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Pedro (other)
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro may also refer to: Places * Pedro, South Dakota, a ghost town in the United States * Pedro, Ohio, an unincorporated community in the United States Entertainment * Pedro (card game), a card game * ''Pedro'' (film), a 2008 American film about Pedro Zamora * Pedro (band), a Japanese band active from 2018 to 2021 * ''Pedro'' (video game), a 1984 video game * Pedro (''The Mysterious Cities of Gold''), a character in the animated series ''The Mysterious Cities of Gold'' * Pedro (One Piece), a character in the Japanese manga ''One Piece'' Other uses * PEDRO Center, a satellite ground center abbreviated as ''PEDRO'' * Physiotherapy Evidence Database, a physiotherapy database sometimes abbreviated as ''PEDro'' * One of the callsigns for helicopters of the United States Air Force Combat Rescue School and successive services * Pedro, pen name of Salo Grenning (1918–1986), a Norwegian illustrator * Pedro (''Boy's Life''), a fictional burro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compare with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, and Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pêro". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternate archaic spelling is ''Pêro''. Pedro may refer to: Notable people Monarchs, mononymously * Pedro I of Portugal * Pedro II of Portugal * Pedro III of Portugal * Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal * Pedro II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro, South Dakota
Pedro is a populated place in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. Pedro once had a population of 300 and had its own newspaper, the ''Pedro Bugle'', but is now a ghost town. History The community's name was selected during a session of the card game Pedro. Carrie Ingalls (''Little House on the Prairie The ''Little House on the Prairie'' books is a series of American children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder (b. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls). The stories are based on her childhood and adolescence in the Midwestern United States, American M ...'') worked for E.L. Senn (who owned as many as fifty-one newspapers in South Dakota at that time) in Pedro, which was not too far from her claim. By the summer of 1909, she was the manager working for Senn at the ''Pedro Bugle'' on littlehouseontheprairi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro, Ohio
Pedro is an unincorporated community in central Elizabeth Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with ZIP code 45659. Public services The residents of Pedro are served by the Rock Hill Local School District and the Briggs Lawrence County Public Library in Ironton, with branches in South Point, Chesapeake Chesapeake often refers to: *Chesapeake people, a Native American tribe also known as the Chesepian * The Chesapeake, a.k.a. Chesapeake Bay *Delmarva Peninsula, also known as the Chesapeake Peninsula Chesapeake may also refer to: Populated plac ..., Proctorville, and Willow Wood. There is also a pay lake on the left side of State Route 93. References External links Unincorporated communities in Lawrence County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{LawrenceCountyOH-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro (card Game)
Pedreaux (pronounced "peedro") is an American trick-taking game, trick-taking card game of the All Fours family based on Auction Pitch (card game), Pitch. Its most popular variant is known as Cinch, Double Pedro or High Five. Developed in Houma, Louisiana, by Chris Levron and Brad Greco in the 1880s, it was soon regarded as the most important member of the All Fours family. Although it went out of fashion with the rise of Auction bridge, Auction Bridge,. it is still widely played on the western coast of the United States and in its southern states, being the dominant game in some locations in Louisiana. Forms of the game have been reported from Nicaragua, the Azores, Niobe NY, Italy and Finland.. The game is primarily played by four players in fixed partnerships, but can also be played by 2–6 individual players. Pedro uses a regular pack of 52 cards, but some variants add a Joker. The game is considerably simplified when compared to Pitch, in that all points are awarded to the win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro (film)
''Pedro'' is a 2008 American film about Pedro Zamora, an openly gay, Cuban-American AIDS educator and television personality, who became famous as a castmember on '' The Real World: San Francisco'', MTV's reality television series. It was produced by Bunim-Murray Productions, the same company that produces ''The Real World'', and is their first scripted project. It was produced by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, written by Dustin Lance Black and Paris Barclay (story) and directed by Nick Oceano. The film stars Alex Loynaz, Justina Machado and Hale Appleman.Rothaus, Steve (March 22, 2009)"Years After his Death, A Young AIDS Activist's Life is Celebrated on Film: Remembering Pedro" ''The Miami Herald''. p. 1E. The film was an Official Selection at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. The film aired on MTV on April 1, 2009 before the season finale of '' The Real World: Brooklyn''. Plot The film opens with 22-year-old AIDS activist Pedro Zamora in his New York City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro (band)
Pedro (ぺどろ), stylized as PEDRO, is a Japanese band fronted by Bish member Ayuni D. They released their debut EP, ''Zoozoosea'', on September 19, 2018. History In September 2018, WACK announced that Ayuni D would launch a project with Avex Trax under the name Pedro, their debut solo EP, ''Zoozoosea'', was released that same month. In March 2019, it was announced the Pedro had signed with the EMI Records division of Universal Music Japan , often referred to as just Universal Music Japan or UMJ, is a Japanese subsidiary of the Universal Music Group founded in 1990. It is the largest subsidiary for a foreign company in the country regarding music distribution. The company is resp ..., their first album, ''Thumb Sucker'', was released under the new label later that year. They released their first EP, ', on April 29, 2020. They released their first single, on August 12, 2020. Their second album, , was released on August 26, 2020. They released their third album, ', on Nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro (video Game)
''Pedro'' is a video game developed by Frank Johnson, Aidan Rajswing, Bryce Ducharm, Andrew Impson, Brian Carpenter and Steve Cain for the ZX Spectrum and released by Imagine Software in 1984. The game uses oblique projection to give the impression of three dimensional graphics. Gameplay The player controls the eponymous Pedro, a Mexican gardener, and the object of the game is to protect Pedro's plants from the various animals—such as ants and rats—that try to eat them. To do this Pedro must try to block the entrances to his garden with bricks, stamp on any animals that get in, and plant seeds to replace any plants that are eaten. In addition to this a tramp will break into the garden every now and then and try to steal Pedro's seeds. The game ends when no plants remain. Points are scored by stamping on animals, and a bonus is earned at the end of each level based on the number of plants remaining. Reception Pedro received mixed reviews from UK ZX Spectrum gaming magazines. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro (The Mysterious Cities Of Gold)
''The Mysterious Cities of Gold'', originally released in Japan as and released in France as ''Les Mystérieuses Cités d'Or'', is an animated series which was co-produced by DiC Audiovisuel and Studio Pierrot. Set in 1532, the series follows the adventures of a young Spanish boy named Esteban who joins a voyage to the New World in search of the lost Seven Cities of Gold and his father. The series was originally broadcast in Japan and the French version, edited with different characterization and music, was subsequently redubbed and distributed in many countries. It is currently licensed for English-language home video release in the United Kingdom, Australia, and North America by Fabulous Films. Opening narration ''It is the 16th century. From all over Europe, great ships sail west to conquer the New World, the Americas. The men, eager to seek their fortune, to find new adventures in new lands. They long to cross uncharted seas and discover unknown countries, to find secr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro (One Piece)
The ''One Piece'' manga features an extensive cast of characters created by Eiichiro Oda. The series takes place in a fictional universe where vast numbers of pirates, soldiers, revolutionaries, and other adventurers fight each other, using various superhuman abilities. The majority of the characters are human, but the cast also includes Dwarf (folklore), dwarfs, giants, Merman, mermen and mermaids, List of piscine and amphibian humanoids, fishmen, sky people, and minks, and many others. Many of the characters possess abilities gained by eating "Devil Fruits". The series' storyline follows the adventures of a group of pirates as they search for the mythical "One Piece" treasure. #Luffy, Monkey D. Luffy is the series' main protagonist, a young pirate who wishes to succeed #Gol D. Roger, Gol D. Roger, the deceased King of the Pirates, by finding his treasure, the "One Piece". Throughout the series, Luffy gathers himself a diverse crew, named the #The Straw Hat Pirates, Straw Hat P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PEDRO Center
The Philippine Earth Data Resource and Observation Center, also known as the PEDRO Center is an organization tasked in operating satellite ground stations. It is part of the Philippine Scientific Earth Observation Micro-satellite (Phil-Microsat) program by the Department of Science and Technology, which includes the deployment of the Diwata-1 and Diwata-2 microsatellites. It also receives information from commercial satellites. History The Philippine Earth Data Resource and Observation (PEDRO) Center project was implemented by the Advanced Science and Technology Institute of the Department of Science and Technology in December 2016 following the launch of the Philippines' first microsatellite, Diwata-1 on April 26, 2016. The project was implemented to be able to establish a ground receiving station that would gather data from satellites. Satellite ground stations PEDRO's first satellite ground station is situated at the Department of Science and Technology–Advanced Science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Physiotherapy Evidence Database
The Physiotherapy Evidence Database, abbreviated PEDro, is a bibliographic database containing randomized trials, clinical practice guidelines and systematic reviews in the field of physical therapy. It was established in October 1999 and is maintained by the Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy at the George Institute for Global Health The George Institute for Global Health, is an independent medical research institute headquartered in Australia with offices in China, India and the United Kingdom. The George Institute conducts research on non-communicable disease, including hea .... As of August 2009, there were more than 15,000 entries indexed on PEDro. Scale The website also uses a scale, known as the PEDro scale, to assess the quality of randomized trials included in the database. Trials with higher PEDro scores are displayed first in PEDro search results. A 2010 study found preliminary evidence that this scale, as well as eight of its ten individual items, had validity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Air Force Combat Rescue School
The United States Air Force Combat Rescue School (for most of its existence, either Air Rescue Service or Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service), was an organization of the United States Air Force. The school was established in 1946 as ''Air Rescue Service under Air Transport Command, little more than a year before the United States Air Force's designation as a separate military service in September 1947. From June 1948 until 1983, it was a technical service of Military Air Transport Service (later Military Airlift Command), when it became part of Twenty-Third Air Force. It returned to Military Airlift Command control and was transferred to Air Combat Command in 1993. The fixed-wing and helicopter air crews of the command were credited with 996 combat saves in the Korean War and 2,780 in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. The unit's motto was: ''"That Others May Live."'' ARRS returned to its former name of ARS in 1989. The current structure and strength of search and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
