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Lae
Lae is the second largest city of Papua New Guinea with a population of approx 120,000. It is located on the Huon Gulf on the north coast of PNG, close to the mouth of the Markham River. It is the capital of the Morobe province and considered the industrial capital of PNG. Lae is at the start of th..
Laeaeans
The Laeaeans were a Paionian tribe who in the fourth century BC lived adjacent to the Agrianes, another Paionian tribe, along the upper course of the Strymon river, at the western edge of Thrace. They were not incorporated into the Odrysian state or the Paionian state, remaining an independent tribe..
Laeken European Council
The Laeken European Council was held at the royal palace at Laeken, Belgium on 14-15 December 2001. About 80,000 people protested outside the European Council; some violence occurred, with a small group of protesters throwing Molotov cocktails at Belgian police, although there was much less violen..
Laeknishendr
Laeknishendr is a 1995 demo by the Viking Metal band Falkenbach. Tracklist Skirnir (4:27)Laeknishendr (7:27)Blond (10:58)Wotan Imposuerupt (6:57)Infernum (6:39)Asaland (3:02) ..
Laekrits
--> --> Laekrits, not to be confused with Laertes or [lakrits] (Swedish for Liquorice), were milk chocolate oblate spheroid-shaped candies with hard licorice candy shells. Laekrits were produced by [Cloetta], now [Cloetta Fazer AB]. External links [Cloetta Fazer..
Laelaps
The name Laelaps has these meanings;- In Greek mythology, Laelaps was a legendary dog who never failed to catch what he was hunting. He was a gift from Zeus to Europa. The hound was passed down to King Minos. Minos had been cursed by his wife; he ejaculated scorpions and spiders that would devour ..
Laelia
Laelia is a small genus of eleven species from the orchid family (Orchidaceae). This is one of the most important and popular orchid genera, because of the beautiful flowers, their genetic properties and because they are fairly easy in culture. It is probably named after Laelia, one of the Vestal ..
Laelianus
Laelianus on an aureus. The figure on the reverse might be a reference to Hispania, the Spain of Roman times. Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus was a usurper to Postumus, the emperor of the Gallic Empire. Laelianus declared himself emperor at Mainz in 268. Although his exact position is unknown, he..
Laelia albida
Laelia albida is the most northerly-growing laelia in Mexico. This epiphytic orchid bears ten or more small (5 cm) pale pink flowers on a half-meter terminal inflorescence in late winter to early spring. It is cold-tolerant close to freezing in the winter and needs to be kept dry until new vegetat..
Laelia anceps
Distribution Varieties Laelia anceps subsp. anceps (Mexico to Guatemala). Pseudobulb epiphyte Laelia anceps subsp. dawsonii (J.Anderson) Rolfe, 1922 (Mexico - Guerrero, Oaxaca). Pseudobulb epiphyte..
Laelia purpurata
Laelia purpurata is native to Brazil where it is the national flower. It is an epiphyte that is found in the canopy of tall trees near coastal areas. The orchid favors bright light and cool to warm conditions and is relative easy to cultive. L. purpurata has been used extensively as a parent in ..
Laelia speciosa
Commonly called the Mayflower orchid, Laelia speciosa is found in area of Mexico with high elevation of 1400 to 2400 meters. The plant is very drought resistant and can tolerate cool to warm conditions. The plant blooms from summer to fall and flowers are fragrant. There is usually three to four ..
Laeliinae
Laeliinae is a Neotropical subtribe including 40 orchid genera, such as Brassavola, Laelia, Sophronitis, and Cattleya. The genus Epidendrum is the largest within this subtribe, containing around 1,500 species. This is followed by the genus Encyclia, with over 120 species. List of genera Genus ..
Laeliocatonia
Laeliocatonia (from Laelia, Cattleya and Broughtonia, its parent genera) is an intergeneric hybrid of orchids. ..
Laeliocattleya
Laeliocattleya (from Laelia and Cattleya, its parent genera) is an intergeneric hybrid of orchids. ..
Laelius
Laelius is a personal name and can refer to: Gaius Laelius, a Roman statesmanLaelius de Amicitia, a philosophical dialog by Cicero on friendshipLaelius Socinus, a 16th Century Humanist and ReformerSir Robert Pipon Marett, a Jersey poet who used the pen name Laelius This is a [disambiguationdis..
Laelius de Amicitia
Laelius de Amicitia is a work by Cicero. Cicero writes about his own experience with friendship in a way that anyone can relate to throughout time. After the death of a good friend, Cicero ponders the meaning of this friendship, how he could bear the loss, and explicates his grounds for bereavement..
Lael Littke
Lael Littke is an American author of YA literature and around 75 short stories. Littke grew up in Mink Creek, Idaho. This was where she dreamed of becoming a writer. Littke later went on to study writing at Utah State University. She currently resides in Pasadena, California. List of works The Watc..
Laemanctus
Laemanctus is a genus of corytophanid lizards commonly referred to as conehead lizards or casquehead iguanas. The genus consists of two recognized species with six subspecies: Eastern Casquehead Iguana, Laemanctus longipes*Laemanctus longipes longipes (Wiegmann, 1834) *Laemanctus longipes debor..
Laenas
Laenas, the name of a plebeian family in ancient Rome, notorious for cruelty and arrogance. The two most famous of the name are: Gaius Popillius Laenas, consul in 172 BC. He was sent to Greece in 174 BC to allay the general disaffection, but met with little success. He took part in the war against P..
Laer
For a borough of Bochum see Bochum-Laer. Laer is a village and a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km south of Steinfurt and 20 km north-west of Münster. ..
Laeral Silverhand
Dungeons & Dragons Character ..
Laerdal
For the municipality of Lærdal, Norway, see Lærdal. Laerdal is a Norwegian manufacturer of medical equipment and medical training products. It is a private company established before World War II as a print shop. Since then it has been involved in manufacturing of plastic toys in the 1960s and ear..
Laertes
In Greek mythology, Laërtês (Greek: Λαέρτης) was the son of Arcesius (also spelled Arceisius) and Chalcomedusa. He was father of Odysseus and Ctimene by his wife Anticlea, daughter of the thief Autolycus. Laërtes was an Argonaut and participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar. La..
Laertes (character)
Laertes is a character from William Shakespeare's play, Hamlet. He is named after Laertes, Odysseus's father in Greek mythology. Laertes is the son of Polonius as well as brother to Ophelia. Laertes kills Hamlet with a poisoned rapier to avenge his family's death. During the course of the play, w..
Laestadianism
Lars Levi Laestadius (1800-1861) The Laestadian movement (lestadiolaisuus in Finnish and Laestadianismen in Swedish) is a conservative Christian revival movement prominent mostly in Finland, Sweden, Norway and North America. The guideline of their faith is the Bible. The teachings of Martin Lu..
Laestadianism in America
The Laestadian church arrived in North America with Nordic (especially Finnish) immigrants in the latter half of the 19th century, many of whom arrived to work in the copper mines of the Keweenaw Peninsula. Some of these new immigrants found themselves in conflict with older, established immigrants..
Laestadian Lutheran Church
Laestadian Lutheran Church was organized on June 9, 1973 under the name Association of American Laestadian Congregations (AALC). The association changed its name in 1994 in order to better convey its spiritual heritage. Today the Laestadian Lutheran Church has twenty-nine member congregations in the..
Laestrygonians
Laestrygones is also a spider genus (Desidae). The Laestrygonians (or Laestrygones, Laistrygones, Laistrygonians, Lestrygonians) were a mythological tribe of gigantic cannibals. In the Odyssey ''his company, with a dozen ships, arrives at "the rocky stronghold of Lamos: Telepylus, the city of the ..
Laetare Sunday
Dates for Laetare Sunday, 2004–2010 2004: March 21 2005: March 6 2006: March 26 2007: March 18 2008: March 2 2009: March 22 2010: March 14 Laetare Sunday, so called from the incipit of the Introit at Mass, "Laetare Jerusalem" ("O be joyful, Jerusalem"), is a name formerly often used, an..
Laeti
Laeti, the Latin plural of Latus, derived from germanic languages, designates memebers of certain barbarian tribes which had agreements with the Roman empire providing for their livelyhood -removing the main motive for plundering or uncontrolable attempt of invasion- and a number of soldiers recruit..
Laeticia (geomancy)
In geomancy (divination by signs in the earth) the sign Laeticia is imagined as a tower soaring into the sky. It is a positive figure for nearly all questions. It indicates happiness and joy wherever it appears in the chart. Other figures: Geomantic figures ..
Laetitia
Laetitia can mean several things: Laetitia was a minor Roman goddess of gaiety, her name deriving from the root word laeta, meaning happy.39 Laetitia is an asteroid.Laetitia is a first name for a girl that is quite popular in the south of France and is also used in Québec.Laetitia was the name of ..
Laetitia Casta
Laetitia Marie Laure Casta (born May 11, 1978 in Pont-Audemer, France) is a French supermodel and actress. Contents 1 Biography2 Accomplishments3 Relationship with France4 Forays into Cinema5 Filmography6 Theatre7 Books8 References9 External links ..
Laetitia Hubert
Laetitia Hubert (born June 23, 1974 in Paris, France) is a French figure skater. She won the French national ladies' singles title several times, and competed in four Winter Olympic Games (1992, 1994, 1998, and 2002). She is a contemporary of French teammate Surya Bonaly. Hubert began skating at t..
Laetitia Marie Wyse Bonaparte
Mme. de Solms-Rattazzi-de Rute Lætitia Marie Wyse Bonaparte (1829 - 1902) was a French author, born at Waterford, Ireland. She is supposed to be the granddaughter of Lucien Bonaparte by his second wife, through the marriage of his daughter Letizia to Thomas Wyse, an Irishman. In 1850 she married F..
Laetitia Pilkington
Laetitia Pilkington (born Laetitia van Lewen) (c. 1709 - July 29, 1750) was a celebrated Anglo-Irish poet and important source of information on the early 18th century. Her Memoirs are the source of much of what is known of the personalities and habits of Jonathan Swift and others. Laetitia was bo..
Laetitive
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Laetoli
The Lower Paleolithic site of Laetoli in Tanzania is famous for its human footprints, preserved in volcanic ash (Site G). The site is located 45 km south of Olduvai. Laetoli Site, February 2006 Contents 0.1 Date0.2 The footprints0.3 Other animals0.4 Human remains0.5 ..
Laevateinn
In Norse mythology, The Elf Volund forged a sword so lethal that it imperiled the very gods themselves. The sword was taken from Volund and was brought to Asgard and passed into the hands of the god Freyr who traded Laevateinn for the hand of the Giant's daughter. Freyr would ultimately fall to his..
Laevisuchus
Laevisuchus (LEE-vi-SOOK-us - meaning "Light Crocodile") is a nomen dubium. It is known only from three cervical vertebrae similar to those of Microvenator and was originally classified as a 2m (6 ft) coelurosaurid theropod. Its remains were found in Maastrichtian deposits in India. Recently it has ..
Laevius
Laevius (? c. 80 BC) was a Latin poet, of whom practically nothing is known. The earliest reference to him is perhaps in Suetonius (De grammaticis, 3), though it is not certain that the "Laevius Milissus" there referred to is the same person. Definite references do not occur before the 2nd century ..
Lae Atoll
Lae Atoll is an atoll of 20 islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is only 0.56 miles², but that encloses a lagoon of 6.82 miles². The population of Lae Atoll is 319. ..
La Encarnación
La Encarnación is a municipality in the Honduran department of Ocotepeque. ..
La Escalera Ranch
The sprawling 300,000 acre (1,200 km²) La Escalera Ranch is located 20 miles south of Fort Stockton, Texas and is owned and operated by the Gerald Lyda family. The ranch extends over much of Pecos County and portions of Reeves, Brewster and Baylor Counties. Originally owned by California-based El..
La Esmeralda
La Esmeralda Mercal / Photo: Robert Hawley Not to be confused with La Esmeralda the ballet La Esmeralda is a small settlement in Venezuela's Amazonas State. The name means "the emerald". It is located on the shore of the Orinoco river. The settlement contains about a hundred ho..
La Esmeralda (ballet)
La Esmeralda is a ballet in 3 acts, 5 scenes, inspired by Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo. Originally produced and choreographed by Jules Perrot to the Music of Cesare Pugni. First Presented by the Ballet of her Majesty's Theatre, London on March 9, 1844 with the Ballerina Carlotta Grisi as Esm..
La Esperança
La Esperança is a yaoi manga series written and illustrated by Chigusa Kawai and published in the United States by Digital Manga publishing. ..
La Esperanza
La Esperanza (the name is Spanish for "the hope") is a town in northern Ecuador, in the Imbabura Province. It lies at the northern foot of the Mount Imbabura volcano. La Esperanza is the best base-town for climbing Imbabura volcano. La Esperanza has just one hotel: the Casa Aida. ..
La Esperanza, Honduras
La Esperanza is a municipality in the Honduran department of Intibucá and the capital city of the department. Situated in the high forests of western Honduras, La Esperanza has the coolest climate of all Honduras' cities. In actuality, La Esperanza and Intibuca are neighboring cities with intertw..
La Esperanza, Quetzaltenango
La Esperanza is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. ..
La Espero
Esperanto topics ..
La Espuela Coal Mine
This mine disaster happened at 1:30 p.m. January 23, 2002, and caused the death of 13 mexican miners. The disaster was caused by flooding of the shaft. Without the ability to flee, the miners drowned in minutes. ..
La Estacion Theme Park
La Estacion Theme Park (The Railway Station) is a historic and recreational complex located in the city of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. The State of Aguascalientes was at some point a major railway hub for Mexico, due to its central location between import..
La Estrella
La Estrella is a municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. ..
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