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Yerbas Buenas, Chile Yerbas Buenas is a Chilean town, municipality and comuna located in the Province of Linares, Maule Region and lies in the geographical center of the country, on the fertile central plain, some 300 km south of Santiago, 50 km south of Talca, the regional capital and 12 km north of Linares, the provincial capital.
Yereance-Berry house The Yereance-Berry house is a stone house built in the early 19th century in what is now Rutherford, New Jersey. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1983 and is currently home to the Meadowlands Museum.
Yerecoin, Western Australia The townsite of Yerecoin is located in the northern agricultural region, 156 km north north east of Perth and 21 km north north west of Calingiri. The extension of the railway north from Bolgart was approved in 1914, the line to Calingiri being opened in 1917, and the section from Calingiri to Piawaning in 1919.
Yeren The Yeren (), variously referred to as the Yiren, Yeh Ren, Chinese Wildman, (), Man-Monkey, or (), is said to be an as yet undiscovered hominid residing in the mountainous and forested regions of China's remote Hubei province.
Yerevan Metro The Yerevan Metro (Armenian: ÔµÖ€ŐĄÖ‚ŐˇŐ¶Ő« Ő´ŐĄŐżÖ€Ő¸ŐşŐ¸Ő¬Ő«ŐżŐĄŐ¶, Erevani metropoliten) is a rapid transit system that serves the capital of Armenia, Yerevan. The system was launched in 1981 and like most former Soviet Metros, its stations are very deep and intricately decorated with national motives.
Yerevan Physics Institute Yerevan Physics Institute () is a research and development institute, located in Yerevan, Armenia. It was founded in 1942 as a branch of Yerevan State University by brothers, Abraham Alikhanov and Artem Alikhanian.
Yerevan State Musical Conservatory Yerevan State Musical Conservatory (YSC) (also known as Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory) is located in Yerevan, Armenia. It was founded in 1921 as a music studio, and re-founded two years later as a higher musical education institution.
Yerida Yerida () is the somewhat derogatory term, widely used to mean emigration by Jews and Israelis from the Land of Israel -- and since its establishment in 1948 -- the State of Israel. The opposite action, immigration by Jews to Israel, is called Aliyah ("ascent").
Yeridat ha-dorot Yeridat ha-dorot (Hebrew: ירידת הדורות), meaning literally "the decline of the generations," is a concept in classical Rabbinic Judaism and contemporary Orthodox Judaism expressing a belief of the intellectual inferiority of contemporary Torah scholarship in comparison to that of the past. One of the first expressions of the idea appears in the Talmudic adage found in Shabbos 112b (Soncino):
Yering railway station, Melbourne Yering is a closed railway station, located up from Macintyre, Yering, Victoria, Australia, on the now-closed Healesville greater-metropolitan line. The track from Coldstream to Yarra Glen was formerly leased by the Yarra Valley Tourist Railway, who discontinued their lease due to the poor condition of bridges along the line.
Yering, Victoria Yering is a locality northeast of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia, on the south bank of the Yarra River near the town of Yarra Glen and across the river from Christmas Hills. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges, and it was home to one of Victoria's first wineries.
Yeritsmankants Monastery Yeritsmankants Monastery, also known as the Monastery of Three Youths, is an Armenian monastery that lies in the northern province of Karabakh, just north of Martakert. Because of the close proximity to the militarized border with Azerbaijan, no visitors are allowed to travel to the monastery.
Yerkes National Primate Research Center The Yerkes National Primate Research Center, located in Atlanta, Georgia at Emory University, is one of eight national primate research centers funded by the National Institutes of Health. The center, founded in 1930 by Robert Yerkes, the pioneering primatologist who specialized in comparative psychology, is a recognized leader for its biomedical and behavioral studies with nonhuman primates.
Yerkes-Dodson law The Yerkes-Dodson law demonstrates an empirical relationship between arousal and performance. It dictates that performance increases with cognitive arousal but only to a certain point: when levels of arousal become too high, performance will decrease.
Yerliyya In the Ottoman Empire of the 17th century the yerliyya was a term used to describe local Janissaries. These were Janissaries that had been sent to an urban centre many years ago and had become fully integrated into their surroundings, often playing important roles in the commercial and political life of the area.
Yermak Timofeyevich Yermak Timofeyevich (Russian: ЕрмаĚĐş ТимофеĚевич, also Ermak) (born between 1532 and 1542 – August 5 or 6, 1585), Cossack leader and explorer of Siberia. His exploration of Siberia marked the beginning of the expansion of Russia towards this region and its colonization.
Yermakhan Ibraimov Yermakhan Ibraimov (born on January 1, 1972) is a Kazakh boxer who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. Four years earlier, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he captured the bronze medal.
Yermo xanthocephalus Yermo xanthocephalus commonly known as the desert yellowhead is an American perennial. It is the only member of the genus Yermo and it has been listed as endangered in the United States since 2002, however it is not yet listed by the IUCN.
Yerranderie, New South Wales Yerranderrie () is a ghost town within the Kanangra-Boyd National Park of New South Wales, Australia in Wollondilly Shire. Formerly a silver mining town of 2000 people, the mining industry collapsed in 1927, and the town was cut off from direct access from Sydney by the establishment of the Warragamba Dam and Lake Burragorang in 1959.
Yerrapragada Errana was a great Telugu poet in the court of Prolaya Vemareddy (1325-1353), the founder of Reddy dynasty (1325-1424) of Kondaveedu, who ruled Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, and Kurnool districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh. Errana was also known as Yellapregada or Errapregada.
Yerrinbool, New South Wales Yerrinbool is a village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. It has a population of around 1000Wingecarribee Shire and is accessible from the Hume Highway (via Bargo or Alpine) and is about 15km drive from nearby Mittagong.
Yersinia Yersinia is a genus of bacteria in the family Enterobacteriaceae. Yersinia are Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria, a few micrometers long and fractions of a micrometer in diameter, and are facultative anaerobes.
Yersinia enterocolitica Yersinia enterocolitica is a species of gram-negative coccobacillus-shaped bacterium, belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae. Primarily a zoonotic disease (cattle, deer, pigs, and birds), animals which recover frequently become asymptomatic carriers of the disease.
Yervandashat Yervandashat founded by King Orontes (Eruand) IV, the last of the Orontid dynasty as a new capital to replace Armavir which, according to Armenia’s “Father of History” Movses Kagankatvatsi, had been left dry by a shift of the Arax river. In addition to remains of fortifications, brief archaeological researches in the 1980s reportedly revealed traces of the ancient gardens and palaces attested by Movses.
Yervant Odian Yervant Odian (Armenian: ÔµÖ€ŐľŐˇŐ¶Ő¤ Ő•ŐżŐµŐˇŐ¶ or ÔµÖ€Ő¸Ö‚ŐˇŐ¶Ő¤ Ő•ŐżŐĄŐˇŐ¶) (1869-1926) is considered to be the one of the most influential Armenian satirists. Odian's writings, which include novels and short stories, often humorously point out humanity's vices.
Yes (band) Yes are an English progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Their music is marked by sharp dynamic contrasts, often extended song lengths, and a general showcasing of its members' instrumental skills.
Yes (film) Yes is an expressionistic 2004 film written and directed by Sally Potter and starring Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill, Shirley Henderson, and Sheila Hancock. The dialog of the film is almost entirely in iambic pentameter and usually rhymes, a fact which enthralled some critics and enraged others.
Yes and No Yes and No is a spoken word game similar to Twenty Questions played in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. In the game, the host (Fred in A Christmas Carol) has something in mind, and the guessers (party guests) ask several simple yes-or-no questions.
Yes It Is "Yes It Is" is a 1965 Beatles single, which was first released as the B-side of "Ticket to Ride". It is distinctive, along with "This Boy", as a fine example of The Beatles' luscious three-part vocal harmonies.
Yes man Yes man is a pejorative term (borrowed from the German "Jasager") for a person who outwardly displays agreement with his superiors' opinions in order to gain power or prestige. Such behaviour is said to be common in role-oriented organizations where decision-making power or prestige is concentrated in the few.
Yes Tor Yes Tor is the second highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, at 619Â m (2,031Â ft) above sea level. Together with nearby High Willhays they are the only two peaks above 2,000 feet south of the English Peak District National Park, which makes them mountains.
Yes You Can Yes You Can was a Canadian children's television series that aired on CBC Television from 1980 to 1983. Hosted by singer Kevin Gillis, and co-hosted by Trevor Bruneau and Tammy Bourne, the half-hour live-action series was sports-themed and encouraged fitness and good health.
Yes, Giorgio Yes, Giorgio is a 1982 musical/comedy starring Luciano Pavarotti. He plays an Italian opera singer by the name of Giorgio Fini who loses his voice while in America, and is treated by a female throat specialist, played by Kathryn Harrold, with whom he falls in love.
Yes, I'm a Witch Yes, I'm a Witch is a remix album by Yoko Ono to be released in February 2007. Artists invited to contribute were asked to select a song from Ono's back catalogue, and were then presented with all the necessary elements to create a remix/cover to their desires.
YesĂĽn TemĂĽr Khan YesĂĽn TemĂĽr Khan (Classical Mongolian: YesĂĽn temĂĽr qaÎłan; Khalkha Mongolian: Đ•Ńѳнтѳмѳр Ń…Đ°Đ°Đ˝ Yösöntömör haan) was the tenth grand-khan of the Mongol Empire (Dai-ön Ulus/Yuan Dynasty) who reigned from 1323 to 1328. In Chinese, he is known as the Taiding Emperor from this era's name.
Yesenia Ortiz Acosta Yesenia Ortiz Acosta (born 1975) is a Puerto Rican woman who became famous across the island after her disappearance, which occurred in Guayama, Puerto Rico, early in 1999, leading to one of the widest media searches in Puerto Rico during the 1990s.
Yesha Yesha (יש"ע) is a Hebrew acronym for "Judea Samaria Gaza" (, "Yehuda Shomron 'Azza", the West Bank and Gaza Strip), and is one of a number of terms used to describe the areas Israel gained control over during the Six-Day War of June 1967. The areas had previously been captured by Egypt and Jordan during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Yesha (moshav) Yesha (; ) is an agricultural moshav in Hevel Shalom, Southern District of Israel (in the Negev), Israel. It was established in 1957 by Jews who were expelled from Egypt in the wake of the 1956 Sinai Campaign, though this population eventually left, and was replaced by new settlers.
Yesha Council The Yesha Council is the umbrella organization of the various municipal councils of Jewish communities in "Yesha," a Hebrew acronym for Judea, Samaria, Gaza, which are otherwise referred to as the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Yeshaq Iyasu Yeshaq Iyasu claimed the title (1685) of Ethiopia, supported by general Walle, and Tabdan the Hermit of Guondj who were enemies of Emperor Iyasu the Great. In short order, Emperor Iyasu marched against them, slaughtered Yeshaq's supporters, and took the claimant captive.
Yeshashework Yilma Princess Yeshashework Yilma was the daughter of Dejazmatch Yilma Makonnen, governor of Harrar and niece of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. Her mother Woizero Aselefech, was the niece of Empress Taitu Bitul, consort of Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia.
Yeshayahu Yerushalmi Lieutenant Colonel Yeshayahu Yerushalmi (), sometimes referred to as Isaiah Yerushalmi, is a former Israeli judge. Yerushalmi was the primary author of the preliminary Israeli inquiry into the USS Liberty incident (called the Yerushalmi Report).
Yeshe Tsogyal Yeshe Tsogyel (, rhymes with "may say so well"), also known in the Nyingma tradition as the Great Bliss Queen, is a semi-mythical female deity or figure of enlightenment (dakini) in Tibetan Buddhism. She lived from 757 to 817, and is most identified with the wife of Emperor Trisong Detsen (740 - c.
Yeshimebet Ali Yeshimebet Ali, daughter of Woizero (later Ima-hoi) Wolete Giyorgis, and Ali Abba Jifar of Wollo, was the wife of Ras Makonnen and mother of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. She died during the Emperor's infancy.
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Yeshiva Beth Yehudah is a Jewish day school consisting of two campuses at Southfield and Oak Park, Michigan, which serve boys and girls respectively from pre-kindergarten to grade 12. The school's curriculum is a blend of traditional and progressive, secular studies and religious studies, in Hebrew and English.
Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim of Radin Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim of Radin (also called Radun) was Established by the Chofetz Chaim (Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan)in 1864 in Poland. Upon his death in 1933, his son-in-law Rabbi Mendel Zaks became the Rosh Hayishiva(Dean).
Yeshiva Ner Yisrael: Ner Israel Rabbinical College Yeshivas Ner Yisrael: Ner Israel Rabbinical College (also known as NIRC) is an Orthodox yeshiva in Baltimore, Maryland founded in 1933 by Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman who was a key disciple of Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel, dean of the famous Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania.
Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Yeshiva of Far Rockaway (also known as Yeshiva Derech Ayson and Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary) is a Haredi yeshiva located in Far Rockaway, Queens in New York City. It comprises a high school and beis medrash, or seminary.
Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin (also known as Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, MYRCB or Chaim Berlin, is a major Haredi yeshiva located in Brooklyn, New York. Established in 1904 it is the oldest yeshiva to be founded in Brooklyn.
Yeshiva Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch Yeshiva Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (YRSRH, also known as Breuer's, after its creator) was founded in New York City in 1944, as a means of reestablishing the Orthodox Jewish community of Frankfurt, Germany in the United States. The school, founded by Rabbi Joseph Breuer, is run according to the philosophy of Rabbi Breuer's grandfather, Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch.
Yeshiva Torah Vodaas Yeshiva Torah Vodaas (or Mesivta Torah Vodaas) is a Charedi yeshiva located in Brooklyn, New York, founded by Binyamin Wilhelm, author of Nidchei Yisroel (a guide for new Jewish immigrants). The yeshiva was headed in its earliest years by Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz, who insisted that he be addressed as "Mr.
Yeshiva University Yeshiva University is a private university in New York City whose first component was founded in 1886. Yeshiva's endowment is just over one billion dollars (see List of US colleges and universities by endowment: #47).
Yeshiva University Museum The Yeshiva University Museum is a teaching museum and the cultural arm of Yeshiva University. Along with the American Jewish Historical Society, the American Sephardi Foundation, the Leo Baeck Institute, and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, it is a member organization of the Center for Jewish History, a Smithsonian Institution affiliate located in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood.
Yeshivah Centre, Melbourne The Yeshivah Centre is an Orthodox Jewish umbrella organisation in Melbourne, Australia that serves the needs of the Melbourne Jewish community. It is run by the Chabad-Lubavitch movement and under the direct administration of Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner.
Yeshivah Centre, Sydney The Yeshiva Centre was established in 1956 by Rabbi Chaim Gutnick and Mr. Abraham Rabinovitch, along with a few others, as a synagogue and centre of learning for the New South Wales, Australian Jewish community.
Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim: Rabbinical Seminary of America Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim: Rabbinical Seminary of America (RSA) or Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir Ha-Kohen, or Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim and often referred to as just Chofetz Chaim (חָפֵץ חַיִּים) is a major Orthodox yeshiva in the United States based in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, New York. It is primarily an American, Lithuanian-style Talmudic Haredi but non-Hasidic yeshiva.
Yeshivat Har Etzion Yeshivat Har Etzion, commonly known as "Gush," is a Hesder Yeshiva located in Alon Shvut, a settlement in Gush Etzion near Jerusalem, Israel. There are over 450 students enrolled in YHE, making it the largest Hesder Yeshiva in Israel.
Yeshivat Hesder Petach Tikva Yeshivat Hesder of Petach Tikva, established in 1998 curently has 150 students, 25% whom are actively serving in the Israeli Armed forces. The Yeshiva was founded by the three Roshei HaYeshiva, who are founding members of tzohar and leaders of Modern Orthodoxy in Israel, they are: Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, Rabbi David Stav and Rabbi Shai Piron.
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School (also known as YCT) is a Modern Orthodox yeshiva founded by Rabbi Avi Weiss in 1999, and located in New York, New York. YCT ordained its first graduating class of rabbis in June 2004 and its third on June 11, 2006.
Yeshivish Yeshivish is a form of English spoken mainly by English-speaking Ashkenazi Orthodox Jews who attend or have attended a yeshiva. Yeshivish is the primary vehicle of spoken communication in major American and British yeshivot.
Yeshivish (culture) Yeshivish refers to the culture of the Orthodox Jewish yeshiva system. As yeshiva students are typically in their teens and twenties, it bears strong parallels to students' culture in high schools and universities.
Yeshu Yeshu (יש"ו in Hebrew), and slight variations thereof such as Jeshu (Bible English transliteration) or Yeishu (Yiddish pronunciation), is the name of one or more persons in various works of classical Jewish rabbinic literature, including the Babylonian Talmud (redacted before 600) and the classical midrash literature (written between 200 and 700.)
Yeshuites In Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series, the Yeshuites are a race of people, ethnically a fantasy equivalent of the Jews, though their theology incorporates elements of Christianity as well. Though persecuted in many lands, they are welcome in Terre d'Ange, who remember that Elua was fathered by the blood of Yeshua.
Yeshwant Ghadge Yeshwant Ghadge (November 16, 1921 – July 10, 1944) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Yesipov Chronicle The Yesipov Chronicle (Đ•ŃиповŃкая летопиŃŃŚ in Russian) is one of the Siberian Chronicles, dedicated to the memory of Yermak. It was compiled in 1636 by Savva Yesipov, a podyachy of the Siberian archbishop Nectarius.
Yesler Terrace, Seattle, Washington Yesler Terrace, a 22 acre (89,000 m²) public housing development in Seattle, Washington was, at the time of its completion in 1941, that state's first public housing development and the first racially integrated public housing development in the United States. It occupies much of the area formerly known as Yesler Hill, Yesler's Hill, or Profanity Hill.
Yespinoy YESPinoy is a website providing inward remittances to the Philippines. It is an automated service which requires the remitter to enter their credit card details which is debited with the remittance amount and fees.
Yessica RamĂrez Yessica Guadalupe RamĂrez Meza, represented the Mexican state of Baja California in the national pageant Nuestra Belleza Mexico. She obtained the opportunity to represent her country in the 2004 Miss World pageant, held in Sanya, China on December 4 2004.
Yessica Salazar Yessica Salazar González is a woman from the Mexican state of Jalisco, who competed in Nuestra Belleza Mexico and obtained the title of Miss Mexico World. She represented her country in the 1996 Miss World pageant, placing among the semi-finalists in Bangalore, India on November 22, 1996.
YesSTARS Carried by the Israeli satellite television provider - yes, yesSTARS is an Israeli television channel that broadcasts foreign (Mostly American) TV shows. The channel aired on March 5, 2006 (replacing the former foreign TV shows channel yesWeekend), and broadcasts the shows' new episodes on weeknights (Sunday - Thursday), and its re-runs on weekdays and weekends (Friday-Saturday).
Yester Grange Yester Grange is an historic house and estate situated in the village of Wentworth Falls, in the Blue Mountains approximately 95 kilometres west of Sydney, Australia. It is not known exactly when the house was built, but the land came into the ownership of prominent Sydney importer and builder John Charles Smith in 1888 and the main residence was most likely constructed before 1891.
Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" is a 1969 soul single released by American Motown singer-songwriter-musician Stevie Wonder. The song continued Wonder's success on the pop charts reaching #7 on the pop singles chart becoming Wonder's ninth Top 10 single of the 1960s.
Yesterday (2002 film) Yesterday A big-budget, futuristic drama set in 2020 about a mysterious set of kidnappings on the border between China and a unified Korea. A police detective shaken by the loss of his son is put in charge of the investigation, which ultimately leads him back twenty years into the past.
Yesterday's Papers Yesterday's Papers is a song by The Rolling Stones from their 1967 album, Between the Buttons. It is an example of the Stones' interest in psychedelic rock at the time (which would by further explored on the album Their Satanic Majesties Request).
Yesugei Yesugei Baghatur or Yesugei The Brave (11XX–1180) (Yesügei, Yesükhei) was a Mongol Khan (or ruler). He was the son of Bartan-baghatur, who was the son of Qabul, who was recognized as a Khagan by the Jin Dynasty.
Yet Another Perl Conference Yet Another Perl Conference, usually given as the abbreviation YAPC, is a series of conferences discussing the Perl computer programming language, usually organised under the auspices of the Yet Another Society, a "non-profit corporation for the advancement of collaborative efforts in computer and information sciences".
Yeth hound According to Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, yeth-hounds are dogs without heads, said to be the spirits of unbaptised children, which ramble among the woods at night, making wailing noises, probably from Devonshire's folklore. Yeth-hounds are also mentioned in The Denham Tracts.
Yeti The Yeti, sometimes referred to as the Abominable Snowman, is a humanoid cryptid associated with the Himalaya. The names Yeti or Meh-Teh are commonly used by people indigenous to the Himalaya , and are part of their history and mythology.
Yeti (Doctor Who) The Yeti of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, although resembling the cryptozoological creatures also called the Yeti, are in actuality alien robots. Their external appearance, that of a huge hairy biped, disguises a small spherical mechanism that provides its motive power.
Yetisports Yetisports (also known as Pingu Throw) is a web-based Flash game that originally appeared on the Internet in January 2004. The goal of the original game is to have a yeti smack a penguin with a club and try to get it fly as far as possible.
Yetrigar Yetrigar is a fictional creature created by writer Doug Moench and artist Herb Trimpe as an adversary for Godzilla for Marvel Comics. Yetrigar is a Sasquatch-like being who has grown to gargantuan proportions due to being exposed to radiation.
Yetunde Price Yetunde Hawanya Tara Price (August 9, 1972 – September 14, 2003) was the elder half-sister and personal assistant to leading tennis players Venus Williams and Serena Williams. She was 31 years old, the eldest of their mother's five daughters and mother of three children, a registered nurse and owner of a beauty salon.
Yetzer Hara The "Yetzer Hara" is a Hebrew phrase meaning "evil inclination". The function of the yetzer hara is to cause a Jew to sin, which means to violate the will of the G-d and transgress His commandments.
Yetzia bish'eila Yetzia bish'eila (Hebrew יְצִי×ָה בִשְ××ֵלָה, "leaving with a question") is the Israeli term for leaving a religion, usually Judaism, to lead a secular life-style. It is sometimes also called chazara bish'ela ("return with a question"); both terms are puns on chazara bit'shuva (literally "return with repentance", the word for repentance being the same as the word for answer), which refers to the opposite act: becoming religious.
Yeung Kai Yin Yeung Kai Yin CBE JP (Chinese: 楊啟彥, born 1941) was Secretary for Education and Manpower, Secretary for Transport and Secretary for the Treasury of Hong Kong. After retiring from the government he served as chairman and chief executive of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation.
Yeung Sum Yeung Sum (楊森) (born November 22, 1947 in Guangzhou, Guangdong with family root in Zhencheng, Guangdong) is the second Chairman (2002-2004) of the Democratic Party (DP), a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. He is a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), elected by direct election from the Geographical Constituency of Hong Kong Island.
Yeungjin College Yeungjin College, also Yeungjin Junior College, is a private technical college located in Buk-gu, Daegu, South Korea. Information technology is the principal academic focus; however, courses of study in other fields such as nursing and international tourism are also provided.
Yeungnam College of Science and Technology Yeungnam College of Science & Technology is a technical college located in Nam-gu, Daegu, South Korea. It offers two- and three- year degree programs in a variety of technical fields, including those computers, information technology, and industrial machinery.
Yevanic language Yevanic, otherwise known as Romaniote and Judeo-Greek, was the dialect of the Romaniotes, the group of Greek Jews whose existence in Greece is documented since the Hellenistic period. Its linguistic lineage stems from the Hellenistic Koine (Ελληνική Κοινή) and includes Hebrew elements as well.
Yevgeni Preobrazhensky Yevgeni Alekseyevich Preobrazhensky () (1886-1937) was an Old Bolshevik, an economist and a member of the Central Committee of the Bolshevik faction and, its successor, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Yevgeni Shevchuk Yevgeni Shevchuk (, ) (born June 19 1968 in Rybnitsa, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union) is an ethnic Ukrainian and a politician from Transnistria, speaker of Transnistrian Supreme Soviet and one of the leaders of opposition party Obnovleniye (Renewal, in Russian).
Yevgenia Ginzburg Yevgenia Ginzburg (December 20, 1904 - May 25, 1977) (Russian language: Евгения Семёновна ГинзбŃрг) was a Russian historian and writer. Frequently, her latinized name Eugenia is used in the West.
Yevgenii Ivanov Yevgenii Viktorovich Ivanov (Russian: Евгений Викторович Đванов, also transliterated as Yevgeny; born August 16, 1964) is a member of the State Duma of Russia, and a member of LDPR. He is deputy chairman of the State Duma's Committee on Budget Issues and Taxes.
Yevgeniy Abalakov Yevgeniy Mikhailovich Abalakov (Russian: Евгений Михайлович Đбалаков; , Yeniseysk — March 23, 1948, MoscowGreat Russian Encyclopedia (2006), Moscow: Bol'shaya Rossiyskaya Enciklopediya Publisher, vol. 1, p.
Yevgeniy Arzhanov Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Arzhanov (Russian: Евгений ĐлекŃандрович Đржанов) (born February 9 1948 in Kalush, Ukrainian SSR) is a former middle distance runner who won a silver medal over 800m at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Arzhanov trained at VSS Avanhard and later at Dynamo in Kiev.
Yevgeniy Koreshkov Yevgeniy Koreshkov (born March 11, 1970 in V Kazakhstanskaya, Kazakhstan) is an ice hockey player who played for the Kazakhstan in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Yevgeniy scored 5 goals in 5 games before the Kazakhstani national hockey team was eliminated in the preliminary round of the tournament.
Yevgeniy Margarita and Elif YME is a design research collaboration of young architects, Yevgeniy Beylkin (USA), Margarita Valova (BUL), & Elif Erdine (TUR). The team actively pursues theory and practice of architecture through research into applications of mathematics in design and fabrication.
Yevgeniya Glushenko Evgeniya (Yevgeniya) Konstantinovna Glushenko (; born on September 4,1952) is a Russian actress, best known for her role as Vera in a compelling Soviet melodrama In Love with No Obligations (1983). This role brought her international recognition with the Silver Berlin Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival in 1983.
Yevgeniya Rudneva Evgeniya Maksimovna Rudneva (Russian: Евгения МакŃимовна Đ Ńднева), also known as Zhenya Rudneva (Женя Đ Ńднева) (Berdiansk, December 24, 1920 – April 9, 1944 near Kerch) was a Soviet military air navigator, a Hero of the Soviet Union, a member of the Moscow branch of the Astronomical-Geodesical Society of the USSR, and head of the Solar Department. She was Ukrainian, born into the family of an office worker.
Yevgeny Adamov Evgeny Adamov (Yevgeny Adamov or Yevgeniy Adamov; ) was the head of the Russian atomic energy ministry, MinAtom. He was appointed by President Boris Yeltsin in 1998 and ousted by President Vladimir Putin in 2001.
Yereance-Berry house The Yereance-Berry house is a stone house built in the early 19th century in what is now Rutherford, New Jersey. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1983 and is currently home to the Meadowlands Museum.
Yerecoin, Western Australia The townsite of Yerecoin is located in the northern agricultural region, 156 km north north east of Perth and 21 km north north west of Calingiri. The extension of the railway north from Bolgart was approved in 1914, the line to Calingiri being opened in 1917, and the section from Calingiri to Piawaning in 1919.
Yeren The Yeren (), variously referred to as the Yiren, Yeh Ren, Chinese Wildman, (), Man-Monkey, or (), is said to be an as yet undiscovered hominid residing in the mountainous and forested regions of China's remote Hubei province.
Yerevan Metro The Yerevan Metro (Armenian: ÔµÖ€ŐĄÖ‚ŐˇŐ¶Ő« Ő´ŐĄŐżÖ€Ő¸ŐşŐ¸Ő¬Ő«ŐżŐĄŐ¶, Erevani metropoliten) is a rapid transit system that serves the capital of Armenia, Yerevan. The system was launched in 1981 and like most former Soviet Metros, its stations are very deep and intricately decorated with national motives.
Yerevan Physics Institute Yerevan Physics Institute () is a research and development institute, located in Yerevan, Armenia. It was founded in 1942 as a branch of Yerevan State University by brothers, Abraham Alikhanov and Artem Alikhanian.
Yerevan State Musical Conservatory Yerevan State Musical Conservatory (YSC) (also known as Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory) is located in Yerevan, Armenia. It was founded in 1921 as a music studio, and re-founded two years later as a higher musical education institution.
Yerida Yerida () is the somewhat derogatory term, widely used to mean emigration by Jews and Israelis from the Land of Israel -- and since its establishment in 1948 -- the State of Israel. The opposite action, immigration by Jews to Israel, is called Aliyah ("ascent").
Yeridat ha-dorot Yeridat ha-dorot (Hebrew: ירידת הדורות), meaning literally "the decline of the generations," is a concept in classical Rabbinic Judaism and contemporary Orthodox Judaism expressing a belief of the intellectual inferiority of contemporary Torah scholarship in comparison to that of the past. One of the first expressions of the idea appears in the Talmudic adage found in Shabbos 112b (Soncino):
Yering railway station, Melbourne Yering is a closed railway station, located up from Macintyre, Yering, Victoria, Australia, on the now-closed Healesville greater-metropolitan line. The track from Coldstream to Yarra Glen was formerly leased by the Yarra Valley Tourist Railway, who discontinued their lease due to the poor condition of bridges along the line.
Yering, Victoria Yering is a locality northeast of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia, on the south bank of the Yarra River near the town of Yarra Glen and across the river from Christmas Hills. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges, and it was home to one of Victoria's first wineries.
Yeritsmankants Monastery Yeritsmankants Monastery, also known as the Monastery of Three Youths, is an Armenian monastery that lies in the northern province of Karabakh, just north of Martakert. Because of the close proximity to the militarized border with Azerbaijan, no visitors are allowed to travel to the monastery.
Yerkes National Primate Research Center The Yerkes National Primate Research Center, located in Atlanta, Georgia at Emory University, is one of eight national primate research centers funded by the National Institutes of Health. The center, founded in 1930 by Robert Yerkes, the pioneering primatologist who specialized in comparative psychology, is a recognized leader for its biomedical and behavioral studies with nonhuman primates.
Yerkes-Dodson law The Yerkes-Dodson law demonstrates an empirical relationship between arousal and performance. It dictates that performance increases with cognitive arousal but only to a certain point: when levels of arousal become too high, performance will decrease.
Yerliyya In the Ottoman Empire of the 17th century the yerliyya was a term used to describe local Janissaries. These were Janissaries that had been sent to an urban centre many years ago and had become fully integrated into their surroundings, often playing important roles in the commercial and political life of the area.
Yermak Timofeyevich Yermak Timofeyevich (Russian: ЕрмаĚĐş ТимофеĚевич, also Ermak) (born between 1532 and 1542 – August 5 or 6, 1585), Cossack leader and explorer of Siberia. His exploration of Siberia marked the beginning of the expansion of Russia towards this region and its colonization.
Yermakhan Ibraimov Yermakhan Ibraimov (born on January 1, 1972) is a Kazakh boxer who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. Four years earlier, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he captured the bronze medal.
Yermo xanthocephalus Yermo xanthocephalus commonly known as the desert yellowhead is an American perennial. It is the only member of the genus Yermo and it has been listed as endangered in the United States since 2002, however it is not yet listed by the IUCN.
Yerranderie, New South Wales Yerranderrie () is a ghost town within the Kanangra-Boyd National Park of New South Wales, Australia in Wollondilly Shire. Formerly a silver mining town of 2000 people, the mining industry collapsed in 1927, and the town was cut off from direct access from Sydney by the establishment of the Warragamba Dam and Lake Burragorang in 1959.
Yerrapragada Errana was a great Telugu poet in the court of Prolaya Vemareddy (1325-1353), the founder of Reddy dynasty (1325-1424) of Kondaveedu, who ruled Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, and Kurnool districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh. Errana was also known as Yellapregada or Errapregada.
Yerrinbool, New South Wales Yerrinbool is a village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. It has a population of around 1000Wingecarribee Shire and is accessible from the Hume Highway (via Bargo or Alpine) and is about 15km drive from nearby Mittagong.
Yersinia Yersinia is a genus of bacteria in the family Enterobacteriaceae. Yersinia are Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria, a few micrometers long and fractions of a micrometer in diameter, and are facultative anaerobes.
Yersinia enterocolitica Yersinia enterocolitica is a species of gram-negative coccobacillus-shaped bacterium, belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae. Primarily a zoonotic disease (cattle, deer, pigs, and birds), animals which recover frequently become asymptomatic carriers of the disease.
Yervandashat Yervandashat founded by King Orontes (Eruand) IV, the last of the Orontid dynasty as a new capital to replace Armavir which, according to Armenia’s “Father of History” Movses Kagankatvatsi, had been left dry by a shift of the Arax river. In addition to remains of fortifications, brief archaeological researches in the 1980s reportedly revealed traces of the ancient gardens and palaces attested by Movses.
Yervant Odian Yervant Odian (Armenian: ÔµÖ€ŐľŐˇŐ¶Ő¤ Ő•ŐżŐµŐˇŐ¶ or ÔµÖ€Ő¸Ö‚ŐˇŐ¶Ő¤ Ő•ŐżŐĄŐˇŐ¶) (1869-1926) is considered to be the one of the most influential Armenian satirists. Odian's writings, which include novels and short stories, often humorously point out humanity's vices.
Yes (band) Yes are an English progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Their music is marked by sharp dynamic contrasts, often extended song lengths, and a general showcasing of its members' instrumental skills.
Yes (film) Yes is an expressionistic 2004 film written and directed by Sally Potter and starring Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill, Shirley Henderson, and Sheila Hancock. The dialog of the film is almost entirely in iambic pentameter and usually rhymes, a fact which enthralled some critics and enraged others.
Yes and No Yes and No is a spoken word game similar to Twenty Questions played in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. In the game, the host (Fred in A Christmas Carol) has something in mind, and the guessers (party guests) ask several simple yes-or-no questions.
Yes It Is "Yes It Is" is a 1965 Beatles single, which was first released as the B-side of "Ticket to Ride". It is distinctive, along with "This Boy", as a fine example of The Beatles' luscious three-part vocal harmonies.
Yes man Yes man is a pejorative term (borrowed from the German "Jasager") for a person who outwardly displays agreement with his superiors' opinions in order to gain power or prestige. Such behaviour is said to be common in role-oriented organizations where decision-making power or prestige is concentrated in the few.
Yes Tor Yes Tor is the second highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, at 619Â m (2,031Â ft) above sea level. Together with nearby High Willhays they are the only two peaks above 2,000 feet south of the English Peak District National Park, which makes them mountains.
Yes You Can Yes You Can was a Canadian children's television series that aired on CBC Television from 1980 to 1983. Hosted by singer Kevin Gillis, and co-hosted by Trevor Bruneau and Tammy Bourne, the half-hour live-action series was sports-themed and encouraged fitness and good health.
Yes, Giorgio Yes, Giorgio is a 1982 musical/comedy starring Luciano Pavarotti. He plays an Italian opera singer by the name of Giorgio Fini who loses his voice while in America, and is treated by a female throat specialist, played by Kathryn Harrold, with whom he falls in love.
Yes, I'm a Witch Yes, I'm a Witch is a remix album by Yoko Ono to be released in February 2007. Artists invited to contribute were asked to select a song from Ono's back catalogue, and were then presented with all the necessary elements to create a remix/cover to their desires.
YesĂĽn TemĂĽr Khan YesĂĽn TemĂĽr Khan (Classical Mongolian: YesĂĽn temĂĽr qaÎłan; Khalkha Mongolian: Đ•Ńѳнтѳмѳр Ń…Đ°Đ°Đ˝ Yösöntömör haan) was the tenth grand-khan of the Mongol Empire (Dai-ön Ulus/Yuan Dynasty) who reigned from 1323 to 1328. In Chinese, he is known as the Taiding Emperor from this era's name.
Yesenia Ortiz Acosta Yesenia Ortiz Acosta (born 1975) is a Puerto Rican woman who became famous across the island after her disappearance, which occurred in Guayama, Puerto Rico, early in 1999, leading to one of the widest media searches in Puerto Rico during the 1990s.
Yesha Yesha (יש"ע) is a Hebrew acronym for "Judea Samaria Gaza" (, "Yehuda Shomron 'Azza", the West Bank and Gaza Strip), and is one of a number of terms used to describe the areas Israel gained control over during the Six-Day War of June 1967. The areas had previously been captured by Egypt and Jordan during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Yesha (moshav) Yesha (; ) is an agricultural moshav in Hevel Shalom, Southern District of Israel (in the Negev), Israel. It was established in 1957 by Jews who were expelled from Egypt in the wake of the 1956 Sinai Campaign, though this population eventually left, and was replaced by new settlers.
Yesha Council The Yesha Council is the umbrella organization of the various municipal councils of Jewish communities in "Yesha," a Hebrew acronym for Judea, Samaria, Gaza, which are otherwise referred to as the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Yeshaq Iyasu Yeshaq Iyasu claimed the title (1685) of Ethiopia, supported by general Walle, and Tabdan the Hermit of Guondj who were enemies of Emperor Iyasu the Great. In short order, Emperor Iyasu marched against them, slaughtered Yeshaq's supporters, and took the claimant captive.
Yeshashework Yilma Princess Yeshashework Yilma was the daughter of Dejazmatch Yilma Makonnen, governor of Harrar and niece of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. Her mother Woizero Aselefech, was the niece of Empress Taitu Bitul, consort of Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia.
Yeshayahu Yerushalmi Lieutenant Colonel Yeshayahu Yerushalmi (), sometimes referred to as Isaiah Yerushalmi, is a former Israeli judge. Yerushalmi was the primary author of the preliminary Israeli inquiry into the USS Liberty incident (called the Yerushalmi Report).
Yeshe Tsogyal Yeshe Tsogyel (, rhymes with "may say so well"), also known in the Nyingma tradition as the Great Bliss Queen, is a semi-mythical female deity or figure of enlightenment (dakini) in Tibetan Buddhism. She lived from 757 to 817, and is most identified with the wife of Emperor Trisong Detsen (740 - c.
Yeshimebet Ali Yeshimebet Ali, daughter of Woizero (later Ima-hoi) Wolete Giyorgis, and Ali Abba Jifar of Wollo, was the wife of Ras Makonnen and mother of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. She died during the Emperor's infancy.
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Yeshiva Beth Yehudah is a Jewish day school consisting of two campuses at Southfield and Oak Park, Michigan, which serve boys and girls respectively from pre-kindergarten to grade 12. The school's curriculum is a blend of traditional and progressive, secular studies and religious studies, in Hebrew and English.
Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim of Radin Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim of Radin (also called Radun) was Established by the Chofetz Chaim (Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan)in 1864 in Poland. Upon his death in 1933, his son-in-law Rabbi Mendel Zaks became the Rosh Hayishiva(Dean).
Yeshiva Ner Yisrael: Ner Israel Rabbinical College Yeshivas Ner Yisrael: Ner Israel Rabbinical College (also known as NIRC) is an Orthodox yeshiva in Baltimore, Maryland founded in 1933 by Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman who was a key disciple of Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel, dean of the famous Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania.
Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Yeshiva of Far Rockaway (also known as Yeshiva Derech Ayson and Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary) is a Haredi yeshiva located in Far Rockaway, Queens in New York City. It comprises a high school and beis medrash, or seminary.
Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin (also known as Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, MYRCB or Chaim Berlin, is a major Haredi yeshiva located in Brooklyn, New York. Established in 1904 it is the oldest yeshiva to be founded in Brooklyn.
Yeshiva Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch Yeshiva Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (YRSRH, also known as Breuer's, after its creator) was founded in New York City in 1944, as a means of reestablishing the Orthodox Jewish community of Frankfurt, Germany in the United States. The school, founded by Rabbi Joseph Breuer, is run according to the philosophy of Rabbi Breuer's grandfather, Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch.
Yeshiva Torah Vodaas Yeshiva Torah Vodaas (or Mesivta Torah Vodaas) is a Charedi yeshiva located in Brooklyn, New York, founded by Binyamin Wilhelm, author of Nidchei Yisroel (a guide for new Jewish immigrants). The yeshiva was headed in its earliest years by Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz, who insisted that he be addressed as "Mr.
Yeshiva University Yeshiva University is a private university in New York City whose first component was founded in 1886. Yeshiva's endowment is just over one billion dollars (see List of US colleges and universities by endowment: #47).
Yeshiva University Museum The Yeshiva University Museum is a teaching museum and the cultural arm of Yeshiva University. Along with the American Jewish Historical Society, the American Sephardi Foundation, the Leo Baeck Institute, and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, it is a member organization of the Center for Jewish History, a Smithsonian Institution affiliate located in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood.
Yeshivah Centre, Melbourne The Yeshivah Centre is an Orthodox Jewish umbrella organisation in Melbourne, Australia that serves the needs of the Melbourne Jewish community. It is run by the Chabad-Lubavitch movement and under the direct administration of Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner.
Yeshivah Centre, Sydney The Yeshiva Centre was established in 1956 by Rabbi Chaim Gutnick and Mr. Abraham Rabinovitch, along with a few others, as a synagogue and centre of learning for the New South Wales, Australian Jewish community.
Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim: Rabbinical Seminary of America Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim: Rabbinical Seminary of America (RSA) or Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir Ha-Kohen, or Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim and often referred to as just Chofetz Chaim (חָפֵץ חַיִּים) is a major Orthodox yeshiva in the United States based in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, New York. It is primarily an American, Lithuanian-style Talmudic Haredi but non-Hasidic yeshiva.
Yeshivat Har Etzion Yeshivat Har Etzion, commonly known as "Gush," is a Hesder Yeshiva located in Alon Shvut, a settlement in Gush Etzion near Jerusalem, Israel. There are over 450 students enrolled in YHE, making it the largest Hesder Yeshiva in Israel.
Yeshivat Hesder Petach Tikva Yeshivat Hesder of Petach Tikva, established in 1998 curently has 150 students, 25% whom are actively serving in the Israeli Armed forces. The Yeshiva was founded by the three Roshei HaYeshiva, who are founding members of tzohar and leaders of Modern Orthodoxy in Israel, they are: Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, Rabbi David Stav and Rabbi Shai Piron.
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School (also known as YCT) is a Modern Orthodox yeshiva founded by Rabbi Avi Weiss in 1999, and located in New York, New York. YCT ordained its first graduating class of rabbis in June 2004 and its third on June 11, 2006.
Yeshivish Yeshivish is a form of English spoken mainly by English-speaking Ashkenazi Orthodox Jews who attend or have attended a yeshiva. Yeshivish is the primary vehicle of spoken communication in major American and British yeshivot.
Yeshivish (culture) Yeshivish refers to the culture of the Orthodox Jewish yeshiva system. As yeshiva students are typically in their teens and twenties, it bears strong parallels to students' culture in high schools and universities.
Yeshu Yeshu (יש"ו in Hebrew), and slight variations thereof such as Jeshu (Bible English transliteration) or Yeishu (Yiddish pronunciation), is the name of one or more persons in various works of classical Jewish rabbinic literature, including the Babylonian Talmud (redacted before 600) and the classical midrash literature (written between 200 and 700.)
Yeshuites In Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series, the Yeshuites are a race of people, ethnically a fantasy equivalent of the Jews, though their theology incorporates elements of Christianity as well. Though persecuted in many lands, they are welcome in Terre d'Ange, who remember that Elua was fathered by the blood of Yeshua.
Yeshwant Ghadge Yeshwant Ghadge (November 16, 1921 – July 10, 1944) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Yesipov Chronicle The Yesipov Chronicle (Đ•ŃиповŃкая летопиŃŃŚ in Russian) is one of the Siberian Chronicles, dedicated to the memory of Yermak. It was compiled in 1636 by Savva Yesipov, a podyachy of the Siberian archbishop Nectarius.
Yesler Terrace, Seattle, Washington Yesler Terrace, a 22 acre (89,000 m²) public housing development in Seattle, Washington was, at the time of its completion in 1941, that state's first public housing development and the first racially integrated public housing development in the United States. It occupies much of the area formerly known as Yesler Hill, Yesler's Hill, or Profanity Hill.
Yespinoy YESPinoy is a website providing inward remittances to the Philippines. It is an automated service which requires the remitter to enter their credit card details which is debited with the remittance amount and fees.
Yessica RamĂrez Yessica Guadalupe RamĂrez Meza, represented the Mexican state of Baja California in the national pageant Nuestra Belleza Mexico. She obtained the opportunity to represent her country in the 2004 Miss World pageant, held in Sanya, China on December 4 2004.
Yessica Salazar Yessica Salazar González is a woman from the Mexican state of Jalisco, who competed in Nuestra Belleza Mexico and obtained the title of Miss Mexico World. She represented her country in the 1996 Miss World pageant, placing among the semi-finalists in Bangalore, India on November 22, 1996.
YesSTARS Carried by the Israeli satellite television provider - yes, yesSTARS is an Israeli television channel that broadcasts foreign (Mostly American) TV shows. The channel aired on March 5, 2006 (replacing the former foreign TV shows channel yesWeekend), and broadcasts the shows' new episodes on weeknights (Sunday - Thursday), and its re-runs on weekdays and weekends (Friday-Saturday).
Yester Grange Yester Grange is an historic house and estate situated in the village of Wentworth Falls, in the Blue Mountains approximately 95 kilometres west of Sydney, Australia. It is not known exactly when the house was built, but the land came into the ownership of prominent Sydney importer and builder John Charles Smith in 1888 and the main residence was most likely constructed before 1891.
Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" is a 1969 soul single released by American Motown singer-songwriter-musician Stevie Wonder. The song continued Wonder's success on the pop charts reaching #7 on the pop singles chart becoming Wonder's ninth Top 10 single of the 1960s.
Yesterday (2002 film) Yesterday A big-budget, futuristic drama set in 2020 about a mysterious set of kidnappings on the border between China and a unified Korea. A police detective shaken by the loss of his son is put in charge of the investigation, which ultimately leads him back twenty years into the past.
Yesterday's Papers Yesterday's Papers is a song by The Rolling Stones from their 1967 album, Between the Buttons. It is an example of the Stones' interest in psychedelic rock at the time (which would by further explored on the album Their Satanic Majesties Request).
Yesugei Yesugei Baghatur or Yesugei The Brave (11XX–1180) (Yesügei, Yesükhei) was a Mongol Khan (or ruler). He was the son of Bartan-baghatur, who was the son of Qabul, who was recognized as a Khagan by the Jin Dynasty.
Yet Another Perl Conference Yet Another Perl Conference, usually given as the abbreviation YAPC, is a series of conferences discussing the Perl computer programming language, usually organised under the auspices of the Yet Another Society, a "non-profit corporation for the advancement of collaborative efforts in computer and information sciences".
Yeth hound According to Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, yeth-hounds are dogs without heads, said to be the spirits of unbaptised children, which ramble among the woods at night, making wailing noises, probably from Devonshire's folklore. Yeth-hounds are also mentioned in The Denham Tracts.
Yeti The Yeti, sometimes referred to as the Abominable Snowman, is a humanoid cryptid associated with the Himalaya. The names Yeti or Meh-Teh are commonly used by people indigenous to the Himalaya , and are part of their history and mythology.
Yeti (Doctor Who) The Yeti of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, although resembling the cryptozoological creatures also called the Yeti, are in actuality alien robots. Their external appearance, that of a huge hairy biped, disguises a small spherical mechanism that provides its motive power.
Yetisports Yetisports (also known as Pingu Throw) is a web-based Flash game that originally appeared on the Internet in January 2004. The goal of the original game is to have a yeti smack a penguin with a club and try to get it fly as far as possible.
Yetrigar Yetrigar is a fictional creature created by writer Doug Moench and artist Herb Trimpe as an adversary for Godzilla for Marvel Comics. Yetrigar is a Sasquatch-like being who has grown to gargantuan proportions due to being exposed to radiation.
Yetunde Price Yetunde Hawanya Tara Price (August 9, 1972 – September 14, 2003) was the elder half-sister and personal assistant to leading tennis players Venus Williams and Serena Williams. She was 31 years old, the eldest of their mother's five daughters and mother of three children, a registered nurse and owner of a beauty salon.
Yetzer Hara The "Yetzer Hara" is a Hebrew phrase meaning "evil inclination". The function of the yetzer hara is to cause a Jew to sin, which means to violate the will of the G-d and transgress His commandments.
Yetzia bish'eila Yetzia bish'eila (Hebrew יְצִי×ָה בִשְ××ֵלָה, "leaving with a question") is the Israeli term for leaving a religion, usually Judaism, to lead a secular life-style. It is sometimes also called chazara bish'ela ("return with a question"); both terms are puns on chazara bit'shuva (literally "return with repentance", the word for repentance being the same as the word for answer), which refers to the opposite act: becoming religious.
Yeung Kai Yin Yeung Kai Yin CBE JP (Chinese: 楊啟彥, born 1941) was Secretary for Education and Manpower, Secretary for Transport and Secretary for the Treasury of Hong Kong. After retiring from the government he served as chairman and chief executive of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation.
Yeung Sum Yeung Sum (楊森) (born November 22, 1947 in Guangzhou, Guangdong with family root in Zhencheng, Guangdong) is the second Chairman (2002-2004) of the Democratic Party (DP), a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. He is a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), elected by direct election from the Geographical Constituency of Hong Kong Island.
Yeungjin College Yeungjin College, also Yeungjin Junior College, is a private technical college located in Buk-gu, Daegu, South Korea. Information technology is the principal academic focus; however, courses of study in other fields such as nursing and international tourism are also provided.
Yeungnam College of Science and Technology Yeungnam College of Science & Technology is a technical college located in Nam-gu, Daegu, South Korea. It offers two- and three- year degree programs in a variety of technical fields, including those computers, information technology, and industrial machinery.
Yevanic language Yevanic, otherwise known as Romaniote and Judeo-Greek, was the dialect of the Romaniotes, the group of Greek Jews whose existence in Greece is documented since the Hellenistic period. Its linguistic lineage stems from the Hellenistic Koine (Ελληνική Κοινή) and includes Hebrew elements as well.
Yevgeni Preobrazhensky Yevgeni Alekseyevich Preobrazhensky () (1886-1937) was an Old Bolshevik, an economist and a member of the Central Committee of the Bolshevik faction and, its successor, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Yevgeni Shevchuk Yevgeni Shevchuk (, ) (born June 19 1968 in Rybnitsa, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union) is an ethnic Ukrainian and a politician from Transnistria, speaker of Transnistrian Supreme Soviet and one of the leaders of opposition party Obnovleniye (Renewal, in Russian).
Yevgenia Ginzburg Yevgenia Ginzburg (December 20, 1904 - May 25, 1977) (Russian language: Евгения Семёновна ГинзбŃрг) was a Russian historian and writer. Frequently, her latinized name Eugenia is used in the West.
Yevgenii Ivanov Yevgenii Viktorovich Ivanov (Russian: Евгений Викторович Đванов, also transliterated as Yevgeny; born August 16, 1964) is a member of the State Duma of Russia, and a member of LDPR. He is deputy chairman of the State Duma's Committee on Budget Issues and Taxes.
Yevgeniy Abalakov Yevgeniy Mikhailovich Abalakov (Russian: Евгений Михайлович Đбалаков; , Yeniseysk — March 23, 1948, MoscowGreat Russian Encyclopedia (2006), Moscow: Bol'shaya Rossiyskaya Enciklopediya Publisher, vol. 1, p.
Yevgeniy Arzhanov Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Arzhanov (Russian: Евгений ĐлекŃандрович Đржанов) (born February 9 1948 in Kalush, Ukrainian SSR) is a former middle distance runner who won a silver medal over 800m at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Arzhanov trained at VSS Avanhard and later at Dynamo in Kiev.
Yevgeniy Koreshkov Yevgeniy Koreshkov (born March 11, 1970 in V Kazakhstanskaya, Kazakhstan) is an ice hockey player who played for the Kazakhstan in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Yevgeniy scored 5 goals in 5 games before the Kazakhstani national hockey team was eliminated in the preliminary round of the tournament.
Yevgeniy Margarita and Elif YME is a design research collaboration of young architects, Yevgeniy Beylkin (USA), Margarita Valova (BUL), & Elif Erdine (TUR). The team actively pursues theory and practice of architecture through research into applications of mathematics in design and fabrication.
Yevgeniya Glushenko Evgeniya (Yevgeniya) Konstantinovna Glushenko (; born on September 4,1952) is a Russian actress, best known for her role as Vera in a compelling Soviet melodrama In Love with No Obligations (1983). This role brought her international recognition with the Silver Berlin Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival in 1983.
Yevgeniya Rudneva Evgeniya Maksimovna Rudneva (Russian: Евгения МакŃимовна Đ Ńднева), also known as Zhenya Rudneva (Женя Đ Ńднева) (Berdiansk, December 24, 1920 – April 9, 1944 near Kerch) was a Soviet military air navigator, a Hero of the Soviet Union, a member of the Moscow branch of the Astronomical-Geodesical Society of the USSR, and head of the Solar Department. She was Ukrainian, born into the family of an office worker.
Yevgeny Adamov Evgeny Adamov (Yevgeny Adamov or Yevgeniy Adamov; ) was the head of the Russian atomic energy ministry, MinAtom. He was appointed by President Boris Yeltsin in 1998 and ousted by President Vladimir Putin in 2001.
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