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Renewable Fuels Association The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) is an American lobbying organization which promotes policies, regulations, and research and development initiatives that will lead to the increased production and use of ethanol fuel. First organized in 1981, RFA serves as a voice of advocacy for the ethanol industry, providing research data and industry analysis to its members, to the public via the media, to the United States Congress, as well as to related federal and state agencies.
Renewable security Renewable Security was a concept that evolved after the repeated hacks of analogue TV encryption systems in the late 1980s. Simply stated, rather than completely replacing a hacked TV encryption system, only part of it would have to be replaced to make it secure again.
Renewables Obligation Certificates The Renewables Obligation (RO)Ofgem and ROC Ofgem: What is the Renewables Obligation is designed to incentivise the generation of electricity from renewable sources. It was introduced in England and Wales and Scotland in April 2002 and in Northern Ireland in April 2005.
Renewal Movement The Renewal Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Renovador) was a political party in El Salvador. The Renovadores started as an organized internal tendency within the Farabundo MartĂ­ National Liberation Front (FMLN) around 1999, then split from the FMLN around 2002 when their principal leader, Facundo Guardado, was expelled from the FMLN.
Renewal theologian Renewal theologians are those theologians who represent the Pentecostal, Charismatic and Neocharismatic movements. Notable Renewal theologians are noted under the grouping with which they are most closely identified.
Renewal theory Renewal theory is a branch of probability theory with an interesting and varied range of applications. Applications include calculating the expected time for a monkey who is randomly tapping at a keyboard to type the word Macbeth and comparing the longterm benefits of different insurance policies.
Renewed Communist Party of Armenia Renewed Communist Party of Armenia (in Armenian: Hayastani Noratsvats Komunistakan Kusaktsutyun) was a political party in Armenia. HNKK was formed on May 25 2002, by former Armenian Communist Party (HKK) leaders Yuri Manukian and Grant Voskanyan who had been expelled from HKK the previous year on the grounds that they had advocated cooperation with the government.
Renewed Religious National Zionist party The Renewed Religious National Zionist party (Hebrew: מפלגת ציונות דתית לאומית מתחדשת, Mifleget Tzionut Datit Leumit Mitkhadeshet) is a right wing nationalist Religious Zionist political party in Israel. It is currently part of the National Union.
Renewing Communist Ecological Left Renewing Communist Ecological Left (Greek: Ανανεωτική Κομμουνιστική Οικολογική Αριστερά abbreviated AKOA) is a political party in Greece. It was formed mostly by members of the late KKE Interior, a eurocommunist-influenced party that was created by a major split of the Communist Party of Greece in 1968.
Renfrew Ferry The Renfrew Ferry is a ferry service in Scotland linking the North and South banks of the River Clyde between the area of Yoker in Glasgow and the town of Renfrew in Renfrewshire. It is the last Clyde Crossing this far upsteam to remain operational, and is the closest to the City Centre of Glasgow.
Renfrew South Renfrew South was a federal and provincial electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was located in the province of Ontario.
Renfrew South (provincial electoral district) Renfrew South is a former riding (electoral district) of Ontario, Canada. The last Member of Provincial Parliament for Renfrew South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was Paul Joseph Yakabuski, in the 33rd Parliament (May 2, 1985 - July 31, 1987).
Renfrew-Collingwood Renfrew-Collingwood is a large neighbourhood that lies on the eastern side of Vancouver, right on its boundary with Burnaby and encompassing an area that was one of the earlier developed regions of the city. It is a diverse area that includes a substantial business community in several areas, as well as some of the fastest-growing residential sectors of Vancouver.
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
Renfrewshire (historic) Renfrewshire, officially the County of Renfrew, is a registration county of Scotland. It was also used for administrative purposes as a county of Scotland until 1975, and between 1890 and 1975 it had its own elected county council.
Renfrewshire West (UK Parliament constituency) Renfrewshire West was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983 and again from 1997 until 2005. In 2005 the constituency was abolished and the area is now represented by Inverclyde, Paisley and Renfrewshire North and Paisley and Renfrewshire South.
Rengoku 2 Rengoku 2 is a fantasy action adventure game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Konami for Sony's PlayStation Portable. It was recently revealed on May 9, 2006 at the E3 convention the game, the player controls A.
Rengsjöbilen Rengsjöbilen (the Rengsjö car), Jonsson or just "Bilen" (the car) was the names given to a series of ten cars made by sawmill owner Anders Jonsson in Rengsjö, Hälsingland between 1914 and 1916. The cars were two seater in tandem.
Reni Laine Reni Laine (born January 10, 1988) is a singer/songwriter currently residing in New York City, where she is a first-year student at Columbia University. She is a vocalist and pianist whose music has been compared to Sarah McLachlin, Fiona Apple, and Snow Patrol.
Reni, Rajasthan Reni was an old town of the Churu district in Rajasthan, India. Reni was the headquarter of nizāmat and tehsil of the same name in the state of Bikaner in Rajputana, situated at 28° 41'N 75° 3'E, about 120 miles northeast of Bikaner city.
Reni, Ukraine Reni (, Romanian: Reni) is a small town in the Odessa Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Reniysky Raion (district), and is located in the Bessarabian historic district of Budjak.
Reniculate kidney The reniculate kidney is a multi-lobed kidney which has increased surface area for removing toxins from the body more efficiently than a non-lobed kidney. Increased lobes are associated with increased aquatic lifestyle in mammals.
Renie Conley For over three decades, Renie Conley (1901 - 1992) was a prominent Hollywood costume designer noted for clothing the stars in subtle, elegant outfits, as can be seen in the costumes Ginger Rogers wore as the glamorous all-American working girl in "Kitty Foyle" (1940). She got her start designing theatre sets and then working as a sketch artist for Paramount.
Renier of Montferrat Renier of Montferrat (1162–1183; in Italian, Ranieri di Monferrato) was the fifth son of William V of Montferrat and Judith of Babenberg. He became son-in-law of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos and Caesar in 1180, and was later murdered in a Byzantine power-struggle.
Renkin 3-kyū Magical ? Pokān is an anime series that tells the story of the everyday life of four princesses from the fictitious World of Magic (makai) who are oblivious to the happenings in everyday life in the human world. The name of the anime is often shortened to Magipoka.
Renkoji Temple Renkoji Temple is believed to be the place where Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose ashes has been preserved since September 18, 1945. The small well-preserved temple was established in 1594 inspired by the God of Wealth and Happiness.
Renmark, South Australia Renmark is a town in South Australia's rural Riverland area, and is located 254 km northeast of Adelaide, on the banks of the Murray River. The Sturt Highway between Adelaide and Sydney runs through the town; Renmark is the last major town encountered in South Australia when driving this route.
Renmin University of China Law School Renmin University of China Law School, formerly Renmin University of China Department of Law, is the school of law under Renmin University of China. It was founded as the Department of Law in 1950 and renamed to Law School in 1988.
Rennell and Bellona Rennell and Bellona is a province of the Solomon Islands comprised of two atolls, Rennell and Bellona, or Mu Nggava and Mu Ngiki respectively in Polynesian. They are both Polynesian-inhabited islands within the Solomons, most of the islands being primarily Melanesian with a few Micronesian island provinces.
Rennell Island Rennell Island is the largest island of Rennell and Bellona Province. It is almost totally surrounded by 120-150m cliffs and comprises mostly of raised coral limestone, with the eastern end dominated by a brackish lake, Lake Te Nggano (also Lake Tegano), while the western end is relatively flat from the northern to southern coasts with rolling hills, (forested where not pasturalised), indicating its volcanic origins.
Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell James Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC (9 November 1858 – 26 July 1941), known as Sir Rennell Rodd before 1933, was a British diplomat, poet and politician. He served as British Ambassador to Italy during the First World War.
Rennes-le-Château Rennes-le-Château is a medieval castle village and a commune in the Aude département, in the Languedoc area in southern France. In the foothills of the French Pyrenees, it is an area known for its towering mountains, deep gorges, forests, caves, wild remote plateaus and access to the Mediterranean.
Rennet Rennet is a natural complex of enzymes produced in any mammalian stomach to digest the mother's milk. Rennet contains a proteolytic enzyme (protease) that coagulates the milk, causing it to separate into solids (curds) and liquid (whey).
Rennie Pilgrem Rennie Pilgrem is an electronic music producer from the UK who is often considered responsible for the creation of the nu skool breaks genre. Before moving into breaks Rennie produced techno and acid house and was part of the influential rave group Rhythm Section along with Ellis Dee.
Rennie Stennett Rennie Stennett, born Renaldo Antonio Stennett Porte (April 5, 1951 in ColĂłn, Panama), is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball. Stennett played with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1971-79) and San Francisco Giants (1980-81).
Renninger negative-result experiment In quantum mechanics, the Renninger negative-result experiment is a thought experiment that illustrates some of the difficulties of understanding the nature of wave function collapse and measurement in quantum mechanics. The statement is that a particle need not be detected in order for a quantum measurement to occur, and that the lack of a particle detection can also constitute a measurement.
Rennison Manners Rennison "Dinny" Manners (Born - in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian Professional Hockey Centerman who played 2 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Quakers.
Reno and Smiley Reno and Smiley was a musical duo comprised of two highly talented musicians, Donald Wesley Reno and Arthur Lee "Red" Smiley. They were one of the greatest duos in country (now bluegrass) music of the 1950s and early '60s.
Reno Air Reno Air was a scheduled passenger airline that provided service from its hubs at Reno/Tahoe International Airport in Reno, Nevada and San Jose International Airport in San Jose, California to destinations throughout the western United States, with limited service to the US east coast. Its fleet consisted of McDonnell Douglas MD-80 and MD-90 aircraft.
Reno Bertoia Reno Peter Bertoia (born January 8, 1935 in St. Vito Udine, Italy) is a former Canadian professional baseball player, playing infield for the Detroit Tigers (1953-58 and 1961-62), Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins (1959-61) and Kansas City Athletics (1961).
Reno Pops Orchestra Reno Pops Orchestra is an all volunteer community orchestra founded in 1982, based in Reno, Nevada. The orchestra is composed of over 65 musicians ranging in age from 11 to 90, including professional musicians, semi-professional musicians, as well as working and retired individuals and students.
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony is an urban Native American Tribe comprised of members with Washoe, Paiute and Shoshone heritage. The Tribe has a colony in central Reno, Nevada and a reservation in Hungry Valley, which is about 15 miles north of Reno.
Renon is a demon salesman from Konami's Castlevania video game series. He appears as a non-playable character in Castlevania and Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness, both of which were published on the Nintendo 64 in the late nineties.
Renormalization In quantum field theory (QFT) and the statistical mechanics of fields, renormalization refers to a collection of techniques used to construct mathematical relationships or approximate relationships between observable quantities, when the standard assumption that the parameters of the theory are finite breaks down (giving the result that many observables are infinite). Renormalization arose in quantum electrodynamics as a means of making sense of the infinite results of various calculations and extracting finite answers to properly posed physical questions.
Renormalon In quantum field theory, a renormalon is a power-like infrared-sensitive contribution to a hard (high-energy) process, as opposed to the usual logarithmic infrared-sensitive effects encountered in quantum chromodynamics (QCD) calculations. For example, the relation between the pole mass of a quark Q and the physical observables from which it can be extracted suffers from a renormalon ambiguity, which is a relative correction of order Lambda_{QCD}/m_Q.
Renova (brand) Renova (full name: Renova - Fábrica de Papel do Almonda, SA) is a Portuguese company that produces paper consumption goods (such as tissues and toilet paper). It is based in the city of Torres Novas, located in Médio Tejo, a NUTS3 subregion belonging to Centro region.
Renova Energy Renova Energy plc is an ethanol production, distribution and marketing company based in the Rocky Mountain region of the USA. Its headquarters are located in London and the company is currently listed on the Alternative Investments Market, a submarket of the London Stock Exchange.
Renovare Spiritual Formation Bible The Renovare Spiritual Formation Bible is a study Bible published by Harper in 2005, and utilizes the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV). Editors and contributors include Walter Brueggemann, Marva Dawn, Richard Foster, James Earl Massey, Thomas Oden, Eugene Peterson, Andrew Purves, Dallas Willard, William Willimon, and Ben Witherington III.
Renovate My Family Renovate My Family is an hour long reality television series on Fox which reaches out to improve the lives of troubled families. While arguably it is very similar to ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Renovate My Family is in actuality a life altering show which provides a combination of life makeovers for the families.
Renske Vellinga Renske Vellinga (born October 26, 1974 – died February 19, 1994) was an ice speed skater from the Netherlands, who won a bronze and a silver medal at the 1993 Dutch distance championships. A year later she died due to an auto-crash, which shocked the Dutch Olympians who were in Hamar, Norway at that moment for the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Rensselaer Plateau The Rensselaer Plateau is a small plateau located in the central portion of Rensselaer County, New York; it generally encompasses significant parts of the towns of Berlin, Stephentown, Sand Lake, Poestenkill, and Grafton, along with small sections of several other nearby towns. Elevations on the plateau range from 1,400 to 2,000 feet (425 to 610 meters) above sea level.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or RPI, is a nonsectarian, coeducational private research university in Troy, New York, a city close to the capital of Albany. It was founded in 1824 by Stephen Van Rensselaer for the "application of science to the common purposes of life", and is the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world.
Rensselaer Society of Engineers The Rensselaer Society of Engineers was founded in 1866 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as the Pi Eta Scientific Society. The Rensselaer Society of Engineers is located at 1501 Sage Avenue, Troy, New York 12180.
Rensuke Isogai Rensuke Isogai (Japanese: 磯谷廉介, Isogai Rensuke) (1886 - 1967) was a General of the Japanese Army in the World War II period. He was the first Japanese Governor of Hong Kong from February 20, 1942 to December 24, 1944.
Rent (musical) Rent is an American Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson. After previews that began on January 26, 1996, it opened in New York City on February 13, 1996, at the New York Theatre Workshop before moving to Broadway, opening at the Nederlander Theatre on April 29, 1996.
Rent party A rent party (sometimes called a house party or house-rent party), is a party in which tenants hire a musician or band to play for a party and pass the hat to raise money to pay their rent. The rent party played a major role in the development of jazz and blues music.
Rent seeking In economics, rent seeking is the process by which an individual, organization, or firm seeks to capture economic rent through exploitation or manipulation of the economic environment, rather than earning profits through trade and the production of added wealth. Rent seeking generally implies the extraction of uncompensated value from others without making any contribution to productivity, such as by gaining control of land and other pre-existing natural resources, or by imposing burdensome regulations or other government decisions that may affect consumers or businesses.
Rent strike A rent strike is a method of protest commonly employed against large landlords such as universities. In a rent strike, a group of tenants come together and agree to refuse to pay their rent en masse until a specific list of demands is met by the landlord.
Rent to own Rent to own (RTO) is a means of acquiring ownership over time without taking on debt. RTO companies rent items, most typically furniture, appliances and electronics, with the condition that the item will be owned by the renter if the term of rent is completed.
Rent-A-Cop Rent-A-Cop was a 1987 action / comedy / crime film starring Burt Reynolds and Liza Minnelli. Reynolds plays a disgraced police officer now working as a security guard who falls in with Minnelli, who plays a prostitute.
Rent-A-Wreck Rent-A-Wreck is a car rental company that is primarily known for renting used cars at discount prices. They are also known for accommodating younger drivers to whom many other car rental companies will not rent.
Rentaghost Rentaghost was a British children's television comedy show broadcast between 1976 and 1984. The show's plot centered on the antics of a number of ghosts who worked for a firm called Rentaghost, which rented out the ghosts for various tasks.
Rental agreement A rental agreement is a contract, usually written, between the owner of a property and a renter who desires to have temporary possession of the property. As a minimum, the agreement identifies the parties, the property, the term of the rental, and the amount of rent for the term.
Rentaro Mikuni Rentaro Mikuni (Japanese: 三國連太郎; born January 20, 1923) is a Japanese actor from Gumma. He has appeared in over 150 films since making his screen debut in 1951, and has won three Japanese Academy Awards for Best Actor, and a further seven nominations.
Rentech Rentech () is a United States company engaged in development and commercialization of a Coal to liquids and Gas to liquids (GTL) processes for the production of to synthetic oil by the Fisher-Tropsch process. Rentech's process involves using a molten wax slurry reactor with an iron catalyst.
Rentier state A rentier (prounounced rän'tyā) is an individual who depends on income derived from rents. A rentier state is a term in political science and international relations theory used to classify states who derive all or a substantial portion of their national revenues from the rent of indigenous resources to external clients.
Renting Renting is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good or property owned by another person or company. The owner of the property may be referred to as the lessor and the party paying to use the property as the lessee or renter.
Rentokil Initial Rentokil Initial is a major business services group which was, until September 2006, a long term member of the FTSE 100 list of the 100 largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange by market capitalisation. Formerly known as just Rentokil, the company became Rentokil Initial following the hostile takeover of its competitor BET (British Electric Traction) in 1996.
Rentokill Rentokill is an Austrian hardcore/punk band who currently released one album entitled "back to convenience" on Engineer Records (us/uk), Vitaminepillen Records (ger), Rise Or Rust Records (at) and Broken Heart Records (at). It was founded 1996 in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
Renucleation Renucleation technology is a type of technology which enable scientists to transfer a fertilized nucleus of an ovum ( with diploid number 2n) into unfertilized one after destroying its nuecleus using radiation.
Renuka Ramnath Renuka Ramnath, a private equity investment manager, pioneered the establishment of ICICI Eco-Net Limited, a company promoted by the ICICI Bank, the second largest bank of India. She conceptualized ICICI Eco-net to capture and exploit the value creating opportunities which had emerged on account of Internet revolutionizing the style of equity investment, including eTrading.
Renunciation of citizenship Renunciation is a voluntary act of relinquishing one's citizenship (or nationality). It is the opposite of naturalization whereby a person voluntarily acquires a citizenship, and related to denaturalization where, however, the loss of citizenship is not voluntary, but forced by a state.
Renvoi In Conflict of Laws, renvoi (from the French, meaning "send back") is a subset of the choice of law rules and it is potentially to be applied whenever a forum court is directed to consider the law of another state.
Renwick Brook Park Renwick Brook Park is located in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and is the name of the valley and brook which starts at the Commercial Street bridge and ends in a swamp near Tower Road. Cameron Bowl baseball field is located in this valley near Renwick Brook.
Renziehausen Park Rose Garden and Arboretum Renziehausen Park Rose Garden and Arboretum (258 acres) is a city park with rose garden and arboretum located on Eden Park Boulevard off Walnut Street, in the Pittsburgh suburb of McKeesport, Pennsylvania. It is open to the public daily without charge.
Renzo Furlan Renzo Furlan (born May 17, 1970 in Conegliano, Veneto) is a former tennis player from Italy, who turned professional in 1988. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the quarter finals by India's Leander Paes.
Renzo Provinciali Renzo Provinciali (born Parma, Italy 14 March, 1895 died Rome, 2 October, 1981), a lawyer by profession, was a notable Italian anarchist, Futurist and journalist. He is perhaps best known for his opposition to Marinetti’s Futurist Manifesto.
Renzo Vecchiato Renzo Vecchiato (born August 8, 1955 in Trieste) is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He ended his career in 1994 at a club in Forlì.
Renzoku Jui-Jitsu Renzoku combines traditional Japanese Ju-Jitsu with some of the more effective ground fighting strategies made so popular by the Brazillians , you may flow from one technique to another , or part of another in a continuous motion. It is an excellent add on for existing instructors, as well as those new to the arts.
ReNudePride ReNudePride is the name of a homosexual male nudist organization founded May 16, 2003 by Stephen Gerard in Washington, DC. Gatherings include such activities as nude happy hours, dinner parties, artist dates, camping trips, Sunday teas, massage workshops, theme parties, discussion forums, game nights, and weekend getaways to naturist locations like nude beaches.
Reo Jones Reo Jones is an American voice actor. She was discovered at a Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart in Omaha, Nebraska, an anglophile whose impeccable, though non-native, British accent won her the role of Sarah Phillips on Liberty's Kids.
Reo Nagumo One of the founding composers of beatmania, Reo Nagumo has mainly produced songs for the beatmania, beatmania IIDX, beatmania III, and Pop'n Music lines of music games, but has also produced a few songs for Para Para Paradise.
Reo, Indiana The community of Reo is the newest "town" in Spencer County, Indiana, USA; its name, bestowed upon the community in 1966, is spelled by some in all capital letters, and stands for the destinations of its highways (Indiana 66 and 161):
Reon Kadena , also known as Kadena Leon or Minamo Kusano, (born February 19 1986) is a Japanese model and actress. Kadena is a female Japanese idol who is distinguished by her playful, innocent appearance and large breasts.
Repaint A repaint is a toy that was created entirely from a mold that had been previously made available in a different set of colors. This toy has been re-released in new colors to maximize sales potential from that mold.
Reparation (Catholic Church) Reparation is a Roman Catholic theological concept that humans are creatures who have fallen from an original state of justice in which they were created, and that through the Incarnation, Passion, and Death of Jesus, they have been redeemed and restored again in a certain degree to the original condition. It is closely connected with the doctrines of atonement and satisfaction.
Reparation (legal) In the philosophy of justice, reparation is the idea that a just sentence ought to compensate the victim of a crime appropriately. Typical forms of reparation include monetary restitution — a payment from the offender to the victim.
Reparations Agreement between Israel and West Germany The Reparations Agreement between Israel and West Germany was signed on September 10, 1952.USHMM: Chancellor Konrad Adenauer signs the reparations agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and Israel, USHMM photograph #11019.
Reparations for slavery Reparations for slavery is a proposal in the United States for the federal government to pay reparations, in various forms, to slave descendants for the suffering and unpaid labor of their ancestors. There is also a newer movement to secure reparations, particularly from Western, ex-colonial powers, for Africa and African nations.
Reparative therapy Reparative therapy (also known as "conversion", "reorientation" or "differentiation" therapy) refers to any of several techniques that are aimed at changing the sexual orientation of a person with same-gender attractions to heterosexuality.
Reparti i Operacioneve Speciale The Reparti i Operacioneve Speciale (ROS; "Special Operations Unit") was an Albanian special forces unit, under the authority of the country's Ministry of the Interior. It was based in the western port city of Durres.
Repartimiento The Repartimiento de Mercancias was a colonial labor system imposed upon the indigenous population of Spanish America and the Philippines. A conquistador would take over and supervise a number of indigenous workers, who would labor at crop fields or mines, or in the Philippines in ship building of the Manila Galleons.
Repartition of Ireland The repartition of Ireland has been suggested as a possible solution to The Troubles. It implies that the essential problem was that the partition of Ireland was gerrymandered, and as a result Northern Ireland contains a large Irish nationalist minority.
Repast The Recursive Porous Agent Simulation Toolkit (Repast) is an agent-based modeling toolkit. Repast has multiple implementations in several languages and built-in adaptive features such as genetic algorithms and regression.
Repatriation Repatriation (from late Latin repatriare - to restore someone to his homeland) is the process of return of refugees or soldiers to their homes, most notably following a war. The term may also refer to the process of converting a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country.
Repatriation flight program The Repatriation flight program official name was "Interior Repatriation Program" a United States and Mexico government program destined to fly back Mexican citizens who had illegally crossed the frontier between the United States and Mexico to their home country for free.
Repayment mortgage A repayment mortgage is a term generally used in the UK to describe a mortgage in which the monthly repayments consist of repaying the capital amount borrowed as well as the accrued interest. The mortgage statement, usually received annually, shows the amount borrowed decreases throughout the term.
Repeal (Ireland) Repeal was a demand by Irish nationalist leader Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 — 15 May 1847) for the repeal of the Act of Union 1800 which had merged the Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801. He wanted to see the re-establishment of the Kingdom of Ireland as a separate legal entity, with its own parliament and government, sharing only a joint monarch with Britain.
Repeal of Prohibition In 1919, the requisite number of legislatures of the States ratified The 18th Amendment to the Federal Constitution, enabling national Prohibition within one year of ratification. Many women, notably the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, had been pivotal in bringing about national Prohibition in the United States of America, believing it would protect families, women and children from the effects of abuse of alcohol.
Repeal organizations As increasing numbers of people became disillusioned with the negative effects of national prohibition in the United States, a variety of repeal organizations emerged. Although some drew their membership from different groups (men, women, lawyers, Republicans, young men, organized labor, etc.

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