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ÅlesundÅlesund kommune County Møre og Romsdal District Sunnmøre Municipality NO-1504]] Administrative centre Ålesund Mayor (2003) Arve Tonning (H) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage km²93 km²0.03 % 2004) - Percen..
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Ålesund Fire--> The Ålesund Fire happened in Norwegian city Ålesund on January 23, 1904. It destroyed almost the whole city center, built mostly of wood like the majority of Norwegian towns in that era. Contents 1 The fire1.1 The initial alarm1.2 The initial response1.3 The fire exp..
Ålesund RegionÅlesund Region is a metropolitan region in the county of Møre og Romsdal in western Norway, centered on the city of Ålesund. Municipality Population Area¹ Density² Ålesund 40,001 93 430 Sula 7,342 57 129 Giske 6,578 39 169 Skodje 3,558 111 32 Ørskog 2,093 126 17 Total 5..
Ålesund University CollegeÅlesund University College (Høgskolen i Ålesund - Hials) is a college in Norway, with more than 1400 students and approximately 125 employees. External links [Ålesund University College] Public Universities in Norway Bergen | NTNU | Oslo | Stavanger | Tromsø | UMB Public Scie..
Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la-Madeleine is also the French name for the Magdalen Islands. Îles-de-la-Madeleine is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec. Formed from a part of the former Gaspe riding, Îles-de-la-Madeleine first appeared in the Quebec general election of 1897. Members Patrick ..
Îles-de-la-Madeleine (electoral district)Îles-de-la-Madeleine was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968. This riding was created in 1947 from Gaspé riding. The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Bonaventure riding. See also..
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Îles d'HyèresThe Îles d'Hyères (or Îles d'Or) is a group of three islands off Hyères in the Var département, in the south-east of France. The three mediterranean islands are named Porquerolles, Port-Cros, and Île du Levant. Together, they make up an area of 26 km². See also Port-Cros National Park ..
Îles des SaintesThe Îles des Saintes are a group of islands within the French Département d'outre-mer Guadeloupe. They are located about 15 km south-east of Guadeloupe at [15°50′N 61°35′W] and as such belong to the Lesser Antilles. As of 1999, they have about 3000 inhabitants on 13 km². Only the ..
Îles du SalutThe Îles du Salut (in English: Salvation Islands) are a group of small islands of volcanic origin about 11 km off the coast of French Guiana (14 km north of Kourou) in the Atlantic Ocean. There are three islands: Island Area (ha) Height (m) Île Saint-Joseph 20 30 Île du Diable 14 40 Île Ro..
Îles LavalThe Îles Laval are an island grouping in the Rivière des Prairies in southwestern Quebec. Located southwest of Île Bizard between the Island of Montreal and Île Jésus, they include Île Bigras, Île Pariseau, Île Verte and Île Ronde. Formerly an independent municipality ..
Îles Sous le VentÎles Sous-le-Vent is the French name for: (litteral equivalent) the Caribbean Leeward Islandsthe French Society Islands in the South Sea redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Îles Tuamotu-GambierThe Îles Tuamotu-Gambier (French: Îles Tuamotu-Gambier or Archipels des Tuamotu et des Gambier or Archipel des Tuamotu-Gambier or Tuamotu-Gambier or officially subdivision administrative des (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier) geographically consist of the Tuamotus and the Gambier Islands which are geographi..
Île Saint-HonoratThe Île Saint-Honorat is the second largest of the Lérins Islands, about a mile off shore from the French Riviera town of Cannes. The island is approximately 1.5 kilometers in length (East to West) and 400 meters wide. Since the fifth century, the island has been home to a community of monks. H..
Île Saint-JosephÎle Saint-Joseph (Saint Joseph Island) is the southernmost island of the three Iles du Salut in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of French Guiana. Twenty hectares in size, it is the middle in size. During the period when the islands were used as a penal colony, the island was reserved for solitary..
Île Saint-Louis. The Île Saint-Louis is one of two islands (the other being Île de la Cité) in the Seine river, in Paris, France. The island is named after King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis). The island is connected to the rest of Paris by bridges to both banks of the river and by the Pont Saint Louis to..
Île Saint-PaulThere is also a Saint Paul Island, Alaska and St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia. Map of St. Paul Island Île Saint-Paul, French for St. Paul Island, is a very small island in the French Southern Territories in the Indian Ocean, about 85 km (53 mi) south of its larger counterpart Île Amsterdam. Î..
Île Sainte-MargueriteThe Île Sainte-Marguerite is the largest of the Lérins Islands, about half a mile off shore from the French Riviera town of Cannes. The island is approximately 3km in length (East to West) and 900m across. The island is most famous for its fortress prison (the Fort Royal), in which the Man in..
Île Sainte-MarieÎle Sainte-Marie also known (more formally) as Nosy Boraha is an island off the east coast of Madagascar. It belongs to Toamasina Province. This touristic destination is 60 km long and less than 10 km large. Contents 1 Humpback Whales2 Pirates3 Diving4 Traditions5 Fauna..
Île Sans FilÎle Sans Fil is a non-profit community wireless network devoted to providing free public wireless internet access to mobile users in public spaces throughout Montréal, Québec, Canada. They are using Open-source software and inexpensive off-the-shelf Wi-Fi hardware to share broadband Internet c..
L'EscalaL'Escala is a seaside town in the south of the Bay of Roses in the Costa Brava, Spain. Once a sleepy fishing village, the fishing industry has become second to tourism. The town has a festival dedicated to its famous anchovies. It is close to Empúries, one of the oldest Greek and Roman settlements ..
L'EscaladeL'Escalade, or Fête de l'Escalade (from escalade, the act of scaling defensive walls) is an annual festival held in December in Geneva, Switzerland, celebrating the defeat of the surprise attack by troops sent by Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy during the night of 11–12 December 1602. Conten..
L'EscarèneL'Escarène is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes département, in southeastern France. ..
L'EsclusaL'Esclusa (eng. "The Excluded Woman") was Luigi Pirandello's first novel. Written in 1893 with the title Marta Ajala, it was originally published in episodes in the Roman newspaper La Tribuna from the 29th of June to the 16th of August of 1901 with the definitive title L'Esclusa. It was finally re..
L'EspressoThis 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. L'espresso is an Italian magazine. L'espresso is published weekly and has news and blogs. There are als..
L'esprit de l'escalierL'esprit de l'escalier thinking of the right comeback too late, lit. staircase wit. Originally a witticism of Diderot, the French encyclopedist, in his Paradoxe sur le Comédien. 'This combination of words was first used in order to describe a situation when a person offended by somebody at a part..
L'Esprit frappeurL'Esprit frappeur (French for "ghost" or "poltergeist"), is a French publishing house, specialized in low-cost books. Before the change to euros, it used to sell its books for 10 or 20 Francs; they now cost between 2,5 euros and 5 euros. L'Esprit frappeur edits many texts more or less censored for..
L'EssentielTrack listing 1. "Mala Vida" 2. "King Kong Five" 3. "Pas Assez De Toi" 4. "Killin' Rats" 5. "La Ventura" 6. "La Rançon Du Succès" 7. "Don't Want You No More" 8. "Madame Oscar" 9. "El Jako" 10. "Le Bruit Du Frigo" 11. "Amerika..
L'EstaqueL'Estaque is a small French fishing village just west of Marseille. Administratively, it belongs to the commune of Marseille. Many artists of the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist periods visited or resided there or in the surrounding area. Many of them painted scenes of the village, the road le..
L'EstartitL'Estartit is a small town on the Costa Brava, in the north-eastern coast of Spain. Nestled between the foothills of the Montgrí Massif and the Mediterranean Sea, the town is part of the borough of Torroella de Montgrí, in the Baix Empordà county, Girona province, autonomous community of Catalon..
L'estro ArmonicoL'estro Armonico op.3 (approximately "the harmonic oestrus" in Italian) is a collection of twelve concertos for 1, 2 and 4 violins written by Antonio Vivaldi in 1711. It largely augmented the reputation of Vivaldi as Il Prete Rosso; (The Red Priest). The collections were mostly put together in a c..
L'esule di GranataL'esule di Granata (The exile of Granada) is a melodramma (opera seria) in two acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer. The Italian libretto was by Felice Romani based on the rivalries between Zegridi and Abenceraggi in the last days of the kingdom of Granada. It is the fifth of Meyerbeer's Italian operas but ha..
L'esule di RomaL'esule di Roma, ossia Il proscritto (The Exile from Rome, or the Proscribed Man) is a melodramma eroico, or heroic opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Domenico Gilardoni wrote the Italian libretto after Luigi Marchionni's Il proscritto romano, in its turn based on Louis Charles Caigniez and ..
LeísmoLeísmo ("using le") is a phenomenon in the Spanish language that involves using the indirect object pronoun le in place of the (standard) masculine direct object pronoun lo, especially when the direct object is animate. Leísmo with animate objects is both common and considered correct in the dial..
Leó SzilárdLeó Szilárd (February 11, 1898 – May 30, 1964) was a Hungarian-American physicist who conceived the nuclear chain reaction and worked on the Manhattan Project. He was born in Budapest and died in La Jolla, California. Contents 1 Personality2 Early Life3 Developing the ide..
LESThe abbreviation LES can refer to: Large eddy simulationLaunch Escape SystemLower East SideLower esophageal sphincterLouisiana Engineering SocietyLogistics Execution System - a SAP R/3® moduleLeave and Earnings Statement a monthly statement given to members of the US Military documenting their p..
LesageLesage: Jean LesageAlain-René Lesage Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
LesakaLesaka is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, in the Basque Country. External link [LESAKA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] () ..
Lesa Ann PedrianaLesa Ann Pedriana (born November 24, 1962 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its April 1984 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Stephen Wayda. External links ..
Lesa LewisLesa Lewis (born March 9 1967 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a female bodybuilder from the United States. At a height of 5'10" and a contest weight around 180 lbs, Lesa is one of the largest women ever to compete in bodybuilding. Lesa earned her pro card by winning the overall title at the 1997 NPC ..
LesbiaLesbia is the lover to whom the Roman poet Catullus dedicates a number of poems. Nothing is known about her other than what can be deduced from Catullus's poems. The name itself suggests literary and erotic connotations, evoking as it does the Lesbos Island, where the famed poet Sappho lived. Acc..
LesbianSexual orientationPart of sexology Common classifications Bisexuality Heterosexuality Homosexuality Other classifications Asexuality Autosexuality Kinsey scale Klein Sexual Orientation Grid Monosexuality Pansexuality Paraphilia Related articles Affectional orientation Biology and sexua..
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Services CenterLGBT movements Around the world · · · Opposition · Violence The New York City LGBT Community Center is a nonprofit organization serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender population of New York City and nearby communities. Established in 1983, the Lesbian,..
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual community of Brighton and HoveBrighton has long had a large gay and lesbian community, estimated to include around 35,000 people, or 13% of the total population, slightly above the 10% that is usually taken as an average LGBT population percentage. An early recording of gays and lesbians in Brighton was in August 1822, when Geo..
Lesbian-identifiedA lesbian-identified is a person who identifies in whole or in part as a lesbian. Because of the diversity of experiences of individuals who self-identify as lesbian, the term encompasses a wide range of individual life histories, as well as genders. Primarily, the term embraces those with strong ti..
Lesbianism in eroticaDepictions of lesbian sex have been relatively common in erotic art and pornography throughout history. Contents 1 Lesbian erotica in visual art2 Lesbianism in contemporary pornography3 Views about lesbianism in erotica4 See also5 References6 External links6.0.0.1..
Lesbians on EcstasyLesbians On Ecstasy Lesbians On Ecstasy is an electroclash band from Montréal, Québec. The band consists of: Fruity Frankie, aka Lynne T: vocalsVeronique Mystique: bass guitarJackie "the Jackhammer": drumsBernie Bankrupt: keyboard and samples The band toured across Canada and the US with L..
Lesbians on Ecstasy (album)Lesbians On Ecstasy is the self-titled debut album of Montréal based group Lesbians On Ecstasy. It contains 11 songs, including a live bonus track. The first single is the track "Tell Me Does She Love The Bass", a reworking of the 1988 Melissa Etheridge hit "Like the Way I Do". This record also ..
Lesbian & Gay Big Apple CorpsThe Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps (LGBAC) is a community band based in New York City. Founded on September 24, 1979 as the New York Gay Community Marching Band, LGBAC is the third oldest comunity band in the United States dedicated to serving the LGBT community. The mission of LGBAC is to provide th..
Lesbian (disambiguation)"Lesbian" can mean: A lesbian, a female who is aesthetically, sexually, or romantically attracted to other females.An inhabitant of the Isle of Lesbos.The Lesbian Greek dialect. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referr..
Lesbian and bisexual celebritiesThis does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Although lesbian and bisexual celebrities have worked in the movie, music, sports, and other entertainment in..
Lesbian and Gay Community Appeal FoundationThe Lesbian and Gay Community Appeal Foundation is a non-profit foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that builds and supports groups and individuals in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender/transsexual (LGBT) communities in Ontario. Founded in 1980, the LGCA or "the Appeal" (as it ..
Lesbian AvengersLGBT movements Around the world · · · Opposition · Violence The Lesbian Avengers are an LGBT advocacy group that aims to identify and promote lesbian issues and perspectives, and to empower lesbians to become experienced and effective organizers for the purposes of..
Lesbian bed deathLesbian bed death is a term invented by sex researcher Pepper Schwartz to describe the supposedly inevitable diminution of sexual passion in long term lesbian relationships. Schwartz's published findings indicate lesbian couples have less sexual contact than those of any other sexual orientation, in..
Lesbian bukkakeLesbian bukkake is a lesbian group sex activity wherein a series of women take turns ejaculating on one woman. The phenomenon gained in popularity after 2004 when JM Productions released their first pornographic movie in the Lesbian Bukkake series. Because women do not generally ejaculate during o..
Lesbian ConnectionLesbian Connection is worldwide forum of news and ideas for, by, and about lesbians. Founded in 1974 and run by the Michigan-based nonprofit Elsie Publishing Institute, Lesbian Connection is notable for offering subscriptions on a sliding scale basis (asking for flexible donations based on each subs..
Lesbian feminismLesbian feminism is a cultural movement and critical perspective, most popular in the 1970s and early 1980s (primarily in North America and Western Europe) that questions the position of women and homosexuals in society. Key thinkers and activists are Rita Mae Brown, Adrienne Rich, Audre Lorde, Mari..
Lesbian literatureLesbian literature includes works by lesbian authors, as well as lesbian-themed works by heterosexual authors. Even works by lesbian writers that do not deal with lesbian themes are still often considered lesbian literature. Works by heterosexual writers which treat lesbian themes only in passing, o..
Lesbian pulp fictionCover to 1959 lesbian pulp fiction novel "The Third Sex", by Artemis Smith. Lesbian pulp fiction refers to any mid-century pulp novel with overtly lesbian themes and content. Lesbian pulp fiction was published in the 1950s and 60s by many of the same publishing houses that other subgenres of p..
Lesbian science fictionLesbian science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction, in which the protagonist is likely to be a lesbian. Some lesbian science fiction is targeted specifically to a lesbian audience, published by small feminist or lesbian presses such as Naiad Press (now defunct, it's authors transferred to Bel..
Lesbian Sex MafiaThe Lesbian Sex Mafia, founded in 1981, is an information and support group in New York City for lesbian, bisexual, heterosexual, and transexual women. As one of the oldest women's BDSM groups, it played an important part in the history of BDSM culture. The group's focus is to help promote fant..
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LesbiradasLesbiradas is the only public lesbian rights organization in Guatemala. Lesbiradas works towards gaining human rights for lesbians, bisexual women and transgender people. It is run out of Guatemala City and currently has five central organizers. Claudia Acevedo is the co-founder and spokeswoman of ..
LesbonaxLesbonax, of Mytilene, Greek sophist and rhetorician, flourished in the time of Caesar Augustus. According to Photius I of Constantinople he was the author of sixteen political speeches, of which two are extant, a hortatory speech after the style of Thucydides, and a speech on the Corinthian War. I..
LesbosLesbos may refer to: Lesbos Island, a large Greek island in the Aegean SeaLesbos Prefecture, the Greek prefecture that contains the islandSlang word for Lesbians. redirect [[Template:Disambig]] ..
Lesbos IslandLesbos (Greek: Λέσβος - Lésvos see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea; its inhabitants are called Lesvioi. In Turkish is called Midilli. Lesbos is part of the Lesbos Prefecture, the third largest Greek island and the seventh..
Lesbos PrefectureLesbos is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is part of the archipelagic Periphery of North Aegean. It borders the Evros Prefecture up north and the Chios Prefecture in the south. East lies Turkey's Ionian coast, while west lies the central Aegean Sea. It consists of three main islands, one bein..
LesbroLesbro is a slang term for a man who socializes with homosexual women (i.e. the male counterpart of a fag hag). Synonyms are dyke tyke, dyke mike, dyke dork and rug doctor. In numerous social circles in the queer communties in and around both New York City and San Francisco, this term is gaining p..
LesbœufsLesbœufs is a commune of the Somme département in northern France. The little village of Lesbouefs has one feature of interest to outsiders, the Guards cemetery. Some 16 kilometres north east of Albert, it was attacked By 'The Guards' on the September 15, 1916 and captured eight days later. The..
LescarLescar is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, in France. ..
Lescarbot AwardThe Lescarbot Award is awarded by the federal government of Canada to people who have contributed the most to their arts community. Recipients of this award include: Judith Budovitch, Fredericton, 1991John Cutruzzola, BramptonJoan E. Harriss, Cape BretonKarl Illini, Bobcaygeon,Trudi Le Caine, Ottaw..
LesceLesce is a town in the northwestern part of Slovenia, in the Upper Carniola region. Near the town there are Alpine flying center Lesce Bled and Camping Šobec. Lesce is also the home town of retired ski jumper Vinko Bogataj. ..
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Lesch-Nyhan syndromeLesch-Nyhan syndrome (LNS) is a rare, inherited disorder caused by a deficiency of the enzyme hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT). LNS is an X-linked recessive disease: the gene is carried by the mother and passed on to her son. LNS is present at birth in baby boys. Patients hav..
Leschenault's Leaf-toed GeckoLeschenault's Leaf-toed Gecko Hemidactylus leschenaultii is a species of gecko. Distribution: S India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Oman Type locality: Ceylon Its scientific name commemorates the French botanist Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour. External links [EMBL reptile database]http:/..
LeschesFor the town in France, see Lesches, Seine-et-Marne. Lesches ("Lescheos the son of Aeschylinus of Pyrrha" in Pausanias x. 25. 5; also in x. 26. 4 and .8 and x. 27. 1) is a semi-legendary early Greek poet and the reputed author of the Little Iliad. According to the usually accepted tradition, he w..
LeschiLeschi can refer to: Chief Leschi of the Nisqually tribe of Native AmericansThe Leschi neighborhood of Seattle, Washington 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..
Leschi, Seattle, WashingtonLeschi Leschi is a neighborhood in east central Seattle, Washington, named after Chief Leschi of the Nisqually tribe. It is bounded on the east by Lake Washington; on the south by Interstate 90, beyond which is Mount Baker; on the west by Martin Luther King, Jr. Way S., beyond which is the Cen..
Leschi Park (Seattle)Leschi Park, 1908 Leschi Park, 2004 Leschi Park is an 18.5 acre (75,000 m²) park in the Leschi neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, named after Chief Leschi of the Nisqually tribe. The majority of the park is a grassy hillside that lies west of Lakeside Avenue S. and features t..
LescoutLescout is a village and commune in the Tarn département, southern France. ..
LescunLescunView of Lescun from Lhers Country France Région Aquitaine Départment Pyrénées-Atlantiques Arrondissement Oloron-Sainte-Marie Canton Accous INSEE 64336 Postal Code 64490 MayorCurrent Term François Baye2001-2008 Intercommu..
LeSEALeSEA is an acronym that stands for "Lester Sumrall Evangelistic Association." LeSEA Broadcasting, also known as World Harvest Television, is a American Christian television network with over forty affiliate stations in a number of U.S. markets, and on satellite overseas. History of LeSEA 1957 ..
Lesego RampolokengLesego Rampolokeng (born 1965) is a South African writer, playwright and performance poet. He was born in Soweto and has performed in many countries and with musicians such as Julian Bahula, Soulemane Toure, Louis Mhlanga and Gunther Sommer. Contents 0.1 Poetry0.2 Plays0.3 Novels0..
Leser-Trelat signThe sign of Leser-Trelat, the explosive onset of multiple pruritic seborrheic keratoses, often with an inflammatory base, can be an ominous sign of internal malignancy. In addition to the development of new lesions, preexisting ones frequently increase in size and become symptomatic. Although most..
LeshanLeshan (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Le-shan) is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China. Leshan is on the Southwestern fringe of the Red Basin in Southern Sichuan. Leshan is about 170 km from Chengdu. Leshan Teache..
Leshan Giant BuddhaLeshan Giant Buddha The Leshan Giant Buddha (樂山大佛/乐山大佛; pinyin: Dà Fó) is the tallest stone Buddha statue in the world. It is carved out of a cliff face that lies at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers in the southern part of Sichuan province in China, ne..
Leshara, NebraskaLeshara is a village in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 111 at the 2000 census. Geography Leshara is located at [41°19′48″N, 96°25′44″W] (41.330124, -96.428996)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the..
LeShaunLeShaun is an American female rapper, who is considered to by some to be the first woman in hip hop to create songs with very sexually explicit lyrics, predating the likes of Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown. LeShaun does this with her trademark sexy voice, sharp writing skills and humor, rather than loads o..
LeShay TomlinsonLeShay Tomlinson (aka Leshay Tomlinson, aka Leshay N. Tomlinson) is a young African-American actress best known for her role as Cathy in R. Kelly's hiphopera, Trapped in the Closet. Cathy is noteworthy as the woman whose tryst with Kelly's character sets in motion the many revelations and cliffhan..
LeShon JohnsonLeShon Johnson (born January 15, 1971 in Haskell, Oklahoma), is a former American professional football player who was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 3rd round of the 1994 NFL Draft. Johnson, a running back, played for the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals, and the New York Giants. John..
LeshopThis 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. LeShop.ch is the leading Swiss online shopping center. The company counts 30'000 regular customers a..
Lesia DychkoLesia (Ludimilla) Dychko (1939-) is a distinguished contemporary Ukrainian composer. She is perhaps most famous for the symphony Pryvitannia zhyttia (Welcoming Life). External links [Info][Encyl entry] ..
LesiëmLesiëm is a German musical project created in 1999 by the producers Sven Meisel and Alex Wende. The project's music combines elements of rock, pop, electronica, new age, enigmatic and ambient music, as well as Gregorian chant and other choral music. It is frequently compared to French project Era..
LesinaLesina may mean: Lesina (lake), an Italian lakeLesina (commune), a town in the province of Foggia, southern ItalyThe Italian name of the Croatian island of Hvar This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this p..
Lesingham HouseLesingham House is in Surlingham, Norfolk, UK. Contents 1 Address2 History3 Notes4 External links Address Lesingham House, Covey Lane, Surlingham, Norwich NR14 7AL. History The first records we have of Lesingham House go back to Thomas Wode who died in 1588 (the same year as..
LesionA lesion is a non-specific term referring to abnormal tissue in the body. It can be caused by any disease process including trauma (physical, chemical, electrical), infection, neoplasm, metabolic and autoimmune. Cause and treatment Lesions can also be inflicted intentionally during surgery, for e..
Lesion beyond moietyLesion Beyond Moiety is a civil law term used to describe the ability of a seller of immovable property to rescend that sale if the price paid for the property is less than (usually half) of the actual value of the property at the time of the sale. ..
Lesi KorovavalaDr. Lesi Korovavala is a Fijian civil servant, who is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry for Home Affairs. He is a former senior Military officer with a doctorate in military studies, he reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and commanded UNIFIL peacekeeping troops in Lebanon. ..
LesjaLesja kommune County Oppland District Gudbrandsdalen Municipality NO-0512]] Administrative centre Lesja Mayor (2003) Per Dag Hole (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage km²2,168 km²0.70 % 2004) - Percentage&n..
LesjaskogLesjaskog village in Lesja municipality in Oppland, Norway lies on lake Lesjaskogsvatnet. Lake Lesjaskogsvatnet has outlets at both ends. A dam that was constructed by the Lesja Iron Works at Lesjaverk village in the 1660s to improve transportation caused the water which normally drained only to t..
LesjaskogsvatnetLesjaskogsvatnet (literally the Lesja woods lake) is a large lake which serves as the headwaters for Gudbrandsdalslågen (literally the Gudbrands valley water course). Gudbrandsdalslågen flows through the Gudbrandsdal valley bottom, ending in lake Mjøsa. The lake was dammed to serve the Lesja Ir..
LesjaverkLesjaverk (Lesja Iron Works) operated from 1659 to 1812 in the municipality of Lesja, and was an important Dano-Norwegian iron works. When the forest was hewn, iron production was no longer economically viable at Lesjaverk, and the works were closed in 1812. However, there is still a train stadion ..
LesjöforsLesjöfors is a town in Filipstad Municipality, in Värmland, Sweden. It had 1,247 inhabitants as of 2000. Located in the Bergslagen area, where mining and metal preparation historically was the leading industry, the town grew up around the local industry (bruk) founded there in 1642. Lesjöfors ..
LeskoThis article is about the city in Poland. For the author, see Matthew Lesko. Lesko is a town in south-eastern Poland with 6,800 inhabitants (1998), in Bieszczady mountains. Since 2002 it is the capital of the Powiat of Lesko. Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Prz..
LeskovacЛесковацLeskovac City coat of arms Location in Serbia General Information Mayor or municipality president Gojko Velickovic Land area 1025 km² Population || 158 people/km² |- | Coordinates|| [43.00° N 21.95° E] |- | Area code|| +381 16 |- | Subd..
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Leskov Island''For Leskov Island on the coast of Antarctica, see Leskov Island (Antarctica) Orthographic projection centred on the South Sandwich Islands South Sandwich Islands Leskov Island ([56°40′S 028°10′W]) is less than 1.5 km (1 mi) long, lying 48 km (30 mi) west of Visokoi Isla..
Leskov Island (Antarctica)Leskov Island ([66°36′S 85°10′E]) is an ice-covered island in the West Ice Shelf, rising to 185 m, 6 miles northwest of Mikhaylov Island, off the coast of Antarctica. Discovered by the Soviet expedition of 1956, who named it for Lt. A. Leskov of the sloop Vostok on the Bellingshausen..
Lesko CountyLesko County (in Polish powiat leski ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Subcarpathian Voivodship in Poland, created in 2002 from a part of Bieszczady County. Lesko County Communes Administrative division: 5 communes Baligród rural communeCisna rural communeL..
Lesla-LarPlease [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 May 2006. Lesla-Lar was a young blonde ..
Lesléa NewmanLesléa Newman (born 1955, Brooklyn, New York) is an author and editor of over 26 books. She is a Jewish, feminist and self-declared femme lesbian. She has written and edited over fifty books and anthologies. She has written about such topics as being a Jew, body image and eating disorders, lesbia..
Lesley-Anne DownLesley-Anne Down as Jacqueline Payne Marone Lesley-Anne Down (born March 17 1954 in London) is a British actress. At the age of ten, Down began modeling and acting in her native Britain. She won several beauty pageants and at the age of 15, she was voted Britain's Most Beautiful Teenager. A..
Lesley Ann Warren--> Lesley Ann Warren (born August 16, 1946), is an American stage, film and television actress. Warren was born in New York City to a Jewish family whose surname was originally "Woronoff". The 5-foot-8 inch actress began her career as a ballet dancer, training at the School of American Ballet. ..
Lesley BakerLesley Baker (born 20 January 1944, Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actress, singer, dancer and comedienne. She is best known for her roles as hulking husband basher Monica Ferguson in Prisoner and Angie Rebecchi in Neighbours. There is a campaign to keep Angie Rebecchi on the show on a ..
Lesley BlanchLesley Blanch (born London, 6 June, 1904) is an English writer, fashion editor and writer of history. Between 1937 and 1944, Blanch served as Features Editor for UK Vogue. Between 1944 and 1961, Blanch was married to the French/Lithuanian author Romain Gary, whom she ultimately divorced. Publicat..
Lesley ChoyceLesley Choyce (born 21 March 1951) is a prolific Canadian author of novels, non-fiction, and children's books, and poetry. Born in Riverside, New Jersey, he was educated at Rutgers University, Montclair State University and CUNY. He emigrated to Canada in 1979 and lives in East Lawrencetown, Nova ..
Lesley DouglasLesley Douglas is the current Controller, BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music. She was appointed Controller on October 10 2003 and began January 5 2004. External links [Biography of Lesley Douglas, courtesy of BBC Press Office] ..
Lesley DuncanLesley Duncan is a British singer-songwriter, most well known for her work during the 1970s. She received a lot of air-play on British radio stations such as BBC Radios 1 and 2, but never achieved great commercial success. Her songs were often about life and its problems, for example Everything Cha..
Lesley DunlopLesley Dunlop (born 10 March 1956 in Newcastle) is a British actress. Daughter of the television writer Pat Dunlop she began as a child actress in the seventies featuring in a BBC version of the classic A Little Princess and as Lydia Holly in the ITV adaptation of South Riding. Her transition to..
Lesley ElliottLesley Anne Elliott (born September 26, 1960 in Taumarunui) is a retired field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Her former name is Going. ..
Lesley Garrettthumb Lesley Garrett, CBE (April 10 1955 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire) is an English soprano singer and media personality.[Lesley Garrett: Doncaster's own diva], BBC website. URL accessed on 13 July, 2006. Contents 1 Music career2 Radio3 Television4 Trivia5&nb..
Lesley GillLesley Gill is an author and a professor of anthropology at American University. She specializes in Latin America, especially Bolivia. She also writes about the military training that takes place at the School of the Americas. Works Peasants, Entrepreneurs, and Social Change: Frontier Development..
Lesley GoreLesley Gore, French EP Lesley Gore (born May 2, 1946 in New York City as Lesley Sue Goldstein) is an American singer and songwriter, one of the best known performers of the girl group era. Raised in Tenafly, New Jersey to Jewish parents, Gore was discovered as a teenager. Her first single..
Lesley HindsLesley Hinds, born in Dundee, is the current (2006) Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Scotland. A teacher by profession, she was first elected to Edinburgh District Council to represent the Telford ward in 1984, later becoming leader of the district council. In 1996 she was elected to represent the Muirh..
Lesley J. McNairLesley J. McNair General Lesley James McNair (May 25, 1883 – July 25, 1944) was an American Army officer who served during World War I and World War II. He was born in Verndale, Minnesota, which was then a farming and mercantile community of 1,500. McNair, the son of a merchant, went o..
Lesley JosephLesley Joseph (born 14 January 1946) is a British stage and television actress. Best known from her appearances in the BBC comedy Birds of a Feather from 1989 to 1997 where she appeared as Dorien Green, the next door neighbour of the main characters Sharon and Tracy. As the gossipy, sex-obsessed Do..
Lesley JuddLesley Judd (born 20 December 1946, London, UK) is a British actress and TV presenter, best known as a long-serving host of the BBC children's programme Blue Peter. Replacing Valerie Singleton in 1972, she presented alongside John Noakes and Peter Purves, a partnership that lasted until 1978 and rem..
Lesley LangleyLesley Langley from the UK was Miss United Kingdom and Miss World in 1965. She became the third woman from her country to win the title. She attended the Royal Merchant Navy School, near Wokingham, Berkshire, (now known as Bearwood College) in the 1950's. She was married to famous Jazz organist Al..
Lesley MagnusLesley Magnus (born October 6, 1977 in Tisdale, Saskatchewan) is a field hockey player from Canada, who was first selected with the Senior National Team for the 2000 Test Series against the United States. The resident of Vancouver, British Columbia earned her first cap on July 10. Magnus was also se..
Lesley MahmoodLesley Mahmood was a politician in Liverpool, England. She was active in Militant Tendency and Liverpool politics along with her brother Roy Farrar in the 1970s and 1980s. Mahmood was prominent in the Liverpool District Labour Party's campaign for more money for the city from the government of Ma..
Lesley ManvilleLesley Manville (born 12 March 1956 in Brighton, East Sussex, England) is an actress. She began acting as a teenager, appearing in television series such as the soap opera Emmerdale Farm and King Cinder. She is perhaps best known for her acting collaborations with Mike Leigh, which began in 1980 ..
Lesley MooreLesley Catherine Moore (born 17 October 1986) is a Christian pop performer. She is the second oldest member of the Christian dance pop group Jump5. This native of Nashville was raised by her mother, since her Dad died when she was three. She wears a gold necklace her dad gave her before he died ever..
Lesley MurdochLesley Jean Murdoch (born Lesley Shankland in 1956) is a former New Zealand cricketer. She played in six women's Test matches and twenty-five women's one-day internationals as a batsman. Murdoch captained New Zealand in three Tests against Australia, drawing two and losing one. She won eight of the ..
Lesley Murdoch (field hockey)Lesley Murdoch (born March 18, 1956 in Christchurch) is a retired field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. ..
Lesley NicolLesley Nicol (born September 5, 1973 in Invercargill, New Zealand) is a New Zealand Netball player. She is as of 2006 the most capped player in the New Zealand team.[link] Her married name is Rumball. Lesley Nicol is a doctor from Invercargill. ..
Lesley RiddochDr Lesley Riddoch is a Scottish radio broadcaster and journalist. Contents 1 Early Career2 Journalism3 Radio4 TV5 Other Work6 External links Early Career Lesley Riddoch originates from Belfast but moved to Glasgow in 1973. In 1978 she attended Oxford University and ..
Lesley ScottLesley Scott was the then partner of Paul Erickson and contributed some ideas to his teleplay for Doctor Who in 1965. He rewarded her support by according her a full writing credit on the four-part story The Ark. She was the first woman to be credited with writing a script for the programme — and..
Lesley SharpLesley Sharp (born in 1964 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England) is a British actress. She is best known for various starring roles in British television productions, most notably Clocking Off, The Second Coming and Afterlife. Selected filmography Vera Drake (2004)The Second Coming (2003) (TV)Bob and ..
Lesley SoperLesley Soper is a New Zealand politician. She entered Parliament upon the retirement of Jonathan Hunt, being declared elected on 4 April 2005 and sworn in the following day. Soper is a member of the Labour Party, and was ranked 43rd on Labour's party list in the 2002 elections. She has also contest..
Lesley StahlLesley R. Stahl (born December 16, 1941, in Lynn, Massachusetts) is an American television journalist. As of 2005, she has reported for CBS on 60 Minutes for almost fifteen seasons. A graduate of Wheaton College, her career received a running start from her coverage of the Watergate affair. She wen..
Lesley Turner BowreyLesley Turner Bowrey (born August 16, 1942) is an Australian female tennis player. She was born in Trangie, New South Wales. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1997. Grand Slam record Australian Championships*Singles finalist: 1964, 1967*Doubles champion: 1964, 1965, 19..
Lesley UniversityLesley University is a university in Cambridge, Massachusetts specializing in education and art. Lesley University merged with the Art Institute of Boston in 1998. It is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design and ..
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Lesley van der LekLesley van der Lek is a guitarist. Van der Lek performed various singing voices on Sesamstraat, the Dutch co-production of Sesame Street. He came to the show in the 1980s when Bill Van Dijk, one of his band members and the Dutch voice of Roosevelt Franklin, invited him. Until the 2000s, Lesley was..
Lesley VisserLesley Visser (born September 11, 1953 in Quincy, Massachusetts) is an American sportscaster. Visser was educated at Boston College, majoring in English. In 1974, she won a prestigious Carnegie Foundation grant which entitled her to work as a sportswriter at the highly regarded Boston Globe. I..
Lesley WatersLesley Waters is a British celebrity chef. She regulary appears on such cookery programmes as Ready Steady Cook, and is currently one of the featured chefs on This Morning. London born, she studied French Cuisine at Ealing College for three years, before cooking in top hotels, and winning awards in..
Lesley WhittleLesley Whittle was a 17-year-old girl who became the youngest and most famous victim of Donald Neilson, the notorious British murderer known as the Black Panther. In January 1975, Neilson kidnapped Lesley from the bedroom of her home in Shropshire, England, in order to acquire a £50,000 ransom fro..
LeslieLeslie can refer to any of the following: The Leslie speaker system, named after its inventor, Donald Leslie Leslie, Fife, a small town in Scotland Places called Leslie in the United States of America:*Leslie, Arkansas*Leslie, Georgia*Leslie, Michigan Leslie is a Scottish clanThe Leslie clan is a l..
Leslie, ArkansasLeslie is a city in Searcy County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 482 at the 2000 census. Geography Leslie is located at [35°49′47″N, 92°33′28″W] (35.829662, -92.557788)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ..
Leslie, GeorgiaLeslie is a city in Sumter County, Georgia, United States. The population was 455 at the 2000 census. Geography Leslie is located at [31°57′18″N, 84°5′13″W] (31.954900, -84.086904)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ha..
Leslie, MichiganLeslie is a city in Ingham County, Michigan, United States. The population was 2,044 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Points of Interest4 External links Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 ..
Leslie, MissouriLeslie is a village in Franklin County, Missouri, United States. The population was 87 at the 2000 census. Geography Leslie is located at [38°25′4″N, 91°13′53″W] (38.417673, -91.231378)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the v..
LeslievilleLeslieville is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada east of the Don River bounded by the Canadian National railway line to the north, Carlaw Avenue to the west, Eastern Avenue to south, and Coxwell Avenue to the east. This quiet east-end neighbourhood forms a part of the broader neighbourhoo..
Leslie '89Cantopop album by Leslie Cheung released in 1989 by Cinepoly Records of Hong Kong. Many of his die-hard fans argue that this was and is his best album to date. It was also his supposed penultimate album before Final Encounter also released in 1989. It is also sometimes known as 侧面 or S..
Leslie (singer)Leslie is a French R&B singer of Vietnamese and Polynesian decent, born on February 4 1985 in Le Mans, France. Discography Mes Couleurs (2005) IntroVivons Pour DemainSobri (Notre Destin)Et J'attendsNos ColèresOù Tu Veux AllerLe Temps Qui PasseEgoïstesTous Ces GensLaissez-Les RespirerSans ToiDice..
Leslie (TTC)Leslie station's southwest entrance. Leslie is a station on the Sheppard line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is located at 1209 Sheppard Avenue East at Old Leslie Street. It was opened in 2002. Nearby landmarks include East Don River, North York General Hospital, IKEA North York..
Leslie (VIVA)Leslie is a Vivastation on York Region's Viva bus rapid transit system, north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Another name for this Vivastation is Leslie Street. It opened on September 4, 2005, on the intersection of Leslie Street and Highway 7 in Richmond Hill/Markham, Ontario. It is on the Viva Purpl..
Leslie A. MillerGovernor of Wyoming (January 2, 1933---January 2, 1939) LESLIE A. MILLER, was born in Junction City, Kansas on January 29, 1886. His family moved to Laramie, Wyoming in 1892 where he attended public schools and the University of Wyoming. Miller went from school to business taking a job with the r..
Leslie AbramsonLeslie Abramson (born c. 1944) is a famous American criminal defense attorney best known for her role in the legal defense of Lyle and Erik Menendez. In 2004, She was hired by Phil Spector, who is charged with fatally shooting actress Lana Clarkson at his suburban Alhambra mansion, replacing his fo..
Leslie AckermanLeslie Ackerman was born in 1956 in New Jersey. She is well known to Star Trek fans for her role as the attractive waitress in the popular [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] 1996 episode "Trials and Tribble-ations". Early in her career, Ackerman starred in the short-lived series 1980 series Skag. One ..
Leslie AndrewPhoto by Terry Macdonald Brigadier Leslie Wilton Andrew (VC, DSO) (23 March 1897-9 January 1969) was a New Zealand soldier who served in both World War I and World War II. He was born in Manawatu, New Zealand. He was 20 years old, and a Corporal in the 2nd Bn., Wellington Infantry Regiment,..
Leslie and the Ly'sLeslie and the Ly's (sic) is a pop music band from Ames, Iowa that began as an open mike trio. Leslie and the Ly's is made up of front-woman Leslie Hall, also known as Mother Gem, DJ Dr. Laura on the turn-tables, and Klassy K on the keytar and dance. Previous band members include OBESE E on turn..
Leslie AshAsh in Mersey Beat. Ash in Men Behaving Badly (pre collagen implants). Leslie Ash (born 19 February 1960 in Clapham, London) is a British actress best known for playing Deborah in the situation comedy Men Behaving Badly. She started out as a model and is sister of Hot Gossip dancer Debbi..
Leslie AuldsLeycester Doyle (Leslie) Aulds (December 28, 1920 - October 13, 1999) was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox in the 1947 season. Aulds batted and threw right handed. He was born in Farmerville, Louisiana. In three games played, Aulds posted a .250 batting av..
Leslie BanksLeslie Banks (June 9, 1890 – 21 April, 1952) was a British theatre and film actor, director and producer. Born in West Derby, England, made his acting debut in 1911 in regional vaudeville before moving to London to appear at the "Vaudeville Theatre" in 1914. He served in the British Army du..
Leslie BarringerLeslie Barringer (1895-1968) was an English editor and fantasy author, best known for the Neustrian Cycle, three fantasy novels set around the fourteenth century in an alternate medieval France called Neustria (historically an early division of the Frankish kingdom). In addition to the Neustrian fan..
Leslie BassettLeslie Bassett (born January 22, 1923) is an American composer of classical music. ..
Leslie BerlinLeslie Berlin is a visiting scholar in the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. She lives in Palo Alto, California. She is also the Project Historian for the Silicon Valley Archives at Stanford University. Her research interests include the history of the semiconductor..
Leslie BevisLeslie Bevis is an American character actress. She made several appearances on [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]. Other television appearances include V, Dallas, Street Hawk, Night Court, Falcon Crest, MacGyver and Murder She Wrote. She has also appeared in motion pictures such as Spaceballs, Alien Na..
Leslie BianchiniLeslie Bianchini (born 12 February 1947 in Chicago, Illinois) was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1969 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. She has two brothers and three sisters. Both of her brothers hold doctorates in physics and one of her sisters..
Leslie BibbLeslie Louise Bibb is an American actress. She was born in Bismarck, North Dakota, on November 17, 1974 and raised in Nelson County, Virginia. Her father died when she was 3. Later she and her mother, along with her three older sisters, moved to Richmond, where Leslie attended an all-girls Catholic ..
Leslie BlackwellThe Honourable Leslie Egerton Blackwell was a Canadian politician. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1943 election that brought George Drew's Ontario Progressive Conservative Party to power with a minority government. Blackwell, representing the Toronto riding of E..
Leslie BoardmanLeslie Boardman (date of birth and death unknown) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1910s, who won a gold medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. Although little is known about Boardman, he never won any Australian championships and was not among the..
Leslie BoveeLeslie Bovee (born 1952 in Bend, Oregon, USA) is an American porn star. She is sometimes credited as Leslie Bovée. Leslie Bovee is said to be "a fine example of the 1970's liberated woman , taking control of her own sexuality without a hint of shyness or guilt , spouting a free love philosophy t..
Leslie BrentLeslie Baruch Brent (born 5 July 1925) has been Professor Emeritus, University of London, since 1990. He is an expert on immunology and organ transplants. Education: Bunce Court School, Kent; Birmingham Central Technical College; University of Birmingham (President, Guild of Undergraduates, 1950-5..
Leslie BricusseLeslie Bricusse (born 29 January 1931) is a British lyricist. Although best known for his partnership with Anthony Newley, Bricusse has worked with many other composers. He was Secretary of Footlights between 1952 and 1953 and Footlights President during the following year. Contents 1 Works1..
Leslie BrowneLeslie Browne (born 1958) is an American ballet dancer and actress. She was born Leslie Brown (no "e") in New York, the daughter of Kelly Brown and Isabel Mirrow. She had two brothers and one sister; her brother Kevin is a film producer. At the age of seven she began dancing, and would be trained a..
Leslie BurginDr Edward Leslie Burgin (1887-1945) was a British Liberal National politician in the 1930s. Burgin trained as a solicitor specialising in international law and served as principal and director of legal studies to the Law Society. He contested Hornsey four times and East Ham North once, without succ..
Leslie BurtonLeslie Burton was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the men's 400 metres hurdles, Burton won his first-round heat with a time of 1:00.4 to advance to the second round. There, he won again by establishing such a lead over the hurdles that he could not be caug..
Leslie C. Peltier AwardThe Leslie C. Peltier Award is an annual award given by the Astronomical League to an amateur astronomer who has contibuted observations of lasting significance. It was created in 1980 and was first awarded in 1981. The award is named in honor of Leslie Peltier, an amateur astronomer from Delphos, ..
Leslie C. Quick Jr.Leslie C. Quick Jr. was born on January 27 1926. He graduated from Widener University and in 1974 he founded Quick & Reilly, the first New York Stock Exchange member firm to offer discounted commissions to individuals and one of the nation's leading brokerage firms, expanding the business to inclu..
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Leslie CannonLeslie Cannon (1920 - 1970) was a prominent union official and served as General President from 1963 to 1970. He was a Communist activist, and trade union leader; member of Electrical Trades Union Executive Council, North Lancashire and Merseyside, 1948 - 1954. He left the Communist Party in 1956. I..
Leslie CaronLeslie Caron /lɛsli kaʁõ/ (born July 1, 1931) is a French film actress and dancer. She was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. She was discovered by Gene Kelly while dancing with a ballet troupe. The famed dancer chose her to appear opposite him in the classic musical An American in Paris. Sh..
Leslie Carrara-RudolphLeslie Carrara-Rudolph is a Muppeteer. Carrara-Rudolph began her Muppeteer career on Muppets Tonight, where she played the Pamela Anderson take-off character Spamela Hamderson in the sketch Bay of Pigs Watch. She also usually puppeteered J.P. Grosse, when the character was not speaking, and was the..
Leslie CarterLeslie Barbara Carter (born June 6, 1986, in Tampa, Florida, USA) is the sister of Aaron Carter and Backstreet Boy Nick Carter. She signed a record deal with Dreamworks Records and began recording her debut album. This album was set for release in 2000, but it kept getting delayed because Dreamwor..
Leslie CarugatiLeslie Carugati is the original owner and designer of Carugati Handbags. She is a purse and accessory designer that started by hand stitching leather into her creations. ..
Leslie Cecil MaygarLeslie Cecil Maygar (1872 - 1917) (VC, DSO, VD) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, for service in the Second Boer War. Contents 1 Early life2&..
Leslie CharlesonLeslie Charleson (born February 22, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American actress most famous for her work in daytime television. Career Her career began on short-lived soap A Flame in the Wind in 1964. She then moved to As the World Turns as Alice Whipple, but when she learned of the lengt..
Leslie CharterisLeslie Charteris (May 12, 1907, Singapore–April 15, 1993) was a half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint." Charteris was born Leslie Charles Bo..
Leslie CheungLeslie Cheung Kwok-wing (September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: }}}; Cantonese IPA: [tsœŋ55 kwɔk33 wɪŋ11], Jyutping: zoeng1 kwok3 wing4; Mandarin Pinyin: Zhāng Guóróng, Wade-Giles: Chang Kuo-jung; nickname "Gor-gor" (哥哥, "Elder Broth..
Leslie ClaudiusLeslie Walter Claudius (born on 25 May 1927 in Bilaspur) is a famous indian hockey player. In 1971 he was awarded the Padma Shri. ..
Leslie CliffLeslie Cliff (born on March 11, 1955 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a retired Canadian swimmer, who competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games and won two gold medals at the 1974 Commonwealth Games. She won the silver medal in the 400m individual medley at the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1..
Leslie Clifford BatemanTan Sri Leslie Clifford Bateman (March 12, 1915 – October 26, 2005) was the last non-citizen of Malaysia to be appointed to any establishment connected to the government of Malaysia, as the Controller of Rubber Research in 1962. Bateman was a strong proponent of grading rubber, and pushed for ..
Leslie CochranLeslie Cochran at the Keep Austin Weird 5K. Leslie Cochran with the uShip team. Leslie Alicia Cochran (born as Al Leslie Cochran on June 24, 1951) is a vagrant cross-dresser and arguably the most locally famous street person in Austin, Texas. He is an outspoken critic of police treatme..
Leslie Coffelt--> Leslie William Coffelt (August 15, 1910 – November 1, 1950), was an American law enforcement officer. Coffelt was a White House policeman killed by Griselio Torresola during an attempt by Puerto Rican nationalists to assassinate U.S. President Harry S. Truman while he was residing in the B..
Leslie ComptonLeslie Harry Compton (born Woodford, United Kingdom September 12, 1912 - died Hendon, London 27 December 1984) was an English footballer and cricketer. Compton spent his entire career at Arsenal, spanning 23 years, making him one of the club's longest-ever serving players. He joined the club as an ..
Leslie ComrieLeslie John Comrie (15 August 1893 – 11 December 1950) was an astronomer and a pioneer in mechanical computation. He was born in Pukekohe (south of Auckland), New Zealand, in 1893. During World War I he saw action in France with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and lost a leg in fighting. ..
Leslie Cornelius ArendsLeslie Cornelius Arends (September 27, 1895 - July 17, 1985) was a Republican politician from Illinois. He was the longest-serving whip in U.S. House of Representatives history, alternately serving as Majority Whip and Minority Whip for House Republicans from 1943 to 1974. Arends was noted for his g..
Leslie County, KentuckyLeslie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population is 12,401. Its county seat is Hyden6. The county is named for Preston H. Leslie, Governor of Kentucky 1871-75. Leslie is a prohibition or dry county. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent counties2..