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Rol-lens
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Rolaids
Rolaids is a brand of antacid produced by Pfizer. It was invented by American chemist Irvine W. Grote in the late 1920s. The name is derived from their original packaging that came in a foil roll. Marketing Rolaids is best known for the famous tag line, dating from the 1970s: "How do you spell ..

Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award
In Major League Baseball, the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award, first awarded in 1976, is a distinction given to the top relief pitcher in each league at the end of each season. Unlike other honors such as the Cy Young Award or Most Valuable Player Award, the Relief Man of the Year award is base..

Roland
Roland pledges his fealty to Charlemagne; from a manuscript of a chanson de geste. This article is about the historical/legendary figure, for other uses, see Roland (disambiguation). Roland (Frankish: Hruodland, Italian: Orlando) is a character in medieval and Renaissance literature, the chie..

Roland, Iowa
Roland is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,324 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Government3 Demographics4 External links Geography Roland is located at [42°9′56″N, 93°29′60″W] (42.165662, -93.499965)[Geograph..

Roland, Manitoba
Roland ([49°22′00″N, 97°56′20″W]) is a small community in the Pembina Valley Region of Manitoba, Canada, located about 16 km north of Winkler. Roland is the birth place of the Canadian 4-H club. It hosts the annual Pumpkin Festival, which includes a "Largest Pumpkin contest". Ex..

Roland, Oklahoma
Roland is a town in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,842 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Roland School4 External links Geography Roland is located at [35°25′5″N, 94°30′53″W] (35.418013, -94.514815) ..

Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière
Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière, Marquis de La Galissonière (sometimes Galissonnière) (10 November 1693 – 26 October 1756) was the French governor of New France from 1747 to 1749. External links [Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online] ..

Rolandas Džiaukštas
Rolandas Džiaukštas (born April 1 1978) is a Lithuanian professional footballer currently playing for the Russian Premier League club Saturn Ramenskoe. A Defender, he stands 1.86 m tall and weighs 80 kg. ..

Rolandas Paksas
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Rolandas Pavilionis
Rolandas Pavilionis (July 3, 1944 - May 10, 2006) was a Lithuanian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Liberal Democratic Party; part of the Union for a Europe of Nations. ..

Rolande de la Courcel
In Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series, Prince Rolande de la Courcel is the deceased Dauphin of Terre d'Ange, a member of House Courcel, the only son of Ganelon de la Courcel. He was engaged to marry Edmée de Rocaille, but when she died in a supposed riding accident, he unwittingly married h..

Rolande Falcinelli
Rolande Falcinelli (February 18, 1920–June 11, 2006, was a French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue. Contents 1 Biography2 Compositions2.1 Organ solo2.2 Organ with other instruments2.3 Chamber music2.4 Transcription for organ solo3 Selected Disco..

Rolandito Salas
Rolando Salas Jusino (born October 12, 1994), better known as Rolandito Salas, or simply as "Rolandito", is a Puerto Rican boy who became famous after his 1999 disappearance. Salas Jusino was playing, allegedly unsupervised, in a community park next to his house's backyard in the city of Toa Alta, ..

Rolando Arrojo
Luis Rolando Arrojo Avila (born July 18, 1968 in Havana, Cuba) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched from 1998 to 2002. Arrojo made his mark with the teams from Villa Clara in the Cuban National League, where he still is the all-time leader in hit batsmen. He was the staff ace on the Vi..

Rolando Blackman
Blackman on the cover of Sports Illustrated Rolando "Ro" Antonio Blackman (born February 26, 1959 in Panama City, Panama) was an All-Star NBA basketball player who spent most of his career with the Dallas Mavericks. He is now an assistant coach with the Mavericks. Contents 1 Playing ..

Rolando de la Cruz
Rolando de la Cruz was a former infantryman with the Philippine Army. He started his Japanese Budo journey with the Shorin-Ryu Karatedo; (Okinawate) school in Manila in the early 1960s. After receiving his nidan rank he moved on to join the Manila Aikido Club which was later renamed Manila Aikikai..

Rolando Ferreira
Rolando Ferreira (born May 24, 1964 in Curitiba, Brazil), is a former professional basketball player who was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2nd round (26th overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft. A 7'1" center, Ferreira played in only one NBA season as a member of the Blazers. In his NBA care..

Rolando Florián Féliz
Rolando Florián Féliz considered the most dangerous drug trafficker ever convicted in the Dominican Republic, currently being held in Najayo Penitentiary’s maximum security facility since May 1996.Dominican Today, April 7, 2006 Florián Féliz was also convicted for the murder of Víctor Augusto..

Rolando Fonseca
Rolando Fonseca Jiménez (born June 6, 1974 in San José) is a Costa Rican football player, who currently plays striker for CSD Comunicaciones of the Guatemalan first division. Fonseca has played for Comunicaciones, Deportivo Saprissa, LD Alajuelense of Costa Rica, Independiente Medellín of Colomb..

Rolando Garbey
Rolando Garbey (born November 19, 1947) is a Cuban boxer who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) category. He won an Olympic silver medal in 1968 and a bronze medal in 1976. He also won the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 1974. ..

Rolando Gomez
Rolando Gomez (1962 - ) is an American freelance photographer and author for Amherst Media. His professional career began in 1980 with the help of Texas photographer Michael Badough, then established itself during his service with the US Army. He founded the website GarageGlamour.com (now Glamour1..

Rolando Graña
is an Argentine journalist. He started as news correspondent of Argentina for USA's CNN. He hosted TV programme Punto doc together with Daniel Tognetti and nowadays he's hosting Informe central (América 2). ..

Rolando Hourruitiner
Rolando Hourruitiner wearing the uniform of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team. BSN photo. Rolando Hourruitiner Ortiz (born in May 28, 1975) is a basketball player from San Juan, Puerto Rico. He plays in Puerto Rico on the BSN for the Santurce Crabbers and is a member of the 2004 Puert..

Rolando Masferrer
Rolando Masferrer Rojas (1918-1975), born in Holguin July 12, 1918. [link], in Oriente province is better known simply as Rolando Masferrer, was a Cuban guerrilla leader, lawyer, congressman, newspaper publisher a member of the Cuban communist party and politically involved person [l..

Rolando Molina
Rolando Molina (Born August 13, 1971, El Salvador), is an actor. Rolando migrated to the U.S. at a very young age along with his single mother and younger brother. The family settled in Los Angeles. Approached by Edward James Olmos while working as a security guard at Universal Studios one day; Ro..

Rolando Morán
Comandante Rolando Morán (December 29, 1929, Quetzaltenango – September 11, 1998, Guatemala City) is the nom de guerre of Ricardo Arnoldo Ramírez de León, a former leader of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG), an armed Guatemalan resistance organization. At the time of his death..

Rolando Navarrete
Rolando Navarrete (Philippines) was a boxer who won the Junior Lightweight Title from Cornelius Boza Edwards in Italy. He later defended it against Choi Chung-Il of Korea, but eventually lost the title to Rafael Bazooka Limon. See also List of male boxersList of WBC world champions External links &..

Rolando Tinio
Rolando Santos Tinio was a Filipino male poet, dramatist, director, actor, critic, essayist and educator. Achievements He was known for translating Western classics, which includes the works of Sophocles, Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekhov, Puccini and Verdi, into Tagalog. He did these translations in ..

Rolando Toro Araneda
Rolando Toro Araneda is a Chilean anthropologist and psychologist. He was also a lecturer in Anthropologic Medicine at the School of Medicine of Chile where he researched and experimented in expansion of consciousness, a Professor in the Psychology of Art and Expression at the Institute of Aesthet..

Rolando Viera
Rolando Viera (b. August 1, 1973) is a Cuban-born, left-handed baseball pitcher who unsuccessfully sued Major League Baseball to challenge its draft procedures for Cuban players. Viera signed with the Boston Red Sox and played for its minor league affiliates before being released as a free agent. ..

Rolando Villazón
Emilio Rolando Villazón Mauleón is a Mexican tenor born in Mexico City on 22 February 1972. He currently is an international artist in great demand in the top Opera Houses of the world. He has recorded two solo CDs with Virgin Classics. His third solo recital with Virgin Classics including arias ..

Rolandseck
Rolandseck is a borough of Remagen in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The place consists almost entirely of villas and is a favorite summer resort. Crowning the vine-clad hills behind it lie the ruins of the castle, a picturesque ivy-covered arch, whence a fine view is obtained of the Siebengeb..

Roland "Slim" Simpson
ROLAND SIMPSON BIOGRAPHY Roland Simpson, known by the nickname Slim, was an experienced and well known B.A.S.E. (an acronym for Building, Antenna, Span and Earth) jumper with 1000+ jumps. He was born in Australia, 1969. Since 1993 he has been a huge inspiration for all in the sport of B.A.S.E. j..

Roland (air defence)
The Roland is a Franco-German mobile short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. The Roland is one of a very few foreign SAM system to be purchased for the US Army and Marine Corps by the US Army Missile Command. Contents 1 Versions2 Carriers3 Users4 External links Ve..

Roland (disambiguation)
Roland was a Frankish seneschal in Charlemagne's service, killed in the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778. He is known due to the epic poem La Chanson de Roland.The Roland Corporation is a manufacturer of electronic musical instruments.Roland is short-range air defence missile system, produced by Fren..

Roland (Graham Field) Airport
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Roland Abeysekra
Roland Abeysekra is the top administration officer in Sri Kuala Lumpur Secondary School (SMSKL). As of today, he is the longest serving teacher in the entire faculty. In between his administrative duties, Roland teaches biology to some of the nations top students and is frequently called upon as a s..

Roland Adams
Roland Adams was a 15 year old black youth from London who was murdered in 1991. The attack was racially motivated, with Adams dying as a result of a stab wound to the neck after being attacked by a gang of fifteen white youths. At the time the BNP publicly congratulated the murderers for "defendin..

Roland Allen
Roland Allen (1868 - 1947) was born in England, Allen was the son of an Anglican priest but was orphaned early in life. He trained for ministry at Oxford and became a priest in 1893. Allen spent two periods in Northern China working for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. The first from 1..

Roland Alphonso
Roland Alphonso or Rolando Alphonso aka The Chief Musician (January 12, 1931 Havana, Cuba-November 20, 1998 Los Angeles, California, USA) was Jamaican tenor saxophonist. Alphonso came to Jamaica at the age of 2 with his Jamaican mother, and started to learn saxophone at the Stony Hill Industrial ..

Roland Anderson
Art director Roland Anderson's first Oscar nomination (the first of 15 but no Oscar-win) was for his first film in 1933, "A Farewell to Arms". A frequent collaborator with Cecil B. deMille - he worked on "Cleopatra" (1934), "The Buccaneer" (1938) and "North West Mounted Police" (1940) - as well as s..

Roland and Almita Vamos
Roland and Almita Vamos are a husband and wife teaching team that are among the leading violin/viola instructors in the United States. Many of the pupils have become laureates of in the most prestigious international competitions. The Vamoses have been named Distinguished Teachers by the National Fo..

Roland and Rattfink
Roland and Rattfink is a Mirish-DePatie-Freleng Production released in the United States from 1968 through 1971. They also made several guest appearances in the Pink Panther animated series. The cartoons concerned blonde, good-looking, pacifist Roland and the many attempts by the evil, mustachioe..

Roland Ansieau
Early 20th century French [[wiktionary:art deco|art deco]] graphic artist Roland Ansieau's 1935 "Berger 45" wine advertisement is widely reproduced as poster prints. Ansieau also created colorful illustrations for a 1931 seasonal guide to Deauville "the flowered beach". Little else is known of hi..

Roland Arnall
Roland Arnall is the U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and billionaire owner of Ameriquest, which is one of the United States's leading wholesale sub-prime lenders. Personal life Arnall was born in Paris. After World War II, he moved to Canada, and relocated to California in the late 1950s. I..

Roland Asch
Roland Asch (born October 12 1950 in Altingen near Tübingen, Germany) is a race car driver who is strongly associated with his home town Ammerbuch near Stuttgart, speaking the local Swabian dialect in interviews and commercials. His career started 1973 with slalom before moving to hillclimbing to ..

Roland AX-1
The Roland AX-1 is a keytar (a shoulder-held clavier keyboard worn like a guitar) that does not produce its own sounds but controls other devices (such as keyboards, sound modules, and samplers) via MIDI. ..

Roland AX-7
The Roland AX-7 is a professional-grade keytar, manufactured by Roland Corporation from 2001 to the present. Regarded by many as less "80's" than, for example, earlier Yamaha models (such as the Yamaha SHS-10), it contains much more sophisticated features. It contains MIDI In & Out jacks, and can..

Roland Bainton
Roland Herbert Bainton (1894-1984) was born in England and came to the United States in 1902. He received an A.B. degree from Whitman College, and B.D. and Ph.D.. degrees from Yale University. He also received a D.D. from Meadville Theological Seminary and from Oberlin College, Dr. Theologiae from t..

Roland Barthes
Roland Barthes Roland Barthes (November 12, 1915 – March 25, 1980) was a French literary critic, literary and social theorist, philosopher, and semiotician. Semiotics/Semeiotics General concepts Code Computational semiotics Connotation · Decode Denotation ..

Roland Bautista
Roland Bautista is a crafty guitarplayer who has played in the band Earth, Wind & Fire, and later on has been performing with Tom Waits. In the meantime he released at least two solo albums: "Baustista" (1977) and "The Heat Of The Wind" (1978). He also contributed to Jazz albums on Blue Note Records..

Roland Beamont
Roland Beamont Wing Commander Roland Prosper "Bee" Beamont, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, DFC (US), FRAeS, SETP (Hon. Fell.), (born August 10th, 1920 in Chichester, Sussex, died November 19th 2001) was a British fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Flying Hawker Tem..

Roland Benschneider
Roland Benschneider (born August 22, 1980) is a German footballer. Biography Born in Neuruppin, Benschneider honed his craft as a defender with FC Neubrandenburg and Energie Cottbus. In the 2000/01 season he switched to the Northern Regional league and played for Tennis Borussia Berlin. Only one ye..

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants is a strategy consultancy firm based in Europe and founded in 1967. In 2004, their sales were approximately EUR 530 million. External links [Official website] ..

Roland Bolt 60
--> The Roland Bolt 30/60/100 was the first and only line of tube guitar amplifiers produced by Roland. The amplifier was launched in the market around 1979 when the Roland company was trying to pursue the success of the Mesa Boogie Mark amplifiers. The Bolt 60 was produced until 1984, Roland decid..

Roland Bond
Roland Curling Bond (5 May 1903 — 20 December 1980) was a British locomotive engineer. Biography Bond was born in Ipswich in 1903, and became interested in railways when staying in Yarmouth during the Great War. He was educated at Tonbridge School. Bond joined the Midland Railway in 1920, ..

Roland Boyes
Roland Boyes (12 February 1937 – 16 June, 2006) was a British Labour politician, amateur photographer and, in retirement, fundraiser for research into Alzheimer's disease. Contents 1 Early years2 Teaching and marriage3 Political life4 Alzheimer's Research Trust5 Ref..

Roland Boys Bradford
Roland Boys Bradford (VC, MC) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 24 years old, and a Temporary Lieutenant Colonel in the 9th Bn., The Durham Ligh..

Roland Brener
Roland Brener (February 22, 1942 - March 22, 2006) was a South African-born Canadian artist. He studied at St Martin's School of Art, now Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, under Anthony Caro and taught at St. Martin's, the University of California, Santa Barbara and the University o..

Roland Burris
Roland Burris is a politician and former statewide officeholder in Illinois. Burris served as Comptroller of Illinois from 1983 to 1991 and as Attorney General of Illinois from 1991 to 1995. He has unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for Governor of Illinois and mayor of Chicago |- s..

Roland Butcher
Roland ButcherEngland (ENG) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Legbreak Tests ODIs Matches 3 3 '''Runs scored 71 58 Batting average 14.19 19.33 100s/50s -/- -/1 Top score 32 52 ..

Roland C. Jordan
Roland Jordan is an American composer and music theorist. He received his Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, and subsequently served as a music professor at that institution for several decades. As a composer, Jordan has written for both large ensembles and chamber groups, and as a music..

Roland Charles Wagner
Roland Charles Wagner (born 6 September, 1960, in Algeria) is a French writer of humorous science fiction. Since his professional debut in 1981, he has written around one hundred novellas and more than forty novels. He is the only writer to have received the Prix Rosny-Aîné six times, as well as m..

Roland Clark
Roland Clark is a House Music producer, songwriter and vocalist who is featured on many Fatboy Slim releases. In the past, he has used the aliases Houseboy, Keita, People, Roland Clark presents Digital Pimps, Roland Clarke, South Street Player and Urban Soul and has been in the groups, Latanya ..

Roland Claus
Roland Claus (born December 18, 1954 in Hettstedt) is a German politician and member of die Linkspartei. ..

Roland CM-32L
The Roland CM-32L is a MIDI synthesizer module first released by Roland Corporation in 1989. It is based on the MT-32, but being intended for use with computers, it is housed in a beige case and lacks all external controls save for a volume knob and a MIDI message indicator light. There is only one ..

Roland collection
The Roland Collection is the creation of Anthony Roland, UK. The collection extends to hundreds of hours of films and videos on art, ranging from painting to architecture, through writing, sculpture, photography, etc. External link [The Roland Collection] ..

Roland Collombin
Roland Collombin (born 17 February 1951) is a former Swiss alpine skier. In 1973 and 1974, Collombin won the World Cup in Downhill skiing. He won silver in Downhill at the 1972 Winter Olympics ..

Roland Corporation
Roland EXR-3 Keyboard Roland Corporation TYO: [7944] is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, electronic equipment and software. It was founded by Ikutaro Kakehashi in Osaka on April 18, 1972 with 33 million yen in capital. Today Roland has factories in Japan,..

Roland CR-78
The Roland CR-78 Drum Machine The Roland CompuRhythm CR-78 is a drum machine that was released in 1978. The CR-78, although very primitive by today's standards, was an important advance in technology at the time, and was used by many influential artists on a number of famous recordings. The..

Roland D-50
Roland D50 is a polyphonic 61-key synthesizer by Roland. It was released in 1987 to compete with the Yamaha DX7 market. The D-50 has become a user favorite over the years, and is hailed as being easier to use and producing better sound than the DX7. Some of its features include basic onboard reverb..

Roland Daggett
Roland Daggett is a fictional villain created for [[Batman: The Animated Series]]. He is voiced by Ed Asner and appears in several episodes and is one of the most persistent of Batman's enemies. The president of Daggett Industries, Roland Daggett is everything Bruce Wayne is not: a scheming, crook..

Roland Dalhäuser
Roland Dalhäuser (born 12 June 1958) is a retired high jumper from Switzerland. He won three medals at the European Indoor Championships and became Swiss champion nine times. His personal best jump, which is also the Swiss record, is 2.31 metres. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra ..

Roland Dantes
Roland Dantes: Senior Master Roland Dantes was one of the closest friends of the late Professor Remy Presas and trained with him over 30 years. He trained with 11 other martial arts masters like Cacoy Canete and Edgar Sulite. Roland worked several years as a police officer, before becoming an acto..

Roland Deschain
thumb Roland Deschain, son of Steven Deschain, of Gilead in New Canaan, and of the line of Eld, is a gunslinger, an agent of The White and the protagonist of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series. He is the son of Steven and Gabrielle Deschain (pronounced dess shane) and is descended from a lo..

Roland de Corneille
Reverend Roland de Corneille (born May 19 1927) is a Canadian Anglican priest, human rights activist and former politician. Born in Switzerland, de Corneille moved to Canada and graduated from the University of Toronto's Trinty College in 1953 as an ordained Anglican deacon. In 1960, de Corneille..

Roland de Marigny
Roland de Marigny (born 17 November 1975 in Durban, South Africa) is an Italian rugby union footballer. His normal position is fullback though he can also play centre or fly-half. His parents originated from Mauritius. He developed his rugby skills whilst at Westville Boys' High, a school known f..

Roland de Vaux
Father Roland Guérin de Vaux OP (1903 – 1971) was a French Dominican priest who led the Catholic team that initially worked on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He was the director of the Ecole Biblique, a French Catholic Theological School in Arab East Jerusalem, and he was charged with overseeing resea..

Roland De Wolfe
Roland De Wolfe Roland De Wolfe backstage at the 2006 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris Nickname(s) The SheepThe Edge Hometown London, UK World Series of Poker Bracelet(s) None Money finishes 2 Highest ITM main event finish None World Poker Tour Titles 1 Final tables 2..

Roland Dobbs
(Edwin) Roland Dobbs (born 2 December 1924) is Emeritus Professor of Physics in the University of London. Education: Ilford County High School; Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet; University College London. Career After radar research for the Admiralty, 1943-6, he was a research student at Universit..

Roland Dorgelès
French literature French literary history Medieval 16th century - 17th century 18th century -19th century 20th century - Contemporary French Writers Chronological list - - [[Portal:France|France Portal]] [[Portal:Literature|Literature Portal]]This box: [ view] • &..

Roland Duchâtelet
Roland Duchâtelet is a millionaire businessman who turned his progressive liberal ideology into a political movement that he called Vivant. External links [Homepage of Vivant (in Dutch)] ..

Roland Dumas
Roland Dumas (born August 23, 1922 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne) is a lawyer and French Socialist politician who served as Foreign Minister under Laurent Fabius from 1984 to 1986, and again under Michel Rocard, Edith Cresson, and Pierre Bérégovoy from 1988 to 1993. He later became the President of Fra..

Roland DuPree Dance Academy
Roland DuPree had a major dance center in Hollywood on Fairfax Avenue. It drew interested dancers from around the world to study there because a lot of the teachers worked in the television, stage, and film industry. Joe Bennett, Carol Connor, Jacqui and Bill Landrum, Joe Tremaine, Hama, and coun..

Roland Dyens
This article is part of the Classical guitar series (Please move this template to the end of the page) [[Portal:Classical guitar|Classical guitar Portal]] - Classical guitar - History of the classical guitar - Vihuela - Baroque guitar - Early romantic guitar - Romantic guitar - Modern classical..

Roland E-20
The Roland E-20 is a keyboard instrument introduced by Roland in 1988. Described by Roland as an "Intelligent Synthesizer", the instrument was the first product of Roland Europe SpA, which had been set up after a takeover of the SIEL company of Italy the previous year. The new venture was a stra..

Roland Edward Elcock
Roland Edward Elcock (VC, MM) (5 June 1899 - 6 October 1944) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 19 years old, and an Acting Corporal in the 11th ..

Roland Emmerich
Roland Emmerich (born November 10, 1955) is a German film producer, director and writer. Emmerich was born in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As a youth, he pursued painting and sculpting and, while in the director's program at film school in Munich, studied production design. His student f..

Roland Fairbairn McWilliams
The Honourable Roland Fairbairn McWilliams (October 10, 1874-December 10, 1957) was a Canadian politician and office-holder. He served as Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba from 1940 to 1953. McWilliams was born in Peterborough, Ontario. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of T..

Roland Fantom-X
The Fantom-X6/X7/X8 are a series of music production workstations produced by the Roland Corporation. Introduced in 2004, they are an upgrade of the Fantom S-series. Featuring an 128-voice PCM-based synthesizer/sampler, MRC-Pro sequencer, 6 effects processors, dynamic pads and infrared D-Beam, the ..

Roland Fountain
Roland Fountain (sometimes referred to as Maximilian Fountain; Slovak: Rolandova fontána or Maximiliánova fontána) is the most famous fountain of Bratislava, Slovakia as well as one of the city's important landmarks. Its construction was ordered by Maximilian II, the king of Royal Hungary, in 15..

Roland Fraïssé
Roland Fraïssé is a French mathematical logician. He was born in 1920 and received his doctoral degree from the University of Paris in 1953. In his thesis* Sur une nouvelle classification des systèmes de relations, Roland Fraïssé, Comptes Rendus 230 (1950), 1022–1024.,* Sur qu..

Roland Franzen
Roland Franzen''' is a NL-based DJ / producer and a popular international technoDJ. better better known as club/techno DJ Roland Franzen. He is known troughout the world for his tech/electro-sound with here and there some minimal influences. 2005 Roland became famous as hardcore and oldstylehous..

Roland Freisler
Roland Freisler (October 30, 1893 – February 3, 1945) was a prominent Nazi. He became State Secretary at the Reich Ministry of Justice and President of the Volksgerichtshof. In contrast to most of the Nazi leadership, little beyond basic details is known about Roland Freisler the man. He was bor..

Roland Frye
Professor Roland Mushat Frye (??? — January 20 2005 was an American English literature scholar and theologian. Frye was born in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1943 he interrupted his studies to enlist in the United States Army and fought at the Battle of the Bulge, winning a Bronze Star. After the..

Roland G. Fryer Jr
Roland G. Fryer Jr. is a 28 year-old professor of economics at Harvard University, currently a junior fellow with the Harvard Society of Fellows. In addition to being affiliated with Harvard University and the Society of Fellows, he maintains offices at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Fr..

Roland Garros
Roland Garros has been considered the world’s first fighter pilot. In 1915, during World War I, he introduced a revolutionary method of destroying enemy aeroplanes by placing a forward-firing machine-gun on his aeroplane and metal deflector plates on the wooden propeller. He died just a month..

Roland Garros Airport
Roland Garros Airport (French: Aéroport de La Réunion Roland Garros) is an airport located in Saint-Denis, Réunion and is eponymous of a French aviator who was born in Saint-Denis. ..

Roland Gaucher
Roland Gaucher is the pseudonym of Roland Goguillot, a French far-right journalist born on April 13, 1919. In 1942 he was a journalist in the collaborationist National-Populaire newspaper. In 1944, according to Marcel Déat, he followed Philippe Pétain to Sigmaringen. He was one of the founders ..

Roland Gewalt
Roland Gewalt (born April 2, 1958 in Berlin) is a German politician and a Member of the European Parliament. He has been a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany since 1980, which is affiliated with the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats..

Roland Gibbs
Field Marshal Sir Roland Christopher Gibbs GCB CBE DSO MC KStJ (b. 22 June 1921 d. 31 October 2004) was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1976 and 1979. |-style="text-align: center; background: #C3B091;" |align="center" colspan="3"|Military Offices |- ..

Roland Gift
[[Image:Roland Gift Xavier St Cloud.jpg|300px|thumb|Roland Gift as Xavier St. Cloud in the [[Highlander: The Series|Highlander]] series]] Roland Gift (born April 28, 1961 in Birmingham, England) is a British actor and musician. He grew up in Hull where his mother Pauline ran several second-hand cl..

Roland Giroux
Roland Giroux C.C. (ca. 1913 - 4 November 1991) was from 1969 to 1977 the Chairman of the Quebec Hydro-Electric Commission (today known generally as Hydro-Québec). He is a member of the Order of Canada, first becoming an Officer on June 1972 then on July 1977 was promoted as a Companion, the highe..

Roland Glassl
Roland Glassl is a professional viola player from Germany. He has won the prestigious Lionel Tertis Competition as well as the International Competition in Vienna. Glassl hass collaborated with many leading artists, and is also a member of the Mandelring Quartet. External references [Official ..

Roland Grapow
Roland Grapow, born August 30th, 1959 in Hamburg, Germany is a professional guitarist. Roland is most well known for his time in the Power Metal band Helloween, who he played with for for 12 years after replacing founding member Kai Hansen. Roland played on the albums Pink Bubbles Go Ape, Chameleon..

Roland Green
Roland Green (born on 29 July 1974 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian mountain bike and road bicycle racer. Selected Results 2003*1st Canadian National MTB Championships*1st overall, Sea Otter Classic*1st NORBA NCS XC, Mt. Snow, Vermont*1st NORBA NCS XC, Sand Point, Idaho*1st Stage ..

Roland Groome
Roland Groome (1890s England - 20 September 1935) was a Canadian aviator from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Groome, who had served with the Royal Flying Corps as an instructor during World War I set up the "Aerial Service Co" in 1919, whith his partner Ed Clark. Although the company was a failure G..

Roland Grossenbacher
Dr. Roland Grossenbacher is a Swiss attorney at law currently serving as chairman of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation. He was appointed at this post in 2000. On the 104th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (13 to 15 December 2005),..

Roland GS
Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes vaguely transcribed as General Standard, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requies that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining more inst..

Roland Haché
Roland Haché (born June 14 1947 in Nigadoo, New Brunswick) is a politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick representing the electoral district of Nigadoo-Chaleur. He earned a bachelor of arts and a bachelor of education at the Univer..

Roland Hanna
Roland Hanna (February 10, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan – November 13, 2002 in Hackensack, New Jersey) was an American jazz pianist. Hanna studied classical piano as a boy, but was strongly interested in jazz. This increased after his time in military service. He went on to study at Eastman Sch..

Roland Hayes
Roland Hayes (3 June 1887–1 January 1977), a lyric tenor, is considered the first African American male concert artist to receive wide international acclaim as well as at home. Hayes was born in Curryville, Georgia, near Calhoun, on June 3, 1887, to Fanny and William Hayes, who were former sla..

Roland Hedley
Roland Hedley is a character in the comic strip Doonesbury. He is a journalist, who was once commissioned to write an article about Walden Commune, where most of the strip's characters lived during the seventies. They filled his head with a lot of nonsense, convincing him that the hippie movement w..

Roland Holder
Roland HolderWest Indies (WI) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm medium Tests ODIs Matches 11 37 '''Runs scored 380 599 Batting average 25.33 23.96 100s/50s -/2 -/2 Top score 91 65 ..

Roland Huntford
Roland Huntford is principally an author of Polar biographies. He has written biographies of Robert Scott, Ernest Shackleton and Nobel Peace Prize winner Fridtjof Nansen. Huntford's The Last Place on Earth (originally titled Scott and Admundsen) had a tremendous impact on public interest in Polar m..

Roland J. Green
Roland James Green, born in 1944 in Chicago, is a science fiction and fantasy writer and editor. His military action adventures of the future include The Painful Field (1993), Vain Command, The Mountain Walks, Squadron Alert, Division of Spoils, Warriors for the Working Day, and Voyage to Eneh (20..

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Roland Joffé
Roland Joffé (born November 17, 1945) is a British film director who started out directing television. His early TV credits included episodes of Coronation Street. He gained a reputation for hard hitting political stories with the series Bill Brand and factual dramas for Play for Today. His fir..

Roland Joseph 'Mighty Mite' McLenahan
Roland Joseph 'Mighty Mite' McLenahan (October 2 1921-April 23 1984) was a professional hockey player. Also known as 'Rollie.' A native of Fredericton, New Brunswick, he played the position of Defense for teams in the NHL, YCHL, QAHA, Al-Cup, OHA-Jr., Exhib., EAHL, NOHA, NBSHL, AHL, and the IHL. At ..

Roland JP-8000
The Roland JP-8000 is an analog modeling synthesizer released by the Roland Corporation in 1997. It aims to emulate the sound and functionality of classic synthesizers of the late 1970s and early 1980s using digital technology. Overview The JP-8000 was one of many analog modeling synthesizers relea..

Roland Juhász
Roland Juhász (born July 1, 1983) is a Hungarian footballer currently playing for R.S.C. Anderlecht where he signed from MTK Budapest on August 29, 2005. He made his debut for Anderlecht against Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League. ..

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Roland Juno-D
The Roland Juno-D is a digital polyphonic synthesizer manufactured by Roland Corporation which was announced in 2004. This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on..

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Roland Jupiter-6
Roland Jupiter 6 The Roland Jupiter 6 is a synthesizer manufactured by the Roland Corporation introduced in 1983 as the successor of the Roland Jupiter-8. The Jupiter-6 is widely-known as a polyphonic analog synthesizer workhorse, producing a wide variety of sounds. It has 12 analog oscillator..

Roland Jupiter-8
The Jupiter-8 was Roland's flagship analog synthesizer of the early 1980s, an eight-voice polyphonic synth which helped to define the New Wave genre, and it is still quite popular today. Roland Jupiter-8 Synthesizer The Jupiter-8, introduced in the fall of 1981, is highly programmable, featu..

Roland Kickinger
Roland Kickinger (born 1968) is an Austrian-born bodybuilder and actor. He has appeared in numerous bodybuilding competitions, fitness magazines and training videos. In his acting career, he is perhaps best known for his regular role as Chip Rommel in the television series Son of the Beach. He also ..

Roland Koch
Roland Koch Roland Koch (born March 24 1958 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German politician. He has been prime minister of Hesse since April 7 1999. In 1979 he became the youngest person to hold the office of chair of the CDU youth group in the Main-Taunus district. From 1983 until 1987 he was ..

Roland Kökény
Roland Kökény, born 24 October 1975 in Miskolc, is a Hungarian flatwater canoer and current (2005) world champion. At the Sydney Olympics in 2000, he competed in the individual (K-1) kayak, reaching the semi-finals. He then became a member of the Hungarian four-man (K-4) crew that won world ch..

Roland LAPC-I
The Roland LAPC-I is a sound card for IBM PC compatibles, first introduced in 1988 by Roland Corporation. It is basically the MT-32-compatible Roland CM-32L and the MPU-401 unit, integrated onto a single full-length 8-bit ISA card. In addition to normal Roland dealers aimed at musicians, it was d..

Roland Laporte
Roland Laporte (1675 - August 14, 1704), Camisard leader, better known as Roland, was born at Mas Soubeyran (Gard) in a cottage which has become the property of the Socité de l'Histoire du Protestantisme français, and which contains relics of the hero. He was a nephew of Laporte, the Camisard lea..

Roland La Starza
Roland La Starza (b. May 12, 1927) is a retired American boxer and actor. Originally from the Bronx, La Starza fought 66 professional bouts from July 7, 1947 to May 8, 1961. He won 56 of the fights, 31 by knockout. In a March 24, 1950 fight that went against him on a split decision, La Starza may ha..

Roland Lefebvre
Roland LefebvreNetherlands (NED) Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling type Right-arm medium (RM) Tests ODIs Matches 0 11 '''Runs scored N/A 171 Batting average N/A 28.50 100s/50s N/A 0/0 Top score N/A 45 ..

Roland Leighton
Roland Leighton (March 27, 1895-December 23, 1915), was a British poet and soldier, immortalised in Vera Brittain's memoir, Testament of Youth. Leighton was a pupil at Uppingham School, where he became a close friend of Vera Brittain's brother, Edward. He obtained a commission in the Worcestershir..

Roland Lethem
Roland Lethem (born 1942) is a Belgian filmmaker and writer. Roland Lethem is a Belgian author-filmmaker born in Etterbeek on January 5, 1942. There are several thorough studies published on his films (Cinema/London, Skoop/Amsterdam) and Bandes de cons! (Bunch of Assholes!, 1970), his most famous ..

Roland Levin
Roland Levin(born 1957) is an Latvian photographer; the husband of supermodel Irina Pantaeva. Sources Siberian Dream by Irina Pantaeva ..

Roland Liboton
Roland Liboton (born March 6, 1957) is a former cyclo-cross racer from Belgium. Liboton won the World Cyclo-cross Championships in 1980, 1982, 1983, and 1984. He retired from professional competition in 1992. External links [Roland Liboton bio at UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships]�..

Roland Linz
Roland Linz(born August 9, 1981) is a Austrian football foward who is known for his quick speed and perfect set-pieces. He currently plays for Portuguese giants Boavista FC. Boavista FC have signed Austria striker Roland Linz on a three-year contract after the 24-year-old reached the end of his con..

Roland M. Thomas
Roland Malcom Thomas, a British citizen born on March 28 1950, was charged with civil securities fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6 2005 [link]. References [SEC sues promotors of SEALIFE Corporation for alleged manipluation][Sealife Corporati..

Roland MacLeod
Roland MacLeod (born 1935 in London, England), was an actor of film and television. He appeared as the Vicar in John Cleese's film A Fish Called Wanda and The Last Remake of Beau Geste. His television credits include Coronation Street, Softly, Softly, Ripping Yarns, The Fall and Rise of Reginald P..

Roland Mark Schoeman
--> Roland Mark Schoeman (born July 3, 1980) is a South African swimmer and a member of the 2004 Olympic Games swimming team for South Africa. Career Born in Pretoria, Schoeman first ventured seriously into a pool when he was 16, in order to show a girl how interested he was in her. Within a few ..

Roland Martin
Roland Martin can refer to at least two individuals: Roland S. Martin - American journalist, nationally syndicated columnistRoland Martin (fisherman) - host of American fishing show on Outdoor Life Network This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with t..

Roland Martin (fisherman)
Roland Martin is a professional sport fisherman. Martin is host of Fishing with Roland Martin on the Outdoor Life Network. He is a 19-time B.A.S.S. Champion, a nine-time Angler-of-the-Year, and a 24-time Bassmasters Classic Qualifier. External links [Fishing with Roland Martin site] ..

Roland Massaquoi
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Roland Massaquoi is a Liberian politician and member of the National Patriotic Party (NPP). Running as the NPP..

Roland Mathias
Roland Mathias (b. 1915) is a Welsh writer, known for his poetry and short stories. He is also a literary critic, and responsible with Raymond Garlick for the success of the literary magazine Dock Leaves (from 1949), later from 1957 The Anglo-Welsh Review. He edited it from 1961 to 1976. His other w..

Roland Matthes
Roland Matthes (born November 17, 1950 in Pößneck, Thuringia) is a former backstroke swimmer, who won a total number of eight Olympic medals for East Germany. He is considered to be one of the best backstroke swimmers of all time. He competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in ..

Roland MC-202
--> The MC-202 (Micro-Composer) is a monophonic analog synthesizer/sequencer released by Roland in 1983. It is similar to the TB-303 and SH-101 synthesizers, featuring one voltage-controlled oscillator with simultaneous saw and square/pulse-width waveforms and a resonant -24db filter. The sound an..

Roland MC-303
Roland MC-303 Not to be confused with the MC series of MicroComposers by Roland, the MC-303 is the first of a series of synthesizer/drum machine/Sequencer combo instruments by Roland. The MC-303 opened up the "Groovebox" line of inexpensive products in 1996, specifically targeting dance club a..

Roland MC-505
The Roland Corporation MC-505 is a combination of MIDI music sequencer, synthesizer, drum machine and control surface. It is a bigger and better version of the Roland MC-303, and a predecessor to the Roland MC-909. External links [MC-505 Yahoo groups][Online manuals][Variou..

Roland MC-808
Not to be confused with the MC series of MicroComposers by Roland, the MC-808 is the latest in a series of sampler/synthesizer/drum machine/sequencer combo instruments (generally known as 'Grooveboxes') by Roland Corporation. Released in 2006, it is a cheaper version of the Roland MC-909 although la..

Roland MC-8 Microcomposer
Roland MC 8 MicroComposer. The Roland MC-8 MicroComposer was introduced in 1977 at a price of around $8000 as the world's first digital microprocessor driven, CV/Gate sequencer unit (a pre-MIDI sequencing method used for electronic music). The MicroComposer could precisely adjust multiple soun..

Roland MC-909
The Roland MC-909 is a groovebox released by Roland in 2002. It is basically an upgrade of previous models like the MC-303 and the MC-505. It combines the functions of a synthesizer, a sequencer and a sampler. The MC-909 is, in abstract, a rompler. It means that it includes a series of waveforms..

Roland Melis
Roland Melis is an athlete from the Netherlands Antilles. He competes in triathlon. Melis competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took forty-fifth place with a total time of 1:56:11.95. ..

Roland Mesnier
Roland Mesnier presents one of his creations at the White House Roland Mesnier (born August 1944) is a French-American Pastry chef and culinary writer. His creations during his twenty five years as Executive Pastry Chef at the White House have earned him the reputation of a creative genius. E..

Roland Michener
Daniel Roland Michener, PC , CC , CMM , CD , QC , LL.D (April 19, 1900 - August 6, 1991) was Governor General of Canada from 1967 to 1974. His tenure as Canada's Governor General is often considered to be a key turning point in the history of his office. Since his retirement the Governor Generalsh..

Roland Michener Secondary School
Roland Michener Secondary School is an english public high school in South Porcupine, Ontario. It is a small school with an average enrollment of 350-500. A feature that makes it unique is its house system. All homerooms are split into 4 houses named after prominent Canadian politicians: Baldwin, Fr..

Roland Micro Cube
The Roland Micro Cube is the first battery powered amplifier distributed by Roland. Effects: The Roland Micro Cube features 7 different input effects; Acoustic, JC Clean, Black Panel, Brit Combo, Clssic, R-Fier, and Mic. Also built in is Delay/Reverb, and a Flanger/Phaser/Chorus/Tremelo effect. T..

Roland Mousnier
Roland Émile Mousnier (September 7, 1907–February 9, 1993) was a French historian of the early modern period in France and of the comparative studies of different civilizations. Mousnier was born in Paris and received his education at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes. Between 1932 and 194..

Roland Moyle
Roland Dunstan Moyle (born 12 March 1928) is a British Labour politician. He was elected Member of Parliament for Lewisham North in 1966, and after boundary changes, for Lewisham East in 1974. He was Northern Ireland minister from 1974 to 1976, and Health minister from 1976 to 1979. In Labour's l..

Roland MT-32
The Roland MT-32 is a MIDI synthesizer module first released in 1987 by Roland Corporation. Contents 1 Features2 Models2.1 First generation2.2 Second generation2.3 Third generation3 Sound quality and compatibility problems3.1 Clipping3.2 Differential N..

Roland Nemeth
Roland Nemeth (born September 19 1974) is a Hungarian athlete specializing in the 100 metres. Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus making it through to the second round. He finished sixth in the second round, thus failing to achieve qualif..

Roland Nilsson
Roland Nilsson, (born November 27 1963), is a Swedish football manager, he currently manages GAIS in the Allsvenskan (the top tier of Swedish football). As a player, Nilsson played 116 times for Sweden, making him second only to Thomas Ravelli in international appearances for Sweden. He also won the..

Roland Octapad
Roland Octapad The popular Octapad is a product line of inexpensive, electronic MIDI percussion controllers produced by the Roland Corporation. Simple in design and, the Octapad is a rectangular device with 8 velocity sensitive pads. It needs to be connected to a MIDI instrument such as a drum..

Roland of Cremona
Roland of Cremona (1178-1259), Dominican theologian. Roland of Cremona joined the Dominican order at Bologna in 1219. He was a lecturer at the medieval University of Toulouse from its foundation in 1229, and preached against the Cathars in the city. In 1231 he led a party of friars and priests to ex..

Roland Oliver
Roland Oliver (born 1923) is Emeritus Professor of African history at the University of London. Career Following his undergraduate and doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge between 1941 and 1948, Roland Oliver joined the staff of the School of Oriental and African Studies at the Univers..

Roland Oliver (disambiguation)
Roland Oliver can refer to: Roland Oliver, Emeritus Professor of African history at the University of London. Roland Oliver (actor), British actor. Well known for his performance in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ..

Roland Omnès
Roland Omnès is the author of several books which aim to close the gap between our common sense experience of the classical world and the complex, formal mathematics which is now required to accurately describe reality at its most fundamental level. Contents 1 Biography2 Philosophical ..

Roland Orzabal
Roland Orzabal, full name Roland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana, (born in Portsmouth, England August 22, 1961) is the co-founder of the famous English band Tears for Fears. He originally was in a band called Graduate. His mother is English; his father is from Paris, and of Argentinean and Basque paren..

Roland Park
Roland Park may refer to: Roland Park, the upper class neighborhood in Baltimore, MarylandRoland Park Country School, a school in Baltimore 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 ..

Roland Park, Baltimore, Maryland
Roland Park is the first planned "suburban" community in North America. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. It was created early in the 20th century as an upper class neighborhood. It is the site of several elite private schools such as Gilman School, Roland Park Country School, The Bryn Mawr Scho..

Roland Park Country School
Roland Park Country School Established 1900 School type Private, All-girls Religious affiliation none Head of School Jean Waller Brune Location Baltimore, MD, USA Campus Suburban, 21-acre campus Enrollment 709 Faculty 107 Average class size 16 students Student:Teacherratio ..

Roland Park Middle School
Roland Park Middle School originally opened as an elementary school in 1963 on North Manhattan Avenue in Tampa, Florida. The school is named for the community in which it is located. The school colors are red and white. The school mascot is the Dragon. External link [Roland Park Middle Sch..

Roland Parliament
Roland Parliament was the voice director for the DiC version of the popular magical girl anime Sailor Moon. He also voiced the geeky foil Melvin Gurio (Gurio Umino in Japan) in the DiC as well as the Cloverway dub. External links [Roland Parliament on the Internet Movie Database] ..

Roland Penner
Roland Penner (born July 30, 1924) is Dean of Law at the University of Manitoba and a former politician and Manitoba Cabinet minister. Penner was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the son of Winnipeg alderman Jacob Penner (d. 1965). He served in Europe during World War II in the Canadian artillery, and..

Roland Penrose
Sir Roland Penrose (14 October 1903 – 23 April 1984) was an English artist, historian and poet. He was a major promoter and collector of modern art and an associate of the surrealists in the United Kingdom. Biography Penrose's father was a successful portrait painter and he grew up in a strict Q..

Roland Perry
It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a [Disambiguationdisambiguation page]. ([[Wikipedia talk:|Discuss]]) Roland Perry is a Melbourne-based author. He has written numerous books- both fiction and non-fiction, including "Monash: The O..

Roland Perusse
Roland I. Perusse is the author of Haitian Democracy Restored: 1991 -- 1995, a book about the coup-to-democracy period in Haitian political history.[link] ..

Roland Petit
Roland Petit (b. 13 January, 1924) is a French choreographer and dancer born in Villemomble near Paris, France. He trained at the Paris Opéra ballet school, and became well known for his creative ballets, which include: Le jeune homme et la mort (English: The Young Man and Death, 1946),Les forai..

Roland point
Ronan Point was a block of flats in London where multiple buildings fell down after a moderate gas explosion. ..

Roland Pope
Roland PopeAustralia (AUS) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type - Tests First-class Matches 1 20 '''Runs scored 3 318 Batting average 1.50 12.23 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 3 47 Balls bowled 0 10 Wickets 0 0 Bowling average - - wi..

Roland Rainer
Roland Rainer (May 1, 1910 - April 10, 2004) was an Austrian architect. Born in Klagenfurt, Roland Rainer decided to become an architect when he was 18, so he studied at the Vienna University of Technology. His thesis was about the Karlsplatz in Vienna. Then, he left Austria visiting the Netherland..

Roland Rance
Roland Rance is an anti-Zionist, socialist British Jew who lived and worked for several years in Jerusalem, and has spent 30 years campaigning for a unitary, democratic and secular Palestine. He chaired the inaugural meeting [link] of Jews Against Zionism in London on 18 June 2003, a meet..

Roland Rat
Roland Rat (also Roland Rat Superstar) is a British television puppet character. He was created, operated and voiced by David Claridge, who had previously been behind the Mooncat puppet in the ITV children's television programme Get Up and Go!. Roland claimed to live beneath King's Cross railway sta..

Roland Ratzenberger
Roland Ratzenberger (July 4, 1960 – April 30, 1994) was an Austrian Formula One driver who died during qualifying for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, the same race that took the life of three-time world champion Ayrton Senna, and seriously injured Rubens Barrichello (in practice). Born in Sal..

Roland RD-700
--> The Roland RD-700 is a digital stage piano. It contains stereo sampled piano sounds, as well as a collection of GM2-compitable sounds. It is designed for live use, and the operation panel includes the most used functions to avoid menu navigation. Features: 128 voice polyphony64 MB of included ..

Roland RE-201
Roland RE201 SpaceEcho. The Roland RE-201 (also known as the Space Echo) is an unusual audio device produced between 1973 and the mid 1980s. It's an analog (signal) delay effects processor that produces the echo in a very unconventional way. The unit records incoming audio to a loop of magneti..

Roland Rhythm 33
The Roland Rhythm 33 (sometimes known by its model number, the Roland TR-33), is a preset drum machine (or "beatbox"), produced by Roland in 1972. It was one of a trio of drum machines released by Roland that year, offering the least features out of its siblings the Rhythm 55 (TR-55) and Rhythm 77 ..

Roland Rhythm 55
The Roland Rhythm 55 (sometimes known by its model number, the Roland TR-55), is a preset drum machine (or "beatbox"), produced by Roland in 1972. It was one of a trio of drum machines released by Roland that year, offering features intermediate between those of Rhythm 33 (TR-33) and Rhythm 77 (TR-..

Roland Richard Louis Bourke
Photo by Terry Macdonald - Jun 1995 150px Roland Richard Louis Bourke ,VC, DSO, (1885-1958), was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 32 ye..

Roland Riemers
Roland Riemers was a Libertarian Party member who ran for governor of North Dakota in 2004. He came in last place with just 1% of the vote. Mr. Riemers is a real estate investor and was a movie theater owner prior to running for governor. In 1996 Roland Riemers won the North Dakota Presidential Pri..

Roland Riso
Roland Riso is a DJ from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. He has four weekly residencies and has been working in the area for more than eight years, and his singles have had some club play. He also ran a popular webcast called Sounds of the True School and works with the Philadelphia Collector..

Roland Ritchie
The Honourable Roland Ritchie Roland Almon Ritchie (June 19, 1910 - June 5, 1988) was a Canadian lawyer and Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of William Bruce Almon Ritchie and Lillian Stewart, he received a B.A. from the University of King's Colleg..

Roland Robertson
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. A sociologist and theorist of globalization. His theories have focused significantly on a more phenomenological..

Roland Robinson
Roland Robinson, born in 1949, who died in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 8, 2004, was a longtime Memphis studio session bass player and songwriter originally from Detroit, Michigan. Robinson was a cousin and close friend of Teenie Hodges, Al Green's lead guitarist in the 1970s when Green recorded ..

Roland Rocchiccioli
Roland Rocchiccioli (born 20 February, 1947 in Agnew, Western Australia) is an Australian actor and television personality. Rocchiccioli makes regular appearances on The Footy Show, where he willingly pokes fun at himself and is oftentimes the butt of jokes for the likes of Billy Brownless and Sam ..

Roland Rohlfs
Test pilot Roland Rohlfs (1892 - 1974) flew a hydro-aeroplane called the "Dunkirk Fighter" for Curtiss Airplane Company in 1918. In 1919 he attained a world record with an altitude of 34,610 feet in a Curtiss L-3 triplane (at - 47 degrees Fahrenheit). He was the son of Anna Katharine Green (Rohlfs)..

Roland S. Boreham Jr.
Roland Stanford "Bud" Boreham (2 September 1924—5 February 2006) was an American businessman best known for building Baldor Electric in Fort Smith,Arkansas into an international corporation. After graduating Beverly Hills High School, he earned bachelor’s degrees in physics and meteorology and ..

Roland S. Martin
Roland S. Martin is an American author and syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate. He is also author of the book, Speak, Brother! A Black Man's View of America (2002, ISBN 0971910707). External links [Official biography] ..

Roland SC-55
The Roland SC-55 (Sound Canvas) is a MIDI synthesizer sound module released in 1991 by Roland Corporation. The SC-55 was the first sound module to incorporate the new General MIDI standard, which was expanded with GS drum kits and additional controllers. The synth used both PCM and the cut-down v..

Roland SCC-1
The Roland SCC-1 (Sound Canvas Card 1) combines the MPU-401 MIDI interface with the General MIDI-compatible Roland SC-55 sound source on an 8-bit ISA bus ex