Paternoster A paternoster or paternoster lift is an elevator which consists of a chain of open compartments that move slowly in a loop up and down inside a building without stopping. Passengers who are agile enough can step on or off at any floor they like. First built in 1884 by Londoner J. E. Hall as the Cyclic Elevator, the name paternoster originally humorously applied to the device because a rider is often tempted to utter a silent prayer before attempting to mesh his body with the moving apparatus, has become
	Path of least resistance The path of least resistance describes the physical or metaphorical pathway which provides the least to forward motion by a given object or entity, among a set of alternative paths. The concept is often used to describe why an object or entity takes a given path. In physics, the path of least resistance is always taken by objects moving through a system.
	Patient A patient or invalid is any person who receives medical attention, care, or treatment . The person is most often illness or injured and is being treated by, or in need of treatment by, a physician or other medical professional. Health consumer or health care consumer or client is another name for patient, usually used by some governmental agencies, insurance companies, and/or patient groups.
	Patina Patina is a chemical compound formed on the surface of metal. Patinas form on metal from exposure to the elements. They are often deliberately added by artists and metalworkers. Patinas may be used to 'antique' objects, as a part of the design or decoration of art and furniture. Patinas are restricted to exposed surfaces and can flake off.
	Patio A patio garden is an outdoor garden space generally used for meal or recreation that often adjoins a residence and is typically paved. Specifically, it may refer to a roofless inner courtyard of the sort found in Spain-style dwellings. Patios are typically made of concrete or stone slabs laid over a firm base.
	Patras Patras is the third largest city of Greece and the capital of the prefecture of Achaea, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers to the west of Athens. The city is built at the slopes of Mount Panachaikon, overlooking the Gulf of Patras. The Patras metropolitan area is a conurbation of a quarter of a million inhabitants age:Patrasport.JPG|thumb|270px|left|A summer view of the central section of the port of Patras.
	Patriarch For other senses, see Patriarch. Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised Autocracy authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy. This is a Greek language word, a composition of ' meaning father and ' meaning leader, chief, ruler, king, etc.
	Patriarchal cross Webster's 1913 dictionary defines the patriarchial cross as "a cross, the shaft of which is intersected by two transverse beams, the upper one being the smaller." The patriarchal cross resembles a Latin cross with a smaller crossbar placed above the main one, so that both crossbars are near the top.
	Patrick Henry Patrick Henry was a prominent figure in the American Revolution, known and remembered primarily for his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech. Along with Samuel Adams and Thomas Paine, he was one of the most influential advocates of the American Revolution and Republicanism in the United States, especially in his denunciations of corruption in government officials and his defense of historic rights.
	Patrick White Patrick White was an Australia author who is widely regarded as one of the greatest English-language novelists of the 20th century. His writings make great use of the stream of consciousness technique. His first book, The Ploughman and Other Poems, was published in 1935.
	Patriotism Patriotism denotes positive and supportive attitudes to a 'fatherland' , by individuals and groups. The 'fatherland' can be a region or a city, but patriotism usually applies to a nation and/or a nation-state. Patriotism covers such attitudes as: pride in its achievements and culture, the desire to preserve its character, and identification with other members of the nation.
	Patroclus In Greek mythology, as recorded in the Iliad by Homer, Patroclus, or Ptroklos, son of Menoetius, was Achilles' best friend, cousin and, according to some primary sources, his lover.
	Patrol In military tactics, a patrol is a small tactical grouping sent out by land, sea or air to perform a specific task. A patrol may be a reconnaissance patrol, sent to investigate some feature of interest, or a fighting patrol, sent to find and engage the enemy. A patrol is also a small cavalry or armoured military unit , subordinate to a troop or platoon.
	Patrol boat A patrol boat is a small naval ship generally designed for coastal defence duties. They may be operated by a nation's navy, coast guard, or even police force and may be intended for marine and/or estuarine or river environments. They are commonly found engaged in various border protection roles, including anti-smuggling, anti-piracy, fisheries patrols, and immigration law enforcement.
	Patrón Patr?n is a brand of tequila produced in Mexico and imported solely by The Patr?n Spirits Company, in Las Vegas metropolitan area, Nevada. John McDonnell, the Patr?n Spirits Co. COO, explains, "Patr?n is a luxury product--every bottle is hand-blown, cork-finished and individually numbered" .
	Pattypan squash Pattypan squash is a summer squash notable for its small size, round and shallow shape, and scalloped edges, somewhat resembling a small toy top. The name "pattypan" derives from "a pan for baking a patty." Its French name, "pâtisson," derives from a Provençal word for a cake made in a scalloped mould.
	Paul Bunyan Paul Bunyan is a Mythologyical lumberjack in tall tales. French Canadians gave birth to the tales during the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837, when they revolted against the young English Queen. This would probably explain the origin of Bunyan's last name since "Bonyenne" is a colloquial French-Canadian expression of surprise and astonishment meaning "Good Grief" or "My Goodness".
	Paul Cézanne Paul Czanne was a France artist, a Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century. Czanne can be said to form the bridge between late 19th century impressionism and the early 20th century's new line of artistic enquiry, Cubism.
	Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich was a Germany scientist who won the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He is noted for his work in hematology, immunology, and chemotherapy. Ehrlich predicted autoimmunity and called it "horror autotoxicus". He coined the term "chemotherapy".
	Paul Gauguin Eugne Henri Paul Gauguin was a leading Post-Impressionism artist. Best known as a painter, his bold experimentation with coloring led directly to the Synthetism style of modern art while his expression of the inherent meaning of the subjects in his paintings, under the influence of the cloisonnist style, paved the way to Primitivism and the return to the pastoral.
	Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse was a distinguished German author. Paul von Heyse was born in Berlin, Germany, the son of Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse and Julie Salomon, a distant relative of Felix Mendelssohn. He was educated in Berlin and at Bonn, where he studied classical languages.
	Paul Klee Paul Klee was a Switzerland painter of Germany nationality. He was influenced by many different art styles in his work, including expressionism, cubism and surrealism. He and his friend, the Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky, were also famous for teaching at the Bauhaus school of art and architecture.
	Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, Order of the British Empire is an England singer, instrumentalist and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. Recognised as an icon of the 20th century, McCartney is listed in Guinness World Book of Records as the most successful musician in popular music history.
	Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman is an Academy Award-winning United States actor and film director who is also known for his food products that are used to fund several charities.
	Paul Revere Paul Revere was an American silversmith and a Patriot in the American Revolution. Because he was immortalized after his death for his role as a messenger in the battles of Lexington and Concord, Revere's name and his "midnight ride" are well-known in the United States as a patriotic symbol.
	Paul Robeson Paul Robeson was a multi-lingual United States actor, athlete, bass-baritone concert singer, writer, civil rights activist, Spingarn Medal winner, and Stalin peace prize laureate.
	Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon is an United States singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. In 2006, Time Magazine called him one of the "100 people who shape our world".
	Paul Tillich Paul Johannes Tillich was a Germany-United States theology and Christian existentialism philosopher. Tillich was, along with contemporary Karl Barth, one of the more influential Protestant theologians of the twentieth century.
	Paul Verlaine Paul Marie Verlaine is considered one of the greatest and most popular of France poets. Born in Metz, he was educated at a lyce in Paris and then took up a post in the civil service. He began writing poetry at an early age, and was initially influenced by the Parnassien movement and its leader, Charles Leconte de Lisle.
	Paul von Hindenburg Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg, known universally as Paul von Hindenburg was a German Generalfeldmarschall and statesman. An important figure during World War I, he also served as President of Germany from 1925 – 1934. The famed zeppelin that was destroyed in the Hindenburg disaster in 1937 had been named in his honour, as has the causeway joining the island of Sylt to mainland Schleswig-Holstein, the Hindenburgdamm, built during his time in off
	Pavise A pavise 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. It is characterized by its prominent central ridge. The pavise was primarily used by Archery and crossbow in the Middle Ages period, particularly during sieges.
	Paw * Feline , such as cats and tigers * Bear and Racoon See also *Claw References Category:Animal anatomy de:Pfote ja:?? no:Labb zh:??
	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 are a Native Americans in the United States tribe that historically lived along the Platte River, Loup River and Republican Rivers in present-day Nebraska. They refer to themselves as "Chaticks-si-Chaticks", meaning "Men of men". In the 18th century they were allied with the French colonization of the Americas and played an important role in limiting Spanish colonization of the Americas expansion onto the Great Plains, defeating them decisively in
	Pawpaw Pawpaw also known as a prairie banana, Kentucky banana, or Ozark banana, is a genus of eight or nine species of small trees with large leaves and fruit, native to southeastern North America. The genus includes the largest edible fruit native to North America. They are understorey trees of deep fertile bottomland soils.
	PaX In computer security, PaX is a patch for the Linux kernel that implements least privilege protections for memory pages. The least-privilege approach allows computer programs to do only what they have to do in order to be able to execute properly, and nothing more. PaX was first released in 2000.
	Pax Romana Pax Romana , Latin for "the Roman peace", is the long period of relative peace experienced by states within the Roman Empire. The term stems from the fact that Roman rule and Roman law pacified regions, sometimes forcefully, which had suffered from the quarrels between rival leaders.
	Payload In cargo transport, the payload is the valuable contents of the vehicle. In telecommunications and information science, the payload or mission bit stream is the data, such as a data field , Block , or stream, being processed or transported — the part that represents user information and user overhead information.
	Payne's grey Payne's grey is a very dark blue-grey used in painting. It can be used as a mixer in place of black. Being less intense than black, it is easier to get the right shade when using it as a mixer. Payne's grey is a mixture of ultramarine and black or of Ultramarine and Sienna. The colour is named after William Payne, who painted watercolours in the late 18th century.
	Pbss PBSS is an acronym for PunkBuster Screen Shots a system built into the PunkBuster anti-cheat software which is incorporated into several online games, popular today. System and Settings PBSS are set using internal commands read by a configuration file within the PunkBuster system.
	PD PD may refer to: *Parkinson's disease, a degenerative neurology condition *Partai Demokrat of Indonesia *Partial discharge, an undesirable discharge phenomenon in high voltage dielectrics *Partidul Democrat of Romania *Perfect Dark, a video game
	PE PE is a code for: * Pacific Electric Railway * Air Europe Italy * Peru * Peterborough: PE is the British Postal code for the region in eastern England which is served by Peterborough postal sorting office. . This is sub-divided into numbered districts. . These are further sub-divided into individual premises or small groups of premises.
	Pea A pea is the small, edible round green bean which grows in a pod on the leguminous vine Pisum sativum, or in some cases to the immature pods. This legume is cooked as a vegetable in many cultures. Several other seeds of the family Fabaceae, most of them round, are also called peas; this article deals with the species Pisum sativum and its cultivars.
	Pea soup Pea soup is soup made, typically, from dried peas. It is, with variations, a part of the cuisine of many cultures. It is greyish-green or yellow in color depending on the regional variety of peas used; all are cultivars of Pea. Perhaps not surprisingly, pea soup was eaten in antiquity; it is mentioned in Aristophanes' The Birds , and according to one source "the Greeks and Romans were cultivating this legume about 500 to 400 BC.
	Peace Peace is commonly understood to mean the absence of hostilities. Other definitions include freedom from disputes, harmonious relations and the absence of mental stress or anxiety, as the meaning of the word changes with context. However, there are others who would say that the absence of hostility would refer to only those hostilities which are evident and that true peace only derives from the mind of each individual.
	Peace Corps The Peace Corps is an Independent agencies of the United States government designed to promote mutual understanding between Americans and the outside world. The Peace Corps was established by executive order in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy and approved by Congress of the United States as a permanent List of United States federal agencies within the United States Department of State later that year.
	Peace of Westphalia The Peace of Westphalia, also known as the Treaties of Mnster and Osnabrck, refers to the series of treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War and officially recognized the Dutch Republic and Swiss Confederation. The Spain treaty which ended the Eighty Years War was signed on January 30, 1648.
	Peace pipe A peace pipe, also called a calumet or medicine pipe, is a ceremonial smoking pipe used by many Native Americans in the United States tribes, traditionally as a token of peace. A common material for calumet pipe bowls is red pipestone or catlinite, a fine-grained easily-worked stone of a rich red color of the Coteau des Prairies, west of the Big Stone Lake in South Dakota.
	Peacekeeping Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is "a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace."Charter of the United Nations gives the UN Security Council the power and responsibility to take collective action to maintain international peace and security.
	Peach The Peach is a tree native to China that bears a juicy fruit of the same name. It is a small deciduous tree growing to 510 m tall. The leaf are lanceolate, 715 cm long and 23 cm broad. The flowers are produced in early spring before the leaves; they are solitary or paired, 2.53 cm diameter, pink, with five petals.
	Peachleaf Willow The Peachleaf Willow is a species of willow native to southern Canada and the United States. It can be found on the northern prairies, often near streams, and accompanying cottonwoods. As both the common and scientific name suggests, the leaf bear some similarity to those of a peach tree.
	Peafowl The term peafowl can refer to any of three species of bird in the genus Pavo and Afropavo of the pheasant family , Phasianidae. They are most notable for the male's extravagant tail, which it displays as part of courtship. The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen.
	Peanut The peanut or groundnut is a species in the legume family Fabaceae native to South America. It is an annual plant herbaceous plant growing to 30 to 50 cm tall.The leaf are alternate, pinnate with four leaflets , each leaflet 1 to 7 cm long and 1 to 3 cm broad.
	Peanut butter Peanut butter is a food made of roasted and ground peanuts, usually salted and sweetened. It is commonly sold in grocery stores, but can be made at home. It is sometimes referred to by its abbreviation, "P.B.". Many styles are available; the most popular are creamy and crunchy, but honey-roasted, whole-nut varieties, varieties mixed with chocolate, and other variations can also be found.
	Peanuts Peanuts was a print syndication daily comic strip written and drawn by United States cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950 to the day after Schulz's death, February 13, 2000. The strip was one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium.
	Pear Pears are trees of the genus Pyrus and the juicy fruit of that tree, edible in some species. The English word pear is probably from Common West Germanic *pera, probably a loanword of Vulgar Latin pira, the plural of pirum, which is itself of unknown origin.
	Pear Tree Pear Tree is an inner city suburb of Derby, England. It is situated next to the areas of Normanton, Derby City, Rose Hill, Derby and Osmaston. Pear Tree could be described as a suburb within a suburb; because the people of Derby would identify it as an area in its own right, but it could easily be described as forming part of the larger area of Normanton.
	Pearl A pearl is a hard, rounded object produced by certain animals, primarily mollusks such as oysters. Pearls can be used in jewelry and also crushed in cosmetics or paint. Pearl is valued as a gemstone and is cultivated or harvested for jewellery. The pearl is also the Birthday#Birthstones of the month of June.
	Pearl Bailey Pearl Mae Bailey was an American singer and actress. She made her Broadway theatre debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She won a Tony Award for the title role in Hello, Dolly! in 1968. Her rendition of "Takes Two to Tango" hit the top ten in 1952.
	Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is a simple embayment on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu, Hawaii. Much of the harbor and surrounding lands is a United States Navy deep water naval base: headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. It was the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan on December 7, 1941 that brought the United States into World War II.
	Pearl millet Pearl millet is the most widely grown type of millet. Grown in India and Africa since prehistoric times, it is generally accepted that pearl millet originated in Africa and was subsequently introduced into India. The earliest archaeological records in India date to 2000 BC, so domestication in Africa must have taken place earlier.
	Pearlfish Pearlfish is a general name for a variety of marine fish species in the Carapidae Family. Pearlfish have been found in both tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Oceans at depths up to 2 kilometer along oceanic shelves and slopes.
	Pearlite Pearlite is a Phase, lamellar structure composed of alternating layers of Ferrite and cementite that occurs in steel. It forms by a eutectoid reaction as austenite is slowly cooled below 723C. The eutectoid composition of Austenite is approximately 0.77% carbon ; steel with less carbon content will contain a corresponding proportion of relatively pure ferrite crystallites that do not participate in the eutectoid reaction and cannot transform into pearlite.
	Pearly "Pearly" is the nineteenth episode in the first season of . It originally aired in North America on March 24, 1996. =Plot= While stranded on a Chig planet the Wild Cards encounter an eccentric British officer and a lone tank driver who named his vehicle Pearly. =External links=
	Pearly everlasting A Pearly everlasting is any of a variety of flowering plant species in the genus Anaphalis. The most well known is the Common or Western Pearly Everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea. The Pearly Everlasting is a perennial herb with narrow, alternate leaves. It grows stiffly, straight up to heights of about 1 metre.
	Peasant A peasant, from 15th century French pasant meaning one from the pays, the rural or region, is an agriculture worker with roots in the countryside in which he or she dwells, either working for others or, more specifically, owning or Rentinging and working by his or her own labour a small plot of ground, in England a "cottager".
	Peat Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation biological tissue. Peat forms in wetlands or peatlands, variously called bogs, moors, muskegs, mires and tropical swamp forests.
	Pebble | |} A pebble is a clastic rocks of rock with a grain size of 4 to 64 millimeters based on the grain size of sedimentology. A rock made entirely of pebbles is termed a conglomerate. Pebble tools are among the earliest known man-made artifacts, dating from the Palaeolithic period of human history.
	Pecan The Pecan is a species of hickory native to southeastern North America, from southern Iowa and Indiana south to Texas and Mississippi. It is a deciduous tree, growing to 2540 m in height, and can be grown approximately from United States Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 5 to 9, provided summers are also hot and humid.
	Pecan pie Pecan pie is a sweet custard pie made primarily of pecans and corn syrup. It is popularly served at holiday meals and is also considered a specialty of Southern U.S. cuisine. Most pecan pie recipes include salt and vanilla as flavorings. Other ingredients such as chocolate and bourbon whiskey are popular additions to the recipe.