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Yamaha XG Yamaha XG or just XG is an extension to the General MIDI created by Yamaha. XG increased the number of available instruments from 128 to over 600, and introduced a set of parameters/controls that composers could employ to achieve greater subtlety and realism in their compositions than had ever been possible before with the MIDI format.
Yamaha XS Eleven The Yamaha XS Eleven motorcycle is a Japanese superbike produced from 1978 to 1981, powered by an air-cooled 1101.6cc 4-stroke, DOHC inline four-cylinder engine mounted transversely in a duplex cradle frame with swing arm rear suspension and telescopic forks.
Yamaha XS750 The Yamaha XS 750 and Yamaha XS 850 was a line of motorcycles produced by the Yamaha Motor Corporation from 1976 into the 1980s for the worldwide motorcycle market. In the United States, the last model year was 1981.
Yamaha Y125Z Yamaha Y125Z is a 125 cc 2-stroke underbone motorcycle produced by Yamaha. Debuted in 1998 as a predecessor of Yamaha Y110SS, the Y125Z was the first 2-stroke underbone motorcycle ever being installed with catalytic converter.
Yamaha Y135LC Yamaha Y135LC, also known as Yamaha Spark 135 in Thailand, Yamaha Sniper in Philippines and Yamaha Jupiter MX in Indonesia, is a small underbone bodied motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company which is also a kapchai model with the largest displacement ever. Powered by a water-cooled 135cc 4-stroke engine, the Y135LC is specially designed by the parent company in Japan for Southeast Asian market.
Yamaha YFZ450 The Yamaha YFZ450, first introduced in 2004, was an out-of-the-box race ready All Terrain Vehicle (ATV), commonly referred to as a 'four-wheeler'. Overall, it was a very capable ATV, with good handling, braking, and overall performance.
Yamaha YM2151 The Yamaha YM2151, also known as the OP-M (FM Operator Type-M) is a sound chip in the YM2100 family. It was Yamaha's first single-chip FM synthesis implementation, created originally for the Yamaha DX series of keyboards.
Yamaha YM2413 The YM2413, also called OPLL, is a cost-reduced sound chip manufactured by Yamaha Corporation and based on their YM3812 (OPL2). To make the chip cheaper to manufacture, many of the internal registers were removed.
Yamaha YM2612 [aka OPN2, is a six-channel sound synthesizer IC], or [[sound chip, produced by Yamaha. It belongs to a family of sound synthesizer chips produced by Yamaha that uses 'FM', or frequency modulation synthesis to generate sounds, and is somewhat similar to the YM3812 (OPL2) and YMF262 (OPL3) FM ICs that were used in the popular AdLib and Creative Labs Sound Blaster soundcards for the PC.
Yamaha YZ 250F The Yamaha YZ250F was first released as a 2001 model revolutionizing motocross. With Yamaha's patented 5 Titanium valve design and innovative four-stroke technology made the YZ250F the dominant force for years to come.
Yamaha YZF-R1 The Yamaha YZF-R1 motorcycle, introduced in 1998, was the first significant motorcycle in the true liter class (1,000Â cc) "handling arms race" between the Japanese Big Four motorcycle manufacturers (Honda, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Suzuki and Yamaha Motor Corporation). When introduced, it took the class closer to a true racing motorcycle, and increased the handling capabilities.
Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha's YZF-R6 is a 600Â cc sport bike, first introduced in 1999, updated in 2001, 2003, 2006 and revised in the years in between. The current version (model year 2007) has a 357Â lb (161Â kg) manufacturer claimed dry weight and delivers 112Â hp.
Yamaha YZF600R The Yamaha YZF600R (known as the Thundercat in some European markets) is a 599cc sportbike. While similar in style to its sibling, the YZF-R6, the 600R maintains some significant differences, namely a less aggressive posture, lower reving and higher torque producing motor, large 1 piece seat, and steel frame rather than aluminum.
Yamaha YZR500 The YZR500 was the Yamaha Motor Corporation’s entry for 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing between the years of 1973 and 2002. Riders who rode it to world championships are Giacomo Agostini (1975), Kenny Roberts (1978, 1979, 1980), Eddie Lawson (1984, 1986, 1988) and Wayne Rainey (1990, 1991, 1992).
Yamahachi Dental Yamahachi Dental, is a Japanese company that manufactures dental products such as artificial resin teeth, acrylics, dental waxes and gutta percha points. The main products are artificial resin teeth (both composite resin and acrylic).
Yamak Yamak is one of supposedly Turkic tribes known from Arab and Persian Middle Age geographers and writers as being one of the seven tribes in the Kimak Kaganate in the period of 743-1050 AD. The other six constituent tribes per Abu Said Gardizi (d.
Yamakawa Hiroshi Yamakawa Hiroshi (山川浩; 1845-March 6, 1898) Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who went on to become a noted general of the early Meiji era. An Aizu retainer famous for his ingenious strategy during the Boshin War, he would later be one of the first people from Aizu to write a history of the years leading up to the war, together with his brother Yamakawa Kenjiro.
Yamal Peninsula Yamal Peninsula (), located in Yamal-Nenets autonomous district of northwest Siberia, Russia, extends roughly 700Â km (435Â mi) and is bordered principally by the Kara Sea, Baydaratskaya Bay on the west, and by the Gulf of Ob on the east. In the language of its indigenous inhabitants, the Nenets, the "Yamal" means "End of the World".
Yamal-Europe pipeline The Yamal-Europe natural gas pipeline is a 4,196-kilometer-long (2,607 mi) pipeline connecting natural gas fields on the Yamal peninsula, Russia, with Germany. The pipeline includes around 3,000 kilometers (1900 mi) in Russia, 575 kilometers (357 mi) in Belarus and 680 kilometers (422 mi) in Poland.
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (), or Yamalia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Tyumen Oblast). It is the largest administrative division of Tyumen with an area 750,300 km² but is also the most sparsely populated with only 507,006 inhabitants (2002 Census).
Yamam The Yamam (), is the acronym for Special Police Unit (יחידת מש×רה מיוחדת, Yeḥidat Mishtara Meyuḥedet), Israel's elite civilian counter-terrorism unit. The Yamam has a world-wide reputation as a professional and successful paramilitary force and it is capable of both hostage-rescue operations and offensive take-over raids against targets in civilian areas.
Yamamoto Fumaru Yamamoto Fumaru (1918-2001) was the Japanese founder of Dai Jutsu Do, an unarmed system of self defense. During the 1940's Master Yamamoto taught his system of combat to the Japanese Army, a combination of Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu and Kodokan Judo.
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (26 November 1852–8 December 1933 ), also called Gonbee, was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the 16th (20 February 1913–16 April 1914) and 22nd (2 September 1923–7 January 1924) Prime Minister of Japan.
Yamamoto Kansuke (1501-1561) was one of Takeda Shingen's most trusted Twenty-Four Generals. He was a brilliant strategist, and is particularly known for his plan which led to victory in the fourth battle of Kawanakajima against Uesugi Kenshin.
Yamamoto, Kagawa Yamamoto (山本町; -cho) was a town located in the former Mitoyo District, Kagawa, Japan. On January 1, 2006 the town merged with six other towns from the district forming the city of Mitoyo and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yamana clan The Yamana clan was a Japanese samurai clan which was one of the most powerful of the Muromachi period (1336-1467); at its peak, members of the family held the position of Constable (shugo) over eleven provinces. Originally from KĹŤzuke province, and later centered in Inaba province, the clan claimed descendance from the Seiwa Genji line, and from Minamoto Yoshishige in particular.
Yamanaka Yukimori Yamanaka Yukimori (ĺ±±ä¸ĺą¸ç››; 1545-1578) was a Japanese samurai based in the Sanin Region following the Sengoku period of the 16th century of Japan. He became a popular figure in kĹŤdan and is well-known as Yamanaka Shikanosuke.
Yamanote Line The is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important commuter lines. Running as a circle, it connects most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres including the Ginza area, Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ikebukuro with all but six of its 29 stations connecting with other railway or underground (subway) lines.
Yamanotera Yamanotera is a small town located in Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. One of its major attractions is the area's temple, which was built by a samurai in around 1600 and is considered of great historical importance to the local people.
Yamanoue no Okura Yamanoue no Okura (山上 憶良; Yamanoue no Okura; 660 - 733) was a Japanese poet, the best known for his poems of child and commoners. He was also a contributor to the Man’yôshû and his writing had a strong Chinese influence.
Yamantaka YamÄntaka () is a MahÄyÄna Buddhist yidam or iṣáąadevatÄ of the Highest Yoga Tantra class in Vajrayana, popular within the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism. YamÄntaka is seen as a wrathful manifestation of MañjuĹ›rÄ«, the buddha of wisdom.
Yamantaka Eye Yamantaka Eye (山塚アイ, real name Yamatsuka Tetsuo (山塚徹éŽ), born 1964 in Kobe) is a Japanese vocalist and visual artist, best known as a member of Boredoms. He has changed his name three times, from Yamatsuka Eye, to Yamataka Eye, to Yamantaka Eye, and sometimes calls himself eYe or Eyâ.
Yamaoka, Gifu Yamaoka (山岡町; -chou) was a town located in the former Ena District, Gifu, Japan. On October 25, 2004 the town merged with three other towns and a village from the district into the expanded city of Ena, Gifu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yamara Yamara is a comic strip] created by [[Barbara Manui and Chris Adams, and is a satire of role-playing games and fantasy settings. It debuted in Dragon Magazine with the May 1988 issue, and ran until the December 1995 issue.
Yamartino Method The Yamartino method is an algorithm for calculating the standard deviation that occurs when measuring wind direction. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has chosen it as the preferred way to make wind direction standard deviation calculations.
Yamasaki, Hyōgo Yamasaki (山崎町; -chō) was a town located in Shiso District, Hyōgo, Japan. On April 1, 2005 the town merged with three other towns from the district forming the city of Shiso and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yamasee The Yamasee were a Muskogean Native American tribe that lived in coastal region of present-day northern Florida and southern Georgia near the Savannah River. Starting in the late 16th century, the Spanish established Catholic missions in the area in which the Yamasee lived.
Yamashina-ku, Kyoto is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and Yamashina Station is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the TĹŤkaidĹŤ Main Line (Biwako Line).
Yamashita's gold Yamashita's Gold is the name given to loot worth tens of billions of dollars stolen in Southeast Asia by Japanese forces during World War II and hidden in caves, tunnels and underground complexes in The Philippines.Chalmers Johnson, "The Looting of Asia", London Review of Books v.
Yamata no Orochi Yamata no Orochi (ĺ…«ĺ˛ă®ĺ¤§č›‡, "big snake of eight branches"), often called Orochi or the Eight-Forked Serpent in English), is a dragon- or serpent-like creature in Japanese mythology. In the ancient Japanese scripture, the Kojiki, after Susanoo is expelled from heaven, he encounters two earthly deities near the head of the Hiigawa River in Izumo Province. They are weeping because they have had to give the Orochi one of their daughters once every year, and now they must sacrifice the eighth and last, whose name is Kushinada.
Yamate is the name of two neighborhoods in Naka-ku, Yokohama. One is the historic Yamate Bluff area, with the Foreigner's Cemetery, many well-preserved residences, two International Schools, and the Sacred Heart Cathedral.
Yamate Gakusha The Yamate Gakusha is an international students' dormitory located 10 minutes' walk from Takadanobaba Station in Tokyo, Japan. The Yamate Gakusha is unique in that it is the home to at most 16 students at any one time.
Yamato class battleship The Yamato class battleships (大和型) of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) were the largest naval vessels of World War II and were the largest, heaviest battleships ever constructed, displacing 65,027 metric tons and armed with nine 46 cm main guns.
Yamato Colony, Florida The Yamato Colony was an attempt to create a community of Japanese farmers in South Florida early in the 20th Century. With encouragement from Florida authorities, people from Miyazu, Japan, mostly young men, were recruited to settle in what is now Boca Raton, Florida.
Yamato Ichihashi Yamato Ichihashi (1878-1963) was one of the first academics of Asian ancestry in the United States. Ichihashi wrote a comprehensive account of his experiences as an internee at the Tule Lake War Relocation Center where he was imprisoned in World War II along with other relocated Japanese Americans.
Yamato Monogatari Yamato Monogatari is a collection of tales and waka poetry from the Heian period of Japan. The exact date of the completetion of the text is unknown, but it majority of the text was completed in the year 951 by an unknown author.
Yamato people The are the dominant native ethnic group of Japan. It is a term that came to be used around the late 19th century to distinguish the residents of the mainland Japan from other minority ethnic groups who have resided in the peripheral areas of Japan such as Ainu, Ryūkyūans, Nivkhs, Uilta, as well as Koreans, Taiwanese, and Taiwanese aborigines who were incorporated into the Empire of Japan in the early 20th century.
Yamato Spirit is an expression translated as "Yamato spirit", "Japanese spirit" or the "Soul of Old Japan". The phrase has no precise meaning beyond "indomitability", but expresses nationalistic enthusiasm by referring to the continuation of an unbroken tradition of bravery and martial fervour inherited from the mythical founder of the Yamato, Jimmu Tenno.
Yamato Takeru Prince Yamatotakeru, originally Prince Ousu [*] was a Japanese legendary prince of the Yamato dynasty, son of KeikĹŤ of Yamato, a legendary monarch who is traditionally counted as the 12th Tenno or Emperor of Japan. The tragic tale of this impressive figure is told in the Japanese chronicles Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.
Yamato-e Yamato-e (大和絵) is a style of Japanese painting inspired by Zen Buddhism and developed in the late Heian period. It is considered the classical Japanese style, as opposed to the later ukiyo-e and the earlier Chinese kara-e.
Yamato-Yagi Station Yamato-Yagi station (大和八木駅, -eki) is a Kintetsu railway train station situated in Nara Prefecture (West Japan - Nishi-Nihon), and is a key station servicing train lines to and from Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, and Nagoya.
Yamato, Niigata Yamato (大和町; -machi) was a town located in Minamiuonuma District, Niigata, Japan. On November 1, 2004 it merged with the town of Muika forming the city of Minamiuonuma and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yamatogoto The {{nihongo|yamatogoto|[also called {{nihongo|wagon|ĺ’Ś][is a six-stringed [[zither] which, unlike the [[koto (musical instrument)|koto and other stringed instruments, is believed to be truly native to Japan, and not imported from mainland Asia. Both names translate literally to "Japanese stringed instrument.
Yamatohime-no-mikoto Yamatohime-no-mikoto is a Japanese deity figure that is said to have established Ise Shrine, where the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu Omikami is enshrined. Yamatohime-no-mikoto is recorded as being the daughter of Emperor Suinin, Japan's 11th Emperor.
Yamatoji Line The is the nickname of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line. The electrified portion is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company.
Yamen A yámen (Chinese characters: 衙門) is any local bureaucrat's, or mandarin's, office and residence of the Chinese Empire. The term has been widely used in China for centuries, but appeared in English during the Qing Dynasty.
Yamhad Yamhad (also written Jamhad or Yamkhad) was an ancient Amorite kingdom centered at Halab, Aleppo, in northern Syria. A substantial Hurrian population also settled in the kingdom, and the Hurrian culture influenced the area.
Yamhill District and Morrison/Southwest 3rd Avenue (MAX stations) The Yamhill District and Morrison/Southwest 3rd Avenue stations are light rail stations on the MAX Blue, Red, and Yellow lines in Portland, Oregon. It is the 4th stop eastbound on the Eastside MAX, and the eastern terminus of the transit mall.
Yamhill River The Yamhill River is a tributary of the Willamette River, approximately 12 mi (19 km) long, in northwestern Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of the Coastal Range west of the Willamette Valley, providing a fertile agricultural valley.
Yamcha Yamcha, the notorious desert bandit, is a fictional character from the manga Dragon Ball and the anime Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. He is a human who has started out as an antagonist of Goku but quickly reformed and became his friend.
Yamit Yamit (ימית) was an Israeli settlement of 600 homes and approximately 2,500 inhabitants in the northeastern part of the Sinai Peninsula that was established during Israel's control of the peninsula from the end of the 1967 Six-Day War, until that part of the Sinai was handed over to Egypt in 1982 as part of the terms of the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty.
Yamna culture The Yamna (from Russian яма "pit") or Pit Grave or Ochre Grave culture is a late copper age/early Bronze Age culture of the Bug/Dniester/Ural region (the Pontic steppe), dating to the 36th–23rd centuries BC. The culture was predominantly nomadic, with some agriculture practiced near rivers and a few hillforts.
Yamoussoukro The District of Yamoussoukro is the official capital city of Côte d'Ivoire. A city of 200,659inhabitants as of 2005, and located 240 kilometers north of Abidjan] on rolling hills and plains, the municipality covers 3,500 km² (1,351.
Yampi Sound Yampi Sound is a part of the Indian Ocean off the coast of northwestern Australia, located between King Sound and Collier Bay. The islands of the Buccaneer Archipelago, located in the sound, contain rich iron ore deposits.
Yamu Kom el-Hisn ("Hill of the Fort" in arabic), (ancient Yamu) is located near the western edge of the Nile delta roughly midway between Cairo and Alexandria and about 10Â km west of the Rosetta branch of the Nile. The site is surrounded by cultivated land and in modern times a village has been built over a portion of the site.
Yan (state) Yan (Pinyin: yÄn, simplified Chinese/traditional Chinese: 燕) was a state during the Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods in China. Its capital was Ji (nowadays Beijing, also known as Yanjing, "capital of Yan").
Yan (Ten Kingdoms) Yan was a very short lived kingdom in the vicinity of present-day Beijing at the beginning of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, which is traditionally dated as being from 907 to 960. Yan only lasted for two years, from 911 to 913.
Yan Fu [Fu or Yen Fu (Chinese]: ĺš´ĺľ© [[courtesy name: Jidao ĺąľé“) (December 10 1853 - October 27 1921) was a Chinese scholar and translator, most famous for introducing Western thoughts, including Darwin's ideas of "natural selection" and "survival of the fittest", into China during the late 19th century.
Yan Golubovsky Yan Golubovsky (born March 9, 1976 in Novosibirsk, USSR) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for Leksands IF of the Swedish Elite League or SEL. He was drafted 1st (23rd overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
Yan Gvozdev Yan Gvozdev (born August 9, 1978 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian rugby league player currently playing for RC Lokomotiv Moscow in the Championship of Russia competition. His position of choice is usually in the backs.
Yan Chai Hospital Chiu Tsang Hok Wan Primary School Yan Chai Hospital Chiu Tsang Hok Wan Primary School (ä»ćżźé†«é™˘č¶™ć›ľĺ¸éźžĺ°Źĺ¸) is a co-educational primary school on the Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong, located in Tsing Yi Estate near Fung Shue Wo Road. It is founded by Yan Chai Hospital, a charity hospital in Tsuen Wan in September 1989 and the third school of the hospital.
Yan Jiaqi Yan Jiaqi 嚴家其 (born December 15, 1942) is a Chinese dissident and federalist. He was formerly a political advisor of Zhao Ziyang during the 1980s but was expelled from the Communist Party of China in 1991 while in exile.
Yan Jun Yan Jun (ĺš´ç•Ż) a certain challenger of Zhuge Liang from Wu, who came as an emissary of the alliance, to a battle with words but ultimately lost the debate. After Sun Quan attained the rank of emperor, Yan Jun was appointed to the rank of Defense Minister.
Yan Nawa Yan Nawa or Yannawa () is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by (clockwise from west to northeast) Rat Burana (across Chao Phraya River), Bang Kho Laem, Sathon and Khlong Toei districts of Bangkok while its remaining neighbor from east to south is Amphoe Phra Pradaeng of Samut Prakan Province.
Yan Tan Tethera Yan Tan Tethera was a traditional numeric jargon used by shepherds to count sheep in northern England and southern Scotland. Until the Industrial Revolution, the use of specialized traditional number systems was common among shepherds, especially in the dales of the Lake District.
Yan Xiang Yan Xiang was a minister of the Three Kingdoms Era of early Chinese history that served under Shu. He admonished Yuan Shu, who at the time was attempting to use the Imperial Seal to pretend that he was the emperor, by telling him of the old tale of King Wen of Zhou.
Yan Yan Yan Yan (嚴顏) was a brave and loyal general under Liu Zhang during the Three Kingdoms Period in Chinese history. He was later captured by Zhang Fei after being defeated by him, but refused to submit to Zhang.
Yan Yean, Victoria Yan Yean is a locality north of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia. It is home to Melbourne's first reservoir, a 560 hectare lake with a capacity of 30,000 megalitres that was first established in December 1853 and which provides water to Melbourne's northern and central suburbs.
Yan Zhenqing Yan Zhenqing () (709 – 785) was a leading Chinese calligrapher and a loyal governor of the Tang Dynasty. His artistic accomplishment in Chinese calligraphy parallels the greatest master calligraphers throughout the history, and his calligraphy style, Yan, is the textbook-style that every calligraphy lover has to imitate today.
Yana Churikova Yana Churikova is a Russian journalist, who worked on MTV Russia. She has also gained publicity across Europe and the world for presenting the results of the Russian televote at the Eurovision Song Contest for several years.
Yana people The Yana people were a group of Native Americans indigenous to Northern California in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains, on the western side of the range. The Yana people comprised four groups: the Northern Yana, the Central Yana, the Southern Yana, and the Yahi.
Yanacocha Yanacocha is a gold mine in central Peru, considered one of the biggest and most profitable in the world producing over US$7 billion worth of gold to date. The 251-square kilometer open pit mine is situated about 18 kilometers north of Cajamarca, in high pampa, straddling the watershed.
Yanadani, Ehime was a village located in Kamiukena District, Ehime, Japan. On August 1, 2004 the village merged with the town of Kuma and two other neighboring villages to form the town of KumakĹŤgen and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yanagi Kotarou Koutarou Yanagi (柳浩太éŽ, Yanagi Kotarou) is a young Japanese actor who plays in various movies, dramas, and stage events. He's most commonly referred to as "Yanagi", although he sometimes shortens it to "Yana" or "Nagi.
Yanagida, Ishikawa Yanagida (ćźłç”°ćť‘; -mura) was a village located in Fugeshi District, Ishikawa, Japan. On March 1, 2005 the village merged with the town of Uchiura (from neighboring Suzu District) into the town of Noto and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yanaikat-sey Mantaran Cheral Yanaikat-sey Mantaran Cheral was a Chera king whoo ruled during the Sangam period (between the first and the third century CE). According to Sangam literature he was a contemporary of Pandya king Talaiyaalam-Kaanattu Seru Vendra Neduncezhian.
Yanam (India) Yanam or Yanaon is a district of the Union territory of Puducherry and a town in that district. Yanam has some 300 years of history and is well known as French Yanam even now although it was transferred to India in 1954.
Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture (; Korean: ě—°ëł€ěˇ°ě„ ěˇ±ěžěąěŁĽ Yeonbyeon Joseonjok Jachiju) is an autonomous prefecture in Jilin province, in the northeastern part of the People's Republic of China. Yanbian is south of Heilongjiang, east of Jilin's Baishan City, north of North Korea's North Hamgyong Province, and west of Russia.
Yanbu' al Bahr Yanbu' al Bahr (Arabic: ينبع البŘر "spring by the sea"), also known simply as Yanbu, Yambo, or Yenbo, is a major Red Sea port in the Al Madinah province of western Saudi Arabia. It is approximately 350 kilometers north of Jeddah (at ).
Yancey Arias Yancey Arias (born on June 27, 1971 in New York) is an American actor most noted for his work on television crime dramas, particularly his roles as Miguel Cadena in the NBC series Kingpin and as Gabriel Williams in the FX series Thief.
Yancey Thigpen Yancey Dirk Thigpen (born August 15, 1969 in Tarboro, North Carolina) is a former professional American Football wide receiver who played for the San Diego Chargers(1991), Pittsburgh Steelers(1992-1997), and the Tennessee Titans(1998-2000). Before his NFL career, he played for Winston-Salem State University.
Yancey's Tavern Yancey's Tavern is a historic structure located in Sullivan County, Tennessee on Island Road, the first wagon road in the state (1761). The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Yanco Agricultural High School Yanco Agricultural High School is a major co-educational agricultural secondary school located in the small town of Yanco in the Local Government Area of Leeton in south western New South Wales. The school is one of four agricultural high schools in New South Wales which include Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School in Tamworth in northern New South Wales, James Ruse Agricultural High School in western Sydney and Hurlstone Agricultural High School in southern Sydney.
Yanco Powerhouse Museum Yanco Powerhouse Museum is located at Binua Street in Yanco, New South Wales Australia. Yanco Powerhouse was built to supply power to the MIA (Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area) in 1913 and was decommissioned in 1957 when the Snowy Mountains Scheme was completed.
Yancy Street Gang The Yancy Street Gang are a fictional street gang occasionally featured in the Fantastic Four comic book published by Marvel Comics. The gang is depicted as frequenting downtown Manhattan, and serves as a recurring antagonist of the Thing, tormenting him for typically humorous effect.
Yandere (also referred to as deretsun) is a Japanese term for a personality that is initially loving ([and then combative (cranky]), often brutally so. Yandere is a combination of the two words , meaning to be sick, and , which is defined as exhausted or lovestruck.
Yane Sandanski Yane Ivanov Sandanski or Jane Ivanov Sandanski (May 18, 1872, Vlahi, present day Bulgaria - April 22, 1915 near Melnik, Bulgaria) was a Bulgarian revolutionary from Macedonia, one of the leaders of the BMARC since 1895 (SMARO from 1902 and IMRO from 1906). He is considered an ethnic Macedonian in the Republic of Macedonia, a view supported to an extent in Serbia.
Yang Bin Yang Bin (楊斌) (born 1961) is a Chinese-Dutch businessman who was formerly listed as the second richest man in China by Forbes for 2001. He once held assets in the horticulture and real estate industries, owning stakes in the Euro-Asia Agricultural Holdings and Holland Village, China.
Yang Bo Yang Bo (born September 8, 1973) is a Chinese gymnast. She is known for her work on the balance beam for which she created a move known as the "Yang Bo", which is rated as a D element in the Code of Points.
Yang di-Pertua Negeri Yang di-Pertua Negeri, literally the "head of state" in Malay, is the title of the largely symbolic state Governors of the Malaysian states of Penang, Malacca, Sabah and Sarawak, who are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or King of Malaysia.
Yamaha XS Eleven The Yamaha XS Eleven motorcycle is a Japanese superbike produced from 1978 to 1981, powered by an air-cooled 1101.6cc 4-stroke, DOHC inline four-cylinder engine mounted transversely in a duplex cradle frame with swing arm rear suspension and telescopic forks.
Yamaha XS750 The Yamaha XS 750 and Yamaha XS 850 was a line of motorcycles produced by the Yamaha Motor Corporation from 1976 into the 1980s for the worldwide motorcycle market. In the United States, the last model year was 1981.
Yamaha Y125Z Yamaha Y125Z is a 125 cc 2-stroke underbone motorcycle produced by Yamaha. Debuted in 1998 as a predecessor of Yamaha Y110SS, the Y125Z was the first 2-stroke underbone motorcycle ever being installed with catalytic converter.
Yamaha Y135LC Yamaha Y135LC, also known as Yamaha Spark 135 in Thailand, Yamaha Sniper in Philippines and Yamaha Jupiter MX in Indonesia, is a small underbone bodied motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company which is also a kapchai model with the largest displacement ever. Powered by a water-cooled 135cc 4-stroke engine, the Y135LC is specially designed by the parent company in Japan for Southeast Asian market.
Yamaha YFZ450 The Yamaha YFZ450, first introduced in 2004, was an out-of-the-box race ready All Terrain Vehicle (ATV), commonly referred to as a 'four-wheeler'. Overall, it was a very capable ATV, with good handling, braking, and overall performance.
Yamaha YM2151 The Yamaha YM2151, also known as the OP-M (FM Operator Type-M) is a sound chip in the YM2100 family. It was Yamaha's first single-chip FM synthesis implementation, created originally for the Yamaha DX series of keyboards.
Yamaha YM2413 The YM2413, also called OPLL, is a cost-reduced sound chip manufactured by Yamaha Corporation and based on their YM3812 (OPL2). To make the chip cheaper to manufacture, many of the internal registers were removed.
Yamaha YM2612 [aka OPN2, is a six-channel sound synthesizer IC], or [[sound chip, produced by Yamaha. It belongs to a family of sound synthesizer chips produced by Yamaha that uses 'FM', or frequency modulation synthesis to generate sounds, and is somewhat similar to the YM3812 (OPL2) and YMF262 (OPL3) FM ICs that were used in the popular AdLib and Creative Labs Sound Blaster soundcards for the PC.
Yamaha YZ 250F The Yamaha YZ250F was first released as a 2001 model revolutionizing motocross. With Yamaha's patented 5 Titanium valve design and innovative four-stroke technology made the YZ250F the dominant force for years to come.
Yamaha YZF-R1 The Yamaha YZF-R1 motorcycle, introduced in 1998, was the first significant motorcycle in the true liter class (1,000Â cc) "handling arms race" between the Japanese Big Four motorcycle manufacturers (Honda, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Suzuki and Yamaha Motor Corporation). When introduced, it took the class closer to a true racing motorcycle, and increased the handling capabilities.
Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha's YZF-R6 is a 600Â cc sport bike, first introduced in 1999, updated in 2001, 2003, 2006 and revised in the years in between. The current version (model year 2007) has a 357Â lb (161Â kg) manufacturer claimed dry weight and delivers 112Â hp.
Yamaha YZF600R The Yamaha YZF600R (known as the Thundercat in some European markets) is a 599cc sportbike. While similar in style to its sibling, the YZF-R6, the 600R maintains some significant differences, namely a less aggressive posture, lower reving and higher torque producing motor, large 1 piece seat, and steel frame rather than aluminum.
Yamaha YZR500 The YZR500 was the Yamaha Motor Corporation’s entry for 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing between the years of 1973 and 2002. Riders who rode it to world championships are Giacomo Agostini (1975), Kenny Roberts (1978, 1979, 1980), Eddie Lawson (1984, 1986, 1988) and Wayne Rainey (1990, 1991, 1992).
Yamahachi Dental Yamahachi Dental, is a Japanese company that manufactures dental products such as artificial resin teeth, acrylics, dental waxes and gutta percha points. The main products are artificial resin teeth (both composite resin and acrylic).
Yamak Yamak is one of supposedly Turkic tribes known from Arab and Persian Middle Age geographers and writers as being one of the seven tribes in the Kimak Kaganate in the period of 743-1050 AD. The other six constituent tribes per Abu Said Gardizi (d.
Yamakawa Hiroshi Yamakawa Hiroshi (山川浩; 1845-March 6, 1898) Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who went on to become a noted general of the early Meiji era. An Aizu retainer famous for his ingenious strategy during the Boshin War, he would later be one of the first people from Aizu to write a history of the years leading up to the war, together with his brother Yamakawa Kenjiro.
Yamal Peninsula Yamal Peninsula (), located in Yamal-Nenets autonomous district of northwest Siberia, Russia, extends roughly 700Â km (435Â mi) and is bordered principally by the Kara Sea, Baydaratskaya Bay on the west, and by the Gulf of Ob on the east. In the language of its indigenous inhabitants, the Nenets, the "Yamal" means "End of the World".
Yamal-Europe pipeline The Yamal-Europe natural gas pipeline is a 4,196-kilometer-long (2,607 mi) pipeline connecting natural gas fields on the Yamal peninsula, Russia, with Germany. The pipeline includes around 3,000 kilometers (1900 mi) in Russia, 575 kilometers (357 mi) in Belarus and 680 kilometers (422 mi) in Poland.
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (), or Yamalia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Tyumen Oblast). It is the largest administrative division of Tyumen with an area 750,300 km² but is also the most sparsely populated with only 507,006 inhabitants (2002 Census).
Yamam The Yamam (), is the acronym for Special Police Unit (יחידת מש×רה מיוחדת, Yeḥidat Mishtara Meyuḥedet), Israel's elite civilian counter-terrorism unit. The Yamam has a world-wide reputation as a professional and successful paramilitary force and it is capable of both hostage-rescue operations and offensive take-over raids against targets in civilian areas.
Yamamoto Fumaru Yamamoto Fumaru (1918-2001) was the Japanese founder of Dai Jutsu Do, an unarmed system of self defense. During the 1940's Master Yamamoto taught his system of combat to the Japanese Army, a combination of Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu and Kodokan Judo.
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (26 November 1852–8 December 1933 ), also called Gonbee, was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the 16th (20 February 1913–16 April 1914) and 22nd (2 September 1923–7 January 1924) Prime Minister of Japan.
Yamamoto Kansuke (1501-1561) was one of Takeda Shingen's most trusted Twenty-Four Generals. He was a brilliant strategist, and is particularly known for his plan which led to victory in the fourth battle of Kawanakajima against Uesugi Kenshin.
Yamamoto, Kagawa Yamamoto (山本町; -cho) was a town located in the former Mitoyo District, Kagawa, Japan. On January 1, 2006 the town merged with six other towns from the district forming the city of Mitoyo and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yamana clan The Yamana clan was a Japanese samurai clan which was one of the most powerful of the Muromachi period (1336-1467); at its peak, members of the family held the position of Constable (shugo) over eleven provinces. Originally from KĹŤzuke province, and later centered in Inaba province, the clan claimed descendance from the Seiwa Genji line, and from Minamoto Yoshishige in particular.
Yamanaka Yukimori Yamanaka Yukimori (ĺ±±ä¸ĺą¸ç››; 1545-1578) was a Japanese samurai based in the Sanin Region following the Sengoku period of the 16th century of Japan. He became a popular figure in kĹŤdan and is well-known as Yamanaka Shikanosuke.
Yamanote Line The is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important commuter lines. Running as a circle, it connects most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres including the Ginza area, Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ikebukuro with all but six of its 29 stations connecting with other railway or underground (subway) lines.
Yamanotera Yamanotera is a small town located in Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. One of its major attractions is the area's temple, which was built by a samurai in around 1600 and is considered of great historical importance to the local people.
Yamanoue no Okura Yamanoue no Okura (山上 憶良; Yamanoue no Okura; 660 - 733) was a Japanese poet, the best known for his poems of child and commoners. He was also a contributor to the Man’yôshû and his writing had a strong Chinese influence.
Yamantaka YamÄntaka () is a MahÄyÄna Buddhist yidam or iṣáąadevatÄ of the Highest Yoga Tantra class in Vajrayana, popular within the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism. YamÄntaka is seen as a wrathful manifestation of MañjuĹ›rÄ«, the buddha of wisdom.
Yamantaka Eye Yamantaka Eye (山塚アイ, real name Yamatsuka Tetsuo (山塚徹éŽ), born 1964 in Kobe) is a Japanese vocalist and visual artist, best known as a member of Boredoms. He has changed his name three times, from Yamatsuka Eye, to Yamataka Eye, to Yamantaka Eye, and sometimes calls himself eYe or Eyâ.
Yamaoka, Gifu Yamaoka (山岡町; -chou) was a town located in the former Ena District, Gifu, Japan. On October 25, 2004 the town merged with three other towns and a village from the district into the expanded city of Ena, Gifu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yamara Yamara is a comic strip] created by [[Barbara Manui and Chris Adams, and is a satire of role-playing games and fantasy settings. It debuted in Dragon Magazine with the May 1988 issue, and ran until the December 1995 issue.
Yamartino Method The Yamartino method is an algorithm for calculating the standard deviation that occurs when measuring wind direction. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has chosen it as the preferred way to make wind direction standard deviation calculations.
Yamasaki, Hyōgo Yamasaki (山崎町; -chō) was a town located in Shiso District, Hyōgo, Japan. On April 1, 2005 the town merged with three other towns from the district forming the city of Shiso and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yamasee The Yamasee were a Muskogean Native American tribe that lived in coastal region of present-day northern Florida and southern Georgia near the Savannah River. Starting in the late 16th century, the Spanish established Catholic missions in the area in which the Yamasee lived.
Yamashina-ku, Kyoto is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and Yamashina Station is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the TĹŤkaidĹŤ Main Line (Biwako Line).
Yamashita's gold Yamashita's Gold is the name given to loot worth tens of billions of dollars stolen in Southeast Asia by Japanese forces during World War II and hidden in caves, tunnels and underground complexes in The Philippines.Chalmers Johnson, "The Looting of Asia", London Review of Books v.
Yamata no Orochi Yamata no Orochi (ĺ…«ĺ˛ă®ĺ¤§č›‡, "big snake of eight branches"), often called Orochi or the Eight-Forked Serpent in English), is a dragon- or serpent-like creature in Japanese mythology. In the ancient Japanese scripture, the Kojiki, after Susanoo is expelled from heaven, he encounters two earthly deities near the head of the Hiigawa River in Izumo Province. They are weeping because they have had to give the Orochi one of their daughters once every year, and now they must sacrifice the eighth and last, whose name is Kushinada.
Yamate is the name of two neighborhoods in Naka-ku, Yokohama. One is the historic Yamate Bluff area, with the Foreigner's Cemetery, many well-preserved residences, two International Schools, and the Sacred Heart Cathedral.
Yamate Gakusha The Yamate Gakusha is an international students' dormitory located 10 minutes' walk from Takadanobaba Station in Tokyo, Japan. The Yamate Gakusha is unique in that it is the home to at most 16 students at any one time.
Yamato class battleship The Yamato class battleships (大和型) of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) were the largest naval vessels of World War II and were the largest, heaviest battleships ever constructed, displacing 65,027 metric tons and armed with nine 46 cm main guns.
Yamato Colony, Florida The Yamato Colony was an attempt to create a community of Japanese farmers in South Florida early in the 20th Century. With encouragement from Florida authorities, people from Miyazu, Japan, mostly young men, were recruited to settle in what is now Boca Raton, Florida.
Yamato Ichihashi Yamato Ichihashi (1878-1963) was one of the first academics of Asian ancestry in the United States. Ichihashi wrote a comprehensive account of his experiences as an internee at the Tule Lake War Relocation Center where he was imprisoned in World War II along with other relocated Japanese Americans.
Yamato Monogatari Yamato Monogatari is a collection of tales and waka poetry from the Heian period of Japan. The exact date of the completetion of the text is unknown, but it majority of the text was completed in the year 951 by an unknown author.
Yamato people The are the dominant native ethnic group of Japan. It is a term that came to be used around the late 19th century to distinguish the residents of the mainland Japan from other minority ethnic groups who have resided in the peripheral areas of Japan such as Ainu, Ryūkyūans, Nivkhs, Uilta, as well as Koreans, Taiwanese, and Taiwanese aborigines who were incorporated into the Empire of Japan in the early 20th century.
Yamato Spirit is an expression translated as "Yamato spirit", "Japanese spirit" or the "Soul of Old Japan". The phrase has no precise meaning beyond "indomitability", but expresses nationalistic enthusiasm by referring to the continuation of an unbroken tradition of bravery and martial fervour inherited from the mythical founder of the Yamato, Jimmu Tenno.
Yamato Takeru Prince Yamatotakeru, originally Prince Ousu [*] was a Japanese legendary prince of the Yamato dynasty, son of KeikĹŤ of Yamato, a legendary monarch who is traditionally counted as the 12th Tenno or Emperor of Japan. The tragic tale of this impressive figure is told in the Japanese chronicles Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.
Yamato-e Yamato-e (大和絵) is a style of Japanese painting inspired by Zen Buddhism and developed in the late Heian period. It is considered the classical Japanese style, as opposed to the later ukiyo-e and the earlier Chinese kara-e.
Yamato-Yagi Station Yamato-Yagi station (大和八木駅, -eki) is a Kintetsu railway train station situated in Nara Prefecture (West Japan - Nishi-Nihon), and is a key station servicing train lines to and from Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, and Nagoya.
Yamato, Niigata Yamato (大和町; -machi) was a town located in Minamiuonuma District, Niigata, Japan. On November 1, 2004 it merged with the town of Muika forming the city of Minamiuonuma and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yamatogoto The {{nihongo|yamatogoto|[also called {{nihongo|wagon|ĺ’Ś][is a six-stringed [[zither] which, unlike the [[koto (musical instrument)|koto and other stringed instruments, is believed to be truly native to Japan, and not imported from mainland Asia. Both names translate literally to "Japanese stringed instrument.
Yamatohime-no-mikoto Yamatohime-no-mikoto is a Japanese deity figure that is said to have established Ise Shrine, where the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu Omikami is enshrined. Yamatohime-no-mikoto is recorded as being the daughter of Emperor Suinin, Japan's 11th Emperor.
Yamatoji Line The is the nickname of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line. The electrified portion is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company.
Yamen A yámen (Chinese characters: 衙門) is any local bureaucrat's, or mandarin's, office and residence of the Chinese Empire. The term has been widely used in China for centuries, but appeared in English during the Qing Dynasty.
Yamhad Yamhad (also written Jamhad or Yamkhad) was an ancient Amorite kingdom centered at Halab, Aleppo, in northern Syria. A substantial Hurrian population also settled in the kingdom, and the Hurrian culture influenced the area.
Yamhill District and Morrison/Southwest 3rd Avenue (MAX stations) The Yamhill District and Morrison/Southwest 3rd Avenue stations are light rail stations on the MAX Blue, Red, and Yellow lines in Portland, Oregon. It is the 4th stop eastbound on the Eastside MAX, and the eastern terminus of the transit mall.
Yamhill River The Yamhill River is a tributary of the Willamette River, approximately 12 mi (19 km) long, in northwestern Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of the Coastal Range west of the Willamette Valley, providing a fertile agricultural valley.
Yamcha Yamcha, the notorious desert bandit, is a fictional character from the manga Dragon Ball and the anime Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. He is a human who has started out as an antagonist of Goku but quickly reformed and became his friend.
Yamit Yamit (ימית) was an Israeli settlement of 600 homes and approximately 2,500 inhabitants in the northeastern part of the Sinai Peninsula that was established during Israel's control of the peninsula from the end of the 1967 Six-Day War, until that part of the Sinai was handed over to Egypt in 1982 as part of the terms of the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty.
Yamna culture The Yamna (from Russian яма "pit") or Pit Grave or Ochre Grave culture is a late copper age/early Bronze Age culture of the Bug/Dniester/Ural region (the Pontic steppe), dating to the 36th–23rd centuries BC. The culture was predominantly nomadic, with some agriculture practiced near rivers and a few hillforts.
Yamoussoukro The District of Yamoussoukro is the official capital city of Côte d'Ivoire. A city of 200,659inhabitants as of 2005, and located 240 kilometers north of Abidjan] on rolling hills and plains, the municipality covers 3,500 km² (1,351.
Yampi Sound Yampi Sound is a part of the Indian Ocean off the coast of northwestern Australia, located between King Sound and Collier Bay. The islands of the Buccaneer Archipelago, located in the sound, contain rich iron ore deposits.
Yamu Kom el-Hisn ("Hill of the Fort" in arabic), (ancient Yamu) is located near the western edge of the Nile delta roughly midway between Cairo and Alexandria and about 10Â km west of the Rosetta branch of the Nile. The site is surrounded by cultivated land and in modern times a village has been built over a portion of the site.
Yan (state) Yan (Pinyin: yÄn, simplified Chinese/traditional Chinese: 燕) was a state during the Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods in China. Its capital was Ji (nowadays Beijing, also known as Yanjing, "capital of Yan").
Yan (Ten Kingdoms) Yan was a very short lived kingdom in the vicinity of present-day Beijing at the beginning of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, which is traditionally dated as being from 907 to 960. Yan only lasted for two years, from 911 to 913.
Yan Fu [Fu or Yen Fu (Chinese]: ĺš´ĺľ© [[courtesy name: Jidao ĺąľé“) (December 10 1853 - October 27 1921) was a Chinese scholar and translator, most famous for introducing Western thoughts, including Darwin's ideas of "natural selection" and "survival of the fittest", into China during the late 19th century.
Yan Golubovsky Yan Golubovsky (born March 9, 1976 in Novosibirsk, USSR) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for Leksands IF of the Swedish Elite League or SEL. He was drafted 1st (23rd overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
Yan Gvozdev Yan Gvozdev (born August 9, 1978 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian rugby league player currently playing for RC Lokomotiv Moscow in the Championship of Russia competition. His position of choice is usually in the backs.
Yan Chai Hospital Chiu Tsang Hok Wan Primary School Yan Chai Hospital Chiu Tsang Hok Wan Primary School (ä»ćżźé†«é™˘č¶™ć›ľĺ¸éźžĺ°Źĺ¸) is a co-educational primary school on the Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong, located in Tsing Yi Estate near Fung Shue Wo Road. It is founded by Yan Chai Hospital, a charity hospital in Tsuen Wan in September 1989 and the third school of the hospital.
Yan Jiaqi Yan Jiaqi 嚴家其 (born December 15, 1942) is a Chinese dissident and federalist. He was formerly a political advisor of Zhao Ziyang during the 1980s but was expelled from the Communist Party of China in 1991 while in exile.
Yan Jun Yan Jun (ĺš´ç•Ż) a certain challenger of Zhuge Liang from Wu, who came as an emissary of the alliance, to a battle with words but ultimately lost the debate. After Sun Quan attained the rank of emperor, Yan Jun was appointed to the rank of Defense Minister.
Yan Nawa Yan Nawa or Yannawa () is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by (clockwise from west to northeast) Rat Burana (across Chao Phraya River), Bang Kho Laem, Sathon and Khlong Toei districts of Bangkok while its remaining neighbor from east to south is Amphoe Phra Pradaeng of Samut Prakan Province.
Yan Tan Tethera Yan Tan Tethera was a traditional numeric jargon used by shepherds to count sheep in northern England and southern Scotland. Until the Industrial Revolution, the use of specialized traditional number systems was common among shepherds, especially in the dales of the Lake District.
Yan Xiang Yan Xiang was a minister of the Three Kingdoms Era of early Chinese history that served under Shu. He admonished Yuan Shu, who at the time was attempting to use the Imperial Seal to pretend that he was the emperor, by telling him of the old tale of King Wen of Zhou.
Yan Yan Yan Yan (嚴顏) was a brave and loyal general under Liu Zhang during the Three Kingdoms Period in Chinese history. He was later captured by Zhang Fei after being defeated by him, but refused to submit to Zhang.
Yan Yean, Victoria Yan Yean is a locality north of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia. It is home to Melbourne's first reservoir, a 560 hectare lake with a capacity of 30,000 megalitres that was first established in December 1853 and which provides water to Melbourne's northern and central suburbs.
Yan Zhenqing Yan Zhenqing () (709 – 785) was a leading Chinese calligrapher and a loyal governor of the Tang Dynasty. His artistic accomplishment in Chinese calligraphy parallels the greatest master calligraphers throughout the history, and his calligraphy style, Yan, is the textbook-style that every calligraphy lover has to imitate today.
Yana Churikova Yana Churikova is a Russian journalist, who worked on MTV Russia. She has also gained publicity across Europe and the world for presenting the results of the Russian televote at the Eurovision Song Contest for several years.
Yana people The Yana people were a group of Native Americans indigenous to Northern California in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains, on the western side of the range. The Yana people comprised four groups: the Northern Yana, the Central Yana, the Southern Yana, and the Yahi.
Yanacocha Yanacocha is a gold mine in central Peru, considered one of the biggest and most profitable in the world producing over US$7 billion worth of gold to date. The 251-square kilometer open pit mine is situated about 18 kilometers north of Cajamarca, in high pampa, straddling the watershed.
Yanadani, Ehime was a village located in Kamiukena District, Ehime, Japan. On August 1, 2004 the village merged with the town of Kuma and two other neighboring villages to form the town of KumakĹŤgen and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yanagi Kotarou Koutarou Yanagi (柳浩太éŽ, Yanagi Kotarou) is a young Japanese actor who plays in various movies, dramas, and stage events. He's most commonly referred to as "Yanagi", although he sometimes shortens it to "Yana" or "Nagi.
Yanagida, Ishikawa Yanagida (ćźłç”°ćť‘; -mura) was a village located in Fugeshi District, Ishikawa, Japan. On March 1, 2005 the village merged with the town of Uchiura (from neighboring Suzu District) into the town of Noto and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yanaikat-sey Mantaran Cheral Yanaikat-sey Mantaran Cheral was a Chera king whoo ruled during the Sangam period (between the first and the third century CE). According to Sangam literature he was a contemporary of Pandya king Talaiyaalam-Kaanattu Seru Vendra Neduncezhian.
Yanam (India) Yanam or Yanaon is a district of the Union territory of Puducherry and a town in that district. Yanam has some 300 years of history and is well known as French Yanam even now although it was transferred to India in 1954.
Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture (; Korean: ě—°ëł€ěˇ°ě„ ěˇ±ěžěąěŁĽ Yeonbyeon Joseonjok Jachiju) is an autonomous prefecture in Jilin province, in the northeastern part of the People's Republic of China. Yanbian is south of Heilongjiang, east of Jilin's Baishan City, north of North Korea's North Hamgyong Province, and west of Russia.
Yanbu' al Bahr Yanbu' al Bahr (Arabic: ينبع البŘر "spring by the sea"), also known simply as Yanbu, Yambo, or Yenbo, is a major Red Sea port in the Al Madinah province of western Saudi Arabia. It is approximately 350 kilometers north of Jeddah (at ).
Yancey Arias Yancey Arias (born on June 27, 1971 in New York) is an American actor most noted for his work on television crime dramas, particularly his roles as Miguel Cadena in the NBC series Kingpin and as Gabriel Williams in the FX series Thief.
Yancey Thigpen Yancey Dirk Thigpen (born August 15, 1969 in Tarboro, North Carolina) is a former professional American Football wide receiver who played for the San Diego Chargers(1991), Pittsburgh Steelers(1992-1997), and the Tennessee Titans(1998-2000). Before his NFL career, he played for Winston-Salem State University.
Yancey's Tavern Yancey's Tavern is a historic structure located in Sullivan County, Tennessee on Island Road, the first wagon road in the state (1761). The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Yanco Agricultural High School Yanco Agricultural High School is a major co-educational agricultural secondary school located in the small town of Yanco in the Local Government Area of Leeton in south western New South Wales. The school is one of four agricultural high schools in New South Wales which include Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School in Tamworth in northern New South Wales, James Ruse Agricultural High School in western Sydney and Hurlstone Agricultural High School in southern Sydney.
Yanco Powerhouse Museum Yanco Powerhouse Museum is located at Binua Street in Yanco, New South Wales Australia. Yanco Powerhouse was built to supply power to the MIA (Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area) in 1913 and was decommissioned in 1957 when the Snowy Mountains Scheme was completed.
Yancy Street Gang The Yancy Street Gang are a fictional street gang occasionally featured in the Fantastic Four comic book published by Marvel Comics. The gang is depicted as frequenting downtown Manhattan, and serves as a recurring antagonist of the Thing, tormenting him for typically humorous effect.
Yandere (also referred to as deretsun) is a Japanese term for a personality that is initially loving ([and then combative (cranky]), often brutally so. Yandere is a combination of the two words , meaning to be sick, and , which is defined as exhausted or lovestruck.
Yane Sandanski Yane Ivanov Sandanski or Jane Ivanov Sandanski (May 18, 1872, Vlahi, present day Bulgaria - April 22, 1915 near Melnik, Bulgaria) was a Bulgarian revolutionary from Macedonia, one of the leaders of the BMARC since 1895 (SMARO from 1902 and IMRO from 1906). He is considered an ethnic Macedonian in the Republic of Macedonia, a view supported to an extent in Serbia.
Yang Bin Yang Bin (楊斌) (born 1961) is a Chinese-Dutch businessman who was formerly listed as the second richest man in China by Forbes for 2001. He once held assets in the horticulture and real estate industries, owning stakes in the Euro-Asia Agricultural Holdings and Holland Village, China.
Yang Bo Yang Bo (born September 8, 1973) is a Chinese gymnast. She is known for her work on the balance beam for which she created a move known as the "Yang Bo", which is rated as a D element in the Code of Points.
Yang di-Pertua Negeri Yang di-Pertua Negeri, literally the "head of state" in Malay, is the title of the largely symbolic state Governors of the Malaysian states of Penang, Malacca, Sabah and Sarawak, who are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or King of Malaysia.
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