L. Ron Hubbard
         n 1: a United States writer of science fiction and founder of
               Scientology (1911-1986) [syn: {Hubbard}, {L. Ron Hubbard}]

English Dictionary: L. Ron Hubbard	by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Learnable \Learn"a*ble\, a.       Such as can be learned.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lern91a \[d8]Ler*n[91]"a\ (l[etil]r*n[emac]"[adot]), n. [NL.,       fr. L. Lernaeus Lern[91]an, fr. Lerna, Gr. Le`rnh, a forest       and marsh near Argos, the mythological abode of the hydra.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A Linn[91]an genus of parasitic Entomostraca, -- the same as       the family {Lern[91]id[91]}.          Note: The genus is restricted by modern zo[94]logists to a                limited number of species similar to {Lern[91]a                branchialis} found on the gills of the cod.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Partridge \Par"tridge\, n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF.       pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. [?].]       (Zo[94]l.)       1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of             the genus {Perdix} and several related genera of the             family {Perdicid[91]}, of the Old World. The partridge is             noted as a game bird.                         Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. --Chaucer.          Note: The common European, or gray, partridge ({Perdix                cinerea}) and the red-legged partridge ({Caccabis                rubra}) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known                species.          2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging             to {Colinus}, and allied genera. [U.S.]          Note: Among them are the bobwhite ({Colinus Virginianus}) of                the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge                ({Oreortyx pictus}) of California; the Massena                partridge ({Cyrtonyx Montezum[91]}); and the California                partridge ({Callipepla Californica}).          3. The ruffed grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}). [New Eng.]          {Bamboo partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a spurred partridge of the             genus {Bambusicola}. Several species are found in China             and the East Indies.          {Night partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.]          {Painted partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a francolin of South Africa             ({Francolinus pictus}).          {Partridge berry}. (Bot.)             (a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant                   ({Mitchella repens}) of the order {Rubiace[91]},                   having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant                   flowers sometimes tinged with purple, growing in pairs                   with the ovaries united, and producing the berries                   which remain over winter; also, the plant itself.             (b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen ({Gaultheria                   procumbens}); also, the plant itself.          {Partridge dove} (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Mountain witch}, under             {Mountain}.          {Partridge pea} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb             ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}), common in sandy fields in the             Eastern United States.          {Partridge shell} (Zo[94]l.), a large marine univalve shell             ({Dolium perdix}), having colors variegated like those of             the partridge.          {Partridge wood}             (a) A variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It                   is obtained from tropical America, and one source of                   it is said to be the leguminous tree {Andira inermis}.                   Called also {pheasant wood}.             (b) A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and                   striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for                   walking sticks and umbrella handles.          {Sea partridge} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic sand partridge             ({Ammoperdix Bonhami}); -- so called from its note.          {Snow partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a large spurred partridge             ({Lerwa nivicola}) which inhabits the high mountains of             Asia.          {Spruce partridge}. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood partridge}, [or] {Hill partridge} (Zo[94]l.), any small             Asiatic partridge of the genus {Arboricola}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Laurinburg, NC (city, FIPS 37220)       Location: 34.76606 N, 79.47006 W       Population (1990): 11643 (4637 housing units)       Area: 19.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 28352
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Lorem ipsum          (Or "{greeking}") A common piece of text used as       mock-{content} when testing a given page layout or {font}.          The following text is often used:          "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetaur adipisicing elit,       sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna       aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation       ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.   Duis       aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse       cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint       occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia       deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."          This continues at length and variously.   The text is not       really Greek, but badly garbled Latin.   It started life as       extracted phrases from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of       Cicero's "De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" ("The Extremes of       Good and Evil"), which read:          Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem       accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque       ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto       beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo.   Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem       quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia       consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi       nesciunt.   Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia       dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non       numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam       aliquam quaerat voluptatem.   Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis       nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam,       nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur?   Quis autem vel eum       iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil       molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo       voluptas nulla pariatur?          At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui       blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos       dolores et quas molestias excepturi sint occaecati cupiditate       non provident, similique sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt       mollitia animi, id est laborum et dolorum fuga.   Et harum       quidem rerum facilis est et expedita distinctio.   Nam libero       tempore, cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio cumque nihil       impedit quo minus id quod maxime placeat facere possimus,       omnis voluptas assumenda est, omnis dolor repellendus.       Temporibus autem quibusdam et aut officiis debitis aut rerum       necessitatibus saepe eveniet ut et voluptates repudiandae sint       et molestiae non recusandae.   Itaque earum rerum hic tenetur a       sapiente delectus, ut aut reiciendis voluptatibus maiores       alias consequatur aut perferendis doloribus asperiores       repellat.          Translation:          But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of       denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give       you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual       teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the       master-builder of human happiness.   No one rejects, dislikes,       or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because       those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally       encounter consequences that are extremely painful.   Nor again       is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain       of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally       circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him       some great pleasure.   To take a trivial example, which of us       ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain       some advantage from it?   But who has any right to find fault       with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no       annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces       no resultant pleasure?          On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and       dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms       of pleasure of the moment, so blinded by desire, that they       cannot foresee the pain and trouble that are bound to ensue;       and equal blame belongs to those who fail in their duty       through weakness of will, which is the same as saying through       shrinking from toil and pain.   These cases are perfectly       simple and easy to distinguish.   In a free hour, when our       power of choice is untrammelled and when nothing prevents our       being able to do what we like best, every pleasure is to be       welcomed and every pain avoided.   But in certain circumstances       and owing to the claims of duty or the obligations of business       it will frequently occur that pleasures have to be repudiated       and annoyances accepted.   The wise man therefore always holds       in these matters to this principle of selection: he rejects       pleasures to secure other greater pleasures, or else he       endures pains to avoid worse pains.          -- Translation by H. Rackham, from his 1914 edition of De       Finibus.          However, since textual fidelity was unimportant to the goal of       having {random} text to fill a page, it has degraded over the       centuries, into "Lorem ipsum...".          The point of using this text, or some other text of incidental       intelligibility, is that it has a more-or-less normal (for       English and Latin, at least) distribution of ascenders,       descenders, and word-lengths, as opposed to just using "abc       123 abc 123", "Content here content here", or the like.          The text is often used when previewing the layout of a       document, as the use of more understandable text would       distract the user from the layout being examined.          {Lorem Ipsum - All the facts (http://www.lipsum.com/)}.          (2003-10-25)