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Ringstead Bay Ringstead Bay is small pebble and shingle beach on the English Channel coast in Dorset, England. The bay has shingle and some sand, with offshore reefs approximately 600 metres in length at the western end becoming uncovered at low tide.
Ringstead, Northamptonshire Ringstead is a small village situated in Northamptonshire, England and is located approximately 15 miles to north-east of Northampton in the Nene Valley. The River Nene runs directly past the village in a series of locks.
Ringsted municipality Ringsted municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in West Zealand County on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in east Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 295 km², and has a total population of 30.
RingstraĂźe The RingstraĂźe is a circular road surrounding the Innere Stadt district of Vienna, Austria and is one of its main sights. It is typical of the historical style called RingstraĂźenstil (RingstraĂźe Style) of the 1860s to 1890s.
Ringtail The ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) is a mammal of the raccoon family, native to North America. It is also known as the ringtail cat or miner's cat, and is sometimes mistakenly called a civet cat, which is a different species.
Ringtest A ringtest is part of an external quality assurance programme for a measuring method. Usually a reference institute sends identical samples which have to be analysed for special parameters to different laboratories.
Ringtons Tea Ringtons is a tea manufacturing business based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. It was started in 1907 by Samuel Smith and delivers tea across the nation through the door to door service that is the "Ringtons Tea Man" who originally came in a horse and cart and still serves today in small vans.
Ringway 1 Ringway 1 or the London Motorway Box was the innermost of the series of four London Ringways, ring roads planned in the 1960s to circle London at various distances from the city centre. They were part of a comprehensive scheme developed by the Greater London Council (GLC) to alleviate traffic congestion on the city's road system by providing high speed motorway-standard roads within the capital linking a series of radial roads taking traffic into and out of the city.
Ringway 2 Ringway 2 was the second inner of the series of four London Ringways, ring roads planned in the 1960s to circle London at various distances from the city centre. They were part of a comprehensive scheme developed by the Greater London Council (GLC) to alleviate traffic congestion on the city's road system by providing high speed motorway-standard roads within the capital linking a series of radial roads taking traffic into and out of the city.
Ringway 3 Ringway 3 was the third from the centre of the series of four London Ringways, ring roads planned in the 1960s to circle London at various distances from the city centre. They were part of a comprehensive scheme developed by the Greater London Council (GLC) to alleviate traffic congestion on the city's road system by providing high speed motorway-standard roads within the capital linking a series of radial roads taking traffic into and out of the city.
Ringwood Ringwood is a town in Hampshire, England, on the River Avon, west of the New Forest and north of Bournemouth. The town was traditionally an agricultural centre, but since the closure of its cattle market in 1989, it has increasingly become a dormitory town.
Ringwood and Fordingbridge Rural District Ringwood and Fordingbridge was a rural district in Hampshire from 1932 to 1974 was formed by the merger of part of the disbanded Christchurch Rural District] along with [[Ringwood Rural District and Fordingbridge Rural District. Its main urban centres were Ringwood and Fordingbridge.
Ringwood North, Victoria Ringwood North, Victoria is a residential suburb 29 km east of Melbourne, Australia, usually considered to be that area of Ringwood north of the line of Mullum Mullum Road. It can be located in the Melways predominantly on page 49.
Ringwood State Park Ringwood State Park is a 5000-acre (20 km²) state park in Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey, USA. It contains the State Botanical Garden at Skylands Manor, historic Ringwood Manor, and the Shepherd Lake Recreation Area.
Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition The Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC) was formed on the 2005-01-17 as a direct response to the lack of meaningful and direct community participation and involvement within the Ringwood Transit City project. The Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC) aims to represent residents, traders and visitors of Ringwood, Victoria to ensure a positive outcome for the revitalisation of Ringwood.
Ringwood West Line The Ringwood West Line was a World War II defensive line in England, running south from the GHQ Line near Frome to the coast.line followed natural and manmade barriers such as rivers and canals, and was strengthened by pillboxes, gun emplacements and anti tank obstacles.
Ringworld's Children Ringworld's Children is a 2004 science fiction novel by Larry Niven, the fourth in the Ringworld series set in the Known Space universe. It describes the continuing adventures of Louis Wu and companions on Ringworld.
Ringworm (band) Ringworm is a hardcore band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1991. The band has toured extensively in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe and has released their last two albums on Victory Records.
Ringxiety Ringxiety is a portmanteau neologism formed from the words "ringer" and "anxiety." It was first coined by David Laramie, a doctoral student at the California School of Professional Psychology, whose dissertation concerned the effects of cell phones on behavior.
Rinchenia Rinchenia was a genus of Mongolian oviraptorid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period. Rinchenia mongoliensis was originally considered a species within the genus Oviraptor but re-examination by its initial describer Rinchen Barsbold (1997) found differences significant enough to warrant a new name.
Rini Templeton Lucille Corinne Templeton (July 1, 1935—June 15, 1986), better known as "Rini" Templeton, was an American graphic artist, sculptor, and political activist. She was most active in Mexico and the Southwestern United States, although she also volunteered in Cuba and Nicaragua after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution and the electoral victory of the F.
Rink Hockey World Championship The Rink Hockey (Hardball Hockey, Hoquei em Patins, Roller Hockey, Hockey PatĂ­n) World Championship is a competition also referred to as the World Championship - A between the best male national teams in the World. It happens every two years and it is organized by FIRS.
Rinkadink Rinkadink is the artist name used by Werner "Vana" Van Jaarsveld, a South African producer of psychedelic trance. Rinkadink's tracks are typical of the genre, featuring rapid tempos, intense basslines, and unusual electronic sounds.
Rinkeby Rinkeby is a suburb of Stockholm in Sweden. It is noted for its high concentration of immigrants and people with immigrant ancestry (see definition of Swede) and notably Africans (mostly Somalian immigrants), three quarters as compared to 20 percent for all of Stockholm and a sociolect called 'Rinkeby Swedish' has been named after it.
Rinkeby borough Rinkeby was a borough in the city of Stockholm in Sweden until 1 January 2007, practically identical to the district of Rinkeby. In 2007, Rinkeby merged with the borough of Kista to form the Rinkeby-Kista borough.
Rinkeby Swedish Rinkeby Swedish (Rinkebysvenska) is a common term for varieties of Swedish spoken mainly in suburbs with a high proportion of immigrants and immigrant descendants. Rinkeby in Stockholm is one such suburb, but the term Rinkeby Swedish may sometimes be used for similar varieties in other Swedish cities as well.
Rinku Gate Tower Building The is a 256 metre (840 foot) tall skyscraper located in Rinku Town, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan. The 56 storey building was completed in August 1996 following the design of Nikken Sekkei and Yasui Architects & Engineers.
Rinky Dink Rinky Dink is a mobile musical sound system that operates on power provided by two bicycles and solar panels. It tours the world as part of many musical festivals and parties and is a prime example of how green electricity can be generated and used to power things.
Rinnal In Irish mythology, Rinnal (Rindal, Rionnal, Rinnan) son of Genann of the Fir Bolg became High King of Ireland when he overthrew Fiacha Cennfinnán. He is said to have been the first king in Ireland to use spearheads (cf.
Rinne test The Rinne test of hearing compares perception of sounds, as transmitted by air or by sound conduction through the mastoid. This is achieved by placing a vibrating tuning fork (512 Hz) initially on the mastoid, then next to the ear and asking which sound is loudest.
RinneRadio RinneRadio is a trio of musicians from Finland. Operating on the boundaries of jazz and electronic music, the output of RinneRadio has been described as "some jazz, plenty of techno and ambient influences, a few poppy melodies, and hints of world music" The biography on the band's website provides this description of the music they produce: "RinneRadio fuses electronic underground beats with progressive jazz.
Rino Rappuoli Rino Rappuoli, PhD, is known globally for his work in vaccines and immunology. He co-founded the field of cellular microbiology, a discipline combining cell biology and microbiology, and pioneered the genomic approach to vaccine development known as reverse vaccinology.
Rino Romano Rino Romano (born 1969) is a Canadian voice actor probably best known for his voice roles as "Bruce Wayne" on the television show The Batman and as Darien Shields (Chiba Mamoru) in the dub of the popular anime Sailor Moon. He also voiced the character Alexander Munro in the Star Trek Elite Force series and as Luis Sera, a prominent character in Resident Evil 4.
Rinso Rinso was the brand name of a laundry soap most commonly used in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The brand was created by Hudson's Soap which was sold to Lever Brothers of Port Sunlight, UK in 1908.
Rinspeed Presto The Rinspeed Presto was the Swiss concept car made by Rinspeed that could expand itself from a small two-seat cabrio to a larger four-seat car at the touch of a button. When a 2-seater, it is 9ft long, when expanded, it is 12ft.
Rintrah (comics) Rintrah is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. Rintrah is an other-dimensional being with a resemblance to the mythological minotaur; something like a green-furred horned ox with humanoid hands and walks upright on his hind feet.
Rinty Monaghan John Joseph "Rinty" Monaghan (21 August 1920 to 3 March 1984) was a former world flyweight boxing champion from Belfast. From its Sailortown district, he made his name in a series of thrilling world title fights which captivated the citizens of Belfast in the years immediately after the Second World War.
Rio (digital audio players) Rio was the brand name of a line of digital audio players, best known for producing the "Diamond Rio" model that was the impetus for a lawsuit in 1998 by the Recording Industry Association of America. That lawsuit eventually failed, leading the way for the portable digital music industry to take off.
Rio (song) "Rio" is a hit single from the album Rio by Duran Duran, and one of their most recognizable songs and music videos. "Rio" was released worldwide in November, 1982, then was reissued in the United States in March of 1983, and was a Top 20 hit on both sides of the Atlantic.
Rio Abajo Rio Abajo is a West-Indian neighborhood in Panama City, capital of The Republic of Panama. The unique culture of this area of Panama stems mainly from the Creole-speaking West Indians who relocated to the area from Anglophone islands in the Antilles more than a century ago, namely Jamaica and Barbados.
Rio Adio Rio Adio (Bulgarian language:Адио, Рио) is a 1989 Bulgarian social drama film about the life of an architect, directed by Ivan Andonov. The film is centres on important social themes of self morality and moral compromise.
Rio Alto Beach Rio Alto Beach (Praia do Rio Alto in Portuguese, lit. "High River Beach"; sometimes known as Estela Beach) is a beach situated near the city PĂłvoa de Varzim in the northern parish of Estela, in northern Portugal, 35 Km north of Oporto.
Rio Blast Rio Blast is a character from the popular toy line Masters of the Universe. A member of the heroic warriors, he is a cowboy warrior with an arsenal of laser guns and blasters built into hidden cavities within his chest and knees, which he unleashes upon unsuspecting opponents.
Rio Branco Law The Rio Branco Law went through the Brazilian parliament in 1871 and was designed to provide freedom to all newborn children of slaves, and slaves of the state or crown. Owners of children’s parents had to either care for these children until the age of 21, or turn them to state in return for monetary compensation.
Rio Conchos (1964 film) Rio Conchos is a 1964 western movie featuring Richard Boone, Stuart Whitman, Tony Franciosa, and Jim Brown. The film was written by Clair Huffaker and Joseph Landon from Huffaker's novel and directed by Gordon Douglas.
Rio Cuarto craters The RĂ­o Cuarto craters are a group of depressions located in CĂłrdoba Province, Argentina at . There is currently some controversy as to whether these structures are actually produced by impacts, or by aeolian surficial processes, which form many similar features in that region; this article describes the former theory.
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (pronounced IPA , Portuguese: ; Portuguese for "January River") is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. The city was the capital of Brazil (1763-1960) and of the Portuguese Empire (1808-1821).
Rio de Janeiro Metro The Rio de Janeiro Metro (MetrĂ´ Rio) is a mass-transit underground railway network that serves the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in 1979 with five stations operating on one line, it now includes 32 stations and two separate lines and serves on average nearly half a million passengers per day.
Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theater One of the most beautiful buildings in downtown Rio de Janeiro, the Teatro Municipal was founded in July 1909. As the Municipal Theater of SĂŁo Paulo the building is designed in eclectic style, inspired in the Paris Opera projected by Charles Garnier.
Rio de Janeiro Stock Exchange The Rio de Janeiro Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Rio de Janiero, or BVRJ) is Brazil's second largest exchange after the Bovespa stock exchange in SĂŁo Paulo. BVRJ trades in government bonds and currencies on the electronic Sisbex system.
Rio DĂŁo Rio DĂŁo or river DĂŁo is a Portuguese river that originates in the plateau regions of Trancoso-Aguiar da Beira in the Eirado parish, Aguiar da Beira council, District of Guarda, and varies between 714 meters and 757 meters in elevation.
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, often shortened to Rio Declaration, was a short document produced at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), informally known as the Earth Summit. The Rio Declaration consisted 27 principles intended to guide future sustainable development around the world.
Rio Forge The Rio Forge is a digital audio player produced by Rio. While it competes in the same market as Apple Computer's iPod mini, it is considerably different as it plays from internal memory, SD card or FM broadcast and runs on a single AAA battery.
Rio Grande Known as the Rio Grande in the United States and as the RĂ­o Bravo (or, more formally, the RĂ­o Bravo del Norte) in Mexico, the river, 1,885 mi (3,034 km) long, is the third longest river system in the United States.
Rio Grande (film) Rio Grande is a 1950 film and the third installment of John Ford's "cavalry trilogy", following Fort Apache (1948) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949). John Wayne stars in all three films, as Captain Kirby Yorke (York) in Fort Apache, then as Capt.
Rio Grande border disputes The Rio Grande (RĂ­o Bravo del Norte) has changed course several times in recorded history, leading to a number of border disputes, both international (involving Mexico and the United States) and between individual U.S.
Rio Grande Bible Institute The Rio Grande Bible Institute (also known as RGBI) is a nondenominational school located in Edinburg, Texas which has two main purposes: to serve as a seminary to students from Mexico, Central America, and South America, and to serve as a Spanish-language school for non-Spanish-speaking North Americans who will serve as missionaries in Spanish-speaking Latin America.
Rio Grande Botanic Garden The Rio Grande Botanic Garden (8 ha / 20 acres) is a botanical garden and 900 m² (10,000 square feet) conservatory located beside the Rio Grande and what is said to be the largest cottonwood gallery forest in the world, in the Albuquerque Biological Park, 2601 Central Avenue NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. It is open every day of the week during business hours except for Thanksgiving, Christmas and, New Year's Days; an admission fee is charged.
Rio Grande Compact The Rio Grande Compact is a treaty signed in 1938 in the United States between the states of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, and approved by the United States Congress, to equitably apportion the waters of the Rio Grande Basin.
Rio Grande de Añasco The Rio Grande de Añasco (also, in English, Añasco Big River or just Añasco River) is a river in western Puerto Rico. Its source is in the Cordillera Central mountain range west of Adjuntas, and it flows about 40 miles (64 km) westwards to its mouth on the Mona Passage 4 mi (6.
Rio Grande Gorge The Rio Grande Gorge is located west of Taos, New Mexico, and cuts through the basalt flows of the Taos Plateau volcanic field. The gorge reaches a depth of 800 feet just south of the Colorado border, within the boundary of the Wild Rivers Recreation Area.
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge Built in 1966 and spanning 500 feet across the Rio Grande river running 650 feet below, the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge is a tourist attraction outside Taos, New Mexico. The second highest cantilever bridge in the United States, it has been featured in several films, including Natural Born Killers, Twins and She's Having a Baby.
Rio Grande Nature Center State Park The Rio Grande Nature Center State Park is a state park located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A visitor center contains exhibits on the area's riparian environment and a glass-walled library that overlooks a wildlife pond.
Rio Grande Plate The Rio Grande Plate (Spanish: Plato Rio Grande) is a competition between Tigres and FC Dallas. The winner receives a plate ("Plato Rio Grande") to be awarded each year to the winner of the total aggregate goals difference between the teams in a home-and-away series.
Rio Grande Valley Silverados The Rio Grande Valley Silverados are a franchise of the American Basketball Association scheduled to begin play in 2007 based in McAllen, Texas. They will play their home games at the McAllen Convention Center, scheduled to open in March 2007.
Rio Grande Valley State Park The Rio Grande Valley State Park is a park located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, established in 1983. The park contains 4,300 acres of land along the Rio Grande from the Sandia Pueblo south to the Isleta Pueblo, consisting primarily of cottonwood forest(also known as a Bosque), the Rio Grande and wetlands.
Rio Grande Zephyr The Rio Grande Zephyr was a passenger train operated by Denver and Rio Grande Western between Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah in the Western United States. It was operated from 1971 until 1983 when the Denver and Rio Grande Western finally decided to join Amtrak.
Rio Grande Zoo Founded in 1927, the 64-acre Rio Grande Zoo, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a facility of the Albuquerque Biological Park. The zoo offers visitors a pleasant stroll highlighted by close encounters with more than 250 species of exotic and native animals.
Rio Group The Rio Group is an international organization of Latin American states. It arose in 1986 as an alternative body to the Organization of American States during the Cold War, since that body was dominated by the United States.
Rio Hondo (California) The Rio Hondo is a tributary of the Los Angeles River in Los Angeles County, California, approximately 20 miles long. As a named river it begins in Irwindale and flows southwest to its confluence in South Gate, passing through several cities (though not the City of Los Angeles).
Rio Hondo bicycle path The Rio Hondo bicycle path is a Class 1 bicycle path that parallels the Rio Hondo through Los Angeles County. The North end of the path begins at the Peck Road Water Conservation Park, about 1/2 mile South of Live Oak Avenue (which becomes Myrtle Avenue just North of Live Oak Avenue as it enters Monrovia, California) on Peck Road, on the West side of the street.
Rio Mesa High School Rio Mesa High School is located in Oxnard, California and is within the Oxnard Union High School District. It serves the Oxnard communities of River Park, Nyeland Acres, El Rio, as well as the western portion of the city of Camarillo.
Rio Minho (Jamaica) The Rio Minho is one of the largest rivers in Jamaica. It rises close to the mainland's geographic centre, flowing generally south-southwest, reaching the Caribbean Sea at Carlisle Bay in the central south coast, to the west of the island's southernnmost point, Portland Point.
Rio Mulatos-PotosĂ­ line Rio Mulatos-PotosĂ­ line is a train line in Bolivia, containing CĂłndor station, the world's second highest train station (4,786 m). It was the world's highest until the completion of the Tanggula railway station on the Qingzang railway (5,072 m) in Tibet.
Rio Negro Rio Negro (Portuguese: Rio Negro, Spanish: RĂ­o Negro), the largest left tributary of the Amazon and the largest blackwater river in the world, has its sources along the watershed between the Orinoco and the Amazon basins, and also connects with the Orinoco by way of the Casiquiare canal. In Colombia, where are their sources, is called the GuainĂ­a River.
Rio Protocol The Rio Protocol, short for Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Boundaries between Peru and Ecuador, was signed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 29, 1942 between the Foreign Ministers of Peru and Ecuador, and with the participation of the United States, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina as "guarantors" of the treaty.
Rio Puerco The Rio Puerco is a river in the American state of New Mexico. The Rio Puerco Valley is notable for once hosting a significant numbers of Anasazi (Basketmaker II) people, many of them fleeing the collapse of the Chacoan civilization.
Rio Reiser Rio Reiser (January 9, 1950 - August 20, 1996), was a German rock musician and singer of the famous rock group Ton Steine Scherben. He was born Ralph Möbius in Berlin and died at the age of 46 in the little German town of Fresenhagen.
Rio Rita (1929 film) Rio Rita is a 1929 RKO (known at that time as Radio Pictures) musical comedy starring Bebe Daniels and John Boles along with the comedy team of Wheeler & Woolsey. The film is based on the 1927 stage musical by Florenz Ziegfeld, which originally united Wheeler and Woolsey as a team and made them famous.
Rio Rita (musical) Rio Rita is the name of a very successful 1927 stage musical by Florenz Ziegfeld, which originally united Wheeler and Woolsey as a team and made them famous. In 1929, Radio Pictures (later known as RKO) purchased the rights to film this lavish musical.
Rio Ruidoso The Rio Ruidoso is a 30-mile long river located in the Sierra Blanca and Sacramento Mountains in Lincoln County and Otero County, New Mexico in the United States and is part of the Rio Ruidoso Watershed. The Spanish term "ruidoso" translated into English means literally "noisy river".
Rio Salado Community College Rio Salado Community College, known as "the college without walls," is the largest of the 10 Maricopa Community Colleges and has never built a traditional campus. Rather, from its Tempe, Arizona administrative headquarters, Rio Salado utilizes technology and forges partnerships to deliver educational opportunities to diverse populations throughout Maricopa County and around the world.
Rio Turtle The Rio Turtle is a turtle-shaped rock located in the North River along Augusta-Ford Hill Road (CR 53), northwest of the community of Rio. While this stretch of the North River forms the border between Hampshire and Hardy Counties, the Rio Turtle is located on the Hampshire side.
Rio-Antirio bridge The Rio-Antirio bridge (Greek: Γέφυρα Ρίου-Αντίρριου) is a cable-stayed bridge crossing the Gulf of Corinth near Patras, linking the town of Rio on the Peloponnese to Antirrio on mainland Greece, thus connecting the peninsula with the rest of Europe.
Rio, Greece Rio (Greek: Modern: Ρίο Rio, Ancient: Ρίον Rion, Latin: Rhion or Rhium) is a suburban town north of Patras, Greece. Its population is around and has reached 5,000 or 6,000 with around a quarter and one-third of houses are second-houses.
Riobianco Riobianco (German: WeiĂźenbach) is a mountain village in the Ahrntal-Valle Aurina commune of South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is composed of picturesque alpine farmhouses, grouped around the foaming white glacial stream from which its name is derived.
Riogordo Riogordo is a small town and municipality of around 3,000 inhabitants in Málaga province, Spain. It is situated in the centre of a subregion known as Axarquía (pronounced Ah-sar-key-a) that runs east and inland of Málaga as far as Nerja.
Riohacha, La Guajira Riohacha or Rio Hacha (Ax River), is a city and municipality named after a local native american legend of the Ax, capital city of the department of Guajira in Colombia's Caribbean Region by the mouth of the Ranchería River. Founded by Nikolaus Federmann in 1535, it is mentioned several times in the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, and seven times in the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold, both written by Gabriel García Márquez.
Riolos Riolos (Greek: Ριόλος), is a village located in the southwestern part of Movri near the northwestern part of the Movri mountains. Riolos is connected with a main road linking Kareika and Spata which one part of the road is narrowed with one lane and are surrounded by buildings.
Riolu is one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media, created by Satoshi Tajiri. Riolu is famous for being one of the Pokémon revealed before the Japanese release of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
Riom Trial The Riom Trial (February 19, 1942 - May 21, 1943) was an attempt by the regime of Vichy France headed by Marshall PĂ©tain to prove that the leaders of the French Third Republic (1870-1940), and particularly the leaders of the Popular Front government elected in 1936, were responsible for France's defeat by Germany in 1940. Held in the town of Riom, the trial thus had mainly political aims, namely to project the responsibility of the defeat on politicians rather than on military officers.
Rion Steiner Rion Steiner is the fictional and main character of the Galerians series of Playstation video games, and the first game's movie, Galerians:Rion. At 14 years old, Rion was in Michealangelo's (Often, just Michealangero by fans) Memorial Hospital since he was 13.
Riot Riots occur when crowds or even small groups of people gather to commit acts of violence and property damage, usually in reaction to a perceived grievance or out of dissent. Historically, riots have occurred due to poor working or living conditions, government oppression, taxation or conscription, conflicts between races or religions (see race riot and pogrom), or even the outcome of a sporting event.
Riot (band) Riot is a heavy metal band formed in New York City in 1975, the brainchild of guitarist Mark Reale. Reaching a peak in popularity in the early eighties, they have continued a long-running career punctuated by personnel and management instability.
Riot at Xavier's “Riot At Xavier's” is a four part storyline that ran from New X-Men #135-138 (2003). It was written by Grant Morrison and features artist Frank Quitely last work on the title, and centers around an original character of his, the teenage mutant Quentin Quire.
Riot Act Media Riot Act Media serves as a boutique marketing firm offering affordable public relation services to the independent music and arts community. Formed in Chicago, Illinois in 2005 by David Lewis, Riot Act is the world's first truly and staunchly independent public relations firm.
Riot control agent A riot control agent is a type of lachrymatory agent (or lacrimatory agent). These are chemical compounds, such as benzyl bromide, or CS gas (o-Chlorobenzylidene malononitrile) that causes the eyes to sting and water.
Riot gun A Riot gun refers to a type of firearm that is used to fire less than lethal ammunition for the purpose of suppressing riots. Riot guns may be special purpose firearms designed for riot control use, or standard firearms adapted to riot control use with appropriate ammunition.
Riot Grrrl Riot Grrrl (or Riot Grrl) is a feminist musical movement that reached its height in the 1990s but continues to exert significant influence over alternative musical culture. The term Riot Grrrl is also a genre designation, referring both to the punk rock of the movement's initial members and those myriad products of its influence.
Riot-Folk! Collective In their own words, Riot-Folk! is "an anti-profit mutual aid collective of radical artists and musicians," who "make music to provoke, educate, heal and inspire, supporting movements that challenge all forms of oppression and that work to build a free and just society.

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