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Lundy (other)
Lundy is an island in the Bristol Channel of Great Britain. Lundy may also refer to: Places * Lundy, a sea area in the British Shipping Forecast * Lundy, California, a town in the US * Lundy, Missouri, an unincorporated community in the US * Lundy, Nova Scotia, Canada * Lundy's Lane, an urban highway in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada * 100604 Lundy, an asteroid Buildings * Ralph Lundy Field, Patriots Point Soccer Complex, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, US * Benjamin Lundy House, Mount Pleasant, Ohio, US * Lundy's Restaurant, a former seafood restaurant founded by the Lundy family in Brooklyn, NY, US Biology * Lundy cabbage, a species of primitive brassicoid, endemic to Lundy * Lundy cabbage flea beetle, a species of flea beetle endemic to Lundy * Lundy Pony, a breed of pony bred on Lundy People * Lundy (surname) ** Lundy, the family of the 2000 Lundy murders * Hok Lundy (1950–2008) Cambodian police officer Other uses * MV ''Empire Lundy'', a WWII British Empire Ship * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lundy
Lundy is an English island in the Bristol Channel. It was a micronation from 1925–1969. It forms part of the district of Torridge District, Torridge in the county of Devon. About long and wide, Lundy has had a long and turbulent history, frequently changing hands between the British crown and various usurpers. In the 1920s, one self-proclaimed king, Martin Coles Harman, Martin Harman, tried to issue his own coinage and was fined by the House of Lords. In 1941, two German Heinkel He 111 bombers crash landed on the island, and their crews were captured. In 1969, Lundy was purchased by British millionaire Jack Hayward, who donated it to the National Trust. It is now managed by the Landmark Trust, a conservation charity that derives its income from day trips and holiday lettings, most visitors arriving by boat from Bideford or Ilfracombe. A local tourist curiosity is the special "Puffin" postage stamp, a category known by philatelists as "local carriage labels", a collectors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Aircraft (Li–Lz)
This is a list of aircraft in alphabetical order beginning with 'Li' through 'Lz'. Li–Lz Liaoning Ruixiang (Liaoning Ruixiang General Aviation Manufacture Company Limited, Shenyang, China) *Liaoning Ruixiang RX1E Liberty ( Liberty Airship Co (Pres: D H Felton), Muskogee, OK) * Liberty 1918 airship Liberty ( Liberty Aircraft Co, Kansas City, KS ) * Liberty 1931 Aeroplane Liberty ( Liberty Aircraft Sales & Mfg Co, Lambert Field, Robertson, MO) * Liberty P-2 (a.k.a. Liberty A) Liberty (O N Lloyd, Mesa AZ; aka Mesa Air Development Assn.) * Liberty Sport A Liberty (Liberty Aerospace, Melbourne, FL) * Liberty XL-2 Liberty Bell (1928: Midwest Aircraft Corp, St Cloud MN. 1928: North Star Aircraft Corp (Fdr: Willard Hoseas Mohlar)) * Liberty Bell 100-HM4a LIBIS (''Letalski Institut Branko Ivanus Slovenija'') * LIBIS LK-1 * LIBIS KB-6 Matajur * LIBIS KB-11 Branko * LIBIS 160 * LIBIS 180 Lift Systems (Lift Systems Inc.) * Lift Systems LS-3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranier-Lundy Racing
Ranier Racing with MDM, formerly known as Ranier-Lundy, was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the K&N Pro Series East, and the ARCA Racing Series. The team formerly competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing team until 1987, fielding Cale Yarborough during the 1980s late in its operations. The team later became Robert Yates Racing after Yates, an engine builder and crew chief with the operation, bought the team in 1988. The team largely fielded General Motors vehicles for its various drivers until switching to Fords in 1985. The team won the 1980 Daytona 500 with Buddy Baker and 1983 and 1984 Daytona 500 with Yarborough. The team was based in Charlotte and co-operated by Harry Ranier (February 25, 1937July 21, 1999) and J. T. Lundy. who left in 1987 Ranier was a Kentuckian coal mining magnate. Ranier's entry into the sport predates magnates such as J. D. Stacy and Billy Hagan. Cup Series Car N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salient (magazine)
''Salient'' is the weekly students' magazine of the Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association (VUWSA) at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. ''Salient'' was established in 1938 and originally published in newspaper format, but is now published as a magazine. ''Salient's'' style and editorial position can change from year to year due to changes in editors. However, the magazine has generally taken a left-wing stance. Organisation Editor The ''Salient'' editor-in-chief is an employee of VUWSA operating under a charter that grants editorial independence. The editor is appointed and employed under a fixed term contract that covers roughly the beginning to end of the academic year. Previous involvement with the magazine is not a prerequisite for applicants, although most have had some role at ''Salient'' prior to their editorship. At various times in ''Salient's'' history, and consistently since 2011, the editorship has been shared between two people. No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MV Empire Lundy
Suffix beginning with L ''Empire Labrador'' ''Empire Labrador'' was a 3,539 GRT cargo ship which was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. Launched on 19 August 1944 and completed in October 1944. Sold in 1949 to Williamson & Co Ltd, Hong Kong and renamed ''Incharran''. Seized on 1 May 1950 by a Chinese Nationalist warship. She was released with the assistance of . On 12 February 1953 she was attacked by Chinese Nationalist warships when in the Strait of Formosa but evaded capture and safely reached Hong Kong. Sold in 1955 to Indo-China Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London and renamed ''Sunshine''. Sold in 1968 to Golden River Shipping Corp. and renamed ''Golden River''. Operated under the management of C T Chu, Hong Kong. Arrived on 7 April 1970 at Sakaide, Japan for scrapping. ''Empire Labuan'' '' Empire Labuan'' was a 7,339 GRT cargo ship which was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. Launched on 5 September 1944 as ''Empire Labuan'' and completed in Nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hok Lundy
Hok Lundy ( km, ហុក ឡុនឌី) (February 3, 1950 – November 9, 2008), also transliterated as Hok Lundi and Hoc Lundy, was the National Police Commissioner of Cambodia from 1994 to 2008; he had previously been the governor of Svay Rieng Province. He was linked to Hun Sen, the current Prime Minister, whom he met in Vietnam in 1979: during the 1997 military coup, he commanded troops loyal to Hun Sen; as well, his daughter, Hok Chindavy, is married to one of Hun Sen’s sons, Hun Manit. Biography Hok Lundy was born in Ta Pov village, Bavet commune, Chanthrea District, Svay Rieng Province to a family of Chinese- Vietnamese origin. Hok Lundy's Vietnamese ancestry was often extensively discussed in public circles, and at least one close aide of Hok Lundy, Cheam Yeap confirmed that he had some Vietnamese ancestry and fluent in the Vietnamese language as well. He spent his early days in his hometown until 1977 when he fled to Vietnam to become a spy for the Kam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lundy Murders
Christine Marie Lundy, 38, and her 7-year-old daughter Amber Grace Lundy were murdered in Palmerston North, New Zealand, on 29 August 2000. In February 2001, after a six month investigation, Mark Edward Lundy (then aged 43), Christine's husband, was arrested and charged with the murders. At his trial, cell phone data proved Lundy was in Petone at 5.30pm and 8.28pm that night. The prosecution claimed the murders took place at about 7.00pm; that Lundy drove from Petone to Palmerston North, a distance of 134 Kilometres, killed his wife and daughter, disposed of his clothes and any other incriminating evidence, and drove another 134 kilometers back to Petone in between these times. In 2002 he was convicted of the murders after a six-week trial and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years. He appealed the conviction to the Court of Appeal; the appeal was rejected and the court increased his non-parole period to 20 years. In June 2013 Lundy took h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lundy (surname)
Lundy is a surname of Old Scandinavian origins. People * Benjamin Lundy, a Quaker who worked for the abolition of slavery * Curtis Lundy, a member of jazz vocalist Betty Carter's band *Damian Lundy, religious brother of the De La Salle Order *Dennis Lundy, American football player * Dick Lundy (animator), the animator who created the cartoon character Donald Duck * Dick Lundy (baseball player), a Negro leagues baseball player *George Lundy, an American Jesuit, social justice activist and President of Wheeling Jesuit University *J. Edward Lundy, a CFO of Ford Motor Company * Kate Lundy, a member of the Australian Senate, representing the Australian Capital Territory * Lamar Lundy, an NFL defensive end with the Los Angeles Rams *Mark Lundy, convicted of the murders of Christine and Amber Lundy in New Zealand * Michael Lundy, retired United States Army lieutenant general *Robert Lundy, a governor of Derry * Ron Lundy, an American radio announcer * Wali Lundy, an American football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lundy Cabbage Flea Beetle
''Psylliodes luridipennis'', commonly known as the Lundy cabbage flea beetle or the bronze Lundy cabbage flea beetle, is a species of flea beetle endemic to the island of Lundy, where it lives and feeds upon the endemic Lundy cabbage (''Coincya wrightii''). Along with the true weevil ''Ceutorhynchus contractus'' var. ''pallipes'' and an undescribed race of flea beetle ''Psylliodes napi'', it is known only from the Lundy cabbage. The species was first recorded by Thomas Vernon Wollaston in the 1840s, and was named by the Austrian entomologist Franz Kutschera in 1864. Adult Lundy cabbage flea beetle measure around in length. They have brassy-green heads and bodies, with reddish-brown elytra. The adults feed upon the leaves of the Lundy cabbage, while the larvae mine into the plants to feed. The species is threatened by fluctuating numbers of Lundy cabbages, particularly due to invasive common rhododendrons (''Rhododendron ponticum''). Taxonomy and evolution The species was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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