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Olsynium Olsynium is a genus of 12 species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, with 11 of the species native to South America, and the twelfth to western North America. The genus was formerly often included in the related genus Sisyrinchium.
Olsynium douglasii Olsynium douglasii (syn. Sisyrinchium douglasii, Sisyrinchium grandiflorum) is a flowering plant in the genus Olsynium, native to western North America from southern British Columbia south to northern California, and east to northwest Utah.
Olsztyn Olsztyn (; until 1946 ; Old Prussian: Alnāsteini, the modern version is a Polish rendering of these) is a city in northeast Poland, on the Łyna river. Historically the capital of Warmia, Olsztyn is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, previously Olsztyn Voivodeship.
Olsztyn County Olsztyn County () is a powiat (county) in Poland, in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. The county seat is the city of Olsztyn and the powiat includes the area around it, but not the city itself which forms its own separate urban powiat.
Olsztyn Voivodeship Olsztyn Voivodeship (Polish: województwo olsztyńskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975–1998, superseded by Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Its capital city was Olsztyn.
Olszyna Olszyna (German: Erlenholz) is a small Polish village located in the Lubusz Voivodship. It is the site of major border crossing on the E36 motorway connecting Berlin, Germany with Wrocław and Kraków in Poland.
Oltenia Oltenia (Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions, with the alternate Latin names Wallachia Minor, Wallachia Alutana, Wallachia Caesarea in use between 1718 and 1739) is a historical province and geographical region of Romania. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river (although counties to the east run across the river in some areas).
Oltu Oltu (Ւղթիկ (Ughtik) or Ւլթիկ (Ultik) in Armenian; ოლთისი (Oltisi) or ოლთი (Olti) in Georgian) is a district of Erzurum Province of Turkey. It was historically considered to be part of the Tayk (or Tao-Klarjeti) region.
Olu Dara Olu Dara (born Charles Jones III in Louisville, MississippiCarles, Philippe et al, Dictionnaire du jazz, Éditions Robert Lafont, Paris, 1994 in 1941) is a trumpeter, cornetist, guitarist and singer. He first became known as a jazz musician, playing alongside avant-garde musicians such as David Murray and Henry Threadgill.
Olu Oguibe American artist and public intellectual Olu Oguibe is Associate Professor of Art and African-American studies and Associate Director of the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, as well as a senior fellow of the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at the New School, New York and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. He is also an art historian, art curator, and leading contributor to postcolonial theory and new information technology studies.
Olu Tu Kosmu I Elpidha Olu Tu Kosmu I Elpidha (Greek script: Όλου του κόσμου η Ελπίδα, English translation: "All The Hope In The World") was the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, performed in Greek by Cleopatra.
Oluf Borch de Schouboe Oluf Borch de Schouboe (1777-1844) was the Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1836, 1839-1840 and 1843-1844, Minister of Auditing 1838-1839 and 1841-1842, Minister of the Army 1839 and 1842-1843, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1837-1838, 1840-1841, 1844.
Olug Moxammat of Kazan Olug Moxammat (Ulugh Muhammed, Makhmet, Ulu-Makhmet, Tatar: Oluğ Möxämmät) (d. 1445) was khan of the Golden Horde (1419 - 1422/23 and 1428 - 1433), the founder and the first khan of Kazan Khanate (1437 - 1445).
Olushola Olumuyiwa Aganun Olushola Olumuyiwa Aganun is a Nigerian football (soccer) player who plays for Wacker Tirol in Austria. He is a slightly unpredictable striker as he has an inaccurate shot that some times spoils some of Wacker's best attacking moves He makes up for his inaccuracy on the ground by his strong aerial ability.
Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park is a Florida State Park in the Osceola National Forest, near the town of Olustee. The site of Florida's largest Civil War battle, the park is located 50 miles west of Jacksonville and 15 miles east of Lake City, on U.
Oluyemi Adeniji Oluyemi Adeniji (born July 22 1934 in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria) is the internal affairs minister of Nigeria since June 21, 2006. He was previously the foreign minister of Nigeria from July 2003 to June 2006.
Olvaldi In Norse mythology, Olvaldi was a giant and the father of Thjazi, Gangr and Idi as well as the grandfather of Skadi. According to Skáldskaparmál, Olvaldi was very rich in gold, and when he died his three sons divided his inheritance among themselves, measuring it out by each in turn taking a mouthful.
OlvĂ­dame "OlvĂ­dame" ("Forget Me") is the fourth and last single released from ThalĂ­a's tenth studio album El Sexto Sentido. The song was released in several Hispanic American countries, such as Mexico or Argentina.
Olve Eikemo Olve Eikemo (born 1973, Bergen, Norway), better known by his stage name Abbath Doom Occulta, is a Norwegian composer, vocalist, guitarist, and one of the founding members of the Influential black metal band Immortal. Before he founded Immortal, Abbath played bass for the early Norwegian extreme metal band Old Funeral, with future Immortal member Demonaz of and Varg Vikernes of Burzum fame .
Olvera Street Olvera Street is in the oldest part of Downtown Los Angeles, California, and is otherwise known as the birthplace of the City of Angels or El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument and is a department within the city. Many Latinos refer to it as 'La Placita Olvera'.
Olveston (house) Olveston is the name of a prominent house in the inner suburbs of Dunedin, New Zealand. It was built between 1904 and 1906 for a wealthy merchant David Theomin, who had originally emigrated to New Zealand from the village of Olveston, South Gloucestershire, England.
Olwen Fouéré Olwen Fouéré, born in Ireland of Breton parents, is an Irish/French actor and theatre artist whose work occupies a central position in contemporary Irish theatre and crosses the boundaries of many art forms. She has performed with most major theatre companies in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Olympe de Gouges Olympe de Gouges (born Marie Gouze; May 7, 1748 – November 3, 1793) was a playwright and journalist whose feminist writings reached a large audience. A proponent of democracy, she demanded the same rights for French women that French men were demanding for themselves.
Olympia (stadium) Olympia, also Olympiastadion, is a football stadium in Helsingborg, Sweden. It was opened in 1898, but has been rebuilt both 1993 and 1997, and has a capacity of 16,673–17,200 (9,673 seated) depending on usage.
Olympia and York Olympia and York was once a major international property development firm based in Canada. The firm helped build major financial office complexes like Canary Wharf in London UK and First Canadian Place in Toronto Canada.
Olympia Cafe The Olympia Cafe was a fictional diner or greasy spoon featured in a recurring Saturday Night Live sketch. Presumably, the hard-working but not very service-oriented staff (led by the late John Belushi) were Greeks, but it was hard to tell because they only spoke about half a dozen words of English.
Olympia Club de Bruxelles Olympia Club de Bruxelles was a Brussels-based Belgian football club that existed between its creation in 1897 until 1909. It appeared briefly at the top level during the 1903-04 season, finishing 5th out of 7 in its league.
Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields Country Club is a prestigious golf club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, which is a suburb of Chicago about twenty five miles south of The Loop. It is a private club with two eighteen hole courses, the North and the South.
Olympia Film Society Olympia Film Society (OFS) is a nonprofit arts organization in Olympia, Washington that shows independent, international and classic film year-round, offers special live performances, and produces the Olympia Film Festival. OFS welcomes its members and non-member patrons to the Capitol Theater.
Olympia Flooring and Tile Olympia Floor and Wall Tile is the largest tile wholesaler in Canada and is wholly owned by Ralph Reichmann. Based in Toronto, Canada it has branches in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, London, Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax.
Olympia Hopsonidou Olympia Hopsonidou (Greek: Ολυμπία Χοψονίδου) is a Greek model and beauty contestant. She won the Miss Star Hellas title, (Greek: Μις Σταρ Ελλάς), in April 2006 and went on to represent Greece at the Miss Universe 2006 pageant which was held in Los Angeles, California in July.
Olympia Ice Center Olympia Ice Center is a 2,200-seat hockey rink in West Springfield, Massachusetts. It is home to the American International College Yellow Jackets ice hockey team The team began playing at the arena when they moved to Division I for ice hockey in 1998.
Olympia Leipzig SG Olympia Leipzig is a German football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded June 10, 1896 as FV Olympia and in 1903 joined FC Lipsia to form Neuer Leipziger Ballspielverein Olympia which was shortened to Ballspielverein Olympia.
Olympia Milk Bar The Olympia Milk Bar is a cultural icon situated on Sydney's main traffic artery, Parramatta Road, Stanmore. Considerable folk lore has built up about the aged proprietor and the unusual hours of opening of the Olympia.
Olympia oyster The Olympia oyster (Ostreola conchaphila) is the native oyster of the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to Mexico. The name is derived from the important 19th century oyster industry near Olympia, Washington, in Puget Sound.
Olympia Press Olympia Press was a Paris-based publisher, launched in 1953 by Maurice Girodias as a rebadged version of the Obelisk Press he inherited from his father Jack Kahane. It published a mix of erotic novels and avant-garde literary works, and is best known for the first print of Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita.
Olympia Theatre Dublin's Olympia Theatre in Dame Street was originally built in 1879 by Dan Lowrey as the Star of Erin Music Hall and renamed Dan Lowrey's Music Hall in 1881. Next it became Dan Lowrey's Palace of Varieties in 1889.
Olympia Vernon Olympia Vernon (born May 22, 1973) is an African-American author who has published three novels: Eden (2002), Logic (2004), and A Killing In This Town (2006). Eden won the 2004 Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award from The American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Olympia Wilhelmshaven Olympia Wilhelmshaven is a German sports club based in Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony on the northwestern coast of the country. The football team is a department of the club which also offers its members American football, athletics, table tennis, and triathlon.
Olympiad An Olympiad is a period of four years, associated with the Olympic Games. Today, an Olympiad refers to a period beginning January 1st of a year in which the Games of the Olympiad are due to occur, and lasting four years.
Olympiada of Spoken Russian The Olympiada of Spoken Russian is an annual series of state and regional competitions held for high school students of Russian in the United States, sponsored by the American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR). It is the oldest secondary school activity put on by this association, beginning in the 1960s.
Olympiade Mathématique Belge The Olympiade Mathématique Belge (English: Belgian Mathematical Olympiad; OMB) is a mathematical competition for students in grades 7 to 12, organised each year since 1976. Only students from the Frech community participate, Dutch-speaking students can compete in the Vlaamse Wiskunde Olympiade.
Olympian spirits Olympian spirits (or Olympic spirits, Olympick spirits) refers to seven (or sometimes fourteen) spirits mentioned in several renaissance and post-renaissance books of ritual magic/ceremonial magic, such as the Arbatel de magia veterum, The Secret Grimoire of Turiel and The Complete Book of Magic Science. The Arbatel of Magick (1655, London) writes of the Olympian spirits: "They are called Olympick spirits, which do inhabit in the firmament, and in the stars of the firmament: and the office of these spirits is to declare Destinies, and to administer fatal Charms, so far forth as God pleaseth to permit them.
Olympiapark, Munich The Olympiapark in Munich, Germany, is an Olympic Park which was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics. Found in the area of Munich known as the "Oberwiesenfeld" ("upper meadow-field"), the Park continues to serve as a venue for cultural, social, and religious events such as events of worship.
Olympias of Epirus Olympias (in Greek Oλυμπιας; lived 3rd century BC) was daughter of Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, and wife of her own brother Alexander II. After his death about 260 BC she assumed the regency of the kingdom on behalf of her two sons, Pyrrhus and Ptolemy; and in order to strengthen herself against the Aetolian League she gave before 239 BC her daughter Phthia in marriage to Demetrius II, king of Macedonia.
Olympiaturm The Olympiaturm in Olympiapark, Munich has an overall height of 291 m and a weight of 52,500 tonnes. At a height of 190 m there is an observation platform as well as a small rock and roll museum housing various memorabilia.
Olympic (soccer) Olympic AFC is a soccer team in Wellington, New Zealand. Commonly known as 'The Greeks' (due to the prominent Mediterranean ambience within the club), Olympic have underachieved in recent years despite the influx of an embaras de choix of talented individuals.
Olympic bar An Olympic bar is a 86 inch, 45lb steel or chrome bar that is used for weight training. It is the standard used in competitive weightlifting sports where men and women compete at the highest level - the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics.
Olympic Boulevard (Los Angeles) Olympic Boulevard is a major arterial road in Los Angeles, California. It stretches from 4th Street on the western end of Santa Monica to East Los Angeles—farther than Wilshire Boulevard and most other streets.
Olympic Conference The Olympic Conference is an athletic conference consisting of nineteen public and private high schools located in Burlington County and Camden County, New Jersey. The Olympic Conference operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.
Olympic Congress The Olympic Congress is a vast gathering of the Olympic Movement, which happens on an irregular basis, but generally every ten years or so during the last few decades. The Congress is organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Olympic Council of Ireland The Olympic Council of Ireland or OCI is the national Olympic Committee for the Republic of Ireland. Following the Irish Free State's creation in 1922, the OCI's team has competed at each Olympic Games since 1924.
Olympic Dam, South Australia Olympic Dam () is a mining centre in South Australia located some 550 km NNW of Adelaide the capital city of South Australia. It is the site of an extremely large deposit of copper, uranium, gold and silver, which supports an underground mine as well as an integrated metallurgical processing plant.
Olympic Delivery Authority The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is the body responsible for ensuring delivery of venues, infrastructure and legacy for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. Along with the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG), the ODA is one of the two main agencies organising the London Olympic Games.
Olympic Flame The Olympic Flame, Olympic Fire, Olympic Torch, Olympic Light, Olympic Eye, and Olympic Sun is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, when a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics.
Olympic Games The Olympic Games (often referred to simply as The Olympics or The Games) is an international multi-sport event comprising summer and winter sporting events. Each season's Games are held every four years (an Olympiad) and, as of 1992, they are celebrated two years apart.
Olympic Gold Olympic Gold is the official video game of the XXV Olympic Summer Games, hosted by Barcelona, Spain in 1992. It was released for the Sega consoles, Mega Drive/Genesis and Master System, and Sega's handheld, Game Gear.
Olympic Green Tennis Centre The Olympic Green Tennis Centre is a tennis centre located in the Olympic Green that is currently under construction for the 2008 Summer Olympics, where it will host Olympic Tennis preliminaries and finals of singles and doubles for men and women and the Paralympic Wheelchair Tennis competitions.
Olympic Hockey Centre (London) London's Olympic Hockey Centre will be built in the Olympic Park at Stratford in East London, England. It will have two venues for the Olympic hockey competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics with capacities of 15,000 and 5,000 respectively.
Olympic Hockey Nagano '98 Olympic Hockey Nagano '98 is an ice hockey game for the Nintendo 64, it was released in 1998. It is a re-release of Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey, but this time not endorsed by Wayne Gretzky and featuring the license for the 1998 Winter Olympics that celebrated in Nagano, Japan.
Olympic Charter The Olympic Charter, last updated September 1, 2004, is a set of rules and guidelines for the organization of the Olympic Games, and for governing the Olympic Movement. Adopted by International Olympic Committee (IOC), it is the codification of the Fundamental Principles, Rules and By-laws.
Olympic Island Festival The Olympic Island festival is an annual rock concert that takes place on Toronto's Olympic Island. It was started in 2004 by Jay Ferguson of the band Sloan, and the festival showcased only Canadian musicians.
Olympic Javelin The Olympic Javelin is a planned high-speed train shuttle service announced as part of the successful London 2012 Olympic bid. It is an integral part of the plan to improve public transport in London in readiness for the 2012 Summer Olympics, an area of the bid that was initially regarded as being poor by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Olympic medallists in art competitions Below is a list of the Olympic medallists in art competitions. See Olympic medallists for winners in other sports, and Art competitions at the Olympic Games for more background information on art competitions at the Olympic Games.
Olympic Marmot The Olympic Marmot, Marmota olympus, is a marmot (a rodent in the squirrel family Sciuridae). They are found in alpine and subalpine meadows and talus slopes of the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, and are close relatives of the Hoary Marmot.
Olympic Medal Nobre Guedes The Olympic Medal Nobre Guedes () is the most prestigious annual award given by the Olympic Committee of Portugal (COP) to still-active Portuguese sportspeople which stood out for their sporting results and achievements in the previous year. It is named in honour of the former COP president Francisco Nobre Guedes (1957–1968) and has been awarded uninterruptedly since 1951.
Olympic Mountains The Olympic Mountains are a mountain range on the Olympic Peninsula of western Washington in the United States. The mountains are not especially high - Mount Olympus is the highest at 2428 m (7965 ft) - but the western slopes of the Olympics face the Pacific Ocean and are thus the wettest place in the 48 contiguous states; the Hoh Ranger Station in the Hoh Rain Forest records an average of 360 cm (142 in) of rainfall each year.
Olympic Order The Olympic Order is the highest award of the Olympic Movement, created by the International Olympic Committee in May 1975 as a successor to the Olympic Certificate previously awarded. The Olympic Order originally had three grades (gold, silver and bronze), although the bronze grade was no longer awarded after 1984.
Olympic Oval The Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a covered speed skating oval built for the 1988 Winter Olympics. It is now home for the Oval X-Treme female ice hockey team of the National Women's Hockey League.
Olympic Park railway line, Sydney The Olympic Park Line (or the Olympic Park Sprint) is a train line in Sydney, Australia that connects the Sydney Olympic Park precinct to the rest of the CityRail metropolitan train network. It has one station, Olympic Park, which is located on a balloon loop.
Olympic Peninsula The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington state that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the east by Puget Sound and Hood Canal.
Olympic Plaza/City Hall (C-Train) Olympic Plaza and City Hall are stops in downtown Calgary on the city's C-Train light rail system. The Olympic Plaza stop (formerly named 1 Street Southeast until 1988, when it got its new name from the site of the awards ceremony for the 1988 Winter Olympics directly across from the station) is only used by westbound trains and the City Hall stop is used by eastbound trains.
Olympic record Olympic Records are the best performances in a specific event in that event's history in either the Summer Olympic Games or the Winter Olympic Games. As the Olympics occur only once every four years, many of these records do not correspond with world records, though they are considered important achievements in the careers of the athletes who are able to break or tie them.
Olympic size swimming pool An Olympic size swimming pool is the type of pool used in the Olympic Games. The size of the pool is commonly used to define the size of other objects, or to explain how much water is in a particular location.
Olympic sports The current program of the Olympic Games includes 35 different sports, 53 disciplines and more than 400 events. The Summer Olympic Games includes 28 sports with 38 disciplines and the Winter Olympic Games includes 7 sports with 15 disciplines.
Olympic sprint The Team Sprint (also sometimes known as the Olympic Sprint) is a track cycling event. Despite its name it is not a conventional cycling sprint event - it is a three-man team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome.
Olympic symbols The Olympic symbols are various logos, icons, flags and symbols used by the International Olympic Committee for various aspects related to the promotion of the Olympic Movement around the world. Some of the symbols are more prevalent during Olympic competition, such as the flame, fanfare and theme, but others, such as the flag, can be seen throughout many times of the year.
Olympic Skeet Officially referred to only as Skeet, the Olympic Skeet shooting event was introduced to the program in 1968. Until 1992, both men and women were allowed to participate, but in 1996 the event was open to men only, which was somewhat controversial due to the fact that the 1992 Olympic Champion was indeed a woman, Shan Zhan of China.
Olympic Stadium The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece sports arena of the Summer Olympic Games. Traditionally, the opening ceremony and the track & field competitions are held in the Olympic Stadium.
Olympic Stadium (Athens) The Olympic Stadium (Greek: Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο) (also known as the Athens Olympic Stadium, and Spiridon "Spiros" Louis Stadium, named after the man to win the first Olympic marathon race) in 1896, is a stadium that is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It hosted the athletics events and the soccer final at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Olympic Stadium (London) The London Olympic Stadium will be the centrepiece of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The stadium will be located at Marshgate Lane in Stratford in the Lower Lea Valley and will have a capacity for the Games of approximately 80,000.
Olympic Stadium (Montreal) Montreal's Olympic Stadium (In French: Le Stade Olympique) was the main venue of the 1976 Summer Olympics and was the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Montreal Expos from 1977 until the franchise was moved to Washington, D.C.
Olympic Stadium (Munich) At the heart of the Olympiapark MĂĽnchen in northern Munich, the Olympiastadion was the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. With a capacity of 80,000, the stadium also hosted events including football's 1974 World Cup Final and 1988 European Championship Final.
Olympic Stadium (Seoul) The Jamsil Olympic Stadium (formerly Anglicized Chamshil) in Seoul, South Korea, was the main stadium built for the 1988 Summer Olympics, and is the centrepiece of the Jamsil Sports Complex in the Songpa-gu District, in the southeast of the city south of the Han River.
Olympic Studios Olympic Studios is a commercial recording studio located at 117 Church Road, in the south-western suburb of Barnes in London, England. The studio is best known for the many famous rock and pop music recordings made there in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Olympic Summer Games (video game) Olympic Summer Games was the 16-bit edition of the official video game of the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games (the 32-bit/PC version being Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996). It followed the failure of Winter Olympics: Lillehammer 94 and was the last "Olympic" video game released for 16-bit consoles (Sega's Mega Drive/Genesis and Nintendo's SNES).
Olympic Trap Officially referred to only as Trap, the single-target Olympic Trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old. It is considered more difficult than most other Trap versions in that the distance to the targets and the speed with which they are thrown are both larger.
Olympic video games "Olympic" video games is the usual name given to sports video games including more than one event of several sports. They are one of the older video game genres, having its first hit with the 1983 arcade classic Track & Field.
Olympic Village, Munich The Olympic Village (German: Olympisches Dorf) was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany and was used to house the athletes during the games. This was also where the Munich massacre took place.
Olympiodorus of Thebes Olympiodorus was an historical writer (5th century AD), born at Thebes in Egypt, who was sent on a mission to the Huns on the Black Sea by emperor Honorius in 412, and later lived at the court of Theodosius. The record of his diplomatic mission survives in a single epitome:
Olympique Alès Olympique Alès is a French football club founded in 1923, based in the commune of Alès. The Cévennes club currently playing in the Division d'Honneur Régionale - the seventh division - of the Ligue du Languedoc; the club in the past has played for six seasons in Ligue 1.
Olympique Lyonnais in football competitions The following Table gives detailed results of the games played by Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon), since the 1959-1960 season, in European football competitions (UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Cup Winners' Cup ) and French Cups (Coupe de France (French Cup), Coupe de la Ligue (French League Cup).
Olympique Noisy-le-Sec Olympique Noisy-le-Sec Banlieue 93 is a French association football team founded in 1943. They are based in Noisy-le-Sec, France and are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs 2 Group A, the fifth tier in the French football league system.
Olympisch Stadion (Amsterdam) The Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam was built as the main stadium for the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was designed by the architect Jan Wils and is one of the finest examples of Amsterdamse School architecture, complementing the surrounding neighbourhood designed by H.
Olympos (novel) Dan Simmons' novel Olympos, published in 2005, is the sequel to Ilium, published 2003. Like its predecessor it is a work of science fiction, and contains many literary references: it blends together Homer's epics the Iliad and the Odyssey, Shakespeare's The Tempest, and has frequent smaller references to other works, including Proust, James Joyce, Caliban upon Setebos, Shakespearean poetry and even William Blake and Virgil's Aeneid.
Olympus E-1 The Olympus E-1 introduced in 2003 was the first DSLR designed from the ground up for digital photography. This contrasts with its contemporaries which offered systems based on reused parts from previous 135 film systems, modified to fit with a sensor size of APS-C.
Olympus E-300 The Olympus E-300 (Olympus Evolt E-300 in North America) was an 8 megapixel digital SLR manufactured by Olympus of Japan and based on the Four Thirds System. Announced at Photokina 2004, it became available at the end of 2004.
Olympus E-330 The E-330 is an Olympus DSLR launched on the 30 january 2006, using the Four Thirds System lens mount standard. Its main feature is its live image preview capacity, permitting an image to be previewed on the screen, this feature is also used on the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1.
Olympus E-400 The E-400 is a digital single-lens reflex camera launched by Olympus on the 14th of September 2006, using the Four Thirds System lens mount standard.. This 10 megapixel camera could be compared to recent DSLRs unveiled during the 2006 summer with comparable pixel count and price range: the Sony α 100, the Nikon D80, the Canon EOS 400D and the Pentax K10D.
Olympus Pen F The Olympus Pen F, Pen FT and Pen FV were very similar half-frame 35 mm single-lens reflex cameras with interchangeable lenses produced by Olympus of Japan between 1963-1966 (Pen F), 1966-1972 (Pen FT) and 1967-1970 (Pen FV). The chief difference between them was that the Pen FT had an integrated light meter, while the F and FV did not.

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