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Romanticism in science Romanticism, also known as the “Age of Reflexion,” describes the intellectual movement from 1800-1840 that originated in Western Europe as a counter-movement to the Enlightenment of the late 18th century. Romanticism incorporated many fields of study, including art, music, poetry and drama, painting, prose, theology, and philosophy, yet it also had a major impact in sciences of the 19th century.
Romare Bearden Romare Bearden (September 2, 1911, in Charlotte, North Carolina – March 11, 1988 in New York, New York) was an African American artist. Although he was born in Charlotte, Bearden's family soon moved to Pittsburgh and subsequently settled in Harlem, New York.
Romas Kalanta Romas Kalanta (February 22 1953 - May 14, 1972) is considered a national hero of Lithuania, and is the subject of several books. Romas Kalanta set himself on fire in a public place in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas on May 14, 1972 in protest of the oppression of the Lithuanian language, culture and people by the government of the Soviet Union.
Romas Kukalis Romas Brandt Kukalis is an artist born in Toronto, Canada, raised in Connecticut, and trained at Paier College of Art (from which he was graduated in 1978) in Hamden, Connecticut. He is best know for his work as a cover artist for works of speculative fiction.
Romas Ubartas Romas Ubartas (born May 26, 1960 in PanevÄ—Ĺľys) is a former discus thrower from Lithuania who won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for the USSR and a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Lithuania. His personal best was 70.
Romavia Romavia is an airline based in Bucharest, Romania. It is the second Romanian state-authorised airline operating VIP state and ministerial flights throughout the world for the Romanian state, as well as chartered and scheduled passenger and cargo services.
RomĂŁozinho Romaozinho (Portuguese: RomĂŁozinho [rom-ow-zi-nyoo] is a character from Brazilian folklore who bears the burden of immortality. Because he is cursed with unending life, he is somewhat similar to the character Ahasvero.
Román Baldorioty de Castro Román Baldorioty de Castro (February 23, 1822 – September 30, 1889), born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, distinguished himself as one of Puerto Rico's foremost abolitionists and spokesperson for the island's right to self-determination.
Románico Románico is a constructed language conceived as a cross-blend of Esperanto, Ido and Interlingua, combining the grammatical regularity of the first two with the more Romance lexicon of the last. While it has undergone many orthographical changes since its creation in 1991, its chief features have remained the same:
Roméo et Juliette Roméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet) is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on the play by Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique, Paris on April 27, 1867.
Rombak Bridge Rombak Bridge (Rombaksbrua) is a suspension bridge, opened in 1964, that crosses the fjord Rombaken near the town of Narvik in Nordland county in Norway. The bridge is 765 metres long, the main span is 325 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 41 metres.
Rombrum A Rombrum is a form of cloth headwear,very similar in style to the Jewish Kippah skullcap, the exact spelling of this may be "Rombrum" or "Rhombrum", These caps are quite often misplaced, The Origins of the "Rombrum"or "Rhombrum" are unknown
Rome and Clinton Railroad The Rome and Clinton Railroad was a railroad connecting Rome, New York with Clinton, New York. It was leased by the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad as a branch line in connection with the Utica, Clinton and Binghamton Railroad.
Rome Convention (contract) In Conflict of Laws, the Rome Convention is the Convention on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and it opened for signature in Rome on 19th June 1980. The intention is to create at least a harmonised if not a unified body of law within the European Union.
Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations The Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations was accepted by members of the World Intellectual Property Organization on October 26, 1961. The agreement extended copyright protection for the first time from the author of a work to the creators and owners of particular, physical manifestations of intellectual property, such as audiocassettes or DVDs.
Rome II Regulation In Conflict of Laws, Rome II is the proposed European Union Regulation on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations. The intention is to create a harmonised set of rules within the European Union to govern choice of law in disputes about torts and delicts arising from non-contractual obligations, analogous to the rules established for contract disputes by the Rome Convention of 1980.
Rome Laboratory The Rome Laboratory, formerly known as the Rome Air Development Center, is a research and development lab run by the US Air Force located at Griffiss AFB in Rome, NY. One of four superlabs run by the Air Force, the Rome Lab is tasked with generic research, as opposed to having a specific area of study.
Rome Masters 2006 Final Rafael Nadal recovered from the brink of defeat against Roger Federer to capture the Rome Masters and equal the record for consecutive wins on clay. Nadal came back from 4-2 down and saved two match points in the final set before triumphing 6-7 (0-7) 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 2-6 7-6 (7-5) in a thrilling final.
Rome plow Rome plows were large, armored, specially modified bulldozers used in South Vietnam by the United States military during the Vietnam War. They were used, beginning in 1967, by land clearing units to clear jungle vegetation, thus removing cover that could be used by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces.
Rome process The "Rome Process" is an international effort to define and categorize the functional gastrointestinal disorders, or FGIDs, (of unknown cause) such as Irritable bowel syndrome and Functional dyspepsia. This approach represents a substantial change in thinking given that doctors have usually relied on basic science and palpable “evidence” to diagnose all kinds of ailments.
Rome Prize The Rome Prize is a prestigious American award made annually, through a national competition, to 15 emerging artists (working in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Design, Historic Preservation and Conservation, Literature, Musical Composition, or Visual Arts) and to 15 scholars (working in Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and early Modern, or Modern Italian Studies).
Rome Rule ‘Rome Rule’ is a term used by Northern Ireland Unionists (as a sarcastic reference to Home Rule) to describe a fear that the Roman Catholic Church would gain political control over them in the event of a United Ireland. The term first came into use during the debate on First Irish Home Rule Bill in 1886 and continues (with declining vehemence) to this day.
Rome Sand Plains Rome Sand Plains is a 15,000-acre inland pine barrens within the city of Rome in Oneida County, New York consisting of a mosaic of high sand dunes and low peat bogs, mixed northern hardwood forests, meadows and wetlands. It is one of only a handful of inland pine barrens remaining in the United States.
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (or Rome Statute) is the treaty which established the International Criminal Court (ICC). It sets out the Court's jurisdiction, structure and functions and it provides for its entry into force 60 days after 60 States have become Party to it.
Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad, commonly known as The Hojack Line, operated along the south shore of Lake Ontario, from Niagara Falls, New York to Oswego, New York. Different segments of the line were abandoned at different times.
Rome: Pathway to Power Rome: Pathway to Power (released as Rome: AD 92 in Europe) is an adventure game with strategic elements set in ancient Rome. The objective is to advance a character from a Roman slave throughout the ranks of Roman society and eventually become Caesar.
Rome: Total Realism Rome: Total Realism (or RTR) is a complete modification ("mod") for the computer game Rome: Total War, intended to rectify historical inaccuracies in the original game and give a more enjoyable game play experience at the same time. The mod has been featured in several major gaming sites and magazines, such as PC Gamer US, PC Gamer UK, and GameSpot.
Rome: Total War Rome: Total War (often abbreviated to RTW or Rome) is a critically acclaimed strategy game where players fight historical and fictitious battles during the era of the Roman Republic and the reign of Augustus, from 270 BC (the final defeat of the last of Rome's Italian rivals) to 14 AD (the death of Augustus). The game was developed by Creative Assembly and released on September 22, 2004.
Romedius Saint Romedius (in Italian, San Romedio; 4th century) was a son of the Tyrolese count of Thaur (in the Inn Valley near Innsbruck). Though the son of a nobleman, as a young man he withdrew to a rock cave in order to meditate.
Romegas Mathurin d’Aux de Lescout, called Romegas or Mathurin Romegas (born 1525 or 1528, died November 1581 in Rome), was a scion of the aristocratic Gascony family of d'Aux and a member of the Maltese Knights. He was one of the Order's greatest naval commanders and ended his life disgraced as a Rival Grand Master.
Romek Marber Romek Marber,(1925- ) was a Polish freelance designer noted for his work with Penguin books. He arrived in Britain in 1946, in 1961, impressed by Marber’s covers for The Economist, Germano Facetti commissioned Marber to design covers for Simeon Potter’s Our Language and Language in the Modern World.
Romek Strzałkowski Roman "Romek" Strzałkowski (1943-1956) was a 13-year-old pupil killed by the communist Security Forces during anti-communist protests in Poznań in 1956. He has became one of the best-known symbols of anti-communist resistance in Poland.
Romen River The Romen River () is a right tributary of the Sula River with a length of 111 km and a drainage basin of 1,645 km². It begins in the northern Ukrainian Oblast of Chernihiv and flows into the Sula near the Sumy Oblast city of Romny.
Romeo and Juliet (Tchaikovsky) Romeo and Juliet is a musical work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Subtitled Overture - Fantasy, the composer — like others such as Berlioz and Prokofiev — was deeply inspired by Shakespeare and by Shakespeare's play of the same name.
Romeo Munoz Cachola Romeo Munoz Cachola, commonly known as Romy Cachola, is an American politician from the state of Hawaii. An emigrant from the Philippines, Cachola became one of the first Filipino Americans to be elected to the Honolulu City Council since statehood in 1959.
Romeo Roselli John Roselli (born September 23, 1980) best known as Romeo Roselli is a professional wrestler, best known for his stint with World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand and is not to be confused with another wrestler by the name of Kid Romeo.
Romeo Sacchetti Romeo Sacchetti (born August 20, 1953 in Altamura) is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He ended his career in 1991 with a club called Ranger Varese.
Romeo Stavarache Romeo Stavarache, the mayor of the city of Bacau, is one of the most interesting local political figures in Romania. In 2004, he succeeded to defeat one of the most powerful "local barrons", Dumitru Sechelaru, former mayor of Bacau between 1996 and 2004.
Romeo Stodart 'Romeo Stodart' is the lead singer and guitarist in the indie-pop band The Magic Numbers. This band is founded in 2002 and consists of Romeo and his sister Michelle Stodart and the other brother-sister pair Sean and Angela Gannon.
Romeo Surdu Romeo Surdu (born 12 January 1984 in Rasnov, Brasov county) is a Romanian footballer currently under contract for CFR 1907 Cluj. Surdu began his football career at FC Brasov, where he became a very good player.
Romeo y Julieta (cigar brand) Romeo y Julieta is the name of two brands of premium cigar, one produced on the island of Cuba for Habanos SA, the Cuban state-owned tobacco company, and the other produced in the Dominican Republic for Altadis SA.
Romeo-Juliet Romeo-Juliet is the title of a 1990 film version of William Shakespeare's classic play Romeo and Juliet. It was made by Italian producer and director Armando Acosta, using the feral cats of Venice, New York, and Ghent as actors, with the voices dubbed by some of the greats of the English theatre.
Romeoville High School Formerly called Lockport West, Romeoville High School, or RHS, is a public four-year high school located in Romeoville, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Valley View School District 365U, which also includes Bolingbrook High School.
Romeritos Romeritos are a Mexican dish, consisting of patties of dried shrimp, sprigs of a wild plant known as Romerito that resembles rosemary and potatoes served in a mole sauce. They are traditionally served at Christmastime and lent.
Romero (bullfighter family) Romero is family of bullfighters from Ronda, Spain, dating back to the 18th century. The only other family with a comparable history in bullfighting are the Ordóñez, whose founder, Cayetano Ordóñez, "El Niño de la Palmas", was also from Ronda.
Romero (film) Romero is a film depicting the life of assassinated Salvadoran Archbishop Ă“scar Romero, played by Raul Julia. Richard Jordan played the role of Romero's close friend and fellow martyred priest Rutilio Grande, and actors Ana Alicia and Harold Gould also appeared in the film.
Romero Canyon Romero Canyon is located in the Santa Catalina Mountains and part of the Coronado National Forest. A popular hiking trail leads to the Romero Pools, which hold water even during the driest parts of the season.
Romesco Romesco, also called romescu, is a sauce originating in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, that is typically made from garlic, almonds, olive oil and a mixture of peppers and/or chillis. Other common ingredients include tomatoes, red wine vinegar and onion.
Romex system The Romex system is a bridge bidding system designed by the Mexican bridge expert George Rosenkranz. Key feature in Romex is the use of the 'dynamic' 1NT opening indicating balanced or unbalanced hands in the range of 19-21 hcp.
Romi Garduce Romeo "Romi" Garduce (born 1969 in Balanga, Bataan), who sometimes goes by the nickname "Garduch", is a Filipino mountain climber and works as an IT Professional in Procter and Gamble Philippines. He began climbing mountains for a cause in 1991 as a member of the University of the Philippines Mountaineers.
Romie-0 and Julie-8 Romie-0 and Julie-8 is the thrid animated television special made by Nelvana Limited, inspired by William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Set in the future, the two romantic leads in this version are androids who fall in love despite a taboo against their kind having such relationships.
Romila Thapar Romila Thapar (born 1931) is a Indian Marxist historian A Dictionary of Marxist Thought, Tom Bottomore et al, 1983, Harvard University Press, p. 204, entry "Hinduism" whose principal area of study is Ancient India.
Romilda Villani Romilda Villani, (born 1910-May 9, 1991), was a piano teacher and aspiring actress and is notable chiefly as the mother of Sophia Loren to whom she gave birth at the Clinica Regina Margherita in Rome. She was considered to be a Greta Garbo look-alike.
Romina Oprandi Romina Oprandi (born March 29, 1986 in Jegenstorf, Switzerland) is an Italian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2005 and has been ranked as high as 48 in the world (September 11, 2006).
Romm The family name Romm relates to a Jewish family of printers and publishers of Hebrew books in Vilnius. The family formerly lived in Grodno, where the book-dealer Baruch ben Joseph Romm established a printing-office in 1789.
Rommel Adducul Rommel Adducul (born April 21, 1976, Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines) is a professional basketball player from the Philippines. He was one of the best players to play for the Philippine national basketball team in recent times.
Rommel Fernandez Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez (born January 15, 1966 – May 6, 1993) was a Panamanian football (soccer) player who played for the Spanish clubs CD Tenerife, Valencia CF, and Albacete, as well as for the Panama national team. He was the first Panamanian footballer ever to play in Europe.
Rommie Rommie is the name of a fictional character on the television series Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda played by actress Lexa Doig. In the show Rommie is the humanoid avatar of the Andromeda Ascendant, a starship in the TV series.
Romnalda Romnalda is a small genus of monocotyledonous plants in the family Lomandraceae (Though often placed in families Laxmanniaceae or Xanthorrhoeaceae). The name Romnalda is an anagram of Lomandra, a related though more common genus of sedge like plants.
Romney, West Virginia during the American Civil War The city of Romney, Virginia (now West Virginia) traded hands between the Union Army and Confederate States Army dozens of times during the American Civil War. The story of the small town is emblematic of the many military campaigns that swept through western Virginia and, later, the new state of West Virginia.
Romodanovsky Romodanovsky (Russian: Ромодановские) was a Rurikid princely family descending from sovereign rulers of Starodub-on-the-Klyazma. Their progenitor was Prince Vasily Fyodorovich Starodubsky (Василий Фёдорович Стародубский) who changed his name to Romodanovsky after the village of Romodanovo where he lived in.
Romola Romola (1863) is a historical novel set in the fifteenth century by George Eliot, and is "a deep study of life in the city of Florence from an intellectual, artistic, religious, and social point of view." It first appeared in fourteen parts published in the Cornhill Magazine from July 1862 (vol.
Romola Remus Romola Remus (later Dunlap) (April 7, 1900-February 17, 1987) portrayed Dorothy Gale in the multimedia stage/film production, The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays, in which she worked directly with author L. Frank Baum.
Rompe "Rompe" (Break it in English) is a popular Spanish-language song by Daddy Yankee. The song held the #1 spot of Billboard Magazine's Hot Latin Tracks chart for over three months and reached a peak position of #24 on the Hot 100 chart of the same publication.
Romper Room Romper Room was a children's television series which ran in the United States from 1953 to 1994 as well as at various times in Canada, Australia, Northern Ireland, Great Britain and Puerto Rico. The program was targeted at pre-schoolers (children five years of age or younger).
Rompler Rompler is a nickname for an electronic musical instrument that specializes in the playback of samples stored in ROM chips. Romplers lack the ability to record such samples and have limited or no capability for synthesis.
Romsås Romsås was a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway, until January 1, 2004, when it became part of the Grorud (Romsås) district. By 1850 Romsås was one of the biggest farms in Østre Aker and the name Romsås came from the farm.
Romsdal Peninsula Romsdal Peninsula (Norwegian Romsdalshalvøya) is a 1560 km² peninsula located in the landscape Romsdal in Møre og Romsdal county in Norway. It is connected to the mainland by a 5 km wide landbridge between Eidsvåg and Eidsøra, and is flanked by a number of fjords: Langfjord and Romsdalsfjord to the south, Julsund (to the west), Hustadvika to the north, Kornstadfjord and Kvernesfjord to the north-east, and Tingvollfjord and Sunndalsfjord to the east.
Romsey and Southampton North (UK Parliament constituency) Romsey and Southampton North will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Romsey Mill The Romsey Mill is a Youth and Community Centre located in Romsey Town, Cambridge, England. Romsey Mill was established as a registered charity in 1980 by a group of local churches to work with young people and families from a wide variety of backgrounds.
Romuald Jałbrzykowski Romuald Jałbrzykowski (7 February 1876 - 19 June 1955) was a Polish Catholic priest. From 1925 to 1926 he was the bishop of Łomża; from 1926 to 1955, bishop of Wilno (Vilnius) and from 1945 to 1955, bishop of Białystok.
Romuald Klim Romuald Iosifovich Klim () (born 25 May,1933 in village Khvoevo, Niasviž District, Minsk Province) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the Hammer Throw. He trained at VSS Сhervony Stsyag in Vitebsk and later at the Armed Forces sports society in Minsk.
Romuald Muklevich Romuald Adamovich Muklevich (Russian: Ромуальд Адамович Муклевич) (November 25, 1890 - February 9, 1938) was a Russian military figure and Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Naval Forces from August of 1926 to July of 1931.
Romualdo Pacheco José Antonio Romualdo Pacheco, Jr. (October 31, 1831 – January 23, 1899) was a Hispanic-American politician who, so far, has been the only Hispanic governor of California following its admission to the United States.
Romula Romula was an ancient city in Roman Dacia, nowadays being the village of ReĹźca, Dobrosloveni Commune, Olt County, Romania It was the capital of Dacia Malvensis, one of the three subdivisions of the province of Dacia.
Romulan Star Empire (Star Fleet Universe) This is an article about the Romulans as they exist in the Star Fleet Universe and not as they appear in various canon Star Trek sources. If you are seeking information about mainstream Star Trek, see the above link.
Romulus (b-rep solid modeler) The Romulus b-rep solid modeler (or simply Romulus) was released in 1982 by Ian Braid, Charles Lang and the Shape Data team in Cambridge, England. It was the first commercial solid modeling kernel designed for straightforward integration into CAD software.
Romulus (moon) Romulus is the outer and larger moon of the main belt asteroid 87 Sylvia, not to be confused with the directly Sun-orbiting asteroid 10386 Romulus. It follows an almost-circular close-to-equatorial orbit around the parent asteroid.
Romulus der GroĂźe Friedrich DĂĽrrenmatt's play Romulus der GroĂźe (Romulus the Great, 1950) shows the demise of the Roman Empire in the 5th Century - taking place during the day of (and the day following) the Ides of March, 476 A.D.
Romulus High School Romulus High School is the public high school in the city of Romulus, Michigan (although there is an alternative high school, Community High School). Located at 9650 South Wayne Road, just north of Interstate 94, it is right around the corner from Romulus Middle School.
Romulus, My Father Romulus, My Father is a biographical memoir, first published in 1998, by Australian philosopher Raimond Gaita, which details the life of his father, Romulus Gaita. It was the recipient of the 1998 Victorian Premier's Literary Award.
Romulus, My Father (film) Romulus, My Father is a 2007 drama film written by Nick Drake and directed by Richard Roxburgh. Based on the memoir by Raimond Gaita, the film tells the story of Romulus (Eric Bana) and his wife Christina (Franka Potente), and their struggle in the face of great adversity to raise their son, Raimond.
Romw The Romans were one of the most inevitable civilizations in the history of warfare and development. The Romans were a group of well-mannered, highly social individuals, which consisted of two main groups: The Patricians and the Plebians.
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion Romy and Michele's High School Reunion is a 1997 comedy film starring Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino, Janeane Garofalo, Camryn Manheim, and Alan Cumming. The plot revolves around two 28-year old women who appear to have achieved very little success in life and decide to invent fake careers in order to impress former classmates at their 10 year high school reunion.
Ron Affif Ron Affif was born in Pittsburgh, December 1964, and studied with Jerry Conderata and Joe Negri before heading to the West Coast in 1983 to study under the learned tutelage of maternal uncle and bebop great Ron Anthony. While in L.
Ron Allen Ron Allen is a Canadian contemporary musician, composer and producer. Master of the bamboo flute of North India bansuri, reed flutes of Persia and Egypt, Ney and other ancient wind instruments, he evolved from a rather innovative tenor and soprano saxophonist that transferred his unique playing styles to bamboo flutes etc.
Ron Allen (baseball) Ronald Frederick Allen (born December 23, 1943 in Wampum, Pennsylvania) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball, and the brother of baseball All-Star Dick Allen and outfielder-infielder Hank Allen. He was a switch-hitter and threw right handed.
Ron Amstutz State Senator Ron Amstutz, of Wooster, Ohio, is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was first elected to the Ohio Senate in 2000, after serving in the Ohio House of Representatives for 20 years.
Ron Anderson (basketball) Ronald Gene Anderson (born October 15, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player currently with La Seguiniere of the French basketball league. A 6'7" guard/forward from Fresno State, Anderson was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the 1984 NBA Draft.
Ron Arnold Ron Arnold has been the Executive Vice-President of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise since 1984. He is a former board member of the Sierra Cluband is considered the "Father of the Wise Use Movement].
Ron Asheton Ron Asheton (b. July 17, 1948 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is guitarist and co-songwriter with Iggy Pop for the rock band The Stooges for their first two albums, and later appeared as bassist for their third, Raw Power, when he was replaced in both instrument and songwriting prominence by The Stooges' new guitar player, James Williamson.
Ron Barkwell Ron Barkwell (born December 14, 1946 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a former ice hockey centre who was drafted 1st (9th overall) by the Detroit Red Wings, but never played in the National Hockey League.
Ron Barrett Ron Barrett is an illustrator, author and puzzle maker. He wrote The Nutty News and has illustrated many books, such as a series of children's books with Judi Barrett (including Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing.
Ron Basford Stanley Ronald "Ron" Basford, PC (April 22 1932 - January 31 2005) was a long-time Canadian Cabinet minister in the Liberal government of Pierre Trudeau. Based in British Columbia, he was known as "Mr.
Ron Bean Ronald Clarence "Ron" Bean (November 4, 1938--April 19, 2005) was a Republican state senator from Shreveport, Louisiana, between 1992 and 2004, who was hailed by his peers for nonpartisanship. Moreover, he was a U.
Ron Berger Ron Berger was an American college and professional football player. A defensive end, he played college football at Wayne State University, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots
Ron Blomberg Ronald Mark Blomberg (born August 23, 1948, in Atlanta, Georgia), nicknamed "Boomer," is a former Major League Baseball designated hitter, first baseman, and right fielder who played for the New York Yankees (1969, 1971-76) and Chicago White Sox (1978).
Ron Blum Ron Blum is an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) since 1985. He joined the league as a line judge, officiating Super Bowl XXIV in 1990 and Super Bowl XXVI in 1992 and later became a referee for the start of the 1993 NFL season, replacing retired legend Pat Haggerty.
Ron Boswell Ronald "Ron" Boswell (born 9 December 1940), Australian politician, has been a National Party member of the Australian Senate since July 1982, representing Queensland. He was born in Perth, Western Australia.
Ron Botchan Ronald Leslie "Ron" Botchan (born February 15, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York) was an American football linebacker in the American Football League from 1960 to 1962 and later as American football official in the National Football League (NFL) from 1980 to 2002. As an official, Botchan worked as an umpire for nearly his entire NFL career and wore the number 110.

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