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Lance Kerwin born November 6, 1960 in Newport Beach, California, USA) is an American actor, perhaps best remembered for his starring role in the TV series James at 15. Since the mid 1990s, however, Kerwin has not acted, instead focusing on his Christian religious beliefs, having become a pastor.
Lance King Lance King is an American heavy metal vocalist. Lance has sung for many metal bands all around the world throughout his career including, "Defyance", "The Kings Machine", "Empire", "Gemini", "Decible", "Magic Kingdom", Balance of Power, Pyramaze, Shining Star, and Avian.
Lance Morrow Lance Morrow is professor of journalism and Fellow of the University Professors at Boston University, a writer for Time Magazine, and author of several books. He won the 1981 National Magazine Award for Essay and Criticism and was a finalist for the same award in 1991.
Lance Mountain Robert Lance Mountain born June 13, 1964 in Pasadena, California was one of the more popular skateboarders throughout much of the 1980's, and one of the five most legendary members of the Bones Brigade, as featured in the 1987 classic The Search For Animal Chin (Bones Brigade Video Three).
Lance Niekro Lance Joseph Niekro (born January 28, 1979 in Winter Haven, Florida) is a Major League Baseball player, nephew of Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, and son of former player Joe Niekro. Niekro attended Florida Southern College, and was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the second round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Lance Parkin Lance Parkin is a British author, best known for writing fiction and reference books for television series, in particular Doctor Who (and spin-offs including the Virgin New Adventures and Faction Paradox) and Emmerdale. He has also written storylines for the Emmerdale television series.
Lance Parrish Lance Michael Parrish, aka "Big Wheel," (born June 15, 1956 in Clairton, Pennsylvania) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers (1977-1986), Philadelphia Phillies (1987-1988), California Angels (1989-1992), Seattle Mariners (1992), Cleveland Indians (1993), Pittsburgh Pirates (1994), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1995). Parrish was also with the Los Angeles Dodgers in spring training 1993, but he failed to make the squad as rookie Mike Piazza's performance showed the club that he was ready to be a starting major-league catcher.
Lance Russell Lance Russell was a legendary professional wrestling announcer in the Memphis region from the 1970s through the early 1990s. Partnered with co-anchor Dave Brown, Russell was in a very real sense the central figure of Championship Wrestling for several decades.
Lance Sijan Lance Peter Sijan (April 13, 1942 – January 22, 1968) was a United States Air Force officer and fighter pilot. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military award, for his selflessness and courage in the face of lethal danger.
Lance Storm Lance Evers (born April 3, 1969), known professionally by his ring name Lance Storm, is a semi-retired Canadian professional wrestler. He best known in the western world for his work in World Wrestling Entertainment, Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling.
Lance Thompson Lance Thompson (born February 16, 1978 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby league player for the Cronulla Sharks in the National Rugby League competition. He attended Kingsgrove High School, which has one of the most successful rugby league programs in the area.
Lance Todd Lance Todd was a Rugby League player, who arrived in Britain with the New Zealand tourists in 1907. He was signed by Wigan during the tour, and he became an outstanding centre, making 185 appearances for the club.
Lance Weiler Lance Weiler is an American film-maker from Pennsylvania. After working as an assistant cameraman in Pennsylvania and later New York City, he co-directed, co-wrote, co-produced, and co-starred in The Last Broadcast in 1998.
Lance Whitaker Lance Whitaker (born May 29, 1972 in Granada Hills, California) is a heavyweight boxer, who won the bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. Nicknamed "Mount", or more recently "Goofi", Whitaker was known for his size and personability.
Lance Wilkinson Lance Charles Wilkinson (né Hails) was a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Andrew Bibby during the character's first appearance in 1995, and returned on a regular basis from 1996 until 2001. He briefly returned in 2005 for several episodes.
Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada are reporters for the San Francisco Chronicle who co-authored the book Game of Shadows, which chronicled baseball slugger Barry Bonds's alleged steroid use. The book described how Bonds, jealous of media favorite Mark McGwire, hired shady personal trainer Greg Anderson to establish a regimen of performance-enhancing drugs.
Lance-Sergeant A Lance-Sergeant (LSgt or L/Sgt) was a British Army Corporal acting in the rank of Sergeant. The appointment could be removed at will by the soldier's commanding officer, unlike a full rank, which could only be removed by court martial.
Lancea Sanctum The Lancea Sanctum is a fictional group of vampires in the Vampire: The Requiem role-playing game. They are followers of Longinus, the Roman soldier who, according to Christian mythology, speared the side of Christ as he hung on the cross.
Lancefield, Victoria Lancefield is a town in the Macedon Ranges Shire Local government area in Victoria, Australia. The town is located 92 kilometers north of the state capital, Melbourne and had a population of 1,151 at the 2001 census.
Lancelin, Western Australia Lancelin is a small fishing and tourist town 110km north of Perth, Western Australia. It is located in the Shire of Gingin at the end of Wanneroo Road (State Route 60), and a few kilometres from the start of the proposed Indian Ocean Drive.
Lancelot In the Arthurian legend, Sir Lancelot (Lancelot du Lac, or Lancelot of the Lake; also Launcelot) is one of the Knights of the Round Table. In most of the French prose romances and works, he is characterized as the greatest and most trusted of Arthur's knights, and plays a part in many of Arthur's victories – but Arthur's eventual downfall is also brought about in part by Lancelot, whose affair with Arthur's wife Guinevere destroys the unity of Arthur's court.
Lancelot Andrewes Lancelot Andrewes (1555 – 25 September 1626) was an English clergyman and scholar, who held high positions in the Church of England during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. During the latter's reign, Andrewes served as Bishop of Chichester and oversaw the translation of the Authorized Version (or King James Version) of the Bible.
Lancelot du Lac (film) Lancelot du Lac is a highly stylistic 1974 French film based on Arthurian legend. Writted and directed by Robert Bresson, tells the story of Lancelot and Guinevere's love as Camelot and the Round Table fall apart.
Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart (French: Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette) is an Old French poem by Chrétien de Troyes. Chrétien probably composed the work at the same time as or slightly before writing Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, which refers to the action in Lancelot a number of times.
Lanceolated Jay The Lanceolated Jay or Black-headed Jay (Garrulus lanceolatus) is roughly the same size as its close relative the Eurasian Jay, but a little more slender overall except for the bill which is slightly shorter and thicker. The top of the head is black and it has a more obvious crest too and a longer tail.
Lancer (TV series) Lancer is a 1968-1970 western television series starring Andrew Duggan, James Stacy, and Wayne Maunder as a father and two sons, a kind of darker and more complex version of the more successful Bonanza. Stacy appears as half-Mexican gunslinger Johnny Madrid Lancer while Duggan plays Murdoch Lancer, a less wholly admirable patriarch than Ben Cartwright of "Bonanza," and Wayne Maunder portrays Scott Lancer.
Lancer Books Lancer Books was an American publisher of paperback books, most noted for its fantasy titles published in the 1960s, particularly its Conan the Barbarian series, which marked the first appearance of all Robert E. Howard's stories about his sword and sorcery hero in paperback.
Lances fournies The Lances fournies was a medieval army squad, consisting of a four to ten man team built of man-at-arms, (usually mounted) swordsmens, archers and attendants. These units formed companies under a captain either as mercenary bands or in the retinue of wealthy nobles and Royalty.
Lancet surveys of mortality before and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq The Lancet published two studies on the effect of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and subsequent occupation on Iraqi mortality, the first in 2004, the second (by many of the same authors) in 2006. The studies attempt to estimate the number of excess deaths caused by the occupation, both direct (combatants plus non-combatants) and indirect (due to increased lawlessness, degraded infrastructure, poor healthcare, etc.
Lancet window A lancet window is a tall narrow window with a pointed arch at its top Buffalo Architecture accessed 24 October 2006 It acquired the "lancet" name from it resemblence to a lance Encyclopedia Britannica Online accessed 24 October 2006. Instances of this architectural motif are most often found in Gothic and ecclesiastical structures, where they are often placed singularly or in pairs.
Lancia Appia Lancia Appia models were small V4 engined cars made between 1953 and 1960. Sales was limited by moderate straight line performance and passenger space, even for European cars of that period and fairly high prices.
Lancia Dedra The Lancia Dedra is a large family car produdced by the Italian automaker Lancia from 1990 to 1998. It was based on the Fiat Tipo-floorpan and it functioned as the saloon version of the second generation Lancia Delta.
Lancia Delta S4 The Lancia Delta S4 is a Group B rally car that competed in the World Rally Championship in 1985 and 1986, until Group B cars were banned from competition by the FIA. The car replaced the Lancia 037 Monte Carlo.
Lancia ECV The Lancia ECV was a prototype Group S rally car developed by the Italian manufacturer Lancia to replace the Lancia Delta S4 in World Rally Championship competition for the 1987 season. However, Group S and Group B cars were banned from competition by the FIA in late 1986 due to safety concerns and the ECV never raced.
Lancia IZM Based on the Lancia IZ Truck, the Lancia Ansaldo IZM armored car was an advanced design for its day. For firepower the vehicle was equipped with a turret mounted machine gun and a further small turret on top with another (later models), giving this car considerable firepower.
Lancia Lambda The Lancia Lambda was an innovative automobile produced from 1922 through 1931. It was the first car to feature a load-bearing monocoque-type body, and it also pioneered the use of an independent suspension (the front sliding pillar with coil springs).
Lancia Lybra The Lancia Lybra is a compact executive car from Italian Fiat Auto's upscale marque Lancia. Based on the Alfa Romeo 156 floorpan (and thus being related to the prolific Fiat Tipo platform), it replaced the Dedra within Lancia's lineup, and was similarly low-profile to its predecessor, rather than as popular as its Alfa sibling.
Lancia Musa The Lancia Musa is a mini MPV marketed by Lancia, the premium marque of Italian automaker Fiat. It is largely based on the Fiat Idea, with which it shares most of the components, but is differentiated by different front and rear ends, as well as interior elements and equipment.
Lancia Sibilo The Sibilo was a 1978 concept car designed and built by Bertone, and based on the production Lancia Stratos, but four inches longer. The car's main characteristics were its sharp, aerodynamic lines and plastic windows which were merged seamlessly into the bodywork, creating a uniform structure.
Lancia Thema The Lancia Thema is an executive car produced by the Italian automaker Lancia between 1985 and 1994, and was one of four cars to share the "Type Four" chassis alongside the Alfa Romeo 164, Fiat Croma and Saab 9000.
Lancia Zagato Various sports and "fast touring" Lancia cars have had bodies built or designed by the great Italian design house Zagato. These include the 1953–60 Lancia Appia Zagato V4 and the 1958 – 1960s Lancia Flaminia Zagato V6, both with aluminum bodies designed and built by Zagato, and the 1967-1972 Lancia Fulvia Zagato with a steel body designed by Zagato and built by Lancia.
Lancing (surgical procedure) Lancing is a minor surgical procedure to release pus or pressure built up under the skin, such as from an abscess or boil. It is performed by treating the area with an antiseptic, such as iodine based solution, and then making a small incision to puncture the skin using a sterile instrument such as a pointed scalpel, lancet or hypodermic needle.
Lancing College Lancing College is a prestigious and internationally renowned co-educational English Public School (fee-paying independent school), founded in 1848 by Rev. Nathaniel Woodard, whose aim was to provide education based on sound principle and sound knowledge, firmly grounded in the Christian faith.
Lancing College Chapel, Lancing Built of Sussex sand stone from Scaynes Hill, in the English Gothic style of the early fourteenth century but with thirteenth century French influences, construction of Lancing College Chapel started in 1868. Designed by R.
Lancing, West Sussex Lancing is a village and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England, on the western edge of the Adur Valley. It is on the coastal plain between Sompting to the west, Shoreham-by-Sea to the east and the parish of Coombes to the north.
Lanczos algorithm The Lanczos algorithm is a popular method to find a zero vector in the process of the quadratic sieve. It is supposed to be one of the most efficient ways of finding a zero vector, which is a crucial part of the Quadratic Sieve and Continued Fraction factoring algorithms.
Lanczos approximation In mathematics, the Lanczos approximation is a method for computing the Gamma function numerically, published by Cornelius Lanczos in 1964. It is a practical alternative to the more popular Stirling's approximation for calculating the Gamma function with fixed precision.
Lanczos resampling Lanczos resampling (aka Lanczos2 and Lanczos3) is a method used to make a digital bitmap image larger or smaller by resampling it, which is to say, by assigning sample points in the original bitmap and performing a transform on those points, depending on the pixel values closest to any given point.
Land & Sea Australia Land and Sea Australia deals mainly with Gardening and Ocean aquariums. A relatively small bimonthly magazine based in Darwin, Australia, its original creator and current editor, Allan Dellevergin, started it out of his interest in gardening and the amazing sea life around Darwin in 2002.
Land and Environment Court of New South Wales The Land and Environment Court of New South Wales is a Court established by legislation giving it exclusive determine environmental, development, building and planning disputes. It was set up under the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) to provide specialist knowledge in the matters relating to the environment and planning laws in New South Wales.
Land and Freedom Land and Freedom is a 1995 film directed by Ken Loach and written by Jim Allen. The movie narrates the story of David Carr, an unemployed worker and member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, who decides to fight for the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War.
Land and hold short operations Land and Hold Short Operations (or LAHSO (pronounced "Lay-So")) is an Aeronautical term referring to a situation in which a landing aircraft is forced to land and hold (stop short and fast) on their runway to avoid collision with another object, or to avoid hazardous conditions on the runway.
Land and Liberty (Russia) Land and Liberty, was a Russian clandestine revolutionary organization of Narodniki (middle- or upper-class revolutionaries attempting to spread socialism in rural areas) in the 1870s. In Russian, it is Земля и воля, transliterated Zemlya i volya or Zemlia i volia, and translated usually as Land and Liberty or Land and Freedom.
Land and Water Land and Water was a British weekly journal published from 1914 to 1920, edited by the well-known Catholic writer Hillaire Belloc and devoted to the progress of the First World War and the events in its immediate aftermath. Editing it was the only steady employment ever held by Belloc, who otherwise "lived by his pen".
Land and Water Conservation Fund The United States' Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) is a Federal program that was established by Act of Congress in 1965. The Act designated that a portion of receipts from offshore oil and gas leases"Other funding sources include the sale of surplus federal real estate and taxes on motorboat fuel.
Land art Land art or earth art is a form of art which came to prominence in the late 1960s and 1970s primarily concerned with the natural environment. Materials such as rocks, sticks, soil, plants and so on are often used, and the works frequently exist in the open and are left to change and erode under natural conditions.
Land Allocation Decision Support System LADSS or Land Allocation Decision Support System, is an agricultural land use planning tool being developed at The Macaulay Institute. It is implemented using the programming language G2 from Gensym alongside a Smallworld GIS application using the Magik programming language and an Oracle database.
Land Analysis Lab The Land Analysis Lab (LAL) specializes in the use of GIS and related advanced geospatial / information system technologies for environmental assessment, agriculture, land management and planning. The Land Analysis Lab is within the Geospatial Technology Program in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University.
Land Arts of the American West Land Arts of the American West is a studio-based field program that seeks to construct an expanded definition of land art through direct experience connecting the full range of human interventions in the landscape--from pre-contact indigenous to contemporary practice. Our definition of land art includes everything from constructing a road, to taking a walk, building a monument, and leaving a mark in the sand.
Land battery A Land battery is a special type gun emplacement or anti-shipping naval interdiction fortification used in coastal defence to protect areas like anchorages, harbours, and rivers or in restricted waters such as straits or channels, or coastal inland waterways which have the tactical and strategic purpose of area denial to the enemy.
Land bridge A land bridge, in biogeography, is an isthmus or other land connection between what at other times are separate land masses which allows animals and plants to cross and colonise new lands. Land bridges are commonly created by regression, in which sea levels fall exposing previously submerged sections of continental shelf.
Land Bank of Taiwan Land Bank of Taiwan (土地銀行) is a wholly state-owned bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was owned by the Taiwan Provincial Government before its downsizing in December 21, 1998, when it was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan.
Land Banking Land Banking is the practice of purchasing land with the intent to hold on to it until such a time as it is highly profitable to sell it on to others for substantially more than was initially paid. Land is becoming increasingly popular as an investment due to the benefit of it being a tangible asset as opposed to Shares or Bonds.
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located in Kentucky and Tennessee between Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake. The area was designated a national recreation area by President John F.
Land Beyond the Map Land Beyond the Map is a short science fiction novel written by Kenneth Bulmer in 1961 and published by Ace Books. It was published in an Ace Double, which also contained another short novel, Fugitive of the Stars by Edmond Hamilton, on the opposite side.
Land Coastal Defence Land Coastal Defence (or Land Coastal Command, , abbr. LOW), commanded by Colonel Stanisław Dąbek (land forces), was an important unit tasked with the defence of Poland's Baltic Sea coast during the 1939 invasion of Poland.
Land degradation Land degradation is a human induced or natural process which negatively affects the capacity of land to function effectively within an ecosystem by accepting, storing and recycling water, energy, and nutrients.
Land description A Land description consists of the written words which delineate a specific piece of real property. Also known as a "Legal Description", land descriptions within the United States can generally be classified as one of five basic types:
Land economy Land Economy is a multidisciplinary subject becoming increasingly popular at universities in the United Kingdom. It is the study of law, economics, and the environment in so far as they relate to land usage and development.
Land ethic The land ethic is a perspective on environmental ethics first championed by Aldo Leopold in his book A Sand County Almanac. Leopold argues that the next step in the evolution of ethics is the expansion of ethics to include nonhuman members of the biotic community, collectively referred to as "the land.
Land for peace Land for peace is a general principle proposed for resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict by which Israel would relinquish control of all or part of the territories it conquered in 1967 in return for peace with and recognition by the Arab world. The formula appeared for the first time in UN Security Council Resolution 242; it has since then become the main guideline of American and international policy regarding the conflict.
Land Force Atlantic Area Land Force Atlantic Area is responsible for army operations of Canadian Forces Land Force Command in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. LFAA is headquartered at CFB Halifax.
Land Force Central Area Land Force Central Area (LFCA) is responsible for all operations and administration of the Canadian Armed Forces' Land Force Command in the province of Ontario, from the Quebec border to the northern Lakehead region.
Land Force Western Area Land Force Western Area is responsible for all Canadian army operations and administration in western Canada from the northern Lakehead region of Ontario to the Pacific Ocean. LFWA is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta.
Land grants in the Swan River Colony The Swan River Colony, established in June 1829, was the only British colony in Australia established on the basis of land grants to settlers. Under the conditions stipulated by the Colonial Office, settlers would be granted land in proportion to the value of assets and labour that they brought to the colony.
Land grid array The land grid array (LGA) is a physical interface for microprocessors of the Intel Pentium 4 and AMD Opteron families. Unlike the pin grid array (PGA) interface found on most AMD and Intel processors, there are no pins on the chip; in place of the pins are pads of bare gold-plated copper that touch pins on the motherboard.
Land hemisphere The land hemisphere, sometimes but not always capitalized as the Land Hemisphere, is a hemisphere on the Earth centered on (near the city of Nantes, France). The other half of the Earth is the water hemisphere.
Land incentivization Land incentivization or land incentivisation refers to the processes which local land is used as an economical resource, through governed means of its distribution by sale or by grant. It is within this general societal function and process that local real estate economic sales processes and laws are contained.
Land Institute The Land Institute is an non-profit research, education, and policy organization dedicated to sustainable agriculture. Their goal is to develop an agricultural system based on perennial crops that "has the ecological stability of the prairie and a grain yield comparable to that from annual crops".
Land lighthouse A land lighthouse is simply a lighthouse constructed to aid navigation over land, rather than water. Historically, they were constructed in areas of flatland where the featureless landscape and prevailing weather conditions (e.
Land management Land management can be defined as the process of managing the use and development (in both urban and suburban settings) of land resources in a sustainable way. Land resources are used for a variety of purposes which interact and may compete with one another; therefore, it is desirable to plan and manage all uses in an integrated manner.
Land mine A land mine is a type of self-contained explosive device which is placed onto or into the ground, exploding when triggered by a vehicle, a person, or an animal. The name originates from the practice of sapping, where tunnels similar to a mine to extract minerals were dug under enemy fortifications or forces.
Land Mattress Mattress was the term applied to ground-based Allied multiple rocket launchers during World War II. Compared with the German and Soviet forays into this area (the Nebelwerfer and Katyusha launchers respectively) the Allies developed and deployed these weapons relatively late in the war.
Land Mobile Radio System Land Mobile Radio System (LMRS) is a term that denotes a wireless communications system(s) intended for use by terrestrial users in vehicles (mobiles) or on foot(portables). Such systems are used by emergency first responder organizations, public works organizations, or companies with large vehicle fleets or numerous field staff.
Land of a Thousand Dances "Land of a Thousand Dances" is a soul song originally recorded by Chris Kenner in 1962, though its most popular and recognizable version was recorded by soul singer Wilson Pickett in 1966. Famous for its "na na na na na" hook, which was added by Cannibal & the Headhunters in 1965, it has been covered by various other bands and artists including the J.
Land of a Thousand Words "Land of a Thousand Words" is the second single taken from the American glam rock band, the Scissor Sisters' second album, Ta-Dah. It is the fifth track of Ta-Dah, and it was released on December 4, 2006.
Land of Antionum According to The Book of Mormon, the land of Antionum was located east of the river Sidon and east of Zarahemla, south of the land of Jershon (), and north of the wilderness which was full of the Lamanites and which probably included the land of Siron (). Antionum also bordered on the seashore, apparently to the east of the land.
Land of Black Gold Land of Black Gold (Tintin au pays de l'or noir) is the fifteenth of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. It was first published in book form in 1950.
Land of Black Ice In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Land of Black Ice is an arctic wasteland located in the northwestern Flanaess, north of the Burneal Forest and Blackmoor, east of the Drawmidj Ocean, and west of the Icy Sea. The land gets its name from the vast sheet of blue-black ice that covers it as far as the eye can see.
Land of Darkness The Land of Darkness was a mythical land supposedly enshrouded in perpetual darkness. It was usually said to lie in Georgia's Abkhazia region and was officially known as Hanyson or Hamson (or some variation; the name apparently comes from the Hamshen area of Turkey), or simply the Forest of Abkhazia.
Land of Goshen The Land of Goshen (Hebrew גֹּשֶׁן, Standard Hebrew Góšen, Tiberian Hebrew Gōšen) is the region around the city with the modern name Fakus in the eastern Nile delta in Egypt referenced in the Biblical story of Joseph. In the Septuagint it is called Gesan, by Artapanus called Kessan, from Egyptian Gesem.
Land of Hope and Glory (Ex Pistols) "Land of Hope and Glory" is the first single released by sound-a-like band Ex Pistols in 1984. The single is a punk rock alternative to Edward Elgar's classic, Pomp and Circumstance using various instruments and synth orchestra (credited as "London Synthphoney Orchestra").
Land of Immortals Lands of Immortals was released in 1994 when the symphonic metal band Rhapsody was still known as Thundercross. It was this demo that helped Rhapsody to get their first contract with Limb Music Products & Publishing.
Land of Make Believe The Land of Make Believe is an amusement park in Hope Township, New Jersey, United States. It centers itself around "Safe and wholesome recreation", with entertaining rides and attractions that are enjoyed by people of all ages but not so extreme that it scares off younger children.
Land of Oz (theme park) The Land of Oz is a mostly now-defunct theme park located in the resort town of Beech Mountain, North Carolina. It was opened in 1970 by Grover Robbins, who had been successful with Tweetsie Railroad, and was fully operational until 1980.
Land of promise A historic hotel on the Port Road from Adelaide to Port Adelaide, in the historic suburb of Hindmarsh. According to a plaque on the wall, a man sold his wife here in the 1840's before the fledgling colony of South Australia had divorce laws.
Land of Punt The Land of Punt, also called "Ta Netjer" by the ancient Egyptians, or "God's Land", was a fabled and exotic site in eastern Africa. All information about it has been found via ancient Egyptian records.
Land of the Ancestors Told through collage art and original music, Land of the Ancestors is a post-apocalyptic love story inspired by the Iliad. Often compared to modern cave paintings, Land of the Ancestors develops a detailed mythology in a format similar to La Jetée, the short film that formed the basis for Twelve Monkeys.
Land of the blacks The term land of the blacks was one applied to regions of Africa by almost all outsiders. Today, because the continent's countries were named by outsiders a good number of them have names that translate as land of the blacks:
Land of the Dead Land of the Dead (2005) (earlier script titles: Dead City & Dead Reckoning) is the fourth in George A. Romero's "Dead Series" started by Night of the Living Dead, which continued with the sequels Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead.

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