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Juxta Crucem Epsilon Crucis (ε Cru / ε Crucis) is a Class K3III, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Crux. It is sometimes called Juxta Crucem (or Juxta for short), meaning "Near (Close to) the Cross" in Latin.
Juxtacrine signalling In biology, juxtacrine signalling is a type of intercellular communication which is transmitted via oligosaccharide, lipid or protein components of a cell membrane and may affect either the emitting cell or immediately adjacent cells.
Juxtaglomerular cell In the kidney, the juxtaglomerular cells (JG cells) are cells that synthesize, store, and secrete the enzyme renin. They are specialized smooth muscle cells in the wall of the afferent arteriole that delivers blood to the glomerulus.
Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine [Art & Culture Magazine is a magazine] created by painter [[Robert Williams (artist)|Robert Williams to celebrate the genius of low brow art. It is published by the same people who make Thrasher Skateboard magazine in San Francisco, California.
Juyan Lake Basin The Juyan Lake Basin (), is a rare wetland located in the desert of western Inner Mongolia at the Alxa League near the border of eastern Xinjiang and covers an area of about 10,000 km². The Juyan lake is the eastern part of three former terminal lakes located at the outer edges of the Hei River catchment which formed a large inland delta between the Qilian and the Gobi Altay, it has dried up due to improper development.
Juyongguan Juyongguan or Juyonguan Pass () is located in an 18 kilometer-long valley named "Guangou" which is inside Changping County more than 50 kilometers from Beijing City. It is one of the three greatest passes of the Great Wall of China.
Juzbado Juzbado is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 24 kilometres from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 274 people.
Juzhi Yizhi JĂązhÄ« YÄ«zhÇ (Chinese: 倶čťä¸€ćŚ‡; Japanese: Gutei Isshi) was a 9th-century Chinese Chán, or Zen, master. After Bodhidharma, he was the eleventh successorZen Ancestors in China - The Five Houses, retrieved August 28th 2006 in the line of Nányuè HuáirĂ ng (677–744) and MÇŽzÇ” DĂ oyÄ« (709–788), as well as—according to some sources—LĂnjì Yìxuán (although according to others he was Linji's contemporary).
JUDE (UML Tool) Jude(the accurate name is 'JUDE' from Professional and Community edition.) is a UML Modeling tool created by the Japanese company ChangeVision(a related company of Eiwa System Managementand Mamezou OS Holdings Co.
JUnit JUnit is a unit testing framework for the Java programming language. Created by Kent Beck and Erich Gamma, JUnit is one of, and arguably the most successful of, the xUnit family of frameworks that originated with Kent Beck's SUnit.
JUNET Japan University NETwork (JUNET) was a computer network established by three universities, Tokyo University, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Keio University in October 1984 for test and research purposes. At its height it connected 700 machines.
JUpdater JUpdater is a project which aims to create an utility that allows developers to quickly implement version checks into Java programs. The utility ensures that the user can always be notified of new versions, and easily upgrade to the latest version from within the program, without having to do anything.
JURIST JURIST is an online legal news service hosted by the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, edited by Professor Bernard Hibbitts and a staff of more than 40 law students working in Pittsburgh and other US locations. It features continously-updated US and international legal news researched in real time, expert commentary, key primary documents and video.
JUSCO JUSCO (Japanese: ジăŁă‚ąă‚ł, ) is the acronym for Japan United Stores Company, a chain of "General Merchandise Stores" (or hypermarket) and the largest of its type in Japan. The various JUSCO companies are subsidiaries of ÆON Co.
JUSPAO The Joint US Public Affairs Office (JUSPAO) was a multi-agency organization that provided integrated Information Operations support in South Vietnam from 1965 to 1972. Involving military, US Information Agency and State Department efforts, JUSPAO provided direction for a range of public affairs, public diplomacy and psychological operations.
JUSTICE JUSTICE is a human rights and law reform organisation based in the United Kingdom. It is the British section of the International Commission of Jurists, the international human rights organisation of lawyers devoted to the legal protection of human rights worldwide.
Jvari (monastery) Jvari or Jvari Monastery (Georgian: áŻá•áá á, áŻá•á áᡠá›áťáśááˇá˘á”á á) is a Georgian Orthodox monastery of the 6th century near Mtskheta (World Heritage site), Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, eastern Georgia. The name is translated as the Monastery of the Cross.
JVC GR-C1 The JVC GR-C1 was a camcorder released in March 1984 by JVC and was notable as the first all-in-one camcorder . Using a VHS-C video tape, it could record the video and audio and be played back in a standard VHS VCR.
JVF Clique The JVF Clique is an independent collective of English DJs, emcees and producers from Hinckley, Leicestershire. The collective has released various drum and bass mixtapes and hip hop EPs on its own label, Clique Recordings.
Jwaneng diamond mine The Jwaneng diamond mine is the richest diamond mine in the world, and is located in south-central Botswana about 170 kilometers (110 miles) west of the city of Gaborone, in the Naledi river valley of the Kalahari. Jwaneng, meaning "a place of small stones", is owned by Debswana, a partnership between the De Beers company and the government of Botswana.
Jwé Jwé is a kind of rural music from Saint Lucia, performed informally at wakes, beach parties, full moon gatherings and other informal events, including débòt dances. Jwwé uses raunchy lyrics and innuendos to show off verbal skills, and to express political and comedic commentaries on current events and well-known individuals.
JWGC JWGC (Jabber WindowGram Client) is an XMPP client written in C that behaves very much like the clients associated with The Zephyr Project. It can be used in X11 as well as in text-only mode from the command line.
JWT JWT is the current name of the United States largest and world's fourth largest advertising agency originally founded by William James Carlton in 1864 and renamed by James Walter Thompson in 1877 to The James Walter Thompson Company. JWT is one of the key companies of Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP Group and is headquartered in New York.
JXTA JXTA (Juxtapose) is an open source peer-to-peer platform created by Sun Microsystems in 2001. This platform is defined as a set of XML based protocols that allow any device connected to a network to exchange messages and collaborate in spite of the network topology.
Jyeshta Jyeshta (Hindi: जेठjeáą or ज्येष्ठjyeṣáą) is a month of the Hindu calendar, also known as Jeth or Iethe. In India's national civil calendar, Jyestha is the third month of the year, beginning on 21 May and ending on 22 June.
Jyeshtadeva Jyestadeva (ജ്യേഷ്ഠദേവ(ന്)) (1500-1575), was an astronomer of the Kerala school founded by Madhava of Sangamagrama and a student of Damodara. He is most known for authoring a commentary Yuktibhasa, the first calculus text of the world.
Jyesthimalla The Jyesthimalla (literally the greatest warriors) are a clan of martial artists in India who practice the martial art of Vajra Mushti. The clan is mentioned in medival Indian literature and like the South Indian Nair clan, are thought to be Brahmins (priests) living on arms.
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began after twelve editorial cartoons, most of which depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammad, were published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on 2005-09-30. The newspaper announced that this publication was an attempt to contribute to the debate regarding criticism of Islam and self-censorship.
Jymie Merritt Jymie Merritt (born 3 May, 1926) is an American jazz bassist. Raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he received early training as a classical bassist (double bass), but he credits the following experiences, which took place in the 1940s, as proving more significant musically: (1) his early gigs in Philadelphia, PA with pianist Hassan Ibn Ali (duo) and (2) jam sessions, often conducted at his own house, with his mother as hostess, that included such local notables at the time as Jimmy Heath, Philly Joe Jones, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Jimmy Smith, John Dennis and Benny Golson.
Jynx (Pokémon) is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise, originally introduced in Pokémon Red and Blue. Jynx is noted more than other Pokémon characters due to the controversy over her original appearance (see below).
Jyosei Shonan is a rival tennis team from the anime and manga series Prince of Tennis. Though mentioned in the manga, it appears only in the anime, where it replaces Midoriyama as Seigaku's opponents in the second round of the Kantou Tournament.
Jyothika Saravanan Jyothika Sadanah Saravanan (ஜோதிகா சடனா சரவணன்) or simply Jyothika (born 18 October, 1978) is an Indian actress who has acted in the Tamil and Telugu film industries as the lead heroine.
Jyoti Basu Jyoti Basu () (born July 8, 1914) is a Communist politician from West Bengal, India. Basu is a Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), and, as the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977-2000, was India's longest-serving Chief Minister.
Jyoti Guptara Jyoti Guptara (born November 22, 1988) is a young novelist of British and Indian heritage, best known as being the co-author of the Insanity Saga (writing together with twin brother Suresh Guptara; collectively known as the Guptara Twins).
Jyoti Naik Jyoti Naik, is currently the President of Lijjat Papad (Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad) , and who is the running the entire show at Lijjat. The co-operative movement was started by Jashwantiben Popat, she is the woman responsible for making Lijjat Papad a global brand name and thus contributing immensely to women empowerment!
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (Assamese: জ্যোতিপ্ৰসাদ আগৰৱালা)(1903-1953) was a playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker from Assam. He is an Assamese icon, deeply revered for his creative vision and output and is referred to as the Rupkonwar of Assamese culture.
Jyoti Prasad Saikia Jyoti Prasad Saikia started his career as a journalist in Tripura writing on Bangladesh events in 1970-72. Later, he joined the Government of Assam, and held numerous senior and vital positions; he retired from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in December, 2005.
Jyoti Sunita Kullu Jyoti Sunita Kullu (born September 10, 1978 in Sundargarh, Orissa) is a female field hockey player from India, who made her international debut for her native country in 1996 in Delhi at the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup. In 2002 she became the topscorer of the Champions Challenge tournament in Johannesburg, South Africa, with five goals in six matches.
Jyotiba Jyotiba is a holy site of Hinduism situated near Wadi Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India. The deity of the temple is known by the same name and is held by the locals to be an incarnation of three gods -- Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesha and Jamadagnihttp://www.
Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (born 1 January, 1971) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India representing the Indian National Congress. He is also the scion of the Scindia family and the Maharajah of the erstwhile princely state of Gwalior.
Jyotirlinga A Jyotirlinga or Jyotirling or Jyotirlingam is a shrine where Lord Shiva, an aspect of God in Hinduism is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam or "Lingam of light." There are twelve traditional Jyotirlinga shrines in India.
Jyotirmath Jyotirmath, also called Jyotir Math and Joshimath, is a city and a municipal board in Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is home to one of the four cardinal pīthas established by Adi Sankara.
Jyotisha Jyotisha (, in Hindi and English usage Jyotish) is the Hindu system of astrology, one of the six disciplines of Vedanga, and regarded as one of the oldest schools of ancient astrology to have had an independent origin, affecting all other schools in and around India. The Sanskrit word derives from jyĂłtis (disjointed as "Ja"+"Ya"+"O"+"T"+"ish" to get the root meaning as "water or birth"+"in addition to" + "earth" and "stars" + "knowledgeable" equating as one who is knowledgeable, or enlightened with knowledge, of birth, fate, and relationship to water, earth and stars) or which means "light, brightness", but in the plural also "the heavenly bodies, planets and stars".
Jyri Kjäll Jyri Kjäll (born January 13, 1969 in Pori) was a Finnish boxer, who won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. A year later he captured the silver medal at the 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland.
Jyri Pelkonen Jyri Pelkonen (born December 21, 1965) is a former Finnish nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980's. He won a bronze medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld.
Jyrki Kasvi Jyrki Jouko Juhani Kasvi (born January 6, 1964) is a Finnish politician and member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League. In the Parliament he has been most active in the Committee for the Future, which he represents in the European Parliamentary Technology Assessment network (EPTA).
Jyske Bank Jyske Bank A/S (KFX: JYSK/CSE1587) is the second-largest publicly owned bank in Denmark. Its headquarters are located in Silkeborg, and the Bank has offices, branches, or subsidiaries in Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Poland, The Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Jyu Jik Chuyhn Jyu Jik Chuyhn 朱亦傳 (1892-1980) was born in the Toi-San district of Guangdong province and began his training in martial arts at an early age. Originally learning Hung Kuyhn and later Choy Lay Fut from a monk named Choy Ying.
Jyuguang Jyuguang (), also spelled Chukuang, is a township of Lienchiang County, Republic of China (Taiwan). Jyuguang Township includes two major Matsu islands -- Dongjyu Island (東莒 "East Jyu" Dongju) and Sijyu Island (西莒 "West Jyu" Xiju) -- and some islets.
Jyutping Jyutping (sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) in 1993. Its formal name is The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme.
Jyväskylän maalaiskunta Jyväskylän maalaiskunta (Jyväskylä landskommun in Swedish), 'The Rural Municipality of Jyväskylä' virtually surrounds the City of Jyväskylä. It has three population centres: Vaajakoski, Tikkakoski and Palokka.
Jyve V Jyve V is Puerto Rican Latin pop band which got its first public exposure when they won dance contest "La Batalla de los Sexos" (Battle of the Sexes) in 1997. Next year they won another dance contest held in Miami Beach.
JY-14 Radar The JY-14 Radar System is a medium to long range air defense radar. It is capable of detecting multiple targets within its range and determine their parameters, tracking them even through surface clutter and ECM jamming.
JY-8 Radar The JY-8 is a mobile 3D air surveillance, target acquisition and interception control radar system operating in the C-band. It can be employed as the main radar sensor for an automated tactical defence system, or can be used as an independent radar.
JY-9 Radar The JY-9 Radar is a mobile S-band low altitude search radar intended for use in air defense, gap filling, airport surveillance and coastal defense. It is designed for effective detection of targets at low altitude in both ECM and natural clutter enviroments.
Juxtacrine signalling In biology, juxtacrine signalling is a type of intercellular communication which is transmitted via oligosaccharide, lipid or protein components of a cell membrane and may affect either the emitting cell or immediately adjacent cells.
Juxtaglomerular cell In the kidney, the juxtaglomerular cells (JG cells) are cells that synthesize, store, and secrete the enzyme renin. They are specialized smooth muscle cells in the wall of the afferent arteriole that delivers blood to the glomerulus.
Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine [Art & Culture Magazine is a magazine] created by painter [[Robert Williams (artist)|Robert Williams to celebrate the genius of low brow art. It is published by the same people who make Thrasher Skateboard magazine in San Francisco, California.
Juyan Lake Basin The Juyan Lake Basin (), is a rare wetland located in the desert of western Inner Mongolia at the Alxa League near the border of eastern Xinjiang and covers an area of about 10,000 km². The Juyan lake is the eastern part of three former terminal lakes located at the outer edges of the Hei River catchment which formed a large inland delta between the Qilian and the Gobi Altay, it has dried up due to improper development.
Juyongguan Juyongguan or Juyonguan Pass () is located in an 18 kilometer-long valley named "Guangou" which is inside Changping County more than 50 kilometers from Beijing City. It is one of the three greatest passes of the Great Wall of China.
Juzbado Juzbado is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 24 kilometres from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 274 people.
Juzhi Yizhi JĂązhÄ« YÄ«zhÇ (Chinese: 倶čťä¸€ćŚ‡; Japanese: Gutei Isshi) was a 9th-century Chinese Chán, or Zen, master. After Bodhidharma, he was the eleventh successorZen Ancestors in China - The Five Houses, retrieved August 28th 2006 in the line of Nányuè HuáirĂ ng (677–744) and MÇŽzÇ” DĂ oyÄ« (709–788), as well as—according to some sources—LĂnjì Yìxuán (although according to others he was Linji's contemporary).
JUDE (UML Tool) Jude(the accurate name is 'JUDE' from Professional and Community edition.) is a UML Modeling tool created by the Japanese company ChangeVision(a related company of Eiwa System Managementand Mamezou OS Holdings Co.
JUnit JUnit is a unit testing framework for the Java programming language. Created by Kent Beck and Erich Gamma, JUnit is one of, and arguably the most successful of, the xUnit family of frameworks that originated with Kent Beck's SUnit.
JUNET Japan University NETwork (JUNET) was a computer network established by three universities, Tokyo University, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Keio University in October 1984 for test and research purposes. At its height it connected 700 machines.
JUpdater JUpdater is a project which aims to create an utility that allows developers to quickly implement version checks into Java programs. The utility ensures that the user can always be notified of new versions, and easily upgrade to the latest version from within the program, without having to do anything.
JURIST JURIST is an online legal news service hosted by the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, edited by Professor Bernard Hibbitts and a staff of more than 40 law students working in Pittsburgh and other US locations. It features continously-updated US and international legal news researched in real time, expert commentary, key primary documents and video.
JUSCO JUSCO (Japanese: ジăŁă‚ąă‚ł, ) is the acronym for Japan United Stores Company, a chain of "General Merchandise Stores" (or hypermarket) and the largest of its type in Japan. The various JUSCO companies are subsidiaries of ÆON Co.
JUSPAO The Joint US Public Affairs Office (JUSPAO) was a multi-agency organization that provided integrated Information Operations support in South Vietnam from 1965 to 1972. Involving military, US Information Agency and State Department efforts, JUSPAO provided direction for a range of public affairs, public diplomacy and psychological operations.
JUSTICE JUSTICE is a human rights and law reform organisation based in the United Kingdom. It is the British section of the International Commission of Jurists, the international human rights organisation of lawyers devoted to the legal protection of human rights worldwide.
Jvari (monastery) Jvari or Jvari Monastery (Georgian: áŻá•áá á, áŻá•á áᡠá›áťáśááˇá˘á”á á) is a Georgian Orthodox monastery of the 6th century near Mtskheta (World Heritage site), Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, eastern Georgia. The name is translated as the Monastery of the Cross.
JVC GR-C1 The JVC GR-C1 was a camcorder released in March 1984 by JVC and was notable as the first all-in-one camcorder . Using a VHS-C video tape, it could record the video and audio and be played back in a standard VHS VCR.
JVF Clique The JVF Clique is an independent collective of English DJs, emcees and producers from Hinckley, Leicestershire. The collective has released various drum and bass mixtapes and hip hop EPs on its own label, Clique Recordings.
Jwaneng diamond mine The Jwaneng diamond mine is the richest diamond mine in the world, and is located in south-central Botswana about 170 kilometers (110 miles) west of the city of Gaborone, in the Naledi river valley of the Kalahari. Jwaneng, meaning "a place of small stones", is owned by Debswana, a partnership between the De Beers company and the government of Botswana.
Jwé Jwé is a kind of rural music from Saint Lucia, performed informally at wakes, beach parties, full moon gatherings and other informal events, including débòt dances. Jwwé uses raunchy lyrics and innuendos to show off verbal skills, and to express political and comedic commentaries on current events and well-known individuals.
JWGC JWGC (Jabber WindowGram Client) is an XMPP client written in C that behaves very much like the clients associated with The Zephyr Project. It can be used in X11 as well as in text-only mode from the command line.
JWT JWT is the current name of the United States largest and world's fourth largest advertising agency originally founded by William James Carlton in 1864 and renamed by James Walter Thompson in 1877 to The James Walter Thompson Company. JWT is one of the key companies of Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP Group and is headquartered in New York.
JXTA JXTA (Juxtapose) is an open source peer-to-peer platform created by Sun Microsystems in 2001. This platform is defined as a set of XML based protocols that allow any device connected to a network to exchange messages and collaborate in spite of the network topology.
Jyeshta Jyeshta (Hindi: जेठjeáą or ज्येष्ठjyeṣáą) is a month of the Hindu calendar, also known as Jeth or Iethe. In India's national civil calendar, Jyestha is the third month of the year, beginning on 21 May and ending on 22 June.
Jyeshtadeva Jyestadeva (ജ്യേഷ്ഠദേവ(ന്)) (1500-1575), was an astronomer of the Kerala school founded by Madhava of Sangamagrama and a student of Damodara. He is most known for authoring a commentary Yuktibhasa, the first calculus text of the world.
Jyesthimalla The Jyesthimalla (literally the greatest warriors) are a clan of martial artists in India who practice the martial art of Vajra Mushti. The clan is mentioned in medival Indian literature and like the South Indian Nair clan, are thought to be Brahmins (priests) living on arms.
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began after twelve editorial cartoons, most of which depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammad, were published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on 2005-09-30. The newspaper announced that this publication was an attempt to contribute to the debate regarding criticism of Islam and self-censorship.
Jymie Merritt Jymie Merritt (born 3 May, 1926) is an American jazz bassist. Raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he received early training as a classical bassist (double bass), but he credits the following experiences, which took place in the 1940s, as proving more significant musically: (1) his early gigs in Philadelphia, PA with pianist Hassan Ibn Ali (duo) and (2) jam sessions, often conducted at his own house, with his mother as hostess, that included such local notables at the time as Jimmy Heath, Philly Joe Jones, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Jimmy Smith, John Dennis and Benny Golson.
Jynx (Pokémon) is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise, originally introduced in Pokémon Red and Blue. Jynx is noted more than other Pokémon characters due to the controversy over her original appearance (see below).
Jyosei Shonan is a rival tennis team from the anime and manga series Prince of Tennis. Though mentioned in the manga, it appears only in the anime, where it replaces Midoriyama as Seigaku's opponents in the second round of the Kantou Tournament.
Jyothika Saravanan Jyothika Sadanah Saravanan (ஜோதிகா சடனா சரவணன்) or simply Jyothika (born 18 October, 1978) is an Indian actress who has acted in the Tamil and Telugu film industries as the lead heroine.
Jyoti Basu Jyoti Basu () (born July 8, 1914) is a Communist politician from West Bengal, India. Basu is a Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), and, as the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977-2000, was India's longest-serving Chief Minister.
Jyoti Guptara Jyoti Guptara (born November 22, 1988) is a young novelist of British and Indian heritage, best known as being the co-author of the Insanity Saga (writing together with twin brother Suresh Guptara; collectively known as the Guptara Twins).
Jyoti Naik Jyoti Naik, is currently the President of Lijjat Papad (Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad) , and who is the running the entire show at Lijjat. The co-operative movement was started by Jashwantiben Popat, she is the woman responsible for making Lijjat Papad a global brand name and thus contributing immensely to women empowerment!
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (Assamese: জ্যোতিপ্ৰসাদ আগৰৱালা)(1903-1953) was a playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker from Assam. He is an Assamese icon, deeply revered for his creative vision and output and is referred to as the Rupkonwar of Assamese culture.
Jyoti Prasad Saikia Jyoti Prasad Saikia started his career as a journalist in Tripura writing on Bangladesh events in 1970-72. Later, he joined the Government of Assam, and held numerous senior and vital positions; he retired from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in December, 2005.
Jyoti Sunita Kullu Jyoti Sunita Kullu (born September 10, 1978 in Sundargarh, Orissa) is a female field hockey player from India, who made her international debut for her native country in 1996 in Delhi at the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup. In 2002 she became the topscorer of the Champions Challenge tournament in Johannesburg, South Africa, with five goals in six matches.
Jyotiba Jyotiba is a holy site of Hinduism situated near Wadi Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India. The deity of the temple is known by the same name and is held by the locals to be an incarnation of three gods -- Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesha and Jamadagnihttp://www.
Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (born 1 January, 1971) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India representing the Indian National Congress. He is also the scion of the Scindia family and the Maharajah of the erstwhile princely state of Gwalior.
Jyotirlinga A Jyotirlinga or Jyotirling or Jyotirlingam is a shrine where Lord Shiva, an aspect of God in Hinduism is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam or "Lingam of light." There are twelve traditional Jyotirlinga shrines in India.
Jyotirmath Jyotirmath, also called Jyotir Math and Joshimath, is a city and a municipal board in Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is home to one of the four cardinal pīthas established by Adi Sankara.
Jyotisha Jyotisha (, in Hindi and English usage Jyotish) is the Hindu system of astrology, one of the six disciplines of Vedanga, and regarded as one of the oldest schools of ancient astrology to have had an independent origin, affecting all other schools in and around India. The Sanskrit word derives from jyĂłtis (disjointed as "Ja"+"Ya"+"O"+"T"+"ish" to get the root meaning as "water or birth"+"in addition to" + "earth" and "stars" + "knowledgeable" equating as one who is knowledgeable, or enlightened with knowledge, of birth, fate, and relationship to water, earth and stars) or which means "light, brightness", but in the plural also "the heavenly bodies, planets and stars".
Jyri Kjäll Jyri Kjäll (born January 13, 1969 in Pori) was a Finnish boxer, who won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. A year later he captured the silver medal at the 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland.
Jyri Pelkonen Jyri Pelkonen (born December 21, 1965) is a former Finnish nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980's. He won a bronze medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld.
Jyrki Kasvi Jyrki Jouko Juhani Kasvi (born January 6, 1964) is a Finnish politician and member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League. In the Parliament he has been most active in the Committee for the Future, which he represents in the European Parliamentary Technology Assessment network (EPTA).
Jyske Bank Jyske Bank A/S (KFX: JYSK/CSE1587) is the second-largest publicly owned bank in Denmark. Its headquarters are located in Silkeborg, and the Bank has offices, branches, or subsidiaries in Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Poland, The Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Jyu Jik Chuyhn Jyu Jik Chuyhn 朱亦傳 (1892-1980) was born in the Toi-San district of Guangdong province and began his training in martial arts at an early age. Originally learning Hung Kuyhn and later Choy Lay Fut from a monk named Choy Ying.
Jyuguang Jyuguang (), also spelled Chukuang, is a township of Lienchiang County, Republic of China (Taiwan). Jyuguang Township includes two major Matsu islands -- Dongjyu Island (東莒 "East Jyu" Dongju) and Sijyu Island (西莒 "West Jyu" Xiju) -- and some islets.
Jyutping Jyutping (sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) in 1993. Its formal name is The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme.
Jyväskylän maalaiskunta Jyväskylän maalaiskunta (Jyväskylä landskommun in Swedish), 'The Rural Municipality of Jyväskylä' virtually surrounds the City of Jyväskylä. It has three population centres: Vaajakoski, Tikkakoski and Palokka.
Jyve V Jyve V is Puerto Rican Latin pop band which got its first public exposure when they won dance contest "La Batalla de los Sexos" (Battle of the Sexes) in 1997. Next year they won another dance contest held in Miami Beach.
JY-14 Radar The JY-14 Radar System is a medium to long range air defense radar. It is capable of detecting multiple targets within its range and determine their parameters, tracking them even through surface clutter and ECM jamming.
JY-8 Radar The JY-8 is a mobile 3D air surveillance, target acquisition and interception control radar system operating in the C-band. It can be employed as the main radar sensor for an automated tactical defence system, or can be used as an independent radar.
JY-9 Radar The JY-9 Radar is a mobile S-band low altitude search radar intended for use in air defense, gap filling, airport surveillance and coastal defense. It is designed for effective detection of targets at low altitude in both ECM and natural clutter enviroments.
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