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Lua

A fast, lightweight scripting language designed and maintained by the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). Pronounced "loo-uh," the name means "moon" in Portuguese. It is free software but not open source, as it is written entirely by PUC-Rio. Introduced in 1993, Lua is known for its speed and small memory footprint. It is used in embedded systems as well as games on Windows, Unix/Linux and smartphone platforms and is easily integrated with programs written in other languages. Although not object oriented, it has mechanisms for creating classes and inheritance. For more information, visit www.lua.org. See object-oriented programming and programming language.

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Following Lua Lua's opener he spilt a routine catch, leading to Tom Lees' dismissal for deliberate handball and Shelvey's first from the penalty spot.

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Lua Lua denies affray after violence erupted outside a Tyneside nightspot.

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His Excellency Daniel Mulhall said he was greatly honoured to open the Mac Lua Library at the Institute of Irish Studies, in Abercromby Square.

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When the LUA was signed last year, the credit union was managed by Ken Burke, son of longtime president/CEO William Burke, who died of cancer in 2006.

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Brew Ga atal (abo And Lua Lua (above)got on the scoresheet eight minutes before the break, with a fine individual effort from the edge of the penalty area.

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He knows what to expect in certain situations," Lua said.

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City: Gonzalez' Jones, Francis, Turner, Lynch' Hildreth, Gooding, Osbourne, Davis' Lorougnon, Lua Lua.