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U.S.-British Staff Conference (ABC-1)
Secret discussions between United States and British military staff members on American, British and Canadian (ABC) military coordination in the event of U.S. entry into World War II. The conference took place in Washington, D.C. from January 29, 1941 to March 27, 1941. The US-British Staff Confere..
U.S. Ballooning Hall of Fame
The U.S. Ballooning Hall of Fame is located at the National Balloon Museum in Indianola, Iowa. The Hall of Fame "recognizes persons who have contributed in significant ways to the sport and or development of Ballooning." The following persons have been inducted into the Hall of Fame: 2004: Ed Yost..
U.S. Bancorp
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: [USB]) is a financial services holding company, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its retail division is U.S. Bank, the sixth-largest bank in the United States based on holdings. U.S. Bancorp was number 133 in the Fortune 500 list of major U.S. companies for 2..
U.S. Banker
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U.S. Bank Arena
U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. U.S. Bank Arena (originally known as the Riverfront Coliseum and later known as The Crown and the Firstar Center) is an indoor arena located in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio near the Ohio River next to the Great American Ball Park. Completed in 1975, the arena..
U.S. Bank Center
U.S. Bank Center is a high-rise located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, noted for being the tallest building in the state. It stands 601 feet (183 meters) and 42 stories tall. Completed in 1973, the building was originally named the First Wisconsin Center, as it was constructed for First Wisconsin Nationa..
U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
The U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee is a regular golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in July in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The tournament is held at the Brown Deer Park Golf Course. U.S. Bancorp is the main sponsor of the tournament. The 2006 purse was $3,500,000, with $630,000 goi..
U.S. Bank Tower
The U.S. Bank Tower (Library Tower, First Interstate World Center) at 633 West Fifth Street in downtown Los Angeles, California is the tallest North American skyscraper west of Chicago, the tallest building in California, and the tallest building with a helipad on the roof (required by the city bui..
U.S. Bicycle Route 1
U.S. Bicycle Route 1 (often called U.S. Bike Route 1) is a cross-country bicycle trail that runs the length of the United States eastern seaboard from Florida to Maine. It is one of the two original U.S. Bicycle Routes, the other being U.S. Bicycle Route 76. In North Carolina and Virginia the rout..
U.S. Bicycle Route 76
U.S. Bicycle Route 76 is a cross-country bicycle route east of the Mississippi River in the United States. It runs from the midwestern state of Illinois to the eastern seaboard state of Virginia. It is also known as the TransAmerica Bike Route. Route description In the state of Illinois, U.S. Bic..
U.S. Bitonto
Unione Sportiva Bitonto is an Italian football club located in Bitonto, Apulia. It currently plays in Serie D. Its colors are black and green. External links () [Official homepage] ..
U.S. Bojano
Unione Sportiva Bojano is an Italian football club located in Bojano, Molise. It currently plays in Serie D. Its colors are white and red. External links () [Official homepage] ..
U.S. Bombs
U.S. Bombs are an American punk rock band, formed in 1993. U.S. Bombs consists of vocalist Duane Peters, guitarists Chuck Briggs (who recently died of AIDS-related complications) and Kerry Martinez, bassist Wade Walston, and drummer Chip Hanna. The group put out their first album in 1996, an epon..
U.S. Bus
U.S. Bus Corporation of Suffern, New York is a manufacturer of small and mid-sized school buses and non-school buses, such as those used by churches and day care centers. Products Sturdibus HD 5500Safetran minibusUniverse minibusSturdibus minibusSturdibus HD minibus See also School busBlue Bird Cor..
Usb8x
Usb8x is a Flash application for the TI-84+ and TI-84+SE graphing calculators. It is a driver that interfaces with the calculator's built in USB port, allowing developers to easily create their own USB device drivers for use on the calculators. This allows the newfound use of USB peripherals such ..
USBC (disambiguation)
USBC may refer to: United States Barista ChampionshipUnited States Bowling Congress 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 link to point directly to the intended articl..
USBC Masters
The USBC Masters is one of the four major Ten pin PBA (Professional Bowlers Association) bowling events. It is named for the United States Bowling Congress. Prior to 2005 it was known as the ABC Masters, named for the American Bowling Congress (which was merged into the USBC in 2005). See also Un..
Usborne Publishing
Usborne Publishing, often called Usborne Books, is a children's book publisher that is based in the UK. Formed by Peter Usborne in 1975, it has become one of the largest producers of children's nonfiction in the world. Their books are highly regarded among educators and parents for their entertainin..
Usborne Puzzle Adventure series
The Puzzle Adventure series from Usborne Publishing Ltd was first created in 1984 with the release of Escape from Blood Castle. Each book contains a vividly illustrated story, with a plot-related puzzle to solve on each double-page. Since its inception, a number of related series have been created..
USB (disambiguation)
USB can mean: Universal Serial Bus, a computer bus standard:note: can also refer to Wireless USB, a wireless implementation of the USBultrasound-guided biopsy in oncologyunified S band in communications satellitesUniwersytet Stefana Batorego (Stefan Batory University; now Vilnius University), a univ..
USB communications device class
USB communications device class (or "USB CDC") is a composite Universal Serial Bus device class. It provides you with a single device class, but there may be more than one interfaces implemented such as a custom control interface, data interface, audio and mass storage related interfaces etc. The c..
USB core
The USB Core is a subsystem in the Linux computer operating system, with a specific application programming interface (API) to support USB devices and host controllers. Its purpose is to abstract all hardware or device dependent parts by defining a set of data structures, macros and functions. Exte..
USB enclosure
A number of manufacturers offer portable USB hard drives that offer performance comparable to conventional ATA (IDE) drives. These external drives, called enclosures, are often composed of an embedded system translating device that connect to USB on one side and to conventional IDE, ATA, ATAPI, or..
USB flash drive
A USB drive, shown with a 24 mm US quarter coin for scale. Flash drive with retractable USB Connector USB flash drives are NAND-type flash memory data storage devices integrated with a USB interface. They are typically small, lightweight, removable and rewritable. Sizes range from 8 meg..
USB Flash Drive Alliance
For the Norwegian expletive, see Uff da The USB Flash Drive Alliance, founded in December 2003 by Samsung, Lexar Media, Kingston Technology and others, is a group of companies promoting the use of USB flash drives (also called "keydrives"). According to the alliance, in 2003 50 million USB flash d..
USB hub
A USB hub A USB hub is a device that allows many USB devices to be connected to a single USB port on the host computer or another hub. A USB hub with the plastic cover removed USB hubs are often built into equipment, normally keyboards or, more rarely, monitors. Separate USB hubs come i..
USB human interface device class
The USB human interface device class ("USB HID class") is a USB device class that describes human interface devices such as computer keyboards, computer mice, game controllers, and alphanumeric display devices. The USB HID class is defined in a number of documents provided by the USB Implementers F..
USB Implementers Forum
The USB Implementers Forum, USB-IF, is a non-profit organisation to promote and support the Universal Serial Bus. Its main activities are the promotion and marketing of USB, the maintenance of the specification, and a compliance program. It was formed in 1995 by the group of companies that develop..
USB mass storage device class
The USB mass storage device class (umass) is a set of computing communications protocols defined by the USB Implementers Forum that run on the Universal Serial Bus. The standard provides an interface to a variety of storage devices. A USB flash drive like this one, will typically implement the U..
USB On-The-Go
USB On-The-Go (normally abbreviated USB OTG) is a supplement to the USB 2.0 specification that allows USB devices to transfer data directly between themselves. Standard USB uses a client/server architecture: one device acts as a USB host and the other as a USB peripheral. Only the USB host contains..
US Bancorp Tower (Portland, Oregon)
"Big Pink" redirects here. For , see Music from Big Pink. The US Bancorp Tower The US Bancorp Tower is the second tallest skyscraper in Portland, Oregon. It stands at 536 feet (163 m) with 42 floors (41 floors excluding the missing 13th floor). The building has nearly 1.1 million square feet (6..
US Battlefield UAVs (1)
This article or section needs to be [Glossary#Wwikified]. Please format this article according to the guidelines laid out at [Guide to layout]. Please remove this template after wikifying. This is part of a larger article, on A History of UAV's. The usefulness of robot ai..
US Battlefield UAVs (2)
This is part of a larger article, on A History of UAV's. After some fumbling, the US military now seems to be acquiring an effective fleet of battlefield UAVs. The US military is entering a new era in which UAVs will be critical to SIGINT payloads, or ECM systems should be in widespread use followi..
US Battlefield UAVs (3)
This is part of a larger article, on A History of UAV's. This chapter completes the discussion of US battlefield UAVs by describing systems that have seen relatively limited service, or are currently highly experimental. Contents 1 S-TEC SENTRY, SENTRY HP, NEPTUNE2 RYAN MODEL 324 SCAR..
US Biskra
US Biskra (Union Sportive de Biskra) is an Algerian football club based in Biskra. The club was founded in 1934 and its colours are green and black. Their stadium, the Complexe Sportif d'El Alia, has a capacity of some 10,000. ..
US Brig Niagara (replica)
The replica US Brig Niagara is a museum ship and sail training vessel located in Erie, Pennsylvania at the Erie Maritime Museum. It is a replica of the original US Brig Niagara, which played a pivotal role in the Battle of Lake Erie and the victory of Commodore Oliver Harzard Perry during the War ..
US Bureau of Transit Statistics
A division of the United States Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration, which generates and published Transport related statistics. See also United States of AmericaPassenger vehicles in the United States ..
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