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Parliamentary Information Technology Committee The Parliamentary Information Technology Committee (PITCOM) is a United Kingdom Parliament Associate Parliamentary Group set up "to address the public policy issues generated by IT and its application across the UK economy, public and private".
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) is the body responsible for oversight on Australia's six main intelligence agencies: the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, the Australian Secret Intelligence Service the Defence Signals Directorate, the Defence Intelligence Organisation, the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation and the Office of National Assessments.
Parliamentary leader A parliamentary leader is chosen in Canadian politics to lead a party in the House of Commons, or in the case of the provinces, in the legislature, when a party has seats in the legislative body but the leader does not or in other unusual circumstances.
Parliamentary Library of Ukraine The Parliamentary Library of Ukraine (, translit.: Biblioteka Verkhovnoi Rady Ukrainy) is one of the largest libraries of Ukraine, located on 1, Mykhaila Hrushevs'koho Street on the European Square in the center of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.
Parliamentary ping-pong Parliamentary ping-pong (or "lutte a la corde") is a phraseused to describe a phenomenon in the British Parliament], which is [[Bicameralism|bicameral, in which the normal legislative procedure is radically accelerated to the extent that the proposed law, or Bill, appears to bounce back and forth between the two chambers like a ping-pong ball.
Parliamentary privilege Parliamentary privilege, also known as absolute privilege, is a legal mechanism employed within the legislative bodies of countries whose constitutions are based on the Westminster system. In other legislatures, a similar mechanism is known as parliamentary immunity.
Parliamentary Private Secretary A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP). In this role, the MP acts as the Parliamentary contact for a senior minister, shadow minister, or sometimes a group of ministers.
Parliamentary republic A parliamentary republic or parliamentary constitutional republic is a republic, meaning the head of state is elected, but unlike in a presidential republic the head of state does not have broad executive power because much of those powers have been granted to a "head of government" (usually called a prime minister).
Parliamentary session A parliamentary session is a period of time where the legislature in a parliamentary government is sitting. In Commonwealth Realms, each session begins with a speech from the throne and a pro forma bill to allow the Parliament to deviate from that speech.
Parliamentary sovereignty Parliamentary sovereignty, parliamentary supremacy, or legislative supremacy is a concept in constitutional law that applies to some parliamentary democracies. Under parliamentary sovereignty, a legislative body has absolute sovereignty, meaning it is supreme to all other government institutions (including any executive or judicial bodies as they may exist).
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries was a junior ministerial office in the British government, serving under the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. The title changed to Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in 1919 and to Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 1957.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade in the United Kingdom was a member of Parliament assigned to assist the Board of Trade and its President with administration and liaison with Parliament. It replaced the Vice-President of the Board of Trade.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board The Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board was a ministerial post in the United Kingdom, established in 1871 and subordinate to the President of the Local Government Board. The Local Government Board itself was established in 1871 and was took in supervisory functions from the Board of Trade and the Home Office, including the Local Government Act Office that had been established by the Local Government Act 1858.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education (Ireland) The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education was a junior ministerial post in the Irish government that existed between 1969 and 1978. The incumbent worked together with the senior Minister at this department and had special responsibility for all educational affairs that were not handled by the senior minister.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Pensions The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Pensions was a junior Ministerial office at Parliamentary Secretary rank in the United Kingdom Government, supporting the Minister for Pensions. It was established in 1916 and filled intermittently until 1932.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport was a junior position at the British Ministry of Transport. The office was renamed Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport in 1941, but resumed its former name at the end of the Second World War.
Parliamentary Services Act The Parliamentary Services Act (PSA) 1963 is an act providing for the Parliament of Malaysia to conduct its own administration, staffing and financing. The act was repealed in 1992 after the then Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (the lower house of Parliament), Zahir Ismail unilaterally had it removed from the books.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State A Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, in the United Kingdom government structure, is a minister who is junior to a Minister of State who is in turn junior to a Secretary of State. They are not members of, nor do they attend, cabinet - although they may be members of a cabinet committee.
Parliaments of the Australian states and territories The Parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia. Before the formation of the Commonwealth in 1901, the six Australian colonies were self-governing, with parliaments which had come into existence at various times between 1825, when the New South Wales Legislative Council was created, to 1891, when Western Australia became the last of the colonies to gain full self-government.
Parlor guitar Parlor guitar usually refers to smaller-bodied guitars that had peak popularity between the late 19th century until the 1950's. The defining feature in terms of classification is the size of the instrument, defined as smaller than that of a concert guitar.
Parlor magic Parlor magic is done for larger audiences than close-up magic (which is for a few people or even one person) and for smaller audiences than stage magic. In parlor magic, the performer is usually standing and on the same level as the audience, which may be seated on chairs or even on the floor.
Parlor music Parlor music is a type of popular music which, as the name suggests, is intended to be performed in the parlors of middle class homes by amateur singers and pianists. Disseminated as sheet music, its heyday came in the 19th century, as a result of a steady increase in the number of households with enough surplus cash to purchase musical instruments and instruction in music, and with the leisure time and cultural motivation to engage in recreational music-making.
Parlour Parlour (or parlor), from the French parler ("to speak"), denotes an "audience chamber", but that is not the import of the Hebrew word so rendered. It corresponds to what the Turks call a kiosk, as in Judg.
Parlour music Parlour music, actually having little to do with parlours, is Peter van der Merwe's term for the unified style common to popular and semi-popular light-classical and popular, and folk-like music of nineteenth century Europe, "distinct from 'folk' music and uncontaminated by highbrow pretensions." This is the middle and low brow music which European classical music began to gradually and eventually self-consciously distance itself from beginning around 1790.
Parma (shield) A parma was a type of oval shield used by Roman army, especially during the later period of Imperial history. It was used mainly by auxiliary infantry and cavalry, the legionaries preferring the heavier but more protective scutum, during earlier periods.
Parma Senior High School Parma Senior High School (alternatively known as Parma High School), is one of three public high schools in the Parma City School District in Cuyahoga County, Ohio in Parma, Ohio. The school is a member of the Pioneer Conference along with schools such as Brunswick and Elyria.
Parma Violets Parma Violets are violet flavoured sweets manufactured by Derbyshire based Swizzels Matlow; they are a kind of hard candy, similar in shape and consistency to the Fizzers and Love Hearts products from the same company, but without the fizziness generated from the tartaric acid or malic acid reaction with a carbonate that those sweets possess.
Parma Wallaby The Parma Wallaby (Macropus parma) was first described by the great Australian naturalist John Gould in about 1840. A shy, cryptic creature of the wet sclerophyll forests of southern New South Wales, it was never common and, even before the end of the 19th century, it was believed to be extinct.
Parmanand Singh Parmanand Singh was one of the three Fiji Indians elected to the Legislative Council of Fiji in October 1929 when Indians in Fiji were given the first opportunity to elect their own representatives. The other two were Vishnu Deo and James Ramchandar Rao.
Parmehutu Parmehutu (Parti du Mouvement de l'Emancipation Hutu; French: "Party of the Hutu Emancipation Movement"), also known as MDR-Parmehutu (Mouvement démocratique republicain Parmehutu; French: "Parmehutu Democratic Republican Movement") is a now-defunct political party of Rwanda and Burundi.
Parmenides Foundation The Parmenides Foundation, established in Italy in the year 2000, is named after the presocratic philosopher Parmenides, who lived and taught in Elea in Lower Italy in the 6th century. He was the first to inquire systematically into the relationship between thinking and reality, and to reveal the power of logical thought.
Parmigiana Chicken Parmigiana (short form parma) is an Australian pub favourite. It is typically chicken breast or a slice of eggplant which is crumbed, deep-(or shallow-)fried and topped with an optional slice of ham, napoli sauce and cheese.
Parmigianino Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola (11 January 1503- 24 August 1540), also known as Francesco Mazzola or more commonly as Parmigianino (a nickname meaning 'the little one from Parma')or sometimes "Parmigiano", was a prominent Mannerist painter and printmaker active in Florence, Rome, Bologna, and his native city of Parma.
Parmiter's School Parmiter's School is a co-educational mixed ability school in Garston near Watford, Hertfordshire, England with a long an interesting history. Although it is mixed ability it is partially selective (see below).
Parmjit Dhanda Parmjit Singh Dhanda (born September 17, 1971) is a British Labour Party politician. He was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucester in the 2001 general election, succeeding Tess Kingham as the Labour MP for the seat.
Parmleysville, Kentucky Parmleysville is a small, unincorporated community located in Wayne County, Kentucky, USA, approximately 14 miles southeast of the county seat of Monticello. Parmleysville is located on the banks of the Little South Fork of the Cumberland River.
Parmo Parmo, short for parmesan, is a much loved food dish and was created by Gary Michael McKenna some time in the eighties whilst experimenting in Fatso's restaurant (not the chain we all know today), he then worked in the Europa Restaurant for some time and perfected his adapted dish. This all happened in Middlesbrough in the North East of England.
ParnaĂba River The ParnaĂba River is a river in Brazil, which forms the border between the states of MaranhĂŁo and PiauĂ. The ParnaĂba River rises in the Chapada das Mangabeiras range, and flows northeastward for 1,056 miles (1,700 kilometers) to empty into the Atlantic Ocean.
Parnall Parnall was a British aircraft manufacturer. Their story is unique in the history of British aviation; for some 22 years the name of Parnall was associated with the development of a range of types, but none was built in quantity by that firm.
Parnas (Saint Petersburg Metro) Parnas () is the northern terminus of the Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It was opened on 22 December 2006 and is located between the tunnel portal and the Vyborgskoye Metro Depot.
Parnashala Parnashala is a village in India 35 miles (55 km) removed from Bhadrachalam, a major Hindu pilgrimage center. In a hut at Parnashala, called Parnasala, is the location where, in Hindu mythology, Lord Sri Rama spent his 14 years in exile.
Parnasism Parnasism was a literary style charactertic of French poetry during the positivist period, between romanticism and symbolism. The name is derived from Le Parnasse contemporain, an anthology of the works of Paul Verlaine and Stephane Mallarmé appearing in 1866, 1871 and 1876.
Parnassian poets The Parnassians were a group of 19th-century French poets, so called from their journal, the Parnasse contemporain, itself named after Mount Parnassus, home of the Muses in Greek mythology. Issued from 1866 to 1876, it included poems by Charles Leconte de Lisle, ThĂ©odore de Banville, Sully-Prudhomme, Paul Verlaine, François CoppĂ©e and JosĂ© MarĂa de Heredia.
Parnassus Arts Group The Parnassus Arts Group is an amateur drama group based in Dublin, Ireland. Since 1981, the group has been staging plays in various theatres in the city centre with occasional forays to the country and further afield to the U.
Parnassus, New Zealand Parnassus is a town located in the Canterbury region's Hurunui District on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is located on the north bank of the Waiau River and the 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings gave its usually resident population as 900, a decline of 6.
Parnavazian The Parnavazian Dynasty (335 BC-65 BC), was founded by King Parnavaz I of Iberia in East Georgia in the province of Kartli. In the period of his reign and his heirs, from the 3rd century BC, Kartli presented a strong political unit.
Parnawa Voivodeship The Parnawa Voivodeship () was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Duchy of Livonia, part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, since it was formed in 1598 till the Swedish conquest of Livonia in the 1620s.
Parnell Edwards Parnell Steven "Stacks" Edwards (January 15, 1947-December 18, 1978) was an African American petty thief who became associated with the infamous Jimmy Burke during the 1978 Lufthansa Heist. In addition, mobster Henry Hill used to use him in his credit card fraud operations.
Parnell Park Parnell Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Donnycarney, Dublin, Ireland with a capacity for about 13,500 people. It is the home of the Dublin Hurling, Football,Camogie and ladies football teams at all levels of competition.
Parnell Square, Dublin Parnell Square (CearnĂłg Parnell in Irish, formerly Ruthland Square) lies just off the north end of O'Connell Street in the city of Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Surrounded on three sides by Georgian houses, most of the centre is taken up by the Rotunda Hospital, with the Garden of Remembrance on the northern side.
Parnelli Jones Rufus Parnell "Parnelli" Jones (born August 12, 1933 in Texarkana, Arkansas), is a retired American racing driver and racecar owner. He is most remembered for his 1963 Indianapolis 500 win, and almost winning the 1967 Indy 500 in a turbine car.
Parni The Parni were originally a nomad tribe of the Central Asian steppes, which was the home of Indo-European tribes who spoke a wide variety of languages but predominantly Iranian. Most of the these steppe nations were nomadic tribes for centuries, such as the Scythians, Saka, and Sarmatians.
Parnitha Mount Parnitha (Greek, modern: ΠάĎνηθα, ancient/Katharevousa: -is, sometimes Parnetha), older forms Parnes, Parnis is a densely forested mountain range north of Athens, the highest on the peninsula of Attica. Much of the mountain is designated as a park and a protected habitat for wild fowl.
Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue The Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue was the site of the Mountain Biking events at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece. The venue is located at Parnitha, a mountain to the north of Athens in Acharnai.
Paro (robot) Paro is a therapeutic robot baby harp seal, intended to have a calming effect on and elicit emotional responses in patients of hospitals and nursing homes, similar to pet therapy, but without its negative aspects.
Parodies of the ichthys symbol The ichthys symbol, or "Jesus fish", typically used to proclaim an affiliation with or affinity for Christianity, is frequently a subject of satire, especially when adorning the bumpers or trunks of American automobiles. Most such ornaments are adhesive badges made of chrome-plated plastic.
Parodius Da! is a shoot'em up arcade game and is the second title in the Parodius series produced by Konami. The gameplay is stylistically very similar to the Gradius series, but the graphics and music are intentionally absurd.
Parody In contemporary usage, a parody is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. As literary theorist Linda Hutcheon (2000: 7) puts it, "parody...
Parody advertisement A parody advertisement is a fictional advertisement for a non-existent product, either done within another advertisement for an actual product, or done simply as parody of advertisements -- used either as a way of ridiculing or drawing negative attention towards a real advertisement or such an advertisement's subject, or as a comedic device, such as in a comedy skit or sketch.
Parody mass A parody mass is a musical setting of the mass, typically from the 16th century, that uses multiple voices of another pre-existing piece of music, such as a fragment of a motet or a secular chanson, as part of its melodic material. It is distinguished from the two other most prominent types of mass composition during the Renaissance, the cantus firmus and the paraphrase mass.
Parody music Parody music, or musical parody, involves changing or recycling existing musical ideas or lyrics - or copying the peculiar style of a composer or artist, or even a general style of music. Although the result is often very funny, and this is the usual intent - the term "parody" in musical terms has a slightly different meaning from the general term, as it includes some kinds of quite serious (or at least not intentionally humorous) re-use of music.
Parody religion A parody religion or mock religion is either a parody of a religion, sect or cult, or a relatively unserious religion that many people may take as being too esoteric to be classified as a "real" religion. One parody religion can be a parody of several religions, sects, gurus and cults at the same time.
Parochial church council The Parochial Church Council or PCC, is the executive body of a Church of England parish. It is constituted as a body corporate by the Church Representation Rules set out in Schedule 3 to the Synodical Government Measure 1969, and consists of the clergy and churchwardens of the parish, together with a number of representatives of the laity elected by the annual parochial church meeting of the parish.
Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 The Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 gave Parochial Church Councils various miscellaneous powers such as framing an annual budget, power to make levy and collect a voluntary church rate, power jointly with the minister to appoint and dismiss the parish clerk and determine his salary, and the right to make representations to the bishop "with regard to any matter affecting the welfare of the church in the parish".
Parochial school A parochial school (also known as a faith school or a sect school) is a type of school which engages in religious education in addition to conventional education. Parochial schools are typically grammar schools or high schools run by churches or parishes.
Parochialism Parochialism is the attitude or state of being parochial in its sense of a rather polite adjective to point out showing an interest only in the close (at heart) aspects of what is mainly a much broader subject:
Parokya ni Edgar Parokya ni Edgar is a Filipino band that was formed in 1993 by a group of Ateneo high school students. The band is famous and most lauded for its original rock novelty songs and often satirical covers of famous songs.
Parol evidence rule The parol evidence rule enacts a principle of the common law of contracts that presumes that a written contract embodies the complete agreement between the parties involved. The rule therefore generally forbids the introduction of extrinsic evidence (i.
Parola Tank Museum Parola Tank Museum (Finnish Panssarimuseo) is a military museum located in Parola, near Hämeenlinna, in Finland. It displays various tanks, armoured vehicles and anti-tank guns used by the Finnish Defence Forces throughout its history.
Parole and Probation Administration (Philippines) The Philippines' Parole and Probation Administration (Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Parol at Probasyon), abbreviated as PPA, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Justice responsible for providing a less costly alternative to imprisonment of offenders who are likely to respond to individualized community based treatment programs.
Parole Board A Parole Board is a panel of people who decide whether a criminal should be allowed to be released from prison following him or her serving the minimum term of their sentence. Parole Boards are used in many jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and the states of the United States.
Paroles... paroles... Paroles, paroles (english: Words, words) is a duet sung by the French pop singer Dalida with the actor Alain Delon. It was released in 1973 and became an enormous hit in France, Japan, Canada, and many other countries.
Parom The Parom (ferry in Russian) is a space tug that has been proposed by RKK Energia. The purpose of this vehicle is to replace most of the Progress spacecraft's active components of the which has flown re-supply missions since 1978.
Paromeos Monastery The Paromeos Monastery, also known as Baramos Monastery, is a Coptic Orthodox monastery located in the Nitrian Desert. It is the most northern monastery among the four current monasteries of Scetes, about 4 Km north of the Monastery of Saint Pishoy.
Paromita Chatterjee Paromita Chatterjee was previously an anchor of CNBC-TV18, an Indian channel which is a partnership between the popular TV channel CNBC of USA and TV-18, which is a content production company, based in New Delhi.
Paromomycin sulfate Paromomycin sulfate (brand name Humatin) is a drug that fights intestinal infections such as cryptosporidiosis and amoeba infection, or amebiasis . this drug is being developed to cure visceral leishmaniasis in India.
Paronychia (plant) Paronychia is a genus of plants in the Pink family (Caryophyllaceae) with over 110 species worldwide, mostly from warm-temperate North America, Eurasia, South America and Africa. They are herbs that are annual or biennial or perennial in life span.
Paropamisadae The Paropamisadae, also called Paropamisus, is a Greek name for an ancient area of the Hindu-Kush, in the Eastern part of Afghanistan. The territory is centered on the cities of Kabul and Charikar, around where the ancient cities of Kapisa and Begram have been identified.
Parore The parore (in New Zealand), or luderick, black bream, or blackfish (in Australia), Girella tricuspidata, is a sea chub of the genus Girella, found around eastern Australia and the North Island of New Zealand to depths of a few metres, in harbours and estuaries, and rocky reef areas. Its length is between 20 and 40 centimetres.
Parorio Parorio is a small village located about 15 kilometres North of Florina, the capital of the prefecture of Florina in Northwestern Greece. Today, Parorio is inhabited by only a small number of full-time residents.
Paros Paros is an island of Greece in the Aegean, one of the largest of the group of the Cyclades. It lies to the west of Naxos, from which it is separated by a channel about 8 km (5 mi) wide, and with which it is now grouped together, in popular language, under the common name of Paronaxia.
Paroxetine Paroxetine or paroxetine hydrochloride is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant. It was released in 1992 by the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline and has since become one of the most prescribed antidepressants on the market due to its efficacy in treating depression as well as a spectrum of anxiety disorders ranging from panic attacks to phobias.
Paroxysmal attacks Paroxysmal attacks are short, frequent and stereotyped symptoms that can be observed in various clinical conditions. They are usually associated with Multiple Sclerosis, but they may also be observed in other disorders such as encephalitis, head trauma, stroke, asthma, trigeminal neuralgia, breath-holding spells, epilepsy and Behçet's disease.
Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH) (also known as Donath-Landsteiner syndrome) is a disease of humans that is characterized by the sudden presence of hemoglobin in the urine (called hemoglobinuria), typically after exposure to cold temperatures.
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND) is a medical symptom wherein people with congestive heart failure develop difficulties breathing after laying flat. PND commonly occurs several hours after a person with heart failure has fallen asleep.
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare disease characterised by hemolytic anemia, thrombosis and red urine due to breakdown of red blood cells. PNH is the only hemolytic anemia caused by an acquired intrinsic defect in the cell membrane.
Parpar Nehmad Parpar Nehmad (Hebrew: lovely butterfly, referring to a famous nursery rhyme by Fanya Bergstein) is an Israeli children's television program produced by the Israeli Educational TV (IETV), first screened in 1982. It was one of the first colour productions of IETV.
Parque de Bombas The Parque de Bombas is a Puerto Rican building located in the town square of Ponce, known as Plaza Las Delicias, directly behind Ponce Cathedral. The building, contrary to what its name might lead some to believe, does not have anything to do with bombs, and is actually a famous fire station.
Parque de España The Parque de España (Park of Spain) is an urbanistic complex in Rosario, Argentina. It comprises the park itself and a cultural center, with a total surface area of 10,000 m², located near the historical center of the city, on the coast of the Paraná River.
Parque de la Independencia The Parque de la Independencia (Independence Park) is a large public park in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located near the geographical center of the city, its limits defined by Moreno Street and three important avenues: Pellegrini Avenue, Ovidio Lagos Avenue, and 27 de Febrero Boulevard.
Parque MĂ©xico The Parque MĂ©xico (English: Mexico Park) is the popular name one of the two public parks located at the Condesa neighborhood in the CuauhtĂ©moc borough, Mexico City, the other one being "Parque España". The park's official name is "Parque JosĂ© de San MartĂn" in honor of the Argentine general.
Parque TecnolĂłgico del Litoral Centro Parque Tecnologico del Litoral Centro SAPEM (PTLC Centre Litoral Technological Park), is both an institution and a complex of buildings located near Santa Fe, Argentina, created by the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) for the geographical concentration of scientific reasearch and development projects of the area.
Parque Tres de febrero Parque Tres de Febrero, also known as the Bosques de Palermo ("Palermo Woods"), is a green zone of 25 hectares located in the neighborhood of Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located between the Casares and Libertador avenues.
Parques Parqués is a Colombian game in the Cross and Circle family (the category that includes Pachisi). The objective of the game is the same as in Parcheesi: each player tries to move all 4 pieces to the end of the track before his opponents.
Parquesoft Parquesoft (Spanish for Software park) is a Colombian organization dedicated to the development and promotion of software and technology. It supports the creation and sustaining of enterprises in many cities of the country.
Parquets Parquets (ă‘ăĽă‚ăă„) is the name of a two-person musical group consisting of the female Manami Fujino (藤野ăľăŞăż) singing and the male Tsugumi Kataoka (片岡嗣実) providing background music. Parquets has produced a number of songs for Konami's pop'n music music video game, as well as several albums including full versions of their songs on pop'n music.
Parra family Members of the Parra family are noted contributors to Chilean culture with almost every member being a distinguished national artist. The family is not related to the Parra brothers, members of the Chilean rock fusion group Los Jaivas.
Parracombe railway station Parracombe was a halt on the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, a famously scenic narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. The Halt which served the village of Parracombe comprised a simple wooden shelter and was not opened until May 1st — almost a year after the line was opened on 16 May 1898 — and closed along with the rest of the railway on 29 September 1935.
Parramatta Correctional Centre Parramatta Correctional Centre is an Australian prison facility located near Parramatta, New South Wales. The prison is Australia’s oldest serving Correctional Centre and was formerly known as Parramatta Gaol.
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