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UN-Energy
UN-Energy is an interagency mechanism within the system of the United Nations related to energy. It was created after the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, and its purpose is to create a coherent approach towards a sustainable energy system especially in developing countr..
UNE
UNE can mean: University of New EnglandUnnilennium (Une), the former name of the chemical element Meitnerium (Mt), element 109.UNE, the Japanese metal band.Unbundled Network Element This page disambiguates a three-character combination which might be any or all of an abbreviation, an acronym, an in..
Unearned income
Unearned income refers to income that is not a wage. It includes interest, dividends or realized capital gains from investments, rent from land or property ownership, and any other income that does not derive from work. Unearned income has often been treated differently for tax purposes than earn..
Unearned increment
Unearned increment is an increase in the value of land or any property without expenditure of any kind on the part of the proprietor. This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. ..
Unearth
Unearth (formed 1998) is a melodic deathcore band from Winthrop, Massachusetts. Their debut album, The Stings of Conscience, was a popular offering in the underground metalcore scene. Their music is categorised by complex guitar riffs and loud screaming vocals. They are also well known for playing..
Unearthed
Triple J series Unearthed Live at the Wireless Hottest 100 1993 - 1994 - 1995 1996 - 1997 - 1998 1999 - 2000 - 2001 2002 - 2003 - 2004 2005 [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] For the posthumous Johnny Cash album, see Unearthed (album). Unearthed is the name of a Triple J proje..
Unearthed (album)
Unearthed is an acclaimed collection of recordings by legendary country singer Johnny Cash (1932-2003), released by Lost Highway Records in collaboration with American Recordings on November 25, 2003. Contents 1 Track listing1.1 Disc 1 — ''Who's Gonna Cry''1.2 Disc 2 &mdash..
Unearthed Arcana
Unearthed Arcana is the title shared by two hardback books published for different versions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Neither version of Unearthed Arcana should be confused with Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed. 1st edition rules The original Unearthed Arcana (ISBN 0-088038..
Unearthing Suite
"Unearthing Suite" is a short story by Margaret Atwood. In 1983, it was published as a limited edition small press book and was included in her short story collection Bluebeard's Egg. ..
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Uneasy Money
Uneasy Money is a novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the U.S. on March 17 1916 by D. Appleton & Co., New York, and in the U.K. on October 4 1917 by Methuen & Co., London. The story had earlier been serialised in the U.S in the Saturday Evening Post from December 1915, and in the U.K. in th..
Uneconomic growth
Uneconomic growth, in welfare economics, human development theory and some forms of ecological economics, is economic growth which reflects or creates a decline in human well-being. The concept is variously attributed to Herman Daly (formerly the senior economist in the environmental department of ..
Uned
The Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), is the public Spanish Open University. It was founded in 1972 following the idea of the UK Open University to give higher education chances to everyone. It awards the same qualifications of other Spanish universities and they are equally v..
Uneeda, West Virginia
Uneeda is an unincorporated community on the Pond Fork River in Boone County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The town lies along West Virginia State Route 85. Uneeda's post office has been in operation since it was established in 1902. On February 1, 2006, a bulldozer operator was killed at the..
Unee tugaluulax
Unee tugaluulax Ranks: Two Sowing: Single lap Region: Mongolia Unee tugaluulax (Үнээ тугалуулах Ünee tugaluulah) is a mancala game played in Mongolia. External links [Rules to Unee tugaluulax posted on ..
UNEF
The first United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) was established by United Nations General Assembly to secure an end to the 1956 Suez Crisis with resolution 1001 (ES-I) on November 7, 1956, and in large measure as a result of efforts by secretary general Dag Hammarskjöld and a proposal from Canadian..
Unefon
Unefon is a Mexican mobile phone company partially owned by Grupo Salinas (the parent company of TV Azteca) and mexican industrial Moisés Saba. Unefon focuses on the middle class in Mexico. Unefon reached more than 1.4 million subscribers in 2002. The current CEO of Unefon is Shalom Manova. Unefo..
Unelectric
Unelectric is an unplugged album by Joy Electric. It mainly features acoustic versions of Joy Electric songs from previous albums, with the exception of "These Should Be The Good Times" and "Losing Touch With Everyone" which were new songs recorded only for Unelectric. Track listing "Monosynth" ..
Unemite
The Unemites are a series of fictional extraterrestrials from the Animorphs series. They are non-spacefaring. Their appearance varies drastically among members of the species; face and hair colors vary, and the number of arms ranges from three to nine. They have two eyes facing forward, and one back..
Unemployment
An 1837 political cartoon about unemployment in the United States. CIA figures for world unemployment rates, 2006 In economics, a person who is able and willing to work at a prevailing wage rate yet is unable to find a paying job is considered to be unemployed. The unemployment rate is ..
Unemployment Action Center
The Unemployment Action Center, sometimes abbreviated as UAC, is a non-profit organization run by students of seven law schools in the New York City area. The purpose of UAC is to provide free legal representation to people who were denied unemployment benefits by the New York State Department of L..
Unemployment benefit
Unemployment benefits are sums of money given to the unemployed by the government or a compulsory para-governmental insurance system. Depending on the jurisdiction and the status of the person, those sums may be meager, covering only basic needs (thus a form of basic welfare), or may compensate the ..
Unemployment Convention, 1919
Unemployment Convention, 1919 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1919: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the "question of preventing or providing against unemployment",... Ratifications The following countries have ..
Unemployment Indemnity (Shipwreck) Convention, 1920
Unemployment Indemnity (Shipwreck) Convention, 1920 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1920: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the "supervision of articles of agreement; provision of facilities for finding employment for se..
Unemployment in Montreal
Unemployment in Montreal Contents 1 Introduction2 Canada3 Immigration to Quebec4 Community unemployment5 Immigrant status6 References Introduction Employment seems to foster health, and this beneficial effect may surpass the possible selection effect, since peopl..
Unemployment Part 1
"Unemployment Part 1" (or "Brother's Big Boner") was the eighth produced episode of Mission Hill (though it was the sixth to air). It was written by Robin J. Stein. It first aired on July 16, 2000. Synopsis Ron's waterbed store is closed down when he is arrested for tax evasion. Kevin goes to Ro..
Unemployment Part 2
"Unemployment Part 2" (or "Theory of the Leisure Ass") was the ninth produced episode of Mission Hill (though the seventh to air). It was written by Aaron Ehasz. It first aired on July 14, 2002, two years after Unemployment Part 1. Synopsis Andy discovers that Jim has a successful career at an ad..
Unemployment Provision Convention, 1934 (shelved)
Unemployment Provision Convention, 1934 (shelved) is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1934, with the preamble stating: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to unemployment insurance and various forms of relief for the unemployed,...
Unemployment types
The Great Depression, shown here in Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother, caused a massive surge of cyclical unemployment Economists distinguish between five major kinds of unemployment, i.e., cyclical, frictional, structural, classical, and Marxian. (Another distinction, not discussed here, is be..
Unenforceable
An unenforceable contract or transaction is one that is valid, but which the court will not enforce. Unenforceable is usually used in contradistinction to void (or void ab initio) and voidable. If the parties perform the agreement, it will be valid, but the court will not compel them if they do no..
Unenlagia
''This article is about the dinosaur. For the Zoid by the same name, see Unenlagia (Zoids) Unenlagia ("half-bird") was a genus of therapod dinosaur of the family dromaeosauridae. Unenlagia, which lived in South America during the Late Cretaceous, was a member of the strange and extremely bird-like..
Unenlagia (Zoids)
The Unenlagia is a type of Zoid, a race of mechanical lifeforms from the fictional Zoids universe. Unenlagia Contents 1 Overview2 Battle Story appearances3 Media Appearances4 Models4.1 New Japanese Release - Blox4.2 New American Release4.3 Zoids Shop Exclu..
Unenrolled voter
The phrase unenrolled voter is used in the United States of America to refer to something other than an indifference towards the two main political parties in that country. Typically, unenrolled voters do cast a vote for a Democrat or a Republican candidate after weighing up the issues. In some sta..
Unen canto con humor
Bromato de armonio was a show by Argentine comedy-musical group Les Luthiers. Program 1.- El Regreso del Indio - Chanson indienne (The Return of the Indian) A former political group now sings to their land: The Andes. Since they'd just come from touring France, they had a Frenchtranslator (depict..
UNEP/GRID-Arendal
GRID-Arendal is an office in the United Nations Environment Programme, located in Arendal, Norway. The office is part of the UNEP-GRID network of environmental data and information centers, under the UNEP Division of early warning and assessment. See Also United Nations Environment ProgrammeArendal..
Unequal exchange
Part of a series on'''Marxism Sociology and Anthropology Alienation Bourgeoisie Class consciousness Commodity fetishism Communism Cultural hegemony Exploitation Human nature Labour power Proletariat Relations of production Young Marx Economics Marxian economics Commodity Law ..
Unequal Treaties
"Unequal Treaties" Chinese Traditional: ..
Unergative verb
An unergative verb is a special kind of intransitive verb, which is distinguished semantically by the fact that the subject is perceived as actively initiating or actively responsible for the action expressed by the verb. For example, in English, run, talk and resign are unergative verbs (while fall..
Unescape
Escape and Unescape are two related Javascript functions used to encode characters, either to prevent (rather render more difficult) reverse engineering or to circumvent [Naming_conventions_technical restrictions]. For example, document.write(unescape("%5CExample%20Text%7C")) results in t..
UNESCO
UNESCO official logo UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. Its stated purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and..
UNESCO-CEPES
UNESCO-CEPES was established 1972 at Bucharest, Romania as a de-centralized office for the European Centre for Higher Education. The centre promotes international cooperation in the sphere of higher education and also serves Canada, USA and Israel. Higher Education in Europe is the official journal ..
UNESCO-IHE
The UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education is an international institute for water education that is established in 2003. It is based in Delft, the Netherlands and is owned by all UNESCO member states. It is established as a UNESCO ‘Category I institute’ jointly by UNESCO and the Government of..
UNESCO: Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
The Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions is a UNESCO convention and treaty adopted by the UNESCO General conference on October 20, 2005. The treaty was jointly negotiated by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Community, and by the Euro..
Unesco Collection: A Musical Anthology of the Orient
The Unesco Collection: A Musical Anthology of the Orient is a series of oriental traditional music that was made for the International Music Council by the International Institute for Comparative Music Studies and Documentation (Berlin/Venice) and released on the Musicaphon label by Bärenreiter (Ka..
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors are celebrity advocates of UNESCO (not diplomatic ambassadors) who utilize their talent or fame to spread the UNESCO ideals, especially attracting media attention. The following is an (incomplete) list of Goodwill Ambassadors along with the projects and activities they s..
UNESCO Nomenclature
UNESCO Nomenclature (more properly UNESCO nomenclature for fields of science and technology) is a system developed by UNESCO for classification of research papers and doctoral dissertations. There are three versions of the system, offering different levels of refinement through 2-, 4-, and 6-digit c..
UNESCO Prize for Peace Education
The UNESCO Prize for Peace Education has been awarded annually since 1981. The prize is endowed up to 60 000 US Dollar and honours extraordinary activities in the spirit of the UNESCO constitution. Recipients of the Prize by year 2003: Emile Shoufani, Greek-catholic Archimandrite in Nazareth 2002: ..
UNESCO Science Prize
The UNESCO Science Prize is a biennal prize awarded by UNESCO to "a person or group of persons for an outstanding contribution they have made to the technological development of a developing member state or region through the application of scientific and technological research (particularly in the ..
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Romania
Culture of Romania Arts Literature Music Fine arts Traditions Cuisine Folklore Mythology Spirituality Artists Actors Poets Writers Monuments Religious UNESCO WHS UNESCO has included up until now, 7 sites in Romania on the list of World Heritage Sites. The list Name/Loc..
Unesp
The University which spans the whole State of São Paulo - UNESP in http://www.unesp.br/eng/ RECTORY (São Paulo City) By its multicampus nature, UNESP promotes education, research and services to the community statewide. UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (São Paulo State University) – ..
Unetanneh Tokef
Unetanneh Tokef or U-netanneh Tokef is a piyyut that has been a part of the Rosh Hashanna liturgy in rabbinical Judaism for centuries. It is inserted during the Amidah. The prayer is eschatological in theme, and discusses the judgments that await humanity. It also asserts that even the severest divi..
Unetice culture
Unetice, or more properly Únětice, culture, (German: Aunjetitz) is the name given to an early Bronze Age culture, preceded by the Beaker culture and followed by the Tumulus culture. The eponymous site is located west of Prague. It is focused around the Czech Republic, southern and central..
Uneven bars (gymnastics)
The uneven bars or asymmetric bars is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. It is used only by female gymnasts. It is made of a metal or steel frame. The bars are made of wood, plastic, or composite materials. Contents 1 Dimensions2 Scoring and rules3 Evolution4 External links D..
Uneven knitting
Uneven knitting is a knitting technique in which two knitting needles of grossly diferent sizes are used, e.g., US needle sizes 4 and 12. The method is good for producing elongated stitches and certain specialty patterns. ..
Unexpand
unexpand is a command in the UNIX Operating System. It is used to convert groups of space characters into tabs. For example: $ echo " asdf sdf" | unexpand | od -c 0000000 \t \t a s d f s d f \n 0000014 $ echo " asdf sdf" | od -c 0000000 000..
Unexpect
uneXpect Country Montreal, Quebec Years 1996-present Genre Avantgarde metal Extreme metal Progressive metal Label The End Records Members Syriak ChaotH ExoD Le Bateleur Artagoth Leïlindel Landryx Contents 1 uneXpect2 Biography2.1 Overview2.2 Line-up..
Unexpected (Enterprise episode)
Unexpected is the 4th episode (production #105) of the television series [[Star Trek: Enterprise]]. Synopsis A ship feeding off the Enterprise's warp field is exposed after the crew ignited the plasma exhaust. Commander Tucker takes a trip to the ship to help them repair their warp drive. After h..
Unexpected Company
Unexpected Company is an improvisational comedy group founded in Hollywood, CA in 1986 by Dr. Tim Hillman, formerly a director and teacher at the LA Connection in Sherman Oaks, Califonia were he trained under Kent Skov. Since February 2003, the company has perfomed weekly at the Warwick Museum of Ar..
Unexpected hanging paradox
The unexpected hanging paradox is a paradox involving logic. It is alternatively known as the hangman paradox, the fire drill paradox, or the unexpected exam paradox. Contents 1 The paradox1.1 A simpler form of the paradox2 Discussion3 Representation using modal logic4 T..
Unexpected Productions
Unexpected Productions (UP)is an improvisational comedy company in Seattle, Washington, USA. From their home at the Market Theatre in Seattle's historic Pike Place Market, Unexpected Productions produces year-round shows, teaches improv classes, and hosts the Seattle International Festival of Impro..
Unexpecticon
Unexpecticon (n.) The unexpected and unintended appearance of an emoticon while instant messaging. Example: To change the color, go to Image:Mode:Duotone. returns To change the color, go to Image:Mode(SmileyFace)uotone. ..
Unexplained Canada
Unexplained Canada is a show airing on [[Space: The Imagination Station]] that is a six-part series coming from many different perspectives. It is hosted by John Robert Colombo and premiered January 2006. External link [Show's website] ..
Unexplained EP
Unexplained EP was an EP by the English band EMF. Although following on from their well-received Schubert Dip album (which reached number 3 in the UK and US charts, and spawned an American number one hit single), the Unexplained EP was not a commercial success, peeking at number 18 in the UK char..
Unexplained Mysteries
[Unexplained Mysteries] is an American television show currently in syndication. It deals with eyewitness accounts of paranormal activity, especially aliens, UFOs, and ghosts. There is also an Internet Based IPTV show in the works, which promises to bridge the gap between TV and the Intern..
Unexploded ordnance
"UXO" redirects here. For the cancelled video game, see [[Ultima X: Odyssey]]. Unexploded ordnance (or UXOs) are explosive weapons (bombs, shells, grenades, etc.) that did not explode when they were employed, and still pose a risk of detonation, decades after the battles in which they were used. ..
UNE (band)
UNE (畝) is the musical project of Akira Inada. The music is best described as transcendental metal, with an atmospheric, all-encompassing sound, reminiscent of Sigur Ros, while also being (as it has often been put) "heavier than the devil". However, it is very difficult to describe: as Jonah Mat..
Une femme coquette
Une femme coquette (1956) was the first of four short fiction films made by French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, preceding his work in feature-length, narrative film. Writing credits Guy de Maupassant... novel Le Signe Jean-Luc Godard... (as Hans Lucas) Cast Jean-Luc Godard .... The Client..
Une femme mariée
Une femme mariée (A Married Woman, 1964) was the eighth narrative feature film by French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard. ..
Une Femme ou Deux
Une Femme ou Deux (One Woman or Two) is a film made in France in 1985. It is a comedy which lasts about 97 mins. It was directed by Daniel Vigne who was also the screenwriter along with Elizabeth Rappeneau. The cast included Gérard Depardieu, Sigourney Weaver, Ruth Westheimer, Michel Aumont, Zabou..
Une histoire américaine
Une histoire américaine is a novel published in 1986 by Canadian novelist, essayist, children's writer, journalist, filmmaker and poet, Jacques Godbout. Une histoire américaine was one of the novels chosen for inclusion in the French version of Canada Reads, broadcast on Radio-Canada in 2004, whe..
Une histoire d'eau
Une histoire d'eau (aka A Story of Water) is a film directed and written by Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut in 1961. It recounts the story of a woman's trip to Paris, which is surrounded by a large flooded area. Sources ..
Une robe d'été
Une robe d'été is a 1996 short movie directed by François Ozon about a lagging gay relationship that is refueled in an unexpected way. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Luc (Frédéric Mangenot), a young man in his late teens / early twenties, spends..
Une rose au paradis
Science-fiction novel written by René Barjavel. Buried far beneath what used to be Paris, the last members of the human race live in an automated shelter. They are Mr. and Mrs. Jonas, their twin teenage children Jim and Jil, and Mr. Gé, who is directly responsible for setting the bombs that entir..
Une Saison en Enfer
French poet Arthur Rimbaud's Une Saison en Enfer (A Season in Hell) dates itself April through August 1873, but these are dates of completion. He wrote the book in a farmhouse in Roche, Ardennes. It is the only work that was published by Rimbaud himself. The book had a considerable influence on lat..
Une Semaine de Bonte
Une Semaine de Bonte (A Week of Kindness) is a collage novel by Max Ernst made during a three week visit in Italy, around the time of Hitler's rise to power in Germany. The novel was first published in 1934, as a series of five pamphlets of less than 1,000 copies each. The novel consists of found..
Une Seule Nuit
Une Seule Nuit (also known as L'Hymne de la victoire or Ditanyè) is the national anthem of Burkina Faso. Written by Thomas Sankara. It was adopted in 1984. French lyrics Contre la férule humiliante il y a déjà mille ans, La rapacité venue de loin les asservir il y a cent ans. Contre la cyniqu..
Une vie (album)
Track listing Une vieChanter les voixNonToutes les femmes du mondeMamy blueJésus bambinoAvec le tempsLe fermierLes choses de l'amourMonsieur l'amourTout au plusComment faire pour oublier Singles 1971 Comment faire pour oublier / La rose que j'aimais1971 Jésus bambino / Tout au plus1971 Mamy blu..

 


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