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Pep rally A pep rally is a gathering of people, typically students of high school age, before a sports event. The purpose of such a gathering is to encourage "school spirit" and to support members of the team for which the rally is being thrown.
Pepacton Reservoir The Pepacton Reservoir, also known as the Downsville Reservoir or the Downsville Dam, is a reservoir in Delaware County, New York that was formed by impounding over ¼ of the East Branch of the Delaware River. New York City purchased the valley in 1942, displacing 974 people, destroying four towns, and submerging nearly ½ of the Delaware and Northern Railroad in the process.
Pepé Romero frame|left|Pepe Romero (from Romero (born [[March 8], [[1944 in Málaga, Spain) is a world-renowned classical and flamenco guitarist. He is particularly famous for his outstanding technique and colorful musical interpretations on the instrument.
Pepcid Complete Pepcid Complete, comarketed by Johnson & Johnson and Merck, is a combination of the H2-blocker famotidine (10 mg) with the antacids calcium carbonate (800 mg) and magnesium hydroxide (165 mg). It is administered as chewable tablets and used to treat heartburn.
Pepco Holdings Pepco Holdings, Inc. (or "PHI" ) is a holding company incorporated in February of 2001 for the purpose of effecting the acquisition of Conectiv Power Delivery by Potomac Electric Power Company (better known as "Pepco").
Pepe (film) Pepe is a 1960 movie starring Mario Moreno "Cantinflas" in the title role, directed by George Sidney. A multitude of cameo appearances attempted to replicate the success of Moreno's American debut, Around the World in Eighty Days.
Pepe (Portuguese footballer) José Manuel Soares, known as Pepe, was a Portuguese footballer born in Lisbon on 30 January 1908. During his brief career, he was a forward for Belenenses and was considered by many to be Portugal's best player.
Pepe Barreto Pepe Barreto (born in Lima, Peru) is a community and entertainment reporter for KMEX-TV, Channel 34. With extensive experience in tv and radio, Barreto, joined KMEX'sthe awardwinning news team, Noticias 34, April 1993.
Pepe Kalle Pepe Kalle (November 30 1951 – November 28, 1998) was a soukous singer, musician and bandleader from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Pepe Kalle was born Kabasele Yampanya in Kinshasa, but later assumed the name of his mentor, Grand Kalle.
Pepe Marchena José Tejada Marín (Marchena, Seville, Spain, 1903-Seville, December 4, 1976) known as Pepe Marchena, and also as Niño de Marchena in the first years of his career, was a flamenco singer who achieved great success in the ópera flamenca period (1922-1956). Influenced by singers like Antonio Chacón, he carried to the extreme the tendency to a more mellow and ornamented style of flamenco singing.
Pepe Remey Joseph Pepe Remey (February 13, 1922–April 11, 1994) was believed to be the second Aghsan Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith by the Bahá'ís Under the Provisions of the Covenant, although he never publicly accepted this role. He was the adopted son of Charles Mason Remey, who was believed to be the successor to the Guardian Shoghi Effendi by some Bahá'í divisions.
Pepe Trevor Penelope "Pepe" Trevor (born 1960) is an Australian actress, journalist and award-winning author who is perhaps best known for her role as young card sharp and trouble-maker Lexie Patterson in Prisoner.
Peperino Peperino is an Italian name applied to a brown or grey volcanic tuff, containing fragments of basalt and limestone, with disseminated crystals of augite, mica, magnetite, leucite, and other similar minerals. The typical peperino occurs in the Alban Hills, near Rome, and was used by the ancients, under the name of lapis albanus, as a building stone and for the basins of fountains.
Pepernoot Pepernoten (not to be confused with PfeffernĂĽsse, which has the same literal translation of 'pepper nuts') are a cookie-like kind of candy, traditionally associated with the Sinterklaas holiday in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Pepero Day Pepero Day is a unofficial holiday in South Korea similar to Valentine's Day or Sweetest Day. It is named after the Korean snack Pepero and held on November 11, since the date "11/11" resembles four sticks of Pepero.
Pepeu Gomes Pedro Anibal de Oliveira Gomes, better known as Pepeu Gomes (born on February 7, 1952 in Salvador, Bahia state) is an accomplished Brazilian guitar player and composer. Pepeu is a major source of inspiraton and national pride to Brazilian guitarists since he is one of a few Brazilian guitarists to play rock at a world class level.
Pepi Lederer Pepi Lederer (March 18 1910 – June 11 1935), was an actress and writer best known for her association with William Randolph Hearst, the long-term partner of her aunt, Marion Davies, and later, from a profile written by her close friend, actress Louise Brooks.
Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montĂłn Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montĂłn (English: Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls on the Heap, also Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom) is a 1980 film written and directed by the Spanish filmmaker Pedro AlmodĂłvar.
Peplomer A peplomer is a glycoprotein spike on the protein coat (Capsid)(of a virus. It is the basis for host specificity as it binds only to certain receptors on the host cell, including flagella, pili, and lipopolysaccharides.
Peppa Pig Peppa Pig is an animated television series about the life of an anthropomorphic pig, Peppa, and her family. Peppa Pig and her family and friends are all anthropomorphized animals drawn in such a stylised fashion that their heads are always in profile, creating the impression of both eyes being on the same side of their face.
Peppadew Peppadew™ is a trademarked name for a certain preparation of slightly sweet and slightly hot pickled bright red piquanté peppers from the Limpopo province of South Africa. The owner of the trademark is adamant that they must not be called "peppadews", but this request is not universally heeded in recipes and discussions.
Pepper (baseball) Pepper is a common pre-game exercise in baseball, where one player bunts brisk ground balls and line drives to a group of fielders who are standing close by. The fielders try to make a play on the ball, and throw it back as quickly as possible.
Pepper Adams Pepper Adams (Born Pepper Park Adams III on October 8, 1930 in Highland Park, Michigan - Died on September 10, 1986 in Brooklyn, New York) was one of hard bop's most significant baritone saxophonists. His dark, hearty tone on the horn and driving rhythmic sense provided the antithesis to the lighter, floating (and consequently more popular) styles of Gerry Mulligan.
Pepper Dennis 'Pepper Dennis' was a short-lived comedy-drama television series that debuted on The WB on April 4, 2006. Due to extremely poor ratings, it was quickly announced on May 17, 2006 that Pepper Dennis would not be one of the WB shows that would be transferred to The CW Television Network, and the show's series finale was aired on July 4, 2006.
Pepper Hamilton Pepper Hamilton LLP is a multi-practice law firm with 400 lawyers in 10 offices. The firm provides corporate, litigation and regulatory legal services to leading businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and individuals throughout the nation and the world.
Pepper Lim Pepper Lim (born December 17, 1968) is the brainchild behind the concept of "community email"; an alternative to free and premium email services. A supporter of open source and other such concepts, he started 3people.
Pepper Martin Johnny Leonard Roosevelt “Pepper” Martin (February 29, 1904 - March 5, 1965) was a Major League Baseball player. Martin, who was also known as the “Wild Horse of the Osage”, was a third baseman and outfielder for the St.
Pepper Mashay Pepper Mashay (real name Jean McClain) is a Urban contemporary/Soul music and House music singer who has had success as a touring and studio performer. As lead vocalist Mashay has released several tracks that have performed well on the U.
Pepper Mill Village, Maryland Pepper Mill Village is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County in the State of Maryland in the United States of America. Because it is not formally incorporated, it has no official boundaries, but the United States Census Bureau has defined a census-designated place consisting of Pepper Mill Village and the adjacent community of Carmody Hills, designated Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village, for statistical purposes.
Pepper Pot The Pepper Pot is a colloquial name for the Old Town Hall in Godalming. It was constructed in 1814 and replaced the dilapidated Old Market House which had been the meeting place of the Godalming (hundred) Court for time immemorial.
Pepper Pot, Godalming The Pepper Pot, also known as the Old Town Hall, is a distinctive octangular building in the centre of the town of Godalming in Surrey, United Kingdom. Due to its unique design, it has become the defacto 'logo' of the town today.
Pepper Rodgers Pepper Rodgers has been a head coach in college football, the United States Football League and the Canadian Football League. He was the head coach at University of Kansas, UCLA, and Georgia Tech, and an assistant at the United States Air Force Academy and the University of Florida.
Pepper spray Pepper spray (also known as OC spray (from "Oleoresin Capsicum"), OC gas, or capsicum spray) is a lachrymatory agent (a chemical compound that irritates the eyes to cause tears, pain, and even temporary blindness) that is used in riot control, crowd control and personal self-defense, including defense against dogs and bears. It is a non-lethal agent that can be deadly in rare cases - the American Civil Liberties Union claims to have documented fourteen fatalities from the use of pepper spray.
Pepper Schwartz Pepper Schwartz, PhD, is a sociologist and sexologist teaching at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, USA. She is the author of many books including "Peer Marriage" and "Ten Talks Parents Must Have With Their Children About Sex and Character" ISBN 0-7868-8548-3 (with Dominic Cappello); and well known for her contributions to journals, newspapers and magazines.
Pepper v Hart Pepper v Hart (1993) AC 593 is a landmark decision of the House of Lords on the use of legislative history in statutory interpretation. The Court established the principle that when primary legislation is ambiguous then, under certain circumstances, the court may refer to statements made in the House of Commons in an attempt to interpret the meaning of the legislation.
Pepper's ghost Pepper's ghost is a illusionary technique used in theatre and in some magic tricks. Using a plate glass and special lighting techniques, it can make objects seem to appear or disappear, or make one object seem to "morph" into another.
Pepper-box The Pepper-box revolver or pepperbox revolver is a multishot handheld firearm, which was popular in North America around the time of the American Civil War. The pepperbox was invented in the 1830s and was meant mainly for civilian use.
Pepper-spray projectile A pepper-spray projectile, also called a pepper-spray ball or pepper-spray pellet, is a projectile weapon made up of a powdered chemical that irritates eyes and nose. These non-lethal weapons launch a frangible ball which breaks upon impact and releases an extremely effective super irritant, a powder called PAVA (capsaicin II) pepper.
Peppercorn (legal) In legal terminology, a peppercorn is a very small payment, used to satisfy the requirements for the creation of a legal contract. The term comes from the Middle Ages, when the very small fruit of the black pepper carried a high price in Europe, and was sometimes used in place of money or as a dowry.
Peppered moth evolution The evolution of the peppered moth over the last two hundred years has been studied in detail. Originally, the vast majority of peppered moths had light coloration, which effectively camouflaged them against the light-colored trees and lichens which they rested upon.
Pepperjack cheese Pepperjack cheese is a derivative of Monterey Jack cheese that combines spicy hot peppers for a zesty flavor. Spicy, delicate and buttery, Pepperjack cheese is semi-soft and open textured with a slightly tart flavor.
Peppermint Peppermint (Mentha Ă— piperita) is a (usually) sterile hybrid mint, a cross between watermint (Mentha aquatica) and spearmint (Mentha spicata). It is occasionally found wild with its parent species in central and southern Europe, but the first intentional crossbreed of watermint and spearmint was done in England.
Peppermint Candy Peppermint Candy (2000) is the second feature film from South Korean director Lee Chang-dong. The movie starts with the suicide of the protagonist and uses reverse chronology, similar to later films Memento and Irréversible, to depict some of the key events of the past 20 years of his life that led to his death.
Peppermint extract Peppermint extract is an herbal extract of peppermint (Mentha x piperita) made from the essential oils of peppermint leaves. It is commonly used in cooking, as a dietary supplement, and as an herbal or alternative medicine.
Peppermint Pig Peppermint Pig is an EP by the Scottish rock group Cocteau Twins, released on 4AD records in March 1983. In its original release, limited edition 7-inch single featured "Peppermint Pig" and "Laugh Lines".
Peppermint Twist "Peppermint Twist" is a song recorded and released by Joey Dee and the Starliters in 1961. Capitalizing on the Twist dance craze and the nightclub in which Dee performed ("The Peppermint Lounge"), the song hit number one on the U.
Pepperoncini The pepperoncini (Italian peperone, peperoncino), also known as Tuscan peppers, sweet Italian peppers, banana peppers, waxed peppers, and golden Greek peppers, is a variety of Capsicum annuum. The Italian varieties, grown in the Tuscany region of Italy, tend to be more bitter than their Greek counterparts.
Pepperoni Pepperoni is a spicy Italian-American variety of dry salami made of beef, pork and often veal. Pepperoni is a descendant of the spicy salamis of Southern Italy, such as salsiccia Napoletana piccante, a spicy dry sausage from Naples.
Pepperoni Roll The pepperoni roll is a snack popular in West Virginia and some nearby regions of the Appalachian Mountains. Ubiquitous in West Virginia (particularly in convenience stores), but traditionally little known elsewhere, it is arguably the food most closely associated with the state (a competitor for this distinction is the ramp).
Pepperpot, Godalming The Pepperpot is one of the best known landmarks in the town of Godalming, Surrey, England, situated on the High Street, at its junction with Church Street. It was built in 1814 as the Town Hall, replacing an earlier market house, and the upstairs rooms continued to be used for civic gatherings until 1908.
Peppery furrow shell The peppery furrow shell, Scrobicularia plana, also known as a sand gaper, is the only species currently recognized by ITIS in the genus Scrobicularia; however some sources recognise other species such as Scrobicularia cottardi. It is a bivalve mollusc commonly found on sandy or muddy sea coasts and estuaries in northern Europe, the Mediterranean and West Africa.
Peppin Merino The Peppin Merino is a breed of Merino Sheep raised for its wool, mostly in Australia. So important is the Peppin Merino that sheep men throughout Australia often classify their sheep simply as being either Peppin, or non-Peppin.
Peppino D'Agostino Italian born Peppino D'Agostino was first drawn to the guitar after watching his cousin perform during church services in his hometown of Torino; the self-taught musician began picking out tunes by ear, and inspired by legends like Paco de Lucia, Leo Kottke and Carlos Santana, was composing and recording solo throughout Italy by the age of 18. Immigrating to San Francisco in 1984 to pursue his dream as a composer and performer, he paid his dues as a street musician before developing into a world renowned recording artist and performer critics have long hailed as “a poet…among the best talents around” (San Francisco Chronicle) and “one of the most capable composers among fingerstyle guitarists” (Acoustic Guitar magazine).
Pepsi Bethel Alfred "Pepsi" Bethel was a jazz dancer, choreographer, and leader of his own dance troupe, the Pepsi Bethel Authentic Jazz Dance Theater, which he founded in 1960. He was born on August 31, 1918 in Greensboro, North Carolina and died August 30, 2002 in New York, New York.
Pepsi Billion Dollar Sweepstakes The Pepsi Billion Dollar Sweepstakes was a contest, announced by soft drink company Pepsi Cola on April 10 of 2003, beginning on May 1 and ending on September 14, all of the same year. For the contest, Pepsi printed one billion special codes, which could be redeemed either on the Pepsi website or via postal mail, and of which one million were instant cash winners (eg a $20 dollar instant prize).
Pepsi Breakout Pepsi Breakout was a Canadian television series which aired on A-Channel, MTV Canada, and Toronto One. The show was made up of concert and backstage footage of a Canadian band filmed by fans in attendance who are given digital camcorders.
Pepsi Cappuccino Pepsi Cappuccino is a cappuccino-flavored carbonated soft drink produced by Pepsico and currently marketed and sold in India, Eastern Europe, Mexico and some Central American countries. It has also been seen in other areas of Europe under different Pepsi Max nomenclature.
Pepsi Center/Elitch Gardens (RTD) Pepsi Center/Elitch Gardens is a light rail station in the RTD light rail system of Denver, Colorado. It primarily serves the adjacent Pepsi Center and Elitch Gardens entertainment facilities in Downtown Denver.
Pepsi Direct Pepsi Direct is the centralized sales department for The Pepsi Bottling Group, based in Winston-Salem, NC. The primary purpose of Pepsi Direct is to process customers' Pepsi orders, sell in new products, and provide an avenue to begin resolutions to disputes not related to sales.
Pepsi Chart (UK) The Pepsi Chart (previously known as "The Pepsi Network Chart Show") was a networked Sunday afternoon Top 40 countdown on UK radio that started life in July '93 with Neil 'Doctor' Fox hosting the show live from the Capital Radio studios in London. The Pepsi Chart show carried an emphasis in fun and was the UK's first personality-led chart show: the presenter was live and exciting, big-prize competitions were held, and the Top 10 was official - i.
Pepsi music festival Pepsi music festival is a major Argentinian music festival, held annually since 2003. Since 2005 it is named after its main sponsor, Pepsi, before it was named after its previous sponsor Quilmes, and it was known as "Quilmes rock".
Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year The Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year award was created in 2002. This is an award voted on by the fans, and it is completely separate from the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year awards voted on by the Associated Press.
Pepsi Power Hour The Pepsi Power Hour was a one hour weekly program that aired on the Muchmusic television channel in Canada. The show was dedicated to 80s hard rock and heavy metal and showcased a variety of well and lesseer known artists.
Pepsi Samba Pepsi Samba is a "Tropical Flavoured Cola" containing the flavours Mango & Tamarind, distributed in Australia. It was released in Australia in the 3rd Quarter of 2005 and was expected to be in production for a limited time only.
Pepsi Stuff Pepsi Stuff refers to a landmark marketing strategy and global integrated campaign launched by PepsiCo, first in North America and then around the world, in the 1990s and continuing into the 2000s featuring merchandise that could be purchased with Pepsi Points.
Pepsiman Pepsiman is an official Pepsi mascot from Pepsi's Japanese corporate branch. The design of the Pepsiman character is attributed to Canadian comic book artist Travis Charest, created sometime around the mid 1990s.
Peptide Peptides (from the Greek πεπτος, "digestible") are the family of short molecules formed from the linking, in a defined order, of various α-amino acids. The link between one amino acid residue and the next is an amide bond and is sometimes referred to as a peptide bond.
Peptide bond A peptide bond is a chemical bond formed between two molecules when the carboxyl group of one molecule reacts with the amino group of the other molecule, releasing a molecule of water (H2O). This is a dehydration synthesis reaction
Peptide computing Peptide computing is a form of computing which uses peptides and molecular biology, instead of traditional silicon-based computer technologies. The basis of this computational model is the affinity of antibodies towards peptide sequences.
Peptide mass fingerprinting Peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF) is an analytical technique for protein identification that was developed by John Yates and colleagues (3). In short, the unknown protein of interest is cleaved into peptides by a protease such as Trypsin.
Peptide plane flipping Peptide plane flipping is a type of conformational change that can occur in proteins by which the dihedral angles of adjacent amino acids undergo large-scale rotations with little displacement of the side chains. The plane flip is defined as a rotation of the dihedral angles φ,ψ at amino acids i and i+1 such that the resulting angles remain in structurally stable regions of Ramachandran space.
Peptide sequence Peptide sequence or amino acid sequence is the order in which amino acid residues, connected by peptide bonds, lie in the chain in Peptides and Proteins. The sequence is generally reported from the N-terminal end containing free amino group to the C-terminal end containing free carboxyl group.
Peptide sequence tag A peptide sequence tag is a piece of information about a peptide obtained by tandem mass spectrometry that can be used to identify this peptide in a protein database. In general, peptides can be identified by fragmenting them in a mass spectrometer.
Peptidoglycan Peptidoglycan, also known as murein, is a polymer consisting of sugars and amino acids that forms a homogeneous layer outside the plasma membrane of eubacteria. Some Archaea have a similar layer of pseudopeptidoglycan.
Peptidyl transferase The Peptidyl transferase is an aminoacyltransferase (), and the primary enzymatic function of the ribosome which forms peptide links between adjacent amino acids using tRNAs during the translation process of protein biosynthesis.
Peptidyl-glutamyl peptide-hydrolyzing activity Peptidyl-glutamyl peptide-hydrolyzing (PHGH) enzyme activity is a means of proteolysis that cleaves peptide bonds in proteins immediately after acidic or branched-chain amino acids. One of the three catalytic β subunits of the proteasome has PHGH activity and is strongly inhibited by the proteasome inhibitor epoxomicin.
Peptoid Peptoids, or N-substituted glycines, are a specific subclass of peptidomimetics. They are closely related to their natural peptide counterparts, but differ chemically in that their sidechains are appended to nitrogen atoms along the molecule's backbone, rather than to the α-carbons (as they are in amino acids).
Pepuza Pepuza (also spelled Pepouza) was a town in the Phrygia region of Asia Minor (nowadays in Western Turkey) which was proclaimed in the 3rd century by the Montanist Christians as the new Jerusalem and the place in which Jesus would descend to the Earth again.
Pepys Island Pepys Island () was a phantom island, said to lie about 230 miles north of the Falkland Islands. It was first described by Ambrose Cowley in 1684, presumably mistaking the coordinates of one of the Falkland Islands, and named by him for Samuel Pepys, Secretary of the Admiralty.
Pequannock Township High School Pequannock Township High School, established in 1956, is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Pequannock Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Pequannock Township School District.
Pequannock Township School District The Pequannock Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Pequannock Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
Peque gallaga Peque Gallaga is a multi-awarded Filipino filmmaker. His most significant achievement in film is "Oro, Plata, Mata", which he directed after winning a scripwriting contest sponsored by the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines.
Pequea Bridge The Pequea Bridge can refer to more than one bridge spanning the Pequea Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The names reflect the official county designations for the bridge whose common name is in parentheses.
Pequea Creek Pequea Creek (pronounced peck-way) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River that runs for approximately 40 miles (65 km) from the eastern border of Lancaster County and Berks County, Pennsylvania to village of Pequea, about 5 miles (8 km) below the hydroelectric dam at Safe Harbor along the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Pequea Valley School District The Pequea Valley School District is a school district of 1927 students educated in 5 schools by 123 teachers in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the United States.Pequea Valley School District It is a member of Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit (IU) 13.
Pequeninos The Pequeninos (Portuguese for "little ones"), or piggies, are a fictional alien species in the Ender's Game series of books by Orson Scott Card. Forest-dwelling, small and technologically primitive, they were discovered by human colonists on the planet of Lusitania and given the name "piggies" because of their generally pig-like appearance.
Pequot The Pequot are a tribal nation of Native Americans who, in the 17th century, inhabited much of what is now Connecticut. The Pequot War saw the elimination of the Pequot as a viable socio-political entity in present-day southern New England.
Pequot Lakes High School Pequot Lakes High School is a 9-12 high school located a few blocks west of Minnesota State Highway 371 towards the southern end of the city of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota. The high school was originally built at its present location in 1976, and the band wing in the front of the building was completed in 2004.
Pequot War The Pequot War was an armed conflict in 1637 between an alliance of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies, with American Indian allies (the Narragansett, and Mohican Indians), against the Pequot Indians. This war saw the elimination of the Pequot as a viable polity in what is present-day southern New England.
Per Albin Hansson Per Albin Hansson (October 28, 1885–October 6, 1946), leader of the Swedish Social Democrats, was an indalizing Prime Minister in four governments between 1932 and 1946, including the coalition government which was formed during World War II, and included all major parties except the Communists. During the start of the war, fearing a German invasion, Per Albin gave in to Hitler’s demands of allowing German troop transports on Swedish railways to Norway, that had already been invaded and occupied by the Nazis, and to Finland (See transit of German troops through Scandinavia (WWII)).
Per Albin Line The Per Albin Line is the folkloric name of a 500 kilometer long line of light fortifications erected during World War II around the coast of southern Sweden to protect the country from a possible German invasion. It was named after Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson and stretched from Halland across SkĂĄne to Blekinge and consisted of two defense lines:
Per Aldeheim Per Aldeheim is a guitarist who started out in the business with the band LAZY, also featuring Kim Björkgren. In 1985 they quit the band and started a new, It's Alive, together with among others Max Martin (then known as Martin White) as their singer and frontman.
Per Anders Fogelström Per Anders Fogelström (1917 - 1998) was among the leading figures in modern Swedish literature. He spent his whole life in Stockholm, and the most famous of his many works is a series of novels set in the city he dearly loved.
Per Andersen Per Andersen is a Norwegian brain researcher at the University of Oslo. Research by his lab, specifically by Terje Lømo (and Timothy Bliss, who helped characterize the phenomenon years later), led to the discovery of long-term potentiation in 1966.
Per Aspera Press Per Aspera Press is an independent publisher of speculative fiction based in Seattle, Washington. It was founded by Karawynn Long and Jak Koke in 2003, and publishes original novels by both new and established authors.
Per Bakken Per Bakken is a Norwegian nordic skiier who won the both the Nordic combined and 50 km cross country skiing events at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1904. For his dual victories that year, Bakken earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1907.
Per Bylund Per Bylund (born 1975 in Stockholm, Sweden), has become known as a radical libertarian writer and thinker. Apart from being frequently published on radical libertarian sites and ezines, he has edited the Swedish anthology Sådan är kapitalismen http://www.
Per curiam decision A per curiam decision (or opinion) is a ruling handed down by a court with multiple judges in which the decision was made by the court acting as a whole, as opposed to statements made by individual judges. The literal meaning of this legal term is "by the court".
Per cutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration The Per-cutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration (PESA) technique is used to determine sperm counts in the event of a possible blockage of the vas deferens. A small needle is inserted through the skin of the scrotum, to collect sperm from the epididymis where sperm are usually stored after production in the testes.
Per Capita Per Capita is an Australian thinktank, which advertised for an Executive Director in December 2006. The job advertisement described Per Capita as "a new independent think-tank dedicated to the advancement of progressive public policy in Australia", and stated: "Progressive ideas are currently not well represented in the intellectual marketplace – Per Capita wants to change that".

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