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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 loan words.
Origins of chess The origins of chess is one of most controversial topics in chess history. Countries which, at one time or the other, have been associated with the invention of chess include India, China, Persia (Iran), Egypt, Assyria, Arabia, Greece, Ireland and Uzbekistan.
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 tradition, is heavily influenced by the Anglo-American legal system, has some aspects which are typical to the civil law tradition, as well as unique characteristics due to its Jewish and democratic nature.
Origins of Kalarippayattu Kalarippayattu (Malayalam: കളരിപ്പയറ്റŕµŕµŤ) is an Indian martial art practised in Kerala and contiguous parts of neighboring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It incorporates strikes, kicks, grappling, and weaponry, as well as healing techniques.
Origins of New Mexico Families Origins of New Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period by Fray Angélico Chávez is an important work on the genealogy of Spanish New Mexican families. The first edition was published in 1954; a revised edition came out in 1992.
Origins of Opera The word opera means "work" in Italian (from the plural of Latin opus meaning "work" or "labour") suggesting that it combines the arts of solo and choral singing, declamation, acting and dancing in a staged spectacle. "Dafne" by Jacopo Peri was the earliest composition considered opera, as understood today.
Origins of Prussia 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.
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 folk music, gospel music, black and white, and country and western.
Origins of the American Civil War The origins of the American Civil War lay in the complex issues of party 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 Compromise of 1850.
Origins of the blues Little is known about the exact origins of the music we now know as the blues . 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 blues was introduced, before the style was thoroughly documented.
Origins of the Cold War 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 Soviet Union in the years 1945–1947, leading to the Cold War that endured for nearly half a century.
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 Nöldeke, Leone Caetani, Alphonse Mingana, Arthur Jeffery, David Samuel Margoliouth, Abraham Geiger, William St.
Origins of the Sri Lankan civil war The origins of the Sri Lankan civil war lie in sharp disagreements over language, access to universities, and riots between Sri Lanka's majority Sinhalese and minority Tamil community. These gradually but continuously escalated from the 1920s until the outbreak of civil war in 1983.
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,
Orihah In the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon, Orihah was one of the four sons of Jared. His people, called the Jaredites, 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.
Orihon Orihon (OR-ee-hon,ćŠćś¬) 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.
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 ancient times.
Orikabe Station Orikabe Station (ćŠĺŁé§…) is a train station located on the JR ĹŚfunato Line in central Murone, Iwate, Japan. It was the eastern terminus of the ĹŚfunato Line for a short period from September 2, 1928 until July 30, 1929.
Oriki (Praise Poetry) OrĂkì or praise poetry is a cultural phenomenon among the YòrĂąbá speaking people of West Africa. It varies in length depending on whether it's the name given to a child to describe the future portents of the childs life or as a recital of the accomplishments of a clan.
Orillia Park Street Collegiate Park Street Collegiate is an secondary school located in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1961 to help with the over flow of students form cross town rival Orilla District Collegiate Vocational Instutue.
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.
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.
Orin Kerr Orin S. Kerr is an associate professor of law at The George Washington University Law SchoolGeorge Washington Law School Profile and a leading scholar in the subjects of computer crime law and internet surveillance.
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.
Orinoco Crocodile The Orinoco Crocodile Crocodylus intermedius is a crocodilian found in freshwater in northern South America, in particular the Orinoco river. They grow to over 6 meters in length, and are the largest animals in South America.
Orinoco Flow In 1988 Irish singer Enya released the single "Orinoco Flow" (which is often incorrectly referred to as "Sail Away," a phrase repeated during the chorus. The US version of the single and the album cut are called "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"), which reached #1 on the UK singles chart for three weeks in October 1988.
Orinoco Flow -- The Music of Enya Orinoco Flow -- The Music of Enya (1996) is the first album out of nine released by the Taliesin Orchestra, and is a tribute to the Irish singer Enya. There have been three other Enya tribute albums released by the Orchestra: Maiden of Mysteries, An Instrumental Tribute to the Hits of Enya, and Thread of Time.
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.
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.
Oriole Records (UK) Oriole Records was a British record label 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.
Orion (constellation) Orion (IPA: ), a constellation often referred to as The Hunter, is a prominent constellation, perhaps the best-known and most conspicuous in the sky. Its brilliant stars are found on the celestial equator and are visible throughout the world, making this constellation universally recognized.
Orion (singer) Orion (singer) (1945 - December 12, 1998) was the stage name of rockabilly 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 returned to singing.
Orion 11 Orion 11 is the current name of a NASA mission, that will be the final unmanned cargo launch of the Orion spacecraft to the International Space Station before the Constellation Program starts the lunar landing and base development phase. Targeted for December 2015, the mission will remain attached to the ISS for 30 days before returning to Earth.
Orion 12 Orion 12 is the name of a current NASA mission, that will be the first Constellation lunar orbit and dress rehersal flight in conjunction with the LSAM 2 lander. Orion 12 is planned to be the ninth human lunar orbit flight by NASA, the first since Apollo 17 in 1972.
Orion 13 Orion 13 is the current name of a NASA mission, the first Constellation lunar landing in conjunction with the LSAM 3. Orion 13 is planned to be the seventh human lunar landing by NASA, the first since Apollo 17 in 1972.
Orion 15 Orion 15 is a planned NASA mission that will see the third Constellation lunar landing in conjunction with the LSAM 5, making this flight the ninth lunar landing conducted by NASA since July 20, 1969 (the six Apollo landings plus, if successful, the two previous Constellation landings).
Orion 3 Orion 3 is the first planned unmanned launch of the new Orion spacecraft and will allow NASA to test the Ares I rocket for the first time with a functioning Orion spacecraft, along with testing both the spacecraft's onboard propulsion systems, thermal protection system, and landing systems. NASA may have the Orion 3 spacecraft make a rendezvous with the International Space Station, but it is currently planned to be launched in the ISS-inclination orbit and flown in a "solo" configuration.
Orion 4 Orion 4 is the second planned unmanned launch of the new Orion spacecraft and will conduct a rendezvous exercise with the International Space Station in anticipation of the first manned Orion/ISS mission. The mission will also allow NASA to further evaluate the Orion navigation, propulsion, and thermal protection systems.
Orion 5 Orion 5 is the first planned manned launch of both the new Orion spacecraft and Ares I rocket and will conduct a 14-day mission to the International Space Station in which the spacecraft will rendezvous and dock with the station. The mission will have a two-man crew similar in nature to that used on the first four Space Shuttle test flights.
Orion 6 Orion 6 is the scheduled to be the first flight of a cargo version of the Orion spacecraft, as part of NASA's Project Constellation. The spacecraft will launch in December 2014, delivering supplies to the International Space Station, where it will remain docked for about 90 days before it is deorbited
Orion 8 Orion 8 is the scheduled to be the second flight of a cargo version of the Orion spacecraft, as part of NASA's Project Constellation. The spacecraft will launch in May 2015 atop an Ares I rocket, delivering supplies to the International Space Station, where it will remain docked for around 30 days before it is deorbited
Orion 9 Orion 9 is the scheduled to be the third, and penultimate flight of a cargo version of the Orion spacecraft to the International Space Station, as part of NASA's Project Constellation. The spacecraft will be launched in July 2015, and will remain docked to the ISS for about 30 days before it is deorbited.
Orion abort modes With the development of the new Orion spacecraft, which will replace the Space Shuttle after 2010, NASA decided to use a Soyuz-style launch escape system, a powerful solid-rocket motor attached to the nose of the spacecraft, via a "boost protective cover," in a manner similar to that employed for the Apollo Command Module. As the Orion spacecraft was designed to land on both solid ground and in the water, the former more favorable due to the corrosive nature of seawater, NASA, under the advice of the Exploration Systems Architecture Study (ESAS) report, will most likely develop abort procedures that will minimize the risk associated with both launch and landing, and will resemble the abort procedurs used on both Apollo and Space Shuttle.
Orion Airways Orion Airways (known simply as 'Orion') was an airline based in the United Kingdom with its operational base at East Midlands Airport. It was created as the charter airline of Horizon Travel and went on to successfully develop scheduled services.
Orion Building The Orion Building is a 90 metre (295 foot) tall high rise residential building under construction in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Construction of the tower began in 2004 with demolition of the previous building on the site.
Orion Community Unit School District 223 The Orion Community Unit School District 223 teaches the students of Orion, Illinois, Andover, Illinois, Henry County part of Coal Valley, Lynn Center, Illinois, and Osco, Illinois. The current superintendent is Dr.
Orion Corporation Orion Corporation, founded in 1917 and headquartered at Espoo, Finland, is a Finnish company, which develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients and diagnostic tests for global markets.
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.
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.
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 reputation to Earth's Mafia.
Orion Telescopes & Binoculars Orion Telescopes & Binoculars is an American-based retailer of telescopes and astronomy equipment. It operates several retail stores in California as well as an online store and a semi-quarterly mail-order catalog.
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.
Orionflame Orionflame, developed by Yunus Emre "Light" Balcıoġlu, is a production-proven polygonal & subdivision surface modeling system for 3ds max, used widely amongst high profile game and film companies.
Orionids The Orionids are a meteor shower that occurs throughout October into early November. At its peak around October 21-22, as many as 60 meteors per hour can be seen appearing to originate from the radiant located in the constellation Orion near its border with Gemini.
Oris Hockett Oris Leon Hockett (September 29, 1909 - March 23, 1969) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1938-39), Cleveland Indians (1941-44) and Chicago White Sox (1945). Hockett batted left handed and threw right handed.
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, CandomblĂ© and LucumĂ/SanterĂa.
Orishas (band) Orishas is a popular Cuban hip hop group. Yotuel and Ruzzo, two Cubans who moved from Havana to Paris as part of a school exchange program, joined Roldan and Flaco-Profrom, two rappers, to form the band in 1999.
Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site is a 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.
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.
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 on the south and west by the Bay of Bengal.
Oritaku Shiba no Ki is an autobiographical text written by the Edo Period Japanese scholar-official Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725). The text describes Arai's ancestors, his childhood, and his work in the Tokugawa administration, providing an invaluable perspective on the Tokugawa government of that period.
Orites excelsa Orites excelsa is a rainforest tree of northern New South Wales and southeast Queensland. Known colloquially as the Prickly Ash, Mountain Silky Oak or White Beefwood, it is a member of the genus Orites within the family Proteaceae.
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.
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.
Orix Blue Wave The was a Japanese baseball team based in Kobe, Japan, which played in the Pacific League and was owned by the Orix Group, a Tokyo financial services company. Kobe is the hometown of the owner of the group and club, and was a reason that Orix BlueWave franchised in Kobe.
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.
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.
Orizona Orizona is a small town and municipality in Goiás state, Brazil. Orizona is large producer of Cachaça () (also called pinga, caninha, aguardente, cana, or mé) a rum like drink Cachaça is often said to differ from rum in that it is made from sugarcane juice while rum is made from molasses.
Ork (Warhammer 40,000) The Orks are a race from the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. They are in some ways equivalent to Warhammer Fantasy Orcs, particularly in terms of their physical appearance, but vary in some biological and cultural details.
Orkanger Orkanger is a small town in the municipality of Orkdal, Norway, located at the tip of Orkdalsfjorden. Combined with Fannrem it constitutes the biggest town of Sør-Trøndelag county outside of Trondheim, the county capital.
Orkdal Orkdal is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. A large part of the population is concentrated in Orkanger/Fannrem, which is situated at the head of the Orkdalsfjord, a branch of the large Trondheimsfjord.
Orkest Zonder Naam The Orkest Zonder Naam (Nameless Orchestra) was the orchestra of the catholic broadcasting corporation KRO during the pillarization of Dutch society. Their 1952 song Naar de speeltuin is a Dutch evergreen, which sold 25,000 copies.
Orkestar bez ime Orkestar bez ime (Bulgarian language: ОркеŃŃ‚ŃŠŃ€ без име, English language: Band with no name) is a comedy movie released in Bulgaria in 1981. It was directed by Lyudmil Kirkov and written by Stanislav Stratiev.
Orkestar RTW Orkestar RTW is a five-piece band based in Seattle, Washington that started in 1987 as the house band for the Radost Folk Ensemble. Named in the tradition of post-World War II Balkan radio and television house bands (such as Orkestar Radio-Televizije Beograd), Orkestar RTW (Radio-Televizije Washington) plays the music of those bands, primarily traditional and folk music from the countries of Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Serbia.
Orkhon script The Orkhon script (also spelled Orhon script, Turkish: Orhon Yazıları) is the earliest known Turkic alphabet. The script was discovered in an 1889 expedition to the Orkhon Valley monuments in Mongolia, which date from the early 8th century.
Orkney and Shetland Movement The Orkney and Shetland Movement was an electoral coalition formed for the 1987 UK general election. The pro-devolution Orkney Movement and Shetland Movement agreed John Goodlad as a joint candidate for the Orkney and Shetland constituency, and the Scottish National Party agreed to stand aside in favour of the coalition.
Orkney Snork Nie Orkney Snork Nie was a popular Afrikaans sitcom, originally broadcast by the SABC in South Africa between 1989 and 1992. The name translates directly into Orkney Doesn't Snore, but the message being conveyed in Afrikaans is that the town isn't sleepy, there's always something happening.
Orkney vole The Orkney vole is a distinct sub-species of the common vole (Microtus arvalis) which is found only in the Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Larger than the common vole, it resembles the field vole (Microtus agrestris) but has shorter paler fur.
Orkney, North West Orkney is a gold mining town situated in the Klerksdorp district of the North West Province, South Africa. It lies on the banks of the Vaal River approximately 180km from Johannesburg near the N12 (national road from Johannesburg to Cape Town).
Orkneyinga saga The Orkneyinga saga (also called the History of the Earls of Orkney) is a unique historical narrative of the history of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, from their capture by the Norwegian king in the 9th century onwards until about 1200.
Orko Orko is a character from the animated TV series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. He was not part of the original toy collection on which the show was based; he was created by the show's writers to serve as comic relief.
Orkoiyot An Orkoiyot is the supreme chief of the Nandi people of Kenya. As the Nandi have a dual administrative system, the Orkoiyot is the chief spiritual leader and also has the authority to make decisions regarding security, involving the waging of war.
Orkut Orkut is an Internet social network service run by Google and named after its creator, Google employee Orkut Büyükkökten. It claims to be designed to help users meet new friends and maintain existing relationships.
Orkut Büyükkökten Orkut Büyükkökten is a Turkish software engineer who developed the social networking service called Orkut while working at Google. He developed Orkut as an independent project while working at Google, the outgrowth of a company policy whereby engineers can spend 20% of their time working on personal interests.
Orl Unho Orl Unho (1976 - 2006) is a noted American playwright with a large cult following. His plays are noted for their comedic and frequently satirical nature, often squarely and frankly wrestling with the issues of sex, religion, and morality.
Orla Brady Orla Brady (born March 28, 1966 in Dublin) is an Irish actress who appeared in the short-lived American television series Family Law. Otherwise, she has appeared in Irish and British movies and TV programmes, including and especially the BBC's A Love Divided as "Sheila Cloney".
Orla Guerin Orla Guerin (born 15 May 1966 in Dublin, Ireland) is the BBC Africa correspondent, based in Johannesburg. She has extensive experience having been based in many areas including Jerusalem (where she reported on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict), the West Coast of the USA, Southern Europe, Kosovo, Macedonia, the Basque country in northern Spain, and in Moscow, where she covered the Kursk submarine disaster in 2000.
Orlam Hottentots Orlam Hottentots were people of the Khoikhoi group led into Namaqualand by Jager Afrikaner and others. Unlike the Nama people, who had lived in Namaqualand for centuries, the Orlams had lived further south, in what is now South Africa, and moved back into the Transgariep in the early 19th century.
Orland Smith Orland Smith (May 2, 1825 – October 3, 1903) was a railroad executive and a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He led a spirited bayonet charge during the Battle of Wauhatchie that took a significant Confederate position on a hill that now bears his name.
Orlande de Lassus Orlande de Lassus (also Orlandus Lassus, Orlando di Lasso, Roland de Lassus, or Roland Delattre (1532 (possibly 1530) – June 14, 1594) was a Franco-Flemish composer of late Renaissance music. Along with Palestrina he is today considered to be the chief representative of the mature polyphonic style of the Franco-Flemish School, and he was the most famous and influential musician in Europe at the end of the 16th century.
Orlando (Amtrak station) The Orlando Amtrak station lies south of downtown, about a mile south of the old stations at Church Street and Central Boulevard. It was built in 1926by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad] and used by the [[Seaboard Coast Line Railroad after the 1967 merger with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad.
Orlando (film) Orlando is a 1992 movie, based on Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando: A Biography, starring Tilda Swinton as Orlando, Billy Zane as Marmaduke Bonthrop Shelmerdine, and Quentin Crisp as Queen Elizabeth. It was directed by Sally Potter.
Orlando (opera) Orlando (HWV 31) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Carlo Sigismondo Capece's L'Orlando after Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, which was also the source of Handel's operas Alcina and Ariodante.
Orlando Anderson Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson (1974 - May 29, 1998) is the person usually cited as the murderer of the American rap-legend Tupac Shakur who was involved in the Southside Crips. The two were involved in a scuffle in the late hours of September 7, 1996, which many believe led Anderson to shoot Shakur later that night.
Orlando Bosch Orlando Bosch (also known as Orlando Bosch Avila) is a Cuban exile and former CIA-backed criminal, head of CORU organization, which the FBI has described as "an anti-Castro terrorist umbrella organization". Attorney General Dick Thornburgh called Bosch an "unrepentant terrorist.
Orlando Busino Orlando Busino (born 1926 in Binghamton, New York) is an artist whose cartoons have appeared in McCalls, Reader's Digest, Good Housekeeping, Saturday Evening Post, and many other magazines. He received the National Cartoonist Society Gag Cartoon Award for 1965, 1967, and 1968 for his work.
Orlando Cepeda Orlando Manuel Cepeda Penne (born September 17, 1937) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and right-handed batter who played with the San Francisco Giants (1958-66), St. Louis Cardinals (1966-68), Atlanta Braves (1969-72), Oakland Athletics (1972), Boston Red Sox (1973) and Kansas City Royals (1974).
Orlando da Costa Orlando da Costa (July 1929 - 27 January 2006) was a Portuguese writer of Goan descent, born in the capital of the former Portuguese colony of Mozambique, Maputo. He lived his youth in Goa, another Portuguese colony at the time.
Orlando furioso Orlando furioso ("Orlando the Furious" or "Orlando Enraged") is an epic poem written by Ludovico Ariosto in 1516. It is a "gionta", a sequel, to Matteo Maria Boiardo's Orlando innamorato (Orlando in Love), but it is quite distant from the other work in that it does not preserve the humanistic concepts of knight errantry.
Orlando furioso (Vivaldi) Orlando Furioso is an opera in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi to an Italian libretto by Grazio Braccioli, based on the poem of the same name by Ariosto. The first performance of the opera was at Teatro Sant'Angelo, Venice in 1727.
Origins of chess The origins of chess is one of most controversial topics in chess history. Countries which, at one time or the other, have been associated with the invention of chess include India, China, Persia (Iran), Egypt, Assyria, Arabia, Greece, Ireland and Uzbekistan.
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 tradition, is heavily influenced by the Anglo-American legal system, has some aspects which are typical to the civil law tradition, as well as unique characteristics due to its Jewish and democratic nature.
Origins of Kalarippayattu Kalarippayattu (Malayalam: കളരിപ്പയറ്റŕµŕµŤ) is an Indian martial art practised in Kerala and contiguous parts of neighboring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It incorporates strikes, kicks, grappling, and weaponry, as well as healing techniques.
Origins of New Mexico Families Origins of New Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period by Fray Angélico Chávez is an important work on the genealogy of Spanish New Mexican families. The first edition was published in 1954; a revised edition came out in 1992.
Origins of Opera The word opera means "work" in Italian (from the plural of Latin opus meaning "work" or "labour") suggesting that it combines the arts of solo and choral singing, declamation, acting and dancing in a staged spectacle. "Dafne" by Jacopo Peri was the earliest composition considered opera, as understood today.
Origins of Prussia 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.
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 folk music, gospel music, black and white, and country and western.
Origins of the American Civil War The origins of the American Civil War lay in the complex issues of party 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 Compromise of 1850.
Origins of the blues Little is known about the exact origins of the music we now know as the blues . 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 blues was introduced, before the style was thoroughly documented.
Origins of the Cold War 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 Soviet Union in the years 1945–1947, leading to the Cold War that endured for nearly half a century.
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 Nöldeke, Leone Caetani, Alphonse Mingana, Arthur Jeffery, David Samuel Margoliouth, Abraham Geiger, William St.
Origins of the Sri Lankan civil war The origins of the Sri Lankan civil war lie in sharp disagreements over language, access to universities, and riots between Sri Lanka's majority Sinhalese and minority Tamil community. These gradually but continuously escalated from the 1920s until the outbreak of civil war in 1983.
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,
Orihah In the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon, Orihah was one of the four sons of Jared. His people, called the Jaredites, 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.
Orihon Orihon (OR-ee-hon,ćŠćś¬) 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.
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 ancient times.
Orikabe Station Orikabe Station (ćŠĺŁé§…) is a train station located on the JR ĹŚfunato Line in central Murone, Iwate, Japan. It was the eastern terminus of the ĹŚfunato Line for a short period from September 2, 1928 until July 30, 1929.
Oriki (Praise Poetry) OrĂkì or praise poetry is a cultural phenomenon among the YòrĂąbá speaking people of West Africa. It varies in length depending on whether it's the name given to a child to describe the future portents of the childs life or as a recital of the accomplishments of a clan.
Orillia Park Street Collegiate Park Street Collegiate is an secondary school located in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1961 to help with the over flow of students form cross town rival Orilla District Collegiate Vocational Instutue.
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.
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.
Orin Kerr Orin S. Kerr is an associate professor of law at The George Washington University Law SchoolGeorge Washington Law School Profile and a leading scholar in the subjects of computer crime law and internet surveillance.
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.
Orinoco Crocodile The Orinoco Crocodile Crocodylus intermedius is a crocodilian found in freshwater in northern South America, in particular the Orinoco river. They grow to over 6 meters in length, and are the largest animals in South America.
Orinoco Flow In 1988 Irish singer Enya released the single "Orinoco Flow" (which is often incorrectly referred to as "Sail Away," a phrase repeated during the chorus. The US version of the single and the album cut are called "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"), which reached #1 on the UK singles chart for three weeks in October 1988.
Orinoco Flow -- The Music of Enya Orinoco Flow -- The Music of Enya (1996) is the first album out of nine released by the Taliesin Orchestra, and is a tribute to the Irish singer Enya. There have been three other Enya tribute albums released by the Orchestra: Maiden of Mysteries, An Instrumental Tribute to the Hits of Enya, and Thread of Time.
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.
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.
Oriole Records (UK) Oriole Records was a British record label 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.
Orion (constellation) Orion (IPA: ), a constellation often referred to as The Hunter, is a prominent constellation, perhaps the best-known and most conspicuous in the sky. Its brilliant stars are found on the celestial equator and are visible throughout the world, making this constellation universally recognized.
Orion (singer) Orion (singer) (1945 - December 12, 1998) was the stage name of rockabilly 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 returned to singing.
Orion 11 Orion 11 is the current name of a NASA mission, that will be the final unmanned cargo launch of the Orion spacecraft to the International Space Station before the Constellation Program starts the lunar landing and base development phase. Targeted for December 2015, the mission will remain attached to the ISS for 30 days before returning to Earth.
Orion 12 Orion 12 is the name of a current NASA mission, that will be the first Constellation lunar orbit and dress rehersal flight in conjunction with the LSAM 2 lander. Orion 12 is planned to be the ninth human lunar orbit flight by NASA, the first since Apollo 17 in 1972.
Orion 13 Orion 13 is the current name of a NASA mission, the first Constellation lunar landing in conjunction with the LSAM 3. Orion 13 is planned to be the seventh human lunar landing by NASA, the first since Apollo 17 in 1972.
Orion 15 Orion 15 is a planned NASA mission that will see the third Constellation lunar landing in conjunction with the LSAM 5, making this flight the ninth lunar landing conducted by NASA since July 20, 1969 (the six Apollo landings plus, if successful, the two previous Constellation landings).
Orion 3 Orion 3 is the first planned unmanned launch of the new Orion spacecraft and will allow NASA to test the Ares I rocket for the first time with a functioning Orion spacecraft, along with testing both the spacecraft's onboard propulsion systems, thermal protection system, and landing systems. NASA may have the Orion 3 spacecraft make a rendezvous with the International Space Station, but it is currently planned to be launched in the ISS-inclination orbit and flown in a "solo" configuration.
Orion 4 Orion 4 is the second planned unmanned launch of the new Orion spacecraft and will conduct a rendezvous exercise with the International Space Station in anticipation of the first manned Orion/ISS mission. The mission will also allow NASA to further evaluate the Orion navigation, propulsion, and thermal protection systems.
Orion 5 Orion 5 is the first planned manned launch of both the new Orion spacecraft and Ares I rocket and will conduct a 14-day mission to the International Space Station in which the spacecraft will rendezvous and dock with the station. The mission will have a two-man crew similar in nature to that used on the first four Space Shuttle test flights.
Orion 6 Orion 6 is the scheduled to be the first flight of a cargo version of the Orion spacecraft, as part of NASA's Project Constellation. The spacecraft will launch in December 2014, delivering supplies to the International Space Station, where it will remain docked for about 90 days before it is deorbited
Orion 8 Orion 8 is the scheduled to be the second flight of a cargo version of the Orion spacecraft, as part of NASA's Project Constellation. The spacecraft will launch in May 2015 atop an Ares I rocket, delivering supplies to the International Space Station, where it will remain docked for around 30 days before it is deorbited
Orion 9 Orion 9 is the scheduled to be the third, and penultimate flight of a cargo version of the Orion spacecraft to the International Space Station, as part of NASA's Project Constellation. The spacecraft will be launched in July 2015, and will remain docked to the ISS for about 30 days before it is deorbited.
Orion abort modes With the development of the new Orion spacecraft, which will replace the Space Shuttle after 2010, NASA decided to use a Soyuz-style launch escape system, a powerful solid-rocket motor attached to the nose of the spacecraft, via a "boost protective cover," in a manner similar to that employed for the Apollo Command Module. As the Orion spacecraft was designed to land on both solid ground and in the water, the former more favorable due to the corrosive nature of seawater, NASA, under the advice of the Exploration Systems Architecture Study (ESAS) report, will most likely develop abort procedures that will minimize the risk associated with both launch and landing, and will resemble the abort procedurs used on both Apollo and Space Shuttle.
Orion Airways Orion Airways (known simply as 'Orion') was an airline based in the United Kingdom with its operational base at East Midlands Airport. It was created as the charter airline of Horizon Travel and went on to successfully develop scheduled services.
Orion Building The Orion Building is a 90 metre (295 foot) tall high rise residential building under construction in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Construction of the tower began in 2004 with demolition of the previous building on the site.
Orion Community Unit School District 223 The Orion Community Unit School District 223 teaches the students of Orion, Illinois, Andover, Illinois, Henry County part of Coal Valley, Lynn Center, Illinois, and Osco, Illinois. The current superintendent is Dr.
Orion Corporation Orion Corporation, founded in 1917 and headquartered at Espoo, Finland, is a Finnish company, which develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients and diagnostic tests for global markets.
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.
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.
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 reputation to Earth's Mafia.
Orion Telescopes & Binoculars Orion Telescopes & Binoculars is an American-based retailer of telescopes and astronomy equipment. It operates several retail stores in California as well as an online store and a semi-quarterly mail-order catalog.
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.
Orionflame Orionflame, developed by Yunus Emre "Light" Balcıoġlu, is a production-proven polygonal & subdivision surface modeling system for 3ds max, used widely amongst high profile game and film companies.
Orionids The Orionids are a meteor shower that occurs throughout October into early November. At its peak around October 21-22, as many as 60 meteors per hour can be seen appearing to originate from the radiant located in the constellation Orion near its border with Gemini.
Oris Hockett Oris Leon Hockett (September 29, 1909 - March 23, 1969) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1938-39), Cleveland Indians (1941-44) and Chicago White Sox (1945). Hockett batted left handed and threw right handed.
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, CandomblĂ© and LucumĂ/SanterĂa.
Orishas (band) Orishas is a popular Cuban hip hop group. Yotuel and Ruzzo, two Cubans who moved from Havana to Paris as part of a school exchange program, joined Roldan and Flaco-Profrom, two rappers, to form the band in 1999.
Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site is a 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.
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.
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 on the south and west by the Bay of Bengal.
Oritaku Shiba no Ki is an autobiographical text written by the Edo Period Japanese scholar-official Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725). The text describes Arai's ancestors, his childhood, and his work in the Tokugawa administration, providing an invaluable perspective on the Tokugawa government of that period.
Orites excelsa Orites excelsa is a rainforest tree of northern New South Wales and southeast Queensland. Known colloquially as the Prickly Ash, Mountain Silky Oak or White Beefwood, it is a member of the genus Orites within the family Proteaceae.
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.
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.
Orix Blue Wave The was a Japanese baseball team based in Kobe, Japan, which played in the Pacific League and was owned by the Orix Group, a Tokyo financial services company. Kobe is the hometown of the owner of the group and club, and was a reason that Orix BlueWave franchised in Kobe.
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.
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.
Orizona Orizona is a small town and municipality in Goiás state, Brazil. Orizona is large producer of Cachaça () (also called pinga, caninha, aguardente, cana, or mé) a rum like drink Cachaça is often said to differ from rum in that it is made from sugarcane juice while rum is made from molasses.
Ork (Warhammer 40,000) The Orks are a race from the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. They are in some ways equivalent to Warhammer Fantasy Orcs, particularly in terms of their physical appearance, but vary in some biological and cultural details.
Orkanger Orkanger is a small town in the municipality of Orkdal, Norway, located at the tip of Orkdalsfjorden. Combined with Fannrem it constitutes the biggest town of Sør-Trøndelag county outside of Trondheim, the county capital.
Orkdal Orkdal is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. A large part of the population is concentrated in Orkanger/Fannrem, which is situated at the head of the Orkdalsfjord, a branch of the large Trondheimsfjord.
Orkest Zonder Naam The Orkest Zonder Naam (Nameless Orchestra) was the orchestra of the catholic broadcasting corporation KRO during the pillarization of Dutch society. Their 1952 song Naar de speeltuin is a Dutch evergreen, which sold 25,000 copies.
Orkestar bez ime Orkestar bez ime (Bulgarian language: ОркеŃŃ‚ŃŠŃ€ без име, English language: Band with no name) is a comedy movie released in Bulgaria in 1981. It was directed by Lyudmil Kirkov and written by Stanislav Stratiev.
Orkestar RTW Orkestar RTW is a five-piece band based in Seattle, Washington that started in 1987 as the house band for the Radost Folk Ensemble. Named in the tradition of post-World War II Balkan radio and television house bands (such as Orkestar Radio-Televizije Beograd), Orkestar RTW (Radio-Televizije Washington) plays the music of those bands, primarily traditional and folk music from the countries of Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Serbia.
Orkhon script The Orkhon script (also spelled Orhon script, Turkish: Orhon Yazıları) is the earliest known Turkic alphabet. The script was discovered in an 1889 expedition to the Orkhon Valley monuments in Mongolia, which date from the early 8th century.
Orkney and Shetland Movement The Orkney and Shetland Movement was an electoral coalition formed for the 1987 UK general election. The pro-devolution Orkney Movement and Shetland Movement agreed John Goodlad as a joint candidate for the Orkney and Shetland constituency, and the Scottish National Party agreed to stand aside in favour of the coalition.
Orkney Snork Nie Orkney Snork Nie was a popular Afrikaans sitcom, originally broadcast by the SABC in South Africa between 1989 and 1992. The name translates directly into Orkney Doesn't Snore, but the message being conveyed in Afrikaans is that the town isn't sleepy, there's always something happening.
Orkney vole The Orkney vole is a distinct sub-species of the common vole (Microtus arvalis) which is found only in the Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Larger than the common vole, it resembles the field vole (Microtus agrestris) but has shorter paler fur.
Orkney, North West Orkney is a gold mining town situated in the Klerksdorp district of the North West Province, South Africa. It lies on the banks of the Vaal River approximately 180km from Johannesburg near the N12 (national road from Johannesburg to Cape Town).
Orkneyinga saga The Orkneyinga saga (also called the History of the Earls of Orkney) is a unique historical narrative of the history of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, from their capture by the Norwegian king in the 9th century onwards until about 1200.
Orko Orko is a character from the animated TV series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. He was not part of the original toy collection on which the show was based; he was created by the show's writers to serve as comic relief.
Orkoiyot An Orkoiyot is the supreme chief of the Nandi people of Kenya. As the Nandi have a dual administrative system, the Orkoiyot is the chief spiritual leader and also has the authority to make decisions regarding security, involving the waging of war.
Orkut Orkut is an Internet social network service run by Google and named after its creator, Google employee Orkut Büyükkökten. It claims to be designed to help users meet new friends and maintain existing relationships.
Orkut Büyükkökten Orkut Büyükkökten is a Turkish software engineer who developed the social networking service called Orkut while working at Google. He developed Orkut as an independent project while working at Google, the outgrowth of a company policy whereby engineers can spend 20% of their time working on personal interests.
Orl Unho Orl Unho (1976 - 2006) is a noted American playwright with a large cult following. His plays are noted for their comedic and frequently satirical nature, often squarely and frankly wrestling with the issues of sex, religion, and morality.
Orla Brady Orla Brady (born March 28, 1966 in Dublin) is an Irish actress who appeared in the short-lived American television series Family Law. Otherwise, she has appeared in Irish and British movies and TV programmes, including and especially the BBC's A Love Divided as "Sheila Cloney".
Orla Guerin Orla Guerin (born 15 May 1966 in Dublin, Ireland) is the BBC Africa correspondent, based in Johannesburg. She has extensive experience having been based in many areas including Jerusalem (where she reported on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict), the West Coast of the USA, Southern Europe, Kosovo, Macedonia, the Basque country in northern Spain, and in Moscow, where she covered the Kursk submarine disaster in 2000.
Orlam Hottentots Orlam Hottentots were people of the Khoikhoi group led into Namaqualand by Jager Afrikaner and others. Unlike the Nama people, who had lived in Namaqualand for centuries, the Orlams had lived further south, in what is now South Africa, and moved back into the Transgariep in the early 19th century.
Orland Smith Orland Smith (May 2, 1825 – October 3, 1903) was a railroad executive and a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He led a spirited bayonet charge during the Battle of Wauhatchie that took a significant Confederate position on a hill that now bears his name.
Orlande de Lassus Orlande de Lassus (also Orlandus Lassus, Orlando di Lasso, Roland de Lassus, or Roland Delattre (1532 (possibly 1530) – June 14, 1594) was a Franco-Flemish composer of late Renaissance music. Along with Palestrina he is today considered to be the chief representative of the mature polyphonic style of the Franco-Flemish School, and he was the most famous and influential musician in Europe at the end of the 16th century.
Orlando (Amtrak station) The Orlando Amtrak station lies south of downtown, about a mile south of the old stations at Church Street and Central Boulevard. It was built in 1926by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad] and used by the [[Seaboard Coast Line Railroad after the 1967 merger with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad.
Orlando (film) Orlando is a 1992 movie, based on Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando: A Biography, starring Tilda Swinton as Orlando, Billy Zane as Marmaduke Bonthrop Shelmerdine, and Quentin Crisp as Queen Elizabeth. It was directed by Sally Potter.
Orlando (opera) Orlando (HWV 31) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Carlo Sigismondo Capece's L'Orlando after Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, which was also the source of Handel's operas Alcina and Ariodante.
Orlando Anderson Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson (1974 - May 29, 1998) is the person usually cited as the murderer of the American rap-legend Tupac Shakur who was involved in the Southside Crips. The two were involved in a scuffle in the late hours of September 7, 1996, which many believe led Anderson to shoot Shakur later that night.
Orlando Bosch Orlando Bosch (also known as Orlando Bosch Avila) is a Cuban exile and former CIA-backed criminal, head of CORU organization, which the FBI has described as "an anti-Castro terrorist umbrella organization". Attorney General Dick Thornburgh called Bosch an "unrepentant terrorist.
Orlando Busino Orlando Busino (born 1926 in Binghamton, New York) is an artist whose cartoons have appeared in McCalls, Reader's Digest, Good Housekeeping, Saturday Evening Post, and many other magazines. He received the National Cartoonist Society Gag Cartoon Award for 1965, 1967, and 1968 for his work.
Orlando Cepeda Orlando Manuel Cepeda Penne (born September 17, 1937) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and right-handed batter who played with the San Francisco Giants (1958-66), St. Louis Cardinals (1966-68), Atlanta Braves (1969-72), Oakland Athletics (1972), Boston Red Sox (1973) and Kansas City Royals (1974).
Orlando da Costa Orlando da Costa (July 1929 - 27 January 2006) was a Portuguese writer of Goan descent, born in the capital of the former Portuguese colony of Mozambique, Maputo. He lived his youth in Goa, another Portuguese colony at the time.
Orlando furioso Orlando furioso ("Orlando the Furious" or "Orlando Enraged") is an epic poem written by Ludovico Ariosto in 1516. It is a "gionta", a sequel, to Matteo Maria Boiardo's Orlando innamorato (Orlando in Love), but it is quite distant from the other work in that it does not preserve the humanistic concepts of knight errantry.
Orlando furioso (Vivaldi) Orlando Furioso is an opera in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi to an Italian libretto by Grazio Braccioli, based on the poem of the same name by Ariosto. The first performance of the opera was at Teatro Sant'Angelo, Venice in 1727.
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