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L.O.P
Laurence Olivier Productions was a stage production company in the 1950's that also helped finance two films: Richard III (1955 film) and The Prince and the Showgirl Laurence Olivier Shakespearean Films Henry V (1944) | Hamlet (1948) | Richard III (1955) Other Films The Prince and the Showgi..
Léo-Paul Desrosiers
Léo-Paul Desrosiers (April 11, 1896 - April 20, 1967) was a Québécois writer and journalist well-known for his historical novels. He was influenced by the nationalism of Henri Bourassa and Lionel-Adolphe Groulx. He published his first novel in 1922 called Âmes et Paysages. His best-known work, ..
Léopold Boilly
Louis-Léopold Boilly (July 51761-January 41845) was a French painter. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [media] http://www.wallacecollection.org/c/w_a/p_w_d/f/a/boilly.htm ..
Léopold Davout d'Auerstaedt
Léopold Davout (August 9, 1829 - 9 February 1904) was a general of the Second Empire and third Duc d'Auerstaedt, a title originally held by his uncle Louis Nicolas Davout. The title was resurrected by an Imperial edict of Napoleon III in 1864. Davout was born on August 9th, 1829, to a Burgundian no..
Léopold Eyharts
Léopold Eyharts (Colonel, French Air Force) is (accurate at February 2003) an ESA astronaut (Mission Specialist). Contents 1 Background2 Awards and honors3 Military and Flight Experience4 NASA Experience5 External links Background Eyharts was born April 28, 1957, in Bi..
Léopold Langlois
The Honourable J. G. Léopold Langlois (October 2, 1913 – February 13, 1996) was a Canadian lawyer and parliamentarian. Born in Ste-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec, he was a lawyer specializing in maritime law. During World War II, he served in the Royal Canadian Navy as a lieutenant commander. In 1..
Léopold Leau
Léopold Leau (1868-?1940) was a French mathematician, primarily known for his many well-documented ties to international auxiliary languages. The Delegation for the Adoption of an International Auxiliary Language was founded on January 7 1901 on Leau's initiative. He co-wrote with Prof. Louis Cou..
Léopold Sédar Senghor
Léopold Sédar Senghor (October 9, 1906 – December 20, 2001) was a Senegalese poet and politician who served as the first president of Senegal (1960–1980). He also started his own party, called the Senegalese Democratic Bloc. Senghor started his studies in his homeland, and finished ..
Léopold Simoneau
Léopold Simoneau, CC (born May 3, 1916) is a Canadian light-lyric tenor. Born in St. Plavien, Quebec, Simoneau attended Levis College and Université Laval. In 1971 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1995. In 1997, he was made a Knight of the National O..
Léopold Szondi
Léopold Szondi (March 11, 1893 - January 24, 1986) was a Hungarian psychiatrist. He is known for the psychological tool that bears his name, the Szondi test. He developed a form of depth psychology that had some prominence in Europe in the mid-20th century, but has been ignored for the most part...
Léopold Victor Delisle
Léopold Victor Delisle (October 24, 1826 - July 21, 1910), French bibliophile and historian, was born at Valognes (Manche). At the École des Chartes, where his career was remarkably brilliant, his valedictory thesis was an Essai sur les revenus publics en Normandie au XIIe siècle (1849), and it ..
Lo-Pro
Lo-Pro is a five-piece rock/hard rock band signed by Aaron Lewis of Staind. Contents 1 Biography2 Band members3 Discography4 External links Biography Most of Lo-Pro's band members were already rock veterans at the time of the creation of the band; Pete Murray and Neil Godfrey..
Lo-Pro (album)
Lo-Pro is the self-titled debut album of Lo-Pro, released on August 26, 2003. Track listing "Fuel" - 3:27"Not Me" - 2:52"Sunday" - 3:46"1Day" - 3:22"Reach" - 3:25"Walk Away" - 3:12"Thread" - 3:51"Oblivion" - 3:19"Ignition" - 3:37"Never" - 3:07"Fake" - 3:31"Bombz" - 4:45 Released single "Sunday" Ex..
Lop
Lop may mean: Ferdinand LopLop Nur (aka Lop Nor)Lop BuriLop rabbit Lop may also mean: C2.LOP adwareLords of Pain, a pro wrestling news website.Lop-eared rabbit from the list of rabbit breeds This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same titl..
Lopadot...terygon
Lopadot...terygon, variously spelled, is a fictional dish mentioned in Aristophanes' comedy Ecclesiazusae. In its complete form the word is: Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphio- paraomelitokatakechymenokichlepi..
Lopare
Lopare }} Lopare (Serbian Cyrillic: Лопаре) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the Semberija region. According to the 1991 census, the population of the Lopare municipality was 32,400, of which 17,995 were Serbs, 12,225 Muslims, ..
Lopat
Lopat may refer to: Lopatcong - a township in Warren County, New JerseyEddie Lopat - a Major League Baseball pitcherThis 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 ..
Lopatcong Township, New Jersey
Lopatcong Township is a Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 5,765. Lopatcong Township is a suburb that was featured in a New York Times article, ["Great Haven for Families, but Don't Bring Children" August 13..
Lopatcong Township School District
The Lopatcong Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Lopatcong Township, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States Students in grade 9 - 12 generally attend Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsbur..
Lopburi
Lopburi is a city in Thailand, capital of the Lopburi province. The city is located about 150km north-east of Bangkok, at [14°49′N 100°37′E]. Population 54,000. Prang Sam Yot, the Khmer temple in Lopburi The city has a long history, dating back into the Dvaravati period more ..
Lopburi (disambiguation)
Lopburi may refer to Lopburi townLopburi ProvinceLopburi districtLopburi River redirect [[Template:Disambig]] ..
Lopburi Province
Lop Buri (Thai ลพบุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Phetchabun, Chaiyaphum, Nakhon Ratchasima, Saraburi, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ang Thong, Sing Buri and Nakhon Sawan. Contents 1 Geography2 Histor..
Lopburi River
The Lopburi River is a tributary of the Chao Phraya River in central Thailand. It splits from Chao Phraya river at Singburi. Passing through Tha Wung district and the town of Lopburi, it enters the Chao Phraya together the Pa Sak River at the town Ayutthaya. It's 95 km. long approximately. ..
Lopen
for at grid reference ST425144 Lopen is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated eight miles west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 248[#endnote_population]. A spectacular Roman mosaic, probably from a Roman villa, was found nearby..
Lopeno, Texas
Lopeno is a census-designated place (CDP) in Zapata County, Texas, United States. The population was 140 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography Lopeno is located at [26°42′36″N, 99°6′34″W] (26.709987, -..
Loperamide
Loperamide, usually as hydrochloride, is a drug effective against diarrhea resulting from gastroenteritis or inflammatory bowel disease. In most countries it is available generically under brand names such as Lopex®, Imodium®, Dimor® and Pepto® Diarrhea Control. Contents 1 Mode of acti..
Loperamide/simethicone
Loperamide and simethicone are combined in a medication (Imodium Advanced®) to treat simultaneously diarrheal and gas symptoms. ..
Lopes
Surname Lopes is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a Patronymic, meaning Son of Lopo (English: Wolf). Its Spanish equivalent is López. It is a name associated with a great number of different people: Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes, Portug..
LOPES
LOPES can refer to: The LOPES radio telescope, a scientific instrument which captures radio signals from cosmic raysThe LOPES exoskeleton, a rehabilitation aid for people with impaired motor control This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the sam..
LOPES (exoskeleton)
The goal of the LOPES project (LOwer-extremity Powered ExoSkeleton) is to design and implement a gait rehabilitation robot for treadmill training. The target group consists of people who have suffered a stroke and have impaired motor control. The main goals of LOPES are: Reduction of the physical lo..
LOPES (telescope)
The LOPES project (LOFAR PrototypE Station) is a cosmic ray detector array, located in Karlsruhe, Germany, and is operated in coincidence with an existing, well calibrated air shower experiment called KASCADE. There are different ways to observe cosmic rays, or, more accurately, the air showers tha..
Lopes Gonçalves
Lopes Gonçalves (15th century) Portuguese explorer of the Atlantic, the first to cross the Equator in 1473. ..
Lopevi
Lopevi (or Lopévi) is an uninhabited island in Malampa Province, Vanuatu. It lies to the southeast of Ambrym and west of Paama. It consists of the 7-km-wide cone of the active stratovolcano by the same name. It reaches a peak of 1413 m above sea level, the tallest point in central Vanuatu...
Lopez
Surname López is a common surname in the Spanish language. It was originally a Patronymic, meaning Son of Lopo (English: Wolf). Its Portuguese equivalent is Lopes. It is a name associated with a great number of different people: Adamari López, Puerto Rican actressAdolfo López Mateos, Mexican pre..
Lopez, Quezon
Lopez is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. It is located in the southern part of the province, 220 kilometers away from Manila, 83 kilometers away from Lucena City, 25 kilometers to Camarines Norte, 3 nautical kilometers to Alabat Island and bordered by the municipal..
Lopez-Fitzgerald family
The Lopez-Fitzgerald family is a working class Latino-Irish family on NBC's daytime drama, Passions. The Lopez-Fitzgeralds earned the wrath of Crane patriarch Alistair Crane sometime during the 1980s when Martin Fitzgerald ran off with Alistair's wife, Katherine, and the entire family has suffered ..
Lopezville, Texas
Lopezville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,476 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography Lopezville is located at [26°14′45″N, 98°9′23″W] (2..
Lopez Island
Lopez Island is the third largest of the U.S. San Juan Islands, and the first stop of four on the Washington State Ferries' San Juan Islands run. A normal sailing takes 45 minutes from Anacortes to Lopez. There is a small airstrip on the island with daily commercial flights, and charter floatplanes ..
Lopez Island Airport
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Lopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental
Lopez Jaena is a 4th class municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 20,948 people in 4,308 households. Barangays Lopez Jaena is politically subdivided into 28 barangays. AlegriaBagong SilangBiasongBonifacioBurgosDalac..
Lopez Lake
Lopez Lake is a lake near the city of Arroyo Grande in San Luis Obispo County, California. The lake is formed by Lopez Dam on Arroyo Grande Creek, 9 miles upstream from the Pacific Ocean. The creek drains about 60 square miles above the dam and 90 square miles below. The dam was built in 1969 and ..
Lopez Opening
tright The Lopez Opening or MacLeod Attack is a chess opening characterized by the moves 1. [[Wikibooks:Chess/Opening Theory/1.e4|e4]] [[Wikibooks:Chess/Opening Theory/1.e4/1...e5|e5]] 2. [[Wiki..
Lope de Aguirre
Lope de Aguirre ( c. 1510 – 27 October 1561) was a Spanish conquistador in South America. He was a megalomaniac and paranoid soldier who murdered the leaders of the largest Spanish expedition searching for El Dorado; descended the Marañón, Amazon, and Orinoco rivers and conquered the Isla Ma..
Lope de Barrientos
Lope de Barrientos (Medina del Campo, Spain, 1382 - Cuenca, Spain, 1469), sometimes called Obispo Barrientos ("Bishop Barrientos"), was a powerful clergymen of the Spanish Crown of Castile during the 15th century, although his prominence and the influence he wielded during his lifetime is not wel..
Lope de Rueda
Lope de Rueda (1510? - 1565) was a Spanish dramatist and author, quite possibly the best of his era. A very versatile writer, he also wrote comedies, farces, and pasos. He was the precursor to what is considered the golden age of Spanish literature. He was born early in the 16th century at Seville,..
Lope de Vega
For the municipality in the Philippines, see Lope de Vega, Northern Samar. Lope de Vega (also Félix Lope de Vega Carpio or Lope Félix de Vega Carpio) (25 November 1562 – 27 August 1635) was a Spanish playwright and poet. His reputation in the world of Spanish letters is second only to that..
Lope de Vega, Northern Samar
Lope De Vega is a 5th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 11,754 people in 2,114 households. Barangays Lope De Vega is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. BayhoBonifacioCagamesaragCag-aguingayCurryGebonawa..
Lope Díez de Armendáriz, marqués de Cadereyta
Don Lope Díez de Armendáriz, marqués de Cadereyta (sometimes spelled Díaz de Armendáriz) (born 1575 in Quito, Viceroyalty of Peru, died after 1639) was a Spanish nobleman and the first criollo to be viceroy of New Spain. He served as viceroy from September 16, 1635 to August 27, 1640. Early ..
Lope García de Castro
Lope García de Castro (d. 1576 in Madrid) was a Spanish colonial administrator, member of the Council of the Indies and of the Audiencias of Panama and Lima. From 1564 to 1569 he was interim viceroy of Peru. In 1563 he was sent to Panama by the Council of the Indies to apply the Council's decision..
Lopé National Park
Lopé National Park ..
Lope Yap
Lope Yap, Jr. is a San Francisco-based film director, assistant director, and special effects producer. Biography He attended George Washington High School in San Francisco. Filmography His credits as assistant director and visual effects producer include many TV and Hollywood productions such a..
Lophelia pertusa
Lophelia pertusa (L., 1758) is a species of cold-water coral which grows in the deep waters throughout the North Atlantic ocean. L. pertusa reefs are home to a diverse community, however the species is extremely slow growing and may be harmed by destructive fishing practices, or oil exploration an..
Lophius piscatorius
This article is about the fish. For the person who engages in the activity of angling, see Fisherman. The angler, also sometimes called fishing-frog, frog-fish, sea-devil (Lophius piscatorius), is a monkfish in the family Lophiidae. It is found in coastal waters of the northeast Atlantic, from the ..
Lophocalotes
Classification of genus Lophocalotes Lophocalotes ludekingi ..
Lophocoronoidea
Lophocoronoidea is the superfamily of Australian archaic sun moths. Sources Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders, edited by Christopher O'Toole, ISBN 1-55297-612-2, 2002 ..
Lophognathus
Classification of genus Lophognathus Lophognathus gilbertiLophognathus longirostrisLophognathus maculilabrisLophognathus temporalis ..
Lophophine
Lophophine Chemical name3-methoxy-4,5-methylendioxyphenethylamine or2-(7-methoxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)ethanamine Chemical formulaC10H13NO3 Molecular mass211.258 Melting point164-164.5 °C hydrochloride CAS numbers1484-85-1 SMILESNCCc1cc2OCOc2c(c1)OC Lophophine, homomyristicylamine, (o..
Lophophora
Lophophora (John M. Coulter, 1894) is a genus of spineless, button-like cacti native to the southwestern United States (Texas and New Mexico) through Northeast Mexico and South to Querétaro. The species are extremely slow growing, sometimes taking up to thirty years to reach flowering age (at..
Lophophore
Freshwater bryozoan with lophophore extended The lophophore is a characteristic feeding organ possessed by three major groups of animals: the Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, and Phoronida. It can most easily be described as a ring of ciliated tentacles surrounding the mouth, but it is often horseshoe-sh..
Lophopyxis
Lophopyxis is a genus of flowering plants and the sole genus of the family Lophopyxidaceae. The group consists of 2 species of tendrillate lianas. They are found in the Sunda Islands. ..
Lophorhothon
Lophorhothon atopus (Langston, 1960) is the first genus and species of dinosaur discovered in Alabama. Remains of this small, poorly known hadrosaurine euhadrosaurid dinosaur were first discovered during the 1940s from extensive erosional outcrops of the lower unnamed member of the Mooreville Ch..
Lophorina
The monotypic genus Lophorina Vieillot, 1816 of the Paradisaeidae family is found in the mountain forests of New Guinea. A member of this genus is characterized with an enormous cape feathers. Species Superb Bird of Paradise, Lophorina superba ..
Lophostemon
Lophostemon is a genus of 4 species of evergreen tree in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. They are native to Australia and New Guinea. The genus is a relative recent creation; all 4 species were previously included in the related genus Tristania. The most well-known species, L. confertus is a familia..
Lophostica
Lophostica is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Species Lophostica mauriciana Simon, 1902 (Mauritius, Reunion) ..
Lophotrochozoa
The Lophotrochozoa are one of two or three major groups of protostome animals. They include the phyla pictured in the infobox shown at right. In the first four phyla there are groups that produce trochophore larvae, which have two bands of cilia around their middle. Previously these were treate..
Lopid
This article refers to the Sudanese ethnicity Lopid. For the US Lopid brand name cholesterol medication, see Gemfibrozil Lopid is an ethnic minority in Sudan. The population of this minority is at several 10,000. They traditional home is Equatoria. They speak Lopit, a Nilotic language. ..
Lopik
[Lopik] is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. In the Netherlands, 'Lopik' is often used as a reference to the broadcasting facilities located in the eastern part of the municipality and in neighbouring IJsselstein. These include the Gerbrandy Tower..
Lopikerkapel
The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Lopikerkapel in the municipality of Lopik. Lopikerkapel ([51°60′N 5°3′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Lopik, and lies about 3 km south of IJsselstein. Th..
Lopinavir
Lopinavir (ABT-378) is an antiretroviral of the protease inhibitor class. It is marketed by Abbott as Kaletra®, a co-formulation with a sub-therapeutic dose of ritonavir, as a component of combination therapy to treat HIV/AIDS. As of 2006, lopinavir/ritonavir forms part of the preferred combin..
Lopingian
Lopingian is the third of the three epoches of the Permian. The world was hot and arid. The epoch saw one the largest deserts of all time, in the middle of Pangea. Monsoons probably prevailed in the coasts or a little further inland. There were probably less glaciers than the last epoch. By the begi..
Loplop
Max Ernst. Loplop Introduces Loplop. 1930. Oil and various materials on wood. 100 x 180 cm. Private collection. Loplop is the name of bird/birdlike character featured in prints, collages and paintings by artist Max Ernst. Loplop was an alter ego which Ernst developed and functioned as a famil..
Lopmon
Lopmon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, the "twin sibling" of Terriermon, despite having different colors and more horns. While Terriermon is an over-confident sort and tends to make sarcastic remarks, Lopmon is shy and polite. Lopmon spoke in an antiquated dialect in the Japane..
Lopon Tsechu
Lopon Tsechu Rinpoche (1918, Bhutan - June 10, 2003) was a great master of Tibetan Buddhism, widely regarded in the Himalayas, with many students in both the East and the West. As a boy, he was ordained as a monk in the largest monastery in Bhutan, Phunaka Dzong. He trained with important teacher..
Lopo do Nascimento
Lopo Fortunato Ferreira do Nascimento (born 10 June 1942) is an Angolan politician. He served as the country's first Prime Minister from 11 November 1975 to 9 December 1978 and as secreteary of the MPLA. ..
Loppa
Loppa kommune County Finnmark District Municipality NO-2014]] Administrative centre Øksfjord Mayor (2003) Arne Dag Isaksen (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage km²669 km²0.21 % 2004) - Percentage -&n..
Loppersum
Loppersum is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. Population centres Eekwerd, Eekwerderdraai, Eenum, Fraamklap, Garrelsweer, Garsthuizen, Hoeksmeer, Honderd, Huizinge, Kolhol, Leermens, Loppersum, Lutjerijp, Lutjewijtwerd, Merum, Middelstum, Oosterwijtwerd, Startenhuizen, ..
Lopper Tunnel
The Lopper Tunnel is a motorroad tunnel in Switzerland, and forms part of the A8 motorroad. The tunnel is 1,562 metres long and has two lanes (one in each direction). There is no central reservation. It lies in central Switzerland. At times, the link to the A2 motorway may be undergoing roadworks..
Loppi
Loppi is a municipality in Finland (Loppis in Swedish). It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. The municipality has a population of 7,732 (2003) and covers an area of 655.82 km² of which 57.47 km² is water. The population density is 11.8 inhab..
Lopping
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. Lopping was the ancient practice of cutting the boughs and branches of trees by commoners for use as fuel durin..
Loppington
redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]] Loppington is a village in Shropshire, England, in the North Shropshire district, situated a few miles west of Wem. Loppington was recorded in the Domesday Book as Lopitone. It has a rich history and many historical buildings, including the Church ..
Lopp Lagoon
Lopp Lagoon is a tidal lake on Cape Prince of Wales (the western-most tip of the Seward Peninsula) in the U.S. state of Alaska. Many creeks empty into it, but the most water comes from the Mint River. Some salt water from the Pacific Ocean also enters the lagoon through several channels between it a..
Lopra
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Loprazolam
Loprazolam (marketed under the band name Dormonoct®) is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. It possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. It is available in 1mg tablets. External links [Inchem.org - Loprazolam] Benzodiazepin..
Lopster
Lopster is a free peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing program which supports napster-like servers such as OpenNAP or SlavaNap. It was developed by Markus Lausser for Unix-like systems using the GTK+ programming libraries. It is released under the GNU General Public License. Lopster has also been ported..
Lopud
Lopud is a small island off the coast of Dalmatia, southern Croatia. Lopud is one of the Elaphiti Islands, and can be reached by boat from Dubrovnik, Orasac and zaton . http://www.lopud.nl/ ..
Lop II of Gascony
Lop II (also Otsoa (Eu), Lupus (La), Loup (Fr), or Lobo (Sp)) is the first-attested duke of Gascony from 769. The ancestors of Lop II are not known. It is often claimed that Lop II was related to dukes Odo of Aquitaine and Hunald of Aquitaine, some people even saying that Lop II was the son of Duke ..
Lop Nur
Lop Nur (ear-shaped) from space, September 1992 Lop Nur ("Lake Lop"; alternately Lop Nuur = Lop Nor = Lob-nor = Lo-pu po = Taitema Lake, in the Han Annals: P'u-ch'ang Hai = Lou-lan Hai = Yen-tse) is a group of small, now seasonal salt lakes and marshes between the Taklamakan and Kuruktag des..
Lo Prado
Lo Prado (Spanish "the meadow") is a municipality ("comuna") of Chile located on the province of Santiago in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It has an area of 6.7 km², a population of 104,316 (2002 census) and an average household income of $15,944 in PPP US dollars (2000). ..
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