Look up: Li-ion

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   Li Ka Shing Foundation
   `The Li Ka Shing Foundation` is a Hong Kong and Canada-based charitable organization founded in 1980 by Hong Kong entrepreneur and philanthropist Li Ka Shing, with a mission to nurture `a culture of giving` in society. The Li Ka Shing Foundation focuses on a two-pronged approach: capacity empowerment through education; and the building of a caring society through medical and healthcare related projects. To date, the Li Ka Shing has supported nume...
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   Li-Fournier Convention
   (from the article `Sino-French War`) The subsequent Li–Fournier Convention called for the admittance of French trade through the Tongking area of North Vietnam, the withdrawal of Chinese ...
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   Li–It Convention
   (from the article `Korea, history of`) ...seized power in a coup d`état and formulated a bold blueprint for reform. Chinese troops, however, moved in and overthrew their three-day-old ... ...government, but Chinese troops under Gen. Yüan Shih-k`ai rescued the King, killing several Japanese legation guards in the process. War...
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   Li's criterion
   In mathematics, in the area of number theory, `Li's criterion` is a particular statement about the positivity of a certain series that is completely equivalent to the Riemann hypothesis. The criterion is named after Xian-Jin Li, who presented it in 1997. Recently, Enrico Bombieri and Jeffrey C. Lagarias provided a generalization, showing that Li's positivity condition applies to any collection of points that lie on the Re `s` = 1/2 axis.
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   Liability Convention
   The Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects, also known as the Space Liability Convention, is a treaty that expands on the liability rules created in the Outer Space Treaty of 1967. Because relatively few accidents have occurred resulting from space objects, the treaty has never yet been invoked. However, in 1978, the crash of the nuclear-powered Soviet satellite Cosmos 954 in Canadian territory nearly led to a cl...
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   Liaison Committee on Medical Education
   The `Liaison Committee on Medical Education` (LCME) is an accrediting body for educational programs at schools of medicine in the United States and Canada.`Glossary.` ACGME website. The LCME accredits the schools that grant a doctor of medicine (M.D.) degree.`Glossary.` ACGME website. The LCME accredits only allopathic medical schools; osteopathic medical schools are accredited by the American Osteopathic Association. The LCME is sponsored by the...
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   Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
   The `Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region` is an organ of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, responsible for liaisions with the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison and the Office of the Commissioner of the Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong. It is also responsible for liaisons with Chinese companies in Hong Kong, and facilitating economic, cultural, edu...
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   Lian Station
   `Lian Station` is the terminus of Gråkallbanen, the remaining part of the Trondheim Tramway in Trondheim, Norway. The station serves as the main access point to the cities largest recreational area Bymarka west of Byåsen. The station was built for the third expansion of line and opened in 1933. Until 1947 the trams had to change direction at the station, but in then a loop was built allowing the trams to continue back in a loop. Category:Tr...
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   Liang-huai Salt Administration
   (from the article `Yang-chou`) ...administrative centre from Ming to Ch`ing times (1368–1911/12), forming a superior prefecture (fu) of the same name. During this period it was of ...
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    Liard River First Nation
    The `Liard River First Nation` is a First Nation in the southeastern Yukon Territory in Canada. Its main centres are Upper Liard, Yukon and Watson Lake, Yukon along the Alaska Highway. The language originally spoken by the people of this First Nation was Kaska and the First Nation is a member of the Kaska Tribal Council which is pursuing land claims in the Yukon and northern British Columbia.
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    Libation
    Ritually given portion of food and drink to a deity, nature spirit, ghost, or all.
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    libation
    [n] - (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage 2. [n] - a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity 3. [n] - the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony
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    libation
    Wine or other drink poured out in honour of a deity. Sacrifices were often accompanied by libations, and the Romans at their meals made drink-offerings to their household gods. In Shinto...
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    Libation
    Li·ba'tion (li*bā'shŭn) noun [ Latin libatio , from libare to take a little from anything, to taste, to pour out as an offering: confer French libation .] The act of pouring a liquid or liquor, usually wine, either on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice, in honor of some deity; also, the wine or liquid thus poured out. Dryden. « A heathen sacrifice o ...
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    libation
    noun the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony
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    libation
    noun a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity
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    Libation
    A `libation` (spondee in Greek) is a ritual pouring of a drink as an offering to a god. It was common in the religions of antiquity, including Judaism: The liquid that was used in libations varied; most commonly it was wine or olive oil, and in India, ghee. The vessels used in the ritual, including the patera, often had a significant form which differentiated them from secular vessels. The liquid was poured onto something of religious significanc...
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    Libation
    • (n.) The act of pouring a liquid or liquor, usually wine, either on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice, in honor of some deity; also, the wine or liquid thus poured out.
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    libation
    (from the article `sacrifice`) Among the many life-giving substances that have been used as libations are milk, honey, vegetable and animal oils, beer, wine, and water. Of these, ... ...soma—are made at the same time as the sacrifice, the inventory of ritual objects necessarily includes the stones for pressing the plants, a wooden ...
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    libation
    
    1. (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage
    2. a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity
    3. the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony
    
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    Libby Zion
    `Libby Zion` (November 30, 1965 – March 5, 1984) died at age 18 shortly after being admitted to New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center with a high fever.
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    Liberal and Centre Union
    The `Liberal and Centre Union` is a liberal party in Lithuania, member of the Liberal International and the ELDR. It was formed in 2003 by a merger of the Liberal Union of Lithuania , the Centre Union of Lithuania and the Modern Christian-Democratic Union . The combined party is led by Arturas Zuokas. In the 2004 European Parliamentary Elections it gained 11.2% of the vote and returned 2 MEPs. At the last legislative elections, 10 october 2004,...
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    Liberal Animation
    `Liberal Animation` is an album by NOFX originally released on Wassail Records in 1988, then re-released on Epitaph Records in 1991. The title is a play on the phrase `animal liberation` and the cover artwork is a reflection of that. The track `Shut Up Already` borrows a riff from the Led Zeppelin song `Black Dog`. Amateur style music videos were made for the tracks, 'Shut Up Already' and, 'Mr. Jones'.
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    Liberal Citizens Action
    `Liberal Citizens Action` (in Spanish: `Acción Ciudadana Liberal`) was a political party in Spain at the time of the transition to democracy. ACL emerged out of the Liberal Federation (`Federación Liberal`), an alliance of five parties, in 1977. The president of the party was José María Areilza, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1975-1976. Areilza had left Adolfo Suarez's Democratic Center Union (UCD). In the 1979 elections ACL was part of the Democra...
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    Liberal Democratic Union
    The `Liberal Democratic Union` (Albanian: `Bashkimi Liberal Demokrat`) is a political party in Albania. It is led by Arian Starova. In the 2001 elections it was part of the Union for Victory (`Bashkimi për Fitoren`) coalition which received 37.1% of the vote and 46 members of parliament. On its own, the Liberal Democratic Union consistently has received under 1% of the vote in general elections. In the 2005 elections, BLD was part of the Allianc...
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