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Äripäev
Äripäev (Estonian for business day) is an Estonian business-related newspaper. Monthly extras Dilemma (for women)IT-ee (computers and technology)Kinnisvara (real estate)Juhtimine (management)Logistika (logistics)Oma maja (real estate)SisustajaTööstus (industry)Visioon ..
R.I.P. (album)
R.I.P. (1987) was the first album released by the swiss thrash metal trio, Coroner. This album marks the first chapter of the band's progression. R.I.P. is characterized by raw speed and power (save for the two instrumentals), very typical of thrash metal at this time. Members Ron Broder - vocals..
R.I.P. (Rock In Peace)
"R.I.P. (Rock In Peace)" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the seventh track of their Australian album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, released in September 1976 (see 1976 in music), and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott. "R.I.P. (Rock In Peace)" was dropped ..
R.I.P. cartridge
R.I.P 12 gauge close-range ammunition comprises cartridges filled with a mixture of micronized CS, an inert powder to add weight, and a further non-toxic powder which, on compression and friction, produces a large amount of carbon dioxide gas on exiting the barrel of the shotgun. The mixture is pr..
RIP
RIP may stand for: "Rest In Peace", a phrase which often appears on tombstones. The expression comes originally from the Latin, requiescat in pace, and the English version is an example of backronym formation (although the two phrases mean roughly the same thing). Also, in Italian, it is said as "..
Rip
For the abbreviation or acronym RIP, please see RIP. The term rip can stand for: Rip ChordsRip currentRip cutRip It UpRipoffRip Off RecordsRip sawRip Taylor, actorRip Torn, actorRIP SLYMERip van Winkle, short storyRichard Hamilton, a player with the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Associ..
Rip-Off Britain
Rip-Off Britain is an expression coined in the late 1990s to describe dissatisfaction with certain products costing more in the United Kingdom than in the some other countries, especially certain members of the EU and the United States. Such complaints are particularly prevalent in the media when th..
Rip-Off Republic
Rip-Off Republic was a RTÉ television show highlighting the cost of living and working in Ireland. It was presented by Eddie Hobbs and aired Mondays 21:30 IST on RTÉ One during late August and early September 2005. Four programmes were aired in the series, each targeting a different area of the I..
Ripa
Ripa is a latin word, meaning bank of a river. The word is part of the name of a number of small places, mainly through Italy. Moreover, Ripa is the twelfth rione of Rome This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that oth..
Ripacandida
Ripacandida is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Atella, Barile, Filiano, Forenza, Ginestra, Rionero in Vulture. Basilicata · Communes of the province of Potenza Abriola | Acerenza | Albano ..
Ripapa Island
Ripapa island, just off the shore of Lyttleton Habour (Whakaraupo) has played many key roles in the history of New Zealand or Aotearoa. The island initially played a key role in an internal struggle for the south island Ngai Tahu tribe in the early 19th Century. The late 19th century the island was ..
Riparian calendar
A calendar system in which the names and number of days in each month varies from the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The months of the Riparian calendar are named as follows (with the meaning of the name where possible): Riparian name meaning first day of month in Gregorian calendar Ryo..
Riparian forest
Atlantic coastal salt marsh A Riparian forest is a forested area of land adjacent to a body of water such as a river, stream, pond, lake, marshland, estuary, canal, playa or reservoir. Contents 1 Etymology2 Characteristics3 See also4 External links Etymology The te..
Riparian Plaza, Brisbane
Riparian Plaza Completed Completed 2005 Address 71 Eagle Street, Brisbane Height Roof 200m Spire 250m Floors 53 Companies Harry Seidler (Arch.) Observation Deck No Riparian Plaza is a recently completed skyscaper in the central business district of Brisbane,..
Riparian water rights
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Riparian zone
Riparian zone is the interface between land and a flowing surface water body. They are typically characterized by hydrophilic vegetation and are often subject to flooding. Riparian zones are significant in ecology, environmental management and civil engineering due to their role in soil conservat..
Riparius
Riparius is a hamelt in the Upper Hudson River Valley in New York State. Riparius was formerly known as Riverside, New York until the state changed the name to prevent confusion with several other places of the same name. "Riparius" is a Latin equivalent for "Riverside". Riparius is located within t..
Ripasso
Ripasso is an Italian red wine from Valpolicella. The first Ripasso wine was produced in 1964 by the Masi Winery. The wine is called Campofiorin. Masi was the first winery to apply the technique of making a second fermentation of Valpolicella grapes (Corvina, Molinara, and Rondinella) on the lees of..
Ripa (rione of Rome)
Ripa is the XII rione of Rome. The logo is a white rudder on a red background, to remind the port of Ripa Grande, placed in Trastevere, but facing the rione. ..
Ripa Teatina
Ripa Teatina is a comune and town in the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy Abruzzo · Communes of the province of Chieti Altino | Archi | Ari | Arielli | Atessa | Bomba | Borrello | Bucchianico | Canosa Sannita | Carpineto Sinello | Carunchio | Casacanditella | Casalang..
Ripclaw
Ripclaw is the name of a comic book character from Top Cow Productions. He is also a member of the Cyberforce. History Not much is known concerning Ripclaw's past. Many people believe that he is with the Apache tribe. Although is is true that he spent much of his youth with the Apache, it is al..
Ripcord
Ripcord is a part of a skydiving harness-container system; a handle attached to a steel cable ending in a closing pin. The pin keeps the container closed and keeps the spring loaded pilot chute inside. When the ripcord is pulled, the container is opened and the pilot chute is released, opening t..
Ripcord Networks
Ripcord Networks is a computer software technology company. Their worldwide headquarters is in San Francisco, California in the United States. The company is developing speech recognition software. Its most well-known product is the Canopy Voice Operating System™, a platform for development of spe..
Ripe
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ripe may refer to: RIPE, Réseaux IP EuropéensRIPE NCC, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for EuropeRipeness, a term in lawRipening, especially of fruitRipe, East Sussex, in EnglandRipe (film), a film This is a [disambigu..
RIPE
Réseaux IP Européens (RIPE) is a forum open to all parties with an interest in the technical development of the Internet. The RIPE community’s objective is to ensure that the administrative and technical coordination necessary to maintain and develop the Internet continues. The RIPE community..
Ripe, East Sussex
Ripe is a village within the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. It forms part of the Chalvington with Ripe civil parish and is located eight miles (13km) east of Lewes in the valley north of the South Downs. The two villages are adjacent to one another, Ripe ecclesiastical parish being the l..
RIPEMD
RIPEMD-160 (RACE Integrity Primitives Evaluation Message Digest) is a 160-bit message digest algorithm (and cryptographic hash function) developed in Europe by Hans Dobbertin, Antoon Bosselaers and Bart Preneel, and first published in 1996. It is an improved version of RIPEMD, which in turn was bas..
Ripeness
For the fruit process, see Ripening. United States Federal civil procedure doctrines Justiciability Advisory opinions Standing · Ripeness · Mootness Political questions Jurisdiction * Subject-matter jurisdiction: Federal question jurisdiction Diversity jur..
Ripening
This lemon will turn yellow as it ripens. Ripe lemons. Ripening is a process in fruit that causes them to become more edible. In general, fruits become sweeter, less acidic, less green, and softer as they ripen. Stages of a plant's life are influenced by hormones. An important plant..
Ripensia Timişoara
Ripensia Timişoara was a football team from the Romanian city of Timişoara. Founded in 1928, was the first professional football club in Romania. They were champions of the Romanian Football League in 1933, 1935, 1936, and 1938. ..
RIPE NCC
The Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) is the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. An RIR oversees the allocation and registration of Internet number resources (IPv4 addresses, IPv6 addresses and Autonomous System (AS) Numbers i..
Riphah International University
Riphah International University is located at Islamabad, Pakistan. Riphah International University was established on February 27, 2002 by IIMC Trust. Presently, Riphah International University (RIU) has six faculties: Faculty of Computing, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Faculty of He..
Riphath
Riphath (ree-fath)- a crusher, Gomer's second son (Gen. 10:3, 1 Chronicles 1:6), supposed to have been the ancestor of the Paphlagonians. Alternate spelling: Diphath (In Hebrew, D's and R's are often interchangeable) ..
Ripheus
Ripheus (also Rifeo and Rupheo) was a Trojan hero and the name of a figure from the Aeneid of Virgil. A comrade of Aeneas, he was a Trojan who was killed defending his city against the Greeks. "Ripheus also fell," Virgil writes, "uniquely the most just of all the Trojans, the most faithful preserver..
Ripieno
Ripieno (Italian for stuffing) or tutti (Italian for everybody) is the larger of the two ensembles in the concerto grosso. This is opposed to the concertino which are the soloists. See also Musical terminology ..
Ripiphoridae
The family Ripiphoridae (formerly spelled Rhipiphoridae) is a cosmopolitan group of beetles commonly known as wedge-shaped beetles containing some 450 species. They are one of the most unusual beetle families, in that they are parasitoids; different groups within the family attack different hosts,..
Ripjak
Ripjak, dubbed the Interplanetary Serial Killer by the media, was a Martian antagonist of the Guardians of the Galaxy in the Earth-691 timeline of the Marvel Universe. He wore an artificial exoskeleton and had enhanced abilities from a blood transfusion with Spider-Man. Further reading Marvel Appe..
Ripken Stadium
A part of Cal Ripken, Jr.'s Aberdeen Complex in his hometown of Aberdeen, Maryland, Ripken Stadium is the home of the Aberdeen IronBirds, Class A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles in the New York-Penn League. The 6,000-seat Ripken Stadium held its first game on June 18, 2002, and has since hosted ..
Ripley
Ripley may have several meanings. There are a number of places with that name: In England:*Ripley, Derbyshire*Ripley, Surrey*Ripley, North YorkshireIn the United States:*Ripley, Illinois*Ripley, Maine*Ripley, Michigan*Ripley, Mississippi*Ripley, New York*Ripley, Ohio*Ripley, Oklahoma*Ripley, Tenness..
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Ripley's Believe It or Not! is a franchise which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. The Believe It or Not franchise started in 1918 as a newspaper cartoon panel featuring unusual and startling facts from around the world. Conceived and dr..
Ripley's Entertainment
Created by the success of Ripley's Believe it or Not!, Ripley's Entertainment Inc. is a large entertainment and edutainment holding company owned by the Jim Pattison Group. Holdings Great Wolf Lodge: Opened in March 2006 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The hotel overlooks the whirlpool and Niagara Gorge..
Ripley's Game
For the 2002 movie by the same title see Ripley's Game (film) Ripley's Game is the third novel in Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley series (the Ripliad), written in 1974. It was loosely adapted in 1977 by Wim Wenders as Der Amerikanische Freund , starring Dennis Hopper as Ripley. It was also adapted..
Ripley's Game (film)
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Ripley, Derbyshire
For other uses of Ripley, see Ripley. Ripley is a small town in the Amber Valley area of Derbyshire in England. The surrounding area has been industrialised since the late 18th century. One of the earliest companies to take advantage of the mineral resources around Ripley was the Butterley Compan..
Ripley, Illinois
Ripley is a village in Brown County, Illinois, along La Moine River. The population was 103 at the 2000 census. Geography Ripley is located at [40°1′26″N, 90°38′20″W] (40.023771, -90.638887)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, th..
Ripley, Maine
Ripley is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 452 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 64.6 km² (25.0 mi²). 63.6 km² (24.5 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (1.64%) is water. Dem..
Ripley, Michigan
Ripley is a small, unincorporated community in Franklin Township situated upon a slope, just east of Hancock on Michigan State Highway 26 and across the Portage Lake Canal from Houghton. Its most notable attraction is a small ski resort called Mont Ripley. It is at [47°07′36″N, 88°33′13..
Ripley, Mississippi
Ripley is a city in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 5,478 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Tippah County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Colonel William Clark Falkner, great-grandfather of author William Faulkner, was a prominent resident of Ripley in..
Ripley, New York
Ripley is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, USA. The population was 2,636 at the 2000 census. The town was named after General Eleazur Ripley. The Town of Ripley is at the western border of the county and is on the shore of Lake Erie. There are no incorporated villages in the town. C..
Ripley, North Yorkshire
Ripley is a village in North Yorkshire in England, a few miles north of Harrogate on the A61 towards Ripon. It has a castle dating from the 15th century, Ripley Castle, which has been the home of the Ingilby family for several centuries. The present owner is Sir Thomas Ingilby (baronet), the 24th ..
Ripley, Ohio
Main Street ends at the Ohio River in Ripley, Ohio Ripley is a village in Brown County, Ohio, 50 miles southeast of Cincinnati, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,745 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 See also5 External links ..
Ripley, Oklahoma
Ripley is a town in Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 444 at the 2000 census. Geography Ripley is located at [36°1′3″N, 96°54′14″W] (36.017531, -96.903876)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has..
Ripley, Ontario
Ripley is a village in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. The village is northwest of Teeswater on Bruce Road 6 by 25 kilometers. Ripley is also geographically north of Lucknow by 10 kilometers. ..
Ripley, Surrey
For other uses of Ripley, see Ripley Ripley is a village in Surrey, which grew on the main A3 road from London to Portsmouth. (The road was renumbered as B2215 since a bypass was built.) The village includes a sixteenth century coaching inn, The Talbot Hotel, and also a specialist shoe manufacture..
Ripley, Tennessee
Ripley is a city in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,844 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Civic Services4 External links Geography Ripley..
Ripley, West Virginia
Ripley is a city in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,263 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jackson County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Notable native4 Trivia5 External links Geogra..
Ripley (CDP), New York
Ripley CDP is hamlet (and census-designated place) (CDP) located in the Town of Ripley in Chautauqua County, New York, USA. The population was 1,030 at the 2000 census. (The United States Census Bureau uses the CDP designation to provide separate demographic detail that describes the relatively mo..
Ripley County
Ripley County is the name of two counties in the United States: Ripley County, IndianaRipley County, Missouri This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point direc..
Ripley County, Indiana
Ripley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 26,523. The county seat is Versailles6. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent counties2 History3 Demographics4 Cities and towns Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the..
Ripley County, Missouri
Ripley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 13,509. Its county seat is Doniphan6. The county was organized in 1833 and named for Gen. Eleazar Wheelock Ripley, hero of the War of 1812. The county was almost completely Confederate, as it provided se..
Ripley Township, Dodge County, Minnesota
Ripley Township is a township in Dodge County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 212 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.6 km² (36.2 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 212 peopl..
Ripley Township, Minnesota
Ripley Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Minnesota: Ripley Township, Dodge County, MinnesotaRipley Township, Morrison County, Minnesota This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page..
Ripley Township, Morrison County, Minnesota
Ripley Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 692 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 125.4 km² (48.4 mi²). 123.5 km² (47.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²) of it..
Ripley Under Ground
Ripley Under Ground is the second novel in the Ripliad by Patricia Highsmith. Plot summary [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Eight years after the events of the first book, Tom Ripley is now in his early 30s, living a comfortable life in France with a ..
Ripley Under Water
Ripley Under Water is the final in Patricia Highsmith's series of 5 books known as the Ripliad. Plot summary [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Now living in the French countryside with his wife, Heloise, Tom Ripley is bothered by an obnoxious American..
Riplock
Riplock is a feature of newer computer DVD drives that slows the drive transfer rate when reading DVD video data, typically to 2x-4x on drives that otherwise (as of mid-2005) could read at 8x or 16x. This makes it less convenient to rip large DVD video collections to a computer. On some riplock-eq..
Ripoff
A ripoff (or rip-off) is a bad deal. Usually it refers to an incident in which a person pays too much for something. A ripoff is distinguished from a scam in that a scam involves wrongdoing such as fraud; a ripoff, on the other hand, is in the eye of the beholder. A scam might involve, for instance,..
Ripoll
This artice is about the town in Catalonia: for the river of the same name, see Ripoll (river). Ripoll is the capital of the comarca (county) of Ripollès, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is located 691 metres above the sea, on the confluence of the Ter River and its tributary Frese..
Ripollès
Ripollès is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. As of 2001, its population is 25,744, about 40% of whom live in the capital, Ripoll. Ripollès borders the comarcas of Baixa Cerdanya, Berguedà, Osona, Garrotxa, and – across the bo..
Ripoll (river)
The Ripoll is a river in the comarca of Vallès Occidental, Catalonia, Spain. The river crosses the comarca from north to south, and flows into the river Besòs, near Barcelona. This river is about 40 km long and its source is in Sant Llorenç Savall. The Ripoll crosses the towns and cities of ..
Ripon
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]]Ripon is a small cathedral city in Yorkshire, 214 miles NNW of London, England. The city had a population of 16,468 at the 2001 census, making it the fourth smallest city in England after Wells, Ely and the City of..
Ripon, California
Ripon is a city located in San Joaquin County, . The population was 10,146 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 External links History Ripon, originally known as Murphy's Ferry, was named for Ripon, . The name is orginated from a city in Yorkshire..
Ripon, Quebec
Ripon is a town in the Papineau Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region of western Quebec. It is located in the valley of the Petite-Nation River. The town was named after Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. External link [Town web site] ..
Ripon, Wisconsin
Ripon is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2000 census (Mayor John Reinsch), the city population was 6,828. The city is located within the Town of Ripon. Contents 1 History1.1 Founding1.2 Birthplace of the Republican Party2 Demographics3 S..
Ripon (disambiguation)
Ripon is a city in North Yorkshire, England Ripon may also refer to: Ripon, QuebecRipon, CaliforniaRipon, WisconsinRipon (town), WisconsinRipon College, in Ripon, WisconsinRippon Lodge, in Woodbridge, Virginia This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated wi..
Ripon (town), Wisconsin
Ripon is a town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,001 at the 2000 census. The City of Ripon is located within the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 82.8 km² (32.0 mi²). 82.4 km² (31.8 mi²) of it is la..
Ripon and Pateley Bridge Rural District
Ripon and Pately Bridge was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from the late 1930s to 1974. It was created in the late 1930s by a County Review Order, by a merger of the Ripon Rural District and the Pateley Bridge Rural District. Vision of Britain, [Ripon and Pateley Bridge RD&#..
Ripon Cathedral
The west front. The interior of the cathedral The east end of the cathedral. Ripon Cathedral was founded in 672, when it is believed to have been the second stone building erected in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria. The crypt dates from this period. The cathedral is one o..
Ripon College
Ripon College can refer to: Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire - theological collegeRipon College (Wisconsin) - US collegeRipon College (Yorkshire) - secondary school This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you t..
Ripon College (Wisconsin)
Ripon College is a liberal arts college in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA. It was founded in 1851, but its first class of students did not enroll until 1853. Alumni include Harrison Ford (who did not graduate), Al Jarreau, and Spencer Tracy (class of 1924). Contents 1 History2 Greeks3 Ath..
Ripon College (Yorkshire)
Ripon College is a very small, mixed secondary modern comprehensive school situated in the city of Ripon, in North Yorkshire. The headteacher is Mr P Lowery. It has approximately 470 students, including the in-house sixth form. Previously known as Ripon City School, Ripon College competes with over ..
Ripon College Cuddesdon
Ripon College Cuddesdon is an Anglican theological college (seminary) located in Cuddesdon, a small village a short distance from Oxford. Contents 1 Tradition2 Staff members3 Notable alumni4 Literature5 External links Tradition Traditionally it stands in the liberal Ca..
Ripon Society
The Ripon Society is a centrist Republican think tank, founded in 1964. The name is a reference to Ripon, Wisconsin, the birthplace of the Republican Party; the Society sees itself as urging a return to the party's founding principles. Its first public statement was written in the weeks following t..
Riposte
In fencing, the riposte is an offensive action made by the fencer who has just parried an attack. In sabre and foil, the priority switches when the parry is successfully executed; the defending fencer now has right of way and may attack with a riposte. The riposte may be direct, or may include compo..
Rippability
The rippability of an earth (rock) material is a measure of its ability to be excavated with conventional excavation equipment. A material may be classified as rippable, marginally rippable or non-rippable. The rippability of a material is often evaluated by an engineering geologist and/or geophysic..
Rippedado Party
The Rippedado Political Party is an American independent political party founded in 2000. The aim of the Rippedado Party is to create a free, relaxed and very liberal society. Contents 1 Alignment2 Geographical concentrations of support3 Attitude to Iraq War4 Derivation of Nam..
Ripped Pants
"Ripped Pants" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Brief summary: SpongeBob tries to impress his squirrel friend Sandy at Mussel Beach (Goo Lagoon), and accidentally rips his pants! He's embarrassed until..
Ripper
Ripper is a proposed spin-off series from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, starring Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles. As of 2005, nothing is certain about whether the series will ever be made.Ripper was also the online alias of Brandon Vedas, who died due to a drug overdose. Vedas was encouraged to con..
Ripper (game)
Ripper is an adventure game by Take-Two Interactive. The game has a cast that includes celebrities such as Christopher Walken, Burgess Meredith, Karen Allen, David Patrick Kelly, John Rhys-Davies, and Jimmie Walker. It also featured the hit Blue Öyster Cult song (Don't Fear) The Reaper. External l..
Ripper Collins
James Anthony "Ripper" Collins (March 30, 1904 - April 15 1970) was a Major League Baseball player from 1931 to 1941 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh Pirates. A member of the Gashouse Gang Cardinals teams, Collins had a breakout season in 1934 with 35 home runs, 128 Runs Bat..
Ripper Roo
--> Ripper Roo is a fictional character in the Crash Bandicoot video game series. Overview He's a psychotic, blue kangaroo with a blonde wig and a fake moustache (only in Crash Bandicoot 2 and Crash Bash), a straitjacket, and razor-sharp toenails. He was the first of Cortex's many Evolvo-Ray ..
Rippey, Iowa
Rippey is a city in Greene County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 319. Geography Rippey is located at [41°56′2″N, 94°12′4″W] (41.933800, -94.201189)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ci..
Rippig
Rippig (Luxembourgish: Rippeg) is a small town in the commune of Bech, in eastern Luxembourg. As of 2005, the town has a population of 109. ..
Ripping
Ripping is the process of copying the audio or video data from one media form, such as Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) or Compact Disc (CD), to a hard disk. While the original media is typically digital, the extraction of analog media such as VHS video or vinyl records to a digital format can also be..
Ripping Yarns
Ripping Yarns (BBC video cover) Ripping Yarns was a British television comedy series, written by former Pythons Michael Palin and Terry Jones. Each episode neatly parodied some pre-war schoolboy genre or other. Contents 1 Origin2 Pilot (1975)3 First series (1977)4 Second..
Ripple
Ripple can refer to: Ripple (physics)Ripple (movie)Ripple (wine)Ripple monetary systemRipple (song) by the Grateful DeadRipple (electrical) as received by the Zellweger off-peak hot water switch This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same titl..
Ripple, Kent
Ripple is a village in Kent, England. It is also known as Ripple Vale. John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, the commander of the first British Expeditionary Force was born there in 1852. The Ripple Primary School has approximately 40 students attending. References [Encyclopædia Britannica article ..
Rippleside, Victoria
Rippleside LGA: City of Greater Geelong Postcode: 3215 Median property value: [5,000] (2005) Location: Geelong, Victoria Suburbs near Rippleside Drumcondra North Geelong Rippleside West Geelong Geelong Rippleside is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. T..
Ripplewood Holdings
Ripplewood is an American private equity firm that manages more than $10 billion in capital. Ripplewood was founded by its current CEO, Tim Collins. The company's main interests range from telecommunications to banking to entertainment. In Japan, Ripplewood is known for its acquisition of Seagia in..
Ripple (physics)
In physics, ripples are surface waves on a liquid with wavelengths so short that the liquid's motion is governed almost entirely by surface tension forces. The wavelength of a ripple must be less than λc = 2π√(γ/ρg) where γ is surface tension and ρ is liquid den..
Ripple (wine)
Information Ripple was an inexpensive fortified wine popular among certain subclasses in the United States, particularly in the 1970s. Due to its high alcohol content and low price, it had a reputation as a drink for alcoholics and the destitute. Cultural References Ripple was often referred to ..
Ripple current
Ripple current refers to the AC portion of the current signal applied to a device in its application. Although this term defines an AC portion of the applied signal, it is usually in reference to the small level of variation of DC signals encountered in a power supply application. Ripple current r..
Ripple down rules
Ripple Down Rules is a knowledge acquisition methodology. Knowledge acqusition is a method to transfer knowledge from human experts to knowledge based systems. Contents 1 Introductory material2 Methodology2.1 Data Structure2.2 Knowledge Acquisition Scenario3 See also4&n..
Ripple effect
The ripple effect is an education-related term associated with the studies of Jacob Kounin. It involves the effects that a reprimand in a group has on members of the group who are not the intended targets of the reprimand (or desist, as Kounin coins it). The ripple effect can also apply if student..
Ripple Effect
For the episode of Stargate SG-1, see Ripple Effect (Stargate SG-1). Ripple Effect (Japanese:波及効果 Hakyuu Kouka) is a logic puzzle published by Nikoli. As of 2005, one book consisting entirely of Ripple Effect puzzles has been published by Nikoli. Contents 1 Rules2 History3&nb..
Ripple Effect (Stargate SG-1)
"Ripple Effect" }||}}} }|episode list=|overridean=}} episode }|episode list=}} of the science fiction}}} television series Stargate SG-1}}}. Plot } After an unscheduled Stargate activation, the first of many SG-1 teams originating from many parallel universes arrive at the SGC. While more and more ..
Ripple marks
Ripple marks are sedimentary structures that indicate agitation by wind or waves. They consist of two basic types: 1.) Current ripple marks are aysmmetrical in profile, and consist of a gentle upcurrent slope and a steep downcurrent one. 2.) Wave-formed ripple marks have a symmetrical, almost s..
Ripple monetary system
Ripple is an open-source software project for developing a peer-to-peer distributed social network service with a monetary honor system based on trust that already exists between people in real-world social networks. National monetary systems rely on trust in large financial institutions as banks. ..
Ripple Rock
Ripple Rock was a submerged twin-peak mountain that lay just nine feet beneath the surface of the Seymour Narrows in Canada. It was a serious hazard to shipping, sinking 119 vessels and taking 114 lives. On April 5 1958, after twenty seven months of tunnelling and engineering work, Ripple Rock wa..
Ripple Rock (Album)
Ripple Rock is The Evaporators'' third album. It was released in 2004 in Canada by Mint Records and Nardwuar Records and elsewhere by Alternative Tentacles. The vinyl contained a free copy of Thee Dublins' self-titled 7". On the CD, these songs were included at the end of the album along with an e..
Ripple tank
[[wikibooks:|Wikibooks ]] has more about this subject: [[wikibooks::School science how-to|School science how-to]] In physics and engineering, a ripple tank is a shallow glass tank of water used in schools and colleges to demonstrate the basic properties of waves. It is a specialized form of a ..
Rippon, West Virginia
Rippon is an unincorporated hamlet in Jefferson County, West Virginia south of Charles Town. Rippon is located along the Berryville Pike (US 340) at its junction with County Route 21. According to the 2000 census, the town has a population of 223 [link]. Historic sites Ripon Lodge, listed..
Ripponden
Ripponden is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Halifax, on the River Ryburn. It is the site of a Roman settlement, and there is a Roman Road over nearby Blackstone Edge, a rocky ridge of millstone grit. Ripponden is the main settlement in a small group of villages, each with ..
Ripponlea, Victoria
Ripponlea is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is centered on the intersection of Glen Eira Road and Hotham Street, in the municipality of City of Port Phillip. The suburb is named after Ripponlea railway station, which itself is named after the historic Rippon Lea Estate. The estate ta..
Ripponlea railway station, Melbourne
Ripponlea is a railway station on the Sandringham line in Melbourne, Australia. It is located 8.6 km from Flinders Street Station in the centre of Melbourne and is in Metcard Zone 1. It is a Host Station, meaning it is staffed during peak periods. The station has a pedestrian bridge between pl..
Rippon boswell
Rippon Boswell is a world-famous auction house specialising in Oriental Rugs, Carpets and Textiles. [Rippon Boswell & Company] – today the world’s leading specialist Auctioneers and Consultants of rare & antique Oriental carpets & textiles – was established in 1884 as Rippon, Son ..
Rippon Falls
Rippon Falls at the northern end of Lake Victoria in Uganda is often considered the source of the river Nile. In 1862 John Hanning Speke, the first European to locate the source of the Nile, named the falls. In 1954 construction Owen Falls Dam was completed, submerging Rippon Falls. ..
Rippon Lea Estate
Rippon Lea Estate is a historic property located in Elsternwick, Victoria. It is under the care of the National Trust of Australia. It was built in 1868 for Sir Frederick Sargood, a wealthy Melbourne businessman, politician and philanthropist. Frederick and his wife Marion bought 42 acres of land ..
Rippon Lodge
Rippon Lodge is the oldest house still extant in Prince William County. Built in 1725 (ca. 1745, by some accounts) by Richard Blackburn, it lies on high ground overlooking Neabsco Creek at the south end of what is now the unincorporated town of Woodbridge. The house takes its name from Richard Blac..
Rippowam High School
Rippowam High School was a public high school in Stamford, CT. The campus was later used as a magnet school. In 2000, the Academy of Information Technology and Engineering started sharing the building with the magnet middle school. The magnet school moved to the former University of Connecticut c..
Rippweiler
Rippweiler is a small town in the commune of Useldange, in western Luxembourg. As of 2005, the town has a population of 145. ..
Riprap
Riprap (also known as rip rap or shot rock) is rock or other material used to stabilize shore. Riprap reduces water erosion by resisting the hydraulic attack and dissipating the energy of flowing water or waves. The shape of rock is important. Coarse, angular rock, usually made by crushing or bla..
Ripsaw music
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Ripspeed
Ripspeed is a sub brand of Halfords, the UK's leading automotive parts retailer. The brand was purchased in the late 90s by Halfords, and operates as one of the five subsections of a store if it is present. Ripspeed as a business was set up in the 70s by Keith Ripp, due to financial difficulties K..
Ripstop nylon
Rip-stop Nylon is a light-weight, water-repellent nylon fabric with inter-woven ripstop reinforcement threads in a crosshatch pattern, so the material resists ripping or tearing. Rip-stop nylon is often used in hot air balloons, kites, parachutes, camping equipment such as lightweight tents and s..
Rips the Covers Off
Rips The Covers Off is the first L.A. Guns album to feature guitarist Stacey Blades. The main part of the album is cover songs featuring guitarist Stacey Blades, though at least some copies of the album have live versions of "Revolution" and "Don't Look At Me That Way", which feature guitarists Ker..
Riptides
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The Riptides The Riptides were largely a vehicle for the immense song-writing talents of Mark Callahan but over..
Riptide (album)
Riptide is one of Robert Palmer's more well-known albums, released in November 1985. The song "Addicted to Love" was a successful single, due to a memorable music video; Palmer won a Grammy in 1987 for the song. The album also featured Palmer's former Power Station bandmates Andy Taylor and Tony ..
Riptide (comics)
Riptide (Janos Quested) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in Uncanny X-Men #210, was created by Chris Claremont, John Romita Jr. and Dan Green. Character History Riptide is a member of the Marauders, a team of villains brought together by the m..
Riptide (TV series)
Riptide was a television detective series that ran on NBC from 1984 to 1986. The series concerned Cody Allen (Perry King) and Nick Ryder (Joe Penny), two former army buddies who decided to open the Pier 56 Detective Agency (later known as the Riptide Detective Agency). However, realizing that comp..
Ripto
--> Ripto is a main antagonist in the Spyro the Dragon video game series. Appearing in a whopping 5 titles of the series, as opposed to other villains the Sorceress (although she did make a cameo in Enter the Dragonfly as a balloon), Grendor the rhynoc, and Red the Dragon, who each have one game a..
Ripton, Vermont
Ripton, Vermont Ripton is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 556 at the 2000 census. The Bread Loaf Writer's Conference is held annually in Ripton. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Notable residents4 External links Geography Accordin..
RIPT Scan
An RIPT scan is a fictional medical brain scanning procedure in the book Passage by author Connie Willis. It is a procedure in which chemical tracers are used to "simultaneously [photograph] the electrochemical activity in different subsections of the brain for a 3-D picture of neural acti..
Ripuarian
Ripuarian is a West Germanic dialect group spoken in the Rhineland, eastern Belgium and southern Dutch Limburg from northwest of Düsseldorf and Cologne to Aachen in the west, and Waldbröl in the east. It belongs to Middle Franconian and Rhinelandic. Most famous is Kölsch, the dialect of Cologne. ..
Ripuarian Franks
The Ripuarian Franks (also spelled Riparian) were a subtribe within the Germanic Franks. "Ripuarian" means "of the river" and is principally opposed to "salian," meaning "salty," as in the Salian Franks. The Ripuarians were indeed "of the river," living primarily in the Rhineland, while the Salians ..
Rip Collins
Harry Warren (Rip) Collins (February 26, 1896 - May 27, 1968) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1920-21), Boston Red Sox (1922), Detroit Tigers (1923-27) and St. Louis Browns (1929-31). Collins batted and threw right handed. He was born in Weatherfo..
Rip Curl
Rip Curl is a major Australian manufacturer and retailer of surfwear and surfgear (see surfing). The company started from the humble beginings of two surfers in Torquay producing wetsuits from their garden shed. Rip Curl remains a private company. Rip Curl is the sponsor of one of the largest surf..
Rip current
Riptide redirects here. Riptide may also refer to an American TV series. A rip current is a strong flow of water returning seaward from the shore. It is often mistakenly called a "rip tide" or "riptide", though the occurrence is not related to the tides. Colloquially a rip current is known simpl..
Rip cut
In woodworking, a rip cut is a cut made parallel to the grain of the wood. Rip cuts are commonly made with a table saw, but other types of saws can also be used, including hand rip saws, radial arm saws and band saws. Unlike cross-cutting, which shears the wood fibers, a rip saw works more like a c..
Rip deal
The Rip Deal is a swindle very popular in Europe and in particular in frontier area. Swindlers present themselves as potential investors, then attract their victim with under the counter payments. For two years, the cases have multiplied in France. ..
Rip Engine
A Rip Engine is a fictional device from the BBC Doctor Who Novel More Than Human Not much is known about the Rip Engine save for the fact that it is primitive a mode of Time Travel used by humans from the 26th century. The Rip Engine is said to be a very dangerous mode of time travel since its ana..
Rip Engle
Charles A. "Rip" Engle (March 26, 1906–March 7, 1983), was a Hall-of-Fame coach of The Pennsylvania State University's college football team. He was born in Elk Lick, Pennsylvania Career Engle coaching record from 1944 to 1965 was 132-68-8 including stints at Brown University and Penn State...
Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet
Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet is a children's novel written by Harold L. Goodwin under the psuedonym Blake Savage. The novel was originally published by Racine in hardcover in 1952 and reprinted in the United Kingdom later in the same year as Rip Foster Rides the Grey Planet (note the spelling of..
Rip Girls
Rip Girls is a Disney Channel Original Movie starring Camilla Belle as 13 year old Sydney Miller who revisits her homeland Hawaii and discovers her own inner strength through surfing and other island riches. Her overprotective father keeps her from surfing with her new friend Gia and her other fri..
Rip Her to Shreds
"Rip Her to Shreds" is track number 8 from Blondie's self titled début album Blondie. It was also the first single to be released on Chrysalis Records in 1977, although it did not chart in the U.K. The B-sides to this single were "In the Flesh" and "X-Offender". In Australia, the song "In the Fles..
Rip Hunter
Rip Hunter is a DC Comics character who first appeared in Showcase #20, 21, 25, 26, then got his own series which lasted for 29 issues (1961-65). He later appeared in several DC Comics before reappearing as part of the Forgotten Heroes. Character History Rip Hunter was an ordinary man who use..
Rip It
Rip It is an energy drink that is produced and distributed by National Beverage Corp., maker of Shasta and Faygo. It is National Beverage Corp.'s first energy drink. Rip It is usually sold for less than one dollar, while most energy drinks are sold for about two dollars. Brand Portfolio Available..
Rip It Up
Rip It Up can refer to: Rip it Up (song), a famous rock and roll song popularized by Little Richard and Bill Haley & His CometsRip It Up (magazine), a New Zealand-based music magazine. ..
Rip It Up (album)
Rip It Up is a greatest hits album released by Dead or Alive in 1987 on Epic Records. It contains eight singles from their two prior albums, Youthquake and Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know, segued together much like a DJ-mix. No new songs were included on this album. Track listing All tracks wri..
Rip It Up (magazine)
Rip It Up is a bi-monthly New Zealand music magazine. The current editor is Karl Puschmann. The former editor, Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury (a former radio and television host and former editor of the Auckland University Student's magazine, Craccum), left late in 2005. Earlier editor, Scott Kara, le..
Rip Kirby
Rip Kirby was a comic strip character created by Alex Raymond. Upon returning from World War II, Raymond did not return to work on any of his old successful comic strips (Flash Gordon, Jungle Jim, Secret Agent X-9). Instead he began to work on a new strip starring ex-marine private detective Rip..
Rip Off Press
Rip Off Press, Inc. is a seminal publishing company for underground comix. It was founded January 17, 1969 in San Francisco by Fred Todd, Dave Moriaty, and cartoonists Gilbert Shelton and Jack Jackson (alias Jaxon). (Rip Off Press later relocated to Auburn, California in the 1980s.) Overview The ..
Rip Raps
Rip Raps is a small 15 acre (60,000 m²) artificial island at the mouth of Hampton Roads in the independent city of Hampton, Virginia. It was originally built in 1817 as part of the harbor defenses for to provide a setting for Fort Wool (originally named Fort Calhoun), the companion to Fort Monr..
Rip Repulski
Eldon John (Rip) Repulski (October 4, 1927 - February 10, 1993) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. From 1953 through 1961, he played with the St. Louis Cardinals (1953-56), Philadelphia Phillies (1957-58), Los Angeles Dodgers (1959-60) and Boston Red Sox (1960-61). Repulski batted and thre..
Rip Rig & Panic
Rip Rig & Panic was a post-punk band, founded in 1981. It was named for a jazz album of the same name by Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Its members included singer Neneh Cherry, Sean Oliver, Mark Springer, and Gareth Sager and Bruce Smith, the last two formerly of The Pop Group. The group strayed from more ..
Rip Rogers
--> Rip Rogers was a professional wrestler and was a trainer for Ohio Valley Wrestling. Contents 1 Career2 Profile3 Championships and accomplishments3.0.1 ..
Rip Saber
Rip Saber is a video game character in Capcom's Slam Masters series. Vital statistics Catch Copy: Hellish Mechanic WarriorHeight: 199cm(6'5)Weight: 135kg(298 lbs)Fighting style: Special Forces training + WrestlingBirthplace: Calgary, Alberta, CanadaFavorite Attack: Trench BombUnique Attack S..
Rip saw
This article is about the tool. There is also a style of music called ripsaw music. A rip saw In woodworking, a cut made parallel to the direction of the grain of the workpiece is known as a rip cut. If one was to cut a tree trunk in half from top to bottom, this would be a rip cut — but..
Rip Sewell
Truett Banks "Rip" Sewell (May 11, 1907 – 1989) was a professional baseball pitcher, known to be one of the greatest "junk" pitchers. He is credited with inventing the eephus pitch. Born in the town of Decatur, Alabama, Sewell entered the major leagues at the age of 25, however, playing only one ..
Rip Slyme
Rip Slyme is a Japanese hip hop group. It is composed of 4 MCs; Ryo-Z, Ilmari, Pes & Su, and 1 DJ, Fumiya. Their sound drives its influences from old school hip hop and other Hip Hop such as The Pharcyde, De La Soul, Public Enemy, Jurassic 5, the Beastie Boys, DJ Premier, Leaders of the New School..
Rip Taylor
Rip Taylor Charles Elmer "Rip" Taylor, Jr. (born January 13, 1934 in Washington D.C.), is an American actor and comedian known as "The Crying Comic". Known for his high voice, zany hair (which is a toupee), bushy handlebar mustache over a perpetual toothy grin and his heavyset physique, his sc..
Rip The Jacker
Rip the Jacker is the fifth full-length album from the rapper Canibus. This album represents the third distinct "personality" created by Canibus, the other two being Canibus and Germaine Williams. The album was created in an unorthodox manner - Canibus wrote and recorded his vocals prior to any ot..
Rip This Joint
Rip This Joint is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and originally performed by the Rolling Stones. It first appeared on their 1972 album Exile on Main St.. ..
Rip Torn
Rip Torn in Men in Black. Rip Torn (born February 6, 1931), born Elmore Rual Torn in Temple, Texas, is an American film actor. He may be best known for playing Agent Z in the feature film Men in Black, but has also starred in TV series such as HBO's The Larry Sanders Show. He has more recentl..
Rip Van Dam
Rip Van Dam (c. 1660 - 1749-06-10) was acting governor of the Province of New York from 1731 to 1732. Van Dam was raised in Beverwyck/Albany, New York where he was employed by a businessman from Manhattan. He was sent to New York City for business training and moved there to run his own business..
Rip Van Wink
Rip Van Wink was a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano. It first appeared in Beano issue 1, dated 30 July 1938. The central idea behind the character of Rip Van Wink (a parody of Rip van Winkle) is that he has been asleep for 700 years - he went to sleep in 1238, and did not wake up until 1938. T..
Rip van Winkle
Rip van Winkle is a short story by Washington Irving published in 1819, as well as the name of the story's fictional protagonist. It was part of a collection of stories entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The s..
Rip Van Winkle Bridge
The Rip Van Winkle Bridge is a cantilever bridge spanning the Hudson River between Hudson and the Catskill, New York. The structure carries NY Route 23 across the river, connecting on the west side, US Route 9W and NY Route 385 with NY Route 9G on the east side. The bridge was built by the newly cre..
Rip van Winkle cipher
In cryptography, the Rip van Winkle cipher is a provably secure cipher with a finite key, assuming the attacker has only finite storage. Source J.L. Massey and I. Ingemarsson. The Rip van Winkle cipher - a simple and provably computationally secure cipher with a finite key. In Proc. IEEE Int. Sym..
Rói Patursson
Rói Reynagarð Patturson (born 21 September 1947) is a Faroese writer and philosopher. He is also the director of the Folk High School of the Faroes. He was born in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. After attending the St. Frans School in Tórshavn and secondary school, Patursson went abroad from 1964 to ..
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