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Laming
Laming is a commune in Bar Kaev District in northeast Cambodia. It contains five villages and has a population of 2,622.

Lammas
In some English-speaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere, August 1 is Lammas Day , the festival of the wheat harvest, and is the first harvest festival of the year. On this day it was customary to bring to church a loaf made from the new crop

Lammergeier
The Lammergeier, Lammergeyer, or Bearded Vulture, Gypaetus barbatus , is the only member of the genus Gypaetus. Traditionally considered an Old World vulture, it actually forms a minor lineage of Accipitridae together with the Egyptian Vulture , its closest living relative

Lamnidae
Lamnidae is a family of sharks, commonly known as mackerel sharks or white sharks. They are large, fast-swimming sharks, found in oceans worldwide.

Lamp
Lamp is a light source, while LAMP is an acronym.-Lamps:Lamp may refer to one of the following:*Oil lamp, the original use of the term*Kerosene lamp, a lamp burning liquid petroleum

Lamp
Lamp is a light source, while LAMP is an acronym.-Lamps:Lamp may refer to one of the following:*Oil lamp, the original use of the term*Kerosene lamp, a lamp burning liquid petroleum

Lamp (single)
"Lamp" is the first single by Bump of Chicken, released on November 25, 1999. The title track is from the album The Living Dead. The first B-side, "Battle Cry", was on the album Flame Vein +1

Lampa (film)
Lampa is one of Polish director Roman Polanski's early short films. The eight-minute piece, released in 1959, has an elderly doll-maker hard at work in his shop. Once he's headed off home, the film focuses on apparent whisperings amongst the miscellaneous doll-parts he's left behind

Lampe
-People:*Carlos Lampe, Bolivian football goalkeeper*Charles John Frederick Lampe, English composer and organist*Derek Lampe, English footballer*Elmer A. Lampe, American coach of American football and basketball*Geoffrey Hugo Lampe, British theologian

Lamplighter
A lamplighter, historically, was an employee of a town who lit street lights, generally by means of a wick on a long pole. At dawn, they would return and extinguish them using a small hook on the same pole. Early street lights were generally candles, oil, and similar consumable liquid or solid lighting sources with wicks

Lampoon
Lampoon may refer to one of the following:*Parody*The Thai actor and singer Amphol Lampoon*Harvard Lampoon, a noted humor magazine**National Lampoon , a defunct offshoot of Harvard Lampoon***National Lampoon, Inc., a 2002 company

Lamprey
Lampreys are a family of jawless fish, whose adults are characterized by a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth. Translated from an admixture of Latin and Greek, lamprey means stone lickers

Lamprey (album)
Lamprey was the second album by the Dutch indie band Bettie Serveert, released in 1995.-Track listing:#"Keepsake"- 6:18#"Ray Ray Rain" - 4:22#"D. Feathers" - 5:32#"Re-feel-it" - 3:58#"21 Days" - 3:23#"Cybor *D" - 4:01#"Tell Me, Sad" - 5:18

Lamprey (disambiguation)
A lamprey is a parasitic aquatic vertebrate with a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth.Lamprey may refer to:*Lamprey River, a river in southeastern New Hampshire, U.S.

Lampshade
A lampshade is a fixture that covers the lightbulb on a lamp to diffuse the light it emits. Conical, cylindrical and other forms on floor-, desk- or table top-mounted as well as suspended lamp models are the most common and are made in a wide range of materials. The term can also apply to the glass hung under many designs of ceiling lamp

Lan
Łan , in Polish means "field," and is a unit of land measurement used in Poland. Since the 13th century, its value has varied from one location to another. A Franconian łan consisted of 43.2 morgs = 23 to 28 hectares

Lan (name)
Lan is a personal name, frequently used in Chinese and Vietnamese contexts as a feminine given name, which means "orchid." Lan may also be used as a surname.Lan may refer to:-People:*Arnaud Le Lan , French football player

LANA
The latency-associated nuclear antigen or LANA-1, is a Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus latent protein which has been suspected of playing a crucial role in modulating viral and cellular gene expression.. LANA was found by Moore and colleagues as a speckled nuclear antigen present in primary effusion lymphoma cells that reacts with antibodies from patients with KS

Lanai
Lānai or Lanai is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is also known as the Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple plantation. The only town is Lānai City, a small settlement.

Lanas
Lanas is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.-Population:-References:*

Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston

Lancashire (disambiguation)
-Places:*Lancashire Road, downhill street in Hong Kong*Central Lancashire, an English new town covering the towns of Preston, Leyland and Chorley*West Lancashire, a local government district in Lancashire, England

Lancaster
Lancaster, usually derived from Lancaster, Lancashire, in England, can refer to:- Lands and titles :*The County Palatine of Lancaster, a synonym for Lancashire*Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British duchies*Duke of Lancaster*Earl of Lancaster

Lancaster (Metrolink station)
The Lancaster Metrolink Station is a Metrolink rail station in the city of Lancaster, California, United States. It is served by Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line from Los Angeles Union Station to Lancaster. 21 Metrolink trains serve the station each weekday, 12 serve on Saturdays and 6 serve on Sundays

Lancaster (surname)
Lancaster is a surname. People with the surname include:* Alan Lancaster, bass guitar player* Amber Lancaster* Bill Lancaster , British aviator* Bill Lancaster , American screenwriter* Brett Lancaster, professional cyclist

Lance
A Lance is a pole weapon or spear designed to be used by a mounted warrior. The lance is longer, stout and heavier than an infantry spear, and unsuited for throwing, or for rapid thrusting. Lances did not have tips designed to intentionally break off or bend, unlike many throwing weapons of the spear/javelin family

Lancelet
The lancelets , also known as amphioxus, are the modern representatives of the subphylum Cephalochordata, formerly thought to be the sister group of the craniates. They are usually found buried in sand in shallow parts of temperate or tropical seas. In Asia, they are harvested commercially as food for humans and domesticated animals

Lancer
A lancer was a type of cavalryman who fought with a lance. Lances were used in mounted warfare by the Assyrians as early as and subsequently by Greek, Persian, Gallic, Han-Chinese, nomadic and Roman horsemen

Lancer (TV series)
Lancer is a 1968-1970 Western television series on CBS, which starred Andrew Duggan, James Stacy, and Wayne Maunder as a father with two half-brother sons, an arrangement similar to the more successful Bonanza on NBC.

Lancet
Lancet may refer to:* In medicine:** Lancet , a cutting instrument with a double-edged blade** Blood lancet, a pricking needle used to obtain drops of blood for testing** The Lancet, a medical journal* In architecture:

Lancetfish
Lancetfishes are large oceanic predatory fishes in the genus Alepisaurus , the only living genus in the family Alepisauridae.

Lanco
Lanco is a city and commune in southern Chile administered by the Municipality of Lanco. It is located in Valdivia Province in Los Ríos Region, about northeast of Valdivia close to Cruces River.-Demographics:

Land
Land may refer to:*The part of the Earth that is not covered by water**Ecoregion*Landscape*Landform, physical feature comprises a geomorphological unit*Land , a factor of production comprising all naturally occurring resources*Land law

LAND
A LAND attack is a DoS attack that consists of sending a special poison spoofed packet to a computer, causing it to lock up

LAND (album)
Land is the eponymous first full-length album by the American group Land. Land was recorded at Jack Straw Productions in Seattle in 1994 and released by the Australian label Extreme in 1995

Land (album)
Land is the fourth full-length album by the Faroese Viking / folk metal band Týr. It is a multilingual album with vocals in Faroese, English, Norwegian, Danish in Sinklars Visa and Icelandic in Brennivín. It was released on May 30, 2008 through Napalm Records. The album is based on Nordic folklore

Land (band)
Land was a Seattle based music group founded and led by Jeff Greinke. Their music is described by guitarist Dennis Rea as "an odd blend of jazz, rock, electronic, and world music." Land was active from 1993 until 2001 and released three albums

Land (Comsat Angels album)
Land was released in 1983 on Jive Records. It was The Comsat Angels' fourth album. The album was reissued on CD with 5 b-sides as bonus tracks in 2001 for Jive's Connoisseur Collection.

Land (song)
"Land" was a one-off charity single released in 1993, credited to The Tragically Hip, Midnight Oil, Crash Vegas, Hothouse Flowers and Daniel Lanois. All five artists were part of that year's Another Roadside Attraction tour.

Land bridge (disambiguation)
The term "land bridge" may refer to:-* In biogeography, a land bridge is a land connection between what at other times are separate land masses, which allows animals and plants to cross.

Land of the Free (disambiguation)
"Land of the Free" is the national anthem of Belize.Land of the Free may also refer to:* Land of the Free , a 1995 album by Gamma Ray, a German power metal band* Land of the Free?, a 2001 album by Pennywise, a California punk rock band

Land of the Free (film)
This article is about the film 'Land of the Free'. For other uses, see Land of the Free .Land of the Free is a film released in 1998, directed by Jerry Jameson and starring Jeff Speakman and William Shatner.- Plot summary :

Land tenure
Land tenure is the name given, particularly in common law systems, to the legal regime in which land is owned by an individual, who is said to "hold" the land . The sovereign monarch, known as The Crown, held land in its own right. All private owners are either its tenants or sub-tenants

Landa
Landa is a Basque surname.Landa may refer to:Places* Landa, North Dakota* Landa de MatamorosPeople* Alfredo Landa* Diego de Landa, fourth bishop of Yucatan* Daniel Landa, Czech musician* Eli Landa* Honorino Landa* Konstantin Landa

Landau
Landau or Landau in der Pfalz is an autonomous city surrounded by the Südliche Weinstraße district of southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a university town , a long-standing cultural centre, and a market and shopping town, surrounded by vineyards and wine-growing villages of the Palatinate wine region

Landau (carriage)
A landau is a coachbuilding term for a type of four-wheeled, convertible carriage. See also Landau .It is lightweight and suspended on elliptical springs. It was invented in the 18th century and was named after the German city of Landau in the Rhenish Palatinate where they were first produced

Landed
Landed can refer to:* Landed , an album by Can* Landed , a band formerly signed to Vermiform Records* "Landed", a song by Ben Folds from Songs for Silverman* Landed property, a real estate term

Lander
- Science :* Lander , type of spacecraft which descends to the surface of an astronomical body* Lander , lunar crater* Benthic lander, oceanographic measuring platform which sits on the seabed or benthic zone-Lander:

Lander (video game)
Lander is an action shooter game developed in-house at the Manchester office of Psygnosis. It was released for Microsoft Windows in Spring 1999 and published under the Psygnosis label shortly before the Manchester office was closed and the Psygnosis label was fully absorbed into Sony

Landfall
Landfall may refer to:* Landfall , the time at which a storm passes over shorePlace names* Landfall, Minnesota, United StatesEntertainment and literature* Landfall , a 1949 British film

Landfall (journal)
Landfall is New Zealand's oldest extant literary journal. First published in 1947 by Caxton Press, under the editorship of Charles Brasch, it features new fiction and poetry, biographical and critical essays, cultural commentary, and reviews of books, art, film, drama and dance.Additionally, the journal showcases original works of art in full colour.Landfall is published twice

Landfall (Martin Carthy album)
Landfall is an album by Martin Carthy, released in 1971.Carthy made this album in the year he left Steeleye Span. The song "Cold Haily Windy Night" is a re-recording of the same song on Steeleye's album Please to See the King. In contrast to the richly resonating sound on that album, here everything is stripped down without any reverb

Landfill
A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment

Landing
thumb|A [[Mute Swan]] alighting. Note the ruffled feathers on top of the wings indicate that the swan is flying at the [[Stall |stall]]ing speed

Landing (water transport)
A landing is a water terminal which may receive ferry passenger or cargo traffic from marine vessels. They may characterized by long wharves if they handle a large volume of cargo.

Landing craft
Landing craft are boats and seagoing vessels used to convey a landing force from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault. Most renowned are those used to storm the beaches of Normandy, the Mediterranean, and many Pacific islands during WWII

Landing Gear
Landing Gear is Devin the Dude's fifth studio album. It was released on October 7, 2008. It was his first studio album since signing with the label Razor & Tie. It features a high-profile guest appearance from Snoop Dogg. As of October 30, 2008, the album has sold 18,906 copies.-Track listing:-Chart positions:

Landline
A landline was originally an overland telegraph wire, as opposed to an undersea cable. Currently, landline refers to a telephone line which travels through a solid medium, either metal wire or optical fibre, as distinguished from a mobile cellular line, where transmission is via radio waves

Landlocked
A landlocked country is a country entirely enclosed by land, or whose only coastlines lie on closed seas. There are 48 landlocked countries in the world, including partially recognized states

Landlord
A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called a tenant . When a juristic person is in this position, the term landlord is used. Other terms include lessor and owner

Landman (oil worker)
In the United States and Canada, a Landman or "Petroleum Landman" is an individual who performs various services for oil and gas exploration companies

Landman (rank)
Landman was a military rank given to naval recruits.-United Kingdom:In the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom in the middle of the 18th century , the term Landman referred to a seaman with less than a year's experience at sea

Landmark
This is a list of landmarks around the world.Landmarks may be split into two categories - natural phenomena and man-made features, like buildings, bridges, statues, public squares and so forth

Landmass
A landmass is a contiguous area of land surrounded by ocean. Although it may be most often written as one word to distinguish it from the usage "land mass"—the measure of land area—it is also used as two words.Landmasses include:*supercontinents

Landon
-Given name:* Alfred Felix Landon Beeston* Charles Landon Knight* James Landon Knight* Landon * Landon Carter* Landon Carter Haynes, Sr.* Landon Cassill* Landon Cohen* Landon Curt Noll* Landon Donovan* Landon Garland* Landon Gilkey

Landon (Planet of the Apes)
John Landon is a character in the movie Planet of the Apes. He is played by Brian Cox.Landon was a human astronaut who joined the NASA program some time in the 1960s. According to his colleague, George Taylor, Landon was an ambitious scientist who "wanted to live forever"

Landscape
Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including the physical elements of landforms such as mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of land use, buildings and structures, and transitory elements such as lighting and

Landscape (Art Pepper album)
Landscape is a live 1979 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper playing with George Cables, Tony Dumas and Billy Higgins.The album was recorded at Shiba Yubin Chokin Hall, Tokyo.-Track listing:#"True Blues"  — 8:07

Landscape (disambiguation)
Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land.Landscape may also refer to:- History and culture :* Landscape art, the depiction of scenery in landscape painting or other media, or an artwork of this type

Landscape (film)
Landscape is a 2000 Slovak film directed by Martin Šulík. It was Slovakia's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.-See also:*Cinema of Slovakia