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Joint railway A joint railway is a railway operating under the control of more than one railway company: those companies very often supplying the traction over the railway. There are many examples of joint railway working in the United Kingdom: the more important ones included:
Joint resolution In the United States Congress, a joint resolution is a legislative measure which requires approval by the Senate and the House and is presented to the President for his approval or disapproval, in exactly the same case as a Bill.
Joint Replacement Aircraft The Joint Replacement Aircraft (aka JRA) is a US Defense Department project to build a common utility aircraft that will replace the UH-1N Huey, AH-1 Cobra, all variants of the UH-60 and SH-60, and the AH-64 Apache. This utility aircraft can be modified to function as a gunship, troop and cargo transport, or as a search and rescue vehicle.
Joint Requirements Oversight Council Part of the United States Department of Defense acquisition process, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) reviews programs designated as JROC interest and supports the acquisition review process in accordance with law (10 U.S.
Joint stock company A joint stock company is a type of business partnership in which the capital is formed by the individual contributions of a group of shareholders. Certificates of ownership or stocks are issued by the company in return for each contribution, and the shareholders are free to transfer their ownership interest at any time by selling their stockholding to others.
Joint Security Area The Joint Security Area (JSA), often called the "Truce Village" in both the mediaKorea Truce Village At PeaceDespite tensions, tourists flock to Korean DMZ and various military accountsDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) where South and North Korean forces stand face-to-face. The section is reserved between the two Koreas for diplomatic engagements, and until March 1991 was also the site of military negotiations between North Korea and the United Nations Command (UNC).
Joint Services Command and Staff College The creation of the Joint Services Command and Staff College was announced 14 July 1994 to replace the Staff College, Camberley, the Royal Naval Staff College, Greenwich, the RAF Staff College, Bracknell, and the Joint Service Defence College, Greenwich. It was based temporarily at Bracknell 1997 - 2000, and opened in August 2000
Joint Services School for Linguists The Joint Services School for Linguists (JSSL) was founded in 1951 by the British armed services to provide language training, principally in Russian, and largely to selected conscripts undergoing National Service. The school closed with the ending of conscription in 1960, after which the services made their own provisions as they had prior to the opening of the school (and, to some extent, even during its operation).
Joint Services School of Intelligence The Joint Services School of Intelligence was based at Templer Barracks in Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom until a final move to Chicksands at Shefford, Bedfordshire took place in 1997 when the barracks were demolished to make way for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.Kings College, London
Joint School Chinese Debating Competition Joint School Chinese Debating Competition (Chinese 聯校中文辯論比賽) is a Cantonese debating competition in Hong Kong, organized by the Joint School Chinese Debating Society for its member schools. It is the oldest Chinese Debating Competition in Hong Kong, also the most respected among secondary schools.
Joint School Chinese Debating Society Established by local secondary students in 1966, the Joint School Chinese Debating Society, (JSCDS, in Traditional Chinese: 聯校中文辯論學會) is a non-profit joint-school society in Hong Kong. The Joint School Chinese Debating Society is dedicated to enhancing students' interest in Chinese debating and public speaking.
Joint Sitting, Australian parliament, 1974 A joint sitting of the Australian parliament was convened in 1974, in which members of the Senate and House of Representatives sat together as a single legislative body. The joint sitting was held on 6 and 7 August 1974, following the double dissolution election of 18 May 1974, and remains the only time that members of both houses of the federal parliament have sat together as a single legislative body pursuant to section 57 of the Constitution.
Joint Space Operations Center Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) is a command and control (C2) weapon system focused on planning and executing USSTRATCOM's Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC SPACE) mission. The purpose of the JSpOC is to provide a focal point for the operational employment of worldwide joint space forces, and enable the Commander of JFCC SPACE (CDR JFCC SPACE) to integrate space power into global military operations.
Joint Special Operations Command The Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) is a component command of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). It was established in late 1980, in the aftermath of the failure of operation Eagle Claw.
Joint Strategic and Operations Group The Joint Strategic and Operations Group, also know as the Joint Strategic Plans and Operations Group (JSPOG), was a committee that was instituted during the Korean War to facilitate communication and interaction between the various United States armed forces.
Joint Strike Fighter Program The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) became synomous with the later F-35 Lightning II, however until 2001 the term was applied to the competition between the Boeing X-32 and Lockheed Martin X-35. The JSF program was designed to replace the F-16, A-10, F/A-18 and AV-8B fleet of tactical fighter aircraft in U.
Joint Support Ship Project The Joint Support Ship (JSS) Project is a project undertaken by the Canadian Forces to provide Canada with three multirole naval vessels. The JSS will replace the underway replenishment capability of the Protecteur class auxiliary vessel, as well as provide basic sealift for the army, support to forces ashore, and command facilities for a Joint Force or naval task group.
Joint terminal attack controller A qualified (certified) Service member who, from a forward position, directs the action of combat aircraft engaged in close air support and other offensive air operations. A qualified and current joint terminal attack controller will be recognized across the U.
Joint Tactical Information Distribution System The Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) is an L-band TDMA network radio system used by the United States armed forces and their allies to support data communications needs, principally in the air and missile defense community. It provides high-jam-resistance, high-speed, crypto-secure computer-to-computer connectivity in support of every type of military platform from Air Force fighters to Navy submarines.
Joint Task Force 2 The Canadian Forces (CF) does not use the term Canadian Special Forces in an official capacity, and all special operations come under CANSOFCOM (Canada Special Operations Forces Command). This command of the CF is responsible for special operations, Counter-Terrorism, and support for traditional troops.
Joint Task Force Katrina Joint Task Force Katrina was a joint operation between the United States Department of Defense and the Federal Emergency Management Agency created on August 31, 2005 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi to organize relief efforts along the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The operation was headed by U.
Joint Task Force North Joint Task Force North (JTF North), formerly Joint Task Force Six (JTF-6), is a multi-service operation by the United States Department of Defense for counterdrug and anti-terrorist operations. JTF-North is headquartered at Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Joint Task Force-Alaska Joint Task Force Alaska (JTF-AK), headquartered at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, is a multi-service command composed of approximately 80 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Coast Guardsmen and Department of Defense civilian specialists. The task force is a homeland defense component of U.
Joint Terrorist Analysis Centre The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) is an all source intelligence organisation closely related to the United Kingdom Security Service which provides advice to the British government and firms within the Critical National Infrastructure on terrorist threat.
Joint Typhoon Warning Center The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) is a joint United States Navy–United States Air Force task force located at Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The JTWC is responsible for the issuing of tropical cyclone warnings in the North West Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean for United States Department of Defense interests.
Joint University Programmes Admissions System The Joint University Programmes Admissions System (大學聯合招生辦法) or JUPAS (聯招) in Hong Kong is a unified system for applying to the eight universities for undergraduate admission. In 2006, 32,791 JUPAS Application Statistics provided by JUPAS, 30 June 2006, URL accessed 30 June 2006.
Joint venture A joint venture (often abbreviated JV) is an entity formed between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together. The parties agree to create a new entity by both contributing equity, and they then share in the revenues, expenses, and control of the enterprise.
Joint venture broker Joint venture brokers are people who connect business joint venture partners together for profit making projects. The joint venture brokers will earn a pre-negotiated percentage of the profits earned from the joint venture that they helped put together.
Joint Victory Campaign 2004 Joint Victory Campaign 2004 is the largest 527 group in the United States by income and expenditures. It was started by America Coming Together and The Media Fund, and its fundraising is divided between the two groups' projects.
Joint Vision 2020 Joint Vision 2020 was a document released on May 30, 2000, by the United States Department of Defense proclaiming the need for "full-spectrum dominance" on the battlefield. The Joint Vision 2020 concepts have subsequently formed the basis of United States military doctrine.
Joint warfare Joint warfare is a military doctrine which places priority on the integration of the various service branches of a state's armed forces into one unified command. Joint warfare is in essence a form of combined arms warfare on a larger, national scale, in which complementary forces from a state's army, navy, air, and special forces are meant to work together in joint operations, rather than planning and executing military operations separate from each other.
Joint wills and mutual wills Joint wills and mutual wills are closely related terms used in the law of wills to describing two types of testamentary devices that may be executed by a married couple to ensure that their property is disposed of identically. Neither should be confused with mirror wills which means two separate, identical wills, but which are not subject to the strictures of mutual wills, and are not irrevocable in the way that mutual wills are.
Joint Warfare Analysis Center Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC) is a subordinate command of United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) that contributes to United States national security by recommending strategic technical solutions. These recommendations are based on analytical techniques that were first conceived, developed, and operationally introduced by the personnel of a program office at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) that responded to the Office of the United States Secretary of Defense's call for support during the Iran hostage crisis.
Jointer plane The jointer plane (also known as the try plane or trying plane) is a type of hand plane used primarily to straighten the edges of boards in the operation known as jointing. A jointer plane may also be used to flatten the face of a board.
Jointing (sharpening) Jointing refers to the process of filing or grinding the teeth or knives of cutting tools prior to sharpening. The purpose of jointing is to ensure that all surfaces to be sharpened are of a consistent size and all imperfections have been removed.
Jointness Jointness is an expression coined by the US Services to describe cross service cooperation in all stages of the military processes, from research, through procurement and into operations. Today, it is accepted by many advanced militaries including the Israeli Security Forces.
Joints In Motion Joints in Motion is a program organized by the Arthritis Foundation, including a marathon/hike, professional training, and fund raising support activities, all with the objective of raising funds and promoting awareness of arthritis. The event itself is held several times annually, in varying locales worldwide; participants have wide choices in both timing and location.
Jointure Jointure is, in law, a provision for a wife after the death of her husband. As defined by Sir Edward Coke, it is "a competent livelihood of freehold for the wife, of lands or tenements, to take effect presently in possession or profit after the death of her husband for the life of the wife at least, if she herself be not the cause o determination or forfeiture of it': (Co.
Joinville Island Joinville Island is the largest island of the Joinville Island group, about 64 km (40 miles) long in an east-west direction and 20 km (12 miles) wide, lying off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by the Antarctic Sound. Joinville Island is located at .
Joinville Island group Joinville Island group is a group of sub-antarctic islands, lying off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which Joinville Island group is separated by the Antarctic Sound. Joinville Island, being located at , is the largest island of the Joinville Island group.
Joist A joist, in architecture and engineering, is one of the horizontal supporting members that run from wall to wall, wall to beam or beam to beam, to support a ceiling, roof (or floor). It may be made of wood, steel or concrete.
Joji Banuve Joji Natadra Banuve is a Fijian politician, who currently serves in the Cabinet as Assistant Minister for Local Government, Housing, Squatter Settlement, and the Environment. In these roles, he assists Colonel Pio Wong, who holds all of these portfolios.
Joji Kato Joji Kato (born February 6, 1985 in Yamagata) is a Japanese speedskater specialised in the sprinting distance 500 metres. At the age of 17 he became the first junior speedskater to skate the 500 metres below 35 seconds.
Joji Obara is an alleged Japanese serial rapist accused of raping, killing and dismembering British hostess Lucie Blackman in the summer of 2000. He is currently awaiting a ruling in his trial for the rape and subsequent deaths of Blackman and Carita Ridgeway, and the rapes of six other women.
Jojima, Fukuoka Jojima (城島町; -machi) was a town located in Mizuma District, Fukuoka, Japan. On February 5, 2005 the town merged with three other towns into the expanded city of Kurume, Fukuoka and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Jojo Lastimosa Isabelo "Jojo" Lastimosa is a former Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs, the Alaska Aces and the Pop Cola Panthers from 1988-2003. He was also a former member of the Philippine national basketball team during the 1980s and 1990s.
Jojoba ester Jojoba esters are the hydrogenation or interesterification product of Jojoba oil. Jojoba Esters are commonly used in cosmetic formulations as an emollient, due to its remarkable similarity to the natural oils produced by the human skin, and its high oxidative stability.
Jojoba oil Jojoba oil (pronounced "ho-HO-bah") is the liquid wax produced in the seed of the Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) plant, a shrub native to southern Arizona, southern California and northwestern Mexico. Jojoba oil makes up approximately 50% of the jojoba seed by weight.
JoJo's Circus JoJo's Circus is a musical comedy series for preschool children. Beginning its broadcasting run in 2003, the series—created and produced by Jim Jinkins and David Campbell, who also produced fellow Disney Channel show Stanley—airs on the Disney Channel in the USA as part of the Playhouse Disney morning programming schedule.
Jokari Jokari is a game principally for two players, but it can also be played solo. The game consists of a rubber ball attached to an anchor by means of a long elastic band, which makes the ball come back when you hit it.
Joke A joke is a short story or series of words spoken or communicated with the intent of being laughed at or found humorous by the listener or reader. A practical joke differs in that the humor is not verbal, but mainly physical (e.
Joke character The joke character is a type of video game character that is sometimes seen in games with multiple playable characters, most particularly fighting games. Joke characters are easily identified for having abilities that are far below those of the other characters, and often behave in a comical manner.
Joke chess problem The chess problem, like other creative forms, is best appreciated for serious artistic themes, such as those named for Grimshaw, Novotny, and Lacny. However, many chess compositions use humor as a primary or secondary element, especially in a joke chess problem.
Joker (Wild Cards) In the Wild Cards universe, a Joker is a person that was infected by the Wild Card virus and got one or more deformities and/or crippling physical conditions as a result. The mutations can be slight (like Father Squid's nose, which turned into a mass of tentacles) or grotesque (like Snotman, who exudes a foul-smelling secretion through every pore of his body).
Joker's Wild (quartet) Joker's Wild is a barbershop quartet formed in 1990 by four men, two from Columbus, Ohio and two from Pennsylvania, who met at the annual Buckeye Invitational barbershop festival. After three previous attempts at the Barbershop Harmony Society's International Championship, the quartet won the gold medal in 1994.
Joker's Wild (song) "Joker's Wild" is a song by Insane Clown Posse. It is about a demented game show, broadcast from hell, featuring authority figures spinning a wheel, wherein they get a punishment, usually a messy injury or death, and playing games like "Hit or Miss", and the Bonus Round.
Jokeren Jesper Dahl (born June 18, 1973 in Hillerød), better known by the stage name Jokeren (The Joker), is a Danish hip-hop artist and rapper. He has also been a prolific producer and has worked on American hip-hop albums, including one of Ice Cube's, alongside Danish productions.
Jokerman 8 Jokerman 8 is a novel of so-called eco-terrorists whose aim is to hurt no one. It was published in 2004 by Soft Skull Press and received reviews in The Oregonian, The Believer (magazine), and other print and online periodicals.
Jokerz In the DC Animated Universe ("DCAU"), the Jokerz are a street gang 40 years in the future of Gotham City that take their inspiration from the present day fictional villain and nemesis of Batman, namely the Joker. They tend to dress in clownish costumes and makeup as did their namesake (although a few like Bonk and Ghoul dress more like goths), but have none of the style or humor of the original.
Jokester The Jokester is a stock character — not to be confused with the fool — who copes with the seriousness of the situation (often war) in which he or she is placed with constant good humor. Sometimes such characters may be, as it were, crying on the inside, or their laughter might mask personal insecurities.
Jokester (Asimov) Jokester is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. The story first appeared in the December 1956 issue of Infinity, and was reprinted in the collections Earth Is Room Enough (1957) and Robot Dreams (1986).
Joketani Cokanasiga Joketani Cokanasiga is a former Fijian politician, who served as Minister for Public Works and Energy in the interim Cabinet formed by Laisenia Qarase in the wake of the Fiji coup of 2000. He held office till an elected government took power in September 2001.
Jokhang The Jokhang (; ), also called the Jokhang Temple or the Jokhang Monastery, is a famous Buddhist temple located on Barkhor Square in Lhasa, Tibet. Along with the Potala Palace, it is probably the most popular tourist attraction in Lhasa.
Joking Apart Joking Apart was a bittersweet comedy written by Steven Moffat and broadcast on BBC Two. The show initially followed a dual structure of Mark (Robert Bathurst) and Becky (Fiona Gillies) meeting/falling in love, juxtaposed with the break up of their marriage.
Jokkmokk Lapland Court District Jokkmokk Lapland Court District, or Jokkmokk lappmarks tingslag, was a district of Lapland in Sweden. The provinces in Norrland were never divided into hundreds and instead the court district (tingslag) served as the basic division of rural areas.
Jokkmokk Municipality Jokkmokk Municipality is a Swedish municipality in northern Sweden where the town Jokkmokk is seat with 3,200 inhabitants. The name is Sami language for the words "river" and "creek", because the town is situated in a river creek.
Joko Beck Charlotte Joko Beck is a Zen teacher in the United States and the author of the books Everyday Zen: Love and Work and Nothing Special: Living Zen. Born in New Jersey in 1917, she studied music at Oberlin College and worked for some time as a pianist and piano teacher.
Jokosher Jokosher is a free, non-linear multi-track audio editor, the source code of which is released under the GNU GPL. It is being developed in Python, using GStreamer as an audio back-end, for the Linux operating system; although future versions may have ports to other operating systems.
Jolana Jolana was a Czechoslovakian brand, producing electric guitars and basses from 1953 to 1989. Especially during the 1960s it supposedly gained popularity in the UK and George Harrison, Jimmy Page as well as Eric Clapton are said to have used the Futurama model.
Jolanda de Rover Jolanda de Rover (born October 10, 1963 in Amstelveen, The Netherlands) is a former swimmer from Holland, who won the golden medal on the 200 backstroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In total she won twelve Dutch titles on long course in the years 1980-1987.
Jolanta Szczypińska Jolanta Szczypińska (born June 24, 1957 in Słupsk) is a Polish politician. She was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 20,270 votes in the 26th Gdynia district, running on the Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
Jolanta Szymanek-Deresz Jolanta Szymanek-Deresz (born July 12, 1954 in PrzedbĂłrz) is a Polish politician. She was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 9723 votes in 16 PĹ‚ock district, candidating from Democratic Left Alliance list.
Jolbert Cabrera Jolbert Cabrera [HOLE-bert kah-BRAY-rah] (born December 8, 1972 in Cartagena, Colombia) is a baseball outfielder/infielder who plays with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in Japan's Pacific League. Previously, he played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1998-2002), Los Angeles Dodgers (2002-03), and Seattle Mariners (2004).
Jolbon Jolbon was an ancient Korean confederation composed of five smaller city-kingdoms(gaeru, sono, julno, sunno, gwanno) that formed within the former realm of Gojoseon. Not much is known about Jolbon except that it was later given to Jumong.
Jole rider jole rider (pronounced "jolly rider") is a charitable organisation based in Gloucestershire, England that promotes and organises small-scale, community focused projects for positive change in Africa. The group is best known for collecting donated bicycles from the UK which are then distributed to African schools and students.
Jolene Blalock Jolene Blalock (born March 5 1975 in San Diego, California) is an American actress best known for playing Sub-Commander T'Pol, a Vulcan in Star Trek: Enterprise. Prior to Enterprise, her highest profile role was playing Medea in a 2000 adaptation of Jason and the Argonauts.
Jolene Koester Jolene Koester is the president of California State University, Northridge. The California State University Board of Trustees announced her appointment as president on November 16, 1999, and she took office as the fourth president of the University on July 1, 2000.
Jolene Unsoeld Jolene Unsoeld, (born 3 December 1931), an American politician, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. She represented the Third Congressional District of Washington as a Democrat.
Jolfa Jolfa is a small town located in North of Tabriz, in the province of East Azarbaijan Province, Iran and is home to approximately 56,000 people living on 35 kilometers of urban and rural areas. Some 18,000 students study in the regional schools and 450 students attend the universities from all over the country.
Jolie Gabor Jolie Gabor (September 29, 1896 - April 1, 1997) was born Janka Tilleman (her nickname "Jancsi" means Johnny in English—her parents wanted a boy) in Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire. She is best known as "Mama Jolie", the mother of Magda Gabor, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Eva Gabor, who were famous for their beauty and many marriages.
Jolie Christine Rickman Jolie Christine Rickman (born July 09 1970 in Chicago, Illinois – died January 19 2005) was an American feminist, humanitarian, and social activist. As a musician, she released three full-length recordings independently and was renowned for performing songs which were polemics against homophobia, racism and conservatism.
Jolie Jenkins Jolie Jenkins is an American actress who has had acting roles in movies and television. She played FBI Agent Leyla Harrison in The X-Files, Diana in Shasta McNasty and the character "Dierdre" in Desperate Housewives.
Jolie Justus Jolie Justus (born February 24 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American lawyer and politician from Missouri. A Democrat, she is a member of the Missouri State Senate, representing the state's 10th District in Kansas City.
Joliet Army Ammunition Plant Joliet Army Ammunition Plant formerly known as the Joliet Arsenal was a United States Army arsenal located in Will County, Illinois, near Elwood, Illinois, south of Joliet, Illinois. Opened in 1940 during World War II, the facility consisted of the Elwood Ordinance Plant and the Kankakee Ordinance Works.
Joliet Prison Joliet Correctional Center (colloquially known as Joliet Prison) was a prison in Joliet, Illinois, United States from 1858 to 2002. It is featured in the motion picture The Blues Brothers as the prison Jake Blues is released from at the beginning of the movie.
Joliet Regional Port District The Joliet Regional Port District is a special-purpose district in Will County, Illinois . The District includes all territory in DuPage, Lockport, Joliet, Troy, and Channahon townships and operates Lewis University Airport.
Joliet West High School Joliet West High School, along with Joliet Central, makes up the Joliet Township High School district in Joliet, Illinois. West's mascot is the tiger, although when various activities are combined with Central, Central's mascot is used, the Steelman.
Jolimont, Western Australia Jolimont is a small suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Subiaco and west of the CBD. The suburb is believed to be named after the Melbourne suburb of Jolimont, which was in turn named after 'Jolimont' - the residence of Governor La Trobe.
Jolina Magdangal Maria Jolina Perez Magdangal, or more commonly known simply as Jolina Magdangal or Jolens (born November 6, 1978 in Quezon City, Philippines), is a popular singer, actress and television host from the Philippines. She was a former ABS-CBN singer, host and actress but in GMA Network.
Joliot (crater) Joliot is a large lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon, just past the eastern limb. At this location it lies in a region of the surface that comes into sight during a favorable libration, although at such times it is viewed from the side.
Jolja' Jolja' is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the Chiapas highlands of central southern Mexico. Also known as Cueva de Jolja' (or Jolja) in Spanish, the site is a cave which contains a painted mural and a number of inscriptions in the Maya script which date back to the Early Classic period (ca.
Jollees Cabaret Club Jollees Cabaret Club was an cabaret venue in Stoke-on-Trent in England. At the peak of its popularity, audiences saw many international recording artists and comedians perform, including Cliff Richard, Roy Orbison, Norman Wisdom, Petula Clark, Bruce Forsythe, Matt Monro, Cilla Black, and Tom Jones.
Jolley & Swain Steve Jolley (1950) and Tony Swain (January 20 1952) were a successful pop musician, songwriting and record production duo in the United Kingdom in the early to mid-1980s, producing some of the top artists and songs of the era.
Jolly Green Giant The Jolly Green Giant is a symbol of the Green Giant food company of the United States, appearing as a smiling green-skinned giant wearing a tunic, wreath and boots made of leaves. In 1973, JGG teamed up with "Little Green Sprout", the diminutive young green giant.
Jolly Jumper Jolly Jumper is the horse of the comic book character Lucky Luke, a cowboy, created by Belgian artist Morris. Described as "the smartest horse in the world", Jolly Jumper accompanies his master in their travels across the Wild West and gives comments.
Jolly Katongole Jolly Katongole (born December 15, 1985) is a boxer from Uganda, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he was stopped in the first round of the Light Flyweight (48 kg) division by Turkey's eventual runner-up Atagun Yalcinkaya.
Jolly Mill Jolly Mill was built on Capps Creek at Jollification, Berwick Township, Newton County, Missouri, USA in 1848 by Thomas Isbell and his son John to serve as a whiskey distillery. The mill also served as a grist mill, and continued to operate in that capacity until 1975.
Jolly Roger's Cookbook The Jolly Roger's Cookbook is a digital collection of text files relating to the subjects of theft, computer hacking, the use and creation of explosives, as well as more diverse subjects. It is currently distributed from the website "The Anarchist Cookbook", and is often confused with, and mistakenly called, the actual Anarchist's Cookbook, written by William Powell in the late 1960's as a protest against the Vietnam War.
Jollyball A cross between juggling and volleyball, Jollyball is usually played on a badminton court with two or three players on each team. Each player has two juggling balls and a final ball is held by the server, who serves by throwing the ball into the opponent's side of the court.
Jolo, West Virginia Jolo is an unincorporated community on West Virginia Route 83 in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA. The community was made famous in the book Salvation on Sand Mountain by Dennis Covington for being the home of The Church Of The Lord Jesus With Signs Following, a famous snake handling church.

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