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O-Parts HunterThis is about a manga. For the Christian prophecy see Number of the Beast. O-Parts Hunter, known in Japan as 666 Satan, is a manga published by Square Enix under their Monthly Shonen Gangan imprint, and created by Seishi Kishimoto, the younger twin brother of Masashi Kishimoto, creator of the anim..
O. PanneerselvamO. Paneerselvam (born 1951) is a former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. He was sworn in in September 2001 after the appointment of his party chief J. Jayalalithaa -- then convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two years -- was squashed by the Supreme Court of India. In March 2002, he r..
OPAThe term OPA may mean: The Outward Processing Arrangement in Hong Kong.An Out of place artifact, an artifact which surpasses the known technological era of where it was discovered.Open Platform Architecture, a software interface from Ericsson Mobile Platforms for use internally in cellular phonesOpt..
Opa-locka, FloridaOpa-locka is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the reported population was 14,951; as of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 15,327.[link] Contents 1 Description2 Geography3 Demographics4 Educat..
Opa-locka (Tri-Rail station)Opa-locka Station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station in Opa-locka, Miami-Dade County, Florida. This station is located near the intersection of Ali Baba Avenue and Sharazad Boulevard. It was opened to service in January 1989. Parking is available at this station. Connecting Metrobus Routes 32 -..
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Opa-locka North, FloridaOpa-locka North is a former census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, just north of the city of Opa-Locka. The population was 6,224 at the 2000 census. In 2003 the majority of this CDP was incorporated into the city of Miami Gardens. Geography Opa-locka North is located at [25..
Opa-opaOpa-Opa is the main character from the bizarre Fantasy Zone series of video games created by Sega. It is best described as a small red and green spaceship shaped like an egg placed sideways, equipped with a pair of small wings and legs, twin laser cannons and an infinite supply of small bombs. It sh..
OpabiniaOpabinia regalis is a curious animal found in early Cambrian fossil deposits. It is known from only two fossil beds -- the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia and the Lower Cambrian Maotianshan shales of Yunnan, China. Its discoverer, Charles Walcott, named it after a local mountain..
OPACAn Online Public Access Catalog or OPAC is a computerized online catalog of the materials held in a library. The library staff and the public can usually access it at several computer terminals within the library, or from home via the Internet. Since the mid-1980s, it has replaced the card catal..
OpachoOpacho is the most loyal of Hao's allies. She was a malnourished baby in western Africa when Hao found her. She was later adopted and raised by Hao. It is unknown why Opacho's a female in both the Japanese version and manga but for unknown reasons a male in the U.S. Opacho follows Hao almost eve..
OpachychiOpachychi is a village in Ukraine located south-east of Chernobyl (Ukrainian: Chornobyl). It is infamous for being an outlying area within the Chernobyl accident exclusion zone. Current population as of 03-28-2006 is 19. References ..
OpacifierOpacifier - A chemical agent added to a material, such as rocket propellant, to make it opaque. One example is Tin oxide (SnO2) which is used to opacify ceramic glazes. Opacifiers must have a RI substantially different from the system Opacifiers must be able to be formed as small particles in the ..
OpacityOpacity or opaque can refer to: Opacity (optics), describes opaque material, impenetrable to visible light.In politics, governmental decision-making that is not conducted publicly may be called opaque. See Transparency (humanities)In the humanities, opacity is a metaphor used in describing written ..
Opacity (optics)This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. Opacity is the state of being impenetrable to light. An opaque object is neither transparent (allowing ..
OpahOpah (also known colloquially as moonfish, sunfish, kingfish, and Jerusalem haddock) are large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic Lampriform fish comprising the small family Lampridae (also spelled Lamprididae). There are only two known species in a single genus: Lampris (from the Greek lamprid-, "bri..
OpakaTo meet Wikipedia's and make it more accessible to a general audience, this article may require [Cleanupcleanup].The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter.Please help Wikipedia by improving the introduction according to th..
OpalOpal An opal bracelet. The stone size is 18 by 15 mm (0.7 by 0.6 inch). General Category Mineraloid Chemical formula Hydrated silica. SiO2·nH2O Identification Colour White, black, red, orange, most of the full spectrum, colorless, iridescent. Very infrequently of a singular c..
OPALOPAL (Open Pool Australian Lightwater reactor) is a reactor currently being commissioned (as of 2006) at the ANSTO Research Establishment at Lucas Heights, near Sydney, Australia. It will replace the HIFAR reactor when fully commissioned. ANSTO received an operating license from the Australian Radia..
Opal, WyomingOpal is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 102 at the 2000 census. Geography Opal is located at [41°46′14″N, 110°19′33″W] (41.770449, -110.325918)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town ha..
OpalescenceOpalescence is the type of dichroism of a highly dispersed system with no or small opacity. The material appears yellowish-red in transmitted light and blue in the scattered light perpendicular to the transmitted light. Examples are the blue sky and the yellowish-red sky in the evenings. An other e..
Opalescent Inshore SquidThe Opalescent Inshore Squid (Loligo opalescens) is a small squid (mantle length (ML) up to 160mm) in the family Loliginidae. It is a myopsid squid, which is the near shore group and that means that they have corneas over their eyes. The species lives in the Eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja Mexico ..
OpalfishThe opalfish (Hemerocoetes monopterygius) is a duckbill of the genus Hemerocoetes, found only around New Zealand, at depths of between 5 and 200 metres. Their length is between 10 and 25 centimetres. The opalfish is a long slender fish of round cross-section, with a flattened snout giving rise t..
OpalinaOpalina (so named by J. E. Purkinje and G. Valentin), is a genus of Protozoa found in the guts of frogs and toads. It is without a mouth or contractile vacuole, covered with nearly equal flagelliform cilia, and possessing numerous nuclei, all similar. All the species are parasitic in cold-blooded ve..
OpalineFor other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. The opalines are a small group of peculiar protists, found as endosymbionts in the gut of frogs and toads. Each cell has two or more nuclei (hundreds in some species), and is covered in short flagella, arranged in rows. As such, they somewhat resemble cil..
Opaline (album)Opaline is the third album by Dishwalla. It was released on 23 April 2002 on Immergent Records. Track listing "Opaline""Angels or Devils""Somewhere in the Middle""Every Little Thing""When Morning Comes""Home""Today, Tonight""Mad Life""Candleburn""Nashville Skyline""Drawn Out" ..
Opaline (disambiguation)Opaline may refer to: Opaline, a group of protistsOpaline (album), the Dishwalla albumOpaline glass, the decorative French glass This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the l..
Opaline glassOpaline glass is a decorative style of glass made in France between 1810 and 1890. The glass is opaque, and can appear either white or colored. The primary influences on this style of glass were 16th century Venetian milk glass, and English white glass produced in 18th century Bristol. Many diffe..
Opal (CERN)The OPAL Experiment at LEP 1989-2000 OPAL was one of the major particle physics experiments at CERN. OPAL studied particles and their interactions by collecting and analysing electron-positron collision events at LEP, the Large Electron-Positron collider. LEP was the largest particle accelerator in..
Opal (disambiguation)Opal, is a water hydrated gemstone Opal may also mean: OPAL, the Open Pool Australian Lightwater reactor, is a scientific facility near Sydney, AustraliaOPAL, one of the four detectors of the Large Electron-Positron Collider at CERNOpal (fuel), a brand of gasoline produced by BP AustraliaHurricane..
Opal (fuel)Opal is a variety of gasoline (petrol) developed in 2005 by BP Australia to combat the rising use of gasoline as an inhalant in remote Indigenous Australian communities. Typical unleaded gasoline contains 25% aromatics, whilst Opal contains only 5%. Prior to the introduction of Opal, Comgas (Avgas..
OPAL (software)The Open Physics Abstraction Layer (OPAL) is an open source realtime physics engine API. It was originally built off of ODE, but can run off of multiple engines now. OPAL is free software, released under both the LGPL and the BSD license. OPAL is a high-level interface for low-level physics engines..
Opal CityOpal City is a fictional city set in the DC Universe. Created by James Robinson and Tony Harris in 1994, "the Opal" has been established as the home of several DC Comics characters, most notably several super-heroes who have operated under the name of Starman. History and Visual Depictions Opal is..
Opal Cliffs, CaliforniaOpal Cliffs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 6,458 at the 2000 census. Geography Opal Cliffs is located at [36°57′41″N, 121°58′15″W] (36.961500, -121.970920)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According t..
OPAL detectorOPAL, or Omni-Purpose Apparatus for LEP was one of the four detectors of the LEP collider. The detector was dismantled in 2000 to make way for LHC equipment. The name was a pun since some of the founding members of the scientific collaboration which first proposed the design had previously worked on..
Opal KoboiOpal Koboi is a pixie from the Artemis Fowl series. She first appears as a villain of [[Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident]], and later appears again in [[Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception]]. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Opal Koboi is a certified geniu..
Opal programming languageOPAL is a functional programming language first developed at the Technical University of Berlin. External links [The OPAL Home Page][OPAL Installation Guide (in German)] ..
OpanakOpanak Serbian Cyrillic Опанак (plural: opanci) are a kind of traditional shoes worn in the medieval Serbia. The attributes of the Opanci are; a construction of leather, lack of laces, durable, and have horn-like ending on toes. The design of the horn-like ending indicates the region of Serb..
OPANALOPANAL (which stands for Organismo para la Proscripción de las Armas Nucleares en la América Latina y el Caribe) is an international organization which promotes nuclear disarmament. In English, its title is The Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean. The A..
Opanas SlastionOpanas Georgievych (Heorhiiovych) SLASTION ( Slast'on, Slasten), (1855 - 1933), was born in the Ukrainian port town of Berdyans'k on the Berdyans'k Gulf of the Sea of Azov. He studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and worked as a teacher at the Arts-and-Crafts School..
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Opaque contextAn opaque context is a linguistic context in which it is not possible to substitute co-referential terms while guaranteeing the preservation of truth values. The term is used in philosophical theories of reference, and is to be contrasted with "transparent context". For example: Opacity: "Mary kno..
Opaque pointerIn computer programming, an opaque pointer is a datatype that hides its internal implementation using a pointer. This allows the implementation of the whole interface to change without the need to recompile the modules using it. This is important for providing binary compatibility through different ..
Opaque predicateIn computer programming, an opaque predicate is a predicate—an expression that evaluates to either "true" or "false"—for which the outcome is known by the programmer, but that still needs to be evaluated at run time. Opaque predicates have a number of uses. One can be used as a watermar..
Opaque projectorThe opaque projector, episcope or epidiascope is a predecessor to the overhead projector. It displays opaque materials by shining a bright lamp, often limelight, onto the object from above. A system of mirrors, prisms and/or imaging lenses is used to focus an image of the material onto a viewing scr..
OparOpar is a fictional lost city in Edgar Rice Burroughs's series of Tarzan novels. It first appeared in the second Tarzan novel, The Return of Tarzan (1913), and was revisited in the fifth, Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (1916), the ninth, Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1923), and the fourteenth, Tarza..
Oparara Basin ArchesThe Oparara Basin Arches are a number of natural limestone tunnels formed by the Oparara River in New Zealand. The two most famous ones are the Oparara Arch, large enough for a multi-story house, and the Moria Gate Arch, smaller in height, but also an impressive, beautiful place. The arches can be..
Opasan ples (Van Gogh)"Opasan ples" is the fourth studio album from a Serbian rock band Van Gogh. Contents 1 Track listing2 Lyrics2.1 ”Puls”2.2 ”Da li zna?”2.3 ”Demagogija”2.4 ”Pleme”2.5 ”Bez oblika”2.6 ”Opasan ples”2.7 ”Brod od papira”2.8 ..
Opaskwayak Cree NationThe Opaskwayak Cree Nation is a First Nation in Manitoba, Canada. Opaskwayak means "where the two rivers meet". The First Nation has territory near The Pas, Manitoba, along the Saskatchewan River. The First Nation hosts the Opaskwayak Indian Days annually each August. The OCN Blizzard, a Manitoba..
Opasniye PovorotyOpasniye Povoroty, also known as Naughty Curves [English], was the first dramatic film shot in the Soviet-designed Kinopanorama format. The screenplay concerns the love of two rival motorcycle drivers for one of two twin-sisters. The film was shot in Estonia in 1960-61, and released interna..
OpataThe Opata ("enemies", so called by their neighbors the Pimas) were a tribe of Mexican Indians of Piman stock. Their country is the mountainous district of north-eastern Sonora and northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico. Though usually loyal to the Mexican government, they rebelled in 1820, but after a gal..
OpatijaOpatija }} Opatija (Italian Abbazia) is a city in western Croatia, just southwest of Rijeka on the Adriatic coast, population 7,850 (2001), total municipality population 12,719 (2001). Opatija is situated in the Gulf Kvarner (Quarnero or Carnaro) in a sheltered position at the foot of Uč..
OpatoroOpatoro is a municipality in the Honduran department of La Paz. ..
OpatovOpatov is a Prague Metro station on Line C. The station was formerly known as Družby. ..
Opatovice nad LabemOpatovice nad Labem is a village in Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has cca 2,200 inhabitants. A large power station is located here. External link [Village website (in Czech)] ..
OpatówOpatów ( [listen]) is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodship. It is the capital of Opatów County. Population is 6,932 (2004). External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [Special] [Official town website][Map, via mapa.szukacz.pl]..
OpatówekOpatówek is a village (former town) in Poland. It has about 3,800 inhabitants. Education Wyższa Szkoła Informatyki w Łódź* Branch in Opatówek External links [Opatówek history - on The Giller Brothers' Communal Public Library in Opatówek page] ..
Opatów CountyOpatów County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 55 km east of Kielce, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodship. The county seat is the town of Opatów. The population numbers 56,978 (2005). Its area is 911,51 km². External link [Official Opatów County webpage] Święt..
OpavaThis article is about the city in the Czech Republic: for other uses, see Opava (disambiguation) Statistics Area: 90.6 km² Population: 59,843 (January 1 2005) Map Opava [listen] ([Media helphelp]·[info]) (-Czech, German: Troppau, Polish: Opawa) is a city in the no..
Opava (disambiguation)Opava (or related spellings) is the name of several places: Opava, a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic (center of Opava District)Opava, Veľký Krtíš District, a village in the Banská Bystrica Region of SlovakiaOpawa, a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand This article consisti..
Opava RiverThe Opava (-Czech, Polish: Opawa, German: Oppa) is a river in the north-eastern Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Oder river. It is over 119 km long, with some 25 km forming the border with Poland. Towns: Vrbno pod PradědemOpavaKravařeOstrava ..
OpawaThis article is about the suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. For the city in the Czech Republic, see Opava Suburb:Opawa City:Christchurch Island:South Island Surrounded by: to the northPhillipstown to the eastWoolston to the southHillsborough to the westWaltha..
Opawa RiverOpawa River is the name of two separate rivers in the South Island of New Zealand. Opawa River, Marlborough The northern Opawa River is in the Marlborough region. It flows through the town of Blenheim, and flows into Cook Strait at Cloudy Bay, just south of the mouth of the Wairau River. Opawa Riv..
Op artAn optical illusion by Hungarian-born artist Victor Vasarely Op art, also known as optical art, is used to describe some paintings and other works of art which use optical illusions. Op art evolved out of Pop art in the 1960's and developed its own school of artists. Op art works are abstrac..
Opłatek--> Opłatek (plural : opłatki) is an Eastern European Christmas tradition celebrated in Polish, Slovak and Lithuanian families during Wigilia (Christmas Eve Vigil). Family members and friends break off a small piece of the large, thin, rectangular opłatek wafer and give it to one another along ..
O País do CarnavalO País do Carnaval is a Brazilian Modernist novel. It was written by Jorge Amado in 1931. ..
O ParvardigarO Parvardigar is the common name of a prayer created by Meher Baba, sometimes called the Universal Prayer or the Master's Prayer. Meher Baba first made the prayer public on September 13, 1953. The prayer has become a part of a canon of prayers regularly repeated by Meher Baba's followers, along wit..
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