The word "Orb", from the Latin orbis 'circle', is another name for a round object, especially a disk or a sphere. The term may also refer to one of the following. The Orb in the "Orb and Sceptre" is a type of regalia known as a globus cruciger (Latin: orb cross). The Sovereign's Orb (a globus cruciger) is one of the best known Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. The Orb River empties into the Golfe du Lion in southern France. The Orb is a British band. O ...

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orb

A spherical entity appearance on photographic material

(See also: Orb, Body Mind and Soul)

Examples of solid orbs. How a solid orb is created. A solid orb, or dust orb, is created because a reflective solid airborne particle, such as a dust particle, is situated near the camera lens and outside the Depth of field, in other words out of focus. The pinpoint of light reflected from the dust particle that would be seen if it were at the Hyperfocal distance (the distance from the film or CCD to the object being photographed wherby the object is in focus as accurately as possible) grows into a Circle o ...

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Orb paranormal, Orb paranormal - Solid orbs, Orb paranormal - Liquid Orbs, Orb paranormal - Spirit Orbs

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Ghosts seem to manifest in a few interesting ways on film. The most common seems to be as orbs that are not visible to the naked eye, yet nevertheless show up on film as transparent orbs hanging in mid air. There are quite a few theories as to why and how ghosts manage to show up on film when our naked eyes fail to perceive them. Our brains filter most of what we see; it's likely that we simply filter out that which does not make "sense" to our minds.

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De Phenomenis in Orbe Lunae is a 1612 book by Collegio Romano philosophy professor Giulio Cesare de Galla that presents the first account in the Western world of bioluminescence. De Galla's inspiration came from Galileo's debate with Casciarolo regarding a "lapis solaris," a stone that emitted light seemingly on its own. In De Phenomenis de Galla asserts that the stone was only able to emit light after the stone itself had calcified. It released "a certain quantity of fire and light" that it had absorbed just as w

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At least 38,000 types of spiders are known to exist. All species are venomous (with the exception of the families Uloboridae and Heptthelidae), but only 40 species are known to be potentially deadly to humans. Key to bite severity: Extremely dangerous: Bite (assuming successful envenomation) may cause death in a healthy adult without emergency medical treatment. Very dangerous: Bite may cause death in children, the elderly, the infirm without prompt medical treatment; and/or may cause debilitating i ...

Including:

• Types of spiders - Tangleweb spiders Theridiidae
• Types of spiders - Orb web spiders Araneidae
• Types of spiders - Other forms of webs
• Types of spiders - Hunting spiders
• Types of spiders - Spiders which ambush their prey
• Types of spiders - Others

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The collective term Crown Jewels denotes the regalia and vestments worn by the sovereign of the United Kingdom during the coronation ceremony and at various other state functions. The term refers to the following objects: the crowns, sceptres (with either the cross or the dove), orbs, swords, rings, spurs, colobium sindonis, dalmatic, armill, and the royal robe or pall, as well as several other objects connected with the ceremony itself. Many of these descend directly from the Reformation period and thus have a religious ...

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• Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom - Crowns
• Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom - Mary of Modena's Crowns
• Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom - The Orb and Sceptres
• Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom - Swords
• Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom - Other Elements
• Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom - The Tower of London
• Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom - UK topics
• Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom - International

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This article is about fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. In the future Cosmic Era, nation and states of today's Earth have evolved into a number of political superblocs. There are also numerous political factions. Factions of the Cosmic Era - The Earth Alliance. The Earth Alliance is the group of anti-ZAFT superstates on Earth. It is made up of four political entities: the Atlantic Federation, the Eurasian Federation, the < ...

Including:

• Factions of the Cosmic Era - The Earth Alliance
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - Atlantic Federation
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - Eurasian Federation
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - Republic of East Asia
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - South African Union
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - OMNI Enforcer
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - Blue Cosmos/LOGOS
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - PLANT
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - PLANT Supreme Council
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - ZAFT
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - Terrestrial Nations allied to ZAFT
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - Neutral entities
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - Orb Union
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - Kingdom of Scandinavia
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - Equatorial Union
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - Three Ship Alliance
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - Clyne Faction
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - Terminal
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - History
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - Non-governmental organizations
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - Junk Guild
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - Serpent Tail
• Factions of the Cosmic Era - Morgenroete

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Little is known about Darklighters, save for the fact that they are the evil counterparts to Whitelighters. They can orb, as Whitelighters can, but, due to the fact that their orbs are black in color, their ability is called 'dark orbing.' Darklighters also come equipped with crossbows, which they can summon into their hands at any time. The crossbow bolts are coated with a special kind of poison that is especially lethal to Whitelighters. Darklighters also have the touch of deat ...

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Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction during which chemical energy is converted to light energy. The name originates from the Greek bios for "living" and the Latin lumen "light". Bioluminescence may be generated by symbiotic organisms carried within a larger organism. It is generated by an enzyme-catalyzed chemoluminescence reaction, wherein a luciferin (a kind of pigment) is oxidised by a luciferase (a kind of enzyme). Adenosine triphosphate (AT ...

Including:

• Bioluminescence - Characteristics of the phenomenon
• Bioluminescence - Adaptations for bioluminescence
• Bioluminescence - Camouflage
• Bioluminescence - Attraction
• Bioluminescence - Repulsion
• Bioluminescence - Communication
• Bioluminescence - Biotechnology
• Bioluminescence - Organisms that bioluminesce
• Bioluminescence - Non-marine organisms
• Bioluminescence - Fish
• Bioluminescence - Marine invertebrates
• Bioluminescence - Plankton and microbes

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TAO is an acronym or abbreviation for: Tactics Arena Online The ACE ORB Triacetyloleandomycin Ten Acre Observatory, in Oklahoma Tamke-Allen Observatory, in Tennessee Track At Once Additionally, Tao has several meanings: The Chinese character 道 (Pinyin: dào; Wade-Giles: tao⁴), which may refer to: Tao, a philosophical concept. circuit (political division), a historical political division once used in China ...

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The Bohemian Crown Jewels include St. Wenceslas' crown, the royal orb and sceptre, the coronation vestments of the Bohemian kings, the gold reliquary cross, and St. Wenceslas' sword. Experts conduct research and check the condition of the jewels kept in the controlled climate. During the last exhibition five years ago(1998), experts discovered that some of the rubies on the crown -- which were thought to have ...

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Victoria amazonica (Poepp.) Sowerby Victoria cruziana A. D. Orb Victoria mattogrossensis The genus Victoria represents the giant water lilies. The most famous, Victoria amazonica, is the largest of all the waterlilies with leaves sometimes nearly 3 m in diameter, on stalks 7-8 m in length. Victoria is named after Queen Victoria. V. amazonica was once called ...

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• Victoria waterlily - History
• Victoria waterlily - Notes

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Examples of liquid orbs. How a liquid orb is created. A liquid orb is created because a drop of liquid, most often a rain drop, is situated near the camera lens and outside the Depth of field, in other words out of focus. The pinpoint of light reflected from the drop of liquid that would be seen if it were at the Hyperfocal distance (the distance from the film or CCD to the object being photographed whereby the object is in focus as accurately as possible) grows into a Circle of confusion with increasing distance from it. The appearance of the Circle of confusion is modified by abe ...

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Orb paranormal, Orb paranormal - Solid orbs, Orb paranormal - Liquid Orbs, Orb paranormal - Spirit Orbs

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The group was formed in 1988 by Dr. Alex Paterson (full name Duncan Robert Alex Paterson) and Jimmy Cauty (who had played in Brilliant with Youth and June Montana, and later gained fame as one half of The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu and The KLF with Echo & the Bunnymen's ex-manager Bill Drummond). The Orb's first release was the acid house anthem Tripping on Sunshine. In May, 1989, the Orb released the Kiss EP, which was heavily influenced by New York's KISS FM. Paterson began DJing around London, England at this time when he met Paul Oakenfold. At Oakenfold's behest, Paterson began DJing at Land of Oz, t ...

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The Orb, The Orb - History, The Orb - Contributors, The Orb - Discography, The Orb - Singles, The Orb - Albums, The Orb - Artists whose work has been remixed by The Orb

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The Orb - Singles. Trippin' On Sunshine (1988) Kiss EP (1989) A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From the Centre of the Ultraworld (1990) Little Fluffy Clouds (1990), UK #10 in 1993 Perpetual Dawn (1991), UK #61, In 1994 it reached #19 Blue Room (1992), UK #8 Assassin (1992), UK #12 Oxbow Lakes (1995), UK #38 Toxygene (1997), UK #4 Asylum (1997), UK #20 Once More (2001), UK #38 Kompassion EP (2003)See also:

The Orb, The Orb - History, The Orb - Contributors, The Orb - Discography, The Orb - Singles, The Orb - Albums, The Orb - Artists whose work has been remixed by The Orb

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Supercharged Orb:

Unusually an orbs that has a color to it normally green or red caught on film.

(See also: Supercharged Orb, Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, Parapsychology, Parapsychology Dictionary)

ORB-01 Akatsuki - ORB-01 Akatsuki. Manufacturer: Morgenroete, Inc. User: Orb Union Unit type: prototype all purpose multi-mode mobile suit First Deployment: Cosmic Era 74 Head height: 17.92 meters Weight: 71.53 metric tons Special equipment: "Yata no Kagami" anti-beam coating, hardpoint for mounting backpacks Powerplant: unknown Armament: MSM5D 12.5mm CIWS x2, Type 72D5 "Hyakurai" beam rifle x1, Type 73J2 beam naginata x1, Type 71 defensive shield x1 ...

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ORB-01 Akatsuki, ORB-01 Akatsuki - Specifications, ORB-01 Akatsuki - ORB-01 Akatsuki, ORB-01 Akatsuki - ORB-01 Oowashi Akatsuki, ORB-01 Akatsuki - ORB-01 Shiranui Akatsuki, ORB-01 Akatsuki - Trivia

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He was born on May 31, 1963 in Székesfehérvár and spent his childhood in two nearby towns, Alcsútdoboz and Felcsút. In 1977 his family moved to Székesfehérvár. He studied English language in high school, from where he graduated in 1981. In 1981 and 1982 he completed his military service, then he studied law at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest. He graduated in 1987. In the following two years he lived in Szolnok but commuted to Budapest where he was working as a sociologist for the Management Training Institu ...

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Viktor Orbán, Viktor Orbán - Biography, Viktor Orbán - Political career, Viktor Orbán - Foreign policy

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Mr. Orbán was a founding member of the Fidesz (fides: loyalty, Latin), Federation of Young Democrats), which was formed on 30 March 1988. On 16 June 1989, Mr. Orbán gave a speech at Heroes' Square, Budapest, on the occasion of the reburial of Imre Nagy and other national martyrs of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. In his speech he demanded free elections and the withdrawal of Soviet troops. The speech brought him wide national and political acclaim. In the summer of 1989 he to ...

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Viktor Orbán, Viktor Orbán - Biography, Viktor Orbán - Political career, Viktor Orbán - Foreign policy

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