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Reed can refer to:

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  • Reed (plant), grass-like plant growing in shallow water or on marshy ground (see also Thatching)
  • Reed (instrument), a thin strip of cane or similar material which vibrates in wind instruments

species Pragmites australis Reed is a generic term used to describe numerous plants including: Common Reed (Phragmites australis Cav. ... A thatched pub (The Williams Arms) at Wrafton, near Braunton, North Devon, England “thatch” redirects here. ... Alto and tenor saxophone reeds. ...

Places

County NO-14 Region Vestlandet Administrative centre Leikanger County mayor Nils R. Sandal Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 8 18,623 km² 5. ... Reed is a town located in Desha County, Arkansas. ... Reed Plantation is a plantation in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. ... , Reed is a small village in North Hertfordshire. ...

People

Alan Reed (August 20, 1907 – June 14, 1977) was the voice of Fred Flintstone on The Flintstones and various spin_off series. ... Information Nickname(s) Twinkletoes Aliases Frederick F. Flintstone Species Human Gender Male Age Mid 30s Occupation Crane Operator Family Ed Flintstone (father), Edna Flintstone (mother), Rocksy Rubble (granddaughter), Chip Rubble (grandson), Bamm-Bamm Rubble (son-in-law) Spouse(s) Wilma Flintstone Children Pebbles Flintstone Portrayed by Alan Reed, Henry... Alfred Reed (January 25, 1921 – September 17, 2005) was one of Americas most prolific and frequently performed composers, with more than two hundred published works for concert band, wind ensemble, orchestra, chorus, and chamber ensemble to his name. ... Alfred Hamish Reed (1875-1975) New Zealand publisher, author and entrepreneur. ... Andre Reed (born January 29, 1964 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver in the NFL for 16 seasons, 15 with the Buffalo Bills (1985-1999) and one with the Washington Redskins (2000). ... City Orchard Park, New York Team colors Navy blue, light blue, Red, light Red, White, Royal, and Nickel Head Coach Dick Jauron Owner Ralph Wilson General manager Marv Levy Mascot Billy Buffalo League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Eastern Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American... Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director, winner of an Academy Award for his film version of the musical, Oliver! (1968). ... David P. Reed is an American computer scientist, educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, known for a number of significant contributions to computer networking. ... Reeds law is the assertion of David P. Reed that the utility of large networks, particularly social networks, can scale exponentially with the size of the network. ... There are several people known as Dave Reed or David Reed: David P. Reed, an important American computer scientist David A. Reed, a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania during 1923-1935 David Reed, an artist Dave Reed, a fractal artist Category: ... Main title caption from Dallas. ... Edward Reed is a modern day pin-up artist. ... Edward Earl Reed, Jr. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest and most prestigious professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... Sir Edward James Reed (1830-1906) was the Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy from 1863 until 1870. ... Evelyn Reed (1905 – 1979) was a communist in the United States and women’s rights agitator. ... The Socialist Workers Party is a communist political party in the United States. ... Fred Reed is a columnist for The Washington Times. ... Henry Reed (February 22, 1914 - December 8, 1986) was a British poet, translator, radio dramatist and journalist. ... Irving S. Reed is a mathematician and engineer. ... Ishmael Scott Reed (b. ... John Francis Jack Reed (b. ... “RI” redirects here. ... Jake Reed (born 1967) is a former American Football wide receiver who played for 12 seasons between 1991 and 2002 with the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... James Alexander Reed (November 9, 1861 September 9, 1944) was an American politician. ... James A. Reed is the executive chairman of the Reed group of companies. ... Reed is a family-owned and run group of companies that places people into temporary and permanent employment across a number of disciplines, including accountancy, administration, computing, education, engineering, and insurance. ... Jamieson Ronald Reed (born August 4, 1973 [1] in Whitehaven) is the newly elected Labour Member of Parliament for the UK constituency of Copeland, elected in the 2005 general election. ... Jimmy Reed James Jimmy Mathis Reed (September 6, 1925 - August 29, 1976) was an important United States blues singer notable for bringing his distinctive style of blues to mainstream audiences. ... John Reed is an English baritone singer and actor, known for his performances in the comic leads of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. ... The DOyly Carte Opera Company staged performances of Gilbert and Sullivans Savoy operas in the UK, Europe, America, South Africa and elsewhere from the nineteenth century to the twenty first. ... John Reeds signature John Jack Silas Reed (October 22, 1887 – October 19, 1920) was an American journalist, poet, and communist activist, famous for his first-hand account of the Bolshevik Revolution, Ten Days that Shook the World. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require rewriting and/or reformatting. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require rewriting and/or reformatting. ... John Francis Jack Reed (b. ... John Shedd Reed was president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway from 1967 until 1986. ... John Shepard Reed is the Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... We dont have an article called John T. Reed Start this article Search for John T. Reed in. ... Joseph Reed (1823?-1890), a Cornishman by birth, was probably the most influential Victorian era architect in Melbourne, Australia. ... Joseph Reed (August 27, 1741– March 5, 1785) was an American lawyer and jurist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Josh Reed is a football wide receiver who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills. ... Lawrence W. (Larry) Reed, 51, is president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a Midland, Michigan-based research and educational institute. ... The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonprofit free-market research and educational organization located in Midland, Michigan. ... Les Reed was Born in Woking, Surrey, England. ... Lewis Reed[1] (born March 2, 1942) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Malcolm Reed (born September 2) is the fictional British officer on the Enterprise, in the TV series Star Trek: Enterprise. ... Professor G. Mike Reed is an American computer scientist and Director of UNU/IIST, Macau, part of the United Nations University since 2005. ... Myrtle Reed (September 27, 1874–August 17, 1911) was an American author, the daughter of Elizabeth Armstrong Reed and the preacher Hiram von Reed. ... Robert Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 – May 2, 1999) was an English actor known for his macho image on and off screen. ... Peyton Reed (born 3 July 1964 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American television and film director. ... Ralph Reed was the CEO of American Express in 1957. ... American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as AmEx or Amex, is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. ... Ralph E. Reed, Jr. ... This article is about the organization presently operating in the United States. ... Rex Taylor Reed (born October 2, 1938 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American movie critic and was co-host of the syndicated television show At the Movies. ... Robert Reed (October 19, 1932 – May 12, 1992) was an American stage and television actor. ... Sam Reed is an American politician. ... Official language(s) English Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  Ranked 18th  - Total 71,342 sq mi (184,827 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ... For the Indian newspaper editor and British politician, see Stanley Reed Stanley Forman Reed (December 31, 1884 – April 2, 1980) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1938 to 1957. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... T. J. (Terence James) Reed (born in London in 1937) is a prominent British Germanist and an emeritus fellow of the Queen’s College, Oxford; he was formerly Taylor Professor of German in the University of Oxford. ... Thomas Brackett Reed, (October 18, 1839 – December 7, 1902), occasionally ridiculed as Czar Reed, was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and Speaker of the House from 1889–1891 and from 1895–1899. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the... Edward S. Reed (November 20, 1954 - February 14, 1997) was a philosopher of science and an ecological psychologist in the vein of J.J. Gibson. ... Ecological psychology (EP) is term claimed by a number of schools of psychology. ... A philosopher is a person who thinks deeply regarding people, society, the world, and/or the universe. ... Major Walter Reed, M.D., (September 13, 1851 - November 23, 1902) was a U.S. Army physician who in 1900 led the team which confirmed the theory (first set forth in 1881 by Cuban doctor/scientist Carlos Finlay) that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes, rather than by direct contact. ... Diversity 41 genera Genera See text. ... This article is about the actor. ... Killah Priest on the cover of his album Black August Walter Reed (born August 16, 1970), better known as Killah Priest, is an American rapper and affiliate of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ...

Other uses

Reed College is a private, independent liberal arts college located in Portland, Oregon. ... Reed Elsevier is a leading global publisher and information provider. ... Reed is a family-owned and run group of companies that places people into temporary and permanent employment across a number of disciplines, including accountancy, administration, computing, education, engineering, and insurance. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Reed switch. ... It has been suggested that Reed relay be merged into this article or section. ... Reed valves consist of thin flexible metal or fiberglass strips fixed on one end that open and close upon changing pressures across opposite sides of the valve much like heart valves do. ... The Records of Early English Drama (REED), also known as the Centre for Research in Early English Drama, is an international scholarly project that looks at the broader context from which the great drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries grew. ... The University of Toronto (UofT) is a public research university in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Reed Records is an independent record label based out of Raleigh, NC founded in 2005 by Billy Reed. ... This article is about the construction material. ... Shotcrete and gunite are two commonly used terms for sprayed concrete. ... Chino is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. ...

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Re (249 words)
Re was also the origin of Maat, denoting that he was the source of right and justice in the world.
Re was depicted with the head of a hawk, and his chief symbols were the sun disc and the obelisk.
Re was a god who was active on a daily basis, as he traveled across the sky in his solar bark, and had to pass through the underworld during the night.
Re (367 words)
Re was said to have created humankind from his own tears and the gods Hu and Sia from blood drawn from his own penis.
Re is also the god of the pharaohs and since the fourth dynasty the Egyptian kings styled themselves 'sons of Re'.
Re was usually portrayed as a man with the head of a falcon, crowned with the sun disc encircled by the uraeus.
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