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• n  the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function
• n  an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
• n  ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods
• n  (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere

• The new crop is rigged up with video came-ras, touch-panel computer screens and optical sensors.
• Dahood, a professor of Ugaritic at Rome's Pontifical Biblical Institute, draws on the Ras Shamra discoveries to correct and sometimes drastically change a number of obscure and, so .

• reticular activating system
• RAS
• radium
• Ra
• atomic number 88
• Re
• right ascension
• RA
• celestial longitude

News & Articles

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• RAIT Financial Trust's Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares Yield Pushes Past 8%
  In trading on Wednesday, shares of RAIT Financial Trust's 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (NYSE: RAS.PRA) were yielding above the 8% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.9375), with shares changing hands as low as $24.16 on the day. This compares to an average yield of 6.39% in the "Real Estate" preferred stock category, according to Preferred Stock ...
  June 12, 2013 - Forbes
• Rastafarian inmate cuts hair to get transfer
  Allen McRae, also known as Ras-Solomon Tafari, is shown in photos taken before and after his haircut. (Virginia Department of Corrections photos) RICHMOND, Va. — A Rastafarian inmate who spent more than a decade in segregation for refusing to cut his hair has relented, citing health reasons.
  June 10, 2013 - Bristol Herald Courier
• Patriots' Ras-I Dowling at corner of promising career
  FOXBORO - The Patriots havenand#8217;t given up on Ras-I Dowling, but the oft-injured cornerback needs to stay healthy and find a way to consistently contribute in 2013. Dowling, whom the Patriots selected with the first pick of the second round in the 2011 NFL Draft, spent most of his first two seasons in the league on injured reserve.
  June 8, 2013 - Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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• Barre Hirale in Washington Post
  Today we will launch a massive assault on the Islamic courts militias. We will use infantry troops and fighter jets,said Shire, who left for the battle zone on Friday. "They have dug huge trenches around Ras Kamboni but have only two...
• Abdirashid Mohamed Hidig in Guardian Unlimited
  We have captured Ras Kamboni,Somali lawmaker Abdirashid Hidig told The Associated Press, speaking of the base at the southernmost tip of Somalia.
• Benny Gantz in USA Today
  The forces have completed, more or less, their control of the area of the village, Maroun al-Ras, and made lots of hits against terrorists,said Maj. Gen. Benny Gantz, chief of Israel's ground forces. "It was a difficult fight that...