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Ukrainian Latin alphabet A Latin alphabet for the Ukrainian language has been proposed or imposed several times in history, but has never challenged the conventional Cyrillic Ukrainian alphabet. The Ukrainian literary language has been written with the Cyrillic alphabet, in a tradition going back to the eighth-century introduction of Christianity and the Old Church Slavonic language to Kievan Rus’.
Ukrainian Liberation Army The Ukrainian Liberation Army (, UVV) was formed by the Wehrmacht in 1943 to collect the Ukrainian volunteer units that came into being during the Russo-German War. It was composed of former Ukrainian Hiwis, POWs and volunteers.
Ukrainian Lutheran Church The Ukrainian Lutheran Church or ULC is a Christian denomination of the Lutheran tradition based in the eastern European country of Ukraine. It consists of 25 congregations within Ukraine, serving over 2500 members and runs Saint Sophia Ukrainian Lutheran Theological Seminary in Ternopil in western Ukraine.
Ukrainian Military Organization The Ukrainian Military Organization (, UVO) was a Ukrainian resistance and sabotage movement active in Poland's Eastern Lesser Poland during the years between the world wars. Initially headed by Yevhen Konovalets, it promoted the idea of armed struggle for the independence of Ukraine.
Ukrainian Museum-Archives (Cleveland) The Ukrainian Museum-Archives, located in Cleveland, Ohio, (UMA) is a museum dedicated to collecting literature, recordings, artifacts and other items that represent Ukrainian culture, Ukrainian immigration to America, and the history of the Ukrainians in Cleveland.
Ukrainian National Army The Ukrainian National Army (UNA) was the fighting arm of the Ukrainian National Committee of general Pavlo Shandruk. It was formed in Germany in 1945 and was supposed to aid the Wehrmacht in its struggle against the Red Army.
Ukrainian National Museum Ukrainian National Museum is located in the historical Ukrainian Village neighborhood of Chicago. It is home to a plethora of Ukrainian artifacts, artwork, musical instruments, and embroidered folk costumes among its growing collection.
Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchate Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kiev Patriarchy) (; Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate or UOC-KP) is one of the two major Orthodox churches in Ukraine, however viewed uncanonical by the Eastern Orthodox communion.
Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (; ) is an autonomous church of Eastern Orthodoxy in Ukraine, under the ecclesiastic link to the Moscow Patriarchy. The church is one of the two major rival Ukrainian Orthodox churches (the other being the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchate).
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA The Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA (UOC of USA) is a jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the United States. It consists of three eparchies (dioceses), ruled by three diocesan bishops, including about 105 parishes and missions.
Ukrainian parliamentary election, 1998 The second Ukrainian parliamentary election after the collapse of Soviet Union took place on 29 March 1998. In comparison to the first parliament election this time half of 450 parliament seats were filled by single-seat majority winners in 225 territorial election regions, and the other half were split among political parties and blocks, which received at least 4% popular vote.
Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election of 2002 took place on March 31. Half of the deputies to Verkhovna Rada (parliament of Ukraine) were elected on proportional basis, while the other half were elected by popular vote in single-mandate constituencies.
Ukrainian postal codes Ukrainian postal codes consist of five digits. These codes are given to all settlements with 500 or more inhabitants irrespectively of post office presence; habitations with smaller population share postal code of the closest code-marked settlement.
Ukrainian presidential election, 2004 The presidential election held in November and December 2004 in Ukraine was mostly a political battle between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and former Prime Minister and opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko. The election was held in a highly charged atmosphere, with allegations of media bias, intimidation and even a poisoning of Yushchenko that was later confirmed to be the result of the poison dioxin.
Ukrainian presidential election, 2010 Ukraine's next presidential elections expected to be at Sunday, January 31, 2010. Presidential Election moved from late 2009 to early 2010 According to the Constitution of Ukraine, presidential elections take place every fifth year from the day of last inauguration.
Ukrainian pyramids It was reported that Ukrainian archaeologists claimed to have discovered a pyramidal structure dating to approximately 3000 BC (early Yamna culture) near the city of Luhansk. The findings were officially announced on 7 September 2006, though much of the information was released 11 August.
Ukrainian referendum, 2000 2000 Ukrainian national referendum () held on April 16, 2000 on the issue of reformation the governing system of Ukraine was formally initiated by President Kuchma and organized by the Central Election Commission on the mass "public initiative" represented by activist groups across the country.
Ukrainian rock Ukrainian rock bands include Braty Hadiukiny, Komu Vnyz, Pikardiyska Tertsiya, Plach Yeremiyi, Taras Petrynenko, Viy, Vopli Vidoplyasova and others. Okean Elzy, featuring Slava Vakarchuk has long been among the most popular bands of Ukrainian pop-rock, and has had some success abroad.
Ukrainian Riding Horse The Ukrainian Riding Horse, a relatively new breed developed in Ukraine after World War II to meet the ever-increasing demand for sport horses, was first bred at the Dnepropetrovsk stud. Today, it is bred at the studs of Derkulsk, Yagonitsk, and Aleksandriisk.
Ukrainian stone stela The anthropomorphic stone stelae found in the Ukrainian steppe, with some finds extending the area to Moldavia, the northern Caucasus (Southern Federal District) and the area north of the Caspian Sea (western Kazakhstan), date from the Copper Age (ca. 4000 BC–2000 BC), through the Cimmerian period and Scythian and Sarmatian times to the early Slavs of the 1st millennium CE.
Ukrainian Sea Guard Ukrainian Sea Guard (; full name Морська охорона Державної прикордонної служби України, Sea Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine) is the coast guard service of Ukraine, subordinated to its Border Guard Service.
Ukrainian Space Research Institute The Ukrainian Space Research Institute (, Space Research Institute of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences and the Ukrainian National Space Agency, Ukrainian abbreviation: ІКД НАНУ-НКАУ, IKD NANU-NKAU or IKD NASU-NSAU) is the research institute of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences and the Ukrainian National Space Agency on space research and exploration.
Ukrainian Super Cup Ukrainian Super Cup () acts as the grand-opene for every new football competition season in Ukraine, having the winners of the previous season's Ukrainian Championship and Ukrainian Cup face-off against each other. Since the 2004 inception, this match takes place annually at a fixed venue in Odessa at the Tsentralnyi-Chornomorets Stadium.
Ukrainian T-shaped Radio telescope, second modification The Ukrainian T-shaped Radio telescope, second modification (official abbreviation UTR-2) is the world's largest radio telescope at decametre wavelengths. It was build in the early 1970's near the village of Rakovo ( ), 40 km West-North from Belgorod, Russia.
Ukrainian Village, Chicago Ukrainian Village is a Chicago neighborhood located on the west side of the Chicago downtown. Its boundaries are Division Street to the north, Chicago Avenue to the south, Western Avenue to the west, and Damen Avenue to the east.
Ukrainian-German collaboration during World War II During World War II Ukraine was a battleground. Whilst the contribution of Ukrainians to the victory over Nazism is well documented nonetheless during the military occupation of Ukriane by Nazi Germany, some chose to collaborate with the Nazis for various reasons, including the hopes for an autonomy.
Ukrainians of Romania The Ukrainians (Українці in Ukrainian, ucrainieni in Romanian) are the third-largest ethnic minority in Romania, numbering 61,091 people according to the 2002 census and hence making up 0.3% of the total population.
Ukrainization Ukrainization (also spelled Ukrainisation or Ukrainianization) is a policy of increasing the usage and facilitating the development of the Ukrainian language and promoting other elements of Ukrainian culture, in various spheres of public life such as education, publishing, government and religion.
Ukrayina Moloda Ukrayina Moloda (Україна молода Ukrainian: Young Ukraine) is a daily Ukrainian-language newspaper based in Kyiv with a circulation of 99,000. It represents the political opposition and caters to a younger audience.
Ukrspetsexport Ukrspetsexport (Ukrainian: УкрСпецЕкспорт; Ukrainian Special Export) a Ukrainian state-owned arms trading company, formed in November of 1996 by merging Ukroboronservice and Ukrinmash. Ukrspetsexport not only sells the products of the Ukrainian arms industry, but also the excess weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine inherited from the Soviet Army.
Uku Pacha In Incan mythology, Uku Pacha ("the lower world") was the underworld located beneath the Earth's surface. Its symbol was the snake, which was thought to die when digging into the earth and reborn after coming out of it.
Ukukhanya Kwelanga Ukukhanya Kwelanga was the fifth studio release by the South African isicathamiya group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. It is notable as being the first religious album recorded by the group, following leader and director Joseph Shabalala's conversion to Christianity.
Ukula UKULA Magazine is an independent arts and culture quarterly founded in 2004, and currently based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was created by co-founders Kevin Renton and Graeme Maclean, who first started out DJing under the now well known UKULA moniker at the city's Andy Poolhall in 2002.
Ukula magazine UKULA Magazine is an independent arts and culture quarterly founded in 2004, and currently based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was created by co-founders Kevin Renton and Graeme Maclean, who first started out DJing under the now well known UKULA moniker at the city's Andy Poolhall in 2002.
Ukulele The ukulele (ukulele in Hawaiian and standard Hawaiian English; pronounced , or the Anglicised ), or uke, is a fretted string instrument which is, in its construction, essentially a smaller, four-stringed version of the guitar. In the early 20th century, the instrument's name was often rendered as ukelele, a spelling still used in Great Britain.
Ukulele Songs From the North Devon Coast Ukulele Songs From the North Devon Coast is an EP by British singer/songwriter Darren Hayman. His second in a series of EPs chronicling Hayman's favorite holiday spots, it was released by Static Caravan in 2006.
Ukusindiswa Ukusindiswa was the seventh release by the South African isicathamiya group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The album was, essentially, a collection of Zulu Christian hymns, whereas previous Mambazo albums had been entirely composed by the group's leader Joseph Shabalala.
Ukwuani Ụkwụànì (sometimes spelt Ụkwànì) is a language spoken in parts of Delta and Rivers States in Nigeria notably Abbi, Aboh, Afor, Akoku, Amai Nge, Amai Ndoni, Anuabo, Ashaka, Ebedei, Emu Obiogo, Emu Uno, Ejeme Aniogo, Ezionum, Eziokpor, Igbe Ogume, Kwale, Ndemili,Obiaruku, Owa Alizomor, Obetim Uno, Obiakambu, Obikwele, Ogbe, Ogume, Owa Alidima, Sovie Umuekum Amia, Umuekum Amai, Umuleke Ossissa, Utagba Uno, Utagba Ogbe, Umutu, Utue Ogume, Umuebu, Umuseti, Ushie, Uchie, and Utagba.
UK (band) UK was a short-lived British progressive rock supergroup founded by singer/bassist John Wetton and drummer Bill Bruford (both King Crimson alumni) with keyboardist/electric violinist Eddie Jobson (late of Roxy Music and Frank Zappa's band) and guitarist Allan Holdsworth. According to a 1986 Guitar Player Magazine article, virtuoso guitarist Eric Johnson was a band member before the lineup settled with Allan Holdsworth.
UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. It is formulated by The Official UK Charts Company and a Top 200 published in Charts Plus (only the Top 75 is counted in data sources).
UK Ancestry Entry Clearance A UK Ancestry Entry Clearance often referred to as an "Ancestry Visa" is a United Kingdom Entry Clearance for Commonwealth citizens with a grandparent born in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or Isle of Man who wish to work in the United Kingdom.
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
UK Astrological Association The Astrological Association of Great Britain (AABG) - one of the oldest and most highly regarded associations of astrologers in the world, is based in London, UK. It split from The Astrological Lodge of London in 1958 in order that their members could pursue astrological studies without incorporating Theosophical material.
UK Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee The UK Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee (ADMLC) is composed of representatives from UK governmental departments, agencies and research organizations as well as from non-governmental organizations and groups. The ADML's purpose is the review and study of atmospheric dispersion modelling and related phenomena for application primarily in the authorization or licensing of pollutant emissions to the atmosphere from industrial, commercial or institutional sites.
UK by-election records UK by-election records is an annotated list of notable records from United Kingdom by-elections. A by-election occurs when a Member of Parliament resigns, dies, or is disqualified or expelled, and an election is held to fill the vacant seat.
UK Biobank UK Biobank is a proposed large long-term study in the United Kingdom (UK) intended to investigate the respective contributions of genetic predisposition and environmental exposure (including nutrition, lifestyle, medications etc.) to the development of disease.
UK classical chart The UK classical chart is a commercial monitoring and marketing device used by the UK music industry to measure its effectiveness in promoting and selling CDs, nominally in the field of classical music. The measurements are made by collating the returns of sales from a number of well known music stores on a regular basis, and this enables a ranking to be established.
UK coastline The coastline of the United Kingdom is remarkable for a number of reasons. The first of these is that it is long in comparison to the coastline of similar sized countries; it is also accessible and very varied in geography and habitats.
UK Centre for Legal Education The UK Centre for Legal Education (UKCLE) is an organisation in the United Kingdom which aims to promote the development of learning and teaching in legal education in both academic and vocational settings. It was established in January 2000, and is now part of the Higher Education Academy.
UK Community Issues Party The UK Community Issues Party is a minor political party based in North West Surrey and South West London. Founded in October 2004, they campaign for increased democratic control of public services through reducing the number of people involved in senior management, abolishing self-investigation and introducing independent complaints systems.
UK Dark Matter Collaboration The UK Dark Matter Collaboration (UKDMC) is an experiment to search for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs). The consortium consists of astrophysicists and particle physicists, conducting experiments with the ultimate goal of detecting rare scattering events which would occur if galactic dark matter consists largely of a new heavy neutral particle.
UK Debt Management Office The UK Debt Management Office (or DMO), was established on 1 April 1998. The DMO is responsible for carrying out the Government's debt management policy of minimising financing costs over the long term, taking account of risk, and managing the aggregate cash needs of the Exchequer in the most cost-effective way, in both cases consistently with the objectives of monetary and any wider policy considerations.
UK Decay UK Decay was a Luton-based band, formed out of the ashes of another local band called The Resistors, who were, Steven Abbot (Abbo) guitar, Steve Harle on drums, Paul Wilson vocals, and Martin (Segovia) Smith bass.
UK Defence Forum The UK Defence Forum exists to enable politicians, industrialists, members of the armed forces, academics and others with an interest in defence and security issues to exchange information and views on the future needs of Britain's defence.
UK Detector Finds Database The UK Detector Finds Database' is an initiative by some members of the metal-detecting community in the United Kingdom to promote good practice within the hobby. It is an easy- online facility for detectorists to record their finds and ensure that the information is preserved for future generations.
UK Dispersion Modelling Bureau The UK Dispersion Modelling Bureau is part of the Met Office (originally an abbreviation for Meteorological Office, but now the official name in itself) which is the UK's national weather and meteorological service. The meteorologists in the bureau are among the UK's leading experts in areas such:
UK Environmental Law Association The UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA) is a UK registered charity founded in 1987 and dedicated to improving UK environmental law; its implementation; understanding and awareness of the subject, and networking among lawyers and non-lawyers with an interest in the area.
UK fuel protests The term UK fuel protest refers to a series of protests held in the United Kingdom over the cost of petrol. The Conservative Party urged motorists to "dump the pump" by not visiting petrol stations on 1 August 2000 This campaign was followed in September 2000], by blockades preventing tankers from reaching petrol stations.
UK Film Council The UK Film Council (UKFC) was set up in 2000 by the Labour Government as an agency to develop and promote the film industry in the UK. It is constituted as a private company limited by guarantee governed by a board of 15 directors and is funded through sources including The National Lottery.
UK Firefighter dispute 2002/2003 In late 2002, the UK firefighters union, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), voted to take strike action in an attempt to secure a better salary. The FBU was demanding an increase in pay of 39 percent, which would have brought the average firefighter's wage (at the time) to around ÂŁ30,000, the strike was a direct result of changes to working practises in the fire serivce in the United Kingdom as a result of a wide-ranging Independent Review of the Fire Service, led by Professor Sir George Bain.
UK General Strike of 1926 The UK General Strike of 1926 lasted nine days, from 3 May 1926 to 12 May 1926. It was called by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in an unsuccessful attempt to force the government to act to prevent wage reduction and worsening conditions for coal miners.
UK Government Decontamination Service The UK Government Decontamination Service (sometimes written without the UK prefix or abbreviated to GDS) is an organisation within the UK Government that provides advice and guidance to help the UK resist and recover from any deliberate or accidental release of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear materials (CBRN) or from major accidental releases of hazardous materials (HAZMAT).
UK hard house UK Hard House or simply Hard House (not to be confused with Chicago hard house) is a style of House music that emerged in the 1990s. Tony De Vit (1957 to 1998) was one of the pioneers of the hard house sound in the early 90's, playing a harder, louder, faster style of dance music.
UK hardcore UK Hardcore is a broad term to describe the evolved United Kingdom rave hardcore lineage 4/4-kick drum and breakbeat fueled sound, which emerged there around the start of the 1990s and grew in strength during the 21st century. Encompassing numerous styles and influences, UK Hardcore has a fresh, modern edge to it, often using the latest synthesizers and equipment.
UK Charity Awards The UK Charity Awards are annual awards for outstanding achievements within the UK not-for-profit sector. Categories reflect the management of charities and not-for-profits, and awards are made to individuals, departments and whole organisations.
UK Chess Challenge The UK Chess Challenge is an annual four-stage chess competition for school-age children from the United Kingdom. Michael Basman is credited with creating the original challenge back in 1996 and is still closely connected with the competition.
UK Chinese Ensemble The UK Chinese Ensemble is an internationally recognised UK Chinese music ensemble that was founded in 1994 by Chinese virtuosi resident in Britain. The ensemble seeks to promote a wide variety of traditional repertoires as well as exploring contemporary styles.
UK Immigration Service The UK Immigration Service, also known as UKIS and formerly as HM Immigration Service, is the operational arm of the UK Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) of the Home Office. Responsible for the day to day administration of the United Kingdom's Border Control, UKIS is often confused with IND although it is in fact only one part of this organisation.
UK Joint Intelligence Committee The Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) was founded in 1936 as a sub-committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence. The Committee of Imperial Defence was effectively an advisory peacetime defence planning system in which formal authority remained with departmental ministers.
UK local democracy project The UK local e-democracy national project is a best practice exchange among municipal governments. Arising out of a "national strategy for local e-government, the 22 National Projects offer councils proven, cost effective, standard products, services and implementation roadmaps with which to build effective e-services tailored to their citizens and each council's own unique needs.
UK miners' strike (1984–1985) The miner's strike of 1984–1985 was a major industrial action affecting the British coal industry. It was a defining moment in British industrial relations, and significantly weakened the British trades union movement.
UK Metric Association The UK Metric Association, or UKMA, is an advocacy group in the United Kingdom that argues for completion of the British metrication programme. The UKMA argues that the continued use of non-metric units is messy and confusing, and should be made illegal by British law.
UK Museum of Ordure The UK Museum of Ordure is an online arts project initiated with the intention to explore the curatorial value of ordure, or human waste. It is comprised of a web site which collects public submissions of ordure, as well as documenting installations that the museum has undertaken.
UK National Government In the United Kingdom the term National Government is in an abstract sense used to refer to a coalition of some or all UK major political parties. In a historical sense it usually refers primarily to the governments of Ramsay MacDonald, Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain which held office from 1931 until 1940.
UK National Tide Gauge Network The UK National Tide Gauge Network is part of the National Tidal and Sea Level Facility. It was set up in 1953 to record sea levels around the coast of the UK, after the east coast of England was affected by severe floods.
UK Notified Bodies UK Notified Bodies (UK NoBos) are UK bodies authorised to assess the compatibility of works or equipment with Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI) as part of the system to effectively and safely allow the interoperability of railway services within the European Union.
UK oil pipeline network The United Kingdom Oil Pipeline (UKOP) is an oil products pipeline opened in 1969 and connecting the two (then) Shell refineries of Stanlow (Cheshire) and Shell Haven (Thames Estuary). It is administered and operated by the British Pipeline Agency (BPA)
UK Official Download Chart The UK Official Download Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the music industry. The chart week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday, with the chart being compiled on a Wednesday afternoon; however, the chart is aired initially on Radio 1's Chart Show every Sunday afternoon from 4–7 PM, along with the Top 20 albums and the UK Top 40 singles.
UK police ranks Most of the police forces of the United Kingdom use a standard set of ranks, shown here in descending seniority from left to right. Badges of rank are usually worn on the epaulettes, although sergeants wear their stripes on their upper sleeves in formal uniform.
UK Pitbulls The UK Pitbulls are an English professional wrestling tag team that consists of brothers Bulk (Mike Waters, born 1979) and Big Dave (Dave Waters, born 1972). With the motto "if we don't beat you, we eat you!
UK railway signalling The railway signalling systems used across the majority of the United Kingdom rail network use lineside signals to advise the driver of the status of the section of track ahead. Most lineside signals are in colour light form, but a significant number of semaphore signals remain on secondary lines.
UK Resistance UK Resistance is a video games website founded in 1996 to offer a UK perspective on the then-US-dominated internet video game news scene. It quickly developed a style depending more on satirical and fictional updates rather than its original UK news and reviews content.
UK statutory notification system The UK statutory notification system for infectious diseases is a system whereby doctors are required to notify the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC) if they are presented with a case of a serious infectious disease such as diphtheria or measles. The main purpose of the system is the detection and intervention in possible epidemics.
UK Shadow Cabinet 1997-2001 The UK Shadow Cabinet (see also Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK)) was appointed by Conservative Party leader William Hague. Following his initial appointments in June 1997 Hague managed five reshuffles before his resignation as leader following defeat in the 2001 General Election.
UK Shadow Cabinet 2001-2003 The UK Shadow Cabinet (see also Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK)) was appointed by Conservative Party leader Ian Duncan Smith. Following his initial appointments in September 2001 Smith managed three reshuffles before his resignation as leader in November 2003.
UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being compiled on a Sunday afternoon.
UK Singles Chart records Since the inception of the UK Singles Chart in 1952 there have been various records to break, including most chart toppers, longest run at number one, biggest selling single etc. All the records have changed hands over the years, some more than others and many have certain reasons as to why the records have been held by a certain act.
UK Social Centre Network The UK Social Centre Network is a network of independent social and community centres in the United Kingdom whose aim is to link up "the growing number of autonomous spaces to share resources, ideas and information" LARC website on Social Centre Network. The network draws a very clear distinction between the many independent social and community centres around the country on one side and the state or large NGO sponsored community centres on the other.
UK Songwriting Festival The UK Songwriting Festival is a six-day residential event, held at Bath Spa University every August together with the International Guitar Festival. It was launched in 2004 as part of a National Teaching Fellowship project by Joe Bennett.
UK Sport UK Sport is the United Kingdom's organisation for directing the development of sport within the home countries. It is accountable to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport: disbursing Government funding and acting as the statutory distributor of National Lottery grants.
UK STD code 1252 Officially called the United Kingdom (UK) Telephone (STD) Code 01252, this is a numerical prefix used while telephoning those served by exchanges in this group. It is also known as the Aldershot Charge Group since the codes for this group were originally published as '0AL2 ALdershot', '0AL1 7 Yateley (ALdershot)'.
UK Synaesthesia Association The UK Synaesthesia Association was originally founded by Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at Cambridge University and a leading researcher into synaesthesia. The Association brings scientists, researchers, students and synaesthetes together and provides verifiable and reliable information regarding the condition for the media and any other interested parties.
UK Theatre Network The UK Theatre Network is an online magazine available around the world covering all areas of the entertainment industry but primarily theatre. It contains news, reviews, previews and interviews which visitors can read, listen or watch.
UK Today UK Today was a BBC television news programme shown on the digital satellite versions of BBC One (in England until 2002) and BBC Two (in England until 2002, elsewhere in the UK until 2001). It consisted of a roundup of stories from the BBC's various local news programmes.
UK Top Ten Presented by Matt Brown and Mohini Sule: the show highlights the week’s Top 10 UK and US Films and offers viewers the chance to reflect on less serious topics such as “Most Lame Chat-up Lines” or “Top 5 Angry Police Chiefs” in cinema’s history. An Eat Cinema show.
UK underground The UK underground was a countercultural movement in the United Kingdom linked to the underground culture in the United States and associated with the hippy phenomenon. Its primary focus was around Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill in London.
UK Underground movement The UK Underground movement in the UK was focused on the Ladbroke Grove/Notting Hill area of London, which Mick Farren commented "was an enclave of freaks, immigrants and bohemians long before the hippies got there" (1). It was immortalised in Colin MacInnes' famous novel "Absolute Beginners" depicting street culture at the time of the Notting Hill Riots in the 1950s.
UK Unionist Party The UK Unionist Party (UKUP) is a small political party operating in Northern Ireland. It was nominally formed by Robert McCartney, formerly of the Ulster Unionist Party, to contest a by-election the North Down by-election, 1995 and then further constituted to contest the 1996 elections for the Northern Ireland Forum.
UK Visas for IT Workers There are three main ways for companies to bring IT staff to the UK, Intra-company Transfer, Shortage Occupations and Tier 2. These visa schemes are operated via the government body WPUK which oversees all immigration into the UK.
UK Web Archiving Consortium The UK Web Archiving Consortium (UKWAC) is a consortium of six leading UK institutions working collaboratively on a project to develop a test-bed for selective archiving of UK websites. UKWAC consists of the British Library, the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), the National Archives (UK), the National Library of Wales, the National Library of Scotland, and the Wellcome Library.

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