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Understanding Physics Understanding Physics is a non-fiction book written by Isaac Asimov, originally published in 1966. It is considered to be a reader-friendly informational guide regarding the fields of physics and chemistry, written for lay people.
Understanding Poetry Understanding Poetry was an influential American college textbook and poetry anthology by Cleanth Brooks and Robert Penn Warren, first published in 1938. The book influenced New Criticism and went through its fourth edition in 1976.
Understatement Understatement is a form of speech in which a lesser expression is used than what would be expected. This is not to be confused with euphemism, where a polite phrase is used in place of a harsher or more offensive expression.
Understeer Understeer is a term for a car handling condition during cornering in which the circular path of the vehicle's motion is of a markedly greater diameter than the circle indicated by the direction its wheels are pointed. The effect is opposite to that of the oversteer and in simpler words understeer is the condition in which the front tires don't follow the trajectory the driver is trying to impose while taking the corner, instead following a more straight line trajectory.
Understory Understory (or understorey) is the term for the area of a forest which grows in the shade of the emergent or canopy forest canopy. Plants in the understory consist of a mixture of seedlings and saplings of canopy trees together with understory shrubs and herbs.
Understudy An understudy is a theatrical term for someone who learns the lines and blocking/choreography of a leading actor or actress in a theatrical play. Should the lead actor or actress be unable to appear on stage because of illness or accident, the understudy takes over the part.
Undertaker's sketch Perhaps the most notorious of the Python team's television sketches, the Undertaker's sketch (written by Graham Chapman and John Cleese) concerns a man (Cleese) taking his dead mother (in a sack) to an undertaker's office. The undertaker (Chapman) suggests they can "bury 'er or burn 'er", both of which are "nasty", but when the son shows the undertaker his mother's body and sees that the dead woman "looks quite young", he tells his assistant, Fred (Idle) that he thinks they've "got an eater".
Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities (or UCITS, pronounced yoo-sits) are a set of European Union regulations that aim to allow collective investment schemes to operate freely throughout the EU on the basis of a single authorisation from one member state.
Undertank heater This is a heating device created by the pet industry for husbandry of reptiles and amphibians. It is a flat piece of metal and plastic similar to a heating pad which adheres to the underside of a glass aquarium or terrarium, which then must be slightly elevated to avoid pinching the cord.
Undertone series The undertone series is a series of notes that results from inverting the intervals of the overtone series. While the overtone series occurs naturally as a result of wave propagation and sound acoustics, theorists such as Paul Hindemith consider the undertone series to be purely theoretical.
Undertow (The Wire episode) "Undertow" is the fifth episode of the second season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Steve Shill.
Undervalue transaction An undervalue transaction is a transaction entered into by a companySome legal systems also apply undervalue transactions to insolvent individuals who subsequently goes into bankruptcy which the court orders be set aside, usually upon the application of a liquidator for the benefit of the debtor's creditors.See for example, section 238 of the Insolvency Act 1986 in the United Kingdom, and section 567 of the Corporations Act 2001 in Australia
Undervalued stock An undervalued stock is a stock that is believed by an investor or potential investor to be selling at a price below what it is worth. For example, if a stock is selling for $50, but it is believed by the investor by one or more measures to be worth $100, then it is an undervalued stock.
Undervolting Undervolting is the practice of reducing the supply voltage of a computer's CPU. There are many reasons to perform this sort of modification, but one of the most common is to reduce power consumption and thus heat generation in laptop computers.
Undervud Undervud (Cyrillic Ундервуд) is a Russian musical group around Maxim Kucherenko (Максим Кучеренко) and Vladimir Tkachenko (Владимир Ткаченко), two physicians from the Crimea. The group has the reputation of being loved by several thousand fans, while most other people don't understand their lyrics.
Underwater Underwater, sometimes shortened as U/W, is a term describing the realm below the surface of water where the water exists in a natural feature (called a body of water) such as an ocean, sea, lake, pond, or river. Three quarters of the planet earth is covered by water.
Underwater archaeology Underwater archaeology is the study of past human life, behaviours and cultures using the physical remains found in salt or fresh water or buried beneath water-logged sediment. It is most often considered as a branch of maritime archaeology.
Underwater Adventures Aquarium Underwater Adventures Aquarium is a public aquarium located in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA. It is home to more than 4,500 sea creatures, including one of the world's largest collections of sharks and rays.
Underwater Archaeology Centre The Underwater Archaeology Centre, run by the Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology, is located in the Maritime Heritage Centre at Fort Victoria on the Isle of Wight. The Underwater Archaeology Centre has been developed over time by the Trust to become an educational hub for the local community, schools and dive groups.
Underwater basket weaving Underwater basket-weaving is a process of making wicker baskets which involves dipping reeds or stalks of plants into (or, as the name suggests, under) water and allowing them to soak. This process will provide a very supple and flexible reed which can then be woven into a basket given enough time.
Underwater Demolition Badge The Underwater Demolition Badge is an obsolete badge of the United States Navy which was first created during the Second World War. The Underwater Demolition Badge was established as a decoration for members of Navy Underwater Demolition Teams (UDTs) and is considered a predecessor decoration to the modern day Special Warfare Badge.
Underwater gliders An underwater glider is a type of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that uses small changes in its buoyancy in conjunction with wings to convert vertical motion to horizontal, and thereby propel itself with very low power consumption. While not as speedy, this enables a major increase in range and duration compared to vehicles propelled by electric motors, extending ocean sampling missions from hours to weeks or months, and to thousands of kilometers of range, with a sawtooth path though the water that provides data on temporal and spatial scales unavailable to previous AUVs, and much more costly to sample using traditional shipboard techniques.
Underwater habitat Underwater habitats are research facilities that are fixed underwater and are able to support human life. Underwater habitats have been, and are used to research the physiological mechanisms which serve as a barrier to deep-diving, for aquanaut and astronaut training as well as for research on marine ecosystems.
Underwater hockey Underwater hockey (also called Octopush) is a non-contact sport in which two teams compete in a swimming pool to maneuver a puck sliding across the bottom of the pool into the opponent's goal with a short stick.
Underwater locator beacon The Underwater Locator Beacon is a device fitted to aviation flight recorders such as the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder. When triggered by water immersion the ULB emits an ultrasonic pulse of 37.
Underwater panther Underwater panthers were creatures of Native American mythology, sometimes called Mishi-bizhiw ("Mishipizhiw", "Mishipizheu"), which translates as "Great Lynx," or Gichi-anami'e-bizhiw ("Gitche-anahmi-bezheu"), which translates as "the fabulous night panther." However, it is also commonly referred as the "Great underground wildcat," "Great under-water wildcat," or "underwater panther.
Underwater Port Security System UPSS stands for Underwater Port Security System, developed for the United States Coast Guard and the MSST (= Maritime Safety and Security Teams) as an anti-frogman technique. It includes the UIS (Underwater Inspection System) and the IAS (Integrated Anti-Swimmer System).
Underwater rugby Underwater Rugby (UWR) is a quite young sport that has its origin in the physical fitness training of German diving clubs and has little in common with “normal” Rugby except for the name. It is played in a pool with a depth of 3.
Underwater speed record Most high speed underwater travel is done by military submarines, making it a somewhat difficult subject to research. In 1965 the USS Albacore reported a speed of 33 knots (38 mph) but this was not an official record A sightseer's guide to engineering - USS Albacore, Port of Portsmouth Maritime Museum & Albacore Park.
Underwater Stage The Underwater Stage, of Pinewood Shepperton studios (merged 2001), is a permanently filled and heated underwater filming stage.Pinewood Shepperton, "Gordon Brown Opens Underwater Stage at Pinewood Studios," 19-May-2005, webpage: PinewoodShepperton-Stage, accessed 22-August-2006.
Underwater vision Light rays bend when they enter from one medium to another of different densities making it possible to form images on the retina of our eyes by focussing the rays on the retina. If both the media have almost the same refractive indices (which determines the extent of bending), light rays would not 'bend properly' to be focussed on the retina of our eyes.
Underwater World, Singapore Underwater World (Chinese: 圣淘沙海底世界) is an oceanarium located on the offshore Singapore island of Sentosa. Opened in 1991, it has more than 2,500 marine animals of 250 species from different regions of the world.
Underwear Goes Inside the Pants "Underwear Goes Inside the Pants" is a song by Lazyboy (known as Lazy B in the UK), a musical project combining spoken word with hip hop beats and other musical styles, with vocals on this track by stand-up comedian Greg Giraldo. Giraldo speaks in an observational humor style critical of American society, discussing issues such as the legalisation of marijuana, the homeless problem, and the "obesity epidemic".
Underweight (stock market) In financial markets, underweight is a term used when rating stock. A rating system may be three-tiered: "overweight", "equal weight" and "underweight", or five-tiered: "buy," "overweight," "hold," "underweight," and "sell".
Underwood (typewriter) Underwood established itself as a major player in the typewriter industry with the introduction of the first Visible typewriter. Visible means it allowed the typist to see what they were typing as they were typing.
Underwood Canning Company The Underwood Canning Company was a canning company that had a key role in time-temperature research done at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) during 1895–6 which would lead to the development of food science and technology as a profession.
Underwood Dudley Underwood Dudley (born January 6, 1937) is a mathematician, formerly of DePauw University, who has written a number of research works and textbooks but is best known for his popular writing. Most notable are several books describing crank mathematics by people who think they have squared the circle or done other impossible things.
Underwood International College Underwood International College (UIC) is a department of Yonsei University, a private university based in Seoul, South Korea. It is the newest undergraduate program at Yonsei University, and is the only program at the university to conduct classes exclusively in English.
Underworld (1985 film) Underworld (aka Transmutations) is a poorly-received 1985 British horror film, written by Clive Barker and James Caplin, and starring Denholm Elliott, Miranda Richardson, Steven Berkoff, Larry Lamb, Ingrid Pitt and Art Malik, in which a mad doctor keeps his mutants underground. The film was directed by George Pavlou.
Underworld (2003 film) Underworld is a 2003 horror/action movie (see 2003 in film) about the secret history of vampire and werewolves, where the latter are referred to as "Lycan" as an abbreviated form of lycanthrope. While the film and its sequel opened to mixed reviews they have developed somewhat of a cult following, as films of their kind are seldom so ambitious.
Underworld Singles Box Set Includes the four Beaucoup Fish (1999) CD Singles condensed onto 3 X CD5 for the US Market. White boxed with a blue sticker "Limited Edition includes Fatboy Slim Remix ECD and previously unreleased remixes.
Underworld Unleashed Underworld Unleashed was a crossover by DC Comics in 1995. The main plot involved the new ruler of Hell, a demon called Neron, offering nearly every single villain of the DCU an "upgrade" in exchange for their soul.
Underworld: Evolution Underworld: Evolution is a 2006 action/horror film, directed by Len Wiseman. It is a sequel to the 2003 film Underworld, and follows on from the plot of the first film, continuing the conflict between vampires and Lycans, also highlighting the beginnings of the feud.
Underwriters Laboratories Underwriters Laboratories (Inc.) is a well-known laboratory with headquarters in Northbrook, Illinois that develops standards and test procedures for materials, components, assemblies, tools, equipment and procedures, chiefly dealing with product safety and utility.
Underwriting Underwriting refers to the process that a large financial service provider (bank, insurer, investment house) uses to assess the process of providing access to their product like providing equity capital, insurance or credit to a customer. The name derives from the Lloyd's of London insurance market in London, United Kingdom.
Underwriting spot An Underwriting Spot is an announcement made on Public Broadcasting outlets, especially in the United States, in exchange for funding. These spots usually mention the name of the sponsor, and can resemble traditional advertising in commercial broadcasting, but there are usually legal restrictions, such as a prohibition of making product claims, announcing prices, or providing an incentive to buy a product or service.
Underwriting spread The underwriting spread is the money difference between the amount paid by the underwriting group in a new issue of securities and the price at which securities are offered for sale to the public. It is the underwriter's gross profit margin, usually expressed in points per unit of sale (bond or stock).
Underwurlde Underwurlde is a video game for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 developed and released by Ultimate Play The Game in 1984. The game is the second in the Sabreman series, following on from his adventures in Sabre Wulf.
Undescribed taxon In taxonomy, an undescribed taxon is a taxon (for example, a species) that has been discovered, but not yet formally described. The various Nomenclature Codes specify the requirements of a valid description of a new taxon.
Undeveloped Buffyverse productions The fictional Buffyverse established by TV series, Buffy and Angel, has had a strong cultural impact and a loyal fan base, and the creator Joss Whedon has been widely recognised as a talent within the entertainment industry. This has led to attempts to develop more on-screen ventures in the fictional 'Buffyverse'.
Undie 500 Car Rally The Undie 500 is an annual car rally between Christchurch and Dunedin, New Zealand, held on the last Friday of the third term. Student members of Engineering Society purchase used vehicles, spend weeks decorating themselves and their cars and drive the twelve hour journey south.
Undina (Tchaikovsky) Undina (also Undine or Ondine_ (Russian: Ундина) is an opera in 3 acts ( composed in 1869) by Pyotr Tchaikovsky to the Russian libretto by Vladimir Sollogub, after Vasily Zhukovsky's translation of Friedrich de la Motte-Fouqué's "Ondine".
Undine (novella) Undine is a novel by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué concerning Undine, a water spirit who marries a Knight named Huldebrand in order to gain a soul. It is an early German romance, which has been translated into English and other languages.
Undisputed Undisputed is a 2002 action movie released through Miramax. The film starred and was co-produced by Wesley Snipes, directed by Walter Hill, and written by David Giler and Walter Hill, who is probably best known as the writer/director of 48 Hours and Streets of Fire, but had most recently directed Supernova.
Undisputed Champion In professional boxing, the term Undisputed Champion commonly refers to a boxer that has won and currently holds the titles of the most widely recognized world championship titles in a particular weight class: those recognized by the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association and the World Boxing Council. Many fighters today seek not to simply become a champion, but to become the “Undisputed Champion”, as that is the pinnacle of success within the sport.
Undisputed Championship An Undisputed Championship is a professional wrestling term for a champion who has obtained all of the major individual championships in his field during his era. Needless to say, the undisputed championship is an extremely rare and prestigious accomplishment.
Undistinguished ethnic groups in China Undistinguished ethnic groups in China ([Wèi Shíbié Mínzú; sometimes translated as Undistinguished nationalities) are ethnic groups in the People's Republic of China] that have not been officially recognised as individual [[List of ethnic groups in China|ethnic groups. These groups number more than 730,000 people, and if counted together as a single group, would constitute the 20th most populous ethnic group of China.
Undo magazine UNDO™ Visual Thinking is a Bi-Monthly mexican magazine of graphic design and art which focus in social and cultural issues. Is an in-house project of poeticsouvenir, an editorial design studio with base in Puebla, Mexico inspired by the 'good design is good citizenship" Milton Glaser's philosophy.
Undocumented feature Undocumented features are frequently found in computer software releases. Sometimes the documentation is omitted through simple oversight, but undocumented features are often elements of the software not intended for use by end users, but left available for use by the vendor for software support and development.
Undoing (movie) Undoing neo-noir drama directed by Chris Chan Lee. The movie is set in the streets of Los Angeles' Koreatown and follows the story of Sam Kim who returns after a mysterious one-year absence to find redemption from his past.
Undoing (psychology) Undoing is a defence mechanism in which a person tries to 'undo' an unhealthy, destructive or otherwise threatening thought by engaging in contrary behaviour. For example, after thinking about being violent with someone, one would then be overly nice or accommodating to them.
Undrafted Undrafted refers to when an athlete does not get drafted in a certain sports league's regular draft. If a player goes undrafted (such as Jared Fernandez, a current Milwaukee Brewers pitcher), they become a free agent, which means they are not tethered down by any specific teams or demands.
Undredal stave church Undredal stave church (Undredal stavkyrkje) is a stave church built in the middle of the 12th century, in the village of Undredal, Aurland municipality, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. But the church has been moved from different locations and reconstructed a few times.
Undress code An undress code is the opposite of a dress code - it restricts or prohibits the wearing of clothing, so as to ensure a degree of informality. Undress codes are common in many public swimming facilities for sanitary reasons.
Undringar Undringar was the debut album from Swedish singer Ted Gärdestad, released in 1972 on the label Polar Records. It contains many of his most famous songs "Jag vill ha en egen måne", and "Snurra du min värld" who were on the hitlist Tio i topp.
Undue hardship Undue hardship is a legalistic term used to design an accommodation to employee that would either alter the nature of the enterprise or affect its viability. It is used in the employement discrimination law in the USA.
Undue Subdivision of Land Prevention Act 1885 The Undue Subdivision of Land Prevention Act 1885 was a law passed by the Parliament of Queensland in that year to prevent overcrowding and urban degradation in cities and towns in Queensland, especially in Brisbane. The law is a noteworthy example of early efforts by Australian legislators to control urban development and avoid the appearance of slums.
Undulated moray The undulated moray, Gymnothorax undulatus, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the Indo-Pacific oceans from the Red Sea and East Africa, including Walters Shoal (33° 20' S, 43° 30' E in the south-western Indian Ocean), to French Polynesia, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef, and also the eastern Central Pacific from Costa Rica and Panama at depths down to 30 m. Their length is up to 1.
Undulipodium An undulipodium is an intracellular projection of a eukaryotic cell containing a microtubule array. Both flagella and cilia are considered undulipodia and are similar structurally, however each differs functionally.
Undulose extinction Undulose extinction is a geological term referring to the type of extinction that occurs in certain minerals under cross polarized light. It alters the angle of extinction across the mineral so that different parts reach extinction at slightly different angles, giving the crystal an irregular, mottled look.
Undying Court In the Eberron campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Undying Court is a neutral good pantheon of ancient deathless elves animated by positive energy. The elves of Aerenal seek their counsel and petition their favor.
UnDead & Buried UnDead & Buried is a role-playing game module (stand-alone adventure) published in 1992 by Mayfair Games for use with the Chill rules system. Set in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, it deals with zombies and a powerful manipulator of the unknown.
Une histoire d'eau Une histoire d'eau (English: A Story of Water) is a film directed and written by Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut in 1961. It recounts the story of a woman's trip to Paris, which is surrounded by a large flooded area.
Une Page d'amour Une page d'amour is the eighth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series by Émile Zola, set among the petite bourgeoisie in Second Empire suburban Paris. It was first serialized between December 11, 1877, and April 4, 1878, in Le Bien public, before being published in novel form by Charpentier in April 1878.
Une sale histoire Une Sale Histoire (also known as A Dirty Story) is an unusual short film of two halves, or two related short films tagged onto each other (depending upon how you look at it), by French director Jean Eustache. It concerns the factual tale of a man who finds a peephole in the female toilets of a café - the story firstly being acted out and secondly being conveyed off-the-cuff by the man this actually happened to.
Une Semaine de Bonte Une Semaine de Bonte (A Week of Kindness) is a collage novel by Max Ernst made during a three week visit in Italy, around the time of Hitler's rise to power in Germany. The novel was first published in 1934, as a series of five pamphlets of less than 1,000 copies each.
Une vie (album) This album of Dalida, following with her adult contemporary style of the last album, contains hits like the italian "Mamy blue", the melancolic classic "Avec le temps" and "Les choses de l'amour".
Unearthed Arcana Unearthed Arcana is the title shared by two hardback books published for different versions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Neither version of Unearthed Arcana should be confused with Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed.
Unearthed Films Unearthed Films is a film distribution company that imports indie films from Asia and other places around the world. Unearthed has imported many films such as Guinea Pig (film series), Rubber's Lover and Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki.
Uneasy Rider "Uneasy Rider" is a 1973 country music song written and performed by American singer and multi-instrumentalist Charlie DanielsLater releases from Charlie Daniels are credited to "the Charlie Daniels Band" including compliations featuring "Uneasy Rider" but the single and the album were originally credited to "Charlie Daniels.".
Uneconomic growth Uneconomic growth, in welfare economics, human development theory and some forms of ecological economics, is economic growth which reflects or creates a decline in human well-being. The concept is variously attributed to Herman Daly (formerly the senior economist in the environmental department of the World Bank) and Marilyn Waring, though other theorists are also often credited.
Uned The Universidad Nacional de EducaciĂłn a Distancia (UNED), is the public Spanish Open University. It was founded in 1972 following the idea of the UK Open University to give higher education chances to everyone.
Unelectric Unelectric is an unplugged album by Joy Electric. It mainly features acoustic versions of Joy Electric songs from previous albums, with the exception of "These Should Be The Good Times" and "Losing Touch With Everyone" which were new songs recorded only for Unelectric.
Unemployment In economics, one who is willing and able to work for pay yet is unable to find employment is considered to be unemployed. The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed workers divided by the total civilian labor force, which includes all those willing and able to work for pay - both unemployed and employed.
Unemployment and Farm Relief Act The Unemployment and Farm Relief Act was enacted in July 1931 by the Parliament of Canada, enabling public works projects to be set up in Canada's national parks during the Great Depression. This legislation followed the Unemployment Relief Act, passed in 1930, which provided grants for municipal public works projects.
Unemployment Action Center The Unemployment Action Center, sometimes abbreviated as UAC, is a non-profit organization run by students of seven law schools in the New York City area. The purpose of UAC is to provide free legal representation to people who were denied unemployment benefits by the New York State Department of Labor.
Unemployment funds in Sweden In Sweden, an unemployment fund (arbetslöshetskassa) is an economic association tied to a trade union (except the Unemployment fund Alfa). Since July 1, 2002, an unemployment fund is to some extent equal to a government agency, and is as thus comprised by the Freedom of the Press Act of the Swedish constitution.
Unenlagia Unenlagia (meaning "half-bird") was a genus of theropod dinosaur of the family Dromaeosauridae. Unenlagia, which lived in South America during the Late Cretaceous, was a member of the strange and extremely bird-like Gondwanan sub-family of dromaeosaurs called unenlagiines, and was closely related to dinosaurs such as Buitreraptor and Neuquenraptor (which might be the same species as Unenlagia).
Unenrolled voter The phrase unenrolled voter is used in the United States of America to refer to a voter who has failed to declare their voting intention. In other parts of the world, an unenrolled voter is one who is not registered to vote.
Unequal exchange Unequal exchange is a concept used in Marxian economics to denote forms of exploitation which commercial trade of any type can involve, if objects of unequal value are being exchanged or traded. Normally people will not trade unless they gain from trade, but obviously some might gain vastly more from that trade than others.
Unequal Treaties Unequal Treaties, a term mainly used in reference to China, refers to a type of treaty signed by several East Asian states, including the Qing Empire in China, late Tokugawa Japan, and late Joseon Korea, with foreign powers, during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This was a period during which these Asian states were largely unable to resist the military and economic pressures of the primary Western powers.
Unergative verb An unergative verb is a special kind of intransitive verb, which is distinguished semantically by the fact that the subject is perceived as actively initiating or actively responsible for the action expressed by the verb. For example, in English, run, talk and resign are unergative verbs (while fall and die are not).
Unescape Escape and Unescape are two related Javascript functions used to encode characters, either to prevent (rather render more difficult) reverse engineering or to circumvent technical restrictions. See this page on escape characters.
Unesco Collection: A Musical Anthology of the Orient The Unesco Collection: A Musical Anthology of the Orient is a series of oriental traditional music that was made for the International Music Council by the International Institute for Comparative Music Studies and Documentation (Berlin/Venice) and released on the Musicaphon label by Bärenreiter (Kassel/Basel/London). The series was directed by Alain Daniélou.
Unesp UNESP, acronym for Universidade Estadual Paulista (São Paulo State University), is a public university system in the São Paulo state. It is part of the state’s public higher education system, which also includes University of Campinas (Unicamp), University of São Paulo (USP) and São Paulo State Technological College (Fatec).
Unetice culture Unetice, or more properly Únětice, culture, (German: Aunjetitz) is the name given to an early Bronze Age culture, preceded by the Beaker culture and followed by the Tumulus culture. The eponymous site is located west of Prague.
Uneven knitting Uneven knitting is a knitting technique in which two knitting needles of different sizes are used. The method is sometimes used when the knitter have a significantly different gauge on knit and purl stitches.
Unexpected Company Unexpected Company is an improvisational comedy group founded in Hollywood, CA in 1986 by Dr. Tim Hillman, formerly a director and teacher at the LA Connection in Sherman Oaks, Califonia were he trained under Kent Skov.
Unexpected Productions Unexpected Productions (UP) is an improvisational comedy company in Seattle, Washington, USA. From their home at the Market Theatre in Seattle's historic Pike Place Market, Unexpected Productions produces year-round shows, teaches improv classes, and hosts the Seattle International Festival of Improvisation.
Unexplained Canada Unexplained Canada is a show airing on Space: The Imagination Station that is a six-part series coming from many different perspectives of historical/social mysteries. It is hosted by John Robert Colombo and premiered January 2006.

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