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Jug wine Jug wine is a term in the United States for inexpensive table wine typically bottled in a glass jug. Historically, jug wines were labeled semi-generically, but over the last 20 years have increasingly been labeled varietally to meet consumer demand.
Jugantar Jugantar or Yugantar (Bangla: যŕ§ŕ¦—ান্তর) (English meaning New Era or more literally an Epoch in Transition) was one of the two main secret revolutionary trends operating in Bengal for Indian independence.This association, like Anushilan Samiti started in the guise of suburban fitness club.
Jugarem A Estimar-Nos Jugarem A Estimar-Nos (English translation: "We'll Play We're Loving Each Other") was the debut entry for Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest being performed in the semi-final of the 2004 Contest. The song is in Catalan, the first time this language was performed on the Contest stage.
Jugband Blues "Jugband Blues" is a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, and is featured on their second album, A Saucerful of Secrets (1968). It was written by Syd Barrett, being his sole writing contribution to the album, and also his last published for the band.
Jugdral Jugdral (ă¦ă‚°ă‰ă©ă« Yugudoraru) is the fictional continent that Nintendo and Intelligent Systems' Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu and Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 takes place. It derives from the Norse mythological name Yggdrasil.
Jugendstil Jugendstil is defined as "a style of architecture or decorative art similar to Art Nouveau, popular in German-speaking areas of Europe during the late 19th and early 20th centuries" Webster's II New College Dictionary Third Edition. Jugendstil was also popular in the Nordic countries, where it became integrated with the National Romantic Style.
Jugendweihe Jugendweihe (youth consecration) is a secular coming of age ceremony practiced by German 14 year olds. It originated among the secular societies in the 19th century as an alternative to Confirmation by the Roman Catholic and Protestant churches.
Jugerum Jugerum or jugus (the latter form, as a neuter noun of the third declension, is very common in the oblique cases and in the plural) was a Roman unit of measurement of area, 240 feet in length and 120 in breadth, containing therefore 28,800 square feet (Colum. R.
Juggalo A Juggalo/Juggalette is a member of the group that has grown up around the fanbase of the Michigan rap group Insane Clown Posse, and related recording artists at Psychopathic Records. Much of the predominant philosophy of the group stems from the Dark Carnival, a mythology that was carried as a theme in six ICP albums known as the Joker's Cards.
Juggalo Championshit Wrestling Juggalo Championshit Wrestling (JCW) is an independent professional wrestling promotion run by the rap duo, Insane Clown Posse (Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J). The first event was booked by wrestling referee and 17 year old Brian Gorie and wrestling manager/commentator Dave Prazak.
Jugge Nohall Jugge Nohall is a Swedish singer and artist, who has written a song for the Swedish national final of the Eurovision song contest, participated in two reality shows (Club Goa) on Swedish television and worked as a radio talkshow host.
Jugging In cooking, jugging is the process of stewing meat (usually whole animals, mainly game, or fish) for a long time in a tightly covered container, such as a casserole or an earthenware jug. Sometimes the cooking liquid includes some of the animal's blood.
Juggling Juggling can refer to all forms of artful or skillful object manipulation. This includes most prop-based circus skills such as diabolo (known as the Chinese yo-yo in America), devil sticks], [[Poi (juggling)|poi, cigar box manipulation, fire-dancing, contact juggling, and hat manipulation.
Juggling convention Many countries, cities or juggling clubs hold their own annual juggling convention. These are the backbone of the juggling scene, the events that regularly bring jugglers from a wide area together to socialize.
Juggling Notation It has often been said, of many juggling patterns, that it is "easier done than said", while it might be easy to learn a given maneuver and demonstrate it for others, it is often much harder to communicate the idea accurately using speech or plain text.
Jughead (band) Jughead is a supergroup which has released a single 2002 self-titled album on InsideOut Music. Band members are: Ty Tabor (guitars), Derek Sherinian (keyboards), Matt Bissonette (bass), and Gregg Bissonette (drums).
Jughead's Revenge Jughead's Revenge is a now defunct American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band formed in November 1989 by Joe Doherty (vocals), George Snow (guitar), Brian Priess (bass) and Nenus Givargus (drums).
Jugiong, New South Wales Jugoing is a village community in the central east part of the Riverina. It is situated just off the Hume Highway, by road, about 30 kilometres south west from Bookham and 40 kilometres north east from Gundagai.
Juglans californica Juglans californica, the California Black Walnut, also called the California Walnut, or the Southern California Black Walnut, is a large shrub or small tree endemic to California. There are two known varieties (according to the The Jepson Manual) or subspecies (according to the California Native Plant Society).
Juglans regia The Persian Walnut (Juglans regia), also known as Common Walnut or English Walnut, is a species of walnut that is native from the Balkans, in southeast Europe, east through southwest and central Asia and the Himalayas to southwest China. The largest forests are in Kyrgyzstan, where Persian Walnut trees occur in extensive, nearly pure walnut forests at 1,000-2,000 m altitude (Hemery 1998) - notably at Arslanbob in Jalal-Abad Province.
Jugni Jugni is a fictional punjabi female character, used in a popular punjabi folk songs, to represent an innocent village girl who just returned back home from a journey or trip/tour. She sings about her adventures and various things she brought back from her journey.
Jugoslovenska radio-televizija Jugoslovenska radio-televizija (Yugoslav Radio Television) is the former association of broadcasters in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In Serbia and Montenegro its role is taken over by UdruĹľenje javnih radija i televizija.
Jugoslovenske Ĺľeleznice Jugoslovenske Ĺľeleznice is a railway company created in Belgrade, in the 1920s. Today it operates Croatian trains (Rade Koncar 441, 444, 421), and Romanian (461), under the name Srpske Ĺľeleznice (Serbian railways).
Jugular fossa In the temporal bone, behind the openings for the carotid canal and the aquæductus cochleæ is a deep depression, the jugular fossa, of variable depth and size in different skulls; it lodges the bulb of the internal jugular vein.
Jugular process In the lateral part of the occipital bone, extending lateralward from the posterior half of the condyle is a quadrilateral plate of bone, the jugular process, excavated in front by the jugular notch, which, in the articulated skull, forms the posterior part of the jugular foramen.
Jugular tubercle The upper surface of the lateral parts of occipital bone presents an oval eminence, the jugular tubercle, which overlies the hypoglossal canal and is sometimes crossed by an oblique groove for the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves.
Jugular venous pressure The jugular venous pressure (JVP, sometimes referred to as jugular venous pulse) is the indirectly observed pressure over the venous system. It can be useful in the differentiation of different forms of heart and lung disease.
Juha Salminen Juha Salminen (born September 27, 1976 in Vantaa) is a Finnish enduro rider. He is an 11-time World Enduro Champion and has also won the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) in 2000 (125cc), 2002 (400cc) and 2006 (overall and Enduro 1).
Juha Tiainen Juha Tiainen (born December 5, 1955 in Uukuniemi – died April 28, 2003 in Lappeenranta) was a former hammer thrower from Finland who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The same year he achieved his personal best throw, 81.
Juha Vainio Juha "Watt" Vainio (born May 5, 1938 in Kotka, Finland; died October 29, 1990) was a Finnish singer, songwriter and translator of song lyrics. His body of work comprises more than 100 tunes and translations or original lyrics for well over 1000 songs recorded by countless Finnish singers.
Juha Valjakkala Juha Veikko Valjakkala (born June 13, 1965 in Pori, Finland) became a part of Finnish and Swedish crime history in 1988 when he was convicted of the murder of a family of three at a cemetery in the northern Swedish community of Ă…msele.
Juhani Aho Juhani Aho (September 11, 1861 - August 8, 1921) was the first professional Finnish writer and is regarded as a kind of national writer of Finland. Juhani Aho was known as Johannes Brofeldt before he changed his name in 1907.
Juhani Pallasmaa Juhani Uolevi Pallasmaa (born September 14, 1936, Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a Finnish architect and former professor of Architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology. Pallasmaa is a former Director of the Museum of Finnish Architecture (1978-1983).
Juho Sunila Johan (Juho) Emil Sunila (born August 16 1875 in Liminka, died October 2 1936 in Helsinki) was a Finnish politician from the Agrarian Party, the managing director of the agrarian finance board, and Prime Minister of Finland in two cabinets.
Juho Vennola Juho Heikki Vennola (originally Karhu, born June 19 1872 in Oulu, died December 3 1938 in Helsinki) was Professor of National Economics at the University of Helsinki, a member of the Parliament of Finland, and a politician from the National Progressive Party, who served as Prime Minister of Finland for three times.
Juche The Juche Idea (also Juche Sasang or Chuch'e; pronounced // in Korean, approximately "joo-cheh") is the official state ideology of North Korea and the political system based on it. Kim Jong-il has explained that the doctrine is a component part of Kimilsungism, after its founder Kim Il-sung.
Juchitán de Zaragoza Juchitán de Zaragoza (Spanish name; Isthmus Zapotec: Xabizende ) is an indigenous town in the southeast of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. With 166,000 inhabitants (2006), it is the third largest city in the state.
Juice Crew The Juice Crew was a pioneering hip-hop collective in the mid to late 1980s founded by producer Marley Marl and the label Cold Chillin Records, ran by "Fly Ty" Williams and distributed by Warner Brothers Records for most of the label's existence (and throughout its years of prominence). Cold Chillin’s first grab at notoriety was a single entitled The Bridge, which sparked a long time rivalry with Bronx rapper KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions.
Juice fasting Juice fasting is a type of fasting and detox diet in which the practitioner consumes only fruit and vegetable juices. Being available only in digestible carbohydrates, these foods are digested rapidly as the juice digestion process expends only a small amount of energy.
Juice Leskinen Pauli Matti Juhani "Juice" Leskinen (born February 19, 1950 in Juankoski, Finland, died November 24 2006 in Tampere), better known as Juice Leskinen (pronounced IPA: /jĘŠisÉ›/, not like the English word juice), was one of the most prominent Finnish singer-songwriters of the late 20th century. From the early 1970s onward he released nearly 30 full-length albums, as well as writing song lyrics for dozens of Finnish artists.
Juice Magazine Juice Magazine, founded 1975 in Oakland, CA , is a Poetry and Art publication, edited and published by poet/editors Judy Brekke and Stephen Morse. It has published a wide range of poets including Hugh Fox, John Bennett, Gene Fowler, and many other poets from the Small Press scene of the 1970's.
Juice Plus Juice Plus+® is a branded line of dietary supplements containing powdered fruit or vegetable juice extracts fortified with added vitamins and nutrients. Juice Plus is manufactured by Natural Alternatives International (NAI; San Marcos, CA) and is distributed by National Safety Associates (NSA; Collierville, TN) through direct or multi-level marketing.
Juicebox (song) "Juicebox" is the first single from The Strokes third album, First Impressions of Earth released in the US in October 2005. Julian Casablancas was quoted in Spin Magazine as saying this about the song: "I remember people saying this track's ugly, I think it's got a great personality.
Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big is a book by José Canseco that started the Congressional inquiry into steroids in Major League Baseball. The book is autobiographical, as it focuses on Canseco's days as a major leaguer, his marriages, his daughter, and off-field incidents including his barroom brawl in 2001.
Juicy Couture Juicy Couture is a stylish contemporary line of casual apparel based in Pacoima, California. Juicy is well-known for their terry, velour, cashmere, and fleece tracksuits, which have been made famous by the many celebrities who wear them.
Juicy Love "juicy LOVE" is Tenjo Chiki's 4th Japanese under the Rhythm Zone label and was released in both CD and CD+DVD (Limited Edition) versions. "juicy LOVE" has been described as a hybrid reggae track, combining both a sweet lovers' rock melody and up-tempo dancehall beats and features Japanese reggae artist, CORN HEAD.
Juicy Lucy (band) Juicy Lucy were saucy blues-rockers, who formed in 1969 from the ashes of the cult garage band The Misunderstood; thus uniting vocalist Ray Owen, steel guitarist Glenn "Ross" Campbell and keyboardist Chris Mercer. The group later picked up guitarist Neil Hubbard, bassist Keith Ellis plus their drummer Pete Dobson.
Juigalpa Juigalpa is the capital city of the Chontales department of Nicaragua. It is located within the municipality of Juigalpa, approximately 140 km east of Managua on Carretera Rama, in the central region of Nicaragua.
Juilliard String Quartet The Juilliard String Quartet is a classical music string quartet founded in 1946 at the Juilliard School in New York. The original members were Robert Mann and Robert Koff on violin, Raphael Hillyer on viola, and Arthur Winograd on cello; Current members (as of 1997) are Joel Smirnoff and Ronald Copes on violin, Samuel Rhodes on viola, and Joel Krosnick on cello.
Juissi Juissi is a brand of juices and energy drinks belonging to the Finnish company Marli. The different kind of juices under the Juissi-brand are the following: Pineapple-orange, Strawberry, Lemon-lime, Mixed (apple, green grape and raspberry), Fruit (grapefruit, pineapple, passion fruit, pear and apple), Pear, Blueberry-raspberry, Red Energy and Green Energy.
Juist Juist () is one of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands at the edge of the Lower Saxon Wadden Sea in the southern North Sea, located between Borkum Island (west), Memmert Island (southwest) and Norderney (east). Juist is 17 km long and 500 m to 1 km wide (this depends on the level of tide, which sinks and falls about 2.
Jujhar Singh Nehra Jujhar Singh Nehra (Hindi: जŕĄŕ¤ťŕ¤ľŕ¤°ŕ¤¸ŕ¤żŕ¤‚ह नेहरा) (1664 – 1730) or Jhunjha was a Jat chieftain of Rajasthan in India who gave name to the Jhunjhunu town situated in Rajasthan. He was born in a Hindu Jat family of Nehra gotra in samvat 1721 (1664 AD).
Jujube The Jujube, Red Date, or Chinese Date (; also hóng zǎo 红枣, dà zǎo, hēi zǎo, zǎozi; Wade-Giles: tsao; Korean: daechu 대추; Japanese: 棗 natsume) is a small deciduous tree or shrub in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae. Its scientific name is Ziziphus zizyphus, synonym Z.
Jujube (confectionery) Jujube (can be pronounced as either or ), or jube, is the name of several types of candy, varying in description on a regional basis. In the United States, Jujubes is the brand name of a particular type of candy, whereas in Canada the word is generic, and describes any of many similar confections.
Jujutsu Techniques Jujutsu is known for its joint locks, restraining and self-defense techniques. This is a sub-page of the Jujutsu main page and is intended to describe techniques and important stylistic differences of execution.
Jujuy Exodus The Jujuy Exodus (in Spanish, Éxodo Jujeño) was an episode of the Argentine War of Independence. It was a massive voluntary [of people from the province] of [[Jujuy Province|Jujuy, led by General Manuel Belgrano, in charge of the revolutionary forces that were battling an army loyal to Spain.
Juke (song) Juke is a harmonica instrumental recorded by 22 year old Chicago bluesman Little Walter Jacobs in 1952. Although Little Walter had been recording sporadically for small Chicago labels over the previous five years, Juke was Little Walter's first hit, and it was the most important of his career.
Juke joint Juke joint (or jook joint) is the vernacular term for an informal establishment featuring blues music, dancing, and alcoholic drinks, primarily operated by African American people in the southeastern United States. The term "juke" is believed to derive from the Gullah word joog, meaning rowdy or disorderly .
Juke Kartel Juke Kartel is a rock band from Melbourne, Australia, consisting of Toby Rand (lead vocals), Dale Winters (guitar, vocals), Tommy Kende (bass, vocals), Todd Burman (guitar), and Eddie Murphy (drums). Lead singer Toby Rand competed in the American singing competition, Rockstar: Supernova, a T.
Jukebox A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that can play specially selected songs from self-contained media. The traditional jukebox is rather large with a rounded top and has colored lighting going up the front of the machine on its vertical sides.
Jukebox musical A jukebox musical is either a stage musical or movie musical that features a set of pre-released, hit songs by a mainstream artist or artists as its musical score and contextualizes the songs in a dramatic plot, sometimes telling the biographical story of the band or singer whose music is used. Although jukebox musicals had achieved success for years (for instance Buddy, musical about the life of Buddy Holly which opened in the West End in 1996) their recent surge in popularity was triggered largely by the successes of The Boy from Oz and Mamma Mia!
Jukebox Network The Jukebox Network was a cable, satellite, and UHF broadcast (Florida) television service from the early 1990's that allowed their viewers the ability to dial a telephone number enter a code and the latest or a classic music video that was requested was played on their TV. At first all of the Jukebox request lines used a large block of Miami, Florida telephone numbers and callers were only charged for a long distance call, However realizing that they needed to make money Jukebox switched to the pay-per call 1-900 line service in which callers were charged from $1.
Juken Nissho In 1990 the company purchased major Crown Forest licences covering nearly 60,000 hectares of Northland, the Wairarapa and East Cape. Juken operates plants at Kaitaia, Masterton and Gisborne and employs around 1,000 New Zealanders largely as laborers.
Jukes and Kallikaks The Jukes and the Kallikaks were pseudonyms for two families used as examples during the latter 19th century and early 20th century to argue that there was a genetic disposition toward anti-social behavior or low intelligence. The arguments were used to bolster advocacy of eugenics, or the "scientific" breeding of human beings, by demonstrating that traits deemed socially inferior could be passed down from generation to generation.
Jukka Jokikokko Jukka Jokikokko (born September 15, 1970 in Pudasjärvi) is a Finnish bassist and studio engineer. He has played different kinds of music and is bassist on the bands Scarlet Thread, Burning Point, Stargazery and Rytmiterapia.
Jukka Kajava Jukka Kajava (February 25 1943 – May 16 2005) was one of the most well known Finnish theatre and television critics. He worked for Helsingin Sanomat from the year 1967, joining the papers permanent staff in 1978.
Jukka Rahja Jukka Rahja (1887, Kronstadt – August 31, 1920, Petrograd) was a Russian-Finnish bolshevik who joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party in 1903. He was also active in the Finnish labour youth movement.
Jukka Salmela Jukka Arto Olavi Salmela (born 30 December 1958) is a former Finnish speedskater who specialised on the shorter distances 500-m and 1000-m. He took part in the 1980 Winter Olympics on these distances, with an 18th rank on the 500-m as his best result, and was ranked 12th in the 1981 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships.
Jukka the Sling In Brian Jacques' fantasy world of Redwall, Jukka the Sling was the female leader of a Rustic Squirrel Tribe living in the Pine Groves to the northeast of the legendary mountain Salamandastron. She was known for her quick temper and love for plundering the weapons of her foes.
Jukka Tapanimäki Save for perhaps Stavros Fasoulas, Jukka Tapanimäki was probably the most famous Finnish game programmer in the late 1980s. Tapaninmäki wrote his games for the Commodore 64, but they have also been ported to other computers.
Jukka Ylipulli Jukka Ylipulli (born February 6, 1963 in Rovaniemi) is a former Finnish nordic combined skier who competed during the 1980's and early 1990's. He won a bronze medal in the individual nordic combined at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
Jukka-Pekka Saraste Jukka-Pekka Saraste (born April 22, 1956) is a Finnish conductor. He trained as a violinist, and later studied conducting at the Sibelius Academy with Jorma Panula, in the same class as Esa-Pekka Salonen and Osmo Vänskä.
Jukkasjärvi Lapland Court District Jukkasjärvi Lapland Court District, or Jukkasjärvi 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.
Jukums VÄcietis Jukums VÄcietis (November 11, 1873—July 28, 1938) (Russian: Đоаким Đоакимович ВацетиŃ, Ioakim Ioakimovich Vatsetis) was a Latvian Soviet military commander. He was a rare example of notable Soviet leaders who were not members of the Bolshevik Party (nor of any other one).
Jul i Betlehem Jul i Betlehem (Swedish: "Christmas in Bethlehem") is a Christmas album, released on 10 November 1999, from Swedish pop singer Carola Häggkvist. "Jul i Betlehem" was recorded in Bethlehem on 15 June-27 September 1999, so it could be released for Christmas that year.
Jul i Tøyengata Jul i Tøyengata is a Norwegian advent calendar created by the Norwegian comedian Zahid Ali. The show is actually a parody on the other norwegian advent calendar Jul i Skomakergata from 1979, which is one of the most successful Norwegian tv-series.
Julana In Australian aboriginal mythology (specifically: Jumu), Julana is a lecherous spirit who surprises women by burrowing beneath the sand. He was alive, and wandered the Earth with his father, Njirana, during the Dreamtime.
Jule Gregory Charney Jule Gregory Charney (January 1, 1917 – June 16, 1981) was an American meteorologist who played an important role in developing weather prediction. He developed a set of equations (The Quasi-Geostrophic Vorticity Equation) for calculating the large-scale motions of planetary-scale waves.
Jule Huffman Jule Huffman, born 1923, retired announcer, singer, and weather man for WSAZ in Huntington, WV from 1954-1995. Huffman also worked in Cincinnati, Ohio and Ashland, KY performing similar duties early in his career.
Julebukking Julebukking is a costumed holiday tradition of Norwegian origin. Between Christmas and New Years Day people wearing masks and costumes (Julebukkers) go door to door, where neighbors receiving them attempt to identify who is under the disguise.
Julee Cruise Julee Cruise (born 1 December 1956, in Creston, Iowa) is an American dream pop singer, and actress, best known for the lead vocal on "Falling," the theme for the cult television series Twin Peaks. Until recently, she was a frequent collaborator with composer Angelo Badalamenti and film director David Lynch, who produced and wrote the lyrics for most of her songs.
Julemanden Julemanden can be directly translated to "Christmas Man". In modern Danish culture Julemanden is the equivalent of the English Santa Claus although the roots of the character reaches into Danish folklore and mythology wherein julemanden is a mythical character who is said to bring Christmas presents to children in Denmark on christmas eve, celebrated December 24th.
Julen Guerrero Julen Guerrero LĂłpez (born Portugalete, Vizcaya, January 7, 1974 is a recently retired Spanish/Basque footballer who played as a midfielder for Athletic Bilbao, Spain and the Euskadi XI. During the early 1990s he was the golden boy of Spanish and Basque football.
Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton Jules Adolphe Aime Louis Breton (May 1, 1827 - July 5, 1906) was a 19th-century French Realist painter. His paintings are heavily influenced by the French countryside and his absorption of traditional methods of painting helped make Jules Breton one of the primary transmitters of the beauty and idyllic vision of rural existence.
Jules Allard and Sons The Parisian firm of Jules Allard and Sons (or Jules Allard et Fils in French), in business between 1878 and Allard's death in 1907 was one of the most notable interior decorating houses of the turn of the twentieth century. Their Paris origin reinforced the firm's credibility in composing "high style" French interiors for the American elite, at times employing authentic boiseries, mirrors and chimneypieces, skillfully extended and adapted for results that were comprehensive, acceptably correct from an academic point-of-view and socially conservative.
Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly (November 2, 1808 – April 23, 1889), was a French novelist and short story writer. He specialised in a kind of mysterious tale that examines hidden motivation and hinted evil bordering (but never crossing into) the supernatural.
Jules Antoine Lissajous Jules Antoine Lissajous (March 4, 1822 - June 24, 1880) was a French mathematician, after whom Lissajous figures are named. Among other innovations, Lissajous invented the Lissajous apparatus, a device which creates the figures that bear his name.
Jules Émile Planchon Jules Émile Planchon (March 21, 1823 - April 1, 1888) was a French botanist. After receiving his Doctorate of Sciences degree at the University of Montpellier in 1844, he worked for a while at the Royal Botanical Gardens in London, and for a few years was a teacher in Nancy and Ghent.
Jules Baroche Pierre-Jules Baroche (18 November 1802 in Paris-29 October 1870 in Jersey) was a French statesman, who served as minister in several of Napoleon III's governments. He was Minister of the Interior from 15 March 1850 to 24 January 1851, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 10 April 1851 to 26 October 1851, President of the Conseil d'État from 30 December 1852, briefly Minister of Foreign Affairs again from 4 January 1860 to 24 January 1860, Minister without portfolio from 3 December 1860, and Minister of Justice (and of Public Worship) from 23 June 1863 to 17 July 1869.
Jules Bergman Jules Bergman (March 21, 1929 – February 11, 1987), a broadcast writer and journalist, served as Science Editor for ABC News from 1961 until his death in 1987. He is most remembered for his coverage of the American space program.
Jules Bledsoe Jules Bledsoe (1898-1943), baritone, was a renowned opera singer and the first African American artist to gain regular employment in Broadway. After graduating from Bishop College in Texas, he contained studies at Virginia Union College and Columbia University.
Jules Bois Henri Antoine Jules-Bois was an idealist, scholar and mystic, Henri Antoine Jules-Bois wrote dramas, novels, poetry, essays and scholarly papers on psychology and trends of thought. A strong creative urge led to great and diversified activity in the fields of literature and philosophy.
Jules Bonnot Jules Bonnot (October 14, 1876 - April 28, 1912) was a French illegalist famous for his involvement in a criminal anarchist organization dubbed "The Bonnot Gang" by the French press. He viewed himself as a professional and avoided bloodshed, preferring to outwit his targets.
Jules Brown Jules Eratosthenes Brown is a fictional character in the Back to the Future motion picture trilogy, played in Back to the Future Part III by Todd Cameron Brown and voiced in the animated series by Josh Keaton.
Jules Cardinal Mazarin Jules Mazarin, born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino (July 14 1602 – March 9 1661) was an accomplished Italian politician who served as the chief minister of France from 1642 until his death. Mazarin succeeded his mentor, Cardinal Richelieu.
Jules Cotard Jules Cotard (June 1,1840 - August 19,1889) was a French neurologist who is best known for first describing the Cotard delusion, a patient's delusional belief that they are dead, do not exist or do not have bodily organs.
Jules de Balincourt Jules de Balincourt (born 1972 in Paris) is a French painter. He was educated at the California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco receiving a BFA (1998) and went on to study at the Hunter College, New York graduating in 2005 with an MFA.
Jules Destrée Jules Destrée (Marcinelle, August 21, 1863 - Brussels, January 3, 1936) was a Walloon lawyer, cultural critic and socialist politician. The trials subsequent to the strikes of 1886 have deterimed his commitment within the Belgian Labour Party.
Jules Doinel Jules Doinel (1842-1903) was the founder of the modern 'Gnostic Church'. He proclaimed '1890' the beginning of a new gnostic era, and took for himself the name Valentin II, after Valentinius, the second century Christian gnostic thinker.
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