Primary sources date June 2011 Infobox Single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name This Orient Cover ThisOrient.jpeg Caption Artist Foals from Album Total Life Forever Released Start date 2010 5 3 df yes Format 7 , CD Genre Indie rock Length Label Transgressive Records Last single Spanish Sahara song Spanish Sahara br 2010 This single This Orient br 2010 Next single Miami Foals song Miami br 2010 This Orient is a song by English indie rock band Foals . It was released as the lead single from the band s second album, Total Life Forever . It was made available for digital download on 2 May 2010, and received a physical release the next day. The song is built around vocals vocal samples , ref cite web url http www.prefixmag.com reviews foals total life forever 37861 title Foals Total Life Forever first Andrew last Winistorfer work Prefixmag.com year 10 May 2010 accessdate 21 August 2011 ref and the meaning behind the song is unclear. The song peaked at number 97 on the UK Singles Chart. Tracklisting Track listing headline 7 single title1 This Orient length1 4 02 title2 This Orient note2 Starkey Remix length2 4 42 Track listing headline 7 single title1 This Orient length1 4 02 title2 Spanish Sahara note2 Chad Valley Remix length2 Track listing headline Promo CD title1 This Orient length1 4 06 title2 This Orient note2 Radio Edit length2 3 48 title3 This Orient note3 Instrumental length3 4 03 Track listing headline Digital download title1 This Orient length1 4 02 title2 This Orient note2 Starkey Remix length2 4 42 title3 This Orient note3 Warrior One Remix length3 4 19 title4 This Orient note4 Astronomer Remix length4 6 24 title5 Spanish Sahara note5 Mosca Remix length5 7 32 title6 Tron note6 Kieran Hebden Version length6 8 17 Track listing headline This Orient Starkey Remix Promo CD title1 This Orient note1 Starkey Remix length1 4 42 References reflist External links http www.foals.co.uk Official website Foals Use dmy dates date June 2011 Category Foals songs ... more details
other uses of easternculture The Orient means the East. It is a traditional designation for anything ... that means various parts of Asia . Derivation wiktionary Orientorient Oriental oriental The term Orient derives from the Latin word oriens meaning east lit. rising orior rise . The use of the word .... To situate them in such a manner was to orient them in the proper direction. When something was facing ... . Over time, the common understanding of the Orient has continually shifted eastwards, as Western explorers ... and geographic of Oriental Studies. Yet there remain contexts where the Orient and Oriental have kept ... East to sub continental India to Indo China. Travellers may again take the Orient Express train from .... In European historiography the meaning of the Orient changed in scope several times. Originally ... the Orient as just East Asia , Southeast Asia , and eastern Central Asia . ref name LewisWigen1997 As recently as the early 20th century the term Orient continued to often used in ways that included ... the history of the changing sense of the term, the Orient was never equivalent to Asia as a whole. The Orient being largely a cultural term, large parts of Asia Siberia most notably were excluded from the scholarly notion of the Orient . ref name LewisWigen1997 Equally valid terms for the Orient ..., peoples, countries, and goods from the Orient. Oriental means generally east ern . It is a traditional designation especially when capitalized for anything belonging to the Eastern world Orient or East ... University Press Canada. ref German In German Orient is usually used synonymously with the Arab World and Persia . The term Asiaten means the people of East Asia and Southeast Asia . Another word for Orient ... Asian people Asian Metonymy Levant Land of the Rising Sun Eastern world Orient Express Orientalism ... Oriental as documented by Diane Ravitch. http www.gutenberg.org etext 27233 The Critic in the Orient by George Hamlin Fitch http www.zadiraks.de German Orient Gate http aboutjapan.japansociety.org content.cfm ... more details
Orient Township may refer to the following places in the United States Orient Township, Adair County, Iowa Orient Township, Michigan Orient Township, Faulk County, South Dakota geodis Category Township name disambiguation pages de Orient Township ... more details
wikt orient oriental The Orient meaning the East is a term that refers to areas of Asia. Orient or Oriental ... Moroccan region Oriental , a region Philippines Negros Oriental , a province Switzerland L Orient, Switzerland , a village United States Orient, Illinois Orient, Iowa Orient, Maine Orient, New York Orient Beach State Park Orient Long Beach Bar Light , a lighthouse Orient Point, New York Orient Point Light , a lighthouse Orient, Ohio Orient, South Dakota Orient, Texas Orient, Washington Orient Heights , a section of East Boston, Massachusetts Orient Heights MBTA station , a transit station Orient Township, Michigan Business Airlines Air Orient , a former French airline Filipinas Orient Airways , a former Philippines airline Orient Airways 1946 1955 , an airline based in India Orient Eagle Airways , an airline based in Kazakhstan Orient Thai Airlines , an airline based in Thailand Banking Bank of the Orient , an overseas Chinese bank Orient Loan , a Korean bank company United Orient Bank , an overseas Chinese bank Shipping Orient Overseas Container Line , a Hong Kong based contained shipping company Orient Steam Navigation Company the Orient Line , a former British shipping company Other businesses Orient Bikes , a Greek bicycle manufacturer Orient Paper Mills , located in India Orient Power Company , Karachi, Pakistan Orient Watch , a Japanese watch company Masonic organizations Grand Orient de France Grand Orient de Suisse Grand Orient du Congo Grand Orient of Belgium Grand Orient of Luxembourg Ships French ship Orient French ship Orient , several ships M V Orient Queen M V Orient Queen , a Lebanese owned cruise ship Sports Leyton Orient F.C. , an English football club, often known just as L. Orient . Loughton Orient F.C. , an English football club FC Lorient , a French football club, known as L orient. Other uses Oriental Alb niz , a composition by Isaac Alb niz ... , also known as Rep blica Oriental del Uruguay The Bowdoin Orient , a student newspaper at Bowdoin ... more details
Pearl of the Orient may refer to Places Pearl of the Orient Seas , the historical Name of the Philippines name of Philippines . Pearl of the Orient , the nickname of Hong Kong , seeing Emblem of Hong Kong Colonial coat of arms 1959 1997 Coat of Arms of Hong Kong . The Pearl of the Orient, the nickname of Ho Chi Minh City . The Pearl of the Orient, the nickname of Penang . Other uses Pearl of the Orient Tower , a residential skyscraper located in Manila, Philippines . Pearl of the Orient , a song which sings praises to Hong Kong in 1991, written by Lo Ta yu . Pearl of the Orient , the Chinese name of Glittering Days , a Hong Kong TV programme in 2006. Christopher Nicole bibliography Pearl of the Orient Series Pearl of the Orient Series , the Series of books by Christopher Nicole . disambig zh ... more details
Refimprove date March 2012 The Bowdoin Orient is the student newspaper of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine , USA. Established in 1871, the Orient is the oldest continuously published college weekly in the United States . Circulation and distribution The Orient currently has an on campus print distribution ... of businesses and restaurants in downtown Brunswick. Since some time in the late 1990s, the Orient ... major redesigns in 2001, 2004 and 2009. Mission statement The Bowdoin Orient is a student run weekly ... independent of the College and its administrators, the Orient pursues such content freely and thoroughly, following professional journalistic standards in writing and reporting. The Orient is committed ... to the College community. History The Bowdoin Orient was established in 1871 as Bowdoin College ... copyright status removed Image Orienthouse.jpg frame The Bowdoin Orient s headquarters on Cleaveland Street in Brunswick, Maine. In the beginning, the Orient was laid out in a smaller magazine format ... society formed its own publication, The Quill Bowdoin The Quill , and the Orient has since primarily focused on reporting news. In 1921, the Orient abandoned the magazine format and moved to a larger ... decade or two. In 1912, The Bowdoin Publishing Company was established as the formal publisher of the Orient ... corporation since its inception. In 2002, the college forced the Orient to close the Bowdoin ... s dissolution. ref http orient.bowdoin.edu orient archives 2002 02 01 opinion eds.htm ref The Orient ... Orient issues, both in print and on microform. Virtually all print issues are available from 1871 ... copies from 1871 to 1921 can be found in the periodicals section of the library. The Orient is available on microfilm for issues from 1921 to the present. Orient Express In 2010, the editors created an accompanying website for the Orient, titled the Orient Express, affectionately known as the OE. The Orient Express delivers breaking news, multimedia and more features daily capabilities that are beyond ... more details
Orient Blackswan formerly Orient Longman India , commonly referred to as Orient Longman , is an India n publishing house headquartered in Andhra Pradesh . The company publishes academic, professional and general works as well as school textbooks, of which the Gulmohar series of English language schools books grew popular. It also publishes low cost reprints of foreign titles. Established in 1948 as Longman Green by the United Kingdom UK publishing company Longman , Dubious date March 2008 it was taken over by Raja Rameshwar Rao , who bought the majority shareholding and became the company chairman in 1968. Rao retained the majority holding till 1984. The company s board included Khushwant Singh and the Patwardhans of Pune . The Indianisation of Orient Longman s management during this period was also reflected in its product, where Indian writers found an increasingly prominent place. In 2006, the Pearson Education group, which holds a minority stake in Orient Longman as well as the rights to the Longman brand worldwide, sued Orient Longman asserting its claim on the brand. In 2008, Orient Longman agreed to drop the Longman suffix in an out of court settlement, and the company was renamed Orient Blackswan. References cite web title About us publisher Orient Blackswan accessdate 2008 02 25 url http www.orientblackswan.com aboutus.asp cite news title Symbol of old business author S. Muthiah publisher The Hindu date September 24, 2003 url http www.hindu.com mp 2003 09 24 stories 2003092400240200.htm cite news title Orient loses Longman publisher The Telegraph date January 15, 2008 url http www.telegraphindia.com 1080115 jsp nation story 8783841.jsp External links http www.orientblackswan.com Orient Blackswan website Category Book publishing companies of India publish company stub India company stub ... more details
Orient is an unincorporated area in northeastern Tom Green County, Texas Tom Green County , Texas . The community s name originated from its location along the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway . ref http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles OO hno16.html Orient, Texas . Handbook of Texas . Retrieved on August 25, 2010 ref References reflist External links Portal Texas Handbook of Texas name ORIENT, TEXAS id OO hno16 Tom Green County, Texas coord missing Texas Category Populated places in Tom Green County, Texas Category Unincorporated communities in Texas Texas geo stub fa ... more details
Orphan date January 2011 Infobox film name Shadows of the Orient image size image Shadows of the Orient FilmPoster.jpeg caption director Burt P. Lynwood producer Larry Darmour producer writer Louis E. Heifetz story br Charles F. Royal adaptation and screenplay narrator starring See below music cinematography James S. Brown Jr. editing Dwight Caldwell distributor released 6 July 1935 runtime 69 minutes country USA language English budget gross preceded by followed by website Shadows of the Orient is a 1935 American film directed by Burt P. Lynwood . Plot summary Empty section date December 2009 Cast Esther Ralston as Viola Avery Regis Toomey as Inspector Bob Baxter J. Farrell MacDonald as Inspector Sullivan Oscar Apfel as Judge Avery Sidney Blackmer as King Moss Eddie Fetherston as James Flash Dawson Kit Guard as Spud Nolan James B. Leong as Ching Chu Soundtrack Empty section date December 2009 External links IMDb title id 0029544 title Shadows of the Orient Internet Archive film id shadows of the orient name Shadows of the Orient Use dmy dates date January 2011 DEFAULTSORT Shadows Of The Orient Category 1935 films Category American films Category 1930s crime films Category Crime drama films Category English language films Category Black and white films drama film stub ... more details
Orphan date November 2006 Orient Loan Co, Ltd. hangul is a Korea s capital money and bank company. hearquatered in Bangbae dong Seocho gu Seoul , Korea . it is similar in Hyundai Capital and Sanwa Money , Samsung Capital , Lotte Capital , Shinhan Capital , Rush & Cash , Lead Corp . See also Economy of South Korea Money External link and Reference http www.orientloan.co.kr Orient Loan Homepage in Korean Category Financial services companies of South Korea finance company stub SouthKorea company stub ... more details
Infobox Company company name Orient Group Incorporation br company logo Image Orientgroup.png company type Private company genre foundation 1978 founder location city Harbin , Heilongjiang location country People s Republic of China location origins key people Chairman Mr. Zhang Hongwei area served People s Republic of China industry conglomerate company Conglomerate products services revenue operating income net income num employees parent divisions subsid owner company slogan homepage http www.china orient.com Orient Group Incorporation Orient Group Incorporation SSE 600811 is a privately owned company private owned conglomerate company conglomerate engaged in finance , Trade trading , construction , port , industry , tourism and property development . It is headquartered in Harbin , Heilongjiang , China . ref http finance.google.com finance?q SHA 600811 Orient Group Incorporation ref ref http wrightreports.ecnext.com coms2 reportdesc COMPANY C156TF000 Orient Group Incorporated Company Profile Snapshot ref It was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 1994 and it is the first Heilongjiang based A share listed in Shanghai. References reflist 2 External links http www.china orient.com Orient Group Incorporation Category Companies based in Heilongjiang Category Conglomerate companies of China Category Privately held companies of the People s Republic of China Category Companies established in 1978 Category Article Feedback 5 de Orient Group Incorporation fr Orient Group zh ... more details
Refimprove date May 2010 Infobox airline airline Air Orient Ligne d Air Orient image image size 143 alt IATA N A ICAO N A callsign N A founded 1929, France commenced 1929, France ceased 1933 aoc N A bases Paris , France hubs N A secondary hubs N A focus cities N A frequent flyer N A lounge N A alliance N A subsidiaries N A fleet size destinations company slogan N A parent N A headquarters 2 rue Marbeuf, Paris , France key people Ernest Roume 1858 1941 Chairman br Maurice Nogu Managing Director revenue N A operating income N A net income N A assets N A equity N A website N A History Air Orient was an airline based in France . Created in 1929 from the merger of Air Asie c. 1928 and Air Union Lignes d Orient c. 1927 renamed from Messageries Transaeriennes 1923 , ref http www.airfrancelasaga.com categorie ephemerides page 4 ?lang en us ref ref http gap.air.orient.pagesperso orange.fr Air 20Orient 20historique.htm ref the short lived airline was merged with Air France October 7, 1933. Destinations The airline connected France and parts of Europe to the Middle East and Far East, many of which were French colonial outposts France Paris, Lyon, Marseille England London Italy Naples Greece Corfu, Athens Syria Damas Damascus , Alep Iraq Baghdad Persia Allahabad, Bouchir, Djask India Karachi, Jodhpur, Calcutta Siam Bangkok Burma Rangoon, Akyab Indochina Saigon Lebanon Beirut Fleet Chantiers A ro Maritimes de la Seine CAMS 53 seaplanes 2 SPCA M t ore 63 3 from Air Union Lignes d Orient Farman 190 See also Recently the Ukraine based Air Charter Asia airline changed its name to Air Orient ... IATA Code UT International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO Code ORT Callsign Air Orient References reflist External links Commons category Air Orient Aviation lists Airlines of France Category Defunct ... Euro airline stub France company stub fr Air Orient ko id Air Orient it Air Orient ru Air Orient ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Suitable for the Orient is a short story by author Karen Traviss . It was published in February 2003 in Asimov s Science Fiction . The story was given an honourable mention in the book, Year s Best Science Fiction 21 . Suitable for the Orient is a Science Fiction story in which a doctor has to come to terms with his assignment as a doctor on a human outpost, and his role as a sub standard doctor, stationed specifically because he is in a place where he s not essential. During the story, the human colony gains some tense relations with a native sub sentient race after a hunting expedition. DEFAULTSORT Suitable For The Orient Category 2003 short stories Category Science fiction short stories Category Works originally published in Asimov s Science Fiction Sf story stub ... more details
Infobox Film name Outlaws of the Orient image image size caption director Ernest B. Schoedsack writer narrator starring Jack Holt actor Jack Holt music cinematography editing distributor released August 20, 1937 runtime 61 mins. country United States language English budget gross preceded by followed by website amg id Outlaws of the Orient is a 1937 film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack . External links imdb title id 0029363 title Outlaws of the Orient Ernest B. Schoedsack Category 1937 films Category American films ... more details
Orient TV in Arabic language Arabic also known as Television al Mashreq TV in Arabic language Arabic is a Syria Syrian satellite television channel previously based in Damascus , Syira , and presently based in Dubai , UAE . The station that broadcasts round the clock is owned by Ghassan Abboud, ref http mideastwire.wordpress.com 2011 04 11 orient tv founder on the mechanics of corruption in syria MideastWire Orient TV founder on the mechanics of corruption in Syria ref a Syrian businessman and journalist and an opposition figure to the Syrian Baath regime. Plans for launching of a channel were disclosed by Abboud end of 2007, and test broadcasts started by May 2008 with logo of the station and music from Fairuz . Official broadcasts and programming started on 2 February 2009. Programming is a mixture of Syrian and international news, political, cultural, social and sports programs and television series, comedies, reality shows and long feature films. The station was broadcasting through Damascus when Syrian Inernal Security Forces raided the station on July 27, 2010 stopping its broadcasts and putting pressure on station employees to leave their jobs. Ghassan Abboud moved the operations where he resumed broadcasting. Signals of the broadcasts can be received on both Nilesat and Arabsat and online through the website of the station. References Reflist External links http orient tv.net Orient TV official website DEFAULTSORT Orient tv Category Arab media Category Arabic language television stations ar ... more details
Refimprove date March 2009 Orient Airways Ltd. was an airline established in 1946 with a base in Kolkata Calcutta , British Raj India . It was the first and only Muslim owned airline in Partition of India pre partition India. ref http www.dawn.com events pml review9.htm Formation of Muslim owned economic institutions 1940 1947 ref History The airline was registered in Calcutta, British India on 23 October 1946. It was established on the behest of Muhammad Ali Jinnah by Muslim business families. The initial investment was provided by the Ispahani, Adamjee, and the Arag group. Mirza Ahmad Ispahani , being its first Chairman, and Air Vice Marshal O.K. Carter, the General Manager, obtained an operating licence on May 1947. Four Douglas DC 3s were obtained from Tempo, Texas in February 1947 and operations first started on 4 June 1947. The designated route was Kolkata Sittwe then known as Akyab Yangon Myanmar , which also happened to be the first post war international operation to be flown by an airline registered in India. Two months after Orient Airways operational beginnings, Pakistan was created on 14 August 1947. Orient Airways, along with the help of some BOAC aircraft which had been chartered by the Government of Pakistan , started relief operations and transportation of the population between Delhi and Karachi , the capitals of India a Pakistan, respectively. Later, Orient Airways transferred its base to Pakistan and established the vital link between Karachi and Dhaka Dacca ... and twelve mechanics, Orient Airways re launched its scheduled operations in a fairy tale fashion ... Delhi Kolkata Dhaka . By the end of 1949, Orient Airways had acquired 10 DC 3 s and 3 Convair 240 s which ... 1955, the government of Pakistan merged Orient Airways with other airlines to form Pakistan International Airlines . Livery Orient Airways aircraft had a green strip with the word Orient Airways or Orient ... jpg&p Orient Airways&oid 768403fffad695f6&fr2 &no 86&tt 325&b 81&ni 20&sigr 11srljr5j&sigi 11khmu5si ... more details
Infobox company name Orient Lines logo File Orient lines logo.svg 200px type Subsidiary genre foundation ... footnotes intl For the company sometimes referred to as Orient Line , see Orient Steam Navigation Company Orient Lines was a cruise line specialising in exotic destinations that was in operation ... Ship Profile MV Marco Polo accessdate 2007 12 11 format work Cruisepage.com ref Orient Lines was sold ... 2008 03 31 the end of orient lines title The End of Orient Lines accessdate 2008 04 01 date ... title Orient Lines to reborn? accessdate 2008 06 27 date 2008 06 27 format work Cruise Business Online ..., due to the Economic crisis of 2008 economic downturn in 2008 the re launch of the Orient Lines brand ... news.php?u 20081119184840 title Orient Lines delays launch accessdate 20 November 2008 date 19 November ... of Orient Lines began in 1991 when Shipping & General Ltd , owned by Gerry Herrod , acquired ... as the MS Marco Polo Marco Polo for the new Orient Lines brand, embarking on a varied program with cruises ... www.simplonpc.co.uk Orient NCL.html title Orient Lines 1992 2008 accessdate 2007 12 11 last Boyle ... joined the Orient Lines fleet in May 2000 under the name Crown Odyssey . ref name Crown Cite web ... announced that their SuperStar Aries would be joining the Orient Lines fleet in mid 2002 as the Ocean Voyager . This plan was shelved however, ref name Simplon and in 2003 Orient Lines reverted to operating ... , with a delivery date on 31 March 2008. This meant the end of the Orient Line brand, as no ship ... news prhome.html title NCL Announces Farwell Season of Marco Polo accessdate 2007 12 11 work Orient ... Tours . ref name Newman On 27 June 2008 Star Cruises sold the Orient Line brand to Origin ... by the new Orient Lines was SS Maxim Gorkiy , which was purchased from Sovcomflot on 20 August 2008. ref Cite web url http www.cruisebusiness.com cbr old news.php?u 20080820140302 title Orient ... Cruise Media Oy Ltd ref The Maxim Gorkiy was due to enter service with Orient Lines in April 2009 ... more details
Voyage to the Orient lang fr Voyage en Orient is one of the works of French writer and poet G rard de Nerval , published during 1851 in literature 1851 , resulting from his voyage of 1842 to Cairo and Beirut . In addition to a travel account it retells Oriental tales, like Solomon and the Queen of Sheba , in terms of the artist and the act of creation. The chapters first appeared in the periodical Revue des Deux Mondes in 1846 and 1847, where the piece was called Sc nes de la Vie Orientale . ref name harcourt http www.archive.org details womenofcairovolu005575mbp The Women Of Cairo Volume One . Harcourt, Barce And Company, 1930. Translation of Voyage en Orient . See Introduction by Conrad Elphinstone. ref Later, when the chapters appeared together in book form in 1851, it was retitled Voyage en Orient , and a section was added which gives an account of de Nervals travels through Europe before leaving for the Orient. ref name harcourt In a later edition de Nerval added a series of appendices, the majority of the material taken directly from Lane s Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians . ref name harcourt In 1930 the book was translated as The Women Of Cairo by Conrad Elphinstone in two volumes, it included the material originally published in 1846 47. ref name harcourt More recent translations exist but are abridged. Notes Reflist External links http www.archive.org details womenofcairovolu005575mbp The Women Of Cairo Volume One & http www.archive.org details womenofcairoscen011741mbp Volume 2 , Harcourt, Barce And Company, 1930. Translation of Voyage en Orient . Category 1851 novels Category French novels Category Works originally published in Revue des deux mondes Category Works by G rard de Nerval 19thC novel stub fr Voyage en Orient Nerval ... more details
orphan date February 2010 Infobox mountain name Mount Orient photo Maw orient 2.jpg photo caption View from Mount Orient photo size 300 elevation ft 955 elevation ref prominence listing location Hampshire County, Massachusetts , USA range Pellham Hills coordinates coord 42 23 36 N 72 27 41 W type mountain region US display inline,title topo type Metamorphic rock dissected plateau age 400 million years volcanic arc belt last eruption first ascent easiest route Amethyst Brook trailhead Mount Orient , 955 feet 291 meters , is a south facing high point on an upland plateau overlooking the Connecticut River Valley in Pelham, Massachusetts near Amherst, Massachusetts . Although the summit is wooded, a lower, south facing ledge of exfoliating metamorphic rock provides views of the Holyoke Range and the east central Pioneer Valley . Both the Metacomet Monadnock Trail and the Robert Frost Trail Massachusetts traverse Mount Orient. The ledge is a popular hiking destination among college students and residents of nearby Amherst. Easiest access is via the Amethyst Brook Conservation Area parking lot on Pelham Road in east Amherst. Mount Orient drains into Heatherstone Brook and Amethyst Brook, thence into Fort River, the Connecticut River , and Long Island Sound . References The Metacomet Monadnock Trail Guide . 9th Edition. The Appalachian Mountain Club. Amherst, Massachusetts, 1999 Category Landforms of Hampshire County, Massachusetts Category Mountains of Massachusetts Orient Massachusetts geo stub ... more details
File Orient Heights.jpg thumb Orient Heights File St. Joseph and Lazarus Church 3 .jpg thumb St. Lazarus Church, now named St. Joseph St. Lazarus, after a merger of parishes File Universal Church 1 .jpg thumb Universal Church File Grace Church Federated.jpg thumb Grace Church Federated Orient Heights is an historic section of East Boston . The neighborhood sits on a hill named Orient Heights the hill measures 152 feet in elevation at its highest point. Reminded of their native terrain, Boston s very first Italian immigrants settled on the hill in the 1860s and 70s. Landmarks of Orient Heights include the The Madonna Madonna Shrine it is the headquarters and National Shrine of the Orionine order , founded by St. Luigi Orione . ref coord 42.389729 71.005661 name The Madonna Shrine ref A third of a mile away towards the west, a huge, lighted cross stands dramatically on Orient Heights. ref coord 42.391958 71.011495 name Cross Memorial to the Battle of Chelsea Creek ref It is one of Boston s most visible and well known landmarks. The steel cross on the site today replaced a wooden cross erected by The Madonna Shrine. It also marks the site of the second battle of the Revolutionary War , the Battle of Chelsea Creek May 27, 1775 . The hill of Orient Heights was once called Hog s Island then it was later renamed Breed s Island. ref Breed s Island is not to be confused with Breed s Hill ... century, Italian and English were still spoken in roughly equal amounts in Orient Heights. It is documented ..., after a merger of parishes. ref in Orient Heights were delivered by Pastor Luigi Louis Toma ..., at the top of Orient Heights overlooking the airport and Downtown areas, is the national headquarters ... active at the Home and Shrine. Personalities Numerous famous Italian Americans have lived in Orient ... thoroughfare through Orient Heights is Bennington Street, and the principal intersection Orient Heights Square is that of Bennington with Saratoga Street. See also Orient Heights MBTA station Notes ... more details
Infobox Company company name Bank of the Orient company logo Image BankofOrient1.jpg company type Privately held company Private company slogan Experience, Service and Integrity foundation San Francisco 1971 location California and Hawaii key people Mr. Ernest Go, Chief executive officer CEO br Mr. John Ng, Chief operating officer COO br Mr. Philipp A. Frings, Chief financial officer CFO industry Finance and Insurance products Banking revenue N A Asset United States dollar 460 million br Return on assets 0.58 br Return on equity 7.57 homepage http www.bankorient.com www.bankorient.com Bank of the Orient is an Overseas Chinese Banks United States overseas Chinese bank in the United States . Headquartered in San Francisco , with Branch banking branch offices in Industry, California , Hawaii , and Xiamen , this privately held bank is one of few overseas Chinese banks in the United States that has successfully expanded beyond their original communities. The bank was first established on March 17, 1971. The first solely owned Asian American bank to be launched in California since World War II , Citation needed date October 2008 Bank of the Orient was first established in 1971 by Ernest Go, a Chinese Filipino whose family was successful in international bank ing business. The bank originally served the local Chinese and Asian communities in San Francisco , where most of its Branch banking branch offices still locate today, and with its success, the bank gradually expanded into Southern California and Hawaii. Bank of the Orient is one of the first to venture into the growing Chinese market and its Xiamen branch office was in business since the mid 1990 s. External links http www.bankorient.com Bank of the Orient Chinese American banks DEFAULTSORT Bank Of The Orient Category Companies based in San Francisco, California Category Banks based in California Category Banks established in 1971 Category Privately held companies based in California Category Privately held companies ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Orient Type Live album Artist Don Cherry jazz Don Cherry Cover Orient album .jpg Released 1971 Recorded April 22 and August 11, 1971 Genre Jazz Length 41 32 Label BYG Records BYG Producer Last album Human Music br 1970 This album Orient br 1971 Next album Blue Lake album Blue Lake br 1971 Orient is a live album by jazz world music musician Don Cherry jazz Don Cherry recorded in 1971 and released on the BYG Records BYG label. ref name Don Cherry discography http www.eagle eye cherry.com doncherrydisco.html Don Cherry discography accessed December 9, 2011 ref Reception In his review for Allmusic , Brian Olewnick says, While not quite up to the caliber of Eternal Rhythm or the Mu album Mu sessions with Ed Blackwell , Orient is nonetheless a valuable document and recommended . ref name Allmusic Olewnick, B. http www.allmusic.com album orient r161382 review Allmusic Review accessed December 9, 2011 ref Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score rating 4.5 5 ref name Allmusic Track listing All compositions by Don Cherry Orient Parts 1 & 2 18 00 Si Ta Ra Ma 17 00 Eagle Eye Part 1 & 2 18 00 Togetherness 20 00 Recorded live in Carpentras, France on August 11, 1971 tracks 1 &2 and Paris, France on April 22, 1971 tracks 3& 4 Personnel Don Cherry jazz Don Cherry pocket trumpet , piano , flute , vocals Johnny Dyani double bass bass tracks 3 & 4 Okay Temiz drum kit drums , percussion tracks 3 & 4 Han Bennink drums, percussion, vocals, accordion tracks 1 & 2 Mocqui Cherry tambura tracks 1 & 2 References reflist Category Don Cherry albums Category 1971 live albums Category BYG Actuel albums ... more details
Image Orient House.jpg thumb 400px Orient House former PLO headquarters in Jerusalem Orient House lang ar big big bayt al arq is a building located in East Jerusalem that served as the headquarters of the Palestine Liberation Organization PLO in the 1980s and 1990s. Built in 1897 by Musa al Husayni Ismail Musa al Husseini , it has been owned by the Al Husayni family since. Originally intended to serve as a family residence, it was at times vacated to host important guests, such as Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany in 1898, and Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia in 1936. Overview During the 1948 Arab Israeli War , Orient House remained east of the cease fire line, in the area controlled by Jordan . Between 1948&ndash 1950, the headquarters of the UNRWA United Nations Reliefs and Works ... The New Orient House . Following the 1967 war and the capture of East Jerusalem by Israel , the hotel ... tenure as Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu tried and failed to have Orient House shut ... , he led efforts to protest against the way Orient House was functioning, refusing to meet with Faisal Husseini and demanding that Orient House pay 300,000 USD in municipal taxes. Husseini refused the request, stating that Orient House, as a Diplomatic immunity diplomatic institution , was exempt ... to undertake the forcible closure of Orient House. ref name Eurp48 Two days after the Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing , the Cabinet of Israel Israeli cabinet voted to close the Orient House ... East , representatives from the European Union and Russia suggested reopening Orient House and other ... onepage&q 22Orient 20House 22 20Palestine Refend External links commons cat Orient House http www.orienthouse.org Orient House http www.jerusalemquarterly.org ViewArticle.aspx?id 184 The Looted Archives of the Orient House , Summer 2001, Issue 13, Jerusalem Quarterly coord 31 47 20.19 N 35 13 48.31 ... Category Buildings and structures completed in 1897 Link FA he ar de Orienthaus it Orient ... more details
Deleted image removed Image Luc orient cover 3.jpg thumbnail Album cover of Le Ma tre de Terango 1971 Luc Orient is a science fiction comic series featuring an eponymous hero, created in 1967 by the writer Greg comics Greg and the artist Eddy Paape . It belongs to the large family of Franco Belgian comics . Publishing history Luc Orient was originally serialized in the weekly comic magazine Tintin magazine Tintin starting on January 7, 1967. small ref name BDO 1967 Cite web last BDoubl es title Tintin ann e 1967 url http bdoubliees.com tintinbelge annees 1967.htm ref small It was one of the several series simultaneously launched by then editor Greg to give the magazine a needed facelift. Luc Orient s adventures were then collected as a series of graphic novels by Le Lombard ditions du Lombard , starting in 1969. The series continued regularly with one or two volumes per year until episode 13, L enclume de la foudre was released in 1978. After Tintin ceased publication in 1978 following several name changes , the later episodes were released sporadically. ommit unsourced sentences and speculation ... , under the title L int grale de Luc Orient but only three tomes i.e. the first six volumes ever appeared, between 1998 and 1999. Synopsis Luc Orient, professor Hugo Kala from Eurocristal laboratory ... drawing. Bibliography Deleted image removed Image Luc orient cover 6.jpg thumbnail Album cover of Le ... Luc Orient publications in Belgian TinTin and http bdoubliees.com journaltintin series3 lucorient.htm ... Orient albums Bedetheque fr icon refend Footnotes reflist External links http www.coolfrenchcomics.com lucorient.htm Luc Orient on Cool French Comics it http www.terrediconfine.eu luc orient.html Luc Orient Luc Orient Eddy Paape e Michel Regnier, 1967 on Terre di Confine Category Comics characters Category Comics publications Category French comics Category Science fiction comics de Luc Orient es Luc Orient fr Luc Orient nl Luc Orient ... more details
Update date September 2010 No footnotes date September 2010 Gate of the Orient zh s t p d ng f ng zh m n is the name of a 301.8 metre high skyscraper in the China Chinese city Suzhou currently under construction. The building is located in Suzhou Industrial Park and to the west of Jinji Lake . The skyscraper has a very distinct form, at the base it consists of two towers that come together at the top to form an arch or a gate . The 68 storey building is due to be completed by the end of 2012. Notes Reflist External links http www.skyscrapers.cn data skyplan cn suzhou Gate of the Orient.htm Skyscrapers.cn, Chinese site on the Gate of the Orient http www.skyscrapercity.com showthread.php?p 23203362 skyscrapercity.com post on the building showing pictures of the plans and the construction site Supertall skyscrapers under construction DEFAULTSORT Gate Of The Orient Category Buildings and structures in Suzhou Category Skyscrapers in China Category Construction projects in China Category Skyscrapers between 300 and 349 meters eu Sortaldeko Atea nl Gate of the Orient zh ... more details
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