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Yola Fatoush
Yola may refer to: Culture * Forth and Bargy language, Yola language, Forth and Bargy dialect, an Anglic language, historically of County Wexford, Ireland * Jola people, of Africa Music * Yola (album), ''Yola'' (album), a 2001 album by Eleanor McEvoy * YOLA, Youth Orchestra Los Angeles * Yowlah, folk dance native to the United Arab Emirates and Oman Places * Yola, Adamawa, capital of Adamawa State, Nigeria ** Yola Airport, airport in the Adamawa State of Nigeria * Yola North, a Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria * Yola South, a Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria * Yola Diocese, a diocese of the Anglican Church of Nigeria in the Province of Jos * County of Yola, the original name of Yolo County, California People * Yola (singer) (born 1983), English singer-songwriter * Yola Berrocal (born 1970), Spanish media personality, dancer, singer, and actress * Yola Cain (1954–2000), Jamaican-born aviator * Yola d'Avril (1906–1984), French-born actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forth And Bargy Language
Yola, historically the Forth and Bargy dialect, is a revived Anglic language once spoken widely in the barony (Ireland), baronies of Forth (County Wexford barony), Forth and Bargy in County Wexford, Ireland. It is thought to have evolved from Middle English, which was brought to Ireland during the Norman invasion of Ireland, Norman invasion, beginning in 1169. As such, it was similar to the Fingallian language of the Fingal area. Both became functionally extinct in the 19th century when they were replaced by modern Hiberno-English, although Yola was not officially extinct until the death of the last speaker, a local fisherman of Kilmore Quay named Jack Devereux, in 1998. The name "Yola" means "old" in the language. History The language was spoken in County Wexford, particularly in the barony (Ireland), baronies of Forth (County Wexford barony), Forth and Bargy. This was the first area English-speakers came to in the Norman invasion of Ireland, supporting the theory that it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yolo County, California
Yolo County (; Wintun: ''Yo-loy''), officially the County of Yolo, is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 216,403. Its county seat is Woodland. Yolo County is included in the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area and is located in the Sacramento Valley. The majority of Yolo County remains a relatively rural agricultural region. Etymology In the original act of 1850 the name was spelled "Yola." ''Yolo'' is a Patwin Native American name variously believed to be a corruption of a tribal name ''Yo-loy'' meaning "a place abounding in rushes", the village of Yodoi, believed to be in the vicinity of Knights Landing, California, or the name of the chief of said village, ''Yodo''. History Yolo County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Government The county is governed by a board of five district supervisors as well as the governments of its four in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yola (webhost)
Yola () is a website builder and website hosting company headquartered in San Francisco. However, it was founded in Cape Town, South Africa. People without programming and graphic design skills can make web sites using Yola. Its drag and drop system allows users to incorporate widgets without knowing HTML. Yola also integrates e-commerce and blog software and acts as a domain registrar. It competes with other web hosting and creation such as Wix, Weebly, Jimdo and Webs. Corporate history The business started out under the name SynthaSite, founded by Vinny Lingham in March 2007. In November 2007, the company raised a $5 million round of financing from Columbus Venture Capital and launched the beta version of the product. In February 2009, SynthaSite announced $20 million in Series B funding from Reinet fund. The company was renamed Yola on March 26, 2009. Lingham said the rename was in anticipation of the company's future direction, and further that "the name SynthaSite has bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yola (beetle)
''Yola'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae The Dytiscidae – based on the Greek ''dytikos'' (δυτικός), "able to dive" – are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtually any freshwater habitat around the world, but a few species live a ..., containing the following species: at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 7 May 2012. * '' Yola alluaudi'' Peschet, 1925 * '' Yola babaulti'' Peschet, 1921 * '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yola Ramírez
Yolanda Ramírez Ochoa (born 1 March 1935) is a Mexican tennis player active in the 1950s and 1960s. She was twice a singles finalist and once a women's doubles champion and mixed doubles champion at the French Open. Career Ramírez was a singles finalist at the French Championships in 1960 and 1961. She lost the 1960 final to Darlene Hard and the 1961 final to Ann Haydon. She also was a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon in 1959 and 1961, a quarterfinalist at the 1961 and 1963 U.S. Championships, a semifinalist at the 1962 Australian Championships The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Th ..., a semifinalist at the 1959 Rome Masters, Italian Championships, and a finalist in Monte Carlo Masters, Monte Carlo in 1959. Ochoa won the Qatar Telecom German Open, German Championships in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yola D'Avril
Yola d'Avril (8 April 1906 – 2 March 1984) was a French-American actress, who appeared in numerous productions between 1925 and 1953. She was also known as Yola Vermairion and Yola d'Avril Montiague. Biography d'Avril was born in Lille, France, and died in Port Hueneme, California as Yola d'Avril Montiague. During World War I, her family relocated to Paris. After her father died in 1923, she moved to Los Angeles. She appeared in MGM's adventure film, ''Tarzan and His Mate'' with Italian actor Paul Porcasi as her father, Monsieur Feronde. Partial filmography * ''The Dressmaker from Paris'' (1925) - Mannequin (uncredited) * ''The War Horse'' (1927) - Yvonne * ''Orchids and Ermine'' (1927) - Telephone Operator * ''The Tender Hour'' (1927) - Cabaret Girl * ''Hard-Boiled Haggerty'' (1927) - Cafe Dancer * '' Smile, Brother, Smile'' (1927) - Daisy * '' American Beauty'' (1927) - Telephone Girl * '' The Valley of the Giants'' (1927) - Felice * '' The Noose'' (1928) - Cabaret Girl * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yola Cain
Yola Cain (1954 – 17 May 2000) was the first Jamaican born woman to gain a commercial and flight instructor license and the first woman to fly in the JDF, the Jamaica Defence Force. Early life Cain, born in Jamaica in 1954, was the second eldest of four siblings. Cain's father had a career in automobiles. As a teenager Cain was confident and gregarious, her sister, Judy Lee, recounts how she was an 'adventurer from a child' who 'everybody' in Kingston Jamaica knew. Piloting career Cain discovered her love for flying at age 19-20, however, during a period of white elitism within Jamaica, women were not flying. Cain, however, persevered and in 1975 gained her commercial flight instructor license. Cain was not the first woman licensed in Jamaica, in 1952 an American, Earsley Barnett, received the first pilot license granted to a woman in Jamaica; Cain was the first Jamaican born woman to receive a license. On 11 August 1976, Cain was among the first women enlisted in the JD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yola Berrocal
Yolanda del Prado Pascual Berrocal (born 15 September 1970), better known as Yola Berrocal, is a Spanish media personality who has worked as a dancer, singer and actress. Biography The daughter of mining engineer Manuel Pascual and decorator María del Rosario Berrocal, Yola Berrocal grew up in Pozuelo de Alarcón in Madrid, and studied Dramatic Art. Her first appearance on television was in 1994 on the show ''¿Cómo lo veis?'' presented by Joaquín Prat, where she went with her family as a contestant. In 1997 she appeared as a dancer on the program ''Risas y estrellas''. After proclaiming herself to be the girlfriend of , who was then the center of interest of the ', she appeared on the cover of ''Interviú'' magazine in March 1998. In 2001, she formed the musical group Sex Bomb along with Malena Gracia and . In 2003 she participated in the Telecinco reality show ' and won. She is frequently featured in gossip magazines. She has undergone several breast augmentation operatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yola (singer)
Yolanda Claire Quartey (born 31 July 1983), known professionally as Yola or Yola Carter, is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. Her debut studio album ''Walk Through Fire'' (2019) received critical acclaim and earned her four Grammy Award nominations, including Best New Artist. Her follow-up, '' Stand for Myself'' (2021), received similar acclaim and earned her two more Grammy nominations. Yola made her acting debut in 2022, portraying "godmother of rock n roll" Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Baz Luhrman’s biopic ''Elvis''. Early and personal life Yola was born to a Ghanaian father and a Barbadian mother in Bristol, England. Her family tried to discourage her from music at a young age, as they thought it was an unrealistic career option. When Yola was just under 2 her father left her and her mother behind. A single parent struggling to stay afloat, her mother was against Yola's dream to be a singer. It wasn't until Yola went to grammar school she had her first ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yola Diocese
The Diocese of Yola is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Nigeria in the Province of Jos. The diocese was founded as one of the eight missionary dioceses created in northern Nigeria at the start of the Decade of Evangelism. * Markus Ibrahim Markus Ibrahim is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situat ..., 2005–present References External linksDiocese of Yola at the Church of Nigeria's official website Church of Nigeria dioceses Christian organizations established in 1990 Dioceses of the Province of Jos {{Nigeria-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jola People
The Jola or Diola ( endonym: Ajamat) are an ethnic group found in Senegal, the Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau. Most Jola live in small villages scattered throughout Senegal, especially in the Lower Casamance region. The main dialect of the Jola language, Fogni, is one of the six national languages of Senegal. Their economy has been based on wet rice cultivation for at least one thousand years. This system has been characterized "one of the most significant examples of 'agrarian civilizations' in West Africa". However, the Jola probably reached the Lower Casamance region in the 14th century, assimilating the previous Bainuk people and their rice tradition. In colonial times, the Jola began to cultivate peanuts as a cash crop in the drier forests. Other activities include palm wine tapping, honey collecting, livestock rearing and the production of other crops such as sweet potatoes, yams and watermelon. The traditional religion of the Jola is animism, which is practised through f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yola South
Yola South is a Local Government Area of Adamawa State Adamawa state () is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Borno to the northwest, Gombe to the west, and Taraba to the southwest, while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon. It tak ..., Nigeria. See also * Yola References Local Government Areas in Adamawa State {{AdamawaNG-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
