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Pili Nut
Pili may refer to: Common names of plants * ''Canarium ovatum'', a Philippine tree that is a source of the pili nut * ''Heteropogon contortus'', a Hawaiian grass used to thatch structures Places * Pili, Camarines Sur, is a municipality in the Philippines * Pili, barangay in Danao, Cebu * Pili, (or , 'Pili Hill'), another name for Acamarachi, a volcano in Chile * Pili Nadi, a stream or small river that flows through Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh; tributary of the Gomti River Other uses * Pili, another name for jianzi, a traditional Chinese sport * ''Pili'' (film), nominated for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer in 2018 * Pili line, a Hawaiian royal house ** Pili, short form of Pilikaʻaiea, ruler or of Hawaii, founder of the Pili line * Pili, plural of Pilus, a cellular organelle * ''Pili'' (TV series), a puppet television show from Taiwan * Perak Perak (; Perak Malay: ''Peghok'') is a States and federal territories of Malay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canarium Ovatum
''Canarium'' is a genus of about 120 species of tropical and subtropical trees, in the family Burseraceae. They grow naturally across tropical Africa, south and southeast Asia, Indochina, Malesia, Australia and western Pacific Islands; including from southern Nigeria east to Madagascar, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and India; from Burma, Malaysia and Thailand through the Malay Peninsula and Vietnam to south China, Taiwan and the Philippines; through Borneo, Indonesia, Timor and New Guinea, through to the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Palau. ''Canarium'' species grow up to large evergreen trees of tall, and have alternately arranged, pinnate leaves. They are dioecious, with male and female flowers growing on separate trees. Species As of January 2024, Plants of the World Online accepts 121 species. The brief species distribution information was sourced from '' Flora Malesiana'', the ''Flora of China'' (series), the ''Australian Tropica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heteropogon Contortus
''Heteropogon contortus'' is a tropical, perennial tussock grass with a native distribution encompassing Southern Africa, southern Asia, Northern Australia, Oceania, and southwestern North America. The species has also become a naturalised weed in tropical and subtropical regions in the Americas and East Asia. The plant grows to in height and is favoured in most environments by frequent burning. The plants develop characteristic dark seeds with a single long awn at one end and a sharp spike at the other. The awn becomes twisted when dry and straightens when moistened, and in combination with the spike is capable of drilling the seed into the soil. The species is known by many common names, including black speargrass, tanglehead, ''steekgras'' (in Afrikaans) and ''pili'' (in Hawaiian, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *''pilit''₁ "to adhere/stick"). ''H. contortus'' is a valuable pasture species across much of its range. However, it has also been responsible for the eliminat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pili, Camarines Sur
Pili, officially the Municipality of Pili (, Rinconada Bikol: Banwaan ''ka Pili'', ) is a municipality and capital of the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 99,196 people. The town is from Manila. History The first recorded history of Pili started during the promulgation of Christianity in the early 1770s by the Spanish missionaries, when the town houses the "''Cimarrones"'' or the "''Remontados"'' who resisted the foreign rule of the neighboring Hispanic city of Nueva Caceres. The early center of settlement in the town was located in "Binanuaanan" (from "''banwaan''" which means town in the Bikol language) until missionaries transferred it to the present site of the town proper where the St. Raphael Archangel Church is located. The Americans established the town of Pili in 1901. The name of the town has many disputed etymologies, either it came from the Bicol Region's Pili nut (Canarium ovatum) or from the Bicol word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danao, Cebu
Danao, officially the City of Danao (; ), is a component city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 156,321 people. Danao is within the Metro Cebu area. Etymology According to the most popular legend, the town derived its name from the word ''danawan'', which means ''pond'' in English when Captain del Rosario established the town as a ''municipio''. History The origin of the name ''Danao'' lacks concrete historical records, though two legendary accounts exist regarding its establishment as a municipio. The most popular legend dates back to 1844, involving a Spanish captain named Manuel Anecito del Rosario. Commissioned by early Spanish authorities in Cebu province, del Rosario's mission was to establish municipios from Compostela to Borbon. While traveling north on horseback, Captain del Rosario encountered natives in Cotcot, tending to their carabaos in a pond. Unfamiliar with the area, he asked the locals (in Span ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acamarachi
__NOTOC__ Acamarachi (also known as ''Pili'') is a high volcano in northern Chile. In this part of Chile, it is the highest volcano. Its name means "black moon". It is a volcano in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, a zone of strong volcanic activity during the last million years. Old volcanoes in the area are well-preserved, due to the dry climate. Acamarachi itself is a cone-shaped volcano with steep upper flanks and a lava dome on its northern side. While there is no indication of historical activity and the flank lava flows are old, some lava flows around the summit crater and a lava coulee north of Acamarachi on the saddle between Acamarachi and Colachi volcano may be postglacial in age. Acamarachi is formed by andesitic and dacitic rocks. Acamarachi features an Inca mountain sanctuary on which several figurines have been found. One female figurine is made out of silver, a male one is made out of thorny oyster. Both of these figurines were found with miniatur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pili Nadi
Pili may refer to: Common names of plants * ''Canarium ovatum'', a Philippine tree that is a source of the pili nut * ''Heteropogon contortus'', a Hawaiian grass used to thatch structures Places * Pili, Camarines Sur, is a municipality in the Philippines * Pili, barangay in Danao, Cebu * Pili, (or , 'Pili Hill'), another name for Acamarachi, a volcano in Chile * Pili Nadi, a stream or small river that flows through Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh; tributary of the Gomti River Other uses * Pili, another name for jianzi, a traditional Chinese sport * ''Pili'' (film), nominated for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer in 2018 * Pili line, a Hawaiian royal house ** Pili, short form of Pilikaʻaiea, ruler or of Hawaii, founder of the Pili line * Pili, plural of Pilus, a cellular organelle * ''Pili'' (TV series), a puppet television show from Taiwan * Perak Perak (; Perak Malay: ''Peghok'') is a States and federal territories of Malaysia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
Jaunpur () is a city and a municipal board in Jaunpur district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located 228 km southeast of state capital Lucknow. Demographically, Jaunpur resembles the rest of the Purvanchal area in which it is located. History Earliest Hindu rulers of Jaunpur were the Ahirs/Yadavs, Heerchand Yadav being the first ruler of Jaunpur. Ahirs/Yadavs built forts at Chandwak and Gopalpur villages of jaunpur It is believed that the famous temple of Sheetala Chaukia Dham Mandir Jaunpur, Chaukiya Devi was built in the glory of their clan-deity either by the Yadavs or the Bhars- but in view of the predilections of the Bhars, it seems more logical to conclude that this temple was built by the Bhars. The Bhars were non-Aryans. The worship of Shiv and Shakti was prevalent in the non-aryans. The Bhars also held some power in Jaunpur. In 1359, the city was invaded by the Sultan of Delhi Feroz Shah Tughlaq and named in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jianzi
Jianzi (), is a traditional Chinese sport in which players aim to keep a heavily weighted shuttlecock in the air using their bodies apart from the hands, unlike in similar games such as peteca and indiaca. The primary origin of jianzi is an ancient Chinese game called ''Cuju'', from the Han dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD). Jianzi is played on a badminton court using inner or outer lines in different competition settings. It can also be played artistically, among a circle of players in a street or park, with the objective to keep the shuttle 'up' and show off skills. In Vietnam, it is known as ''đá cầu'', and it is the national sport. In the Philippines, it is known as ''sipa'' and was also the national sport, until it was replaced by arnis in December 2009. The game has also gained a following around the globe. In English, both the sport and the object with which it is played are referred to as a "shuttlecock" or "featherball". In Malaysia, the game is known as ''c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pili (film)
Pili may refer to: Common names of plants * ''Canarium ovatum'', a Philippine tree that is a source of the pili nut * ''Heteropogon contortus'', a Hawaiian grass used to thatch structures Places * Pili, Camarines Sur, is a municipality in the Philippines * Pili, barangay in Danao, Cebu * Pili, (or , 'Pili Hill'), another name for Acamarachi, a volcano in Chile * Pili Nadi, a stream or small river that flows through Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh; tributary of the Gomti River Other uses * Pili, another name for jianzi, a traditional Chinese sport * ''Pili'' (film), nominated for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer in 2018 * Pili line, a Hawaiian royal house ** Pili, short form of Pilikaʻaiea, ruler or of Hawaii, founder of the Pili line * Pili, plural of Pilus, a cellular organelle * ''Pili'' (TV series), a puppet television show from Taiwan * Perak Perak (; Perak Malay: ''Peghok'') is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BAFTA Award For Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer
The BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer is a film award presented annually at the British Academy Film Awards in London. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, and video games (and formerly also for children's film and television). The Outstanding Debut award recognises the work of writers, directors and producers whose first films have been released in cinemas during the award's qualification window. It is presented in honour of screenwriter and producer Carl Foreman.http://static.bafta.org/files/rule-book-bafta-film-awards-1112-1017.pdf BAFTA Film Awards Guidelines * From 1998 to 2000, this category was known as the Carl Foreman Award for Most Promising Newcomer in British Film (and was presented to a writer, director or producer). * From 2001 to 2008, this category was known as the Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pili Line
Pili line (House of Pili, Pili dynasty; Hawaiian language: ''Hale o Pili'') was a royal house in ancient Hawaii that ruled over the island of Hawaiʻi with deep roots in the history of Samoa and possibly beyond further to the west, Ao-Po ("gathering of night"; metaphorically: "extreme west", "the land of the dead"), in Pulotu, the Samoan Underworld. It was founded on unknown date by King Pilikaʻaiea (Pili), who either was born in or came from either Upolu, Samoa or Uporu, Tahiti, but came to Hawaii and established his own dynasty of kings (''Aliʻi''). The overall arc of his career describes a brilliant young chief from foreign lands who was eager to share his abundant knowledge of advanced technology with distant frontier rustics. Some stories relate how his ambition got the better of him and damaged his relationships with his subjects. These stories cast him as a libidinous, restless and petty tyrant ever on the move searching for new conquests. According to Samoan lore, Pili' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilikaʻaiea
Pilikaʻaiea (or Pili-auau; the short form: Pili) was ''Aliʻi nui of Hawaii, Aliʻi Nui'' of Hawaii (island), Hawaiʻi. He was a sovereign Tribal chief, chief, who deposed the indigenous chief, Kapawa. Name The Hawaiian word ''pili'' is the native Hawaiian name of ''Heteropogon contortus''. Biography According to some legends, Pilikaʻaiea was a grandchild of Lanakawai of the Ulu (chief), Ulu line, but other sources claim he was born and brought up in "Kahiki" (Tahiti) or Wawau (Borabora) or 'Upolu (Samoa). The parents of Pilikaʻaiea were Laʻau and Kukamolimaulialoha, whilst the wife of Pilikaʻaiea was his sister, Hina-au-kekele. Because the chiefs of the island of Hawaii (island), Hawaiʻi had carelessly intermarried with junior chiefly lines and low ranking women, ''kahuna'' Paʻao went to Kahiki to find a relative of pure blood who could compete in rank with the chiefly lines of the other islands. He recites a chant to invite Lonokaeho to return with him. Lonokaeho de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
