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Rim
Rim may refer to: Rim (coin), the sharp circular (or other shaped) edge which surrounds the coin designRim (firearms), a projection machined into the bottom of a firearms cartridgeRim (craters), the part of a crater that extends above the height of the local surfaceRimming, a sexual practiceRim (w..
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
RIM-116 test firing RAM Launcher on German Gepard class fast attack craft Wiesel The RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) is a small, lightweight, infrared homing surface-to-air missile in use by the United States, German Navy and ROK Navy. It is intended primarily as a point-defense ..
RIM-24 Tartar
The General Dynamics RIM-24 Tartar was a medium-range naval surface-to-air missile (SAM), and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States Navy ships. The Tartar was the third of the so-called "3 T's", the three primary SAMs the Navy fielded in the 60s and 70s, the others..
RIM-2 Terrier
Early-model Terrier RIM-2C or later The Convair RIM-2 Terrier was a two-stage medium-range naval surface-to-air missile (SAM), and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States Navy ships. Originally, the Terrier had a launch thrust of 23 kN (5,200 lbf), and weigh..
RIM-8 Talos
A RIM-8G missile. The Bendix RIM-8 Talos was a long-range naval surface-to-air missile, and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States Navy ships. The Talos used radar beam riding for guidance to the vicinity of its target, and semi-active radar homing (SARH) for ..
RIM-900
The RIM 900 was one of the first wireless data devices. It operated on the Mobitex network. It was a clam shell device that could fit on your belt. It had a small keyboard for sending and receiving email and interactive messages wirelessly. The product was introduced as Inter@ctive Paging in 1..
Rima
For the Icelandic ríma poetry see rímur. The cover of RIMA THE JUNGLE GIRL #1 by artist Joe Kubert, published by DC Comics, 1974 Rima, a.k.a. Rima the Jungle Girl, is a fictional character, a white-haired superhero who starred in the short-lived comic book series Rima the Jungle Girl publishe..
RIMA
RIMAs (reversible inhibitors of monoamine oxidase type-A) are a family of psychiatric drugs that inhibit monoamine oxidase, temporarily and reversibly. They are mostly used for alleviating depression and dysthymia. Because their action is short-lived and selective, they have a better safety profil..
Rimae Sirsalis
Rimae Sirsalis is a lunar rille, an open lava channel or a collapsed lava tube on the Moon. It is located at 15.7S, 61.7W and is 426km long. Rimae Sirsalis is in an unusual location for a rille. Most rilles are near the edge of maria, or inside them. Rimae Sirsalis cuts across highlands almost excl..
Rimage Corporation
Rimage Corporation (NASDAQ: [RIMG]), is a producer of CD-R and DVD-R production systems. Rimage has introduced several CD (compact disc) printing technologies including Prism Plus and Everest - two full color thermal printers. Rimage's primary business is the production and sales of au..
Rimantadine
Rimantadine (INN, sold under the trade name Flumadine®) is an orally administered medicine used to treat, and in rare cases prevent, Influenzavirus A infection. When taken within one to two days of developing symptoms, rimantadine can shorten the duration and moderate the severity of influenza..
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Rimas Kurtinaitis (born May 15, 1960 in Kaunas, Lithuania) is a former basketball player for the Soviet Union and Lithuanian national basketball teams, current assistant coach for the latter. He played as a shooting guard and he is also known as the best European three-point shooter in the 1980s. ..
Rimavská Sobota
Rimavská Sobota (Hungarian: Rimaszombat, German: Großsteffelsdorf) is a town in southern Slovakia. It has 24,800 inhabitants (2004). [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] Municipalities of Rimavská Sobota District Hnúšťa | Rimavská Sobota | TisovecAbovce | Babinec | Barc..
Rimavská Sobota District
Rimavská Sobota District (okres Rimavská Sobota) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the Hungarian county of Gemer a Malohont, apart from Konrádovce in the south-west which was part of the county of Nógrád. Municipa..
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Rima Wakarua
Rima Wakarua (born 25/03/1976) is an Italian rugby union footballer. He plays for SKG Gran Parma at fly half.. He is a naturalised Italian, having moved there in 1999, and is born of a New Zealand father and Scottish mother. He was brought into the 2003 World Cup squad having only played in the..
Rimbach
' Rimbach ' Rimbach is a community in the administrative district of Cham in the Bavarian region of the Oberpfalz (the Upper Palatinate). Rimbach is a beautiful little vacation village at the foot of the Hoher Bogen (a seven-peaked mountain ridge in the Northern Bavarian Forest National Park). In ..
Rimbach-près-Masevaux
Rimbach-près-Masevaux Country France Région Alsace Départment Haut-Rhin Arrondissement Thann Canton Masevaux INSEE 68275 Postal Code 68290 MayorCurrent Term André Schmuck2001-2008 Intercommunality Communauté de communesde la..
Rimbaud (disambiguation)
Rimbaud can refer to: Arthur Rimbaud, 19th century poet and literary figurePenny Rimbaud, founder and drummer of the anarchist punk rock band Crass This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may ..
Rimbaud medicine show
Rimbaud Medicine Show are a south London based rock and roll band. The band formed in early 2006 in the London Borough of Bromley and remain centered around the musicians John Hall and Jonah Hardy, both former members of indie band The Retakes Committee. ..
Rimba ilmu
Rimba Ilmu is a tropical botanical garden set up by the late Professor W.R. Stanton in 1974 on the campus of the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It has over 1600 species of plants occupying over 80 hectares. Rimba Ilmu means forest of knowledge in Bahasa Malaysia, is populated main..
Rimbert
Rimbert or Rembert (d.11 june, 888) was monk in Turholt (Torhout). He shared a missionary trip to Scandinavia with his friend Ansgar, whom he later succeeded an archbishop in Hamburg-Bremen in 865. He also wrote a biography about Ansgar, Vita Ansgari. Rimbert is revered as a saint particularly in F..
Rimbey, Alberta
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Rimby Airport
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RIMC
RIMC, or the Rashtriya Indian Military College, is a prestigious public school for boys studying between 8th and 12th grade located in Dehra Dun in India. Established in 1922, it has a tradition of training young school boys into strong military leaders. Most of the students studying at the RIM..
Rime
The word rime has several meanings in English: For various forms of frost, see rime (frost).For senses concerning language, specifically:* For the nucleus and coda of a syllable in the study of phonology, see syllable rime.* For relationships among words with similar sounds, see rhyme.For the colle..
Rimensberger (surname)
The history of the family name, Rimensberger can be traced to the 10th century in the Alemannic region of Westphalia and Thuringia. The name is closely associated with early Christian movements in these regions. Over time the spelling and pronunciation of the name started to reflect the different c..
Rimersburg, Pennsylvania
Rimersburg is a borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,051 at the 2000 census. Geography Rimersburg is located at [41°2′30″N, 79°30′9″W] (41.041643, -79.502583)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bu..
Rimexolone
Rimexolone (Vexol®) is a glucocorticoid steroid, often used in eye drops to treat inflammation in the eye. ..
Rime (frost)
Rime ice, on top of [Szczeliniec Wielki], Poland Rime ice on a tree in Black Forest, Germany Rime ice is a white ice that forms when the water droplets in fog freeze to the outer surfaces of objects. It is often seen on trees atop mountains and ridges in winter, when low-hangi..
Rime dictionary
This article is about a unique type of Chinese dictionary. For the type of reference work used in poetry, see Rhyming dictionary. A rime dictionary, rhyme dictionary, or rime book (translated from Chinese yùnshū 韻書/韵书), is an ancient type of Chinese lexicon. The name "rime dictionary" ref..
Rime movement
This box: [ view] • [ talk] • [ edit] Rimé in Tibetan letters The school's name is derived from two Tibetan words: Ris (sectarianism) and Med (refutation), which combined expresses the idea of unification, as opposed to sectarianism. The Rimé movement ..
Rime riche
Rime riche is a form of rhyme with identical sounds, example "pear" and "pair". ..
Rime table
A rime table or rhyme table (Chinese: 韻圖/韵图; Pinyin: yùntú; Wade-Giles: yün-t'u), as used in a Chinese rime dictionary, phonologically charts Chinese characters. The Song Dynasty Yunjing and Qiyin lüe are the oldest extant rime tables. Based on numerous internal similarities, linguists c..
Rimfire ammunition
Rimfire ammunition. From left to right, 9mm Flobert shot (metal case), 9mm Flobert shot (paper case), .22 LR shot in crimped case, .22 LR round nose, .22 LR shot in plastic shot capsule, .22 CB Short, and 9mm Flobert BB cap A rimfire is a type of firearm cartridge. It is called a rimfire beca..
Rimini
Rimini is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and capital city of the Rimini Province. Rimini's skyline. It is located on the Adriatic Sea near the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient Ariminus) and Ausa (Aprusa). Coast navigation and fishing are traditional industries an..
Rimini Calcio F.C.
Rimini Calcio F.C. is an Italian football club based in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1912 and currently plays in Serie B, after having won the Serie C1/B title in 2004-05 season. Their home ground is the 10,000-seat Stadio Romeo Neri. Contents 1 Current first team squad2..
Rimini protocol
The Rimini Protocol (also called Uppsala Protocol) is a proposal made by the geologist Colin Campbell in 2003 as a way to stabilise oil prices and minimize the effects of peak oil. To achieve this, producing countries would not produce oil in excess of their present national depletion rate. Also, i..
Rimi Sen
Rimi Sen is an Indian actress working in the Bollywood film industry. Sen's birth name is Shoumitra Sen . In an interview she said she doesnt use her original name because it sounds unusual .[link] Biography She was born on the 21 September 1981 in Kolkata, India. She moved to Mumbai t..
Rimland
Rimland is the maritime fringe of a country or continent; in particular, the densely populated western, southern, and eastern edges of the Eurasian continent. See also heartland ..
Rimma Zhukova
Rimma Mikhaylovna Zhukova (Russian: ) (born 14 March 1925 in Yekaterinburg, Russia – died 1999) was a speed skater. Rimma Zhukova competed for the Soviet Union and after having become Soviet Allround Champion three times, she became World Allround Champion in 1955. Medals An overview of meda..
Rimmel
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Rimmer
Rimmer may refer to: Fictional characters: Arnold Rimmer, a character in the BBC sitcom Red Dwarf.The anti-hero of the Peter Cook film The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer. People: Richard Rimmer, Director, California Department of Corrections, 2004.Robert H. Rimmer, author of The Harrad Experiment,..
Rimmer Dall
Rimmer Dall is a fictional character from the Heritage of Shannara series by Terry Brooks. He is the leader of the evil Shadowen, a group of magic users who will stop at nothing to possess all magic. He is also influential in the Federation government, serving, ironically, as First Seeker of the a..
Rimming sugar
Rimming sugar is a sugar-based preparation used to decorate and flavor the rims to cocktail glasses. Rimming sugar is often flavored with fruit juice, spices or other flavorings, and different varieties are best suited to different cocktails. It is typically sold in round tins sized to allow the top..
Rimmon
Rimmon (Hebrew "pomegranate") is the proper name for a number of people or objects in the Hebrew Bible: A man of Beeroth (2 Samuel 4:2), one of the four Gibeonite cities. (See Joshua 9:17.)A Syrian cult image, mentioned only in 2 Kings 5:18.One of the "uttermost cities" of Judah, afterwards given t..
Rimmon Perez
Rimmon Perez or Rimmon-Parez (Hebrew: רִמֹּן פָּרֶץ) is one of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness during the Exodus. The name means a pomegranate breach, or Rimmon of the breach. It may be the modern place Makhtesh-Ramon; Arabic: Wadi er Rummun, which lies in the midst of ..
Rimnersvallen
Rimnersvallen is a multi-use stadium in Uddevalla, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 3,500 people. During the 1958 World Cup, this stadium hostes two games. ..
Rimnitz (Hasidic dynasty)
The Rimnitzer (or Ribnitzer) Rebbe zt"l, Grand Rabbi Chaim Zanvil Abramowitz, was a great Hassidic Jewish tzaddik and miracle worker. He lived a long life and passed away on Isru Chag Succos, 1995 in Monsey, NY, where he is buried. He lived in Soviet USSR under Stalin's rule, yet lived a fully ..
Rimo
Rimo is both a mountain in the Karakoram and the name of the subrange in which it lies: Rimo I is the main summit of the mountain;Rimo Muztagh is the full name of the subrange. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referr..
Rimonabant
Rimonabant (SR141716) is an anorectic anti-obesity drug. It is a CB1 cannabinoid receptor antagonist. Its main avenue of effect is reduction in appetite. Rimonabant is currently being sold in the United Kingdom by Sanofi-Aventis under the trade name Acomplia. It is anticipated that if the drug ..
Rimouski, Quebec
Contents 1 General1.1 Device2 History3 Culture and Sports4 External links General Rimouski is a Canadian city (ville) on the western part of Gaspé Peninsula in eastern Quebec, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Rimouski River. ..
Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Rimouski-Neigette is a county regional municipality of Quebec in Canada. Its seat is the city of Rimouski. According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census: Population: 52,289% Change (1996-2001): -0.7Dwellings: 24,991Area (km²): 2,716.48 km²Density (persons per km²): 19.2 Communities Bas-Sa..
Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques
Rimouski—Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques (formerly known as Rimouski—Témiscouata) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Contents 1 History1.1 Members of Parliament2 Election results3..
Rimouski (electoral district)
Rimouski (also known as Rimouski—Témiscouata, Rimouski—Mitis, and Rimouski-Neigette-et-la Mitis) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 2003. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 as "Rimouski" ..
Rimouski Airport
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Rimouski Océanic
Rimouski Océanic City: Rimouski, Quebec League: Q.M.J.H.L. Conference: none Division: Western Founded: 1995-96 Home Arena: Colisée de Rimouski Colours: Royal Blue, White & Navy Blue Head Coach: Doris Labonté General Manager: André Jolicoeur The Rimouski Océ..
Rimouski—Témiscouata
Rimouski—Témiscouata was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 1997, and from 2004 to 2006. For information on Rimouski—Témiscouata 1984-1997, see Rimouski (electoral district). For information on Rimouski—Témisc..
Rimo I
Rimo I is the main summit of the Rimo massif, in the northern part of the remote Rimo Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram range in India. It is located about 20 km northeast of the snout of the Siachen Glacier. Rimo means "striped mountain." (AAJ 1986:266) The Rimo massif consists of four peaks ..
Rimo Muztagh
The Rimo Muztagh is one of the most remote subranges of the Karakoram range, in far northwestern India, near the disputed border with Pakistan. It is far from major towns, and close to the militarily sensitive Siachen Glacier, so it has seen little exploration or climbing activity compared to, for e..
RIMPAC
Aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis and USS Abraham Lincoln speed away from Honolulu during RIMPAC 2000. RIMPAC, the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, is the world's largest international maritime exercise. Hosted and administered by the United States Navy. The Marine Corps and Coast Guard are a..
Rimpa school
Spring Landscape, unknown Rimpa school painter, 18th century, six-screen ink and gold on paper. Rimpa (琳派), also romanized as Rinpa, is one of the major historical schools of Japanese decorative painting. It was created in the 17th century by the artists Hon'ami Kōetsu (1558-1..
Rimrock
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. Rimrock in Colorado Natio..
Rimrunners
Rimrunners is a science-fiction novel written by C. J. Cherryh and set in her Alliance-Union universe, in which humanity has split into three major power blocs: Union, the Merchanter's Alliance and Earth. Chronologically, the book follows immediately after the author's award-winning Downbelow Sta..
Rimshot
This article references the term in the world of music. For the term's use in radio and television broadcasting, see Rimshot (broadcasting). A rimshot is the sound produced by hitting the rim and the head of a drum at once, with a drum stick. Rimshots are usually played to produce a more accente..
Rimshot (broadcasting)
Rimshot is a radio and television broadcasting term for a signal that attempts to reach a larger market from a distant suburban, or even rural, location. Rimshot stations are often at a disadvantage compared to full-power signals in a market. Many rimshot operators attempt to serve the larger mark..
Rimskaya
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Rimstone pool
Rimstone pools are areas where water was collected and sometimes form curious miniture 'cities'. When water pools, calcium bi carbonate (dissolved limestone) will float on top. By surface tension and movement, the calcite rafts together and form walls at waters rim. When water level is low, the calc..
RIMT
RIMT-Regional Institute of Management and Technology, is one of the finest college to pursue a degree of B-Tech. It is under OM PRAKASH BANSAL Social Welfare Trust. There are many colleges under it. ''RIMT-IET (RIMT-Institute of Engineering and Technology), RIMT-PolyTechnic, RIMT-IMCT(RIMT-Institu..
Rimu
Rimu can mean the following: Rimu, (Dacrydium cupressinum), a tree endemic to New Zealand.Rimu, a locality on the West Coast of New Zealand.In Polynesian mythology, Rimu is a god of the dead.[[Citing sources citation needed]]This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] p..
Rimururu
Rimururu (Japanese: リムルル) is a character in the Samurai Shodown series of fighting games. She is the younger sister of Nakoruru, and lives in an Ainu village on Hokkaido, Japan. She fights with a kodachi named "Hahakuru," and she can call upon the ice spirit "Konril" to assist her in battle..
Rimush
Rimush is the name of two Mesopotamian kings: Rimush, king of the Akkadian EmpireRimush, king of Assyria ..
Rimutaka Incline
The Rimutaka Incline was a 3-mile (5-km) stretch of steeply-graded railway line between Summit and Cross Creek on the original Wairarapa railway line between Wellington and Masterton in New Zealand. Because of financial constraints, the railway between Upper Hutt and Featherston followed steep gradi..
Rimutaka Range
The Rimutaka Range (often referred to as the Rimutaka Ranges) is one of several mountain ranges in the North Island of New Zealand which form a ridge running parallel with the east coast of the island between East Cape and Wellington. The ridge is at its most pronounced in the southern part of the ..
Rimutaka Tunnel
The Rimutaka Tunnel is a railway tunnel through New Zealand's Rimutaka Ranges between Upper Hutt, near Wellington, and Featherston. Contents 1 Length2 History3 Design4 Traction4.1 Diesel-Electric4.2 Steam4.3 Electric5 Use of the tunnel5.1 Passenger5.2&..
Rim (coin)
For other uses of "", see {{{1. The rim of a coin is the sharp circular (or other shaped) edge which surrounds the coin design. This is the part which exceeds the area of the die which strikes the coin during production, and as a result is pushed upward and sharpened to form a sort of border aroun..
Rim (craters)
For other uses of "", see {{{1. The rim of a crater is the part that extends above the height of the local surface, usually in a circular or elliptical pattern. In a more specific sense, the rim may refer to the circular or elliptical edge that represents the uppermost tip of this raised portion. ..
Rim (firearms)
For other uses of "", see {{{1. A rim is a projection machined into the bottom of a firearms cartridge. The rim may serve a number of purposes, the most common being as place for the extractor to engage. Nearly all modern ammunition has some type of rim, the major exception being caseless ammuniti..
Rim calendar
The Rim Calendar is a proposed calendar that loosely follows traditions of existing calendars. It strongly focuses on the number three. Its astronomic use is low. The name stems from its supraannal units, the dorim and the terim, which are about two and three years respectively long. Dorim A dorim ..
Rim of the Pit
1940s pulp magazine edition Rim of the Pit (1944) is a locked-room mystery novel written by Hake Talbot, a pen name of Henning Nelms. It is one of two mystery novels written by Talbot featuring rugged adventurer Rogan Kincaid (the other being "The Hangman's Handyman.") Both were published in h..
RIM Park
RIM Park is a 500-acre (2 km²) city park facility on the northeast side of the city of Waterloo, Ontario. It is named after its key sponsor, Research In Motion. Key facilities and features include the Manulife Financial Sportsplex and Healthy Living Centre, the heritage Mennonite Martin farm, and..
Rim Zim Special Soda
Rim Zim Special Soda is a unique proprietary blend created by Galaxy Gourmet Galleria located on Oak Tree Road in Edison, NJ. It's main ingredients as dictated by its producer are Seltzer, lemon juice, salt, and masala (indian spice). ..
Ri Myung Hun
--> Ri Myung Hun was a center with the national basketball team of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. He was also known as Michael Ri, inasmuch as he was named after his favorite basketball player, Michael Jordan. Hun, who has been declared the tallest living human being in the world, stand..
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