Uniform Plumbing Code — Designated as an American National Standard, the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) is a model code developed by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) to govern the installation and inspection of plumbing systems as… … Wikipedia
Uniform Mechanical Code — Designated as an American National Standard, the Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC) is a model code developed by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) to govern the installation and inspection of mechanical (HVAC,… … Wikipedia
Uniform Resource Identifier — In computing, a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a compact string of characters used to identify or name a resource on the Internet. The main purpose of this identification is to enable interaction with representations of the resource over a… … Wikipedia
Uniform Codes — Codes of practice developed and maintained by IAPMO (the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials) through an ANSI accredited consensus process working on a three year cycle.The Uniform family of codes consists of:• Uniform… … Wikipedia
Washington Consensus — The term Washington Consensus was initially coined in 1989 by John Williamson to describe a set of ten specific economic policy prescriptions that he considered to constitute a standard reform package promoted for crisis wracked developing… … Wikipedia
Justification for terrorism — refers to the act of defining motive or justification for instances of terrorism. It can also be used as a reference to intentional misrepresentation or denial of events of terrorism. Definition of terrorismOne of the key factors in studying… … Wikipedia
Vernacular — For other uses, see Vernacular (disambiguation). A vernacular is the native language or native dialect of a specific population, as opposed to a language of wider communication that is not native to the population, such as a national language or… … Wikipedia
Head transplant — A head transplant is a surgical operation involving the grafting of an organism s head onto the body of another. It should not be confused with another, hypothetical, surgical operation, the brain transplant. Head transplantation involves… … Wikipedia
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
