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26,163 | # Real-time Transport Protocol
The **Real-time Transport Protocol** (**RTP**) is a network protocol for delivering audio and video over IP networks. RTP is used in communication and entertainment systems that involve streaming media, such as telephony, video teleconference applications including WebRTC, television ser... | 1,014 | Real-time Transport Protocol | 0 |
26,163 | # Real-time Transport Protocol
## Packet header {#packet_header}
RTP packets are created at the application layer and handed to the transport layer for delivery. Each unit of RTP media data created by an application begins with the RTP packet header. `{{APHD|start|title=RTP packet header}}`{=mediawiki} `{{APHD|0|bits... | 545 | Real-time Transport Protocol | 1 |
26,167 | # Robert Calvert
**Robert Newton Calvert** (9 March 1945 -- 14 August 1988) was a South African-British writer, poet, and musician. He is principally known for his role as lyricist, performance poet and lead vocalist of the space rock band Hawkwind.
## Early life {#early_life}
Calvert was born in Pretoria, South Afr... | 623 | Robert Calvert | 0 |
26,167 | # Robert Calvert
## Discography
### Studio albums {#studio_albums}
- *Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters* (1974)
- *Lucky Leif and the Longships* (1975)
- *Hype* (1981)
- *Freq* (1985)
- *Test-Tube Conceived* (1986)
### Demo albums {#demo_albums}
- *Blueprints from the Cellar* (home-recorded demos)
... | 177 | Robert Calvert | 1 |
26,192 | # Josh Kirby
*Josh Kirby\... Time Warrior!*}} `{{Distinguish|Jack Kilby|Jack Kirby}}`{=mediawiki} `{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}`{=mediawiki} `{{Infobox artist
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26,192 | # Josh Kirby
## Career
He worked as freelance all his career, having left his only employment after half a day.
After leaving art school, Liverpool City Council commissioned him to paint the Lord Mayor, Alderman Joseph Jackson Cleary, in 1950. Kirby carried out the commission but decided against portraiture as a car... | 559 | Josh Kirby | 1 |
26,200 | # Richard Lovelace (poet)
**Richard Lovelace** (`{{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ʌ|v|l|ə|s}}`{=mediawiki}, homophone of \"loveless\"; 9 December 1617 -- 1657) was an English poet in the seventeenth century. He was a cavalier poet who fought on behalf of Charles I during the English Civil War. His best known works are \"To Althea, from ... | 767 | Richard Lovelace (poet) | 0 |
26,200 | # Richard Lovelace (poet)
## Politics and prison {#politics_and_prison}
Lovelace\'s poetry was often influenced by his experiences with politics and association with important figures of his time. At the age of nineteen he contributed a verse to a volume of elegies commemorating Princess Katharine. In 1639 Lovelace j... | 354 | Richard Lovelace (poet) | 1 |
26,200 | # Richard Lovelace (poet)
## Literature
From the time Richard Lovelace started writing while he was a student at Oxford he wrote almost 200 poems. His first work was a drama, *The Scholars*, never published but performed at college and then in London. In 1640, he wrote a tragedy, *The Soldier* based on his military e... | 303 | Richard Lovelace (poet) | 2 |
26,200 | # Richard Lovelace (poet)
## Chronology
- 1617 -- On 9 December, Richard Lovelace is born, either in Woolwich, Kent, or in Holland.
- 1629 -- King Charles I nominated \"Thomas \[probably Richard\] Lovelace\", upon petition of Lovelace\'s mother, Anne Barne Lovelace, to Sutton\'s foundation at Charterhouse.
- 16... | 430 | Richard Lovelace (poet) | 3 |
26,221 | # Rathaus Schöneberg
**Rathaus Schöneberg** is the city hall for the borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg in Berlin, Germany. From 1949 until 1990 it served as the seat of the state senate of West Berlin and from 1949 until 1991 as the seat of the Governing Mayor.
## History
The sandstone building was constructed between... | 506 | Rathaus Schöneberg | 0 |
26,239 | # Rhineland-Palatinate
**Rhineland-Palatinate** (`{{IPAc-en|ˌ|r|aɪ|n|l|æ|n|d|_|p|ə|ˈ|l|æ|t|ɪ|n|ɪ|t|,_|-|l|ə|n|d|-}}`{=mediawiki} `{{respell|RYNE|land|_|pə|LAT|in|it|,_-|lənd|-}}`{=mediawiki}, `{{IPAc-en|USalso|-|ɪ|n|eɪ|t}}`{=mediawiki} `{{respell|-|in|ayt}}`{=mediawiki}; *Rheinland-Pfalz* `{{IPA|de|ˌʁaɪnlant ˈpfalts||... | 1,057 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 0 |
26,239 | # Rhineland-Palatinate
## History
### Consolidation
A sense of community developed only very gradually in the \"land of the retort\", which had been established largely without regard to the historical affiliations of its inhabitants. It was given little chance of survival, especially as it had very few large industr... | 195 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 1 |
26,239 | # Rhineland-Palatinate
## Geography
Rhineland-Palatinate shares international borders with France (Grand Est), Luxembourg (Clervaux, Diekirch, Echternach, Grevenmacher, Remich, and Vianden), and Belgium (Wallonia). Within Germany, its neighbours are Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Saarland. ... | 267 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 2 |
26,239 | # Rhineland-Palatinate
## Politics
## Administration
Rhineland-Palatinate is divided into 24 districts (*Landkreise*), 12 independent cities (*Kreisfreie Städte*).
### Districts
Listing with Vehicle registration plates of Germany `{{colbegin|colwidth=20em}}`{=mediawiki}
1. Ahrweiler (AW)
2. Altenkirchen (Wester... | 493 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 3 |
26,239 | # Rhineland-Palatinate
## Economy
The gross domestic product (GDP) of the state was 147.0 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 4.4% of German economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 33,100 euros or 110% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 102% of the EU average.
... | 611 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 4 |
26,252 | # Ryan Lackey
**Ryan Donald Lackey** (born March 17, 1979) is an entrepreneur and computer security professional. He was a co-founder of HavenCo, the world\'s first data haven, and operated BlueIraq, a communications company. He speaks at numerous conferences and trade shows, including DEF CON and the RSA Data Securit... | 462 | Ryan Lackey | 0 |
26,254 | # Reform of the date of Easter
Various **reforms of the date of Easter** have been proposed. These proposals include setting a fixed date or agreeing between Eastern and Western Christendom a common basis for calculating the date of Easter so that all Christians celebrate the Festival on the same day. As of 2025, no s... | 542 | Reform of the date of Easter | 0 |
26,254 | # Reform of the date of Easter
## Fixed date {#fixed_date}
It has been proposed that the first problem could be resolved by making Easter occur on a date fixed relative to the western Gregorian calendar every year, or alternatively on a Sunday within a fixed range of seven or eight dates. While tying Easter to one fi... | 979 | Reform of the date of Easter | 1 |
26,254 | # Reform of the date of Easter
## Unified date {#unified_date}
Proposals to resolve the second problem have made greater progress, but they are yet to be adopted. `{{Table of dates of Easter|format=dmy|min=2001|max=2025}}`{=mediawiki}
### 1923 proposal
An astronomical rule for Easter was proposed by the 1923 Pan-Or... | 523 | Reform of the date of Easter | 2 |
26,254 | # Reform of the date of Easter
## Unified date {#unified_date}
### 2014--present proposals {#present_proposals}
In May 2015, on the anniversary of the meeting between him and Pope Francis, Coptic Pope Tawadros II wrote a letter to Pope Francis asking for him to consider renewing effort at a unified date for Easter.
... | 530 | Reform of the date of Easter | 3 |
26,255 | # Robert Lowth
**Robert Lowth** `{{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRS}}`{=mediawiki} (`{{IPAc-en|l|aʊ|ð}}`{=mediawiki} `{{respell|LOWDH}}`{=mediawiki}; 27 November 1710 -- 3 November 1787) was an English clergyman and academic who served as the Bishop of Oxford, Bishop of St Davids, Professor of Poetry and the author ... | 668 | Robert Lowth | 0 |
26,255 | # Robert Lowth
## Work on English grammar {#work_on_english_grammar}
Lowth is also remembered for his publication in 1762 of *A Short Introduction to English Grammar*. Prompted by the absence of simple and pedagogical grammar textbooks in his day, Lowth set out to remedy the situation. Lowth\'s grammar is the source ... | 477 | Robert Lowth | 1 |
26,270 | # List of rulers of Japan
The **rulers of Japan** have been its Emperors, whether effectively or nominally, for its entire recorded history. These include the ancient legendary emperors, the attested but undated emperors of the Yamato period (early fifth to early 6th centuries), and the clearly dated emperors of 539 t... | 82 | List of rulers of Japan | 0 |
26,276 | # Redirect examination
**Redirect examination**, in the United States, is the questioning of a witness who has already provided testimony under oath in response to direct examination as well as cross examination by the opponent. On redirect, the attorney offering the witness will ask additional questions that attempt ... | 162 | Redirect examination | 0 |
26,278 | # Robert Abbot (theologian)
**Robert Abbot** (c. 1588) was an English theologian who promoted puritan doctrines. With a living at Cranbrook, Kent, he wrote anti-Catholic works and cultivated a local circle among the Kent gentry.
## Biography
Robert Abbot received his education at Cambridge University, and later at O... | 321 | Robert Abbot (theologian) | 0 |
26,296 | # Ralph Abercromby
Lieutenant-General **Sir Ralph Abercromby**, `{{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of the Bath|KB]]}}`{=mediawiki} (7 October 1734`{{snd}}`{=mediawiki}28 March 1801) was a British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Trinidad in 1797. Rising to the rank of l... | 294 | Ralph Abercromby | 0 |
26,296 | # Ralph Abercromby
## Career
On returning from the continent, Abercromby expressed a strong preference for the military profession, and a cornet\'s commission was accordingly obtained for him (March 1756) in the 3rd Dragoon Guards. He served with his regiment in the Seven Years\' War, and thus, the opportunity afford... | 1,183 | Ralph Abercromby | 1 |
26,296 | # Ralph Abercromby
## Career
Abercromby was replaced in Ireland by Gerrard Lake who favoured an aggressive approach in putting down the rebellion, as opposed to Abercromby\'s attempts at conciliation.
After holding for a short period the office of commander-in-chief in Scotland, Abercromby was again called to comman... | 455 | Ralph Abercromby | 2 |
26,296 | # Ralph Abercromby
## Battle of Alexandria, 1801 {#battle_of_alexandria_1801}
Abercromby commanded the expedition to the Mediterranean in 1800, and after successfully landing the army at Aboukir and driving the French inland, defeated an attempted French counter-attack at Alexandria, 21 March 1801. Jacques-François M... | 556 | Ralph Abercromby | 3 |
26,296 | # Ralph Abercromby
## Death
During the action of the battle Abercromby was struck by a musket-ball in the thigh; but not until the battle had been won and he saw the enemy retreating did he allow himself to be relieved of command so he could receive medical aid. He was eventually borne from the field in a hammock, ch... | 469 | Ralph Abercromby | 4 |
26,306 | # Radon difluoride
**Radon difluoride** (`{{chem|Rn||F|2}}`{=mediawiki}) is a compound of radon, a radioactive noble gas. Radon reacts readily with fluorine to form a solid compound, but this decomposes on attempted vaporization and its exact composition is uncertain. Calculations suggest that it may be ionic, unlike ... | 118 | Radon difluoride | 0 |
26,310 | # Reproduction
**Reproduction** (or **procreation** or **breeding**) is the biological process by which new individual organisms -- \"offspring\" -- are produced from their \"parent\" or parents. There are two forms of reproduction: asexual and sexual.
In asexual reproduction, an organism can reproduce without the in... | 385 | Reproduction | 0 |
26,310 | # Reproduction
## Sexual
Sexual reproduction is a biological process that creates a new organism by combining the genetic material of two organisms in a process that starts with meiosis, a specialized type of cell division. Each of two parent organisms contributes half of the offspring\'s genetic makeup by creating h... | 883 | Reproduction | 1 |
26,310 | # Reproduction
## Strategies
There are a wide range of reproductive strategies employed by different species. Some animals, such as the human and northern gannet, do not reach sexual maturity for many years after birth and even then produce few offspring. Others reproduce quickly; but, under normal circumstances, mos... | 283 | Reproduction | 2 |
26,310 | # Reproduction
## Asexual vs. sexual reproduction {#asexual_vs._sexual_reproduction}
Organisms that reproduce through asexual reproduction tend to grow in number exponentially. However, because they rely on mutation for variations in their DNA, all members of the species have similar vulnerabilities. Organisms that r... | 292 | Reproduction | 3 |
26,310 | # Reproduction
## Life without {#life_without}
The existence of life without reproduction is the subject of some speculation. The biological study of how the origin of life produced reproducing organisms from non-reproducing elements is called abiogenesis. Whether or not there were several independent abiogenetic eve... | 530 | Reproduction | 4 |
26,311 | # Rudyard Kipling bibliography
This is a bibliography of works by Rudyard Kipling, including books, short stories, poems, and collections of his works.
## Books
(These are short story collections except as noted. Listed by year of publication.)
- *The City of Dreadful Night* (1885), short story -- later published... | 1,329 | Rudyard Kipling bibliography | 0 |
26,311 | # Rudyard Kipling bibliography
## Collections
Some of Kipling\'s works were collected by him; some others were collected by publishers of \"unauthorised\" editions (*Abaft the Funnel*, *From Sea to Sea*, for example). Still others of his works were never collected. The lists given below include all the collections th... | 521 | Rudyard Kipling bibliography | 1 |
26,311 | # Rudyard Kipling bibliography
## Poems
### His own collections {#his_own_collections}
Collections issued during his lifetime by the poet himself include:
- *Departmental Ditties and Other Verses*, 1886.
- *Barrack Room Ballads*, 1889, republished with additions at various times.
- *The Seven Seas and Further... | 2,052 | Rudyard Kipling bibliography | 2 |
26,313 | # Roget's Thesaurus
***Roget\'s Thesaurus*** is a widely used English-language thesaurus, created in 1805 by Peter Mark Roget (1779--1869), British physician, natural theologian and lexicographer.
## History
It was released to the public on 29 April 1852.`{{page needed|date=February 2020}}`{=mediawiki} Roget was ins... | 336 | Roget's Thesaurus | 0 |
26,332 | # Rural flight
`{{Rural society}}`{=mediawiki} **Rural flight** (also known as **rural-to-urban migration, rural depopulation**, or **rural exodus**) is the migratory pattern of people from rural areas into urban areas. It is urbanization seen from the rural perspective.
In industrializing economies like Britain in t... | 348 | Rural flight | 0 |
26,332 | # Rural flight
## Historical trends {#historical_trends}
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, rural flight occurred in mostly localized regions. Pre-industrial societies did not experience large rural-urban migration flows primarily due to the inability of cities to support large populations. Lack of large employment ... | 700 | Rural flight | 1 |
26,332 | # Rural flight
## Reasons for leaving {#reasons_for_leaving}
As with other human migration, various push and pull factors contribute to rural flight: lower levels of (perceived) economic opportunity in rural communities versus urban ones, lower levels of government investment in rural communities, greater education o... | 732 | Rural flight | 2 |
26,332 | # Rural flight
## Examples
### United States and Canada {#united_states_and_canada}
The terms are used in the United States and Canada to describe the flight of people from rural areas in the Great Plains and Midwest regions, and to a lesser extent rural areas of the northeast and southeast and Appalachia. It is als... | 975 | Rural flight | 3 |
26,332 | # Rural flight
## Examples
### Russia and the former Soviet states {#russia_and_the_former_soviet_states}
Rural flight began later for the former states of the USSR than in Western Europe. In 1926 only 18% of Russians lived in urban areas, compared to over 75% at the same time in the United Kingdom. Although the proc... | 482 | Rural flight | 4 |
26,332 | # Rural flight
## Examples
### Mexico
Rural flight in Mexico occurred throughout the 1930s up until the present day. Like other developing nations, the beginning of industrialization in Mexico quickly accelerated the rate of rural flight.
In the 1930s, President Cardenas implemented a series of agricultural reforms ... | 480 | Rural flight | 5 |
26,332 | # Rural flight
## Consequences of rural flight {#consequences_of_rural_flight}
Rural migrants to cities face several challenges that may hinder their quality of life upon moving into urbanized areas. Many migrants do not have the education or skills to acquire decent jobs in cities and are then forced into unstable, ... | 312 | Rural flight | 6 |
26,333 | # Robotech
***Robotech*** is an American-Japanese science fiction franchise that began with an 85-episode anime television series produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production; it was first released in the United States in 1985.
The show was adapted from three original and distinct, though vis... | 452 | Robotech | 0 |
26,333 | # Robotech
## Television and film {#television_and_film}
### The original television series {#the_original_television_series}
*Robotech* (TV series)}}
*Robotech* (1985) is an original story adapted with edited content and revised dialogue from the animation of three different mecha anime series:
1. *Super Dimensi... | 1,007 | Robotech | 1 |
26,333 | # Robotech
## Television and film {#television_and_film}
### *Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles* {#robotech_the_shadow_chronicles}
*Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles*}} In 2002, Tommy Yune announced development of a new animated sequel. Originally announced as a television series with a planned 2004 release date, the pro... | 309 | Robotech | 2 |
26,333 | # Robotech
## Other television and film productions {#other_television_and_film_productions}
### *Robotech Wars* {#robotech_wars}
This promotional VHS tape created by Matchbox was included with their *Robotech Wars* playset. This video includes two episodes cobbled together from clips of *The Macross Saga*. Titled \... | 886 | Robotech | 3 |
26,333 | # Robotech
## Other television and film productions {#other_television_and_film_productions}
### Unofficial and parody productions {#unofficial_and_parody_productions}
In the 1990s, Seishun Shitemasu, an anime fandubbing group, produced the parodies *Robotech III: Not Necessarily the Sentinels* and *Robotech IV: Khyr... | 773 | Robotech | 4 |
26,333 | # Robotech
## Other media {#other_media}
At the time of its broadcast, Harmony Gold also launched *Robotech* through a popular line of comics to be followed by novels, role-playing games, toys, and other consumer products. With the cancellation of *Robotech II: The Sentinels*, many of these licensed products were dis... | 1,048 | Robotech | 5 |
26,333 | # Robotech
## Other media {#other_media}
### Video games {#video_games}
*Robotech* spawned five video game licenses, of which the most recent three were released:
- *Robotech: Crystal Dreams* was a cancelled release for the Nintendo 64 game system. It was initially being developed by GameTek, but in 1997 Ocean Sof... | 412 | Robotech | 6 |
26,333 | # Robotech
## Reception of adaptation {#reception_of_adaptation}
*Robotech* is often a polarizing subject amongst anime fans. Some critics look down upon the show for its extensive edits to the source material (Westernizing character names, editing for content and chiefly, forging a connection between previously unre... | 355 | Robotech | 7 |
26,333 | # Robotech
## Distribution
*Robotech* (TV series)#Home media}} Following the original broadcast, the series enjoyed popularity on home video in VHS and DVD formats from the following distributors:
- Family Home Entertainment (VHS, LaserDisc) (First six-tape run of *The Macross Saga* was heavily edited, with roughl... | 75 | Robotech | 8 |
26,344 | # Register transfer language
In computer science, **register transfer language** (**RTL**) is a kind of intermediate representation (IR) that is very close to assembly language, such as that which is used in a compiler. It is used to describe data flow at the register-transfer level of an architecture. Academic papers... | 332 | Register transfer language | 0 |
26,360 | # Robert Gordis
**Robert Gordis** (February 6, 1908 -- January 3, 1992) was an American leading conservative rabbi. He founded the first Conservative Jewish day school, served as President of the Rabbinical Assembly and the Synagogue Council of America, and was a professor at Jewish Theological Seminary of America fro... | 100 | Robert Gordis | 0 |
26,366 | # Reuben James
\|{{\^}}\|1838\|12\|3}} \| placeofburial_label = \| placeofburial = \| birth_place = Delaware \| death_place = Washington, D.C., U.S. \| placeofburial_coordinates = \| nickname = \| allegiance = United States of America \| branch = United States Navy \| serviceyears = c. 1790s--1836 \| rank = Boatswain\... | 575 | Reuben James | 0 |
26,366 | # Reuben James
## In literature {#in_literature}
An 1895 poem by James Jeffrey Roche, \"Reuben James,\" chronicles the sailor\'s exploits in Tripoli. Similarly, in *Reuben James: A Hero of the Forecastle*, a 1906 novel by Cyrus Townsend Brady, James is again portrayed as Decatur\'s savior | 45 | Reuben James | 1 |
26,367 | # Rockwell International
**Rockwell International** was a major American manufacturing conglomerate. It was involved in aircraft, the space industry, defense and commercial electronics, components in the automotive industry, printing presses, avionics and industrial products. At its peak, Rockwell International was No... | 418 | Rockwell International | 0 |
26,367 | # Rockwell International
## History
### 1968--1974
Michael W. Hodges (who had also served as Corporate Director Manufacturing and later as CEO and \'Geschäftsführer\' (Managing Director) of the German-based Engine Division) joined Rockwell Manufacturing Company in 1968 as Corporate Director Quality Assurance. He was ... | 382 | Rockwell International | 1 |
26,367 | # Rockwell International
## History
### Apex and break-up {#apex_and_break_up}
In 1978, Rockwell released AIM-65, a one board microprocessor development board based on the MOS Technology 6502. With the death of company founder and first CEO Willard F. Rockwell in 1978, and the stepping down of his son Willard Rockwel... | 1,072 | Rockwell International | 2 |
26,367 | # Rockwell International
## History
### Crewed spacecraft {#crewed_spacecraft}
- Apollo Command and Service Module (initially under North American Aviation, then North American Rockwell)
- Space Shuttle orbiter (initially under North American Rockwell)
### Rocket propulsion (Rocketdyne division) {#rocket_propuls... | 81 | Rockwell International | 3 |
26,367 | # Rockwell International
## Research laboratory {#research_laboratory}
Rockwell International had a major research laboratory complex in Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California. It was founded and built by North American Aviation in 1962, as the North American Science Center. In 1973 it became the Rockwell Internat... | 238 | Rockwell International | 4 |
26,369 | # RFPolicy
The **RFPolicy** outlines a method for contacting vendors about security vulnerabilities found in their products. It was initially written in 2000 by hacker and security consultant Rain Forest Puppy. It was perhaps the second disclosure policy, following Simple Nomad\'s.
The policy gives the vendor five wo... | 175 | RFPolicy | 0 |
26,374 | # Reel (dance)
The **reel** is a folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type. Of Scottish origin, reels are also an important part of the repertoire of the fiddle traditions of Britain, Ireland and North America. In Scottish country dancing, the reel is one of the four traditional dances, the others be... | 263 | Reel (dance) | 0 |
26,374 | # Reel (dance)
## Reel music {#reel_music}
Reel music is notated in simple metre, most commonly either in `{{music|time|2|2}}`{=mediawiki} or `{{music|time|4|4}}`{=mediawiki}. For example, the same reel *Rakish Paddy* is notated in a `{{music|time|2|2}}`{=mediawiki} time signature in *O\'Neill\'s Music of Ireland, Ne... | 300 | Reel (dance) | 1 |
26,377 | # Reichsmarine
The ***Reichsmarine*** (`{{literally|[[Reich]] Navy}}`{=mediawiki}) was the name of the German Navy during the Weimar Republic and first two years of Nazi Germany. It was the naval branch of the *\[\[Reichswehr\]\]*, existing from 1919 to 1935. In 1935, it became known as the *Kriegsmarine* (War Navy), ... | 774 | Reichsmarine | 0 |
26,383 | # Rogue state
\"**Rogue state**\" (or sometimes \"**outlaw state**\") is a term applied by some international theorists to states that they consider threatening to the world\'s peace. These states meet certain criteria, such as being ruled by authoritarian or totalitarian governments that severely restrict human right... | 875 | Rogue state | 0 |
26,383 | # Rogue state
## Usage by the United States {#usage_by_the_united_states}
### Later terms {#later_terms}
In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, the Bush administration returned to using a similar term. The concept of *rogue states* was replaced by the Bush administration with the concept of an *Axis of Evil*, ... | 381 | Rogue state | 1 |
26,383 | # Rogue state
## Usage by other nations {#usage_by_other_nations}
### Usage by Turkey {#usage_by_turkey}
On 23 February 1999, Turkish President Süleyman Demirel described Greece as a \"rogue state\" because of its alleged support of the Kurdistan Workers\' Party (PKK). Demirel said \"Greece serves as a sanctuary for... | 351 | Rogue state | 2 |
26,392 | # Run-length encoding
**Run-length encoding** (**RLE**) is a form of lossless data compression in which *runs* of data (consecutive occurrences of the same data value) are stored as a single occurrence of that data value and a count of its consecutive occurrences, rather than as the original run. As an imaginary examp... | 574 | Run-length encoding | 0 |
26,392 | # Run-length encoding
## Example
Consider a screen containing plain black text on a solid white background. There will be many long runs of white pixels in the blank space, and many short runs of black pixels within the text. A hypothetical scan line, with B representing a black pixel and W representing white, might ... | 393 | Run-length encoding | 1 |
26,392 | # Run-length encoding
## Variants
- Sequential RLE: This method processes data one line at a time, scanning from left to right. It is commonly employed in image compression. Other variations of this technique include scanning the data vertically, diagonally, or in blocks.
- Lossy RLE: In this variation, some bits... | 114 | Run-length encoding | 2 |
26,399 | # RMS Laconia
Two different ocean liners of the Cunard Steamship Lines have been named **RMS *Laconia***. Although one was launched ten years after the other, and was the subject of a TV movie, they are easily confused; they had similar careers, looked much the same, and met similar fates | 50 | RMS Laconia | 0 |
26,427 | # Round Table
The **Round Table** (*y Ford Gron*; *an Moos Krenn*; *an Daol Grenn*; *Mensa Rotunda*) is King Arthur\'s famed table in the Arthurian legend, around which he and his knights congregate. As its name suggests, it has no head, implying that everyone who sits there has equal status, unlike conventional recta... | 539 | Round Table | 0 |
26,427 | # Round Table
## Legend
The Round Table first appeared in Wace\'s *Roman de Brut*, a Norman language adaptation of Geoffrey\'s *Historia* finished in 1155. Wace says Arthur created the Round Table to prevent quarrels among his barons, none of whom would accept a lower place than the others. Layamon added to the story... | 606 | Round Table | 1 |
26,427 | # Round Table
## Round Table tournaments {#round_table_tournaments}
During the Middle Ages, festivals called Round Tables were celebrated throughout Europe in imitation of Arthur\'s court. These events featured jousting, dancing, and feasting, and in some cases attending knights assumed the identities of Arthur\'s en... | 406 | Round Table | 2 |
26,432 | # Resolution-class submarine
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26,438 | # Rolf Nevanlinna
**Rolf Herman Nevanlinna** (né **Neovius**; 22 October 1895 -- 28 May 1980) was a Finnish mathematician who made significant contributions to complex analysis.
## Background
Nevanlinna was born Rolf Herman Neovius, becoming Nevanlinna in 1906 when his father changed the family name.
The Neovius-Ne... | 538 | Rolf Nevanlinna | 0 |
26,438 | # Rolf Nevanlinna
## Career
When Nevanlinna earned his doctorate in 1919, there were no university posts available so he became a school teacher. His brother, Frithiof, had received his doctorate in 1918 but likewise was unable to take up a post at a university, and instead began working as a mathematician for an ins... | 757 | Rolf Nevanlinna | 1 |
26,438 | # Rolf Nevanlinna
## Administrative activities {#administrative_activities}
From 1954, Rolf Nevanlinna chaired the committee which set about the first computer project in Finland.
Rolf Nevanlinna served as President of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) from 1959 to 1963 and as President of the International... | 425 | Rolf Nevanlinna | 2 |
26,442 | # Roppongi
**Roppongi** (*六本木*, `{{IPA|ja|ɾo̞ppõ̞ŋʲɡʲi||TomJ-Roppongi.ogg}}`{=mediawiki}, `{{lit}}`{=mediawiki} \'six trees\') is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, famous for the affluent Roppongi Hills development area and popular night club scene. A few foreign embassies are located near Roppongi, and the night li... | 661 | Roppongi | 0 |
26,442 | # Roppongi
## Economy
Mori Building Company and The Pokémon Company have their headquarters in the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower.
Companies based in Roppongi include:
- TV Asahi
- Google Japan
- Being Inc.
- Wrestling New Classic
- NJPW World
## Rail and subway stations {#rail_and_subway_stations}
- Roppo... | 498 | Roppongi | 1 |
26,451 | # Robert Parr
**Robert Ghormley Parr** (September 22, 1921 -- March 27, 2017) was an American theoretical chemist who was a professor of chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
## Career
Parr received an A. B. degree *magna cum laude* from Brown University in 1942, and then entered the Universi... | 324 | Robert Parr | 0 |
26,455 | # Romano Scarpa
**Romano Scarpa** (27 September 1927 -- 23 April 2005) was one of the most famous Italian creators of Disney comics.
## Biography
Growing up in Venice he developed a particular love for American cartoons and Disney comics, that, at the time, were published in the big format of the Topolino giornale w... | 682 | Romano Scarpa | 0 |
26,455 | # Romano Scarpa
## Reprints
In 2017 Fantagraphics Books published a collection containing four stories of Scarpa\'s Snow White comics, titled *The Return of Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs*, ISBN `{{ISBNT|978-1-68396-075-1}}`{=mediawiki}.
In 2018 Fantagraphics Books began publishing a hardcover series titled *Disney... | 933 | Romano Scarpa | 1 |
26,459 | # Ringworld (role-playing game)
The ***Ringworld*** science fiction role-playing game was published by Chaosium in 1984, using the Basic Role-Playing system for its rules and Larry Niven\'s *Ringworld* novels as a setting.
## Setting
The setting is a distant future based on extrapolation of as much hard science as N... | 726 | Ringworld (role-playing game) | 0 |
26,459 | # Ringworld (role-playing game)
## Publications
Only two publications were published, the *Ringworld* role-playing game box set itself, and the *Ringworld Companion*, both in 1984 by Chaosium. The magazine *Different Worlds*, issue 37, featured a *Ringworld* adventure, \"Louis Wu & His Motley Crew.\" The article \"Th... | 583 | Ringworld (role-playing game) | 1 |
26,459 | # Ringworld (role-playing game)
## Reception
Phil Masters reviewed *Ringworld* for *White Dwarf* #59, giving it an overall rating of 6 out of 10, and stated that \"This game takes a superb background idea, applies a good system of mechanics to it, and comes back with a disappointing result.\"
Steve Peterson reviewed... | 516 | Ringworld (role-playing game) | 2 |
26,461 | # Risus
***Risus: The Anything RPG*** is a rules-light generic role-playing game (RPG) written, designed and illustrated by S. John Ross of Cumberland Games & Diversions. *Risus* is available free on the web. It was first published online in 1993. Earlier versions of the game were titled ***GUCS: The Generic Universal... | 467 | Risus | 0 |
26,472 | # Adobe RoboHelp
**Adobe RoboHelp** is a help authoring tool developed and published by Adobe Inc. for Windows. RoboHelp was created by Gen Kiyooka, and Blue Sky Software released version 1.0 in January 1992.
Blue Sky Software was founded in 1990 and changed its name to eHelp Corporation on 4 April 2000. Macromedia a... | 1,301 | Adobe RoboHelp | 0 |
26,473 | # Replicant
A **replicant** is a fictional bioengineered humanoid featured in the 1982 film *Blade Runner* and the 2017 sequel *Blade Runner 2049* which is physically indistinguishable from an adult human and often possesses superhuman strength and intelligence. A replicant can be detected by means of the fictional Vo... | 626 | Replicant | 0 |
26,473 | # Replicant
## Fictional history {#fictional_history}
### *Blade Runner 2049* {#blade_runner_2049}
The sequel, *Blade Runner 2049*, is set thirty years after the original. In the intervening 30 years, several new replicant lines were introduced.
The sequel retroactively establishes that Rachael was part of a short-l... | 357 | Replicant | 1 |
26,473 | # Replicant
## Ambiguity over Deckard\'s humanity {#ambiguity_over_deckards_humanity}
A primary element of the Blade Runner film is the ambiguity over whether the protagonist, Deckard, is a human or a replicant. This ties into one of the central themes of the film: the nature of humanity. Ultimately, the important po... | 539 | Replicant | 2 |
26,479 | # Richie Benaud
**Richard Benaud** `{{post-nominals|country=AUS|OBE}}`{=mediawiki} (`{{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɛ|n|oʊ}}`{=mediawiki}; 6 October 1930 -- 10 April 2015) was an Australian cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia. Following his retirement from international cricket in 1964, Benaud became a highly regard... | 1,064 | Richie Benaud | 0 |
26,479 | # Richie Benaud
## Early Test career {#early_test_career}
The 1951--52 season saw a tour to Australia by the West Indies. Benaud was given a chance against the visiting team when New South Wales played them in Sydney after the First Test. On a green pitch, Benaud came in at 7/96 and featured in a century partnership ... | 1,093 | Richie Benaud | 1 |
26,479 | # Richie Benaud
## Consolidation
After returning home from his first overseas tour, Benaud was prolific during the 1953--54 Australian season, which was purely domestic with no touring Test team. He contributed significantly with both bat and ball in New South Wales\' Sheffield Shield triumph, the first of nine conse... | 892 | Richie Benaud | 2 |
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