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Optimized Portfolio as Listed Securities

An exchange traded index created by Morgan Stanley that closely tracks a single index without purchasing all the securities listed on that index. The value of OPALS is the aggregate value of the underlying securities. In this sense, they operate like a portfolio of securities, rather than a fund. They are marketed primarily to institutional investors.

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On a daily basis, OPAL feeds millions of neutrons through to a suite of neutron scattering instruments that can help deepen our understanding of the world around us, said CEO Dr Adi Paterson.

Australia : 10th birthday of OPAL nuclear research reactor marks a decade of research

Long-wave UV radiation provides a useful indication of natural opal (i.

A matched pair of opals, with a catch

According to Michael Kokorowski, OPALS project manager at JPL, optical communication could improve the speed of research and increasing the amount of data that can be transferred.

NASA Testing Laser To Send Data From Space To Earth

History tells us, however, that Opal Creek was named after Opal Elliott, the wife of an early-day ranger, not after the gemstone.

A CASCADE GEM

The opal was discovered by former Birmingham man John Wheeler, who has been mining since 1980.

What a gem - on sale for a cool pounds 1.2m; STONE: At a massive 529 carats, it's the biggest black opal ever mined

The PA studies on sandstone and carbonate rocks (Urban-Klaehn and Quarles, 1999) did not show any significant positronium formation so the presence of a positronium atom and its relatively long lifetime in opals was unexpected and needed an explanation.

Studies of superlattice structure of opals as compared to other rocks by use of positron annihilation, x-ray powder diffraction and scanning electron microscopy methods

John Wheeler with one of the opals on show at Dawsons Jewellers.

Gem of an opal on show in Brum

There are three main types of Opal: Precious Opal is classified as white or black Opal depending in whether the colour flashes are in a pale or dark background.

Psychic Sandra: Transform your luck with stone; ON BALANCE IT'S GOOD TO BE A LIBRAN

For the last 27 years, no gardener, neighbor's husband, or kid living down the block has ever pushed a lawn mower over Opal Donason's front lawn.

WOMAN WHO TENDS FRONT YARD PROVES RARE FIND IN JUNGLE OF L.A

KYOTO, Japan -- Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced that it is unveiling its "Kyoto Opal" -- the unique opal material that the company has developed -- for the first time outside of Japan at one of the world's largest trade fairs for trimming and supplies for fashion and design, ModAmont, in Paris, France from February 10th through the 13th.

KYOCERA Unveils One-of-a-Kind "Kyoto Opal"

Luminescence emission and excitation spectra as well as 3D block diagrams were obtained for the three fashioned opals and two of the rough samples using a Horiba Fluorolog spectrofluorometer in conjunction with Fluor-Essence software.

Green-luminescing hyalite opal from Zacatecas, Mexico

With this Bamboo Plant Opal Loudspeaker, Panasonic will help automotive and audio manufacturers for creating a finely-tuned sound, and contributing to improve sound quality in audio devices.