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This week, Tidbits isn’t fleeing from custody, we’re merely bringing you words that begin with “lam-“! • If an individual is “on the lam,” he or she has made a dash to escape from the law. In 1886, “lam” was a slang verb meaning “to run off.” That year, the first recognized private eye, Detective Allan Pinkerton wrote that after a pickpocket secured a wallet from his victim, he uttered the word “lam,” which meant “to let the man go and to get out of the way as soon as possible.” A fugitive from the law is known as a lamster. • A lammergeier is a huge bearded vulture found in mountainous regions throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. Its name translates from the German language for “lamb-vulture.” Weighing in at about 15 lbs., with a height of up to 4 feet, the vulture’s massive wingspan measures between 7 and 9 feet across. Its creamy-yellow head is accented with black eye patches and tufted whiskers. Eighty percent of the diet of a lammergeyer consists of bones and bone marrow. The bird eats small bones whole, and carries large bones into the air, dropping them onto rocks below to shatter them into smaller pieces, giving the vulture access to the nutritious bone marrow. In the wild, the lammergeier lives about 21 years. turn the page for more!

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• Lamella is a word with several meanings. In the animal word, it is the thin, platelike part of the respiratory system of a gecko and the gills of a fish. They contain huge numbers of capillaries and are used to increase the amount of oxygen intake of the blood. They are where the exchange of oxygen from the water and carbon dioxide from the blood occurs. In the plant world, lamella refers to the gill of a mushroom. Architects know that a lamella roof is a vaulted type with a crisscrossing pattern of parallel arches, hinged together with shorter ones to form a diamondpatterned interlocking network. The Houston Astrodome and the New Orleans Superdome are examples of this. • During the 1950s, the Lamaze method of childbirth became popular as an alternative to delivery without drugs. The method employs relaxation and breathing techniques that promotes a natural way to suppress pain. It was developed by a French obstetrician, Dr. Ferdinand Lamaze. The goal of the Lamaze organization is to “increase women’s confidence in their ability to give birth.” • An elected official who continues to hold political office until his successor is inaugurated is known as a lame duck. That term has been around since the 1700s, when the London Stock Exchange used it to refer to a stockbroker who had defaulted on his debts. Its literal meaning is that of a duck that is “unable to keep up with its flock, making it a target for predators.” We started using the expression for politicians in 1863, when it was used in the official record of the United States Congress. Sometimes a lame duck politician is viewed as having less influence because of the limited time remaining in office. However, a lame duck often makes decisions with no fear of consequences, for example, issuing controversial executive orders or pardons.

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• Lamaism is the Buddhist religion of Tibet and Mongolia, headed up by the Dalai Lama. The current Dalai Lama was born Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso in 1935. He is the 14th leader of the religion, formally enthroned in 1950. Lama is merely a title for a teacher of their Dharma. The first Dali Lama was born in 1391 in a cattle pen, the son of nomadic sheep and goat herders. At 7 years of age, he was sent to live with his uncle, a monk at a Buddhist monastery.

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• Ferruccio Lamborghini founded his luxury sports car company in 1963 in an attempt to compete with other established high-end automobiles. In 1966, his Miura sports coupe introduced a rear mid-engine and rear wheel drive. Sales were brisk and the company grew rapidly during its first 10 years. In 1973, a financial decline and an oil crisis ravaged Lamborghini sales, and the company changed ownership three times over the next several years, including bankruptcy in 1978. Chrysler took over in 1987, selling it in 1994. In 1998, Lamborghini was sold to Volkswagen. If you’re in the market for a new car, you can pick up a Lamborghini Aventador coupe for about $400,000 or a Superveloce convertible starting in the $525,000 range. • According to Greek mythology, Lamia was the beautiful mistress of the god Zeus. Zeus’ jealous wife Hera killed all of Lamia’s children and turned her into a monster with a serpent’s tail that devours the children of others.

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