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(Last Night We Were) The Delicious Wolves
(Last Night We Were) The Delicious Wolves is an album by the Canadian artist Hawksley Workman, released in 2001 by Isadora Records/Universal Music and re-released for the UK by Ba Da Bing!. It was produced and recorded by Hawksley at 'Hawksleytown' with additional recording, mixing & mastering by ..
L'assedio di Calais
L'assedio di Calais (The siege of Calais) is a melodramma lirico, or opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Salvatore Cammarano wrote the Italian libretto after Luigi Marchionni's play and, secondarily, Luigi Henry's ballet (1827), both based on Pierre Du Belloy's play Le siège de Calais (1765..
L'Association
L'Association is a French publishing house which publishes comic books. It was founded in May 1990 by : Jean-Christophe MenuLewis TrondheimDavid B.Matt KontureKillofferStanislasMokeït, who left soon thereafter. L'Association was one of the most important publishers to come out of the new wave of ..
L'Association des Bibliophiles Universels
L'Association des Bibliophiles Universels (ABU; "The Association of Universal Booklovers") is a French language organization dedicated to producing e-text versions of public domain French texts. It was founded in April of 1993, and has members from Belgium, Canada, France, Portugal, Switzerland and ..
L'Assommoir
L'Assommoir (1877) is the seventh novel in Emile Zola's twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. Usually considered one of Zola's masterpieces, the novel - a harsh and uncompromising study of alcoholism and poverty in the working-class districts of Paris - was a huge commercial success and establis..
L'Assomption, Quebec
L'Assomption is a town in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the L'Assomption River. It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of L'Assomption. It is located on the outer fringes of the Montreal urban area. Most of the economy depends on the agricultural industries of the surrounding plains...
L'Assomption (electoral district)
L'Assomption was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and was amalgamated into the L'Assomption—Montcalm electoral district in 1914. Members of Parliamen..
L'Assomption Airport
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L'Assomption Regional County Municipality, Quebec
L'Assomption (The Assomption) is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The seat is in L'Assomption. The region is named for the L'Assomption River which flows through the region from the north before emptying into the Saint Lawrence River in the south of the region at R..
L'Assomption River
The Assomption River (in French Rivière l'Assomption, named after the Assumption of Mary) is the most important waterway in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, is over 200 km long, and has a drainage basin of 4220 square kilometers. Its source is the Mont Tremblant massif. Seven significant..
L'Assomption—Montcalm
L'Assomption—Montcalm was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1935. This riding was created in 1914 from parts of L'Assomption and Montcalm ridings. It was first used in the federal election of 1917. The district wa..
L'Astrologue de Bruges
L'Astrologue de Bruges (The Astrologer of Bruges) is the twentieth book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1994. (ISBN 2-8001-2101-7) Story Two mysterious men summon Yoko to their domicile in Bruges to force her to reveal the location of a certain vial fro..
L.A. Smog Blog
L.A. Smog Blog is a blog about life in Los Angeles, CA. Created in March 2006, [L.A. Smog Blog] is a "guide to eating, drinking, driving (but not drinking AND driving), walking, breathing, and talking in L.A.," according to the Web site. The blog focuses on life in Mid-City Los Angeles, ne..
L.A. State of Mind
L.A. State Of Mind is the second solo album from Melanie Brown, famously known as Spice Girl Mel B. Brown surprised everyone with her return, it having been five years since her debut album, Hot. The lead (and sole) single from the project was "Today", for which Melanie completed a two-week whis..
L.A. Story
L.A. Story is a 1991 movie directed by Mick Jackson and written by Steve Martin. Set in Los Angeles, California, it tells the story of Harris K. Telemacher, an L.A. weatherman (played by Martin) who falls in and out of love with the aid of a talking freeway variable message sign which arguably spe..
L.A. Style
L.A. Style was a Dutch rave duo, founded and produced by radio host Wessel van Diepen, who also created Nakatomi and the very successful Vengaboys. L.A. Style had short-lived success in 1992 when their song "James Brown is Dead" appeared on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart, becoming the first EDM s..
La'Shontae Heckerd
La’Shontae Heckerd is a Hip Hop model. Contents 1 Introduction2 Life3 Transition4 Awards and nominations5 Videos6 Magazines7 Modelling8 External Links Introduction Born in Seoul, South Korea, La'Shontae Heckerd, better known as La'Shontea or just Tae, ..
Laïs
Laïs (Celtic for voice) is a Flemish group, bringing contemporary folk and world music in a unique manner. The female vocal trio part of Laïs are three young women from Kalmthout: Jorunn BauweraertsAnnelies BrosensNathalie Delcroix They are accompanied by four men: Fritz Sundermann (electric ..
LAS
LAS may stand for: McCarran International Airport, an airport in the United States.League of Arab States, an international organisation of arab nations.lymphadenopathy syndrome, an AIDS related syndrome.London Ambulance Service, an emergency service in London, UKLíneas Aéreas Suramericanas, an air..
Las
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Patroclus killed Las, founder of a namesake city near Gytheio, Laconia, according to Pausanias the geographer. Pausanias reported that the killing was alternatively attributed to Achilles. However Achilles was not otherwise known to have ever visited Pelopo..
Lasa
In Etruscan mythology, the Lasas were gods and goddesses who accompanied Turan, the goddess of love.Lasa is a small village in the province of Basse-Navarre, in the South part of France.Another spelling of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list o..
Lasagna
Lasagna in the crinkly American style Lasagna, also lasagne, is both a form of pasta in sheets (often rippled in North America and other countries, though seldom so in Italy) and also a dish, sometimes named Lasagne al forno (meaning "Lasagne in the oven") made with alternate layers of pasta,..
Lasagna (song)
Lasagna is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of "La Bamba," a traditional song popularized by Ritchie Valens and Los Lobos. There is no full-length music video for this single, though a shortened music video segment was shown in 1997 as a part of The Weird Al Show. Track listing The ..
Lasagna code
Lasagna code is a type of program structure, characterized by several well-defined and separable layers, where each layer of code accesses services in the layers below through well-defined interfaces. The term is in comparison with spaghetti code, comparing program structure to pasta. The analogy ..
Lasair
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Lasairfhíona ní Chonaola
Lasairfhíona ní Chonaola is an Irish singer, born on Inisheer in the Aran Islands. Her first album, which was sung entirely in Irish, was An Raicín Álainn (The Beautiful Comb), and was released in 2002. In 2005, she released a second album, Flame of Wine (a literal translation of her own name)..
Lasalgaon
Lasalgaon is a census town in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Geography Lasalgaon is located at [20.15° N 74.23° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Lasalgaon]. It has an average elevation of 581 metres (1906 feet). Demographics As of 2001..
LaSalle
For other uses of the name, see the LaSalle/La Salle disambiguation page. 1927 dealer showroom poster promoting the new LaSalle. GM used a European theme in its ads that year in an attempt to build the image that the LaSalle was a worldly vehicle, fashionable in all settings and places. The L..
LaSalle, Ontario
Map of Essex County with LaSalle in red LaSalle, a town in southwestern Ontario, is situated in Essex County. It is on the border of the Detroit River and is south of the City of Windsor. The population of Lasalle was 27 781 in a recent census. LaSalle, along with Windsor, is the oldest Frenc..
LaSalle, Quebec
--> LaSalle is a former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It currently consists of the Borough of LaSalle. Contents 1 Geography2 History3 Features4 Economy5 Federal and provincial elections6 External links Geography The borough is lo..
LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts
The LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts was founded in 1984 by De La Salle brother, Brother Joseph McNally. It is located in Singapore. Presently, LASALLE-SIA has five faculties which are design, fine arts, integrated arts, media arts and performing arts. LASALLE-SIA received its Accredited Institution..
LaSalle (borough)
This article discusses the government of the Borough of LaSalle. For information on the borough itself, see LaSalle, Quebec. LaSalle is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists of the former city of LaSalle, Quebec. The current borough mayor is Manon Barbe. The entire boro..
Lasalle (electoral district)
Lasalle was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons This riding was created in 1966, and was first used in the federal election of 1968. See also List of Canadian federal electoral districtsPast Canadian electoral districts External ..
LaSalle (Montreal Metro)
LaSalle Inaugurated 3 September, 1978 Line Green Line Architect Didier, Gillon et Larouche Platform Depth 9.8 metres Rank 53rd deepest Traffic 1,318,865 entrances in 2002 Rank 54th busiest Interstation Distance 812.30 metres to De L'Église 707.25 metres to..
LaSalle Bank
LaSalle Bank is a US banking group that is a part of LaSalle Bank Corporation. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of ABN AMRO It operates primarily in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. Corporate profile LaSalle Bank has its roots as the National Builders Bank of Chicago founded in 1927. It changed ..
LaSalle Bank Open
The LaSalle Bank Open is a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It is played annually at the The Glen Club in Glenview, Illinois, USA. The 2006 purse is $750,000, with $135,000 going to the winner. Winners 2006 Jason Dufner2005 Chris Couch2004 Brendan Jones2003 Andre Stolz2002 Marco Dawson E..
LaSalle Bank Theatre
The LaSalle Bank Theatre (formerly the Sam Shubert Theatre) is a Chicago theatre now owned by the Nederlander Organization. It is located at 18 West Monroe Street in the Chicago Loop area downtown. History The theatre originally opened in 1906 as the Majestic Theatre, after its namesake encompasing..
LaSalle County Nuclear Generating Station
NRC Region Three(Northeast) Illinois Braidwood Byron Clinton Dresden LaSalle County Quad Cities Iowa Duane Arnold Michigan Donald C. Cook Enrico Fermi Palisades Minnesota Monticello Prairie Island Ohio  Davis-Besse Perry Wisconsin Kewaunee Point Beach The LaSalle County..
LaSalle Expressway
LaSalle Expressway is a short highway in Niagara Falls, New York. The expressway begins near the North Grand Island Bridge and Interstate 190 (New York) with traffic to and from the Robert Moses State Parkway The expressway travels east to Williams Road, just south of Niagara Falls International Air..
LaSalle Records
LaSalle Records Parent company Atlantic Records Founded 2004 Founder(s) Travis Barker Distributing label Atlantic Records Genre(s) Various Country US Web address [lasallerecords.com] LaSalle Records is an American record label, and a division of Atlantic Record..
LaSalle Street
LaSalle Street is a major north-south street in Chicago named for Sieur de La Salle, an early explorer of Chicago. The portion that runs through the Loop is considered to be Chicago's financial district. For most of its run, the street has the address 150 West. See Streets and highways of Chicago..
LaSalle Street Station
LaSalle Street Station is a commuter rail terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, serving Metra's Rock Island District. It served as a major intercity rail terminal for the New York Central Railroad until 1968 and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad until 1978. The present structure is t..
LaSalle Street Tunnel
The LaSalle Street Tunnel was Chicago's second tunnel under the Chicago River. It was started November 3, 1869, and completed July 4, 1871. It was designed by William Bryson who was the resident engineer for the Washington Street Tunnel. It was 1,890 feet (576m) long, and cost $566,000. History In ..
LaSalle Thompson
LaSalle Thompson III (born June 23 1961 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American former professional basketball player, who spent most of his 15-year career with the Kansas City/Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers. The 6'10", 245-pound Thompson spent time at both the center and power forward positions. ..
LaSalle—Émard
LaSalle—Émard in relation to the other Montreal area ridings LaSalle—Émard is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. Its population in 2001 was 99,767. Contents 1 Geography2 History2.1 Memb..
Lasallian Crips
A chapter of the Crips gang located in the south. Also called the LC for short. It was founded by an unknown man who goes by the moniker of Big Dick. The main rivals are the OG's and The Lonely Sofas. The LC was the first gang in the area and has owned the other gangs mostly because Big Dic..
Lasallian universities and colleges
Institutions of higher learning, such as universities, affiliated with the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the Lasallians, a Catholic order. Joint activities are coordinated through the International Association of Lasallian Universities, headquartered in Rome. De..
Lasam, Cagayan
Lasam is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 34,082 people in 6,634 households. Barangays Lasam is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. AggunetanAlannayBattalanCalapangan NorteCalapangan SurCallao NorteCall..
Lasana, Texas
Lasana is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 135 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography Lasana is located at [26°15′20″N, 97°41′40″W] (26.255651, ..
Lasara, Texas
Lasara is a census-designated place (CDP) in Willacy County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,024 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography Lasara is located at [26°27′56″N, 97°54′43″W] (26.46544..
Lasaraleen
Lasaraleen is a fictional character in the The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. She appears in only one of the books, The Horse and His Boy. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Lasaraleen is a Tarkheena, a noblewoman of Calormen, an empire to the south..
Lasarte-Oria
Lasarte-Oria is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain. External links [Official Website] Information available in Spanish and Basque.[LASARTE-ORIA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Eus..
Lasar Segall
Lasar Segall (July 21, 1891-August 2, 1957) was a Lithuanian Jewish painter who lived much of his life in Brazil. Segall was born in Vilnius, but moved to Berlin at the age of 15 and studied at the Royal Prussian College of Fine Arts. Frustrated with the academic school of painting in vogue ther..
Lasaulx
Lasaulx may mean: Arnold von Lasaulx (1839-1886), geologistPeter Ernst von Lasaulx, philosopher 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..
Lasauvage
Lasauvage (Luxembourgish: Zowaasch) is a small town in the commune of Differdange, in south-western Luxembourg. As of 2005, the town has a population of 387. Lasauvage was known as an historically French-speaking town. ..
Lasbela District
Lasbela is one of oldest districts of Balochistan province of Pakistan. It was notified on 30 June 1954. Lasbela became a separate district in Kalat division. The district of Lasbela derives its name from the words Las which signifies a plain, the greater part of the area being a flat plain, and B..
Lasbordes
Lasbordes may refer to: Lasbordes, a commune of the Aude département, in FranceToulouse-Lasbordes, an airport near Toulouse, France This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change ..
Lasca
Lasca (also called Laska or Laskers) is a draughts variant, invented by the second World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker (1868–1941). The game is played on a 7×7 board; as with draughts and most descendant games, play takes place only on alternating squares, so that only 25 of the 49 squares ar..
Lascars
Lascar redirects here. For volcano in Chile, see Lascar Volcano. Lascar, which means sailors from East India, is a now outmoded word that comes from the Persian Lashkar (army). The term was used to denote non-Europeans who served on British ships under 'lascar' agreements. These agreements allowed ..
Lascăr Catargiu
Lascăr Catargiu (November 1823 – April 11, 1899) was a Romanian statesman born in Moldavia. He belonged to an ancient Wallachian family, one of whose members had been banished in the 17th century by Prince Matei Basarab, and had settled in Moldavia. Under Prince Grigore Ghica of Moldavia (r..
Lascar Volcano
Lascar is the most active volcano of the northern Chilean Andes. The andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcano contains six overlapping summit craters. Prominent lava flows descend its NW flanks. The largest eruption of Lascar took place about 26,500 years ago, and following the eruption of the Tumbre..
Lascaux
For the French commune in the Corrèze département, see Lascaux, Corrèze. Lascaux is a complex of caves in southwestern France famous for its cave paintings. The original caves are located near the village of Montignac, in the Dordogne département. They contain some of the earliest known art, ..
Lascelles Abercrombie
Lascelles Abercrombie (also known as the Georgian Laureate) (January 9, 1881 – October 27, 1938) was a British poet and literary critic, one of the "Dymock poets". He was born in Ashton-on-Mersey and educated at the University of Manchester. Before the First World War, he lived for a time ..
Lascelles Brown
Lascelles Brown (born October 12, 1974 in Clarendon, Jamaica) is a bobsleigh athlete. He formerly competed for Jamaica and is competing for Canada. He is the first Jamaican-born athlete to win a Winter Olympic medal. Brown was a member of the Jamaican bobsled team from 1999 to 2004, and competed a..
Lascelles Principles
The Lascelles Principles are a constitutional convention in the United Kingdom describing the circumstances under which a monarch may refuse a request from a Prime Minister for the dissolution of Parliament. The Lascelles principles are that the monarch could refuse a dissolution if "the existing P..
Lascivious
In general use, lascivious is synonymous with lustful or lewdness. In American legal jargon, lascivious is a semi-technical term indicating immoral sexual thoughts or actions. It is often used in the legal description of criminal acts in which some sort of sexual activity is prohibited to different..
Lascivious Biddies
The Lascivious Biddies are an all-girl band based in New York City that play a mixture of pop, jazz and cabaret. So far two albums and one E.P. have been released. Biddi-luxe!, their debut album, was released in 2002, the I Feel Biddy E.P. was released in 2003 in wait for their next full album and..
LASD
LASD is an abbreviation for: Laboratório de Sistemas DistribuídosLeechburg Area School DistrictLehighton Area School Districtliquid-applied sound deadenerLittlestown Area School DistrictLocal Agent Services Division of Meridian (Vat)Longman Active Study DictionaryLos Angeles County Sheriff's Depa..
Lasdon Park and Arboretum
Lasdon Park and Arboretum (95 ha / 234 acres) is a public park containing gardens and an arboretum (12 ha / 30 acres). It is located on Route 35, Somers, New York, and open to the public daily without charge. Originally called Cobbling Rock Farm, in 1939 the property was purchased by William and Mi..
Lasegue's sign
Lasegue's sign is a medical sign that involves "straight-leg raising", or SLR. It is of use in diagnosing lumbar disc disorders and tension of the sciatic nerve. It was named after Charles Lasegue (1816-1883). See also List of eponymous medical signs External links [FP Notebook][Fou..
Lasell College
Lasell College, founded in 1851 as a small women's college in Newton, Massachusetts became coeducational in 1998. It became a four-year college in 1989. As of 2006 Lasell has 1200 undergraduate students and a smaller graduate program in business management. The most prominent academic major at La..
Laser
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. A laser (from the acronym Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) is an optical source that emits photons in a coherent beam. The back-formed verb to lase means "to produce laser light" or possibly "to apply laser light to". Laser l..
Laser-guided bomb
A laser-guided bomb (LGB) is a precision-guided munition (PGM) that uses semi-active laser homing to strike a designated target with greater accuracy than a free-fall bomb. LGBs are one of the most common and widespread PGMs, used by a large number of the world's air forces. Contents 1 Overv..
Laser-hybrid welding
Laser-hybrid welding is a new type of welding process that combines the principles of laser beam welding and arc welding. ..
Laser-induced fluorescence
For other uses, see LIF. Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) is a spectroscopic method used for studying structure of molecules, detection of selective species and flow visualization and measurements. The species to be examined is excited with help of a laser. The wavelength is often selected to be t..
Laser-Induced Plasma Channel
Laser-Induced Plasma Channel, or LIPC, is a technology which uses lasers or laser diodes operating at wavelengths which cause atmospheric oxygen to form a plasma. This requires significantly less energy than causing air as a whole mixture to form a plasma. The resulting plasma channel has an extre..
Laserbeak
Laserbeak (occasionally spelled Lazorbeak; known as Condor in Japan, Vautour in France, Gufo in Italy, Laserowy Pocisk in Poland) is the name given to three fictional characters in the Transformers Universe. His toy, when in microcassette form, could fit inside Soundwave, a microcassette player. ..
Laserblast
Laserblast is a low-budget 1978 science fiction film that has reached cult status. It stars Kim Milford and Cheryl Smith, and is notable for Eddie Deezen's debut and a 4-minute cameo by Roddy McDowall. In May 1996, it was featured in the final Comedy Central episode of movie-mocking television serie..
Laserburn
Laserburn is a set of wargaming or roleplaying game rules written by Bryan Ansell in 1980. Written for use with 15 mm sci-fi figures, the laserburn set of rules, published by Tabletop games, is set in a universe where man has reached the stars and the highest pinacles of technology and is well on h..
Laserdance
Laserdance is a synthdance studio project, that was popular in the 80s with the hits like "Laserdance" and "Humanoid Invasion", and continues its production in the new millennium. It consists of two Dutch producers - Michiel Van Der Kuy and Erik van Vliet. They started their production in 1983 and f..
Laserdisc
The Laser Disc (LD) was the first commercial optical disc storage medium, and was used primarily for the presentation of movies. During its development, the format was referred to as the Reflective Optical Videodisc System before MCA, who owned the patent on the technology, re-named the format..
Laserdisc video game
A laserdisc video game is an arcade game that uses pre-recorded video (either live-action or animation) played from a laserdisc, either as the entirety of the graphics, or as part of the graphics. One of the earliest laserdisc video games was Dragon's Lair. It contained animated scenes, much like a..
Laserfiche
Laserfiche is a manufacturer of software and systems for document management, document imaging and records management used by thousands of organizations. It is headquartered in Long Beach, California. History Laserfiche began in 1974, founded by Nien-Ling Wacker. Originally a custom software..
Laserfilm
Laserfilm was a videodisc format developed by McDonnell-Douglas in 1984 that was a transmissive laser-based playback medium (unlike its competitor, laserdisc, which was a reflective system). It worked by having the laser to shine through one side of the disc to a receiving sensor on the other side,..
LaserHub
LaserHub is a 10 thousand square foot entertainment centre in Spindle Way Crawley, a short walk from Crawley's town centre, train and bus station. It's main attractions are it's large Lasertag arena, it's Alienware PC gaming area, Children's parties, and Corporate Events. LaserHub's membership now ..
LaserHub, Crawley
LaserHub is a Lasertag centre in Crawley, West Sussex. It has a bright and airy reception and cafe area and a large Lasertag arena. The Lasertag arena is 4000 square foot and is UV lit and smoke filled. LaserHub also has an Alienware PC Gaming Suite, a cafe and a birthday parties area. It was opene..
Laserium
Laserium is a registered trademark of Laser Images, Inc. for their light shows, frequently performed in planetariums. The shows feature images projected onto a planetarium dome or other screen from a krypton laser, which is unusual among lasers in that it produces a nearly-white light, composed of r..
LaserJet
HP LaserJet first model, 1984 LaserJet is the brand name used by the American computer company Hewlett Packard (HP) for their line of dry electrophotographic (DEP) laser printers. The first mass market laser printer for IBM Compatible personal computers was introduced in 1984 by HP as the L..
LaserLock
LaserLock is a CD-ROM copy restriction technique. [Offical FAQ] [How to copy/backup a LaserLock-restricted CD-ROM] ..
Laserna
Laserna Roberto (born in 1953) is a Bolivian writer and social science researcher with a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. He won the Literary National Prize Franza Tamayo in 1976 before becoming a scientist. His book 20 (mis)conceptions on coca and cocaine addresses drug policy and d..
LaserPacific
LaserPacific Media Corporation, part of Kodak, is a postproduction facility in Hollywood offering a variety of end-to-end services for the entertainment industry. It provides technological solutions, including services such as 16 and 35 mm processing, telecine, film scanning and recording, digital i..
Laserscope
Magazine Advertisement for the Konami LaserScope The Konami LaserScope is a head-mounted lightgun with a microphone and a crosshair that covered one eye. It was an officially licensed product for the NES/Famicom video game console. Konami originally released the peripheral in 1990, in Japan f..
Lasertrak CD2000 Audio Test CD
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LASERTRON
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LaserWriter
Personal LaserWriter LS The Apple LaserWriter was one of the first laser printers available to the mass market. The combination of the LaserWriter printer, publishing software Aldus PageMaker, and the GUI-based Macintosh, is generally considered to have sparked the desktop publishing (DTP) rev..
LASER (airline)
LASER (Linea Aerea de Servicio Ejecutivo Regional) is an airline based in Caracas, Venezuela. It operates scheduled and passenger charter services within Venezuela. Contents 1 Code Data2 History3 Services4 Fleet5 External links Code Data IATA Code: 8ZICAO Code: LERCall..
Laser (debit card)
Laser is the primary debit card system used in the Republic of Ireland. It was launched in 1996 and currently has more than 1 million customers. Seven Irish financial institutions are partners in the Laser card system: Allied Irish Banks, Bank of Ireland, EBS Building Society, First Active, Nation..
Laser (dinghy)
Specifications Under Current Rules Number of crew 1 LWL 3810 mm 12 ft 6in LOA 4064 mm 13 ft 10in Beam 1422 mm 4 ft 7in Draft 787 mm 2 ft 7in Hull weight (with fittings) 59 kg 130 lb Sail Area of total of Main Sail 7.06 m² 76sq.ft Olympic Class The Laser Standard ..
Laser (disambiguation)
A laser is a device which generates a coherent beam of light. Laser can also refer to: Laser (dinghy), a popular type of sailing dinghyLaser (resin), a resin produced by the (presumed extinct) Silphium plant, and used in herbal medicine and ancient Greco-Roman cookingLaser (plant), a genus of the f..
LASER (emulator)
LASER is an emulator for arcade games using the Intel 8080 microprocessor. The name is an acronym that stands for Little Arcade System Emulator Releases. In the earliest versions of the emulator, the name stood for Lopantu's Arcade Emulator Releases, but this was changed when Mickey McMurray chang..
Laser (wrestler)
Laser is a professional wrestler based in Melbourne, Australia. Laser has wrestled for various Wrestling organisations in Australia since 2001, predominantly PCW Australia In 2006 Laser was invited to appear on TWE (Total Wrestling Entertainment) and [PWA Australia] cards, and has compet..
Laser 128
The Laser 128 was a clone of the Apple IIc personal computer, first released by VTech in 1984. Unlike the Apple II clones from Franklin, VTech reverse-engineered the Apple ROMs using a clean room design rather than copying them. Apple Computer challenged VTech in court, but unlike its efforts direct..
Laser 2 (dinghy)
Specifications Under Current Rules >> Number of crew 2 (Single Trapeze) LOA 4370 mm 14 ft 6in Beam 1420 mm 4 ft 9in Hull weight (with fittings) 76 kg 170 lb Sail Area of total of Main and Jib 11.52 124sq.ft Sail Area Spinnaker 10.2 m². 110sq.ft The Laser 2 is a ..
Laser 4.7
This article is about the Laser 4.7. For the general Laser history and more information, see Laser (dinghy) The Laser 4.7 is a one-design dinghy in the Laser series. Because they are a one-design class of sailboat, all Lasers are built to the same specifications. The Laser is 14.3 ft long, with a wa..
Laser 4000
The Laser 4000 (aka 4K, 4-tonner) is a racing dinghy crewed by two persons. Its one-design weight-equalised system enables physically differing sailors to compete on a level playing field. It is most popular in Europe, particularly the UK, France and Italy. The 4000 is a fast, planing skiff-style..
Laser 558
Laser 558 was a popular European offshore pirate radio station (others include Radio Caroline and Radio England) officially launched in 1984. Laser 558 used mainly American disc jockeys who had been recruited and flown over from America. The station was based aboard the ship the MV Communicator, whi..
Laser ablation
Guo et al. (1995) were the first to report the use of a laser to ablate a block of graphite mixed with catalytic metal. The catalytic metal can consist of elements such as Co, Nb, Pt, Ni, Cu, or a binary combination thereof. The composite block is formed by making a paste of graphite powder, carbon ..
Laser acronyms
Here, we list the acronyms of laser physics, applications and technology. Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A AOM - acousto-optic modulatorAPD - avalanche photodiodeAPM - additive-pulse mode lockingASE - amplified spontaneous emissionAWG - arrayed waveguide grating B ..
Laser applications
Soon after the invention of the laser in 1960, it was described as "a solution in search of a problem". However, since that time, the laser has found a place as a useful tool in many scientific, military, medical and industrial applications. Contents 1 Scientific1.1 Spectroscopy1.2&nb..
Laser Arena
Laser Arena is a FPS PC game designed to simulate laser tag. Play modes include Free for All (Deathmatch), Team Match, Duel, Domination and Mega Target. ..
Laser beam welding
Laser beam welding is a technique in manufacturing whereby two or more pieces of material (usually metal) are joined by together through use of a laser beam. The laser beam is a coherent (single phase) light of a single wavelength (monochromatic). The laser beam has low beam divergence and high en..
Laser Beasts
Laser Beasts is the name of a line of small 2" tall action figure toys and were produced by Hasbro and Takara starting in 1988. Each Beast is a anthropomorphised animal with body armor that came with a unique weapon. Several figures have their left hand replaced by a weapon of some kind. The Lase..
Laser Books
Laser Books was a line of 58 paperback science fiction (SF) novels published from 1975 to 1977 by Canadian romance powerhouse Harlequin Books. Laser published three titles per month, available by subscription as well as in stores. The books were limited to 50,000-60,000 words. They were numbered as..
Laser broom
A laser broom is a proposed ground-based laser beam-powered propulsion system whose purpose is to sweep space debris out of the path of the International Space Station. It is designed to target debris between 1 and 10 cm in diameter. Even small-sized debris can cause considerable damage in extreme..
Laser camera system
The laser camera system (LCS) is an instrumentation device developed by Neptec, a Canadian firm, to image Space Shuttles in 3D NASA's while in orbit. The LCS is designed to detect damage to the thermal protection system (TPS), which protects the space shuttle during re-entry. Damage to the TPS re..
Laser cannon
The laser cannon is a light beam weapon mounted on starships in the Star Wars Universe. However, there are several derivatives: Contents 1 Laser cannon2 Quad laser cannon3 Point-defensive laser cannon4 Other types5 Physics Laser cannon The standard laser cannon, with a ..
Laser capture microdissection
Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) is a method for isolating pure cells of interest from specific microscopic regions of tissue sections. A transparent transfer film is applied to the surface of a tissue section. Under a microscope, the thin tissue section is viewed through the glass slide on w..
Laser cladding
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Laser class
Meanings of Laser Class: Laser (dinghy) A class of Sail BoatLaser safety Contain the power classes of laser light 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 d..
Laser construction
A laser system generally consists of three important parts: An energy source (usually referred to as the pump or pump source);A gain medium or laser medium;A mirror, or system of mirrors, forming an optical resonator. The pump source is the part that provides energy to the laser system. Example..
Laser cooling
Laser cooling is a technique that uses light to cool atoms to a very low temperature. It was simultaneously proposed by Wineland and Dehmelt and by Theodor W. Hänsch and Arthur Leonard Schawlow in 1975, and first demonstrated by Wineland and coworkers in 1978. One conceptually simple form of laser ..
Laser cutting
Laser cutting is a technology which uses a laser to cut materials, and is usually used in industrial manufacturing. Laser cutting works by directing the output of a high power laser at the material to be cut. The material then either melts, burns or vaporizes away leaving an edge with a high quali..
Laser designator
A laser designator is a laser light source which illuminates a target. Laser designators provide targeting for laser guided bombs or missiles such as the Paveway series manufactured by Raytheon and Lockheed-Martin's Hellfire, respectively. Laser designators & applications BAE SYSTEMS TIALD*Panavia..
Laser diode
A packaged laser diode with penny for scale. A laser diode is a laser where the active medium is a semiconductor similar to that found in a light-emitting diode. The most common and practical type of laser diode is formed from a p-n junction and powered by injected electrical current. These de..
Laser diode rate equations
The laser diode rate equations model the electrical and optical performance of a laser diode. This system of ordinary differential equations relates the number or density of photons and charge carriers (electrons) in the device to the injection current and to device and material parameters such as c..
Laser Doppler velocimetry
Laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV, also known as laser Doppler anemometry, or LDA) is a technique for measuring the direction and speed of fluids like air and water. In its simplest form, LDV crosses two beams of collimated, monochromatic laser light in the flow of the fluid being measured. A microscop..
Laser Dynamic Range Imager
The Laser Dynamic Range Imager (LDRI) is a LADAR device developed by Sandia National Laboratories for the United States Space Shuttle program. The sensor was developed as part of NASA's Return to Flight effort following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster to provide 2-D and 3-D images of the Therma..
Laser Engineered Net Shaping
Laser Engineered Net Shaping or LENS® is a technology developed by Sandia National Laboratories for fabricating metal parts directly from a Computer Aided Design (CAD) solid model by using a metal powder injected into a molten pool created by a focused, high-powered laser beam. It is a special type..
Laser engraving
Laser engraving is the practice of using lasers to engrave, etch, or mark an object. The technique can be very technical and complex, and often a computer system is used to drive the movements of the laser head. Despite this complexity, very precise and clean engravings can be achieved at a high rat..
Laser Focus World
Laser Focus World is a monthly magazine for engineers, researchers, scientists, and technical professionals providing comprehensive global coverage of photonics and optoelectronics technologies, applications, and markets. An audience of approximately 70,000 subscribers has access to an annual "La..
Laser game
Laser Game or Laser Games is a phrase generally associated with a combat pursuit - like laser tag. Laser Game is generally used in countries outside of the United States where the phrase 'Laser Tag' is not popular within the local language - as the word 'Tag' in the USA and Canada is associate with..
Laser guidance
Laser guidance is a technique of guiding a missile or other projectile or vehicle to a target by means of a laser beam. Some laser guided systems utilise beam riding guidance, but most operate more similarly to semi-active radar homing (SARH). This technique is sometimes called SALH, for Semi-Active..
Laser guide star
Lick Observatory laser guide star, built by LLNL. Laser guide stars are a form of artificial star created for use in astronomical adaptive optics imaging. Adaptive optics systems require a wavefront reference source in order to correct atmospheric distortion of light (called "astronomical se..
Laser hair removal
Epilation performed by laser was performed experimentally for about 20 years before it became commercially available in the mid 1990s. Laser and light-based methods are sometimes called phototricholysis or photoepilation. In addition to lasers, some light-based epilators use a xenon flash lamp whic..
Laser harp
A laser harp is an electronic musical instrument consisting of several laser beams to be blocked, in analogy with the plucking of the strings of a harp, in order to produce sounds. It is famously used by Jean-Michel Jarre in his concerts. The term "laser harp" and the first working laser harp was..
Laser Hawk
Laser Hawk was a classic computer game created in the mid-1980s for the Atari 8-bit computers. It was released by Red Rat Software. For a screenshot, go to: [link]. The programmer was Andrew Bradfield. The graphic artist was Harvey Kong Tin. This game featured the use of the player-missile..
Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
Schematic of a LIBS system - Courtesy of US Army Research Laboratory Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is a type of atomic emission spectroscopy which utilises a highly energetic laser pulse as the excitation source. LIBS can analyse any matter regardless of its physical state, be i..
Laser Interferometry Space Antenna
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is a mission that will detect and study gravitational waves coming from sources involving massive black holes and galactic binaries. As the first dedicated space-based gravitational wave observatory, LISA will detect waves generated by binaries within o..
Laser Invasion
Laser Invasion is a video game developed by Konami and published by Ultra Games in 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. it's most notable feature was the inclusion of a headset which acted like a light gun but is was activated by the voice. The standard NES controller and the NES Zapper could..
Laser isotope separation
Laser isotope separation, or laser enrichment, is a technology of isotope separation using selective ionization of atoms or molecules by the means of precisely tuned lasers. The techniques are: AVLIS, applied to atoms, andMLIS, applied to molecules. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation]..
Laser lighting display
A laser light show seen in Mackinac Island, Michigan in 2003 right Copper Bromide laser in operation. Seen in South Florida in February 2006. A laser lighting display or laser light show involves the use of laser light to entertain an audience. A laser light show may consist onl..
Laser line level
Typical consumer laser line level using spirit levels for three planes and including a digital stud sensor display. A laser line level is a tool combining a spirit level and/or pendulum with a laser to indicate a levelled line against a surface. Handheld laser line levels are used in surveyi..
Laser Link
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Laser lithotripsy
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. Laser lithotripsy is a lase..
Laser microphone
Laser microphones are microphones with a laser beam. They detect vibrations with a laser and convert it to a digital signal. Lasers are usually bounced off a window, or off any object near to the conversation monitored. Any object which can resonate/vibrate (for example, a picture on a wall) will d..
Laser Mission
DVD cover for Laser Mission Laser Mission is a 1990 action movie starring the late Brandon Lee and Ernest Borgnine. The plot concerns a mercenary named Michael Gold (Lee) who is sent to convince Dr. Braun (Borgnine) - a Laser specialist - to defect to the United States before the KGB acquires ..
Laser Perfect Inc.
Laser Perfect, Inc. is one of two national laser hair removal companies within the United States, the other being American Laser Centers. The group has lobbied for more regulation in the Laser industry. ..
Laser Pico (dinghy)
The Laser Pico dinghy is a small sailboat designed by Jo Richards in the mid-1990s and used primarily for training and day sailing. It can be crewed by one or two children or adults. Current models come equipped with both a mainsail and a jib. The hull is of thermoplastic sandwich construction, pr..
Laser pointer
A keychain laser pointer. A laser pointer is a type of portable pen-shaped laser normally designed to be held by hand. Laser pointers are most commonly used to project a point of light that can highlight items of interest, for example during a presentation. Most laser pointers have such a low ..
Laser printer
1993 Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 laser printer A laser printer is a common type of computer printer that reproduces high quality text and graphics on plain paper. Laser printers employ a xerographic printing process but differ from most photocopiers in that the image is produced by the direct s..
Laser propulsion
Laser propulsion is a form of Beam-powered propulsion where the energy source is a remote (usually ground-based) laser system. This form of propulsion differs from a conventional chemical rocket where both energy and reaction mass come from the solid or liquid propellants carried on board the vehic..
Laser pumping
Laser pumping is the act of energy transfer from an external source into the laser gain medium. The energy is absorbed in the medium, producing excited states in its atoms. When the number of particles in one excited state exceeds the number of particles in ground state or a less-excited state, popu..
Laser Quest
Laser Quest is an indoor lasertag game based around harmless infrared (IR) hand held units and packs with IR sensors on them. Laser Quest centers can be found in Canada, USA, the UK, France, Portugal, Singapore, Costa Rica, Thailand, South Africa and The Netherlands. It is sometimes seen as a less ..
Laser Radial
This article is about the Laser Radial. For the general Laser history and more information, see Laser (dinghy) The Laser Radial Contents 1 Laser Radial1.1 Overview1.2 Specifications2 External links Laser Radial Overview The Laser Radial is the perfect boat for smaller si..
Laser range-finder
Leica Disto A5 Laser distance meter used in construction A laser range-finder is a device which uses a laser beam in order to determine the distance to a reflective object. The most common form of laser range-finder operates on the time of flight principle by sending a laser pulse in a narrow..
Laser range scanner
A laser range scanner acquires three dimensional geometry by scanning a laser across an object. The device measures the time of flight of the laser pulse to determine the distance from the scanner to each point on the object that the laser reflects off of. "Object" can be a discrete object, a sm..
Laser resurfacing
Laser resurfacing is a technique used during laser surgery wherein molecular bonds of a material are dissolved by a laser. It is often used in a medical context, especially in dermatology, for the treatment of acne vulgaris, scars, and spider telangiectasias or "spider veins" — a symptom of a..
Laser rot
Laser rot (or LaserRot, after the original, camel cased product name "LaserDisc") was a phenomenon observed by some users of early software in the Laserdisc format. Laser rot occurred when poorly made laserdiscs which were made with inferior adhesives suffered oxidation and resultant loss of data. ..
Laser safety
A typical laser warning symbol. A laser is a light source that can be dangerous to the people exposed to it. Even low power lasers can be hazardous to eyesight. A person exposed to, in particular invisible laser radiation, may be unaware that damage is occurring because the cornea, lens and re..
Laser scalpel
A laser scalpel is a scalpel for surgery, cutting tissue by the energy of laser light. In ophthalmology excimer lasers are used for changing the shape of the cornea, procedures known as LASIK and LASEK. Other surgical fields where the use of a laser scalpel is common are neurosurgery and vascular ..
Laser scanning
Laser scanning describes a method where a surface is sampled or scanned using laser technology. Different areas of application exist, these mainly differ in the power of the lasers that are used and in the results of the scanning process. Lasers with low power are used when the scanned surface doe..
Laser scanning at Stonehenge
The laser scanning at Stonehenge of the Bronze Age dagger and axes inscribed on the sarsens there was undertaken in 2003 by a team from Wessex Archaeology and [Archaeoptics]. They used 3D laser scanning technologies to analyse and record the surfaces of the megaliths at Stonehenge which co..
Laser science
Laser science or laser physics is a branch of optics that describes the theory and practice of lasers. Laser science is principally concerned with quantum electronics, laser construction, optical cavity design, the physics of producing a population inversion in laser media, the temporal evolution ..
Laser sculptured glass
Laser sculptured glass are blocks of pure crystal glass that have been exposed to laser beams to generate three dimensional works of art inside. The images seem to float inside the crystal. There seems to be an endless number of images that are/can be put inside these crystals. ..
Laser snow
By passing a Laser beam through some gasses it is possible to trigger/induce clustering of the atoms or molecules, which, in some cases, can be observed in the precipitation of white specks termed laser "snow". External links [Molecular Clusters, Laser Snow, and the Ozone Layer] - Accordi..
Laser Soft Infosystems
Laser Soft InfoSystems Limited is a global information technology (IT) services, solutions and consulting corporation founded in Chennai, India in 1986. Currently headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it operates six development centers in India. In fiscal year 2006 annual revenues exceeded INR 17..
Laser Squad
Laser Squad is a classic computer game, originally released for the ZX Spectrum and later for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST and Commodore 64 computers, and yet another couple of years later for PC computers. It was designed by Julian Gollop and his team at Mythos Games (Now Codo Technologies), p..
Laser Squad Nemesis
Laser Squad Nemesis (LSN) is a 2005 multiplayer turn-based strategy computer game developed by Codo Technologies. The lead designer, Julian Gollop, previously designed the X-COM series and the original Laser Squad. Contents 1 Gameplay2 Species3 Community4 External links Gam..
Laser star model of quasars
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Laser Stratos
Contents 1 Laser Stratos1.1 Introduction1.2 Dimensions1.3 Special Features1.4 Safety1.5 Racing Ability1.6 See also Laser Stratos Introduction The Laser Stratos is an all-round cruising and racing boat built by the same company as the famous Laser Standard ding..
Laser tag
Laser tag is a sport loosely related to the original game of tag. While seen by some as having more relation to the sport of paintball, laser tag differs mainly in the technology used, rather than just the environment it is played in. Indoor, or Arena style laser tag usually features less realistic..
Laser trimming
Laser trimming is a term that describes the manufacturing process of using a LASER to adjust the operating parameters of an electronic circuit. The usual approach is to use a laser to burn away small portions of resistors, raising their value (resistance). The burning operation can be conducted whi..
Laser turntable
A laser turntable is a phonograph that plays gramophone records using a laser beam as the pickup, rather than a stylus in physical contact with the disc. This has the advantage of not physically wearing the disc in playback. Present laser turntables play most varieties of phonograph record (vinyl o..
Laser ultrasonics
Laser-ultrasonics uses lasers to generate and detect ultrasonic waves. It is a non-contact technique used to measure materials thickness, detect flaws and materials characterisation. The basic components of a laser-ultrasonic system are a generation laser, a detection laser and a detector. Ultras..
Laser video projector
A laser video projector takes a video signal and modulates a laser beam in order to project a raster-based image. laser light shows use a vector-based system of rendering a pattern so are not appropriate for video projection. Contents 1 Assembly1.1 Modulating the Laser Signal1.2 Ho..
Laser vision
Laser Vision is a superpower that is held by many comic and cartoon characters, namely by superheroes or supervillains. Heroes to have this power include Cyclops from Marvel Comics, Superman from DC Comics, David Jones from College Roomies from Hell!!!, Ace Bunny from Loonatics Unleashed, and Apollo..
Laser Vortex
The Laser Vortex is a recently introduced performance sailing dinghy. It is a tunnel hulled single hander, that has a trapeze and a spinnaker. External links [Laser Vortex Website] Laser boats Laser 2 | Laser 4.7 | Laser 4000 | Laser Pico | Laser Radial | Laser SB3 | Laser Standard |..
LaSexta
LaSexta is a Spanish television station. LaSexta began broadcasting in November 25, 2005 but only for Madrid and Barcelona. As of June 1, 2006 85% of the Spanish population can receive it. It is owned by Televisa and other spanish telecommunications groups as Grupo Árbol ([Website]), Me..
Lase lõdvaks
Lase lõdvaks is the debut album by Click OK. It was released in 1998. Track listing "Intro.""Click OK""Lase lõdvaks" ('loosen up')"Psühhoterror" ('psychoterror')"Öö on kuum" ('the night is hot')"Vehi mis sa vehid" ('wave all you want')"Hüpertoonia" ('hypertonia')"Must meel" ('black mind' ~ ..
Lasgo
Lasgo is a trio of dance music musicians from Belgium. The group formed in 2000 and is composed of Evi Goffin as the vocalist, and Peter Luts and Dave McCullen as the producers. The group already sold more than 5 million copies of their albums Some Things and Far Away, and the singles from those a..
Lasgun
This article is about the weapon described in the novel Dune. For the weapons in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe, see Weapons and Equipment of the Imperium (Warhammer 40,000). A lasgun is a fictional 'energy weapon' found in the world described in Dune, a 1965 science fiction novel by Frank..
Lash
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Lash were an all-female alternative/punk rock band from Perth, Australia. The members Belinda-Lee Reid (vocals, guitar), Jaclyn Pearson (drums), Jess Bennett(lead guitar) and Micaela Slayford (vocals, bass) all met in highschool (Santa Marie College) in Per..
Lasham
for at grid reference SU675424 Lasham is a village in Hampshire, England. It is four miles to the north west of Alton, just off the Alton to Basingstoke road (A339). Lasham Airfield was once famous as a wartime airfield. It is now a well-known gliding centre. The centre of the village still..
Lasham Airfield
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Lashari
Lashari is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan and Sindh in Pakistan. ..
LaShawn Daniels
LaShawn Ameen Daniels is an American songwriter, best known for his work with longtime colleague Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. Daniels has written several of the Darkchild Team's hit songs, among them "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica, "Say My Name" and "Lose My Breath" by Destiny's Child, "It's ..
Lasher
''This article is about the Anne Rice novel and character. For the antihero from Spider-Man comic books, see Lasher (comics). Lasher by Anne Rice is the second novel in her series Lives of the Mayfair Witches. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The nove..
Lasher (comics)
Lasher is a fictional character, a supervillain from the Spider-Man comic books. He is one of the six symbiote spawns of Venom from the Venom: Separation Anxiety 4-issue mini-series. He is prominently green. He has five symbiote brothers and sisters, including Carnage, and a nephew in Toxin. Con..
Lashina
Lashina is a New God of Apokolips in the DC Comics universe. Leader of the Female Furies, Granny Goodness' personal strike-force, Lashina is a cunning warrior and one of Granny's favorite servants. Lashina uses steel whips that she can charge electrically. History Lashina was raised a warrior in..
Lashing
Lashing can refer to: In flagellation,the infliction of lashes, i.e. cuts strokes with a painful implement.lashing knot, a type of knot.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 chang..
Lashings World XI
The Lashings World XI is a famous cricket team. It was originally formed in 1984 as a scratch team, and grew from an unremarkable English local club cricket team into, as it bills itself, the "World’s greatest cricket club". Based in Maidstone, Kent, the team has attracted a string of famous int..
Lashing knot
A lashing is the use of a rope that has been affixed by means of a hitch for the purpose of holding two poles, staves or other rigid objects together. A lashing is a specialised type of knot, the purpose of which is to tie two objects together. In this way structures such as bridges or towers may be..
Lashing stick
A lashing stick is a common method for tightening lashing knots more than possible by hand. Canonical Name: Variant Name(s): Lashing Stick Related Knots: square lashing, diagonal lashing, round lashing Caveat: Do not pull while fingers are between rope and spar. Materials: Free end of lashing, f..
Lashio
Lashio (Burmese: လာရ္ဟိးမ္ရုိ့; MLCTS: la hri: mrui.; }; }) is the a town in Shan State, Myanmar. Its 1960 population was roughly 5000. The population is made of mostly Bamar (Burmans), Shan and Chinese. Lashio is the largest city in the northern portion of Shan State. It i..
Lashkar
Lashkar is a city in Madhya Pradesh, India. It serves as a local commercial and rail centre. Its 1960 population was roughly 115,000. It was formerly the capital of Madhya Bharat state. but is now part of the Gwalior municipality, a modern commercial center and transportation hub. Sites of intere..
Lashkar-e-Omar
Lashkar-e-Omar (The Army of Omar) is a Pakistani Islamic fundamentalist terrorist organization. The group, formed in January 2002, is a mixture of elements from three other terrorist groups: Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, and Jaish-e-Mohammed. It also includes members of the Taliban..
Lashkar-e-Qahhar
Little-known outfit Lashkar-e-Qahhar claimed responsibility for the 11 July 2006 serial blasts in the Indian city of Mumbai. An e-mail, received by Aaj Tak news channel, said it was sent by Lashkar-e-Qahhar and the outfit was associated with Al-Qaeda and Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyaba. ..
Lashkar-e-Toiba
Lashkar-e-Toiba (Urdu: لشكرِ طيبه laškar-ĕ ṯaiyyiba, literally The Army of Pure , also transliterated as Lashkar-i-Tayyaba, Lashkar-e-Tayyaba or Lashkar-i-Toiba) is a Islamic terrorist group that uses military strategies to achieve its aims. Contents 1 History2 Activities3&..
Lashkargah
Lashkar Gah is the capital of Helmand Province located in south-western Afghanistan. It is mostly very arid and desolate. However around the Helmand River, farming does exist. Lashkar Gah means "place of the soldiers." It grew up a thousand years ago as a riverside barracks town for soldiers accom..
Lashkar i Jhangvi
Lashkar i Jhangvi (LJ) is an Islamic terrorist group located in Pakistan. "Lashkar i Jhangvi" means "army of J