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Rufus Pereira Father Rufus Pereira is a Roman Catholic priest and exorcist of Mumbai, India. He performs exorcisms worldwide and has been the catalyst in bringing lay people into the deliverance ministry and the Catholic church's closer cooperation with such groups.
Rufus Putnam Rufus Putnam (April 9, 1738 – 1824) was a colonial military officer during the French and Indian War, and a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was instrumental in the initial settling of the Ohio Country following the war.
Rufus R. Dawes Rufus Robinson Dawes (July 4, 1838 – August 2, 1899) was a military officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War. He was noted for his service in the famed Iron Brigade, particularly during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Rufus Saxton Rufus Saxton (October 19, 1824–February 23, 1908) was an American soldier who served as a Brigadier General of volunteers in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865). For his service he was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1893.
Rufus Wheeler Peckham Rufus Wheeler Peckham (November 8, 1838 - October 24, 1909) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1895 until 1909. He was known for his strong use of substantive due process to invalidate regulations of business and property.
Rug burn A rug burn is a rash-like or burn-like injury resulting from the friction of rubbing bare skin on a rough surface, typically some sort of textile or rough cloth (such as a rug). The rash will quickly appear red and stay like that for a few days.
Rugao Rugao () is a city of Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China, located in the Golden Triangle region in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It is one of the historical and cultural city of Jiangsu province.
Rugbrød Rugbrød (Danish rye bread) is the most commonly used bread in Denmark. The common rugbrød usually resembles a long brown square, no more than 12 cm high, and 30-35 cm wide, although shapes and sizes may vary, as well as the ingredients.
Rugby 06 Rugby 06 is the 2006 release in the Rugby series by EA Sports. The game allows players to play as many Rugby nations, both major and minor, and includes many tournaments, such as the Rugby World Cup, the Tri Nations, the Six Nations, and the Super 14.
Rugby 2005 Rugby 05 is a game in the Rugby series by EA Sports. The game allows players to play as many Rugby nations, both major and minor, and includes many tournaments, such as the Rugby World Cup, the Tri Nations, the Six Nations, and the Super 12.
Rugby Canada Rugby Canada, is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in Canada. Rugby Canada was incorporated in 1974, and stems from the now-defunct Canadian Rugby Football Union and Rugby Union of Canada, established in 1884 and 1929 respectively.
Rugby Club Luxembourg Rugby Club Luxembourg, abbreviated to RCL, is a rugby union club, based in Cessange, Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. Luxembourg has no domestic league of its own, so RCL plays in neighbouring countries' leagues; they currently play in the French Alsace-Lorraine League, having previously competed in the Belgian National League.
Rugby football Rugby football, often just referred to as rugby, refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed at Rugby School in England. Rugby union, rugby league, American football and Canadian football all originated from Rugby football.
Rugby Football League The Rugby Football League (RFL) is the governing body for rugby league in the United Kingdom. It administers the Great Britain national rugby league team, the Challenge Cup, the Rugby League National Leagues and Super League (Europe).
Rugby Football Union The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the rugby union governing body in England. Among the Union's chief activities are conferences, organising international matches, and educating and training players and officials.
Rugby league county cups Historically, British rugby league clubs competed for the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup, known collectively as the county cups. The leading rugby clubs in Yorkshire had played in a cup competition (affectionately known as t’owd tin pot) for several years prior to the schism of 1895.
Rugby league county leagues The Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League formed two sections of the Rugby League Championship for much of its history. Initially, the 22 clubs that broke away in 1895 played in one combined league, however the following season saw the addition of many clubs, and the League was split into two separate county competitions.
Rugby league in Canada The sport of rugby league has been played in Canada. In the late 1980's and early 1990's, a 4-team domestic competition, known as the 'Tri-Country Rugby League', was established with a total of 4 clubs competing - Kingston (Ontario), Montreal (Ontario), Montreal (Quebec), and Adirondacks (New York state, USA).
Rugby league in Czech Republic Rugby League in the Czech Republic was started in 2006. The Czechs received government funding before a game was played there, and in their first game on August 5, 2006 in Prague, the Czechs went down 34-28 to the Netherlands.
Rugby league in England Rugby league is a popular team sport played in England. Its popularity is strongest in a swathe of northern England from Lancashire and Cheshire across the Pennines to Yorkshire, these areas being those in which the game originated.
Rugby league nines Rugby league nines is a version of rugby league played with 9 players on each side. The game is substantially the same as full rugby league, however scrums involve only three players per team, and all kicks at goal must be made by drop-kicks.
Rugby league State of Origin results and statistics This is a list of rugby league State of Origin results and statistics. Contained here are the results of each official State of Origin match, the exhibition match played between New South Wales and Queensland in the United States and the matches played between New South Wales and Queensland for the Super League Tri-series.
Rugby League Ashes The Ashes is the name given to any Test Series in cricket between England and Australia. Rugby League has adopted the same name for any series of matches between the Great Britain national rugby league team and the Australia national rugby league team.
Rugby League Conference The Rugby League Conference (RLC) (also known as the TotalRL Conference as a result of sponsorship from totalrl.com) is a series of regionally based divisions of amateur rugby league teams spread throughout England, Scotland and Wales.
Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament Since 1995, the rugby league authorities have held an Emerging Nations Tournament alongside the Rugby League World Cup. The competition is designed to allow teams who have failed to qualify for the World Cup proper a chance to play on the international stage.
Rugby League European Federation The Rugby League European Federation (RLEF) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league across Europe, and the Mediterranean area. They are responsible, amongst other things, for spreading the game of rugby league across the continent and organising various competitions involving European nations.
Rugby League European Nations Cup The European Nations Cup (formerly known as the European Championship) is a rugby league tournament for European nations. The tournament was first started in 1935, with England, Wales and France each playing each other once.
Rugby League Challenge Cup The Carnegie Challenge Cup is a knockout competition for rugby league clubs in Europe. Originally it was contested only by British teams, but in recent years the entry has been expanded to allow French and Russian teams to take part.
Rugby League Championship The Rugby League Championship was the major professional competition organised by the Rugby Football League in Great Britain. Since 1996 it has been superseded by the Super League and the Rugby League National Leagues.
Rugby League Championship Second Division Within British rugby league there have been periods when the Championship has been divided into two divisions, with promotion and relegation between the two. For more on the varying structure of rugby league, see Rugby League Championship.
Rugby League Charity Shield (Great Britain) The Rugby League Charity Shield was a trophy for British rugby league clubs that was held as a one-off match at the beginning of a new season. It was modelled on English football's Charity Shield, and was held between 1985 and 1995.
Rugby League International Federation The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) is the world governing body for the sport of Rugby League. They are responsible for organising international competitions such as the World Cup and Tri-Nations, as well as fixing the laws of the game and co-ordinating international development.
Rugby League National Leagues The Rugby League National Leagues (currently known as the LHF Healthplan National Leagues as a result of sponsorship) form the basis for rugby league competition in Great Britain below Super League. Up to the end of 2006 there were three leagues: Leagues One and Two were semi-professional, whilst League Three was "open"; professionalism is allowed, though most teams were in fact amateur.
Rugby League on Channel Nine Channel Nine currently shows NRL games each week of the NRL season; One on Friday night (called Friday Night Football) and Sunday (Sunday Football). Although it has come under criticism for not showing certain teams (the Cowboys did not appear on Channel 9's football coverage for 9 years), Channel Nine Queensland shows each and every Broncos game, even if Channel Nine would not be showing it network-wide.
Rugby League Pacific Rim Competition The Rugby League Pacific Rim Competition is a tournament sanctioned by the Rugby League International Federation and organised by the New Zealand Rugby League and Pacific Island Rugby League Association. It was held for the first time in 2004 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Rugby League Pacific Rim Championship The Pacific Rim Championship is a rugby league competition, sanctioned by the Rugby League International Federation and organized by both the New Zealand Rugby League and Pacific Island Rugby League Association (PIRLA). The aim of the Pacific Rim Championship was to promote awareness of the game in the region with a view to re-establishing international fixtures and full contact with the main nations Australia, Great Britain and New Zealand in the near future.
Rugby League Victory Cup The Rugby League Victory Cup is a rugby league tournament held in Russia. Officially it is organised and funded by the Russian Rugby Football League (RRFL); unofficially, the 2003 and 2004 tournaments were largely run by the RRFL's then president, Akhmet Kamaldinov, who had more to do with the organisation and especially the funding then any other person employed by the RRFL.
Rugby League War of Roses Origin Series is the official name in England for the "War of The Roses" inter-county rugby league matches between representative teams from Yorkshire and Lancashire, the areas where rugby league has traditionally been most popular.
Rugby League Week Rugby League Week (frequently abbreviated to RLW) is one of the two major Australian rugby league magazines, Big League being the other. It is published weekly during the Australian rugby league season, which runs from March to late September (roughly corresponding to the southern hemisphere autumn and winter) and has been published continuously since 1970.
Rugby League World Cup The Rugby League World Cup is an international tournament to determine the best Rugby League playing nation in the world. It was first held in 1954 in France, and will next be contested in Australia in 2008, who are also the current world champions.
Rugby League World Sevens The Rugby League World Sevens were a pre-season rugby league sevens tournament made up of the NSWRL, ARL and NRL teams, along with teams representing NSW Country, Tonga, France, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Russia, Fiji, the USA and England. When the National Rugby League was formed in 1998 the World Sevens competition was dropped, but it returned in 2003 when Parramatta won the title.
Rugby Nice Côte d'Azur Université-Racing Rugby Nice Côte d'Azur Université-Racing is a French rugby union club, currently playing in the fourth division of the French league system, in Federale 2. Nice were founded in 1912, as Racing Rugby Club de Nice.
Rugby Ralph Lauren Rugby was launched in 2004 by clothing designer Ralph Lauren to cater to the college set. The line's post-prep look has edgier styling and slightly lower price points than the signature Polo Ralph Lauren brand.
Rugby Rural District The Rugby Rural District was a former rural district in Warwickshire, England. The district covered the rural areas surrounding the town of Rugby, where the district council was based, but did not include Rugby itself which was administered separately.
Rugby sevens Rugby sevens is a variant of rugby union in which only seven players per side feature, instead of the full 15. The version of rugby union is very popular, with notable competitions including the IRB Sevens World Series and the Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Rugby Song Rugby Songs are drinking songs sung by rugby players after the game at the after-party (aka "The Third Half"). As with most drinking songs, there is a high percentage of rude or bawdy songs sung by rugby players.
Rugby Special Rugby Special is the main Rugby programme on the BBC in the UK. The show has been running since 1966 and past presenters have included David Vine, Keith Macklin, Cliff Morgan, Chris Rae, Nigel Starmer-Smith and Bill Beaumont.
Rugby transmitting station The Rugby transmitting station is a large VLF transmission facility near the town of Rugby, Warwickshire in England. It went in service at January 1 1926 and was originally used to transmit telegraph messages to the Commonwealth.
Rugby Town F.C. Rugby Town is a football club based in Rugby, Warwickshire, currently playing in the Southern League (renamed British Gas League). They are nicknamed The Valley and they play their home matches at the Butlin Road.
Rugby union Rugby union football (often referred to as simply rugby or union) is a full-contact outdoor sport played by teams of 15 players with an oval ball. It is one of the two main forms of full-team rugby, the other being rugby league.
Rugby union in Canada Rugby union is a popular team sport that is played in Canada. The Canadian national side have competed in every world cup to date yet have only won one match each tournament with the exception of the 1991 tournament where they reached the quarter finals.
Rugby union in England Rugby union is a popular team sport played in England. Rugby is thought to have been created in England in 1823, when William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it during a football match at the Rugby School.
Rugby union in Germany Rugby union reached Germany through affluent British students, who attended renowned private grammar schools in the German Confederation or studied in Heidelberg, others completed their military service in Hanover and played rugy in their spare time. This has influenced German rugby to this day: Heidelberg and Hanover are the centers of the sport in Germany.
Rugby union in Peru In 1958 Peru, together with Argentina, Uruguay and Chile participated in the first South American tournament, held in Santiago, Chile. Because there was no IRB-sanctioned rugby union at the time, participation was not officially accepted by Peruvian sport authorities.
Rugby union in South Africa Rugby union is a popular sport in South Africa. In the past rugby union was considered a bastion of Afrikanerdom; the sport is also popular with English-speaking white South Africans but they sometimes opt to represent other countries (examples include Stuart Abbott and Mike Catt for and Clyde Rathbone for ).
Rugby union in Trinidad and Tobago The first record of rugby union being played in Trinidad and Tobago dates to the expatriate community in 1922. The game remained confined to this community until the late 1960's when an emphasis on schools development began.
Rugby union in Uruguay Rugby union is considered the second most popular sport in Uruguay. The national team, commonly known as the Los Teros, have been playing international rugby since the late 1940s and have made appearances in two world cups once in 1999 and again in 2003.
Rugby union in Wales Rugby union is the national sport of Wales and is considered a large part of national culture. Rugby is thought to have reached Wales in the 1850s, with the national body, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) being formed in 1880.
Rugby World Cup The Rugby World Cup is the premier international rugby union competition. The event is organized by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB), and is contested by the men's national teams.
Rugby World Cup Sevens The Rugby World Cup Sevens is the world's premier international contest in the Sevens version of rugby union, first held in Scotland in 1993 and held every four years. The prize is the Melrose Cup, named after the Scottish town of Melrose where the first Sevens game was played.
RugbyWA The Western Australia Rugby Union, also known as RugbyWA is the governing body for rugby union in the state of Western Australia, Australia. The Union successfully secured the fourth Australian Super 14 license, which saw them enter a team in the expanded Super 12 competition, called the Western Force.
Rugelach Rugelach (other spellings: Rugulach, Rugalach, Rogelach, Rugalah) is a Jewish pastry of Ashkenazic origin. It can be made with a cream cheese dough, but the dough is more typically pareve (no dairy ingredients), so that it can be eaten with or after a meat meal.
Rugeley Rugeley is a historic market town in the county of Staffordshire, England. It lies on the northern edge of Cannock Chase, and is situated roughly midway between the towns of Stafford, Cannock, Lichfield, and Uttoxeter.
Ruger Rell Durell Mohammad (born on May 5, 1980 in South Bronx, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA), better known as Hell Rell, is a member of The Diplomats. Ruger Rell's debut album, titled For The Hell Of It, is to be released spring 2007 through Diplomat Records and Koch Entertainment.
Rugged computer A rugged (or ruggedized) computer is a computer specifically designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions, such as strong vibrations, extreme temperatures and wet or dusty conditions. They are designed from inception for the type of rough use typified by these conditions; commercial units upgraded for this purpose make poor substitutes.
Rugged Island (South Shetland Islands) Rugged Island (in Spanish Isla Rugosa, variant historical names Lloyds Island or Ragged Island) is an island 3 miles long and 1 mile wide, lying west of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Rugged Island is located at .
Ruggero Berlam Ruggero Berlam was born in Trieste in 1854 and followed in the family tradition, as his father Giovanni Andrea had already stood out as architect with buildings like Palace Gopcevich. Ruggero, too, became architect, as well as skillful designer-painter.
Ruggeru Sèttimu Ruggeru Sèttimu Principi di Castelnuovo (Sicilian), Ruggero Settimo Prince of Castelnuovo in Italian (May 19, 1778, Palermo—May 12 1863, in Malta) was a politician, diplomat, and patriotic activist of Sicily.
Ruggles (MBTA station) Ruggles Station is a MBTA subway station on the Orange Line; it is also a MBTA commuter rail station serving the Providence/Stoughton, Franklin, and Needham Lines. It is located at the intersection of Ruggles and Tremont Streets in Boston.
Rugians The Rugians (Latin rugii) were an East Germanic tribe whose ultimate origins have been traced to Rogaland in Norway, whose population probably was the Rugii that Jordanes mentioned as a tribe that still remained in Scandza. The connection is further supported by the fact that an old name for the province was Rygiafylke (y is an umlaut of u, like the German ĂĽ in RĂĽgen).
Rugila Rugila also referred to as Ruhas, Ruga, ΄Ρούγας, ΄Ροϋνας, ΄Ρωίλας and Rua, was a warlord who united the Huns under his sole kingship by 432. In 434, he was succeeded by his nephews Attila and Bleda.
Rugmark RugMark is a global nonprofit organization working to end illegal child labor in the carpet industry and to offer educational opportunities to children in India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Since its launch in 1995 child labor in the carpet industry has been reduced by two-thirds (66%).
Rugogastridae The Rugogastridae are a taxonomic family of flatworms that consist of a single genus, Rugogaster, with only two species. The rugogastridae are parasites, and infect the rectal glands of various species of holocephalan fish.
Rugrat's Runaway Reptar Rugrats Runaway Reptar is the 1st junior inverted roller coaster from the company Vekoma. It opened in 2001 as part of Nickelodeon Central(now Nick Universe) At Paramount's Kings Island and Paramount's Carowinds.
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (aka The Rugrats Movie 2: Rugrats in Paris) is the sequel to the 1998 film The Rugrats Movie and followed by the 2003 film Rugrats Go Wild that follows the continuing adventures of the Rugrats. The movie is the first Rugrats appearance of Kimi, Kira and Fifi the poodle.
Rugrats Park, Banbury The Rugrats Park is a large (about 1/4 size of Spiceball) Park in the Bretch Hill estate of Banbury, Oxfordshire. It has two small Zip Wire swings, a large field and a Large Hill near the middle as well as Swings and a small Childrens playground.
Rugrats: Castle Capers Rugrats: Castle Capers is a single-player action game for the Game Boy Advance, based on the Rugrats cartoon series. The story revolves around the Rugrats, who must retrieve their toys from Angelica after she steals them, imagining herself to be queen of a newly constructed playground set.
Ruha d-Qudsha In Aramaic, Ruhâ d-Qudshâ (רוחא דקודשא in square script; ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ in Syriac script) means "the spirit of holiness" (corresponding to Hebrew רוח הקודש Ruah haqodesh and Arabic الروح القدس Ruhhil-Qudus).
Ruhal Ahmed Ruhal Ahmed is a British citizen. He was detained for over two years by the United States, first in Afghanistan, and then in Camp Delta, the American prison for suspects in the War on Terror, at its naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Ruhi Institute The Ruhi Institute is an Bahá'í educational institution, operating under the guidance of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Colombia, which dedicates its efforts to the development of human resources for the spiritual, social, and cultural development of the Colombian people. Although its center is in the town of Puerto Tejada in the department of Cauca, its area of influence includes the majority of the rural areas of Colombia and is being gradually extended to several other countries in Latin America.
Ruhla Ruhla (also known as "the Ruhl") has been a nationally recognized recreation area since 2004. The town has an altitude of up to 530 m and is situated in the forest of Thuringia immediately next to the Rennsteig.
Ruhnama Ruhnama, also spelled Rukhnama, (or The Book of the Soul from Arabic: روح rūḥ (soul) and Persian: نامه nāmeh (book)) is Turkmenbashi Saparmurat Niyazov's combination of autobiography, historical fiction, and spiritual guidebook. The text is composed of many stories and poems, including those by Sufi poet Magtymguly Pyragy.
Ruhollah Ruhollah is a Persian Shi'a honorific that means loosly tranlsated as "divinely spirited". Ruh is the Persian word for spirit and Allah is a Persian word with Arabic roots denoting "the only single possible Deity".
Ruhr The Ruhr is a medium-size river in western Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia), right tributary of the Rhine. Its source is at an elevation of approximately 2,200 feet near the town of Winterberg in the mountainous Sauerland region, and it flows into the lower Rhine river at an elevation of only 56 feet in the municipal area of Duisburg.
Ruhr Area The Ruhr Area, also called simply Ruhr, (German Ruhrgebiet, colloquial Ruhrpott or Kohlenpott) is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, consisting of a number of large formerly industrial cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to the west, and Lippe to the north. Southwest it borders the Bergisches Land.
Ruhr Red Army Red Ruhr Army was an army of 50 000 left wing workers from the Communist Party of Germany, the Communist Workers' Party of Germany, the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany, and the Free Workers Union of Germany, formed on March 13 1920 as a reaction to the Kapp Putsch in the Ruhr Valley, the richest industrial area of Germany. After calling a general strike on March 14, the Red Ruhr Army defeated the Freikorps and regular army units in the area and started the biggest armed workers' uprising in Germany, also called Märzrevolution (March Revolution) and Ruhr Uprising (Ruhraufstand).
Ruhr University The Ruhr University (German Ruhr-Universität Bochum, RUB), located on the southern hills of central Ruhr area Bochum, was founded in 1962, the first new public university in Germany after World War II. Classes opened in 1965.
Ruhrort Ruhrort is a district within the German city of Duisburg situated north of the confluence of the Ruhr and the Rhine, in the western part of the Ruhr area. Ruhrort has the largest river harbour in Europe, with quays extending nearly 40 kilometres along the river, and it is the principal inland shipping port in Germany.
Ruhrpolen The Ruhrpolen is a German term for Poles who immigrated to the rapidly-industrializing areas of the Ruhr Valley, mainly from historical eastern Germany, that is the Prussian provinces of Posen, (Upper) Silesia, and East and West Prussia, in a migration wave known as the Ostflucht. There they found employment in the mining, steel and construction industries.
RuhrTriennale The RuhrTriennale was founded in 2002 in the northwestern area of Germany by the government of North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, short: NRW). It's founding director was the renowned impresario and former artistic director of the Salzburg Festival Gerard Mortier.
Ruhubi Ruhubi was the father of Baasha ben Ruhubi, who was king of Ammon in the 850s BCE. Whether Ruhubi himself was king of Ammon is unclear, as no Ammonite inscriptions from his reign have been unearthed and he is not mentioned independently in any Assyrian sources.
Ruch Obywatelski Akcja Demokratyczna The Citizens Movement 'Democratic Action' (Ruch Obywatelski Akcja Demokratyczna, ROAD) was a liberal political party in Poland. In early 1990, an open conflict erupted between the conservative and liberal wings within the Citizens' Parliamentary Party (Obywatelski Klub Parlamentarny) formed by Sejm members from the ranks of the oppositional Solidarity Citizens' Committee (Komitet Obywatelski Solidarność); Lech Wałęsa dubbed this conflict, which he actively fomented, the "war at the top" (wojna na górze).
Ruch Odbudowy Polski Ruch Odbudowy Polski (Movement for the Reconstruction of Poland) is a small eurosceptic political party in Poland. Its members of the Polish Parliament are elected from the Liga Polskich Rodzin (League of Polish Families) electoral committee.
Ruché Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato is a small production red varietal wine grape from Italy's Piemonte region. It was granted DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata) status by presidential fiat on October 22, 1987.
Ruchill Ruchill (pronounced "ruch hill") is a district in the city of Glasgow. Located between the Maryhill and Possilpark areas of the city, it has traditionally been characterised by a high degree of deprivation and social problems.
Ruchill Church Hall Ruchill Church Hall, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, was built as a mission for the Free Church of Scotland and completed in 1899. It is located at 15/17 Shakespeare Street, a side road off Maryhill Road, Glasgow, Scotland, close to the bridge which takes Ruchill Street across the Forth and Clyde Canal to the Ruchill area, and near a shopping centre on the main road.
Rui da Silva Rui da Silva is a Portuguese producer and DJ, whose single "Touch Me" topped the UK Chart in 2001. At the time, he was the only Portuguese musician to have a UK hit and hence was the first to score a UK number one.
Rui Shi Zhuo Rui Shi Zhuo is a Canadian composer. He received his bachelor's degree in music from the Shanghai Conservatory in 1986; he then completed his master's degree in music at the University of British Columbia, where he studied with Keith Hamel and Stephen Chatman.
Rui Veloso Rui Veloso, CavIH (born in 1957,Lisbon), is a Portuguese rock singer and musician. Regarded as the "father of Portuguese rock", this composer and interpreter had a great impact on the Portuguese music scene with the record Ar de Rock (April 1980).
Rui Yoshida Rui Yoshida (1864-1954), is one of the most important early figures visible to the scrutiny of the historian in a study of the Yoshida family, a well-known family of Japanese artists. Although not an artist herself, at critical points through three generations she nurtured and shaped the artists who built the family’s name in modern Western-style Japanese art.

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