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Jay Peak Jay Peak Resort is an American ski resort located outside the small town of Jay, Vermont in the Green Mountains. The resort is just south of the border with the Canadian province of Quebec, and because of this, has historically accepted Canadian money at par to encourage Canadian visitors, though this is now only true for lift tickets.
Jay Pierrepont Moffat Jay Pierrepont Moffat (7 Janurary 1896 in Rye, New York– ?? 1943 Ottawa, Canada) was an American diplomat, historian and statesman who served in a variety of posts and who was the from United States Ambassador to Canada from 1940-1943 after the brief (142 days) appointment of James H.
Jay Ramsdell Jay Ramsdell, former Commissioner of the Continental Basketball Association, was a prodigy who rose to the top of the sports world at a young age and whose life was tragically cut short when he was killed in the crash of United Airlines Flight 232 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on July 19, 1989.".
Jay Reatard Jay Reatard (born Jay Lindsey) is a prolific garage punk musician from Memphis, Tennessee. He is best known for his work in The Reatards, Lost Sounds, The Final Solutions, Angry Angles, and his current solo career.
Jay Riemersma Allen Jay Riemersma (born May 17, 1973 in Evansville, Indiana) was a National Football League tight end for the Buffalo Bills (1996-2002) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2003-2004). Riemersma grew up in Zeeland, Michigan and attended the University of Michigan.
Jay Roach Jay Roach (born 1957 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American film director and producer whose credits include the Austin Powers movies, and the hit comedies Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers starring Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller.
Jay Robert Nash Jay Robert Nash (born on November 26, 1937, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a prolific American author of more than seventy books on myriad aspects of true crime. Among Nash's crime anthologies are Encyclopedia of Western Lawmen and Outlaws, Look For the Woman, Bloodletters and Badmen, and The Great Pictorial History of World Crime.
Jay Rubin Jay Rubin is a major translator into English of the works of the Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami. He also wrote a guide to Japanese, Making Sense of Japanese (original title Gone Fishin' ), and a biographical literary analysis of Murakami.
Jay Russell Jay Russell (born January 10, 1960, North Little Rock, Arkansas) is a film director and also executive producerand Director of the film My Dog Skip.Other Directing credits include TUCK EVERLASTING and LADDER 49.
Jay Russell (writer) Jay Russell (born 1961) is an American-born, UK-based author of crime, horror and fantasy fiction. He is the creator of Marty Burns, a supernatural detective, who has appeared in a series of novels and short stories beginning with Celestial Dogs.
Jay Ryan (actor) Jay Ryan (29 August 1981 Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand actor. Under the name of Jay Bunyan, he had a minor role in Xena but is best known for his portrayal of Jack Scully in the Australian soap, Neighbours.
Jay Sankey Jay Sankey is a Canadian close-up magician and creator of magic effects active since the mid-1980s. David Copperfield performed Sankey's trick "Airtight," in which a deck of cards magically penetrates a balloon, on one of his television specials.
Jay Sarno Jay Sarno (1922-1984) was a Las Vegas business entrepreneur who owned several high-profile hotels. He was the creator of the Caesars Palace hotel and the Circus Circus, and many credit him with being the father of today's more family-oriented Las Vegas.
Jay Schroeder Jay Schroeder (b. June 28, 1961) was an American Football quarterback who played for the Washington Redskins (1985-1987), Los Angeles Raiders (1989-1992), Cincinnati Bengals (1993) and Arizona Cardinals (1994).
Jay Sosnicki Lead vocalist for the Los Angeles-based hard rock quintet, Mojo Rib. Born on Long Island, New York, Sosnicki first caught attention as the writer/publisher of Nuthing Sacred, one of the DIY publications that, along with Answer Me, Cometbus and Ben Is Dead, defined the underground zine explosion of the â€90s.
Jay Stacy Jay Stacy (born August 9, 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a former field hockey midfielder from Australia, who participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. From 1992 on, at each appearance the skilled veteran won a medal.
Jay Stevens Jay Stevens is a novelist, historian, and journalist with a special interest in states of consciousness. He is the author of Storming Heaven: LSD and the American Dream and co-author of Drumming at the Edge of Magic with Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart.
Jay Stewart Jay Stewart (real name Jay Fixx, September 6, 1918 - September 17, 1989), was an American television and radio announcer most famous as the announcer on Let's Make a Deal and in the 1980s of Sale of the Century. Stewart was also the primary announcer for all Barry & Enright game shows from 1977 until 1981, including The Joker's Wild and Tic Tac Dough.
Jay Tarses Jay Tarses (born 3 July 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American television comedy writer and producer. He created and produced The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd and The 'Slap' Maxwell Story, co-created Buffalo Bill (with Tom Patchett), and was an executive producer for the The Bob Newhart Show.
Jay Tavare Jay Tavare is an actor of Native American/Latin descent. He has played a number of Native Americans in movies, including a Seminole in Adaptation, an Apache in The Missing, a Cherokee in Cold Mountain, and a Cheyenne in Into the West.
Jay Terrien Jay Terrien is a Los Angeles, California based bassist, violist and composer. He writes edgy, textural music that prominently features aggressive bass and drum arrangements which include fretless bass counterpoint passages.
Jay Tibbs Jay Lindsey Tibbs (born January 4 1962 Birmingham, AL - ) was a pitcher with a 7 year career from 1984 to 1990. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos and Pittsburgh Pirates all of the National League and the Baltimore Orioles of the American League.
Jay Treaty The Jay Treaty between the United States and Great Britain averted war, solved many issues left over from the Revolution, and opened ten years of largely peaceful trade in the midst of the French Revolutionary Wars. It was hotly contested by Jeffersonians but passed Congress and became a central issue in the formation of the First Party System.
Jay Triano Jay Triano (born September 21, 1958 in Tillsonburg, Ontario) is a Canadian Olympic basketball coach, NBA assistant coach, and former National basketball team player, who competed in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1980.
Jay Ward J Troplong "Jay" Ward (September 20, 1920 – October 12, 1989) was an American creator and producer of animated television cartoons. He is known for producing animated series based on characters such as Crusader Rabbit, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, Peabody and Sherman, Hoppity Hooper, George of the Jungle, Tom Slick and Super Chicken.
Jay Warren Jay Calvin Warren (born July 29, 1956) is a Pitcairn politician, who was elected Mayor of the last remaining British dependency in Oceania in the general election held on 15 December 2004, defeating Brenda Christian, who had held the Mayoralty in an interim capacity following the dismissal from the post of her brother, Steve Christian, by the British authorities on 30 October 2004, following his rape convictions. Warren was expected to take up his duties sometime around Christmas, when he was to return from Tahiti, where his daughter Darylynn Warren was hospitalized and recovering from a longboat accident in which her arm was nearly severed.
Jay Weatherill Jay Weatherill, Australian politician, is the current South Australian Minister for Families and Communities, Minister for Housing, Minister for Ageing and Minister for Disability. He also represents the electoral district of Cheltenham in the South Australian House of Assembly and is a member of the Australian Labor Party.
Jay Williams (author) Jay Williams (May 31, 1914-July 12, 1978) was an American author born in Buffalo, New York.Besides writing, he worked as a vaudeville] comedian and a Hollywood press agent, and he was awarded the [[Purple Heart during his service with the 65th Infantry Division of the United States ArmyIt was while serving in World War II] that he published his first book, The Stolen Oracle, in [[1943.
Jay Williams (basketball) Jason "Jay" Williams (born September 10, 1981 in Plainfield, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player. He last signed with the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League, but was waived on December 30, 2006 to rehabilitate a nagging injury.
Jay Williams (politician) Jay Williams (born 1971) is the current mayor of Youngstown, Ohio. His election in 2005 gained local and regional media attention because it brought Youngstown its first African-American mayor as well as its first independent mayor since 1922.
Jay Winsten Jay Winsten is a molecular biologist and an associate dean at the Harvard School of Public Health. He was the co-editor with Nobel laureate James Watson and Howard Hiatt of a three-volume work, Origins of Human Cancer.
Jay Wiseman Jay Wiseman (born 1949) is a prominent American BDSM writer, speaker and practitioner, best-known for the popular book, SM 101: A Realistic Introduction, which is considered to be one of the best introductory books on the subject. He is based in San Francisco, California.
Jay Wynne Jay Wynne is a BBC Weather forecaster, appearing mainly on BBC News 24, BBC Radio 4, BBC World and BBC One. He joined the BBC Weather team in 2000 having graduated from Reading University with a Master's degree in Applied Meteorology.
Jay Young Jay Young (born circa 1950 in Eunice, Louisiana) - August 23, 2006) was one of the original news anchors on CNN's Headline News in the 1980s. He was a popular regional newcaster in Baton Rouge on WAFB-TV in the late 1970s and on WBRZ-TV in the early 1980s to mid 1980s, the latter newcast was reportedly the highest rated ABC-TV newcast for a market it's size in the country.
Jay Zeamer, Jr. Jay Zeamer Jr. (born July 25, 1918) was a pilot of the United States Army Air Forces in the South Pacific during World War II, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for valor during an air mission on June 16, 1943.
Jay Ziebarth Jay Ziebarth (born June 15, 1977 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) is an award winning Adobe Flash designer, actor, and writer. He has done illustrations for various books, calendars and greeting cards, including The Darwin Awards, under the name Zeebarf.
Jay Ziskrout Jay Ziskrout was the first drummer for Bad Religion, forming the group with schoolmate Brett Gurewitz in 1980. He performed on the Bad Religion EP and eight tracks on their debut full-length album How Could Hell Be Any Worse?.
Jay's Grave Jay's Grave (or Kitty Jay's Grave) is supposedly the last resting place of a suicide victim who is thought to have died in the late 18th century. It has become a well-known landmark on Dartmoor, Devon, in South-West England, and is the subject of local folklore, and many a ghost story.
Jay's Journal Jay's Journal, which is presented as an autobiographical account, is a book which tells the story of a depressed teenage boy who becomes involved with a Satanic group. After participating in several occult rituals, "Jay" believes he is being stalked by a demon named Raul.
Jay's Upstairs Jay's Upstairs was a staple of the independent rock, punk, and grunge scene in the Pacific Northwest. The infamous Missoula, Montana bar first opened its doors in 1984 and, after years of competing with various area hotspots, became a stopping point for every up-and-coming band passing through the northern states by the mid 1990s.
Jay-Gardoqui Treaty The Jay-Gardoqui Treaty of 1789 between the United States and Spain guaranteed Spain's exclusive right to navigate the Mississippi River for 30 years. It also opened Spain's European and West Indian seaports to American shipping.
Jay-J Jay-J Hernandez is a Hispanic house music producer, who resides in New York. He is famous for two hit singles, entitled "Summertime" on Loveslap Recordings and "Keep on Risin'" on Detected Records with vocalist Latrice Barnett.
Jay-Jay Johanson Jäje Johanson (born 1969) is a Swedish musician and singer-songwriter, best known for his easily recognizable melancolic vocals and his androgynous looks. His music has been generally considered to integrate the trip-hop genre until he deliberatedly switched his sound to a more electroclash-oriented direction with the 2003 release Antenna, which featured one of his best known hits, "On The Radio".
Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate (Kannada:ಜಯ ŕ˛ŕ˛ľŕ˛°ŕ˛¤ ಜನನಿಯ ತನŕłŕ˛śŕ˛ľŕ˛¤ŕł†) is a Kannada poem, which was composed by the Indian poet Kuvempu. The poem was officially declared the state anthem of the Indian state of Karnataka on January 6, 2004.
Jaya-Vijaya The mythological story goes that the two demigod gate-keepers/dwarapalakas (Jaya and Vijaya) of the abode of Vishnu, known as Vaikunta, barred revered sages from entering Vishnu's abode on counts that the lord had other preoccupations. The sages having taken great measures to travel to Vishnu's abode were furious at the insolence shown by the gatekeepers and cursed the Jaya and Vijaya to be born as mortals and roam the earth (Bhuloka).
Jayaatu Khan Jayaatu Khan (Classical Mongolian: Jayaɤatu qaɤan; Khalkha Mongolian: Заяат хаан Zayaat haan), born Tugh Temür, was the 11th and 13th grand-khan of the Mongol Empire (Dai-ön Ulus/Yuan Dynasty) and reigned as Emperor of China.
Jayadeva (mathematician) Jayadeva (जयदेव) was a 9th century Indian mathematician, who knew the cyclic method (chakravala) that was called by Hermann Hankel the finest thing achieved in the theory of numbers before Lagrange (18th century). He also made significant contributions to combinatorics.
Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur Sri Jaya Chama Raja Wadiyar Bahadur GCSI GCB (1919–1974), or more commonly Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wodeyar, was the 25th and the last Maharaja of Mysore from 1940 to 1950. He was a noted philosopher, musicologist, political thinker and philanthropist.
Jayajirao Scindia The Maratha Empire in the nirth of Narmada was established by Bajirao Peshwa, Maharaja Ranoji Rao Shinde, Malhar rao Holkar, MeharBan Maharaj Jayappaji Rao Shinde, Vishwas rao Peshwa, Peshwa Madhorao, Meharban Srimant Jankoji Rao Shinde ,
Jayakanthan Jayakanthan (born April 24, 1934) is a Tamil writer, essayist, journalist, pamphleteer, film-maker and critic. He was an iconoclast who ridiculed social anomalies and was known for his bold and revolutionary ideas.
Jayant Gandhi Jayant Kumar Gandhi is a 20-something year old native of New Delhi, India who holds a Bachelors in Information Technology from University of Delhi and is presently pursuing Masters in Computer Technology from IIT Delhi. He did his schooling from Bal Bharati Public School, Pitampura.
Jayant Patel Jayant Mukundray Patel (born April 10, 1950) is a surgeon who found himself at the centre of a political scandal in early 2005 when he was accused of gross incompetence while working at Bundaberg Base Hospital in Queensland, Australia. He has sometimes been nicknamed "Doctor Death" in Australian media, particularly newspapers such as Brisbane's The Courier-Mail.
Jayantha Dhanapala Jayantha Dhanapala is a member of the Board of Sponsors of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Dr. Dhanapala was Sri Lanka's official candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations], before withdrawing from the race on 29 September 2006.
Jayanthi Natarajan Jayanthi Natarajan (born June 7, 1954) is an Indian lawyer and politican. She is a member of the Indian National Congress and has been thrice elected Member of Parliament representing the state of Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha.
Jayantsain Suri Acharya Jayantsain suri (born 1936 , in Peparal village near Tharad in Gujarat) is an important Jain Acharya. He belongs to the Soudhrma Vrahatta Tapagachcha's sub sect of the Tristutik gachcha of Shvetambar sect of Jainism.
Jayapataka Swami Jayapataka Swami was born John Gordan Erdman on April 9, 1949, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, North America and was later given the name 'Jayapataka dasa' upon receiving initiation into the Hare Krishna movement, by his guru, A. C.
Jayaprakash Narayan Jayaprakash Narayan (DevanÄgarÄ«: जयप्रकाश नारायण; October 11, 1902 - October 8, 1979), widely known as JP, was an Indian freedom fighter and political leader, remembered especially for leading the opposition to Indira Gandhi in the 1970s.
Jayasimha II Jayasimha II (1015 – 1042 CE) (also known as Jagadekhamalla and Mallikamoda) succeeded his brother Vikramaditya V on the Western Chalukya throne. Jayasimha had to fight on many fronts to protect his kingdom.
Jayasree Kabir Jayasree Kabir is a Bengali film actress. Originally from Calcutta, she married the Bangladeshi film director Alamgir Kabir and starred in two of his films, Shimana Periye and Rupali Shoikotey, both of which are now regarded among the finest films to have come out of Bangladesh.
Jayavarman II Jayavarman II was the founder of the Khmer Empire. He established the devaraja cult as the official state religion, and the reunified the old kingdom of Chenla, which he expanded and formed into the Khmer Empire.
Jayawijaya Mountains The Jayawijaya Mountains, formerly known as the Orange Range, is the eastern mountain range of the Maoke Mountains in the central highlands region of the Indonesian part of New Guinea. The range extends for 230 miles east of the Sudirman Range to the Star Mountains.
Jaye Radisich Jaye Amber Radisich (born March 29, 1976) is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since 2001, representing the electorate of Swan Hills.
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Jayhawk Collegiate League The Jayhawk Collegiate League is a summer baseball league consisting of six teams from four Kansas and two Missouri towns. The league was formed in 1976 and is a "Premier League" within the National Baseball Congress.
Jayhawk Motorsports Jayhawk Motorsports (JHMS) is a group of students at the University of Kansas who design and build a downsized formula car each year. The team consists of senior mechanical engineering students building the car as a senior design project, as well as undergraduate volunteers.
Jayhawk Owens Claude Jayhawk Owens (born February 10, 1969 in Cincinnati, Ohio) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played a total of four seasons, spanning from 1993-1996. Owens played his final game on September 28, 1996, as a member of the Colorado Rockies.
Jaymod Jaymod is a game modification for the free first person shooter computer game Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Jaymod is specifically geared towards fun and friendly play, with many features that enhance normal game play.
Jayna Davis Jayna Davis was a broadcast journalist for KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City at the time of the Oklahoma City Bombing. Her TV stories about the mysteriously cancelled FBI alert for "middle-eastern-looking" suspects wanted in connection with the April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City bombing generated confidential phone tips about a group of local Iraqis, including one who seemed to match an FBI profile sketch of John Doe No.
Jayne Ann Krentz Jayne Ann Krentz is an American author of romance novels. She writes contemporary romance novels using her married name (Jayne Ann Krentz), historical romances under the pseudonym of Amanda Quick, and futuristic romance novels under the name she was born with, Jayne Castle.
Jayne Atkinson Jayne Atkinson (born February 18, 1959 in Bournemouth, UK) is an American stage, film, and television actress. She has twice been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, in 2000 for Enchanted April, and in 2003 for The Rainmaker.
Jayne Bentzen Jayne Bentzen (born August 8, 1955 in Evansville, Indiana) is an American actress, best known for her role as "Nicole Travis Drake Cavanaugh" on the soap opera The Edge of Night, a role she took over from Maeve McGuire in 1978 and played until 1981.
Jayne Eastwood Jayne Eastwood (also credited as Jayne Easton or Jane Eastwood) is a Canadian actress. She was one of the original cast members of the Toronto Second City, and was a semi-regular on SCTV, and though she was utilized mostly in thankless bit roles, at one point she reprised her role as the pregnant girlfriend in Goin' Down the Road to great humorous effect.
Jayne Torvill Jayne Torvill, OBE (born October 7, 1957, Nottingham, United Kingdom) is a British figure skater who, with her skating partner Christopher Dean, won a gold medal in ice dancing at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Jaynes-Cummings model The Jaynes-Cummings model describes the system of a two-level atom coupled to a single cavity mode, with or without the presence of light. It is a model system that is prevalent in the literature on quantum optics.
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT) located in NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, India is a Deemed University offering programs in technical education at Under-graduate and Graduate level. Jaiprakash Sewa Sansthan (JSS), a not-for-profit division of the Jaypee Group runs the University and various other educational institutions in the country.
Jaysingpur Jaysingpur is a city and a municipal council in Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city got the name from Raja Jaysing, father of Shrimant Chatrapati Pratapsinh Maharaj of Kolhapur who developed the city.
Jayski's Silly Season Site Jayski's Silly Season Site is a Web site focusing primarily on NASCAR news and rumors, created and run by Jay Adamczyk (Jayski), a former United States Air Force mechanic, in August 1996. Adamczyk started the site after having difficulty finding news regarding the Melling Racing team and has since worked to get all the NASCAR news grouped together on his site.
Jayson Blair Jayson Blair (born March 23, 1976, Columbia, Maryland) is a former New York Times reporter who was forced to resign from the newspaper in May 2003, after he was caught plagiarizing and fabricating elements of his stories.
Jayson More Jayson More (born January 12, 1969, in Souris, Manitoba, Canada) is a former National Hockey League defenseman. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round, 10th overall, of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.
Jayson Paul Jayson Paul (born December 10, 1984) is an American professional wrestler working on the RAW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as JTG. He is a member of the tag team Cryme Tyme along with Shad Gaspard.
Jayson Williams Jayson Williams (born February 22, 1968 in Ritter, South Carolina) is an American basketball player. Standing at 6'10", he played high school basketball for Christ The King RHS and college basketball for St.
Jayuya Uprising The Jayuya Uprising, also known as the Jayuya Revolt or El Grito de Jayuya, refers to the revolt against the Government of the United States in Puerto Rico which occurred on October 30, 1950 in the town of Jayuya, Puerto Rico.
Jayuya, Puerto Rico Jayuya is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the mountainous center region of the island, north of Ponce; east of Utuado; and west of Ciales. Jayuya is spread over 18 wards and Jayuya Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
Jaywalking Jaywalking is a term used to describe when a pedestrian crosses the street without regard to traffic statutes. In common use, the term generally refers to someone crossing a major street outside of a designated crosswalk or intersection, in jurisdictions where this is illegal.
Jaywick Martello Tower Jaywick Martello Tower is a recent Digital arts venue to open in the UK and one of the most unusual. The Napoleonic Tower features a gallery space where the photographer John Kippin has produced a site-specific art installation and a first floor multimedia space for exhibitions, events and workshops using the latest technology including interactive, 3-D and Virtual reality projection facilities, and where international digital artist Masaki Fujihata presents his work â€Mersea Circles’.
Jazak monastery The Jazak monastery (Serbian: МанаŃтир ĐĐ°Đ·Đ°Đş / Manastir Jazak) is a Serb Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. The monastery was founded in 1736.
Jazakallah khairan Jazakallahu Khayran (Arabic: جزا٠اللهُ خيراً) is an Arabic term and Islamic expression of gratitude meaning "May Allah reward you for the good." Although the common Arabic word for thanks is Shukran, jazakallahu khayran is used by Muslims instead in belief that a one cannot repay a person enough, and that Allah is able to reward the person best.
Jazmin Jazmin (জ্যাজ়মিন) (born 1985), alternatively spelled Jazmine, Jasmin, Jesmin, Jasmine or Yasmin, is a Bangladeshi-born American pornographic actress, reported to be the first ever pornstar of Bangladeshi descent. She made her first appearance in the adult entertainment industry in 2003, and through 2006 has acted in over sixty porn movies.
Jazz Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States at around the start of the 20th century. Born out of a blend of African American musical styles with Western music technique and theory, Jazz uses blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation among its many stylistic markers.
Jazz (computer) The Jazz computer architecture was a motherboard and chipset design originally developed by Microsoft for use in developing Windows NT. The design was eventually used as the basis for most MIPS-based Windows NT systems.
Jazz (novel) Jazz is a novel by Toni Morrison. The majority of the narrative takes place in Harlem during the 1920s, however, as the pasts of the various characters are explored, the narrative extends back to the mid 1800s American South.
Jazz (word origin) The origin of the word jazz is one of the most sought-after word origins in modern American English. False assumptions and incorrect information from even the most respected sources have led to widespread confusion as to the word's history.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Jazz at Lincoln Center is a constituent company of the Lincoln Center performing arts organization, whose performing arts complex, Frederick P. Rose Hall, is located at 60th Street and Broadway in New York City, slightly south of the main Lincoln Center campus and directly adjacent to Columbus Circle.
Jazz Africa A live album recorded by keyboardist Herbie Hancock and Gambian kora player Foday Musa Suso in 1986. The recording took place in Los Angeles, California's Wiltern Theatre as part of the "Jazzvisions" series.
Jazz Age The Jazz Age, also known as the American High, describes the period of the 1920s, the years between the end of World War I and the onset of the Great Depression, particularly in North America and (in the era's literature) specifically in New York City, largely coinciding with the Roaring Twenties; ending with the rise of the Great Depression, the traditional values of this age saw great decline while the American stock market soared. The focus of the elements of this age, in some contrast with the Roaring Twenties, in historical and cultural studies, are somewhat different, with a greater emphasis on Modernism.
Jazz Café Suite Jazz Café Suite is a live album by ProjeKct One, one of the four sub-groups known as ProjeKcts into which the band King Crimson 'fraKctalised' from 1997 to 1999. The album was released on Discipline Global Mobile records in 2003.
Jazz DSP The Jazz DSP, by Improv Systems, is a VLIW embedded digital siginal processor architecture with a 2-stage instruction pipeline, and single-cycle execution units. The baseline DSP includes one arithmetic logic unit (ALU), dual memory interfaces, and the control unit (instruction decoder, branch control, task control).
Jazz fusion Jazz fusion (or "jazz-rock fusion" or fusion) is a musical genre that merges elements of jazz with other styles of music, particularly rock, funk, R&B, electronic music and world music. Fusion albums — even those that are made by the same artist — often include a variety of these musical styles.
Jazz For Life Foundation Jazz For Life is an organization founded in 2003 in Louisiana by musicians to help bring awareness and ability to the Jazz community. Jazz For Life is currently working closely with the Louisiana State Music Commissioner to establish a community of Jazz musicians to participate in a National benefit sponsoring C.
Jazz in the Domain Jazz in The Domain is the first of three open-air concerts, that take place during the month of January as part of the Sydney Festival. The event is held in The Domain, Sydney, and is traditionally held on the second Saturday evening of January.
Jay Pierrepont Moffat Jay Pierrepont Moffat (7 Janurary 1896 in Rye, New York– ?? 1943 Ottawa, Canada) was an American diplomat, historian and statesman who served in a variety of posts and who was the from United States Ambassador to Canada from 1940-1943 after the brief (142 days) appointment of James H.
Jay Ramsdell Jay Ramsdell, former Commissioner of the Continental Basketball Association, was a prodigy who rose to the top of the sports world at a young age and whose life was tragically cut short when he was killed in the crash of United Airlines Flight 232 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on July 19, 1989.".
Jay Reatard Jay Reatard (born Jay Lindsey) is a prolific garage punk musician from Memphis, Tennessee. He is best known for his work in The Reatards, Lost Sounds, The Final Solutions, Angry Angles, and his current solo career.
Jay Riemersma Allen Jay Riemersma (born May 17, 1973 in Evansville, Indiana) was a National Football League tight end for the Buffalo Bills (1996-2002) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2003-2004). Riemersma grew up in Zeeland, Michigan and attended the University of Michigan.
Jay Roach Jay Roach (born 1957 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American film director and producer whose credits include the Austin Powers movies, and the hit comedies Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers starring Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller.
Jay Robert Nash Jay Robert Nash (born on November 26, 1937, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a prolific American author of more than seventy books on myriad aspects of true crime. Among Nash's crime anthologies are Encyclopedia of Western Lawmen and Outlaws, Look For the Woman, Bloodletters and Badmen, and The Great Pictorial History of World Crime.
Jay Rubin Jay Rubin is a major translator into English of the works of the Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami. He also wrote a guide to Japanese, Making Sense of Japanese (original title Gone Fishin' ), and a biographical literary analysis of Murakami.
Jay Russell Jay Russell (born January 10, 1960, North Little Rock, Arkansas) is a film director and also executive producerand Director of the film My Dog Skip.Other Directing credits include TUCK EVERLASTING and LADDER 49.
Jay Russell (writer) Jay Russell (born 1961) is an American-born, UK-based author of crime, horror and fantasy fiction. He is the creator of Marty Burns, a supernatural detective, who has appeared in a series of novels and short stories beginning with Celestial Dogs.
Jay Ryan (actor) Jay Ryan (29 August 1981 Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand actor. Under the name of Jay Bunyan, he had a minor role in Xena but is best known for his portrayal of Jack Scully in the Australian soap, Neighbours.
Jay Sankey Jay Sankey is a Canadian close-up magician and creator of magic effects active since the mid-1980s. David Copperfield performed Sankey's trick "Airtight," in which a deck of cards magically penetrates a balloon, on one of his television specials.
Jay Sarno Jay Sarno (1922-1984) was a Las Vegas business entrepreneur who owned several high-profile hotels. He was the creator of the Caesars Palace hotel and the Circus Circus, and many credit him with being the father of today's more family-oriented Las Vegas.
Jay Schroeder Jay Schroeder (b. June 28, 1961) was an American Football quarterback who played for the Washington Redskins (1985-1987), Los Angeles Raiders (1989-1992), Cincinnati Bengals (1993) and Arizona Cardinals (1994).
Jay Sosnicki Lead vocalist for the Los Angeles-based hard rock quintet, Mojo Rib. Born on Long Island, New York, Sosnicki first caught attention as the writer/publisher of Nuthing Sacred, one of the DIY publications that, along with Answer Me, Cometbus and Ben Is Dead, defined the underground zine explosion of the â€90s.
Jay Stacy Jay Stacy (born August 9, 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a former field hockey midfielder from Australia, who participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. From 1992 on, at each appearance the skilled veteran won a medal.
Jay Stevens Jay Stevens is a novelist, historian, and journalist with a special interest in states of consciousness. He is the author of Storming Heaven: LSD and the American Dream and co-author of Drumming at the Edge of Magic with Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart.
Jay Stewart Jay Stewart (real name Jay Fixx, September 6, 1918 - September 17, 1989), was an American television and radio announcer most famous as the announcer on Let's Make a Deal and in the 1980s of Sale of the Century. Stewart was also the primary announcer for all Barry & Enright game shows from 1977 until 1981, including The Joker's Wild and Tic Tac Dough.
Jay Tarses Jay Tarses (born 3 July 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American television comedy writer and producer. He created and produced The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd and The 'Slap' Maxwell Story, co-created Buffalo Bill (with Tom Patchett), and was an executive producer for the The Bob Newhart Show.
Jay Tavare Jay Tavare is an actor of Native American/Latin descent. He has played a number of Native Americans in movies, including a Seminole in Adaptation, an Apache in The Missing, a Cherokee in Cold Mountain, and a Cheyenne in Into the West.
Jay Terrien Jay Terrien is a Los Angeles, California based bassist, violist and composer. He writes edgy, textural music that prominently features aggressive bass and drum arrangements which include fretless bass counterpoint passages.
Jay Tibbs Jay Lindsey Tibbs (born January 4 1962 Birmingham, AL - ) was a pitcher with a 7 year career from 1984 to 1990. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos and Pittsburgh Pirates all of the National League and the Baltimore Orioles of the American League.
Jay Treaty The Jay Treaty between the United States and Great Britain averted war, solved many issues left over from the Revolution, and opened ten years of largely peaceful trade in the midst of the French Revolutionary Wars. It was hotly contested by Jeffersonians but passed Congress and became a central issue in the formation of the First Party System.
Jay Triano Jay Triano (born September 21, 1958 in Tillsonburg, Ontario) is a Canadian Olympic basketball coach, NBA assistant coach, and former National basketball team player, who competed in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1980.
Jay Ward J Troplong "Jay" Ward (September 20, 1920 – October 12, 1989) was an American creator and producer of animated television cartoons. He is known for producing animated series based on characters such as Crusader Rabbit, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, Peabody and Sherman, Hoppity Hooper, George of the Jungle, Tom Slick and Super Chicken.
Jay Warren Jay Calvin Warren (born July 29, 1956) is a Pitcairn politician, who was elected Mayor of the last remaining British dependency in Oceania in the general election held on 15 December 2004, defeating Brenda Christian, who had held the Mayoralty in an interim capacity following the dismissal from the post of her brother, Steve Christian, by the British authorities on 30 October 2004, following his rape convictions. Warren was expected to take up his duties sometime around Christmas, when he was to return from Tahiti, where his daughter Darylynn Warren was hospitalized and recovering from a longboat accident in which her arm was nearly severed.
Jay Weatherill Jay Weatherill, Australian politician, is the current South Australian Minister for Families and Communities, Minister for Housing, Minister for Ageing and Minister for Disability. He also represents the electoral district of Cheltenham in the South Australian House of Assembly and is a member of the Australian Labor Party.
Jay Williams (author) Jay Williams (May 31, 1914-July 12, 1978) was an American author born in Buffalo, New York.Besides writing, he worked as a vaudeville] comedian and a Hollywood press agent, and he was awarded the [[Purple Heart during his service with the 65th Infantry Division of the United States ArmyIt was while serving in World War II] that he published his first book, The Stolen Oracle, in [[1943.
Jay Williams (basketball) Jason "Jay" Williams (born September 10, 1981 in Plainfield, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player. He last signed with the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League, but was waived on December 30, 2006 to rehabilitate a nagging injury.
Jay Williams (politician) Jay Williams (born 1971) is the current mayor of Youngstown, Ohio. His election in 2005 gained local and regional media attention because it brought Youngstown its first African-American mayor as well as its first independent mayor since 1922.
Jay Winsten Jay Winsten is a molecular biologist and an associate dean at the Harvard School of Public Health. He was the co-editor with Nobel laureate James Watson and Howard Hiatt of a three-volume work, Origins of Human Cancer.
Jay Wiseman Jay Wiseman (born 1949) is a prominent American BDSM writer, speaker and practitioner, best-known for the popular book, SM 101: A Realistic Introduction, which is considered to be one of the best introductory books on the subject. He is based in San Francisco, California.
Jay Wynne Jay Wynne is a BBC Weather forecaster, appearing mainly on BBC News 24, BBC Radio 4, BBC World and BBC One. He joined the BBC Weather team in 2000 having graduated from Reading University with a Master's degree in Applied Meteorology.
Jay Young Jay Young (born circa 1950 in Eunice, Louisiana) - August 23, 2006) was one of the original news anchors on CNN's Headline News in the 1980s. He was a popular regional newcaster in Baton Rouge on WAFB-TV in the late 1970s and on WBRZ-TV in the early 1980s to mid 1980s, the latter newcast was reportedly the highest rated ABC-TV newcast for a market it's size in the country.
Jay Zeamer, Jr. Jay Zeamer Jr. (born July 25, 1918) was a pilot of the United States Army Air Forces in the South Pacific during World War II, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for valor during an air mission on June 16, 1943.
Jay Ziebarth Jay Ziebarth (born June 15, 1977 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) is an award winning Adobe Flash designer, actor, and writer. He has done illustrations for various books, calendars and greeting cards, including The Darwin Awards, under the name Zeebarf.
Jay Ziskrout Jay Ziskrout was the first drummer for Bad Religion, forming the group with schoolmate Brett Gurewitz in 1980. He performed on the Bad Religion EP and eight tracks on their debut full-length album How Could Hell Be Any Worse?.
Jay's Grave Jay's Grave (or Kitty Jay's Grave) is supposedly the last resting place of a suicide victim who is thought to have died in the late 18th century. It has become a well-known landmark on Dartmoor, Devon, in South-West England, and is the subject of local folklore, and many a ghost story.
Jay's Journal Jay's Journal, which is presented as an autobiographical account, is a book which tells the story of a depressed teenage boy who becomes involved with a Satanic group. After participating in several occult rituals, "Jay" believes he is being stalked by a demon named Raul.
Jay's Upstairs Jay's Upstairs was a staple of the independent rock, punk, and grunge scene in the Pacific Northwest. The infamous Missoula, Montana bar first opened its doors in 1984 and, after years of competing with various area hotspots, became a stopping point for every up-and-coming band passing through the northern states by the mid 1990s.
Jay-Gardoqui Treaty The Jay-Gardoqui Treaty of 1789 between the United States and Spain guaranteed Spain's exclusive right to navigate the Mississippi River for 30 years. It also opened Spain's European and West Indian seaports to American shipping.
Jay-J Jay-J Hernandez is a Hispanic house music producer, who resides in New York. He is famous for two hit singles, entitled "Summertime" on Loveslap Recordings and "Keep on Risin'" on Detected Records with vocalist Latrice Barnett.
Jay-Jay Johanson Jäje Johanson (born 1969) is a Swedish musician and singer-songwriter, best known for his easily recognizable melancolic vocals and his androgynous looks. His music has been generally considered to integrate the trip-hop genre until he deliberatedly switched his sound to a more electroclash-oriented direction with the 2003 release Antenna, which featured one of his best known hits, "On The Radio".
Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate (Kannada:ಜಯ ŕ˛ŕ˛ľŕ˛°ŕ˛¤ ಜನನಿಯ ತನŕłŕ˛śŕ˛ľŕ˛¤ŕł†) is a Kannada poem, which was composed by the Indian poet Kuvempu. The poem was officially declared the state anthem of the Indian state of Karnataka on January 6, 2004.
Jaya-Vijaya The mythological story goes that the two demigod gate-keepers/dwarapalakas (Jaya and Vijaya) of the abode of Vishnu, known as Vaikunta, barred revered sages from entering Vishnu's abode on counts that the lord had other preoccupations. The sages having taken great measures to travel to Vishnu's abode were furious at the insolence shown by the gatekeepers and cursed the Jaya and Vijaya to be born as mortals and roam the earth (Bhuloka).
Jayaatu Khan Jayaatu Khan (Classical Mongolian: Jayaɤatu qaɤan; Khalkha Mongolian: Заяат хаан Zayaat haan), born Tugh Temür, was the 11th and 13th grand-khan of the Mongol Empire (Dai-ön Ulus/Yuan Dynasty) and reigned as Emperor of China.
Jayadeva (mathematician) Jayadeva (जयदेव) was a 9th century Indian mathematician, who knew the cyclic method (chakravala) that was called by Hermann Hankel the finest thing achieved in the theory of numbers before Lagrange (18th century). He also made significant contributions to combinatorics.
Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur Sri Jaya Chama Raja Wadiyar Bahadur GCSI GCB (1919–1974), or more commonly Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wodeyar, was the 25th and the last Maharaja of Mysore from 1940 to 1950. He was a noted philosopher, musicologist, political thinker and philanthropist.
Jayajirao Scindia The Maratha Empire in the nirth of Narmada was established by Bajirao Peshwa, Maharaja Ranoji Rao Shinde, Malhar rao Holkar, MeharBan Maharaj Jayappaji Rao Shinde, Vishwas rao Peshwa, Peshwa Madhorao, Meharban Srimant Jankoji Rao Shinde ,
Jayakanthan Jayakanthan (born April 24, 1934) is a Tamil writer, essayist, journalist, pamphleteer, film-maker and critic. He was an iconoclast who ridiculed social anomalies and was known for his bold and revolutionary ideas.
Jayant Gandhi Jayant Kumar Gandhi is a 20-something year old native of New Delhi, India who holds a Bachelors in Information Technology from University of Delhi and is presently pursuing Masters in Computer Technology from IIT Delhi. He did his schooling from Bal Bharati Public School, Pitampura.
Jayant Patel Jayant Mukundray Patel (born April 10, 1950) is a surgeon who found himself at the centre of a political scandal in early 2005 when he was accused of gross incompetence while working at Bundaberg Base Hospital in Queensland, Australia. He has sometimes been nicknamed "Doctor Death" in Australian media, particularly newspapers such as Brisbane's The Courier-Mail.
Jayantha Dhanapala Jayantha Dhanapala is a member of the Board of Sponsors of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Dr. Dhanapala was Sri Lanka's official candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations], before withdrawing from the race on 29 September 2006.
Jayanthi Natarajan Jayanthi Natarajan (born June 7, 1954) is an Indian lawyer and politican. She is a member of the Indian National Congress and has been thrice elected Member of Parliament representing the state of Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha.
Jayantsain Suri Acharya Jayantsain suri (born 1936 , in Peparal village near Tharad in Gujarat) is an important Jain Acharya. He belongs to the Soudhrma Vrahatta Tapagachcha's sub sect of the Tristutik gachcha of Shvetambar sect of Jainism.
Jayapataka Swami Jayapataka Swami was born John Gordan Erdman on April 9, 1949, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, North America and was later given the name 'Jayapataka dasa' upon receiving initiation into the Hare Krishna movement, by his guru, A. C.
Jayaprakash Narayan Jayaprakash Narayan (DevanÄgarÄ«: जयप्रकाश नारायण; October 11, 1902 - October 8, 1979), widely known as JP, was an Indian freedom fighter and political leader, remembered especially for leading the opposition to Indira Gandhi in the 1970s.
Jayasimha II Jayasimha II (1015 – 1042 CE) (also known as Jagadekhamalla and Mallikamoda) succeeded his brother Vikramaditya V on the Western Chalukya throne. Jayasimha had to fight on many fronts to protect his kingdom.
Jayasree Kabir Jayasree Kabir is a Bengali film actress. Originally from Calcutta, she married the Bangladeshi film director Alamgir Kabir and starred in two of his films, Shimana Periye and Rupali Shoikotey, both of which are now regarded among the finest films to have come out of Bangladesh.
Jayavarman II Jayavarman II was the founder of the Khmer Empire. He established the devaraja cult as the official state religion, and the reunified the old kingdom of Chenla, which he expanded and formed into the Khmer Empire.
Jayawijaya Mountains The Jayawijaya Mountains, formerly known as the Orange Range, is the eastern mountain range of the Maoke Mountains in the central highlands region of the Indonesian part of New Guinea. The range extends for 230 miles east of the Sudirman Range to the Star Mountains.
Jaye Radisich Jaye Amber Radisich (born March 29, 1976) is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since 2001, representing the electorate of Swan Hills.
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Jayhawk Collegiate League The Jayhawk Collegiate League is a summer baseball league consisting of six teams from four Kansas and two Missouri towns. The league was formed in 1976 and is a "Premier League" within the National Baseball Congress.
Jayhawk Motorsports Jayhawk Motorsports (JHMS) is a group of students at the University of Kansas who design and build a downsized formula car each year. The team consists of senior mechanical engineering students building the car as a senior design project, as well as undergraduate volunteers.
Jayhawk Owens Claude Jayhawk Owens (born February 10, 1969 in Cincinnati, Ohio) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played a total of four seasons, spanning from 1993-1996. Owens played his final game on September 28, 1996, as a member of the Colorado Rockies.
Jaymod Jaymod is a game modification for the free first person shooter computer game Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Jaymod is specifically geared towards fun and friendly play, with many features that enhance normal game play.
Jayna Davis Jayna Davis was a broadcast journalist for KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City at the time of the Oklahoma City Bombing. Her TV stories about the mysteriously cancelled FBI alert for "middle-eastern-looking" suspects wanted in connection with the April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City bombing generated confidential phone tips about a group of local Iraqis, including one who seemed to match an FBI profile sketch of John Doe No.
Jayne Ann Krentz Jayne Ann Krentz is an American author of romance novels. She writes contemporary romance novels using her married name (Jayne Ann Krentz), historical romances under the pseudonym of Amanda Quick, and futuristic romance novels under the name she was born with, Jayne Castle.
Jayne Atkinson Jayne Atkinson (born February 18, 1959 in Bournemouth, UK) is an American stage, film, and television actress. She has twice been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, in 2000 for Enchanted April, and in 2003 for The Rainmaker.
Jayne Bentzen Jayne Bentzen (born August 8, 1955 in Evansville, Indiana) is an American actress, best known for her role as "Nicole Travis Drake Cavanaugh" on the soap opera The Edge of Night, a role she took over from Maeve McGuire in 1978 and played until 1981.
Jayne Eastwood Jayne Eastwood (also credited as Jayne Easton or Jane Eastwood) is a Canadian actress. She was one of the original cast members of the Toronto Second City, and was a semi-regular on SCTV, and though she was utilized mostly in thankless bit roles, at one point she reprised her role as the pregnant girlfriend in Goin' Down the Road to great humorous effect.
Jayne Torvill Jayne Torvill, OBE (born October 7, 1957, Nottingham, United Kingdom) is a British figure skater who, with her skating partner Christopher Dean, won a gold medal in ice dancing at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Jaynes-Cummings model The Jaynes-Cummings model describes the system of a two-level atom coupled to a single cavity mode, with or without the presence of light. It is a model system that is prevalent in the literature on quantum optics.
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT) located in NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, India is a Deemed University offering programs in technical education at Under-graduate and Graduate level. Jaiprakash Sewa Sansthan (JSS), a not-for-profit division of the Jaypee Group runs the University and various other educational institutions in the country.
Jaysingpur Jaysingpur is a city and a municipal council in Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city got the name from Raja Jaysing, father of Shrimant Chatrapati Pratapsinh Maharaj of Kolhapur who developed the city.
Jayski's Silly Season Site Jayski's Silly Season Site is a Web site focusing primarily on NASCAR news and rumors, created and run by Jay Adamczyk (Jayski), a former United States Air Force mechanic, in August 1996. Adamczyk started the site after having difficulty finding news regarding the Melling Racing team and has since worked to get all the NASCAR news grouped together on his site.
Jayson Blair Jayson Blair (born March 23, 1976, Columbia, Maryland) is a former New York Times reporter who was forced to resign from the newspaper in May 2003, after he was caught plagiarizing and fabricating elements of his stories.
Jayson More Jayson More (born January 12, 1969, in Souris, Manitoba, Canada) is a former National Hockey League defenseman. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round, 10th overall, of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.
Jayson Paul Jayson Paul (born December 10, 1984) is an American professional wrestler working on the RAW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as JTG. He is a member of the tag team Cryme Tyme along with Shad Gaspard.
Jayson Williams Jayson Williams (born February 22, 1968 in Ritter, South Carolina) is an American basketball player. Standing at 6'10", he played high school basketball for Christ The King RHS and college basketball for St.
Jayuya Uprising The Jayuya Uprising, also known as the Jayuya Revolt or El Grito de Jayuya, refers to the revolt against the Government of the United States in Puerto Rico which occurred on October 30, 1950 in the town of Jayuya, Puerto Rico.
Jayuya, Puerto Rico Jayuya is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the mountainous center region of the island, north of Ponce; east of Utuado; and west of Ciales. Jayuya is spread over 18 wards and Jayuya Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
Jaywalking Jaywalking is a term used to describe when a pedestrian crosses the street without regard to traffic statutes. In common use, the term generally refers to someone crossing a major street outside of a designated crosswalk or intersection, in jurisdictions where this is illegal.
Jaywick Martello Tower Jaywick Martello Tower is a recent Digital arts venue to open in the UK and one of the most unusual. The Napoleonic Tower features a gallery space where the photographer John Kippin has produced a site-specific art installation and a first floor multimedia space for exhibitions, events and workshops using the latest technology including interactive, 3-D and Virtual reality projection facilities, and where international digital artist Masaki Fujihata presents his work â€Mersea Circles’.
Jazak monastery The Jazak monastery (Serbian: МанаŃтир ĐĐ°Đ·Đ°Đş / Manastir Jazak) is a Serb Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. The monastery was founded in 1736.
Jazakallah khairan Jazakallahu Khayran (Arabic: جزا٠اللهُ خيراً) is an Arabic term and Islamic expression of gratitude meaning "May Allah reward you for the good." Although the common Arabic word for thanks is Shukran, jazakallahu khayran is used by Muslims instead in belief that a one cannot repay a person enough, and that Allah is able to reward the person best.
Jazmin Jazmin (জ্যাজ়মিন) (born 1985), alternatively spelled Jazmine, Jasmin, Jesmin, Jasmine or Yasmin, is a Bangladeshi-born American pornographic actress, reported to be the first ever pornstar of Bangladeshi descent. She made her first appearance in the adult entertainment industry in 2003, and through 2006 has acted in over sixty porn movies.
Jazz Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States at around the start of the 20th century. Born out of a blend of African American musical styles with Western music technique and theory, Jazz uses blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation among its many stylistic markers.
Jazz (computer) The Jazz computer architecture was a motherboard and chipset design originally developed by Microsoft for use in developing Windows NT. The design was eventually used as the basis for most MIPS-based Windows NT systems.
Jazz (novel) Jazz is a novel by Toni Morrison. The majority of the narrative takes place in Harlem during the 1920s, however, as the pasts of the various characters are explored, the narrative extends back to the mid 1800s American South.
Jazz (word origin) The origin of the word jazz is one of the most sought-after word origins in modern American English. False assumptions and incorrect information from even the most respected sources have led to widespread confusion as to the word's history.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Jazz at Lincoln Center is a constituent company of the Lincoln Center performing arts organization, whose performing arts complex, Frederick P. Rose Hall, is located at 60th Street and Broadway in New York City, slightly south of the main Lincoln Center campus and directly adjacent to Columbus Circle.
Jazz Africa A live album recorded by keyboardist Herbie Hancock and Gambian kora player Foday Musa Suso in 1986. The recording took place in Los Angeles, California's Wiltern Theatre as part of the "Jazzvisions" series.
Jazz Age The Jazz Age, also known as the American High, describes the period of the 1920s, the years between the end of World War I and the onset of the Great Depression, particularly in North America and (in the era's literature) specifically in New York City, largely coinciding with the Roaring Twenties; ending with the rise of the Great Depression, the traditional values of this age saw great decline while the American stock market soared. The focus of the elements of this age, in some contrast with the Roaring Twenties, in historical and cultural studies, are somewhat different, with a greater emphasis on Modernism.
Jazz Café Suite Jazz Café Suite is a live album by ProjeKct One, one of the four sub-groups known as ProjeKcts into which the band King Crimson 'fraKctalised' from 1997 to 1999. The album was released on Discipline Global Mobile records in 2003.
Jazz DSP The Jazz DSP, by Improv Systems, is a VLIW embedded digital siginal processor architecture with a 2-stage instruction pipeline, and single-cycle execution units. The baseline DSP includes one arithmetic logic unit (ALU), dual memory interfaces, and the control unit (instruction decoder, branch control, task control).
Jazz fusion Jazz fusion (or "jazz-rock fusion" or fusion) is a musical genre that merges elements of jazz with other styles of music, particularly rock, funk, R&B, electronic music and world music. Fusion albums — even those that are made by the same artist — often include a variety of these musical styles.
Jazz For Life Foundation Jazz For Life is an organization founded in 2003 in Louisiana by musicians to help bring awareness and ability to the Jazz community. Jazz For Life is currently working closely with the Louisiana State Music Commissioner to establish a community of Jazz musicians to participate in a National benefit sponsoring C.
Jazz in the Domain Jazz in The Domain is the first of three open-air concerts, that take place during the month of January as part of the Sydney Festival. The event is held in The Domain, Sydney, and is traditionally held on the second Saturday evening of January.
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