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Gottlob Frick Gottlob Frick (born Olbronn, Germany, 28 July, 1906 - died Muhlacker, Germany, 18 August 1994) was a German bass who sang in opera. He was known for his wide repertory including Wagner and Mozart roles, as well as those of Nicolai and Lortzing.
Gottorp Gottorp or Gottorf (Danish: Gottorp) is a palace and estate in the city of Schleswig in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the ancestral home of a remarkable branch of the royal dynasty within the House of Oldenburg and is a museum today.
Gottuvadhyam The gottuvadhyam (also known as gottuvadyam, chitravina, chitra vina, or mahanataka vina) is a Carnatic music string instrument played mainly in South India. It is usually used as a solo instrument in Carnatic music.
Gotukola Gotukola (Gottukola, Gotu Kola) is an herb/leafy green used in Sri Lankan cuisine. It is most often prepared as mallung; a traditional accompaniment to rice and curry, and goes especially well with vegetarian dishes such as parippu' (dhal), and jackfruit or pumpkin curry.
Gotye Gotye is the musical project of Wally DeBacker, a Melbourne musician. He has released two albums independently: Boardface (2004) and Like Drawing Blood (2006), the latter of which was entirely made in bedrooms around Melbourne yet still nominated for a J Award.
GoTo (telescopes) GoTo telescopes are a type of amateur telescope which can automatically point itself to celestial objects that the user selects. They are popular among amateur astronomers serious about studying the night sky, since more time can be spent studying the object rather than finding it.
GoTV Networks GoTV Networks, also known as GoTV, is a mobile content firm specialized in making made-for-mobile television programming, using both licensed and original television content. GoTV's mobile television network primarily provides content created, written, and produced by Emmy award-winning staff of their production studios – the only television studios built specifically for mobile TV.
Gouache Gouache (from the Italian guazzo, "water paint, splash") or bodycolor (the term preferred by art historians) is a type of paint consisting of pigment suspended in water. Gouache differs from watercolor in that the particles are larger, the ratio of pigment to water is much higher, and an additional, inert, white pigment such as chalk is also present.
Goualougo Triangle The Goualougo Triangle, is a 100-square-mile region on the southern end of the Nouabale-Ndoki National Park, located in the Republic of Congo, in Central Africa. The northern Congo lowland forest ecosystem of the park is one of the most intact fauna habitats of its type in Africa.
Gouania Gouania is a genus of between 50-70 species of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the world, including Africa, Madagascar, the Indian Ocean islands, southern Asia, the Americas and Hawaii. They are shrubs or lianas.
Gouda Vuurvast GOUDA Refractories (Dutch: Gouda Vuurvast) is a refractory producer (Bricks and Monolithics) with global experience and has a long track record of supplying refractories combined with installation technology. Its head office is located in the Dutch town of Gouda.
Goudiya Math Goudiya math is a religious temple centered around Lord Krishna and His consciousness. The temple authorities hold famous religious ceremonies and gatherings during festive days especially during Krishna Jayanthi (Birthday of Lord Krishna)
Gouge Gouge refers to one of several types of cutting tools, in addition to its meaning as a verb (the action of cutting or scooping with or as with a gouge) and its slang meaning (to cheat, defraud, swindle or extort) and, rarely, as a noun meaning a swindler (gouger).
Gough Baronets There have been two baronetcies created for people with the surname Gough, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The second holder of the first creation was elevated to the peerage in 1796 and the first baronet of the second creation in 1846.
Gough Island Gough Island (also known as Diego Alvarez) is a volcanic island rising from the South Atlantic Ocean to heights of over 900 metres (2950 ft) above sea level and has an area of approximately 65 km² (25 mi²). It is part of Tristan da Cunha, a dependancy of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena.
Gough Island Moorhen The Gough Island Moorhen Gallinula comeri is a medium-sized, almost flightless bird that is similar to the common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) but is smaller, stockier and with shorter wings. The bird has a distinctive bill that is reddish with a yellow tip.
Gouken Gouken (剛拳, Gōken, in Japanese, means Rigid Fist, Hard Fist, or Strong Fist) was the master of Ryu and Ken in Capcom's Street Fighter fighting game series. Along with his brother Akuma, he was taught the killing art of Goutetsu-ryū Ansatsuken by its founder, Goutetsu.
Goulard's Extract Goulard's Extract (also known as subacetate of lead) is a solution of lead acetate and lead oxide used as an astringent during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was named after its introducer, Thomas Goulard.
Goulash Goulash is a spicy dish, originally from Hungary, usually made of beef, onions, red peppers, and paprika powder. Its name comes from Hungarian gulyás, the word for a stockman or herdsman ("gulya" means a herd of animals, usually cows).
Goulash (bridge) Goulash (also Ghoulie) is a style of playing the card game of bridge, normally in friendly play such as rubber bridge, in which the cards are not thoroughly shuffled between consecutive deals. The aim is to create deals where the suits are more unevenly distributed between the players, thus creating "wild" deals in order to make the game more vivid.
Goulbourn Township, Ontario Goulbourn Township, Ontario was formed in 1818, roughly 20km south west of downtown Ottawa, with the first major settlement occurring in Richmond. Other villages in the township include Stittsville, Munster, and Ashton.
Goulburn Correctional Centre The Goulburn Correctional Centre is an Australian maximum security male prison located in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. The prison is the most secure prison in Australia, its High Risk Management Unit (HRMU), opened in September 2001, conforming to US Supermax-like standard.
Goulburn River National Park Goulburn River National Park is in New South Wales, Australia, 280 km northwest of Sydney and it is 20km south-west of Merriwa. The Goulburn River National Park is located in Hunter Valley and covers approximately 90 kilometers of the Goulburn River.
Goulburn Valley Highway The Goulburn Valley Highway / Freeway (//) is a highway located in Victoria, Australia. The section north beyond the Hume Freeway is part of the Melbourne to Brisbane National Highway (together with Hume Freeway) and is the main link between these two cities as well as a major link between Victoria and inland New South Wales.
Goulburn Weir Construction of the Goulburn Weir began in 1887 and was completed in early 1891. It was the first major diversion structure built for irrigation development in Australia and its design was considered very advanced for that time.
Goulburn, New South Wales Goulburn is a provincial cathedral city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree Council. It is located 190 km south west of Sydney on the Hume Highway and 690 metres above sea-level.
Goulceby with Asterby The village of Goulceby and its conjoined hamlet of Asterby, both in the Wolds of Lincolnshire, England, are marked together on local road signs as one settlement: Goulceby with Asterby, although the two form separate civil parishes. Goulceby was the birthplace of William Marwood, hangman, who invented the "long drop" system of execution.
Gould (crater) Gould is the remnant of a lunar crater formation that lies in the midst of the Mare Nubium, in the southwest quadrant of the Moon. It is located to the east-northeast of the prominent Bullialdus crater, and south of the Opelt crater remnant.
Gould Coast The Gould Coast lies at the head of the Ross Sea in Antarctica, on the eastern side. Where it meets Amundsen Coast, which lies on the western side, is Scott Glacier, whose tongue represents the world's southernmost coastline, at .
Gould Creek, South Australia Gould Creek (; postcode 5114) is an outer northeastern rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Tea Tree Gully and City of Playford local government areas, and is adjacent to Greenwith, Salisbury Heights and Hillbank, as well as the rural districts of Yatala Vale and Upper Hermitage and the town of One Tree Hill.
Gould's Long-eared Bat Gould's Long-eared bat (Nyctophilus gouldi) is a microbat found in eastern Australia from Queensland to Victoria as well as in south-west Western Australia. These bats roost in tree hollows and eat a variety of insects.
Gould's Mouse The Gould's Mouse (Pseudomys gouldii) lived in eastern inland Australia, and was named after John Gould's wife, Elizabeth. It was slightly smaller than a black rat, and quite social, living in small family groups that sheltered by day in a nest of soft, dry grass in a burrow.
Gouldian Finch The Gouldian Finch,Erythrura gouldiae, also known as the Lady Gouldian Finch or Gould's Finch, is a colorful bird native to Australia. It is bred in captivity, but is an endangered species in the wild, with less than 2,500 left in the wild.
Goulding's Trading Post Goulding's is a lodge, trading post, and museum located just north of the Arizona-Utah border, adjacent to the Navajo Tribal Park in Monument Valley]. Harry Goulding introduced director [[John Ford to Monument Valley where he shot several of his classic westerns.
Gouldsboro, Maine Gouldsboro is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States on the Schoodic Peninsula. The town has many historically separate fishing and summer visitor villages, including Birch Harbor, Prospect Harbor, and Corea.
Goumenissa Goumenissa (Greek: Γουμένισσα) is a small traditional town, capital of Paionia Province of Kilkis Prefecture in Central Macedonia, Greece. The town sits on the southeastern part of the Paiko mountain range.
Goumier Goumier is a term used for Moroccan soldiers, who served in auxillary units attached to the French Army, between 1908 and 1956. The term was also occasionally used to designate native soldiers in the French army of the French Sudan and Upper Volta during the colonial era.
Gounki Gounki is an abstract strategy game in which pieces can combine and disperse to affect their movement possibilities. Played on an eight-by-eight square grid, the goal is to move one of your own pieces off the opposite end of the board while preventing your opponent from doing the same.
Goupil & Cie Goupil & Cie were amongst the leading art dealers in 19th century France, with head quarters in Paris. Step by step, Goupil established a world-wide trade with reproductions of paintings and sculptures, with a network of branches in London, Brussels, The Hague, Berlin and Vienna, as well as in New York and Australia.
Gouraud shading Gouraud shading, named after Henri Gouraud, is a method used in computer graphics to simulate the differing effects of light and colour across the surface of an object. In practice, Gouraud shading is used to achieve smooth lighting on low-polygon surfaces without the heavy computational requirements of calculating lighting for each pixel.
Gourav Dhiman Gourav Dhiman(Born, 16 December, 1986, in New Delhi) is one of the most experienced players in the India U19 World Cup squad, having played 18 matches and making his debut in February 2004. He is the premier allrounder in the India squad, bowling right-arm medium-pace and batting right handed.
Gourd Dance The Gourd Dance is a type of dance performed by some Native American nations, especially those of the Southern Plains region of the United States. Though often associated with a pow-wow, the Gourd Dance has its own unique style and customs.
Gourmandises Gourmandises is the debut album by Alizée, which means "Sweets" in French. It was released in France in November, 2000, followed by an international release on March 13 2001, though the first single, Moi...
Gourmet (magazine) Gourmet magazine is a monthly publication of Condé Nast Publications (which also produces its sister publication Bon Appétit). First published in 1941, Gourmet is a magazine which focuses on good living, travel, entertaining, and culture.
Gourmet Sentai Bara Yarou Gourmet Sentai Bara Yarou (Gourmet Rose Rascal Squadron, AKA Birume Sentai Bara Yarou) is a surreal and bizarre video game for the Super Famicom, and is a beat-em-up that is played somewhat similar to Final Fight. Like Cho Aniki, the game is suggested for mature audiences only, and was released only in Japan by Virgin Interactive.
Gourmohan Dutta Gourmohan Dutta was a rich Bengali merchant from Kolkata (India) who founded Boroline, a brand of over the counter antiseptic cream. The brand would go on to become one of the icons of national economic self-sufficiency in a country that was still under the British rule.
Gournia Gournia is the site of a Minoan palace complex on the island of Crete, Greece, excavated in the early 20th century by the American archaeologist, Harriet Boyd-Hawes. Gournia lies in the municipality of Ierapetra in the prefecture of Lasithi.
Gourock railway station Gourock railway station is a terminus of the Inverclyde Line, located at Gourock pierhead and serving the town as well as the ferry services it was originally built for. The Caledonian Railway found that their service to Greenock Central railway station which was an inconvenient walk away from the quay was losing Clyde steamer trade to the new Glasgow and South Western Railway terminal at Prince's Pier in Greenock.
Gourry Gabriev Gourry Gabriev is a fictional character from the Japanese anime and light novels Slayers. He is tall (most sources list him as being 6'3"), muscular like an acrobat, possesses impossibly long blonde hair and blue eyes, while remaining boyishly handsome.
Gousselerbierg Tunnel The Gousselerbierg Tunnel is a pair of a parallel road tunnels in the canton of Mersch, in central Luxembourg. The tunnels are named for the hill through which they pass, near the town of Gosseldange, in the commune of Lintgen.
Goutetsu Goutetsu (轟鉄, Gōtetsu, in Japanese, means Rumble Iron) is the founder of Ansatsuken, the martial art both Ryu and Ken practice in Capcom's Street Fighter fighting game series. It was a killing art that he taught to two brothers by the names of Gouken and Gouki (Akuma).
Goutte d'Or The Goutte d'Or is a working-class neighbourhood in Paris, located in the 18th arrondissement. Not far east from the Butte Montmartre, it is one one the most cosmopolitain neighborhoods of the city, with a great number of North Africans and Africans.
Gouverneur K. Warren Gouverneur Kemble Warren (January 8, 1830 – August 8, 1882) was a civil engineer and prominent general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is best remembered for arranging the last-minute defense of Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg and is often referred to as the "Hero of Little Round Top.
Gouverneur Kemble Gouverneur Kemble (January 25, 1786 – September 18, 1875) was a two-term United States Congressman, diplomat and industrialist. He helped found the West Point Foundry, a major producer of artillery during the American Civil War.
Gouverneur Morris Gouverneur Morris (January 31, 1752 – November 6, 1816) was an American statesman who represented Pennsylvania in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and was author of large sections of the Constitution of the United States. He is widely credited as the author of that document's Preamble: "We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union...
Gouyen Gouyen (an Anglicization of Mescalero Góyą́ń "the one who is wise"), was a 19th century Mescalero Apache woman. She tracked down a Comanche chief who scalped her husband, tracking him to his camp.
Gov't Mule Gov't Mule is a southern rock/jam band formed in 1994 as an Allman Brothers Band side project, but has taken on a life of its own. Like many jam bands, Gov't Mule does not get a lot of radio airplay but is popular due to constant touring and intense fan loyalty.
Govardhan hill Govardhan (Sanskrit:गोवर्धन) is a hill located near the town of Vrindavan in India, considered as sacred by a number of traditions within Hinduism. It is especially important to those traditions which worship Krishna or Vishnu as the Supreme God (Ishvara) such as Vaishnavism and Gaudiya Vaishnavism, which are popular around the Govardhan area.
Govardhana matha The Govardhana matha is located in the city of Puri in Orissa state (India), and is associated with the Jagannath temple. It is one of those four cardinal mathas said to have been founded by Adi Shankara, and is the eastern matha.
Gove land rights case In December 1968, the Yolngu people living in Yirrkala, who were the traditional owners of the Gove Peninsula in Arnhem Land, obtained writs in the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory against the Nabalco Corporation, which had secured a twelve-year bauxite mining lease from the Federal Government. Their goal was to establish in law their rightful claim to their homelands.
Gove Saulsbury Gove Saulsbury (May 29 1815 – July 31 1881) was an American physician and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.
Govedina Govedina is a single released in 2002 by the Belgrade hip hop group Beogradski Sindikat. It was the cause of much controversy in Serbia and Montenegro, due to lyrics which displayed a less than positive attitude towards many actors on the political scene.
Governador Lindenberg, Espírito Santo Governador Lindenberg is the name of a Brazilian municipality in the southeastern state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 9,942 (2005) and its area is 360 km²IBGE - in the north of the state, this municipality gained independence from Colatina] on July 29, 1997.
Governance of Higher Education The governance of tertiary (higher, postsecondary) education refers to the means by which institutions are formally organized and managed. Governance for postsecondary education commonly refers to the internal structures, organization and management of autonomous institutions, but also includes the external organizational relationships with local and federal governments.
Governance of University of Warwick The University of Warwick is governed by three formal bodies: the Court, Council and the Senate. In addition to these, a Strategy Committee and a Steering Committee provide strategic leadership in between meetings of the formal bodies.
Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance or in short GRC, is a type of Enterprise Software that ensures that a business complies to legal requirements. Examples for such requirements are regulation like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act or Basel II.
Governess A governess is a female employee of a family who teaches children within their home. In contrast to a nanny (formerly called a nurse) or a babysitter, she concentrates on teaching children, not their physical needs.
Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses is a body of elders who oversee all the activities of the denomination. This group is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the "Watchtower Society"; however, that term actually refers to one or more of the legal instruments of Jehovah's Witnesses supervised by these elders.
Governing Senate The Governing Senate (Правительствующий сенат) was a legislative, judicial, and executive body of Russian Monarchs, instated by Peter the Great to replace the Boyar Duma and lasted until the very end of the Empire. It was chaired by Ober-Procurator.
Government A government is a body that has the authority to make and the power to enforce laws within a civil, corporate, religious, academic, or other organization or group. In its broadest sense, "to govern" means to administer or supervise, whether over a state, a set group of people, or a collection of assets.
Government (linguistics) In linguistics, government is the selection of grammatical features by verbs and prepositions in inflected languages. Most commonly, a verb is said to govern a specific grammatical case if its complement must take that case in a grammatically correct sentence.
Government access television Government Access Television (GATV) is a type of television channel created by government entities (generally local governments) and broadcast over cable systems or, in some cases, over-the-air broadcast television stations. GATV programming generally deals with public affairs, board meetings, explanation of government services, and other public-service related programming.
Government agencies in Sweden The Government agencies in Sweden are state controlled organizations who act independently to carry out the policies of the Swedish Government. The Government Ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to control agencies by policy decisions but not by direct orders.
Government agency A government agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organisation in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of types of agency.
Government alpha Government Alpha is the name of the Japanese harsh noise project of Yasutoshi Yoshida (吉田恭淑), also known as S.Isabella, member of Barom One, Mecha-dote-chin & Monster DVD, who also operates his own record label 'Xerxes' out of Tokyo, Japan.
Government and binding theory Government and binding is a theory of syntax in the tradition of transformational grammar developed principally by Noam Chomsky in the 1980s. This theory is a radical revision of his earlier theories Chomsky, Noam (1970).
Government and politics of Seattle, Washington This is the main article on Government and politics of Seattle, Washington. Seattle, Washington, USA is a charter city, with a Mayor-Council form of government, unlike many of its neighbors that use the Council-Manager form.
Government and politics of Vancouver Vancouver is governed by the ten-member Vancouver City Council, a nine-member School Board, and a seven-member Park Board, all elected for three-year terms through an at-large system. In addition, residents of Vancouver vote for representatives in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and the Canadian House of Commons.
Government Accountability Office The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the non-partisan audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of Congress, and an agency in the Legislative Branch of the United States Government. The GAO was established by the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 (Public Law 67-13, 42 Stat.
Government Accountability Office investigations of the Department of Defense Government Accountability Office investigations of the Department of Defense are typically audits in which the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the United States Congress’ investigative arm, studies how the Department of Defense spends taxpayer dollars. Since the GAO is accountable only to the legislative branch, it is in a unique position to investigate the military; no other agency can audit Federal departments with the same degree of independence from the President.
Government Affairs Group The Government Affairs Group (GAG) is a UK industry association for communication and public affairs professionals. It is a sectoral group of the UK Chartered Institute of Public Relations, the representative body of the UK public relations industry.
Government Arsenal (Philippines) The Philippines' Government Arsenal (Filipino: Arsenal ng Pamahalaan), abbreviated as GA, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of National Defense responsible for being utilized in the production of basic weapons, ammunition and other munitions for the use of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police (PNP), and for the sale and export of products in excess of AFP/PNP requirements.
Government Botanical Gardens, Udagamandalam The Government Botanical Gardens at Ootacmund, Tamilnadu state, India, was laid out in 1847. The Ggrdens, divided into several sections, cover an area of around 22 hectares, and lies on the lower slopes of the Doddabetta peak.
Government Buildings Government Buildings is a large Edwardian building enclosing a quadrangle on Merrion Street in Dublin, Ireland, in which several key offices of the government of the Republic of Ireland are located.Among the offices of state located in the building are the
Government Buildings, Suva The Government Buildings in Suva are the offices of the executive wing of Government of Fiji. Built in the late 1930s, the buildings house the Prime Minister of Fiji's offices, the High Court, and government ministries.
Government Camp, Oregon Government Camp is an unincorporated community located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, south of Mount Hood and north of Tom, Dick and Harry Mountain. It is a gateway to several ski resorts, the most popular being Mount Hood Meadows, Timberline Lodge and Mount Hood Skibowl.
Government Category List The United Kingdom Government Category List (GCL) was a type of controlled vocabulary called a taxonomy, for use in choosing Subject metadata and keywords, primarily for indexing government web pages. The use of GCL terms in the metadata of all government resources is intended to facilitate, encourage and simplify automatic categorisation.
Government Center (MBTA station) Government Center Station of the MBTA, located at the intersection of Tremont, Court and Cambridge Streets in the Government Center neighborhood of Boston, is the transfer point between the Green Line and the Blue Line. Before the current Boston City Hall was built, the station was known as Scollay on the Green Line and Scollay Under on the Blue Line.
Government Center, Boston, Massachusetts Government Center is a city square and plaza in Boston, Massachusetts, bounded by Cambridge, Court, Congress, and Sudbury Streets. The anchoring square, Scollay Square, is at the triple intersection of Court, Cambridge, and Tremont Streets.
Government College (Manimalakkunnu) Government College is an Arts and Science college located on a hill called Manimalakunnu, near Koothattukulam in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. Established in 1981, it is celebrating its Silver Jubilee.
Government College University Government College University, Lahore is a co-educational public university located on The Mall in Lahore, Pakistan. Although the college was granted the status of university by the Pakistan Government in 2002, the word college is still retained in the name for historical reasons and also because of the wide recognition of the name Government College in Pakistan.
Government Communications Headquarters The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is a British intelligence agency responsible for providing signals intelligence (SIGINT) and information assurance to the UK government and armed forces as required, under the guidance of the Joint Intelligence Committee. CESG (originally Communications-Electronics Security Group) is the branch of GCHQ which works to secure the communications and information systems of the government and critical parts of UK national infrastructure.
Government Conference Centre The Government Conference Centre is a government building in downtown Ottawa, Canada. The building is located at the intersection of Wellington Street and the Rideau Canal, just a short distance from the Parliament buildings and across the street from the Château Laurier hotel.
Government Cut Government Cut is a manmade shipping channel between Miami Beach and Fisher Island, which allows better access to the Port of Miami in Miami, Florida. Before the cut was established, a single peninsula of dry land stretched from what is now Miami Beach to what is now Fisher Island, and boats destined for the port at the mouth of the Miami River had to pass around Cape Florida, to the south of Key Biscayne.
Government departments and agencies in Hong Kong Government departments and agencies in Hong Kong are controlled by the Hong Kong Government. The policies of the government are formulated decided by the bureaux led by secretaries and permanent secretaries are discussed in the Executive Council and implemented by the departments and agencies.
Government Delegate's Office at Home Government Delegate's Office at Home (Polish Delegatura RzÄ…du Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej na Kraj) was one of the agendas of the Polish Government in Exile during World War II. It was the highest authority of the Polish Secret State in occupied Poland and was headed by the Government Delegate at Home, a de facto deputy Prime Minister of Poland.
Government District, Dallas, Texas The Government District is an area in south-central downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). It lies south of the Main Street District, southeast of the West End Historic District, north of the Convention Center District, west of the Farmers Market District, and east of the Reunion District.
Government Emergency Telecommunications Service The Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS) is a White House-directed emergency phone service provided by a division of the Department of Homeland Security. GETS uses enhancements based on existing commercial technology.
Government Emergency Telephone System The Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS) is a White House-directed emergency phone service provided by the National Communications System (NCS) in the Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Division of the Department of Homeland Security. GETS supports federal, state, local, and tribal government, industry, and non-governmental organization (NGO) personnel in performing their National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) missions.
Government English Higher Primary School Government English Higher Primary School was the only school in Karnataka run buy the Government which had English taught as first language rather than Kannada. It was the last remaining legecacy of the British Raj in Kolar Gold Fields.

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