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Orbit Publications Orbit Publications was a publishing house operated by Rae Herman known for its comic books of the 1940s and 1950s "Golden Age of Comic Books". Its titles included The Westerner (featuring Wild Bill Pecos), Love Diary, Patches and Wanted Comics, and contributing artists included Syd Shores, Bernard Krigstein and Mort Leav.
Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network is the first fully digital, multi-channel, multi-lingual, pay television service in the Middle East. Orbit provides a vast selection of entertainment and information in Arabic, English, and Filipino_language.
Orbit@home orbit@home is a BOINC-based distributed computing project which uses the Orbit Reconstruction, Simulation and Analysis framework to monitor the impact hazard posed by Near-Earth objects. More information can be found at the ORSA@work website and in a presentation poster titled Distributed Computing and Near Earth Objects Hazard Monitoring, published by Pasquale Tricarico of Washington State University on November 14, 2004.
Orbital (band) Orbital were an English techno duo formed in 1989, consisting of brothers Paul (born 19 May, 1968) and Phil Hartnoll (born 9 January, 1964). The name was taken from the raves that occurred in the late 1980s near the M25 orbital motorway that circles London.
Orbital (The Culture) In Iain M. Banks' fictional Culture universe, an orbital (sometimes also simply called an O or a small ring) is a purpose-built space habitat forming a massive ring (though much smaller than a ringworld) rotating to simulate gravity.
Orbital bombardment Orbital bombardment is the act of attacking targets on a planet, moon or other such object from orbit around the object, rather than from an aircraft or a platform beyond orbit. It is most often encountered in fiction, but has been proposed as a means of attack for several real-world weapons systems concepts, including kinetic bombardment and as a nuclear delivery system.
Orbital Corporation Limited Orbital Corporation Limited has invented and developed technology that greatly reduces air pollution from internal combustion engines, and improves fuel efficiency. Formerly known as Orbital Engine Corporation Limited, it is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia.
Orbital decay Orbital decay is the process of prolonged reduction in the height of a satellite’s orbit due to drag produced by an atmosphere. The drag intensifies during periods of high solar activity and sunspots, due to frequent collisions between the satellite and surrounding air molecules.
Orbital Debris Co-ordination Working Group (ODCWG) The Orbital Debris Co-ordination Working Group (ODCWG) is one of the working groups of the International Organization for Standardization's Technical Committee 20/Subcommittee 14 TC20/SC14 "Spacecraft Systems and Operations".
Orbital elements The elements of an orbit are the parameters needed to specify that orbit uniquely, given a model of two point masses obeying the Newtonian laws of motion and the inverse-square law of gravitational attraction. Because there are multiple ways of parameterising a motion, depending on which set of variables you choose to measure, there are several different ways of defining sets of orbital elements, each of which will specify the same orbit.
Orbital engine The Sarich orbital engine is a type of internal combustion engine, featuring rotary rather than reciprocating motion of its internal parts. It differs from the conceptually similar Wankel engine by using a shaped rotor that rolls around the interior of the engine, rather than having a trilobular rotor that spins "in place".
Orbital Express The Orbital Express satellite servicing demonstrator program is a DARPA program aimed at developing "a safe and cost-effective approach to autonomously service satellites in orbit". The system consists of the Autonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations (ASTRO) vehicle, under development by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, and a prototype modular next-generation serviceable satellite, NEXTSat, being developed by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp..
Orbital forcing Orbital forcing describes the effect on climate of slow changes in the tilt of the Earth's axis and shape of the orbit (see Milankovitch cycles). These orbital changes change the total amount of sunlight reaching the Earth by up to 25% at mid-latitudes (from 400 to 500 watts per cubic meter at latitudes of 60 degrees).
Orbital hybridisation In chemistry, hybridisation or hybridization (see also spelling differences) is the concept of mixing atomic orbitals to form new hybrid orbitals suitable for the qualitative description of atomic bonding properties. Hybridised orbitals are very useful in the explanation of the shape of molecular orbitals for molecules.
Orbital module The orbital module is a spherical part of Soviet-Russian Soyuz space ship series. Designed for use only in orbit, the module does not need to be strengthened to survive re-entry, allowing it to provide more usable space for less weight than other manned capsule designs.
Orbital momentum vector The orbital momentum vector may be used as a term in orbital mechanics to calculate anything from eccentricity to both radial and tangential velocity and accelerations. It is derived from a constant of integration.
Orbital motion In physics, orbital motion is the either a motion of a planet in a planetary orbit, or a motion of an electron around the nucleus of an atom, or any other motion of parts of a bound system. In quantum mechanics, orbital motion contributes to the angular momentum, but there are also other contributions such as spin.
Orbital Maneuvering System The Orbital Maneuvering System, or OMS (pronounced /omz/), is a system of rocket engines used on the Space Shuttle for orbital injection and modifying its orbit. It consists of two "packs" at the back of the Shuttle, the large lumps on either side of the vertical stabilizer.
Orbital plane (astronomy) The orbital plane of an object orbiting another is the geometrical plane in which the orbit is embedded. Three points are required to find the orbital plane: the center of the heavier object, the center of the orbiting object and the center of the orbiting object at some later time.
Orbital pole An orbital pole is either end of an imaginary line running through the center of an orbit perpendicular to the orbital plane, projected onto the celestial sphere. It is similar in concept to a geographical pole but based on the planet's orbit instead of the planet's rotation.
Orbital process of palatine bone The orbital process of the palatine bone is placed on a higher level than the sphenoidal, and is directed upward and lateralward from the front of the vertical part, to which it is connected by a constricted neck. It presents five surfaces, which enclose an air cell.
Orbital resonance In celestial mechanics, an orbital resonance occurs when two orbiting bodies exert a regular, periodic gravitational influence on each other, usually due to their orbital periods being related by a ratio of two small integers. Orbital resonances greatly enhance the mutual gravitational influence of the bodies.
Orbital Resonance (novel) Orbital Resonance is the title of a science fiction novel by John Barnes. It is the first of four books comprising the Century Next Door series, followed by Kaleidoscope Century, Candle, The Sky So Big and Black.
Orbital spaceflight An orbital spaceflight (or orbital flight) is a spaceflight where the spacecraft enters into orbit, usually meaning low Earth orbit. To do this, it must have an altitude higher than 100 km (which is the conventional boundary of space), and have a horizontal speed higher than orbital speed, which is usually about 7-8 km/s depending on the altitude.
Orbital speed The orbital speed of a body, generally a planet, a natural satellite, an artificial satellite, or a multiple star, is the speed at which it orbits around the barycenter of a system, usually around a more massive body. It can be used to refer to either the mean orbital speed, the average speed as it completes an orbit, or instantaneous orbital speed, the speed at a particular point in its orbit.
Orbital state vectors In astrodynamics or celestial dynamics orbital state vectors (sometimes State Vectors) are vectors of position (mathbf{r}) and velocity (mathbf{v}) that together with their time (epoch) (t,) uniquely determine the state of an orbiting body.
Orbital stationkeeping In astrodynamics orbital stationkeeping is a term used to describe a particular set of orbital maneuvers used to keep a spacecraft in assigned orbit, either low earth orbit (LEO), or geostationary orbit (GEO). It is especially important for satellite communications systems since maintaining proper satellite position over long periods of time is crucial for the operation of those systems.
Orbital Sciences Corporation Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC, though commonly abbreviated as Orbital) is a Dulles, Virginia company which specializes in satellite launch and manufacture. Its Launch Systems Group is heavily involved with missile defense launch systems.
Orbital Space Plane The Orbital Space Plane (OSP) program was designed to support the International Space Station requirements for crew rescue, crew transport and contingency cargo such as supplies, food and other needed equipment. After the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, NASA scrapped the OSP in favor of the Crew Exploration Vehicle, a Project Apollo-style capsule with separate crew and service modules.
Orbital tuning Orbital tuning refers to the process of adjusting the time scale of a geologic or climate record so that the observed fluctuations correspond to the Milankovitch cycles in the Earth's orbital motion. Because changes in the Earth's orbit affect the amount and distribution of sunlight the Earth receives, such changes are expected to introduce periodic climate changes on time scales of 20-100 kyr.
Orbital Wheel The Orbital wheel was designed in 1990 by Dominique Mottas of the French Osmos company in an attempt to reduce the number of moving parts by removing the center shaft and hub of the wheel and relying upon a circular rim inserted inside the wheel to support it instead. The orbital wheel was created by using two circular bearings inserted inside of each other.
Orbitel Orbitel is Bulgaria's largest alternative wireline telecommunications and Internet service provider with national licenses for voice and data. Through its national packet-switched network Orbitel provides convergent telecommunication solutions throughout Bulgaria.
Orbiter (comics) Orbiter is a graphic novel by Warren Ellis and Colleen Doran, published in 2003 by DC Comics under their Vertigo imprint. It is a science fiction story set in the early 21st Century about a team of specialists employed to understand the mysterious reappearance of the space shuttle Venture.
Orbiter (sim) Orbiter is a closed source freeware space flight simulator for the Windows operating system created by Dr Martin Schweiger, a computer scientist at University College London. The first version was released on November 27, 2000 and is an ongoing project that has been under development ever since.
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory The Orbiting Astronomical Observatory (OAO) satellites were a series of four space observatories launched by NASA between 1966 and 1972, which provided the first high-quality observations of many objects in ultraviolet light. While two OAO missions were failures, the success of the other two increased awareness within the astronomical community of the benefits of space-based observations, and led to the instigation of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Orbiting Carbon Observatory The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) is a NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder Project (ESSP) mission designed to make precise, time-dependent global measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) from an Earth orbiting satellite.tentative launch date for OCO is September 2008.
Orbiting Frog Otolith The Orbiting Frog Otolith (OFO) was a NASA space program which resulted in the successful launch in 1970 of the Orbiting Frog Otolith spacecraft (OFO-A mission), sending two bullfrogs into orbit for the study of weightlessness. The name, derived through common use, was a functional description of the biological experiment carried by the satellite.
Orbiting Geophysical Observatory Orbiting Geophysical Observatory (OGO) refers to the six satellites launched by the United States that were in use from September 1964 to 1972, designed to study the Earth's magnetosphere. The satellites successfully studied the intreactions between the Earth and the Sun, despite a number of technical problems.
Orbiting Solar Observatory The Orbiting Solar Observatory (abbreviated OSO) was the name of a series of nine NASA satellites to study the sun, of which eight were launched successfully between 1962 and 1975 using Delta rockets. Their primary mission was to observe an 11-year sun spot cycle in UV and X-ray spectra.
Orbitrap An orbitrap is mass spectrometer invented by Alexander Makarov. It consists of an outer barrel-like electrode and a coaxial inner spindle-like electrode that form an electrostatic field with quadro-logarithmic potential distribution.
Orbitsville Orbitsville (ISBN 0-330-25013-2), published in 1975, is a science fiction novel by Bob Shaw about the discovery of a Dyson Sphere. This is a classic Big Dumb Object story, where the sense of wonder of the discovery of a sphere surrounding a star with a habitable surface area equivalent to five billion Earths powers the story.
Orbitz (soft drink) Orbitz was the product name of a noncarbonated fruit-flavored beverage, made by the company Clearly Canadian Beverage Corporation (makers of Clearly Canadian), that had small edible balls floating in it. It was introduced around 1996 and quickly disappeared because of incidents of choking and bad sales.
Orbix Orbix is a CORBA ORB (Object Resource Broker) - a commercial software product which helps programmers build distributed applications. Orbix is an implementation of the OMG's (Object Management Group) CORBA Specification.
Orbost, Victoria Orbost () is a town of approximately 2000 inhabitants (2001 census) in the East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia, located 375km east of Melbourne where the Princes Highway crosses the Snowy River. It is about 16km from the village of Marlo on the coast of Bass Strait.
Orbsong The Orbsong is the basis of a belief system that finds its roots in the Music of the Spheres (of which its name is a variant), Jung's study of comparative mythology and the collective unconscious, and Hegel's World Spirit. Despite being by nature a cult, it has no known proclaimed followers.
Orc (Blake) Orc (a proper name) is one of the characters in the complex mythology of William Blake. Unlike the medieval sea beast, or Tolkien's humanoid monster, his Orc is a positive figure, the embodiment of creative passion and energy, and stands opposed to Urizen, the embodiment of tradition.
Orca (film) Orca is a 1977 horror film directed by Michael Anderson and produced by Dino De Laurentiis and starring Richard Harris and Charlotte Rampling. The film was one of a long line of marine-related horror-disaster films that followed the success of 1975's Jaws.
Orca (novel) Orca is the seventh book in Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos series, set in the fantasy world of Dragaera. Originally published in 1996 by Ace Books, it was republished in 2003 along with Athyra in the omnibus The Book of Athyra.
Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment is a large sports and entertainment company in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada previously owned by Seattle billionaire John McCaw. It is now owned by local investment company, the Aquilini Investment Group Inc.
Orca class training vessel The Orca-class are new training and patrol vessels being built for the Canadian Forces Maritime Command. A $70 million CAD contract for six vessels, with an option for a further two, was awarded in early November 2004 to Victoria Shipyards.
Orca Interactive Orca Interactive is a provider of IPTV middleware and applications for broadband network operators and service providers. Orca enables triple-play providers to deliver a full array of attractive video-over-IP services that generate new revenue streams and strengthen customer loyalty.
Orcadas Base Orcadas Base is the first permanently inhabited base to have been built in Antarctica. It is located in the Laurie Island in the Orcadas Islands, 4 meters above the sea surface at 170 meters from the coastline.
Orcadian dialect Orcadian dialect is a dialect of Insular Scots, itself a dialect of the Scots language. It is derived from Lowland Scots with a degree of influence from the Norn language, which is an extinct North Germanic language.
Orcaella The Snubfin Dolphins (Orcaella) are a genus of dolphins, long believed to be monotypic, the only species being the Irrawaddy Dolphin. However in 2005 genetic analysis showed that the Australian Snubfin Dolphin is a second species closely related to the Irrawaddy dolphin.
Orcas Island Orcas Island is the largest of the San Juan Islands, which are located in the northwestern corner of Washington state in San Juan County, Washington. Orcas Island is one of four stops on the inter-island Washington State Ferry route serving the San Juans.
Orcombe Point Orcombe Point is a coastal feature near Exmouth, Devon, England. Here, the western end of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site is marked by the "Geoneedle", which was unveiled by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in 2002, at the inauguration of the World Heritage Site.
Orcomimus "Orcomimus" (Pronounced or-coh-MEEM-us) is the name given to an as yet undescribed genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period around 84–65 million years ago. The dinosaur was an ornithomimid which lived in what is now South Dakota, in the U.
Orcs & Elves Orcs & Elves is the title of a cellular phone video game, developed by John Carmack. The game is described as an adventure-RPG, in which the protagonist, a young elf, must retake a Dwarven city from the evil army occupying it.
Orcs & Goblins Orcs & Goblins is the collective term in the Warhammer Fantasy setting for the hordes of "Greenskins" and the title of the Warhammer Army book covering rules for them in the Warhammer Fantasy Battle war game.
Orcus (mythology) In Roman mythology, Orcus was a god of the underworld, punisher of broken oaths, more equivalent to Pluto than to the Greek Hades, and later identified with Dis Pater. He was portrayed in paintings in Etruscan tombs as a hairy, bearded giant.
OrCAD OrCAD is a software tool suite used primarily for electronic design automation. The software is used mainly to create electronic prints for manufacturing of printed circuit boards, by electronic design engineers and electronic technicians to manufacture electronic schematics and diagrams, and for their simulation.
Ord Bridge Ord Bridge (Chinese: 渥桥) is a pedestrian bridge in Singapore. It spans the Singapore River at Clarke Quay, located in the Singapore River Planning Area within the Central Area, Singapore's central business district.
Ord's Kangaroo Rat Ord's Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii, is a kangaroo rat that is native to Western North America, specifically the Great Plains and the Great Basin with its range extending from extreme southern Canada to central Mexico.
Ord, Highland In Scotland, an ord is a deep and narrow river valley opening out into the sea. It is notable as being highly dangerous to road traffic as an ord tends to require a road with sharp bends and steep inclines along clifftops and cliffsides.
Ordeal by Innocence Ordeal by Innocence (published in 1958) is a detective novel by Agatha Christie, which is regarded by critics as one of her best works, and was also one of her two favorites of her own novels, the other being Crooked House.
Orden Khrestonostsiv Orden Khrestonistsiv (in Ukrainian, Орден Хрестоносцiв): A male fraternity of the Ukrainian Plast Scouting organization. It is sequentially the 5th kurin' (fraternity) of 'Older Scouts' ("starshi plastuny") and the 20th kurin' of 'Senior Scouts' ("seniory").
Ordensburg An Ordensburg (plural in German: Ordensburgen) was a fortress built by crusading German military orders during the Middle Ages. "Ordensburg" was also used during Nazi Germany to refer to training schools for Nazi leaders.
Order 66 In the Star Wars series of science fiction films, Executive Order 66 was a military directive central to the plot of the film Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and, hence, to the entire fictional Star Wars universe. It was a pre-arranged command directing that all Jedi should be killed with extreme haste, thus beginning the Great Jedi Purge.
Order 7161 Order 7161 refers to the top secret USSR State Defense Committee Order no 7161ss (Постановление № 7161cc ГКО СССР) of December 16, 1944 about mobilisation and internment of able-Bodied Germans for works in the USSR. (The "ss" after the number is the Russian abbreviation for "top secret".
Order 81 Order 81 is one of the most controversial of Paul Bremer's 100 Orders, issued during the reconstruction of Iraq following the invasion of Iraq by United States in 2003. The order prohibits Iraqi farmers from using the methods of agriculture that they have used for centuries.
Order â„– 001223 Order â„– 001223, issued prior to the Soviet occupation of Baltic Republics in World War II (in accordance with the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact), contained instructions for procedures and protocols to observe in the deportation of Baltic nationals.
Order â„– 270 Order â„– 270, dated August 16, 1941, was issued by Joseph Stalin acting as People's Commissar of Defence. It prohibited any soldier from surrendering, with Stalin declaring, "There are no Russian prisoners of war, only traitors.
Order by (SQL) An ORDER BY clause in SQL specifies that a SQL SELECT statement returns a result set with the rows being sorted by the values of one or more columns. The sort criteria does not have to be included in the result set.
Order for Merits to Lithuania The Order for Merits to Lithuania is the Lithuanian Presidential Award which may be conferred on the citizens of Lithuania and foreign nationals for distinguished services promoting name of Lithuania, expanding a develop international relationships, for distinguished merits in social, culture, science, business, sport, military and in others areas.
Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces The Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces (Russian: Орден "За службу Родине в Вооружённых Силах") also known as Order of Serive to Motherland was a USSR military order created on 28 October, 1974, making it the first military order created after the end of World War II.
Order fulfillment Order fulfillment is in the most general sense the complete process from point of sales inquiry to delivery of product to the customer. Sometime Order fulfillment is used to describe the more narrow act of distribution or the logistics function.
Order isomorphism In the mathematical field of order theory an order isomorphism is a special kind of monotone function that constitutes a suitable notion of isomorphism for partially ordered sets. Whenever two partially ordered sets are order isomorphic, they can be considered to be "essentially the same" in the sense that one of the orders can be obtained from the other just by renaming of elements.
Order of Adolph of Nassau The Order of Adolph of Nassau, fully Ordre du MĂ©rite Civil et Militaire d'Adolphe de Nassau ("Civil and Military Order of Merit of Adolph of Nassau") is a military decoration of Luxembourg which was created in the year 1858 by Duke Adolph of Nassau. The award recognizes those persons who have performed meritorious actions or heroic deeds in the name of Luxembourg.
Order of Alexander Nevsky Order of Alexander Nevsky (Russian: Орден Александра Невского) was first instituted in 1725 by Catherine I of Russia. It was originally awarded to distinguished Russian citizens who had served their country with honor, mostly through political or military service.
Order of Aurelius The Order of Aurelius (founded in the 12th century – disbanded in the fall of 1997) is a fictional cult of vampires, seen primarily in the first season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the first episodes of the show's second season.
Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II on February 14, 1975 'for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service'. The Order is divided into general and military divisions, with the following grades in descending order of seniority:
Order of battle An order of battle (often abbreviated as ORBAT, OOB, O/B, or OB) is an organizational tool used by military intelligence to list and analyze enemy military units. In United States Army practice, an order of battle should relate what an American unit might be expected to encounter while on field operations.
Order of battle of the German Ninth Army, October 1941 Order of battle of the German Ninth Army, October 1941 represents the order of battle for the German Ninth Army during Operation Typhoon as part of the German Army Group Center as it attempted to capture Moscow during World War II.
Order of Barbados The Order of Barbados is an honour awarded by the government of Barbados in four classes, two of which are awarded in two grades. It was instituted under letters patent of Queen Elizabeth II dated 27 July 1980, and first awarded in November 1980.
Order of Blue Sky and White Sun The Order of Blue Sky and White Sun with Grand Cordon is the Republic of China's second highest military award. Created in 1929, it is awarded for "outstanding contributions to national security under foreign invasion" and is second only to the Order of National Glory.
Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky The Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (Russian: Орден Богдана Хмельницкого, Ukrainian: Орден Богдана Хмельницького) is a Soviet and later Ukrainian award, named after Bogdan Khmelnitsky, first established on October 10, 1943 (during World War II) by the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the USSR and re-established by Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma to commemorate the 50th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War on May 3, 1995. The medal was created to award Red Army personnel for exceptional duty in combat operations that led to the liberation of the Soviet territory.
Order of British Columbia The Order of British Columbia is British Columbia's highest award for outstanding achievement. Established by statute in 1989 the award is appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia based on recommendations from an advisory council.
Order of Calatrava The first Order founded in Spain, but the second to receive Papal approval, was the Order of Calatrava. The Papal bull confirming the Order of Calatrava as a Militia was given by Pope Alexander III on September 26, 1164.
Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Order's Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means "(those) desiring a better country" (Hebrews 11.16).
Order of Columbus The Order of Columbus (Portuguese:"Ordem do Colombo") was a short-lived Brazilian order of merit. It was instituted on the 6th of June 1890, just two months after the abolition of all Imperial Brazilian Orders.
Order of Courage The Order of Courage (ОРДЕН МУЖЕСТВА) is a decoration presented by the government of the Russian Federation. Established in 1994, the order is presented for "acts of courage or self-sacrifice.
Order of Culture The Order of Culture (文化勲章, bunka kunshō) is a Japanese Order (decoration), established on February 11, 1937. The order has one class only, and may be awarded to men and women for contributions to Japan's art, literature or culture; recipients of the order also receive an annuity for life.
Order of Daedalians The Order of Daedalians is a fraternal and professional order of American military pilots. The namesake of the order is Daedalus who according to Greek mythology was the first person to achieve heavier-than-air flight.
Order of Dobrin The Order of Dobrin or Order of Dobrzyń (, also known as Brothers of Dobrin, ; ) was a military order created in borderland of Masovia and Old Prussia (today Dobrzyń, Poland) during the Northern Crusades of the 13th century to 'defend against Baltic Prussian raids'.
Order of Ecumenical Franciscans The Order of Ecumenical Franciscans (OEF)is a religious order] of men and women devoted to following the examples of Saint [[Francis of Assisi and Saint Clare of Assisi in their life and understanding of the Christian gospel: sharing a love for creation and those who have been marginalized.
Order of Ethiopia The Order of Ethiopia was a group from the Ethiopian movement in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa that came into association with the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of Southern Africa) during most of the 20th century. It was founded and initially led by James Mata Dwane.
Order of Flemish militants The Vlaamse Militanten Orde (Flemish Militants Order in Dutch) or VMO - originally Vlaamse Militanten Organisatie (Flemish Militants Organisation) - was a Flemish nationalist activist group in Belgium defending far-right interests by propaganda and political action. In 1949, this organization was founded by the Vlaamse Concentratie (Flemish Concentration), a group of former VNV members.
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap) is an order of friars in the Roman Catholic Church, among the chief offshoots of the Franciscans. The worldwide head, or minister general, of the Capuchins is currently Father Mauro Johri.
Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples () was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military units, as well as administrative subdivisions of the USSR for accomplishments in strengthening of inter-ethnic and international friendship and cooperation, for economical, political, scientific, military, and cultural development of the Soviet Union.
Order of Glory Established on 8 November 1943, the Order of Glory (Orden Slavy - Орден Славы) was an Order (decoration) of the Soviet Union. It was awarded to non-commissioned officers and rank-and-file of the armed forces, as well as junior lieutenants of the air force, for bravery in the face of the enemy.

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