Hum (disambiguation)

Hum usually refers to humming, a sound produced with closed lips, or by insects, or other periodic motion.

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Huma bird

The Huma (Persian: هما‎‎, pronounced Homā, Avestan: Homāio), also Homa, is a mythical bird of Iranian legends and fables, and continuing as a common motif in Sufi and Diwan poetry. Although there are many legends of the creature, common to all is that the bird is said to never alight on the ground, and instead to live its entire life flying invisibly high above the earth.

Huma is the most commonly attested mythical bird in Turkish Diwan poetry.

Onomastics

New Persian Homa derives from Avestan Homāio. In several dialects of the Persian language, the name 'Homa' is additionally applied to the Bearded vulture (lammergeier).

In Turkic mythology, the bird is called Kumay or Umay which was used as a symbol of Çepni, one of the 24 tribal organizations of Oghuz Turks. Umay is the goddess of fertility and virginity in Turkic mythology and Tengriism. In Arabic the bird is called Bulah.

There are numerous folk interpretations of the name, among them that of the Sufi teacher Inayat Khan, who supposed that "in the word Huma, hu represents spirit, and the word mah originates from the Arabic "Ma'a" ماء which means water."

Hum Network Limited

Hum Network Limited (simply HNL or HUMNL) formerly Eye Television Network Limited is a public limited media company based in Karachi, Pakistan. Company was established in February 2004. It is a current member of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (APBU) and Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA).

History

HNL was established in February 2004 with the name of Eye TV Limited which was later changed to Eye Television Network Limited on November 18, 2004. Present name was changed on January 21, 2011.

Company is registered with Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority in October 2004 to operate its first satellite channel Hum TV which went live in January 2005. In June 2005 company made its public offering shares and in August 2005 it listed down in the Karachi Stock Exchange.

On February 12, 2013 during a press consultation at Hum Network head-office, General Manager Public Relations and Publications Shanaz Ramzi announced the 1st Hum Awards in the presence of President Hum Network Sultana Siddiqui.

Archdeacon of Hastings

The Archdeacon of Hastings is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Chichester. The Diocese of Chichester almost exactly covers the counties of East and West Sussex and the City of Brighton and Hove, stretching for nearly a hundred miles (160 km) along the south coast of England.

History

The two original archdeaconries of Chichester diocese, Chichester and Lewes, were created in the 12th century – at around the time when archdeacons were first appointed across England. The third archdeaconry, Hastings, was created on 28 June 1912. The archdeaconries were then reorganised under Eric Kemp (Bishop of Chichester) on 28 June 1975: the Hastings archdeaconry was dissolved and her territory returned to Lewes archdeaconry, which was renamed "Lewes & Hastings"; and a new archdeaconry of Horsham was created.

On 12 May 2014, it was announced that the diocese is to take forward proposals to create a fourth archdeaconry (presently referred to as Brighton.) Since Lewes itself would be within the new archdeaconry, Lewes & Hastings archdeaconry would become simply Hastings archdeaconry. On 8 August 2014, the Church Times reported that the archdeaconry had been renamed.

Peter Griffin

Peter Griffin is one of the main characters of the American animated sitcom Family Guy. He is voiced by cartoonist Seth MacFarlane and first appeared on television, along with the rest of the family, in the 15-minute short on December 20, 1998. Peter was created and designed by MacFarlane himself. MacFarlane was asked to pitch a pilot to the Fox Broadcasting Company based on Larry & Steve, a short made by MacFarlane which featured a middle-aged character named Larry and an intellectual dog, Steve. After the pilot was given the green light, The Griffin family appeared on the episode "Death Has a Shadow".

Peter is married to Lois Griffin and is the father of Meg, Chris, and Stewie. He also has a dog named Brian, with whom he is best friends. He has worked at a toy factory, and at Quahog's Brewery. Despite the suburban blue-collar routine of his life, he has had a number of remarkable experiences.

Peter's voice was inspired by a janitor that MacFarlane heard at his school. His appearance was a redesign of the protagonist Larry from MacFarlane's previous animated short films The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve. He has appeared in several pieces of Family Guy merchandise, including toys, T-shirts and a video game, and has made crossover appearances in other shows, including The Simpsons, South Park, Drawn Together, American Dad!, and the Family Guy spin-off The Cleveland Show.

Peter, Duke of the Romans

Peter was a mediaeval Roman noble. He was the son of Alberic III, Count of Tusculum.

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