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Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Río Piedras was a town in Puerto Rico which was absorbed by the city of San Juan and is now one of its districts. It is the location for the state University of Puerto Rico's largest [[wikt:campus|campus]], the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras. ..
Río Piedras massacre
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 June 2006. On October 24, 1935, a co..
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve
The Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve is located on the Río Plátano in the La Mosquitia region on the Caribbean coast of Honduras. It has been a World Heritage site and biosphere reserve since 1980. The reserve encompasses both mountainous and lowland tropical rainforest, full of diverse wildlife an..
ROP
ROP may stand for: Ruch Odbudowy Polski, a Polish political groupRepeat Offenders ProblemRetinopathy of prematurity, a condition of the eyes causing blindnessRun of Press or Run of Publication, A type of advertisement found in newspapers or other publications.Render Output unitRip Off Press, Inc.Re..
Ropata Wahawaha
Ropata Wahawaha was a Ngati Porou war chief who rose to prominence during New Zealand's East Cape War and to senior command during Te Kooti's War. Contents 1 Childhood and names2 Early adulthood3 1860s4 Postwar years Childhood and names Rapata Wahawaha was born about 1820 int..
Ropaži
Ropaži is a rural district of Latvia, situated in the eastern part of the Riga region in Vidzeme. The center of Ropaži is 36 km from Riga, the capital of Latvia. Through the territory of Ropaži rural district go Riga – Ergli railway, the European route E67 also known as Via Baltica, highways Ri..
Ropa vieja
Ropa vieja, which is Spanish for "Old Clothes," is a popular Caribbean dish consisting of shredded beef (often skirt or flank steak), vegetables, and a sauce. Although ropa vieja has a basic core recipe, the Cuban version varies slightly from the Panamanian version, which varies slightly from the P..
Ropczyce
Ropczyce is a town in south-eastern Poland. Contents 1 Geography2 Population3 History4 Education5 Culture6 External links Geography Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999). It is the capital of Ropczyce-Sędziszów County. Ropczyce is located east ..
Ropczyce-Sędziszów County
Ropczyce-Sedziszow County (in Polish powiat ropczycko-sędziszowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Subcarpathian Voivodship in Poland, created on 1st January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Ropczyce-Sedziszow County Com..
Rope
This article is about non-metallic ropes. For other uses, see Rope (disambiguation). Coils of rope used for long-line fishing A rope (IPA: [rōp]) is a length of fibers, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. It has tensile strength but is too fl..
Rope-a-dope
Rope-a-dope is a boxing fighting style used most famously by Muhammad Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle against George Foreman. The idea is for the boxer to lie on the ropes of a boxing ring, conserve energy and allow the opponent to strike him repeatedly in hopes of making him tire and open up weakn..
Rope-tension
This is the oldest system for applying tension to drum heads and was common until the late 19th Century. A long rope (or less commonly, a series of ropes) is passed alternately between the top and bottom drum head hoops that are held to the shell by clamps which incorporate holes for the rope(s). ..
Ropecon
Ropecon is a role-playing convention held annually in Finland. The convention is one of the largest non-commercial event of its kind, attracting 3300-3500 participants annually. The current venue is the Dipoli convention centre and surrounding buildings in Espoo (close to Helsinki, the capital city ..
Roped solo climbing
Roped soloing is a way to safely climb without a climbing partner. There are two main divisions to roped soloing: Aid solo and roped solo. Roped soloing generally refers to top roping on a fixed rope to a more problematic lead rope solo Rope solo aid involves fixing the rope to an anchor and con..
Ropemaker's Fields
Ropemaker's Fields is an area in East London close to Narrow Street Limehouse. External link [London Metropolitan Archives] ..
RopeMarks
RopeMarks is a BDSM modelling website run by a bondage model called Chantal and her husband called Bob, who live in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. They originally started doing bondage and BDSM photography on September 24 1999 and the website was started on November 14 2000. Chantal and Bob were prese..
Roper
Roper may refer to: Roper (profession), a rope maker, or user of rope, e.g. a cowboy engaged in tie down or trick roping. Contents 0.1 People:0.2 Roper Families:0.3 Places:0.4 Entertainment:0.5 Other:1 Notes People: Anthony Dean Roper (Tony), pickup race driver. Hi..
Roper, North Carolina
Roper is a town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 613 at the 2000 census. Geography Roper is located at [35°52′33″N, 76°36′54″W] (35.875877, -76.614905)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, t..
Roper (band)
Roper is a Christian pop-punk band formed in Denver, Colorado. The band consists of Reese Roper (former lead singer of Five Iron Frenzy) on lead vocals, Jonathan Byrnside on lead guitar, Jonathan Till on bass, Stephen Till on rhythm guitar, and Nick White in drums. In early summer, 2005, Stephen T..
Roper Bar, Northern Territory
Roper Bar is a location in Australia's Northern Territory. This part of Australia is extremely remote and uninhabited. A 4WD trek through these parts can be an extension of the Gulf Track on your way further up north to Darwin or Arnhem Land. Location It is the only settlement on the Roper River..
Roper Highway
Roper Highway is a highway in the Northern Territory of Australia, which runs east from Mataranka on the Stuart Highway down the Roper River Valley to Numbulwar Mission on the Gulf of Carpentaria. References Google Maps Australia - http://maps.google.com/ ..
Roper Industries
Roper Industries is a diversified industrial company that produces engineered products for global niche markets. The company positions itself as a growth-oriented enterprise focused on effective execution of strategies to achieve results and create value for investors. Headquartered in Duluth..
Roper Logan and Tierney
The Roper, Logan and Tierney model of nursing (originally published in 1980, and subsequently revised in 1985, 1990 and the latest edition in 1998) is a model of nursing care based upon activities of daily living. It is extremely prevalent in the United Kingdom, particularly in the public sector. Th..
Roper v. Simmons
Roper v. Simmons, [543 U.S. 551] (2005) was a case before the Supreme Court of the United States, which held that it is unconstitutional to impose capital punishment for crimes committed while under the age of 18. The case was decided on March 1, 2005, by a vote of 5-4. Contents 1&nbs..
Ropesville, Texas
Ropesville is a city in Hockley County, Texas, United States. The population was 517 at the 2000 census. Geography Ropesville is located at [33°24′46″N, 102°9′20″W] (33.412843, -102.155516)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, th..
Ropes and Gray
Ropes & Gray LLP is a Boston-based law firm with satellite offices in New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. and conference centers in London and Providence, Rhode Island. The firm has over 750 lawyers worldwide and its clients include corporations and financial institutions, gover..
Ropes course
Example of a high ropes course at night A ropes course is a challenging outdoor personal development and team building activity which usually consists of high and/or low elements. Low elements take place on the ground or only a few feet above the ground. High elements are usually constructed..
Ropes Mansion
The Ropes Mansion (late 1720s), also called Ropes Memorial, is a Georgian Colonial mansion located at 318 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts. It is now operated by the Peabody Essex Museum and open to the public. The house was built for Samuel Barnard, a merchant. In 1768, Judge Nathaniel Ropes,..
Ropewalk
A ropewalk is a long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted in to rope. Ropewalks historically were harsh sweatshops, and frequently caught on fire. ..
Ropeway conveyor
A ropeway conveyor is essentially a subtype of gondola lift, from which containers for goods rather than passenger cars are suspended. Ropeway conveyors are typically found around large mining concerns, and can be of considerable length. The COMILOG Cableway, which ran from Moanda in Gabon to Mbin..
Ropework
Ropework or Marlinspike Seamanship is the set of processes and skills used to make, repair, and use rope. This includes tying knots, splicing, making lashings, and proper use and storage of rope. Contents 1 Making a rope2 Whipping frayed ropes3 Fusing frayed ropes4 See also ..
Rope (computer science)
This article is about the data structure. For other uses, see Rope (disambiguation). In computer programming, a rope is a heavyweight string, involving the use of a concatenation tree representation. The concept was introduced in a paper called "Ropes: an Alternative to Strings". References [..
Rope (disambiguation)
Rope may refer to: rope, a length of non-metallic fibers twisted or braided togetherwire rope, a length of metallic fibers twisted or braided togetherRope (film), a movie by Alfred Hitchcock''Rope (play), a play by Patrick Hamilton upon which the above film was based''Rope, an open-source firewall ..
Rope (film)
This article is about the Alfred Hitchcock film. For other uses, see Rope (disambiguation). Rope (1948) is an Alfred Hitchcock classic film notable for its single location covered in long takes, many of which appear to be continuous shots. It is based on the play Rope by Patrick Hamilton, which was..
Rope (play)
Rope is a 1929 British stage play by Patrick Hamilton. It is a thriller whose gruesome subject matter has been likened to the Grand Guignol style of theatre. It was first presented by the Repetory Players at the Strand Theatre, London, on 3rd March, 1929. The first West End production was at the A..
Rope (rhythmic gymnastics)
Rope (Rhythmic Gymnastics) may be made of hemp or a synthetic material which retains the qualities of lightness and suppleness. It's length is in proportion to the size of the gymnast, the rope should, when held down by the feet, reach both of the gymnasts' armpits. Handles are not permitted on the ..
Rope (unit)
A rope, when used as a unit of length, is equal to 20 feet, i.e. 6.096 m (for the international inch). It is an old English unit that has mostly fallen out of use. ..
Rope bondage
Rope bondage is bondage involving the use to rope to tie and wrap the body as part of BDSM activities. Most modern rope bondage techniques derive from the Japanese erotic rope bondage artform of shibari, which was in turn developed from the now-defunct Japanese military restraint technique of hojōj..
Rope climbing
Rope climbing is a sport in which competitors, usually men, attempt to climb up a suspended vertical rope using only their hands. While rules vary, usually the competitor starts seated on the ground, must not use his legs to grip the rope, and is timed. The climber with the least time wins, simila..
Rope dart
The rope dart is basically a long rope (usually 14' - 16') with a metal dart attached to one end. This was a weapon from ancient times, which allows the user to throw the dart out at a long range target and use the rope to pull it back. The rope dart can be used for twining, binding, circling, hitti..
Rope Girl
Brenda Brenda, also known as Rope Girl, is a fictional character created for the Disney TV series Teamo Supremo. She is the female member of the titular group, and is quite spunky. She has a rowdy attitude, but also a sweet personality. Her voice is provided by Alanna Ubach. As her superhero..
Rope rescue
Rope rescue is a subset of technical rescue that involves the use of static nylon kernmantle ropes, anchoring and belaying devices, friction rappel devices, various devices to utilize mechanical advantage for hauling systems, and other specialized equipment to reach victims and safely recover them. ..
Rope splicing
A line eye-spliced to a snap shackle. Rope splicing in ropework is the forming of a semi-permanent join between two ropes or two parts of the same rope by partly untwisting and then interweaving their strands. Splices can be used to form a stopper at the end of a line, to form a loop or an eye..
Rope stretcher
In ancient Egypt Rope stretchers were surveyors who measured property lines and foundations using knotted cords which they stretched in order to take the sag out of the rope. As far back as the palettes of Narmer and the Scorpion King the Egyptians document the process the royal surveyors used to..
Rope trick
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 directly to the intended article. The term rope trick can refer to more than one thing. Any magic trick involvi..
Rope trick effect
Nuclear explosion photographed less than one millisecond after detonation. From the Tumbler-Snapper test series in Nevada, 1952, showing fireball and "rope trick" effects. The fireball is about 20 meters in diameter in this shot A rope trick is the whimsical term given by physicist John Malik..
Ropin' the Wind
Ropin' the Wind is Garth Brooks' third album, released in September 1991. Tracks: Against The GrainRodeoWhat She's Doing NowBurning BridgesPapa Loved MamaShamelessCold ShoulderWe Bury The HatchetIn Lonesome DoveThe River It was the first album to debut at #1 on both the Country and Pop charts i..
Ropinirole
Ropinirole (marketed as Requip®) is a non-ergoline dopamine agonist, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline. It is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, and is also the only medication in the United States with an FDA-approved indication for the treatment of restless legs syndrome. Contents ..
Ropivacaine
Ropivacaine (rINN) (IPA: [roˈpɪvəkeɪn]) is a local anaesthetic drug belonging to the amino amide group. The name ropivacaine refers to both the racemate and the marketed S-enantiomer. Ropivacaine hydrochloride is commonly marketed by AstraZeneca under the trade name Naropin. Contents..
Ropley
Ropley is a small village in Hampshire, England. Ropley is famous as having provided the honey for William the Conqueror's mead. The ancient Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury passed through Ropley. Ropley has a small railway station on the Mid Hants Watercress Railway running between Alt..
Ropley railway station
Ropley railway station is a railway station in Ropley, Hampshire, England. It is an intermediate station on the preserved Mid-Hants "Watercress" Line, which runs from Alton to New Alresford. The main locomotive shed and workshops for the Watercress Railway are located just to the east of Ropley sta..
Ropotamo
The Ropotamo (Ропотамо, from the Ancient Greek word meaning "border river") is a relatively short river in southeastern Bulgaria. It takes its source from the Strandzha Mountains, running for about 50 km to empty into the Black Sea between Dyuni and Primorsko. The river is most often note..
Ropotamo Glacier
Ropotamo Glacier (Bulgarian: Lednik Ropotamo \'led-nik ro-po-'ta-mo\) is a glacier located on the Burgas Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is named after the river Ropotamo in Bulgaria. The glacier is bounded by Asen Peak and Delchev Peak to the NW, flowing southe..
Roppongi
Roppongi Hills is a district of Minato Ward, Tokyo, Japan, chiefly known for its nightlife and the presence of Western tourists and expatriates, although the vast majority of visitors are Japanese. It is in the southern portion of the circle described by the Yamanote Line, south of Akasaka an..
Roppongi Hills
Roppongi Hills is one of Japan's largest integrated property developments, located in the Roppongi district of Tokyo. Constructed by building tycoon Minoru Mori, the mega-complex incorporates office space, apartments, shops, restaurants, cafés, movie theaters, a museum, a hotel, a major TV ..
Ropraz
Ropraz is a municipality in the district of Oron of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. External links [Offical website (in French)] ..
RoPS
Rovaniemen Palloseura (or RoPS) is a Finnish football club, founded in 1950 and based in the town of Rovaniemi. It currently plays in the Finnish First Division (Ykkönen). The club's manager is Jukka Ikäläinen, and it plays its home matches at Rovaniemen keskuskenttä. The club's most notable i..
ROPS
ROPS is an acronymn for RollOver Protection System, introduced in the Volvo C70 convertible models, and available on the Jaguar XK. It consists of two pyrotechnically charged roll hoops hidden behind the rear seats that will pop up in the case of a roll-over to protect the occupants. If the roof is ..
Ropsha
Ropsha (Russian: Ропша) is a townlet in the Leningrad Oblast, Russian Federation, situated about 20 km south of Peterhof and 49 km west of Saint Petersburg, at an elevation of 80 metres above sea level. The settlement was first mentioned in the documents of the Novgorod Republ..
Ropshitz (Hasidic dynasty)
Ropshitz is a Hassidic Dynasty. Many Major Rabbis are decendants of the Rebbes of Ropshitz. They include the Glogov, Sanz, Dombrov, Sassov, and Bobov Dynasties. Today, the Ropshitzer Rebbe is the son of the Muzhayer Rebbe. Contents 1 Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Horowitz of Ropshitz1.1 Teach..
Ropsley
Ropsley is a village about 8 km east of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. It has a basketball court, and two pubs: The Ropsley Fox (which has a pool table), and The Green Man. There is a disused quarry nearby. There is a running club based in Ropsley called the Ropsley Road Runners. ..
Ropsten
Ropsten, "shout-stone" (in old times there was a great stone which people climbed to call for the ferry across Lilla Värtan), is a part of Stockholm at Lilla Värtan. Ropsten is a terminal station for the Stockholm Metro and for Lidingöbanan. The two bridges named Lidingöbron extend from Ropsten..
Rop Gonggrijp
Rop Gonggrijp is a Dutch hacker and he was one of the founders of internet service provider XS4ALL. Gonggrijp was editor in chief of the Internet magazine Hack-Tic. The Dutch police as well as the American CIA once believed him to be a major security threat. In the colophon of Hack-Tick, Gonggrijp..
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