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Lantronix Lantronix is an Irvine, California based manufacturer of LAN-attached serial and parallel access devices, print-servers and terminal server products. Early products included the P4000 terminal server capable of communicating with LAT and TELNET protocols.
Lantz Womack Lantz Womack (January 11, 1914 -- May 23, 1998) was a Democratic member of the Louisiana state House of Representatives who served mostly Franklin Parish, from 1958, when he won a special election caused by the death of a freshman member, until his retirement in 1976. A banker and farmer from Winnsboro, south of Monroe, he was also a delegate to the 1973 Louisiana Constitutional Convention from Franklin and Tensas parishes.
Lantz, Nova Scotia Lantz is an unincorporated community located on the Shubenacadie River between the communities of Milford and Elmsdale in the Municipality of East Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. As of 2001, the population was 1,459.
Lanval Lanval is one of the Lais of Marie de France. Written in Anglo-Norman, it tells the story of a knight at King Arthur's court who is overlooked by the king, wooed by a fairy lady, given all manner of gifts by her, and subsequently refuses the advances of Queen Guinevere.
Lanyard A lanyard, also spelled laniard, is a rope or cord often worn around the neck or wrist to carry something. Aboard ship, it may refer to a piece of rigging used to secure objects, or to a cord with a hook at the end which is used to fire a cannon.
Lanz von Liebenfels Adolf Josef Lanz (aka Jörg Lanz), who called himself Lanz von Liebenfels (July 19 1874 - April 22, 1954) was a former monk and the founder of the right-wing magazine Ostara, in which he published anti-semitic and folkish theories.
LanzĂłn The LanzĂłn is the colloquial name for the most important statue of the central deity of the ancient ChavĂ­n culture of the central highlands of Peru. The ChavĂ­n religion was the first major religious and cultural movement in the Andes mountains, flourishing between 900 and 200 BCE.
Lanzelet Lanzelet is a medieval romance written by Ulrich von Zatzikhoven sometime after 1194. It is the first treatment of the Lancelot tradition in German, and contains the earliest known account of the hero's childhood with the Lady of the Lake in any language.
Lanzhou University Lanzhou University, founded in 1908, (SC: 兰州大学, TC: 蘭州大學, PY: Lánzhōu Dàxué) is a famousuniversity located in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China. It provides programs for undergraduate, graduate students on four campuses--three in Lanzhou city centre and one in Yuzhong (榆中), which need 45 minutes away from main campus. Total enrollment is approximately 20,000. Undergraduate students study at the Yuzhong campus.
Lanzhou University of Technology Lanzhou University of Technology is located in Lanzhou,the provincial capital of Gansu Province, China. The city lies on the upper reaches of the Yellow River (Huang He) In an elongated valley and is approximately 30 kilometers in length.
Lao ceramics Lao ceramics were first uncovered in the Vientiane area in 1970 at a construction site at kilometer 3, Thadeua Road. Construction was halted only temporarily, and the kiln was hastily and unprofessionally excavated over a one-month period.
Lao diplomatic missions After gaining independence in 1950 the secluded landlocked country of Laos began establishing diplomatic relations with other countries in the world. It still maintains ties with traditionally Eastern block countries, but Laos is now more concerned with developing more practical relationships with its Asian neighbours.
Lao Federation of Trade Unions The Lao Federation of Trade Unions (LFTU) is the sole national trade union center in Laos. It is directly linked to the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, the ruling political party in Laos, with the salaries of the LFTU senior officials being paid by the government.
Lao French Lao French is a dialect of the French language spoken in Laos. The creation of this dialect goes back to the French colonization of Indochina, although since Laos' independence from France, and the Communist takeover, the number of French speakers is in steady decline.
Lao language Lao (ພາສາລາວ phaasaa laao) also Laotian, is the official language of Laos. It is a tonal language of the Tai family, and is so closely related to the Isan language of the northeast region of Thailand that the two are often classed as one language. The writing system of Lao is an abugida (a writing system composed of signs denoting consonants with an inherent following vowel) and is closely related to the writing system used in Thai.
Lao Pie-fang Lao Pie-fang, Hun-hutze (red beard) bandit chieftain in western Liaoning, lead several thousand followers to attack Japanese garrisons the southern portion of the South Manchurian Railroad mainline in early 1932, during the pacification of Manchukuo. The Japanese garrison of Newchwangchen was encircled and attacked while other troops under his orders attacked in the Haicheng area.
Lao River The Lao (Greek: ; Latin: Laus, Laos or LaĂĽs; formerly also Laino) is a river of southern Italy. It is a considerable stream, rising in the Lucanian Apennines in the province of Potenza, Basilicata region and falling into the Gulf of Policastro (Italian: Golfo di Policastro) near Santa Maria del Cedro, province of Cosenza, Calabria region.
Lao She Lao She (), (February 3, 1899 – October 14, 1966) was a noted Chinese writer. A novelist and dramatist, he was one of the most significant figures of 20th century Chinese literature, and is perhaps best known for his novel Camel Xiangzi or Rickshaw Boy (駱駝祥子) and the play Teahouse (茶館).
Laoag City Laoag City(Chinese: 老沃 Pinyin: Lǎowò) is a 2nd class city in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It is the capital city of Ilocos Norte, and the province's political, commercial, and industrial hub.
Laocoön Laocoön (in Greek – Λαοκόων, pronounced roughly La — oh — koh — on), son of Priam, was allegedly a priest of Poseidon (or of Apollo, by some accounts) at Troy; he was famous for warning the Trojans in vain against accepting the Trojan Horse from the Greeks, and for his subsequent divine execution.
Laocoön and his Sons The statue of Laocoön and His Sons, also called the Laocoön Group, is a monumental marble sculpture, now in the Vatican Museums, Rome. The statue is attributed by the Roman author Pliny the Elder to three sculptors from the island of Rhodes: Agesander, Athenodoros and Polydorus.
Laodice I Laodice I was the first wife, and likely the cousin, of Antiochus II Theos of the Seleucid dynasty. He repudiated her and her children, when (as part of a peace treaty with Ptolemy II Philadelphus of Egypt in 250 BC) he agreed to marry Berenice, Ptolemy II's daughter; and declared his eldest son by Berenice his heir.
Laodice II Laodice (in Greek Λαοδικη; lived in the 3rd century BC), wife of Seleucus II Callinicus, was, according to the express statement of Polybius, a sister of Andromachus, the father of Achaeus. She was the mother of Seleucus III Ceraunus and Antiochus III the Great.
Laodice III Laodice (in Greek Λαοδικη), wife of Antiochus III the Great, was a daughter of Mithridates II, king of Pontus, and of Laodice, daughter of Antiochus II. She was married to Antiochus III soon after his accession, about 222 BC, and proclaimed queen by him at Antioch before he set out on his expedition against Molon.
Laodice of Cappadocia Laodice (in Greek Λαοδικη) was a sister of the king of Pontus Mithridates Eupator (120–63 BC) and the wife of Ariarathes VI (130–116 BC), king of Cappadocia. After the death of her husband, who was assassinated by Gordius, at the instigation of Mithridates, in order to avoid a similar fate for herself and her two sons, she threw herself into the arms of Nicomedes II, king of Bithynia, whom she married, and put in possession of Cappadocia.
Laodice of Macedonia Laodice (in Greek Λαοδικη) was wife of Antiochus, a general of distinction in the service of Philip IV of Macedon, and mother of Seleucus, the founder of the Seleucid Empire. It was pretended, in con­sequence of a dream which she had, that Apollo was the real father of her child.
Laodice of Pontus Laodice (in Greek Λαοδικη; lived in the 3rd century BC), wife of Achaeus, she was daughter of Mithridates II king of Pontus and sister of Antiochus III's wife, also called Laodice. When Achaeus fell into the power of Antiochus (213 BC), Laodice was left in possession of the citadel of Sardis, in which she held out for a time, but was quickly compelled by the dissensions among her own troops to surrender to Antiochus.
Laodicea Laodicea (Greek: Λαοδικεια), also transliterated as Laodiceia or Laodikeia was the name for at least seven Hellenistic cities, which were named for one of the several queens named Laodice in the Seleucid dynasty. The Greeks distinguished such cities by nicknames usually based on geography.
Laodicea ad Libanum Laodicea ad Libanum (Laodicea of Lebanon) – Greek: Λαοδικεια η προς Λίβανου), also transliterated as Laodiceia or Laodikeia; also Cabrosa, Scabrosa and Cabiosa Laodiceia – was an ancient Hellenistic city on the Orontes in Coele-Syria, the remains of which are found approximately 25 km southwest of Homs, Syria. The city is mentioned by Strabo (xvi.
Laodicea Combusta Laodicea or Laodicea Combusta – Greek: Λαοδικεια), also transliterated as Laodiceia or Laodikeia; also Laodikeia Katakekaumenê and Laodikeia Kekanmenê; later Claudiolaodicea – was a Hellenistic city in central Anatolia, in the region of Pisidia; its site is currently occupied by Ladik, Konya Province, in the Asian part of Turkey.
Laodicea on the Lycus Laodicea on the Lycus (Greek: ; Latin: Laodicea ad Lycum), also transliterated as Laodiceia or Laodikeia, earlier known as Diospolis and Rhoas – was the ancient metropolis of Phrygia Pacatiana (also attributed to Caria and Lydia), built on the river Lycus, in Anatolia near the modern village of Eskihisar (Eski Hissar), Denizli Province, Turkey.
Laodicea Pontica Laodicea Pontica or Laodicea (Greek: Λαοδικεια), also transliterated as Laodiceia and Laodikeia was a Hellenistic town in Pontus; the site is now that of Ladik, Samsun Province, in northeastern Turkey. The city was founded in the hills (altitude 1000 [meters|m]) not far west of the lake Stiphane Limne, southwest of Amisus (modern Samsun).
Laodicean Church The Laodicean Church was a Christian community established in the ancient city of Laodiceia (on the river Lycus, in the Roman province of Asia Minor). The church was established in the earliest period of Christianity, and is probably best known for being one the seven churches addressed by name in the Book of Revelation (Rev.
Laogai Laogai (), the abbreviation for Laodong Gaizao(勞動改造), which means "reform through labor," is a slogan of the Chinese criminal justice system and has been used to refer to the use of prison labor in the People's Republic of China. It is often confused with, but completely different from, reeducation through labor, which is a system of administrative detentions.
Laois GAA For more details of Laois GAA see Laois Senior Football Championship or Laois Senior Hurling Championship or Laois Intermediate Football Championship or Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship or Laois Junior Football Championship or Laois Junior Hurling Championship or Laois Under 21 Football Championship or Laois Minor Football Championship or Laois Minor Hurling Championship.
Laois Intermediate Football Championship The Laois Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the second grade Laois Clubs. The winners of the Laois Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Intermediate Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship.
Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship The Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the second grade Laois hurling clubs. The winners of the championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Junior Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.
Laois Junior Football Championship The Laois Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the third grade Laois Clubs. The winners of the championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Junior Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship.
Laois Junior Hurling Championship The Laois Junior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the third grade Laois Clubs. The 2006 junior hurling champions are Kyle who defeated Camross in the final.
Laois Minor Football Championship The Laois Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under 18 players of Laois clubs. The 2006 minor football champions are Stradbally Parish Gaels who defeated Portlaoise in the final by a scoreline of 3-8 to 0-10.
Laois Minor Hurling Championship The Laois Minor Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under 18 players of Laois clubs. The 2006 minor hurling champions are Clough-Ballacolla who defeated Camross in the final.
Laois Senior Football Championship The Laois Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Laois Clubs. The winners of the Laois Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
Laois Senior Hurling Championship The Laois Senior Hurling Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Laois GAA Clubs. The winners of the Laois Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.
Laois Under 21 Football Championship The Laois Under 21 Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under 21 players of Laois Clubs. The 2006 Under 21 football champions are Portlaoise who defeated St Josephs/Barrowhouse in the final by a scoreline of 0-8 to 0-7.
Laois-Offaly (Dáil Éireann constituency) Laoighis-Offaly (formerly Leix-Offaly, soon to be renamed Laois-Offaly) is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 95,373 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaí Dála (TDs).
Laomedon In Greek mythology, Laomedon was a Trojan king, son of Ilus, brother of Ganymedes and father of Priam, Astyoche, Lampus, Hicetaon, Clytius, Cilla, Aethylla, and Hesione. Tithonus is also described by most sources as Laomedon's eldest legitimate son; and most sources omit Ganymedes from the list of Laomedon's children, but indicate him as his uncle instead.
Laomedon of Mytilene Laomedon (in Greek Λαoμέδων; lived 4th century BC), native of Mytilene and son of Larichus, was one of Alexander the Great's generals, and appears to have enjoyed a high place in his confidence even before the death of Philip II, as he was one of those banished by that monarch (together with his brother Erigyius, Ptolemy, Nearchus, and others) for taking part in the intrigues of the young prince. After the death of Philip in 336 BC, Laomedon, in common with the others who had suffered on this occasion, was held by Alexander in the highest honour: he accompanied him to Asia, where, on account of his acquaintance with the Persian language, he was appointed to the charge of the captives.
Laonic Chalcocondil Laonic Chalcocondil (born in Athens in 1423, died in 1490), was a Greek scholar and historian. A contemporary of Mehmed II, Vlad III and Stephen the Great, he is chiefly notable for his work Historical Expressions, which analysed the military and political situation in the conflict between the Ottoman Empire and Wallachia, and the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire.
Laopteryx Laopteryx priscum is the name assigned to a pterosaur (flying reptile) or a bird from the Upper Jurassic of Wyoming, USA. A partial skull was discovered at Como Bluff by Othniel Marsh in 1881, who identified it as a bird.
Laos Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked socialist republic in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (Burma) and the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. Laos traces its history to the Kingdom of Lan Xang or Land of a Million Elephants, which existed from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century.
Laos Memorial Laos Memorial is a small memorial in Arlington Cemetery located between the path to the JFK memorial and the Unknown Soldier to commemorate the veterans of Secret War in Laos. Approved by the Department of Defense, but paid for by the Hmong veterans, the memorial stands as a tribute to the Hmong, Lao, and other ethnic groups and American advisors that made up the Secret Army.
Laotian French Laotian French people are people from Laos (mostly ethnic Lao) who live in France. Many Laotians came to France when Laos was a French protectorate, but most Laotians fled there during the Second Indochina War.
Laotian rock rat The Laotian rock rat or kha-nyou (Laonastes aenigmamus), sometimes called the "rat-squirrel", is a rodent species of the Khammouan region of Laos. The species was first described in a 2005 article by Paulina Jenkins and coauthors, who considered the animal to be so distinct from all living rodents that they placed it in a new family, Laonastidae.
Laozi Laozi (Chinese: 老子, Pinyin: Lǎozǐ; also transliterated as Lao Tzŭ, Lao Tse, Laotze, and in other ways) was an ancient Chinese philosopher. According to Chinese tradition, Laozi lived in the 6th century BC, however many historians contend that Laozi actually lived in the 4th century BC, which was the period of Hundred Schools of Thought and Warring States Period.
Lap dance A lap dance is a specific type of erotic dance offered in some strip clubs or (somewhat more formal) gentlemen's clubs in which the patron is seated, and the dancer is either in immediate contact (contact dancing) with the patron, or within a very short distance. Depending on the local jurisdiction and community standards, lap dances can involve touching of the dancer by the patron, the patron by the dancer, neither, or both; the dancer may be naked, topless or fully clothed where the club is located.
Lap dissolve A lap dissolve (sometimes called a cross-fade, mix or simply a dissolve) is a technical term in film editing, most often used in the United States, applying to the process whereby the fading last shot of a preceding scene is superimposed over the emerging first shot (fade in) of the next scene, so that, for a few momemts, both shots are seen simultaneously. Generally, but not always, the use of a dissolve is held to indicate that a period of time has passed between the two scenes.
Lap cheung Lap cheung is a common food in Guangdong Province, Hong Kong and Macau. It consists of grounded pork, usually packed in a casting (the large intestines of a pig) going through compression, drying and exposure in sun light.
Lap of Honour Lap of Honour is an EP released in January 18, 2006 as a Japan-only release by British rock band Kaiser Chiefs, though it is available for import. The EP mostly consists of b-sides featured on the single releases from their debut album Employment, plus live sessions and an exclusive remix of "Na Na Na Na Naa".
Lap of the Gods "Lap of the Gods" is the first episode of the animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003), so-called "Lost Season", which aired after Season 4 of the series and in between its sequel Fast Forward.
Lap slide guitar A lap slide guitar is a conventional (non-resonator) acoustic guitar that is played in lap steel guitar fashion. As with steel guitar, the term can be applied to either the style of playing or to the instruments designed or adapted for this style of playing.
Lap Seng Hillary Clinton, while publicly “opposing” the exploitation of women, kept a close association with Ng Lap Seng, a kingpin of the international slave prostitution trade. Lap Seng also dabbles in heroin trafficking, arms smuggling and murder-for-hire.
Laparoscopic anterior hernia repair Laparoscopic anterior hernia repair is the method by which a hiatal hernia in patients undergoing bariatric surgery is repaired laparoscopically anteriorly and not posteriorly as in the fundoplication procedure.
Laparoscopic surgery Laparoscopic surgery, also called minimally invasive surgery (MIS), bandaid surgery, or keyhole surgery, is a modern surgical technique in which operations in the abdomen (Abdomen is Latin for belly) are performed through small incisions (usually 0.5 - 1.
Lapatinib Lapatinib (INN) or lapatinib ditosylate (USAN), also known as GSK572016, is an anti-cancer drug developed by GlaxoSmithKline as a treatment for solid tumours such as breast and lung cancer which is undergoing clinical trials as of 2006.
Lapford There are two pubs in the village. "The Old Malt Scoop Inn" located in the village centre, this an old coaching inn dating back to the 16th century, in the winter you can be sure of a roaring open fire.
Lapham Institute The Lapham Institute was a well-known Freewill Baptist academy in North Scituate, Rhode Island in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. It was also known as Smithville Seminary, Pentecostal Collegiate Institute, Eastern Nazarene College and Watchman Institute.
Lapidary A lapidary (the word means "concerned with stones") is an artisan who practices the craft of working, forming and finishing stone, mineral, gemstones, and other suitably durable materials (amber, shell, jet, pearl, copal, coral, horn and bone, glass and other synthetics) into functional and/or decorative, even wearable, items (e.g.
Lapine language Lapine is an artificial language constructed by Richard Adams and spoken by the fictional rabbits of his novel Watership Down. The fragments of language presented by Adams consist of a few tens of distinct words, and are used for naming rabbits, their mythological characters, and objects common to their world.
Lapis (programming language) Lapis is an object-oriented stack-based computer language whose interpreter, in its current form, is about 50 kilobytes in size. When it is finished it is expected to be perhaps twice that, but nevertheless will be far smaller than many other popular language interpreters such as Perl, PHP, and Python.
Lapis armenus Lapis armenus, also known as Armenian stone or lapis stellatus, in natural history, is a kind of precious stone, nearly resembling the lapis lazuli, except that it is softer, and instead of veins of gold, is intermixed with green.
Lapis lazuli Lapis lazuli, also known as just lapis, is a stone with one of the longest traditions of being considered a gem, with a history stretching back to 5000 BC. Deep blue in color and opaque, this gemstone was highly prized by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt, as can be seen by its prominent use in many of the treasures recovered from pharaonic tombs.
Lapis Satricanus The Lapis Satricanus, or, "stone of Satricum", was a yellow stone found in the ruins of the ancient Satricum, near Borgo Montello (), a village of southern Lazio, dated late 6th century to early 5th century BC. It reads:
Lapita Lapita is the common name of an ancient Pacific Ocean culture which is believed by some to be the common ancestor of several cultures in Polynesia and surrounding areas. The type site in New Caledonia was discovered in 1952.
Lapith In Greek mythology, the Lapiths were a semi-legendary, semi-historical race, whose home was in Thessaly in the valley of the Peneus. Like the Myrmidons and other Thessalian tribes, the Lapiths were pre-Hellenic in their origins.
Lapitch the Little Shoemaker Lapitch the Little Shoemaker is an animated film, originally released in Croatian theatres in 1997, and on video in 2000 by Sony Wonder in the United States. This is probably director Milan Blažeković's best-known film in the Western world.
Laplace Computer A Laplace Computer, or Laplace Demon Computer, is a notional computer capable of predicting the future state of the universe based on knowledge of its current state. The possibility of performing this computation was postulated by Laplace, a firm believer in determinism.
Laplace distribution In probability theory and statistics, the Laplace distribution is a continuous probability distribution named after Pierre-Simon Laplace. It is also known as the double exponential distribution, because it can be thought of as two exponential distributions (with an additional location parameter) spliced together back-to-back.
Laplace operator In mathematics and physics, the Laplace operator or Laplacian, denoted by Delta,  or nabla^2  and named after Pierre-Simon Laplace, is a differential operator, specifically an important case of an elliptic operator, with many applications. In physics, it is used in modeling of wave propagation and heat flow, forming the Helmholtz equation.
Laplace transform In mathematics, the Laplace transform is a powerful technique for analyzing linear time-invariant systems such as electrical circuits, harmonic oscillators, optical devices, and mechanical systems, to name just a few. Given a simple mathematical or functional description of an input or output to a system, the Laplace transform provides an alternative functional description that often simplifies the process of analyzing the behavior of the system, or in synthesizing a new system based on a set of specifications.
Laplace's demon In the history of science, Laplace's demon is a hypothetical "demon" envisioned in 1814 by Pierre-Simon Laplace such that if it knew the precise location and momentum of every atom in the universe then it could use Newton's laws to reveal the entire course of cosmic events, past and future.
Laplace's equation In mathematics, Laplace's equation is a partial differential equation named after its discoverer Pierre-Simon Laplace. The solutions of Laplace's equation are important in many fields of science, notably the fields of electromagnetism, astronomy, and fluid dynamics, because they describe the behavior of electric, gravitational, and fluid potentials.
Laplace-Runge-Lenz vector In classical mechanics, the Laplace–Runge–Lenz vector (or simply the LRL vector) is a vector used chiefly to describe the shape and orientation of the orbit of one astronomical body around another, such as a planet revolving around a sun. For two bodies interacting by Newtonian gravity, the LRL vector is a constant of motion, meaning that it is the same no matter where it is calculated on the orbit; equivalently, the LRL vector is said to be conserved.
Laplace-Stieltjes transform The Laplace-Stieltjes transform, named for Pierre-Simon Laplace and Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, is a transform similar to the Laplace transform. It is useful in a number of areas of mathematics, including functional analysis, and certain areas of theoretical and applied probability.
Laplacian matrix In the mathematical field of graph theory the Laplacian matrix, sometimes called admittance matrix or Kirchhoff matrix, is a matrix representation of a graph. Together with Kirchhoff's theorem it can be used to calculate the number of spanning trees for a given graph.
Lapland Province Lappi, or the Province of Lapland is one of the Provinces of Finland, and a part of the larger geographical area of Lapland, which spans over four countries. The municipalities in the province cooperate in a Regional Council, which also makes it the Region of Lapland.
LapLink cable A Laplink cable (also known as lablink or null-printer cable) is a cable that allows one to connect two computers together to establish a direct cable connection. The connection is achieved via the parallel ports on the two computers.
Lapo Elkann Lapo Elkann (October 2 1978) is a New York-born Italian industrialist, former marketing manager and heir to the automaker Fiat. He is the brother of John Elkann, who is widely expected to become the head of the Fiat group.
Lapo Gianni Lapo Gianni (died after 1328) was an Italian poet who lived in Florence in the 13th-14th centuries. He was a member of the Florentine circle of the Italian movement called Dolce Stil Novo, and was probably a notary.
Lapoinya, Tasmania Lapoinya (Australian postcode 7325, pronounced La-porn-ya) is a small agricultural centre on the north-west coast of Tasmania west of Wynyard. The name is Tasmanian aboriginal word for "fern tree", a plant that abounds in those surviving untouched parts of the original temperate rainforest.
Laponia Laponia (Swedish: Lappland) was a historical Swedish province, or landskap, in the north of Sweden-Finland. In 1809 the eastern part was ceded by Russia, which in effect created a Swedish Lapland and Finnish Lapland.
Laponian area The Laponian area is a large mountaneous wildlife area in the Swedish Lapland province in northern Sweden, more precisely in the Gällivare Municipality, Arjeplog Municipality and Jokkmokk Municipality. It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Lapop The Latin American Public Opinion Project is an independent survey research organization at Vanderbilt University. LAPOP has systematically surveyed the citizens of Latin America since the 1970s on democratic values, political tolerance, citizen participation, voting behavior, local government, corruption, and views on authoritarianism.
Lappeenranta Lappeenranta (or Villmanstrand in Swedish) is a city and municipality that resides on the shore of the lake Saimaa in South-Eastern Finland, about 30 km from the Russian border. It belongs to the province of Southern Finland and the region of South Karelia.
Lappeenranta University of Technology The Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) (in Finnish: Lappeenrannan teknillinen yliopisto, LTY) was established in 1969. The university campus is situated on the shore of lake Saimaa, about 7 kilometres away from the city center.
Lappi cheese Lappi cheese is so named because its recipe was developed in the Lapland region of Finland. It is made from partially skimmed cow's milk, which results in a cheese nearly identical to Swiss cheese except that it is pasteurized, and so is a little less flavorful, with smaller holes and a slightly firmer texture.
Lappish Hag's Love Potion Lappish Hag's Love Potion (lapin eukon lemmenjuoma) is a traditional Finnish alcoholic beverage made from fermented blueberries, but without the addition of yeast. The fermentation is through the wild yeasts (called the bloom) present on the skin of the blueberry.
Lapplands jägarregemente Lapplands jägarregemente (Lapland Jäger Regiment), designations I 22, I 22/Fo 66 and I 22/GJ 66, was a Swedish Army light infantry regiment, one of the few new formations raised in the 20th century. It was disbanded in 2000.
Lapponia (book) Lapponia is a book written by Johannes Schefferus (1621 - 1679) covering a very comprehensive history of Northern Scandinavia topology, environment and Sami living condition, dwelling-places, clothing, gender roles, hunting, child raising, shamanism and pagan religion. It was published in late 1673 and closely followed by English, German, French and Dutch translations.
Lapras are one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Lapras in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments—and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.
Lapsang souchong Lapsang souchong is a black tea originally from the Zheng Shan part of Mount Wuyi in the Fujian province of China. Real Lapsang Souchong is rare as Wuyi is a small area and there is great demand for it, hence one can expect that real Lapsang Souchong will taste different from what one may find elsewhere.

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