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Definition: Order |
OrderNoun1. (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London". 2. A degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude". 3. Established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order". 4. Logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation". 5. A condition of regular or proper arrangement: "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order". 6. A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there". 7. A commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment; "IBM received an order for a hundred computers". 8. A formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today". 9. A body of rules followed by an assembly. 10. : (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families. 11. : a request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.); "I gave the waiter my order". 12. : putting in order; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list". Verb1. Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed". 2. Make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage". 3. Issue commands or orders for. 4. Impose regulations on. 5. Bring order to or into; "Order these files". 6. Place in a certain order; "order these files". 7. Of clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church". 8. Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.; "arrange my schedule;" "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times". 9. Assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "order" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Note: Order \Or"der\, transitive verb. [imperfect & past participle. Ordered; p pr. & verb noun. Ordering.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | To place items in an arrangement in accordance with the order of the natural numbers. Source: European Union. (references) |
| In a programming language, a meaningful expression that specifies one operation and identifies its operands, if any. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| A specified arrangement used in ordering. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Economics | 1. A request to deliver, sell, receive or purchase goods or services. 2. An instruction, command or direction authoritatively given. 3. A designation of the person to whom a bill of exchange is to be paid, or delivery of goods made, or a bill of lading consigned (A key word which makes a document negotiable.) 4. A rank, class or division of men. (references) |
Finance | An instruction from a client to a broker-dealer to buy or sell a security. Source: European Union. (references) |
Law | Décision of an administrative authority to implement a law. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Besluit van algemene strekking afkomstig van het daartoe bevoegde Overheidsorgaan(b. v. een ministerie), soms beperkt tot die voorschriften die geen wetten in formele zin zijn. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| A rule or regulation made by a competent authority. . Source: European Union. (references) | |
Math | (1) The height of a tree. (2) The number of children of the root of a binomial tree. (3) The number of data streams, usually denoted , in a multiway merge. (references) |
Statistics | The order is the number of defined positions(with 1's and 0's). Source: European Union. (references) |
Transportation | Lights are classified as of the first, second, third, etc. order according to their focal distance or to the diameter of radius of the lenses of their optical apparatus DU BUREAU HYDROGRAPHIQUE INTERNATIONAL DE MONACO, 1951. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Big O notation (with a capital letter O -- originally an omicron -- not a zero), also called Landau's symbol, is a symbolism used in complexity theory, computer science, and mathematics to describe the asymptotic behavior of functions. It indicates how fast a function grows or declines.
Landau's symbol comes from the name of the German number theorist Edmund Landau who invented the notation. The letter O is used because the rate of growth of a function is also called its order.
For example, when analyzing some algorithm, one might find that the time (or the number of steps) it takes to complete a problem of size n is given by T(n) = 4 n2 − 2 n + 2. If we ignore constants (which makes sense because those depend on the particular hardware the program is run on) and slower growing terms, we could say "T(n) grows at the order of n2" and write:T(n) = O(n2).
In mathematics, it is often important to get a handle on the error term of an approximation. For instance, one may write
to express the fact that the error is smaller in absolute value than some constant times x3 if x is close enough to 0.
For the formal definition, suppose f(x) and g(x) are two functions defined on some subset of the real numbers. We write
if and only if there exist constants N and C such that
- f(x) = O(g(x)) as x → ∞
Intuitively, this means that f does not grow faster than g.
- |f(x)| ≤ C |g(x)| for all x > N.
If a is some real number, we write
if and only if there exist constants d > 0 and C such that
- f(x) = O(g(x)) for x -> a
- |f(x)| ≤ C |g(x)| for all x with |x-a| < d.
The first definition is the only one used in computer science (where typically only positive functions with a natural number n as argument are considered; the absolute values can then be ignored), while both usages appear in mathematics.
Here is a list of classes of functions that are commonly encountered when analyzing algorithms. The slower growing functions are listed first. c is some arbitrary constant.
notation name O(1) constant O(log(n)) logarithmic O((log(n))c) polylogarithmic O(n) linear O(n log(n)) sometimes called "linearithmic" O(n2) quadratic O(nc) polynomial, sometimes "geometric" O(cn) exponential O(n!) factorial Note that O(nc) and O(cn) are very different. The latter grows much, much faster, no matter how big the constant c is. A function that grows faster than any power of n is called superpolynomial. One that grows slower than an exponential function of the form cn is called subexponential. An algorithm can require time that is both superpolynomial and subexponential; examples of this include the fastest algorithms known for integer factorization.
Note, too, that O(log n) is exactly the same as O(log(nc)). The logarithms differ only by a constant factor, (since log(nc)=c log(n)) and thus the big O notation ignores that. Similarly, logs with different constant bases are equivalent.
The above list is useful because of the following fact: if a function f(n) is a sum of functions, one of which grows faster than the others, then the faster growing one determines the order of f(n). Example: If f(n) = 10 log(n) + 5 (log(n))3 + 7 n + 3 n2 + 6 n3, then f(n) = O(n3). One caveat here: the number of summands has to be constant and may not depend on n.
This notation can also be used with multiple variables and with other expressions on the right side of the equal sign. The notation:
represents the statement:
- f(n,m) = n2 + m3 + O(n+m)
Obviously, this notation is abusing the equality symbol, since it violates the axiom of equality: "things equal to the same thing are equal to each other". To be more formally correct, some people (mostly mathematicians, as opposed to computer scientists) prefer to define O(g(x)) as a set-valued function, whose value is all functions that do not grow faster then g(x), and use set membership notation to indicate that a specific function is a member of the set thus defined. Both forms are in common use, but the sloppier equality notation is more common at present.
- ∃C ∃N ∀n,m>N : f(n,m)≤n2+m3+C(n+m)
Another point of sloppiness is that the parameter whose asymptotic behaviour is being examined is not clear. A statement such as f(x,y) = O(g(x,y)) requires some additional explanation to make clear what is meant. Still, this problem is rare in practice.
Related notations
In addition to the big O notations, another Landau symbol is used in mathematics: the little o. Informally, f(x) = o(g(x)) means that f grows much slower than g and is insignificant in comparison.
Formally, we write f(x) = o(g(x)) (for x -> ∞) if and only if for every C>0 there exists a real number N such that for all x > N we have |f(x)| < C |g(x)|; if g(x) ≠ 0, this is equivalent to limx→∞ f(x)/g(x) = 0.
Also, if a is some real number, we write f(x) = o(g(x)) for x -> a if and only if for every C>0 there exists a positive real number d such that for all x with |x - a| < d we have |f(x)| < C |g(x)|; if g(x) ≠ 0, this is equivalent to limx -> a f(x)/g(x) = 0.
Big O is the most commonly used of five notations for comparing functions:
Notation Definition Analogy f(n) = O(g(n)) see above ≤ f(n) = o(g(n)) see above < f(n) = Ω(g(n)) g(n)=O(f(n)) ≥ f(n) = ω(g(n)) g(n)=o(f(n)) > f(n) = Θ(g(n)) f(n)=O(g(n)) and g(n)=O(f(n)) = The notations Θ and Ω are often used in computer science; the lower-case o is common in mathematics but rare in computer science. The lower-case ω is rarely used.
A common error is to confuse these by using O when Θ is meant. For example, one might say "heapsort is O(n log n) in average case" when the intended meaning was "heapsort is Θ(n log n) in average case". Both statements are true, but the latter is a stronger claim.
Another notation sometimes used in computer science is Õ (read Soft-O).
f(n) = Õ(g(n)) is shorthand for f(n) = O(g(n) logkn) for some k. Essentially, it is Big-O, ignoring logarithmic factors.The notations described here are used for approximating formulas (e.g. those in the sum article), for analysis of algorithms (e.g. those in the heapsort article), and for the definitions of terms in complexity theory (e.g. polynomial time).
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A court order is an official proclamation by a judge (or panel of judges) that defines the legal relationships between the parties before the court and requires or authorises the carrying out of certain steps by one or more parties to a case. It can be a simple as setting a date for trial or as complex as restrucuring contractual relationships by and between many corporations in a multi-jurisdictional dispute (i.e. different states or countries). It may be a final order (one that concludes the court action), or an interim order (one during the action). Most orders are written, and are signed by the judge. Some orders, however, are spoken orally by the judge in open court, and are only reduced to writing in the transcript of the proceedings.One kind of interim order is a temporary restraining order (TRO) to preserve the status quo. Such an order may later overturned or vacated during the litigation, or it may be a final order and judgment only subject to appeal.
In the area of domestic violence courts will routinely issue a temporary order of protection (TOP) (or temporary protective order) (TPO) to prevent any further violence or threat of violence. In family law temporary orders can also be called pendente lite relief and may include grants of temporary child custody, visitation, spousal support and maintenance.
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- Order (biology)
- Order (business)
- Order (government)
- Order (military)
- Order (polynomial)
- Order (religious)
- Order (mathematical) of an ordered set; see also total order and total preorder
- Order (mathematical) of a group or its elements. See Glossary of group theory
- Order (mathematical) of an element in some modulus, see Multiplicative order
- Court order
- Big O notation (mathematical) - also known as the order of an algorithm
- In computing, canonical order
- General order
- architectonic orders - see Classical orders
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An order, in business, is a stated intention , either verbal or in writing, to engage in a commercial transaction. From the buyers point of view it expresses the intention to buy and is called a purchase order. From a sellers point of view it expresses the intention to sell and is referred to as a sales order.
See also
- distribution
- supply chain
- marketing
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In chemistry, the order of a reaction refers to the number of articles involved in the reaction. A first order reaction deals with one molecule in the rate-defining step, a second order reaction has two atomic/molecular species in the rate determining step, etc.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Order (chemistry)."
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A religious order is an organization of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with religious devotion. The members of such orders, termed religious as a group, are usually distinct from both the laity and the clergy. They are often termed monks, friars or brothers if male, and nuns or sisters if female.Some orders practice literal isolation (cloistering) from the outside world; others remain engaged with the world in various ways, often teaching or serving in traditional roles, while maintaining their distinction in other ways. All, however, may be distinguished by vows or disciplines they undertake as members of their orders.
The best-known religious orders in the Western world are Catholic and Buddhist orders of monks and nuns. However, the practice is common in many tribes of Africa and South America on a smaller scale.
In Buddhist societies such as Sri Lanka, Thailand, Korea and Tibet, there exist strikingly large monastic orders. A well-known Chinese Buddhist order is the ancient Shaolin order in Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism.
Catholic orders
Catholic religious orders should be distinguished from Holy Orders, that is to say bishops, priests, and deacons. In the following list of some of the major Catholic orders, each order is listed with the acronym (or "post-nominal initials") commonly used to identify its members.
- Augustinians - O.S.A.
- Benedictines - O.S.B.
- Bridgitines - C.S.B.
- Carmelites - O.C., O.C.D., O.C.D.S.
- Carthusians - O.Cart.
- Celestines
- Cistercians - O.Cist.
- Divine Word Missionaries - D.V.M.
- Dominicans - O.P.
- Franciscans - O.F.M.
- Little Sisters of the Poor
- Congregation of the Holy Cross - C.S.C.
- Missionaries of Charity - M.C.
- Oblates - O.M.I.
- Passionists - C.P.
- Redemptorists - C.SS.R.
- Resurrectionists - C.R.
- Salesians
- Sisters of Charity
- Sisters of Mercy - R.S.M.
- Sulpicians - P.S.S.
- Trappists - O.C.R., O.C.S.O.
Other Catholic groups
- Jesuits - S.J.
See also
- monasticism
- ascetic
External Links
- Open Directory links to Catholic orders' websites
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Scientific classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. Modern classification has its roots in the system of Carl Linnaeus, who grouped species according to shared physical characteristics. These groupings have been revised since Linnaeus to improve consistency with the Darwinian principle of common descent. Genomic DNA analysis has driven many recent revisions and is likely to continue to do so. Scientific classification belongs to the science of taxonomy or biological systematics.
Early Systems
The earliest known system of classifying forms of life comes from the Greek philosopher Aristotle.
The next major advance in developing scientific classification was by the Swiss professor, Conrad Gessner (1516 - 1565). Gessner's work was a critical compilation of life known at the time.
The exploration of parts of the New World next brought to hand descriptions and specimens of many novel forms of animal life. In the latter part of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th careful study of animals commenced, which, directed first to familiar kinds, was gradually extended until it formed a sufficient body of knowledge to serve as an anatomical basis for classification. Advances in using this knowledge to classify living beings bears a debt to the research of medical anatomists, such as Fabricius (1537 - 1619), Severinus (1580 - 1656), William Harvey (1578 - 1657), and Tyson (1649 - 1708). Advances in classification due to the work of entomologists and the first microscopists is due to the research of people like Marcello Malpighi (1628 - 1694), Jan Swammerdam (1637 - 1680), and Robert Hooke (1635 - 1702).
John Ray (1627 - 1705) was an English naturalist who published important works on plants, animals, and natural theology. His classification of plants in his Historia Plantarum was an important step towards modern taxonomy. Ray rejected the system of dichotomous division by which species were classified according to a pre-conceived, either/or type system, and instead classified plants according to similarities and differences that emerged from observation.
Linnaean taxonomy
Two years after John Ray's death Carolus Linnaeus (1707 - 1778) was born. His great work, the Systema Naturae, ran through twelve editions during his lifetime (1st ed. 1735). He is best known for his introduction of a method of modern classification; he created systematic zoology and botany in their present form. Linnaeus adopted Ray's conception of species, but he made the concept a practical reality by insisting that every species must have a unique Latin binomen, that is, a double name - the first half to be the name of the genus common to several species, and the second half to be a single word, which is called the specific epithet. This convention is now referred to as binomial nomenclature, and the name formed from the two parts is known as the scientific name of a species.
Before Linnaeus, long many-worded names had been used, sometimes with one additional adjective, sometimes with another, so that no true names were fixed and accepted. Linnaeus' system made it easy to identify unambiguously any given species of plant or animal. He proceeded further to introduce into his system a series of groups: genus, order, class.
The Linnaeus System works by placing each organism into a layered hierarchy of groups. Each group at a given layer is composed of a set of groups from the layer directly below. Simply knowing the two-part scientific name makes it possible to determine the other six layers.
The groupings (taxa) of taxonomy from most general to most specific are:
Several acronym mnemonics have been made for these, for instance King Phillip called out for good soup, or Kings Play Chess On Funny Green Squares.
- Kingdom
- Phylum (animals) or Division (plants)
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species
Intermediate ranks may be created by adding prefixes, for instance:
In addition, species are often subdivided into subspecies and other infraspecific categories (see subspecies). The term varieties is sometimes used in place of subspecies. In horticulture, for example, it refers to populations modified by selective breeding, for instance the Peace Rose, a hybrid Tea Rose.
- Superorder
- Order
- Suborder
- Infraorder
In husbandry, horticulture and other activities outside scientific biology, people still assume the truth of the traditional Linnaean system.
Modern developments
The approach Linnaeus took to classifying species and the majority of his taxonomic groupings remained the standard in biology for at least two centuries. Since the 1960s, however, a trend called cladism or cladistic taxonomy, has emerged and is expected to supplant Linnaean classification. In classifying species, cladists place a priority in achieving coherence with the Darwinian principle of common descent.
Meanwhile, at the top of the hierarchy of classification, there has movement towards a three domain system. The domains originally were replacements for the different kingdoms, but many scientists regard them as a groupings above the formerly paramount kingdom level.
Cladistics
In grouping species, cladists look for "derived similarities," meaning those aspects that species can be expected to share by virtue of a common evolutionary ancestry. This approach differs from that of phenetics, which does not address ancestry and associates species based on overall similarity, and it differs also from classification based on ad hoc "key characters." Cladists avail themselves of all types of information available, including DNA sequences and hybridization studies, biochemistry, and traditional morphology. They often make use of computers to identify the most likely phylogeny or "family tree" that relates the species they are considering.
Cladistics requires taxa (groups of species) to be clades. A formal code of phylogenetic nomenclature, the Phylocode[1], is currently under development for a cladistic taxonomy that abandons the Linnaean structure.
More at: cladistics.
Could add a description of the difficulty in classifying microbes: their features are derived from direct visual observation, but include such procedural characteristics as Gram stain type, motility, ability to form spores, etc. However, given an unknown bacterium with a given set of characteristics, it is in general not possible to predict its phylogeny, toxicity, etc. Other methods, using genes, their DNA, and several types of RNA, are under development.
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Diptera Family Drosophilidae Genus Drosophila Species melanogaster
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Subclass Eutheria Order Primates Suborder Catarrhini Family Hominidae Genus Homo Species sapiens
Cucumbertree (Magnolia acuminata)
Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Magnoliales Family Magnoliaceae Genus Magnolia Species acuminata Note in this last example, that most of the taxa are named after the type genus, Magnolia.
Taxon Plants Algae Fungi Animals Division/Phylum -phyta -phyta -mycota Subdivision/Subphylum -phytina -phytina -mycotina Class -opsida -phyceae -mycetes Subclass -idae -phycidae -mycetidae Order -ales -ales -ales Suborder -ineae -ineae -ineae Superfamily -acea -acea -acea -oidea Family -aceae -aceae -aceae -idae Subfamily -oideae -oideae -oideae -inae Tribe -eae -eae -eae -ini Subtribe -inae -inae -inae -ina
See also:
- Binomial nomenclature
- Taxonomy
- List of biological orders
- List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names
- Phylogenetic tree
External Links:
- Classification of Animals
- Phylocode - replacing older system with Cladistic system
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
ORDER | English | Online Order Entry System | Computing |
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Synonyms: OrderSynonyms: club (n), decree (n), edict (n), fiat (n), gild (n), guild (n), lodge (n), order of magnitude (n), ordering (n), orderliness (n), parliamentary law (n), parliamentary procedure (n), purchase order (n), rescript (n), rules of order (n), society (n), arrange (v), consecrate (v), dictate (v), enjoin (v), govern (v), grade (v), ordain (v), place (v), prescribe (v), put (v), range (v), rank (v), rate (v), regularize (v), regulate (v), say (v), set up (v), tell (v). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: -in-law (law). |
| Antonyms: disorderliness (n), deregulate (v), disorder (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Class | Noun: class, division, category, categorema, head, order, section; department, subdepartment, province, domain. |
Kind, sort, genus, species, variety, family, order, kingdom, race, tribe, caste, sept, clan, breed, type, subtype, kit, sect, set, subset; assortment; feather, kidney; suit; range; gender, sex, kin. | |
Command | Verb: command, order, decree, enact, ordain, dictate, direct, give orders. |
Noun: command, order, ordinance, act, fiat, hukm, bidding, dictum, hest, behest, call, beck, nod. | |
Direction | Verb: direct, manage, govern, conduct; order, prescribe, cut out work for; bead, lead; lead the way, show the way; take the lead, lead on; regulate, guide, steer, pilot; tackle |
Money | Paper money, greenback; major denomination, minor denomination; money order, postal money order, Post Office order; bank note; bond; bill, bill of exchange; order, warrant, coupon, debenture, exchequer bill, assignat; blueback, hundi, shinplaster. |
Nobility | Noun: nobility, rank, condition, distinction, optimacy, blood, pur sang, birth, high descent, order; quality, gentility; blue blood of Castile; ancien regime. |
Repute | Rank, standing, brevet rank, precedence, pas, station, place, status; position, position in society; order, degree, baccalaureate, locus standi, caste, condition. |
Requirement | Charge, claim, command, injunction, mandate, order, precept. |
Title | Decoration, laurel, palm, wreath, garland, bays, medal, ribbon, riband, blue ribbon, cordon, cross, crown, coronet, star, garter; feather, feather in one,s cap; epaulet, epaulette, colors, livery; order, arms, shield, scutcheon; reward. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Order |
| Non-English Usage: "Order" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (command, order), German (order), Swedish (command, commission, detainer, dictation, fiat, imperative, order, orders). |
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Screenplays | I don't exactly know what I am required to say in order for you to have intercourse with me. But could we assume that I said all that (A Beautiful Mind; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman) Would you like to order something, sir (Fletch; writing credit: Andrew Bergman. Based on the novel by Gregory McDonald.) Only from me 007, unless you bring that car back in pristine order. (Tomorrow Never Dies; writing credit: Bruce Feirstein) People gotta talk themselves into law and order before they do anything about it. Maybe because down deep they don't care (High Noon; writing credit: Carl Foreman) Who said you guys could order a pizza (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial; writing credit: Ethan Coen) | |
Lyrics | The order is rapidly fading ("The Times They Are A-Changin'"; performing artist: Bob Dylan) But Earl walked right through that restraining order (Goodbye Earl; performing artist: Dixie Chicks) The bigger the order, the more guns we brought out (Party Up; performing artist: DMX) Make me king, as we move toward a, new world order (Lose Yourself; performing artist: EMINEM) From a mail order catalog, money made by sellin' hogs ("Coal Miner's Daughter"; performing artist: Loretta Lynn) | |
Clever | I close my eyes in order to see. (references; author: unknown) First things first, but not necessarily in that order. (references; author: unknown) How to act insane: Specify that your drive-through order is "to go". (references; author: unknown) Only in America do people order double cheeseburgers, a large fries, and a diet coke. (references; author: unknown) You are an engineer if you have a habit of destroying things in order to see how they work. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Law and Order (1969) Mail Order Confidential (1968) Order ni Osang (1968) The Order (1967) | |
Song Titles | Reget (performing artist: New Order) Crystal (performing artist: New Order) | |
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 | The nurse is instructing a black woman, a colon cancer patient and her husband on how to administer a subcutaneous injection of colony stimulating factor (CSF). CSF is used after chemotherapy to stimulate bone marrow production of white blood cells in order to prevent infection. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |  | Rabies virus belongs to the order Mononegavirales. Raccoons continue to be the most frequently reported rabid wildlife species, and involved 37.7% of all animal-transmitted cases during the year 2000. Credit: CDC. |
 | The ultraviolet pass box cabinet was used in Maximum Containment labs, through which possibly contaminated objects were passed in order to render any pathogens lifeless during transfer between laboratory rooms. Credit: CDC. |  | "Spheres" by David Sjöstrand. From inside DPGraph, use Edit to see the equation. It is a 54th order polynomial in x, y, and z whose roots are 27 spheres. |
 | E. B. Latham putting new spring in truck Earth Movements Investigations on the San Andreas Fault 1st and 2nd order triangulation Triangulation party of Ector B. Latham. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Zeiss stereoplanigraph Model C-50 A first order bridging and compilation instrument. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Starfish attacking young oysters. Special equipment is used to dredge or scrape starfish off oyster beds in order to reduce the damage to the oysters. F&W 12,001. Credit: Fisheries. |  | Salmon being counted when passing through weirs. By law, a certain percentage of salmon runs had to be allowed to escape commercial fisheries in order to spawn. To check the percentage, counting weirs were maintained on many streams. F&W - 10,111. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Thalasomma duperreyi(Blue Wrasse) and goatfish Parapeneus multifasciatus (Moano) These fish are next to an exclusion cage that prevents grazing in order to study the effects of fish on benthic algal growth. Credit: The Coral Kingdom. |  | Figure 44. Bamberg pneumatic bathometer, constructed by Carl Bamberg. This instrument is in fact an accessory to a Bamberg sounder, which was similar to the Thomson sounder. It used the pressure of water to push a certain quantity of water into a tube and subsequently measuring it in order to determine the depth that the tube had attained. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
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| "Telephone Order" by Carl Dwyer Commentary: "One of our sales team on the telephone, with a co-worker in the background." | "Ionic Order" by Luis Alves Commentary: "An Ionic Order column replica. The second of the Orders used by the Greeks and the third used by the Romans. --------------------------- Notice: You can use this image, but please send me an e-mail if you use it, I really like to know when and where it" |
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| Play | Caption | Play | Caption |
 | Gavel; courtroom; order; disruption; . | | Busy signal; line occupied; unavailable; in use; tied up; off the hook; out of order; out of service. |
| Gavel; courtroom; order; disruption; . | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Aristotle | Law is order, and good law is good order. |
Edmund Burke | Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed. |
| Good order is the foundation of all great things. | |
Friedrich Nietzsche | We have art in order not to die of the truth. |
Georg Wilhelm Hegel | Order is the first requisite of liberty. |
Gustave Flaubert | Read in order to live. |
Henri Frederic Amiel | Order is a great person's need and their true well being. |
Henry Adams | Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit. |
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne | I quote others in order to better express myself. |
Napoleon Bonaparte | An order that can be misunderstood will be misunderstood. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Magna Carta | 1215 | Wherefore we will and firmly order that the English Church be free, and that the men in our kingdom have and hold all the aforesaid liberties, rights, and concessions, well and peaceably, freely and quietly, fully and wholly, for themselves and their heirs, of us and our heirs, in all respects and in all places forever, as is aforesaid. (reference) |
John Locke | 1690 | The right then of conquest extends only to the lives of those who joined in the war, not to their estates, but only in order to make reparation for the damages received, and the charges of the war, and that too with reservation of the right of the innocent wife and children. (Second Treatise of Government) |
US Constitution | 1791 | We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. (reference) |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | The aristocracy, in order to rally the people to them, waved the proletarian alms-bag in front for a banner. (reference) |
The Emancipation Proclamation | 1862 | And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be, free; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons. (Abraham Lincoln) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Only a local gendarmerie for the maintenance of order may be established. (reference) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | God has willed that this shall not be and we have at least a breathing space to set our house in order before this peril has to be encountered: and even then, if no effort is spared, we should still possess so formidable a superiority as to impose effective deterrents upon its employment, or threat of employment, by others. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
United Nations | 1948 | Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized. (reference) |
Brown v. Board of Education | 1954 | In order that we may have the full assistance of the parties in formulating decrees, the cases will be restored to the docket, and the parties are requested to present further argument on Questions 4 and 5 previously propounded by the Court for the reargument this Term. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | I must order the carriage |
Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | If you push it in, the events of the next hour happen in the reverse order. |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | As a priest, the framework of his order inevitably hemmed him in. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | In order to arrive more quickly, he slid down the rigging, and started to run along a lower yard |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | The chill and order of the life repelled him. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | They keep the camp clean, they keep order, they do everything |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I determined therefore to direct my course this way, in order to my return to Europe |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Yet we esteem ourselves wise, and have an established order on the surface |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Ingredients are listed in order of amount. (references) | |
The search results are shown by order of relevance. (references) | ||
Your health care provider may order a blood sample for testing. (references) | ||
Business | The latter purchase capacity in order to package and resell. (references) | |
Financing plans are also key in order to win over new clients. (references) | ||
Interestingly, consumers of all age groups purchase via mail order. (references) | ||
Children | Panama | Placement remains difficult despite a 1993 executive order granting tax incentives to firms that hire disabled employees. (references) |
Jordan | Students must obtain a good behavior certificate from the GID in order to qualify for admission under the university quota system. (references) | |
Ethiopia | There are a few credible reports that children are maimed or blinded by their "handlers" in order to raise their earnings from begging. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Burma | After 4 days of rioting, security forces restored order. (references) |
Nepal | On July 26, the Supreme Court annulled the Government's order. (references) | |
Liberia | Reportedly this executive order was not enforced during the year. (references) | |
Discrimination | United Kingdom | The 1998 Fair Employment and Treatment Order extended the prohibition on discrimination to the provision of goods, facilities, services, and premises. (references) |
Ghana | The courts are empowered specifically to order enforcement of these prohibitions, although enforcement by the authorities is generally inadequate, in part due to limited financial resources. (references) | |
Economic History | Nigeria | Available within 6 weeks of order. (references) |
Human Rights | Honduras | No prison directors upheld the order. (references) |
Nigeria | The army was called out to restore order. (references) | |
Jamaica | Only the Prime Minister has the authority to order wiretaps. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Philippines | She also issued an executive order to review the operation of the NCIP. (references) |
Suriname | Maroon and Amerindian groups continue to cooperate with each other in order to exercise their rights more effectively. (references) | |
Bangladesh | The 1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord ended 25 years of insurgency in the CHT, although law and order problems continue. (references) | |
Minorities | Ethiopia | Police shot into the air after they were called in to restore order. (references) |
Cote d'Ivoire | In April 2000, local governments, in order to prevent further violence, closed some Harrist churches. (references) | |
Ghana | However, police and army reinforcements restored order within 48 hours and instituted a strict curfew. (references) | |
Political Economy | Argentina | Several agencies share responsibility for maintaining law and order. (references) |
Barbados | The Royal Barbados Police Force is charged with maintaining public order. (references) | |
BANGLADESH | This statutory order is expected to stay in effect during fiscal year 2002. (references) | |
Political Rights | Zimbabwe | Commissioners also lack authority to order the correction of irregularities. (references) |
Singapore | He likely will be required to discharge all of these debts before the bankruptcy order against him is lifted. (references) | |
Swaziland | Although law and customs are not codified, chiefs essentially are responsible for maintaining law and order in their respective chiefdoms. (references) | |
Trade | Bolivia | Bills of lading may not be drawn to the order of the shipper. (references) |
Sri Lanka | Shipping marks should show consignee order number and port of entry. (references) | |
India | Advance Payment: The buyer can also pay the exporter when the order is placed. (references) | |
Travel | Ukraine | It is becoming customary to order a taxi by phone. (references) |
Nicaragua | They are listed in approximate order of price (most expensive first). (references) | |
El Salvador | A valid passport and either a visa or tourist card are required in order to visit El Salvador. (references) | |
Women | Nepal | Legislation to comply with this order was introduced, but was not approved in Parliament. (references) |
Malaysia | This requirement causes delay in the issuance of a restraining order against the perpetrator. (references) | |
Jamaica | Breaching a restraining order is punishable by a fine of up to about $200 (J$10,000) and 6 months' imprisonment. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Tunisia | A union may be dissolved only by court order. (references) |
Nigeria | Upon arrival many were forced into prostitution in order to pay off debts. (references) | |
Uzbekistan | Some factories apparently have reduced work hours in order to avoid layoffs. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | KNIGHT, n. Once a warrior gentle of birth, Then a person of civic worth, Now a fellow to move our mirth. Warrior, person, and fellow -- no more: We must knight our dogs to get any lower. Brave Knights Kennelers then shall be, Noble Knights of the Golden Flea, Knights of the Order of St. Steboy, Knights of St. Gorge and Sir Knights Jawy. God speed the day when this knighting fad Shall go to the dogs and the dogs go mad. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Al Hunt | Mr. Leader, your Republican critics claim on a number of measures you were bottling them up in order to placate Democratic interest groups. Let me get your response on a few specifics. |
Alexander Benedetto | This is Plant testifying in a preliminary hearing. This seals the deal for them in order to hold us longer to even get to go to a trial. If this had happened in the United States it never would have even ever gone to trial. |
Beth Veglahn | I just wouldn't accept his phone calls. I told him to stay away from me. I put in a restraining order against him, just stayed away from him. |
Dennis Miller | Men will lie, cheat, and take advantage of the most fragile emotional states in order to get laid, true. |
Donald Rumsfeld | I'm not going to put them in rank order. That's not for me to do. Each of them have weapons of mass destruction. Each of them is on the terrorist list of states. Each of them has relationships with terrorist networks. Each is dangerous. |
Erin Runnion | Right. Right. I will do whatever the sheriff's department, whatever the district attorney's office feels is best in order to get him to never be able to hurt anybody. |
