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Yola Counselli
Yola may refer to: Culture * Yola dialect, Forth and Bargy dialect, a dialect of Middle English, historically of County Wexford, Ireland * Jola people, of Africa Music * ''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, Nigeria, 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 * Anglican Diocese of Yola, 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 actress * Yola Ramíre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yola Dialect
Yola, more commonly and historically the Forth and Bargy dialect, is an extinct dialect of the Middle English language once spoken in the baronies of Forth and Bargy in County Wexford, Ireland. As such, it was probably similar to the Fingallian dialect of the Fingal area. Both became functionally extinct in the 19th century when they were replaced by modern Hiberno-English. The word means in the dialect. In modern times, there have been efforts to revive the dialect. History Origins The dialect was spoken in County Wexford, particularly in the baronies of Forth and Bargy. This was the first area English speakers came to in the Norman invasion of Ireland, supporting the theory that it evolved from the Middle English introduced in that period. As such it is thought to have been similar to Fingallian, which was spoken in the Fingal region north of Dublin. Middle English, the mother tongue of the "Old English" community, was widespread throughout southeastern Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yolo County, California
Yolo County (; Wintuan languages, Wintun: ''Yo-loy''), officially the County of Yolo, is a County (United States), county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. Yolo County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 216,403. Its county seat is Woodland, California, Woodland. Yolo County is included in the greater Sacramento metropolitan area in the Sacramento Valley. Etymology In the original act of 1850, the name was spelled "Yola". ''Yolo'' is a Patwin Native Americans in the United States, 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 List of counties in California, counties o ... [...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 A venture round is a type of funding round used for venture capital financing, by which startup companies obtain investment, generally from venture capitalists and other institutional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yola (beetle)
''Yola'' is a genus of diving beetles in the family Dytiscidae. There are more than 40 described species in ''Yola'', found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Species These 48 species belong to the genus ''Yola'': * '' Yola alluaudi'' Peschet, 1926 (Africa) * '' Yola babaulti'' Peschet, 1921 (Africa) * '' Yola batekensis'' Bilardo & Rocchi, 2008 (Africa) * '' Yola bertrandi'' Guignot, 1952 (Africa) * '' Yola bicarinata'' (Latreille, 1804) (Europe, Asia) * '' Yola bicostata'' Zimmermann, 1926 (Africa) * '' Yola bicristata'' (Sharp, 1882) (Europe, Asia) * '' Yola bistroemi'' Rocchi, 2000 (Africa) * '' Yola buettikeri'' Brancucci, 1985 (Europe, Asia) * '' Yola consanguinea'' (Régimbart, 1892) (Southern Asia) * '' Yola costipennis'' (Fairmaire, 1869) (Africa) * ''Yola counselli'' Biström, 1991 (Africa) * '' Yola cuspis'' Bilardo & Pederzani, 1978 (Africa) * '' Yola darfurensis'' J. Balfour-Browne, 1947 (Africa) * '' Yola deviata'' Biström, 1987 (Africa) * '' Yola dilatata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yola Ramírez
Yolanda del Monte Carmelo Ramírez y Partida (1 March 1935 – 9 March 2025), known simply as Yola Ramírez, was a Mexican tennis player active in the 1950s and 1960s who was twice a singles finalist and once a women's doubles champion and mixed doubles champion at the French Open. Biography 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, a semifinalist at the 1959 Italian Championships, and a finalist in Monte Carlo in 1959. She won the German Championships in 1957 and was a finalist in 1961. Ramirez teamed with Rosie Reyes to win the women's doubles title at the 1958 French Championships and to reach the final at the 1957 and 1959 French Championships. She teamed with Billy Knight to win the mixed ... [...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 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 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 (film), Hard-Boiled Haggerty'' (1927) - Cafe Dancer * ''Smile, Brother, Smile'' (1927) - Daisy * ''American Beauty (1927 film), American Beauty'' (1927) - Telephone Girl * ''The Valle ... [...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 licence 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 licence. Cain was not the first woman licensed in Jamaica, in 1952 an American, Earsley Barnett, received the first pilot licence granted to a woman in Jamaica; Cain was the first Jamaican born woman to receive a licence. Cain worked as a charter pilot for Jamaica Air Taxi (JAT) - having ... [...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 operati ... [...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 "the Godmother of rock and roll" Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Baz Luhrman's biopic ''Elvis'', and later made her Broadway debut in 2024 when she began playing Persephone in Anaïs Mitchell's musical ''Hadestown''. Early and personal life Yola was born 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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Diocese Of Yola
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. He has been Bishop of Yola in the Province of Jos since 2005. He became Archbishop of Jos Jos is a city in the North-Central region of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 re ..., 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 southern 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 characterised "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 practise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yola South
Yola South is a Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Climate/Geography Yola South LGA experiences two different seasons—the dry and the rainy—with an average temperature of 33 degrees Celsius. The well-known Shebshi and Dimlang Mountains are located in the LGA, and the average wind speed In meteorology, wind speed, or wind flow speed, is a fundamental atmospheric quantity caused by air moving from high to low pressure, usually due to changes in temperature. Wind speed is now commonly measured with an anemometer. Wind spe ... in the region is 10 km/h. See also * Yola References Local Government Areas in Adamawa State {{AdamawaNG-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
