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L'Oiseau Bleu
L'Oiseau Bleu (The Blue Bird) is a 1908 play by Maurice Maeterlinck. It has been turned into a play and several films. The story is about a girl called Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl seeking happiness, represented by The Blue Bird of Happiness, aided by the good fairy Bérylune. The Dutch school type..
L'Oiseau Et L'Enfant
L'Oiseau Et L'Enfant (English translation: "The Bird And The Child") was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 performed in French by Marie Myriam representing France. The song is a ballad with the extended metaphor that the "bird" of the title is the singer's lover, while the "child..
Loi
Loi is the word in Manipuri language (Meiteilon) for the term "schedule caste". The term "Loi" is given to the Meitei villages of Manipur in northeast India, who refused to adopt Hinduism when the newly converted Manipuri King ordered all his subject to adopt the religion. There are 32 Loi villages..
Loial
Loial son of Arent son of Halen is one of the main characters of the Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Like all Ogier, he is slow and methodical in his thought; haste leads to waste appears to be his people..
Loiano
Loiano is a town and comune of province of Bologna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, 44°16N 11°20E, in the Tusco-Emilian Apennines at 714 m (2343 ft) above sea-level. Its population was 4260 as of the 2003 census. Highway SS 65 connects it to Bologna, 35 km (22 mi) to..
Loibl Pass
Loibl Pass (German: ; Slovenian: "the popular") is a mountain pass in the Karawanken chain of the Alps, linking Austria with Slovenia. The century-old 1367 m high pass near the Hochstuhl summit is the shortest connection between Ferlach und Tržič. In addition to the different routes that were us..
Loic Bigois
Loic Bigois (born September 19, 1960 in Aix-en-Provence, France) is currently Chief Aerodynamicist of the Williams Formula One team. After studying engineering in Paris and specialising in aerodynamics Bigois relocated to Toulouse and began working in the aerospace industry. He was recruited by th..
Loic Leferme
Loic Leferme (b. 1970, France) is a French diver, who was the world free diving record holder until October 2, 2005, when he was surpassed by Herbert Nitsch. In 2002, he set the world free diving record without any breathing apparatus by 162 meters in 2002. His first world record was 137 meters (199..
Loid (Mother)
is one of the major characters of the NES game Mother. Loid is considered as the weakling among Ninten's teammates and usually uses guns to substitute for his weak physical strength. Loid also suffers from not knowing any PSI powers, though his greater range of attack items helps to balance this o..
Loie Fuller
Loie Fuller by Jules Cheret Loie Fuller (Marie Louise Fuller) (January 15,1862–January 1, 1928) was a pioneer of both modern dance and theatrical lighting techniques. Born in the Chicago suburb of Fullersburg, now Hinsdale, Illinois, Fuller began her theatrical career as a professional..
Loihi Seamount
Loihi Seamount Elevation: Coordinates: ihi is a seamount and undersea volcano in the Hawaiian archipelago, located at 18.92°N, 155.27°W—roughly 30 km (19 mi) south of the southeast coast of the Island of Hawaii. It is one of three very active volcanoes (the other two are Mauna Loa and ..
Loikaw
Loikaw or Loi-kaw (Burmese: လ္ဝုိင္‌ေကာ္‌မ္ရုိ့; MLCTS: lwing kaw mrui.; population estimate 11,000) is the capital of Kayah State in Myanmar (Burma). It is located near the State’s northern tip, at an elevation of 1,200 meters. The inhabitants are mostly Kay..
Loilem
Loilem is a town in the Shan State of Myanmar ..
Loimaa
Loimaan kaupunki city in Finland Province Western Finland Region Finland Proper Sub-region Loimaa City manager Jorma Kopu Official languages Finnish Area - total - land 210th481.86 km²480.04 km² density 81st13,094- 0.4 %27.3/km² Urbanisation ..
Loimaan kunta
Loimaan kunta (IPA: [ˈloimɑːŋˈkuntɑ], Loimaa kommun in Swedish, literally "Municipality of Loimaa") was a municipality of Finland. It was merged to the town of Loimaa in the beginning of 2005. It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the F..
Loimata Iupati
Loimata Iupati is the resident director of education of Tokelau, a series of Pacific atolls which colletively form a territory of New Zealand. Iupati is currently translating the Bible from English into Tokelauan, a Polynesian language akin to Samoan and intelligible to speakers of Tuvaluan. Link..
Loin
The loins are the part of the body on either side of the backbone, between the ribs and pelvis. It is often used when describing the anatomy of humans and quadrupeds (such as horses, pigs or cattle). The anatomical reference also carries over into the decription of cuts of meat from some such anim..
LOINC
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes ([LOINC]) is a database and universal standard for identifying laboratory observations. It was developed and is maintained by the [Regenstrief Institute, Inc.], an internationally-recognized non-profit medical research organization..
Loincloth
A loincloth is one-piece garment, sometimes kept in place by a belt, that is used: in societies where no other clothing is needed or wantedas an undergarmentto express soberness*Mohandas Gandhi wore a dhoti, a Hindu loincloth, as a way of identifying with the poorest Indians, even though he knew it ..
Loinen
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Loin de moi (album)
Track listing Loin de moiPlus loin que la terreComme une symphonieAvec une poignée de terreNuits d'EspagneCordobaTu ne sais pasReste encore avec moiTu peux le prendreProtégez-moi, Seigneur Singles 1961 Parlez-moi d'amour1961 Protégez-moi, Seigneur / Tu peux le prendre / Avec une poignée de te..
Loir
Not to be confused with Loire River. The Loir is a river in western France. It is a tributary of the Sarthe River. Its source is in the Eure-et-Loir département, north of Illiers-Combray. It joins the river Sarthe north of the city Angers. Départements et towns crossed include Eure-et-Loir (28):..
Loir-et-Cher
Loir-et-Cher Details Information Number 41 Region Centre Prefecture Blois Subprefectures Romorantin-LanthenayVendôme Density Ranked 69th314,96850/km² Area 6343 km² Arrondissements 3 Cantons 30 Communes 291 President of the General Council Maurice LeroyUDF Location ..
Loire
See also Loire Valley. Loire Details Information Number 42 Region Rhône-Alpes Prefecture Saint-Étienne Subprefectures MontbrisonRoanne Density Ranked 27th728,524152/km² Area 4781 km² Arrondissements 3 Cantons 40 Communes 327 President of the General Council Pascal Cl�..
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique Details Information Number 44 Region Pays-de-la-Loire Prefecture Nantes Subprefectures AncenisChâteaubriantSaint-Nazaire Density Ranked 13th1,192,1761,134,266175/km² Area 6,815 km² Arrondissements 4 Cantons 59 Communes 221 President of the General Counci..
Loiret
Loiret Details Information Number 45 Region Centre Prefecture Orléans Subprefectures MontargisPithiviers Density Ranked 35th618,12691/km² Area 6775 km² Arrondissements 3 Cantons 41 Communes 334 President of the General Council Eric DoligéUMP Location Loiret is a..
Loiret River
The Loiret near Olivet, south of Orléans The Loiret River, in France, is a 12 km long tributary to the Loire River. Its waters come from infiltrations from the Loire. It gives its name to the Loiret département. The Loiret, south of Orléans, with its picturesque former mills, is a popular..
Loire River
The Loire River (pronounced /lwaʁ/ in French), the longest river in France with a length of just over 1000 km, drains an area of 117,000 km², more than a fifth of France. The central part of the Loire Valley was added on the World Heritage Sites list by the UNESCO On December 2, 2000. Content..
Loire Valley
Loire Valley (French: Vallée de la Loire) is known as the Garden of France and the Cradle of the French Language. It is also noteworthy for the quality of its architectural heritage, in its historic towns such as Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Orléans, Saumur, and Tours, but in particular for it..
Lois
Lois was the mother of Eunice and grandmother of Timothy (Holy Bible, 2 Timothy 1:5). Lois was a popular baby name a few generations ago. Some notable women with the name include: Congresswoman Lois CappsActress Lois ChilesActress Lois CollierLt. Governor Lois HoleAthlete Lois McCallinActress Lo..
Lois's Makeover
Lois's Makeover is the 10th episode of the third season of Malcolm in the Middle. It originally aired on 27 January 2002. Contents 1 Plot1.1 Lois plot1.2 Reese, Dewey, Malcolm and Hal plot2 Guest Cast3 See also4 External links Plot Lois plot At Lucky Aide secret ..
Lois's Sister
Lois' Sister is episode 513 of the FOX Network series Malcolm in the Middle, written by Gary Murphy. Advertised as the 100th episode, it originally aired on February 22, 2004. Contents 1 Plot2 Guest Cast3 See also4 External links Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]..
Lois-Ann Yamanaka
Lois-Ann Yamanaka (born September 7, 1961 in Hoʻolehua, Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi) is a Japanese American poet and novelist from Hawaiʻi. Many of her critically acclaimed literary works are written in Hawaiian Pidgin, and some of her writing has dealt with controversial ethnic issues. In particular, h..
Loisach
The Loisach is a river in Tyrol, Austria and Bavaria, Germany. It is a tributary to the Isar. The source of the Loisach is near Ehrwald in Austria. The Loisach flows past Garmisch-Partenkirchen and into the Kochelsee. The Loisach then flows out of Kochelsee and joins the Isar at Wolfratshausen. A c..
Loisaida
Loisaida is a term derived from the Hispanic (and especially Puerto Rican) pronunciation of "Lower East Side", a neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City. Loisaida Avenue is now an alternate name for Avenue C in the Alphabet City neighborhood of New York City, whose population has largely been Hisp..
Lois & Clark: A Superman Novel
Lois & Clark: A Superman Novel is a novel by science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh based on the television series [[Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]. The work is an example of the Superhero fantasy literary subgenre, and because of the romance between Lois Lane and Clar..
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Dean Cain as Superman. Teri Hatcher as Lois Lane. John Shea as Lex Luthor. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action television series based on the Superman comic books. It was advertised simply as "The New Adventures of Superman" in the United Kingdom (with the..
Lois A. Cuccinello
Lois A. Cuccinello has served on the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders since 1997, winning re-election in 2000 and 2003. In January of 1999 she was selected to serve as Freeholder Director, making Freeholder Cuccinello the first woman to hold that position in four decades. A Passaic County..
Lois Andrews
Lois Andrews (March 241924 - April 5, 1968) was an American actress. Born in Huntington Park, CA as Lorraine Gourley, she played in films during the 1940s and early '50s. She is perhaps best known for her first role in 1943 as the comic strip character Dixie Dugan in the film of the same name. Whi..
Lois Banner
Lois Wendland Banner, more commonly known as Lois W. Banner, is an American feminist author. She received her Ph.D. at Columbia University. She is the author of the textbook [[Women in Modern America: A Brief History]], which is commonly used in introductory Women's Studies college classes. I..
Lois Baxter
Lois Baxter is a British actress, best known for playing Marie Stanton in Coronation Street from 1976 to 1977, and Lady Caroline in the period drama When the Boat Comes In. Other appearances include: Spyder's Web, Hadleigh, Z Cars, Doctor Who (in the serial The Androids of Tara), All Creatures Gre..
Lois Bourne
Lois Bourne was a member of the North London coven, the first Wiccan coven in history. She wrote three books: Conversations with a Witch, A Witch Amongst Us and Dancing with Witches. She was friends with Aldous Huxley and Gerald Gardner. ..
Lois Brown
Lois Brown is a Canadian businesswoman and presumptive politician. She is a former member of the Canadian Alliance Party having been its nominated candidate prior to the merger with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. She sought the nomination of the Conservative Party of Canada in the..
Lois Capps
Lois Capps Lois Grimsrud Capps (born January 10 1938), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1998, representing the 23rd District of California ([District map]), which was numbered as the 22nd District prior to the 20..
Lois Chiles
Lois Chiles as Holly Goodhead in "Moonraker". --> Lois Chiles (born Lois Cleveland Chiles on April 15, 1947) is an American actress and former model best known for her role as Dr. Holly Goodhead in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker. Chiles was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Alice. Sh..
Lois Collier
Lois Collier (born Madelyn Jones) (21 March, 1919 — 27 October, 1999) was an actress born in South Carolina, United States, she was sometimes credited as Lois Collyer. External links [Lois Collier on IMDB][Find-A-Grave profile for Lois Collier] ..
Lois Collinder
Lois Collinder is an Australian actress, best known for playing gangly inmate Alice "Lurch" Jenkins in the television series Prisoner. She in fact started out in the series in 1984 as a non-speaking extra and worked her way up from being a bit player to developing "Lurch" into a central character. S..
Lois Duncan
Lois Duncan (born 1934) is an American writer. She was born in Philadelphia as Lois Steinmetz and grew up by the sea in Florida, where her parents were magazine photographers. She started writing and submitting manuscripts to magazines at the age of ten, and when she was thirteen succeeded in sellin..
Lois Felix
Lois L. Felix-Spencer (born in 1928 in Meriden, Connecticut) was an outstanding American amateur tennis player in the 1950s and 1960s. At one time in her career, she appeared as high as No. 8 in the U.S. singles rankings. At the U.S. Indoor championships, Felix won the singles title in 1959 and in..
Lois Gibbs
Lois Gibbs, or Lois Marie Gibbs, (born 1952) is an environmental activist whose involvement in environmental causes began in 1978, when she discovered that her 7-year-old son's elementary school in Niagara Falls, New York was built on a toxic waste dump. Subsequent investigation revealed that her en..
Lois Gladys Leppard
Lois Gladys Leppard is the author of The Mandie Series of children's novels. Leppard wrote her first Mandie story when she was only eleven years old, but did not become a professional author until she was an adult. Leppard has also worked as a professional singer, actress, and playwright. [l..
Lois Griffin
Family Guy character Lois Griffin Hometown: Newport, Rhode Island Species: Human Gender: Female Height: 5 ft 7.25 in (1.71 m) Weight: 130 lbs Age: 40 (as of the third season) Religion: Protestant Heritage: English, partially German Favorite Bands: KISS and Whitesnak..
Lois Griffin (Toronto politician)
Lois Griffin was a Metro Toronto councillor (Rexdale-Thistletown) and became the Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission from 1989 to 1991. She is the first and only woman to hold the post. She played a critical role in the building of the Sheppard (TTC) line and Network 2011 plan. ..
Lois Hamilton
Lois Hamilton (born October 14, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – died December 23, 1999 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was an accomplished model, author, actress, artist and aviatrix. A descendant of Italian nobility, she was born Lois I. Aurino and studied at Temple University in her native Phil..
Lois Herr
Lois Herr is an American politician and a Lancaster County Democrat from PA's 16th District. She running for the seat currently held by Republican Joseph R. Pitts. Herr is a Lancaster County native and currently resides in Elizabethtown. Political Views Lois Herr has served for six years on the La..
Lois Hill Accessories
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Lois Hole
Lois Elsa Hole, CM, AOE (1933, Buchanan, Saskatchewan–January 6, 2005, Edmonton, Alberta) was a Canadian politician, businesswoman, educator and best-selling author. She was the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from February 10, 2000 until her death. She was known as the "Queen of Hugs" for b..
Lois Jackson
Lois E. Jackson is the mayor of Delta, British Columbia. She was first elected to Delta Municipal Council in 1972. She was the first woman to hold office as an Alderman, later changed to Councillor. Jackson is Delta's second female Mayor, the first was Beth Johnson. She was re-elected in the 2005 el..
Lois Juliber
Lois D. Juliber has been a director of DuPont since 1995. Ms. Juliber is a retired vice chairman of Colgate-Palmolive Company, the principal business of which is the production and marketing of consumer products. She formerly served as chief operating officer, executive vice president-Developed Mar..
Lois Jurgens
Lois Jurgens was the infamous subject of one of the most unusual murder cases in history, in Minnesota. She was the adoptive mother of six children in the 1960s and 1970s, and brutally abused them all, killing one of them, three-year-old Dennis Jurgens, in 1965. Her brother, Jerome Zerwas, was the ..
Lois Kibbee
Lois Kibbee (July 13, 1922 — October 18, 1993) was an American actress. Kibbee was born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. The daughter of actor Mliton Kibbee and the niece of actor Guy Kibbee, Lois is best remembered for her role of Geraldine Weldon Whitney Saxon on The Edge of Night from 1970-7..
Lois Lamya al-Faruqi
Lois Lamya' Al-Faruqi Lois Lamya al-Faruqi (Lois Ibsen) (July 25, 1926 - May 27, 1986), wife of Ismail al-Faruqi and an expert on Islamic art. She earned her B.A. in music from the University of Montana (1948) and then entered Indiana University, where she was awarded an M.A. in music (1949..
Lois Lane
Lois Lane is a fictional comic book character who appears in DC Comics’ Superman stories. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in Action Comics #1 (1938). Lois is Superman's chief romantic interest and, in the current DC continuity, his wife. Like Superman�..
Lois Lenski
Lois Lenski (1893-1974) was a popular and prolific writer of children's and young adult fiction. One of her projects was a collection of regional novels about children across the United States. Titles in this series include her most famous work, Strawberry Girl, about a girl in florida; Blue Ridg..
Lois Long
Lois Long (born 1918) illustrated the "Mud Book. How To Make Pies and Cakes" published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., in 1988 by John Cage and was also a friend of Cage. The "Mushroom Book" appeared in 1972, with lithographs by John Cage and Lois Long and text by Alexander H. Smith. It weighs 12 stone a..
Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry Lois Lowry (born March 20, 1937) is an author of children's literature who has been awarded the Newbery Medal twice: first for Number the Stars in 1990, and again in 1994 for The Giver, her most famous and controversial work. Contents 1 Biography2 Portfolio2.1 The ..
Lois Maffeo
Lois is an Olympia, Washington based musician and writer. She has been referred to as "the Grandmother of Riotgrrl," much to her dismay. Her first foray into music was with Patrick Malley in a band called "Courtney Love." Singles released as "Courtney Love":* Uncrushworthy, with Sunny Day, Moto..
Lois Mailou Jones
Lois Mailou Jones (November 3, 1905 - June 9, 1998) was a African American Harlem Renaissance painter. She taught art at Howard University from 1930-1977. Her artwork is heavily influenced by her travels to Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe. One of her first pieces that she created is titled The A..
Lois Mark Stalvey
Civil rights activist and author. In her first book, "The Education of a WASP" (1970) she detailed her experience as a Caucasian learning about civil rights, as a mother in Omaha, Nebraska and Philadelphia, in the early 1960s. Her subsequent books were "Education of an Ordinary Woman" (1982) and "Th..
Lois Marshall
Lois Marshall, CC , D.Mus , LL.D (January 29, 1924 – February 19, 1997) was a Canadian soprano. In 1967, she was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. She was a Graduate of the University of Toronto. Lois Marshall enjoyed a long career, primarily as a concert and recital singer, first as ..
Lois Maxwell
Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny Lois Maxwell (born Lois Hooker on 14 February, 1927 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond franchise. Maxwell has also appeared in many other television series and movies both in Britain and ..
Lois McCallin
Lois McCallin (born c. 1958) holds the world record distance and endurance for female human powered flight. On January 21, 1987 McCallin, an amateur triathlete flew 15.44 kilometers in 37 minutes, 38 seconds on the Michelob Light Eagle at Edwards Air Force Base. For this achievement, she was award..
Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold (November 2, 1949, Columbus, Ohio) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy works. Lois McMaster Bujold Bujold is best known for her series of novels featuring Miles Vorkosigan, a severely disabled interstellar spy and mercenary admiral from the planet Barraya..
Lois Miriam Wilson
For other women with a similar name, see Lois Wilson The Very Reverend Lois Miriam Wilson, CC (born Lois Freeman, April 8 1927) was the first female Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 1980 to 1982. She was ordained a United Church minister in 1965 and served in Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Ki..
Lois Moran
For other people with the same surname, see Moran. Lois Moran (born March 1, 1909 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; died July 13, 1990 in Sedona, Arizona) was an American actress. Short Career Her career began in 1921, and Moran appeared in a couple of silent movies in the early 1920s. She is probabl..
Lois Muir
Lois Muir (born 1935 - ) was New Zealand's National Netball Team's Head Coach for 15 years till 1988. She was inducted into the NZ Hall of Fame in 1993. External links Lois Muir listing at NZ Hall of Fame [link] ..
Lois Murphy
Lois Murphy (b. 1963) is a Democrat from the state of Pennsylvania, currently running for the state's 6th Congressional district ([map]) in the U.S. House against the incumbent, Jim Gerlach. Murphy was born in Hempstead, New York and she graduated from Harvard College and Radcliffe, and ..
Lois Nadean Smith
Lois Nadean (Dodd) Smith was born on September 12, 1940 and was convicted of the July 4, 1982 murder of 21-year-old Cindy Baillee in Gans. Baillee was the former girlfriend of Smith's son, Greg. Smith, along with her son and another woman, picked up Baillee from a Tahlequah, OK motel early on the mo..
Lois Neilson
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. Lois Neilson (September 7, 1895 - July 9, 1990) was an American silent movie actress who became actor and comedi..
Lois Nettleton
Lois Nettleton (born 1929) is an actress and voice artist mostly known for her work in television. Her career stretches all the way back to the early '50s and such shows as Captain Video, and since then she has done literally dozens of guest starring roles on shows ranging from the original Twilight..
Lois Pines
Lois Pines is a Democrat and Massachusetts politician. She ran for Attorney General in 1998 against Thomas Reilly, also a Democrat. Pines has also served in the state legislature for a number of years. In 2002, Pines ran for Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor, but lost in the primary. Lois Pines ac..
Lois Pope
Lois Berrodin Pope (born June 7, 1933, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is one of America's leading philanthropists. She is the widow of National Enquirer founder, Generoso Pope Jr. Pope attended Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, which later presented her with an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree i..
Lois Ramsay
Lois Ramsay (sometimes credited as Lois Ramsey) is an Australian actress, best known for her performances as eccentric old ladies on television. She was a major cast member of the 1970s soap opera The Box as tea lady Mrs. Hopkins. She also appeared twice in Prisoner - as dotty social worker Agne..
Lois Roden
Lois Irene Scott Roden was an American religious leader. She was a president of the Branch Davidian Seventh-day Adventist Church, an apocalyptic Christian sect which her husband, Benjamin Roden. The sect began in 1955 as a succession to the Davidian Seventh Day Adventist reform movement that began ..
Lois scélérates
The lois scélérates is the pejorative name for a set of French laws restricting the 1881 freedom of the press laws passed under the Third Republic (1870-1940), after several bombings and assassination attempts carried on by anarchist proponents of "propaganda of the deed". The first law was voted ..
Lois T. Henderson
Lois T. Henderson was a writer of Biblical novels. She authored: Fiction The holy experiment: A novel about the Harmonist Society (1974) ISBN 0682481157Hagar: A Novel (1978). The story of the slave girl who bore Abraham's son, and which was a finalist for the Gold Medallion Book Award of the Evang..
Lois Tarkanian
Lois Tarkanian is a Las Vegas, Nevada politician, and wife to former college basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian. As of 2005 she is a current member of the Las Vegas City Council. Previously, she served for 12 years as a member of the Clark County School District board. ..
Lois Thompson Bartholomew
Lois Thompson Bartholomew (born April 27, 1947 in Payson, Utah) is the author of the Young Adult adventure novel The White Dove ( ISBN 0618004645 ) as well as numerous magazine articles and short stories. Lois grew up in the small town of Salem, Utah. She is the mother of ten children (five boys an..
Lois V Vierk
Lois V Vierk (born August 4, 1951, Hammond, Indiana) is a "post-minimalist" or "totalist" composer who lives in New York City. She received a B.A. degree in piano and ethnomusicology from UCLA in 1974. She then attended Cal Arts, studying composition with Mel Powell, Leonard Stein, and Morton Sub..
Lois Waller
Lois Waller is a minor character in the Sweet Valley High book series. Character [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Lois was an overweight girl who was ironically the daughter of the school's dietician. She was described as having shaggy hair and glasse..
Lois Weber
Lois Weber (June 13 1881 - November 13 1939) was an American silent film actor, producer and director, and was the first woman to direct a full-length feature film when she directed The Merchant of Venice in 1914. Weber was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (now Pittsburgh's Northside neighborhood)..
Lois Weisberg
Lois Weisberg is the Commissioner of Cultural Affairs in Chicago, Illinois. Renowned for the breadth of her acquaintanceship as well as for an ability to make keen and canny introductions, Weisberg was declared a connector by journalist Malcolm Gladwell in a January 11 1999 New Yorker article titled..
Lois Wilson
Lois Wilson could be: Lois Wilson — The wife of Alcoholics Anonymous founder Bill Wilson. She is credited for founding Al-Anon, a similar group meant for friends and family of alcoholics.Lois Miriam Wilson — The first female Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 1980 to 1982.Loi..
Lois Wilson (activist)
For others sharing the same name, see Lois Wilson Lois Wilson née Burnham (4 March 1891 – 6 October, 1988) was the founder of Al-Anon, a support group for the friends and family of alcoholics. She was the wife of Alcoholics Anonymous founder Bill W. She was born into affluence in Brooklyn..
Lois Wilson (actress)
Lois Wilson (June 28, 1894 - March 3, 1988) was an American actress best known for her work during the silent era. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Wilson's family moved to Alabama when she was still very young. After becoming a schoolteacher, Wilson moved to California when she won a beauty co..
Loiter
In aeronautics and aviation, Loiter is a phase of flight. The phase consists of cruising for a certain amount of time over a small region. The loiter phase occurs, for general aviation, generally at the end of the flight plan, normally when the plane is waiting for clearance to land. However, som..
Loitering
Contents 1 Loitering - Definition2 Example one - To stand idly3 Example two - To stop numerous times4 Example three - To delay or procrastinate5 Sociality Loitering - Definition (IPA pronunciation: ['lɔɪtəˌrɪŋ] Is to stand idly, to stop numerous times, or..
Loituma
Loituma is a Finnish quartet whose members combine the Finnish vocal tradition with the sounds of the kantele (Finnish zither). Loituma were selected Band of the Year at the 1997 Kaustinen Folkmusic Festival. Contents 1 History2 Band members3 Discography4 See also5 Extern..
Loituma Girl
Loituma Girl is a flash cartoon set to a section of the traditional Finnish folk song "Ievan Polkka" sung by the Finnish quartet Loituma, taken from their 1998 album Things of Beauty.[link] The cartoon consists of a 4-frame animation of the BLEACH character Orihime Inoue twirling a leek..
Loitz
Loitz is a town in the district of Demmin, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the river Peene, 10 km northeast of Demmin, and 22 km southwest of Greifswald. ..
Loiu
Lujua (or Loiu in Basque) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. The new Bilbao Airport terminal has been built within the municipality limits. External link [LOIU in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi..
Loiyangalani
Loiyangalani is a small town located on the southeastern coast of Lake Turkana in Kenya. The town has 1000 inhabitants (1999 census)[link]. Loiyangalani means "a place of many trees" in the native Samburu tongue. It is home to Turkana people and was founded near a freshwater spring in ..
Loiza
Loiza is a primarily African-rooted town in the north of Puerto Rico. Though the Blacks of Puerto Rico, or morenos as we call them in Spanish, are spread throughout the island, this is the cultural center of Puerto Rico's African culture. Bomba, Puerto Rico's first unchanged music, originated here..
Loizidou vs Turkey
Loizidou vs. Turkey was a landmark legal case regarding the rights of refugees wishing to return to their former homes and properties. The European Court of Human Rights ruled that she, and consequently all other refugees, have the right to return to their former properties. The ECHR ruled that Turk..
Loi Estrada
Luisa "Loi" P. Ejercito-Estrada Senator of the Philippines2001–incumbent First Lady of the Philippines1998–2001 Second Lady of the Philippines1992–1998 Political Party: Partido ng Masang Pilipino Born: 1930Iba, Zambales Spouse: Joseph Estrada Luisa "Loi..
Loi Gayssot
The Gayssot Act makes it an offense to contest (Contestation) the existence of the category of crimes against humanity as defined in the London Charter of 1945, on the basis of which Nazi leaders were convicted by the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg in 1945-46. It is one of several Eur..
Loi Tek
Actually, it isn't Loi Tek, but Lai Teck - he betrayed the MCP in 1948 when he disappeared with the party's money. Word had it that he had not only been a traitor, but a three-way spy as well during the Second World War. He had allegedly been working for all three sides in the war - notably the Ja..
Lošinj
Lošinj (pronounced low-sheen) (Italian Lussino, Latin Apsorrus) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, in the Kvarner gulf. It is near the city of Rijeka, and also a part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. Lošinj is part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County The towns of Lošinj..

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