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Limmat The Limmat is a river in Switzerland which rises in the city of ZĂĽrich at the north end of Lake ZĂĽrich and flows in northwestern direction until it flows after 35 km into the river Aare north of the small town of BrĂĽgg and shortly after the mouth of the Reuss.
Limmu (woreda) Limmu is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq (East) Welega Zone, Limmu is bordered on the south by an exclave of the Benishangul-Gumaz Region, on the southwest by Sasiga, on the west by the Benishangul-Gumaz Region, on the north by Ibantu, and on the east by Gida Kiremu.
Limmu-Ennarea The Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea was one of the kingdoms in the Gibe region of Ethiopia that emerged in the 19th century. It shared its eastern border with Jimma, its southern border with Gomma, and its western border with Gumma.
Limmud Limmud is a British-Jewish educational charity which produces a large annual winter conference and several other events around the year on the theme of Jewish learning. Unusually for an organisation within the British Jewish community, it is not affiliated to any strand of Judaism and markets itself as open to "anyone interested in Jewish learning".
Limnanthes Limnanthes is a genus of annual herbaceous plants commonly known as the meadowfoams. The nine species are all native to the coastal regions of western North America, where they typically grown in marshy habitats, such as the margins of vernal pools.
Limnanthes alba Meadowfoam, Limnanthes alba, is a low growing herbaceous winter annual that is adapted to poorly drained soils. It is the source of Meadowfoam seed oil that is very similar to whale oil, derived from sperm whales.
Limnephilidae Limnephilidae is a family of caddisflies with about 100 genera. This is one of the most species-rich Trichoptera families of northern temperate regions but only a few are known from tropical areas and the southern hemisphere.
Limner Limner is a term applied to the art of untrained and unnamed painters of the American Colonies, or to the artists themselves. Typically the art is ornamental decoration for signs, clock faces, fire buckets, fire screens, etc.
Limnic eruption A limnic eruption, also referred to as a lake overturn or exploding lake, is a rare type of natural disaster in which CO2 suddenly erupts from deep lake water, posing the threat of suffocating wildlife, livestock and humans. Such an eruption may also cause tsunamis in the lake as the rising CO2 displaces water.
Limnognathia Limnognathia maerski is a microscopic animal, discovered living in homothermic springs on Disko Island, Greenland in 2000, that was given its own phylum, Micrognathozoa. It is related to the rotifers and gnathostomulids, grouped together as the Gnathifera.
Limnochori (Achaia), Greece Limochori (Greek, Modern: Λιμνοχώρι, Ancient/Katharevoussa: -on, meaning, lake town), is a village located in the municipality of Movri in the prefecture of Achaea. It is part of the community of Sageika.
Limnology Limnology is a discipline that concerns the study of inland waters (both saline and fresh), specifically lakes, ponds and rivers (both natural and manmade), including their biological, physical, chemical, and hydrological aspects. The term limnology stems from Greek limne (lake) and logos (study).
Limnophila sessiflora Limnophila sessiflora, known commonly as ambulia or asian marshweed, is an aquatic plant. Native to India and South-east Asiait has been widely disseminated due to its popularity as an aquarium] plant, and is now considered a [[weed species in several countries where it has escaped into the environment.
Limo (woreda) Limo (also spelled Lemo) is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. The relationship of the name of this woreda to that of the medieval kingdom in the Gibe region is unclear.
Limoges Foot 87 Limoges Foot 87, founded in 1947, are a French association football team based in Limoges, France, who are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs 2 Group E, the fifth tier in the French football league system. They play at the Stade Saint-Lazare in Limoges, which can hold 1,916 fans.
Limoges porcelain The manufactory of hard-paste Limoges porcelain was established by Turgot in 1771 and placed under the patronage of the comte d'Artois, brother of Louis XVI. Limoges had been the site of a minor industry producing plain faience earthenwares since the 1730s, but the first identified French source of kaolin and a material similar to petuntse, the ingredients used for the production of hard-paste porcelain similar to Chinese porcelain, were discovered at Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, near Limoges, in an economically distressed area, and began to be quarried in 1768.
Limon Bay Limon Bay (BahĂ­a LimĂłn in the original Spanish) is a natural harbor located at the north end of the Panama Canal, west of the cities of CristĂłbal and ColĂłn. Ships waiting to enter the canal stay here, protected from storms by breakwaters.
Limoncello Limoncello is a lemon liqueur produced in the south of Italy, mainly in the region around the Gulf of Naples and the coast of Amalfi and Islands of Ischia and Capri, but also in Sicily, Sardinia and the Maltese island of Gozo. It is made from lemon rinds, alcohol, water, and sugar.
Limoniidae Limoniidae is a family of flies closely related to the crane flies Tipulidae although they can usually be distinguished by the way the wings are held at rest. Limoniids usually hold the wings along the back of the body whereas tipulids usually hold them out at right angles.
Limonite Limonite is an ore consisting in a mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide of varying composition. The generic formula is frequently written as FeO(OH)·nH2O, although this is not entirely accurate as limonite often contains a varying amount of oxide compared to hydroxide.
Limoux Limoux is a market town and sous-préfecture in the French département of Aude, a part of the ancient Languedoc province and the present-day Languedoc-Roussillon région. It lies on the river Aude about 30 km due south of Carcassonne.
Limp A limp is a type of asymmetric abnormality of the gait. Limping may be caused by unequal leg lengths (short leg limp), experiencing pain when walking (antalgic limp, or trendelenburg), muscle weakness, disorders of proprioception, or stiffness of joints (in arthritis, for example).
Limp Richerds The Limp Richerds were a hardcore punk rock band from Seattle, Washington which featured Mark Arm and Steve Turner (later of Mudhoney and Green River) in one of their many lineups. They formed around 1981, ceased to be a serious band in 1984, and finally split in 1987.
Limp wristing Limp wristing is a term used to describe a phenomenon commonly encountered by semiautomatic pistol shooters, where the shooter's grip is not firm enough to hold the frame of the pistol steady while the bolt or slide of the pistol cycles. This condition often results in a failure to complete the operating cycle, called a jam.
Limpet Limpets are marine gastropod molluscs in the order Patellogastropoda with flattened, cone-shaped shells. They live throughout the intertidal zone, from the high zone (upper littoral) to the shallow subtidal on the rocky coasts of most oceans.
Limping bimetallism Limping bimetallism was a monetary system in the United States that was partially dependent on silver but primarily dependent on gold. It was developed after the abandonment of bimetallism and the adoption of the gold standard in 1873.
Limpkin The Limpkin (common names: courlan, crying bird), Aramus guarauna, is a bird that looks like a large rail, but is skeletally closer to the cranes. It is found in marshes with some trees or scrub in the Caribbean, South America and southern Florida, USA.
Limpopo National Park The Limpopo National Park was born when the status of Coutada 16 Wildlife Utilisation Area in Gaza Province, Mozambique was changed from a hunting concession to a protected area. It forms part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park with the Kruger National Park, South Africa and the Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe.
Limu o Pele limu o Pele, Hawaiian, literally, seaweed of Pele, after Pele the Hawaiian fire goddess of volcanoes. Limu o Pele is a geological term for thin sheets and subsequently shattered flakes of brownish-green to near-clear volcanic glass that commonly resembles seaweed.
Limulidae Limulidae is the only recent family of the order Xiphosurida and contains all the 4 living species known of the class Xiphosura, formerly called Merostomata. The best known species is the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus), whose ancestors can first be seen in the Devonian period's fossil record.
Limulus Amebocyte Lysate Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) is an aqueous extract of blood cells (amebocytes) from the horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. LAL reacts with bacterial endotoxin or lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which is a membrane component of Gram negative bacteria.
Limunsudan Falls Limunsudan Falls is a two-tiered waterfalls located in Barangay Rogongon, in the Province of Lanao del Norte, 55 kilometers from Iligan City proper. It is said to be the Philippines' highest waterfall with the height of 870 feet, with the lower part cascading alone higher than the Maria Cristina Falls.
Lin (Breath of Fire) Lin is a fictional character in the Breath of Fire series, specifically the Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter installment. She is a long-range fighter who uses projectile weapons; the inclusion of such a character in the party has been a tradition since the beginning of the series.
Lin and Larry Pardey Lin and Larry Pardey are a married couple famous internationally for their expertise in small boat sailing. Their self-published Storm Tactics Handbook published in 1996 is considered essential reading for the offshore small boat sailor.
Lin Daiyu Lin Daiyu (林黛玉) is one of the principal characters of Cao Xueqin's classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber. She is described as having been sickly and prone to illness since childhood; indeed, when she is first introduced, a couplet describes her "with a heart like Bi Gan's, yet even more intelligent; and with an illness like Xi Zi, yet even more beautiful".
Lin Elliot Lin Elliot (born November 11, 1968) was an NFL kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, best remembered for missing three field goal attempts from 35, 37, and 42 yards in a playoff upset loss to the Indianapolis Colts in which the Chiefs were heavily favored.
Lin Haiyin Lin Haiyin (林海音; March 18, 1918 - December 1, 2001) was a Taiwanese writer of Chinese ethnicity, best remembered for her sensitive memoir 城南舊事 (Chengnan Jiushi, "My Memories of Old Beijing", 1960), a tribute to her childhood reminiscences of Beijing.
Lin Hsin-i Lin Hsin-i (林信義), a businessman politician in Taiwan, served in the Democratic Progressive Party administration as Minister of Economic Affairs between 2000 and 2002, then as Vice Premier between 2002 and 2004.
Lin Cho-liang Lin Cho-liang (, born 1960 in Hsinchu, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese-American violinist who is renowned for his appearances as a soloist with major orchestras. "Musical America" named him its "Instrumentalist of the Year" in 2000.
Lin Mei (Vanished Character) Lin Mei, portrayed by Ming-Na, is a character on the FOX network serialized drama Vanished. She is an FBI Agent stationed in their Atlanta, Georgia office and is investigating the disappearance of Sarah Collins.
Lin Sen [Sen (Chinese]: 林森, [[pinyin: Lín Sēn) (1868 – August 1, 1943), courtesy name Zichao (子超), sobriquet Changren (長仁), was Chairman of the National Government of the Republic of China from 1932 until his death.
Lin Shu [Shu (Chinese]:林紓; [[courtesy name:Qinna 琴南) (1852 - 1924), born at Fuzhou, was a Chinese man of letters, most famous for his introducing Western literature to a whole generation of Chinese readers, despite his ignorance of any foreign language. He collaborated with others to translate eventually more than 170 titles, mostly novels, from English or French into Literary Chinese.
Lin Van Hek Lin Van Hek (aka Lin Van Hecke) is a writer, performer and co-founder of a political theatre performance group called Difficult Women. Lin Van Hek was born in Melbourne but lived in Europe and India for some years.
Lin Wang Lin Wang (Chinese: 林旺 pinyin: Lín Wàng) (1917 – February 26, 2003) was a famous Asian elephant that served with the Chinese Expeditionary Force during the second Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and later relocated to Taiwan with the Kuomintang forces. Lin Wang lived out most of his life in the Taipei Zoo and unquestionably was the most popular and famous animal in Taiwan.
Lin Xiangru Lin Xiangru (Lìn XiāngRú, 蔺相如)was a politician of the Warring States Period, who served the state of Zhao. He figures prominently in two stories of the period, namely the episode of "Returning the Jade to Zhao", as well as the story of "Carrying thorned grass and pleading guilt".
Lin Xiaochieh Lin Xiaochieh () was born on 7 November 1966 in a village called Shaoshan (韶山) in Xiangtan County (湘潭縣), Hunan province of the People's Republic of China. In 1986 he joined a radical Maoist organization that advocated the revoking of Deng Xiaoping's capitalist reforms.
Lin Yud Lin Yud (1956–2006) was a Chinese woman who was convicted in Fujian of participating in a gang of child traffickers. According to the courts, the group kidnapped and sold children aged 2-3, and sold them for adoption at a cost of approximately $530 per child.
Lin Zexu Lin Zexu () (August 30, 1785 – November 22, 1850) was a Chinese scholar and official during the Qing dynasty. He is most famous for his fight against opium smuggling in Guangzhou, which is usually considered to be the primary catalyst for the First Opium War 1839–42.
Lina Andersson Lina Andersson (born March 18, 1981) is a Swedish cross country skier who has competed since 1998. She won a gold medal in the Team sprint (With Anna Dahlberg) at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turinand also finished 11th in the Individual sprint in those same games.
Lina Cheryazova Lina Cheryazova (, born November 1, 1968) is a retired Uzbek freestyle skier who competed in aerials. She won a bronze medal at the 1990 European Championship and a gold medal at the 1993 World Cup before winning the gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics with a score of 166.
Lina Kačiušytė Lina Kačiušytė (born January 1, 1963 in Vilnius) is a former Lithuanian swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union, winner of a gold medal in 200 m breaststroke with the Olympic record time of 2:29:54 at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Lina Kostenko Lina Kostenko (, born on March 19, 1930 in Rzhyshchiv, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine) is a leading representative of Ukrainian poets of the sixties known as Shestydesiantnyky (dissidents). This group started publishing during the 1950s and reached its apex during the early 1960s.
Lina Krasnoroutskaya Lina Krasnoroutskaya (Russian: Лина Красноруцкая; born April 29, 1984 in Obninsk, Russia) is a former Junior World Number 1 (1999) tennis star. In addition to gaining the coveted top spot, Lina won the US Open Junior title.
Lina Medina Lina Medina (born September 27 1933 in Paurange, Peru) gave birth at the age of 5 years, 7 months and 21 days and is the youngest confirmed mother in medical history. This world record is closely followed by a similar case in Russia.
Lina Rafn Lina Rafn (born Lina Rafn Sørensen in 1976) is a Danish female singer and the front figure in the band Infernal. In addition to that she is also a VJ on a Danish music video channel called The Voice TV, presenting various charts.
Lina Romay Lina Romay (birth name Rosa Maria Almirall, born 23 June 1954 in Barcelona) is a Spanish actress who often appears in films directed by her husband, Jesus Franco. They first met and made their first films together in the early 1970s and she has since appeared in over 100 feature films, most of them directed by her husband.
Lina Stern Lina Solomonovna Stern (Russian: Лина Соломоновна Штерн) (1878-1968) was a notable biochemist, physiologist and activist whose medical discoveries saved thousands of lives at the fronts of World War II.
Lina Tsaldari Lina Tsaldari (Greek:Λίνα Τσαλδάρη) (1887-17 October, 1981) was a Greek politician. She became the first female minister in Greece in 1956, when she served as Minister for Social Welfare, under Konstantinos Karamanlis' government.
Lina WertmĂĽller Lina WertmĂĽller (born Arcangela Felice Assunta WertmĂĽller von Elgg Spanol von Braueich on 14 August 1926) is an Italian film director of aristocratic Swiss descent. In 1977, she became the first woman ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing with Seven Beauties.
Linacre College, Oxford Linacre College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, currently offering graduate entry only. It is located on St Cross Road at the corner of St Cross Road and South Parks Road, next to the University Parks and opposite the Tinbergen Building, which is shared by the Departments of Zoology and Experimental Psychology.
Linacre Chair of Zoology The Linacre Chair of Zoology in the University of Oxford was founded in 1857, initially as the Linacre Professorship of Physiology and then as the chair of Human and Comparative Anatomy, although its origins can be traced back a further 300 years, to the Linacre Lectureships at Merton College.
Linalool Linalool () is a naturally-occurring terpene alcohol chemical with many commercial applications, the majority of which are based on its pleasant scent (floral, with a touch of spiciness). It is found in many flowers and spice plants, such as coriander seeds.
Linares chess tournament The annual Linares chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it is held. It is sometimes described as the Wimbledon of chess.
Linares, Nuevo LeĂłn Linares is a small city in the state of Nuevo LeĂłn, Mexico. The city serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name and it is the largest urban centre of the so called "orange belt" region.
Linaria Linaria is a genus of about 100 species of herbaceous annuals and perennials that was traditionally placed in the foxglove family Scrophulariaceae. Due to new genetic research, it has now been placed in the vastly expanded family Plantaginaceae.
Linaria alpina Linaria alpina, sometimes called alpine toadflax, is a purple-flowered member of the genus Linaria. It is found in many mountain ranges in southern and central Europe from the Sierra de Gredos and the Montes de León in Spain  to the mountains of the Balkan Peninsula including the Jura mountains Alps, Pyrenees, and central Apennines.
Linaria vulgaris Linaria vulgaris (often known as common toadflax or butter and eggs), is a perennial plant with short spreading roots, erect to decumbent stems 30–80 cm high, with fine, threadlike, glaucous (blue-green) foliage. The flowers are similar to those of the snapdragon, pale yellow except for the lower lip which is orange, borne on dense terminal racemes from midsummer through autumn.
Linas Linas is a common given name among people of Lithuanian descent. Lithuanian children are traditionally given one pagan name and one Christian name; thus Linas is the given pagan name, in honor of Linai, the name of the flax or linseed plant, from which linen is spun.
Linati schema for Ulysses This schema for the novel Ulysses was produced by Joyce in 1920 to help a friend (Carlo Linati) understand the fundamental structure of the book. The schema has been split into two subtables for better ease of reading.
Linbury Court Preparatory School Linbury Court Preparatory School is a fictional preparatory school in the English county of Sussex, the setting of the Jennings books of Anthony Buckeridge. It is near the non-existent village of Linbury and the equally fictitious market town of Dunhambury.
Lincang Lincang (simplified Chinese: 临沧, pinyin: Líncāng) is a prefecture-level city located in south-western Yunnan province, China. It is the mountainous home of the Wa minority and was historically seen as too 'wild' to be worth settling by neighboring powers, notably British Burma and ancient China.
Linckia laevigata The Blue Linckia, Linckia laevigata is a species of sea star in the shallow waters of tropical Indo-Pacific. The most common color morph found is pure, dark or light blue, although one can find the aqua, purple or orange variation throughout the ocean.
Lincoln (sheep) The Lincoln is a breed of sheep from England that has been significantly altered by selective breeding in the later part of the eighteenth century. Cross-breeding with Leicesters improved the breed's meat production qualities.
Lincoln Akerman School Lincoln H. Akerman School, also known just as Lincoln Akerman, is a Kindergarten through 8 grade elementary school and middle school in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, on the Eastern seaboard of the United States.
Lincoln Alexander Public School Lincoln Alexander Public School is the name given to three different elementary schools in the Province of Ontario, Canada. All are named after the former federal cabinet minister and former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, The Honourable Lincoln Alexander.
Lincoln Almond Lincoln Carter Almond (born June 16, 1936), an American politician and member of the Republican Party. A protege of the late Senator John Chafee, Almond previously served as United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island and as Governor of Rhode Island from 1995 to 2003.
Lincoln Avenue (Chicago) Lincoln Avenue is a major diagonal thoroughfare of the north side of city of Chicago. It runs from Clark Street (itself a diagonal) on the western border of Lincoln Park largely to the northwest, ending in Morton Grove, Illinois.
Lincoln Bedroom (White House) The Lincoln Bedroom is a bedroom on the second floor of the White House, part of a suite of rooms that includes the Lincoln Sitting Room and Lincoln Bath. Named for Abraham Lincoln and used by him as an office, this room is known for alleged ghost sightings.
Lincoln Beswick Lincoln Beswick MBE is a Councillor for the London Borough of Brent covering the Harlesden area since 1994. He is the Lead Member for Crime Prevention & Public Safety, and the Chair of the Alcohol & Entertainment Licensing Committee.
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is a United States Presidential Memorial that preserves the Lincoln City, Indiana, farm site where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1816 to 1830. During that time, he grew from a 7-year-old boy to a 21-year-old man.
Lincoln Brewster Lincoln Brewster (born July 30, 1971 in Fairbanks, Alaska) is a Christian music artist and pastor. A multi-talented guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Brewster became a sought-after session guitarist in the early 90s.
Lincoln cent The Lincoln cent is the current one cent coin used in the United States. It was adopted in 1909, replacing the Indian head cent; its obverse, featuring a bust of Abraham Lincoln, has been in continuous usage, while its reverse was changed in 1959 to its current design which includes the Lincoln Memorial.
Lincoln Capitols The Lincoln Capitols were a professional indoor football team that played their home games at Pershing Auditorium in Lincoln, Nebraska. From 1999 to 2000, they were the Lincoln Lightning of the Indoor Football League before the IFL was bought out.
Lincoln Castle (ferry) The passenger ferry Lincoln Castle provided a service across the Humber between Victoria Pier, Hull, East Yorkshire and New Holland, Lincolnshire from the Second World War to 1978. She was a coal-fired side-wheel paddle steamer, launched on September 24th 1934 by William Gray of Hartlepool and completed in 1940 by A&J Inglis of Pointhouse, Glasgow.
Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln Cathedral (in full The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, or sometimes St. Mary's Cathedral) is an historic cathedral in Lincoln in England, and seat of the Diocese of Lincoln in the Church of England.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a 16.3 acre (61,000 m²) complex of buildings in New York City which serves as home for 12 arts organizations: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Film Society of Lincoln Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Juilliard School, Lincoln Center Theater, Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, New York City Opera, New York Philharmonic, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, School of American Ballet, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc..
Lincoln Center Institute Lincoln Center Institute brings dance, film, music, theater, architecture, and visual arts from a diversity of cultures into classrooms around the New York metropolitan area and across the nation, challenging students and teachers to learn about and through the arts. The Institute believes that the arts are an essential part of a high-quality education, and that the study of the arts can develop skills of critical thinking, questioning, perception and reflection that support learning in all subjects across the curriculum and encourage creativity and imagination in students of all ages.
Lincoln City, Indiana Lincoln City is a settlement in Spencer County, southwestern Indiana, located northeast of Evansville, that was laid out in 1872 on the site of Thomas Lincoln's farm. Nearby is the Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial, as well as the Lincoln log cabin, built in 1816.
Lincoln Cliff The Lincoln Cliff is the portion of a major escarpment that runs north-south through Lindsey and Kesteven, in central Lincolnshire and is a prominent landscape feature in a generally flat portion of the county. The important Roman road, Ermine Street follows the line of this escarpment.
Lincoln College (University of Adelaide) Lincoln College is a Uniting Church in Australia residential college affiliated with the University of Adelaide. It was established by the Methodist Church of Australasia in 1952 and is named after Lincoln College, Oxford at which John Wesley was a fellow.
Lincoln College, Oxford Lincoln College (in full: The College of the Blessed Mary and All Saints, Lincoln) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is situated in the centre of Oxford, lying on Turl Street next to Exeter and backing onto Brasenose.
Lincoln Colonials The Lincoln Colonials are the American Football team for the University of Lincoln, in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. The Colonials joined the British Collegiate American Football League, or BCAFL, as of the start of the 2006/07 academic year.
Lincoln Continental Lincoln Continental is a model name that has been used several times by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company for a line of luxury cars. For most of its lifetime, the Continental nameplate referred to the four-door Lincoln flagship.
Lincoln County Process The Lincoln County Process is a process used in making Tennessee whiskeys such as Jack Daniel's and George Dickel. The whiskey is filtered through a column of charcoal chips before going into the casks for aging.
Lincoln County War The Lincoln County War was a 19th century conflict between two entrenched factions in America's western frontier. The "war" was between a faction led by wealthy ranchers and another faction led by the wealthy owners of the monopolistic general store in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
Lincoln Day The Lincoln Day celebration is the primary annual celebration and fundraising event of many state and county organizations of the Republican Party in the United States. It is held annually in February or March depending on the county and often features a well known speaker from the Republican Party.
Lincoln Diaz-Balart Lincoln Rafael Diaz-Balart (born August 13 1954), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 21st District of Florida (map). He was born in Havana, Cuba and is the son of the late Cuban politician Rafael Diaz-Balart and a former nephew of Fidel Castro.
Lincoln Drill Hall Lincoln Drill Hall is recently refurbished and modernised entertainment venue in the British city of Lincoln. Its main auditorium has a maximum capacity of around 500 and it has hosted various bands - Buzzcocks, The Damned, Stiff Little Fingers and The Subways being notable examples.
Lincoln Electric Lincoln Electric is a non-union company in Cleveland, Ohio, United States that manufactures arc welding equipment. They are a worldwide leader in production of welding equipment and have subsidiary companies around the globe, including recent strong growth in China.
Lincoln Futura The Lincoln Futura was never a production model, but was instead a concept car designed by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company. It was built by Ghia entirely by hand in Italy at a cost of $250,000 and displayed on the auto show circuit in 1955.

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