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Octobriana Octobriana is a fictional character, a comic superheroine of debatable origin. According to the 1971 book Octobriana and the Russian Underground by Peter Sadecky, Octobriana was created in the 1960’s by a group of dissident Russian artists calling themselves Progressive Political Pornography (PPP).
Octobrist The Octobrist Party (Russian Октябристы) was a non-revolutionary conservative-liberal Russian political party formally called Union of October 17 (Союз 17 Октября). The party's program of moderate constitutionalism called for the fulfillment of Emperor Nicholas II's October Manifesto granted at the peak of the Russian Revolution of 1905.
Octocontra-alto clarinet The octocontra-alto clarinet (also known as "octo contra alto", "sub contra alto" or "octocontralto") is the second largest member of the clarinet family. The instrument is pitched one octave lower than the E-flat contra-alto clarinet, two octaves lower than the E-flat alto clarinet, and two octaves and a fifth lower than the standard B-flat soprano clarinet.
Octocontrabass clarinet The octocontrabass clarinet (also known as octo contrabass clarinet, octo contra bass clarinet, or sub-contra bass clarinet) is the largest and lowest member of the clarinet family. It is pitched three octaves lower than the standard Bâ™­ soprano clarinet (making it a BBBâ™­ transposing instrument).
Octogesima Adveniens Octogesima Adveniens is the name of an Apostolic Letter written by Pope Paul VI to Maurice Cardinal Roy, who at the time was serving as the President of the Council of the Laity and of the Pontifical Commission for Justice and Peace. It was promulgated on May 14, 1971 and was written for the occasion of the eightieth anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarum.
Octomeria Octomeria (from Greek "eight part", referring to its 8 pollinia) is a plant genus belonging to the family Orchidaceae. The genus is comprised of about 200 species native to the Neotropics, mostly in Brazil.
Octonion In mathematics, the octonions are a nonassociative extension of the quaternions. Their 8-dimensional normed division algebra over the real numbers is the widest possible that can be obtained from Cayley-Dickson construction.
Octopus The octopus (Greek , 'eight-legs') is a cephalopod of the order Octopoda that inhabits many diverse regions of the ocean, especially coral reefs. The term may also refer to only those creatures in the genus Octopus.
Octopus (yacht) Octopus is currently the world's fourth largest superyacht (the third largest, Rising Sun, is owned by Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle) and the second largest not owned by heads of state. Octopus is measured at 414 feet (126.
Octopus card The Octopus card is a rechargeable contactless stored value smart card used to transfer electronic payments in online or offline systems in Hong Kong. Originally launched in September 1997 to collect fares for the city's mass transit system, the Octopus card system has grown into a widely used payment system not only for virtually all public transport in Hong Kong, but also for making payment at convenience stores, supermarkets, fast-food restaurants, on-street parking meters, car parks and many other point-of-sale applications such as service stations and vending machines.
Octopus wrestling Octopus wrestling is a sport that involves a diver grappling with an octopus in shallow water and dragging it to the surface. Octopus wrestling was relatively popular in the coastal United States during the 1960s.
Octopus's Garden "Octopus's Garden" is a song written by Ringo Starr (with some help from George Harrison, although it is credited solely to Starr, as "Starkey"). It is featured on The Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road, and their later albums The Beatles 1967-1970, Anthology 3 and Love.
Octopussy and The Living Daylights Octopussy and The Living Daylights (sometimes published as Octopussy) is the fourteenth and final James Bond book written by Ian Fleming. It is a collection of short stories published posthumously in the United Kingdom and the United States by Glidrose Productions, in 1966, as a postscript to his James Bond canon.
Octoraro Railroad The Octoraro Railroad was formed in the 1980s and took over a portion of the former Pennsylvania Railroad branch line that ran from Chadds Ford, PA to Sylmar, MD. At Chadd's Ford, connection was made with a former Reading Co.
Octreotide Octreotide (brand name Sandostatin, Novartis Pharmaceuticals) is an octapeptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically, though is a more potent inhibitor of growth hormone, glucagon, and insulin than the natural hormone.
Ocular dominance column Ocular dominance columns are regions of neurons in the striate cortex that synapse with axons carrying transduced signals from either the left or right eye. The columns span multiple cortical layers, producing a striped pattern when the deeper levels are stained.
Ocular melanosis Ocular melanosis (OM), also known as ocular melanocytosis or melanosis oculi, is a disease of the eye which in dogs is almost found exclusively in the Cairn Terrier. Until recently it was known as pigmentary glaucoma.
Ocular micrometer An ocular micrometer is a glass disk that fits in a microscope eyepiece that has a ruled scale, which is used to measure the size of magnified objects. The physical length of the marks on the scale depend on the degree of magnification.
Ocular myasthenia Ocular myasthenia gravis (MG) is a disease of the neuromuscular junction resulting in hallmark variability in muscle weakness and fatigability. MG is an autoimmune disease where anomalous antibodies are produced against the naturally occurring acetylcholine (ACh) receptors in voluntary muscles.
Ocular Parabola In the science fiction TV series LEXX, Ocular Parabolae are the principle component to the Lexx’s main weapon system. They are linked into complex arrays and have two functions: one is to serve as a massive network of compound optical receivers (hence, the ocular portion of its name) to allow the Lexx to see into space, and the other function is to act as a mass emitter for its weapon.
Ocularist An ocularist is an eye care professional who specializes in the fabrication and fitting of ocular prostheses for people who have lost an eye or eyes due to trauma or illness. The fabrication process for a custom made eye typically includes taking an impression of the eye socket, shaping a plastic shell, painting the iris and then fitting the ocular prostheses.
Oculocardiac reflex The oculocardiac reflex, also known as Aschner phenomenon, Aschner reflex, or Aschner-Dagnini reflex, is a decrease in pulse rate associated with traction applied to extraocular muscles and/or compression of the eyeball. The reflex is mediated by nerve connections between the trigeminal cranial nerve and the vagus nerve of the parasympathic nervous system.
Oculogyric crisis Oculogyric crisis (OGC) is the name of a dystonic reaction to certain drugs and/or medical conditions including neuroleptics, amantadine, benzodiazepines, carbamazepine, chloroquine, cisplatin, diazoxide, influenza vaccine, levodopa, lithium, metoclopramide, nifedipine, pemoline, phencyclidine, reserpine, tricyclics, postencephalitic Parkinson's, Tourette's syndrome, multiple sclerosis, neurosyphilis, head trauma, bilateral thalamic infarction, lesions of the fourth ventricle, cystic glioma of the third ventricle, herpes encephalitis, juvenile Parkinson's.
Oculoplastics Oculoplastics, or oculoplastic surgery, is a subspecialty of ophthalmology that includes a wide variety of surgical procedures that deal with the orbit (eye socket), eyelids, tear ducts, and the face."Oculoplastics".
Oculus Oculus is the Latin word for eye, and the word remains in use in certain contexts, most commonly as the name of the round opening in the top of the dome of the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, and less often in reference to other round windows. The Oculus in the Pantheon is and has always been open to the weather, allowing rain to enter and fall to the floor, from where it is carried away through drains.
OC Post The OC Post launched on August 21, 2006 as Orange County, California's first new daily newspaper in decades. Chartered by Freedom Communications, who also own and operate the Orange County Register, it is an attempt to condense a standard newspaper into a more "modern" tabloid format, as has become common in cities across the United Kingdom and Europe.
OC Weekly OC Weekly, a sister publication of both LA Weekly and The Village Voice, is a free weekly paper (an alternative weekly) distributed in Orange County, California and also in Long Beach. Its political coverage is generally liberal.
OC-14 Groza The OC-14 Groza (which means dread or fear in Slavic languages) is a 9 mm bullpup combined assault rifle and grenade launcher designed by CKIB SOO (Central Design Bureau of Sporting and Hunting Weapons) in Tula, Russia, and manufactured by TOZ (Tula Weapons Plant, Russia). It is nearly identical to an AK-74 in function and can be modified with a silencer, telescopic sight and/or night vision.
OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey The OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey (ODAS) was a European scientific project to search for asteroids and comets. This project was the joint work of the Observatoire de la CĂ´te d'Azur (OCA) in France and the Deutschen Zentrum fĂĽr Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) in Germany.
OCCRA OCCRA stands for Oakland County Competitive Robotics Association. OCCRA is an organized competition between the robotics teams of about 30 different high schools in Oakland County, Michigan, USA, that takes place each year in Autumn and ends in early December.
OCCT Off-Campus College Transport is a Binghamton University student operated transportation system serving the Greater Binghamton area, namely the city of Binghamton, New York, the village of Johnson City and the town of Vestal. OCCT founded by a group of concerned students in 1970 because students were hitchhiking and/or could not afford Broome County Transit fares.
OCLC The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) was founded in 1967 and originally named the Ohio College Library Center. It is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purpose of furthering access to the world's information and reducing information costs.
OCR (examination board) OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA) is a British examination board that sets examinations and awards qualifications (including GCSEs and A-levels). It is one of England, Wales and Northern Ireland's five main examination boards: the others are AQA, Edexcel, the WJEC and the CCEA.
OCR Nationals OCR Nationals are vocationally-related qualifications which were officially launched by the OCR Board in September 2004. The qualifications are designed to meet the needs of those seeking vocational education in place of the traditional, theory-intensive, academic route.
OCZ Technology OCZ Technology is a manufacturer of random access memory and Flash Memory based in Sunnyvale, California. Since entering the memory market in 2000, OCZ has targeted its products primarily at the computer hardware enthusiast market.
Od Nas Zavisi Od Nas Zavisi (Macedonian Cyrillic: Од нас зависи, English translation: "It Depends On Us") was the Macedonian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, performed in Macedonian by Karolina.
Oda Godere Oda Godere is one of the 21 woredas in the Benishangul-Gumaz Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Asosa Zone, Oda Godere is bordered by Sirba Abbay in the north and east, by Oromia Region in the south, by Bambasi and Menge in the west, and by Sherkole in the north.
Oda Hidenobu Oda Hidenobu (1581-1602) the son of Oda Nobutada following the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 16th century. Toyotomi Hideyoshi chose to plead the case of Hidenobu, in the fact that his father (in which also included Oda Nobunaga) was killed during the Incident at Honnoji in 1682, leaving Hidenobu merely at the age of 3.
Oda Nobukane Oda Nobukane (1548-1614) the brother of the supremely famous warlord, Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period of the 16th century. Following the year of 1568, Nobukane was destined to be adopted into the Nagao.
Oda Nobukatsu In 1570, Nobukatsu became an adopted heir of the Kitabatake clan and married a daughter of the former lord of Kitabatake, Tomonori. The true nature of this marriage was a condition of truce forced by the Oda to the Kitabatake.
Oda Nobutaka Oda Nobutaka (織田信孝; 1558-1583) was a samurai and member of Oda clan. He was adopted as the head of Kanbe clan that ruled the middle region of Ise Province and was also called Kanbe Nobutaka(神戸信孝).
Oda Nobutsumi Oda Nobutsumi (1555-1583) a member of the main Oda clan of Owari province during the Sengoku period (16th century) to the Azuchi-Momoyama period of Japan. Nobutsumi was the son of Oda Nobuyuki, thus making the famed Oda Nobunaga Nobutsumi's uncle.
Oda Sakunosuke Oda Sakunosuke (織田 作之助, October 26,1913 - January 10,1947) was a Japanese writer. He is often grouped together with Dazai Osamu and Sakaguchi Ango as the Buraiha, "the school of irresponsibility and decadence.
Oda von Haldensleben Oda von Haldensleben (sometimes "Ote"; before 978 - 1023) was the daughter of the Margrave of the North March, Theoderich (or Dietrich). By most accounts, she was a nun who was abducted by Polans Duke Mieszko I from a cloister at Kolbe.
Oda, Ehime was a town located in Kamiukena District, Ehime, Japan. On January 1, 2005 the town merged with the town of Uchiko and another town in the neighboring Kita District and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Odaenathus Septimius Odaenathus, or Odenatus (Greek: (Hodainathos), (Arabic: أذينة = little ear), the Latinized form of Odainath, was a ruler of the Arab kingdom of Palmyra and later of the short-lived Palmyrene Empire, in the second half of the 3rd century, who succeeded in recovering the Roman East from the Persians and restoring it to the Empire.
Odachi An , meaning "big/thick sword", was a type of long Japanese sword. The term nodachi, or "field sword", which refers to a different type of sword, is often mistakenly used in place of ĹŤdachi.
Odaiba Odaiba (お台場, ) (sometimes known as Daiba and sometimes refered to as the Tokyo Teleport Town) is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan. Administratively it is part of Minato, Koto and Shinagawa Wards.
Odakyu Electric Railway The , or OER, is a major private railway company in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its Romancecar series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone. The Odakyu Group comprises of 108 companies (as of October 2005), and includes Enoshima Electric Railway, Hakone Tozan Line, Tachikawa Bus and Tokai Bus.
Odalis Pérez Odalis Amadol Pérez (born June 7, 1977 in Las Matas de Farfán, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who plays for the Kansas City Royals. Previously, he played with the Atlanta Braves (1998-2001) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2001-2006).
Odalism Odalism (from the Proto-Germanic word Ă´Ăľalan which roughly means 'heritage,') is a Teutonic Folkish movement based on pride in one's own ancient cultural and religious traditions, rather than adopting those of outside cultures. The boundary of cultural practice is conceived as residing within racial or ethnic lineages, representative of family branches.
Odango (hairstyle) (pronounced in IPA) is a Japanese word meaning dumpling. The term also is a slang term that applies to a hairstyle in which a woman's hair is tied up in two spherical or nearly-spherical buns, one on each side of her head, the term was popularized by the anime and manga series Sailor Moon.
Odón de Buen y del Cos Odón de Buen y del Cos (1863 in Zuera, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain – 1945 in Mexico City) was a naturalist, politician and publicist. He funded the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, was a senator and council-member in Barcelona.
Odd Ball Odd Ball is a character that appeared in the first edition of the British comic Whizzer and Chips, and survived its merger with Buster. Latterly appearing in reprints, it was drawn throughout its run by Terry Bave.
Odd Della Robbia Odd Della Robbia is a character from the French animated television series Code Lyoko. Christophe Caballero provided Odd's voice in the first and fourth episodes ("Teddygozilla" and "Log Book," respectively).
Odd Girl Out Odd Girl Out is a 2005 telefilm starring Alexa Vega (Vanessa), Lisa Vidal (Barbara), Elizabeth Rice (Nikki), Alicia Morton (Tiffany), Leah Pipes (Stacy), Shari Dyon Perry (Emily) and Chad Biagini (Tony). The film was first aired on April 4, 2005 on Lifetime, and is about the struggles of Vanessa, who must deal with peer pressure and the brutality of high school girls.
Odd How People Shake Odd How People Shake, released under Rise Records in 2003, is the debut album from the mathcore band Fear Before the March of Flames. It was re-released by the band's current label, Equal Vision Records in January of 2004.
Odd Job Jack Odd Job Jack is a Canadian animated comedy television show featuring Don McKellar, about one guy's misadventures in temporary employment. Seen on Comedy Network cable specialty channel, and in Adult Swim in Latin America, the show is currently in production of its fourth season.
Odd John Odd John is a 1936 science fiction novel by the British author Olaf Stapledon which explores the theme of the superman. It tells of the life of John Wainwright, whose superhuman mentality inevitably leads to conflict with normal human society and to the destruction of the utopian colony which John and other supernormal humans found.
Odd Martinsen Odd Martinsen (born December 20, 1942 in Nittedal) was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed during the 1960's and 1970's. He won three medals at the Winter Olympics, a gold in the 4 x 10 km relay (1968), and silvers in the 30 km (1968) and the 4 x 10 km relay (1976).
Odd Nordstoga Odd Nordstoga (1972-) is a musician, actor and editor from Vinje in Telemark, Norway. In 2004 he went from relative obscurity to become the country's biggest selling artist, with the phenomenal success of his first solo album proper, "Luring".
Odd Nosdam Odd Nosdam, real name David Madson, visual artist, DJ, record producer and member of the Anticon hip hop collective. Madson has performed in, produced and designed cover art for the alternative hip-hop bands Greenthink, cLOUDDEAD and Reaching Quiet, as well as releasing a variety of solo works, including "Burner" (2005, Anticon), "No More Wig For Ohio" (2003, Anticon), "Reject Odd Nosdam" (2001, self released), and Plan 9, Meat Your Hypnotis...
Odd Rods Odd Rods was a group of non-sports trading card/sticker series created by the Donruss company beginning in 1969. The original series, entitled Odd Rods, introduced the theme of the series in 44 stickers: Monsters in cars.
Odd Roger Enoksen Odd Roger Enoksen (born September 25, 1954 in Andøy) is a Norwegian politician representing the Norwegian Centre Party. He is currently the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy in the second cabinet Stoltenberg.
Odd sympathy The phrase odd sympathy (the actual phrase used was odd kind of sympathy) was used by Dutch mathematician and physicist Christiaan Huygens in a letter to the Royal Society of London pertaining to the tendency of two pendulums to synchronize, or asynchronize, when mounted together on the same beam. Huygens, the inventor of the pendulum clock, noticed the effect while lying in bed.
Odd Thomas (fictional character) Odd Thomas is a fictional character that first appeared in Dean Koontz's novel of the same name, Odd Thomas. He is a twenty-year-old man who lives in the fictional desert town of Pico Mundo, California, and is able to see the spirits of the dead.
Odd Todd Odd Todd is a website owned and operated by Todd Rosenberg, an unemployed "dotcommer", who has created a series of humorous Flash cartoons depicting the world of unemployment, after entering the world himself.
Odd-toed ungulate The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals that comprise the order Perissodactyla. They are odd-toed ungulates (animals having an odd number of toes on the hooves), are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe.
Odda's Chapel Odda's Chapel is a surviving Saxon church, built by Earl Odda and consecrated by Bishop Ealdred: an inscription dates the dedication to 12 April 1056. It was being used as a farmhouse, when in 1865 its historic significance was realised.
Oddballz Oddballz is a virtual pet game created by PF Magic in 1996 as a wacky alternative to their Dogz and Catz titles. It comes with a free Starter Kit demo for the players' friends, screensaver, Oddballz Web Fun Pack of clipart and seven of the thirteen available official breedz.
Oddbjørn Hagen Oddbjørn Hagen (February 3, 1908-July 26, 1982) was a Norwegian skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country skiing. At the 1936 Winter Olympics, Hagen won one gold in the nordic combined and two silvers in cross-country skiing.
Odder municipality Odder municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Aarhus County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality includes the islands of Alrø and Tunø, and covers an area of 225 km².
Odderbanen A/S Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane (HHJ), also known as Odderbanen, is a Danish railway company operating the railway line between Aarhus and Odder. Established in 1884, the company is headquartered in Odder; it is funded and mostly owned by Aarhus County.
Oddi altar (Raphael) The Oddi altar is a painting by Raphael. The crowning of the virgin simply shows somewhat of a split screen — the upper section shows the virgin being crowned, while musicians play; the lower section shows the audience.
Oddibe McDowell Oddibe McDowell (born August 25, 1962, in Hollywood, Florida) was a Major League Baseball player from 1985 to 1994 for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, and Atlanta Braves. McDowell was the first player to hit for the cycle for the Rangers when he accomplished that feat on July 23, 1985.
Oddies The Oddies, a children's book series created by Grant Slatter, answers the commonly asked question 'Where do all the odd socks go?' The adventurous socks are transported, via a magic washing machine, to the far flung planet of Oddieworld.
Oddjobs Oddjobs were a Minnesotan hip hop group formed around 1998 by Minneapolis MCs Advizer (Adam Waytz) and Crescent Moon (Alexei Casselle), and St. Paul producers/DJs Anatomy (Stephen Lewis) and Deetalx (Devon Callahan).
Oddpost Oddpost was a pay-for webmail service, in the early 2000s, that pioneered the use of JavaScript to mimic a desktop mail application, the first notable foray into using Ajax methodologies. This design concept minimized the amount of data sent during an email session by creating a JavaScript UI engine on the client side and sending "Datapacks" instead of reloading the whole interface on every click like a traditional webmail service (Hotmail, Yahoo!
Odds In probability theory and statistics the odds in favour of an event or a proposition are the quantity p / (1 − p) , where p is the probability of the event or proposition. In other words, an event with m to n odds would have probability m/(m + n).
Odds Against Tomorrow Harry Belafonte starred in Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), the first film noir with a black protagonist. Belafonte selected Abraham Polonsky, who had written and directed a famous noir, Force of Evil, to write the script.
Odds Bodkin Odds Bodkin, born February 14, 1953, is a New Hampshire based storyteller who has published a number of spoken and/or musical interpretations of traditional tales, as well as a number of tales that he, himself, has created. His version of "Little Proto and the Volcano’s Fire" was awarded the Parent’s Choice Silver Award.
Oddvar BrĂĄ Oddvar BrĂĄ (born March 16, 1951) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He was among the best skiers in Norway, winning 16 national championships, but his success in the major international championships was more modest.
Oddworld Oddworld is a comprehensive fictional universe presented in videogame form, created by game developers Oddworld Inhabitants under the direction of Lorne Lanning. The setting plays host to a tale of a dystopian world, wherein the peaceful, natural world is in danger of being consumed by the industrial ambition of sadistic corporations.
Oddworld Inhabitants Oddworld Inhabitants is an American video game developer founded in 1994 by special effects and computer animation veterans Sherry McKenna and Lorne Lanning. Products of Oddworld Inhabitants range from Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee released in 1997, to Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath released in 2005.
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is a multi-award winning side-scrolling platform video game developed by Oddworld Inhabitants and published by GT Interactive. It was released in 1997 for the PlayStation video game console and Windows OS in North America, Australia and Europe.
Oddysean Themes The most important Odyssean theme in the Odyssey (written by the Homer a Greek poet) is homecoming. The Greek epic is about Odysseus the great tactician of Troy trying to get home to see his beloved wife and to see his son and family.
Oddzar Oddzar is an American Hard Rock band. Formed by Russ Eckell (vocals), Blake Silvea (drums), Travis Lockhart (bass), and David Nenner (guitar) in their late teens in 1999, they developed an angstridden form of music largely inspired by Tool, Radiohead, The Deftones, Dredg and Nirvana.
Ode Ode (Classical Greek: ) is a form of stately and elaborate lyrical verse. A classic ode is structured in three parts - the strophe, the antistrophe and the epode but different forms such as the homostrophic ode and the irregular ode exist.
Ode Burrell Ode Burrell was an American college and professional football player. A halfback, he played college football at Mississippi State University, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers from 1964 through 1969.
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne is a secular cantata composed by George Friederick Handel (1685-1759) to a libretto by Ambrose Philips (1674-1749), and first performed in 1713, shortly after Handel took up residence in Britain. The cantata celebrates Queen Anne's birthday.
Ode of Remembrance The Ode of Remembrance is an ode taken from Laurence Binyon's [the Fallen|For the Fallen], which was first published in September 1914 to honour the British casualties of the First World War. Over time, the third and fourth verses of the poem (although often just the fourth) were claimed as a tribute to all casualties of war, regardless of nation.
Ode on a Grecian Urn Ode on a Grecian Urn is a poem by John Keats, first published in January 1820, inspiration for which is considered to be a visit by Keats to the exhibition of Greek artifacts accompanying the display of the "Elgin Marbles" at the British Museum. The poem captures aspects of Keats's idea of "Negative Capability"; we do not know who the figures are on the urn, what they are doing and where they are going.
Ode to a Dying DJ Ode to a Dying DJ is a DJ mix album, mixed by Mark Rae, released by trustthedj independent record label and website. The album is a mix of Jamaican dancehall as well as the staple Grand Central style UK hip hop.
Ode to Billy Joe (film) Ode to Billy Joe is a 1976 film with a screenplay by Herman Raucher adapted from his own novel, which in turn was based on the 1967 hit song by Bobbie Gentry, also titled "Ode to Billie Joe" (note different spelling).
Ode to Deodorant "Ode To Deodorant" was the first song performed by Coldplay and released as an ensemble single. It was recorded and released in 1998 as a double A-side demo cassette tape for local concert promoters by Phil Harvey, the band's original manager.
Ode to Joy "To Joy" (An die Freude in German, in English often familiarly called the Ode to Joy rather than To Joy) is an ode written in 1785 by the German poet and historian Friedrich Schiller, known especially for its musical setting by Ludwig van Beethoven in the fourth and final movement of his Ninth Symphony, for four solo voices, chorus, and orchestra. Beethoven's musical interpretation has become, without text, the anthem of the European Union.
Ode to Psyche Ode to Psyche is one of the famous odes of John Keats, an English Romantic poet. It was written in 1819, a productive year that also saw the writing of two other famous works, Ode on a Grecian Urn and Ode to a Nightingale.
Ode to the West Wind Percy Bysshe Shelley composed the poem "Ode to the West Wind" in 1819 and published it in 1820. Some have interpreted the poem to be an expression of the speaker lamenting his/her current geolocation, but at the same time rejoicing in the fact his/her written works will have influence over people in different geolocations.
Oded Aharonson Oded Aharonson is an assistant professor of planetary science at the California Institute of Technology. He has participated in many NASA flight missions, including Mars Global Surveyor, Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous, the Mars Exploration Rovers, and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Oded Fehr Oded Fehr (Hebrew: עודד פר) (born 23 November, 1970) is an Israeli actor. Born in Tel Aviv to a German Jewish father, he is best known for his appearance as Ardeth Bey in the 1999 remake of The Mummy and its sequel, The Mummy Returns.

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