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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)
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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
The Original Keetoowah Society is a Cherokee religious organization that preserves the culture and teachings of the Keetoowah Nighthawk Society in Oklahoma. According to historian Allogan Slagle of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, The Original Keetoowah Society is the surviving core..
Original meaning
Original meaning is the dominant form of the legal theory of Originalism today. It was made popular by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. It contends that the terms of the United States Constitution should be interpreted as meaning what they meant when they were ratified, which is to say, it asks..
Original Memphis Five
The Original Memphis Five was a New Orleans jazz quintet founded in 1917 by trumpeter Phil Napoleon and pianist Frank Signorelli. The group made many recordings between 1921 and 1931, sometimes under different names, including Ladd's Black Aces and Carolina Cotton Pickers. External Links [Ori..
Original Musical Instrument Company
The Original Musical Instrument Company (often known as OMI) was formed in 1967 by two of the original Dopyera brothers, Rudy and Emile, to manufacture resonator guitars. The first instruments were branded Hound Dog. In 1970 they again acquired the Dobro name. In 1993 the Gibson Guitar Corporation..
Original Net Animation
ONA (Original Net Animation) is an acronym used in Japan for anime titles that are directly released onto the Internet. It is a relatively new form of animation distribution that has not been widely adopted, but has been made possible by the increasing amount of Internet Streaming media websites in ..
Original Night Stalker
Original Night Stalker is the nickname for an unidentified serial killer and rapist who murdered six people in Southern California from 1980 through 1986. His crimes are totally unrelated to Richard Ramirez, a serial killer who was dubbed The Night Stalker, or to the 1970s television show of the sam..
Original of the Species
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb Album Listing "One Step Closer"(Track 9) "Original of the Species"(Track 10) "Yahweh"(Track 11) "Original of the Species" is the fifth single release from U2's 2004 album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. A live video clip of this song from the DVD [[Vertigo: L..
Original Oratory
Original Oratory (often shortened to "OO") is an event in the National Forensic League, National Catholic Forensic League, and other high school forensics competitions in which competitors deliver an original speech on a subject of their choosing, though the speech must be factual. Though the rules ..
Original Penguin
Original Penguin is an apparel company that sells clothing, footwear, and eyewear. It was established in 1955 by Munsingwear, a Minneapolis-based underwear and military garmet store, when it introduced the original Original Penguin golf-shirt in the United States. It became a staple in suburban l..
Original People's Party of Namibia
The Original People's Party of Namibia was a political party in Namibia. It was led by Theophilus Soroseb. In 1989, the OPPN joined the United Democratic Front of Namibia. ..
Original Pilipino Music
Original Pilipino Music (frequently abbreviated to OPM) originally referred only to Filipino pop songs, especially those in the ballad form; such as songs popularized by major and commercial Filipino Pop artists like Ryan Cayabyab, Sharon Cuneta, Martin Nievera, Rey Valera, and APO Hiking Society. I..
Original Pirate Material
Original Pirate Material is the debut album by UK act The Streets. The album is an unique take on garage and lyrics dealing with everyday circumstances and occurrences. The album received massive acclaim from the music press and was embraced by fans of indie and rock music as well as fans of gara..
Original position
The original position is a hypothetical situation created by American philosopher John Rawls as a thought experiment. It figures prominently in his book, A Theory of Justice, and it is one of the most influential ideas in twentieth-century philosophy. It has influenced a variety of thinkers from a ..
Original Prankster
"Original Prankster" was the first single from The Offspring's 2000 album Conspiracy Of One. It is a story of a person and the pranks he pulls throughout his life. He is helped by the "Original Prankster," who is played by Reggie Noble, aka Redman. For a period of time before the release of Conspira..
Original Productions
Original Productions is a television production company based in Burbank, CA. It was founded in 1999 by Thom Beers. It is best known for producing reality television shows for the Discovery Channel. Television series Ballroom BootcampBIGBiker Build OffBoomDead TenantsThe Deadliest CatchThe Messenge..
Original proof of Gödel's completeness theorem
The proof of Gödel's completeness theorem given by Kurt Gödel in his doctoral dissertation of 1929 (and a rewritten version of the dissertation, published as an article in 1930) is not easy to read today; it uses concepts and formalism that are outdated and terminology that is often obscure. The v..
Original research
For the Wikipedia policy page, see [No original research]. Original research is research that is not exclusively based on a summary, review or synthesis of earlier publications on the subject of research. The purpose of the original research is to produce new knowledge, rather than to pr..
Original righteousness
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Original Seeds
Original Seeds: Songs that inspired Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are two compilation CDs. Volume one was issued in 1998, Volume two in 2004. Tracklist Volume one: Tim Rose - Long Time ManGene Vincent & the Blue Caps - Cat Man (Vincent/Davis)Leonard Cohen - AvalancheKaren Dalton - Katie CruelThe Se..
Original Shannara Trilogy
The Original Shannara Trilogy consists of the first three Shannara books (The Sword of Shannara, The Elfstones of Shannara and The Wishsong of Shannara) of the Shannara Saga by Terry Brooks. Though the trilogy was published as The Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Del Rey in ????, Terry Brooks' [bib..
Original sin
This article deals with theology. For the movie, see Original Sin (film) Michelangelo's painting of the original sin (the Fall) According to Christian tradition, Original sin is the condition of sinfulness (lack of holiness) into which human beings are born. It is also called hereditary sin o..
Original Sin (Doctor Who)
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Original Sin (film)
This article is about a 2001 movie. For the article about sinfulness, see Original sin. Original Sin is a 2001 movie starring Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas. It is based on the novel Waltz into Darkness by Cornell Woolrich.The movie is rated 'R' due to its sexual scenes. Plot [Spoiler w..
Original Sin (novel)
Original Sin is a 1994 detective novel in the Adam Dalgliesh series by P. D. James. It is set in London, mainly in Wapping in the Borough of Tower Hamlets, and centeres around the city's oldest publishing house, Peverell Press, headquartered in a mock-Venetian palace on the River Thames. [S..
Original Six
The Original Six is the term used by fans of ice hockey to refer to the six teams that made up the National Hockey League from the 1942-43 season through to before the league's expansion in 1967. They are: Montreal Canadiens (1909, charter member of NHL in 1917)Toronto Maple Leafs (charter member i..
Original Sound
Original Sound is an L.A.-based record label. It was founded in the early 1950's by KPOP deejay Art Laboe. It began as a small label that specialized in compiling and re-releasing "oldies" R&B songs. See also List of record labels ..
Original Soundtracks 1
Original Soundtracks 1 is a 1995 album recorded by U2 and Brian Eno (see 1995 in music). It is a collection of songs written for mostly imaginary movies. Because it is highly experimental —bespeaking the increasing influence of Brian Eno on the band —the record company was reluctant to..
Original Spanish Kitchen
The Original Spanish Kitchen was a restaurant on Beverly Boulevard in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles, California that became the subject of an urban legend starting in the early 1960s. The restaurant, which opened in the mid-1940s, was a popular eating spot until September 1961, when the Origi..
Original Stars Hockey League
The Original Stars Hockey League (OSHL) was an attempt to create a league of professional ice hockey teams playing four-on-four games during the 2004 National Hockey League lockout that followed the expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement with the NHL Player's Association. Slate..
Original Surfaris
The Original Surfaris were a surf rock group from Orange County, California, active in the 1960s. Originally called the Surfaris, they changed their name to the Original Surfaris after another band also called the Surfaris became widely famous for the song 'Wipe Out'. ..
Original trilogy (Star Wars)
DVD cover of the Star Wars trilogy The original trilogy (often abbreviated OT by fans), also known as The Star Wars Trilogy, is a term used to describe the first three films released in the Star Wars saga. It is also sometimes referred to as the Classic Trilogy. Original Trilogy is also someti..
Original video animation
Still from an episode of the Casshan OVA , abbreviated , is a term used in Japan for anime titles that are released directly to retail sale, without prior showings on TV or in theaters. OVA titles were originally available on VHS, though they later became available on other media such as Las..
Original Video Tokusatsu
Original Video Tokusatsu (OVT) is a term used in Japan for tokusatsu movies & series made exclusively for video release. A sort of a tokusatsu counterpart for OVA (Original Video Animation). They are sometimes referred as HYPER BATTLE VIDEOS. Usually, it's been associated Kamen Rider; however, Ul..
Original Zero
Zero is a character in the King of Fighters series. He made his first and only appearance in The King of Fighters 2001. History During the events of King of Fighters 2000, the original Zero was still safe and sound in the main NESTS headquarters. After his awakening, he was disgusted at his clone..
Origination
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. Origination in VOIP telephony refers to calls that originate in the PSTN public switched telephone netwo..
Origination of Organismal Form
Origination of Organismal Form: Beyond the Gene in Developmental and Evolutionary Biology (ISBN 0-262-13419-5) is a book edited by Gerd Müller and Stuart Newman. It explores the multiple factors that may have been responsible for the origination of biological form in multicellular life. These biol..
Origines
Origines ("Origins") is the title of a historical work by Marcus Porcius Cato, commonly known as Cato the Elder. Origines no longer survives as a complete text, but substantial fragments are known because they were quoted by later Latin authors. This highly original work was the first prose history..
Originoo Gun Clappaz
O.G.C. [Originoo Gunn Clappaz] are a Hip Hop group consisting of Starang Wondah [Gunn Clappa One], Louieville Sluggah [Gunn Clappa Two] and Top Dog [Gunn Clappa Three]. The group is mostly known through their membership in the Boot Camp Clik, along with Black Moo..
Origins (album)
Origins (1993) is a tribal ambient album by the American artist Steve Roach. The album is based on the concept that the Earth holds memories of prehistoric human civilization. The liner notes contain a poem by Linda Kohanov from which many of the track titles were derived. Track listing ”Artifac..
Origins (cosmetics)
Origins is a sister cosmetic firm under the umbrella of the Estée Lauder Companies. They specialize in natural, botanical-based skin care formulas. ..
Origins Award
The Origins Awards, presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, are presented at the Origins International Game Expo for outstanding work in the game industry. Awards are given for the previous year, so (for example) the 1979 awards were given at the 1980 expo. Originally, the Ch..
Origins for Beowulf and Hrólf Kraki
Hrólf Kraki Tradition Hrólf Kraki's saga Ynglinga saga Lejre Chronicle Gesta Danorum Beowulf People Hrólf Kraki Halfdan Helgi Yrsa Adils Áli Bödvar Bjarki Hjörvard Roar Locations Lejre Uppsala Fyrisvellir Beowulf and Hrólf Kraki are two well-kn..
Origins Institute
Founded in 2004, the Origins Institute (OI) is an interdisciplinary scientific organization based in Hamilton, Ontario at McMaster University. The OI's aim is to promote research into several related themes that hope to solve fundamental questions about the origins of the universe, life, and humanit..
Origins International Game Expo
Origins International Game Expo is one of North America's most prominent annual gaming conventions, second in size only to Gen Con. Origins takes place each year in Columbus, Ohio, in late June or early July. Origins is run by The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) as one of their two shows for..
Origins of anarchism
Part of the Politics series onAnarchism Traditions Anarcha-feminism Anarchist communism Anarcho-primitivism Anarcho-syndicalism Christian anarchism Collectivist anarchism Eco-anarchism Green anarchism Individualist anarchism Anarcho-capitalism(disputed) Anarchism in culture Anarchi..
Origins of baseball
Woodcut from "A pretty little pocketbook" Part of the History of baseball series. Surprisingly little is known about the origin of baseball. The question has been the subject of considerable debate and controversy for more than 100 years. Baseball (and softball), as well as the other modern bat..
Origins of chess
A Persian youth playing chess with two suitors. Chess was played in Persia as early as the 3rd century AD. The origins of chess is one of the most controversial areas of board gaming history. Countries which, at one time or the other, have been associated with invention of chess include Indi..
Origins of Czechoslovakia
History of Czechoslovakia Origins (Pre-1918) First Republic(1918-1938) Second Republic and World War II(1938-1945) [[Czechoslovakia: 1945-1948|Third Republic(1945-1948)]] [[Czechoslovakia: 1948-1968|Communist Era I(1948-1968)]] [[Czechoslovakia: 1969-1987|Communist Era II(1969-1987)]] ..
Origins of Humanity in Interbreeding
"Modern humans are actually hybrids created by millennia of interbreeding between early hominids and chimpanzees," according to geneticist James Mallet and other MIT and Harvard scientists, as quoted in the newsmagazine This Week, June 9, 2006. The interbreeding began about 6.3 million years ago. Th..
Origins of Hungarian wine-making
Of all the languages spoken in Europe today, only two have their own words for wine that are not derived from Latin: Greek and Hungarian. Records carved in a Runic alphabet used by ancient Hungarians (Magyars) are evidence of an early terminology related to wine which entered the language as Turkic ..
Origins of Israeli law
The Origins of Israeli law was originally based on the Ordinances enacted under British Mandate rule in Palestine (until 1948), which have later been revised and supplemented through enactions of the Knesset. Israel's legal system is best described as "mixed": it belongs to the western legal traditi..
Origins of Paleoindians
This page covers the origins of Paleoindians. The Paleo Indians populated the North America at the end of the last ice age. Contents 1 The Land Bridge2 The Dyukhtai of Northeast Asia3 Southeast Asians: Paleoindians of the Coast4 The Paleo-Arctic5 The Aleuts and Inuit6&nbs..
Origins of Phrases
"Is it bigger than a breadbox?" was a question Steve Allen used to ask on the game show What's My Line?"We are all [x] now" is a paraphrase of Richard Nixon's statement "We are all Keynesians now"."The Mother of All [x]" comes from Saddam Hussein's speech before the first Gulf War,..
Origins of Prussia
Prussia's Ancient Roots The land extending from the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea to the Masurian Lakes district, known as Prussia, was called Brus in the 8th century map of the Bavarian Geographer. Previous historians had documented the Prussian tribes as Easterners : Aesti or Aisti. Pruss..
Origins of rock and roll
Rock and roll emerged as a defined musical style in America in the 1950s, though elements of rock and roll can be seen in rhythm and blues records as far back as the 1920s. Early rock and roll combined elements of blues, boogie woogie, jazz and rhythm and blues, and is also influenced by traditional..
Origins of Santa Claus
The modern Santa Claus is thought to be a composite character made up from the merging of quite separate figures. Contents 0.1 Ancient Christian origins0.2 Germanic folklore0.3 Modern origins0.4 American origins0.5 Other possible origins Ancient Christian origins The fi..
Origins of the American Civil War
The origins of the American Civil War lay in the complex issues of politics, competing understandings of federalism, slavery, expansionism, sectionalism, economics, and modernization in the Antebellum period. After the Mexican-American War the issue of slavery in the new territories led to the Com..
Origins of the blues
Little is known about the exact origins of the music we now know as the blues [#endnote_littleknown]. No specific year can be cited as the origin of the blues, largely because the style evolved over a long period of time and existed in something approaching its modern form before the term ..
Origins of the Chinese Zodiac
According to one legend, in the sixth century B.C. Buddha invited all the animals in creation to a race, only twelve showed up: the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Cock, Dog, and Pig, and according to their places in the race, Buddha had given them each a number starting w..
Origins of the Cold War
History of theCold War Origins 1947–1953 1953–1962 1962–1979 1979–1985 1985–1991 The Origins of the Cold War are widely regarded to lie most directly within the immediate post-World War II relations between the superpowers of the United States and the Sov..
Origins of the Fifth Amendment
Origins of the Fifth Amendment by Leonard W. Levy won the Pulitzer Prize for 1969. It followed in the wake of the 1966 United States Supreme Court Opinion Miranda v. Arizona. ..
Origins of the Kingdom of Alba
The Origins of the Kingdom of Alba pertains to the origins of the Kingdom of Alba, or the Gaelic Kingdom of Scotland, either as a mythological event or a historical process. Contents 1 Origin Paradigms1.1 Medieval Version1.2 Goth versus Gael1.3 Multiculturalism2 Origin..
Origins of the Koran
The Origins of The Koran: Classic Essays on Islam’s Holy Book, is a 1998 book edited by historian and scholar of Islam Ibn Warraq. It contains a collection of 13 critical studies of the Qur'an written over the past two centuries by historians and scholars of the Middle East Ibn Warraq, Theodor ..
Origins of the name Afghan
Afghanistan literally means the land of the Afghans, but the region has had a plethora of other names that have been applied to its general location in the past. Between the fall of the Taliban after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan and the 2003 Loya jirga, Afghanistan was referred to by the Governm..
Origins of the Papal Tiara
Pope Pius XII wearing the papal tiara, circa 1950. Some papal ceremonial owed its origins to Byzantine court ritual The origins of the Papal Tiara remain somewhat clouded in mystery. The word tiara itself occurs in the classical annals to denote a Persian headdress, particularly that of the "..
Origins of the War of 1812
Origins of the War of 1812 outlines the causes of the War of 1812. The war was fought between the British Empire and the United States from 1812 to 1815. On June 4, 1812, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 79 to 49 for a declaration of war against the Kingdom of Great Britain. Two weeks later ..
Origins of World War II
This article is about the board wargame. For the historical origins of World War II, see Causes of World War II. Origins of World War II was a board wargame published by Avalon Hill, based on 1935-39 international diplomacy. Participants represent five major nations of World War II; expertise at ne..
Origins Program
NASA's Origins program is a decades-long study addressing the origins of the universe, various astronomical bodies, and life. So far, it consists of the following missions: Hubble Space Telescope*Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer*Spitzer space telescope*Keck telescopes*Large Binocular Telescop..
Origin (Angel episode)
Contents 0.1 Summary0.2 Expanded overview1 Quotes and trivia2 Continuity2.1 Timing Summary Angel refuses to help a couple, the Reilly’s, whom are seeking help from Wolfram & Hart about their son's supernatural abilities when Angel realizes that the boy is actually hi..
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Origin (comics)
Cover to Origin #2. Art by Adam Kubert. Origin is a six-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics from November 2001 to July 2002, written by Bill Jemas, Joe Quesada and Paul Jenkins, and illustrated by Andy Kubert (pencils) and Richard Isanove (color). Origin tells the story..
Origin (demo CD)
Origin was the first full length demo CD released by Rock band Evanescence on the Big-Wig Enterprises label. Although some people consider this to be Evanescence's first album, the lead singer Amy Lee has explicitly said that she doesn't consider it to be an album but rather a "dressed up" demo CD..
Origin (mathematics)
In mathematics, the origin of a coordinate system is the point where the axes of the system intersect. The most common systems are two-dimensional (contained in a plane) and three-dimensional (contained in a space) Euclidean systems, having two and three perpendicular axes, respectively. The origin..
Origin (Stargate SG-1)
"Origin" }||}}} }|episode list=|overridean=}} episode }|episode list=}} of the science fiction}}} television series Stargate SG-1}}}. Plot } Daniel and Vala Mal Doran, still in the bodies of Herod and Salis, are taken by a Prior of the Ori to the city of the gods on the Plains of Celestis. They ar..
Origin (start)
For other meanings, see Origin Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Origin refers to the beginning, starting-point, cause, or ultimate source, from which a thing is derived. Examples A point in time.A human's genealogy.A dog's pedigree.The place or point at which a ..
Origin and cause investigation
In the field of fire investigation, origin and cause investigation is the examination of a fire scene from a general fire science point of view to determine the origin of the fire (the location where the fire began) and its cause (the circumstances that led to the fire). Another term, and perhap..
Origin and development of the Qur'an
Oldest copy of the Qur'an known today Several manuscripts, including the Samarkand manuscript, are claimed to be the original copies sent out by Uthman [The Qur'anic Manuscripts], islamic-awareness.org, retrieved April 02, 2006 in the 7th century CE; however, many scholars, both Islami..
Origin and history of the name of Argentina
This article explains the origin and history of the names given to the South American country Argentina. The name Argentina is derived from the Latin argentum (silver). The origin of this name goes back to the first voyages made by the Spanish conquerors to the Río de la Plata. The survivors of th..
Origin belief
An origin belief is any story or explanation that describes the beginnings of humanity, earth, life, and the universe (cosmogony). Such beliefs can be derived from many different venues including scientific investigation, metaphysical speculation, or religious belief. As with any set of beliefs, opi..
Origin Energy
Origin Energy ASX: [ORG] is an Australian gas and electricity company. It was de-merged from Boral Limited which is a building and construction materials business in February 2000. Origin has four core business units: Exploration and Production - Origin has reserves in the Cooper Basin,..
Origin of Albanians
[[http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit]] History of Albania''' Origins Middle Ages Ottoman domination Birth of Albania Inter-war period World War II Communism and later The origin of Albanians has been for some time a matter of dispute among historians. Albanians are peopl..
Origin of language
The origin of language (glottogony, glossogeny) is a topic that has been written about for centuries, but the ephemeral nature of speech means that there is almost no data on which to base conclusions on the subject. We know that, at least once during human evolution, a system of verbal communicat..
Origin of life
This article focuses on modern scientific research on the origin of life. For alternate uses, see origin of life (disambiguation). Pre-Cambrian stromatolites in the Siyeh Formation, Glacier National Park. In 2002, William Schopf of UCLA published a controversial paper in the scientific journal N..
Origin of life (disambiguation)
Origin of life can have different meanings depending on the context: Origin belief focuses on beliefs concerning the origin of the universe and the origin of life in various religions and cultures.Origin of life focuses on modern scientific research on the origin of life.Panspermia is the conjecture..
Origin of lunar nomenclature
The first serious attempts at naming the features of the Earth's moon as seen through a telescope were made by Michel Florent van Langren in 1645. His work is considered the first true map of the Moon, as it portrayed the various lunar mare, craters, and mountain peaks and ranges. Many of the featu..
Origin of Pallava
Pallavas Pallava kingdom c.645 CE during Narasimhavarman I Official languages PrakritTamil Capital Kanchipuram Government Monarchy Preceding state Satavahana, Kalabhras Succeeding states Cholas, Chalukya The Pallava were a Southern Indian dynasty who established thei..
Origin of Rajputs
The Rajputs (from the Sanskrit tatpurusha compound rājaputra, "son of a king") are a community in northern India and Gujarat consisting of a number of clans. While present-day Rajasthan and Gujarat have been the main centers of the Rajputs, their clans have had a long and significant presence in ..
Origin of replication
The origin of replication (also called the replication origin) is a unique DNA sequence at which DNA replication is initiated. DNA replication may proceed from this point bidirectionally or unidirectionally. The specific structure of the origin of replication varies somewhat from species to specie..
Origin of Romanians
The Romanians (also sometimes referred to along with other Balkan Latin peoples as Vlachs) are a nation speaking Romanian, a Romance language, and living in Central and Eastern Europe. The Origin of Romanians has been for a long time disputed and there are two basic theories: Daco-Romanian continuit..
Origin of some common Hindi words
Because Hindi is not an immediate descendant of Sanskrit, the origin of common Hindi words can be obscure. Words in Hindi can be of these types: Tadbhava ("derived from"): There are words that are drived from Sanskrit, but with some transformation. Tatsama ("identical"): Words that are in exactly ..
Origin of Symmetry
Origin of Symmetry is British rock band Muse's second album, released in the summer of 2001 on Mushroom Records in the UK. "Plug In Baby", "New Born", "Bliss", "Feeling Good" and "Hyper Music" were the singles from this album; the latter two were released together as a double-A-side. Maverick Rec..
Origin of the Bagratid dynasties
The Bagratid Dynasties – Bagratuni in Armenia and Bagrationi in Georgia – were the longest-reigning royal families in the Caucasus (and in Europe), starting as princely houses and attaining to the royal status in both countries in the 9th century. The origins of the Bagratids are disputed though..
Origin of the Basques
The origin of the Basque people has been shrouded in mystery. The Basques have occupied much the same area of northern Spain and southern France for thousands of years, extending further eastward and northwards into Gascony and the Pyrenees, as attested by archaeological and tooponymical evidence, a..
Origin of the domestic dog
Origin of the domestic dog is the history of the domestic dog. Contents 1 Ancient2 Wolf2.1 Domestication3 Specialization4 Footnotes Ancient The earliest fossil carnivores that can be linked with some certainty to canids are the Eocene Miacids some 55 to 38 million years..
Origin of the name California
The toponym California is currently used by three North American subnational entities – the U.S. state of California and the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur – and by many other places in other parts of the world. Historically, the name was also used by the Mexic..
Origin of the name Khuzestan
Another map from the same author, Khuzestan is overlined in red. Regional map showing the word Khuzestan, underlined in red, from the 9th century text Al-aqalim by the great geographer Istakhri. Although Herodotus and Xenophon referred to the entire region as Susiana, the name Khuzestan is..
Origin of the Oak Ridges Moraine
For general context see Oak Ridges Moraine. The Oak Ridges Moraine is a geological landform that runs east-west across south central Ontario, Canada. It developed about 12,000 years ago, during the Wisconsin glaciation in North America. A complex ridge of sedimentary material, the moraine is known ..
Origin of USAF wings
This origin of USAF wings is provided by the Organizational History Branch, Research Division, Air Force Historical Research Agency, located with the Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, to explain the "Wing" structure of the United States Air Force. In Air Force usage, a military or..
Origin of water on Earth
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The origin of water on Earth, in particular the question of why there is clearly more water on the Earth than on..
Origin Pacific Airways
Origin Pacific Airways is an airline based in Nelson in New Zealand operating scheduled and charter services. Its main base is at Nelson Airport (NSN). Contents 1 Code Data2 History3 Services4 Fleet5 External links Code Data IATA Code: QOICAO Code: OGNCallsign: Origin H..
Origin story
In comic book terminology, the phrase origin story refers to a story or backstory revealing how a character or team gained superpowers, or the circumstances under which they became superheroes or supervillians. See also Secret OriginsContinuityReboot ..
Origin Systems
Origin Systems, Inc. Origin Systems, Inc. (sometimes abbreviated as OSI) was a computer game developer based in Austin, Texas that was active from 1983 to 2004. It is most famous for the Ultima and Wing Commander game series. Contents 1 History2 Notable Employees3 Characterist..
Origin Vol. 1
Origin Vol. 1 (also referred to as Origin I) is an album by the Swedish band The Soundtrack of Our Lives. It was released in Europe during October 2004, and in the US during March 2005. Actor and singer Jane Birkin appears on the track "Midnight Children". Singles from the album are "Bigtime", ..
Origin Vol. 2
This article or section contains information about scheduled or expected . Origin Vol. 2 (also referred to as Origin II) is the forthcoming album by the Swedish band The Soundtrack Of Our Lives. It is due for release during 2006. External links [Official site][Official US si..
Origo
In pragmatics, the origo is the reference point on which deictic relationships are based. In most deictic systems, the origo identifies with the current speaker (or some property thereof). For instance, if the speaker, John, were to say "This is now my fish", then John would be the origo, and the de..
Origo Gentis Langobardorum
The Origo Gentis Langobardorum is a short 7th century text, detailing a legend of the origin of the Lombards, and their history up to the rule of Perctarit (672–688). It is preserved in three Manuscripts of the Leges Langobardorum, Modena, Biblioteca Capitolare 0.I.2 (9th century)Cava de’Ti..
Orihah
In the book of Ether in the Book of Mormon, Orihah was one of the four sons of Jared. Their people, called the Jaredite, desired to have a king, but none of the sons of Jared or his brother would take the throne but Orihah, making him the first king of the Jaredites. ..
Orihime
Orihime (織姫) is a Japanese word meaning [seamstress]. In Japanese mythology it is the name of the goddess of the star Vega. A myth concerning this godess is the origin of the festival Tanabata. There is also a character named Orihime Inoue in the manga and anime series Bleach. This ..
Orihime Inoue
is a major character in the anime and manga series Bleach. She is a teenager who happens to be a classmate and friend of Ichigo Kurosaki, the protagonist of the series. Like many of Ichigo's friends, she quickly develops spiritual powers of her own after Ichigo becomes a shinigami. [Spoiler ..
Orihon
Orihon (OR-ee-hon) is a book consisting of a long strip of paper that is written on one side and then compacted by folding in zig-zag fashion. The orihon format is considered a step between a scroll and a codex. The style of folding is similar to that of the air bellow of a concertina or accordion..
Orihuela
Orihuela is a city and municipality located in the province of Alicante, Spain. It has an area of 365.4 km2 and, according to the 2005 census, a total population of 75,009 inhabitants. The river Segura flows through the city. The agriculture of Orihuela is based on lemon trees, orange trees, palm t..
Orihuela CF
Orihuela Club de Fútbol is a football team based in Orihuela in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded in 1993, its plays in Segunda División B - Group 3. Her stadium is Estadio Los Arcos with capacity of 7,500 seaters. Seasons 2004/2005: Tercera División 5th2005/2006: Tercer..
Orik
Orik is a fictional character in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Trilogy. He is a dwarf, a member of the Dûrgrimst Ingeitum (clan of smiths), and an ally of Eragon. He is also the adopted heir (and nephew) of the dwarf king, and the son of Thrifk. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot..
Orikabe Station
Orikabe Station Orikabe Station (折壁駅) is a train station located on the JR Ōfunato Line in central Murone, Iwate, Japan. It was the eastern terminus of the Ōfunato Line for a short period from September 2, 1928 until July 30, 1929. It is now a 'ghost station', with no s..
Oriketo
Oriketo is a district in the Koroinen ward of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located to the north of the densely-built suburb of Halinen, and consists mostly of industrial area. Turku's waste processing plant is located in Oriketo, despite the staunch opposition of the residents of Räntäm..
Orilla/Lake St John Water Aerodrome
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Orilla/Matchedash Lake Water Aerodrome
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Orilla (Stargate)
Orilla is a fictional planet in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. It appeared only in the two-part episode "New Order". Background The Asgard had to leave their former homeworld, Othala, because of the Replicators. The species moved to a new planet, where they would be able to re..
Orillia, Ontario
The Welcome sign to Orillia Orillia (2004 population 32,692) is a city located in Simcoe County in south-central Ontario, Canada, on Lake Couchiching. It is about 135 kilometres north of Toronto. Contents 1 History and geography2 Look and feel3 Environmental issues4 T..
Orillia Airport
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Orimattila
Orimattila is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 14,339 (2003) and covers an area of 617.07 km² of which 8.14 km² is water. The population density is 23.5 inhabitants per..
Orimulsion
Orimulsion® is a registered trademark name for a bitumen-based fuel that was developed for industrial use by Intevep, the Research and Development Affiliate of Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), following earlier collaboration on oil emulsions with British Petroleum. The bitumen occurs naturally ..
Orim M. Meikle
Orim M. Meikle (born 1967, in Jamaica) is the senior pastor of Rhema Christian Ministries in Toronto, Canada, one of the fastest growing churches with a congregation, averaging approximately 2000 people, with a variety of weekly services in English as well as in Spanish. Biography Orim M. Meikl..
Orin
Orin is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, in southwestern France. Population (1999): 207. Other usage "Orin", according to author Sanaya Roman, is a "Being of Light" who wrote a book called Living with Joy, channeled consciously through Sanaya Roman, who went on to write a ser..
Orinda, California
This article refers to the city of Orinda. For other "Orinda" articles, see Orinda (disambiguation). Orinda is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 17,599 at the 2000 census. Orinda is a well-known bedroom community in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is hom..
Orinda (BART station)
Orinda is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station that serves Orinda, California. The station consists of an island platform located in the center median of California State Route 24. Transit connections AC Transit Route 76 and County Connection bus lines 106 and 126 stop at the station. {| class="tocc..
Orinda (disambiguation)
Orinda may be Orinda, CaliforniaOrinda (pseudonym) used by the English poet Katherine Philips (1631-1664)Orinda, a planet of the Manhunters in Green Lantern ComicsThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this..
Orinda D. Evans
Orinda D. Evans is the chief district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and is based in Atlanta. Evans was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1943, and graduated from Duke University in 1965. She received her law degree from Emory University in 1968, where she..
Orinda Union School District
Orinda Union School District is a school district in Orinda, California that serves students in kindergarten through 8th grade. It consists of four elementary schools and one middle school. On completion of middle school, students generally enroll in nearby Acalanes Union High School District. As ..
Orindiúva
> Statistics State: São Paulo Microrregião (micro-regions): N/A Founded: 1964 Elevation: about 633 m Postal code: 15480-xxx Area/distance code: (00))55-17..
Orinduik
Orinduik (Alt. 601 m; 1975 ft.) is a diamond mining community in the Potaro-Siparuni Region of Guyana, located at [4°42′0″N, 60°1′0″W]. Orinduik has a population of about 400 people. Orinduik Falls is a popular tourist attraction. ..
Orinduik Falls
The Orinduik Falls lie on the Ireng River, a highland river that thunders over steps and terraces of jasper on the border with Brazil before merging with the Takutu River and into Brazil to join the Amazon River. The falls are situated amid the rolling, grass-covered hills of the Pakaraima Mountain..
Oriniemi
Oriniemi is a district of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the southwestern part of the island of Hirvensalo, off the city's coastline. The district also includes the island of Nepo between Hirvensalo and Satava. The current (as of 2004) population of Haarla is 161, and it is incr..
Orinoca
Orinoca is a municipality of Bolivia 1º Section Andomarca province Sud Carangas located 185 Kilometers from Oruro. Orinoca is the birthplace of Bolivia's President, Evo Morales. It sits on the shore of Lake Poopo. Economy The rural population is largely dedicated to agriculture and raise herds o..
Orinoco
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. The Orinoco is one of the longest rivers in South America at 2,410 km. Its drainage basin, an area known as Orinoquia covers 880,000 km², 23.7% in Colombia and the rest in Venezuela. Although its mouth in the Atlantic Ocean was discovered by Columbus ..
ORiNOCO
ORiNOCO wireless networking solutions are a family of Lucent chipsets used for Wireless LANs. White/Bronze labelled Standard WaveLAN IEEE PC CardsBronze/Silver labelled WaveLAN IEEE Turbo PC CardsSilver/Gold labelled WaveLAN IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Cards, see Apple AirPort "Graphite" Linux drivers The..
Orinoco (disambiguation)
Orinoco can refer to the Orinoco River in VenezuelaThe Orinoco Belt, an oil field in VenezuelaA Danube class starship in Star Trek: Deep Space NineOne of The Wombles, all of whom take their names from an old atlas"ORiNOCO" is a type of computer networking hardware device or related device-driver wh..
Orinoco Belt
The Orinoco Belt is a territory which occupies the southern strip of the eastern Orinoco River Basin in Venezuela. Its local Spanish name is Faja Petrolífera del Orinoco (Orinoco Petroleum Belt). The Orinoco Belt is located south of the Guárico, Anzoátegui, Monagas, and Delta Amacuro states, an..
Orinoco Crocodile
The Orinoco Crocodile Crocodylus intermedius is a large crocodilian reptile found in freshwater rivers of northern South America, in particular the Orinoco river. They grow as large as 5 meters and are considered an endangered species. It is one of the largest predators in South America. Refer..
Orinoco Flow
In 1988 Irish singer Enya released the break-through single "Orinoco Flow" (which is often incorrectly referred to as "Sail Away," a phrase repeated during the chorus). In 1998 a special edition 10th anniversary remix single was released. The song was highly popular in the early ’90s and was feat..
Orinoco Goose
The Orinoco Goose (Neochen jubata ) is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae, and is the only member of the genus Neochen. This 61-76 cm long species is a resident breeder in the forests of tropical South America. Its preference is forest..
Orinoco tar sands
The Orinoco Oil Sands, also known as the Orinoco Tar Sands, are deposits of oil sands located near the Orinoco River in Venezuela. The Orinoco River starts in the Venezuelan-Brazilian border and ends in the Atlantic Ocean at the Gulf of Paria. The Orinoco Tar Sands are known to be one of the largest..
Orin C. Smith
Orin C. Smith was President and Chief Executive Officer of Starbucks Corporation from 2000 to 2005. He joined Starbucks as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 1990, became President and Chief Operating Officer in 1994, and became a director of Starbucks in 1996. Prior to joining Starbucks,..
Orin G. Murfin
Orin Gould Murfin was an admiral in the United States Navy during World War I. Murfin served as the commanding officer of USS Albany (CL-23) in 1916 and of West Virginia (BB-48), 1928 to 1929. From 1931-34, he was the Navy's Judge Advocate General. He also served as Commander-in-Chief, Asiatic Fl..
Orin Kerr
Orin S. Kerr is a professor at The George Washington University Law School and a leading scholar in the subjects of computer crime law and internet surveillance. He is one of the contributors to the weblog, The Volokh Conspiracy. In March 2006, he began his own legal weblog, [OrinKerr.com ..
Orin Kramer
Orin Kramer is an American financier. As of 2003 he is chair of the New Jersey State Investment Council and a general partner of Boston Provident, L.P. (formerly Kramer Spellman, L.P.) [link] ..
Orin Starn
Orin Starn is Sally Dalton Robinson Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Duke University. He is the author, most recently, of Ishi’s Brain: In Search of America’s Last Wild Indian, now in paperback from W.W. Norton; his other books include Nightwatch: The Politics of Protest in the Andes and ..
Orio
For Orio in Kitakyushu, Japan see Orio (Kitakyushu) Orio is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain. External links [Official Website] Information available in Spanish and Basque.[ORIO in the Bernardo Estornés..
Oriocalotes
Classification of genus Oriocalotes Oriocalotes paulus ..
Oriocalotes paulus
The Small Forest Lizard is a species of agamid lizard found in India (E Himalaya, Khasi Hills, Sikkim ?) and China (Tibet). Type locality: Khasi Hills, Sikkim (?) External links [EMBL reptile database] References Smith,M.A. 1935 Reptiles and Amphibia, Vol. II. in: The fauna of British ..
Oriola
Oriola may stand for: Oriola, a city in the province of Alicante, Spain.Oriola, a parish in the municipality of Portel, Portugal.Oriola records, a record label.701 Oriola, an asteroid discovered by Joseph Helffrich.This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associate..
Oriole
Orioles are colourful Old World passerine birds in the family Oriolidae. They are not related to the New World orioles, which are Icterids, family Icteridae. The orioles are a mainly tropical Old World group, although one species breeds in more temperate regions. Species Golden Oriole, Oriolus..
Oriole (disambiguation)
Oriole may mean: Oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae.New World orioles, a group of birds in the Icterid family.The Baltimore Orioles, a major league baseball team.The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group.Oriole Records.Dixon Oriole, a type of pencil. It is manufactured by Dixon, a..
Oriole (GO Station)
GO Transit Richmond Hill Line Richmond Hill Langstaff Old Cummer Oriole Union Station |- !align="center" style="background-color:#99cc99" colspan="2"| Facility Services |- |align="left" colspan="2" | 3300 Leslie StNorth York, Ontario |- |Fare zone |align="center"| 05 |- |Stati..
Oriole Beach, Florida
Oriole Beach, Florida is located just to the East of Pensacola, Florida on Santa Rosa Sound. The main access road is U.S. HWY. 98 which runs east-west between Pensacola and Jacksonville Florida. The community has its roots as a beach cottage fishing retreat for the residents of Pensacola. Today, s..
Oriole Finch
The Oriole Finch (Linurgus olivaceus) is a bird from the Fringillidae family. Found in Africa, it has a black head and yellow body. References BirdLife International (2004). [Linurgus olivaceus]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entr..
Oriole Park
Oriole Park is the name of several former major league and minor league baseball parks in Baltimore, Maryland. It is also half the name of the current home of the Baltimore Orioles of the American League, its full name being Oriole Park at Camden Yards, discussed on a separate page. The first f..
Oriole Park, Chicago
Oriole Park is a neighborhood in the Norwood Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. It is bordered by the I-90 to th north, Foster Ave to the south, Harlem Ave to the east, and Canfield Ave to the west. The median household income is $57,225, and the total population (according to the 2000 U.S...
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Redirect [[Template:Infobox Stadium]]Oriole Park at Camden Yards is a baseball stadium located in Baltimore, Maryland ([39°17′0.58″N, 76°37′18.9″W]), which was constructed to replace the aging Memorial Stadium. It is the home field of the Baltimore Orioles. It was the first, and ..
Oriole Records
Oriole Records was the name of two record companies: Oriole Records (US)Oriole Records (UK) redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Oriole Records (UK)
British Oriole Records was founded in 1927 by the London based Levy Company, with a record company subsidiary called "Levaphone". It recorded popular music in England, and also issued masters from United States Vocalion Records. The label was discontinued in 1935. Levy Company revived the Oriole..
Oriole Records (US)
The United States based Oriole Records was a record label of the 1920s and 1930s. The label was sold new exclusively at the McCrory chain of Department stores. Audio fidelity of Oriole Records is somewhat below average for the era. The Oriole label first appeared in 1921, selling for 25 cents p..
Oriole Warbler
The Oriole Warbler, Hypergerus atriceps, is a small warbler, the only member of the genus Hypergerus. This bird is a resident breeder in west Africa from southern Senegal to Cameroon and north Zaire. This skulking passerine is typically found in dense thickets usually near water. Oriole Warbler ..
Oriol Servia
Oriol Servia is a race car driver in the Champ Car World Series, originally from the Catalonia providence in Spain. Like many drivers, Servia started his career in go-karts before racing in several Formula 3 championships. In 1998, he moved to the Dayton Indy Lights series in America. In 1999, ..
Orion
Contents 1 Astronomy and mythology2 Companies3 Computing4 Fiction5 Media6 People7 Places8 Transportation8.1 Aircraft8.2 Rockets8.3 Ships8.4 Vehicles8.5 Other Orion may mean: Astronomy and mythology Orion (mythology) the hunt..
Orion's Arm
Orion's Arm (or "OA" for short) is an online science fiction world-building project, founded by M. Alan Kazlev. Anyone can contribute articles, stories, artwork, or music to the website. A large mailing list exists, in which members debate aspects of the world they are creating, discussing additions..
Orion's Cloud
Orion's Cloud is a 2002 short film about two mentally ill men with rock star aspirations. It is based on characters first created in the Tampa-based sketch comedy show Malixous. The film was written and directed by Mike Balmer who also played the role of Diamond. Also in the film were Mike Skold, ..
Orion, Bataan
Orion is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 44,067 people in 8,735 households. Barangays Orion is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Arellano (Pob.)Bagumbayan (Pob.)Balagtas (Pob.)Balut (Pob.)BantanBilolo..
Orion, Illinois
Orion is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,713 at the 2000 census. It is home of the Orion Chargers. Geography Orion is located at [41°21′12″N, 90°22′38″W] (41.353260, -90.377229)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the Uni..
Orion, Wisconsin
Orion is a town in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 628 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 93.8 km² (36.2 mi²). 92.7 km² (35.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (1.19%) is water. ..
Orionflame
Orionflame, developed by Yunus Emre "Light" Balcıoġlu, is a production-proven polygonal & subdivision surface modelling system for 3ds max, used widely amongst high profile game and film companies. External links [www.orionflame.com]..
Orionis (Supcom)
Orionis is a small planet controlled by the Aeon in the game Supreme Commander. Although it is a lava planet pockmarked with crators and volcanoes, it is concidered to be a holy site due to the exsistence of Seraphim technology on the planet, and is highly revered by Aeon scholars. History Orionis..
Orionteatern
ORIONTEATERN (The Orion Theater) External link: [Orionteatern official website] The Orion Theatre, Stockholm's largest avant-garde stage was formed in 1983, and is one of Sweden's most interesting and innovative theatres. The building was once a huge mechanical workshop on the south si..
Orion (astronomy)
Main article: Orion (constellation) Orion is a famous constellation. It extends from RA=4h 40m to RA=6h 20m and DECL=+23 degrees to DECL=+8 degrees. In wintertime Orion is a magnificent constellation which can easily be found by the three stars forming a line building the belt of the Hunter. ..
Orion (comics)
Orion is a fictional character, a superhero and member of the New Gods. He first appeared in New Gods #1 of "Jack Kirby's Fourth World" meta-series published by DC comics. Contents 1 Character history2 Powers and abilities2.1 Weaknesses3 Weapons and Tools3.1 The Astro-H..
Orion (company)
Orion was established in 1913. It started production of radio sets in 1920s and televisions in 1956. The company also supplied sophisticated microwave telecommunication equipment. Orion supplies full range of consumer electronics and white goods including televisions, DVD players, Home Theatre Sy..
Orion (constellation)
Orion click for larger image Abbreviation Ori Genitive Orionis Symbology Orion Right ascension 5 h Declination 5° Area Ranked 26th Number of stars(magnitude < 3) 8 Brightest star App. magnitude 0.12) Meteor showers OrionidsChi Orionids Borderingconstellations Gem..
Orion (Metallica song)
Song From Master of Puppets Album by Metallica ReleasedFebruary 21, 1986 RecordedSweet Silence Studios Copenhagen, Denmark September-December, 1985 GenreThrash metal Length54:41 LabelElektra Records Producer(s)Metallica, Flemming Rasmussen Tracks Battery (5:12) Master of Puppets (8:37) Th..
Orion (mythology)
An engraving of Orion from Johann Bayer's Uranometria, courtesy of the US Naval Observatory Library Orion, one of the Titans of Greek mythology, provided the archetype of the primordial hunter in Greek culture. In modern interpretations Orion ("mountain man" if the name is truly Greek)(warden..
ORION (network)
ORION (the Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network) is a Research and Education (R&E) computer network in Ontario, Canada. It connects Ontario's research institutions, including every university, most colleges, several teaching hospitals, and a few school boards to one another and to the glo..
Orion (Rocket of Argentina)
Orion was the designation of a sounding rocket of Argentina, which was started between 1965 and 1971 by CELPA and by Wallops Island. The Orion possessed a takeoff weight of 100 kg (220 lb). It had a length of 4 m (13 ft), a diameter of 0.21 m (8.3 in), and a ceiling of 95 km (59 mi). External lin..
Orion (singer)
Orion (singer) (1945 - December 12, 1998) was the stage name of American singer Jimmy Ellis. Following the death of Elvis Presley in August 1977, Ellis dressed and sang in the manner of Presley and wore a mask during public appearances, fueling speculation that Presley had faked his death and retur..
Orion (Star Trek)
Marta (Yvonne Craig) as a green Orion Slave Girl. In the fictional Star Trek universe, Orions are a green-skinned alien species which seem to have a hostile attitude towards the Federation. Contents 1 Origins and history2 Biology3 Orion culture4 Appearances by Orions5&n..
Orion (television, consumer electronics, white goods)
Orion was established in 1913. It started production of radio sets in 1920s and televisions in 1956. The company also supplied sophisticated microwave telecommunication equipment. Orion supplies full range of consumer electronics and white goods including televisions, DVD Players, Home Theatre Sy..
Orion (TV channel)
Orion (ΟΡΙΟΝ in Greek) is a Greek television channel broadcasting out of Thessaloniki. It is owned by Vasilis Christidis. ..
Orion (US-rocket)
Orion is the designation of a small American elevator research rocket. The Orion has a length of 5.60 meters, a diameter of 0.35 m, a launch weight of 400 kg, a launch thrust of 7 kN and a ceiling of 85 kilometers. The Orion built by the manufacturer WFF is used also as upper stage in other rocket s..
Orion Air
Orion Air is an airline based in the Seychelles. Code Data ICAO Code: ORICallsign: Orion Air Lists of Aircraft | Aircraft manufacturers | Aircraft engines | Aircraft engine manufacturers | Airlines | Air forces | Aircraft weapons | Missiles | Timeline of aviation ..
Orion Arm
For an article on the website, see Orion's Arm Observed structure of the Milky Way's spiral arms The Orion Arm (also known as the Local Arm or Orion Spur; labeled "0") is a minor spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy. The Earth's solar system may be found close to the inner rim of the Local Ar..
Orion Building
The Orion Building is a 90 metre (295 foot) tall highrise residential building under construction in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Construction of the tower began in 2004 with demolition of the previous building on the site. The original façade of this building is being kept to be incorporated i..
Orion Bus Industries
A 2000 Orion VI (06.501) owned by WMATA is parked outside the Ballston-MU Metro station in Arlington, Virginia. Orion Bus Industries is a Mississauga, Ontario, Canada-based bus manufacturer established by the government of Ontario in 1975. It was known as Ontario Bus Industries until 1995 a..
Orion class battleship
Three Orion class battleships (from right to left: Conqueror, Monarch, Thunderer) with King George V General Characteristics Displacement: 22,000 tons standard/25,870 tons max Length: 581 feet (177 m) Beam: 88 feet (27 m) Draught: 24 feet (7 m) Propulsion: Steam turbines, 18 boilers, 4 shaf..
Orion Confectionery
Orion Confectionery (hangul:오리온제과) is a confectionery company, headquartered in Munbae-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea. It was established in 1958 and Orion has manufacturing facilities in Seoul, Iksan Jeollanam-do and China, Russia, Vietnam, and the USA. It is historically an old popular b..
Orion Custom
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Orion Electric
was established in 1958 in Osaka, Japan, and it is currently based in the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture. The products manufactured were transistor radios, radio cassette recorders, car stereos, and music centers. In 1967, Orion Electric moved to Fukui prefecture in Japan, where it still has its ..
ORION Foundation
ORION, or the ORION Foundation, is a fictional secret intelligence agency from the TSR role-playing game Top Secret/S.I.. The organization, consisting of at least 12 bureaus located around the world, existed to counter the evil schemes of its rival, the villainous WEB. ..
Orion globe
In Master of Orion II, the Orion Globe is a ship configuration, generally using the doom star hull size, designed to be nearly invincible, and, in some cases, capable of destroying enormous fleets of enemy ships alone. The entire design is based on the combined effect of two ship systems: The time-..
Orion Health
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 July 2006. Contents 1 Corpor..
Orion Molecular Cloud Complex
The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex (also often referred to as simply the Orion Complex) refers to a large nebula located in the constellation of Orion. The cloud itself is between 1,500 and 1,600 light years away and is hundreds of light years across. Several parts of the nebula can be observ..
Orion Nebula
[Orion Nebula] Diffuse nebula } |- | Other designations | |- align="right" | |[edit] |} The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula with a greenish hue and is situated below Orion's Belt. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visi..
Orion Optics
Orion Optics is a telescope manufacturer in the United Kingdom. They produce a wide range of Newtonian reflectors and advanced Maksutov catadioptric telescopes. External links [Orion Optics] ..
Orion Pax
Orion Pax Orion Pax is the original form of the robot who would one day become the great Autobot leader, Optimus Prime. His only appearance in the Transformers cartoons is in the episode War Dawn. He had a friend, Dion, and a girlfriend named Ariel. The young Orion Pax was a factory worker w..
Orion Pictures
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Orion Pictures logo Orion Pictures Corporation was a American movie production company, formed in 1978 as ..
Orion Pirates
This is an article about the Orions as they exist in the Star Fleet Universe and not in various canon Star Trek sources. If you are seeking information about mainstream Star Trek, see the above link. In the fictional Star Fleet Universe, the Orion Pirates represent the overall structure of orga..
Orion Platinum
Orion Platinum is a music production suite developed by Synapse Audio Software. The software supports all stages of music production, from composing/arranging music to mixing and mastering it. It includes multitrack audio recording, generators, effects and a mixing desk with sub busses. It supports..
Orion Publishing Group
The Orion Publishing Group Ltd. is a UK-based publisher of books. Imprints The group's imprints include: Orion BooksGollanczOrion Children's BooksOrion AudiobooksWeidenfeld & NicolsonWeidenfeld & Nicolson ReferencePhoenixEverymanHalban PublishersAllen & Unwin External links [Orion] ..
Orion Slave Girl
Orion Slave Girl, is a fictional Humanoid featured in the Star Trek universe created by Gene Roddenberry. They inhabit the planet Orion. They are an intelligent people approximately the same size as Earth humans. The "Slave Women" or "Animal Women", as they are sometimes referred to, are the ..
Orion String Quartet
The Orion String Quartet is the quartet-in-residence of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and New York's Mannes College of Music. The members are Todd and Daniel Phillips, brothers who alternate on first and second violin, violist Steven Tenenbom and cellist Timothy Eddy. Members of the qu..
Orion Syndicate
The Orion Syndicate is the name of an organized crime group in the television series Star Trek; it is operated by the humanoid species Orions. An organization steeped in mystery, it is an important political power in the 22nd and 23rd centuries; by the 24th Century it had obtained a similar reputati..
Orion the Hunter
Orion the Hunter may refer to: Mythology: Orion (mythology). Other: Orion the Hunter is a band. This 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 int..
Orion the Hunter (band)
Orion the Hunter was a 1980's rock combo and offshoot of the popular band Boston. It featured former Boston members Barry Goudreau on guitars and future Boston lead vocalist Fran Cosmo. Orion the Hunter released their sole long player in 1984 on Columbia Records. The band had a minor hit single i..
Orion Township, Michigan
Orion Township is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 33,463 at the 2000 census. The official motto of the township/village is "Where living is a vacation".[[Citing sources citation needed]] Orion Township surrounds the much..
Orion Township, Minnesota
Orion Township is a township in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 614 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.4 km² (35.7 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 614 peop..
Orion variable
Orion variables are variable stars which exhibit irregular and erruptive variations in their luminosity and are typically associated with diffuse nebulae. It is thought that these are young stars which will later become regular, non-variable stars on the zero-age main sequence. Brightness fluctuat..
Oriovac
Oriovac is a village and municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. Its coordinates are [45°9′58″N, 17°45′36″E]. Cities and Municipalities of Brod-Posavina County Cities and towns: Slavonski Brod | Nova Gradiška Municipalities: Bebrina | Brodski Stupnik | Bukovlj..
Orio (Kitakyushu)
Orio is part of Yahata Nishi ward in Kitakyushu, Japan. There are many schools and universities located near the central JR Orio Station, and also the Saint Mother's Byoin clinic which allegedly assisted Princess Masako with the birth of her daughter Princess Aiko. ..
Orio al Serio Airport
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Orio Mastropiero
Orio Mastropiero was Doge of Venice from 1178 to 1192, when he abdicated and retired to a monastery. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Orio Station
Orio Station ( Japanese : 折尾駅 ) is a station in Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyushu on the Kagoshima Main Line and Chikuho Main Line. It was first opened in 1891. Express trains, including the Sonic, Ariake, and Relay Tsubame, stop here. Airport buses leave from near the station to the New Kitakyushu..
Oripää
Oripään kunta municipality in Finland Province Western Finland Region Finland Proper Sub-region Loimaa City manager Asta Suominen Official languages Finnish Area - total - land 382nd117.60 km²117.57 km² density 394th1,346+ 1.5 %11.4/km² Urb..
Oris
Oris is a brand of Swiss wristwatches. The Oris watch factory was founded by Paul Cattin and Georges Christian at Hölstein, located in the canton of Basel-Country in 1904. In 1968 Oris obtained full chronometer certification from the Observatory of Neuchâtel. This award for movement cal.652 is ..
Orisha
An Orisha, also spelled Orisa and Orixa, is a spirit that reflects one of the manifestations of Olodumare (God) in the Yoruba spiritual or religious system. This religion has found its way throughout the world and is now expressed in several varieties which include Anago, Oyotunji, Candomblé an..
Orishas (band)
Orishas is a hip hop group popular in Cuba and France. Yotuel and Ruzzo, two Cubans who moved from Havana to Paris as part of a school exchange program, joined Roldan and Flaco-Profrom, two French rappers, to form the band in 1999. Concert in 2006 The album El Kilo was chosen as one of Amazon..
Orisha (disambiguation)
Generally speaking, an orisha is a type of spirit. However, it may also refer to: Orishas, a Cuban hip-hop/Latino fusion bandOrixa, a rock en Español/alternative rock band.Orissa, a state located on the northeastern coast of India. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of..
Orisinal
Orisinal: Morning Sunshine is a website featuring over 55 Macromedia Flash games. The website was created in 2000 by Ferry Halim who resides in Fresno, California. It won the World Summit Award in 2003 in the e-entertainment category and the Webby Award in the games category in 2003. In 2004, the s..
Orisi Rabukawaqa
Orisi Rabukawaqa is a Fijian career soldier. As of early 2006, he holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and is one of two official spokesmen for the Military, the other being Captain Neumi Leweni. In his role as spokesman, Rabukawaqa has articulated a number of criticisms of government policies, ..
Oriska, North Dakota
Oriska is a city in Barnes County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 128 at the 2000 census. Oriska was founded in 1881. Geography Oriska is located at [46°55′53″N, 97°47′21″W] (46.931346, -97.789105)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the ..
Oriskany
The name Oriskany may refer to the following: Battle of Oriskany, American Revolution.Oriskany, New York, Oneida County.Oriskany Falls, New York, Oneida County.USS Oriskany (CV-34), Aircraft carrier.Oriskany Creek, New York, USA. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of a..
Oriskany, New York
Oriskany is a village in Oneida County, New York, USA. The population was 1,459 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from the Iroquois word for "nettles." The Village of Oriskany is in the Town of Whitestown, southeast of the City of Rome. Route 69 passes through the village, which is south of ..
Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site
Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site is an historic site in Oneida County, New York, USA that marks the Battle of Oriskany, fought in 1777 during the American Revolution. The park is northwest of the Village of Oriskany on Route 69 and is southeast of the City of Rome. The battlefield is on th..
Oriskany Creek
Oriskany Creek is a small river in New York, USA. The river arises in Madison County and flows primarily through Oneida County. The Oriskany Creek is a tributary of the Mohawk River. Oriskany Creek is wide and shallow, affording passage to only canoes, and that for only part of its length. Th..
Oriskany Falls, New York
Oriskany Falls is a village in Oneida County, New York in the USA. The population was 698 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a waterfall on a nearby stream. The Village of Oriskany Falls is in the southeast section of theTown of Augusta and partly overlaps the Town of Marshall. The commu..
Orismology
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Orismology can mean the explanation of technical terms, or it may designate a collection of technical terms, e.g. "Wikipedia is, among other things, an orismological facility." [link] ..
Orison Swett Marden
Orison Swett Marden (1850-1924) Founder of Success Magazine “All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible.” Orison Swett Marden Orison Swett Marden, founder of [Success Magazine, is also con..
Orissa
''Orissa [pronunciation] ([Media helphelp]·[info]) (Hindi: ) (2001 provisional pop. 36,706,920), 60,162 sq mi (155,820 sq km) is a state situated in the east coast of India. Orissa is bounded on the north by Jharkhand, on the north-east by West Bengal, on the east by..
Orissania
Orissania is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Species Orissania daitarica Prószyn'ski, 1992 (India) ..
Orissa Communist Party
Orissa Communist Party, political party in the Indian state of Orissa. OCP was formed in the beginning of the 1990's as a splinter-group of Communist Party of India (Marxist). When the split occurred the dissidents tried to capture the trade union structure of CPI(M) in the mining areas in northern ..
Orissa cricket team
The Orissa cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Orissa. It is in the Plate Group of the Ranji Trophy. Current squad Debasis Mohanty (Captain)Shiv Sunder DasP PatelR Rashmi ParidaSubit BiswalPravanjan MullickNiranjan BeheraSukanta KhatuaPriyabrata PradhanSanjay Satpat..
Orissa Gana Parishad
Orissa Gana Parishad (Orissa Popular Association), a political party in the Indian state of Orissa, a splinter-group of Biju Janata Dal. The party was founded on October 29 2000. The president of OGP is Bijoy Mahapatra. Mahapatra had been expelled from BJD in February 2000on corruption charges. Maha..
Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court is the High Court of the state of Orissa. It was established on April 3, 1948 under the Orissa High Court Order, 1948. The court is headquartered in Cuttack. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 27. See also High Courts of India References [Jurisdiction and Sea..
Orissa Jana Congress
Orissa Jana Congress (Orissa Peoples Congress, generally just called Jana Congress), a political party in the Indian state of Orissa. Jana Congress was formed in 1966 when Harekrushna Mahatab (former Orissa Chief Minister) left Indian National Congress. After the 1967 elections Jana Congress took pa..
Orissa semi-evergreen forests
The Orissa semi-evergreen forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of eastern India. The ecoregion covers an area of 22,300 square kilometers (8,600 square miles) on the coastal plain of Orissa state, bounded on the north and west by the Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests and o..
Orissa Tributary States
The Orissa Tributary States are a group of former princely states of British India, now part of the present-day Indian state of Orissa. The Orissa Tributary States were located in the hilly region of eastern Orissa, on the border with Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand states. In the 18th century, the ent..
Oristano
Oristano is a town and commune in Sardinia, Italy, the capital of the province of Oristano. It has some 30,000 inhabitants. The Tower of St. Christophoros on Oristano. The economy is largely focused on fishing. History Oristano was the Byzantine Aristianis, which was founded next to the ancie..
Oris Hockett
Oris Hockett (1909-1969) is a former Major League Baseball player. He debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers, played the bulk of his career with the Cleveland Indians and retired with the Chicago White Sox. He was named to the American League All-Star team in 1944. External Links [Baseball Referenc..
Orita.Sinclair School of Art and New Media
Orita.Sinclair - School of Art and New Media[link] was established in 2003 as the first School in Singapore to offer the Diploma and Advance Diploma in New Media Art. The School also offers the Diploma in Design Communication. Orita.Sinclair - School of Art and New Media is Singapore’s p..
Oritvisión
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Oriundi
Oriundi is a 1999 movie starring Anthony Quinn about an Italian oriundi family in Brazil. Oriundi is an Italian word used to describe foreign-born Italian nationals, especially South Americans of Italian heritage. External links ..
Orius
Orius can mean: a genus of pirate bugsa band This 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. ..
Orius (band)
Orius are a rock band hailing from Stourbridge, West Midlands. With a head banging, foot stomping grind, they have already begun to captivate the wide range of people who have so far witnessed the band live. Steering away from genres and pigeonholes the bands have built a steady base upon no nonsens..
Orius (bug)
The genus Orius (commonly called minute pirate bug) consists of a predatory bugs in the family Anthocoridae (pirate bugs). Adults are 2-5 mm long and feed mostly on Tetranychus urticae spider mites and thrips. These predators are common in gardens and landscapes. They have a fairly painful bite,..
Orivesi
Orivesi is a municipality of Finland. Orivesi modern church. Bell tower of the old wooden church (destroyed by a fire). It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 8,839 (2003) and covers an area of 652.13 km..
Orivirran saarto
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ORIX
(TYO: [8591] , OSE: [8591], NYSE: [IX]) is a financial services group established 17 April 1964. It is based in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. See also Orix Buffaloes External links [ORIX Corp.] ..
Orixa (band)
This article is about the music band. For the Afro-American Gods, see Orisha. Orixa is an alternative rock/rock en español duo from the United States. Members are Rowan Jimenez and Juan Manuel Caipo. Caipo has also collaborated with Hip Hop Hoodíos. Orixa's music mixes many different styles, incl..
Orix Blue Wave
Orix BlueWave Pacific League ..
Orix Buffaloes
The is a Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Osaka and Kobe, Japan, which plays in the Pacific League. The team is owned by the Orix Group, a leading diversified financial services company based in Tokyo. The team was formed after the 2004 NPB season by the merger of the Orix BlueWave and..
Oriya cuisine
Oriya cuisine relates to the cuisine of the eastern Indian state of Orissa. The cuisine heavily relies on local ingredients and reflects the peaceful and bountiful nature of the inhabitants. The cuisine is predominantly vegetarian and is closely related to the religious nature of the general lifesty..
Oriya language
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. Oriya (ଓଡ଼ିଆ oṛiā) is one of the Indian languages mainly spoken in the Indian state of Ori..
Oriya people
The Oriya people are an ethnic group of eastern India and of eastern Indo-Aryan stock. They are found primarily in Orissa, with small minorities in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. The Oriya people are well known for their impressive history of Sun worship and Orissa is home to some of the oldest Sun..
Oriya script
The Oriya script is used to write the Oriya language, and several other Indian languages like Sanskrit. Oriya in Unicode The Unicode range for Oriya is U+0B00 ... U+0B7F.     0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F B00   ଀ ଁ ଂ ଃ ଄ ଅ ଆ ଇ ଈ ଉ ଊ ଋ ଌ ଍ ଎ ଏ ..
Orizaba
Orizaba is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 20 km west of its sister city Córdoba, and is adjacent to Río Blanco and Ixtaczoquitlán, on Federal Highways 180 and 190. The name Orizaba comes from a Hispanized pronunciation of the Nahuatl (Aztecan) name Ahuilizapan [�..
Orizaba Pinyon
The Orizaba Pinyon (Pinus orizabensis) is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to Mexico. The range is localised, confined to a small area in the eastern Eje Volcánico Transversal range in the states of Puebla and Vera Cruz. It occurs at high altitudes, mostly from 2200-2800 m, in a cooler, mo..
Orizare
Orizare is a village in southeast Bulgaria, situated in Obshtina Nessebar, in the Burgas region. ..
Orizona
Orizona is a small town and municipality in Goiás state, Brazil. Orizona is large producer of rum. Population (2005): 13,440Municipal area (2002): 1,972.8 km²Elevation: 806 metersBecame a city: 1906Postal code: 75280-000 Contents 1 Location2 Political information3 Demographic in..
Ori (genetics)
Ori is the DNA sequence that signals for the origin of replication, sometimes referred to simply as origin. In E. coli, ori is some 250 nucleotides in length for the chromosomal origin (oriC). The plasmid ori sequences are similar to oriC. During conjugation, the rolling circle mode of replicatio..
Ori (Hebrew)
Ori is a popular name in the Hebrew language. It is normaly given as a male name although in the modern era, there is a rising trend to name new born female babies with male names and as such the name is occasionally given to girls. The name Ori is composed from 2 parts 'Or' which mean 'Light' and ..
Ori (Stargate)
The Ori (pronounced "OR-eye") are fictional characters on the Stargate SG-1 television program. Collectively, they are a group of "ascended" beings who use their advanced technology and spiritual knowledge of the universe to trick non-ascended humans into worshiping them as gods. They were introdu..
Ori (Yoruba)
Ori is a metaphysical concept important to Yoruba spirituality and mythology. Ori, literally meaning "head," refers to one's spiritual intuition and destiny. It is the reflective spark of human consciousness embedded into the human essence. In Yoruba tradition, it is believed that human beings are ..
Ori battlecruiser
Ori ships are fictional spacecraft belonging to the Ori in the science-fiction television show Stargate SG-1. First appearance/ battle They first appeared in the episode "Crusade" and invaded the Milky way galaxy in the following episode "Camelot". Four of the ships were responsible for the dest..
Ori friar
In the universe of Stargate SG-1, an Ori prior is a member of a zealous religious order aimed at spreading the religion of Origin. They serve the Ori, which are the evil counterparts, for lack of a better term, of the Ancients, or Alterans. The priors are the Ori's link to non-acended humans. The..
Ori Station
Ori Station is one of the subway stations of Bundang Line. It is located at southermost part of Bundang, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea. Around this station, there are Nonghyup Hanaro Mart and Ori CGV Multiplex. Bundang Line Wangshimni - (Under construction) - (Under construction) - Gangnam-gu..
Ori technology
This article provides a more exhaustive list of the fictional technologies used by the Ori race in the Stargate universe. For a listing of just their more prominent technologies see the main technology article. The Ori were once essentially the same race as the Ancients before both groups Ascend..
O Rissei
O Rissei Name O Rissei Chinese 王立誠 Pinyin Wáng Lìchéng Born November 7, 1958 Birthplace ..

 

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