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Laser lighting display A laser lighting display or laser light show involves the use of laser light to entertain an audience. A laser light show may consist only of projected laser beams set to music, or may accompany another form of entertainment, typically a rock concert or other musical performance.
Laser peening Laser peening is the process of hardening or peening metal using a powerful laser. Laser peening can "impart a layer of residual compressive stress on a surface that is four times deeper than that attainable from conventional peening treatments.
Laser pointer A laser pointer is a type of portable pen-shaped laser normally designed to be held by hand. Laser pointers are most commonly used to project a point of light that can highlight items of interest, for example during a presentation.
Laser printer A laser printer is a common type of computer printer that rapidly produces high quality text and graphics on plain paper. Like photocopiers, laser printers employ a xerographic printing process but differ from analog photocopiers in that the image is produced by the direct scanning of a laser beam across the printer's photoreceptor.
Laser projection keyboard Laser Projection Keyboards are new-age computer keyboards that project a keyboard onto any flat surface. The sensor in the projector picks up finger movements, effectively registering your movements as keystrokes.
Laser propulsion Laser propulsion is a form of Beam-powered propulsion where the energy source is a remote (usually ground-based) laser system. This form of propulsion differs from a conventional chemical rocket where both energy and reaction mass come from the solid or liquid propellants carried on board the vehicle.
Laser Quest Laser Quest is the name of an indoor lasertag game based around infrared (IR) hand held units and vests, as well as the name of the company which operates each game center. There are over 140 Laser Quest centers world-wide, including ones in Canada, the United States, the UK, France, Portugal, Singapore, Costa Rica, Thailand, South Africa and The Netherlands.
Laser range scanner A laser range scanner acquires three dimensional geometry by scanning a laser across an object. The device measures the time of flight of the laser pulse to determine the distance from the scanner to each point on the object that the laser reflects off of.
Laser range-finder A laser range-finder is a device which uses a laser beam in order to determine the distance to a reflective object. The most common form of laser range-finder operates on the time of flight principle by sending a laser pulse in a narrow beam towards the object and measuring the time taken by the pulse to be reflected off the target and returned to the sender.
Laser resurfacing Laser resurfacing is a technique used during laser surgery wherein molecular bonds of a material are dissolved by a laser. It is often used in a medical context, especially in dermatology, for the treatment of acne vulgaris, scars (see acne scar treatment), and spider telangiectasias or "spider veins" — a symptom of ataxia telangiectasia.
Laser rot Laser rot (or LaserRot, after the original, camel cased product name "LaserDisc") was a phenomenon observed by some users of early software in the Laserdisc format. Laser rot occurred when poorly made laserdiscs which were made with inferior adhesives suffered oxidation and resultant loss of data.
Laser scanning at Stonehenge The laser scanning at Stonehenge of the Bronze Age dagger and axes inscribed on the sarsens there was undertaken in 2003 by a team from Wessex Archaeology and Archaeoptics. They used 3D laser scanning technologies to analyse and record the surfaces of the megaliths at Stonehenge which contain prehistoric and post-medieval carvings.
Laser Squad Laser Squad is a classic computer game, originally released for the ZX Spectrum and later for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST and Commodore 64 computers, and yet another couple of years later for PC computers. It was designed by Julian Gollop and his team at Mythos Games (Now Codo Technologies), published by Target, expanding on the ideas applied in their previous Rebelstar series of games.
Laser Squad Nemesis Laser Squad Nemesis (LSN) is a 2005 multiplayer turn-based strategy computer game developed by Codo Technologies. The lead designer, Julian Gollop, previously designed the X-COM series and the original Laser Squad.
Laser tag Laser tag is a team or individual sport where players attempt to score points by engaging targets, typically with a hand-held infrared-emitting tagger. Infrared-sensitive targets are commonly worn by opposing players and sometimes integrated within a specialized laser tag arena.
Laser turntable A laser turntable is a phonograph that plays gramophone records using a laser beam as the pickup, rather than a stylus in mechanical contact with the disc. This has the advantage of not mechanically wearing the disc in playback.
Laser video projector A laser video projector takes a video signal and modulates a laser beam in order to project a raster-based image. laser light shows use a vector-based system of rendering a pattern so are not appropriate for video projection.
Laser vision Laser Vision is a superpower that is held by many comic and cartoon characters, namely by superheroes or supervillains. Heroes to have this power include Cyclops from Marvel Comics, Superman from DC Comics, David Jones from College Roomies from Hell!!!
Laser Voltage Prober The Laser Voltage Probe (LVP) is a laser-based voltage and timing waveform acquisition system which is used to perform failure analysis on flip-chip integrated circuits. The device to be analyzed is de-encapsulated in order to expose the silicon surface.
Laser Vortex Designed by Jo Richards and awarded the "Sailboat of the Year" title on its introduction in 2000, the Laser Vortex is a high performance sailing dinghy. It is a tunnel hulled single hander, that has a trapeze and an optional Asymmetric spinnaker.
Laser-assisted uvulopalatopharyngoplasty Laser-assisted uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (or LAUP) is a variation of Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, in which a laser is used to remove tissue rather than a scalpel. At the present time, LAUP is sometimes used in an attempt to address loud snoring.
Laser-guided bomb A laser-guided bomb (LGB) is a precision-guided munition (PGM) that uses semi-active laser homing to strike a designated target with greater accuracy than a free-fall bomb. LGBs are one of the most common and widespread PGMs, used by a large number of the world's air forces.
Laserdance Laserdance is a synthdance studio project, that was popular in the 80s with the hits like "Laserdance" and "Humanoid Invasion", and continues its production in the new millennium. It consists of two Dutch producers - Michiel Van Der Kuy and Erik van Vliet.
Laserfilm Laserfilm was a videodisc format developed by McDonnell-Douglas in 1984 that was a transmissive laser-based playback medium (unlike its competitor, laserdisc, which was a reflective system). It worked by having the laser to shine through one side of the disc to a receiving sensor on the other side, where the beam of the laser would be interrupted by a spiral of small dots on the disc.
Laserna Laserna Roberto (born in 1953) is a Bolivian writer and social science researcher with a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. He won the Literary National Prize Franza Tamayo in 1976 before becoming a scientist.
LaserPacific LaserPacific Media Corporation, part of Kodak, is a post-production facility in Hollywood offering a variety of end-to-end services for the entertainment industry. It provides technological solutions, including services such as 16 and 35 mm film processing, telecine, film scanning and recording, digital intermediates (DI), multimedia, sound editing and mixing, as well as digital cinema packaging for customers ranging from independent filmmakers to major studios.
Lasers and aviation safety Under certain conditions, laser light or other bright lights (spotlights, searchlights) directed at aircraft can be a hazard. The most likely scenario is when a bright visible laser light causes distraction or temporary flash blindness to a pilot, during a critical phase of flight such as landing or takeoff.
Lasertrak CD2000 Audio Test CD Lasertrak CD2000 Audio Test CD (sometimes incorrectly spelled Lasertrack) is a specialized compact disc used for testing and calibrating professional and audiophile sound equipment. The CD is produced in the English language, but is used worldwide in more than 50 countries.
LaserWriter The Apple LaserWriter was one of the first laser printers available to the mass market. The combination of the LaserWriter printer, publishing software Aldus PageMaker, and the GUI-based Macintosh, is considered by some to have sparked the desktop publishing (DTP) revolution.
Lasgun A lasgun is a fictional 'Directed-energy weapon' in the fictional Dune universe created by Frank Herbert in the 'Dune' series. According to Herbert, it is a 'continuous-wave laser projector' with limited use in a field-generator-shield culture 'because of the explosive pyrotechnics (technically, subatomic fusion) created when its beam intersects a shield.
Lashak Lashak is a village in the Māzandarān Province of Iran. It is located at Latitude (DMS): 36° 22' 14 N, Longitude (DMS): 51° 39' 29 E, 6794 feet above sea level and has a population of a few thousand residents.
Lashings World XI The Lashings World XI is a famous cricket team. It was originally formed in 1984 as a scratch team, and grew from an unremarkable English local club cricket team into, as it bills itself, the "World’s greatest cricket club".
Lashkar E Tayyiba training camp American intelligence analysts justify the extrajudicial detention of at least one Guantanamo detainees because they allege he attended a Lashkar E Tayyiba training camp in Afghanistan. Factors for and against the continued detention (.
Lashkar i Jhangvi Lashkar i Jhangvi (LJ; English: Army of Jhang) is an Islamic terrorist organization affiliated with Al Qaeda that has operated in Pakistan since 1997 after notorious hitman of Sipah-e-Sahaba, Riaz Basra, broke away from the sectarian outfit over differences with his seniors, and made his own neo-Wahabi terrorist outfit named after the late founder of the original Sipah-e-Sahaba, Haq Nawaz Jhangvi who was killed in a retaliatory bomb attack by Shia militants. Riaz Basra gained notoreity when he orchestrated the brutal assassination of Iranian diplomat Sadiq Ganji and also was involved in the killing of a few Iranian Air Force cadets who were on a visit to Pakistan in the early 1990s when sectarian violence was at its peak.
Lashkar-e-Omar Lashkar-e-Omar (The Army of Omar) is a Pakistani Islamic fundamentalist terrorist organization. The group, formed in January 2002, is a mixture of elements from three other terrorist groups: Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, and Jaish-e-Mohammed.
Lashkar-e-Toiba Lashkar-e-Toiba (Urdu: لشكرِ طيبه laškar-ĕ ṯaiyyiba, literally The Army of Pure, also transliterated as Lashkar-i-Tayyaba, Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba or Lashkar-i-Toiba) is one of the largest and most active Islamic terrorist organization in South Asia. Hafiz Mohd Saeed (Hafiz Muhammad Saeed)The 15 faces of terrorRediff.
Lashkargah District Lashkargah is a district in the east of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, surrounding the provincial capital of Lashkargah. Its population is 60% Pashtun and 20% Baluch, with smaller numbers of Uzbeks, Hindus and Hazara; the population was estimated at 98,251 in 2002.
Lasing threshold In a laser, the lasing threshold is the lowest excitation level at which the laser's output is dominated by stimulated emission rather than by spontaneous emission. Below the threshold, the laser's output power rises slowly with increasing excitation.
Lasiodora parahybana The Brazilian salmon pink (Lasiodora parahybana) is a popular species of tarantula kept as pets in the tarantula keeping hobby today. Originating from Brazil (hence the name), this spider can grow up to a leg span of 30 cm.
Lasiona, Elis Lasiona (Greek, Modern: Λασιώνα, Ancient/Katharevousa: Λασιών Lasion) is a municipality in the northern part of the Elis Prefecture, Greece. Its seat of administration is the village Antroni-Panopoulo (Greek: Aντρώνι - Πανόπουλο.
Lasipalatsi Lasipalatsi (Finnish for "glass palace") is a functionalist office building designed in the 1930s, located on Mannerheimintie in the Kamppi district of Helsinki, Finland. Lasipalatsi is one of Helsinki's most notable functionalist buildings.
Lasithi Lasithi (Greek: Λασίθι) is the easternmost prefecture on the island of Crete, to the east of the prefecture of Heraklion. Its capital is Agios Nikolaos, the other major tows being Ierapetra, Sitia and Neapoli.
Laskar Jihad Laskar Jihad, or Holy War Warriors, was formed in 2000 in Ambon, Moluccan Islands, Indonesia, by Jafar Umar Thalib, who studied in Pakistan and fought with the mujahadeen in Afghanistan in the late 1980s. Jafar admits to having met Osama bin Laden there but dismisses him saying the al Qaeda chief "knew nothing about true religion".
Lasker - Bauer, Amsterdam, 1889 The chess game between Emanuel Lasker and Johann Bauer played in Amsterdam in 1889 is one of the most famous of all time on account of Lasker's sacrifice of both bishops to blow away the pawn cover around his opponent's king and win material.
Lasker Award The Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards have been awarded annually since 1946 to living persons who have made major contributions to medical science. They are administered by the Lasker Foundation, founded by advertising pioneer Albert Lasker and his wife Mary Woodward Lasker (later an influential medical research activist).
Lasker's Manual of Chess Lasker's Manual of Chess (German: Lehrbuch des Schachspiels) is a book on the game of chess written in 1925 by former World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker. The content of the book, as Lasker himself writes, is most influenced by the theories put forth by Steinitz, as well as Staunton's The Chess-Player's Handbook.
Lasker–Noether theorem In mathematics, the Lasker–Noether theorem provides a vast generalization of the fundamental theorem of arithmetic to embrace the rings of algebraic geometry. The theorem was first proven by Emanuel Lasker in 1905 for the special case of polynomial rings.
Laskey, Jaggard and Brown v. United Kingdom Laskey, Jaggard and Brown v United Kingdom is a case that was argued before the European Court of Human Rights in January of 1999, which ruled that no violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights occurred.
Laski Laski is a village in Poland, in Masovian Voivodship, to the west of Warsaw, in the commune of Izabelin. It is located at the southern border of the Kampinos Forest and is a notable resort, with 1,600 permanent inhabitants (1998).
Laskill Laskill is a small hamlet situated 5 miles (8 kilometres) north-west of Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England, on the road from Helmsley to Stokesley. Archaeological investigations have revealed that the Cistercian monks of the nearby Rievaulx Abbey had a large woolhouse here, dating from about the middle of the 13th century.
Lasky-DeMille Barn The Lasky-DeMille Barn, where the Hollywood Heritage Museum is now located, was built in about 1895 on the Hollywood, California, citrus ranch of Robert Northam for horses, carriages, hay and other farm supplies. The place was sold in 1904 to Jacob Stern.
Lasombra The Lasombra are a fictional clan of vampires, associated with the Sabbat, from White Wolf Game Studio's Vampire: The Masquerade books and role-playing games. The Lasombra are the Sabbat's counterpart to the Ventrue.
Lasqueti Island Lasqueti Island is an island off the east coast of Vancouver Island in the Gulf of Georgia, Powell River Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. A passenger-only ferry connects the island to the community of French Creek, near Parksville.
Lasrén of Iona Lasrén of Iona or Lasrén mac Feradaig was the third abbot of Iona (600-605). Lasrén worked during the abbacy of Columba, and administered the monastery of Durrow for the saint in the years before attaining Iona.
Lasse Braun Lasse Braun (born as Alberto Ferro in 1936 in Algiers, Algeria) is an Italian director, labelled as the Legendary King of Modern Pornography, who produced films with the motto Style in Pornography. He claims to have lost his virginity at age 8, with a 9-year-old Italian girl in the attic of his house.
Lasse Efskind Lasse Daniel Efskind (born 13 February 1944) is a Norwegian medical doctor, primarily known for his speedskating career and his books. He is the son of Leif Efskind (1904–1987), professor of medicine at the University of Oslo and a pioneer in the field of heart operations.
Lasse Kjus Lasse Kjus (born January 14, 1971) is a Norwegian Alpine skier who has won the overall World Cup twice, an Olympic gold medal, and several World Championships. His combined career total of 16 Olympic and World Championship medals ranks 2nd all-time behind fellow Norwegian Kjetil André Aamodt.
Lasse Kukkonen Lasse Kukkonen (born September 18, 1981 in Oulu, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks as their fifth-round pick, #151 overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Lasse Lehtinen Lasse Lehtinen (born January 23, 1947 in Kotka, Kymenlaakso) is a Finnish politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.
Lasse Pirjetä Lasse Pirjetä (born April 4, 1974 in Oulu, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets as their fifth-round pick, #133 overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
Lasse Sætre Lasse Sætre (born 10 March 1974) is a former Norwegian speedskater, who for several years were among the world's best long distance skaters. He competed in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 Olympics, and won a 10,000-m bronze in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Lasse Virén Lasse Artturi Virén (born July 22, 1949) is a former Finnish athlete, winner of four gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics. He had an uncanny ability to peak at the Summer Olympic Games.
Lassen Volcanic National Park Lassen Volcanic National Park is a United States National Park in central northern California. The dominant feature of the park is Lassen Peak; the largest plug dome volcano in the world and the southern-most volcano in the Cascade Range.
Lasseter's Reef Lasseter's Reef is a fabulously rich gold deposit said to have been discovered - and then subsequently lost - by bushman Harold Bell Lasseter in a remote and desolate corner of central Australia towards the end of the 19th Century.
Lassi Lassi is a traditional South Asian beverage, originally from Punjab, India, Pakistan made by blending yogurt with water, salt, and spices until frothy. Yogurt is mentioned in ancient Indian texts, and so is buttermilk.
Lassie Lassie, a female Rough Collie, is 'the world's most famous dog' and a fictional character] who has starred in (or, more properly, in variations been the subject of) many [[Old-time_radio|radio shows, movies, TV shows, and books from 1938 through 2006.
Lassie Come Home Lassie Come Home is a 1943 film which tells the story of a poor boy's dog who, when sold to a rich nobleman, makes a difficult journey to return home to her original owner. It stars Roddy McDowall, Donald Crisp, Dame May Whitty, Edmund Gwenn, Nigel Bruce, Elsa Lanchester, Elizabeth Taylor, Ben Webster, J.
Lasso (programming language) Lasso Professional combines an interpreted middleware programming language and server for developing internet applications which use web browsers for the client user interface to connect to HTTP and database servers. Lasso is developed by OmniPilot Software.
Last and First Men Last and First Men is a science fiction novel written in 1930 by the British author Olaf Stapledon. A work of unprecedented scale, it describes the history of humanity from the present onwards across two billion years and eighteen distinct human species, of which our own is the first and most primitive.
Last Action Hero (video game) Last Action Hero for the NES, Super NES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Boy and Sega Game Gear is one of a handful of video game adaptations of the Arnold Schwarzenegger film of the same name, this time by Sony Imagesoft. Unlike many such adaptations, the game closely follows the plot and scenery of the movie.
Last Amendment Last Amendment (formerly known as The Crass Collective and Crass Agenda) is the working title of a series of collaborations by ex-members of the anarchist punk band Crass and others. Although Crass formally split up in 1984, Penny Rimbaud, Gee Vaucher, Eve Libertine, Steve Ignorant, Andy Palmer and Pete Wright came together in November 2002 to put on a concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's South Bank in opposition to the at that time proposed War on Iraq.
Last Autobot The Last Autobot is a character in the fictional Transformers Universe, introduced at the tail end of the Generation 1 Marvel comic series. Decepticons know him as the Ultimate Warrior, others as the Soul of Cybertron.
Last Battle (video game) Last Battle is a side-scrolling beat 'em up released for the Sega Mega Drive in 1989 by Sega. It is based on the manga series Fist of the North Star games titled , but the English localization did not retain the license, forcing upon many name changes and graphical alterations.
Last Best Chance Last Best Chance is an educational dramatization of the modern nuclear threat vis a vis international terrorist organizations, produced by the Nuclear Threat Initiative. The DVD is freely available through the NTI-supported website, www.
Last Bronx Last Bronx ~Tokyo Bangaichi~ (ラストブロンクス -東京番外地-), simply known as Last Bronx outside Japan, is a realistic 3DCG street versus fighter game developed by Sega's AM3 (Hitmaker) on the Sega Model 2 mainboard. This is the very first motion captured weapon fighting game, it was released in Japanese game centers on June 1996, two years before the famous System 12 Soul Calibur (07.
Last call (bar term) In a pub, a last call is usually announced 10-15 minutes before the bar closes for the night, urging the customers to buy one more drink while they still can. There are various means to make this signal, like ringing a bell, flashing the lights, etc.
Last clear chance The last clear chance is a doctrine in the law of torts that is employed in contributory negligence jurisdictions. Under this doctrine, a negligent plaintiff can nonetheless recover if they are able to show that the defendant had the last opportunity to avoid the accident.
Last Call Return Last Call Return (in North America) or Call Return (in the United Kingdom and Australia) is a telephone feature code offered by telephone service providers to give a called party the time and telephone number of the last received call, and may also offer the facility to place a call back to the calling party. The same feature on a PBX is known as camping or camp-on.
Last Comic Standing Last Comic Standing is a reality television talent show that premiered in 2003. The object of the program is to select a comedian from a field of comedians, who will receive a development contract with NBC (now NBC Universal), and a special (first on Comedy Central and later on Bravo).
Last days of Martin Luther Luther's health declined in the years before his death. Throughout his years as a reformer, Luther had suffered from a variety of ailments, including constipation, hemorrhoids, heart congestion,In January of 1527, Luther was overcome by "a violent rush of blood to the heart, which well-nigh killed him.
Last Day in Limbo Last Day in Limbo is the title of the eighth novel chronicling the adventures of crime lord-turned-secret agent Modesty Blaise. The novel was first published in 1976 and was written by Peter O'Donnell, who had created the character for a comic strip in the early 1960s.
Last Days (film) Last Days (2005) is a film by director Gus Van Sant, and is a fictionalized account of the last days of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. It was released to theaters in the United States on July 22, 2005, and was produced by HBO.
Last Days of Coney Island Last Days of Coney Island is a project being written, produced, directed and animated by filmmaker Ralph Bakshi, about a NYPD detective, the prostitute he alternately loves and arrests, and the seedy characters that haunt the streets of New York City's run-down amusement district. The project was first announced on Bakshi's official website.
Last Embrace Last Embrace is the name of a 'Hitchcockian thriller' from 1979 directed by Jonathan Demme based on the novel The 13th Man by Murray Teigh Bloom and starring Roy Scheider, Janet Margolin and Christopher Walken.
Last Exit (British band) The British jazz fusion band Last Exit was formed in Newcastle upon Tyne England in 1974, and is best remembered as the group Sting was in before finding stardom with The Police. The band name came from the book Last Exit to Brooklyn.
Last Exit (Free jazz band) Last Exit was a free jazz supergroup composed of bass guitarist Bill Laswell, electric guitarist Sonny Sharrock, drummer/occasional vocalist Ronald Shannon Jackson, and saxophonist Peter Brotzmann. They were active in the late 1980s and early 1990s; Sharrock's death in 1994 closed the book on Last Exit, though touring had not commenced for several years before his passing.
Last Exit to Brooklyn Last Exit to Brooklyn is a 1964 novel by American author Hubert Selby Jr. The novel has become a cult classic because of its harsh, uncompromising look at lower class Brooklyn in the 1950s and for its brusque, everyman style of prose.
Last Flight (book) Last Flight is the title of a book published in 1937 consisting of diary entries and other notes compilied by aviatrix Amelia Earhart during her ill-fated attempt that year at flying around the world. Her husband, publisher George Palmer Putnam, edited the collection which was published posthumously as a tribute to his wife.
Last For One Last For One is a Korean break dancing crew that formed in 1997. With their win in the 2005 Battle of the Year, they have been recognized as a worldwide known name and a contributor to the Hanryu wave, their fans respectively calling them the 'Dancing Taeguk Warriors.
Last Friday Last Friday is rumored to be an upcoming film, supposedly the last movie of the Friday sequels. The fourth and final installment of the Friday series will feature all of the characters from the past three movies.
Last Gasp Last Gasp is a comics publisher and book distributor based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1970 by Ron Turner to publish the ecologically-themed comics magazine Slow Death Funnies, followed by the all-female anthology It Ain't Me Babe, Last Gasp soon became a major part of the underground comics movement.
Last Generation Theology Last Generation Theology (LGT) is the designation given to a line of theological emphasis forming a subculture within the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It teaches that Jesus Christ was not only Substitute but Example, insists that Christians must cease from sin before the Second Coming, and confesses that the close of the age has been delayed by unconsecration in Christians but can be accelerated through their living of holy lives.
Last Glacial Maximum The Last Glacial Maximum refers to the time of maximum extent of the ice sheets during the last glaciation (the WĂĽrm or Wisconsin glaciation), approximately 20,000 years ago. The conditions of the Last Glacial Maximum persisted for probably two thousand years.
Last house standing Last house standing (Fang Dong Jiang Xian Sheng) is a documentary filmed in Shanghai and features interviews of "Uncle Jiang" about his reluctance to sell his 1930s mansion in a district zoned for demolition.
Last Holiday Last Holiday is a film directed by Wayne Wang and starring Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton and Alicia Witt and was filmed on-site in New Orleans, Louisiana and at Barrandov Studios, in the Czech Republic. It was released in North America on January 13, 2006.
Last Hope Last Hope is a shĹŤnen Original English-language manga series written by Michael Dignan, with art by Kriss Sison, and is published by Seven Seas Entertainment. Currently two volumes in length and assumed to be ongoing with a currently unknown release date for the third volume.
Last Hour Last Hour is the debut feature film from French director Pascal Caubet. It stars DMX, Michael Madsen, David Carradine, Monica Cruz, Paul Sorvino and Tommy D'Amarrio and has been compared to The Usual Suspects and Panic Room.
Last Human Last Human is the title of a 1995 science fiction comedy novel written by Doug Naylor. It is part of the Red Dwarf series of novels, based on the popular television show created by Naylor and his partner Rob Grant.
Last Chance to See The book Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine was first published in 1990, as a companion to the BBC radio series of the same name. The theme of documentary was to feature animal species which were endangered or threatened with extinction.
Last invasion of Britain The Last Invasion of Britain was a French attack on Britain in 1797. A French force of 1,400 troops in four warships, under the command of American Colonel William Tate landed on 22 February 1797 at Carregwastad Head (or possibly Llanwnda), near Fishguard, Wales.

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