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J. Geils Band
The J. Geils Band was an American music group that had a successful blues-rock/R&B-influenced sound in the 1970s, before moving towards a more pop-influenced sound in the 1980s, which brought them MTV airplay and their 1982 international hit single "Centerfold". The band started as an acoustic blue..
Jäger
Jäger (plural also Jäger, IPA pronunciation: [jeː.gɝ]) is a German word for "hunter". In English it is often written with the ("double") plural Jägers, or as jaeger (pl. jaegers) or incorrectly jager (pl. jagers) to avoid the umlaut. It is written as Jagger (as in Mick Jagger) in the A..
Jägermeister
A bottle of Jägermeister Jägermeister (German for master of the hunt in the sense of "expert" or "committed" hunter, see Jäger) is a strong (70-proof; 35%) liqueur flavored with herbs (similar to Danish stomach bitters such as Gammel Dansk, the Hungarian Unicum, or Czech liqueur Becherovka..
Jäger (military)
For other uses, see Jäger. Jäger was adopted in the Enlightenment era to describe a kind of light infantry, and it has continued in that use since then. More recently it has also been adopted in the original sense of "hunter" for compound terms such as Panzerjäger, "tank destroyer" (literally "t..
Jōgen
Jōgen (承元) was a Japanese era after Ken'ei and before Kenryaku that spanned from 1207 to 1211. Reigning emperors were Emperor Tsuchimikado and Emperor Juntoku. Jogen1st2nd3rd4th5th Gregorian12071208120912101211 Preceded by:Ken'ei Japanese era name Followed by:Kenryaku ..
Jõgeva
Jõgeva linn Flag Coat of arms County Jõgeva County Mayor Viktor Svjatõšev Area km² Density 6,3841,653.9/km² Coordinates [58°44' N 26°23'' E] Location of Jõgeva Jõgeva is a small town in Estonia with a population of around 6000 people. It is t..
Jõgeva County
Jõgeva maakond Flag Coat of arms Capital Jõgeva Governor Aivar Kokk Area km² (10th) Density 9th)14.5/km² (11th) ISO 3166-2 EE-49]] Jõgeva County (Estonian: Jõgeva maakond), or Jõgevamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of t..
Jægerkorpset
Soldiers in training, September 2005 Jægerkorpset (translated from Danish as Hunter Corps or Ranger Corps) is a Danish Special Forces unit, a part of the Royal Danish Army. Its base is Aalborg Air Base. Members of the corps wear a burgundy beret with a post horn badge. Jægerkorpset is comp..
Jægerspris
--> Jægerspris is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Frederiksborg County in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 96 km², and has a total population of 9,480 (2005). Its mayor is Ole Find, a member of the Social Democrats..

 


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