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Unilateral neglect Unilateral neglect is a disorder of attention where patients fail to attend to stimuli, such as objects and people, located on one side of space. It most commonly results from brain injury to the right cerebral hemisphere, causing visual neglect of the left-hand side of space.
Unilateralism Unilateralism, ("one+side-ism") is any doctrine or agenda that supports one-sided action. Such action may be in disregard for other parties, or as an expression of a commitment toward a direction which other parties may find agreeable.
Unilease Unilease is a penetrating oil and release agent supplied by Unicorn Chemicals Ltd which contains additives that prevent further corrosion and oxidation. In contrast to WD 40 Unicorn Chemicals promote Unilease because it has been developed to remove chemicals that may present an immediate or delayed danger to one or more components of the environment from the formulation that are listed as harmful to the environment removing the requirement to have the N CHIP symbol[http://www.
Unilineal evolution Unilineal evolution (also referred to as classical social evolution(ism)) is a 19th century social theory about the evolution of societies and cultures. It was composed of many competing theories by various sociologists and anthropologists, who believed that Western culture is the contemporary pinnacle of social evolution.
Uniloc Uniloc Corporation was incorporated in Australia in 1992. It is the assignee via a subsidiary in Singapore (Uniloc Pte) of the first major patent US 5,490,216in the field of software Activation and Try and Buy Software.
UniLang UniLang (which may stand for unity and languages) is an online language community website formed in 2000, of people interested in languages, linguistics, and language acquisition. It has a large number of resources for the purpose of language learning, and has a number of active discussion interfaces to form the basis for a growing online community.
Unimatch Unimatch, in the context of stereo headphones, refers to a design patented by Sony which allows the cord to end in either 1/8" or 1/4" jack. This is accomplished by using a 1/8" connector with threading around the base hardwired to the cable, upon which the 1/4" connector can be affixed.
Unimodal function In mathematics, a function f(x) between two ordered sets is unimodal if for some value m (the mode), it is monotonically increasing for x ≤ m and monotonically decreasing for x ≥ m. In that case, the maximum value of f(x) is f(m) and there are no other local maxima.
Unimolecular rectifier Single organic molecules can function as rectifiers (one-way conductors) of electrical current: this was first proposed in 1974 by Arieh (later Ari) Aviram, then at IBM, and Mark Alan Ratner, then at New York University: their publication was the first serious and concrete theoretical proposal in the new field of unimolecular electronics (UE).
Unimorph A unimorph is a cantilever that consists of one active layer and one inactive layer. In the case where active layer is piezoelectric, deformation in that layer may be induced by the application of an electric field.
Unimpaired runoff Unimpaired runoff, also known as full natural flow, is a hydrology term that is used to describe the natural runoff of a watershed or waterbody that would have occurred prior to anthropogenic or human influences on the watershed. Flow readings from river gauges are influenced by upstream diversions, impoundments, and many other alternations of the land that drains into a watershed or of alternatives of a river channel itself.
UniModal UniModal or SkyTran (formerly known as People Pod) is a hypothetical concept by Douglas Malewicki for a 160km/h (100mph) personal rapid transit (PRT) system. The Unimodal system design includes a number of technologies which are either unproven or untried in comparable situations.
Unincorporated area (New Jersey) Unincorporated areas in the state of New Jersey are communities that are part of one or more incorporated municipalities. Some of the areas have official recognition as a Census-designated place, such as Somerset, New Jersey which is part of Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.
Uninflected word In the context of linguistic morphology, an uninflected word is a word that has no morphological marks (inflection) such as affixes, Umlaut, Ablaut, consonant gradation, etc., indicating declension or conjugation.
Uninhabited Planet Survive! Mujin Wakusei Survive (無人惑星サヴァイヴ) or Uninhabited Planet Survive (sometimes mistranslated as Survival or Desert Planet Survive) is a Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Action/Adventure anime series that aired in Japan on NHK from October 16, 2003 to October 28, 2004. It is a 52 Episode series produced by Telecom Anime and Madhouse Production.
Unintelligent Design Unintelligent Design is a satirical reaction to the Intelligent Design movement which claims that "certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection."Discovery Institute, Center for Science and Culture.
Unintended consequence Unintended consequences are situations where an action results in an outcome that is not (or not only) what is intended. The unintended results may be foreseen or unforeseen, but they should be the logical or likely results of the action.
Unintentional radiator An unintentional radiator is any device which creates radio frequency energy within itself, of which a significant amount does not normally leave the device or its housing, unless it is damaged or malfunctioning.
Uninterruptible power supply An uninterruptible power supply (UPS), uninterruptible power source or sometimes called a battery backup is a device which maintains a continuous supply of electric power to connected equipment by supplying power from a separate source when utility power is not available.
Uninterruptible sleep In computer operating systems terminology, a sleeping process can either be interruptible (woken via signals) or uninterruptible (woken explicitly). An uninterruptible sleep state is a sleep state that cannot handle a signal (such as waiting for disk or network IO (input/output)).
Uninvited (game) Uninvited is a haunted house "point and click" adventure game originally for the Macintosh, released in 1986 by ICOM Simulations. The unnamed hero must find the way through an abandoned house in order to rescue
Uninvited (song) "Uninvited" is a song written and recorded by Alanis Morissette, and co-produced by Morissette and Rob Cavallo for the soundtrack of the 1998 film City of Angels (see City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture). Morissette's first new recording since her international debut album Jagged Little Pill (1995), it was released as a single from the album in March 1998 (see 1998 in music).
Uninvited, Like the Clouds 2006 brought the self-produced Uninvited, Like the Clouds. Leading off with the moody (most of their lead off songs are dark moody pieces that Steve Kilbey favors), the album shines with a brilliance harkening back to the likes of Heyday and the somber tone of 1992's masterpiece, Priest=Aura.
Unio Trium Nationum Unio Trium Nationum (Latin for "Union of the Three Nations"; also known as Fraterna Unio - "Brotherly Union") was a pact of mutual aid formed in 1438 by three Estates of Transylvania: the (largely Hungarian) nobility, the Saxon (ie German) burghers, and the Szeklers (who had a special status within the Kingdom of Hungary).
Union (TTC) Union is a station on the Yonge-University-Spadina line of the Toronto subway. It is placed at the bottom of the ‘loop’ formed by that line, between the Yonge and University sections, at its southernmost point.
Union Aerospace Corporation The Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC) is a fictional military-industrial conglomerate from id Software's Doom universe. Their focus is primarily military weaponry, weapons and defense contracts, aerospace, bio-research, space exploration, and other more sinister scientific endeavors.
Union Airways of N.Z. Ltd Union Airways of NZ Ltd was New Zealand's first major airline. It was established by the Union Steamship Company in 1936, and on 5 January 1936 opened services between Palmerston North and Dunedin via Blenheim and Christchurch.
Union between Sweden and Norway The Union between Sweden and Norway was the union of the kingdoms of Sweden and Norway between 1814 and 1905, when they were united under one monarch in a personal union, following an attempt at full Norwegian independence, a brief war with Sweden, and the Convention of Moss, on August 14 1814, and the Norwegian constitutional revision of November 4 1814. On the same day, the Norwegian parliament elected Charles XIII king of Norway.
Union blockade The Union Blockade refers to the naval actions between 1861 and 1865, during the American Civil War, in which the Union Navy maintained a massive effort on the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the Confederate States of America designed to prevent the passage of trade goods, supplies, and arms to and from the Confederacy. Ships that tried to evade the blockade, known as blockade runners, were mostly newly built, high-speed ships with small cargo capacity.
Union budget of India The Union Budget of India, also called the general budget, is the annual budget of the Republic of India, presented each year on the last day of February by the Finance Minister of India in Parliament. The budget has to be passed by the House before it can comes into effect on April 1, the start of India's financial year.
Union busting Union busting is a practice, considered by some to be unethical, undertaken by an employer when employees are attempting to join a union. It is the process which some employers may use to prevent their employees from joining a labor union.
Union Bank of the Philippines 21%) (2004) Bank of the Philippines (), more commonly known as UnionBank, is one of the largest bank]s in the [[Philippines, ranking seventh in terms of assets after its successful merger with smaller competitor International Exchange Bank. It is one of the most stable Philippine banks and is the host bank of the E-Card accounts of the members of the Government Service Insurance System.
Union Banking Corporation The Union Banking Corporation (UBC) was a banking corporation in the US which was seized, under the Trading with the Enemy Act, during World War II in October 1942. The corporation, of which Prescott Bush served as Director and Vice President, was primarily controlled by the Harriman family and was alleged to be a Nazi organization.
Union Baptists Union Baptists trace their origin to the American Civil War, or war between the northern and southern United States. Baptist churches and associations, especially in border states, were rent asunder by this national conflict.
Union Base-Ball Grounds Union Base-Ball Grounds was a baseball park located in Chicago, Illinois. It was also called White-Stocking Park, as it was the home field of the Chicago White Stockings of the National Association in 1871, after spending the 1870 season as an independent professional club playing home games at Dexter Park race course.
Union Bay (Seattle) Union Bay is that part of Lake Washington in Seattle that is west of a line drawn between Webster Point in the Laurelhurst neighborhood to the north (its southernmost point) and Foster Point in the Madison Park neighborhood to the south (its northeasternmost point). It ends at the eastern opening of the Montlake Cut of the Lake Washington Ship Canal.
Union Bay Post Office The Union Bay Post Office in the community of Union Bay, British Columbia, Canada, was built in 1913 and is one of only two old wooden post offices left in Canada. The main floor of the building is still used by Canada Post to serve the Union Bay area.
Union Bay, British Columbia Union Bay in British Columbia, Canada is a small community approximately 15 kilometers south of Courtenay, British Columbia, the largest city in the Comox Valley. Union Bay is populated by about 1200 people and is an unincorporated site within the Comox-Strathcona Regional District.
Union Bridge Company The Union Bridge Company was a bridge fabricator and contractor with works in Buffalo, New York, (believed closed in 1890 per HAER references) and Athens, Pennsylvania. Sources such as the RPI archives, below, suggest that Charles Macdonald may have been president at one time.
Union Brothers Union Brothers is an online workwear retailer based in Staines, Middlesex, United Kingdom. The company is an online workwear supplier that offers a straightforward range of workwear designed for tradesmen, service, and industry.
Union catalog In library science, a union catalog is a collection of bibliographic records describing the holdings of multiple (and often many different) library. Union catalogs have been created in a range of media, including book format, microform, cards and more recently, networked electronic databases.
Union council koral Union Council Koral Was established with the establishment of District Islamabad in 1979. Before the establishment of union council the village Koral was the part of union council Chaklala distt Rawalpindi and its other villages were part of union council Kirpa.
Union Cabinet The cabinet of ministers of the Government of India led by the Prime Minister of India is referred to as the Union Cabinet in India. The Prime Minister has the right to decide who he wants to include in his cabinet of ministers and what portfolio is assigned to them.
Union Canal (Pennsylvania) The Union Canal was a towpath canal that existed in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States during the 19th century. First proposed in 1690 to connect Philadelphia with the Susquehanna River, it ran approximately 75 mi (120 km) from Middletown on the Susquehanna below Harrisburg to Reading on the Schuylkill River.
Union Carbide India, Limited The Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, gained world-wide attention as a result of the tragic chemical disaster in December 1984. The Bhopal Disaster involving a massive release of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, resulted in the death or injury of thousands of people in the surrounding residential areas.
Union Cave In the fictional Pokémon universe, Union Cave is an area located far south of Violet City and just east from Azalea Town, with a Pokémon Center located at its entrance. The cave is the first you can (successfully) navigate in the games Pokémon Gold, Silver & Crystal.
Union City Recordings Union City Recordings was an electronic music record label in the early to mid 1990s. They are most famous for their releases by RuPaul and for their release of Sasha's first single, "Appolonia" (under the name "B.
Union City Transit Union City Transit is a public transit service in Union City, California (near Oakland and Fremont). Five bus lines--1, 2, 3, 4/4A, and 5--connect riders to local destinations, such as schools, shopping centers, and the Union City BART station.
Union City, Pennsylvania Union City is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Erie. In the twentieth century, there were three large chair factories, planing and grist mills, a powderedmilk plant, and several furniture factories.
Union College Union College of Schenectady, New York is a non-denominational, independent, selective liberal arts college in New York's Capital District. It was chartered in 1795, though the college can trace its beginnings to 1779.
Union College (Nebraska) Union College is a four-year coeducational college in Lincoln, Nebraska offering programs leading to baccalaureate and associate degrees in arts and sciences, professional fields and a Master of Physician Assistant Studies. Founded in 1891, the college is owned and operated by the Mid-America Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist church.
Union College Cycling Union College Cycling ("UCC") is an organization to provide recreational and competitive opportunities for students, faculty and alumni of Union College in Schenectady, New York to enjoy cycling. The organization provides a forum where people can come together to ride in both recreational and competitive settings.
Union College Men's Glee Club In 1869, several undergraduate men at Union College formed the College Musical Association, which represented every known musical endeavor at Union. Enduring many obstacles to its existence during its first quarter century, in 1894 the college administration elected to actively support the Musical Association, comprised at that time by the Mandolin, Banjo and Glee Clubs.
Union Council (students' union) A Union Council is a body of elected or appointed representatives who represent students who are members of a students' union. Union Council's often have the power to hold the Union's Officers to account and to create new Union policies.
Union County College Union County College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Union County, New Jersey. As the oldest community college in New Jersey, Union County College has been serving both career-minded and transfer-oriented students since 1933.
Union County Light Rail The Union County Light Rail (also known as MOS-3 of the Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link - NERL) is a planned light rail system connecting Newark Airport to midtown Elizabeth. Eventually, the line may extend to Cranford, Westfield and/or Plainfield, although there is no active planning for stations in these towns yet.
Union County Magnet High School The Union County Magnet High School (UCMHS) is a magnet public high school located in Scotch Plains on the Union County Vocational Technical Schools Campus, serving the vocational and technical educational needs of students throughout Union County, New Jersey. The Magnet School serves approximately 270 students.
Union County Vocational Technical Schools The Union County Vocational Technical Schools (UCVTS) are a grouping of schools on the Union County Vocational Technical Schools Campus in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. This organization offers six potential programs to the student, five at the High School level and one at the adult education level.
Union Cross, North Carolina Union Cross is a community in southeastern Forsyth County, North Carolina. Parts of the community have been annexed by Kernersville and Winston-Salem as a result of the area's large population growth and the construction of the new Dell plant in the community.
Union democracy Union democracy (also known as labor democracy) is a school of thought within organized labor which argues that sound unionism requires adherence to principles and practices of democratic trade unionism; that internal democracy and greater membership control make unions stronger and better able to fight for the rights and interests of working people. The goal is to prevent the manifestation of the so-called iron law of oligarchy: that all forms of organization, regardless of how democratic they may be at the start, eventually and inevitably develop into oligarchies with swollen bureaucracies.
Union des artistes The Union des artistes (UDA) or Artist union is a Quebec-based labour organization representing stage, television, radio and film performers in French-language media in Canada (the English language labour organization is ACTRA). It represents over 6,900 members and is affiliated with the International Federation of Actors (FIA).
Union des électeurs The Union des électeurs or UE (in English: "Union of Electors") was founded in 1939 by Louis Even and Gilberte Côté-Mercier. It was the first créditiste political movement to be active in Quebec, Canada.
Union des Français de l'Etranger The Union des Français de l'Etranger, or UFE as it is often called, is an organization representing Frenchmen abroad. It has a presence in all major world cities where there is a significant French or Francophone population.
Union des Transports AĂ©riens Union des Transports Aeriens (UTA) (United Air Transport in the English language) (1963-1990) was a French international airline. It operated principally between France and former French colonial possessions in Africa and the Indian Ocean, as well as to destinations in Southeast Asia, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Australia and New Zealand.
Union des Transports Aériens de Guinée Union des Transports Aériens de Guinée (United Air Transport of Guinea in English) (also known as Union des Transports Africains and Union des Transports Africains de Guinée) is or was a Guinean and Lebanese international airline.
Union dues Members of most trade unions pay a portion of their wages to their local to support the union's internal government, pay for any legal representation, and contribute to a strike fund. Many unions also spend a considerable portion of their members' dues to lobby and campaign for politicians they support.
Union Depot and Atlantic Coast Line Freight Station The Union Depot and Atlantic Coast Line Freight Station (also known as the Railroad Passenger Depot and Freight Station) is a historic site in Live Oak, Florida, United States. It is located at 208 North Ohio Avenue.
Union Dissolution Day The Union Dissolution Day, observed in Norway on June 7 (though not a public holiday), is marked in remembrance of the Norwegian parliament's 1905 declaration of dissolution of the union with Sweden, a personal union which had existed since 1814.
Union flying squad A union flying squad is an unofficial group of autonomous workers (usually members of a single union) who carry out actions for the benefit of their labor struggle. Squads are a form of affinity groups and are often formed when the workers involved feel that the union bureaucracy is not working satisfactorily in their interest.
Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire, UMP), initially named the Union for the Presidential Majority (Union pour la Majorité Présidentielle), is the main French conservative political party.
Union for Democracy and Republic (Congo) The Union for Democracy and Republic(Union pour la DĂ©mocratie et la RĂ©publique-Mwinda) is a political party in Congo (Brazzaville). The party won at the legislative elections of 26 May and 20 June 2002 6 out of 153 seats.
Union for Democracy and Republic (Chad) The Union for Democracy and Republic (Union pour la Démocratie et la République or UDR) is a Chadian political party founded in 1992 by the current leader Jean Alingué Bawoyeu. In the parliamentary election of 1997 the party took 4 seats; in the following parliamentary election held in 2002 the UDC boycotted the vote as it believed there weren't suffcient guarantees of a free and fair election.
Union for Democracy and Republic (Niger) The Union for Democracy and the Republic (French: Union pour la DĂ©mocratie et la RĂ©publique-Tabbat) is a political party in Niger. It contested the legislative elections of 4 December 2004 in an alliance with the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism.
Union for Democracy and Social Progress The Union for Democracy and Social Progress (French: Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social) is a political party in Democratic Republic of the Congo led by Étienne Tshisekedi. Since the actual electoral strength of the political parties in Congo is not known, the size of the party cannot be determined.
Union for Democratic Renewal (Congo) The Union for Democratic Renewal (Union pour la Renouveau DĂ©mocratique) is a political party in Congo (Brazzaville), led by former prime minister Bernard Kolelas. The party won no seats at the legislative elections of 26 May and 20 June 2002.
Union for Development The Union for Development (UniĂŁo para o Desenvolvimento) () is a political party in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau, a former Portuguese possession. Macau is a state in which political parties don't play a role.
Union for Europe of the Nations The Union for Europe of the Nations is a nationalist and (mostly) euro-sceptic party grouping with seats in the European Parliament. It is attached to the broader Alliance for Europe of the Nations organization.
Union for French Democracy The Union for French Democracy, also known by its French acronym UDF (Union pour la Démocratie Française), is a French centrist political party. It was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in order to counterbalance the Gaullist preponderance over the right.
Union for National Progress The Union for National Progress (French: Union pour le Progrès national, UPRONA) is a nationalist political party in Burundi, receiving most of its support from members of the Tutsi ethnic group. It is celebrated for its role in gaining Burundian independence.
Union for Promoting Progress The Union for Promoting Progress (UniĂŁo Promotora para o Progresso) () is a political party in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau, a former Portuguese possession. Macau is a state in which political parties don't play a role.
Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Movement The Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Movement (French: Union pour la Renaissance / Mouvement Sankariste) is a political party in Burkina Faso. At the last legislative elections on the fifth of May 2002, the party won 2.
Union for Reform Judaism The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), formerly known as the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC), is an organization which supports Reform Jewish congregations in North America. The current President is Rabbi Eric H.
Union for Renewal and Democracy The Union for Renewal and Democracy (French: Union pour le Rénouveau et la démocratie) is a political party in Chad, led by Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué. Its presidential candidate at the presidential elections of 20 May 2001, Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué, won 6.
Union for Romanian Reconstruction The Union for Romanian Reconstruction (Uniunea pentru Reconstrucţia României, URR) was a political party in Romania without parliamentary representation. It merged with the Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party in December 2004.
Union for Traditional Judaism The Union for Traditional Judaism is a non-denominational Jewish communal service organization. It was founded by traditionalists within Conservative Judaism who broke with the movement because of ideological differences, including the approach to changes in Conservative Halakha (Jewish Law) and the issue of admitting women to the rabbinate.
Union Fire Company The Union Fire Company was the first organized fire brigade in the United States. Initially, Benjamin Franklin, on a visit to Boston, noted that the inhabitants of his native city were far better prepared to fight fires than the natives of his adopted city, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Union Freight Railroad The Union Freight Railroad was a freight-only railroad connecting the railroads coming into the north and south sides of downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Almost its entire length was along Atlantic Avenue and Commercial Street.
Union General Hospital Union General Hospital is a 160,000 square-foot hospital in North Georgia, and it is the public hospital for the city of Blairsville and Union County. Operated by the Union County Hospital Authority, it is located in the northeast section of the city.
Union Grounds Union Grounds was a baseball park located in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. The grounds opened in 1862 and was the first baseball park enclosed entirely by a fence, thereby allowing proprietor William Cammeyer or his tenant to charge admission, permitting only paying customers to watch the games.
Union High School (Missouri) Union High School (UHS) is the public high school in Union, Missouri and is part of the Union R-XI School District. The facility teaches grades 9-12, with a A+ program that allows students with an 80% average to attend East Central College for free.
Union High School (New Jersey) Union High School is a comprehensive community public high school located in Union Township in Union County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Union Public School District. It was constructed and completed in the late 60's, and thus began taking on the duties of the previous High School, Burnet High, which in turn became Burnet Junior High School, and later, Burnet Middle School.
Union Hill The Union Hill area of Church Hill is located on the high western bluff above Shockoe Valley in Richmond, Virginia. Houses of a remarkable mix are balanced along the irregular, picturesque and sometimes narrow streets that follow the curve of the hill.
Union Hotel The Union Hotel is a historic landmark located on Main Street in Flemington, New Jersey. First constructed by Neal Hart in 1814, it served as a gathering place for well-to-do stagecoach passengers and socialites throughout the 19th Century, as well as many local characters and tourists visiting the area.
Union Chargeability Act The Union Chargeability Act was a piece of British legislation passed after the Poor Law Amendment Act. Under the PLAA parishes were to group together to form unions so that the cost og building expsensive workhouses was shared - the Union Chargeability Act was passed to that the financial burden of paupers weas shared on a union-wide basis rather than a parish-wide basis.
Union Christian College, Merom Union Christian College was a small co-educational college located in Merom, Indiana, USA. Founded by the denomination called the Christian Church which eventually merged with the Congregational denomination which later joined with the Evangelical and Reformed Churches to form the United Church of Christ.
Union Institute & University Union Institute & University provides non-traditional education at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level. Begun as a consortium of universities in 1964 called The Union for Research and Experimentation in Higher Education, it later became an independent degree-granting institution calling itself The University Without Walls (1971), and then The Union Institute (1989).
Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme The UIAA or Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme, (English: International Climbing and Mountaineering Organisation) is the organisation that represents several million mountaineers and climbers, world-wide, on international issues. Formed in 1932 in Chamonix, France, it now has over 88 members associations from some 76 countries, all of national importance.
Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe The Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d’Europe (International Union of the Guides and Scouts of Europe, UIGSE; also known as Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe – Fédération du Scoutisme Européen, UISGE-FSE, or simply as Fédération du Scoutisme Européen, FSE) is an independent faith-based Scouting organization with 20 member associations in 16 European countries and also in Argentina and Canada, serving roughly 70,000 members. The coeducational organization, headquartered in France, was founded in 1956 by a group of German and French Roman Catholic Scoutmasters as a faith-based Scouting movement.
Union Internationale Motonautique The Union Internationale Motonautique is the international governing body of powerboating, based in the Principality of Monaco. It was founded in 1922, in Belgium, as the Union Internationale du Yachting Automobile.
Union Iron Works Union Iron Works, located in San Francisco, California, built a number of ships for the United States Navy. These ships include the USS Oregon (BB-3) laid down in 1891, and Plunger-class submarines Grampus and Pike which were launched in 1902 and 1903, respectively.

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