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Ora Semibrunnea
ORA or Ora may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Ora'' (film), a 2011 experimental dance film * Rita Ora (born 1990), British-Albanian singer-songwriter and actress * ''Ora'' (Jovanotti album), 2011 * ''Ora'' (Rita Ora album), 2012 * "Ora", song by James Booker from ''Gonzo: Live 1976'', 2014 * "Ora", song by Lorenzo Jovanotti from ''Ora'', 2011 Business * ORA (marque), a sub-brand of Chinese automotive manufacturer Great Wall Motors * Ora TV, an on-demand television company * One Rail Australia, an Australian train operator Organizations and political parties * Ocean Recovery Alliance, an organization for improving oceanic health * Organization for the Resolution of Agunot, a nonprofit organization * Reformist Party ORA, a political party in Kosovo * Authentic Renewal Organization (''Organización Renovadora Autentica''), a Venezuelan political party * Revolutionary Anarchist Organization, a French anarchist organization Places United States * Ora, California, an unin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ora (film)
''Ora'' (or ''ORA'') is a 2011 experimental 3D film, 3D dance film filmed Thermographic camera, thermographically, capturing images of the dancers using only their body heat. The 15-minute short film was directed by Philippe Baylaucq as part of his two-year residency at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) in Montreal. ''Ora'' was choreographed by José Navas, who had previously worked with Baylaucq on the NFB experimental dance film, ''Lodela''. The film is inspired by Darwin's theory of evolution and the myths of Narcissus (mythology), Narcissus and Prometheus. Production Baylaucq had experimented with standard-definition thermal imaging cameras, but wasn't satisfied with the results. Commercially available thermography produces brightly coloured images, while Baylaucq wanted high-definition cameras that could shoot in black and white, so images could be colourized afterwards. The director learned of an engineer based in California, Arn Adams, who had developed an HD thermogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ora, Cyprus
Ora ( el, Ορά) is a village in the Larnaca District Larnaca District ( el, Επαρχία Λάρνακας, tr, Larnaka kazası) is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its capital is Larnaca. It is bordered on the east by Famagusta District, on the north by Nicosia District and on the west by ... of Cyprus. The settlements of Parsata and Drapeia are part of the municipality. Its population in 2011 was 206. References Communities in Larnaca District {{cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ora Arena
The Ora Arena is the first purpose-built live entertainment venue in Turkey with a full standing capacity of up to 6,300 including ten VIP boxes for twelve guests each. The indoor arena, located in Bayrampaşa, Istanbul, is the prominent part of the Ora Complex, the first mixed-use project in the country. The cost of the investment amounted to 25 million. Shows like Cirque du Soleil, Disney on Ice, Dino Merlin, Armin van Buuren, ''X Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003) ...'' took stage at Ora Arena. References External links * (in Turkish) Music venues in Istanbul Theatres in Istanbul 2011 establishments in Turkey Bayrampaşa {{Turkey-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhoon Ora (other)
The name Ora has been used for seven tropical cyclones in the northwest Pacific Ocean: * Typhoon Ora (1951) (T5113) – approached the Philippines * Typhoon Ora (1963) (T6321, 39W) * Severe Tropical Storm Ora (1966) (T6608, 08W, Loleng) – struck China * Typhoon Ora (1968) (T6827, 32W, Toyang) – struck the Philippines * Typhoon Ora (1972) Typhoon Ora, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Konsing, was a June 1972 Category 1 typhoon that left 131 people dead and $15 million (1972 USD, $68.4 million 2005 USD) in damage. Meteorological history A tropical wave embedded in ... (T7205, 06W, Konsing)- struck the Philippines and China * Typhoon Ora (1975) (T7504, 06W) – struck China * Typhoon Ora (1978) (T7824, 25W, Aning) – approached Taiwan {{DEFAULTSORT:Ora Pacific typhoon set index articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ora (mythology)
The Ora ( Albanian: orë, definite form: ora, pl.: orë/t) is an Albanian mythological figure that every human possesses from birth, associated with human destiny and fate. Often depicted as three female deities, the Ora “maintain the order of the universe and enforce its laws” – “organising the appearance of humankind.” The Northern Albanian Ora, along with the Zana, can be found within the folk beliefs and oral epics of the Gheg Albanians. Folk beliefs of the Southern Tosk Albanians reveal similar Albanian mythological figures of fate and destiny, the Mirai and Fatia. Geographic location of the Ora The Ora reside towards the north of the Drin River in Northern Albania. Within Central Albania it was believed that the Ora were present everywhere, “listening to people’s blessings and curses, which they would then aim to quickly fulfil”. Outside of Central Albania Oras live in forests and mountains, residing in streams, lakes, and caves. Baron Franz Nopcsa r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ora (given Name)
Ora is the given name of: * Ora Alexander (fl. early 1930s), American classic female blues singer * Ora Anlen (born 1944), Israeli Paralympic athlete in various sports * Ora Carew (1893–1955), American silent film actress * Ora Collard (1902–1961), American businessman and politician * Ora Graves (1896–1961), US Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * Ora Haibe (1887–1970), American race car driver * Ora Kedem (born 1924), professor emerita at the Weizmann Institute of Science and recipient of the Israel Prize * Ora Lassila, Finnish computer scientist * Ora McMurry, United States Army Air Service pilot during World War I * Ora Namir (born 1930), Israeli former politician and diplomat * Ora Nichols, American pioneer of radio sound effects * Ora A. Oldfield (1893–1963), American politician and businessman * Ora R. Rice (1885–1966), American politician * Ora Washington (1898–1971), African-American tennis player * Ora, mother of Serug Serug ( he, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ora (beetle)
''Ora'' is a genus of flea marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are about 17 described species in ''Ora''. Species These 17 species belong to the genus ''Ora'': * ''Ora atroapicalis'' Pic, 1928 * '' Ora bivittata'' Pic, 1922 * '' Ora brevieminentia'' * '' Ora bruchi'' Pic, 1928 * '' Ora depressa'' Fabricius, 1801 * '' Ora discoidea'' Champion, 1897 * '' Ora dufaui'' Legros, 1947 * '' Ora hyacintha'' Blatchley, 1914 * ''Ora improtecta'' Watts, 2004 * ''Ora mediolineata'' Pic, 1928 * ''Ora megadepressa'' * ''Ora nigropunctata'' Motschulsky, 1863 * ''Ora platensis'' Brethes, 1925 * ''Ora semibrunnea'' Pic, 1922 * ''Ora texana'' Champion, 1897 (Texas flea marsh beetle) * ''Ora troberti'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1861) * ''Ora wagneri'' Pic, 1928 g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * Scirtoidea Articles created by Qbugbot Elateriformia genera {{Elateriformia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ora (currency)
The Ora (symbol:Φ, ) is the local currency of Orania, an Afrikaner whites-only town in South Africa first issued in April 2004. It is pegged at par with the South African rand. The name, recalling that of the town where it circulates, derives from Latin ''aurum'', meaning "gold". The currency is not sanctioned by the South African Reserve Bank. History The idea of the Ora originated in 2002, when Professor Johan van Zyl argued that a community that intended to empower itself should have access to as many instruments as possible, including its own currency. The first notes issued in April 2004 to provide an internal currency for Orania as part of its goal to create an independent Afrikaner state known as a Volkstaat. Before its launch, the South African Reserve Bank cautioned that all items produced could not resemble Rand notes, under South African law. It is printed in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 Ora. The 10 Ora note depicts Afrikaner history, the 20 Ora notes A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Ora
Lake Ora is a lake in the Northland Region of New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count .... See also * List of lakes in New Zealand References Ora Whangarei District {{Northland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ora River
The Ora River is a river of West Nile, Northern Uganda The Northern Region is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was . Districts As of 2010, the Northern Region had 30 districts A district is a type of administrative division th .... It is a tributary of the Albert Nile. Rivers of Uganda {{Uganda-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odigram
Odigram (also spelled Udigram or Hodigram; ps, اوډيګرام) is a settlement in the Swat Valley, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of northern Pakistan. It forms an administrative unit known as Union council or ward in Tehsil Babuzai, of Swat District Swat District (, ps, سوات ولسوالۍ, ) is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. With a population of 2,309,570 per the 2017 national census, Swat is the 15th-largest district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa pro .... Odigram is territorial ward, which is further divided in three village councils: # Balogram (''Village Council'') # Odigram No. 1 (''Village Council'') # Odigram No. 2 (''Village Council'') Odigram is the site of the Mahmud Ghaznavi Mosque, one of the oldest in Pakistan. References External links * Book: ''Hidden Treasures of Swat'', Odigram Facebook PageOdigram Campus -University of Swat Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower DirUnited NationsHajjinfo.or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ora, Israel
Ora ( he, אוֹרָה, lit. ''Radiance'') is a moshav in central Israel. Located southwest of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established in 1950 by Jews from Yemen on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Jura. The name "Ora" was taken from the Book of Esther 8:16: "For the Jews it was (a time of) radiance."; Hanna Bitan (1999) ''1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel'', Jerusalem, Carta, p. 3, The residents initially lived in tents and by 1954 only thirteen families remained. In 1953 Percy Newman, a British Jewish industrialist, donated money to the Jewish National Fund for the purchase of 3,000 dunams for the moshav. Several North African Jews later joined the moshav. Residents were given tracts of land allocated for poultry farming and continued to live in tents, without running water or electricity, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
