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Rhyacian
The Rhyacian (from Greek rhyax, "stream of lava") is the second geologic period in the Paleoproterozoic Era and lasted from 2300 Ma to 2050 Ma (million years ago). Instead of being based on stratigraphy, these dates are defined chronometrically. The Bushveld Complex and other similar intrusions for..
Rhyacophiloidea
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Rhyanus
Rhyanus was Greek poet and grammarian, a native of Crete, friend and contemporary of Eratosthenes (275—195 B.c.). Suldas says he was at first a slave and overseer of a palaestra, but obtained a good education later in life, and devoted himself to grammatical studies, probably in Alexandria. H..
Rhyce Shaw
Rhyce Shaw (born October 16, 1981) is an australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Shaw, son of Ray was drafted to Collingwood in the 1999 AFL Draft under the father-son rule pretty early, at no.18. He made his debut late in 2000 because of a broken collarbone, he was impress..
Rhydderch ab Iestyn
Rhydderch ab Iestyn (died 1033) was king of Gwent and Morgannwg in south Wales and later took over the kingdom of Deheubarth and controlled Powys. Comparatively little has been recorded about Rhydderch ab Iestyn in the annals. He appears to have originally been ruler of Gwent and Morgannwg, where h..
Rhydfelin
Rhydyfelin is a common place-name in Wales, the most notable being a village near Pontypridd. ..
RhyDin
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Rhydlafar
Rhydlafar is a small suburb on the edge of the city of Cardiff and town of Llantrisant in South Wales, United Kingdom. Formerly the site of a specialist hospital and more recently a new housing development which further extends the city of Cardiff. The name probably originates from the Welsh for t..
Rhydon
is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise. Rhydon's name is based on the word "rhyton" which is "A hornlike drinking vessel of ancient times, often having a pointed end shaped like an animal or animal's head." The "-don" in Rhydon could also be based on the word "Don", a formal title use..
Rhydycroesau
Rhydycroesau is a tiny village on the English/Welsh border, about 3 miles west of Oswestry. It is in the Shropshire parish of Oswestry Rural. Pantomime Rhydycroesau is well known locally for its pantomimes, which are hosted every year in January and February with the cast made up of people from t..
Rhyd Ddu
Rhyd Ddu is small village in Snowdonia, North Wales. Rhyd Ddu is well known as a popular starting point for walks up Snowdon (via the Rhyd Ddu Path), Moel Hebog, Yr Aran and the Nantlle Ridge. Rhyd Ddu railway station is the current terminus of the Welsh Highland Railway, which aims to extend to P..
Rhyd Ddu railway station
Rhyd Ddu is a station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway, which was built in 1881 as the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Moel Tryfan Undertaking to carry dressed slate to Dinas Junction on the LNWR. The station was originally called South Snowdon and the railway was extended southwards to..
Rhygin
Famed Jamaican outlaw Ivanhoe 'Rhygin' Martin, died of gunshot wounds sustained during a shootout with police officers on September 9 1948, in Lime Cay, Jamaica. He was the inspiration for the film The Harder They Come starring Jimmy Cliff as Ivanhoe Martin. ..
Rhyhorn
is a fictional species in the Pokémon franchise. It is a Ground/Rock Pokémon, and among the original 150. It evolves into Rhydon. Rhyhorn is a portmanteau of rhinoceros (which it resembles) and horn. Contents 1 Biology2 In the video games3 In the card game4 References5&..
Rhyhtm And Poetry
A large percentage of African-American youths faced unemployment and lived in conditions close to poverty during the 1970s and 1980s compared to white Americans. Hiphop and Rap music originated from this background of hardship, drugs and gang-related violence in New York's inner cities such as t..
Rhyl
Rhyl (Welsh: Y Rhyl) is a seaside town located on the Irish Sea, in the administrative county of Denbighshire and the traditional county of Flintshire, North Wales, United Kingdom, at the mouth of the River Clwyd (Welsh: Yr Afon Clwyd). Once an elegant Victorian resort, there was a large influx of ..
Rhyll, Victoria
Rhyll is a small fishing town on Phillip Island in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the north-east corner of the island, east of Cowes and 140 kilometers from Melbourne. It is named after a holiday resort in North Wales, Great Britain. Its population is approximately 449. The first European to..
Rhyl F.C.
Rhyl Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl) is a football team, playing in the League of Wales. The club was founded in 1883 (though a new limited liability company was formed in 1991) and plays at Belle Vue, Rhyl, which accommodates 4000 spectators (1700 seated). Contents 1 Hist..
Rhyl Miniature Railway
The Rhyl Miniature Railway is a 15 inch gauge miniature railway line located in Rhyl on the North Wales Coast. The line runs in a circle around a boating lake near the promenade, to the west of the town centre. The railway has a long association with one type of locomotive, a class of six ..
Rhyl railway station
Rhyl railway station is on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line and serves the major holiday resort of Rhyl. There are frequent services to Chester via Prestatyn and Flint, as well as to Bangor and across Anglesey to Holyhead. There are also direct services to Llandudno, Cardiff, London Eust..
Rhyme
This article is about the poetic technique. For the form of ice, see rime ice. For linguistic rime (or rhyme) see syllable rime. A rhyme is a repetition of identical or similar sounds in two or more different words and is most often used in poetry. The word "rhyme" may also refer to a short poem, s..
Rhymefest
Che Smith known by the stage name of Rhymefest is an American hip hop artist and rapper from the south side of Chicago whose first official album, Blue Collar, was released on July 11, 2006. The Grammy Award winning co-writer of Kanye West's "Jesus Walks" is signed to Mark Ronson's Allido Records...
Rhymers' Club
The Rhymers' Club was a group of London-based poets, founded in 1890 by W. B. Yeats and Ernest Rhys. Originally not much more than a dining club, generally meeting upstairs at the Cheshire Cheese pub in Fleet Street, it did produce anthologies of poetry in 1892 and 1894. Those who took part include..
Rhymesayers Entertainment
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Rhymes Galore
Rhymes Galore is the 11th track from When Disaster Strikes by Busta Rhymes the track really has "rhymes galore" it is one of the most Lyrical rap songs ever and it is this that we don't hear in alot of rap songs. The song is also the intro to the video for Turn it Up/Fire it Up (Remix) ..
Rhymes in Rooms
Rhymes in Rooms features most of Al Stewart's greatest hits. Track listing Flying Sorcery (4:32)Soho (Needless to Say) (3:53)Time Passages (5:40)Josephine Baker (4:04)On the Border (5:05)Nostradamus (10:14)Fields of France (4:08)Clifton in the Rain/Small Fruit Song (4:57)Broadway Hotel (4:22)If It ..
Rhymes With Orange
Rhymes with Orange is an American comic strip written and drawn by Hilary B. Price and distributed by King Features Syndicate. The strip was first syndicated in 1995. While the strip has no named recurring characters, common themes include cats, dogs, and absurdities of modern life. When the strip w..
RhymeZone
RhymeZone is a website owned and operated by Datamuse, created in 1996, that allows the user to search for rhymes in the same way that they would for definitions in an online dictionary. It offers additional content such as quotations, complete Shakespearian plays, famous Primary Sources and traditi..
Rhyme & Reason
Rhyme & Reason is the second album by American new wave band Missing Persons, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). Contents 1 Track listing2 Personnel3 Production4 Charts Track listing "The Closer That You Get" (Dale Bozzio, Terry Bozzio, Warren Cuccurullo) - 4:54"Give" (D...
Rhyme Pays
Rhyme Pays is the first Gangsta rap album by West Coast rapper Ice-T, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). This album, especially tracks like "6 'N the Mornin'," is the beginning of gangsta rap. Rhyme Pays was the beginning of the popularization of the West Coast scene, later continued by N.W..
Rhyme royal
Rime Royal (or Rhyme royal) is a rhyming stanza form that was introduced into English poetry by Geoffrey Chaucer. Contents 1 Form2 History3 Some examples4 Ballade Royal5 External links Form The rhyme royal stanza consists of seven lines, usually in iambic pentameter. Th..
Rhyme scheme
A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem or in lyrics for music. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme. For example "abab" indicates a four-line stanza in which the first and third lines rhyme, as do the second and fourth. Here is an example of th..
Rhyme Syndicate
The Rhyme Syndicate was Ice-T's posse of rappers, DJs, and friends. Members included Evil E, Hen Gee, DJ Aladdin, Everlast, Nikki D, Toddy Tee, Afrika Islam, The Unknown DJ, British rap group Hijack, and many others. The Rhyme Syndicate also lent its name to Ice-T's first record company, Rhyme Synd..
Rhyming Chroniclers
Rhyming Chroniclers, a series of writers who flourished in England in the 13th century, and related histories of the country in rhyme, in which the fabulous occupies a conspicuous place, among which Layamon's "Brut" (1205) takes the lead. One of them was John Harding (1378-1465) This article incorp..
Rhyming dictionary
This article is about a type of reference work used in composing poetry. For the special type of Chinese phonological dictionary, see Rime dictionary. A rhyming dictionary is a specialist dictionary designed for use in writing poetry and lyrics. In a rhyming dictionary, words are categorized into e..
Rhyming spiritual
The rhyming spiritual is a religious genre of music found in the Bahamas, and also the songs, usually spirituals, and vocal-style within that genre. Rhyming does not refer to rhyme but to verse, the rhymer, or lead-singer, singing the couplets of the verses against the sung background of the repeate..
Rhymney
Rhymney (Welsh: ) is a town located in the county borough of Caerphilly, traditional county of Monmouthshire, south Wales, United Kingdom. The place was well known for its neighboring coal mines, which used to employ almost the entire population, in the beginning of the 20th century. It is also fa..
Rhymney Line
Rhymney Line Principal stations Cardiff Central for all destinations Cardiff Queen Street for Butetown Branch Line Heath High Level Llanishen Lisvane and Thornhill Caerphilly Aber Llanbradach Ystrad Mynach Hengoed Pengam Gilfach Fargoed Bargoed Brithdir Tir-Phil Pontlottyn Rhymney The Rhymney ..
Rhymney Railway
The Rhymney Railway (Rhymney) was virtually a single stretch of main line, some fifty miles in length, by which the Rhymney Valley was connected to the docks at Cardiff in the county of Glamorgan, South Wales. Contents 1 History1.1 Growth of the railway1.2 Merging1.3 The prese..
Rhymney railway station
Rhymney railway station is a railway station serving the town of Rhymney, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network. External links [Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail[Map] and [aerial photo] of fr..
Rhymney River
The Rhymney River is a river in the Rhymney Valley, south Wales, flowing into the Bristol Channel. The river forms the border between the traditional counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. Path of the river The river runs south, through (in order): RhymneyNew TredegarBargoedYstrad Mynachat the n..
Rhymney Valley
The Rhymney Valley is a valley in South Wales, formerly famous for its coal mining and iron industries. Geography Created as a glacial valley, now the Rhymney River flows largely south to Rumney, a district of Cardiff. The river is the border between the traditional counties of Glamorgan and Monmo..
Rhynchippus
Rhynchippus is an extinct genus of mammal. Although its teeth were highly similar to those of horses or rhinos, Rhynchippus was closely related to neither of them, having developed the similar characteristics because it adapted to similar circumstances. The 1 m (3 ft 4 in) long creature used these..
Rhynchocalyx
Rhynchocalyx lawsonioides is a small flowering tree, the sole species of family Rhynchocalycaceae. It is endemic to the KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic ecoregion of the Natal and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. Reference Hilton-Taylor, C. et al. (1998). [Rhynchocalyx lawsonioides&..
Rhynchocinetidae
The family Rhynchocinetidae are a group of small, reclusive red-and-white shrimps. This family typically has an upward-hinged foldable rostrum, hence its taxon name Rhynchocinetidae, which means movable beak. The common name dancing shrimps comes from the fact that these species seem to be dancing..
Rhynchoedura
Classification of genus Rhynchoedura: Rhynchoedura ornata ..
Rhynchokinesis
Rhynchokinesis is an ability possessed by some birds to flex their upper mandible. Rhynchokinesis is one of two types of cranial kinesis, the other being prokinesis, in which the upper mandible moves at the point where it is hinged with the bird's skull. Rhynchokinesis on the other hand involves fle..
Rhyncholaelia
Rhyncholaelia is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), comprising 2 species. They are distributed from Mexico to Honduras. They were previously included in Brassavola. Species Rhyncholaelia digbyana (Lindl.) Schltr.Rhyncholaelia glauca (Lindl.) Schltr. ..
Rhynchonellida
Rhynchonellida is one of the two main groups of living articulate brachiopods, the other being the Terebratulida. They are recognized by their strongly ribbed wedge-shaped or nut-like shells, and the very short hinge line. The hinges come to a point, as in most bivalve mollusk shells. The loss of..
Rhynchophorini
The insect tribe Rhynchophorini is the largest part of the weevil family Curculionidae, subfamily Dryophthorinae. Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal (1999) treated it as subfamily (Rhynchophorinae). Weevils of this tribe have pygidium (VII abdominal tergite) not covered with elytra. This tribe includes th..
Rhynchosaur
Rhynchosaurs were a group of unusual Triassic diapsid reptiles related to the archosaurs. They were herbivores, and at times abundant (in some fossil localities accounting for 40 to 60% of specimens found), with stocky bodies and a powerful beak. Early primitive forms like Mesosuchus and Howesia ..
Rhynchospora
Rhynchospora (Beak-sedge or Star-sedge) is a genus of about 400 species of sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. The most distinctive feature of the genus is the one to ten or more long bracts at the base of the inflorescence, resembling a bird's beak (if one) or a star, whence the common names..
Rhynchospora colorata
White Star Sedge (Rhynchospora colorata), also known as White-topped Sedge and Starrush Whitetop, is perennial sedge with white bracts, giving it the appearance of white petals with long, green points. It is native to southeastern North America, from Virginia west to New Mexico in the United State..
Rhyne
Rhyne (Somerset) or Reen (South Wales) is a dialect word meaning a drainage ditch or canal, used to turn areas of wetland at around sea level into useful pasture. Water levels (and hence the level of the water table) will usually be controlled by a system of sluice gates and pumps, allowing the lan..
Rhynie chert
Hand sample of the Rhynie Chert from Rhynie, Scotland. Rhynie chert is the name for fossiliferous material from a uniquely well-preserved layer in one site near the village of Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The bulk of the fossil bed consists of primitive plants (which had water-conducting c..
Rhyniophyta
Rhyniophyta were among the first modern-style land plants, which seem to have been fully vacular (they used tubes to carry nutrients through their stems), and may have been direct descendants of cooksonia, the very first land plants thought to start to develop a vascular system. Rhyniophyta lived ..
Rhynoc
Rhynocs are a fictional species in the Spyro the Dragon series of video games. Rhynocs are anthropomorphic rhinoceros, relatively skilled in most troop work, and always willing to throw themselves at a war under any type of general. They use a huge range of weapons like fireworks, snow-bazookas, pic..
Rhyodacite
A sample of rhyodacite Rhyodacite is an extrusive volcanic rock intermediate in composition between dacite and rhyolite. It is the extrusive equivalent of granodiorite. Phenocrysts of sodium rich plagioclase, sanidine, quartz, and biotite or hornblende are typically set in an aphanitic to glas..
Rhyolite
Rhyolite Rhyolite is an igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic (acidic) composition (>69% SiO2). It may have any texture from aphanitic to porphyritic. The mineral assemblage is usually quartz, alkali feldspar and plagioclase (in a ratio > 1:2). Biotite and pyroxene are common accessor..
Rhyolite, Nevada
Rhyolite, Nevada is a ghost town in Nye County, Nevada east of Death Valley near Beatty, Nevada. Gold was discovered in the area by Shorty Harris and E.L. Cross on August 4 1904 and a gold rush soon followed. The town was named after the local deposits of the mineral rhyolite which contained much ..
Rhyphelia
Rhyphelia is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Species Rhyphelia variegata Simon, 1902 (Venezuela, Brazil) ..
Rhys
Rhys is the last name of Keidrych Rhys Welsh literary journalist and editorPhillip Rhys American actorErnest Rhys English writerJean Rhys Caribbean writerGruff Rhys lead vocalist and guitaristMorgan John Rhys Baptist ministerJonathan Rhys-Meyers Irish actorJohn Rhys-Davies actorJohn Llewellyn Rhys ..
Rhysling Awards
The Rhysling Awards are an annual award given for the best science fiction, fantasy, or horror poem of the year. Unlike most literary awards, which are named for the creator of the award, the subject of the award, or a noted member of the field, the Rhyslings are named for a character in a science ..
Rhys ab Owain
Rhys ab Owain (died 1078) was a king of Deheubarth in southern Wales. Rhys was the son of Owain ab Edwin of the line of Hywel Dda, and member of the Dinefwr dynasty. He followed his brother Maredudd as king of Deheubarth in 1072. Together with the nobility of Ystrad Tywi, he was implicated in the k..
Rhys ap Gruffydd
Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132–28 April 1197) was the ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth (South Wales) from 1155 until his death. Rhys was one of the more successful and powerful Welsh princes, but even he was forced to acknowledge English supremacy, and did so by accepting the title of "Lord" rather..
Rhys ap Tewdwr
Rhys ap Tewdwr (born 997, died 1093) was a prince of Deheubarth in southern Wales and member of the Dinefwr dynasty, a branch decended from Rhodri the Great. He was born in present-day Carmarthenshire and died near Brecon. Rhys claimed the throne of Deheubarth follwing the death of his second cou..
Rhys Campbell Murphy
Rhys Campbell Murphy (born 2000) is a Scottish golfing prodigy. He plays at Dunfermline Golf Club, where at age 5 he is recording better scores than Tiger Woods at the same age. He started playing golf when he was two years old. He was featured on Channel 4's Richard & Judy show on 7 March 2006. E..
Rhys Carpenter
Rhys Carpenter (born 1889 Cotuit, Massachusetts; died January 2, 1980 Devon, Pennsylvania) was a classical art historian and professor at Bryn Mawr College. Carpenter took his B.A. in Classics at Columbia University in 1909. Carpenter won a Rhodes scholarship at Oxford, studying at Balliol Colleg..
Rhys Chatham
Rhys Chatham (b. 1952) is an American avant-garde composer, guitarist, and trumpet player. He currently lives in France. In the early 1970s Chatham was the first music director of The Kitchen in New York. His early compositions owed a significant debt to La Monte Young and other minimalists. By 19..
Rhys Coiro
Rhys Coiro is an American television actor. He is best known for playing the character Billy Walsh on origin HBO's hit comedy series Entourage. He holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University, School of Drama. ..
Rhys Darby
Rhys Darby is a stand-up comedian from New Zealand. A manic live performer, he is adept at mimicry, with the noises of machinery a particular speciality. Darby is probably best known in the United Kingdom for playing the Flight of the Conchords' manager Brian, in their BBC Radio 2 series. ..
Rhys Day
Rhys Day (born 31 August 1982 in Bridgend) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Nationwide Conference side Aldershot Town. Day is a tall and strong central defender, who was once regarded as one of the most talented defenders in the lower leagues of English football. He has been capped several times ..
Rhys Evans
Rhys Evans (January 27 1982 - ) is an English football goalkeeper. Born in Swindon, Evans joined his hometown team Swindon Town in July 2003 from Chelsea. He as also played while on loan from Chelsea with Bristol Rovers, Queens Park Rangers, and Leyton Orient. Evans made his debut for the Engla..
Rhys Fulber
Rhys Fulber is a Canadian electronic musician and producer. He is a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium along with Bill Leeb, and records on his own under the name of the solo project Conjure One. Contents 1 Biography2 Early music career3 Production4 Notes5 Externa..
Rhys Gabe
Rhys Thomas Gabe (1880 - 1967) was a Welsh rugby union player who gained 24 caps for Wales, mainly as a centre. Born in Llangennech, Gabe started his rugby career with Llanelli, making his debut at the age of seventeen. In 1901 he moved to London to study at Borough Road Training College and joine..
Rhys Gryg
Rhys Gryg (English "Rhys the Hoarse") (died 1234), real name Rhys ap Rhys, also known as Rhys Fychan was a Welsh prince who ruled part of the kingdom of Deheubarth. Rhys was the fourth son of Rhys ap Gruffydd (The Lord Rhys) and his wife Gwenllian, daughter of Madog ap Maredudd of Powys. In Rhys ap..
Rhys Hopkin Morris
Sir Rhys Hopkin Morris (1888-November 22 1956) was a Welsh Liberal politician who was a Member of Parliament from 1923–1932 and from 1945–1956. Hopkin Morris was educated at University of North Wales Bangor and qualified as a barrister, being called to the Bar in 1920. A classic laissez..
Rhys Hughes
Rhys Henry Hughes is a Welsh writer and essayist born on September 24, 1966 in Cardiff. He is a prolific short story writer with an eclectic mix of influences, which include Italo Calvino, Milorad Pavić, Jorge Luis Borges, Stanisław Lem, Flann O'Brien, Vladimir Nabokov, Felipe Alfau, Dona..
Rhys Ifans
Rhys Ifans [IPA: r̥ɨːs 'ivans] (born 22 July 1968, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales) is a Welsh actor. He was raised in Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales and attended Ysgol Maes Garmon a Welsh language secondary school in Mold, Flintshire, where he sat his O levels and A levels. He also att..
Rhys Jones
Rhys Maengwyn Jones (1941 – September 19, 2001) was a Welsh-Australian archeologist. Jones was born in Wales. He received his PhD at Cambridge University specialising in the economic and technological interactions of Stone Age people. He arrived in Australia in 1963 to take up a teaching p..
Rhys L. Isaac
Rhys Llywelyn Isaac (born 1937 in Cape of Good Hope) is Emeritus Professor of American History at La Trobe University, Australia and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Early American History at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. In 1983 he won the Pulitzer Prize for History fo..
Rhys Lloyd
Rhys Lloyd, (born June 5, 1982) in Dover, England, United Kingdom, is a kicker in the NFL. He attended Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota, before attending the University of Minnesota. College career Lloyd was the placekicker, kick-off man and punter for the University of Minnesota Gol..
Rhys Lovegrove
Rhys Lovegrove (born March 11, 1987 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian Rugby League player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is in the second row. Career highlights Junior Club: Como-Jannali Rugby League Football ClubFirst..
Rhys Michael of Gwynedd
In the fictional universe of the Deryni novels of Katherine Kurtz, Rhys Michael Haldane was the fifteenth King of Gwynedd, reigning from 922 to 928. He was the tenth member of the House of Haldane to sit upon the throne of Gwynedd, and the fourth consecutive Haldane king since the end of the Festil..
Rhys Millen
Rhys Millen (born in New Zealand) is one of the world's top competitors in drifting. Prior to that in he was a top rally driver in the US, and became the first works backed driver from a car manufacturer with GM in 2004 after narrowly beating Ken Nomura in the US D1 Grand Prix exhibition event in 20..
Rhys Muldoon
Rhys Muldoon (born October 17, in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian actor and presenter who has been involved in television, radio and theatre. Rhys has starred in numerous roles on and off screen, notably in children's television, starring in The Genie From Downunder and as a presenter..
Rhys Thomas
Rhys Thomas may refer to: Rhys Thomas (rugby player)Rhys Thomas (comedian) redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Rhys Thomas (comedian)
Rhys Thomas (born 12 December 1978) is an English comedian and actor. He got his breakthrough while working as a runner on Shooting Stars, when he showed Charlie Higson and Bob Mortimer some sketches he had performed in college. Higson recruited Thomas as a supporting cast member on The Fast Show, ..
Rhys Thomas (rugby player)
Rhys Thomas (February 24, 1904 - July 14, 2004) was Welsh rugby player. Thomas was a flanker for the Llanelli Scarlets of the Welsh Rugby Union in the 1920s. Although he was rated unlucky never to earn a cap for Wales, he participated in the club's victory over the 1926-27 Maoris and in the match a..
Rhys Thuryn
In the fictional universe of the Deryni novels of Katherine Kurtz, Rhys Thuryn was a highly-talented Healer and a central figure in the events surrounding the Haldane Restoration of 904. After his death, he was primarily remembered for developing a Deryni concentration method, known as the "Thuryn ..
Rhys Wakefield
Rhys Wakefield (born 20 November 1988) is an Australian actor. Rhys Wakefield was born in Cairns, Queensland. He had some minor roles in a few shows, but his big break came when he won the role of Lucas Holden in Home and Away in August 2005. He plays the son of Tony (Jon Sivewright) and brother o..
Rhys Wesser
--> Rhys Wesser (born March 31, 1979 in Rockhampton, Queensland) is an Australian Rugby League player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition and has also represented Queensland in the State of Origin. His position of choice is Fullback though he has also played on the Win..
Rhys Weston
Rhys Weston (born 27 October 1980 in Kingston upon Thames, England) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Cardiff City of the Football League Championship, the second tier of football in England and Wales. Weston, a Welsh international who has earned 7 caps for his country, formerly pla..
Rhys Williams
Rhys Williams may be: Rhys Williams (1897 - 1969) actor.Rhys Haydn Williams (1930 - 1993) rugby union playerRhys Williams (1980) rugby union player. ..
Rhys Williams (actor)
Rhys Williams (December 31,1897-May 28,1969) was a Welsh-born character actor in movies and television, whose career spanned several decades. He presented a brawny appearance and often played "tough guys" of one kind or another. He made his film debut in How Green Was My Valley (1941). This movie ..
Rhys Williams (rugby player)
Gethin Rhys Williams (born 23 February 1980 in Cardiff) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Cardiff Blues and has won 44 caps for Wales as a full-back and winger. He is also the captain of the team. Educated at Ysgol Iolo Morganwg (the Welsh-medium primary school in Cowbridge) and Cowbridge..
Rhythm
Contents 1 See also2 Sources3 Further reading4 Journal Articles5 External links Rhythm (Greek ρυθμός = flow (in Modern Greek = 'style') is the variation of the accentuation of sounds or other events over time. "Rhythm involves patterns of duration that are phe..
Rhythm-al-ism
Rhythm-al-ism is the fourth album by rapper/producer DJ Quik. It was released on Profile Records on November 10, 1998 and was certified gold by the RIAA on July 7, 1999. It peaked at number 63 on the Billboard 200 on December 12, 1998. The album feaures the singles "You'z a Ganxta", "Hand In Hand"..
Rhythmbox
Rhythmbox is an audio player that plays and helps organize digital music. Originally inspired by Apple's iTunes, it is free software, designed to work well under the GNOME Desktop, and uses the GStreamer media framework. It is currently under active development. Contents 1 Features1.1 ..
Rhythmeen
Rhythmeen is the twelfth studio album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music). Contents 1 Track listing2 Personnel3 Production4 Charts Track listing All songs by Billy Gibbons, except where noted. "Rhythmeen" – 3:53"Bang Bang" – ..
Rhythmicon
The Rhythmicon—also known as the Polyrhythmophone—was the world's first electronic drum machine (or "rhythm machine," the original term for devices of the type). In 1930, the avant-garde American composer and musical theorist Henry Cowell commissioned Russian inventor Léon Theremin to create..
Rhythmic Adult Contemporary
Rhythmic Adult Contemporary is a format similar to Rhythmic Top 40 radio. Like many Adult Contemporary radio stations, Rhythmic AC stations often would not play rap. It usually gears toward an older audience ages 25 to 54. Often stations using this format play a great deal of Disco music from the 19..
Rhythmic gesture
A rhythmic gesture is a durational pattern which, in contrast to a rhythmic unit, does not occupy a period of time equivalent to a pulse or pulses on an underlying metric level. (DeLone et. al. (Eds.), 1975, chap. 3) They may be described according to their beginnings and endings or as to the rhyth..
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnasts from Greece in the 2000 Sydney Olympics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or groups of two or more manipulate five types of apparatus: Ball, Clubs, Hoop, Ribbon, and Rope. It combines elements of ballet, gymnastics, theatrical dance, and apparatus man..
Rhythmic mode
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. In medieval music, the rhythmic modes were patterns of long and short durations (or rhythms) imposed on wr..
Rhythmic Movement Disorder
Rhythmic Movement Disorder, also referred to as jactatio capitis nocturna, is a condition characterized by repetitive banging or rocking motions just before and during light sleep. This condition occurs primarily in infants and young children, although adults can be affected as well. While rarely ha..
Rhythmic notation
Rhythmic notation is a form of musical notation which specifies the exact rhythm in which to play or comp the indicated chords. The chords are written above the staff and the rhythm is indicated in the traditional manner, though pitch is unspecified through the use of slashes placed on the center li..
Rhythmic Top 40
Rhythmic Top 40, also known as Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio and "Rhythmic Crossover," is a music radio format that includes of a mix of dance, and upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop, and R&B hits. While most rhythmic stations' playlists are comprised of that mentioned above, there are some tend to lea..
Rhythmic Top 40 panel
The Billboard Radio Monitor Rhythmic Top 40 panel is a list of Rhythmic Top 40 stations that are monitored by BDS Nielsen Data Systems. The stations are ranked by the highest audience cumes based on Arbitron ratings and are modified twice a year. Reporting panels Here are a list of monitored repo..
Rhythmic unit
A rhythmic unit is a durational pattern which occupies a period of time equivalent to a pulse or pulses on an underlying metric level, as opposed to a rhythmic gesture. Rhythmic units may be classified as: Metric: even-note patterns, such as steady eighth notes or pulses.Intrametric: confirming pat..
Rhythmology
rhythmology - aka Malcolm Rycraft - is a composer of rhythmic, keyboard-based, electronic music. The music is full of rhythms which are combined, contrasted and generally used as building blocks, hence the name rhythmology, but there is also a strong element of lyricism and harmony. The music is roo..
Rhythms NetConnections
Rhythms NetConnections Inc. was in the business of providing broadband local-access communication services to large enterprises, telecommunications carriers and their internet service provider (ISP) affiliates and other ISPs. The company's services included a range of high-speed, always-on connectio..
Rhythms of resistance
Rhythms of Resistance or just RoR is a network of percussion bands that play at demonstrations and direct actions that fall within the broad definition of 'anti-capitalist'. Since RoR London was formed in 2000, various sister-bands throughout Europe (and even the rest of the world) have been spawned..
Rhythms of The World
Contents 1 What It Is2 Location3 History4 Genres5 External Links What It Is Rhythms of The World (ROTW) is Europe's biggest free world music concert. It was first organised in ROTW is a concert which celebrates the culture and art which is expressed through all types of ..
Rhythmyx
Rhythmyx is a middle-tier Content Management System which uses a Java applet as its main interface. It is designed to be capable of use in large organisations, and therefore supports various permission levels. Rhythmyx organises content into various types such as generic pages, homepages, images, d..
Rhythm & Romance
Rhythm & Romance was the second #1 Billboard country album for Rosanne Cash. Her highest honor came when one of its tracks, "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me", won the 1985 Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a female artist. That song and "Never Be You" were both #1 Billboard cou..
Rhythm & Vines
'Rhythm and Vines' is a New Years Eve music festival held in Waiohika Estate vineyard, ten minutes from Gisborne city. Contents 1 History2 Line-up2.1 2005/20062.2 Coming year3 Policies4 External links History Rhythm & Vines was the brain child of university mates H..
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues (or R&B) was coined as a musical marketing term in the United States in 1949 by Jerry Wexler at Billboard magazine, and was used to designate upbeat popular music performed by African American artists that combined jazz, gospel, and blues. It replaced the term race music, which was ..
Rhythm and Blues (professional wrestling)
Rhythm & Blues was the tag team of The Honky Tonk Man and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Probably their most famous/infamous moment when at WrestleMania VI when they were driven to the ring in a pink Cadilliac owned and driven by a then unknown "Diamond" Dallas ..
Rhythm and Blues Foundation
The Rhythm and Blues Foundation is an independent American nonprofit organization dedicated to the historical and cultural preservation of rhythm and blues music. The idea for the Foundation came in 1987 during discussions about royalties with entertainer Ruth Brown, entertainment attorney Howell ..
Rhythm and Booms
Rhythm and Booms is an annual Independence Day fireworks show in Madison, Wisconsin at Warner Park on the city's northeast side. The show, which began in 1993, is held on the Saturday before Independence Day. Madison claims it is the largest fireworks presentation in the Midwest. The event is p..
Rhythm and Booze
Rhythm and Booze was released June 27th 2006. ..
Rhythm and Hues Studios
Rhythm & Hues Studios is an Academy Award winning visual effects studio, founded in 1987 by six former employees of Robert Abel and Associates. The company is located in Los Angeles, California and is perhaps best known for its computer generated 3D character animation. The studio received an Ac..
Rhythm and Lead Guitar
Rhythm & Lead Guitar is the position of a musician in a musical group who performs rhythm guitar a majority of the time, but also performs solos occasionally. This is usually in the context of two guitarists, one of which performs lead guitar more of the time, and the other of which performs rhythm ..
Rhythm changes
In jazz, rhythm changes include the chord progression of George Gershwin's song "I Got Rhythm" and its variations which are used to improvise over. Rhythm changes proved popular after early bebop musicians began to improvise over the progression. Many songs were later written over the same progressi..
Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up
Tracklisting YeahBurnConfession Part IIMy Boo (Feat Alicia Keys)3 Brand New Tracks Dot ComDoin’ The MostIt Is What It IsSpecial Features The Making Of The Mini MoviePreviously Unreleased Footage Of UsherDolby DigitalRegio 0 / PAL / ColourRunning Time: 90 Minutes Approx..
Rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar is a kind of guitar playing that provides accompaniment for a singer or other instruments. Its purpose is to provide pulse or rhythm for the song, and to provide harmony that supports the other instruments (or voice). The rhythm guitar is the complement to the lead guitar, which play..
Rhythm Heritage
Rhythm Heritage was a 1970s American disco-funk band, best known for their 1976 U.S. #1 single "Theme from S.W.A.T." They also recorded themes for several other ABC television shows, including "Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow" from Baretta. Rhythm Heritage was formed in 1975 by producer Steve Barri a..
Rhythm Is Love - Best Of
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Rhythm Is My Business
Rhythm Is My Business is a 1962 (see 1962 in music) album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with a band arranged and conducted by the American R&B organist Bill Doggett. Down Beat jazz magazine awarded this album 3 1/2 stars, commenting that the emphasis here was on 'swinging'. Track..
Rhythm King Records
Rhythm King was an independent record label of the late 1980s and early 1990s that was run by Martin Heath. Initially specialising in dance, rap and house music (hip-house), Rhythm King expanded it's focus to encompass rock and indie bands such as The Sultans Of Ping FC. Originally starting out as ..
Rhythm Method
The Rhythm Method, also known as the Calendar Method or the Knaus-Ogino Method (named after Hermann Knaus and Kyusaku Ogino), is a method of natural birth control that involves counting days of a woman's menstrual cycle in order to achieve or avoid pregnancy. A recently developed variant of the Rh..
Rhythm Nation
"Rhythm Nation" Single by Janet Jackson From the album Rhythm Nation 1814 Released November 1989 Format 7" single12" maxi single Genre R&B Length 5:30 Label A&M Writers Janet JacksonJimmy JamTerry Lewis Producers Jimmy JamTerry Lewis Director Dominic Sena Certification Gold Chart po..
Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (commonly titled simply Rhythm Nation or Rhythm Nation 1814) is the fourth studio album by American R&B artist Janet Jackson. It was released on September 19, 1989 and became the best selling album of 1990. It is the only album in history to score #1 singles on t..
Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour
Rhythm Nation Tour 1814 1990 Artist Janet Jackson Dates March 1 1990 - November 1990 No. of legs 4 No. of shows 120 in total The Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour was Janet Jackson's first worldwide tour in support of her multi-platinum smash album, Rhythm Nation 1814. The tour started ..
Rhythm Night Club Fire
The Rhythm Night Club fire took place in Natchez, Mississippi on April 23, 1940 and killed 209 African-American party goers, while severely injuring many others. The night club, which was once a church and converted blacksmith shop, was located in a one-story frame building on 1 St. Catherine Stree..
Rhythm of Black Lines
--> Rhythm of Black Lines was a rock group sui generis formed by Clint Newsom, Kiki Solis, Tim O'Neil, Omar Chavez, and Paul Newman. The group released their last record on Gold Standard Laboratories label, run by Sonny Kay and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. Discography Rhythm of Black Lines (1999) Sixg..
Rhythm of Love
Rhythm of Love is a title shared by three unrelated albums, two of which were released in 1990. Rhythm of Love 1990 album by Australian artist Kylie Minogue.Rhythm of Love 1990 album by rock band LavaRhythm of Love 1994 album by Anita Baker.Rhythm of Love 2006 album by EliZe. This is a [disamb..
Rhythm of Love (Kylie Minogue album)
Rhythm of Love is the title of the third album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. Contents 1 Album information2 Track listing3 Singles4 Australian tour edition5 Trivia6 Charts Album information The album was produced by: Stock Aitken Waterman (tracks 1-5,7,9), Ke..
Rhythm of Love (Lava album)
Rhythm of Love is a studio album by rock band Lava, released in 1990. Track listing "Somebody Like You""You've Taken My Heart Away""The Rhythm of Love""Transition Man""Artificial Love""Heartache""Lovers United""Take a Look at These Eyes""She's the One""I Guess You Broke My Heart " Personnel Rolf ..
Rhythm of Love Tour
In early 1991, Kylie Minogue undertook the second world tour of her career. Known as the 'Rhythm of Love Tour' in Australia and Asia, the show saw Kylie's confidence as a live performer skyrocket. Showcasing Ms Minogue's so called 'SexKylie' form, and the album 'Rhythm Of Love,' Kylie's coming of ag..
Rhythm of Time
Rhythm of Time is an album by Jordan Rudess recorded and released in 2004. In order to create the album before he went on tour with Dream Theater in 2004, Rudess lived in complete seclusion from the rest of the world for 14 days. With no telephone, email, or other social contact, Rudess only spo..
Rhythm of Youth
Rhythm of Youth is the first full-length album from the group Men Without Hats released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). This album propelled them to fame with "The Safety Dance". Track listing "Ban The Game""Living In China""The Great Ones Remember""I Got The Message""Cocoricci (Le Tango des Voleurs..
Rhythm Pigs
The Rhythm Pigs were a punk band, originially from El Paso Texas later relocated to San Francisco. Their first 7" EP is a classic example of early hardcore, welding driving rock and roll with broad melodies and the varied tempos and hooks that were to disappear from the form until reintroduced by G..
Rhythm section
Rhythm section refers to the musicians whose primary jobs in a jazz or popular music band or ensemble is to establish the rhythm of a song or musical piece, often via repeated riffs or ostinati. "Rhythm Section" may also refer to the instruments in this group. A non-musician might call the rhythm s..
Rhythm Shower
Rhythm Shower is an album by The Upsetters, released in 1973. Track listing Side one "Tighten Up" – Dillinger"Django Shoots First" – Sir Lord Comic"Uncle Charley""Sokup""Double Power""Lover Version" Side two "Rumpelsteelkin""Skanking" – Dillinger"Kuchy Skank""Connection" – Dillinger"Opera..
Rhythm Syndicate
Rhythm Syndicate was an R&B group from Connecticut consisting of singer Evan Rogers, guitarist Carl Sturken, keyboardist John Nevin, bassist Rob Mingrino, and drummer, Kevin Cloud. The group has two hits in 1991: "P.A.S.S.I.O.N", which hit number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "Hey Donna", which hi..
Rhythm Zone
Rhythm Zone is a label in the avex records group which releases all kinds of contemporary Japanese music. Some of the artists signed to Rhythm Zone is Kumi Koda, EXILE and m-flo. Roster per February 2006 ARIAASIA ENGINEERCaravanCOLOREXILEHeartsdalesLISAm-floMINI☆BOXminkNaoRAM RIDERRather Unique..
Rhytidectomy
A facelift, technically known as a rhytidectomy (literally, surgical removal of wrinkles), is a procedure used in plastic surgery to give a more youthful appearance. It usually involves the removal of excess facial skin, with or without the tightening of underlying tissues, and the redraping the ski..
Rhytion
Rhytion is an ancient city of Crete, one of the seven cities of Crete that participated in the Trojan War according to the Iliad (besides Knossos, Gortys, Lykastos, Milatos, Lyktos, and Phaistos). Homeric Rhytion was probably at Rotasani Kefala near the modern village of Rotasi (near Pyrgos, south..
Rhyton
Golden Rhyton from Iran's Achaemenid period. Excavated at Ecbatana. Kept at National Museum of Iran. A Rhyton (Greek ῥυτόν rutón) is a ceremonial drinking cup shaped like an animal head or horn. Rhyta were favored ceremonial wine vessels in the Ancient ..
Rhyzobius
Rhizobius may also be a genus in the fungi kingdom - see Disease resistance in fruit and vegetables.'' Rhyzobius is a genus of insect in the family Coccinellidae, the lady beetles. It is often misspelled as Rhizobius. ..
Rúhíyyih Khanum
Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khanum Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khanum (1910-2000), born Mary Maxwell was the wife of Shoghi Effendi, the head of the Bahá'í Faith from 1921-1957. She was appointed by him as a Hand of the Cause, and served an important role in the transfer of authority from 1957-196..
R Hydrae
R Hydrae is a Mira-type variable star in the constellation Hydra. The magnitude of R Hydrae varies over a period of 389 days, between 3.21 and 11.00. The period of R Hydrae changes slowly. At maximum brightness the star can be seen with the naked eye, while at minimum a telescope of at least 5 c..
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