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Pique (other)
Pique or piqué may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Piqué (ballet), a dance movement * ''Pique'' (play), an 1875 play produced by Augustin Daly * "Pique", an episode of ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (season 2) Ships * HMS ''Pique'', seven ships of the Royal Navy * USS ''PC-1249'', a US Navy submarine chaser sold to France as ''Pique'' (W13) People * Piqué (surname) Other uses * Piqué (weaving), a weaving style * Pique (river), Haute-Garonne, southern France * Tungiasis, a skin parasite known as "pique" in much of South America * ''Pique Newsmagazine'', a Canadian magazine * Pique, the 1986 FIFA World Cup mascot * Piqué, a type of shot in artistic billiards * Pique (abstract algebra), a quasigroup with an idempotent element * Pique, the emotion of resentment See also * Piqué work, a type of jewelry made from tortoiseshell inlaid with gold or silver * Piquet (other) Piquet is a card game. Piquet may also refer to: People *Georges Jules Piqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piqué (ballet)
Because ballet became formalized in France, a significant part of ballet terminology is in the French language. A À la seconde () (Literally "to second") If a step is done "à la seconde," it is done to the side. 'Second position'. It can also be a balance extending one foot off the ground in ‘Second Position’. À la quatrième () One of the directions of body, facing the audience (''en face''), arms in second position, with one leg extended either to fourth position in front (''quatrième devant'') or fourth position behind (''quatrième derrière''). À terre () Touching the floor; on the floor. Adagio Italian, or French ''adage'', meaning 'slowly, at ease.' # Slow movements performed with fluidity and grace. # One of the typical exercises of a traditional ballet class, done both at barre and in center, featuring slow, controlled movements. # The section of a '' grand pas'' (e.g., '' grand pas de deux''), often referred to as ''grand adage'', that features dance part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pique (play)
''Pique'' is an 1875 play produced by Augustin Daly, which had a very successful run of 237 consecutive performances in New York at the Fifth Avenue Theatre."Pique" at the Fifth Avenue Theatre ''The Aldine'' (Vol. 8, No. 1) (1876)The Cambridge History of American Theatre, Vol. II p. 239 (1999) It was based in part on the Florence Marryat novel ''Her Lord and Master''.(26 Feb. 1876) "Pique" at the Fifth Avenue The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Victims Unit (season 2)
A Special Victims Unit (SVU) is a specialized division within some police departments. The detectives in this division typically investigate crimes involving sexual assault or victims of non-sexual crimes who require specialist handling such as the very young, the very elderly, or the disabled. United States New York City The New York City Police Department's Special Victims Division investigates sex crimes. It is housed in separate Borough Patrols (Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn). The Special Victims Division only investigates the following types of cases: * Any child under 11 years of age who is the victim of abuse by a parent or person legally responsible for the care of the child. * Any child under 13 years of age who is the victim of any sex crime or attempted sex crime. * Any victim of rape (all degrees) or attempted rape (all degrees). * Any victim of a criminal sexual act (all degrees) or attempted criminal sexual act (all degrees). * Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Pique
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Pique'': * was formerly the French ship ''Pique'', a 38-gun fifth rate captured by in 1795. HMS ''Pique'' was wrecked in action with the French ship in 1798. * HMS ''Pique'' was formerly the French ship ''Pallas'', a 36-gun fifth rate, captured in 1800 by a squadron off the coast of France. She was initially named HMS ''Aeolus'' but renamed to ''Pique'' in 1801. Because ''Pique'' served in the navy's Egyptian campaign (2 March to 8 September 1801), her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal, which the Admiralty issued in 1847 to all surviving claimants. She was sold for breaking up in 1819. * HMS ''Pique'' was a 46-gun fifth rate ordered in 1825, but cancelled in 1832. * was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1834, and sent to the eastern Mediterranean in 1840 as part of a squadron under . She was converted to a receiving ship in 1872, lent as a hospital hulk in 1882 and sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Patrol Vessels Of The United States Navy
This is a list of patrol vessels of the United States Navy. Patrol craft coastal (PC) The original PC hull number sequence ended in 1964, and was then restarted with '1' for this class. ''Cyclone''-class By hull number * * * * * * * * * * * * * * By name * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hovercraft Patrol air cushion vehicle (PACV) The Navy used 3 Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle hovercraft in Vietnam. Hydrofoil vessels Patrol craft hydrofoil (PCH) * (Boeing) Patrol gunboat hydrofoil (PGH) * (Grumman experimental class) * (Boeing, JetFoil predecessor) Patrol missile hydrofoil (PHM) * , ex-''Delphinus'' * * * * * Patrol boat, river (PBR) The Patrol Boat, River was acquired for the Vietnam War: 718 of these 31/32-foot long boats were purchased with a peak of 250 used in Vietnam. Patrol craft (PC) * , ex-SP-104, later PYc-46 * , later PYc-47 * , later PYc-48 * , sunk in collision 14 August 1941 * , later PYc-49 * , later PY-18 * , lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piqué (surname)
As a surname, Piqué may refer to: * Gerard Piqué (born 1987), Spanish footballer * Josep Piqué (born 1955), Spanish politician and businessman * Lorenzo Piqué (born 1990), Dutch footballer * Marco Piqué (born 1980), Dutch-Surinamese kickboxer * Mitchell Piqué (born 1979), Dutch footballer See also * Piquer (surname) * Piquet Piquet (; ) is an early 16th-century plain-trick card game for two players that became France's national game. David Parlett calls it a "classic game of relatively great antiquity... still one of the most skill-rewarding card games for two" but ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Pique (surname) Catalan-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piqué (weaving)
Piqué, or marcella, refers to a weaving style, normally used with cotton yarn, which is characterized by raised parallel cords or geometric designs in the fabric. Piqué fabrics vary from semi-sheer dimity to heavy weight waffle cloth. Twilled cotton and corded cotton are close relatives. Name The name ''piqué'' is derived from the French word , meaning 'quilt'; late 18th-century piqué fabrics were considered to imitate a hand-made quilt. Piqué weave The weave is closely associated with white tie, and some accounts even say the fabric was invented specifically for this use. It holds more starch than plain fabric, so produces a stiffer shirt front; piqué shirts would go on to replace earlier plain-weave fronts, which remain a valid alternative. Use of piqué then spread to other parts of formal dress code, and it is now the most common fabric used in the tie and waistcoat of white tie dress. Piqué weaving Piqué weaving was developed by the Lancashire cotton indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pique (river)
The Pique () is a 33 km long river in southern France, left tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the Pyrenees, on the north side of the Port de Venasque mountain pass. It flows generally northward, entirely within the Haute-Garonne ''département''. It passes through the resort town Bagnères-de-Luchon Bagnères-de-Luchon (; oc, Banhèras de Luishon), also referred to as just Luchon, is a commune and spa town in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Luchonn ... and Cierp-Gaud. It flows into the Garonne in Chaum. References Rivers of France Rivers of Haute-Garonne Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tungiasis
Tungiasis is an inflammatory skin disease caused by infection with the female ectoparasitic ''Tunga penetrans'', a flea also known as the chigoe, chigo, chigoe flea, chigo flea, jigger, nigua, sand flea, or burrowing flea (and not to be confused with the chigger, a different arthropod). The flea and the disease that it causes are found in the tropical parts of Africa, the Caribbean, Central and South America, and India. ''Tunga penetrans'' is the smallest known flea, measuring 1 mm across. It is also known in Latin America as the ''nigua'' and ''bicho de pie'' (Spanish) or ''bicho de pé'' (Portuguese), literally "''foot bug''". ''Tunga penetrans'' is a member of the genus ''Tunga'', which comprises 13 species. Tungiasis causes skin inflammation, severe pain, itching, and a lesion at the site of infection that is characterized by a black dot at the center of a swollen red lesion, surrounded by what looks like a white halo. Desquamation of the skin is always seen, especial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pique Newsmagazine
''Pique Newsmagazine'' is the only newspaper serving the resort community of Whistler, British Columbia. It was founded in 1994 and operated as an independent, locally owned weekly newspaper until July 2013, when it was purchased by Glacier Media. Today, Glacier Media continues to own and operate the paper with locally produced content and editorial staff. http://www.whistlerguysstudy.com/pique.html Whisterguy study, Retrieved February 4, 2011. About 15,000 copies of the newsmagazine are distributed free each Thursday at over 200 distribution points from Vancouver to Mount Currie, including 130 distribution points in Whistler. It was started by Kathy Barnett, Bob Barnett, Kevin Damaskie and David Rigler. ''Pique Newsmagazine'' also publishes the winter and summer ''FAQ - The Insiders Guide to Whistler'', the winter and summer ''Whistler Magazine'', Annual ''Crankd Bike Magazine'' and other publications. See also * ''Squamish Chief'' * ''Similkameen News Leader'' * ''Canmore L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA World Cup Mascot
FIFA World Cup official mascots are a series of unique characters for each event. The trend began with the 1966 FIFA World Cup having World Cup Willie, one of the first mascots to be associated with a major sporting competition. The mascot designs represent a characteristic of the host country, such as flora, fauna, or costume. The design is frequently one or more anthropomorphic characters targeted at children and coinciding with cartoon shows and merchandise. List of mascots See also * List of FIFA Women's World Cup official mascots * List of UEFA European Championship official mascots * List of Copa América official mascots * List of Africa Cup of Nations official mascots * List of AFC Asian Cup official mascots References External links Information on Goleo VI and Pille {{FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup mascots, Association football mascots Lists of mascots ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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