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Lóðurr
In Norse mythology, Lóðurr is one of the Æsir. In Völuspá he is assigned a role in animating the first humans but apart from that he is almost never mentioned and remains obscure. Scholars have variously identified him with Loki, Vé, Vili and Freyr but consensus has not been reached on any one..
Lur
See Lurs for other uses Lur is a name given to two distinct types of wind musical instrument. The more recent type is made of wood and was in use in Scandinavia during the Middle Ages. The older type, named after the more recent type, is made of bronze, dates to the Bronze Age and was often found i..
Luray
Luray may refer to: Luray, KansasLuray, VirginiaLuray, South CarolinaLuray, MissouriLuray, a commune in the Eure-et-Loir département, in France This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish..
Luray, Kansas
Luray is a city in Russell County, Kansas, United States. The population was 203 at the 2000 census. Geography Luray is located at [39°6′50″N, 98°41′29″W] (39.114003, -98.691413)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has ..
Luray, Missouri
Luray is a village in Clark County, Missouri, United States. The population was 102 at the 2000 census. Geography Luray is located at [40°27′9″N, 91°53′1″W] (40.452568, -91.883676)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the villag..
Luray, South Carolina
Luray is a town in Hampton County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 115 at the 2000 census. Geography Luray is located at [32°48′49″N, 81°14′22″W] (32.813530, -81.239417)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ..
Luray, Virginia
Luray is a town in Page County, Virginia, United States. The population was 4,871 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Page County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Luray is located in northern Virginia, in the Shenandoah Valley southwest of Front Royal. It serves as the headquarters fo..
Luray Caverns
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. The "Fried Eggs" rock formation at Luray Caverns. Luray Caverns is a large commercial cavern in ..
Luray Wranglers
Luray Wranglers Founded 2000 Field Bulldog Field Team History Luray Colonials (1958-1969) Luray Wranglers (2001-present) Division Northern Championships 4 (1965) (1966) (1967) (1968) Owner Bill Turner Head Coach Mike Bocock The Luray Wranglers are a team..
Lura Township, Minnesota
Lura Township is a township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 217 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 91.0 km² (35.2 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 217 peo..
Lurbira
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LURCH
LURCH is a software design debugging tool that uses a nondeterministic algorithm to quickly explore the reachable states of a software model. By performing a partial and random search, LURCH looks for faults in the model and reports the pathways leading to the faults. Contents 1 Explanation..
Lurch
"Lurch" is also the nickname of former South Sydney and Manly rugby league prop John O'Neill. See John O'Neill (rugby league footballer) Lurch is the fictional manservant to The Addams Family created by cartoonist Charles Addams. He is a shambling, groaning, 6'9" tall butler who somewhat resembles..
Lurcher
The Lurcher is not a dog breed, but rather a type of dog. It is a hardy crossbred sighthound that is generally a cross between a sighthound and a working breed, usually a pastoral dog or Terrier. Collie crosses have always been very popular. Lurchers can be crossed several times. There is no set ..
Lurch McDuck
Lurch McDuck, also known as Sheik Beak, is Scrooge McDuck's cousin in the 1968 Carl Barks story "The Doony Desert Dilemma". An imposter calling himself Lurch Duck and claiming to be Scrooge's long-lost cousin attempts to defraud Scrooge of half his fortune. However he appears on none of the family t..
Lurcy
Lurcy is a commune of the Ain département in France. ..
Lurcy-Lévis
Lurcy-Lévis Country France Région Auvergne Départment Allier Arrondissement Moulins Canton Lurcy-Lévis INSEE 03155 Postal Code 03320 MayorCurrent Term Jacques Bourdier2001-2008 Intercommunality Longitude 02° 56' 21" E ..
Lurdusaurus
Lurdusaurus is a genus of dinosaur which lived in the Early Cretaceous. Its fossils have been found in Niger. The type species, Lurdusaurus arenatus, was formalized by Taquet and Russell in 1999; previously, the animal was known informally as "Gravisaurus tenerensis". Like many iguanodonts, this g..
Lure
Lure can refer to: lure (falconry).fishing lure.Lure, a commune of the Haute-Saône département, in France.Lure (horse) 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 p..
Lure, Haute-Saône
Lure is a commune of the Haute-Saône département, in France. ..
Luren Dickenson
Luren Dudley Dickinson (April 15, 1859–April 22, 1943 was an American politician. He served as a Republican governor of Michigan from 1939 to 1940. He holds the record of the oldest person to ever serve as Michigan governor, at the age of 79, as well as the only governor to enter office upon t..
Lurex
Lurex is the brand name for a type of yarn with a metallic appearance. The twine is most commonly a synthethic fibre, onto which an aluminium layer has been vaporised. "Lurex" may also refer to cloth created with the yarn. ..
Lure (falconry)
A lure is a device used in falconry. It is a pair of bird wings attached to an object which is swung round and round in a cord, for the falcon to chase. ..
Lure coursing
Lure coursing is a sport for dogs that involves chasing a mechanically operated lure. Competition is usually limited to dogs of purebred sighthound breeds. Contents 1 Lure course2 Qualifying to compete3 Levels of competition4 Judging4.1 ASFA4.2 AKC5 Titles5.1&n..
Lure of the Big Game
The Lure of the Big Game is an instructional tennis book geared towards intermediate to advanced competitive players. It focuses heavily on strategy and the mental aspects of tennis. Using metaphorical stories and literary quotes, The Lure of the Big Game walks readers through the various hurdles ..
Lure of the Temptress
Lure of the Temptress is a fantasy point-and-click adventure game with comedic elements, created by Revolution Software, published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment, and initially released in 1992 for Atari_ST, DOS and Amiga systems. This was the first game developed by Revolution Software and w..
Lurgan
Lurgan (An Lorgain, meaning "the long low ridge of land" in Irish), is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland with a population of approximately 25,000. Lurgan is situated in the Craigavon Borough Council area, to the south of Lough Neagh in the centre of Northern Ireland. The town is approximat..
Lurganare
Lurganare is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, five miles north of Newry. It had a population of 195 people in the 2001 Census. They are served by a single shop, a Primary School, and a small Catholic church. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council area. References �..
Lurganure
Lurganure is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Lisburn. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 441 people. It is situated in the Lisburn City Council area. References [NI Neighbourhood Information System] See also List of villages in Northern IrelandList of tow..
Lurganville
Lurganville is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 102 people. It is situated in the Lisburn City Council area. Locally significant buildings include St Colman’s Church, which is a listed building, and the Parochial House. References �..
Lurgan Celtic F.C.
Lurgan Celtic is based in Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, and plays in the Irish Second Division. Its home ground is Knockrammer Park. The club was formed in 1903 and plays in a similar strip to that of Celtic F.C., the famous Scottish club. Irish League 2006-2007 Irish Premier League ..
Lurgan College
Lurgan College is a selective age 14-18 grammar school situated in the town of Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Contents 1 History2 Today3 Famous links4 Links History The school opened in 1873, originally being situated in a town house in Lurgan town centre. In August..
Lurgan Junior High School
Lurgan Junior High School is a Protestant High School situated in the large town of Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It caters for around 650 pupils between the ages of 11-14 inclusive. ..
Lurgan Mail
The Lurgan Mail is a newspaper based in Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. it is published by Morton Newspapers. ..
Lurgan railway station
Lurgan railway station serves Lurgan in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em auto; text-align: center;" |- ! Preceding station ! colspan="3" | Northern Ireland Railways ! Following station A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S ..
Lurgan Township, Pennsylvania
Lurgan Township is a township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,014 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 85.2 km² (32.9 mi²). 84.9 km² (32.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of..
Lurgashall
Lurgashall is a village in West Sussex situated north east of Midhurst. It contains the church of St Laurence. In the 2001 census the parish covered 2,097 hectares and had 220 households with a total population of 581. 271 residents were economically active. Although there was, almost certainly,..
Lurgi
Lurgi can refer to: Lurgi_AG : The German Chemical and construction comapnythe Lurgi process for making gas from carbonaceous fuel under high pressureLurgi generator - a device used to produce gas from coal (see Gasification)an alternative spelling of the slang term Lurgy This is a [disambiguat..
Lurgi AG
LURGI AG is a German Engineering, Construction and Chemical Process Licensing comapny. History LURGI was the cable address of Metallurgische Gesellschaft founded on 5 February 1897. Its origin dates back to the technical branch of Metallgesellschaft, which had been established by Wilhelm Merton in..
Lurgy
The lurgy (or lurgi) is Commonwealth English slang for an unspecified contagious disease, generally one considered inconvenient and non-fatal with obvious symptoms, such as influenza or the common cold. Particularly violent strains are often referred to as "The Dreaded Lurgy". Phrases like "I've go..
Luri, Haute-Corse
Luri Country France Région Corse Départment Haute-Corse Arrondissement Bastia Canton Capobianco INSEE 2B152 Postal Code 20228 MayorCurrent Term Intercommunality Longitude 09° 24' 21" E Latitude 42° 53' 51" N Alt..
Luria
Luria is a family with wide ramifications and several of whose members were distinguished for mystical tendencies and rabbinical knowledge. Abraham ben Nissan LuriaDavid ben Aaron LuriaEnoch Zundel ben Isaiah LuriaIsaac Luria/Yitzchaq Lurya, or Isaac ben Solomon Ashkenazi Luria (ARI)Johanan ben Aa..
Luria-Delbruck experiment
Luria-Delbruck experiment (1943) (also called the Fluctuation Test) demonstrates that in bacteria, genetic mutations arise in the absence of selection, rather than being a response to selection. Therefore, Darwin's theory of natural selection acting on random mutations applies to bacteria as well as..
Lurie Tower
The Ann and Robert H. Lurie Tower, located on North Campus at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and housing a grand carillon, was built in 1996 as a memorial for Michigan alumnus Robert H. Lurie. The Lurie Tower was designed by Michigan alumnus Charles W. Moore (AB '47, Hon Arch Ph.D. '92)..
Lurigancho
Lurigancho is a district of the Lima Province in Peru, located in the valley of the Rímac River which it shares with neighboring Chaclacayo and Ate districts. Its capital is the town of Chosica. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Boundaries2 Demographics3 Other facts4 External li..
Lurín District
Distrito de Lurín Area km² Population - Total - Density 49,436 (2002 estimate)272.9/km² Mayor Established asa district January 2, 1857 The '''Peruvian district of Lurín is one of the 43 that make up the Lima Province. Boundries It borders on the north with..
Lurio
Lurio is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Species Lurio conspicuus Mello-Leitão, 1930 (Brazil)Lurio crassichelis Berland, 1913 (Ecuador)Lurio lethierryi (Taczanowski, 1872) (French Guiana)Lurio solennis (C. L. Koch, 1846) (Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana)Lurio splend..
Luristan bronze
Luristan bronze is a term used for a set of ancient bronze artifacts of various individual forms which mainly have been recovered from Luristan and Kermanshah areas in west central Iran. The typical Luristan style bronze artifacts include a great number of weapons, ornaments, tools, and ceremonial..
Lurita Doan
Lurita Alexis Doan is a successful entrepreneur, business woman, community leader, and mother. Doan is currently serving as the Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration. Contents 1 Education2 Career3 Community Involvement4 Sources Education Doan began her ed..
Luritja
Location of Luritja (orange) in the Northern Territory Luritja is a name used to refer to several dialects of the Indigenous Australian Western Desert Language, and thereby also to the people who speak these varieties, and their traditional lands. Contents 1 Area2 Papunya Luritja..
Luri language
For the town in France, see Luri, Haute-Corse. Luri is a southwestern Iranian language and is mainly spoken by the Lurs and Bakhtiari people in the Iranian provinces of Lorestan, Ilam, Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari, Kohkiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad and parts of Khuzestan. See also Borujerdi DialectBakhti..
Lurker
For the punk group, see The Lurkers In Internet culture, a lurker is a person who reads discussions on a message board, newsgroup, chatroom or other interactive system, but rarely participates. Contents 1 History2 Malevolent lurkers3 Benign lurkers4 Constructive lurkers5 ..
Lurkfish
The Lurkfish is a fictional species of fish created for the film The Future is Wild. The lurkfish grows 4 m long and lives in the Bengal Swamps 100 million years from now. The lurkfish's ancestors are electric catfish. Nevertheless it evolved a sophisticated way of killing venomous swampuses: elec..
Lurking Unknown
The Lurking Unknown is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a demon, one of the Fear Lords, who has clashed with Doctor Strange and Thor. External Link [The Lurking Unknown at marvunapp.com] ..
Lurking variable
A lurking variable (confounding factor or variable, or simply a confound or confounder) is a "hidden" variable in a statistical or research model that affects the variables in question but is not known or acknowledged, and thus (potentially) distorts the resulting data. This hidden third variable ca..
Lurk (internet forums)
Lurking is an activity performed on Internet Forums that involves wandering the website, reading posts and never actually posting anything. Most internet forums do not charge for access to post, so in many cases "lurkers", as they are called, are completely anonymous. However, in special cases, such..
Lurleen Lumpkin
Lurleen Lumpkin Lurleen Lumpkin is a fictional character from The Simpsons voiced by Beverly D'Angelo. She first appeared in the "Colonel Homer" episode as a barmaid who works at the Beer'N'Brawl, in Spittle County, and wants to be a country musician. She is discovered by Homer Simpson who is..
Lurleen Wallace
Lurleen Burns Wallace (September 19, 1926 – May 7, 1968), born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was the first wife of Alabama Governor George Wallace, and the only (as of 2006) woman to be elected Governor of Alabama. Contents 1 Early years2 Governorship3 Legacies4 External links5&nb..
Lurlene McDaniel
Lurlene McDaniel is an author who has written over 50 young adult books. She is well known for writing about characters struggling with chronic and terminal illnesses, such as cancer, diabetes, and organ failure. Readers and critics consider her novels to be inspirational, particularly for those who..
Lurline Baths
Lurline Baths seen in a 1897 Thomas Edison film --> The Lurline Baths were public salt water baths built in the 1800s in San Francisco, California located at the corner of Bush and Larkin streets. They closed in 1936. Owned by the Olympic Salt Water Company, the baths also included a swimm..
Lurnea, New South Wales
Lurnea is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. External links Suburbs and localities within the City of Liverpool | South-western Sydney | Sydney Ashcroft | Austral | Badgerys Creek | Bringelly | Busby | Cartwright | Casula | Cecil Hills | Chipping Norton | Denham C..
Luronium
Luronium natans is a species of aquatic plant commonly known as the Floating Water-plantain. Description Stems elongated, rising in the water or creeping and rooting at the nodes. Submerged leaves (if present) basal, linear; floating or aerial leaves elliptical to ovate. Flowers hermaphrodite, l..
Lurs
Lurs can refer to: Ancient wind instruments, see LurAn Iranian ethnic group; see: LorestanLurs, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, a commune of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to t..
Lurue
Forgotten Realms Deity Lurue Title(s) The Unicorn, The Unicorn Queen, The Queen of Talking Homeplane House of Nature Power Level Lesser/Minor Alignment Chaotic Good Portfolio Talking beasts, intelligent beasts ..
Lurvills Delight
Lurvills Delight was a popular carbonated soft drink in Wales between 1896 and 1910. ..
Lurøy
Lurøy kommune County Nordland District Helgeland Municipality NO-1834]] Administrative centre Lurøy Mayor (2003) Steinar Joakimsen (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage km²257 km²0.08 % 2004) - Percentage&..
Lurøy Fotballklubb
Lurøy Fotballklubb is a Norwegian amateur football club which was founded in the autumn of 2005, and are in 2006 playing in the Norwegian fourth division group 2 Nordland. The club gathers the best players from Lurøy municipality, and play their home games in three different grounds within the mun..
Lu Ruihua
Lu Ruihua 卢瑞华 (born 1938) was the seventh Governor of Guangdong. He joined the Communist Party of China in June 1972. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
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