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Outerbridge Horsey Outerbridge Horsey (March 5 1777 – June 9 1842), was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as Delaware Attorney General and as United States Senator from Delaware.
Outernet (network) Outernet is a wireless community network based in Poland, in which everyone owns their own node's hardware configured in a mesh network managed by OLSR. Participants must permit routing of other node's data through their outers, which allows building a large maintenance-free and low-cost network infrastructure which is a personal property of it's users.
Outernet: Friend or Foe? On his birthday, Jack Armstrong receives a laptop computer from his parents. United States residents working on a military base in the United Kingdom, they have been having financial problems so he is grateful for the gift.
Outerside Outerside is a fell in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It is located 6 kilometres west of Keswick in the north western part of the national park and is a smaller member of the Coledale group of fells with a height of 568 metres (1863 feet).
Outerspace Outerspace are an underground hip-hop duo that grew up in the same Northern Philadelphia neighborhood. Originally a trio consisting of the three Puerto-Rican friends that then took the artist names Planet, Jedeye and Crypt.
Outfield The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield. The term is also used in football (soccer) as an adjective describing any position other than that of goalkeeper.
Outfielder Outfielder is a collective term including left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder, the three positions in baseball farthest from the batter. Outfielders are primarily engaged in attempting to catch long fly balls.
Outfoxed Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism is a 2004 documentary film by filmmaker Robert Greenwald that argues that the Fox News Channel has a right-wing bias. It also claims consumer fraud in the channel, stating that Fox News is
Outgassing Outgassing is the slow release of a gas that was trapped, frozen, absorbed or adsorbed in some material., Chapter 3 It can include sublimation and evaporation which are phase transitions of a substance into a gas, as well as desorption, seepage from cracks or internal volumes and gaseous products of slow chemical reactions.
Outgoing longwave radiation Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR) is the energy leaving the earth as infrared radiation at low exergy. Earth's radiation balance is very closely achieved since the OLR very nearly equals the Shortwave Absorbed Radiation received at high exergy from the sun.
Outgroup In cladistics, whenever three or more monophyletic groups of organisms are compared, and all but one of them are more closely related to each other than any single one of them is to the last, the latter group is known as the outgroup. The evolutionary conclusion from this is that the outgroup branched from the parent group before the other two groups branched from each other.
Outgroup (sociology) In sociology, an outgroup is a social group towards which an individual feels contempt, opposition, or a desire to compete. Members of outgroups may be subject to outgroup homogeneity biases, and generally people tend to privilege ingroup members over outgroup members in many situations.
Outgun Outgun is a free-software multiplayer action game for the PC. It consists of simple capture the flag-style battles around mazes that vary in complexity, usually taking place over a local area network or a LAN.
Outhaul An outhaul is a line which is part of the running rigging of a sailboat, which is used to extend a sail, and control the shape of the curve of the foot of the sail. It runs from the clew (the back corner of the sail) to the end of the boom.
Outing While outing often refers to an outdoor excursion, in the late twentieth century the term acquired an additional meaning: taking someone "out of the closet" - that is, publicising that someone is gay.
Outjo Outjo is a town in Namibia, located in Outjo Constituency. It was founded by Germans in 1897 by Colonel Theodor von Leutwein as a small military base in order to explore the northern area of German South-West Africa.
OutKast OutKast is a multi-Grammy American hip hop duo based out of Atlanta, Georgia. Its original musical style was a mixture of Dirty South and G-Funk; since then, funk, soul, electronica, rock, spoken word poetry, crunk, chopped and screwed music, jazz, and blues elements have been added to the mix.
Outlander (film) Outlander is an upcoming science fiction film directed by Howard McCain and starring James Caviezel. Caviezel has described Outlander to be a light combination of Braveheart and Highlander, but a film on a larger scale.
Outlandish Outlandish is a Danish hip-hop group based in Denmark. Formed in 1997, they consist of Isam Bachiri Azouaoui (born in Denmark and of Moroccan background), Waqas Ali Qadri (born in Denmark and of Pakistani background), and Lenny Martinez (from Honduras).
Outlands (Dungeons & Dragons) In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game cosmology, the Concordant Domain of the Outlands, also known as the Concordant Opposition, is the Outer Plane where the souls of people of Neutral alignment are sent after death. It is popular as a meeting place for treaties between the powers.
Outlaw An outlaw, a person living the lifestyle of outlawry, meaning literally "outside of the law." In the common law of England, a judgment declaring someone an outlaw was one of the harshest penalties in the legal system.
Outlaw (comics) Outlaw (or Inez Temple) is a fictional character created by Marvel Comics for their series' Deadpool and Agent X. She is a mutant with the abilities of superhuman strength, durability, agility, and an uncanny accuracy with firearms.
Outlaw country Outlaw country was a significant trend in country music during the late 1960s and the 1970s (and even into the 1980s in some cases), commonly referred to as The Outlaw Movement (both by fans and by people in the music industry) or simply Outlaw music http://www.britannica.
Outlaw motorcycle club An outlaw motorcyclist or biker is an individual who is a member or an affiliate of an outlaw motorcycle club. The term "outlaw" came from the American Motorcyclist Association in the 1950s, when they stated that 99% of all bikers were law-abiding, thus leaving 1% outlaw.
Outlaw Nation Outlaw Nation was originally published by Vertigo from 2000-2002, and createde by Jamie Delano and Goran Sudzuka. The 19-issue saga tells the tale of Story Johnson, a 100 year-old semi-deranged amnesiac pulp fiction-writer returning home from 25 years MIA in Vietnam.
Outlaw Posse Outlaw Posse were a British hip hop group formed by Bello B (real name Isaac Bello) and K-Gee (real name Karl Gordon). They also recorded together as Outlaw and Brothers Like Outlaw, before the group finally split in 1992.
Outlawries Bill The Outlawries Bill (or, by its long title, A Bill for the more effectual preventing clandestine Outlawries) is customarily introduced in the United Kingdom's House of Commons at the start of each session of Parliament.
Outlaws (computer game) Outlaws is a first-person shooter released by LucasArts in 1997 using an enhanced version of the Jedi game engine, first seen in Star Wars: Dark Forces. It is one of the very few FPS games with a Wild West setting.
Outlaws (C64 game) Outlaws is a video game for the Commodore 64 developed and released by Ultimate Play The Game in 1986. In a break from earlier arcade adventure titles such as The Staff of Karnath and Entombed, Outlaws is a straightforward shooter game and does not feature the aristocrat adventurer, Sir Arthur Pendragon.
Outlawz Tha Outlawz (also The Outlawz and Outlaw Immortalz) is an American rap group from Essex County, New Jersey, founded by Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after his release from prison. Collectively, they are probably best known for appearing in the video for, and rapping on "Hit 'Em Up".
Outlet mall An outlet mall (or outlet centre) is a type of shopping mall, in which manufacturers sell their products directly to the public through their own branded stores. Other stores in outlet malls are operated by retailers selling returned goods and discontinued products, often at heavily reduced prices.
Outlet store An outlet store or factory outlet is a retail store in which manufacturers sell their irregular, surplus or old-fashion stock directly to the public. The stores can be operated by the manufacturer, or by a third party retailer, and can be brick and mortar or online.
Outliner An outliner is a special text editor that allows text to be structured as an outline. Outliners are typically used for computer programming, collecting or organizing ideas, Getting Things Done, or project management.
Outlive Outlive is a Brazilian computer game produced by Continuum Entertainment. It is a mission-based real-time strategy game where the player controls either the human military or robot forces and attempts to eliminate all opposing forces.
Outlook Express Outlook Express is an e-mail and news client included in versions of Microsoft Windows from Windows 95 OSR-2 to Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). It is also bundled with Internet Explorer, and available for the classic Apple Macintosh operating system.
Outlook Redemption Outlook Redemption is a toolset for users of Microsoft's Outlook email program. Outlook users who want to be able to list out the internet headers, for instance, from the emails they receive, using a macro, will find that most of the header information is not accessible.
Outlook Tower Outlook Tower is a building in Edinburgh, Scotland, purchased and refurbished by Patrick Geddes in 1892 to transform into a 'place of outlook and a type-museum as a key to a better understanding of Edinburgh and its region, but also to help people get a clear idea of its relation to the world at large'Anon. (1906).
Outlying Islands (play) Outlying Islands is a play by David Greig, set on a remote Scottish island in the summer of 1939. Two ornithologists - young, impulsive and English Robert and the more conservative yet naive Scottish John - are sent to catalogue the bird colonies on the island.
Outpatient surgery Outpatient Surgery, also referred to as ambulatory surgery or same-day surgery, is surgery that does not require an overnight hospital stay. The term “outpatient” arises from the fact that surgery patients may go home do not need an overnight hospital bed (they are out the door).
Outpost (computer game) Outpost is a video game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. The game was noteworthy for having a hard science fiction approach, without standard science fiction technologies like faster than light travel, force fields, cloaking devices or teleporters.
Outpost 2 Outpost 2 is a real-time strategy computer game developed by Dynamix, released in 1997 by Sierra Entertainment. Outpost 2 is ostensibly a sequel to the game Outpost released in 1994 by Sierra Entertainment, although the tie-in is in name only.
Outpost Chi Outpost Chi was a seminal LARP Campaign of the Baltimore-Washington Community serving to establish the basis for an eclectic Theatre Style community playing multiple event (Campaign) games. Principally organized by John and Rebecca Corrado, the Campaign ran in the late 90s.
Outpost Kaloki X Outpost Kaloki X is a city-building video game for the Xbox 360 that places the player in the role of a manager, tasked with building a financially successful fantasy space station. Outpost Kaloki X is available for download from Xbox Live Arcade.
Outpost Snipe The defence of "Outpost Snipe" was an action that occurred during the Second Battle of El Alamein in the Second World War. It is particularly noteworthy due to the tenacity of the troops involved and is an excellent example of a last stand.
Outpost Societies After the Armistice of Mudros young and patriotic Ottoman officers found secret organizations in Istanbul. The aim of these organizations was to provide the revolution with loyal officers, weapons and armaments (most of which was stolen from the Allied Forces controlled warehouses).
Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire Outposts, Journeys to the surviving relics of the British Empire ([ISBN 0141011890]) is a book by Simon Winchester. It details his travels to each of the remaining dependencies of the British Empire and was first published in 1985.
Output (economics) Output in economics is the total value of all of the goods and services produced in an entity's economy. It is a concept used in macroeconomics, or the study of the economic transactions of broad groups such as countries.
Output compare Output compare is the ability to trigger an output based on a timestamp in memory, without interrupting the execution of code by a processor or microcontroller. This is a functionality provided by many embedded systems.
Output contract An Output Contract is an agreement in which a producer agrees to sell its entire production to the buyer, who in turn agrees to purchase the entire output, whatever that is. Example: an almond grower has a "home" for his output, and the packer of nuts is happy to have a sure-fire supply, even though it may have to store away a glut.
Output device An output device is a piece of hardware (a key physical part of a computer that can be touched) which a machine, typically a computer, uses to present information to the user. It can show any amount of information and any kind of information; for instance: sound, data,memory, images etc...
Output impedance The output impedance, source impedance, or internal impedance of an electronic device is the opposition exhibited by its output terminals to the flow of an alternating current (AC) of a particular frequency as a result of resistance, inductance and capacitance.
Outracks Outracks is a Norwegian demogroup who released their first demo in 2002. Best known for the demo "Synthematik" from 2004, which got nominated for the "Breakthrough Performance" award at Scene.
Outrage (film) Outrage is a 1950 black-and-white B-movie starring Mala Powers. It was directed by noted film noir actress and pioneering female director Ida Lupino; she also wrote the film, along with the producers Malvin Wald and Collier Young.
Outram, Singapore Outram is a district in Singapore, within the Central Area, relatively near the prominent city centre and financial districts, but is nearer the border of the Central Area, and outside the Downtown Core. Outram is served by extensive public transport, including SBS Transit and a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Station, the Outram Park MRT Station.
Outrapo [stands for "Ouvroir de tragicomédie potentielle", which translates roughly as "workshop] of [[potential tragicomedy", it was founded in London, in 1991, and search potentialities past, present or future, new or preexistent constraints, of stage performance.
Outreach Outreach is an effort by an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public. Unlike marketing, outreach does not inherently revolve around a product or strategies to increase market share.
Outreach International Outreach International is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Independence, Missouri, United States (USA). Founded in 1979, the organization's purpose is to help the poor overcome the effects of poverty and develop the capacity to create a new future for themselves and their communities.
Outreau Outreau is a commune and the chief town of a canton of northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département, arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. It belongs to the Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais, which gathers 22 communes.
Outreau trial The Outreau Trial was a miscarriage of justice in France. After the "Dutroux Affair" in Belgium, this so-called "Outreau Affair" concerning an alleged network of pedophiles came to light in November 2001 in a poor suburb of Boulogne-sur-Mer in the Pas-de-Calais.
Outremer Outremer, French for "overseas," was the general name given the Crusader states established after the First Crusade: the County of Edessa, the Principality of Antioch, the County of Tripoli and especially the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The name was often used as an equivalent to Levant, Syria or Palestine, and incorporated areas that are today also part of Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon.
Outrigger Hotels & Resorts Outrigger Hotels is a Honolulu-based hotel chain operating over 50 properties and over 12,000 rooms in Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam and Indonesia. With 26 properties in Hawaii, it is Hawaii's largest hotel chain.
Outrigger Macintosh The Outrigger is a style of Apple Macintosh desktop computercase designed for easy access. The logic board is mounted at the bottom of the case, with drive bays and a power supply in a separate fold-out section that swings aside as one piece.
Outright Libertarians Outright Libertarians is a United States association of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and other self-identified "queer" (LGBTQ) Libertarian Party activists and supporters. Outright Libertarians has at times been incorrectly characterized as an organization dedicated either to promoting the LGBT rights movement or working against it.
Outro (computer gaming) In computer and video gaming, the term "outro" refers to a sequence of graphics and music presented to the player as a reward for successful completion of the entire game. Outros are also commonly referred to as the game's ending.
Outro-solo In music, an outro-solo is an instrumental solo part (usually a guitar solo) played as the song fades out. For examples see The Darkness's "I Believe In A Thing Called Love", Eagles' "Hotel California" and Rush's "Working Man".
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast is a racing game developed by Sumo Digital and released in 2006 on behalf of Sega-AM2. It is the eighth title in the series, after Out Run, Turbo Outrun, OutRunners, Outrun Europa, OutRun 2019, OutRun 2, and OutRun 2 SP.
Outsert An outsert is a four page card wrapped around and attached to the outside of a magazine or other publication. Its purpose is to advertise a product (such as a subscription and/or free gift) and also to act as a flag for the publication to distinguish it from other titles on newsstand shelves.
Outside (David Bowie song) "Outside" is a song written by David Bowie and Kevin Armstrong in 1995 and the title track (Track 2) for his album Outside. An early version of the song, called "Now", was written in 1988 after Never Let Me Down but before Tin Machine.
Outside (magazine) Outside is a magazine focused on the outdoors. The first issue debuted in 1978, and a letter inside claimed the magazine was "dedicated to covering the people, sports and activities, politics, art, literature, and hardware of the outdoors...
Outside broadcasting Outside Broadcasting is the production of television programmes (typically to cover news and sports events) from a mobile television studio. This mobile control room is known as an "Outside Broadcasting Van", "OB Van" or "Scanner" (a BBC term).
Outside Context Problem An Outside Context Problem or an OCP is any problem outside a given group's (organisation, society, culture or civilisation) experience, with an immediate, ubiquitous and lasting impact upon it. An OCP is "outside the context" as it is generally not considered until it occurs, and the capacity to actually conceive of or consider the OCP in the first place may not be possible or very limited (i.
Outside flame ignitor An outside flame ignitor was an early ignition device used in internal-combustion engines that used a flame outside the engine and a sliding port on the cylinder head. At the appropriate time in the compression cycle of the engine, the port would briefly be opened and closed allowing the fuel/air mixture in the cylinder to be ignited by the flame.
Outside Inside Outside Inside is a 1983 release on Capitol Records by The Tubes. Songs included were: "She's A Beauty", "Glass House", "Wild Women of Wongo", "Out of the Business", "No Not Again", "The Monkey Time", "Drums", "Outside/Inside", and others.
Outside Left Outside left is a position in football which refers to a footballer who plays as a forward on the left wing, typically as part of a 2-3-5 formation in one of other of its variants. As football tactics have developed, and wingers have become midfielders, the terminology has changed and “outside left” has become a historical term.
Outside Music Outside Music is a Canadian independent record label. Artists who have released material on Outside Music include The Sadies, King Cobb Steelie, Blood Meridian, Fred Eaglesmith, Woolly Leaves, Ivana Santilli and Kate Maki.
Outside Play And Learning Book Outside Play and Learning Book is a book describing children's activities by suggesting literally hundreds of hands-on activities. The book is written by Karen Miller, with interior illustrations by Laura Burney.
Outside Right Outside right is a position in football which refers to a footballer who plays as a forward on the right wing, typically as part of a 2-3-5 formation in one of other of its variants. As football tactics have developed, and wingers have become midfielders, the terminology has changed and “outside right” has become a historical term.
Outside the Lines Outside the Lines, or also referred to as OTL, is an Emmy Award winning television program on ESPN that looks "outside the lines" and examines critical issues in American sports on and off of the field of play.
Outsider (Dungeons & Dragons) In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, an outsider is a type of creature, or "creature type". Outsiders are at least partially composed of the essence (if not the material) of a plane other than the Prime Material Plane.
Outsider Art The term Outsider Art was coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 as an English synonym for Art Brut (which literally translates as "Raw Art" or "Rough Art"), a label created by French artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the boundaries of official culture; Dubuffet focused particularly on art by insane asylum inmates.
Outsider music Outsider music is music performed either by social outsiders, who have no or few associates in the mainstream music business, or by musicians who choose to live and work in seclusion, often due to compromising behavioral or psychological conditions. Outsider music reflects these conditions in various ways.
Outsiders (comics) The Outsiders are fictional characters, a DC Comics superhero group. As its name suggests, the group consists of superheroes who do not fit the norms of the mainstream superhero community, namely the Justice League.
Outsize cargo Outsize cargo is cargo defined by the United States Military as cargo which would exceed the cargo capabilities of the C-141B aircraft and would require a C-5 or C-17 aircraft to transport. Specificially, a piece of outsize cargo is a single item that exceeds 1,000 inches in length, 117 inches in width, and 105 inches in height.
Outsourcing Outsourcing entered the business lexicon in the 1980s and often refers to the delegation of non-core operations from internal production to an external entity specialising in the management of that operation. The decision to outsource is often made in the interest of lowering firm costs, redirecting or conserving energy directed at the competencies of a particular business, or to make more efficient use of worldwide labour, capital, technology and resources.
Outstanding Achievement Medal This is awarded to military personnel for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service but to a lesser extent not warranting the award of the Degree of Officer or for meritorious service of more value than that for which the Military Merit Medal is usually awarded; and to civilians for outstanding service to the Philippines that merits official recognition by the government but to a lesser category not warranting the award of the Degree of Officer.
Outstanding Airman badge The Outstanding Airman Badge is a decoration of the United States Air Force that is a part of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year program, which is a recognition program jointly run by the Air Force and the Air Force Association.
Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon The Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon is a decoration of the United States Air Force which was first created on February 21, 1968 by order of Secretary of the Air Force Harold Brown. The first presentation of the award was in June of 1970.
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Outstanding Daytime Drama Series is an award which has been given every year at the Daytime Emmys ceremony since 1974. As there are separate awards for acting, writing and directing, Outstanding Daytime Drama Series is supposed to be given to the soap that excelled in all three of those categories.
Outstanding Florida Waters Outstanding Florida Waters are rivers, lakes and other bodies of water designated by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) (under authority of Section 403.061 (27), Florida Statutes) as worthy of special protection because of their natural attributes.
Outstanding Host or Commentator The Emmy Award for Outstanding Host or Commentator was awarded from 1968 to 1992. It was awarded to a sports broadcaster who was best at hosting an event from a studio or commentating on an event as it was taking place.
Outstanding Live Sports Series The Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Sports Series has been awarded since 1976. Unlike the award for Outstanding Live Sports Special, this award is given to networks for a weekly series in which a specific sport is televised live.
Outstanding Live Sports Special The Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Sports Special has been awarded since 1976. It is awarded to a network for their coverage of one specific sporting event in a calendar year, which means it should not be confused with the award for Outstanding Live Sports Series.
Outstanding Parliamentarian Award The Outstanding Parliamentarian Award is an award given by the Indian Parliamentary Group to an outstanding sitting Member of the Indian Parliament. It was instituted in 1995 by Shivraj Patil who was then the Speaker, Lok Sabha from 1991-96.
Outstanding stock Outstanding stock is common stock that has been authorized and issued by a corporation and purchased by investors. It has voting rights and represents ownership in the corporation by the person or institution that holds the stock.
Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play The Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play was first given away in 1993. It is given to whom the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences judges to be the best play-by-play announcer in a calendar year.
Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio and Sports Event Analyst The Sports Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Analyst and Outstanding Sports Personality, Sports Event Analyst made their debuts at the awards show in different years — 1993 for the Studio Analyst award and 1997 for the Sports Event Analyst award. Before 1993, an Emmy was awarded in just one combined category.
Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Host The Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Host has been awarded since 1993. The award is given to an on-air personality that hosts a pregame or postgame show, or gives news during event coverage, but does not commentate on the event itself.
OutSystems OutSystems offers an agile software platform to build, change and operate enterprise applications that connect existing information systems to business users. Additionally the company provides a wide set of open applications that can be tailored to meet each company's specific needs.
Outtakes for the Outcast Outtakes for the Outcast is an album from New York hardcore punk band, Sick of It All. It contains unreleased original songs, B-sides, and cover versions, and was the last album released by the band on Fat Wreck Chords before their move to Abacus Recordings.
Outtrim North railway station, Victoria Outtrim North was a railway station on the Outtrim line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The station was opened in 1890's, and was one of only three stations on the Outtrim line which was eventually closed in the 1950's, when Victorian Railways was closing many other small branch lines.

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