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LRIC LRIC is an abbreviation for "Long-Run Incremental Cost". A LRIC model is often used in telecommunications regulation to set termination rates or to inform the regulator of reasonable prices for other retail and wholesale services.
LRK Long Range Kinematic (LRK) technology is a sophisticated kinematic method developed by Magellan (formerly Thales) Navigation that optimises the advantages of dual-frequency GPS operation. Other conventional methods use the dual-frequency only during initialisation.
LRoc LRoc (whose real name is James Elbert Phillips) is a staff songwriter and producer at Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings. He has co-written and co-produced singles like Janet Jackson's "Call on Me" and "So Excited", Mariah Carey's "Get Your Number", Murphy Lee's "Wat Dat Hook Gonna Be", Usher's "Yeah", LL Cool J's "Control Myself," and Nelly's "Grillz".
LRRC (Luddite Rural Recording Cooperative) LRRC (Luddite Rural Recording Cooperative) is an independent record label run by Indiana lo-fi musician Joe O'Connell, better known as Elephant Micah. In addition to some of O'Connell's work, the label has released albums by Elephant Micah collaborators Justin Vollmar and Jason Henn, as well as Louisville's Month of Sundays, whose lead singer, Jim James, eventually formed My Morning Jacket.
LRS (Dance act) LRS is one of three acts that was featured on D Mob's "A Little Bit Of This, A Little Bit Of That" album, along with Gary Haisman and Cathy Dennis. "It's Time To Get Funky" was their only appearance on the set and their only #1 Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart topper with D Mob in 1989.
Lspci lspci is a command on Unix-like operating systems that prints detailed information about all PCI buses and devices in the system. It is based on a common portable library libpci which offers access to the PCI configuration space on a variety of operating systems.
LSAM 2 LSAM 2 is the current designation for the first Lunar Surface Access Module that will be launched on the second Ares V rocket into low earth orbit. It will be later joined by the Orion 12 mission less than three months later and will perform the first lunar-orbit insertion and unmanned landing test flight, in a manner similar to the lunar dress rehersal done on the Apollo 10 flight in May 1969.
LSAM 3 LSAM 3 is the current designation for the Lunar Surface Access Module that will attempt to make, during the Orion 13 mission, the first Constellation lunar landing, the seventh manned landing in human history. LSAM 3 will be the eighth U.
LSAM 4 LSAM 4 is the current designation for the Lunar Surface Access Module that will attempt to make, during the Orion 14 mission, the second Constellation lunar landing, and, unless a landing is attempted by the Russian/ESA CSTS or Chinese lunar Shenzhou, the eighth manned landing in human history. LSAM 4 will be the ninth U.
LSDA Northern Ireland LSDA Northern Ireland (LSDA NI) is part of the Learning and Skills Network (LSN), with a role to support all forms of post-16 education and training in Northern Ireland. Established in 2003 as part of the Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA), LSDA Northern Ireland's core funding came from the Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland (DEL).
LSDJ LSDJ, Little Sound Disk Jockey, is a homebrewed cartridge for the Nintendo Game Boy, programmed by Johan Kotlinski (known to the chiptune world as Role Model), that enables the user to sequence and program music on a Game Boy. The LSDJ is primarily used by chiptune artists, however it is also popular with many other musicians for writing songs featuring gameboy sounds.
LSE Computer Security Research Centre The LSC Computer Security Research Centre is now called The Information Systems Integrity Group. It is a multi-disciplinary research group which examines aspects of information systems security from a social science perspective, rather than the more traditional technological approach.
LSE Students' Union The London School of Economics Students' Union (LSESU) is the representative and campaigning body for students at LSE to the London School of Economics and to other bodies, covering areas such as quality of education, hall of residence provision, fees, equalities and accessibility for students with disabilities and other related areas. It also provides welfare support, through an Advice and Counselling Centre and various support funds.
LSESU Green Party Founded in 2004, the LSESU Green Party (also known as the LSE Green Party and LSE Greens) is currently the largest political party within the LSE Students' Union; one of the most politically active Students' Unions. The LSESU Green Party are highly involved with many regular LSE Students' Union events and a number of members successfully run for election to LSE Students' Union bodies and LSE committees in termly elections.
LSG LSG was a urban R&B musical supergroup, comprised of R&B artists Gerald Levert, Keith Sweat and Johnny Gill. The group's name "LSG" is derived from the first letter in the last name of each artist (Levert, Sweat, Gill).
LSID Life Science Identifiers are a uniform way to name and locate pieces of information on the web. Essentially, an LSID is a unique identifier for some data, and the LSID protocol specifies a standard way to locate the data (as well as a standard way of describing that data).
LSK LSK (Leigh Stephen Kenny) is a singer, songwriter and record producer based in Leeds who uses a mix of reggae, punk rock and UK garage. He has been compared to The Streets, which is mentioned in a song on his second album Outlaw.
LSm LSm proteins are a family of RNA-binding proteins found in virtually every cellular organism. The name LSm is a contraction of 'like Sm', because the Sm proteins were the first identified members of the LSm protein family.
LSND The Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector (LSND) was a scintillation counter at Los Alamos National Laboratory that measured the number of neutrinos being produced by an accelerator neutrino source. The LSND project was created to look for evidence of neutrino oscillation, and its results conflict with the standard model expectation of only three neutrino flavors, when considered in the context of other solar and atmospheric neutrino oscillation experiments.
LSP dictionary A Language for Specific Purposes dictionary is a dictionary that intends to describe a variety of one or more languages used by experts within a particular subject field. The discipline that deals with LSP dictionaries is usually called specialised lexicography and is a branch of lexicography.
LSTH An LSTH was designed to act as a hospital ship, but because they retained armament were not officially designated as such. The Tank Landing Ship (LST) was a vessel designed to beach itself and unload equipment, vehicles, tanks, and troops onto an enemy beach.
LSU Hilltop Arboretum The Hilltop Arboretum at Louisiana State University (14 acres) is an arboretum owned by the Louisiana State University. It is located at 11855 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and open to the public free of charge during daylight hours seven days a week.
LSU Tigers football The LSU Tigers football team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I-A college football. The team, currently coached by Les Miles, has consistently been one of the most successful programs in the nation since it began playing football in 1893.
LSWR 700 Class The London and South Western Railway 700 Class was a class of 30 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for freight work. Designed by Dugald Drummond in 1897 and built by DĂĽbs and Company at that companies Queen's Park works at Polmadie, Glasgow.
LSWR A12 Class The A12 locomotives of the London and South Western Railway were built between the years 1887 and 1895 to the design of William Adams. Ninety of the locomotives were built; numbered 527-556 (built at Nine Elms Works); 607-646 (Neilson and Company (although officially known as O4 Class); 597-606 and 647-656 (Nine Elms), they were unusual for their time.
LSWR Class T9 The London and South Western Railway T9 Class was a class of 66 4-4-0 steam locomotive designed for express passenger work. Designed by Dugald Drummond and introduced 1899 built by DĂĽbs and Company and at the LSWR's own workshops in Nine Elms, London.
LSZ reduction formula In quantum field theory, the LSZ reduction formula is a method to calculate S-matrix elements (the scattering amplitudes) from the time ordered correlation functions of a quantum field theory. It is a step of the path that starts from the lagrangian of some quantum field theory and leads to prediction of measurable quantities.
LT United LT United is a six-piece alternative-pop musical group created in 2006 for the sole purpose of representing Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The group entered the Lithuanian pre-selection event with the song "We Are The Winners", winning with almost twice as many votes as the runners-up, and finished 6th in the Eurovision Song Contest final with 162 points.
LTCL DipTESOL The Licentiate Diploma in TESOL (LTCL DipTESOL) is a professional qualification awarded in the teaching of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) by Trinity College (London). It is often seen as a follow-up to the CertTESOL.
LTI - Lingua Tertii Imperii LTI - Lingua Tertii Imperii: Notizbuch eines Philologen (1947) is a book by Victor Klemperer, Professor of French at the University of Dresden. The title, half in Latin and half in German, translates to (literally) The language of the Third Reich – Notes of a Philologist.
LTI system theory In electrical engineering, specifically in circuits, signal processing, and control theory, LTI system theory investigates the response of a linear, time-invariant system to an arbitrary input signal. Though the standard independent variable is time, it could just as easily be space (as in image processing and field theory) or some other coordinate.
LTIP LTIP is short for Long-Term Incentive Plan - a type of executive compensation that typically comes in the form of performance shares or matching shares of the company. These plans were used heavily since Regulation 162(m) passed, which made performance based compensation deductible; however, upcoming changes in the Securities and Exchange Commission's executive compensation policies may change this practice.
LTJ Bukem LTJ Bukem is the stage name used by the drum and bass musician, producer and DJ Danny Williamson (born 1967, London). He is most associated with the jazzy, atmospheric side of drum and bass, and his record label Good Looking Records, which defined and remains near-synonymous with the subgenre.
LTK Commune LTK Commune (aka LTK, Taiwanese: Lô-chúi-khoe Kong-siā 濁水溪公社) is a well-known Taiwanese "underground" band founded in 1990. Their music has been variously described as having elements of punk, rock, nakasi, Taiwanese folk songs.
LTP induction The induction of NMDA receptor-dependent long-term potentiation (LTP) occurs via a fairly straightforward mechanism. A substantial and rapid rise in calcium ion concentration inside the postsynaptic cell (or more specifically, within the dendritic spine) is most possibly all that is required to induce LTP.
LTR MultiNet LTR MultiNet Systems are APCO-16 compliant LTR Trunked Radio Systems and thus are mostly found in use as public safety systems. LTR MultiNet systems usually have one or more "status channels" that act like a control channel in a Motorola or EDACS system, however these channels can also carry voice transmissions simultaneously.
LTU Technologies LTU Technologies provides image search and image filter software, and is the standard platform for digital forensic analysis in law enforcement, security and intelligence. LTU's image mining technology applications include image-based investigations (child exploitation, stolen art), defense-oriented intelligence, counterfeiting (ID's, currencies, passports and credit cards) and tracking of illegal/confidential materials on the internet.
LTV XC-142 The Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) XC-142A is an tiltwing experimental aircraft designed to investigate the operational suitability of vertical/short takeoff and landing transports. An XC-142A first flew conventionally on September 29, 1964, and on January 11, 1965, it completed its first transitional flight by taking off vertically, changing to forward flight and finally landing vertically.
LTX LTX (NASD: LTXX) is an Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) vendor, founded in 1976 and headquartered in Norwood, MA (Greater Boston). 2005 annual sales were approximately $135 mil (EDGAR SEC Filing) and it has 473 Employees (Yahoo Finance).
Lu Edmunds Robert "Lu" Edmunds is a British rock and folk musician, born in Welwyn, Hertfordshire. Edmunds has played in Public Image Ltd, The Damned and The Mekons as well as on tracks by Shriekback, Billy Bragg, and Kirsty MacColl.
Lu Hao-tung Lu Hao-tung (陸皓東 pinyin: Lù Hàodōng) (1868-1895), born Lu Chung-gui (中桂 Zhōngguì), courtesy name Hsien-hsiang (獻香 Xiànxiāng), was the first "revolutionary martyr" of the Republic of China. In the same year he died, he designed the "Blue Sky with a White Sun" emblem that came to be used as the Kuomintang party flag, national emblem of the Republic of China, and the canton of the flag of the Republic of China.
Lu Chen Lu Chen (; born 24 November 1976 in Changchun, China) is a Chinese figure skater, also known as "Butterfly on Ice" by her fans. Her mother was a table tennis player and her father was an ice hockey coach.
Lu Jiuyuan Lu Jiuyuan (陸九淵 Lù Jiǔyuān), or Lu Xiangshan (陆象山 Lù Xiàngshān) (1139-1192) was a Chinese scholar who used Confucian terminology in a very Buddhist spirit. Later movements of Neo-Confucianism revolted against Lu Jiuyuan's metaphysics that regarded moral conduct as a consequence of intuitive insights into the essence of reality.
Lu Liang-Huan Lu Liang-Huan (born 1936), or "Mr. Lu" as he came to be known to British golf fans, was a successful Taiwanese golfer who won several important tournaments on the Asian and European circuits between 1959 and 1979.
Lu Pine Records Lu Pine Records was a small local record label in Detroit, Michigan, active during the late-1950s and 1960s. The label released records by a number of artists, including Joe Stubbs (brother of Four Tops lead singer Levi Stubbs), Eddie Floyd, The Falcons and The Ohio Untouchables (later renamed the Ohio Players).
Lu Rongting Lu Rongting (陸榮廷) (1856 - 1927) was born in Wuming, Guangxi province in China. Originating as a common bandit, Lu became a military commander in Guangxi in the Qing dynasty and suppressed the revolutionary uprising at Zhennan Pass (now Friendship Pass) on the Sino-Vietnam border in Pingxiang, Guangxi led by Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing.
Lu Sheng-yen Lu Sheng-Yen (盧勝彥, Lú Shèngyàn) (July 5, 1945-), commonly referred to as Master Lu is the founder and spiritual leader of the True Buddha School, a new religious movement based on the ideals of Taoism, Sutrayana and Tantric Buddhism. Master Lu is revered by his disciples as a living Buddha, or Rinpoche in Vajrayana, titling himself as Living Buddha Lian Sheng (蓮生活佛, Liansheng Huofo).
Lu Su Lu Su (鲁肃), styled Zijing(子敬), was an advisor for the kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of ancient China, having taken over the position from Zhou Yu. During the Battle of Chi Bi, Lu Su served as a close advisor to Zhou Yu and a liaison with Liu Bei's forces.
Lu Tong Lú Tóng () (790 - 835 AD) was a Tang Dynasty (唐朝) poet known for his lifelong study of the "Tea Culture". He was a peculiar man who never became an official, and is better known for his love of tea than his poetry.
Lu Watters Lucius "Lu" Watters (born December 19, 1911 in Santa Cruz, California; died November 5, 1989 in Santa Rosa, California) was a trumpeter and bandleader in the "West Coast revival" of Dixieland music. This is relational to trad jazz as the musicians tended to be white and had little or no actual connections to New Orleans.
Lu Watters & the Yerba Buena Jazz Band Lu Watters & the Yerba Buena Jazz Band is the name of the Dixieland revival band founded by Lu Watters. Notable members include singer and banjoist Clancy Hayes (from 1938 to 1940); clarinetist Bob Helm; and Watters himself.
Lu Weihuang Lu Weihuang a notable officer under Yuan Shao that was tasked to be the guardian of the supply base, Wu Chao, along with another one of his allies Chunyu Qiong. Due to Xu You's treachery, Cao Cao found out about the location of the supply base, and Chunyu Qiong ended up being ambushed while he was drunk.
Lu Wushuang Lu Wushuang (陸無雙) is a fictional character in Jinyong's wuxia novel The Return of the Condor Heroes. She is best known for being kidnapped by mortal enemy Li Mochou (李莫愁), forced to become her disciple, and for her romantic attachment to the novel's main male protagonist Yang Guo (楊過), which was unfulfilled because of Yang's unwavering commitment to Xiaolongnü (小龍女).
Lu Xixing Lu Xixing (陸西星;陆西星) (dates of birth and death unknown) was born in Jiangsu, which was called Xinhua (興化;兴化) in his time, the Ming dynasty. He was thought to be another probable author of Fengshen Yanyi (封神演義;封神演义) (translated as The Investiture of the Gods or The Creation of the Gods in English) along with Xu Zhonglin.
Lu Xun literary arts bonus The Lu Xun literary arts bonus is the most prestigious literary prize of the Chinese Writers' Association (中國作家協會). Its intent is to encourage the writing of excellent short to medium-length novels, poems, prose, and works in the fields of literary theory and literary criticism.
Lu Yu Lu Yu (; 733–804) is respected as the Sage of Tea for his contribution to Chinese tea culture. He is best known for his monumental book the Classic of Tea (茶经), the first definitive work on cultivating, making and drinking tea.
Lu Zhishen Lǔ Zhìshēn (鲁智深), nicknamed the "Flowery Monk" (花和尚), or Sagacious Lu(the name his abbot gave him) is a major fictional character in the classic Chinese novel Water Margin. He is the lead in the first major story cycle of novel, in which he comes to epitomise loyalty, strength, justice but also rash action.
Lua (programming language) In computing, the Lua (pronounced LOO-ah, or in IPA) programming language is a lightweight, reflective, imperative and procedural language, designed as a scripting language with extensible semantics as a primary goal. The name is derived from the Portuguese word for moon.
Lua (song) "Lua" is a single produced by Bright Eyes in October 2004. It, along with "Take It Easy (Love Nothing)" took the top two spots on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Sales chart, something that had not been accomplished since 1997 with the release of two songs with Puff Daddy (which were "I'll Be Missing You" featuring Faith Evans and Puff Daddy featured, with Mase, on the Notorious B.
Luai al-Atassi Luai al-Atassi (1926-2003) (Arabic: لؤي الأتاسي) was a Syrian military leader and Head of State (March 9 - July 27, 1963). He was born in Homs to a politically prominent family, and studied at the Military Academy in that city.
Luaka Bop Luaka Bop is the world music record label established by David Byrne, former guitarist and songwriter for the punk rock/new wave band Talking Heads. The label was started in the late 1980s; in addition to Byrne's solo records, the label puts out albums by Los Amigos Invisibles, King ChangĂł, Jim White, Shoukichi Kina, Tom ZĂ©, Os Mutantes, Zap Mama and Cornershop, among others.
Lualdi-Tassotti ES 53 The Lualdi-Tassotti ES 53 was an Italian experimental helicopter designed by Carlo Lualdi around a Hiller-designed rotor system and a gyro stabiliser of his own design. It first flew at Campoformido in September 1953.
Lualualei, Hawaii Lualualei, Hawaii is the largest coastal valley on the leeward side of Oahu in Hawaii. Inside the valley are several government communication stations including USN VLF Lualualei and the USCG Communication Station Honolulu.
Luan Krasniqi Luan Krasniqi (born on 10 May, 1971) as the youngest of eight children from Kosovo-Albanian parents. Enjoying a happy and active childhood, Luan grew up in Junik, where in 1987 he finished his primary and secondary school, before his family moved to Rottweil in Germany: "My childhood was good," recalls Luan.
Luan River The Luan River (Luan He, formerly known as Lei Shui, or Ru Shui) is a river in China. It flows northwards from its source in the province of Hebei into the province of Inner Mongolia, and then flows southeast back into Hebei to its mouth on the Bohai Sea.
Luana De Vol Luana DeVol is an internationally-recognized operatic soprano who made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Ortrud in April 2006 in Lohengrin by Richard Wagner. The production was broadcast internationally on April 29, 2006.
Luanda International School The Luanda International School in Luanda, Angola is a private, non-profit, coeducational day school, which offers an educational program from pre-school through to grade 10. The school was founded in October 1996 by 5 persons interested in the creation of an English medium international school in Angola.
Luanda Trial The Luanda Trial was a trial held in Luanda, Angola in 1976 by the MPLA, recently victorious in the Angolan Civil War to try thirteen foreign mercenaries who had fought for its rival, the FNLA.1976: Death sentence for mercenaries BBC On this day June 28
Luang Prabang Luang Prabang, or Louangphrabang, is a city in Laos; it was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. The city of Luang Prabang is located in north central Laos, on the Mekong River about 425 km north of Vientiane.
Luang Ta Maha Bua Ajahn Maha Bua (Thai: หลวงตามหาบัว​) is the common name of Pra Dharma Visuthimongkol (Thai: พระธรรมวิสุทธิมงคล​), a highly revered Buddhist monk from Thailand. Ajahn Maha Boowa is amongst the most well known Thai Buddhist monks of the late Twentieth Century and is regarded by many to be an Arahat - a living Buddhist saint.
Luang Wichitwathakan Major-General Luang Wichitwathakan or Wichit Wichitwathakan (Thai หลวงวิจิตรวาทการ, วิจิตร วิจิตรวาทการ, last name sometimes spelled Vichit-vadakan) (1898-1962) was a Thai politician, author and historian. He was the chief ideologue and predominant creator of cultural works during the military rule of Plaek Pibulsonggram, aiming to increase the nationalism of the Thai people.
Luangwa River [River, Zambia, southern end near Ndevu]The Luangwa River is one of the major tributaries of the Zambezi river. It rises in the hills of the northeast part of Zambia, on the border with Malawi, and flows in southwesterly direction for about 500km through a broad, low-lying valley, before entering hills and joining the Zambezi at Luangwa town.
Luann (comic strip) Luann is a syndicated comic strip, distributed in newspapers by United Features Syndicate since March 17, 1985, featuring the ups and downs of life for a typical American teen-aged girl, Luann DeGroot. Luann is written and drawn by Greg Evans, who won the 2003 Reuben Award as Cartoonist of the Year.
Luanqui The Luanqvi were an ancient Celtiberian tribe of Lusitania, akin to the Lusitanians and Calaicians or Gallaeci, living in the north of modern Portugal, in the province of Trás-os-Montes, between the rivers Tâmega and Tua.
Luarica diamond mine The Luarica diamond mine is a diamond mine located in Angola. The mine is owned by a consortium of diamond mining companies, the two largest holders being Endiama with 38 percent ownership and Trans Hex with 32 percent ownership.
Luarsab I of Kartli Luarsab I (Georgian: ლუარსაბ I) (born between 1502-1509 – died 1556 or 1558), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a king of the Georgian kingdom of Kartli from 1527 to 1556 or from 1534 to 1558. Persistent in his resistance against Safavid Persian aggression, he was killed in the Battle of Garisi.
Luas Luas (Irish for 'speed'), also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, currently encompasses two unconnected on-street light rail lines in Dublin, Ireland. It is one of 450 light rail systems operating in cities around the world.
LuAZ LuAZ (Ukrainian: ЛуАЗ, short for "Луцький автомобільний завод", Luts'kyi avtomobiln'nyi zavod -"Lutsk car plant") is a Ukrainian automobile manufacturer located in the city of Lutsk.
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (August 25, 1803–May 7, 1880) was a Brazilian military leader. Considered one of the most important heroes in Brazilian military history, Caxias fought in the Argentina-Brazil War, the War of Tatters, and, most notably, in the War of Triple Alliance.
Luís Ángel Arango Library Luis Ángel Arango Library, located at Bogotá, Colombia, it started in 1923 as a small library with a few economic books. Today, this collection has grown to the point that it has become the premier library of the country and is considered to be the most important public library in Latin America.
Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque (Lisbon, June 16, 1792 – Torres Novas, December 27, 1846), pron. , Luiz da Silva Mousinho de Albuquerque in 19th century orthography, was a Portuguese military officer, engineer, poet, scientist and politician, who distinguished himself during the Liberal Wars and in the conflicts that marked Portugal's history in the first half of the 19th century.
LuĂ­s de la Fuente Luis De La Fuente, nicknamed "The Pirate", is one of the most successful Mexican footballers of all times. Born in the state of Veracruz on January 17, 1914, he was one of the most successful players to represent Aztec soccer in the world arena.
LuĂ­s de Sttau Monteiro LuĂ­s Infante de Lacerda Sttau Monteiro (born April 3, 1926 in Lisbon, Portugal - died July 23, 1993 in the same city) was a Portuguese writer, novelist and playwright, a man to whom "the only sacred thing was to be free as the wind".
Luís Eduardo Garzón Garzón Luis Eduardo Garzón (nicknamed "Lucho") (born February 11, 1951 in Bogotá) is currently the Mayor of Bogotá (2004-2007), a left-wing Colombian political activist and a former union leader. He is a member of the Independent Democratic Pole (PDI), a new, democratic left-wing party that seeks to position itself as the main opposition party to the Uribe government.
LuĂ­s Fabiano LuĂ­s Fabiano Clemente (born November 8, 1980 in Campinas, SĂŁo Paulo), better known by his first name of LuĂ­s Fabiano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward. He enjoyed great success at Brazilian side SĂŁo Paulo FC,crap with a disappointing spell in French football sandwiched in between.
Luís I of Portugal Luís I, King of Portugal KG (pron. IPA []; English: Louis, whose full name was Luís Filipe Maria Fernando Pedro de Alcântara António Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francisco de Assis João Augusto Júlio Valfando de Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha e Bragança), the Popular (Port.
Luís Manuel da Câmara D. Luís Manuel da Câmara (1685 - 1723), was a member of the Gonçalves da Câmara family, he was the son of José Rodrigo da Câmara, he was the 12th donatary captain of the island of São Miguel and the third count of Ribeira Grande.
LuĂ­s PeazĂŞ LuĂ­s PeazĂŞ is/was a Brazilian writer and journalist; translator of Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls (Por Quem os Sinos Dobram - Portuguese), author of Alvidia - Um Horizonte a Mais (Portuguese only), among other titles. He was also a sailor and environmentalist.
Luís Pires Luís Pires (15th century/16th century), Portuguese explorer that accompanied Pedro Álvares Cabral in the discovery of Brazil, being one of the captains of the fleet. On leaving the Cape Verde Islands Luís Pires was forced by a storm to return to Lisbon, never having reached Brazil or India (the initial and official destination of the journey).
Luís Queiró Luís Queiró (born July 2, 1953 in Coimbra) is a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party–People's Party coalition; part of the European People's Party–European Democrats group.
LuĂ­s Teixeira LuĂ­s Teixeira or Ludovico Teixeira was a sixteenth-century Portuguese Jesuit, cartographer, and mathematician, and one of the first Portuguese humanists. He was one of the teachers of Portuguese King John III of Portugal.
Luísa, Duchess of Cadaval Luísa of Portugal, Duchess of Cadaval (pron. ; English: Louise; Lisbon, January 9 1679-Évora, December 23 1732) was a natural daughter of Portuguese King Peter II and a Portuguese lady named Maria da Cruz Mascarenhas.
Lučani Lučani (Лучани) is a town and municipality located in the Dragacevo area within the Moravica District of Serbia (Western Serbia). In 2002, the population of the town was 4,309, while population of the municipality was 24,614.
Lučivná Tunnel The Lučivná Tunnel is a short covered tunnel in northern Slovakia, on the D1 motorway between Štrba and Mengusovce. Its construction started in 1998 and even after 8 years, it still isn't open (1999 motorway cost cutting in Slovakia).
Luba (singer) Luba (born Luba Kowalchyk, 1958 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Growing up, she studied voice, guitar, flute, and piano; she later travelled across Canada to perform traditional Ukrainian folk songs at weddings and social gatherings.
Luba Brezhnev Lyubov Yakovlevna Brezhneva () was a niece of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev (an illegitimate daughter of Leonid's brother, Yakov Brezhnev). She was hounded by the KGB for many reasons including being somewhat liberal in her political philosophy and for being in love with a soldier from East Germany.
Luba Goy Luba Goy (born November 8 1945in Germany]) is one of the stars of [[Royal Canadian Air Farce. In the early 1980s, she also starred (as herself, alongside Billy Van) in an educational series on computers called Bits and Bytes.
Lubaantun Lubaantun (sometimes spelled LubaantĂşn) is a Pre-Columbian ruined city of the Maya civilization in southern Belize, Central America. Lubaantun is in Belize's Toledo District, about 26 miles northwest of Punta Gorda, about two miles from the village of San Pedro Columbia, at at an elevation of 200 feet above sea level.
Lubaba bint al-Harith Lubaba bint al-Harith (Arabic: لبابة بنت الحارث), also known as "Umm Fadl", is the mother of Abd-Allah ibn Abbas and Fadl ibn Abbas, wife of Abbas ibn Abd-al-Muttalib, and sister of Maymuna bint al-Harith.
LubaczĂłw County LubaczĂłw County (in Polish powiat lubaczowski ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Subcarpathian Voivodship in Poland, created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.

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