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Jaheim Jaheim Hoagland (also known simply as Jaheim) is an American R&B singer. He was signed to Kaygee (of Naughty by Nature)'s Divine Mill Records in 2000 and released his debut album, Ghetto Love, through the label in 2001.
Jahia Jahia is an Enterprise Content Management Server as well as a Corporate Portal Server, a Document Management Server, a Business Processing Server, a Search Engine, a Cache Server and a Collaboration Suite. It is 100% Java based and the full Jahia source code is available under a Collaborative Source license (contribute or pay paradigm).
Jahiliyyah Jahiliyyah (Arabic: جاهلية) is an Islamic concept of "ignorance of divine guidance" or "the state of ignorance of the guidance from God"Qutb, Milestones, p.11, 19 referring to the condition Arabs found themselves in pre-Islamic Arabian society prior to the revelation of the Qur'an.
Jahmaal James Jahmaal James is one of 17 people detained on June 2 and June 3, 2006, in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests. He and the others arrested are alleged to have plotted coordinated bombing attacks against targets in southern Ontario.
Jahmile Addae Jahmile Geyamal Addae (born May 30th, 1982 in Riverview, Florida) was an American football player for the West Virginia Mountaineers at free safety. Addae was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after going undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft.
Jahmir Hyka Jahmir Hyka (born 8 March 1988) is an Albanian football midfielder currently playing for Panionios (on loan from Olympiacos), and the Albanian under-21 national team. He signed for Olympiacos club in January 2007 from Rosenborg.
Jahna Steele Born John Steele in San Antonio, Texas, transwoman Jahna Steele is a former Las Vegas showgirl who was fired after she was outed as being "a man" Part of the cast of the Crazy Girl's Revue at the Riviera Casino in Las Vegas during the latter part of the 1980's and the early years of the 1990's, she was voted "the sexiest showgirl on The Strip" [http://www.lasvegasweekly.
Jahrtausendturm Jahrtausendturm (Millennium-Tower) is, at 60 meters high, the second highest wooden tower in the world, after the radio tower in Gleiwitz, Poland, which stands at 118 meters. It was established on the occasion of the Bundesgartenschau of 1999 in the Magdeburger Elbauenpark in Magdeburg, Germany.
Jahshaka Jahshaka aims to become a cross-platform, open source, free, video editing, effects, and compositing suite. It is currently in alpha stage, supporting realtime effects rendering, but lacking useful implementations of many features such as the non-linear editing system.
Jachnun Jachnun is a traditional Yemenite dish, prepared from rolled dough, which is then baked on a very low heat for about ten hours. It is traditionally eaten with a crushed/grated tomato dip, hard boiled eggs and skhug.
Jai alai Jai-Alai ( in English and in Basque) means "Merry Festival" in the Basque language. The term is used to denote a fronton (or open-walled arena) used to play a variety of Pelota called Cesta Punta, and, more broadly, to the game itself.
Jai Baba Jai Baba is an expression used by followers of Meher Baba and means "Praise Baba." The expression is used either as a greeting, as in saying 'hello,' or as a parting slogan simply meaning something like "See you later.
Jai Guru Dev Om Jai Guru Dev Om is a short phrase in Sanskrit/Hindi, recited in the song "Across the Universe" by The Beatles. It was recorded early 1968 just before The Beatles flew to India to attend a residence course where they studied philosophy and transcendental meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Jai Johanny Johanson Jai Johanny Johanson (born John Lee Johnson on July 8, 1944, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi), frequently known by the stage names Jaimoe or Jaimo, is an American drummer and percussionist who is best known as one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band.
Jai Narain Vyas University Jai Narain Vyas University (JNVU) was formerly known as University of Jodhpur and is situated in Jodhpur city in Indian state of Rajasthan. Established in 1962 it took over the four colleges of Jodhpur run by the State Government:
Jai Ram Reddy Jai Ram Reddy (born 1937) is an Indo-Fijian statesman, who has had a distinguished career in both the legislative and judicial branches of the Fijian government. In 1998, he received Fiji's highest honour, the Companion of the Order of Fiji, in recognition of his services to his country.
Jai Rodriguez Jai Rodriguez (born June 22, 1979 in Brentwood, New York) is an actor and musician best known as the culture guide on the Bravo network's Emmy-winning American reality television program Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. He has also co-authored a book with the other Queer Eye hosts.
Jaibos Tampico Madero Jaiba Brava del Tampico Madero (Tampico Madero Crabs) is a football (soccer) team that plays in the Primera DivisiĂłn A, the second division of the FederaciĂłn Mexicana de FĂştbol AsociaciĂłn (Federation of Mexican Football Association).
Jaid Black Jaid Black is the pen name of Tina Engler, (born January 22, 1972 in Salem, Ohio), owner and founder of Ellora's Cave Publishing, Cerridwen Press, and Gothik Grounds. Under her pen name, she is a bestselling, prolific author of numerous erotic romance novels, typically adorned with a science fiction edge.
Jaideep Saikia Jaideep Saikia is a leading security analyst of India. He is also the author of the much acclaimed "Terror Sans Frontiers: Islamist Militancy in North East India, " [Vision Books, New Delhi, 2004] which in the words of South Asia observer, Stephen Philip Cohen, is "One of the most important books on the question of insurgency yet to appear...
Jaidyn Leskie Jaidyn Raymond Leskie, born April 30, 1996, was a 14 month old Australian child of Bilynda Williams whose disappearance whilst under the care of a babysitter from a house in Moe, Victoria in 1997 led to the biggest search for a missing person in the Australia since the disappearance of Prime Minister Harold Holt in 1967.
Jaigad Fort Jaigad is sea fort that is located at the tip of a peninsula in Ratnagiri District, in the state of Maharashtra, India. Nestled on a cliff, it overlooks a bay formed where the Sangameshwar river enters the Arabian Sea.
Jaigaon Jaigaon (also spelt Jaygaon) is a small town in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal, near the Bhutan border. The town lies at the gateway to Bhutan - Phuentsholing, and is thus a very thriving place of trade and smuggling foreign goods.
Jaigarh Fort Jaigarh Fort, located around 15 km from Jaipur is one of the most spectacular forts in India, with almost all its original facilities intact. While Jaigarh Fort is on top of the hill, Amber Fort is at the bottom.
Jaikoz Jaikoz is a computer program used for editing and mass tagging music file tags. Jaikoz was the first tagger available that could perform acoustic fingerprint matching automatically without user intervention--the majority of taggers only provide a metadata lookup and, because of the inaccuracy of this method, requires the user to confirm modifications.
Jail (American) A county jail or city jail in the United States is a place of detention for people awaiting trial, or for those who have been convicted of a misdemeanor and are serving a sentence of less than one year. These jails are, in a sense, small prisons run by individual counties and cities, though some jails in larger communities may be as large and hold as many inmates as regular prisons.
Jail Bait Jail Bait is a 1954 Ed Wood crime film starring Wood's then-girlfriend Dolores Fuller and Lyle Talbot. The "jail bait" of the title does not refer to an underaged girl, but to the illicit handgun that drives the plot.
Jail Bait (short film) Jail Bait is a short film starring Peter Dinklage, written and Directed by Ben Sainsbury, with a stoner rock soundtrack featuring Scott Reeder from Kyuss. The plot concerns a troubled teen who falls in love with the fisherman who found her as a baby in a dumpster.
Jail Break Inn Fire The Jail Break Inn Fire was started by a cigarette butt near the Jail Break Inn 8 km west of Junee, New South Wales Australia on New Years Day 2006. The fire was reported around mid afternoon but quickly spread due to temperatures into the mid to high 40's (°C), low humidity and gusty westerly winds.
Jail killing day Jail Killing Day is observed by the Awami League (AL) of Bangladesh on November 3 each year. It commemorates the killing of four AL leaders: Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmed, AHM Quamruzzaman and Captain M Mansur Ali on this date in 1975.
Jailbait The slang term jailbait denotes a sexually desirable younger person, usually female, who has not yet reached the age of consent. More recently, however, the term has been used less literally to refer to young people in general, even if they have passed the age of consent (especially those under the age of 18).
Jailbreak (AC/DC song) "Jailbreak" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the ninth and final track of their Australian album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, released in September 1976 (see 1976 in music), and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott.
Jailhouse lawyer Jailhouse lawyer is a colloquial term in North American English to refer to an inmate in a jail or other prison who, though usually never having practiced law nor having any formal legal training, informally assists other inmates in legal matters relating to their sentence (e.g.
Jailhouse Rock (song) "Jailhouse Rock" is a song written by Leiber and Stoller that first became a hit for Elvis Presley. The song was first released as a 45rpm single on September 24, 1957, to coincide with the release of Presley's motion picture, Jailhouse Rock.
Jaiman (Shadow World) Jaiman is a continent on Kulthea, a fictional planet that serves as the backdrop for Iron Crown Enterprises’ Rolemaster campaign setting called Shadow World. Located within the north central portion of the western hemisphere (it is just north of Emer), the continent of Jaiman is not particularly large but is central to Kulthea's history.
Jaime ArbĂłs Jaime ArbĂłs Serra (born February 29, 1952) is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He competed in four Olympics for Spain, starting in 1972.
Jaime Augusto Zobel Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II (born 1959), is a Filipino businessman and member of the influential Zobel de Ayala family of the Philippines. He currently serves as chairman and chief executive officer of Ayala Corporation.
Jaime Brockett A New England-based folk singer, Jaime Brockett enjoyed cult status in the 1969-early 1970s era with his debut album, Remember the Wind and the Rain, with his idiosyncratic talking blues numbers. Brockett was a favorite of devotees of late night progressive rock FM radio stations, particularly with his thirteen minute long adaptation of Leadbelly’s (via Blind Lemon Jefferson) "The Titanic", rechristened The Legend of the U.
Jaime C. de Veyra Jaime Carlos de Veyra, a Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands; born in Tanawan, Province of Leyte, Philippine Islands, November 4, 1873; attended public and private schools; was graduated from the College of San Juan de Letran in Manila in 1893; studied law, philosophy, and letters in the University of Santo Tomas at Manila 1895-1897; secretary to the Military Governor of Leyte in 1898 and 1899; engaged in newspaper work; member of the municipal council of Cebu; Governor of Leyte in 1906 and 1907; member of the Philippine house of representatives 1907-1909; member of the Philippine Commission 1913-1916; executive secretary of the Philippine Islands in 1916 and 1917; elected as a Nationalist a Resident Commissioner to the United States in 1917; reelected in 1920 and served from March 4, 1917, to March 3, 1923; declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1922; engaged in journalistic work during 1923; head of the department of Spanish, University of the Philippines at Manila,
Jaime Camara Jaime Camara (born November 5, 1980) is a Brazilian race car driver from Goiânia. He has competed in the 2005 and 2006 seasons of the Indy Pro Series and has finished 5th and 6th in series points, respectively.
Jaime Cardinal Sin Jaime Sin, also Jaime Lachica Sin (August 31, 1928–June 21, 2005) (Chinese name: 辛海梅; 辛海棉 Xīn Hǎiméi; Xīn Hǎimián), was an archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He led the Archdiocese of Manila as its archbishop and was later created cardinal by Pope Paul VI.
Jaime Cerda Jaime Magana Cerda (born October 26, 1978 in Fresno, California) is a left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher currently playing for the Colorado Rockies. Cerda played previously with the New York Mets (2002-2003) and the Kansas City Royals (2004-2005).
Jaime de los Santos Jaime de los Santos (born April 1946, Nueva Ecija, Philippines) was a military general in the Philippines. He joined the Philippine Army in 1969 after graduating from the Philippine Military Academy with a degree Bachelor of Science in Military Engineering.
Jaime de Marichalar, Duke of Lugo Don Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada, Duke of Lugo (born in Pamplona on July 4, 1963) is the husband of the Infanta Elena of Spain, Duchess of Lugo, the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain. He is styled His Excellency The Duke of Lugo
Jaime del Burgo Jaime Ignacio del Burgo (born in Pamplona 1942) is a Navarrese lawyer and Deputy, a historian and opposer of the inclusion of Navarra in the autonomous Basque Country. He has written fourteen books on public rights and the history of Spanish political strife, and a Historia General de Navarra.
Jaime Dauncey Jaime Dauncey is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by her ring name, "The One and Only" Jamie D. Currently employed by Border City Wrestling, Dauncey is perhaps best known for her appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2006 as Sirelda.
Jaime Duende Jaime Duende de Góngora y Góngora is a fictional character of Mexican television, created and played by actor Facundo Gómez. He appears on the weekly sketch Mi Papá es un Duede (My Dad is an Elf) in Incógnito, a popular TV Show.
Jaime Escalante Jaime Escalante (b. December 31, 1930) is a professor and teacher of mathematics who gained renown and distinction for his work at Garfield High School in Los Angeles, California in teaching poor minority students calculus, from 1974 to 1990.
Jaime Fernández Jaime Fernández (December 6 1937 - April 16 2005) was a Mexican actor. Over his career, he won 3 Silver Ariel awards - the Mexican equivalent of the Oscar - including one for what is arguably his best-known role, playing Friday in Luis Buñuel's The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.
Jaime Ferran y Clua Jaime Ferran y Clua (1852-1919) was a Spanish bacteriologist and sanitarian, contemporary of Koch, and said by his fellows to have made some of the discoveries attributed to Koch. As early as 1855, he wrote on immunization against cholera.
Jaime Gil de Biedma Jaime Gil de Biedma, an influential post Civil War Spanish poet (with Carlos Barral), was born in Barcelona in 1929 the same city where he died in 1990, although he had very deliberately stopped writing poetry some ten years before, insisting that the character he had invented, the poet Jaime Gil de Biedma, as opposed to the respectable bourgeois businessman of the same name, had nothing left to say and he refused to go on playing the role of a poet in literary society.
Jaime Gonzalez Jaime Gonzalez (born 25 July 1954 in SĂŁo Paulo) is a Brazilian golfer, one of the few from his country to have enjoyed success on the international circuit. His father Mario won the Spanish Open as an amateur in 1947.
Jaime Guardia Jaime Guardia (February 10, 1933 - )is a Peruvian singer and charango player. Considered a master of the Ayacucho regional style of traditional Andean music, he has performed and recorded as a solo act and with the group Lira Paucina.
Jaime Guzmán Jaime Jorge Guzmán Errázuriz (June 28 1946–April 1 1991) was a Chilean lawyer and senator, member and ideological founder of the right-wing Independent Democrat Union party. He was assassinated in 1991 by members of the Frente PatriĂłtico Manuel RodrĂguez, a left-wing paramilitary organization.
Jaime Harding Jaime Harding (born 27th February 1975) is the lead singer of Macclesfield band Marion. After enjoying minor success in the mid-90s, the band broke up after their second album, The Program, by this time Jaime was suffering from a well documented drug problem.
Jaime Hernandez Jaime (sometimes spelled Xaime, pronounced /high-me/) Hernandez (born 1959) is the co-creator of the black & white independent comic Love and Rockets (along with his brothers Gilbert and Mario). Love and Rockets is published by Fantagraphics Books.
Jaime Hilario Integrated School-La Salle Jaime Hilario Integrated School-La Salle is a Lasallian co-educational primary and secondary school located in Bagac, Bataan, in the Philippines. It was opened by the De La Salle Brothers in 2006 to cater to the less-fortunate community in that area of Luzon.
Jaime Jefferson Jaime Jefferson (born January 17, 1962 in Guantanamo) is a retired long jumper who represented Cuba. Best known for his World Indoor Championships medals, he has also won the Pan American Games twice as well as other regional games.
Jaime Koeppe Jaime Jacqueline Koeppe (born October 13, 1978 in Vancouver, British Columbia) Miss Molson Indy Canada 2002 Contest Winner, Fitness Expert, and also the first winner of the WWE Diva Search in the summer of 2003.
Jaime Laredo Jaime Laredo (born June 7, 1941 in Cochabamba, Bolivia) is a violinist and conductor. Currently the conductor and Music Director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, he began his musical career when he was five years old.
Jaime Legato Jaime Legato is one of the more diverse musicians in popular music. He is perhaps best known as a founding member of Giant Jerk, one of the leaders of the American-based improvisational folk movement of the mid-1990s.
Jaime Lerner Jaime Lerner (born December 17, 1937) was governor of the state of Paraná, in southern Brazil. He is renowned as an architect and urban planner, having been mayor of Curitiba, capital of Paraná, three times (1971–75, 1979–84 and 1989–92).
Jaime Licauco Jaime Licauco, born on July 25, 1940 in San Juan, Metro Manila, is considered as the Philippines' foremost authority on inner mind development, creative and intuitive management, paranormal phenomena, and Philippine mysticism. However, he is not without his critics who view him as nothing more than a crackpot in the mold of Uri Geller.
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (born October 18, 1938) is the Archbishop of Havana. In 1978, he was named Bishop of Pinar del RĂo in western Cuba by Pope John Paul II, who later promoted him to Archbishop of Havana in 1981.
Jaime Lucio Balmes Father Jaime Lucio Balmes (1810-1848) was a Spanish Catholic priest most famous as the author of El Protestantismo comparado con el Catolicismo en sus relaciones con la CivilizaciĂłn Europea published in 1844 (translated by Charles Ignatius White in 1856 as Protestantism and Catholicity compared in their Effects on the Civilization of Europe ISBN 1-4179-5700-X). The book is often cited as a counter argument to historical accounts that focus on the reputed central role of the Protestant thought to the development of modern society.
Jaime MagalhĂŁes Jaime Fernandes MagalhĂŁes (born 10 July 1962 in CampanhĂŁ, Porto, Portugal), commonly known just by Jaime MagalhĂŁes (pron. ), is a Portuguese former football player that became famous for playing for FC Porto for 15 seasons.
Jaime Mayor Oreja Jaime Mayor Oreja (born July 12, 1951 in San Sebastián) is a Spanish and Basque politician who served as Interior Minister in the People's Party government of JosĂ© MarĂa Aznar before resigning in February 2000 to stand for Basque President on May 13, 2000, a post he failed to win. He is known for his strongly anti-ETA views.
Jaime Moore Jaime Moore (born August 16, 1979 in Northampton, England) is a British Olympic trampolinist. She represented her nation at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, the first time the event was recognised by the competition.
Jaime Oncins Jaime Oncins (born June 16, 1970 in SĂŁo Paulo) is a former tennis player from Brazil, who turned professional in 1988. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he reached the quarter finals before falling to Russia's Andrei Cherkasov.
Jaime Saenz Jaime Saenz (1921–1986) was a Bolivian poet, novelist, and short story writer. Born in the city of La Paz, he lived virtually his entire life in that city, and its unique atmosphere had a powerful effect on much of his work.
Jaime Sommers Jaime Sommers, sometimes spelled Jamie Sommers, was a fictional character portrayed by Lindsay Wagner in The Bionic Woman and The Six Million Dollar Man. She was a former professional tennis star, a teacher of middle school students and an occasional agent of the Office of Strategic Intelligence.
Jaime Viñals Jaime Viñals Mazanet (born November 17, 1961) is a Guatemalan mountaineer, the first Central American ever to climb the earth's highest peak, Mount Everest, and the only person from that region to have reached the Seven Summits, the highest mountains of each of the seven (sub-)continents.
Jaime Zobel de Ayala Jaime Zobel de Ayala (born 1934) is a prominent Filipino businessman and photographer. He served as both president and chairman of Ayala Corporation from 1984 to 1994 (succeeding his first cousin, Enrique Zobel), when he retired as president.
Jaimee Foxworth Jaimee Foxworth (born 17 December 1979 in Belleville, Illinois) is an American actress who played the part of Judy Winslow, the youngest daughter, for four seasons on Family Matters. She was born on a military base.
Jaimee Provan Jaimee Sarah Provan (born February 3, 1978 in Christchurch) is a field hockey forward from New Zealand, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished in sixth place with the Women's National Team.
Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana The Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana (JUB) is a Vedic text associated with the Jaiminiya shakha of the Samaveda. It may be considered a very early Upanishad, together with the Báą›hadÄraṇyaka and ChÄndogya Upanishads dating to the Brahmana period of Vedic Sanskrit, likely predating the 6th century BC.
Jain (Satvika) The traditional Jain cuisine is completely vegetarian and also excludes onions and garlic like the shojin-ryori cuisine of Japan. This it is also called 'satvic' because onions and garlic are regarded to be tamasic.
Jain Irrigation Systems Jain Irrigation Systems (often known as Jain Irrigation, JISL, or simply Jains) is a multinational organisation based in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India. Employing over 3,000 workers, JISL manufactures a number of products, including drip and sprinkler irrigation systems and components, PVC, piping systems, plastic sheeting, greenhouses, bio-fertizilers, solar water heating systems, and photovoltaic appliances.
Jainend Kumar Jainend Kumar is a Fijian civil servant and political leader of Indian descent. A former Director of Research in the Agriculture, Sugar and Land Resettlement Ministry, he served as a Rapporteur in the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2002.
Jainism and Buddhism Jainism and Buddhism are the two branches of the Shramana tradition that still exist today. Until recently Jainism was largely confined to India, while Buddhism has largely flourished in countries outside of India.
Jainism and Islam Jainism and Islam came in close contact with each other following the Islamic invasions from Central Asia and Persia in the seventh to the twelfth centuries when much of north and central India came under the rule of the Delhi Sultanate, and later the Mughal dynasty.
Jainism and Sikhism Both Jainism and Sikhism have originated in South Asia and are Eastern philosophical faiths. Jainism, like Buddhism, rejected the authority (but not the values) of the Vedas and created independent textual traditions based on the words and examples of their early teachers, eventually evolving entirely new ways for interacting with the lay community.
Jainism in Karnataka Karnataka, a state in the Southern India has a long association with Jainism, a religion which has enjoyed patronage of major Kingdoms of Karnataka, such as Western Ganga Dynasty, Kadamba Dynasty, Chalukya Dynasty and Hoysala Empire. The state is also home to a number of Jain monuments, such as Basadis, Gommata Statues and Stambhas.
Jainism in the United States The Jains started arriving in significant numbers to the United States in the early 1970s. At the present time, there are a number of Jain temples and institutions in the USA, and the number of Jains in America is probably greater than 100,000.
Jaintia Kingdom The Jaintia Kingdom from eastern Shillong Plateau extended to the plains south of it and to the north of the Barak River valley in Assam. Jaintia is derived from Synteng, the collective name of different tribal groups from the region.
Jaipur Jaipur (Hindi: जयपŕĄŕ¤°, Urdu: جے ŮľŮر), also popularly known as the Pink City, historically sometimes rendered as Jeypore, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. Jaipur is also the capital of Jaipur District.
Jair Jair (Hebrew ×™×יר Ya'ir) was a man from Gilead (see also Manasseh), east of the River Jordan, who judged Israel for twenty-two years after the death of Tola. His inheritance was in Gilead through the line of Makir, the son of Menasseh.
Jair da Rosa Pinto Jair da Rosa Pinto, or simply Jair, (born March 21, 1921 in Quatis (RJ); died July 28, 2005 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian football midfielder, one of the leading Brazilian footballers of the 1940s and 50s, who is best remembered for his performance in Brazil's spectacular 1950 FIFA World Cup campaign.
Jairam Ramesh Jairam Ramesh is presently a Member of the Parliament of India representing Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He is also the Minister of State for Commerce in the current Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
Jairzinho Jairzinho, birth name Jair Ventura Filho, (born December 25 1944) is a former Brazilian footballer. He was a member of the Brazilian national team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup, during which he scored in every game Brazil played.
Jaisalmer Jaisalmer ("The Golden City") is a town in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The town stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone, crowned by a fort, which contains the palace and several ornate Jain temples.
Jaish Ansar al-Sunna Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna or Group of the Protectors of the Sunna (faith) (Arabic: جماعة أنصار السنه ) , (formerly Jaish Ansar al-Sunna) is an Islamist militant group in Iraq that fought the US-led occupation and US-backed interim government of Iyad Allawi, and continues to fight the new ruling government of Nouri al-Maliki. The group is based in northern and central Iraq, and includes Kurdish (Kurds) groups and Sunni] Arab religious radicals as well as some foreign fighters.
Jaish-e-Mohammed Jaish-e-Mohammed (Arabic:جيش Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ, literally The Army of Muhammad, transliterated as Jaish-e-Muhammed, Jaish-e-Mohammad or Jaish-e-Muhammad, often abbreviated as JEM) is a major Islamic militant organization in South Asia. Jaish-e-Mohammed was formed in 1994 and is based in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Jaishankar Prasad Jaishankar Prasad (January 30, 1889 - January 14, 1937) (Hindi: जयशंकर प्रसाद) was one of the most famous figures in modern Hindi literature. He was a dramatist, novelist, poet and story-writer.
Jaishree Misra Jaishree Misra is an Indian author, whose debut novel Ancient Promises was published and sold worldwide by Penguin UK and became a major best-seller in India. Subsequent books include Accidents Like Love and Marriage, Afterwards and The Little Book of Romance.
Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil (born 1 November, 1952) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Beed constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) political party.
Jaja Wachuku Jaja Anucha Wachuku (1918 - 1996), was a Pan-Africanist; and a distinguished Nigerian statesman, lawyer, politician, diplomat and humanitarian. He was the first Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, as well as first Nigerian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Jajang Jajang (ć…č—Ź) (590 - 658) was a monk born in the kingdom of Silla, which occupied the entire Korean peninsula. He is credited with founding the Tongdosa temple in 646 CE, in what is now Busan, South Korea, and played a significant role in the adoption of Buddhism as the national religion of Silla.
Jajarkot District Jajarkot district (जाजरकोट जिल्ला), a part of Bheri zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Jajarkot as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,230 km and has a population (2001) of 134,868.
Jajce Jajce (Cyrillic: ĐĐ°Ńце) is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation. It is on the crossroads between Banja Luka, Mrkonjić Grad and Donji Vakuf, on the confluence of the rivers
Jahia Jahia is an Enterprise Content Management Server as well as a Corporate Portal Server, a Document Management Server, a Business Processing Server, a Search Engine, a Cache Server and a Collaboration Suite. It is 100% Java based and the full Jahia source code is available under a Collaborative Source license (contribute or pay paradigm).
Jahiliyyah Jahiliyyah (Arabic: جاهلية) is an Islamic concept of "ignorance of divine guidance" or "the state of ignorance of the guidance from God"Qutb, Milestones, p.11, 19 referring to the condition Arabs found themselves in pre-Islamic Arabian society prior to the revelation of the Qur'an.
Jahmaal James Jahmaal James is one of 17 people detained on June 2 and June 3, 2006, in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests. He and the others arrested are alleged to have plotted coordinated bombing attacks against targets in southern Ontario.
Jahmile Addae Jahmile Geyamal Addae (born May 30th, 1982 in Riverview, Florida) was an American football player for the West Virginia Mountaineers at free safety. Addae was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after going undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft.
Jahmir Hyka Jahmir Hyka (born 8 March 1988) is an Albanian football midfielder currently playing for Panionios (on loan from Olympiacos), and the Albanian under-21 national team. He signed for Olympiacos club in January 2007 from Rosenborg.
Jahna Steele Born John Steele in San Antonio, Texas, transwoman Jahna Steele is a former Las Vegas showgirl who was fired after she was outed as being "a man" Part of the cast of the Crazy Girl's Revue at the Riviera Casino in Las Vegas during the latter part of the 1980's and the early years of the 1990's, she was voted "the sexiest showgirl on The Strip" [http://www.lasvegasweekly.
Jahrtausendturm Jahrtausendturm (Millennium-Tower) is, at 60 meters high, the second highest wooden tower in the world, after the radio tower in Gleiwitz, Poland, which stands at 118 meters. It was established on the occasion of the Bundesgartenschau of 1999 in the Magdeburger Elbauenpark in Magdeburg, Germany.
Jahshaka Jahshaka aims to become a cross-platform, open source, free, video editing, effects, and compositing suite. It is currently in alpha stage, supporting realtime effects rendering, but lacking useful implementations of many features such as the non-linear editing system.
Jachnun Jachnun is a traditional Yemenite dish, prepared from rolled dough, which is then baked on a very low heat for about ten hours. It is traditionally eaten with a crushed/grated tomato dip, hard boiled eggs and skhug.
Jai alai Jai-Alai ( in English and in Basque) means "Merry Festival" in the Basque language. The term is used to denote a fronton (or open-walled arena) used to play a variety of Pelota called Cesta Punta, and, more broadly, to the game itself.
Jai Baba Jai Baba is an expression used by followers of Meher Baba and means "Praise Baba." The expression is used either as a greeting, as in saying 'hello,' or as a parting slogan simply meaning something like "See you later.
Jai Guru Dev Om Jai Guru Dev Om is a short phrase in Sanskrit/Hindi, recited in the song "Across the Universe" by The Beatles. It was recorded early 1968 just before The Beatles flew to India to attend a residence course where they studied philosophy and transcendental meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Jai Johanny Johanson Jai Johanny Johanson (born John Lee Johnson on July 8, 1944, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi), frequently known by the stage names Jaimoe or Jaimo, is an American drummer and percussionist who is best known as one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band.
Jai Narain Vyas University Jai Narain Vyas University (JNVU) was formerly known as University of Jodhpur and is situated in Jodhpur city in Indian state of Rajasthan. Established in 1962 it took over the four colleges of Jodhpur run by the State Government:
Jai Ram Reddy Jai Ram Reddy (born 1937) is an Indo-Fijian statesman, who has had a distinguished career in both the legislative and judicial branches of the Fijian government. In 1998, he received Fiji's highest honour, the Companion of the Order of Fiji, in recognition of his services to his country.
Jai Rodriguez Jai Rodriguez (born June 22, 1979 in Brentwood, New York) is an actor and musician best known as the culture guide on the Bravo network's Emmy-winning American reality television program Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. He has also co-authored a book with the other Queer Eye hosts.
Jaibos Tampico Madero Jaiba Brava del Tampico Madero (Tampico Madero Crabs) is a football (soccer) team that plays in the Primera DivisiĂłn A, the second division of the FederaciĂłn Mexicana de FĂştbol AsociaciĂłn (Federation of Mexican Football Association).
Jaid Black Jaid Black is the pen name of Tina Engler, (born January 22, 1972 in Salem, Ohio), owner and founder of Ellora's Cave Publishing, Cerridwen Press, and Gothik Grounds. Under her pen name, she is a bestselling, prolific author of numerous erotic romance novels, typically adorned with a science fiction edge.
Jaideep Saikia Jaideep Saikia is a leading security analyst of India. He is also the author of the much acclaimed "Terror Sans Frontiers: Islamist Militancy in North East India, " [Vision Books, New Delhi, 2004] which in the words of South Asia observer, Stephen Philip Cohen, is "One of the most important books on the question of insurgency yet to appear...
Jaidyn Leskie Jaidyn Raymond Leskie, born April 30, 1996, was a 14 month old Australian child of Bilynda Williams whose disappearance whilst under the care of a babysitter from a house in Moe, Victoria in 1997 led to the biggest search for a missing person in the Australia since the disappearance of Prime Minister Harold Holt in 1967.
Jaigad Fort Jaigad is sea fort that is located at the tip of a peninsula in Ratnagiri District, in the state of Maharashtra, India. Nestled on a cliff, it overlooks a bay formed where the Sangameshwar river enters the Arabian Sea.
Jaigaon Jaigaon (also spelt Jaygaon) is a small town in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal, near the Bhutan border. The town lies at the gateway to Bhutan - Phuentsholing, and is thus a very thriving place of trade and smuggling foreign goods.
Jaigarh Fort Jaigarh Fort, located around 15 km from Jaipur is one of the most spectacular forts in India, with almost all its original facilities intact. While Jaigarh Fort is on top of the hill, Amber Fort is at the bottom.
Jaikoz Jaikoz is a computer program used for editing and mass tagging music file tags. Jaikoz was the first tagger available that could perform acoustic fingerprint matching automatically without user intervention--the majority of taggers only provide a metadata lookup and, because of the inaccuracy of this method, requires the user to confirm modifications.
Jail (American) A county jail or city jail in the United States is a place of detention for people awaiting trial, or for those who have been convicted of a misdemeanor and are serving a sentence of less than one year. These jails are, in a sense, small prisons run by individual counties and cities, though some jails in larger communities may be as large and hold as many inmates as regular prisons.
Jail Bait Jail Bait is a 1954 Ed Wood crime film starring Wood's then-girlfriend Dolores Fuller and Lyle Talbot. The "jail bait" of the title does not refer to an underaged girl, but to the illicit handgun that drives the plot.
Jail Bait (short film) Jail Bait is a short film starring Peter Dinklage, written and Directed by Ben Sainsbury, with a stoner rock soundtrack featuring Scott Reeder from Kyuss. The plot concerns a troubled teen who falls in love with the fisherman who found her as a baby in a dumpster.
Jail Break Inn Fire The Jail Break Inn Fire was started by a cigarette butt near the Jail Break Inn 8 km west of Junee, New South Wales Australia on New Years Day 2006. The fire was reported around mid afternoon but quickly spread due to temperatures into the mid to high 40's (°C), low humidity and gusty westerly winds.
Jail killing day Jail Killing Day is observed by the Awami League (AL) of Bangladesh on November 3 each year. It commemorates the killing of four AL leaders: Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmed, AHM Quamruzzaman and Captain M Mansur Ali on this date in 1975.
Jailbait The slang term jailbait denotes a sexually desirable younger person, usually female, who has not yet reached the age of consent. More recently, however, the term has been used less literally to refer to young people in general, even if they have passed the age of consent (especially those under the age of 18).
Jailbreak (AC/DC song) "Jailbreak" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the ninth and final track of their Australian album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, released in September 1976 (see 1976 in music), and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott.
Jailhouse lawyer Jailhouse lawyer is a colloquial term in North American English to refer to an inmate in a jail or other prison who, though usually never having practiced law nor having any formal legal training, informally assists other inmates in legal matters relating to their sentence (e.g.
Jailhouse Rock (song) "Jailhouse Rock" is a song written by Leiber and Stoller that first became a hit for Elvis Presley. The song was first released as a 45rpm single on September 24, 1957, to coincide with the release of Presley's motion picture, Jailhouse Rock.
Jaiman (Shadow World) Jaiman is a continent on Kulthea, a fictional planet that serves as the backdrop for Iron Crown Enterprises’ Rolemaster campaign setting called Shadow World. Located within the north central portion of the western hemisphere (it is just north of Emer), the continent of Jaiman is not particularly large but is central to Kulthea's history.
Jaime ArbĂłs Jaime ArbĂłs Serra (born February 29, 1952) is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He competed in four Olympics for Spain, starting in 1972.
Jaime Augusto Zobel Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II (born 1959), is a Filipino businessman and member of the influential Zobel de Ayala family of the Philippines. He currently serves as chairman and chief executive officer of Ayala Corporation.
Jaime Brockett A New England-based folk singer, Jaime Brockett enjoyed cult status in the 1969-early 1970s era with his debut album, Remember the Wind and the Rain, with his idiosyncratic talking blues numbers. Brockett was a favorite of devotees of late night progressive rock FM radio stations, particularly with his thirteen minute long adaptation of Leadbelly’s (via Blind Lemon Jefferson) "The Titanic", rechristened The Legend of the U.
Jaime C. de Veyra Jaime Carlos de Veyra, a Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands; born in Tanawan, Province of Leyte, Philippine Islands, November 4, 1873; attended public and private schools; was graduated from the College of San Juan de Letran in Manila in 1893; studied law, philosophy, and letters in the University of Santo Tomas at Manila 1895-1897; secretary to the Military Governor of Leyte in 1898 and 1899; engaged in newspaper work; member of the municipal council of Cebu; Governor of Leyte in 1906 and 1907; member of the Philippine house of representatives 1907-1909; member of the Philippine Commission 1913-1916; executive secretary of the Philippine Islands in 1916 and 1917; elected as a Nationalist a Resident Commissioner to the United States in 1917; reelected in 1920 and served from March 4, 1917, to March 3, 1923; declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1922; engaged in journalistic work during 1923; head of the department of Spanish, University of the Philippines at Manila,
Jaime Camara Jaime Camara (born November 5, 1980) is a Brazilian race car driver from Goiânia. He has competed in the 2005 and 2006 seasons of the Indy Pro Series and has finished 5th and 6th in series points, respectively.
Jaime Cardinal Sin Jaime Sin, also Jaime Lachica Sin (August 31, 1928–June 21, 2005) (Chinese name: 辛海梅; 辛海棉 Xīn Hǎiméi; Xīn Hǎimián), was an archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He led the Archdiocese of Manila as its archbishop and was later created cardinal by Pope Paul VI.
Jaime Cerda Jaime Magana Cerda (born October 26, 1978 in Fresno, California) is a left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher currently playing for the Colorado Rockies. Cerda played previously with the New York Mets (2002-2003) and the Kansas City Royals (2004-2005).
Jaime de los Santos Jaime de los Santos (born April 1946, Nueva Ecija, Philippines) was a military general in the Philippines. He joined the Philippine Army in 1969 after graduating from the Philippine Military Academy with a degree Bachelor of Science in Military Engineering.
Jaime de Marichalar, Duke of Lugo Don Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada, Duke of Lugo (born in Pamplona on July 4, 1963) is the husband of the Infanta Elena of Spain, Duchess of Lugo, the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain. He is styled His Excellency The Duke of Lugo
Jaime del Burgo Jaime Ignacio del Burgo (born in Pamplona 1942) is a Navarrese lawyer and Deputy, a historian and opposer of the inclusion of Navarra in the autonomous Basque Country. He has written fourteen books on public rights and the history of Spanish political strife, and a Historia General de Navarra.
Jaime Dauncey Jaime Dauncey is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by her ring name, "The One and Only" Jamie D. Currently employed by Border City Wrestling, Dauncey is perhaps best known for her appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2006 as Sirelda.
Jaime Duende Jaime Duende de Góngora y Góngora is a fictional character of Mexican television, created and played by actor Facundo Gómez. He appears on the weekly sketch Mi Papá es un Duede (My Dad is an Elf) in Incógnito, a popular TV Show.
Jaime Escalante Jaime Escalante (b. December 31, 1930) is a professor and teacher of mathematics who gained renown and distinction for his work at Garfield High School in Los Angeles, California in teaching poor minority students calculus, from 1974 to 1990.
Jaime Fernández Jaime Fernández (December 6 1937 - April 16 2005) was a Mexican actor. Over his career, he won 3 Silver Ariel awards - the Mexican equivalent of the Oscar - including one for what is arguably his best-known role, playing Friday in Luis Buñuel's The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.
Jaime Ferran y Clua Jaime Ferran y Clua (1852-1919) was a Spanish bacteriologist and sanitarian, contemporary of Koch, and said by his fellows to have made some of the discoveries attributed to Koch. As early as 1855, he wrote on immunization against cholera.
Jaime Gil de Biedma Jaime Gil de Biedma, an influential post Civil War Spanish poet (with Carlos Barral), was born in Barcelona in 1929 the same city where he died in 1990, although he had very deliberately stopped writing poetry some ten years before, insisting that the character he had invented, the poet Jaime Gil de Biedma, as opposed to the respectable bourgeois businessman of the same name, had nothing left to say and he refused to go on playing the role of a poet in literary society.
Jaime Gonzalez Jaime Gonzalez (born 25 July 1954 in SĂŁo Paulo) is a Brazilian golfer, one of the few from his country to have enjoyed success on the international circuit. His father Mario won the Spanish Open as an amateur in 1947.
Jaime Guardia Jaime Guardia (February 10, 1933 - )is a Peruvian singer and charango player. Considered a master of the Ayacucho regional style of traditional Andean music, he has performed and recorded as a solo act and with the group Lira Paucina.
Jaime Guzmán Jaime Jorge Guzmán Errázuriz (June 28 1946–April 1 1991) was a Chilean lawyer and senator, member and ideological founder of the right-wing Independent Democrat Union party. He was assassinated in 1991 by members of the Frente PatriĂłtico Manuel RodrĂguez, a left-wing paramilitary organization.
Jaime Harding Jaime Harding (born 27th February 1975) is the lead singer of Macclesfield band Marion. After enjoying minor success in the mid-90s, the band broke up after their second album, The Program, by this time Jaime was suffering from a well documented drug problem.
Jaime Hernandez Jaime (sometimes spelled Xaime, pronounced /high-me/) Hernandez (born 1959) is the co-creator of the black & white independent comic Love and Rockets (along with his brothers Gilbert and Mario). Love and Rockets is published by Fantagraphics Books.
Jaime Hilario Integrated School-La Salle Jaime Hilario Integrated School-La Salle is a Lasallian co-educational primary and secondary school located in Bagac, Bataan, in the Philippines. It was opened by the De La Salle Brothers in 2006 to cater to the less-fortunate community in that area of Luzon.
Jaime Jefferson Jaime Jefferson (born January 17, 1962 in Guantanamo) is a retired long jumper who represented Cuba. Best known for his World Indoor Championships medals, he has also won the Pan American Games twice as well as other regional games.
Jaime Koeppe Jaime Jacqueline Koeppe (born October 13, 1978 in Vancouver, British Columbia) Miss Molson Indy Canada 2002 Contest Winner, Fitness Expert, and also the first winner of the WWE Diva Search in the summer of 2003.
Jaime Laredo Jaime Laredo (born June 7, 1941 in Cochabamba, Bolivia) is a violinist and conductor. Currently the conductor and Music Director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, he began his musical career when he was five years old.
Jaime Legato Jaime Legato is one of the more diverse musicians in popular music. He is perhaps best known as a founding member of Giant Jerk, one of the leaders of the American-based improvisational folk movement of the mid-1990s.
Jaime Lerner Jaime Lerner (born December 17, 1937) was governor of the state of Paraná, in southern Brazil. He is renowned as an architect and urban planner, having been mayor of Curitiba, capital of Paraná, three times (1971–75, 1979–84 and 1989–92).
Jaime Licauco Jaime Licauco, born on July 25, 1940 in San Juan, Metro Manila, is considered as the Philippines' foremost authority on inner mind development, creative and intuitive management, paranormal phenomena, and Philippine mysticism. However, he is not without his critics who view him as nothing more than a crackpot in the mold of Uri Geller.
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (born October 18, 1938) is the Archbishop of Havana. In 1978, he was named Bishop of Pinar del RĂo in western Cuba by Pope John Paul II, who later promoted him to Archbishop of Havana in 1981.
Jaime Lucio Balmes Father Jaime Lucio Balmes (1810-1848) was a Spanish Catholic priest most famous as the author of El Protestantismo comparado con el Catolicismo en sus relaciones con la CivilizaciĂłn Europea published in 1844 (translated by Charles Ignatius White in 1856 as Protestantism and Catholicity compared in their Effects on the Civilization of Europe ISBN 1-4179-5700-X). The book is often cited as a counter argument to historical accounts that focus on the reputed central role of the Protestant thought to the development of modern society.
Jaime MagalhĂŁes Jaime Fernandes MagalhĂŁes (born 10 July 1962 in CampanhĂŁ, Porto, Portugal), commonly known just by Jaime MagalhĂŁes (pron. ), is a Portuguese former football player that became famous for playing for FC Porto for 15 seasons.
Jaime Mayor Oreja Jaime Mayor Oreja (born July 12, 1951 in San Sebastián) is a Spanish and Basque politician who served as Interior Minister in the People's Party government of JosĂ© MarĂa Aznar before resigning in February 2000 to stand for Basque President on May 13, 2000, a post he failed to win. He is known for his strongly anti-ETA views.
Jaime Moore Jaime Moore (born August 16, 1979 in Northampton, England) is a British Olympic trampolinist. She represented her nation at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, the first time the event was recognised by the competition.
Jaime Oncins Jaime Oncins (born June 16, 1970 in SĂŁo Paulo) is a former tennis player from Brazil, who turned professional in 1988. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he reached the quarter finals before falling to Russia's Andrei Cherkasov.
Jaime Saenz Jaime Saenz (1921–1986) was a Bolivian poet, novelist, and short story writer. Born in the city of La Paz, he lived virtually his entire life in that city, and its unique atmosphere had a powerful effect on much of his work.
Jaime Sommers Jaime Sommers, sometimes spelled Jamie Sommers, was a fictional character portrayed by Lindsay Wagner in The Bionic Woman and The Six Million Dollar Man. She was a former professional tennis star, a teacher of middle school students and an occasional agent of the Office of Strategic Intelligence.
Jaime Viñals Jaime Viñals Mazanet (born November 17, 1961) is a Guatemalan mountaineer, the first Central American ever to climb the earth's highest peak, Mount Everest, and the only person from that region to have reached the Seven Summits, the highest mountains of each of the seven (sub-)continents.
Jaime Zobel de Ayala Jaime Zobel de Ayala (born 1934) is a prominent Filipino businessman and photographer. He served as both president and chairman of Ayala Corporation from 1984 to 1994 (succeeding his first cousin, Enrique Zobel), when he retired as president.
Jaimee Foxworth Jaimee Foxworth (born 17 December 1979 in Belleville, Illinois) is an American actress who played the part of Judy Winslow, the youngest daughter, for four seasons on Family Matters. She was born on a military base.
Jaimee Provan Jaimee Sarah Provan (born February 3, 1978 in Christchurch) is a field hockey forward from New Zealand, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished in sixth place with the Women's National Team.
Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana The Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana (JUB) is a Vedic text associated with the Jaiminiya shakha of the Samaveda. It may be considered a very early Upanishad, together with the Báą›hadÄraṇyaka and ChÄndogya Upanishads dating to the Brahmana period of Vedic Sanskrit, likely predating the 6th century BC.
Jain (Satvika) The traditional Jain cuisine is completely vegetarian and also excludes onions and garlic like the shojin-ryori cuisine of Japan. This it is also called 'satvic' because onions and garlic are regarded to be tamasic.
Jain Irrigation Systems Jain Irrigation Systems (often known as Jain Irrigation, JISL, or simply Jains) is a multinational organisation based in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India. Employing over 3,000 workers, JISL manufactures a number of products, including drip and sprinkler irrigation systems and components, PVC, piping systems, plastic sheeting, greenhouses, bio-fertizilers, solar water heating systems, and photovoltaic appliances.
Jainend Kumar Jainend Kumar is a Fijian civil servant and political leader of Indian descent. A former Director of Research in the Agriculture, Sugar and Land Resettlement Ministry, he served as a Rapporteur in the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2002.
Jainism and Buddhism Jainism and Buddhism are the two branches of the Shramana tradition that still exist today. Until recently Jainism was largely confined to India, while Buddhism has largely flourished in countries outside of India.
Jainism and Islam Jainism and Islam came in close contact with each other following the Islamic invasions from Central Asia and Persia in the seventh to the twelfth centuries when much of north and central India came under the rule of the Delhi Sultanate, and later the Mughal dynasty.
Jainism and Sikhism Both Jainism and Sikhism have originated in South Asia and are Eastern philosophical faiths. Jainism, like Buddhism, rejected the authority (but not the values) of the Vedas and created independent textual traditions based on the words and examples of their early teachers, eventually evolving entirely new ways for interacting with the lay community.
Jainism in Karnataka Karnataka, a state in the Southern India has a long association with Jainism, a religion which has enjoyed patronage of major Kingdoms of Karnataka, such as Western Ganga Dynasty, Kadamba Dynasty, Chalukya Dynasty and Hoysala Empire. The state is also home to a number of Jain monuments, such as Basadis, Gommata Statues and Stambhas.
Jainism in the United States The Jains started arriving in significant numbers to the United States in the early 1970s. At the present time, there are a number of Jain temples and institutions in the USA, and the number of Jains in America is probably greater than 100,000.
Jaintia Kingdom The Jaintia Kingdom from eastern Shillong Plateau extended to the plains south of it and to the north of the Barak River valley in Assam. Jaintia is derived from Synteng, the collective name of different tribal groups from the region.
Jaipur Jaipur (Hindi: जयपŕĄŕ¤°, Urdu: جے ŮľŮر), also popularly known as the Pink City, historically sometimes rendered as Jeypore, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. Jaipur is also the capital of Jaipur District.
Jair Jair (Hebrew ×™×יר Ya'ir) was a man from Gilead (see also Manasseh), east of the River Jordan, who judged Israel for twenty-two years after the death of Tola. His inheritance was in Gilead through the line of Makir, the son of Menasseh.
Jair da Rosa Pinto Jair da Rosa Pinto, or simply Jair, (born March 21, 1921 in Quatis (RJ); died July 28, 2005 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian football midfielder, one of the leading Brazilian footballers of the 1940s and 50s, who is best remembered for his performance in Brazil's spectacular 1950 FIFA World Cup campaign.
Jairam Ramesh Jairam Ramesh is presently a Member of the Parliament of India representing Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He is also the Minister of State for Commerce in the current Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
Jairzinho Jairzinho, birth name Jair Ventura Filho, (born December 25 1944) is a former Brazilian footballer. He was a member of the Brazilian national team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup, during which he scored in every game Brazil played.
Jaisalmer Jaisalmer ("The Golden City") is a town in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The town stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone, crowned by a fort, which contains the palace and several ornate Jain temples.
Jaish Ansar al-Sunna Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna or Group of the Protectors of the Sunna (faith) (Arabic: جماعة أنصار السنه ) , (formerly Jaish Ansar al-Sunna) is an Islamist militant group in Iraq that fought the US-led occupation and US-backed interim government of Iyad Allawi, and continues to fight the new ruling government of Nouri al-Maliki. The group is based in northern and central Iraq, and includes Kurdish (Kurds) groups and Sunni] Arab religious radicals as well as some foreign fighters.
Jaish-e-Mohammed Jaish-e-Mohammed (Arabic:جيش Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ, literally The Army of Muhammad, transliterated as Jaish-e-Muhammed, Jaish-e-Mohammad or Jaish-e-Muhammad, often abbreviated as JEM) is a major Islamic militant organization in South Asia. Jaish-e-Mohammed was formed in 1994 and is based in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Jaishankar Prasad Jaishankar Prasad (January 30, 1889 - January 14, 1937) (Hindi: जयशंकर प्रसाद) was one of the most famous figures in modern Hindi literature. He was a dramatist, novelist, poet and story-writer.
Jaishree Misra Jaishree Misra is an Indian author, whose debut novel Ancient Promises was published and sold worldwide by Penguin UK and became a major best-seller in India. Subsequent books include Accidents Like Love and Marriage, Afterwards and The Little Book of Romance.
Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil (born 1 November, 1952) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Beed constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) political party.
Jaja Wachuku Jaja Anucha Wachuku (1918 - 1996), was a Pan-Africanist; and a distinguished Nigerian statesman, lawyer, politician, diplomat and humanitarian. He was the first Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, as well as first Nigerian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Jajang Jajang (ć…č—Ź) (590 - 658) was a monk born in the kingdom of Silla, which occupied the entire Korean peninsula. He is credited with founding the Tongdosa temple in 646 CE, in what is now Busan, South Korea, and played a significant role in the adoption of Buddhism as the national religion of Silla.
Jajarkot District Jajarkot district (जाजरकोट जिल्ला), a part of Bheri zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Jajarkot as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,230 km and has a population (2001) of 134,868.
Jajce Jajce (Cyrillic: ĐĐ°Ńце) is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation. It is on the crossroads between Banja Luka, Mrkonjić Grad and Donji Vakuf, on the confluence of the rivers
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