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Organized incorporated territories of the United States Currently, all United States territories are either unincorporated (meaning that they are not fully part of the United States, with all aspects of the United States Constitution applying automatically) or unorganized (meaning that they do not have a form of government specified by an Organic Act passed by the United States Congress. Through most of U.
Organized Konfusion Organized Konfusion was an alternative hip hop duo from Queens, New York. Though not commercially popular, the duo was one of the most respected and acclaimed underground hip hop acts of the 1990s, largely due to the duo's intelligent rhymes, and the groundbreaking lyricism of Pharoahe Monch.
Organized territory In the history of the United States, an organized territory is a territory for which the United States Congress has enacted an Organic Act to formally set forth its system of government. Such territories can be incorporated or not, but only non-incorporated territories have existed since the Territory of Hawaii was admitted as a U.
Organized to Do Jehovah's Will Organized to Do Jehovah's Will (2005) is the most current, organizational manual used by baptized, Jehovah's Witnesses. It details the operating procedures for Jehovah's Witnesses at the congregation level and how baptized publishers interact with the larger, worldwide organization.
Organoborane Organoborane or organoboron compounds are chemical compounds comprised of boron and carbon. Organoboron chemistry or organoborane chemistry is the chemistry of these compounds The Roles of Boron and Silicon, Susan E.
Organocadmium compound An organocadmium compound is a organometallic compound containing a carbon to cadmium chemical bond. Organocadmium chemistry describes physical properties, synthesis, reactions and use of these compounds Synthetic Methods of Organometallic and Inorganic Chemistry Vol 5, Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Cadmium, and Mercury W.
Organocopper compound Organocopper compounds in organometallic chemistry contain carbon to copper chemical bonds. Organocopper chemistry is the science of organocopper compounds describing their physical properties, synthesis and reactions An introduction to synthesis using organocopper reagents Gary H Posner 1980 ISBN 0-471-69538-6 Synthetic Methods of Organometallic and Inorganic Chemistry Vol 5, Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Cadmium, and Mercury W.
Organogenesis In animal development, organogenesis is the process by which the ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm develop into the internal organs of the organism. The germ layers in organogenesis differ by three processes: folds, splits, and condensation.
Organogermanium compound Organogermanium compounds are organometallic compounds containing a carbon to germanium or hydrogen to germanium chemical bond. Organogermanium chemistry is the corresponding chemical science Main Group Metals in Organic Synthesis, Hisashi Yamamoto (Editor), Koichiro Oshima (Editor) ISBN 3-527-30508-4 2004 .
Organoid Organoids are a special type of fictional mecha which exist within the Zoids anime, manga and some of the games; specifically, in Zoids: Chaotic Century and Zoids: Guardian Force. The name is often said to be a portmanteau of "Organic" and "Zoid", although this is probably mere speculation on part of the fandom.
Organolithium reagent An organolithium reagent is an organometallic compound with a direct bond between a carbon and a lithium atom. As the electropositive nature of lithium puts most of the charge density of the bond on the carbon atom, effectively creating a carbanion, organolithium compounds are extremely powerful bases and nucleophiles.
Organology Organology is the study of musical instruments. It embraces study of instruments' history, instruments used in different cultures, technical aspects of how instruments produce sound, and musical instrument classification.
Organon The Organon is the name given by Aristotle's followers, the Peripatetics, to the standard collection of six of his works on logic. The works are "Categories", "Prior Analytics", "On Interpretation", "Posterior Analytics", "On Sophistical Refutations", and "Topics".
Organon International Organon is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey that is part of Akzo Nobel. When the company was first formed it originally maintained its headquarters, research and development and sales offices in three buildings it owned in neighboring West Orange, New Jersey however the company moved out of West Orange citing high property taxes, the buildings were put up for sale however as of this writing there has been no takers and the properties are basically sitting empty and abandoned.
Organopalladium Organopalladium chemistry is a branch of organometallic chemistry that deals with organic palladium compounds and their reactions. Palladium is often used as a catalyst in the reduction of alkenes and alkynes with hydrogen.
OrganopĂłnicos OrganopĂłnicos was the result of the collapse of the Soviet Bloc in 1989-1990 which deprived Cuba of its main source of agrochemicals. These included the fertilisers for the hydroponic units which were the market gardens of the city.
Organophosphate An organophosphate (sometimes abbreviated OP) is the general name for esters of phosphoric acid and is one of the organophosphorus compounds. They can be found as part of insecticides, herbicides, and nerve gases, amongst others.
Organophosphate-induced delayed neuropathy Organophosphate-induced delayed neuropathy (OPIDN), also called organophosphate-induced delayed polyneuropathy (OPIDP), is a neuropathy caused by killing of neurons in the central nervous system, especially in the spinal cord, as a result of acute or chronic organophosphate poisoning.
Organophosphorous Hydrolase (OPH) Organophosphorous Hydrolase (OPH) also known as Phosphotriesterase(PTE) is a naturally-occurring enzyme which has the ability to hydrolyse organophosphates. An organophosphate (sometimes abbreviated OP) is the general name for esters of phosphoric acid and is one of the organophosphorus compounds.
Organophosphorus Organophosphorus compounds are chemical compounds containing carbon-phosphorus bonds. Organophosphorus chemistry is the corresponding science exploring the properties and reactivity of organophosphorus compounds.
Organosilicon Organosilicon compounds are chemical compounds containing carbon silicon bonds. Organosilicon chemistry is the corresponding science exploring the properties and reactivity of organosilicon compounds Silicon in Organic Synthesis Colvin, E.
Organosulfate Organosulfates in organic chemistry are a class of organic compounds sharing a common functional group with the general structure R-O-SO2-O-R where the SO42- core is a sulfate group and where R stands for any organic residue. They are esters of alcohols and sulfuric acid.
Organotitanium compound Organotitanium compounds in organometallic chemistry contain carbon to titanium chemical bonds. Organotitanium chemistry is the science of organotitanium compounds describing their physical properties, synthesis and reactions.
Organozinc compound Organozinc compounds in organic chemistry contain carbon to zinc chemical bonds. Organozinc chemistry is the science of organozinc compounds describing their physical properties, synthesis and reactions The Chemistry of Organozinc Compounds (Patai Series: The Chemistry of Functional Groups), (Eds.
Organum Organum (pronounced , though the stress is now sometimes incorrectly put on the second syllable) is a technique of singing developed in the Middle Ages, and is an early form of polyphonic music. In its earliest stages, organum involved two musical voices: a Gregorian chant melody, and the same melody transposed by a consonant interval, usually a perfect fifth or fourth.
Organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis The organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis (OVLT) (or supraoptic crest) is one of the circumventricular organs of the brain . Other circumventricular organs are the subfornical organ (SFO) and the area postrema in the brainstem.
Organza Organza is a thin, plain weave, sheer fabric traditionally made from the continuous filament of silkworms. Nowadays , though many organzas are woven with synthetic filament fibers such as polyester or nylon, the most luxurious organzas are still woven in silk.
Orgasm Orgasm is the conclusion of the plateau phase of the sexual response cycle, shared by both men and women. During orgasm, both men and women experience quick cycles of muscle contraction in the lower pelvic muscles, which surround both the anus and the primary sexual organs.
Orgasm (song) is the second single by the Japanese band X Japan and was released on April 1, 1986, when the band was known simply as X. The title track as well as "X" would later be re-recorded for the band's second album Blue Blood.
Orgasmatron The orgasmatron is a fictional electromechanical device that appears in the 1973 movie Sleeper, which also shows the effects of a related device, an orgasmic orb. The orgasmatron was made by decorating an elevator in the home where the movie was filmed.
Orgelbüchlein The Orgelbüchlein ("Little Organ Book") was written by Johann Sebastian Bach during the period of 1708–1714, while he was in court organist at the ducal court in Weimar. It was planned as a set of 165 chorale preludes (smaller-scale compositions based on chorale melodies) spanning the liturgical year; however, Bach completed forty-six, with a forty-seventh sketched but not finished.
Orgeluse The Haughty Maiden of Logres is a character from Arthurian legend, appearing in Chrétien de Troyes' Perceval, the Story of the Grail and works based on it. She is left nameless in Chrétien's unfinished romance, but Wolfram von Eschenbach, who reworked the tale for the German epic Parzival, calls her Orgeluse (taken from Orgueilleuse, the French word for "haughty").
Orgetorix Orgetorix was the leader of the Helvetii people who in 61 BC devised the plan to migrate from Helvetian territory (modern-day Switzerland) to south-western Gaul (modern-day France). He also formed a conspiracy with Dumnorix of the Aedui, to whom he gave his daughter in marriage, and Casticus of the Sequani, to seize control of their respective tribes and between them rule all of Gaul.
Orghast Orghast was the CIRT's first public performance at an international event. Peter Brook and Ted Hughes collaborated to create a comprehensive myth, weaving in and out of the Prometheus myth, to be performed at the Shiraz/Persepolis festival in Iran, which had given the group its first commission.
Orgone Orgone energy is a term coined by physician and psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich for the "universal life energy" that he said he had discovered in the late 1930s. Reich said that orgone energy was blue in color, and that illness was primarily caused by depletion or blockages of the energy within the body.
Orgonite Orgonite is a solid material made out of a mixture of organic material and metals, usually a mix of polyester or epoxy resin, crystals and metal shavings like aluminium and copper, often "accented" by special clockwise wound metal coils, crystals like amethyst, rose quartz, aventurine and citrine, minerals, and occasionally herbs or special "charged" water.
Orgreave Colliery platform Orgreave Colliery platform was a workman's halt built to serve the miners working at the colliery. These workmen's trains or "Paddy Mails" were operated between Sheffield Victoria and Treeton Colliery at shift change times being hauled along the main line to Orgreaves Colliery Sidings (the extra 's' being added by the railway in error but never corrected) where the main line locomotive was exchanged for one belonging to the colliery company.
Orgreave Paddy Mail accident The Orgreave Paddy Mail accident occurred on 13 December 1926 and was the second part of a double crash which took place immediately to the west of Orgreaves Colliery signal box, about one mile west of Woodhouse station.
Orgy (band) Orgy is an alternative synth rock band from Los Angeles, California. Their music has been self-described specifically as "death pop", and often named "cybermetal" or "synthmetal".
Orgyen Chokgyur Lingpa Chokgyur Lingpa or Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa (1829-1870) was a terton or treasure revealer and contemporary of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Jamgon Kongtrul. Regarded as one of the major tertons in Tibetan history, his termas are widely practiced by both the Kagyu and Nyingma schools.
Orgyia leucostigma Orgyia leucostigma, the White-marked tussock moth, is a moth in the family Lymantriidae. The caterpillar is very common especially in late summer in eastern North America, as far west as Texas, Colorado, and Alberta.
Orhan DelibaĹź Orhan DelibaĹź (born January 28, 1971 in Kayseri, Turkey) was a Turkish boxer, who competed for the Netherlands and won the Light Middleweight Silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. A year later, he captured the silver medal once again at the 1993 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Bursa, Turkey.
Orhan I Orhan I (Ottoman: اورخان غازی, Turkish: Orhan Gazi or Orhan Bey) (1284–1359), was the second bey (chief) of the newly established Ottoman Empire (at the time known as the Osmanli tribe) from 1326 to 1359.
Orhan Kemal Orhan Kemal (born 15 September, 1914, Adana - died 2 June, 1970, Sofia) is the pen name of Turkish novelist Mehmet Raşit Öğütçü. He is known for his realist novels that tells the stories of the poor in Turkey.
Orhon River The Orhon River (old Turkish Orkhon, Orchon and also Orhun', Mongolian Orhon Gol) is a river in Mongolia. It rises in the Khangay mountains of Arhangay Aimag and flows northwards for 1,124 km (698 miles) before joining the Selenga River, which flows north into Russia and Lake Baikal.
Orch-OR Orch OR (“Orchestrated Objective Reduction”) is a theory of consciousness put forth in the mid-1990s by British theoretical physicist Sir Roger Penrose and American anesthesiologist Stuart Hameroff. Whereas some theories assume consciousness emerges from the brain, and among these some assume that mind emerges from complex computation at the level of synapses among brain neurons, Orch OR involves a specific form of quantum computation which underlies these neuronal synaptic activities.
Orchard Books Orchard Books is a UK publisher of children's books, an imprint of Hachette Children's. Publications include the Rainbow Magic series, as well as titles by Giles Andreae, Laurence Anholt, Bernard Ashley, Lauren Child, Debi Gliori, Anthony Horowitz, Andrew Murray, Shoo Rayner, Jane Simmons and Jean Ure.
Orchard Court Orchard Court is the given name for a small block of flats in Vicarage Road, Leyton, Waltham Forest, London. The flats were originally built in the late 1940s on the site of devastation created by the bombing of the nearby railway lines during the Blitz.
Orchard Farm School District The Orchard Farm School District was formed on February 14, 1958 when schools around Orchard Farm and Portage Des Sioux, Missouri decided to come together and form one district. There are three schools on the campus, Orchard Farm Elementary, Orchard Farm Jr.
Orchard Fields Community School, Banbury Orchard Fields Community School is a large primary school situated on Prescott Close in the Neithrop ward of Banbury, Oxfordshire. The school was formerly two separate schools, Neithrop County Infants and Neithrop County Juniors.
Orchard FM Orchard FM is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting from Somerset, England. It used to be owned by Orchard Media Ltd, who were taken over by GWR Group in 1999, and who subsequently became GCap Media in 2005.
Orchard Hills, New South Wales Orchard Hills, New South Wales, Australia is located in the centre of the City of Penrith. Its southern boundary line is Sydney Water's supply pipeline, while the eastern border is made up of St Clair and Erskine Park.
Orchard House Orchard House is a house and museum located in Concord, Massachusetts. It was the longtime home of Bronson Alcott and family, including Louisa May Alcott who based Little Women on her family's life within the house.
Orchard mason bee The orchard mason bee, Osmia lignaria, is a megachilid bee that makes nests in reeds and natural holes, creating individual cells for their brood that are separated by mud dividers. They are unlike carpenter bees in that they cannot drill holes in wood.
Orchard Square Orchard Square is a shopping centre located in Sheffield, England. It opened in 1987 and contains several stores, notably Virgin Megastores, Waterstone's, The Body Shop and TK Maxx (which replaced the original food court).
Orchard Street (Manhattan) Orchard Street is a street in Manhattan which covers the eight city blocks between Division Street in Chinatown and East Houston Street on the Lower East Side. Vehicular traffic runs north on this one-way street.
Orchard Towers Orchard Towers is a 20 storey office building in Singapore located on the corner of Claymore Road and Orchard Road. The first 5 floors are a combination of bars and retail outlets with the remainder leased as offices.
Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur The Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur is a noted Swiss symphony orchestra, founded in 1875 and initially known as the Stadtorchester Winterthur. Its principal conductor is Jac van Steen, whose predecessor was Heinrich Schiff.
Orchestra An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string, brass, woodwind sections, and possibly a percussion section as well. The term orchestra derives from the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus.
Orchestra at Temple Square The Orchestra at Temple Square is a 110-member orchestra located in Salt Lake City, UT. The Orchestra was created in 1999 under the direction of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("LDS Church"; see also Mormon) Church President Gordon B.
Orchestra Ethiopia Orchestra Ethiopia was an Ethiopian performing group formed in 1963 by the Egyptian-born American composer and ethnomusicologist Halim El-Dabh. The group, which was founded in Addis Ababa, comprised up to 30 traditional instrumentalists, vocalists, and dancers from many different Ethiopian regions and ethnic groups (including Amhara, Tigray-Tigrinia, Oromo, Welayta, and Gimira).
Orchestra hit An orchestra hit, also known as an orchestral hit, orchestra stab, or orchestral stab, is a sound created through the layering of the sounds of a number of different orchestral instruments. The orchestra hit sound was propagated by the use of early samplers, particularly the Fairlight CMI, and it has similarly appeared as a voice on many keyboards.
Orchestra Hall (Minneapolis) Located at Nicollet Mall and 12th Street in Minneapolis, Orchestra Hall is home to the Minnesota Orchestra. The Hall was built in 1974 (along with the adjacent Peavey Plaza) and opened for the 1974 concert season.
Orchestra Luna Orchestra Luna was an American rock and roll band of the 1970s who had two incarnations, the first producing a hard-to-categorize mixture of opera and rock, and the second a somewhat more traditional mix of pop and rock. Rick Berlin, at the time using his birth name of Richard Kinscherf, composed most of their songs, sang, and played keyboards.
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) is a British period instrument or baroque orchestra. Formed in 1986 by a group of players, it does not have a principal conductor, rather is led artistically by a board of elected musicians.
Orchestra pit An orchestra pit is the usually lowered area (hence pit) in front of and/or underneath a stage where an orchestra accompanies performers in a musical, opera, or other type of show involving music. In some cases, part or all of the pit is on a mechanical lift which can raise the floor to the level of the stage deck.
Orchestra Wives Orchestra Wives was the second and last film to feature The Glenn Miller Orchestra. The film is notable among the many Swing Era musicals because its plot is more serious and realistic than the insubstantial story lines that were typical of the genre.
Orchestral enhancement Orchestral Enhancement is the technique of using technology to increase the sound, complexity, or color of a pit orchestra in performance, usually musical theatre, but also dance, opera or other performance genres. There are numerous techniques, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.
Orchestral Game Concert The Orchestral Game Concerts (OGC, sometimes also called Game Music Concerts) were a series of five concerts of video game music performed in Tokyo, Japan, by either the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra or the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, from 1991 to 1996. It was also released as a series of albums, which are now known for their rarity.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) are a synth pop group whose founder members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, UK. OMD record for Virgin Records (originally for Virgin's DinDisc subsidiary).
Orchestral percussion Classical percussion is used to refer to percussion instruments commonly used in classical music and the study of performance on those instruments. In music schools, classical percussion and drum kit performance are two separate departments.
Orchestral suite An orchestral suite is a suite of stylized dances for orchestra, either originally composed (like the four Orchestral Suites by Bach) or as a series of brief orchestral excerpts from a longer work, such as a ballet, opera, film score, or musical. Composers have frequently arranged their works into suites for concert performance.
Orchestral suites (Bach) The Four Orchestral Suites BWV 1066–1069 are a set of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, probably composed around 1720 in Köthen. At the time of their composition, they were called Ouvertures after their respective first movement, but nowadays they are more appropriately called orchestral suites.
Orchestration Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for orchestra (or, more loosely, for any musical ensemble) or of adapting for orchestra music composed for another medium. It only gradually over the course of music history came to be regarded as a compositional art in itself.
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire The Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire was a symphony orchestra established in Paris in 1828. Administered by the philharmonic association of the Paris Conservatoire, the orchestra occupied the center-stage of French musical life throughout the 19th and most of the 20th centuries.
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Orchestra of French-speaking Switzerland, OSR) was founded in 1918 by Ernest Ansermet. The first concert took place in the Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland, conducted by its founder.
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse The Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse is the orchestra of the city of Toulouse. It acts as both a symphony orchestra whose main residence is Toulouse's Halle aux grains, and the permanent orchestra of the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse.
Orchestre National de France The Orchestre National de France (French National Orchestra) is a symphony orchestra run by Radio France. It has also been known as the Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française (French National Radio Broadcasting Orchestra) and Orchestre National de l'ORTF, where "ORTF" is an acronym for Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française.
Orchestrion An orchestrion is a generic name for a machine that plays music and is designed to sound like an orchestra or band. Orchestrions may be operated by means of a large pinned cylinder or by a Music roll and less commonly Book music.
Orchid (band) Considered by many to be one of the pioneers of the "screamo" sound, Orchid combined a post-modern aesthetic with hardcore punk, releasing several now-hard-to-find EPs and splits as well as three full-length records. Orchid's influences are assumed to be Canadian hardcore band Union of Uranus and One Eyed God Prophecy, but band members more often cite the German bands Systral and Carol.
Orchid Trust The Orchid Trust is a UK based charity which supports and informs about testicular cancer. Their slogan is "Know Your Balls: Check 'em Out", an attempt to encourage early self diagnosis of the cancer, as it is easily found by the suffererer as a small lump on the surface of the testes.
Orchidaceae Orchids (Orchidaceae family) are the largest and most diverse of the flowering plant (Angiospermae) families, with over 800 described genera and 25,000 species. Some sources give 30,000 species, but the exact number is unknown since classification differs greatly in the academic world.
Orchomenos Orchomenos (Greek: Ορχομενός), the setting for many early Greek Myths, is a rich archaeological site in Boeotia, (modern Viotia, Greece) that was inhabited from the Neolithic through the Hellenistic periods. Population 10,732 (2001).
Orchot Tzaddikim Orchot Tzaddikim (Hebrew: ארחות צדיקים) is a book on Jewish ethics written in Germany in the 15th century, entitled "Sefer ha-Middot" by the author, but called "Orḥot Ẓaddiḳim" by a later copyist. Under this title a Judæo-German translation, from which the last chapter and some other passages were omitted, was printed at Isny in 1542, although the Hebrew original did not appear until some years later (Prague, 1581).
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.
Ori characters in Stargate In the science fiction series Stargate SG-1, the Ori 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. However, due to the protection of the Ancients, they are unable to directly interfere in the Milky Way, and are forced to rely on their human followers to do their bidding.
Ori technology in Stargate The Ori were once essentially the same race as the Ancients before both groups Ascended, but the Ori believed in religion whereas the Ancients (then called the Alterans) believed in science. For this reason there was conflict between the two factions, and the two races split millions of years ago to avoid a war.
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.
Oriani class destroyer The Oriani Class were a group of destroyers built for the Italian Navy in the late 1930s. They were a repeat of the Maestrale class destroyers, but had increased machinery power and a different Anti-Aircraft Amament.
Orias In demonology, Orias (also spelled Oriax) 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 that sign on an individual depending on how the zodiac was configured at the moment of his/her birth or at the moment of asking a question to the astrologist); he also gives dignities, prelacies, and the favour of friends and foes, and can metamorphose a man into any shape.
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 Africa.
Oric Basirov Oric Basirov is a renowned Anglo-Russian Archaeologist, Iranologist and historian. He read Old and Middle Iranian languages (Avestan, Old Persian, Parthian, Manichaean Middle Persian and Pahlavi) at School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.
Oricon , 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.
Orie Amodeo Orie Amodeo (born March 9, 1921 - died December 26, 1998) was an American musician who was a member of the Lawrence Welk orchestra from 1945 to 1970. His primary instruments were the flute, saxophone and clarinet.
Oriel College Oriel College,Oxford University Calendar 2005-2006 (2005) p.323 has the corporate designation as "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", p324 has people — Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-928370-2.
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.
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.
Oriel window Oriel windows are a form of bay 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.
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 used the name.
Orient Heights (MBTA station) Orient Heights station is on the part of the Blue Line in East Boston, MA that uses overhead catenary instead of third rail. Orient Heights is one of the few Blue Line stations in East Boston that has not been rebuilt; nevertheless, its two platforms sit on either side of two central tracks and are connected by a mezzanine walkway to facilitate changing directions without paying an extra fare.

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