LAV

LAV or Lav may refer to:

  • Lav, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran
  • Lav pivo, a beer brand in Serbia
  • The Last American Virgin, a 1982 film
  • Persons

  • Lav, an alternate name for Lava, a son of the Hindu deity Rama and his wife Sita, whose story is told in the Ramayana
  • Lav, translation in some Slavic languages of the name Lev
  • Luis Antonio Valencia, Manchester United winger
  • Science and technology

  • HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), formerly also called lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV), the virus that causes AIDS
  • Lavalier microphone, a small microphone with a clip for attaching to clothing
  • Local As View, a view-based query answering approach to data integration
  • Load average, the average load or amount of work that a computer system is doing over time
  • software packages for encoding and decoding video and audio files:
    • Libav, a free software project forked from FFmpeg
    • libavcodec, an audio/video codec library provided by FFmpeg and Libav
    • LAV Filters, a set of open-source DirectShow filters based on FFmpeg
  • SR Class 4Lav

    The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation 4-LAV to the electric multiple units built to work the semi-fast services on the route between London and Brighton. None of these units survived long enough in British Rail ownership to be allocated a TOPS class.

    Construction

    The original series of 4-LAV (4-car Lavatory stock) units, (numbers 1921–1953), were built at Eastleigh carriage works during 1931 and 1932 for use on the newly electrified London to Brighton line. They were fitted with four Metropolitan-Vickers 275 h.p. traction motors. Despite the prominence given to the lavatory provision in the SR designation, there was actually only one lavatory in the whole four-car unit, and due to the lack of corridors in the unit, only passengers in that coach had access to it. The units were renumbered 2921–2953 in the January/February 1937 renumbering of SR EMUs.

    Two further units, (numbers 2954 and 2955) were added to stock in 1940, under the direction of Oliver Bulleid. These were fitted with English Electric 275 h.p. traction motors.

    LAV-300

    The Cadillac Gage Textron LAV-300, originally named as the V-300, is a family of American light armored vehicles (LAVs) including up to 15 configurations. LAV-300 offers high mobility, speeds of up to 65 mph (105 km/h), and can be air-transported by a C-5 Galaxy, C-141 Starlifter, C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft. Some versions can be air-transported by CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter.

    History

    The LAV-300 6x6 series is the complement to Textron’s Marine and Land Division’s (formally Cadillac Gage) 4x4 Commando series. The Philippine Marines were supplied with an armored personnel carrier (APC) version with a turret armed with a .50 caliber and 7.62 mm machine gun and a fire support version armed with a Cockerill 90mm cannon. The Marine Corps had wanted the US-built LVTP7A1 (now called the AAVP-7A1) amphibious armored landing vehicle, and 36 vehicles were offered in the 1980s; however, partisan political and financial interests shot down the deal. Instead, V-150s were secured through FMS. In 1991, LAV-300s were proposed as the Philippine Marine Corps' share in the US bases compensation package. The Marines accepted them but mandated modifications to better suit their needs: pump jets for amphibious operations, a rear ramp for the easier discharge of troops, and a trim-vane. Smoke grenade launchers and the winch were scrapped to trim costs.

    Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    She Comes in Colors

    by: Love

    Verse 1:
    A thought in my head, I think
    Of something to do
    Expressions tell everything
    I see one on you
    Chorus:
    Whoa-oh-oh-oh, my love she comes in colors
    You can tell her from the clothes she wears
    Verse 2:
    When I was invisible
    I needed no light
    You saw right through me, you said
    Was I out of sight?
    [repeat chorus]
    [repeat chorus]
    [repeat chorus]
    Verse 3:
    When I was in England town
    The rain fell right down
    I looked for you everywhere
    'Til I'm not around
    [repeat chorus]




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    Lav Diaz prepares Alexandre Dumas adaptation; hopes to launch ‘Magellan’ starring Gael Garcia Bernal at Cannes

    Screen Daily 06 Apr 2025
    Filipino director Lav Diaz says he is preparing an adaptation of an obscure Alexandre Dumas work, to shoot later this year. Without naming the work, Diaz told the film was scheduled to shoot at the start of this year before the director became unwell.
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    LAV Plumbing boasts decades of experience | The Union-Recorder

    The Union-Recorder 28 Mar 2025
    He started his own company, LAV Plumbing, once he received his license in 2011 ... in Milledgeville, LAV Plumbing is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m ... LAV Plumbing offers services as small as unclogging drains to as big as new construction builds.
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