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Rig
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In Norse mythology, see Ríg.In Hinduism, see Rig Veda.In abstract algebra, the term rig may refer to a semiringRigging is the arrangement of sails on a sailing vessel.A type of horse drawn carriage in the U.S.An oil rig or drilling..
Rig, West Virginia
Rig is an unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. External links Communities Bayard | Berkeley Springs | Bolivar | Capon Bridge | Charles Town | Franklin | Harpers Ferry | Hedgesville | Keyser | Martinsburg | Moorefield | Paw Paw | Petersburg | Piedmont | Ridge..
Rig-e Jenn
The Rig-e Jenn is a vast area of sand dunes in the middle of Dasht-e Kavir, Iran's central desert in the border region of the Semnan and Isfahan provinces. It was not travelled by the old caravan travellers, who believed it is a place where evil spirits live. Even today some in the neighbouring town..
Riga
There is also a town in New York, USA, named Riga. Riga (Latvian: Rīga), the capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the River Daugava, at [56°58′N 24°8′E]. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states and serves as a major cultural, educational, ..
Riga, New York
Riga is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 5,437 at the 2000 census. The Town of Riga is southwest of the City of Rochester on the western border of the county. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 Communities and locations in Riga5..
Rigadoon (disambiguation)
Rigadoon can refer to: The Rigaudon (also rigadoon) is a French baroque dance with a lively duple metre.A puppet from the Rigadoon Gang.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 chan..
Rigadoon Gang
The Rigadoon Gang is a series of 70 cm tall puppets with yarn hair. These dolls came with size 18 month children's clothes. The puppets can be animated with two hands: one hand goes into the back of the head to move the mouth; the other slides into the finger-hold on the back of either hand. Origin..
Rigan Machado
Rigan Machado is a 7th Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu earning his rank under Carlos Gracie Jr. He is a former Jiu-Jitsu world champion and a veteran of the ADCC. He currently teaches out of his California Academy. Instructor Lineage: Sr. Mitsuo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie Sr. ..
Rigas Feraios
--> Rigas Velestinlis or Rigas Feraios, (Greek: Ρήγας Βελεστινλής-Φεραίος, real name: Antonios Kyriazis), 1757-1798, was a Greek poet. Rigas was born in 1757 to wealthy parents in Velestino, Thessaly, near ancient Feres (Φεραί) for which he is named. He was educated at..
Rigas Sporta Pils
--> Rigas Sporta Pils (Latvian: Rīgas Sporta pils) is an ice hockey arena in Riga, Latvia. It was built in 1970 with the total capacity of 5,500 (including room for 500 standing spectators). In the 1970s-80s, it was the home arena for the renowned ice hockey club Dinamo Riga and frequently hoste..
Rigatoni
Rigatoni is a form of tube-shaped pasta. It is larger than penne and ziti. Rigatoni is usually ridged and the tube's end does not terminate at an angle, like penne's does. Rigatoni can be coupled with many different sauces, from creamy to chunky. Consequently, rigatoni is a popular choice for resta..
Rigatoni alla Pajata
Rigatoni alla Pajata is a classic dish of Roman pasta from the region of Lazio. The dish can still be found in some traditional trattorias in Rome. Pajata is the term for the intestines of an "un-weaned" calf, i.e., only fed on its mother's milk. The intestines are cleaned, but the milk is left insi..
Rigaud
Rigaud can refer to to following people: André Rigaud (1761–1811), Haitian revolutionaryHyacinthe Rigaud (1659–1743), French baroque portrait painter during the reign of Louis XIVJean Rigaud (1912–1999), French painterPhilippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil (c.1643–1725), Governor-general of New Fran..
Rigaud, Quebec
Rigaud is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the county of Vaudreuil-Soulanges at the junction of the Ottawa River (Riviere des Ouatouais) and the Rigaud River. It is the farthest western suburb of Montreal. The commuter train to downtown Montreal starts at the Rigaud station. Its ma..
Rigaudon
The rigaudon (also rigadoon) is a French baroque dance with a lively duple metre. The music is similar to that of a bourrée, but the Rigaudon is rhythmically simpler with regular phrases (eight measure phrases are most common). ..
Rigaud Benoit
Rigaud Benoit (1911 - 1986) was a Haïtian artist known for his work in painting. His early work was painted pottery, something he did not initially take credit for. He is also known for his murals; his work Nativity is found in the Cathedral of Sainte Trinité in Haïti. His later work became ve..
Rigaud Duplan
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]Joseph Rigaud Duplan is a candidate for president of Haiti. He is the most popular candidate in Haiti without advertisement on tv or radio. ..
Rigaud River
The Rigaud River is a river in eastern Ontario and western Quebec. It rises south of Vankleek Hill, Ontario and flows east, entering the province of Quebec. It joins with the East Rigaud River which rises to the south of it and flows north to empty into the Ottawa River at Rigaud, Quebec. The river..
Rigaut de Berbezilh
Rigaut de Berbezilh, also known as Rigaut de Barbezieux and Richartz de Barbesiu (fl.1175 – 1215) was a troubadour, born to a family of poor knights in Saintonge. He was a great influence on the Sicilian School and is quoted in the Roman de la Rose. About 15 of [his poems] survive. ..
Riga Arena
Riga Arena is an arena in Riga, Latvia. It is primarily used for ice hockey and basketball. Riga Arena holds 10,500 people and was completed in 2006. It was used as one of the venues for the 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, the other being Skonto Arena. External link [Official web..
Riga Castle
Riga Castle Riga Castle (Rīgas pils in Latvian) is a castle on the banks of River Daugava in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The castle was founded in 1330 on the spot where the first fortifications of Riga used to stand. This structure was thoroughly rebuilt between 1497 and 1515. Upon the cas..
Riga City Council
Riga City Council (Latvian: Rīgas Dome) is the government of Riga City, the capital of Latvia. It is located in the Riga Town Hall at the Town Hall Square (Rātslaukums) in the very heart of Riga. The Riga City Council consisting of 60 councillors who are elected every 4 years is established on th..
Riga Dome Choir School
Riga Dome Choir School is a state-run school in Riga, Latvia for boys and girls aged 7 to 18. It provides both musical and general education, and has a well-known boys' choir as well as girls' choir. External links [School website] ..
Riga Fereou Street
The Riga Fereou Street is Patras' main street linking with 28 Oktovriou (Karolou) Street and near Papaflessa Street with parts of the street running near the OSE SPAP Line. The street is one way southbound and has no northbound artery which is used by another street to the north. The street runs n..
Riga Governorate
Riga Governorate (Рижская губерния or Riga guberniya) was a governorate of the Russian Empire. Named after the city of Riga, it was created July 28 (July 17 O.S.), 1713 out of territories conquered from Sweden in the Great Northern War. The former dominion of Swedish Livonia was forma..
Riga International Airport
Rīga International Airport was built in Skulte in 1973. Is located about eight miles (13km) southwest of Rīga, the capital of Latvia. It is the largest airport in the Baltic states and is directly connected to 27 countries: Sweden, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland,Germany, Austria, Denmark, Eston..
Riga Peace Treaty
Riga Peace Treaty may refer to one of the following: Latvian-Soviet Riga Peace Treaty of 1920.Polish-Soviet Riga Peace Treaty of 1921. 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..
Riga Radio and TV Tower
Riga Radio and TV Tower in 2004 The Riga Radio and TV Tower (Rīgas radio un televīzijas tornis) in Riga, Latvia is the tallest structure in the Baltic countries. It was built between 1979 and 1986. Its highest point reaches 368.5 m (1209 ft), which makes it the third tallest tower in Europe ..
Riga State Gymnasium No.1
Riga State Gymnasium No.1 Riga State Gymnasium No.1 (Latvian: Rīgas Valsts 1. ģimnāzija), the oldest school in the Baltic states, offers secondary education (grades 7 to 12) in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The school was founded in 1211,[[Citing sources citation needed]&..
Riga Stock Exchange
The Riga Stock Exchange is a sole stock exchange operating in Riga, Latvia. It is owned by OMX, which also operates Helsinki Stock Exchange and Stockholm Stock Exchange. ..
Riga Technical University
The University building between 1890-1900 Riga Technical University (RTU) (Latvian: Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte) (previously known as Riga Polytechnical Institute and Riga Polytechnicum) is located in Riga, Latvia. Contents 1 Riga Polytechnicum, 1862-19182 Riga Technical Unive..
Riga Township, Michigan
Riga Township is a township in Lenawee County, Michigan, United States. The population was 1,439 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 105.9 km² (40.9 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,439 p..
RIGblaster nomic
The RIGblaster nomic is a popular radio/computer interface device used by amateur radio operators to connect their analog radio transceiver to their computer's analog sound inputs and outputs. When used in conjunction with appropriate software, it allows the operator to transmit and receive using ma..
Rigby
John Rigby & Co. is a manufacturer of high end rifles and shotguns that became renowned for its large calibre big game rifles . History Rigby was established in Dublin in 1735. A London office opened in the mid-19th century and the Dublin office closed in 1897. Historically it has been involved ..
Rigby, Idaho
Rigby is a city in Jefferson County, Idaho, United States. The population was 2,998 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Contents 1 Geography2 Community Information3 Notable History4 Demographics5 Ex..
Rigdon's July 4th Oration
An oration delivered by Mormon leader Sidney Rigdon during a 4th of July celebration in Far West, Missouri in 1838. Rigdon was first councillor and spokesman for Joseph Smith Jr.. The oration was meant as a Mormon "declaration of independence" against "mobocrats" and Anti-Mormon persecution. In..
Rigdonite
Rigdonite is a name given to members of the Latter Day Saint movement who accept Sidney Rigdon as the sucessesor in the church presidency to movement founder, Joseph Smith, Jr.. The early history of the Rigdonite movement is shared with the History of the Latter Day Saint movement, but as of the 18..
Rigdum Funnidos
Rigdum Funnidos is a character in Henry Carey's Chrononhotonthologos (1734). Rigdum Funnidos is the comically plain-spoken contrast to the bombastic Aldiboronti. Both are courtiers, but whereas Aldiboronti might explain, when asked who Somnus is, "The Son of Chaos and of Erebus, Incestuous Pair! Br..
Rigdzin Kumaradza
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Rigel
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Rigel (disambiguation)
Rigel can mean: The star Rigel in the constellation Orion.The megalyrid wasp genus Rigel from Chile.The Argentinian sounding rocket named Rigel.The Norwegian and German vessel named Rigel. There was also a computer role-playing game named Rescue at Rigel. Unrelated but similar The star Rigil Kenta..
Rigel (rocket)
Rigel is the name of an Argentinian sounding rocket. The double stage Rigel (first stage Canopus, second stage Orion-2) was launched seven times between 1969 and 1973. The Rigel rocket has a maximum altitude of 310 km, a launch mass of 300 kg, a diameter of 0.228 metres and a length of 6.30 metres. ..
Rigel (vessel)
The Rigel was a Norwegian and German vessel named after the brightest star in the Orion constellation, built in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1924. The vessel was sunk by the British Royal Navy off Norway on 27 November 1944 during World War II. The Rigel and Korsnes had been requisitioned by the German o..
Rigel Concourse
In Jack Vance's "Demon Princes" novels, the Rigel Concourse is a system of habitable planets orbiting Rigel. The orbits are very distant (otherwise the planets would not be habitable in view of the star's immense luminosity) and it is conjectured in The Killing Machine that the planets were brought ..
Rigel Sauri
Rigel Sauri (born in 1966 in Mérida, State of Yucatan, Mexico) is a Mexican artist who paints murals and pictures. He currently lives in Minnetonka, Minnesota, in the United States. Rigel Sauri moved to the Mexico City with his family when he was seven years old. When he was seventeen years old ..
Rigel VII
'''Rigel VII Distance from Galactic Core 5,000 light years Region Galactic Center System Rigel Star System Number of suns 1 Number of moons 1 Population Unkonwn Points of Interest Rigel VII Fortress Affiliation United Federation of Planets Rigel VII, is a fictional pl..
Rigg
Rigg is an Old English language word meaning a bumpy fell or ridge. It may also refer to: People See Rigg (surname) Other High Rigg, a small hill located in the English Lake District a few miles from the town of Keswick. See also RigRiggs This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] pag..
Rigga Road
Rigga Road is a road on the Daira side of the city of Dubai. It has many tourist activities and is the location of major financial institutions. It also witnesses major events during the Dubai Shopping Festival. ..
Rigged Hilbert space
In mathematics, a rigged Hilbert space (Gelfand triple, nested Hilbert space, equipped Hilbert space) is a construction designed to link the distribution (test function) and square-integrable aspects of functional analysis. Such spaces were introduced to study spectral theory in the broad sense. The..
Riggenbach rack system
The Riggenbach rack system is a rack and pinion design, devised by Niklaus Riggenbach, an Alsace born Swiss locomotive engineer. It is the first rack system, invented in 1863 and first applied on the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn in 1871 when it became the first rack railway. The system uses a ladder rack, for..
Rigger
Rigger may mean: Rigger (modern usage), a person or company which specializes in the lifting and moving of extremely large and heavy objectsA person who attended to the rigging of a sailing ship (original usage) or a racing shell in the sport of rowingParachute rigger, someone working with aircraft..
Rigger (modern usage)
Historically, a Rigger was a person who worked with ropes for hoisting the sails of a ship. Today, a Rigger is a person or company which specializes in the lifting and or moving of extremely large and/or heavy objects. Riggers tend to be highly specialized to moving jobs that cannot be accompli..
Rigger boot
A pair of typical Rigger boots Rigger boots are a particular type of safety boot. The name "rigger" comes from the fact that they were first originally used by the tradesmen of the same name, but are nowadays worn by most types of manual worker as a general purpose workboot. They are particula..
Rigging
The rigging of a square rigger in London. Rigging (Anglo-Saxon wrigan or wrihan, to clothe) denotes how a boat is outfitted. For sailing ships, rigging refers to all apparatuses by or through which the force of the wind is transferred to boat in order to propel the boat forward1 This includ..
Rigging (disambiguation)
Rigging refers to: Masts and lines on ships and other sailing vessels, see rigging.Oars, Oarlocks, Outriggers, and other paraphernalia on a rowing boat, see rowing terms.Temporary structures such as stages built at rock concerts, gatherings, theatre productions, and other events where temporary stru..
Rigging (theatre)
Rigging is a term for work and equipment related to a theatrical fly system. It exists primarily to move lights, sets, and drape to a stage or above it into a fly loft. Fly systems and rigging can be very dangerous if handled incorrectly. Wikipedia does not contain a comprehensive guide. Read all o..
Rigging extempore gear
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Riggins, Idaho
Riggins, a city in Idaho County, Idaho, is nestled deep in a canyon at the confluence of the Salmon River and the Little Salmon River in west Central Idaho, approximately 150 highway miles north of Boise, and 120 highway miles SSE of Lewiston. The elevation of Riggins is 1800 feet. The population ..
Riggins, Mississippi
Riggins, Mississippi, is a village in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Riggins is located at [34°03′02″N, 88°15′10″W] east of Smithville. References ..
Riggs
Riggs may refer to: People Adrian Riggs, American boxerBobby Riggs (1918 – 1995), American tennis playerDerek Riggs, British artistDudley Riggs (1932 – ), American comedianFrank Riggs (1950 – ), Californian politicianGeorge Washington Riggs, American bankerGerald Riggs former NFL..
Riggs' disease
Riggs' disease, also known as pyorrhea of a toothsocket or gingivitis expulsiva, is a [[wikt:purulent|purulent]] inflammation of the dental periosteum named after American dentist John M. Riggs (1810-1885). Riggs' disease produces the progressive necrosis of the alveoli and looseness of the teeth. ..
Riggs Bank
Riggs Bank was a Washington, DC-based commercial bank with branches located in the surrounding metropolitan area and offices around the world. Riggs had been controlled by the Albritton family since the 1980s, but they lost control after various corporate scandals and management problems. On May 16..
Riggs Glacier
Riggs Glacier, 1992 Riggs Glacier is a glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins on the southern slope of the Takhinsha Mountains, 6 km (4 mi) southeast of Mount Harris and flows south-southeast to the head of Muir Inlet, 69 km (43&..
Riggs v. Palmer
An important New York court case, Riggs v. Palmer' (Riggs et al. v. Palmer) (1889), 115 N.Y. 506 was an example of the social purpose rule of statutory construction. 'Riggs' was a probate suit brought before the Court of Appeals of New York in 1889. The plaintiffs, Mrs. Riggs and Mrs. Preston, soug..
Riggu Felis
Riggu Felis is an anthropomorphic wildcat from the Redwall novel series. Warlord and conqueror of Green Isle, Riggu Felis was a fearsome wildcat, possibly related to Ungatt Trunn. He and his horde of feral cats-descendants of ordinary cats who had joined with their wildcat brethren-took over Green ..
Riggwelter
Riggwelter is Yorkshire slang for a sheep with a heavy fleece that has fallen onto its back and, being unable to get back up, has died as a result. Also a type of beer from the Black Sheep brewery. ..
Rigg (surname)
Rigg is a surname, and may refer to Diana Rigg (1938 – ), English actressJames Harrison Rigg (1821 – 1909), English ministerKeith Rigg (1906 – 1995), Australian cricketerRebecca Rigg (1967 – ), Australian actressRichard Rigg (1872 – 1964), Canadian minister and polit..
Right
"Claim" redirects here. For , see . Theories of rights Civil rights Collective rights Group rights Human rights Inalienable rights Individual rights Legal rights Natural rights Negative andpositive rights Social rights "Three generations"of rights Women's rights A right ..
Right-bank Ukraine
Right-bank Ukraine (Ukrainian: Pravoberezhna Ukrayina; Russian: ; Polish: ), a historical name of a part of Ukraine on the right (west) bank of the Dnieper River, corresponding with modern-day oblasts of Volyn, Rivne, Vinnitsa, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad and Kiev, as well as part of Cherkasy and Ternopil..
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Right-hand rule
The right hand rule is also an algorithm used to solve mazes, where a person keeps their right hand on a wall at all times while moving forward, because the walls along the path to the exit of the maze form one surface. In mathematics and physics, the right-hand rule is a convention for determining ..
Right-in/right-out
Right-in/right-out (RIRO) or left-in/left-out (LILO), corresponding to the side of the road that traffic drives on (RIRO for right-side driving), is a type of access on a divided highway that allows access to only the side of the highway closer to the intersecting road. It can be an isolated feature..
Right-libertarianism
Part of the Politics series onLibertarianism Factions Agorism Geolibertarianism Left-libertarianism Minarchism Neolibertarianism Paleolibertarianism Influences Austrian School Anarchism Anarcho-capitalism Classical liberalism Objectivism Ideas Civil liberties Free markets Laissez-faire Libe..
Right-of-way
Right-of-way may refer to: In geography: An easement that permits one to travel across the real property of another, or the strip of land subject to such an easement. A right-of-way may confer rights to an individual (such as a neighbor), entity (such as a railroad) or the public as a whole.*Right..
Right-of-way (railroad)
A right-of-way (plural: rights-of-way) is an easement or strip of land granted to a railroad company upon which to build a railroad. In the case of an easement, it may revert to its original owners if the line is abandoned. Rights-of-way are considered private property by the respective railroad ow..
Right-socialism
Right-socialism may refer to: The right-wing (i.e. the most centrist elements) of the socialist movement. See social democracy and Third Way.An awkward combination of right-of-center (for example conservative or nationalist) ideas and socialist principles. In this sense, Right-socialism is a type o..
Right-to-left shunt
A right-to-left shunt is a cardiac shunt which allows, or is designed to cause, blood to flow from the right heart to the left heart. This occurs when: there is an opening or passage between the atria, ventricles, and/or great vessels; and,right heart pressure is higher than left heart pressure and/..
Right-to-work law
Right-to-work laws are statutes enforced in several U.S. States, allowed under provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act, which discourages collective bargaining by prohibiting trade unions from making membership a condition of employment, either before or after hire. Contents 1 The Taft-Hartley Ac..
Right-wing and left-wing armed conflicts (Republic of Turkey)
In Left-Right clashes of Republic of Turkey, is the name given to armed conflicts during the 1970s between socialist-communist to nationalist groups. In setting up the 1970s conditions, there were two main factors: Turkey was in a tight rob between Moscow and United States. Turkey's State did not ..
Right-wing Party the Conservatives
Högerpartiet de konservativa (Swedish conservative party), a minor Swedish political party, founded in 2003. External link [Högerpartiet de konservativa] - Official site ..
Right-wing politics
Political parties This series is part ofthe Politics series Party systemPolitical spectrumMulti-party systemTwo-party systemSingle-party stateDominant-party systemParties by countryParties by ideologyParty platformIdeologies of partiesLeft-Right politics*Left-wing politics*Right-wing politic..
Rightalk.com
[Rightalk.com] is an internet based radio network offering conservative talk radio programming focusing on American politics from numerous talk show hosts. Hosts who currently or have previously appeared on the RighTalk.com network include Grover Norquist, Phyllis Schlafly, Paul Schiffer,..
RightEdge
Contents 1 About2 Markets3 Where4 Developing Systems5 Summary of Features6 Indicator Library About RightEdge is a trading system development platform based on modern, compiled languages. This platform is equipped with a cutting edge integrated development environment..
Righteousness
Righteousness in this article refers to the important theological concept in Judaism and Christianity. In one sense, it is an attribute of God whereby he is said to be holy and righteous. In another sense it refers to the righteousness of man; either his inherent righteousness (or the lack thereof..
Righteous Among the Nations
Righteous Among the Nations (Hebrew: חסידי אומות העולם, Hasidei Umot HaOlam) is a term used to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust in order to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis. Contents 1 Origin of the term2 Bestowing of the title3 ..
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Righteous Babe Records
Righteous Babe Records is an independent record label created by progressive folksinger Ani DiFranco in 1990 to release her own songs in lieu of being beholden to a mainstream record company. Located in DiFranco's hometown of Buffalo, New York, Righteous Babe expanded in the late 1990s to put out al..
Righteous Boy
Righteous Boy is the solo project of Magnus Sveningsson, bassist from Swedish rock group The Cardigans. An album was released (I Sing Because Of You) in May 2003, along with a single, (Loved Among Friends) in April 2003. ..
Righteous Harmony Society
The Righteous Harmony Society (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: }}}; pinyin: ); was a society in China that executed the unsuccessful Boxer Rebellion in the closing years of the 19th century. They were anti-foreign (originally against the government, but eventually turning against the C..
Righteous indignation
Righteous indignation is an emotion one feels when one gets angry over perceived malice. See also External links http://pages.prodigy.net/jmiller.cb/a115.htmlhttp://www.davidbrin.com/addiction.html ..
Righteous Love
Righteous Love is Joan Osborne's second studio album. Tracks "Running Out of Time" (Osborne, Pérez)"Righteous Love" (Osborne, Arthur)"Safety in Numbers" (Osborne, Penna)"Love Is Alive" (Wright)"Angel Face" (Osborne, Arthur, Pérez, Uetz)"Grand Illusion" (Osborne, Orteca, Penna, Petruzzelli)"If I..
Rightful Heir (TNG episode)
Rightful Heir is a sixth season episode of [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]. Kahless, the first Klingon Emperor and a Klingon hero who has been dead for over a thousand years, reappears just as Worf is taking a sabattical to visit a Klingon monastery. External links [Rightful Heir] at..
Righthand head rule
In generative morphology, the righthand head rule is a [[wiktionary:rule|rule]] of grammar that specifies that the rightmost morpheme in a morphological structure is always the head. What this means is that it is the righthand element that provides the primary syntactic and/or semantic information. ..
Rightist Opposition
The Right Opposition (Georgian: მემარჯვენე ოპოზიცია, Memarjvene Opozitsia) is an alliance of Georgia's New Rights (Conservatives) and Industry will save Georgia parties. It is the only opposition group that successfully won over seven percent of the votes on Mar..
Rightist Socialist Party of Japan
The Rightist Socialist Party of Japan was a Japanese political party that existed between 1948 and 1955. It was a center-left political party, which adopted a policy of moderate social-democracy. History Following the defeat of the Japan Socialist Party (JSP) in 1948 at the hands of Japan's two ma..
Rightmove
Rightmove.co.uk (LSE: [RMV]) is an online UK property search company. The Company Rightmove.co.uk was created in 2000 as a joint venture between four of the UK's largest property agents: Halifax, Countrywide Assured, Royal & Sun Alliance, & Connells. However, in March 2006 the Company w..
RightNow Technologies
RightNow Technologies NASDAQ: [RNOW] is a U.S. software company that develops customer relationship management (CRM) software small and mid-market businesses. It is incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Bozeman, Montana. Profile The company was founded in 1997 by Greg Gianforte i..
Rightrides
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Rights and responsibilities of marriages in the United States
According to the United States' Government Accountability Office, there are slightly over one thousand federal laws that treat married people differently from single people. It should be noted that these rights and responsibilities only apply to opposite-sex married couples, as the 1996 Defense of M..
Rights Ethics
History The rights ethics was a protest towards absolutist ethics. It acknowledges the existence of moral rights. Those rights include: liberty rights and welfare rights. Works The French Declaration of the Rights of Man American Bill of Rights - both of which were written in 1789. Philosophe..
Rights issue
When doing a Secondary Market Offering of shares to raise money, a company can opt to do a rights issue to raise equity. With the issued rights, existing shareholders have the privilege to buy a specified number of new shares from the firm at a specified attractive price within a specified time. Ri..
Rights Managed
"Rights Managed" is often used to describe photographs for which the right to reproduce them are managed, and thus the individual, organization, or business wishing to use the photograph must first obtain a license for the use of that image specific to the type of use. For example, whereas a royalt..
Rights of accumulation
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Rights of Light
In United Kingdom Law, A right to light will come into existence if it has been enjoyed uninterrupted for 20 years or more, granted by deed, or registered under the Rights of Light Act 1959. Planning permission does not override a legal right to light. Where a right to light is claimed, this is a m..
Rights of Man
Thomas Paine wrote the book called Rights of Man in 1791 as a reply to Reflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund Burke, and as such, it is a work defending the French Revolution. Paine's Declaration of the Rights of Man can be approached from his most telling points: Men are born, and alw..
Rights of the accused
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Rights of the Terminally Ill Act
Legislation entitled Rights of the Terminally Ill Act, governing the rights of terminally ill persons and addressing issues such as living wills and euthanasia, has been made in: The US in 1985, revised 1989: see Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill ActAustralia in 1995: see Rights of the Terminally..
Rights of the Terminally Ill Act (Australia)
The Rights of the Terminally Ill Act was a controversial law legalising euthanasia passed by Australia's Northern Territory in 1995, and nullified in 1997 by the federal Parliament. The correct citation is the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 (NT). Passed by the Territorial Parliament on Ma..
Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1996
In 1996, the legislative assembly of Australia's Northern Territory passed legislation which enabled terminally ill citizens to take their own lifes. As a result of this new law, known as the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act, Bob Dent, a 66 year old prostate cancer patient, became the first person e..
Rights of way in the United Kingdom
For other uses of the term "right-of-way", see Right-of-way (disambiguation) In the United Kingdom, rights of way are paths on which the public have a legally protected right to travel. The law differs in each of the constituent countries of the kingdom. Contents 1 ..
Right (comics)
Right (sometimes The Right) is a fictional organization in the Marvel Comics universe. It was secretly founded by Cameron Hodge, and was dedicated to the extermination of all superpowered mutants. The Right employed commandos in high-tech battle suits with faceplates resembling a smiley face. Exte..
Right (David Bowie song)
"Right" is a song written by David Bowie for his Young Americans album in 1975. Other releases It was released as the B-side of the single "Fame" in 1975.It was also released as a picture disc in the RCA Life Time picture disc set. ..
Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD or simply Right About Now was released by Talib Kweli in November 2005. This CD is notable because, although a low-key release, it features upcoming members of Kweli's record label, Blacksmith Music. Also, the appearance of Mos Def on the track Su..
Right and Left Grand
'Right and Left Grand', also known as 'Grand Right and Left', is a square dance move in which all eight dancers in the set, moving in a circular fashion, execute a series of four alternating hand pull-bies (right pull by, left pull by, right pull by, left pull by). Men (or gents) travel counter-clo..
Right ascension
Right ascension (abbrev. RA; symbol α = Greek letter alpha) is the astronomical term for one of the two coordinates of a point on the celestial sphere when using the equatorial coordinate system. The other coordinate is the declination. Explanation RA is the celestial equivalent of terres..
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Right Back
Right Back is the debut album by Long Beach Dub Allstars, released September 28, 1999 through DreamWorks Records. It was followed up by the album Wonders of the World in 2001. "Right Back" also is a song by Eric Wilson's and Bud Gaugh's former band Sublime. Track listing "Righteous Dub""Rosarito""..
Right Bank
The right bank of a river is the side to one's right while facing downstream. As a name, Right Bank may refer to: Rive Droite, the right bank of the Seine in Paris; droite means "right" in FrenchRight Bank (Biscay), the right bank of the Nervión in Biscay, Spain See also Left Bank (disambiguation)..
Right Bank (Biscay)
The right bank of the river Nervión in Biscay, Spain was the place of the owners of industry (the bourgeois or capitalists) living in the chalets of Neguri, that allied itself with the Spanish right wing. The "hanging bridge" joins both at the mouth of the river before the aber. The distinction h..
Right bundle branch block
ECG characteristics of a typical RBBB showing wide QRS complexes with abnormal morphology in leads V1 and V6. Right bundle branch block (RBBB) is a cardiac conduction abnormality seen on electrocardiogram (EKG). An rSR' wave pattern in the V1 precordial lead is diagnostic. The T wave in lead V1 ..
Right By Your Side
"Right By Your Side" is a song by British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The track was released as the second single in the UK from Eurythmics' third album Touch. "Right By Your Side" was the third single released fr..
Right circular cone
A right circular cone In geometry, a right circular cone is a conic solid whose base is a circle and whose apex is on a line perpendicular to the plane containing the base. The apex is equidistant from all points on the circle. When the word cone is used without specifics, it often refers to a r..
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Right fielder
The position of the right fielder A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound. In the numbering system used to rec..
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Right Guard Open
The Right Guard Open is the title name for the Dew Action Sports Tour while in Denver, Colorado, the 2nd of 5 sites in the tour. The main event takes place at the Pepsi Center in mid-July. The event's primary sponsor is Right Guard, a deodorant brand. Contents 1 Scoreboard for 20051.1&nb..
Right hand grip rule
The right hand rule is a physics priciple applied to electricity passing through a solenoid, resulting in a magnetic field. When you wrap your right hand around the solenoid with your fingers in the direction of the current, your thumb points in the direction of the magnetic north pole. It can also ..
Right Hand of Doom
[Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Hellboy by Mike Mignola The Right Hand of Doom is the right hand and forearm of Hellboy, a fictional comic book and, since 2004, film character. The Hand is made of a red colored stone, has only three fingers and ..
Right Hand of God
Right Hand of God is a phrase used to denote an individual who does good deeds in God's name. Such as Jesus Christ and the Archangel Michael. See also: Left Hand of GodHand of GodFinger of God ..
Right heart
Right heart is a term used to refer collectively to the right atrium and right ventricle of the heart; occasionally, this term is intended to reference the right atrium, right ventricle, and the pulmonary trunk collectively. The right atrium receives deoxygenated systemic blood from the superior ..
Right Hegelians
The Right Hegelians, Old Hegelians, or the Hegelian Right, were followers of the German philosopher Hegel who took his philosophy in a politically and religiously conservative direction. They are typically contrasted with the Young Hegelians, who interpreted Hegel's political philosophy to suppor..
Right Here, Right Now (My Heart Belongs to You)
redirect [[Template:Infobox Single]]See Right Here Right Now (disambiguation) for other uses. Right Here, Right Now is the lead single by Agnes Carlsson, the winner of Pop Idol 2005 in Sweden, from her 2005 debut album Agnes. The song was later covered by Raffaëla Paton, the winner of Idols 2006 i..
Right Here Right Now
Right Here Right Now may refer to: Right Here Right Now, an album by Stevie B"Right Here Right Now", a 1991 song by Jesus Jones"Right Here, Right Now", a 1998 song by Fatboy Slim"Right Here, Right Now (My Heart Belongs to You)", a 2005 single by Agnes Carlsson and 2006 cover by Raffaëla Paton.Righ..
Right Here Right Now (Fatboy Slim)
Right Here Right Now is a 1999 single by Fatboy Slim. The song reached #2 on the UK charts. The music video showed a small being evolving through various stages, before becoming a human being, who subsequently evolved into an obese man. The song samples "Ashes, the Rain and I" by The James Gang of..
Right Here Waiting
"Right Here Waiting" is a song recorded by Richard Marx. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 12 in 1989. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Right Ho, Jeeves
Right Ho, Jeeves is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on October 5 1934 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on October 15 1934 by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, under the title Brinkley Manor. It features the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie W..
Right in the Night
Right in the Night was a worldwide hit song by Jam & Spoon. It was released on the Dance Pool label, Germany; the song is in the trance music genre. The song is based on music by the classical compositor Isaac Albeniz, and features Plavka's voice singing lyrics by Nosie Katzmann. It entered the cha..
Right Linear Grammar
In formal language theory, a right linear grammar is a grammar of the form: A->aB|a where A and B are non-terminals and a is a terminal ..
Right Livelihood Award
Jakob von Uexkull, founder of the Right Livelihood Award The Right Livelihood Award, established in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, is presented annually in the Swedish Parliament, usually on December 9, to honour those "working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges fa..
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Right Media
Right Media Inc. is an American online advertising company with a mission to help advertisers, ad networks and publishers trade online media more efficiently. It operates one of the major (Top 100 Alexa ranked) Internet ad management technology platforms, Yield Manager™, and an online ad ne..
Right National Front
The Right National Front is a political party in Albania. ..
Right Now
Right Now may refer to: Right Now!, a British political magazine.Right Now (311 song), a song by 311.Right Now (Atomic Kitten album), an album, song and single by Atomic Kitten.Right Now (John Cena song), a song by John Cena featuring Tha TrademarcRight now (Fort Minor song), performed by Fort Mino..
Right Now!
See also Right Now for albums and songs by various artists called Right Now. Right Now! is a [[Wiktionary:bimonthly|bimonthly]] British political magazine. It reflects far right wing, particularly nationalist views. The magazine aims to articulate unfashionable and politically incorrect ideas of all..
Right Now, You’re in the Best of Hands...
Right Now, You’re in the Best Of Hands. And If Something Isn’t Quite Right, Your Doctor Will Know in a Hurry is the debut album by the Indie/Rock band Bear vs. Shark. It is commonly referred to as "Right Now, You're in the Best of Hands..." due to its long name. Tracklisting "Ma Jolie" (3:51..
Right Now (Atomic Kitten album)
Right Now was the first album by Atomic Kitten and features the hit singles "Right Now", "See Ya", "I Want Your Love", "Follow Me" and "Whole Again". When Kerry Katona left the band she was replaced by Jenny Frost. At the same time "Whole Again" was rushing up the charts, so it was decided to shoo..
Right Now (Korn single)
Right Now is a song by Nu Metal/Alternative Metal band Korn. Inspiration "That's a song about waking up and wanting to kill everybody." - Jonathan Davis Korn Jonathan Davis | James "Munky" Shaffer | Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu | David Silveria Former Members: Brian "Head" Welch Korn discogra..
Right Now (Van Halen song)
Right Now was a hit single in 1991 from American hard rock group Van Halen, and is still today considered one of Van Halen's most defining hits with frontman Sammy Hagar. It also further credited the difference in sound and style between Hagar and the DLR Era of Van Halen, this one focusing more on..
Right of abode
The right of abode refers to an individual's freedom from immigration control in a particular country. A person who has the right of abode in a country does not need permission from the government to enter the country and can live and work there without restriction. Generally, in order to have the..
Right of Abode (United Kingdom)
British & Commonwealth citizenship Commonwealth nationality laws British (history)AustralianCanadian (history)New ZealandSouth AfricanBritish regarding the Republic of Ireland Classes of British citizens and subjects British citizenBritish subjectBritish Overseas Territories citizenBritish Over..
Right of abode issue, Hong Kong
The interior page of a BDTC passport that has been stamped by the former British immigration authorities to indicate that the bearer has the right of abode in Hong Kong. Documents such as this can be used as proof to apply for permanent residence in Hong Kong based upon one's parents. The iss..
Right of Association (Agriculture) Convention, 1921
Right of Association (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1921: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the rights of association and combination of agricultural workers, ... Ratifications The ..
Right of Association (Non-Metropolitan Territories) Convention, 1947
Right of Association (Non-Metropolitan Territories) Convention, 1947 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1947 with the preamble stating: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals concerning the right of association and the settlement of labour dis..
Right of asylum
See also refugee and refugee law. Right of asylum (or political asylum) is an ancient judicial notion, under which a person persecuted for his political opinions or religious beliefs in his country may be protected by another sovereign authority, either the Church as in medieval sanctuaries or a fo..
Right of conquest
The right of conquest is the purported right of a conqueror to territory taken by force of arms. It was sometimes considered a principle of international law from the 16th to the early 20th centuries. Its defenders state that the acknowledgement of this right is simply an acknowledgement of the s..
Right of first refusal
Right of first refusal (ROFR) is the right to make an offer AFTER offers from others are considered. In contrast, Right of First Offer (ROFO), is the right to make an offer BEFORE offers from others are considered. Examples: Right of First Refusal (ROFR): This is what "chills the bidding". Sa..
Right of Magistrates
Written by Theodore Beza in 1574 under the title "De jure magistratuum" (Right of Magistrates), it emphatically protested against British tyranny in religious matters, and affirmed that it is legitimate for a people to oppose an unworthy magistracy in a practical manner and if necessary to use weapo..
Right of possession
The right of possession means that someone currently holds something in hand and this person may be the temporary keeper or the long-term owner of an object. Examples Person B borrows a pen from person A the owner of the pen. Person A has bought a pen from a shop, and is the owner of the pen. ..
Right of public access to the wilderness
The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a [WikiProject Countering systemic biasworldwide view].Please improve the article or discuss the issue on the [talk page]. The right of public access to the wilderness, or everyman's right, is a convention..
Right of recall
The term right of recall can mean: The right of citizens to recall a representative or executive.The right of an employee under a collective bargaining agreement to be recalled to employment within a specified period after being laid off. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a li..
Right of reply
The right of reply is the right to defend one's self against criticism. In Europe, it is to be enshrined in law that there be a legally enforceable right of reply that applies to all media, including newspapers, magazines and other print media, radio, television and the internet. Article 1 propose..
Right of return
The term Right of return reflects a belief that members of an ethnic or national group have a right to immigration and naturalization into the country that they, the country, or both consider to be that group's homeland, without prior personal citizenship in that country. This belief is sometimes re..
Right of revolution
In political philosophy, the right to revolution (or "right of rebellion") is a right articulated by John Locke in Two Treatises of Government as part of his social contract theory. Locke declared that under natural law, all people have the right to life, liberty, and estate; he wrote that under th..
Right of Way (album)
Right of Way was a trance album by DJ Ferry Corsten. It came out in 2003 and was the first album to be released under his own name. The album spawned three singles, Punk and Rock Your Body, Rock, two dance classics, and It's Time. Track Listing Sublime (7:46)Whatever! (4:47)Rock Your Body, Rock ..
Right On
Right On can mean the following: Right On, the 1970 album recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label, the first Supremes album not to feature former lead singer Diana Ross.Right On!, an American teen magazine catering to African-American readers."Right On", the seventh track on Marvin Gaye's lan..
Right On!
Right On! is an American teen magazine. It is published by Dorchester Media in New York City, and it was a sister publication of Tiger Beat. The magazine was born in 1971, out of necessity to have a teen idol type of magazine for Black teens in the United States. Like Tiger Beat does with White and..
Right On (album)
Right On is a 1970 album recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label, the first Supremes album not to feature former lead singer Diana Ross. The decision to excise Ross from the Supremes and establish her as a solo act had been made as early as 1968, and showcases such as the TCB television spec..
Right on Track
Right on Track is a Disney Channel Original Movie based on a true story about two sisters who came out on top of a man's sport. The story is based on Erica and Courtney Enders two sisters who get in to jr. drag racing and make it all the way to the top. The two sisters fight a battle of fellow racer..
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Right Opposition
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Right or Wrong
Right or Wrong is a country music album by George Strait, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). Right or Wrong topped Billboard's (North America) Top Country albums chart, and peaked at #163 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The singles "Let's Fall to Pieces Together" and "Right or Wrong" both..
Right or Wrong (Rosanne Cash album)
Generally accepted as Rosanne Cash's début album, Right or Wrong was actually second to the obscure Rosanne Cash. The three highest charting Billboard country tracks were "Couldn't Do Nothin' Right" at #15, "No Memories Hangin' 'Round", a duet with Bobby Bare, at #17, and "Take Me, Take Me" at #2..
Right Out of the Blue
Right Out of the Blue is the first album of original music by OneUp Studios co-founder Dale North. He claims that "this album is not a commercial entity - it is a form of self-expression. More of something I had to/wanted to do. I'm happy and excited to share these words, melodies, and emotions to ..
Right quotient
If [L_1] and [L_2] are formal languages, then the right quotient of [L_1] with [L_2] is the language consisting of strings w such that wx is in [L_1] for some string x in [L_2]. In symbols, we write: [L_1 / L_2 = \] Some common ..
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Right Reverend
The Right Reverend (Rt. Rev.) is a style applied to certain religious figures: In The Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church in Great Britain, the style is given to bishops. In the United Church of Canada, the style is given to a current Moderator of the United Church of Canada. In the Roman Ca..
Right Rhythm (Pointer Sisters album)
Right Rhythm is the Pointer Sisters' 15th album, released in 1990 on Motown Records. Track listing "Friends' Advice (Don't Take It)""Man With The Right Rhythm""Real Life""After You""You Knocked The Love (Right Outta My Heart)""Billy Said Yes""Insanity""What A Woman Wants""Where Have You Been?""(We ..
Right Said Fred
"Right Said Fred" is also a 1962 UK hit single by Bernard Cribbins Right Said Fred is the name of a British pop/rock band, consisting of Rob Manzoli and brothers Richard and Fred Fairbrass from East Grinstead, West Sussex. In 1991 they released their debut, "I'm Too Sexy", which was released by th..
Right This Way
Right This Way is a Broadway production that opened at the 46th Street Theatre on January 5 1938 and ran for fifteen performances. A song titled "I'll Be Seeing You" that was featured in the production was written by Irving Kahal & Sammy Fain. Frank Sinatra sang the song and included it on the albu..
Right Thurr
"Right Thurr" is a 2003 hip hop single from Chingy. The song peaked at #2 on the US pop charts and #17 on the United Kingdom pop charts. The song is a good example of the fur-fair merger (merging "there" and "thurr") that is becoming prevalent in African American Vernacular English. ..
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Right to bear arms
Some people have the point of view that the right to bear arms is synonymous with Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, though some people disagree and instead have the point of view that the right to bear arms is a broader, global and more complex human right. Contents 1 Def..
Right to buy scheme
The Right to buy scheme is a policy in the United Kingdom which gives tenants of council housing the right to buy the home they are living in. Currently there is also a right to acquire for the tenants of housing associations. Individual local authorities have always had the ability to sell counci..
Right to Censor
Steven Richards, leader of RTC (Right to Censor). The Right to Censor was a faction in the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) from mid-2000 to early 2001. The group was a parody of the Parents Television Council, who were, at the time, protesting the level of violen..
Right to communicate
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 May 2006. A right to communicate was c..
Right to counsel
Nowadays, it is generally believed that a fair trial includes the possibility for the defendant to be assisted by counsel (i.e. lawyers), and that if he cannot afford having his own lawyer, the government should appoint one for him, or pay his lawyer expenses. However, this has not historically alwa..
Right to die
Suicide Types of suicide Teenage suicide Euthanasia / Assisted suicide Murder-suicide Suicide bombing Ritual suicide Cult suicide Mass suicide Suicide pact Internet suicide Copycat suicide Forced suicide Suicide by cop History and Methodology History of suicide Famou..
Right to Die (film)
Right to Die, directed by Paul Wendkos, was a 1987 made-for-TV film that explored issues relating to the Right to Die movement. Raquel Welch was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1988 for her performance as Emily Bauer, a psychologist diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease who comes to desire her own de..
Right to equal time
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Right to exist
Right to exist is a phrase referring to the question of whether the Jewish people, acting through the modern government of Israel, have a right to maintain a homeland for the Jews in the Land of Israel. It is also the title of a book by the director of the archives at Yad Vashem, Yaacov Lozowick. ..
Right to health
The "Right to Health" was affirmed at the international level in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 25 in 1948. The article states that "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and wellbeing of himself and his family...". The Preamble to the WHO constit..
Right to Information Act
Right to Information Act 2005 (Act No. 22/2005) is an act enacted by the Parliament of India, and the Act came into force on 15th June 2005. The Act was enacted with a view to enable the citizens of India to have access to the information under the control of authorities defined to be public authori..
Right to life
Right to life, in its broadest sense, refers to holding human life as a paramount value. The right to life is central to debates on the issues of abortion, capital punishment, euthanasia, and, to a somewhat lesser extent, war. Contents 1 Juridical views2 Opposing viewpoints3 See ..
Right to Life Australia
Right to Life Australia is an organisation which advocates pro-life positions in issues such as abortion, euthanasia and stem cell research. Right to Life was started in 1973 by Margaret Tighe as Right to Life Victoria. Its main objective is to provide an organisational structure for collective cit..
Right to Life New Zealand
Right to Life New Zealand is a Christchurch-based anti-abortion group, which split from the New Zealand Society for Protection of the Unborn Child (SPUC -now Voice for Life) in December 1999. Right to Life was expelled from the main organisation because of tactical and strategic differences with SP..
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1949, with the preamble stating: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals concerning the application of the principles of the right to organise and ..
Right to Play
Right To Play is an athlete-based international humanitarian organization that emphasizes sports to aid the development of children and youth in underprivileged areas of the world. The organization has headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The organization was founded by Norwegian speedskating..
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Right to water
This article discusses a right to water as a human right under international law. For a discussion of water usage laws in common law, see Water right. The right to water is considered a basic human right by the United Nations. The World Health Organization, the U.N.'s specialized agency for health,..
Right Track Recording
--> Right Track Recording is a four-studio state of the art Recording Studio located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. Established in 1976, Right Track Recording today is one of the premier recording studios in New York City. History Located near Times Square on West 48th Street, Right Track live..
Right turn on red
Right turn on red (RTOR), is a law permitting vehicles at red lights to turn right when the roadway is clear. RTOR has been practiced in the western United States for more than 50 years, with the eastern states adopting the law in the 1970s. All 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Guam,..
Right Up Your Alley, Madam!
Right Up Your Alley, Madam! is an album by New Zealand comedic group, Manic Opera released in 2000. Track Listing Wheel DriveGrandfather's CockFisherman's WifeInternet RomanceTerminologyKnock It On The HeadHautotoWhen Your Parents Came To TownLies and FabricationsBlack is the ColourDiet of Love..
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Right whale
Right whales are baleen whales belonging to the family Balaenidae. There are four species in two genera: three species in Eubalaena, and one species in Balaena (the Bowhead Whale, B. mysticetus). Right whales can grow up to 18 m (60 feet) long and weigh up to 100 tonnes. Their rotun..
Right whale dolphin
The right whale dolphins, the Northern Right Whale Dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) and the Southern Right Whale Dolphin (Lissodelphis peroni), are two of the easiest cetaceans to identify at sea. Both these oceanic dolphins are coloured black and white and have no dorsal fin. Despite scientists bei..
Right Where You Are Sitting Now
Cover of Robert Anton Wilson's Right Where You Are Sitting Now Right Where You Are Sitting Now written by Robert Anton Wilson, copyrighted in 1982 and 1992, was first published in 1983 and is dedicated to William S. Burroughs and Philip K. Dick. Right Where You Are Sitting Now covers Emic re..
Right Where You Want Me
Right Where You Want Me will be the first single from Jesse McCartney's second album. A clip of the song is currently playing at his official web site. [Jesse McCartney's Hollywood Records Site] ..
Right Where You Want Me (album)
This article or section contains information about scheduled or expected . Right Where You Want Me will be Jesse McCartney's sophomore on his Hollywood Records label. The Video has recently been shoot during the July month of 2006. The officail site of Jesse McCartney [Site] has ..
Right Wing Authoritarianism
Right Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) is a psychological personality variable or "ideological attitude". It is defined as the convergence of three attitudinal clusters in an individual: 1. Authoritarian submission — a high degree of submission to the authorities who are perceived to be established..
Rigi
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Rigi-Bahnen
A group of standard gauge mountain railways or rack railways around Rigi and Vitznau, See also List of railway companies in Switzerland External links [Rigi Bahnen] ..
Rigid
In mathematics, suppose C is a collection of mathematical objects (for instance sets or functions). Then we say that C is rigid if every c [\in] C is uniquely determined by less information about c than one would expect. It should be emphasized that the above statement does not define a..
Rigid-framed power kite
Rigid-framed power kites consist of a single skin, and a rigid frame. Typically they will have 4 lines and a pair of handles; or a particular style of bar, again with 4 lines. (See also kite control systems) The best known commercial kite of this type is the Peter Lynn C-Quad. ..
Rigid-hulled inflatable boat
Two RIBs at Castletown, Portland, England. A rigid-inflatable boat (RIB) or rigid-hulled inflatable boat, (RHIB) is a light-weight but high performance and high capacity boat constructed with a solid, shaped hull and flexible tubes at the gunwale. The generic design is very stable and seaworth..
RigidChips
RigidChips is a solid body simulator developed by "The student". In RigidChips, various objects can be freely produced by combining parts, and setting the script to them. Moreover, it is also possible to do various play by using the produced object by setting the script (Without using it accordi..
Rigid airship
A rigid airship is a type of airship in which the envelope retains its shape by the use of an internal structural framework rather than by being forced into shape by the pressure of the lifting gas within the envelope as used in blimps and semi-rigid airships. Rigid airships were successfully ..
Rigid analytic space
In mathematics, a rigid analyic space is an analogue of a complex analytic space over a field of p-adic numbers. They were introduced by John Tate in 1962. References [Rigid analytic space] in the Encyclopaedia of MathematicsTate, John [Rigid analytic spaces.] Invent. Math. 12..
Rigid body
In physics, a rigid body is an idealization of a solid body of finite size in which deformation is neglected. In other words, the distance between any two given points of a rigid body remains constant regardless of external forces exerted on it. The configuration space of a rigid body with one poi..
Rigid body dynamics
In physics, Rigid body dynamics differs from particle dynamics in that the body takes up space and can rotate, which introduces other considerations. Equations from particle dynamics can be generalized to rigid body dynamics as follows: Contents 1 Rigid body linear momentum2 Rigid body..
Rigid designator
In modal logic and the philosophy of language, a term is said to be a rigid designator when it picks out the same thing in all possible worlds in which that thing exists (and picks out nothing in those possible worlds in which it does not exist). Rigid designators are contrasted with non-rigid or f..
Rigid frame
A rigid frame in structural engineering is the load-resisting skeleton constructed with straight or curved members interconnected by mostly rigid connections. ..
Rigid Raider
The Rigid Raider is a series of fast patrol/assault boat made by RTK Marine (part of VT Group). They are in service with many armed forces, including the British Army and Royal Marines. The boats have a glass reinforced plastic hull and are fitted with single or twin 140 hp outboard motors. Mk 1 ..
Rigid rotor
The rigid rotor is a mechanical model that is used to explain rotating systems. The model consists of two point masses located at fixed distances from their center of mass. The fixed distance between the two masses is an important characteristic of the model. However, for many actual systems thi..
Rigler's sign
Rigler's sign, also known as the double wall sign, is seen on an x-ray of the abdomen when air is present on both sides of the intestine; a Rigler's sign is present when air is present on the inside (lumenal side) and the outside (peritoneal side). Air in the peritoneum is considered abnormal, unle..
Rignieux-le-Franc
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Rigobert, Bishop of Reims
Saint Rigobert Born ? Died c. 750 Feast January 4 Saint Rigobert (died c.745) succeeded St Rieul as bishop of Reims in 698. He was replaced as bishop by Charles Martel for political reasons and banished to Gascony for some time. Upon his return to Reims, he did not reclaim his see but becam..
Rigoberta Menchú
Rigoberta Menchú Rigoberta Menchú Tum (born in Chimel, January 9, 1959) is an indigenous Guatemalan, of the Quiché-Maya ethnic group. She was the recipient of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize and Prince of Asturias Award in 1998. Menchú is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. She is the subject of the..
Rigoberto Alpizar
Rigoberto Alpizar (April 17, 1961–December 7, 2005) was a Costa Rican-born United States citizen who was fatally shot at Miami International Airport by two United States federal air marshals. The incident occurred in the jetway between the plane and concourse after Alpizar ran off his schedu..
Rigoberto González
Introduction Rigoberto González is an award-winning writer of poetry and fiction. Born in Bakersfield, California, and raised in Michoacan, Mexico, he is the son and grandson of migrant farm workers. Since completing his third university degree, he has worked mostly in New York and most recently wa..
Rigoberto López Pérez
Rigoberto López Pérez (born c. 1929 – died 1956) was a Nicaraguan poet. He was the assassin of Anastasio Somoza García, the longtime dictator of Nicaragua. On on September 21, 1956, Rigoberto was able to infiltrate a party that was attended by president Somoza and shot him in the chest. The Ma..
Rigobert Song
Rigobert Song Bahanag (born July 1, 1976) is a Cameroonian football player who, as of 2004, is playing for Galatasaray. A key player for the Cameroon for over a decade, Song has played in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 World Cups. He has been capped over 100 times for his country, and is their most cap..
Rigolet, Newfoundland and Labrador
Rigolet (population 26 in 1940, 317 in 2001) is a remote, northern Labrador community located on the Narrows, the outlet of salt-water Lake Melville. Although there is no road access, the community is accessible by air, or via a coastal ferry from Happy Valley-Goose Bay The community was established..
Rigolets
The Rigolets is a 12.9 kilometer (8 mi) long strait in Louisiana. It begins at [30°10′40″N, 89°44′40″W] and follows a generally eastward course to Lake Borgne, which is a lagoon in the Gulf of Mexico. Along with nearby Chef Menteur Pass, the Rigolets connects Lake Pontchar..
Rigoletto
For the film, see Rigoletto (film) For the film, see Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto Story Giuseppe Verdi, by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome) Rigoletto is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the ..
Rigoletto (film)
Rigoletto is a 1993 musical fantasy/drama produced for Feature Films for Families and described by Debbie James as "kind of a cross between Beauty and the Beast and The Man Without a Face, but with biblical themes" [link]. It has also been described as a cross between Phantom of the Oper..
Rigolet Airport
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Rigord
Rigord (c. 1150—c. 1209) was a French chronicler, was probably born near Alais in Languedoc, and became a physician. Afterwards becoming a monk he entered the monastery of Argenteuil, and then that of Saint-Denis, and described himself as "regis Francorum chronographus". Rigor wrote the Gest..
Rigorism
Rigorism is a system of philosophy or theology that insists on a strict, or the strictest possible, interpretation of belief or doctrine. In Roman Catholic theology, the term is often applied to those who argue for the strictest interpretation of Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus. ..
Rigorous Entertainment
Rigorous Entertainment or Rigorous E.N.T. is a Midwest independent record label originally based in Saginaw, Michigan. Rigorous was founded November 28, 2005 by American rappers Lucky and Young City. The label mainly focuses on Hip hop and R&B music. The label's motto is "If You Don't Got It,Get It"..
Rigorous two-phase locking
In computer science, rigorous two-phase locking (Rigorous 2PL) is a locking method used in concurrent systems. The two rules of Rigorous 2PL are: If a transaction T wants to read/write an object, it must request a shared/exclusive lock on the object.All locks (both exclusive and shared) held by tr..
Rigor (medicine)
"Chills" redirects here. For the New Zealand rock band, see The Chills. Rigor or chills is shaking occurring during a high fever. It occurs because cytokines and prostaglandins are released as part of an immune response and increase the set point for body temperature in the hypothalamus. The incr..
Rigor mortis
Signs of death Algor mortis Rigor mortis Livor mortis Decomposition Rigor mortis is a recognizable sign of death (Latin "mortis") that is caused by a chemical change in the muscles, causing the limbs of the corpse to become stiff (Latin "rigor") and difficult to move or manipulate. Assuming m..
Rigor Mortis (band)
Rigor Mortis is a thrash metal band that formed in 1983. Two schoolmates Harden Harrison and Casey Orr formed the band when they met Mike Scaccia. The three young men shared an interest in horror/gore films and very heavy music. With Bruce Corbitt on vocals they created some of the heaviest thrash m..
Rigor Mortis (song)
"Rigor Mortis" is a song by the funk band Cameo, released on their debut album Cardiac Arrest. The song's title is a euphemism for being lonesome on the dance floor. In the media "Rigor Mortis" was sampled in Brand Nubian's song '"Brand Nubian". ..
Rigor Mortis Sets In
Rigor Mortis Sets In is the third solo album by John Entwhistle, bassist for The Who. Track Listing Gimme That Rock ‘N’ RollMr. Bass ManDo The DangleHound DogMade In JapanMy WifeRoller Skate KatePeg Leg PeggyLucilleBig Black Cadillac Bonus Tracks BP Big Gallon Jingle (“100 Miles Of Motorway..
Rigotte de Condrieu
The rigotte de Condrieu is a type of cheese made with goat's milk which originates in the Lyonnaise region of France and is named after the town of Condrieu. ..
Rigour
For the medical term see rigor (medicine) Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rigour or rigor (see spelling differences) has a number of meanings in relation to intellectual life and discourse. These are separate from judicial and political applications with their s..
Rigo es Amor
'Rigo es Amor' is a phrase popular in Mexico and other Latin American countries. It used when speaking of Rigo Tovar Mexican cumbia singer popular in the 1970's, 1980's and 1990's. The phrase first came into use at his concerts, in the mid 1970's, where it was screamed at him by his female fans, i..
Rigo Tovar
Rigoberto Tovar García (March 29, 1946 – March 27, 2005). Mexican singer best known as Rigo Tovar, famous for his cumbia songs. Considered a musical pioneer who started fusing electric guitars, synthesizers and rock melody with traditional Mexican music. --> Born in Matamoros, Tamaulipa..
Rigpa
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Rigsar
Rigsar is a music genre,the dominant type of popular music of Bhutan. It was originally played on a dranyen (a kind of string instrument), and dates back to the late 1960s. The first rigsar song, Zhendi Migo was a copy of the popular Bollywood filmi song "Sayonara" from the film Love in Tokyo ..
Rigsdag
The Rigsdag was the name of the Parliament of Denmark from 1849 to 1953. The Rigsdag was Denmark's first parliament, and it was incorporated in the Constitution of 1849. It was a bicameral legislature, consisting of two houses, the Folketing and the Landsting. The distinction between the two hous..
Rigshospitalet
Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen Rigshospitalet or simply Riget (Danish for The National Hospital) in Copenhagen is the biggest hospital in Denmark. It is a part of the Copenhagen University Hospital together with the faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. It's mission is to ..
Rigsraadet
Rigsraadet (Eng. The Council of the Realm or The Council of the State - here often named "Privy Council"), a common name of the councils of the Scandinavian countries that ruled the countries together with the kings from late Middle Age to the 17th century. Norway had a Council of the Realm (Riksrå..
Rigsy
Rigsy, aka. David O'Reilly, is a presenter, working mainly on the BBC Northern Ireland radio and television show Across The Line, with his co-host Donna Legge. External links [Across The Line] at BBC Northern Ireland. ..
Rigveda
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Rigvedic deities
There are 1028 hymns in the Rigveda, most of them dedicated to specific deities. Indra, the heroic god and slayer of Vrtra and Vala, liberator of the cows and the rivers, Agni, the sacrificial fire and messenger of the gods, and Soma, the ritual drink dedicated to Indra are the most prominent deiti..
Rigvedic rivers
Rivers play a prominent part in the hymns of the Rigveda, and consequently in early Vedic religion. Contents 1 Mythology2 Geography of the Rigveda3 List4 See also5 References Mythology The central myth of the Rigveda is that of Indra slaying Vritra (literally "the obsta..
Rigvedic tribes
The Aryan tribes mentioned in the Rigveda are described as semi-nomadic pastoralists, subdivided into villages (vish) and headed by a tribal chief (raja) and administered by a priestly caste. They formed a warrior society, engaging in endemic warfare and cattle raids among themselves and against th..
Rig 'n' Roll
Rig 'n' Roll is a new truck simulation game in progress, and is expected to be released some time mid 2006. It's about trucks, driving, and associated business activities. The game takes place in USA in 2024, 18 years from now. The game is made by 1C and SoftLab-nsk.This game features some of ..
Rig (album)
Rig is the debut and only album by American rock group Rig, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music). Contents 1 Track listing2 Personnel3 Production4 References Track listing all songs written by Rig band members "Have a Cigar" (Kardt) - 3:33"I Wonder Why" (Kerr) - 3:03"Eve..
Rig (stage lighting)
In stage lighting, the rig is a technical term for the entire lighting apparatus, including the lights themselves, the physical structure which supports them, and the cabling, control systems, dimmers, power supplies, light boards, and (to a certain extent) the people who maintain and operate it. ..
Rig and furrow
Rig and furrow was a type of cultivation practised in upland areas of the British Isles which differs slightly from the more common ridge and furrow in that it appears to have been created through excavation by spade rather than plough. The technique improved drainage by creating raised areas of cu..
Rig standpipe
A rig standpipe is a solid metal pipe attached to the side of a drilling rig's derrick that is a part of its drilling mud system. It is used to conduct drilling fluid from the mud pumps to the kelly hose. Bull plugs, pressure transducers and valves are found on the rig standpipe. ..
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