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Ysera Ysera the Dreamer is one of the five Dragon Aspects that watch over the world of Azeroth in the universe of the World of Warcraft MMORPG. The green dragon is the younger sister to Alexstrasza and empowered by the titan Eonar to be bound to the Emerald Dream in an eternal trance to forever watch over the wilds and the druids in the Emerald Dream.
Ysgol Aberconwy Ysgol Aberconwy is a mixed comprehensive school on the North Wales coast. The school occupies a brand new campus situated directly onto the Conwy estuary and is 2 minutes from the A55 Expressway linking Chester to North Wales.
Ysgol Bryn Alyn Ysgol Bryn Alyn is one of the major secondary schools in the authority of Wrexham, UK. Its catchment area includes its local primary schools within Gwersyllt, but also other villages such as Tanyfron, Bradley, Brymbo, Brynteg and Southsea.
Ysgol Bryn Elian Ysgol Bryn Elian is a high school on Windsor Drive in Old Colwyn. Along with Eirias High School and Coleg Llandrillo Cymru (which is sixth-form-level only) it serves the state secondary education sector in the Colwyn Bay area.
Ysgol Greenhill School Ysgol Greenhill School, or The Greenhill School, is a non-Welsh speaking secondary school in the coastal town of Tenby, Pembrokeshire. With approximately 1400 pupils on roll, it is one of the largest secondary schools in Wales.
Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw (English: St Woolos' Comprehensive School) is a Welsh-medium school located in the Pontypool suburb of Trevethin. The school was founded in 1988 as the first Welsh-medium school in southeast Wales and is housed in accommodation previously used for Trevethin Community School (that school then moved to the Victorian buildings that once housed Pontypool Girls' Grammar School).
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf (Welsh: Glantaf Welsh Comprehensive School) is the largest Welsh medium school in Wales. It is located on Bridge Road, Llandaff North, Cardiff, on the banks of the river Taff - the name 'Glantaf' means 'Taff Bank' in Welsh.
Ysgol y Preseli Ysgol Y Preseli is situated in the small town of Crymych, Pembrokeshire in the Preseli mountains. This school was recognized by the November 2002 school inspection as a "good" school, with the only higher possible ranking being "very good".
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo The Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo is a United States federally-recognized Native American tribal entity outside El Paso, Texas, comprising Tiwa (Spanish: Tigua) pueblo people who were displaced from New Mexico in 1680 during the Pueblo Revolt.
Ysmael R. Villegas Staff Sergeant Ysmael R. Villegas (March 21, 1924-March 20, 1945) born in Casa Blanca, California, was a United States Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor - the United States' highest military decoration for his actions during World War II.
Ystoria Mongalorum Ystoria Mongalorum is a report, complied by a Franciscan Friar and papal envoy of Pope Innocent IV named Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, of his trip to the Mongol Empire. Written in the 1240s, it is the oldest European account of the Mongols and Carpini was the first European to try and chronical Mongol history.
Ystrad Mynach Ystrad Mynach is a town in the county borough of Caerphilly, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, 5 miles north of Caerphilly town. It has a population of around 10,000 and stands in the Rhymney Valley.
Ystrad Mynach College The College has been in existence since 1959 when it was established to meet the needs of the local mining industry. With the rapid decline of coal mining in South Wales, the College has, since the late 1970's, developed a broader curriculum to assist local economic diversification and development.
Ystrad Tywi Ystrad Tywi is an area of South West Wales situated on the banks of the Tywi river as it approaches the sea to join the Bristol Channel at Carmarthen. Although Ystrad Tywi was never a kingdom itself, it was a valuable territory and was fought over by the various kings of Dyfed, Deheubarth, Seisyllwg, Gwynedd and the Normans.
Ystradfellte Ystradfellte (trans: valley floor of the Mellte, the Mellte being a nearby river) is a small village in the Fforest Fawr area of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Because of the geography of the area, it is not visible from the nearest main road, viz the A4059 Hirwaun to A470 stretch.
Ystumtuen Ystumtuen is a small village in north Ceredigion lying on high ground above the valley of the River Rheidol. It is situated on rocks rich in lead and silver and during a lengthy period in the 18th and 19th centuries, Ystumtuen was a busy mining village.
YSCA YSCA, or York Students Community Action, is an affiliated organisation of York University Students' Union, the purpose of which is to co-ordinate and encourage voluntary action on the part of students at the University of York. It is run under the general supervion and assistance of the sabbatical Student Action Officer, at the time of writing Craig Savage.
YSU Academic Challenge YSU Academic Challenge is the Youngstown, Ohio area high school quiz bowl program that airs on ABC station WYTV on Saturday nights and reairs on Sunday nights on MyYTV. Stan Boney, the chief meteorologist at WYTV, is the host of this program that premiered in 2002.
Yt antigen system The Yt antigen system (also known as Cartwright) is present on the membrane of red blood cells and helps determine a person's blood type. The antigens are found on the protein acetylcholinesterase, an enzyme which helps break down acetylcholine.
Ythan Estuary The Ythan Estuary is the tidal component of the Ythan River, emptying into the North Sea approximately 19 kilometers north of Aberdeen, Scotland. The estuary’s tidal action extends a full seven kilometers inland and has characteristic widths of 250 to 780 meters.
Ytre Oslofjord Ytre Oslofjord (from Norwegian literally "Outer Oslo Fjord") is that part of the Norwegian Oslofjord which is south of Drøbaksund (literally Drøbak sound). Ytre Oslofjord stretches down to Færder fyr and west to Tjøme.
Ytrebygda Ytrebygda is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway which makes up the southwest parts of the city. Apart from the residential neighborhoods, Ytrebygda has a large office area in the Kokstad and Sandsli area, with large office buildings for companies such as Statoil and Norsk Hydro.
YtseJam Records YtseJam Records is a semi-independent record label set up by Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy in 2003. It is responsible for the distribution of Dream Theater-related material that would not normally be a candidate for general release, such as demos and 'official' live bootlegs.
Yttrium Yttrium (IPA: ), is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Y and atomic number 39. A silvery metallic transition metal, yttrium is common in rare-earth minerals and two of its compounds are used to make the red color phosphors in cathode ray tube displays, such as those used for televisions.
Yttrium aluminium garnet Yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG, Y3Al5O12) is a synthetic crystalline material of the garnet group, used as the active laser medium in various solid-state lasers. YAG is commonly doped with other elements to obtain a specific laser wavelength.
Yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan Yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan, also known as IDEC-Y2B8 monoclonal antibody, is an anticancer drug. It is a combination of the radioisotope yttrium-90 and a monoclonal antibody, a produced substance that can locate and bind to cancer cells.
YTMND YTMND, an initialism for "You're The Man Now Dog", is an online community centered around the creation of hosted web pages (known within the community as YTMNDs or sites) featuring a juxtaposition of a single image or a simple slideshow, which may be animated and/or tiled along with optional large zooming text and a looping sound file. Images used in YTMNDs are usually either created or edited by users.
Yu (wind instrument) The yu ([pinyin]: yĂş) was a [[free reed wind instrument used in ancient China. It was similar to the sheng, with multiple bamboo pipes fixed in a wind chest which may have been made of bamboo, wood, or gourd.
Yu Darvish Yu Darvish (, Persian: درویش , born August 16, 1986 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese baseball starting pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. At 19 years of age, he is widely heralded as a potential ace for the Fighters, as well as Japanese baseball.
Yu Deuk-gong Yu Deuk-gong (1749–1807) was a Korean scholar during the Joseon Dynasty. He is remembered today for his work in recovering the history of Balhae, which had not generally been considered part of Korean history before his time.
Yu Dongyue Yu Dongyue (Chinese: 喻东岳; Hanyu Pinyin: Yù Dōngyuè) is a former Chinese journalist imprisoned for almost 17 years in China, for throwing black ink at the large portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Yu Gil-jun , as well as to several European countries, after which he was accused of supporting the Gaehwadang (}}, ‘party for enlightenment’In detention, he wrote a book on his foreign learnings (}}) using the Korean mixed script] to write in [[Korean language|Korean as opposed to Literary Chinese, which was written using Chinese characters exclusively and would have been normal to use at that time.
Yu Gwan-sun Yu Gwan-Sun (1902-October 12, 1920) was a student and prominent organizer in what would come to be known as the March First Movement against Japanese colonial rule in Korea. In 1919, Yu Gwan-Sun was a student at Ehwa Women's School in Seoul, where she witnessed the beginnings of the March First demonstrations.
Yu Hsueh-chung General Yu Hsueh-chung (1889-1964), Chinese General in the Second Sino-Japanese War. Involved in the early conficts with the Japanese in the North of China, removed from command in Hebei by the He-Umezu Agreement.
Yu Jim Yuen Yu Jim Yuen (5 September 1905 – 8 September 1997) (于占元; pinyin Yu Zhanyuan) was the master of the Peking Opera School in Hong Kong from which Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Yuen Qiu and Corey Yuen received their training. He was also the father of early wuxia actress Yu So Chow, who appeared in more than 150 movies, but his only was The Old Master (師父出馬), in 1979, as Wen Ren-yang.
Yu Liang Yu Liang (庾亮) (289-340), courtesy name Yuangui (元規), formally Marquess Wenkang of Duting (都亭文康侯), was a Jin Dynasty (265-420) official and general who impressed many with his knowledge but whose inability to tolerate dissent and overly high evaluation of his own abilities led to the disastrous revolt of Su Jun, weakening Jin's military capability for years.
Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom (My Name is Yu Ming) is a 2003 Irish short film. Filmed largely in the Irish language, it tells the tale of a Chinese man who has learned to speak Irish, but cannot be understood when he comes to visit Ireland.
Yu Miyake Yu Miyake is a composer and sound engineer for the Namco video game company. While he has been working there for a long while, he has only been recently recognized by most fans due to his work on the Katamari Damacy soundtracks, on which he served as a composer.
Yu Ominae Shogakukan VIZ Media (Defunct) Glenat Planet Manga Jade Dynasty Elex Media Komik Remaja Big Balloon Chuang Yi (English) Junior Special Comics (Original), Daiwon & Gang Dok Mok? (Collector's Edition) Youth Comic Series
Yu Shinan Yu Shinan (Simplified Chinese: 虞世南, Traditional Chinese: 虞世南; pinyin: Yú Shìnán; 558 - 638), is a master of calligraphy in early Tang Dynasty. He was also a paramount official, litterateur and well known confucian scholar in Tang Taizong's era.
Yu So Chow Yu So Chow ( Yale Cantonese:JyÂą SouÂł TsauÂą) is a Chinese actress born in Beijing on July 9 1930 to a Peking opera family. She is the daughter of late Master Yu Jim Yuen who ran the Chinese Peking Opera School, the teacher of many well-known actors.
Yu Suzuki Yu Suzuki (, , born May 10 1958) is a Japanese game designer and producer who has spent his entire career with Sega Enterprises. Often referred to as Sega's answer to Shigeru Miyamoto, he has been responsible for the creation of many of Sega's most important arcade games such as Out Run and Virtua Fighter as well as the Dreamcast game Shenmue.
Yu the Great Yǔ ( (21st century BC), born Sì Wénmìng ), often regarded with legendary status as Yu the Great (大禹 Dà-Yǔ), was the first ruler and founder of the Xia Dynasty. Occasionally identified as one of The Three August Ones and the Five Emperors, he is best remembered for teaching the people flood control techniques to tame China's rivers and lakes.
Yu Todoroki Yu Todoroki is a current member of Takarazuka Revue, where she play Otokoyaku. She joined the revue in 1985, became top star for Snow Troupe in 1997, moved to Senka in 2002 (upon the resigning of her top star partner Tsukikage Hitomi) and became the youngest member of the directors of the revue company in 2003.
Yu Yeon Kim Yu Yeon Kim (born South Korea) is an independent curator based in New York City, USA and Seoul, Korea. She has curated and been a commissioner of many distinguished international exhibitions of contemporary art.
Yu Yokoyama is a famous performing artist in Japan. Yokoyama, along with Murakami Shingo, Shibutani Subaru, Maruyama Ryuhei, Yasuda Shota, Nishikido Ryo, Ohkura Tadayoshi, and Uchi Hiroki, form a famous pop group in Japan.
Yu Yu Hakusho Final Yu Yu Hakusho Final is a Japanese fighting game for the Super Famicom system. As one can understand by the "Final" title, this is the last of the Yu Yu Hakusho games on the system, and based on the Saga of the Three Kings, though some characters from the Black Chapter Saga and from the movie appear.
Yu Yu Hakusho Trading Card Game The Yu Yu Hakusho TCG was first published in 2003 by Score Entertainment, and is based off of the anime and manga series YuYu Hakusho (the series is spelled Yu Yu Hakusho in FUNimation's anime version and spelled YuYu Hakusho in the Viz English manga). It is a two-player tournament-styled game; each player uses a deck of forty-four or more cards that is headed by a team of four character cards.
Yu Zhong Yu Zhong (于忠) (452-518), né Wuniuyu Qiannian (勿忸于千年), courtesy name Sixian (思賢), formally Duke Wujing of Lingshou (靈壽武敬公), was an official of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei who briefly served as regent during the reign of Emperor Xiaoming.
Yu-4 The Yu-4 is a Chinese copy of the Soviet/Russian SAET-60 electric-propelled, acoustic-homing anti-ship torpedo. Two variants have been developed including the passive acoustic-homing variant Yu-4A and the active/passive acoustic-homing variant Yu-4B.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006 Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006, known as Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters Expert 2006 in Japan, and Yu-Gi-Oh World Championship Tournament 2006 in Europe is a video game based on the Yu-Gi-Oh!
Yu-Shan (Exalted) Exalted is a role-playing game published by White Wolf Publishing. The game is classified as high fantasy, but may be more accurately described as "mythic fantasy," as the original developer specifically avoided drawing on J.
Yuan (surname) (袁) is a Chinese surname ranked 37th in China by population.Chinese surnames pronounced "yuán" which still exist include: 袁, 元, 圆, 源, 原, 垣; surnames that can be transliterated as "yuan" regardless of the tone include: 渊, 遠, 苑, 院, 冤.
Yuan An Yuan An 袁安 (styled Shaogong 邵公, died 9 April 92) was a prominent scholar, administrator and statesman at the Han Dynasty courts of Emperor Zhang and Emperor He. He is regarded as the founder of the powerful Yuan clan of Ru'nan, one the leading aristocratic families of the Eastern Han.
Yuan Baojing Yuan Baojing (袁寶璟) (1966 – March 17, 2006) was the president of the Jianhao Group and Beijing's wealthiest multi-millionaire. In March 2006, he and two accomplices were sentenced to death by a Liaoyang court for the October 2003 murder of Wang Xing, a hitman he had hired to kill a rival businessman in Sichuan, who had caused his company to lose $13 million in futures trading.
Yuan Can Yuan Can (袁粲) (420-477), né Yuan Minsun (袁愍孫), courtesy name Jingqian (景倩), was a high level official of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song, who near the end of the dynasty made a futile attempt to prevent the general Xiao Daocheng from gaining sufficient power to take the throne.
Yuan Dynasty The Yuan Dynasty (; pinyin: Yuáncháo; Mongolian: Dai Ön Yeke Mongghul Ulus), lasting officially from 1279 to 1368, followed the Song Dynasty and preceded the Ming Dynasty in the historiography of China. The dynasty was established by ethnic Mongols, and it had nominal control over the entire Mongol Empire (stretching from Eastern Europe to the fertile crescent to Russia); however, the Mongol rulers in Asia were only interested in China.
Yuan Hao Yuan Hao (元顥) (d. 529), courtesy name Ziming (子明), was an imperial prince and pretender to the throne of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei, who briefly received allegiance from most of the provinces south of the Yellow River after he captured the capital Luoyang with support of neighboring Liang Dynasty.
Yuan He Yuan He (源賀) (403-479), né Tufa Poqiang (禿髮破羌), formally Prince Xuan of Longxi (隴西宣王), was a high level official of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei. He was a son of Southern Liang's last prince Tufa Rutan, and after Southern Liang's destruction he fled to Northern Wei and began to serve as an official, gradually reaching positions of great power during the reigns of Emperor Wencheng and Emperor Xianwen.
Yuan Hong Yuan Hong (, 328-376), his courtesy name is Yanbo, was a scholar, historian and politician from the Eastern Jin. He was born in Zhoukou, Henan, and served as an advisor to generals Xie Shang and Huan Wen on a number of military campaigns.
Yuan Cha Yuan Cha (元叉) (d. 525), courtesy name Bojun (伯雋), nickname Yecha (夜叉), was an official of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei, who initially came to power as the brother-in-law of Emperor Xiaoming's mother and regent Empress Dowager Hu.
Yuan Chai and Jian Jun Xi Yuan Chai and Jian Jun Xi are two Chinese performance artists, based in Britain, who work together and specialise in art intervention. They have enacted (unofficial) events at the Venice Biennale and the Turner Prize, where in 1999 they jumped onto Tracey Emin's My Bed.
Yuan Chonghuan Yuan Chonghuan (袁崇煥; style name: Yuansu 元素 and Ziru 自如; June 6, 1584 - September 22, 1630) was a famed patriot and military commander of the Ming Dynasty who battled the Manchus in Liaoning. He was known to have exceeded in artillery warfare and successfully incorporated western tactics into the East.
Yuan Kay-shan Yuan Kay-shan (Chinese: 阮奇山; pinyin: Ruǎn Qí Shān; Yale Cantonese: Yun1 Kei4 Saan1; also transliterated "Yuen Kay-San") was a student of Fok Bo-Chuen (霍保全; pinyin: Huò Bǎoquán; Yale Cantonese: Fok3 Bou2 Chyun4; also transliterated "Kwok Bo-Chuen") in the discipline of Wing Chun.
Yuan Lang Yuan Lang (元朗) (513-532), courtesy name Zhongzhe (仲哲), frequently known by his post-removal title of Prince of Anding (安定王), at times known as Emperor Houfei (後廢帝, "later removed emperor"), was briefly an emperor of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei. He was proclaimed emperor by the general Gao Huan, who rebelled against the clan of the paramount general Erzhu Rong in 531, as a competing candidate for the imperial throne against Emperor Jiemin, who had been made emperor by Erzhu Rong's cousin Erzhu Shilong.
Yuan Longping Yuan Longping (Chinese: 袁隆平, born September 7, 1930) is a Chinese agricultural scientist and educator, known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s. His "hybrid rice" has since been grown in dozens of countries in Africa, America, and Asia —providing a robust food source in high famine risk areas.
Yuan Shao Yuan Shao (154 – 202) was a major warlord occupying the north of ancient China during the massive civil war towards the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the beginning of the Three Kingdoms era. He was also the elder cousin (or half-brother, depending on sources) of Yuan Shu, a warlord who controlled the Huai River region, though the two were not in good terms with each other.
Yuan Shu Yuan Shu (袁術/袁术; style name Gonglu 公路) (155 – 199) was a major warlord of the late Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to prominence following the collapse of the Han court in 189. He was the younger half-brother of Yuan Shao.
Yuan T. Lee Yuan Tseh Lee (Chinese: 李遠哲 pinyin: Lǐ Yuǎnzhé, Wade-Giles: Li³ Yüan³-che²; pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Oán-tiat) (born November 19, 1936) is a famous chemist. He was the first Taiwanese-born Nobel Prize laureate, who, along with the German-Canadian John C.
Yuan Tan Yuán Tán () (173 – 205) was the eldest son of the warlord Yuan Shao and served as a military commander under his father during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era in ancient China. After Yuan Shao's death, Yuan Tan split with his youngest brother Yuan Shang (袁尚) over the successorship to their father's realm. Yuan Tan sought help from the powerful warlord Cao Cao and defeated Yuan Shang. However, the alliance eventually broke and Yuan Tan was defeated and executed by Cao Cao.
Yuan Wencai Yuan Wencai (袁文才; also Yuan Xuansan 袁選三) was a bandit chieftain who operated in the mountainous area of Jinggangshan in Jiangxi province, China, from 1924. He collaborated with the Communists and in particular Mao Zedong during their formative period in the Jiangxi Soviet.
Yuan Xi Yuán Xī () (176 – 207) was the second son of the warlord Yuán Shào and a military general under his father during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era in ancient China. After he was defeated in battle against Cáo Cāo, he fled to Liaodong with his younger brother Yuán Shàng and was betrayed and killed by Gongsun Kang, governor of Liaodong, who sent his head to Cáo Cāo.
Yuan Xie Yuan Xie (元勰) (d. 508), né Tuoba Xie (拓拔勰, changed 496), courtesy name Yanhe (彥和), formally Prince Wuxuan of Pengcheng (彭城武宣王), later posthumously honored as Emperor Wenmu (文穆皇帝) with the temple name of Suzu (肅祖), was an imperial prince of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei.
Yuan Xun Yuan Xun (元恂) (483-497), né Tuoba Xun (拓拔恂, changed 496), courtesy name originally Yuandao (元道), then Xuandao (宣道, changed 496), was a crown prince of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei.
Yuan Yida Yuan Yida (Chinese: 袁义达, Yuan Yida) is a researcher from the Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is the leading authority on Chinese surnames in mainland China, and has been working on statistical studies of surname distribution in the People's Republic of China over the past two decades.
Yuan Zhongdao Yuan Zhongdao (YĂĽan Chung-tao), (1570-1624), Chinese poet, essayist, travel diarist and official was born in Kung-an in Hukuang. He shares his fame with two other brothers, Yuan Zongdao (1560-1600) and Yuan Hongdao (1568-1610).
Yuan-shi tian-zun Yuan-shi tian-zun (), also known as the Celestial Venerable of the Primordial Beginning, is one of the highest deities of religious Taoism. He is one of the pure ones, the so-called San-qing and resides in the Heaven of Jade Purity.
Yuanfen Yuan (缘) or Yuanfen (缘份; pinyin: yuan2 fen4) is a Buddhist-related Chinese concept that means the predetermined principle that dictates a person's relationships and encounters, usually positive, such as the affinity among friends or lovers. In common usage the term can be defined as the "binding force" that links two persons together in any relationship.
Yuani Fragata Yuani Fragata, sometimes credited as DJ Johnny Fraglerock, is a Canadian radio personality. Principally associated with Bande Ă  part on Sirius Satellite Radio, he also sometimes appears as a band interviewer (although not as a regular host) on Bande Ă  part's sister station CBC Radio 3.
Yuanmou Man Yuanmou Man (元谋人), Homo erectus yuanmouensis, refers to an ancestral human whose remnants, two teeth, were discovered on May 1, 1965 near Danawu Village in Yuanmou County, Yunnan, China. Tools were found in the vicinity of the fossils.
Yuanwang The Yuanwang-class (čżśćś›; meaning "Long View") are used for tracking and support of satellite and intercontinental ballistic missiles by the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Yuanwu Keqin Yuanwu Keqin (圜悟克勤)(Wade-Giles: Yuan Wu K'e Ch'in; Japanese: Engo Kokugon) (1063 - 1135) was the Chinese Chan Buddhist monk who wrote commentaries on the one-hundred koans (kung an) compiled by Xuetou Chongxian (Wade-Giles:Hsueh Tou Ch'ung Hsien; Japanese: Setcho Juken) (980-1052). The koans and commentaries together are known as Blue Cliff Record (Wade-Giles: Pi Yen Lu; Japanese: Hekiganroku).
Yuanyang Yuanyang (; Hani: Yeiqyaq) is a Hani minority settlement atop a mountain in the Honghe prefecture of Yunnan province, China. It is a popular tourist destination due to the vast areas of nearby mountains that have been cultivated into rice paddies.
Yuanyang (drink) Yuanyang is a popular beverage in Hong Kong, made of a mixture of coffee and Hong Kong-style milk tea. It was originally served at dai pai dongs and cha chaan tengs, but is now available in various types of restaurants.
Yuat languages The Yuat languages are an independent family of a dozen Papuan languages in the classification of Malcolm Ross, that had been part of Stephen WĂĽrm's Sepik-Ramu proposal. However, there is no lexical or morphological evidence that the families are related.
Yuán qì In traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese culture, yuán qì (元氣) is a description of one form of qi. It is usually described as "innate" or "pre-natal" qi to distinguish it from acquired qi that a person may develop of their lifetime.
Yuba (food) or tofu skin () is a Japanese and Chinese food product made from soybeans. During the boiling of soy milk, in an open shallow pan, a film or skin composed primarily of a soy protein-lipid complex forms on the liquid surface.
Yuba Goldfields The Yuba Goldfields are a 10,000-acre (40 km²) valley on both sides of the Yuba River in Yuba County, California, located northeast of Yuba City. The goldfields are noted for their otherworldly appearance, filled with oddly shaped gravel mountains, ravines, streams and turquoise-colored pools of water.
Yuba River The Yuba River is an important river in California and a major tributary of the Feather River, which is a tributary of the Sacramento River. The river begins as three separate forks, the north, south and middle, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Yuba-Sutter Area The Yuba-Sutter Area is a smaller metropolitan community including Yuba and Sutter Counties in northern california's Central Valley. The official name given by the US Census Bureau is the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox The Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox is a minor league baseball team located in Marysville, California. The team played in the independent Western Baseball League, and was not affiliated with any Major League Baseball team.
Yubari class destroyer escort The Yubari class destroyer escort Sometimes Yuubari depending on romanization (or frigate) of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is the successor of the Ishikari class destroyer escort. The displacement was slightly increased and a newer version of the main gun by the same manufacturer was adopted.
Yubdo (woreda) Yubdo is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Welega Zone, Yubdo is bordered on the south by Nole Kaba, on the west by Dale Lalo, on the northwest by Ayra Guliso, on the northeast by Lalo Asabi, on the east by Gimbi, and on the southeast by Haru.
Yubitsume Yubitsume (Japanese 指詰め, literally, "finger shortening") is a Japanese ritual to atone for offenses to another, a way to be punished or to show sincere apology to another, by means of amputating portions of one's own little finger. It is almost exclusively performed by the Yakuza, the Japanese mafia.
Yuca (music) Yuca or Yuka has been used as a semi disrespectful term referring to Metal and Rock music derivations and their followers (called "Yuqueros"). The term is used in Latin American countries, thought most popularly in Venezuela.
Yucatán Yucatán is the name of one of the 31 states of Mexico, located on the north of the Yucatán Peninsula. The term The Yucatán refers to the three states on the peninsula: Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo; all three modern states were formerly part of the larger historic state of Yucatán in the 19th century.
Yucatán Peninsula The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. The peninsula lies east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, a northwestern geographic partition separating the region of Central America from the rest of North America.
Yucatec Maya language Yucatec Maya ("Yukatek Maya" in the revised orthography of the Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala) is a Mayan language spoken in the Yucatán Peninsula, northern Belize and parts of Guatemala. To native speakers, it is known only as Maya - "Yucatec" is a tag linguists use to distinguish it from other Mayan languages (such as K'iche' and Itza' Maya).
Yucca The yuccas comprise the genus Yucca of 40-50 species of perennials, shrubs, and trees in the agave family Agavaceae, notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal clusters of white or whitish flowers. They are native to the hot and dry parts of North America, Central America, and the West Indies.
Yucca Corridor, Los Angeles, California The Yucca Corridor is a small, diverse, and densely populated neighborhood of Hollywood centered along most of the length of Yucca Street. The neighborhood lies north of Hollywood Boulevard and south of Franklin Avenue between Highland Avenue and Vine Street.

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