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Oversize/overweight load An oversize load is a truck tractor with an attached low-bed trailer with an over-dimensional object(load) on it. The load could be a modular home, manufactured home, control room, large wide shovel, crane, construction tractor, large wide boat, subway car, windmill blade and many other large objects.
Overskate Overskate (1975-1992) was a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion Hall of Fame racehorse. Sired by Nodouble out of the dam Overstate who was a descendant of the great sire Princequillo as well as Man O'War, Overskate was foaled at his owner's farm in Port Elgin, Ontario.
Oversquare A piston engine is oversquare or shortstroke if its cylinders have a greater bore (width, diameter) than stroke (length of piston travel). This is generally considered to be a positive trait, since a longer stroke means greater friction and a weaker crankshaft.
Oversteer Oversteer is a phenomenon that can occur in an automobile which is attempting to turn. The car is said to oversteer when the rear wheels do not track behind the front wheels but instead slide out toward the outside of the turn.
Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide is widely considered the primary authority on the subject of American comic book grading and collection values in the industry. Begun in 1970 by Bob Overstreet as a guide for fellow fans of Golden Age era comics, the Overstreet comic book price guide has since expanded to cover the entire history of the American comics publication.
Overt Act In criminal law, an Overt act (from French ouvert,open,adj.), an open act, one that can be clearly proved by evidence, and from which criminal intent can be inferred, as opposed to a mere intention in the mind to commit a crime.
Overtaking Overtaking or passing is the act of driving around another slower automobile on a road. The lane used for passing or overtaking another vehicle is almost always the inside lane, toward the center of the road and away from the road shoulder — that is, to the left in places that drive on the right, and right in places that drive on the left.
Overthrow (book) Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq is a book by Stephen Kinzer released in 2006 about the United States's involvement in overthrowing governments from the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893 to Iraq in 2003. Included are mini-histories of the American coups in Hawaii, Cuba, Costa Rica, the Philippines, Nicaragua, Honduras, Iran, Guatemala, South Vietnam and Chile.
Overthrow (cricket) In the sport of cricket, an overthrow (sometimes called a buzzer) is an extra run scored by a batsman as a result of the ball not being collected by a fielder in the centre, having been thrown in from the outfield. Overthrows usually occur when a fielder aims unsuccessfully at the stumps in an attempt to run out a batsman, although sometimes they are due to handling errors by the fielder receiving the ball.
Overthrow (structure) In wrought ironwork, the overthrow, particularly popular in the Baroque era commencing in the 17th century, refers to the crowning section of ornamental wrought iron work which forms a decorative crest above a wrought iron gate; the overthrow provides some stabilizing structure tying together supporting piers on either side of the swinging sections. The piers may be masonry or of assembled sections of wrought iron.
Overthrow of Sukarno The overthrow of Sukarno and the violence that followed it was a conflict in Indonesia from 1965 to 1966 between forces loyal to then-President Sukarno and the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) and forces loyal to a right-wing military faction led by General Abdul Haris Nasution and Maj. Gen.
Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change is a book by Robert Kinzer about the various CIA covert actions that overthrew various regimes ranging from Central America to the Middle East. Robert Kinzer details various CIA operations including the overthrow of Mohammed Mossadegh by the CIA.
Overtime (ice hockey) Overtime, in ice hockey, is a method of determining the winner and loser of ice hockey matches should a game be tied after regulation. Two main methods include the overtime period (commonly referred to as overtime), and the shootout.
Overtime (sports) Overtime is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport in order to bring the game to a decision and avoid declaring the contest a tie or draw. Some sports refer to additional tie-breaking periods as extra time.
Overtime ban An overtime ban is a form of industrial action where employees limit their working time to the hours specified in their contracts, refusing to work any overtime. Overtime bans are less disruptive than strike action, and since there is no breach of contract by the employees there is less chance of disciplinary action by the employer than there is with strikes.
Overton Islands (Nevada) The Overton Islands are a small chain of islands in Lake Mead, Nevada, in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area The islands are located in the Overton Arm of the lake, about four miles southeast of Echo Bay. The largest island is less than a mile in length.
Overton Loyd Overton Loyd is an artist best known for creating the cover art for the Parliament album "Motor Booty Affair. His style of art varies often from work to work, and can range from loose sketches and paintings to fully fleshed out pieces.
Overton window The Overton window is a concept in political theory, named after the former vice president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy who developed the model. It describes a window of majority acceptable ideas in public discourse, from a spectrum of all possible options on an issue.
Overtone singing Overtone singing, also known as overtone chanting, harmonic singing, (terms created by David Hykes which have now become generic), is a type of singing in which the singer manipulates the harmonic resonances (or formants) created as air travels from the lungs, past the vocal folds, and out the lips.
Overtoun Bridge The Overtoun Bridge is an arch bridge located near Milton, Dumbarton, Scotland, over the Overtoun Burn. It has gained public attention because of the unusually large number of dogs that have leaped to their deaths over a number of decades.
Overture / Work Song (Les Misérables) Overture / Work Song is the first performance in Act I of Les Misérables. Though sometimes thought of as two separate songs (one being the instrumental introduction, the other being the songs of the prisoners), it is generally regarded as one song.
Overture Center Overture Center for the Arts is a performing arts center and art gallery in Madison, Wisconsin, which replaced the Civic Center. The center was commissioned by Jerome Frautschi, designed by Cesar Pelli, and built by J.
Overture In C (In Memoriam) The Overture in C, "In Memoriam", by Arthur Sullivan, premiered on 30 October 1866 at the Norwich Festival, in honour of his father, who died just before composition began. The piece was written early in Sullivan's career, before he began to work with his famous collaborator, W.
Overture notation program Overture is a music notation program for Windows and Macintosh, marketed by GenieSoft. Its intuitive interface and powerful features relating to graphic and non-standard notations, MIDI playback and editing, and desktop publishing have made it popular with its users.
Overture to a Picaresque Comedy The Overture to a Picaresque Comedy is a concert overture composed by Arnold Bax in 1931; the piece was introduced in Manchester in November, 1931, under the direction of Sir Hamilton Harty. The work is based around two main themes, one light and mocking and one stately.
Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream The Overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a concert overture composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1826 and later incorporated into his incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1843. One of the first concert overtures, it was written when Mendelssohn was only 17 and inspired after reading a German translation of Shakespeare.
Overture to Candide The Overture to Candide is the overture to Leonard Bernstein's operetta Candide. Although the operetta never achieved the mainstream popularity of West Side Story, the overture has earned a part in the orchestral repertoire.
Overview (debate) An overview in policy debate is part of a speech which is flagged as not responding to the line-by-line arguments on the flow. An overview may be "global" if presented at the beginning of a speech or "local" if presented at the beginning of a position.
Overview and Scrutiny Overview and Scrutiny is a function of local authorities in England and Wales. It was introduced by the Local Government Act 2000 which created separate Executive and Overview and Scrutiny functions within councils.
Overview of English cricket 1726 - 1815 This is an overview of cricket through the 18th century from 1726 when newspaper reports became more frequent and more detailed to the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. It was an era that saw the rise of famous rural clubs at Slindon and Hambledon; and ultimately the formation of MCC and the opening of Lord's ground.
Overview of English cricket 1816 - 1918 This article provides an introduction to the more specific articles that cover the history of English cricket from the end of the Napoleonic War until the end of the First World War. It therefore covers the years from 1816 until 1918.
Overwash Overwash is the flow of water and sediment over the crest of the beach that does not directly return to the water body such as ocean, sea, bay or lake; hereafter, ocean where it originated after water level fluctuations return to normal. There are two kinds of overwash: overwash by runup and overwash by inundation.
Overwatch In modern warfare, overwatch is the state of one small unit or military vehicle supporting another unit, while they are executing fire and movement tactics. An overwatching, or supporting unit has taken a position where it can observe the terrain ahead, especially likely enemy positions.
Overwatch Battle Group (West) Overwatch Battle Group (West) is an Australian Army battlegroup and represents Australia's largest contribution to the Multinational force in Iraq. The Battle Group was established in July 2006 and is based at Tallil Airbase in Dhi Qar Governorate.
Overweight The term overweight or also known as "catlin staples" is generally used to indicate that a human (or other mammal) has more body fat than is considered useful for the optimal functioning of the body. Being overweight is a fairly common condition for many people, especially those in developed nations where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles often do not involve a lot of activities that generate caloric expenditure.
Overweight (stock market) Overweight is part of a three-tiered rating system, along with "underweight" and "equal weight", used by stock analysts to indicate a particular stock's attractiveness. If a stock is deemed "overweight" the analyst is saying, in his opinion, the stock is a better value relative to other stocks he covers in the same sector.
Overwhelming exception An overwhelming exception is a logical fallacy similar to a hasty generalization. It is a generalization which is accurate, but comes with one or more qualifications which eliminate so many cases that what remains is much less impressive than the initial statement might have led one to assume.
Overwhelming Odds Overwhelming Odds by Susan and Denny O'Leary recounts the miraculous and triumphant fight of their then nine-year-old son, John O'Leary, to survive and recover from devastating burns covering virtually 100% of his body.
Overwhelmingly Large Telescope The Overwhelmingly Large Telescope (OWL) is a conceptual design by the European Southern Observatory organization for an extremely large telescope, which was intended to have a single aperture of 100 meters in diameter, but was later scaled down to a 60 meter diameter telescope. Because of the complexity and cost of building a telescope of this unprecedented size, ESO has elected to focus on the less ambitious 42 meter diameter European Extremely Large Telescope instead.
Overwinter To overwinter is to pass through or wait out the winter season, or to pass through that period of the year when “winter” conditions (cold temperatures, ice, snow, limited food supplies) make normal activity or survival difficult or impossible. In some cases “winter” is characterized not necessarily by cold but by dry conditions; passing through such periods could likewise be called overwintering.
Overworks Overworks (previously called AM7), was the Sega video game development group responsible for series like Skies of Arcadia, Streets of Rage, much of the Shinobi series, Sakura Wars, and Phantasy Star. In 2004, Overworks was merged with Sega's Wow Entertainment division, best known for the House of the Dead series, to form Sega WOW.
Overworld In fantasy type computer and video games, the Overworld generally refers to an "outdoor" or "world map" section of the game, as opposed to an Underworld where dungeons or levels reside. The Overworld often denotes the "traveling" aspect of an adventure game, whereas the "levels" focus on actual gameplay.
Oveta Culp Hobby Oveta Culp Hobby (January 19, 1905–August 16, 1995) was the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, first commanding officer of the Women's Army Corps, and chairman of the board of the Houston Post. She was born in Killeen, Texas.
Ovex Technologies Ovex Technologies, a subsidiary of En Pointe Technologies (NASDAQ: ENPT) is a third party offshore Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) provider in Pakistan. It has two offices in each of the three cities of Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.
Ovi Online Magazine Ovi magazine is a daily multi-lingual online magazine based in Helsinki and distributed online. Originally created as a monthly magazine in December 2004, it produced sixteen issues upon a wide variety of themes, such as sexuality, radio, racism, promises and copycats, plus every issue was available as a free PDF download, before going daily on September 4, 2006.
Ovid Publius Ovidius Naso (Sulmona, March 20, 43 BC – Tomis, now Constanţa AD 17), a Roman poet known to the English-speaking world as Ovid, wrote on topics of love, abandoned women and mythological transformations. Ranked alongside Virgil and Horace as one of the three [poets of Latin literature], Ovid was generally considered the greatest master of the [[elegiac couplet.
Ovid Densusianu Ovid Densusianu (also known under his pen name Ervin; December 29, 1873 - June 9, 1938) was a Romanian poet, philologist, linguist and folklorist. He is known for introducing new trends of European modernism into Romanian literature.
Ovide and the Gang Ovide and the Gang was an 1980s animated TV show. It stars a blue Platypus named Ovide who lives on a non-descript South Seas island, where he has adventures with his friends and thwarts Cy and Bobo, the show's villains.
Ovidio Lagos Avenue Ovidio Lagos Avenue (in Spanish, Avenida Ovidio Lagos) is a street in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. It is a one-way avenue that runs north–south through the center of the city, from the coastal Avenida del Valle by the Paraná River to the southern limit of the urbanized area.
Ovidio Salazar A native of California, Ovidio Salazar has been involved in documentary films for twenty years. After studying Theatre and Performance Art in Los Angeles and New York, his interest in Sufism took him to Europe and the Middle East.
Ovidiu Baciu Ovidiu Baciu (*22 February 1971), is a Canadian politician of Romanian descent from Montreal, Canada, that served as mayor of Roxboro from 1996 to 2001, succeeded by Adrian Micu, another Romanian-Canadian politician.
Ovidiu Ganţ Ovidiu Victor Ganţ (born 18 August 1966 in Deta) is a Romanian politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is the sole representative in the European Parliament of the Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania, part of the European People's Party–European Democrats, and became an MEP on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Romania to the European Union.
Ovidiu Ioan Silaghi Ovidiu Ioan Silaghi (born 12 December 1962 in Satu Mare) is a Romanian politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the National Liberal Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, and became an MEP on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Romania to the European Union.
Oviken Court District Oviken Court District, or Ovikens tingslag, was a district of Jämtland in Sweden. The provinces in Norrland were never divided into hundreds and instead the court district (tingslag) served as the basic division of rural areas.
Ovilla Christian School Ovilla Christian School (OCS) is a private Christian school located in Ovilla, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. OCS is a ministry of Ovilla Road Baptist Church (ORBC) and is co-located with the church on a 54-acre campus.
Oving Villages Cup The Oving Villages Cup, or locally The Oving Cup, run by the Oving and District Villages Football Association in England, is one of the oldest football trophies. It was first played in the season 1889-1890 and was won in that first season by Long Crendon beating the hosts Oving 2-0.
Ovingdean Ovingdean is a small formerly agricultural village which was absorbed into the borough of Brighton, East Sussex, UK, in 1928, and now forms part of the city of Brighton and Hove. It has expanded through the growth of residential streets on its eastern and southern sides, and now has a population of about 1200.
Ovington, County Durham Ovington is a village on the south bank of the River Tees in the North East of England, situated close to Barnard Castle. It is traditionally located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.
Ovini Bokini Ratu Ovini Bokini Uqeuqe is a Fijian chief and political leader. Bokini, who holds the chiefly title of Tui Tavua, succeeded Ratu Epeli Ganilau as Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs on 21 July 2004, and was reelected to this post for a full three-year term on 27 July 2005.
Ovinomancer An Ovinomancer is a creature in the collectible card game "Magic: The Gathering." The card's function is that it comes into play, turns an opposing active and probably dangerous creature into a harmless sheep, then returns to its user's hand for future play.
Ovipore An ovipore is a pore-like sexual organ of a female insect that gets inseminated by the spermatophores ejected by the aedeagus of a male insect during copulation. The spermatophores that pass through the ovipore are stored in most insect species in another organ called spermatheca.
Oviraptor Oviraptor was a small Mongolian theropod dinosaur, first discovered by legendary paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews and first described by Henry Fairfield Osborn, in 1924. Its name is Latin for 'egg thief', referring to the fact that the first fossil specimen was discovered atop a pile of what were thought to be Protoceratops eggs.
Oviraptorosauria Oviraptorosaurs ("egg thief lizards") are a group of beaked, feathered dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period of what are now Asia and North America. The group includes the Oviraptoridae, the Caenagnathidae and several species which do not belong to either of these families, including Avimimus, Caudipteryx, and Protarchaeopteryx.
Ovis A sheep is an individual of any of the eight woolly mammal species that comprise the genus Ovis, part of the goat antelope subfamily. All the sheep are bovids (members of the family Bovidae) and ruminants, meaning they chew cud.
Ovolo Ovolo (or ovulo) in architecture, is a molding] known also as the echinus, which in [[Classical architecture was invariably carved with the egg-and-dart ornament. The molding is called a quarter-round by woodworkers.
Ovonics Ovonics (coined from "Ovshinsky" and "electronics") is a field of electronics that uses materials able to change from an electrically nonconducting state to a semiconducting state shown by glass of special composition upon application of a certain minimum voltage. The most important example is phase change memory
Ovophagy Ovophagy is a rare though widely observed condition in the reproduction of certain animals, whereby fetuses will devour each other prior to birth. The condition was most noticeably ascribed to the big-eye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus).
Ovsianniko-Kulikovsky's Symphony No. 21 In 1948, composer and violinist Mikhail Goldstein announced that he had discovered the manuscript of a symphony by Ovsianiko-Kulikovsky in the archives of the theater in Odessa. The G minor work, numbered 21, was said to have been written in 1809; it bore the inscription "for the dedication of the Odessa Theater".
Ovulation Ovulation is the process in the menstrual cycle by which a mature ovarian follicle ruptures and discharges an ovum (also known as an oocyte, female gamete, or casually, an egg) that participates in reproduction. Ovulation also occurs in the estrous cycle of other animals, which differs in many fundamental ways to the menstrual cycle.
Ovum An ovum (plural ova) is a haploid female reproductive cell or gamete. The word is derived from Latin, meaning egg or egg cell. Both animals and embryophytes have ova. The term ovule is used for the young ovum of an animal. In some plants, such as algae, it is also called oosphere.
OVRA The OVRA (Organizzazione di Vigilanza Repressione dell'Antifascismo, English: Organisation for Vigilance Against Anti-Fascism) was the secret police of Benito Mussolini in Fascist Italy. It was formed in 1927, founded and led by Arturo Bocchini[4,000 people were arrested by the OVRA and sent to prisons on remote Mediterranean] islands.
OVW Hardcore Championship The OVW Hardcore Championship was a short-lived hardcore wrestling title in World Wrestling Entertainment's developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling. The title began its life in 2000, and was vacated in 2001.
OVW Heavyweight Championship The OVW Heavyweight Championship is the major championship in World Wrestling Entertainment's developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling. It was first awarded to a wrestler by the name of Trailer Park Trash and is still defended today.
OVW Television Championship The OVW Television Championship is the secondary championship of Ohio Valley Wrestling started on January 5, 2005. When the title was originally conceived, the champion defended against randomly selected opponents, with the winner receiving a check for $5000.
Owain Ddantgwyn Owain Ddantgwyn is the popularly recognised form of the name of a prince of North Wales, probably a King of RhĂ´s in the late 5th century. Next to nothing is known of him, yet he has become widely accepted in some quarters as a possible candidate for a so-called 'real' King Arthur.
Owain Goch ap Gruffydd Owain ap Gruffydd, (also known as Owain Goch (Owain the Red)), (d. 1282), was brother to Llywelyn the Last and Dafydd ap Gruffydd and ruler of part of the Kingdom of Gwynedd (modern-day Wales), sometimes referred to as Owain II of Wales.
Owain Gwynedd Owain Gwynedd (in English, "Owen") (c. 1100 – November 28, 1170), alternatively known by the patronymic "Owain ap Gruffydd" and also as Owain I of Gwynedd and occasionally Owain I of Wales on account of his claim to be King of Wales.
Owain Lawgoch Owain Lawgoch, (English: "Owain of the Red Hand", French: "Yvain de Galles"), full name Owain ap Thomas ap Rhodri (c. 1330 - 1378), and sometimes referred to as Owain III of Wales, was a Welsh soldier who served in Spain, France, Alsace and Switzerland.
Owain of Gwynedd In the fictional universe of the Deryni novels of Katherine Kurtz, Owain Haldane was the sixteenth King of Gwynedd, reigning from 928 to 948. He was the eleventh member of the House of Haldane to sit upon the throne of Gwynedd, and the fifth consecutive Haldane king since the end of the Festillic Interregnum.
Owain Phyfe Owain Phyfe is a vocalist, instrumentalist, composer, and the founder of Nightwatch Recording. He teamed up with the magical Renaissance Fair jam band CANTIGA in 1990 to form The New World Renaissance Band, specializing in the performance of ancient music in English, Spanish, Italian, Welsh, German, French, Provencal and Latin.
Owais Qadri AlHaaj Muhammad Owais Raza Qadri(born July 8 1970 in Pakistan) is the crownless king of Sana Khawans around the world and undoubtedly the most heartily loved, popular and legend of Sana Khawans, known for his melodious voice and unique style of expressing his great love and respect with the Holy Prophet, Hazrat Muhammad peace be upon Him.
Owaka Owaka is a small town in Otago, in the southern South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest community in the rugged, forested Catlins area, close to the border with Southland, some 35 km (22 mi) south of Balclutha.
Owaka River The flows southeastward through The Catlins, an area of the southern South Island of New Zealand. Its total length is 30 kilometres (19 miles), and it shares the estuary of the Catlins River, flowing into the Pacific Ocean at Pounawea, 28 kilometres (17 miles) south of Balclutha.
Oware Oware is an abstract strategy game and the mancala game most widely considered suitable for serious adult competition. Oware is the national game of Ghana, and the particular name "Oware" is that given by the Akan speaking people there.
Owasippe Scout Reservation Owasippe Scout Reservation (OSR), located in Twin Lake, Michigan is the resident camp operated by the Chicago Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. It began in 1911 as Camp White on 40 acres of land on Crystal Lake donated by the White Lake Chamber of Commerce, and bills itself at the United States' longest continuously operating Boy Scout camp.
Owd Grandad Piggott Owd Grandad Piggott is a fictional character created by author Alan Povey. The Owd Grandad Piggott stories are best known in Povey's home town of Stoke-on-Trent where they have often been heard on BBC Radio Stoke, read by the author.
Owen Bank Owen Bank is a wholly submerged atoll structure in the Chagos Archipelago. The reported location is 06°47'S, 070°14'E to 06°48'S, 070°15'E, thus the bank is the westernmost feature of the Chagos Archipelago.
Owen Bradley Owen Bradley (c. October 21, 1915 - January 7 1998) was an influential American record producer, who, along with Chet Atkins and Bob Ferguson, was one of the chief architects of the popular 1950s and 1960s "Nashville Sound" in country music.
Owen Brennan Owen Edward Brennan (April 5, 1910 - November 4, 1955) was a New Orleans, Louisiana, restaurateur and founder of Brennan's Restaurant in the French Quarter. Members of his family own and manage several other well-known New Orleans restaurants.
Owen Brewster Ralph Owen Brewster (February 22, 1888–December 25, 1961) was an American politician from Maine. Brewster, a Republican, was solidly conservative, a close confidant of Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin and antagonist of Howard Hughes.
Owen Burnett Owen Burnett is a fictional character from the Disney animated television series Gargoyles. He is one of several characters in the series to be voiced by voice acting veteran Jeff Bennett (others including Brooklyn and The Magus).
Owen Byrne Owen John Byrne (born 1960-07-10 in Ireland; better known as Owen Byrne) is best known as co-founder of Digg where he currently works as the senior software engineer. He attended Loyola High School in Montreal, Quebec.
Owen Casey Owen Casey (born October 22, 1969 in Dublin) is a former tennis player from Ireland, who represented his native country as a lucky loser at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Sweden's Magnus Gustafsson. The righthander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on October 12, 1992, when he became the number 228 of the world.
Owen Craigie Owen Craigie (born April 19, 1978 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby league player. He has previously played for the Newcastle Knights, Wests Tigers & South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League, and the Widnes Vikings in the English Super League.
Owen D. Young Owen D. Young (October 27 1874 - July 11 1962) was an American industrialist, businessman, lawyer and diplomat at the Second Reparations Conference (SRC) in 1929, as a member of the German Reparations International Commission.
Owen Dixon Sir Owen Dixon, OM GCMG, KBE, PC (1886 - 1972), Australian judge and diplomat, was the sixth Chief Justice of Australia. A justice of the High Court for thirty-five years, Dixon is widely regarded as Australia's greatest ever jurist.
Owen Dyke Owen Dyke is the bassist and sometimes vocalist for the English art rock band White Rose Movement. He grew up alongside bandmates Finn Vine, Jasper Milton and Edward Harper in a hippy commune in a small village in Norfolk, England.
Owen Edward Pennefather Lloyd Owen Edward Pennefather Lloyd (VC, KCB) (1 January 1854-5 July 1941) was born in County Roscommon and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Owen Falls The Owen Falls was a waterfall on the White Nile in Uganda near the city of Jinja, 4 km from the point at which the river leaves Lake Victoria. The falls, together with the nearby Rippon Falls were submerged in 1954 with the completion of the Owen Falls Dam (later renamed Nalubaale, but still commonly known by the old name) that now accommodates a hydroelectric power station.
Owen Gingerich Dr. Owen Jay Gingerich (born 1930) is currently Research Professor of Astronomy and of the History of Science at Harvard University and a senior astronomer emeritus at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

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