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Yucca de Lac Yucca de Lac was a high-end restaurant in Hong Kong, famous for frequently serving as a scene for the black-and-white Cantonese films made the 1960s. Located at Tai Po Road - Ma Liu Shui, near the Chinese University of Hong Kong, it was opened in 1963 and closed on September 20 2005.
Yucca Mountain Yucca Mountain is a ridge-line in Nye County, Nevada, composed of volcanic material (mostly tuff) ejected from a now-extinct caldera-forming supervolcano. The "mountain" is most notable as the site of the proposed Yucca Mountain Repository, a U.
Yucca Mountain Johnny Yucca Mountain Johnny is a cartoon miner created by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to present information to children on nuclear waste disposal and the Yucca Mountain Project. Serving as the virtual guide for the DOE's Youth Zone web site and appearing "live-action" in Nevada schools, Yucca Mountain Johnny has drawn harsh criticism as a propaganda tool.
Yucca pallida Yucca pallida, sometimes called Pale yucca, is a species of yucca native to parts of the blackland prairies of northern and central Texas, and notable for its light-colored leaves that range from a pale blue-gray to sage-green in color.
Yuda, Iwate Yuda (湯田町; -machi) was a town located in Waga District, Iwate, Japan. On November 1, 2005 the town merged with the village of Sawauchi forming the town of Nishiwaga and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yudh Seva Medal Awarded for a high degree of distinguished services in an operational context. In many ways, this is an operational version of the Vishisht Seva Medal which, since 1980, has been restricted to non-operational awards.
Yudhisthira In the great Hindu epic Mahabharata, Yudhisthira (Sanskrit: यŕĄŕ¤§ŕ¤żŕ¤·ŕĄŤŕ¤ िर, yudhiṣáąhira) was the eldest son of King Pandu and Queen Kunti, king of Hastinapura and Indraprastha, and World Emperor. He was the principal protagonist of the Kurukshetra War, and for his unblemished piety, known as Dharmaraja (Most pious one).
Yudhistira Priyanto Manupassa Yudhistira Priyanto Manupassa aka Yudi (born December 29 1981 in Jakarta, Indonesia) is an Indonesian singer who rose to popularity after placing eighth in Indonesian Idol 2, the Indonesian version of Pop Idol, shown by RCTI.
Yue (peoples) Yue (; also seen as Yueh, Yuet, Việt) refers to ancient semi-Sinicized or non-Sinicized Chinese peoples of southern China, originally those along the eastern coastline of present-day Zhejiang province and Shanghai. In archaic Chinese, a number of characters (越, 粵, 鉞) were often used interchangeably to represent the same meaning.
Yue fu Yue fu (Traditional Chinese: 樂府; Simplified Chinese: äąĺşś; Hanyu Pinyin: yuèfÇ”) are Chinese poems composed in a folk song style. The term literally means "music bureau", a reference to the government organisation originally charged with collecting or writing the lyrics.
Yue Fei Yue Fei (March 17, 1103-January 27, 1142) was a Chinese patriot and nationalist military leader who fought for the Southern Song Dynasty against the Jurchen armies of the Jin Dynasty.China to Commemorate Ancient Patriot Yue Fei
Yuejiaquan Yuejiaquan (岳家槍, literally Yue Fist or Yue Boxing, alternately yuè jia qiang, yue ch'uan, Yue-family Chuan, Yue-family fist, Yue-family boxing) is a martial art of Chinese origin. It was founded and developed by Yue Fei, and passed down generations after his death.
Yuelu Academy The Yuelu Academy (also as known as the "Yuelu Academy of Classical Learning", ) is located on the east side of Yuelu Mountain in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, China, on the west bank of the Xiang River.
Yuelu District [(Chinese]:岳麓区, [[pinyin:Yuèlù qū) is one of five urban Districts of Changsha, the capital of Hunan, China. It is located on the west bank of Xiang River (Xiang Jiang), and named after the Yuelu Mountain, one of National Historical Interest and Scenic Beauties of China.
Yuen Long (football) Yuen Long is a football team which is now an associate member of HKFA which does not participate in any division of the existing league. It is different from the Yuen Long team in the present Hong Kong Third 'District' Division League.
Yuen Long Government Primary School Yuen Long Government Primary School (ĺ…ćś—ĺ®ç«‹ĺ°Źĺ¸, YLGPS) is a primary school in Yuen Long], [[Hong Kong, founded in 1929. It is known for its affiliation with the three government secondary schools in the Yuen Long district, namely NT Heung Yee Kuk Yuen Long District Secondary School, Chiu Lut Sau Memorial Secondary School, Tin Shui Wai Government Secondary School.
Yuen Long Industrial Estate Yuen Long Industrial Estate (ĺ…ćś—ĺ·ĄćĄé‚¨, branded as ĺ…ćś—ĺ·ĄćĄĺś’) is an industrial estate in Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is at the north of Yuen Long Town and opposite to Nam Sang Wai across Shan Pui River.
Yuen Long Town Yuen Long Town (Chinese: ĺ…朗市ä¸ĺż or ĺ…朗市, formerly Un Long Town or Un Long Hui) is located in the district centre of Yuen Long District, New Territories. It is the heart of Yuen Long and Yuen Long New Town.
Yuen Qiu Yuen Qiu (ĺ…秋) was born in 1950 and is an actor and martial artist. She is an expert of both Chinese martial arts and Beijing-opera skills, and was apprenticed under the same master as Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo at China Drama Academy.
Yuen Ren Chao Yuen Ren Chao (; Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jaw Yuanrenn) (November 3, 1892 - February 25, 1982) was an American Chinese linguist and amateur composer. He made important contributions to the modern study of Chinese phonology and grammar.
Yuen Siu Tien Yuen Siu Tien (Chinese: č˘ĺ°Źç”°) (1912 - 1979) (also known as Yuan Xiao Tian, Simon Yuen, Sam Seed or "Ol' Dirty") was a Kung Fu movie star in the 1970s. He starred in films with actors like Jackie Chan and under the direction of his son Yuen Woo-ping.
Yuen T’ao Liu Yuen T’ao Liu,(circa 1450 – 1505), was a scholar and artist living in Japan during the Tanaka Dynasty. He was widely regarded as being the most skilful and influential artist of his time, assisting Emperor Tanaka with artistic pursuits – from landscaping the palace to portraiture.
Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail (ĺ…čŤĺŹ¤é“), also known as Yuen Tsuen Traditional Footpath, is a trail linking Yuen Long and Tsuen Wan in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The trail was the major trail for travelling between two major towns for villages trading their necessaries before the completion of Castle Peak Road.
Yuen Wo Road Yuen Wo Road (Chinese: ćşç¦ľč·Ż) is a road at the town centre of Sha Tin in the New Territories of Hong Kong, China. The road was named after the two major public housing estates in the street, namely Lek Yuen Estate and Wo Che Estate (Chinese: 禾輋邨).
Yuen Woo-ping Yuen Woo Ping (; born 1945 in Guangzhou, China) is a Chinese martial arts choreographer and film director, renowned as one of the most successful and influential figures in the world of Hong Kong action cinema.
Yuen Yuen Institute The Yuen Yuen Institute () was established in Hong Kong in 1950 by monks from Sanyuan Gong (Three Originals Palace) in Guangzhou, which in turn traces its lineage to the Longmen (Dragon Gate) sect of Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) Taoism.
Yueqin The yueqin (Chinese: ćśç´, pinyin: yuèqĂn; also spelled yue qin, or yueh-ch'in; and also called moon guitar, moon-zither, gekkin, la ch'in, or laqin) is a traditional Chinese string instrument. It is a lute with a round, hollow wooden body which gives it the nickname moon guitar.
Yuezhi Yuezhi (Chinese:ćść°Ź, also ćść”Ż, Wade-Giles: YĂĽeh-Chih) or Da Yuezhi (Chinese:大ćść°Ź, also 大ćść”Ż, "Great Yuezhi") "The Great Clan of Yue", is the Chinese name for an ancient Central Asian people. They are believed to have been the same as or closely related to the Indo-European people named Tocharians (ΤοχάĎιοι) by ancient Greeks.
Yugambeh language Yugambeh (many other names; see below) is an Australian aboriginal language spoken by the Yugambeh people living on the South-East Queensland coast between the Logan River and the Tweed River (including South Stradbroke Island).Yugambeh Museum web site introduction (web site by the Kombumerri Aboriginal Corporation for Culture)
Yuganskneftegaz Yuganskneftegaz () is a joint stock company that owns and operates the second largest oil production complex in all of Russia. Yuganskneftegaz was formerly owned by YUKOS; however, it was recently auctioned off to the little known Russian oil company
Yugh language Yugh (Yug) is a Yeniseian language, closely related to Ket, formerly spoken by the Yugh people, one of the southern groups along the Yenisei River in central Siberia. In the past it was regarded as a dialect of the Ket language, which was considered to be a language isolate.
Yugh people Yugh people (pronounced "yook"; often written Yug) were part of an indigenous group believed to be survivors of an ancient people who originally lived throughout central Siberia. The Yugh people lived along the Yenisei River from Yeniseisk to the mouth of the Dupches River.
Yugntruf Yugntruf (in Yiddish: ×™×•×’× ×רוף), or "Youth for Yiddish" is an orginization of young Yiddish-speaking adults that is dedicated to the spread of the Yiddish language through various programs and events. It was founded by Dr.
Yugo-nostalgia Yugo-nostalgia, translated from jugonostalgija, is a cultural and psychological phenomenon which has occurred among many citizens of the former Yugoslavia but specifically toward Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - a nostalgia towards the former country, its customs and traditions, and generally an emotional attachedness to all the positive aspects of it.
Yugo-Zapadnaya Yugo-Zapadnaya (), or "Southwestern," is indeed the southwestern terminus of the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. Like dozens of other Metro stations dating to the 1960s (1963, in this case), the station was built according to the standard pillar-trispan or "centipede" design.
Yugoloth The yugoloths (called daemons in 1st edition D&D) are neutral evil natives of the Bleak Eternity of Gehenna and the Gray Waste of Hades; they are neutral to the affairs of the other fiendish races, interfering only when they see a situation that may be profitable or a potential for the advancement of their own schemes. The yugoloths are manipulative, secretive, and mercenary by nature, often acting as soldiers for deities in their own private wars, or even at times aiding both sides of the Blood War.
Yugoloths In the Planescape campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the yugoloths are denizens of the neutral evil planes of existence. The Tarterian Depths of Carceri is neutral evil, but is situated "next to" the Abyss, which bleeds some of its chaotic nature across the planes.
Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland The Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland was a guerilla force loyal to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia's government in exile during the Second World War. It was founded on Ravna Gora, Serbia, by Colonel Dragoljub Mihailović on 13 May 1941, following Nazi Germany's invasion and dismemberment of the Kingdom.
Yugoslav car number plates Car number plates in the former Yugoslavia showed the place where the car carrying them was registered, in the form of a two letter code. This is still the case in some the states that emerged on its territory following the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s.
Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup was one of two major football (soccer) competitions in the former Yugoslavia, the other being the Yugoslav League Championship. The Yugoslav Cup took place after the league championships (every competitive league in Yugoslavia), in order to determine which teams are ranked as their corresponding seeds.
Yugoslav dinar The dinar was the official currency of the three Yugoslav states: the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (formerly the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes), the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. A dinar was equal to 100 para.
Yugoslav drama theatre Yugoslav drama theatre (Jugoslovensko dramsko pozorište) is a theatre in Belgrade, Serbia. The theatre was established in 1947 with an intention of consolidating actors and writers from all over the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Yugoslav First League 1923 The 1923 season of the Prva Liga in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was the first nation-wide domestic football competition. At this point there was no "league championship" in the modern sense, and the competition was a cup format.
Yugoslav First League 1925 The Yugoslav First League season 1925 was a football competition in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. It was the second straight year that the club from Belgrade, Jugoslavija, has taken the championships.
Yugoslav First League 1926 The 1926 Yugoslav First League was a football competition held within the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. The two dominant teams of pre-World War Two Yugoslav football, Jugoslavija and Građanski, began laying the foundations of the next seven decades of a deeply rooted rivalry between Zagreb and Belgrade.
Yugoslav First League 1927 1927 was the first year in which the Prva Liga used an actual league system, with Hajduk Split being the first ever Yugoslav league champion. Newcomer BSK Beograd replaced Jugoslavija Beograd as Serbia's top-performing club, this was due to half of the Jugoslavija players switching clubs to play for BSK.
Yugoslav First League 1929 Bosnian club SASK dissolved before the season began and the clubs participating was reduced to five, all Serbian or Croatian. 1929 was the first year in which the Prva Liga used a double round-robin style league, and so the stats for each team began having higher numbers.
Yugoslav First League 1930/31 Beginning shortly after the previous season, the Prva Liga was now contested during autumn and continuing through the next year ending in spring. BSK Beograd ended the Zagreb clubs' streak with record stats and an undefeated season.
Yugoslav First League 1945 In 1945 the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia came into existence, and shortly afterwards football once again began to be played nationally after a six year hiatus. The first national tournament however was a special cup format competition, where each federal republic within Yugoslavia sent a representative team.
Yugoslav First League 1946/47 The first year that the Football Association of Yugoslavia had used a modern system, namely a promotion/relegation relationship between the two tiers of national clubs. In 1946 both the First and Second Leagues began to use a season long derby to determine the league champion, and an elimination cup to feature a secondary cup champion.
Yugoslav Football Clubs The Prva Liga, operated by the Football Association of Yugoslavia, began holding national competitions in 1923. This spawned many new opportunities for teams to be organized, and prospective footballers looking to join.
Yugoslav krone The krone was a short-lived, provisional currency of the then forming Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes from November 12, 1918 to 1920. After World War I, Austria-Hungary broke up into many states and its southeastern portion merged with Serbia to form KSCS.
Yugoslav Left Yugoslav Left (Serbo-Croat: ĐŃгоŃловенŃка Левица Đľr Jugoslovenska Levica, ĐĐŁĐ› or JUL) is a political organization, formed in 1994 as is a coalition of 23 leftwing and communist parties, led by the League of Communists - Movement for Yugoslavia (SK-PJ). It has been led by Mirjana Marković, Slobodan Milošević's widow.
Yugoslav Ministry of Defence The Yugoslav Ministry of Defence was the governmental department responsible for defending the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from internal and external military threats. The building of the Ministry of Defence, which is considered to be the masterpiece of post-war architecture, was bombed in 1999 during Operation Allied Force.
Yugoslav Navy In 1990 the Yugoslav navy had 10,000 sailors (4,400 conscripts), including 2,300 in twenty-five coastal artillery batteries and 900 marines in one light naval infantry brigade. This was essentially a coastal defense force with the mission of preventing enemy landings along the Yugoslavia's rugged 4,000- kilometer shoreline or coastal islands, and contesting an enemy blockade or control of the strategic Strait of Otranto.
Yugoslav New Wave The Yugoslav New Wave scene (Slovenian and Croatian: Novi val; Serbian: Нови Ń‚Đ°Đ»Đ°Ń or Novi talas; and Macedonian: Нов бран — all meaning New wave) emerged in the late 1970s in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and had a significant impact on Yugoslavian culture. It reshaped the cultural scene in the post-Titoist 1980s in Yugoslavia (President Tito died in 1980), and was, in a certain sense, combination of British and US-inspired New wave (but with some own Yugoslav distinguishing features) on one side and various conceptual or artistic movements related to Pop-Art, Avant-garde etc.
Yugoslav People's Army The Yugoslav People's Army (YPA) (Serbian and Macedonian: ĐŃгоŃловенŃка народна армиŃĐ° - JHA; Serbian Latin: Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian and Bosnian: Jugoslavenska narodna armija - JNA; Slovene: Jugoslovanska ljudska armada - JLA) was the military force of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Yugoslav wars The Yugoslav Civil Wars were a series of violent conflicts in the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) that took place between 1991 and 2001. They comprised two sets of successive wars affecting all of the six former Yugoslav republics.
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in Latin, ĐŃгоŃлавиŃĐ° in Cyrillic, English: "Land of the South Slavs") describes four political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century.
Yugoslavia at the 1932 Summer Olympics Just one athlete from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Yugoslavia was on the participants list thanks to athlete Veljko Narančić, who covered his own travelling expenses to the US and competed in the discus throw.
Yugoslavia at the 1964 Winter Olympics Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Yugoslavia returned to the Winter Olympic Games after having missed the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Yugoslavia at the 1984 Winter Olympics The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the host nation for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Prior to these Games, Yugoslavia had never won a medal at the Winter Games, but Jure Franko won a silver medal in the men's giant slalom to become a national hero.
Yugoslavia at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. These Games marked the return of Yugoslavia to the Olympic Games, as the nation was not allowed to participate at the 1992 Summer Olympics because of international sanctions.
Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. These would be the last Summer Games in which Yugoslavia participated under that name, as the successor nation would compete as Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Yugoslavia at the 2002 Winter Olympics Athletes from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. These would be the last Games in which Yugoslavia participated under that name, as the successor nation would compete as Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest Yugoslavia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times, debuting in 1961 (see ESC 1961) and since competing in every year until 1992, with the exceptions of 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1985. Yugoslavia was the only communist country in European Broadcasting Union and naturally the only country of eastern Bloc taking part in the contest.
Yugoslavia national basketball team Yugoslavia was generally regarded as the second-leading force in international basketball, behind only the United States of America. Prior to the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s, the unified Yugoslav team (then including Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia) was regarded as one of the best in the world, always competing with the United States and the Soviet Union for the top positions on the medal podium.
Yugoslavia national under-21 football team The Yugoslavia national under-21 football team existed in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. (For the team under the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (from 1992-2003) see Serbia and Montenegro national football team.
Yugoslavian Front (WWII) The Yugoslavian Front of World War II, also known as the Yugoslav People's Liberation War (Serbo-Croat: NarodnooslobodilaÄŤki rat, НароднооŃлободилачки рат) in SFR Yugoslavia, was fought from 1941 to 1945 between the Yugoslav Partisans and the forces of the Axis Powers in World War II. The partisans won this mainly guerrilla struggle, and it birthed the communist leadership of Tito over Yugoslavia.
Yugra Yugra () was the name of the lands between the Pechora River and Northern Urals in the Russian annals of the 12th–17th centuries, as well as the name of the Khanty and partly Mansi tribes inhabiting these territories. The general territory of Yugra is today known as Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Russia.
Yuhi IV of Rwanda Yuhi IV Musinga, Mwami of Rwanda, became king in 1896, and collaborated with the Germans in order to strengthen his own kingship. He was deposed by Belgian admin because of his inability to work with subordinate chiefs and his refusal to be baptized a Roman Catholic.
Yuchi The Yuchi, also spelled Euchee and Uchee, are a Native American Indian tribe previously living in the eastern Tennessee River valley in Tennessee, northern Georgia and northern Alabama who now primarily live in the northeastern Oklahoma area. Their own name for themselves is Tsoyaha - "Children of the Sun".
Yuchi language The Yuchi language is the language of the Yuchi people living in the southeastern United States, including eastern Tennessee, western Carolinas, northern Georgia and Alabama, in the period of early European colonization. However, speakers of the Yuchi language were forcibly relocated to Oklahoma in the early 1800s.
Yui ShĹŤsetsu Yui ShĹŤsetsu (由井ćŁé›Ş 1605 – September 10, 1651) was a military strategist, and leader of the unsuccessful 1651 Keian Uprising. Though a commoner, and thus not officially of the samurai class, Yui was known as one of the "Three Great Ronin" along with Kumagawa Banzan and Yamaga SĹŤkĹŤ.
Yuichi Tsuchiya Tsuchiya Yuichi (also known as "Tuti" because his last name is sometimes romanized as Tutiya) is a Japanese actor known for roles in several musicals and theater shows as well as being a part of *pnish*, a group of Japanese stage performers.Other members of *pnish* are Moriyama Eiji, Sano Daiki and Washio Noboru.
Yuichiro Miura Yuichiro Miura (三浦雄一éŽ, born October 12, 1932) is a Japanese alpinist who is currently the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He reached the summit on May 22, 2003, at age 70 years and 222 days.
Yuji Naka Yuji Naka (ä¸ čŁ•ĺŹ¸ Naka YĹ«ji, born September 17, 1965), is a video game designer, programmer , the former head of Sonic Team, a group of Sega programmers/designers, the lead programmer of the original Sonic the Hedgehog and the head of PROPE.
Yuji Nishizawa Yuji Nishizawa (西沢裕司 Nishizawa Yūji, born September 8, 1970, Tokyo) was convicted of the hijacking of All Nippon Airways Flight 61, en route from Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) to New Chitose Airport (Sapporo) in Japan, on July 23, 1999.
Yuji Okumoto Yuji Okumoto (full name: Yuji Don Okumoto) is a Japanese American actor born on April 20, 1959 in Los Angeles, California. He attended Hollywood High School (where he played both baseball and basketball) and Cal State Fullerton, where he eventually took up acting.
Yuji Uekawa Yuji Uekawa is the main character designer and lead visual artist in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He mostly figures out what design characters should be other lower branced character designers add color and outline.
Yujiro Ishihara Yujiro Ishihara (石原裕次éŽ; Ishihara YĹ«jirĹŤ, December 28, 1934–July 17, 1987) was a Japanese actor and singer born in Kobe. His elder brother, Shintaro Ishihara, is an author, politician, and the current Governor of Tokyo.
Yuk ro hyung Yuk Ro Hyung (pronounced Yoong No Hyung), literally "Six Paths Style", is a series of six forms transposed from the ancient Korean martial arts text, the Moo Yei Do Bo Tong Ji. These forms were transposed by Moo Duk Kwan founder, Hwang Kee, and are practiced in his martial art Soo Bahk Do.
Yuk-Yuks A national comedy club chain in Canada, owned and established by former stand-up comedian Mark Breslin. The head office of the franchise and its "superclub" are located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, although there are also clubs in London, Ontario, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Barrie, Ontario and in many other large Canadian cities.
Yuka Honda Yuka Honda is a multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of the band Cibo Matto. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with a diverse array of musicians, including Petra Haden, Sean Lennon, Medeski Martin & Wood, Luscious Jackson, and Caetano Veloso.
Yuka Sato Yuka Sato (ä˝č—¤ćś‰é¦™; SatĹŤ YĹ«ka, born February 14, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. Shortly after placing fifth in the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, she won the gold medal at the 1994 World Figure Skating Championships.
Yuka Tsujiyoko Yuka Tsujiyoko (辻横 由佳 Tsujiyoko Yuka) is a Japanese video game music composer for Nintendo. She is the music composer for the Fire Emblem video game franchise, which was not released outside Japan until 2003, and several other Intelligent Systems developed games.
Yukaghir The Yukaghir, or Yukagirs (; self-designation: одŃĐ» (odul), деткиль (detkil)) are a people in East Siberia, living in the basin of the Kolyma River. According to the 2002 Census, their total number was 1,509 people, up from 1,112 recorded in the 1989 Census).
Yukari Goto Yukari Goto (後藤 友香里 Gotō Yukari, born 14 January, 1988 in Tokyo, Japan) is a member of the Japanese pop group AAA: Attack All Around. Goto is 160 centimetres (5'3") tall, and her bloodtype is B.
Yukari Oshima Yukari Oshima (ĺ¤§ĺł¶ç”±ĺŠ é‡Ś Ă”shima Yukari, Pinyin: DĂ idÇŽo YĂłujiÄlÇ, born December 13, 1963) is a Japanese actress and martial artist. Born Tsumura Yukari (津村ゆă‹ă‚Š) to a successful now retired businessman and fashion designer, she was one of Japan's brightest female martial artists during the 1980s.
Yukasita - Underfloor World Yukasita - Underfloor World is the last full album released by Frank Chickens in 1997 (though the record shows the date 1994). The album just bears the English title but it also known by the Japanese translation Yukasita.
Yukhari Askipara Yukhari Askipara (literally Upper Askipara - though another region that comprises the exclave is called Ashagi Askipara or Lower Askipara) is an exclave of the Qazakh rayon of Azerbaijan. It is completely surrounded by Armenia and has been controlled by it since the Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Yukhoe Yukhoe (육회, 肉膾) is a Korean dish consisting of raw seasoned ground beef topped off with the yolk of a raw egg, very similar to steak tartare. The Yukhoe can be seasoned with soy sauce, gochujang, green onion, garlic, sesame seed, sesame oil, sugar, black pepper and nashi pear.
Yuki (King of Fighters) Yuki (ă¦ă‚, Yuki) is a secondary character in SNK Playmore's King of Fighters videogame series; she was first introduced in the The King of Fighters '97 and King of Fighters: Kyo games. She is a normal school girl as well as Kyo Kusanagi's love interest.
Yuki Isoya (better known as simply, YUKI) is one of Japan's most notable female vocalists. Best known as the front-woman and lead vocals of the former rock band Judy and Mary, she has also been part of the largely unknown NiNa (with Kate Pierson of The B-52's) and the all girl rock band Mean Machine (along side Chara).
Yuki Kume Yuki Kume used to be one of the main composers for the Keyboardmania series, but ever since the Keyboardmania franchise was canceled, Yuki decided to produce songs for the Pop'n Music line (having already made a few songs for Pop'n Music prior to the cancellation of Keyboardmania).
Yuki Muto January 5, 2007 - Tokyo, Japan. The 21-year-old Yuki Muto confessed to beating his 20-year-old sister Muto Azumi unconscious with a wooden sword, strangling her with a towel, then dismembering her body with the same sword.
Yuki Nakai is a retired Japanese Shooto practitioner and mixed martial artist, who currently practises and teaches Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He competed in the Vale Tudo Japan 1995, where he was greatly outweighed by every opponent in the tournament.
Yuki Sohma , also known as the "Prince of Kaiwaia (or Kaibara) High", is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Fruits Basket. He is often called "Yun-Yun" by his friends and colleagues in the student council of his school.
Yuki tribe The Yuki are a Native American tribe from the zone of Round Valley, in what today is part of the territory of Mendocino County, Northern California. Divisions of this tribe are thought to have settled as far south as Hood Mountain.
Yukihiro Yukihiro Awaji, known as "yukihiro" is the drummer and remixer of the j-rock band L'Arc~en~Ciel as well as the leader of Acid Android. His nickname is "Yukky"(or "Yukkie") as well as "teacher".
Yucca Mountain Yucca Mountain is a ridge-line in Nye County, Nevada, composed of volcanic material (mostly tuff) ejected from a now-extinct caldera-forming supervolcano. The "mountain" is most notable as the site of the proposed Yucca Mountain Repository, a U.
Yucca Mountain Johnny Yucca Mountain Johnny is a cartoon miner created by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to present information to children on nuclear waste disposal and the Yucca Mountain Project. Serving as the virtual guide for the DOE's Youth Zone web site and appearing "live-action" in Nevada schools, Yucca Mountain Johnny has drawn harsh criticism as a propaganda tool.
Yucca pallida Yucca pallida, sometimes called Pale yucca, is a species of yucca native to parts of the blackland prairies of northern and central Texas, and notable for its light-colored leaves that range from a pale blue-gray to sage-green in color.
Yuda, Iwate Yuda (湯田町; -machi) was a town located in Waga District, Iwate, Japan. On November 1, 2005 the town merged with the village of Sawauchi forming the town of Nishiwaga and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yudh Seva Medal Awarded for a high degree of distinguished services in an operational context. In many ways, this is an operational version of the Vishisht Seva Medal which, since 1980, has been restricted to non-operational awards.
Yudhisthira In the great Hindu epic Mahabharata, Yudhisthira (Sanskrit: यŕĄŕ¤§ŕ¤żŕ¤·ŕĄŤŕ¤ िर, yudhiṣáąhira) was the eldest son of King Pandu and Queen Kunti, king of Hastinapura and Indraprastha, and World Emperor. He was the principal protagonist of the Kurukshetra War, and for his unblemished piety, known as Dharmaraja (Most pious one).
Yudhistira Priyanto Manupassa Yudhistira Priyanto Manupassa aka Yudi (born December 29 1981 in Jakarta, Indonesia) is an Indonesian singer who rose to popularity after placing eighth in Indonesian Idol 2, the Indonesian version of Pop Idol, shown by RCTI.
Yue (peoples) Yue (; also seen as Yueh, Yuet, Việt) refers to ancient semi-Sinicized or non-Sinicized Chinese peoples of southern China, originally those along the eastern coastline of present-day Zhejiang province and Shanghai. In archaic Chinese, a number of characters (越, 粵, 鉞) were often used interchangeably to represent the same meaning.
Yue fu Yue fu (Traditional Chinese: 樂府; Simplified Chinese: äąĺşś; Hanyu Pinyin: yuèfÇ”) are Chinese poems composed in a folk song style. The term literally means "music bureau", a reference to the government organisation originally charged with collecting or writing the lyrics.
Yue Fei Yue Fei (March 17, 1103-January 27, 1142) was a Chinese patriot and nationalist military leader who fought for the Southern Song Dynasty against the Jurchen armies of the Jin Dynasty.China to Commemorate Ancient Patriot Yue Fei
Yuejiaquan Yuejiaquan (岳家槍, literally Yue Fist or Yue Boxing, alternately yuè jia qiang, yue ch'uan, Yue-family Chuan, Yue-family fist, Yue-family boxing) is a martial art of Chinese origin. It was founded and developed by Yue Fei, and passed down generations after his death.
Yuelu Academy The Yuelu Academy (also as known as the "Yuelu Academy of Classical Learning", ) is located on the east side of Yuelu Mountain in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, China, on the west bank of the Xiang River.
Yuelu District [(Chinese]:岳麓区, [[pinyin:Yuèlù qū) is one of five urban Districts of Changsha, the capital of Hunan, China. It is located on the west bank of Xiang River (Xiang Jiang), and named after the Yuelu Mountain, one of National Historical Interest and Scenic Beauties of China.
Yuen Long (football) Yuen Long is a football team which is now an associate member of HKFA which does not participate in any division of the existing league. It is different from the Yuen Long team in the present Hong Kong Third 'District' Division League.
Yuen Long Government Primary School Yuen Long Government Primary School (ĺ…ćś—ĺ®ç«‹ĺ°Źĺ¸, YLGPS) is a primary school in Yuen Long], [[Hong Kong, founded in 1929. It is known for its affiliation with the three government secondary schools in the Yuen Long district, namely NT Heung Yee Kuk Yuen Long District Secondary School, Chiu Lut Sau Memorial Secondary School, Tin Shui Wai Government Secondary School.
Yuen Long Industrial Estate Yuen Long Industrial Estate (ĺ…ćś—ĺ·ĄćĄé‚¨, branded as ĺ…ćś—ĺ·ĄćĄĺś’) is an industrial estate in Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is at the north of Yuen Long Town and opposite to Nam Sang Wai across Shan Pui River.
Yuen Long Town Yuen Long Town (Chinese: ĺ…朗市ä¸ĺż or ĺ…朗市, formerly Un Long Town or Un Long Hui) is located in the district centre of Yuen Long District, New Territories. It is the heart of Yuen Long and Yuen Long New Town.
Yuen Qiu Yuen Qiu (ĺ…秋) was born in 1950 and is an actor and martial artist. She is an expert of both Chinese martial arts and Beijing-opera skills, and was apprenticed under the same master as Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo at China Drama Academy.
Yuen Ren Chao Yuen Ren Chao (; Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jaw Yuanrenn) (November 3, 1892 - February 25, 1982) was an American Chinese linguist and amateur composer. He made important contributions to the modern study of Chinese phonology and grammar.
Yuen Siu Tien Yuen Siu Tien (Chinese: č˘ĺ°Źç”°) (1912 - 1979) (also known as Yuan Xiao Tian, Simon Yuen, Sam Seed or "Ol' Dirty") was a Kung Fu movie star in the 1970s. He starred in films with actors like Jackie Chan and under the direction of his son Yuen Woo-ping.
Yuen T’ao Liu Yuen T’ao Liu,(circa 1450 – 1505), was a scholar and artist living in Japan during the Tanaka Dynasty. He was widely regarded as being the most skilful and influential artist of his time, assisting Emperor Tanaka with artistic pursuits – from landscaping the palace to portraiture.
Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail (ĺ…čŤĺŹ¤é“), also known as Yuen Tsuen Traditional Footpath, is a trail linking Yuen Long and Tsuen Wan in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The trail was the major trail for travelling between two major towns for villages trading their necessaries before the completion of Castle Peak Road.
Yuen Wo Road Yuen Wo Road (Chinese: ćşç¦ľč·Ż) is a road at the town centre of Sha Tin in the New Territories of Hong Kong, China. The road was named after the two major public housing estates in the street, namely Lek Yuen Estate and Wo Che Estate (Chinese: 禾輋邨).
Yuen Woo-ping Yuen Woo Ping (; born 1945 in Guangzhou, China) is a Chinese martial arts choreographer and film director, renowned as one of the most successful and influential figures in the world of Hong Kong action cinema.
Yuen Yuen Institute The Yuen Yuen Institute () was established in Hong Kong in 1950 by monks from Sanyuan Gong (Three Originals Palace) in Guangzhou, which in turn traces its lineage to the Longmen (Dragon Gate) sect of Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) Taoism.
Yueqin The yueqin (Chinese: ćśç´, pinyin: yuèqĂn; also spelled yue qin, or yueh-ch'in; and also called moon guitar, moon-zither, gekkin, la ch'in, or laqin) is a traditional Chinese string instrument. It is a lute with a round, hollow wooden body which gives it the nickname moon guitar.
Yuezhi Yuezhi (Chinese:ćść°Ź, also ćść”Ż, Wade-Giles: YĂĽeh-Chih) or Da Yuezhi (Chinese:大ćść°Ź, also 大ćść”Ż, "Great Yuezhi") "The Great Clan of Yue", is the Chinese name for an ancient Central Asian people. They are believed to have been the same as or closely related to the Indo-European people named Tocharians (ΤοχάĎιοι) by ancient Greeks.
Yugambeh language Yugambeh (many other names; see below) is an Australian aboriginal language spoken by the Yugambeh people living on the South-East Queensland coast between the Logan River and the Tweed River (including South Stradbroke Island).Yugambeh Museum web site introduction (web site by the Kombumerri Aboriginal Corporation for Culture)
Yuganskneftegaz Yuganskneftegaz () is a joint stock company that owns and operates the second largest oil production complex in all of Russia. Yuganskneftegaz was formerly owned by YUKOS; however, it was recently auctioned off to the little known Russian oil company
Yugh language Yugh (Yug) is a Yeniseian language, closely related to Ket, formerly spoken by the Yugh people, one of the southern groups along the Yenisei River in central Siberia. In the past it was regarded as a dialect of the Ket language, which was considered to be a language isolate.
Yugh people Yugh people (pronounced "yook"; often written Yug) were part of an indigenous group believed to be survivors of an ancient people who originally lived throughout central Siberia. The Yugh people lived along the Yenisei River from Yeniseisk to the mouth of the Dupches River.
Yugntruf Yugntruf (in Yiddish: ×™×•×’× ×רוף), or "Youth for Yiddish" is an orginization of young Yiddish-speaking adults that is dedicated to the spread of the Yiddish language through various programs and events. It was founded by Dr.
Yugo-nostalgia Yugo-nostalgia, translated from jugonostalgija, is a cultural and psychological phenomenon which has occurred among many citizens of the former Yugoslavia but specifically toward Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - a nostalgia towards the former country, its customs and traditions, and generally an emotional attachedness to all the positive aspects of it.
Yugo-Zapadnaya Yugo-Zapadnaya (), or "Southwestern," is indeed the southwestern terminus of the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. Like dozens of other Metro stations dating to the 1960s (1963, in this case), the station was built according to the standard pillar-trispan or "centipede" design.
Yugoloth The yugoloths (called daemons in 1st edition D&D) are neutral evil natives of the Bleak Eternity of Gehenna and the Gray Waste of Hades; they are neutral to the affairs of the other fiendish races, interfering only when they see a situation that may be profitable or a potential for the advancement of their own schemes. The yugoloths are manipulative, secretive, and mercenary by nature, often acting as soldiers for deities in their own private wars, or even at times aiding both sides of the Blood War.
Yugoloths In the Planescape campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the yugoloths are denizens of the neutral evil planes of existence. The Tarterian Depths of Carceri is neutral evil, but is situated "next to" the Abyss, which bleeds some of its chaotic nature across the planes.
Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland The Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland was a guerilla force loyal to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia's government in exile during the Second World War. It was founded on Ravna Gora, Serbia, by Colonel Dragoljub Mihailović on 13 May 1941, following Nazi Germany's invasion and dismemberment of the Kingdom.
Yugoslav car number plates Car number plates in the former Yugoslavia showed the place where the car carrying them was registered, in the form of a two letter code. This is still the case in some the states that emerged on its territory following the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s.
Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup was one of two major football (soccer) competitions in the former Yugoslavia, the other being the Yugoslav League Championship. The Yugoslav Cup took place after the league championships (every competitive league in Yugoslavia), in order to determine which teams are ranked as their corresponding seeds.
Yugoslav dinar The dinar was the official currency of the three Yugoslav states: the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (formerly the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes), the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. A dinar was equal to 100 para.
Yugoslav drama theatre Yugoslav drama theatre (Jugoslovensko dramsko pozorište) is a theatre in Belgrade, Serbia. The theatre was established in 1947 with an intention of consolidating actors and writers from all over the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Yugoslav First League 1923 The 1923 season of the Prva Liga in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was the first nation-wide domestic football competition. At this point there was no "league championship" in the modern sense, and the competition was a cup format.
Yugoslav First League 1925 The Yugoslav First League season 1925 was a football competition in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. It was the second straight year that the club from Belgrade, Jugoslavija, has taken the championships.
Yugoslav First League 1926 The 1926 Yugoslav First League was a football competition held within the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. The two dominant teams of pre-World War Two Yugoslav football, Jugoslavija and Građanski, began laying the foundations of the next seven decades of a deeply rooted rivalry between Zagreb and Belgrade.
Yugoslav First League 1927 1927 was the first year in which the Prva Liga used an actual league system, with Hajduk Split being the first ever Yugoslav league champion. Newcomer BSK Beograd replaced Jugoslavija Beograd as Serbia's top-performing club, this was due to half of the Jugoslavija players switching clubs to play for BSK.
Yugoslav First League 1929 Bosnian club SASK dissolved before the season began and the clubs participating was reduced to five, all Serbian or Croatian. 1929 was the first year in which the Prva Liga used a double round-robin style league, and so the stats for each team began having higher numbers.
Yugoslav First League 1930/31 Beginning shortly after the previous season, the Prva Liga was now contested during autumn and continuing through the next year ending in spring. BSK Beograd ended the Zagreb clubs' streak with record stats and an undefeated season.
Yugoslav First League 1945 In 1945 the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia came into existence, and shortly afterwards football once again began to be played nationally after a six year hiatus. The first national tournament however was a special cup format competition, where each federal republic within Yugoslavia sent a representative team.
Yugoslav First League 1946/47 The first year that the Football Association of Yugoslavia had used a modern system, namely a promotion/relegation relationship between the two tiers of national clubs. In 1946 both the First and Second Leagues began to use a season long derby to determine the league champion, and an elimination cup to feature a secondary cup champion.
Yugoslav Football Clubs The Prva Liga, operated by the Football Association of Yugoslavia, began holding national competitions in 1923. This spawned many new opportunities for teams to be organized, and prospective footballers looking to join.
Yugoslav krone The krone was a short-lived, provisional currency of the then forming Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes from November 12, 1918 to 1920. After World War I, Austria-Hungary broke up into many states and its southeastern portion merged with Serbia to form KSCS.
Yugoslav Left Yugoslav Left (Serbo-Croat: ĐŃгоŃловенŃка Левица Đľr Jugoslovenska Levica, ĐĐŁĐ› or JUL) is a political organization, formed in 1994 as is a coalition of 23 leftwing and communist parties, led by the League of Communists - Movement for Yugoslavia (SK-PJ). It has been led by Mirjana Marković, Slobodan Milošević's widow.
Yugoslav Ministry of Defence The Yugoslav Ministry of Defence was the governmental department responsible for defending the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from internal and external military threats. The building of the Ministry of Defence, which is considered to be the masterpiece of post-war architecture, was bombed in 1999 during Operation Allied Force.
Yugoslav Navy In 1990 the Yugoslav navy had 10,000 sailors (4,400 conscripts), including 2,300 in twenty-five coastal artillery batteries and 900 marines in one light naval infantry brigade. This was essentially a coastal defense force with the mission of preventing enemy landings along the Yugoslavia's rugged 4,000- kilometer shoreline or coastal islands, and contesting an enemy blockade or control of the strategic Strait of Otranto.
Yugoslav New Wave The Yugoslav New Wave scene (Slovenian and Croatian: Novi val; Serbian: Нови Ń‚Đ°Đ»Đ°Ń or Novi talas; and Macedonian: Нов бран — all meaning New wave) emerged in the late 1970s in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and had a significant impact on Yugoslavian culture. It reshaped the cultural scene in the post-Titoist 1980s in Yugoslavia (President Tito died in 1980), and was, in a certain sense, combination of British and US-inspired New wave (but with some own Yugoslav distinguishing features) on one side and various conceptual or artistic movements related to Pop-Art, Avant-garde etc.
Yugoslav People's Army The Yugoslav People's Army (YPA) (Serbian and Macedonian: ĐŃгоŃловенŃка народна армиŃĐ° - JHA; Serbian Latin: Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian and Bosnian: Jugoslavenska narodna armija - JNA; Slovene: Jugoslovanska ljudska armada - JLA) was the military force of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Yugoslav wars The Yugoslav Civil Wars were a series of violent conflicts in the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) that took place between 1991 and 2001. They comprised two sets of successive wars affecting all of the six former Yugoslav republics.
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in Latin, ĐŃгоŃлавиŃĐ° in Cyrillic, English: "Land of the South Slavs") describes four political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century.
Yugoslavia at the 1932 Summer Olympics Just one athlete from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Yugoslavia was on the participants list thanks to athlete Veljko Narančić, who covered his own travelling expenses to the US and competed in the discus throw.
Yugoslavia at the 1964 Winter Olympics Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Yugoslavia returned to the Winter Olympic Games after having missed the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Yugoslavia at the 1984 Winter Olympics The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the host nation for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Prior to these Games, Yugoslavia had never won a medal at the Winter Games, but Jure Franko won a silver medal in the men's giant slalom to become a national hero.
Yugoslavia at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. These Games marked the return of Yugoslavia to the Olympic Games, as the nation was not allowed to participate at the 1992 Summer Olympics because of international sanctions.
Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. These would be the last Summer Games in which Yugoslavia participated under that name, as the successor nation would compete as Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Yugoslavia at the 2002 Winter Olympics Athletes from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. These would be the last Games in which Yugoslavia participated under that name, as the successor nation would compete as Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest Yugoslavia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times, debuting in 1961 (see ESC 1961) and since competing in every year until 1992, with the exceptions of 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1985. Yugoslavia was the only communist country in European Broadcasting Union and naturally the only country of eastern Bloc taking part in the contest.
Yugoslavia national basketball team Yugoslavia was generally regarded as the second-leading force in international basketball, behind only the United States of America. Prior to the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s, the unified Yugoslav team (then including Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia) was regarded as one of the best in the world, always competing with the United States and the Soviet Union for the top positions on the medal podium.
Yugoslavia national under-21 football team The Yugoslavia national under-21 football team existed in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. (For the team under the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (from 1992-2003) see Serbia and Montenegro national football team.
Yugoslavian Front (WWII) The Yugoslavian Front of World War II, also known as the Yugoslav People's Liberation War (Serbo-Croat: NarodnooslobodilaÄŤki rat, НароднооŃлободилачки рат) in SFR Yugoslavia, was fought from 1941 to 1945 between the Yugoslav Partisans and the forces of the Axis Powers in World War II. The partisans won this mainly guerrilla struggle, and it birthed the communist leadership of Tito over Yugoslavia.
Yugra Yugra () was the name of the lands between the Pechora River and Northern Urals in the Russian annals of the 12th–17th centuries, as well as the name of the Khanty and partly Mansi tribes inhabiting these territories. The general territory of Yugra is today known as Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Russia.
Yuhi IV of Rwanda Yuhi IV Musinga, Mwami of Rwanda, became king in 1896, and collaborated with the Germans in order to strengthen his own kingship. He was deposed by Belgian admin because of his inability to work with subordinate chiefs and his refusal to be baptized a Roman Catholic.
Yuchi The Yuchi, also spelled Euchee and Uchee, are a Native American Indian tribe previously living in the eastern Tennessee River valley in Tennessee, northern Georgia and northern Alabama who now primarily live in the northeastern Oklahoma area. Their own name for themselves is Tsoyaha - "Children of the Sun".
Yuchi language The Yuchi language is the language of the Yuchi people living in the southeastern United States, including eastern Tennessee, western Carolinas, northern Georgia and Alabama, in the period of early European colonization. However, speakers of the Yuchi language were forcibly relocated to Oklahoma in the early 1800s.
Yui ShĹŤsetsu Yui ShĹŤsetsu (由井ćŁé›Ş 1605 – September 10, 1651) was a military strategist, and leader of the unsuccessful 1651 Keian Uprising. Though a commoner, and thus not officially of the samurai class, Yui was known as one of the "Three Great Ronin" along with Kumagawa Banzan and Yamaga SĹŤkĹŤ.
Yuichi Tsuchiya Tsuchiya Yuichi (also known as "Tuti" because his last name is sometimes romanized as Tutiya) is a Japanese actor known for roles in several musicals and theater shows as well as being a part of *pnish*, a group of Japanese stage performers.Other members of *pnish* are Moriyama Eiji, Sano Daiki and Washio Noboru.
Yuichiro Miura Yuichiro Miura (三浦雄一éŽ, born October 12, 1932) is a Japanese alpinist who is currently the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He reached the summit on May 22, 2003, at age 70 years and 222 days.
Yuji Naka Yuji Naka (ä¸ čŁ•ĺŹ¸ Naka YĹ«ji, born September 17, 1965), is a video game designer, programmer , the former head of Sonic Team, a group of Sega programmers/designers, the lead programmer of the original Sonic the Hedgehog and the head of PROPE.
Yuji Nishizawa Yuji Nishizawa (西沢裕司 Nishizawa Yūji, born September 8, 1970, Tokyo) was convicted of the hijacking of All Nippon Airways Flight 61, en route from Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) to New Chitose Airport (Sapporo) in Japan, on July 23, 1999.
Yuji Okumoto Yuji Okumoto (full name: Yuji Don Okumoto) is a Japanese American actor born on April 20, 1959 in Los Angeles, California. He attended Hollywood High School (where he played both baseball and basketball) and Cal State Fullerton, where he eventually took up acting.
Yuji Uekawa Yuji Uekawa is the main character designer and lead visual artist in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He mostly figures out what design characters should be other lower branced character designers add color and outline.
Yujiro Ishihara Yujiro Ishihara (石原裕次éŽ; Ishihara YĹ«jirĹŤ, December 28, 1934–July 17, 1987) was a Japanese actor and singer born in Kobe. His elder brother, Shintaro Ishihara, is an author, politician, and the current Governor of Tokyo.
Yuk ro hyung Yuk Ro Hyung (pronounced Yoong No Hyung), literally "Six Paths Style", is a series of six forms transposed from the ancient Korean martial arts text, the Moo Yei Do Bo Tong Ji. These forms were transposed by Moo Duk Kwan founder, Hwang Kee, and are practiced in his martial art Soo Bahk Do.
Yuk-Yuks A national comedy club chain in Canada, owned and established by former stand-up comedian Mark Breslin. The head office of the franchise and its "superclub" are located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, although there are also clubs in London, Ontario, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Barrie, Ontario and in many other large Canadian cities.
Yuka Honda Yuka Honda is a multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of the band Cibo Matto. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with a diverse array of musicians, including Petra Haden, Sean Lennon, Medeski Martin & Wood, Luscious Jackson, and Caetano Veloso.
Yuka Sato Yuka Sato (ä˝č—¤ćś‰é¦™; SatĹŤ YĹ«ka, born February 14, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. Shortly after placing fifth in the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, she won the gold medal at the 1994 World Figure Skating Championships.
Yuka Tsujiyoko Yuka Tsujiyoko (辻横 由佳 Tsujiyoko Yuka) is a Japanese video game music composer for Nintendo. She is the music composer for the Fire Emblem video game franchise, which was not released outside Japan until 2003, and several other Intelligent Systems developed games.
Yukaghir The Yukaghir, or Yukagirs (; self-designation: одŃĐ» (odul), деткиль (detkil)) are a people in East Siberia, living in the basin of the Kolyma River. According to the 2002 Census, their total number was 1,509 people, up from 1,112 recorded in the 1989 Census).
Yukari Goto Yukari Goto (後藤 友香里 Gotō Yukari, born 14 January, 1988 in Tokyo, Japan) is a member of the Japanese pop group AAA: Attack All Around. Goto is 160 centimetres (5'3") tall, and her bloodtype is B.
Yukari Oshima Yukari Oshima (ĺ¤§ĺł¶ç”±ĺŠ é‡Ś Ă”shima Yukari, Pinyin: DĂ idÇŽo YĂłujiÄlÇ, born December 13, 1963) is a Japanese actress and martial artist. Born Tsumura Yukari (津村ゆă‹ă‚Š) to a successful now retired businessman and fashion designer, she was one of Japan's brightest female martial artists during the 1980s.
Yukasita - Underfloor World Yukasita - Underfloor World is the last full album released by Frank Chickens in 1997 (though the record shows the date 1994). The album just bears the English title but it also known by the Japanese translation Yukasita.
Yukhari Askipara Yukhari Askipara (literally Upper Askipara - though another region that comprises the exclave is called Ashagi Askipara or Lower Askipara) is an exclave of the Qazakh rayon of Azerbaijan. It is completely surrounded by Armenia and has been controlled by it since the Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Yukhoe Yukhoe (육회, 肉膾) is a Korean dish consisting of raw seasoned ground beef topped off with the yolk of a raw egg, very similar to steak tartare. The Yukhoe can be seasoned with soy sauce, gochujang, green onion, garlic, sesame seed, sesame oil, sugar, black pepper and nashi pear.
Yuki (King of Fighters) Yuki (ă¦ă‚, Yuki) is a secondary character in SNK Playmore's King of Fighters videogame series; she was first introduced in the The King of Fighters '97 and King of Fighters: Kyo games. She is a normal school girl as well as Kyo Kusanagi's love interest.
Yuki Isoya (better known as simply, YUKI) is one of Japan's most notable female vocalists. Best known as the front-woman and lead vocals of the former rock band Judy and Mary, she has also been part of the largely unknown NiNa (with Kate Pierson of The B-52's) and the all girl rock band Mean Machine (along side Chara).
Yuki Kume Yuki Kume used to be one of the main composers for the Keyboardmania series, but ever since the Keyboardmania franchise was canceled, Yuki decided to produce songs for the Pop'n Music line (having already made a few songs for Pop'n Music prior to the cancellation of Keyboardmania).
Yuki Muto January 5, 2007 - Tokyo, Japan. The 21-year-old Yuki Muto confessed to beating his 20-year-old sister Muto Azumi unconscious with a wooden sword, strangling her with a towel, then dismembering her body with the same sword.
Yuki Nakai is a retired Japanese Shooto practitioner and mixed martial artist, who currently practises and teaches Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He competed in the Vale Tudo Japan 1995, where he was greatly outweighed by every opponent in the tournament.
Yuki Sohma , also known as the "Prince of Kaiwaia (or Kaibara) High", is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Fruits Basket. He is often called "Yun-Yun" by his friends and colleagues in the student council of his school.
Yuki tribe The Yuki are a Native American tribe from the zone of Round Valley, in what today is part of the territory of Mendocino County, Northern California. Divisions of this tribe are thought to have settled as far south as Hood Mountain.
Yukihiro Yukihiro Awaji, known as "yukihiro" is the drummer and remixer of the j-rock band L'Arc~en~Ciel as well as the leader of Acid Android. His nickname is "Yukky"(or "Yukkie") as well as "teacher".
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