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The Old Norse common noun rán means 'plundering' or 'theft, robbery'. [1] In turn, scholars view the theonym Rán as meaning, for example, 'theft, robbery'. [2] On the etymology of the theonym, scholar Rudolf Simek says, "although the meaning of the name has not been fully clarified, Rán was probably understood as being 'robber' ... and has nothing to do with [Old Norse] ráða 'rule'.
The term "West Coast offense", though most often associated with Cincinnati Bengals quarterback coach and, later, San Francisco 49ers head coach Bill Walsh, may actually derive from a remark made by then New York Giants coach Bill Parcells after the Giants defeated the 49ers 17–3 in the 1985 NFL Playoffs.
RanGAP is a protein involved in the transport of other proteins from the cytosol to the nucleus in eukaryotic cells.. In model species such as the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the primate Homo sapiens (See RANGAP1) and the plant Arabidopsis thaliana, it acts as a GTPase-activating protein, catalysing the conversion of cytosolically-bound RanGTP to Ran GDP.
On January 1, 1929, the Golden Bears faced the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, USA.Midway through the second quarter, Riegels, who played center on both offensive and defensive lines and who was then playing in a role similar to that of the modern defensive nose guard or nose tackle, picked up a fumble by Tech's Jack "Stumpy" Thomason.
Epsilon Eridani (Latinized from ε Eridani), proper name Ran, [17] is a star in the southern constellation of Eridanus. At a declination of −9.46°, it is visible from most of Earth's surface. Located at a distance 10.5 light-years (3.2 parsecs ) from the Sun , it has an apparent magnitude of 3.73, making it the third-closest individual star ...
The Facebook post claims Maddow recently broke down crying and ran off the set of her show, “The Rachel Maddow Show.” ... Actually, the opposite is true. On Nov. 18, Snopes debunked the claim, ...
Ran Hwang (born 1960), South Korean artist; Ran Itō (伊藤 蘭, born 1955), Japanese actress and member of the 1970s idol group Candies; Ran Kadoch (רן קדוש, born 1985), Israeli football goalkeeper; Ran Qiu (born 522 BC), disciple of Confucius; Ran Raz (רָן רָז), Israeli computer scientist; Ran Rol, Israeli footballer
Bejeweled netting created a halter neckline, and gems ran down the center of the bodice. ... While the sheer tights she wore pulled the look together, her black gloves did the opposite. The ...