative and politically engaged songs and billed themselves "The First Punk Band Behind The Iron Curtain".
Panlingua Panlingua is a theory that explains how all human language can be mapped to a universal subsurface language, also called Panlingua, which can be modeled on any automated system. The theory was discovered by Chaumont Devin and is currently implemented in 5 languages by his creation Brainchild5.
Panmah Muztagh The Panmah Muztagh is a subrange of the Karakoram range, in Baltistan, a district of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Its highest peaks are not particularly high by Karakoram standards, but they are exceedingly steep rock spires, unlike many of the peaks in the surrounding subranges.
Panmictic A panmictic population is one where all individuals are potential partners. This assumes that there is no mating restrictions whether genetic or behavioural upon the population, and as such all recombination is possible.
Panmure Golf Club Panmure Golf Club is a golf club in Barry, Angus, Scotland. It is one of the clubs that originally helped purchase the Amateur Championship trophy, and is one of the oldest golf clubs in the world, dating back to 1845.
Panna cotta Panna cotta is an Italian phrase, which literally translating as "cooked cream"; it generally refers to a creamy, set Italian dessert from the Northern Italian region of Piedmont. It is not generally known exactly how or when this dessert came to be, but some theories estimate that cream (for which this region is famous) was historically eaten plain or sweetened with fruit.
Panna Gill Panna Gill (born June 26 1981 in Jharkand, India and currently living in Mumbai) is a singer who is best known for placing eighth in Indian Idol 2, the Indian version of Pop Idol. He was never in the bottom three until his elimination
Panna Rittikrai Panna Rittikrai (born in 1961 in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand) is a Thai martial arts action choreographer, film director, screenwriter and actor. The leader of the Muay Thai Stunt team, he is best known for his work as martial arts and action choreographer on the 2003 film Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior and 2005's Tom-Yum-Goong (known as The Protector in the US), which starred Tony Jaa, whom Panna mentored.
Pannage Pannage is an English legal term for the practice of turning out domestic pigs in a wood or forest, in order that they may feed on such things as fallen acorns or beechmast. Today Pannage is observed in the New Forest national park of Southern England, where it is also known as "Common of Mast".
Pannalal Bose Pannalal Bose was an eminent jurist and a judge who delivered famous "Bhawal's Case" which rocked the Privy Council by storm setting aside the Full Bench Judgment of the Calcutta High Court. He was the Education and Land Revenue Minister of West Bengal from 1952-1956.
Pannekoek (crater) Pannekoek is a lunar impact crater that is situated on the far side of the Moon, and it can not be viewed directly from the Earth. The crater lies along the northern edge of the slightly larger Dellinger crater, and their common border forms an area of uneven terrain.
Pannerdens Kanaal [satellite] [[image of the Rhine-Waal fork showing the location of the Pannerdens Kanaal (blue).]]The Pannerdens Kanaal (Pannerden Canal) is a canal in the Netherlands that was dug between 1701 and 1709 to cut off a large, shallow bend of river Rhine and so improve river traffic and water regulation.
Pannier A pannier is a basket, bag, or similar container, possibly large, and carried either in pairs slung over the back of a beast of burden, or attached to a bicycle or motorcycle. Pannier Tank locomotives are named for storing their water in this configuration.
Pannier (clothing) Panniers or side hoops are women's undergarments worn in the eighteenth century to extend the width of the skirts at the side while leaving the front and back flat. This provided a flat panel where boldly scaled woven patterns or rich embroidery could be fully appreciated.
Pannon University The Pannon University (named University of Veszprém until March 1, 2006; Hungarian Pannon Egyetem, formerly known as Veszprémi Egyetem) is a university located in Veszprém, Hungary. It was founded in 1949 and is organized in 5 Faculties.
Pannonhalma Archabbey Pannonhalma's most notable landmark, the Benedictine Pannonhalma Archabbey, one of the oldest historical monuments in Hungary, can be found next to the town, on top of a hill (282 m). Saint Martin of Tours is believed to be born at the foot of this hill, hence its former name, Mount of Saint Martin (Márton-hegy in Hungarian), from which the monastery occasionally took the alternative name of Márton-hegyi Apátság.
Pannonia Express The Pannonia Express is a long-distance non-EuroCity passenger train that crosses much of Pannonia Inferior, Dacia, and Moesia Inferior that runs every day from Prague to Bucharest, stopping at Brno, Bratislava, Rajka, Hegyeshalom, Mosonmagyaróvár, Győr, Budapest, and Szeged.
Pannonian Rusyn language Pannonian Rusyn or simply Rusyn (Ruthenian) is a Slavic language or dialect spoken in north-western Serbia and eastern Croatia (therefore also called Yugoslavo-Ruthenian, Vojvodina-Ruthenian or BaÄŤka-Ruthenian). It is closer to West Slavic languages, to Slovak in particular, but also has Eastern Slavic phonetics and vocabulary, as well as the influence from the surrounding Southern Slavic languages (Serbian and Croatian).
Pannonian Rusyns Pannonian Rusyns, or simply Rusyns or Ruthenians (Rusyn: Руснаци or Русини, Serbian and Croatian: Rusini or Русини), is the name of a Slavic minority in Serbia and Croatia. They are officially considered a separate nationality in Serbia and Croatia, but are also considered to be a part of the northern Rusyns (Ruthenians) who live mostly in Ukraine, but also in Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary.
Pannonians The Pannonians (Latin: Pannonii) was a common name for group of culturaly similar tribes cognate to Illyrians, who inhabited southern part of what was later known as Roman province of Pannonia, south of river Drava (Dravus), and northern part of future Roman province of Dalmatia.
Pannyan Raveendran Pannyan Raveendran (born 22 December, 1945) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Trivandrum constituency of Kerala and is a member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) political party.
Panocracy 'Panocracy' means "Rule by all" (pan-). It is based on the principle that everyone has the right to participate in the making of decisions that affect them and no one has the right to assume someone else's authority for the decisions they make.
Panofsky Prize The Panofsky Prize is an annual $5000 prize given to recognize and encourage outstanding achievements in experimental particle physics, and is open to scientists of any nation. It was established in 1985 by friends of Wolfgang K.
Panokseon Panokseon ("board roofed" or "superstructured" ship) was an oar- and sail-propelled ship that was the main class of warship used by the Koreans Joseon Dynasty during the late 16th century. The first ship of this class was constructed in 1555.
Panopeus herbstii Panopeus herbstii (the black-fingered mud crab, black-clawed mud crab, Atlantic mud crab or sometimes common mud crab) is a true crab, belonging to the infraorder Brachyura, and is the largest of the mud crabs.
Panopolis A titular see, suffragan of Antinoe in Thebais Prima; the ancient Apu or Khimmin which the Greeks made Khemmis and Panopolis, capital of the Panopolitan "nomos" or district; one of the most important towns of Upper Egypt made famous by the god Mîn. Herodotus (II, 91) speaks of its temple.
Panopticon The Panopticon is a type of prison building designed by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham in the late eighteenth century. The concept of the design is to allow an observer to observe (-opticon) all (pan-) prisoners without the prisoners being able to tell if they are being observed or not, thus conveying a "sentiment of an invisible omniscience.
Panopticon (UCL building) The Panopticon is the new museum building for University College London in central London, England, also designed to provide a ceremonial entrance on the university's east side, which is presently lacking. (On its completion, the UCL building will thus have entrances on Gower Street, Gordon Street and Gordon Square.
Panopticon Singularity The Panopticon Singularity was first described by Charles Stross in an essay originally written for the Whole Earth Review's 111th issue, where he describes it as "a police state characterised by omniscient surveillance and mechanical law enforcement."
Panoram A Panoram was the trademark name of a video jukebox that had limited popularity within the United States during the 1930s. It consisted of a combination of a classical jukebox playing Gramophone records and a synchronized rear projection screen playing a 16mm film reel.
Panorama In its most general sense, a panorama is any wide view of a physical space. It has also come to refer to a wide-angle representation of such a view — whether in painting, drawing, photography, film/video, or a three-dimensional model.
Panorama (Braintax album) Panorama is a widescreen view of the world, brutally honest throughout, and unashamedly and unflinchingly political in parts. Its creator explains: “the whole point of Panorama is to think outside the box, see the bigger picture and broaden our minds.
Panorama (GIS) Panorama project is the set of geoinformation technologies, which includes professional GIS "MAP 2005", professional vectorizer of electronic maps "Panorama-Editor", developer tools for various platforms (Windows and Linux) "GIS Toolkit", system of accounting and registration of landownership (SARL) and some specialized applications.
Panorama (TV series) Panorama is a long-running current affairs documentary series on BBC television, launched on 11 November 1953 and focusing on investigative journalism. Daily Mail reporter Pat Murphy was the original presenter BBC Radio 2, Steve Wright in the Afternoon 15th January 2006, Jeremy Vine interview, only lasting one episode after accidentally broadcasting a technical mishap.
Panorama in Interlingua Panorama in Interlingua is the primary periodical for the language Interlingua, published bimonthly. The magazine is written completely in Interlingua and the activities of the Union Mundial pro Interlingua (UMI) appear in each issue, but the content is not necessarily about the language itself.
Panorama Mesdag Panorama Mesdag is a panorama by Hendrik Willem Mesdag. Housed in a purpose-built museum in The Hague, the panorama is a cylindrical painting more than 14 meters high and about 40 meters in diameter (120 meters in circumference).
Panorama Resort Panorama Resort was one of the early resorts that lined what is now Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park. Once one of Virginia’s best-known resorts, Panorama most recently operated as a restaurant destination in the Shenandoah National Park and was run by ARAMARK Parks and Resorts, the commercial vendor inside SNP that operates sister resorts Big Meadows and Skyland Resort.
Panorama Ski Resort Panorama Mountain Village is a ski and golf resort located deep within the Purcell Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is a popular tourist destination known for its spectacular rolling cliffs and spectactular view of the mountains.
Panorama Tools Panorama Tools, also known as PanoTools, are a free suite of programs and libraries originally written by the German physics and mathematics professor Helmut Dersch. Panorama Tools provides a powerful framework for re-projecting and blending multiple source images into immersive panoramics of many types.
Panoramic painting Panoramic paintings reveal a wide, all-encompassing view. The word "panorama", from Greek pan ("all") horama ("view") was coined by the Scottish painter Robert Barker in 1792 to describe his paintings of Edinburgh shown on a cylindrical surface, which he soon was exhibiting in London, as "The Panorama".
Panoramic photography Panoramic photography is a style of photography that aims to create images with exceptionally wide fields of view, but has also come to refer to any photograph that is cropped to a relatively wide aspect ratio (see Panoramic format) While there is no formal definition for the point at which "wide-angle" leaves off and "panoramic" begins, truly panoramic image are thought to capture a field of view comparable to, or greater than, that of the human eye - about 160° by 75° - and should do so while maintaining detail across the entire picture. The resulting images are panoramic, in that they offer an unobstructed or complete view of an area - often, but not necessarily, taking the form of a wide strip.

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