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Jaw
This article is about the anatomical part. For other uses of the term, see Jaws (disambiguation). Human jaw front view Human jaw left view Human jaw top view The jaw is either of the two opposable structures forming, or near the entrance to, the mouth. In most vertebrates, the jaw..
Jawa
Jawa may refer to: Jawa, an island in Indonesia, known in English as "Java"Jawa Motors, a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles based in the Czech RepublicJawa, an alien race from Star Wars This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same ti..
Jawad
Jawad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Neemuch district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Geography Jawad is located at [24.6° N 74.85° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jawad]. It has an average elevation of 452 metres (1482 feet). Demographics As o..
Jawad Bulani
Jawad al-Bulani was appointed Interior Minister in the Council of Ministers of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on 8 June 2006. Bulani is a Shi'a independent member of the United Iraqi Alliance. Bulani was born in Baghdad in 1960 and grew up in Al-Amarah. He was an air force engineer under the ..
Jawad Jabber Sadkhan
Jawad Jabber Sadkhan is a citizen of Iraq, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba. [list of prisoners (.pdf)], US Department of Defense, April 20 2006 His detainee ID number is 433. Combatant Status Review Tribunal Initially the Bush admin..
Jawad Saleem
-->Jawad Saleem (Arabic:جواد سليم ) was an Iraqi sculptor born in Ankara (Turkey) -->in 1920. He studied sculpture in Paris, (1938-1939), Rome (1939-1940) and London (1946-1949). After he returned to Iraq, he was appointed head of the Sculpture Dept. at the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghd..
Jawad Zairi
Jawad Zairi (born 1982 in Taza, Morocco) is a footballer. He joined the French Ligue 2 team FC Gueugnon when he was 15. In the summer of 2001, he joined the Ligue 1 side FC Sochaux as a striker and has a contract with them through 2008. Unhappy with the amount of play time he was getting under mana..
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindi: , Pronunciation: / dʒəvaːhərlaːl nehruː /) (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964), also called Pandit (Scholar or Teacher) Nehru, was one of the most important leaders of the Indian Independence Movement and, as the head of the Indian National Congress, became the ..
Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Jawaharlal Nehru Port (also known as Nhava-Sheva) is a port in Maharashtra, India that borders the Arabian Sea. The sea port is named after the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. The port is run by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, an organisation entrusted with the operations of the l..
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium may refer to: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New DelhiJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, KochiJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, ChennaiThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to ch..
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a Chennai stadium and seats 40,000. It hosts football (soccer), and athletic competitions. The complex also houses a multi purpose indoor stadium with a seating capacity of 8000 which hosts volleyball, basket ball, table tennis etc. The stadium is named after Jawaharl..
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (locally known as Kaloor International stadium) is an international stadium in Kochi, Kerala, India. It is the only international stadium in Kerala. It has played host to a number of international cricket matches, as well as national football matches. The stadium has a ca..
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India was built by the Government of India in 1982. The massive facility is an all-purpose sports arena hosting football (soccer) and other sporting events, as well as large-scale entertainment events, such as concerts by India’s leading musical acts an..
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) is a university located in Hyderabad, India. JNTU also has campuses in the districts of Kakinada and Anantapur. Though the university focuses mainly on engineering, it offers programs at the undergraduate, masters and doctoral level in a wide variety..
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. Named after Jawaharlal Nehru (the first Prime Minister of India), the university is among the premier universities in India in the field of Liberal arts,Languages, Political Science and Economics. The buildings are archi..
Jawaharnagar (Gujarat Refinery)
Jawaharnagar (Gujarat Refinery) is a town and a industrial notified area in Vadodara district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Jawaharnagar (Gujarat Refinery) had a population of 4666. Males constitute 51% of the po..
Jawahar Bharati College
Jawahar Bharati Degree College, established in 1951,is in the town of Kavali in Nellore district of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Jawahar Bharati is considered a premier institute and draws students from many towns in Nellore district. In 1951 it was started as Kavali college. An young grad..
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
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Jawahar Planetarium
The Jawahar Planetarium is located in the city of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built in 1979 and is situated beside Anand Bhawan. ..
Jawahar Singh
Jawahar Singh was ruler of Bharatpur state .He succeeded to the throne when his father Maharaja Suraj Mal died in 1763. ..
Jawahar Wattal
Jawahar Wattal (1961 ? - ) is one of India's best-known music composers. He is known for his innovative use of folk themes. MAJOR AWARDS 1998 Channel V Award for the Best Music Composer 2000 Sangeet Samrat Award by the Press Club of Punjab 2000 Multi-platinum Award for Mera Dil Bole Piya Piy..
Jawahir Shah
Jawahir ShahEast Africa (EAF) Batting style Right-handed batsman Bowling type - Tests ODIs Matches - 3 '''Runs scored - 46 Batting average - 15.33 100s/50s -/- 0/0 Top score - 37 ..
Jawai
Jawai is a city and a municipal board in Jaintia Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Jawai had a population of 25,023. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Jawai has an average liter..
Jawai Dam
Jawai dam is a dam built across Jawai river ,a tributary of Luni river .The dam is situated near Sumerpur town in Pali District of Rajasthan state in India. It was built by the rulers of Marwar .It is the main water supply source for Jodhpur city and parts of Pali district.Some villages of Jalore..
Jawalamukhi
Jawalamukhi is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kangra district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Jawalamukhi had a population of 4931. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jawalamukhi has ..
Jawami ul-Hikayat
Jawāmi ul-Hikāyāt wa Lawāmi' ul-Riwāyāt (also transcribed Djami al-Hikayat and Jami al-Hikayat) (جوامع الحکایات و لوامع الروایات) is a famous collection of Persian anecdotes written in the early 13th century. Written by Zahiriddin Nasr Muhammad Aufi and dedicated to..
Jawan
The word jawan as an adjective may refer to a young man in Urdu, and many North Indian languages which mostly derived from Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi and other languages. However, it is also used as a noun for a soldier of the Indian Army or the Pakistani army. It is used in much the same mea..
Jawand
Jawand is the largest district of Badghis Province, Afghanistan, located in the southeast. Its population is estimated at 186,000, although a 1990 estimate by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) puts the population at 46,403. Jawand has approximately 380 villages, with ne..
Jawar
Jawar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sehore district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Geography Jawar is located at [21.93° N 76.45° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jawar]. It has an average elevation of 294 metres (964 feet). Demographics As of..
Jawa Motors
Jawa is a motorcycle manufacturer in the Czech republic, formerly Czechoslovakia. It was named after its founder Janeček bought the motorcycle production of Wanderer in 1929. The company is still active today. Jawa is pronounced (roughly) "Yah-wah" Contents 1 History1.1 First model1.2..
Jawbone
Jawbone can refer to the following: part of the body MandibulaA blues musician Jawbone (musician)A musical instrument made from the jawbone of a horse. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you ..
Jawbone-Butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern
The Jawbone-Butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC), is located northwest of California City at the southern end of the Sierra Nevada in California. Motor vehicle use within the ACEC is restricted to specific trails and roads. The area includes the Jawbone OHV Open Area, and lies j..
Jawboneofanass
Jawboneofanass was Scaterd Few's second full-length studio album. It is musically, their most diverse album[[Citing sources citation needed]]. Track listing "Witchcraft""Dreams""Sinking In Sorrow""Sheets""Stretch""Once Upon...""Oom Pah Pah""Reel Not Real""Holding Stare""D..
Jawbone (instrument)
The jawbone of a donkey or zebra has been used as a primitive percussion instrument. When struck, the teeth rattle; it can be viewed as an early precursor of the vibraslap. ..
Jawbone (musician)
Jawbone is the pseudonym of Bob Zabor, an American blues musician from Detroit. He is particularly unusual in that he is a one-man band. The instruments he plays include the harmonica, the guitar and the tambourine. He deliberately aims for a lo-fi sound, akin to early blues recordings. He is stea..
Jawbone Radio
A podcast airing from the "Nobby Annex" (otherwise known as an attic home office) in beautiful Lakewood, OH outside of Cleveland. Co-hosts Len and Nora (AKA Knorah) Peralta talk and debate life, marriage, racism, geekdom, art and politics. Jawbone is a member of the Trypod Network. The podcast, ..
Jawboning
During the mid- to late 1960s, the Lyndon B. Johnson Administration tried to deal with the mounting inflationary pressures by direct government influence. Wage-price guideposts were set up, and the power of the presidency was used to coerce big businesses and labor into going along with these guidep..
Jawbox
Jawbox was a punk rock/indie rock/post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C.. Its members were J. Robbins (vocals/guitar), Bill Barbot (guitar), Kim Coletta (bass guitar), and Adam Wade & Zach Barocas (drums). Robbins had played in the final incarnation of Government Issue, which was the longest..
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker can refer to the following: A Jawbreaker is a hard candy with multiple layersJawbreaker is a book by Gary Berntsen describing the CIA's pursuit of Osama bin LadenJawbreaker is a 1999 film directed by Darren Stein and starring Rose McGowanJawbreaker was a San Francisco punk rock bandJawbr..
Jawbreaker (band)
Jawbreaker was an iconic San Francisco punk rock band. They had their roots in Los Angeles, where members Blake Schwarzenbach and Adam Pfahler were students at Crossroads High School. The band came together when they met bass player Chris Bauermeister at New York University in 1988. Contents ..
Jawbreaker (film)
Jawbreaker is a 1999 comedy directed by Darren Stein. Although targeted towards a teen audience, the film's darker elements set it apart from others in the teen film genre. The cult favorite was released Feb. 19,1999. Tagline: Death totally bites. Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]:..
Jawed Siddiqi
Jawed Siddiqi is Professor of Software Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University, England. Siddiqi received a BSc degree in mathematics from the University of London, followed by an MSc and PhD in computer science at the University of Aston, Birmingham. During 1991–1993, he was a visiting resear..
Jawhar
Jawhar is a town and a hill station in the Thane District of Maharastra state. It is about 166 km from Mumbai and 80 km from the city of Nasik. The native state of Jawhar was originally founded in 1343 AD. As a princely state, it became a part of Bombay Presidency during the British Raj. Referenc..
Jawhar as-Siqilli
Jawhar the Sicilian (Arabic: جوهر الصقلي) main transliteration: Jawhar as-Siqilli (d.992) was the most important military leader in the Fatimid history. He founded the city of Cairo and the great al-Azhar mosque. Biography Jawhar originated from a Christian family in the Emirate of Sicily..
Jawi
The Jawi alphabet. The chart should be read right-to-left, top-down. Jawi (Arabic: جوي Jăwi) is an adapted Arabic alphabet for writing the Malay language. It is used as one of two official scripts in Brunei, and is employed to a limited extent in Malaysia, in Indonesia, in Patani in sout..
Jawi, Penang
Jawi is a town on the mainland side of Penang, Malaysia. Penang Districts: North East Penang Island | South West Penang Island | North Seberang Perai | Central Seberang Perai | South Seberang Perai City: George Town Towns: Balik Pulau | Batu Ferringhi | Batu Maung | Bayan Lepas | Bukit M..
Jawor
Church of Peace Jawor (German: Jauer) is a town in southwestern Poland with 25,700 inhabitants (1998). Situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Legnica Voivodship (1975-1998). In the city is one of the protestant Churches of Peace. Official City Site- http..
Jaworow
Jaworow is a town in Poland, located about 50 km west of Lwowone. It was infamous during world war 2 for its presence of concentration camps around the area. Around 5,000 Jews remained in the ghetto during the course of the war. External Links [Jaworow Ghetto] ..
Jaworski
Jaworski is a Polish surname and may refer to: Leon Jaworski, Polish-Austrian-American lawyer and Special Prosecutor during the Watergate Scandal.Marian Cardinal Jaworski, Cardinal, archbishop of Lviv for the Latins.Robert Jaworski (nicknamed "Jawô"), Polish-Filipino basketball legend and former s..
Jaworzno
Jaworzno is a town in southern Poland with 98,500 inhabitants (1995). It is located in the Silesian Voivodship, which it has been since 1999). Previously, it could be found in Katowice Voivodship (1975-1998). Before 1975 it was situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodship. It was first mentioned in t..
Jawor County
Jawor County (in Polish powiat jaworski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Lower Silesian Voivodship in Poland, created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. County site: Jawor Area: 581.3 sq. km Population: 54,900 Admi..
Jawoyn
The Jawoyn people are a group of Indigenous Australians living in the Northern Territory of Australia. The Jawoyn are known for an unusual relationship they forged with a local mining corporation. When that corporation wanted to gain access to Jawoyn land, rather than sell the land outright, they ..
Jaws-Project
Jaws is a Framework and Content Management System for building dynamic web sites. It aims to be User-Friendly by giving ease of use and lots of ways to customize web sites, but at the same time is Developer-Friendly by offering a simple and powerful framework to hack your own modules. Jaws is open..
Jaws: The Revenge
Jaws: The Revenge (a.k.a Jaws 4) (1987) is the third and final sequel to Steven Spielberg's 1975 film Jaws. It is widely considered to be one of the worst movies ever and was one of the only films to receive a 0% fresh rating from the critics on rottentomatoes.com. Another film included King's Ran..
Jawsfest
JawsFest was a weekend long celebration of the 30th anniversary of the movie Jaws. The festivities took place in June 2005 on the island of Martha's Vineyard where the movie was filmed. Many fans from around the world attended JawsFest. The "fest" included: Island businesses recreating the islan..
Jaws (beach)
Jaws is the name given a beach near the town of Peahi on the island of Maui. It is on the northern side, located between mile markers 13 and 14 on Hana highway. It sits at the base of rolling sugar cane field hills. As of 2006, the road to Jaws had been intentionally blocked by placing derelict vehi..
Jaws (disambiguation)
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The jaw is either of the two opposable structures forming, or near the entrance to, the mouth. Jaws may refer to the following: Jaws, a novel by Peter Benchley.Jaws (film), the 1975 film based on this novel, directed by Steven Spie..
Jaws (film)
This article is about the 1975 film. For other uses of the term, see Jaws (disambiguation). Jaws (1975) is an American film, based on one of the best-selling books of all time [link] , a novel by Peter Benchley, which was itself inspired by actual shark attack events in American history..
Jaws (James Bond)
Jaws is a fictional assassin in the James Bond media franchise with stainless steel teeth. Jaws got his nickname due to his unique strong metal teeth that could bite through virtually anything. The character was played by actor Richard Kiel. During filming, Kiel would only wear the metal teeth for ..
JAWS (screen reader)
JAWS (an acronym for Job Access With Speech) is a screen reader for the visually impaired. JAWS is produced by the Blind and Low Vision Group at Freedom Scientific of St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. Its purpose is to make MS-DOS and, more recently, Microsoft Windows accessible to a blind user. It acco..
Jaws (video game)
Jaws is an NES game based on the film of the same name. Unlike the movie, the game is a simple shark hunt arranged like an action RPG; the player pilots a boat across the sea, randomly encountering groups of hostile sea creatures, who are fought in a 2D side-scrolling section ala [[Zelda II: The Ad..
Jaws 2
Jaws 2 (1978) is the first sequel to Jaws. It is set four years after the events of the original film. Its famous tagline is: ''"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..." Contents 1 Production2 Plot3 Critical reaction4 Reference5 External links Prod..
Jaws 3-D
Jaws 3-D (a.k.a. Jaws 3) is a 1983 horror movie and the second sequel to the 1975 classic Jaws. There was a revived interest in 3-D film in the 1980s, with a handful of other movies (e.g. Friday the 13th Part 3 and Amityville 3-D) being released. The film tried to maximise the potential of the te..
Jaws Attraction (Orlando)
This article is about the amusement park attraction. For other uses of the term, see Jaws (disambiguation). Jaws is a slow-moving boat ride at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida based upon the film Jaws. It simulates a shark attack in Amity Harbor. The boats rocks back and forth and riders are ..
Jaws Unleashed
Jaws Unleashed is a 2006 video game licensed from the 1975 film Jaws. It was developed by Appaloosa Interactive, developer of the popular Ecco the Dolphin series and released by Majesco. Contents 1 Storyline2 Free Roam3 Game extras4 Reaction5 See also6 External Link..
Jaws Wired Shut
"Jaws Wired Shut" is the ninth episode of the thirteenth season of The Simpsons. The title is a reference to the film Eyes Wide Shut. Contents 1 Synopsis2 Quotes3 Soundtrack4 Trivia Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. A g..
Jawwad Farid
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since July 2006. Born 1971, education Habib ..
Jawyshyghr
According to ibn Fadlan, the Jawyshyghr was an official in the Khazar government under the command of the Khagan Bek. Ibn Fadlan did not describe the duties of this officer. Douglas M. Dunlop hypothesized that the name derives from the pharas Chavush Uyghur or "Marshal of the Uyghurs"; however, othe..
Jaw jerk reflex
The jaw jerk reflex is a motor reflex used to test the status of a patient's trigeminal nerve (CN V). The mandible—-or lower jaw—-is tapped at a downward angle just below the lips at the chin while the mouth is held slightly open. Normally this reflex is absent or very slight. However in individ..
J Award
The J Award is an award given by influential Australian youth radio station Triple J to Australian Album of the Year. It is judged by a panel of members of the music industry, led by Richard Kingsmill. The award was inaugurated in 2005, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the station's establishm..
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