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Ladby-skibet (from the article "Funen") ...agriculture (grains and sugar beets), gardening, dairy farming, and pig and cattle breeding. Stone Age ... Ladd, Alan American motion picture actor most noted for roles in which he portrayed detectives, cowboys, and ... Ladd, Alan, Jr. (from the article "1995: Best Picture") Other Nominees Ladd, George Trumbull philosopher and psychologist whose textbooks were influential in establishing experimental psychology in the United States. ... Ladd-Franklin theory (from the article "Ladd-Franklin, Christine") She is probably best-known for her work on colour vision. While studying in Germany in ... Ladd-Franklin, Christine nee Ladd American scientist and logician known for contributions to the theory of colour vision. ladder dredge (from the article "dredge") ...cables. In operation the bucket is dropped to the bottom, where it bites because of ... ladder truck (from the article "fire engine") ...feet, or 300 metres), and a water tank for use where a supply of water ... ladder vein (from the article "vein") Ladder veins are short, rather regularly spaced, roughly parallel fractures that traverse dikes (tabular bodies ... ladder-back chair chair with a tall back constructed of horizontal slats or spindles between two uprights. The ... Lade, battle of (from the article "Anatolia") ...of the Greco-Persian Wars. Although the rebels found wide support in the Greek cities of ... Ladefoged, Peter Nielsen British-born American linguist and phonetician (b. Sept. 17, 1925, Sutton, Eng.-d. Jan. 24, 2006, London, ... Ladhon (from the article "Arcadia") ...enclose a series of plains drained only by underground channels. The western plateau is more ... Ladhon Dam (from the article "Alpheus River") ...is known as the Elisson, the Alpheus turns abruptly northwest and eventually empties into the ... Ladies' Home Journal American monthly magazine, one of the longest-running in the country and long the trendsetter among ... [3 Related Articles] Ladies' Professional Golf Association (from the article "Golf") ...figure in the women's professional game was Mexico's Lorena Ochoa, who took over from Annika ... ladies' tresses any plant of the genus Spiranthes, family Orchidaceae, numbering as many as 30 species of ... Ladik carpet handwoven floor covering usually in a prayer design and made in or near Ladik, a ... Ladin (from the article "Ladinian Stage") ...Series, representing those rocks deposited worldwide during Ladinian time (237 million to 228 million years ... Ladin language (from the article "Romance languages") In the Trento-Alto Adige region of northeastern Italy, some 30,000 persons speak Ladin. Some Italian ... lading, bill of document executed by a carrier, such as a railroad or shipping line, acknowledging receipt of ... [4 Related Articles] Ladinian Stage uppermost of two divisions of the Middle Triassic Series, representing those rocks deposited worldwide during ... Ladino Europeanized Central American person of predominantly Spanish origin. Despite regional variations, there is a cultural ... [1 Related Articles] Ladino language Romance language spoken by Sefardic Jews in the Balkans, the Middle East, North Africa, Greece, ... [4 Related Articles] Ladipo, Duro Nigerian dramatist whose innovative folk operas incorporating ritual poetry and traditional rhythms performed on indigenous ... [3 Related Articles] Ladislas king of Naples (from 1386), claimant to the throne of Hungary (from 1390), and prince ... [3 Related Articles] Ladislas I king of Hungary who greatly expanded the boundaries of the kingdom and consolidated it internally; ... [3 Related Articles] Ladislas II (from the article "Hungary") ...and Bela's eldest son, Geza II (1141-62), ruled thereafter unchallenged, but the succession of Geza's ... Ladislas IV king of Hungary who, by his support of the German king Rudolf I at the ... [1 Related Articles] Ladislas V boy king of Hungary and of Bohemia (from 1453), who was caught up in the ... [6 Related Articles] ladle (from the article "steel") ...the furnace by heavy cranes or special charging machines that drop one or two large ... ladle furnace (from the article "steel") ...of the ladle lining and slag layer, the expected holding times and stirring conditions, and ... Lado Enclave region in central Africa bordering on Lake Albert Nyanza (now Lake Albert), on the west ... Ladoga, Lake largest lake in Europe, located in northwestern Russia about 25 miles (40 km) east of ... [1 Related Articles] lady in the British Isles, a general title for any peeress below the rank of duchess ... Lady Amherst's pheasant (from the article "pheasant") ...have been kept for centuries, and the birds are represented in collections throughout the world. ... Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center (from the article "Johnson, Lady Bird") ...for retirement in Texas. There she continued the interests that had long sustained her, especially ... Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (from the article "ice hockey") ...the rookie of the year; the Hart Memorial Trophy, for the most valuable player; the ... Lady chapel chapel attached to a church and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. As the development of ... [2 Related Articles] Lady Elizabeth's Men (from the article "Hope Theatre") One of the first plays written for the Hope was Ben Jonson's Bartholomew Fair, performed ... lady fern a large, feathery fern classified in the family Woodsiaceae, widely cultivated for ornamentation. Leaves are ... lady's bedstraw (from the article "bedstraw") ...odoratum, formerly Asperula odorata), or waldmeister, has an odour similar to that of freshly mown ... lady's mantle any of several herbaceous perennials of the genus Alchemilla, particularly A. vulgaris, within the rose ... lady's mantle (from the article "lady's mantle") any of several herbaceous perennials of the genus Alchemilla, particularly A. vulgaris, within the rose ... lady's slipper any member of several genera of orchids, family Orchidaceae, in which the lip of the ... ladybird beetle any of approximately 5,000 widely distributed species of beetles (insect order Coleoptera) whose name originated ... [3 Related Articles] ladyfish (Elops saurus), primarily tropical coastal marine fish of the family Elopidae (order Elopiformes), related to ... [1 Related Articles] Ladysmith town, northwestern KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, on the Klip River. Founded in 1850 after the ... [2 Related Articles] Ladysmith Black Mambazo The South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo were once again present in full force ... [1 Related Articles] Lae port city, on the island of New Guinea, northeastern Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. ... [1 Related Articles] Laelia genus of orchids, family Orchidaceae, containing as many as 75 species of plants with attractively ... Laelius Sapiens, Gaius, the Younger Roman soldier and politician known chiefly as an orator and a friend of Scipio Aemilianus. ... Laelius, Gaius Roman general and politician who contributed to Roman victory during the Second Punic War (218-201) ... Laemmle, Carl (from the article "motion picture, history of the") ...c. 1927), which was formed by a merger of Zukor's Famous Players Company, Jesse L. ... Laennec cirrhosis (from the article "alcoholism") The classic disease associated with alcoholism is cirrhosis of the liver (specifically, Laennec cirrhosis), which ... Laennec, Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe French physician who invented the stethoscope and perfected the art of auditory examination of the ... [5 Related Articles] Laer, Pieter van (from the article "Bamboccianti") ...small, often anecdotal paintings of everyday life. The word derives from the nickname "Il Bamboccio" ... Laerdal-Aurland tunnel (from the article "Great tunnels of the world") ...major cities. About two-thirds of the public roads are hard-surfaced. Demand is growing for additional ... Laertes (from the article "Hamlet") ...his return to Denmark, Hamlet hears that Ophelia is dead of a suspected suicide (though ... Laetare Sunday fourth Sunday in Lent in the Western Christian Church, so called from the first word ... Laetilia coccidivora (from the article "pyralid moth") ...cactorum) destroy cactus plants by burrowing in them. The cactus moth was introduced into Australia ... Laetoli site of paleoanthropological excavations in northern Tanzania about 40 km (25 miles) from Olduvai Gorge, ... [1 Related Articles] Laetoli remains (from the article "Laetoli") Mary Leakey and coworkers discovered fossils of Australopithecus afarensis at Laetoli in 1974-75, not far ... Laetus, Julius Pomponius Italian Humanist and founder of the Academia Romana, a semisecret society devoted to archaeological and ... [1 Related Articles] Laevicaudata (from the article "branchiopod") ...larvae, except Cyclestheria; fossils known from Devonian; recent forms worldwide, except polar regions; in fresh ... Lafayette (from the article "North Kingstown") ...in 1674; in 1686-89 it was called Rochester. In 1722-23 it was divided into North ... Lafayette (from the article "submarine") Beginning in 1970, the United States fitted its Lafayette-class submarines with 16 Poseidon SLBMs, which ... Lafayette city, seat (1826) of Tippecanoe county, west-central Indiana, U.S., on the Wabash River, 63 miles ... Lafayette city, seat (1824) of Lafayette parish, south-central Louisiana, U.S., on the Vermilion River, 55 miles ... Lafayette College private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S. It is affiliated with the ... Lafayette Square (from the article "Washington") ...the 1970s include the renovation of Pennsylvania Avenue, which was designated as a historic site ... Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de French aristocrat who fought with the American colonists against the British in the American Revolution. ... [8 Related Articles] Laffer curve (from the article "Laffer, Arthur B.") Laffer drew the famous Laffer curve, which showed that starting from a zero tax rate, ... Laffer, Arthur B. American economist who propounded the idea that lowering tax rates could result in higher revenues. ... Lafferty, R A American writer (b. Nov. 7, 1914, Neola, Iowa-d. March 18, 2002, Broken Arrow, Okla.), was ... Laffite, Jean privateer and smuggler who interrupted his illicit adventures to fight heroically for the United States ... Laffitte, Jacques French banker and politician prominent in public affairs from the end of the Napoleonic period ... [1 Related Articles] Laffitte, Pierre French philosopher, the closest disciple of the philosopher Auguste Comte, who taught in his doctrine ... Lafforgue, Laurent French mathematician who won the Fields Medal in 2002 for his work connecting number theory ... Lafia town, Plateau State, central Nigeria. Originally the site of Anane, a small town of the ... Lafiagi town, Kwara State, west central Nigeria, on the south bank of the Niger River. It ... Lafontaine, Henri-Marie Belgian international lawyer and president of the International Peace Bureau (1907-43) who received the Nobel ... 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Upon inoculation into the new medium, bacteria do not ... Lagadeuc, Jean (from the article "Celtic literature") ...to 17th century) the 11th- to 15th-century compositions were mainly oral, and little except a ... Lagan (from the article "Northern Ireland") ...hollows. Glaciation also gave the land its main valleys: those of the River Bann (which ... Lagar Velho site near Leiria, central Portugal, where the buried skeleton of a four-year-old child, dating to ... Lagarde, Christine [1 Related Articles] Lagarde, Paul Anton de (from the article "Mann, Thomas") ...as against moralistic civilization. This work belongs to the tradition of "revolutionary conservatism" that leads ... Lagardere, Jean-Luc French entrepreneur (b. Feb. 10, 1928, Aubiet, France-d. March 14, 2003, Paris, France), created one ... Lagash one of the most important capital cities in ancient Sumer, located midway between the Tigris ... 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Lagenismatales (from the article "fungus") ...AnisolpidialesFound in marine environments, parasitic; example genus is Anisolpidium.Order LagenismatalesFound in marine environments, parasitic; filamentous; ... lager beer (from the article "lager beer") light-coloured, highly carbonated type of beer.brewing process Lagerfeld, Karl (from the article "Fashions") ...published The Beautiful Fall, Alicia Drake's comprehensive account of the 1970s Paris fashion scene. It ... Lagerkvist, Par novelist, poet, dramatist, and one of the major Swedish literary figures of the first half ... [1 Related Articles] Lagerlof, Petrus (from the article "Sweden") ...until the 19th century, when the writings of August Strindberg won worldwide acclaim. He is ... Lagerlof, Selma novelist who in 1909 became the first woman and also the first Swedish writer to ... [6 Related Articles] lagging indicator (from the article "economic indicator") ...unemployment claims, and corporate profits. 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