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Riot/Clone Riot/Clone were a punk band often associated with the anarcho-punk scene, active from 1979-1983 and then revived in the early 90's until they split up again in 2005. The band were originally known as Riot but the name became Riot/Clone after two members of the original lineup wanted the band's name to become Clone.
Riotrooper Riotroopers (or Riot Troopers) are a para-military force of henchmen from the Japanese tokusatsu show Kamen Rider 555 and the accompanying film Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost. They are in the employ of the villain organization, Smart Brain, and are a personal army that fought against the title character Kamen Rider Faiz and his allies.
Riots, Drills and the Devil "Riots, Drills and the Devil" is a two-part episode of the first season of the television series Prison Break. The first part constitutes the sixth episode of the series and the second part constitutes the seventh.
Rip cut In woodworking, a rip cut is a cut made parallel to the grain of the wood. Rip cuts are commonly made with a table saw, but other types of saws can also be used, including hand rip saws, radial arm saws and band saws.
Rip Collins Harry Warren (Rip) Collins (February 26, 1896 - May 27, 1968) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1920-21), Boston Red Sox (1922), Detroit Tigers (1923-27) and St. Louis Browns (1929-31).
Rip Curl Rip Curl is a major Australian manufacturer and retailer of boardwear. The company was founded in 1969 by Doug "Claw" Warbrick and Brian "Sing Ding" Singer in Torquay, Australia and initially produced surfboards.
Rip Hunter Rip Hunter is a DC Comics character who first appeared in Showcase #20 (May 1959), then got his own series which ran for 29 issues (1961-65). He later starred in the 8 issue Time Masters series from 1990 which was written by Bob Wayne and noted author Lewis Shiner.
Rip It Up (album) Rip It Up is a greatest hits album released by Dead or Alive in 1987 on Epic Records. It contains eight singles from their two prior albums, Youthquake and Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know, segued together much like a DJ-mix.
Rip It Up (Jet song) Rip It Up is a song by the Australian rock band Jet and is the 10th track(11th track on the American release) on their second album Shine On. It was released November 27 2006 as the second single from that album in Australia.
Rip Morgan Mike Morgan was a New Zealand professional wrestler who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance and World Class Championship Wrestling best known as Rip Morgan. Best known as one half of the New Zealand Militia in WCW with Jack Victory.
Rip Raps Rip Raps is a small 15 acre (60,000 m²) artificial island at the mouth of Hampton Roads in the independent city of Hampton, Virginia. It was originally built in 1817 as part of the harbor defenses for to provide a setting for Fort Wool (originally named Fort Calhoun), the companion to Fort Monroe in protecting Hampton Roads.
Rip saw In woodworking, a cut made parallel to the direction of the grain of the workpiece is known as a rip cut. If one was to cut a tree trunk in half from top to bottom, this would be a rip cut — but the term also applies to cutting free lumber.
Rip Sewell Truett Banks (Rip) Sewell (May 11, 1907 - September 3, 1989) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball, known to be one of the greatest "junk" pitchers. He is credited with inventing the eephus pitch.
Rip Scherer Rip Scherer is the quarterback coach for the NFL's Cleveland Browns. He previously served as offensive coordinator for the University of Southern Mississippi, the offensive coordinator for Kansas University, the head coach of the University of Memphis, the head coach of James Madison University, the offensive coordinator of the University of Arizona, the offensive coordinator of the University of Alabama, the quarterbacks coach/offensive coordinator of Georgia Tech, the quarterbacks coach of the University of Virginia, the running backs coach of the University of Hawaii, and the quarterbacks coach of North Carolina State University.
Rip Torn Rip Torn (born Elmore Rual Torn on February 6, 1931 in Temple, Texas) is an American television and film actor, best known for his role on HBO's The Larry Sanders Show, as well as his role in numerous films, such as Men in Black, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Defending Your Life, and Marie Antoinette.
Rip Van Winkle Rip Van Winkle is a short story by Washington Irving published in 1819, as well as the name of the story's fictional protagonist. It was part of a collection of stories entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon.
Rip Van Winkle (operetta) Rip Van Winkle is an operetta in three acts based on the stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving after the play by Dion Boucicault and Joseph Jefferson, composed by Robert Planquette with a libretto by Henry Brougham Farnie, Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille. It opened at the Royal Comedy Theatre in London on October 14 1882 and ran for a very successful 328 performances.
Rip Van Winkle Bridge The Rip Van Winkle Bridge is a cantilever bridge spanning the Hudson River between Hudson and the Catskill, New York. The structure carries NY 23 across the river, connecting on the west side, US 9W and NY 385 with NY 9G on the east side.
Rip-Off Britain Rip-Off Britain is an expression coined by the tabloid press in the late 1990s to describe dissatisfaction with certain products costing more in the United Kingdom than in the some other countries, especially certain members of the EU and the United States. Such complaints are particularly prevalent in the media when the Pound is strong, as this makes overseas prices lower in sterling terms.
Rip-Off Republic Rip-Off Republic was an RTÉ television show highlighting the cost of living and working in Ireland. It was presented by Eddie Hobbs and was broadcast on Mondays at 21:30 on RTÉ One during late August and early September 2005.
Ripapa Island Ripapa island, just off the shore of Lyttelton Harbour (Whakaraupo) has played many key roles in the history of New Zealand or Aotearoa. The island initially played a key role in an internal struggle for the south island Ngāi Tahu tribe in the early 19th Century.
Riparian calendar The Riparian calendar is a 13-month calendar system where the first day of each year coincides with March 1 in the Gregorian Calendar. Each month has 28 days (4 weeks of 7 days) except for Ultimus, which has 29 days, or 30 days in a leap year.
Riparius Riparius is a hamelt in the Upper Hudson River Valley in New York State. Riparius was formerly known as Riverside, New York until the state changed the name to prevent confusion with several other places of the same name.
Ripcordz Are Go This is an album originally released in 1988 by Ripcordz, a Canadian punk band from Montreal, Quebec. The album was re-released by Mayday Records in 2004, and again in 2006 as half of the Double Your Punk, Double Your Fun 2 CD set.
Ripe, East Sussex Ripe is a village within the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. It forms part of the Chalvington with Ripe civil parish and is located eight miles (13km) east of Lewes in the valley north of the South Downs.
Ripeness In United States law, ripeness refers to the readiness of a case for litigation; "a claim is not ripe for adjudication if it rests upon contingent future events that may not occur as anticipated, or indeed may not occur at all," Texas v. United States, 523 U.
Ripete Records Ripete Records is a small, independently distributed record label specializing in the reissue of Carolina Beach Music compilations for Shag dance enthusiasts, mainly in the Southeastern US, as well as providing an outlet for newer recordings by legendary R&B artists, such as the Drifters, Clovers, and Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs. In addition to local Beach Music classics, the label's compilation collections often include a smattering of nationally-known R&B classics from the mid 1950s through the early 1980s, especially those with swing-style back-beats sutiable for Shagging.
Ripiphoridae The family Ripiphoridae (formerly spelled Rhipiphoridae) is a cosmopolitan group of beetles commonly known as wedge-shaped beetles containing some 450 species. They are one of the most unusual beetle families, in that they are parasitoids; different groups within the family attack different hosts, but most are associated with bees or vespid wasps, while some others are associated with roaches.
Ripjak Ripjak, dubbed the Interplanetary Serial Killer by the media, was a Martian antagonist of the Guardians of the Galaxy in the Earth-691 timeline of the Marvel Universe. He wore an artificial exoskeleton and had enhanced abilities from a blood transfusion with Spider-Man.
Ripley Hill Once considered the highest point in Onondaga County, but now recognized to be slightly lower than the high point of Highland Forest County Park, Ripley Hill offers a sweeping panorama to the north and east. Ripley Hill is near Spafford Forest, an Onondaga County preserve with hiking and dirt bike trails.
Ripley's Believe It or Not! This article is about the entertainment franchise created by Robert Ripley. "Believe it or Not" is also the name of a song by Nickelback (see The Long Road) and the informal name of a Mike Post theme song (see The Greatest American Hero).
Ripley, Michigan Ripley is a small, unincorporated community in Franklin Township situated upon a slope, just east of Hancock on M-26 and across the Portage Lake Canal from Houghton. Its most notable attraction is a small ski resort called Mont Ripley.
Riplock Riplock is a feature of newer computer DVD drives that slows the drive transfer rate when reading DVD video data, typically to 2x-4x on drives that otherwise (as of mid-2005) could read at 8x or 16x. This makes it less convenient to rip large DVD video collections to a computer.
Ripoff Report The Rip-off Report (ROR) is a privately-owned and operated website with the stated purpose of giving consumers a voice in disputes with corporations and public figures. Aggrieved individuals are asked to submit their complaints, and, after being screened, those statements are posted online with the expectation that public exposure will apply pressure to the targeted businesses.
Ripoll Ripoll is the capital of the comarca (county) of Ripollès, in the province of Girona, Catalonia. It is located 691 metres above the sea, on the confluence of the Ter River and its tributary Freser, next to the Pyrenees near the French border.
Ripon Ripon is a small cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England. As a historic Yorkshire city, Ripon had a population of 15,922 at the 2001 census, making it the fourth smallest city in England after Wells, Ely and the City of London (in the rest of the United Kingdom, St David's, Bangor, and Armagh are also smaller).
Ripon Building Ripon Building is the seat of the Chennai Corporation in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. This is a fine example of Indo-Saracenic style of architecture, a combination of three types of architectural styles - Gothic, Ionic and Corinthian.
Ripon Society The Ripon Society is a centrist Republican think tank, founded on December 12, 1962, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The name is a reference to Ripon, Wisconsin, the birthplace of the Republican Party; the Society sees itself as urging a return to the party's founding principles.
Ripped from the headlines "Ripped from the headlines" is an adjectival phrase to describe a storyline in a fictional work that parallels or seems to be inspired by true events reported in print media, usually within the weeks or months prior to the appearance of the fictional work. The phrase creates the image of a printed article being ripped out of a newspaper or magazine for further use.
Ripper (computer game) Ripper is a 1996 adventure computer game developed by Take-Two Interactive, and released for Windows-based personal computers. The game has a cast that includes celebrities such as Christopher Walken, Tahnee Welch, Burgess Meredith, Karen Allen, David Patrick Kelly, John Rhys-Davies, Jimmie Walker, Anna Levine and Paul Giamatti.
Ripping Ripping (also referred to as digital audio extraction) is the process of copying the audio or video data from one media form, such as Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) or Compact Disc (CD), to a hard disk. While the original media is typically digital, the extraction of analog media such as VHS video or vinyl records to a digital format can also be referred to as "ripping".
Ripple (physics) In physics, ripples (also known as capillary waves) are surface waves on a liquid with wavelengths so short that the liquid's motion is governed almost entirely by surface tension forces. The wavelength of a ripple must be less than
Ripple effect The ripple effect is an education-related term associated with the studies of Jacob Kounin. It involves the effects that a reprimand in a group has on members of the group who are not the intended targets of the reprimand (or desist, as Kounin coins it).
Ripple monetary system Ripple is an open-source software project for developing a peer-to-peer distributed social network service with a monetary honor system based on trust that already exists between people in real-world social networks.
Ripponden Ripponden is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Halifax, on the River Ryburn. It is the site of a Roman settlement, and there is a Roman Road over nearby Blackstone Edge, a rocky ridge of millstone grit.
Riprap Riprap (also known as rip rap, revetment, shot rock or rock armour) is rock or other material used to stabilize shore. Riprap reduces water erosion by resisting the hydraulic attack and dissipating the energy of flowing water or waves.
Ripsaw Ripsaw (sometimes Rip-saw, Rip-Saw or RipSaw) is a defunct Duluth, Minnesota newspaper published from 1917 to 1926 and again from 1999 to 2005. In its original incarnation, the paper was a scandal sheet with a reputation for muckraking, sensationalism and criminal libel.
Ripsimia of Armenia Ripsimia (also known as Hripsime Bagratuni) is an Armenian princess and daughter of Ashot II Bagratuni, King of Armenia (914 - 928) and his wife Marie of Kachum. She married Count Comita Nikola the Macedonian and had a son, tsar Samuil of Bulgaria.
Ripspeed Ripspeed is a sub brand of Halfords, one of the UK's leading automotive parts retailer. The brand was purchased in the late 90s by Halfords, and operates as one of the five subsections of a store if it is present.
Ripto Ripto is a recurring antagonist in the Spyro the Dragon series of video games, appearing in five of the Spyro series games, a stark contrast to other Spyro series villains who have generally appeared in one game apiece. Ripto can cast multiple spells, creating monsters with them.
Ripuarian Ripuarian is a West Germanic dialect group spoken in the Rhineland, eastern Belgium and southern Dutch Limburg from northwest of Düsseldorf and Cologne to Aachen in the west, and Waldbröl in the east. It belongs to Central Franconian and Rhinelandic.
Ripuarian Franks The Ripuarian Franks (also spelled Riparian) were a subtribe within the Germanic Franks. "Ripuarian" means "of the river" and is principally opposed to "salian," meaning "salty," as in the Salian Franks.
Riq The riq (also spelled riqq or rik) is a type of tambourine used as a traditional instrument in Arabic music. It is an important instrument in both folk and classical music throughout the Arabic-speaking world.
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company is a contemporary dance company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Founded in 1964 by University of Utah dance instructors Joan Woodbury and Shirley Ririe the company is dedicated to furthering contemporary dance by creating and performing original and innovative works of the highest quality modern dance, and promoting the understanding of and appreciation for the art form of dance through educational outreach programs in public schools and in universities.
Ris Paul Ric Ris Paul Ric is a solo project of Chris Richards, formerly of Washington, DC-area post-punk group Q and Not U. In 2005 Richards released his debut album, Purple Blaze, which combined elements of folk, funk, and ambient electronica, and toured in support of the album.
Risa Kudo Risa Kudo（工藤里紗 Kudo Risa、October 4, 1983 - ） is a Japanese gravure idol, a female tarento, an actress. Her nicknames are Risacchi and KudoRisa. Her agency is Exciting Trigger. Visual acuity is 2.0 on either side. She has the practical English proficiency measurement 3 class. She has two older brothers.
Risa Ohki is a Japanese vocalist, most famously featured on Final Fantasy: Pray and Final Fantasy: Love Will Grow albums. She sings in at least five languages: Japanese (her primary language), English, French, Portuguese, and Italian (on Genso Suikoden Vocal album "La pasionne commuove la Storia").
Risa Wataya (February 1, 1984 –) is a female Japanese novelist from Kyoto Prefecture. She rose to fame in 2003 upon receiving the Akutagawa Prize for her short novel Keritai Senaka ("The Back You Want to Kick"), while at Waseda University.
Risalit A risalit, from the Italian risalto for "projection", is a part of a building that juts out from a great height, which became used in architecture for the construction of façades in the baroque period.
Risë Stevens Risë Stevens (born June 11, 1913, New York City) (first name properly spelled Risë and pronounced "REE-sah") was an American mezzo-soprano who captured a wide popular audience at the height of her career (1940 - 1960).
Risø National Laboratory Risø National Laboratory (Danish: Forskningscenter Risø) is a scientific research organization north of Roskilde, Denmark. It is a sector research institute under the Danish Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation and consists of eight research departments: Biosystems, Danish Polymer Centre, Fuel Cells and Solid State Chemistry, Materials Research, Optics and Plasma Research, Radiation Research, Systems Analysis and Wind Energy.
Risør Festival of Chamber Music The Risør Festival of Chamber Music, also known as 'Risør Kammermusikkfest', takes place every summer in the small Norwegian town of Risør, "the white town on the coast of the Skagerrak." The festival was founded in 1991 and it's current artistic directors are pianist Leif Ove Andsnes and violist Lars Anders Tomter.
Risciso RISCISO, was an online warez organization, founded in approximately 1993, dedicated to illegally distributing newly-released copyrighted software, games and movies. The acronym 'RISC' stood for Rise in Superior Couriering while while 'ISO' referred to a file format commonly used for the storage and transfer of pirated software.
Rise & Shine Rise & Shine is an album by John Kay and Steppenwolf, released in 1990 (see 1990 in music) under the label Capitol. It features "The Wall", John Kay's song celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Rise (Bad Brains album) Rise is the fifth full-length studio album from hardcore punk and reggae pioneers Bad Brains. It is the first Bad Brains album to be released on a major label (Sony Records) and is notable for the absence of two original members: Here, a young Israel Joseph I replaces vocalist H.
Rise 2: Resurrection Rise 2: Resurrection is a computer game developed by Mirage Media and released by Time Warner Interactive in 1996. The game is a sequel to Rise of the Robots, and now resembles a more conventional fighting game.
Rise and Decline of the Third Reich Rise and Decline of the Third Reich or more commonly Third Reich is a grand strategy wargame covering the European theater of World War II designed by Don Greenwood and John Prados, and released in 1974 by Avalon Hill. Huge in scope, players take on the roles of all the major national powers (Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, France, Soviet Union, United States) and can simulate the entire war effort from 1939 until the end (often isn't until 1946).
Rise and Fall (band) Rise and Fall is a Belgian hardcore/punk band. Formed 2002 in the aftermath of Belgian bands The Deal and Kingpin, Rise and Fall have become one of the most successful Belgian hardcore bands ever, among the few signed onto American labels such as Deathwish Inc.
Rise and Fall of Idi Amin Rise and Fall of Idi Amin, also known as Amin: The Rise and Fall, is a bloody exploitation film and biopic directed in 1980 by Sharad Patel and starring Joseph Olita as Idi Amin. The film details the controversial actions and atrocities of the former dictator of Uganda, Idi Amin Dada, during his violent rise to power in 1971 until his overthrow in 1979.
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny) is a political-satirical opera composed by Kurt Weill to a German libretto by Bertolt Brecht. It was first performed in Leipzig on March 9 1930.
Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War is s real-time strategy game developed by Rick Goodman and his game studio, Stainless Steel Studios. The game was published by Midway Games, and was released on June 12, 2006.
Rise Above Records Rise Above Records is a London, England based independent record label owned by Lee Dorrian (of the band Cathedral and formerly of Napalm Death). It was formed in the late 1980s and originally made to sell live releases by Napalm Death and S.
Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three is the thirteenth album by the Rollins Band. The album consists of covers of Black Flag songs by the Rollins Band, with vocalists from various well-known punk and metal bands (as well as certain members of Black Flag) singing.
Rise Electric Rise Electric is an unsigned Canadian band which is fronted by winner of Rock Star: Supernova, Lukas Rossi. Other members include Jay Cianfrini, bassist and former member of Jaww, and Maxx Zinno, drummer and former member of Pulse Ultra.
Rise of Legends neutral factions As well as having three main civilizations (Vinci, Alin and Cuotl), Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends has a number of neutral factions, which can be taken over by the player. Generally, each faction has its own set of unique units, and are only located in one of the three main civilizations' territories.
Rise of Nations Rise of Nations is a real-time strategy computer game, developed by Big Huge Games and published by Microsoft on May 20, 2003. The development of the game was lead by veteran Brian Reynolds, of Civilization II and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.
Rise of Rome The rise of Rome to dominate the overt politics of Europe, North Africa and the Near East completely from the 1st century BC to the 4th century AD, is the subject of a great deal of analysis by historians, military strategists, political scientists and increasingly also some economists.
Rise of the Dragon Rise of the Dragon is a graphic adventure game that was released in 1990 for the DOS computer and later remade for the Sega CD (1993) as well as the Amiga. The Sega CD version added voice actors to the game and was given a MA-17 rating by the Videogame Rating Council, most likely for profanity, references to a fictional illicit drug, cross-dressing, prostitution and partial female nudity.
Rise of the Eagles Rise of the Eagles is the third single on British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster's second album, The Royal Society. Despite it being the third single, it was the only single released in time for the album, the previous two were released months before.
Rise of the New Imperialism The Rise of the New Imperialism overlaps with the Pax Britannica period (1815-1870). The American Revolution and the collapse of the Spanish empire in the New World in the early 1810-20s, following the revolutions in the viceroyalties of New Spain, New Granada, Peru and the RĂ­o de la Plata ended the first era of European empire.
Rise of the Ogre Rise of the Ogre is an autobiography about the virtual band Gorillaz. Ostensibly written by the four band-members in collaboration with (actual) Gorillaz musician and official scribe Cass Browne, the book is 304 pages long and is extensively illustrated.
Rise of the Robots Rise of the Robots is a computer game developed by Mirage Media, released by Time Warner Interactive in 1994 and ported to numerous other game systems. Rise of the Robots is noted as one of the least successful and most critically maligned fighters of all time.
Rise of the Star Rise of the Star or RotS is an album of 11 songs, contemporary rearrangements of the music from the video game Kirby's Adventure for the NES. Rise of the Star was a non-profit collaboration of musicians and lovers of Kirby's Adventure, the soundtrack of which having originally been composed by Hirokazu Ando and Jun Ishikawa.
Rise of the Triad Rise of the Triad: Dark War (acronym is ROTT) is a first-person shooter video game that was first released on December 21 1994 and developed by Apogee Software (now known as 3D Realms). The members of the development team involved referred to themselves as "The Developers of Incredible Power.
Rise of the West By rise of the West some people understand the unique process in world history in which Europe developed in such a completely different way than the other civilizations in the past 500 years, and also the dramatic effect of western civilization on others in this period.
Rise O Voices of Rhodesia Rise O Voices of Rhodesia was adopted as the national anthem of Rhodesia in 1974, following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Britain in 1965. The tune was that of Beethoven's Choral Symphony (see Ode to Joy), which was also used by the Council of Europe, and subsequently by the European Union.
Rise time In electronics, when describing a voltage or current step function, rise time (also risetime) refers to the time required for a signal to change from a specified low value to a specified high value. Typically, these values are 10% and 90% of the step height.
Risedronate Risedronate sodium (Actonel®) is a bisphosphonate used to strengthen bone, treat or prevent osteoporosis, and treat Paget's disease of bone. It is produced and marketed by Procter & Gamble and Sanofi-Aventis.
Riser (casting) A riser or feeder is a [built into a metal]-casting [[molding (process)|mold to prevent [due to shrinkage]. Because metals are less dense as liquids than as solids (with some exceptions), castings shrink as they cool.
Riserva naturale integrale Saline di Trapani e Paceco Riserva naturale integrale Saline di Trapani e Paceco is a nature reserve in the Province of Trapani between the municipalities Marsala, Trapani, and Paceco at the west coast of Sicily. It was founded in 1995 and in the framework of the Ramsar Convention entrusted to WWF Italy.
Rishab Aiyer Ghosh Rishab Aiyer Ghosh (born 1975) is an Open Source Initiative board member. Amongst other things, he is Founding International and Managing Editor of peer-reviewed journal First Monday, and Programme Leader of FLOSS at UNU-MERIT.
Rishathra In Larry Niven's Ringworld novels, rishathra is sexual intercourse between individuals of two different humanoid species. It is not generally considered a taboo and is often used by the myriad hominids of the Ringworld as a way of sealing agreements, such as trade contracts and peace treaties.
Rishdan Rishdan is a town (pop est 22,580) in Fergana Province, in Uzbekistan, located about halfway between Kokand and Fergana. It is located at latitude 40°21'24N longitude 71°17'5E, and at an altitude of 471 meters.
Rishi Valley School Rishi Valley School is a boarding school in India, founded by the philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti. It is located close to the town of Madanapalle, Krishnamurti's birthplace, in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion or Rishon LeZiyyon (, lit. first for Zion), sometimes shortened to Rishon, is a city in Israel on the central coastal strip, in the Center District, just south of Tel Aviv, and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area (Gush Dan).
Rishonim Rishonim (Hebrew: ראשונים; sing. ראשון, Rishon) literally "the first," or "the former," is a term referring to the leading Rabbis and Poskim who lived approximately from 1250 to 1500, that is in the era before the writing of the Shulkhan Arukh and following the Geonim.
Rishyasringa In Indian and Hindu mythology, Rishyasringa (Sanskrit:ऋष्यश्रृंग, IAST: ) ('horned rishi' in Sanskrit) was a boy born with the horns of a deer. His father was the rishi Vibhandaka, and his mother was a deer.
Risin og Kellingin Risin og Kellingin (Risin and Kellingin) are two sea stacks just off the northern coast of the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands close to the town of EiĂ°i. The name Risin og Kellingin means The Giant and the Witch (or Hag) and relates to an old legend about their origins.
Rising action In the plot analysis of a typical play, book or film, rising action refers to the dynamic period after the exposition, when conflict has been introduced. Generally the protagonists will face more and more conflicts, until a climax is reached and the conflict is resolved.
Rising Damp Rising Damp was a UK television sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV, first broadcast from 1974 to 1978. It was adapted by its writer Eric Chappell from a well-received stage play, The Banana Box (retained as the working title early in the seriespremise==

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