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'''Packer's Inn'''<br /> | '''Packer's Inn'''<br /> | ||
31; | 31; | ||
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| + | '''Paco'''<br /> | ||
| + | 375; trumpet player | ||
'''Padzhitnoff, Igor ("Padzy")'''<br /> | '''Padzhitnoff, Igor ("Padzy")'''<br /> | ||
123; Randolph St. Cosmo's "mysterious Russian counterpart" | 123; Randolph St. Cosmo's "mysterious Russian counterpart" | ||
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| + | '''''Palacio del Cristal, El'''''<br /> | ||
| + | 378; in Guanajuato; | ||
'''Palmer House'''<br /> | '''Palmer House'''<br /> | ||
30; | 30; | ||
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| + | '''Paramorphoscope'''<br /> | ||
| + | 435; 436; | ||
'''Paranoia'''<br /> | '''Paranoia'''<br /> | ||
| − | 33; "counter-transformer" 34; 54; 94; "Something" 132; 180; | + | 33; "counter-transformer" 34; 54; 94; "Something" 132; 180; paranoia querulans ([[Paranoia Querulans|litigious paranoia]]), 455; |
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| + | '''Paris Commune'''<br /> | ||
| + | 372; | ||
'''Parry, Hubert'''<br /> | '''Parry, Hubert'''<br /> | ||
49; Blake's ''Jerusalem'' | 49; Blake's ''Jerusalem'' | ||
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| + | '''Patio Method'''<br /> | ||
| + | 374; silver extraction method | ||
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| + | '''Pearl Street'''<br /> | ||
| + | 333; location of Vibe Corp. | ||
'''Peary, Robert Edwin (1856-1920)'''<br /> | '''Peary, Robert Edwin (1856-1920)'''<br /> | ||
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'''P.E.T.N.'''<br /> | '''P.E.T.N.'''<br /> | ||
182; PETN (''Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate'', also known as ''Penthrite'') is one of the strongest known high explosives, with a relative effectiveness factor (R.E. factor) of 1.66. It is more sensitive to shock or friction than TNT or tetryl, and it is never used alone as a booster; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PETN Wikipedia entry] | 182; PETN (''Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate'', also known as ''Penthrite'') is one of the strongest known high explosives, with a relative effectiveness factor (R.E. factor) of 1.66. It is more sensitive to shock or friction than TNT or tetryl, and it is never used alone as a booster; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PETN Wikipedia entry] | ||
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| + | '''Peychaud, Monsieur'''<br /> | ||
| + | 368; It is said that the Sazerac drink was invented by Antoine Amadie Peychaud, a Creole apothecary who moved to New Orleans from the West Indies and set up shop in the French Quarter in the early 1800s. He dispensed a proprietary mix of aromatic bitters from an old family recipe, to relieve the ails of his clients (Peychaud's Bitters are still made in New Orleans and sold today, and are an essential component of any truly complete bar), and around the 1830s he became famous for a toddy he made for his friends. It consisted of French brandy mixed with his secret blend of bitters, a splash of water and a bit of sugar. According to legend he served his drink in the large end of an egg cup that was called a coquetier in French, and some say that the Americanized pronunciation of this as "cocktail" gave this type of drink its name (unlikely as that may be); ([http://www.gumbopages.com/food/beverages/sazerac.html From The Gumbo Pages. Read on...]) | ||
'''Philosopher's Stone'''<br /> | '''Philosopher's Stone'''<br /> | ||
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'''Philosophic Mercury'''<br /> | '''Philosophic Mercury'''<br /> | ||
77; Mercury minus "everything not essential" | 77; Mercury minus "everything not essential" | ||
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| + | '''Pigs'''<br /> | ||
| + | "pigs can fly" 427; "'''P'''itch '''I'''ntegrity '''G'''uard" 421; | ||
'''Pike's Peak'''<br /> | '''Pike's Peak'''<br /> | ||
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'''Pinkerton, Allan (1819-1884)'''<br /> | '''Pinkerton, Allan (1819-1884)'''<br /> | ||
43; Allan Pinkerton was a U.S. detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton Agency, the first detective agency.; "The Unsleeping Eye" 51; 112; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Pinkerton Wikipedia entry] | 43; Allan Pinkerton was a U.S. detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton Agency, the first detective agency.; "The Unsleeping Eye" 51; 112; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Pinkerton Wikipedia entry] | ||
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| + | '''plasmic hysteresis'''<br /> | ||
| + | 555; | ||
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| + | '''P.L.M.'''<br /> | ||
| + | 381; | ||
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| + | '''Polo, Marco'''<br /> | ||
| + | 432; | ||
'''Ponghill, Brad'''<br /> | '''Ponghill, Brad'''<br /> | ||
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'''Ponghill, Burke'''<br /> | '''Ponghill, Burke'''<br /> | ||
172; Editor of the ''Lodazal Weekly Tidings'' | 172; Editor of the ''Lodazal Weekly Tidings'' | ||
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| + | '''Poutine'''<br /> | ||
| + | 468; little girl in Mayva's ice-cream parlor, Cone Amor; | ||
'''''Princess Casamassima, The'''''<br /> | '''''Princess Casamassima, The'''''<br /> | ||
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'''Propaganda of Deed'''<br /> | '''Propaganda of Deed'''<br /> | ||
81; Propaganda of the deed is an anarchist doctrine that promotes the practical application of anarchist ideas in hopes that such actions will set an example and inspire others. A violent variant of the concept was popular around the world in the late 19th century. According to the 19th century take, it was thought that a spectacular action, such as a political assassination, would ignite a revolutionary fervor among the working classes. Peter Kropotkin, an early proponent of propaganda by the deed, wrote that "A single deed is better propaganda than a thousand pamphlets." [http://www.infoshop.org/wiki/index.php/Propaganda_of_the_deed From the InfoShop Open Wiki] | 81; Propaganda of the deed is an anarchist doctrine that promotes the practical application of anarchist ideas in hopes that such actions will set an example and inspire others. A violent variant of the concept was popular around the world in the late 19th century. According to the 19th century take, it was thought that a spectacular action, such as a political assassination, would ignite a revolutionary fervor among the working classes. Peter Kropotkin, an early proponent of propaganda by the deed, wrote that "A single deed is better propaganda than a thousand pamphlets." [http://www.infoshop.org/wiki/index.php/Propaganda_of_the_deed From the InfoShop Open Wiki] | ||
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| + | '''Provecho, Dwayne'''<br /> | ||
| + | 379; in cell with Frank Traverse and Ewball | ||
'''Provenance, Wren'''<br /> | '''Provenance, Wren'''<br /> | ||
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'''Pugnax'''<br /> | '''Pugnax'''<br /> | ||
| − | 5; (Latin: ''pugnax'' = fond of fighting) sentient canine aboard ''The Inconvenience''; 17; Also, there's a bird called the Ruff (''Philomachus pugnax'') which is a medium-sized wader; cuisine, 111; 143; | + | 5; (Latin: ''pugnax'' = fond of fighting) sentient canine aboard ''The Inconvenience''; 17; Also, there's a bird called the Ruff (''Philomachus pugnax'') which is a medium-sized wader; cuisine, 111; 143; Buddha nature, 412; "sophisticated defensive system" 550; |
'''Pullman Strike'''<br /> | '''Pullman Strike'''<br /> | ||
177; | 177; | ||
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| + | '''Pythagoras'''<br /> | ||
| + | 500; | ||
{{ATD_Alpha_Nav}} | {{ATD_Alpha_Nav}} | ||
Revision as of 19:53, 13 November 2006
Packer's Inn
31;
Paco
375; trumpet player
Padzhitnoff, Igor ("Padzy")
123; Randolph St. Cosmo's "mysterious Russian counterpart"
Palacio del Cristal, El
378; in Guanajuato;
Palmer House
30;
Paramorphoscope
435; 436;
Paranoia
33; "counter-transformer" 34; 54; 94; "Something" 132; 180; paranoia querulans (litigious paranoia), 455;
Paris Commune
372;
Parry, Hubert
49; Blake's Jerusalem
Patio Method
374; silver extraction method
Pearl Street
333; location of Vibe Corp.
Peary, Robert Edwin (1856-1920)
149; Peary was an American explorer who claimed to have been the first person, on April 6, 1909, to reach the geographic North Pole; Wikipedia entry
pelota games
7; Pelota (in Basque and Catalan, pilota; in French pelote, from Latin pila) is a name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat (pala), or a basket propulsor, against a wall (frontón in Spanish, frontoi in Basque, frontó in Catalan) or, more traditionally, with two teams face to face separated by a line on the ground or a net.
Penhallow, Constance
127; Iceland spar magnates, in Iceland
Penhallow, Hunter
127; grandson of Constance; witnessing Tunguska, 154;
permanent siege
19;
perpetual-motion machine
6; Perpetual motion refers to a condition in which an object continues to move indefinitely without being driven by an external source of energy. Wikipedia entry
pétroleurs of Paris
19;
P.E.T.N.
182; PETN (Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate, also known as Penthrite) is one of the strongest known high explosives, with a relative effectiveness factor (R.E. factor) of 1.66. It is more sensitive to shock or friction than TNT or tetryl, and it is never used alone as a booster; Wikipedia entry
Peychaud, Monsieur
368; It is said that the Sazerac drink was invented by Antoine Amadie Peychaud, a Creole apothecary who moved to New Orleans from the West Indies and set up shop in the French Quarter in the early 1800s. He dispensed a proprietary mix of aromatic bitters from an old family recipe, to relieve the ails of his clients (Peychaud's Bitters are still made in New Orleans and sold today, and are an essential component of any truly complete bar), and around the 1830s he became famous for a toddy he made for his friends. It consisted of French brandy mixed with his secret blend of bitters, a splash of water and a bit of sugar. According to legend he served his drink in the large end of an egg cup that was called a coquetier in French, and some say that the Americanized pronunciation of this as "cocktail" gave this type of drink its name (unlikely as that may be); (From The Gumbo Pages. Read on...)
Philosopher's Stone
77; The philosopher's stone, in Latin philosophi lapis, is a legendary substance that supposedly could turn inexpensive metals such as lead into gold ("chrysopoeia") and/or create an elixir that would make humans younger, thus delaying death. It was a longtime "holy grail" of Western alchemy; Wikipedia entry
Philosophic Mercury
77; Mercury minus "everything not essential"
Pigs
"pigs can fly" 427; "Pitch Integrity Guard" 421;
Pike's Peak
112;
Pinkerton, Allan (1819-1884)
43; Allan Pinkerton was a U.S. detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton Agency, the first detective agency.; "The Unsleeping Eye" 51; 112; Wikipedia entry
plasmic hysteresis
555;
P.L.M.
381;
Polo, Marco
432;
Ponghill, Brad
174; youngest brother of Burke
Ponghill, Buddy
174; brother of Burke
Ponghill, Burke
172; Editor of the Lodazal Weekly Tidings
Poutine
468; little girl in Mayva's ice-cream parlor, Cone Amor;
Princess Casamassima, The
6; an Italian Romance; The Princess Casamassima is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1885-1886 and then as a book in 1886. It is the story of an intelligent but confused young London bookbinder, Hyacinth Robinson, who becomes involved in radical politics and a terrorist assassination plot. Wikipedia entry
Privett, Nate
24; White City Investigations, 43; in Denver, 179;
Propaganda of Deed
81; Propaganda of the deed is an anarchist doctrine that promotes the practical application of anarchist ideas in hopes that such actions will set an example and inspire others. A violent variant of the concept was popular around the world in the late 19th century. According to the 19th century take, it was thought that a spectacular action, such as a political assassination, would ignite a revolutionary fervor among the working classes. Peter Kropotkin, an early proponent of propaganda by the deed, wrote that "A single deed is better propaganda than a thousand pamphlets." From the InfoShop Open Wiki
Provecho, Dwayne
379; in cell with Frank Traverse and Ewball
Provenance, Wren
anthropologist...922;
Pugnax
5; (Latin: pugnax = fond of fighting) sentient canine aboard The Inconvenience; 17; Also, there's a bird called the Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) which is a medium-sized wader; cuisine, 111; 143; Buddha nature, 412; "sophisticated defensive system" 550;
Pullman Strike
177;
Pythagoras
500;
