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Opi, Italy
Opi is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy ..

Opiate
For other uses see Opiate (disambiguation), or for the class of drugs see Opioid. The term opiate refers to the alkaloids found in opium, an extract from the seed pods of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.). It has also traditionally referred to natural and semi-synthetic derivatives of morphin..

Opiate (album)
For other uses, see Opiate (disambiguation). Opiate is an EP (extended play) by the American rock band Tool. Released in 1992, it followed some two years of playing together after their formation in 1990, and preceded their first full-length album, Undertow, by a year. It yielded two singles,..

Opiate (disambiguation)
For opiate, the chemical substance, see Opiate. Opiate is also an EP by Tool, an American rock band formed in 1989. See Opiate (album) Opiate is also a rock-metal band based in the United Kingdom and signed to Visible Noise records, home of the Lostprophets band. See Opiate (band). This is a ..

Opiate dependency
Opiate dependence is a medical diagnosis characterized by an individual's inability to stop using opioids even when objectively in his or her best interest to do so. Some feel that this is a physical and psychological condition that develops from the long term use (more often abuse) of naturally o..

Opiate Films
Opiate Films (or 'Opiate of the People Films') was created in 2000 in reaction to the British film industry's output of nothing but period and gangster films. Running as more of a collective of filmmakers, rather than a formal company, it took 3 years for the company to raise the capital to buy it..

Opiate For The Masses
Opiate for the Masses is a post-hardcore band from Arizona. They formed in Phoenix in 1999 by Ron Underwood,Elias Mallin, Dustin Lyon and Jim Kaufman. The meaning of their name is comes from the supposed Karl Marx quote that says the organized religion is nothing but an opiate for the masses. In t..

Opiate replacement therapy
Opiate Replacement Therapy (ORT) is the medical procedure of replacing an illegal opiate drug such as heroin with a longer acting but less euphoric opiate such as methadone or buprenorphine. Drugs such as buprenorphine are manufactured in pill form with the opiate antagonist Naloxone to prevent add..

Opico
Opico is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. ..

Opiconsivia
On August 25, the Opiconsivia (or Opeconsiva or Opalia) Roman festival was held in honor of Ops. Opiconsivia was also a surname of Ops herself. And this name was also given to December 19, on which day the Opalia were celebrated, also in her honor (some mention also August 10 and December 9). The La..

Opie
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 link to point directly to the intended article. Opie may mean: Iona Opie, English folklorist.Opie Taylor, fictional character..

OPIE
OPIE (Open Palmtop Integrated Environment) is a completely open source based graphical user interface for PDAs and other devices running Linux. It is a fork of Trolltech's Qtopia environment. The Compaq iPAQ, Sharp Zaurus, and Archos Pocket Media Assistant are among the currently-supported devices..

Opie and Anthony
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OPIE Authentication System
One Time Passwords in Everything (OPIE) is an authentication kit that enables the use of S/KEY with various Unix services and utilities that require password authentication. OPIE is not actively maintained at present. External Links [OPIE home page]..

Opie Gibran Ortiz
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Opie Gibran Ortiz is a tattoo artist and artist associated with the band Sublime. He got his start in Long Bea..

Opie Ortiz
Opie Ortiz is an artist specializing in tattoos, pop art and murals. Ortiz is most well known for his art featured on Sublime album covers. 40 Oz. to Freedom CD Murals painted by Ortiz can be found in and around Long Beach as well as Sunset Beach, which is the location of [American Beauty..

Opie Otterstad
Opie Otterstad is a painter who specializes in paintings of sports figures and events. He graduated from St. Olaf College with a Bachelors Degree in Studio Art and one in Psychology. He is the official artist of the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2006, he was commissioned by The University of ..

Opie Read
Opie Percival Read (b. Dec. 22, 1852, Nashville TN; d. Nov. 2, 1939, Chicago IL) was a prolific American journalist and humorist. His bibliography lists 60 published books. Contents 1 As a journalist2 As a novelist3 His reputation4 Later Arkansas Travelers5 External link..

Opie Taylor
Opie Taylor was the name of the character played by Ronny Howard on The Andy Griffith Show, an American sitcom of the 1960s on the CBS television network. Opie was the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor and lived in the small North Carolina town of Mayberry. When not visiting his father and Deputy Barney..

Opifex
In the computer game Anarchy Online, an Opifex is an agile development of Omni-Tek for mining on the fictional planet Rubi-Ka. ..

Opihi Pickers
The Opihi Pickers are one of Hawaii's favorite recording stars whose blend of island and contemporary music has proved a favorite with music lovers of all ages. Led by producer, composer, vocalist and ukulele virtuoso Imua Garza, the Opihi Pickers have grown and matured over the years while dev..

Opihi River
The Opihi River flows through south Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island. It flows southeast for 75 kilometres, reaching the Pacific Ocean 10 kilometres south of Timaru. The town of Fairlie lies on the river's banks. The banks of the river around the settlement of Waitohi were possibly the si..

Opijnen
The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Opijnen in the municipality of Neerijnen. Opijnen ([51°50′N 5°18′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neerijnen, and lies about 10 km southwest of Tiel. In 200..

Opiki
Opiki is a small rural settlement in the Horowhenua district of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the floodplain of the Manawatu River, 15 kilometres southwest of Palmerston North. Its population (2005) is 350. ..

Opiliaceae
Opiliaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Since it was first described this family has been recognized universally by taxonomists. The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, of 1998), also recognizes this family and assigns it to the order Santalales in th..

Opiliones
The Phalangids (legacy name) or Opiliones (better known as "harvestmen") are eight-legged invertebrate animals belonging to the order Opiliones in the class Arachnida, in the subphylum Chelicerata of the phylum Arthropoda. As of 2005, over 6,300 species of Phalangids have been described worldwide. ..

Opinel knife
The Opinel knife, or simply Opinel, is a simple, inexpensive wooden pocket-knife, manufactured since the 1890s in the town of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in the Savoie region of France. No. 10 Opinel knife with carbon steel blade and beechwood handle Contents 1 Origins2 Description2...

Opinicus
The Opinicus is a fabulous winged creature with the head of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the tail of a camel; a heraldic symbol. This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. ..

Opinio
A readers blog on the German newspaper Rheinische Post. The printed magazine(of course also in the newsletter version) comes with the newspaper once a month. A page of Opinio comes every week in wednesday in addition. The writer has to register in [Online](the website of Rheinische Post). ..

Opinion
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An opinion is a person's ideas and thoughts towards something. It is an assessment, judgment or evaluation of something. An opinion is not a fact, because opinions are either not falsifiable, or the opinion has not been proven or ..

OpinionSource
Opinion Source[link], a public service of the Jack D. Hidary Foundation [link], focuses on the needs of thought leaders worldwide by delivering roundups of major editorials from the USA, Europe, China, the Middle East and the Energy sector to their email box. OpinionSource curre..

Opinions on the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
Jyllands-Posten cartoons controversy Events and reactions TimelineCartoon descriptionsAkkari-Laban DossierNewspaper ReprintsInternational ReactionsOpinionsEconomic & human costsPrimary parties involved Jyllands-PostenIslamisk TrossamfundDenmarkMuslim world[ v]·[ d]&mid..

Opinion (band)
Opinion were a band that featured former Trouble Tribe guitarist Adam Wacht and former Beggars & Thieves drummer Bobby Borg, who had also played together in Left For Dead. Opinion recorded at least one demo tape. ..

Opinion (song)
"Opinion" Song by Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) From the album With the Lights Out Album released November 23, 2004 Recorded September 25, 1990 at Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington Genre Rock Song Length 1 min 34 s Record label Geffen Producer N/A Track Number Track 1 (Disc 2) "Opin..

Opinion leadership
Opinion leadership is a concept that arose out of the theory of two-step flow of communication propounded by Paul Lazarsfeld and Elihu Katz. This theory is one of several models that try to explain the diffusion of innovations, ideas, or commercial products. The opinion leader is the agent who is ..

Opinion poll
Opinion polls are surveys of opinion using sampling. They are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by asking a small number of people a series of questions and then extrapolating the answers to the larger group. Contents 1 History of opinion polls2 Potential for in..

Opinion polling for the 2004 Canadian election
Note: the Bloc Québécois runs candidates only in Québec, so its Canada-wide poll percentage is not very meaningful. Therefore the relevant poll numbers isolated for Québec only are also shown, if available. SES Research nightly tracking poll (2004-June-25) (changes from first day, 2004-May-25..

Opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election
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Opinion polling for the Peruvian national election, 2006
Opinion polling for the 2006 Peruvian national election was carried out by pollsters authorized by the National Election Jury [link] both in the races for the Presidency and Congress. Several candidates expressed skepticism about poll results and even accused the pollsters of deliberately..

Opinion polling in the 40th Canadian federal election
On January 23rd, 2006, more than 65% of eligible Canadian voters went to the polls to cast their vote in the Canada's 39th General Federal Election. The Conservatives received the most votes, with 36% of the vote and 124 seats (now 125 from the switch of Liberal MP David Emerson). The Liberals won 1..

Opinion polling in the Canadian federal election, 2006
Opinion polling in the Canadian federal election of 2006 (held on 23 January 2006) showed a long period of variable support for the governing Liberal Party of Canada and opposition Conservative Party of Canada. Prior to and throughout much of the campaign, the Liberals held a small lead over the ..

Opinion polling in the Canadian federal election, 2006/Old projections
Seat predictions The [Hill and Knowlton election predictor] has been used to compile these figures. A party needs 155 seats or more to have a majority. Bold text indicates a majority while italic text indicates a plurality. A star denotes the Official Opposition in the listed scenario. T..

Opinion Research Corporation
Opinion Research Corporation, based in Princeton, New Jersey, is a demographic, health, and market research company. It was founded in 1938 by Claude Robinson and George Gallup, although Gallup quickly left the firm in 1939. External links [Company website][Company Profile] ..

Opinio juris sive necessitatis
Opinio juris sive necessitatis or Opinio juris is the belief that a behavior was done because it was a legal obligation. This is in contrast to a behavior being the result of different cognitive reaction, or behaviors that were habitual to the individual. This term is frequently used in legal proc..

Opioid
An opioid is any agent that binds to opioid receptors, found principally in the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract. There are four broad classes of opioids: endogenous opioid peptides, produced in the body; opium alkaloids, such as morphine (the prototypical opioid) and codeine; semi-..

Opioid antagonist
An opioid antagonist is an receptor antagonist that acts on opioid receptors. Naloxone and naltrexone are opioid antagonist drugs which are competitive antagonists that bind to the opioid receptors with higher affinity than agonists but do not activate the receptors. See also OpioidBuprenorphin..

Opioid peptide
Opioid Peptides are short sequences of amino acids which mimic the effect of opiates in the brain. Opioid peptides may be produced by the body itself, for example endorphins, or be absorbed from partially digested food (casomorphins, exorphins and rubiscolins). The effect of these peptides vary, but..

Opioid receptor
Mu opioid receptor Opioid receptors are a group of G-protein coupled receptors with opioids as ligands. The endogenous opioids are dynorphins, enkephalins and endorphins. The opioid receptors are ~40% identical to somatostatin receptors (SSTRs). Contents 1 Types of receptors2 T..

Opipeuter
Classification Genus Opipeuter Opipeuter xestus ..

Opipramol
Opipramol (Opipramol-neuraxpharm®, Insidon®), 4-[3-(5H-Dibenz[b,f]azepin-5-yl)propyl]-1-piperazinethanol, is a anxiolytic primarily used in Germany. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI): Reversible Inhibitor of Monoamine oxidase A (RIMA): Dopamine Reupt..

Opis
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Opis (Akkadian Upî or Upija) was an ancient Babylonian city on the Tigris, not far from modern Baghdad. The precise location of Opis has not been established, but from the Akkadian and Greek texts, it was located on the east bank of the Tigris, near the Di..

Opiscoteo Lake
Opiscoteo Lake is a lake in eastern Quebec Canada. ..

Opish
Opish(Opopopish) Spoken in: - Region: - > Classification: Gibberish Spoken with: English See also: Language games Opish (also called Op or Openglopish) is a language game descended from the concept of Pig Latin. Spreading as its own language, Opish has taken on different dialects much like..

Opisometer
An opisometer, also called a meilograph or map measurer, is an instrument for measuring the lengths of arbitrary curved lines. An opisometer A simple opisometer consists of a toothed wheel of known diameter on a handle. The wheel is placed in contact with the curved line to be measured and ..

Opisthacanthus rugiceps
Opisthacanthus rugiceps is a medium-sized (around 10 centimeters / 3.94 inches) scorpion native to southern Africa. It is an arboreal scorpion which is mainly found in humid forests, more specifically under fallen logs or in natural cavities of the trees. This specie is caracterized by the flatnes..

Opisthion
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Opisthobranchia
For information on the anti-aircraft weapons system, see Sea Slug missile In zoology, the Opisthobranchia (Milne Edwards, 1848) (also known as opisthobranchs) used to be a subclass of gastropods, within the phylum Mollusca, but they are now treated as an order. They are highly evolved gastropods..

Opisthocoelicaudia
Opisthocoelicaudia (from Greek opisthe [back], koilos [hollow], and Latin cauda [tail], meaning posterior cavity tail) was a 39 foot-long (12 meter) sauropod of the Late Cretaceous Period discovered in Mongolia in 1965 by Polish and Mongolian scientists in the Gobi Dese..

Opisthoglypha
Opisthoglypha are snakes which have some of the posterior maxillary teeth enlarged and grooved to aid in venom delivery. The word comes from a combination of Greek terms roughly meaning 'back-grooved'. Such venom delivery occurs in colubrid snakes The grooves and jaw setting of opisthoglyphs are ..

Opisthokont
The opisthokonts (Greek opistho- 'rear, posterior' + kontos 'pole' i.e. flagellum) are a broad group of eukaryotes, including both the animals and fungi, together with a few sorts of protists. That these form a monophyletic group is strongly supported by both genetic and ultrastructural studies. O..

Opisthoncana
Opisthoncana is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Etymology Variation of the salticid genus Opisthoncus. Species Opisthoncana formidabilis Strand, 1913 (New Ireland) External links [Diagnostic drawings of O. formidabilis] ..

Opisthoncus
Opisthoncus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Species Opisthoncus abnormis L. Koch, 1881 (Queensland, New South Wales)Opisthoncus albiventris L. Koch, 1881 (New South Wales)Opisthoncus alborufescens L. Koch, 1880 (Queensland, New South Wales)Opisthoncus barbipalpis (Ke..

Opisthorchis viverrini
Opisthorchis viverrini is a parasite that attacks the area of the bile duct. Opisthorchis viverrini infection predisposes for cholangiocarcinoma, a cancer of the gall bladder and/or its ducts. ..

Opisthosoma
The opisthosoma is the posterior portion of the arachnids body behind the prosoma. The number of segments and appendages on the opisthosoma vary. In general, appendages are absent or reduced, although in horseshoe crabs they persist as large plate-like limbs, called branchiophores, bearing the book ..

Opisthotonus
The words Opisthotonos or opisthotonus stem from the Greek language, opistho for behind and tonos for tension. Opisthotonus is seen as a severe hyperextension and spastic tendency in which the individual enters a complete "bridging" or "arching" position in the spinal cord. This abnormal posturing ..

Opistognathidae
Opistognathidae (opisto = "behind", gnath = "mouth"), commonly referred to as jawfishes, are classified within Order Perciformes, Suborder Percoidei. They are found throughout shallow reef areas of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Physically similar to blennies, jawfish are generally smaller-size..

Opistophthalmus
Opistophthalmus is a genus of scorpions known commonly as burrowing scorpions, tri-colored scorpions or hissing scorpions. They are found predominantly in southern Africa. They are known for making deep, and elaborate burrows. Contents 1 Description2 Species3 In captivity4 R..

Opistophthalmus boehmi
Opistophthalmus boehmi is a small (around 5 centimeters / 1.97 inches) scorpion native to southern Africa. It is a burrowing scorpion which can create intricated tunnels and spend days buried at the bottom on its lair. Contents 1 Captive care2 Behavior3 See also4 External li..

Opis (disambiguation)
Opis is an ancient Babylonian city on the Tigris. Opis may also refer to: a Roman cognomenNOAA Ocean Planning Information SystemOps, a Sabine goddessOil Price Information Service This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an refe..

Opium
''This article is about the drug. For other meanings of "opium", see opium (disambiguation). For opium-derived and opium-like substances, see opioid. Opium is a narcotic analgesic drug which is obtained from the unripe seed pods of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L. or the synonym paeoniflorum)..

Opium (album)
Opium is a 1984 KMFDM album. There were only 200 cassette copies made. The album has since been released in a slightly different form in 2002 by KMFDM Records. It was originally recorded in Hamburg, Germany Contents 1 Track listing1.1 1984 Version1.2 2002 Version2 Personnel..

Opium (disambiguation)
Opium is a narcotic analgesic drug. Opium may also refer to: Opium (perfume)Opium (band), a UK band formed by Alex Macpherson ex The Wake (Factory Records) ex The Cat Club (Jive Records). Opium record on the Neuropa label.Opium (song), the best-known song by Portuguese goth-metal band Moonspell, fr..

Opium (perfume)
Opium is the name of a perfume by Yves Saint Laurent. A poster advertising campaign for the perfume caused great controversy in October and November 2000. The posters showed a voluptuous model, Sophie Dahl, photographed (by Steven Meisel) lying on her back wearing only a pair of stiletto heels [..

Opium den
An opium den is an establishment where opium is sold and consumed. Opium dens were prevalent in many parts of the world in the nineteenth century. In the west they were frequented by and associated with the Chinese. Patrons were seen reclining and smoking opium out of special pipes. ..

Opium Den (band)
Opium Den was a 90's gothic rock band out of Boston. They have also described their music as psychedelic rock and art rock. Christian Gilbert's Spanish-classical influenced guitar playing is combined with the fascinating poetry of Annette Farrington's lyrics. Personnel Annette Farrington (former..

Opium Garden
Opium Garden is one of the most exclusive nightclubs on the South Beach scene. Located in the affluent SoFi (South of Fifth) district of South Beach, the nightclub includes an even more exclusive venue called Prive, and has been one of the ultimate hotspots in Miami for several years. Paris Hilton, ..

Opium magazine
Opium is a New York based literary magazine started in February 2001 by Todd Zuniga. Opium began as an online literary magazine and continues in this vein. Its first print edition debuted on August 20, 2005. Its tagline is "literary humor for the deliriously captivated." Opium hosts readings at ..

Opium of the People
"Religion is the opium of the people" (translated from the German "Die Religion ... ist das Opium des Volkes") is one of the most frequently quoted statements of Karl Marx, from the introduction of his 1843 work Contribution to Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right which was actually subsequently ..

Opium poppy
The opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the type of poppy from which opium and all refined opiates such as morphine are extracted, as well as an important food item. There are many varieties of this poppy species. Colors of the flower vary widely, as do other physical characteristics (number an..

Opium production in Afghanistan
Opium Production in Afghanistan has been a huge problem for the country since the downfall of the Taliban in 2001. The CIA estimates that one-third of Afghanistan's GDP comes from opium export, although the Asian Development Bank states a lower figure, namely $2.5 billion (12% of the GDP). At any ra..

Opium replacement
Contents 1 Meaning of 'Opium Replacement'2 Evolution of Concept3 Practice of Opium Replacement Around the World4 The Case of Thailand5 Skepticism6 Organization of Modern Opium Replacement Projects7 References8 Websites Meaning of 'Opium Replacement' 'Opium..

Opium Wars
This article is part of the History of Hong Kong series '''Timeline Prehistory Imperial China'''First contacts with the West Opium Wars First Opium War Second Opium War British colony (pre-war) Founding of crown colony Early 20th..

OPI Nail Polish
OPI is a prestigous, not to mention expensive, nail polish company. It is known for quality and wild nail color names. Along with nail polish, OPI also makes lip products, body products, and other manicure and pedicure items. Collections OPI has produced several nail polish collections. The most r..

O Pioneers!
O Pioneers! is a 1913 novel by American author Willa Cather. It opens the "Prairie Trilogy" of Cather novels that also comprises My Ántonia and The Song of the Lark. O Pioneers! tells the story of the Bergsons, a family of Swedish immigrants in the farm country near Hanover, Nebraska, (a fictional..

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