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Owned
A sample "owned" picture in popular use in DOD:S Owned, often typed as own3d, 0wned, 0wn3d, pwned, pwnd, ()vvn3d, pwn3d or pwnt, is an internet slang word used commonly in gaming circles to acknowledge a form of superiority through the downfall of another group, be it another gaming clan, or a..

Owned-and-operated station
In the television industry (especially in North America), an owned-and-operated station (frequently abbreviated as O&O) usually refers to a television station or radio station that is owned by the network with which it is associated. This distinguishes such a station from an affiliate, whose owners..

Owner-occupier
An owner-occupier is a person who lives in a house that he or she owns. Owner-occupancy is therefore also called home ownership. In modern economies, variations in the rate of owner occupancy are a good index of the overall wealth of the nation, at least across time within a nation. Between nat..

Owner-operator
An owner-operator is a type of business owner, who typically works and runs their own business. An owner-operator will usually be responsible for day-to-day operations, such as inventory, finances, labor control, etc. Owner-operators will usually work several hours, and be present at the location of..

Ownership
Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive possession or control of property, which may be an object, land/real estate, intellectual property or some other kind of property. Ownership is the key building block in the development of the capitalist socio-economic system. The concept of ownership has..

Ownership equity
In finance and accounting, ownership equity, commonly known simply as equity, but also as risk capital or liable capital, is the difference in value between the assets and the claims on them (liabilities), which accrues to the owner(s). In case the owners are shareholders, it is usually called share..

Ownership society
Ownership society is a slogan for a model of society promoted by United States President George W. Bush. It takes as lead values personal responsibility, economic liberty, and the owning of property. The ownership society discussed by Bush also extends to certain proposals of specific models of heal..

Owners manual
An owners manual (also called an instruction manual) is a instructional book or booklet that is supplied with almost all technologically advanced consumer products such as vehicles, appliances and computer peripherals. Information contained in the owners manual typically includes: Safety instruction..

Owner Occupied
Owner Occupied is a classification of UK housing tenure as described by the Department for Communities and Local Government, a UK government department that has amongst its remit the monitoring of the UK housing stock. Other classifications are: Private Rented Rented from Registered Social Landlord..

Owner of a Lonely Heart
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" is a song by the British rock band Yes. It is the opening track of their 1983 album 90125. Written primarily by Trevor Rabin (who was new to the band at the time), the song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 — to this date Yes's biggest chart success by ..

Owney Madden
Owney "The Killer" Madden (1892-April 24, 1965) was a leading Irish gangster in Manhattan during Prohibition. He also ran the famous Cotton Club and was a leading boxing promoter in the 1930s. Contents 1 Early life and the Gopher Gang2 The 1920s3 The 1930s4 Arkansas5 ..

Owning Mahowny
Owning Mahowny is a 2003 biopic movie about gambling addiction with a cast that includes Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver and John Hurt. Contents 1 Synopsis2 The real-life story3 Cast4 External links Synopsis In 1982, Toronto bank employee Dan Mahowny (Hoffman) is give..

Ownlife
In George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, ownlife means to do anything that suggests a taste for solitude, even take a walk by oneself. While in itself not constituting crimethink, it is a kind of behaviour strongly disapproved by the Party and apt to bring a person to the attention o..

Own a piece of america
American Acres Marketing Corporation, a New York City-based company has launched a marketing program entitled Own A Piece of America on its web site www.ownapieceofamerica.com. The company will convey legal title to one square inch of real estate in each of the 50 United States to anyone who vi..

Own goal
An own goal occurs in football when a player kicks or otherwise causes the ball to go into his own side's goal, thus resulting in a goal being scored for the opposition. An own goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in or a free kick (a corner kick will be awarded to the attacking team if so sh..

Own the Podium - 2010
Commonly known as Own the Podium, or À nous le podium en 2010! in French, the Canadian sport technical program was launched in January 2005 to prepare Canada to become the top sporting nation in the world by 2010 -- when Canada will host the next Winter Olympics. This achievement will be measured b..

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