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Gamlin Kizaki Gamlin Kizaki (ガムリン木崎, Gamurin Kizaki) is a fictional character in the Macross universe. He first appears in Macross 7, and later appeared in the movie Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me and the OAVs Macross 7 Encore and Macross Dynamite 7.
Gamma Alpha The Gamma Alpha Graduate Scientific Society is a non-profit fraternal organization (501(c)(7)) which fosters interdisciplinary dialogue among graduate students through its local chapters. The Society’s chapters have often been headquartered in chapter houses, akin to residential cooperatives, though there have been many chapters which lacked a chapter house.
Gamma Aquilae Gamma Aquilae (γ Aql / γ Aquilae) is a star in the constellation Aquila. It also has the traditional name Tarazed, which is derived from Persian term شاهين ترازو šāhin tarāzu meaning "the beam of the scale", referring to an asterism of α, β and γ Aquillae.
Gamma Beta Lambda Gamma Beta Lambda Fraternity, also commonly known as Gammahouse, is a men's fraternal organization founded on October 2, 1963. It is an autonomous, non-IFC/NIC fraternity that operates on a regional-local rather than college-local operational plan.
Gamma correction Gamma correction, gamma nonlinearity, gamma encoding, or often simply gamma, is the name of a nonlinear operation used to code and decode luminance or tristimulus values in video or still image systems. Gamma correction is, in the simplest cases, defined by the following power-law expression:
Gamma Canis Majoris Gamma Canis Majoris (γ CMa / γ Canis Majoris) is a star in the constellation Canis Major. It also has the traditional name Muliphein, not to be confused with Muhlifain, which is Gamma Centauri; both names derive from the same Arabic root, محلفين muħlifayn.
Gamma Cassiopeiae variable Gamma Cassiopeiae variables are variable stars which exhibit irregular variations in their luminosity due to the outflow of matter from the star. They are typically spectral type B main sequence or giant stars and the brightness fluctuations can be as large as 1.
Gamma Centauri Gamma Centauri (Îł Cen / Îł Centauri) is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It also has the traditional name Muhlifain, not to be confused with Muliphein, which is Îł Canis Majoris; both names derive from the same Arabic root.
Gamma Crucis Gacrux (γ Cru / γ Crucis / Gamma Crucis) is the third brightest star in constellation Crux (the Southern Cross) and one of the brightest stars in the nighttime sky. It is known as 十字架一 (the First Star of the Cross) in Chinese.
Gamma Delta Chi Gamma Delta Chi is a local fraternity at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. While the history of Gamma Delta Chi has its real beginning in 1907, with the founding of Gamma Delta Epsilon, which in 1928 obtained a national charter from Phi Kappa Sigma, the details of the organization of the fraternity in its present form tae us back only to the early thirties.
Gamma Doradus variable Gamma Doradus variables are variable stars which display variations in luminosity due to non-radial pulsations of their surface. The stars are typically young, early F or late A type main sequence stars, and typical brightness fluctuations are 0.
Gamma Hydrae Gamma Hydrae (Îł Hya / Îł Hydrae) is a Class G8, third-magnitude star in the constellation Hydra. It is sometimes called Cauda Hydrae or Dhanab al Shuja, meaning "Hydra's Tail" or "the Snake's Tail".
Gamma Kappa Pi Gamma Kappa Pi is a local sorority created on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Martin in 2001, where they remain active on the campus and in the community. Colors: green, purple, orange Symbols: star, daisy, giraffe, butterfly Letters:ΓΚΠ Philanthropy: Boys and Girls Clubs of America
Gamma Leporis Gamma Leporis (Îł Lep / Îł Leporis) is a multiple star system which is located at a distance of about 29 light-years from Earth and consists of 2 or 3 stars: Gamma Leporis A, Gamma Leporis B and possibly Gamma Leporis C.
Gamma Lupi Gamma Lupi (Îł Lup / Îł Lup) is a Class B2IV, third-magnitude star in the constellation Lupus. It is sometimes called by the Greek proper name Thusia, meaning "The Sacrifice" or Thusia Theriou, meaning "The Animal Sacrifice".
Gamma motoneurons Îł-motoneurons (gamma-motoneurons or motor neurons) are a component of the fusimotor system, the system by which the CNS controls muscle spindle sensitivity. The fusimotor system refers to the combination of muscle spindles and Îł-motoneurons.
Gamma Nu Eta Gamma Nu Eta (ΓΝΗ or GNH) is the national Information Technology Honor Society for students in the United States. It was organized to recognize and promote excellence in the study and the leadership of Information Technology, to offer knowledge and services to its members’ schools and surrounding communities; and to play an active role in the application and evolution of Information Technology within society.
Gamma Ophiuchi Gamma Ophiuchi (Îł Oph / Îł Ophiuchi) is a Class A4, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It sometimes called by the Arabic name Al Durajah, with reference to a mighty Arabian charioteer seen among the stars of Ophiuchus.
Gamma process A Gamma process is a LĂ©vy process with independent Gamma increments. Often written as Gamma(t;gamma,lambda), it is a pure-jump increasing Levy process with intensity measure nu(x)=gamma x^{-1}exp(-lambda x), for positive x.
Gamma Persei Gamma Persei (Îł Per / Îł Per) is a Class G8III, third-magnitude star in the constellation Perseus. It is, on rare occasions, called by the proper name Al Fakhir or Alphecher, meaning "the Excellent One", in Arabic.
Gamma Phi Circus Gamma Phi Circus, sponsored by Illinois State University, is the oldest collegiate circus in the United States. It began as the Gamma Phi fraternity, founded in 1929 by ISU gymnastics instructor Clifford "Pop" Horton.
Gamma ray Gamma rays or gamma-ray photons (denoted as Îł) are forms of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) or light emissions of a specific frequency produced from sub-atomic particle interaction, such as electron-positron annihilation and radioactive decay; most are generated from nuclear reactions occurring within the interstellar medium of space.
Gamma ray burst Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most luminous events known in the universe since the Big Bang. They are flashes of gamma rays, coming from seemingly random places on the sky and at random times, that last from milliseconds to many minutes, and are often followed by "afterglow" emission at longer wavelengths (X-ray, UV, optical, IR, and radio).
Gamma ray spectrometer Gamma Ray Spectrometers (GRS) are instruments that use the gamma-ray part of the spectrum to look for the presence of 20 elements from the periodic table, and have been used in the exploration of Mars, the Eros asteroid and the Moon. Their neutron detectors can look for water and ice in the soil by measuring neutrons.
Gamma Ray Burst Coordinates Network The Gamma Ray Burst Coordinates Network (GCN) is a system that distributes information about the location of a Gamma ray burst (GRB), called Notices, when a burst is detected by various spacecraft. The GCN also automatically receives and distributes messages, called Circulars, about follow-up observations to interested individuals and institutions.
Gamma Ray Logging Gamma Ray Logging is a method of measurement used by oil industry well loggers to determine rock formation properties. The log works on the principle that different types of rock emit different amounts and different types of gamma ray radiation.
Gamma secretase Gamma-secretase is a multi-component protease complex that cleaves single-pass transmembrane proteins at residues within the transmembrane domain. Some cleavage products of gamma-secretase are involved in signaling pathways.
Gamma spectroscopy Gamma spectroscopy is a radiochemical measurement method. While a Geiger counter determines only the count rate, a gamma spectrometer will determine the energy and the count rate of gamma rays emitted by radioactive substances.
Gamma Serpentis Gamma Serpentis (γ Ser / γ Serpentis) is a star in the constellation Serpens. Gamma Serpentis has the traditional name Ainalhai (Ainalhay, Ain al Hay, Ein Elhai), from the Arabic title عين الحية ayn al-ħayya[h] meaning "[The] Eye of the Serpent".
Gamma Sigma The Gamma Sigma Fraternity (ΓΣ) is the oldest fraternity west of the Mississippi River and was founded in 1863 and chartered in 1867 at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. The Gamma Sigma Fraternity is the brother fraternity of the Theta Nu Alpha sorority.
Gamma Sigma Alpha Gamma Sigma Alpha (ΓΣΑ) is a community service based sorority open to female students attending any college or university in Western New York. Gamma Sigma Alpha was founded in the Fall of 2006 by a group of women from various colleges and universities in Western New York who wanted to have a sorority that dedicated itself to a specific non-profit organization, yet allowed non-traditional and 2-year students to be part of the movement, along with 4-year and graduate students.
Gamma Sigma Tau Gamma Sigma Tau was formed in 1987 in New Paltz, NY when a group of young men re-established a prestigious fraternity called the Delphic Fraternity. The official name of the entity on campus became Delphic of Gamma Sigma Tau Fraternity.
Gamma theta phi Gamma Theta Phi was a fraternity founded in 1964, primarily at Catholic colleges. Unlike traditional fraternities, Gamma was organized by the student services departments at each school as an , for several colleges did not want national fraternities coming on their campus.
Gamma Tauri Gamma Tauri (γ Tau / γ Tauri) is a star in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Hyades star cluster. It has the traditional name Hyadum I, which is Latin for "First Hyad", and the name Ambrosia or Ambrosie (Greek Αμβροσιη), who was one of the Hyades sisters.
Gamma wave A gamma wave is a pattern of brain waves, associated with perception and consciousness. Gamma waves are produced when masses of neurons emit electrical signals at the rate of around 40 times a second (40 hertz or Hz), but can often be between 26 and upwards of 70 Hz.
Gamma Zeta Alpha Gamma Zeta Alpha (ΓΖΑ) is a university fraternity student organization. Established in 1987 at Chico State University, the organization aimed to help foster an atmosphere for Latinos to succeed in higher education.
Gamma-aminobutyric acid Gamma-aminobutyric acid (usually abbreviated to GABA) is an inhibitory neurotransmitter found in the nervous systems of widely divergent species. It is the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate central nervous system.
Gamma-Butyrolactone gamma-Butyrolactone, also known as GBL, butyrolactone, 1,4-lactone, 4-butyrolactone, 4-hydroxybutyric acid lactone, and gamma-hydroxybutyric acid lactone, is a hygroscopic colorless oily liquid with a weak characteristic odor and moderate solubility in water (≥ 10 g / 100 ml). gamma-Butyrolactone is a common solvent and reagent in chemistry and is used as an aroma compound, as a stain remover, as a paint stripper, and as a gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) precursor and substitute.
Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (4-hydroxybutanoic acid, C4H8O3) is both a drug and a naturally occurring substance found in the central nervous system where it might act as a neurotransmitter, as well as in other organs such as the liver, kidneys, heart and bones. GHB is structurally related to the ketone body beta-hydroxybutyrate.
Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, is a future space-based gamma-ray telescope, designed to explore the high-energy Universe. It will study astrophysical and cosmological phenomena such as active galactic nuclei, pulsars, other high-energy sources, and dark matter.
Gamma/delta T cells γδ T cells represent a small subset of T cells that possess a distinct T cell receptor (TCR) on their surface. A majority of T cells have a TCR composed of two glycoprotein chains called α- and β- TCR chains.
Gammage Auditorium Considered to be the last public commission of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium, widely known as Gammage Auditorium and often called Gammage, is named for Dr. Grady Gammage, President of Arizona State University (ASU) from 1933 to 1959.
Gammak base In the fictional Farscape universe, a Gammak base is a designation of Peacekeeper base indicating a reasearch station. One such base, never officially titled but often known simply as The Gammak base, was a crucial element to the series, and in particular the end of the first season.
Gammalsvenskby Verbivka (Swedish: Gammalsvenskby, "Old Swedish Village") is a part of the village Zmiivka (Ukrainian: Зміївка, Russian: Змеевка) in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine which has a Swedish cultural heritage.
Gammaprotoebacteria The Gammaproteobacteria comprise several medically and scientifically important groups of bacteria, such as the Enterobacteriaceae (Escherichia coli), Vibrionaceae and Pseudomonadaceae. An exceeding number of important pathogens belongs to this class, e.
Gammarus pulex Gammarus pulex, sometimes called "freshwater shrimp", is a freshwater amphipod. The adult Gammarus pulex is typically around 11 mm long (though males can be up to 20 mm), with a curved, brown-yellow body.
Gammasphere The Gammasphere is a third generation gamma ray spectrometer used to study rare and exotic nuclear physics. It consists of 108 Compton-suppressed large volume, high-purity germanium detectors arranged in a spherical shell.
Gammelstad Church Town Gammelstad Church Town () is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated near the city of LuleĂĄ, Sweden at the northern end of the Gulf of Bothnia. It is the best preserved example of a type of town that was once widespread throughout northern Scandinavia.
Gamoja Gamoja is a collectible miniatures game released in 2006, from Re:Creation Group Plc, in which players collect one of the 46 "Gamoja" character pieces to battle one another. Each of the 45 main characters can be collected in 2 finishes (good twin or bad twin), Number of Gamoja pieces Gamoja.
Gamorrean A Gamorrean in the fictional Star Wars universe, is a large smelly creatures of little intelligence that are often hired as guards. The crime boss Jabba the Hutt was fond of hiring them because they were so inexpensive.
Gampopa Gampopa (1079-1153), also known as Dagpo Lhaje ("physician from Dagpo") and Dakpo Rinpoche ("Precious Master from Dagpo"), founded the Kagyu school, one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. In many ways the establishment of the Kagyu school marks the beginning of the distinct institution we now recognize as Tibetan Buddhism, even as the Indian Tantric Buddhism model that inspired it faded away.
Gamsansa Gamsansa (Korean:감산사, Hanja:甘山寺), or Gamsan Temple, is the name of a Korean Buddhist temple established during the country‘s Unified Silla dynasty. Save for a partially reconstructed pagoda none of the original temple structures survive.
Gamsbart The gamsbart (literally chamois beard) is a tuft of hair traditionally worn as a decoration on hats in the alpine countries of Europe. Originally worn as a hunting trophy and made exclusively from hair from the chamois's lower neck, gamsbarts are today manufactured on a large scale from various animals' hair and are commonly sold at souvenir shops.
Gamtoos River Gamtoos River is situated in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa and is approximately 645 km long with a catchment area of 34,635 km². The name Gamtoos is probably derived from a Khoikhoi clan whose name was given by early Dutch settlers as "Gamtousch".
Gamu-Gofa Gamu-Gofa was a province in the southwestern part of Ethiopia, named after two of the ethnic groups living within its boundaries, the Gamo and the Goffa. Its capital city was first Chencha, then around 1965 the capital was moved to Arba Minch.
Gamul Gamul, (Hebrew:גָמוּל) meaning rewarded or recompense, was a priest of ancient Israel after the order of Aaron, during the reign of King David in the 10th century BCE. Gamul lead the 22nd of the 24 priestly divisions.
Gamut In computer graphics, the gamut, or color gamut (pronounced ), is a certain complete subset of colors. The most common usage refers to the subset of colors which can be accurately represented in a given circumstance, such as within a given color space or by a certain output device.
GaMM (computing) GaMM is the abbreviation for "Gesellschaft fĂĽr angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik" (Society for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics), an organization which in 1958 in ZĂĽrich, together with the ACM, worked out the "ALGOL 58 Report".
Gan (Stephen King) Gan is the creative overforce the cosmology of the Stephen King universe. Stephen King's "inspiration" for the word remains unknown, but he nay have taken it from a Hebrew word, which means, simply, "Garden.
Gan De Gan De (, fl. 4th century BC) was a Chinese astronomer born in the State of Qi Shiji 27 stated that he was from the State of Qi, however according to a commentary added by Xu Guang in the 4th century state that he was from the State of Lu, further citation from another work dated to the 5th century by Ruan Xiaoxu given an account that he was from the State of Chu.
Gan Frangisk Abela Junior College The Junior College, was established in 1995 .It offers a two-year course specifically designed for future University students who are prepared for the MATSEC Certificate in accordance with the University's General Entry Requirements.
Gan Huai Shi Gan Huai Shi is a blogger from Singapore who pled guilty to sedition at the age of 17 in 2005, after he posted comments that were offensive towards Malays including calls for genocide against them, in a blog chillingly titled The Second Holocaust (and later, The Third Holocaust).
Gan Israel Camping Network Gan Israel Camping Network is an umbrella term for a group of Jewish religious summer camps affiliated with the Chabad-Lubavitch movement of Orthodox Judaism. Most of these camps bear the name "Gan Israel.
Gan Ning Gan Ning (甘寧) lived from 175 AD to about 218 AD during the period of Chinese history known as the Three Kingdoms Period, and was an important general under the Kingdom of Wu. He was born in Linjiang in the Ba Prefecture and took the style name of Xingba (興霸).
Gan Or Gan Or (גן אור) was an Israeli settlement located in the Gush Katif settlement bloc and evacuated in Israel's disengagement of 2005. On the day of its evacuation, it was home to 52 families including over 320 people.
Gan Ying Gan Ying (), was a Chinese military ambassador who was sent on a mission to Rome in AD 97 by the Chinese general Ban Chao. He was part of Ban Chao's expeditionary force of 70,000, which had travelled as far west to the western border of Parthia.
Gana Abhiyan Orissa Gana Abhiyan Orissa (Popular Campaign Orissa), also called Orissa Gana Abhiyan, is a political organization in the Indian state of Orissa. The organization was formed a splinter group of Socialist Unity Centre of India, when the local party leader Mayadhar Naik had been expelled from SUCI in the end of the 1990's.
Gana la Verde Gana la Verde was a controversial game show which first aired in 2004 that promised the contestants (would-be immigrants to the US) legal help with getting a green card. There was a mild controversy when the advertising suggested that a green card would be the automatic prize for the victor, along with free marijuana.
Ganachakra Ganachakra (Sanskrit gana (gathering); chakra (circle)) (Tib. tshogs kyi 'khor lo) A ganachakra (alternately known as 'gana puja is a generic term for a variety of Tantric assemblies or feasts in which practitioners meet to chant mantra, and enact mudra and practice various Tantric rituals, and make votive offerings as part of a sadhana.
Ganache Ganache is a French word for a mixture of chocolate and heavy cream, used as an icing or filling for pastries, filled chocolates, chocolate truffles, and other desserts. Its origins date to around 1850, possibly invented in Switzerland or in France.
Gananda, New York Gananda, New York, is a small "master planned community" in Wayne County, New York, about a half-hour outside of the city of Rochester, New York. It consists of a small portion of the adjoining towns of Walworth and Macedon.
Gananoque River The Gananoque River is a river in Leeds and Grenville County, Ontario which flows from Gananoque Lake near Delta, Ontario and empties into the Saint Lawrence River at Gananoque, Ontario in the Thousand Islands region.
Gananoque, Ontario Gananoque is a town in Leeds and Grenville County, Ontario, located at 44°19'55" North 76°9'44" West. The town has approximately 5,200 year-round residents, as well as summer residents sometimes referred to as "Islanders" because of the Thousand Islands in the St.
Ganapathi Thanikaimoni Ganapathi Thanikaimoni (January 1, 1938 – September 6, 1986), often referred to as Thani was widely known for his manifold contributions to the science of palynology. He was married to Krishnaveni (aka Kitty) in 1970 and the couple had a son Ravindran (aka Ravi) and a daughter called Kirthana.
Ganashakti Ganashakti is the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)'s Bengal State Unit, which first appeared as a fortnightly in 1967 and was converted thereafter into a daily newspaper. It is published in Bengali, with an English weekly and online edition, and is widely read in Kolkata and environs.
Ganashatru Ganashatru was a 1989 film adapted from the play An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen. The cast included Ray's favourite actor Soumitra Chatterjee, and veteran actors such as Dhritiman Chatterjee, Shubhendu Chatterjee.
Ganbanyoku A Ganbanyoku is a hot stone spa originating in Thailand that has become popular in Japan. Body-sized stones, such as granite, are inset into the floor and heated; users lie, clothed, on the stones, their bodies gradually heating up.
Ganbare Goemon 3: Shichijuurokubei no Karakuri Manji Katame is a Ganbare Goemon series video game released for the Super Famicom, and the third one for that console. It follows the protagonist Goemon as he struggles to recover Wise Man, who has been imprisoned by the evil nun Bismaru far in the future.
Ganbare Goemon Kirakira Douchuu: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake Ganbare Goemon Kirakira Douchuu: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake is a Ganbare Goemon game released for the Super Famicom on December 22 1995. Goemon and his friends traveled to several planets to defeat an evil commander.
Ganbare Neo Poke-Kun Ganbare NeoPoke-Kun was an unusual game for the Neo Geo Pocket Color, which drew direct inspiration from the majority of video game history. The game was divided into two modes; observing NeoPoke-Kun in his tiny studio apartment (a stripped-down homage to Little Computer People), and playing the minigames that NeoPoke-Kun would create for you as long as you kept him happy.
Ganda Singh Dhillon Maharaja Ganda Singh Dhillon (Died 1775), was a famous royal Sikh warrior of the late 18th century. Moreover, he was Maharaja of Amritsar, Lahore, Multan, Chiniot, Jhang, Bhera, Rawalpindi, Hasan Abdal, Sialkot and Gujrat.
Gandaki Boarding School Gandaki Boarding School (also known as GBS) (गण्डकी आवासीय उच्च माध्यामिक विद्यालय), formerly known as Nepal Adarsha Vidyashram, is a model school of Nepal. It is located in the city of Pokhara, 200 kilometers West of Kathmandu, and is the first and the only Regional School of the country.
Gandaki River The Gandaki River, also known as the Kali Gandaki and the Gandak, is a tributary of the Ganges River. It rises in the Himalayas in the Mustang District region of Nepal, near the border with Tibet, where it is known as the Narayani.
Gandalara Cycle The Gandalara Cycle is a series of seven Fantasy/Science Fiction paperback books created and written by authors Randall Garrett and Vicki Ann Heydron beginning in 1981. The series is about an aging language professor named Ricardo Carillo who is on a Mediterranean cruise ship when it is hit by a meteor.
Gandalf (band) Gandalf was a Finnish melodic death metal band who incorporated elements of traditional hard rock into their sound. Formed in 1993 by drummer (then guitarist) Nalle Ă–sterman, guitarist Timo Nyberg and vocalist Jari Hurskainen, with session drummer Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen, who later achieved fame playing with the band HIM.
Gandalf (new age) Gandalf (born Heinz Strobl) is the name used by a New Age composer from Austria. He plays a wide variety of instruments including guitars, keyboards, and synthesizers, and includes electronic sounds into his music.
Gandalf Airlines Gandalf Airlines was a regional airline based at Orio al Serio Airport near Milan, Italy. It operated a fleet of Dornier 328 aircraft in both jet and turboprop versions to a number of European destinations: Barcelona, Bari, Brescia, Catania, Florence, Madrid, Milan, Paris (Charles de Gaulle), Paris (Orly), Pisa, Rome, Stuttgart and Verona.
Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Sleepy Hollow, New York based band. Described as "punk classical hillbilly Floyd," the band is a favorite at folk festivals, including Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in Hillsdale, NY, Forksville Folk Festival in Forksville, PA, and the Philadelphia Folk Festival.
Gandalf Technologies Gandalf Technologies, or simply Gandalf, was an early data communications company, best known for their modems and terminal adaptors that allowed computer terminals to connect to a number of host computers through a single interface. The name Gandalf became synonymous with modem in the Soviet Union and a few other countries.
Gandalf's Garden Gandalf's Garden was a commune which flourished at the end of the 1960s as part of the London hippie/underground movement, running a shop and a magazine of the same name. It emphasised the mystical interests of the period, and advocated meditation in preference to drugs.
Gandamak Gandamak is a village of Afghanistan, 35 miles (56 km) from Jalalabad on the road to Kabul. On the retreat from Kabul of General Elphinstone's army in 1842, a hill near Gandamak was the scene of the massacre of the last survivors of the force: twenty officers and forty-five British soldiers of the 44th East Essex Regiment.
Gandantegchinlen Khiid Monastery The Gandantegchinlen Khiid Monastery, formerly known as Ganden Monastery, is a Tibetan-style monastery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar that has been restored and revitalized since 1990. The Tibetan name translates to the "Great Place of Complete Joy.
Gandapur The Gandapurs are a Pashtun tribe inhabiting the environs of Dera Ismail Khan, a major commercial center the west bank of the Indus River, in the southern region of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, near the frontier with South Waziristan. The Gandapurs reside principally in the small town of Kulachi on the bank of River Gomal, a tributary of River Indus and trace their origin to Afghanistan.
Ganden Monastery Ganden Monastery () is one of the 'great three' Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet, located on Wangbur Mountain, Tagtse County, 47 kilometers from Lhasa. The other two are Sera Monastery and Drepung Monastery.
Ganden Tripa The Ganden Tripa ("Holder of the Ganden Throne"; ) is the title of the spiritual leader of the Gelug (Dge-lugs) school of Tibetan Buddhism, the school which controlled central Tibet from the mid-1600s until 1950. The Dalai Lama is the temporal head of the school, a position of greater political authority but lower spiritual rank.
Gander (horse) Gander (born in 1996) is a thoroughbred race horse by Cormorant (Cormorant won eight of his twelve starts) out of Lovely Nurse (a hard-knocker who made one hundred and one starts) by Sawbones. His pedigree includes the great British horse, Ribot, as well as Tom Fool, Count Fleet, Bimelech, Eight Thirty, Noor, and Hyperion.
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador Gander is a Canadian town located in northeastern part of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately 40 kilometres south of Gander Bay, a little over 100 kilometres from the town of Twillingate and 90 kilometres east of Grand Falls. Located on the northeastern shore of Gander Lake, it is the site of Gander International Airport, formerly an important refuelling point for transatlantic aircraft.
Gandhara Gandhāra (Sanskrit: गन्धार, Urdu/ Gandḥārā; also known as Waihind in Persian) is the name of an ancient Indian Kingdom (Mahajanapada), currently in northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan. Gandhara was located mainly in the vale of Peshawar, the Potohar plateau (see Taxila) and on the northern side of the Kabul River.
Gandhari (character) Gāndhārī (Sanskrit:गांधारी) is a character in the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. In the epic, she was the daughter of Subala, the king of Gandhara (modern day Kandhahar), a region spanning northwestern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, from which her name is derived.
Gandhāran Buddhist Texts The Gandhāran Buddhist Texts are the oldest Buddhist manuscripts yet discovered, and also the oldest Indian manuscripts yet discovered. They were sold to European and Japanese institutions and individuals, and are currently being recovered and studied by several universities.

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