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LACMTA Expo Line The Metro Expo Line of the Los Angeles County Metro Rail is a light-rail line under construction in Los Angeles, which will run from Downtown Los Angeles to Culver City and eventually to Santa Monica. Its route makes use of the former Exposition Boulevard right-of-way, from which its name comes.
LACMTA Green Line The Metro Green Line is a light rail line in Los Angeles County that connects the cities of Redondo Beach, El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lynwood, South Gate, Los Angeles and Norwalk. It operates mostly in the median of the Century Freeway (Interstate 105).
LACMTA Regional Connector The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority Regional Connector project (also referred to as the Downtown Connector) is a proposed mass transit rail project in downtown Los Angeles, connecting the Blue Line to Union Station.
LAHAT The LAHAT is a missile designed to be mainly fired by 105 mm and 120 mm tank guns, and is manufactured by the IAI subsidiary MBT. The LAHAT missile weighs 13 kg and has a range of 8 km when launched from a ground platform, and up to 13 km, when deployed from high elevation.
LALR parser In computer science, Look-Ahead LR parsers or LALR parsers are a specialized form of LR parsers that can deal with more context-free grammars than Simple LR parsers but fewer than LR(1) parsers can. It is a very popular type of parser because it gives a good trade-off between the number of grammars it can deal with and the size of the parsing tables it requires.
LAM/MPI LAM/MPI is one of the predecessors of the Open MPI project. Open MPI represents a community-driven, next generation implementation of a Message Passing Interface (MPI) fundamentally designed upon a component architecture to make an extremely powerful platform for high-performance computing.
LAMMPS LAMMPS ("Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator") is a molecular dynamics program from Sandia National Laboratories. LAMMPS makes use of MPI for parallel communication and is a free open-source code, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
LAN Dominicana LAN Dominicana , formerly LĂ­neas AĂ©reas Nacionales de NavegaciĂłn Dominicana SA is an airline based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It operates international services Flight International 5-11 April 2005.
LAN Extender A LAN extender forwards traffic between LANs transparent to higher network-layer protocols over distances that far exceed the limitations of standard Ethernet. A LAN, or Local Area Network, is a high-speed data network (usually employing Ethernet technology) to connect computer workstations, printers, servers, and other devices.
LAN gaming center A LAN gaming center, is a place where one can use a computer connected over a LAN to other computers, primarily for the purpose of playing multiplayer computer games. Some LAN gaming centers offer game consoles only and no computers.
LAN Manager The LAN Manager was an advanced Network Operating System (NOS) from Microsoft developed in cooperation with 3Com. It was designed to succeed 3Com's innovative 3+Share network server software which ran on top of MS-DOS.
LANageddon LANageddon (also Lanageddon) is the name of various very large LAN competitions based Calgary, Canada, in which gamers compete against each other in computer games. The word "LANageddon" is a portmanteau of the acronym "LAN" (Local Area Network) and the word "Armageddon" (the apocalypse).
LAND A LAND attack is a DoS (Denial of Service) attack that consists of sending a special poison spoofed packet to a computer, causing it to lock up. The security flaw was actually first discovered in 1997 by someone using the alias "m3lt", and has resurfaced many years later in operating systems such as Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP SP2.
LANL Research Library The LANL Research Library (short for Los Alamos National Laboratory) is an online collection of physical science journals. The abstract server also has abstracts for papers submitted to peer reviewed journals prior to their acceptance and publication.
LANSA Flight 508 LANSA Flight 508 was a Lockheed Electra L-188A turboprop, registered OB-R-941, operated as a scheduled domestic passenger flight by Lineas Aéreas Nacionales Sociedad Anonima (LANSA), that crashed in a thunderstorm enroute from Lima, Peru to Pucallpa, Peru, on December 24, 1971, killing 91 of its 6 crew and 86 passengers.Aviation Safety Net Accident Record The sole survivor was a 17 year old girl, who fell 2 miles (3 km) down into the Amazon rainforest strapped to her seat and remarkably survived the fall, and was then able to walk through the jungle for 10 days until she was rescued by local lumbermen.
LANTIRN Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night, or LANTIRN, is a system for use on the USAF's premier fighter aircraft -- the F-15E Strike Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon (C & D models). LANTIRN significantly increases the combat effectiveness of these aircraft, allowing them to fly at low altitudes, at night and under-the-weather to attack ground targets with a variety of precision-guided and unguided weapons.
LAOTSE LAOTSE (Links to Asia by Organizing Traineeship and Student Exchange) is an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia. Established during the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) University Dialogue held in Kuala Lumpur on March 18, 1998.
LAPA flight 3142 LAPA Flight 3142 was a flight from Buenos Aires to CĂłrdoba, Argentina operated by the Argentinian airline LAPA. The plane crashed at the Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires on 31 August 1999 at 20:54 local time, shortly after take-off.
LAPACK LAPACK, the Linear Algebra PACKage, is a software library for numerical computing written in Fortran 77. It provides routines for solving systems of simultaneous linear equations, least-squares solutions of linear systems of equations, eigenvalue problems, Householder transformation to implement QR decomposition on a matrix and singular value problems.
LAPD Hollenbeck Division The Hollenbeck Division of the Los Angeles Police Department serves the easternmost portions of the city of Los Angeles, including the communities of Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights, and El Sereno. Its station house is at 2111 East 1st Street in Boyle Heights.
LAPD Pacific Division The Pacific Division of the Los Angeles Police Department serves the southern portion of the West Side. Communities under its protection include Palms, Mar Vista, Venice, Del Rey, Westchester, and Playa del Rey.
LAPD Rampart Division The Rampart Division of the Los Angeles Police Department serves communities to the west and northwest of Downtown Los Angeles including Echo Park, Pico-Union and Westlake, all together designated as the Rampart patrol area. Its name is derived from Rampart Boulevard, one of the principal thoroughfares in its patrol area.
LAPD West Los Angeles Division The West Los Angeles Division of the Los Angeles Police Department serves the northern portion of the West Side. Communities within its service area include Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Westwood, West Los Angeles, Rancho Park, Beverlywood, and Cheviot Hills.
LAPD Wilshire Division The Wilshire Division of the Los Angeles Police Department serves the Mid-Wilshire area, covering a wildly diverse range of communities such as Koreatown, Mid-City, Carthay, and the Fairfax District. The station house is at 4861 West Venice Boulevard in Mid-City.
LAPD: Life On the Beat LAPD: Life on the Beat was an American reality television series about the Los Angeles Police Department that aired from 1995-1999. Like its still-running contemporary, COPS, LAPD: Life on the Beat followed police officers on patrol and during investigations, however unlike COPS, Life on the Beat only featured police officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
LARC-LX LARC-LX (Lighter, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo, 60 ton), or as it was originally designated BARC (Barge, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo) is a welded steel hulled amphibious cargo vehicle. It could carry up to 100 tons of cargo or 200 people, but a more typical load was 60 tons of cargo or 120 people.
LARC-V LARC-V (Lighter, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo, 5 ton), is an aluminium hulled amphibious cargo vehicle capable of transporting 5 tons. It was developed in the United States during the 1950s, and is used in a variety of auxiliary roles to this day.
LARPA The Live Action Roleplayers Association (LARPA) is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2000 exclusively to promote live roleplaying LARP around the world. By intent, LARPA does not run LARP events, except as promotional events, and does not exist to promote any one system, group, or type of event.
LASIK LASIK, an acronym for Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis, is a form of refractive laser eye surgery procedure performed by ophthalmologists intended for correcting myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism."LASIK.
LASRE LASRE was NASA's Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment which took place at the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California and concluded November 1998. The experiment's goal was to provide in-flight data to help Lockheed Martin validate the computational predictive tools they are using to determine the aerodynamic performance of a future potential reusable launch vehicle.
LAT TV LAT TV is a Regional Spanish-language television network emphasizing family-oriented and educational programming. It is owned by Latin America Broadcasting of Houston, Texas and launched in May 2006, initially on a small group of low-power television stations in Texas and Arizona.
LATCH LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) is the United States' version of the international ISOFIX standard for mounting points for child safety seats. It is an alternative to securing the seat with seat belts.
LAV III The LAV III armoured vehicle (AV) is the latest (entering service in 1999) in General Motors' light armoured vehicle (LAV) line. It was developed by Canada and is the primary mechanized infantry vehicle of the Canadian Armed Forces and New Zealand military.
LAV-300 The Cadillac Gage Textron LAV-300 is a family of light armored vehicles (LAVs) including up to 15 configurations. LAV-300 offers high mobility, speeds of up to 65 mph, and can be air-transported by a C-5 Galaxy, C-141 Starlifter, C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft.
LAWDC A LAWDC is an acronym for a local authority waste disposal company LAWDC Review Jacobs Babtie (2005) Review of Local Authority Waste Disposal Companies and their role in future procurement, report for Defra. These companies were created in the UK as arms length waste management operators when the waste management industry was privatised.
LAX (TV series) LAX was the name of a television drama starring Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood. It was set at the Los Angeles International Airport and drew its name from the airport's IATA airport code, "LAX".
Lí (黎) (surname) Lí ({{zh-c|c=[is a Chinese surname]. It is most common in [[Central China|Central and South China (including Hong Kong) where it is transliterated as "Lai" (from the Cantonese language), and is one of the four most common surnames among ethnic Vietnamese, which in the Vietnamese language is "Lê".
Líbero Badaró Giovanni Battista Libero Badarò (Laigueglia, 1798 — São Paulo, November 21 1830) was an Italian Brazilian physician, botanist, journalist and politician. He studied medicine at the University of Torino and at the University of Pavia.
LĂ­tla DĂ­mun LĂ­tla DĂ­mun is a small island between the islands of SuĂ°uroy and StĂłra DĂ­mun in the Faroe Islands. It is the smallest of the main 18 islands, being less than 1 sq km in area, and is the only uninhabited one.
Lívia Járóka Lívia Járóka (born on 6 October 1974 in Tata) is a Hungarian politician of Roma ethnicity and the second Member of the European Parliament (later joined by Viktória Mohácsi), having been elected as part of the Fidesz list in Hungary in June 2004. The first Romani member of the European Parliament was Juan de Dios Ramirez-Heredia from Spain, who served from 1994-1999.
LĂĄngholmen prison LĂĄngholmen prison was historically one of the biggest prison facilities in Sweden with more than 500 cells, located on LĂĄngholmen, an island in central Stockholm. It was built in 1874 as the central prison of Sweden, and was in use until 1975.
Långholmsbron Långholmsbron (Swedish: "The Long Islet Bridge") is a bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Connecting the major island Södermalm to the minor island Långholmen, it forms an extension to the street Bergsundsgatan.
Långrocken Långrocken, "the Longcoat", was the pseudonym given to a mysterious, unknown assailant who attacked and raped (or tried to rape) several women and girls in the Swedish city of Norrköping in the beginning of the year 1893.
LĂĽ Clan Disturbance The LĂĽ Clan Disturbance (Traditional Chinese: ĺ‘‚ć°Źäą‹äş‚) (180 BC) refers to a political disturbance after the death of Grand Empress Dowager LĂĽ of Han Dynasty, the aftermaths of which saw the clan of the deceased empress' family, the LĂĽ consort clan being overthrown from their seats of power and massacred, the deposing of the puppet Emperor Houshao, and the ascension to the throne by Emperor Wen. Sometimes the term also encompasses to the total domination of the political scene by Grand Empress Dowager LĂĽ and her clan after the death of her son Emperor Hui (188 BC) in an extent even greater than during his reign, and this article will discuss events during that period as well.
Lü Dongbin Lǚ Dòngbīn (呂洞賓) (spelled Lu Tung-Pin in Wade-Giles) is a Chinese deity revered by Daoists. Lǚ Dòngbīn is the most widely known of the group of deities known as the Eight Immortals and hence considered by some to be the de facto leader.
Lü Guang Lü Guang (呂光) (337-400), courtesy name Shiming (世明), formally Emperor Yiwu of (Later) Liang ((後)涼懿武帝), was the founding emperor of the Chinese/Di state Later Liang (although during most of his reign, he used the title "Heavenly Prince" (Tian Wang)). He was initially a Former Qin general, but in light of Former Qin's collapse starting in 384, he decided to found his own state, initially including nearly all of modern Gansu.
LĂĽ Meng LĂĽ Meng (178 - 219) was a renowned general of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He served as one of the commanding generals in battles like the invasion of Jingzhou that led to the death of Guan Yu.
Lü Shao Lü Shao (呂紹) (d. 400), courtesy name Yongye (永業), formally Prince Yin of (Later) Liang ((後)涼隱王), was briefly an emperor (with the title of "Heavenly Prince" (Tian Wang)) of the Chinese/Di state Later Liang.
LĂĽbeck LĂĽbeck (, population (2005): 213,983) is the second largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League ("Queen of the Hanse") and because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage is on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites.
LĂĽbeck Cathedral The LĂĽbeck Cathedral (German: LĂĽbecker Dom) is a large brick lutheran cathedral in LĂĽbeck, Germany and part of LĂĽbeck's world heritage. It was started in 1173 by Henry the Lion as a cathedral for the Bishop of LĂĽbeck.
Lübecker Marzipan The name Lübecker Marzipan refers to Marzipan originating from the city of Lübeck in northern Germany and has been protected by an EU Council Directive as a “Protected Geographical Indication” (PGI) since 1996. The Marzipan manufacturers of Lübeck like Niederegger, Carstens, Lubeca or Marzipan-Land follow some principles of quality by voluntary commitments (not required by the directive), for instance to use not less than 70% of raw Marzipan paste and at most 30% of sugar.
LĂĽbecker Nachrichten The LĂĽbecker Nachrichten (LN; German for LĂĽbeck News) is a regional daily newspaper in Schleswig-Holstein and western Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It is, along with the Schleswig-Holsteinischen Zeitungsverlags and the Kieler Nachrichten, one of the largest daily newspapers in Schleswig-Holstein.
LĂĽckentheorie "LĂĽckentheorie" ("gap theory") refers to a gap in the Prussian constitution which was established following the revolutions of 1848. Bismarck exploited this issue in 1860 to solve a constitutional crisis involving the taxation of the Prussian people to pay for new military reforms.
LĂĽchow-Dannenberg LĂĽchow-Dannenberg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Uelzen and LĂĽneburg and the states of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (district of Ludwigslust), Brandenburg (district of Prignitz) and Saxony-Anhalt (districts of Stendal and Altmarkkreis Salzwedel).
Lülin Lülin (綠林) or Lülin Force (綠林兵) refers, as an umbrella term, to one of the two major agrarian rebellion movements against Wang Mang's Xin Dynasty in the modern southern Henan and northern Hubei region who banded together to pool their strengths, and whose collective strength eventually led to the downfall of the Xin Dynasty and the establishment of a temporary reinstatement of the Han Dynasty in the person of Liu Xuan (Emperor Gengshi) as the emperor. Many Lülin leaders became important members of Emperor Gengshi's government, but infighting and incompetence (both of the emperor and his officials) in governing the empire led to the fall of the regime after only two years, paving the way for the eventual rise of Liu Xiu (Emperor Guangwu) of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
LĂĽneberg cheese LĂĽneberg is a cow's-milk cheese made in mountain valleys in Vorarlberg in western Austria. Cheesemaking was introduced into this region from Switzerland; copper kettles and Swiss-type presses are used to make LĂĽneberg cheese.
LĂĽneburg (district) LĂĽneburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southeast and clockwise) the districts of LĂĽchow-Dannenberg, Uelzen, Soltau-Fallingbostel and Harburg, and the states of Schleswig-Holstein (District of Lauenburg) and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (District of Ludwigslust).
Lüshunkou Lüshun city or Lüshunkou or (literally) Lüshun Port (), formerly in historic references both Port Arthur and Ryojun, is a town in the southernmost administrative district of Dalian of the People's Republic of China. It is located at the extreme southern tip of the Liaodong peninsula, and has an excellent natural harbour the possession and control of which became one of the casus belli in both the first Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars in the period 1894 — 1905, indeed, up through the year 1953.
LĂĽterkofen-Ichertswil LĂĽterkofen-Ichertswil is a municipality in the district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. It was formed in 1990 from the merger of the two previously independent municipalities of LĂĽterkofen and Ichertswil.
Lüterswil-Gächliwil Lüterswil-Gächliwil is a municipality in the district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the two previously independent municipalities of Lüterswil and Gächliwil.
LĂĽtjens (D185) D185 LĂĽtjens was a guided missile destroyer of the Bundesmarine (West German Navy) and later the Deutsche Marine (Navy of reunited Germany). She was the lead ship of the LĂĽtjens class, a modification of the Charles F.
LĂłegaire BĂşadach In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, LĂłegaire BĂşadach (LĂłegaire the Victorious) is a hapless Ulster warrior who mainly functions as comic relief. When he, CĂşchulainn and Conall Cernach contend for the champion's portion at Briccriu's feast, LĂłegaire is always a distant third.
LĂłegaire Lorc LĂłegaire Lorc, son of Ăšgaine Mor, was a legendary High King of Ireland of the 6th century BC. He was killed by his own brother, Cobthach CĂłel Breg, who feigned his own death so that LĂłegaire would visit him alone and unarmed.
LĂłpez family of Iloilo The LĂłpez family of Iloilo are a wealthy and influential dynasty of business owners, politicians, and philanthropists in the Philippines. They trace their origins to Basilio LĂłpez, a trader who became district mayor of Jaro, Iloilo City, in 1849.
LĂłriana MacLochlainn LĂłriana MacLochlainn (born 24 March 1980) is an Irish artist, balletist, dancer and singer. In 2002, MacLochlainn (English spelling: Loriana McLachlan) founded Irish dance troupe Ocean Gypsy in association with the UCL Folk Group.
Lúcia Santos Lúcia de Jesus Rosa Santos – "Sister Lúcia of Jesus and of the Immaculate Heart", better known as Sister Lúcia of Jesus – (March 22, 1907 – February 13, 2005) was a Portuguese visionary and Roman Catholic Carmelite nun.
LĂşcio Carlos Cajueiro Souza LĂşcio Carlos Cajueiro Souza, best known as LĂşcio (born in Recife, Pernambuco, June 20, 1979) is a Brazilian left-wingback currently played at SĂŁo Paulo Futebol Clube on loan from Palmeiras for the 2006 season.
LĂşcio Ribeiro LĂşcio Ribeiro is a Brazilian journalist who writes about music, cinema, entertainment and pop-culture in general. Well-known by his coverage of "new music", his articles also cover youth oriented issues, rather than just band reviews.
LĂşcuma LĂşcuma (Pouteria lucuma) is a subtropical fruit of Andean origin, native to the dry subtropical Andean coastal valleys of Peru, Ecuador and Chile (Quillota and Petorca). It grows at temperate elevations, between 1,000-2,400 metres.
LĂşnasa (band) LĂşnasa is an internationally acclaimed traditional Irish music group. They are known for their exciting melodies and tunes, as well as their ability to combine the sounds of the fiddle, the flute, the uilleann pipes, the guitar, and the bass.
LĂŞ Dynasty The Le Dynasty (also known as the Later Le Dynasty) ruled Vietnam from 1428 until 1527, when the king was assassinated by Mac Dang Dung, founder of the Mac Dynasty. Later Le descendants were given the title of king but actually held no real power until the final end of the Le dynasty in 1788.
Lý Dynasty The Lý Dynasty (Vietnamese: nhà Lý, pronounced like Lee), sometimes known as the Posterior Lý Dynasty (nhà Hậu Lý), was a Vietnamese dynasty that began in 1009 when Lý Thái Tổ overthrew the Anterior Lê Dynasty (nhà Tiền Lê) and ended in 1225 when the queen Lý Chiêu Hoàng (then 8 years old) was forced to abdicate the throne in favor of her husband, Trần Cảnh. They ruled Vietnam for a total of 216 years.
Lý Long Tường Lý Long Tường (Han-Viet: 李隆祥) was a prince of Lý Dynasty of Dai Viet (Viet the Great, Han-Viet: 大越) and Lee of Hwasan General of Korea (Han-Viet: 高麗) and is also an ancestor of one of a Lee (or Rhee) family today in Korea (both South Korea and North Korea).
Lý Nam Đế Lý Nam Đế (Lý, The Southern Emperor) was originally Lý Bí or Lý Bôn (October 17, 503 - April 13, 548, Traditional Chinese: 李賁, pinyin: Lǐ Bēn) is debateably considered the "first" emperor of Vietnam and the founder of the Early Lý (or Li/Lee) Dynasty (544 - 603) and ruled from Feb. 544 - Feb. 548. Of ethnic Han Chinese ancestry, he was a regional magistrate of Jiaozhou which was then known as Giao Châu and comprmised much of modern-day Northern Vietnam. In 541, during this time China was under constant civil warfare following the Southern and Northern Dynasties Period. He became increasingly frustrated with the corruption in the government and hostility toward the local population. Upon resignation of his post he gathered the local nobility and tribes within the Red River Valley (North Vietnam) mobilized the imperial troops and naval fleet of Jiaozhou and successfully expelled the Chinese (Liang Dynasty) administration and led the insurrection that ended in 543. The following year in February
Láadan Láadan is a constructed language created by Suzette Haden Elgin in 1982 to test the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis for women, specifically to determine if Western natural languages were better suited for expressing the views of men than women. The language was included in her Native Tongue science fiction series.
Lábaro The Lábaro is an ancient military standard of the Cantabri people of pre-Roman Spain. It consists of a purple cloth on which there is what would be called in heraldry a "saltire voided throughout" made up of curved lines, with knobs at the end of each line.
Lábrea fever Lábrea fever, also known as Lábrea's black fever and Lábrea hepatitis, is a lethal tropical viral infection discovered in the 1950s in the city of Lábrea, in the Brazilian Amazon basin, where it occurs mostly in the area south of the Amazon River, in the states of Acre, Amazonas and Rondônia
Lángos Lángos (pronounced lahn-gosh) is a Hungarian food speciality, a deep fried flat bread made of potato-based dough. It is sometimes rubbed with garlic or doused with garlic butter, but can also be eaten with sour cream and grated cheese.
Lárus H Grímsson Lárus Halldór Grímsson (born December 13, 1954) is an Icelandic composer and musician. He is known mostly for his electronic compositions with traditional instruments but he has been writing more non-electronic works since 1990.
László Almásy László Ede Almásy (originaly gróf Almásy László Ede 22 August 1895–22 March 1951) was a Hungarian aristocrat, motorist, desert researcher, aviator and soldier who also served as the basis for the protagonist in Michael Ondaatje's 1992 novel The English Patient and the movie based on it.
László Babai László Babai (called Laci by friends and colleagues), born in 1950, is a professor of mathematics and computer science at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on computational complexity theory, algorithms, combinatorics, and finite groups, with an emphasis on the interactions between these fields.
László Balogh László Balogh is a Hungarian painter from Szentendre. Since 1956, his works have been shown both in Hungary and abroad, and his paintings can be found in private and public collections in Hungary, Germany, the United States, Switzerland, France, Austria, Sweden, Finland and Spain.
László Csongrádi László Csongrádi (born 5 July, 1959) is a Hungarian fencer, who won a gold medal in the team sabre competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul together with György Nébald, Bence Szabó, Imre Bujdosó and Imre Gedõvári.
László Fazekas László Fazekas (born October 15, 1947) was one of Hungary's greatest football players who played the second most international games for the Hungarian national team. Fazekas played in the 1978 and the 1982 World Cup.
László Fejes Tóth László Fejes Tóth (Szeged, 12 March, 1915 – Budapest, 17 March, 2005) was a Hungarian mathematician who specialised in geometry. He proved that a honeycomb pattern is the most efficient way to pack equal circles in two dimensions.
László Hudec László Hudec, also known as Ladislaus Hudec, was an architect active in Shanghai from 1918 to 1945 and responsible for some of that city's most notable structures. Major works include the Park Hotel, the Grand Theater, the Joint Savings and Loan builidng and the combined Baptist Publications and Christian Literature Society buildings.
László Kalmár László Kalmár (March 271905 - August 21976) was a Hungarian mathematician and Professor at the University of Szeged. Kalmár is considered the founder of mathematical logic and theoretical Computer Science in Hungary.
László Kiss (footballer) László Kiss (born 12 March 1956) is an Hungarian football coach and former forward. He played for the Hungary national team in the 1982 World Cup, where he gained notability after becoming the first substitute player to score three goals in a World Cup match.
László Kovács (cinematographer) László Kovács (born 14 May, 1933, in a small village called Cece, Hungary) is a cinematographer, most famous for his award-winning work on Easy Rider and Five Easy Pieces, but the recipient of many other awards.
László Kovács (politician) László Kovács (pronounced ) (born 3 July 1939 in Budapest) is a Hungarian politician and diplomat, currently serving as European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union. He was the foreign minister of Hungary twice, from 1994 to 1998 and from 2002 to 2004.
László Markovits László Markovits (born April 4, 1970) is a former tennis player from Hungary, who represented his native country as a lucky loser at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Holland's Mark Koevermans. The righthander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on October 19, 1987, when he became the number 604 of the world.
László Orbán László Orbán (born December 9, 1949) is a retired boxer from Hungary, who won the silver medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the final he was defeated by Poland's Jan Szczepański on points (5:0).
László Papp László Papp (March 25, 1926 – October 16, 2003) was a Hungarian boxer, born in 1926, in Budapest. He won gold medals in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the 1952 Summer Olympics, in Helsinki and the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia.
László Paskai László Cardinal Paskai (born May 8, 1927 in Szeged, Hungary) is a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and the former archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI.
László Rajk László Rajk (May 8, 1909-October 15, 1949) was a Hungarian Communist; politician, home secretary. He was an important organizer of the Hungarian communist's power (for example, organized the ÁVH); but he eventually fell victim to Rákosi's show trials, probably, apart from the Communist parties' endemic power struggles, because he was a homegrown Communist, as opposed to the Stalin-backed Rákosi.
László Sólyom László Sólyom (pronounced ; ) born on January 3 1942 is the President of Hungary, having overcome the governing Hungarian Socialist Party nominee Katalin Szili in the election on June 7 2005. He was sworn in on the same day and he took office on August 5, 2005.
László Surján László Surján (born on 7 September 1941 in Kolozsvár (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania)) is a Hungarian politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Hungarian Civic Party, Member of the Bureau of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets.
László Tőkés László Tőkés, (born April 1, 1952, in Cluj-Napoca) is an ethnic-Hungarian Romanian politician, bishop of the Romanian Reformed Church District of Piatra Craiului (Királyhágómellék), Transylvania, Romania. A former member of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, he is a founding member and president of the Hungarian National Council of Transylvania (Hungarian: Erdélyi Magyar Nemzeti Tanács).
Lázaro Betancourt Lázaro Betancourt (born March 18, 1963) is a retired triple jumper from Cuba. Best known for his silver medal at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Championships, he also won the Central American and Caribbean Games twice.
Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán Lázaro Cárdenas is a port city located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. It was formerly known as Los Llanitos, but it changed its name to as a tribute to Lázaro Cárdenas del Río, a Michoacán-born politician who was president of Mexico from 1934 to 1940.

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