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O-ring
Typical O-ring and application An O-ring is a loop of elastomer with a round (o-shaped) cross-section used as a mechanical seal. They are designed to be seated in a groove and compressed during assembly between two or more parts, creating a seal at the interface. The joint may be static, o..
O-Ringen
O-Ringen, or Swedish 5-Days, is a multiday orienteering race. It has been held annually since 1965. The first competition included only 156 competitors, but at its peak in 1985, exactly 23,000 competitors took part. O-Ringen for 2006 will be held in the Swedish province of Hälsingland from July 1..
O-ring boss seal
O-Ring boss seal is a technique for joining two fluid-carrying pipes, hoses or tubing. In an o-ring boss (abbreviated ORB) system, a male threaded part is inserted into a female threaded part, providing a mechanical seal. This system differs from others in that an additional nut is tightened over ..
O-ring chain
The o-ring chain is a specialized type of roller chain used in the transmission of mechanical power from one sprocket to another. Contents 1 Construction2 Applications3 Care4 External links Construction The o-ring chain is named for the rubber o-rings built into the metal ro..
O. Richard Bundy
Orrin Richard Bundy joined the University Park faculty in 1983. He is director of the Penn State Marching Blue Band. In addition, he teaches courses in conducting, marching band techniques, instrumental music education, and band literature. An active guest conductor and adjudicator, Bundy has co..
Ori
Ori may refer to: Ori is one of the Dwarves named in Norse Mythology (Völuspá 10–16 contains a list of dwarves)Ori, a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth.Ori (Stargate), a godlike race in the fictional Stargate universe.Ori (Yoruba), a metaphysical co..
ORI
The three-letter acronym ORI may refer to: Old Republic International CorporationOffice of Research IntegrityOregon Research InstituteOceanographic Research InstitutePort Lions Airport See also Ori ..
Oria
Oria can refer to: Oria (town) in ItalyOria (river) in SpainThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Oriab
Oriab (or Isle of Oriab) is a fictional location in H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands. It is a large island in the Southern Sea and is lush and fertile. Its most prominent landmark is the tall, snow-capped mountain Ngranek. It is home to the magah birds that nest in its resin trees. Contents 1 Loc..
Oriamendi
Oriamendi (Marcha de Oriamendi) is the anthem of the Carlist movement. The name of the anthem stems from a battle which took place 1837 during the First Carlist War. Marcha de Oriamendi ''Por Dios, por la patria y el Rey ''Lucharon nuestros padres. ''Por Dios, por la patria y el Rey ''Lucharem..
Oriana
Oriana is primarily a female given name, widespread, even if not very common, in European languages. Its etymological origins are probably mixed. On the one hand there seems to be the Celtic Irish meaning of Blond or Golden, on the other hand there is the Latin meaning of Rising (as in Sunrise; see ..
Oriana Fallaci
Oriana Fallaci. Oriana Fallaci (born June 29 1929) is an Italian journalist, author and political interviewer. A former antifascist partisan during World War II, she had a long and successful journalistic career. She has been called Italy's most celebrated female writer by Ferruccio De Borto..
Oriana Panozzo
Oriana Panozzo is an Australian actress, best known for playing Susan Hamilton in the television soap opera Sons and Daughters External link ..
Oriane Messina
Oriane Messina is a British comedy writer and performer, most known for her work in the sketch show Smack the Pony and the sitcom Green Wing. She has had a working partnership with fellow writer Fay Rusling since 1999. Contents 1 Performer2 Writer3 Radio4 External Links Pe..
Orias
In demonology Orias is a Great Marquis of Hell, and has thirty legions of demons under his command. He knows and teaches the virtues of the stars and the mansions of the planets (the influence of each planet depending on the astrological sign in which it is in a specific moment and the influence of ..
Oria (town)
Oria (or Orra) is a town in the Apulia region, in the province of Brindisi, in southern Italy. History In classical times, Oria was known as Hyria (Uria) or Hyrium, a city in ancient Messapia and one of the principal Messapian cities. It was located just north of the ancient town Manduria, at som..
Oribasius
Oribasius (c. 320-400) was a Greek medical writer and the personal physician of the Roman emperor Julian the Apostate. He studied at Alexandria under Zeno of Cyprus before joining Julian's retinue. He was involved in Julian's coronation in 361, and remained with the emperor until Julian's death in..
Oribe-yaki
Oribe is a type of Japanese pottery most identifiable for its use of green copper glaze and bold painted design. It was the first use of colored stoneware glaze by Japanese potters. It is one of the Mino styles originating in the late 16th century. It takes its name from tea master Furuta Oribe, 1..
Oribi
Contents 1 Description2 Distribution and Habitat3 Reproduction4 Diet5 Predators6 Behaviour7 Threats & Conservation8 Subspecies9 Sources10 External links Description Oribi are graceful slender-legged, long-necked small antelope found in central a..
Oribi Gorge
Oribi Gorge is situated along the spectacular forest-cloaked ravine of the Mzimkulwana river just west of Port Shepstone which itself is 120 km south of Durban. Oribi Gorge is the eastern gorge of two gorges that cuts through the Oribi Flats (flat sugarcane farmlands), southern KwaZulu-Natal, South..
Orica
Orica is an Australian-headquartered multinational manufacturer of various chemical products, from paints to explosives. It is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange as ASX: [ORI]. History Initially formed as Jones, Scott and Co., a supplier of explosives during the Victorian gold rush..
Orica, Francisco Morazán
Orica is a municipality in the Honduran department of Francisco Morazán. ..
Orichalcos
Orichalcos (オレイカルコス Oreikarukosu) refers to an ancient evil force in the Waking the Dragons story arc in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (known internationally as simply Yu-Gi-Oh!). Orichalcos is a magical power linked to the ancient city of Atlantis, which was destroyed thou..
Orichalcum
Orichalcum is a legendary metal mentioned in several ancient writings, most notably the story of Atlantis as recounted in the Critias dialogue, recorded by Plato. According to Critias, orichalcum was considered second only to gold in value, and was found and mined in many parts of Atlantis in ancie..
Oricola
Oricola is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy ..
Oricon
, or also known as Oricon Style, is a Japanese company which provides music industry-related information. It is best known for the music charts it produces, similar to those published by Billboard Magazine in the USA. The name "Oricon" is derived from the English words "Original Confidence". The "..
Orie
Orie-Irri is a very small town of about 3,000 individuals, located in the Isoko South Local Government region of Delta State, Nigeria. It is called Orie-Irri because its inhabitants originated from Irri town. Orie is located between three towns, called Opke, Ofagbe and Utue. It is known for its fr..
Oriel
An oriel is a large bay window projecting from a wall. It can also refer to: Oriel College, OxfordThe Kingdom of Oriel, an ancient kingdom in Ireland This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may..
Oriel Chambers
Oriel Chambers is a revolutionary building by Peter Ellis, in Liverpool, built in 1864, it is a Grade 1 Listed Building. Oriel Chambers, and the architect's only other building at 16 Cook Street are the city's finest precursors of modernist architecture. Yet the simplified forms and large windows we..
Oriel College
Oriel College (in full: The Provost and Scholars of the House of the Blessed Mary the Virgin in Oxford, commonly called Oriel College, of the Foundation of Edward the Second of famous memory, sometime King of England)Oxford University Calendar 2005-2006 (2005) — Oxford University Press ISBN 019..
Oriel Harwood
Oriel Harwood is a British artist. Her work is exclusively represented by David Gill's contemporary gallery. ..
Oriel High School, Crawley
Oriel High School is a maintained comprehensive secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18. It opened in September 2004 as part of a reorganisation of secondary education in Crawley, catering for just 370 pupils in years 7 and 8. It is expected to grow to around 1450 pupils by 2009. Contents 1&nbs..
Oriel Park
Oriel Park is a multi-use stadium in Dundalk, Republic of Ireland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Dundalk F.C.. The stadium holds 12,200. ..
Oriel Square
Oriel Square is a square in central Oxford, England, located south of the High Street. To the east at the southern end is the cobbled Merton Street and to the north are King Edward Street and Oriel Street. To the west at the northern end is Bear Lane. Oriel College, one of the older colleges of..
Oriel Square tennis court
In Oriel Square, Oxford, England, the remains of a real tennis court can be recognised. The Liber Albus mentions the Oriel court being in Vinehall Lane in 1577.Crossley, Alan (editor), 'Social and Cultural Activities', A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 4: The City of Oxford (1979) — Oxford..
Oriel Street
Oriel Street is a narrow but historic street running between the High Street to the north and Oriel Square to the south in central Oxford, England. The street is now blocked off to traffic by bollards at the High Street end. It passes between the main site of Oriel College (hence its name) to th..
Oriel window
Oriel windows are a form of window commonly found in Gothic revival architecture, which jut out from the main wall of the building but do not reach to the ground. Corbels or brackets are often used to support this kind of window. Oriel windows are also seen in Arab architecture in the form of mas..
Oriens concinna
Oriens concinna, commonly known as the Tamil Dartlet, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. ..
Oriens goloides
Oriens goloides, commonly known as the Common Dartlet, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. ..
Orient, Illinois
Orient is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 296. Geography Orient is located at [37°55′8″N, 88°58′34″W] (37.918839, -88.975973)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census..
Orient, Iowa
Orient is a city in Adair County, Iowa, United States. The population was 402 at the 2000 census. Vice President Henry A. Wallace was born near here. Geography Orient is located at [41°12′10″N, 94°25′8″W] (41.202702, -94.418794)[Geographic references#1GR1]. Accordi..
Orient, Maine
Orient is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 145 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 98.1 km² (37.9 mi²). 92.6 km² (35.8 mi²) of it is land and 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²) of it (5.60%) is water. Dem..
Orient, New York
Orient is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. USA. The population was 709 at the 2000 census. Orient and Orient Point are used almost interchangeably. However Orient Point refers specifically to the very end of the North Fork of Long Island while Orient is the hamlet immediately ..
Orient, Ohio
Orient is a village in Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The population was 269 at the 2000 census. Geography Orient is located at [39°48′18″N, 83°9′16″W] (39.804906, -83.154567)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the vill..
Orient, South Dakota
Orient is a town in Faulk County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 57 at the 2000 census. Geography Orient is located at [44°54′7″N, 99°5′19″W] (44.901922, -99.088595)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town ..
Orient/1911
Note: This material is written from a nineteenth-century viewpoint, and may need substantial revision to bring it up to modern standards. Oriental in its most literal form means of or from the Orient (East), as opposed to Occidental meaning from the Occident (West). In more general usage, oriental..
Orienta, Wisconsin
Orienta is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 101 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 140.7 km² (54.3 mi²). 140.2 km² (54.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.37%) is water..
Orientability
For orientation of vector spaces see orientation (mathematics). For other uses, see orientation. Contents 1 Orientability of surfaces1.1 Examples1.2 Orientation by a triangulation2 Orientability of manifolds2.1 Topological definitions2.2 Orientation of differential m..
Oriental, North Carolina
Oriental is a town in Pamlico County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 875 at the 2000 census. Oriental, an incorporated municipality, is in Eastern North Carolina's Inner Banks region where Smith and Camp creeks join the Neuse River. The area was settled by American Indians, who fished and ..
Orientale, Congo
Orientale (also Oriental) (formerly Haut-Zaire) is a province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It lies in the north-east of the country, and its provincial capital is Kisangani. It borders Equateur province to the west, Kasai-Oriental to the south-west, Maniema to the south, and Nord-Kivu to t..
Orientalism
''For the book by Edward Said, see Orientalism (book) This article is part of theseries on Eastern culture Culture • Society Philosophy • MedicineReligion • Cinema art, culture, Korea • China • Philippines Persia • India • Japan • Vietnam Taoism &bu..
Orientalism (book)
Orientalism (1978; 25th-anniversary edition 2003 ISBN 039474067X) is a 328-page study by Edward Said of a mostly British and French tradition, "cultural apparatus," or "style of thought" based on the Orient/Occident distinction. Orientalism has functioned as a "corporate institution for dealing w..
Orientalist scholars of Islam
''This is a sub-article to Orientalism and Non-Muslim Islamic scholars. The Orientalist view of Islam is first attempts of the Europe to understand Islam. Some Orientalists became knowledgeble in Islamic Studies to the extent they became Islamic scholars. For a list of them, see List of Islamic sch..
Orientalium Ecclesiarum
Orientalium Ecclesiarum is the Decree on the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite from the Second Vatican Council. One of the shorter such documents, it was passed by the assembled bishops by a vote of 2,110 to 39 and promulgated by Pope Paul VI on November 21, 1964. The name means "Eastern Churc..
Oriental Adventures
Oriental Adventures is the title shared by two hardback rulebooks published for different versions of the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy roleplaying game. Each version of Oriental Adventures provides rules for adapting its respective version of D&D for use in campaign settings based on the Far Ea..
Oriental Air Bridge
is a Japanese charter airline. Based at Nagasaki Airport, it operates regional domestic passenger services. Contents 1 Code Data2 History3 Services4 Fleet5 External links Code Data ICAO Code: NGKCallsign: Oriental Bridge History The airline was established in 1961 as Nag..
Oriental and India Office Collections
The Oriental and India Office Collections (OIOC) form a significant part of the holdings of the British Library. The collections include the documents from the India Office Library and Records, relating to the entire history of British involvement in India and other parts of the eastern world, as we..
Oriental Bangkok
The Oriental Bangkok is a five-star hotel in Bangkok. Founded in 1876 on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, the hotel is well-known for the excellence of its service, which consistently places it in surveys among the world's best hotels. It is a favorite of celebrity visitors to Bangkok. Joseph ..
Oriental Bay
Suburb:Oriental Bay City:Wellington Island:North Island Surrounded by:  to the northWellington (Lambton) Harbour  to the eastRoseneath  to the southMount Victoria  to the westTe Aro Oriental Bay is a suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zeala..
Oriental Bay Owl
The Oriental Bay Owl (Phodilus badius) is a type of owl, usually classified with barn owls. It is completely nocturnal, and can be found throughout Southeast Asia. It has a heart-shaped face with earlike extensions. The Congo Bay Owl (Phodilus prigoginei) is sometimes classified as a subspecies of ..
Oriental Beat
Oriental Beat is the second rock album by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, released in 1982. Track listing All tracks by Andy McCoy, except where noted. "Motorvatin'" (McCoy, Monroe) – 3:12"Don't Follow Me" – 3:17"Visitor" – 3:13"Teenangels Outsiders" (McCoy, Monroe) – 3..
Oriental Beech
The Oriental Beech (Fagus orientalis) is a deciduous tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The natural range extends from northwest Turkey east to the Caucasus and Alborz Mountains. It is restricted to mountain forests, at 500-2,100 m altitude. It is a large tree, capable of reaching heights of up to..
Oriental Bird Club
The Oriental Bird Club is a British-based club which exists to advance ornithology in the Oriental zoogeographical region. It publishes the journal Forktail. In addition, it published a checklist of the birds of the region in 1996. It also has a club bulletin, BirdingASIA. This was preceded by th..
Oriental Brewery
Oriental Brewery or OB is a Korean brewery established by the Doosan Group in 1952. Today OB produces several of Korea's most popular beverages including the OB, Cass and Cafri lager brands. Brands OB Lager OB Lager is a pale, 4.7% A.B.V. beer served on draft and in bottles all over Korea. Like m..
Oriental Brewery Company Limited
Oriental Brewery Company Limited is a South Korean beer maker. The brand was founded in 1930. Products OBCassBudweiserBeck'sStella ArtoisHoegaardenLeffeDiebelsCafri External links [Cass Beer][Budweiser Korea][Korean Specialty Beers][Cafri][Beer Korea&#..
Oriental cat
Oriental Hanuma The term Oriental cat is not generally used for any one particular breed of cat. Rather, it describes a set of physical characteristics belonging to a number of cats from Southeast Asia. The Cat Fanciers' Association and the GCCF (the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy in the..
Oriental Chow Mein Company
The Oriental Chow Mein Company was established in 1926 by Frederick S. N. Wong and is currently located at 42 Eighth Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. The company specializes in making the noodles which are a crucial ingredient in the classic Chinese American dish, chow mein. Contents 1&nb..
Oriental City
The lobby of Oriental City, around 1997 Oriental City is a shopping mall in Colindale, London specialising in various oriental foods and items. It can be reached via Colindale tube station and also directly off Edgware Road. It has a dedicated car park, and 2 floors. Oriental City was pre..
Oriental cockroach
The Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis) is a large species of cockroach, measuring about 1 inch in length at maturity. It is dark brown to black in colour and has a glossy body. The female Oriental cockroach has a somewhat different appearance to the male, it appears to be wingless at casu..
Oriental College, Lahore
Oriental College Lahore is an old institution of oriental studies in Lahore, Pakistan. Its next in location to Government College, Lahore. ..
Oriental Cuckoo
The Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus is a cuckoo found in South Asia. References BirdLife International (2004). [Cuculus saturatus]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least con..
Oriental Daily News
Oriental Daily News (Chinese: 東方日報) is a Chinese language newspaper in Hong Kong. Oriental Daily was established in 1969. It is one of the two newspapers published by the Oriental Press Group Limited (東方報業集團有限公司), found..
Oriental Daily News (Malaysia)
Oriental Daily News (Chinese: 東方日報) is one of Malaysia's daily Chinese-language newspapers. It was officially launched on New Year's Day 2003. The newspaper group is owned by KTS Group, a Sarawak timber company headed by Datuk Lau Hui Kang. The newspaper actually published its first issue o..
Oriental Darter
The Oriental Darter or Indian Darter (Anhinga melanogaster ), sometimes called Snakebird, is a water bird of tropical southern Asia and Indonesia. It is a cormorant-like species that has a very long neck. It often swims with only the neck above water. It is a fish-eater. The Indian Darter diff..
Oriental despotism
Oriental Despotism is the quality ascribed by Karl Marx to large cities of the Middle East and Asia, which would not have been truly independent, mainly due to their geographical location. The premise is that there existed some forms of state, which were ruled by tribute-collecting despots based on..
Oriental flying gurnard
The Flying Gurnard is easily confused with the flying fish, who leap out of the water, which Flying Gurnards don’t do. The Flying Gurnard huge, round pectoral fins. These fins look like they should be used for flying, but in fact they help the fish walk on the bottom of the ocean. The fins..
Oriental giant squirrel
Oriental Giant Squirrels (genus Ratufa) form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Ratufinae. They are only found in South-east Asia. There are four species of Oriental Giant Squirrels: Pale Giant Squirrel, Ratufa affinisBlack Giant Squirrel, Ratufa bicolorIndian Giant Squirrel, Ratufa indicaG..
Oriental Greenfinch
The Oriental Greenfinch or Grey-capped Greenfinch (Carduelis sinica) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It nests in trees or bushes, laying 3-5 eggs. References BirdLife International (2004). [Carduelis sinica]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 200..
Oriental Holdings
Oriental Holdings Berhad's has a reputation within the Malaysian motor industry having successfully built up an unknown brand from its beginning to the No 1 Best Selling Passenger Car in the non-national passenger car segment in Malaysia. With nearly fifty years of servicing customers in the motor..
Oriental Honey Buzzard
The Oriental Honey Buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles and harriers. This species is also known as Oriental Honey-buzzard and Crested Honey Buzzard. Despite its name, this species is not ..
Oriental hornet
The Oriental hornet Vespa orientalis looks very similar to the European hornet. Do not confuse with the Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia). Photo --> The female queen measures 25 to 35 mm long, males and workers are smaller. In males, the antennae have 13 segments, while females have alway..
Oriental Institute
The Oriental Institute (OI) is the University of Chicago's archeology museum and research center for ancient Near Eastern studies. The Institute is housed in an unusual Art-Deco/Gothic building at the corner of 58th and University, designed by the architectural firm Mayers Murray & Phillip. Th..
Oriental Light and Magic
Oriental Light and Magic (OLM) is a Japanese animation studio. Although they have worked on several anime series, their most prominent work is Pokèmon, doing all of the TV anime and films. The animation studio is comprised of several teams. The name of the company is possibly a spin-off of Lucas..
Oriental Longhair
The Oriental Longhair, formerly known as the British Angora, is a breed of cat that features a tubular, Siamese-style body (known in the cat fancy as oriental type), but with a longer coat than the short-haired Siamese. The coat can also come in a variety of colors and patterns, including tabby, "t..
Oriental Magpie Robin
The Oriental Magpie Robin, Copsychus saularis, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, family Muscicapidae. It is also known as Oriental Magpie Robin, Straits Robin and Magp..
Oriental medicine
Oriental medicine can mean any of: Chinese traditional medicineKorean traditional medicine Eastern medicine can mean either of the above, and also: Indian traditional medicine This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referre..
Oriental metal
Oriental metal is a crossover between death metal and doom metal, influenced by ancient Jewish traditions and the oriental culture. The oriental metal evolved in Israel, where bands from the local metal scene began writing metal songs related to Jewish tragedies and biblical stories. This change ..
Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro is a province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. Its capital is Calapan City and occupies the eastern half of the island of Mindoro; Occidental Mindoro is at the western half. On the east of the province lies the Sibuyan Sea and Romblon. To the north is Bata..
Oriental Orthodoxy
Part of a of articles onChristianity     History of Christianity Timeline of Christianity The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Father God the Son (Jesus Christ) God the Holy Spirit The Bible Old Testament · LXX ..
Oriental Pearl Tower
Oriental Pearl Tower 东方明珠塔 No. 2, Lane 504, Lujiazui Road, Pudong, Shanghai, China Height Spire/ antenna 468m/ 1,535.5ft Height of Primary Observatory 90m/ 295ft Height of Secondary Observatory 263m/ 863ft Height of Highest Observatory 342m/ 1,122ft Height o..
Oriental Plane
The Oriental plane (Platanus orientalis L.) is a very large, widespreading, and long-lived deciduous tree in the Platanaceae family. Its native range includes at least Eurasia from the Balkans to Iran. Some accounts extend its native range to Iberia in the west, and to the Himalaya in the east. As..
Oriental poppy
The Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale) is a perennial poppy of the genus Papaver. Aside from its natural brilliant orange-scarlet, since the later 19th century selective breeding for gardens has created a range of colors from clean white with eggplant-black blotches ("Barr's White" is the standar..
Oriental Pratincole
The Oriental Pratincole, Glareola maldivarum, is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae. Their most unusual feature of the pratincoles is that although classed as waders they typically hunt their insect prey on the wing like swallows, although they can also feed on the ground. These are bi..
Oriental Region
Oriental (Arabic: الجهة الشرقية) is one of the sixteen regions of Morocco. It is situated in north-eastern Morocco, bordering Algeria and Spain (Melilla). It covers an area of 82,900 km² and has a population of 1,918,094 (2004 census). The capital is Oujda. The region is made up of ..
Oriental Revolutionary Movement
Oriental Revolutionary Movement (in Spanish: Movimiento Revolucionario Oriental) is a left-wing political movement in Uruguay. The organization is led by Ariel Collazo. MRO was founded on April 21 1961, following a split from the Partido Blanco. From 1967 to 1985 it had an armed wing, Oriental Re..
Oriental rug
An authentic oriental rug is a handmade carpet that is either knotted with pile or woven without pile. Oriental-design rugs made by machine or any method other than hand knotting or hand weaving are not considered authentic oriental rugs. These rugs normally come from a broad geographical region e..
Oriental Scops Owl
The Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia is a species of Scops owl found in South Asia. They are found in dry deciduous forests. They are usually detected by their distinctive call of slowly repeated Wug-chug-chug. References BirdLife International (2004). [Otus sunia]. 2006 IUCN Red List of T..
Oriental Shorthair
Oriental Shorthair An Oriental Shorthair Blue Eyed White - Notice how the line of the nose, eyes, and middle of the ear form a triangular wedge. Country of origin United States Alternative Names Foreign Type Breed standards (external links) [AACE], [ACFA], [ACF..
Oriental Skylark
The Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula), also known as Oriental Lark or Small Skylark, is a species of skylark found in South Asia and South-East Asia. Like other skylark species it is found in open grassland often next to waterbodies and has a display flight in which it rockets up into the sky and ..
Oriental Small-clawed Otter
Asian Small-clawed Otters, (aka Oriental Short-Clawed Otters) are the smallest otters in the world. These otters are epicially distinct for there forepaws, as the claws do not extend above the fleshy end pads of their toes and fingers. These attributes give them human-like profinciency and cordina..
Oriental Sports Daily
Apart from China Sports, Oriental Sports Daily, which was called Xinmin Sports, was the first Chinese sports newspaper. After the investment from the three great communism companies, it was renamed to be Oriental Sports Daily, which was set up on May 18, 2002. ..
Oriental Staff Vine
Oriental Staff Vine, (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a woody vine native to East Asia of the Celastraceae family. It is also commonly called Oriental Bittersweet or Asiatic Bittersweet. Oriental staff vine was introduced into North America in 1879 [1], and has since become a damaging weed. ..
Oriental Stork
The Oriental Stork, Ciconia boyciana is a large white bird, up to 115cm long with black wing feathers. It is closely related and resembles the European White Stork. Unlike the latter species, it has red skin around its eye, whitish iris and black bill. Its diets consist mainly of fish, frogs and ..
Oriental Telephone Company
The Oriental Telephone Company, created in January 25, 1881 by Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison, was the first telephone company. [[Citing sources citation needed]] ..
Oriental Theatre
The Oriental Theatre is located in Chicago, Illinois on Randolph Street. It opened in the 1920's as a movie palace. By the 1970's, the theatre was showing exploitation films. It was renovated and restored in the 1990's and now is host to touring Broadway shows. It is now known as The Ford Center..
Oriental Troops
Oriental Troops, also known as OTs, is the name of a Southeast Asian street gang formed in the city of Visalia, California around 1996. It was originally a Laotian gang. Currently, most of its members are usually of Lahu, Thai, or Lao ethnicity, but it is now known that some members are of other et..
Oriental Turtle Dove
The Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) is a member of the bird family Columbidae, doves and pigeons. It has two distinctive races, S. o. orientalis in the central Siberian taiga, and S. o. meena in open woodland in central Asia. Two white eggs, as for all pigeons and doves, are laid i..
Oriental White-eye
The Oriental White-eye, Zosterops palpebrosus, is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. It is a resident breeder in open woodland in tropical Asia east from India to China and Indonesia. It is sociable, forming large flocks which only separate on the approach of the breeding season. It..
Oriental Youngmen's Association
The Oriental Youngmen's Association was founded in Japan 1900 to facilitate the cultivation of friendship between Japanese and Indian and other Asian students studying in Japan. This was published in the Japan Gazette. It was an early expression of Pan-Asianism. ..
Orientamenti
Orientamenti is a work by Italian esoteric writer Julius Evola. Published in 1950 by Imperium. Works by Julius Evola Arte Astratta, Posizione Teoretica | Le Parole Oscure du Paysage Interieur | Saggi sull'idealismo magico | Teoria dell'Individuo Assoluto | [[Imperialismo Pagano: Il Fascismo D..
Orientation
Orientation can refer to different things. orientation (mental)sexual orientationOrientation (rigid body)Orientation week, the first week of a university year in New Zealand and Australiain mathematics: orientation (mathematics), orientability and Curve orientation (such as posetively oriented curve..
Orientation (album)
Orientation is Sonata Arctica's second EP released in 2001 through Spinefarm Records. Track listing "Black Sheep""Mary-Lou (acoustic)"''"The Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette Midler cover) - originally recorded by Roger Whittaker."Die With Your Boots on (Iron Maiden cover)"+ Video of "Wolf & Raven"+ Int..
Orientation (computer vision)
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Orientation (EP)
Orientation is Sonata Arctica's second EP released in 2001 through the label Spinefarm Records. Track listing "Black Sheep""Mary-Lou (acoustic version)""The Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette Midler cover)" - originally recorded by Roger Whittaker"Die With Your Boots On (Iron Maiden cover)"Video of "W..
Orientation (film)
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Orientation (Lost)
Orientation is the 28th episode of Lost. It is the third episode of the show's second season. The episode was directed by Jack Bender, and written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Craig Wright. It first aired on October 5, 2005 on ABC. The character of John Locke is featured in the episode's flashbac..
Orientation (mathematics)
See also orientation (rigid body). In mathematics, an orientation on a real vector space is a choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented (or right-handed) and which are "negatively" oriented (or left-handed). Contents 1 Definition1.1 Zero-dimensional case2 Alternate v..
Orientation (mental)
Orientation is a function of the mind involving awareness of three dimensions: time, place and person. Problems with orientation lead to disorientation, and can be due to various conditions, from delirium to intoxication. Typically, disorientation is first in time, then in place and finally in perso..
Orientation (rigid body)
The orientation of an object in space is the choice of positioning it with one point held in a fixed position. Since the object may still be rotated around its fixed point, position of the fixed point is not enough to completely describe the object. Thus the configuration space of a non-symmetrica..
Orientation imaging microscopy
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]OIM stands for Orientation Imaging Microscopy. It is available in SEMs which are equipped with EDAX. The sample is rotated 70 degrees to the electron beam, so that the back-scattered electrons fall on the EBSD (Electron back scattered detector). Because of the elect..
Orientation week
Orientation (or orientation week) is the name given to the first week or two weeks of the university year in New Zealand and Australia. The name refers to the time during which new students orientate themselves to student life and find their way around the campus. Orientation week is almost always ..
Oriente, São Paulo
Oriente (literally eastern) is a municipality/county in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Its coordinates are [22°09′10″S, 51°05′27″W]. The population in 2004 is 5,412, the area is 218.49 km² The elevation is 604 m. ..
Oriented strand board
OSB-production before the press Oriented strand board, or OSB, is an engineered wood product formed by layering strands (flakes) of wood in specific orientations. In appearance it has a rough and variegated surface with the individual strips (around 2.5 by 15 cm each) lying unevenly across each..
Orienteering
The international orienteering symbol. This marker is used to designate a control on orienteering courses. Orienteering is a running sport involving navigation with a map and compass. The traditional form (sometimes referred to as "Foot Orienteering" or "Foot-O") involves cross-country running..
Oriente (Asturian comarca)
Oriente Population (2003) 53,203 Surface area 1,922 km² Population density (2003) 27 peopl/km² Municipalities 14 Oriente is one of 8 comarcas (this is the Spanish word; the Asturian is cotarros), administrative divisions of Asturias, which is a province and an autonomous community..
Oriente Petrolero
Oriente Petrolero crest Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero is a Bolivian football club. The club was founded November 5, 1955 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia by workers for a Bolivian oil company. They play at the 38,000 capacity Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera. Honors Bolivian league champions : 1971, 1979,..
Orientia
Orientia is a genus of bacteria in family Rickettsiaceae. They are obligate intracellular gram negative bacteria found in insects and mammals. They are spread through the bites or feces of infected insects. Species of Orientia Orientia tsutsugamushi (Hayashi 1920), previously Rickettsia tsut..
Orientifold
In theoretical physics, orientifold is a generalization of the notion of orbifold. The novelty is that the non-trivial element(s) of the orbifold group includes the reversal of the orientation of the string. Orientifolding therefore produces unoriented strings—strings that carry no "arrow" an..
Orienting response
Orienting response, also called orienting reflex, is the reflex that causes an organism to respond immediately to a change in its environment. The term was coined by Ivan Pavlov, who also referred to it as the "What is it?" reflex. The orienting response is a reaction to novelty. ..
Orientpet
Orienpets or Orientpets are a breed of lilies as a result of crosses between orientals and trumpets.They are commonly found under the OT hybrids in stores or nurseries. The main characteristics of OT lilies are: plant vigor, diversity of colors, fragrance and thick texture of the petals. Many are..
Orient (automobile)
Waltham Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of Brass Era automobiles in Waltham, Massachusetts. Their car was a light model sold as the 1904 Orient Buckboard. It could seat 2 passengers and sold for just US$425, making it the lowest-priced automobile available. The vertically-mounted air-coo..
Orient Airways
Orient Airways Ltd., registered in Calcutta city of British India on 23rd October 1946. With Mirza Ahmad Ispahani the Chairman and Air Vice Marshal O.K. Carter as the General Manager of the new air carrier, an operating license was obtained in May 1947 with Calcutta as the base. Four Douglas DC-3s ..
Orient Beach State Park
Orient Beach State Park is a state park located in the Town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York in the USA. The park is at the tip of the North Fork of Long Island. Orient Beach is open throughout the year for day-use only. The park offers a beach, picnic tables with pavilions, a playground..
Orient Bikes
Orient Bikes is a Greek manufacturer of bicycles located in Larissa. The company has an annual production of 64000 bicycles and its models cover a wide range of designs and uses. The current company is the successor to an earlier trading company owned by the same family. External links http://www.o..
Orient Eagle Airways
Orient Eagle Airways is an airline based in Kazakhstan. Code Data IATA Code: 4RICAO Code: OEGCallsign: Orient Eagle Fleet Orient Eagle Airways do not appear to be operating any jet aircraft (at March 2005). A Boeing 757-200 was delivered in March 1997, but was disposed of in December 2002. Exter..
Orient Express
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Poster advertising the Orient Express Orient Express is the name of a long-distance passenger train originally operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. Its route has changed many times, and several routes have in the past concurrently..
Orient Express (disambiguation)
Orient Express may refer to one of the following Orient Express, a long-distance passenger train.Orient-Express Hotels [link]Orient Express (band), a [Romanian jazz band]Orient Express (roller coaster), a deconstructed roller coaster at the Worlds of Fun amusement park. This is a..
Orient Express (roller coaster)
The Orient Express was introduced to Worlds of Fun in 1980. It was the red-orange track was in between the two entrances of the park. The Loch Ness Monster and the Orient Express were the first two roller coaster to have interlocking loops. (And the was the last time it was very built into a rolle..
Orient Heights
Orient Heights is a historic section of East Boston. Reminded of their native terrain, Boston's very first Italian immigrants settled on the hill in the 1860s and '70s. Landmarks include the "Madonna Shrine," the National Shrine and headquarters of the Orionine order, founded by St. Luigi Orione. ..
Orient Heights (MBTA station)
Blue Line Wonderland Revere Beach Beachmont Suffolk Downs Orient Heights Wood Island Airport Maverick Aquarium * State Government Center Bowdoin *Wheelchair ac..
Orient House
Orient House is the PLO headquarters in East Jerusalem. The house was built in 1897 by Ismail Musa al-Husseini, and has was inherited down his family since. It was intended as a family residence, but was vacated at times to host important guests. It hosted Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany in 1900 and Em..
Orient Loan
Orient Loan Co, Ltd. (hangul:오리엔트론) is a Korea's capital money and bank company. hearquatered in Bangbae-Dong Seocho-Gu Seoul, Korea. it is similar in Hyundai Capital and Sanwa Money, Samsung Capital, Lotte Capital, Shinhan Capital, Rush & Cash, Lead Corp. See also Economy of South KoreaMo..
Orient Overseas Container Line
--> The Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is a Hong Kong-based containerized shipping and logistics service company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL) SEHK: [0316]. The OOCL was founded by C. Y. Tung In 1947 as the Orient Overseas Line...
Orient Queen
The Orient Queen is a 16,000 ton ocean liner built in 1968 and is the world’s only Lebanese-owned cruise ship [link]. It is operated by Abou Mehri Cruises of Beirut, Lebanon and managed by Österreichischer Lloyd. The ship has twelve decks, eight of which are accessible to passengers. ..
Orient School District
Orient School District No. 65 is a public non-high school district in Ferry County, Washington and serves the town of Orient. The district offers classes from kindergarten to grade 8. In October 2004, the district has an enrollment of 88. The Orient school building is one of the oldest continuo..
Orient Steam Navigation Company
The Orient Steam Navigation Company, also known as the Orient Line, was a British shipping company with roots going back to the late eighteenth century. From the early twentieth century onwards an association began with P&O that eventually culminated in the the Orient Line being totally absorbed i..
Orient Thai Airlines
"OX" redirects here. For the animal, see ox. Orient Thai Airlines 747 at Incheon International Airport Orient Thai Airlines (Thai: โอเรียนท์ไทย) is a scheduled and chartered domestic passenger airline based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Its main base is Chiang Mai Internat..
Orient Township, Michigan
Orient Township is a township in Osceola County, Michigan, United States. The population was 803 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 91.8 km² (35.4 mi²). 90.2 km² (34.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (1...
Orient Watch Co.
An Orient Watch [ORIENT Watch Co. Ltd.] (オリエント時計) is a Japanese watch company, established in 1950. The Orient Watch company actually traces its roots back to 1901 and the horological marketing of its founder, a certain Shogoro Yoshi..
Orien Greene
Orien Randolph Greene II (born February 4 1982 in Gainesville, Florida) is an American NBA basketball player. A highly-touted prospect coming out of high school, the 6'4" Greene originally chose to attend the University of Florida, his hometown college. However, after a couple of years Greene bec..
Orien Harris
Orien Harris is a current American football Defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was the 133rd pick of the 2006 NFL Draft. He attended the University of Miami. ..
Orieus
Orieus is a character in Disney's 2005 adaptation of the C.S. Lewis book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. He is the leader of the centaurs and the captain of Aslan's army, second is command only to Aslan, and later Peter. He was a character created specifically by the film (although centaurs ar..
Orifice plate
An orifice plate is a device which measures the rate of fluid flow. It uses the same principle as a Venturi nozzle, namely Bernoulli's principle which says that there is a relationship between the pressure of the fluid and the velocity of the fluid. When the velocity increases, the pressure decrease..
Oriflame
Oriflame is a cosmetic brand, founded in Sweden. Oriflame sells skincare and cosmetic products through an independent sales force, outside the traditional retail environment. ..
Oriflamme
The Oriflamme was the sacred banner of the Abbey of St. Denis, a monastery near Paris. The banner was red or orange-red and flown from a lance. The oriflamme later became the royal standard of the King of France, and it was carried at the head of the king's forces whenever they met another army in b..
Origa
Origa (also known as Olga Vitalevna Jakovleva (Ольга Витальевна Яковлева), born October 12, 1970 in Novosibirsk, Russia) is a Russian singer and vocalist. After graduating from music school in 1990, she took an opportunity to visit Japan in 1991 and finally contracted with ..
Origami
The traditional crane and papers of the same size used to fold it A paper Pegasus designed by F. Kawahata Origami (Japanese: 折り紙 ori, to fold, and kami, paper lit. "folding paper") is the art of paper folding. The goal of this art is to create a given result using geometric folds ..
Origamic architecture
Origamic architecture involves the three-dimensional reproduction of architecture, geometric patterns, and everyday objects, on various scales, using cut-out and folded paper, usually thin cardboard. Visually, these creations are comparable to intricate 'pop-ups', indeed, some works are deliberate..
Origami (band)
Origami is an indie band based in Melbourne, Australia. The band is fronted by Rhonda Simmonds, who previously was a member of Ninetynine. Discography Measure Up LP (2000)Please Exit Quietly LP (555 Recordings, 2002)Cruising For A Brusing CD Single (2004) External links [Origami] ..
Origami techniques
Folding an origami christmas star This page shows basic information about the most commonly used techniques in the Japanese art of origami. Contents 1 Origami symbols2 Basic skills3 Simple compound folds4 Low-intermediate skills5 Origami bases6 Mid-intermediat..
Origami to Astonish and Amuse
--> Origami to Astonish and Amuse was written by Jeremy Shafer. ..
Origami Warriors
Origami Warriors (Taiwanese translation: Origami Fighters, Chinese: 摺紙戰士, Korean: 접지전사, Japanese: 折紙戦士, 聖天折紙戦士ドラファラード(仮).) is a manga series of Jhou, Sian-Zong (周顯宗) in Ching-Win Publishing (青文出版社), Hong Kong/Taiwan (1990). It als..
Origanum
Origanum is a genus of about 20 species of aromatic herbs in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean region east to eastern Asia. The genus includes some important culinary herbs, including Marjoram and Oregano. Origanum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera ..
Origanum dictamnus
Origanum dictamnus (Dittany of Crete or Hop Marjoram), known in Greek as "Δίκταμο" or in Cretan dialect "Έρωντας" (love), is a tender perennial plant that grows 20-30 cm high. It is indigenous to Crete, Greece, where it symbolizes birth and love. Its local name in Crete ("love") is..
Origen
Origen (Greek: Ὠριγένης, ca. 182–ca. 251) was an Early Christian scholar, theologian, and one of the most distinguished of the early Fathers of the Christian Church. He is thought to have been born at Alexandria, and died at Caesarea. His writings are important as one of the first in..
Origin
Origin may mean many things in different contexts: Contents 1 Business2 Games3 Literature4 Music5 Miscellaneous6 See also Business Atos Origin, the company formed with the merger of BSO and Philips C&P (Communications & Processing) division.Origin Energy, and A..
Originalism
Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, by Howard Chandler Christy. Originalists argue that the meaning of the Constitution is as static as the scene portrayed in Christy's famous painting. In the context of United States constitutional interpretation, originalism is a ..
Originalists
"Originalists" are people who believe in an "originalist interpretation" -- that documents such as the United States Constitution are static and should remain unchanged. ..
Originality
Originality is the aspect of created or invented works as being new or novel, and thus can be distinguished from reproductions, clones, forgeries, or derivative works. An original work is one not received from others nor one copied based on the work of others. The term "originality" is often appli..
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Original 21
Original 21 is the largest and most dedicated AEK Athens supporters club. The first attempt to organise AEK supporters was Gate 21 (formed around 1975), which took its name from the gate in the Nea Filadelfia Ground where the hardcore fans gathered. Dissilusioned from the direction Gate 21 was follo..
Original Advocacy
Original Advocacy is a type of speech event practiced in California High School Speech Association event, in which the speaker writes a persuasive speech and delivers it in competition. The speaker has ten minutes to present a problem, its significance, and a legislative solution to fix the stated p..
Original affluent society
The "Original affluent society" is a theory postulating that hunter-gatherers were the original affluent society. This theory was first articulated by Marshall Sahlins at a symposium entitled "Man the Hunter" held in Chicago in 1966. The significance of the theory stems from its role in shifting an..
Original Amateur Hour
The Original Amateur Hour was an American television program from the medium's early days. It is a progenitor of later, similar programs such as Star Search and American Idol. The Original Amateur Hour was essentially a televised continuation of Major Bowes' Amateur Hour which had long been a radi..
Original Amiga chipset
The Original Chip Set (OCS) is a chipset used in the earliest Commodore Amiga computers. It was succeeded by the modestly improved Enhanced Chip Set (ECS) and greatly improved Advanced Graphics Architecture (AGA). The original chipset appeared in the Amiga 1000, Amiga 2000 and Amiga 500. Contents..
Original antigenic sin
Original antigenic sin refers to the propensity of the body's immune system to preferentially use immunologic memory of a previous infection when a new but similar foreign entity (e.g. a virus or bacterium) is subsequently encountered. This leads to the immune system being "trapped" into the first ..
Original Artist Hit List
Original Artist Hit List is a live album released by funk/R&B group Cameo in 2003. In addition to the live material, 2 studio tracks were included: "Come Fly With Me", and "Nasty", both written by Larry Blackmon. The "Mega-Mix" is a remix of the album's live tracks. This album is a track for tra..
Original Black Entertainment TV
OBE TV (Original Black Entertainment TV) was launched in September 2004. It shows film, food, advertisements, sports and talk shows as well as church service programmes. The channel is aimed at black audiences and often shows programmes from the South African Broadcasting Corporation and films fro..
Original Boston Baked Beans
Original Boston Baked Beans are sugar-coated peanut candies created by the Ferrara Pan Candy Company in the 1930s. Since their inception, the term "boston baked beans" has become a colloquial term used in the candy industry to describe any sugar-coated peanut candy product. ..
Original camera negative
The original camera negative (OCN) is the film in a motion picture camera which captures the original image. The size of a standard roll varies depending on the film gauge and whether or not a new roll, re-can, or short end was used. Typically the film lab will then assemble the camera rolls into la..
Original cast recordings
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. What is an Original Cast R..
Original Celtics
The Original Celtics, no relation to the equally famous Boston Celtics, were an outstanding barnstorming professional basketball team in the 1920s. The team's roots lay in the New York Celtics team which disbanded during World War I. In 1918, James Furey reassembled his own team around a nucleus o..
Original character
An original character, or OC, is a character created by a fanfic author or roleplayer for an established canon storyline. For instance, if someone were to write a story set in Tolkien's Middle-earth, but focused on a person who was not in the original novels, the new character would be an OC. Alter..
Original Design Manufacturer
An Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) is a company which manufactures a product which ultimately will be branded by another firm for sale. Such companies allow the brand firm to produce (either as a supplement or solely) without having to engage in the organization or running of a factory. ODMs ha..
Original Dixieland Jass Band
Shown are (left to right) Tony Sbarbaro (aka Tony Spargo) on drums; Edwin "Daddy" Edwards on trombone; D. James "Nick" LaRocca on cornet; Larry Shields on clarinet, and Henry Ragas on piano. From a 1918 promotional postcard while the band was playing at Reisenweber's Cafe in New York City. Or..
Original English-language manga
Original English Language manga (or OEL) is a term used by US manga imprint TOKYOPOP to describe manga that are made by US artists. Original English-language manga @LargeDramaconPeach FuzzShutterBoxSokora Refugees External Links [TOKYOPOP webpage] ..
Original Equipment Manufacturer
An original equipment manufacturer (frequently abbreviated "OEM") is a company that builds products or components which are used in products sold by another company (often called a value-added reseller, or VAR). An OEM will typically build to order based on designs of the VAR. For example, a hard ..
Original equipment manufacturers
An original equipment manufacturer (frequently abbreviated "OEM") is a company that builds products or components which are used in products sold by another company (often called a value-added reseller, or VAR). An OEM will typically build to order based on designs of the VAR. For example, a hard d..
Original face
The original face is a concept in Zen Buddhism. It originates in the following koan: What did your face look like before your parents were born? This koan is an invitation for one to recognize the empty nature of reality by looking beyond the particulars of one's socio-cultural and psychological ..
Original Fire
Original Fire is the first single from the album "Revelations" by "Audioslave". The song will debut on radio stations on July 17, 2006. The song is currently freely available for streaming at Audioslave's [official website]. Audioslave Chris Cornell | Tom Morello | Tim Commerford | Brad..
Original Free Will Baptist Convention
The Original Free Will Baptist Convention is a North Carolina based body of Free Will Baptists that split from the National Association of Free Will Baptists in 1961. The Original Free Will Baptist State Convention was established in 1913. In 1935 the State Convention became a charter member of the..
Original Gangstas
Original Gangstas is a 1996 drama set in urban Gary, Indiana starring Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, Jim Brown, Isabel Sanford, Charles Napier, Wings Hauser, Oscar Brown, Jr., Christopher B. Duncan, Eddie Bo Smith, Jr., Dru Down, Paul Winfield, Ron O'Neal, and Richard Roundtree. Written by Aubrey Ratt..
Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers
The Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers are an Americana group formed by the iconoclastic songwriter Mark Olson and his wife Victoria Williams after Olson left his previous band The Jayhawks. For their first three albums the band consisted mostly of Olson, Williams and multi-instrumentalist Mike "R..
Original Highlands
An example of the elaborate home architecture found in the Original Highlands Original Highlands is a neighborhood and Historic Preservation District in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The neighborhood was built on land first owned by Colonial William Preston, an early explorer of the area, and w..
Original horiziontality
The scientific law stating that sediments settling out from bodies of water are deposited horizontally or nearly horizontally in layers that lie parallel or nearly parallel to the Earth's surface. ..
Original inhabitants of Gibraltar
The original inhabitants of Gibraltar, as opposed to the present inhabitants of Gibraltar, were those who left (voluntarily or forcibly) the town of Gibraltar during the British conquest of this town from Spain. 4000 Gibraltarians left the town in 1704 - the vast majority of Gibraltar's population a..
Original intent
Intentionalism redirects here. For the historiographical theory, see functionalism versus intentionalism. Original intent is a theory in law concerning constitutional and statutory interpretation. It is frequently - and usually spuriously - used as a synonym for Originalism generally [#endnote..
Original Jazz Classics
Original Jazz Classics (or OJC), begun in 1983, is a record label of Fantasy Records. It reissues facsimiles of original editions of jazz LPs on CD and formerly on LP also. Many LPs originally released on Riverside Records and other Fantasy owned labels have been reissued in the line. A sister labe..
Original Joe's
Original Joe's is the name of a well known pair of restaurants in Downtown San Jose, California and the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco , California. They serve a wide variety of foods, themed more toward Italian food, however other more mainstream American favorites like cheeseburgers are ..
Original jurisdiction
The original jurisdiction of a court refers to matters on which the court rules in the first instance, as opposed to matters in which it reviews the decision of another court. The latter is appellate jurisdiction. France The Conseil d'État has original jurisdiction on a number of litigations aga..
Original Keetoowah Society