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Leaman's Place Covered Bridge Leaman's Place Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Pequea Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Pequea #4 Bridge.
Leamington Novices' Hurdle The Leamington Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above novices run over a distance of 2 miles 5 furlongs (4,225 metres) at Warwick Racecourse in January. There are eleven hurdles to be jumped in the race.
Leamington Spa Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa but commonly just Leamington, (pronounced Lemmington — IPA: ) is a spa town in central Warwickshire, in England. According to the 2001 census the town had a population of 45,114.
Leamington Spa railway station Leamington Spa railway station serves the town of Leamington Spa, in Warwickshire, England. It is situated on Old Warwick Road towards the southern edge the town centre and is on the site of the first through station in the town, opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) on its new line from Birmingham to Oxford in 1852.
Leamington to Stratford Line The Leamington to Stratford Line is a railway line linking Leamington Spa and Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. It follows the Chiltern Main Line from Leamington to Hatton before diverging to the south.
Leamside line The Leamside Line is a railway line in the North East of England, branching off from the main East Coast Main Line (ECML) at Tursdale Junction in County Durham, and continuing north through Sunderland, Washington and Wardley, finally joining the Newcastle to Sunderland line at Pelaw Junction.
Lean burn Lean burn is an internal combustion of lean air-fuel mixtures. It happens at very high air-fuel ratios (up to 65:1), so the mixture has considerably less amount of fuel in comparison to stoichiometric combustion ratio (14.
Lean Government Lean Government is a term used mainly in the United States and Canada for the belief that the State should employ only just as many people as are necessary to perform its tasks. The Lean Government concept favors a fairly small State, and Lean Government proponents generally believe that the government should cut out "waste" and "inefficiency" from the State, and are in favor of low taxes.
Lean Juicy Pork Lean Juicy Pork was a promotinal interview cd released in 1991. Has a few interesting tracks, he discusses the theory behind Pigface, the freedom of using his solo material amidst Pigface, and an alternate title for "Gub" -- "Lust for Glue!
Lean Systems Lean manufacturing systems are aimed towards attaining the shortest cycle time by eliminating waste. Instead of allotting resources that would be required for future production, lean manufacturing systems focus on decreasing system response time so that the production system is able to immediately change and adapt to market demands.
Lean theorem prover A lean theorem prover is an automated theorem prover implemented in a minimum amount of code. Lean provers are generally implemented in Prolog, and make proficient use of the backtracking engine and logic variables of that language.
Lean Tales Lean Tales is an anthology of short stories written by Scottish authors Alasdair Gray, Agnes Owens and James Kelman, with author illustrations by Alasdair Gray. Contractually obligated to Jonathan Cape to provide a new book, Gray claimed to find himself without new materialor ideas, and so approached Kelman and Owens to bulk out a collection of stories with some of their own.
Lean's Engine Reporter Lean's Engine Reporter was a trade journal describing the new inventions in the field of steam engines in such a way that other miners could copy them and improve. The journal has been suggested as an early precursor of the free software movement, in which people engaged in collaborative development of technical knowledge.
Leanan sĂdhe Leanan sĂdhe are fairy maidens in Celtic folklore. Leanan sĂdhe are generally depicted as beautiful muses who offer inspiration to artists in exchange for fame and glory; however, this exchange frequently results in the artists premature madness or death.
LeanCP Many important problems in material science, chemistry, solid-state physics, and biophysics require a modeling approach based on fundamental quantum mechanical principles. A particular approach that has proved to be relatively efficient and useful is Car-Parrinello ab initio molecular dynamics (CPAIMD).
Leander class cruiser (1931) The Leander class was a class of eight light cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s that saw service in World War II. They were named after mythological figures, and all ships were commissioned between 1933 and 1936.
Leander class frigate The Leander class, informally known as the Type 12M, comprising twenty-six frigates, was arguably the most successful and popular class of frigates in the Royal Navy's modern history. The class was built in three batches between 1960 and 1968, each batch with a distinct role.
Leander Club The Leander Club is based in Henley-on-Thames, England, and is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, with only two Oxford College Boat Clubs being founded before, Brasenose College Boat Club and Jesus College Boat Club (the two competing in a Head race in 1815).
Leander H. McNelly Leander Harvey McNelly ( March 12 1844-September 4, 1877) was a Confederate officer and Texas Ranger captain. McNelly is often remembered for leading the "Special Force", a quasi-military branch of the Texas Rangers that operated in southern Texas in 1875-76.
Leander Independent School District Leander Independent School District is a school district based in Leander, Texas (USA) and covering Leander, Cedar Park, Jonestown and Northwest Austin. It has "Academically Acceptable" status under the Texas Education Agency.
Leander J. McCormick Leander James McCormick (February 8 1819 - february 20, 1900) of Virginia was born to the Irish American farming family of Robert and Mary Anne Hall McCormick in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Leander was a farmer, manufacturer, businessman (who owned vast amounts of real estate in downtown Chicago), and philanthropist.
Leander of Seville Saint Leander of Seville (Cartagena, c.534–Seville, March 13, 600 or 601), brother of the encyclopedist Isidore of Seville, was the Catholic bishop of Seville who was instrumental in effecting the conversion to Catholicism of the Visigothic king of Spain Reccared.
Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes (born June 17, 1973) is currently one of the most successful Indian tennis players on the men's doubles and mixed doubles circuits. Most recently, partnering with Martin Damm he won 2006 US Open Men's Doubles championship in September 2006.
Leander Starr Jameson Sir Leander Starr Jameson, 1st Baronet, KCMG (February 9, 1853 – November 26, 1917), also known as "Doctor Jim", was a British colonial statesman who was best known for his involvement in the Jameson Raid.
Leandro Leandro, full name José Leandro de Souza Ferreira, (born March 17, 1959 in Cabo Frio, Brazil) was a right defender at Flamengo, winning four Brazilian national titles, five Rio State championships, one Libertadores da América, and one Intercontinental Cup against Liverpool. He also played in the Brazilian national team in the 1980s, including the 1982 FIFA World Cup, along with Zico, Júnior, Falcão, Sócrates, and others.
Leandro Alem Leandro Nicéforo Alem (25 February 1844 – 1 July 1896) was an Argentine politician, born in Buenos Aires, a founder and leader of the Radical Civic Union. Alem was the uncle and political teacher of Hipólito Yrigoyen.
Leandro Aragoncillo Leandro Aragoncillo (born 1959) is a naturalized Filipino-American and a retired Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He worked as a security specialist at the White House for 31 months from 1999 to 2001, first under Vice President Al Gore and then under Vice President Dick Cheney.
Leandro Barbosa Leandro Mateus Barbosa (born November 28, 1982 in SĂŁo Paulo) is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who plays at the guard position with the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association. He is also known as Leandrinho, or "Little Leandro".
Leandro de Bomfim Leandro do Bonfim, or Leandro Bonfim (born January 8, 1984) is a Brazilian footballer, currently under contract with Porto FC in Portugal , he also played in the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven from 2002 to 2005 and for Cruzeiro on loan from FC Porto,where he came back from loan in January 2007. It was confirmed on January 26, 2007, that the Portuguese champions would loan him to CD Nacional.
Leandro Fernández (Artist) Leandro Fernández is a comic book artist, known for his work on various Marvel comic book titles, including The Incredible Hulk, Wolverine and Spiderman: Tangled Web series, as well as one story arc of the Oni Press publication Queen and Country. He is currently illustrating the Punisher Marvel MAX Series, written by Garth Ennis.
Leandro Romagnoli Leandro Atilio Romagnoli (born on March 17 1981 in Buenos Aires) is a football player from Argentina, who currently plays in San Lorenzo, and has also played in Portugal's Sporting and Mexico's Veracruz. On January 17, 2007 it was announced that Romagnoli has been signed by San Lorenzo, the club in which the midfielder came to prominence, ending his loan at Sporting.
Leandro Silva Wanderley Leandro Silva Wanderley, best known as Leandro (born April 19, 1979) is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Cruzeiro EC (signed to Palmeiras for 2007 season), he is a defender who normally plays on the left.
Leaning Pine Arboretum The Leaning Pine Arboretum (2 ha / 5 acres) is an arboretum and botanical garden located at the north end of the California Polytechnic State University campus in San Luis Obispo, California, USA. It is open to the public, free, during working hours from Monday through Saturday.
Leaning toothpick syndrome In programming, leaning toothpick syndrome (LTS) is the situation in which a quoted expression becomes unreadable because it contains a large number of escaped slashes ("/"), usually set off by backslashes (""), along with other visually similar characters such as pipes ("|"). The official Perl documentation introduced the term into wide usage; there, the phrase is used to describe regular expressions which match Unix-style path names, in which elements are separated by forward slashes.
Leaning Tower of Nevyansk The Leaning Tower of Nevyansk () is a tower in the town of Nevyansk in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, built in the 18th century. Its construction was funded by Peter the Great’s associate and a famous Russian manufacturer Akinfiy Demidov.
Leaning Tower of Pisa The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa) or simply The Tower of Pisa (La Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa. It is situated behind the Cathedral and it is the third structure in Pisa's Campo dei Miracoli (field of Miracles).
Leanna Creel Leanna Creel (born August 27, 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actress and film producer best known for her role as Tori Scott on several episodes of Saved by the Bell. She also starred along with her two identical triplet sisters Monica and Joy in Parent Trap III, and Parent Trap (IV): Hawaiian Honeymoon.
Leanna Scott Leanna Scott (stage name, real name Christina Mai, born Saigon, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese model of French and Vietnamese descent. She has done photoshoots for Budweiser, and later moved to primarily nude photography.
Leanne Dobinson Leanne Dobinson (born in Essex, England) is an English singer and was a contestant on the BBC1 show, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? which strives to find the leading lady for the new Andrew Lloyd Webber produced version of The Sound of Music that will open in the West End in autumn 2006.
Leanne MacIntyre Leanne MacIntyre (portrayed by Brynn Thayer) is the name of a fictional character on the television series Matlock, the daughter of Ben Matlock. After divorcing her husband, whom her father didn't much approve of, she moved back to Atlanta to help him with his legal practice.
Leanne Tiernan Leanne Tiernan (27 September 1984 - 26 November 2000) was a British schoolgirl from Bramley West Yorkshire who was murdered by John Taylor, on her way home from a shopping trip. Her body was found in woodland nine months later, and Taylor admitted her murder at his trial the following year.
Leap 128 The Leap 128 based calendar system is a hypothetical calendar system in which leap years would be based on powers of 4 rather than the leap year every 4 years, no leap years every 100 and a leap year every 400 year system.
Leap of faith A leap of faith, in its most commonly used meaning, is the act of believing in something without, or in spite of, available empirical evidence. It is an act commonly associated with religious belief as many religions consider faith to be an essential element of piety.
Leap of Faith : Memoirs of an Unexpected Life Leap of Faith : Memoirs of an Unexpected Life is a book written by Queen Noor of Jordan, wife of the late Jordanian King King Hussein. She wrote this story after his death, describing her own life before and during their marriage, describing most of the political crisis he went through, including Black September.
Leap second A leap second is an intercalary, one-second adjustment that keeps broadcast standards for time of day close to mean solar time. Leap seconds are used to keep time standards synchronized with civil calendars, the basis of which is astronomical.
Leap year A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day (or, in case of lunisolar calendars, an extra month) in order to keep the calendar year synchronised with the astronomical or seasonal year. For example, February would have 29 days instead of just 28.
Leap Years Leap Years was a 2001 drama television series that aired on the Showtime cable network. The show was created by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who would go on to create the American version of the series Queer as Folk.
Leap-The-Dips Leap-The-Dips is the World's oldest operating roller coaster and North America's last surviving side friction roller coaster. It is located at Lakemont Park in Altoona, Pennsylvania and was built in 1902 by the E.
Leap, County Cork Leap (Leim Ui Dhonnabhain in Irish) is a village in County Cork in Ireland. Its full Irish name means "O'Donovan's Leap" and is derived from the story of a chieftain called O'Donovan, who was pursued by English soldiers, but escaped them by jumping across a ravine at the bottom of the village.
Leap2020 Leap/Europe 2020 (also know as European Laboratory of Political Anticipation) is a Think Tank established to analyze and anticipate global economic developments from a European perspective. It was founded among others by Frank Biancheri, the founder of the European student network AEGEE (Association des États Generaux de l'Europe) and one of only two transnational European parties, the newropeans.
Leapfrogging (infantry) In infantry tactics, leapfrogging also called The Buddy System is a technique for advancing personnel and/or equipment on or past a target area that is being defended by an opposing force that will fire upon attacking force. This technique is taught in U.
Leapfrogging (military) Leapfrogging was a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers during World War II. It involved attacking some islands but not others, effectively strangling the unattacked islands by not allowing them to be resupplied or to take part in trade.
Leaping Leaping in professional sports refers to a violation of NFL rules where a player on defense jumps in an attempt to block a field goal and lands on a fellow teammate. According to the rules, if a defensive player lines up more than one yard from the line of scrimmage, runs forward, jumps in the air in an attempt to block the kick, then lands on a teammate, this constitutes a leaping penalty.
Leaping Michaels In the game of bridge, Leaping Michaels is a conventional overcall made in defense to an opposing 2-level or 3-level preempt. Leaping Michaels is played by many pairs as it provides a means to show strong two-suited hands (5-5 or longer) that are less suitable for a takeout double.
Leapy Lee Leapy Lee (born Graham Pulliblank, but later changed his name to Lee Graham, on July 2, 1942 in Eastbourne, England) is a singer most known for his 1968 hit "Little Arrows". That song was also the title track of his first album released in 1969 on Decca Records.
Lear (company) Lear Corporation (), headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, USA is a Fortune 500 company, engaged in the business of manufacturing and distribution of automotive interiors systems. In the year 2005, the company has manufacturing facilities in 34 countries across the globe, manned by 111,000 employees, and recorded an aggregate global sales of US$ $17.
Lear (opera) Lear is an opera by the German composer Aribert Reimann, based on Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear. The title role was written specifically for the baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who appeared in the premiere at the Nationaltheater, Munich on 9 July 1978.
Lear's Macaw The Lear's Macaw, Anodorhynchus leari, (also more commonly known as the Indigo Macaw) is a Brazilian parrot with a highly restricted range. The bird is metallic blue tinged with green, and a yellow patch of skin by the bill.
Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool is an essay by George Orwell which has as its subject a pamphlet written by Leo Tolstoy. Tolstoy's criticism of Shakespeare's work in general and King Lear in particular is rebutted by Orwell.
LearAvia Lear Fan The LearAvia Lear Fan 2100 turboprop was made of lightweight composite materials instead of the more usual aluminum alloy. It also featured an innovative pusher design, in which two aircraft engines powered a single constant-speed three- or four-bladed propeller at the rear of the aircraft.
Learches In Greek mythology, Learches (alternatively Learchus) was a son of Athamus and Ino. He was killed by his father, who had been driven insane by Hera as punishment for having raised Dionysus, Zeus's son by Semele.
Learjet 28/29 The Learjet 28 is an eight to ten seat (two crew and six to eight passengers), twin-engined, high speed business jet, intended to be the successor to the Learjet 25. The Learjet 29 is identical except for the addition of a long-range fuel tank, resulting the the reduction of the capacity to a six (two crew and four passengers).
Learn and Serve America Learn and Serve America is a United States government agency under the authority of the Corporation For National and Community Service. Its mission is to provide opportunities for students nation-wide to participate in service learning projects, and thus gain valuable experience while helping communities.
Learn from Daqing in industry "Learn from Daqing in industry" () was a slogan] promulgated by [[Mao Zedong during the Cultural Revolution in the People's Republic of China telling the people to use the city of Daqing as an example for industrial production.
Learn from Dazhai in agriculture The Learn from Dazhai in agriculture () campaign was a campaign organised by Mao Zedong] in the early [[1960s. The campaign encouraged peasants from all over People's Republic of China to learn from Dazhai, by practicing self-sacrifice and political activity.
Learn From Lei Feng Online Learn From Lei Feng Online is a video game believed to be released by a Chinese game developer, where the player assumes the role of Lei Feng. The ultimate goal of the game is to meet Chairman Mao and get his autograph.
Learn HealthSci Learn HealthSci is a San Diego based online training company specializing in e-training for corporations and professionals in the health care industry. Learn HealthSci has developed online multimedia training modules for health care professionals and sales representatives around the world.
Learn It Yourself (LIY) Learn It Yourself (LIY) refers to the practice of self study or autodidacticism. It is a relatively new term that has borrowed itself from the term Do It Yourself (DIY), however should not be confused with this term.
Learn to Fly (A1 song) "Learn to Fly" is a song originally recorded by United Kingdom boyband A1, featured on their 2001 album Make It Good ,but was never released as a single. The song was covered in 2004 by Australian singer Shannon Noll, and was released as the third single from his debut album, That's What I'm Talking About.
Learn to Program BASIC Learn to Program BASIC is an edutainment software title released for the PC and Macintosh by Interplay. Learn to Program BASIC(or LTPB as it is affectionately called by its users) uses ten interactive tutorials to teach the BASIC programming language.
Learnable Evolution Model The Learnable Evolution Model (LEM) is a novel, non-Darwinian methodology for evolutionary computation that employs machine learning to guide the generation of new individuals (candidate problem solutions). Unlike standard, Darwinian-type evolutionary computation methods that use random or semi-random operators for generating new individuals (such as mutations and/or recombinations), LEM employs hypothesis generation and instantiation operators.
LearnAlberta.ca LearnAlberta.ca is a not-for-profit learning object repository based in the Province of Alberta, Canada, and which is funded and maintained by Learning Technologies Branch of Alberta Education, the Government of Alberta's department of education.
Learndirect learndirect is the public-facing brand of Ufi Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation created in 1998 to take forward the UK Government's vision of a University for Industry in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The learndirect brand covers a range of inter-related services for online learning, advice and guidance.
Learned society A learned society is a society that exists to promote an academic discipline or group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies, such as the Roman Accademia dei Lincei (founded 1603), the Académie française (founded 1635) or the Royal Society of London (founded 1660).
Learner autonomy Learner autonomy has been a buzz word in foreign language education in the past decades, especially when talking about life-long learning skills. It has transformed old practices in the language classroom and has given origin to self access facilities around the world such as the SALC at Kanda University of International Studies in Japan, and the SAC at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Learner's permit A learner's permit is a restricted license that is given to a person who is learning to drive but has not yet satisfied the requirements necessary to obtain a driver's license. Having a learner's permit for a certain length of time is usually one of the requirements (along with driver's education and a road test) for applying for a full-fledged driver's license.
Learning Learning, as the noun, is the body of knowledge and wisdom (that which one learns); as the verb, it is the process of gaining understanding that leads to the modification of attitudes and behaviors through the acquisition of knowledge, skills and values, through study and experience. Learning induces a persistent, measurable, and specified behavioral change in the learner to formulate a new mental construct or revise a prior mental construct.
Learning and Skills Council The Learning and Skills Council is Britain's largest QUANGO and is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education and Skills in the United Kingdom. It is responsible for planning and funding further education (post-16 education and training other than higher education) in England.
Learning and Teaching Scotland Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS or LT Scotland) is a non-departmental public body and is the main organisation for the development and support of the Scottish curriculum and is at the heart of all major developments in Scottish education, moving education forward with its partners. It's headquarters are based in Glasgow, Scotland along with an office in Dundee.
Learning by teaching In professional education learning by teaching designates a method which centers on student voice, allowing pupils and students to prepare and teach lessons or parts of lessons. Learning by teaching should not be confused with presentations or lectures by students, as students do not only convey a certain content, but choose their own methodological and didactical approach in teaching their classmates a certain area of the respective subject.
Learning classifier system A learning classifier system, or LCS, is a machine learning system with close links to reinforcement learning and genetic algorithms. First described by John Holland, an LCS consists of a population of binary rules on which a genetic algorithm altered and selected the best rules.
Learning disability In the United States and Canada, the term learning disability is used to refer to a range of neurological conditions that affect one or more of the ways that a person takes in, stores, or uses information. Learning disabilities are specific, not global, impairments.
Learning for Life Learning for Life (LfL) is an United States school and work-site based program that is a subsidiary of the Boy Scouts of America. It utilizes programs designed for schools and community-based organizations that are designed to prepare youth to for the complexities of contemporary society and to enhance their self-confidence, motivation, and self-esteem.
Learning Grid Learning Grid is a series of engineering-themed events and competitions for school pupils and students in the United Kingdom. The initiative is named after a motorsport starting grid, since many of the activities have a motorsport theme.
Learning Leaders Learning Leaders (previously the New York City School Volunteer Program) is a New York City nonprofit organization that organizes volunteers to provide tutoring and mentoring for public school children. As of 2005, Learning Leaders has approximately 15,000 volunteers working with over 200,000 students.
Learning management system A Learning Management System (or LMS) is a software package that enables the management and delivery of online content to learners. Most LMSs are web-based to facilitate "anytime, any place, any pace" access to learning content and administration.
Learning music by ear Learning music by ear is done by repeatedly listening to other musicians and then attempting to recreate what one hears. This is how people learn music in any musical tradition in which there is no complete musical notation.
Learning Management "Learning Management" is the capacity to design pedagogic strategies that achieve learning outcomes in students. This is a somewhat different with the emphasis placed on student learning verses teacher/instructor preparation.
Learning object metadata Learning Object Metadata is a data model, usually encoded in XML, used to describe a learning object and similar digital resources used to support learning. The purpose of learning object metadata is to support the reusability of learning objects, to aid discoverability, and to facilitate their interoperability, usually in the context of online learning management systems (LMS).
Learning organization The concept of the learning organization is that the successful organization must — and does — continually adapt and learn in order to respond to changes in environment and to grow. This raises a range of scholarly and theoretical questions relating to what it means for an organization to learn, and practical questions around what organizations need to do in order to learn and adapt.
Learning outcomes A key goal of Outcome-based education is to establish goals or learning outcomes. Education is structured around achieving a level of performance rather than simply covering academic content over a period of time.
Learning sciences The learning sciences is a program of interdisciplinary study that works to further scientific understanding of learning and teaching as well as engage in the design and implementation of learning innovations. Research in the learning sciences traditionally focuses on cognitive-psychological and social-psychogical foundations of human learning, as well as on the design of learning environments (e.
Learning styles It is commonly believed that most people favor some particular method of interacting with, taking in, and processing stimuli or information. Based on this concept, the idea of individualized "learning styles" originated in the 1970s, and has gained popularity in recent years.
Learning theory (education) In psychology and education, learning theories are attempts to describe how people learn, thereby helping us understand the inherently complex process of learning. There are basically three main perspectives in learning theories, Behaviorism, Cognitivism, and Constructivism.
Learning to Fly (Tom Petty song) "Learning To Fly" is a song sung by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released in 1991. It was used on the Chicago Bulls' 1991 NBA championship video and featured on the soundtrack of the 2005 film Elizabethtown, directed by Cameron Crowe.
Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life is an inspirational memoir written by Clay Aiken with Allison Glock, published by Random House on November 16, 2004. Learning to Sing debuted at #2 on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction best-seller list in the December 5 issue, and remained on that list for the remainder of the year.
Learning Technologies Centre The Learning Technologies Centre (LTC) at the University of Manitoba is committed to provide faculty and graduate students the resources and collaborative support to research, develop, and create pedagogically and technologically sound teaching and learning resources. The underlying philosophy of the Centre is based on the following four principles:
LearnNet LearnNet is a distance education program offered by Argyll Centre. Although it is offered through a school in the Edmonton Public Schools system, it has many students from other school divisions, provinces and even other countries.
Learnscapes Learnscapes are defined as “places where a learning program has been designed to permit users to interact with the environment” NSW Department of Education and Training. (1998) Eco School Program (1998 Update).
Leasburg Dam State Park Leasburg Dam State Park is located on the Rio Grande in Doña Ana County, in southern New Mexico in the southwestern United States. It provides opportunities for camping, hiking, picnicing, swimming, and wildlife viewing.
Leamington Novices' Hurdle The Leamington Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above novices run over a distance of 2 miles 5 furlongs (4,225 metres) at Warwick Racecourse in January. There are eleven hurdles to be jumped in the race.
Leamington Spa Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa but commonly just Leamington, (pronounced Lemmington — IPA: ) is a spa town in central Warwickshire, in England. According to the 2001 census the town had a population of 45,114.
Leamington Spa railway station Leamington Spa railway station serves the town of Leamington Spa, in Warwickshire, England. It is situated on Old Warwick Road towards the southern edge the town centre and is on the site of the first through station in the town, opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) on its new line from Birmingham to Oxford in 1852.
Leamington to Stratford Line The Leamington to Stratford Line is a railway line linking Leamington Spa and Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. It follows the Chiltern Main Line from Leamington to Hatton before diverging to the south.
Leamside line The Leamside Line is a railway line in the North East of England, branching off from the main East Coast Main Line (ECML) at Tursdale Junction in County Durham, and continuing north through Sunderland, Washington and Wardley, finally joining the Newcastle to Sunderland line at Pelaw Junction.
Lean burn Lean burn is an internal combustion of lean air-fuel mixtures. It happens at very high air-fuel ratios (up to 65:1), so the mixture has considerably less amount of fuel in comparison to stoichiometric combustion ratio (14.
Lean Government Lean Government is a term used mainly in the United States and Canada for the belief that the State should employ only just as many people as are necessary to perform its tasks. The Lean Government concept favors a fairly small State, and Lean Government proponents generally believe that the government should cut out "waste" and "inefficiency" from the State, and are in favor of low taxes.
Lean Juicy Pork Lean Juicy Pork was a promotinal interview cd released in 1991. Has a few interesting tracks, he discusses the theory behind Pigface, the freedom of using his solo material amidst Pigface, and an alternate title for "Gub" -- "Lust for Glue!
Lean Systems Lean manufacturing systems are aimed towards attaining the shortest cycle time by eliminating waste. Instead of allotting resources that would be required for future production, lean manufacturing systems focus on decreasing system response time so that the production system is able to immediately change and adapt to market demands.
Lean theorem prover A lean theorem prover is an automated theorem prover implemented in a minimum amount of code. Lean provers are generally implemented in Prolog, and make proficient use of the backtracking engine and logic variables of that language.
Lean Tales Lean Tales is an anthology of short stories written by Scottish authors Alasdair Gray, Agnes Owens and James Kelman, with author illustrations by Alasdair Gray. Contractually obligated to Jonathan Cape to provide a new book, Gray claimed to find himself without new materialor ideas, and so approached Kelman and Owens to bulk out a collection of stories with some of their own.
Lean's Engine Reporter Lean's Engine Reporter was a trade journal describing the new inventions in the field of steam engines in such a way that other miners could copy them and improve. The journal has been suggested as an early precursor of the free software movement, in which people engaged in collaborative development of technical knowledge.
Leanan sĂdhe Leanan sĂdhe are fairy maidens in Celtic folklore. Leanan sĂdhe are generally depicted as beautiful muses who offer inspiration to artists in exchange for fame and glory; however, this exchange frequently results in the artists premature madness or death.
LeanCP Many important problems in material science, chemistry, solid-state physics, and biophysics require a modeling approach based on fundamental quantum mechanical principles. A particular approach that has proved to be relatively efficient and useful is Car-Parrinello ab initio molecular dynamics (CPAIMD).
Leander class cruiser (1931) The Leander class was a class of eight light cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s that saw service in World War II. They were named after mythological figures, and all ships were commissioned between 1933 and 1936.
Leander class frigate The Leander class, informally known as the Type 12M, comprising twenty-six frigates, was arguably the most successful and popular class of frigates in the Royal Navy's modern history. The class was built in three batches between 1960 and 1968, each batch with a distinct role.
Leander Club The Leander Club is based in Henley-on-Thames, England, and is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, with only two Oxford College Boat Clubs being founded before, Brasenose College Boat Club and Jesus College Boat Club (the two competing in a Head race in 1815).
Leander H. McNelly Leander Harvey McNelly ( March 12 1844-September 4, 1877) was a Confederate officer and Texas Ranger captain. McNelly is often remembered for leading the "Special Force", a quasi-military branch of the Texas Rangers that operated in southern Texas in 1875-76.
Leander Independent School District Leander Independent School District is a school district based in Leander, Texas (USA) and covering Leander, Cedar Park, Jonestown and Northwest Austin. It has "Academically Acceptable" status under the Texas Education Agency.
Leander J. McCormick Leander James McCormick (February 8 1819 - february 20, 1900) of Virginia was born to the Irish American farming family of Robert and Mary Anne Hall McCormick in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Leander was a farmer, manufacturer, businessman (who owned vast amounts of real estate in downtown Chicago), and philanthropist.
Leander of Seville Saint Leander of Seville (Cartagena, c.534–Seville, March 13, 600 or 601), brother of the encyclopedist Isidore of Seville, was the Catholic bishop of Seville who was instrumental in effecting the conversion to Catholicism of the Visigothic king of Spain Reccared.
Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes (born June 17, 1973) is currently one of the most successful Indian tennis players on the men's doubles and mixed doubles circuits. Most recently, partnering with Martin Damm he won 2006 US Open Men's Doubles championship in September 2006.
Leander Starr Jameson Sir Leander Starr Jameson, 1st Baronet, KCMG (February 9, 1853 – November 26, 1917), also known as "Doctor Jim", was a British colonial statesman who was best known for his involvement in the Jameson Raid.
Leandro Leandro, full name José Leandro de Souza Ferreira, (born March 17, 1959 in Cabo Frio, Brazil) was a right defender at Flamengo, winning four Brazilian national titles, five Rio State championships, one Libertadores da América, and one Intercontinental Cup against Liverpool. He also played in the Brazilian national team in the 1980s, including the 1982 FIFA World Cup, along with Zico, Júnior, Falcão, Sócrates, and others.
Leandro Alem Leandro Nicéforo Alem (25 February 1844 – 1 July 1896) was an Argentine politician, born in Buenos Aires, a founder and leader of the Radical Civic Union. Alem was the uncle and political teacher of Hipólito Yrigoyen.
Leandro Aragoncillo Leandro Aragoncillo (born 1959) is a naturalized Filipino-American and a retired Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He worked as a security specialist at the White House for 31 months from 1999 to 2001, first under Vice President Al Gore and then under Vice President Dick Cheney.
Leandro Barbosa Leandro Mateus Barbosa (born November 28, 1982 in SĂŁo Paulo) is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who plays at the guard position with the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association. He is also known as Leandrinho, or "Little Leandro".
Leandro de Bomfim Leandro do Bonfim, or Leandro Bonfim (born January 8, 1984) is a Brazilian footballer, currently under contract with Porto FC in Portugal , he also played in the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven from 2002 to 2005 and for Cruzeiro on loan from FC Porto,where he came back from loan in January 2007. It was confirmed on January 26, 2007, that the Portuguese champions would loan him to CD Nacional.
Leandro Fernández (Artist) Leandro Fernández is a comic book artist, known for his work on various Marvel comic book titles, including The Incredible Hulk, Wolverine and Spiderman: Tangled Web series, as well as one story arc of the Oni Press publication Queen and Country. He is currently illustrating the Punisher Marvel MAX Series, written by Garth Ennis.
Leandro Romagnoli Leandro Atilio Romagnoli (born on March 17 1981 in Buenos Aires) is a football player from Argentina, who currently plays in San Lorenzo, and has also played in Portugal's Sporting and Mexico's Veracruz. On January 17, 2007 it was announced that Romagnoli has been signed by San Lorenzo, the club in which the midfielder came to prominence, ending his loan at Sporting.
Leandro Silva Wanderley Leandro Silva Wanderley, best known as Leandro (born April 19, 1979) is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Cruzeiro EC (signed to Palmeiras for 2007 season), he is a defender who normally plays on the left.
Leaning Pine Arboretum The Leaning Pine Arboretum (2 ha / 5 acres) is an arboretum and botanical garden located at the north end of the California Polytechnic State University campus in San Luis Obispo, California, USA. It is open to the public, free, during working hours from Monday through Saturday.
Leaning toothpick syndrome In programming, leaning toothpick syndrome (LTS) is the situation in which a quoted expression becomes unreadable because it contains a large number of escaped slashes ("/"), usually set off by backslashes (""), along with other visually similar characters such as pipes ("|"). The official Perl documentation introduced the term into wide usage; there, the phrase is used to describe regular expressions which match Unix-style path names, in which elements are separated by forward slashes.
Leaning Tower of Nevyansk The Leaning Tower of Nevyansk () is a tower in the town of Nevyansk in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, built in the 18th century. Its construction was funded by Peter the Great’s associate and a famous Russian manufacturer Akinfiy Demidov.
Leaning Tower of Pisa The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa) or simply The Tower of Pisa (La Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa. It is situated behind the Cathedral and it is the third structure in Pisa's Campo dei Miracoli (field of Miracles).
Leanna Creel Leanna Creel (born August 27, 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actress and film producer best known for her role as Tori Scott on several episodes of Saved by the Bell. She also starred along with her two identical triplet sisters Monica and Joy in Parent Trap III, and Parent Trap (IV): Hawaiian Honeymoon.
Leanna Scott Leanna Scott (stage name, real name Christina Mai, born Saigon, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese model of French and Vietnamese descent. She has done photoshoots for Budweiser, and later moved to primarily nude photography.
Leanne Dobinson Leanne Dobinson (born in Essex, England) is an English singer and was a contestant on the BBC1 show, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? which strives to find the leading lady for the new Andrew Lloyd Webber produced version of The Sound of Music that will open in the West End in autumn 2006.
Leanne MacIntyre Leanne MacIntyre (portrayed by Brynn Thayer) is the name of a fictional character on the television series Matlock, the daughter of Ben Matlock. After divorcing her husband, whom her father didn't much approve of, she moved back to Atlanta to help him with his legal practice.
Leanne Tiernan Leanne Tiernan (27 September 1984 - 26 November 2000) was a British schoolgirl from Bramley West Yorkshire who was murdered by John Taylor, on her way home from a shopping trip. Her body was found in woodland nine months later, and Taylor admitted her murder at his trial the following year.
Leap 128 The Leap 128 based calendar system is a hypothetical calendar system in which leap years would be based on powers of 4 rather than the leap year every 4 years, no leap years every 100 and a leap year every 400 year system.
Leap of faith A leap of faith, in its most commonly used meaning, is the act of believing in something without, or in spite of, available empirical evidence. It is an act commonly associated with religious belief as many religions consider faith to be an essential element of piety.
Leap of Faith : Memoirs of an Unexpected Life Leap of Faith : Memoirs of an Unexpected Life is a book written by Queen Noor of Jordan, wife of the late Jordanian King King Hussein. She wrote this story after his death, describing her own life before and during their marriage, describing most of the political crisis he went through, including Black September.
Leap second A leap second is an intercalary, one-second adjustment that keeps broadcast standards for time of day close to mean solar time. Leap seconds are used to keep time standards synchronized with civil calendars, the basis of which is astronomical.
Leap year A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day (or, in case of lunisolar calendars, an extra month) in order to keep the calendar year synchronised with the astronomical or seasonal year. For example, February would have 29 days instead of just 28.
Leap Years Leap Years was a 2001 drama television series that aired on the Showtime cable network. The show was created by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who would go on to create the American version of the series Queer as Folk.
Leap-The-Dips Leap-The-Dips is the World's oldest operating roller coaster and North America's last surviving side friction roller coaster. It is located at Lakemont Park in Altoona, Pennsylvania and was built in 1902 by the E.
Leap, County Cork Leap (Leim Ui Dhonnabhain in Irish) is a village in County Cork in Ireland. Its full Irish name means "O'Donovan's Leap" and is derived from the story of a chieftain called O'Donovan, who was pursued by English soldiers, but escaped them by jumping across a ravine at the bottom of the village.
Leap2020 Leap/Europe 2020 (also know as European Laboratory of Political Anticipation) is a Think Tank established to analyze and anticipate global economic developments from a European perspective. It was founded among others by Frank Biancheri, the founder of the European student network AEGEE (Association des États Generaux de l'Europe) and one of only two transnational European parties, the newropeans.
Leapfrogging (infantry) In infantry tactics, leapfrogging also called The Buddy System is a technique for advancing personnel and/or equipment on or past a target area that is being defended by an opposing force that will fire upon attacking force. This technique is taught in U.
Leapfrogging (military) Leapfrogging was a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers during World War II. It involved attacking some islands but not others, effectively strangling the unattacked islands by not allowing them to be resupplied or to take part in trade.
Leaping Leaping in professional sports refers to a violation of NFL rules where a player on defense jumps in an attempt to block a field goal and lands on a fellow teammate. According to the rules, if a defensive player lines up more than one yard from the line of scrimmage, runs forward, jumps in the air in an attempt to block the kick, then lands on a teammate, this constitutes a leaping penalty.
Leaping Michaels In the game of bridge, Leaping Michaels is a conventional overcall made in defense to an opposing 2-level or 3-level preempt. Leaping Michaels is played by many pairs as it provides a means to show strong two-suited hands (5-5 or longer) that are less suitable for a takeout double.
Leapy Lee Leapy Lee (born Graham Pulliblank, but later changed his name to Lee Graham, on July 2, 1942 in Eastbourne, England) is a singer most known for his 1968 hit "Little Arrows". That song was also the title track of his first album released in 1969 on Decca Records.
Lear (company) Lear Corporation (), headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, USA is a Fortune 500 company, engaged in the business of manufacturing and distribution of automotive interiors systems. In the year 2005, the company has manufacturing facilities in 34 countries across the globe, manned by 111,000 employees, and recorded an aggregate global sales of US$ $17.
Lear (opera) Lear is an opera by the German composer Aribert Reimann, based on Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear. The title role was written specifically for the baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who appeared in the premiere at the Nationaltheater, Munich on 9 July 1978.
Lear's Macaw The Lear's Macaw, Anodorhynchus leari, (also more commonly known as the Indigo Macaw) is a Brazilian parrot with a highly restricted range. The bird is metallic blue tinged with green, and a yellow patch of skin by the bill.
Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool is an essay by George Orwell which has as its subject a pamphlet written by Leo Tolstoy. Tolstoy's criticism of Shakespeare's work in general and King Lear in particular is rebutted by Orwell.
LearAvia Lear Fan The LearAvia Lear Fan 2100 turboprop was made of lightweight composite materials instead of the more usual aluminum alloy. It also featured an innovative pusher design, in which two aircraft engines powered a single constant-speed three- or four-bladed propeller at the rear of the aircraft.
Learches In Greek mythology, Learches (alternatively Learchus) was a son of Athamus and Ino. He was killed by his father, who had been driven insane by Hera as punishment for having raised Dionysus, Zeus's son by Semele.
Learjet 28/29 The Learjet 28 is an eight to ten seat (two crew and six to eight passengers), twin-engined, high speed business jet, intended to be the successor to the Learjet 25. The Learjet 29 is identical except for the addition of a long-range fuel tank, resulting the the reduction of the capacity to a six (two crew and four passengers).
Learn and Serve America Learn and Serve America is a United States government agency under the authority of the Corporation For National and Community Service. Its mission is to provide opportunities for students nation-wide to participate in service learning projects, and thus gain valuable experience while helping communities.
Learn from Daqing in industry "Learn from Daqing in industry" () was a slogan] promulgated by [[Mao Zedong during the Cultural Revolution in the People's Republic of China telling the people to use the city of Daqing as an example for industrial production.
Learn from Dazhai in agriculture The Learn from Dazhai in agriculture () campaign was a campaign organised by Mao Zedong] in the early [[1960s. The campaign encouraged peasants from all over People's Republic of China to learn from Dazhai, by practicing self-sacrifice and political activity.
Learn From Lei Feng Online Learn From Lei Feng Online is a video game believed to be released by a Chinese game developer, where the player assumes the role of Lei Feng. The ultimate goal of the game is to meet Chairman Mao and get his autograph.
Learn HealthSci Learn HealthSci is a San Diego based online training company specializing in e-training for corporations and professionals in the health care industry. Learn HealthSci has developed online multimedia training modules for health care professionals and sales representatives around the world.
Learn It Yourself (LIY) Learn It Yourself (LIY) refers to the practice of self study or autodidacticism. It is a relatively new term that has borrowed itself from the term Do It Yourself (DIY), however should not be confused with this term.
Learn to Fly (A1 song) "Learn to Fly" is a song originally recorded by United Kingdom boyband A1, featured on their 2001 album Make It Good ,but was never released as a single. The song was covered in 2004 by Australian singer Shannon Noll, and was released as the third single from his debut album, That's What I'm Talking About.
Learn to Program BASIC Learn to Program BASIC is an edutainment software title released for the PC and Macintosh by Interplay. Learn to Program BASIC(or LTPB as it is affectionately called by its users) uses ten interactive tutorials to teach the BASIC programming language.
Learnable Evolution Model The Learnable Evolution Model (LEM) is a novel, non-Darwinian methodology for evolutionary computation that employs machine learning to guide the generation of new individuals (candidate problem solutions). Unlike standard, Darwinian-type evolutionary computation methods that use random or semi-random operators for generating new individuals (such as mutations and/or recombinations), LEM employs hypothesis generation and instantiation operators.
LearnAlberta.ca LearnAlberta.ca is a not-for-profit learning object repository based in the Province of Alberta, Canada, and which is funded and maintained by Learning Technologies Branch of Alberta Education, the Government of Alberta's department of education.
Learndirect learndirect is the public-facing brand of Ufi Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation created in 1998 to take forward the UK Government's vision of a University for Industry in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The learndirect brand covers a range of inter-related services for online learning, advice and guidance.
Learned society A learned society is a society that exists to promote an academic discipline or group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies, such as the Roman Accademia dei Lincei (founded 1603), the Académie française (founded 1635) or the Royal Society of London (founded 1660).
Learner autonomy Learner autonomy has been a buzz word in foreign language education in the past decades, especially when talking about life-long learning skills. It has transformed old practices in the language classroom and has given origin to self access facilities around the world such as the SALC at Kanda University of International Studies in Japan, and the SAC at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Learner's permit A learner's permit is a restricted license that is given to a person who is learning to drive but has not yet satisfied the requirements necessary to obtain a driver's license. Having a learner's permit for a certain length of time is usually one of the requirements (along with driver's education and a road test) for applying for a full-fledged driver's license.
Learning Learning, as the noun, is the body of knowledge and wisdom (that which one learns); as the verb, it is the process of gaining understanding that leads to the modification of attitudes and behaviors through the acquisition of knowledge, skills and values, through study and experience. Learning induces a persistent, measurable, and specified behavioral change in the learner to formulate a new mental construct or revise a prior mental construct.
Learning and Skills Council The Learning and Skills Council is Britain's largest QUANGO and is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education and Skills in the United Kingdom. It is responsible for planning and funding further education (post-16 education and training other than higher education) in England.
Learning and Teaching Scotland Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS or LT Scotland) is a non-departmental public body and is the main organisation for the development and support of the Scottish curriculum and is at the heart of all major developments in Scottish education, moving education forward with its partners. It's headquarters are based in Glasgow, Scotland along with an office in Dundee.
Learning by teaching In professional education learning by teaching designates a method which centers on student voice, allowing pupils and students to prepare and teach lessons or parts of lessons. Learning by teaching should not be confused with presentations or lectures by students, as students do not only convey a certain content, but choose their own methodological and didactical approach in teaching their classmates a certain area of the respective subject.
Learning classifier system A learning classifier system, or LCS, is a machine learning system with close links to reinforcement learning and genetic algorithms. First described by John Holland, an LCS consists of a population of binary rules on which a genetic algorithm altered and selected the best rules.
Learning disability In the United States and Canada, the term learning disability is used to refer to a range of neurological conditions that affect one or more of the ways that a person takes in, stores, or uses information. Learning disabilities are specific, not global, impairments.
Learning for Life Learning for Life (LfL) is an United States school and work-site based program that is a subsidiary of the Boy Scouts of America. It utilizes programs designed for schools and community-based organizations that are designed to prepare youth to for the complexities of contemporary society and to enhance their self-confidence, motivation, and self-esteem.
Learning Grid Learning Grid is a series of engineering-themed events and competitions for school pupils and students in the United Kingdom. The initiative is named after a motorsport starting grid, since many of the activities have a motorsport theme.
Learning Leaders Learning Leaders (previously the New York City School Volunteer Program) is a New York City nonprofit organization that organizes volunteers to provide tutoring and mentoring for public school children. As of 2005, Learning Leaders has approximately 15,000 volunteers working with over 200,000 students.
Learning management system A Learning Management System (or LMS) is a software package that enables the management and delivery of online content to learners. Most LMSs are web-based to facilitate "anytime, any place, any pace" access to learning content and administration.
Learning music by ear Learning music by ear is done by repeatedly listening to other musicians and then attempting to recreate what one hears. This is how people learn music in any musical tradition in which there is no complete musical notation.
Learning Management "Learning Management" is the capacity to design pedagogic strategies that achieve learning outcomes in students. This is a somewhat different with the emphasis placed on student learning verses teacher/instructor preparation.
Learning object metadata Learning Object Metadata is a data model, usually encoded in XML, used to describe a learning object and similar digital resources used to support learning. The purpose of learning object metadata is to support the reusability of learning objects, to aid discoverability, and to facilitate their interoperability, usually in the context of online learning management systems (LMS).
Learning organization The concept of the learning organization is that the successful organization must — and does — continually adapt and learn in order to respond to changes in environment and to grow. This raises a range of scholarly and theoretical questions relating to what it means for an organization to learn, and practical questions around what organizations need to do in order to learn and adapt.
Learning outcomes A key goal of Outcome-based education is to establish goals or learning outcomes. Education is structured around achieving a level of performance rather than simply covering academic content over a period of time.
Learning sciences The learning sciences is a program of interdisciplinary study that works to further scientific understanding of learning and teaching as well as engage in the design and implementation of learning innovations. Research in the learning sciences traditionally focuses on cognitive-psychological and social-psychogical foundations of human learning, as well as on the design of learning environments (e.
Learning styles It is commonly believed that most people favor some particular method of interacting with, taking in, and processing stimuli or information. Based on this concept, the idea of individualized "learning styles" originated in the 1970s, and has gained popularity in recent years.
Learning theory (education) In psychology and education, learning theories are attempts to describe how people learn, thereby helping us understand the inherently complex process of learning. There are basically three main perspectives in learning theories, Behaviorism, Cognitivism, and Constructivism.
Learning to Fly (Tom Petty song) "Learning To Fly" is a song sung by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released in 1991. It was used on the Chicago Bulls' 1991 NBA championship video and featured on the soundtrack of the 2005 film Elizabethtown, directed by Cameron Crowe.
Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life is an inspirational memoir written by Clay Aiken with Allison Glock, published by Random House on November 16, 2004. Learning to Sing debuted at #2 on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction best-seller list in the December 5 issue, and remained on that list for the remainder of the year.
Learning Technologies Centre The Learning Technologies Centre (LTC) at the University of Manitoba is committed to provide faculty and graduate students the resources and collaborative support to research, develop, and create pedagogically and technologically sound teaching and learning resources. The underlying philosophy of the Centre is based on the following four principles:
LearnNet LearnNet is a distance education program offered by Argyll Centre. Although it is offered through a school in the Edmonton Public Schools system, it has many students from other school divisions, provinces and even other countries.
Learnscapes Learnscapes are defined as “places where a learning program has been designed to permit users to interact with the environment” NSW Department of Education and Training. (1998) Eco School Program (1998 Update).
Leasburg Dam State Park Leasburg Dam State Park is located on the Rio Grande in Doña Ana County, in southern New Mexico in the southwestern United States. It provides opportunities for camping, hiking, picnicing, swimming, and wildlife viewing.
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