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Šumperk
--> Statistics Area: 27.9 km² Population: 28,871 (2003) Map Šumperk Czech, (German: Mährisch Schönberg )is a city and district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.It is called "The Gate to Jeseník mountains. History Šumperk was founded by german colonist in 1269. German name Sc..

Umph
Umph is an effervescent tablet which can be dissolved into a beverage in order to add caffeine and other ingredients which are intended to provide energy. It can be added to water, juice, or most other drinks as an alternative to energy drinks or caffeine pills. Due to the ability of Umph to be add..

Umphrey's McGee
Umphrey's McGee is a progressive rock / jam band from Chicago, Illinois whose music is often referred to as "progressive improvisation." In July 2004, the band was declared by Rolling Stone Magazine to "have become odds-on favorites in the next-Phish sweepstakes."[1] Though the band's ap..

Umpire
In sports, an umpire is an official appointed to rule on plays and procedure. Several sports use umpires: BaseballBadmintonNetballCricketField hockeyAmerican footballTennisSailing (America's Cup)Australian rules football In some sports, the lead official is called the referee. This is a [dis..

Umpire (American football)
In American football, the umpire is usually the second-senior official on the field, ranking below the referee. He is positioned behind the defensive line, observing the blocks by the offensive line and the defenders trying to ward off those blocks -- looking for holding or illegal blocks. He moves ..

Umpire (Australian rules football)
An umpire is an official in the sport of Australian rules football. Contents 1 Origins2 Types3 Modern Umpiring and the AFL4 See also Origins Unlike many other codes of football, where the official is called a referee, in Aussie Rules, the officials borrow their title from the..

Umpire (baseball)
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Home plate umpire Gary Darling signals that the last pitch was a strike In baseball, the umpire is the pe..

Umpire (cricket)
An umpire in cricket (from the Old French Nompere meaning not equal, i.e. not a member of one of the teams, impartial) is a person who has the authority to make decisions on the cricket field, according to the Laws of Cricket. Besides making decisions about legality of delivery, appeals for wickets ..

Umpire (field hockey)
An umpire in field hockey is a person with the authority to make decisions on a hockey field in accordance with the laws of the game. ..

Umpolung
Umpolung or polarity inversion in organic chemistry is the chemical modification of a functional group with the aim of the reversal of polarity of that group. This modification allows secondary reactions of this functional group that would otherwise not be possible [#endnote_Seebach]. The ..

Umpqua
a placename in the United States Umpqua County, OregonUmpqua Hot SpringsUmpqua National ForestUmpqua River, in Oregon a group of people Umpqua (Native Americans), any of several distinct groups of Native Americans that live in present-day south central Oregon, United States a business Umpqua Bank..

Umpqua (Native Americans)
Umpqua refers to any of several distinct groups of Native Americans that live in present-day south central Oregon in the United States. The Upper Umpqua tribe is represented as the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians. The tribe signed a treaty with the U.S. federal government on September 19, 1853. Th..

Umpqua Community College
Umpqua Community College (UCC) is a two-year public college located (Approx.) five miles north of Roseburg, Oregon. About 1000 full-time students and 15000 part-time students attend UCC. Umpqua Community College serves the greater Douglas County region and was established in 1964. External link..

Umpqua County, Oregon
Umpqua County was a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was created in 1851, embracing the lands along the Umpqua River in southwestern Oregon. Gold had been discovered in the Umpqua region, which brought a rapid increase of settlers to the new county. The first meeting of the Umpqua Coun..

Umpqua Hot Springs
These geothermal pools are located along the Umpqua River, Oregon at a 2640 foot elevation. Two oval pools available for soaking, the larger having a solid rock bottom and the smaller a bottom of coarse sand. The larger is five by eight feet and 110 degrees F, and is covered by a wooden enclosure...

Umpqua River
Umpqua River with tributaries The Umpqua River (UHMP-kwah) is a river on the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States, approximately 111 mi (179 km) long. One of the prinicipal rivers of the Oregon coast, it drains an expansive network of valleys in the mountains west of the Cascade Range..

Umpqua River Bridge
The Umpqua River Bridge The Umpqua River Bridge is a swing-span bridge that spans the Umpqua River in Reedsport, Oregon. It consists of a central swing span flanked by two reinforced concrete arches on each end. The swing span was necessary to accommodate tall sailing vessels which were comm..

Umpteen
Umpteen is a slang term for an unspecified but large number, used in a humorous fashion or to imply that it is not worth the effort to pin down the actual figure. Generally, it refers to the number of times something has happened, rather than to a number of objects. Despite the -teen ending, which ..

UMP (disambiguation)
UMP is a three letter acronym that could mean: Union for a Popular MovementUniversal Machine Pistol, a submachine gun made by Heckler & KochUpper Merion and Plymouth Railroad (AAR reporting mark UMP)Uridine monophosphate, a nucleotide.United Midwestern Promoters, a racing sanctioning body at dirt t..

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