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R
r
reign
the three R's
reading, writing and mathematics
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/nov/01/
RAF
Royal Air Force
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/17/
R&B
Rhythm and Blues
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/17/
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/apr/21/
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/08/
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/apr/29/
R&D
Research and Development
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/nov/03/
RBG
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1933-2020 USA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/18/
RBS
Royal Bank of Scotland
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/oct/09/
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/mar/23/
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2005/feb/24/
RE
Religious education
ref
referee
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/may/05/
REM
Rapid eye movement sleep
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
https://www.nytimes.com/article/
Rev.
Reverend
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/29/nyregion/
RFK
Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) USA
Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy 1925-1968
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/13/
https://www.npr.org/2018/06/01/
R.I.
Rhode Island USA
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/
RICO
Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute allows prosecutors to pursue criminal enterprises, and it was based on — and is broader than — the federal RICO law.
That federal act was established to target organized crime activities like money laundering, bribery, drug trafficking and other serious offenses.
Georgia's version says that attempting or soliciting any of the mentioned crimes can count as a predicate act.
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/15/
Rics
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors UK
http://www.theguardian.com/money/2007/aug/01/
RINO
‘Republicans in name only’ USA
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/20/
RIP
Rest in Peace
Schrank The Independent 16 November 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/
L to R: French President Nicolas Sarkozy, US President George W. Bush, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Metropolitan police ad Trident Campaign added 30 July 2005 http://www.met.police.uk/campaigns/index_05.htm
https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/may/03/
http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/29/punch-sulzberger-rip/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/feb/12/rip-whitney-houston
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jul/15/raoul-moat-facebook-page-deleted
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/may/07/uk-election-results-new-labour-rip
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/gallery/2010/apr/22/malcolm-mclaren-funeral
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/paul-samuelson-rip/
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2006/mar/23/
RIRA
Real IRA Northern Ireland
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/aug/04/northernireland.
RMP
Royal Military police UK
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/feb/11/
RMT
National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers
RNC
Republican National Committee USA
Republican National Committee RNC
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/15/
https://www.npr.org/2019/08/23/
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/04/
ROFL
rolling on the floor laughing
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/
ROI
Republic of Ireland
Return On Investment
romcom
romantic comedy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/may/22/casey-affleck-interview
RNIB
Royal National Institute of Blind People UK
https://www.theguardian.com/society/gallery/2011/apr/05/
R.O.T.C.
Reserve Officers Training Corps USA
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/21/
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/01/opinion/l01rotc.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/opinion/25Mazur.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/01/nyregion/01rotc.html
RP
Received Pronunciation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/A657560
RPG
role playing games
https://www.theguardian.com/games/role-playing-games
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2007/may/03/
RRP
Recommended Retail Price
http://www.guardianoffers.co.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/GuardianOffers/
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Guardian G2 p. 4 22 February 2006
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/rsc
RSI
Repetitive strain injury
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2004/jul/07/
RSPB
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jan/05/hawks-extinction-illegal-hunting
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/mar/31/big-garden-birdwatch-breading-success
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/02/rspb-bird-golf-course
RSPCA
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/17/david-cameron-hunt-convicted-rspca
RSS
Really Simple Syndication
https://www.theguardian.com/help/feeds
Untangle the World Wide Web with RSS December 29, 2006 By REUTERS Filed at 1:40 p.m. ET NEW YORK ( Reuters) - ``RSS'' is one of the coolest things you've never heard of when it comes to the Internet. Short for ``Really Simple Syndication,'' a name that seems designed to induce maximum eye glazing, RSS is in fact one of the best time-savers online. And it's getting easier to use. RSS is a way for Web surfers to keep up with the latest news or catch hot deals on travel packages, concert tickets and nearly anything else people use the Internet to buy. Instead of typing in 20 different Web site addresses every time you want to see what's new on washingtonpost.com, craigslist.org or your cousin's blog, just get ``RSS feeds.'' Every time a page updates, you get an alert. Media blogger Jeff Jarvis is one of the converted. ``I don't use bookmarks at all, ever,'' said Jarvis, who offers RSS as a way to read his blog at Buzzmachine.com. ``If a site doesn't have RSS, I find it a great irritant.'' RSS comes in handy in a variety of everyday situations, said Forrester analyst Charlene Li. ``I'm currently looking for tickets for (the musical) The Jersey Boys,'' she said. `` And it's completely sold out. But every once in a while something shows up on Craigslist.'' Instead of constantly checking Craigslist, Li sets up an RSS feed searching for four tickets, and if someone posts an ad for tickets, the feed will alert her.
LITTLE ORANGE BUTTONS and more than half of that group is 40 years old or younger. For starters, the name is deadly for attracting ``average'' Internet users -- people who use the Web and handle e-mail, but quail at inscrutabilities like ``service-oriented architecture'' and ``robust enterprise solutions.'' Then there are the orange buttons you find on Web pages. Clicking one produces a jumble of computer codes.
It's hardly the path to popularity. And those little orange buttons don't do anybody any favors.'' People often do not realize that the computer code is useless. What they must do is copy the Web address in their browser, and insert it into their RSS reader. The lack of clear instructions on many Web sites dooms the service to obscurity. Some of the top U.S. news Web sites are changing that, including The New York Times site. The site's managers plan to offer readers feeds dedicated to topics, reporters and columnists sometime in the first half of 2007, but in an easier way. ``Once we start doing that, you won't get that very geeky screen,'' said Robert Larson, nytimes.com's vice president of product management and development. ``It should be incredibly easy for anybody, no matter what their technical level, to click a button and add a feed to their MyTimes page,'' he said. Washingtonpost.com is sprucing up its RSS system for sometime in early 2007, said Ann Marchand Thompson, the site's editor for discussions, e-mail and RSS. ``We want to let people sign up for the news that they want to receive without having to feel like they need a technical background to do it,'' she said. ``They don't need to know the code behind it.''
Getting RSS going on your computer is also simpler today. The two easiest ways are using newer version of the Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers, which contain RSS readers. Yahoo (YHOO.O) and Google (GOOG.O) also offer easy-to-use RSS options. Specialized RSS readers like Bloglines and Newsgator are slightly more sophisticated and take a little more experimentation, but are tough to put down once you get the hang of them.
Untangle the World Wide Web with RSS, R, 29.12.2006, http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-column-pluggedin.html
In one to two months, Google will add universal RSS feeds to the personalized Google page. RSS stands for really simple syndications, which lets users aggregate multiple news and information sources onto a single display on their PCs, Mayer said.
Google announces personalized home page R Fri May 20, 2005 8:51 AM ET
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?t
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/
RSV
respiratory syncytial virus
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/09/22/
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/08/21/
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/08/05/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/09/
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/02/
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/24/
RSVP
What does 'RSVP' mean?
"RSVP" is an initialism of the French phrase, "répondez s'il vous plaît." this directly translates to "Respond, if you please."
The initialism is often used to confirm attendance for an event, such as a wedding, birthday party or baby shower.
More colloquially, people will use "RSVP" to describe the action of replying to an invite.
Even though "RSVP" comes from France, it is not used much there since it is seen as formal.
Now, it is more common to see "SVP," which stands for "S'il vous plaît," used.
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/2023/03/04/
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/25/
RT
ReTweet
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/24/
rtfm
Read The Fucking Manual
RTM
Release To Manufacturing
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/jul/22/
RUC
Royal Ulster Constabulary Northern Ireland
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/sep/11/ira-murders-claim-to-smithwick
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/sep/19/northernireland
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2000/apr/02/northernireland.henrymcdonald
RV
Recreation Vehicle
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/08/02/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/
http://www.npr.org/2016/03/28/
http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/us/
http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/
Rx Drug
Prescription drug USA
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