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URS
As a three letter acronym, URS can be: the former IOC country code for the Soviet UnionRobert Schuman University (Université Robert Schuman)The Unbroadcastable Radio Show at the Comedy Store, ManchesterURS Corporation, a US-based engineering services firm ..
Urs
Urs is the death anniversary of a Sufi saint in South Asia, usually held at the saint's shrine or tomb. This Muslim religious fair which may include religious music, Qawwali. The ceremonies are begun by the sajjada nashin. ..
Ursa
Ursa may mean: Ursa Major - Great Bear constellationUrsa Minor - Small Bear constellationUrsa (Finland), a Finnish astronomical association ([fi], [link])Ursa (villain), a Kryptonian villain featured in the films [[Superman: The Movie]] and Superman IIUrsa is also a spider genus..
Ursa, Illinois
Ursa is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 595 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Registered Historic Places4 External links Geography Ursa is located at [40°4′29″N, 91°22′15″W] (40.074653, -91.37077..
Ursäkta röran (vi bygger om)
Filip & Fredrik first achieved fame with Ursäkta röran broadcast on TV4 in 2002. Six episodes were made but only four aired. The concept involved Filip and Fredrik making fun of both famous and unknown people using a hidden camera and similar setups. The jokes were of a rather unusual - sometimes ..
Ursari
The Ursari (from the Romanian Urs, meaning bear) are bear trainers, of the Manush nation of Gypsy. The Manush are typically entertainers. Ursari may also refer to a dialect of Balkan Romani [link]. See also Boyash ..
Ursaring
In the fictional Pokémon universe, Ursaring (リングマ Ringuma in Japan, also called Ursaring in Germany and France) is a bear Pokémon that evolves from Teddiursa. It is the larger of the two bear Pokemon (three if you count Spinda). Ursaring's name is composed of ursa (the latin term for be..
Ursarkar E. Creed
Lord Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed is a fictional character and the leader of the Imperial Guard Cadian Shock Troopers in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Ursarkar E. Creed is the 50 year old general currently in command of the Cadian military. Creed was found as a young boy in the burning ruins of Kas..
Ursa (comics)
Ursa is a supervillain that appeared as an enemy of Superman in various comic book series and in other media adaptations. She was a co-conspirator and accomplice of General Zod in attempting to overthrow the government of Krypton. One of the most notable features about her is her hatred for anyt..
Ursa Major
Ursa major click for larger image Abbreviation UMa Genitive Ursae Majoris Symbology the Great Bear Right ascension 10.67 h Declination 55.38° Area Ranked 3rd Number of stars(magnitude < 3) 6 Brightest star App. magnitude 1.7) Meteor showers Alpha Ursa MajoridsLeon..
Ursa Major (comics)
Ursa Major (real name Mikhail Uriokovitch Ursus) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe, and a former member of the Soviet Super-Soldiers. He can, at will, turn himself into a bear-like creature, more anthropomorphic than an ordinary ursine. In this form he possesses sup..
Ursa Major Awards
The Ursa Major Awards are intended to be the furry fandom award for outstanding achievement in anthropomorphic and furry arts, equivalent to the science fiction fandom's Hugo Awards.[The Ursa Major Awards official website] The awards were first presented in 2001 at [[WikiFur:ConFurence 1..
Ursa Major cluster
The Ursa Major cluster is a spiral-rich galaxy cluster of the Virgo Supercluster. One of its biggest galaxies are NGC 3631, NGC 3953, NGC M109 on north and NGC 3726, NGC 3938 NGC 4051 on South. The Ursa Major cluster is located at a distance of 18.6 megaparsecs (60 million light years) and contain..
Ursa Major Dwarf
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Ursa Major Dwarf (UMa dSph) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy orbiting the Milky Way galaxy. The discovery by Beth Willman et al. was announced in 2005. Being a small dwarf galaxy, it measures only a few thousand light years in diameter. It is the least lumin..
Ursa Major Dwarf (disambiguation)
Ursa Major Dwarf can connote several things The dwarf spheroidal galaxy, Ursa Major Dwarf Galaxy, discovered by Beth Willman in 2005, a satellite of the Milky WayThe globular cluster, Palomar 4, once thought to be a dwarf galaxy, discovered in 1949 and again in 1955 This is a [disambiguationd..
Ursa Major Moving Group
The Ursa Major Moving Group is the closest moving group to Earth, that is, a set of stars with common velocities in space, thought to have a common origin. Its core is located roughly 80 light years away. It is rich in bright stars, including most of the stars of the Big Dipper. Contents 1 ..
Ursa Major North group of galaxies
Ursa Major North group Galaxy cluster List of galaxy clusters ° b = ° |- ! style="text-align:left;"| Supergalactic coordinate: | L = ° B = ° |- ! style="text-align:left;"| Distance: | 55 million ly |- ! style="text-align:left;"| Constellation(s): | Ursa Major |- ! style="text-al..
Ursa Major South group of galaxies
Ursa Major South group Galaxy cluster List of galaxy clusters ° b = ° |- ! style="text-align:left;"| Supergalactic coordinate: | L = ° B = ° |- ! style="text-align:left;"| Distance: | 55 million ly |- ! style="text-align:left;"| Constellation(s): | Ursa Major |- ! style="text-al..
Ursa Minor
Ursa minor click for larger image Abbreviation UMi Genitive Ursae Minoris Symbology the Small Bear Right ascension 15 h Declination 70° Area Ranked 56th Number of stars(magnitude < 3) 2 Brightest star App. magnitude 2.02) Meteor showers Ursids Borderingconstellati..
Ursa Minor Dwarf
Ursa Minor Dwarf Galaxy List of galaxies |- ! style="text-align:left;" | Apparent magnitude (V) | +10.9 |- ! style="text-align:left;" | Apparent dimensions (V) | 41 × 26 arcmins |- ! style="text-align:left;" | Constellation | Ursa Minor constellation |- ! colspan="2" style="bac..
Urschmitt (Germany)
Urschmitt is a place in the district Cochem cell in Rhineland-Palatinate. It has 286 inhabitants on a surface of 6,61 km². The first mention took place in the year 980 - at that time still under the name Ursmedia. Homepage [urschmitt.de] ..
Ursem
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Ursem in the municipality of Wester-Koggenland. Ursem ([52°38′N 4°54′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wester-Koggenland, and lies about 7 km south..
Ursicinus
Ursicinus, a Latin name derived from Ursus 'bear', can refer to: Antipope Ursicinus (or Ursinus)Saint Ursinus (several saints in Italy and elsewhere)Ursicinus (a Roman general of the fourth century AD) redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Ursicinus (Roman General)
The Roman General Ursicinus was the master of cavalry (magister equitum) in the near-East c.349-359 (Wallace-Hadrill 1986: 486). In 353 Ammianus Marcellinus was attached to the command of Ursicinus at his headquarters in Nisibis (A.M. 14.9.1, 3; Thompson 1969: 3). He was recalled from Nisibis in 354..
Ursids
The Ursids meteor activity begins annually around December 17th and runs for a week plus, until the 25th or 26th. In 2005 the period of greatest activity is predicted to be December 22 at 13 UT. History The Ursids were probably discovered by William F. Denning who observed them for several years a..
Ursid hybrid
An ursid hybrid is an animal with parents from two different species or subspecies of the Ursidae (bear) family. Species and subspecies of bear known to have produced offspring with another bear species or subspecies include brown bears, black bears, grizzly bears and polar bears, all of which are m..
Ursina
Ursina can refer to: 860 Ursina, a minor planet orbiting the Sun.Ursina, Pennsylvania, a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wis..
Ursina, Pennsylvania
Ursina is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 254 at the 2000 census. Geography Ursina is located at [39°48′60″N, 79°19′52″W] (39.816562, -79.331002)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, t..
Ursins
Ursins is a municipality in the district of Yverdon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ..
Ursinus
Ursinus may refer to The first bishop of the diocese of Bourges, Saint UrsinusAn alias of the Antipope Ursicinus († after 384)Zacharias Ursinus, a German theologian († 1583)Ursinus College, a liberal arts college in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. (named after the theologian)Oskar Ursinus, the Germa..
Ursinus College
Ursinus College is a small, coeducational, liberal arts college in Collegeville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Named after Zacharias Ursinus, a 16th-century German theologian and an important figure in the Protestant Reformation, the college was founded in 1869 by the German Reformed Church on..
Ursitoare
In Romanian mythology, the three Ursitoare are supposed to appear three nights after a child's birth to determine the course of its life. They are similar to the Greek Fates or Moirae. ..
UrSkeks
The UrSkeks are the original rulers of the planet Thra in the film The Dark Crystal. The UrSkeks are noble beings, tall and graceful. In their eternal search for perfection they sought to purify the darkness within them: "In the heart of the Crystal they had made a trap for light, a net of crysta..
Urskog-Hølandsbanen
Urskog - Hølandsbanen (UHB), also known as Tertitten, is a narrow gauge railway (750mm) between Sørumsand and Skulerud in Norway. The original line was 57 km long and was built in three stages: Urskogbanen opened in 1896; Hølandsbanen opened in 1898 and finally the line between Bingsfos and Sør..
Urskumug
Urskumug is a Latvian Black metal band. URSKUMUG (former RAVEN) came to be in 2001, when the twosome of Krauklis (guitar/voice) and Slayorda (keys) was joined by Maero (guitar). Ever since, the sound of the band has evolved towards rapid and atmospheric black metal hailstorm with an intention to av..
Ursodesoxycholic acid
Ursodesoxycholic acid (also Ursodeoxycholic acid) is a component of bile acid, produced by the liver and stored in the gall bladder. Bile acids such as ursodesoxycholic acid help the body digest fats. Ursodesoxycholic acid in particular helps regulate cholesterol by reducing the rate at which the..
Ursodiol
Ursodiol Chemical name Ursodeoxycholic acid Chemical formula C24H40O4 Molecular mass 392.56 g/mol CAS number 128-13-2 Melting point 203–206 °C Ursodiol (trade names Actigall, Ursofalk, Urso, Urso Forte) is a bile acid found in large quantities in bear bile; it also oc..
Ursperger Chronicle
The Ursperger Chronicle is a medieval history of the world, starting with the Assyrian King Ninius and ending in 1229. [Catholic Encyclopedia article] ..
Ursula
Ursula may refer to: Ursula Andress, 1960's sex symbol and first Bond Girl.Ursula Buffay, character portrayed by Lisa Kudrow on the television shows Mad About You and Friends.Ursula Flint-Black, wife of Phineas Nigellus Black in the Harry Potter series.Ursula, the sea witch in the Disney film The L..
Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
Ursula is a villainess who first appeared in the Disney animated movie The Little Mermaid. She was voiced by Pat Carroll in the film, its subsequent TV series and the Kingdom Hearts video games. She is a sea witch who "helps" unfortunate people while achieving her own goals. From her waist up, she..
Ursula Andress
Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder in "Dr. No"; the role that made her into an international sex symbol. Ursula Andress (born 19 March, 1936) is a Swiss actress who was a major sex symbol of the 1960s. She is best known for her role as the first Bond girl. Ursula Andress was born in Ostermundige..
Ursula Appolloni
Ursula Appolloni (December 7 1929 - December 29 1994) was a Canadian Member of Parliament (MP). Appolloni is best known for her upset victory against New Democratic Party leader David Lewis in the riding York South in the 1974 federal election. Appolloni beat Lewis by 1863 votes, ending Lewis' pol..
Ursula Bruhin
Ursula Bruhin (born 19 March 1970) is a Swiss snowboarder, World Champion in Parallel Giant Slalom in 2001 and 2003. External links http://www.UrsulaBruhin.ch[Interview with Ursula Bruhin] () ..
Ursula Buchfellner
Ursula Buchfellner (born 8 June 1961 in Munich, Germany) is a German model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1979 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Weissbrich. Ursula also was the Playmate for the December 1977 issue of Playboy's German ..
Ursula Burns
Ursula M. Burns (New York, New York, September 20, 1958 - ) is president of Business Group Operations at Xerox Corporation, Stamford, Connecticut. She was named to this position in December 2002. She is also a corporate senior vice president, appointed April 2000. Business Group Operations is a $12..
Ursula Cowgill
Ursula M. Cowgill is a biologist and anthropologist who worked for Yale University , Dow Chemical Company and the University of Colorado during the second half of the 20th century. Her work includes studies of prehistoric agriculture in Central America, seasons of birth in human beings, the relation..
Ursula Franklin
Dr. Ursula Martius Franklin, CC, O.Ont, Ph.D, FRSC (born September 16, 1921 in Munich, Germany) is a German-Canadian metallurgist and research physicist. She has also been active in promoting pacifist and feminist causes. Franklin began her career during World War II, but was imprisoned in a Nazi w..
Ursula Franklin Academy
Ursula Franklin Academy (UFA) is a small high school located in the High Park area of Toronto, Canada. Students can attend UFA from anywhere in the Toronto District School Board. Started in 1995, UFA is now celebrating the completion of 10 years as an operational school. Ursula Franklin Academy's ..
Ursula Hall
Ursula Hall is a fully-catered residential hall for undergraduate students of The Australian National University. Its residents are drawn primarily from rural and regional Australia and from overseas. History The Hall was founded as an all-female institution in 1968 by the Ursuline Order. In 1971 i..
Ursula Haubner
Ursula Haubner Ursula Haubner (born December 22, 1945) is an Austrian politician of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ), formerly of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ). Haubner is married with two daughters and three grandchildren. Her younger brother is former FPÖ and now BZÖ party..
Ursula Hegi
Ursula Hegi, best selling fiction writer, was born on May 23rd 1946, and lived in West Germany until she was 18. She moved to the United States and has lived both on the East Coast and in Spokane, Washington. She first wrote stories set in the United States, and then began to write fiction about G..
Ursula Howells
Ursula Howells (17 September 1922-16 October 2005) is an English actress whose elegant presence kept her much in demand for roles in film and television. Her film credits include: I Believe in You, The Weak and The Wicked, The Constant Husband, The Long Arm, West of Suez, Dr Terror's House of Horro..
Ursula Jeans
Ursula Jeans (May 5 1906–April 21 1973) was a British actress on film, stage, and television. Ms. Jeans was born in Shimla, India, to British parents, and raised and educated in London. She was the sister of Desmond Jeans, a boxer and actor, and Isabel Jeans, also a stage actor. She made he..
Ursula Julia Ledochowska
Julia Urszula Ledóchowska, (1865 - 1939) a Catholic Saint, a nun, and the foundress of the Congregation of Ursuline Sisters of Agonizing Heart of Jesus Julia was born in Loosdorf, in Lower Austria, as the second of the seven children of Count Antoni Halka Ledochowski and Josephine Salis-Zizers. Her..
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin at an informal bookstore Q&A session, July 2004 Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (born October 21, 1929) is an American author. She has written novels, poetry, children's books and essays, and is best known for her science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. First published..
Ursula Karven
Ursula Karven (born 17 September 1964 in Ulm, Germany) is a German actress. Ursula Karven acts and has been involved in numerous German television films and series. In 2001, Ursula Karven made headlines for a tragic reason. Her four year-old son Daniel drowned during a birthday party in the swimm..
Ursula Mayes
Ursula Yvonne Mayes (born August 9, 1979 in Seoul, South Korea) is a half-Korean, half-German/Native American Automobile Import model and make-up artist. Since February 2006, she is a model on NBC's Deal or No Deal. She holds case 5 on the show. External links [Official website][U..
Ursula Mommens
Ursula Frances Mommens (née Darwin, first married name Trevelyan) (born 20 August 1908) is a British potter. She is still working as a potter at the age of 97, and is about to have an exhibition in London, June, 2006 She is the daughter of Bernard Darwin and his wife the engraver Elinor Monsell. ..
Ursula Moray Williams
Ursula Moray Williams (born April 19, 1911, Petersfield, Hampshire, England) is a children's author. Williams has written over sixty books with the most notable being Gobbolino, the Witch's Cat and Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse. Bibliographics 1938 Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse193..
Ursula of Brandenburg
Ursula, Margravine von Brandenburg (17 October 1488 – 18 September 1510, Güstrow) was a German noblewoman. She was the daughter of Johann Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg and Margarethe of Saxony. At age 19, on 16 February 1507 she married Duke Heinrich V of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1479-1552). ..
Ursula Oppens
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. Ursula Oppens is an American..
Ursula Plassnik
Ursula Plassnik Ursula Plassnik (born May 23 1956 in Klagenfurt) is an Austrian diplomat and politician. She has been Foreign Minister of Austria since October 2004. Plassnik is from the Austrian state of Carinthia and grew up in a social democratic family. 1971 to 1972 she was exchange stude..
Ursula Reit
Ursula Reit (5 March 1914 – 9 November 1998), born in Wuppertal, Germany, was an actress who is perhaps best known for her role as Mrs. Gloop in the 1971 musical film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder. Reit died in 1998 as a result of natural causes. External links ..
Ursula Rucker
Ursula Rucker Ursula Rucker is a spoken word recording artist. Ursula is known for her diverse repertoire, and for utilizing techniques that catch her listeners' attention, both of which have brought her critical acclaim and widespread praise from fans. Contents 1 Career Orgins2 ..
Ursula Sarcev
Ursula Sarcev, née Alberto (born in February 26, 1968) is an American fitness competitor and actress. She was married to bodybuilder Milos Sarcev until they divorced in 1997. Contest history 1994: Galaxy Competition (1st)1996: Women's World Pro Fitness Championships (6th) Filmography [[Nemesis III..
Ursula Southeil
Ursula Southeil (c. 1488 - 1561) (possibly Ursula Sonthiel), better known as Mother Shipton, was an English soothsayer and prophetess who is said to have made dozens of unusually accurate predictions, including the Great Plague of London, the Spanish Armada, and the Great Fire of London. The most ..
Ursula Stenzel
Ursula Stenzel (born 22 September 1945 in Vienna) is an Austrian politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Austrian People's Party, a member of the bureau of the European People's Party, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs. She is also c..
Ursula Stephens
Ursula Mary Stephens (b. July 7, 1954) is an Australian politician. Stephens was elected to the Australian Senate for New South Wales in July 2001, representing the Australian Labor Party. She began her term on July 1 2002. Reference [Ursula Stephens, Senate Biography] Current member..
Ursula Thielemann
Ursula Thielemann (born January 9, 1960) was a field hockey international from West Germany, who won the silver medal with her national squad at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. She was the first goalkeeper in women's field hockey to wear a helmet. Thielemann is often known as ..
Ursula Vaughan Williams
Ursula Vaughan Williams (née Lock, first married name Wood; born 15 March 1911) is an English poet and author. Biography Ursula Lock was born in Malta in 1911, the daughter of Major-General Sir Robert Lock. She married first Wood. She began writing poetry in 1921 and her first published collecti..
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen (born 8 October 1958 in Brussels) is a German politician (CDU). Ursula von der Leyen studied economics and medicine at the universities of Göttingen, Münster, and Hannover, as well as at Stanford University. From 1987 to 1992, she worked as assistant doctor at the ..
Ursula von Rydingsvard
Ursula von Rydingsvard (1942 -) is a Polish-American abstract sculptor. Born in a German refugee camp, she emigrated to Connecticut with her family in 1950, and later studied art at Columbia University. There, she developed her distinctive style: folded, organic forms constructed from sawn and ch..
Ursule Molinaro
Ursule Molinaro is the author of A Full Moon of Women: 29 Word Portraits of Notable Women [link] and Narcissus and Goldmund : A Novel [link]. [other books] by Ursule. ..
Ursuline
The word Ursuline is used to describe the following: Ursulines A Catholic religious order. Several schools named after the Ursuline religious order: Ursuline Academy (Cincinnati, Ohio)Ursuline Academy (New Orleans)Ursuline Academy (Wilmington, Delaware)Ursuline Academy (Springfield, Illinois)Ursuli..
Ursulines
The Ursulines are a religious order founded at Brescia, Italy by St. Angela of Merici in November 1535, primarily for the education of girls and the care of the sick and needy. Their patron saint is the St. Ursula. Contents 1 History2 Role in education2.1 Colleges and universities..
Ursulines of Quebec
The Ursuline monastery of Quebec is the oldest institution of learning for women in North America. Its history begins on 1 August, 1639, when its first members landed in Canada, thirty-one years after Champlain had founded Quebec (1608) and only four after his death. The monastery was established by..
Ursuline Academy (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Ursuline Academy Principal Ms. Adele Iwanusa President Ms. Sharon Redmond School type Private, Female Religious affiliation Roman Catholic, Ursulines Location Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Mascot Lions School colors Green, White, and Gold Ursuline Academy is a four-yea..
Ursuline Academy (Wilmington, Delaware)
Established in 1893 by the Ursulines in Wilmington, Delaware, Ursuline Academy is a private school which offers Early Childhood (Montessori and Kindergarten) and Primary (Grades 1-3) school classes for both girls and boys, and Intermediate (Grades 4-6), Middle (Grades 7-8), and Upper (Grades 9-12) s..
Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Ursuline Academy of Dallas (commonly referred to as "Ursuline" or "UA") is a Catholic high school for girls located on Walnut Hill Lane by the intersection of Inwood Road in North Dallas, Texas. Ursuline Academy was founded in 1874 and is credited with being the oldest school in the city that has..
Ursuline Academy of Dedham
Ursuline Academy is an independent college preparatory day school for young women in grades 7-12. Owned and operated by the Ursuline Sisters, a world-wide teaching order, Ursuline Academy is a private Catholic school located on a twenty-eight acre campus in Dedham, Massachusetts. External links �..
Ursuline College
Ursuline College is a small, Roman Catholic liberal arts college for women in Pepper Pike, Ohio. It was founded in 1871 by the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland and is one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States. The campus is situated approximately 10 miles outs..
Ursuline Convent Riots
The Ursuline Convent Riots were riots occurring on August 11 and August 12 1834 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, near Boston. In the riot, a convent of Roman Catholic Ursuline nuns was burned down. The event was triggered by reported abuse of a member of the order, and was fuelled by the rebirth of ex..
Ursuline High School
The Ursuline High School, Wimbledon ("the Ursulines") is a Roman Catholic secondary school for girls aged 11 to 18. Contents 1 General2 External links3 Miscellaneous4 See also General The school is based in Crescent Road and The Downs, Wimbledon, London SW20 8HA. (Tel: 020 82..
Ursuline High School, Youngstown
Ursuline High School Address 750 Wick Avenue City Youngstown CDP, Mahoning County, Ohio 44505 Established 1905 Type Private Secondary Superintendent Dr. Michael Skube Principal Ms. Patricia Fleming Grades 9 to 12 District Catholic Diocese of Youngstown Mascot Fighting Irish Colors ..
Ursus (beer)
Image at Ursus' 125 year anniversary concert Ursus is the best-selling beer in Romania, due to its respected flavour and reasonable price compared to imported beers. It has been brewed for over 125 years and is advertised under the slogan Regele berii în România ("The King of Beers in Romani..
Ursus (disambiguation)
Ursus has more than one meaning: Mighty Ursus or Saint Ursus, a Roman-era muscleman (similar to Hercules), who starred in a series of Italian sword-and-sandal films in the 1960'sUrsus (biology), a genus of bearsUrsus (beer), a Romanian beerUrsus (vodka), an Icelandic vodkaUrsus (district in Warsaw)..
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Ursus (genus)
Ursus is a genus in the family Ursidae (bears) that includes the widely distributed brown bears and black bears (including the Polar Bear). The name is derived from the Latin ursus, meaning bear. Species and subspecies of Ursus American Black Bear, Ursus americanusBrown Bear, Ursus arctos*Europea..
Ursus (vodka)
URSUS Roter is the only red vodka drink with an unique blend of pure URSUS Vodka and the subtle sweetness of sloe berries made in Iceland. [About Ursus vodka] ..
Ursus of Benevento
Ursus or Orso (died 892) succeeded his father, Aiulf II, as Prince of Benevento in 890 or 891. Ursus did not long hold this post. He was deposed after the capture of Benevento by the Byzantine strategos of Calabria, Sybbaticius. Benevento became, albeit briefly, the capital of the thema of Langobard..
Ursus Veritas
Ursus Veritas is a side-project of Thrice's lead vocalist and guitarist, Dustin Kensrue. It a play-on-words of its Latin components: Ursus meaning bear, and Veritas meaning truth. Kensrue has been quoted as saying there is no real special significance to the name, other than he likes bears, and..
Ursus wz.29
Samochód Pancerny wzór 29 General characteristics Crew 4 (driver, backward driver, commander/gunner, rear gunner) Length with MG: 5.49 without MG: 5.15 m Width 1.85 m Height 2.48 m Weight 4.8 t Armour and armament Armour 4-10 mm Main armament 37 mm SA-18 Putea..
Ursu Timotei
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Timotei Ursu (born 1939) is a Romanian film director, television director, writer and journalist. He was born on January 22, 1939 in Timişoara. In 1962 he graduated from Babeş-Bolyai University in Cluj, Romania. He took a degree in History and Philology. In 196..
Ursviken
Ursviken is a small town in Skellefteå Municipality, Northern Sweden. ..
Urswick
The villages of Great Urswick and Little Urswick, together called Urswick, are located in the Furness peninsula, part of the administrative county of Cumbria in the United Kingdom. They are situated to the south-west of the town of Ulverston. Urswick is one of the oldest settlements on the peninsul..
Ursynów
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Urszula Augustyn
Urszula Augustyn (born September 01, 1964 in Tarnów) is a Polish politician. She was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 4890 votes in 15 Tarnów district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list. See also Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2009 External links [Urszula Augustyn - parl..
Urszula Dudziak
Urszula Dudziak (b. 1943) is a leading Polish jazz vocalist. She has worked with such artists as Krzysztof Komeda, Michał Urbaniak (her husband), Gil Evans, Archie Shepp, and Lester Bowie. Born on October 22, 1943, Straconka, Poland. Studied piano but began to sing in the late 50s after hearing re..
Urszula Kielan
Urszula Kielan (born 10 October 1960) is a retired high jumper from Poland. She won four medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as an Olympic silver medal in 1980. Major achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1978 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 3rd 1979 Eur..
Urszula Krupa
Urszula Krupa (born on 20 October 1949 in Łódź) is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Lodz Voivodship with the Liga Polskich Rodzin, part of the Independence and Democracy and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and it..
Urs (Ajmer)
The Urs at Ajmer , a city in Indian state of Rajasthan ,celebrates the death anniversary of Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti with six days of music, fairs and night-long qawwali singing.The anniversary is celebrated in the seventh month of lunar calendar.The thousands of pilgrims visit from all over I..
Urs Bühler
Urs Toni Bühler (born July 19, 1971 in Willisau, Switzerland) is a classically trained tenor and member of the operatic pop musical quartet, Il Divo. His musical training started at the age of five, when Bühler began singing in a choir and also learned to play violin, clarinet, piano, guitar and ..
URS Corp.
URS Corporation NYSE: [URS] is one of the largest engineering design firms worldwide and a leading U.S. federal government contractor. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, URS is a full-service, global organization with offices located in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. U..
Urs Egger
Urs Egger (born 1955) is a Swiss film and television director. From 1974 to 1997 he worked for the Swiss Neue Zürcher Zeitung and the Australian Cinema Papers as a correspondent from Los Angeles, responsible for reporting about the film industry. He visited the American Film Institute to become a ..
Urs Graf
The wild army (Urs Graf, around 1520). Urs Graf (born 1485 in Solothurn, Switzerland; died after 1529) was a Swiss Renaissance painter and engraver. Graf learned his profession first from his father, Hugo Graf, then from a goldsmith in Zürich. He initially earned money as a desinger of book ..
Urs Hoelzle
Urs Hoelzle is vice president of operations and vice president of engineering at Google. He was the Associate Professor of Computer Science at UC Santa Barbara. He is credited for creating [[Google's hoaxes#2005: Google Gulp|Google Gulp]] for April Fools day 2005 [link]. Websites [Pe..
Urs Kälin
Urs Kälin (born 26 February 1966) is a former Swiss alpine skier. Kälin won three silver medals in Giant Slalom: at the 1991 World Championships in Saalbach, at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, and at 1996 World Championships in Sierra Nevada. External links [Works of and about ]..
Urs Meier
Urs Meier (born January 22 1959 in Würenlos) is a retired Swiss football referee, a grocer by trade that owns a brand of household appliances. From 1994 until 2004 he was an international FIFA referee. He was elected by an expert jury to be the second-best referee in 2002 and third-best in 2004. H..
Urs Räber
Urs Räber (born 28 November 1958) is a former Swiss alpine skier. In 1984, Räber won the World Cup in Downhill skiing. He now owns the Hotel Schönbuhl in Wilderswil near Interlaken in the Swiss canton of Bern. ..
Urs Samyuktha Paksha
Urs Samyuktha Paksha (Urs United Party), political party in the Indian state of Karnataka. USP was founded by businessman Hari L. Khoday on January 16 2004. The goal of USP is to work for the rights of the Backward Castes. USP considers that it upholds the legacy of the former Chief Minister of Ka..
Urs Schwaller
Urs Schwaller (born 31 October 1952) is a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Council of States for the Canton of Fribourg. Elected to the Council in 2003, Schwaller currently presides the caucus of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC). From 1992-2004, Schwaller was member of the can..
Urs Schwarzenbach
Urs Schwarzenbach is a Swiss-born financier based in the United Kingdom. Schwarzenbach set up Interexchange, the largest foreign exchange dealership in Switzerland. Through its success, he has bought £30m of property in the UK, 123,000 acres in Australia, £17m of assets in the aviation field and ..
Urs Vescoli
Urs Vescoli is an Australian male skeleton racer, who takes part in the 2005/2006 Skeleton World Cup trying to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics. World Cup 2005/2006 Results DNS on November 10, 2005, Calgary CAN21st on November 17, 2005, Lake Placid USA ..

 


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