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Pressure gradient In atmospheric sciences (meteorology, climatology and related fields), the pressure gradient (typically of air, more generally of any fluid) is a physical quantity that describes in which direction and at what rate the pressure changes the most rapidly around a particular location. The pressure gradient is a dimensional quantity expressed in units of pressure per unit length.
Pressure gradient force The pressure gradient force is the force that is usually responsible for accelerating a parcel of air from a high atmospheric pressure region to a low pressure region, resulting in wind. In meteorology, pressure gradient force refers to the horizontal movement of air.
Pressure groups in the United Kingdom Pressure groups in the United Kingdom can be divided into two categories. "Cause groups", also known as "Promotional groups" lobby for a policy objective such as electoral reform or animal rights.
Pressure politics Pressure politics generally refers to political action which relies heavily on the use of mass media and mass communications to persuade politicians that the public wants or demands a particular action. However, it commonly includes intimidation, threats, and other covert techniques as well.
Pressure Regulated Volume Control Pressure Regulated Volume Control (PRVC) is a ventilator mode where the breaths are delivered mandatorily to assure preset volumes, with a constant inspiratory pressure continuously adapting to the patient's condition. The flow pattern is decelerating.
Pressure sensor A pressure sensor measures the pressure, typically of gases or fluids. Pressure is an expression of the force required to stop a gas or fluid from expanding, and is usually stated in terms of force per unit area.
Pressure suit A pressure suit is a pressurized suit worn by high-altitude reconnaissance pilots who may fly so high that even breathing pure oxygen at surrounding pressure would not provide enough oxygen for them to function: see hypoxia.
Pressure swing adsorption Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) is a technology that is used to separate some species from a gas under pressure according to these species' molecular characteristics and affinity for an adsorbent material. It operates at near-ambient temperatures and so differs from cryogenic distillation techniques of gas separation.
Pressure system A pressure system is a region of the Earth's atmosphere where air pressure is unusually high or low. High and low pressures form (and die) constantly due to thermodynamic interactions of the atmosphere and water in oceans, lakes, and other bodies of water.
Pressure vacuum breaker A Pressure Vacuum Breaker (PVB) is a backflow prevention device, similar to an atmospheric vacuum breaker (AVB), except that the PVB contains a spring-loaded poppet and may be used on high hazard applications and may have valves installed downstream. Pressure vacuum breakers must be protected from freezing when installed outdoors.
Pressure washer A pressure washer is a mechanical device that uses high-pressure water to many surfaces and objects such as buildings, vehicles and concrete road surfaces. Professional equipment can produce pressures of 4000 psi or more.
Pressurised heavy water reactor A pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) is a nuclear power reactor that uses unenriched natural uranium as its fuel and heavy water as a moderator (deuterium oxide D2O). The heavy water is kept under pressure in order to raise its boiling point, allowing it to be heated to higher temperatures and thereby carry more heat out of the reactor core.
Pressurization Pressurization generally refers to the application of pressure in a given situation or environment; and more specifically refers to the process by which atmospheric pressure is maintained in an isolated or semi-isolated atmospheric environment (for instance, in an aircraft, or whilst Scuba diving).
Pressurized water reactor Pressurized water reactors (PWRs) (also VVER) are generation II nuclear power reactors that use water under high pressure as coolant and neutron moderator. The primary coolant loop is kept under high pressure to prevent the water from boiling, hence the name.
Presta valve The Presta valve is a valve (commonly) found in high pressure road style and higher end mountain bicycle tires, although it is now used on all UST or "tubeless" mountain bike tires. It consists of three major components: the valve body, a threaded valve stem, and a lock nut.
Prestatyn Prestatyn is a seaside resort in the administrative county of Denbighshire, traditional county of Flintshire, North Wales, lying on the north coast. According to the 2001 UK census, it had a population of 18,496 people.
Prestatyn railway station Prestatyn railway station serves the town of Prestatyn in North Wales. It located on the North Wales Coast Line and is served by Arriva Trains Wales services from Cardiff, Crewe and Manchester to Holyhead and Llandudno, and by Virgin Trains services to and from London Euston.
PrestegĂĄrdsskogen nature reserve PrestegĂĄrdsskogen nature reserve (Norwegian: PrestegĂĄrdsskogen naturreservat) is a nature reserve in Steigen, in the county of Nordland, Norway. It is a heavily hazel-forested area; other than a few far smaller exceptions, it is the northernmost known hazel forest known.
Prestel Prestel, the brand name for the Post Office's Viewdata technology, was an interactive videotex system developed during the late 1970s and commercially launched in 1979. It was developed under the leadership of Samuel Fedida at the then Post Office Research Station (now Adastral Park - though insiders still say "the Labs") in Martlesham, Suffolk.
Prester John The legends of Prester John (also Presbyter John), popular in Europe from the 12th through the 17th centuries, told of a mythical Christian patriarch and king said to rule over a Christian nation lost amidst the Muslims and pagans in the Orient. Written accounts of this kingdom are variegated collections of medieval popular fantasy.
Prester John (novel) Prester John is a 1910 adventure novel by John Buchan. It tells the story of the British character David Crawfurd's adventures in South Africa, where a Zulu uprising is tied with the medieval legend of Prester John.
Prestes Maia The "Prestes Maia", is by far the largest squatted highrise building on the South American continent. The 468 families, united in the Downtown Roofless Movement (Movimento Sem Teto do Centro or MSTC) of SĂŁo Paulo, have lived in the 22-storey highrise since 2002.
Prestige (sociology) Prestige is a word commonly used to describe reputation or esteem, though it has three somewhat related meanings that, to some degree, may be contradictory. Which meaning applies depends on the historical context and the person using the word.
Prestige Academy of Motion Pictures The Prestige Academy of Motion Pictures is a Virginia Beach based group that promotes film in the regional community. The Prestige Academy also gives out their Prestige Academy Awards for Excellence in Motion Pictures every year in February, which is what the Academy is known for.
Prestige cuvée A prestige cuvée, or cuvée de prestige, is a proprietary blended wine (usually a Champagne) that is considered to be the top of a producer's range. Famous examples include Louis Roederer's Cristal, Moët & Chandon's Dom Pérignon, and Pol Roger's Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill.
Prestige dialect A prestige dialect is the dialect spoken by the most prestigious people in a speech community which is large enough to sustain more than one dialect. The study of prestige in language use is an important part of sociolinguistics.
Prestige format Prestige format is a term coined by DC Comics but now in wider use to refer to a square-bound comic book with cardstock covers. A prestige format comic book is usually longer than a normal, stapled 32-page comic (sometimes referred to as a pamphlet).
Prestige oil spill The Prestige was an oil tanker whose sinking in 2002 off the Galician coast caused a large oil spill. The spill polluted thousands of kilometers of coastline and more than one thousand beaches on the Spanish, Portuguese and French coast, as well as causing great damage to the local fishing industry.
Prestin Prestin is the motor protein of the outer hair cells of the inner ear of the mammalian cochlea It is highly expressed in the outer hair cells, and is not expressed in the nonmotile inner hair cells. Immunolocalization] shows prestin is expressed in the lateral [[plasma membrane of the outer hair cells, the region where electromotility occurs.
Presto (layout engine) Presto is the name of the current (Opera 9 series) layout engine for the Opera web browser developed by Opera Software. It was first released (following several public betas and technical previews) on January 28, 2003 in Opera 7.
Presto Ballet Presto Ballet is a progressive rock band founded by Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof. Their sound is highly reminiscent of 70's prog rock, as the band was founded chiefly as a tribute to classic progressive bands such as Yes and Kansas.
Prestolee Aqueduct Prestolee Aqueduct is one of 2 remaining major structures built to carry the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal across the river Irwell. The other major structure that remains (from 3 originally) is the Clifton aqueduct.
Preston & Northcote Community Hospital The Preston & Northcote Community Hospital (often referred to as PANCH) was a former hospital located in Preston, Victoria, Australia, opened in 1958 and closed by the State Government of Victoria in February 1998 as part of a wider hospital-closure programme led by then Premier Jeff Kennett. This decision was made despite rallies and protests from local residents.
Preston Athletic F.C. Preston Athletic Football Club is a Scottish senior non-league football club based in the town of Prestonpans, East Lothian. They are members of the East of Scotland Football League and currently play in its Premier Division.
Preston Bus Preston Bus is an independent bus operator running within the City of Preston and into the surrounding area. Preston Bus is a limited company owned by its employees, having been bought from the local authority in 1993.
Preston Campbell Preston Campbell, (born 7 June 1977 in Inverell, NSW, Australia) is an Australian National Rugby League player. He will play in the position of five-eighth or halfback for the Gold Coast Titans Rugby League Club in 2007.
Preston Council election 1999 Elections to Preston Council were held on 6 May, 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council after a Liberal Democrat councillor defected to them on the night of the counting of the votes.
Preston Council election 2002 Elections were held for Preston Borough Council in May 2002. Held prior to the town being awarded city status, these elections took place following a boundary review which introduced new electoral wards as a consequence of population increase.
Preston Fishergate Hill railway station Preston Fishergate Hill was a railway station at the bottom of Fishergate Hill in Preston. It formed the northeastern terminus of the West Lancashire Railway which built a direct railway link between Southport and Preston.
Preston GĂłmez Preston GĂłmez (born April 20 1923 in Central Preston, Cuba as Pedro W. GĂłmez MartĂ­nez) is a special assistant to the general manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in Major League Baseball, and a former longtime coach who also managed three major league clubs: the San Diego Padres (1969-72), Houston Astros (1974-75) and Chicago Cubs (1980).
Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C. Preston Grasshoppers Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from Preston, Lancashire. It was founded on 28 September 1869 at a meeting held at the Bull Hotel, Preston making one of the oldest 'northern' rugby union teams.
Preston King Preston King (October 14, 1806 – November 12, 1865) was a United States Representative and Senator from New York. Born in Ogdensburg, New York, he pursued classical studies and graduated from Union College in 1827.
Preston Lacy Preston Lacy (born August 14, 1969 in Carthage, Missouri) is the largest performer on the television show and companion movie, Jackass. Known for his obesity and ostensible lack of courage when faced with potentially painful stunts, Lacy is most often featured with Jason Acuña (Wee-Man).
Preston Lea Preston Lea (November 12 1841 – December 4 1916) was an American businessman and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party and served as Governor of Delaware.
Preston Lions FC The Preston Lions Football Club (formerly Preston Makedonia Soccer Club) are an Australian football (soccer) club with Ethnic Macedonian roots, from the suburb of Preston, a suburb found in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was formed in 1947, and currently play in the Victorian Premier League.
Preston Manning Ernest Preston Manning (born June 10, 1942, in Edmonton, Alberta), is a right-wing populist Canadian politician. He was the first and only leader of the Reform Party of Canada, a Canadian federal political party that evolved into the Canadian Alliance.
Preston Mountaineering Club The Preston Mountaineering Club is one of the older clubs in the country and was founded in 1933 by a members from the Preston and Blackburn area. In the early days the club were regular visitors to Lake District given its proximity to the area.
Preston Park, Brighton Preston Park is a park in Brighton, England, located north of the city centre, close to Preston Park railway station. It was Brighton's first and largest planned park, with 63 acres of lawns, formal borders and rose gardens, bowling greens, tennis courts and a small pond.
Preston Parsons Preston Thomas Parsons (born February 19, 1979 in Portland, Oregon) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the NFL. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent out of Northern Arizona University by the Arizona Cardinals.
Preston Pearson Preston James Pearson (b. January 17, 1945 in Freeport, Illinois) is a former professional American Football running back who played for the Baltimore Colts (1967-1969), the Pittsburgh Steelers(1970-1974), and the Dallas Cowboys(1975-1980).
Preston Plucknett Preston Plucknett was once a small village near the town of Yeovil in Somerset, England. It is listed in the Doomsday book of 1086 as "Preston" (Old English: preost tun, "priest farm/settlement") and names its lord as Ansger of Montacute (Alfward before 1066).
Preston Ritter Preston Ritter ia a drummer, drum teacher and author of drum methods. He played on The Electric Prunes first album and two hit singles before being replaced by their original drummer Michael Weakley during recording of their second album.
Preston Robert Tisch Preston Robert "Bob" Tisch (April 29, 1926 – November 15, 2005) was the chairman, and, with his brother Laurence, part owner of the Loews Corporation. Tisch was born in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn in 1926.
Preston Scott Cohen Preston Scott Cohen is a Boston based architect and Associate Professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design. Winner of the Herta and Paul Amir Competition (awarded January, 2004) to design a new building for the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
Preston Village, Brighton Preston Village is a suburban area of Brighton to the north of the centre. Originally a village in its own right, it was eventually absorbed into the Brighton conurbation with the development of the farmland owned by the local Stanford family, officially becoming a parish of Brighton in 1928.
Preston Ward Preston Meyer Ward (born July 24, 1927 Columbia, Missouri) was a lefty-hitting, righty-throwing first baseman/outfielder/third baseman, who played 9 seasons in the major leagues, playing in both the National and American Leagues. In the National League, he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1948), Chicago Cubs (1950 and 1953) and Pittsburgh Pirates(1953-1956).
Preston, Ontario Preston is a community in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada; prior to its amalgamation with Galt and Hespeler to form the new city in 1973, it was an independent town. It is located near the intersection of the rivers Grand and Speed.
Preston, Tynemouth Preston is a township in North Tyneside, near the towns of North Shields and Tynemouth. It derives its name from the old English "Preosta", meaning Priest and "Tun", meaning enclosure or homestead.
Prestonwood Baptist Church Prestonwood Baptist Church located in Plano, Texas is one of the largest megachurches in North America. The sprawling campus includes a 7,000 seat worship center, children and youth centers, pre-k through 12th grade school, football and baseball fields, sports and fitness center, cafe, and two bookstores.
Prestonwood Town Center Prestonwood Town Center is a 62-acre retail shopping center located at the northeast corner of Beltline Road and Montfort Drive in Dallas, Texas. The center is scheduled for a grand opening in the spring of 2007; however, several tenants opened for business in 2006.
Prestwich (UK Parliament constituency) Prestwich was a constituency in the county of Lancashire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, it was represented by one Member of Parliament.
Prestwich Cricket Club Prestwich Cricket Club are an English cricket club, who's first and second teams compete in the Lees Brewery Lancashire County League and who's third team compete in the Site Electrical North Manchester Cricket League.
Prestwich Medal The Prestwich Medal is a medal of the Geological Society of London established in the will of Joseph Prestwich "to apply the accumulated annual proceeds…at the end of every three years, in providing a Gold Medal to the value of Twenty Pounds which, with the remainder of the proceeds is to be awarded… to the person or persons either male or female, and either resident in England or abroad, who shall have done well for the advancement of the Science of Geology; or, from time to time to accumulate the annual proceeds for a period not exceeding six years, and apply the said accumulated annual proceeds to some object of special research bearing on Stratigraphical or Physical Geology, to be carried out by one single individual or by a Committee; or, failing these objects, to accumulate the annual proceeds for either three or six years and devote such proceeds to such special purposes as may be decided". The money has also been used for funding publication and a library extension.
Prestwich-cum-Oldham Prestwich-cum-Oldham (also known as Prestwich with Oldham) was an ancient parish of the Hundred of Salford, in the historic county boundaries of Lancashire, England, and an ecclesiastical division of the extensive Diocese of Lichfield. With the township of Prestwich as its centre, this Anglican parish originally encompassed a total of ten townships, and several smaller chapelries.
Presumed Guilty One of the last compilations of Misanthropy Records, where Burzum's "Et Hvitt Lys Over Skogen" (unreleased song) was presented for the first time! Also, notice that text by Varg Vikernes was used by bootlegers in "Svarte Dauen"!
Presumpscot River The Presumpscot River is a 27-mile long river located in Cumberland County, Maine, and it is the main outlet of Sebago Lake. The river flows through the communities of Windham, Gorham, Westbrook, Portland, and Falmouth before emptying into Casco Bay at Falmouth.
Presumption of Death The sudden disappearance of a person who then remains missing for a lengthy period of time may give rise, in some legal systems, to a Presumption of Death. Under this case, if a person has met the requirements, they can be deemed dead, and have their assets divided via a will.
Presumptive nominee The presumptive nominee in the politics of the United States is a candidate who has not yet received the official nomination of his or her party at the party's nominating convention, but who is an undisputed front-runner who is widely, or even unanimously, presumed to be the political party's candidate. The term is applied widely on the national level, notably in regard to the U.
Presumptive regeneration Presumptive regeneration (also Presupposed regeneration) is the idea that parents should baptize their children based on a presumption of the child's being regenerate. This idea is often associated with Abraham Kuyper even though it was the classically reformed position from the Reformation to the present.
Presumptive Tax Regime Presumptive Tax Regime was introduced in 1990s in Pakistan, to attract investment in the manufacturing sector. The tax liability, in the case of manufacturers under this regime is equal to the tax deducted at source on transaction of supplies equal to 3.
Presunrise and postsunset authorization In USA AM broadcasting, presunrise authorization (PSRA) and postsunset authorization (PSSA) are permission from the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast using a power level higher than what would normally be permitted prior to sunrise/after sunset, or in the latter case, provide Class D stations with service into the evening where they would otherwise be required to sign off. Sunrise and sunset times are provided on the licensee's basic instrument of authorization.
Presuppositional apologetics Presuppositional apologetics is a school of Christian apologetics, a field of Christian theology that attempts to (1) present a rational basis for the Christian faith, (2) defend the faith against objections, and (3) expose the perceived flaws of other worldviews. Presuppositional apologetics is especially concerned with the third aspect of this discipline, though it generally sees the trifold distinction as a difference in emphasis rather than as delineating three separate endeavors.
Preta Preta (Sanskrit) or Peta (Pāli), Tibetan yi.dvags, is the name for a type of supernatural being described in Buddhist, Hindu and Jain texts that undergoes more than human suffering, particularly an extreme degree of hunger and thirst.
Pretender A Pretender is a claimant to an abolished throne or to a throne already occupied by somebody else. The English word pretend comes from the French word prétendre, which means to claim with no implication of falsity.
Pretenders (Transformers) Pretenders is a subline within the Transformers toyline, introduced in 1988. The gimmick was that the Transformers were supposedly capable of disguising their robotic forms through the use of synthetic organic outer shells.
Preterism Preterism is a variant of Christian eschatology which holds that some or all of the biblical prophecies concerning the Last Days (or End Times) refer to events which actually happened in the first century after Christ's birth. The term preterism comes from the Latin praeter, meaning "past".
Preterite The preterite (also praeterite, in American English also preterit, or past historic) is the grammatical tense expressing actions which took place in the past. It is similar to the aorist in languages such as Greek.
Pretermitted heir A pretermitted heir is a term used in the law of property to describe a person who would likely stand to inherit under a will, except that the testator (the person who wrote the will) did not know or did not know of the party at the time the will was written. The most common category of pretermitted heir is the pretermitted child, born after the execution of the will.
Preternatural The preternatural or praeternatural is that which appears outside or beyond (Latin praeter) the natural. While this may include what is more commonly called the supernatural, it may also simply indicate extremity - an ordinary phenomenon taken 'beyond' the natural.
Pretibial myxedema Pretibial Myxedema is an infiltrative dermopathy, resulting as a rare complication of Grave's disease, with an incidence rate of about 1-4% in patients.It usually presents itself as a non-localised, non-pitting edema and thickening of the skin which usually occurs on the anterior aspect of the lower legs spreading to the dorsum of the feet.
Pretoria Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive (administrative) and official de facto capital; the other two being Cape Town and Bloemfontein, respectively the legislative and judicial capitals.
Pretoria Academic Hospital The Pretoria Academic Hospital of Pretoria, South Africa, previously called the HF Verwoerd Hospital, is an Academic Training Hospital with 999 beds. The first patients were admitted on 1 March 1932 and ever since this hospital, one of the biggest in the country, has been rendering service to its community as well as to other provinces and even patients from neighbouring countries.
Pretoria Accord The Pretoria Accord was a July 2002 agreement made between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the withdrawal of Rwandan troops from the DRC in exchange for international commitment towards the disarmament of the interahamwe and the ex-FAR fighters.
Pretoria Convention The Pretoria Convention was the peace treaty that ended the First Boer War (16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881) between the Transvaal Boers and the United Kingdom, which was signed by the South African Republic forces and the British forces. It ended the first war and was signed in Pretoria on 3 August, 1881.
Pretoria Pit Disaster Pretoria Pit disaster occurred on 21 December 1910, when there was a massive underground explosion in Pretoria Pit, (The Hulton Colliery), formally No. 3 Bank Pit, in Westhoughton, Lancashire, between Wigan and Bolton, in North West England.
Prettier Than Pink Prettier Than Pink is a popular all-female pop rock group from the Philippines. The band went professional in 1991, and considered unique among pinoy girl groups in that the members played their own instruments.
Pretty Ballerina "Pretty Ballerina" is a song written by pianist Michael Brown (born Michael Lookofsky) and was a top 30 hit for his band the Left Banke in the Billboard top 100 charts. The original Left Banke version of the song, released December 1967, was sung by Steve Martin Caro.
Pretty Beach, New South Wales Pretty Beach is a suburb located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, as part of the Gosford City Council local government area. It is located on the Bouddi Peninsula, 44 km north of Sydney, in the State of New South Wales, Australia.
Pretty Boy Floyd Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd (February 3, 1904 – October 22, 1934) was an American bank robber and alleged killer, romanticized by the press and by folk singer Woody Guthrie in "The Ballad of Pretty Boy Floyd".
Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" is a single, released by The Offspring, from their 1998 album Americana. It achieved significant pop and alternative radio play and popularity, peaking at number 53 on the US charts, number 1 on the UK charts and Australian charts.
Pretty Girls Make Graves Pretty Girls Make Graves is an indie rock band, formed in Seattle in 2001, named after The Smiths song of the same name (which came from a Jack Kerouac quote). Andrea Zollo and Derek Fudesco had played together previously in the Hookers, as well as the Death Wish Kids and Area 51 along with Dann Gallucci, with whom Derek had formed Murder City Devils.
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon The word Senshi has been officially translated in the other Sailor Moon series titles as "soldier," and is occasionally written that way in English letters on merchanidise. In the live-action series, however, it is translated "guardian," and is printed as such during the show's opening sequence.
Pretty in Pink Pretty in Pink is a popular 1986 film about teenage love and social cliques in 1980s American high school. It is notable for belonging to the genre of 1980s, teenage, John Hughes movies starring Molly Ringwald and may be said to be one of the Brat Pack movies.
Pretty Maids All in A Row Pretty Maids All in a Row is an MGM American comedy film released in 1971, directed and produced by Roger Vadim with screenplay written by Gene Roddenberry based on the novel by Francis Pollin. It is most famous for its sexual content, its 60's "free love message," and The Pretty Maids, the female, sexually provacative high school students who populate this slightly-above-Grade-B sex romp.
Pretty Persuasion Pretty Persuasion is a 2005 black comedy / satirical film focusing on themes of sexual harassment and discrimination in schools, and attitudes about females in media and society. It was directed by Marcos Siega and written by Skander Halim, and stars Evan Rachel Wood, James Woods and Ron Livingston amongst others.
Pretty Pine, New South Wales Pretty Pine is a community in the central part of the Riverina and situated about 17 kilometres south from Wanganella and 18 kilometres north west from Deniliquin. It has a population within a 7 kilometre radius of approximately 84 people.
Pretty Polly Perkins of Paddington Green "Pretty Polly Perkins of Paddington Green" is the title of a famous English song, composed by the London music hall and broadside songwriter Harry Clifton (1832-1872), and first published in 1864. It was almost universally known in England until around the mid 1980s, and was commonly taught to school children.
Pretty Polly Stakes The Pretty Polly Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland for three-year-old and above thoroughbred fillies and mares run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) at the Curragh in late June / early July.
Pretty the Quick Black Eyes Pretty the Quick Black Eyes began its gestation period as a studio collaboration and ping-pong tournament between Scott McCarver (Mineral, Imbroco) and Joshua Merritt. Fueled by black-and-tans and a lethal dose of pessimism, the pair combined McCarver's forceful, between-the-lines guitar hooks with cryptic synth attacks.
Pretty Tied Up "Pretty Tied Up (The Perils of Rock N' Roll Decadence)" is a song by the hard rock band, Guns N' Roses. Written by rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, it appears on one of the band's 1991 albums Use Your Illusion II.

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