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Raoul Wallenberg (August 4, 1912 – July 16, 1947) The date of death is based on a letter turned over to his family by the Soviets in 1957 and is disputed by some. Notable Names Database was a Swedish diplomat and a member of the influential Wallenberg family.
Raoul Walsh Raoul Walsh (March 11, 1887 – December 31, 1980) was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and the brother of silent screen actor George Walsh.
Raoult's law Raoult's law states that the vapor pressure of each chemical component in an ideal solution is dependent on the vapor pressure of the individual component and the mole fraction of the component present in the solution A to Z of Thermodynamics Pierre Perrot ISBN 0198565569.
Rap Airplay The R&R Rap Airplay panel is a combined list of Rhythmic Top 40 and R&B/Hip-Hop stations that are monitored by BDS Nielsen Data Systems. The combined panels are used to monitor and chart the the most popular Rap/Hip-Hop tracks based on the number of spins and audience impressions.
Rap jumping Rap Jumping (also known as Urban Repelling) is an extreme form of recreation in which a participant repels down the face of a tall building. There is currently a rap jumping facility in Auckland, New Zealand, located atop the thirteenth story of the Novotel building.
Rap Jam: Volume One Rap Jam: Volume One is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System basketball video game in which the players are rap and hip-hop artists. The game is played on an urban basketball court, with fisticuffs and no foul calls.
Rap opera A rap opera or hip-hopera is a series of rap songs in the form of an opera, inspired by the concept of rock opera. Like its predecessor, rap opera tells a story through consecutive pieces involving the same character or characters.
Rap Phenomenon Rap Phenomenon is a mixtape produced by DJ Vlad and Dirty Harry released in 2003 as the first in the series of Phenomenon mixtapes. The album has total of 50 tracks which are remixes, blends, freestyles and never before heard songs by The Notorious B.
Rap-fu Rap-fu is a portmanteau of the words "rap" and "kung-fu." It is a humorous although sometimes derisive term applied to the genre of Hollywood movies that pair a martial arts action star with a rapper.
Rapa Iti Rapa or Rapa Iti as it is sometimes called in more recent years (to distinguish it from "Rapa Nui", one name for Easter Island), is the largest and only inhabited island of the Bass Islands. An older name for the island is OparoRapa Iti is located at .
Rapa Nui mythology The Rapa Nui mythology, also known as Pascuense mythology or Easter Island mythology, is the name given to the mythology formed by myths, legends and beliefs of the native peoples of the island of Easter Island ("island of Rapa Nui"); located in in the south Pacific Ocean, almost four thousand kilometers from continental Chile.
Rapacuronium Rapacuronium bromide (Raplon®, Organon) is a rapidly acting, non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker used in modern anaesthesia, to aid and enable endotracheal intubation, which is often necessary to assist in the controlled ventilation of unconscious patients during surgery and sometimes in intensive care. As a non-depolarizing agent, it does not cause initial stimulation of muscles before weakening them.
Rapadilino syndrome Rapadilino syndrome is a autosomal recessive disorder characterized by radial and patellar aplasia, and announces itself in short stature, cleft or arched palate, limb malformation, and dislocated joints. It is more prevalent in Finland than elsewhere in the world.
Rapadura Rapadura is the Portuguese name for a traditional candy common in Latin American countries such as Brazil and Venezuela (where it is known as papelĂłn) and the Caribbean. It is essentially pure dried sugarcane juice, in the form of a brick, and is largely produced on site at sugarcane plantations in the very warm tropical regions.
Rapaille Partij The Rapaille Partij was a Dutch political party founded in Amsterdam in the 1920s. Its platform included free alcoholic beverages for citizens in Amsterdam, the abolition of compulsory voting, and free fishing and hunting in the Vondelpark.
Rapakivi granite Rapakivi granite is a hornblende-biotite granite containing large rounded crystals of orthoclase mantled with oligoclase. The name has come to be used most frequently as a textural term where it implies plagioclase rims around orthoclase in plutonic rocks.
Rapanui The Rapanui or Rapa Nui ("Big Rapa") are the native Polynesian inhabitants of Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean (the island itself is also called Rapa Nui). Today, Rapanui people make up 60% of Easter Island's population.
Rapcore Rapcore is a musical genre that fuses the techniques of hip hop, punk, heavy metal and sometimes funk. The original meaning of the term was "rapped verses with hardcore punk shouts" which is why it was called 'rapcore' but now refers to several different styles of rap and rock crossovers.
Rape Rape is the act of making someone partake involuntarily in sexual acts through violence, force, threat of injury, other duress, or where the victim is unable to decline due to the effects of drugs or alcohol. It is generally considered one of the most serious sex crimes.
Rape (word) Originally, the word [rape] was akin to rapine, rapture, raptor, and rapacious, and referred to the more general violations, such as looting, destruction, and capture of citizens that are inflicted upon a town or country during war, eg. the Rape of Nanking.
Rape culture Rape culture is a widely used term within women's studies and radical feminism describing a culture in which rape and other sexual violence are common and in which prevalent attitudes, norms, practices, and media condone, normalize, excuse, or encourage sexualized violence. Within the paradigm, acts of "harmless" sexism are commonly employed to validate and rationalize normative misogynistic practices; for instance, sexist jokes may be told to foster disrespect for women and an accompanying disregard for their well-being, which ultimately make their rape and abuse seem acceptable.
Rape of Belgium The Rape of Belgium (August 1914) was a disputed event during World War I in which Germany invaded the neutral nation of Belgium as a component of its Schlieffen Plan. This violated the Treaty of London, 1839 that German foreign minister Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg dismissed as a "mere scrap of paper".
Rape shield law A rape shield law is a law that limits a defendant's ability to cross-examine rape complainants about their past sexual behavior. It is also used to refer to a law that prohibits the publication of the identity of an alleged rape victim.
Rapeseed Rapeseed (Brassica napus), also known as Rape, Oilseed Rape, Rapa, Rapaseed and (one particular variety) Canola, is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). The name is derived through Old English from a term for turnip, rapum (see Brassica napobrassica, which may be considered a variety of Brassica napus).
Rapetosaurus The discovery of the Rapetosaurus, known by the single species Rapetosaurus krausei (pronounced rah-PAY-too-SORE-us KROW-sie and meaning 'Krause's mischievous giant lizard') marked the first time a titanosaur had been recovered with an almost perfectly intact skeleton, complete with skull. It has helped to clarify some difficult, century-old classification issues, among this large group of sauropod dinosaurs and provides a good baseline for the reconstruction of other titanosaurs that are known only from partial fossilized remains.
Raphaël Nadé Raphaël Nadé (born 18 October 1980 in Toulepleu in the Ivory Coast) is a professional footballer who holds dual nationality with the Ivory Coast and France. He currently plays for Weymouth, on loan from Carlisle United, and can play either as a centre-forward or a winger.
Raphael Raphael or Raffaello (April 6, 1483 – April 6, 1520) was an Italian master painter and architect of the Florentine school in High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings. He was also called Raffaello Sanzio, Raffaello Santi, Raffaello da Urbino or Rafael Sanzio da Urbino.
Raphael (archangel) Raphael (Standard Hebrew רפאל, "God has healed", "God Heals", "God, Please Heal", and many other combinations of the two words, Arabic: Israfil, اسرافيل) is the name of an archangel of Judaism and Christianity, who performs all manner of healing. The Hebrew word for a doctor of medicine is Rophe connected to the same root word as Raphael.
Raphael (singer) Don Rafael Martos Sánchez, Ilustrísimo Señor de la Orden de Cisneros, Comendador de Isabel La Católica, and known worldwide as Raphael, is one of the best known singers from Spain. His wide-range voice, added to his flamboyant stage personna has entertained and engaged people worldwide for more than four decades.
Raphael Adolini Raphael Adolini was a fictional Italian born Moroccan raised Barbary pirate. He was one of the most feared pirates of his day, but because of the mysterious disappearance of him and his whole crew in the height of his career, others like Blackbeard have been remembered with more notoriety.
Raphael bank Raphael & Sons (more recently Raphael's Bank) was founded by a Dutchman, Raphael Raphael in 1787. Raphael built up a considerable wealth during the Napoleonic wars, and later diversified the business to include stockbroking, foreign banking and bullion broking.
Raphael Cartoons The Raphael Cartoons are seven tapestry cartoons made by the High Renaissance painter Raphael. They are part of a set of ten cartoons commissioned by Pope Leo X for tapestries destined for the famous Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Palace.
Raphael Cilento Sir Raphael West Cilento (2 December, 1893 - 14 April, 1985), an important Australian medical doctor and administrator, was born in Jamestown, South Australia. Although he was determined from an early age to study medicine, it seemed at first that he would be thwarted in doing so, because of sheer lack of money.
Raphael Cloquell Raphaël Cloquell (1956 - ) is a sedevacantist Catholic bishop from Filderstadt, Germany. He was ordained a priest on July 5, 1987 in Toulouse, France by Jean Laborie and consecrated bishop on October 24, 1996 at Karlsruhe, Germany by Oliver Oravec.
Raphael House Raphael House is a shelter providing transitional housing and comprehensive support programs for homeless parents and their children since it was established in 1971 as the first shelter in San Francisco, California for homeless families.
Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School is a coeducational state integrated composite school teaching Years 1 to 15 in Belmont, Lower Hutt. It provides a Waldorf education, the curriculum being based on the philosophies of Rudolf Steiner.
Raphael Kalinowski Saint Raphael Kalinowski (, ) (September 1, 1835 – November 15, 1907) was a Polish Discalced Carmelite friar born as Józef Kalinowski inside the Russian partition of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, in the city of Vilnius (Pl: Wilno; Ru: Вильнюс), now the Capital of the Republic of Lithuania.
Raphael Lemkin Raphael Lemkin (June 24, 1900 – August 28, 1959) was a lawyer of Polish-Jewish descent. Before World War II, Lemkin was interested in the Armenian Genocide and campaigned in the League of Nations to ban what he called "barbarity" and "vandalism".
Raphael Louis Zengel Raphael Louis Zengel VC MM (November 11, 1894 - February 27, 1977) was an American-born Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Raphael Matos Raphael Matos (born August 28, 1981) is a Brazilian race car driver from Belo Horizonte. He came to the United States in 2002 after Karting in Brazil and began competing in Formula Dodge and Skip Barber amateur competition.
Raphael of Brooklyn Saint Raphael of Brooklyn (November 20, 1860 – February 27, 1915) was born as Raphael Hawaweeny () in Damascus, Syria. He was educated at the Patriarchal School in Damascus, the Patriarchical Halki seminary in Turkey, and at the Theological Academy in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine).
Raphael Pilgrimage The Raphael Pilgrimage is the annual Pilgrimage that takes place every September to the shrine of Our Lady in Lourdes . The Pilgrimage was founded in 1953 by Leonard Cheshire who initially organised four flights in the first year, each filling a Douglas Dakota of sixty seats.
Raphael Ravenscroft Raphael Ravenscroft is a saxophone player whose performing credits include work with ABBA, America, Kim Carnes, Marvin Gaye, Mike Oldfield, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, Bonnie Tyler and most famously Gerry Rafferty, performing the iconic saxophone solo on "Baker Street".
Raphael Regius Raphael Regius or Raffaele Regio (ca 1440 — 1520) was a Venetian humanist, who was active first in Padua, where he made a reputation as one of the outstanding Classical scholars,His oration In eloquentiam panegyricus was printed by Matthaeus Cerdonis in Padua in 1483. then in Venice, where he moved in the periphery of an elite group composed of a handful of publicly-sanctioned scholars, salaried lecturers employed by the Serenissima itself: on the fringes of this elite world also moved the scholar-printer Aldus Manutius (Lowry 1979).
Raphael Rooms The four Stanze di Raffaello ("Raphael's rooms") in the Palace of the Vatican form a suite of reception rooms, the public part of the papal apartments. They are famous for their frescoes, painted by Raphael and his workshop.
Raphael Saadiq Raphael Saadiq (born Charlie Ray Wiggins on May 14 1966 in Oakland, California) is an acclaimed American music artist. He is a singer, songwriter and record producer associated with the neo soul music movement.
Raphael Samuel Raphael Samuel (September 26, 1934, London - December 9, 1996, London) was a Marxist historian, born in London to a Communist family. Samuel was a member of the British Communist Party from his teenage years until 1956, and was professor of history at the University of East London at the time of his death.
Raphael Semmes Raphael Semmes (September 27, 1809 – August 30, 1877) was an officer in the United States Navy from 1826 to 1860 and the Confederate States Navy from 1860 to 1865. During the American Civil War he was captain of the famous commerce raider CSS Alabama, taking a record fifty-five prizes.
Raphael Smith Raphael Schrire Smith born Cape Town, South Africa November 291973 (first name pronounced to rhyme with "playful") is a screenwriter and songwriter living in London, United Kingdom. He studied law and Jewish Civilisation at the University of Cape Town.
Raphael Sobiehrd-Mnishovsky Raphael Sobiehrd-Mnishovsky of Sebuzin and of Horstein (1580 – 1644) was a Bohemian lawyer and writer, who held various secretarial, diplomatic, and judicial posts under Rudolf II, Mathias, Ferdinand II, and, Ferdinand III.
Raphael Soriano Raphael Soriano, FAIA, (August 1 1904–July 21 1988) was an influential architect and lecturer who helped define a style of modern architecture that came to be known as Mid-century modern. Soriano pioneered the use of modular prefabricated steel and aluminum structures in residential construction.
Raphides Raphides are needle-shaped crystals of calcium carbonate or calcium oxalate found in specialized plant cells called idioblasts. It is believed that the raphides are a defense mechanism against plant predators, as they are likely to tear the soft tissues of the throat or esophagus of a plant predator chewing on the plant's leaves.
Rapi Films Rapi Films is an Indonesian film production company of mostly exploitation films which was founded in 1968 and was internationally successful mostly in the 1980s. They produced many martial arts films and horror films involving black magic, inspired by old Indonesian legends.
Rapid A rapid is a section of a river where it loses elevation over a relatively short distance (that is, the stream gradient is locally steepened), causing an increase in water flow and (usually) turbulence. A rapid is a hydrological feature between a run and a cascade.
Rapid application development Rapid application development (RAD), is a software development process developed initially by James Martin in the 1980s. The methodology involves iterative development, the construction of prototypes, and the use of Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools.
Rapid City Thrillers The Rapid City Thrillers was a professional basketball club based in Rapid City, South Dakota that competed in the International Basketball Association beginning in the 1998-1999 season. The team folded after only one season.
Rapid deepening Rapid deepening is a condition that occurs when the minimum sea-level atmospheric pressure of a tropical cyclone decreases drastically in a short period of time. The National Weather Service describes rapid deepening as a decrease of 42 millibars in under 24 hours.
Rapid Deployment Force A Rapid Deployment Force is a military formation capable of quickly deploying from its base to a distant location. Such forces typically consist of elite military units and may receive priority in equipment and training to prepare them for their mission.
Rapid Deployment Force (Argentina) The Rapid Deployment Force (Spanish: Fuerza de Despliegue Rápido, FDR) is a joint special operations division of the Argentine Armed Forces and the Argentine National Gendarmerie especially trained to give a quick and effective military response to any eventual attack against the country.
Rapid eye movement behavior disorder Rapid eye movement behaviour disorder, or RBD was first described in 1986 as a parasomnia involving dissociation of the characteristic stages of sleep. The major and arguably only abnormal feature of RBD is loss of muscle atonia (paralysis) during otherwise intact REM sleep (the stage of sleep in which most vivid dreaming occurs).
Rapid Fire Theatre Rapid Fire Theatre (RFT) is an improvisational theatre company based in Edmonton, Alberta. The origins of the company stretch to 1982, when Edmonton's Theatre Network became the second company in the world to regularly produce Keith Johnstone's Theatresports.
Rapid manufacturing Rapid manufacturing is a technique for manufacturing solid objects by the sequential delivery of energy and/or material to specified points in space to produce that part. Current practice is to control the manufacturing process by computer using a mathematical model created with the aid of a computer.
Rapid modes of evolution Rapid modes of evolution have been proposed by several notable biologists ever since Charles Darwin proposed his theory of evolutionary descent by natural selection. In his classic volume On the Origin of Species (1859), Darwin famously and eloquently stressed the gradual nature of descent, writing:
Rapid plasma reagin Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) refers to a type of test that looks for specific antibodies in the blood of the patient that indicate that the organism (Treponema pallidum) that causes syphilis is present. The term "reagin" means that this test does not look for antibodies against the actual bacterium, but rather for antibodies against substances released by cells when they are damaged by T.
Rapid prototyping Rapid prototyping, is the automatic construction of physical objects using solid freeform fabrication. The first techniques for rapid prototyping became available in the 1980s and were used to produce models and prototype parts.
Rapid reaction force A rapid reaction force is a military or police unit designed to respond in very short time frames to emergencies. When used in reference to police forces such as SWAT teams, the timeframe is minutes, while in military applications, such as with the use of paratroops or other commandos, the timeframe is hours to days.
Rapid Ride Rapid Ride is the name of a bus rapid transit service operated by ABQ RIDE in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Inaugurated on December 21, 2004, Rapid Ride was intended to provide a faster and more efficient means of public transit in Albuquerque and serve as a pilot project for a potential light rail line.
Rapid River (Maine) The Rapid River is a short river in the northwestern portion of the US state of Maine flowing from Lower Richardson Lake to Lake Umbagog. Despite its short length, it forms the end of a major portion of the Umbagog Lake and Androscoggin River watersheds.
Rapid sequence induction Rapid sequence induction (RSI, also referred to as rapid sequence intubation when performed in an Emergency Department or pre-hospital setting) is an advanced medical protocol which permits the intubation of conscious patients who require advanced airway support. Having evolved from procedures used to "induce" a coma-state in preparation for surgery, RSI is now often used in emergency settings also
Rapid single flux quantum In electronics, rapid single flux quantum (RSFQ) is a digital electronics technology that relies on quantum effects in superconducting materials to switch signals, instead of transistors. However, it is not a quantum computing technology in the traditional sense.
Rapid thermal anneal Rapid thermal anneal (RTA) is a process used in semiconductor device fabrication which consists of heating a single wafer at a time in order to affect its electrical properties. Unique heat treatments are designed for different effects.
Rapid thermal processing Rapid thermal processing (or RTP) refers to a semiconductor manufacturing process which heats silicon wafers to high temperatures (up to 1200 C or greater) on a timescale of several seconds or less. Such rapid heating rates are attained by high intensity lamps or laser process.
Rapid transit A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway—usually in an urban area—with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. In England, such a system is called an "underground" while in most of North America and in Glasgow, Scotland it is a "subway".
Rapid Transit Series The Rapid Transit Series (RTS) bus is a long-running series of transit buses originally manufactured by General Motors (the last generation of that company's long bus heritage) and is currently produced by Millennium Transit Services as the RTS Legend. First produced in 1977, the RTS was GMC's entry into the Advanced Design Bus project and is the descendant of GMC's entry in the U.
Rapidash are one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Rapidash in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.
RapidCAD RapidCAD is a specially packaged Intel 486DX and a dummy floating point unit (FPU) designed as pin-compatible replacements for an Intel 80386 processor and 80387 FPU. Since the DX variant has a working on-chip FPU, a dummy FPU package is supplied to go in the Intel 387 FPU socket.
RapidEye RapidEye is a commercial multispectral remote sensing satellite mission being designed and implemented by MDA for RapidEye AG. The RapidEye sensor images five optical bands in the 400-850nm range and provides 5m pixel size at nadir.
RapidIO The RapidIO™ architecture is a high-performance, packet-switched, interconnect technology for interconnecting chips on a circuit board and circuit boards using a backplane. This technology was designed for embedded systems, primarily for the signal processing, networking, and communications markets.
Rapla County Rapla County (Estonian: Rapla maakond), or Raplamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in western part of the country and borders Järva County to the east, Pärnu County to the south, Lääne County to the west, and Harju County to the north.
Rapola Castle Rapola Castle (Rapolan linnavuori in Finnish) is a Finnish castle in Valkeakoski, Finland. Unlike other medieval castles in Finland, it has probably been built by native Finns in their struggle against invading Novgorod and Sweden.
Raposa Serra Do Sol Raposa Serra do Sol is a Brazilian Native American reservation that was approved early in 2005 and will become an official reservation in the next few months. The tribe that will mostly represent the reserve are Macuxi tribesmen.
Rapp class patrol boat The Rapp class torpedo boats were a class of six torpedo boats built in Norway for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1952 to 1956. They were the first Norwegian-built torpedo boats after World War II, and were designed with many of the experiences from operations in this war in mind.
Rapp-Coudert Committee The Rapp-Coudert Committee was New York state legislature's anti-communist organization, which was officially known as the "Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate the Educational System of the State of New York".
Rappahannock River The Rappahannock River is a river in eastern Virginia in the United States, approximately 184 mi (294 km) in length. It traverses the entire northern part of the state, from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the west across the Piedmont to Chesapeake Bay south of the Potomac.
Rappaport Family Foundation The Rappaport Family Foundation is a private foundation founded by Andrew S. Rappaport and his wife Deborah Rappaport in 2002 and is a philanthropic, grantmaking organization making grants to other not-for-profit organizations.
Rappaport Vassiliadis soya peptone broth Rappaport Vassiliadis soya peptone broth is used as an [ growth medium] for the isolation of [[Salmonella and Shigella species. It is not recommended for the enrichment of Salmonella Typhi, and should not be used in cases of suspected typhoid fever.
Rapparee Rapparees (from the Irish, ropairĂ­, plural of ropaire, actually meaning half pike or a pike-wielding person) were Irish guerrilla fighters who operated on the Jacobite side during the 1690s Williamite war in Ireland. Subsequently the name was also given to bandits and highwaymen in Ireland - many former guerrillas having turned to crime after the war was over.
Rappelz Rappelz (Korean: 라펠즈 온라인) is a free MMORPG published by Gala-Net, the distributors of Flyff and Space Cowboy Online. It is based in a fantasy world dominated by three races of separate alignments: The Deva, guardians of light, the Asura, servants of the dark, and the Gaia, the protectors of nature.
Rappin' Rappin is a 1985 film directed by Joel Silberg and starring Mario Van Peebles. Van Peebles plays "Rappin' John Hood", an ex-convict, who attempts to save his neighborhood from developers and hoodlums.
Rappin' 4-Tay Rappin' 4-Tay (born Anthony Forté on March 2, 1968) is an American rapper from San Francisco, California best known for the track "Playaz Club" from his 1994 album Don't Fight the Feeling. He debuted on the Too $hort album Life Is...
Rapport (NLP) Rapport is one of the most important features or characteristics of unconscious human interaction. It is commonality of perspective, being in "sync", being on the same wavelength as the person you are talking to.
Rapport congruency Rapport congruency is the Human tendency to form rapport with someone who seems to be portraying a common role, such as a friend. When someone acts like a friend or an enemy, the Human mind is more likely to associate them with filling that role, even on meeting the person for the first time.
Rapporteur Rapporteur (derived from French) is used in international and European legal and political contexts to refer to a person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body.
Rapprochement In international relations a rapprochement, which comes from the French word rapprocher ("to bring together"), is a re-establishment of cordial relations, as between two countries. In the political scene of an individual country rapprochement means the bringing together of diverse political factions as, for example, during metapolitefsi in Greece.
Rapsommati Rapsommati or Rapsomati(Greek, Modern: Ραψομμάτη, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older forms Rapsommatis, Rapsomatis, is a village in the municipality of Megalopoli in the southwestcentral part of the prefecture of Arcadia. It is located 38 km (old: 40 km ) SW of Tripoli, about 5 km W of Anemodouri, about 16 km W from Anavryto, about 8 or 9 km N fo Routsi, 6 km SE of Megalopoli, about 12 km NE of Leontari, 59 km ENE of Kalamata and E of Kyparissia.
Raptor rehabilitation Raptor rehabilitation is a field of veterinary medicine dealing with care for sick or injured birds of prey, with the goal of returning them to the wild. Since raptors are highly specialized predatory birds, special skills, facilities, equipment, veterinary practices and husbandry methods are necessary.
Raptor: Call of the Shadows Raptor: Call of the Shadows (often Raptor for short) is a 2D raster graphics vertical scrolling shoot 'em up single player game for the x86 PC written for MS-DOS, by Cygnus Studios (which has since changed its name to Mountain King Studios).
Raptors NBA TV Raptors NBA TV is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel which broadcasts programming about everything related to the NBA's Toronto Raptors and the NBA at large, including live games during the regular season and playoffs, classic games and other NBA related aspects. The channel is owned by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Limited in partnership with the NBA.
Rapture The rapture ("harpazo" in Greek in 1 Thessalonians 4:17) is the common description of the event in Christian eschatology in which Christians will be "taken" or "caught up" from Earth to Heaven to be with Jesus Christ. This is a common belief among Fundamentalists, Evangelicals, Pentecostals, Baptists, and many independants.
Rapture (album) Rapture was the breakout 1986 album for Rhythm and blues singer Anita Baker earning her two Grammy Awards in 1987. The album's first track, "Sweet Love" was a Billboard #1 hit in addition to winning the Grammy.

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