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Île-aux-Grues Airport
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Île-aux-Moines
Île-aux-Moines Country      France Région Bretagne Départment Morbihan Arrondissement Vannes Canton Vannes-Ouest INSEE 56087 Postal Code 56780 MayorCurrent Term Jean Pressard2001-2008 Intercommunality Communauté d'Agglomération d..
Île Amsterdam
Another Amsterdam Island is an Arctic island in the Svalbard archipelago, near the northwestern corner of Spitsbergen. Île Amsterdam {{IPA (meaning Amsterdam island, after the main Dutch port) is a French island in the Indian Ocean located at [37°52′S 77°32′E]. Orthographic proj..
Île aux Cocos
Île aux Cocos is a small island lying west of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. It is a nature reserve known for colonies of noddies, lesser noddies and fairy terns. ..
Île aux Coudres
Île aux Coudres is an island in the Saint Lawrence River in the Charlevoix region of Quebec. The island was first colonized in 1728. It was named in 1535 by Jacques Cartier for the many nut-bearing trees on the island. "Coudriers" is a French word meaning "nut tree". Île aux Coudres is known for..
Île aux Coudres Airport
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Île aux Marins
Île aux Marins (formally known as Île aux Chiens) is a ghost town and island located near the island of Saint-Pierre in the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon in North America. History Île aux Marins was once a village of 700 inhabitants, mainly of Normand origins. Th..
Île aux Marins formally
Île aux Marins Contents 1 Île aux Marins2 History3 Geography4 Links Île aux Marins Île aux Marins (formally known as Île aux Chiens) is a ghost town and island located near the French island of Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. History Île aux Marins was once ..
Île aux Nattes
Île aux Nattes (also officially, but less commonly, called Nosy Nanto) is a small island south of Île Sainte-Marie, an island off the east coast of Madagascar. Both belong to Toamasina Province. ..
Lea
This article concerns the word "Lea." For the saint, see Saint Lea. Lea is an Old English word meaning a "clearing", an "open piece of grassland" or a "grove". It is common in English town names, in the north it generally uses the pure form of '-lea' whilst in the south it generally uses a changed..
LEA
LEA may mean: Load Effective AddressLocal Education AuthorityLegal Executive AssistantLaw enforcement authority This page disambiguates a three-character combination which might be any or all of an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word in another language. If an refe..
Lea's shield
Lea's Shield (Canadian brand; in US: Lea Contraceptive, in Europe: LEA contraceptivum) is a female barrier method of contraception. It is a reusable barrier made of medical-grade silicone, inserted in the vagina over the cervix with the intention to block sperm. It is used in conjunction with sper..
Lea, Lancashire
Lea and Cottam are suburbs of the city of Preston in Lancashire, England. The area is represented by the civil parish of Lea and Cottam Parish Council. Cottam is a former farming community now almost entirely consisting of new build housing. Lea is the name given to two areas of the western extrem..
Lea, Wiltshire
The Village of Lea Lea is a small village about a mile from Malmesbury. Facilities Primary School (in the catchment area for Malmesbury school) Tennis Courts Village Hall Childrens Play area The Rose and Crown Public House - There are 3 'Rose and Crown' pubs in the area, but this one is the..
Lea-Francis
Lea-Francis was a motor manufacturing company that began life building bicycles. Richard Henry Lea and Graham Ingoldsby Francis started the business in Coventry in 1895. They branched out into car manufacture in 1903 and motor cycles in 1911. Lea-Francis built cars, under licence, for the Singer..
Lea-Lorien
Lea-Lorién is an American female singer/songwriter from New York City, New York who is the daughter of guitarist Carlos Alomar and singer/actress Robin Clark (both were performers on David Bowie's 1975 Young Americans album, which featured Alomar's guitar performance on "Fame"). She is the lead v..
Lea... In Love
"Lea... In Love" is one of Lea's albums that's more R&B/Soul than Easy Listening. The album is a great mixture of Jazz, Easy Listening and R&B/Soul ballads. It received rave reviews for how great Lea's performance was from singing to songwriting. The album produced the #1 R&B/Soul hits, "Even If" a..
Leabharcham
Leabharcham was the wise old woman who raised Deirdre, a figure in Irish folklore who was prophesied to be the most beautiful woman in the world. The prophecy, made by druids at the time of her birth, also indicated that "she would mean the death of many of our men" Rather than have her killed, th..
Leabhar Breac
Leabhar Breac (Speckled Book) is the name given to a manuscript compiled by Murchadh Ó Cuindlis of Bally Lough Deacker, at Duniry in eastern Clanricarde (now east Co. Galway) between the years 1408 and 1411. An alternative title for it is Leabhar Mór Daidhri (The Great Book of Duniry). Consisting ..
Leabhar Clainne Suibhne
Leabhar Clainne Suibhne (The Book of Clan Sweeney) is the title of a 16th century Donegal manuscript written in Irish. While there is a substancial amount of religious material, it is principally interesting for containing a historical tract concerning the Clainne Suibhne. It is now held in the libr..
Leabhar Cloinne Aodha Buidhe
Leabhar Cloinne Aodha Buidhe is the title accorded to a dunaire or poem-book of the Clann Aodha Buidhe Clandeboye (Clann Aodha Buidhe) Ó Neill. It was written at the request of Cormac Ó Neill by the scribe Ruairí Ó hUiginn of Sligo in 1680. Source Oxford Concise Companion to Irish Literature..
Leabridge (Hackney Ward)
Leabridge is a ward in the Hackney North & Stoke Newington constituency and is, in its own right a political constituency in the London Borough of Hackney. Standing for election every four years, three councillors represent the ward. At the previous election on 4th May 2006 Linda Kelly, Deniz Oguzka..
Leabrook, South Australia
Leabrook is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside. It is a primarily residential suburb in eastern Adelaide, and was the site of Coopers' brewery, until its relocation to Regency Park, South Australia. City of Burnside History of Burnside | Burnside Civic Centre | Burnside War Memorial..
Leabua Jonathan
Joseph Leabua Jonathan (b. 30 October 1914 – d. 5 April 1987) was the first Prime Minister of Lesotho. He held that post from 1965 to 1970, and then as unelected Tono Kholo (a Sesotho translation of prime minister) until 1986 when the military overthrew his government. Born in Leribe, Jonathan wa..
Leaburu
Leaburu 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.[LEABURU in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fu..
Leach
Leach may refer to: in chemistry, the process of leachingin molecular biology, a phenotype caused by a mutation in the gene encoding glycophorin Cin sailing, the leach is a variation of the spelling of the name for one edge of a sail (more commonly leech) Places named Leach include: Leach, Oklahoma..
Leach's Storm-petrel
The Leach's Storm-petrel or Leach's Petrel ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa) is a small seabird of the tubenose family. It breeds on inaccessible islands in the colder northern areas of the Atlantic and Pacific. It nests in colonies close to the sea in well concealed areas such as rock crevices, shallow ..
Leach, Oklahoma
Leach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 220 at the 2000 census. Geography Leach is located at [36°11′52″N, 94°54′48″W] (36.197845, -94.913359)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States..
Leachate
Leachate is the liquid produced when water percolates through any permeable material. It can contain either dissolved or suspended material, or usually both. This liquid is most commonly found in association with landfills where result of rain percolating through the waste and reacting with the prod..
Leache
Leache is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. External link [LEACHE in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] () ..
Leachia
Leachia is a genus containing six species of glass squids. The genus is divided into two subgenera: Leachia and Pyrgopsis. Members of this genus live in tropical and sub-tropical waters worldwide. The mantle is up to 20 cm long in the largest species. The Leachia are characterised by the presence..
Leaching
Leaching is the process of extracting a substance from a solid by dissolving it in a liquid. In the chemical processing industry, leaching is known as extraction. Leaching has a variety of commercial applications, including separation of metal from ore using acid, and sugar from beets using hot wate..
Leachville, Arkansas
Leachville is a city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,981 at the 2000 census. Geography Leachville is located at [35°55′53″N, 90°15′16″W] (35.931381, -90.254433)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bu..
Leach Botanical Garden
Leach Botanical Garden (15 acres) is a botanical garden located at 6704 SE 122 Avenue, Portland, Oregon. It is open daily except for Monday and some holidays. Admission is free. The garden was established in 1931 as landscaping for the private home of Lilla and John Leach, and subsequently donated ..
Leach Highway
Leach Highway is a major dual carriageway arterial road in Perth, Western Australia, which varies between 4 and 6 lanes wide. The speed limit is either 70 or 80 km/h. It is located south of the Swan River, Western Australia and links Fremantle with Kewdale. Contents 1 History2 High Str..
Leach orchid
For the bee genus Stelis, see Stelis (bee). Leach orchids (genus Stelis) is a large group of orchids, with perhaps 500 species. The generic name Stelis is the Greek word for 'mistletoe', referring to the epiphytic habit of these species. Many of the older species were named by Lindley, Ruiz & Pa..
Leach Pottery
The Leach Pottery was founded by Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada in St Ives, Cornwall in 1920. The pottery is still in existence although now closed awaiting refurbishment as a working pottery, museum and gallery. The Leach Pottery was acquired by Penwith District Council in December 2005 and, when i..
Leacock
There are several notables with the last name Leacock: Philip Leacock (1917-1990) - FilmmakerRichard Leacock (1921) - Documentary filmmaker (Brother of Philip)Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) - Canadian Writer and Economist This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles asso..
Leacock-Leola-Bareville, Pennsylvania
Leacock-Leola-Bareville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 6,625. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Recent History4 External links Geography Leacock-Leola-Bareville is loc..
Leacock Township, Pennsylvania
Leacock Township is a township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,878 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 53.6 km² (20.7 mi²). 53.5 km² (20.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²)..
Lead
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. |- ! colspan="2" style="background:#cccccc; color:black" | References |} Lead is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Pb (L. plumbum) and atomic number 82. A soft, heavy, toxic and malleable poor metal, lead is bluish white when fr..
Lead(I) peroxide
Lead dioxide, PbO2, also plumbic oxide, lead peroxide, is an oxide of lead, with lead in oxidation state +4. When hydrated, it may be called plumbic acid. Lead dioxide is amphoteric. Lead dioxide can dissolve in strong base to form plumbate ion, Pb(OH)62-. This can then form plumbate compounds...
Lead(II) acetate
Systematic name Lead acetat trihydrate Other names Lead (II) acetat trihydrate Molecular formula Pb(C2H3O2)2·3H2O Molar mass 379.34 g/mol CAS number [6080-56-4] Density 2.55 g/cm3 Solubility (water) 75 g/l Melting point 75 °C Boiling point decomp Hazard..
Lead(II) azide
lead (II) azideIUPAC name Chemical formula Pb(N3)2 Molecular mass 291.2402 g/mol Shock sensitivity High Friction sensitivity High Density 4.71 g/cm³ Explosive velocity 5180 m/s RE factor ? Melting point N/A Autoignition temperature 275 °C Appearance ..
Lead(II) chloride
Lead(II) chloride General Other names Plumbous chlorideCotunnite Molecular formula PbCl2 Molar mass 278.10 g/mol Appearance white odorless solid CAS number [7758-95-4] Properties Density and phase 5.85 g/cm3, solid Solubility in water 0.99 g/100 mL (20 °C) ..
Lead(II) chloride (data page)
This page provides supplementary chemical data on COMPOUND. Contents 1 Material Safety Data Sheet2 Structure and properties3 Thermodynamic properties4 Spectral data5 References6 Structure and properties7 Thermodynamic properties8 Spectral data9 Regu..
Lead(II) chromate
Lead(II) chromate General Other names chrome yellow chrome orange Molecular formula PbCrO4 Molar mass 323.22 g/mol Appearance orange-yellow powder CAS number [7758-97-6] Properties Density and phase 6.3 g/cm3, solid Solubility in water negligible > Meltin..
Lead(II) fluoride
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Lead(II) fluoride General Other names lead difluoride Molecular formula PbF2 Molar mass ..
Lead(II) hydroxide
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Lead(II) hydroxide, Pb(OH)2, is a hydroxide of lead, with lead in oxidation state +2. Lead(II) hydroxid..
Lead(II) iodide
Lead (II) iodide (PbI2) is a toxic, yellowish solid. In its crystalline form it is used as a detector material for high energy photons including x-rays and gamma rays. It is also known as plumbous iodide. The CAS registry number is [10101-63-0][link]. Molecular weight 461.05 g.m..
Lead(II) nitrate
Lead(II) nitrate General Systematic name Lead(II) nitrate Other names Lead nitratePlumbous nitrateLead dinitratePlumb dulcis Molecular formula Pb(NO3)2 Molar mass 331.2 g/mol Appearance White odourless solid CAS number [10099-74-8] Properties Density and phase ..
Lead(II) oxide
Lead(II) oxide, or litharge, is a yellow oxide of lead of formula PbO, created by heating lead in air. It can also be formed by heating lead(II) nitrate(V) (Pb(NO3)2). It is used in the manufacture of paints and in glass, as well as in vulcanization. A mixture with glycerine sets to a hard, waterpro..
Lead(II) selenide
Lead(II) selenide Systematic name Lead(II) selenide Other names xxx, xxx Molecular formula XxXxXx Molar mass xx.xx g/mol Density x.xxx g/cm3 Solubility (water) x.xx g/l Melting point xx.x °C Boiling point xx.x °C CAS number [xx-xx-xx] [Chemical in..
Lead(II) sulfate
Properties General Name Lead(II) sulfate Chemical formula PbSO4 Appearance white crystalline solid Physical Formula weight 303.26 g/mol Melting point 1170 °C Boiling point   Density 6.2 g/cm3 Crystal structure   Solubility insoluble Thermochemistry ΔfH0ga..
Lead(II) sulfide
Lead(II) sulfide Systematic name Lead(II) sulfide Other names xxx, xxx Molecular formula PbS Molar mass 239.28 g/mol Density 7700 kg/m3 Solubility (water) x.xx g/l Melting point 1390 K Boiling point xx.x °C CAS number [1314-87-0] Dielectric constant 2..
Lead(II) telluride
Lead(II) telluride Systematic name Lead(II) telluride Other names Lead telluride Molecular formula PbTe Molar mass 335 g.mol-1 Density 8160 kg.m-3 Solubility (water) x.xx g/l Melting point 924 °C Boiling point xx.x °C CAS number [1314-91-6] &..
Lead(IV) acetate
Lead(IV) acetate Systematic name Lead(IV) acetate Other names Lead tetraacetate Molecular formula Pb(C2H3O2)4 Molar mass 443.38 g/mol CAS number [546-67-8] Density 2.23 g/cm3 Solubility (water) hydrolysis Melting point 175 - 180C °C Boiling point decomp &#..
Lead, Kindly Light
"Lead, Kindly Light" is a hymn with words written in 1833 by John Henry Newman and 4th verse by Edward H. Bickersteth, Jr.. The tune was written by John B. Dykes in 1865. As a young priest, John Newman became sick while in Italy and was unable to travel for almost three weeks. In his own words: ..
Lead, South Dakota
Lead (pronounced as "leed") is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,027 at the 2000 census. Lead is located in western South Dakota, in the Black Hills near the Wyoming state line. The town was officially founded in 1876 after the discovery of gold. It is the ..
Lead-acid battery
A sealed lead acid battery. ..
Lead-in
''For the lead-in area of a compact disc session, see lead-in (CD). A lead-in is a short phrase, usually five words or less, that starts off a photo caption in a newspaper, high school yearbook, magazine or other publication. Lead-ins (aka "kickers") are used to catch the reader's attention and "l..
Lead-lag compensator
A lead-lag compensator is a component in a control system that improves an undesirable frequency response in a feedback and control system. It is a fundamental building block in classical control theory. Contents 1 Applications2 Theory3 Implementation4 Intuitive explanation5&..
Lead-lag effect
A lead-lag effect, especially in economics, describes the situation where one (leading) variable is correlated with the values of another (lagging) variable at later times. For example, economists have found that in some circumstances there is a lead-lag effect between large-capitalization and sm..
Lead21
Lead21 is a conservative-leaning political group based in San Francisco, California in the United States. Lead21 had previously been known as New Century Leadership Circle. The organization seeks to get entrepreneurial business leaders more actively involved in shaping public policy and electoral ..
Leadbeater's Possum
Leadbeater's Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) is an endangered possum restricted to small pockets of remaining old growth Mountain Ash forests in the cool, misty highlands of Victoria, Australia. Leadbeater's Possums can be moderately common within the very small areas they inhabit: their require..
Leadbelly
This article is about the person; for the biographical film, see Leadbelly (film) Leadbelly, also known as Lead Belly (born Huddie William Ledbetter; January 20, 1889 (although this is debatable) - December 6, 1949), was an American folk and blues musician, notable for his clear and forceful singin..
Leadbelly (film)
Leadbelly was a 1976 film chronicling the life of folk singer Huddie William Ledbetter (better known as "Leadbelly"). The film was directed by Gordon Parks, and starred Roger E. Mosley in the title role. The film focuses on the troubles of Leadbelly's youth in the segregated South including his ti..
Leadbetter Beach
Leadbetter Beach from Shoreline Park, Santa Barbara, California Leadbetter Beach is a popular beach in Santa Barbara, California. It is easily accessible from the Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) and the marina, and has light surf which is acceptable for learners. Of all the beaches in the ..
Leadbetter Point State Park
Leadbetter Point State Park is a Washington state park on the Long Beach Peninsula. External links [Washington State Parks website] ..
Leaded glass
Leaded glass may mean: Lead glass, potassium silicate glass which has been impregnated with a small amount of lead oxide in its fabrication. Apart from optical effects, glass may have lead added as an impediment to the transmission of radiation.Glass panels made by combining multiple small pieces o..
Leadenhall Market
The interior of the market Leadenhall Market is a covered market in the City of London, located in Gracechurch Street. The market dates back to the 14th century. It is open from 0700-1400h Monday to Friday, and sells fresh food; among the vendors there are cheesemongers, butchers and fishmong..
Leadenhall Street
A picture of Leadenhall Street published in 1837. East India House in Leadenhall Street, the headquarters of the British East India Company c.1828 (now demolished). Leadenhall Street is a major street in the City of London. It runs from Cornhill to Aldgate. Aldgate Pump is at the juncti..
Leadenham
Leadenham is a village in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, bypassed to the south in the mid-1990s by the A17. It is on the A607 between Welbourn and Fulbeck. The church is St Swithun's. The village pub is the Willoughby Arms, and there is the [George Hotel]. External links [Village we..
Leader
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Leader may refer to: Leader, a person who leads (conducts Leadership)The Leader - a character in "The Joy of Sect", an episode of The Simpsons.Leader (comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain, frequent opponent of the HulkLeader (danc..
Leader, Saskatchewan
See Leader for more meanings of "leader." Leader is a town in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada, located approximately 350km directly east of Calgary, Alberta. It has a population of about 1000 (as of 2006). The town was incorporated in 1917. See also Richardson family murders External links &#..
Leader-1
Leader-1 is the name of two fictional robot characters from the Go-Bots and Transformers toy lines. GoBots GoBots character Leader-1 Allegiance Guardians Function Guardian Leader Alternate mode(s) F-15 Eagle Voiced by Lou Richards In the animated series Challenge of the GoBot..
Leaderless resistance
Leaderless resistance (or phantom cell structure) is a political resistance strategy in which small, independent groups (covert cells) challenge an established adversary such as a government. Leaderless resistance encompasses non-violent disruption and disobedience as well as bombings, assassination..
Leadership
For leadership in Scouting, see Leader (Scouting). The word leadership can refer to: the process of leadingthe concept of leadingthose entities that perform one or more acts of leading. The various meanings can lead to some confusion. Contents 1 Terminology, usage and conceptual scope2 ..
Leadership (book)
Leadership (October 1, 2002, ISBN 0786868414) is a book written by Rudolph W. Giuliani about his time as Mayor of New York City and how he cleaned up New York City, reduced crime, and revitalized the economy of the city. Most of the book was written before September 11th, though he did include a sec..
Leadership accountability
Leadership accountability describes the personalization of protest and questioning concerning 'up system' responsibility for political violence, corruption and environmental and other harm. There is similar ‘second track’ movement challenging local power elites in the public services, workplace,..
Leadership and management
Leadership is closely linked to the idea of management, and can be either centralized or decentralized as well as broad or focused. There is a view that there is reciprocal relationship between leadership and management, that is, an effective manager must have leadership skills, and an effective lea..
Leadership and Management of the Children Of God
The leadership of The Family International is headed by: Karen Elva Zerby- spiritual leader of The Family International - American - legally changed her name to Katherine Rianna Smith, 4-Nov-1997 - Aliases: Maria, Mama, Maria Fontaine, Maria David, Maria Berg, or Queen Maria Steven Douglas Kelly- he..
Leadership Character Model
The Leadership Character ModelSM is a prescriptive leadership theory developed by Robert Turknett and Carolyn Turknett of the Turknett Leadership Group. This model was introduced in 2005 in their Decent People, Decent Company: How to Lead with Character in Work and in Life. --> As an aid to leader..
Leadership convention
In Canadian politics, a leadership convention is held by a political party when the party needs to choose a leader due to a vacancy or a challenge to the incumbent leader. Contents 1 Overview2 See also2.1 Federal parties2.2 Provincial parties3 Up-coming conventions/electi..
Leadership development
In organizational development, leadership development is the strategic investment in, and utilization of, the human capital within the organization. David Day (2001) distinguished between leader versus leadership development. Leader development focuses on the development of the leader, such as ..
Leadership Directories
Leadership Directories is a media and publishing company, providing detailed information on the public and private sectors. Based in New York, with offices in Washington, D.C., Leadership Directories was founded in 1969. Leadership Directories' flagship product, the Leadership Library on the Interne..
Leadership High School
Leadership high school is a small public charter high school located in San Francisco offering a college preparatory program that emphasizes academic rigor, personal attention, and an extensive leadership program. The mission of Leadership High School is to serve San Francisco and its diverse studen..
Leadership Institute
The Leadership Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Arlington, Virginia that teaches "political technology." [link] The Institute's mission is to "identify, train, recruit and place conservatives in politics, government, and media" through a variety of programs offe..
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, developed by the US Green Building Council (USGBC), provides a list of standards for environmentally-sustainable construction. The system offers four levels of accomplishment: LEED Certified, Silver, Gold, and Pl..
Leadership PAC
A leadership PAC in U.S. politics is a political action committee that can be established by a member of Congress to support other candidates. The funds cannot be spent to directly support the owner of the PAC's own campaign (such as mail or ads), but may fund travel and make contributions to other ..
Leadership ranks of the Sturmabteilung
Leadership ranks of the Sturmabteilung were titles and positions held by the supreme commanders of the Sturmabteilung (SA) of the Nazi Party between the years of 1920 and 1945. The leadership corps of the SA was formed into the SA-Führerung which was overseen by an SA Chief of Staff (who, after 19..
Leadership school
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Leadership Training Association
Contents 1 '''Leadership Training Association'''2 '''Leadership Training Course'''3 '''Background'''3.1 '''Makes a difference'''3.2 '''Institute of Cultural Affairs'''3.3 '''The Overseas Graduates Association'''3.4 '''Computer Products Asia Pacific Ltd.'''3.5&nbs..
Leadership Training Course
Leadership Training Course [Leadership Training Course] (LTC) is organized by the Leadership Training Association (LTA) on annual basis for the past 16 years, where different aspects of quality leadership have been introduced. The prime characteristics of LTC is the use of experiential l..
Leadership University
Leadership University is a non-profit online information resource for Christian apologetics and articles about theology and biblical studies. It is financed and run by Christian Leadership Ministries, the faculty outreach and training arm of Campus Crusade for Christ International, an evangelical ..
Leaders debate
--> Section>sections].Please format the article according to the guidelines laid out at[Manual of Style]. In jurisdictions which use the Westminster system of government or a similar system, leaders debates are often held, usually during a general election campaign. These debate..
Leaders Not Followers
Leaders Not Followers is an EP album by the British band Napalm Death. The EP has six tracks, which are covers from various punk and metal bands. Track listing "Politicians" - 1:45 (Raw Power cover)"Incinerator" - 3:21 (Slaughter cover)"Demonic Possession" - 3:13 (Pentagram cover)"Maggots in Your..
Leaders Not Followers: Part 2
Leaders Not Followers: Part 2 is an album by the British band Napalm Death. It contains only covers of hardcore punk and heavy metal songs. Track listing "Lowlife" - 2:22 (Cryptic Slaughter)"Face down in the Dirt" - 1:27 (The Offenders)"Devastation" - 2:51 (Devastation)"Messiah" - 3:29 (Hellhamme..
Leaders of Canadian federal conservative parties
Since the confederation of Canada in 1867, there has been at least one major federal political party represented in the House of Commons that has espoused the political ideals of conservativism. For most of Canadian history, that party has been known by various names, generally incorporating the ..
Leaders of Damaraland
Tenure Incumbent Affiliation 29 December 1980 to May 1989 Justus Garoëb, Chairman of the Executive Committee DC Political Affiliation DC – Damara Council See also NamibiaDamaraBantustans in South West AfricaApartheidPresidents of NamibiaPrime Ministers of Namibia ..
Leaders of East Caprivi
Tenure Incumbent Affiliation East Caprivi March 1972 to March 1976 Josiah Moraliswane, Chief Councillor Lozi March 1976 to 20 September 1976 Josiah Moraliswane, Chief Minister 21 September 1976 to 31 March 1981 Richard Muhinda Mamili, Chief Minister DTA 1 April 1981 to 30 June 1984 Josiah ..
Leaders of East Germany
Contents 1 Leaders of the ..
Leaders of Hereroland
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Tenure Incumbent Hereroland 2 October 1968 to July 1970 Hosea Kutako, Paramount Chief of the Ovaherero July 1970 Clemens Kapuuo, Paramount Chief of the Ovaherero Hereroland (Self-Rule) July 1970 to 27 March 1978 Clemens Kapuuo, Chief..
Leaders of Kavangoland
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Tenure Incumbent Affiliation Kavangoland October 1972 to May 1973 Linus Shashipapo, Chief Councillor Kavangoland (Self-Rule) May 1973 to September 1977 Linus Shashipapo, Chief Minister September 1977 to 1981 Alfons Shashipapo, Chi..
Leaders of Namaland
Tenure Incumbent Affiliation Namaland 1 July 1980 to 31 March 1985 Cornelius Cloete, Chairman of the Executive Committee DTA 1 June 1985 to May 1989 Daniel Luipert, Chairman of the Executive Committee DTA Political Affiliation DTA - Democratic Turnhalle Alliance See also NamibiaBantustans in..
Leaders of Ovamboland
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Tenure Incumbent Affiliation Notes Ovamboland 2 October 1968 to 14 January 1972 Uushona Shiimi, Chief Councillor 1972 to 1 May 1973 Filemon Elifas, Chief Councillor Ovamboland (Self-Rule) 1 May 1973 to 16 August 1975 Filemon Eli..
Leaders of Rehoboth
Tenure Incumbent Affiliation Rehoboth (Basterland) 2 July 1979 to May 1989 Johannes "Hans" Diergaardt, Chairman of the Executive Committee (Captain of the Basters) RFP Political Affiliation RFP - Rehoboth Freedom Party See also NamibiaBasterRehoboth, NamibiaBantustans in South West AfricaApar..
Leaders of South Vietnam
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Leaders of the Conservative Party
''This article is about leaders of the Conservative Party (UK). For leaders of the Conservative Party in Canada, see Leaders of Canadian federal conservative parties. '''Leaders of the UK Conservative Party since 1834. Contents 1 Background2 Leaders in the House of Lords 1834-19223&nb..
Leaders of the Free World
Leaders of the Free World is the third studio album from British band, Elbow. Track listing "Station Approach""Picky Bugger""Forget Myself""The Stops""Leaders of the Free World""An Imagined Affair""Mexican Standoff""The Everthere""My Very Best""Great Expectations""Puncture Repair" Release details ..
Leaders of the New School
The Leaders of the New School were an American hip hop crew composed of Long Island New York natives Charlie Brown, Dinco D, Busta Rhymes and Cut Monitor Milo, Busta Rhymes' cousin. The four got their start touring with Hip Hop group Public Enemy, and in fact it was member Chuck D who gave Busta Rh..
Leaders of Tswanaland
Tenure Incumbent Affiliation 19 December 1980 to May 1989 Constance Kgosiemang, Chairman of the Executive Committee DTA Political Affiliation DTA – Democratic Turnhalle Alliance See also NamibiaBantustans in South West AfricaApartheidPresidents of NamibiaPrime Ministers of Namibia ..
Leaderz
Leaderz is a Ro-Sham-Bo, turn-based strategy computer game. It was developed by Suntastic Software[link] in 2005. It is an open source game and is for the Microsoft Windows operating system. The two main strategic features of this game are the extension to Ro-Sham-Bo and the scoring s..
Leader (comics)
The Leader (Samuel Sterns) is a Marvel Comics supervillain and an archenemy of the Hulk. The character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #62. Contents 1 Character biography2 Powers and abilities3 In other media4 External link Character biography The man who would one day..
Leader (locomotive)
Leader was a revolutionary class of steam locomotive designed by Oliver Bulleid. It was originally commissioned by the Southern Railway but it was completed by British Railways in 1949. These locomotives had an unusual configuration with two power steam bogies, utilising sleeve valves and chain ..
Leader Airport
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Leader Dog
Leader Dog is an animated film series on NickToons TV. The series was produced by Animation Collective, created by Larry Schwarz and debuted in 2004. This show is about a spunky dog who is abducted by aliens from Planet Zmed, whose King Adrian, sets two of Zmed's explorers, named Dave and Blark,..
Leader Drug Stores
Leader Drug Stores is a network of over 3,100 independently owned and operated pharmacies. It has a business affiliation with Cardinal Health, which sponsors the network and owns the name "Leader Drug Stores". Cardinal Health also owns the franchise chain The Medicine Shoppe. It operates like a ret..
Leader Dynamics Series T2 MK5
The Leader T2 MK5 Series weapons were chambered for the 5.56 mm cartridge and manufactured by Leader Dynamics of Justin Street, Smithfield, NSW Australia. (1978-1982/1983) The Leader was the brainchild of weapons designer Charles St. George. What was unique about this endeavor was that Australia had..
Leader of Government Business
The post of Leader of Government Business in the Cayman Islands is the equivalent to Chief Minister or Premier in most British colonies. It is the highest political level that can be attained within the colonial system. The holder of that position is regarded as the head of government. For a numb..
Leader of Opposition, Pakistan
Here is a list of the leaders of the Opposition according to the 1973 constitution of Pakistan; 1972-1975 Khan Abdul Wali Khan 1975-1977 Sherbaz Mazari 1985-1988 Fakhr Imam 1988-1990 Khan Abdul Wali Khan 1990-1993 Benazir Bhutto 1993-1996 Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif 1997-1999 Benazir Bhutto 2004-Pr..
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Canada)
redirect [[template:Politics of Canada]] The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (French: Leader du gouvernement à la Chambre des communes), more commonly known as the Government House Leader, is the Cabinet minister responsible for planning and managing the government's legislative pr..
Leader of the Government in the Senate (Canada)
redirect [[template:Politics of Canada]] The Leader of the Government in the Senate (French: Leader du gouvernement au Sénat) is a Canadian cabinet minister who leads the government side in the Canadian Senate and is chiefly responsible for promoting and defending the government's program in the U..
Leader of the House
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Leader of the House (Australia)
The office of Leader of the House in the Government of Australia exists in order for the management of government business, involving the order in which Government issues are to be dealt with, which Government members will speak, tactical matters in reaction to impediments to such management; negot..
Leader of the House of Commons
The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons. Although at one time the position was usually held by the Prime Minister, in recent years, the post has usually been combined with that of..
Leader of the House of Lords
Leader of the House of Lords is a function in the British government that is always held in combination with a formal Cabinet position, most often Lord President of the Council, Lord Privy Seal or Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The Leader of the House takes charge of the government's business..
Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party
The position of Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party is one of the more senior positions in Australian state politics, but also the one with the highest failure rate and the highest turnover. The New South Wales branch of the Liberal Party of Australia was founded in 1945, but in the 60 years..
Leader of the Official Opposition (Quebec)
This is a list of the leaders of the opposition party of Quebec, Canada since Confederation (1867). Note that the leader of the Opposition is not always the leader of the political party with the second-largest number of seats, in cases where the leader of that party does not have a seat. There w..
Leader of the Opposition
The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in government in a Westminster System of parliamentary government. The Leader of the Opposition is invariably seen as the alternative Prime Minister to the present incumbent, and heads a rival alternati..
Leader of the Opposition (Australian Capital Territory)
The Leader of the Opposition of the Australian Capital Territory is an official role usually occupied by the leader of the second largest party or coalition in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. In the event that that party or coalition wins an election, the Leader of the Opposit..
Leader of the Opposition (British Columbia)
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Leader of the Opposition (Canada)
redirect [[template:Politics of Canada]]The Leader of the Opposition (French: Chef de l'Opposition) in Canada is the Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons who leads Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (the body in Parliament recognized as the Official Opposition). He or she is entitled..
Leader of the Opposition (Fiji)
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Leader of the Opposition (India)
The Leader of the Opposition in India is the politician who leads the body in the Lok Sabha recognized as the Official Opposition. The current Leader of the Opposition is Lal Krishna Advani. Past Leaders of Opposition This list is [Incomplete listsincomplete]; you can help by [http:..
Leader of the Opposition (Ireland)
redirect [[Template:Politics of the Republic of Ireland]]The Leader of the Opposition (Ir Ceannaire an Fhreasúra) in the Republic of Ireland is the politician who, at least in theory, leads the Parliamentary Opposition bloc in the lower house of the Irish Parliament, Dáil Éireann. The current inc..
Leader of the Opposition (Manitoba)
A list of parliamentary opposition leaders in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Canada, from 1870 to the present. Note: This list is incomplete. # Leader Party Took office Left office |- |bgcolor="#9999FF"|     Walter Weir Progressive Conservative 1969 1970 |- |bgco..
Leader of the Opposition (New Brunswick)
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Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)
The Leader of the Opposition in New Zealand is the politician who, at least in theory, commands the support of the non-government bloc of members in the New Zealand Parliament. The current Leader of the Opposition is Dr Don Brash, Leader of the National Party. Role By convention, the Leader of ..
Leader of the Opposition (Northern Territory)
The Leader of the Opposition of the Northern Territory is an official role usually occupied by the leader of the second largest party in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. In the event that that party or coalition wins an election, the Leader of the Opposition will most likely become the C..
Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
The Leader of the Opposition in Ontario is usually leader of the largest party in the Ontario legislature which is not the government. The current official opposition is formed by the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party however, and John Tory is the current Leader of the Opposition. Ontario's f..
Leader of the Opposition (PEI)
The Leader of the Opposition (PEI) is the loyal opposition leader in the Legislature of Prince Edward Island. Alexander Wallace Matheson — 1959-1965 - Prince Edward Island Liberal PartyAlexander B. Campbell — 1965-1966 - Prince Edward Island Liberal PartyJ. Angus MacLean - 1977-1979 - Prince Ed..
Leader of the Opposition (Saskatchewan)
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Leader of the Opposition (Tasmania)
The role of Leader of the Opposition in Tasmania is a title held by the leader of the largest minority party in the state lower house, the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He or she acts as the public face of the opposition, leading the government on the floor of parliament. They thus act as a chief cri..
Leader of the Opposition (UK)
--> The Leader of the Opposition in the United Kingdom is the politician who leads Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (the body in Parliament recognized as the Official Opposition). Since 1937 the Leader of the Opposition in the United Kingdom has received a state salary, at first at £2,000, and ri..
Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia)
The Leader of the Opposition in Western Australia is the leader of the largest political party in parliament but not in government. He or she is always a member of the Legislative Assembly. As of 24 March 2006 the Leader of the Opposition in Western Australia is Paul Omodei who replaced Matt Birne..
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Canada)
redirect [[template:Politics of Canada]] In Canada, the Leader of the Official Opposition in the Senate (French: Leader de l'opposition au Sénat) is the leader of the largest party in the Senate that is not in government. Since it is the Canadian House of Commons that determines which party is in ..
Leader of the Pack
"Leader of the Pack" is a song recorded by The Shangri-Las. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 28 in 1964. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Leader of the Senate of Northern Ireland
The Leader of the Senate of Northern Ireland was the Leader of the House in the Senate of Northern Ireland. List of Leaders 1921-1926: Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry1926-1937: James Edward Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont1937-1943: John Hanna Robb1943-1944: Robert Cork..
Leader Records
Leader Records was a subsidiary of Kapp Records, featuring more "Middle Of the Road" material. See also List of record labels ..
Leader sequence
Leader sequence' may refer to; Leader sequence (mRNA), a sequence of mRNALeading strand, in DNA replication 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..
Leader sequence (mRNA)
The leader sequence is the sequence at the 5' end of an mRNA molecule that is not translated into protein. It starts at the +1 position of the gene and ends just before the start codon (AUG) of the coding region, and contains a Shine-Delgarno sequence (AGGAGGU), also known as the ribosome binding s..
Leader writer
A Leader Writer is a senior journalist in a newspaper who is charged with writing the paper's editorial either in the absence of the editor or in cases where the editor chooses not to write editorials because their editorial skills may rest more in management of the company than in writing daily edi..
Leadgate
Leadgate is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north-east of Consett. Leadgate was the home of the workers and staff for the Eden colliery which opened in 1844, and was closed on the 18 July 1980. Leadgate now stands as a run down village. With High Unemployment and cr..
Leadhillite
Leadhillite is a lead sulfate carbonate hydroxide mineral, often associated with anglesite. It has the formula Pb4SO4(CO3)2(OH)2. Leadhillite crystallizes in the monoclinic system, but forms pseudo-hexagonal forms due to crystal twinning. It forms transparent to translucent variably colored adamant..
Leadhills
for at grid reference NS885150 Leadhills is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 5¾ miles WSW of Elvanfoot. Population (1901) 835. It is the second highest village in Scotland after Wanlockhead, lying 395m (1295ft) above sea-level, near the source of Glengonnar Water, an affluent ..
Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway
The Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway, a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge line in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, is laid on the trackbed of a former Caledonian Railway branch which led off the main line between Carlisle and Glasgow at Elvanfoot. The "preserved" section runs from Leadhills for about 1 km toward..
Leading
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. This article deals with the typographical meaning of "leading". For the management meaning, see leadersh..
Leading-tone
In music theory, a leading-tone (called the leading-note outside the US) is a note or pitch which resolves or "leads" to a note one semitone higher or lower, being a lower and upper leading-tone, respectively. Generally, the leading tone is the seventh tonal degree of the diatonic scale leading up ..
Leadington, Missouri
Leadington is a city in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. The population was 206 at the 2000 census. Geography Leadington is located at [37°50′15″N, 90°29′10″W] (37.837510, -90.486080)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bu..
Leading actor
A leading actor, leading actress, or simply lead, plays the role of the protagonist in a film or play. The word lead may also refer to the largest role in the piece and leading actor may refer to a person who typically plays such parts or an actor with a respected body of work. Some actors are type..
Leading Aircraftman
Leading Aircraftman (LAC) (or Leading Aircraftwoman (LACW)) is a rank in the Royal Air Force, ranking between Aircraftman and Senior Aircraftman and having a NATO rank code of OR-2. The rank badge is a horizontal two-bladed propeller. The rank was introduced on the formation of the RAF in 1918, rep..
Leading chief of the Seminoles
There were four leading chiefs of the Seminoles between the time the tribe organized in the mid 18th century until Micanopy was sent to Indian Territory following the Second Seminole War. CowkeeperKing PayneBolekMicanopy ..
Leading Comics
Leading Comics is a comic book published during the 1940s and early 1950s. The publisher was originally known as All-American Publications, sister company to National Comics (later National Periodical Publications), before merging with National in 1945 and taking on the current name of DC Comics, ..
Leading Company
Leading Company is a Japanese-only Super Famicom video game that challenges young people to create their own empire by researching and marketing better VHS machines for the Japanese consumers. The entire game is in Japanese and no-one has created an English patch for the game yet. Literacy skills in..
Leading Culture
This societal model has been developed in Germany by the orientalist Bassam Tibi. In his book 'Europa ohne Identität' ('Europe with no identity'), communities within a country can have an identity of their own, but they should at least support the core concepts of the culture on which the society i..
Leading edge
For the Speculative Fiction magazine, see Leading Edge. For the electronics term, see Rising edge. 1970 Model American Aviation AA-1 Yankee showing the wing's straight leading edge The leading edge is a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile. In other words, it's the fro..
Leading Edge
The Leading Edge is a Speculative fiction magazine founded in 1981, located in Provo, Utah, and which has published stories by Dave Wolverton and Orson Scott Card, among others. External links [Leading Edge] ..
Leading Edge (company)
Not to be confused with the Australian consulting firm Leading Edge. Leading Edge Hardware Products, Inc. was a computer manufacturer in the 1980s and the 1990s. They were based in Westborough, Massachusetts. Contents 1 History2 Products3 References4 External links History..
Leading edge cuff
A leading edge cuff, with end fences, installed on an American Aviation AA-1 Yankee as part of a NASA experiment Leading edge cuffs are a fixed aerodynamic device employed on fixed-wing aircraft to modify the airfoil used. They may be either factory-installed or, more commonly, an after-marke..
Leading Edge Electronics
Leading Edge Electronics is a buying group for a number of independent electronics retailers in Australia. They have plans to expand into New Zealand in the near future. Currently around 48 former DSE stores are part of the leading edge network, no longer dealing with Dick Smith. These privately own..
Leading edge extension
Two F/A-18C Hornets on the carrier deck. Note the prominent leading edge extensions on this aircraft. Flow visualization smoke marks vortex flows along an F/A-18's leading edge extensions Leading edge extensions or LEX (also referred to as leading edge root extensions or LERX) are fille..
Leading edge inflatable kite
A leading edge inflatable kite or LEI is a single skin kite with inflatable bladders providing structure. It is useful as a power or traction kite. -->These kites are flown using 2, 4 or 5 control lines and a bar. (See also: kite control systems) A LEI is a great kite for water use because the infl..
Leading Edge Model D
The Leading Edge Model D was an IBM clone computer released by Leading Edge Hardware in 1987?. Hardware The Model D featured an Intel 8088 microprocessor, with a switch in the back to run at 4.77MHz (normal) or 7.16MHz (high). It came preinstalled with 512KB of RAM, but was user upgradable to..
Leading edge slot
A leading edge slot on a Stinson 108-3. This type of slot is partial-span A Zenair CH 701 STOL showing its fixed, full span leading edge slots in flight Leading edge slots are an aerodynamic device used on fixed wing aircraft. A leading edge slot is a fixed (non-moving) opening behind t..
Leading lady
Leading lady is an informal term for the actress who plays a secondary lead or supporting role, usually a love interest, to the leading actor in a film or play. It is not usually applied to the leading actress in the performance if her character is the protagonist. A leading lady can also be an ac..
Leading lights
Leading lights are a pair of light beacons, used in position fixing and navigation, to indicate a safe passage for vessels entering a shallow or danagerous channel. Leading lights are a form of leading line that can be used at night. ..
Leading line
A leading line is a line formed by a pair of marks, which are generally man-made, that are used in position fixing and navigation, to indicate a safe passage through a shallow or dangerous channel. They are often used in the entrances to harbours or estuaries where there are hazards close to a deep..
Leading man
Leading man or leading gentleman is an informal term for the actor who plays a secondary lead or supporting role, usually a love interest, to the leading actress in a film or play. It is not usually applied to the leading actor in the performance if his character is the protagonist. A leading man ..
Leading question
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Leading Rating
Leading Rating (or Leading Rate) is the most senior of the junior rates in the British Royal Navy. It is equal in status to Corporal, although for a long time was officially junior to that rank. The rate was introduced under the authority of Admiralty Circular No. 121 of 14 June 1858. The insignia ..
Leading Seaman
Leading Seaman (LS or L/S) is a non-commissioned rank or rate in navies, particularly those of the Commonwealth. Contents 1 Australia2 Canada3 United Kingdom4 See also Australia The badge in the Royal Australian Navy is the fouled anchor over the word "Australia". it is senio..
Leading small group
In the political structure of China, a leading small group (Chinese: 领导小组; pinyin: lingdao xiaozu) or LSG, is a committee composed of members of the Communist Party of China which coordinates party activities within an agency of the People's Republic of China (PRC) government. Leading sm..
Leading strand
The leading strand is the DNA strand at the opposite side of the replication fork from the lagging strand. It goes from 3' to 5' (these numbers indicate the position of the molecule in respect to the carbon atoms it contains). When replicating, the original DNA splits in two, forming two "prongs" ..
Leading targets
In first-person shooters, leading targets generally refers to aiming one's weapon ahead of his or her target so that the bullets will hit their mark. This is always true for projectile based weapons due to the fact they travel slowly but Hitscan weapons also require the player to lead his shots to ..
Leading Tone
Leading tone is the name given to the 7th scale degree in any of the primary diatonic scales used in music. Is is also known by the solfege term Ti. Note however that in the natural minor, and descending melodic minor scales, the 7th scale degree is lowered a half step, in which case the 7th scale d..
Leading wheel
The leading wheels (boxed) on a 4-6-2 locomotive On a steam locomotive, a leading wheel or leading axle is an unpowered wheel or axle located in front of the driving wheels. The axle of the leading wheels were usually located on a leading truck. Leading wheels are used to help the locomotiv..
Leading zero
A leading zero is any zero that leads a number string with a non-zero value. For example, James Bonds famous identifier, 007, has two leading zeros. Often, leading zeros are found on non-electronic and LED digital displays that contain fixed sets of digits, such as the manual counter, the stopwatch..
Leadless chip carrier
A leadless chip carrier (LCC) is a type of packaging for integrated circuits which has no "leads", but instead rounded pins through the edges of the ceramic package. ..
Leadman
A leadman is an art department member who is in responsible for the swing gang and/or the set dressers on a film set. The swing gang does the set construction and demolition. Set dressers keep the set in the proper condition by placing and moving elements and props as needed for the story, continuit..
Leadmill
The Leadmill is a live music venue and nightclub in Sheffield, lying on the south east edge of the city centre. It opened in 1980, in what despite its name was a former flour mill. This coincided with the rise of several Sheffield bands, including the Human League, Cabaret Voltaire, Heaven 17 and ..
Leadmines
The Leadmines at Ballycorus in Ireland refers to the ruins of a Lead production facility and the immediate area around it. The leadmines were first opened about 1805 by the Lead Mining Company of Ireland who erected a smelting works at the foot of the Ballycorus hill for the processing of the ore..
Leadoff batter
In baseball, a leadoff batter is a batter who bats first in the lineup. Leadoff batters must possess certain traits. They must get on base at a proficient rate, and are often fast. However, sabermetric analysis has indicated that speed is often an overrated quality of leadoff batters. ..
Leadore, Idaho
Leadore is a city in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States. The population was 90 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 History4 External links Geography Leadore is located at [44°40′47″N, 113°21′38″W] (44.679604, -113.360664)[Geograph..
Leadpile
Leadpile is the dba of the privately held corporation CashFast123 LLC. With its corporate headquarters in Phoenix Arizona and in business since 2002, LeadPile introduced in March 2006 the "World's Largest Lead Marketplace" (TM). LeadPile (LeadPile.com) previously known as eLeads123.com, offers ..
Leadscrew
A leadscrew is a large screw used to actuate precise movements of the tool or the work when performing cutting or grinding operations on a machine tool. The precision of the surfaces of the parts made on the machine tool are limited by the precision in the surfaces of the machine tool's leadscrews...
Leadsled
A leadsled is a car from the 1950s or early 1960s that has had extensive customization done to the body of it. The most common type of car turned into a leadsled is the 1949-1951 Mercury. A famous example of a leadsled version of this car is the one driven by the Pharaohs gang in American Graffiti. ..
Leadtek
Leadtek Research, Inc. is a small Taiwanese company, founded in 1986, which focuses on research and development that is specialized in the design and manufacture of graphics cards. Products in Leadtek's Computer Group include the WinFast Series 3D graphics accelerators (mainstream and workstatio..
Leadville, Colorado
View of Mount Massive looking west from Harrison Street in downtown Leadville Leadville is the county seat of Lake County, Colorado. The population was 2,821 at the 2000 census. The city is historically a silver mining town on the Arkansas River, lying southwest of Denver, Colorado. Content..
Leadville North, Colorado
Leadville North is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,942 at the 2000 census. Geography Leadville North is located at [39°15′27″N, 106°18′5″W] (39.257605, -106.301383)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According t..
Leadville Trail 100 Mile
The Leadville Trail 100 Mile (aka The Race Across The Sky or the LT100), first run in 1983, is an ultramarathon held annually on trails and dirt roads at high altitude around Leadville, Colorado, through the heart of the Rocky Mountains. The course is extremely grueling, with runners climbing and d..
Leadwood
Leadwood could refer to one of the following: Leadwood, Ceratostigma species, a genus of flowering plants.Leadwood tree, Combretum imberbe, an African tree.Leadwood, Missouri, a town in the United States, or This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with ..
Leadwood, Missouri
Leadwood is a city in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,160 at the 2000 census. The city was founded in 1910 and is named after the element lead, which is mined in the area. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 History4 External links Geograph..
Leadwood tree
The semi-deciduous Leadwood tree (Combretum imberbe) is found from KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa in the south to Tanzania in the north. It normally grows up to 20 metres (66 feet) tall. The Leadwood tree has a wide-spreading, rather sparse, roundish to slightly umbrella-shaped crown and a..
Leadwort
Leadwort is a common name for flowering plants in the family Plumbaginaceae, in particular those in the genera: CeratostigmaPlumbago 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 t..
Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Lead & Rhythm Guitar described the position of a musician who performs the lead guitar parts in a rock band, namely guitar solos or sometimes just lead parts. In some cases, such as guitar virtuoso John Petrucci of the progressive metal band Dream Theater, this guitarist plays all the guitar parts o..
Lead (disambiguation)
Lead can have several meanings (and pronunciations), usually related to either the metal, lead (prn. 'lehd') or leadership ('leed'er-ship). Lead (pron. led), a soft, malleable metal elementPencil lead (pron. led), which is actually graphite to lead,(pron. leed) is the active verb for leadership or..
Lead (electronics)
In electronics, a lead is an electrical connection, usually a wire, coming from an electronic device and often connecting to another. Leads are used to transfer power, to probe circuits (see multimeter), and to transmit information. In electronics, the difference in time between two waveforms of t..
Lead (geology)
A Lead is a subsurface feature with the potential to have entrapped oil or gas, and which is constrained by several traverses. ..
Lead and Aether
Lead and Aether is the second album by the Finnish funeral doom metal band Skepticism. The second track "The March and the Stream" is dedicated to "Iia", 1976-1996. Track listing "The Organium" (6:41)"The March and the Stream" (10:35)"The Falls" (8:44)"Forge" (5:49)"-Edges-" (6:11)"Aether" ..
Lead and copper rule
The Lead and Copper Rule was promugulated by the U.S. EPA in 1991 to limit the concentration of lead and copper in public drinking water at the consumer's tap. The Lead and Copper rule places the responibilty to minimize corrosion of lead and copper service lines in the hands of the drinking wate..
Lead and follow (dance)
In partner dancing, the two partners are labelled as the leader and the follower, or lead and follow. Traditionally, the male partner leads and the female partner follows, though this is certainly not always the case. Many social dance forms have a long history of same-sex and role-crossing partner..
Lead a Double Life
Lead a Double Life was a song released in 1985 on the Canadian rock band Loverboy's hit album Lovin' Every Minute of it. The song contained much more of a style that represented the classic 80's power pop ballads that the rocking style that the band was known for. When released as a single in 1986, ..
Lead Belt
The Lead Belt is a lead mining district in the southeastern part of Missouri. The primary mineral mined here is galena. Counties in the Lead Belt include Saint Francois, Crawford, Dent, Iron, Reynolds, and Washington. European lead mining started in 1720, by Philip Francois Renault of France, who..
Lead came and copper foil glasswork
This article is on the techniques of lead-came and copper-foil glasswork. For a general overview of stained glass art, see stained glass. Lead-came and Copper-foil glasswork are the arts and crafts of cutting colored glass and joining the pieces into picturesque designs. The traditional method u..
Lead castle
A lead castle, also called a lead cave or a lead housing, is a structure composed of bricks made of lead. Lead castles are used to enclose small radioactive sources. The are used during nuclear research and testing. The castle may enclose the radioactive source or it may be used to shield people fro..
Lead chalcogenide
Lead chalcogenide refers to a group of chemical compounds that are chalcogenides of lead. Chalcogenides are the chemical elements, sulfur, selenium and tellurium. So the term refers to lead sulfide, lead selenide or lead telluride. It can also refer to alloys of these three materials, or to alloys i..
Lead chamber process
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. The lead chamber process was an industrial process used to produce relatively strong concentrations of sulfuric..
Lead climbing
Lead climbing is a technique used in rock climbing an unprepared surface. One climber "leads" by climbing a short distance, then attaching protection to the rock surface, while he is belayed by the climber below. At any point, he can fall twice as far as the distance to the most recent protection be..
Lead Conversion
Lead conversion contains all the activities your business performs to turn a prospect into a customer. Lead Conversion is your sales activity center -- the place where you strive to hear a "Yes!" -- a yes that they want to buy your product or service. All businesses have the need for Lead Conversion..
Lead cooled fast reactor
The Lead-cooled Fast Reactor is a Generation IV reactor that features a fast-spectrum lead or lead/bismuth eutectic liquid metal-cooled reactor with a closed fuel cycle. Options include a range of plant ratings, including a "battery" of 50 to 150 MWe (megawatts electric) units that features a ver..
Lead Corp
Lead Corp Co, Ltd. (hangul:리드코프, KOSDAQ: [012700]) is a Korea's capital money and bank company. hearquatered in Yeoeuido-Dong Yeongdeungpo-Gu Seoul, Korea. established in 2001. it is similar in Hyundai Capital and Sanwa Money, Samsung Capital, Lotte Capital, Shinhan Capital, Rush &..
Lead Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Lead Cove [48°02′35″N, 53°05′01″W] is a small fishing village on Trinity Bay on the northern tip of the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, in Canada. Contents 1 History1.1 Timeline2 Towns and communities nearby3 See also4 External links His..
Lead crystal
Lead crystal, (also called crystal), is lead glass that has been hand or machine cut with facets. Lead oxide added to the molten glass gives lead crystal a much higher index of refraction than normal glass, and consequently much greater "sparkle". Famous makers of lead crystal objects include R..
Lead generation
Lead generation is a marketing term that refers to the manufacture of connections between well-matched consumers and target corporate vendors. Lead Generation is frequently seen in the financial world. This would manifest itself as companies calling up on behalf of banks and loan institutions, gaini..
Lead glass
Lead glass is potassium silicate glass which has been impregnated with lead oxide (from 12% to 28% by weight) in its fabrication. The lead is not intended to affect the glass's ability to transmit light; depending on what the end use is to be, the goal is either to allow the glass to transmit visibl..
Lead guitar
Lead guitar refers to a role within a popular music band, especially a rock band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. Contents 1 Overview1.1 Lead Piece1.2 Effects1.3 Style2 List of famous lead guitarist..
Lead Hill, Arkansas
Lead Hill is a town in Boone County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 287 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Climate4 External links Geography Lead Hill is located at [36°24′53″N, 92°54′25″W] (36.414815, -92.906907)[Ge..
Lead hydrogen arsenate
Lead hydrogen arsenate, also called lead arsenate, acid lead arsenate or LA, chemical formula PbHAsO4, is an inorganic insecticide used primarily against the potato beetle. It is usually produced using the following reaction: Pb(NO3)2(aq) +H3AsO4(aq) --> PbHAsO4(s) +2HNO3(aq) Lead arsenate was th..
Lead instrument
Someone who plays lead instrument is the most advanced player of their instrument in their ensemble. This is also referred to as the first chair, first position, or first (name of instrument). In addition, monosynth synthesizer patches are often called "leads", for their frequent use on melody par..
Lead Into Gold
Lead Into Gold is a side project of American industrial musician Paul Barker, best known as the bassist for Ministry. Primarily a solo project by Barker, Lead Into Gold featured occasional guest performances by his Ministry bandmates Al Jourgensen and Bill Rieflin. Lead Into Gold only released two..
Lead Me Lord (album)
Lead Me Lord (Worship Sessions Volume 1) is a Christian worship album by Neal Morse. Recorded in January, released in August 2005. Personnel Band Neal Morse - producer, composer, guitars, synth, piano, organ, vocalsMark Leniger - Drums and saxophoneDebbie Bresee - Background VocalJessica Mears -..
Lead Me On (album)
''This article is about the Amy Grant album. For the 1988 Amy Grant single of the same name, see Lead Me On (song). Lead Me On was the eleventh album by Christian music singer-songwriter Amy Grant, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music). Lead Me On was a departure from its predecessor, the high-ene..
Lead Me On (song)
This article is about the Amy Grant song. For the Amy Grant album of the same name, see Lead Me On (album). "Lead Me On" is a 1988 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was released as the third single from the Lead Me On album. The song "Lead Me On" is a fiery song, both in terms of l..
Lead Mine Pass
Lead Mine Pass (鉛礦坳) is a mountain pass in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It is near Grassy Hill and two walking trails, MacLehose Trail and Wilson Trail cross each other at the pass. The pass is at the north of Shing Mun Reservoir. ..
Lead off
In baseball, a lead off, or a lead for short, is the position a baserunner takes just prior to a pitch, a short distance away from the base he occupies. "Lead off" can also refer to that distance. A typical lead off is six to ten feet (two to three meters) from the base. If the lead is too much (..
Lead On
Lead On is George Strait's 1994 album released by MCA records. The Following is the Playlist- You Can't Make a Heart Love SomebodyAdalidaI Met a Friend of Yours TodayNobody Has to Get HurtDown Louisiana WayLead OnWhat Am I Waiting ForThe Big OneI'll Always Be Loving YouNo One But You The following..
Lead or leave
redirect [[Template:Context]]Lead or Leave was a grass-roots political action group from 1992 to 1995 focused primarily on deficit reduction. Led by Rob Nelson and Jon Cowan, it was criticized as promoting generational conflict. ..
Lead paint
Lead paint is paint containing lead, a heavy metal. Lead was added to paint as pigment and to speed drying, increase durability, retain a fresh appearance and resist moisture which caused corrosion. Because of its toxicity, paint containing more than 0.06% lead was banned for residential use in 19..
Lead poisoning
Lead poisoning is a medical condition, also known as saturnism, plumbism or painter's colic, caused by increased blood serum lead levels. Lead poisoning is sometimes used in slang to describe a death or injury by firearm. Contents 1 History2 Symptoms and effects3 Biological ro..
Lead programmer
A lead programmer is a software engineer in charge of one or more software projects. Sometimes they are referred to as Development Lead, Technical Lead or Senior Software Engineer though both these titles may have different meanings depending on their context. A lead programmer's exact responsibi..
Lead shank
A lead shank or shank is used on difficult horses that are misbehaving. It consists of a lead made of cotton, nylon, or leather, with a chain end. The chain end has a clip on the end, which is attached to the middle ring of the halter when a horse is behaving. Their true purpose, however, is to be u..
Lead sheet
A lead sheet (also known as fake music) is a type of condensed musical notation which can be easier to sightread than conventional sheet music. A simplified form of sheet music, it consists of the tempo, key signature, melody and lyrics to a song, and also the chords to the song as they appear. It ..
Lead shielding
Lead shielding refers to the use of lead to shield from radiation. Lead helps protect from radiation because of its high density with an atomic number of 82. Lead is effective at stopping gamma rays and X-rays. However lead does not stop neutrons. Use Lead is used as a shield in X-ray machines and ..
Lead ship
The lead ship or class leader is the first of a series or class of ships all constructed according to the same general design. Large ships are complicated internally, and may take a long time to construct, as much as five to 10 years, so it is rare to have two of them that are completely identical..
Lead shot
Lead shot is small balls of lead, traditionally made using a shot tower. It is used for a variety of purposes. One use of shot is in shotguns. Lead shot was pioneered by William Watts of Bristol who adapted his house on Redcliff Way by adding a three storey tower and digging a shaft under the hous..
Lead single
A lead single is the first single released by a musician or a band from a given album. The lead single is special compared to other album-derived singles, due to the fact that the lead single will often be released before the rest of the actual album, in order to give listeners a taste of what is y..
Lead sled
Originally, the term referred to extensively repaired/modified cars due to the use of lead as body filler and was for the most part, an insult. Since the introduction of man-made fillers (such as Bondo), the term has come to mean a post-war, large (full size) American car of the 40's, 50's and e..
Lead styphnate
lead (II) 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene-1,3-diolateIUPAC name Chemical formula C6HN3O8Pb Molecular mass 450.288 g/mol Shock sensitivity High Friction sensitivity High Density 1.5 g/cm3 Explosive velocity 5200 m/s RE factor ? Melting point N/A Autoignition temperature 330 �..
Lead time
Lead Time, in publishing, is a term for describing the amount of time that a journalist has between receiving a writing assignment, and submitting the completed piece. Depending on the publication, lead times can be anything from a couple of hours to many months. The term is also used to refer to ..
Lead tree
Leucaena or Lead tree (Leucaena leucocephala) (also called petai cina in Indonesian and lamtoro or lamotorogung in Javanese) is a Mimosacea tropical plant used for fiber and livestock feed. --> It has been considered for biomass production, as its reported yield of foliage corresponds to a drie..
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Lead user
Lead user is a term developed by Eric von Hippel in 1986. His definition for lead user is: Lead users face needs that will be general in a marketplace – but face them months or years before the bulk of that marketplace encounters them, andLead users are positioned to benefit significantly by obta..
Lead Us To Reason
'Lead Us To Reason' is the debut album from Canadian band The Black Maria. Tracklisting The Memento (3:16)Betrayal (3:39)Organs (2:48)Our Commitment's A Sickness (3:30)The Distance From The Bottom (3:45)The Lines We Cross (3:17)Mirrors And Cameras (3:54)Sirens (3:05)To Have Loved (3:49)Ash (3:19..
Lead zirconate titanate
Lead zirconate titanate ([] x = 0.52, also Lead zirconium titanate) is a ceramic perovskite material that shows a marked piezoelectric effect—that is, it develops a voltage difference across two of its faces when compressed. It is also ferroelectric, in other words, it has a spontaneous ..
Leaellynasaura
Leaellynasaura was a dinosaur from the earliest Cretaceous, first discovered in Dinosaur Cove, Australia. Strangely enough, at this period in time, Victoria would have been well within the Antarctic Circle, which is now very cold. This means that Leaellynasaura was living and apparently thriving ..
Leaf
This article is about the plant organ. See leaf (disambiguation) for other meanings. The leaves of a Beech tree A leaf with laminar structure and pinnate venation In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat (..
Leaf-nosed bat
The Leaf-nosed bats, family Phyllostomidae are by far the most varied and diverse within the whole order Chiroptera and count within their number true predatory species that take vertebrate prey including small Dove -sized birds in the case of the False Vampire, Vampyrum spectrum, the largest ba..
Leaf-toed gecko
The Leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus xanti) is a gecko with vertical pupils and immovable eyelids, and leaf-like toe pads. It has dorsal granular scales interspersed with tubercles, and a brownish, grey or pinkish dorsum with a light venter. It often squeaks when handled; it has a very fragile t..
Leafa Vitale
Former Minister of Works and Former Minister of Women's Affairs who along with Toi Aukuso, former Minister Minister of Post and Telecommunications, plotted the assassination of Samoan Minister of Public WorksLuagalau Levaula Kamuin 1999. Aside from the Minister of Works the two former Ministers (who..
Leafbird
The Leafbirds are a family of small passerine bird species found in India and southeast Asia. They are one of only two bird families that are entirely endemic to the Indomalayan ecozone. They were formerly grouped with the ioras in the family Irenidae. These are bulbul-like forest birds, but wher..
Leafcutter ant
|- style="text-align:center; background:pink;" !Genera |- | style="padding: 0 .5em;" | Acromyrmex Atta |} Leafcutter ants are social insects found in warmer regions of Central and South America. These unique ants have evolved an advanced agricultural system based on ant-fungus mutualism. They f..
Leafcutter John
Leafcutter John is the recording name of John Burton, a UK-based musician and artist. He makes frequent use of Max/MSP in his compositions. Much of Burton's style is based in computer music and use of samples of everyday sounds. However, he also has roots as a folk musician, and this influence is..
Leafhopper
Leafhopper is a common name applied to any species from the family Cicadellidae. Leafhoppers are found all over the world, and it is the second largest family in the Hemiptera; there are at least 20,000 described species. Leafhoppers have piercing sucking mouthparts, they feed on plant sap and can..
Leaflet
For the publishing use of the term 'leaflet', see pamphlet. A leaflet in botany is a part of a compound leaf. A leaflet may resemble a complete leaf, but it is not borne on a stem as a leaf is, but rather on a vein of the whole leaf. Compound leaves are common in many plant families. Leaflets born..
Leafmon
Leafmon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, the Baby form of the Rookie Level Digimon Wormmon. Contents 1 Evolution2 Abilities2.1 Attacks3 Appearances3.1 Digimon 023.2 Digimon Frontier Evolution Fresh(Baby I)-LeafmonIn-Training(Baby II)-MinomonRoo..
Leafnode
Leafnode is a store-and-forward NNTP (or netnews) proxy server designed for small sites with just a few active newsgroups, but very easy to set up and maintain, when compared to INN. The term leaf node can also be used to describe a node on a binary tree (or any other sort of tree that has nodes) w..
Leafpad
Leafpad is a text editor written in GTK2. It focuses on being simple and lightweight. External links [Leafpad homepage] ..
Leafpeople
Leafpeople Leafpeople is a young belgian alternative quintet from Antwerp. Their name was inspired by the comic role the word played in Jim Jarmusch's movie Coffee and Cigarettes (2003). Leafpeople is a relatively new band (formed in the summer of 2004) with a very wide range in musical style. This ..
Leafscale gulper shark
Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788) or Leafscale gulper shark is a large deepwater dogfish. Contents 1 Physical Characteristics2 Distribution3 Habits and Habitat4 See also5 References Physical Characteristics The leafscale gulper shark has no anal fin, two dorsal..
Leafs TV
Logo of Leafs TV Leafs TV is a Canadian category 2 digital cable regional television channel in the province of Ontario that presents programming about the Toronto Maple Leafs - games, classic games, pre/post-game shows and games featuring Leafs prospects from minor league teams such as the A..
Leafy Anderson
Mother Leafy Anderson is the founder of the Black Spiritual Church movement in New Orleans, Louisiana in the 1920s. See The Spiritual Churches of New Orleans by Claude F. Jacobs and Andrew Jonathan Kaslow. See The Spirit of Black Hawk by Jason Berry. ..
Leafy sea dragon
The Leafy Sea Dragon (Phycodurus eques) is a marine fish related to the seahorse. It's the only member of the genus Phycodurus. These creatures are native to the waters around southern and western Australia and generally remain in shallow, temperate waters. Their name comes from their appearance, ..
Leafy spurge
Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula), also known as Wolf's Milk, or Wolf's-milk is a flowering plant found in North America, but native to Eurasia. It is classified as an invasive species by the United States Department of Agriculture. Leafy Spurge is a member of the spurge family, or Euphorbiaceae, ch..
Leaf (company)
See Leaf (disambiguation) for other uses of leaf. Leaf is a Japanese visual novel studio under the publisher AQUAPLUS (アクアプラス), and is located in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka. It and its competitor Key (to which it is often compared) are the most popular and successful dedicated visual novel stud..
Leaf (disambiguation)
A leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. Leaf may also refer to: Metal leaf, a thin metal foil such as gold leafA page in a book is called a leafLeaf spring, a common type of vehicle suspensionLeaf node, part of a tree data structure in Computer ScienceJoaquin Phoenix,..
Leaf Area Index
The Leaf Area Index or LAI is the ratio of total upper leaf surface of a crop divided by the surface area of the land on which the crop grows. The LAI is a dimensionless number. Contents 1 LAI in silviculture2 Interpretation and application of the LAI2.1 LAI as a crop management..
Leaf beetle
The beetle family Chrysomelidae, the leaf beetles, is a family of over 35,000 species in more than 2,500 genera. Leaf beetles are recognizable by their tarsal formula and distinguished from long-horned beetles (family Cerambycidae) by their short, [[Wiktionary:filiform|filiform]] antennae. Adult ..
Leaf blower
A leaf blower is gardening tool that propels air out of a nozzle to move yard debris such as leaves. Leaf blowers are usually powered by two-stroke engine or an electric motor, but four-stroke engines were recently introduced to partially address air pollution concerns. Leaf blowers are typically s..
Leaf Books
Leaf Books is a small independent publishing house based in South Wales. It specialises in the publication of A6 pocket-sized books. Each book contains one short story (3000-5000 words) or a collection of short poems or microfiction. Leaf Books has links to the University of Glamorgan, and was launc..
Leaf by Niggle
"Leaf by Niggle" is a short story written by J. R. R. Tolkien in 1938-39 and first published in the Dublin Review in January 1945. It can be found, most notably, in Tolkien's book titled "Tree and Leaf", and in other places. This is notable because the book, consisting of a seminal essay called "O..
Leaf cactus
The common name leaf cactus (plural leaf cacti) refers to either of the two following genera in the family Cactaceae: Epiphyllum, a genus of epiphytic cacti, andPereskia, with very primitive elements. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the sa..
Leaf Candy Company
The Leaf Candy Company was a major American producer of candy and trading cards based in Bannockburn, Illinois and later in Brooklyn, New York. [6] Its history includes a number of mergers, acquisitions, and divisions, as well as several name changes. Company history 1940 Leaf Confectionar..
Leaf class
In class-based object-oriented programming languages, a leaf class is a class that should not be subclassed. This can be enforced either by convention, or by using a language feature such as the final keyword in java. ..
Leaf curl
Leaf curl is a plant disease caused by a fungus (genus Taphrina) or virus (especially genus Begomovirus of the family Geminiviridae) and characterized by curling of leaves. One of the most notable types is peach leaf curl, caused by the fungus Taphrina deformans. ..
Leaf Green Tree Frog
The Leaf Green Tree Frog, (Litoria phyllochroa) is a species of stream-dwelling frog, native to eastern Australia from the Queensland/New South Wales border south to Sydney. Contents 1 Physical Description2 Ecology & Behaviour3 Key4 Sources5 References Physical Descript..
Leaf Lake Township, Minnesota
Leaf Lake Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 467 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.3 km² (35.6 mi²). 85.0 km² (32.8 mi²) of it is land and 7.3 km² (2.8 mi²) of..
Leaf mine
A leaf mine is a chamber cut into the leaf of a plant by the larvae of a moth, fly, beetle, sawfly or other insect. The mine often contains frass, or droppings, and it is often possible to identify the insect making the mine by a combination of host plant, mine shape and frass pattern. A few minin..
Leaf miner
Leaf miners are insect larvae that live within leaf tissue. Many cause damage to garden plants and crops. Like wood borers, leaf miners are difficult to control as they are protected from sprays by the plant tissues. ..
Leaf mold
Leaf mold is a form of compost produced by the breakdown of shrub and tree leaves. Due to the slow decaying nature of their lignin (cellulose) content, autumn leaves break down far more slowly than most other compost ingredients, and therefore should be composted separately. This can be achieved ei..
Leaf Mountain
Leaf Mountain is the name of two places in the United States: Leaf Mountain Township in MinnesotaLeaf Mountain Township in North Dakota 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 chan..
Leaf Mountain Township, Minnesota
Leaf Mountain Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 309 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.1 km² (35.9 mi²). 82.5 km² (31.9 mi²) of it is land and 10.6 km² (4.1 mi�..
Leaf muntjac
The leaf muntjac or leaf deer (Muntiacus putaoensis) is a small species of muntjac. It was discovered very recently, in 1997, by biologist Alan Rabinowitz during his field study in Myanmar. He managed to obtain specimens, from which DNA analysis revealed a new cervid species. Contents 1 Di..
Leaf node
In computer science, a leaf node is a node of a tree data structure that has zero child nodes. Often, leaf nodes are the nodes farthest from the root node. In the graph theory tree, a leaf node is a vertex of degree 1 other than the root (except when the tree has only one vertex; then the root, to..
Leaf peeping
Leaf peeping is an activity that one might partake in during autumn in areas where the foliage changes colors. It is the act of admiring autumn foliage for its beauty. A person who leaf peeps is called a leaf peeper. This activity was lampooned in the animated television show Family Guy in the epis..
LEAF Project
The LEAF Project (Linux Embedded Appliance Firewall) is a collection of Linux distributions that began as a fork from the The Linux Router Project (LRP) "linux-on-a-floppy" distribution. Most users of these distributions are primarily interested in router and firewall functionality, particularly as ..
Leaf protein concentrate
Leaf protein concentrate (LPC) is a concentrated form of the proteins found in the leaves of plants. It has been examined as a human or animal food source, because it is potentially the cheapest, most abundant source of available protein. Although humans can derive some protein from the direction ..
Leaf Rapids, Manitoba
Leaf Rapids is a town in northern Manitoba, Canada. It was an experimental town, a model for other communities to copy as they strove for modern convenience and luxury in a northern environment. In 1969 Sherritt Gordon Mines discovered a vast copper and zinc ore body at Ruttan Lake. As a result of ..
Leaf Rapids Airport
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Leaf Rapids Water Aerodrome
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Leaf River
Leaf River may refer to: Contents 1 Rivers1.1 Canada1.2 United States2 Cities and towns3 Townships Rivers Canada Leaf River in QuebecUnited States Leaf River in IllinoisLeaf River in MinnesotaLeaf River in Mississippi Cities and towns Leaf River in Illinois Townships Lea..
Leaf River, Illinois
Leaf River is a village in Ogle County, Illinois, along a stream of the same name. The population was 555 at the 2000 census. Geography Leaf River is located at [42°7′35″N, 89°24′11″W] (42.126350, -89.402976)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States..
Leaf River (Illinois)
The Leaf River is a tributary of the Rock River, about 25 mi (40 km) long[link], in northwestern Illinois in the United States. Via the Rock, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. Course After rising east of the town of Shannon in northeastern Carroll County, the Leaf flows east..
Leaf River (Minnesota)
The Leaf River is a tributary of the Crow Wing River, about 50 mi (80 km) long, in west-central Minnesota in the United States. Via the Crow Wing, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. Course The Leaf flows from Gourd Lake in eastern Otter Tail County and flows generally eastwardly thro..
Leaf River (Mississippi)
The Leaf River is a river, about 180 mi (290 km) long, in southern Mississippi in the United States. It is a principal tributary of the Pascagoula River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. Contents 1 Course2 Variant names3 See also4 References Course The Leaf River rises i..
Leaf River (Quebec)
Leaf River is a river in northern Quebec, Canada, that flows from Lake Minto for about 600 km northeast into Ungava Bay. ..
Leaf River Township, Minnesota
Leaf River Township is a township in Wadena County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 515 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 91.1 km² (35.2 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 515 ..
Leaf River Wildlife Management Area
Leaf River Wildlife Management Area was established in 1940 out of land owned by the U.S. Forest Service. It is composed of approximately 42,000 acres (168 km²) of pine forest. It is located off Mississippi State Highway 26 east of Wiggins, Mississippi. ..
Leaf shape
Chart illustrating leaf morphology terms cordate leaf elliptic leaf deltoid leaf In botany, the following terms are used to describe the shape of plant leaves: Acicular: slender and pointedAcuminate: tapering to a long pointAlternate (alternifolia): Arranged alternatelyBipi..
Leaf shutter
In photography, a leaf shutter is a type of camera shutter consisting of a pivoting metal leaf and spring which briefly uncovers the camera aperture to make the exposure. Simple leaf shutters typically have only one shutter speed and are commonly found in disposable cameras and cheap point-and-sh..
Leaf spot
Leaf Spots are round blemishes found on the leaves of many species of plants, mostly caused by parasitic fungi or bacteria. A typical spot is "zonal", meaning it has a definite edge and often has a darker border. When lots of spots are present, they can grow together and become a blight or a blotc..
Leaf spring
semi-elliptical spring in a 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC A leaf spring is a simple form of spring, commonly used for the suspension in wheeled vehicles. It is also one of the oldest forms of springing, dating back to medieval times. Sometimes referred to as a semi-elliptical spring or cart spring..
Leaf Storm
Leaf Storm is the common translation for Gabriel García Márquez's 1954 short novel La Hojarasca. The title also refers rather ironically to an amalgamation of useless words. Widely celebrated as the birthplace of Macondo, the fictitious village later made famous in One Hundred Years of Solitude, ..
Leaf sweeper
A leaf sweeper can be pushed or towed. It uses rotary brushes to sweep leaves into a collecting box. Large leaf sweepers can be self-powered but it is more normal for the pick-up brushes to be driven by the wheels in contact with the grass. See also Garden tool ..
Leaf Valley Township, Minnesota
Leaf Valley Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 484 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.8 km² (36.2 mi²). 86.6 km² (33.4 mi²) of it is land and 7.3 km² (2.8 mi²) of ..
Leaf valve
A leaf valve is a one-way valve (check valve) consisting of a diagonal obstruction with an opening covered by a hinged flap. ..
Leaf vegetable
Fresh Swiss chard Fresh water spinach Creamed spinach Steamed kale Leaf vegetables, also called potherbs, greens, or leafy greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots. Although they come from a very wide variety of plan..
Leaf warbler
Leaf warblers are very small insectivorous birds belonging to the genus Phylloscopus of the Old World warbler family Sylviidae. There are about 50 species in the genus. These are active, constantly moving, warblers always associated with trees, though normally in fairly open woodland rather than ..
Leagrave railway station
Leagrave railway station is located in the north part of Luton in Bedfordshire, England. Leagrave station is served by First Capital Connect trains. From Luton, trains go north to Harlington, Flitwick and Bedford. Southbound trains go to Luton, Luton Airport Parkway, St Albans, London, Gatwick Air..
League
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. League can mean: League (unit), an obsolete unit of length of an hour's walk: usually equal to three milesLeague (Inner Mongolia), an administrative division in Inner MongoliaRugby league, the sport, is abbreviated "league" League..
League (Inner Mongolia)
Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of ChinaThis article is partof the series:Political divisions of China Province level Provinces Autonomous regions Municipalities Special administrative regions Prefecture level Prefectures Autonomous prefectures Prefecture-level cities (i..
League (unit)
A league is a unit of length, used to express distance, long common in Europe and Latin America, although no longer an official unit in any nation. In the 1800s in the United States, a league was also a unit of area. The league, as a unit of length, expresses the distance a person, or a horse, can..
League Against Cruel Sports
The League Against Cruel Sports is an animal welfare organisation which campaigns against blood sports, in particular fox hunting and hare coursing. More recently, it has campaigned for regulation of greyhound racing and against commercial game shooting and trophy hunting. The League was found..
League Championship Series
The League Championship Series (LCS) is the official name for a round of playoffs in Major League Baseball which has been conducted since 1969. In 1981, and since 1995, the two annual series have matched up the winners of the Division Series, and the winners advance to meet in the World Series. The..
League City, Texas
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League club
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League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout (single elimination) basis. Unlike the FA Cup where 674 teams entered in 2005–06, only 92 clubs can enter: the 20 clubs of the FA Premier League, and the 7..
League for Autonomy-Lombard Alliance
The League for Autonomy-Lombard Alliance of Italy (Italian: Lega Alleanza Lombarda) is a political party in Italy, especially in the region of Lombardy. The party is affiliated to the "L'Unione", the centre-left coalition led by Romano Prodi. Political parties of Italy [edit] The ..
League for a Workers Republic
The League for a Workers Republic was a small Trotskyist organisation in Ireland. It was founded in 1968 as a split from the Irish Workers Group unhappy at the low level of activity in that organisation. It affiliated to the International Committee of the Fourth International but when that group s..
League for Industrial Democracy
The League for Industrial Democracy (or LID) was founded in 1905 by a group of notable socialists including Jack London, Norman Thomas, and Upton Sinclair. Its original name was the Intercollegiate Socialist Society, and its stated purpose was that of "educating Americans about the need to extend de..
League for Programming Freedom
Logo of the LPF League for Programming Freedom (LPF) was founded in 1989 by Richard Stallman to unite free software developers as well as developers of proprietary software to fight against software patents and the extension of the scope of copyright. Their logo is the Statue of Liberty holdin..
League for Socialist Action (Canada)
See also the League for Socialist Action (UK). The International Left Opposition (Trotskyist) of Canada, the Workers Party of Canada, Socialist Policy Group, Socialist Workers League, Revolutionary Workers Party and the League for Socialist Action were successive Trotskyist organisations in Canada..
League for Socialist Action (UK)
The League for Socialist Action was a small Trotskyist organisation in the United Kingdom. It consisted of a group of United Secretariat of the Fourth International (USFI) members who split from the International Marxist Group in the mid-1970s in support of the American Socialist Workers Party's te..
League for Socialist Reconstruction
League for Socialist Reconstruction (LSR) was a DeLeonist political organization with sections in New York City and Michigan. Joseph Brandon, Louis Lazarowitz, Sam Brandon and other LSR members had been active in the Industrial Union Party after mass expulsion of the Socialist Labor Party's Section..
League for Social Reconstruction
The League for Social Reconstruction was a circle of Canadian socialist intellectuals formed in 1931 by academics advocating radical social and economic reforms and political education as a response to the Great Depression. Its leading members were F.R. Scott, Frank Underhill, Graham Spry, Eric A...
League for the Fifth International
Logo of the League for the Fifth International The League for the Fifth International (LFI or L5I) is an international grouping of Trotskyist organisations. Contents 1 Member organisations2 History3 Recent activities4 See also5 External links Member organisations..
League for the Fourth International
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League for the Revolutionary Party
The League for the Revolutionary Party was founded by a faction of the now defunct Revolutionary Socialist League in 1973. The RSL had in turn split from the International Socialists in 1971. The LRP took from the RSL a strong stress on the need for a Leninist party and coupled this with an emphasi..
League Island
League Island is at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ..
League Leader's Shield
The League Leader’s Shield is a trophy awarded to the team finishing the season top of Super League (Europe) in the sport of rugby league. Currently (and for much of its history) the championship is decided on the basis of a play-off series, and the Shield is thus regarded as a lesser prize. Brit..
League Managers Association
The League Managers Association (LMA) is the organisation which collectively represents all Premiership and Football League managers in English football. The LMA's current chairman is Frank Clark and its chief executive is John Barnwell. It was set up in 1992 during the period when football in Engl..
League of American Bicyclists
The League of American Bicyclists (LAB), a cyclist's advocacy group was founded in 1880 as the League of American Wheelmen to improve riding conditions within the United States of America. The League was the leading organization advocating for the improvement of roads and highways in the United Stat..
League of Armed Neutrality
League of Armed Neutrality refers to one of two alliances of minor European naval powers (1780-1783 and 1800-1801), both intended to protect neutral shipping against the British Royal Navy's wartime policy of unlimited search of neutral shipping for French contraband. Accounts of the times also ref..
League of Assassins
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League of Coloured Peoples
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League of Communists (Finland)
League of Communists (or Communist League, in Finnish Kommunistien Liitto) is a Finnish Marxist-Leninist political organization. The League of Communists was founded in 14.9.2002 by the Communists who were expelled from the For Peace and Socialism - Communist Workers Party (KTP). The organization wa..
League of Communists of Croatia
Communist Party of Croatia (Croatian Komunistička Partija Hrvatske, KPH) was the Croatian branch of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ). From 1952 onwards it was known as League of Communists of Croatia (Croatian Savez Komunista Hrvatske, SKH). Contents 1 History1.1 Ethnic compos..
League of Communists of Macedonia
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League of Communists of Macedonia (1992)
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League of Communists of Serbia
The League of Communists of Serbia was the Serbian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1990. Under a new constitution ratified in 1974, greater power was devolved to the various republic level branches. During the early 1990s, growing eth..
League of Communists of Slovenia
The League of Communists of Slovenia was the Slovenian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1990. Under a new constitution ratified in 1974, greater power was devolved to the various republic level branches. In 1989 Slovenia passed amend..
League of Communists of Yugoslavia
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League of Communists of Yugoslavia in Serbia
League of Communists of Yugoslavia in Serbia (in Serbo-Croat: Savez komunista Jugoslavije u Srbiji) is a political party in Serbia. SKJuS was formed following a split from the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ). The founder of SKJuS was the general secretary of SKJ, Stevan Mirkovic. SKJuS pu..
League of Conservation Voters
The League of Conservation Voters is a nonpartisan American environmentalist lobby. According to their website, The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is the political voice of the national environmental movement and the only organization devoted full-time to shaping a pro-environment Congress an..
League of Corinth
For the English amateur football league, see Corinthian League (football) The League of Corinth was a federation of Greek states created by Philip II of Macedon during the winter of 338 BC/337 BC to facilitate his use of Greek military forces in his war against Persia. The major provisions were: ..
League of Democratic Socialists
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League of Diet Members Believing the Objectives of the Holy War
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. The League of Diet Members Believing the Objectives of the Holy War was set up by a group of the Diet of Japan, ..
League of Dutch Marxist-Leninists
League of Dutch Marxist-Leninists (in Dutch: Bond van Nederlandse Marxisten-Leninisten) was a communist organisation in the Netherlands. By the time of the 21st party congress of the Communist Party of the Netherlands in 1964 two pro-China fractions existed inside the party. One was the Marxist-Len..
League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots
The League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots, or LEMUR, is a Brooklyn-based group of artists and technologists developing robotic musical instruments. Founded in 2000 by musician and engineer Eric Singer, LEMUR's philosophy is to build robotic instruments that play themselves. In LEMUR designs, ..
League of Empire Loyalists
The League of Empire Loyalists was a pressure group, established in 1954, campaigning against the dissolution of the British Empire in the 1950s and 1960s. It was a small group of current or former members of the Conservative Party led by Arthur K. Chesterton, a former leading figure in the British..
League of European Research Universities
According to its mission statement, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) is "a group of European research-intensive universities committed to the values of high quality teaching within an environment of internationally competitive research." Founded in 2002, as a partnership among 1..
League of Free Liberals
The League of Free Liberals (in Dutch: Bond van Vrije Liberalen) was a dutch conservative liberal political party and a predecessor of the Liberal State Party which was also known as the Freedom League. Contents 1 Party History2 Ideology & Issues3 Representation3.1 Leadershi..
League of Gentlemen (band)
League of Gentlemen was a late-1970s band featuring guitarist Robert Fripp of King Crimson. Other members included bass guitarist Sara Lee (who later joined Gang of Four) and keyboardist Barry Andrews (formerly of XTC; later of Shriekback). The name had previously been used by Fripp's first semi-pr..
League of God's House
The League of God's House (Gotteshausbund) was formed at Chur, Switzerland in 1367 to counter the machinations of Bishop Peter von Boehmen, and evolved into a revolutionary organisation against Austria. In 1471, it participated in the alliance of the Three Leagues. ..
League of Independent Voters
The League of Independent Voters, also known as the 'League of Pissed Off Voters, is a national advocacy organization in the U.S. which organizes progressive voter guides and voter blocs nationwide, particularly geared towards the 18-34 age group. The League has strong connections to other youth-..
League of Independent Workers of the San Joaquin Valley
The League of Independent Workers of the San Joaquin Valley is a union in the U.S. state of California. Founding Between 2002 and 2005, the cost of living in Livingston, California increased substantially. In particular, house prices doubled, and rents went up. In 2003, workers at the Foster Far..
League of Jewish Women
The League of Jewish Women is one of the leading voluntary Jewish women's service organisations in the United Kingdom. Affiliated to more than 30 other national and international organisations, membership is open to all Jewish women. The voluntary work of the League ranges from hospital and home vi..
League of Lezhe
The League of Lezhë was the first coordinated Albanian Independence movement led by Gjerj Kastrioti, or Skanderberg. When the four Albanian-Ottoman vilayets attempted to secede from the Ottoman Empire they were weak and full of disunity. Skanderbeg organized a meeting of Albanian nobles, the Arian..
League of Lezhë
The League of Lezhë was the first coordinated Albanian Independence movement, led by Gjergj Kastrioti, or Skanderbeg. When the four Albanian-Ottoman vilayets attempted to secede from the Ottoman Empire they were weak and full of disunity. Skanderbeg organized a meeting of Albanian nobles, the Aria..
League of Liberators
The League of Liberators (in Estonian: Vabadussõjalaste Liit, vabadussõjalased, or colloquially vapsid) was an Estonian association of veterans of the Estonian Liberation War (1918-1920) against the Soviets. The organisation was of proto-fascist nature and allegedly tried twice to overthrow the go..
League of Militant Atheists
Movement in early Soviet Union which aimed at the swift elimination of the church. It was established by Yemalyan Yaroslavski in February 1925. The League of Militant Atheists established a Five-year Plan to destroy the church and remove the word "god" from the Russian language by 1937. The League w..
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an international organization founded after the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. The League's goals included disarmament; preventing war through collective security; settling disputes between countries through negotiation diplomacy; and improving global welfare. The diplo..
League of Nations mandate
A League of Nations mandate refers to several territories established under Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, 28 June 1919. Upon the entry into force of the Charter of the United Nations in late 1945, the mandates of the League of Nations became United Nations Trust Territorie..
League of Nations members
A semi-official emblem of the League of Nations, used from 1939 to 1941. Between 1920 and 1946, a total of 63 countries became members of the League of Nations. The Covenant forming the League of Nations was included in the Treaty of Versailles and came into force on 10 January 1920. The Le..
League of Nobles
The League of Nobles is a system of government in the Dune universe: Legends of Dune trilogy. Althrough being feudal within its core, it's slightly more democratic than the Landsraad, set up under House Corrino, because the League members vote for which Viceroy they prefer as ruler. This government ..
League of Non-Aligned Worlds
The League of Non-Aligned Worlds is a fictional collection of races in the Babylon 5 universe. The Drazi and Pak'ma'ra were the main driving force behind this organisation. It formed a mutual defense alliance amongst the members. A great area of their territory bordered the Centauri so was vulnera..
League of Palestinian Communists
League of Palestinian Communists (in Arabic: عصبة الشيوعيين الفلسطينيين) was a small Palestinian communist group in Syria. It was formed by Palestinian communist that did not join the Palestinian Communist Party when it was reorganized in 1982. The League published عائد�..
League of People's Rebirth
The League of People's Rebirth (Savez Narodnog Preporoda) is a Serbian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the last legislative elections, 5 october 2002, the party won no seats in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but it won 1 out of 83 in the National Assembly of ..
League of Polish Families
The League of Polish Families (Liga Polskich Rodzin, or LPR) is a deeply conservative political party within the Polish Parliament, and a coalition partner in Poland's current ruling government. Contents 1 History2 Political agenda2.1 Stance towards the ..
League of Polmont
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League of Prizren
--> The League of Prizren (Albanian: Lidhja e Prizrenit) was created on June 10, 1878 in a mosque in Prizren, Kosovo by 300 Albanian nationalist leaders, mostly from Kosovo, Albania, Western part of former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Muslim leaders from Bosnia-Hercegovina and the Sandzak, ..
League of Professional System Administrators
The League of Professional System Administrators, or LOPSA, is a non-profit organization. The organization's mission is "to advance the practice of system administration; to support, recognize, educate, and encourage its practitioners; and to serve the public through education and outreach on system..
League of Revolutionaries for a New America
The League of Revolutionaries for a New America (LRNA) is a socialist political party in the United States. It was founded by a group in California around Nelson Peery who split from the Communist Party USA in 1968 on a Maoist basis, as they felt the Communist Party was supporting revisionism in the..
League of Revolutionary Struggle
The League of Revolutionary Struggle (Marxist-Leninist) was a communist organization in the United States. It was formed in 1978 and was dissolved by the organization's leadership in the late 1980s. The LRS was part of the New Communist Movement that considered itself anti-revisionist and took polit..
League of Saint George
The League of St. George is a Neo-Nazi organization based in the United Kingdom. In the 1970s the League became a political home for the more intellectual adherents of "Neo-Nazi" ideology, particularly those who, looking back to the pan-European Waffen-SS, wanted a united Europe with a European-de..
League of six towns of Upper Lusatia
The League of six towns of Upper Lusatia (German: Oberlausitzer Sechsstädtebund) was a historical alliance of six towns in the Upper Lusatia region. The towns were Bautzen, Görlitz, Zittau, Kamenz, Löbau, and Lauban. The first five towns are located in Germany, but the sixth is located in present..
League of Spiritual Discovery
The League of Spiritual Discovery is an alternative media empire based in Baltimore, Maryland. The League runs a popular blog ([The League: Reassembled]) and a weekly radio program on [88.1 WMUC] ([The League: Radio Edit]). In addition artistic and humorous pieces, Th..
League of Struggle for Negro Rights
The League of Struggle for Negro Rights was organized by the Communist Party in 1930 as the successor to the American Negro Labor Congress. The League was particularly active in organizing support for the "Scottsboro Boys", nine black men sentenced to death in 1931 for crimes they had not committed...
League of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class
Founded by Vladimir Lenin in the autumn of 1895, the League of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class united some twenty Marxist workers' study circles in St. Petersburg. The work of the League of Struggle was organised on principles of centralism and strict discipline. The groups were h..
League of Super-Assassins
The League of Super-Assassins is a team of fictional DC Comics villains that fought against the Legion of Super-Heroes. Members of this group of super powered beings came from the planet Dryad. Tricked into thinking that the Legion of Super-Heroes were somehow connected to the destruction of their..
League Of Their Own 2006
League Of Their Own 2006 is a black and white nude calendar featuring 12 of the sexiest Australian rugby league players from the National Rugby League competition. The calendar was released in December 2005 and was produced in the same erotic style that has made French rugby's annual Dieux du Stad..
League of the Holy Court
The League of the Holy Court, Vehmgericht, or just the Vehm was a secret tribunal of Westphalia during the Middle Ages, the principal seat of which was in Dortmund. The members of the Vehmic courts were called francs-juges or Freischöffen ("Free Judges"). The Holy Vehme took cognizance of all crime..
League of the Public Weal
The League of the Public Weal was an alliance of feudal nobles organized in defiance of the centralized authority of the French King, Louis XI, by his brother, the Charles, Duke of Berry, and Charles the Bold of Burgundy. In keeping with the policies of previous Capetian and Valois monarchs, Louis ..
League of the South
A League supporter waves the Confederacy's Third National Flag after the conclusion of a League demonstration in Montgomery, Alabama, fall of 2004. The League of the South is a Southern Neo-confederate nationalist organization whose ultimate goal is "a free and independent Southern republic."..
League of the Southwest
The League of the Southwest was a 1919 alliance formed among U.S. states in the basin of the Colorado River with the intention of promoting development, in particular irrigation of cropland for agriculture, along the river. In 1921, two years later, the United States Congress authorized the states t..
League of the Ten Jurisdictions
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League of the Three Emperors
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League of towns
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League of United Latin American Citizens
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is a political advocacy group for Latinos in the United States. Founded in 1929 in Corpus Christi, Texas, LULAC is the nation's oldest Hispanic organization. According to its website, LULAC has "approximately 115,000 members throughout the United..
League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry
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League of Vojvodina Social Democrats
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League of Wales
League of Wales logo The League of Wales (also known as the Vauxhall Masterfit Retailers Welsh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. The league suffers from the fact that six of the largest foo..
League of Women Voters
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League of Young Communists of the Philippines
League of Young Communists of the Philippines (in Tagalog: Liga ng Komunistang Kabataan sa Pilipinas) is a political youth movement in the Philippines. LKKP is the youth wing of PKP-1930. ..
League Park
League Park Location Cleveland, Ohio Opened May 1, 1891 Closed September 21, 1946 Capacity 21,414 Owned By Cleveland Indians Architect: Osborn Engineering Dimensions: Left Left-Center Center Right-Center Right 385 ft. (1910), 375 ft. (1942) 415 ft. (1942) 420 ft. 317 ft. (estimated) 290 ft. L..
League Park (Toledo)
League Park is a former baseball ground located in Toledo, Ohio, USA. The ground was home to the Toledo Blue Stockings baseball club from May 14, 1884 to September 23, 1884. ..
League Park I (Cincinnati)
League Park was the name used for two different baseball parks that formerly stood in Cincinnati, Ohio. They were both home fields of the team now known as the Cincinnati Reds of the National League and American Association. The first League Park was the ball club's home from 1884 through 1893. It ..
League Savings and Mortgage
League Savings and Mortgage is a credit union based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Products offered by LSM: MortgagesInvestments External link [LSM Website] ..
League Sweden-GDR
League Sweden-GDR (in Swedish: Förbundet Sverige-DDR) was an association in Sweden, formed in 1956 to promote ties with the German Democratic Republic. The association published DDR-revyn. The association ceased to exist in January 1991. ..
League system
A league system is a hierarchy of leagues in a sport that teams can be promoted or relegated between, depending on finishing positions or playoffs. They are often called pyramids due to their tendency to have more (regional) divisions at the bottom. ..
League table
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League tables of British universities
League Tables of British Universities, which rank the performances of universities in the United Kingdom on a number of criteria, have been published every year by The Times newspaper since the early 1990s. The factors used to assess universities include quality of teaching and research (which are a..
Leah
For alternate uses see Leah (disambiguation) Leah (לֵאָה "Weary; tired", Standard Hebrew Leʼa, Tiberian Hebrew Lēʼāh) is the first wife of the Hebrew patriarch Jacob and mother of six of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, described in the Book of Genesis. She becomes Jacob's wife through a d..
Leahy
This article is about the Canadian band. For other uses, see Leahy (disambiguation). Leahy is the name of a Canadian folk music group. The eight band members, all from the Leahy family, are from Lakefield, Ontario and have been actively touring Canada and internationally since the early 1980s when ..
Leahy (disambiguation)
The name Leahy could refer to: Leahy, a Canadian folk-rock band a.k.a. The Leahy FamilyFrank LeahyPat Leahy (football)Pat Leahy (hockey player)Patrick Leahy, United States SenatorTerry LeahyWilliam D. Leahy (1875-1959), American naval officer and ambassadorWilliam P. Leahy, SJ (1948-), President of..
Leahy class cruiser
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Leahy Law
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Leah (disambiguation)
Leah may refer to: Leah is one of Jacob's wives in the Book of Genesis.Leah Remini is an American actress.Leah Pipes is an actress.Leah Betts died November 16, 1995 after taking ecstasy.Leah Miller is a Canadian actress.Leah Krinsky is an American comedy writer.Leah Cairns is a Canadian actress.Lea..
Leah Amico
Leah Amico is an american softball player, best known for her gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games. Awards and Honors 2004 Gold medalist at Athens Olympic Games2003 Gold medalist at Pan American Games2002 Gold medalist at ISF World Championships2000 Gold medalist at Olympic Games in Sydney, Austra..
Leah Andreone
Leah Andreone (born 1974) is an American musician from San Diego, California. She was born and raised in San Diego and attended Helix High School in La Mesa. She became interested in music early in life, finding it an easy way to express emotion. After high school she spent time in Los Angeles, wor..
Leah Applebaum
Leah Applebaum is an American voice actress. Contents 1 Voice roles1.0.1 Anime1.0.2 Internet Radio2 External links Voice roles Anime Erika and Suzie in PokémonNanami Kiryuu in Revolutionary Girl UtenaInternet Radio Sci Fi Channel's Seeing Ear Theatre*Princess Loo-Koo and Pru..
Leah Ayres
Leah Ayres (born Leah Simpson on May 28, 1957 in Baltimore, Maryland) played Marcia in the six episode drama series The Bradys, one of the many spin offs to the Brady Bunch. It was produced in 1989 and premiered on February 6, 1990. Leah Ayres is also known as Leah Kalish and is now Program Directo..
Leah Baird
Leah Baird (20 June 1883 - 3 October 1971) was an actress of the silent screen, and a screenwriter. She began her career in 1913 playing several leads in the William F. Brady troupe, opposite Douglas Fairbanks Sr. In the late 1910's she played in fifteen episodes of the serial Wolves of Kultur. La..
Leah Betts
Leah Betts (November 11, 1977 - November 16, 1995) was a schoolgirl from Latchingdon in Essex, United Kingdom. She is notable for the extensive media coverage that followed her death several days after her 18th birthday, on November 11, during which she took an Ecstasy tablet, then collapsed four h..
Leah Blatt Glasser
Leah Blatt Glassser is the author of the noted biography of Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, In a Closet Hidden: The Life and Work of Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. She is currently the Dean of First-Year Studies and a Lecturer in English (American literature) at Mount Holyoke College. Glasser received her..
Leah Bracknell
Leah Bracknell (born July 12, 1964) is a British character actress who played the role of vet and land owner, Zoe Tate, in popular ITV1 soap opera, Emmerdale (originally Emmerdale Farm) for 16 years (with breaks, including two spells of maternity leave) until leaving the serial in 2005. She is the..
Leah Brahms
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Leah Cairns
Leah Cairns (born ? in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian actress. She currently stars as one of the Raptor pilots, Lieutenant Margaret 'Racetrack' Edmondson, on the Sci Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica. External links ..
Leah Chase
Leah Chase (1923- ) also known as the Queen of Creole Cuisine, is a New Orleans chef, author and television personality who has promoted African American art and Creole cooking. Her restaurant, Dooky Chase, was a gathering place for the Civil Rights movement during the 1960s, as well as a galle..
Leah Coombes
Leah Coombes is an actress. She is best known for playing Chloe Costello in Family Affairs. ..
Leah Darrow
Leah Darrow was a contestant on season 3 of UPN's reality tv show America's Next Top Model. She comes from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was the second girl eliminated from the show along with Magdalena Rivas in episode one. Judges felt that Darrow lacked rhythm during the photoshoot which hindere..
Leah Goldberg
Leah Goldberg (May 29, 1911- January 15, 1970) was a Hebrew poet and student of literature who is considered one of Israel's classic poets. Born in Königsberg1, Goldberg studied in Lithuania and Germany, specializing in philosophy and Semitic languages. She received a Ph.D. from the University of B..
Leah Haywood
Leah Haywood is an Australian female singer. She has recorded two albums and was co-producer of Into the Rush by Aly & AJ. She has also done backup vocals with Celine Dion. "We Think It's Love" was a top 10 single in Australia in 2001 Discography Albums Leah (2001) - #40 Australia Singles From Lea..
Leah Hirsig
Lea (Leah) Hirsig (April 9, 1883 - 1975) was a Swiss-American notably associated with the occultist Aleister Crowley. She was born into a family of nine siblings in Switzerland. However, they moved to America when she was a child, and she grew up in New York. In 1919, after seeking out Aleister Crow..
Leah Isadora Behn
Leah Isadora Behn (born April 8 2005) is the second daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and husband Ari Behn. She was born at the princess's summer residence Bloksbjerg at Hankø island, in the municipality of Fredrikstad. As of 2006, Leah Isadora is the 6th in succession to the Norwegian..
Leah Krinsky
Leah Krinsky is an American comedy writer. She has written for Dennis Miller Live. Her filmography includes: Funny Ladies - Volume 3(2004) ..
Leah LaBelle
Leah LaBelle on American Idol Leah LaBelle (born Leah LaBelle Vladowski on 8 September 1986) is an American singer, one of the finalists on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol. LaBelle was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Bulgarian immigrants. Her ..
Leah Laiman
Leah Laiman is an American soap opera writer and romance novelist. Background This Emmy Award winning writer got her start on daytime during an early 1980s writers strike on General Hospital, when, along with Thom Racina, she wrote that show's famous "Ice Princess" storyline. In 1988, she was hi..
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha is a Toronto-based poet, writer, educator and social activist. Her writing has been published in the anthologies Colonize This!, Dangerous Families, With a Rough Tongue: Femmes Write Porn, the Lambda Literary Award-nominated Brazen Femme, Without a Net, Geeks, Misfi..
Leah Manning
Dame Elizabeth Leah Manning (April 14, 1886 – September 15, 1977) was an educationalist, social reformer, and Labour Member of Parliament in the 1930s and 1940s. She organised the evacuation of orphaned or at risk Basque children during the Spanish Civil War. She was christened Elizabeth Leah..
Leah McLaren
Leah McLaren is a Canadian journalist and author who writes for the daily newspaper The Globe and Mail. Born in Peterborough, Ontario in 1975, McLaren attended Claude Watson School for the Arts in Toronto. She studied English literature at McGill University in Montreal, and Trent University in Pet..
Leah Miller
Leah Miller should not be confused with Lea Miller, a radio personality who has worked at CKQB, CJXY, and CKFM and currently works at CJDV. Promotional image of Leah Miller as a MuchMusic VJ. Leah Miller is a MuchMusic VJ from [[Toronto], born in 1981 (She stated that she was i..
Leah Moore
Leah Moore (born February 4, 1978, in Northampton) is an English writer. She is the daughter of Alan Moore and wife of John Reppion and she has worked with both on the comic Albion. She has also written for other comics and publications including Tom Strong and The End Is Nigh. Leah and John have co..
Leah Mordecai
Leah Mordecai is a coming of age novel by Belle K. Abbott written and set in the 1850s. [Free eBook: Leah Mordecai] at Project Gutenberg ..
Leah Nomalizo Tutu
Leah Nomalizo Tutu is the wife of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu. They have been married since 1955, and have 4 children: Trevor ThamsanqaTheresa ThandekaNaomi NontombiMpho Andrea. ..
Leah Pinsent
Leah Pinsent (born September 20, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian television and film actress. She is the daughter of Canadian actors Gordon Pinsent and Charmion King. Her first film role, The Bay Boy, won her a Genie nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She is best-known for her roles ..
Leah Pipes
Leah Marie Pipes (born August 12, 1988 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. She was a regular on the TV series Lost at Home and appeared in the Disney Channel Original Movie Pixel Perfect with Ricky Ullman. External links [Eternal Beauty: Your Leah Pipes Source] ..
Leah Poulos
Leah Jean Poulos (born 5 October 1951 in Berwyn, Illinois, United States) is a former speed skater. Leah Poulos specialised in the sprint and made her international debut at the World Sprint Championships (then called the ISU Sprint Championships) in 1970. She also participated in several World A..
Leah Price
Leah Price is a professor of English and American Literature at Harvard University, where her specialties are in the novel, literary journalism, the history of books and reading, and narrative theory, as well as on the culture of the eighteenth and nineteenth-centuries and British fiction in the nin..
Leah Purcell
Leah Purcell (born 14 August 1970) is an Australian actress from Murgon in the Kingaroy district of Queensland. She is an accomplished film, television and theatre actor, singer, director and playwright. She is the youngest of six children of Aboriginal and white Australian descent. Her father was ..
Leah Remini
Leah Remini, Kevin James and Jerry Stiller in The King of Queens. Leah Remini (born June 15, 1970, in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as "Carrie Spooner-Heffernan" on the sitcom The King of Queens. Contents 1 Biography2 Television3&..
Leah Rhodes
Texan costume designer Leah Rhodes (1902 - 1986) began her Hollywood career in 1939. After proving her mettle on a series of B pictures throughout the 40s, she started to gain more attention after working on The Big Sleep in 1946. This led to films like Key Largo (1948), The Adventures of Don Juan (..
Leah Rose
Leah Rose is a fictional character in the Left Behind series. Former head nurse at Arthur Young Memorial Hospital in Palatine, Illinois, she helped Cameron "Buck" Williams get Ken Ritz out without compromising the Tribulation Force's cover, and after helping deliver Hattie Durham's still-born baby, ..
Leah Russo
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Leah Ruth Robinson
Leah Ruth Robinson is a New-York-State-certified Emergency Medical Technician, Robinson serves in the Emergency Room of St. Luke's Hospital (St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center),New York City. For a number of years, she taught cardiopulmonary resuscitation to laypersons at Lenox Hill Hospital. Acti..
Leah Ward Sears
Leah Ward Sears (born June 13, 1955) is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S. state of Georgia. When sworn in on June 28, 2005, Sears became the only African-American female Chief Justice in the United States. When she was first appointed as justice in 1992 by then Governor Zell Miller, ..
Leaina
Leaina was an Athenian courtesan and the mistress of Aristogeiton. When Aristogeiton made an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow a tyrant, Leaina was captured and tortured for information. When she approached the breaking point, she bit off her tongue to avoid giving in. The Athenians honored her with..
LEAK
LEAK is the brand name for high-fidelity audio equipment made by H.J.Leak & Co. Ltd, of London, England. The company was founded in 1934 by Harold Joseph Leak and was sold to the Rank Organisation in January 1969. During the 1950's and 60's, the company produced high-quality amplifiers, radio tune..
Leak
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. A leak is an hole or other opening, usually unintended and therefore undesired, in a container or fluid-containing system, such as a tank or a ship's hull, through which the contents of the container can escape or outside matter can enter the container. Th..
Leakage
Leakage always means an unwanted loss of something which escapes from its proper location: In everyday usage and chemistry, leakage is the gradual escape of matter through a leak, usually liquid or powder from an imperfectly sealed container.In electronics, leakage may mean the gradual loss of ener..
Leakage column
A term used in budget sound proofing. Sound travels most easily through the edges of a sound-proofed wall. A leakage column is a column of additional sound-proofing that reinforces the existing sound-proofing in these areas. ..
Leakage inductance
Leakage inductance is that property of an electrical transformer that causes a winding to appear to have some self-inductance in series with the mutually-coupled transformer windings. This is due to imperfect coupling of the windings and creation of leakage flux which does not link with all the tu..
Leake
Places Leake, LincolnshireLeake, North YorkshireLeake County, Mississippi People John George Leake (1752-1827) created orphanageGeorge Leake the Australian politicianWalter Leake the USA politicianWilliam Martin Leake the antiquarianArthur Martin-Leake the Victoria Cross winner See also Leak (disamb..
Leake, North Yorkshire
Leake is a hamlet and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about six miles north of Thirsk. ..
Leakesville, Mississippi
Leakesville is a town located along the Chickasawhay River in Greene County, Mississippi, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,026. It is the county seat of Greene County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Geography Leakesville is located at [31°9′14″..
Leakey
Leakey may refer to: Members of the Kenyan-British family of prominent anthropologists::Louis Leakey, anthropologist and archaeologist :Mary Leakey, anthropologist and archaeologist :Jonathan Leakey, businessman and former archaeologist :Philip Leakey, former member of Kenyan Parliament :Richard Le..
Leakey, Texas
Leakey (pronounced LAY-key) is a city in Real County, Texas, United States. The population was 387 at the 2000 census, and 372 in the 2005 census estimate[link]. It is the county seat of Real County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Geography Leakey is located at [29°43′31�..
Leakey (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
Leake and Watt's Children's Home
The Leake and Watt's Children's Home is an orphanage in New York City. Contents 1 History2 Orphanage3 Timeline4 Archive5 External links6 Selected coverage in the ''New York Times'' History John George Leake (1752-1827) was a New York lawyer who had no children or si..
Leake County, Mississippi
Leake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population is 20,940. Its county seat is Carthage6. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent Counties2 Demographics3 Cities and towns4 See also5 External links Geography According to the U..
Leake family tree
A number of members of the Leake family were prominent and notable individuals in the History of Western Australia. This is a partial list of members of that family. ? m. Ann (1758-1836)*Luke (1784-1838) m. Mary-Ann ?**John (1827-1850 in California)**Sir Luke Samuel Leake (1828-1886) m. Louisa Wal..
Leake ministry
Leake ministry may refer to: First Leake ministrySecond Leake ministryThis 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. ..
Leake Rural District
Leake was a rural district in Nottinghamshire, England from 1894 to 1935. It was formed from the Nottinghamshire part of the Loughborough rural sanitary district by the Local Government Act 1894 (the rest going to form the Loughborough Rural District in Leicestershire.) It picked up the parishes o..
Leaky bucket
Although the leaky bucket algorithm has several uses, it is best understood in the context of network traffic shaping or rate limiting. Typically, the algorithm is used to control the rate at which data is injected into a network, smoothing out "burstiness" in the data rate. Contents 1 Traf..
Leaky Cauldron
The Leaky Cauldron may refer to: The Leaky Cauldron is the name of a pub in London in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series that can only be seen by wizards or witches. The pub, bartended by a man named Tom, is a gathering place for magical folk and provides housing as well. There is a passageway in ..
Leaky feeder
A leaky feeder is a communications system used in underground mining and other tunnel environments. It consists of a cable run along drivages which emits and receives radio waves. The system has a limited range and because of the high frequency it uses, transmissions cannot pass through solid rock, ..
Leaky gut syndrome
Leaky gut syndrome is a diagnostic entity popular in various branches of alternative medicine. Its proponents suggest that damage to the bowel lining, caused by toxins, poor diet or infection (e.g. with the yeast Candida albicans) can lead to increased permeability of the gut wall to toxins, bacteri..
Leaky integrator
In mathematics, a leaky integrator equation is a differential equation. It is used to describe a component or system that takes an input but gradually leaks a small amount of input over time. The equation is of the form [dx/dt =Ax + C] It appears in hydraulics (leaking basin of water) an..
Leaky mode
A leaky mode or tunneling mode in an optical fiber or other waveguide is a mode having an electric field that decays monotonically for a finite distance in the transverse direction but becomes oscillatory everywhere beyond that finite distance. Such a mode gradually "leaks" out of the waveguide as i..
Leak (disambiguation)
A leak is a a hole through which substances can escape or enter. It can also refer to: more specifically, a gas leakan unwanted transmission of information to third parties, as in an Internet leak, a political leak or a news leakMemory leaks or handle leaks, programming bugsGrid leak, an operating ..
Leak sandwich
The Leak sandwich was an innovative loudspeaker design introduced by the English hi-fi company H. J. Leak & Co. in 1961. Harold Leak engaged Don Barlow, who had devised a way of making the cone of the loudspeaker from expanded polystyrene foam sandwiched between two thin layers of aluminium. This ..
Leal
Leal can refer to: People André Leal, Brazilian comic artistCarlos Leal, Swiss rapper and actorErnesto Leal, Nicaraguan politicianHugo Leal, Portuguese soccer playerJaime Pardo Leal, assassinated Columbian presidential candidateJeff Leal, Canadian politicianJuan de Valdés Leal, Spanish painterLuis..
Leal, North Dakota
Leal is a city in Barnes County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 36 at the 2000 census. Leal was founded in 1892. Geography Leal is located at [47°6′20″N, 98°18′59″W] (47.105452, -98.316385)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United S..
Lealholm railway station
Lealholm railway station serves the village of Lealholm in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Esk Valley Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all of the stations passenger services. External links [Train times] and [station information] for from Natio..
Lealui
Lealui is the dry season residence of the Litunga, king of the Lozi people of western Zambia. At the end of the dry season, as flood waters encroach on the compound, the Litunga moves to Limulunga on higher ground. The move is celebrated in the Kuomboka festival, one of Zambia's most important and..
Leam
Leam is a hamlet in the English county of Derbyshire. It is due south of Hathersage. External links Grid reference ..
Leaman's Place Covered Bridge
Leaman's Place Covered Bridge is a covered bridge located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Location*The boundary between Paradise and Leacock townshipsHistory*Built in 1894 by Elias McMellanTruss Type*Wooden BurrStream*Pequea CreekDimensions*102 feet 0 inches long*15 feet 0 inches clear deck widt..
Leamaneh Castle
The ruins of Leamaneh Castle are located in the stark, magnificent setting of The Burren in County Clare, Ireland. The castle was originally a basic, multi-storied Irish tower house which was built circa 1480, probably by by Turlogh Donn, one of the last of the High Kings of Ireland and a direct des..
Leama & Moor
Leama & Moor are a DJ and production duo of Andy Beardmore and Martin Smith. They released singles on labels such as Lost Language and have performed remix duties for producers such as Space Manoeuvres, Matt Darey and Starkid. External links [Official Website][Discogs entry] ..
Leaming's Run Gardens
Leaming's Run Gardens (30 acres) are flower gardens located at 845 U.S. Route 9 North, Swainton, in Middle Township, New Jersey. The gardens are open daily, May 15th - October 20th. An admission fee is charged. The gardens were designed and created by Jack and Emily Aprill and children, and opened ..
Leamington
Leamington can refer to: Leamington, Ontario, CanadaLeamington Spa, Warwickshire, EnglandLeamington Hastings, Warwickshire, EnglandLeamington, Utah, USAHMS Leamington, a U.S. Navy destroyer transferred to the United Kingdom as part of the "ships for bases" agreement shortly before the U.S. entry in..
Leamington, Ontario
Map of Essex County with Leamington in red. Leamington is a municipality in Essex County, Ontario and has a population of about 25,000. It has a large H. J. Heinz Company factory and it lays claim to being the "Tomato Capital of Canada", with 4 km² of this crop in the vicinity. Leamington ..
Leamington, Utah
Leamington is a town in Millard County, Utah, USA. The population was 217 at the 2000 census. Geography Leamington is located at [39°31′54″N, 112°16′41″W] (39.531559, -112.278140)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has..
Leamington (horse)
Born in England, Leamington was a great Thoroughbred racehorse, best known as the most influential sire in the United States during the second half of the nineteenth century. Lived: 1853-May 6, 1878Color: Dark brownSex: StallionHeight: 16 1/4 hh (1.65 m)Breed: English ThoroughbredBreeding: by Faugh..
Leamington Airport
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Leamington F.C.
Leamington Football Club are the main football club in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, currently playing in the Midland Football Alliance. In 2005 the team beat 5 teams (with 2 replays) to make excellent progress in the FA Cup, gaining significant national media coverage, culminating in a ..
Leamington Flyers
The Leamington Flyers are a Junior "B" team based out of Leamington, Ontario. They play out of the Western Junior B Hockey League. History Originally a member of the Border Cities Junior "B" league, the current Leamington Flyers were founded in 1968. Originally the Flyers were a part of the BC..
Leamington Hastings
Leamington Hastings is a small village and larger civil parish in Warwickshire, England. The village The village is located around seven miles (11 km) south-west of Rugby just to the west of the A426 road between Rugby and Southam. Just to the north of the village is the Draycote Water reservoir...
Leamington Spa
The Royal Pump Rooms and Baths Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa but commonly just Leamington, (pronounced Lemmington — IPA: [ˈlɛmɪŋtn]) is a spa town in central Warwickshire, in England. According to the 2001 census the town had a population of 45,1..
Leamington Spa railway station
Leamington Spa railway station serves the town of Leamington Spa, in Warwickshire, England. It is situated on Old Warwick Road towards the southern edge the town centre and is on the site of the first through station in the town, opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) on its new line from Birmi..
Leamington to Stratford Line
Leamington-Stratford upon Avon Line Principal stations (from north to south) (Chiltern Main Line) Leamington Spa Warwick Warwick Parkway Hatton Claverdon Bearley Wilmcote Stratford-upon-Avon The Leamington to Stratford Line is a railway line linking Leamington Spa and Stratford-upon-Avon in War..
Leamon King
Leamon King (February 13, 1936 - May 23, 2001) was an American athlete who (jointly) held the world record for the 100 metre sprint for men. King, a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, became joint holder of the record in October 20, 1956 in Ontario, California, with a time of ..
Leamore
Leamore is a suburb of Walsall in the extreme north of the town on the border with Bloxwich. It is a mix of private and council housing built since the late 19th century. The most significant homes in the area are several multi storey blocks of council flats which were built in the 1960's. The lar..
Leamouth
Leamouth is the mouth of the River Lee at the River Thames at Grid reference . Nearby is Trinity Buoy Wharf which is London's only lighthouse. Orchard House Yard was an active shipyard. External links [A new bridge planned for Leamouth, which could open in 2005/2006] ..
Leamside
for at grid reference NZ311467 Leamside is a small village in the City of Durham, County Durham, in England. It is situated to the west of West Rainton. It is part of the civil parish of West Rainton. The village gives its name to the Leamside Line, the old main line running up the east coa..
Leamside line
The Leamside Line is a railway line in the North East of England, branching off from the main East Coast Main Line (ECML) at Tursdale Junction in County Durham, and continuing north through Sunderland, Washington and Wardley, finally joining the Newcastle to Sunderland line at Pelaw Junction. It is..
Leamy Acoustic Art
Leamy Acoustic Art Inc. is Canada's only full time bell foundry and specializes in smaller bells designed for fine art collections and personal use. The foundry produces only one-off, untuned bells using the lost-wax process. Based in Victoria, B.C., Canada, in 2005, the bells produced by the foun..
Leam Richardson
Leam Richardson (b. November 19, 1979) is an English footballer currently playing for Accrington Stanley. His previous clubs include Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Notts County and Blackpool. ..
Lean
Lean may be: Lean manufacturingLean, a drug made from cough syrup.Leaning, inclining the weight of the body so as to be supported; slanting. 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..
Lean-to
A lean-to is term used for two similar, yet different types of building. It can be a free standing structure of three walls and a sloping roof. The open side is sheltered away from the prevailing winds and rains. Often a rough structure made of logs or unfinished wood and used as a camping shelte..
Leanan sídhe
Leanan sídhe are fairy maidens in Celtic folklore. Leanan sídhe are generally depicted as beautiful muses who offer inspiration to artists in exchange for fame and glory; however, this exchange frequently results in the artists premature madness or death. W. B. Yeats popularized a slightly differe..
Leanashe
The leanashe (pronounced 'lana-SHEE') is an ancient Irish mythical monster, a female possession spirit or vampire. Variations are Dearg-Du, Leansídhe or Sídhe ..
Leanchoil Hospital
Leanchoil Hospital is a UK National Health Service hospital in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland. It is administered by the NHS Grampian region. Leanchoil Hospital was built in 1892 to serve the population of Forres and the surrounding area. The hospital has 23 beds providing medical care, rehabilitati..
Leander
Leander is the name of several individuals, at least one city and a number of warship classes of the Royal Navy: A personage from Greek mythology. See Hero and Leander.Saint Leander of Seville, the 6th century bishop who converted the son of the Visigothic king from ArianismZarah Leander was a Swed..
Leander, Texas
Leander is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,596 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography Leander is located at [30°33′40″N, 97°51′37″W] (30.561108, -97.860301)[..
Leander (clipper)
Leander was a composite built clipper ship, measuring 215.5ft x 35.2ft x 20.7ft, 848 tons net. She was designed by Bernard Waymouth, and built in 1867 by J G Lawrie of Glasgow for Joseph Somes. Full Listings Clipper ships, designers & builders British-built clippers Ariel | Blackadder | Cut..
Leander (computer game)
Leander is a computer game for the Commodore Amiga developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Psygnosis in 1991. Leander is likened to an earlier Psygnosis game Shadow of the Beast released in 1989. Like Shadow of the Beast, Leander features some of the best graphics created for the Amiga. ..
Leander Babcock
Leander Babcock (March 1, 1811 – August 18, 1864) was a Democratic United States Representative for the 23rd district of New York. He was born in Paris, New York in 1811. Babcock studied law at Union College in New York and was admitted to the bar in 1834. He then moved to Oswego, New York ..
Leander class cruiser
Two classes of cruisers of the Royal Navy are known as the Leander class: The Leander class of protected cruisers of the 1880s.The Leander class of light cruisers of the 1930s. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referr..
Leander class cruiser (1931)
HMS Ajax Leander-class General Characteristics Displacement: 9,740 tons full load (9,000 Sydney-class) Length: 554.9 ft Beam: 56 ft Draught: 19.1 ft Propulsion: 4 Parsons geared steam turbines, 6 boilers (4 Sydney-class), 4 shafts, 72,000 shp Speed: 32.5 knots Range: Complement: 570 ..
Leander class frigate
HMS Andromeda Type 12 (Leander)-class General Characteristics Displacement: 2860 tons full load (Batch 1 and 2)/3000 tons full load (Batch 3) Length: 372 ft (113 m) Beam: 41 ft (12.5 m) Batch 1 and 2, 43 ft (13.1 m) Batch 3 Draught: 18 ft (5.5 m) Propulsion: 2 shafts, 2 steam turbines, 2..
Leander Club
The club's logo - a pink hippo The Leander Club is based in Henley-on-Thames, England, and is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, with only two Oxford College Boat Clubs being founded before, Brasenose College Boat Club and Jesus College Boat Club (Oxford) (the two competing in a Head..
Leander Czerny
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Leander (Franz) Czerny , was a Czech entomologist mainly interested in Diptera . He was born 4 Octobe..
Leander H. McNelly
Leander Harvey McNelly ( March 12 1844-September 4, 1877) was a Confederate officer and Texas Ranger captain. McNelly is often remembered for leading the "Special Force", a quasi-military branch of the Texas Rangers that operated in southern Texas in 1875-76. McNelly was a native of Virginia, and..
Leander Haußmann
Leander Haußmann (sometimes Haussmann) (June 26, 1959, Quedlinburg) is a German theatre and film director. He is the son of actor Edzard Haußmann and costume designer Doris Haußmann, and attended the Ernst Bloch theatre school in Berlin. He was the director of the theatre group of Bochum, also ..
Leander High School
Leander High School is a secondary school in Leander, Texas and part of the Leander Independent School District. It was established in 1984. The school has a total enrollment of 2177 students and is accredited by the Texas Education Agency. Historically the school served a mainly rural population..
Leander Independent School District
Leander Independent School District is a school district based in Leander, Texas and covering Leander, Cedar Park, Jonestown and Northwest Austin. It has “Recognized District” status under the Texas Education Agency. It describes itself as "pacesetting" and claims three key elements: "a conti..
Leander J. McCormick
Leander James McCormick (February 8 1819 - february 20, 1900) of Virginia was born to the Irish American farming family of Robert and Mary Anne Hall McCormick in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Leander was a farmer, manufacturer, businessman (who owned vast amounts of real estate in downtown Chicago..
Leander Kahney
Leander Kahney is an editor at Wired News. He also writes his Cult of Mac ([The Cult of Mac Blog]) blog which is a reader favorite. Kahney has been tracking Apple and the Mac community for Wired News for a long time. His style is humorous and insightful. He has also authored The Cult of Ma..
Leander Lake, Minnesota
Leander Lake is an unorganized territory in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 119 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 65.5 km² (25.3 mi²). 61.9 km² (23.9 mi²) of it is land and 3.6..
Leander of Seville
redirect[[Template:Portal]] Illumination in a 12th century manuscript of the a letter of Saint Gregory's to Leander (Bibl. Municipale, MS 2, Dijon) Saint Leander of Seville (Cartagena, c.534–Seville, March 13, 600 or 601), brother of the encyclopedist Isidore of Seville, was the Catholic bish..
Leander Paes
Leander Adrian Paes (born June 17, 1973) is currently one of the most successful Indian tennis players on the Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles circuits. Leander Paes was born in Goa and brought up in Kolkata (then Calcutta). His mother, Jennifer Paes was a renowned basketball player and captain of..
Leander Perez
Leander Henry Perez, Sr., (July 16, 1891 - March 19, 1969) was the Democratic "political boss" of Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes in Louisiana for the half-century from 1919 to 1969. Officially, he served as a district judge. Contents 1 A political machine on the Gulf of Mexico2 H..
Leander Starr Jameson
An 1895 cartoon of Jameson from Vanity Fair Sir Leander Starr Jameson, 1st Baronet KCMG (February 9, 1853 – November 26, 1917), also known as "Doctor Jim", was a British colonial statesman who was best known for his involvement in the Jameson Raid. Contents 1 Early Life and Famil..
Leando, Iowa
Leando is a census-designated place (CDP) in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 135 at the 2000 census. Geography Leando is located at [40°49′58″N, 92°5′8″W] (40.832867, -92.085573)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Ce..
Leandro
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Leandro Alberti
Leandro Alberti was a Roman Catholic historian, born at Bologna in 1479; died same place, probably in 1552. In his early youth he attracted the attention of the Bolognese rhetorician, Giovanni Garzo, who volunteered to act as his tutor. He entered the Dominican Order in 1493, and after the completi..
Leandro Alem
Leandro Nicéforo Alem (25 February 1844 – 1 July 1896) was an Argentine politician, born in Buenos Aires, a founder and leader of the Radical Civic Union. Alem was the uncle and political teacher of Hipólito Yrigoyen. In 1859, being only 15 years old, he took part in the battl..
Leandro Aragoncillo
Leandro Aragoncillo (born 1959) is a naturalized Filipino-American and a retired Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He worked as a security specialist at the White House for 31 months from 1999 to 2001, first under Vice President Al Gore and then under Vice President Dick Cheney. ..
Leandro Barbosa
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Leandro Damián Cufré
Leandro Damián Cufré (born May 9, 1978 in La Plata) is an Argentine football (soccer) player who currently plays for Italian A.S. Roma of Serie A. Cufré is a defender and was capped by Argentina for the first time in 2000. He won the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship with the Argentina U-20 tea..
Leandro Despouy
Leandro Despouy is an Argentine human rights worker. He is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers.[#endnote_Cbs050623] Despouy was one of the five authors of a report on human rights abuses committed against the extrajudicial captives the United Sta..
Leandro de Oliveira
Leandro Luiz de Oliveira (born November 30, 1982 in São Paulo, Brazil) is an Brazilian soccer player. Although born in Brazil, Leandro grew up in Bryan, Texas. He began his collegiate soccer career at the University of Connecticut in 2002. In his one season at UConn he played in 22 games scori..
Leandro Fernández
Leandro Fernández (born January 30, 1983 in Rosario) is an Argentine football player who was part of the gold medal Argentine team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He also got 4th place in 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He currently plays at Dynamo Moscow in Russia. His previous clubs inlcude C..
Leandro Fernández de Moratín
Leandro Fernández de Moratín, (March 10 1760, Madrid—June 21, 1828, Paris) was a Spanish dramatist and neoclassical poet. He was the son of Nicolás Fernández de Moratín (1737-1780) who was considered Spain's first Liberal poet. As such, Leandro grew up in a literary environment and becam..
Leandro Ferreira
Leandro Ferreira is a small city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is famous for the old priest of the town called "Padre Libério", known for supposed miracles. ..
Leandro Greco
Leandro Greco (born July 19, 1986 in Rome) is an Italian football player for AS Roma. A midfielder, Leandro Greco is currently a regular in the youth squad, however he has already made his debut in AS Roma's first team during 2004/05, and this year has been frequently present as a substitutes playe..
Leandro Locsin
Leandro V. Locsin (1928 in Silay, Negros Occidental - 1994 in Makati City) was a Filipino Architect, Artist and Interior Designer, known for his use of concrete and simplistic design in his various projects. An avid collector, he was fond of modern painting and chinese ceramics. He was awarde..
Leandro Macedo
Leandro Corrieri de Macedo (born March 18, 1968 in Porto Alegre) is an athlete from Brazil, who competes in triathlon. Macedo competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took fourteenth place with a total time of 1:49:50.69. Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympic..
Leandro Machado
Leandro Machado Nascimento, usually called Leandro Machado (born March 22, 1976, in Santo Amaro da Imperatriz, Santa Catarina, Brazil), is a Brazilian footballer who plays striker for K-League side Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i. Machado was a Brazilian International from 1997 to 1998 under Mário Zagallo a..
Leandro Melendez
Leandro Melendez is a mathematical physicist born in Mexico. He was the main researcher of the "Novillo" tokamak project. ..
Leandro Montemayor
Leandro Montemayor is a fictional President of the Philippines in the hit Philippine television drama series, Kung Mawawala Ka (When You're Gone) played by actor Eddie Garcia. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Personal life1.2 Early Political Life1.3 Senate Years1.4 Presidency2&nbs..
Leandro N. Alem, Buenos Aires
|} Leandro N. Alem is a small city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the only municipality forming the partido (department) of the same name. As of the 2001 census [INDEC] it has a population of 16,358 inhabitants. The city is named after Leandro Alem (1844–1896), one..
Leandro N. Alem, Misiones
|} Leandro N. Alem is a city in the province of Misiones, Argentina, and the head town of the department of the same name. As of the 2001 census [INDEC] it has a population of 25,404 inhabitants. The city is named after Leandro Alem (1844–1896), one of the founders of the Radical C..
Leandro Peñalver
Leandro Peñalver (born May 23, 1961 in Matanzas) is a retired Cuban athlete who competed in the sprints. His personal best is 10.06 seconds, achieved in Caracas in 1983. Achievements 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games - gold medal (200 metres)1985 Central American and Caribbean Championship..
Leandro Romagnoli
Leandro Atilio Romagnoli (born on March 17 1981 in Buenos Aires) is a football player from Argentina, who currently plays in Sporting Clube de Portugal, and has also played in Argentina's San Lorenzo and Mexico's Veracruz. Nicknamed Pipi, he debuted profesionall on December 1998, and was part of th..
Leane Sharif
Leane Sharif is a fictional character in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time fantasy series. She is willowy and graceful, but has a clipped tone of speaking at times. She is from Arad Doman originally. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. She is a former Aes Sed..
Leangen
Located in eastern Trondheim, Norway. Is mainly an industrial area, and the ice hockey stadium, the IKEA as well as part of the Sør-Trøndelag college lies here. ..
Leangen Ishall
Leangen Ishall is an indoor ice hockey arena in Trondheim, Norway. It holds 3,500 people. The arena hosts the home games of the Trondheim Ishockeyklubb ice hockey team. ..
Leaning Pine Arboretum
The Leaning Pine Arboretum (2 ha / 5 acres) is an arboretum and botanical garden located at the north end of the California Polytechnic State University campus in San Luis Obispo, California, USA. It is open to the public, free, during working hours from Monday through Saturday. It contains hundreds..
Leaning toothpick syndrome
In programming, leaning toothpick syndrome (LTS) is the situation in which a quoted expression becomes unreadable because it contains a large number of escaped slashes ("/"), usually set off by backslashes ("\"), along with other visually similar characters such as pipes ("|"). The official Perl do..
Leaning tower
The Leaning Tower of Pisa. A leaning tower is a tower which, due to errors in design or construction or to subsequent external influence, does not stand perpendicular to the ground. The most famous of these is the Leaning Tower of Pisa in the Italian city of Pisa. Other leaning towers Asia T..
Leaning Tower of Nevyansk
Nevyansk tower at dusk The Leaning Tower of Nevyansk (Russian: ) is a tower in the town of Nevyansk in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, built in the 18th century. Its construction was funded by Peter the Great’s associate and a famous Russian manufacturer Akinfiy Demidov. The height of the tower..
Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Tower of Pisa. The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa or simply La Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa. It is situated behind the Cathedral and it is the third structure in Pisa's Campo dei Miracoli (field of Mir..
Leanna Brodie
Leanna Brodie is a Canadian actor and playwright. Contents 1 Published writings2 Unpublished writings3 Awards4 External links4.1 Interviews Published writings (play)(play) Unpublished writings Invisible City. Broadcast by CBC Radio. 2001.One Woman, One Child. 2002.School..
Leanna Creel
Leanna Creel (born August 27, 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actress and film producer best known for her role as Tori Scott on several episodes of Saved by the Bell. She also starred along with her two identical triplet sisters Monica and Joy in Parent Trap III, and Parent Tr..
Leanna Foxxx
Leanna Foxxx (born December 9, 1969 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American porn star who was active in the adult film industry from 1990 to 1999. She is most notable for series of films in which she appeared (billed as "Dixie Dynamite") while wearing a pair of impractically large prosthetic br..
Leanna Heart
LeAnna Heart (born October 21, 1971 in State College, Pennsylvania) is an American porn star. Leanna was born and raised in a small town in rural Pennsylvania, and she got into exotic dancing not long after her 18th birthday. Leanna got into hardcore in 1996 at the age of 22. In her early appearan..
Leanna Scott
Leanna Scott (stage name) is an Asian model of French and Vietnamese descent. She has done photoshoots for Budweiser, and later moved to primarily nude photography. At one point in her career, she starred in a pornographic film (under her real name "Christine") with Billy Glide called "Mr. Moon'..
Leanne Baird
Leanne Baird was Miss Canada International in 1998. Leanne Baird was born in Stoney Creek, Ontario. She stands at five feet, seven inches and has red hair and blue eyes. She was chosen Miss Canada International in August 1998 and went to the Seychelles for the Miss World pageant on 26 November i..
Leanne Battersby
Coronation Street character Leanne Battersby Played by Jane Danson Duration 1997-2000, 2004- Date of Birth 2nd July 1981 Date of Death Marital Status Engaged Occupation Personal Assistant Family Les, Janice, Toyah Leanne Aneka Battersby (previously Tilsley) is a fict..
LeAnne Howe
LeAnne Howe is an author and scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. An enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Howe's work has been published in a variety of journals and anthologies. Her book Shell Shaker received the Before Columbus Foundation's American Book Award..
Leanne Li
Leanne Li or Li Ya-Nan (born on 1984) is a former beauty queen hailing from Vancouver, Canada. Contents 1 Background2 Miss Chinese Vancouver 20043 Miss Chinese International 20054 Being a TVB host5 External Links Background Born in 1984, Leanne's family origin is in Sh..
Leanne MacIntyre
Leanne MacIntyre (portrayed by Brynn Thayer) is the name of a fictional character on the television series Matlock, the daughter of Ben Matlock. After divorcing her husband, whom her father didn't much approve of, she moved back to Atlanta to help him with his legal practice. She assisted her fath..
Leanne Rowat
Leanne Rowat is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. In 2003, she was elected to the Manitoba legislature as a Progressive Conservative. Prior to entering public life herself, Rowat was a legislative assistant to Progressive Conservative MLA Harold Gilleshammer, and worked as a community development ..
Leanne Wilson
Leanne Wilson (born 1980, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom) is a well known British television actress. Leanne grew up in Hitchin with her younger brother Matt, and sister, Olivia. She plans to marry her partner Keith Whallett in 2006. Leanne trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. Her first big ..
Leanni Lei
Leanni Lei (born June 6 1978 in the Philippines) is an American porn star. Biography Leanni Lei was born on June 6, 1978 in the Philippines, but her family moved to California when she was quite young. She worked in retail, though she found such work unsatisfying and thus became an exotic dance..
Leann Hunley
Main title caption from Dynasty. Leann Hunley (born February 25, 1955) is an American actress known for her roles on television soap operas. Born in Forks, Washington (located 120 miles NW of Seattle near the Washington Coast), she attended the University of Washington in Seattle. Her first..
LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes Margaret LeAnn Rimes (born August 28, 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi) is a popular American country music singer. Contents 1 Biography2 2005-present3 Discography3.1 Albums3.2 Singles4 External links Biography Rimes emerged with her heartfelt first s..
LeAnn Rimes (album)
LeAnn Rimes is the self-titled, 1999 album by LeAnn Rimes. The album consists of covers of many country classics, including several Patsy Cline songs. The only new song on here is Big Deal, a bouncy honky-tonk single which details a bitter Rimes telling off a friend who's madly in love with and happ..
Leanster
Leanster Brudeli 625L is a three-wheeled vehicle, with two wheels in front and one rear wheel. The vehicle is best described as something in between a motorcycle and ATV-quad. It has corners which lean in, like a motorcycle, while at the same time possessing a lot of the stability and a shorter brak..
Leanza Cornett
Leanza Cornett (born June 10, 1971 in Big Stone Gap, Virginia; raised in Jacksonville, Florida) was crowned Miss Florida 1992 and Miss America 1993. She has also served as a host for several television shows, including Entertainment Tonight (1994-1995), New Attitudes (1999), and Who Wants to Marry ..
Lean Back
"Lean Back" Single by Terror Squad featuring Fat Joe and Remy Martin From the album True Story Released June, 2004 Format 12-inch single CD Genre Rap Length 4:07 Label Universal Records Writers Cartagena, J.Smith, R.Storch, S. Producers Scott Storch Director Jesse Terrero Raul Conde C..
Lean Bear
Lean Bear (Cheyenne name "Awoninahku") was the leader of a group of Cheyenne who were camped near Ash Creek in the territory of Nebraska, and were massacred by the Colorado miltia in 1864. The militia, under the command of Lieutenant George Eayre, approached their village. When they did so, Lean B..
Lean Beef Burger
Lean Beef Burger is a hamburger that is a healthy alternative to McDonald's regular menu. The burger was released in Australia in December 2004. The burger is currently on McDonald's Salads Plus menu. This is a similar concept to the failed McLean Deluxe introduced for health conscious consumers in..
Lean burn
Lean burn is an internal combustion of lean air-fuel mixtures. It happens at very high air-fuel ratios (up to 65:1), so the mixture has considerably less amount of fuel in comparison to stoichiometric combustion ratio (14.6:1 for petrol). The engines designed for lean burning can employ higher comp..
Lean Cuisine
Lean Cuisine is a popular brand of frozen entreés and dinners sold in the United States, Canada, and Australia by Nestlé. The brand began as low fat, low calorie versions of Stouffer's products. Today Lean Cuisine includes tradiontal dinners, ethnic dishes, pizzas, whole grain Spa Cuisine entre�..
Lean Government
Lean Government is a term used mainly in the United States and Canada for the belief that the State should employ only just as many people as are necessary to perform its tasks. The Lean Government concept favors a fairly small State, and Lean Government proponents generally believe that the governm..
Lean into It
Lean into It is an album by hard rock band Mr. Big, released in 1991. It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 charts. The cover image is a detail from L'accident de la gare Montparnasse (1895), Anon. Track listing "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)""Alive And Kickin..
Lean manufacturing
Lean manufacturing is a management philosophy focusing on reduction of the seven wastes (Over-production, Waiting time, Transportation, Processing, Inventory, Motion and Scrap) in manufactured products or any type of business. By eliminating waste (muda), quality is improved, production time is red..
Lean on Me
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Lean on Me is a 1989 biographical-drama film written by Michael Schiffer and directed by John G. Avildsen. Lean on Me is based on a true story of Joe Clark, an inner city high school principal in Paterson, New Jersey, whose school is at risk of being overt..
Lean on Me (disambiguation)
Lean on Me might refer to: Lean on Me, a 1989 film directed by John G. Avildsen.Lean on Me, a webcomic.''Lean on Me, a breakfast cereal."Lean on Me", a song. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page..
Lean on Me (song)
"Lean on Me" is a well known hit song by Bill Withers from the 1972 album Still Bill. It is ranked number 205 on the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It has been interpreted by various artists ever since, including Mud (1976), Club Nouveau (1987) and Michael Bolton (1994). Th..
Lean software development
Lean Software Development is a translation of lean manufacturing principles and practices to the software development domain. [Mary and Tom Poppendieck] are the authors of "Lean Software Development - An Agile Toolkit for Software Development Managers". This book presents a set of 22 "to..
Lean Tales
Lean Tales is an anthology of short stories written by Scottish authors Alasdair Gray, Agnes Owens and James Kelman, with author illustrations by Alasdair Gray. Contractually obligated to Jonathan Cape to provide a new book, Gray claimed to find himself without new materialor ideas, and so approache..
Lean theorem prover
A lean theorem prover is an automated theorem prover implemented in a minimum amount of code. Lean provers are generally implemented in Prolog, and make proficient use of the backtracking engine and logic variables of that language. Lean theorem provers [leanCoP], a prover for classical f..
Lean wit It, Rock wit It
Lean wit It, Rock wit It is a song by Atlanta rap group Dem Franchize Boyz. It has peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at #7. It was produced by Jermaine Dupri. ..
LEAP
LEAP may mean: The Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol for Wireless LANsLEAP programming languageLEAP, Literacy, Education and Abilities Program, a Scientology connected group affiliated with Applied Scholastics that promotes L. Ron Hubbard's studying techniques.LEAP, Law Enforcement Aga..
Leap-Frog (comics)
Leap-Frog (real name Vincent "Vinnie" Colorito Patilio), also known as Frog-Man, is a Marvel Comics supervillain, most commonly associated with Daredevil. The character was created by Stan Lee and Gene Colan in Daredevil #25 (February, 1967), and is basically a criminal in a frog costume with spr..
Leap-The-Dips
Leap-The-Dips is the World's oldest operating roller coaster and North America's last surviving side friction roller coaster. It is located at Lakemont Park in Altoona, Pennsylvania and was built in 1902 by the E. Joy Morris Company. Leap-the-Dips operated until 1985, when it closed due to disrepa..
Leap2market
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 July 2006. leap2market Ltd., founded i..
Leapfrog
For other meanings, see Leapfrogging (disambiguation). Children playing leapfrog in a Harlem street, ca. 1930. Leapfrog is a children's game in which players vault over each other's stooped backs. The first participant rests hands on knees and bends over, this is called giving a back. The..
Leapfrogging
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Leapfrogging is a theory of development in which developing countries skip inferior, less efficient, more expensive or more polluting technologies and industries and move directly to more advanced ones. A frequent example is countries which move directly f..
Leapfrogging (disambiguation)
Leapfrogging may refer to: Leapfrogging, a theory of development.Leapfrogging, a strategy used by the Allies in the Pacific War. See also: Leapfrog, a children's game that involves taking turns hopping over other players. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles a..
Leapfrogging (military)
Leapfrogging was a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers during World War II. It involved attacking some islands but not others, effectively strangling the unattacked islands by not allowing them to be resupplied or to take part in trade. Thi..
Leapfrog Enterprises
See also the activity of leapfrog. Leapfrog Enterprises Inc NYSE: [LF] is an educational toy company based in Emeryville, California. Leapfrog is best known for its LeapPad, a paper-based electronic reading toy. The company was founded in 1995 by Michael Wood, a Stanford Law School grad..
Leapfrog sex position
Doggy style is a position similar to the Leapfrog Leapfrog is a sex position in which the receiving partner is on all fours with his/her head and torso lower than his/her hips. The penetrating partner penetrates his/her anus/vagina from behind in a kneeling position. This, as with most pos..
Leaping Michaels
This article concerns Contract Bridge and uses terminology associated with the game. See Contract bridge glossary for an explanation of unfamiliar words or phrases. In the game of bridge, Leaping Michaels is a conventional overcall made in defense to an opposing 2-level or 3-level preempt. Leaping..
Leapling
Leaplings are people whose birthdays fall on February 29, a date occurring only during a Leap Year. A leap day is called a bissextile day or intercalary (from the Latin word for leap year day). Since a leapling's birthday falls only roughly every four years, yearly birthday celebrations are typ..
LeapPad
LeapPad is an electronic educational toy for children aged 4-8 | that is produced by LeapFrog Enterprises. Contents 1 Development history2 Awards3 References4 External links Development history The device, resembling a talking book, took 3 years to develop and was introduce..
Leapy Lee
Leapy Lee (born Lee Graham, on July 2, 1942 in Eastbourne, England) is a singer most known for his 1968 hit "Little Arrows". That song was also the title track of his first album released in 1969 on Decca Records. ..
Leap (village)
Leap is a common English word, referring to a jump, see the [Wiktionary entry for Leap] Leap (Leim Ui Dhonnabhain in Irish) is a village in County Cork in Ireland. Its full Irish name means "O'Donovan's Leap" and is derived from the story of a chieftain called O'Donovan, who was pursued by..
Leap 128
The Leap 128 based calendar system is a hypothetical calendar system in which leap years would be based on powers of 4 rather than the leap year every 4 years, no leap years every 100 and a leap year every 400 year system. This system is derived from using definition of one epoch of a tropical year..
Leap Castle
Leap Castle is an Irish castle near the town of Birr in County Offaly. It was built in the 14th century by the O'Carroll family and was ransacked and burnt in 1922. The castle is situated on what was once an O'Bannon stronghold, indeed a ringfort nearby is attributed to them. The castle eventually p..
LEAP financial instrument
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. LEAP is an acronym for Long Term Equity AnticiPation Security, a financial instrument more or less identi..
Leap of faith
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}.'' A leap of faith is the act of believing in something without, or in spite of, available empirical evidence. It is an act commonly associated with religious belief as many religions consider faith to be an essential element of piety. The phrase originates..
Leap of faith (disambiguation)
The phrase leap of faith can refer to: a leap of faith, an act of believing in something without, or in spite of, available empirical evidence.Leap of Faith, a film starring Steve Martin.Leap of Faith, a 2002 television series starring Sarah Paulson.Leap of Faith, the official biography of Gordon ..
Leap of Faith (film)
Leap of Faith is 1992 film starring Steve Martin as a fraudulent Christian faith healer named Jonas Nightengale who uses his revival meetings to bilk believers out of their money. He eventually sees the error of his ways. The story is similar to that of Peter Popoff, but it is unclear whether the f..
Leap of Faith : Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
Leap of Faith : Memoirs of an Unexpected Life is a book written by Queen Noor of Jordan, wife of Jordanian King King Hussein. She wrote this story after his tragic death, describing her own life before and during their marriage, describing most of the political crisis he went through, including Blac..
LEAP programming language
LEAP is an extension to the ALGOL 60 programming language which provides an associative memory of triples. It was created by Jerome Feldman (Stanford) and Paul Rovner (MIT Lincoln Lab) in 1967. ..
Leap second
A leap second is an intercalary, one-second adjustment that keeps broadcast standards for time of day close to mean solar time. Leap seconds are used to keep time standards synchronized with civil calendars, the basis of which is astronomical. Year 30 June23:59:60 31 December23:59:60 1972..
Leap virus
The Leap or Oompa-Loompa computer virus is an application-infecting, LAN-spreading virus for Mac OS X discovered in February 2006. It is not a worm because it cannot operate on its own without user participation. It is believed to be the first virus for Mac OS X. Leap cannot spread over the Interne..
Leap week calendar
The leap week calendar is a reformed calendar system with a whole number of weeks every year, and with every year starting on the same weekday. The ISO week is an example of such a calendar. It is a variation of the Gregorian calendar that is used (mainly) in government and business for fiscal year..
Leap Wireless
Leap Wireless International Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif., is a mobile wireless telephone company providing service through its subsidiaries Cricket Communications and Jump Mobile. Leap provides service to customers that are normally under-served by traditional communications companies...
Leap year
A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day, week or month in order to keep the calendar year in sync with an astronomical or seasonal year. For example, February would have 29 days instead of just 28. Seasons and astronomical events do not repeat at an exact number of days..
Leap year starting on Friday
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Leap year starting on Monday
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Leap year starting on Saturday
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Leap year starting on Sunday
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Leap year starting on Thursday
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Leap year starting on Tuesday
This is the calendar for any leap year starting on Tuesday (dominical letter FE), e.g. 2008. |   | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |- | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |- | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |- | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |- | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |} |colspan="4"|   | 1 | 2 | 3..
Leap year starting on Wednesday
This is the calendar for any leap year starting on Wednesday (dominical letter ED), e.g. 1992. |colspan=2|   | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |- | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |- | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |- | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |- | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |} |colspan="5"|   ..
Lear
Lear can refer to any of the following: Shakespeare's play King Learthe legendary king on which that play is based, Leir of Britainthe related mythological characters Lir (Irish) or Llŷr (Welsh)Author and artist Edward LearTelevision writer and producer Norman LearEngineer, businessman and invento..
Lear's Macaw
The Lear's Macaw, Anodorhynchus leari, (also more commonly known as the Indigo Macaw) is a Brazilian parrot with a highly restricted range. The bird is metallic blue tinged with green, and a yellow patch of skin by the bill. It weighs around 950 g and is 75 cm long. For over a century after its ..
Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool
Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool is an essay by George Orwell which has as its subject a pamphlet written by Leo Tolstoy. Tolstoy's criticism of Shakespeare's work in general and King Lear in particular is rebutted by Orwell. Orwell then in the course of the essay criticizes Tolstoy himself and gives num..
Learavia Learfan
The LearFan turboprop was made of lightweight composite materials instead of the standard aluminum. It also featured an innovative "pusher" design, in which two aircraft engines powered a single spinning propeller blade that faced the rear of the aircraft. Many years in development, it was not comp..
Learches
In Greek mythology, Learches (alternatively Learchus) was a son of Athamus and Ino. He was killed by his father, who had been driven insane by Hera as punishment for having raised Dionysus, Zeus's son by Semele. ..
Learco Guerra
Learco Guerra (October 14, 1902 - February 7, 1963) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1934 Giro d'Italia. Career Born in a frazione of Bagnolo San Vito in Lombardy, Guerra gained the nickname of "Human Locomotive" for his enduri..
Learie Constantine
Learie ConstantineWest Indies (WI) Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling type Right-arm fast (RF) Tests First-class Matches 18 119 '''Runs scored 635 4,475 Batting average 19.24 24.05 100s/50s 0/4 5/28 Top score 90 133 Balls bowled 3,583 ..
Learjet 25
The Learjet 25 is a ten seat (two crew and eight passengers) twin-engined, high speed executive jet. The first Model 25 flew on 12th August 1966 and the first delivery was in November 1967. The Learjet 25 is similar to the Model 24 but is 1.27 m (4 ft 2 in) longer, allowing for three additional..
Learjet 60
Learjet 60 The Learjet 60 is a private jet manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace. The Learjet 60 does not have the range for direct transoceanic flights, although it can cross the Atlantic from Newfoundland to the British Isles. A new Learjet 60 costs around $11 million, although used aircr..
Learned, Mississippi
Learned is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 50 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Celebrities4 External links Geography Learned is located at [32°11′52″N, 90°32′50″W] (32.197843, -90.547259)[G..
Learned Hand
Judge Learned Hand, from the cover of Learned Hand: The Man and the Judge, by Gerald Gunther Billings Learned Hand (January 27, 1872 – August 181, 1961) — usually called simply Learned Hand — was a famed American judge and an avid supporter of free speech, though he is most r..
Learned helplessness
Learned helplessness is a well-established principle in psychology, a description of the effect of inescapable punishment (such as electrical shock) on animal (and by extension, human) behaviour. Learned helplessness may also occur in everyday situations where continued failure may inhibit somebody ..
Learned society
A learned society is a society that exists to promote an academic discipline or group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies, such as the Roman Accademia ..
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Learner's permit
A learner's permit is a restricted license that is given to a person who is learning to drive but has not yet satisfied the requirements necessary to obtain a driver's license. Having a learner's permit for a certain length of time is usually one of the requirements (along with driver's education an..
Learner autonomy
Learner autonomy has been a 'buzz' word in foreign language education in the past decades, especially when talking about life-long learning skills. It has transformed old practices in the language classroom and has given origin to self access facilities around the world such as the SALC at Kanda Uni..
Learnfare
Learnfare is the name for different programs run by different states, most notably Wisconsin and New York that provide for penalties for school truancy by the children of welfare recipients. ..
Learning
Learned redirects here. For the town in the United States, see Learned, Mississippi. A supervised child learning the countries of Asia on the floor of the central hall of the Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois Learning is the process of acquiring knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values, through s..
Learning-by-doing
Learning-by-doing is the concept of economic theory. It refers to the capability of workers to improve their productivity by regularly repeating the same type of action. The increased productivity is achieved through practice, self-perfection and minor innovations. The concept of learning-by-doing ..
Learning and Individual Differences
Learning and Individual Differences: A Multidisciplinary Journal in Education is a scientific journal published by Elsevier dealing with individual differences within an educational context. External links [Learning and Individual Differences] at Elsevier ..
Learning and Skills Council
The Learning and Skills Council is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education and Skills in the United Kingdom and is responsible for planning and funding further education (post-16 education and training other than higher education) in England. It was established in April 2001 a..
Learning and Skills Development Agency
The Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA) was known before November 2000 as the Further Education Development Agency (FEDA). The role of the LSDA was to support post-16 educatin in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Wales the organisation is known as Dysg and the LSDA had no offices o..
Learning and Teaching Scotland
Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS or LT Scotland) is a non-departmental public body with headquarter based in Glasgow, Scotland and a Dundee office too. LTS provides support for people working in the Scottish state education system - including ministers, local authorities, school managers, teac..
Learning Automata
A branch of the theory of Adaptive control is devoted to learning automata surveyed by Narendra and Thathachar which were originally described explicitly as finite state automata. References Philip Aranzulla and John Mellor. ([A brief overview of learning automata]). Narendra K., Thatha..
Learning by teaching
In professional education learning by teaching designates a method which allows pupils and students to prepare and teach lessons or parts of lessons. Learning by teaching should not be confused with presentations or lectures by students, as students do not only convey a certain content, but choose t..
Learning change ringing
This article describes the process by which a ringer will learn the art of change ringing. For information on the actual art of change ringing - see Change ringing. Change ringing is the art of ringing a set of tuned bells in a series of mathematical patterns called "changes", without attempting..
Learning classifier system
A learning classifier system, or LCS, is a machine learning system with close links to reinforcement learning and genetic algorithms. First described by John Holland, an LCS consists of a population of binary rules on which a genetic algorithm altered and selected the best rules. Instead of a usin..
Learning Community
A learning community is a cohort-based, interdisciplinary approach to higher education usually with instructors contributing from several distinct fields of study. Learning communities are fairly common to American colleges and universities. Contents 1 History2 Learning Community Model..
Learning content management system
A learning content management system (LCMS) is an enhanced version of an LMS (Learning Management System). In addition to all the features of an LMS, an LCMS allows the user to create and author courses. What’s more, the LCMS facilitates the collaboration of several different authors on any give..
Learning Curve
A learning curve is a kind of experience curve effect. The name "Learning Curve" can also refer to: "Learning Curve" (Babylon 5), an episode of the science-fiction TV series Babylon 5. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If a..
Learning Curve (Babylon 5)
"Learning Curve" is an episode from the fifth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. Contents 1 Plot synopsis2 Arc significance3 Production details4 Trivia5 External link Plot synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending ..
Learning Curve (Stargate SG-1)
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Learning Curve (Voyager episode)
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Learning cycle
The learning cycle is a research-supported method for education, particularly in science. The learning cycle has five overlapping phases: Engage, in which a student's interest is captured and the topic is established.Explore, in which the student is allowed to construct knowledge in the topic throug..
Learning disability
In the United States and Canada, the term learning disability is used to refer to psychological and neurological conditions that affect a person's communicative capacities and potential to be taught effectively. The term includes such conditions as dysgraphia ([writing disorder]), dyslexi..
Learning From Falling (Lamya Album)
Learning From Falling 2002 is an album by Omanese artist Lamya. Track listing "Empires""East of Anywhere""Black Mona Lisa""Never Enough""Judas Kiss (Brutus Diss)""Full Frontal Fridays""I Get Cravings""Splitting Atoms""Never's Such a Long Time""The Woman Who""The Perfect Girl""Pink Moon""Black Mon..
Learning Grid
Not to be confused with National Grid for Learning. Learning Grid is a series of engineering-themed events and competitions for school pupils and students in the United Kingdom. The initiative is named after a motorsport starting grid, since many of the activities have a motorsport theme. It is f..
Learning Group
Learning Group was established in Geelong, Victoria, Australia by Belinda D and Donna W in 2003. It was established as a way for a group of people to learn a variety of new and different things. It is held fortnightly on a Wednesday night and is attended by a core group of nerds and non-nerds alike ..
Learning kanji
Japanese writing Kanji [漢字] Kana [仮名] Hiragana [平仮名]Katakana [片仮名]Manyogana [万葉仮名]Uses Furigana [振り仮名]Ok..
Learning Leaders
Learning Leaders (previously the New York City School Volunteer Program) is a New York City nonprofit organization that organizes volunteers to provide tutoring and mentoring for public school children. As of 2005, Learning Leaders has approximately 15,000 volunteers working with over 200,000 stude..
Learning log
Learning Logs are a unique personalised learning resource for children. In the learning Logs, the children record their responses to learning challenges set by their teachers. Each log is a unique record of the child's thinking and learning. Inglehurst Junior School in Leicester has been devel..
Learning Management
"Learning Management" is the capacity to design pedagogic strategies that achieve learning outcomes in students. This is a somewhat different with the emphasis placed on student learning verses teacher/instructor preparation. ..
Learning management system
A Learning Management System (or LMS) is a software package, usually on a large scale (that scale is decreasing rapidly), that enables the management and delivery of learning content and resources to students. Most LMS systems are web-based to facilitate "anytime, anywhere" access to learning conte..
Learning Media
Learning Media Limited (Māori Te Pou Taki Kōrero) is a New Zealand Crown entity. The company publishes most of the Ministry of Education's material. A division of the Ministry until 1993, it continues to publish the School Journal and Junior Journal magazines and the Ready to Read readers for the ..
Learning music by ear
Learning music by ear is done by repeatedly listening to other musicians and then attempting to recreate what one hears. This is how people learn music in any musical tradition in which there is no complete musical notation. Many people in cultures which do have notation still learn by ear, and ear ..
Learning object
A learning object has been defined as the following: "Any entity, digital or non-digital, that may be used for learning, education or training" "[''Draft Standard for Learning Object Metadata]", IEEE, URL last accessed on 2006-06-27."Any digital resource that can be reused to support learn..
Learning object metadata
Learning Object Metadata is a data model, usually encoded in XML, used to describe a learning object and similar digital resources used to support learning. The purpose of learning object metadata is to support the reusability of learning objects, to aid discoverability, and to facilitate their inte..
Learning object metadata/draft
The IEEE 1484.12.1 – 2002 Standard for Learning Object Metadata is an internationally recognised open standard (published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association) for the description of “learning objects”. Relevant attributes of learning objects to be des..
Learning organization
In his book The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization, Dr. Peter M. Senge defined a learning organization as human beings cooperating in dynamical systems (as defined in systemics) that are in a state of continuous adaptation and improvement. This view, and the assoc..
Learning Perl
Learning Perl book cover Learning Perl, also known as the llama book, is a tutorial book for the Perl programming language, and is published by O'Reilly. The fourth edition, by Randal L. Schwartz, Tom Phoenix and brian d foy, was published on July 22, 2005, and covers Perl version 5.8. Unlik..
Learning Perl Objects, References & Modules
Cover of Learning Perl Objects, References & Modules Learning Perl Objects, References & Modules, published in 2003 by O'Reilly (ISBN 0596004788), is a follow-up to the highly popular Learning Perl book by Randal L. Schwartz and Tom Phoenix. Just as Learning Perl features a Llama on its cover,..
Learning Resources
Training materialsE-learning See also Wikiversity External links [Free on-line science video programmes and teaching resources][Technical writing resources][gnu.org Free Learning Resources]..
Learning sciences
The learning sciences is a program of interdisciplinary study that works to further scientific understanding of learning and teaching as well as engage in the design and implementation of learning innovations. The learning sciences have historically focused on the design of educational software, bu..
Learning styles
Learning styles are different ways that a person can learn. It's commonly believed that most people favor some particular method of interacting with, taking in, and processing stimuli or information. Psychologists have proposed several complementary taxonomies of learning styles. But other psychol..
Learning Technologies Centre
Contents 1 Summary2 Core activities3 History4 ..
Learning theory
Learning theory can refer to the following, although it is possible that the fields may eventually link up: In education and psychology, learning theory is a theory about the process of how humans learn.In philosophy, formal learning theory is a theory about the proper behavior of individuals learn..
Learning theory (education)
In psychology and education, learning theories help us understand the process of learning. There are basically three main perspectives in learning theories, behaviorism, Cognitive Information Processing (CIP), constructivism and Instructivism. Contents 1 Constructivism2 Behaviorism3&n..
Learning the World
Learning the World is a science fiction novel by Ken MacLeod published in 2005. The novel is a first contact story, following the generation ship But the Sky, My Lady! The Sky! as it approaches the Destiny Star. Humans have been colonizing the 500 light-years around Earth for a few thousand years,..
Learning to Breathe
Learning to Breathe is the third studio album by the band Switchfoot. It was released on September 26, 2000. It was their final record for independent label re:think Records, which was distributed by Sparrow Records. Track listing I Dare You to Move (4:07)Learning to Breathe (4:35)You Already Take..
Learning to Crawl
After a more than two-year hiatus - during which time James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon both died of drug overdose - new wave pioneers The Pretenders released their third album in 1984. Rockpile's Billy Bremner and Big Country's Tony Butler played guitar and bass respectively on the September..
Learning to Flinch
Learning to Flinch is a live acoustic album by American singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, released in 1993. (see 1993 in music). Contents 1 Track listing2 Personnel3 Production4 Charts Track listing "Splendid Isolation" (Zevon) - 4:20"Lawyers, Guns and Money" (Zevon) - 3:22"Mr..
Learning To Fly
Learning to Fly may refer to a bird, bat or other flighted creature learning how to fly, or to a person taking lessons in an aircraft such as a helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft. Learning to Fly may refer to: "Learning to Fly" (song), a 1987 song by Pink Floyd on the album A Momentary Lapse of Rea..
Learning to Fly (song)
"Learning to Fly" is the second song on Pink Floyd's album A Momentary Lapse of Reason. The song is written largely by David Gilmour. It describes David's thoughts of flying, for which he has a passion, although some commentators have read it as a metaphor for Gilmour's feelings about striking out..
Learning to Lie
Learning to Lie (German title: liegen lernen) is a German movie from 2003. It is based on the novel of Frank Goosen from the year 2000. Contents 1 The story1.1 The 80's1.2 The 90's2 The novel3 Actors and film team4 External links The story The 80's Western Germany i..
Learning To Play With...
Learning To Play With... is Captain Everything!'s second full length album and first for Household Name Records (after originally being issued on Hectic Records). Tracklisting Unlucky StrikeMy Girlfriend's Dad Runs a SweatshopWhat do you Know?Picture of YouThe One Minute Love SongHere With MeDiary..
Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life
thumbnail Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life is an inspirational memoir written by Clay Aiken with Allison Glock, published by Random House on November 16, 2004. Learning to Sing debuted at #2 on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction best-seller list in the December 5 issue, an..
Learning to Walk
Learning to Walk may refer to: Learning to Walk (Boo Radleys album), a 1992 compilation album by the British indie band The Boo RadleysLearning to Walk (Sole album), a 2002 compilation album by American hip hop artist SoleThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles as..
Learning to Walk (Boo Radleys album)
Learning To Walk is a compilation album by UK indie band The Boo Radleys, released by Rough Trade Records in 1992. It is a collection of the bands first three EPs, Kaleidoscope (1990), Every Heaven (1991) and Boo! Up (1991), as well as two previously unreleased covers, "Alone Again Or" and "Boo! ..
Learning to Walk (Sole album)
A compilation of early Sole singles and demos recorded between 1994 and 1998, released on the Anticon sister label, 6 Months. Prosperity (4:20)3rd Person (3:44)Losers at the Edge (5:25)Banquet of Sarcasm (4:24)3 Guys in a Bar (4:21)Lyrically Able (3:33)The Video Game Song (3:56)Mr. Bojangles (4:55)..
LearnNet
LearnNet is a distance education program offered by Argyll Centre. Although it is offered through a school in the Edmonton Public Schools system, it has many students from other school divisions, provinces and even other countries. It teaches grades ranging from 1 to 12. Contents 1 Histo..
Learnscapes
Learnscapes are defined as “places where a learning program has been designed to permit users to interact with the environment” NSW Department of Education and Training. (1998) Eco School Program (1998 Update). Sydney: NSW Department of Education and Training Curriculum Support Directorate.. The..
Learn from Dazhai in agriculture
The Learn from Dazhai in agriculture campaign is the campaign organised by Mao Zedong in the early 1960s. The campaign encourage peasants from all over People's Republic of China to learn from Dazhai, which are to self sacrifice when they work and add political activeness as one of the rewarding c..
Learn From Lei Feng Online
Learn From Lei Feng Online is a video game believed to be released by a Chinese game developer, where the player assumes the role of Lei Feng. The ultimate goal of the game is to meet Chairman Mao and get his autograph. To do this, Feng will have to do a variety of charitable acts such as mending so..
Learn from the Pros
Learn from the Pros is a television program sponsored by the online poker website Full Tilt Poker, which airs on Fox Sports Net each week. It is hosted by Chris Rose. Each episode opens with Rose discussing an element of poker strategy with a professional poker player associated with the Full Tilt ..
Learn HealthSci
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Learn to Fly
"Learn to Fly" is the first single from the Foo Fighters' third album There Is Nothing Left to Lose. It was released mainly on two different discs in 1999. The music video won a Grammy Award, and featured the group members in a plane, disguised as flight attendants, pilots, etc; and the band as t..
Learn To Fly (Shannon Noll song)
Learn To Fly was the third single to be released from Shannon Noll's debut album, That's What I'm Talking About In July 2004, it debuted at number 1 on the Australian charts. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Learn to Program BASIC
Learn to Program BASIC is an edutainment software title released for the PC and Macintosh by Interplay. Learn to Program BASIC(or LTPB as it is effectionatly called by its users) uses ten interactive tutorials to teach the BASIC programming language. The tutorials are given by an animated character ..
Learn to Talk
Learn to Talk is a studio album by American experimental rock band Skeleton Crew, recorded at Sunrise Studio, Kirchberg, Switzerland, between Christmas and New Year 1983/1984. It was their debut album and was released in 1984. The album was recorded when Skeleton Crew was the duo of Fred Frith an..
Leary
Leary may refer to: Denis Leary, an American actor, comedian, writer and director.Timothy Leary, an American psychologist, writer and software designer.Leary, Georgia, USA.Leary, Texas, USA.USS Leary - the name of 2 ships in the United States Navy. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] ..
Leary, Georgia
Leary is a city in Calhoun County, Georgia in the USA. The population was 666 at the 2000 census. Geography Leary is located at [31°29′8″N, 84°30′48″W] (31.485431, -84.513293)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a ..
Leary, Texas
Leary is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. The population was 555 at the 2000 census. Geography Leary is located at [33°28′10″N, 94°13′16″W] (33.469318, -94.221100)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a ..
Leary biscuit
A Leary biscuit is a snack consisting of a cracker, cheese, and ground up marijuana bud. It is heated in a microwave oven and causes a cannabis "high" in the eater. The heating is said to activate the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in cannabis. In actuality, the heating simply inc..
Leary Firefighters Foundation
On December 3, 1999, 6 firefighters from actor Denis Leary's hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts were killed in a massive warehouse fire set by squatters. Among the dead were Leary's cousin, Jerry Lucey, and his close childhood friend, Lt. Tommy Spencer. In response, the comedian founded the Lear..
Lear (company)
Lear Corporation, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, USA is a Fortune 500 company, engaged in the business of manufacturing and distribution of automotive interiors systems. In the year 2004, the company has manufacturing facilities in 34 countries across the globe, manned by 110,000 employees,..
Lear (play)
--> For the Shakespeare play, see King Lear. Lear is a play in Three Acts by Edward Bond, an epic rewrite of Shakespeare's King Lear. The play was first produced at the Royal Court Theatre in 1971, featuring Harry Andrews in the title role. It was revived by Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 wit..
Lear Jet
Lear Jet was a company which produced business jets for civilian and military use. It was founded in 1960 by William Powell Lear Jr. as Swiss American Aviation Corporation. The company was formed to manufacture an executive twin-engined high speed jet to be known as the Learjet 23 (SAAC-23). The..
Lear Jet 35
The Lear Jet Model 35A is a multi-role business jet and miltary transport (designated as C-21). It is powered by two Garrett TFE-731 fanjet engines, and is certified to require a crew of two. It flies at a true airspeed of 440 knots, making it one of the fastest business jets one can use. It can usu..
Leasburg
Not to be confused with Leesburg. Leasburg is the name of some places in the United States of America: Leasburg, MissouriLeasburg, New MexicoLeasburg, North Carolina This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to t..
Leasburg, Missouri
Leasburg is a village in Crawford County, Missouri, United States. The population was 323 at the 2000 census. Geography Leasburg is located at [38°5′34″N, 91°17′49″W] (38.092657, -91.297002)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, ..
Leasburg, North Carolina
Leasburg is a former town and the former county seat of Caswell County, North Carolina. The community has a partial presence in Person County. It was named in honor of longtime resident William Lea and is located along US 158 and NC 119 near Hyco Lake. Leasburg is also the name of a Caswell County..
Leased access
Leased Access airtime is airtime that the Federal Communications Commission mandates must be provided by cable operators for local use. The prices for leased access airtime are controlled by the FCC and therefore cannot be manipulated by cable companies. Leased access airtime may be purchased by i..
Leased line
A leased line is a symmetric telecommunications line connecting two locations together. Unlike traditional PSTN lines they do not have a telephone number, each side of the line being permanently connected to the other. They can be used for telephone, data or Internet services. In the U.K., leased..
Leasehold
Leasehold is a form of property tenure where one party buys the right to occupy land or a building for a given length of time. A lease is a legal estate, leasehold estate can be bought and sold on the open market and differs from a tenancy where a property is let on a periodic basis such as weekly o..
Leasehold estate
For the movie by Roman Polanski, see: The Tenant A leasehold estate is an ownership interest in land in which a lessee or a tenant holds real property by some form of title from a lessor or landlord. Contents 1 History2 Tenancy for years2.1 Termination of a tenancy for years3&nb..
Leasehold valuation tribunal
Leasehold Valuation Tribunals are statutory tribunals in England which determine various types of landlord and tenant dispute involving residential property in the private sector. LVTs were initially created by the Housing Act 1980 which transferred certain jurisdiction from the Lands Tribunal (a Su..
Lease purchase contract
A lease purchase contract (also known as Lease Option) is a legal document that combines a basic lease contract with an option-to-purchase contract. The tenant/buyer pays to the landlord/seller a non-refundable option deposit that is applied to the purchase price of the home. The tenant/buyer then..
Leash
A clip-on leash attaches to the collar that the dog might already be wearing. For other meanings, see leash (disambiguation). A leash or a lead is a rope or similar material attached to the neck of a pet (often a dog) for restraint or control. Some leashes clip or tie to collars or harnesses..
Leash (BDSM)
A leash or lead is a length of rope, leather, chain or other flexible material ostensibly for restraint or control. Most leashes attach to collars or body harnesses, while others loop directly around the person's neck, wrist, ankle or sometimes around the male genitals. The most common leash used ..
Leash (disambiguation)
Leash can refer to: Leash, a restraint for petsLeash (BDSM) a restrainer in fantasy playLeash, a fetish magazineA surfboard leash 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..
Leash (fetish magazine)
Leash is a Canadian fetish magazine covering aspects of the BDSM and fetish subcultures. Leash website was at leashmagazine.com, but that domain name is now cybersquatted. See also Fetish magazine ..
Leaside
Leaside is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Settled by the Lea family in the early years of the nineteenth century, the Town of Leaside was officially incorporated on April 23 1913. In 1967 Leaside was absorbed into the Borough of East York; in turn, East York merged with five other mun..
Leaside Aerodrome
Like Armour Heights Field, Leaside was a RFC airfield during World War I. Opened 1917 by Royal Flying Corps (later as Royal Air Force') for the duration of the war. Unlike Armour Heights Field, the airfield was not abandoned, but acquired for use by the Toronto Flying Club. The aerodrome closed in ..
Leaside Bridge
The Leaside Bridge spans the Don River in the City of Toronto, Ontario. The bridge carrying Millwood Road was built to connect the two sections of the former borough of East York in the early 1930s. It underwent extensive upgrades and reconstruction in both 1969 and 2004 to 2006. The six lane road ..
Leaside High School
Leaside High School Motto Seas Gu Dileas Established 1945 School board Toronto District School Board School type Public school Religion Secular Principal Jeannette Plonka Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada Enrollment 1200 Campus Urban Mascot Colours Black, Green and Gold Nicknames Ju..
Leasing
''This page discusses periodic tenancies, i.e. weekly, monthly or other fixed term tenancies for goods and real property. Other aspects of leasing are dealt with as part of the conveyancing process involving leasehold estates. See also Accounting for leases in the United States for relevant materi..
Leasingham
Leasingham is a small village in Lincolnshire situated less than 2 miles north of Sleaford, just off the A15. The village has many fine old buildings - notably the large church of St Andrews, the manor house and a row of alms houses - as well as a good stock of modern housing. A recent development ..
Leasingthorne
Leasingthorne is a small village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the east of Bishop Auckland, near Coundon. ..
Leask Airport
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Leask v Commonwealth
Leask v Commonwealth (1996) 187 CLR 579 is a High Court of Australia case that discussed the role of proportionality in the Australian Constitution. Contents 1 Background2 Decision2.1 Incidentality2.2 Proportionality3 See also4 References5 External links Back..
Leasowe
Leasowe is a small town on the north coast of the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside in the north west of England, near Moreton and Meols. Leasowe is sometimes considered a part of the large town of Wallasey, in particular the New Wallasey Regeneration programme and the governmental Wallasey Ward. Offic..
Leasowe Castle
Leasowe Castle is a castle at Leasowe, Wirral, Merseyside in the north west of England, within the North Wirral Coastal Park. It was built by the 5th Earl of Derby in 1592 for use as a hunting lodge and to watch Wallasey Races on Meols Sands. At first it consisted only of an octagonal tower. It bec..
Leasowe Lighthouse
Leasowe Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Leasowe, Wirral, Merseyside in the north west of England, and within the North Wirral Coastal Park, a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest). The lighthouse was built in 1763 by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. It was one of four lights on the North Wirr..
Leasowe railway station
Leasowe railway station is situated near the village of Leasowe, Wirral, England. It lies on the West Kirby branch of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network. History The station, which is situated on Reeds Lane, was opened in 1894. It was built by the Wirral Railway on their line from B..
Least-squares estimation of linear regression coefficients
In parametric statistics, the least-squares estimator is often used to estimate the coefficients of a linear regression. The least-squares estimator optimizes a certain criterion (namely it minimizes the sum of the square of the residuals). In this article, after setting the mathematical context of ..
Leasters (Sheepshead)
Leasters is a type of Sheepshead game where players "play for the least". Players attempt to collect as few points as possible, while still taking at least one trick to win. If a players does not win a trick that player can not win the leaster. Typical leaster winners take a total of 10-20 points..
Least absolute deviations
Least absolute deviations (LAD), also known as Least Absolute Errors (LAE), Least Absolute Value (LAV), or the L1 norm problem, is a mathematical optimization technique similar to the popular least squares technique in that it attempts to find a function which closely approximates a set of data. In ..
Least Auklet
The Least Auklet, Aethia pusilla, is a seabird and the smallest species of auk. It the most abundant seabird in North America, and one of the most abundant in the world, with a population of around nine million birds. They breed on the islands of Alaska and Siberia, and spend the winter close to th..
Least Bittern
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. The Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) is a small wading bird, the smallest heron found in North America. This ..
Least Chipmunk
The Least Chipmunk, Tamias minimus, is a small squirrel-like rodent, the smallest North American member of the chipmunk genus, Tamias. They have three dark lines with white in between along their face and five black stripes with brown edges and white in between along their back. They are grey and..
Least cisco
Least Cisco (Coregonus sardinella) is a freshwater species of fish that inhabits the Arctic. References [Coregonus sardinella (TSN 161938)]. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 30 January 2006."[Coregonus sardinella]." FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pau..
Least common multiple
In arithmetic and number theory the least common multiple or lowest common multiple (lcm) or smallest common multiple of two integers a and b is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of both a and b. If there is no such positive integer, e.g., if a = 0 or b = 0, then l..
Least Concern
the risk of extinction Conservation status --> Threatened species Vulnerable • list Endangered • list Critically Endangered • list Extinction Extinct • plants • animals Recently extinct • list Extinct in the wild • list Lower risk Near threatened &..
Least cost routing
The de-regulation of the telecommunications industry since the 1980s has had a number of effects, amongst them a significant reduction in international call charges to the subscriber. This is made possible by the growth of alternative telecoms routes and a business process called Least Cost Routing...
Least Count of Measuring Instruments Used in Physics
All measuring instruments, used in the subject of Physics, can be used to measure various types of objects but without considering the detail of accuracy. No measuring instrument used in Physics, is accurate and always has an error when readings are taken. Even the latest technology used in measuri..
Least Developed Countries
Least Developed Countries}} Least Developed Countries (LDCs or Fourth World countries) are countries which according to the United Nations exhibit the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development, with the lowest Human Development Index ratings of all countries in the world. A country is cla..
Least fixed point
In order theory, a branch of mathematics, the least fixed point (lfp or LFP) of a function is the fixed point which is less than or equal to all other fixed points, according to some partial order. For example, the least fixed point of the real function f(x) = x2 is x = 0 with the usual order o..
Least Flycatcher
The Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus, is a small insect-eating bird. This is the smallest Empidonax flycatcher in eastern North America. Adults have greyish-olive upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with whitish underparts; they have a conspicuous white eye ring, white wing bars, a small ..
Least Gerbil
The least gerbil, Gerbillus pusillus is distributed mainly in southern Sudan, southwestern Ethiopia, and Kenya. References Schlitter (2004). [Gerbillus pusillus]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justificat..
Least Grebe
The Least Grebe, Tachybaptus dominicus, is the smallest New World member of the grebe family of water birds. It occurs from the southwestern USA and Mexico south to Chile and Argentina, and also on Trinidad, Tobago, the Bahamas and Greater Antilles. This bird builds a floating nest of vegetation ..
Least I Could Do
Least I Could Do (LICD) is a humor webcomic by Ryan Sohmer and Lar Desouza, which debuted on February 10, 2003. Although Lar Desouza is the current artist, the comic had been previously drawn by Chad WM. Porter, for two years, and before that, Trevor Adams. The primary theme of the strip is sexu..
Least mean squares filter
Least mean squares (LMS) algorithms are used in adaptive filters to find the filter coefficients that relate to producing the least mean squares of the error signal (difference between the desired and the actual signal). Contents 1 Idea2 Simplifications3 LMS algorithm summary4 ..
Least publishable unit
The Least publishable unit(LPU) is the smallest amount of information that can generate a publication in a peer-reviewed journal. On the Web, one can find discussions on both sides of the issue of whether people should seek the LPU for some of their publications. Particularly for people just get..
Least Restrictive Environment
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) What is it? As part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the least restrictive environment is identified as one of the six principles that govern the education of students with disabilities. It means that a student who has a disability should have..
Least Sandpiper
The Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, is the smallest shorebird. This species has yellowish legs and a short thin dark bill. Breeding adults are brown with dark brown streaks on top and white underneath. They have a light line above the eye and a dark crown. In winter, Least Sandpipers are grey..
Least Shrew
The Least Shrew (Cryptotis parva) is one of the smallest creatures in the Class Mammalia, growing to be only up to 3 inches long. These tiny shrews are active at all hours of the day, but mostly at night. Least shrews have a long pointed snout and a tail never more than twice the length of their ..
Least significant bit
In computing, the least significant bit (lsb) is the bit position in a binary integer giving the units value, that is, determining whether the number is even or odd. The lsb is sometimes referred to as the right-most bit, due to the convention in positional notation of writing less significant d..
Least slack time scheduling
Least Slack Time (LST) scheduling is a scheduling algorithm. It assigns priority based on the slack time of a process. It is also known as Least Laxity First. Its most common use is in embedded systems, especially those with multiple processors. It imposes the simple constraint that each process on ..
Least squares
Least squares is a mathematical optimization technique which, when given a series of measured data, attempts to find a function which closely approximates the data (a "best fit"). It attempts to minimize the sum of the squares of the ordinate differences (called residuals) between points generated b..
Least Squares Conformal Map
A Least Squares Conformal Map is a 2-D representation of a 3-D shape created using the Least Squares Conformal Mapping Method. By using the map as a guide when creating a new 2-D image, the colors of the 2-D image can be automatically placed on the original 3-D model. In this way a boring wire-fra..
Least upper bound axiom
The least upper bound axiom, also abbreviated as the LUB axiom, is an axiom of real analysis. It is an axiom in the sense that it cannot be proven within the system of real analysis. However, like other axioms of classical fields of mathematics, it can be proven from Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory, a..
Least user access
Also known as least-privileged user account, least user access is a security feature based on the principle that all users at all times should run with as few privileges as possible, and also launch applications with as few privileges as possible. For instance, if a user has administrative privileg..
Least valued currency unit
The least valued currency unit is the currency in which a single unit buys the least number of any given other currency or the smallest amount of a given good. Most commonly the calculation is made against a major reserve currency such as the euro (EUR) or the United States dollar (USD). Sub-units a..
Least Weasel
The Least Weasel, Mustela nivalis, is the smallest member of the weasel genus, Mustela and indeed the smallest living carnivore. In Britain it is known simply as the Weasel, and this is the original use of the word. In zoological use "weasel" on its own is now more usually applied to the genus, ..
Least Worst Of
The Least Worst Of is a compilation album from Type O Negative featuring some previously released material alongside a few new tracks. There are two versions of this album: edited and unedited (with a parental advisory label/logo). Both albums feature shortened versions of songs from the band's ..
Leat
A leat (also spelled lete) is the name, common in the south and west of England, for a man-made watercourse, or makeshift aqueduct. The most famous examples are Drake's Leat, constructed in 1591 under the management of Sir Francis Drake as an agent of the Corporation of Plymouth to carry water fro..
Leath
Leath was one of the wards of the traditional county of Cumberland in north west England. Cumberland unlike most other English counties was divided into wards instead of hundreds. The ward was bounded on the south by Westmorland, the north by Cumberland and Eskdale wards, the east by the counties ..
LeathaFace: The Legends Underground (Part I)
LeathaFace: The Legends Underground (Part I) is an underground album by rapper Krayzie Bone AKA Leatha Face. The album was released on April 18, 2003 on U-Neek Entertainment and Bone Thug Records Inc.. This release was strictly for the underground and the streets. It wasn't meant to become a comm..
Leathal Weapons of Love and Passion
Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion or LWOLAP for short was a 40 episode TV series broadcast in Hong Kong in 2005 Series Type: Ancient Action, Wuxia. LWOLAP chinese name is "fook yu fan wun" 《覆雨翻雲》which is translate to Tossing Rain Turning Clouds Casts Raymond LamBosco WongCharmaine..
Leatha Face: The Legends Underground (Part 1)
LeathaFace: The Legends Underground (Part I) is an underground album by rapper Krayzie Bone. The album was released on April 18, 2003 on U-Neek Entertainment and Bone Thug Records Inc.. This release was strictly for the underground and the streets. It wasn't meant to become a commercial success. ..
Leather
Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides, pelts and skins of animals, primarily cows. Leather is a very important clothing material, and its other uses are legion. Together with wood, leather formed the basis of much ancient technology. Leather with the fur still attached is s..
Leatherback Sea Turtle
The Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the biggest of all living turtles, reaching a length of over 2.7 m (8 ft) and weight of 900 kg (1,500 lb). The Leatherback Sea Turtle is found in all tropic and subtropic oceans. It is the only extant species in the genus Dermochelys and the fa..
Leatherbark Run
Leatherbark Run is the name of a stream in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, as well as the name of the gap in the Allegheny Mountains carved by the stream as it flows southeastward toward the Greenbrier River. The Leatherbark has the distinction of being West Virginia's highest stream. It begins ..
Leatherette
Leatherette is an imitation leather, especially one that is made with paper and cloth, or from plastic. Leatherette bound books and cameras are good examples of leatherette. Leatherette clothing of various kinds (including lingeries!) also exists. A disadvantage of plastic "leatherette" is that it..
Leatherface
This article is about the movie villain. For the punk band, see Leatherface (band). For the professional wrestler, see Michael Kirschner. Leatherface is the main villain of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre movies. He is a six foot four inch tall mentally disturbed man who wields a chainsaw. Classic ..
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III is a 1990 sequel to the original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). It stars Kate Hodge, Ken Foree, and a pre-Lord of the Rings Viggo Mortensen. It was directed by Jeff Burr. At the time this was considered to be the first of several sequels in the series..
Leatherface (band)
Leatherface, named after the Texas Chainsaw Massacre villain, is a relatively obscure but critically acclaimed British punk band from Sunderland fronted by Frankie Stubbs. Formed in August 1988, they have released eight full-length albums. Their music has been described as a cross between Hüsker ..
Leatherhead
For other uses of this name, see Leatherhead (disambiguation). Leatherhead is a medium-sized town in Surrey, England, on the River Mole. It is thought to be of Saxon origin. Located in the north of the County of Surrey just south of the Greater London boundary, the town was a focus for passenger ..
Leatherhead (disambiguation)
Leatherhead A medium-sized town in Surrey, England, United Kingdom. Leatherhead F.C. The Football (soccer) Club of Leatherhead, Surrey. A Leatherhead (Helmet) Old style of Helmet worn by Firefighters and Policemen, in New York City. Leatherhead (TMNT) Large mutant alligator character in Teenage M..
Leatherhead (helmet)
The leatherhead, is a term used for a old style leather helmet used by firefighters in th US. Leatherhead is also a slang for a firefighter who uses the leather helmet for protection from the hazards we face everyday on the streets. The Leather Helmet, is an international sign of a Firefighter. A..
Leatherhead (TMNT)
Leatherhead is a fictional characters in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. He was created by Mirage Studio's artist Ryan Brown. He is a mutated alligator (In the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He appears in all TMNT versions except for the movies and live action series. In the Archie TMNT Ad..
Leatherhead F.C.
Leatherhead F.C. is a football club based in Leatherhead, Surrey, England. The club is nicknamed The Tanners and play their home games at Fetcham Grove. Contents 1 History2 Best Moments3 Today4 External links History Football in Leatherhead can be traced back to at least the..
Leatherhead railway station
Leatherhead railway station is a railway station serving the town of Leatherhead in Surrey. External links [Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail[Street map] and [aerial photo] of from Multimap.com {| class="wikitable" style="margi..
Leatherjacket
The word leatherjacket may refer to more than one organism: Crane flyLeather jack, a fish from the family CarangidaeFilefish of the family Monacanthidae known as leatherjacketsChekist uniform. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title..
Leatherman
Leatherman multi-tool A Leatherman Wave with all tools unfolded Leatherman and belt holster Leatherman is a trademark for a line of multi-function hand tools produced by the Leatherman Tool Group. The tools are usually slightly larger than a Swiss Army knife of similar function..
Leatherman (disambiguation)
Leatherman can refer to: Leatherman, a line of multi-function hand tools produced by the Leatherman Tool GroupA person involved with the leather subcultureLeatherman (tinkers), several people who worked as tinkersLeatherman (song), a Pearl Jam B-side released only on their 1998 single "Given to Fly..
Leatherman (tinkers)
"The Leatherman" was the popular name for each of several people who worked as tinkers in 19th-century New England, generally wearing rugged leather clothing and sometimes living in various wilderness caves or rock shelters that are since known as "Leatherman's Cave". They were the inspiration for ..
Leatherstocking Tales
For the author, see Natty Bumppo (author). The Leatherstocking Tales is a series of novels by American writer James Fenimore Cooper, each featuring the hero Natty Bumppo, known by European settlers as "Leatherstocking," and by the Native Americans as "Pathfinder," "Deerslayer," or "Hawkeye.". List..
Leatherwolf
Leatherwolf is a Orange County / Los Angeles based heavy metal band known for their triple lead guitar approach. Leatherwolf: Michael Olivieri (vocals, guitar) Geoff Gayer (guitar) Carey Howe (guitar) Paul Carman (bass) Dean Roberts (drums) Leatherwolf (2005): Wade Black (vocals) Geoff Gayer (gu..
Leather archives and museum
The Leather Archives & Museum is located in Chicago and Serving the World. The LA&M is located in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. The Museum itself is open Thursday 12pm - 8pm, Friday 12pm - 8pm, Saturday 12pm - 5pm, Sunday 12pm - 5pm and by special engagement (call the office to make an a..
Leather Archives and Museum
The Leather Archives and Museum (LA&M), based in Chicago, USA, has much information and details on the beginning of the leather subculture and BDSM community. The 10,000 sq. foot, two-story building houses: Eight exhibition galleries;A 1,425 sq. foot climate controlled archival storage space;A 164 ..
Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz
Leather Boyz With Electric Toys is the first album of the band Pretty Boy Floyd (American). Track listing Leather Boyz With Electric ToysRock And Roll (Is Gonna Set The Night On Fire)Wild AngelsForty-Eight HoursToast Of The TownRock And Roll OutlawsOnly The YoungThe Last KissYour Mamma Won't KnowI ..
Leather carving
A dyed leather carving. Leather carving entails using metal implements to compress moistened leather in such a way as to give a three dimensional appearance to a two dimensional surface. The surface of the leather is not intended to be cut through at all, such work being known as filigree. T..
Leather Charm
Leather Charm was a heavy metal band formed in Brea, California. Leather Charm was formed from members of the band Phantom Lord, and changed its name when Ron McGovney joined. Other members of Leather Charm included: James HetfieldHugh TannerJim MulliganLeather Charm broke up, mainly due to the fact..
Leather charm
Leather Charm was a band formed by James Hetfield and Ron McGovney, prior to their involvemnt in Metallica. This group consisted of Hetfield concentrating solely on vocals, McGovney on bass guitar, Hugh Tanner on guitar and Jim Mulligan on drums. This band would sound more like glam rock than the t..
Leather dying
A dyed leather carving Leather dying usually involves the use of spirit or alcohol based dyes where alcohol quickly gets absorbed into moistened leather, carrying the pigment deep into the surface. "Hi-liters" and "Antiquing" stains can be used to add more definition to patterns. These have ..
Leather fetishism
Leather fetishism is the name popularly used to describe a fetishistic attraction to people wearing leather, or in certain cases, to the garments themselves. One reason why leather may be fetishized is perhaps that the garment forms a "second skin" that acts as a fetishistic surrogate for the weare..
Leather Goddesses of Phobos
Leather Goddesses of Phobos is an interactive fiction computer game written by Steve Meretzky and published by Infocom in 1986. Like many other Infocom titles, it was released for the IBM PC (DOS), Amiga Apple II, Apple Macintosh, Atari ST and Commodore 64 computers. This game was Infocom's first..
Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2: Gas Pump Girls Meet the Pulsating Inconvenience from Planet X!
Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2: Gas Pump Girls Meet the Pulsating Inconvenience from Planet X! (also known as Leather Goddesses 2 or LGOP2) is a graphic adventure game written by Steve Meretzky and published by Activision in 1992 under the Infocom label. As implied by the extremely long title, LGOP2..
Leather helmet
Maj. Richard Bong wearing leather helmet and goggles A leather helmet is a form of protective headgear (a helmet) fashioned primarily out of leather (usually cowhide). Humans have manufactured leather clothing, including headgear, for millennia. In the latter half of the modern age, World W..
Leather jack
The leather jack (also leatherjacket), Oligoplites saurus, is a jack and member of the Carangidae family. Leather jack may also refer to other members of the Carangidea family, such as the pilot fish. Leatherjack may also refer to the smooth leatherjacket, a member of the Monacanthidae family. ..
Leather jacket
See leatherjacket for other usages. A leather jacket is a type of clothing, a jacket made of leather. The jacket has usually a brown, dark grey or black color. Leather jackets can be styled in variety ways and different versions have been associated with different subcultures in places and times...
Leather Jackets (album)
Leather Jackets is an album from Elton John. Track listing All lyrics written by Bernie Taupin unless otherwise noted. Leather JacketsHoop of FireDon't Trust That Woman [*]Go It AloneGypsy HeartSlow Rivers (Duet with Cliff Richard)Heartache All Over the WorldAngelineMemory of Love [*..
Leather Nun
The Leather Nun are Sweden's dark answer to ABBA. Careening from garage rock to goth and industrial, Leather Nun became cult heroes in their native land. Leather Nun was formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1979 by Jonas Almqvist (vocals), Bengt "Aron" Aronsson (guitar), Freddie Wadling (bass), and ..
Leather Oaks
LeatherOaks.org is a popular online website for leather and rubber enthusiasts. The webmaster is Harold Ivey, a mature gentleman who resides in Mississippi. The name Leather Oaks comes from Ivey's love for leather, and the fact that his abodes over the years have always had Oak trees in the backyard..
Leather painting
Leather painting differs from leather dyeing in that paint remains only on the surface while dyes are absorbed into the leather. Due to this difference, leather painting techniques can not be used on items that can or must bend nor on items that receive friction. Belts and wallets are not good ide..
Leather Pride flag
The Leather Pride Flag is a symbol for the BDSM subculture. The flag was designed by Tony DeBlase, and he first presented the design at the International Mr. Leather contest in Chicago, Illinois, USA on May 28 1989. The original prototype flag is now on display at the Leather Archives and Museum..
Leather stamping
Examples of geometric stamping on leather. Leather stamping involves the use of shaped implements (stamps) to create an imprint onto a leather surface, often by striking the stamps with a mallet. Commercial stamps are available in various designs, typically geometric or representative of an..
Leather subculture
Start of the Leather Contingent at the 2004 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade The leather culture typically includes both a style of dress and an affiliation with BDSM (Bondage/Discipline, Dominance/Submission, Sado/Masochism, also called "SM") practice. Both the style of dress and the kinds o..
Leather virgin
A leather virgin engages in BDSM activities which do not include sexual intercourse. He or she may have intercourse in non-BDSM relationships and settings. "Virgin" is also a term for a person who has never before engaged in a particular practice, such as a "bondage virgin" or a "fisting virgin". T..
Leathesia difformis
Leathesia difformis, the sea potato, is a littoral brown alga in the phylum Phaeophyta and the order Chordariales which is commonly attached to other seaweeds and sometimes rocks. When young, the organism is solid but as it matures it become hollow and somewhat convoluted and has the appearance of..
Leathür Records
Leathür Records was the record label that Mötley Crüe's debut album was released on, actually a colophon created by the band and manager Allan Coffman. Too fast for love was released in 1981 and featured a picture of singer Vince Neil's leather clad crotch. The format was both LP and cassette. L..
Leath Cuinn
Leath Cuinn, or Conn's Half, was a division of Ireland taking in the island north of the Esker Riada (east-west drumlin belt from Dublin to Galway Bay). Conn Cétchathach, for whom this division is named, was a retrospective ancestor of the Connachta and Uí Néill dynastys. As a result of the batt..
Leatitia Robinson
Leatitia "Baby Girl" Robinson, born on September 30 1980 in Chicago, IL, is the undefeated WIBA Middleweight Champion of the World in women's boxing. "Baby Girl" began boxing at age 14 to survive in Cabrini Green public housing projects. She was involved with numerous street fights growing up, and ..