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Return-to-zero Return-to-zero (RZ) describes a line code used in telecommunications signals in which the signal drops (returns) to zero between each pulse. This takes place even if a number of consecutive zeros or ones occur in the signal.
Returned missionary Return missionary, often abbreviated RM, is term used by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as the Mormon Church) to refer to men and women who have served as missionaries. For young Mormons, and most especially for young male members, serving a mission is seen as a rite of passage into adulthood.
Returner "Re-Turner" (RETURNER or Ritaanaa) is a 2002 live action Japanese movie, directed by Takashi Yamasaki starring Takeshi Kaneshiro and Anne Suzuki. Suzuki plays a soldier from the future sent back in time to stop an incident that led to an alien invasion of Earth and slaughter of the majority of the human race.
Returning Mickey Stern Returning Mickey Stern is an independent comedy feature written and directed by Michael Prywes. It stars Joseph Bologna, Tom Bosley, Renee Taylor, and Connie Stevens and was shot almost entirely on Fire Island, off the coast of Long Island, NY.
Returning resurrection Returning resurrection is a theological concept of the Unification Church. It posits that departed souls can expiate their sins and achieve spiritual growth by "returning" to earth and cooperating with living people to good deeds.
Returns (economics) Returns, in economics and political economy, are the distributions or payments awarded to the various suppliers of the factors of production. In classical economics the factors of production are labour, land, and capital.
Reuben Baetz Reuben Conrad Baetz (May 9, 1923—1996) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller.
Reuben Gold Thwaites Reuben Gold Thwaites (1853-1913) was an American historical writer, born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He moved to Wisconsin in 1866 where, from 1876 to 1886, he was managing editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, at Madison.
Reuben Hersh Reuben Hersh (born December 9 1927) is an American mathematician, now an emeritus professor of the University of New Mexico. He is best known for his books on the philosophy of mathematics and its social impact.
Reuben Humphrey Reuben Humphrey (September 2, 1757 - August 12, 1831) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in West Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, he completed preparatory studies and enlisted in the Revolutionary War as a private.
Reuben Kosgei Reuben Seroney Kosgei (born August 2, 1979 in Marakwet, Kenya) is a middle and long distance athlete mostly famous for 3000Â m steeplechase in which he became the youngest ever winner of an Olympic gold medal in the event when at the age of only 19 he ran to victory in Sydney 2000 even though his winning time of 8 minutes 21.43 seconds was the slowest winning time since the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Reuben Leon Kahn Reuben Leon Kahn (July 26, 1887, Kovno/Kaunas, Lithuania - July 22, 1979, Miami) was an US immunologist. He is best known for his investigations of blood reactions, like the Kahn test or "Kahn", an efficient test for syphilis.
Reuben Morgan Reuben Morgan is a worship leader, music pastor and songwriter at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. He is well known for such songs as "Eagles Wings", "I Give You My Heart", "My Redeemer Lives" and "Touching Heaven, Changing Earth".
Reuben sandwich The Reuben or Reuben sandwich is a grilled or toasted sandwich made with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and either Russian dressing or Thousand Island dressing. It is typically made with rye bread, though originally it may have been served on pumpernickel bread, and is often served with potato salad on the side.
Reuben Singh Reuben Singh, (born 20 September 1976, Manchester, England), is a British entrepreneur, most famous for his Miss Attitude and alldaypa companies, and more recently for controversy surrounding his wealth and dealings.
Reuben's third studio album As of December 2006, Reuben's third studio album is being recorded, produced and mixed at Livingstone Studios in London and Soul Valley Studios in Wimbledon by Sean Genockey (Engerica, Smother). The title is currently unknown.
Reuel Reuel or Raguel (Hebrew: רְעוּ×ֵל, Standard RəʿuĘľel Tiberian Rəġûʾēl, "Friend of El"; also דְּעוּ×ֵל, D'u'el, Standard DəʿuĘľel Tiberian Dəġûʾēl) is a Hebrew name associated with several Biblical and/or religious figures.
Reuel Marc Gerecht Reuel Marc Gerecht is the director of the Project for the New American Century's Middle East Initiative. He is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a former Middle East specialist at the CIA.
Reuleaux tetrahedron The Reuleaux tetrahedron is the intersection of four spheres of radius s centered at the vertices of a regular tetrahedron with side length s. The sphere through each vertex passes through the other three vertices, which also form vertices of the Reuleaux tetrahedron.
Reunald Jones Sr. Reunald Jones Sr ("Jonesy") was a fine section trumpeter who worked steadily throughout his career, both in big bands and in the studios, and rarely took any solos after the mid-1930's. After attending the Michigan Conservatory, Jones played with local bands in the Midwest including Speed Webb in 1930.
Reunification clause The Reunification clause was part of the preamble of the German Constitution, which as a whole is also known as the German Basic Law, as it was in force from 1949 until 1990. The preamble ended with the sentence:
Reunification Day Victory Day (Ngà y Chiến thắng), Reunification Day (Ngà y Thống nhất), or Liberation Day (Ngà y Giải phóng) is a public holiday in Vietnam that marks the anniversary of North Vietnamese troops capturing Saigon (later renamed Ho Chi Minh City) on April 30, 1975. This signalled the end of the Vietnam War (locally known as the "American War" or, in Vietnamese Kháng chiến chống Mỹ) and the start of the transition period towards the reunification of the nation on July 2, 1976.
Reunification Palace Reunification Palace (Vietnamese: Dinh Thống Nhất) formerly known as Independence Palace (Dinh Äá»™c Láşp) or Norodom Palace, is a historic landmark in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was designed by architect Ngo Viet Thu as the workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War and the site of the official handover of power during the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.
Reunified Fourth International The reunified Fourth International was created in 1963 by the reunification of the majorities of two public factions of the Fourth International: the International Secretariat of the Fourth International (ISFI) and the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI). It is often still referred to as the United Secretariat of the Fourth International (USFI or USec), which was its central body from 1963 until 2003, when the secretariat was replaced by an Executive Bureau and an International Committee.
Reunion (genealogy software) Reunion is genealogy software made by Leister Productions only for the Mac OS X operating system (it was initially available for Windows as (Reunion 4) until it was sold to Sierra in 1997). Leister Productions, Inc.
Reunion (Harsh Realm) Reunion is the fifth episode of the short-lived Fox science-fiction action series Harsh Realm. It was the second of six remaining episodes that were aired on the Fox affiliate fX after the series was abruptly cancelled.
Reunion (TNG episode) Reunion is an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that aired during the fourth season. Following on from events in the second season episode The Emissary and the third season episode Sins of the Father, Picard is called on to arbitrate a power struggle at the head of the Klingon government, while Worf discovers that he has a son.
Reunion (Tru Calling episode) Reunion is the tenth episode of season one of Tru Calling. When Tru and Lindsay attend their high school reunion, Tru finds ironically finds herself trying to save the life of the girl who stole her prom date five years earlier.
Reunion (TV series) Reunion was an American television series on FOX in late 2005. The series was intended to chronicle 20 years in the lives of a group of six high school friends from Bedford, New York, with each episode following one year in the lives of the six, beginning with their high school graduation year 1986.
Reunion Cuckoo-shrike The Reunion Cuckoo-shrike, Coracina newtoni is an endangered forest bird from the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. This species in the cuckoo-shrike family is restricted to two small patches of forest in the north of the island.
Reunion dinner At Chinese New Year a reunion dinner is held on New Year's Eve where members of the family, near and far, get together for celebration. The New Year's Eve dinner is very large and traditionally includes chicken.
Reunion District, Dallas, Texas The Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA) is an area in western downtown anchored by the Hyatt Regency Dallas, Reunion Arena and Reunion Tower named for the early mid-nineteenth century commune, La Reunion.
Reunited (Highway 101 album) Reunited refers to the return of original vocalist Paulette Carlson to the group after an absence of six years, during which Nikki Nelson fronted the band for two albums. It was not exactly a complete reunion of the original quartet, as by now original drummer Cactus Moser had also left.
Reuptake Reuptake, or re-uptake, is the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by the neurotransmitter transporter of a pre-synaptic neuron after it has performed its function of transmitting a neural impulse. This prevents further activity of the neurotransmitter, weakening its effects.
Reus Airport Reus Airport is located between the towns of ConstantĂ and Reus, province of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain). It stands approximately 3 km outside the town of Reus and 13 km from Tarragona, next to the beaches of the Costa Daurada.
Reusability In computer science and software engineering, reusability is the likelihood a segment of source code can be used again to add new functionalities with slight or no modification. Reusable modules and classes reduce implementation time, increase the likelihood that prior testing and use has eliminated bugs and localizes code modifications when a change in implementation is required.
Reusable launch system A reusable launch system (or RLV: reusable launch vehicle) is a launch vehicle which is capable of launching into space more than once. This contrasts with expendable launch systems, where each launch vehicle is launched once and then discarded.
Reuters Instrument Code A Reuters Instrument Code, or RIC, is a ticker-like code used by Reuters to identify financial instruments and indices. The codes are used for looking up information on various Reuters financial information networks (like Bridge) and appear to have developed from the Quotron service they purchased in the 1980s.
Reuther's Treaty of Detroit The 5-year contract negotiated negotiated by trade union president Walter Reuther between the United of Auto Workers and the Big Three automakers in 1950 became known as the Treaty of Detroit. The UAW agreed to a long-term contract, which protected the automakers from annual strikes, and gave up the right to bargain over some issues in exchange for extensive health, unemployment, and pension benefits; expanded vacation time; and cost-of-living adjustments to wages.
Reutlingen (district) Reutlingen is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-WĂĽrttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Esslingen, Alb-Donau, Ostalbkreis, Biberach, Sigmaringen, Zollernalbkreis and TĂĽbingen.
Reutlingen University The Reutlingen University (German Hochschule Reutlingen), formerly FHTW Reutlingen) is a vocational university of applied sciences in Reutlingen in the state of Baden-WĂĽrttemberg in southern Germany with about 4,000 students.
Reutte (district) The Bezirk Reutte is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Tyrol, Austria. It borders Bavaria (Germany) in the north, the districts Imst and Landeck in the south, and Bregenz and Bludenz (both Vorarlberg) in the west.
Reuven Feuerstein Professor Reuven Feuerstein () is the originator of the theory of Structural Cognitive Modifiability (SCM), the theory of Mediated Learning Experience (MLE), and Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment (FIE). The idea that intelligence can be taught is at the core of Prof.
Reuven Ramaty Reuven Ramaty (1937 - 2001) was a pioneer in the fields of solar physics, gamma-ray astronomy, nuclear astrophysics, and cosmic rays. He was a HESSI Co-Investigator and one of the founding members of the HESSI team.
Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (or RHESSI) is a NASA sixth Small Explorer, launched on 5 February 2002. Its primary mission is to explore the basic physics of particle acceleration and explosive energy release in solar flares.
Reuven Shiloah Reuven Shiloah (December 1909-1959) was the first Director of the Mossad from 1951 to 1952. Born in Ottoman ruled Jerusalem as Reuven Zaslanski, he would later shorten his last name to Zaslani and use the codeword Shiloah.
Reuven Yudalevich Reuven Yudalevich (Yudelevitz, Yudelevitch) (1862-1933), was a funder and founder of the city of Rishon Le Zion, originally the British Mandate of Palestine and now Israel. He was born in Kremenchug, Russia which is now part of the Ukraine to his father Yehuda.
Rev Bem Rev Bem is a fictional character in the television series Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, played by actor Brent Stait. Brent Stait had to leave the role because of developing an allergy to the prosthetics he wore.
Rev John Munro of Tain A Minister of Tain in the Scottish Highlands, the Rev. John Monro was one of the Presbyterian ministers who long resisted the efforts of James VI to unit the Presbyterian Church of Scotland with the Episcopalian Church of England.
Rev limiter A Rev limiter is a device fitted to an internal combustion engine to restrict its maximum rotational speed. This is usually carried out to prevent damage to the engine, however sometimes these devices are fitted to prevent an engine reaching the point at which it develops maximum power.
Rev S.J. du Toit Reverend Stephanus Jacobus du Toit (1847-1911) was a South African who pioneered the recognition of the Afrikaans language. He was the leader and one of the founder members of the Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners (Society of True Afrikaners) which later merged with the Zuidafrikaansche Boeren Beschermings Vereeniging (South African Boer Defence Society) to form the Afrikaner Bond.
Rev. Jen Miller Reverend Jen Miller (also known as Saint Reverend Jen and Reverend Jen, born Jennifer Miller in 1972 in Silver Spring, Maryland) is a performer, actress, writer, prophet, painter, director, preacher, poet, and a self-described "Patron Saint of the Uncool and Voice of the Downtrodden and Tired" from Manhattan, New York City. She is the creator of her own religion, called Hal.
Rev. Thomas Aitken During a period of thirty-eight years Mr. Aitken exercised a ministry characterized by strength of conviction, fidelity to the truth of God as he understood it, and unswerving devotion to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Reva Shayne Reva Shayne Lewis is a fictional and arguably, the most popular character on the long-running CBS daytime soap opera, Guiding Light. The character was the daughter of Hawk Shayne and his late wife, Sarah O'Neill Shayne.
Reval Governorate Reval Governorate (РевельŃкая ĐłŃберния or Revel guberniya) was a governorate of the Russian Empire. Named after the city of Reval, today known as Tallinn, it was created in 1719 out of territories conquered from Sweden in the Great Northern War.
Revaluation Revaluation means a rise of a price of goods or products. This term is specially used as revaluation of a currency, where it means a rise of currency to the relation with a foreign currency in a fixed exchange rate.
Revanchism Revanchism (from French revanche, "revenge") is a term used since the 1870s to describe a political manifestation of the will to reverse territorial losses incurred by a country, often following a war. Revanchism draws its strength from patriotic and retributionist thought and is often motivated by economic or geo-political factors.
Revantusk In the World of Warcraft online role-playing game, Revantusk are a tribe of forest trolls that reside in the eastern hinterlands. Unlike other trolls of the region they are allies of the horde, and harbor a dislike of the other tribes, especially the vilebranch.
Revash Revash locates in the District Santo Tomás, comprehension of the Province of Luya, approximately to approximately 60 km to the south of Chachapoyas, capital of the Region Amazonas, to a height of 2,800 m. on the level of the sea.
Revash's mausoleums Revash's mausoleums are some architectonical rests found in the Amazonas Region of Peru. Last century Charles Wiener discerned some mausoleums of Utcubamba: those of Revash in Santo Tomás, that later were studied by the archaeologists Henry and Paule Reichlen in relation to its content, since the roof of one of these mausoleums had collapsed covering and protecting simultaneously the cultural remains.
Revathi Revathi, also known as Revathy, is a South Indian actress and film director. She has acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi movies, totaling over twenty years of experience in the entertainment industry.
Revathi Pattathanam Revathi Pattathanam is an annual assembly of scholars held since ancient times at Kozhikode in Kerala, India. Traditionally a seven day event, the festival used to be held under the patronage of the Zamorin of Kozhikode.
Revava Revava (), is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank's Samarian mountains about 35 km east of Tel Aviv near Yakir and Nofim, on Road #5066 roughly between Barkan and Karnei Shomron. This Orthodox Jewish community, numbering about 150 families, is under the authority of the Shomron Regional Council.
Revaz Tchomakhidze Revaz Tchomakhidze (Реваз Чомахидзе) (born December 15, 1973 in Moscow) is a Russian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Revés/Yo Soy Revés/Yo Soy (Backwards/I Am - note that "yo soy" is a palindrome) is the fourth album by Café Tacuba. In fact, it's two albums - Revés is an instrumental album, Yo Soy a collection of songs the band had been saving up since their second album, Re - but it was sold as a single album.
Reveal In carpentry, a reveal is a feature resembling a rabbet, but constructed of separate pieces of wood. A reveal may typically be seen at the edge of a door or window, where the face molding is set back, often by a distance from 3/16" (5 mm) to 1/2" (12 mm,) to reveal the edge of the casing plank.
Reveal (Roxette song) "Reveal," written by Per Gessle, is the second single released from Swedish pop duo Roxette's 2006 album "Roxette Hits". Not happy with the orignal version featured on the "HIts" album Roxette have remixed the single and will release it on January 23.
Revealed preference Pioneered by American economist Paul Samuelson (1915- ), revealed preference theory is a method by which it is possible to discern the best possible option on the basis of consumer behaviour. Essentially, this means that the preferences of consumers can be revealed by their purchasing habits.
Revealed religion A revealed religion is one which perceives a symbolic center in a set of revelations allegedly given by a deity, and often transcribed into a sacred text. Four prominent examples are Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism.
Revegetation Revegetation is the process of replanting and rebuilding the soil of disturbed land. This may be a natural process produced by plant colonization and succession, or an artificial (manmade), accelerated process designed to repair damage to a landscape due to wildfire, mining, flood, or other cause.
Reveille Productions Reveille Productions is a independently-owned television and motion picture studio and production company based in Los Angeles. The studio was founded by Ben Silverman in March 2002 and has been responsible for co-creating a slate of hit shows ranging from reality-based fare to adapting oversea smashes into American success stories.
Revelation Revelation is an uncovering or disclosure via communication from the divine of something that has been partially or wholly hidden or unknown. In monotheistic religions, revelation is the process, or act of making divine information known.
Revelation (2001 film) A movie released in 2001, directed by Stuart Urban and starring Natasha Wightman, Udo Kier, Diran Meghreblian, David Urban, Uri Roodner, Coryse Borg, Manuel Cauchi and Terence Stamp. Revelation tells the story of the final search for an ancient relic known as the Loculus, dating back to 50 AD, and the effect of this relic on the Martel family and the whole world.
Revelation (Code Lyoko episode) "Revelation" is the fifty-first episode of the French animated television series Code Lyoko and the fourth installment of the five-part Season 2 finale. It premiered in France on February 8, 2006 and in the United States on December 9, 2005
Revelation (movie) 'Revelation' is the second movie in the Apocalypse film series, released in 1998 by Cloud Ten Pictures. The film picks up three months after the events of the first, this time focusing on a new character Thorold Stone, as he comes to terms with the disappearance of his family and his acceptance of God.
Revelation (Mother Earth) "Revelation (Mother Earth)" is a heavy metal song written in 1980 by Ozzy Osbourne, Bob Daisley and the late Randy Rhoads. It is the eighth song on the album Blizzard of Ozz and its running time is 6:08.
Revelation BASIC Advanced Revelation (AREV) used a programming language called R/Basic, which is a descendant of the BASIC programming language (via the Pick operating system) that was developed by Revelation Software for use with the DOS operating systems. It was modeled after the Pick operating system and compiler.
Revelation of Arès The Revelation of Arès is a book about a religious revelation experienced by Michel Potay in Arès, France, during the 1970s. After Potay publicily announced his experiences and described his understanding of their significance and meaning, a small group of followers came to consider Potay a prophet.
Revelation of the Daleks Revelation of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in two weekly parts from March 23 to March 30 1985. This was the final serial of the original series to be broadcast in 45-minute episodes; this format would return 20 years later when the series resumed in 2005.
Revelation principle The revelation principle of economics can be stated as, "To any equilibrium of a game of incomplete information, there corresponds an associated revelation mechanism that has an equilibrium where the players truthfully report their types."
Revelation Software Revelation Software is a Westwood, New Jersey-based software development company. Revelation is the author and owner of Revelation(tm), Advanced Revelation(tm), and OpenInsight, all variants of the Pick Operating System.
Revelation Theory [is an art to mixing power with chords, and the guys from Revelation Theory are masters of their medium. Offering a potent blend of hard and heavy guitar rock, forceful and impassioned vocals, and a muscular and melodic rhythm section, this four-piece infuses enough energy and honesty in their music to power their home city of New York.
Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth A Book written by Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (1982-2003). It has been publised in 1998 (ISLAM INTERNATIONAL)originally in English, subsequently translated into Urdu and Arabic languages.
Revelations (Audioslave song) Revelations is the second single by Audioslave, from their third album Revelations. The song is believed to be about ignorance and its effects on people, its lyrics apparently being a sarcastic imitation of hero-worship.
Revelations (EP) Revelations is an EP by the British indie rock band Hefner. A John Peel session of cover versions of traditional gospel songs, it was recorded on John Peel's show and released on Top Dog Records via Too Pure in 2000.
Revelations (Sliders) Revelations is the 22nd and final episode of the fourth season of the science fiction television show Sliders. The Sliders meet a refugee from "Kromagg Prime", Quinn and Colin Mallory's original home world, and journey there only to find it's not what they expected.
Revelations Entertainment Revelations Entertainment is an independent movie production company founded by actor Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary in 1996. In 2006, Revelations became the first film production company in history to distribute a film ( 10 Items or Less ) online while the movie was still playing in theaters.
Revelations of Divine Love The Revelations of Divine Love (which also bears the title A Revelation of Love — in Sixteen Shewings above the first chapter) is a book of Christian mystical devotions written by Julian of Norwich. It was the first published book in the English language to be written by a woman.
Revelry Revelry is the second full-length album by the Norwegian band Beyond Dawn released under Misanthropy Records in 1997. Although the style of this album is predominantly doom metal, the trombone is nevertheless prevalent throughout, hinting at a progressive metal sound at times.
Revelstoke (electoral district) Revelstoke was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903 and lasted until the 1928 election, after which the revised riding was merged with the Slocan riding to form Revelstoke-Slocan.
Revelstoke Mountain Resort Revelstoke Mountain Resort is a major ski resort currently under construction on Mount MacKenzie, just outside Revelstoke, British Columbia. When completed, Revelstoke will offer the highest "vertical drop", by far, of any resort in North America, as well as having the fourth highest drop in the world.
Revelstoke-Slocan Revelstoke-Slocan was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. The riding was formed from a merger of the Revelstoke riding with the Slocan riding.
Revenant (fiction) In fantasy fiction, the term revenant usually means a sentient creature whose desire to complete a goal (usually to avenge its death) allows it to return from the grave as a creature vaguely resembling an intelligent zombie. Another possibility is that a powerful wizard returns a dead hero from the past to make him go on a quest that no living human would dare to undertake.
Revenge Revenge or vengeance or retribution consists primarily of retaliation against a person or group in response to a perceived wrongdoing. Although many aspects of revenge resemble or echo the concept of justice, revenge usually has a more injurious than harmonious goal.
Revenge (Madonna song) "Revenge" is an unreleased demo recorded by Madonna during the Ray of Light recording sessions. According to the CMRRA, Madonna, Rick Nowels and Greg Fitzgerald wrote the song, though the producer is still unknown.
Revenge class battleship The Revenge-class battleships were five battleships of the Royal Navy, ordered as World War I loomed on the horizon, and launched in 1914–1916. There were originally to have been eight of the class, but two were later redesigned, becoming the Renown-class battlecruisers and the other, which was to have been named Resistance, was cancelled.
Revenge group (Anjoman) The Revenge group (Persian: گرŮه انتقام, Gorooh-e Entegham) also known as Anjoman (Persian: انجمن) were an underground nationalist guerrilla group mainly active around 1941 to 1947 in Tehran, Iran.
Revenge of the cradle Revenge of the cradle refers to when a minority group has a birthrate that is significantly higher than that of the dominant group. The idea is that the minority group, if trends continue as they are, will eventually become the majority thanks to the growth in its numbers, and thus will be harder to oppress or discriminate against.
Revenge of the Chicken from Outer Space This Courage the Cowardly Dog season one episode is continued from the pilot episode, the Chicken from Outer Space, featuring the return of Courage's old enemy, who wants revenge on Courage for turning him into a fried chicken, and who plans to steal Courage's head.
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