* Ajax Orlando Prospects, also known as Ajax America, an American soccer team from Orlando, Florida

In 1996, it was mentioned that Mumy was also reunited with Harris, again, at a Walt Disney convention in Orlando, Florida.

He has also received the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award and a Distinguished Scientist Fellowship from the U. S. Department of Energy and the Norbert Gerbier / MUMM award from the World Meteorological Organization.

He has also homered in The Ballpark at Disney's Wide World of Sports, near Orlando, Florida, a usually minor-league and Spring Training park that hosted a regular season series between the Rangers and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in May 2007, although he did not hit a homer at the two regular season games the Cubs played at the Tokyo Dome in 2000 vs. the Mets.

Some cities or counties also have an annual State of the City Address given by the mayor, county commissioner or board chair, including Sonoma County, California ; Orlando, Florida ; Cincinnati, Ohio ; Parma, Ohio ; Detroit, Michigan ; Seattle, Washington ; Birmingham, Alabama ; Boston, Massachusetts ; Los Angeles, California ; Buffalo, New York ; Rochester, New York ; San Antonio, Texas ; McAllen, Texas ; and San Diego, California.

Echoes in Giovanni Sercambi's Novelle and Ariosto's Orlando furioso suggest that the story of Shahriyar and Shahzaman was also known.

Byrd also contributed eight keyboard pieces to Parthenia ( winter 1612 – 13 ), a collection of 21 keyboard pieces engraved by William Hole and containing music by Byrd, John Bull and Orlando Gibbons.

BEC also has a stage show at SeaWorld Orlando Elmo and the Bookaneers.

The news made it into the South Yorkshire Times, and a viewed copy retained by Anne's younger sister Glenn was also one of the original owners for a Holiday Inn franchise near Orlando, Florida, that is today known as the Seralago Hotel & Suites.

They also signed veteran guard Penny Hardaway, reuniting the Shaq-Penny duo from the Orlando Magic teams of the mid-90s.

It is also the home of the AFL's Orlando Predators and minor league hockey team, Orlando Solar Bears.

It is also home of the Arena Football League's Orlando Predators, the Orlando Sharks of the Major Indoor Soccer League, and various sporting and entertainment events.

A variation of the uniform is also used for Noche Latina every March, with ' Orlando ' substituted for ' El Magic ', with ' El ' in black and silver trim and ' Magic ' in blue and silver trim.

The acquisition of unproductive free agents such as Scott Williams and Charles Shackleford, players at the end of their careers such as LaSalle Thompson, Orlando Woolridge, and Scott Skiles along with stunningly unwise high draft picks such as Shawn Bradley and Sharone Wright were also factors in the team's decline.

Franchises were also granted to Miami, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, and Orlando.

An early example of an orco appears in Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, as a bestial, blind, tusk-faced monster inspired by the Cyclops of the Odyssey ; this orco should not be confused with the orca, a sea-monster also appearing in Ariosto.

There is also a festival in Orlando, Florida called Rock the Universe, a two-day festival at Universal Orlando Resort that overlaps with the Night of Joy event at Walt Disney World.

Orlando may also refer to

* Orlande de Lassus ( 1530 or 1532 – 1594 ), Franco-Flemish composer also known as Orlando di Lasso

Along the Thames, a number of large and, in their field, pre-eminent firms grew ; notably the Morgan Crucible Company, which survives to this day and is listed on the London Stock Exchange ; Price's Candles, which also made cycle lamp oil ; and Orlando Jones ' Starch Factory.

On August 31, the Diamondbacks acquired former World Series MVP David Eckstein to fill the hole at second base which was opened after Orlando Hudson was placed on the disabled list.

Artis Gilmore, acquired in the ABA dispersal draft in 1976, led a Bulls squad which included guard Reggie Theus, forward David Greenwood, and forward Orlando Woolridge.

In the 2012 NBA Draft, the Pacers selected Miles Plumlee with the 26th pick and acquired Orlando Johnson, the 36th pick from the Sacramento Kings.

The Nuggets picked 20th in the 2005 NBA Draft ; it was acquired from the Washington Wizards via the Orlando Magic.

Additional aircraft were acquired and routes launched from Gatwick to New York JFK ( 1988 ), Tokyo ( 1989 ), Los Angeles ( 1990 ), Boston ( 1991 ), and Orlando ( 1992 ).

* Orlando Serrell is an acquired savant who, at the age of ten years old, was struck on the left side of his head by a baseball.

The new ownership appointed as head coach the ex-CityHawk boss Lary Kuharich, who had won ArenaBowl VII in 1993 with the Tampa Bay Storm ; and it acquired Connell Maynor from Orlando to be the starting Quarterback.

The other actors of " The Fellowship "— Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan and Viggo Mortensen — acquired the same tattoo.

* 1989 – Pernod Ricard acquired Orlando Wyndham ( makers of Jacob's Creek ).

In the midst of all these openings, two parking garages were constructed and the popular water park Wet ' n Wild Orlando was acquired.

The company was then acquired by Alclear LLC and " Clear lanes " were opened at Denver International Airport, Orlando International Airport, Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport, and San Francisco International Airport.

Two Red Sox led off the eleventh with singles, but Esteban Loaiza, who had struggled since being acquired by the Yankees mid-season, came in to pitch with one out and got Orlando Cabrera to ground into a double play.

In early 2007, WKCF moved to WESH's studios in Winter Park after WESH owners Hearst-Argyle Television acquired WKCF to create a duopoly in the Orlando market.

The Florida Midland Railway was acquired in 1896, providing a short line in the Orlando area.

Meredith acquired KPTV in 2002 following a station swap with Fox Television Stations, Inc. in exchange for WOFL in Orlando, Florida ( and its satellite WOGX in Ocala ).

When he became a free agent, Taylor announced his intention of hoping to sign with the Orlando Magic to join newly acquired players Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady.

On November 7, 2007, Uribe agreed to a one-year extension with the White Sox, keeping him in the organization until 2009, though other teams expressed interest in a trade, such as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, after the White Sox acquired all-star shortstop Orlando Cabrera from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim .< ref >

On February 19, 2004, Stevenson and a future second round draft pick were acquired by the Orlando Magic from the Utah Jazz in exchange for guard – forward Gordan Giricek.

In 1966, he acquired future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman Orlando Cepeda from the San Francisco Giants in midseason and right fielder Roger Maris from the New York Yankees ( in exchange for infielder Charley Smith, who was the other part of the Boyer trade ) during the winter interleague trading period.

The team also acquired a different youth club, Florida Soccer Alliance, and integrated them as Orlando City Youth Club to create a European-style development system.

In 1988 and 1989, four cities got their wishes as the Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, and Minnesota Timberwolves made their NBA debuts, bringing the total to 27 teams.

John Amaechi, who played in the NBA with the Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers ( as well as internationally with Panathinaikos BC of the Greek Basketball League and Kinder Bologna of the Italian Basketball League ), came out in February 2007 on ESPN's Outside the Lines program.

Along with the Orlando Magic, the Heat are one of the two NBA franchises that represent the state of Florida.

In Florida, a state devoid of NBA franchises, groups from Orlando, Tampa / St.

Finally, it was decided that the NBA would expand by 4 teams, with the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat debuting for the 1988 – 89 season and the Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic beginning for the 1989 – 90 season.

The Orlando Magic went to the NBA as an expansion franchise in 1989.

On July 27, 1986, it was announced that the committee chose the Magic to be the new name of the Orlando franchise in the NBA.

Initially, the NBA was planning to expand by three teams, with one franchise going to Florida ; however, when both Miami, and Orlando ownership groups made successful pitches, the expansion committee decided to expand by four teams, allowing both to have a franchise.

In the 1990 NBA Draft, the Orlando Magic selected Dennis Scott with the fourth overall pick.

Orlando Magic compiled a 57 – 25 record, best in the East and winning the Atlantic Division title, becoming the second-fastest team to advance to the NBA Finals in league history.

On May 4, 2010, NBA Commissioner David Stern announced that Orlando would host the 2012 All-Star Weekend in the new Amway Center.

Additionally, the Hornets were the first NBA team to popularize the use of pinstripes on uniforms, inspiring similar designs by the Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers.

The Pistons opened the 2007 NBA Playoffs with a 4 – 0 victory over the Orlando Magic, their first playoff series sweep since 1990.

Meanwhile in the 2008 NBA Playoffs, Detroit rolled out to a Game 1 romp of the Orlando Magic, and won a tight Game 2 amid mild controversy.

They stormed past Shaquille O ' Neal and the Orlando Magic in a first-round sweep to earn their first NBA playoff series win, and pulled off an upset by defeating the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks in the Conference Semifinals.

The NBA had granted one of its four new expansion teams on April 22, 1987 ( the others being the Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets, and the Miami Heat ) to original owners Marv Wolfenson and Harvey Ratner to begin play for the 1989 – 90 season.

After losing both the 2004 and 2008 NBA Finals, the Lakers won two more championships by defeating the Orlando Magic in 2009 and Boston in 2010.

They then won their fifteenth NBA championship by defeating the Orlando Magic in five games in the NBA finals.

* Orlando Woolridge, NBA player.

* Jameer Nelson, NBA, Orlando Magic, St. Joseph's University