Posted by Atticus on Sunday, February 6, 2011,
 Ok, Ok, Ok, I know it has been a while since the last update but RiPA HQ has been very VERY busy.
We have many things lined up for 2011 and alot of these look like they will come to fruition real soon.
So,lets recap. The last time I spoke to you people RiPA were getting ready to visit Harwich Redoubt Fort in, ummm, Harwich. This place is fast becoming very popular among the circles of the paranormal so it seemed only right that RiPA pop along to find out what all the fuss was about?
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Posted by Atticus on Monday, July 26, 2010,
 So here we go again. Another fortnight, another update. I do try to keep these weekly or even a coupla times a week but its just busy busy at RiPA HQ!
So lets start with some location news. Sometimne ago, the rumour mill was busy stating that another group or two out there had it in for, then quite newly based, RiPA.
One of the said groups went to a frequent location that RiPA use and allegedly slagged off the RiPA brand.
Needless to say, the people who were at the center of this spoke to RiP... Continue reading ...
Posted by Atticus on Thursday, July 8, 2010,
 So the time is here again for one of my personal favourite events of the year. Thats right folks. It TAM8!.
Ok, many of you may not be familiar with the idea or the workings of TAM8! so heres a quick brief:
The Amaz!ng Meeting is a celebration of critical thinking and skepticism sponsored by the James Randi Educational Foundation. Thinking people travel the world to share learning, laughs and life with fellow skeptics and distinguished guest speakers.
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Posted by Atticus on Sunday, June 27, 2010,
 Ok, so here we are again. After recent events, it seems that the time has come again to reiterate what RiPA is about and also to let you know about some of the changes that we have implemented within the RiPA brand.
RiPA - Research into Paranormal Anomalistics is fundamentally an educational research team. We take the showbiz out of the paranormal and bring it back down to Earth. To find out more about Anomalistics and the way RiPA works, check out our more detailed discription here ----> (Abo...
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Posted by Atticus on Wednesday, March 31, 2010,
 So, you mave have seen an image similar to this one on the left dotted about the place recently. What does it mean and does the fact that RiPA have it on the website mean that RiPA is 'coming out'?
Ok from the top, The 'Scarlett Letter A', in recent times, is the symbol for Richard Dawkins 'Out Campaign' for Atheism.
Obviously, this “A” refers to atheism but in the past, the same symbol, known as “the scarlet letter”, as a way to 'out' and shame adulterers. It would be placed on the fro...
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Posted by Atticus on Wednesday, January 6, 2010,
 Well well well, here we are in 2010 and how we have all changed..... or not! There has been a few changes within the RiPA world though in order to make the whole RiPA ship flowing smoother than ever.
So whats on the cards for RiPA at the start of this year?
First off, we're off to London to join Prof Chris French on a talk about the 'Psychology of Anomalous Experiences'.
This talk will provide an introduction to the sub-discipline of anomalistic psychology, which may be defined as the study of e...
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Posted by RiPA Rep on Thursday, July 9, 2009,
 Session 2 of RiPA's Ganzfeld experiments has been and gone.This time around the RiPA's that took part done reasonably well as the 'reciever' selected the correct picture even though most of the associations were incorrect.
Those of you who dont know, RiPA is much more than just 'Ghost Investigations'. RiPA is currently undertaking a project in collaboration with Smiths University of London into the tried and tested Ganzfeld experiments.
The premise is that a subject lies down in a selected ... Continue reading ...
Posted by RiPA Rep on Sunday, June 21, 2009,
 Back in March there was an event in Edinburgh to speak about paranormal phenomena and the subject of photos took the stage.One photo in particular seemed to cause a stir.
This was taken at Tantallion Castle in East Lothian in Scotland. An eerie image of a figure at a Scottish castle has got ghost experts spooked as it seemed to have caused the biggest ever investigation into photographic evidence of ghosts.
The picture, taken in May last year, appears to show a spectral
figure in fifteenth c...
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Posted by RiPA Rep on Monday, June 8, 2009,
Ok folks, the investigation into the bunker is done and what a place it is!
 3 floors filled with rabbit warren
type passageways, endless side rooms
and all contained more than 70ft
underground.
Very nice place to visit for whatever
reason as you wont be dissapointed.
And anyone interested in amateur radio
will have a 'blast'!
So, for a bit of history and an in-depth insight as to what could happen and what had happened in the run up to a nuclear threat, pay this place a vist.
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Posted by RiPA Rep on Sunday, May 31, 2009,
RiPA are proud to announce a new addition to their arsenal.
Not only have we gone and upgraded our CCTV equipment with 4 lovely shiny new HD cameras and  an 'oh-so-sexy' HD monitor.....RiPA are proud to announce they now have 'Cap-Cam'.
Yep, thats right, we hope to bring you highlights from our investigations from the eyes of our RiPA's.
You'll see what they see, feel what they feel........... Exciting times at RiPA HQ!
The 'Ghost-Box'/ RiPA Reciever trials are still going on. A guy called 'Ste... Continue reading ...
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