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Leslie's House

Leslie said she was saving an old newspaper because it had the "first rumblings of Iran-Contra", a reference to the scandal in which U.S. figures facilitated the sale of arms to Iran.

While talking later with Ann (Rashida Jones), Leslie decides to host a dinner party at her home with all her interesting friends.


Achilles Daunt

He married, 24 February 1863, Katherine Mary, daughter of the Rev. John Leslie, rector of Castlemartyr.

Archbishop of Hong Kong

The Bishop's House, located in Central, is the office and official residence of the Archbishop.

Arthur Leslie

Arthur Leslie (Arthur Scottorn Broughton) 8 December 1901 – 30 June 1970 was a British actor who was born in Newark, Nottinghamshire but moved to Lancashire at an early age.

Big Momma's House

The film is one of very few titles to be released on EVD as well as DVD.

The film is also notable for being one of very few titles to be released on the EVD video format.

California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1998

State Assemblyman and Speaker of the Assembly Cruz Bustamante, the Democratic nominee, decisively defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Tim Leslie, for the office previously held by incumbent Gray Davis, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for governor.

Carlton Ware

Leslie Green, who had previously worked as a chauffeur for the family, was convicted of the murder and hanged at Winson Green Prison on 23 December 1952 by Albert Pierrepoint.

Carlyle's House

Carlyle's House, in the district of Chelsea, in central London, England, was the home acquired by the historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle and his wife Jane Welsh Carlyle, after having lived at Craigenputtock in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

Child pornography laws in the United States

CBLDF leader Neil Gaiman remarked on how this could apply to his work The Doll's House, saying, "if you bought that comic, you could be arrested for it? That’s just deeply wrong. Nobody was hurt. The only thing that was hurt were ideas."

Chris McGrath

Gunner McGrath (Christopher Leslie McGrath, born 1978), American musician, lead singer and guitarist of the punk rock band Much The Same

Christof Marselis

The exact extent of his contributions remain uncertain but he worked on such buildings as the Garrison Church (1703–06), the Stable Master's House (1703–05) and Frederiksberg Palace in Copenhagen.

Cromwell's House

Cromwell's Other House, one of the two chambers of the Parliaments that legislated for England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland

Daniel M. Ziff

In 2009, Ziff married Leslie, who serves on the boards of the American Ballet Theatre and Rosie's Theater Kids.

Dragaera

Mating outside of one's House is taboo among Dragaerans, and half-breeds are considered outcasts.

Ernest Randell

Having worked in both the Education and Treasury Departments, Randell later worked with Leslie and Co., and was a resident of Gunyidi for a period of time.

Frank Matthews Leslie

He is remembered for the Ericksen–Leslie theory he developed with Jerald Ericksen to describe the viscosity of mesophases associated with liquid crystals.

Freeway removal

In Toronto, Ontario, the easternmost portion of the Gardiner Expressway (between Don Road and Leslie Street) was demolished in 2000, replaced with an at-grade urban boulevard with stop lights and railroad crossings, and a bike trail.

Girl at Her Volcano

# "Under the Boardwalk" (Kenny Young, Arthur Resnick) – 3:23 - Recorded March 8, 1983 - Victor Feldman (percussion, marimba), Lenny Castro (congas, triple scale); Leslie Smith, Michael Ruff, Arno Lucas, Sal Bernardi (vocals)

Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth

Government House is a residence for a governor; so now many Commonwealth nations without the British monarch as Head of State name their presidential palaces State House or President's House.

Halloween Surprise

She is not in costume, though nearly everyone else is, including Tom as a ghost, Leslie as Rosie the Riveter, and Ann as McKayla Maroney.

Harry G. Leslie

Leslie enjoyed humor and among his close friends were George Ade and Will Rogers.

I'm Leslie Knope

Taking place later the same night as last season's finale, Leslie (Amy Poehler) tells Ann (Rashida Jones) that she was approached by William (Johnny Sneed) and Elizabeth (Antonia Raftu), political scouts who recommended that she run for higher office.

John Kenneally

John Patrick Kenneally was born as Leslie Jackson at 104 Alexandra Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham.

John Lowry-Corry, 8th Earl Belmore

Another important purchase was ‘The Leslie Conversation Piece’ by J.H. Mortimer, which had previously been at Castle Leslie in Glaslough, a village in the north-east corner of County Monaghan.

Josceline Bagot

He married on 11 June 1885 Theodosia Leslie (1865-1940), daughter of Sir John Leslie, 1st Baronet.

Julia's House

In July 2008, Julia's House replaced Park Engineering as the logo on Weymouth F.C.'s shirts.

L. R. G. Treloar

Leslie Ronald George Treloar graduated in Physics from University College, Reading, in 1927 and subsequently joined GEC.

Leslie and the LY's

Leslie & the LY's is made up of front-woman Leslie Hall, also known as Mother Gem, who composes all of the music herself generally using the Apple Computer program GarageBand.

Leslie Banks

Leslie Banks was born in West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, to George and Emily (née Dalby) Banks.

Leslie King

Gerald Ford (1913–2006), born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., 38th President of the United States of America

Liam Aiken

Aiken made his stage debut in the Broadway play A Doll's House at the age of seven and his film debut playing Parker Posey's son in Henry Fool in the same year.

Louise Botting

After her divorce from writer and explorer Douglas Botting, she married Leslie Carpenter who at the time was Chief Executive Officer of the FTSE-100 firm Reed International (now Reed Elsevier).

Megan Leslie

Leslie was chosen as one of the "five best Canadian members of Parliament" by the The Mark News.

Melville family

In the United Kingdom main branch of Melville family is the Leslie-Melville family, Earls of Leven and (since 1690) of Melville as well.

The family gained its surname from the 1655 marriage of George Melville, Fourth Lord Melville and First Earl of Melville to Catherine Leslie a descendant of Alexander Leslie, first Earl of Leven.

New Atlantis

The minimal plot serves the gradual unfolding of the island, its customs, but most importantly, its state-sponsored scientific institution, Salomon's House, "which house or college ... is the very eye of this kingdom."

The plan and organisation of his ideal college, Salomon's House (or Solomon's House), envisioned the modern research university in both applied and pure sciences.

Plamil Foods

In 1965 the society became a limited company, Plantmilk Ltd, with Leslie Cross as its first full-time employee, and began production of its milk, which it called Plamil, from a rented factory in Iver, Buckinghamshire.

R. H. King Academy

Feeder schools for R. H. King Academy are John A. Leslie Public School, Bliss Carman Senior Public School, Robert Service Public School, Fairmount Public School and Anson Park Public School.

Richard Glyn

Sir Richard Glyn, 1st Baronet, of Gaunt's House (1755–1838), British banker and MP, son of the above

Richard Titlebaum

His paintings are in the Fogg Art Museum, the Permanent Collection of the Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation in New York City, Liberty University, and the Miami City Hall.

Rilla of Ingleside

Walter eventually does enlist, as does Rilla's newfound love interest, Kenneth Ford (the son of Owen and Leslie Ford, who met in Anne's House of Dreams), who kisses her before leaving and asks her to promise she will not kiss anyone else until he returns.

Seth Fisher

Becker and Mayer publishers posthumously released a project titled Backpack Alarm, written by Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone and featuring illustrations by Fisher.

Simmons Family

Run's House, a reality television series featuring Joseph Simmons (co-founder of rap group Run-D.M.C.)

Society for Women's Health Research

They worked with the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, its Executive Director - Leslie Primer, and Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) to persuade the General Accounting Office (GAO; now the Government Accountability Office) to address the issue.

Staggers

St Stephen's House, Oxford, an Anglican theological college nicknamed "Staggers"

Tribe 8

It features Jillian Lauren, Adam Horowitz, Leslie Mah, and Bucky Sinister, with cameos by Meliza Banales and Jewelle Gomez.

Leslie Mah has appeared in various films including The Yo-Yo Gang by G. B. Jones; Shut Up White Boy, co-directed by Vu T. and Thu Ha; and produced her own film, Estrofemme, in 1998.

TwentyWonder

Scheduled to appear are comedian David Koechner, Vaud and the Villains, Matthew Sweet, Lucha VaVoom, Joel Hodgson, Cinefamily, Kate Flannery and the Lampshades, games from Two Bit Circus, Mat Plendl, Mac King, an Ernie Kovacs museum, Two-Headed Dog and Diandra Leslie-Pelecky.


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