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Yaw
The word yaw can refer to: Yaw, the name for the Levantine god of chaos, rivers, the sea, and the primordial waters;Yaw, an aeronautical and nautical term which indicates how far a craft is pointing away from its direction of travel due to rotation about its vertical axis. Rotations about the other..

Yawal
Yawal is a city and a municipal council in Jalgaon district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Yawal had a population of 31,799. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Yawal has an average literac..

Yawan
Yawan may refer to: The Yawan District of AfghanistanPeba-Yaguan languagesredirect [[Template:Disambig]]..

Yawara
For the village in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, see Yawara, Ibaraki. For the anime series, see Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl. The yawara, (A.K.A. the Pasak or Dulodulo) is a weapon used in various martial arts. It takes the form of two small, thick sticks which stick out about an inch from each sid..

Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl
|} Yawara! (also known as Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl) is a manga series by Naoki Urasawa which ran in Big Comic Spirits from 1986 to 1993. In 1989, Yomiuri TV (part of the Nihon TV network) began broadcasting an anime adaptation, which ran from October 16, 1989 through September 21, 1992 for ..

Yawara, Ibaraki
For the martial arts weapon, see Yawara. Yawara (谷和原村; -mura) is a village located in Tsukuba District, Ibaraki, Japan. As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 15,427 and a density of 459.14 persons per km². The total area is 33.60 km². External..

Yawata, Kyoto
Yawata (八幡市; -shi) is a city located in Kyoto, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 74,303 and the density of 3,047.70 persons per km². The total area is 24.38 km². The city was founded on November 1, 1977. The Iwashimizu Hachimangu is located in Yawata. External li..

Yawata, Yamagata
Yawata (八幡町; -machi) is a town located in Akumi District, Yamagata, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 7,114 and a density of 34.74 persons per km². The total area is 204.76 km². External links [Yawata official website] (in Japanese)..

Yawatahama, Ehime
Yawatahama (ferry port), April 2002 Yawatahama (八幡浜市; -shi) is a city located in Ehime, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 31,860 and a density of 332.19 persons per km². The total area is 95.91 km². The city was founded on February 11, 1935. Yawatahama has..

Yawa languages
The Yawa languages are a small family of two closely related Papuan languages, Yawa (or Yava) and Saweru, which are often considered to be divergent dialects of a single language (and thus a language isolate). They are spoken on central Yapen Island and nearby islets, in Cenderawasih Bay, Indonesi..

YAWC
YAWC (Yet Another Wersion Citadel) is a Bulletin Board System based on DOC. YAWC became popular during the mid 1990's as an alternative to having to rewrite Citadel/UX every time someone wanted to start a new BBS. Kenneth Haglund was the original creator of YAWC. In 1994 there were 3 BBSes create..

Yawelmani language
Yawelmani (also Yowlumni) is an extinct variety of the Valley Yokuts language (of the Yokutsan family) formerly spoken in southern California by the Yawelmani people. Contents 1 Sounds1.1 Consonants1.2 Vowels1.3 Syllable & ..

Yawgmoth
In the fictional multiverse of [[Magic: The Gathering]], Yawgmoth, called the Ineffable by his servants, is the god of the artificial plane of Phyrexia. He was born on Dominaria during the reign of the Thran about 5000 years before the birth of Urza. He was banished for his belief that diseases were..

Yawi
Yawi is the transcription of the Thai word ยาวี, which Thai people understand to be the Patani Malay language (or Bahasa Melayu Patani in Malay). The name of the language might more accurately be transcribed to Jawi as that is how it is rendered using the Arabic alphabet. However, as th..

Yawkey
Yawkey can refer to: Yawkey, West Virginia, a town in Lincoln County, WVTom Yawkey, industrialist and owner of the Boston Red SoxJean R. YawkeyLeigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred..

Yawl
Yawl sailing vessel. A yawl (From Dutch Jol) is a two-masted sailing craft similar to a sloop or cutter but with an additional mizzen mast well aft of the main mast, often right on the transom. A small mizzen sail is hoisted on the mizzen mast. The yawl is often confused with the ketch, whi..

YAWL
YAWL (Yet Another Workflow Language) is a workflow language based on the Workflow patterns. The language is supported by a software system that includes an execution engine and a graphical editor. The language and its supporting system were originally developed by researchers at Eindhoven University..

Yawmuddin
Yawmuddin is the Arabic word for the Day Of Judgement. It is used in the religion of Islam which encourages the use of the Arabic language due to the original documentation of the Qur'an. Yawmuddin refers to the day that Allah will judge you, after a period of waiting. The belief in Islam is that ..

Yawn
For the fish called "Yawning", see Yawning (fish) A dog yawning A yawn is a reflex of deep inhalation and exhalation associated with being tired, with a need to sleep, or from boredom. The word "yawn" has evolved from the Middle English word yanen, an alteration of yonen, or yenen, which in ..

Yawning (fish)
The yawning, Poromitra oscitans, is a fish of the genus Poromitra, found in tropical and subtropical waters of the indo-Pacific region, at depths of from 800 to 5000 metres. Their length is from 7 to 10 centimetres. The yawning is a small deep-water bathypelagic species, similar to Melamphaes mi..

Yawning Man
Yawning Man was born in 1986, originally founded by 5-stringer Gary Arce and drummer Alfredo Hernandez. A few months later, the two guys were joined by the Lalli cousins, Mario on fretless bass, and Larry on additional guitar. At this time, the band started to play marathon jams from the garage to t..

Yawo
Yawo Years active 2002- Genre(s) World Music Label(s) Caveman Records Members Matt Hupton, Bill Bergman, Ghana Mbaye, Brian Powers, Stephen Kung, Joel Arpins, Greg Schutte, and others... Yawo is a world music band founded by Togolese musician Yawo "Armstrong" Attivor in 2002. ..

Yaws
Yaws (also Frambesia tropica, thymosis, polypapilloma tropicum or pian) is a tropical infection of the skin, bones and joints caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pertenue. Other treponematosis diseases are bejel (Treponema endemicum), pinta (Treponema carateum), and syphilis (Treponema pal..

Yaw angle
Yaw angle is the angle between a vehicle's heading and its actual direction of travel or course. See Flight dynamics for more information. ..

Yaw damper
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] A yaw damper is a piece of equipment used on some large aircraft to dampen the effect of swinging or yawing oscillations. It works by stabilizing the rudder to dampen the effects. ..

Yaw drive
The yaw drive is an important component in wind turbines. To ensure the wind turbine is producing the maximal amount of electrical energy at all times, the yaw drive is used to keep the rotor facing into the wind as the wind direction changes. This only applies for wind turbines with a vertical axed..

Yaw Preko
Yaw Preko (born September 8, 1974 in Accra) is a football striker from Ghana. He has played 68 international matches for the Ghana national team, and was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. His career started in Powerlines, a small Ghanaian clu..

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