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Puducherry University Puducherry University is a Central University in Puducherry, India. Founded in 1985 by the Government of India, it is an affiliating University with a jurisdiction spread over the Union Territories of Puducherry, Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Pudupatti, Thanjavur Pudupatti is a panchayat village in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It comprises Maathuraarpudukottai, Muthandipatti, Aarampoondaanpatti and Chinnamuthandipatti villages in its Panchayat.
Puebla de Yeltes Puebla de Yeltes is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 65 kilometres from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 211 people.
Puebla, Puebla The city of Puebla – officially the heroic city of Puebla de Zaragoza, and nicknamed Puebla de los Ángeles or La Angelópolis – is the capital and largest city of the state of the same name with a population of 1,485,941. The metropolitan area of the city, however, extends over 10 municipalities of the state of Puebla and 13 of the state of Tlaxcala, and with a population of 2.
Pueblo Pueblos are traditional communities of aboriginal Americans in the southwestern United States of America. The communities are recognized worldwide for adobe buildings, which are sometimes called "pueblos," although some pueblos only have a few of these buildings still standing.
Pueblo Alto Pueblo Alto ("High Village" in Spanish) is a Chacoan Anasazi great house and archaeological site located in Chaco Canyon, northwestern New Mexico, United States. The complex, comprising 89 rooms in a single-story layout, is located on a mesa top near the middle of Chaco Canyon; 0.
Pueblo Bello, Cesar Pueblo Bello (Pretty Village), is a village and municipality in the northern region of the Department of Cesar, Colombia. It is located in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and is home to amerindians pertaining to the Arhuaco ethnicity, whom consider Pueblo Bello a sanctuary but by the name of Arumake in their language.
Pueblo Clowns Pueblo Clowns (sometimes called sacred clowns) is a generic term applied to the offices of jester or trickster in the Kachina religion practiced by the Pueblo Indians of southwestern America. There are a number of figures in the ritual practice of the Pueblo people, each had a unique role and belonged to separate Kivas (secret societies or confraternities), and each had a name that differed one mesa from another.
Pueblo de Los Angeles The Spanish conquest of Mexico did not reach Alta (upper) California until 1769, when explorer Gaspar de PortolĂ  reached this part of California. Accompanying him were two Franciscan Padres, Junipero Serra and Juan Crespi, who were recording the expedition.
Pueblo Chemical Depot The Pueblo Chemical Depot is a chemical weapons storage site located in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The Depot houses 2,611 tons (2,369 metric tons) of mustard agent in approximately 780,000 munitions, equivalent to about seven percent of the original chemical material stockpile of the United States.
Pueblo Libre Pueblo Libre is a district of the Lima Province in Peru and one of the districts that comprise the city of Lima. Its name, which means Free Town or Free People, is an allusion to the nationalism shown by its inhabitants during the Peruvian War of Independence against Spain and the War of the Pacific against Chile.
Pueblo music Pueblo music includes the music of the Hopi, Zuni, Taos Pueblo, San Ildefonso, Santo Domingo, and many other peoples, and according to Bruno Nettl features one of the most complex Native American musical styles on the continent. Characteristics include common use of hexatonic and heptatonic scales, variety of form, melodic contour, and percussive accompaniment, melodic range averaging between an octave and a twelfth, with rhythmic complexity equal to the Plains Indians musical sub-area.
Pueblo Metropolitan Statistical Area The Pueblo Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) located in the Pueblo region of the State of Colorado. The Pueblo Metropolitan Statistical Area is defined as Pueblo County, Colorado.
Pueblo people The Pueblo People are a diverse group of Native American inhabitants of New Mexico and Arizona who traditionally subsisted on agriculture. When first encountered by the Spanish in the 1500s, they were living in villages that the Spanish called Pueblos, meaning "towns".
Pueblo Revival Style architecture The Pueblo Revival Style is a regional architectural style of the Southwestern United States which draws its inspiration from the Pueblos and the Spanish missions in New Mexico. The style developed at the turn of the 19th century and reached its greatest popularity in the 1920s and 1930s, though it is still commonly used for new buildings.
Pueblos jĂłvenes Literally meaning "young towns", pueblos jĂłvenes is the nickname given to the vast shanty towns that surround Lima and other cities of Peru. Many of these towns have developed into important districts in Lima such as Villa El Salvador and Comas
Puelche language The Puelche language is a nearly extinct language spoken in Argentina and already extinct in Chile, it is a distinct language from the related Pehuenche dialect of Mapudungun. There are perhaps 6 remaining speakers.
Puente Alto, Chile Puente Alto is a commune of Chile, in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, which forms part of Greater Santiago and is the capital of the Province of Cordillera. As of 2006, it had a population of roughly 600,000.
Puente de la Amistad Costa Rica-Taiwan (Taiwan-Costa Rica´s Friendship Bridge The Taiwan-Costa Rica's Friendship Bridge (Puente "La Amistad de Taiwan" as called in Costa Rica) spans over Tempisque river, in Guanacaste, northern Costa Rica. Although it is known to be a cable stayed bridge, it is really a hybrid bridge composed of a cable stayed span and a pillar-supported bridge.
Puente de la Mujer The Puente de la Mujer is a footbridge in the Puerto Madero barrio of Buenos Aires, Argentina that spans "dique 3" (dock 3). It is of the Cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge type and is also a swing bridge, but somewhat unique in is asymmetrical arrangement.
Puente de la Unidad Puente de la Unidad or Viaducto de la Unidad is a cable-stayed bridge that crosses the Santa Catarina River and connects the cities of Monterrey and San Pedro Garza GarcĂ­a in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. It is part of a circuit called "Circuito La Unidad", which would consist of the interconection of a series of Avenues.
Puente del Inca Puente del Inca, Spanish for "the Inca's Bridge", is a natural arch that forms a bridge over the Vacas River, the name of the origin of the Mendoza River. It is located in Mendoza Province, Argentina near the border with Chile, between Las Cuevas and Punta de Vacas.
Puente Hills Puente Hills is a chain of hills in an unincorporated area in eastern Los Angeles County, California. It lies to the south of the San Gabriel Valley and the Pomona Freeway (California State Route 60), to the east of the San Gabriel River Freeway (Interstate 605), to the north of Whittier Boulevard, and to the west of the city of Diamond Bar and Chino Hills.
Puente Nuevo The Puente Nuevo, whose name means "new bridge" in Spanish, is the newer and larger of two bridges that span the 120m-deep chasm that divides the city of Ronda in southern Spain. The bridge was built in 1751 and took a total of 42 years to build.
Puente Viejo (bridge) The Puente Viejo, whose name means "old bridge" in Spanish, is the older and smaller of two bridges that span the 120 m deep chasm that divides the city of Ronda in southern Spain. It was built in 1616; the larger, newer Puente Nuevo was built in 1751.
Puerperal fever Puerperal fever (from the latin puer, child), also called childbed fever, is caused by infection of the genital tract shortly after giving birth. Any fever within two weeks of childbirth is dangerous since it can cause infertility or septicaemia.
Puerta de Alcalá The Puerta de Alcalá ("Alcalá Gate") is a monument in the Plaza de la Independencia ("Independence Square") in Madrid, Spain, very close to the city centre and several meters away from the main entrance to the Parque del Buen Retiro. The square is bisected by Alcalá street, although the street itself doesn't cross through the monument, and it is the origin of the Alfonso XII, Serrano and Olózaga streets.
Puerta de Europa The Puerta de Europa ("Europa's Gate") towers are two twin office buildings in Madrid. They were built in 1996 by the Kuwait Investments Office (hence their initial name "Torres KIO") and designed by the American architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee.
Puerto Armuelles Puerto Armuelles is a medium size town that can be found on Panama's Pacific Coast in the western province of Chiriqui next to Costa Rica. Puerto Armuelles is the Second largest city in Chiriqui province with a population near 25,000, and has not one, but two different type of deep-water ports.
Puerto Ayacucho Puerto Ayacucho (Lat 5°35'11" N Long 67°31'19" W) is the capital and largest city of Amazonas state in Venezuela. Puerto Ayacucho is located across the Orinoco River from the Colombian village of Casuarito.
Puerto Busch Puerto Busch is located in the province of Germán Busch, Santa Cruz Province, republic of Bolivia on the Paraguay River in eastern Bolivia. It is named in honor of General Germán Busch, who fought in the Chaco War.
Puerto Colombia Puerto Colombia is a municipality in Atlantico Department, Colombia. Famous for its port that welcomed ships from all latitudes after being substituted by the larger and modern Port of Barranquilla in Bocas de Cenizas.
Puerto de la Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Puerto de la Cruz is located on the north coast of Tenerife, in the Orotava Valley. It is located 4 km West of La Orotava, about 37 km SSW of the island's capital, about 100km NE of Los Cristianos and Playa de Las Américas and about 85 km ENE of Reina Sofia Airport.
Puerto de Mogán Puerto de Mogán is a picturesque resort and fishing village in the municipality of Mogán, set at the mouth of a steep-sided valley on the southwest coast of the island of Gran Canaria and attracts many tourists either to stay or on day-visits. Canal-like channels linking the marina to the fishing harbour have led to it being nicknamed "Little Venice" or the "Venice of the Canaries".
Puerto del Rosario Puerto del Rosario is a Canarian municipality in the northern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. Puerto del Rosario is also the capital of the island of Fuerteventura since 1835.
Puerto General San Martín Puerto General San Martín is a small city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, located within the metropolitan area of Greater Rosario, about 35 km north from the center of the city of Rosario, on the right-hand (western) shore of the Paraná River. It has a population of 10,882 inhabitants according to the .
Puerto Hambre Puerto Hambre, also known as Puerto del Hambre and at one time as Port Famine, is a historic settlement site at Buena Bay on the west side of the Strait of Magellan approximately 58 km (36 miles) south of Punta Arenas in the Región de Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena, Patagonia, Chile.
Puerto Jimenez Puerto Jimenez is one of the largest towns in the Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica with a population of 1,780. Located on the Golfo Dulce near Corcovado National Park, it is served by the Puerto Jimenez Airport.
Puerto LĂłpez, Colombia Puerto LĂłpez is a small town in the Eastern Plains (Los Llanos Orientales) of Colombia, specifically located in the department of Meta, as a port on the Meta river. It is located approximately 100 kilometers east of Villavicencio.
Puerto Lempira Puerto Lempira is the capital of the Gracias a Dios department of Honduras. It is located on the shores of the Caratasca Lagoon, and is named for the 16th century leader of the indigenous Lenca peoples, Lempira, who directed an ultimately unsuccessful resistance against the Spanish conquistador forces in the 1530s.
Puerto Maldonado Puerto Maldonado (Lat 12:36:12S Long 69:11:31W) is a city in Southeastern Peru, capital of the Madre de Dios Region founded originally for the collection of wild rubber. It is in the Amazon forest, 55 km west of the Bolivian border, on the confluence of the Tambopata and Madre de Dios River, a tributary of the Amazon River.
Puerto Ordaz Puerto Ordaz is a planned city which, together with the older settlement of San Felix, forms Ciudad Guayana in BolĂ­var State, eastern Venezuela. Puerto Ordaz is located at the confluence of the CaronĂ­ and Orinoco Rivers and is the site of the Llovizna Falls.
Puerto Peñasco Puerto Peñasco is a small city of approximately 42,000 population in the northern state of Sonora, Mexico. Located on the shore of the Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortés), the town is known for its fishing and tourism industries.
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is located about 50 kilometers north of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. The National Park is located in the Saint Paul Mountain Range on the northern coast of the island.
Puerto Rican Crested Anole The Puerto Rican (Puertorican) Crested Anole (Anolis cristatellus cristatellus) is a species of anole belonging to the Polychrotidae family of reptiles. This lizard is found throughout Puerto Rico and has been introduced into eastern Hispaniola and Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Puerto Rican Day Parade The Puerto Rican Day Parade (also known as the National Puerto Rican Day Parade) is a nationally televised parade that takes place yearly on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The parade, which is always held on the second Sunday in June honors the 7 million plus Puerto Ricans on the island itself and on the U.
Puerto Rican general election, 2004 The Puerto Rico General Elections of 2004 took place on Election Day, Tuesday, November 2, 2004. After a count by the State Commission of Elections, the winner was inaugurated to a four-year term as Governor of Puerto Rico on January 2, 2005.
Puerto Rican independence movement The political movement for Puerto Rican Independence (Lucha por la Independencia Puertorriqueña) has existed since the mid-19th century and has advocated independence of the island of Puerto Rico, in varying degrees, from Spain (in the 19th century) or the United States (from 1898 to the present day), and through the political-electoral process, represented by --among others-- the *Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP).
Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party (Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño (PIP) in Spanish) is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States. It is one of the three main Political Parties in Puerto Rico, but by far the smallest; most elections are truly only contested by the PNP and the PPD.
Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo The Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti) is a cuckoo endemic to the island of Puerto Rico, and is one of 4 species of lizard-cuckoos which occur only on Caribbean islands. These were formerly placed in the Saurothera (Greek for "lizard-eater") genus of the Cuculidae family, but are now lumped with Coccyzus (AOU 2006).
Puerto Rican migration to New York Puerto Ricans have both immigrated and migrated to New York. The first group of Puerto Ricans moved to New York in the mid 19th Century when Puerto Rico was a Spanish Colony and its people Spanish subjects and therefore they were immigrants.
Puerto Rican recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross Puerto Ricans have served as members of the United States Armed Forces and have fought in every major conflict in which the United States has been involved from World War I onward. Many Puerto Ricans, including those of Puerto Rican descent, have distinguished themselves during combat as members of the five branches of the U.
Puerto Rican recipients of the Navy Cross Puerto Ricans have served as members of the United States Armed Forces and have fought in every major conflict in which the United States has been involved from World War I onward. Many Puerto Ricans, including those of Puerto Rican descent, have distinguished themselves during combat as members of the five branches of the U.
Puerto Rican rock Rock in Puerto Rico has been a product of direct and indirect influence from both American rock, and its fusion with other genres. Throughout the history of music in the island, rock has suffered ups and downs, having its peak in the 90s.
Puerto Rican status referenda Puerto Rican Status Referenda have been held four times to determine the political status of the island of Puerto Rico in relation to the United States of America. Since the establishment of the current Commonwealth status in 1952, further attempts to change the island's political status were held in 1967, 1993, and 1998.
Puerto Rican Spanish Puerto Rican Spanish (español puertorriqueño) is a Spanish dialect spoken in Puerto Rico and by people of Puerto Rican descent elsewhere. It can be said to be a dialect in the same manner that Mexican Spanish, Argentine Spanish, and even Peninsular Spanish are all dialects of the Spanish language.
Puerto Rican Volunteers Corps The Puerto Rican Volunteers Corps (Instituto de Voluntarios de Puerto Rico in Spanish) was a militia composed of private citizens, principally instituted for the defense of Puerto Rico's periphery from pirate incursions and foreign invasion. In principle, the volunteers were characterized by their unwavering loyalty to the Spanish Crown and Empire, and as such were subject to compulsory membership in the Partido Incondicionalmente Español (The Spanish Unconditional Party).
Puerto Rican women in the military One of the least known roles played by Puerto Rican women has been that of revolutionists and soldiers. This is a brief account of some the Puerto Rican women who have participated in military actions either as members of a political revolutionary movement or the Armed Forces of the United States.
Puerto Rican-Mexican boxing rivalry While many people would agree that Puerto Ricans and Mexicans are, as Hispanics, cultural siblings in most aspects of life, among boxing critics, there has always been talks about a supposed Puerto Rican-Mexican boxing rivalry.
Puerto Rico The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (, IPA ), also Porto Rico (archaic) and more commonly Puerto Rico, is a United States unincorporated territory with Commonwealth statusCIA - The World Factbook - Puerto Rico accessed on November 13, 2006. located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands; about 1,000 miles off the south coast of Florida.
Puerto Rico (game) Puerto Rico is a German board game designed by Andreas Seyfarth published in 2002 by Alea in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. Players assume the roles of colonial governors on the island of Puerto Rico during the age of Caribbean ascendancy.
Puerto Rico Convention Bureau The Puerto Rico Convention Bureau (PRCB) is a non-profit organization that markets Puerto Rico as a meetings and conventions destination. The PRCB’s team of dedicated and attentive bureau professionals is available with all the resources necessary to ensure the success of your group visit to the Island of Enchantment.
Puerto Rico Convention Center The Puerto Rico Convention Center (PRCC) (or Centro de Convenciones de Puerto Rico in Spanish) is a convention center located in San Juan, Puerto Rico owned by the government of Puerto Rico and managed by SMG. Designed by Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates, it is the largest convention center in the Caribbean and the most technologically advanced throughout both the Caribbean and Latin America.
Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria Puerto Rico, also -de Gran Canaria (Spanish for "rich port") is a touristic town in the southwestern Gran Canaria island. In the 1970s, tourism arrived in Puerto Rico and began opening villas, apartments, hotels, motels in the area.
Puerto Rico national baseball team The Puerto Rican National Baseball Team (or Puerto Rican National Baseball Selection) is a team that is selected by the Puerto Rican Baseball Federation to compete in major international events in representation of Puerto Rico. The team is usually ensembled with thirty players from the Professional Baseball League of Puerto Rico and the Major League Baseball.
Puerto Rico national basketball team The Puerto Rican national basketball team (or Puerto Rican national basketball selection) is the men's side that represent Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions, including in the Games of the Olympiad, Pan American Games, Goodwill Games, Central American and Caribbean Games, Centrobasket, and FIBA World Championship. The side, selected by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation, historically comprised only players from National Superior Basketball, but, in the 1990s, began to include Puerto Rican players playing in the American National Basketball Association.
Puerto Rico performing arts The performing arts on Puerto Rico have been an important form of cultural expression throughout the history of the island, particularly dance and music. Theater has also played an integral role in shaping the culture of this Caribbean commonwealth.
Puerto Rico Police Department The Puerto Rico Police Department (PolicĂ­a de Puerto Rico) is the territorial police force for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the territory. It traces back to 1837, and was created to protect the lives and property of Puerto Ricans, and provides police services to the entire island, even though many municipalities maintain their own police force.
Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRCA) was one of the alphabet agencies, creating during the American New Deal. It was established in the Department of the Interior by Executive Order 7057 of May 28, 1935, and erminated as of February 15, 1955, by act of August 15, 1953 (67 Stat.
Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra The Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra (PRSO) (Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico in Spanish) is Puerto Rico’s foremost musical ensemble, and one of the most renowned orchestras of the Americas. Sponsored by the state government, it has 76 regular musicians from around the world performing a 48-week season which includes symphonic concerts, operas, ballets, pops, and other activities.
Puerto Rico Trench The Puerto Rico Trench is an oceanic trench located on the boundary between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The trench is associated with a complex transition between the subduction zone to the south along the Lesser Antilles island arc and the major transform fault zone or plate boundary that extends west between Cuba and Hispaniola through the Cayman Trench to the coast of Central America.
Puerto San Julián Puerto San Julián, also known historically as Port St Julian, is a natural harbour in Patagonia in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina located at , near the entrance to the Strait of Magellan. In the days of sailing ships it formed a stopping point, 180 km (110 miles) south of Puerto Deseado (Port Desire).
Puerto Santander Puerto Santander is a municipality of the Norte de Santander Department in Colombia. It is member of the Metropolitan Area of CĂşcuta and it is localed in the east of this department in the border with Venezuela.
Puerto Toro, Chile Puerto Toro is a small Chilean village on the eastern coast of Isla Navarino. It claims to be the southernmost community on the globe (if one discounts the Argentine government's claim that its Antarctic research stations are communities), located at .
Puerto Vallarta Blue Agave Golf Classic The Puerto Vallarta Blue Agave Golf Classic is a Champions Tour golf tournament which was established in 2006. It is played at the Vista Vallarta Club de Golf in the resort of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico over a course which was designed by Jack Nicklaus.
Puerto Vallarta festival Puerto Vallarta International Gourmet Festival (The Festival Gourmet International Vallarta) is an annual culinary festival held in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, every November since 1995. Every year the Festival Gourmet International Vallarta invites leading culinary professionals from all over the world to come to Puerto Vallarta to cook and demonstrate the unique cuisines and diverse ingredients.
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze Puerto Vallarta Squeeze is a novel by Robert James Waller. Originally published in 1995 and subtitled The Run for el Norte, this unlikely romance follows an American expatriate and his Mexican girlfriend on a road trip with a former Marine.
Puerto Varas, Chile Puerto Varas is a town located in the southern Chilean province of Llanquihue, in the Los Lagos Region. The city is well known for its German traditions, its food, its fish and seafood, the natural environment, its casino and 4 star hotels.
Puff Johnson Puff Johnson (Born Ewanya Johnson 10 december 1972 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African American singer-songwriter. She emerged on the music scene with the singles "Forever More", and "Over & Over" which appeared on the soundtrack of the film The First Wives Club, the single was a huge smash in Europe and Australia reaching Top 20.
Puff-legs The Pufflegs (Eriocnemis) belong to a genus of small hummingbirds which occur in the Andean regions of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and Argentina. Their habitat are tropical and subtropical montane and moist forests as well as scrublands and croplands in an altitude of 1500 to 4500 m asl.
Puff, the Magic Dragon "Puff, the Magic Dragon" is a song written by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow and made popular by the group Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1963 recording. The song is so well-known that it has entered American and British pop culture.
Puffed rice Puffed rice is usually made by heating rice kernels under high pressure in the presence of steam. Puffed rice is used in snack foods, various breakfast cereals, and is also a popular street food in various parts of the world.
Puffer Machine A Puffer Machine, technically known as an "explosives trace-detection portal machine", is a security device that seeks to detect explosives at airports and other sensitive facilities. The machine operates by releasing multiple puffs of air at a passenger who is standing upright within the machine.
Puffer train (CA) In a cellular automaton a puffer train, or simply puffer, is a finite pattern that moves itself across the "universe", leaving debris behind. Thus a pattern consisting of only a puffer will grow arbitrarily large over time.
Pufferfish The puffer fish, also called blowfish, swellfish, globefish, balloonfish, bubblefish are fish making up the family Tetraodontidae, within the order Tetraodontiformes. They are named for their ability to inflate themselves to several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened; the same adaptation is found in the closely related porcupinefish, which have large conspicuous spines (unlike the small, almost sandpaper-like spines of puffer fish).
Puffery Puffery as a legal term refers to promotional statements and claims that express subjective rather than objective views, such that no reasonable person would take literally. Puffery is especially featured in testimonials.
Puffin The common name puffin describes any of three auk species (or alcids) in the bird genus Fratercula (Latin: little brother — probably a reference to their black and white plumage which resembles monastic robes) with a brightly colored beak in the breeding season. These are pelagic seabirds that feed primarily by diving.
Puffin Host Puffin Host is a web hosting service which was started by Jared Perry back in ?. The company stopped offering free hosting due to lack of money, but are planning a new service to come in the start of September 2006.
Puffin Island, Anglesey Puffin Island (Ynys Seiriol in Welsh ()) is an uninhabited island off the eastern tip of Anglesey, Wales at Latitude 53 31 69 N and Longitude 04 02 54 W. It was formerly known as Priestholm in English and Ynys Lannog in Welsh.
Puffing Billy (locomotive) Puffing Billy was an early steam locomotive, constructed in 1812-1814 by engineer William Hedley, enginewright Jonathan Forster and blacksmith Timothy Hackworth for Christopher Blackett, the owner of Wylam Colliery near Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the world's oldest surviving steam locomotive.
Pugad Baboy Pugad Baboy (literally, "Swine's Nest") is a comic strip created by Filipino cartoonist Apolonio "Pol" Medina Jr. It started appearing as a black-and-white daily strip in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on May 18, 1988, and as a full-color Sunday strip in the same paper in October 3, 2004.
Pugachev's Cobra The Pugachev Cobra is a fighter aircraft maneuver. It is a demonstration of the pitch control authority, high angle of attack (AOA) stability and engine/inlet compatibility at high angles of attack of the aircraft.
Puget Park Puget Park is a small neighborhood park in the north end of Tacoma, Washington. It is located on the northeast side of the intersection of North 31st Street and North Proctor Street in a residential area near the Proctor District.
Puget Sound Puget Sound (pronounced IPA ) is a sound connected to the Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Juan de Fuca in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It extends from Admiralty Inlet in the north to Olympia, Washington in the south.
Puget Sound Adventist Academy Puget Sound Adventist Academy is a Seventh-day Adventist high school with grades ranging from 9 through 12. It was established in 1997 after being expanded from Kirkland Seventh-day Adventist School's Junior-High Program.
Puget Sound Convergence Zone The Puget Sound Convergence Zone (PSCZ) is a meteorological phenomenon that occurs over Puget Sound in Washington. It is formed when the large-scale air flow splits around the Olympic Mountains and then converges over Puget Sound.
Puget Sound environmental issues The environmental health of Puget Sound has a diverse and complex history. This article discusses many aspects of Puget Sound, Washington, and how this part of the west coast has a long, involved relationship with its marine and freshwater ecosystems.
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) is a United States Navy shipyard covering 179 acres (0.7 km²) of property bordered on the south by Sinclair Inlet, on the west by the Bremerton Annex of Naval Base Kitsap, and on the north and east by the city of Bremerton, Washington.
Puget Sound Soccer Academy Rapids Puget Sound Soccer Academy Rapids, more commonly known as PSSA Rapids, are an American soccer team, founded in 2001. The team is a member of the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL), a recognised Division III league in the American Soccer Pyramid which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America.
Puget Sound War The Puget Sound War was an armed conflict that took place in the Puget Sound area of the state of Washington in 1855–56, between the United States Army, local militias and members of the Native American tribes of the Nisqually, Muckleshoot, Puyallup, and Klikitat. Although limited in its magnitude, territorial impact and losses in terms of lives, the conflict is often remembered in connection to the Battle of Seattle (1856) and to the execution of a central figure of the war, Nisqually Chief Leschi.

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