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Livistona Livistona is a genus of 28 species of palms (family Arecaceae), native to southern and southeastern Asia, Australasia, and the Horn of Africa. They are fan palms (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae), with the leaves with an armed petiole terminating in a rounded, costapalmate fan of numerous leaflets.
LivIsoc The University of Liverpool Islamic Society (Liv-ISOC) established since the late 1960's, is an ISOC (Islamic Society) and is one of the most active and dynamic societies at the University of Liverpool Guild of Students (student union), UK.
Livoberezhna (Kiev Metro) Livoberezhna (, ) is a station on the Kiev Metro's Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line.The station was opened on November 5, 1965 as part of the westwards eastwards expansion of the Brovary radius and is the first one to be fully on the left bank of the Dnieper River (hence its name).
Livonia Livonia (Livonian and Latvian: Livonija; Estonian: Liivimaa; German: Livland; Swedish: Livland; Polish: Liwlandia; Russian: Лифляндия or Lifljandija; ) once was the land of the Finnic Livonians, but came in the Middle Ages to designate a much broader territory controlled by the Livonian Order on the eastern coasts of the Baltic Sea in present-day Latvia and Estonia. Its frontiers are the Gulf of Riga and the Gulf of Finland in the north-west, Lake Peipus and Russia to the east, and Lithuania to the south.
Livonia Public Schools Livonia Public Schools is a public school district in southeastern Michigan. As of the 2006-2007 school year, the district has revised their curriculum to a four-tier system: K-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-12 Grade Levels.
Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad The Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad is a Class III short line railroad that operates in Livingston County and Monroe County in New York, United States. The railroad interchanges with CSX at Genesee Junction in Henrietta, New York, the Rochester and Southern Railroad (R&S) at Genesee Junction and the R&S's Brooks Avenue Yard, and with the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum in Industry.
Livonian Brothers of the Sword The Livonian Brothers of the Sword or Livonian Order was a military order organized in 1202 by Albert of Buxhoeveden and composed of German "warrior monks". Their rule was primarily based on that of the Knights Templar.
Livonian people The Livonians or LivsEncyclopaedia Britannica Online entry on "Livonia" are the indigenous inhabitants of Livonia, a large part of what is today the Republic of Latvia. Unlike the ethnic Latvians, Lithuanians, and most of the other peoples of Europe they do not speak an Indo-European language, but speak the Finno-Ugric Livonian language, which is closely related to Estonian and Finnish.
Livonian Voivodeship The Livonian Voivodeship (; ) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Duchy of Livonia, part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, since it was formed in the 1620s out of the Wenden Voivodeship till the First Partition of Poland in 1772. The Livonian Voivodeship was one of the few territories of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth to be ruled jointly by Poland and Lithuania.
Livonian War The Livonian War of 1558–1582 was a lengthy military conflict between Tsardom of Russia and the coalition of Denmark, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Kingdom of Poland (later the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth), and Sweden for control of Greater Livonia (the territory of the present-day Estonia and Latvia).
Livor mortis Livor mortis or postmortem lividity, one of the signs of death, is a settling of the blood in the lower (dependent) portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin: when the heart is no longer agitating the blood, heavy red blood cells sink through the serum by action of gravity. This discoloration does not occur in the areas of the body that are in contact with the ground or another object, as the capillaries are compressed.
Livre parisis The livre parisis (Paris livre (pound)) was a standard for minting French coins and a unit of account. Unlike the livre tournois, which was divided into 20 sols each of 12 deniers, the livre parisis was divided into 20 sols each of 15 deniers, meaning that the livre parisis was worth 25 sols tournois (i.
Livregementets husarer Livregementets husarer, K 3 (Life Regiment Hussars, K 3) is one of Sweden's oldest units originating from the cavalry prepared from Uppland, Södermanland, Västmanland, Närke and Värmland. These were merged into two regiments, which were subsequently merged into one in accordance with the 1634 constitution.
Livrustkammaren The Royal Armoury (in Swedish: Livrustkammaren) is located in the Royal Palace in Stockholm, and contains many interesting artefacts of Swedish military history and the Swedish royalty. It is the oldest museum in Sweden, established by King Gustavus Adolphus when he in 1628 decided that his clothes from the campaign in Poland should be preserved for posterity.
Livy Titus Livius (around 59 BC - AD 17), known as Livy in English, wrote a monumental history of Rome, Ab Urbe Condita, from its founding (traditionally dated to 753 BC) through the reign of Augustus. Livy was a native of Patavium (modern Padua, Italy) in Cisalpine Gaul.
Livy Wijemanne Livy Wijemanne was a pioneer of Radio Ceylon. He was one of Sri Lanka's greatest broadcasters, on October 31st 1948, the Post Master General (who was also Director of Broadcasting) appointed the young announcer, Assistant Controller of Programmes.
LiVES LiVES (LiVES is a Video Editing System) is a video editing program and VJ tool, released under GNU General Public License. There are binary versions available for most popular Linux distributions (including Ubuntu, Gentoo, Debian, Fedora Core, Suse, Slackware and Mandriva).
Liwaa Semeism Liwaa Semeism is an Iraqi politician from the Sadrist Movement and the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities in the government of Nouri al-Maliki. He is a dentist and his wife is a member of the National Assembly of Iraq and related to Moqtadr al-Sadr.
Liwale Liwale is one of the 6 districts of the Lindi Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Pwani Region, to the East by the Kilwa District, to the South by the Ruangwa District and to the West by the Morogoro Region.
Liwayway Liwayway (Tagalog word meaning "dawn") is a leading Tagalog weekly magazine published in the Philippines since 1922. It contains Tagalog serialized novels, short stories, poetry, serialized comics, essays, news features, entertainment news and articles, and many others.
Lixouri It is also the ancient name of Lixouri (Greek, Modern: Ληξούρι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, older forms: Lixourio, Lixourion) is the main city on the peninsula of Paliki in the island of Kefalonia, one of the Ionian Islands of western Greece. The ancient name of the town is Paliki.
Lixus (ancient city) Lixus is the site of an ancient city located in Morocco just north of the modern seaport of Larache on the bank of the Loukkos River. The location was one of the main cities of the Roman province Mauretania Tingitana.
Liz and Lisa Liz and Lisa was a band formed by Lisa Loeb and Elizabeth Mitchell while both were enrolled at Brown University in the late 1980s. Both women were in the class of 1990 at Brown, and by the spring of 1990 had developed a unique and sweet sound.
Liz Allan Elizabeth Allan, who usually goes by the name Liz Allan (commonly misspelled, even in the published comics themselves, as Liz Allen), is a fictional comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe, part of the supporting cast of Spider-Man (Peter Parker). She was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
Liz Anderson Liz Anderson (born Elizabeth Jane Haaby March 13, 1930 in Roseau, Minnesota) is an American Country Music Songwriter and Singer. She is best known as being one of the most successful Country Music songwriters of the 1960s, writing a few of Merle Haggard's hits.
Liz Balmaseda Liz Balmaseda (born January 17, 1959, Puerto Padre, Cuba) is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, who writes for the Miami Herald. Balmaseda received her Bachelor of Science degree in communications from Florida International University in 1981.
Liz Benson Elizabeth Benson (1966-) is a Nollywood Actress whose rise started from the soap opera "Fortunes" in 1993. She later switched into home movies like "Glamour Girls" (1994), True Confessions and Izaga to mention a few.
Liz Bonnin Liz Bonnin (born 16 September 1976 in France) is an Irish television presenter currently working in the UK. She first started her career presenting on RTE Television in the Republic of Ireland while later moving to the UK to present on a number of TV channels.
Liz Carpenter Elizabeth "Liz" Sutherland Carpenter (born September 1, 1920 in Salado, Texas) is a writer, feminist, former reporter, media advisor, speechwriter, political humorist, and public relations expert. Carpenter stood at the forefront of the Women's Movement when it began and never wavered from her platform.
Liz Claman Liz (Elizabeth Kate) Claman, (born December 12, 1963), is the co-anchor of the CNBC morning program Morning Call. Previously, Claman was the co-host of the program Wake Up Call and the anchor of the CNBC newsmagazine program Cover to Cover.
Liz Damon's Orient Express Liz Damon's Orient Express was a 1970s band from Hawaii, featuring lead singer Liz Damon, two female backup singers and a rotating backup band. The name apparently derived from the original backup band being entirely Asian.
Liz Ellis Liz Ellis (born 17 January, 1973) is an Australian netball player. She is the captain and the best-known player on the current Australian team, not only for her long representative career but also for her off-court media work.
Liz Greene Elizabeth (Liz) Greene, (born September 4, 1946 in Englewood, New Jersey) is a notable American astrologer. She has written several astrology books based on Jungian psychology and other forms of depth psychology, contributing to an application of astrology called Psychological astrology.
Liz Christy Garden The Liz Christy Garden is a community garden located at Bowery and Houston Streets in Manhattan on Parks Department land. Started in 1973 by local resident Liz Christy, it was the first such community garden in New York.
Liz Jackson Liz Jackson is an Australian journalist noted for her work on the Four Corners and Media Watch TV programs. In December 2005, Jackson announced she would be stepping down as Media Watch host and returning to Four Corners; journalist Monica Attard was announced as her replacement.
Liz Larin Liz Larin (born Mary Elizabeth Larin) is a Detroit-based singer-songwriter and rock musician who has risen become one of the most celebrated artists of the Detroit music scene. In 2003, when readers of Jam Rag Magazine voted her #1 out of 80 Detroit acts, Jam Rag featured her on the cover as "Detroit's Goddess of Rock", a title which in now used by the venues where she plays.
Liz Lieu Liz Lieu nicknamed the Poker Diva by fellow poker players because of her flair for style, Liz has developed quite a unique image at the tables. Her petite frame and fashionable appearance may be deceiving because when the cards are dealt, her aggressive style, serious demeanor, and killer instincts take over.
Liz Lovely 'Liz Lovely' is an Waitsfield, Vermont, based artisan, certified Vegan cookie company that bakes 1000's of cookies every day. Liz Lovely cookies are distributed semi-nationally through United Natural Foods, the largest U.
Liz Lynne Elizabeth Lynne, known as Liz Lynne, (born 22 January 1948) is a British politician, and has been a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands region for the Liberal Democrats since her election at the 1999 European election. Previously she had been elected as Member of Parliament for Rochdale at the 1992 general election but was defeated at the 1997 general election.
Liz McIntyre frame|"Spychips" co-author Liz McIntyreMcIntyre is a consumer privacy expert and co-author, along with [[Katherine Albrecht], of "Spychips: How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track your Every Move with RFID." McIntyre is the Communications Director for [[CASPIAN (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering), an organization that advocates free-market, consumer-based solutions to the problem of retail privacy invasion.
Liz Shaw (New Zealand) Elizabeth Joan "Liz" Shaw (December 3 1985) is a New Zealand woman mainly known for her self promotion. Born in Wellington, she first came to public notice because of her idiosyncratic behaviour when she made an appearance on the reality television show Captive.
Liz Tchou Elizabeth ("Liz") Tchou (born September 25, 1966 in Medford, New Jersey) is a former field hockey defender from the United States, who was a member of the US women's team that finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Liz Vassey Liz Vassey (born August 9, 1972 in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA) is an American actress, best known for playing Captain Liberty on the 2001 TV series The Tick. She also played Emily Ann Sago Martin on the soap opera All My Children from 1988 to 1991 and also had a recurring role as Dr.
Liz VonSeggen Liz VonSeggen began her professional career as a high school Spanish and Speech teacher. She completed her master's degree in Drama/Communications and is a gifted teacher who loves kids and communicates with them in creative ways.
Liz Weekes Liz Weekes (born September 22, 1971 in Sydney) is an Australian water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics, when women´s water polo was contested for the first time at the Olympic Games. She was the goalkeeper of the Australian team, which beat USA 4-3 in the final game in front of a World record attendance of 17,000 spectators.
Liz White (actress) Liz White (born 1979, Rotherham, England) is a British actress, best known for her regular role as WPC Annie Cartwright in the BBC time travel / police drama Life on Mars, which began in January 2006. She has also appeared in films, most notably as Pamela Barnes in Mike Leigh's Vera Drake (2004).
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story is a 1995 biographical TV film directed by Kevin Connor. The film stars Sherilyn Fenn as Elizabeth Taylor, Katherine Helmond, Nigel Havers, Angus Macfadyen, William McNamara and Ray Wise.
Liza and Louise Liza and Louise is a 7" single by the California punk rock band NOFX, released on the Fat Wreck Chords label. It featured a new version of the song "The Longest Line" sung by the band's guitarist El Hefe.
Liza Colby Liza Colby was a resident of the fictional city of Pine Valley, Pennsylvania on the soap opera All My Children. She is best known as having been played by actress Marcy Walker, although the role was also briefly played by Alice Haining.
Liza Dalby Liza Crihfield Dalby is an American anthropologist and novelist specializing in Japanese culture. Her book Geisha (filmed as American Geisha) is based on her experiences with the geisha community in Kyoto's PontochĹŤ.
Liza Fernández Rodríguez Liza Fernández Rodríguez is a member of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, elected by San Juan's 4th District. She is Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Committee and the Joint Commissions for the Revision of the Civil and Penal Codes.
Liza Frulla Liza Frulla, PC (born March 30, 1949) is a former Quebec politician. She was a Member of Parliament in the Liberal Party of Canada caucus in the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Jeanne-Le Ber, Quebec from 2004, until her defeat to Bloc Québécois opponent Thierry St-Cyr in 2006.
Liza Minnelli Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is an Academy Award-winning and Tony Award-winning American actress and singer. She is the daughter of entertainer Judy Garland and her second husband, film director Vincente Minnelli.
Liza Walton Sentell Liza Kaslo Sentell (born Liza Walton) was a fictional character on the now cancelled American Soap opera, Search for Tomorrow. She was played, most notably, by Kathleen Beller; actress and writer, Meg Bennett; the late actress Sherry Mathis, who was most identified in the role; and LouAnn Gideon, who played her to the show's end in 1986.
Liza Weil Liza Weil (born June 5, 1977) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Paris Geller in the television drama Gilmore Girls and has guest-starred on The Adventures of Pete & Pete, ER, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and The West Wing.
Liza's Back Returning, to the stage Liza Minnelli returns to concerts and albums, and performs a concert on Broadway entitled: Liza's Back. This performance took place on June 2, 2002 making a smash hit having one of the most of the famous diva's return to albums.
Lizabeth Cohen Lizabeth Cohen is the Howard Mumford Jones Professor of American Studies in Harvard University's history department. Currently, she teaches courses in twentieth-century America, material and popular culture, and gender, urban, and working-class history, and is the director of the undergraduate program in history.
Lizanne Bussieres Lizanne Bussieres (born August 20, 1961 in Ste-Foy, Quebec) is a former long-distance runner from Canada, who competed in the women's marathon at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.
Lizard (short stories) Lizard (とかげ) is a short story anthology by Banana Yoshimoto, written in 1993 and translated into English in 1995 by Ann Sherif. It is a collection of six short stories on love and the healing power of time.
Lizard Lighthouse The Lizard Lighthouse in Cornwall, United Kingdom, was built in 1619, but the inability to collect dues from passing ships forced its closure in 1623. In 1762, Trinity House built a two-tower, coal-fired station, which it leased for 61 years to a Thomas Fonnerau.
Lizard Point, Cornwall Lizard Point in Cornwall is the southernmost tip of the Lizard Peninsula. It is the southermost tip of Great Britain, at 49°57' N, and, with the exception of parts of the Isles of Scilly is the southernmost part of England.
Lizard triplefin The lizard triplefin, Crocodilichthys gracilis, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Crocodilichthys, found in the Gulf of California in the eastern Central Pacific at depths down to 38 m. Its length is only up to about 64 mm.
Lizard Union The Lizard Union or Lizard League (; ) was an organization of Prussian nobles and knights established in Culmerland (Chełmno Land) in 1397. Its declared goal was to combat lawlessness, although it discretely sought the transfer of Culmerland from the Teutonic Knights to Poland.
Lizardmen (Warhammer) The Lizardmen are fictional reptilian humanoids from the Warhammer Fantasy setting. The term covers a range of different creatures who inhabit the continent of Lustria, and the Southlands, which are roughly analogous to South America and Africa respectively.
Lizardo Garrido Lizardo Antonio Garrido Bustamante (born August 25, 1957 in Santiago) is a retired football defender from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number two jersey. He played for several clubs in Chile, including Colo Colo, and in Mexico for Santos Laguna.
Lizards in Canada Lizards in Canada are represented by five species, as only a few lizard species have been able to adapt to the diverse, generally colder Canadian climate. All species are confined to the southernmost parts of the country.
Lizette CarriĂłn Lizette CarriĂłn (born March 12, 1972 in New York City) is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Pfc. Esmeralda "Doublewide" Del Rio in the 2005 FX network television series Over There.
Lizz Winstead Lizz Winstead (born August 5, 1961) is a Minnesota-born comedian who was co-creator of The Daily Show (TDS) along with Madeline Smithberg, and served as head writer. In late 1997, the show's host Craig Kilborn made an offensive comment about Winstead in an Esquire magazine interview, and behind-the-scenes tension led her to leave the program in early 1998.
Lizzie (Cars) Lizzie is a 1923 Ford Model T voiced by Katherine Helmond. Dotty but friendly, she is the widow of Radiator Springs' founder, Stanley, and the elderly owner of a roadside souvenir and accessory shop (one of her trademarks is forcefully slapping bumper stickers onto the rear of unwary customers).
Lizzie Black Kander Lizzie Black Kander (1858 - 1940) was born in Wisconsin to German Jewish immigrants. In 1896 she founded the Keep Clean Mission at B'ne Jeshurun Temple in Milwaukee to help educate youg Jewish girls to assimilate to a more mainstream American way of life.
Lizzie Borden Lizzie Andrew Borden (July 19, 1860 – June 1, 1927) was a New England spinster and a central figure in the case surrounding the brutal axe double-murder of her father and stepmother on a sweltering day, August 4, 1892 in Fall River, Massachusetts. Borden was acquitted when brought to trial, but no one else was ever tried, and she has remained a figure in American folklore.
Lizzie Dripping Lizzie Dripping was a British television serial, written by Helen Cresswell and set in a country village, about a young girl with a vivid imagination who starts a relationship with a local witch whom only she can see and hear.
Lizzie Miller Lizzie Miller is a fictional character in the television series The Nine and is portrayed by Jessica Collins.. She was Jeremy Kates's girlfriend, though the relationship is now strained due to Jeremy's as-of-the-moment unknown actions in the bank.
Lizzie Spaulding Elizabeth Lillian "Lizzie" Spaulding Randall is a fictional character on the popular CBS daytime soap opera, Guiding Light. The character is the daughter of Phillip Spaulding and ex-wife, Beth Raines Spaulding.
Lizzie Webb Lizzie Webb, often known as "Mad Lizzie", presented daily exercise routines on British morning television channel TV-am. She was introduced onto the channel's flagship show Good Morning Britain in response to the popularity of exercise teacher Diana Moran ("the Green Goddess") on the rival BBC1 show Breakfast Time.
Lizzy Igasan Elizabeth ("Lizzy") Jane Igasan (born September 16, 1982 in Whangarei) is a field hockey defender from New Zealand, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished in sixth place with the Women's National Team.
LI2B LI2B was the amateur radio (ham radio) call-sign of Kon-Tiki raft expedition (1947). Through this expedition, Thor Heyerdahl was attempting to prove that it was possible for South American tribes to have crossed the Pacific from east to west to settle the Polynesian islands.
LIAZ (Czech Republic) LIAZ (LIberecké Automobilové Závody) is a defunct Czech manufacturer of trucks. LIAZs headquarters was in city of Jablonec nad Nisou, where another manufacturer RAF merged to Škoda (another brand used by company).
LIBM theory LIBM Theory in Economics stands for the Legislatively Infallible Business Model Theory, which attempts to describe the effects of when laws or court rulings prevent a business from failing when it might have otherwise. Examples of this are FDIC insurance for United States banks, which ensures that account holders only lose money if they have more than $100,000 in deposits.
LIBOR Market Model The LIBOR Market Model, also referred to as the BGM model, is an interest rate model used for the pricing of interest rate derivatives, especially complex derivatives such as exotics. The model primitives are a set of LIBOR forward rates, which have the advantage of being directly observable in the market.
LIDAR LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging; or Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging) is an optical remote sensing technology which measures properties of scattered light to find range and/or other information of a distant target. The prevalent method to determine distance to an object or surface is to use laser pulses.
LIFECYCLE Fundraising LIFECYCLE Fundraising is a UK registered charity which provides funding for charitable projects to improve the lives of children worldwide. This is achieved through a combination of fundraising events, corporate sponsorship and individual donations.
LIFO LIFO stands for last in, first out which in computer science and queueing theory refers to the way items stored in a data structure are processed. The last data to be added to the structure will be the first data to be removed.
LIGO LIGO stands for Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Cofounded in 1992 by Kip Thorne and Ronald Drever of Caltech and Rainer Weiss of MIT, LIGO is a joint project between scientists at MIT and Caltech.
LIHEAP The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federal social services (or welfare) program first established in 1981 and funded annually through Congressional appropriations. Funding is distribued to each of the fifty states, U.
LIM domain 'LIM domains' are protein structural domains, comprised of 2 contiguous Zinc finger domains, separated by a 2-amino acid residue hydrophobic linker, they are named after their initial discovery in the proteins Lin11, Isl-1 & Mec-3 Bach, I. The LIM domain: regulation by association (2000), Mech Devel, 91, p5-17.
LIM-49A Spartan The Spartan, designation LIM-49A, was a United States Army anti-ballistic missile. It was a three-stage, solid-fuel surface-to-air missile that carried a 5 megaton W71 thermonuclear warhead to intercept incoming warheads at high altitude.
LIMDOW technology Light Intensity Modulated Direct OverWrite (LIMDOW) technology uses a different write technology which significantly improves on the performance levels of earlier Magneto-optical devices and claims to be a viable alternative to hard disk drives in terms of performance and cost of ownership.
LINCOS LINCOS is a project for sustainable development in Costa Rica. The LINCOS program was initiated in late 1998 as a joint initiative between the Costa Rican Foundation for Sustainable Development, the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Costa Rican Institute of Technology.
LINK LINK is a project started in 1968 by Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates or WEFA, (now Global Insight), to build the world's first global macroeconomic model, linking models of many of the world's countries so that the effect of changes in the economy of one country are reflected in other countries.
LIP6 The Laboratoire d'Informatique de Paris 6, or LIP6, the computer science laboratory of Pierre & Marie Curie University (UPMC), is a joint research laboratory of UPMC and CNRS, the French national research organization. It was founded in January, 1997, with the fusion of three smaller laboratories: LAFORIA, LITP, and MASI.
LIRC LIRC (Linux Infrared Remote Control) is an open source package that allows you to receive and send infrared signals with your Linux computer system. There is a Microsoft Windows equivalent of LIRC called WinLIRC.
LISA (astronomy) The LISA is the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna experiment, a joint venture of NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA). It is currently in a design phase and is expected to begin observations in or around 2015.
LISD LISD is the name of several school districts in Texas. The naming convention for school districts in that state will produce the initials LISD for many Texas towns and cities whose names start with an "L".
LISTSERV LISTSERV® The story of LISTSERV began in Paris, France, when a young engineering student, Eric Thomas, wrote the first version of LISTSERV. LISTSERV was the first email list management software product of its kind.
LITENING targeting pod The LITENING targeting pod is a precision targeting pod system currently operational with a wide variety of combat aircraft. LITENING significantly increases the combat effectiveness of the aircraft during day, night and under-the-weather conditions in the attack of ground targets with a variety of standoff weapons (i.
LIVE/WIRE LIVE/WIRE was a system for playing live-action role-playing games at conventions that was popular in 1990s. It was originally created as a spinoff of the RPGA by game designers Tim Beach and Mike Selinker in 1992, and later became an independent entity.
LIVINGtv LIVINGtv is a British television channel owned by Flextech. Originally Launched as UK Living in 1993, the channel changed its name to Living in 1997, to dissassociate itself from the UKTV network that launched that year.
LIX Legislature of the Mexican Congress The LIX Legislature of the Congress of Mexico met from September 2003 to August 2006. All members of the lower house (Chamber of Deputies) of the Congress were elected in the elections of July 2003 while members of the upper house (Senate) were elected in the elections of July 2000.
Ljiljana Čolić Ljiljana Čolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Љиљана Чолић) (born 1956), professor of linguistics on University of Belgrade, an Orthodox Christian, is the former Minister of Education and Sport in the Government of Serbia.

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