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Lam and its various forms has several meanings.

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Lam

Lam saravane music genre
Lam luang music genre
  • Lam, Germany, a town in Bavaria

On the lam or on the run refers to the state of being wanted by an authority and traveling to avoid capture. ... A khene player in Isan Mor lam (Thai/Isan: หมอลำ) is an ancient Lao form of song in Laos and Isan (Northeastern Thailand). ... Lam Saravene is a popular Laotian genre of music with alternating rhythms. ... Lam Luang is a musical genre developed in recent centuries in Laos. ...

LAM

Natural family planning (NFP), sometimes described as periodic abstinence, is a form of birth control that involves recognizing the natural signs in a womans fertility. ... LAM/MPI is one of the predecessors of the Open MPI project. ... LAM (Linhas Aereas de Mocambique) is the national airline of Mozambique. ... Sean Brennan London After Midnight (LAM) was formed in the 1990s by Sean Brennan and has retained and nurtured the political and socially aware element of the punk scene that died in the early 90s. ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is the result of disorderly smooth muscle proliferation throughout the bronchioles, alveolar septa, perivascular spaces, and lymphatics, resulting in the obstruction of small airways (leading to pulmonary cyst formation and pneumothorax) and lymphatics (leading to chylous pleural effusion). ... The weapons used in the computer game Deus Ex can be divided into 5 separate categories: Pistols, Rifles, Heavy weaponry, Low-Tech (melee) weapons and Demolition weapons. ... Deus Ex (commonly abbreviated DX) is a first-person shooter/computer role-playing game developed by Ion Storm Inc. ... Lam and its various forms has several meanings. ... It has been suggested that MMORPG slang be merged into this article or section. ... AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) is a proprietary operating system developed by IBM based on UNIX System V. Before the product was ever marketed, the acronym AIX originally stood for Advanced IBM UNIX. The scalable AIX 5L 5. ... Token-Ring local area network (LAN) technology was developed and promoted by IBM in the early 1980s and standardised as IEEE 802. ...

Lam.

May be an abbreviation for:

The Book of Lamentations (Hebrew מגילת איכה) is a book of the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. ... Tanakh (Hebrew: ‎) (also Tanach, IPA: or , or Tenak, is an acronym that identifies the Hebrew Bible. ... Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck (August 1, 1744 – December 28, 1829) was a French naturalist and an early proponent of the idea that evolution occurred and proceeded in accordance with natural laws. ... The official Automobili Lamborghini logo Automobili-Lamborghini S.p. ...

Surname

Vietnamese

Lâm is a common Vietnamese surname.

Andrew Lam, writer
Lam Quang Thi,
Charles Tran Van Lam, politician
Tony Lam, Vietnamese American politician

Andrew Lam Andrew Lam (born 1964) is a Vietnamese American writer. ... General Lam Thi Quang General Lam Quang Thi (Lâm Quang Thi) was born in Bac Lieu province, Vietnam in 1932. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Tony Lam, was the first Vietnamese American to be elected to public office in the United States, in the City of Westminster, California. ...

Cantonese

Lam is a common Cantonese (Hong Kong) surname. It is a variant of Mandarin Chinese Lin. Cantonese is a major dialect group or language of the Chinese language, a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ... Mandarin (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally speech of officials), or Beifanghua (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally Northern Dialect(s)), is a category of related Chinese dialects spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. ... Lin can be a pinyin transcription of one of several Chinese surnames, with 林 (pinyin Lín) being overwhelmingly the most common. ...

Wifredo Lam, artist
Ringo Lam, film director
Alex Lam, music producer
Chet Lam, singer/songwriter
George Lam, singer
Richard Lam, lyricist
Tony Lam, politician
Anthony Lam, fire fighter
Chris Lam, tennis player
Adrian Lam, coach
Eman Lam, musician
Sarah Lam, actress
Pat Lam, rugby player
Lam Bun, radio commentator
David Lam, Lieutenant Governor
Sandy Lam, singer
Derek Lam, fashion designer
Stephen Lam, government official
Raymond Lam, actor
Karena Lam, actress
Dale Lam, choreographer
Chua Lam, newspaper columnist
Yin-ling Lam, news broadcaster
Bun-Ching Lam, concert pianist and composer

Lams, La Jungla (The Jungle), Gouache on paper, mounted on canvas, 1943. ... Ringo Lam (林嶺東; pinyin: Lin Lingdong; Cantonese: Lam Leng-tung) (born 1955) is a film director known for stylish action thrillers. ... Chet Lam Yat Fung (Traditional Chinese: 林一峰, born 11 April 1976) Hong Kong is a renowned Hong Kong independent singer-songwriter whose style has been described by many as city-folk music. ... George Lam Chi Cheung (Chinese : 林子祥) was born on October 2, 1947, is a popular veteran singer in Hong Kong. ... Richard Lam Chun-Keung (simplified Chinese: 林振強, traditional Chinese: 林振強) (born 1947, died November 17, 2003) was a Cantopop lyricist with several hundred Cantopop songs to his name, and a columnist for Apple Daily and Next Magazine in Hong Kong. ... Tony Lam, was the first Vietnamese American to be elected to public office in the United States, in the City of Westminster, California. ... Anthony Lam Chun Man was the Director of Fire Services (消防處處長) of Hong Kong from 2003 until December 6, 2005. ... Chris Lam (b. ... Adrian Lam (born 25 August 1971) is an assistant coach with the Cronulla Sharks National Rugby League (NRL) team and former Papua New Guinea rugby league football player. ... Eman Lam in music video Bian Bian Bian Eman Lam (Traditional Chinese: 林二汶) is a Hong Kong musician, born 1982-10-25. ... Sarah Lam is a British actress, noted for her television roles. ... Patrick Richard Lam (born 29 September 1968 in Auckland) is a former rugby union footballer and head coach of Auckland. ... Lam Bun (林彬, died August 24, 1967) was a victim in the Hong Kong 1967 riots and a radio commentator in Commercial Radio Hong Kong. ... The Honourable David See-Chai Lam (林思齐, pinyin: Lín Sīqí) (born September 2, 1923) was lieutenant governor of British Columbia from 1988 to 1995. ... Sandy Lam, also known as Lam Yik Lin (Chinese: ; pinyin: Lín Yìlián; born April 26, 1966) is a Cantopop singer who sings in Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and Japanese. ... Derek Lam is a fat person, thats why when you go on this page, it is automatically redirected to obesity. ... The Honourable Stephen Sui-lung Lam (林瑞麟) JP is the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs of Hong Kong. ... Raymond Lam Raymond Lam Fung is a Hong Kong TVB actor and singer. ... Karena Lam (Chinese: 林嘉欣; Pinyin: ; Cantonese:Lam Kar-Yan) is an award-winning actress, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and now based in Hong Kong. ... Dale has taught master classes at the Kiradjiev Cultural Center in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, the American School in Singapore, and for the Singapore Dance Association at Lasalle College of the Arts. ... Chua Lam (also known as Tsai Lan) (simplified Chinese: 蔡澜, traditional Chinese: 蔡瀾, Japanese: チョイ・ラン) (born 1941 in Singapore) is a columnist writer, food gourmet and occasional television host in Hong Kong and Japan. ... Yin-ling Lam, Ruby (林燕玲) is a business newscaster with NOW.com. ... Bun-Ching Lam (b. ...

Other nationalities

Adrian Lam (born 25 August 1971) is an assistant coach with the Cronulla Sharks National Rugby League (NRL) team and former Papua New Guinea rugby league football player. ... Jan Lam (1838 - 1886) was a Polish journalist, writer and comic, as well as a teacher in numerous schools of Galicia. ... Simon S. Lam is Professor and Regents Chair in Computer Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin. ...

Fictional people

Dr. Carolyn Lam is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 played by Lexa Doig. ... Donald Lam is a fictional American detective created by Erle Stanley Gardner under his penname A. A. Fair. ...

See also

Tai Lam Country Park is located in the Yuen Long District at the west of New Territories of Hong Kong. ... The outside of Po Lam station. ... Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and service of semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. ... Phra Lak Phra Lam, pronounced [pʰaː lɑk pʰaː laːm] (in Lao script: ພຮະລັກພຮະຮາມ), is the Lao version of Indias Ramayana. ... Monts de Lam is one of four departments in Logone Oriental, a region of Chad. ...

References

  1. ^ http://publib16.boulder.ibm.com/doc_link/en_US/a_doc_lib/aixprggd/kernextc/sec_load_mod.htm

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The characteristic feature of lam singing is the use of a flexible melody which is tailored to the tones of the words in the text.
In Isan lam was traditionally performed seated, with a small audience surrounding the singer, but over the latter half of the 20th century the introduction of stages and amplification allowed a shift to standing performances in front of a larger audience.
Mor lam was traditionally sung in the Lao or Isan language.
Lam Riivek (2095 words)
Lam checked over his shoulder to see if the police were still after him as he approached a turn.
Lam smiled back at the man. Maybe this wouldn't be as bad as he had been expecting it to be.
Lam had always known it to be a posibility, but had never been prepared for it.
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