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Odd Wolstad
Odd means unpaired, occasional, strange or unusual, or a person who is viewed as eccentric. Odd may also refer to: Acronym * ODD (Text Encoding Initiative) ("One Document Does it all"), an abstracted literate-programming format for describing XML schemas * Oodnadatta Airport (IATA: ODD), South Australia * Oppositional defiant disorder, a mental disorder characterized by anger-guided, hostile behavior * Operational due diligence * Operational Design Domain (ODD) in case of autonomous cars * Optical disc drive * ''ODD'', a 2007 play by Hal Corley about a teenager with oppositional defiant disorder Mathematics * Even and odd numbers, an integer is odd if dividing by two does not yield an integer * Even and odd functions, a function is odd if ''f''(−''x'') = −''f''(''x'') for all ''x'' * Even and odd permutations, a permutation of a finite set is odd if it is composed of an odd number of transpositions Ships * HNoMS ''Odd'', a Storm-class patrol boat of the Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ODD (Text Encoding Initiative)
The Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) is a text-centric community of practice in the academic field of digital humanities, operating continuously since the 1980s. The community currently runs a mailing list, meetings and conference series, and maintains the TEI technical standard, a journal, a wiki, a GitHub repository and a toolchain. TEI guidelines The ''TEI Guidelines'' collectively define a type of XML format, and are the defining output of the community of practice. The format differs from other well-known open formats for text (such as HTML and OpenDocument) in that it is primarily semantic rather than presentational; the semantics and interpretation of every tag and attribute are specified. There are some 500 different textual components and concepts (, , , , , etc.); each is grounded in one or more academic disciplines and examples are given. Technical details The standard is split into two parts, a discursive textual description with extended examples and discussion and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odd (Shinee Album)
''Odd'' is the fourth Korean studio album (seventh overall) by South Korean boy band Shinee. It was released digitally and physically on May 18, 2015 under SM Entertainment and distributed by KT Music. The album contains 11 songs, including the title track, " View". The music video for the title track was filmed in Thailand. The repackaged album, ''Married to the Music'', was released on August 3, 2015 with four additional songs. The album received favorable reviews from music critics, who praised Shinee's experimental and playful sound which results in a "fresh and evolved album", as well as the group's return to their R&B side. The album was commercially successful in South Korea—the title track topped the Gaon Digital Chart, while the album charted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart, selling over 165,000 copies during the first month of release. It also sold over 2,000 copies in the US. Background and release Shinee worked alongside SM Entertainment's creative directo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mix & Match (EP)
''Mix & Match'' is the debut extended play of South Korean girl group Loona Odd Eye Circle, a sub-unit of Loona. It was released on September 21, 2017, by Blockberry Creative. The album consists of five tracks, including the title track, "Girl Front". Promotion and release The group began teasing the album on September 9, 2017, by releasing photos of the group and individual shots of the members for the following 4 days. The album details were released on September 14, 2017, along with a confirmation of the release date and the track listing. This was followed by more teaser images, and previews of the music video and album songs on September 18 and 19 respectively through the group's official YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second mo ... channel. The album was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seeds Of Time
''The Seeds of Time'' is a collection of science fiction short stories by British writer John Wyndham, published in 1956 by Michael Joseph. The title is presumably from '' Macbeth'', Act I Scene III. Contents The collection contains: * a foreword by John Wyndham * "Chronoclasm", a time-travelling romantic comedy. * "Time To Rest", depicting the life on Mars of a human survivor of the destruction of Earth. A sequel "No Place Like Earth" appears in the collection ''No Place Like Earth'' (2003), which contains both; both also appeared dramatised together in 1965 as “No Place Like Earth”, the first episode of the BBC2 series, ''Out of the Unknown''. * "Meteor", in which alien visitors to Earth find themselves on a very different scale to humans. * "Survival", set on a spacecraft marooned in orbit around Mars. A BBC Radio 4 adaption was broadcast in 1989 with Stephen Garlick, Susan Sheridan, and Nicholas Courtney. It was released as an Audiobook in 2007 with the 1981 ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odd And The Frost Giants
''Odd and the Frost Giants'' ( 2008) is a World Book Day book by Neil Gaiman. It draws on Norse mythology and also the historical Vikings. Plot summary Odd is a young Norseman whose father, a woodcutter, drowned during a Viking raid. Soon after he accidentally crushes his leg and his Scottish mother marries a fat widower who neglects him in favor of his own children, and when soon after the winter drags on unnaturally long, Odd leaves his village for the forest. There he meets a fox, an eagle and a bear, the latter with its paw trapped in a tree. Odd aids the bear, and tries to feed him. The bear accepted and was actually hungry. Therefore Odd would always feed him. But as time passed by, he learns that these are not normal animals, but the gods Loki, Odin and Thor. The gods have been transformed and cast out of Asgard by a Frost Giant who tricked Loki into giving him Thor's hammer by taking the form of a woman, granting him rule over Asgard and causing the endless winter. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odd Thomas (character)
Odd Thomas is a fictional character who first appeared in Dean Koontz's 2003 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. He is able to make himself heard to them but they cannot speak to him, although they may make signs or mouth words. This fact complicates much of the books. The ghost of Elvis Presley was once a constant companion to him, until the end of ''Brother Odd'', at which time Elvis moved on and the ghost of Frank Sinatra became Odd's new companion. Sinatra similarly left at the end of ''Odd Hours'', shortly after an impressive display of poltergeist activity. In the fifth novel '' Odd Apocalypse'' he is visited by the ghost of Alfred Hitchcock, although he explains that he wishes to help him, but does not have enough time at the moment while trying to discover the secrets of the estate of Roseland. Mr. Hitchcock appears again in the six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odd Grenland
Odd means unpaired, occasional, strange or unusual, or a person who is viewed as eccentric. Odd may also refer to: Acronym * ODD (Text Encoding Initiative) ("One Document Does it all"), an abstracted literate-programming format for describing XML schemas * Oodnadatta Airport (IATA: ODD), South Australia * Oppositional defiant disorder, a mental disorder characterized by anger-guided, hostile behavior * Operational due diligence * Operational Design Domain (ODD) in case of autonomous cars * Optical disc drive * ''ODD'', a 2007 play by Hal Corley about a teenager with oppositional defiant disorder Mathematics * Even and odd numbers, an integer is odd if dividing by two does not yield an integer * Even and odd functions, a function is odd if ''f''(−''x'') = −''f''(''x'') for all ''x'' * Even and odd permutations, a permutation of a finite set is odd if it is composed of an odd number of transpositions Ships * HNoMS ''Odd'', a Storm-class patrol boat of the Royal N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odd Della Robbia
''Code Lyoko'' () is a French animated television series created by Thomas Romain and Tania Palumbo and produced by Antefilms Production (season 1) and MoonScoop Group (seasons 2-4) for France 3 and Canal J, with the participation of Conseil Général de la Charente, Pôle Image Magelis, Région Poitou-Charentes and Wallimage. The series centers on a group of teenagers who travel to the virtual world of Lyoko to battle against a malignant artificial intelligence known as X.A.N.A. who threatens Earth with powers to access the real world and cause trouble. The scenes in the real world employ traditional animation with hand-painted backgrounds, while the scenes in Lyoko are presented in 3D CGI animation. The series began its first, 97-episode run on 3 September 2003, on France's France 3, and ended on 10 November 2007. It started airing in the United States on 19 April 2004 on Cartoon Network. ''Code Lyoko'' aired every day on Cartoon Network, and was also in their Miguzi and Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odd, West Virginia
Odd is an unincorporated rural hamlet in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It is located along Tommy Creek. Only a post office is located there, with small residences spread along the nearby roads. History The community's unusual name has attracted attention from writers. Townspeople were encouraged to think of an "odd" name for their town, hence the name. Odd went viral in 2020 when Mark Laita's YouTube channel, '' Soft White Underbelly'', posted a video of the Whittaker family, long-time residents of the small town who are allegedly inbred Inbreeding is the production of offspring from the mating or breeding of individuals or organisms that are closely related genetically. By analogy, the term is used in human reproduction, but more commonly refers to the genetic disorders and o .... References Unincorporated communities in Raleigh County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{RaleighCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odd (name)
Odd, a name of Old Norse origin (''Oddr''), the 11th most common male name in Norway. It is rarely used in other countries, though sometimes appearing in other Nordic countries. In Old Norse the word means sharp end of an arrow or edge of blade. An Icelandic and Faroese form of the name is Oddur. Notable people named Odd * Odd Aalen, statistician *Odd Aukrust, economist *Odd Bull, UN official *Odd Børre, singer *Odd Børretzen, author, illustrator and translator * Odd Christian Eiking, cyclist * Odd Gleditsch, Sr., businessman *Odd Hassel, chemist and Nobel laureate *Odd Iversen, footballer * Odd Lindbäck-Larsen, World War II military officer and concentration camp survivor *Odd Nansen, architect *Odd Nerdrum, painter *Odd Nordstoga, musician *Odd Roger Enoksen, politician *Odd Sagør, politician *Odd Strand, civil servant * Odd Winger journalist, novelist and children's writer * Odd With, politician *Odd Arne Westad, historian * Odd Øyen, Norwegian resistance member and anaest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oodnadatta Airport
Oodnadatta Airport is an aerodrome that services Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia. History It was utilised by the Royal Australian Air Force's No. 34 Squadron to courier equipment and stores, transport troops and utilised by RAAF and United States Army Air Force fighter and bomber aircraft en route to Darwin, Northern Territory. The airport holds the record for the hottest temperature recorded in Australia. On 2 January 1960 the temperature was recorded at . See also * List of airports in South Australia This is a list of airports in the Australian state of South Australia. __TOC__ List of airports The list is sorted by the name of the community served, click the sort buttons in the table header to switch listing order. Airports named in bol ... * Oodnadatta#Climate - climate data References Airports in South Australia Far North (South Australia) {{SouthAustralia-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
