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René Goscinny René Goscinny (August 14, 1926, Paris – November 5, 1977, Paris) was a Polish-French author, editor and humorist of Jewish descent, who is best known for the comic book Astérix, which he created with illustrator Albert Uderzo, and for his work on the early issues of the comic book series Lucky Luke.
René Guénon René Jean Marie Joseph Guénon (November 15 1886 – January 7 1951) also named Sheikh 'Abd al-Wahid Yahya upon his acceptance of Islam, was a French-born author. His field was metaphysics, applied to the study of cultural traditions.
René Guyon Society The René Guyon Society was an American group that advocated sexual relationships with children. It was named after René Guyon, a French jurist who, apart from traditional judicial work, wrote on sexual ethics; indeed, the organization's purpose is based on Guyon's 1934 work The Ethics of Sexual Acts.
René Guyot René Guyot was a French trap shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the silver medal in trap shooting competition.
René Hérault René Hérault, seigneur de Fontaine-l'Abbé et de Vaucresson (April 23 1691 – August 2 1740), simply known as René Hérault, and sometimes as René Hérault de Vaucresson, was a French magistrate and administrator who served as Lieutenant General of Police of Paris from 1725 to 1739.
René Henriksen René Henriksen (born August 27, 1969 in Glostrup) is a Danish former professional football player, who played as a defender for Danish club Akademisk Boldklub and Panathinaikos in Greece. Henriksen was capped 66 times for the Danish national team, and he represented his country at two FIFA World Cups and two European Championship tournaments.
René Highway René Highway (1954-1990) was a Canadian dancer and actor of Cree descent from Brochet, Manitoba. He was the brother of playwright Tomson Highway, with whom he frequently collaborated during their time at Native Earth Performing Arts in Toronto, and the partner of actor and singer Micah Barnes.
René Hoppe René Hoppe (born 9 December 1976 in Oelsnitz) is a German bobsledder who competed in the bobsleigh events at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Hoppe won a gold medal in the four-person bobsleigh event with teammates Kevin Kuske, André Lange, and Martin Putze.
René I of Naples René I of Naples (January 16, 1409 – July 10, 1480), also known as René d'Anjou and "René I the Good" (French Le bon roi René), was Duke of Anjou, Count of Provence (1434–1480), Count of Piedmont, Duke of Bar (1430–1480), Duke of Lorraine (1431–1453), King of Naples (1438–1442; titular 1442–1480), titular King of Jerusalem (1438–1480) and Aragon (1466–1480) (including Sicily, Majorca, Corsica), and alleged Grand Master of the Priory of Sion.
René II, Duke of Lorraine René II (Angers, May 2 1451 – December 10 1508, Fains) was Count of Vaudémont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Duke of Bar from 1483 to 1508. He claimed the crown of the Kingdom of Naples and the County of Provence as the Duke of Calabria 1480–1493 and as King of Naples and Jerusalem 1493–1508.
René Konen Tunnel The Saint Esprit Tunnel (), colloquially known as the René Konen Tunnel (), is a 655-metre (2,150 ft) |publisher=d'Wort }} road tunnel in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It carries two lanes of one-way traffic northwards, under Ville Haute, bypassing the narrow streets and pedestrian zone in the heart of the city.
René Lacoste Jean René Lacoste (July 2, 1904 - October 12, 1996) was a famous French tennis player and businessman, nicknamed "the Crocodile" by fans; he is now mostly known as being the namesake of the Lacoste tennis shirt, which he introduced in 1929.
René Lévesque René Lévesque (pronounced ) (August 24, 1922 – November 1, 1987) was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec, Canada, (1960 – 1966), the founder of the Parti Québécois political party, and 23rd Premier of Quebec (November 25, 1976 – October 3, 1985). He was the first French-Canadian political leader since confederation to attempt, through a referendum, to negotiate political independence for Quebec.
René Lussier René Lussier (born April 15, 1957) is a musician based in the province of Québec, Canada. He is a composer, guitarist, bass guitarist, percussionist, bass clarinetist and singer. Lussier has collaborated with such figures as Fred Frith, Chris Cutler, Jean Derome and Robert M. Lepage. His work, which combines elements from all major genres, is often referred to within the discourse of New Music, or Musiques Actuelles, in French.
René Menard French Jesuit missionary explorer who traveled to Huronia in 1641, learned the language of the wyandot, and was soon in charge of many of the satellite missions around Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. He survived the continuious attacks from Iroquois (see Iroquois Wars) on Huronia and after hearing that the wyandot were in western Lake Superior after the Huron-Iroquois wars from Radisson and Groseilliers he ventured out to find them in 1661, wintered in L'Anse, Michigan, and dissapeared traveling inland from Chequamegon Bay.
René Moawad René Moawad (April 17, 1925 - November 22, 1989) (Arabic: رينيه معوض) was President of Lebanon for 17 days in 1989, from the 5th to the 22nd of November, when he was assassinated. A Maronite Christian noted for his moderate views, Moawad had given some citizens hope that the long civil war in Lebanon could be ended.
René Monteagudo René Monteagudo Miranda (March 12, 1916 - September 14, 1973) was a Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder who played with the Washington Senators (1938, 1940) and Philadelphia Phillies (1945). Monteagudo threw and batted left-handed.
René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou René Nicolas Charles Augustin de MaupeouHe was marquis de Morangles and de Bully, vicomte de Bruyères-le-Châtel. (February 25, 1714–July 29, 1792) was a French politician, chancellor of France, whose attempts at fiscal reform signalled the failure of enlightened despotism in France.
René of Alençon René of Alençon (1454 – November 1, 1492, Chateau d'Alençon), was the son of John II of Alençon and Marie of Armagnac. In 1478, he was restored as Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche, titles which had been confiscated from his father after his conviction in 1474.
René Philoctète René Philoctète (born 1932) is a Haitian poet. Born in Jérémie, some of his most notable poems are Saison des hommes (1960), which was also his first published poem, Les Tambours du Soleil (1962), and Ces Iles qui Marchent (1969).
René Pijnen Marinus Augustinus Josephus ("René") Pijnen (born September 3, 1946 in Woensdrecht) was a Dutch cyclist. He became Olympic champion of the Team 100k Time Trial in the 1968 Summer Olympics along with Joop Zoetemelk, Fedor den Hertog and Jan Krekels.
René Pleven René Pleven (April 1901 - January 13, 1993) was a notable French politician of the Fourth Republic. A member of the Free French, he helped found the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance (UDSR), a political party that was meant to be a successor to the wartime Resistance movement.
René Rachou René Rachou was a Brazilian physician and research on malaria who was the director of the Institute of Malariology of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Rio de Janeiro. The Institute was moved to Belo Horizonte in 1955, and, after his death, in 1965, it was renamed Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou in his honor.
René Ray René Ray, the Countess of Midleton, (22 September 1911 London – 28 August 1993 Jersey) was a former British film and stage actress of the 1930s and 1940s who appeared in over forty films. She turned to writing for much of her later career and may be best known for her 1957 novel The Strange World of Planet X and its television adaptation.
René Saorgin Born in Cannes, René Saorgin began his musical studies at the Nice Conservatoire and then went to Paris to study composition with Maurice Duruflé and Noël Gallon at the Paris Conservatoire. Benefitting from the revival of the classical organ between 1955 and 1960, his knowledge and mastery of the instrument were esentially self-taught.
René Schneider General René Schneider Chereau (December 31, 1913 - October 25, 1970) was the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army at the time of the 1970 Chilean presidential election, when he was assassinated during a botched kidnapping attempt. His murder virtually assured Salvador Allende's election by the Chilean Congress two days later.
René Sommerfeldt René Sommerfeldt (born October 2, 1974) is a German cross-country skier who has been competing since 1994. He won 2 medals in the 4 x 10 km relays at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2002.
René Temmink René Temmink (born 24 June 1960 in Deventer) is a former Dutch football referee.Interview with René Temmink (1), De scheidsrechterssite With his 203 cm he was one of the tallest referees on the football pitches.
René Thirifays René Thirifays was a Belgian football player who finished top scorer of the Belgian League with 26 goals in 1949 while playing for Sporting Charleroi. He played 13 times with the Belgian national team between 1946 and 1949.
René Thom René Thom (September 2, 1923 – October 25, 2002) was a French mathematician. He made his reputation as a topologist, moving on to aspects of what would be called singularity theory; he became celebrated for one aspect of this latter interest, his work as founder of catastrophe theory (later developed by Christopher Zeeman).
René Thomas (Belgium) René Thomas is a Belgian scientist, and professor at the Center for Nonlinear Phenomena and Complex Systems of the Universite Libre de Bruxelles. In 1975, he was awarded the Francqui Prize on Biological and Medical Sciences for his work on molecular biology.
René Thomas (shooter) René Thomas was a French sport shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a bronze medal with the military rifle team.
René Urtreger René Urtreger began his piano studies at the age of four and in his adolescence furthered them in the Conservatory of Classical Music and had an orientation toward jazz, playing in a small Parisian club, the "Sullyt d' Auteil" with an orchestra of students directed by Hubert Damisch, and comprising among others, by Sacha Distel and Louis Viale.
René Valenzuela Eduardo René Valenzuela (born April 20, 1955) is a retired football defender from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number three jersey. He played for several clubs in Chile, including Universidad Católica.
René Viviani René Raphaël Viviani (November 8 1863 – September 7 1925) was a French politician of the Third Republic, who served as Prime Minister for the first year of World War I. He was born in Sidi Bel Abbès, in French North Africa.
René Wellek René Wellek (August 22, 1903—November 10, 1995) was a Czech-German comparative literary critic. Wellek, along with Erich Auerbach, is remembered as an eminent product of the Central European philological tradition.
René Worms René Worms (born at Rennes December 8, 1869 - February 12, 1926) was a French auditor of the council of state; son of Emile Worms. He was educated at the lyceum of his native city and at the Lycée Charlemagne and the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris ("docteur en droit," 1891; "docteur ès lettres," and "docteur ès sciences politiques et economiques," 1896).
René-Charles de Breslay René-Charles de Breslay, (June 1658 – 4 December 1735), was born and educated in France where he spent a number of years as “gentleman in waiting of the privy chamber of the king”. Following this period, he entered the order of Saint-Sulpice and became a Sulpician in 1689.
René-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d' Argenson René-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d' Argenson (October 18 1694 - January 10 1757) was a French statesman, son of the 1st Marquis d'Argenson and brother of Marc-Pierre d'Argenson. His son Marc-René served as Minister of War and was a noted bibliophile.
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, or Robert de LaSalle (November 24, 1643 – March 19, 1687) was a French explorer. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico, and claimed the entire Mississippi basin for France.
Renée Bordereau Renée Bordereau (born 1770), nicknamed The Angevin, was a French woman who disguised herself as a man and fought as a Royalist cavalier in the troops of Charles Melchior Artus de Bonchamps during the Vendéan insurrection against the French Revolution (in 1793).
Renée Montagne Renée Montagne is an American radio journalist and the current co-host (with Steve Inskeep) of National Public Radio's syndicated newsmagazine, Morning Edition. She joined the show in December 2004, after serving as a correspondent and occasional host since 1989.
Renée Rienne Renée Rienne (real name Renée Goursaud, alias Le Corbeau, "The Raven") is a fictional character in the spy-fi television series Alias. Played by Élodie Bouchez, she was introduced as a new character for the fifth season.
Rend [Rend is one of the main river of Surguja] district in the state of [[Chhattisgarh. Also referred as Rehar or Rihand, it rises in the region south west of the Mainpat plateau, which is about 1,100 meters above mean sea level, from Matiranga hills.
Rendészeti Biztonsági Szolgálat Rendészeti Biztonsági Szolgálat, in English Service of Law Enforcement and Public Safety is a part of the Hungarian National Police which is very similar to Western-European Gendarmerie-type police forces. The abbreviation of the organisation is REBISZ or RBSZ.
Render Output unit The Render Output Unit, often abbreviated as "ROP", and sometimes called (perhaps more properly) Raster Operations Pipeline, is one of the final steps in the rendering process of modern 3D accelerator boards. The pixel pipelines take pixel and texel information and process it, via specific matrix and vector operations, into a final pixel or depth value.
Render safe procedure Render Safe Procedure (RSP) is the portion of the explosive ordnance disposal procedures involving the application of special explosive ordnance disposal procedures, methods and tools to provide the interruption of functions or separation of essential components of unexploded ordnance (including Improvised Explosive Device) to prevent an unacceptable detonation. Ordnance detonations may be broadly categorized as a high order detonation or a low order detonation.
Render wrangler In the modern film industry where computer graphics are used for animations, a Render Wrangler is the job title of the systems engineer in charge of the render farm of networked computers on which the rendering applications are run.
Rendering (industrial) Rendering is an industrial process that converts waste animal tissue into stable, value-added materials. The majority of tissue processed comes from slaughterhouses but also includes restaurant grease and butcher shop trimmings.
Rendering equation In computer graphics, the rendering equation describes the flow of light energy throughout a scene. Based on the physics of light, it provides theoretically perfect results under the physical assumption that only the particle phenomena of light are present, in contrast to the various rendering techniques, which approximate this ideal.
Rendering intent Rendering intent refers to the way the CMM (Color Management Module) will handle out-of-gamut colors during a conversion from one color space to another. The International Color Consortium specification includes four different rendering intents: Perceptual, Relative Colorimetric, Saturation and Absolute Colorimetric.
RenderMan Interface Specification RenderMan Interface Specification, or RISpec in short, is an API developed by Pixar Animation Studios to describe three dimensional scenes and turn them into digital photorealistic images. It includes the RenderMan Shading Language.
Rendez-vous '87 Rendez-vous '87 was an ice hockey exhibition series between the Soviet national ice hockey team and a team of All-Stars from the National Hockey League, held in Quebec City. It replaced the NHL's All-Star festivities for the 1986-87 NHL season.
Rendez-vous Houston Rendez-vous Houston was a concert performed by musician Jean-Michel Jarre on the skyscrapers of Downtown Houston on the evening of April 5, 1986. For a period of time, it held a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest outdoor "rock concert" in history, with figures varying from 1 to 1.
Rendez-Vous Rendez-Vous is an album of instrumental electronic music composed and produced by Jean-Michel Jarre, and released in 1986 on Disques Dreyfus, licensed to Polydor. It sold some three million copies worldwide and remains Jarre's longest-running chart album in both the USA and UK, with a 20 week run in the U.
Rendezvous (Prison Break episode) "Rendezvous" is the thirty-second episode of the American television series Prison Break and is the tenth episode of its second season. It was first aired on November 6, 2006, making it the first episode to be aired during the November sweeps in the United States.
Rendezvous with RagNaRok Rendezvous with RagNaRok is a performance film by the band GWAR coinciding with their 1995 album RagNaRok, though the video was released in early 1997 (much of the footage was from 1996). The bulk of the video is concert footage, with a mock interview interspersed between each song.
Rendition (company) Rendition was a maker of 3D graphics chipsets in the mid- to late-90's. They were known for products such as the Vérité 1000 and Vérité 2x00 and for being one of the first 3D chipset makers to directly work with Quake developer John Carmack to make a hardware-accelerated version of the game (vQuake).
Rendition (law) In law, rendition is a "surrender" or "handing over" of persons or property, particularly from one jurisdiction to another. For criminal suspects, extradition is the most common type of rendition.
Rendition aircraft Rendition aircraft are aircraft used by national governments to move prisoners internationally, a practice known as rendition, sometimes referred to as extraordinary rendition. The aircraft listed in this article have been identified in international news media as being used for prisoner transports.
Rendleman-Bartter model The Rendleman-Bartter model in finance is a short rate model describing the evolution of interest ratess. It is a type of "one factor model" as describes interest rate movements as driven by only one source of market risk.
Rendlesham Forest Incident The Rendlesham Forest Incident is the name given to a series of reported sightings of unexplained lights and objects in the sky, and the alleged landing of an extraterrestrial spacecraft, in December 1980, in the vicinity of Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England. Along with the Berwyn Mountain Incident, it is perhaps the most famous UFO event to have happened in Britain, ranking amongst the best-known UFO events worldwide.
Rendlesham, Suffolk Rendlesham, near Woodbridge, Suffolk was a royal centre of authority for the king of the East Saxons, of the Wuffinga line; the proximity of the Sutton Hoo ship burial may indicate a connection between Sutton Hoo and the East Saxon royal house. Swithhelm, son of Seaxbald, who reigned from 660 to around 664, was baptised at Rendlesham by Saint Cedd with King Aethelwald of East Anglia acting as his godfather.
Rendolepsis Rendolepsis is a film made in Luxembourg in 2003, directed by Marc Barnig, and produced by Koler Movies Lëtzebuerg (KML). It stars Vivi Giampaolo and Joëlle Kugener as two friends who embark on an adventure to learn more about a mysterious book which one of them finds in her attic.
Rendon Group The Rendon Group is a public relations firm, founded by John Rendon, which specializes in providing communications services both nationally and internationally. According to reports in the mainstream media, it has provided communication services to the CIA and the Pentagon.
Rendsburg-Eckernförde Rendsburg-Eckernförde (Danish: Rendsborg-Egernførde) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the city of Kiel, the district of Plön, the city of Neumünster, the districts of Segeberg, Steinburg, Dithmarschen and Schleswig-Flensburg, and the Baltic Sea.
Rene Armijo Jr Rene Armijo Jr (born September 6, 1983 in El Paso, Texas) is a professional boxer. Known as "Lone Star" or the "The Manimal", he was a contestant on reality TV show The Next Great Champ on Fox and was eliminated from the show after being decisioned by Jimmy Mince.
Rene Auberjonois René Murat Auberjonois (born June 1, 1940 in New York City) is an American character actor. After portraying Father Mulcahy (nickname Dago Red) in the movie version of M*A*S*H, he became well-known for his television work as Clayton Endicott III on the sitcom Benson, and as Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Rene Bond Rene Bond, born in San Diego, California on October 11, 1950, was a popular adult actress who was active in the 1970s Los Angeles pornography scene, appearing in about 300 films and loops. She was well known for having a youthful, "girl next door" appeal.
Rene Corbet Rene Corbet (born June 25, 1973 in Victoriaville, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey player currently playing for the Mannheim Eagles (Adler Mannheim) of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Corbet was a second round pick (24th overall) by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, Quebec would become the Colorado Avalanche in the 1995-96 NHL season.
Rene J. Bienvenu Rene Joseph Bienvenu, Jr. (March 19, 1923 -- January 27, 1983), was an American scientist and academic who wound up his career as the president of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, having served from 1977-1982.
Rene Lachemann Rene George Lachemann (born May 4, 1945, in Los Angeles, California) is the first base coach for the Oakland Athletics and a former catcher and manager in American Major League Baseball. Lachemann served as the first manager in the history of the Florida Marlins (1993-96) and also skippered the Seattle Mariners (1981-83) and Milwaukee Brewers (1984).
Rene Moore Rene Moore was a successful singer-songwriter and producer in the 1980s and is more memorable musically for hits he cultivated with legendary soul singer Angela Winbush, including "I'll Be Good", "Save Your Love (For #1)", "Your Smile", and "You Don't Have to Cry".
Rene Rancourt Rene Rancourt (born 1939), native to Lewiston, ME and a resident of Natick, MA has sung the National Anthem at the Boston Bruins home hockey games for over 30 years. He is such a part of the Bruins' establishment that he is the only person mentioned by name in the Dropkick Murphys' song: "Time to Go"http://www.
Rene Requiestas Renato (Rene) Requiestas (born January 22, 1957 - July 24, 1993) was one of the top Filipino comedic acts of the late 1980s up to the early 1990s. Handpicked by comedian Joey de Leon for his comedic timing and natural funny disposition, Rene became known for his sidekick roles and his toothless grin.
Rene Rivkin Rene Rivkin (6 June,1944 – 1 May,2005) was an Australian entrepreneur, stockbroker, and investment adviser. He was the country's best known stockbroker, and one of its most successful until his conviction for insider trading and subsequent suicide.
Rene Sta. Cruz Rene Sta. Cruz, a native of Batangas, Philippines, is a hard hitting media personality presently anchor of Big Time Balita on DZBB Aired from 4:30 AM to 6:00 AM and another schedule on 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Mondays to Fridays, 4:00 PM on Saturday.
Rene Syler René Syler (born February 17, 1963) cohosted CBS News’ The Early Show from October 2002, when it debuted in its four-anchor format, until she left in December 2006. She has interviewed First Lady Laura Bush, former President Jimmy Carter, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Senator John McCain and NASA’s first female shuttle commander, Eileen Collins, as well as celebrities including Melissa Etheridge and Prince.
Renee Friedman Renee Friedman is an American Egyptologist, who studied at the University of California, Berkeley, where her thesis was on the Predynastic cemetery at Naga ed Der. She the earned her PhD in 1994 (on Predynastic settlement ceramics).
Renee MacRae Renee MacRae (1940) is a Scottish woman who is missing, presumed dead. Her disappearance along with her son, is currently Britain's longest running missing person's case, and in Scotland the case is as notorious as Glasgow's Bible John murders.
Renee Props Renee Props (born Oklahoma, 15 February 1962) is a United States actress and radio DJ who starred in many soap operas like Days of Our Lives and As the World Turns. She is also known by Seinfeld fan as Lois in the episode The Race from the 6th season.
Renee Raudman Renee Raudman is an actor and voice actor who performed the English voice of Nastasha Romanenko in the video game Metal Gear Solid (under the credit of Renne Collette) and its GameCube remake (under the credit of her real name). She also provides the voice of the recurring character Ms.
Renee Richards Renee Richards (born Richard Raskind August 191934) is a physician and professional tennis player. In 1975 she underwent sex reassignment surgery, and in 1976 the United States Tennis Association denied her entrance into the U.
Renee Sands Renee Sands (born Renee Ilene Sandstrom, February 15, 1974 in Worcester, Massachusetts) is an American singer and actress best known for her work on the 1980s children's television show Kids Incorporated and as a member of the vocal trio Wild Orchid, which also included fellow Kids Inc. cast member Stacy Ferguson (now of Black Eyed Peas) and Stefanie Ridel.
Renee Simonsen Renée Toft Simonsen (born 12 May 1965) is a former supermodel from Denmark, who currently works as a psychologist and writer. Simonsen was one of the most successful and beautiful models in the world during the 1980s.
Renee Stout Renee Stout, born 1958 in Junction City, Kansas, is a contemporary artist known for assemblage artworks dealing with her personal history and African American heritage. Ackland Art Museum article retrieved January 7, 2007
Renegade (album) Renegade was the eleventh studio album by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). Though not his first appearance, this was the first album in which keyboard player Darren Wharton was credited as a permanent member, becoming the fifth member of the line-up.
Renegade (video game) Renegade is a video game released in American and European arcades in 1986 by Taito. It is a westernized conversion (including changes to all of the sprites and backgrounds) of the Japanese arcade game Nekketsu Koha: Kunio-Kun, released earlier the same year by Technos.
Renegade Animation Renegade Animation is an animation studio that specializes in Macromedia Flash animation. It was founded by former Walt Disney Studios animator Darrell Van Citters and his business partner Ashley Postelwaite in 1992, to produce internet cartoons.
Renegade Legion Renegade Legion was a series of science fiction games that were produced by FASA, and published from 1987 to 1995. Set in the 69th Century, the series allowed gamers to play out the battles between the Terran Overlord Government (TOG), a corrupt galactic empire (which had patterned itself after the Roman Empire on ancient earth), and the Commonwealth, a "rebel alliance" of humans and aliens making a valiant last stand at the edge of the galaxy.
Renegade Press Renegade Press was a comic book company, founded by Canadian Deni Loubert, that operated from 1984 to 1988. Loubert was publisher of Aardvark-Vanaheim until she and husband Dave Sim (owner and major contributor to A-V) divorced, at which point she started Renegade and moved to the United States.
Renegade show A renegade show at a juggling convention is "an open stage where anyone can, at short notice, get up and perform just about anything". At their best, they allow amateur jugglers to perform a couple of unique tricks for fellow jugglers without having to prepare a whole programme.
Renegadepress Renegadepress is Canadian television series production by Saskatchewan’s Vérité Films Robert de Lint and executive producer Virginia Thompson running since 2004. The show is daily broadcasted on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN).
Renegades of Funk "Renegades of Funk" is a music track written and released as a single on the Tommy Boy label by Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force in 1984. It was originally produced and mixed by Arthur Baker and John Robie, and was rereleased on a CD in 1993.
Renenutet In Egyptian mythology, Renenutet (also transliteration as Ernutet, and Renenet) was the anthropomorphic deification of the act of gaining a true name, an aspect of the soul, during birth. Her name simply meaning (she who) gives Ren, with Ren being the Egyptian word for this true name.
Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory The Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL) is a research laboratory based at the University of California, Berkeley. It focuses on designing, testing, and disseminating renewable and appropriate energy systems.
Renewable energy Renewable energy (Non-Conventional Energy) is defined as "energy derived from resources that are regenerative or for all practical purposes can not be depleted."United States Department of Energy Glossary of energy-related terms (URL accessed Dec 21, 2006) Renewable energy sources contribute approximately 29.
Renewable energy in the European Union The countries of the European Union are currently the leading world power in the development and application of renewable energy. Promoting the use of renewable energy sources is important both to the reduction of the EU's dependence on foreign energy imports, and in meeting targets to combat climate change.
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership REEEP, the "Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership" is an active, global public-private partnership that was launched by the United Kingdom along with other partners at the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in August 2002.
Renewable Energy Foundation The Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) (founded 2004) is a United Kingdom based lobby group whose main activity is campaigning against wind turbines. The group funds reports which typically show renewable energy technologies to have inferior performance, be expensive, or unreliable, and advocate abandoning existing public support schemes for renewables.

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