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Refractor 2 The Refractor Engine, designed by Refraction Games, is a game engine, developed for Codename Eagle. Since then, Stockholm based Refraction Games has been bought by Digital Illusions CE, and with both teams working together, designed the Refractor 2 Engine for Battlefield 1942, Battlefield Vietnam and Battlefield 2.
Refractory period A refractory period, in physiology, is a period of time during which an organ or cell is incapable of repeating a particular action, or (more precisely) the amount of time it takes for an excitable membrane to be ready for a second stimulus once it returns to its resting state following an excitation. It most commonly refers to electrically excitable muscle cells or neurons, but there is also a male refractory period following coitus.
Refractory period (cardiac) The refractory period in cardiac physiology is related to the ion currents which, in cardiac cells as in nerve cells, flow into and out of the cell. The flow of ions translates into a change in the voltage of the inside of the cell relative to the extracellular space.
Refractory period (sex) In sexual intercourse, the refractory period is a recovery phase after male ejaculation during which it is physiologically impossible for almost all men to experience sustained erection and additional ejaculations or orgasms. The penis may be hypersensitive and further sexual stimulation may even feel painful during this time frame.
Refrain A refrain (from the Old French refraindre "to repeat," likely from Vulgar Latin refringere) is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the "chorus" of a song. Poetic fixed forms that feature refrains include the villanelle, the virelay, and the sestina.
Refrain (song) Refrain was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1956, performed by Lys Assia representing Switzerland. It was the first-ever winner of the Contest, but not the first-ever performance by Switzerland.
Reframing (NLP) The technique of reframing in NLP involves confirming positive intention(s) behind the behavior(s) that one seeks to change (usually an undesirable trait of behavior). Alternatives to satisfy the positive intent are found, followed by negotiations with (parts of) self to resolve conflict, check for ecology and to implement the new behavior(s).
Reframing time In telecommunication, the reframing time (or frame-alignment recovery time) is the time interval between the instant at which a valid frame-alignment signal is available at the receiving data terminal equipment and the instant at which frame alignment is established.
Refrectory Church (Pechersk Lavra) The Refrectory Church (; ) is a refectory and an adjoining church of Saint Anthony and Theodosius of the medieval cave monastery of Kiev Pechersk Lavra in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. In the refectory, the Lavra monks had their meals.
Refrescante Refrescante is Menudo's 20th album (15th in Spanish) released in 1986 featuring Charlie Rivera, Robby Rosa, Ricky Martin, Raymond Acevedo, and Sergio Gonzalez. This the second album this line-up recorded together.
Refresh rate The refresh rate (or "vertical refresh rate", "vertical scan rate" for CRTs) is the number of times in a second that a display is illuminated. This is distinct from the measure of frame rate in that the refresh rate includes the repeated illumination of identical frames, while frame rate measures how often a display can change from one image to another.
Refreshable Braille display A refreshable Braille display is an electro-mechanical device for displaying Braille characters, usually by means of raising dots through holes in a flat surface. The display usually sits under the computer keyboard.
Refresher REFRESHER, in English legal phraseology, a further or additional fee paid to counsel where a case is adjourned from one term or sittings to another, or where it extends over more than one day and occupies, either on the first day or partly on the first and partly on a subsequent day or days, more than five hours without being concluded.
Refreshment Sunday Refreshment Sunday is the fourth Sunday in Lent, also called Mothering Sunday, Mother's Day, Rose Sunday, and Laetare Sunday. The name "Refreshment Sunday" refers to the relaxation or breaking of one's Lenten fast on this day.
Refrigeration Refrigeration is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space, or from a substance, and rejecting it elsewhere for the primary purpose of lowering the temperature of the enclosed space or substance and then maintaining that lower temperature. To satisfy the Second Law of Thermodynamics, mechanical work must be performed to accomplish this.
Refrigeration cycle The refrigeration cycle involves movement of refrigerant through a system, to ultimately provide either comfort cooling, beverage cooling, to preserve food over a period of time, and to control humidity in a "refrigerated space". There are a few basic components to a refrigeration system which are found in most comfort cooling and mechanical refrigerating systems.
Refrigerator A refrigerator (often called a "fridge" for short) is a cooling appliance for the storage and preservation of perishable food; food kept in a refrigerator lasts longer than that left at room temperature as the cold inhibits bacterial growth. A refrigerator maintains a cold temperature above the freezing point of water.
Refrigerator car A refrigerator car (or "reefer") is a refrigerated boxcar, a piece of railroad rolling stock designed to carry perishable freight at specific temperatures. Refrigerator cars differ from simple insulated boxcars and ventilated boxcars (commonly used for transporting fruit), neither of which are fitted with cooling apparatus.
Refrigerator magnet A refrigerator magnet is an ornament attached to a magnet that is used to post items such as shopping lists or report cards on a refirgerator, or simply to decorate the refrigerator. Refrigerator magnets come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, including for example, images die-cut to a specific shape or tiny plastic sculptures of fruits.
Refrigerator mother The term refrigerator mother was coined in the 1940s as a label for mothers of autistic children. These mothers were often blamed for their children's atypical behaviors, which included rigid rituals, speech difficulty, and self-isolation.
Refsum's disease Refsum's Disease is an autosomal recessive (Chromosome 10) neurological disease that results in the malformation of myelin sheaths around nerve cells. Refsum's Disease is caused by faulty enzymes during the alpha-oxidation of phytanic acid resulting in buildup of phytanic acid and its unsaturated fatty acid derivatives in the plasma and tissues.
Refsum's syndrome Refsum Disease (also called Refsum's Syndrome) is a genetic disorder that primarily affects the nervous system with a series of debilitating symptoms. Some symptoms include: degenerative nerve disease (peripheral neuropathy); vision loss (retinitis pigmentosa); loss of muscle control/coordination (ataxia); and possibly scaly, dry skin and scalp (ichthyosis).
Refuge (Buddhism) In lay and monastic ordination ceremonies, Buddhists take the Three Refuges in the Three Jewels. They are: the Buddha, who represents the goal that we can achieve, the Dharma, the teachings that will bring us to that goal, and the Sangha, the community of monks and nuns (Bhikkhus and Bhikkhunis).
Refuge island A refuge island, also known as a pedestrian refuge or pedestrian island, is a small section of pavement or sidewalk, completely surrounded by asphalt or other road materials, where pedestrians can stop before finishing crossing a road. It is typically used when a street is very wide, as the pedestrian crossing can be too long for some individuals to cross in one traffic light cycle.
Refugee A refugee is a person seeking asylum in a foreign country in order to escape persecution, war, terrorism, extreme poverty, famines, and natural disaster. Some regional legal instruments further include those seeking to escape generalized violence in the definition of a refugee.
Refugee (album) Refugee is the first and only album by Bad4Good, a quartet of teenagers that included Brooks Wackerman and Danny Cooksey, released on September 15 1992 by Interscope Records. The album was produced by Steve Vai.
Refugee (film) Refugee is a Bollywood film directed by J P Dutta, released on 30 June, 2000. The film marked the debut of Abhishek Bachchan, son of legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor, the sister of actress Karisma Kapoor and part of the famous Kapoor family.
Refugee Act The Refugee Act is a 1980 United States federal law that reformed United States immigration law and admitted refugees on systematic basis for humanitarian reasons. A 1985 ceiling of 70,000 refugees, with 270,000 immigrants total and 20,000 from any one country, was established.
Refugee law Refugee law is the branch of international law which deals with the rights and protection of refugees. It is related to, but distinct from, international human rights law and international humanitarian law, which deal respectively with human rights in general, and the conduct of war in particular.
Refugee Legal Centre The Refugee Legal Centre or RLC is a charitable organisation in the United Kingdom which concerns itself with providing legal advice and representation to those who seek protection under the Geneva Conventions and Human rights laws. The RLC also lobbies on behalf of cases both individually and collectively, and is concerned with monitoring public policy in the area of asylum.
Refugee shelter Refugee shelters include the most basic kind of structure created in the aftermath of a conflict or natural disaster as a temporary residence for victims who have lost or abandoned their homes. There is a continuum ranging from the most temporary tent accommodation through transitional shelter to rebuilding houses and settlements.
Refugees (song) Refugees is the debut single by The Tears, released on April 25, 2005 on Independiente Records. It charted at number 9 on the UK singles chart, which was relatively good considering the lack of success done by the previous Suede album, as well as the fact that it was the band's first single.
Refugees (The Wire episode) "Refugees" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by Dennis Lehane from a story by Dennis Lehane & Ed Burns and was directed by Jim McKay.
Refugia In the most basic biological sense refugia (singular: refugium) refer to locations of isolated or relict populations of once widespread animal or plant species. This isolation (allopatry) can be the result of human activities - such as deforestation, over hunting, etc.
Refund theft Refund theft is a type of crime, related to shoplifting, which involves returning goods to a retailer, in exchange for money or other goods. In some cases the goods returned may be stolen (from the retailer or another party), and the return provides cash or an exchange for more desired items.
Refunding Refunding occurs when an entity that has issued callable bonds calls those debt securities from the debt holders with the express purpose of reissuing new debt at a lower coupon rate. In essence, the issue of new, lower-interest debt allows the company to prematurely refund the older, higher-interest debt.
Refunding Certificate The Refunding Certificate, issued only in the $10 denomination, was a type of interest-bearing banknote issued by the United States Treasury. Their issuance relects the end of a coin-hoarding period which began during the American Civil War, and represented a return to public confidence in paper money.
Refus Global Le Refus Global, or Total Refusal, was an anti-establishment and anti-religious manifesto released on August 9, 1948 in Montreal by a group of sixteen young Quebecois artists and intellectuals that included Paul-Émile Borduas and Jean-Paul Riopelle, .
Refusal of work Refusal of work is a concept that has been advocated at various times by many social activist groups, mostly located on the libertarian left wing. The idea is that if enough of the working class refused to show up for work, parts of the capitalist power structure would be stalled, paving the way for social reforms that will make job quality better (or effecting an entire anarchist revolution, depending on the person asked).
Refusal skills Refusal skills is an approach used by advocates of sexual abstinence in adolescents which focuses on coaching young people how to decline sexual advances, while maintaining self-respect. It attempts to minimize feelings of rejection by the other party, while firmly respecting the right of the refuser not to be pressured into sex.
Refusal to serve in the Israeli military Refusal to serve in the Israeli military includes both refusal to obey specific orders and refusal to serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in any capacity due to pacifistic or antimilitaristic views or disagreement with the policies of the Israeli government as implemented by the army. People who refuse to serve in either capacity are sometimes called "sarvanim" in Hebrew, which has been translated into "refuseniks".
Refuse-derived fuel Refuse-derived fuel (RDF) or solid recovered fuel (SRF) is a fuel produced by shredding municipal solid waste (MSW) or steam pressure treating in an autoclave. RDF consists largely of organic components of municipal waste such as plastics and biodegradable waste.
Refused Refused was a post-hardcore/hardcore punk band originating from Umeå, Sweden. They formed in January 1992 with Dennis Lyxzén, David Sandström, Pär Hansson and Jonas Lidgren and released their first demo, Refused, the same year.
Refused (album) Refused, also known as Santa Dog '99, was released by the Residents towards the end of 1999 to celebrate the end of the millennium (using the popular, rather than mathematically correct, impression of the end of the millennium). The Residents had previously reworked the song "Fire" (aka "Santa Dog") a number of times since the release of the original single in 1972, ostensibly to give an idea of where they were musically at the time.
Refused Ballot A refused ballot, or similar alternative, is a choice available to voters in many elections. This is an alternative for many people to casting a disparaging Spoiled Ballot, which is not counted separately from ballots which have been accidentally destroyed.
Refusenik The word refusenik entered English language as a part of the Cold War lexicon to refer to those who were refused certain human rights, notably forbidden to emigrate. Later, its usage was appropriated to apply to those who refuse to participate in compulsory activities, such as army service, see conscientious objector.
Refusenik (Muslim) Muslim refusenik is a term coined and proudly adopted by Irshad Manji, a controversial Canadian Muslim writer. She would characterize all independent-minded, liberal, anti-fundamentalist Muslims as Muslim refuseniks.
Refusenik (Soviet Union) Refusenik (, transliterated: mesorav); or Otkaznik (, from "отказ", English equivalent: refusal, rejection) was an unofficial term for individuals, typically but not exclusively Soviet Jews, who were denied permission to emigrate abroad by the authorities of the former Soviet Union. The term refusenik derived from the "refusal", handed down to a prospective emigrant from the Soviet government.
RefWorks RefWorks is a web-based commercial citation manager -- an application for managing references, retrieving bibliographic information, and designing texts in terms of their literature references. Subscribers can store their reference database online, allowing them to use and update it from anywhere, and to share data with other subscribers.
Reg Ansett [Reginald Miles Ansett (13 February], [[1909 - 23 December, 1981) was an Australian businessman and aviator best known for founding Ansett Airlines one of Australia's two leading domestic airlines between 1957 and 2001. He also established a number of other business enterprises including Ansett Pioneer, Australia's leading coachlines, Ansett Road Freight and the ATV-0 television station in Melbourne which later became part of Network Ten.
Reg Armstrong Reginald (Reg) Armstrong (1926 - November 1979) was born in Liverpool, grew up in Dublin, and raced motorcycles for AJS, Velocette, Norton, NSU, and Gilera. He then became team manager for Honda in 1962 and 1963, and they won five world championships in that time.
Reg Atkinson Reg Atkinson was the former mayor of Brandon, Manitoba, and Hartney, Manitoba. Atkinson ran for the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba during the Manitoba provincial election of 2003 in the constituency of Brandon West, with receiving 2982 votes in total, which was not enough votes to defeat Scott Smith, who received 5210 during the election
Reg Fleming Reggie Stephen Fleming, (b. April 21st, 1936 in Montreal, Quebec) was a forward and defenceman in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers.
Reg Freeson Reginald Yarnitz Freeson known as Reg Freeson, PC, (24 February 1926 – 9 October 2006), was a British politician. He was a Labour Member of Parliament for 23 years, from 1964 to 1987, with 14 years on the front bench.
Reg Goodwin Sir Reginald Eustace Goodwin (usually known as Sir Reg Goodwin) (July 3, 1908 - September 29, 1986) was a British politician in London. He was the Leader of the Greater London Council from 1973 to 1977 despite being exceptionally self-effacing; although on the moderate wing of the Labour Party, he supported policies which stressed public control of utilities.
Reg Grundy Productions Reg Grundy Productions was the American wing of the worldwide television production company Grundy Worldwide, which was founded by Australian television producer Reg Grundy. Reg Grundy Productions was responsible for the production of two highly-successful daytime game shows on NBC during the 1980s: Sale of the Century and Scrabble.
Reg Harper Reg Harper is a politician of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. On July 28, 2004, he ran for the Canadian House of Commons, representing the Conservative Party of Canada in Egmont, but lost to Joe McGuire of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Reg Harris Reginald - 'Reg' - Hargreaves Harris (March 1, 1920 - June 22, 1992) was a leading English track racing cyclist in the 1940s and 1950s. He won the world amateur sprint title in 1947, two Olympic silver medals in 1948, and the professional title in 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1954.
Reg Hartt Reg Hartt (born on June 12, 1946 in Rothwell, New Brunswick) is a Toronto film archivist well known in the city for his unique staging of old, important movies. Since 1992 he has shown the movies in his house on Bathurst Street.
Reg Johanson Reg Johanson (born in 1968 in Leduc) is a composition and literature instructor, poet and essayist. His critical writing focuses on the critique of Standard English as a classist and racializing disciplinary practice, the political economy of cheating and plagiarism, the problem of radicalism within a national literary culture and the use of representations in the process of political decomposition.
Reg Keys Reginald Thomas Keys, better known as Reg Keys (born 1952), is the father of a British serviceman killed in the Iraq War. He stood in the 2005 General Election as an anti-war independent candidate for MP of Sedgefield, a constituency held by the current Prime Minister, Tony Blair.
Reg Mombassa Reg Mombassa is the pseudonym of Chris O'Doherty, a musician for Australian band Dog Trumpet (alongside his brother Peter O'Doherty) and formerly with Australian band Mental As Anything. Worldwide, he is perhaps better known as an artist whose irreverent T-shirt graphics for surfwear company Mambo Graphics made the brand a household name and were later adapted for use in the memorable Sydney 2000 Olympics closing ceremony.
Reg Noble Edward Reginald Noble (Born - June 23, 1895 in Collingwood, Ontario - Died - January 19, 1962) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto St. Pats, Montreal Maroons, Detroit Cougars, Detroit Falcons and Detroit Red Wings.
Reg Perks Reg Perks (in full Reginald Thomas David Perks; born October 4, 1911, Hereford, died November 22, 1977, Worcester) was an English cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1939, and was the mainstay of Worcestershire's bowling for a long period from the middle 1930s until the middle 1950s. He was also an aggressive left-handed tail-end slogger, who frequently hit up thirty runs in twenty or so minutes, and on three occasions hit three sixes off consecutive balls.
Reg Plummer Reginald ("Reg") Plummer (born August 6, 1953 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a former field hockey player from Canada, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1976 in Montreal, Canada. There he finished in tenth place with the Men's National Team, just like the team did in Los Angeles, California (1984).
Reg Saunders Captain Reginald Walter Saunders, MBE (7 August 1920 – 2 March 1990) was the first Aboriginal commissioned officer in Australian Military Forces. He served with distinction during World War II and the Korean War.
Reg Thomas Reg Thomas (born April 21, 1953 in Lambeth, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played primarily in the World Hockey Association. After a standout junior career for the London Knights in which he scored 309 points in only three seasons, he was drafted by both the Los Angeles Sharks of the WHA and the Chicago Black Hawks of the NHL.
Reg'lar Fellers Reg'lar Fellers was a long-run newspaper comic strip adapted into a feature film, a radio series on NBC and an animated cartoon. Created by Gene Byrnes (1889-1974), the comic strip offered a humorous look at a gang of suburban children (who nevertheless spoke like New York street kids).
Rega (air rescue) The Rega (Swiss Air-Rescue) is the air rescue service which provides emergency medical assistance via helicopter in Switzerland, notably in mountain but also in cases of life-threatening emergencies in the plain.
Rega Institute for Medical Research The Rega Institute for Medical Research is a Belgian scientific establishment that is part of the Catholic University of Leuven (Leuven) in central Belgium. The Rega Iinstitute is an interfacultary biomedical research institute of the Catholic University of Leuven and consists of departments of medicine and pharmacology.
Regaining Unconsciousness Regaining Unconsciousness is an EP by NOFX, released prior to the release of The War on Errorism. Regaining Unconsciousness was the name of a song that appeared on The War on Errorism, although that song did not appear on this EP.
Regal (cigarette) Regal is one of the most popular UK cigarette brands, they are available in "filter" and "king size" varieties and in packets of 10 and 20. Regal are popular in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the north east of England where as in the rest of england Regals sister brand Embassy are more popular.
Regal (musical instrument) The regal was a small late-medieval portable organ, furnished with beating reeds and having two bellows like a positive organ. In Germany, the name was also given to the reed stops (beating reeds) of a large organ, and more especially the vox humana stop.
Regal Busways Regal Busways Ltd is a small bus operator established in 2001 and based in Essex. Their services operate through 30 local communities including Buckhurst Hill, Loughton, Chelmsford, Epping, the Hanningfields, Harlow, Ongar, Pleshey, Toot Hill, Upshire, Waltham Abbey, Waltham Cross and Wickford.
Regal Petroleum Regal Petroleum plc is a petroleum company based in London with assets in Romania, Ukraine, Greece, and Egypt. It was founded by Frank TimiĹź in November 1996 is listed on the London Alternative Investment Market.
Regal Princess The Regal Princess (built August 1991) is a US-based cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises. In October 2007, Regal Princess will be relocated to Australia and will be operated by P&O Cruises under the name of Pacific Dawn.
Regal Records (1914) Regal Records was a British record label founded in 1914 as a subsidiary of the UK branch of Columbia Records. From 1932 on it was merged with the British Zonophone label (following the merger of the Gramophone Company and Columbia Graphophone Company to form EMI), and became Regal Zonophone.
Regal Zonophone Records Regal Zonophone Records is a British record label formed in 1932, through a merger of the Regal Records and Zonophone Records labels. This followed the merger of those labels' respective parent companies - the Columbia Graphophone Company and the Gramophone Company - to form EMI.
Regalskeppet Vasa Regalskeppet Vasa or Wasa (pronounced "shep-et Vah-sah") is a Swedish 64-gun ship of the line, built for King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden of the House of Vasa, in 1626-1628. She capsized in the first mile of her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628 (details below).
Regan Cameron Regan Cameron was born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand. Inspired by Alex Webb, Irving Penn and the luminary Henri Cartier-Bresson, Regan found his first job assisting a local fashion photographer, which then inspired him to pursue a career in fashion and beauty photography.
Regan Hagar Regan Hagar was the drummer in Malfunkshun from 1980 to 1988, featuring Andrew Wood of Mother Love Bone on vocals and Kevin Wood on guitar. Hagar has also performed in Satchel with Shawn Smith and Brad with Shawn Smith and Stone Gossard.
Regan Harrison Regan Harrison (born November 25 1977 in Brisbane, Queensland) was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1990s and 2000s, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney as part of the 4x100m medley relay team.
Regan King Regan Matthew King (born Thursday, 2 October 1980 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand Rugby Union player. He made his first and only International appearance on the 23rd of November against Wales, after making this appearance and being left out of the New Zealand squad by Graham Henry, he made his move to Europe to Stade Francais in Paris, France.
Regan Upshaw Regan Upshaw (born August 12, 1975 in Berrien Springs, MI) is a retired American football lineman who played in the National Football League between 1996 and 2003. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft out of the University of California, Berkeley.
ReganBooks ReganBooks was a controversial American bestselling imprint or division of HarperCollins book publishing house (parent company is News Corp), headed by editor and publisher Judith Regan, started in 1994 and ended in late 2006. During its existence, Regan was called, by LA Weekly, "the world's most successful publisher".
Regards ring A Regards ring was a Victorian engagement ring in which the initials of the precious gems mounted on the band spelled out the word "regards" in an implicit acrostic: Ruby, Emerald, Garnet, Amethyst, Ruby, Diamond, Sapphire.
Regat Germans Regat Germans or Old Kingdom Germans (German: Regatsdeutsche or Altreichsdeutsche) are an ethnic German group of the eastern and southern parts of Romania. The Regat is land that was part of Romania before the First World War.
Regatta Hotel, Brisbane The Regatta Hotel is an historic hotel located on the corner of Coronation Drive and Sylvan Road in Brisbane, Australia. It is located on the boundary of the suburbs of Toowong and Auchenflower and faces the Brisbane River.
Regelation Regelation is the phenomenon of melting under pressure and freezing again when the pressure is reduced. Many textbooks and websites claim that regelation can be demonstrated by looping a fine wire around a block of ice and attaching a heavy weight to it.
Regen River The Regen (Czech: Řezná) is a river in Bavaria, Germany, left tributary of the Danube. The source of its main headstream, the Großer Regen ("Big Regen"), is located in the Bohemian Forest on the territory of the Czech Republic, near Železná Ruda.
Regena Kaye Russell Regena Kaye Russell is a politician of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. On June 28, 2004, she ran for the Canadian House of Commons, representing the New Democratic Party in Egmont, but lost to Joe McGuire of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Regency architecture The Regency style of architecture refers primarily to buildings built in Britain during the period in the early 19th century when George IV was still Prince Regent, and also to later buildings following the same style.
Regency Acts The Regency Acts are Acts of the British Parliament passed at various points in time, to provide a regent if the British monarch were to be incapacited or in minority (under the age of 18). Prior to 1937, Regency Acts were passed only in necessity.
Regency Bridge The Regency Bridge, locally known as the "Swinging Bridge," is a one-lane suspension bridge over the Colorado River in Texas. It is located at the intersection of Mills County Road 433 and San Saba County Road 137, both gravel roads, near a small community called Regency.
Regency Buck Regency Buck is a novel written by Georgette Heyer. It has two distinctions: it is one of the few novels to combine both genres for which she was noted, the Regency romance and the detective novel; and it is the only one of her Regency stories to feature Beau Brummell as an actual character, rather than as someone mentioned in passing.
Regency Buck (band) Regency Buck Is a three-man, electronica-styled group from Glasgow, Scotland composed first of Duke Ironfist (aka Paul Westwater), Disco (aka Dave McLean) and Christian aka Mark "Spike" Stent later joining the duo. The band created their first album, "Incoming" Back in 2002 with their most recognized track "Deliverance (Free to Change Your Mind)" became a hit in the United States and even featured in the Smallville episode "Stray".
Regency dance Regency dance is the term for historical dances of the period ranging roughly from 1790 to 1825. Some feel that the popular use of the term "Regency dance" is not technically correct, as the actual English Regency (the future George IV ruling on behalf of mad King George III) lasted only from 1811 until 1820.
Regency Enterprises Regency Enterprises is a Los Angeles-based motion picture and television production company formed by Arnon Milchan. It was founded in 1982 as Embassy International Pictures, but the company name changed to avoid confusion with Joseph E.
Regency Government of England 1422-1437 The Regency Government of England 1422-37 ruled while Henry VI was a minor. Decisions were made in the king's name by the regency Council made up of the most important and influential government of England, and dominated by Henry IV's son Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester and Bishop Henry Beaufort (Cardinal Beaufort from 1426), who was Henry V's half-uncle.
Regency Mall (Racine, Wisconsin) Regency Mall is an enclosed shopping mall that opened in 1981, located in Racine, Wisconsin. It features about 100 stores and is anchored by Sears, Boston Store, JCPenney, Steve & Barry's, and Linens 'n Things.

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