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• n  a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
• n  a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
• n  the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization

• lanthanum
• La
• atomic number 57
• Louisiana
• Pelican State
• LA
• lah

News & Articles

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• La Cañada, neighboring cities remind residents of fireworks ban
  Fireworks display for thousands at La Crescenta Elementary School in La Crescenta on Wednesday July 4, 2012. ( Raul Roa / Staff Photographer )
  June 28, 2013 - La Cañada Valley Sun
• 'Sucker Punch' Star Emily Browning Joins Luke Grimes in 'The Shangri-La Suite' (Exclusive)
  By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Sucker Punch" beauty Emily Browning is attached to star opposite Luke Grimes in "The Shangri-La Suite," an indie movie in the vein of "Bonnie & Clyde" and "Natural Born Killers," TheWrap has learned. Eddie O'Keefe will be making his feature directorial debut, having written the script with Chris Hutton. Tariq Merhab is producing with the "Little Miss ...
  June 28, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• Fire erupts at tented home in La Jolla
  Firefighters knocked down a blaze Thursday at a La Jolla-area house that was tented for fumigation.
  June 27, 2013 - KGTV San Diego

Quotes

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• Manny Ramirez in CBSSports.com
  LA is a special place to me, and I know everybody is disappointed. So am I,Ramirez said. "I'm sorry about this whole situation."
• Mike Dunleavy in Taipei Times
  The fact is we're getting an incredible player, incredible person, an impeccable work ethic and a guy that we plan on having in LA for many years to come,Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy said.
• David Stern in The Associated Press
  When I became commissioner, I thought what you did every June is you went from LA to Boston and back again,said David Stern, who handed out his first trophy to Bird's Celtics in 1984.