In RMAS, Ukes is a relatively rational poster being hectored by an intolerant and bigoted hypocrite using the ironic name of "Evolution". In Japanese martial arts, the uke (受け; pronunced oo-keh) is the person who "receives" a technique. In Aikido training this means that the uke initiates an attack against his partner (the nage (投げ) or "thrower", sometimes known instead as tori), who then defends himself with a technique, generally ...

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Allocations are on a strict first-come, first-served basis to qualified applicants. There are no territorial restrictions: applicants need not have any connection to the UK. .co.uk is by far the most used of the domains, followed by .org.uk. .plc.uk and .ltd.uk are only rarely used. The intended restriction of .co.uk to companies are purely nominal; in practice it is open to any and all applicants. Likewise, whilst .org.uk is for organisations, there are no restrictions on registering domains. While .me.uk originally had no restrictions on registrants it has since been tightened up to require registrant ...

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.uk, .uk - Second-level domains, .uk - Rejected second-level domains, .uk - Individual institutions, .uk - Inactive second-level domains, .uk - Allocation of domain names

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Uk (Ѹ, ѹ) is a letter of the early Cyrillic alphabet. It was originally a ligature of the glyphs for "О" and "У" written horizontally. Later it was written more quickly as a vertical ligature (see Ou (letter)), and in modern times has been replaced by the simple "У". In the Novgorod birchbark letters, the degree to which this letter was used differed in two positions: in word-initial position or before a ...

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The Department of Health is a department of the United Kingdom government. It is led by the Secretary of State for Health with three junior Ministers of State. It is responsible for policy on areas such as the National Health Service in England. In other parts of the UK, responsibility for health has been devolved to local administrations. Like many other UK ministries or departments of state, the Department of Health has been known by various other names. It started out as the Board of Health, then became the ...

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Department of Health UK - Location Department of Health UK - Ministerial team Department of Health UK - Permanent Secretary Department of Health UK - External link

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Clear Channel UK is the UK division of Clear Channel Communications, the global media conglomerate based in the United States. It operates through a complex group structure, with some 70 UK subsidiary companies. Over the past few years, Clear Channel has been acquiring media outlets in the UK, starting with the takeover of Adshel, which gave it a large share of the UK billboard market, as well as a virtual monopoly on bus shelter advertising in the Republic of Ireland. It has continued with the strategic acquisition o ...

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Clear Channel UK - Controversy Clear Channel UK - Events and Venues owned or partially owned by Clear Channel UK
Clear Channel UK - Venues Clear Channel UK - Events
Clear Channel UK - Advertising Assets Clear Channel UK - Corporate Structure
Clear Channel UK - Relation to ClearChannel Group Structure Clear Channel UK - List of Main UK subsidiaries Clear Channel UK - List of Minor UK Subsidiaries

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Cancer Research UK is a cancer research and awareness-promotion group in the United Kingdom, formed in 2002 by the merger of the Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. As of 2004, the charity spends more than £190 million per year on cancer research, supporting the work of 3,000 researchers, physicians, and other medical professionals. The majority of its funds come from donations and its 650 high-street charity shops. Cancer Research UK is supported by a number of celebrities, ...

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Businesslink.gov.uk is a free website provided by the United Kingdom's Small Business Service under the Business Link branding to help small and medium-sized businesses in the UK. It has three main types of information: text content explaining regulations and other areas of business in well-written English. Where regulations are explained, the text is checked by subject matter experts in the relevant government departments directory content - for example, directories of forms, publications, and contact telephone numbers useful to business. interactive tools that answer key bus ...

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bbc.co.uk is the URL and brand name (in the UK) for the BBC's online services. It was introduced on May 6, 2004. Under its previous names, the BBC's online service first went live in 1994. As of 2004, the current controller is Tony Ageh. Formerly BBCi (still the brand for interactive TV services) and before that BBC Online, the Web-based service of the BBC is one of the world's largest and most visited web sites (twenty-second most visited according to Alexa on 19 October 2005 [1]). It currently cont ...

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Bbc.co.uk - History Bbc.co.uk - Content
Bbc.co.uk - Streaming media
Bbc.co.uk - Funding Bbc.co.uk - Graf Report
Bbc.co.uk - Cult TV

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The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by "The Official UK Charts Company" (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being compiled on Sunday afternoon. Most UK singles are released in record shops on a Monday. The main chart contains the top 250 singles combining record sales and downloads, of which the Top 75 is generally considered as the official chart (although only the top 40 are of interest to a wider public). Some 6,500 UK retail outlets contribute sa ...

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UK Singles Chart - History
UK Singles Chart - Comparison of UK singles charts prior to 1969 UK Singles Chart - Building the canon
UK Singles Chart - Criteria for inclusion UK Singles Chart - Charts and the music industry UK Singles Chart - Number One Quirks UK Singles Chart - Sponsorship

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UK Pension Provision falls into three major divisions: State Pensions Occupational Pensions Individual Pensions UK Pension Provision - State Pensions. The state provides basic pension provision to prevent poverty in old age. UK Pension Provision - State Old Age Pension SOAP. Qualification is based on national insurance contribution history. UK Pension Provision - Additional Pension. Including:

UK Pension Provision - State Pensions
UK Pension Provision - State Old Age Pension SOAP UK Pension Provision - Additional Pension UK Pension Provision - Other State Provision
UK Pension Provision - Concepts
UK Pension Provision - Tax Advantages UK Pension Provision - Approval UK Pension Provision - Compulsory Purchase Annuities
UK Pension Provision - Occupational Pensions UK Pension Provision - Individual Pensions

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The UK Sovereign Base Areas are those British military base areas located in countries formerly ruled by the United Kingdom which were retained by it and not handed over when those countries attained independence. UK sovereign base - Cyprus. Akrotiri and Dhekelia are UK Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) in Cyprus, a former British Crown Colony. British Forces Cyprus is stationed there to defend them, and they contain a British listening post, and the only fully fledged RAF station in the Mediterranean (since Gibr ...

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UK sovereign base - Cyprus UK sovereign base - Ireland

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Political parties Elections The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. Its current leader is David Cameron, who as Leader of the Opposition heads the Shadow Cabinet. The Conservative Party is descended from the Tory Party, one of the two ruling parties of 18th and 19th Century British Politics, and its members are still commonly referred to as Tories. Though the Conservatives were considered to be the dominant governing party in the United Kingdom for ...

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Conservative Party UK - Name Conservative Party UK - Conservative Party today Conservative Party UK - Policies
Conservative Party UK - Economic policy Conservative Party UK - Social policy Conservative Party UK - Foreign Policy
Conservative Party UK - History Conservative Party UK - Internal Factions Conservative Party UK - Associated groups

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Bath is a constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is an ancient constituency which has been constantly present in parliament for a number of centuries. Bath UK Parliament constituency - Boundaries. The constituency includes the city of Bath, and has done so for over two centuries. Since 1995, the constituency now includes a further five village wards and 7000 voters transferred from the Wansdyke constituency. The Boundary Commission for England review of the c ...

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Bath UK Parliament constituency - Boundaries Bath UK Parliament constituency - History Bath UK Parliament constituency - Members of Parliament Bath UK Parliament constituency - Elections
Bath UK Parliament constituency - Elections in the 2000s Bath UK Parliament constituency - Elections in the 1990s
Bath UK Parliament constituency - External link

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Dartford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Dartford UK Parliament constituency - Boundaries. The constituency covers the Borough of Dartford as well as Horton Kirby & South Dareth and Farningham in the District of Sevenoaks. List of Parliamentary constituencies in Kent Dartford UK Parliament constituency ...

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Dartford UK Parliament constituency - Boundaries Dartford UK Parliament constituency - Members of Parliament Dartford UK Parliament constituency - Elections

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The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. UK telephone numbering plan - History. The telephone service in the United Kingdom was originally provided by private companies and local councils. But by 1912–13 [1] all except the telephone service of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire and Guernsey had been bought out by the Post Office. Post Off ...

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UK telephone numbering plan - History
UK telephone numbering plan - Director system UK telephone numbering plan - Introduction of area codes UK telephone numbering plan - All figure dialling UK telephone numbering plan - Calls to the Republic of Ireland
UK telephone numbering plan - Number shortage
UK telephone numbering plan - 01 for London UK telephone numbering plan - PhONE Day UK telephone numbering plan - Big Number Change
UK telephone numbering plan - Format
UK telephone numbering plan - Geographic numbering UK telephone numbering plan - National Dialling Only ranges UK telephone numbering plan - Nongeographic numbering
UK telephone numbering plan - Crown dependencies UK telephone numbering plan - Drama numbers UK telephone numbering plan - Special service numbers

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Mission UK - 1986 to 1990. Initially touring as Sisterhood, the new band played Hussey's songs originally written for The Sisters of Mercy (The Sisters) but vetoed by band leader Andrew Eldritch. These include: two tracks recorded (but not released) by the Sisters with Eldritch on vocals, "Dance On Glass" and "Garden Of Delight;" three previously unrecorded songs "Over The Hills And Far Away", "Bridges Burning" and "Serpent's Kiss" and a song Wayne Hussey recorded ...

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Mission UK, Mission UK - History, Mission UK - 1986 to 1990, Mission UK - 1991 to 2000, Mission UK - 2001 to Present, Mission UK - Discography, Mission UK - Gods Own Medicine 1987, Mission UK - First Chapter 1987, Mission UK - Children 1988, Mission UK - Carved in Sand 1990, Mission UK - Grains of Sand 1990, Mission UK - Masque 1992, Mission UK - No Snow No Show For The Eskimo 1993, Mission UK - Sum and Substance 1994, Mission UK - Salad Daze 1994, Mission UK - Neverland 1995, Mission UK - Blue 1996, Mission UK - Resurrection 1999, Mission UK - Everafter 2000, Mission UK - Aura 2001, Mission UK - Aural Delight 2002, Mission UK - Singles

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Mission UK - 1986 to 1990. Initially touring as Sisterhood, the new band played Hussey's songs originally written for The Sisters of Mercy (The Sisters) but vetoed by band leader Andrew Eldritch. These include: two tracks recorded (but not released) by the Sisters with Eldritch on vocals, "Dance On Glass" and "Garden Of Delight;" two previously unrecorded songs "Over The Hills And Far Away" and "Serpent's Kiss;" and a song Wayne Hussey recorded ...

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Mission UK, Mission UK - History, Mission UK - 1986 to 1990, Mission UK - 1991 to 2000, Mission UK - 2001 to Present, Mission UK - Discography, Mission UK - Gods Own Medicine 1987, Mission UK - First Chapter 1987, Mission UK - Children 1988, Mission UK - Carved in Sand 1990, Mission UK - Grains of Sand 1990, Mission UK - Masque 1992, Mission UK - No Snow No Show For The Eskimo 1993, Mission UK - Sum and Substance 1994, Mission UK - Salad Daze 1994, Mission UK - Neverland 1995, Mission UK - Blue 1996, Mission UK - Resurrection 1999, Mission UK - Everafter 2000, Mission UK - Aura 2001, Mission UK - Aural Delight 2002, Mission UK - Singles

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The chain was founded in the UK in 1962 as a subsidiary of the US retailer Safeway Inc. The parent company was acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, or KKR in 1986, and in the following year, the UK business was sold to Argyll Stores, which then changed its name to Safeway plc in 1996. After some unprofitable years in the late 1990s it recovered with a programme of store refurbishments. In 2002 it had the fourth largest supermarket sales in the UK. However after perceptions that it was growing more slowly than other large UK chains and with a low share price, various ...

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Safeway UK, Safeway UK - Background, Safeway UK - Takeover Bids, Safeway UK - Takeover Completion, Safeway UK - Store Disposals, Safeway UK - Disappearance

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The last of the 219 Safeway stores to be converted re-opened on 24 November 2005, while any remaining stores not suitable for conversion or sale were closed by 26 November 2005. This meant that the brand had disappeared from the UK after 43 years. Separate Safeway companies continue to exist in the USA and Australia. ...

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Safeway UK, Safeway UK - Background, Safeway UK - Takeover Bids, Safeway UK - Takeover Completion, Safeway UK - Store Disposals, Safeway UK - Disappearance

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