cooking: Ancient Rome: …Roman seasonings was laserpitium, or laser, the extract of a wild giant fennel (silphium), which the Romans loved so much that they ate the plant to extinction. Laser not only was a versatile culinary ingredient but was used for medicinal purposes as well (primarily as a digestive aid); it may…

laser, a device that stimulates atoms or molecules to emit light at particular wavelengths and amplifies that light, typically producing a very narrow beam of radiation. The emission generally covers an extremely limited range of visible, infrared, or ultraviolet wavelengths. Many different types

advanced ceramics: Film deposition: PVD methods include laser ablation, in which a high-energy laser blasts material from a target and through a vapour to a substrate, where the material is deposited. Another PVD approach involves sputtering, in which energetic electrons bombard the surface of a target, removing material as a vapour that…

spectroscopy: Doppler-limited spectroscopy: The design of a laser absorption spectrometer (Figure 10) is advantageous in that no monochromator is needed since the absorption coefficient of a transition can be measured directly from the difference in the photodiode current generated by the radiation beam passing through the sample (I1) and the current generated…

lidar, technique for determining the distance to an object by transmitting a laser beam, usually from an airplane, at the object and measuring the time the light takes to return to the transmitter. The word lidar is derived from light detection and ranging. The first attempts to measure distance by

lidar: …an object by transmitting a laser beam, usually from an airplane, at the object and measuring the time the light takes to return to the transmitter. The word lidar is derived from light detection and ranging.

electronics: Optoelectronic functions: Laser diodes, also made of III-V compounds, are used in digital audio and video disc players to read the minuscule tracks molded into the disc and containing the digitally recorded information. Lasers are employed because laser light can be focused into an extremely tiny spot…

compact disc (CD), a molded plastic disc containing digital data that is scanned by a laser beam for the reproduction of recorded sound and other information. Since its commercial introduction in 1982, the audio CD has almost completely replaced the phonograph disc (or record) for high-fidelity

fusion reactor: Principles of inertial confinement: …accomplished by focusing an intense laser beam or a charged particle beam, referred to as the driver, upon the small pellet (typically 1 to 10 mm in diameter). For efficient thermonuclear burn, the time allotted for the pellet to burn must be less than the disassembly time. This means that,…

geoid: The contribution of orbiting satellites: …geodetic purposes was Lageos (Laser Geodynamic Satellite), launched by the United States on May 4, 1976, into a nearly circular orbit at a height of approximately 6,000 kilometres. It consisted of an aluminum sphere 60 centimetres (23.6 inches) in diameter that carried 426 reflectors suitable for reflecting laser beams…

amorphous solid: Other preparation techniques: In laser glazing, a brief intense laser pulse melts a tiny spot, which is swiftly quenched by the surrounding material into a glass. In sol-gel synthesis, small molecules in a liquid solution chemically link up with each other, forming a disordered network. It is possible to…

holography, means of creating a unique photographic image without the use of a lens. The photographic recording of the image is called a hologram, which appears to be an unrecognizable pattern of stripes and whorls but which—when illuminated by coherent light, as by a laser beam—organizes the light

lidar, technique for determining the distance to an object by transmitting a laser beam, usually from an airplane, at the object and measuring the time the light takes to return to the transmitter. The word lidar is derived from light detection and ranging. The first attempts to measure distance by

Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), astronomical observatory located in Hanford, Washington, and in Livingston, Louisiana, that in 2015 made the first direct detection of gravitational waves. Construction began on LIGO in 1999, and observations began in 2001. Gravitational

Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), European group of three spacecraft that are designed to search for gravitational radiation. LISA is scheduled for launch in 2034. Funded by the European Space Agency, LISA will consist of three identical spacecraft that will trail Earth in its orbit around

machine tool: Laser machining (LM): LM is a method of cutting metal or refractory materials by melting and vaporizing the material with an intense beam of light from a laser. Drilling by laser, although costly in energy since material must be melted and vaporized to be removed, is…

spectroscopy: Laser magnetic resonance and Stark spectroscopies: Because of the nature of laser-signal generation, most lasers are not tunable over an appreciable frequency range and even those that can be tuned, such as dye lasers, must be driven by a pump laser and for a given…

holography, means of creating a unique photographic image without the use of a lens. The photographic recording of the image is called a hologram, which appears to be an unrecognizable pattern of stripes and whorls but which—when illuminated by coherent light, as by a laser beam—organizes the light

information processing: Printers: The most popular type, the laser printer, uses a beam of laser light and a system of optical components to etch images on a photoconductor drum from which they are carried via electrostatic photocopying to paper. Light-emitting diode (LED) printers resemble laser printers in operation but direct light from energized…

holography: Pulsed-laser holography: A moving object can be made to appear to be at rest when a hologram is produced with the extremely rapid and high-intensity flash of a pulsed ruby laser. The duration of such a pulse can be less than 1/10,000,000 of a second;…

laser: Surveying: Pulsed laser radar can measure distance in the same manner as microwave radar by timing how long it takes a laser pulse to bounce back from a distant object. For instance, in 1969 laser radar precisely measured the distance from the Earth to the Moon, and…

range finder: …ranging instrument known as the laser range finder. It has largely replaced coincidence range finders for surveying and radar in certain military applications. The laser range finder, like radar, measures distance by timing the interval between the transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves, but it employs visible or infrared light…

barcode: …read by an optical (laser) scanner that is part of a computer system. A handheld scanner or barcode pen is moved across the code, or the code itself is moved by hand across a scanner built into a checkout counter or other surface. The computer then stores or immediately…

microscope: Confocal microscopes: In a laser scanning confocal microscope (LSCM), the focal point of a laser is scanned across a specimen to build up a two-dimensional optical section. Three-dimensional images can be reconstructed by taking a series of two-dimensional images at different focal depths in the specimen (known as a…

nuclear reactor: Enrichment: …with much commercial potential is laser separation. This process is based on the principle that isotopes of different molecular weight absorb light of different frequencies. Once a specific isotope has absorbed radiation and has reached an excited state, its properties may become quite different from the other isotopes; it is…

spectroscopy: Laser spectroscopy: As mentioned above, the invention and subsequent development of the laser opened many new areas of spectroscopy. Although the basic processes investigated remain those of rotational, vibrational, and electronic spectroscopies, this tool has provided many new ways to investigate such phenomena and has…

therapeutics: Laser surgery: A laser is a device that produces an extremely intense monochromatic, nondivergent beam of light capable of generating intense heat when focused at close range. Its applications in the medical field include the surgical welding of a detached retina and the stanching of…

Adobe Inc.: Desktop publishing revolution: …first Macintosh-compatible PostScript printer, the LaserWriter, based on a laser-print engine developed by Canon Inc. The LaserWriter included PostScript renditions of several classic typefaces and a PostScript interpreter—in effect, a built-in computer dedicated to the task of translating PostScript commands into marks on each page.

LASIK, laser-based eye surgery commonly used to correct nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), and astigmatism. LASIK eye surgery was developed in the early 1990s, when ophthalmologists combined the technique of keratomileusis, in which the cornea is removed, frozen, reshaped, and

smart bomb: …the laser-guidance system, commonly called laser-guided bombs, the target is illuminated by a laser beam from the releasing aircraft, another target-control aircraft, or a ground force unit. Sensors in the bomb’s nose lock onto the reflections of the laser beam and follow them down to the target. Bombs equipped with…

videodisc, rigid circular plate of either metal or plastic used to record video and audio signals for playback. It resembles a phonograph record and can be played on a disc machine attached to a conventional television receiver. There are two major classes of videodiscs: magnetic and nonmagnetic.

cooking: Ancient Rome: …Roman seasonings was laserpitium, or laser, the extract of a wild giant fennel (silphium), which the Romans loved so much that they ate the plant to extinction. Laser not only was a versatile culinary ingredient but was used for medicinal purposes as well (primarily as a digestive aid); it may…

Adobe Inc.: Desktop publishing revolution: …first Macintosh-compatible PostScript printer, the LaserWriter, based on a laser-print engine developed by Canon Inc. The LaserWriter included PostScript renditions of several classic typefaces and a PostScript interpreter—in effect, a built-in computer dedicated to the task of translating PostScript commands into marks on each page.

lighter: …ships in a combination called LASH (lighter aboard ship).

Anne Rice: Erotic novels and the Mayfair witches: …Mayfair witches—The Witching Hour (1990), Lasher (1993), and Taltos (1994); the books inspired the TV series Mayfair Witches, which began airing in 2023. She also wrote the New Tales of the Vampire series, which featured Pandora (1998) and Vittorio the Vampire (1999), the latter of which Rice described as her…

Arabic literature: The short story: …prolific, both Yaḥyā Ḥaqqī and Maḥmūd Ṭāhir Lāshīn were the most accomplished craftsmen.

Burma Road: Lashio, in eastern Burma (now Myanmar), with Kunming, in Yunnan province, China, a distance of 1,154 km (717 miles). The Chinese began construction of the road after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937 and the occupation of the seacoast of China by the…

Gwalior: The contemporary city: The city of Lashkar lies 4 miles (6 km) south of the fortress. Founded in 1810 as a military camp, it later served as capital of the princely state of Gwalior. The city of Lashkar contains many palaces and the cenotaph of the rani of Jhansi. Nearby at…

Lashkar-e-Taiba, Islamist militant group, begun in Pakistan in the late 1980s as a militant wing of Markaz-ud-Dawa-wal-Irshad, an Islamist organization influenced by the Wahhābī sect of Sunni Islam. It sought ultimately to establish Muslim rule over the entire Indian subcontinent. Though based in

Lashkar-e-Taiba, Islamist militant group, begun in Pakistan in the late 1980s as a militant wing of Markaz-ud-Dawa-wal-Irshad, an Islamist organization influenced by the Wahhābī sect of Sunni Islam. It sought ultimately to establish Muslim rule over the entire Indian subcontinent. Though based in

Lashkar-e-Taiba, Islamist militant group, begun in Pakistan in the late 1980s as a militant wing of Markaz-ud-Dawa-wal-Irshad, an Islamist organization influenced by the Wahhābī sect of Sunni Islam. It sought ultimately to establish Muslim rule over the entire Indian subcontinent. Though based in

Karl Lashley was an American psychologist who conducted quantitative investigations of the relation between brain mass and learning ability. While working toward a Ph.D. in genetics at Johns Hopkins University (1914), Lashley became associated with the influential psychologist John B. Watson.

Karl Lashley was an American psychologist who conducted quantitative investigations of the relation between brain mass and learning ability. While working toward a Ph.D. in genetics at Johns Hopkins University (1914), Lashley became associated with the influential psychologist John B. Watson.

Karl Lashley was an American psychologist who conducted quantitative investigations of the relation between brain mass and learning ability. While working toward a Ph.D. in genetics at Johns Hopkins University (1914), Lashley became associated with the influential psychologist John B. Watson.

citizen journalism: In a 2007 article, editor J.D. Lasica called it “participatory journalism,” though he described it as “a slippery creature. Everyone knows what audience participation means, but when does that translate into journalism?” Dan Gillmor, founder and director of the Center for Citizen Media and author of the book We the…

LASIK, laser-based eye surgery commonly used to correct nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), and astigmatism. LASIK eye surgery was developed in the early 1990s, when ophthalmologists combined the technique of keratomileusis, in which the cornea is removed, frozen, reshaped, and

Lepidoptera: Annotated classification: Family Lasiocampidae (tent caterpillar and lappet moths) 1,500 species worldwide; larvae usually hairy and brightly colored, some living gregariously in silk nests; adults medium-size, stout-bodied, short-winged, and exceptionally hairy. Superfamily Zygaenoidea

Lepidoptera: Annotated classification: Superfamily Lasiocampoidea Approximately 1,600 species worldwide. Family Lasiocampidae (tent caterpillar and lappet moths) 1,500 species worldwide; larvae usually hairy and brightly colored, some living gregariously in silk nests; adults medium-size, stout-bodied, short-winged, and

migration: Flying mammals (bats): cinereus), and the silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)—three species that roost primarily in trees and shrubs—are true migrants with strong powers of flight. They summer in the northern United States and in Canada and winter in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, and probably also in the southwestern states. The southward…

grassland: Biota: A vole in Mongolia, Lasiopodomys brandtii, in some years can consume such a high proportion of the vegetation that it reduces its grassland habitat to virtual desert.

wombat: The hairy-nosed wombats (genus Lasiorhinus) are more sociable. They make a grassy nest at the end of a large underground burrow 30 metres (100 feet) long that is shared with several other wombats. They have silky fur and pointed ears, and the nose is entirely hairy,…

wombat: The very rare Queensland, or northern, hairy-nosed wombat (L. barnardi) is larger and differs in cranial details; it is protected by law, and most of the population lives within Epping Forest National Park in central Queensland, where there are only 60 to 80 remaining. Two other populations of…

wombat: The southern hairy-nosed wombat (L. latifrons) is smaller than the common wombat; it lives in semiarid country mainly in South Australia, extending through the Nullarbor Plain into the southeast of Western Australia. The very rare Queensland, or northern, hairy-nosed wombat (L. barnardi) is larger and differs…

Greece: The islands of Greece: …(2,456 metres) high; the east-central Díkti Mountains; and the far eastern Tryptí (Thriptís) Mountains. Another range, the Asteroúsia (Kófinas) Mountains, runs along the south-central coast between the Mesarás Plain and the Libyan Sea. Of Crete’s 650 miles (1,050 km) of rocky coastline, it is the more gradual slope on the…

red bat, (Lasiurus borealis), migratory vesper bat (family Vespertilionidae) found in wooded areas of North America. It is about 10 cm (4 inches) long, including a 5-cm (2-inch) tail, weighs 10–15 grams (0.33–0.5 ounce), and has narrow wings and short, rounded ears. The fur is fairly long, chestnut

hoary bat, (Lasiurus cinereus), migratory North American bat found in wooded areas from Canada to Mexico. It is one of the vesper bats, family Vespertilionidae, and measures 13–14 cm (5–5.5 inches) long, including a 5–6-cm (2–2.5-inch) tail; weight is about 30 grams (1 ounce). Its thick fur is

E.O. Wilson: …analysis of the ant genus Lasius. In collaboration with W.L. Brown, he developed the concept of “character displacement,” a process in which populations of two closely related species, after first coming into contact with each other, undergo rapid evolutionary differentiation in order to minimize the chances of both competition and…

Ivan Klíma: …and Láska a smetí (1988; Love and Garbage), the narrator of which is a banned Czech writer who sweeps streets for a living while meditating on Franz Kafka and other momentous matters. Klíma’s later fiction included Čekání na tmu, čekání na světlo (1993; Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the…

Theodore I Lascaris was the first emperor of Nicaea, which was recognized as the Byzantine government-in-exile and as the legitimate successor of the Byzantine Empire during the Crusaders’ occupation of Constantinople. He was a son-in-law and heir of the Byzantine emperor Alexius III Angelus. After

Albert Lasker was an American advertising executive and philanthropist who is credited with being the founder of modern advertising because he insisted that advertising copy actively sell rather than simply inform. Lasker was brought to the United States from Germany in his infancy and graduated

Eduard Lasker was a Prussian Liberal conspicuous for his opposition to Bismarck; he was one of the most important parliamentarians of the German Empire. After legal training he joined the Prussian government service and became a judge. Lasker was a deputy in the Prussian diet from 1865 to 1879 and

Emanuel Lasker was a German chess master, the world champion from 1894 to 1920, who is often regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Lasker, the son of a Jewish cantor, first left Prussia in 1889 and only five years later won the world chess championship from Wilhelm Steinitz. He went

Albert Lasker: …Lasker and his third wife, Mary Lasker (née Woodard), set up a foundation, the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, to distribute medical research grants and awards. Mary Lasker, an art dealer, carried on his philanthropies in medicine and public health after her husband’s death.

Else Lasker-Schüler was a German poet, short-story writer, playwright, and novelist of the early 20th century. Of Jewish parentage, Schüler settled in Berlin after her marriage to the physician Berthold Lasker in 1894 (divorced 1903). In Berlin she frequented avant-garde literary circles, and her

Harold Joseph Laski was a British political scientist, educator, and prominent member of the British Labour Party who turned to Marxism in his effort to interpret the “crisis in democracy” in Britain during the economic depression of the 1930s. Born into a liberal Jewish middle-class family in

Harold Joseph Laski was a British political scientist, educator, and prominent member of the British Labour Party who turned to Marxism in his effort to interpret the “crisis in democracy” in Britain during the economic depression of the 1930s. Born into a liberal Jewish middle-class family in

Thomas Cranmer: Achievements under Edward VI: …1547, as either the Pole Jan Laski the Younger or the Englishman Nicholas Ridley, both men possessed of a more determined and unquestioning temper than was the archbishop. The ferment of those years also produced Cranmer’s Forty-two Articles (1553), a set of doctrinal formulas defining the dogmatic position of the…

Miloš Forman: …and Lásky jedné plavovlásky (1965; Loves of a Blonde), had great success both domestically and internationally—the latter received an Academy Award nomination for best foreign-language film—and Forman was hailed as a major talent of the Czech New Wave. His early films were characterized by their examination of working-class life and…

Samuel Goldwyn: With his brother-in-law Jesse Lasky, then a vaudeville producer, he cofounded the Jesse Lasky Feature Play Company. Their initial release was Cecil B. deMille’s Squaw Man (1913), one of the first full-length feature films made in Hollywood. In 1917 the company merged with Adolph Zukor’s Famous Players Film…

Canadian literature: World War II and the postwar period, 1935–60: Anne Hébert, and Rina Lasnier. Although each employed distinctive techniques and images, all expressed their sense of solitude, alienation, frustration, or despair. Each, especially Grandbois, influenced younger writers; for the first time, poets of Quebec, rather than poets of France, served as models for the next generation—the Hexagone…

Tommy Lasorda was an American professional baseball player (1954–56) and manager, notably with the Major League Baseball (MLB) team Los Angeles Dodgers from 1976 to 1996. He molded the Dodgers into one of the dominant teams of the late 1970s to mid-1990s, coaching the team to eight winning seasons,

Tommy Lasorda was an American professional baseball player (1954–56) and manager, notably with the Major League Baseball (MLB) team Los Angeles Dodgers from 1976 to 1996. He molded the Dodgers into one of the dominant teams of the late 1970s to mid-1990s, coaching the team to eight winning seasons,

Laspeyres index, index proposed by German economist Étienne Laspeyres (1834–1913) for measuring current prices or quantities in relation to those of a selected base period. A Laspeyres price index is computed by taking the ratio of the total cost of purchasing a specified group of commodities at

Laspeyres index: …index proposed by German economist Étienne Laspeyres (1834–1913) for measuring current prices or quantities in relation to those of a selected base period. A Laspeyres price index is computed by taking the ratio of the total cost of purchasing a specified group of commodities at current prices to the cost…

olethreutid moth: …pomonella) and Cydia molesta, the Oriental fruit moth (previously Laspeyresia, or Grapholitha, molesta). Though originally from Europe, the codling moth exists wherever apples are grown. The larvae burrow in the apples and, when fully grown, emerge and pupate under debris or bark or in loose soil.

olethreutid moth: …examples include Cydia pomonella, the codling moth (previously Carpocapsa, or Laspeyresia, pomonella) and Cydia molesta, the Oriental fruit moth (previously Laspeyresia, or Grapholitha, molesta). Though originally from Europe, the codling moth exists wherever apples are grown. The larvae burrow in the apples and, when fully grown, emerge and pupate under…

Mexican jumping bean: …larvae of a small olethreutid moth (Laspeyresia salitans). The movements of the larvae feeding on the pulp within the seed, which are intensified by warmth, give the seed the familiar jumping movement.

viral hemorrhagic fever: The arenaviruses cause the diseases Lassa fever (occurring in Africa), Argentine hemorrhagic fever, Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, Brazilian hemorrhagic fever, and Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever.

viral hemorrhagic fever: The arenaviruses cause the diseases Lassa fever (occurring in Africa), Argentine hemorrhagic fever, Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, Brazilian hemorrhagic fever, and Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever.

Ferdinand Lassalle was a leading spokesman for German socialism, a disciple of Karl Marx (from 1848), and one of the founders of the German labor movement. Lassalle was born of Jewish parents; his father, Heymann Lasal, or Loslauer, was a wholesale silk merchant and town councillor. Ferdinand

Prior to the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany, the father of Finnish runner Lasse Virén had a dream that his son was victorious in the 10,000-metre run. Though the vision would unexpectedly prove true, it most certainly didn’t include the dramatic fashion with which Virén took the gold.

Neptune: The ring system: rings of Neptune—Galle, Le Verrier, Lassell, Arago, and Galatea, in order of increasing distance from the planet—lack the nonuniformity in density exhibited by Adams. Le Verrier, which is about 110 km (70 miles) in radial width, closely resembles the nonarc regions of Adams. Similar to the relationship between the moon…

William Lassell was an amateur English astronomer who discovered Ariel and Umbriel, satellites of Uranus; and Triton, a satellite of Neptune. He also discovered a satellite of Saturn, Hyperion (also discovered independently by William Bond and George Bond). Lassell started a brewery business about

Lassen Peak, volcanic peak in northern California, U.S., the principal attraction of Lassen Volcanic National Park. The peak stands at the southern end of the Cascade Range, some 50 miles (80 km) east of Redding, and rises above the surrounding area to an elevation of 10,457 feet (3,187 metres). It

Lassen Volcanic National Park, geologically active area in northern California, U.S., about 50 miles (80 km) east of Redding. The park contains Lassen Peak, which reaches an elevation of 10,457 feet (3,187 metres); it and Mount Saint Helens, some 400 miles (640 km) to the north in Washington state,

Lassen Peak, volcanic peak in northern California, U.S., the principal attraction of Lassen Volcanic National Park. The peak stands at the southern end of the Cascade Range, some 50 miles (80 km) east of Redding, and rises above the surrounding area to an elevation of 10,457 feet (3,187 metres). It

Woody Allen: The 1990s and sexual-abuse allegations: …second marriage was to actress Louise Lasser. Both of those marriages had ended in divorce.)

John Lasseter is an American animator widely credited with engineering the success of Pixar Animation Studios through a synthesis of cutting-edge computer animation and classic storytelling. He is best known for his work on films such as Toy Story (1995), the first fully computer-animated feature,

John Lasseter is an American animator widely credited with engineering the success of Pixar Animation Studios through a synthesis of cutting-edge computer animation and classic storytelling. He is best known for his work on films such as Toy Story (1995), the first fully computer-animated feature,

lassi, a creamy, frothy yogurt-based drink, blended with water and various fruits or seasonings (such as salt or sugar), that originated in Punjab, India. There are many varieties, but most are either sweet or salted; the former is blended with curd or fruit (such as mango) or is whisked with

Television in the United States: A potpourri of genres: … [ABC, 1964–69]), animal shows (Lassie [CBS, 1954–71]; Flipper [NBC, 1964–68]), and a collection of sitcoms and dramas featuring lawyers, cops, doctors, and detectives all made the Nielsen top-30 lists during this decade.

Michelle Williams: …made her screen debut in Lassie (1994), a film based on the long-running family-oriented television show. At age 15, having earned a GED at home, Williams became legally emancipated from her parents in order to pursue her acting career without being restricted by child labor laws. Not long after, she…

children’s literature: Contemporary times: The nonfantastic animal story Lassie Come Home (1940), by Eric Knight, survived adaptation to film and television. In the convention of the talking animal, authentic work was produced by Ben Lucien Burman, with his wonderful “Catfish Bend” tales (1952–67). The American-style, wholesome, humorous family story was more than competently…

Luther Lassiter was an American billiards player who, at the time of his death, was considered by many to be the best nine-ball player of all time. Lassiter, who dropped out of school at the age of 16 to hustle pool, earned the nickname “Wimpy” because of his seemingly insatiable appetite for hot

Luther Lassiter was an American billiards player who, at the time of his death, was considered by many to be the best nine-ball player of all time. Lassiter, who dropped out of school at the age of 16 to hustle pool, earned the nickname “Wimpy” because of his seemingly insatiable appetite for hot

Luther Lassiter was an American billiards player who, at the time of his death, was considered by many to be the best nine-ball player of all time. Lassiter, who dropped out of school at the age of 16 to hustle pool, earned the nickname “Wimpy” because of his seemingly insatiable appetite for hot

Albertina Museum: …and paintings by Austrian artist Maria Lassnig. The Albertina Museum also exhibits a number of restored Habsburg State Rooms.

lasso, a rope 60 to 100 feet (18 to 30 metres) in length with a slip noose at one end, used in the Spanish and Portuguese parts of the Americas and in the western United States and Canada for catching wild horses and cattle. It is now less employed in South America than in the vast grazing country

ctenophore: Form and function.: …supplied with adhesive cells called colloblasts, which are found only among ctenophores. These cells produce a sticky secretion, to which prey organisms adhere on contact.

Ecuador: Ecuador from the late 20th century: …abroad), supporters of second-place finisher Guillermo Lasso, suspecting fraud, took to the streets to demand confirmation of a second round of balloting. When that confirmation came, Lasso—who had promised corporate tax cuts, job creation through foreign investment, and the end to Ecuadoran protection for Assange—appeared to be well positioned to…