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Regimental Sergeant Major Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) is an appointment held by Warrant Officers Class 1 (WO1) in the British Army, Royal Marines and many Commonwealth armies including the Australian Army and New Zealand Army, and by Chief Warrant Officers (CWO) in the Canadian Forces. Only one WO1/CWO holds the appointment of RSM in a regiment or battalion, making him the senior warrant officer; in a unit with more than one WO1, the RSM is considered to be "first amongst equals".
Regiments of the new order Regiments of the new order, or regiments of the foreign order ("Полки нового строя" or "Полки иноземного строя", Polki novogo (inozemnogo) stroya), a Russian term that is used to describe military units that were formed in Russia in the 17th century according to the Western European military standards.
Regimini militantis Regimini militantis ecclesiae (“To the Government of the Church Militant”) was the papal bull promulgated by Pope Paul III on September 27, 1540, which gave a first approval to the formation of the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits, but limited the number of its members to sixty. The first group of Jesuits (known them simply as 'reformed priests')proceeded then to elect Ignatius as their Superior General, against his opposition, and pledged him obedience, recognizing him (as do all Religious) as "holding the place of God" in relation to them.
Regina "Queen" Saraiva Regina "Queen" Saraiva was a Brazilian-born eurodance vocalist who scorced several hits in 1997, including "What Would You Do," "Killing Me Softly," "Close The Door" and "Day By Day," the latter of which would her only big hit in the United States, peaking at #11 on Billboard Magazine's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart that year.
Regina (opera) Regina is an opera by Marc Blitzstein, to his own libretto based on the play The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman. Regina premiered on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre in New York on October 31, 1949 conducted by Maurice Abravanel and directed by Bobby Lewis.
Regina (saint) Saint Regina (3rd century) was a virgin martyr and saint of the Catholic Church. Born in Autun, France, to a pagan named Clement, she was betrothed to the proconsul Olymbrius, but refused to renounce her faith to marry him, for which she was tortured and beheaded.
Regina Bird Regina "Reggie" Bird was a contestant and eventual winner of Big Brother 2003 Australia. Small in stature with an unusual nasal intonation, she earned public admiration with her down-to-earth charm, strong work ethic, and naivety.
Regina Buggy Regina ("Gina") Buggy (born November 12, 1959 in Plymouth, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey player from the United States, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
Regina Carter Regina Carter (born in Detroit, Michigan in 1966) is an American jazz violinist. She began as a classical violinist but became increasingly interested in jazz, and is considered one of the finest violinists in the genre.
Regina Coeli The Regina Coeli or Regina Caeli ("Queen of Heaven"), an ancient latin Marian Hymn of the Catholic Church, is one of the four seasonal Marian antiphons of the Blessed Virgin Mary, prescribed to be sung or recited in the Liturgy of the Hours at the conclusion of the last of the hours to be prayed in common that day, typically night prayer (compline or vespers). The Regina Coeli is sung or recited each evening during the Easter season, from Holy Saturday through Pentecost Sunday.
Regina Coeli Academy Regina Coeli Academy, also known as simply Regina Coeli or by the acronym RCA, is an online Catholic homeschooling-oriented school. It serves students in junior high and high school through audio, text, and other online media.
Regina Cougars The Regina Cougars are the athletic teams that represent the University of Regina in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Cougars compete in all sports except football; the university's football team is known as the Regina Rams.
Regina Doman Regina Doman (born 1970 in Havertown, Pennsylvania) is the author of a series of young adult novels, beginning with The Shadow of the Bear (originally known as Snow White and Rose Red: A Modern Fairy Tale), and continuing with the sequel, Black as Night. A third book, Waking Rose, is planned to complete the series.
Regina Duarte Regina Blois Duarte (born February 5, 1947 in Franca, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian TV and theater actress. Her efforts to campaign against the Workers' Party of current Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the 2002 elections caused considerable controversy.
Regina Exhibition Stadium Regina Exhibition Stadium is an indoor arena located in Regina, Saskatchewan. Built in 1919, it is a part of the Regina Exhibition Park and hosted the legendary Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League before the construction of the Agridome in 1977.
Regina Five The Regina Five was a name given to five abstract painters, Kenneth Lochhead, Arthur McKay, Douglas Morton, Ted Godwin, and Ronald Bloore, who displayed their works in the 1961 National Gallery of Canada's exhibition "Five Painters from Regina".
Regina Hexaphone Regina Hexaphone is a Durham, NC band that was established in 1997 by Sara Bell and Chris Clemmons. Its current members are Sara Bell (vocals, guitar, piano), Nathan Brown (electronic organ, accordion, guitar, vocals), Chris Clemmons (bass, vocals), Jerry Kee (drums), and Margaret White (violin, vocals).
Regina industry and resources Regina's industry was originally largely confined to activities associated with its agricultural hinterland. Latterly oil and natural gas, potash, kaolin, sodium sulphite and bentonite have contributed a great part of Regina and area's economy.
Regina Jacobs Regina Jacobs (born August 28, 1963) is a former middle distance runner from the United States, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea before ending her career in disgrace with positive drugs test.
Regina King Regina King (born January 15, 1971 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film and television actress. She first started her acting career in 1985 in the role of Marla Gibbs' daughter Brenda on the television series 227, a role she played until 1990.
Regina Lewis AOL Consumer Advisor Regina Lewis is an author, national TV contributor, tech-trend expert and host of DIY Network's Tech Out My House. Lewis is the mother of three and has been cited on Capitol Hill for her work in championing online kids safety.
Regina Lynn Regina Lynn (born on May 17) is a blogger, author, and sex-tech expert. She has a daily blog on Wired called Sex Drive Daily, in addition to a weekly column with Wired called Sex Drive with Regina Lynn, which comes out every Friday.
Regina Manifesto The Regina Manifesto was the programme of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and was adopted at the first national convention of the CCF held in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1933. The primary goal of the "Regina Manifesto" was to eradicate the system of capitalism and replace it with a completely planned economy of socialism.
Regina Medal The Regina Medal award is an American Literary award of the Catholic Library Association. It was established in 1959 to recognize continued, distinguished contribution to children’s literature without regard to the nature of the contribution.
Regina Milbourne Regina Milbourne (pen name of Gina Marie Marks) is the name taken by the author of Miami Psychic: Confessions of a Confidante, a memoir published by the Regan Books division of HarperCollins in 2006. The book's co-author is listed as Yvonne Carey.
Regina Russell Regina Russell is a former actress. In addition to her numerous low budget films she also has several credits including Hook (1991) directed by Steven Spielberg and Hollywood Homicide (2003) co-starring Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett.
Regina Sun The Regina Sun is a weekly community-oriented newspaper published by the Regina Leader-Post, the daily newspaper in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is delivered free to all homes in Regina and surrounding area.
Regina Symphony Orchestra The Regina Symphony Orchestra (RSO) was founded in Regina, Saskatchewan as the Regina Orchestral Society in 1908 by Frank Laubach, giving its inaugural concert December 3 of that same year. Becoming the Regina Choral and Orchestral Society in 1919 and merging briefly with the Regina Male Voice Choir as the Regina Philharmonic Association in 1924, it returned to independent status as the Regina Symphony in 1926, presenting its first regular season 1927-1928 under W.
Regina Transit The Regina Transit (System) is a public transportation agency that is operated by city of Regina, Saskatchewan. It is the largest public transit system in Saskatchewan and has been city-owned since its inception.
Regina v. Dudley and Stephens Regina v. Dudley and Stephens ([1884] 14 QBD 273 DC) is a leading English criminal case famous for its establishing the precedent on the use of 'necessity' as a criminal defense, and for its use of the 'slippery slope' argument in formulating its holding.
Regina Wasilewska-Kita Regina Wasilewska-Kita (born February 27, 1951 in Trakucicha) is a Polish politician. She was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 6890 votes in 41 Szczecin district, candidating from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list.
Regina's historic buildings and precincts Many historically significant buildings in Regina, Saskatchewan were lost during the period 1945 through approximately 1970 when the urge to "modernize" overtook developers' and city planners' sense of history and heritage. The old warehouse district to the north of the old CPR tracks is being transformed into an interesting shopping precinct; the Assiniboia Club on Victoria Avenue has long since ceased to be an Ă©lite men's club and continues in use as a restaurant.
Regina, Saskatchewan Regina is the major commercial centre of southern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the provincial capital and was previously the territorial headquarters of the North-West Territories, of which today's provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta originally formed part.
Reginald Aldworth Daly Reginald Aldworth Daly (March 18,1871 – September 19,1957) was a Canadian geologist. He was a professor at Harvard University from 1912 until 1942, after working as a field geologist for the Canadian International Boundary Commission.
Reginald Alexander John Warneford Reginald Alexander John Warneford, VC (1892 – 17 June 1915) was a Royal Naval Air Service officer who received 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.
Reginald Arkell Reginald Arkell was a British script writer and comic novelist who wrote many musical plays for the London theatre, the most popular of which was an adaptation of the spoof history book 1066 and All That, 1066—and all that: A Musical Comedy based on that Memorable History by Sellar and Yeatman. He was the author of A Cottage in the Country and the Green Fingers series of garden verse.
Reginald Baker Reginald ("Snowy") Leslie Baker (born February 8, 1884 – died December 2, 1953) was an Australian athlete, sports promoter and film actor, who was born in Surry Hills, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. He died in Los Angeles, California (United States)
Reginald Ballard Reginald Ballard is an African-American character actor and comedian who is probably best known as "Brotherman from the fifth flo'" in the sitcom Martin. He has appeared in many different television shows such as Veronica Mars, The Bernie Mac Show, and the short-lived TV show, Crumbs.
Reginald Bamford Reginald Bamford (born 11 October 1967) is a croquet world champion and accountant from Putney, England. He is also a Qualified Chartered Accountant, and founded and runs 1st Contact, a company that offers services to the UK Recruitment Industry and its candidates and is known throughout the Antipodean and South African communities in London.
Reginald Beckford Reginald Beckford was a Panamanian sprinter and businessman. In 1930, during the Central American Games in Havana, Cuba, Beckford distinguished himself as the first Panamanian to obtain a gold medal at an international sporting event.
Reginald C. Fuller The Reverend Canon Reginald Cuthbert Fuller DD LSS PhD (b 12 September, 1908 in London, Great Britain) was ordained as a priest by Cardinal Bourne in 1931 (Westminster Cathedral, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster),and appointed Canon (hon.) of Westminster Cathedral by Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor in 2001.
Reginald Cardinal Delargey Reginald John Delargey (10 December 1914 - 29 January 1979) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland and later the Cardinal Archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan of New Zealand. His title was Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino.
Reginald Caton Reginald Ashley Caton (1897 -1971) was an English publisher, variously described as 'eccentric', 'raffish', a 'miser' and a 'rogue publisher'. He appears as a literary character, especially in novels by Kingsley Amis.
Reginald Clare Hart Sir Reginald Clare Hart, VC, GCB, KCVO, Royal Humane Society's Silver Medal (11 June 1848—18 October 1931), was an Irish 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.
Reginald Craddock Sir Reginald Henry Craddock (11 March 1864 – 10 February 1937) was a British government and colonial official who served as the governor of Burma and chairman of the Indian constitutional reforms committee, and later became a Conservative Party Member of Parliament.
Reginald de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham Reginald de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham, KG, was born about 1295, the son of Sir Reginald de Cobham by Joan, the daughter and heir of William de Evere. This Reginald was the second son of John de Cobham, by his first wife Joan the daughter of William Fitzbenedict.
Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall (circa 1110, Dunstanville, Kent, England – 1 July 1175, Chertsey, Surrey, England), Sheriff of Devon, Earl of Cornwall, was an illegitimate son of Henry I of England and Lady Sybilla Corbet.
Reginald de Koven Henry Louis Reginald De Koven (April 3, 1859 – January 16 1920) was an American music critic and composer of operettas. He was born at Middletown, Connecticut, and moved to Europe in 1870, where he received the majority of his education.
Reginald Drax Admiral Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, KCB, DSO, JP, DL (1880–1967) was the younger son of the 17th Baron Dunsany (1853–1899) and his wife, the former Ernle Elizabeth Ernle-Erle-Drax (d. 1916), née Grosvenor.
Reginald Dunne Reginald Dunne, Second in Command of the London branch of the IRA, was also a decorated First World War veteran. On June 22, 1922, Dunne and Joseph O'Sullivan assassinated Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson in London.
Reginald Edward Stubbs Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs (Chinese Translated Name 司徒拔) (1876 - 1947) was a British colonial governor, who was once the Governor of Hong Kong. He disgraced himself while Governor of Ceylon over the Bracegirdle Incident.
Reginald Fessenden Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (October 6, 1866 – July 22, 1932) was a Canadian inventor, best known for his work in early radio. Three of his most notable achievements include: the first audio transmission by radio (1900), the first two-way transatlantic radio transmission (1906), and the first radio broadcast of entertainment and music (1906).
Reginald Firehammer Reginald Firehammer is a modern philosopher whose contribution to the discipline is in the Aristotelian tradition of examining the means to achieve a good and happy life by discovering truth and its relevance to reality.
Reginald Frederick Johnson Hayward Reginald Frederick Johnson Hayward (VC, MC & Bar, ED) (17 June 1891- 17 January 1978) was a South African 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.
Reginald Hawthorn Hooker Reginald Hawthorn Hooker (January 12, 1867 - June 2, 1944) English civil servant, statistician and meteorologist. Hooker was a pioneer in the application of correlation analysis to economics and agricultural meteorology.
Reginald James Macartney Greville-Nugent Reginald James Macartney Greville-Nugent (November 27 1848 - February 28 1878) held the Irish parliamentary seat of Longford, vacated by his father Fulke Southwell Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Greville on his raising to the peerage, from December 31 1869, defeating John Martin.
Reginald John Campbell Reginald John Campbell (1867-1956), British Congregationalist divine, son of a United Free Methodist minister of Scottish descent, was born in London and educated at schools in Bolton and Nottingham, where his father successively removed, and in Belfast, the home of his grandfather.
Reginald Leonard Haine Reginald Leonard Haine (VC, MC & Bar)(10 July 1896-12 June 1982) was an English 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.
Reginald Marsh (artist) Reginald Marsh (14 March 1898 - 3 July 1954) was an American painter, born in Paris, most notable for his detailed depictions of life in New York City in the 1920's and 1930's. He painted using egg tempera, a forgotten medium revived in the mid-twentieth century.
Reginald Maudling Reginald Maudling (March 7,1917 - February 14, 1979) was a British politician known for his intellectual brilliance, political pragmatism, and easygoing nature but slightly dogged by a reputation for laziness. After helping rebuild the Conservative Party after its 1945 election defeat, he became Member of Parliament for Barnet and served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the early 1960s.
Reginald Munn Reginald George Munn (20 August 1869 - 12 April 1947) was an English cricketer who played a single first-class game, for Worcestershire against MCC in 1900; he was bowled by Dick Pougher for 2 in his only innings.
Reginald Oliver Denny Reginald Oliver Denny (born April 21, 1953 in San Pedro, California) is a white construction truck driver who was dragged from his truck and nearly beaten to death by black rioters during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The attack was captured by Los Angeles News Service, which broadcast the attack live on national television.
Reginald Owen Reginald Owen, or John Reginald Owen, (August 5, 1887–November 5, 1972) was a British character actor known for playing in many film roles in British and American movies and later in television programs. He was born in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England.
Reginald Palgrave Sir Reginald Francis Douce Palgrave KCB (1829-1904) son of Francis Palgrave and his wife Elizabeth Turner, daughter of banker Dawson Turner. His brothers were Francis Turner Palgrave, William Gifford Palgrave, and Inglis Palgrave.
Reginald Parsons Reginald Hascall Parsons (October 3, 1873 - June 9, 1955) was a prominent Seattle businessman and philanthropist during the first half of the twentieth century. He was born on Long Island, New York and came west to Seattle with his family in 1904 to manage the Bemis Bag Company there.
Reginald Prentice Reginald Ernest Prentice, Baron Prentice, PC (July 16, 1923 – January 18, 2001) was a politician in the United Kingdom, representing the Labour Party and later the Conservative Party. He was the highest-ranking Labour figure ever to defect to the Conservative party.
Reginald R. Myers Colonel Reginald Rodney Myers (1919-2005) was a United States Marine Corps officer who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in Korea as a major — for fearlessly leading 250 United Nations troops to victory over 4,000 of the enemy in November 1950 at the Chosin Reservoir.
Reginald Roy Inwood Reginald Roy Inwood (July 14 1890 - October 23 1971) was an Australian 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.
Reginald Roy Rattey Reginald Roy Rattey (28 March, 1917–10 January, 1986) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC) — the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Commonwealth of Nations forces — during World War II.
Reginald Scot Reginald Scot (circa 1538 - 1599) was the English author of The Discoverie of Witchcraft, which was published in 1584. It was written to show that witches did not exist, by exposing how (apparently miraculous) magic tricks were done.
Reginald Sorensen, Baron Sorensen Reginald William Sorensen, Baron Sorensen (19 June 1891 – 8 October 1971) was a Unitarian minister and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament for over thirty years between 1929 and 1964.
Reginald Stackhouse Reginald Francis Stackhouse (born April 30, 1925) is a Canadian educator and former politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1972 to 1974 and from 1984 to 1988 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Reginald Stanley Judson Reginald Stanley Judson (VC, DCM, MM) (29 September 1881 - 26 August 1972) was a New Zealander 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.
Reginald Swalwell Reginald Sawdon Swalwell (25 June 1873 - 20 September 1930) was an English cricketer who played 26 first-class matches between 1907 and 1926: 18 for Worcestershire, seven for MCC and one for Gentlemen of England.
Reginald Swartz Sir Reginald William Colin Swartz KBE, MBE (Mil) (April 14, 1911 - February 2, 2006), best known as Reg Swartz, was a Minister during the governments of Sir Robert Menzies, Harold Holt and John Gorton in Australia. In particular, he is best known as the Minister for Civil Aviation between 1966 and 1969.
Reginald Vanderhoff Reginald Vanderhoff (real name Jason Matthew Willis born June 28 1972) is an independent wrestling manager, referee and announcer. Vanderhoff is primarily based in South Carolina, however, his promotional radius includes the states of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and West Virginia.
Reginald VelJohnson Reginald VelJohnson (born August 16, 1952 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American film and television actor who is most famous for his roles as Carl Winslow on the sitcom Family Matters and as the police officer Sgt. Al Powell in the hit film Die Hard (1988) and the sequel Die Hard 2 (1990).
Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr and 3rd Baron West (7 September 1395 – 27 August 1450) was the second son of Thomas West, 1st Baron West and Joan, half-sister and heiress of Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr. He inherited the title Baron West in 1416 when his brother Thomas West, 2nd Baron West died during the Agincourt campaign, and the title Baron De La Warr in 1427 on the death of his brother-in-law.
Reginald Wightman Reginald Frederick Wightman (born May 28, 1899 in Nesbitt, Manitoba; died January 23, 1981) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1949 to 1958.
Reginald William Sartorius Reginald William Sartorius (VC, CMG) (8 May 1841- 7 August 1907) was a 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.
Reginald Wilson (psychologist) Reginald Wilson is a psychologist who has served as Senior Scholar Emeritus at the American Council on Education since 1988. Prior to his appointment, Wilson was president of Wayne County Community College in Detroit for 10 years.
Reginald Wood Reginald Wood (born 7 March 1860 in Cheshire, England; died 6 January 1915 in New South Wales, Australia) had one of the most unusual Test cricket careers in cricket history, with only Joseph McMaster laying claim to a more unusual one. The son of John Wood, a Birkenhead merchant, and Montréal born Elizabeth, he was educated at Charterhouse and played six matches for Lancashire County Cricket Club as an amateur before emigrating to Australia.
Regine Olsen Regine Schlegel née Olsen (January 23, 1822 - March 18, 1904) was a Danish woman chiefly remembered for being briefly engaged to the philosopher and theologian Søren Kierkegaard from September 1840 to October 1841. After the relationship ended, Regine married Johan Frederik Schlegel, a prominent Danish civil servant.
Reginsmál Reginsmál (Reginn's sayings) or Sigurðarkviða Fáfnisbana II (Second Lay of Sigurd Fáfnir's Slayer) is an Eddic poem, found in the Codex Regius manuscript. The poem is unnamed in the manuscript, where it follows Grípisspá and precedes Fáfnismál, but modern scholars regard it as a separate poem and have assigned it names for convenience.
Regiomontanus Johannes Müller von Königsberg (June 6, 1436 – July 6, 1476), known by his Latin pseudonym Regiomontanus, was an important German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer. He was born in the Franconian village of Unfinden near Königsberg, Bavaria (not to be confused with the famous East Prussian city of Königsberg (Kaliningrad), nor with Königsberg in der Neumark (Chojna)).
Regiomontanus (crater) Regiomontanus is an ancient lunar impact crater located in the southern highlands region to the southeast of Mare Nubium. It is joined at the chaotic northern rim by Purbach crater, and to the south-southeast is Walther crater.
Region Region is a geographic term used in various ways among the different branches of geography. In general, a region medium-scale area of land or water, smaller than the whole area of interest (which could be, for example, the world, a nation, a river basin, mountain range, and so on), and larger than a specific site or location.
Region (Europe) The European Union created the Committee of the Regions to represent Regions of Europe as the layer of EU government administration directly below the nation-state level. The Committee has its headquarters in Brussels.
Region 4 (Johannesburg) Region 4 is situated almost exactly in the middle of the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area. It contains the north-western suburbs of Johannesburg as well as western Randburg to the north and Florida to the south-west.
Region 6 (Johannesburg) Region 6 is situated towards the south west of the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area. It abuts on the city's Mining Belt in the north or the southern boundary of Region 5 (Roodepoort) and from there stretches south to meet Region 11 (Ennerdale and Orange Farm).
Region 6 War Room The Region 6 War Room is a nuclear bunker dating from the early days of the cold war and located on the Whiteknights Park campus of the University of Reading in the English town of Reading. It is one of a number of such Regional War Rooms built during the 1950s and designed to co-ordinate civil defence in the event of an attack on the country using conventional bombs or atom bombs.
Region 7 (Johannesburg) Region 7, also known as Alexandra is one of Johannesburg's eastern boundary sections, situated in the north-east of the city. Regions 2 (Midrand), 3 (Sandton), and 8 (Central) are to its west, with Midrand also forming its northern boundary.
Region 8 (Johannesburg) Region 8, the historic heart of Johannesburg, is centrally situated on the north-west axis, and towards the eastern border. Surrounding regions, from the north and proceeding clockwise, are Region 3 (Sandton), Region 7 (Alexandra), Region 9 (Johannesburg South), and Region 4 (Northcliff).
Region Connection Calculus The region connection calculus (RCC) serves for qualitative spatial representation and reasoning. RCC abstractly describes regions (in Euclidian space, or in a topological space) by their possible relations to each other.
Region Hovedstaden Region Hovedstaden (Danish Capital Region or Copenhagen Capital Region) is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties ("amter") with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 271 to 98.
Region Midtjylland Region Midtjylland (English: Region Central Jutland) is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties ("amter") with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 271 to 98.
Region Nordjylland Region Nordjylland (English: Region North Jutland) is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties ("amter") with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 271 to 98.
Region of Republican Subordination Region of Republican Subordination (Tajik: Ноҳияҳои тобеи ҷумҳурӣ), (formerly known as Karotegin Province) is a region in Tajikistan, consisting of districs which are directly under the central rule. Karotegin is the historic name of the Rasht Valley and a historic political region in pre-Soviet Central Asia that is today part of Tajikistan.
Region Sjælland Region Sjælland (English: Region Zealand) is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties ("amter") with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 271 to 98.
Region Syddanmark Region Syddanmark (English: Region South Denmark) is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties ("amter") with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 271 to 98.

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