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Roper (Dungeons & Dragons) In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the roper is a magical beast, though whether it could actually be classified as an animal is debatable. It resembles a conical structure of a stony organism, somewhat similar in appearance to a pile of rock, wrapped in coils of grey, rope-like tentacles.
Roper Industries Roper Industries is a diversified industrial company that produces engineered products for global niche markets. The company positions itself as a growth-oriented enterprise focused on effective execution of strategies to achieve results and create value for investors.
Roper resonance The Roper resonance, also known as P11(1440), is an unstable baryon state/particle with a mass of about 1,440 MeV/c2 and with a relatively wide full Breit-Wigner width Γâ‰300 MeV/c2. It contains three up (u) or down (d) quarks with total spin J=1/2 and total isospin I=1/2.
Roper-Logan-Tierney model of nursing The Roper, Logan and Tierney model of nursing (originally published in 1980, and subsequently revised in 1985, 1990 and the latest edition in 1998) is a model of nursing care based upon activities of daily living. It is extremely prevalent in the United Kingdom, particularly in the public sector.
Ropes course A ropes course is a challenging outdoor personal development and team building activity which usually consists of high and/or low elements. Low elements take place on the ground or only a few feet above the ground.
Ropes Mansion The Ropes Mansion (late 1720s), also called Ropes Memorial, is a Georgian Colonial mansion located at 318 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts. It is now operated by the Peabody Essex Museum and open to the public.
Ropewalk A ropewalk is a long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted in to rope. Ropewalks historically were harsh sweatshops, and frequently caught on fire.
Ropinirole Ropinirole (marketed as Requip®) is a non-ergoline dopamine agonist, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline. It is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, and is also the only medication in the United States with an FDA-approved indication for the treatment of restless legs syndrome.
Ropotamo The Ropotamo (Ропотамо, from the Ancient Greek word meaning "border river") is a relatively short river in southeastern Bulgaria. It takes its source from the Strandzha Mountains, running for about 50 km to empty into the Black Sea between Dyuni and Primorsko.
Ropotamo Glacier Ropotamo Glacier (Bulgarian: Lednik Ropotamo 'led-nik ro-po-'ta-mo) is a glacier located on the Burgas Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is named after the river Ropotamo in Bulgaria.
Roppongi is a district of Minato Ward, Tokyo, Japan, famous as home to the rich Roppongi Hills area, an active night club scene, and a relatively large presence of Western tourists and expatriates, though the vast majority of visitors and residents are Japanese. It is in the southern portion of the circle described by the Yamanote Line, south of Akasaka and north of Azabu.
Ropsha Ropsha (Russian: РопŃĐ°) is a townlet in the Leningrad Oblast, Russian Federation, situated about 20 km south of Peterhof and 49 km west of Saint Petersburg, at an elevation of 80 metres above sea level.
Roque de los Muchachos Roque de los Muchachos translates into English as The Rock Of The Boys, and is the name given to the rocky mound at the highest point on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands of Spain. The rocks are found at an elevation of 2,426m above sea level, not far from the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, where some of the world's largest telescopes are situated; the altitude and the dryness of the climate here give rise to excellent observing conditions.
Roque del Oeste Roque del Oeste (Spanish for rock of the west) is an uninhabited islet located 2 km northwest of the lsland of Montaña Clara, in the northeasternmost part of the Canary Islands. The islet is part of the Chinijo Archipelago.
Roque Fernandez Roque BenjamĂn Fernández is an Argentine economist, former President of the Central Bank of Argentina from 5 February 1991 until 4 August 1996 and Minister of Economy from 6 August 1996 until 10 December 1999, being the only member of the Chicago Boys ever to head the economy of Argentina.
Roque Gonzales, Rio Grande do Sul Roque Gonzales is a town and municipality located in the northwestern region of the southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, not very far from Argentina which is located to the west, across the Uruguay River. Roque Gonzales was named after the jesuit missionary and saint Roque González de Santa Cruz.
Roque Máspoli Roque Gastón Máspoli (October 12, 1917 in Montevideo – February 22, 2004 in Montevideo) was an Uruguayan football player and coach. He was the goalkeeper for the Uruguay national team that won the 1950 World Cup.
Roquefort (cheese) Roquefort is a pungent ewe's-milk blue cheese from the south of France, and one of the most famous of all French cheeses. Though similar cheeses are produced elsewhere, European law dictates that only those cheeses aged in the natural Cambalou caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon may bear the name Roquefort, as it has a protected designation of origin.
Roquia Sakhawat Hussain Roquia Sakhawat Hussain,Bengali: (বেগম রোকেয়া), (1880-1932) was a prolific writer, feminist and social worker in the undivided Bangladesh in early 20th century. She is the most famous for her efforts on behalf of gender equality and other social issues.
Rorarius Rorarii may have formed the final lines, or else provided a reserve thereby, in the ancient pre-Marius Roman army. They may have been used with the triarii in battle near the final stages of fighting, since they are recorded as being located at the rear of the main battle formation.
Roridula Roridula is a South African genus of plants that, whilst having many of the adaptations of a carnivorous plant, such as the possession of insect-trapping sticky hairs, does not directly digest the animals it traps. Instead, it is mutualistic with a species of bug, Pameridea roridulae (a type of Assassin bug), which feeds on the trapped insects.
Rorippa Rorippa is a flowering plant genus of some 80 species, including several plants previously placed in the genus, Nasturtium (ITIS, 2004). These are herbaceous perennial plants in the cabbage family (Brassicaceae), related to garden cress and mustard.
Rorke's Drift Rorke's Drift was a mission station in Natal, South Africa situated near a natural ford (drift) on the Buffalo River. The defence of Rorke's Drift (22-23 January, 1879) during the Anglo-Zulu War immediately followed the British Army's humiliating defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana earlier in the day.
Rorqual Rorquals are the largest group of baleen whales, with nine species in two genera. They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the Blue Whale, which can reach 150 tonnes, two others that easily pass 50 tonnes, and even the smallest of the group, the Northern Minke Whale, reaches 9 tonnes.
Rorschach (band) Rorschach were a New Jersey-based band that existed from 1989 to 1993, and blended hardcore and metal to create what is now known as metalcore, playing a significant role in the shaping of the genre and its aesthetic.
Rory Rory is a male Irish first name, equivalent to the Irish language name RuairĂ or Ruaraidh. The name originates with Ruaidri mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair or Rory O'Connor, a king of Connacht and High King of Ireland who died in 1198.
Rory Alec Rory Alec (born Rory Alec Stephen in Rustenburg, South Africa) is the co-founder and CEO of global Christian broadcaster, GOD TV. He and his wife, Wendy Alec, launched Europe's first daily Christian television network in 1995, the Christian Channel Europe.
Rory Atwell Rory Atwell (born May 5, 1980) is a British musician and songwriter. He is best known for his role in the now-defunct indie rock band Test Icicles, who had top 40 hits with the singles 'Circle Square Triange' and 'What's Your Damage'.
Rory Bremner Rory Bremner FKC (born 6th April 1961, Edinburgh, United Kingdom) is a British impressionist and comedian, noted for his political satire. He is widely regarded as being the master of impressionist comedy in Britain.
Rory Calhoun Rory Calhoun (born Francis Timothy McCown Durgin on August 8, 1922 – April 28, 1999) was born in Los Angeles, California. As an actor he starred in more than eighty motion pictures and a large number of television episodes.
Rory Emerald Rory Emerald is the pseudonym of Julian Lee Hobbs (born in 1968), a professional hoaxster and artist. Among his many stunts and pranks, he has claimed to be the romantic interest of movie star Elizabeth Taylor (in 1990) and to be married to the daughter of the late Peter Sellers, Victoria Sellers.
Rory Fitzpatrick Rory Fitzpatrick (born January 11, 1975 in Rochester, New York) is a professional ice hockey defenceman with the Vancouver Canucks. He spent his junior career in the OHL with the Sudbury Wolves, and was selected in the second round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 47th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens.
Rory Hayes Rory Hayes (August 8, 1949 - August 29, 1983) was an American underground cartoonist in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His comics were drawn in an expressionistic, primitivist style and usually dealt with grim subject matter such as paranoia, violent crime, and drug abuse.
Rory Lewis Rory Adrian Lewis, scientist, poet and philosopher. Rory Lewis has a Bachelor of Science in Computer & Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University ('93), a Juris Doctor in Law from Syracuse University Law School (1996) and in 2007 will earn one Ph.
Rory MacLean Rory MacLean is a Canadian travel writer living in the UK whose best known works are Stalin’s Nose, a black and surreal travelogue through eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and Magic Bus, a history of the Asia Overland hippie trail.
Rory McAllister (footballer) Rory McAllister (born 13 May 1987, in Aberdeen) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Premier League. Rory came through the youth system at ICT and is regarded to be a vital part of the club's future.
Rory McConnell Rory McConnell is a DJ and radio presenter for BBC Radio 1. He currently presents and produces the Northern Ireland edition of "The Radio 1 Session", a regionalised radio programme transmitted on Thursday evenings for listeners in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Rory McEwen Rory McEwen, Independent South Australian politician, is the MP for Mount Gambier and currently holds the portfolios for Agriculture Food and Fisheries as well as Forests in the state Labor government, and is also a member of the executive council. Before entering politics McEwen had been a TAFE Teacher/Administrator and much experience in local government including Chair of the Grant Council, Chair of the South-East Local Government Association, and Chair of the Greater Green Triangle Regional Development Asociation.
Rory McIlroy Rory McIlroy (born May 4, 1989) is a golfer from Holywood, Northern Ireland. McIlroy has won a plethora of top-level golf competitions in Ireland - including becoming the youngest ever winner of both the West of Ireland Championship and the Irish Close - and been selected for the Junior Ryder Cup team.
Rory McLeod Rory McLeod is a British folk singer-songwriter born in London. As well as singing, his performances include storytelling in the tradition of the travelling minstrel or troubadour and playing a wide range of instruments including guitar, harmonica, trombone and his own invention the 'stomping box'.
Rory McLeod (snooker player) Rory McLeod is the only professional snooker player of West Indian heritage. Rory was raised in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, where he attended Victoria Junior School, Westfield Boys School and Sir Christopher Hatton Comprehensive School.
Rory Phillips Rory Allen Phillips is a founding member of punk-ska band, The Impossibles. Phillips also started The Stereo with Jamie Woolford of Animal Chin in 1999, and Slowreader with Impossibles bandmate Gabe Hascall in 2001.
Rory Storm Rory Storm (January 7, 1938 – September 28, 1972), real name Alan Caldwell, was the leader of Rory Storm and The Hurricanes, a Liverpool band who were contemporaries of The Beatles in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Rory Underwood Rory Underwood MBE (born June 19 1963) is a former English rugby union footballer who played wing for Leicester Tigers and Bedford, who represented England and the British Lions internationally, and a former Royal Air Force pilot. He was educated at Barnard Castle School.
Ros Donne Ros Donne graduated from St John's College, Oxford in the early 1980s. She was a Modern pentathlete who represented Oxford University in their 1980 and 1982 victories over Cambridge, and was also secretary of the Modern Pentathlon Club in 1982.
Ros Kelly Ros Kelly AO (born 25 January 1948) was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Canberra from October 18 1980 to January 30 1995. She was a minister in the governments of Bob Hawke and Paul Keating.
Ros Myers Ros Myers is a fictional Field Operative of the Counter-Terrorism department of MI5, featured in the British television spy drama, Spooks, also known as MI-5 in the United States. She joined the team at the start of Series 5.
Ros Tapestry Project The Ros Tapestry Project is a major community arts and history project centered around the town of New Ross in County Wexford, Ireland. The project is dedicated to producing a tapestry in fifteen panels which tells the story of the coming of the Normans to Ireland in the 12th century and the foundation of the port and town of New Ross at the beginning of the 13th century.
Rosa 'Harison's Yellow' The Yellow Rose of Texas is a hybrid rose cultivar which is naturalized at abandoned house sites through the state of Texas and is found as a feral rose so often along the Oregon Trail that it is also called the Oregon Trail Rose. It is actually Harison's Yellow, which originated as a chance hybrid seedling of Rosa foetida that bloomed for the first time at the suburban villa of George F.
Rosa - A Horse Drama The Death of a Composer: Rosa - A Horse Drama is a 1993-94 opera by Louis Andriessen on a libretto by Peter Greenaway, the sixth libretto in Greenaway's Death of a Composer series that explores the deaths of ten 20th century composers from Anton Webern to John Lennon. This opera tells the story of Juan Manuel de Rosa, an Argentinian composer who intended to emigrate to the United States to write film scores for Westerns, but was instead murdered in Uruguay.
Rosa banksiae Rosa banksiae, commonly referred to as the Lady Banks' Rose, is a species of Rosa native to central and western China, in the provinces of Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Sichuan, and Yunnan; it grows in mountains at altitudes of 500-2200 m.
Rosa Brooks Rosa Brooks is a law professor at the Georgetown University Law Center (on leave 06/07) and a weekly op-ed columnist for the Los Angeles Times. Brooks' work has appeared in publications ranging from Harper's Magazine to the Washington Post, and in 2005 she began a weekly column for the Los Angeles Times.
Rosa cymosa Rosa cymosa is a species of climbing rose native to China, where it grows from the east coast in Fujian to western Sichuan at up to 1300 m, in warm areas in scrub and gorges, and in bamboo plantations. It is sometimes called the elderflower rose as its flower formation resembles Elderberry (Sambucus) flowers.
Rosa Campbell Praed Rosa Campbell Praed (27 March 1851 – 10 April 1935), often credited as "Mrs Campbell Praed" (and also known as Rosa Caroline Praed), was an Australian novelist in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Her large bibliography covered multiple genres, and books for children as well as adults.
Rosa del Rosario Rosa del Rosario (born 1916) is a half-Filipina, half-American Mestiza actress who made her film debut in 1932 horror film Satanas (Satan). She is the first female action hero who portrayed Darna, in 1951 under Royal Films.
Rosa gigantea Rosa gigantea is a species of rose native to northeast India, northern Myanmar and southwest China (Yunnan) in the foothills of the Himalaya at 1000-1500 m altitude. As its name suggests, it is the largest species of rose, climbing 20 m or more into the crowns of other trees by means of its stout, hooked thorns, and with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter.
Rosa Henson Maria Rosa Henson also known as "Lola Rosa" was the first Filipina to tell the world of her story as a comfort woman for the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. In 1992 when she was 65, she decided it was time to speak up.
Rosa Isaak Rose Isaak was an American citizen who served as the Executive Secretary of the American-Russian Institute, an organization run by the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, which was a front organization for Soviet espionage during World War II. Isaak was a close associate of Louise Bransten, the CPUSA and Soviet operative who was the mistress of San Francisco KGB Rezident Grigory Kheifets.
Rosa Luxemburg Rosa Luxemburg (March 5, 1870 or 1871 – January 15, 1919, in Polish Róża Luksemburg) was a Polish-born Marxist political theorist, socialist philosopher, and revolutionary. She was a theorist of the Social Democratic Party of the Kingdom of Poland, later becoming involved in the German SPD, followed by the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany.
Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder (30 November, 1858, Vienna - 19 January, 1938, Vienna) was an Austrian freethinker, author, painter, musician and feminist. She was the daughter of Franz Arnold Obermayer, a wealthy restaurant operator and barkeeper, and his second wife Marie.
Rosa Mundi Rosa Mundi was the name of a very short lived electronic music supergroup which consisted of Rose McDowall, John Balance and possibly Peter Christopherson. The group is only credited for one song, "The Snow Man" which appeared on the compilations The Final Solstice, The Final Solstice II as well as the split 7" vinyl Grief.
Rosa omeiensis Rosa omeiensis is a species of Rosa native to central and southwestern China in the provinces of Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan; it grows in mountains at altitudes of 700-4,400 m.
Rosa pimpinellifolia Rosa pimpinellifolia (Burnet Rose) is a species of rose native to western, central and southern Europe (north to Iceland and Norway) and northwest Africa. It is generally restricted to sand dunes or limestone pavements and typically has a coastal distribution when not on limestone.
Rosa Parks Act On Tuesday, April 18, 2006, the Rosa Parks Act has been approved in Alabama to allow those, including Rosa Parks postnomously, considered lawbreakers at the time of the Boycott to clear their arrest records during the civil disobedience. The state House of Representatives approved the Act unanimously, but three senators in the state Senate opposed it.
Rosa salvaje Rosa salvaje ("Wild Rose" or "Wild Rosa") is a Mexican telenovela that was broadcasted in 1987. It starred the popular Mexican actress VerĂłnica Castro, who played the main character, "Rosa", co-starring with Guillermo Capetillo as her love interest and Laura Zapata as the villain of the story.
Rosa Smith Eigenmann Rosa Smith Eigenmann (October 7, 1858 - January 12, 1947) was the first notable female ichthyologist; first publishing in her own right, she later collaborated with her husband Carl H. Eigenmann, and some 150 species of fish are today credited "Eigenmann & Eigenmann" as a result.
Rosa's Cafe Rosa's Cafe is a popular Mexican food restaurant with beginnings in West Texas. Rosa's has now expanded across the state, including locations in Fort Worth, College Station and Killeen and even a store in Temecula, California.
Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse or Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße (see ß) is a street in central Berlin, the capital of Germany. The street runs north from Dircksenstrasse in the inner eastern part of the city, until Torstrasse where it becomes Schönhauser Allee.
Rosabel Rosabel is a house music duo consisting of DJs and producers Ralphi Rosario from Chicago, Illinois and Abel Aguilera from Miami, Florida. Already successful dance music artists individually, the duo has hit number one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart five times.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter Rosabeth Moss Kanter is a renowned Harvard Business School professor (holding the Ernest L. Arbuckle Chair) and author whose strategic and practical insights have guided leaders of large and small organizations for over 25 years.
Rosaceae The Rosaceae or rose family is a large family of plants, with about 3,000-4,000 species in 100-120 genera. Traditionally it has been divided into four subfamilies: Rosoideae, Spiraeoideae, Maloideae, and Amygdaloideae.
RosalĂa Peredo RosalĂa Peredo Aguilar is a Mexican politician who currenlty serves in the upper house of the Mexican Congress. Although she is a current member of the National Action Party (PAN) most of her political comes from center and center-left political parties.
Rosaleen Norton Rosaleen Norton (2 October, 1917 – 5 December, 1979) was an Australian artist, occultist, and witch. "Roie" Norton was born in Dunedin, New Zealand but moved with her family to Sydney, Australia in June, 1925.
Rosales Rosales is an order of flowering plants, including nine families, the type family being the rose family Rosaceae. These nine families (see box, right) are those shown by the genetic analysis carried out by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group to be related to each other.
Rosales (Bogotá) Rosales is a wealthy neighborhood in Bogotá, Colombia, specifically within the Chapinero district. The neighborhood is sprawling with beautiful, red brick highrises that creep up from Bogotá's principal artery, Carrera Septima (7th Ave), to the winding highway, La Circunvalar, that connects downtown Bogota to the North at Carrera Septima and Calle 94 (94th St).
Rosalie Gascoigne Rosalie Gascoigne (1917-1999) was an Australian sculptor who shot to late fame at the age of 57 for her poetic assemblages of eclectic found materials. She showed at the Venice Biennale in 1982, becoming the first female artist to represent Australia there.
Rosalie Gicanda Queen Dowager Rosalie Gicanda was the wife of Rwandan Mwami (King in Kinyarwanda) Mutara III of Rwanda. She survived the death of the king, and the end of the Rwandan monarchy, and lived in Butare, along with her mother and several ladies-in-waiting.
Rosalie Lamorlière (Lady Oscar) Rosalie Lamorlière is a character of the anime, Lady Oscar. She's based from a person who truly existed in history; a peasant woman who worked taking care of Marie Antoinette in her last days; her background in the series is completely fictionalized, though.
Rosalie Ritz Rosalie Ritz (born Rosalie Jane Mislove August 6, 1923 in Racine, Wisconsin) is an award-winning journalist and courtroom artist who covered major United States trials in the 1960s through the 1990s. She worked for both CBS and Associated Press, and was presented with the Associated Press Award for Excellence in 1972.
Rosalie Shire Council Rosalie Shire is a Local Government Area located in south-east Queensland, Australia. It lies approximately 40 kilometres north-northwest of the city of Toowoomba, 170 kilometres west of Brisbane and 240 kilometres northwest of the Gold Coast.
Rosalina Abejo Rosalina Abejo (July 13 1922–June 5 1991) was born in Tagoloan in Misamis Oriental in the Philippines, and died in Fresno, California. She was a composer and conductor, and a nun of the Order of the Virgin Mary.
Rosalind "Roz" Keith Rosalind Keith, better known as Roz, is a fictional character in the movie Nine to Five as well as the short lived television situation comedy of the same name. In the movie, she was played by actress, Elizabeth Wilson and in the TV show, she was played by actress, Jean Marsh.
Rosalind Bank Rosalind Bank, also called Rosalinda or Rosa Linda Bank, is a large, completely submerged atoll that lies with its southern extremity 269 km ENE of Cabo Gracias a Dios, at . It is the culmination of an area of coral reef some 300 km long that is stretching out eastward from Cabo Gracias a Dios.
Rosalind Elias Rosalind Elias (born March 13, 1931, in Lowell, Massachusetts) is an American mezzo-soprano who, during a long career with the Metropolitan Opera, created roles in both of Samuel Barber’s full-length operas: Erika in Vanessa (1958) and Charmian in Antony and Cleopatra (1966).
Rosalind Franklin Rosalind Elsie Franklin (25 July, 1920 – 16 April, 1958) was an English physical chemist and crystallographer who made important contributions to the understanding of the fine structures of DNA, viruses, coal and graphite. Franklin is best known for her contribution to the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953.
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is a private graduate school located in North Chicago, Illinois. It is located next to the Great Lakes Naval Training Center and the North Chicago VA Hospital.
Rosalind Harris Rosalind Harris is an American actress who played Tzeitel in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof in 1971 and also played Golde in a touring stage revival of the same musical nearly twenty years later.
Rosalind Hicks Rosalind Margaret Clarissa Hicks (5 August 1919 – 28 October 2004) was the only child of author Agatha Christie, and from the time of Christie's death in 1976 worked to maintain and strengthen the reputation of her mother as a literary figure, and to protect the integrity of her works.
Rosalind Chao Rosalind Chao or Chao Jyalin (; born September 23, 1957Various sources give her birthday as either September 23 or September 29 in 1956, 1957, 1959, or 1964.) is an American actress, born in Anaheim, California.
Rosalind Kurita Rosalind Kurita is a member of the Tennessee State Senate, representing State Senate District 22 (Cheatham, Houston, and Montgomery Counties), centered on Clarksville. In 2005, Kurita announced her intentions to run for the United States Senate to succeed retiring senator Bill Frist.
Rosalind Newman Rosalind Newman is a world renowned choreographer who has toured in numerous countries. She has taught in New York City, Hong Kong, and London, and currently resides in New York City with her husband Tom Borek, daughter Rivka Borek, and dog Jenny Pebbles.
Rosalind Picard Rosalind W. Picard is founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Laboratory and is co-director of the Things That Think Consortium, the largest industrial sponsorship organization at the lab.
Rosalind Rajagopal Rosalind Edith Rajagopal, (1903-1996) was the long time director of the Happy Valley School in Ojai, California, which she founded with Jiddu Krishnamurti (also known as 'K'), Guido Ferrando and Aldous Huxley in 1946. Through her family's involvement in the Theosophical Society she became acquainted with Krishnamurti and his ailing brother Nityananda Jiddu in 1922, when she was selected to be a companion and nurse to the latter, who died of tuberculosis in 1925.
Rosalind Wiseman Rosalind Wiseman is an author most famous for her 2002 book Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence, on which a large part of the plot of the hit comedy film Mean Girls (2004) was based. She is cofounder of the Empower program, a not-for-profit orginization that works to empower girls and boys to stop violence.
Rosalio José Castillo Lara Rosalio José Cardinal Castillo Lara JCD was born in Saint Casimir, diocese of Maracay, Venezuela, on September 4, 1922. Third son of seven children, he was ordained a priest on September 4, 1949, by his uncle, Monsignor Castillo Hernandez, Archbishop of Caracas.
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" is a 1973 song by Bruce Springsteen, from his The Wild, The Innocent, & The E Street Shuffle album, and is especially famed as a concert number for Springsteen and The E Street Band.
Rosamia Suarez Rosamia Suarez is a fictional character in the ABS-CBN sineserye "Bituing Walang Ningning". Rosamia is the biological mother of Dorina Pineda and was recently knocked off the top spot by Lavinia Arguelles, who Rosamia treated as her daughter.
Rosamond McKitterick Rosamond McKitterick is one of Britain's foremost medieval historians, Professor of Medieval History in the University of Cambridge and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Newnham College, Cambridge. Much of her work focuses on the Frankish kingdoms in the 8th and 9th centuries and uses paleographical and manuscript studies to illuminate aspects of political, cultural, intellectual, religious and social history of the early Middle Ages.
Rosamond, California Rosamond is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, USA, 20 miles North of Palmdale, in the Antelope Valley, the westernmost desert valley of the Mojave Desert. According to 2000 United States census data, the town population was 14,349.
Rosana Pastor Rosana Pastor (born 7 August 1960 in Alboraya) is a Spanish actress, best known for her role as Blanca in Land and Freedom. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2002 Goya Awards for her role in Juana la Loca.
Roper Industries Roper Industries is a diversified industrial company that produces engineered products for global niche markets. The company positions itself as a growth-oriented enterprise focused on effective execution of strategies to achieve results and create value for investors.
Roper resonance The Roper resonance, also known as P11(1440), is an unstable baryon state/particle with a mass of about 1,440 MeV/c2 and with a relatively wide full Breit-Wigner width Γâ‰300 MeV/c2. It contains three up (u) or down (d) quarks with total spin J=1/2 and total isospin I=1/2.
Roper-Logan-Tierney model of nursing The Roper, Logan and Tierney model of nursing (originally published in 1980, and subsequently revised in 1985, 1990 and the latest edition in 1998) is a model of nursing care based upon activities of daily living. It is extremely prevalent in the United Kingdom, particularly in the public sector.
Ropes course A ropes course is a challenging outdoor personal development and team building activity which usually consists of high and/or low elements. Low elements take place on the ground or only a few feet above the ground.
Ropes Mansion The Ropes Mansion (late 1720s), also called Ropes Memorial, is a Georgian Colonial mansion located at 318 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts. It is now operated by the Peabody Essex Museum and open to the public.
Ropewalk A ropewalk is a long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted in to rope. Ropewalks historically were harsh sweatshops, and frequently caught on fire.
Ropinirole Ropinirole (marketed as Requip®) is a non-ergoline dopamine agonist, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline. It is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, and is also the only medication in the United States with an FDA-approved indication for the treatment of restless legs syndrome.
Ropotamo The Ropotamo (Ропотамо, from the Ancient Greek word meaning "border river") is a relatively short river in southeastern Bulgaria. It takes its source from the Strandzha Mountains, running for about 50 km to empty into the Black Sea between Dyuni and Primorsko.
Ropotamo Glacier Ropotamo Glacier (Bulgarian: Lednik Ropotamo 'led-nik ro-po-'ta-mo) is a glacier located on the Burgas Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is named after the river Ropotamo in Bulgaria.
Roppongi is a district of Minato Ward, Tokyo, Japan, famous as home to the rich Roppongi Hills area, an active night club scene, and a relatively large presence of Western tourists and expatriates, though the vast majority of visitors and residents are Japanese. It is in the southern portion of the circle described by the Yamanote Line, south of Akasaka and north of Azabu.
Ropsha Ropsha (Russian: РопŃĐ°) is a townlet in the Leningrad Oblast, Russian Federation, situated about 20 km south of Peterhof and 49 km west of Saint Petersburg, at an elevation of 80 metres above sea level.
Roque de los Muchachos Roque de los Muchachos translates into English as The Rock Of The Boys, and is the name given to the rocky mound at the highest point on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands of Spain. The rocks are found at an elevation of 2,426m above sea level, not far from the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, where some of the world's largest telescopes are situated; the altitude and the dryness of the climate here give rise to excellent observing conditions.
Roque del Oeste Roque del Oeste (Spanish for rock of the west) is an uninhabited islet located 2 km northwest of the lsland of Montaña Clara, in the northeasternmost part of the Canary Islands. The islet is part of the Chinijo Archipelago.
Roque Fernandez Roque BenjamĂn Fernández is an Argentine economist, former President of the Central Bank of Argentina from 5 February 1991 until 4 August 1996 and Minister of Economy from 6 August 1996 until 10 December 1999, being the only member of the Chicago Boys ever to head the economy of Argentina.
Roque Gonzales, Rio Grande do Sul Roque Gonzales is a town and municipality located in the northwestern region of the southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, not very far from Argentina which is located to the west, across the Uruguay River. Roque Gonzales was named after the jesuit missionary and saint Roque González de Santa Cruz.
Roque Máspoli Roque Gastón Máspoli (October 12, 1917 in Montevideo – February 22, 2004 in Montevideo) was an Uruguayan football player and coach. He was the goalkeeper for the Uruguay national team that won the 1950 World Cup.
Roquefort (cheese) Roquefort is a pungent ewe's-milk blue cheese from the south of France, and one of the most famous of all French cheeses. Though similar cheeses are produced elsewhere, European law dictates that only those cheeses aged in the natural Cambalou caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon may bear the name Roquefort, as it has a protected designation of origin.
Roquia Sakhawat Hussain Roquia Sakhawat Hussain,Bengali: (বেগম রোকেয়া), (1880-1932) was a prolific writer, feminist and social worker in the undivided Bangladesh in early 20th century. She is the most famous for her efforts on behalf of gender equality and other social issues.
Rorarius Rorarii may have formed the final lines, or else provided a reserve thereby, in the ancient pre-Marius Roman army. They may have been used with the triarii in battle near the final stages of fighting, since they are recorded as being located at the rear of the main battle formation.
Roridula Roridula is a South African genus of plants that, whilst having many of the adaptations of a carnivorous plant, such as the possession of insect-trapping sticky hairs, does not directly digest the animals it traps. Instead, it is mutualistic with a species of bug, Pameridea roridulae (a type of Assassin bug), which feeds on the trapped insects.
Rorippa Rorippa is a flowering plant genus of some 80 species, including several plants previously placed in the genus, Nasturtium (ITIS, 2004). These are herbaceous perennial plants in the cabbage family (Brassicaceae), related to garden cress and mustard.
Rorke's Drift Rorke's Drift was a mission station in Natal, South Africa situated near a natural ford (drift) on the Buffalo River. The defence of Rorke's Drift (22-23 January, 1879) during the Anglo-Zulu War immediately followed the British Army's humiliating defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana earlier in the day.
Rorqual Rorquals are the largest group of baleen whales, with nine species in two genera. They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the Blue Whale, which can reach 150 tonnes, two others that easily pass 50 tonnes, and even the smallest of the group, the Northern Minke Whale, reaches 9 tonnes.
Rorschach (band) Rorschach were a New Jersey-based band that existed from 1989 to 1993, and blended hardcore and metal to create what is now known as metalcore, playing a significant role in the shaping of the genre and its aesthetic.
Rory Rory is a male Irish first name, equivalent to the Irish language name RuairĂ or Ruaraidh. The name originates with Ruaidri mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair or Rory O'Connor, a king of Connacht and High King of Ireland who died in 1198.
Rory Alec Rory Alec (born Rory Alec Stephen in Rustenburg, South Africa) is the co-founder and CEO of global Christian broadcaster, GOD TV. He and his wife, Wendy Alec, launched Europe's first daily Christian television network in 1995, the Christian Channel Europe.
Rory Atwell Rory Atwell (born May 5, 1980) is a British musician and songwriter. He is best known for his role in the now-defunct indie rock band Test Icicles, who had top 40 hits with the singles 'Circle Square Triange' and 'What's Your Damage'.
Rory Bremner Rory Bremner FKC (born 6th April 1961, Edinburgh, United Kingdom) is a British impressionist and comedian, noted for his political satire. He is widely regarded as being the master of impressionist comedy in Britain.
Rory Calhoun Rory Calhoun (born Francis Timothy McCown Durgin on August 8, 1922 – April 28, 1999) was born in Los Angeles, California. As an actor he starred in more than eighty motion pictures and a large number of television episodes.
Rory Emerald Rory Emerald is the pseudonym of Julian Lee Hobbs (born in 1968), a professional hoaxster and artist. Among his many stunts and pranks, he has claimed to be the romantic interest of movie star Elizabeth Taylor (in 1990) and to be married to the daughter of the late Peter Sellers, Victoria Sellers.
Rory Fitzpatrick Rory Fitzpatrick (born January 11, 1975 in Rochester, New York) is a professional ice hockey defenceman with the Vancouver Canucks. He spent his junior career in the OHL with the Sudbury Wolves, and was selected in the second round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 47th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens.
Rory Hayes Rory Hayes (August 8, 1949 - August 29, 1983) was an American underground cartoonist in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His comics were drawn in an expressionistic, primitivist style and usually dealt with grim subject matter such as paranoia, violent crime, and drug abuse.
Rory Lewis Rory Adrian Lewis, scientist, poet and philosopher. Rory Lewis has a Bachelor of Science in Computer & Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University ('93), a Juris Doctor in Law from Syracuse University Law School (1996) and in 2007 will earn one Ph.
Rory MacLean Rory MacLean is a Canadian travel writer living in the UK whose best known works are Stalin’s Nose, a black and surreal travelogue through eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and Magic Bus, a history of the Asia Overland hippie trail.
Rory McAllister (footballer) Rory McAllister (born 13 May 1987, in Aberdeen) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Premier League. Rory came through the youth system at ICT and is regarded to be a vital part of the club's future.
Rory McConnell Rory McConnell is a DJ and radio presenter for BBC Radio 1. He currently presents and produces the Northern Ireland edition of "The Radio 1 Session", a regionalised radio programme transmitted on Thursday evenings for listeners in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Rory McEwen Rory McEwen, Independent South Australian politician, is the MP for Mount Gambier and currently holds the portfolios for Agriculture Food and Fisheries as well as Forests in the state Labor government, and is also a member of the executive council. Before entering politics McEwen had been a TAFE Teacher/Administrator and much experience in local government including Chair of the Grant Council, Chair of the South-East Local Government Association, and Chair of the Greater Green Triangle Regional Development Asociation.
Rory McIlroy Rory McIlroy (born May 4, 1989) is a golfer from Holywood, Northern Ireland. McIlroy has won a plethora of top-level golf competitions in Ireland - including becoming the youngest ever winner of both the West of Ireland Championship and the Irish Close - and been selected for the Junior Ryder Cup team.
Rory McLeod Rory McLeod is a British folk singer-songwriter born in London. As well as singing, his performances include storytelling in the tradition of the travelling minstrel or troubadour and playing a wide range of instruments including guitar, harmonica, trombone and his own invention the 'stomping box'.
Rory McLeod (snooker player) Rory McLeod is the only professional snooker player of West Indian heritage. Rory was raised in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, where he attended Victoria Junior School, Westfield Boys School and Sir Christopher Hatton Comprehensive School.
Rory Phillips Rory Allen Phillips is a founding member of punk-ska band, The Impossibles. Phillips also started The Stereo with Jamie Woolford of Animal Chin in 1999, and Slowreader with Impossibles bandmate Gabe Hascall in 2001.
Rory Storm Rory Storm (January 7, 1938 – September 28, 1972), real name Alan Caldwell, was the leader of Rory Storm and The Hurricanes, a Liverpool band who were contemporaries of The Beatles in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Rory Underwood Rory Underwood MBE (born June 19 1963) is a former English rugby union footballer who played wing for Leicester Tigers and Bedford, who represented England and the British Lions internationally, and a former Royal Air Force pilot. He was educated at Barnard Castle School.
Ros Donne Ros Donne graduated from St John's College, Oxford in the early 1980s. She was a Modern pentathlete who represented Oxford University in their 1980 and 1982 victories over Cambridge, and was also secretary of the Modern Pentathlon Club in 1982.
Ros Kelly Ros Kelly AO (born 25 January 1948) was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Canberra from October 18 1980 to January 30 1995. She was a minister in the governments of Bob Hawke and Paul Keating.
Ros Myers Ros Myers is a fictional Field Operative of the Counter-Terrorism department of MI5, featured in the British television spy drama, Spooks, also known as MI-5 in the United States. She joined the team at the start of Series 5.
Ros Tapestry Project The Ros Tapestry Project is a major community arts and history project centered around the town of New Ross in County Wexford, Ireland. The project is dedicated to producing a tapestry in fifteen panels which tells the story of the coming of the Normans to Ireland in the 12th century and the foundation of the port and town of New Ross at the beginning of the 13th century.
Rosa 'Harison's Yellow' The Yellow Rose of Texas is a hybrid rose cultivar which is naturalized at abandoned house sites through the state of Texas and is found as a feral rose so often along the Oregon Trail that it is also called the Oregon Trail Rose. It is actually Harison's Yellow, which originated as a chance hybrid seedling of Rosa foetida that bloomed for the first time at the suburban villa of George F.
Rosa - A Horse Drama The Death of a Composer: Rosa - A Horse Drama is a 1993-94 opera by Louis Andriessen on a libretto by Peter Greenaway, the sixth libretto in Greenaway's Death of a Composer series that explores the deaths of ten 20th century composers from Anton Webern to John Lennon. This opera tells the story of Juan Manuel de Rosa, an Argentinian composer who intended to emigrate to the United States to write film scores for Westerns, but was instead murdered in Uruguay.
Rosa banksiae Rosa banksiae, commonly referred to as the Lady Banks' Rose, is a species of Rosa native to central and western China, in the provinces of Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Sichuan, and Yunnan; it grows in mountains at altitudes of 500-2200 m.
Rosa Brooks Rosa Brooks is a law professor at the Georgetown University Law Center (on leave 06/07) and a weekly op-ed columnist for the Los Angeles Times. Brooks' work has appeared in publications ranging from Harper's Magazine to the Washington Post, and in 2005 she began a weekly column for the Los Angeles Times.
Rosa cymosa Rosa cymosa is a species of climbing rose native to China, where it grows from the east coast in Fujian to western Sichuan at up to 1300 m, in warm areas in scrub and gorges, and in bamboo plantations. It is sometimes called the elderflower rose as its flower formation resembles Elderberry (Sambucus) flowers.
Rosa Campbell Praed Rosa Campbell Praed (27 March 1851 – 10 April 1935), often credited as "Mrs Campbell Praed" (and also known as Rosa Caroline Praed), was an Australian novelist in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Her large bibliography covered multiple genres, and books for children as well as adults.
Rosa del Rosario Rosa del Rosario (born 1916) is a half-Filipina, half-American Mestiza actress who made her film debut in 1932 horror film Satanas (Satan). She is the first female action hero who portrayed Darna, in 1951 under Royal Films.
Rosa gigantea Rosa gigantea is a species of rose native to northeast India, northern Myanmar and southwest China (Yunnan) in the foothills of the Himalaya at 1000-1500 m altitude. As its name suggests, it is the largest species of rose, climbing 20 m or more into the crowns of other trees by means of its stout, hooked thorns, and with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter.
Rosa Henson Maria Rosa Henson also known as "Lola Rosa" was the first Filipina to tell the world of her story as a comfort woman for the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. In 1992 when she was 65, she decided it was time to speak up.
Rosa Isaak Rose Isaak was an American citizen who served as the Executive Secretary of the American-Russian Institute, an organization run by the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, which was a front organization for Soviet espionage during World War II. Isaak was a close associate of Louise Bransten, the CPUSA and Soviet operative who was the mistress of San Francisco KGB Rezident Grigory Kheifets.
Rosa Luxemburg Rosa Luxemburg (March 5, 1870 or 1871 – January 15, 1919, in Polish Róża Luksemburg) was a Polish-born Marxist political theorist, socialist philosopher, and revolutionary. She was a theorist of the Social Democratic Party of the Kingdom of Poland, later becoming involved in the German SPD, followed by the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany.
Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder (30 November, 1858, Vienna - 19 January, 1938, Vienna) was an Austrian freethinker, author, painter, musician and feminist. She was the daughter of Franz Arnold Obermayer, a wealthy restaurant operator and barkeeper, and his second wife Marie.
Rosa Mundi Rosa Mundi was the name of a very short lived electronic music supergroup which consisted of Rose McDowall, John Balance and possibly Peter Christopherson. The group is only credited for one song, "The Snow Man" which appeared on the compilations The Final Solstice, The Final Solstice II as well as the split 7" vinyl Grief.
Rosa omeiensis Rosa omeiensis is a species of Rosa native to central and southwestern China in the provinces of Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan; it grows in mountains at altitudes of 700-4,400 m.
Rosa pimpinellifolia Rosa pimpinellifolia (Burnet Rose) is a species of rose native to western, central and southern Europe (north to Iceland and Norway) and northwest Africa. It is generally restricted to sand dunes or limestone pavements and typically has a coastal distribution when not on limestone.
Rosa Parks Act On Tuesday, April 18, 2006, the Rosa Parks Act has been approved in Alabama to allow those, including Rosa Parks postnomously, considered lawbreakers at the time of the Boycott to clear their arrest records during the civil disobedience. The state House of Representatives approved the Act unanimously, but three senators in the state Senate opposed it.
Rosa salvaje Rosa salvaje ("Wild Rose" or "Wild Rosa") is a Mexican telenovela that was broadcasted in 1987. It starred the popular Mexican actress VerĂłnica Castro, who played the main character, "Rosa", co-starring with Guillermo Capetillo as her love interest and Laura Zapata as the villain of the story.
Rosa Smith Eigenmann Rosa Smith Eigenmann (October 7, 1858 - January 12, 1947) was the first notable female ichthyologist; first publishing in her own right, she later collaborated with her husband Carl H. Eigenmann, and some 150 species of fish are today credited "Eigenmann & Eigenmann" as a result.
Rosa's Cafe Rosa's Cafe is a popular Mexican food restaurant with beginnings in West Texas. Rosa's has now expanded across the state, including locations in Fort Worth, College Station and Killeen and even a store in Temecula, California.
Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse or Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße (see ß) is a street in central Berlin, the capital of Germany. The street runs north from Dircksenstrasse in the inner eastern part of the city, until Torstrasse where it becomes Schönhauser Allee.
Rosabel Rosabel is a house music duo consisting of DJs and producers Ralphi Rosario from Chicago, Illinois and Abel Aguilera from Miami, Florida. Already successful dance music artists individually, the duo has hit number one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart five times.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter Rosabeth Moss Kanter is a renowned Harvard Business School professor (holding the Ernest L. Arbuckle Chair) and author whose strategic and practical insights have guided leaders of large and small organizations for over 25 years.
Rosaceae The Rosaceae or rose family is a large family of plants, with about 3,000-4,000 species in 100-120 genera. Traditionally it has been divided into four subfamilies: Rosoideae, Spiraeoideae, Maloideae, and Amygdaloideae.
RosalĂa Peredo RosalĂa Peredo Aguilar is a Mexican politician who currenlty serves in the upper house of the Mexican Congress. Although she is a current member of the National Action Party (PAN) most of her political comes from center and center-left political parties.
Rosaleen Norton Rosaleen Norton (2 October, 1917 – 5 December, 1979) was an Australian artist, occultist, and witch. "Roie" Norton was born in Dunedin, New Zealand but moved with her family to Sydney, Australia in June, 1925.
Rosales Rosales is an order of flowering plants, including nine families, the type family being the rose family Rosaceae. These nine families (see box, right) are those shown by the genetic analysis carried out by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group to be related to each other.
Rosales (Bogotá) Rosales is a wealthy neighborhood in Bogotá, Colombia, specifically within the Chapinero district. The neighborhood is sprawling with beautiful, red brick highrises that creep up from Bogotá's principal artery, Carrera Septima (7th Ave), to the winding highway, La Circunvalar, that connects downtown Bogota to the North at Carrera Septima and Calle 94 (94th St).
Rosalie Gascoigne Rosalie Gascoigne (1917-1999) was an Australian sculptor who shot to late fame at the age of 57 for her poetic assemblages of eclectic found materials. She showed at the Venice Biennale in 1982, becoming the first female artist to represent Australia there.
Rosalie Gicanda Queen Dowager Rosalie Gicanda was the wife of Rwandan Mwami (King in Kinyarwanda) Mutara III of Rwanda. She survived the death of the king, and the end of the Rwandan monarchy, and lived in Butare, along with her mother and several ladies-in-waiting.
Rosalie Lamorlière (Lady Oscar) Rosalie Lamorlière is a character of the anime, Lady Oscar. She's based from a person who truly existed in history; a peasant woman who worked taking care of Marie Antoinette in her last days; her background in the series is completely fictionalized, though.
Rosalie Ritz Rosalie Ritz (born Rosalie Jane Mislove August 6, 1923 in Racine, Wisconsin) is an award-winning journalist and courtroom artist who covered major United States trials in the 1960s through the 1990s. She worked for both CBS and Associated Press, and was presented with the Associated Press Award for Excellence in 1972.
Rosalie Shire Council Rosalie Shire is a Local Government Area located in south-east Queensland, Australia. It lies approximately 40 kilometres north-northwest of the city of Toowoomba, 170 kilometres west of Brisbane and 240 kilometres northwest of the Gold Coast.
Rosalina Abejo Rosalina Abejo (July 13 1922–June 5 1991) was born in Tagoloan in Misamis Oriental in the Philippines, and died in Fresno, California. She was a composer and conductor, and a nun of the Order of the Virgin Mary.
Rosalind "Roz" Keith Rosalind Keith, better known as Roz, is a fictional character in the movie Nine to Five as well as the short lived television situation comedy of the same name. In the movie, she was played by actress, Elizabeth Wilson and in the TV show, she was played by actress, Jean Marsh.
Rosalind Bank Rosalind Bank, also called Rosalinda or Rosa Linda Bank, is a large, completely submerged atoll that lies with its southern extremity 269 km ENE of Cabo Gracias a Dios, at . It is the culmination of an area of coral reef some 300 km long that is stretching out eastward from Cabo Gracias a Dios.
Rosalind Elias Rosalind Elias (born March 13, 1931, in Lowell, Massachusetts) is an American mezzo-soprano who, during a long career with the Metropolitan Opera, created roles in both of Samuel Barber’s full-length operas: Erika in Vanessa (1958) and Charmian in Antony and Cleopatra (1966).
Rosalind Franklin Rosalind Elsie Franklin (25 July, 1920 – 16 April, 1958) was an English physical chemist and crystallographer who made important contributions to the understanding of the fine structures of DNA, viruses, coal and graphite. Franklin is best known for her contribution to the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953.
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is a private graduate school located in North Chicago, Illinois. It is located next to the Great Lakes Naval Training Center and the North Chicago VA Hospital.
Rosalind Harris Rosalind Harris is an American actress who played Tzeitel in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof in 1971 and also played Golde in a touring stage revival of the same musical nearly twenty years later.
Rosalind Hicks Rosalind Margaret Clarissa Hicks (5 August 1919 – 28 October 2004) was the only child of author Agatha Christie, and from the time of Christie's death in 1976 worked to maintain and strengthen the reputation of her mother as a literary figure, and to protect the integrity of her works.
Rosalind Chao Rosalind Chao or Chao Jyalin (; born September 23, 1957Various sources give her birthday as either September 23 or September 29 in 1956, 1957, 1959, or 1964.) is an American actress, born in Anaheim, California.
Rosalind Kurita Rosalind Kurita is a member of the Tennessee State Senate, representing State Senate District 22 (Cheatham, Houston, and Montgomery Counties), centered on Clarksville. In 2005, Kurita announced her intentions to run for the United States Senate to succeed retiring senator Bill Frist.
Rosalind Newman Rosalind Newman is a world renowned choreographer who has toured in numerous countries. She has taught in New York City, Hong Kong, and London, and currently resides in New York City with her husband Tom Borek, daughter Rivka Borek, and dog Jenny Pebbles.
Rosalind Picard Rosalind W. Picard is founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Laboratory and is co-director of the Things That Think Consortium, the largest industrial sponsorship organization at the lab.
Rosalind Rajagopal Rosalind Edith Rajagopal, (1903-1996) was the long time director of the Happy Valley School in Ojai, California, which she founded with Jiddu Krishnamurti (also known as 'K'), Guido Ferrando and Aldous Huxley in 1946. Through her family's involvement in the Theosophical Society she became acquainted with Krishnamurti and his ailing brother Nityananda Jiddu in 1922, when she was selected to be a companion and nurse to the latter, who died of tuberculosis in 1925.
Rosalind Wiseman Rosalind Wiseman is an author most famous for her 2002 book Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence, on which a large part of the plot of the hit comedy film Mean Girls (2004) was based. She is cofounder of the Empower program, a not-for-profit orginization that works to empower girls and boys to stop violence.
Rosalio José Castillo Lara Rosalio José Cardinal Castillo Lara JCD was born in Saint Casimir, diocese of Maracay, Venezuela, on September 4, 1922. Third son of seven children, he was ordained a priest on September 4, 1949, by his uncle, Monsignor Castillo Hernandez, Archbishop of Caracas.
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" is a 1973 song by Bruce Springsteen, from his The Wild, The Innocent, & The E Street Shuffle album, and is especially famed as a concert number for Springsteen and The E Street Band.
Rosamia Suarez Rosamia Suarez is a fictional character in the ABS-CBN sineserye "Bituing Walang Ningning". Rosamia is the biological mother of Dorina Pineda and was recently knocked off the top spot by Lavinia Arguelles, who Rosamia treated as her daughter.
Rosamond McKitterick Rosamond McKitterick is one of Britain's foremost medieval historians, Professor of Medieval History in the University of Cambridge and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Newnham College, Cambridge. Much of her work focuses on the Frankish kingdoms in the 8th and 9th centuries and uses paleographical and manuscript studies to illuminate aspects of political, cultural, intellectual, religious and social history of the early Middle Ages.
Rosamond, California Rosamond is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, USA, 20 miles North of Palmdale, in the Antelope Valley, the westernmost desert valley of the Mojave Desert. According to 2000 United States census data, the town population was 14,349.
Rosana Pastor Rosana Pastor (born 7 August 1960 in Alboraya) is a Spanish actress, best known for her role as Blanca in Land and Freedom. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2002 Goya Awards for her role in Juana la Loca.
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