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L'Appartement
L'Appartement (1996) is a critically acclaimed French film starring Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, Jean-Philippe Écoffey and Romane Bohringer. Directed by Gilles Mimouni, this love-triangle mystery drama follows one man's obsession and love for a woman in Paris, when he should be in Tokyo. In 20..
L.A.P.D. (band)
L.A.P.D. (Love And Peace Dude) is noted as the pre-Korn band, since all the classic members of Korn (Head, Munky and Fieldy) but for Jonathan Davis were in L.A.P.D.. Insted of Jonathan Davis on vocals, L.A.P.D. had Richard Morrill. L.A.P.D. formed in the late 1980's in Bakersfield, California. Sign..
Lap
This article concerns the area at the top of a person's legs; for other similarly named articles, see Lap (disambiguation). A lap is a surface created between the knee and waist of a bipedal being when it is in a seated position. A lap only exists in this seated form, and not when a being is sta..
Lap-Chee Tsui
Professor Dr. Lap-chee Tsui BA, MA, PhD, O.C., O.Ont. (徐立之 pinyin: Xú Lìzhī; born December 21, 1950) was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong in May 2002 and assumed office as the fourteenth Vice-Chancellor of the university with effect from September 1 2002. --> Pr..
Lap-lap
Lap-lap is a waistcloth or loincloth worn in Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific. This item of clothing seems to have 3 parts: a front flap, a back flap, and a thread to tie them around the waist. The sides seem to be generally open. How much is covered by the front and back flaps seems to vary. ..
LAPA
LAPA (Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas), was an airline based in Argentina. Contents 1 Code data2 History2.1 Incidents and accidents3 Fleet4 External links Code data IATA Code: MJICAO Code: LPRCallsign: Lapa History The airline began operation in 1977. It went bankru..
Lapa
Lapa is a borough of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Like Mooca, its past is industrial and many proletarian families lived there. In the north area of Lapa, which comprises the neighbourhoods of Barra Funda, Água Branca and the "Low Lapa" (Lapa de baixo) most of people are descendants of proletari..
Lapac
Lapac may refer to: Donji Lapac, CroatiaGornji Lapac, Croatia redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
LAPACK
LAPACK, the Linear Algebra PACKage, is a software library for numerical computing written in Fortran 77. It provides routines for solving systems of simultaneous linear equations, least-squares solutions of linear systems of equations, eigenvalue problems, Householder transformation to implement QR ..
Lapalco
Lapalco is the second album by American singer-songwriter Brendan Benson, released in 2002. Tracklisting All songs written by Brendan Benson unless otherwise stated. "Tiny Spark" – 3:16 (Benson/Falkner)"Metarie" – 3:41"Folk Singer" – 3:50 (Benson/Falkner)"Life In The D" – 3:13"Good To M..
Lapalisse
Lapalisse is a commune of the Allier département in France. ..
Lapal primary school
Lapal Primary School is set in the heart of the West Midlands of England, known as the Black Country. Lapal Primary School Priory Road Halesowen West Midlands B62 0BZ Tel: 01384 818200 Fax: 01384 818201 Url: www.lapal.dudley.gov.uk Mail: school@dudley.gov.uk ..
Lapanga
Lapanga is a census town in Hazaribag district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Lapanga had a population of 7354. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Lapanga has an average literacy rate of 61%..
Lapan Space Center
Lapan Space Center is a facility for rocket launches at Tjulitan, Jawa Barat, Jawa, Indonesia at 6°16' S and 106°52' E. It is used for launching the RX-250-LPN. External link [RX-250-LPN] Encyclopedia Astronautica ..
Lapara bombycoides
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Lapara coniferarum
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Laparoscopic anterior hernia repair
Laparoscopic anterior hernia repair is the method by which a hiatal hernia in patients undergoing bariatric surgery is repaired laparoscopically anteriorly and not posteriorly as in the fundoplication procedure. This procedure was introduced by Dr. Sami Ahmad from Germany, and researches have shown ..
Laparoscopic surgery
Laparoscopic surgery, also called keyhole surgery (when natural body openings are not used), bandaid surgery, or minimally invasive surgery (MIS), is a surgical technique. Medically, laparoscopic surgery refers only to operations within the abdomen or pelvic cavity. Laparoscopic surgery belongs to ..
Laparotomy
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Lapatinib
Lapatinib is an anti-cancer drug developed by GlaxoSmithKline as a treatment for solid tumours such as breast and lung cancer which is undergoing clinical trial as of 2006. Lapatinib ditosylate (GSK572016) is an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and HER2/neu (ErbB-2) dual tyrosine kinase inh..
Lapau
The Lapau is located in Bandar Seri Begawan, across the Royal Regalia Building and the Brunei History Centre. It is the ceremonial hall where the royal ceremonis of Brunei are traditionally held. It was also here, beneath the interior's exquisite golden-domed ceiling, that the present Sultan of Brun..
LAPA flight 3142
LAPA Flight 3142 was a flight from Buenos Aires to Córdoba, Argentina operated by the Argentinian airline LAPA. The plane crashed at the Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires on 31 August 1999 at 20:54 local time, shortly after take-off. The crash resulted in 65 fatalities, 17 persons severel..
LAPB
LAPB (Link Access Procedure, Balanced) is a data link layer protocol in the X.25 protocol stack. LAPB is a bit-oriented protocol derived from HDLC that ensures that frames are error free and in the right sequence. Link Access Procedure, Balanced (LAPB) is used to manage communication and packet fra..
LAPD (disambiguation)
The abbreviation LAPD may refer to: Los Angeles Police Department.Link Access Procedures, D channel, the Layer 2 signalling protocol of the ISDN.The Large Plasma Device at UCLA ..
LAPD Hollenbeck Division
The Hollenbeck Division of the Los Angeles Police Department serves the easternmost portions of the city of Los Angeles, including the communities of Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights, and El Sereno. Its station house is at 2111 East 1st Street in Boyle Heights. ..
LAPD Pacific Division
--> The Pacific Division of the Los Angeles Police Department serves the southern portion of the West Side. Communities under its protection include Palms, Mar Vista, Venice, Del Rey, Westchester, and Playa del Rey. The station house is at 12312 Culver Boulevard on the border between Mar Vista a..
LAPD phonetic alphabet
The LAPD phonetic alphabet is not a phonetic alphabet in the sense in which that term is used in phonetics, i.e., it is not a system for transcribing speech sounds. See the phonetic alphabet disambiguation page, and also phonetic notation.'' At some point in the early history of emergency service ..
LAPD Rampart Division
The Rampart Division of the Los Angeles Police Department serves the districts to the west and northwest of Downtown Los Angeles, including Echo Park, Pico-Union and Westlake. Its name is derived from Rampart Boulevard, one of the principal thoroughfares in its patrol area. The station house is lo..
LAPD West Los Angeles Division
The West Los Angeles Division of the Los Angeles Police Department serves the northern portion of the West Side. Communities within its service area include Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Westwood, West Los Angeles, Rancho Park, Beverlywood, and Cheviot Hills. The station house is at 1663 Butler Av..
LAPD Wilshire Division
The Wilshire Division of the Los Angeles Police Department serves the Mid-Wilshire area, covering a wildly diverse range of communities such as Koreatown, Mid-City, Carthay, and the Fairfax District. The station house is at 4861 West Venice Boulevard in Mid-City. ..
Lapeer
Lapeer may refer to: Lapeer, MichiganLapeer County, MichiganLapeer Township, MichiganLapeer, New YorkThis 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..
Lapeer, Michigan
Lapeer is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,072. It is the county seat of Lapeer County6. Most of the city was incorporated from land that was formerly in Lapeer Township, though portions were also annexed from Mayfield Township and Elba Towns..
Lapeer, New York
Lapeer is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 686 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 65.2 km² (25.2 mi²). 64.9 km² (25.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.40%) is water. ..
Lapeer County, Michigan
Lapeer County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 87,904. It is part of Metro Detroit. The county seat is Lapeer6. The county was created on September 18, 1822 and was fully organized on February 2, 1835. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjac..
Lapeer Township, Michigan
Lapeer Township is a township in Lapeer County, Michigan, United States. The population was 5,078 at the 2000 census. The city of Lapeer is located within the township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 83.7 km² (32.3 mi²). 82.9 km² (32.0 m..
Lapel
The word lapel can mean:- In standard suit jackets, the lapels are each of the two triangular pieces of cloth which are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.The town of Lapel in Indiana in USA.This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles a..
Lapel, Indiana
Lapel is a town in Madison County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,855 at the 2000 census. Geography Lapel is located at [40°4′5″N, 85°50′51″W] (40.068006, -85.847478)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has..
Lapemis curtus
The Shaw's Sea Snake Lapemis curtus is a species of sea snake. Distribution: Persian Gulf (Oman, United Arab Emirates, Iran) Indian Ocean (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India) South China Sea north to the coasts of Fujian and Shandong Strait of Taiwan Indoaustralian Archipelago North coast of Australia (No..
Lapemis hardwickii
Hardwicke's spine-bellied seasnake Lapemis hardwickii is a species of sea snake. Diagnostic Characters- Body short, stout, neck region not less than half as thick at midbody; head large; scales squarish or hexagonal, juxtaposed, outer 3-4 rows larger than others, scale rows: males 23-31 around nec..
Lapenotiere
John Richards Lapenotiere RN was descended from Huguenot refugees, who came to England with William of Orange in 1688 and were settled in Ireland. His great grandfather, Frederick La Penotiere, served in the Royal Irish Regiment in the campaigns of the Duke of Marlborough in the War of the Spanish S..
LaPerm
LaPerm Country of origin United States Breed standards (external links) [CFA], [TICA] The LaPerm is a recognized breed of cat. A LaPerm's fur is curly (hence the name "perm"), with the tightest curls being on the belly, throat and base of the ears. La Perms come in man..
Lapeyrouse
Lapeyrouse is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: Lapeyrouse, in the Ain départementLapeyrouse, in the Puy-de-Dôme département Lapeyrouse-Fossat, in the Haute-Garonne départementLapeyrouse-Mornay, in the Drôme département This article consisting of geographical locatio..
Lapeyrouse, Ain
Lapeyrouse is a commune in the French département of Ain. See also Dombes External links [La Dombes and the city of Lapeyrouse] ..
Lapford railway station
Lapford railway station is a rural station on the Tarka Line in Devon, England, serving the village of Lapford. It is served by trains between Barnstaple and Exeter. External links [Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail[Street map] and [ae..
Lapham
Lapham is the name of: Dave Lapham, former player and current announcer for the NFL Cincinnati BengalsDavid Lapham, a cartoonistElbridge G. Lapham, New York politicianIncrease Lapham, a nineteenth century author and scientistLewis H. Lapham, a contemporary writerRoger Lapham, businessman and politi..
Lapham Institute
The Lapham Institute was a well-known Freewill Baptist academy in North Scituate, Rhode Island in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. It was also known as Smithville Seminary, Pentecostal Collegiate Institute, Eastern Nazarene College and Watchman Institute. Contents 1 History2&nb..
Lapham Peak Unit, Kettle Moraine State Forest
Lapham Peak is a Wisconsin state park located in the Kettle Moraine State Forest park system. It is just south of Delefield and seven miles west of Waukesha. The park entrance is two miles north of the Glacial Drumlin State Trail. Contents 1 Activities2 Lapham Peak3 History4 E..
LaPhonso Ellis
LaPhonso Darnell Ellis (born May 5, 1970 in East St. Louis, Illinois) is a former professional basketball player. He was outstanding high school basketball player at East St. Louis Lincoln High School where he lead the Lincoln Tigers to two straight Illinois Class AA Boy's Championship in 1987 and 1..
Laphroaig
A distinctive "pagoda" style kiln chimney at Laphroaig Laphroaig (pronounced "la-FROYG", or [læˈfrɔɪk] ) is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery situated on the island of Islay off the West coast of Scotland. Contents 1 History2 Trivia3 Taste3.1 Tasting no..
Lapidary
A lapidary (the word means "concerned with stones") is an artisan who practices the craft of working, forming and finishing stone, mineral, gemstones, and other suitably durable materials (amber, shell, jet, pearl, copal, coral, horn and bone, glass and other synthetics) into functional and/or decor..
Lapilli
Lapilli are small spherical particles of solidified lava (tephra) which accumulate from phreatic or explosive volcanic eruptions. Lapilli can range in size from 2 mm in diameter to 64 mm in diameter, above which they are more correctly known as volcanic bombs when molten, or volcanic blocks ..
Lapin
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 article. Lapin can refer to: Rabbi Daniel LapinRabbi David LapinA castrated rabbit.Rab..
Lapine
Lapine is an artificial language and constructed by Richard Adams and spoken by the fictional rabbits of his novel Watership Down. The fragments of language presented by Adams consist of about a few tens of distinct words, and are used for naming rabbits, their mythological characters, and objects c..
Lapinig, Northern Samar
Lapinig is a 5th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 10,798 people in 1,872 households. Barangays Lapinig is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Alang-alangBagacayCahagwayanCan MariaCan OmanioImeldaLapinig ..
Lapinjärvi
Lapinjärven kuntaLappträsk kommun municipality in Finland Province Southern Finland Region Eastern Uusimaa Sub-region Loviisa City manager Peter Backman Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area - total - land 269th339.31 km²330.93 km² density 300t..
Lapinjärvi Educational Center
The Lapinjärvi Educational Center is a schooling facility located in Lapinjärvi in southern Finland. The main purpose of the Educational Center is training for civilian service. Finnish civilian service law requires a compulsory general training period at the start of the service. Civilian servic..
Lapinlahden Linnut
Lapinlahden Linnut (founded in the spring of 1983) is a Finnish band which plays humorous music. The band started as roadside musicians. In the beginning, the band used some original instruments such as a ring binder, and they still use an empty beer crate nowadays in their music. Contents 1 ..
Lapinlahti
150px Lapinlahti is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 7,623 (2003) and covers an area of 711.87 km² of which 98.30 km² is water. The population density is 10.7 inhabi..
Lapin Agile
Lapin Agile in Montmartre Lapin Agile is a famous Montmartre cabaret, at 22 Rue des Saules, Paris, France. It was originally called "Cabaret des Assassins"; legend has it that it got this name after a band of assassins broke in and killed the owner's son. The cabaret was more than 20 years ol..
Lapin kullan kimallus
Lapin kullan kimallus (Finnish for The glitter of Lappish gold) is a 1999 Finnish movie, directed by Åke Lindman. The movie is about the Finnish gold rush to Lapland in the end of the 19th century. It stars Pirkka-Pekka Petelius as Nils Lepistö and Vesa Vierikko as Jakob Ervasti. Plot summary &..
Lapin Kulta
thumb Lapin Kulta is a brewery in Tornio, Finland founded in 1873 under the name Torneå Bryggeri Aktiebolag (Tornio Brewery Limited Company in Swedish). It is now owned by Hartwall (Scottish & Newcastle). Contents 1 History2 Brief details3 Beer4 External links History..
Lapio
Lapio is a town (commune) in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. Campania · Communes of the province of Avellino Aiello del Sabato | Altavilla Irpina | Andretta | Aquilonia | Ariano Irpino | Atripalda | Avella &..
Lapis (disambiguation)
Lapis may refer to: Lapis lazuli, a gemstoneLapis armenus, a precious stone resembing lapis lazuliLapis Satricanus, a stone in the ruins of SatricumLapis language, a computer language This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If ..
Lapis armenus
Lapis armenus, also known as Armenian stone or lapis stellatus, in natural history, is a kind of precious stone, nearly resembling the lapis lazuli, except that it is softer, and instead of veins of gold, is intermixed with green. Herman Boerhaave believed it rather to rank among semi-metals, ..
Lapis language
Lapis is an object-oriented stack-based computer language whose interpreter, in its current form, is about 50 kilobytes in size. When it is finished it is expected to be perhaps twice that, but nevertheless will be far smaller than many other popular language interpreters such as Perl, PHP, and Pyth..
Lapis lazuli
"Lapis" redirects here. For , see . Lapis lazuli General Category Rock Chemical formula (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2 Identification Color Blue, mottled with white calcite and brassy pyrite Crystal habit Compact, massive Crystal system None, as lapis is a rock. Lazurite, the ma..
Lapis Lazuli Candypop Bud
This fictional flower resides within the video games Pikmin and Pikmin 2. This flower turns any color of pikmin into it blue, giving it a blue pikmin's abilities, yet giving up its previous abilities (a red pikmin would go from being fire resistant, to being able to breathe underwater). This flower ..
Lapis Satricanus
The Lapis Satricanus, or, "stone of Satricum", was a yellow stone found in the ruins of the ancient Satricum, near Borgo Montello ([41°31′N 12°47′E]), a village of southern Lazio, dated late 6th century to early 5th century BC. It reads: (?)IEI STETERAI POPLIOSIO VALESIOSIO SVODALES..
Lapita
Lapita is the common name of an ancient Pacific Ocean culture which is believed by some to be the common ancestor of several cultures in Polynesia and surrounding areas. The type site in New Caledonia was discovered in 1952. The word Lapita itself is not a place name. A word in a local New Caledonia..
Lapitch the Little Shoemaker
This article is about an animated film. You may be looking for the page on a song called "The Little Shoemaker". Lapitch the Little Shoemaker is an animated film, originally released in Croatian theatres in 1997, and on video in 2000 by Sony Wonder in the United States. This is probably director Mi..
Lapith
In Greek mythology, the Lapiths were a semi-legendary, semi-historical race, whose home was in Thessaly in the valley of the Peneus. Like the Myrmidons and other Thessalian tribes, the Lapiths were pre-Hellenic in their origins. The genealogies make them a kindred race with the Centaurs. In one vers..
Lapithos
Lapithos (Turkish: Lapta) is a town of Kyrenia District on the northern coast of Cyprus, which was a kingdom in ancienty. According to Strabo, the settlement was founded by Spartans. In Assyrian inscriptions, Lapithos is mentioned as one of the eleven Cypriot kingdoms. During the Persian rule, Lapit..
Laplace's equation
In mathematics, Laplace's equation is a partial differential equation named after its discoverer Pierre-Simon Laplace. The solutions of Laplace's equation are important in many fields of science, notably the fields of electromagnetism, astronomy, and fluid dynamics, because they describe the behavio..
Laplace, Louisiana
La Place (sometimes spelled LaPlace or Laplace) is a suburb of New Orleans and a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, on the East Bank of the Mississippi River. The population was 27,684 at the 2000 census. It is the southern terminus of Interstate 55, where it joins w..
Laplace-Runge-Lenz vector
In the classical mechanics of a particle moving under a central force, the Laplace-Runge-Lenz vector is defined as: [ \mathbf=\mathbf \times \mathbf - m k \frac}] where: [\mathbf\!\,] is the position vector of the particle of mass [m\!\,],[\mathbf\!\,] is th..
Laplace-Stieltjes transform
The Laplace-Stieltjes transform, named for Pierre-Simon Laplace and Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, is a transform similar to the Laplace transform. It is useful in a number of areas of mathematics, including functional analysis, and certain areas of theoretical and applied probability. Contents 1&nbs..
Laplace distribution
In probability theory and statistics, the Laplace distribution is a continuous probability distribution named after Pierre-Simon Laplace. It is also known as the double exponential distribution, because it can be thought of as two exponential distributions (with an additional location parameter) s..
Laplace expansion
In linear algebra, the Laplace expansion of the determinant of an n × n square matrix B expresses the determinant |B| as a sum of n determinants of (n-1) × (n-1) sub-matrices of B. There are 2n such expressions, one for each row and column of B. The Laplace expansio..
Laplace number
The Laplace number (La) is a dimensionless number used in the characterisation of free surface fluid dynamics. It is related to the ratio of the surface tension to the momentum-transport inside a fluid. It is defined as follows: [La = \frac] where: σ = surface tensionρ = densi..
Laplace operator
In mathematics and physics, the Laplace operator or Laplacian, denoted by Δ, is a differential operator, specifically an important case of an elliptic operator, with many applications. In physics, it is used in modeling of wave propagation and heat flow, forming the Helmholtz equation. It is c..
Laplace operator/Proofs
This mathematics article is devoted entirely to providing mathematical proofs and support for claims and statements made in the article Laplace operator. This article is currently an experimental vehicle to see how we might be able to provide proofs and details for math articles without cluttering ..
Laplace plane
The Laplace plane is defined as the mean plane occupied by the orbit of a satellite during a precession cycle. In other words, the plane normal to the orbital precession pole of the satellite. It is used to describe the orbits of satellites of gas giants. The "plane" is in fact a non-planar surface..
Laplace transform
In mathematics, the Laplace transform is a powerful technique for analyzing linear time-invariant systems such as electrical circuits, harmonic oscillators, optical devices, and mechanical systems, to name just a few. Given a simple mathematical or functional description of an input or output to a ..
Laplace transform applied to differential equations
The use of Laplace transform makes it much easier to solve linear differential equations with given initial conditions. First consider the following relations: [\mathcal\ = s \mathcal\ - f(0)] [\mathcal\ = s^2 \mathcal\ - s f(0) - f'(0)] [\mathcal\\} = s^n \mathcal\ - \..
Laplacian vector field
In vector calculus, a Laplacian vector field is a vector field which is both irrotational and incompressible. If the field is denoted as v, then it is described by the following differential equations: [ \nabla \times \mathbf = 0, ] [ \nabla \cdot \mathbf = 0. ] Since the curl ..
Lapland
SápmiSameland, Lappland, Lappi, Лапландия (In Detail) National anthem Sámi soga lávlla Languages Sami, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian Area ca. 388,350 km²; (150,000 sq. mi) Population - Sami - Total About 70 000 2 317 159 Independence Non..
Laplander
Laplander can refer to The Sami peopleAnother name for the Volvo L-3314 seriesThis 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 article. ..
Lapland (album)
Lapland is the solo release by Craig Wedren. It was released October 25, 2005 on Team Love Records. This album is the 4th release of Team Love Records. Track listing "Kingdom" - 3:21"Night is Over" - 3:05"Do You Harm" - 2:55"Wanna Drive?" - 3:12"Alone in Love" - 2:35"Fifteen Minutes Late" - 3:43"R..
Lapland (constituency)
Lapland is a constituency represented in the Finnish Eduskunta (parliament). It covers the administrative region of Lapland, with a population of 187,777 (as of 2002). Lapland currently elects seven members of the Eduskunta. The constituency is largely rural, and the only cities in the area are rat..
Lapland Air Defence Regiment
Lapland Air Defence Regiment (Lapin Ilmatorjuntarykmentti) is an unit of the Finnish Army located in Rovaniemi. It was founded in 1989 and some 600 conscripts are trained there every year. Organisation Rovaniemi Air Defence Battery (Rovaniemen Ilmatorjuntapatteristo, RovItPsto)Lapland Military Ba..
Lapland Bunting
The Lapland Bunting, Calcarius lapponicus, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. It breeds across arctic Europe and Asia and in Canada and the northernmost USA. In North America it is known as the Lapland..
Lapland Group
The Lapland Group (Lapin Ryhmä) was a formation of the Finnish Army during the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union. The Group was formed on 13 December 1939 from troops of the North Finland Group. The Group was placed under the command of Major General Kurt Martti Wallenius and had its ..
Lapland Province
Lappi, or the Province of Lapland is one of the Provinces of Finland, and a part of the larger geographical area of Lapland, which spans over four countries. The municipalities in the province cooperate in a Regional Council, which also makes it the Region of Lapland. It borders the Province of Oulu..
Lapland War
Axis-Soviet War Barbarossa – Finland 1941-44 – Leningrad and Baltics 1941-1944 – Crimea and Caucasus – Moscow – 1st Rzhev-Vyazma – 2nd Kharkov – Stalingrad – Velikiye Luki – 2nd Rzhev-Sychevka – Kursk – 2nd Smolensk – D..
Laplatasaurus
Laplatasaurus aurakanicus is a species of sauropod dinosaur. The 18 m (60 ft) long creature was similar to Saltasaurus and also had armored plating on its back, but the plates had much smaller ridges than those of Saltasaurus. ..
Laplink
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LapLink cable
A Laplink cable (AKA lablink or null-printer cable) is a cable that allows one to connect two computers together to establish a direct cable connection. The connection is achieved via the parallel ports on the two computers. No networking hardware such as a network interface card or a modem are re..
LAPM
LAPM, or Link Access Procedure for Modems, is part of the V.42 error correction protocol for modems. ..
Lapoblación
Lapoblación is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. External link [LAPOBLACIÓN in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] () ..
Lapointe
This article is about the location in Canada. For the nearby U.S. location, see La Pointe, Ashland County, Wisconsin. Lapointe was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons. This riding was created in 1947 and was first used in the federa..
Laponia
Laponia (Swedish: Lappland) was a historical Swedish province, or landskap, in the north of Sweden-Finland. In 1809 the eastern part was ceded by Russia, which in effect created a Swedish Lapland and Finnish Lapland. Today the Swedish province serves no administrative purpose, but the Finnish still..
Laponian area
An example of the naturesque wilderness The Laponian area is a large mountaneous wildlife area in the Swedish Lapland province in northern Sweden, more precisely in the Gällivare Municipality and Jokkmokk Municipality. It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. The total area is ab..
Laporte
Laporte, LaPorte, or La Porte may refer to: Any of several communities or local governments in the United States of America: La Porte, CaliforniaLaporte, ColoradoLaPorte, IndianaLaPorte County, IndianaLa Porte City, IowaLaporte, MichiganLaporte, MinnesotaLaporte, PennsylvaniaLaporte Township, Penns..
Laporte, Colorado
LaPorte is a census-designated place (CDP) in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,691 at the 2000 census. The town is located on the Cache La Poudre River northwest of Fort Collins, near the place where the river emerges from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Contents..
LaPorte, Indiana
LaPorte (French for "The Door") is a city in LaPorte County, Indiana, and is also the county seat. The population was 21,621 at the 2000 census. LaPorte is located in northwest Indiana, east of Gary, and was first settled in 1830. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Features4&nb..
Laporte, Minnesota
Laporte is a city in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 145 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 145 people, 57 household..
Laporte, Pennsylvania
Map of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania highlighting Laporte Laporte is a borough in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 290 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Sullivan County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Laporte is surrounded by Laporte Township...
LaPorte Church of Christ
LaPorte Church of Christ is an independent church with an all-white congregation in Laporte, Colorado, led by Peter J. Peters, a Christian Identity minister, teaching that the white "Aryan" race is God's chosen race and that whites comprise the ten lost tribes of Israel, referring to the Bible to ju..
LaPorte County, Indiana
LaPorte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 110,106. The county seat is LaPorte6. This county is part of Chicagoland. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent counties2 History3 Demographics4 Cities5 Towns6 External..
Laporte rule
The Laporte rule in coordination chemistry states that when the transition is g → g or u → u in the ligand field splitting diagram, the transition is forbidden. The rule originates from a quantummechanical selection rule, which states that during an electron transition, parity should..
Laporte Township, Pennsylvania
Map of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania highlighting Laporte Township Laporte Township is a township in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 373 at the 2000 census. Note that Laporte Township surrounds the borough of Laporte. Geography According to the United States ..
Lapovo
Lapovo (Serbian: ) is a town and municipality located in the Šumadija District of Serbia. In 2002, the population of the town was 7,422, while population of the municipality was 8,228. ..
Lapo Elkann
Lapo Elkann (born 1978) is a New York-born Italian industrialist, marketing manager and heir to the automaker Fiat. He is the brother of Jaki Elkann, who is widely expected to become the head of the Fiat group. Lapo Elkann was engaged to the Italian show-girl Martina Stella. Lauded in fashion ci..
Lapo Pistelli
Lapo Pistelli (born on 20 June 1964 in Florence) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Central with the Margherita Party, a Vice-Chairman of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice an..
Lappajärvi
Lappajärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,792 (2003) and covers an area of 523.80 km² of which 102.45 km² is water. The population density is 7.2 inhabitants pe..
Lapparentosaurus
Lapparentosaurus is the name given to a genus of dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic. It was a brachiosaurid sauropod closely related to Brachiosaurus. Its fossils were found in Madagascar. The type (and only known) species is Lapparentosaurus madagascariensis, described by Jose Bonaparte in 1986. ..
Lappawinsoe
Lappawinsoe was a Lenape-Delaware chief. He sold the land of his tribe to Thomas Penn, the son of William Penn, through the Walking Purchase agreement. Source ["Famous Indians, page 3" at axel-jacob.de, URL accessed 03/12/06] ..
Lappa Valley Steam Railway
The Lappa Valley Steam Railway is a 15" (375mm) narrow gauge heritage railway located near Newquay in Cornwall. External link [Railway website] British heritage and private railways England: Appleby - Avon Valley - Barrow Hill - Battlefield Line - Bideford & Instow - Birmingham R..
Lappeenranta
Lappeenrannan kaupunkiVillmanstrand city in Finland Province Southern Finland Region South Karelia Sub-region Lappeenranta City manager Seppo Miettinen Official languages Finnish Area - total - land 85th847.86 km²760.03 km² density 11th58,982+0,1 %7..
Lappeenranta University of Technology
The Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) (in Finnish: Lappeenrannan teknillinen yliopisto, LTY) was established in 1969. The university campus is situated on the shore of lake Saimaa, about 7 kilometres away from the city center. It was originally planned to found a university in Vyborg, bu..
Lappersdorf
Lappersdorf is a municipality in the district of Regensburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Regen, 4 km north of Regensburg. ..
Lappet
Lappets hanging down at the back of a papal tiara A lappet is a decorative flap or fold in a ceremonial headdress or garment. They were a feature of women's headgear until the early 20th century. They remain strongly associated with religion. Each bishop's mitre contains two lappets. The most..
Lappet-faced Vulture
The Lappet-faced Vulture or Nubian Vulture, Torgos tracheliotus is an African Old World vulture belonging to the bird order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus Torgos. A distinct subspecies T. t. negevensis occurs in the Sinai, ..
Lapphyttan
Lapphyttan in Sweden may be regarded as the type site for the Medieval Blast Furnace. Its date is probably between 1150 and 1350. It produced cast iron, which was then fined to make balls of iron known as osmonds. Osmonds occur in English Customs records in the 1250s and seem to be alluded to in ..
Lappi
Lappi is the Finnish name for Lapland and the northernmost province of Finland. Lappi is also a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 3,236 (2003) and covers an area of 213.27 km² of whic..
Lapping
Lapping is an abrasive machining operation. One basic machining process involves the action of rubbing two surfaces together with an abrasive between them, by hand movement or by way of a machine. This can take two forms. The first type of lapping (traditionally called grinding ), typically involv..
Lappish Hag's Love Potion
Lappish Hag's Love Potion (lapin eukon lemmenjuoma) is a traditional Finnish alcoholic beverage made from fermented blueberries, but without the addition of yeast. The fermentation is through the wild yeasts (called the bloom) present on the skin of the blueberry. The drink is also -- more politel..
Lappi cheese
Lappi cheese is so named because its recipe was developed in the Lapland region of Finland. It is made from partially skimmed cow's milk, which results in a cheese nearly identical to Swiss cheese except that it is pasteurized, and so is a little less flavorful, with smaller holes and a slightly fir..
Lappland
Lappland is the name of a geographical region in Sweden and Finland which can refer to: Lapland - the region inhabited by the Sami Lapland, or Lappi (Finnish)/Lappland (Swedish) - a current province and region of Finland Lapland (Swedish: Lappland), a current province of Sweden. Lapland War - a nam..
Lapplands jägarregemente
Lapplands jägarregemente Designation I 22 Type infantry regiment Existence 1975–2000 Colours Green and white Motto none Victory names none none Lapplands jägarregemente (Laponia Ranger Regiment), also I 22, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment located in the province of Lappland..
Lappo
a commonly used abbreviation for lap dancers. not to be confused with "lappee" which is just wrong. ..
Lapponia
Lapponia or Laponia is the Latin name of the historic region of Lappland, a large area covering the northern part of present Sweden and Finland. Lapponia can also mean: Lapponia, an ethnographic account of the region, authored by Johannes Schefferus and published 1673.Lapponia, the name of a Finnish..
Lapponia (book)
Lapponia is a book written by Johannes Schefferus (1621 - 1679) covering a very comprehensive history of Northern Scandinavia topology, environment and Sami living condition, dwelling-places, clothing, gender roles, hunting, child raising, shamanism and pagan religion. It was published in late 1673 ..
Lapponia (song)
Lapponia was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977, performed in Finnish by Monica Aspelund. The song was performed sixteenth on the night (following Italy's Mia Martini with Libera and preceding Belgium's Dream Express with A Million In One, Two, Three). At the close of voting, it h..
Lapp Codicil of 1751
Lapp Codicil of 1751, often referred to as the Sami Magna Carta is an addendum to the Stromstad Treaty of 1751 that defined the Norwegian-Swedish border. This special codicil formalised the rights of the Lapps or Sámi (Sami people) to continue with their traditional migratory reindeer herding acro..
Laprairie—Napierville
Laprairie—Napierville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1935. This riding was created in 1892 from Laprairie and Napierville ridings for the Canadian federal election of 1896. It was abolished in 1933 when it wa..
Lapras
is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise. Lapras' name seems to be a corruption of its Japanese name, Laplace. The name may be a reference to Pierre-Simon Laplace, a mathematician who wrote several books on the mathematical properties of the sea and tides. Its English name was originall..
Lapsang souchong
Lapsang souchong Type: Black Other names: Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong, traditional: [[wiktionary:正 Origin: Mount Wuyi, Fujian Province China Quick description: Souchong smoked over pine fire, smoky taste. Lapsang souchong is a black tea originally from the Zheng Shan p..
Lapscheure
Lapscheure is a town in Damme, a part of Belgium. See also: West Flanders External link [Lapscheure @ City Review] ..
Lapsed Catholic
The term lapsed Catholic describes a person raised as a Roman Catholic who no longer practices the religion. Many lapsed Catholics become so after leaving their parental home or 'growing up', where they may have gone through the paces of religious services to please a more devout relative, especial..
Lapsed power
In politics and government, lapsed power is a term often used to describe a certain constitutionally-granted power of government that is no longer used, according to constitutional convention. This may be because the power's original conditions of use no longer exist, making it an anachronism, or si..
Lapseki
Lapseki is a district of Çanakkale Province, Turkey. Çanakkale | Ayvacık | Bayramiç | Biga | Bozcaada | Çan | Eceabat | Ezine | Gelibolu | Gökçeada | Lapseki | Yenice | ..
Lapse and anti-lapse
Lapse and anti-lapse are complementary concepts under the law of wills, which address the disposition of property that is willed to someone who dies before the testator (the writer of the will). Lapse Lapse is a common-law rule that if the person to whom property is left (called the beneficiary o..
Lapsi
Lapsi was the name given to apostates in the early Christian Church. It also means those who have fallen away from their faith and decide later in life to come back to it. This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. ..
Lapsias
Lapsias is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Species Lapsias ciliatus Simon, 1900 (Venezuela)Lapsias cyrboides Simon, 1900 (Venezuela)Lapsias estebanensis Simon, 1900 (Venezuela)Lapsias guianensis Caporiacco, 1947 (Guyana)Lapsias tovarensis Simon, 1901 (Venezuela) ..
Lapstone, New South Wales
Lapstone ([33°46′S 150°38′E]) is a small village on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The village consists mostly of stand-alone housing and has a few public facilities such as a football field, a number of netball fields and a play area atta..
Lapstone railway station, New South Wales
Lapstone railway station is a regional railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the suburb of Lapstone at the foot of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The station has two side platforms and is served by one train each way per hour in off..
Lapstone Zig Zag
The Lapstone Zig Zag was a switchback built on the Great Western Railway of New South Wales in Australia around 1872, to overcome an otherwise insurmountable climb. The ruling grade was already very steep at 1 in 33 (3%). The original plan had been to build a 3km tunnel, but this was beyond the r..
Lapsus
Involuntary mistake made while writing or speaking. According to Freud in his early psychoanalitic theory it represents a missed deed that hides a subconscious desire. In literature there are a number of different lapsus depending on the mode of correspondence: Lapsus Linguae (pl. same): slip of th..
Lapta
Lapta could be: Lapta (game) - a Russian game.LAPTA (Louisiana Parent Teacher Association).Lapithos, a village in Cyprus.A Soviet TV program from 1988. redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Lapta (game)
This article is about the game. For other uses, see Lapta. Lapta (Russian: ) is a Russian ball game, similar to baseball. Lapta is played on a field of size 20 by 25 sazhens, or about 140 by 175 feet. The edges of the field are marked with parallel lines, and a third line is marked between the e..
Laptev
Khariton Laptev - Russian explorerDmitry Laptev - Russian explorerLaptev Sea - one of the seas in the Arctic Ocean 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 ..
Laptev Sea
A map showing the location of the Laptev Sea. The Laptev Sea (Russian: мо́ре Ла́птевых) is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is located between the eastern coast of Siberia, Taimyr Peninsula, the Severnaya Zemlya and the New Siberian Islands. Its northern boundary passes fr..
Lapte de pasăre
Lapte de pasăre is a candy produced by the Bucaria sweets company in Chişinău, Moldova. It is a marshmallow candy surounded by a chocolate layer. ..
Lapti Nek
Lapti Nek is a song originally in [[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]], replaced by Jedi Rocks for the 1997 rerelease of the film. It is featured on the Mos Eisley Assault level of [[Star Wars: Battlefront II]] as background music. Contents 1 Lyrics1.1 Huttese1.2 English2..
Laptop
A Toshiba Qosmio G20 desktop replacement laptop with a 17 inch screen. A laptop computer or simply laptop (also notebook computer or notebook) is a small mobile personal computer, usually weighing from one to three kilograms, depending on size, materials and other factors. While the terms "l..
Laptopical
Laptopical is a blog founded by freelance journalists Ian Bandy, Lucy Layman and Tom Fox, offering relevant news commentary about laptops, notebooks and mobile computers. In 2005 Laptopical was recognised as a "Hot Site" by the USA Today editorial team. Laptopical is also a past winner of the cov..
Laptop cooler
A laptop cooler or notebook cooler is a device placed underneath a laptop to cool it down by up to 20 degrees. Usually, a laptop cooler consists of one or more fans, powered by either USB or an AC power adaptor. Some laptop coolers allow the user to adjust the fan speed. ..
Laptop Generation
Among other things, the term Laptop Generation can refer to the set of electronic music artists who first made extensive use of computers in creating electronic music. Being more accessible and affordable, computers and laptops helped open a multitude of people to electronic music who otherwise wou..
Laptop theft
Laptop theft is a serious threat to users of mobile computers. Many methods to protect the data and to prevent theft have been developed, including alarms, laptop locks (such as the widespread Kensington lock standard), and visual deterrents such as STOP security plates that are hard or impossible t..
Lapu-Lapu
Named after the hero, Lapu-Lapu is also the name of the grouper fish in the Philippines. Statue of Lapu-Lapu on Mactan island, Cebu. Lapu-Lapu (Kaliph Pulaka) (born 1491, died 1542) is the earliest known Muslim Chieftain of Mactan in the Philippines. Known as the first native of the archipelag..
Lapu-Lapu City
Lapu-Lapu City is a 1st class city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. The city occupies most of Mactan Island, just one kilometer southeast from the island of Cebu, and also covers the whole of Olango Island five kilometers further to the southeast plus a few other islets. Lapu-Lapu City is part..
Lapua
This article is about a municipality in Finland. There is also an ammunition brand named after the town. Lapua (Lappo in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. It is located next to the Lapua River in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipalit..
Lapua Movement
Lapua Movement (Lapuan liike) was a political movement in Finland, started in 1929, initially dominated by ardent anti-communist nationalists, emphasizing the legacy of the nationalist activism, the White Guards and the Civil War in Finland, however soon turning into more of a Fascist movement. The ..
Lapuebla De Labarca
Lapuebla de Labarca is a town located in the province of Álava (Araba), in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. External link [LAPUEBLA DE LABARCA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] () ..
Lapung block
Lapung block is one of the twenty administrative blocks of Ranchi district, Jharkhand state, India. ..
Lapurdian
Lapurdian is a dialect of the Basque language spoken in the Labourd (Basque: Lapurdi) region of the Basque Country in France. Lapurdian, along with Gipuzkoan, is used heavily in Batua, a standardised dialect of the Basque language used in teaching and the media. ..
Laputa
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Laputa is a fictional place from the book Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. Laputa is a flying island or rock with an adamantine base, that can be maneuvered by its inhabitants in any direction using magnetic levitation. Population of the island main..
Laputa (band)
Laputa was a visual rock band from Nagoya, Japan. The band chose its name from the flying island in Gulliver's Travels and tried to portray a simliar unrealistic veiw of the world with their performance. Musically the essense of the band sound was extracted from the three pilliars of "Dark, Hard..
Laputa (disambiguation)
Laputa can have several meanings: Laputa is a fictional place from the book Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. Laputa also appeared in Charles Kingsley's novel The Water Babies. This was obviously a reference to Swift, as Kingsley identifies the island as being visited by "Captain Gulliver". The..
Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur
Lapuyan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 24,366 people in 4,637 households. Barangays Lapuyan is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. BulawanCarpocDangananDansalDumaraLinokmadalumLuananLubus..
Lapu Lapu shrine
The Lapu Lapu shrine is a 20 metre bronze memorial statue erected on Mactan Island in the place of Punta Engaño, Cebu, Philippines, in honour of Datu, Lapu-Lapu who defeated the Spaniards and killed Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. External links [Lapu-Lapu Shrine] (Photo..
Lapwai, Idaho
Lapwai is a city in Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,134 at the 2000 census. It is the seat of government of the Nez Percé Indian Reservation. Geography Lapwai is located at [46°24′16″N, 116°48′16″W] (46.404388, -116.804376)[Geographic referenc..
Lapwing
Lapwings are medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae of the family Charadriidae, which also includes the plovers and dotterels. A lapwing can be thought of as a larger plover. The traditional terms plover, lapwing, and dotterel were coined long before modern understanding..
Lapworth
Lapworth is a village and Civil Parish situated in the East of the county of Warwickshire, United Kingdom. It lies close to the border with the West Midlands and has a population of 2,100 (2001 Census). The village is effectively a commuter town for professionals employed in Birmingham and Coventr..
Lapworth railway station
[Lapworth railway station] Serves the town of Lapworth in Warwickshire External links [Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail[Street map] and [aerial photo] of from Multimap.com {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em auto..
Lapy (Venezuela)
Lapy is a political party in Venezuela. At the last legislative elections, 30 July 2000, the party won 3 out of 165 seats in the National Assembly of Venezuela. ..
Lap (disambiguation)
Lap can refer to: The area on top of the thighs of a sitting person, known as the lap.One circuit around a race track.Lapping, an abrasive cutting method.LAP, the code for Manuel Márquez de León International Airport.Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase, a blood test used to confirm diagnosis of cert..
Lap Circle
A Lap Circle (also known as a Lap Sit) is an entertaining exercise in cooperation, trust and coordination. A Lap Circle is formed by a number of people (the more the better) standing in a circle, shoulder to shoulder, all facing towards the center. The next step is for everyone to take a quarter t..
Lap dance
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. A lap dance is a specific type of erotic dance, in which the patron is seated, and the dancer is either in immed..
Lap desk
The lap desk is both an antique and modern form. Antique lap desk As an antique the lap desk is a smaller variant of the writing slope . It is also called a writing box or a writing cabinet. In certain instances it is known as a portable desk, a term which is usually applied to larger forms. ..
Lap dissolve
A lap dissolve (sometimes called a cross-fade, mix or simply a dissolve) is a technical term in film editing, most often used in the United States, applying to the process whereby the fading last shot of a preceding scene is superimposed over the emerging first shot (fade in) of the next scene, so t..
Lap dog
A lap dog is a dog that is small enough to be held in the arms or lie comfortably on a person's lap. Most lap dogs fall into the toy dog category. A lapdog is not a specific breed, but is a generic term for dogs of a small size and friendly disposition. Lapdogs were bred primarily as pets rather ..
Lap joint
In woodworking, or metal fitting, a lap joint describes a technique for joining two pieces of material by overlapping them. A lap may be a full lap or half lap. In a full lap, no material is removed from either of the members to be joined, resulting in a joint which is the combined thickness of th..
Lap of Honour
Lap of Honour is an EP released 18 January 2006 only in Japan by British rock band Kaiser Chiefs.The album is available for import. Track listing CD UICU-1102"Sink That Ship"(2:37)"Hard Times Send Me"(2:42)"Think About You (And I Like It)"(4:50)"Not Surprised"(3:25)"Na Na Na Na Naa" (Polysics Rem..
Lap of Luxury
"Lap of Luxury" was the American rock and roll band Cheap Trick's comeback album, and also saw the reforming of the original line-up featuring Tom Petersson on 12 string bass. The band had a successful tour of Australia with the release of this album and returned a number of times during its succes..
Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel
A long running "how to" show on PBS hosted by Georgia Bonesteel. The show first debuted in 1979 on UNC-TV and is still on the air. The show shares different quilting techniques and styles from around the United States and the world. ..
Lap Seng
Hillary Clinton, while publicly “opposing” the exploitation of women, kept a close association with Ng Lap Seng, a kingpin of the international slave prostitution trade. Lap Seng also dabbles in heroin trafficking, arms smuggling and murder-for-hire. His prostitution empire is known for abduct..
Lap slide guitar
A lap slide guitar is a conventional (non-resonator) acoustic guitar that is played in lap steel guitar fashion. As with steel guitar, the term can be applied to either the style of playing or to the instruments designed or adapted for this style of playing. Lap slide guitars are now the least c..
Lap steel guitar
Chandler electric lap steel guitar, a modern solid body with the classic Weissenborn profile. The lap steel guitar is a type of steel guitar, from which other types developed. There are three main types of lap steel guitar: Lap slide guitars, the first developed, which use a similar sound b..
La Pagode des brumes
La Pagode des brumes (The Pagoda of the Mists) is the twenty-third book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 2001. (ISBN 2-8001-2948-4) The Yoko Tsuno series by Roger Leloup Characters Yoko Tsuno | Vic Video | Pol Pitron Books Comic books: Le Trio ..
La Palabra
"La Palabra" is episode 128 of The West Wing. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Plot As Super Tuesday apporaches, the three Democratic nominees battle it out to win California as the state legislature passes a contorversial anti-immigrant bill. Externa..
La Pallice
La Pallice is the port of La Rochelle, France, from which it is 3 miles distant, with harbourage for ocean-going steamers. Reference This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. ..
La Palma
This article discusses one of the Canary Islands. For other similar names, see Palma. Satellite image of La Palma, with the Caldera de Taburiente visible. (North is in the lower right.) La Palma, a Spanish island, is one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off Africa. It is located at..
La Palma, California
La Palma is a city located in northern Orange County, California. The population was 15,408 at the 2000 census. It was originally incorporated as Dairyland but changed its name to the main street bisecting the town, La Palma Avenue, when the dairies moved in the 1960's. Contents 1 Geograph..
La Palma, Chalatenango
La Palma is a municipality in the Chalatenango department of El Salvador. ..
La Palma, Panama
La Palma is the capital of Darién Province in eastern Panama. ..
La Palma Airport
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La Palma del Condado, Huelva
La Palma del Condado is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva, Spain. According to the 2005 census, it has a population of 9,925 inhabitants. External links [La Palma del Condado] - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía [http://encycl.opento..
La Palma Giant Lizard
The La Palma Giant Lizard (Gallotia auaritae) was a giant lizard that, as its name indicates, lived in the littoral zone of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain; its habitat ranged from sea level up to altitudes of 800 m. It probably lived in xerophytic vegetation and was presumably an egg-laying..
La Paloma
"La Paloma" is one of the most popular songs ever written, having been produced and reinterpreted in diverse cultures, settings, arrangements, and recordings over the last 140 years. The song was composed and written by Sebastián Iradier (later Yradier) after he visited Cuba in 1861. The first l..
La Paloma, Texas
La Paloma is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 354 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography La Paloma is located at [26°2′55″N, 97°40′1″W] (26.048..
La Paloma-Lost Creek, Texas
La Paloma-Lost Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nueces County, Texas, United States. The population was 323 at the 2000 census. Geography La Paloma-Lost Creek is located at [27°43′5″N, 97°44′30″W] (27.717921, -97.741803)[Geographic references#1GR1]. Accordi..
La Pampa Province
La Pampa Capital Santa Rosa Area km² Population 299,294 (2001) Density 2.0/km² Governor Ing. Carlos Alberto Verna Demonym Pampeano ISO 3166-2]] AR-L La Pampa is a province of Argentina, located in the Pampas in the centre of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clo..
La Pandilla
La Pandilla was a teen music group of the 1970s. La Pandilla, founded in 1970 by Pepa Aguirre. The group had members of both sexes, unlike most pop music bands. Aguirre's son and daughter, and her niece, formed the band, and later, two other boys were added to the group. La Pandilla released their ..
La Panouse
La Panouse Country      France Région Languedoc-Roussillon Départment Lozère Arrondissement Mende Canton Grandrieu INSEE 48108 Postal Code 48600 MayorCurrent Term Alain Tuffery2001-2008 Intercommunality Communauté de communes Marg..
La Panza Range
The La Panza Range is a mountain range on the Central Coast of California in central San Luis Obispo County, east of the small town of Santa Margarita. It is one of the Coast Ranges. The range is about 30 miles long and runs from northwest to southeast between the Santa Lucia Range on the west and t..
La Papessa
La Papessa, also written as La Popessa, is a term used in tarot to refer to The Papess or The High Priestess playing card. It is also a term used informally by some Roman Catholics to refer to a woman who is perceived as exercising undue influence on a pope to the extent that she is seen as La Popes..
La Pared (Shakira Song)
This song is track 2 from Shakira's Latin-pop sensation Fijacion Oral Vol. 1. The song includes an acoustic counterpart. Is it a single or no? No the song is not a single, but it is made for easy access if you want to know about La Pared from Shakira. ..
La Parrina
Antica Fattoria La Parrina is a large winery and farm close to the Italian town of Orbetello in the province of Grosseto, Tuscany. The estate comprises 4.5 square kilometres (1,112 acres), of which less than a quarter is allocated to wine production, although the vineyards represent the vast majori..
La part du rêve
La part du rêve is the first book of science fiction of Vigneau Guy french author. Published in Editions Amalthée (2005). ..
La Part maudite
La Part maudite (eng: the accursed share) is a book by Georges Bataille written between 1946 and 1949. It presents a new economic theory which replaces the idea of exchange by potlatch, that is, a competitive system in which power is displayed in the extravagant loss of personal wealth. The book w..
La Passion
Name of a song made by Gigi D'Agostino. Song information Artist: Gigi D'AgostinoAlbum: L'Amour ToujoursYear: 1999 ..
La Patata
La Patata is an album by Kelly Family. Track listing Disc 1 What's A Matter You PeopleLove Music "N" SunNew Morals (Human Race)Brother, BrotherSpinning AroundSpecial GirlI Wanna Be Loved (Instrumental)Mrs. SpeechlessOh GodTrue LoveSo Many TroublesSo Many ThingsNo One But YouLord Can You Hear My Pr..
La Paternal, Buenos Aires
La Paternal or Paternal (English: 'The Paternal') is a barrio or district in the centre of Buenos Aires city, Argentina. It was founded in 1904 by a City Decree (Decreto) and was named 'La Paternal' after the train station in the neighbourhood, a former industrial zone. La Paternal neighbours the..
La patinoire Saint-Léonard
La patinoire Saint-Léonard is an indoor sporting arena located in Fribourg, Switzerland. The capacity of the arena is 7,144 and was built in 1983. It is the home arena of the Fribourg-Gottéron ice hockey team. ..
La Patrie, Quebec
La Patrie is a village of 800 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. ..
La Paz
This article is about the capital of Bolivia. For other uses, see La Paz (disambiguation). La Paz, Bolivia Central La Paz Panoramic sight of the city of La Paz La Paz or [Chuquiyapu] ("chuqui", 'gold', "yapu", 'farm') is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as..
La Paz, Abra
La Paz is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 12,922 people in 2,534 households. Barangays La Paz is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. BenbenBulbulalaBuliCananLiguisMalabbagaMudengPidipidPoblacionSan Gregorio..
La Paz, Agusan del Sur
La Paz is a 1st class municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 20,880 people in 3,754 households. Barangays La Paz is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. BataanComotaHalapitanLangasianOsmeña, Sr.PoblacionSaguntoVilla..
La Paz, Baja California Sur
For other uses, see La Paz (disambiguation). The Bay of La Paz, as seen from the International Space Station La Paz, the capital of Baja California Sur, Mexico, is a small city on the shores of the Gulf of California. It is located at [24°14′N 110°32′W], on the south end o..
La Paz, Entre Ríos
|} La Paz is a city in the province of Entre Ríos in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It has about 25,000 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the department of the same name. The city lies in the north-west of the province, on the left-hand (eastern) shore of t..
La Paz, Honduras
La Paz is the capital city of the La Paz Department of Honduras. ..
La Paz, Indiana
La Paz is a town in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. The population was 489 at the 2000 census. The town was founded in 1873 and was named for La Paz, Bolivia. At the time of its founding, it was served by the Chicago branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, now CSX. The B&O name a coach..
La Paz, Leyte
La Paz is a 5th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 17,627 people in 3,473 households. Barangays La Paz is politically subdivided into 35 barangays. Bagacay EastBagacay WestBongtodBocawonBuracanCaabanganCacaoCagngaranCa..
La Paz, México
For other places called La Paz, see La Paz (disambiguation). La Paz is a municipality in México State, Mexico. It is located on the dividing line between Mexico State and the eastern edge of the Federal District. It can therefore be considered part of the Mexico City conurbation. The municipalit..
La Paz, Tarlac
La Paz is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 52,907 people in 10,361 households. Contents 1 Geography2 History3 Tourism4 Transportation5 External links Geography La Paz lies on the south..
La Paz (B&O)
La Paz (B&O #5503) is 56-seat revenue coach built for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad by Pullman-Standard in 1949. La Paz was built for the new lightweight Columbian train set for travel between Baltimore, Maryland and Chicago, Illinois via Washington, D.C.. La Paz was named in honor of La Paz, Indi..
La Paz (disambiguation)
La Paz (Spanish: "the peace") is the name of several places: Argentina* La Paz, Argentina* La Paz Department, Catamarca* La Paz Department, Entre Ríos* La Paz Department, MendozaBolivia* La Paz, Bolivia, administrative capital city of Bolivia* La Paz Department, BoliviaEl Salvador* La Paz Departme..
La Paz (Honduran department)
La Paz is one of the 18 departments into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is the city of La Paz. The department covers a total surface area of 2,331 km² and, in 1991, had an estimated population of 112,000. ..
La Paz (municipality)
La Paz is a municipality of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It had a population of 196,907 inhabitants in 2000 (INEGI). The municipal seat, located in La Paz, also serves as the State capital. ..
La Paz Centro
La Paz Centro is a municipality in the León department of Nicaragua. ..
La Paz County, Arizona
La Paz County is located in the western part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of 2000 its population was 19,715. The county seat is Parker. The Colorado River Indian Reservation is located in the county. Contents 1 History2 Geography2.1 Adjacent counties3 Demographics4&nbs..
La Paz Department
La Paz Department may refer to: Argentina*La Paz Department, Catamarca*La Paz Department, Entre Ríos*La Paz Department, MendozaLa Paz Department, BoliviaLa Paz Department, El SalvadorLa Paz Department, Honduras This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated ..
La Paz Department (Bolivia)
The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises 133,985 km² with a 2001 census population of 2,350,466 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with Peru. It contains the mighty Cordillera Real that reaches altitudes of 6.6 kilometers (4.1 miles). Northeaast ..
La Paz Department (El Salvador)
Departamento de La Paz Flag Coat of Arms Location Map Capital Zacatecoluca Area Ranked 10th 1,223.61 km² Population - 1992 census - 2006 estimate Ranked 9th 245,915 315,723 ISO 3166-2]] SV-PA La Paz is a department of El Salvador in the south central area..
La Paz de Carazo
La Paz de Carazo is a municipality in the Carazo department of Nicaragua. ..
La Peau de chagrin
La Peau de chagrin (1831) is a philosophical fantasy novel by Honoré de Balzac. The title is often translated as The Wild-Ass's Skin. Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The novel is about a man who discovers a powerful talisman in an old curiosity ..
La Peau douce
La Peau Douce (The Soft Skin) (1964) is a French film directed by François Truffaut. Despite Truffaut's star being on the ascent after Jules et Jim and Les 400 Coups, La Peau Douce failed at the box office and was blamed by Jean Desailly as the film that ruined his career. Plot The story revolves..
La Pêche Express
The La Pêche Express are a Junior "C" team based out of La Pêche, Quebec. They play out of the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League. The Express have joined the league for the 2006-07 season. ..
La Pêche River
The La Pêche River is a river in western Quebec which flows from La Pêche Lake (Lac La Pêche) in Gatineau Park and empties into the Gatineau River at Wakefield. A grain mill was built in 1838 on the river at MacLaren Falls near Wakefield and is now operated as an inn. A textile mill and a sawmil..
LA Pecol
La Pecol was one of the best cycling teams in Portugal in the last years. The team won in 2003 the Volta a Portugal by portuguese cyclist Nuno Ribeiro. The team disappeared in 2004. ..
La pelota vasca
Poster for La pelota vasca La pelota vasca: la piel contra la piedra (English: The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone; Basque: Euskal pilota: larrua harriaren kontra) is a 2003 documentary motion picture by Spanish filmmaker Julio Medem. Contents 1 Overview2 Criticism3 Awards ..
La Peña de Bernal
La Peña de Bernal is the second tallest natural monolith in the world, located in Bernal, a small city in the Mexican State of Querétaro. Many people make a pilgrimage to the highest point hikeable on this monolith, going to a church about halfway up. More information of the region and a ..
La Penca bombing
The La Penca bombing was a terrorist attack that occorred in Nicaragua during the early days of the Civil War in Nicaragua in 1984. The bombing was carried out (in similar fashion to the July 20 Plot) using a suitcase bomb planted to kill revolutionary Edén Pastora during a private meeting with s..
La Pendé
La Pendé is one of four departments in Logone Oriental, a region of Chad. Its capital is Doba. Departments of Chad Aboudeïa · Assoungha · Baguirmi · Barh Azoum · Barh El Gazel · Barh Köh · Barh Sara · Barh Signaka · Batha Est ·..
La Peñita de Jaltemba
La Peñita de Jaltemba, Nayarit, Mexico, commonly called La Peñita, is a small beach town on Jaltemba Bay with approximately 8000 inhabitants. It's located 64 kilometers north of Puerto Vallarta on Mexico Highway 200. The surrounding area is noted for pineapple, banana, mango and other fruit pro..
La pensée straight
The Straight Mind is the first collection of essays, including one of the same title, by Monique Wittig. Notable essays include "One Is Not Born a Woman," furthering Simone de Beauvoir's feminist political visions, and "The Trojan Horse," explaining her theory of literature as a "war machine." ..
La Perfecta
La Perfecta was a French Antillean big band whose styles included cadence and compas. Discography Pour toujours (DEBS, 1996)L'inoubliable Perfecta (1979)A youskous pas fe fou (DEBS)Help me babyLa divinité (DEBS)Retrouvailles (Hibiscus Records) Reference [Afromix.org] ..
La Péri
La Péri (English: The Peri), or The Flower of Immortality, is a 1912 ballet in one act by Jewish-French composer Paul Dukas, originally choreographed by Ivan Clustine and first performed in Paris, about a man's search for immortality and encounter with a mythological Peri. Contents 1 Synops..
La perla
This article is about the Mexican movie. For other uses, see La Perla. La perla ("The pearl") is a 1945 production of the Cinema of Mexico. The story is based on the novel The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the movie. In 1945, Emilio Fernández, who was in love wit..
La Perla
La Perla District, PeruLa Perla, Vera Cruz, MexicoLa Perla (municipality), one of the Municipalities of VeracruzLa Perla, San Juan, Puerto Rico, area of Old San Juan in Puerto RicoLa perla, (movie), Mexican film of novel The PearlLa Perla (lingerie), a brand of lingerie See also The Pearl, the novel..
La Perla District
La Perla is a district of the Constitutional Province of Callao in Peru, and one of the six districts that comprise the port city of Callao. The current mayor of La Perla is Pedro Jorge López Barrios. It was officially established as a district on October 22, 1964. Contents 1 Geography1..
La Permission
La Permission is a French language novel written by Melvin Van Peebles which was turned into the film The Story of a Three-Day Pass. History By the late 1950s, Van Peebles had been involved filmmaking and had made two short films. He was unable to establish himself as a film director in Hollywood ..
La Perouse
La Perouse may refer to Jean-François de Galaup, count de La Pérouse, a French naval officer and explorer,and the following places which were named after him: La Perouse, New South Wales, a suburb of SydneyLa Perouse Strait, a strait between the Russia island of Sakhalin and the Japanese island of..
La Perouse, New South Wales
La Perouse is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, and is adjacent to Botany and Malabar. It is notable for its old military outpost at Bare Island, and for Botany Bay National Park. Within the park is a memorial place for the remains of twenty-one Australian Aborigines. The suburb is named after Jean-Fr..
La Pérouse (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
La Perouse Strait
La Pérouse Strait (Japanese: Sōya Strait 宗谷海峡) is a strait dividing the southern part of the Russian island of Sakhalin from the northern part of the Japanese island of Hokkaido, and connecting the Sea of Japan on the west with the Sea of Okhotsk on the east. It is 40km (25 miles) long and..
La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans
Dressed Ballet Dancer Degas, c. 1881 Bronze, height 97 cm Royal Academy Degas's sculpture of a young ballet dancer, c. 1881, is of a young dance student named Marie van Goethem. The sculpture was first cast in plaster before it was cast in 1922 in bronze. External Links [History of ..
La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes
La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes is a novel by Canadian novelist Gaétan Soucy. La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes was one of the novels chosen for inclusion in the French version of Canada Reads, broadcast on Radio-Canada in 2004, where it was championed by actor, film di..
La Petite Vie
La Petite Vie was first a stage sketch of the comedy duo Ding et Dong, formed by Claude Meunier and Serge Thériault, and later a hit Quebec television sitcom from 1993 to 1999. The stories of La Petite Vie, sketch and television show, revolve around the strange couple simply known as Pôpa and Mô..
La Piazza
La Piazza is an Italian folk music group that records and performs arrangements considered to be of traditional Latium inspiration. They have released two albums on the Waterfront Records label. They originally started as a quartet, but added three new musicians for their second album. Band members..
La Piedad
La Piedad de Cavadas is a city located in the north-west of the Mexican state of Michoacán, bordering Jalisco and Guanajuato. Its population in the year 2000 was about 84,949 inhabitants. It is located at [20°20′N 102°01′W] Places of interest are the town centre with its beautiful..
La Piedad, Michoacán
La Piedad, in the Mexican state of Michoacán, is a town near the borders of Jalisco and Guanajuato states. Original colonial name was San Sebastian. Current full name is La Piedad de Cabadas. It is bordered by the town of Santa Ana Pacueco, Guanajuato. Both towns stradle the the Lerma river. La Pie..
La Pietà
La Pietà can refer to: Pietà (Michelangelo), a statue in St Peter's Basilica, RomeLa Pietà (church), a church in VeniceAny other specific pietà, an artwork depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of ChristThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles assoc..
La Pietra: Hawaii School for Girls
La Pietra: Hawaii School for Girls, also referred to as La Pietra or Hawaii School for Girls, is a private school for girls in grades 6–12 located in Honolulu, Hawaii. Founded in 1964 by Lorraine Cooke, it moved to the La Pietra campus in 1969. Barbara Cox Anthony has chaired the school's board..
La Pincoya
According to legend, la Pincoya is one of two sisters, the other being La Sirena (a type of Siren), and their brother el Pincoy, all three who drowned and now continue on as ghosts who lead travelers to a large phantom ship, El Caleuche, sailing the seas at night around the southern island of Chilo�..
La Pine, Oregon
View of the Cascades near La Pine La Pine is a census-designated place (CDP) in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. The population was 5,799 at the 2000 census. The community is in an isolated area of central Oregon, consisting of a loose collection of homes and businesses along U.S. High..
La Pintada
La Pintada is a municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. ..
La Pintana
La Pintana is a municipality ("comuna") of Chile located on the province of Santiago in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is one of the poorest comunas in Santiago. It has an area of 30.6 km², a population of 190,085 (2002 census) and an average household income of $11,319 in PPP US dollars ..
La Piovra
La Piovra La Piovra (The Octopus) is an acclaimed Italian TV drama about the Mafia. The story was by Sandro Petraglia. Featured actors include Michele Placido, Patricia Millardet, Remo Girone and Raoul Bova. The production was designed by Luigi Perelli. The soundtrack was by Ennio Morricone, ..
La Piovra 2 (soundtrack)
By : Ennio Morricone Movie : La Piovra Released in: 1984 Country: Italy, France Also known as: Mafia, La (1984, France, dubbed version) Octopus, The (1984) Track listing La Piovra Soundtrack Mille echi (03:20)Tentativo d'amore (05:11)Agguato (05:04)Canzone per la sera (03:50)Notturno ..
La Piovra 3 (soundtrack)
By : Ennio Morricone Movie : La Piovra Released in: 1987 Country: Italy Track listing La Piovra Soundtrack Intimamente (03:18)Strana Bambina (03:54)Silenzi Dopo Silenzi (03:28) ..
La Piovra 4 (soundtrack)
By : Ennio Morricone Movie : La Piovra Released in: 1989 Country: Italy Track listing La Piovra Soundtrack Arresto (02:33)Nel Covo (02:14)Intimamente (03:18) Vocal By Edda Dell'OrsoEsther (04:10)Una Pietra Sopra (03:20)Morto Di Un Giusto (02:04)Troppo Tardi (03:22)Concentrazione (03:18)Per..
La Piovra 5 (soundtrack)
La Piovra Soundtrack La Piovra 5 is a soundtrack for the movie La Piovra, written by Ennio Morricone, released in Italy in 1990. Track listing My Heart And I (05:10) Vocal By Amii Stewart (With L. Gane- A. Stewart- Andrea Morricone)Giustizia (02:42)Contro Tutti (02:38)Stazione Di Palermo (02..
La Plagne
La Plagne is a french ski area in the Alps (Savoie). Created in 1961, La Plagne contains ten separate villages. With 225 km of pistes it's one of the most important ski area in France. It is known for its accessibility to intermediates and beginners, and the connection via the Vanoise Express to Les..
La Plaine, Quebec
La Plaine is a community, and a formerly incorporated town in southwestern Quebec, Canada located north of Montreal. It is now part of the City of Terrebonne in the Regional County Municipality of Les Moulins. Population (2001): 15,673. See also La Plaine, Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, ..
La Plana de Utiel
La Plana de Utiel is a comarca of Valencia province, Spain. Utiel is one of the towns of this municipality. [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] Comarques of the Land of Valencia Alacantí · Alcoià · Alcalatén · Alt Maestrat · Alt Millars · Alt Palància · Alt Vinalopó ·..
La Planeta De Agua
A planet in the Earthworm Jim universe, La Planeta de Agua (Arriba!) is home to Bob the Killer Goldfish. As the name suggests, it is mostly covered by water. It also houses his feline minions, including Number Four, as well as a large quantity of unintelligent fish. The planet was prominently featur..
La Plant, South Dakota
La Plant is a census-designated place (CDP) in Dewey County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 150 at the 2000 census. Geography La Plant is located at [45°8′29″N, 100°39′22″W] (45.141297, -100.656127)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the Unite..
La Plata
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. |} La Plata is the capital city of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as of the partido of La Plata. The city was planned to serve as the capital of the province after the city of Buenos Aires was declared as the federal district in 1880. It h..
La Plata, Maryland
''For the Argentine city see La Plata. La Plata is a town in Charles County, Maryland, United States. The population was 6,551 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Charles County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Although the town's name appears to be derived from Spanish, it is pronou..
La Plata, Missouri
La Plata is a city in Macon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,486 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 History4 Notable5 External links Geography La Plata is located at [40°1′26″N, 92°29′32″W] (40.024013, -92.4..
La Plata (disambiguation)
La Plata (Spanish for "The Silver") might refer to: La Plata, city in Argentina.*La Plata Department, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina*Universidad Nacional de La Plata, university in La Plata*La Plata Astronomical Observatory in La PlataLa Plata, Missouri, city in United StatesLa Plata, Maryland..
La Plata Astronomical Observatory
The La Plata Astronomical Observatory (in Spanish, Observatorio Astronómico de La Plata) is an observatory located in the city of La Plata, capital of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. La Plata was a planned city, intended to become the capital of the province after the city of Buenos Aires..
La Plata Basin
The Río de la Plata Basin (Spanish:Cuenca del Plata) is the name given to the 3,100,000 km² hydrographical area that covers parts of Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. The precipitations falling within this area are collected by several rives to finally reach the Río de la Plata,..
La Plata County, Colorado
La Plata County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. It was named after the La Plata River and mountains; these were given the Spanish name for "silver". As of July 2003, the county's population is estimated to be 46,229, 5.2% more than the 2000 census figure of 43,941. The count..
La Plata Dolphin
The La Plata Dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei) is found in coastal Atlantic waters of southeastern South America. Taxonomically it is a member of the river dolphin group and the only one that actually lives in the ocean and saltwater estuaries, rather than inhabiting exclusively freshwater systems. ..
La Plata Partido
La Plata is a partido (department) in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, located some 60 kilometres south-east of the city of Buenos Aires. It has an area of 926 km², and a population of 574,369 (2001 census [INDEC]). Its capital is La Plata, which is also the capital of the province. A..
La Plata Peak
La Plata Peak is the fifth highest mountain in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Sawatch Range in northwestern Chaffee County, approximately 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Leadville, Colorado, just south of Twin Lakes and Colorado State Highway 82 on the east side of Independence ..
La Pléiade
French literature French literary history Medieval 16th century - 17th century 18th century -19th century 20th century - Contemporary French Writers Chronological list - - [[Portal:France|France Portal]] [[Portal:Literature|Literature Portal]]This box: [ view] • &..
La Plume Township, Pennsylvania
La Plume Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 603 at the 2000 census. It is home to Keystone College [link] Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²), all land. Dem..
La Población (album)
La Población was a music album recorded by Víctor Jara and released in 1972. It was recorded in homage of the struggle of people living in the poorest working class districts of Santiago de Chile, sometimes refered to as “shanty towns”. Track listing "Lo único que tengo" (Víctor Jara)"E..
La Pobla de Segur
La Pobla de Segur is a municipality in the comarca of Pallars Jussà, in the province of Lleida (Lerida), part of the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. As of 2005, the municipality had a population of 3,043. External link [Pobla De Segur homepage] [http://encycl.opentop..
La Pocatière, Quebec
La Pocatière is a town in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. A Bombardier plant which manufactures subway and railway cars is located there. Educational institutions include the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and the Cégep de La Po..
La Pointe, Wisconsin
La Pointe is a town in Ashland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 246 at the 2000 census. The town includes all of the Apostle Islands. There is an unincorporated community named La Pointe on Madeline Island, the largest of the Apostle Islands and the only one open for comme..
La Pointe-de-l'Île (electoral district)
La Pointe-de-l'Île is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 98,878. The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Anjou—Rivière-Des-Prairies, Hochelaga—Maisonneuve, and Mercier riding..
La Pointe County, Wisconsin
La Pointe County was established in 1845. Its parent county was St. Croix County, encompassing the remaining portions of the Northwest Territory in Wisconsin Territory north of the line drawn from the confluence of the Ripple River with the Mississippi River (today, near Aitkin, MN) to the western ..
La Pointe Lighthouse
The La Pointe lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Long Island, one of the Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior in Ashland County, Wisconsin, near the city of Bayfield. Currently owned by the National Park Service and part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, it was added to the National Regis..
La policia de mustace
Contents 1 La Policia De Mustace2 Band Members3 Discography4 External Links La Policia De Mustace La Policia De Mustace is a new wave band from Rochester, New York. It sprung to life on June 5th, 2005 with the bands first recordings. The band has now released 3 full length..
La Polla Records
La Polla Records were a radical Spanish punk rock band. La Polla Records was formed in 1979 in Agurain, a small town in Euskadi. Its original founders were Evaristo Paramos (vocals), Maleguin, Txarly and Sume. The name was somewhat controversial because in Spanish, "polla" is slang for penis. Co..
La Pommeraye
La Pommeraye is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: La Pommeraye, in the Maine-et-Loire départementLa Pommeraye, in the Calvados département La Pommeraie-sur-Sèvre, in the Vendée département This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles ass..
La Pommeraye, Calvados
La Pommeraye is a commune of the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie région in France. Its postal code is 14690. The INSEE code is 14510. ..
La Porchetta
La Porchetta is a restaurant franchise in Australia and New Zealand that has become one of the most successful Italian restaurants in those countries. It was established in 1985 by Rocco Pantaleo and Felice Nania who bought a run-down pizza parlour that was called La Porchetta on Rathdowne Street, C..
La Porte, California
La Porte is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 43 at the 2000 census. Geography La Porte is located at [39°40′55″N, 120°59′5″W] (39.681908, -120.984732)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United S..
La Porte, Texas
La Porte is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 31,880. La Porte is most famous as the location of the Battle of San Jacinto on 21 April 1836, which ended the Texas Revolution, establis..
La Porte City, Iowa
La Porte City is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,275 at the 2000 census. Geography La Porte City is located at [42°18′49″N, 92°11′18″W] (42.313606, -92.188291)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census B..
La Porte des âmes
La Porte des âmes (The Gate of Souls) is the twenty-first book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1996. (ISBN 2-8001-2340-0) Story Using the Ryu, the spaceship she acquired in Les Exilés de Kifa, Yoko and her friends discover the remains of Ultima, one o..
La Porte Independent School District
La Porte Independent School District is a school district based in La Porte, Texas, United States. The district serves the cities of La Porte, Morgan's Point, and Shoreacres, a small portion of Pasadena, a small portion of Deer Park. The district includes Lomax, which was once an incorporated city ..
La Posada de Albuquerque
La Posada de Albuquerque (formerly the Hilton Hotel) is a historic building located at 125 2nd Street NW in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Opened in 1939, it was Conrad Hilton's fourth hotel and the first modern highrise hotel in the state. Architect Anton F. Korn designed the ten-story building in the..
La Posa Plain
The La Posa Plain is a wide, generally flat plain in western Arizona near the Colorado River. The plain lies to the east of the Colorado River Indian Reservation and east of the Dome Rock Mountains. Quartzsite, Arizona lies on the western part of the plain, which crosses both Interstate 10 and Highw..
La Possession
La Possession is a commune in the French overseas département of Réunion. It is located on the northwest side of the island of Réunion, between the administrative center (préfecture) of Saint-Denis and the commune of Le Port. In the 1999 census, La Possession had a population of 21,904. Exter..
La Posta Astro-Geophysical Observatory
La Posta Astro-Geophysical Observatory The La Posta Astro-Geophysical Observatory was built at Point Loma in 1964 by the Naval Electronics Laboratory. The site was built at a 3,900 foot (1,200 meter) altitude site in the Laguna Mountains, 65 miles (105 kilometers) east of San Diego. History T..
La Poste
La Poste is the mail service of France, which also operates postal services in the French Overseas Departments of Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana, and the territorial collectivities of Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Mayotte. La Poste postage stamps are valid for use in the Oversea..
La Poudre Pass
La Poudre Pass, elevation 3101 m (10 175 ft), is a mountain pass located in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. The pass is located within Rocky Mountain National Park along the boundary between Grand and Larimer counties. The pass straddles the continental divide and sepa..
La Poynor Independent School District
La Poynor Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Larue, an unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas. The district is located in southeastern Henderson County and extends into northern Anderson County. La Poynor ISD has three campuses - La Poyn..
La Prairie
La Prairie may refer to: Places Canada*La Prairie, Quebec United States*La Prairie, Illinois*La Prairie, Minnesota*La Prairie Township, Minnesota*La Prairie, Wisconsin Other [La Prairie], a brand of cosmetics owned by Beiersdorf This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: ..
La Prairie, Illinois
La Prairie is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 60 at the 2000 census. Geography La Prairie is located at [40°8′54″N, 91°0′9″W] (40.148301, -91.002433)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ..
La Prairie, Minnesota
La Prairie is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 605 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. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 605 people, 239 househ..
La Prairie, Quebec
La Prairie is a town in southwestern Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Saint-Jacques River and the Saint Lawrence River in the Regional County Municipality of Rousillon. According to the Canada 2001 Census: Population: 18,896% Change (1996-2001): 10.3Dwellings: 7,486Area (km²): 43.69Density..
La Prairie, Wisconsin
La Prairie is a town in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 929 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 89.7 km² (34.6 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 929 people, 342 househo..
La Prairie (electoral district)
La Prairie (previously known as Laprairie) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1896 and from 1968 to 1997. The riding of "Laprairie" was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It was abolished in 1892 whe..
La Prairie Township, Minnesota
La Prairie Township is a township in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 371 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 277.2 km² (107.0 mi²). 257.9 km² (99.6 mi²) of it is land and 19.4 km² (7.5 mi�..
La Praz
La Praz is a municipality in the district of Orbe of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ..
La Première Chaîne
La Première Chaîne is the news and information service of la Société Radio-Canada, the French language public broadcaster in Canada. Its sibling network CBC Radio One is a generally equivalent service. The service is available across Canada, although not as widely as CBC Radio One. Only the pro..
La Prensa
For other similarly named newspapers, see La Prensa (disambiguation). La Prensa is a Nicaraguan newspaper, with offices in the capital Managua. Its current circulation is placed at 42,000. Contents 1 History2 Current Positions3 References4 External links History La Prensa i..
La Prensa (disambiguation)
La Prensa ("The Press") is a frequently used name for newspapers in the Spanish-speaking world. An incomplete list includes: La Prensa Argentina La Prensa (Buenos Aires)La Prensa (Santa Cruz)Bolivia La Prensa (La Paz)Chile La Prensa (Curicó)Honduras La Prensa (San Pedro Sula)Ecuador La Prensa (R..
La Prensa de Curicó
La Prensa de Curicó (Spanish: "The Press"), is a daily newspaper published in Curicó and owned by Empresa Periodística Curicó LTDA. This headquarters are located in Merced 373 Curicó, Chile. The newspaper was founded in november 13,1898. External link [La Prensa Online] ..
La Presa, California
La Presa is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, United States. The population was 32,721 at the 2000 census. The community was part of neighboring Spring Valley's census area from 1970 to 1990. La Presa is Spanish for "The Dam". The community is served by a 91977 ZIP cod..
La Presa, Texas
La Presa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Webb County, Texas, United States. The population was 508 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography La Presa is located at [27°23′54″N, 99°26′53″W] (27.398305,..
La Présentation, Quebec
La Présentation is a parish municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Salvail River in the Regional County Municipality of Les Maskoutains. According to the Canada 2001 Census: Population: 1,879% Change (1996-2001): 1.5Dwellings: 698Area (sq. km.): 94.48Density (persons per sq. km.): 19...
La Presse
La Presse can refer to La Presse (Canadian newspaper)La Presse (French newspaper) ..
La Presse (Canada)
La Presse, founded in 1884, is a large-circulation French-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec. It is owned today by Groupe Gesca, a subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada. Contents 1 Description2 History3 Editorial Line4 See also5 External link Des..
La Presse (France)
In 1836 Émile de Girardin inaugurated penny press journalism in a popular conservative newspaper, La Presse, the subscription to which was only forty francs a year. ..
La preuve du contraire
La Preuve Du Contraire is the second album of the 'A La Recherche De La Nouvelle Star' winner - Jonatan Cerrada. Like the first album Siempre 23 most of the songs are in French however on this second album 2 tracks are in Spanish while 1 is part Spanish, this album contains more songs and is longe..
La Preuve Du Contraire
La Preuve Du Contraire(is the second album of the 'A La Recherche De La Nouvelle Star' winner - Jonatan Cerrada. Like the first album Siempre 23 most of the songs are in French however on this second album 2 tracks are in Spanish while 1 is part Spanish, this album contains more songs and is longe..
La Prevoyante Handicap
The La Prevoyante Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses. The La Prevoyante Handicap is raced at Calder Race Course each year. The race is open to filles and mares, age three and up willing to race one and one-half miles on the turf. The Grade II race carries a purse of $200000. ..
La Princesse de Clèves
La Princesse de Clèves is a French novel, regarded by many as one of the first European novels and a classic of its era. Its writer is most often held to be Madame de La Fayette. Published anonymously in March 1678, and set in the royal court of Henry II of France a century earlier, it recreates ..
La Prisonnière
La Prisonnière (The Prisoner) is a novel by Marcel Proust and a film by Henri-Georges Clouzot. 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 int..
La Proie et l'ombre
La Proie et l'ombre (The Prey and the Shadow) is the twelfth book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1982. (ISBN 2-8001-0908-4) Story While working on a report in Scotland, Yoko and Pol literally run into Cecilia, a disturbed young woman who is held like a..
La promesse
La promesse is a 1996 film by the Belgian brothers Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne. External links [La Promesse] at the [Arts & Faith Top100 Spiritually Significant Films list] ..
La Pryor, Texas
La Pryor is a census-designated place (CDP) in Zavala County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,491 at the 2000 census. Geography La Pryor is located at [28°56′38″N, 99°50′40″W] (28.943879, -99.844349)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United Sta..
La Psychologie de l'Art
La Psychologie de l'Art (The Psychology of Art) is a book written by the French adventurer and film theorist André Malraux. It contains some of the most important thoughts on montage theory along with his Russian colleagues Eisenstein and Pudovkin. ..
La Pucelle
La Pucelle can mean different things: La Pucelle is another name for Joan of Arc[[La Pucelle: Tactics]] is a computer role-playing game for the PlayStation 2 This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this pag..
La Pucelle: Tactics
La Pucelle: Tactics is a tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation 2, developed by Nippon Ichi Software. It was released in Japan in January 2002, and in North America by Mastiff LLC in May 2004. Much like [[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness]] (also developed by Nippon Ichi), La Pucelle is a turn-ba..
La Puebla, New Mexico
La Puebla is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,296 at the 2000 census. Geography La Puebla is located at [35°59′32″N, 106°0′2″W] (35.992296, -106.000425)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the U..
La Puente, California
La Puente is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 41,063 at the 2000 census. Incorporated: August 1, 1956City motto: "Where the Past Meets the Future"City flower: The Golden HibiscusCity colors: Green and White. History In 1769, the Gaspar de Portolà expedit..
La Puerta, Texas
La Puerta is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,636 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography La Puerta is located at [26°21′4″N, 98°45′14″W] (26.35..
La Punta
La Punta is a district of the Constitutional Province of Callao in Peru, and one of the six districts that comprise the port city of Callao. It is located in a peninsula in the western part of the province and is almost entirely surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, except on its northeastern side, wh..
La Push, Washington
La Push is a small unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington. It is home to the Quileute Indian Tribe and is located along the Quileute River. It is known for its surfing and whaling, as well as natural beauty. External links * Nearby hiking trails on [Hikipedia]..
La Puta Opepé
La Puta Opepé is a Spanish rap group created in Palma de Mallorca at the beginning of the 1990s. It was formed by the union of the two bands Ciber boys and Enverso. The members of the two bands had the same musical affinities since they both belonged to the old Palmesan school. In 1994 they publi..
La Pyramide
Fernand Point's (1897-1955) La Pyramide was a Michelin Guide 3-star restaurant located in Vienne, France. It was widely believed to be the best restaurant in France while Point was alive. Point was born Louhans 1897. A larger-than-life man in every way, he was his generation's master of la grande c..
La Pyramide Inversée
The Inverted Pyramide, Photography by Eric Pouhier --> --> --> --> La Pyramide Inversée (The Inverted Pyramid) is a skylight constructed in an underground shopping mall in front of the Louvre Museum in France. It may be thought of as a smaller sibling of the more famous Louvre Pyramid prope..
Léa Pool
Léa Pool (born 1950 in Switzerland) is a Canadian filmmaker. She attended the University of Quebec, Montreal. Selected filmography The Blue Butterfly (2004)Lost and Delirious (2001)Emporte-moi (1999) External links [Collections Canada - Canadian Women in Film] ..

 

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