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abbr.
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regular army.
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Astron.
right ascension.
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IH&RA makes big impact across Globe: Councils, upcoming Congress highlight agenda.(IH&RA report)(The International Hotel & Restaurant Association )
Magazine article from: Hotels; 8/1/2005; 700+ words
; IH&RA CEO David McMillan launched Global Councils upon...McMillan is often fond of saying, "IH&RA must dip its tongue into its brain before it speaks," meaning the IH&RA membership are the brains of the association and...
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Ra'anana's new mayor
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 9/4/2005; 700+ words
; ...Jerusalem Post 09-04-2005 Headline: Ra'anana's new mayor Edition; Daily Section...Page: 13 Sunday, September 4, 2005 -- Ra'anana's new mayor, Nahum Hofri, announced...little change, because, as he put it, "Ra'anana is a wonderful city, one of Israel...
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Ra'anana becomes an exception to the rule
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 11/20/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Jerusalem Post 11-20-2001 Headline: Ra'anana becomes an exception to the rule...But one city in the country's center, Ra'anana, has been very lucky, knock on...prices, said local agents. "The market in Ra'anana isn't isolated, but it reacts...
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RA certification update.(RE: registry)
Magazine article from: Radiologic Technology; 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...of developing a radiologist assistant (RA) certification program as described in...in parallel to meet that deadline. The RA concept was developed by national professional...ASRT. These organizations conceived the RA role as falling between the traditional...
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IH&RA starts new era in New York: new membership structure unveiled, new board members appointed during 39th Congress. (global update).
Magazine article from: Hotels; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Restaurant Association's (IH&RA) 39th Annual Congress held in New York...members voted to consolidate IH&RA membership to two categories: national...restaurant chains. "In years past, IH&RA had more than a dozen membership categories...
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RA RA RIOT: THE RHUMB LINE
Newspaper article from: Boise Weekly; 8/27/2008; ; 447 words
; RA RA RIOT: THE RHUMB LINE After boasting names such as Death Cab for Cutie, Rilo...audience yet still retain its indie cred. Hailing from Syracuse, N.Y., Ra Ra Riot joins the Barsuk family. After breaking into the music scene two years...
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RA certification program.(radiologist assistant certification program from American Registry of Radiologic Technologists)
Magazine article from: Radiologic Technology; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...were placed on the radiologist assistant (RA) certification program at the June 2005...policy decisions needed to launch ARRT's RA certification program have been made. The...describes the eligibility requirements for RA certification. Further details may be found...
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RA are on the right track
Newspaper article from: The Northern Echo; 2/14/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...riding high in the Wearside League. The RA are on a roll; two promotions in four seasons...Northern Echo 2001 Team Award no less - say the RA are a club going places. As recently as...s secretary and treasurer, was keeping RA afloat in the Darlington District League...
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RA, others join diabetes as major CVD risk factors: consensus on management reached.(NEWS)
Magazine article from: Family Practice News; 7/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...In our view, rheumatoid arthritis [RA], ankylosing spondylitis [AS], and...absolutely necessary" in patients with RA, AS, or PsA, and should involve assessing...the definition of the clinical impact of RA, AS, and PsA to include the extra CVD...
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Abbott Laboratories Launches RA.com, An Interactive Web Site For People With Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA); - RA.com Features the Latest News and Information on RA To Provide Support for Patients and Their Caregivers -.
PR Newswire; 10/25/2002; 700+ words
; ...States afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), this is an unfortunate reality. Therefore, Abbott Laboratories is launching www.RA.com , an interactive Web site featuring the latest RA news, lifestyle issues and RA resources for...
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Ra (Re)
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
Ra (Re) One of the most important deities in Egyptian mythology, the sun god Ra (or Re) was the supreme power in the universe...he was often merged with the god Amun as Amun-Ra. Some myths present Ra as the head of the Egyptian...
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Māra
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism
Māra. The Buddhist ‘devil’. Technically a god ( deva ), Māra is the enemy of the Buddha and constantly...accompanied by his daughters (see Māra's daughters ) he tries alternately to tempt...
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Sun Ra
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Sun Ra Jazz musician For the Record … For...claimed citizenship on the planet Saturn, Sun Ra traveled galaxies away from his Alabama roots...uniquely, sometimes bizarrely, his own. Sun Ra was remembered by many after his death perhaps...
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Yogācāra
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism
Yogācāra. (Skt.) The ‘practice of...origins of the Yogācāra school are shrouded in mystery though recent...definite links with the Gandhāra school of the Sarvāstivā...
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Saṃsāra
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Saṃsāra (Skt., Pāli, Prkt., ‘wandering...na , kaivalya ) is release from samsāra, conceived as either going beyond samsāra or realizing it to be an illusion ( māy...
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