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Áras an Uachtaráin
Áras an Uachtaráin1, sometimes written Árus an Uachtaráin, formerly the Viceregal Lodge, is the official residence of the President of Ireland. It is located in the Phoenix Park on the Northside of Dublin. Contents 1 Origins2 Murder3 Residence of the Governor-General of the Iri..
R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz
René A. Schwaller de Lubicz (1887 – 1961), born in Alsace-Lorraine, was best known for his 15-year study of the art and architecture of Temple of Luxor in Egypt and his subsequent book The Temple of Man (ISBN 0892810211). In the book, he explored the connectedness of ancient Egyptian philoso..
R. A. Stranahan Arboretum
The R. A. Stranahan Arboretum 47 acres (190,000 m²) is located at 4131 Tantara Drive, Toledo, Ohio, USA, about a 10 minute drive from the main campus of the University of Toledo. It contains 1,500 specimens of cultivated, mature trees from China, Serbia, Japan, and Norway, as well as North Amer..
Ra'îs of Manûrqa
The Ra'îs of Manûrqa is an Islamic political title given to the two govenors that from 1234 to 1287 ruled the island of Manûrqa (modern Minorca) as a vassal state of the Kingdom of Majorca. The island was allowed a great deal of autonomy and it had the protection of the Kingdom of Majorca in exch..
Ra's al Ghul
Ra's al Ghul (sometimes written Rā's al Ghūl) (Arabic: رأس الغول) (Ra's can be pronounced as both RA-AHS and RAY-SH) is a DC Comics supervillain, and an enemy of Batman. His name is Arabic for "The ghoul's head (the Demon's Head)" (see Algol). He was created by writer Dennis O'Neil and ..
Raïs M'Bohli
Raïs M'Bohli (born June 24 1986 in Paris) is a French footballer of Algerian and Senegalese descent currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian. He joined Hearts in January 2006, having been released by his former club Olympique de Marseille. Hearts F.C.]] - Current Squ..
Raïs Neza Boneza
Rais Boneza was born in 1979 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ex Zaire. He lives in Norway where he works as a peace researcher and practitioner. He is also a poet who besides writing his own poetry work to promote artistic expressions as a means to deal with conflicts. He has lived in the e..
Ras
This article is about the Ras protein. For other meanings see Ras (disambiguation), RAS (Remote Access Service). In molecular biology, Ras is the name of a protein, the gene that encodes it, and the family and superfamily of proteins to which it belongs. Proteins in the Ras family are very importa..
RAS
RAS is an acronym that could mean one of the following: Contents 1 Fiction2 Linguistics3 Object Management Groups4 Professions5 Science and technology6 Transport7 Broadcasting Fiction Rescue Aid Society; see The RescuersRAS (film) - a 1973 film by Yves Boisset ..
Rasa
The word Rasa can mean: a goddess in Lithuanian mythology, see Rasa (mythology)a concept in Indian art, see Rasa (art)a river in Istria, Croatia, see Rašathe student association of the Roosevelt Academy, see Roosevelt Academy Student AssociationRasā, a river in the Rigveda. This is a [disamb..
Rasā
Rasa (rásā) means "moisture, humitidy" in Vedic Sanskrit, and appears as the name of a western tributary of the Indus in the Rigveda (verse 5.53.9). In RV 9.41.6, RV 10.108Sethna, K.D. 1992. The Problem of Aryan Origins. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan., and in the Nirukta of Yaska, it is the name of..
Rasa, Malaysia
Rasa is a main town in Selangor, Malaysia. Selangor Darul Ehsan Districts: Gombak | Hulu Langat | Hulu Selangor | Klang | Kuala Langat | Kuala Selangor | Sabak Bernam | Sepang | Petaling Cities: Petaling Jaya | Shah Alam Towns: Ampang | Asam Jawa | Bagan Lalang | Bagan Nakhoda Omar | Band..
Rasagiline
Rasagiline is an irreversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase type B. It is used to treat Parkinson's disease. It is marketed under the name Azilect and is given at a dose of 1 mg. CAS# 136236-51-6 ..
Rasalhague Dominion
The Rasalhague Dominion is one of the fictional states in the BattleTech universe, largely consisting of former worlds of the Free Rasalhague Republic conquered by Clan Ghost Bear. Founding Year: 3060 (as the Ghost Bear Dominion), 3103 (renamed as the Rasalhague Dominion) Executive Capital (City, ..
Rasam
Rasam (Telugu: Chaaru; Kannada: Saaru) is a South Indian soup. It is prepared mainly with the juices of tamarind and tomato with pepper and other spices. Lentils are added frequently and other vegetables optionally. It is eaten mixed with rice, or drunk by itself. In a formal meal, it follows the..
Rasaq
Rasaq (Born 1981) is a rapper from Houston, Texas, United States, who is also the younger brother of rapper Chamillionaire and part of his label Chamillitary/Universal Records. He was featured on his brother's debut album The Sound of Revenge with Lil Wayne on the song "Fly as the sky" in 2005, an..
Rasassination
Rasassination is the sophomore effort from rapper Ras Kass. The album featured singles such as Ghetto Fabulous (feat. Dr. Dre), H20Proof, and It Is What It Is. It also features Interview With a Vampire, considered by many Ras Kass fans to be his greatest work. However, after the album's sales wer..
Rasathantram
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Rasavātam
Rasavātam (lit., the way of Mercury ) was a form of alchemy in early India. Practice was done mainly with herbs, drugs, and medicine, not following the traditional metallurgy of European medieval alchemy. The most influental practitoner was Kanada who founded the Hindu school of Vaisheshikaand wh..
Rasayana
Rasayana, a Sanskrit word (with literal meaning: Path (ayana) of the Juice (rasa), or Elixir vitae), is used to describe chemistry and alchemy, and chemistry is generally called Rasayan Shastra in Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi and several other languages derived from Sanskrit. Ancient rasayana texts c..
Rasayāna
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. Rasayana Rasayana means cre..
Rasa (art)
Senses delight all and have delighted always, but Indian theorists were perhaps the earliest to perceive the delight of senses as the essence of being - a phenomenon of mind sublimating spiritually. Contents 1 Questions Confronting Early Theorists2 Bhava-jagat, the Theme of Arts3 ..
Rasa (mythology)
''For the Indian art concept, see Rasa (art) 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. In Lithuanian mythology Rasa is Kupolė's and Kaupolis' daughter...
Rasa Lila
After having returned the clothes of the unclad maidens bathing in the sacred waters of river Yamuna, Krishna congratulated them for their unflinching devotion towards him and promised that he would sport with them during the forthcoming autumn nights. True to his word, when he observed the bloomin..
Rasa Music
Based in New York City, Rasa Music is the sister record label of AMI (Australian Music International) which was formed in 1991 with the intention of nurturing outstanding cultural musicians from Australia and marketing their music internationally. AMI is the home of Nomad (led by world beat compo..
Rasa Polikevičiūtė
World Road Race Champion . Rasa Polikevičiūtė is a Lithuanian cycle racer (born September 25, 1970 in Panevėžys, Lithuania). She was one of the first in a long line of Lithuanian cyclists who, together, established Lithuania as one of the powerhouses of women's cycle racing in the 1990s a..
Rasbora
A rasbora is member of a group of small minnow-type fish in the family Cyprinidae (carps). Fish from genera such as Boraras, Microrasbora, Rasbora and Trigonostigma are commonly referred to as rasboras. The genus Microrasbora may be more closely related to danios than other genera in this group wh..
Rasbo Hundred
Rasbo Hundred, or Rasbo härad, was a hundred of Uplandia in Sweden. ..
Rasburicase
Rasburicase (brand names: Fasturtec and Elitek) is a recombinant urate oxidase enzyme. It is used for the prevention and treatment of tumor lysis syndrome in patients receiving chemotherapy for hematologic cancers such as leukemias and lymphomas. It catalyses the conversion of uric acid to allant..
RASC
RASC may be: Research and Advocacy Standing Committee, part of the Singapore Children's SocietyRoyal Army Service Corps, a former corps of the British ArmyRoyal Astronomical Society of Canada, formed in 1903This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with t..
Rascal
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The word Rascal may refer to: Bedford Rascal, light duty van and pick-up truck made in Britain by the defunct GM truck making subsidiary Bedford and later sold under the Vauxhall nameRascal (artillery), a self-propelled howitzer de..
Rascals (TNG episode)
"Rascals" is a sixth-season episode of [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. A transporter malfunction causes Captain Picard, Guinan, Ro Laren, and Keiko O'Brien to become children, the anomaly extracting key cells from..
Rascalz
Rascalz are a hip hop group from Vancouver, British Columbia, who played a crucial role in the artistic and commercial development of Canadian hip hop. The group consists of MCs Red 1 and Misfit, and DJ Kemo. Formed in 1989, the group released an independent album for Calabash Records in 1992. The..
Rascal (artillery)
The Rascal Light Self Propelled Gun Howitzer is a highly mobile, long range, high speed, lightweight artillery system, manufactured by Soltam Ltd of the Koor Industries Group based in Haifa, Israel. DESIGN The mobilisation of rapid reaction forces leads to the requirement for air transportation o..
Rascal (book)
Rascal is a beloved 1963 children's book by Sterling North about his childhood in Wisconsin. Rascal was published in 1963. The book is a remembrance of a year in his childhood when he had a pet raccoon named Rascal. It received a Newbery Honor in 1964, the Young Reader's Choice Award in 1966, a..
Rascal (film)
Rascal is a film that was released in 1969 by Walt Disney Pictures. The movie is based on Sterling North's 1963 "memoir of a better era." North, born near Edgerton, Wisconsin, was a former literary editor for newspapers in Chicago and New York. The movie tells the tale of a year in the life of yo..
Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts performing in Iraq in 2005(Joe Don Rooney, left)(Gary LeVox, center)(Jay DeMarcus,right) Rascal Flatts is a country music band comprised of lead vocalist Gary LeVox (real name: Gary Wayne Vernon, Jr.) (born July 10, 1970, in Columbus, Ohio), bassist Jay DeMarcus (born April 27, ..
Raschèr Saxophone Quartet
The Raschèr Saxophone Quartet is a professional ensemble of four saxophonists which performs classical and modern music. Like most saxophone quartets, the RSQ features one player on each of the four most common sizes of saxophone: soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone. The quartet was founded in th..
Raschig process
The Raschig process is a chemical process for producing hydroxylamine (used for making caprolactam for nylon manufacture). The process converts ammonium carbonate to ammonium nitrite, and this is converted to hydroxylamine disulfonate and thence to hydroxylamine sulfate. Another similarly named pro..
Raschig ring
Raschig rings are referred to as random packing and are used in commercial fractional distillation columns to reduce pressure loss (versus using trays), while maintaining good efficiency and economy. Typically the change in pressure (also called "delta p") is lower than in the case of trays but slig..
Rasch model
Rasch models are probabilistic measurement models which find their application primarily in psychological and attainment assessment, and are being increasingly used in other areas, including the health profession. Rasch models provide a foundation for the measurement of quantitative attributes and t..
Rasch model estimation
Various techniques are employed in order to estimate parameters of the Rasch model from matrices of response data. The most common approaches are methods of maximum likelihood estimation, such as joint and conditional maximum likelihood estimation. Joint maximum likelihood (JML) equations are effici..
RASCI diagram
A RASCI diagram is used to describe the roles and responsibilities of various teams or people in producing project terminal elements. It is an acronym formed from the four participatory roles that it describes: Responsible (Responsible for getting the job done (process owner = always one person)) ..
Rascov National Park
Râşcov National Park (known by the Russian-speaking population as Rashkov National Park), is the second largest natural landscape preserve in Transnistria. Located in the north, near Camenca and Râşcov (Russian: Rashkov), it spans what is known locally as "the Pridnestrovian Alps".[link ..
Rasdaq
Rasdaq was the name of the company that operated RASDAQ Market, one of the two Romanian exchanges at the time. Its name resembles that of Nasdaq. RASDAQ ceased to exist as a company on December 8th, 2005, when it merged with Bucharest Stock Exchange and RASDAQ is now the name of one of the markets o..
Rasdhoo (Alif Alif Atoll)
Rasdhoo Island Summary Belongs to Alif Alif Atoll Location 854 Population 594 Length 575m Width 400m Distance from Malé 58.74km Administrative Information Island Chief Island office phone - Island office fax - Rasdhoo (Dhivehi: ރަސް..
Rasdorf
Rasdorf is a community in the county Fulda in Hesse, Germany Contents 1 Geography1.1 Administration2 History3 Sights4 External links Geography Rasdorf is a community within the "Kuppenrhön", right next to the border of Hesse and Thuringia. Administration The districts ..
Raseiniai
Raseiniai ([pronunciation] ([Media helphelp]·[info])) is a city in Lithuania. It is located on the south eastern foothills of the Samogitians highland, some 5 kilometers from the Kaunas-Klaipėda highway. The history of Raseiniai is quite old - the name of the sett..
Raseiniai district municipality
Raseinių rajono savivaldybė (Location) (Coat of arms) Location Ethnographic region Samogitia County Kaunas County General information Capital Raseiniai Major settlements Raseiniai (pop. 12,541) Ariogala (pop. 3,697) Viduklė (pop. 2,070) Number of elderates 12 ..
Rasen
Rasen (Spiral) is the second book of the best-selling trilogy of Ring, Spiral and Loop by Koji Suzuki, who is often referred to as Japan's Stephen King. It was adapted into the 1998 Japanese horror film by Jōji Iida, the first sequel to the popular film Ring. Both stories have to do with a bizarr..
Rasen (novel)
Not to be confused with the Japanese novel "Uzumaki" which translates as "whirlpool" or "vortex" or the 1999 Japanese movie Ring 2 or the 2005 American movie The Ring Two Rasen (aka Spiral in English) is a 1995 Japanese novel and 1998 Japanese movie based on the novel. The film version is often ca..
Rasetsumaru
Rasetsumaru --> Rasetsumaru in Samurai Shodown V Birthplace: The Demon World Birthdate: Unknown Height: 5 shaku, 8 sun: 176 cm. (5'8") Measurements: Unkown Weight: 18 kanme: 67.5 kg (149 lbs.) Blood type: Demon Type A Weapon The demonic sword, Butchering Beetle ..
Rasfari
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RasGAP
RasGAP (Ras GTPase activating protein) is a 120-kDa cytosolic protein that provides two principal activities: Inactivation of Ras from its active GTP-bound form to its unactive GDP-bound form by enhancing the endogenous GTPase activity of Ras, via its C-terminal GAP domainMitogenic signal transmissi..
Rasgetheemu (Raa Atoll)
Rasgetheemu Island Summary Belongs to Raa Atoll Location Population 879 Length 875m Width 425m Distance from Malé 188.75km Administrative Information Island Chief Island office phone +960 6580068 Island office fax +960 6580068 Rasgetheemu (Dhivehi: ރ..
Rasgueado
A rasgueado or rasgueo is a technical strum in flamenco guitar that uses the back of the fingernails in sequence to give the impression of a very rapid strum. There are several types of rasgueado employing a different number of fingers. More information: [Introduction to Flamenco] ..
Rasgulla
A bowl of Rasgulla with syrup. Rashogolla (Bangla: রসগোল্লা Rôshogolla [ˈrɔʃoˌgolːa] Hindi: Rasgulla; Oriya: Rasagolla) (pundor balls in sugar syrup) is one of the most widely available and popular sweetmeats in eastern India and Bangladesh. Contents 1 H..
Rash
A typical rash A rash is a change in the skin which affects its appearance or texture. A rash may be localized to one part of the body, or affect all the skin. Rashes may cause the skin to change color, itch, become warm, bumpy, dry, cracked or blistered, swell and may be painful. The causes,..
RASH
Part of the Politics series onAnarchism Traditions Anarcha-feminism Anarchist communism Anarcho-primitivism Anarcho-syndicalism Christian anarchism Collectivist anarchism Eco-anarchism Green anarchism Individualist anarchism Anarcho-capitalism(disputed) Anarchism in culture Anarchi..
Rashaan Salaam
[] at NFL.com Rashaan Iman Salaam (born October 8, 1974 in La Jolla, California) is a former professional American football player. Salaam won the 1994 Heisman Trophy as the Most Outstanding Player in College Football as a running back for the University of Colorado. Salaam is the fourt..
Rashad Anderson
Rashad Shaheed Anderson (born November 9 1983 in Lakeland, Florida) is an American basketball player who played guard/forward for the UConn Huskies. Contents 1 High School Career2 College Career3 Professional Career4 External links High School Career At Kathleen High School ..
Rashad Baker
Rashad Baker (b. February 22, 1982) is a safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He attended the University of Tennessee, and was signed by the Bills as a free agent in 2004. ..
Rashad Bauman
Rashad Bauman (born May 7, 1979) is an American football player currently plays cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals. He attended the University of Oregon and was a third team All-American selection by The NFL Draft Report, as well as an All-Pac 10 Conference second-team choice. He played two sea..
Rashad Butler
Rashad Butler is a current American Football offensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers. He was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Butler played college football at the University of Miami. ..
Rashad Evans
Rashad Anton Evans (born September 25, 1979 in Niagara Falls, New York) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He was a two-time all-State wrestler at Niagara-Wheatfield High School in Sanborn, New York. He was also a two-way player on the school's football team, playing running back when on..
Rashad Jabri
Some of the information in this has not been [Verifiabilityverified] and might not be reliable. It should be checked for inaccuracies and modified as needed, [cite sourcesciting sources]. Rashad Jabri is a community activist from Cleveland, Ohio, and creator of Planet Black Ma..
Rashad Khalifa
Rashad Khalifa, 1989 Rashad Khalifa (November 19, 1935 – January 31, 1990) was an Egyptian Muslim who moved to the United States in 1959 where he obtained a PhD in biochemistry. He later became a US citizen. He worked as a chemist for the United Nations' Industrial Development Organizati..
Rashad Mandan Omar
Rashad Mandan Omar was Minister of Science and Technology in the cabinet appointed by the Interim Iraq Governing Council in September 2003 and in the Iraqi Interim Government. A Sunni Muslim and Turkoman, originally from Kirkuk, Omar is an engineer by training and recently returned to Iraq from a p..
Rashad McCants
Rashad Dion McCants (born September 25 1984 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA) was a member of the UNC basketball team from 2002-2005. He played as shooting guard or small forward. He helped lead UNC to win the ACC regular season and the NCAA tournament with a win over Illinois 75-70. McCants dec..
Rashad Morgan
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. Rahsad Morgan, also known as Ray-Ray, is a R&B singer from Detroit, Michigan. He started his career performi..
Rashad sadygov
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. Rashad Sadydov was born in Baku on June 16, 1982. He started secondary #34 school in 1989. Rashad started to p..
Rashad Washington
Rashad Washington (born March 15, 1980 in Wichita, Kansas) is an American football player who currently plays safety for the New York Jets. While attending Kansas State University, he played in 49 games (38 on defense and 11 on offense) with 28 starts. On defense, he finished with 195 tackles, thr..
Rashaida
The Rashaida are a nomadic people in Sudan (68,000) and Eritrea (225,000). They are primarily Muslims of recent Arab origin, through migration from the Arabian Peninsula about 150 years ago. They speak Arabic. right ..
Rashard and Wallace Go to White Castle (Veronica Mars episode)
"Rashard and Wallace Go to White Castle" is episode 12 of season 2 of the television show Veronica Mars. It had an estimated audience size of 2.14 million US viewers on its first airing. Contents 1 Plot synopsis2 Arc significance3 Writing and acting4 Production details5 ..
Rashard Cook
Rashard Cook (born April 18, 1977 in San Diego) is a former professional american football safety. Professional Career Cook was selected by the National Football League Chicago Bears in 1999 NFL Draft in the sixth round of the draft with the 184th overall pick. He played for the Philadelphia Eagle..
Rashard Lewis
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Rasharkin
Rasharkin (in Irish: Ros Earcáin, ie Earcán’s wooded height or Larkin's wood) is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 12 kilometres south of Ballymoney. It is situated near Dunloy and Kilrea. It had a population of 864 people in the 2001 Census, after 30 years of gradual decline f..
Rashaun Woods
[] at NFL.com Rashaun Dorrell Woods (born October 17, 1980 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a wide receiver in the NFL who plays for the San Diego Chargers. He went to Oklahoma State University. He was drafted by the 49ers in the 1st round (31st overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft. Contents 1..
Rashawn Brazell
Rashawn Brazell (April 15th 1985 - 2005) In February 2005, after he disappeared from his home in Bushwick, Brooklyn, 19-year-old Brazell's dismembered body parts were found in garbage bags strewn throughout the borough. Though his story was initially refused coverage in most mainstream media ou..
Rashbam
Rashbam רשב"ם is a Hebrew acronym for רבי שמואל בן מאיר (Rabbi Shmuel son of Meir) (c.1085 - c.1158). His father was Meir ben Shmuel and his mother was Yocheved, the daughter of Rashi. Like his grandfather Rashi, the Rashbam was a biblical commentator and Talmudist. He was also a l..
Rashean Mathis
Rashean Mathis (born August 27 1980) is an American football cornerback currently playing for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. In 2005 he started his 3rd season. He has played his entire career in Jacksonville. He played college football at Bethune-Cookman. External link..
Rashed Al-Majed
Rashed Al-Majed is a famous Arabic singer from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, he is known to be one of the best singers alongside Mohammed Abdu, Rabeh Sager, Abdulmajeed Abdullah. ..
Rasheeda
Rasheeda is an emerging female rap artist. She started out her hip hop career with the album "Dirty South" featuring collaborations with Kurupt, Kool Ace, and chart-topping rapper Nelly, which was fairly popular among Southern rap circles but never went mainstream. She released her sophomore album ..
Rasheedabad
Rasheedabad is one of the neighborhoods of Baldia Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. There are several ethnic groups in Baldia Town including Urdu speakers, Punjabis, Balochs, Seraikis, Kashmiris, Pakhtuns, Sindhis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis. Over 97% of the population is Muslim. The population of B..
Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi
Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi (1829-1908) was a well-known Faqeeh (jurist) and mufti of his time, and a disciple of Hadhrat Imadadullah Mahajir Makki. Based in Gangoh, a country town in the Upper Doab area, one hundred miles or so from Delhi, he was one of the founders of the reformist madrasa at Deoband (1..
Rasheed Ahmad Siddique
Rashid Ahmad Siddique (1894-1977) was a notable writer and a professor at Aligarh Muslim University. He was one of the distinguished Urdu writers of the twentieth century who are known for a unique style of their own. He was not only a satirist and a humorist but also a critic, a biographer (a write..
Rasheed Carbine
Top to bottom: Swedish AG-42B Ljungman rifle, Egyptian Hakim rifle, Egyptian Rasheed carbine Rasheed Carbine Type Semi-automatic carbine Nation(s) of origin Egypt (designed in Sweden) Era Modern History Date of design Production period Service duration Operators Egypt ..
Rasheed Ladoja
Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja (b. 25 September 1944) became governor of Oyo State in Nigeria on 29 May 2003. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). On 12 January 2006, Ladoja was impeached by state legislators and is currently challenging his impeachment. His deputy, Christopher Ade..
Rasheed Marshall
[] at NFL.com Rasheed Marshall (born July 11, 1981 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers and plays wide receiver. He was drafted by the 49ers in the 5th round (174th overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft. He is currently a kick returner for them. College caree..
Rasheed Sparks
) Rasheed Sparks is a basketball player from Newark, New Jersey. He is a 6'5" guard and attended Morgan State University. He played for the Newark Express during the 2005-2006 season as #13, but was traded to the Strong Island Sound later in the season. ..
Rasheed Wallace
--> Rasheed Abdul Wallace (born September 17 1974) is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He currently plays power forward for the Detroit Pistons. At 6 ft 11 in (213 cm) and 230 lb (104.3 kg), Wallace plays power forward or center depending on the o..
Rasher
For the breakfast food see Rashers. Rasher was a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano, featuring Dennis the Menace's pet pig Rasher. The strip also featured Rasher's family, like his brother Hamlet, his sister Virginia Ham, Uncle Crackling and Little Piglet. It was drawn by David Sutherland and ra..
Rashi
Rashi (1040-1105) (Artist's imagination) Rashi רש"י is a Hebrew acronym for רבי שלמה יצחקי (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki), or רבי שלמה ירחי (Rabbi Shlomo Yarchi), (February 22, 1040 – July 13, 1105), author of the first comprehensive commentaries on the Talmud and Ta..
Rashida Jones
Rashida L. Jones (born on February 25 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actress, writer, model, and musician best known for her portrayal of "Edie Miller" on the British television series NY-LON, and "Louisa Fenn" on Boston Public. She has also starred in several motion picture..
Rashidi
The Rashidi (Arabic: آل رشيد) were a historic house of the Arabian Peninsula, the most formidable enemies of the House of Saud. They were centered in Ha'il, a city in Najd that derived its wealth from being on the route of the Hajj. The Rashidi were a part of the Jafaar lineage of Abde sect..
Rashidi Kawawa
Rashidi Mfaume Kawawa (born 27 May 1926 or 1929) was the prime minister of Tanzania in 1972-77. He was the effective ruler of the country from January to December 1972 while Julius Nyerere toured the countryside. Kawawa was a strong advocate of economic statism. Kawawa remains a behind-the-scenes ..
Rashidi Yekini
Rashidi Yekini (born October 23, 1964 in Kaduna) is a former football striker from Nigeria. Scoring 37 goals for Nigeria, he is the national record top goalscorer. Yekini was part of the team that participated in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and 1998 FIFA World Cup and won the 1994 African Nations Cup, ..
Rashidpur Garhi
Rashidpur Garhi is a census town in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Rashidpur Garhi had a population of 6363. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Rashidpur Garhi has an ave..
Rashidun
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Rashid Abd Al Muslih Qaid Al Qa’id
Rashid Abd Al Muslih Qaid Al Qa’id is a Saudi held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba.[transcripts (.pdf)] from Combatant Status Review Tribunals, Page 1-9 Contents 1 Combatant Status Review Tribunal1.1 allegations2 Transf..
Rashid al-Din
Rashid al-Din Tabib also Rashid ad-Din Fadhlullah Hamadani (1247 - 1318), was a Persian Doctor and writer and historian. He was also an official at the 13th and 14th century Ilkhanid court, possibly the steward to the Il-Khan Gaykhatu (1291-95), and as financial advisor to Abaqa's grandson, Mahmud ..
Rashid al-Din Muhammad al-Umari Vatvat
Rashid al-Din Muhammad al-Umari Vatvāt was a 12th century royal panegyrist and epistolographer of Persia. Serving at the court of Khwarazmshah Kings, he is not to be mistaken for a later physician by the name Amin al-Din Rashid al-Din vatvat. He also composed qasidehs, but his rhetorical work Had..
Rashid Ali al-Kaylani
Rashid Ali al-Kaylani also spelled Sayyad Rashid Ali al-Gillani, son of Sayyad Abdul Wahhab al-Gillani (رشيد عالي الكيلاني) (1892–1965) served as prime minister of Iraq on three occasions: March 20, 1933 – October 29, 1933March 31, 1940 – January 31, 1941Apr..
Rashid Arida
Rashid Arida (16 July 1873 - 7 September 1944) born Bsharri, Lebanon. Migrated to Australia in 1886. Prominent business man, civil servant and philanthropist. Brother of Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Antoun Arida External links [Biography] ..
Rashid Bakr
Rashid Bakr (born 1930) was the prime minister of Sudan from 11 August 1976 until 10 September 1977. ..
Rashid Bakr (musician)
Rashid Bakr is a free jazz drummer. He is a member of Other Dimensions in Music, along with Roy Campbell, Daniel Carter and William Parker. ..
Rashid Behbudov
Rashid Behbudov (December 14, 1915 - June 19, 1988) was an Azerbaijani singer and actor. He sang in Azerbaijani, Russian, Persian, Turkish, Armenian, Hindi, Urdu and Bengali among other languages. Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, he worked in Yerevan's Philharmonia and Opera House from 1938 to 1944. He ..
Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mu'alla
Sheikh Rashid III ibn Ahmad Al Mu'alla (الشيخ راشد بن احمد المعلا, born 1930) became the ruler of Umm Al Qawain, part of the United Arab Emirates on 21st February 1981. He succeeded Sheikh Ahmad II ibn Rashid Al Mu'alla. ..
Rashid bin Humayd
Rashid bin Humayd was the Shaikh of Ajman from 1816 until 1838. ..
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (1912 - October 7, 1990) (Arabic: راشد بن سعيد آل مكتوم) was the prime minister of United Arab Emirates from 1979 to 1990 and ruler of Dubai. He ruled for 11 years, until his death. Both his predecessor and his successor was his son, Sheikh Makto..
Rashid Facha
Rashid Facha ( - July 7, 2005 (presumably)) has been named in connection with the 7 July 2005 London bombings.[link] ..
Rashid Haider
Rashid Haider (Bengali: )is a renowned modern Bangladeshi author, novelist. Contents 1 Life2 Works2.1 Novels3 Awards4 External Links Life Works Novels Khancay (Inside the Cage, 1975)Nashta Josnay Ekon Aranya (What Forest is this in the Spoilt Moonlight, 1982)Sadh Ah..
Rashid ibn Abdullah Al Nuaimi
Rashid ibn Abdullah al Nuaimi is a member of the royal family of Ajman and served as foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates for more than 25 years, from 1980 until 2006. ..
Rashid III ibn Ahmad Al Mu'alla
Rashid III ibn Ahmad Al Mu'alla (born in 1930) is the current amir of Umm Al Qaiwain. He has reigned since 1981, when he succeeded his father, H.H. Sheikh Ahmad ibn Rashid Al Mu`alla. External links [Link to his picture and to pictures of the rulers of other emirates] ..
Rashid Jahan
Rashid Jahan (1905 – 1952) was an Indian writer who inaugurated a new era of Urdu literature written by women. She wrote short-stories and plays and is perhaps best remembered for her involvement with the explosive Angarey (1931), a collection of pathbreaking and unconventional short stories writt..
Rashid Karami
Rashid Karami Rashid Abdul Hamid Karami (December 30 1921 – June 1 1987) (Arabic: رشيد كرامي) was a Lebanese statesman. He was one of the most important political figures in Lebanon for more than 30 years, including during much of Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990), and he served a..
Rashid Karim
Rashid Karim (Bengali: ), (1925) is a modern Bangladeshi author, novelist. Contents 1 Life2 Works2.1 Novels3 Awards4 External Links Life Works Novels Uttam Purush (The Best Man, 1961)Prasanno Pashan (The Happy Stone, 1963)Amar Jato Glani (All My Fatigue, 1973)Prem ..
Rashid Khalidi
[photo] Rashid Khalidi is Professor of Arab Studies and Director of the Middle East Institute, Columbia University B.A. from Yale University in 1970 D. Phil. from Oxford University in 1974 Specialities History of Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Egypt; The Growth of Nation-State; National..
Rashid Khan
Ustad Rashid Khan is a notable Indian singer. External links [Official site]..
Rashid Khan (cricketer)
Rashid KhanPakistan (PAK) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm fast-medium Tests ODIs Matches 4 29 '''Runs scored 155 110 Batting average 51.66 13.75 100s/50s -/1 -/- Top score 59 17 ..
Rashid Latif
Rashid LatifPakistan (PAK) Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling type Legbreak Tests ODIs Matches 37 166 '''Runs scored 1381 1709 Batting average 28.77 19.42 100s/50s 1/7 0/3 Top score 150 79 ..
Rashid Minhas
Rashid Minhas Rashid Minhas or Rashid Minhas Shaheed (Urdu: راشد منہاس) (February 17 1951–August 20 1971) was a Pilot Officer in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Minhas was born in Karachi. Having joined the air force, he was commissione..
Rashid Nezhmetdinov
Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov (December 15 1912 – 1974) was an eminent chess player. He was born in Aktubinsk in Russia. Rashid Nezhmetdinov was a fierce, imaginative, attacking player, feared by many Soviet maestro, but never achieved the GM title. He won several games against such awes..
Rashid Nurgaliyev
Rashid Gumarovich Nurgaliyev (Рашид Гумарович Нургалиев) is the minister of the interior of Russia. He was born in Zhetiqara (Kazakhstan) in 1956. He was head of the inspectorial office of the FSB. In 2002 he became first deputy minister of the interior of Russia. In 2004 he b..
Rashid Patel
Rashid PatelIndia (IND) Batting style Left-handed batsman Bowling type Left-arm Fast Medium Tests ODIs Matches 1 1 '''Runs scored 0 - Batting average 0.00 - 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 0 - ..
Rashid Ramzi
Rashid Ramzi (Arabic: رشيد رمزي) (born July 17, 1980) is an athlete competing internationally for Bahrain in the 800 and 1500 metres. In the past he has competed for Morocco where he came from. Rashid Ramzi is the first athlete in history to win gold medals in the 800 m and 1500 m in the sam..
Rashid Rida
Muhammad Rashid Rida (1865-1935) was a Syrian intellectual of the Islamic modernist tradition pioneered by Jamal al-Din al-Afghani and Muhammad Abduh. Like his predecessors, he focused on the relative weakness of Muslim societies vis-à-vis Western colonialism, blaming Sufi excesses, the blind imita..
Rashid Sidek
Rashid Sidek was a Malaysian badminton player who was a member of the Sidek Brothers, a family who were actively involved in Malaysian Badminton. ..
Rashid Sunyaev
Rashid Sunyaev Rashid Alievich Sunyaev (Рашид Алиевич Сюняев) was born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, on March 1, 1943 and educated at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and Moscow University. He is the head of the High Energy Astrophysics Department of the Russian Acade..
Rashid Zia
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Rashied Ali
Rashied Ali (born Robert Patterson on 1 July 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a jazz drummer best known for playing with John Coltrane in the last years of Coltrane's life. His brother, Muhammad Ali, is also a drummer, who played with Albert Ayler, among others. More recently, Ali has played w..
Rashied Davis
Rashied Khalid Davis (born July 24, 1979 in Los Angeles, California) is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of San José State University. He also spent four seasons with the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League as well ..
Rashim
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]Rashim is a well known childrens game in Djibouti, it often played using three sticks and a mango. It is a popular pastime for both adults and children alike although the majority of players average between the ages of 5 and 12. The aim of the game is to 'steal' the..
Rashiwe Guzha
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Rashkind balloon atrial septostomy
The Rashkind balloon atrial septostomy is a medical procedure, performed during cardiac catheterization (heart cath), in which a balloon catheter is used to enlarge a foramen ovale, patent foramen ovale (PFO), or atrial septal defect (ASD) in order to increase oxygen saturation in patients with cyan..
Rashmikant Chamanlal Kamani
Rashmikant Chamanlal Kamani (Rashmi) is the son of Chamanlal Vrajlal Kamani, a Kenyan business magnate and brother of Deepak Chamanlal Kamani. He has been involved with the Kamani family businesses in Kenya, India, Dubai and South Africa. Rashmi is currently wanted for questioning by the Kenya P..
Rashomon
Rashomon can refer to several things: The Rashōmon Gate (羅生門 or 羅城門 Rajōmon) is the main city gate in Heijokyō (Nara), and later Heiankyō (Kyoto), Japan.Rashōmon is a 1915 short story written by Akutagawa Ryunosuke.Rashōmon is a 1950 motion picture by Akira Kurosawa based on the a..
Rashomon (film)
Rashōmon (羅生門) is a 1950 Japanese motion picture directed by Akira Kurosawa (in collaboration with Kazuo Miyagawa) and starring Toshiro Mifune. The movie's theme is the difficulty, or rather the impossibility, of obtaining the truth about an event from conflicting witness accounts. Rashō..
Rashomon (short story)
"Rashōmon" (羅生門) is a short story by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke based on tales from the Konjaku Monogatarishū. The story was first published in 1915 in Teikoku Bungaku. Despite its name, it provided no direct plot material for the Akira Kurosawa movie Rashōmon, which was based on Akutagawa's 192..
Rashomon effect
The Rashomon effect is the effect of the subjectivity of perception on recollection, by which observers of an event are able to produce substantially different but equally plausible accounts of it. It is named for Akira Kurosawa's film Rashomon, in which a crime witnessed by four individuals is des..
Rashomon Gate
Marker at site of Rashōmon The Rashōmon (羅生門 or 羅城門 Rajōmon; "the castle gate") was formerly the grandest of the two city gates of the Japanese city of Kyoto during the Heian period. Built in 789, it was 106 feet wide by 26 feet high, with a 75-foot stone wall and topped by a ri..
Rashon
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Rasht
Map of Iran and surrounding countries, showing location of Rasht Rasht (also transcribed as Resht) is the capital of Gilan province in northwestern Iran. It is a major trade center between Caucasia, Russia and Iran using the port of Bandar-e Anzali. Rasht is also a major tourist center. Rasht ..
Rashtrakuta
Rashtrakuta Empire Rashtrakuta Empire during Dhruva Dharavarsha (780CE.), Official languages SanskritKannada Capitals Regal Capital: Manyakheta Other Capitals : Latur Government Monarchy Preceding state Badami Chalukya Succeeding state Kalyani Chalukya The Rastrak..
Rashtrapati Bhavan
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Rashtrapati Niwas
On the Observatory Hills of Shimla, is located the Viceregal Lodge. Also known as Rashtrapati Niwas, it was formerly the residence of the British Viceroy Lord Dufferin.This is the most beautiful building in Shimla. It houses some of the most ancient articles going back to the times of the British ru..
Rashtravadi Communist Party
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Rashtravadi Janata Party
The Rashtravadi Janata Party (Nationalist Peoples Party), is a political party in India. The RJP is led by party president Anil Bharati. ..
Rashtrawadi Kisan Sanghatan
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Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering
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Rashtriya Dal
Rashtriya Dal (National Party), a political formation formed by a group of teachers' representatives in the Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh, India. RD was formed in 1960, and was recognized by the speaker. However, it was disbanded within a year. ..
Rashtriya Democratic Alliance
Rashtriya Democratic Alliance (National Democratic Alliance), was a front of five political parties contesting the 2001 state legislative assembly elections in the Indian state of Assam. RDA included Nationalist Congress Party, Asom Jatiya Sanmilan, Asom Gana Sangram Parishad, Purbanchaliya Loka Par..
Rashtriya Janashakti Student Union
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Rashtriya Janata Dal
RJD Women's wing office in Delhi The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD- "National People's Party") is a political party in India. It is led by Laloo Prasad Yadav. It held power in the Indian state of Bihar, under the Chief Ministers Laloo Yadav and then Rabri Devi, who is also Laloo's wife, but after ..
Rashtriya Janata Dal (Democratic)
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Rashtriya Jantantrik Dal
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Rashtriya Lok Dal
Rashtriya Lok Dal (National People's Party), a political party in India. Ajit Singh is the party president. He claims to be carrying on the political legacy of Charan Singh and the original Lok Dal.[link] In 2004 Lok Sabha elections, RLD ran in alliance with the Samajwadi Party. The part..
Rashtriya Parivartan Dal
राष्ट्रीय परिवर्तन दल / Rashtriya Parivartan Dal (National Transformation Party), a political party in India led by D.P. Yadav. RPD had one seat in the Uttar Pradesh state assembly, he..
Rashtriya Prajatanrik Ekata Panchayat Party
Rashtriya Prajatanrik Ekata Panchayat Party (National Democratic United Panchayat Party), a minor rightist monarchist party in Nepal. ..
Rashtriya Prajatantra Party
Rashtriya Prajatantra Party Leader Pashupati SJB Rana ..
Rashtriya Prajatantra Party-Chand
Rashtriya Prajatantra Party-Chand (National Democratic Party-Chand) is a Nepalese political party. It is a right-wing pro-monarchy party, formed out of the political elite of the erstwhile Panchayat system. The party was first founded in 1997 when a faction of the Rashtriya Prajatantra Party led ..
Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist)
Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist) is a minor right-wing monarchist party in Nepal. Its a splinter-group of Rashtriya Prajatantra Party. The president of RPP(N) is Rajeshwor Devkota. In November 2002 RPP(N) formed a front of 29 right-wing parties called Nationalist Democratic Front. It cons..
Rashtriya Raksha Dal
Rashtriya Raksha Dal (National Defence Party), a political party in India, mainly based in Punjab. The party was founded on August 7 1999, and works for the conditions of army veterans. The All India General Secretary of the party is Lt. Col. Adish Pal Singh Jhabal. ..
Rashtriya Rifles
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Rashtriya Samanta Dal
Rashtriya Samanta Dal, a political party in India, based in the Hindi belt. It is a splinter-group of the Bahujan Samaj Party. The party is led by Sukhlal Kushwah. The party is based amongst the Khushwaha caste community. In the 2003 Madhya Pradesh state assembly elections RSD contested as part of..
Rashtriya Swabhiman Party
Rashtriya Swabhiman Party, a political party in India, previously known as Lok Parivartan Party. The group is related to the Bahujan Samaj Swabhiman Sangharsh Samiti (BS-4). LPP was formed by a leading Bahujan Samaj Party members, R.K. Chowdhury and B.R. Verma (former speaker in the Uttar Pradesh ..
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
--> Part of a onHinduism This box: [ view] • [ talk] • [ edit] The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (English: National Volunteer Union) is a conservative right-wing nationalist organization in India. It was started in 1925 by Dr. K.B. Hedgewar. It has slowly gained p..
Rasht Valley
The Rasht Valley is an administrative and geographic unit of Tajikistan comprising the six districts of Jirgital, Garm, Ragoun, Tavildara, Tajikabad and Nurabad. ..
Rashukolhuhuraa
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RASH (film)
RASH the film completed in 2005 is a contemporary story of Melbourne Australia and the artists who make it a living host for illegal artwork called street art. RASH the documentary film explores the cultural value of unsanctioned public art and the ways that street art and graffiti contribute to a v..
Rash Behari Bose
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Rash guard
A Rash Guard is a type of athletic shirt made of either lycra or nylon and intended to be worn in the water. Rash guards are used for light coverage in warm to moderately warm temperatures for several watersports including surfing, scuba diving, snorkelling, wakeboarding, and kayaking. Rash guards ..
RASIC
RASIC A RASIC matrix is a management tool to establish roles and responsibilities on a project or for that matter any business activity. RASIC defines who is: R - Responsible: solely and directly accountable for creating a work product A - Approving: and needs to review and assure this work ..
Rasid Pertev
Rasid Pertev is the undersecretary to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus President Mehmet Ali Talat. As well as an advisor, he also serves as a plenipotentary to Mr. Talat in negotiations. ..
Rasika Mathur
Rasika Mathur is an Indian-American actress/comedian. Originally a performer with the Second City improv troupe, she is now a featured performer on the MTV series Wild 'N Out. ..
Rasim Kara
--> Rasim Kara born in 1950 Eskişehir was a famous Besiktas JK goalkeeper and now an active coach. He coached Besiktas JK in the 1996-1997 season earning a reputation of 'derby killer'. He also played in the UEFA Cup to get eliminated by Valencia CF. Abroad he coached Ottowa Wizzards in Canada c..
Rasim Ljajić
Rasim Ljajić (Расим Љајић; 28 January 1964–) is the minister for nationalities and human rights of Serbia. He was born in 1964 in Novi Pazar. He is a medical graduate. In 1990 he was elected Secretary General of the Democratic Action Party of Sandžak. He became minister for nationa..
Rasina District
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Rasina River
The Rasina (Serbian Cyrillic: Расина) is a river in south central Serbia. The 92 km long river flows through the Rasina region, gives its name to the modern Rasina District of Serbia, and flows into the Zapadna Morava near the city of Kruševac. The Rasina springs from the southern slopes of ..
Rasinja
Rasinja }} Rasinja is a village in northern Croatia, located halfway between Koprivnica and Ludbreg. [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] Municipalities of Koprivnica-Križevci County KoprivnicaDrnje | Đelekovec | Đurđevac | Ferdinandovac | Gola | Gornja Rijeka ..
Rasiowa-Sikorski lemma
In axiomatic set theory, the Rasiowa-Sikorski lemma is one of the most fundamental facts used in the technique of forcing. In the area of forcing, a subset D of a forcing notion (P, ≤) is called dense in P if for any p ∈ P there is d ∈ D with d ≤ p. A filter F in P is called D-generic if F ..
Rasipuram
Rasipuram, a town 35 km from Salem lies Lat 11.4667 Long 78.1667 and Alt 245 mtrs, in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu, has a population of 3.5 million.The town is approximately 380km southwest of Chennai, 235km south of Bangalore and 110 km northwest of Tiruchirapalli (Tricy). Rasipuram is a histor..
Rasit Cetiner
Rasit Cetiner is a Turkish football coach and a former player of Galatasaray SK and Fenerbahce SK. He also managed the Turkish U-21 team for many successful years he resigned when his team fell to a 2-1 defeat to Kazachstan he was succeeded by Reha Kapsal. After Senol Gunes resigned from his post ..
Raskals MaraVilla
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Raska Lukwiya
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Raskelf
Raskelf is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies just off the A19 about two miles north-west of Easingwold. ..
Raskens
Raskens is Swedish novel by Vilhelm Moberg. The story takes place in the 19th Century and is about Gustav Rask, a peasent who becomes a soldier in the Swedish allotment system. Raskens was also made into TV mini-series in 1976, starring Sven Wollter. External links ..
Raske Menn
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Raskin
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Raskol
Old Believer Priest Disputing with Patriarch Joachim the Matters of Faith. Painting by Vasily Perov. Raskol (Russian: раско́л IPA: [rʌˈskol] meaning 'split' or 'schism') was the event of splitting of the Russian Orthodox Church into the official church and the Old Believers ..
Raskol gangs
Raskol gangs are gangs in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Port Moresby is ranked as one of the worst cities in the world [link]. Crime such as rape, murder carjackings , and armed robberies are common in a city that has a 60% unemployment rate. Influenced by boredom and a lack of emplo..
Rasm
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Rasm is an Arabic term similar to the English word Orthography. Orthography, as defined by[Word Net..
Rasmaadhoo (Raa Atoll)
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Rasmee Dhandu Stadium
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RasMol
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Rasmus
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Rasmussem, Inc.
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Rasmussen
There are several people with the surname Rasmussen: Alis Rasmussen, a writer known by the name Kate ElliottAnders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of DenmarkCarmen Rasmussen, an American singerDennis F. Rasmussen, an American politicianEgil Rasmussen, a Norwegian author, literature critic and musici..
Rasmussen's encephalitis
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Rasmus B. Anderson
Rasmus Björn Anderson (January 12, 1846 - March 2, 1936) was a Norwegian-American author, professor, and diplomat, and the originator of the movement to honor Leif Erikson with a holiday in the United States. Through efforts he started and led, Leif Erikson Day became an official observance in his ..
Rasmus Bartholin
Rasmus Bartholin (Latinized Erasmus Bartholinus; August 13, 1625 - November 4, 1698) was a Danish scientist and physician. As part of his studies, he travelled in Europe for ten years. Professor at Copenhagen University, first in Geometry, later in Medicine. He was a younger brother of Thomas Bartho..
Rasmus Carl Staeger
Rasmus Carl Staeger (1800 - 1875) was a Danish entomologist chiefly interested in Diptera. Rasmus Carl Staeger was born in Copenhagen where he became a judge and financial adviser to the Danish government. He died in the city of his birth. Staeger described a number of important Diptera. He was e..
Rasmus Christian Rask
Rasmus Christian Rask Rasmus (Christian) Rask [ʁɑsmus ʁɑsg̊] (November 22, 1787 - November 14, 1832), Danish scholar and philologist, was born at Brændekilde on the Danish island of Funen. He studied at the University of Copenhagen, and at once showed remarkable talent for the ..
Rasmus Fleischer
Rasmus Fleischer (born 19 April 1978) in Halmstad is a Swedish journalist who currently works as one of the spokespersons for Piratbyrån, the pro-piracy organisation formerly connected to BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay. ..
Rasmus Hardiker
Rasmus Hardiker (born Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Philip Chase in the BBC's adaptation of The Rotters' Club and as Raymond in Steve Coogan's sitcom Saxondale. He has also had roles in such popular TV series as The Bill on ITV1 and Funland, ..
Rasmus Henning
Rasmus Henning (born November 13, 1975) is an athlete from Denmark, who competes in triathlon. Henning competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He placed seventh with a total time of 1:52:37.32. ..
Rasmus Jensen
Rasmus Jensen is a Danish Lutheran priest and the first Lutheran cleric in the New World. Little is known about the life of Jensen, even the parish where he served as pastor. It is known that he was the chaplain aboard an expedition to the new world commissioned by King Christian IV of Norway in 1..
Rasmus Klump
Rasmus Klump is the name of a comic strip series created in 1951 by the Danish wife and husband team Carla and Vilhelm Hansen. The series was translated into a number of foreign languages, in some of which the title character Rasmus was renamed Petzi or other variations. Intended for children, the ..
Rasmus Lerdorf
Rasmus Lerdorf (born November 22 1968 in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland) is a Danish-Canadian programmer and the author of the first version of the PHP web programming language. Rasmus also participated in the development of the following versions of PHP led by Andi Gutmans and Zeev Suraski, who later fou..
Rasmus Mathias Nordbø
Rasmus Mathias Nordbø (1915-1983) was state secretary to the Minister of Agriculture 1948-1951 and Minister of Agriculture 1951-1955. ..
Rasmus Nøhr
Rasmus Nøhr is a Danish musician, composer, and guitarist who wrote the famous song Det glade pizzabud. ..
Rasmus Olai Mortensen
Rasmus Olai Mortensen (1869-1934) was the Norwegian Minister of Provisioning 1921-1922, as well as head of the Ministry of Social Affairs in 1922, then Minister of Social Affairs 1922-1923. ..
Rasmus Olsen Langeland
Rasmus Olsen Langeland (1873-1954) was the Norwegian Minister of Labour 1931-1933. ..
Rasmus Pedersen Thu
Rasmus Pederson Thu (January 7 1864 in Klepp - January 8, 1946 in Stavanger) was a Norwegian photographer noted for documenting life along the coast of Norway and among Norwegian Americans in the late 19th century. He worked for some time with Anders Beer Wilse and traveled to the United States sev..
Rasmus Tønder Nissen
Rasmus Tønder Nissen (1822-1882) was the Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1874-1876, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1875, 1876-1877 and 1880-1881 and Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1877-1880, 1880 and 1881-1882. ..
Rasmus Wengberg
Rasmus Wengberg (born 2 December 1974) is a Swedish badminton player. Bronze medalist in the 2002 European Championships in Malmö. Born and raised in Umeå. Played until 2005 for IFK umeå. Nowadays he plays for BV Gifhorn in Germany. working as a teacher while not pursuing his badminton career. ..
Rasmus Würtz
Rasmus Østergaard Würtz (born 18 September 1983) is a Danish professional football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB). Würtz has currently played a single match for the Denmark national football team. He played his youth years at Skive IK in the secondary..
Rasoherina of Madagascar
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Rasolo
Rasolo was the second son of Niumataiwalu, founder of the Vuanirewa dynasty or noble clan of the Lau Islands in Fiji. He became the third Roko Sau of the Lau Islands and first installed holder of the title Tui Nayau. According to oral history, when Rasolo and the rest of his family were exiled to Na..
Rason
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Rasool Sayyaf
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Rasool Shahwali Zair Mohammed Mohammed
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Rasor Elementary School
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Rasos Cemetery
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Rasoul Khatibi
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Raso Lark
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Rasp
Wood rasp A rasp is a woodworking tool used for shaping wood. It consists of a long narrow bar of steel, flat or rounded, usually with a single handle on one end. The bar has had triangular teeth cut into it. Rasps generally cut more coarsely than files. They are useful for rapidly removing wo..
Raspail
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Raspail (Paris Metro)
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Raspberries
Raspberries has multiple meanings: For the tart fruit of the plant Rubus idaeus, see Raspberry.For the obnoxious sound made to signal disrespect, see Bronx cheer.The Raspberries were a 1970s pop-rock group, featuring singer/songwriter Eric Carmen, best known for their hit song "Go All The Way". T..
Raspberries (album)
Raspberries is the debut album from The Raspberries, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). The American version of this LP (cat #SK11036) carried a scratch'n'sniff sticker impregnated with a soft fruit perfume. This album was re-released on CD as part of the 'Power Pop vol. 1, also containing t..
Raspberry
The Raspberry or Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) is a plant that produces a tart, sweet, red composite fruit in late summer or early autumn. In proper botanical language, it is not a berry at all, but instead an aggregate fruit of numerous drupelets around a central core. In raspberry and other speci..
Raspberry & Lavender
Raspberry & Lavender:The Lavender Girl is an independent film directed and produced by Johnny Kim, Dereko Entertainment. It was filmed in 2002 and released in 2004. In the US, the film is also known as lavender Girl. He is currently working on a sequel called Raspberry & Lavender: Diary of a Lavend..
Raspberry and cream tart
Raspberry and cream tarts are made by placing raspberries on a thin puff paste, which is covered in fine sugar. After baking, 1/2 pint of cream, two egg yolks and more sugar are added. Adapted from the 1881 Household Cyclopedia ..
Raspberry beetle
The Raspberry beetle (Byturus tomentosus) is a pest that is widespread in north-central Europe. It affects raspberry, blackberry and loganberry plants. It lays eggs on the flowers which hatch into pale brown larvae. They feed on the developing fruit, and the fruit will appear smaller and shrivelle..
Raspberry Beret
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Raspberry Coke
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Raspberry Cordial
right Raspberry Cordial were a hip-hop group from Melbourne, Australia, made up of John Safran (vocals) and Chris Lumsden (keyboards). Jeremy Weinstein played drums on the first rehearsal, but was quickly replaced with a drum machine. They achieved some success, playing many live shows in Melb..
Raspberry dumpling
Raspberry dumplings are made out of puff pastry and raspberry jam, which are combined into dumplings. After being boiled for an hour, the dumplings are covered with grated sugar and served with melted butter. References Adapted from the 1881 Household Cyclopedia ..
Raspberry Heaven
Raspberry Heaven is the ending theme for the anime Azumanga Daioh. It is performed by Oranges & Lemons. A transliterated sample verse: Raspberry heaven yorokobi no nami tadayou mama ni heaven Raspberry heaven hitomi tojite kobune wa doko ni nagareru no Its English translation: Raspberry heaven..
Raspberry Island Lighthouse
The Raspberry Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the southern part of Raspberry Island, one of the Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, near the city of Bayfield. Currently owned by the National Park Service and part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, ..
Raspberry jam
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Raspenava
Raspenava (-Czech, German: Raspenau) is a small town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic, just next to Frýdlant v Čechach. It has approximately 2,800 inhabitants. External link [Municipal website (in Czech)] ..
Raspletin (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
RASPPPoE
RASPPPoE is a PPPoE implementation for Windows 95, 98, 98SE, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP and .Net, and is used to establish connections over Ethernet Adapters, while using the familiar Dial-Up Interface. Advantages over Windows XP Built-in PPPoE Client Taken from RASPPPoE Official Site Feature Micro..
Rasputin's penis
The first Russian museum of erotica, founded by Igor Knyazkin, the chief of the prostate research center of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, is opening in St. Petersburg, Russia. Among its exhibits is the 11-inch-long (30-centimeter-long) preserved penis of Grigory Rasputin, which Knyazkin ..
Rasputin, the Mad Monk
Christopher Lee as Rasputin Rasputin, the Mad Monk is a 1966 Hammer film directed by Don Sharp. It stars Christopher Lee as Grigori Rasputin, the Russian peasant-mystic notable for gaining great influence with the Tsars prior to the Russian Revolution. It also stars Barbara Shelley, Francis Mat..
Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny
Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny is a biographical 1996 TV film about Rasputin. Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Rasputin was a madman, a great seducer, and a very powerful man. During the time of war and revolution, the Russian Empire is u..
Rasputina
Cover from "The Lost and Found" by Ryan Obermeyer Rasputina is a varying collection of cellists playing alternative rock. The band officially began in Brooklyn, New York in 1992, when Melora Creager put out an advertisement requesting members to form an all-cello band. Julia Kent responded, ..
Rasputin (Band)
Rasputin are a Welsh language rock band with five members: *Ifan Rees (Vocal, Guitar) *Dafydd Driver (Lead guitar, Vocal, Mouth Organ) *Deiniol Glyn (Guitar, Hammond) *Rhys Ifans (Bass) *Dylan James (Drums) Their first EP is called "Popeth Yn Hynci-Dori", and includes the following tracks: #Yr Es..
Rasputin (disambiguation)
Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916) was a mystic for the Romanov dynasty during the Russian Empire. Rasputin may also refer to: Valentin Rasputin (born 1937), writerRasputin (song)[[Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny]], filmAgony, aka Rasputin, a 1981 film by Soviet director Elem KlimovRasputin - Miracles ..
Rasputin (song)
"Rasputin" is a disco song written by Frank Farian and performed by the disco group Boney M. It was first published on Boney M's 1978 album Nightflight to Venus. The song is a semi-biographical ballad whose subject and namesake is Grigori Rasputin, a friend and advisor of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia ..
Rasputin (World Heroes character)
Rasputin (ジャンヌ・ダルク ) is a fictional character designed for the World Heroes game series. Contents 1 Profile2 Special Moves3 Appearances4 Miscellanea5 See also Profile Age:Birthday: February, 29 1864Country:RussiaHeight: 180 cmWeight: 68 kgBlood Type U..
Rasputin - Miracles Lie in the Eye of the Beholder
Rasputin - Miracles Lie in the Eye of the Beholder is a rock opera about the mysterious and infamous Russian peasant. Written by Michael Rapp, a popular rock-artist who has written several musicals and movie scores, this musical features Ted Neeley (of Jesus Christ Superstar fame) as Rasputin, the B..
Rasputin in the Media
Since his death, there have been a variety of books, cartoons, films, songs, and even musicals about Grigori Rasputin. Films Tom Baker played Rasputin in the 1971 epic Nicholas and Alexandra. Alan Rickman played Rasputin in a film produced by and first aired by HBO in 1996. Rasputin also starred..
Rasputitsa
The rasputitsa (Russian: распу́тица) is the twice annual flooding of Belarus, western Russia and Ukraine. The word translates as "mud season" and during this period the large flat steppe becomes extremely muddy and marshy, and all non-pave..
Rasp (Dino-riders)
Rasp is the second in command of the Rulon empire in the TV cartoon Dino-riders. Rasp is a viper-like alien. He his vicious and always willing to stab Krulos, the Rulon emperator, in the back. In battle, he normally flies a pterodactyl. He was voiced by Chris Latta, who portrayed the character after..
Rasra
Rasra is a city and a municipal board in Ballia district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Rasra is located at [25.85° N 83.85° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rasra]. It has an average elevation of 55 metres (180 feet). Demographics As of 2..
Rassemblement démocrate
Rassemblement démocrate ('Democratic rally) is a monarchist political group established in 2004. It aims at converging all those who are attached to the conceptions of modern monarchy and remain fidel to the dynasty of Capetiens. Rassemblement Démocrate (RD) tries to promote a new democracy. The ..
Rassemblement Démocratique pour le Rwanda
The Rassemblement Démocratique pour le Rwanda (RDR) was an insurgent group operating in the eastern region of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) against the government of Rwanda from 1995 to 1996. It was composed almost entirely of members of the former Rwandan army (ex-FAR) and Inte..
Rassemblement pour l'alternative progressiste
The Rassemblement pour l'alternative progressiste or RAP originated as the Rassemblement pour l'alternative politique, a social movement founded in 1996 as an attempt to unite the progressive and leftist forces in Quebec, Canada. It formally became a political party in 2000, although it presented se..
Rassemblement pour l'indépendance du Québec
The Rassemblement pour l'indépendance du Québec, or RIQ, is a association of citizens in favour of Quebec independence. Founded in May 2000, it is purposely unaffiliated officially with any political party (like the Parti Québécois, the main Quebec independence party) or any political ideology ..
Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale
Pierre Bourgault speaks as leader of the Rassemblement pour l'Indépendance Nationale. The Rassemblement pour l'Indépendance Nationale (RIN) was a political organization dedicated to the promotion of Quebec national independence from Canada. Contents 1 History2 Election results..
Rassilon
Rassilon is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. In the backstory of the programme, he was the founder of Time Lord society on the planet Gallifrey. After the original television series ended in 1989, Rassilon's character and history were further devel..
Rassina
Rassina is a small town in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, central Italy, in the Casentino valley on the left bank of the River Arno. The comune of which Rassina is the seat is called Castel Focognano, the name of a village on the slopes of the Alpe di Catenaia. History During World War II Rassina..
RASSL
RASSL, Receptor Activated Solely by a Synthetic Ligand, permits spatial and temporal control of G protein signaling in vivo. The system utilizes G protein-coupled peptide receptors engineered to respond exclusively to synthetic small molecule ligands and not to their natural ligand(s). GPCRs are th..
Rasslin'
Rasslin' is a term that refers to a Southern style of professional wrestling. It was synonymous with the NWA-affiliated promotions that operated in the southern United States. Rasslin' included TV tapings at smaller venues, as compared to the larger, more well-known arenas utilized by northern U.S..
Rast
Rast is a commune in Dolj County, Romania. The locality was severely affected by flooding during the April 2006 Danube floods, with more than 4,000 residents having to be evacuated and hundreds of houses destroyed.[Relief in sight for the Balkans], Reuters, 22 April 2006 Notes Rast ..
Rastafarian movement in the United States
The Rastafarian Movement in the United States of America Born in Jamaica, revitalized in Africa, and later returned to the North American shores, the Rastafarian Movement embodies its name as a movement, both figuratively, and literally. Before it was known as the Rastafarian movement, it was refe..
Rastafarian vocabulary
The Rastafari movement vocabulary, or Iyaric, is part of an intentionally created dialect of English. The adherents of Rastafari teachings believe that their original African languages were stolen from them when they were taken into captivity as part of the slave trade, and that English is an impos..
Rastafari movement
"Rasta" redirects here. For , see . Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia Rasta, or the Rastafari movement, is a religious movement that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former emperor of Ethiopia, as Jah (the Rasta name for God incarnate, from a shortened form of Jehovah found in Psalms 68:4 in..
Rastakhiz
Rastakhiz (Resurrection) is an Iranian monarchist party that was founded on March 2, 1975 by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, under the government of Prime Minister Amir Abbas Hoveyda. From its foundation until the Iranian Revolution of 1978, Iran had largely been a one-party dictators..
Rastaman Vibration
Rastaman Vibration is a roots reggae album by Bob Marley & The Wailers released on April 30, 1976. While the album was a big hit in the USA, it did not generate a hit single. Contents 1 Track listing1.1 Side one1.2 Side two1.3 Bonus Track2 Quote3 External links Tra..
Rastaman Vibration Tour
Rastaman Vibration Tour 1976 Artist Bob Marley & The Wailers Dates April 23, 1976 - June 27, 1976 No. of legs 2 No. of shows 27 in North America 19 in Europe 46 in total The Rastaman Vibration Tour was a concert tour organised to support the album Rastaman Vibration by Bob Mar..
Rastan Saga
Rastan Saga is an arcade game released by Taito Corporation in 1987. The game is known simply as Rastan in the United States and Europe. The player controls a barbarian who has to cross a number of levels and defeat monsters. Contents 1 Quotes2 Computer versions3 Sequels4 Triv..
Rastan Saga II
Disappointing sequel to Rastan Saga. External links [Rastan Saga II review] at [insomnia.ac] [Rastan.net] ..
Rastapopoulos
Rastapopoulos, in cowboy outfit from Flight 714 Roberto Rastapopoulos from The Adventures of Tintin series of classic comic books drawn and written by Hergé, is a Greek American tycoon (also known under fake name Marquis di Gorgonzola); he was apparently partly inspired by the Greek shipping t..
Rastatt
Rastatt is a city in the District of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the Murg, 6 km (4 miles) above its junction with the Rhine and has a population of 47,000 (2003). History Until the end of the 17th century Rastatt was unimportant, but after its destruction by the French i..
Rastatt (district)
Rastatt Statistics State: Baden-Württemberg Capital: Rastatt } } |- | Area:||738.77 km² |- | Inhabitants:||224,958 (2002) |- | pop. density:||305 inh./km² |- | Car identification:||RA |- | Homepage:||http://www.landkreis-rastatt.de |- !colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#DEFFAD|Map |- |colspan=..
Rasta (band)/Temp
RASTA is a metal band which formed in May of 2001. They have toured in Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Poland and Germany. ..
Rasta (disambiguation)
Rasta most typically refers to the Rastafari movement. It may also refer to the following: Rasta in Lørenskog municipality, Akershus, NorwayRasta in Stor-Elvdal municipality, Hedmark, NorwayRasta in Kongsvinger municipality, Hedmark, Norway redirect [[Template:Disambig]] ..
Rasta Revolution
Rasta Revolution is an album by Bob Marley & The Wailers. Track listing Side one "Mr. Brown""Soul Rebel""Try Me""It's Alright""No Sympathy""My Cup""Duppy Conqueror"Side two "Rebel's Hop""Corner Stone""400 Years""No Water""Reaction""Soul Almighty" ..
Rasta roko
Rasta Roko http://www.rastaroko.com is an Indian message board for the global indian community... A rasta roko (Hindi for block the road) is a mode of protest in India wherein people do not allow traffic to pass through on a road. Rasta rokos are common in India when citizens get enraged or sometim..
Rasteau AOC
Rasteau is a wine-growing AOC in the southern Rhône wine region of France. Sweet red and white fortified wines (vin doux naturel) are made, mostly from Grenache Noir but sometimes from Grenache Blanc and Grenache Gris grapes. External links [Provence-Hideaways] Southern Rhône Valley Win..
Rastede
Rastede is a village and a municipality in the Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 12 km north of Oldenburg. ..
Rastelli procedure
The Rastelli procedure is an open heart surgical procedure developed by Italian physician and cardiac surgery researcher Giancarlo Rastelli, which is used to correct certain combinations of congenital heart defects (CHDs): dextro-Transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA), or overriding aorta, or d..
Rastenberg
Rastenberg is a town in the district of Sömmerda, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 22 km east of Sömmerda, and 23 km northeast of Weimar. ..
Raster
Raster can refer to one of the following items: Raster graphics, graphical techniques using arrays of pixel valuesBit array, the general-purpose data structure, orRaster scan, the pattern of image readout, transmission, storage, and recontruction in television and computer images.This is a [di..
Rasterisation
Rasterization or rasterisation is the task of taking an image described in a vector graphics format (shapes) and converting it into a raster image (pixels or dots) for output on a video display or printer. Contents 1 Introduction2 Basic Approach2.1 Transformations2.2 Clipping2..
Rasterscan
Rasterscan is a computer game published in 1987 by Mastertronic for several 8-bit formats. It was written by Phil Allsopp (Sarge) at Binary Design Ltd based in Parsonage Gardens, Manchester. Plot The Rasterscan, a large damaged spacecraft, is drifting uncontrollably towards a nearby star. The Ra..
Raster bar
Example of rasterbars from an intro by Replicants The raster bar (or rasterbar) is an effect used in demos to produce colour effects that are not normally possible on the computer. The effect was very common in demos on the Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga and Atari ST. The computers of the 8 a..
Raster Blaster
Raster Blaster was a 1981 computer pinball game for the Apple II. It was written and designed by Bill Budge and published by BudgeCo. The game showed a full-screen hi-res display of a pinball game table. The 6502-based Apple II was not designed to support fast graphics and collision detection,..
Raster graphics
Suppose the smiley face in the top left corner is an RGB bitmap image. When zoomed in, it might look like the big smiley face to the right. Every square represents a pixel. Zoomed in further we see three pixels whose colors are constructed by adding the values for red, green and blue. A raster..
Raster graphics editor
A screenshot from the Pixel image editor raster graphics editor A raster graphics editor is a computer program that allows users to paint and edit pictures interactively on the computer screen and save them in one of many popular "bitmap" or "raster" formats such as JPEG, PNG, GIF and TIFF...
Raster image processor
A raster image processor (RIP) is a component used in a printing system which produces a bitmap. The bitmap is then sent to a printing device for output. The input may be a page description in a high-level page description language such as PostScript, Portable Document Format, XPS or another bitmap ..
Raster interrupt
A raster interrupt is a computer interrupt signal that is utilized for display timing purposes. It is usually, though not always, generated by the system's graphics chip. Often, the graphics chips utilized in home computers and video game consoles during the 8-bit era were somewhat limited in their..
Raster passes
Raster passes refer to a specific machining strategy for the finishing or semi-finishing of a part during computer-aided manufacturing (CAM). In raster passes machining the milling cutter moves along curves on the cutter location surface (CL surface) obtained by intersecting the CL surface with vert..
Raster scan
A Raster scan, or raster scanning, is the pattern of image detection and reconstruction in television, and is the pattern of image storage and transmission used in most computer image systems. The word raster comes from the Latin word for a rake, as the pattern left by a rake resembles the paralle..
Raster to vector
Raster to vector software and hardware technology for converting raster graphics to vector graphics are used in a number of fields, most notable in conjunction with CAD and GIS systems. For example drawings that only exist in physical form (blueprints, plots of lost files, etc.) can be converted int..
Rastila metro station
One of the two entrances to the Rastila station The Rastila metro station (Finnish Rastilan metroasema / Swedish Metrostationen Rastböle) is a ground-level station on the eastern branch (Itäkeskus - Vuosaari) of the Helsinki Metro. It serves the residential areas of Meri-Rastila and Rastila ..
Rastislav
Prince Rastislav Rastislav ("Rastic", in modern Czech Rostislav) (died after 870) was the second prince of Great Moravia between 846 and 870. Life After Mojmír's death in 846 was Rastislav designated by Eastern Francia king Louis the German to become the head of Great Moravia. He assumed tha..
Rastoke
Rastoke is part of the Croatian municipality of Slunj, very famous for its well-preserved old mills (dating back to the 18. century), which are still functioning and the picturesque little waterfalls along the Korana and Slunjčica rivers that flow together at this place. The Korana river flows..
Rastrick
Rastrick is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Halifax. It is perhaps best known for its association, along with its neighbour Brighouse, with the Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band. Legally, along with Brighouse, it is part of Calderdale, but shares a Huddersfield postcode and phon..
Rastriya Banijya Bank
Rastriya Banijya Bank ("RBB") is fully government owned, and is the largest commercial bank in Nepal. RBB was established on 23 January 1966. RBB provides various banking services to a wide range of customers including banks, insurance companies, industrial trading houses, airlines, hotels, and many..
Rastriya Gaan
"Rastriya Gaan" (Nepali for "National Song"), first adopted in 1962, was a homage to the ruler of Nepal and the country's national anthem. Using its sovereign authority acquired in April 24, 2006, the House of Representative passed a unanimous decision in May 19, 2006 to ban the old national anthem...
Rastus
Rastus is a given name associated with African Americans in the United States. During the period of American slavery, it was common practice for owners to give their slaves historical, and particularly Biblical, names. (Rastus appears to be a shortening of Erastus, a disciple of St. Paul mentione..
RAST test
A RAST test (short for radioallergosorbent test) is a blood test used to determine what a person is allergic to. This is different from a skin allergy test, which determines allergy by the reaction of a person's skin to different substances. A RAST test, using a person's extracted blood, detects th..
RASU
Rasu can refer to: Rasu Baptist ChurchYangon UniversityRasu Kami 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. ..
Rasual Butler
Rasual Butler (born May 23 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a professional basketball player in the NBA. After a career at La Salle University, Butler was a second round draft choice of the Miami Heat in the 2002 NBA Draft. After three seasons, he was traded to the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Ho..
Rasua Garhi
Rasua Garhi is an isolated mountainous town in the Himilayas of northern Nepal, less than 5 kilometres from the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. ..
Rasulabad
Rasulabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Unnao district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Rasulabad is located at [26.68° N 79.78° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rasulabad]. It has an average elevation of 131 metres (429 feet). Demograp..
Rasulid
Sultan Reign al-Mansur Umar I 1229–1250 al-Muzaffar Yusuf I 1250–1295 al-Ashraf Umar II 1295–1296 al-Mu'ayyad Da'ud 1296–1322 al-Mujahid Ali 1322–1363 al-Afdal al-Abbas 1363–1377 al-Ashraf Isma'il I 1377–1400 an-Nasir Ahmad ..
Rasul Gamzatov
Rasul Gamzatovich Gamzatov (Avar: Расул ХIамзатов; Russian: Расул Гамзатович Гамзатов) was probably the most famous poet writing in the Avar language. Among his poems was Zhuravli, which became a well-known Russian song. References http://www.gamzatov.ru - Off..
Rasul Gouliev
Rasul Gouliev - a former Chairman of the Parliament of Azerbaijan, Chairman of the Azerbaijan Democratic Party, a regular struggler for human rights and democracy in Azerbaijan, a potential candidate for the presidency of Republic of Azerbaijan. Biography Born on December 10, 1947, in the Gazanch..
Rasul Khadem Azghadi
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. Men's wrestling Bronze 1992 Freestyle Middleweight Gold 1996 Freestyle Light Heavyweight Rasu..
Rasul Kudayev
Rasul Kudayev is a Russian citizen who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba.[Eight Russian Citizens Kept at Guantanamo Base], Pravda, September 8 2003 Kudayev is a muslim from Kabardino-Balkaria. In 1995, while a young teenager, Kuday..
Rasul Makasharipov
Rasul Makasharipov was a Daghestani Islamist rebel leader.He led a pro-Chechen group Shariat,which sought to unite Caucasian Muslims under Islamic rule.He was accused of involvement in Makhachkala blast when several Russian troops stationed in Dagestan were killed.He was killed in exchenge of gun..
Rasul Sadr Ameli
Rasul Sadr Aameli (in Persian: رسول صدر عاملی), Director, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Born 1953, Sepahan, Iran. Made his directorial debut, 'The Liberation' in 1982 after a decade journalism. In nearly all his films, he's fascinated by family melodrama. His 'The Chrysanthemums' (1984), ..
Rasul v. Bush
Rasul v. Bush, 542 U.S. 466 (2004), is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision establishing that the U.S. court system has the authority to decide whether foreign nationals (non-U.S. citizens) held in Guantanamo Bay were rightfully imprisoned. The 6-3 ruling on June 29, 2004, reversed a Di..
Rasuwa District
Rasuwa district, a part of Bagmati zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Dhunche as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,544 sq km and has a population (2001) of 44,731. See also Zones of Nepal Reference [Nepal pop..
Rasu Baptist Church
Rasu Baptist Church is a small baptist church located on the plains below Boromura Hills of Tripura,[link] state in India. It borrows its name from the village where it is located i.e. Rasu Kami (KAMI means VILLAGE in Kokborok, the local language). It is located some 25 kilometers away fro..
Rasvåg
Rasvåg is one of the two harbours on the Norwegian island Hidra. The island is located in Flekkefjord municipality. See also Kirkehamn ..
Raszyn
Raszyn (pronounced [ˈraʃɨn]) is a village in Central Poland, in the Powiat of Pruszków in Mazovian Voivodship, near Warsaw. As of 1998 it had 6800 inhabitants. The town has been the site of two battles. On April 9, 1809, the inconclusive Battle of Raszyn (1809) took place between the ..
Ras (disambiguation)
RAS has several meanings: Ras and ras related proteins are important in the regulation of cancersRas city, first capital city of medieval Serbian state of RaskaRAS is an abbreviation for the Russian Academy of ScienceRas is a record label for recorded music, especially Reggae.RAS is an abbreviation ..
Ras al-Khaimah
Ras Al-Khaimah (Arabic: رأس الخيمة) is one of the United Arab Emirates. It covers an area of 656 square miles (1700 km²). Ras Al Khaimah is in the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula. It is ruled by Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi. It is in the northern part of the UAE bordering..
Ras Al-Teen Palace
Ras Al–Teen palace, located in Alexandria, Egypt, enjoys an outstanding historical position since it is one of few palaces that witnessed the initiation of Mohamed Aly’s dynasty. It was also where the departure of the ex-monarch Farouk, the family’s last heir, took place. A number of foreign e..
Ras al hadd
Ras al Hadd is a village in Al Shargiyah district in Oman. It is considered the last point in the East of Oman and is located in the conjunction between Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea. Residents are mainly fishermen from the Al Oraimi tribe of Oman, part of the Hanawi political steam. ..
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (Arabic: مطار رأس الخيمة الدولي) is 18 kilometres (13 miles) away from the city of Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The following airlines fly to this airport: Aero Asia InternationalAir FoyleAram AirAST AirAviaAir HollandCentrafrican Air..
Ras Al Khaimah Media Free Zone
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Ras Al Khaimah Men's College
Ras Al Khaimah Men's College (RKM) is one of 12 colleges that constitute the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), the largest institution of higher learning in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). External links [RKM site][Higher Colleges of Technology official website] ..
Ras Al Khaimah spaceport
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Ras Al Khaimah Women's College
Ras Al Khaimah Women's College (RKW) is one of 12 colleges that constitute the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), the largest institution of higher learning in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is located in the northernmost of the United Arab Emirates, the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. External li..
Ras al Khor
Ras Al Khor, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is a wetland reserve renowned for attracting migratory birds in large numbers. The wetlands have large numbers of birds, crustaceans, small mammals and fish. Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary represents an enclave of relative wilderness amidst swirling traffi..
Ras Banas
Ras Banas (Greek: Lepte Akra) is a peninsula in Egypt extending into the Red Sea. The inlet of water sheltered to the south of it is called Foul Bay, at the head of which sits the ancient port of Berenice. It is believed that Mukawwa Island to the south of the tip of the peninsula, may have been con..
Ras city
Ras city was one of the first capitals of the medieval Serbian state of Raska, and the most important one for a long period of time. Located in today's region of Raska or Sandzak (Turkish name) of Serbia, the city was right in the centre of the early medieval state that started to spread in all dire..
Ras Dashen
Ras Dashen (alternatively Ras Dashan or Ras Dejen ራስ ደጀን, Ras Däjän, "head guard") is the highest mountain in Ethiopia, and is the fourth-highest mountain in Africa. Part of Semien Mountains National Park, it reaches an elevation of 4,533 metres (14,872 ft). Elevation A mapping surve..
Ras el hanout
Ras el hanout (رأس الحانوت), also called Moroccan seasoning, is a popular blend of herbs and spices that originated in Morocco and used in other parts of North Africa. The name means in Arabic "top of the shop", and refers to a mixture of the best spices a seller has to offer. There is n..
Ras el Matn
Ras el Matn or (Ra's al Matn) (Arabic:رأس المتن) : a Lebanese town and municipality in Qadaa Baabda (Baabda district) of Mount Lebanon Governorate. The town is located between 800-1000 metres above sea level in the western steep slopes of Mount Lebanon, in the upper Matn (Al Matn al A'la) ..
Ras Kass
Ras Kass (born John Austin, 26 September, 1972 in Watts, California) is an American rapper. Fans laud not only his technical skill, but the passion he holds for his music and the no-compromise attitude evident in his lyrical content. He is recognized as one of the most intelligent members of the ..
Ras Kass Presents... Re-Up (The Compilation)
The Re-Up Compilation introduced the future label run by Ras Kass to help him record while still dealing with the Priority Records situation. While there isn't too much new Ras Kass on it, original Re-Up affiliates (such as Young Scipio and 40 Glocc) take over a lot of the 21-track mixtape. Howeve..
Ras Koh
Ras Koh ([Ras means way or gate and Koh means mountain; Ras Koh literally, "gate of the mountains", or "foothill") is located in Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan. ..
Ras Lila
Ras Lila is a classical Manipuri dance. The theme of this romantic and graceful dance revolves around the love of Krishna and the milkmaids (gopis) and tells the divine love story of Lord Krishna and Radha, his lover. According to the Bhakti thought of Hinduism, physical love is just a metaphor for..
Ras Makonnen
Ras Makonnen (May 8, 1852–March 21, 1906) was a general and the governor of Harar province in Ethiopia, and the father of Tafari Makonnen, later known as the Emperor Haile Selassie I. His father was Fitawrari Woldemikael Guddessa. Makonnen was a grandson of King Sahle Selassie of Shewa throu..
Ras malai
Ras Malai is a sweet dish found in the Indian subcontinent consisting of sugary cream-colored balls of dough and a creamy sweet liquid, the malai. ..
Ras Mengesha Yohannes
Mengesha Yohannes (1868 - 1906) was the natural son of Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia, Ras of Tigray, and as a claimant of the Imperial throne is often given the title of prince. Acknowledged as son and designated as heir by Yohannes IV on his deathbed at the Battle of Metemma.[[Citing so..
Ras Menheli
Ras Menheli is a point in Yemen on the coast of Bab-el-Mandeb closest to Perim and the Djibouti headland Ras Siyan. ..
Ras Michael
Ras Michael is a famous Jamaican reggae singer. His band is called The Sons of Negus and are known for their drumming. Ras Michael is a Rastafarian preacher who has been working since the early seventies. Birde in the treetop Birds in the Treetops Praising For I Flowers in the Garden Bowing Down th..
Ras Mohammed
Ras Mohammed is a national park located at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. It is famed for its diving, especially on the Yolanda and Shark Reef. http://www.rasmohamed.com/rasita4a11.html ..
Ras Muhammad
Rās Muħammad is a headland at the south end of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. It is in the [Ras Muhammad National Park]. It is popular with scuba divers. There is a big coral-covered underwater wall there. It is so named because in side view it shows an outline like a bearded man's fac..
Ras Nouadhibou
Ras Nouadhibou is a 40-mile peninsula or headland called also known as Cap Blanc (French), or Cabo Blanco (Spanish). This thin stretch of land is divided between Mauritania and Western Sahara. On the western side, lies the Sahrawi town of Lagouira; on the eastern side, less than a mile from the bor..
RAS records
Real Authentic Sound, internationally known as RAS Records, has 20 years of experience in the Reggae business with over 300 releases. RAS Records was started in 1979 by Doctor Dread. During his many trips to Jamaica, Doctor Dread began to build relationships with Jamaican artists. There, he devel..
Ras Sebhat
During the era of princes where Ethiopia was divided among strong local princes. Ras Sebhat was the son of the well known prince of Agame, Dejazmach Sabagadis. Sabagadis was governor of Tigre and Hamasien. Hamasien is part of the Kebessa Highlands of present day Eritrea. Sebhat was then the gove..
Ras Shorty I
Ras Shorty I (October 6, 1941-July 12, 2000) was a soca musician, known as the Father of Soca and The Love Man. He was born Garfield Blackman in Lengua, Trinidad and Tobago, and rose to fame as Lord Shorty with his 1963 hit "Clock and Dagger". He was working in calypso at the time, writing songs a..
Ras Siddiqui
Ras Siddiqui is a Pakistani-American journalist. He is a frequent contributor to Chowk.com, and currently resides in Sacramento, California. Reference ..
Ras Siyan
Ras Siyan is a peninsula in Obock Region, Djibouti closest to the Bab-el-Mandeb and the Seven Brothers/Sawabi Islands, and the Yemeni island of Perim and headland Ras Menheli Reference See map [link] ..
Ras Sudar
Ras Sudar is an oil field on the Gulf of Suez. ..
RAS syndrome
RAS syndrome (Redundant Acronym Syndrome syndrome) is the common tendency to use one of the words which make up an acronym or initialism as well as the abbreviation itself, thus in effect repeating that word. "RAS syndrome" is itself an ironic self-referential example, coined in 2001 in the New Sci..
Ras Tanura
Ras Tanura (more accurately Ra's Tannūrah, Arabic: رأس تنورة meaning "top/head/cape of the skirt") is a city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia located on a peninsula extending into the "Arabian" or Persian Gulf. The name Ras Tanura applies both to a gated Saudi Aramco employee compou..
Ras Tanura Middle School
Ras Tanura Middle School is located on the Saudi Aramco camp of Ras Tanura (referred to as Najmah), in Saudi Arabia. The school teaches students in 6th - 9th grades. Students are required to attend an alternate school after their ninth grade year, and have the chance to go to any boarding school, o..
Ras Tarkhan
Khazar general of the mid 700's, sometimes referred to as As Tarkhan, who led an invasion of Abbasid territories in Armenia, Azerbaijan and northwestern Persia. Scholars have debated over whether Ras Tarkhan is a name or a title. As Tarkhan, used as a title, would mean "general of the Alans", possib..
Ra (Stargate)
In the science fiction television show Stargate SG-1 and original movie Stargate, Ra was a fictional alien related to Ra of Egyptian Mythology. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Ra was killed in the original Stargate feature film. The premise for the ..
Rías Baixas
The Rías Baixas are a part of the coastal area of Galicia. They consist of the province of Pontevedra and the southern part of the province of Coruña. To the south the Rias Baixas border the Portuguese coast, and end at Cape Finisterre to the north. The area takes its name from the five large r..
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