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Álafoss
Álafoss is the recording studio currently used by Sigur Rós. It was made from the drained swimming pool and adjacent buildings in Álafoss, Iceland, near Reykjavík. Much of the band's photography and artwork is taken from the surrounding landscape, perhaps most notably the art found on Sigur Rós..
Álafoss, Iceland
Álafoss is a place in Iceland outside of Reykjavík and the location of a major wool factory. Its history dates to 1896, when a local farmer imported machinery to process wool at a site below the Álafoss waterfall. The town also housed many British soldiers during World War II when barracks were c..
À La Folie Ou Pas Du Tout
À La Folie Ou Pas Du Tout (English translation: "Passionately Or Not At All") was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in French by Serge & Christine Ghisoland. The song was performed sixteenth on the night (following Monaco's Peter McLane & Anne-Marie Godart with Comme ..
L'affiche rouge (Poem)
An extrept on 'l'Affiche Rouge is featured on the monument honouring the FTP-MOI in Père Lachaise cemetery. L'Affiche Rouge' is an eulogy by Louis Aragon dedicated to the resistants of the FTP-MOI featured on the propaganda poster "Affiche Rouge". It was published in 1956 in Le roman inachev..
L'Africain
L'Africain (French: "The African") is a short autobiographical story by French author Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio. In this story, the author honors his father, a doctor in Africa, from whom he was separated. ..
L'Africaine
L'Africaine (The African Woman) is an opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer. The French libretto was written by Eugène Scribe. Performance history It premiered at the Paris Opéra on April 25, 1865. It was Meyerbeer's last opera, as he died almost a year before its premiere. Synopsis The opera concerns..
L.A. Four
The L.A. Four was a nickname given to the first four African-American men charged with the racially-motivated attack on Caucasian truck driver Reginald Oliver Denny during the 1992 Los Angeles riots: Damian Williams, Henry Watson, Antoine Miller and Gary Williams. Two additional men, Anthony Brown a..
LAF
LAF can stand for: Lance Armstrong FoundationLithuanian Activist FrontLymphocyte Activating FactorLebanese Armed Forces Laf can mean: Look and feelLaf (city) in CameroonLaf (crater), moon crater ..
LaFace Records
LaFace Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. Company history LaFace was formed in 1989 as a joint venture between the producing duo Antonio "LA" Reid & Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Arista Records. The combined nicknames of the duo's successful production company i..
Lafarge
For the New York City architectural firm, see Heins & LaFarge Lafarge (Euronext: [LG], NYSE: [LR]) is a French industrial company specializing in five major products: Cement, construction aggregates, concrete, gypsum wallboard, and roofing tile. Lafarge was founded in 1833 by..
Lafari Party
|align=left| Queen*Elizabeth IIGovernor-General*Nathaniel WaenaPrime Minister*Manasseh SogavareNational ParliamentPolitical partiesElectionsProvincesRAMSIForeign relations The Lafari Party is a political party in the Solomon Islands. At the legislative elections on 5 April 2006, the party won 2.8 ..
LaFarr Stuart
LaFarr Stuart (born July 61934 in Clarkston, Utah) is a computer engineer and early computer music pioneer. In 1961, Mr. Stuart programmed Iowa State University's CYCLONE computer (a derivative of the Illiac) to play simple, recognizable tunes through an amplified speaker that had been attached to ..
Lafayette
Lafayette, LaFayette, or La Fayette can refer to: Contents 1 People2 Places3 Schools4 Other People Madame de Lafayette, French authorMarquis de Lafayette, French hero of the American Revolution (sometimes referred to as the Marquis de la Fayette)Oscar de La Fayette, senator f..
Lafayette, California
Lafayette is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 23,908 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Schools4 Famous citizens5 External links Geography Lafayette is located at [37°53′28″N, 122°6′42″W]..
Lafayette, Chippewa County, Wisconsin
Lafayette is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 5,199 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place known as Lake Wissota is located within the town. Lafayette is served by the School District of Cadott Community and the Chippewa Falls Area School Distric..
Lafayette, Colorado
Lafayette is a city in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The population was 23,197 at the 2000 census. Geography Lafayette is located at [39°59′42″N, 105°6′2″W] (39.995078, −105.100527)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census B..
LaFayette, Georgia
LaFayette is a city in Walker County, Georgia, USA. As of the 2000 Census, the city population was 6,702. The city is the county seat of Walker County. Locally, the name is pronounced "luh-FAY-it", with the emphasis on the second syllable. Geography LaFayette is located at [34°42′35″N, ..
Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette (IPA: [ˈla.fi.ˌɛt]) is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, 74 miles (119 km) northwest of Indianapolis. Population in 1900, 18,116; in 1910, 20,081; in 1920, 22,486; and in 1940, 28,798 people. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,397. The city is th..
LaFayette, Kentucky
LaFayette is a city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 193 at the 2000 census. Geography LaFayette is located at [36°39′37″N, 87°39′29″W] (36.660164, -87.658170)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, ..
Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette is a city located on the Vermilion River in Lafayette Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Lafayette is the parish seat. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 110,257; a 2004 census estimate put the metro area's population at 246,160. It is the fourth largest city ..
Lafayette, Minnesota
Lafayette is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 529 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²), all land. The South Branch Rush River starts near Lafayette. Demographics As of t..
Lafayette, Monroe County, Wisconsin
Lafayette is a town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 318 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 91.5 km² (35.3 mi²). 91.4 km² (35.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.11%) is water..
LaFayette, New York
LaFayette is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 4,833 at the 2000 census. The Town of Lafayette was formed in 1825. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 102.6 km² (39.6 mi²). 101.7 km² (39.2 mi²) of it is la..
Lafayette, Ohio
Lafayette is a village in Allen County, Ohio, United States. The population was 304 at the 2000 census. Allen East is the name of the high school located in Lafayette. Geography Lafayette is located at [40°45′31″N, 83°56′58″W] (40.758643, -83.949488)[Geographic references..
Lafayette, Oregon
Lafayette is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,586 at the 2000 census. It was the county seat of Yamhill County from its founding in 1843 until 1886, when county residents voted to move it to McMinnville. Geography Lafayette is located at [45°14′41″N,..
Lafayette, Tennessee
Lafayette is a city in Macon County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,885 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Macon County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Geography Lafayette is located at [36°31′32″N, 86°1′34″W] (36.525595, -86.026246)[Geogra..
Lafayette, Walworth County, Wisconsin
Lafayette is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,251 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 89.4 km² (34.5 mi²). 89.4 km² (34.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.06%) is w..
Lafayette, Wisconsin
Lafayette is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Wisconsin: Lafayette, Chippewa County, WisconsinLafayette, Monroe County, WisconsinLafayette, Walworth County, Wisconsin This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages tha..
Lafayette (BART station)
Lafayette is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station that serves Lafayette, California. The station consists of an island platform located in the center median of California State Route 24. Transit lines that stop at Lafayette County Connection bus routes 106 and 206 stop at the station. {| class="tocc..
Lafayette (Louisiana) metropolitan area
Lafayette metropolitan area, located in the Cajun Heartland region of Acadiana, is composed of Lafayette and St. Martin parishes. However, the more realistic extent of Lafayette's metropolitan area is about nine parishes large. Many consider St. Landry Parish, Vermillion Parish, Acadia Parish, and..
Lafayette Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)
Lafayette Avenue is a station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at Lafayette Avenue and Fulton Street in Brooklyn and is served by the C train (except late nights, when the A assumes service). This station is a local station with two side platforms. Both plat..
Lafayette Baker
Lafayette Baker (October 13, 1826 – July 3, 1868) was a United States investigator and spy, serving particularly in the Union Army, during the American Civil War and under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Baker's exploits are mainly known through his book A History of the Secret Ser..
Lafayette Blues
"Lafayette Blues" is a single by The White Stripes. It features two b-sides from their debut album, The White Stripes. 500 copies were released in November of 1998 (see 1998 in music) on white vinyl. In 2001 a second edition of 1000 black vinyl were released. Track listing "Lafayette Blues""Su..
Lafayette Bridge
The Lafayette Bridge is a bridge carrying U.S. Route 52 across the Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul. At this point, US 52 is on the Lafayette Freeway. The bridge spans across railroad yards north of the Mississippi, the river itself, and industrial areas south of the Mississippi. The Lafay..
Lafayette Bunnell
Lafayette Houghton Bunnell (1824-1903), a noted explorer of Yosemite Valley, was born in Rochester, New York. In 1851, Bunnell was a member of the Mariposa Battalion that became the non-indigenous discoverers of the Yosemite Valley. Discovery was not the main purpose of the trip: the Battalion rode..
Lafayette Central Catholic Jr/Sr High School
Lafayette Central Catholic Jr/Sr High School is a Roman Catholic high school in Lafayette, Indiana. The school was founded in 1956 under the direction and guidance of Bishop John George Bennett of the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana. External links [Home Page][Diocese of Lafayette-in..
Lafayette Chorduroys
The Lafayette Chorduroys are the only all-male a cappella group at Lafayette College. According to their results at the International Competition of Collegiate A Cappella, they are one of the premiere male a cappella groups in the country. On May 3, 2006 they released their third album, Chords In T..
Lafayette class submarine
Lafayette class ballistic missile submarine Class Overview Class Type Ballistic Missile Submarine Class Name In honor French Aristocrat Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette Preceded By Ethan Allen-class ballistic missile submarine Succeeded By James Madison-class ballistic mis..
Lafayette College
Lafayette College, located in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, is an independent, undergraduate, coeducational, residential institution. Contents 1 Admissions and rankings2 History3 Trivia4 WJRH 104.9FM5 Lafayette-Lehigh..
Lafayette County
Lafayette County is the name of several counties in the United States: Lafayette County, ArkansasLafayette County, FloridaLafayette County, MississippiLafayette County, MissouriLafayette County, WisconsinLafayette Parish, Louisiana See also the disambiguation page Fayette County. This is a [d..
Lafayette County, Arkansas
Lafayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 8,559. The county seat is Lewisville. Lafayette County was formed on October 15, 1827 and named for the Marquis de Lafayette of France who fought for America in the American Revolutionary War. The ..
Lafayette County, Florida
Lafayette County is a county located in the state of Florida. As of 2000, the population is 7,022. It is the second least populated county in the state, having one more resident, according to the 2000 census, than Liberty County, Florida. Its county seat is Mayo, Florida. Lafayette County is a p..
Lafayette County, Mississippi
Lafayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 38,744. Its county seat is Oxford6. The local pronunciation of the name is "la-FAY-et". Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent Counties2 Demographics3 Cities and towns Geograph..
Lafayette County, Missouri
Lafayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 32,960. Its county seat is Lexington6. Lafayette is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent counties1.2 Major highways2 Demographics3 ..
Lafayette County, Wisconsin
Lafayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 16,137. Its county seat is Darlington6. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Cities and towns4 External links Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a ..
Lafayette County High School
Lafayette County C-1 High School is located in Higginsville, Missouri, and serves the Higginsville, Corder, Aullville, and surrounding areas. --> As of 2005, Lafayette County C-1 High School had over 400 students, and 33 instructors. Lafayette County C-1 has earned distinctions in Ingram's Magazi..
LaFayette Emmett
LaFayette Emmett of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, Father-in-law of Miguel Antonio Otero II. He was Minnesota territory attorney general, 1853-58 and chief justice of Minnesota state supreme court from 1858 to 1865. Quotes "To correct the errors of Judges ... the office should be made electiv..
Lafayette Escadrille
A SPAD S.XIII in Lafayette Escadrille livery. The Lafayette Escadrille was a squadron of the French Air Service, the [[Armée de l'Air (Part I: From birth to "Torch", 1909-1942)|Aéronautique Militaire]], during World War I composed largely of American fighter pilots. The squadron was formed..
Lafayette High School
Lafayette High School is the name of many secondary schools in the United States, among them: Lafayette High School in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New YorkLafayette High School in Buffalo, New YorkLafayette High School in Lexington, KentuckyLafayette High School near Williamsburg, VirginiaLafayette High ..
Lafayette High School (Buffalo)
Lafayette High School is the oldest public school in Buffalo that remains in its original building; a stone, brick and terra-cotta structure in the French Renaissance Revival style, by architects August Esenwein and James A. Johnson. Although classes began off-site during construction of the sch..
Lafayette High School (Lexington, Kentucky)
Lafayette Senior High School Motto: "Learners, Leaders, Legacies--Lafayette" Principal Michael McKenzie School type Public Religious affiliation None Founded 1939 Location Lexington, Kentucky Enrollment ~2000 Faculty ??? Campus surroundings Suburban Masco..
Lafayette High School (Louisiana)
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Lafayette High School (New York City)
Lafayette High School is a large secondary school located in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, New York City, New York . It is currently one of the low performing high schools of the city and is operated by the New York City Department of Education. '''Lafayette High School Established ..
Lafayette High School (St. Joseph)
Lafayette High School is a school in Saint Joseph, Missouri and was founded over 89 years ago. External links [school website] ..
Lafayette High School (Wildwood)
Lafayette High School (Commonly referred to as LHS) is a Rockwood School District secondary school in Wildwood, Missouri. The mascot of Lafayette is the Lancer. Lafayette High School is the only high school in Missouri to earn top 10 recognition in all five areas of the MAP test and has 23 National ..
Lafayette High School (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Lafayette High School Established 1973 School type public school Principal David Tremaine Location Williamsburg, VA Enrollment 1,624 Athletic Conference Bay Rivers DistrictRegion I Colors Navy Blue, Gold Nickname Rams Rival School Jamestown High School Ho..
Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania
Lafayette Hill is a small unincorporated community in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Lafayette Hill is located just west of Philadelphia's "Chestnut Hill" neighborhood, and south of Plymouth Meeting. Lafayette Hill draws its name from General Lafayette, ..
Lafayette Home Hospital
Home Hospital is a medical center in Lafayette, Indiana, owned by the not-for-profit Greater Lafayette Health Services, Inc., a division of Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, Inc. It began in 1869 as the five-bed "Home of the Friendless" for those who couldn't care for themselves. In 1895 i..
Lafayette L. Patterson
Lafayette L. Patterson (1888—1987) was a farmer's son from Goldville, Alabama. He served three terms in the U. S. Congress, from 1928 to 1933. Patterson came from poverty to obtain several degrees, one from Stanford University. His career was remarkable, because he was an Alabamian elected to ..
Lafayette Lever
Lafayette "Fat" Lever (born August 18, 1960 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas) is a former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. Originally selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1982 NBA Draft out of Arizona State, he was considered one of the league's best point guar..
Lafayette McLaws
Lafayette McLaws Lafayette McLaws (January 15, 1821 – July 24, 1897) was a U.S. Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. McLaws, who pronounced his first name IPA: [lɑ'fe(ɪ).ɛt], was born in Augusta, Georgia. He graduated from the U.S. Military Acade..
LaFayette Motors
LaFayette Logo LaFayette Four-Door Coupe, 1921 The LaFayette Motors Corporation was a United States based automobile manufacturer. Founded in 1919, LaFayette Motors was named in honor of the Marquis de la Fayette, and LaFayette autos had a cameo of the Marquis as their logo. LaFayette ..
Lafayette Oaks
Lafayette Oaks is a subdivision in Tallahassee, Florida about 7 miles northeast of downtown. It is one of a number of housing subdivisions built on the Lafayette Land Grant, land granted to the Marquis de Lafayette for his service in the American Revolution. There are about 350 homes all on one ac..
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Lafayette Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Lafayette, and as of 2000, the population was 190,503. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent parishes2 Demographics3 Cities and towns4 External links Geography The parish has a total area..
Lafayette Park
Lafayette Park may refer to: Lafayette Square in Saint Louis, MissouriPresident's Park in Washington D.C. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly ..
Lafayette Park, Los Angeles, California
Lafayette Park is a public park within the Westlake district of Los Angeles. Lafayette Park is fenced off and closed at night avoiding much of the negative reputation that its affects its immediate neighbor MacArthur Park. Slight but noticeable change towards gentrification centered on condominiums ..
Lafayette Park Hotel and Spa
The Lafayette Park Hotel and Spa is a notable hotel in the Lamorinda area of Contra Costa County, California. It began business in 1986 and locals often rejuvinate themselves at the spa and award-winning Duck Club Restaurant. Resources [Official Site] ..
LaFayette Radio
Lafayette Radio was a radio manufacturer and retailer based in Syosset, New York. The company sold radio sets, amateur radio equipment, citizen's band (CB) radios, and other communications equipment, as well as electronic components and even tools, through retail outlets as well as by mail-order. ..
Lafayette Regional Airport
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Lafayette River
The Lafayette River is a short tidal estuary which empties into the Elizabeth River just south of Sewell's Point near its mouth at Hampton Roads, which in turn empties into the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States. It is entirely located in the City of Norfolk. ..
Lafayette Roughnecks
The Lafayette Roughnecks is a now-defunct 2001 af2 expansion team. They played their home games at the CajunDome in Lafayette, Louisiana. They only played for one season (a dismal 3-13 record) before ceasing all operations after the season ended. af2 AMERICAN CONFERENCE SOUTHERN DIVISION Bi..
Lafayette S. Foster
Lafayette S. Foster Born in Franklin, New London County, Connecticut, November 22, 1806. A lawyer by profession, he spent most of his career in politics. Elected to the Connecticut State Legislature, 1839-40, 1846-48, 1854, 1870. Candidate for Governor of Connecticut in 1850 and 1851. Mayor of..
Lafayette School Corporation
The Lafayette School Corporation administers 12 high schools, middle schools and elementary schools in Lafayette, Indiana: Jefferson High School [link]Sunnyside Middle School [link]Tecumseh Middle School [link]Earhart Elementary School [link]Edgelea Elementary..
Lafayette Square
Lafayette Square may refer to: Lafayette Square (St. Louis) in Saint Louis, MissouriPresident's Park in Washington D.C. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to p..
Lafayette Square (Metro Rail)
Lafayette Square Station is a station near City Hall and centre of the Buffalo, New York's business district. Station Type: Street level/at gradePlatform: LowFare Control: No - No payment required A number of restaurants and nightclubs are located nearby. The station is located near Court Street a..
Lafayette Square (St. Louis)
Lafayette Square is a neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri located just southwest of the city's downtown. It surrounds Lafayette Park which is the city's oldest public park, created by ordinance in 1836. The neighborhood is one of the oldest in St. Louis. When the neighborhood was developed it w..
Lafayette Square Mall
Lafayette Square Mall is a shopping center in Indianapolis. This mall was built by Edward J. Debartolo and opened in April 1968. Only two anchor stores were originally built; JC Penney in the south end, and Sears on the north. Block's (in mid-mall) was opened in 1969. An expansion in 1974 saw a win..
Lafayette Theatre
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lift may mean: Lafayette Theatre (Suffern)Lafayette Theatre (Harlem) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to ch..
Lafayette Theatre (Harlem)
The Lafayette Theatre, also known as the "House Beautiful" was located at 132nd Street and 7th Avenue. It was the first New York theater to desegregate and as early as 1912. African-American theatergoers were allowed to sit in orchestra seats instead of the balcony where they were relegated in othe..
Lafayette Theatre (Suffern)
The Lafayette Theatre is a nationally aclaimed, 1923 movie palace located in downtown Suffern, New York. Its primary function is first run movies, but it also houses special events, the most popular are its Big Screen Classics classic film shows. It is also notable for housing the Ben Hall Might..
Lafayette Township
Lafayette Township may refer to: Lafayette Township, New JerseyLafayette Township, PennsylvaniaLafayette Township, MinnesotaLafayette Township, MichiganThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you m..
Lafayette Township, Medina County, Ohio
Lafayette Township is one of 17 townships in Medina County, Ohio. It borders the following Medina County townships: Chatham (west)Litchfield (northwest tip)York (north)Montville (east)Guilford (southeast tip)Westfield (south)Harrisville (southwest tip) See also Medina, OhioChippewa Lake, OhioLis..
Lafayette Township, Michigan
Lafayette Township is a township in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 656 at the 2000 census. Communities Edgewood is an unincorporated community in the township on the Bad River at [43°17′31″N, 84°25′44″W]. The FIPS place code is 24960 and the el..
Lafayette Township, Minnesota
Lafayette Township is a township in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 724 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 130.7 km² (50.5 mi²). 130.5 km² (50.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of..
Lafayette Township, New Jersey
Lafayette Township is a Township located in the Skylands Region of Sussex County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 2,300. It is named after the Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), the French general and statesman who served in the Continental Army (..
Lafayette Township, Pennsylvania
Lafayette Township is a township in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,337 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 184.3 km² (71.2 mi²). 184.3 km² (71.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.01% is water. De..
Lafayette Young
Lafayette Young was a Republican Senator from the U.S. state of Iowa, from 1910-11. He was a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War and chairman of the Iowa State Council for Defense during World War I. ..
Lafcadio Hearn
Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (June 27, 1850 - September 26, 1904), also known as Koizumi Yakumo ([[wiktionary:小|小]][[wiktionary:泉|泉]][[wiktionary:八|八]][[wiktionary:雲|雲]]) after gaining Japanese citizenship, was an author, best known for his books about Japan. He is especially well-known..
LAFCO
LAFCO may refer to: Los Angeles Filmmakers CooperativeLocal Agency Formation Commission This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended a..
Lafe, Arkansas
Lafe is a town in Greene County, Arkansas on Crowley's Ridge. The population was 385 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 External links History The first settler of Lafe was Mr. Herman Toelken, a German immigrant who had been living in New Haven,..
Laff-a-Lympics
Laff-a-Lympics title screen Laff-a-Lympics was the co-headlining segment, with Scooby-Doo, of the package Saturday morning cartoon series Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The show was a spoof of the Olympics and the ABC television series Battle of the Net..
Laffer curve
Taxable income elasticity is the idea that government can maximize tax revenue by setting tax rates at an optimum point less than 100%. Lowering the tax rate too much will obviously lower revenue; the non-intuitive aspect of this idea is that setting the tax rate too high can actually decrease r..
Laffey Matrix
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. The Laffey Matrix is a cou..
Laffing Sal
Laffing Sal is one of several automated characters that were built primarily for fun houses throughout the United States. Sometimes called "Laughing Sal" she produces a raucous laugh that sometimes frightens small children and annoys adults. She has bright red hair and a large gap between her front..
Laffit Pincay, Jr.
Laffit Alejandro Pincay, Jr. (born December 29, 1946 in Panama City, Panama) was a jockey based primarily in the United States. Biography Pincay began his riding career in his native Panama but came to race in the United States in 1966. Laffit Pincay, Jr. was voted the prestigious George Woolf Memo..
Laffy Taffy
''This article is about the candy, Laffy Taffy. For information on the hip-hop song, see "Laffy Taffy (song)". Laffy Taffy is a brand of taffy manufactured by Nestlé and sold under its Willy Wonka Candy Company brand. It is a small (about 1.5 oz.) individually wrapped taffy available in a variety..
Laffy Taffy (song)
"Laffy Taffy" is a song by the Atlanta based hip-hop group D4L, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2006. The song's success on the charts was largely due to its enormous online sales. Contents 1 Lyrical Meaning2 Criticism3 Chart positions4 External..
Laff Records
Laff Records logo Laff Records was a small independent record label specializing in comedy and party records originating on the West Coast of the United States. Amongst their artists were Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, LaWanda Page, George Carlin, black ventriloquist duo Richard And Willie, Kip Ado..
Lafia
Lafia is a city in central Nigeria. It is the capital city of Nassarawa State and has an estimated population of 127,000. Lafia hosts Nasarawa United football club. Transport Lafia is served by the main narrow gauge railway from Port Harcourt. ..
Lafia Township Stadium
Lafia Township Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Lafia, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Nasarawa United. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people. ..
Lafitte, Louisiana
Lafitte is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,576 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography Lafitte is located at [29°40′39″N, 90°6′19″W] (..
Lafleche, Saskatchewan
Lafleche, Saskatchewan Mayor Doug Emmons MLA Wood River Mr. D. F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert MP Cypress Hills--Grasslands David L. Anderson Area - Land - Water TBD km²TBD km² km²0.0 km² Population - Total (2001)[#endnote_dem] - Density 446TBD/km² Median age: XX (XX male, XX fe..
Laflin, Pennsylvania
Laflin is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,502 at the 2000 census. Geography Laflin is located at [41°17′25″N, 75°47′34″W] (41.290380, -75.792900)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, ..
Lafofa
Lafofa is an ethnic minority of Sudan. It likely numbers less than 10,000 persons. This minority mainly is muslim. Many of them speak Arabic. The traditional language is Lafofa, a Niger-Congo language. They live in South Kurdufan. ..
LaFollette Committee
The LaFollette Civil Liberties Committee, or more formally, Comtee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee Investigating Violations of Free Speech and the Rights of Labor (1936-1941), began as an inquiry into a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) investigation of methods used by employers in certain ..
Lafonia
Lafonia is the southern part of East Falkland, the largest of the Falkland Islands. Shaped like the letter "E", it is joined to the northern part of the island by a narrow isthmus. Lafonia is named for Samuel Fisher Lafone, who purchased the land in 1846. It has been used for sheep farming since ..
Lafontaine
Lafontaine, French for "the fountain", may refer to: Henri La Fontaine (1854–1943), Belgian jurist and Nobel Peace prize laureateJean de la Fontaine (1621–1695), French poetLouis-Hippolyte Lafontaine (1807–1864), Canadian politicianOskar Lafontaine (born 1943), German politicianPa..
Lafontaine, Ontario
Lafonatine Ontario is a small French comunity located in Simcoe county in the Tiny township. Renoun for its Festival du Loup: a festival that celebrates the death of a wolf that terrorised the village in the 1800's. ..
LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium
The LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium is a Canadian forum created through the joint effort of John Ralston Saul and the Dominion Institute. Founded in 2000, the Symposium's purpose is to stimulate debate about the historical antecedents and future shape of the Canadian democracy. Canada's existence and d..
Lafontaine (electoral district)
Lafontaine (also known as Lafontaine—Rosemont) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1979. This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Hochelaga, St. James and St. mary ridings. The riding's anme was changes in 1..
Lafora disease
Lafora disease is a hereditary disease characterised by the presence of inclusion bodies, known as Lafora bodies, within the cells of neurons, heart, liver, muscle, and skin. The patients develop the first symptoms mainly during adolescence. Major problems are seizure, drop attacks, myoclonus, ataxi..
Laforet
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] department store and museum is a department store located in the Harajuku commercial and entertainment district of the Shibuya neighborhood, in Tokyo, Japan, on one of Harajuku's most famous intersections. Laforet is known for its big summer bargain sales in July ..
Laforey class destroyer
Two classes of destroyer of the Royal Navy are known as the Laforey class. The Laforey class of 22 destroyers launched from 1913 to 1915.Eight destroyers of the L and M class launched from 1939 to 1941 are also known as the Laforey class. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a l..
Laforey class destroyer (1913)
The Laforey class was a class of 22 torpedo boat destroyers of the Royal Navy, launched between 1913 and 1915, that served during the First World War. Officially known as the L class, it is now referred to as the Laforey class to distinguish from the later L class of Second World War destroyers. S..
Laforge-1 generating station
Laforge-1 is a hydroelectric generating station on the Laforge River, a tributary of the La Grande River, and is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 878 MW and was commissioned in 1993-1994. It generates electricity through the reservoir and dam system. See also R..
Laforge-2 generating station
Laforge-2 is a hydroelectric generating station on the Laforge River, a tributary of the La Grande River, and is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 319 MW and was commissioned in 1996. A "run of the river" generating station, it is one of only two generating stations..
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Lafourche Parish is a parish located in the south of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Thibodaux and As of 2000, the population was 89,974. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent parishes2 Demographics3 Cities and towns Geography The parish has a total area of 3,813 ..
Lafranchini brothers
Ceiling by the Lafranchini brothers at Powerscourt House, Dublin The Lafranchini brothers, originally from Switzerland, are famed today for their work in rococo style stucco, chiefly in the great palladian houses of Ireland. Paul Lafranchini (1695–1776) worked for James Gibbs in Engla..
Lafreri atlases
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. From about 1544, many individual maps where printed in Italy, especially in the important trading centers of Rome and Venice. Each publisher worked independently, producing maps based upon their own needs. The maps often varied dramatically in size. Over ..
La Fabrica
La Fabrica is a reggaeton group in the Dominican republic. Their members areJessica Pracentando and El Rubiote. Jessica sings and Rubiote raps along with her. They were featured on the 100% Dominicano: La Nueva Sangre Del Reggaeton album. They are famous for their song "Cuatro Gomas" which switch..
La Falda
|} La Falda is a small city in the province of Córdoba, Argentina, located 69 km from Córdoba City and 725 km from Buenos Aires. It has about 15,000 inhabitants as of the 2001 census [INDEC]. La Falda lies at the foot of two small mountains (Cerro El Cuadrado and Cerro La Banderita), a..
La Familia
La Familia is a Romanian rap group formed in January 1996, three years after B.U.G. Mafia, and four years after Paraziţii, but still early by Romanian hip hop standards. They established a national reputation with a style of gangsta rap distinct from B.U.G. Mafia and Paraziţii. By 1997 they had h..
La Familia Estafez
This article about a musical group, band, singer, musician, album, or song does not make it clear whether the subject meets the [WikiProject MusicWikiProject Music] criteria for [importanceimportance]. For guidelines see the [Notability Wikipedia music notability guidelines&..
La Familia Network
La Familia Network, or LFN, is a Spanish-language, family-oriented television network based in Harlingen, Texas. The network broadcasts a wide range of Spanish- and English-language programs suitable for the whole family, most of which reflect a Christian worldview. Clark Ortiz is President of LF..
La famille Plouffe
La famille Plouffe was a Canadian television drama about a Quebec family that first aired in the French-language on Société Radio-Canada in 1953. The show was created to fill a void in francophone television in Canada. Whereas the English Canadian television branch of the Canadian Broadcasting Co..
La fanciulla del West
La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini, based on the play The Girl of the Golden West by David Belasco. First performance: Metropolitan Opera, New York, 1910. Contents 1 Hi..
La Farge, Wisconsin
La Farge is a village in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 775 at the 2000 census. Geography La Farge is located at [43°34′36″N, 90°38′18″W] (43.576572, -90.638239)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, th..
La Fargeville, New York
La Fargeville is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 588 at the 2000 census. The village is named after John La Farge, one of the early proprietors of the town. La Fargeville is in the Town of Orleans. Contents 1 History2..
La Faute de l'Abbé Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbé Mouret (1875) is the fifth novel in Emile Zola's twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. Viciously anticlerical in tone, it follows on from the horrific events at the end of La Conquête de Plassans, focussing this time on a remote Provençal backwater village. [Spoiler w..
La favorite
La favorite (The Favorite) is an opera in five acts by Gaetano Donizetti to a French libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz, based on the play Le comte de Comminges by Baculard d'Arnaud. It premiered on 2 December 1840 at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique, Paris. An Italian vers..
La Fayette, Alabama
La Fayette is a city in Chambers County, Alabama, 47 miles (76 km) northwest of Columbus, Ga. It is the county seat. Lafayette College was opened here in 1885. In 1900, 1,629 people lived here, and in 1910, 1,632 people lived here. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 3,234. It is pr..
La Fayette, Illinois
La Fayette is a village in Stark County, Illinois, United States. The population was 227 at the 2000 census. Geography La Fayette is located at [41°6′35″N, 89°58′25″W] (41.109825, -89.973632)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, t..
La Fayette class frigate
Career - - - General Characteristics Displacement: 3200 tonnes, 3600 tonnes fully loaded Length: 410.1ft(125m) Width: 15.4 m Beam: 50.9ft(15.5m) Draught: 13.45ft(4.1m) Propulsion: 4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21000 HP (15 400 kW) Speed: 25 knots Range: 7000 nautical mile..
La Fayette Grover
La Fayette Grover (November 29, 1823 – May 10, 1911) was a Democratic representative and senator from Oregon, USA. Grover was born in Bethel, Maine. He was educated at Bethel's Gould’s Academy and Brunswick's Bowdoin College. Studying law and passing the bar in Philadelphia in 1850, he m..
La fea más bella
La Fea más Bella is a Mexican telenovela by Televisa. "La Fea Mas Bella" is the Mexican remake of the Colombian telenovela "Betty la fea". This production was a blockbuster hit from the day it premiered in Mexico, soon becoming the country’s #1 most-watched program. “La Fea Más Bella” star..
La Fédération Européenne des Réalisateurs de l'Audiovisuel
La Fédération Européenne des Réalisateurs de l'Audiovisuel (FERA) represents the interests of film and television directors in the European motion picture industry. ..
La Fée Absinthe
La Fée Absinthe is one of the best-known brands of absinthe, known as a highly alcoholic, anise-flavored, distilled liquor containing the herb wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), green in color, turning to cloudy, opalescent white when mixed with water. Highly aromatic, this spirit is dry and somew..
La Fée aux Choux
La Fée aux Choux (The Cabbage Fairy) is one of the earliest narrative fiction films ever made. It was probably made before the first Méliès fiction film, but after the Lumière brothers' L'Arroseur arrosé. The confusion stems from the uncertainty in the dating of these three films. Many film ..
La Femme
La Femme is a women-only beach in Marina, Egypt which caters to Muslims who want to swim in comfort away from prying and prurient view of "men and cameras". External link [Egypt unveils no-peeking zone] - Mariam Fam (AP) October 26, 2005 ..
La Femme d'à côté
La Femme d'à côté (The Woman Next Door) is a 1981 film directed by François Truffaut. Cast includes Gérard Depardieu - Bernard CoudrayFanny Ardant - Mathilde BauchardHenri Garcin - Philippe BauchardMichèle Baumgartner - Arlette CoudrayRoger Van Hool - Roland DuguetVéronique Silver - Madame O..
La Femme Desperado
La Femme Desperado ( Chinese Title: 女人唔易做 ) is a 2006 TVB (Hong Kong) series. The entire series has 22 episodes. It unexpectedly became a hit and gained very high ratings throughout its broadcast. In fact, it is the highest rated episodic series for TVB in 2006 thus far. Contents 1&..
La Femme de l'aviateur
La femmme de l'aviateur - the Aviator's Wife Eric Rohmer 1980 / 105 min. / France with Philippe Marlaud, Marie Rivière, Mathieu Carrière ...François is in love with a young women who prefers to stay independent, because of a misunderstanding he thinks that her lover his an aviator... ..
La Femme et le pantin
La Femme et le pantin is a novel by Pierre Louÿs that was adapted for film several times. Filmography That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) - Luis Buñuel, adapted by Jean-Claude CarrièreThe Devil is a Woman (1935) - Josef von Sternberg ..
La Femme Infidèle
La Femme infidèle (English title The Unfaithful Wife) is a 1968 French film directed by Claude Chabrol. It was remade in English in 2002 as Unfaithful, directed by Adrian Lyne. Plot Charles Desvallées believes that his wife is unfaithful. To know for certain, he employs a detective. When he ..
La Femme piège
La Femme piège The Woman Trap Original Title La Femme piège Series Title Nikopol Trilogy Writer(s) Enki Bilal Artist(s) Enki Bilal Publisher Les Humanoïdes AssociésHumanoids Publishing First published 1986 Pages 68 ISBN 2 7316 0791 The Woman Trap (or La Femme piège in French..
La femme publique
La femme publique (The Public Woman) is a French drama film inspired from Dostoevsky's novel The Devils and directed by Andrzej Żuławski with Valérie Kaprisky and Francis Huster as the main actors. External links ..
La Fenice
Teatro La Fenice ("the phoenix") is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of the most famous theatres in Europe, the site of many famous operatic premieres. Its name reflects its role in permitting an opera company to "rise from the ashes" despite losing the use of two theatres (to fire and leg..
La Feria, Texas
La Feria is a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,115 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography La Feria is located at [26°9′30″N, 97°49′30″W] (26.158253, -97.824973)[Ge..
La Feria North, Texas
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La Ferme Célébrités
La Ferme Célébrités is TF1's version of the international tv format The Farm, produced in France by Endemol. It has a number of B-List celebrities appearing on it. The show was running in 2004 and 2005. It is presented by Christophe Dechavanne and Patrice Carmouze. The farm is located in Visan, V..
La Ferrassie 1
La Ferrassie 1 is a fossilized skull of the species Homo neanderthalensis. It was discovered in La Ferrassie, France by R. Capitan in 1909. Its characteristics include a large occipital bun, low-vaulted cranium and heavily worn teeth. References ..
La Ferrière, Switzerland
La Ferrière is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the district of Courtelary, in an area called the Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois in French), which sits between the Canton of Jura and the German-speaking part of the Canton of Bern. The people of this commune speak Fren..
La Ferrière-Harang
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La Ferté
La Ferté is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: La Ferté, in the Jura départementLa Ferté-Alais, in the Essonne départementLa Ferté-Beauharnais, in the Loir-et-Cher départementLa Ferté-Bernard, in the Sarthe départementLa Ferté-Chevresis, in the Aisne départementL..
La Ferté-Alais
View of La Ferté Alais from the east, looking over the town towards the airfield La Ferté-Alais is a small town and commune of 3,000 in the Essonne département, France. It is 52 Km south of Paris. Its airfield (in Cerny really), hosts a world-famous air show for vintage WWI and WWII aircr..
La Ferté-Alais air show
right The La Ferté-Alais Air Show is an annual meeting of aviation enthusiats in La Ferté-Alais, France. It takes place at the Cerny airfield, which is owned and operated by the "Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis" (AJ-BS). The airfield is also the site of a museum which sports an impressive num..
La Ferté-Gaucher
La Ferté-Gaucher is a commune of the Seine-et-Marne département in France. ..
La Ferté-Milon
La Ferté-Milon is a town in the department of Aisne, in France, known for being the birthplace of the French dramatist Jean Racine. In La Ferté-Milon stand the ruins of an unfinished castle, whose façade was 200 m long and 38 m high. The singular form of the tower walls was probably designed to ..
La Ferté Abbey
Founded in 1113, the Cistercian abbey La Ferté was the first of the four great daughter-houses of Citeaux. It was closed in 1791. ..
La Festa di San Giuseppe
La Festa di San Giuseppe (St. Joseph's Day in English) is the feast day of St. Joseph. In Sicily, many Italian-American communities, and other Italian communities worldwide, thanks are given to St. Joseph ("San Giuseppe" in Italian) for preventing a famine in Sicily during the Middle Ages. Content..
La festival de Capisterre
La festival de Capisterre is annual festival celebrated around the village of Dieppe Bay and nearby villages. It is celebrated in September around the Independence celebrations. ..
La Fête du Baiser
La Fête du Baiser is a well-known kissing festival, celebrated the Saturday after St. Valentine's Day, in Roquemaure, France. Begun in 1989, it commemorates not only Saint Valentine, who locals claim as a former resident, but the arrival of his mortal remains in 1868 to Roquemaure's collegiate chur..
La Feuillie
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La Filiere
La Filiere is a program to promote young French racing drivers sponsored by Elf Aquitaine. ..
La fille du régiment
La fille du régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment) is an opéra comique in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Text from the French of Georges Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Bayard by Gollmick. It was first performed on February 11, 1840, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris. This opera is famous for the a..
La Fille du vent
La Fille du vent (The Daughter of the Wind) is the ninth book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1979. (ISBN 2-8001-0633-6) Story [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Yoko and her friends are called to Japan, where ..
La Fille Mal Gardée
La Fille Mal Gardée (The Badly Watched Daughter) is a Ballet presented in 2 Acts, inspired Choffart's engraving of Pierre Antoine Baudouin's 1789 painting Le Reprimande/Une Jeune Fille Querrillée Pa sa Mere. Originally produced and choreographed by the Balletmaster Jean Dauberval to a pastiche s..
La Fille seule
Benoît Jacquot's La Fille seule (A Single Girl) follows a day in the life of a young Parisian woman named Valérie (played by Virginie Ledoyen) who begins a new job at a four star hotel the same day she reveals to her boyfriend that she is pregnant. The 90 minute film is shot in real time in..
La fille sur le pont
Paradis in La Fille Sur Le Pont La fille sur le pont (The Girl On the Bridge) is a French film released in 1999, directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Daniel Auteuil and Vanessa Paradis. Cast Vanessa Paradis - AdèleDaniel Auteuil - GaborFrédéric Pfluger - ContortionistDemetre Georgalas - ..
La fin de Satan
La Fin de Satan (The End of Satan) is a work of poetry Victor Hugo wrote in 1886. The book starts with the disgrace of Satan ("Depuis quatre mille ans il tombait dans l'abîme" [link]). This is followed by the story of Nimrod, a powerful and monstrous king of Judaea, who becomes bored ..
La Fin Du Monde
The music of Toronto-based instrumental band The Hylozoists lends itself well to lofty analogies. One listener might liken it to a soundtrack in search of an art house film. Another might find it ideal accompaniment for a macabre carnival carousel. Perhaps if Fellini and Leone had started a circu..
La Flèche
La Flèche is a commune of the Sarthe département in France, on the banks of the Loir river. Population (1999): 15,241. The Prytanée National Militaire is located in La Flèche. External link [Town council website] ..
La Flèche (chicken)
La Flèche is a very rare breed of chicken, which are mentioned from the 15th century onwards. Their main distinguishing feature are a pair of spikes instead of the usual comb and they are black in colour. They are of medium size, with males usually weighing between 8 and 10 lb (3.6 to 4.5 kg) and f..
La Flèche Wallonne
The Mur de Huy climb in the finale of La Flèche Wallonne. La Flèche Wallonne Other name:Walloon Arrow (EN)Waalse Pijl (NL) Region:Wallonia, Belgium Date:late April Type:One-day race History First Edition:1936 Editions:68 First Winner:Philippe Demeersman, () Most Recent:Alejandro Valverde Most Wi..
La Flèche Wallonne 2005
UCI ProTour 2005 Paris-Nice Tirreno-Adriatico Milano-San Remo Ronde van Vlaanderen Euskal Herriko TI Gent-Wevelgem Paris-Roubaix Amstel Gold Race La Flèche Wallonne Liège-Bastogne-Liège Tour de Romandie Giro d'Italia Volta a Catalunya Dauphiné Libéré Tour de Suisse TTT Ei..
La Flèche Wallonne 2006
UCI ProTour 2006 Paris-Nice Tirreno-Adriatico Milano-Sanremo Ronde van Vlaanderen Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco Gent-Wevelgem Paris-Roubaix Amstel Gold Race La Flèche Wallonne Liège-Bastogne-Liège Tour de Romandie Giro d'Italia Volta a Catalunya Dauphiné Libéré Tour de Su..
La Florida
A typical neighborhood in La Florida La Florida (Spanish "flowery") is a populous municipality (comuna) of Chile, located on the eastern part of the province of Santiago in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It has an area of 70.8 km², a population of 365,674 (2002 census) and an average h..
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto (English: The Flower of My Secret) is a 1995 film by Spanish master director Pedro Almodóvar. Marisa Paredes is Leo Macias, a woman writing "pink" novels under the alias of Amanda Gris, a star to an untold score of women across Spain. Unlike her romantic novels, her own life ..
La Foa
Commune of La Foa Country France Sui generis collectivity New Caledonia) | align="center" | 2,903 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Ethnic distribution() | align="center" | Europeans 48.8%Kanaks 33.0%Polynesians 13.8%Other 4.4% |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Population de..
La Foire aux immortels
La Foire aux immortels The Carnival of Immortals Original Title La Foire aux immortels Series Title Nikopol Trilogy Writer(s) Enki Bilal Artist(s) Enki Bilal Publisher Les Humanoïdes AssociésHumanoids Publishing First published 1980 Pages 68 ISBN 2 7316 0791 The Carnival of Imm..
La Folie
La Folie is a commune of the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. Its postal code is 14710. The INSEE code is 14272. ..
La Folie (album)
La Folie is an album by The Stranglers, recorded and released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). The Stranglers had initially been the most commercially successful band of the punk/new-wave period in Britain, but by 1981 their success had waned noticeably. The La Folie album was a conscious attempt to ..
La Folletière-Abenon
La Folletière-Abenon is a commune of the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie région in France. Its postal code is 14390. The INSEE code is 14273. ..
La Follette
La Follette may refer to: Places La Follette, TennesseeLa Follette, Wisconsin People Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (1855-1925)Belle Case La Follette, (1859-1931)Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (1895-1953)Philip La Follette (1897-1965)William Leroy La Follette (1860-1934)Bronson Cutting La Follette (1936-pr..
La Follette, Burnett County, Wisconsin
La Follette is a town in Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 511 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 101.2 km² (39.1 mi²). 96.0 km² (37.1 mi²) of it is land and 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²) of it (5.12%) ..
La Follette, Tennessee
La Follette is a city in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,926 at the 2000 census. Located in eastern Tennessee, it is near Norris Lake and northwest of Knoxville on the Cumberland Plateau. La Follette is a coal mining center. Geography La Follette is located at [..
La Fontaine, Indiana
La Fontaine is a town in Wabash County, Indiana, United States. The population was 900 at the 2000 census. Geography La Fontaine is located at [40°40′23″N, 85°43′18″W] (40.673048, -85.721623)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau,..
La Force
La Force is French for the Force. La Force can refer to: Places La Force is the name of several communes in France: La Force, in the Aude départementLa Force, in the Dordogne département La Force prison was a prison in Paris People Duc de la Force was a peerage of FranceJacques-Nompar de Caumon..
La Force Prison
La Force Prison was a French prison located in what is now the 4th arrondissement of Paris. Originally the private residence of the Duke of la Force, the structure was converted into a prison in 1780. Attacked by mobs during the French Revolution, the Princesse de Lamballe was allegedly gang raped a..
La Forêt
La Forêt is a 2005 album by Xiu Xiu. Track listing "Clover" – 5:13"Muppet Face" – 3:25"Mousey Toy" – 3:29"Pox" – 4:10"Baby Captain" – 3:43"Saturn" – 3:21"Rose of Sharon" (Grey Ghost Version) – 5:05"Ale" – 5:41"Bog People" – 3:21"Dangerous You Shouldn't Be Here" – 3:53"Yellow ..
La Forêt de Saisy
Le Forêt is a village in Burgundy. It is part of the Commune of Saisy in Saône-et-Loire département ..
La Forge
La Forge may refer to: Geordi La ForgeLa Forge, Vosges, a commune of the Vosges département in France This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to ..
La Forge de Vulcain
La Forge de Vulcain (Vulcan's Forge) is the third book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1973. (ISBN 2-8001-0668-9) Story An oil platform near Martinique is threatened by an unnatural storm ever since one of the drilling attempts yielded a crystalline, st..
La forme de la ville
La Forme de la ville [série Villes nouvelles, épisode 3] film by Eric Rohmer 1975 / 52 min ..
La Fornarina
Portrait of a Young Woman (La Fornarina) Raphael, 1518-1519 oil on wood, 85 × 60 cm Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica The Portrait of a Young Woman (also known as La Fornarina) is a painting by Italian High Renaissance master Raphael, between 1518 and 1520. It is housed in the Galleria ..
La Fortaleza
Seal of the Governor's Mansion. La Fortaleza (or The Fortress in English) is the current official residence of the Governor of Puerto Rico. It was built between 1533 and 1540 to defend the harbor of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The structure is also known as El Palacio de Santa Catalina (or Palace ..
La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon, originally published in 1871, is the first novel in Emile Zola's monumental twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. The novel is partly an origin story, with a huge cast of characters swarming around - many of whom become the central figures of later novels in the series - a..
La Forza
The La Forza was an American automobile manufactured from 1989 until 1990. It was a luxury sport/utility car which failed because of a lack of financing. Extrenal Links David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles. ..
La forza del destino
Cover of first bilingual edition of the libretto of La forza del destino, St. Petersburg 1862 La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny) is an Italian opera by Giuseppe Verdi. The libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on a Spanish drama, Don Alvaro o La Fuerza de Sino (1835), b..
La Fossa
La Fossa is one of the earlier rap groups from Italy and one of the first from the Island of Sardinia (Sardegna). They formed in 1996. Unlike fellow Sardinian rap group Sa Razza, La Fossa usually does not rap in Sardinian, and uses primarily Italian lyrics. Their first full-length CD was neverthele..
La Fourche (Paris Metro)
La Fourche is a station of the Paris Metro, serving Line 13. North of this station, the line forks into two branches. |- | align=center colspan=2 bgcolor=#|Paris Metro ..
La Fourmi
La Fourmi (The Ant in French) was one of the first supermarket chains to open in Romania. As of 2001, it has six outlets in Bucharest only. La Fourmi is a joint venture between Romanian and Lebanese investors. See also Supermarkets in Romania ..
La France (song)
"La France" is a 2001 song by the French hip hop band Sniper. It addresses perceived injustices committed against minorities by the French political system and the fact that even though there is an overwhelming amount of people of African and Arab origins in France, they are poorly represented in po..
La France M16K
AR-15-related firearm articles: AR-10, AR-15 M16/A1/A2/A3/A4 M4/A1 Carbine Diemaco C7, C8 Colt Commando, XM177, CAR-15 M231 FPW SDM-R, SAM-R Mark 11 'SWS' Mark 12 'SPR' SEAL Recon Rifle Mark 18 'CQBR' Ares Shrike La France M16K KAC SR-25 The La France M16K is a M16 rifle modified by the compa..
La Francophonie
La Francophonie The Francophonie flag, symbolising the five continents, was adopted in 1987 on Niger's suggestion Official languages French Executive Secretariat Abdou Diouf (since 2002) Established 1970. Member states 49 (plus 4 associate members and 10 observers) Headquart..
La Franja
Language distribution in Aragon La Franja de Ponent /lɑˈfrɑɲ.ʒε.ðe.poˈnent/ or La Francha de Lebán (Catalan for Western Strip and Aragonese for Eastern Strip respectively), or simply La Franja, refers to four comarques in the east of the Autonomous Community of Aragon, which are l..
La Fronde
For the historical disturbances in France, see Fronde La Fronde (The Sling) was a feminist newspaper first published in Paris, France on December 9, 1897 by activist Marguerite Durand (1864-1936). Durand, a well known actress and journalist, used her high-profile image to attract many notable Paris..
La Frontière de la vie
La Frontière de la vie (The Frontier of Life) is the seventh book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1977. (ISBN 2-8001-0672-7) Story Ingrid has succumbed to an unknown disease similar to anemia. As Yoko visits her sick friend in Rothenburg, Ingrid's cous..
La Fuerza Del Destino
La Fuerza del Destino, released in 2004, relaunched the career of Fey, a popular Mexican artist in the 1990s. The album is a tribute to the successful Spanish goup, Mecano, which wowed audiences all over the world in the mid 80s and early 90s. Track listing "Mujer Contra Mujer""Aire""Barco A Ven..
La Fuga
La Fuga (international, English title: The Escape) is a 2001 Argentine film directed by Eduardo Mignogna and starring Ricardo Darin, Patricio Contreras, Miguel Angel Sola, Gerardo Romano and Ines Estevez. The film received 5 award wins & 11 nominations. Plot summary In the summer of 1928, severa..
La Fura dels Baus
La Fura dels Baus is a Spanish theatrical group founded in 1979 in Barcelona known for their violent urban theatre, making use of unusual settings and doing away with the boundaries separating audience and actors. [Official site] [Naumon site] ..
La Furia del Norte
La Furia del Norte (Spanish for "The Fury from the North") is a rudo (heel) stable based in the Lucha Libre promotion CMLL in Mexico. The name comes from all members the being from Northern Mexico. El Terrible, Tarzan Boy and Héctor Garza all hale from Monterrey, Nuevo León and Perro Aguayo, Jr...
Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl
Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl (Let, Princess, let still one more glance) is a secular cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. In Wolfgang Schmieder's catalogue of Bach's works it is BWV 198. It was written at the request of the University of Leipzig as a funeral ode for Christiane Eberhardine, ..
Ólafsfjörður
Ólafsfjörður is a town in the northwest of Iceland located at the mouth of the fjord Eyjafjörður. The town is connected to the city of Akureyri via a 3.5 km one-lane tunnel. Fishing is the main industry in the town and several trawlers make their home in the town's harbor. Tourism is also an i..
Ólafsvík
The fishing town Ólafsvík is situated on the western end of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in Iceland. The town has 1,008 inhabitants (31 December 2004). Because of its situation at the entrance of the fjord Breiðafjörður, the town was the first town of Iceland to receive a licence from the Dan..
Ólafur
Ólafur is an Icelandic name that means "King" in English. Notable Icelanders named Ólafur include; Ólafur Thors, a former Prime Minister.Ólafur Jóhannesson, another former Prime Minister.Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the current PresidentÓlafur Ingi Skúlason, a footballer.Ólafur Örn Bjarnason,..
Ólafur Elíasson
Ólafur Elíasson (born 1967 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is an Icelandic artist, arguably most famous (at least in the UK) for his exhibition The Weather Project at the Tate Modern, London, in 2003. That same year, he also represented Denmark at the Venice Biennale. From 1989 until 1995 he studied at t..
Ólafur Ingi Skúlason
Ólafur Ingi Skúlason (born April 1, 1983) is an Icelandic footballer and a midfielder, he currently plays for Brentford. Skúlason was born in Reykjavík, Iceland and, before playing for Arsenal F.C., played for Icelandic soccer team Fylkir. After the Icelandic season had come to a close, he wa..
Ólafur Jóhannesson
Ólafur Jóhannesson (March 1, 1913–May 20, 1984) was Prime Minister of Iceland for the Progressive Party on two occasions. He served his first term from 14 July 1971 to 28 August 1974, and his second term from 1 September 1978 to 15 October 1979. |- style="text-align: center;" |- styl..
Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson
Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson (born September 26, 1962) is an Icelandic writer and businessman. He is currently the Executive Vice President of Time Warner. Contents 1 Education2 Career3 Writer4 References5 External links Education He received his bachelor's degree in Physi..
Ólafur Örn Bjarnason
Ólafur Örn Bjarnason (born May 15, 1975) is an Icelandic football defender. He started his career in Grindavík, and returned there after two years in Swedish club Malmö FF. In 2004, he moved from Grindavík to SK Brann in Bergen, Norway. His first season was successful, and he played every le..
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Order 5th President of Iceland Term of office 1st August 1996 – Predecessor Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Date of birth 14th May 1943 Political party N/A (the president is not supposed to be affiliated with a political party) Profession Former Profess..
Ólafur Thors
--> Ólafur Thors (January 19, 1892–December 31, 1964) was an Icelandic politician of the Independence Party, who served as Prime Minister of Iceland on five occasions: 16 May 1942 to 16 December 194221 October 1944 to 4 February 19476 December 1949 to 14 March 195011 September 1953 to 24 Ju..
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