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Île-à-la-Crosse Airport
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L'elisir d'amore
L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love) is a melodramma giocoso, a genre of Italian comic opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto after Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel-François-Esprit Auber's Le philtre (1831). L'elisir d'amore is one of the most frequ..
L.E. Leone
L.E. Leone (formerly known as Dan Leone) is a writer, author of the Cheap Eats column for the San Francisco Bay Guardian, and member of the band Ed's Redeeming Qualities. Her food writing is notable for often talking much more about subjects such as baseball, chicken farming, and her personal life t..
LEL
LEL is a TLA that may stand for: Laughing Extremely Loud (a variant of "lol")Labor and employment lawLaw enforcement liaisonLibrary of English LiteratureLower earnings limitLower explosive limitLower exposure limitLowest effect levelLeague of Empire Loyalists ..
Leland
Leland is the name of several places: Leland, IllinoisLeland, IowaLeland, MichiganLeland, MississippiLeland, North CarolinaLeland Grove, IllinoisLeland, Norway There's also: Leland RiverLeland High School in San Jose, California Leland is also the personal name of: Leland Stanford, founder of Stanfo..
Leland, Illinois
Leland is a village in La Salle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 970 at the 2000 census. Geography Leland is located at [41°36′51″N, 88°47′53″W] (41.614112, -88.797962)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the v..
Leland, Iowa
Leland is a city in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. The population was 258 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 External links4 Notable residents Geography Leland is located at [43°20′1″N, 93°38′15″W] (43.333668, -93.637435)[..
Leland, Michigan
Leland is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Leelanau County6. However, on August 3, 2004, county voters approved a proposal to move the county seat to Suttons Bay Township, closer to the county's geographic center. A new governmental facility will..
Leland, Mississippi
Leland is a city in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 5,502 at the 2000 census. The town is located in the heart of the Mississippi Delta on the banks of Deer Creek, which is decorated each Christmas season with floats that bring visitors from afar to view the colorf..
Leland, North Carolina
Leland is a town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,938 at the 2000 census. Geography Leland is located at [34°14′11″N, 78°1′11″W] (34.236375, -78.019664)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau,..
Leland, Norway
Leland is a small village in the municipality of Leirfjord, Norway. Its population is 563. ..
Leland Brewsaugh
Leland Brewsaugh (1939-2003) was a prolific sculptor, designer, and painter. His artwork can be found at http://brewsaughgallery.com/ He was a student of nature had a lifelong career painting birds and the landscapes of Florida and North Carolina. He was most known for his detailed life size carvin..
Leland Chapman
Leland Chapman Leland Blane Chapman (born December 14, 1976 in Groom, Texas, USA) is a Hawaii bail bondsman, athlete and the third son of Duane "Dog" Chapman. As a teenager, Leland was in a Denver, Colorado gang. He considers his father, his son Dakota, and "the spirit of Hawaii" as the th..
Leland D. Crawford
redirect[[Template:Portal]]Sergeant Major Leland D. Crawford, USMC retired, was the 9th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (1979-1983). Leland Crawford was born in Sharon, West Virginia, on 16 February 1930. He attended East Bank (West Virginia) High School and later graduated from high school on..
Leland de la Durantaye
Leland de la Durantaye is an assistant professor in the Department of English and American Literature and Language at Harvard University. Many of his students regard him as rakish but endearing; others believe he is generally good-natured but at heart a rogue. According to the Harvard Crimson: ..
Leland E. Cunningham
Leland E. Cunningham ( – May 31, 1989) was an American astronomer. ..
Leland Grove, Illinois
Leland Grove is a city in Sangamon County, Illinois adjacent to Springfield. The population was 1,592 at the 2000 census. Geography Leland Grove is located at [39°46′38″N, 89°41′4″W] (39.777317, -89.684334)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States C..
Leland H. Hartwell
Leland H. (Lee) Hartwell (born October 30 1939, in Los Angeles, California) is president and director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. He won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his contributions to the understanding of the cell cycle through year..
Leland Hayward
For other people named , see {{{1. Leland Hayward (September 13, 1902 – March 18, 1971) was a popular, powerful and wealthy Hollywood and Broadway agent and theatrical producer. Born in Nebraska City, Nebraska, Hayward is best remembered as the producer of the Broadway stage production of The Sou..
Leland High School
Leland High School Home of the Chargers Established 1967 School type Public Principal Robert Setterlund Location San Jose, California, United States of America Enrollment 1,425 Colors Blue and gold Homepage [www.lelandhigh.org] Leland High School is a public high schoo..
Leland Hone
Leland HoneEngland (Eng) Batting style Right-hand bat (RHB) Bowling type Tests First-class Matches 1 8 '''Runs scored 13 85 Batting average 6.50 7.08 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 7 27 Balls bowled 0 0 Wickets 0 0 Bowling average n/a n/a..
Leland Irving
Leland Irving (born April 11, 1988 in Barrhead, Alberta) is an ice hockey goaltender. Contents 1 Playing career2 Awards3 Career statistics3.1 Regular season3.2 Playoffs Playing career Irving was drafted in the first round, 26th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the ..
Leland Isaacs Sr.
'Leland "Atta" Isaacs, Sr. (1929-1983) was a Hawaiian jazz composer known for his C Major Tuning (C-G-E-G-C-E), and for his work with Gabby Pahinui. External links http://www.dancingcat.com/skbook1-history.php ..
Leland Jensen
Dr. Leland Jensen (22 August 1914–6 August 1996) was a third generation Bahá'í on his mother's side. He was the establisher of a division of the Bahá'ís calling themselves the Bahá'ís Under the Provisions of the Covenant (BUPC). Some of his titles that he claimed as his own were: the "..
Leland Olds
Leland Olds (December 31 1890 - August 5 1960) Economist. Olds was interested in labor, development of public electric power, and ecology. Olds came from a traditional Anglo-Saxon protestant background. As the son of the president of Amherst College, Olds had been a brilliant mathematics student at..
Leland Orser
Leland Orser (born August 6, 1960) is an American film and television actor. Orser is a character actor, known best for playing parts of deranged, psychotic, and degenerate characters. Orser has appeared in small roles in a wide variety of films and television shows. Orser made his television deb..
Leland Ossian Howard
Leland Ossian Howard, Ph. D., M. D. (June 11, 1857-May 1, 1950) was an American entomologist, born at Rockford, Ill. He graduated at Cornell in 1877. He was employed by the Department of Agriculture, and became chief of the Bureau of Entomology in 1894. He was the editor of Insect Life, lectur..
Leland Palmer
This article is about the fictional character Leland Palmer, for the Broadway actress, see Leland Palmer (actress). Leland Palmer is a fictional character played by Ray Wise on the David Lynch/Mark Frost television series Twin Peaks, and in the prequel feature filmTwin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me . H..
Leland Palmer (actress)
Leland Palmer (b. 1940) is an actress, dancer, and singer who has appeared in films, on television, and on stage. She was nominated twice for a Tony Award - the first nomination was for Best Featured Actress in a Musical (for A Joyful Noise) in 1967, and the second was for Best Actress in a Musical..
Leland River
The Leland River is a river in the Leelanau Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The entire river lies within Leelanau County. It was formerly named the Carp River and is still often referred to as such. The mouth of the river is on Lake Michigan at Leland, where there is a dam less than a hal..
Leland S. Warburton
Leland S. Warburton (March 13, 1901-April 29,1977) served as a Los Angeles, California City Councilman for the 1st district, 1945-52. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Leland Sage
Leland Livingston Sage (April 23, 1899 - February 16, 1989) is an American professor emeritus of history at the University of Northern Iowa. He was deeply interested in Iowa history, and wrote two books on it, both of which won national recognition from the American Association for State and Local H..
Leland Sklar
Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American bass player, singer and composer. Sklar is sometimes credited as "Lee Sklar". Contents 1 Overview2 Biography3 Selected discography3.1 Selected albums3.2 Selected film and television soundtra..
Leland Stanford
Amasa Leland Stanford (March 9, 1824 – June 21, 1893) was an American business tycoon, politician and founder of Stanford University. He was born in Watervliet, New York, one of eight children of Josiah and Elizabeth Phillips Stanford. Stanford's ancestors settled in the Mohawk Valley of New..
Leland Stanford, Jr.
A photo of Leland Stanford, Jr. taken in 1872 Leland Stanford Jr. (May 14, 1868-March 13, 1884), Leland DeWitt Stanford until age nine, was the only child of Governor Leland Stanford of California and his wife Jane Stanford and is the namesake of Stanford University in the United States. Lelan..
Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park
Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park is a protected area in California. It features Stanford Mansion, a mansion once owned by Leland Stanford, a tycoon and founder of Stanford University. External links [Official government site] ..
Leland Stottlemeyer
[Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Captain Leland Stottlemeyer is a fictional police officer played by Ted Levine on the American comedic crime drama television series Monk. He is a captain in the San Francisco police department, and a longtime (if long-su..
Leland Stowe
Leland Stowe (November 10, 1899 - January 16, 1994) was an American journalist noted for being one of the first to recognize the expansionist character of the German Nazi regime. Biography Leland Stowe was born in Southbury, Connecticut. After graduating from Wesleyan University, he started workin..
Leland Township, Michigan
Leland Township is a township in Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the early 2000s, the unincorporated community of Leland, which lies totally within the township, is the county seat of Leelanau County6. However, county voters on August 3, 2004, approved a proposal to build a new..
Leland William Modjeski
Leland William Modjeski (born 1958) jumped over the fence of the White House in May 24, 1995 at 10:45 p.m. EDT. He was a graduate student at George Mason University and was thought to have psychological problems. He lived in Falls Church, Virginia. He was put in jail, but in 1995 tried to plead to..
Leland Yee
Assemblyman Leland Yee Leland Yee is a California State Assemblyman. He is known to the Chinese media and the Chinese constituents in his district as 余胤良. Elected to the California State Assembly in November 2002, Leland Yee represents the 12th Assembly District, which includes San Fra..
Lelang Commandery
Chinese name Traditional Chinese: 樂浪郡 Simplified Chinese: 乐浪郡 Hanyu Pinyin: lè làng jùn Wade-Giles: Korean name Hangul: 낙랑군 (DPRK: 락랑군) Hanja: 樂浪郡 Revised Romanization: Nangnang-gun (DPRK: Rangr..
Lelant
Lelant (Cornish Lannanta) is a village in Cornwall, UK situated between the nearby towns of Hayle and St Ives ..
Lelantine War
The Lelantine War was a long war between Eretria and Chalcis in ancient Greece at either the end of the 8th century BC or the first half of the 7th century BC. Who won the war is unknown, the true result was that both cities entered a downward spiral. Little is known about the war though Thucydide..
Lelant railway station
Picturesque Lelant railway station is situated on the waterfront of the Hayle estuary below the village of Lelant in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The station is situated on the St Ives Bay Line. There is just a single platform; trains towards St Ives run from left to right. There is limited car parki..
Lelant Saltings railway station
Lelant Saltings railway station was opened on 27 May 1978 to provide a Park and ride facility for visitors to St Ives. The station is situated on the St Ives Bay Line, alongside the Hayle estuary. There is just a single platform, trains towards St Ives run from left to right. History The station ..
Lelapiidae
Lelapiidae is a family of the order Leucosolenida. ..
Lela Brooks Potter
Lela Brooks Potter (February 7, 1908 in Toronto, Ontario - September 11, 1990), a member of the Old Orchard Skating Club in Toronto, was the best female speed skater in the world in the second half of the 1920s and the early 1930s. She skated a total of 17 World Records, but all of them were skated ..
Lela Dowling
Lela Dowling is a graphic artist who draws fantasy and science fictional characters. She drew the Fusion comic and Weasel Patrol with Ken Macklin. External link [Official website] ..
Lela Lee
Lela Lee (born 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is a Korean American actress and cartoonist, and the creator of the comic strip and animated cartoons Kim, the Angry Little Asian Girl and Angry Little Girls. Lee grew up in suburban San Dimas, and cites her traditional Korean upbringing while gro..
Lela Lombardi
Lella Lombardi was an Italian F1 racer. She started running in 1974 and stopped in 1976. In more than fifty years of Formula One history, only five women have driven an F1 car, and she was the only one who scored points, in fact, half of a point, because the race at Montjuich was ended before the fi..
Lela Rochon
Lela Rochon (born on 17 April 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actress best known for her role as Robin Stokes in the movie Waiting to Exhale. Lela starred on The Wayans Bros. television series in 1995 and she has had small roles in such movies as Any Given Sunday and First Daug..
Lela Swift
Lela Swift is a television director known for her work on Dark Shadows which she took over from Peter Miner as producer during the final months of the show. She also directed Ryan's Hope. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Leleges
The Leleges were one of the aboriginal peoples of Greece, the Aegean Sea and southwest Anatolia (compare "Pelasgians"), who were already to be found there when the Indo-European Hellenes arrived. It is thought that the name Leleges is not an autonym, or a name these people applied to themselves. Du..
Leleiohoku
Prince William Pitt Leleiohoku was the brother of King David Kalakaua and Queen Lili'uokalani. William Pitt Leleiohoku, formally William Pitt Leleiohoku Kalahoolewa (1854-1877), was a prince of the Kingdom of Hawai'i and member of the reigning House of Kalakaua. He was the youngest brother o..
Leleti Khumalo
Khumalo (left) in the movie Yesterday. Leleti Khumalo (born 1970 in Kwa Mashu township, north of Durban, South Africa) is a South African actress who played the leading role in the movie Sarafina! alongside Whoopi Goldberg. Showing an interest in performing from an early age, Khumalo joined a ..
Leleuvia
Lomaiviti Batiki Gau Koro Makogai Moturiki Nairai Ovalau Wakaya Yanuca Levu Islands of Fiji Principal islands Viti Levu Vanua Levu Significant outliers Conway Reef Kadavu Taveuni Rotuma Archipelagos Kadavu Group Lau Islands Lomaiviti Islands Mamanuca Islands Moala Islands Ringgold Isles R..
Lelex
In Greek mythology, Lelex was a King of Laconia (then named Lelegia). He was married to the Naiad nymph, Cleochareia. He had several sons, including Myles, Polycaon, Pterelaus, and Cteson. The parentage of Lelex is variously stated. It is given as Poseidon by Libya (daughter of Epaphus), thus maki..
Lelia
PS Lelia was a steamship built during the American Civil War for use as a blockade runner for the Confederate States of America. She sank in Liverpool Bay in 1865 in an incident which caused 46 fatalities. Lelia was ordered by the CSA's Liverpool agent James Dunwoody Bulloch and built by William..
Leliel
Leliel (Heb. לֵילִאֵל) is an angel in Christian mythology. He is the Angel of Night and bears the name of, "Angelic ruler of the night." Some believe this angel to be the demon prince of conception. ..
Lelio
Lélio, ou Le retour à la vie is a collection of tunes written by Hector Berlioz, primarily written to finish the story of the Symphonie Fantastique. Overview Lélio, ou Le retour à la vie, or The Return to Life, is the second part of the composer Hector Berlioz's Episode in the Life of an Artis..
Lelio Basso
Lelio Basso (December 25, 1903—December 16, 1978) was an Italian communist and democratic socialist politician and journalist. Contents 1 Early life2 In the Resistance and the early Italian Republic3 PSI-PSIUP split4 As lawyer5 Works Early life Lelio Basso was born..
Lelio Marino
Lelio "Les" Marino (1935?–November 12, 2004) was a Massachusetts entrepreneur. Born in Chieti, Italy, he emigrated to the United States in 1958. He co-founded construction company Modern Continental in 1967 with business partner Kenneth Anderson, and grew it into a billion-dollar group of co..
Lelio Orsi
Lelio Orsi (1511-1587), was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Reggio-Emilia. He was born and died in Novellara, near Mantua. He appears to have studied under such as Giovanni Giarola, a pupil of Antonio da Correggio. There is documentation that he visited Rome in 1554-55, and may have been influ..
Lelio Sozini
Lelio Francesco Maria Sozini or simply Lelio (Latin Socinus) (1525-1562), humanist and Reformer, was born at Siena on January 29 1525. His family descended from Sozzo, a banker at Percena, whose second son, Mino Sozzi, settled as a notary at Siena in 1304. Mino Sozzi's grandson, Sozzino (d. 1403), ..
Leliwa Coat of Arms
Leliwa Battle cry: Leliwa Details Alternative names Leliwita Earliest mention 1324 Towns Dubno, Minsk Mazowiecki, Tarnopol, Tarnobrzeg, Tarnów, Trebowla Families 474 names altogether: Abramowicz, Adamkowicz, Adamowicz, Aksan, Aksanow, Albicki, Anczewski, Andrzejewicz, An..
Lella Lombardi
Maria Grazia Lombardi, best known Lella Lombardi (born in Frugarolo, Alessandria, March 26, 1941 - died in Milan, March 3, 1992) was a female Formula One driver from Italy. She participated in 17 grands prix, debuting on July 20, 1974. She scored a total of 0.5 championship points, and is the only..
Lelldorin
Lelldorin is a fictional character in The Belgariad and The Malloreon, two related fantasy book series by David Eddings. Lelldorin is the son of the Baron of Wildantor in Asturian Arendria and also an accomplished archer. Indeed, he is called "The Archer" in most of the prophecies. A loyal friend o..
Lellig
Lellig (Luxembourgish: Lelleg) is a small town in the commune of Manternach, in eastern Luxembourg. As of 2005, the town has a population of 132. ..
Lelov (Hasidic dynasty)
History Lelov is a Hasidic dynasty which began with Rabbi Dovid Biderman (1746-1814) of Lelov. Rabbi Dovid of Lelov was a disciple of the Seer of Lublin, who was a disciple of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk, who was a disciple of the Maggid of Mezritch, who was a disciple of the Baal Shem ..
Lelu
Lelu is a small island in the Lelu Harbour (in the eastern part of Kosrae) and a municipality of the state of Kosrae, Micronesia. The municipality of Lelu consists of Lelu Island (a small satellite island of Kosrae Island) and for the bigger part of the northeastern portion of Kusiae Island. Its ca..
Lely
Lely can refer to: Cornelis Lely, a Dutch engineer and statesman, responsible for the Zuiderzee Works that closed off the present IJsselmeer from the sea.Lelystad, a town in the NetherlandsLely, Florida This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the ..
Lely, Florida
Lely is a census-designated place (CDP) in Collier County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,857 at the 2000 census. Geography Lely is located at [26°6′10″N, 81°43′59″W] (26.102802, -81.733125)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Cen..
Lelydorp
Lelydorp is a capital city of Wanica district, Suriname. It is located at around [5°42′0″N, 55°13′60″W]. Lelydorp synonym is Kofi Djompo The district's capital, originally called “Kofi Djompo” Lelydorp synonym is Kofi Djompo renamed in 1905 by the Dutch Cornelis Lely, go..
Lelystad
Lelystad ([pronunciation] ([Media helphelp]·[info])) is a municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands, and it is the capital of the province of Flevoland. The city, built on reclaimed land, was founded in 1967 and was named after Cornelis Lely, who engin..
Lelystad Airport
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Lely Resort, Florida
Lely Resort is a census-designated place (CDP) in Collier County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,426 at the 2000 census. Geography Lely Resort is located at [26°4′52″N, 81°42′3″W] (26.081014, -81.700776)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the Unit..
Leó Lánczy
Leo Lánczy (Pest, May 10, 1852–Budapest, January 26, 1921) was a Hungarian deputy and financier. After having been connected for several years with the Anglo-Hungarian Bank and the Ungarische Boden-Credit-Gesellschaft, he was elected in 1881 director-general of the Hungarian Bank of Commerce, in..
Le Lamentin
Le Lamentin is the second-largest commune in the French overseas département of Martinique. It is located in the center of the island of Martinique, and is part of the metropolitan area of Fort-de-France, the largest conurbation in Martinique. In the 1999 census, Le Lamentin had a population of 35,..
Le Lido
Le Lido is a cabaret on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France, famous for its exotic shows and where, as an American GI on leave with some army friends, Elvis Presley gave an impromptu concert. ..
Le lien
Cover art of Le lien Le lien is the only novel by Vanessa Duriès. This is an autobiographical story. It tells the story of Laika, a young student, who is initiated to BDSM and then her evolution as a slave, and also of her growing love relationship with her master, Pierre. It also provides ..
Le Lieu
Le Lieu is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located in the district of la Vallée. Companies Vacherin Mont d'Or, Rochat family Les CharbonnièresDubois Depraz SA - watch making and micromecanicsEatonValtronic - microelectronic assembly ..
Le Lisp
Le Lisp is a Lisp dialect close to Common Lisp; it is lexically scoped, with a CLOS-like object system and using both packages and modules. It was designed by Jerome Chailloux and Emmanuel St James of INRIA. This article was originally based on material from the Free On-line Dictionary of Computin..
Le Livre noir du Canada anglais
Book jacket of the first volume reprint. Le Livre noir du Canada Anglais (The Black Book of English Canada) is a series of three books written by Quebec journalist Normand Lester. The essays relate what are, from the author's point of view, historical fabrications and injustices in Canada, no..
Le livre noir du colonialisme
Le livre noir du colonialisme, written by French historian Marc Ferro, is 2003 book containing several articles from various historians about the evils of colonialism. Marc Ferro himself wrote only wrote the introduction and two articles, one on the genocide of Native Americans and the other on the..
Le Locheur
Le Locheur is a commune of the département of Calvados, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. Its postal code is 14210. The INSEE code is 14373. ..
Le Locle
Le Locle is a town in the Jura mountains in Switzerland. It is located in the Canton of Neuchâtel, a few kilometers from the city of La Chaux-de-Fonds. External links [Official website of the city of Le Locle] --> ..
Le logement à la demande
Le Logement à la demande [série Villes nouvelles, épisode 4] film by Eric Rohmer 1975 / 52 min ..
Le Lombard
Le Lombard or Lombard Editions is a Belgian comic book publisher established in 1946 when the Tintin series was launched. In 2004 the company was acquired by the Groupe Dargaud. Lombard's more famous series include Clifton, Thorgal, Ric Hochet, The Smurfs, Léonard, Yakari, Cubitus, l'Élève Ducob..
Le Lorrain
Le Lorrain is a commune of the Martinique département d'outre-mer of France. ..
Le Luc
Le Luc is a commune of the Var département, in France. ..
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