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"Uncle" (EastEnders)
"Uncle" was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He was played by the late Leonard Maguire. Uncle (real name unknown) was a Jewish pawnbroker and friend of Albert and Lou Beale from the war years. He was a semi-regular character and his first appearance on screen was in February..
"Uncle" Ralph McDaniels
If Hip-Hop had a Hall of Fame, all of the inductees would be ushered to their rightful seats by "Uncle" Ralph McDaniels. Known to the music industry as the original tastemaker to the streets, he created the first music video show catering exclusively to an urban market. He appropriately named it ..
U.N.C.L.E.
U.N.C.L.E. was an acronym for the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement, which was a secret international intelligence agency featured in the TV series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.. Both were 1960s TV series in the United States. U.N.C.L.E. is an organization consi..
U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is a treaty offering a uniform international sales law that is accepted by countries that account for two-thirds of all world trade. It was signed in Vienna in 1980 and so is sometimes referred to as the Vienna Con..
UN/CEFACT
The United Nations Centre for Trade facilitation and Electronic Business, (UN/CEFACT) has a mission to improve the ability of business, trade and administrative organizations, from developed, developing and transitional economies, to exchange products and relevant services effectively - and so contr..
UN/CEFACT's Modeling Methodology (UMM)
UN/CEFACT's Modeling Methodology, commonly known as UMM is a modeling methodology which is developed by UN/CEFACT. Contents 1 Vision2 Background3 Modeling Approach4 External links5 Known Implementations Vision A primary vision of UN/CEFACT is to capture the business know..
UNC
UNC can refer to: Unified National Coarse thread [link], see Unified Thread StandardThe United National Congress, a major political party in Trinidad and TobagoIn France, the Union Nationale de CombattantsThe Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina)In computing, Universal Naming Conve..
UNC-Duke rivalry
This refers to the rivalry, mainly in men's college basketball, between Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The rivalry between the two schools in college basketball is one of the best in sports. Some say this is due to the close proximity of the two universities (..
UNC-TV
UNC-TV is a network of PBS member stations in North Carolina, with headquarters in Research Triangle Park. The station takes its name from the University of North Carolina and is owned by the UNC Center for Public Television. It owns 11 transmitters that broadcast across the entire state, as well ..
UNCAF Club Tournament
The UNCAF Club Tournament is the annual international football competition held in the UNCAF region (Central America). The competition is open to the leading domestic club teams in the region. The winners of each national league qualify automatically. It also provides qualification places for the CO..
UNCAF Nations Cup
The Union Centroamericana de Fútbol (UNCAF) Nations Cup is a biennial football tournament, held for the CONCACAF national teams of Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The tournament has been held since 1991 and doubles as a qualifying event..
Uncanny
redirect[[Template:Disambig]]Uncanny may refer to: Uncanny, a novel by Paul Jennings. " The Canny and the uncanny," related to one of Freud's psychological theories. "The uncanny," a mode of fantastic fiction as defined in Tzvetan Todorov's The Fantastic: A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre. ..
Uncanny Alliance
Uncanny Alliance was a house music duo consisting of producer Brinsley Evans and female vocalist E.V. Mystique from New York City. Some of their hits include "I Got My Education" (which was a sort of bitchy responce to Crystal Waters Gypsy Woman) and "I'm Beautiful Dammitt!" Bette Midler performed a..
Uncanny Tales
At least two publications have used the title Uncanny Tales: A Canadian science fiction magazine that ran from November 1940 to September 1943. It was created in response to the wartime reduction of imports on British and American science-fiction pulp magazines An American horror comic book th..
Uncanny Valley
Uncanny Valley is also the name of an actual valley located in California, USA. The Uncanny Valley is a principle of robotics concerning the emotional response of humans to robots and other non-human entities. It was theorized by Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori in 1970. The principle states that ..
Uncanny X-Men
This article is about the comic book series The Uncanny X-Men. It began in 1963 as The X-Men and later was titled The Uncanny X-Men, first informally with issue #114 and later officially with issue #142. For information about the eponymous team featured in the series and its history, see X-Men or Hi..
UnCapitalist Journal
Founded in 2005 by a group of internet bloggers critical or skeptical of capitalism, The UnCapitalist Journal is a blog collective offering an alternative to mainstream media news. Contributors and readers have multiple avenues in which to actively participate. The site includes regular content ..
Uncapping
Uncapping, in the context of cable modems, refers to a number of activities performed to alter one's internet service provider modem settings. It is sometimes done for the sake of bandwidth (i.e. by buying a 512kbit/s access modem and then altering it to 10Mbit/s), pluggable interfaces (as by using ..
Uncaria
Uncaria is a genus of plants known colloquially as Gambier, Cat's Claw or Uña de Gato, which are found in Asia, Africa, and South America. Malaysian Gambier (U. gambir) is a large tropical vine with typical rubiaceous leaves, which are opposite and about 10 cm long. At the base of the leaves is..
Uncaria tomentosa
Uncaria tomentosa (Cat's Claw or Uña de Gato) is a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to Central and South America from Guatemala south to Peru, occurring in tropical rainforests. It is a liana growing to 30 m tall, climbing by means of hooked thorns (the "cat's claws" of the commo..
Uncarved Block
Uncarved Block is the third album by Flux of Pink Indians. It was released in 1986. This album started the One Little Indian record label. It was produced by Adrian Sherwood. Tracks Value of NothingYouthful ImmortalJust IsChildren Who KnowBackwardFootprints in the SnowNothing Is Not DoneStonecutt..
Uncas
Uncas (c. 1588 - 1682) was a Native American who was a member of the Pequots by birth, but in 1634 he rebelled against its chief, Sassacus. He was expelled from the tribe and gathered together a number of other alienated Pequots and formed the Mohegan tribe with himself as chief. He is also known as..
Uncatena Island
Uncatena Island is one of the Elizabeth Islands of Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA. It is the most northerly of the Elizabeth Islands and lies just northeast of the largest island, Naushon Island. Uncatena has a land area of 0.492 km² (0.19 sq mi, or 121.6 acres, and was uninhabited as of the 2000..
Unca Eliza Winkfield
Unca Eliza Winkfield is the main character, narrator, and pseudonym for the anonymous author of The Female American, an important early colonial novel. ..
UNCA Excellence in Journalism Awards
The UNCA Excellence in Journalism Awards are presented by theUnited Nations Correspondents Association. The include: The Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize was established in memory of a journalist for The Boston Globe, who was killed while reporting the war in Iraq in 2003. The $10,000 prize, co-s..
Unceded territory
Unceded territory refers to land in North America that was never ceded to a government entity by the Native peoples (the First peoples of Canada and Native American tribes or nations) who held the original title to the land, and that has never been set apart, legislated, founded, created or establis..
Uncensored
Uncensored was an annual PPV in World Championship Wrestling held in the month of March from 1995 through 2000. It was replaced in 2001 by Greed. The recurring concept of Uncensored was that it was an event that, in storylines, the (fictional) WCW Board of Directors had washed their hands of. Thus..
Uncensored BBS
An active and long-running Bulletin Board System in Westchester, NY, where technophiles, hackers, engineers, and other members of the technical digerati converse, trade ideas, and engage in endless academic debate, in the old-style BBS format that predates the Internet, Chat Rooms, etc. Uncensored B..
Uncensored from Texas Death Row
[Uncensored from Texas Death Row] is a series of articles originally started by Paul Colella and continued by Richard Cartwright that give readers an impression of life on Texas' Death Row through the eyes of the inmates. One notable contributor is Hank Skinner, the Texan human rights act..
Uncensored Records
Uncensored Records was launched by Philadelphia International Records at the end of the nineties to release its hip hop music. See also List of record labels ..
Uncertain, Texas
Uncertain is a town in Harrison County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 150. The City of Uncertain was incorporated in 1961 as a Type B, General Law City with a mayor and five aldermen on an at large basis. Uncertain is located on the shore of Caddo Lake..
Uncertainty
Certainty series NihilismAgnosticismUncertaintyProbabilityEstimationBeliefJustified true beliefCertaintyDeterminism This box: [ view] • [ talk] • [ edit] Uncertainty is a term used in a number of fields including philosophy, statistics, economics, finance, ins..
Uncertainty avoidance
Uncertainty avoidance is a cultural index developed by Dutch sociologist Geert Hofstede. It measures a nation's preference for strict laws and regulations over ambiguity and risk. According the Hofstede's research. Greece is the most risk-averse culture, and Singapore the least. Protestant and Chin..
Uncertainty principle
In quantum physics, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle or the Heisenberg indeterminacy principle — the latter name given to it by Niels Bohr — states that one cannot measure values (with arbitrary precision) of certain conjugate quantities, which are pairs of observables of a single elementary..
Uncertainty quantification
Uncertainty quantification (UQ) is defined as the quantitative characterization and reduction of uncertainties in applications. The “mathematics of uncertainties” is used to be mistakenly identified only with the fields of finance and economics. However, many problems in the fields of natural ..
Uncertainty reduction theory
Uncertainty reduction theory was formulated by Charles Berger. He proposed that people are motivated to gather information about others to reduce uncertainty about them. The theory classifies information-gathering strategies into three groups: Passive strategies. These include observing the pers..
Uncertain EP
Uncertain EP was the first album of the Irish band The Cranberries. It was released by Xeric Records on both CD and 12" vinyl formats. Approximately 5,000 total copies of "Uncertain" were ever produced. Track listing "Uncertain" - 3.07"Nothing Left At All" - 3.55"Pathetic Senses" - 3.37"Them" - 3..
Uncertain Liaisons
Uncertain Liaisons; Sex, Strife and Togetherness in Urban India (ISBN 0670853224) is a book edited by Shobha De and Khushwant Singh that focuses on sex in modern India and the Indian sexual revolution. It focuses on the rapidly changing attitudes and practices in sexual behavior in modern India a..
Unchahar
Unchahar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Rae Bareli district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Unchahar had a population of 9305. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Unchahar has an avera..
Unchained
Unchained may refer to: Unchained, a 1955 prison film.Unchained Melody, a song from the above film.Unchained, a Johnny Cash album.This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the ..
Unchained (album)
Unchained is the second album in Johnny Cash's American Recording series. Track listing "Rowboat" (Beck) - 3:44"Sea of Heartbreak" (David, Hampton) - 2:42"Rusty Cage" (Cornell) - 2:49"The One Rose (That's Left in My Heart)" (Lyon, MvIntire) - 2:26"Country Boy" (Cash) - 2:31"Memories Are Made of Th..
Unchained (film)
Unchained is a 1955 prison film based on the non-fiction book Prisoners are People by Kenyon J. Scudder. The film is the origin of the song "Unchained Melody" Contents 1 Plot2 Reception3 ..
Unchained (song)
Unchained is the most well known song from Van Halen's 1981 album Fair Warning. Considered to be one of the band's signature tracks, it is instantly identifiable and one of the most requested songs on FM radio in the 80's. Eddie Van Halen wrote the main riff at 4:00 in the morning with engineer Do..
Unchained Melody
"Unchained Melody" is one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions.[link] One week in the 1950s saw no less than four different cover versions in the British charts alone. The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles lists Jimmy Young, Le..
Unchained Melody: The Early Years
Unchained Melody: The Early Years is the 1997 sophomore album by LeAnn Rimes. The album consists of tracks recorded previous to her debut album, Blue. Track listing "Cowboy's Sweetheart""I Will Always Love You""Blue Moon Of Kentucky""River Of Love""The Rest Is History""Broken Wing""Yesterday""Sure ..
Unchain My Heart
"Unchain My Heart" was a successful recording by legendary American R&B musician Ray Charles, written by Teddy Powell under the joint pseudonymn of Freddie James and Agnes Vivian Jones. It was a hit for Charles when released as a single in early 1962. Accompanied by his Raelettes, Charles sung abo..
Uncharted Territories (Farscape)
The Uncharted Territories (UTs) are a section of the Milky Way that act as the primary setting for the fictional television series Farscape. While the UTs appear to be a part of our galaxy, they seem to be quite far from Earth. The trip would take a Peacekeeper fleet around 60 cycles to complete. ..
Uncharted Territory
Uncharted Territory is a science fiction novella by Connie Willis. Published in 1994, it describes obliquely an alien planet, an alien, heroism, and interlocking chains of love and attraction. ..
Uncharted Waters
Uncharted Waters (Japanese: 大航海時代, Daikoukai Jidai, literally Great Navigation Era) is a popular Japanese video game series produced by Koei as part of its rekoeition games. In East Asia, the series has a large cult following, but has not received much recognition ..
Uncharted Waters Online
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Uncharted Waters Online, sometimes referred to as "Great Voyage Online", is a MMORPG developed by KOEI ..
Unchartered Territory (Code Lyoko episode)
"Unchartered Territory" is the twenty-eigth episode of the French animated television series Code Lyoko. It premiered in France on September 7, 2005 and in the United States on September 20, 2005. Contents 1 Summary2 Recap3 Memorable Quotes4 Trivia4.1 Cinematic Notes4.2&..
Uncha Mountain Red Hills Provincial Park
Uncha Mountain Red Hills Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ..
Uncha Siwana
Uncha Siwana is a census town in Karnal district in the Indian state of Haryana. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Uncha Siwana had a population of 10,609. Males constitute 65% of the population and females 35%. Uncha Siwana has an average literacy..
Unchehara
Unchehara is a town and a nagar panchayat in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Unchehara had a population of 16,662. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Unchehara has an aver..
Unchurched Belt
The Unchurched Belt refers to a region in the far Western United States which has low religious attendance. The term derives from Bible Belt. The region definitely includes Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Some could argue for the inclusion of California, Idaho, Montana, Wyo..
Uncia
Uncia can refer to: Uncia (coin), an ancient Roman bronze coinUncia (mine), a Bolivian tin mine (see Simon Iturri Patino)Snow Leopard, also known by the scientific name Uncia uncia, a large cat native to the mountain ranges of central Asia This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a ..
Uncial
The Book of Kells, c. AD 800, is lettered in a majuscule script called "insular half uncial" because it was in use in the British Isles. Uncial is a majuscule script commonly used from the 3rd to 8th centuries AD by Latin and Greek scribes. From the 8th century to the 13th century the script w..
Uncia (coin)
The uncia, a Latin word used for a twelfth of anything, was a unit of length (equivalent to an inch, one-twelfth of a pes or foot) and of weight (equivalent to an ounce, one-twelfth of a libra or pound). By derivation, it was also the name of a bronze coin valued at one-twelfth of an as produced ..
Uncinaria stenocephala
Uncinaria stenocephala is one of the commonest nematode parasites targeting dogs, cats, and foxes as well as humans. Common name: The Northern hookworm of dogs. Life Cycle The host ingests an infective third stage-larva. The larva matures to the adult in the small intestine. Eggs are laid in the s..
Uncinate fasciculus
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Uncinate process
An uncinate process is a part of a spinal vertebra. It is a hook shaped process on the lateral borders (side edges) of the superior (top) surface of the third to the sixth cervical vertebrae. This bony part prevents a vertebra from sliding backwards off the vertebra below it ( i.e. it prevents pos..
Uncinula necator
Uncinula necator is a fungus that causes powdery mildew on grape. It is a common parasite of grape (Vitis vinifera). The fungus originated in North America. European wine varieties of Vitis vinifera are more or less susceptible to this fungus. Uncinula necator infects leaves and young berries, and..
Unciti
Unciti is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. External link [UNCITI in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] () ..
UNCITRAL
The "United Nations Commission on International Trade Law" is a body of member and observer states under the auspicies of the United Nations. It drafted the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration in 1985. Agreements which cite the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules may be bound to this f..
Uncivilization
Uncivilization is an album from Brooklyn hardcore punk band Biohazard. It has guest appearances from Slipknot, Pantera's Phil Anselmo, Type O Negative's Peter Steele, Cypress Hill's Sen Dog, Andreas Kisser, Derrick Green, Roger Miret and Igor Cavalera. Tracklisting Sellout (3:31)Uncivilization (..
Uncivilized Area
Uncivilized Area is the 1998 release by the trance fusion band Disco Biscuits. It was released on MegaForce Records in 1998. Track listing "Vassillios""Aceetobee""Jamillia""Little Betty Boop""M.E.M.P.H.I.S.""Morph Dusseldorf""I-Man""Awol's Blues" Personnel Jon Gutwillig: Guitar Marc Brownstein:..
Unclassified Adamawa languages
The Oblo language of Cameroon is agreed to belong to the Adamawa group, but its position within Adamawa is as yet unclear. It has been speculated that the unclassified Laal language of Chad may be Adamawa; the Jalaa language of Nigeria is probably not Adamawa, but shows heavy Adamawa influence. ..
Unclassified language
Unsolved problems in linguistics: Lack of data blocks the classification of a language. Unclassified languages are languages whose genetic affiliation has not been established, mostly due to lack of reliable data. The question of the genetic affiliation of languages belongs to the domain of his..
Unclassified miscellaneous vessel
The IX (unclassified–miscellaneous) hull classification symbol is used for ships of the United States Navy that do not fit into one of the standard categories. While most of the vessels in this category were unnamed barges and floating shipyard equipment, it also includes retired battleships, ..
Uncle
Uncle may refer to: A family relationship, see Cousin chart A cry of surrender A title of respect for elders (for example neighbours, acquaintances, as well as total strangers) in India and China An idiom: Dutch uncle, a person who delivers stern lecturesUncle Sam, a national personification of th..
Uncle's Institution
Uncle's Institution is the name of Norway-based singer/songwriter Egil Olsen's current musical project. Contents 1 Discography1.1 Albums1.2 EPs/singles2 External links Discography Albums Brand New Fool (2002)Walkie Talk to Me (2005) EPs/singles Mike and Ike (2001)Wonderful Fe..
Unclean
Unclean may refer to: something which is not clean or which lacks purity.taboo food and drink or unclean animals, which may require ritual purification due to the lack result of "purity" (also see Kashrut in Judaism, and Halal (clean) and haram (unclean) in Islam). This is a [disambiguationdis..
Unclean animals
This article presents religious views on unclean animals. For discussion in relation to specific animals and food, see Taboo food and drink. The pig is the archetypal unclean animal in Judaism and Islam Followers of many religions lay a taboo on the consumption or handling of certain animals;..
Unclean hands
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Uncleftish Beholding
Uncleftish Beholding is a short text written by Poul Anderson. It is written using almost exclusively words of Germanic origin, and was intended to illustrate what the English language might look like if it have not received its considerable number of loanwords from other languages, particularly La..
Uncles of Victoria Park
Uncles of Victoria Park (Chinese: 維園阿伯, with "維園" being the short form of "維多利亞公園") is a colloquial term referring to a special group of people in Hong Kong. These people are usually retired pro-Beijing aged men, or infamously known as indigenous communists. They gather in V..
Uncle (song)
Uncle is an as-of-yet officially unreleased track by Mindless Self Indulgence. It has been played live in the past and a seemingly cleaned-up version was made available on the band's [PureVolume™ page]. ..
Uncle Albert
"Uncle Albert" was also a term used to describe Coronation Street character Albert Tatlock. Buster Merryfield as Uncle Albert in Only Fools and Horses Albert Gladstone Trotter (1920-1999) was a character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He was played by Buster Merryfield. Alb..
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" is a song by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney on the album Ram. It hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in September 1971. The song is probably the most ambitious and experimental track on Ram, and is less a song and more a collection of melodic fragments p..
Uncle and his Detective
Uncle and his Detective (1966) is a children's story by J.P. Martin. Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The story begins with the arrival not of a detective, but of disaster: Badfort is for sale, but when Uncle decides to buy it, demolish it, and bu..
Uncle Anesthesia
Uncle Anesthesia is Screaming Trees' first album on Epic Records, released on January 29, 1991. Track listing All songs by Mark Lanegan and Gary Lee Conner. "Beyond This Horizon" - 4:13"Bed of Roses" - 3:02"Uncle Anesthesia" - 3:52"Story of Her Fate" - 1:41"Caught Between" - 5:03"Lay Your Head Do..
Uncle Arthur
Uncle Arthur may refer to: Uncle Arthur, pen name of prolific Seventh-day Adventist Church author Arthur S. MaxwellUncle Arthur, a minor character from television show The SimpsonsUncle Arthur, a regular character on television show BewitchedUncle Arthur, a character played by Australian comedian G..
Uncle Ben
This article is about the Spider-Man comic book character. See also Uncle Ben's, a brand of rice and other foods. Benjamin Parker, often called Uncle Ben was a supporting character in the Marvel Universe’s Spider-Man stories. He was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. Parker was ..
Uncle Ben's
This article is about the brand of rice and other foods. For the Spider-Man comic book character, see Uncle Ben. Uncle Ben's is a brand name for parboiled ("converted") rice and related food products. It is owned by Mars, Inc.; in the U.S., by its subsidiary Masterfoods. The brand was first used ..
Uncle Bobby
Uncle Bobby was a Canadian children's television show that aired from 1964 to 1979 on Toronto's CFTO and, for two years, beginning in 1968, as a weekly show on the CTV television network (although it continued to be aired on local CTV stations across Canada thereafter). In its later run the show w..
Uncle Bonsai
Uncle Bonsai is an American contemporary folk trio. They disbanded in 1989, but still occasionally perform together. They were based in Seattle and their better-known songs during the 1980s included Suzy, Charlie and Me, Penis Envy, and Boys Want Sex in the Morning, some of which occasionally result..
Uncle Buck
Uncle Buck is a 1989 film starring John Candy, Amy Madigan, Jean Louisa Kelly, Gaby Hoffmann, and Macaulay Culkin. Jay Underwood and Laurie Metcalf co-star. William Windom, Mike Starr, and Anna Chlumsky have cameo roles. The movie was written and directed by John Hughes. Contents 1 Pl..
Uncle Charlie Osborne
Charles Nelson Osborne, (December 26, 1890 – May 27, 1992), affectionately known as "Uncle Charlie," was a musician in the Appalachian Mountains of southwest Virginia. He was born in what is now known as Cowan Osborne Hollow, named for his father, in Copper Creek, Virginia. He was regionally..
Uncle Cleans Up
Uncle Cleans Up (1965) is a children's story written by J.P. Martin as part of his Uncle series. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. In this story, Goodman the Cat joins Uncle's supporters. He is rescued from down-trodden and hungry service at Wizard Ble..
Uncle Dad
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Uncle Dave Macon
Uncle Dave Macon Uncle Dave Macon (October 7, 1870 - March 22, 1952) was an American farmer, banjo player, singer, songwriter and comedian. Born David Harrison Macon in Smart Station, Tennessee, Macon farmed for many years, playing a banjo as a hobby. At age fifty, he joined a vaudeville to..
Uncle Dig
Uncle Dig was the guitarist and a founding member of the Houston punk rock band, Bickley. Uncle Dig still resides in Houston, Texas with his wife Cynthia. External link [Uncle Dig's Blog] ..
Uncle Duke
Uncle Duke is a fictional character in the comic strip Doonesbury. He is nominally Zonker Harris's uncle, although early in the Doonesbury continuity he was established as a Harris family friend, making him an "uncle by courtesy" only. Duke himself seems to remember winning Zonker in a poker game. D..
Uncle Dynamite
Uncle Dynamite is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on October 22 1948 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on December 3 1948 by Didier & Co., New York. It features the mischievous Uncle Fred, who had previously appeared in Uncle Fred in the Springtim..
Uncle Earl
Uncle Earl is an American old-time music group that formed in 1999. Its members include Kristin Andreassen, Rayna Gellert (fiddle and voice), KC Groves (mandolin, acoustic guitar, voice), and Abigail Washburn (banjo and voice). They also integrate the clogging of Andreassen into their set. The gr..
Uncle Fester
For the author who uses this as a pseudonym, see Uncle Fester (author) --> Uncle Fester is a member of the fictional Addams Family. He was played by Jackie Coogan (famous as Charlie Chaplin's sidekick in The Kid, 1921), in the television program and by Christopher Lloyd in the movies. In the orig..
Uncle Fester (author)
For the character in The Addams Family, see Uncle Fester Uncle Fester is the author of such controversial books as "Secrets of Methamphetamine Manufacture," and "Silent Death." Contents 1 Short bio2 Books by Uncle Fester3 See also4 External links Short bio "Uncle Fester" is..
Uncle Fred
Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, 5th Earl of Ickenham, commonly known as Uncle Fred, is a fictional character from the short stories and novels of P. G. Wodehouse. An energetic and mischievous old chap, his talent for trouble is the bane of his nephew Pongo Twistleton's life. Contents 1&..
Uncle Fred Flits By
"Uncle Fred Flits By" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United States in the July 1935 edition of Redbook, and in the United Kingdom in the December 1935 issue of the Strand. It was included in the collection Young Men in Spats (1936). It marks the first appearances ..
Uncle Fred in the Springtime
Uncle Fred in the Springtime is a novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States on August 18 1939 by Doubleday Doran, New York, and in the United Kingdom on August 25 1939 by Herbert Jenkins, London. It is set at the idyllic Blandings Castle, home of Clarence, Earl of Emsworth, th..
Uncle Fucka
In the movie [[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]] the fictional Canadian actors Terrance and Phillip create the hit song Uncle Fucka, which outrages Kyle's mother with its vulgarity (the song uses the word "fuck" roughly thirty times), leading to war between the United States and Canada, and preci..
Uncle George
George Wooster, the Rt. Hon. Lord Yaxley, is a fictional character who appears in P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves novels and short stories. He is the brother of Bertie Wooster's father, and is hence most often addressed as Uncle George. He is an eccentric, enormously fat old fellow who likes ties and is k..
Uncle Henry
Uncle Henry may refer to the following: Uncle Henry (Oz), character in L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the 1939 movie adaption The Wizard of OzUncle Henry (commentator), radio and television commentator in Mobile, Alabama This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a lis..
Uncle Henry (commentator)
Uncle Henry is a radio and television commentator in Mobile, Alabama. He hosts the local radio talk show "The Uncle Henry Show" on news/talk station WPMI 710 AM and does a commentary segment every other morning on country music station WKSJ 94.9 FM, both owned by Clear Channel Communications. His ..
Uncle Henry (Oz)
redirect[[Template:Portal]] Uncle Henry is a fictional character from The Oz Books by L. Frank Baum. He is the uncle of Dorothy Gale and husband of Aunt Em, and lived with them on a farm in Kansas. Oz Books [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. After their ..
Uncle Howie Records
A record Label Owned by rapper Ill Bill of Non Phixion. The Label was named after Ill Bill's drug addicted uncle Howie (who has cleaned up his lifestyle). Uncle Howie Records started off in 1998 as simple inprints on Non Phixion's 12" singles and now includes acts as Non Phixion, Ill Bill, Sabac Red..
Uncle Iroh
[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]] character center Iroh Nationality Fire Nation Gender Male Hair color Grey Eye color Hazel Age Late fifties to early sixties Position Firebending Master/Former Heir to the Fire Nation throne, General (retired) First appearance The Boy in th..
Uncle Jam Wants You
Uncle Jam Wants You is an album by Funkadelic. Contents 1 Significance2 Track listing3 Personnel4 Critical Response5 External links Significance In some ways, "Uncle Jam Wants You" (a reference to the "Uncle Sam wants you!" US Army recruitment posters) is a more milita..
Uncle Jesse
There are two famous fictional characters named Uncle Jesse: Jesse Duke, the moonshiner from Georgia who takes care of his nephews, from The Dukes of Hazzard.* Played by Willie Nelson in The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) motion picture.* Played by Denver Pyle in The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–1985) telev..
Uncle Joe's Mint Balls
Uncle Joe's Mint Balls are spherical mints produced by Wm Santus and Co in Wigan, Lancashire, the United Kingdom. Their mascot is a smiling man, presumably Uncle Joe. The packaging (usually a sealed can) describes its contents as "Pure good". Contents 1 Ingredients2 The Uncle Joe's Mint..
Uncle John's Band
"Uncle John's Band" is a song by the Grateful Dead, which first appeared on their 1970 album Workingman's Dead and is one of their most well-known. Written by guitarist Jerry Garcia and lyricist Robert Hunter", "Uncle John's Band" presents the Dead in an acoustic and musically concise mode, with cl..
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader
15 Bathroom Readers. Uncle John's Bathroom Readers are a series of books containing trivia and short essays on miscellaneous topics, ostensibly for reading in the bathroom. The books are credited to the Bathroom Readers' Institute, though Uncle John is a real person. The introductions in the ..
Uncle Johnny
Uncle Johnny is the stage name of longtime radio disk jockey, Paul Michaud. Best known for his highly rated stint on Washington DC's WRQX in the late 1970's and 1980's, Uncle Johnny has been somewhat of a vagabond during his 36 year career, with pit stops at the following radio stations: WDME �..
Uncle John from Jamaica
" Uncle John From Jamaica " is a single by the Vengaboys released in 2000. Song information Track Listings Uncle John From Jamaica (Hitradio Mix) Uncle John From Jamaica (XXL Version) Uncle John From Jamaica (Karaoke Version) Uncle John From Jamaica (M.I.K.E. RMX) Uncle John From Jamaica (Lock ..
Uncle John Turner
Uncle John Turner was a drummer who most notably played drums in Johnny Winter's band from 1968 to 1970. "Uncle John Turner", drummer with Johnny Winter and bassist Tommy Shannon ("Hang on Sloopy", Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble), played at Woodstock. He formed "Krackerjack" afterwards in..
Uncle Kracker
Uncle Kracker (born Matthew Shafer 9 November, 1974 in Mount Clemens, Michigan) is an American rock and roll and country music musician. He started out his career at a young age as a fledgling rapper. He met Kid Rock in 1987, and Rock asked Kracker to become his DJ. Kracker did not know how to work..
Uncle Leo
In the sitcom Seinfeld, Uncle Leo (played by Len Lesser) is Jerry Seinfeld's uncle, a minor character who appears in fifteen episodes. He is Helen Seinfeld's brother. Uncle Leo is very eccentric. When coming across Jerry, he exclaims, "Jerry! Hello!" with his arms wide open. He often brags about h..
Uncle Meat
Uncle Meat, released in 1969, is the soundtrack to Frank Zappa's long-delayed film of the same name. Uncle Meat marked an evolution in Zappa's career, moving further into jazz and classical music—as Zappa saw them. It also contains elements of doo-wop, blues, rock and roll, and sound-bites..
Uncle Moishy and the Mitzvah Men
Uncle Moishy and the Mitzvah Men Uncle Moishy and the Mitzvah Men is an American children's music cassette and video series. Uncle Moishy, is a Hassidic Orthodox Jew who sings about adhering to Jewish law. His style has been compared to that of Mister Rogers or Captain Kangaroo. Character..
Uncle Monty's House
A Series of Unfortunate Events entities Uncle Monty's House Seen in film First mentioned The Reptile Room Possessed by Formerly Montgomery Montgomery. The home of Uncle Monty, the house features a strong snake motif, with sculptures, paintings and topiaries of serpents, and also..
Uncle Monty's Reptile Collection
A Series of Unfortunate Events entities The Reptile Collection Seen in film Scenes ? - ? First mentioned The Reptile Room Possessed by Count Olaf, formerly Uncle Monty. In Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, the character Dr. Montgomery Montgomery (or simply Uncle Mo..
Uncle Morty's Dub Shack
Uncle Morty's Dub Shack is one of ImaginAsian TV's original shows. The show features Uncle Morty's nephew Jimbo and his friends John, Trevor and Aladdin doing voice-overs for Asian B-movies. They don't have the English translations, so they make them up, making humorous alternate narratives for the..
Uncle Ned Kennedy
Uncle Ned Kennedy was a U.S. cowboy from the northwest who ran the Horse and a Half Ranch near Tacoma, Washington. In 1948 he completed a 3500 mile transcontinental horseback trip and met President Truman, the son of a prosperous horse-trader himself. ..
Uncle Nino
Uncle Nino is a 2003 movie which deals with that unknown cinematic commodity: a family, who have lost their way, but are trying to do good in spite of difficulty. The movie has the Dove Foundation Seal so it is fit for all ages. An old man from Italy erupts into the midst of a distressed Italian-Am..
Uncle O'Grimacey
Uncle O'Grimacey is a character of the fictional McDonaldland, created for an advertising narrative of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain both in celebration of St. Patrick's Day and to mark the annual appearance of the Shamrock Shake. O'Grimacey is the Irish uncle of the character Grimace..
Uncle Oswald
Uncle Oswald is a literary character created by Roald Dahl, who features in the short stories The Visitor and Bitch and the novel My Uncle Oswald. As a character he is a successful womanizer, whose motto is never to sleep with the same woman twice. He is also wealthy, apparently as a result of sch..
Uncle Otto's Truck
"Uncle Otto's Truck" is a short horror story by Stephen King, first published in Yankee in 1983, and collected in the 1986 Skeleton Crew anthology. The story concerns a wrecked and abandoned truck owned by Otto Schenck and George McCutcheon, wealthy Castle Rock businessmen. After George is crushed..
Uncle Pat
"Uncle Pat" Compact Disk single and 7” vinyl by Ash From the album Trailer Released October 17,1994 Recorded ??? Genre Brit pop Length ?? mins ?? secs Record label Infectious Records Producer Mark Waterman Professional reviews ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Trailer track listing "Inten..
Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture
Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture is a 1992 novel by Greek author Apostolos Doxiadis. It concerns a young man's interaction with his reclusive uncle, who seeks proof that any even number greater than two is the sum of two primes, a famous unsolved mathematics problem called Goldbach's Conjectu..
Uncle Remus
Uncle Remus was a fictional character, the title character and fictional narrator of a collection of African American folktales adapted and compiled by Joel Chandler Harris, published in book form from 1881. A journalist in post-reconstruction Atlanta, Georgia, Harris produced seven Uncle Remus book..
Uncle Sam
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. J. M. Flagg's Uncle Sam recruited soldiers for World War I and World War II. Uncle Sam is a national personification of the United States dating from the War of 1812. Common folklore holds that his origins trace back to soldiers stationed in upstate ..
Uncle Sam's Curse
Uncle Sam's Curse is Above The Law's third album. The album was released on July 12, 1994. Although many fans feel that this is the group's best album since it's rated #1 in best G-funk sound of all time, Uncle Sam's Curse is currently out of print and often sells used for $75-80.00 on auction s..
Uncle Sam (comics)
The comic book character Uncle Sam was a superhero version of the historic national personification, Uncle Sam, created by Will Eisner. Uncle Sam first appeared in National Comics #1 (July, 1940), published by Quality Comics during the Golden Age of Comic Books. In that version, Uncle Sam was ..
Uncle Sam (disambiguation)
Uncle Sam is an iconic figure and a national personification of the United States of America. Uncle Sam may also mean: Uncle Sam (comics)Uncle Sam (singer)Uncle Sam Cereal This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred yo..
Uncle Sam (singer)
Uncle Sam (born Sam Turner) is an African American R&B singer, best known for being signed to Boyz II Men's Stonecreek Records imprint (distributed by Columbia Records) in the late 1990s. His only Top 40 hit was "I Don't Ever Want to See You Again", which reached the Top 10 of the US pop charts, and..
Uncle Sam Cereal
Uncle Sam Cereal is a ready-to eat breakfast cereal first introduced in 1908 and is presently manufactured and marketed by natural food manufacturer U.S. Mills of Needham, Massachusetts. It was that year that company founder Lafayette Coltrin of Omaha was instructed by his personal physician to add..
Uncle Scrooge
This article is about a comic book. For information on the character, see Scrooge McDuck. Uncle Scrooge #21 cover. Art by Carl Barks. Uncle Scrooge is a comic book with the moneygrubber Scrooge McDuck 'the richest duck in the world' as the main character. The series also featured Donald Duck ..
Uncle Scrooge Adventures
Uncle Scrooge Adventures is a comic book published by Gladstone Publishing under license from the Walt Disney Company. It features the adventures of Scrooge McDuck and his nephews. The first series ran from 1987 to 1990 and the second series ran from 1993 to 1997. The story Horsing Around with Hist..
Uncle Seth
Uncle Seth is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1999 in Scarborough. Members Tara Thompson - Lead VocalsJeff Jones - GuitarJay Moonah - Bass, Harmonica and Other InstrumentsChris Patheiger - Percussion Discography Both Sides, Now (single) (2006)Forgive & Forget Volume One EP (2005)Lame Suburban ..
Uncle Sherm Squarepants
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Uncle Simon
'The Twilight Zone'' original seriesSeason five (1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5)'''Fall 1963 – Summer 1964List of The Twilight Zone episodes Episodes: In Praise of PipSteelNightmare at 20,000 FeetA Kind of a StopwatchThe Last Night of a JockeyLiving DollThe Old Man in the CaveUncle SimonProbe 7, Over ..
Uncle Slam
Uncle Slam was an American crossover thrash band. It was a side project of Suicidal Tendencies guitarist Louie Mayorga (until 1987) and two drummers Amery Smith (until 1994) and R.J. Herrera (post-1994). The project was formed in 1987. Discography Album Cover Year of Release Title Label 1988 ..
Uncle Styopa
Uncle Styopa (Uncle Steppa) was a series of poems composed by Russian children's poet Sergey Mikhalkov. The poems centered around a man who was unusual due to his very large height. It was owing to this set of poems, among others written during the 1930's in the Soviet Union, that caused Mikhalkov t..
Uncle Tobys
Uncle Tobys is an Australian brand of breakfast cereals and other breakfast food products. Their main manufacturing base is located in the small town of Wahgunyah, on the NSW / Victorian Border. Uncle Tobys was formerly part of the Goodman Fielder food company, but was split off in December 2005 by..
Uncle Tom
''This article is about the racial term; for the P.G. Wodehouse character, see Tom Travers. Contents 1 The term as a pejorative epithet2 The practice of covert resistance3 Other terms with the same meaning4 References5 See also6 External links The term as a pejorati..
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is a novel by American abolitionist author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. The work was first published on March 20, 1852. The story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering Afro-American slave, the central character around whose life the ..
Uncle Tom's Children
Uncle Tom's Children is a collection of short stories by African American author Richard Wright, also the author of Black Boy, Native Son, and The Outsider. Uncle Tom's Children includes four short stories and was successful when it was first published in 1938. ..
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales is a 1968 film directed by Penelope Spheeris and starring Richard Pryor. It was never released as it was an unfinished product. The only known negative of the film was said to have been ripped up by Pryor after a disagreement with his wife. There are no known copies of t..
Uncle Tom Cobley
The phrase Uncle Tom Cobley and all is used in British English as a humorous or whimsical way of saying et cetera, often to express exasperation at the large number of items in the list. The phrase comes from a Devon folk song Widecombe Fair, collected by Sabine Baring-Gould. Its chorus ends with a..
Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood
Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood (or just Uncle Tungsten) is a memoir by Oliver Sacks about his childhood published in 2002. The book is named for Sacks' Uncle Dave, who owned a business named Tungstalite, which made incandescent lightbulbs with a tungsten filament. Uncle Dave's nickn..
Uncle Tupelo
Uncle Tupelo was a popular music group formed in 1987 in Belleville, Illinois. The founding members were Jay Farrar (guitar, harmonica, vocals), Mike Heidorn (drums), and Jeff Tweedy (bass guitar, guitar, harmonica, vocals). Other members included Ken Coomer (drums), Max Johnston (banjo, dobro,..
Uncle Tyrone
In The Simpsons Series Uncle Tyrone is a miserable, dead-wannabe elderly Simpson relative who lives in Dayton, Ohio. Judging from his age and appearance, he is most likely Abe's brother. The family apparently visits him during his birthday, but other than that, he has never been seen. He appeared in..
Uncle Vanya
Anton Chekhov (left) and Maxim Gorky in Yalta. Uncle Vanya is a tragicomedy by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov published in 1899. Its first major performance was in 1900 under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski. "Uncle Vanya" is unique among Chekhov's major plays because it is ess..
Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut
"Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut" is a short story by J.D. Salinger, which appears in his collection Nine Stories. The main character, Eloise, comes to terms with the life she has created for herself with her husband Lew. Her true love is the Glass Family member she pines after for the majority of the ..
Uncle Wiggly
For the American children's book series Uncle Wiggily, see the entry for its author, Howard Roger Garis. Uncle Wiggly was a band formed in New York City circa 1988 . Members The band featured two members of the New York band Fly Ashtray. One of them, Mike Anzalone left Fly Ashtray to concentrate o..
Uncle Worm
Uncle Worm is a video game created by a programmer going by the alias Badja. It can be run on the Mirage operating system of Texas Instruments' TI-83 Plus graphing calculator. Contents 1 Gameplay1.1 Scoring2 Proper Play3 Bugs4 High Scores5 External links Gameplay Un..
UNCOL
UNCOL, UNiversal Computer Oriented Language, was a proposed universal intermediate language for compilers. It was never fully specified or implemented; in many ways it was more a concept than a language. UNCOL was intended to make compilers economically available for each new instruction set archi..
Uncomfortable science
Uncomfortable science is the term coined by statistician John Tukey for cases in which there is a need to draw an inference from a limited sample of data, where further samples influenced by the same cause system will not be available. More specifically, it involves the analysis of a [[wiktionary:fi..
Uncommitted Logic Array
An Uncommitted Logic Array (ULA) is a silicon chip whose surface has a two-dimensional array of simple logic elements such as NAND or NOR gates. A final surface layer of metal interconnections is then deposited to join these elements to form more complex functions. This layer is analogous to the c..
Uncommon Knowledge
Uncommon Knowledge was a weekly 30-minute current affairs show hosted by Peter Robinson and co-produced and presented by San Jose, California, PBS member station KTEH from 1997 to 2005. It was distributed first by American Public Television and later by PBS to public television stations throughout ..
Uncommon Ritual
Uncommon Ritual is the second album released by Sony Classical of string trios, following Appalachia Waltz, with unusual instrumentation and influences from bluegrass and folk music to create an Americana-style of traditional classical music. Uncommon Ritual adds jazz, blues, and elements from wor..
Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor (1983) is a war film written by Joe Gayton and directed by Ted Kotcheff. It depicts a group of Vietnam War veterans who re-unite under the leadership of a colonel (Hackman) whose son is still thought to be in Vietnam as a Prisoner of war. With the aid of a rich businessman, whose son..
Uncommon Women and Others
Uncommon Women and Others (1977), is a play by the noted 20th century American playwright Wendy Wasserstein. It centers on the lives of five alumnae of Mount Holyoke College who meet for lunch one day years after graduation. Uncommon Women and Others was broadcast on American television in 1979..
Uncompahgre Gorge
The Uncompahgre Gorge is a deep mountain canyon formed by the Uncompahgre River and Red Mountain Creek just south of Ouray, Colorado. At the north end of the Gorge the Uncompahgre River flows into a deep box canyon which is home to Ouray Ice Park [link]. Access to the gorge is via U.S...
Uncompahgre National Forest
Colorado with Uncompahgre National Forest in red Uncompahgre National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering over 1,000,000 acres (4,000 km²) in Gunnison, Hinsdale, Mesa, Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel Counties in Western Colorado. It borders San Juan National Forest to the south. W..
Uncompahgre Peak
Uncompahgre Peak is the sixth highest mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado and is the highest peak of the San Juan Mountains. It is located in the Uncompahgre Wilderness in the northern San Juans, in northern Hinsdale County approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of the town of Lake City. T..
Uncompahgre Plateau
The Uncompahgre Plateau in western Colorado is a distinctive large uplift part of the Colorado Plateau rising to elevations around 10,000 feet. The plateau extents some 70 miles between the Gunnison and Uncompahgre Rivers to the east and the San Miguel and Dolores Rivers to the west. The plateau c..
Uncompahgre River
The Uncompahgre River, a tributary of the Gunnison, is shown highlighted on a map of the western United States The Uncompahgre River is a tributary of the Gunnison River, approximately 75 mi (121 km) long, in southwestern Colorado in the United States. Lake Como at 12,215 ft (3723m) in north..
Uncompahgre Wilderness
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Uncompetitive inhibitor
Uncompetitive inhibition takes place when an enzyme inhibitor binds only to the complex formed between the enzyme and the substrate (the E-S complex). The effect is to increase the enzyme's apparent affinity for the substrate — Km is lowered. This results in decreasing the maximum enzyme activ..
Uncompress
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. uncompress is a shell command in Unix-like environments. The uncompress utility will restore files to their original state after they have ..
UnCon
Nearly every year since 1994 the Fortean Times magazine has held its convention but, given its emphasis on strange phenomena, it is called the UnConvention or, more affectionately, UnCon. Here the magazine's readership can gather to hear talks from a group of experts covering the range of phenomena ..
Unconditionally Guaranteed
Unconditionally Guaranteed is the eighth LP by Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band, originally released in 1974. Upon release it was criticised for being too commercial, however it failed to give Beefheart any real chart success and peaked at #192 on the Billboard Top 200. After his contract with M..
Unconditional (song)
"Unconditional" was the third single by New York City-based American indie/alternative rock band The Bravery. It is also a track on the band's self-titled debut album The Bravery. It was released in the UK on 29 August 2005 and charted at #49 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2005 in British music). T..
Unconditional convergence
In mathematical analysis, a series [\sum_^\infty x_n] in a Banach space X is unconditionally convergent if for every permutation [\sigma: \mathbb N \to \mathbb N] the series [\sum_^\inftyx_] converges. This notion is often defined in an equivalent way: A series is unco..
Unconditional election
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Unconditional Love
Unconditional Love is the title of a sleeper comedic film released in 2002. The film follows Grace Beasley who in the face of her failing marriage, and the death of her favorite pop star, learns the value and limitations of unconditional love, and the evils of sexism and homophobia. The film was d..
Unconditional positive regard
Unconditional positive regard (UPR) is a concept in client-centered therapy. Carl Rogers, who created client-centered therapy, designated unconditional positive regard as one of the three conditions were necessary for positive change, along with empathy and genuineness (congruence). Unconditional ..
Unconditional surrender
Unconditional surrender is a surrender without conditions, except for those provided by international law. Normally a belligerent will only agree to surrender unconditionally if completely incapable of continuing hostilities. Announcing that only unconditional surrender is acceptable puts psycholo..
Unconference
An unconference is a conference where the content of the sessions is driven and created by the participants, generally day-by-day during the course of the event, rather than by a single organizer, or small group of oganizers, in advance. To date, the term is primarily in use in the geek community. U..
Unconformity
There is a billion year gap in the geologic record where this 500 million year old dolomite lies on 1.5 billion year old rhyolite. An unconformity is a buried erosion surface separating two rock masses or strata of different ages, indicating that sediment deposition was not continuous. In gene..
Unconquerable Nation
Unconquerable Nation: Knowing Our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves (ISBN 0833038931) is a book written by Brian Michael Jenkins, one of the world’s foremost authorities on terrorism. The book is based in part on objective research, particularly as it applies to knowing the enemy, and it also i..
Unconscionability
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Unconsciousness
Unconsciousness, more appropriately referred to as loss of consciousness or lack of consciousness, is a dramatic alteration of mental state that involves complete or near-complete lack of responsiveness to people and other environmental stimuli. Being in a comatose state or coma is an illustration o..
Unconscious Collective
Unconscious Collective are a Goa trance and electronica project from England. Originally a collaborative project between members of OOOD and Tim Healey from Quirk in 1996, its core members are now Colin Bennun, Stephen Callaghan, Ryo Potier and Ramsay Melhuish, although for live performances the ba..
Unconscious communication
Unconscious (or intuitive) communication is the transfer of information unconsciously between humans. It is sometimes intrapersonal, like dreaming or cognition under the effects of hypnosis, and is not necessarily nonverbal communication. Research has shown that our conscious attention can attend ..
Unconscious mind
For the physiological state of "being unconscious", as when one is concussed or in a coma, see unconsciousness. In psychoanalytic theory, the unconscious refers to that part of mental functioning of which subjects make themselves unaware. The psychoanalytic unconscious is similar to but not precis..
Unconsolidated
Loose, unattached, unstratified particles of earth material such as gravel, sand, sediment or dust, without combined rigidity or cohesiveness due to a lack of binding or natural mineral cement (such as gypsum or limestone) to hold it together; as opposed to consolidated . ..
Unconstructed state highways in California
|- | colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | California State Highway Routes |- | colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" |Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic Below is a list and summary of the entirely unconstructed state highways in California as outlined by the legi..
Uncontacted peoples
Uncontacted peoples is a term for people who, either by choice or chance, live without significant contact with the larger civilizations of the world. Few peoples have remained totally uncontacted by modern civilisation, but a number have chosen to make contact with themselves either exceedingly di..
Uncontrollable Fatulence
Fat Music Volume 6: Uncontrollable Fatulence was the sixth compilation album in the "Fat Music" series, released by the Fat Wreck Chords record label, in 2002. It is the most recent entry in the series, and it is unknown if any more will come. Track list "presenting: the dancing machine (il robot..
Uncontrolled airspace
Uncontrolled airspace is an aviation term to describe airspace where an Air Traffic Control (ATC) service is not deemed necessary or cannot be provided for practical reasons. According to the airspace classes set by ICAO both class F and class G airspace are uncontrolled. It is the opposite of con..
Uncontrolled intersection
An uncontrolled intersection is a road intersection where no traffic lights or signs are used to indicate the right-of-way. Mostly, uncontrolled intersections are unmarked. However, in some locations, motorists may be warned by road signage or a warning light. Uncontrolled T-Intersection At an un..
Uncontrolled Substance
Uncontrolled Substance is the 1999 (see 1999 in music) debut of Wu-Tang Clan member Inspectah Deck, an American hip hop musician. This album explores Inspectah Deck's lyrical skills, with sparse guest appearances. An album heavily influenced by soul music, Uncontrolled Substance is a very visual..
Uncontrolled waste
Uncontrolled wastes are wastes which do not fall into the, controlled, special or hazardous waste categories, for example - specific mining wastes and agricultural wastes. ..
Unconventional astrophotography
Unconventional Astrophotography is capturing astrophotographs utilizing cameras not specifically designed for that purpose. A specific example of this is the use of webcams. An unmodified webcam is generally capable of capturing images of the planets, and of the moon. Some webcams can be modifi..
Unconventional computing
Unconventional computing covers a wide range of new and esoteric computing methods, including polymer computing, optical computing, quantum computing, chemical computing, DNA-based computing, bio- and molecular computing, and amorphous computing. These methods achieve computational operations with..
Unconventional superconductor
Unconventional superconductors are materials that display superconductivity but that do not conform to BCS theory and Nikolay Bogolyubov theory or its extensions. The first unconventional triplet superconductor, organic material (TMTSF)2PF6, was discovered by Denis Jerome and Claus Bechgaard in 19..
Unconventional warfare
History of Warfare Eras Prehistoric · Ancient · Medieval · Gunpowder · Industrial · Modern Battlespace Air · Information · Land · Sea · Space Theaters Arctic · Desert · Jungle · Mountain · Urban Weapons Armour..
Uncorrelated
In probability theory and statistics, to call two real-valued random variables X and Y uncorrelated means that their covariance is zero. If X and Y are uncorrelated, their correlation coefficient will also be zero, except in the trivial case when both variables have variance zero (are constants)...