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Uchechi Kalu Uchechi Kalu is a Nigerian-born Igbo-American poet, teacher, and activist whose work has appeared in several publications including Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology edited by Amy Sonnie (Alyson 2000). Kalu was a student of June Jordan's "Poetry for the People" and is the author of Flowers Blooming Against A Bruised Grey Sky, forthcoming from Whit Press in Seattle.
Uchen script Uchen (; IPA: [utɕɛ̃]; variant spellings include ucen, u-cen, u-chen, ucan, u-can, uchan, u-chan, and ucän) is the upright, block style of the Tibetan script. The name means "with a head", and is the style of the script used for printing and for formal manuscripts.
Uchi Technologies Berhad Uchi Technologies Berhad was incorporated on 18 February 1998 in Malaysia. The Group's principal activities are the design, research, development and manufacture of miniature data terminals, fuzzy logic controllers, controlled modules for precision weighing scale, dynamic sound improvement processor, PCB assembly, timer, printer, computing scales and industrial controllers.
Uchi-bukuro Uchi-bukuro a type of Japanese attire employed by the samurai class primarily around the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan. THe Uchi-bukuro translated as a money purse that was usually carried at the waist or around the neck.
Uchi-soto Uchi-soto is a term in the Japanese language used to refer to the distinction between in-groups (uchi,　内, "inside") and out-groups (soto,外, "outside"). This distinction between groups is not merely a fundamental part of Japanese social custom, but is also directly reflected in the Japanese language itself.
UchibĹŤ Line is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company along Tokyo Bay, on the Western shore of the BĹŤsĹŤ Peninsula. It runs from Soga Station in Chiba to Awa-Kamogawa Station in Kamogawa, passing through Chiba, Ichihara, Sodegaura, Kisarazu, Kimitsu, Futtsu, Kyonan, Tateyama, and Minami-BĹŤsĹŤ.
Uchida Kakichi Uchida Kakichi (內田嘉吉, 1866 - 1933) was the 9th Governor-General of Taiwan from September 6, 1923 to September 1924. Prior to assuming the office of Governor-General, Uchida also served as Chief of Home Affairs under Governors-General Sakuma Samata and Ando Sadami, the second highest position in the colonial government.
Uchida Kuichi Uchida Kuichi (内田 九一 Uchida Kuichi) (1844 - 1875) was a pioneering Japanese photographer from Nagasaki. He was greatly respected as a portrait photographer and was the only photographer granted a sitting to photograph the Emperor MeijiWorswick (1979), 136..
Uchida Ryogoro Ryogoro Uchida (Uchida Ryogoro), (1837 - October 22, 1921), was a Japanese jojutsu practitioner, ranked menkyo in the martial art of Shinto Muso-ryu (SMR). He is the creator of the gendai budo martial art Uchida Ryu Tanjojutsu which is also known as Sutteki jutsu or "stick method".
Uchida Ryu Tanjojutsu Uchida Ryu Tanjojutsu, also known as Sutekki-Jutsu or Chuwa-ryu tankenjutsu, is a japanese martial arts school of tanjojutsu, originally devised by Shinto Muso-ryu practicitioner Uchida Ryogoro (1837-1921) as a way to utilize the western-style walking stick into a weapon of self-defence. The tanjo is not to be confused with the pre-meji era short stick hanbo.
Uchinomi, Kagawa Uchinomi (内海町; -cho) was a town located in Shōzu District, Kagawa, Japan on Shodoshima, an island in the Inland Sea. On March 21, 2006 the town merged with the town of Ikeda forming the town of Shodoshima and no longer exists as an indepdent municipality.
Uchinoura Space Center The Uchinoura Space Center is a space launch facility close to the Japanese city of Uchinoura, in Kagoshima Prefecture. Before the establishment of the JAXA space agency in 2003, it was simply called the Kagoshima Space Center.
Uchiura, Ishikawa Uchiura (内浦町; -machi) was a town located in the former Suzu District, Ishikawa, Japan. On March 1, 2005 the town merged with a town and a village from the neighboring Fugeshi District forming the town of Noto, Ishikawa and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Uchraspred The Uchraspred (Russian language: Учраспред) was the Registration and Distribution Department of the Central Committee in the Soviet Union. It was founded in 1920 as a department in the Bolshevik Party responsible for registering the members and assigning them to different tasks.
Uchronia Uchronia refers to a hypothetical time period of our world, in contrast to fictional lands or worlds. A concept similar to alternate history but different in the manner that uchronic times are not easily defined (mainly placed in some distant point near prehistory), reminiscent of a 'Conworld'.
Uchuu Keiji Shaider , translated into English as Space Sheriff Shaider, is the third part of the Metal Heroes genre, the last of the Star Sheriff shows. Parts of Shaider were used as footage during the second season of VR Troopers.
Uchuu no Kishi: Tekkaman Blade Uchuu no Kishi: Tekkaman Blade is a scrolling shooter video game released for the Super Famicom in 1993. The game is based on the anime series Tekkaman Blade, as the player takes the role of the Tekkaman Blade in the game.
UCH Sharks The UCH Sharks are one of the original four British Collegiate American Football League (BCAFL) teams which began play in the 1985-86 season (along with Teesside, Newcastle and the now defunct Manchester). The Sharks dominated the early BCAFL by winning or sharing the first four BCAFL titles as well as compling a 23-2-2 record during their first five BCAFL seasons.
Uigur Kaganate Uigur Kaganate is a traditional name for the descendent state that revived the core portion of the Great TĂĽrkic Kaganate (552-743) after its desintegration in the 740es AD. The revived Kaganate received its name because the Uigur tribal confederation seized a dominant position in the restored Kaganate.
Uinta Mountains The Uinta Mountains are a high chain of mountains in northeastern Utah in the United States. A subrange of the Rocky Mountains, they are unusual for running east to west, and lie approximately 100 mi (160 km) east of Salt Lake City.
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation The Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation is located in northeastern Utah, USA. It is the homeland of the Northern Ute tribe, and is the largest of three Indian reservations inhabited by members of the Ute Tribe of Native Americans.
Uisce Beatha Uisce beatha is the name given by Irish monks of the Sixth Century to the drink they had concocted. Simply an Irish translation of the Latin aqua vitae ("water of life"), uisce beatha is more commonly known today in its anglicized form, whiskey.
Uisce Beatha (band) Uisce Beatha was a Canadian folk rock band in the 1990s. Formed in London, Ontario, the band consisted of Alan Glen on lead vocals and banjo, John Glen on mandolin and tin whistle, Paul Meadows on fiddle and harp, Damian Morrissy on bass guitar, Doug Watt on guitar and Marty Coles on drums later replaced by ex Gurriers drummer Patrick McLaughlin.
Uiscedwr Uiscedwr, pronounced "ish-ka-dooer" (roll the 'r'), are a British trio which was based in Manchester, but has recently moved to the Yorkshire area. The band has a contemporary folk sound that mixes lively dance numbers, mournful fiddle tunes and songs.
Uiseong Uiseong County (Uiseong-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Located near the center of the province, it is bounded by Andong on the north, Cheongsong on the east, Gunwi County on the south, and Sangju and Yecheon on the west.
Uisken Uisken (Uisgean in Scottish Gaelic) is a sandy bay on the Ross of Mull in the south of the Isle of Mull, on the west coast of Scotland. Originally a small hamlet of farmers in the Scottish farming tradition called crofting, the area had a several running crofts until the 1900s.
Uisnech Uisnech Hill is considered the omphalos (mystical navel) of Éire, the country known by the English name Ireland, whereupon rests a great stone (Ail na Mírenn, which means “stone of divisions”) marked with lines indicating the provincial borders of Connacht, Leinster, Ulster and Munster. Tradition tells that Uisnech was a site favored for Beltane fires and Druidical ceremonies, in fact being considered second only to Emain Macha.
Uitmarkt The Uitmarkt is the opening of the cultural season in Amsterdam, held every year over a weekend at the end of August, usually on and around the Leidseplein, Museumplein (museum square) and Nieuwmarkt. Many theatres open their doors for free to shows that range from classical music and ballet to hiphop, cabaret, literary recitals and film.
Uittamo-Skanssi Uittamo-Skanssi (Finnish; Uittamo-Skansen in Swedish) is a ward (suuralue, storomrĂĄde) of Turku, Finland, also known as Ward 3. The ward is located to the southeast of the city and named after Uittamo and Skanssi, two major districts in the ward.
Uitvoerend Bewind The Uitvoerend Bewind (Dutch for Executive Authority) was the name of the government of the Batavian Republic between 1798 and 1801. The president of the Uitvoerend Bewind was head of state of the Batavian Republic.
UI Idioms UI Idiom is a concept used in Graphical User Interface Design. Just like its language counterpart, the idiom, we understand and use a UI Idiom because it is distinctive and we learned it , not because it is intuitive.
UI Metaphor A UI Metaphor helps users to effectively use a graphic user interface based on their prior knowledge of familiar objects and activities. The use of metaphor in the UI design is based on the belief that individuals can import conceptual relations and operations from one domain to another.
UIC classification The UIC classification is a comprehensive system for describing the wheel arrangement of locomotives, multiple units and trams. It is the system generally used in much of the world, but it was not widely used in the United Kingdom, other than partially on the Southern Railway under chief engineer Oliver Bulleid, or in the United States; a simplified form (AAR wheel arrangement) is used in both countries for modern locomotives.
UIC Pavilion UIC Pavilion is a 6,958-seat multi-purpose arena, located at 525 South Racine Street on the West Side in Chicago, Illinois, USA, which opened in 1982. It is home to the University of Illinois at Chicago Flames basketball team and the Chicago Sky WNBA team.
UICC The UICC (Universal Integrated Circuit Card) is the chip card used in mobile terminals in GSM and UMTS networks. The UICC ensures the integrity and security of all kinds of personal data, and it typically holds a few hundred kilobytes.
UIMA UIMA stands for Unstructured Information Management Architecture. It is a component software architecture for the development, discovery, composition, and deployment of multi-modal analytics for the analysis of unstructured information and its integration with search technologies developed by IBM.
UIML College UIML College, established in 1998, is part of a chain of language colleges in Punjab, Pakistan, with centers in Jhelum and Kharian. UIML College is the only language institution in Jhelum, a suburb of north-east of Punjab.
UIMX In computer software, UIMX or UIM/X, the 'User Interface Management System for X Windows', is an interface builder for Motif originally developed by Visual Edge Software (later renamed to Actional Corporation). UIM/X supports object oriented GUI building in C and C++, and, in its latest release, Linux.
UIQ UIQ (formerly known as User Interface Quartz) by UIQ Technology is a software platform based upon Symbian OS. Essentially this is a graphical user interface layer that provides additional components to the core OS, to enable the development of feature-rich mobile phones that are open to expanded capabilities through third-party applications.
UIRA The UIRA project combines the resources and knowledge of the F4L project and the Qflash project, both of which were Open Source applications that provided (to some extent) an alternative to the proprietary (now Adobe) Macromedia Flash MX. UIRA is an acronym for UIRA Isn't a Recursive Acronym.
UIUC Campus Recreation Center - East (CRCE) The Campus Recreation Center - East, more commonly known as CRCE (pronounced "Circe"), is an athletic facility at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with services available to students and members through the Division of Campus Recreation. Since the renovations have begun at IMPE, CRCE has seen a surge in popularity.
UIUC College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES) is part of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is considered by many to be the top school of agriculture-related sciences in the world. Most of the ACES buildings are located on the South Quad.
UIUC College of Engineering The College of Engineering at the University of Illinois was first established in 1868, and is considered one of the original units of the school. The presence of a steam engine on the University's seal is a good clue as to the importance of the program to the University.
UIUC College of Liberal Arts and Sciences The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) is the largest college in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, created in 1913 through the merger of the College of Literature and Arts and the College of Science. It has nationally ranked programs in chemistry, psychology and speech communications.
UIUC Main Campus The Main Quadrangle at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign comprises the main campus of the university. It is a major quadrangle surrounded by buildings of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) and is the center of campus activities.
Uj Előre Uj Előre (Hungarian for 'New Forward') was a Hungarian language communist newspaper published in New York. Uj Előre was founded as a continuation of the Hungarian socialist newspaper Előre, which had been founded in 1905.
Ujamaa Ujamaa was the concept that formed the basis of Julius Nyerere's social and economic development policies in Tanzania just after it gained independence from Britain in 1964. In 1967, President Nyerere published his development blueprint titled the Arusha Declaration, in which Nyerere pointed out the need for an African model of development and which formed the basis of African socialism.
Ujar Ujar (Ucar) is a rayon, or administrative district of Azerbaijan, situated to the south of Goycay, in the centre of the nation. This region contains the Ipek yolu Automobil line and the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline to the south of the Shirvan plain.
Ujest UJEST a small town on the Klodnitz in Poland, which gives the title of duke to the head of the family of Hohenlohe-Ohringen, a branch (1823) of that of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen. Prince Hugo of Hohenlohe-Ohringen was created duke of Ujest in 1861, and in 1897 was succeeded by his son Christian Kraft (born 1848).
Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) also known as Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah is a national examination taken by all Standard 6 (mostly 12-year old) students in Malaysia. Normally, there are 5 subjects in this exam, but pupils in Chinese schools (SJKC) and Tamil schools (SJKT) take 7 subjects.
Ujii Yashiro Ujii Yashiro a retainer under the Japanese clan of Hosokawa during the Edo period (17th century) of Japan. Lord Hosokawa Tadatoshi had previously practiced the Yagyu shin kage ryu art of the sword, in which the principal sword master of the fief was none other than the renowned swordsman, Yashiro.
Ujjain Ujjain (Hindi:उज्जैन) (also known as Ujain, Ujjayini, Avanti) is an ancient city of central India, in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River. It is the administrative centre of Ujjain District and Ujjain Division.
Ujuxte The site of Ujuxte (Ramon tree or breadnut tree) (uh-hush-te) is the largest Pre Classical site to be discovered in Pacific coast, Guatemala. The site includes approximately two hundred earthen mounds spread over some 200 hectares (494 acres) of farmland.
UJTL UJTL is Universal Joint Task List, which is the comprehensive list of tasks at the Strategic and Operational levels of war. A menu of capabilities (mission-derived tasks with associated conditions and standards, i.
Ukagaka Ukagaka (伺か), also known as Nanika (何か), Sakura (さくら), Nin'i-tan (任意たん) or Nise-Haruna (偽春菜), is a catch-all term for Japanese software which shares a single format and function: to provide a pair of mascot characters for the user’s computer desktop. These mascot characters can perform some useful functions such as checking e-mail or adjusting the clock of the computer, but are most popular as an aesthetic add-on, which “says” weird things.
Ukarumpa Ukarumpa is the main center for Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) in Papua New Guinea, located in the Eastern Highlands Province. It lies approximately 7 miles (11 km) by road from Kainantu in the Aiyura Valley.
Ukase Ukaz (plural Ukazy) (Russian: указ, указы) in Imperial Russia was a proclamation of the tsar, government, or a religions leader (patriarch) that had the force of law. An example is the "Ems ukase" forbidding the public use of Ukrainian.
Uke Mochi Uke Mochi (保食神 Japanese; English: "Goddess Who Possesses Food") is a goddess of food in the Shinto religion of Japan. When Uke Mochi was visited by Tsukuyomi she prepared a feast by facing the ocean and spitting out a fish, then she faced the forest and bountiful game spewed out of her mouth (traditionally her anus), finally turning to a rice paddy she coughed up a bowl of rice.
Uke til u puke An early `90s "speed-metal ukulele band," Uke til u puke has been credited with pioneering a form of punk rock ukulele playing. Founded by John Derevlany and Robert Moritz, the band achieved a cult following for their efforts to over-amplify tiny four-stringed ukuleles, and then smash them mercilessly during performances.
Ukert (crater) Ukert is a lunar impact crater that lies on a strip of rugged ground between Mare Vaporum to the north and Sinus Medii in the south. It is located to the north-northwest of Triesnecker crater and northeast of the crater pair of Pallas and Murchison.
Ukfashionhouse UK Fashion House established in 2006, is a female clothes wear retailer with an internet store so that anyone located across the United Kingdom, Republic Of Ireland and EU can purchase online, the directors have established what they believe will be a strong online retailer for ladies casual fashion.
Ukhaatu Khan Ukhaatu Khan (Classical Mongolian: Uqaɤatu qaɤan; Khalkha Mongolian: Ухаант хаан Uhaant haan), born Toghun Temür, was the fifteenth grand-khan of the Mongol Empire (Dai-ön Ulus/Yuan Dynasty). During his reign, the empire lost China to the Ming Dynasty.
Uki Goñi Uki Goñi is an Argentine journalist, author, and historian known for his work exposing the role of Argentine, Swiss, and Vatican authorities in aiding the escape of Nazi war criminals from Europe. He was born in Washington, D.
Uki, New South Wales Uki (pronounced "you-kye" — IPA ) is a village situated near Mount Warning in the Tweed Valley of far northern New South Wales, Australia in the Tweed Shire Council. The word 'Uki' is indigenous for "place of many ferns".
Ukifune Ukifune (浮舟, うきふね), meaning "drifting boat" or "floating boat", is the title of the chapter of The Tale of Genji that revolves around the character of the same name. She is the unrecognized daughter of the Eighth Prince of Japan in the novel , and is the half sister of Oigimi and Nakanokimi.
Ukita Hideie Ukita Hideie (宇喜多秀家, 1573-1655) was the daimyo of Bizen and Mimasaka provinces (modern Okayama Prefecture), and one of the council of Five Elders appointed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He is a son of Ukita Naoie.
Ukiyo Ukiyo (Japanese: 浮世 and 憂世) or the Floating World is a term used to describe many aspects of life, including - but not limited to - the pleasure-seeking lifestyle and culture of Edo Period Japan (1600–1867).
Ukiyo-e , "pictures of the floating world", is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints (or woodcuts) and paintings produced between the 17th and the 20th centuries, featuring motifs of landscapes, the theatre and pleasure quarters. It is the main artistic genre of woodblock printing in Japan.
Ukko In Finnish mythology, Ukko (Estonian spelling Uku) is a god of sky, weather, crops (harvest) and other natural things. He is also the most significant god in Finnish mythology and the Finnish word ukkonen, thunderstorm, is derived from his name.
Ukraine after the Russian Revolution Ukrainian territory was fought over by various factions after the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the First World War, which added the collapse of Austria-Hungary to that of the Imperial Russia. The crumbling of the empires had a great effect on the Ukrainian nationalist awakening and in the short period of four years a number of Ukrainian governments sprung up.
Ukraine and the European Union In 2004, the president of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, said that Membership of Ukraine in the European Union is a strategic goal of his foreign policy. Yushchenko was elected mainly by supporters in the western parts of Ukraine, who want stronger links with the European Union.
Ukraine at the 1994 Winter Olympics Ukraine competed in the Winter Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Previously, Ukrainian athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Ukraine at the 1996 Summer Olympics Ukraine competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Previously, Ukrainian athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Ukraine Air Enterprise Ukraine Air Enterprise is an airline based in Kyiv, Ukraine. It was established and started operations in 1996 and operates wet-lease flights on behalf of a number of local organisations including the Ukrainian government.
Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest Ukraine has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest four times, debuting in 2003 (see ESC2003) with a 14th place finish for the popular singer Oleksandr Ponomaryov. The country won in their second year of Eurovision (see ESC2004), and finished in 20th place in the 2005 contest, for which the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, was the host.
Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Ukraine’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was chosen in a selection process called "Ty-Zirka", the Ukrainian version of the Irish show "You're A Star”. The final took place on 11 March and both the televoters and jury agreed that Tina Karol should represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song I am Your Queen.
Ukraine International Airlines Ukraine International Airlines (Ukrainian: Міжнародні Авіалінії України, Mizhnarodni Avialiniyi Ukrayiny, ) is a state airline based in Kiev, Ukraine. It operates scheduled domestic and international passenger and cargo services to some cities in western Europe.
Ukraine-Transnistria border customs conflict The Ukraine-Transnistria border customs conflict started on March 3, 2006, when Ukraine imposed new customs regulations on its border with Transnistria by declaring that it will only import goods from Transnistria with documents processed by Moldovan customs offices, as part of the implementation of a joint customs protocol between Ukraine and Moldova on December 30, 2005.politicom.
Ukrainian Automobile Corporation Ukrainian Automobile Corporation JSC or UkrAVTO () is a Ukrainian automobile manufacturing and service company, as well as Ukraine's largest automobile distributor. It was founded in 1969 as the Ukraine Motor Vehicles Maintenance Department - a reorganisation of diverse car manufacturing, parts, sales and maintenance agencies in the then Ukrainian SSR.
Ukrainian Beer Lovers Party Ukraininan Beer Lovers Party, UBLP () was a short-lived political party in Ukraine. It was registered on November 10, 1991Ukrainian parties and copresided by Volodymyr Yermakov, Petro Serhiyenko , and Pavlo Tarnovsky .
Ukrainian cricket team The Ukrainian Cricket Team is a fledgling team which represents the nation of Ukraine in International Cricket competitions. They are not officially endorsed by the International Cricket Council and are therefore not entitled to participate in ICC Official events, however they do have an application to the European Cricket Council pending, which should see them granted Affiliate Status in the near future.
Ukrainian Canadian internment The Ukrainian Canadian internment was part of the confinement of "enemy aliens" in Canada during and for 2 years after the end of World War I, lasting from 1914 to 1920. About 5,000 Ukrainian men of Austro-Hungarian citizenship were kept in twenty-four internment camps and related work sites, also known, at the time, as concentration camps.
Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia The Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia is the Catholic archdiocese governing all Ukrainian Catholic dioceses and Ukrainian Catholics in the United States. Its headquarters are at 827 North Franklin Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg The Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic archeparchy for the nation of Canada, and includes the suffragan eparchies of Edmonton, New Westminster, Saskatoon, and the Toronto. It is currently led by Archbishop Lawrence Daniel Huculak, with auxiliary bishop David Motiuk.
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton is a Ukrainian Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Canada. There has not been a bishop assigned to it since Lawrence Daniel Huculak left the post to become the new Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop of Winnipeg in January, 2006.
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Ss Peter and Paul The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Latin: Eparchia Sanctorum Petri et Pauli Melburnensis Ucranorum) is an Eastern Rite Catholic eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, attached to the Archdiocese of Melbourne, Australia.
Ukrainian Catholic University The Ukrainian Catholic University (, Ukrains'kyy Katolyts'kyy Universytet) is a Catholic university in Lviv, Ukraine, affiliated with the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The ceremonial inauguration honoring its founding took place on June 29 2002.
Ukrainian Club Building Ukrainian Club Building is a historical building located at 42, Volodymyrs'ka Street, in Kiev, Ukraine. Constructed in the times of Russian Empire, it was used for many purposes, namely as the meeting place of the Ukrainian Club, Rodyna, and the Ukrainian Scientific Society.
Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre The Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre, also known as Oseredok (‘centre’ in Ukrainian) is a museum, gallery and library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Oseredok was founded in 1944 by Ukrainian Canadians as a museum, archives, library and art gallery.
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village The Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village () is an open-air museum that uses costumed historical interpreters to recreate pioneer settlements in east central Alberta, Canada. In particular it shows the lives of Ukrainian Canadian settlers form the years 1892 to 1930.
Ukrainian diaspora The term Ukrainian diaspora refers to the global community of ethnic Ukrainians, usually more specifically those who maintain some kind of connection, even if ephemeral, to the land of their ancestors and maintain their feeling of Ukrainian national identity within local community.
Ukrainian Falcons The Ukrainian Falcons (Ukrainian: Українські Соколи, Ukrayins'ki Sokoly) is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Ukrainian Air Force. It was established in 1997 as a team of 6 MiG-29s (5 MiG-29 9-13s and 1 MiG-29UB).
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), also known as the Ukrainian Catholic Church, is one of the successor Churches to the acceptance of Christianity by Grand Prince Vladimir the Great (Ukrainian Volodymyr) of Kiev (Kyiv), in 988. UGCC is the largest Eastern Rite sui juris particular church in full communion with the Holy See, and is directly subject to the Pope.
Ukrainian Holocaust Ukrainian Holocaust is a term used by some (mostly Ukrainian) historians to refer to the Holodomor, a 1932–33 famine and a major national catastrophe in Ukraine. The usage of the term "Holocaust" in relation to the events of Holodomor has the emotional bearing that the events were engineered by the Soviets to specifically target the Ukrainian people in order to destroy the Ukrainians as a nation.
Ukrainian Chess Championship This is a list of all the winners of the Ukrainian Chess Championship, including those held when Ukraine was a Soviet republic and those held after Ukraine became independent. The location of the tournament is listed in brackets.
Ukrainian I I (І, і) (also called decimal I, or dotted I) is a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet, used in the orthographies of the Belarusian, Kazakh and Ukrainian languages. It represents the vowel sound , and is the equivalent of the Russian и.
Ukrainian Independent Information Agency The UNIAN or Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (Ukrainian: Українське Незалежне Інформаційне Агентство, УНІАН; Ukrayins'ke Nezalezhne Informatsiyne Ahentstvo) is a Kyiv-based Ukrainian news agency. It produces and provides of political, business and financial information, as well as popular photo reporting service.
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) (Ukrainian: Український Інститут Модерного Мистецтва, Ukrayinskyi Instytut Modernoho Mystetstva) is a modern art museum serving the greater Chicago area with an ongoing program of cultural exhibitions, literary events, film screenings and music recitals. UIMA was founded in 1971 by Dr.
Ukrainian Internet Exchange The Ukrainian traffic exchange network, also known as UA-IX has more than 70 participants that represent several regions of Ukraine. Creation of the network made it possible for its participants to considerably reduce expenditures and to broaden the possibilities of small business.
Ukrainian John Peel Sessions Українські Виступи в Івана Піла (also known by its Latin transliteration Ukraïnski Vistupi v Johna Peela) is a compilation album by The Wedding Present, originally gathering their first three Ukrainian language John Peel radio sessions. It was scheduled to be released in late 1988 by their own record company, Reception Records, but was ultimately released in February 1989 by their new record label RCA.

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