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Orán, Salta|} San Ramón de la Nueva Orán (usually referred to simply as Orán) is a city in the north-west of the province of Salta, Argentina, about 270 km from the provincial capital. It is the head town of the Orán Department and it has about 73,000 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC], ..
OrnamentLook up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ornament may refer to: Decoration*Christmas ornament*Ornament (architecture) or "ornamentation"*Ornamental stoneOrnament (music)Ornament (band)Ornamental plantHuman ornamentation, see:*Human physical appearance*Fashion*Jewelry*Tatt..
Ornamental grassOrnamental Grasses have become increasingly popular over the last several years. Along with true grasses, Poa, the Carex Genus is included under the classification. Their popularity relates both to their variety and to their three season contribution to the garden. Ornamental grasses vary in size..
Ornamental ironOrnamental Iron work is similar to wrought iron work, but typically uses mild steel. External links [Ornamental Iron Academic Reference] ..
Ornamental plantAn ornamental plant is a plant that is grown for its ornamental qualities, rather than for its commercial or other value. The term is often abbreviated to ornamental (usually as a noun) when used in horticultural contexts. Ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower garden, or as indoor ..
Ornamental stoneAn ornamental stone is a stone used as a decoration. They differ from gemstones in that they are not only used for jewelry. However, an ornamental stone may also be a gemstone. Alabaster is an example of an ornamental stone. It is used for the rails of staircases and halls in fancy buildings. Marble..
Ornaments RubricThe so-called "Ornaments Rubric" is a passage in the various editions of the Book of Common Prayer. Since the 19th century, the exact meaning of the rubric has been disputed. Anglo-Catholics have traditionally pointed to this rubric for the justification for their restoration of the traditional Euch..
Ornament (album)Ornament is Ornament's first album. Although somewhat basic-sounding now, it displays all the elements of Ornament's sound; heavy use of indie sampling, processed drums, and pop-oriented song structures. The album was (and still is) distributed for free, and can be found at Ornament's MySpace page...
Ornament (architecture)For other uses of the term, see: Ornament In architecture, ornament is decorative detail used to embellish parts of a building or interior furnishing. Ornament can be carved from stone, wood or precious metals, formed with plaster or clay, or impressed onto a surface as applied ornament. In a 194..
Ornament (band)Ornament is the name used by David Pask-Hughes for his electronic music-oriented solo efforts. Prior to this, he was a member in the short-lived experimental hip-hop "band" A Band, Yesterday. Ornament is a relatively new indie/electronica artist. In terms of the sound, Ornament uses highly-processe..
Ornament (music)In music, ornaments are musical flourishes that are not necessary to the overall melodic (or harmonic) line, but serve to decorate or "ornament" that line. Many ornaments are performed as "fast notes" around a central note. The amount of ornamentation in a piece of music can vary from quite extensi..
Ornament and CrimeOrnament and Crime is an essay written by the influential and self-consciously "modern" Austrian architect Adolf Loos in 1908. It was translated into English in 1913, under its challenging title. "The evolution of culture marches with the elimination of ornament from useful objects" Loos proclaimed,..
Ornament and Crime (album)Ornament and Crime is the long awaited Dreamworks follow up to Self's 1999 album Breakfast with Girls. Contents 1 Dreamworks contract2 Internet sharing3 Track listing4 References Dreamworks contract Self recorded the album under their contract with Dreamworks. The masters are..
Ornate Burrowing FrogThe Ornate Burrowing Frog (Limnodynastes ornatus) is a species of ground frog native to Australia. Contents 1 Physical Description2 Ecology and Behaviour3 Breeding4 Similar Species5 References Physical Description This frog is a relatively small and stubby species, ge..
Ornate Chorus FrogThe Ornate Chorus Frog (Pseudacris ornata) was named and classified by Holbrook, in 1836. The name of the genus comes from the Greek pseudes (false) and akris (locust), probably a reference to the repeated rasping trill of most Chorus Frogs, which is similar to that of the insect. The species nam..
Ornate Hawk EagleThe Ornate Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus ornatus) is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae. It breeds in moist tropical forests from southern Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago south to Peru and Argentina. It builds a large stick nest in a tree. Ornate Hawk Eagle is a medium-large ..
Ornate TitiThe Ornate Titi, Callicebus ornatus, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Colombia. References Defler & Rodríguez-M (2003). [Callicebus ornatus]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justificatio..
Ornatos VioletaOrnatos Violeta were a Portuguese alternative rock group whose music included some other influences, such as jazz and ska. The band was formed in the city of Oporto. With Manel Cruz (voices), Nuno Prata (bass), Peixe (guitar), Kinörn (drums) and Elísio Donas (keyboard) and only two albums, the..
OrnatotholusOrnatotholus is a genus of pachycephalosaur dinosaur from southern Alberta. It is the only putative "flat-headed" pachycephalosaur known from North America. It appears to share many similarities with Stegoceras, and may represent a juvenile form, making it a nomen dubium. References T.E. Williams..
Orna BanaiOrna Banai is an Israeli actress, comedian and entertainer. Banai was born on November 25, 1969, in Beersheba, Israel. Her father was a local judge and her mother was an education executive for the City of Beer Sheva. Many of her uncles were successful Israeli actors and singers. The next generati..
Orna LinOrna Lin is the owner of the private firm Orna Lin & Co. and one of the leading labor lawyers in Israel. She is a graduate of the Hebrew University and has been a member of the Israeli Bar since 1981. She is currently the chairperson of the Israel Bar Association Council, and is the first woman ever..
Orna Lin & Co.Orna Lin & Co. is a law firm in Israel. The firm's main practice area is labor law. ..
OrnbauOrnbau is a town in the district of Ansbach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, 15 km southeast of Ansbach. ..
OrneOrne Details Information Number 61 Region Basse-Normandie Prefecture Alençon Subprefectures ArgentanMortagne-au-Perche Density Ranked 73rd292,33748/km² Area 6103 km² Arrondissements 3 Cantons 40 Communes 505 President of the General Council Gérard Burel Location ..
OrnelasOrnelas may refer to: Family name Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos, former archbishop (1875–1879) of the former Portuguese colonial enclave Goa in IndiaAntonio Ornelas, director of the 1990 film TamboArban Ornelas, the former name of Arban Severin, a composer, musician, and film actressFernando..
Ornella MutiOrnella Muti (born March 9, 1955) is an Italian actress. She was born in Rome as Francesca Romana Rivelli, to a Neapolitan father and Estonian mother. She has a twin sister, Claudia. Muti modeled as a teenager and made her film debut in 1970 in La Moglie più bella (aka The Most Beautiful Wife). ..
Ornella VanoniOrnella Vanoni is an Italian singer, born September 22 1934 in Milan. She started her artistic career in 1960 as a theatrical actress of Bertolt Brecht works under the direction of Giorgio Strehler. At the same time, she started singing, recording for a high-class public. The folkloristic and popu..
OrnendilIn J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, Ornendil was the elder son of King Eldacar of Gondor. In the siege of Osgiliath during the Gondorian civil war, Omendil's father was driven out by Castamir the Usurper. However, Ornendil did not escape with his father and was put to death by Castamir upo..
OrneryboyOrneryboy is a morbid webcomic created by Michael Lalonde. Although many artists allow their styles to evolve continuously, Lalonde has maintained a consistent style since the comic's birth in 2002. This is due to his use of Macromedia Flash symbols for all of the objects in the comic. His style is..
OrnetaOrneta (German: ) is a town in northern Poland, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodship, with a population of 9,440 (as of December 31, 2004). History Wormditt, a village of Old Prussians, was first mentioned in 1308. The bishop of Warmia Eberhard von Neiße ordered the building of a city which rec..
Ornette ColemanOrnette Coleman at concert october 2005 in Ludwigshafen, Germany Ornette Coleman (born March 19, 1930) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1960s. Coleman was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, where he began perf..
OrneusIn Greek Mythology, Orneus was the son of King Erechtheus and Praxithea and the father of Peteus. Through Peteus Orneus is the grandfather of Menestheus. Orneus could have been Erechtheus's oldest son, and it is uncertain why he did not inherit the throne. Ofcourse he could have died before his fath..
OrnexOrnex Country France Région Rhône-Alpes Départment Ain Arrondissement Gex Canton Ferney-Voltaire INSEE 01281 Postal Code 01210 MayorCurrent Term Frédérique Giriat2001-2008 Intercommunality Longitude Latitude A..
Orne RiverFor the river Orne in Lorraine see Orne River (Lorraine). The Orne is a river in Normandy, north-western France. It flows through the cities Argentan and Caen. It flows out into the English Channel at the port of Ouistreham. It is a tributary is the river Odon. The département of Orne has take..
Orne River (Lorraine)For the river Orne in Normandy see Orne River. The Orne is a river in Lorraine, north-eastern France. It flows into the river Moselle near Mondelange, between Metz and Thionville. ..
OrniaOrnia is a fictional character from the Philippine telefantasya Etheria, the prequel/sequel to the highly-rated Encantadia series. Ornia is played by Filipina actress Glydel Mercado. Character background Ornia was a Diwata slave to the Etherians who fell in love with Hera Memen, the husband o..
OrniasOrnias (trans. "pesky") is the first demon mentioned in the Testament of Solomon. This demon was harassing the head workman's boy as they were constructing the Temple of Jerusalem. Every day at sunset, the demon would take half of the boy's wages and suck his thumb (meaning to drain his energy). So..
OrnidazoleOrnidazole is a drug that cures some protozoan infections. It is used by the poultry industry. ..
Ornish DietThe Ornish Diet is a somewhat popular diet that was developed by Dean Ornish M.D. in his book Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease. It is a diet that is specifically formulated to reverse heart disease but has recently been used as a weight loss program. This vegetarian diet emphasi..
OrnismonOrnismon is a Mega Level Ancient Bird Digimon. It is also known as Ornithmon. Contents 1 Abilities1.1 Attacks2 Appearances2.1 Island of Lost Digimon Abilities Attacks Cosmic Ray: Fires a black lightning from his mouth.Tempest Appearances [Spoiler warningSpoiler warnin..
OrnithineSystematic name 2,5-diamino pentanoic acid Abbreviations Orn Chemical formula C5H12N2O2 Molecular mass 132.16 g/mol Melting point xx.x °C Boiling point xx.x °C Density x.xxx g/cm3 CAS number 70-26-8 SMILES C(CC(C(=O)O)N)CN Ornithine is an amino acid, whose st..
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Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiencyOrnithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTC), the most common of the urea cycle disorders, is a rare metabolic disorder, occurring in one out of every 80,000 births. OTC is a genetic disorder resulting in a mutated and ineffective form of the enzyme ornithine transcarbamylase. Contents 1 Sy..
OrnithischiaOrnithischia or Predentata is an order of beaked, herbivorous dinosaurs. The name ornithischia is derived from the Greek ornitheos (ορνιθειος) meaning 'of a bird' and ischion (ισχιον) meaning 'hip joint'. They are known as the 'bird-hipped' dinosaurs because of their bird-like hip s..
Ornithobacterium rhinotrachealeOrnithobacterium rhinotracheale, or ORT, is a bacterium that causes poultry disease. Its disease is respiratory in nature, and is potentially fatal. The disease caused by ORT is characterized by pneumonia, pleuritis and airsacculitis. Scientists are currently investigating the process of the d..
OrnithocheirusOrnithocheirus was a huge pterosaur from the early Cretaceous period of South America. Along with Quetzalcoatlus, Ornithocheirus is one of the largest pterosaurs that ever lived, with a wingspan reaching almost 12 m (40 ft). It was approximately 3,50 m (11,5 ft) long, 1.50 m (5 ft) of which belonge..
OrnithoctoninaeOrnithoctoninae, also known as earth tigers, are a sub-family of old-world tarantulas, which were first described in 1895 by Reginald Innes Pocock. The Ornithoctoninae are a subspecies of the tarantulas, which are found in Asia, ranging from southern Thailand to northern Vietnam and southern Chi..
OrnithodesmusOrnithodesmus was a medium-sized pterosaur that lived in Europe 130 million years ago. It had a 16 foot (5 meter) wingspan, and a beak that was somewhat spoon-shaped. ..
OrnithodiraOrnithodira is a division of the Archosauromorpha (and perhaps Archosauria) clade. Members of this clade were characterized by an upright gait and an S-curved neck, hence the name "Ornithodira" ("bird neck"). It contains two superorders, Dinosauromorpha and Pterosauromorpha. Dinosauromorpha cont..
Ornithogalum dubiumOrnithogalum dubium is a perennial bulbous flowering plant of the family Hyacinthaceae. It is a frost-tender plant native to South Africa. It is mainly grown for cut flower and flowering pot-plant production. It generally produces 10-25 cm long flowering-stems, bearing 5-25 yellow to orange flower..
Ornithogalum narbonenseOrnithogalum narbonense is a perennial flowering plant of the family Hyacinthaceae. ..
Ornithogalum pyrenaicumOrnithogalum pyrenaicum, also called Prussian asparagus, wild asparagus, Bath Asparagus, Pyrenees star of Bethlehem or spiked star of Bethlehem, is a plant whose young shoots may be eaten as a vegetable, similar to asparagus. External Link [How to use and pictures] ..
OrnitholestesOrnitholestes hermanii (bird robber) was a small theropod dinosaur of the late Jurassic of Western Laurasia (the area that was to become North America). Almost everything known of this species comes from a single skeleton of Ornitholestes, found near Como Bluff in 1900, and described by Henry Osb..
Ornithological handbookAn ornithological handbook is a book (or series of books) giving summarised information either about the birds of a particular geographical area or a particular taxonomic group of birds. Some handbooks cover many aspects of their subjects' biology, whereas others focus on specific topics, particular..
OrnithologyThis 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. Zoology Branches of Zoology Acarology Arachnology Cetology Entomology Ethology Herpetology ..
OrnithomancyOrnithomancy is the practice of Ancient Greek augury of birds. Though mainly regarding the birds' flights and songs, any action of the bird could have been interpreted as a method of foreseeing or foretelling, or could have been interpreted as a message from the gods. These omens were considered wit..
OrnithomimoidesOrnithomimodes ("bird mimmic-like") is a dubious genus of small theropod dinosaur, from the Late Cretaceous period (Coniacian to Santonian stages, 85-83 mya) of India. Two species have been itenditified, though they are known only from isolated vertebrae. O. barasimlensis is known from five dorsal ..
OrnithomimosauriaOrnithomimosaurs ("Bird mimic lizards") or members of the clade Ornithomimosauria are theropod dinosaurs, like Gallimimus, which bore a superficial resemblance to modern ostriches. They were fast, fleet-footed, omnivorous and herbivorous dinosaurs from the Upper Cretaceous of Laurasia (Asia, Europ..
OrnithomimusOrnithomimus (meaning 'bird mimic') is a genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period of what is now North America. Ornithomimus velox was named on the basis of a foot and partial hand from the Maastrichtian Denver Formation, but better material has since been found in Canada, including the E..
OrnithophobiaOrnithophobia is a kind of specific phobia, an abnormal, irrational fear of birds. Alfred Hitchcock's horror film The Birds is an epitome of this kind of fear, but the fear is rational because the birds involved are attacking humans in the film. References London L.S., Ailurophobia and ornithoph..
OrnithopodOrnithopods are a group of ornithischian dinosaurs who started out as small, cursorial grazers, and grew in size and numbers until they became one of the most successful Cretaceous herbivores in the world, and totally dominated the North American landscape. Their major evolutionary advantage was t..
OrnithopterEdward Frost of Cambridgeshire, England, constructed an ornithopter of willow, silk, and feathers in 1902 An ornithopter (from Greek ornithos "bird" and pteron "wing") is an aircraft that flies by wing-flapping. Since many examples of wing-flapping flight exist in nature such as birds, ba..
Ornithopter (album)Ornithopter is an soundtrack album that was packaged with the first edition of the Air PC game. Ladybug - 5:21The Bird's Poem - 6:07 ([sample] ([Media helphelp]·[info]))Twin Stars - 5:20Splashing Water - 4:45Nocturne - 4:14Speaking of Dreams - 3:40Summer Lights - 3:1..
OrnithorhynchidaeOrnithorhynchidae is one of two families in the order Monotremata, and contains the Platypus and its extinct relatives. (The other family is the Tachyglossidae, or echidnas.) Within Ornithorhynchidae are two genera, Obdurodon and Ornithorhynchus: Family Ornithorhynchidae*Genus Obdurodon -- an anc..
OrnithorhynchophiliaThe factual accuracy of this article is [Accuracy disputedisputed]. Please see the relevant discussion on the [..
Ornithorhynchus maximusOrnithorhynchus maximus was a platypus from the Late Pliocene to Late Pleistocene. It looked like a very big platypus. Some scientists believe it is an aquatic version of an echidna whereas others still believe that it is a platypus. ..
OrnithosuchusOrnithosuchus was a Late Triassic crurotarsan. Originally it was thought to be the ancestor to the carnosaur dinosaurs (which then included Tyrannosaurus), however now it is known to be more closely related to crocodilians than dinosaurs. Species A single species of Ornithosuchus has been descri..
Ornsby HillOrnsby Hill is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated immediately to the north of Lanchester. ..
Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processthree sample paths of different OU-processes with σ=0.1, θ=1, μ=1: navy: initial value a=0 (a.s.) olive: initial value a=2 (a.s.) red: initial value normally distributed so that the process has invariant measure In mathematics, the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process, also known as the mean-revertin..
OrnyOrny may refer to: Orny, Vaud, SwitzerlandOrny, a commune of the Moselle département, in France 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 in..
Orny, VaudOrny is a municipality in the district of Cossonay of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. External links [Offical website (in French)] ..
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