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Rafflesiaceae Rafflesiaceae is a family of parasitic plants found in east and southeast Asia, including Rafflesia arnoldii, the plant with the largest flower of all plants. The plants are endoparasites of vines in the genus Tetrastigma (Vitaceae) and lack stems, leaves, roots, and any photosynthetic tissue.
Raffy Tulfo Raffy Tulfo is a Filipino broadcast journalist whose work focuses on government and private sector issues. He has a radio program from Monday to Friday entiled, WANTED SA RADIO, on RMN News Manila (former DZXL) with Niña Taduran and Bernard Taguinod.
Rafi (party) The Rafi party (רשימת פועלי ישר×ל Reshimat Po'aley Yisrael "List of the workers of Israel") was formed in 1965 by former Prime Minister of Israel David Ben Gurion, after he and a number of other Mapai members split with his successor, Levi Eshkol. The split was over the Lavon affair, as Ben Gurion did not agree to declare Lavon innocent without judicial investigation committee.
Rafi Eitan Rafael ('Rafi') Eitan (Hebrew: רפי ×יתן) (born November 23, 1926) is the leader of the pensioners' party Gil, which has won an unexpected large number of seats in the Israeli legislative election of 2006. In 1960, he was in charge of the Mossad operation that lead to the capture of Adolf Eichmann.
Rafi Khawar Rafi Khawar (Urdu: رŮŰŚŘą خاŮر) (died June 3, 1986) popularly known as Nanna (Urdu: ننھا), was a renowned comedy actor of Pakistani films and tv drama. His first Urdu film was Watan ka sipahi, released in 1966.
Rafi Manoukian Rafi Manoukian is a member of the city council in Glendale, California. He was recently notified that he has been selected by the Board of Directors and the Selection Committee of the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) as a recipient of the 2006 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
Rafi Ud-Daulat Rafi ud Daulat (رŮŮŠ الدŮŮ„ŘŞ) also known as Shah Jahan II (شاهجهان ۲) was Mughal emperor for a brief period in 1719 AD. He succeeded his short-lived brother Rafi Ul-Darjat in that year, being proclaimed Badshah by the Sayyid brothers.
Rafi Zabor Rafi Zabor (born 1946) is a Brooklyn, New York music journalist- and musician-turned-novelist. His first novel, The Bear Comes Home, follows an alto saxophonist -who happens to be a bear- in his pursuit of musical perfection, and received the 1998 PEN/Faulkner Award.
Rafiah Yam The Israeli settlement of Rafiah Yam was originally established in 1984 as a secular community in the southern end of the Gush Katif settlement bloc, only 200 metres from the Egyptian border and close to the Palestinian city of Rafah.
Rafiganj train disaster The Rafiganj rail disaster was the derailment of a train on a bridge over the Dhave River in North-Central India, on 10 September 2002. At least 130 people were killed in the accident, which was reportedly due to sabotage by a local Marxist terrorist group, the Naxalites.
Rafik Hariri Rafik Baha ad-Din Hariri — (November 1 1944 – February 14 2005), () a self-made billionaire and business tycoon, was the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 until his resignation on 20 October 2004. He headed five cabinets during his tenure.
Rafik Kamalov Mohammed Rafik Kamalov was a popular imam in Kyrgyzstan who was shot and killed 7 August 2006, in Osh, by Kyrgyz special forces. He was the head of the largest mosque in the divided city of Kara-Suu on the Krygyzstan side of the border with Uzbekistan.
Rafiq Shinwari Rafiq Shinwari, became a household name among the Pashtun population of both Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Seventies and Eighties. Ustad Rafiq Shinwari has primarily sung the Sufi Poetry of Amir Hamza Khan Shinwari and Rahman Baba.
Rafiq Tağı Rafiq Tağı is an Azerbaijani journalist whose writings in the Senet newspaper have provoked protests in Iran, as well as a fatwa pronouncing the death penalty from Grand Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani.http://news.
Rafita Mirabal Rafita Mirabal (aged 9 as of April 2006) from the Mexican state of Aguascalientes"Rafita Mirabal, 9, is butted by a young bull during a fight, in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Saturday, April 15, 2006." (published April 16, 2006; accessed November 24, 2006) is believed to be the world's youngest bullfighter.
Rafle du Vel'd'Hiv The Rafle du Vel'd'Hiv (short in French for the Vélodrome d'hiver's raid) is the name of the July 16, 1942 raid during the Vichy regime, when the French police forces arrested 12,884 Jews — including 4,051 children which the Gestapo had not asked for — 5,802 women and 3,031 men. Regardless, they were all sent to Drancy deportation camp, guarded by French police, before being sent to concentration camps.
Raft of Dead Monkeys Raft of Dead Monkeys was a rock band from Seattle, WA, USA, known for their controversy within the Christian punk scene. Described as a hypothetical band mocking rock culture, their early stage shows consisted of vulgar lyrics, male strippers and bloody nurses.
Rafting Rafting is a recreational activity utilizing a raft to navigate a river or other bodies of water. This is usually done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water, in order to thrill and excite the raft passengers.
Raftsund Bridge Raftsund Bridge (Raftsundbrua) is a cantilever road bridge that crosses Raftsundet between Austvågøya and Hinnøya in Nordland county, Norway. The bridge is 711 metres long, the main span is 298 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 45 metres.
Rag and bone man Rag-and-bone man is a British phrase for a junk dealer. Historically the phrase referred to an individual who would travel the streets of a city with a horsedrawn cart, and would collect old rags, (for converting into fabric and paper), bones for making glue, scrap iron and other items, often trading them for other items of limited value.
Rag Doll (comics) The Rag Doll (also interchangeably known as Ragdoll) is a colorful supervillain in the DC Comics universe. He was first introduced as an adversary for the Golden age Flash, in a story published in Flash Comics #36 (December 1942).
Rag Doll Kung Fu Rag Doll Kung Fu is a fighting/party computer game created entirely by Lionhead artist Mark Healey and distributed over Valve's Steam content delivery platform starting October 12, 2005. The game is set to be released in retail stores in August, 2006.
Rag joint A Rag joint is a term used to refer to certain flexible joints found on automobiles. They are typically found on steering shafts that connect the steering wheel to the steering gear input shaft usually at the steering gear end.
Rag Pudding Rag Pudding is an old fashioned savoury dish, popular in Lancashire England]. A traditional Rag Pudding broadly consists of [[minced meat and onions wrapped in a suet pastry which is then boiled or steamed term 'Rag Pudding' comes from the way in which it is prepared, i.
Rag-stone Rag-stone is a name given by some architectural writers to work done with stones which are quarried in thin pieces, such as the Horsham sandstone, Yorkshire stone, the slate stones, but this is more properly flag or slab work. By rag-stone, near London, is meant an excellent material from the neighborhood of Maidstone.
Raga Asa This is an India musical raga (composition) that appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib or SGGS for short. Every raga has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes that can be used; which notes can be used; and their interplay that has to be adhered to for the composition of a tune.
Raga Basant This is an India musical raga (composition) that appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib or SGGS for short. Every raga has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes that can be used; which notes can be used; and their interplay that has to be adhered to for the composition of a tune.
Raga Bhairon This is an India musical raga (composition) that appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib or SGGS for short. Every raga has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes that can be used; which notes can be used; and their interplay that has to be adhered to for the composition of a tune.
Raga Gond This is an India musical raga (composition) that appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib or SGGS for short. Every raga has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes that can be used; which notes can be used; and their interplay that has to be adhered to for the composition of a tune.
Raga Sri This is an India musical raga (composition) that appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib or SGGS for short. Every raga has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes that can be used; which notes can be used; and their interplay that has to be adhered to for the composition of a tune.
Ragam Thanam Pallavi Ragam Thanam Pallavi is a form of singing in Carnatic music which allows the musicians to improvise to a great extent. It is one of the most complete aspects of classical music, demonstrating the entire gamut of talents and the depth of knowledge of the musician.
Raganella The raganella (Italian: "tree frog") is a percussion instrument common in the folk music of Calabria in southern Italy. Technically, the raganella is a "cog rattle," producing a sound that is enough of a "croak" to have derived the folk name of the instrument from the Italian name of the common tree-frog.
Ragang Ragang Volcano, or Mount Ragang, is a stratovolcano on Mindanao island in the Philippines. It can be found at the boundary of Lanao del Sur and Cotabato provinces in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (7°41.
Ragas Dental College Ragas Dental College & Hospital commonly called "RDC chennai", is one of the pioneer institutes for dental medicine in India. It is located in the outskirts of Madras (now Chennai), India and is one of the schools that are solely dedicated to the field of academic dentistry.
Ragatz Ragatz also know as "Old Baths Pfäfers" or "Old Baths of Pfäfersin" in the 19th century and earlier, this was a famous watering-place in the Swiss canton of St. Gall, situated on the left bank of the Rhine, and by rail 22 km north of Coire or 98 km S.
Ragıp Zarakolu Ragıp Zarakolu (born Büyükada 1948) is a Turkish publisher who has long faced legal harassment for publishing books on controversial subjects in Turkey, especially on minority and human rights in Turkey. Several books he published on the Armenian Genocide—such as George Jerjian's book History Will Free All of Us/Turkish-Armenian Conciliation and Professor Dora Sakayan's An Armenian Doctor in Turkey: Garabed Hatcherian: My Smyrna Ordeal of 1922—brought new criminal charges in 2005.
Rage (card game) Rage is a collectable card game originally published by White Wolf in 1995 based on the roleplaying game, Werewolf: The Apocalypse. The game is based around packs of werewolves battling each other and various evil monsters while trying to save the world.
Rage (novel) Rage (originally titled Getting It On) is the first novel by Stephen King published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. Though he began writing it in 1966, before his first published novel, Carrie (1974), it wasn't published until 1977.
Rage (Queer as Folk) Rage is a gay fictional superhero in a comic book of the same name within the US television series Queer As Folk (Showtime), not to be confused with the Marvel Comics character Rage (comics), an African-American superhero.
Rage (T'Pau album) Rage is the second album by late-1980s British rock group T'Pau. It reached Number Four on the UK album chart and gave the group three hit singles - "Secret Garden" (a UK Top 20), "Road To Our Dream" and "Only The Lonely" (not a cover of the Roy Orbison song!
Rage Against the Machine (video) Rage Against the Machine is the official self-titled debut video release by Rage Against the Machine. The video was released in 1997 after their Evil Empire world tour and includes footage from various different performances as well as video clips.
Ragel bil-ghaqal Ragel bil-Ghaqal (A Man of Good Intentions) is a novell by the Maltese auther Guze Galea. The plot takes place in the Medieval times, when Malta was ruled by Diego Alagona, who came to live in Malta from Spain.
Ragenfrid Ragenfrid (also Ragenfred, Raganfrid, or Ragamfred) (d.731) was the mayor of the palace of Neustria and Burgundy from 715, when he filled the vacuum in Neustria caused by the death of Pepin of Heristal, until 718, when Charles Martel finally established himself over the whole Frankish kingdom.
Ragetti & Pintel Pintel and Ragetti were two of Barbossa's pirates in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and served under Jack Sparrow in its sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. They are used as comic relief characters in the films.
RageWork RageWork is a cross-platform orthodox file manager written in Java. In addition to standard file management tasks, it possesses a number of other features, including file encryption, a built-in text editor with syntax highlighting, an HTML validator, an email client, and the ability to search within a large number of document types (including PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and XML).
Ragfish The ragfish, Icosteus aenigmaticus (Lockington, 1880), is an odd ray-finned fish of the northern Pacific Ocean; although a perciform, its skeleton is mostly cartilage, and the larvae have pelvic fins that disappear as they mature. It is the sole member of the family Icosteidae, and some authorities place it into its own order Icosteiformes.
Ragga Raggamuffin music, usually abbreviated as ragga is a sub-genre of dancehall music or reggae, in which the instrumentation primarily consists of electronic music; sampling often serves a prominent role in raggamuffin music as well.
Ragga jungle Ragga jungle is the name given to a substyle of Jungle that emerged circa 1991-1992, with artists such as the Ragga Twins, Rebel MC, and Genaside II, and has heavy influences from ragga, roots reggae and dancehall.
Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area, also known as Ragged Island Wildlife Refuge is a 1,537 acre site of unspoiled brackish marsh and small pine islands located on the south bank of the James River in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, in the United States. Known in particular for its wide range of waterfowl, the refuge is managed by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Ragged Mountain (Connecticut) Ragged Mountain is a Connecticut mountain whose features include a portion of a popular New England hiking trail and a series of cliffs preserved for rock climbing. It lies primarily in the town of Berlin and Southington.
Ragged school Ragged schools is a name given to the 19th century charity schools in the United Kingdom which provided education and, in most cases, food, clothing, and lodging for destitute children. They received no government support.
Ragged-jacket A ragged-jacket (or, occasionally, "raggedy-jacket") is the name given to a harp or grey seal pup when it is undergoing its first moult, and the intermediate stage between a "whitecoat" and a "beater". The moulting begins when the pup is at an age of about 12-14 days, at which time they cease nursing.
Raggedy Ann Raggedy Ann is a fictional character created by writer Johnny Gruelle (1880-1938) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Raggedy Ann is a blue and white clad rag doll with red yarn for hair.
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure is a 1977 animated film from 20th Century Fox, directed by Richard Williams (also from Who Framed Roger Rabbit and The Thief and the Cobbler). It is the only film to feature the eponymous dolls created by Johnny Gruelle.
Raggiana Bird of Paradise The Raggiana Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea raggiana also known as Count Raggi's Bird of Paradise is a large, up to 34cm long, maroon brown bird of paradise with greyish blue bill, yellow iris and greyish brown feet. The male has a yellow crown, dark emerald green throat and yellow collar between the throat and its blackish upper breast feathers.
Ragging Ragging is a term used for active, systematical human rights abuse, similar to hazing and fagging, the severest forms of which are found in engineering, medical and military colleges. It is committed by "senior" students (those in second year or higher) upon "freshers", in and outside on-campus residence, called hostels.
Raghavan Thirumulpad Vaidyabhooshanam K Raghavan Thirumulpad is a legendary Ayurvedic scholar and physician hailing from Kerala, the southern state of India. Born on 20th June, 1920 at Chingoli, Alappuzha District of Kerala, he studied Sanskrit, Tharkam (Indian Philosophy), Jyothisham (Indian atrology)and Vyakarana (Grammer)from different teachers.
Raghavendra Swami Raghavendra Swami (1601-1671), one of the influential saints in Hinduism, lived in the 17th century. He advocated Vaishnavism (worship of Vishnu as the supreme God) and the Dvaita philosophy, advocated by Madhvacharya.
Ragheb Alama Ragheb Alama (Arabic:راغب علامة) is one of the most celebrated singers in the Arab world, spanning a successful career of 15 years. In the new millennium, Ragheb's splendid comeback was in Badi doub with the then-rising singer Elissa.
Raghib al-Nashashibi Raghib al-Nashashibi (, ) (1881-1951) was a distinguished public figure and wealthy landowner under the Ottoman Empire, the British Mandate and the Jordanian administration. Nashashibi graduated from Istanbul University and became Jerusalem's District Engineer.
Raghib Ismail Raghib Ramadian "Rocket" Ismail (b. November 18, 1969 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is a former professional American football player, playing wide receiver at the University of Notre Dame and in both the the Canadian Football League and National Football League.
Raghib Pasha Raghib Pasha was a significant Egyptian political figure. He served as Prime Minister of Egypt on three occasions: from 1864 to 1866 as acting Prime Minister; from September 1867 to September 1868; and between 18 June and 21 August 1882.
Ragho Nand Ragho Nand is a Fijian politician of Indian descent. In the House of Representatives he represents the Tailevu Rewa Indian Communal Constituency, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians, which he held for the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) in the general elections of 1999,2001, and 2006.
Raghu Rai Raghu Rai (born 1942) is an Indian photographer, who has based his career on the coverage of his native country. Rai became a photographer in 1965 and a year later joined the staff of The Statesman, a New Delhi publication.
Raghubir Goyal Raghubir Goyal (born July 6) is a reporter for the India Globe and is a member of the current White House Press Corps. Regardless of what is happening in the United States or the world, he will typically ask the White House Press Secretary, questions about India or Pakistan.
Raghunandan Raghunandan is one of the names of Lord Rama, the Hindu God Vishnu's 7th incarnation and the hero of the epic Ramayana in Hindu mythology. It is derived from Rama being a scion of the Raghuvamsa or the 'Raghu' dynasty.
Raghunath Temple Raghunath Temple, with seven shrines each with its own Sikhara, is one of the largest temple complex of north India, and is located in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The temple was built during the period 1835-1860 by Maharaja Gulab Singh and his son Maharaja Ranbir Singh.
Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami (1505-1579 CE) was a disciple of the Vaishnava saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and member of the influential Gaudiya Vaishnava group collectiveley known as the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan. He is regarded by followers in the Gaudiya tradition as an ideal practitioner of the Bhakti yoga system.
Raghunatha Dasa Goswami Raghunatha Dasa Goswami was one of the principle disciples of the Vaishnava saint, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the primary six of which were collectively known as the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan. Together the Six Goswamis established the philosophical writings and records which became the theological basis of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition.
Raghupathi Venkaiah Award Andhra Pradesh State Government incorporated prestegious annual Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 1981 in the honor of Raghupathi Venkaih Naidu, a poineer of Indian film industry. It is introduced to recognise the people for their life time achievements and contributions to telugu film industry.
Ragibagh Khan Ragibagh was the grand-khan of the Mongol Empire (Dai-ön Ulus/Yuan Dynasty) who reigned in 1328. Although he should have been the eleventh grand-khan in succession to Yesün Temür Khan, he was dethroned by his rival who was installed by coup before Ragibagh's succession.
Ragin' Cajun (roller coaster) Ragin' Cajun is a steel roller coaster at located Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. The ride is notable for its wild mouse track layout that utilizes spinning cars that hold four riders in a curved line not unlike that of a Tilt-A-Whirl flat ride.
Ragin' Reagans The Ragin' Reagans are an intramural basketball team that competes in Concordia Academy's intramural basketball league. They are based out of Roseville, Minnesota, and are known as one of the top teams in the league.
Raging Bull Raging Bull is a 1980 film directed by Martin Scorsese, adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from the memoir Raging Bull: My Story. It stars Robert De Niro (Academy Award - Best Actor) as Jake LaMotta, a temperamental and paranoid but tenacious boxer who alienates himself from his friends and family.
Raging Bull (roller coaster) Raging Bull is a hyper-twister steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. It was built in 1999 by Bolliger & Mabillard and features a 208-foot first drop and top speed of 73 miles per hour.
Raging Cow Raging Cow was a line of milk-based beverages created by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.. The five flavors of the were Berry Mixed Up, Chocolate Caramel Craze, Chocolate Insanity, Jamocha Frenzy, and Pina Colada Chaos.
Raging Grannies The Raging Grannies (or just "Raging Grannies") are activist organizations that started in Victoria, British Columbia, over the winter of 1986/87. There are now groups in many cities and towns in different countries.
Raging Spirits Raging Spirits, a new roller coaster attraction in Tokyo DisneySea, began operation on July 21, 2005. Created by Walt Disney Imagineering, the attraction takes Guests on a thrilling, high-speed ride through the ruins of an ancient ceremonial site.
Ragini Shetty Ragini Shetty perhaps has the most important role in Bigg Boss. She is the Bigg Boss's spy,a fake celebrity with loads to prove,she has to create a whole new identity,create white lies after white lies to convince the Bigg Boss contestants that she also is a celebrity.
Raglan Road Raglan Road is a street running between Pembroke Road and Clyde Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland, next to the Cafe Risque. It is the setting of Patrick Kavanagh's poem "On Raglan Road," and the song derived from it.
Raglan sleeve A raglan sleeve is a type of sleeve whose distinguishing characteristic is to extend in one piece fully to the collar, leaving a diagonal seam from armpit to collarbone. It is popular in sports and exercise wear, and named after the 1st Baron Raglan, probably because it was designed to fit his coat for the arm lost in the Battle of Waterloo.
Ragley Hall Ragley Hall () is located south of Alcester, Warwickshire, eight miles west of Stratford-upon-Avon. It is the family home of the Marchioness and Marquess of Hertford, and is one of the great houses of England.
Ragman Ragman is a fictional mystic vigilante and superhero who first appeared in the short-lived series named after him. He is one of a limited number of Jewish superheroes, and his continuity is tied to that of DC's Golem, from Jewish folklore.
Ragman Rolls Ragman Rolls the name given to the collection of instruments by which the nobility and gentry of Scotland were compelled to subscribe allegiance to King Edward I of England between the Conference of Norham in May 1291 and the final award in favor of Baliol in November 1292 and again in 1296. Of the former of these records two copies were preserved in the chapterhouse at Westminster (now in the Record Office, London), and it has been printed by Rymer (Foedera, ~i.
Ragnald III of the Isle of Man King Ragnald of the Isle of Man, referred to in some texts as Reginald, and numeraled sometimes III, was the younger brother of Godfred V, the rightful successor to the throne and illegitimately rose to power, usurping his brother's right in 1164.
Ragnar Arnalds Ragnar Arnalds (born July 8, 1938), former Icelandic MP and twice cabinet minister. He studied literature and philosophy in Sweden from 1959 to 1961 and graduated with a law degree from the University of Iceland in 1968.
Ragnar Blackmane Ragnar Blackmane (also Ragnar and Ragnar Thunderfist) is the name of the principal character in a series of Warhammer 40,000 novels written by William King. The novels are first-person perspectives in the sci-fi adventure genre.
Ragnar Granit Ragnar Arthur Granit (October 30, 1900, Helsinki, Finland – March 12, 1991, Stockholm, Sweden) was a Finnish scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1967 along with Haldan Keffer Hartline and George Wald.
Ragnar SkanĂĄker Ragnar SkanĂĄker (born June 8, 1934) is a Swedish pistol shooter who was a world-class shooter for an extremely long period. His international breakthrough came in the 1972 Olympics, where he won the 50 m Pistol event.
Ragnar Skancke Ragnar Sigvald Skancke (1890 - August 28, 1948) was the Norwegian Minister of Labour and Minister for Church and Educational Affairs in Vidkun Quisling's government of the Nasjonal Samling party during World War II.
Ragnarök In Norse mythology, Ragnarök ("fate of the gods"Snorri Sturluson in his Prose Edda spelled it Ragnarøkr (sometimes "Ragnarøkkr") which means "Twilight of the Gods," whence the German title of Wagner's work "Götterdämmerung." The phrase "Twilight of the Gods" is not, in fact, a latter day error of translation, but an error dating no later than the 13th century.
Ragnarock Ragnarock is a record label run by Erik BlĂĽcher in Helsingborg, Sweden. They also sell records from other companies via mail order, for instance Combat 18's company ISD Records and white power magazines such as British Oi.
Ragnarok (MUD) Ragnarok is a highly interactive text-based online computer game (played using the Telnet protocol), known as a MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) that was started in 1994 and housed on a server in Portland, Oregon. Ragnarok was intended to be themed in a world and time similar to Medieval Europe, but not actually intended to be set in any known land.
Ragnarok (roguelike) Ragnarok is a freeware roguelike computer game for DOS, created by Norsehelm Productions from 1992 to 1995, also going by the name "Valhalla". It is distinct from many other roguelikes in having a graphical interface, a historical/mythological setting, set quests, the ability to change classes, and the ability to permanently change one's race by polymorphing.
Ragnarok Flash Animation Ragnarok Flash Animation (also known as Series of Morning Glory Class; Chinese: ĺ‘日葵小çŹ; Pinyin: XiĂ ng ri quĂ xiÇŽo bÄn) is an animation flash created by Game Flier. It usually comes with a new update of RO for Singapore/Malaysia/Taiwan version of RO.
Ragnarok India Ragnarok Online is India’s first Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG). Through Ragnarok, thousands of online players interact with each other in real time, create their own avatar, form in-game guilds, go on exciting quests and events and most of all use this character to live an exciting parallel life.
Ragnarok Online 2: The Gate of the World Ragnarok Online 2: The Gate of the World (Korean:라그ë‚ëˇśí¬ ě¨ëťĽěť¸ 2: The Gate Of The World; alternatively subtitled Epic of the Light) is an MMORPG created by Gravity Corp. of South Korea and is the sequel to the popular MMORPG, Ragnarok Online.
Ragnarsdrápa Ragnarsdrápa is a skaldic poem composed in honour of the Scandinavian hero Ragnar Lodbrok. It is attributed to the oldest known skald Bragi Boddason who lived in the 9th century, and composed for the Swedish king Björn at HaugiBragi describes the images on a decorated shield which Ragnar had given to him.
Ragnhild Ragnhild is a local saint whose veneration is attested in late Medieval Sweden and whose name was particularly associated with the church in Södertälje in the province of Södermanland and the diocese of Strängnäs in Sweden.
Ragnhild Kåta Ragnhild Tollefsen Kåta (May 23 1873 – February 12 1947) was the first deafblind person in Norway who received proper schooling. She inspired Helen Keller because she learned to talk despite being deafblind.
Raffy Tulfo Raffy Tulfo is a Filipino broadcast journalist whose work focuses on government and private sector issues. He has a radio program from Monday to Friday entiled, WANTED SA RADIO, on RMN News Manila (former DZXL) with Niña Taduran and Bernard Taguinod.
Rafi (party) The Rafi party (רשימת פועלי ישר×ל Reshimat Po'aley Yisrael "List of the workers of Israel") was formed in 1965 by former Prime Minister of Israel David Ben Gurion, after he and a number of other Mapai members split with his successor, Levi Eshkol. The split was over the Lavon affair, as Ben Gurion did not agree to declare Lavon innocent without judicial investigation committee.
Rafi Eitan Rafael ('Rafi') Eitan (Hebrew: רפי ×יתן) (born November 23, 1926) is the leader of the pensioners' party Gil, which has won an unexpected large number of seats in the Israeli legislative election of 2006. In 1960, he was in charge of the Mossad operation that lead to the capture of Adolf Eichmann.
Rafi Khawar Rafi Khawar (Urdu: رŮŰŚŘą خاŮر) (died June 3, 1986) popularly known as Nanna (Urdu: ننھا), was a renowned comedy actor of Pakistani films and tv drama. His first Urdu film was Watan ka sipahi, released in 1966.
Rafi Manoukian Rafi Manoukian is a member of the city council in Glendale, California. He was recently notified that he has been selected by the Board of Directors and the Selection Committee of the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) as a recipient of the 2006 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
Rafi Ud-Daulat Rafi ud Daulat (رŮŮŠ الدŮŮ„ŘŞ) also known as Shah Jahan II (شاهجهان ۲) was Mughal emperor for a brief period in 1719 AD. He succeeded his short-lived brother Rafi Ul-Darjat in that year, being proclaimed Badshah by the Sayyid brothers.
Rafi Zabor Rafi Zabor (born 1946) is a Brooklyn, New York music journalist- and musician-turned-novelist. His first novel, The Bear Comes Home, follows an alto saxophonist -who happens to be a bear- in his pursuit of musical perfection, and received the 1998 PEN/Faulkner Award.
Rafiah Yam The Israeli settlement of Rafiah Yam was originally established in 1984 as a secular community in the southern end of the Gush Katif settlement bloc, only 200 metres from the Egyptian border and close to the Palestinian city of Rafah.
Rafiganj train disaster The Rafiganj rail disaster was the derailment of a train on a bridge over the Dhave River in North-Central India, on 10 September 2002. At least 130 people were killed in the accident, which was reportedly due to sabotage by a local Marxist terrorist group, the Naxalites.
Rafik Hariri Rafik Baha ad-Din Hariri — (November 1 1944 – February 14 2005), () a self-made billionaire and business tycoon, was the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 until his resignation on 20 October 2004. He headed five cabinets during his tenure.
Rafik Kamalov Mohammed Rafik Kamalov was a popular imam in Kyrgyzstan who was shot and killed 7 August 2006, in Osh, by Kyrgyz special forces. He was the head of the largest mosque in the divided city of Kara-Suu on the Krygyzstan side of the border with Uzbekistan.
Rafiq Shinwari Rafiq Shinwari, became a household name among the Pashtun population of both Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Seventies and Eighties. Ustad Rafiq Shinwari has primarily sung the Sufi Poetry of Amir Hamza Khan Shinwari and Rahman Baba.
Rafiq Tağı Rafiq Tağı is an Azerbaijani journalist whose writings in the Senet newspaper have provoked protests in Iran, as well as a fatwa pronouncing the death penalty from Grand Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani.http://news.
Rafita Mirabal Rafita Mirabal (aged 9 as of April 2006) from the Mexican state of Aguascalientes"Rafita Mirabal, 9, is butted by a young bull during a fight, in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Saturday, April 15, 2006." (published April 16, 2006; accessed November 24, 2006) is believed to be the world's youngest bullfighter.
Rafle du Vel'd'Hiv The Rafle du Vel'd'Hiv (short in French for the Vélodrome d'hiver's raid) is the name of the July 16, 1942 raid during the Vichy regime, when the French police forces arrested 12,884 Jews — including 4,051 children which the Gestapo had not asked for — 5,802 women and 3,031 men. Regardless, they were all sent to Drancy deportation camp, guarded by French police, before being sent to concentration camps.
Raft of Dead Monkeys Raft of Dead Monkeys was a rock band from Seattle, WA, USA, known for their controversy within the Christian punk scene. Described as a hypothetical band mocking rock culture, their early stage shows consisted of vulgar lyrics, male strippers and bloody nurses.
Rafting Rafting is a recreational activity utilizing a raft to navigate a river or other bodies of water. This is usually done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water, in order to thrill and excite the raft passengers.
Raftsund Bridge Raftsund Bridge (Raftsundbrua) is a cantilever road bridge that crosses Raftsundet between Austvågøya and Hinnøya in Nordland county, Norway. The bridge is 711 metres long, the main span is 298 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 45 metres.
Rag and bone man Rag-and-bone man is a British phrase for a junk dealer. Historically the phrase referred to an individual who would travel the streets of a city with a horsedrawn cart, and would collect old rags, (for converting into fabric and paper), bones for making glue, scrap iron and other items, often trading them for other items of limited value.
Rag Doll (comics) The Rag Doll (also interchangeably known as Ragdoll) is a colorful supervillain in the DC Comics universe. He was first introduced as an adversary for the Golden age Flash, in a story published in Flash Comics #36 (December 1942).
Rag Doll Kung Fu Rag Doll Kung Fu is a fighting/party computer game created entirely by Lionhead artist Mark Healey and distributed over Valve's Steam content delivery platform starting October 12, 2005. The game is set to be released in retail stores in August, 2006.
Rag joint A Rag joint is a term used to refer to certain flexible joints found on automobiles. They are typically found on steering shafts that connect the steering wheel to the steering gear input shaft usually at the steering gear end.
Rag Pudding Rag Pudding is an old fashioned savoury dish, popular in Lancashire England]. A traditional Rag Pudding broadly consists of [[minced meat and onions wrapped in a suet pastry which is then boiled or steamed term 'Rag Pudding' comes from the way in which it is prepared, i.
Rag-stone Rag-stone is a name given by some architectural writers to work done with stones which are quarried in thin pieces, such as the Horsham sandstone, Yorkshire stone, the slate stones, but this is more properly flag or slab work. By rag-stone, near London, is meant an excellent material from the neighborhood of Maidstone.
Raga Asa This is an India musical raga (composition) that appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib or SGGS for short. Every raga has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes that can be used; which notes can be used; and their interplay that has to be adhered to for the composition of a tune.
Raga Basant This is an India musical raga (composition) that appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib or SGGS for short. Every raga has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes that can be used; which notes can be used; and their interplay that has to be adhered to for the composition of a tune.
Raga Bhairon This is an India musical raga (composition) that appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib or SGGS for short. Every raga has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes that can be used; which notes can be used; and their interplay that has to be adhered to for the composition of a tune.
Raga Gond This is an India musical raga (composition) that appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib or SGGS for short. Every raga has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes that can be used; which notes can be used; and their interplay that has to be adhered to for the composition of a tune.
Raga Sri This is an India musical raga (composition) that appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib or SGGS for short. Every raga has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes that can be used; which notes can be used; and their interplay that has to be adhered to for the composition of a tune.
Ragam Thanam Pallavi Ragam Thanam Pallavi is a form of singing in Carnatic music which allows the musicians to improvise to a great extent. It is one of the most complete aspects of classical music, demonstrating the entire gamut of talents and the depth of knowledge of the musician.
Raganella The raganella (Italian: "tree frog") is a percussion instrument common in the folk music of Calabria in southern Italy. Technically, the raganella is a "cog rattle," producing a sound that is enough of a "croak" to have derived the folk name of the instrument from the Italian name of the common tree-frog.
Ragang Ragang Volcano, or Mount Ragang, is a stratovolcano on Mindanao island in the Philippines. It can be found at the boundary of Lanao del Sur and Cotabato provinces in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (7°41.
Ragas Dental College Ragas Dental College & Hospital commonly called "RDC chennai", is one of the pioneer institutes for dental medicine in India. It is located in the outskirts of Madras (now Chennai), India and is one of the schools that are solely dedicated to the field of academic dentistry.
Ragatz Ragatz also know as "Old Baths Pfäfers" or "Old Baths of Pfäfersin" in the 19th century and earlier, this was a famous watering-place in the Swiss canton of St. Gall, situated on the left bank of the Rhine, and by rail 22 km north of Coire or 98 km S.
Ragıp Zarakolu Ragıp Zarakolu (born Büyükada 1948) is a Turkish publisher who has long faced legal harassment for publishing books on controversial subjects in Turkey, especially on minority and human rights in Turkey. Several books he published on the Armenian Genocide—such as George Jerjian's book History Will Free All of Us/Turkish-Armenian Conciliation and Professor Dora Sakayan's An Armenian Doctor in Turkey: Garabed Hatcherian: My Smyrna Ordeal of 1922—brought new criminal charges in 2005.
Rage (card game) Rage is a collectable card game originally published by White Wolf in 1995 based on the roleplaying game, Werewolf: The Apocalypse. The game is based around packs of werewolves battling each other and various evil monsters while trying to save the world.
Rage (novel) Rage (originally titled Getting It On) is the first novel by Stephen King published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. Though he began writing it in 1966, before his first published novel, Carrie (1974), it wasn't published until 1977.
Rage (Queer as Folk) Rage is a gay fictional superhero in a comic book of the same name within the US television series Queer As Folk (Showtime), not to be confused with the Marvel Comics character Rage (comics), an African-American superhero.
Rage (T'Pau album) Rage is the second album by late-1980s British rock group T'Pau. It reached Number Four on the UK album chart and gave the group three hit singles - "Secret Garden" (a UK Top 20), "Road To Our Dream" and "Only The Lonely" (not a cover of the Roy Orbison song!
Rage Against the Machine (video) Rage Against the Machine is the official self-titled debut video release by Rage Against the Machine. The video was released in 1997 after their Evil Empire world tour and includes footage from various different performances as well as video clips.
Ragel bil-ghaqal Ragel bil-Ghaqal (A Man of Good Intentions) is a novell by the Maltese auther Guze Galea. The plot takes place in the Medieval times, when Malta was ruled by Diego Alagona, who came to live in Malta from Spain.
Ragenfrid Ragenfrid (also Ragenfred, Raganfrid, or Ragamfred) (d.731) was the mayor of the palace of Neustria and Burgundy from 715, when he filled the vacuum in Neustria caused by the death of Pepin of Heristal, until 718, when Charles Martel finally established himself over the whole Frankish kingdom.
Ragetti & Pintel Pintel and Ragetti were two of Barbossa's pirates in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and served under Jack Sparrow in its sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. They are used as comic relief characters in the films.
RageWork RageWork is a cross-platform orthodox file manager written in Java. In addition to standard file management tasks, it possesses a number of other features, including file encryption, a built-in text editor with syntax highlighting, an HTML validator, an email client, and the ability to search within a large number of document types (including PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and XML).
Ragfish The ragfish, Icosteus aenigmaticus (Lockington, 1880), is an odd ray-finned fish of the northern Pacific Ocean; although a perciform, its skeleton is mostly cartilage, and the larvae have pelvic fins that disappear as they mature. It is the sole member of the family Icosteidae, and some authorities place it into its own order Icosteiformes.
Ragga Raggamuffin music, usually abbreviated as ragga is a sub-genre of dancehall music or reggae, in which the instrumentation primarily consists of electronic music; sampling often serves a prominent role in raggamuffin music as well.
Ragga jungle Ragga jungle is the name given to a substyle of Jungle that emerged circa 1991-1992, with artists such as the Ragga Twins, Rebel MC, and Genaside II, and has heavy influences from ragga, roots reggae and dancehall.
Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area, also known as Ragged Island Wildlife Refuge is a 1,537 acre site of unspoiled brackish marsh and small pine islands located on the south bank of the James River in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, in the United States. Known in particular for its wide range of waterfowl, the refuge is managed by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Ragged Mountain (Connecticut) Ragged Mountain is a Connecticut mountain whose features include a portion of a popular New England hiking trail and a series of cliffs preserved for rock climbing. It lies primarily in the town of Berlin and Southington.
Ragged school Ragged schools is a name given to the 19th century charity schools in the United Kingdom which provided education and, in most cases, food, clothing, and lodging for destitute children. They received no government support.
Ragged-jacket A ragged-jacket (or, occasionally, "raggedy-jacket") is the name given to a harp or grey seal pup when it is undergoing its first moult, and the intermediate stage between a "whitecoat" and a "beater". The moulting begins when the pup is at an age of about 12-14 days, at which time they cease nursing.
Raggedy Ann Raggedy Ann is a fictional character created by writer Johnny Gruelle (1880-1938) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Raggedy Ann is a blue and white clad rag doll with red yarn for hair.
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure is a 1977 animated film from 20th Century Fox, directed by Richard Williams (also from Who Framed Roger Rabbit and The Thief and the Cobbler). It is the only film to feature the eponymous dolls created by Johnny Gruelle.
Raggiana Bird of Paradise The Raggiana Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea raggiana also known as Count Raggi's Bird of Paradise is a large, up to 34cm long, maroon brown bird of paradise with greyish blue bill, yellow iris and greyish brown feet. The male has a yellow crown, dark emerald green throat and yellow collar between the throat and its blackish upper breast feathers.
Ragging Ragging is a term used for active, systematical human rights abuse, similar to hazing and fagging, the severest forms of which are found in engineering, medical and military colleges. It is committed by "senior" students (those in second year or higher) upon "freshers", in and outside on-campus residence, called hostels.
Raghavan Thirumulpad Vaidyabhooshanam K Raghavan Thirumulpad is a legendary Ayurvedic scholar and physician hailing from Kerala, the southern state of India. Born on 20th June, 1920 at Chingoli, Alappuzha District of Kerala, he studied Sanskrit, Tharkam (Indian Philosophy), Jyothisham (Indian atrology)and Vyakarana (Grammer)from different teachers.
Raghavendra Swami Raghavendra Swami (1601-1671), one of the influential saints in Hinduism, lived in the 17th century. He advocated Vaishnavism (worship of Vishnu as the supreme God) and the Dvaita philosophy, advocated by Madhvacharya.
Ragheb Alama Ragheb Alama (Arabic:راغب علامة) is one of the most celebrated singers in the Arab world, spanning a successful career of 15 years. In the new millennium, Ragheb's splendid comeback was in Badi doub with the then-rising singer Elissa.
Raghib al-Nashashibi Raghib al-Nashashibi (, ) (1881-1951) was a distinguished public figure and wealthy landowner under the Ottoman Empire, the British Mandate and the Jordanian administration. Nashashibi graduated from Istanbul University and became Jerusalem's District Engineer.
Raghib Ismail Raghib Ramadian "Rocket" Ismail (b. November 18, 1969 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is a former professional American football player, playing wide receiver at the University of Notre Dame and in both the the Canadian Football League and National Football League.
Raghib Pasha Raghib Pasha was a significant Egyptian political figure. He served as Prime Minister of Egypt on three occasions: from 1864 to 1866 as acting Prime Minister; from September 1867 to September 1868; and between 18 June and 21 August 1882.
Ragho Nand Ragho Nand is a Fijian politician of Indian descent. In the House of Representatives he represents the Tailevu Rewa Indian Communal Constituency, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians, which he held for the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) in the general elections of 1999,2001, and 2006.
Raghu Rai Raghu Rai (born 1942) is an Indian photographer, who has based his career on the coverage of his native country. Rai became a photographer in 1965 and a year later joined the staff of The Statesman, a New Delhi publication.
Raghubir Goyal Raghubir Goyal (born July 6) is a reporter for the India Globe and is a member of the current White House Press Corps. Regardless of what is happening in the United States or the world, he will typically ask the White House Press Secretary, questions about India or Pakistan.
Raghunandan Raghunandan is one of the names of Lord Rama, the Hindu God Vishnu's 7th incarnation and the hero of the epic Ramayana in Hindu mythology. It is derived from Rama being a scion of the Raghuvamsa or the 'Raghu' dynasty.
Raghunath Temple Raghunath Temple, with seven shrines each with its own Sikhara, is one of the largest temple complex of north India, and is located in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The temple was built during the period 1835-1860 by Maharaja Gulab Singh and his son Maharaja Ranbir Singh.
Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami (1505-1579 CE) was a disciple of the Vaishnava saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and member of the influential Gaudiya Vaishnava group collectiveley known as the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan. He is regarded by followers in the Gaudiya tradition as an ideal practitioner of the Bhakti yoga system.
Raghunatha Dasa Goswami Raghunatha Dasa Goswami was one of the principle disciples of the Vaishnava saint, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the primary six of which were collectively known as the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan. Together the Six Goswamis established the philosophical writings and records which became the theological basis of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition.
Raghupathi Venkaiah Award Andhra Pradesh State Government incorporated prestegious annual Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 1981 in the honor of Raghupathi Venkaih Naidu, a poineer of Indian film industry. It is introduced to recognise the people for their life time achievements and contributions to telugu film industry.
Ragibagh Khan Ragibagh was the grand-khan of the Mongol Empire (Dai-ön Ulus/Yuan Dynasty) who reigned in 1328. Although he should have been the eleventh grand-khan in succession to Yesün Temür Khan, he was dethroned by his rival who was installed by coup before Ragibagh's succession.
Ragin' Cajun (roller coaster) Ragin' Cajun is a steel roller coaster at located Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. The ride is notable for its wild mouse track layout that utilizes spinning cars that hold four riders in a curved line not unlike that of a Tilt-A-Whirl flat ride.
Ragin' Reagans The Ragin' Reagans are an intramural basketball team that competes in Concordia Academy's intramural basketball league. They are based out of Roseville, Minnesota, and are known as one of the top teams in the league.
Raging Bull Raging Bull is a 1980 film directed by Martin Scorsese, adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from the memoir Raging Bull: My Story. It stars Robert De Niro (Academy Award - Best Actor) as Jake LaMotta, a temperamental and paranoid but tenacious boxer who alienates himself from his friends and family.
Raging Bull (roller coaster) Raging Bull is a hyper-twister steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. It was built in 1999 by Bolliger & Mabillard and features a 208-foot first drop and top speed of 73 miles per hour.
Raging Cow Raging Cow was a line of milk-based beverages created by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.. The five flavors of the were Berry Mixed Up, Chocolate Caramel Craze, Chocolate Insanity, Jamocha Frenzy, and Pina Colada Chaos.
Raging Grannies The Raging Grannies (or just "Raging Grannies") are activist organizations that started in Victoria, British Columbia, over the winter of 1986/87. There are now groups in many cities and towns in different countries.
Raging Spirits Raging Spirits, a new roller coaster attraction in Tokyo DisneySea, began operation on July 21, 2005. Created by Walt Disney Imagineering, the attraction takes Guests on a thrilling, high-speed ride through the ruins of an ancient ceremonial site.
Ragini Shetty Ragini Shetty perhaps has the most important role in Bigg Boss. She is the Bigg Boss's spy,a fake celebrity with loads to prove,she has to create a whole new identity,create white lies after white lies to convince the Bigg Boss contestants that she also is a celebrity.
Raglan Road Raglan Road is a street running between Pembroke Road and Clyde Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland, next to the Cafe Risque. It is the setting of Patrick Kavanagh's poem "On Raglan Road," and the song derived from it.
Raglan sleeve A raglan sleeve is a type of sleeve whose distinguishing characteristic is to extend in one piece fully to the collar, leaving a diagonal seam from armpit to collarbone. It is popular in sports and exercise wear, and named after the 1st Baron Raglan, probably because it was designed to fit his coat for the arm lost in the Battle of Waterloo.
Ragley Hall Ragley Hall () is located south of Alcester, Warwickshire, eight miles west of Stratford-upon-Avon. It is the family home of the Marchioness and Marquess of Hertford, and is one of the great houses of England.
Ragman Ragman is a fictional mystic vigilante and superhero who first appeared in the short-lived series named after him. He is one of a limited number of Jewish superheroes, and his continuity is tied to that of DC's Golem, from Jewish folklore.
Ragman Rolls Ragman Rolls the name given to the collection of instruments by which the nobility and gentry of Scotland were compelled to subscribe allegiance to King Edward I of England between the Conference of Norham in May 1291 and the final award in favor of Baliol in November 1292 and again in 1296. Of the former of these records two copies were preserved in the chapterhouse at Westminster (now in the Record Office, London), and it has been printed by Rymer (Foedera, ~i.
Ragnald III of the Isle of Man King Ragnald of the Isle of Man, referred to in some texts as Reginald, and numeraled sometimes III, was the younger brother of Godfred V, the rightful successor to the throne and illegitimately rose to power, usurping his brother's right in 1164.
Ragnar Arnalds Ragnar Arnalds (born July 8, 1938), former Icelandic MP and twice cabinet minister. He studied literature and philosophy in Sweden from 1959 to 1961 and graduated with a law degree from the University of Iceland in 1968.
Ragnar Blackmane Ragnar Blackmane (also Ragnar and Ragnar Thunderfist) is the name of the principal character in a series of Warhammer 40,000 novels written by William King. The novels are first-person perspectives in the sci-fi adventure genre.
Ragnar Granit Ragnar Arthur Granit (October 30, 1900, Helsinki, Finland – March 12, 1991, Stockholm, Sweden) was a Finnish scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1967 along with Haldan Keffer Hartline and George Wald.
Ragnar SkanĂĄker Ragnar SkanĂĄker (born June 8, 1934) is a Swedish pistol shooter who was a world-class shooter for an extremely long period. His international breakthrough came in the 1972 Olympics, where he won the 50 m Pistol event.
Ragnar Skancke Ragnar Sigvald Skancke (1890 - August 28, 1948) was the Norwegian Minister of Labour and Minister for Church and Educational Affairs in Vidkun Quisling's government of the Nasjonal Samling party during World War II.
Ragnarök In Norse mythology, Ragnarök ("fate of the gods"Snorri Sturluson in his Prose Edda spelled it Ragnarøkr (sometimes "Ragnarøkkr") which means "Twilight of the Gods," whence the German title of Wagner's work "Götterdämmerung." The phrase "Twilight of the Gods" is not, in fact, a latter day error of translation, but an error dating no later than the 13th century.
Ragnarock Ragnarock is a record label run by Erik BlĂĽcher in Helsingborg, Sweden. They also sell records from other companies via mail order, for instance Combat 18's company ISD Records and white power magazines such as British Oi.
Ragnarok (MUD) Ragnarok is a highly interactive text-based online computer game (played using the Telnet protocol), known as a MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) that was started in 1994 and housed on a server in Portland, Oregon. Ragnarok was intended to be themed in a world and time similar to Medieval Europe, but not actually intended to be set in any known land.
Ragnarok (roguelike) Ragnarok is a freeware roguelike computer game for DOS, created by Norsehelm Productions from 1992 to 1995, also going by the name "Valhalla". It is distinct from many other roguelikes in having a graphical interface, a historical/mythological setting, set quests, the ability to change classes, and the ability to permanently change one's race by polymorphing.
Ragnarok Flash Animation Ragnarok Flash Animation (also known as Series of Morning Glory Class; Chinese: ĺ‘日葵小çŹ; Pinyin: XiĂ ng ri quĂ xiÇŽo bÄn) is an animation flash created by Game Flier. It usually comes with a new update of RO for Singapore/Malaysia/Taiwan version of RO.
Ragnarok India Ragnarok Online is India’s first Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG). Through Ragnarok, thousands of online players interact with each other in real time, create their own avatar, form in-game guilds, go on exciting quests and events and most of all use this character to live an exciting parallel life.
Ragnarok Online 2: The Gate of the World Ragnarok Online 2: The Gate of the World (Korean:라그ë‚ëˇśí¬ ě¨ëťĽěť¸ 2: The Gate Of The World; alternatively subtitled Epic of the Light) is an MMORPG created by Gravity Corp. of South Korea and is the sequel to the popular MMORPG, Ragnarok Online.
Ragnarsdrápa Ragnarsdrápa is a skaldic poem composed in honour of the Scandinavian hero Ragnar Lodbrok. It is attributed to the oldest known skald Bragi Boddason who lived in the 9th century, and composed for the Swedish king Björn at HaugiBragi describes the images on a decorated shield which Ragnar had given to him.
Ragnhild Ragnhild is a local saint whose veneration is attested in late Medieval Sweden and whose name was particularly associated with the church in Södertälje in the province of Södermanland and the diocese of Strängnäs in Sweden.
Ragnhild Kåta Ragnhild Tollefsen Kåta (May 23 1873 – February 12 1947) was the first deafblind person in Norway who received proper schooling. She inspired Helen Keller because she learned to talk despite being deafblind.
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