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orientation

Positioning of a structure on a site. Decisions regarding orientation should take into account prevailing winds, solar energy and passive solar heating through windows, the impact of the setting sun on afternoon workers, views, and any other relevant factors.

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The 24-year-old son of Blushing Groom sired six champions, most recently 2002 champion sprinter Orientate, who now stands at Gainesway.

Bloodstock desk: Champion sprint sire Livermore retired due to declining fertility

Lukas sent out Nayef's sire Gulch to win this race in 1988 and Orientate will start from the same stall (10).

Lukas looking to Orientate to follow in Gulch's hoofprints

Made of billinga, a robust African hardwood, the walkways guide and orientate visitors around the site.

Cabinet of curiosities: its internal layout based around ancient remains, this new Gallo-Roman museum is a lightweight, luminous box that engages with nature and lets antiquity speak for itself