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Leptospermum recurvum Leptospermum recurvum is a species of Leptospermum native to Malaysia. It grows on Mount Kinabalu on ultramafic soil and is notable for being able to tolerate the high levels of toxic metals present in these soils.
Leptospermum scoparium Leptospermum scoparium (Manuka or Tea tree) is a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia. It is found throughout New Zealand but is particularly common on the drier east coasts of the North Island and the South Island, and in Australia in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.
Leptotyphlops Leptotyphlops is a large genus of 93 species of snakes commonly known as blind snakes, thread snakes and worm snakes. They are found through North and South America, Africa and Asia, almost any part of the world where the ground does not freeze solid in the winter.
Lepus (constellation) Lepus (IPA: , ) is a constellation, lying just south of the Celestial equator, below the constellation Orion, and possibly representing a hare being chased by Orion the hunter. Lepus was one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and counts also among the 88 modern constellations.
Lera Boroditsky Lera Boroditsky is a psychology professor at Stanford University in California doing research in Cognitive Science. She studies language and cognition, specifically focusing on interactions between language, cognition, and perception.
Leray spectral sequence In mathematics, the Leray spectral sequence was a pioneering example in homological algebra, introduced in 1946 by Jean Leray. The formulation was of a spectral sequence, expressing the relationship holding in sheaf cohomology between two topological spaces X and Y, and set up by a continuous mapping
Lerdala Lerdala is a small village located between Skövde and Skara. The village is small and hosts roughly 1200 people, though there are many more people in the summer due to the high number of summer cabins in the surrounding area.
Lerderderg River The Lerderderg River (known locally as "The Lerdy") begins in the Lerderderg State Forest and ends when it merges into the Werribee River just out of the town of Bacchus Marsh. It is known for the Lerderderg Gorge Picnic Ground, camping, bushwalking and fishing.
Lerch zeta function In mathematics, the Lerch zeta-function, sometimes called the Hurwitz-Lerch zeta-function, is a special function that generalizes the Hurwitz zeta-function and the polylogarithm. It is named after Mathias Lerch Lerch zeta-function is given by
Leri Mchedlishvili Leri Mchedlishvili () is a Georgian philosopher in mathematical logic, he has writtin a number of books which are well known throughout Georgia. He was born on March 4, 1936 in Tbilisi, the capital of the then-Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia.
Lerista Lerista is a genus of skink which are especially notable for the variation of the amount of limb reduction within their legs. The variation ranges from fully formed legs and toes, to completely lacking in feet.
Lerma River The Lerma Santiago River (RĂ­o Lerma Santiago) is Mexico's longest river. It is a 2,600-km-long (2,250-mile-long) river in west-central Mexico that begins in Mexico's central plateau at an altitude over 3,000 meters above sea level, and ends where it pours into the giant Lake Chapala (at 1,510 meters above sea level), near Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Lerna In classical Greece, Lerna was a region of springs and a former lake near the east coast of the Peloponnesus, south of Argos. It is most famous as the lair of the Lernaean Hydra, the chthonic many-headed water snake, a creature of great antiquity when Heracles killed it, as the second of his labors.
Lernaean Hydra In Greek mythology, the Lernaean Hydra was an ancient nameless serpent-like chthonic water beast that possessed numerous heads— the poets mention more heads than the vase-painters could paint— and poisonous breath (Hyginus, 30). The Hydra of Lerna was killed by Heracles as one of his Twelve Labours.
Lerner Index The Lerner Index, named after the economist Abba Lerner, describes a monopoly's market power. Mathematically, it is measured with the following formula: L=(P-MC)/P, where L is the Lerner Index, P is the selling price and MC is the marginal cost.
Lerner symmetry theorem The Lerner symmetry theorem is a result used in trade theory, which states that, based on an assumption of a zero balance of trade (that is, the value of exported goods equals the value of imported goods for a given country), an ad valorem import tariff (a percentage of value or an amount per unit) will have the same effects as an export tax. The theorem is based on the observation that the effect on relative prices is the same regardless of which policy (ad valorem tariffs or export taxes) is applied.
Lernout & Hauspie Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products, or L&H, was a Belgium-based speech and language technology leader company, which was founded by Jo Lernout and Pol Hauspie, and which went bankrupt in 2001. The company was based in Ypres, Flanders, in what was then called the Flanders Language Valley (mimicking the Silicon Valley).
Leros Leros (Greek: Λέρος; Italian: Lèro) is a Greek island in the Dodecanese, in the southern Aegean Sea. It lies 317 km (171 nautical miles) from Athens's port of Piraeus, from which it can be reached by an 11-hour ferry ride (or by a 45-minute flight from Athens).
Leroy & Stitch Leroy & Stitch is an animated film created by Walt Disney Television Animation. It is a spin-off of the 2002 animated feature film Lilo & Stitch and the conclusion to the television series Lilo & Stitch: The Series and the franchise as well.
Leroy Anderson Leroy Anderson (June 29, 1908 – May 18, 1975) was best known as an American composer of short, light concert music pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. John Williams described him as "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music.
Leroy Bach LeRoy Bach was involved in the recording of Wilco's 1999 album Summerteeth, and was named an official member of the group before the release of 2002's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. In January of 2004, Wilco announced on the band's web site that Bach was leaving the band.
Leroy Carr Leroy Carr (March 27, 1905 – April 29, 1935) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist who developed a laid-back, crooning technique and whose popularity and style influenced artists like Nat King Cole and Ray Charles. He first became famous for "How Long, How Long Blues" on Vocalion Records in 1928 for which he wrote the music.
Leroy Colquhoun Leroy Colquhoun (born March 1, 1980) is a Jamaican sprinter. He won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships and a gold medal in the same event at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Leroy Cronin Leroy (Lee) Cronin is Professor Chemistry in the Department Chemistry at the University of Glasgow, UK. His research interests in cluster chemistry, ligand design and supramolecular chemistry and in assembling functional nanosystems, chemical complexity, particularly working the understanding of emergence dynamic assemblies dissipative conditions.
Leroy F. Aarons Leroy F. Aarons (8 December 1933 - 28 November, 2004) was an American journalist, editor, author, playwright, founder of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLJGA), and founding member of the Maynard Institute.
Leroy Hoard Leroy Hoard (born May 15, 1968 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a retired NFL running back who played for the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers and Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at the University of Michigan and was typically a third down or a goal line back for all the teams he played for.
Leroy Ioas Leroy Ioas was a Hands of the Cause of the Bahá'í Faith. In 1952 he was appointed to the International Bahá'í Council, precursor to the Universal House of Justice, where he served until 1961 as Secretary General.
Leroy Jones Leroy Jones is a jazz trumpeter from New Orleans, Louisiana. Born February 20, 1958, Jones began playing trumpet at the age of ten, and by the time he was 13 was leading the Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band, a group of young musicians organized by guitar- and banjo-player Danny Barker.
Leroy Matthiesen Leroy Matthiesen, born in Olfen, Texas is a theologian, political and social activist, and the former Bishop of Amarillo, Texas. He has shared a speaking stage with Elie Wiesel, and appeared on the cover of Life Magazine.
Leroy Orange Leroy Orange was born on 20 July, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois. On 12 January, 1984 Orange was arrested along with his half-brother, Leonard Kidd, for the murder of four persons (Ricardo Pedro, 25, Michelle Jointer, 30, Renee Coleman, 27, and Coleman’s 10-year-old son, Tony) at 1553 W 91st Street in Chicago's South side Brainerd neighborhood based on false accusations by Kidd.
Leroy Rosenior Leroy Rosenior (born March 24, 1964 in Clapham, London) is a football coach, currently unattached after leaving his position as manager of Brentford on November 18 2006. He is a former professional footballer whose clubs included Fulham, Queens Park Rangers (for whom he appeared as a substitute in the 1986 Milk Cup Final), Bristol City and West Ham United F.
Leroy Shield Leroy Shield (October 2, 1893 - January 9, 1962) was an American film score and radio composer. Shield, a native of Waseca, Minnesota, was an employee of RCA Victor's National Broadcasting Company, for which he composed and conducted a number of on-air musical pieces.
Leroy Waterman Leroy Waterman (July 4, 1875-May 9, 1972) was a professor of Oriental Languages and Literature at the University of Michigan, an archaeologist of the Middle East, an Old Testament scholar, a translator of the Revised Standard Version Old Testament, and a proponent of a distinctive version of a naturalistic Christian faith.
Leroy's Horse & Sports Place Leroy's Horse & Sports Place also known as Leroy's Race and Sport Book or simply Leroy's is the largest operator of sports books in Nevada. Based in Las Vegas, Leroy's is a subsidiary of American Wagering (OTCBB:BETM.
Lerwick Lerwick is the only burgh and main port of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, found more than 100 miles (160 km) off the north coast of mainland Great Britain. Lerwick has a population of approximately 7,500 residents and is by far the northernmost town in Scotland, as well as in the entirety of the United Kingdom.
LeRoy Armstrong Thomas LeRoy Armstrong (born 1936 in Searsville, New Brunswick) is a New Brunswick businessman and politician. He was formerly the member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the riding of Kings East.
LeRoy Butler LeRoy Butler (born July 19, 1968) is a former American football strong safety who played his entire career with the Green Bay Packers (1990-2001). He spent his childhood in Jacksonville, Florida, challenged by physical problems that forced him to wear leg braces and use a wheelchair at times while undergoing therapycareer==
LeRoy Homer LeRoy Wilton Homer Jr. (August 27, 1965 - September 11, 2001) was the First Officer of United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed into a reclaimed coal-mining area near Stonycreek and Shanksville on September 11 2001.
LeRoy Jolley LeRoy Jolley (born 1937 in Hot Springs, Arkansas) is an United States Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. The son of horse trainer Moody Jolley, LeRoy Jolley has been around horses all his life at age nineteen received a New York State trainer's license.
LeRoy Percy United States Senator from Mississippi from 1911 to 1913, LeRoy Percy (November 9, 1860 – December 24, 1929) was a wealthy planter from Greenville, Mississippi in the heart of the Delta. His father Col William Alexander Percy married Nana Armstrong, Geoge Armstrong Custer’s first cousin and had besides LeRoy, William Armstrong Percy I, grandfather of the historian and gay activist William Armstrong Percy, III and Walker Percy, grandfather of the Catholic essayist and novelist Walker Percy.
LeRoy Pope LeRoy Pope (Jan 30 1765 – June 17 1844) was a prominent American planter, lawyer, and early settler of Madison County, Alabama. He purchased much of the land on which downtown Huntsville now stands, and for his role in the establishment and early growth of that city, has been called the "Father of Huntsville.
LeRoy Pope Walker LeRoy Pope Walker (February 7, 1817 – August 23, 1884) was the first Confederate States Secretary of War and issued the orders for the firing on Fort Sumter, which virtually began the American Civil War. Resigning within the year, he served briefly as brigadier general in the Confederate States Army, but saw no combat.
Les "Lector" Smith Les 'Lector' Smith is an English musician (keyboard player), and has been in British Metal bands such as Anathema, and most famously, England's premier Gothic Black-Metal band Cradle of Filth. During his time in Cradle of Filth(1997-1999), his image consisted of wearing a custom Vicar Priest top, black leather pants and goth make-up.
Les amitiés particulières Les amitiés particulières is a 1943 novel by French writer Roger Peyrefitte, probably his best known work today, which won the coveted prix Renaudot. Largely autobiographical, it deals with a homoerotic relationship between two boys at a Roman Catholic boarding school and how it is destroyed by a priest's feelings for the younger boy.
Les Abymes Les Abymes is the largest commune in the French overseas département of Guadeloupe. It is located on the west side of the island of Grande-Terre, and is part of the metropolitan area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest conurbation in Guadeloupe.
Les Agettes Les Agettes is a municipality in the district of Hérens, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is composed of three small villages: Crête-à-l'Œil, La Vernaz, and Les Agettes, which range in altitude between 980 and 1200 m.
Les Alyscamps Les Alyscamps (or 'L'Allée des Alyscamps') is a pair of paintings ("pendants") by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. Painted in 1888 in Arles, France, it depicts autumnal scenes in the Alyscamps, an ancient Roman necropolis in Arles which is lined with poplars and stone sarcophagi.
Les Amants de Montparnasse Les Amants de Montparnasse, (The Lovers of Montparnasse), also known as Montparnasse 19, is a French/Italian film chronicling the last year of the life of the Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani who worked and died in abject poverty in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris, France. The film project was initiated by Max OphĂĽls who died before the script could be completed, so his name was credited as dedicatee.
Les Amants De Minuit Les Amants De Minuit (English translation: "Midnight Lovers") was the second Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 (the rules of this Contest and no other allowing two entries per country), performed in French by Michèle Arnaud.
Les Ames Leslie ("Les") Ethelbert George Ames (born 3 December, 1905 in Elham, Kent; died 27 February, 1990 in Canterbury, Kent) was an outstanding wicket-keeper and batsman for the England cricket team and Kent County Cricket Club. In his obituary, the Wisden of 1991 described him as the greatest wicket-keeper-batsman of all time.
Les Anciens d'AEGEE-Europe Les Anciens d'Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l'Europe (short: Les Anciens) is the alumni association of the interdisciplinary European students' association AEGEE. Les Anciens is designed to keep up the links between AEGEE-alumni and the currently active generation of AEGEE members.
Les Arènes Les Arènes is a painting by Vincent van Gogh executed in Arles, in November or December 1888, during the period of time when Paul Gauguin was living with him in The Yellow House. The bullfight season in Arles that year started on Easter Sunday 1 April and ended on 21 October.
Les Arcs Les Arcs is a ski resort located in Savoie, France above the Tarentaise town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice and was created by Robert Blanc and Roger Godino. Since the opening of the new Vanoise Express cable car in December 2003, it has become part of the Paradiski group of resorts, which also includes La Plagne.
Les Aspin Leslie "Les" Aspin, Jr. (July 21, 1938 — May 21, 1995) was a United States Congressman from 1971 to 1993, and the United States Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton from January 21, 1993 to February 3, 1994.
Les AuCoin Les AuCoin (born October 21, 1942) was a United States Representative from Oregon, and was the first Democrat since statehood to represent Oregon's 1st congressional district. He served in the House of Representatives for 18 years until 1993, rising to the position of dean of the Oregon House delegation and becoming 84th in overall House seniority.
Les Aventures de Virulysse Les Aventures de Virulysse (Eng: The Adventures of Virulysse) was a French language children's show made in Québec in the late 1970s. It used puppets and the stories centered on a scientist, his daughter and an anthropomorphic virus.
Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec (The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Dry-White) is a tongue-in cheek cartoon adventure series set in fin de siècle Paris and the early 1920s, written and illustrated by French comics artist Jacques Tardi. Adèle is a cynical journalist whose research into crime leads to a love affair with a burglar.
Les Aveugles Les Aveugles (English: The Sightless, or The Blind) was a play written in 1890 by the Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck. It is an intense one act play, which was one of the pieces mentioned in a list of Maeterlinck’s most characteristic plays.
Les Ă©radicateurs Les Ă©radicateurs ("The Eradicators") is the French language popular term for a faction within the Algerian political and military establishment during that country's civil war, which from 1992 pitted Islamist rebels against a military-installed government. Les Ă©radicateurs saw no room for compromise with Islamist politicians, and believed that militant organizations should be eliminated through force, refusing talks with their representatives.
Les bijoux indiscrets Les bijoux indiscrets (English title: The Indiscreet Jewels) was Denis Diderot's first novel, published anonymously in 1748. It is an allegory that portrays Louis XV as the sultan Mangogul of the Congo who owns a magic ring that makes women's genitals ("jewels") talk.
Les Ballets de Monte Carlo Les Ballets de Monte Carlo is a classical ballet company established in 1985 by Her Royal Highness the Princess of Hanover in accordance with the wishes of her mother, Princess Grace of Monaco. It is the offical, national company of the Principality of Monaco.
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is an all-male drag ballet corps parodying the clichés of romantic and classical ballet. It was founded by choreographer Peter Anastos in the United States in 1974 as a group producing small shows for friends, performing late-late shows in off-off Broadway lofts.
Les Barley Les Barley (born September 7, 1967 in Gretna, Virginia) is a former Arena Football League fullback and linebacker. In a career lasting ten years, he played for the Charlotte Rage, Connecticut Coyotes, Tampa Bay Storm, Grand Rapids Rampage and the Milwaukee Mustangs.
Les Bartley Les Bartley (1954 – May 15, 2005) was a renowned lacrosse coach. He led the Buffalo Bandits to all 3 of their championships in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL), and won 4 more championships with the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League (NLL).
Les Bartley Award The Les Bartley Award is given annually to the National Lacrosse League head coach of the year. The award was simply called the Head Coach of the Year award until 2004, when the award was renamed in honour of Les Bartley, the winningest coach in NLL history.
Les Basques Regional County Municipality, Quebec [Basques (the Basques]) is a [[List of Quebec county regional municipalities|Regional County Municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River halfway between Rimouski and Rivière-du-Loup.
Les Baux de Provence Les Baux de Provence is a small village and commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France, in the former province of Provence. It has a spectacular position in the Alpilles mountains, set atop a rocky outcrop crowned with a ruined castle overlooking the plains to the south.
Les Benjamin Leslie Gordon (Les) Benjamin (April 29 1925 - June 16 2003) was a Canadian Member of Parliament. Benjamin was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1968 as a New Democratic Party MP from Saskatchewan.
Les Bidochons Les Bidochons is a French parody musical group, known for its parodies of songs by The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Sex Pistols etc. They are named after the comic Les Bidochon, created by Christian Binet.
Les Biches Les Biches is a ballet by Francis Poulenc, premiered by the Ballets Russes in 1924. The composer, which was at the time relatively unknown, was asked by Serge Diaghilev to write a piece based on Glazunov's Les Sylphides, written seventeen years earlier.
Les Binks James Leslie Binks (born April 5 1948), better known as Les Binks, is an English heavy metal drummer. Born in Wolverhampton, Warwickshire, England he is most notable for having been the drummer for Judas Priest.
Les Blenkhorn Les Blenkhorn (Leslie Creighton Blenkhorn) is an American author born in Boston, Massachusetts on November 22, 1957. After a lucrative career in the motion picture industry, he published his first novel, "The Adventures of Tracker", in 2006.
Les Boys Les Boys is a 1997 Quebec-made comedy film directed by Louis Saia. It has spawned four sequels and by any measure (profit, box office or attendance) is the most successful Quebec made film series of all time, and one of the most successful Canadian-made film series of all time.
Les Breastfeeders Les Breastfeeders are a Canadian indie rock group from Montreal, whose style is a combination of garage rock with yé-yé influences. The band consists of vocalists and guitarists Luc Brien and Suzie McLelove, guitarist Sunny Duval, bassist Joe, tambourinist Johnny Maldoror and drummer Fred Fortin.
Les Brown (motivational speaker) Les Brown, born 1945 in Liberty City, Florida, is a motivational speaker and author. Born a twin in low-income Liberty City in Miami, Florida, Les and his twin brother, Wes, were adopted when they were six weeks old by Mrs.
Les Browne Leslie Johnston Browne (pronounced Brown; (Glasgow), Scotland, February 3, 1950 is a chemist and entrepreneur. Browne made important drug discoveries throughout the late 20th and early 21st century in the pharmaceutical industry.
Les Cain Leslie (Les) Cain (born January 13, 1948 in San Luis Obispo, California) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers (1968, 1970-1972). He batted and threw left handed.
Les Capewell Les Capewell is a retired English professional darts player who competed in the 1980s. He competed in the 1983 BDO World Darts Championship and won the first round against Stuart Holden but was defeated by Keith Deller in the second round.
Les Cayes Les Cayes, formerly Aux Cayes, is a town and seaport in southwestern Haiti with a population of approximately 45,904 people (1995 estimate). It is one of the chief ports of the nation, with export trade concentrating on mostly coffee and sugar, although shipments of bananas and timber are also large.
Les Cents tours de Centour Les Cents tours de Centour was a French language children's television show made in Quebec. Its stories revolved around Verbo, a genie with magical power who was trying to recapture Centour (another genie who had escaped from the same land as Verbo).
Les Cités Obscures Les Cités Obscures (english translation Cities of the Fantastic) is an imaginary parallel world (a Counter-Earth), created by the Belgian comics artist François Schuiten and his friend, writer Benoît Peeters. In this imaginary world, humans live in independent city-states, each of which has developed a distinct civilization, though all are in some way focused on architecture and architectural styles.
Les Claypool Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool (born September 29, 1963 in Richmond, California, USA) is a bassist and lead singer, best known for his work with the alternative rock band Primus. Claypool's mastery of the electric bass has brought him into the spotlight with his funky, creative playing style.
Les Claypool's Fancy Band Les Claypool's Fancy Band is the most current group of fiery individuals to go on tour with Les Claypool. The band consists of Mike Dillon on vibraphone/percussion, Gabby La La on sitar/ukulele, Paulo Baldi on drums and Skerik on tenor and/or baritone saxophone.
Les Cloches de Corneville Le Cloches de Corneville (known in English as The Chimes of Normandy or The Bells of Corneville) is an operetta in three acts, composed by Robert Planquette to a French libretto by Louis Clairville and Charles Gabet based on a play by Gabet. It was first produced in Paris at the Folies-Dramatique opening on April 19 1877 and ran for 408 performances.
Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality, Quebec [Collines-de-l'Outaouais (The hills of the Outaouais) is a regional county municipality] in the [[Outaouais region of western Quebec, Canada. Created in 1991, the region nearly encircles the City of Gatineau on its south.
Les Cousins (music club) Les Cousins was a folk and blues club in the basement of a restaurant in Greek Street, in the Soho district of London. It had its heyday during the British folk music revival of the mid-1960s and was notable as a venue in which musicians of that period met and learnt from each other.
Les Cowboys Fringants Les Cowboys Fringants (English The Frisky Cowboys ) are a popular band and cult phenomenon from Quebec, who perform Québécois néo-trad music (modernized Quebec folk music with a rock flavour), the band also draws on Country music. They have gained an international underground following, especially in France and Switzerland.
Les Crane Les Crane (born December 3, 1935) was a San Francisco-based radio announcer and television talk show host who scored an unexpected spoken word hit with his recording of the poem, Desiderata, winning a "Best Spoken Word" Grammy for his efforts.
Les dames du Bois de Boulogne Les dames du Bois de Boulogne is a 1945 film directed by Robert Bresson (his second feature). It is notable in its reduction of dramatic form to its bare essentials, and this film is an early example of Bresson's dramatic experimentation and innovations.
Les deux journées Les deux journées, ou le Porteur d'Eau (The Two Days, or The Water Carrier) is an opera in three acts by Cherubini, first performed at the Théâtre Feydeau in Paris in January, 1800. The libretto was by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly.
Les dialoguistes Les dialoguistes ("The Dialoguers") is the French language popular term for a faction within the Algerian political and military establishment during that country's civil war, which from 1992 pitted Islamist rebels against a military-installed government. It was mostly used as a contrast to les Ă©radicateurs, the hardline tendency within the security and political elite which saw no room for compromise with Islamist politicians, and believed that militant organizations should be eliminated through force, refusing talks with their representatives.
Les Daniels Les Daniels (born 1943) is an American writer of literary criticism, cultural studies and historical horror fiction. He attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where he wrote his master's thesis on Frankenstein, and he has worked as a musician and as a journalist.
Les Dawson Les Dawson (2 February 1931, Collyhurst, Manchester - 10 June 1993) was a popular English comedian, known for his deadpan style. Dawson was a curmudgeon, famous for jokes about his mother-in-law and his wife.
Les Dégonflés Les Dégonflés is a French passive vigilante group that deflates tyres on SUVs parked on the streets of Paris in order to protest against the associated high emissions and damage caused to the environment. Their actions are presumed to be legal under French law, as deflated tyres are not really damaged .
Les Démocrates Les Démocrates was a provincial political party in Quebec, Canada, founded by former Ralliement créditiste du Québec leader Camil Samson and former Progressive Conservative Party of Canada federal cabinet minister Pierre Sévigny on November 18 1978. It was renamed the Parti démocrate créditiste on January 1 1980, a reference to the social credit theory of monetary economics.
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is a celebrated painting by Pablo Picasso that depicts five prostitutes in a brothel, in the Avignon Street of Barcelona. Picasso painted it in France, and completed it in the summer of 1907.
Les Demoiselles de Rochefort Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (The Young Girls of Rochefort) is a 1967 musical film directed by Jacques Demy, starring Catherine Deneuve, her sister Françoise Dorléac who was killed in a car accident shortly after filming, Jacques Perrin, Michel Piccoli, Danielle Darrieux, George Chakiris, Grover Dale and Gene Kelly.
Les Dennis Les Dennis (born Leslie Dennis Heseltine on October 12, 1954 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England) is an English television presenter and actor. Dennis married actress Amanda Holden in 1995, but the pair have since divorced (November 18, 2003).
Les Deux Magots Les Deux Magots is a famous café in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area of Paris, France. It is famed for, and prides itself in, its reputation as the rendezvous of the literary and intellectual elite of the city.
Les enfants du Pirée (album) This is the seventh and the first album of Dalida in the 60s. It contains big hits like "Les enfants du Pirée" (this song won an award in Québec for 'best foreign song of 1960', shared with the version of Gloria Lasso), "T'aimer follement", "Romantica" and "L'Arlequin de Tolède".

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