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Jig
This article is about the folk dance; for other meanings, see Jig (disambiguation). The jig (sometimes seen in its French language or Italian language forms gigue or giga) is a folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type, popular in Ireland and Scotland. It is a popular tune-type wi..
Jig-a-Jig
Jig-a-Jig was a UK Top 10 hit single in 1971 by 1970s progressive rock band East of Eden. It's also the title of a full length album by the band. In 2006 british folk metal band Skyclad released their Jig-a-Jig EP featuring the song and three tracks from the recording sessions of the band's previo..
Jig-a-Jig (EP)
Jig-a-Jig is British folk metal group Skyclad's third limited edition EP. According to [the band's official website] it will be sold through the band's website and at gigs only. This EP features Skyclad's cover of Jig-a-Jig by East of Eden and three tracks from the A Semblance of Normali..
Jigai
the wife of Onodera Junai, one of the Forty-seven Ronin, prepares for her suicide. Jigai was a traditional method of ritual suicide for women in Japan. Although the term literally means "self damage" and in principle can refer to suicide in general, in practice it normally refers to the ritual..
Jigar Moradabadi
Jigar Moradabadi (nom de plume, not his real name) was a poet who hailed from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, and is famous for his Urdu ghazals. He belonged to the classical school of ghazal writing and was a mentor of Majrooh Sultanpuri, a famous lyricist of Indian Film Industry who penned many ..
Jigawa State
Jigawa StateState nickname: The New World Location Statistics Governor (List) Saminu Turaki (ANPP) Date Created 27 August 1991 Capital Dutse Area 23,154 km²Ranked 18th Population 1991 Census 2005 est. Ranked 8th 2,829,929 4,988,888 ISO 3166-2 NG-JI Jigawa State is a state in cent..
Jigdo
Jigdo (contraction of "Jigsaw download") is a download utility designed for the Debian distribution of GNU/Linux that downloads files from several mirrors in order to build an optical disk image. A typical application of Jigdo is with its jigdo-file utility. A user that wishes to assemble a disk im..
Jigga What, Jigga Who
"Jigga What, Jigga Who" was a single from rapper Jay-Z's third album, [[Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life]]. Produced by Timbaland, it proved to be successful, helping propel Vol. 2 to 5x platinum status and establish Jay-Z as one of the most popular rappers in the post-Biggie and Tupac era. The song was ori..
Jigger
The term jigger may refer to: A measure of volume approximately equal to one and one half fluid ounces or about 44 mL; see shot glass.A bartending tool used to measure alcoholic beverage ingredientsOne of the two distinct parasitic arthropods collectively knowns as chiggersA pejorative portmanteau c..
Jiggerpole
A jiggerpole (or jigger pole) is a very long fishing pole that is used with a very short and very heavy line, usually a foot (0.3 m) or less of 50 lbf (220 N) test or heavier. Then a large lure or bait is attached and manually worked around the shoreline and cover. ..
Jiggerypipery
Jiggerypipery are a folk band, based in Dartmoor, Devon, England. There music creates mayhem in the mind, whilst mysteriously moving your body to their almost natural sound. As well as being played on national radio, they've released two albums to date. Discography The Drift (2003)Jiggerypipery (20..
Jigglypuff
''Purin redirects here, for the Sanrio character, see Purin (sanrio). is one of the original Pokémon, appearing in the anime series as well as video games. Jigglypuff are well known for their ability to sing a mysterious melody – containing, as is customary in all Pokémon vocalization, only..
Jiggolo
Jiggolo is a rapper from the United States. As of 2006, he has not recorded and released an album. Discography Hey Shawty (Capitol Records) 2005 External links Official [Jiggolo] Website ..
Jiggs, Nevada
A small town inside Elko County, Nevada. It has a very small school. ..
Jiggs Whigham
Jiggs Whigham (born Oliver Haydn Whigham III on 20 August 1943) is one of the finest living jazz trombonists. Born in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, he began his professional career at age 16, joining the Tommy Dorsey big band in the late 1950s. He left that band for Stan Kenton, where he played in the t..
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (May 2, 1929 – July 15/21, 1972) was the third king of Bhutan. He ended his country's isolation, introduced modernity, and took the first steps toward democratization. Upon succeeding his father, Jigme Wangchuck, on October 27, 1952, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck put an end to fe..
Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck
--> Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (born February 21 1980) is the Crown Prince of Bhutan. He is the son of the current King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, and his third wife Queen Ashi Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck (born December 29, 1957). He is the oldest son of the king. He has a younger full ..
Jigme Lingpa
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Jigme Phuntsok
Khenpo ("Abbot") Jigme Phuntsok (1933-2004) was a Nyingma lama from the Dhok region of Kham (in what is now the modern Chinese province of Sichuan. His family were nomads. At the age of two he was identified as the reincarnation of Terton Lerdo Lingpa (1852-1926). He studied Dzogchen at Nubzor Mona..
Jigme Rinpoche
Jigme Rinpoche can refer to one of the following Tibetan Buddhist lamas: Jigme Rinpoche, of the Karma Kagyu school;Jigme Tromge Rinpoche, of the Nyingma school. redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Jigme Singye Wangchuk --> Became King July 21/24, 1972 Date of Birth November 11, 1955 Place of Birth Dechenchholing Palace, Thimphu, Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck is the fourth and present King of Bhutan. He was born November 11, 1955 and succeeded to the throne at the age of 17..
Jigme Tromge
Tromge Tulku Jigme Ngawang Norbu Rinpoche is a teacher of Tibetan Buddhism of the Nyingma order. He was born in 1964 in Orissa, India to the renowned Buddhist master, Chagdud Rinpoche (1930-2002). He was recognized at an early age by Chöling Rinpoche as his previous life’s son Tsewang Norbu, who..
Jigme Wangchuk
Jigme Wangchuk (1905 – March 30, 1952) was the second king of Bhutan from August 21, 1926 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Ugyen Wangchuk and was eductaed in English, Hindi and Bhuddist literature. Under his reign, Bhutan continued to maintain almost complete isolation from th..
Jignesh Desai
Jignesh DesaiUnited States (USA) Batting style Left-handed batsman (LHB) Bowling type Right-arm off-break (ROB) Tests ODIs Matches 0 1 '''Runs scored - 16 Batting average - 16.00 100s/50s - 0/0 Top score - 16 ..
Jigo
Jigo (ジゴ) is a Japanese Go term. It is used when both players have an equal amount of total points (territory + captures). It was used in the centuries before komi was created. There are still jigo matches today, but professional matches must use komi. ..
Jigoku
Jigoku may refer to: Jigoku, as a 1960 Japanese Horror Film.Di Yu, the realm of the dead or "hell" in Chinese mythology. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to ..
Jigokudani Monkey Park
Japan's Jigokudani Monkey Park (地獄谷野猿公苑 Jigokudani Yaenkōen) is in Yamanouchi, Shimotakai District, Nagano Prefecture. It is part of the Joshin-etsu Kogen National Park, and is located in the valley of the Yokoyu-River, in the northern part of the prefecture. The name Jigokudani, ..
Jigokumon
Jigokumon (Japanese: 地獄門, Gate of Hell) is a 1953 film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. It won the 1954 Palme d'or grand prize award at the Cannes Film Festival, the 1955 Academy Honorary Award for "Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1954", and the 1954 New..
Jigoku (film)
Jigoku is a 1960 Japanese horror film, directed by Nobuo Nakagawa and starring Utako Mitsuya. The title's translation means Hell. The story tells of a young theology student who flees a hit-and-run accident, he is plagued by both his own guilt-ridden conscience and a mysterious, diabolical doppe..
Jigoku Shōjo
|} is an anime series adapted from manga of same name (currently serialized in Nakayoshi magazine). Following the success of the first season, a second season is planned. Contents 1 Story2 Cast3 Episodes4 Theme songs5 OST6 External links Story '闇に纏いし..
Jigoro Kano
Dr. Jigorō Kanō (嘉納 治五郎 Kanō Jigorō, 1860 in Kobe, Japan - 1938) is the founder of Judo. He was a perfectionist, a disciplinarian and a traditionalist. But, at the same time, an innovator, an internationalist and a man of great generosity. More importan..
Jigsaw
This article is about the power tool, for other uses see Jigsaw (disambiguation). A Bosch power jigsaw A jigsaw (also called saber saw or sabre saw) is a type of saw used for cutting arbitrary curves, such as stenciled designs or other custom shapes, into a piece of wood or similar material...
Jigsaw (band)
Jigsaw is a long standing British pop music group fronted by the singing/songwriting duo Clive Scott and Des Dyer. Originally a six piece band formed in 1966 they went on to score a number of hit singles around the world. They also released a total of no fewer than 13 albums. The group was partly i..
Jigsaw (comics)
Jigsaw is the name of at least two comic book characters, one a villain , the other a superhero. Contents 1 Harvey Comics2 Marvel Comics3 Elseworlds3.1 2004 Punisher Video Game & Film4 References Harvey Comics The first Jigsaw was the Joe Simon-created star of an epon..
Jigsaw (computer game)
Jigsaw is an interactive fiction (IF) game, written by Graham Nelson in 1995. It begins at the turn of the 21st Century, with the player discovering a time machine enabling him or her to travel throughout the 20th Century, visiting many of its most historic moments. It is widely recognised as a ma..
Jigsaw (disambiguation)
Jigsaw can refer to: jigsaw, a type of cutting tooljigsaw puzzlejigsaw (comics)Jigsaw (band)Jigsaw (US TV series), a 1970's television showJigsaw (UK TV series), a children's TV programJigsaw (software), a free/opensource Java-based HTTP web server programJigsaw Killer, a fictional character feature..
Jigsaw (software)
Jigsaw is a free software/open source HTTP web server written to be cross-platform in the programming-language java. Jigsaw was started May 1996 by World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and is an [W3C Open Source Project]. As of November 2005 the latest release was on June 8, 2005 with Jigsaw 2..
Jigsaw (UK TV series)
Jigsaw was a 1970s British children's television series, written and direct by Clive Doig. The presenters were Janet Ellis, Adrian Hedley, Paul Clayton and Wilf Lunn. Other unusual characters included Mr Noseybonk (Hedley), Biggum the Giant (John Leeson), Dot (Julia Binstead) and the O-Men (Sylves..
Jigsaw (US TV series)
Jigsaw was a short-lived television crime and drama program, which took air-dating on the ABC network on a Thursday, and ran from 1972 to 1973. The program starred James Wainwright as Lt. Frank Dain, who works at a Police Department in the state of California. ..
Jigsaw 2099
Jigsaw, originally known as Multi-Fractor, is a villain in Marvel Comics' Marvel 2099 setting. He is an enforcer for the Cyber Nostra, the main crime organisation of 2099 New York. He was a recurring villain in The Punisher 2099. After his first fight with the Punisher his body was augmented with ..
Jigsaw Classroom
The Jigsaw Classroom experiment, was conducted by Elliot Aronson in 1971, compared traditional competitive classroom learning with interdependent cooperative learning. The experiment, conducted in the Austin, Texas school system following desegregation, was spurred by interracial fighting between s..
Jigsaw Killer
The Jigsaw Killer (or simply Jigsaw) is the fictional villain of Saw and its sequels Saw II and Saw III. His backstory was explored in the comic book Saw: Rebirth published by IDW publishing.[link] He is played by Tobin Bell. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending..
Jigsaw puzzle
A jigsaw puzzle is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of numerous small, often oddly-shaped, interlocking and tesellating pieces. Each piece has a small part of a picture on it; when complete, a jigsaw puzzle produces a complete picture. People solve jigsaw puzzles as a hobby. Jigsaw puzzl..
Jigsaw Puzzle (Nintendo)
Jigsaw Puzzle is a puzzle video game for the Nintendo DS. External links [Magic-Box confirmation] ..
Jigtown
Jigtown is the name that most residents call Gilbert Park: a housing project in a rough Winnipeg neighbourhood. ..
Jiguaní
Jiguaní is a municipality and town in Granma Province of Cuba. It is located 25 km east of Bayamo. The municipality covers 1,670 km ² and contains the communities of Babiney, Baire, Bijagual, La Villa, Los Negros, Maffo, Rihito and Santa Rita. The town of Jiguaní was a stronghold and a st..
Jig (disambiguation)
The word jig may have different meanings: A jig is a type of folk dance.A gigue is a baroque dance, sometimes anglicized as "jig".A jig is a type of fishing lureA jig is a piece of a puzzle or something that only fits in one place.A jig is a handy tool, in woodworking and metalworking an aid design..
Jig (fishing)
The makeup of a jig usually consists of a lead sinker with a hook molded into it. There is then some sort of body on the shank of the hook. The jig is very versatile and can be used in both salt water as well as fresh water. Many species are attracted to the lure which has made it popular amongs..
Jig (jewellery)
A jig is a tool used to make wire jewellery. It can be a board or a plate that has holes where pegs can be fitted in order to bend wire around the pegs in a decorative manner. Many different kinds of jewellery can be made on one including earrings, necklaces and bracelets. External Links [..
Jiří Grygar
Jiří Grygar (March 17 1936 in Heinersdorf, Germany, now Dziewietlice, Poland) is a Czech astronomer and popularizer of science. After studying physics at the Masaryk University in Brno and astronomy at the Charles University in Prague he joined the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Scienc..
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