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Places in the United States: Rising Sun is a novel (ISBN 0394589424) written in 1992 by Michael Crichton about a murder in the Los Angeles headquarters of Nakamoto, a fictional Japanese corporation. ... Michael Crichton John Michael Crichton (born October 23, 1942, pronounced // [1]) is an American author, film producer and television producer. ... Rising Sun is a novel (ISBN 0394589424) written in 1992 by Michael Crichton about a murder in the Los Angeles headquarters of Nakamoto, a fictional Japanese corporation. ... Sean Connery as James Bond. ... Wesley Snipes as Blade Wesley Snipes (born July 31, 1962 in Orlando, Florida) is an American actor, martial artist and producer. ... The Rising Sun yacht, designed by the late Jon Bannenberg, and built by Germanys LÃ¼rssen, is currently owned by Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corporation. ... Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL), one of the major companies developing database management systems, tools for database development, enterprise resource planning software, customer relationship management software (CRM) and supply chain planning (SCM) software. ... Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is the co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation, a major database software firm. ... Rising Sun is the name of a DC Comics superhero. ... DC Comics (originally called National Periodical Publications or National Periodicals) is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ...

Rising sun may also refer to: Rising Sun, on the Ohio River. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area Ranked 38th - Total 36,418 sq. ... Rising Sun is a town located in Cecil County, Maryland. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area Ranked 42nd - Total 12,417 sq. ... Risingsun is a village located in Wood County, Ohio. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Columbus Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Area Ranked 34th - Total 44,825 sq. ...

New Rising Sun, a rock band from Montgomery, Alabama, USA
The House of the Rising Sun, a folk song about a brothel in New Orleans made famous in a cover by The Animals, a British rock and roll band
The Rising Sun Bar massacre is another name for the Greysteel massacre of 1993

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Categories: Disambiguation Montgomery skyline from the banks of the Alabama River Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area Ranked 30th - Total 52,423 sq. ... The House of the Rising Sun is a United States folk song. ... Nickname The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot Location Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Government Country State Parish United States Louisiana Orleans Parish, Louisiana Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Geographical characteristics Area - City - Land - Water 350. ... The Greysteel massacre occurred on the evening of the October 30, 1993 when three members of the Ulster Freedom Fighters, an Ulster Loyalist organisation headed by Johnny Adair, entered the Rising Sun Bar in Greysteel, County Londonderry. ...

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The House of the Rising Sun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (894 words)
	It has been suggested that the phrase "Rising Sun" may have been an old euphamism for a brothel, but it is not known whether or not the house described in the lyrics is an actual or fictitious place.
	The second was a late 19th century "Rising Sun Hall" in the riverfront of the uptown Carrollton neighborhood, which seems to have been a building owned and used for meetings of a Social Aid and Pleasure Club, commonly rented out for dances and functions.
	It is possible that the "House of the Rising Sun" is a metaphor for either the slave pens of the plantation, the plantation house, or the plantation itself, which were the subjects and themes of many traditional blues songs.

Rising Sun Badge [Australian War Memorial] (129 words)
	Probably the most widely accepted version of the origin of the "Rising Sun" badge attributes the selection of its design to a British officer, Maj-Gen Sir Edward Hutton, Commander-in-chief of the Australian forces during the Boer War.
	Other modifications have followed, though the central feature of the "Rising Sun", the collection of bayonets radiating in a semi-circle from a crown, remains an integral part of Australian military tradition.
	The "Rising Sun" as it was devised by Sapper J. Vawden.

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