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Perry Satullo Perry Satullo (born October 25, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio), better known as Perry Saturn, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler. During his career, he has worked in Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation.
Perry Smith (murderer) Perry Edward Smith (October 27 1928 – April 14 1965) was one of two ex-convicts who murdered the four members of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas on November 15, 1959, a crime made famous by Truman Capote in his 1966 non-fiction novel In Cold Blood. Together with Richard Hickock, Smith launched an invasion of the Clutter farmhouse, mistakenly believing that a large amount of money was kept in a safe.
Perry Smith (U.S. Congressman) Perry Smith (May 12, 1783 - June 8, 1852) was a Connecticut State Representative and was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1836, where he served one term. Smith served on the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee.
Perry South (Pittsburgh) Perry South is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's north city area. It has a zip code of 15214, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by both the council members for District 1 (North Neighborhoods) and 6 (Northshore/Downtown Neighborhoods).
Perry Stephens Perry Stephens (February 14, 1958 - September 8, 2005) born Perry Stephens Moody in Frankfurt, Germany, he was an American actor known primarily for his roles on daytime soap operas, including the role of Jack Forbes on Loving and Steve Crown on The Bold and the Beautiful. He also starred as John F.
Perry Street and District League The Perry Street and District League is a football competition based in the counties of Somerset, Dorset and Devon, England. The league was formed in 1903 by Charles Edward Small, the owner of the Perry Street Lace Works, who is commemorated by the three spools of lace depicted on the league's crest.
Perry Township, Wood County, Ohio Perry Township is one of the 19 townships that make up Wood County, Ohio. It is located in the southeastern corner of the county, and makes up part of the county borders with Hancock and Seneca Counties, as well as meeting part of Sandusky County in its northeastern corner.
Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook was first published in 1934 and the seventh edition was published in 1997. It has been a classic source of chemical engineering knowledge found to be indispensable by chemical engineers, and a wide variety of other engineers and scientists, through six previous editions spanning more than seventy years.
Perry's Nut House Perry's Nut House is tourist stop and store on Old Route One in coastal Belfast, Maine. A classic example of roadside America, Perry's features giant painted animal sculptures outside and, until recently, a display of exotic nut seeds and stuffed animals inside.
Perry, Cambridgeshire Perry,which, before becoming a parish in its own right, was divided into West Perry (in the parish of Great Staughton) and East Perry (in the parish of Grafham), is a small village in Cambridgeshire, England. It lies on the shore of a reservoir, Grafham Water, just a few miles from the market towns of St Neots and Huntingdon.
Perrydale, Oregon Perrydale is an unincorporated community of about 60 people in Polk County, Oregon, United States, approximately 10 miles from Dallas, Oregon. The town has a K-12 school, Perrydale School District, as well as a small fabrication plant.
Perryfields High School Perryfields High School is a secondary school on the Brandhall housing estate in Oldbury, West Midlands, England. It has served the local community since the 1950s, first as a secondary modern school and now as a comprehensive school, providing education for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 years.
Perrygrove Railway The Perrygrove Railway is a minimum gauge railway running on gauge track. It is a private heritage railway running at Perrygrove Farm in the Royal Forest of Dean near Coleford, Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom.
Perryville Railroad Bridge The Perryville Railroad Bridge carries CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision across the Susquehanna River between Havre de Grace, Maryland and Perryville, Maryland. It was originally built as a single-track bridge by the Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad.
Persada Johor Persada Johor International Convention Centre is the principal meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) venue in Johor, positioned to create a market and to cater to the demand for such services in the south of Peninsular Malaysia.
Persatuan Gerak Badan Persatuan Gerak Badan is a martial art style that was founded in Bogor, West Java in 1952 by Suhu Subur Rahardja (known as Suhu). Born in 1925 to a martial arts family in Bogor, West Java, Suhu became a student of Silat from a very tender age.
Perse *In Greek mythology, Perse (also Persa or Perseis) was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, therefore one of the three-thousand Oceanids. According to varying versions, she married either Helios or Apollo and had several children: Aegea, Aeetes, Perses, Calypso, Circe and Pasiphae.
Persecuted bandurists Many bandurists and kobzars were persecuted by the authorities that controlled Ukraine at various times because of the association of the bandura to the Cossack past and aspects of Ukrainian history which the kobzars would glorify in their songs and epics.
Persecution Persecution is persistent mistreatment of an individual or group by another group. The most common forms are religious persecution, ethnic persecution, and political persecution, though there is naturally some overlap between these terms.
Persecution and the Art of Writing Persecution and the Art of Writing is a book containing five previously published essays, all dealing with the relationship between politics and philosophy, written by Leo Strauss. The thesis of the book is that many ancient and early modern political philosophers, in order to avoid persecution, hid their most heterodox ideas within their texts.
Persecution of Bahá'ís The persecution of Bahá'ís refers to the religious persecution of Bahá'ís in various countries, especially in Iran, the location of one of the largest Bahá'í populations in the world. The Bahá'í Faith originated in Iran, and represents the largest religious minority in that country.
Persecution of Germanic Pagans Many adherents of Germanic paganism have been persecuted, mainly by Christians. Persecution may include unwarranted arrest, imprisonment, beating, torture, execution, confiscation or destruction of property, or incitement to hatred.
Persecution of Heathens Many adherents of historical paganism and neopaganism have been persecuted, mainly by Christians. Persecution may include unwarranted arrest, imprisonment, beating, torture, execution, confiscation or destruction of property, or incitement to hatred.
Persecution of Christians Many Christians have experienced persecution from both non-Christians and from other Christians during the history of Christianity. Persecution may refer to unwarranted arrest, imprisonment, beating, torture, or execution.
Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses Throughout the history of Jehovah's Witnesses, their history, their beliefs, doctrines and practices have met controversy and opposition from the local governments, communities, or religious groups. Many Christian denominations consider their interpretation and doctrines to be heresy.
Persecution of Muslims Conflicts between Muslims and non-Muslims made the persecution of both Muslims and non-Muslims a recurring phenomenon during the history of Islam. Persecution may refer to unwarranted arrest, imprisonment, beating, torture, or execution.
Persecution of Rastafari Persecution of members of the Rastafari movement, a group founded in Jamaica in the early 1930's and who worship Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia as Almighty God, has been fairly continuous since the movement began but nowadays is particularly concerning their spiritual use of cannabis, an illegal drug almost everywhere in the world.
Persecution of Roman religion Many adherents of the Roman religion were persecuted by Christians during the period after the death of Constantine and the reign of Julian, only to enjoy a respite for a number of years before the persecution resumed once again under Gratian and Theodosius I. Persecution in this sense may refer to unwarranted arrest, imprisonment, beating, torture, or execution.
Persekutuan Pengakap Negara Brunei Darussalam The Persekutuan Pengakap Negara Brunei Darussalam, the national Scouting organization of Brunei, was founded in 1933, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1981. The coeducational Persekutuan Pengakap Negara Brunei Darussalam has 1,824 members as of 2004.
Persephone (The Matrix) In the movies The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, Persephone (played by Monica Bellucci) is the wife of The Merovingian. She seems bored with her existence in the Matrix, and is disaffected from her husband (possibly because of his dalliances).
Persepolis Persepolis (Old Persian: 'Pars', New Persian: تخت جمشید, 'Takht-e Jamshid') was an ancient ceremonial capital of the second Iranian dynasty, the Achaemenid Empire, situated some 70 km northeast of modern city of Shiraz, not far from where the small river Pulwar flows into the Kur (Kyrus). To the ancient Persians, the city was known as Parsa, meaning the city of Persians, Persepolis being the Greek interpretation of the name (Περσες (meaning Persian)+ πόλις (meaning city)).
Persepolis (comic) Persepolis is a French-language autobiographical comic by Marjane Satrapi that describes her childhood in Iran during the overthrow of the Shah. It is followed by Persepolis 2, which details Satrapi's life afterwards, during the war between Iran and Iraq.
Persepolis Fortification Archive The Persepolis Fortification Archive, also known as Persepolis Fortification Tablets (PFT, PF), is a collection of cuneiform administrative tablets from the Iranian site of Persepolis dating to 509-494 BC, during the reign of Darius I. They were unearthed from two chambers of the Persepolis Fortification by the archaeological expedition of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, directed by Ernest Herztfeld, between 1933 and 1934.
Perserschutt The Perserschutt (German: Persian debris, or refuse) was the bulk of architectural and votive sculptures destroyed by the invading Persian army on the Acropolis of Athens in 480 BCE, and then ceremonially buried by the Athenians upon the departure of the Persians. They were excavated in 1863-1866 by the French archaeologist Charles Ernest Beulé and in 1885-1890 by the archaeologist Panagiotis Kavvadias and the architects Wilhelm Dörpfeld and Georg Kawerau.
Perseus Perseus, Perseos, or Perseas (Greek: Περσεύς, Περσέως, Περσέας), the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty there, was the first of the mythic heroes of Greek mythology whose exploits helped establish the hegemony of Zeus and the Twelve Olympians in the mainland of Greece. Perseus was the hero who killed Medusa.
Perseus (constellation) Perseus (IPA: ) is a northern constellation, named after the Greek hero who slew the monster Medusa with the help of some godly items. It is one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations and was also adopted by the International Astronomical Union as one of the 88 modern constellations.
Perseus molecular cloud The Perseus molecular cloud is a a nearby (600 ly) Giant Molecular Cloud in the constellation of Pereus and contains over 10,000 solar masses of gas and dust covering an area of 6 by 2 degrees. Unlike the Orion molecular cloud it is almost invisible apart from two regions of low mass formation IC348 and NGC1333.
Perseus of Macedon Perseus was the last king of the Antigonid dynasty, who ruled the successor state in Macedon created upon the death of Alexander the Great. He also has the distinction of being the last of the line, after losing the Battle of Pydna on 22 June 168 BC; subsequently Macedon came under Roman rule.
Perseus-Pisces Supercluster The Perseus-Pisces Supercluster is one of the largest known structures in the universe. Even at a distance of 250 million light-years, this chain of galaxy clusters extends more than 40° across the northern winter sky.
Perseverance (steam locomotive) Perseverance was an early steam locomotive that took part in the Rainhill Trials. Built by Timothy Burstall, Perseverance was damaged on the way to the trials and Burstall spent the first five days trying to repair his locomotive.
Perseverance of the saints Perseverance of the saints (or preservation of the saints or eternal security) is a controversial Christian doctrine which maintains that none who are truly saved can be condemned for their sins or finally fall away from the faith. The doctrine appears in two different forms: (1) the traditional Calvinist doctrine found in the Reformed Christian confessions of faith, and (2) the non-traditional doctrine found in some Baptist and other evangelical churches.
Pershing missile Pershing was a family of solid-fueled two-stage medium-range ballistic missiles designed and built by Martin Marietta to replace the Redstone missile as the United States Army's primary theater-level weapon. It was named for General John J.
Pershing Square (Restaurant) Pershing Square is a restaurant located at 90 East 42nd Street, (at Park Avenue), New York City, NY 10017-5409. The restaurant is a dine-in restaurant located across the street from a Grand Central Station entrance/exit.
Pershore Abbey Pershore Abbey, at Pershore in Worcestershire, was founded in the 7th century, and came under the Benedictine rule in about the 10th century. It was originally dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin, Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and later to Saint Mary and Saint Eadburga.
Persian alphabet The script used for the Persian language is a form of the Perso-Arabic script, which is derived from Arabic alphabet with four extra letters. Several letters are pronounced differently in Persian than in Arabic.
Persian Armenian Persian Armenian was Armenian part of Persian Empire Edmund Herzig "Armenians Past And Present In The Making Of National Identity A Handbook" page.75 With the Armenian national movement Persian Armenians become one of the three sources of The Armenian nation (the other two was, Armenians living under Russian and Ottoman Empire) that lived in eastern Anatolia and the southern Caucasus for over 4,000 years.
Persian blue Persian blue comes in two shades: a kind of dark blue similar to indigo and a bright blue that is slightly greenish. The darker shade of Persian blue is more properly referred to as Persian indigo or dark Persian blue.
Persian Broadcasting Company The Persian Broadcasting Company is a Persian television Company in the US, and it has three channels under it - Tapesh", "T2", and "T3". It was founded by Persian tv-personality Alireza Amirghassemi and Masoud Jamali.
Persian daric The daric was a gold coin used within the Persian Empire. It weighs around eight grams and bears the image of the Persian king or a great warrior armed with a bow and arrow, but who is depicted is not known for sure.
Persian deities Several important religions and religious movements originated in the cultural continent of Greater Persia. The deities (in the context of monotheistic faiths, the supreme being) of these religions are listed below.
Persian Empire The Persian Empire was a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the old Persian homeland, and at times extending into central and mid-east Asia. The Persian empire has become what we know today as Iran.
Persian Expedition of 1796 The Persian Expedition of Catherine the Great, alongside the Persian Expedition of Peter the Great, was one of the Russo-Persian Wars of the 18th century which did not entail any lasting consequences for either belligerent.
Persian grammar Persian grammar is similar to many other Indo-European languages, especially those in the Indo-Iranian family. Since Middle Persian it has had a relatively simple grammar, having no grammatical gender and few case markings.
Persian Gardens The Persian Garden (Persian باغ ایرانی) refers to a tradition and style of garden design which originated in Persia and which influenced the design of gardens throughout the larger region. The Taj Mahal is one of the largest Persian gardens of the world.
Persian Gates Persian Gates: ancient name of the pass now known as Tang-e Meyran, north of modern Yasuj in Iran. In the last weeks of 331 BCE, it was the site of a fierce battle, in which the Macedonian king Alexander the Great was almost defeated by the last Persians who defended their homeland.
Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf (Persian: خليج فارس khalīj-e-Fārs; in Arabic: الخليج الفارسي al-khalīj al-fārisī), in the Southwest Asian region, is an extension of the Gulf of Oman located between Iran (Persia) and the Arabian Peninsula.
Persian Gulf Command In 1942, the United States sent thousands of troops to Iran and Iraq--The Persian Gulf Command--specifically to transport goods to Russia. Iran was already occupied by British and Russian troops who were guarding the oil fields and keeping an eye on the pro-German Iranians (Persians).
Persian Gulf Organization The Persian Gulf Organization is a non-governmental organization, whose aims are to protect and preserve the historical identity of the Persian Gulf which separates Persia (Iran) from the Arabian Peninsula. Its members live in several countries around the world.
Persian Gulf Residency From 1763 until 1971, the United Kingdom maintained varying degrees of political control over some Persian Gulf states, including the United Arab Emirates (originally called the "Trucial Coast States")and at various times Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar.
Persian Gulf States The Persian Gulf States, also called the Gulf States (which may cause a confusion with the Gulf States of the United States, which are those along the Gulf of Mexico), are the countries in Southwest Asia or the Middle East which border the Persian Gulf. These nations are Bahrain, Iran (Persia), Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Persian Iraq Persian Iraq (or Iraq Ajami) is an obsolete term for the western region of Iran. From the 11th to 16th centuries, the term "Iraq" referred to two distinct regions: Arabian Iraq ('irāq 'arabī) and Persian Iraq ('irāq 'ajamī).
Persian Jewels Iran (Persia) possesses an extraordinary treasure of royal jewelry, including a copious amount of mother-of-pearl from the Persian Gulf. The Koh-i-Noor diamond was one of the most precious jewels smuggled out of Iran and never recovered again.
Persian literature Persian literature (in ) spans two and a half millennia, though much of the pre-Islamic material has been lost. Its sources often come from far-flung regions beyond the borders of present-day Iran, as the Persian language flourished and survives across wide swaths of Central Asia.
Persian Leopard The Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor), or Iranian leopard is one of the subspecies of leopards that's native to western Asia, The Persian leopard is endangered through out its distribution area in the Middle East.
Persian music Persian music or Moosiqi Asil is the traditional and indigenous music of Persia and Persian-speaking countries: musiqi, the science and art of music, and moosiqi, the sound and performance of music (Sakata 1983).
Persian mythology By Persian mythology is meant the myths and sacred narratives of the culturally and linguistically related group of ancient peoples who inhabited the Iranian Plateau and its borderlands, as well as areas of Central Asia from the Black Sea to Khotan (modern Ho-t'ien, China).
Persian Music Channel Persian Music Channel is a Free to Air satellite TV network owned by Persian Media Corporation and headquartered in Dubai Media City. The network is devoted to Persian music videos from ex-pat Iranian singers and also Iranian singers in Iran.
Persian nouns Persian nouns have no grammatical gender, and the case markers have been greatly reduced since Old Persian—both characteristics of contact languages. Persian nouns now mark with a postpositive only for the specific accusative case; the other oblique cases are marked by prepositions.
Persian palace "Persian palace" is a derisive term used by Los Angeles residents for a large mansion that occupies a disproportionately large area of the parcel on which it is built. This style of house is similar to a McMansion, but draws from Mediterranean Revival and Middle Eastern influences instead of English and French ones.
Persian Patience Persian Patience (or simply Persian) is a solitaire card game which is played with two decks of playing cards. The unusual feature of this game is the fact that the two decks are decks used in piquet and bezique, i.
Persian Princess The Persian Princess or Persian Mummy is a mummy of an alleged Persian princess that surfaced in Pakistani Baluchistan in October 2000. After huge publicity and further investigation, the mummy proved to be an archaeological forgery and possibly a murder victim.
Persian Punch Persian Punch (1993-2004) was unusually popular for a flat horse, it is mostly jumping horses who the nation take to heart. He was frequently heralded by The Racing Post and his fans as the most popular horse in training during the final years of his career.
Persian Risk Persian Risk were a New Wave Of British Heavy Metal band who originated from Cardiff, Wales in 1979. The brainchild of guitarist Phil Campbell, he recruited vocalist Jon Deverill, second guitarist Dave Bell, bass-player Nick Hughes and drummer Razz.
Persian Socialist Soviet Republic The Persian Socialist Soviet Republic (widely known as the Soviet Republic of Gilan) was a short-lived Soviet republic in the Iranian province of Gilan that lasted from June of 1920 until September of 1921. It was established by Mirza Kouchek Khan Jangali, a leader of the Constitutionalist movement of Gilan, and his Jangali (Foresters Movement) partisans, with the assistance of the Soviet Red Army.
Persian theatre Theater background in Persia goes back to antiquity (641-1000 BC). The first initiation of theater and phenomena of acting in people of the land could be traced in ceremonial theaters to glorify legendary and national heroes and humiliate the enemy like "Soug Sivash" or "Mogh Koshi" (Megakhouni), and also dances and theater narrations, musical history of mythological and love stories that have been reported by Herodotos and Gezenphon.
Persian tobacco Persian Tobacco or Tanbaku (also called flowering tobacco, ornamental tobacco, winged tobacco, Nicotiana alata), is a type of tobacco originating in Iran which is used only in narghilas. Persian tobacco is not chopped like tobacco, but is broken up by hand.
Persian Today Corpus The Persian Today Corpus or The Persian One-Million-word Corpus () is a book written in Persian by Hamid Hassani, published in Iran, Tehran, 2005. The book is based on a 1,000,000-word corpus that contains 80 ‘‘main texts’’ (over 500 subtexts) of modern Persian, mostly written in the years 1994-2004.
Persian Wikipedia Persian Wikipedia (Persian: ویکی‌پدیا، دانشنامهٔ آزاد, Vikipedia, Daneshname-ye Azad meaning Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia) is the Persian language version of Wikipedia. The Persian version of Wikipedia started in January 2004.
Persianate Persianate societies are those who may not be ethnically Persian or Iranian, but whose linguistic, material, or artistic cultural activities is influenced by the Persian language and culture. Examples of the Persianate societies are the, Abbasid Caliphate, Ghavnavid, SeljuqO.
Persianblog PersianBlog (aka PB) is the first Persian Weblog Service provider, and one of the biggest Iranian online communities regarding Iranian's attitude using Blog as one of their favourite online activities. PersianBlog Group of Sites created by Aria IT Group, a registered company in Iran.
Persianization Persianization or Persianisation is a process of cultural or linguistic change in which something non-Persian (non-Iranian) becomes Persian (Iranian). People may also be Persianized; an immigrant to Iran becomes Iraninized as he or she acclimates to the culture.
Persiaran Sultan, Shah Alam Persiaran Sultan is the longest municipal driveway (highway) in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The driveway connects the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Building at the north to Bulatan Jubli Perak at the south.
Persibat Batang Persibat Batang is a semi-professional Indonesian football club who currently play in Region 1 of the Indonesian First Division. Persibat are one of the better-known First Division teams, and are well-known on a national level.
Persibom Bolaang Mongondow Persibom or it's full name Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bolaang Mongondow is a Indonesian football club based in Bolaang Mongondow, North Sulawesi. They play in the top division in Indonesian football, the Liga Indonesia.
Persil Persil is a brand of laundry detergent made by Henkel in some countries (including Germany and the Netherlands) and by Unilever, since acquiring rights to the brand in 1919, in others. In the UK, Unilever makes Persil in both biological and non-biological forms.
Persil Power Persil Power was a laundry detergent product developed and sold in the mid-1990s by Unilever. While the product itself is widely regarded as a major flop, the approach Unilever took to producing the product is often seen as a classic example of damage limitation.
Persimmon A Persimmon is any of a number of species of trees of the genus Diospyros, and the edible fruit borne by them. The word persimmon is derived from putchamin, pasiminan, or pessamin, from an Algonquian language of the eastern United States, meaning "a dry fruit".
Persistence (computer science) In computer science, persistence refers to the characteristic of data that outlives the execution of the program that created it. Without this capability, data only exists in memory, and will be lost when the memory loses power, such as on computer shutdown.
Persistence of vision According to the theory of persistence of vision, the perceptual processes of the brain or the retina of the human eye retains an image for a brief moment. A visual form of memory known as iconic memory has been described as the cause of this phenomenonColtheart M.
Persistent carbene A persistent carbene (also known as a stable carbene) is a particular carbene demonstrating particular stability despite being a reactive intermediate. Instability in these carbenes involves reactivity with substrates, or dimerisation (see Wanzlick equilibrium).
Persistent data structure In computing, a persistent data structure is a data structure which always preserves the previous version of itself when it is modified; such data structures are effectively immutable, as their operations do not (visibly) update the structure in-place, but instead always yield a new updated structure.
Persistent left superior vena cava In anatomy, a persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most common variation of the thoracic venous system,Pahwa R, Kumar A. Persistent left superior vena cava: an intensivist's experience and review of the literature.
Persistent mĂĽllerian duct syndrome Persistent mĂĽllerian duct syndrome (PMDS) refers to the presence of a uterus and sometimes other mĂĽllerian duct derivatives in a male. Typical features include undescended testes (cryptorchidism) and the presence of a small, underdeveloped uterus in a male infant or adult.
Persistent Munition Technology Demonstrator The Persistent Munition Technology Demonstrator or PMTD is an Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed and produced by the Advanced Weapons and Missile Systems division of Boeing as a test bed in order to further develop and flight test various UAV technologies. It has also been referred to as the Dominator.
Persistent organic pollutant Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes. Because of this, they have been observed to persist in the environment, to be capable of long-range transport, bioaccumulate in human and animal tissue, biomagnify in food chains, and to have potential significant impacts on human health and the environment.
Persistent programming language Programming languages that natively and seamlessly allow objects to continue existing after the program has been closed down are called persistent programming languages. The only commercial product that appears to do this at the moment is JADE, but it is anticipated that persistent programming languages will become more popular in the future.
Persistent pupillary membrane Persistent pupillary membrane (PPM) is a condition of the eye involving remnants of a fetal membrane that persist as strands of tissue crossing the pupil. The pupillary membrane in mammals exists in the fetus as a source of blood supply for the lens.
Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome results in a spontaneous and persistent genital arousal, with or without orgasm or genital engorgement, unrelated to any feelings of sexual desire. It was first documented by Dr.
Persistent thyroglossal duct A persistent thyroglossal duct is a usually benign medical condition in which the thyroglossal duct, a structure usually only found during embryonic development, fails to atrophy. The duct persists as a midline structure connecting the back of the tongue to the thyroid gland.
Perso-Arabic script Perso-Arabic script (or Arabo-Persian) is a writing system that is based on the Arabic alphabet. Originally being used exclusively for the Arabic language, the Arabic script was modified to match the demands of being a writing system for the Persian language, adding four letters: پ , چ , ژ , and گ .

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