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Rosenhayn, New Jersey Rosenhayn is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Deerfield Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey. It is part of the Vineland-Milleville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes.
Rosenholm Castle Rosenholm Castle (Danish: Rosenholm Slot ) is Denmark's oldest family-owned castle, and is one of the best-preserved complexes from the golden age of the manor house – from 1550 to 1630. Rosenholm Castle is founded in 1559 by the Danish nobleman Jørgen "George" Rosenkrantz.
Rosenholm municipality Rosenholm municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Aarhus County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 141 km², and has a total population of 10.
Rosenholz files The Rosenholz files are a collection of 381 CD-ROMs containing 280,000 files with information on employees of the Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung (HVA), one of the intelligence agencies of the former GDR. They mostly contain the real names of agents who worked for the HVA in former West Germany.
Rosenkrantz Tower The Rosenkrantz Tower (Norwegian RosenkrantztĂĄrnet) is a prominent landmark in Bergen, Norway, and one of the most prominent buildings of Bergenhus fortress. The tower derives its name from governor Erik Rosenkrantz.
Rosenkranz redouble The Rosenkranz redouble is used to distinguish between different types of raises in competitive auctions. When one's partner makes an overcall and the next player (responder) makes a negative double, a redouble is used to show a raise which includes the ace or king in the bid suit; an actual raise shows a similar hand but denies a top honor.
Rosenmontag Rosenmontag (literally: "rose monday") peaks out German "Fasching" and coincides with the finalization of the German Lent. Being a typical German habit many empoyees take a day off at Rosenmontag, even though it is not a bank holiday.
Rosenstiel Award In 1971, the Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Research was established as an expression of the conviction that educational institutions have an important role to play in the encouragement and development of basic science as it applies to medicine.
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS //) is the graduate school of marine and atmospheric science within the University of Miami. It is located on a 16 acre (65,000 m²) campus on Virginia Key in Miami, Florida.
Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) in Cincinnati chose to honor major donors by naming its new building, designed by Zaha Hadid, the Lois and Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art. Hailed by the New York Times as "the most important American building to be completed since the cold war," the project was the brainchild of Director Charles Desmarais.
Rosenwald School A Rosenwald School was the name informally applied to over five thousand schools, shops, and teachers' homes in the United States which were built primarily for the education of African Americans in the early twentieth century. The name originated with Julius Rosenwald, an American clothier who became part-owner and president of Sears, Roebuck and Company, and founder of The Rosenwald Fund, through which many of the schools and other philanthropic causes were funded.
Rosersberg Palace Rosersberg Palace (Swedish: Rosersbergs slott) is one of the Royal Palaces of Sweden. Situated on the shores of Lake Mälaren, on the outskirts of Stockholm, it was built in the 1630s by the Oxenstierna family and became a royal palace in 1762, when the state gave it to Duke Karl (later Karl XIII) the younger brother of Gustav III of Sweden.
Roses Roses (Spanish: Rosas) is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt EmpordĂ  in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast at the northern end of the Gulf of Roses, and is an important fishing port and tourist centre.
Roses Are Red (album) Roses Are Red was Bobby Vinton's third studio album, released in 1962. After Vinton's hit "Roses Are Red (My Love)" reached #1 (and saved Vinton from being fired from Epic Records), the eponymous album was released and made its way up to #5 on the Billboard Hot 200.
Roses in the Snow Roses in the Snow was a 1980 album by Emmylou Harris. While Harris' previous release, 1979's Blue Kentucky Girl featured traditional, straight-ahead country (as opposed to the country-rock of her prior efforts), Roses in the Snow found Harris performing Bluegrass-inspired music, with material by Flatt and Scruggs, Paul Simon, The Carter Family, and Johnny Cash.
Roses of the Prophet Muhammad Roses of the Prophet Muhammad is the name the Iranian confectioner's union designated as the new name for Danish pastries made in the country as of February 15, 2006. The name change was in response to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.
Roses Rugby Football Club The York & Lancaster Roses Rugby Football Club, (Roses RFC), is a rugby union team based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The club competes in, and is governed by, the Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union (their LAU), the Mid Atlantic Rugby Football Union (their TAU), and USA Rugby.
Roses Theatre The Roses Theatre is a art-house cinema and live performance venue located in the centre of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. Its main auditorium seats 375 and accommodates 35mm film projection as well as live performance.
Rosetown, Saskatchewan Rosetown is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, at the junction of provincial highways 7 and 4, approximately 140 km southwest of Saskatoon. The town's motto, "The Heart of the Wheat Belt" reflects its history of being a farming community.
Rosetta (orbit) A Rosetta orbit is a complex type of orbit. Theoretically, an object approaching a black hole with an intermediate velocity (not slow enough to spiral into the hole and not fast enough to escape) will enter a complex orbit pattern, bounded by a near and far distance to the hole and tracing an oscillating pattern known as a hypotrochoid.
Rosetta (spacecraft) Rosetta is a European Space Agency-led unmanned space mission launched in 2004 intended to study the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Rosetta consists of two main elements: the Rosetta space probe and the Philae lander.
Rosetta LeNoire Rosetta LeNoire (Rosetta Olive Burton) (August 8 1911 - March 17 2002) was an American stage, screen, and television actress and Broadway producer and casting agent. She was a native of New York City, New York.
Rosetta Project The Rosetta Project is a global collaboration of language specialists and native speakers working to develop a contemporary version of the historic Rosetta Stone to last from 2000 to 2100; it is run by the Long Now Foundation. Its goal is a meaningful survey and near permanent archive of 1,000 languages.
Rosetta Stone The Rosetta Stone is a Ptolemaic era stele inscribed with the same passage of writing in two Egyptian language scripts (hieroglyphic and demotic) and in classical Greek. It was created in 196 BC, discovered by the French in 1799 at Rosetta, and translated in 1822 by Frenchman Jean-François Champollion.
Rosetta Stone (band) Rosetta Stone is a band formed in the mid 1980s around members Porl King (guitar/vocals/keyboards) and Carl North (bass), plus their drum machine and synthesiser rack nicknamed "Madame Razor". Their early style and first album reflected the jangly-guitar sounds of 1980s gothic rock, and their first big break was supporting The Mission.
Rosetta Stone (software) Rosetta Stone is language-learning software produced by Fairfield Language Technologies. Its title is an allusion to the Rosetta Stone, a granodiorite rock with inscriptions that helped researchers to decipher Ancient Egyptian by comparing it to the Greek on the stone.
RosettaNet RosettaNet is a non-profit consortium aimed at establishing standard processes for the sharing of business information (B2B). RosettaNet is a consortium of major Computer and Consumer Electronics, Electronic Components, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Telecommunications and Logistics companies working to create and implement industry-wide, open e-business process standards.
Rosette (zoology) A rosette is a rose-like marking or formation which is found in clusters and patches on the fur of leopards, jaguars, and other big cats. These formations are used to camouflage them in the dense jungles and shady forests of their natural homes.
Roseville College Roseville College, Sydney, is an independent, non-selective, day girl's school in the suburb of Roseville, on the north shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded by Miss Isobel Davies, the daughter of a retired Welsh clergyman in 1908, the college is a school of the Anglican Church of Australia.
Rosewater Rosewater or rose syrup ( Golâb Gül suyu) is the hydrosol portion of the distillate of rose petals. Due to the perfume industry's immense demand for rose oil, rosewater has the status of an inexpensive by-product.
Rosewater, South Australia Rosewater is one of the western suburbs of Adelaide and is located 10km north-west of Adelaide's central business district (CBD). Although mainly residential, there are many shops along Grand Junction Road and the soon-to-be retired "Rosewater Loop" railway line runs through the suburb.
Rosewell Plantation Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester County, Virginia for more than 100 years was the home of members of the Page family, one of the First Families of Virginia. Begun in 1725, the huge brick Rosewell mansion overlooking the York River was one of the finest in Virginia.
Rosewood (film) Rosewood is a 1997 film, starring Ving Rhames as a fictional character who travels to the town of Rosewood, Florida and becomes a witness to the 1923 massacre. Also starring was Don Cheadle as Sylvester, a non-fictional character who also became witness to the atrocities, and Jon Voight, as a white store owner who inhabits a village near Rosewood.
Rosewood (timber) Rosewood refers to a number of richly hued timbers, brownish with darker veining. All rosewoods are strong and heavy, taking an excellent polish, being suitable for flooring, furniture, turnery, and musical instruments.
Rosewood, Florida Rosewood was a small community of 25 to 30 mostly black families in Levy County in central Florida, USA. It was a whistle stop on the Seaboard Air Line Railway, located on the north side of State Road 24 half a mile east of the intersection with Levy County Road 345.
Roseworthy, South Australia Roseworthy is a small town in South Australia, about 10 km north of Gawler. Like other towns in the area, Roseworthy is attracting new residents who are discovering that they can commute to work, while enjoying the country town lifestyle.
Rosey Grier Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier (born July 14, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Cuthbert, Georgia), a star athlete at Roselle High School(NJ), is an American football player, actor, and Christian minister. One of twelve children, Grier was named after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Rosguill Rosguill is a peninsula. Part of North North West County Donegal, lying between the peninsulae of Fanad to the east and Horn Head to the west, Rosguill is arguably one of the most beautiful dichotomies of heathland and ocean in Ireland.
Rosh HaAyin Rosh HaAyin ( הָעָ "head of the eye/head of the well") is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2006 the city had a total population of 37,600.
Rosh HaNikra grottoes Rosh HaNikra (; , "head of the rock caves") is a geologic formation in Israel, located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in the Western Galilee near the border with Lebanon. It is a white chalk cliff face which opens up into spectacular grottos.
Rosh Hashana kibbutz (Breslov) The Rosh Hashana kibbutz (Hebrew: קיבוץ; plural: kibbutzim: קיבוצים, "gathering" or "ingathering") is a large prayer assemblage of Breslover Hasidim held on the Jewish New Year. It specifically refers to the pilgrimage of tens of thousands of Hasidim to the city of Uman, Ukraine, but also refers to sizable Rosh Hashana gatherings of Breslover Hasidim in other locales around the world.
Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: ראש השנה, Biblical: , Israeli: , Yiddish: ) is literally translated as "head of the year", and idiomatically refers to the Jewish New Year. The term first appears in the Bible, in Ezekiel 40:1.
Rosh Chodesh Rosh Chodesh (or Hodesh; Hebrew: ראש חודש, "Head/Beginning [of the] Month") is the name for the first day of every month in the Hebrew calendar, marked by the appearance of the new moon. It is considered a minor holiday, akin to the intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot.
Roshan (music director) Roshan Lal Nagrath (July 14, 1917 - November 16, 1967), better known simply by his first name Roshan, was a famous Bollywood film music composer. He is the father of the actor and film director Rakesh Roshan and music director Rajesh Roshan, father-in-law of actress Pinky Roshan, and grandfather of Rakesh and Pinky's son, superstar film actor Hrithik Roshan.
Roshi is a Japanese word, common in Zen Buddhism, meaning "old" (ro) and "teacher" (shi). Roshi can be used as a term of respect, as in the Rinzai school; as a simple reference to actual age, as in the Soto school; or it can mean a teacher who has transmitted knowledge to, and thus "given birth" to, a new teacher.
Roshigumi The Rōshigumi (浪士組), the "Kyoto Defenders", was a group of 234 masterless samurai (ronin), originally founded by Kiyokawa Hachirō in 1863. Loyal to the Bakufu, they were supposed to act as the protectors of the Tokugawa shogun.
Roshown McLeod Roshown McLeod (born November 17, 1975 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1st round (20th overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft. A 6'8" small forward from St.
Roshutsu Roshutsu (Japanese 露出）is a genre of pornography in Japan in which pornographic actors undress or otherwise expose their bodies outdoors, especially in public spaces. It is distinct from but related to the practice of Aokan (Japanese アオカン), that is, outdoor sex.
Rosi Mittermaier Rosi Mittermaier (born August 5, 1950 in Reit im Winkl, Bavaria) is a former West German alpine skiing champion who won two gold medals and one silver in the 1976 Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria, earning her the nickname of Gold-Rosi within Germany. Today, she works for several charities and occasionally as a commentator for German television for major sporting events.
Rosicrucian The Rosicrucian Order is a legendary esoteric Order publicly documented in the early 17th century. This hermetic Order is viewed among earlier and many modern Rosicrucianists as a "College of Invisibles" from the inner worlds, composed of great Adepts, aiming to give assistance in mankind's spiritual unfoldment.
Rosicrucian Fellowship The Rosicrucian Fellowship - "An International Association of Christian Mystics" - was founded in 1909/11 by Max Heindel as herald of the Aquarian Age and with the aim of promulgating the Rosicrucian teachings of the Mystery School of the West, the invisible Rosicrucian Order (which, according to Max Heindel, is an Order in the inner worlds formed in the year 1313 and having no direct connection to physical organizations which call themselves by this name). The Rosicrucian Fellowship conducts Spiritual Healing Services and offers correspondence courses in Esoteric Christianity Philosophy, Spiritual Astrology, and Bible Interpretation.
Rosicrucian Monographs The Rosicrucian Monographs or Home Study Lessons (as they are sometimes called by AMORC) were first written in the beginning of the 20th century (before 1930s) by Harvey Spencer Lewis, founder of AMORC, and subsequently updated by his predecessors to stay current with advancements in science, language, and culture.
Rosicrucian Order Crotona Fellowship The Rosicrucian Order Crotona Fellowship was a supposedly-Rosicrucian group founded by George Alexander Sullivan in about 1924. It may have existed under the name Order of Twelve from 1911-1914 and again from 1920.
Rosicrucian Park Rosicrucian Park is the headquarters of the English Grand Lodge for the Americas of AMORC, located in San Jose, California. The park takes up nearly an entire city block and includes the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, the administration building for the Order, the Rosicrucian Planetarium, the Rosicrucian Peace Garden, the Rosicrucian Research Library, the Grand Temple, and a central fountain plaza and gardens.
Rosidae Rosidae is a botanical name at the rank of subclass. [circumscription|Circumscription] of the subclass will vary with the [system|taxonomic system] being used; the only requirement being that it includes the family Rosaceae.
Rosids In the APG II system for the classification of the angiosperms the name rosids refers to a clade, meaning a monophyletic group of plants. This clade is one of the two main groups in the eudicots, the other being the asterids.
Rosie and Jim Rosie and Jim (sometimes written as 'Rosie & Jim') is a British children's television programme which has appeared, on and off, on CITV (the ITV Children's Programming Section) since the early 1990s. The programme was the creation of Anne Wood.
Rosie and the Originals Rosie and the Originals were a 1960s musical group best known for their single Angel Baby. Fronted by lead singer Rosie Hamlin, the group produced two singles (including Angel Baby) for Highland Records and, like many other artists of the era, ended up in protracted legal battles with their label over royalties and credits.
Rosie Barnes Rosemary Susan Barnes, née 'Allen, usually known as Rosie Barnes, (born May 16, 1946) is a British charity organiser and former politician. She became nationally known when she won a by-election in 1987 for the Social Democratic Party
Rosie day Rosie Day, a Birmingham resident for all her life, is a political activist who contributed to the release of the `Tipton Three´ from Guantanamo Bay. Working alongside close family and frieds, Day helped to tip the scales of justice in favour of the British detainees by organising petitions, taking part in protests and most importantly raising awareness about the conditions that Guantanamo Bay inflicted on its prisoners through films, talks etc.
Rosie Douglas Roosevelt Bernard Douglas (15 October 1941 – 1 October 2000) was a Dominican politician. In 2000 he was prime minister of the Caribbean island for eight months, from 3 February 2000 until his death later that year.
Rosie Flores Rosie Flores (born September 10 1956 in San Antonio, Texas) is a rockabilly and country music artist of Mexican American heritage. Her music blends rockabilly, honky tonk, jazz, and Western swing along with traditional influences from her Tex-Mex heritage.
Rosie Mendez Rosie Mendez is an American Democratic Party politician in New York. She is a member of the New York City Council from Manhattan, representing the 2nd Council District, which includes the Lower East Side, Alphabet City and the East Village.
Rosie Munter Rosanna Bella Victoria Eriksdotter "Rosie" Munter (born September 26, 1987 in Stockholm, Sweden) was an original member of the Swedish pop group Play from their formation in 2001 to their disbanding in late 2004. Rosie typically sang upper harmony parts in Play's songs as the soprano of the group.
Rosie Nix Adams Rosie Nix Adams (c. 1958 - 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, the daughter of June Carter Cash and her second husband Edwin "Rip" Nix, and the stepdaughter of the famous country singer Johnny Cash.
Rosie Ruiz Rosie Ruiz Vivas (born 1953, Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban American runner who on April 21, 1980 ostensibly came in as the first place female competitor in the 84th Boston Marathon with a record time of 2:31:56. However, race officials determined that she had not completed the entire 26.
Rosie the Riveter Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of the United States, representing the six million women who worked in the manufacturing plants which produced munitions and material during World War II while the men (who traditionally performed this work) were off fighting the war. This "character" is now considered a feminist icon in the US, and a herald of women's economic power to come.
Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park is located in Richmond, California, near San Francisco. The park encompasses an array of historic properties in the city which were constructed during the 1940s to support America's entry into World War II.
Rosie Winterton Rosalie Winterton, known as Rosie Winterton (born August 10, 1958BBC News biography of Winterton in LeicesterGuardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Rosie Winterton MP) is a British politician, and Labour member of Parliament for the South Yorkshire constituency of Doncaster Central.
Rosie's place Rosie’s Place is a sanctuary for poor and homeless women located in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1974, by Kip Tiernan and was the first shelter specifically for poor and homeless women in the United States.
Rosimushchestvo The Federal Agency for Federal Property Management of the Russian Federation (Rosimushchestvo) (in Russian: Федеральное агентство по управлению федеральным имуществом (Росимущество)) is a subdivision of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade that manages Russia's federal state property.
Rosin Rosin, formerly called colophony or Greek pitch (Pix græca), is a solid form of resin obtained from pines and some other plants, mostly conifers, produced by heating fresh liquid resin to vaporise the volatile liquid terpene components. It is semi-transparent and varies in color from yellow to black.
Rosita (band) Rosita was a band formed by (former members of Kenickie) Marie Du Santiago on lead vocals and rhythm guitar and Emmy-Kate Montrose on bass and backing vocals. Completing the line-up were Matt McGinn (previously a guitar tech with Kenickie) on guitar and Paddy Pulzer, formerly of Swervedriver on drums.
Rosita L. Navarro Rosita Lozano-Navarro was the sixth President and Chief Academic Officer of Centro Escolar University in Manila, Philippines from 2001 to 2006. She was also the former Luzon Representative on the Teacher Education Council of the Department of Education of the Philippines.
Roskilde Cathedral Roskilde Cathedral (Danish: Roskilde Domkirke), in the city of Roskilde on the Island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark, was the first Gothic cathedral to be built of brick and its construction encouraged the spread of this Brick Gothic style throughout Northern Europe. It was built during the 12th and 13th centuries, and incorporates both Gothic and Romanesque architectural features in its design.
Roskilde County Roskilde Amt (English Roskilde County) is a former county (Danish: amt) on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region Sjælland (i.
Rosko Rosko is a Singer/Songwriter/Producer based in New York City, New York, USA, formerly known as Paul Bosko. He began collaborating on house music projects in 2003 with New York based DJ/producer/remixers John Creamer & Stephane K, and when Creamer and his club scene counterparts nicknamed him "Rosko," it eventually stuck and became his moniker as a recording and performing artist.
Rosko Gee Rosko GeeSpelling variations include "Rosco" and "Roscoe" is a bassist who has played with the English band Traffic on their album When the Eagle Flies and the German band Can, along with former Traffic percussionist Rebop Kwaku Baah, appearing on the albums Saw Delight, Out of Reach and Can. He toured with Can in 1977, whereas Rebop did not.
Roskosmos TV Roskosmos TV (Студия Роскосмос) is the television station of the Russian Federal Space Agency, managed by Островский Александр Николаевич. Unlike its US counterpart, NASA TV, it is only receivable in its home country, does not run 24 hours a day and is not streamed over the internet.
Roslagen Roslagen is the name of the coastal areas of Uppland province in Sweden, which also constitutes the northern part of the Stockholm archipelago. Roslagen consists of the four Swedish municipalities: Norrtälje, Vaxholm, Österåker and Östhammar.
Roslan Aziz Roslan Aziz is the man behind the unrivaled Malaysian acts such as Sheila Majid and Zainal Abidin, Amir Yusoff, Prema, Zubir Ali, the recent singing debutante ALI; a duo comprising Roslan Aziz and Mukhlis Nor. Co-founder of the renowned Roslan Aziz Production label (R.
Roslin Glen Country Park Roslin Glen Country Park is a wooded glen in the North Esk Valley, near the village of Roslin in Scotland. It contains walks with several places of interest along the way, including Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin Castle, Wallace's Cave and Hawthornden Castle.
Roslyn Dundas Roslyn Dundas (born July 28, 1978) is an Australian politician. She was an Australian Democrats member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2004, when she was defeated in a bid for re-election.
Rosmersholm Rosmersholm is a play that was written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1886. At the time of the play's production, Rosmersholm was seen as a scathing critique of what would be considered the "social norms" of the time period.
Rosminians The Rosminians, or rather the Institute of Charity, or, officially, Societas a charitate nuncupata, are a Roman Catholic congregation founded by Antonio Rosmini, first organized in 1828, formally approved by the Holy See in 1838, and taking its name from "charity" as the fullness of Christian virtue. In English-speaking lands its members are commonly called Fathers of Charity, but, in Italy, Rosminians.
Rosmuck Rosmuck (Irish name Ros Muc) is a village in the heart of the Connemara Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) of County Galway, Ireland, halfway between the town of Clifden and the city of Galway. The village is the birth-place of a former president of the Gaelic League, Proinsias Mac Aonghusa.
Rosneath Rosneath is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It sits on the western shore of the Gare Loch near to the tip of the Rosneath peninsula which projects south to the Firth of Clyde between the Gare Loch and Loch Long to the west.
Rosny Park Transit Mall Rosny Park Transit Mall is a section of Bligh Street in Rosny Park located between Eastlands Shopping Centre and Rosny Park Post Office which is closed to normal traffic to allow it to be devoted as a Metro Tasmania bus interchange. The transit mall is the section of Bligh Street located between Bayfield Street and Ross Avenue.
Rosny, Tasmania Rosny is a suburb of the City of Clarence, part of the greater Hobart area, Tasmania, Australia. It is located on the Eastern shore of the Derwent River, between the suburbs of Montagu Bay and Rosny Park, approximately 4 kilometres from Hobart's centre.
Rosoboronexport State Corporation The Rosoboronexport State Corporation is the sole state intermediary agency for Russia's exports/imports of defense–related and dual use products, technologies and services. The corporation was set up by the Decree of the President of Russian Federation and is charged with implementation of the policy of the State in the area of military-technical cooperation between Russia and foreign countries.
Ross Ross (Ros in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of Scotland and a former mormaerdom, earldom, sheriffdom and county. The name Ross allegedly derives from a Gaelic word meaning a headland - perhaps a reference to the Black Isle.
Ross (1983 album) Ross is a 1983 album by American singer Diana Ross, released on the RCA label. One of the few early-'80s albums released by the former Motown singer that didn't go gold during her seven-year tenure in the label despite the single, "Pieces of Ice", going pop.
Ross and Macdonald Ross and Macdonald was one of Canada's most notable architecture firms in the early 20th century. Based in Montreal, Quebec, the firm originally operated as a partnership between George Allen Ross and David MacFarlane ("Ross and MacFarlane") from 1907 to 1912.
Ross and Terri Ross and Terri is a radio show hosted by Ross Noble and Terri Psiakis on Australian radio station Triple J. It was initially just a "filler" show over two weeks of the stations summer period in January 2005.
Ross Abbey Ross Abbey (born January 21, 1953) was an Australian rules football player. He played with Footscray, now known as the Western Bulldogs, in a variety of positions, but mostly on the half back flank and as a ruck rover.
Ross Anderson (swimmer) Ross Woods Anderson (born October 24, 1968 in Madang, Papua New Guinea) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from New Zealand, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 100m Freestyle, and 100m and 200m Butterfly.
Ross Andru Ross Andru (June 15, 1927 - November 9, 1993) was an American comic book artist and editor. He is best known for his work on The Amazing Spider-Man and Wonder Woman and for co-creating the Metal Men (with writer Robert Kanigher in Showcase # 37 in 1962) and the Punisher (with writer Gerry Conway in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 in 1974).
Ross Barnes Roscoe Conkling Barnes (May 8, 1850 in Mount Morris, New York – February 5, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois) was one of the stars of baseball's National Association (1871-1875) and the early National League (1876-1881), playing second base and shortstop. He played for the dominant Boston Red Stockings teams of the early 1870s, along with Albert Spalding, Cal McVey, George Wright, Harry Wright, Jim O'Rourke, and Deacon White.
Ross Baumgarten Ross Baumgarten (born May 27, 1955 in Highland Park, Illinois) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1978 to 1982 for the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates. Baumgarten was a southpaw starting pitcher.
Ross Branch The Ross Branch, now known as the Hokitika Branch, is a branch line railway that forms part of New Zealand's national rail network. It is located in the Westland District of the South Island's West Coast region and opened to Hokitika in 1893.

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