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Oliver
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Oliver the companion of Roland in the
Chanson de Roland and one of the paladins, who at Roncesvalles finally persuades his friend to summon Charlemagne to their aid by blowing the ivory horn
Olivant.
See also
Roland for an Oliver.
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Olives are just waiting for a cure
Newspaper article from: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin; 10/15/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...center provides the olives, or at least, 40 olive trees for students...turned nearly all olive trees into their...injecting eggs into olives that will eventually...There's so many olive trees and I like olives so I thought it would...
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Olive Creates New Audio Category, the HD Hi-Fi Music Server.
Newspaper article from: Electronics Newsweekly; 12/2/2009; 700+ words
; Leading music server manufacturer Olive Media Inc. (www.olive.us) announced the introduction of its first HD Hi...Creating the HD category for digitally recorded music, the Olive 4HD matches recording engineers' golden standard of 24...
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OLIVE OIL SALES REALLY SIZZLING.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/29/1996; 700+ words
; ...not so subtle differences in olive oils. Just like wines, each olive oil has its own unique character...by the particular variety of olives used, the growing region and...oil. Among oils, only the olive offers a variety of natural...
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Olives Become Popular Crop in Paso Robles, Calif., Area.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 11/20/2003; 700+ words
; ...now becoming the hot spot for another trendy crop -- olive trees. Olives do well in the North County for the same reason vineyards...Patricia Darragh, executive director of the California Olive Oil Council, based in Berkeley. "If it's a good...
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Olive Fruit Fly Backgrounder From the California Olive Oil Council.
PR Newswire; 8/16/2002; 700+ words
; BERKELEY, Calif. -- The spread of the Olive Fruit Fly across California since 1998 has become a source of increasing apprehension to olive growers, olive oil producers, and consumers. As is the case in Europe...
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Olive Garden Introduces New Signature Dishes; Restaurant Offers New Recipes and Photos for the At-Home Chef.
PR Newswire; 6/19/2003; 700+ words
; ...chicken breast marinated in olive oil, lemon and garlic, and...and a red- pepper-infused olive oil imported from Italy...red bell peppers, Kalamata olives, onions, basil and garlic. Chicken Castellina: Olive Garden brings back this popular...
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The Gourmet Olive: The ancient olive branches out at Capitol Market
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 8/19/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...at Tidewater. Ethnic olives have strength, a pronounced...uninitiated but leaves olive lovers licking their...the next one. (Yes, olives are one of those foods...and a spiced green olive, pitted. Owner Jim...add two or three more olives, including the Nicoise...
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Olive Oil: The Slippery Details
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/9/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...only does it boost flavor, but olive oil also helps increase absorption...avocados, nuts and, of course, olives. But you'd have to eat a...them -- an estimated 23 jumbo olives, about 280 calories -- to...in those two tablespoons of olive oil. Share Your Tips or ask...
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Olive oil: for love or money.
Magazine article from: Wines & Vines; 4/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Care Like grapevines, olive trees are not for the...bear fruit, and the olives should be hand-harvested...process of studying trial olive orchards in different...Chardonnay vines to plant olive trees, consider the...fruit," Vossen said. "Olives on the North Coast are...
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OLIVES are COOL; NZ olive optimism
Newspaper article from: The Press; 8/26/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...The world's best olives thrive in cool climates...market. Diets rich in olive oil instead of animal...he says. "The olive industry is just...Beaven's passion for olives stems mainly from...drained soils." Olives require less attention...grapes, allowing olive growers to take ...
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Olives
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Olives The olive tree boasts two prizes —...grown; some produce only table olives, and others are cultivated for olive oil. Italy and Spain lead world...in consumption of both table olives and olive oil. California has also become...
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Olive Oil
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...commercial producers of olives and olive oil. Greece is close...wineries are planting olives to offset poor wine...harvests. Ironically, olive trees were planted...requires 2,000 olives. The only added...ingredient in extra virgin olive oil is the warm water...
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Olive Family (Oleaceae)
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...Mediterranean native produces olives and olive oil. Italy and Greece are the...food, and for burning in lamps. Olive trees are especially well-known in Italy and Greece, where olives and olive oil have been used in the cuisine...
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olive
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Both green and ripe olives are treated with lye...then packed in brine. Olive wood, hard and close...Deluge was the branch of olive brought back by the dove, and a dove bearing an olive branch has also been...as a symbol of peace. Olives are classified in the...
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Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc. Corner of Cucumber & Vine P.O. Box 609 Mount Olive, North Carolina 28365 U.S.A. Telephone...Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc. is America ’...
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