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Lakewood Village, Long Beach, California Lakewood Village is a prestigious community in the northeast portion Long Beach, California and is surrounded on the west, north and east sides by the city of Lakewood. This custom-home community consists of two blocks from south of Del Amo to north of Carson and east of Lakewood Blvd to west of Bellflower Blvd.
Lakewood, Colorado The City of Lakewood is a home rule municipality located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Lakewood is the fourth most populous city in the State of Colorado and the 164th most populous city in the United States.
Lakewood/Fort McPherson (MARTA station) Lakewood/Fort McPherson is a station in the MARTA rail system near Fort McPherson (an army base which is slated to be closed by the 2005 BRAC), and former Lakewood Ampitheater, now called Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheater. The station is located at 2020 Lee Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30310.
Lakh A lakh (Hindi: लाख, Urdu: لکھ, , Tamil : இலட்சம்) is a unit in the Indian numbering system, widely used both in official and other contexts in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. One lakh is equal to a hundred thousand (105).
Lakhan gusain Lakhan Gusain (1966-) is a linguist and scholar on Rajasthani language and its dialects. He is a well-trained linguist from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India and has been conducting extensive research on Rajasthani language for around two decades.
Lakhau Lakhau is a village in Churu district of Rajasthan and is the birth place of Mohar Singh Rathore. The village was founded around 1850 AD by Thakur Khaman Singh, the great grand father of Mohar Singh Rathore & Karni Singh Rathore, who on having a dispute with his brothers at Village Ghanghu nearby saperated and came to settle here were there was a Mutt of an ancient saint.
Lakhmids The Lakhmids (Arabic: ), less commonly Muntherids (Arabic: ), were a group of Arab Christians who lived in Southern Iraq, and made al-Hirah which was a fabulous city with many castles and bath-houses and Palm gardens their capital in (266). Poets described it as a Paradise on earth, an Arab Poet described the city's pleasant climate and beauty "One day in al-Hirah is better than a year of treatment".
Lakhva Lakhva (or Lachva, Lachwa) (Belarusian:Лахва) (Hebrew:לחווא) (Polish:Łachwa) (Russian:Лахва) (Yiddish:לאַכװע) is a small town in southern Belarus, with a population of approximately 2100. Lakhva is widely believed to have been the location of the first Jewish ghetto uprising of the Second World War.
Lakka, Greece The village of Lakka, is situated on Paxos or Paxi, a Greek Island in the Ionian Sea approximately nine miles south of Corfu. Lakka is the second largest village in size on the northern end of Paxos and is flanked by silver green olive groves and cypress trees.
Lakki Marwat District Lakki Marwat (Pashto/Urdu: لکی مروت) is one of the Southern Districts of North-West Frontier Province in Pakistan. It was created as an administrative district on July 1 1992, prior to which it was a Tehsil of Bannu District.
Lakkopetra Lakkopetra (Greek: Λακκόπετρα), rarely Lakopetra is a village of northwestern Achaia, located 10 km NW of Kato Achaia, 4 km ENE of Araxos, approx. 35 km NW of Patras and 72 km N (old 77 km) from Pyrgos.
Lakkundi Lakkundi in Gadag District of Karnataka is a place of antiquarian interest with as many as 50 temples, 101 stepped wells (called Kalyani or Pushkarni) and 29 inscriptions, spread over the period of the later Chalukyas, Kalachuris, Seuna and the Hoysalas. A great center of Kalyani Chalukyan art, there are several temples of note here.
Lakmé Lakmé is an opera in three acts by Léo Delibes to a French libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille, based on the 1880 novel Rarahu ou Le Mariage de Loti by Pierre Loti. It was first performed in 1883 at the Opéra Comique in Paris.
Lakorn Lakorn (), while usually meaning play in the Thai language, is also the term for dramatic television serials (soap operas). Lakorns are usually shown every night at primetime on Thai television channels and start at 20:30.
Lakota The Lakota () (also Lakhota, Teton, Titonwon) are a Native American tribe. They form one of a group of seven tribes (the Great Sioux Nation) and speak Lakota, one of the three major dialects of the Sioux language.
Lakota High School (West Chester, Ohio) Lakota High School was a high school in the Lakota School District which is comprised of both West Chester Township and Liberty Township in a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. The school was eventually split into two high schools in 1997: Lakota East High School and Lakota West High School.
Lakota language Lakota (also Lakhota, Teton, Teton Sioux) is the largest of the three languages of the Sioux, of the Siouan family. While generally taught and considered by speakers as a separate language, Lakota is mutually understandable with the other two languages, and is considered by most linguists one of the three major varieties of the Sioux language.
Lakota Thunder Lakota Thunder is a group that records and performs Lakota Traditional music, out of North Dakota. They have released two studio albums to date with Makoche Records, "Veterans Songs" and "Way of Life," the latter of which won a Nammy for Best Traditional Recording.
Lakota Woman Lakota Woman is an autobiographical book by Mary Crow Dog, depicting among other things the stand off at Wounded Knee between members of the AIM organization and the Federal government of the United States in 1973. It was also the basis for a 1994 movie produced by TNT and Jane Fonda called "Lakota Woman, Siege at Wounded Knee".
Lakpa Gelu Lakpa Gelu, a Sherpa born in 1969, is a climber from Jubing - 1, KhariKhola, Solukhumbu, Nepal. He is known for holding a previous world record for the fastest climbing of Mount Everest (the world's tallest mountain at 8,848 meters, known to the Nepalese as "Sagarmatha") in only 10 hours 56 minutes and 46 seconds.
Laksa Laksa () is a popular spicy noodle soup from Peranakan culture, which is a merger of Chinese and Malay elements found in Malaysia and Singapore. The name may originate from the Sanskrit word laksha (लक्ष), meaning "many" and referring to the soup's many ingredients; the word is also the origin of the Hindi term lakh.
Laksaur Laksaur was one of the pro-Indonesia militias which committed atrocities around the time of the referendum for independence in 1999 in East Timor. They are considered the principal agents in the Suai Church Massacre, which occurred a week after the referendum.
Lakselv The town of Lakselv (Leavnnja in Sami, Lemmijoki in Finnish/Kven) () is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the municipality Porsanger in the county of Finnmark in Norway. The population was 2160 in 2004.
Lakshadweep Lakshadweep (; Malayalam: ലക്ഷദ്വീപ്, []) is the smallest union territory of India. Located in the Arabian Sea, it consists of twelve coral atolls, three coral reefs, five banks, and numerous islets that lie 200–300 km off of the coast of Kerala.
Lakshman Prabhu Lakshman Prabhu was a minister in the court of the Silhara dynasty that ruled the islands that today constitute the Indian city of Mumbai. He is known for overseeing the construction of the famous Walkeshwar Temple, which still stands in the city.
Lakshman Rekha Lakshman Rekha (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मण रेखा), in the Hindu epic the Ramayana, is a line drawn by Lakshmana around the dwelling he shares with his brother Rama and Rama's wife Sita in the forest. The line is meant to protect Sita, while he is away searching for Rama.
Lakshmana Lakshmana (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मण; IAST ) was the brother and close companion of Rama, and himself a hero in the famous epic 'Ramayana'. Within a number of Hindu traditions Lakshmana is considered to be an avatara, in a secondary form to Rama's main appearance.
Lakshmana Pandita Lakshmana Pandita was the author of Vaidyarajavallabha (also known as Vaidyavallabha), a Sanskrit book on Indian medicine written during the Vijayanagara Empire in the 15th Century. He was a Paramacharya of King Bukka II.
Lakshmana Swamy Sri Lakshmana Swamy met Sri Ramana Maharishi in 1949 in the quest of a spiritual guru. He sat in silence in front of Sri Ramana and tried the *Who am I* enquiry that Sri Ramana suggested to many of his visitors.
Lakshmi Sahgal Captain Lakshmi Sahgal (or Sehgal) (born October 24, 1914 in Madras) served in the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauz) led by noted freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose, during the Second World War against the British in the early and mid 20th century.
Laku noć, Hrvatska Laku noć, Hrvatska (Good night, Croatia) is a Croatian animated cartoon series produced by Croatia film, Zagreb. It debuted in February 2005 on Nova TV and was shown on the station daily until the end of the year.
Lakulish According to Hindu mythology, Lakulish, that is, the lord with a club, is believed to be the founder of the Pashupata cult of Hindus. Some believe that the Pashupata doctrine was already in existence, and Lakulish was its first former teacher or guru.
Lakuna Lakuna was an electronic instrumental project begun by drummer David Narcizo after Throwing Muses first split up following their 1996 Limbo album. Lakuna first released a 12-inch called So Happy and then a 1999 full-length album called Castle of Crime.
Lal In the Star Trek fictional universe, Lal is the name of Lieutenant Commander Data's gynoid "daughter" whom he created. Lal's first and only live appearance was in the episode "The Offspring".
Lal Bahadur Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri (Hindi लालबहादुर शास्त्री) (October 2, 1904 - January 11, 1966) was the second Prime Minister of independent India and a significant figure in the struggle for independence.
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, India's premier research and training institute on administration and public policy, is located in Mussoorie, 2000 meters above sea level, in the foothills of Himalayas. It is 300 road kilometers from the national capital, New Delhi.
Lal Bihari Lal Bihari (or Lal Bihari Mritak, ; born 1961) is a farmer from Uttar Pradesh, India who was officially dead between 1976 and 1994. He founded Mritak Sangh or the Association of the Dead in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Lal Haveli Lal Haveli (Urdu: لال حویلی) is residence as well as political center of Sheikh Rashid Ahmad's activities and, by the time, has acquired legendary fame around the country. It is located in central part of old Rawalpindi city.
Lal Krishna Advani Lal Krishna Advani (Sindhi: लाल कृष्ण आडवाणी) also known as Lal Kishenchand Advani (born November 8, 1927, Karachi, British India) was the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) until year-end 2005 and is Leader of the Opposition in the 14th Lok Sabha. He is a prominent figure in his party and was the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister in the Indian government (1998-2004).
Lal Lal Lal Lal Lal Lal is an acclaimed Finnish record label run by Roope Eronen, Arttu Partinen and Kevin Regan, specialized in psych folk and similar genres, and has already gained a cult reputation around the world. The Wire magazine, for example, has given their releases favourable reviews.
Lal Nishan Party Lal Nishan Party (Red Flag Party), communist political party in the Indian state of Maharashtra. LNP was formed as a splintergroup of Communist Party of India in 1942, when CPI didn't support the Quit India Movement.
Lal Salaam Lal Salaam is a communist or more commonly a Naxalite greeting originating in India, which is used when both hello and goodbye would be used in English. In Hindi Lal means red, the colour of communism, and Salaam is an Arabic word in use in India, which literally means 'peace' but is used as a greeting.
Lala (website) Lala is a Compact Disc trading website created by Silicon Valley enterpreneur Bill Nguyen. The service allows members to legally trade CDs by USPS mail for $1, create their own online radio stations, and buy new CDs at wholesale prices.
Lala Amarnath Nanik Amarnath Bhardwaj (commonly known as Lala Amarnath; September 11, 1911 – August 5, 2000) was an Indian Test cricketer. He was the first cricketer to score a Test century for the Indian cricket team, which he achieved on debut.
Lala Gonzalez Lala Gonzalez (ララ・ゴンザレス) is a character from the School Rumble manga/anime series. She is a parody of a Gundam character Lalah Sune, and also is based on the Mexican female wrestler Lola Gonzalez.
Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha (or simply Lala Mustafa Pasha), born in about 1500, was an Ottoman general and statesman. He had risen to the position of Beylerbey of Damascus and then to that of Fifth Vizier, and he commanded the Ottoman land forces during the Siege of Malta in 1565 and during the conquest of previously Venetian Cyprus in 1570/71.
Lala Lajpat Rai Lala Lajpat Rai was an Indian author and politician who is chiefly remembered as a leader in the Indian fight for freedom from the British Raj. The freedom fighter was popularly known as Punjab Kesari (Lion of the Punjab).
Lala Mara Ro Lala, Lady Mara, maiden name Litia Cakobau Lalabalavu Katoafutoga Tuisawau (January 4 1931 – July 20 2004) was a Fijian chief, who was better known as the widow of the late Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, modern Fiji's founding father who served for many years as Prime Minister and President of his country. As Fiji's First Lady, Adi Lala took on a diplomatic role, frequently representing her country abroad.
Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque The Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque originally known as the Saint Nicolas Cathedral and later as the Saint Sophia Mosque of Gazimagosa is the largest medieval building in Famagusta, Cyprus. Built between 1298CE and c.
Lala Shevket Professor Dr. Hajiyeva Lala Shevket (, sometimes transliterated as Lala Şövkat or Lala Shovkat; Гаджиева Лала Шевкет in Russian transliteration) is an Azerbaijani politician, the Leader of the National Unity Movement and Azerbaijan Liberal Party, and one of the co-founders of the "Azadliq" (freedom) Political Bloc, which is the largest opposition bloc in Azerbaijan, cnsisting of Azerbaijan Liberal Party, Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, Azerbaijan Democrat Party and Azerbaijan Civil Development Party.
Lalah Sune Lalah Sune (ララァ・スン) is a fictional character from the anime series Gundam. This young woman is one of the test subjects hailed from the Flanagan Institute, a Zeon research organization created to investigate the gifted humans known as Newtypes.
Lalamon Lalamon (sometimes referred to as Raramon) is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, appearing in the series Digimon Savers. She is a rookie level vegetation Digimon who resembles a small flower-like creature.
Lalande (crater) Lalande is a small lunar impact crater that lies in the central part of the visible Moon, on the east edge of Mare Insularum. The crater is surrounded by a high-albedo area of ejecta that extends into a ray system with a maximum radius of over 300 kilometers.
Lalbagh Fort Lalbagh Fort (also known as "Fort Aurangabad") is an incomplete Mughal palace fortress at the Buriganga River in the southwestern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Construction was commenced in 1678 by Prince Muhammad Azam during his 15-month long vice-royalty of Bengal, but before the work could complete, he was recalled by Aurangzeb.
Lalbahadur Thapa Lalbahadur Thapa (February 1906- 19 October 1968) was an Nepalese recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Lalbaug Lalbaug is a place in Mumbai. It is famous for its Ganeshotsav festival celebrations and is known to have the largest Ganesh murti (called Lalbaugcha raja in Marathi meaning The king of Lalbaug or Emperor of Lalbaug) in Mumbai during the festival.
Lale Andersen Lale Andersen (March 23, 1905 – August 29, 1972) was a German chanson singer-songwriter born in Bremerhaven, Germany. She is best known for her interpretation of the song Lili Marleen in 1939, which became world-famous on all sides during the second World War.
Laleh Seddigh Laleh Seddigh (also spelled 'Laleh Sadiq', born 1977, Iran) is one of the only Iranian women race car drivers, skilled in both circuit and rally driving. The PhD student from Tehran has been called "little Schumacher", and has been recognized as the best female racer in the country.
Lalgudi Jayaraman Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman (born September 17th, 1930, India) is a legendary violinist performing Carnatic music. In his own lifetime he has gained the title with his spellbinding technique and mastery over the instrument.
Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya (born 1 December, 1942) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Karimganj constituency of Assam and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.
Lalit Narayan Mishra Lalit Narayan Mishra was railway minister of India from 1973 to 1975 and the probe in his death from bomb blast in 1975 still remains unresolved. He was a close confidant of Indira Gandhi and key fund raiser for the party.
Lalita Lalita (sometimes written Lalitha) is another name for Devi and means elegant or beautiful. The thousand names of Devi are recited in the Lalita sahasranama, which is considered one of the greatest prayers to Lalita.
Lalita Pawar Lalita Pawar (April 16, 1916—February 24, 1998) was a prolific Indian character actress, appearing in over 600 Hindi and Marathi films. Her acting career began at age nine and lasted until the end of her life, spanning seven decades.
Lalitavistara Sutra The Lalitavistara Sutra (English: Extensive Sport Sutra) is a Mahayana Buddhist Vaipulya sutra that describes the sports (lila) of Gautama Buddha. It is a compilation of various works by no single author and includes some material from the Sarvastivada school.
Lalith Kaluperuma Lalith Wasantha Silva Kaluperuma (born 25 June 1949, Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He was recognised as a good off spinner in Sri Lankan domestic cricket before their elevation to Test status, which gave him a chance in the inaugural Test against England.
Lalitpur District, Nepal Lalitpur district, a part of Bagmati zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Patan as its district headquarters, covers an area of 385 sq km and has a population (2001) of 337,785.
Lalji Singh Professor (Dr) Lalji Singh is the current Director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), located in Hyderabad, India. Apart from being the head of this institution, He is a respected and widely acclaimed Molecular Biologist in India.
Lalla Lalla (720 - 790) was an Indian mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer who belonged to a family of astronomers. His most famous work was entitled Shishyadhividdhidatantra, or "Treatise Which Expands the Intellect of Students.
Lalla Ward Lalla Ward (born Sarah Ward, June 28, 1951) is an English actress and illustrator best known for playing the part of Romana in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. She is married to evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins.
Lalla-Rookh Lalla-Rookh or Lala Rukh (Persian: لالہ رخ) the title of a poem by Thomas Moore, from the name of the heroine, the daughter of the Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb; engaged to the young king of Bactria, she goes forth to meet him, but her heart having been smitten by a poet she meets on the way, as she enters the palace of her bridegroom she swoons away, but reviving at the sound of a familiar voice she wakes up with rapture to find that the poet of her affection was none other than the prince to whom she was engaged.
Lallans Lallans ( a variant of the Scots word lawlands meaning the lowlands of Scotland), was also traditionally used to refer to the Scots language as a whole. More recent interpretations assume it refers to the dialects of south and central Scotland and Doric, a term once used to refer to Scots dialects in general, is now generally seen to refer to the Scots dialects of north east Scotland.
Lallemand (crater) Lallemand is a small lunar impact crater that lies near the eastern limb of the Moon, in a region where the visibility is affected by libration effects. Because of its location, when viewed from the Earth the crater is viewed nearly from the side, limiting the amount of detail that can be seen.
Lalleshwari In literature of India, Lalleshwari (लल्लेश्वरी)(1320 – 1392) is also known as Lalla, and was a Hindu poet of the Shaivaite sect. Her verses are the earliest compositions in the Kashmiri language that have come down to us.
Lally Bowers Lally Bowers was a British actress, born on January 21, 1917 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. Bowers was educated at Hulme Grammar School in Oldham and worked as a secretary before walking-on and understudying at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Lally column A lally column is an architectural term for a long, round, steel pipe oriented vertically to provide support to beams or timbers stretching over long spans. Lally columns are typically positioned in the middle of the span to bear the weight of the structure, and to reduce the tendency of the structure to sag or flex.
Lally School of Management & Technology The Lally School of Management and Technology was founded in 1963 as an integral part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world. Building on a heritage of more than 180 years of leadership in science and engineering, Rensselaer's Lally School aims to develop technologically-savvy, entrepreneurial business leaders who can initiate and guide innovation for commercial success.
Lally Weymouth Elizabeth Morris Graham, commonly known as Lally Weymouth (born July 3, 1943) is an American journalist and newspaper heiress, currently Senior Editor of Newsweek magazine. She is a daughter of the late Katharine Graham, the publisher of the Washington Post, and the late Philip Graham.
Lalo Asabi Lalo Asabi is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Welega Zone, Lalo Asabi is bordered on the south by Yubdo, on the west by Ayra Guliso, on the north by Boji, on the east by the Benishangul-Gumaz Region, and on the southeast by Gimbi.
Lalo Guerrero Eduardo "Lalo" Guerrero (December 24, 1916 – March 17, 2005), credited as being "the father of Chicano music," was a Mexican-American guitarist, singer and farm labor activist best known for his strong influence on today's Latin artists.
Lalo Schifrin Lalo Schifrin (born Boris Claudio Schifrin on June 21, 1932) is an Argentine pianist and composer, most famous for composing the "burning-fuse" theme tune from the Mission:Impossible television series.
Lalo-Honua In Hawaiian mythology, Lalo-Honua (Hawaiian, "below Earth") is the first woman. She was married to Kumu-Honua; the couple was given a garden by Kāne and were forbidden from eating a particular fruit.
Lalon Lalon Fokir, also known as Lalon Shah (Bangla: লালন ফকির) (c.1774–1890), lived in the village of Cheuria in the area known during pre-colonial, undivided Bengal as Nodia (in the District of Kushtia in present-day Bangladesh).
Lalophobia Lalophobia (from the Greek lalein, to speak) is the irrational fear of speaking or of trying to speak. Unlike the fear of public speaking, glossophobia, lalophobics suffer from their condition to varying degrees.
Lalpur Lalpur Chowk, an important locality of Ranchi, Jharkhand state, is an intersection (chowk meaning "intersection") is at the intersection of Circular and Old Hazaribagh Road (old HB Road in short). The word chowk is a Hindi word meaning intersection.
Lalu Prasad Yadav Lālu Prasād Yādav (also spelt Laloo Prasad Yadav While the Indian media was unsure as to the spelling of Mr. Yadav's name, in June 2004, he issued a clarification to the media to endure that his name was spelt as Lalu and not Laloo.
LaLonde report The LaLonde report is a 1974 report produced in Canada entitled A new perspective on the health of Canadians. It is considered the first report acknowledged by a major industrialised nation to state that health is determined by more than just biological factors.
Laško Laško () is a spa town and municipality on the Savinja River in Lower Styria, Slovenia. This once ancient settlement today is known as the town of beer and flowers and is famous for its annual Festival of Beer & Flowers (Pivo-Cvetje) and the local Laško Brewery, the largest brewery in the country.
Lam Ching Ying Lam Ching-ying (林 正英 real name: Lam Gun-bo 林根寶) (born: December 27, 1952 in Shanghai; died November 8, 1997 in Hong Kong) was a Chinese actor, action director and director. A graceful martial artist and one of the most physically-talented bodies to have graced the screens, Lam was best-known for playing the stoic taoist priest in Mr.
Lam Ka Wai Lam Ka Wai (Chinese: 林嘉緯, born June 5, 1985 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Rangers in Hong Kong First Division League. He is one of the best of Hong Kong's next generation of footballers.
Lam Nguon Tanh Admiral Lam Nguon Tanh (Vietnamese: Lâm Ngươn Tánh) (born 1928, Sadec, Vietnam) last was Chief of Naval Operations of the Republic of Vietnam Navy during the Vietnam War. In 1974, he took part in the Battle of Hoang Sa between China.
Lam Qua Lam Qua (林官), or real name, Kwan Kiu Cheong (關喬昌) (1801 – 1860) was a Western-trained Chinese painter from Guangdong Province of Qing Dynasty China. Lam Qua was the first Chinese portrait painter to be exhibited in the West and is best known for his medical portraiture.
Lam Tin (MTR) Lam Tin (Chinese: 藍田; Cantonese , Jyutping: laam4 tin4, Yale: làhm tìhn; Mandarin Pinyin: Lántián, literally blue-field) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line as a part of the extension to Quarry Bay. The station is linked to the hillside community of the Lam Tin area by a series of escalators.
Lam Woon-kwong Lam Woon-kwong, usually known as WK Lam, was from July 1, 2002 to January 6, 2005, Director of the Chief Executive's Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He had served as Director of Education, Secretary for the Civil Service and Secretary for Home Affairs before serving as Director of the Chief Executive's Office.
Lama (genus) Lama, the modern genus name for a small group of closely allied camelids, which, before the Spanish conquest of the Americas, were the only domesticated ungulates of the continent. They were kept not only for their value as beasts of burden, but also for their flesh, hides, and wool.
Lama (martial art) The closely related martial arts Lama Pai, Tibetan White Crane, and Hop Gar have their most recent common ancestor in a martial art called Lion's Roar and a Tibetan monk, Sing Lung, who in 1865 relocated to Guangdong Province, to the Green Cloud Monastery.
Lama Foundation The Lama Foundation was a community founded in the mountains of New Mexico in the United States in the late 1960's by Barbara Durkee, Stephen Durkee (now known as Asha Greer or Asha von Briesen and Nooruddeen Durkee) and Jonathan Altman. It began with the purchase of 100 acres of land adjacent to federal forested land, and continues until today as a place for people to visit and live.
Lama Hattab Lama Hattab is a Jordanian Ultramarathon runner. Together with her twin sister Dima, they are best known for being the first female runners from the Middle East to participate in the famous endurance race Marathon des sables.
Lamanai Lamanai (from Lama'an Ai, "submerged crocodile" in Yukatek Maya) is a Mesoamerican archaeological site, and was once a considerably sized city of the Maya civilization, located in the north of Belize, in Orange Walk District. The site's name is Pre-Columbian, recorded by early Spanish missionaries, and documented over a millennium earlier in Maya inscriptions as Lam'an'ain.
Lamanai Structure N10-9 Lamanai Structure N10-9 is the formal designation given to a stepped-pyramid structure at the Maya archaeological site of Lamanai, located in present-day Belize. Also informally referred to as the "Jaguar Temple", the structure is twelve feet shorter in exposed height than the High Temple, however a significant amount of this temple is under the ground, having been covered by dirt on its front side, and jungle roughage on its left side (when facing the front of the temple).
Lamanite Traditionalists of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints declare the The Book of Mormon to be a literal translation of an ancient record transcribed by early Judeo-Israelite colonists to the new world. According to the The Book of Mormon, a Lamanite is a member of one of four main groups described in the book.

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