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OOPS
'Oops I used my dog's shampoo': Finnish election blogs say it all 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 11 9:21 AM
"Oops, I used my dog's shampoo in the shower today", or "Gee, ice skates are hard to get used to after rollerblades": welcome to the blogs of Finland's presidential candidates ahead of Sunday's election.



openoffice
WorldLabel.com release reflects growing use of OpenOffice.org 
NewsForge - Jan 11 7:09 AM
WorldLabel.com, a maker of labels for envelopes, jewel cases, and other purposes, has released a package of more than 50 label template pages for OpenOffice.org. The labels, which represent most of WorldLabel.com's standard prepress stock, are available in both OpenOffice.org 1.0 (.stw) and Open Document (.ott) format, and are released under the GNU General Public License and the Joint Copyright


Opeth
Opeth Devildriver 
antiMUSIC - Jan 10 5:28 PM
(siN's metal news) More dates have been released for the upcoming OPETH, DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND tour, including a few off dates. We can also reveal that it appears that DEVILDRIVER will be replacing THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND starting it March[see full story for dates] - Click here for the Full Story

opie and anthony
Motley Aerosmith 
antiMUSIC - Jan 08 5:57 PM
(Blabbermouth) MÖTLEY CRÜE will be teaming up with AEROSMITH for a co-headlining tour later in the year, CRÜE frontman Vince Neil revealed during an appearance on the "Opie and Anthony" show on XM Satellite Radio earlier today (Jan. 6). In addition, CRÜE will be playing several European dates with THE ROLLING STONES over the summer.

opossum
Field Notes- 
Newtown Bee - Jan 12 11:01 AM
If ever a creature was made for total darkness, the opossum is it. It's not much to look at. With its black beady eyes, pale pinched face, pointy snout, snaggle-toothed sneer, death-gray coat, and scaly pink tail, the opossum is the after-hours Ratzo Rizzo of swampy woodlands.

oppositional defiant disorder
Grievances filed 
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - Jan 06 9:00 AM
Parents with children in Fort Wayne Community Schools special education program filed six grievances with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights alleging their childs civil rights were violated because of their disability.

opus dei
ZENIT - The World Seen From Rome 
Zenit News Agency - Jan 12 3:51 PM
"Da Vinci Code" -- a Blessing for Opus Dei? ROME, JAN. 12, 2006 ( Zenit.org ).- The forthcoming film "The Da Vinci Code" might not be so bad for Opus Dei after all.

or
City officials plea with Sioux City residents to conserve water or threaten mandatory water conservation 
Sioux City Journal - 37 minutes ago
If Sioux City residents are thinking about taking a long shower or washing their vehicles today and Friday, think again. If you don't conserve water, the city may impose rationing.

oragami
It seems his crystal ball has a bit of an attitude 
Courier-Post - Jan 01 12:15 AM
A NEW YEAR lies sprawled before us, a blank slate upon which will be written triumph and tragedy, happiness and sorrow, delight and despair. And that just covers today's dinner with my wife's family.


Orange Range


orangutan
Tales and tidbits, old and new 
Honolulu Advertiser - Jan 11 4:42 AM
During the lightning storm in December, a bolt zapped the coconut tree in Coralie Vellis' yard in 'Aina Haina and killed it. A neighbor who is Buddhist rushed over and told her, "My mother said you must put a bouquet of flowers with a small bottle of wine under the tree because the tree has sacrificed itself for us." I'll bet you didn't know you're supposed to do that when lightning strikes your


orbit
No Rice Yet Unloaded From 'Orbit,' Claims Owner 
AllAfrica.com - Jan 12 8:44 AM
The general manager of Delta Trading, N. Vazir, has denied the story published on Wednesday by the Maputo daily "Noticias", that thousands of tonnes of rice his company owns, suspected of being contaminated with asbestos, is being unloaded from a ship, the "Orbit", in Maputo port.

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UCLA Astronomers Provide New Insights Into Massive Black Hole at Center of the Milky Way and Surrounding Region 
SpaceRef - Jan 11 7:35 PM
UCLA astronomers can determine, for the first time, orbits of massive young stars located a few light months from the enormous black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy -- stars that hold an imprint of how they were born.


orchestra
Nashville Symphony Orchestra Introduces New Home 
Playbill Arts - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
The Nashville Symphony Orchestra will celebrate its 60th birthday by moving into a new home at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in downtown Nashville, scheduled to open September 9.



Oregon
Oregon State holds off No. 25 Arizona 75-65 
USA Today - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
Nick DeWitz had 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting and Oregon State lost a 22-point second-half lead then held off No. 24 Arizona 75-65 on Thursday night. Hassan Adams had 22 points and five steals and Mustafa Shakur added 17 points for the Wildcats.



organ
Organ donations rise in Upper Midwest 
KAALtv.com - Jan 12 8:14 AM
ST. PAUL (AP) - Organ and tissue donations are on the rise in the Upper Midwest. Organ donations in the region increased by 23 percent in 2005 after being flat for several years.


organic
Herb Weisbaum: When Does It Make Sense To Buy Organic Produce? 
KOMO - Jan 12 8:03 AM
Turns out not all foods labeled organic offer any added health value.


organic gardening
Even the best-laid plans get messed up 
The Brampton Guardian - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
It just goes to show, no matter what precautions you take, things will get screwed up. A couple of weeks ago, when I wrote question 13 for the New Year's quiz, I carefully spelled out in full "18 feet square".



organization
Bullard to speak at farmers organization meeting 
Rapid City Journal - 50 minutes ago
SIOUX FALLS - The National Farmers Organization will host R-CALF USA chief executive Bill Bullard as a guest speaker at its upcoming annual convention on Thursday, Jan. 12, in Sioux Falls.



Orlando
Orlando suspends Francis indefinitely 
Florida Today - 6 minutes ago
ORLANDO - Orlando Magic guard Steve Francis refused head coach Brian Hill's orders to re-enter Wednesday's game late in the fourth quarter at Seattle, resulting in his indefinite suspension from the team, a team source said Thursday.



Osama Bin Laden
Getting to know Osama bin Laden 
CNN.com - Jan 12 12:57 PM
The world's most-wanted man is the subject of a new biography, and if you are at all interested in his al Qaeda organization and why it exists, you need to read it.


osteopenia
Loyola to study for first time IV medication for osteopenia and inflammatory bowel diseases 
News-Medical-Net - Jan 10 12:03 AM
Researchers at the Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease Center and the Division of Gastroenterology at Loyola University Health System are studying a once-yearly, 15-minute infusion of an intravenous (IV) medication in patients with osteopenia (low bone mass) and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) that, if proven effective, may be considered the standard of treatment.

othello
Micro Memory Introduces CoSine(TM)-on-Othello(R) MM15x0 and MM-16x0 VME Carriers for FPGA Processing on Serial Switch  
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 11 6:00 AM
CHATSWORTH, Calif.----Jan. 11, 2006--Combining the industry's most powerful System-on-Chip, CoSine, with the application optimized architectures of Othello® VME carriers for the VxS VITA 41 and VPX VITA 46 serial link formats, Micro Memory® today introduced the CoSine-on-Othello MM15x0 and MM-16x0 VME carriers for FPGA processing on serial switch fabrics.

otter
Quote of the Week/Otter Sorta Apologizes 
Boise Weekly - Jan 11 1:09 PM
"I was wrong. It wasn't the first time, and it won't be the last." Behold Butch Otter's about-face on Sen. Tom Tancredo's proposed bill to sell 15 percent of federal lands in order to raise money for emergency relief.


Our Lady Peace
Two Mardi Gras headliners scratched 
Galveston County Daily News - Jan 06 10:04 PM
GALVESTON Two headlining acts announced in December for Mardi Gras 2006 have been scratched over budget concerns.


outback
Outback Upfront 
The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News - Jan 12 6:08 AM
Shopping at the Publix supermarket chain is about to get a lot more appetizing, now that the company is teaming up with Outback Steakhouse (NYSE: OSI - News) to offer patrons hot Italian delicacies out of its Carrabba's recipe book.

outcast
Filed: 23:22, Day 7 by Dek Hogan 
Digital Spy - Jan 11 4:09 PM
Every time I start to feel a teeny bit sorry for the Big Brother outcast that is Jodie Marsh, she opens her mouth yet again and reminds me why I can't take to her. However does that absolve the other housemates from blame in the way they have quite literally ganged up and turned on her?


Outlaw Star
Starship Operators 
Anime News Network - Jan 03 9:40 AM
In the 23rd century, cadets of the 73rd class of the Defense University of planet Kibi are returning from a final pre-graduation shake-down space voyage when war is declared by the invading Henrietta Alliance (aka The Kingdom).



outrageous
A mixture of the outrageous and the misleading 
Telegraph - Jan 10 5:45 PM
Tony Blair's announcement in Downing Street yesterday was a combination of the outrageous and the misleading.


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