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Pavel Grigorievich Chesnokov Pavel (Paul) Grigorievich Chesnokov (Russian: Павел Григорьевич Чесноков) (1877–1944), also transliterated Tschesnokoff, was a Russian composer, conductor and teacher. He composed over five hundred choral works, over four hundred of which are sacred.
Pavel Hlava Pavel Hlava is a Czech immigrant who videotaped the first and second planes approaching and crashing into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. His footage is one of only three known videos to show the first plane crashing into the North Tower.
Pavel Chichagov Admiral Pavel Vasilievich Chichagov or Tchichagov (1767 – 1849) was the son of Admiral Vasili Chichagov and his English wife. He was born on June 27 1767 in Saint Petersburg and was enlisted in the Guard at age 12.
Pavel Chukhrai Pavel Grigorovich Chukhrai (; Bykovo, Moscow Oblast, 14 October 1946) is a Russian film director, son of Grigori Chukhrai. His most successful film to date was The Thief (1997), nominated to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and winning the Nika Award for Best Picture and Best Directing.
Pavel Jozef Šafárik Pavel Jozef Šafárik (Safáry / Schaffáry/ Schafary/ Saf(f)arik / Šafarík/ Szafarzik, Czech Pavel Josef Šafařík, modern Slovak Pavol Jozef Šafárik, German Paul Joseph Schaffarik, Latin Paulus Josephus Schaffarik, Hungarian Pál József Saf(f)arik) (13 May 1795 in Kobeliarovo, Slovakia (at that time part of the Kingdom of Hungary) - 26 June 1861 in Prague, Czech Republic (at that time part of the Austrian Empire)) was a Slovak philologist, poet, one of the first scientific Slavists; literary historian, historian and ethnographer. He wrote most of his texts in Czech or in German.
Pavel Kiselyov Count Pavel Dmitrievich Kiselyov (Павел Дмитриевич Киселёв), also spelled Kiseleff (8 January, 1788, Moscow — 14 November, 1872, Paris), is generally regarded as the most brilliant Russian reformer during Nicholas I's generally reactionary reign.
Pavel Kohout Pavel Kohout (born July 20 1928, Prague) is a Czech novelist, playwright, and poet. He was a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, most active in the 1950s, a Prague Spring exponent and dissident in 1970s until he was expelled to Austria.
Pavel KravaĹ™ Pavel KravaĹ™, also known as Paul Craw, was a Hussite emissary from Bohemia who was burned at the stake for heresy at St Andrews in Scotland on 23 July 1433. He was the first of a succession of religious reformers who were martyred in the town during the course of the subsequent Protestant Reformation.
Pavel Krushevan Pavel Aleksandrovich Krushevan (Russian language: Павел Александрович Крушеван; January 15, 1860-June 5, 1909) was a journalist, editor, publisher and an official in the Imperial Russia. He was an active Black Hundredist and was known for his far-right, ultra-nationalist and openly antisemitic views and was the first publisher of infamous fraud The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
Pavel Lebedev-Lastoschkin Pavel Lebedev-Lastoschkin was a Russian merchant from Yakutsk who, in the late 18th century, became one of the first Russians to make contact with the Japanese. The government had hoped to enlist the efforts of private merchants, to help them open Japan at far less cost to the government than if they had sent official emissaries or military.
Pavel Lisitsian Pavel Lisitsian (Павел Герасимович Лисициан) (June 6, 1911-July 6, 2004) was an outstanding Soviet baritone opera singer who performed in the Bolshoi Opera, Moscow from 1940 until his retirement from stage in 1966.
Pavel Litvinov Pavel Litvinov (, born 1940) is a Russian physicist, writer, human rights activist and former Soviet-era dissident. He is the grandson of Maxim Litvinov, Joseph Stalin's foreign minister during the 1930s, and as such was born and raised amongst the Soviet elite.
Pavel Londak Pavel Londak (born 14th May 1980) is an Estonian footballer, who joined Norwegian Adeccoligaen club Bodø/Glimt in January 2007 from FC Flora. He is a goalkeeper, and has also represented the Estonia national football team.
Pavel Matous Pavel Matous is a porn star who appears in gay adult movies and gay pornographic magazines. He was apparently discovered by William Higgins (Wim Hof), but has also worked with several other adult video production companies in the Czech Republic and Switzerland.
Pavel Milyukov Pavel Nikolayevich Milyukov (Cyrillic: Павел Николаевич Милюков) (15 January, 1859 - 31 March, 1943) was a prominent Russian liberal politician of pre-revolutionary years. His name is sometimes rendered in English as Paul Miliukov.
Pavel Nakhimov Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov (Russian: Павел Степанович Нахимов; June 23, 1802 – June 28, 1855) was one of the most famous admirals in Russian naval history, best remembered as the commander of naval and land forces during the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War.
Pavel of Taganrog The Blessed starets Saint Pavel of Taganrog (Pavel Taganrogskiy, ) dramatically influenced the belief in God and spiritual outlook of inhabitants of Taganrog, Don Land, South of Russia and Ukraine. A plain layman, who lived in Taganrog in the 19th century, he conciliated love and worship of Russian Orthodox Christians, who flowed to him for a piece of advice and spiritual support.
Pavel Padrnos Pavel Padrnos (born December 17, 1970 in Petrovice near Třebíč) is a Czech professional road racing cyclist since 1996. He is member of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (previously US Postal Service) in which he helped Lance Armstrong to win five out of his seven consecutive Tours de France in 2002-2005.
Pavel Palazhchenko Pavel Palazhchenko is a high-level Soviet conference interpreter and principal English interpreter for Mikhail Gorbachev and Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze from 1985 and 1991. Palazchenko participated in all US-Soviet summit talks leading to the end of the Cold War.
Pavel Pegov Pavel Georgievich Pegov () (born 29 November 1956 in Moscow, Russian SFSR) is a former speed skater who specialised in the shorter distances 500 metres and 1000 metres. He studied at the East Siberian Technological Institute and trained with Nina Bobrova, and later at the Armed Forces sports society.
Pavel Postyshev Pavel Petrovich Postyshev (), (September 18, 1887 Ivanovo-Voznesensk - February 26, 1939, Kuibyshev) was a Soviet politician, seen as a man, who presented Soviet children with New Year tree in the Soviet Union and RussiaLegend of a man, who presented Soviet children with New Year's tree and as one of the people responsible for the the Holodomor.
Pavel Rosa Pavel Rosa (June 7, 1977 in Most, Czech Republic) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward formerly of the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. Selected by Kings in the second round (#50 overall) 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Rosa has played 36 games for the Kings since the 1998-99 season.
Pavel Rybalko Marshal of the Armoured Troops Pavel Semjonovich Rybalko (1892 – 1948) (Russian: Павел Семенович Рыбалко) was a commander of armoured troops in the Red Army during and following World War II.
Pavel Samuilovich Urysohn Pavel Samuilovich Urysohn, Pavel Uryson (Па́вел Самуи́лович Урысо́н) (February 3, 1898, Odessa – August 17, 1924, Batz-sur-Mer) was a Russian mathematician who is best known for his contributions in the theory of dimension, for developing Urysohn's Metrization Theorem and Urysohn's Lemma, both of which are fundamental results in topology. His name is also commemorated in the term Menger-Urysohn dimension.
Pavel Senko Pavel Kononovich Senko () (born October 4 1916 - died 2000) was a Soviet polar explorer, scientist, and member and leader of numerous expeditions to Antarctica under the auspices of the Soviet Antarctic Expedition.
Pavel Steidl Pavel Steidl (born June 14, 1961) is a classical guitarist who was born in Rakovnik, Czechoslovakia (now in the Czech Republic), but has lived in the Netherlands for many years. After winning first prize at the 1982 International Guitar Competition of Radio France in Paris, Steidl began his career as a professional musician.
Pavel Sudoplatov Pavel Sudoplatov (1907 - September, 1996) was a member of the intelligence services of the Soviet Union who rose to the rank of lieutenant general. He was involved in several famous incidents of the early Cold War, including the assassination of Leon Trotsky, and the Soviet espionage program which obtained information about the atomic bomb from the Manhattan Project.
Pavel Tonkov Pavel Tonkov (born February 9, 1969 in Ichevsk) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Russia. His biggest success was the overall win in the 1996 edition of the Giro d'Italia, but he also placed 3rd overall in the Vuelta a España, and won the 1995 Tour de Suisse and the 1997 Tour de Romandie.
Pavel Tretyakov Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov (Russian: Павел Михайлович Третьяков) (December 27, 1832 – December 16, 1898) was a Russian businessman, patron of art, collector, and philanthropist who gave his name to the Tretyakov Gallery and Tretyakov Drive in Moscow. His brother S.
Pavel Tsatsouline Pavel Tsatsouline is a fitness instructor who holds a Master of Sports certification from the former Soviet government. He is heavily involved with the evolving field of martial arts fitness and is a major proponent of the traditional Russian fitness tool, the kettlebell, as an exercise and strengthening tool.
Pavel Vízner Pavel Vízner (born July 15, 1970 in Prague) is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. Together with Petr Pála he reached the men's doubles final of the 2001 French Open tournament but lost to Indians Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes (6-7, 3-6).
Pavel Vinogradov Pavel Vladimirovich Vinogradov (Russian: Павел Владимирович Виноградов) (born August 31, 1953 in Magadan, Russia) is a cosmonaut. As of 2006, he was one of the top 25 astronauts in terms of total time in space.
Pavel Vorobiev Pavel Vorobiev (born May 5, 1982 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan) is a professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for Khimik Moscow Oblast of the Russian Hockey Super League. Vorobiev was drafted in the 1st round, 11th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
Pavel Vranický Pavel Vranický (Paul Wranitzky) was born in Neureisch (now Nová Říše) in Moravia on December 30, 1756 and died in Vienna on September 29, 1808. At age 20, Pavel, like so many other Bohemian composers of that period, moved to Vienna to seek out opportunities within the Austrian imperial capital.
Pavel Yablochkov Pavel Nikolayevich Yablochkov (Павел Николаевич Яблочков in Russian) (( – ) was a Russian electrical engineer, the inventor of the Yablochkov candle (a type of electric carbon arc lamp) and businessman.
Pavel Young Lord Pavel Young, Eleventh Earl of North Hollow, is a fictional character in the Honorverse novels written by David Weber; he fulfils the role of villain on almost every appearance he makes. He appears on three novels: On Basilisk Station.
Pavel Zavadil Pavel Zavadil (born April 30, 1978 in Olomuc) is a Czech football midfielder, preferably playing on the right wing or in the center of the field just behind the striker. He currently represents Ă–sters IF in Sweden.
Paveletskiy Rail Terminal Paveletskiy Terminal is one of Moscow's nine railroad terminals. Originally called Saratov Railway Station, it was named after a village of Pavelets, when the railroad leading south-west of Moscow reached that point in 1899.
Pavement (band) Pavement was an American indie rock band in the 1990s. Although they experienced only moderate commercial success, they achieved a significant cult following, and their music has been a major influence on many bands of the late 1990s and beyond.
Pavement (material) Pavement in American English refers to the durable surface for an area intended to sustain traffic, which can be either vehicular traffic or foot traffic. The most common modern paving methods are asphalt and concrete.
Pavement Classification Number The Pavement Classification Number (PCN) is an International Civil Aviation Organization standard used in combination with the Aircraft Classification Number (ACN) to indicate the strength of a runway, taxiway or airport ramp (or apron). This helps to ensure that the airport ramp is not subjected to excessive wear and tear and thus lengthen its life.
Pavement engineering Pavement engineering is a branch of civil engineering that uses engineering techniques to design and maintain flexible (asphalt) and rigid (concrete) pavements. This includes streets and highways and involves knowledge of soils, hydraulics, and material properties.
Pavement Licker Pavement Licker is a free London-based fanzine available both on and offline. The free zine, which aims to provides a platform for artists and writers without pushing a particular agenda or manifesto, can be found in London, New York, Melbourne, Moscow, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Scandinavia.
Pavement radio 'Pavement radio' is the English translation of the French phrase 'radio trottoir', first coined by historian Stephen Ellis. The term refers to the grass-roots radio services that are used, primarily in urban African settings, to relay information that is deemed of sufficient interest.
Paver (flooring) A paver is a brick-like piece of concrete commonly used as exterior flooring. In a factory, pavers are made by pouring a mixture of concrete and some type of coloring agent into a mold of some shape and allowing to set.
Pavie Ridge Pavie Ridge or Cap Pavie or ĂŽle Pavie is an isolated rocky ridge rising over 500 m, which extends south and west from Martin Glacier to Moraine Cove, and forms the southeastern limit of Bertrand Ice Piedmont, on the west coast of Graham Land. Pavie Ridge is located at and has an elevation of 500 m.
Pavieł Maryjaŭ Pavieł Maryjaŭ (Russian: Павел Лукьянович Мариев, sometimes rendered as Pavel Mariev) (born June 16 1938) is a current Minister on the Council of the Republic of Belarus (Совет Республики/Савет Рэспублікі). Maryjaŭ is also one of five people who have been presented with the title Hero of Belarus.
Pavilion Indian Band The Pavilion Indian Band or Ts'kw'aylaxw First Nation is a First Nations government, located in the Fraser Canyon region of the Central Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was created when the government of the then-Colony of British Columbia established an Indian Reserve system in the 1860s.
Pavillon de Breteuil Pavillon de Breteuil is a legal enclave (considered international territory) of France, inaugurated by Louis XIV in 1672, and used from 1875 by the General Conference on Weights and Measures. It is located in Sèvres, near Paris.
Pavise A pavise (or Pavis, Pabys, pavesen) is a large convex shield of European origin used to protect the entire body. The pavise was also made in a smaller version for hand to hand combat and for wearing on the back of men-at-arms.
Pavle Beljanski Pavle Beljanski (Veliko Gradište, June 19, 1892 - Belgrade, July 14, 1965), was a lawyer and diplomat, art lover and great connoisseur, and collector who acquired the most complete collection of Serbian paintings from the first half of the 20th Century. By giving it to the Serbian people he became one of its greatest benefactors.
Pavle Bulatović Pavle Bulatović, (born 1948, in Kolasin, Montenegro, then Yugoslavia) Yugoslavia's foreign minister from 1994 and later defense minister, was shot dead in Belgrade on the evening of February 7, 2000. The shooting took place at a restaurant in the suburb Banjica and Bulatovic later died at a military hospital.
Pavle Ivić Professor Pavle Ivić (Serbian Cyrillic: Павле Ивић) (December 1, 1924 - September 19,1999) was a leading South Slavic and general dialectologist and phonologist. Both his field work and his synthesizing studies were extensive and authoritative.
Pavle Jurišić Šturm Pavle Jurišić Šturm (Serbian Cyrillic: Павле Јуришић Штурм) (August 8,1848-January 14,1922) was Serbian general of Sorbian origin (his original name was Paul Sturm) who commanded the Serbian 3rd Army in the First World War.
Pavle Orlović Pavle Orlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Павле Орловић, duke (војвода) of Novo Brdo) was one of the most famous Serbian knights in Serbian history.Son of Vuk (Вук), duke (војвода) of Soko grad on Drina.
Pavlik Morozov Pavel Trofimovich Morozov (; November 14, 1918 – September 3, 1932), better known by diminutive Pavlik, was a Soviet youth glorified by the Soviet Union propaganda as a martyr. His story, dated to 1932, is that of a 13-year old boy who denounced his father to the authorities and was in turn killed by his family.
Pavlo Lazarenko Pavlo Ivanovych Lazarenko (Ukrainian: Павло Іванович Лазаренко, born on 1953-01-23) was a Ukrainian politician and former Prime Minister who, in August 2006, was convicted and sentenced to prison in the United States for money laundering, wire fraud and extortion.Kravets, David.
Pavlo Skoropadsky Pavlo Skoropadsky (; ) May 3, 1873, Wiesbaden, Germany — April 26, 1945, Metten monastery clinic, Bavaria, Germany) was a Ukrainian politician, earlier an aristocrat and decorated Russian Imperial army general. Skoropadsky became a conservative leader in Ukraine's unsuccessful struggle for independence following the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Pavlo Virsky Pavlo Pavlovych Virsky (Ukrainian: Павло Павлович Вірський) (1905 - 1975) was a dancer, innovative choreographer, and founder of the P. Virsky Ukrainian National Folk Dance Ensemble, whose work in Ukrainian dance was groundbreaking and influenced generations of dancers.
Pavlos Bakoyannis Pavlos Bakoyannis (Greek:Παύλος Μπακογιάννης) (died September 26, 1989) was a liberal Greek politician who was well known for his broadcasts against the Greek military dictatorship of 1967-1974 on Deutsche Welle radio. He was shot and killed in the front entrance of his office in 1989 by members of the radical marxist terrorist group "November 17" (N17).
Pavlos Karakostas Pavlos Karakostas (Παύλος Καρακώστας, 1937-2002) was a Greek author from Perdikaki Valtou (Acarnania - Greece). He was a qualified teacher and served as School Master and later as School Adviser in Athens.
Pavlos Melas Pavlos Melas (Greek: Παύλος Μελάς) (March 29 1870–October 13 1904) was an officer of the Hellenic Army, and he was among the first who organized and participated in the Greek Struggle for Macedonia.
Pavlos Sidiropoulos Pavlos Sidiropoulos (Greek: Παύλος Σιδηρόπουλος) (Athens, August 27 1948 – Athens, 6 December 1990) was a Rock musician, noted for supporting the use of Greek Lyrics in Rock music, at a time when most Greek Rock groups where using English lyrics. During the 1970s and 1980s, he was arguably the most popular Greek rock musician.
Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece Prince Pavlos II, Crown Prince of Greece, Prince of Denmark is the eldest son of Constantine II, King of the Hellenes from 1964 to 1973.The monarchy was initially abolished in 1973 by the Regime of the Colonels.
Pavlov's House Pavlov's House (дом Павлова - dom Pavlova in Russian) became the name of a well-defended apartment building during the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942-1943. It gained its popular name from Sergeant Yakov Pavlov, who commanded the platoon that seized the building and defended it throughout the battle.
Pavlovsk, Voronezh Oblast Pavlovsk () is a town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Don River at its confluence with the Osered), 234 km southeast of Voronezh. Population: 26,365 (2002 Census); 25,905 (1989 Census).
Pavo (constellation) Pavo (IPA: , ) is a southern constellation. The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597, and it first appeared in Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603.
Pavo (genus) The peafowl genus Pavo Linnaeus, 1758 consist of two species of spectaculary plumaged pheasants with highly elongated and elaborated trains, decorated with metallic ocelli. These two species are the largest of the Phasianidae.
Pavol Adami Pavol Adami (Slovak), Adámi Pál (Hungarian), Paul Adami (German) (1739-1795, 1802 or 1814) was a Slovak scientist and scholar, considered one of the world's first veterinarians. He was one of the first recorded experts in the infectious diseases of animals.
Pavol Hrušovský Pavol Hrušovský (born 9 June 1952, Veľká Maňa near Nové Zámky, Slovakia) was the speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic (the Slovak parliament) from 2002 to February 2006 and party leader of the Christian Democratic Movement.
Pavonia Terminal Pavonia Terminal was the waterfront terminal on the Hudson River in Jersey City, New Jersey for the Erie Railroad's passenger trains. It was built between 1886 and 1889, closed in late 1958, and was demolished in 1961.
Paw Paw High School (West Virginia) Paw Paw High School in Paw Paw, West Virginia serves grades 7 through 12 with approximately 100 students enrolled and over 20 faculty members. It is one of the two high schools in Morgan County along with Berkeley Springs High School in Berkeley Springs.
Paw Paws Paw Paws, sometimes known as Paw Paw Bears, debuted as one of the original segments of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera. A group of small bears that lived in a tribal society, the cubs spent every day defending themselves from their enemies, The Meanos, led by the evil Dark Paw.
Pawa Pawa is a region of the Valley in Jeff Smith's Bone epic, and is the setting for much of the seventh book, Ghost Circles. Like its political enemy the kingdom of Atheia, Pawa is the name of both the city and the surrounding countryside.
Pawar Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar Sharadchandra Govindrao (born 12 December, 1940) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Baramati constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) political party.
Pawcatuck River The Pawcatuck River is a short river in the northeastern United States, approximately 30 mi/48 km long. It forms part of the boundary between the states of Connecticut (to the west) and Rhode Island to the east, emptying into Long Island Sound.
Pawel Lewicki Pawel Lewicki is a cognitive psychologist, and professor of psychology at the University of Tulsa. He is best known for his research on nonconscious information processing (and self-perpetuation), where he demonstrated that procedural knowledge is created via nonconscious acquisition of information about covariations between events or features, and that nonconsciously, individuals can acquire even very complex knowledge structures.
Pawel Skrzecz Paweł Skrzecz (born August 25, 1957 in Warsaw) is a retired boxer from Poland, who won the silver medal in the light heavyweight division (– 81 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. In the final he was beaten by Slobodan Kačar of Yugoslavia.
Paweł Bugała Paweł Bugała (born December 31, 1973 in Lublin) is a Polish football player. He currently plays for Lech Poznań, however he has not fulfilled expectations at the club, having played only one game in the whole of the 2004/05 season, and having mainly played for the reserve team.
Paweł Edmund Strzelecki Count Paweł Edmund Strzelecki also known as Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki KCB CMG FRGS MRS (July 20 1797 - October 6 1873), was a Polish nobleman, explorer and geologist. His surname is properly pronounced "Shche-letsky", however in Australia his surname and things named after him are usually pronounced "Strez-lecky.
Paweł Finder Paweł Finder (born 19 September 1904 in Bielsko-Biala, Poland - shot 26 July 1944 in Warsaw) (pseudonyms included Paweł, Paul, Paul Reynot) was a Polish communist leader and First secretary of the PPR from 1943 to 1944.
Paweł Nastula Paweł Nastula (born June 26, 1970) is a Polish heavyweight fighter in mixed martial arts, currently competing in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, a Japanese MMA organization. He was the 1995 and 1997 Judo World Champion, and 1996 gold medallist at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, winning those titles in the U95kg weight category.
Paweł Olszewski Paweł Olszewski (born December 11, 1979 in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 6850 votes in 4 Bydgoszcz district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Paweł Szymański Paweł Szymański (born March 27, 1954 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish composer. His music is based on strict technical discipline and the initial sound material of Szymański’s pieces has roots in past conventions but is always processed and composed from the beginning.
Paweł Włodkowic Paweł Włodkowic, known in Latin as Paulus Vladimiri (ca. 1370 - 1435), was a distinguished scholar, jurist and rector of the Cracow Academy who defended Poland and native non-Christian tribes against the Teutonic Order and its policies of conquest.
Paweł Zalewski Paweł Zalewski (born September 25, 1964 in Warsaw) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 14068 votes in 11 Sieradz district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
Paweraa Paweraa was the Mayor of Western Thebes during a series of tomb robberies that occurred in the Valley of the Kings during the late New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. In official transcripts of a Tomb Robbery report from Year 16 of Ramesses IX, Paweraa was accused by Paser, the Mayor of Eastern Thebes, of either being involved in the series of Tomb robberies or being negligent in his duties in protecting the royal tombs from incursions by marauding Libyan bands or conventional Egyptian tomb robbers.
Pawn (chess) The pawn () is the weakest and most numerous piece in the game of chess, representing infantry, or more particularly pikemen. Each player begins the game with eight pawns, one on each square of the second rank from the view of the player.
Pawn structure In chess, the pawn structure (sometimes known as the pawn skeleton) is the configuration of pawns on the chessboard. Pawns being the least mobile of the chess pieces, the pawn structure is relatively static, and largely determines the strategic nature of the position.
Pawnbroker A pawnbroker offers monetary loans in exchange for an item of value to the given pawn broker. The word pawn is derived from the Latin pignus, for pledge, and the items having been pawned to the broker are themselves called pledges or pawns, or simply the collateral.
Pawnee The Pawnee (also Paneassa, Pari, Pariki) are a Native American tribe that historically lived along the Platte, Loup and Republican Rivers in present-day Nebraska. They refer to themselves as "Chaticks-si-Chaticks", meaning "Men of men".
Pawnee language The Pawnee language is a Caddoan language spoken by Pawnee Native Americans located in North central Oklahoma. Once the language of thousands of Pawnees, today Pawnee is spoken by a shrinking number of elderly speakers, and as more young people continue to learn English as their first language, the status of Pawnee declines towards extinction.
Pawnee National Grassland Pawnee National Grassland is a United States National Grassland located in northeastern Colorado on the Colorado Eastern Plains. The grassland is located in the South Platte River basin in remote Weld County between Greeley and Sterling.
Pawnee Rock Pawnee Rock, one of the most famous landmarks on the Santa Fe Trail, is located in Pawnee Rock State Park, just north of Pawnee Rock, Kansas. Originally over 100 feet tall, railroad construction stripped it of some 20 feet in height for road bed material.
Pawnee, Kansas Pawnee, Kansas is a former town that served as the first official capital of the Kansas Territory in 1855. Pawnee was the territorial capital for exactly five days – from July 2 to July 6, 1855 – before pro-slavery legislators voted to move the capital to Shawnee Mission.
PawnChessmon PawnChessmon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, a Rookie-level Puppet Digimon born the data of a chess program. Pawn Chessmon's personaliy is one of a person making his impression in the world by achievements.
Paws and Tales Paws and Tales is a Christian production for children by Insight for Living and Chuck Swindoll. It first aired on radio in 2001, and in 2004 and 2005 two episodes were adapted into CGI animation and released onto VHS and DVD.
Pawsey (crater) Pawsey is a worn impact crater that lies next to the northern outer [of Wiener crater], on the [[Far side (Moon)|far side of the Moon. To the east-northeast of Pawsey is the large Campbell crater, and further to the west is Bridgman crater.
Pawtuckaway Pond Pawtuckaway Pond is a 900-acre water body located in Rockingham County in southeastern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Nottingham. The original, natural pond was enlarged in the 1800s by the construction of four dams.
Pawtucket Red Sox In baseball, the Pawtucket Red Sox (known colloquially as the PawSox) are the AAA affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and belong to the International League. They play their home games at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

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