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Grace Carlson Grace Holmes Carlson (November 13, 1906 – July 7, 1992) was an American Communist politician. As a leading member of the Socialist Workers Party she was imprisoned in 1941 under the Smith Act together with many other SWP leaders for opposing the US involvement in World War II.
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco Grace Cathedral is located on Nob Hill in San Francisco, California. It is the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of California, once state-wide in area, now comprising parts of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Grace Cavendish Lady Grace Cavendish is a fictional detective and the central character in the Lady Grace Mysteries; a series of historical novels for younger readers. Lady Grace is a thirteen-year old Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth I of England.
Grace Clawson Grace M. (Taylor) Clawson (November 15, 1887-May 28, 2002) was born in England, but emigrated to Montreal as an infant, and a few years later to the United States, where she lived in Illinois and later Florida.
Grace Covenant International Grace Covenant International, a non-denominational network or "family" of Christian churches, missionaries and ministries founded in 1995, was created to offer relationship and accountability; "connection without control," for local ministries. Constituent ministries maintain local autonomy, boards and a variety of styles, but share a unified vision of reaching the world for Christ.
Grace Crowley Grace Crowley (1890-1979) was an Australian artist. She studied in Paris in 1927 with the Cubist André Lhote, and took part in Exhibition I in 1939, the self-proclaimed first show of abstract art in Australia.
Grace Cup A Grace Cup (or Loving Cup) is a silver bowl or tankard with two handles passed round the table after grace at all banquets in London. According to Brewer's Phrase and Fable, the Grace Cup is still seen at the Lord Mayor's feasts, at college, and occasionally in private banquets.
Grace Deeb Grace Deeb () is a Lebanese singer who was born in Beirut and began her career at the age of fourteen. She sings in various languages (Arabic, French, English, Spanish, Italian, and Greek) and has two albums to her name.
Grace Episcopal Church Grace Episcopal Church is a generic name for hundreds of churches. If you followed a link here, please consider including the city and state to make the link more specific, or if the church is non-notable, delete the link.
Grace Fulcher Hartman Grace Hartman (1918 – December 18 1993), née Fulcher was a Canadian labour union activist, whose 1975 election to the presidency of the Canadian Union of Public Employees made her the first woman in North America to lead a major labour union.
Grace Hopper Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper (December 9 1906 – January 1 1992) was an American computer scientist and United States Navy officer. A pioneer in the field, she was one of the first programmers of the Mark I Calculator, and she developed the first compiler for a computer programming language.
Grace Chisholm Young Grace Chisholm Young (March 15, 1868 - March 29, 1944) was an English mathematician. She was educated at Girton College, England and continued her studies at Göttingen University in Germany, where in 1895 she became the first woman to receive a doctorate in any field in that county.
Grace Christian Academy Grace Christian High School is a Born Again Christian School primarily catering to Chinese Christian students from Pre-Nursery to K-12. It is situated in Grace Village, Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines.
Grace Christian School (Alaska) Grace Christian School (GCS) in Anchorage, Alaska is a private christian school supported by the Anchorage Grace Christian Church. It was started in 1980 and now educates nearly 700 students from kindergarten through 12th grades.
Grace Church School Grace Church School was founded in 1894 by Grace Church as the first choir boarding school in New York City. In 1947 Grace became a co-educational school and was admitted to the Guild of Independent Schools of New York City.
Grace Church, New York Grace Church, at 802 Broadway in New York City, is a historic full-service parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Grace Church is located on Broadway near 10th Street as the avenue bends into the heart of New York University and the East Village.
Grace Ingalls Grace Pearl Ingalls Dow (May 23, 1877–November 10, 1941) was born in Burr Oak, Iowa as the fifth and last child of Caroline and Charles Ingalls. She was the youngest sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder known for her Little House on the Prairie books.
Grace Khold Grace Khold (born April 28, 1979 in Torino) is an Italian musician and member of industrial rock group Dope Stars Inc. Khold is also a graphic designer (he graduated at the Academy Of Arts and New Technologies in Rome), quoted artist and DJ.
Grace Kimmins Dame Grace Kimmins, DBE was described in Punch (volume 156, April 9, 1919) as '... in her quiet practical way is probably as good a friend as London ever had', a remarkable description for the driving force behind the Guild of Play and the Guild of the Poor Brave Things.
Grace Like Rain (single) The single Grace Like Rain was Todd Agnew's first Contemporary Christian song and since then has become widely popular in the CCM community. Grace Like Rain is primarily a rock version of Amazing Grace with a new chorus.
Grace Llewellyn Grace Llewellyn is the author of several books on homeschooling and unschooling. Her best known book is The Teenage Liberation Handbook (ISBN 0-9629591-7-0), which she was inspired to write after three years of teaching.
Grace Lutheran College Grace Lutheran College is a high school based in Rothwell, Queensland, Australia. The school has a primary school located in Redcliffe, Australia, and is planning to open a secondary campus at Caboolture, Australia.
Grace Marguerite Hay Drummond-Hay Lady Grace Marguerite Hay Drummond-hay (born Grace Marguerite Lethbridge, 1 September, 1895 in Hampstead, Liverpool - 12 February, 1946 in Manhattan) was the first woman to travel around the world by air, in a zeppelin. Although she wasn't an aviatrix herself at first, she certainly contributed to its glamour and the general knowledge about her aerial adventures by writing articles about it in mainstream American newspapers in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Grace Marks Grace Marks was an Upper Canadian maid who was convicted in 1843 of murder in the death of her employer Thomas Kinnear and his housekeeper, Nancy Montgomery. Her conviction was controversial, and sparked much debate about whether Marks was actually instrumental in the murder, or merely an unwitting accessory.
Grace Moore Mary Willie Grace Moore (1898-1947) was an American operatic soprano and actress in musical theatre and film, nicknamed the "Tennessee Nightingale." Her films helped to popularize opera by bringing it to a large audience.
Grace Murray Hopper Award Although many awards have added Grace Hopper's name to them since her death in 1992, the original Grace Murray Hopper Awards have been awarded by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) since 1971. The award goes to a young (age 35 or less) computer professional who makes a single, significant technical or service contribution.
Grace note A grace note is a kind of music notation used to denote several kinds of musical ornaments. When occurring by itself, a single grace note normally indicates the intention of either an appoggiatura or an acciaccatura.
Grace Napolitano Grace Flores Napolitano (born December 4 1936), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the 38th District of California (map). She was born in Brownsville, Texas, was educated at Texas Southmost College and was a member of the Norwalk, California City Council and a member of the California State Assembly before entering the House.
Grace of My Heart Grace of My Heart is a 1996 film from writer-director Allison Anders. The story is set in the pop-music world of the 1960s, and the personal life and career trajectory of its protagonist, Denise Waverly (played by Illeana Douglas), strongly parallel those of singer-songwriter Carole King.
Grace Portolesi Grace Portolesi is a South Australian politician and Labor member for the electoral district of Hartley, having won the seat at the 2006 state election. She is the current parliamentary secretary assisting the Attorney-General.
Grace Presbyterian Church of New Zealand Grace Presbyterian Church of New Zealand (GPCNZ) is a Presbyterian denomination in New Zealand which was formed in 2002. It currently consists of 9 churches and 4 mission churches, which are congregations in the process of becoming fully established churches.
Grace Quigley Grace Quigley, also titled The Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley, is a 1984 film starring Katharine Hepburn and Nick Nolte. The plot centers around an elderly woman who decides not to wait around to die of old age, but hires a hit man to kill her.
Grace Slick Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing, October 30, 1939 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American singer and songwriter, who was the lead singer of the rock groups Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship and also as a solo artist, for nearly three decades, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s.
Grace the cow Grace the Cow is a fictional tan colored cow character from the movie Home on the Range which is made by Disney. Grace is a very sincere happy go lucky cow who looks for holistic solutions to make life easier for her friends and to herself as well plus she also loves to sing although not too well.
Grace Thaxton Grace Thaxton (June 18, 1891 - July 6, 2005) was a supercentenarian, the oldest person in Kentucky, the 4th-oldest person in America, and the 6th-oldest documented person in the world at her death. She was the oldest documented person ever born in the state of New York, and narrowly missed the all-time age record for a resident of Kentucky of 114 years 92 days, set by Mary Anna Boone in 2001 when she died from a bout of pneumonia.
Grace University Grace University is a private Bible college located in Omaha, Nebraska. The university includes three separate colleges: Grace College of the Bible, Grace College of Graduate Studies, and Grace College of Continuing Education.
Grace Zabriskie Born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1941, Grace Zabriskie is a character actress who has played small roles in many popular American films and television series. After making her major film debut in 1979's Norma Rae, Zabriskie went on to appear in dozens of other works, including the 1981 miniseries adaptation of John Steinbeck's East of Eden, 1989's Drugstore Cowboy, the 1991 film adaptation of Fried Green Tomatoes and 1995's The Passion of Darkly Noon.
Grace-Ann Dinkins Grace-Ann Dinkins (born 13 September 1966), also known as Gracie-Ann Dinkins or Grace Dinkins, is an Olympic-class track and field athlete from the USA who competes for Liberia, her parents' home country, in the 100m, 200m, and 400m races. Over her competitive career, she became the record-holder for those distances in Liberia.
Grace, West Virginia Grace is an unincorporated community on the South Branch Potomac River in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA. Grace lies at the intersection of Grace's Cabin Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 28/6) and West Virginia Route 28 across the South Branch from Blues Beach.
Graceful catshark The graceful catshark, Proscyllium habereri, is a finback catshark of the family Proscylliidae, found in the western Pacific Ocean, from southeastern Japan to Viet Nam and northwestern Java, at depths of between 50 and 100 m. Females reach a length of 65 cm.
Graceful exit A graceful exit is a simple programming idiom wherein a program detects a serious error condition and "exits gracefully" in a controlled manner as a result. Often the program prints a descriptive error message to a terminal or log as part of the graceful exit.
Graceful failure Graceful failure of a program is a term used in computing to express inability of the program to perform requested operation of which user is notified. This is the preferred method of dealing with failure as opposed to
Graceful labeling In graph theory, a graceful labeling of a graph with n vertices and e edges is a labeling of its vertices with distinct integers between 0 and e inclusive, such that each edge is uniquely identified by the positive difference between its endpoints.Virginia Vassilevska, "Coding and Graceful Labeling of trees.
Graceful Prinia The Graceful Prinia, Prinia gracilis, is a small warbler (in some older works it is referred to as Graceful Warbler). This prinia is a resident breeder in northeast Africa and southwest Asia from Egypt and Somalia east to north India.
Graceful shark The graceful shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the Indo-Pacific oceans between latitudes 21° N and 25° S, from the surface to 50 m. Its length is up to about 1.
Graceland Graceland is the name of the large white-columned estate that once belonged to Elvis Presley, located at 3734 Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It currently serves as a museum that was opened to the public in 1982, and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1991.
Graceland Cemetery Graceland Cemetery is a large Victorian-era cemetery located in the north side community area of Uptown, in the city of Chicago, Illinois, USA. Established in 1860, its main entrance is at Clark and Irving Park.
Graceland University Graceland University is a private liberal arts university of about 2300 students and 150 faculty with campuses in Lamoni, Iowa and Independence, Missouri. The school, though non-sectarian, is affiliated with the Community of Christ and was founded in 1895.
Gracemere, Queensland Gracemere is a town located on the Capricorn Highway in Central Queensland, Australia, approximately 9 kilometres west of the city of Rockhampton. The town is the administrative centre of the Fitzroy Shire, which covers an area of approximately 6,000 square kilometres, and has a population of 10,170 (ABS 2003 estimate).
Gracenote Gracenote is a private for-profit company which maintains and licenses an Internet-accessible database containing information about the contents of audio CDs. Computer software applications such as iTunes that are capable of playing CDs use Gracenote's CDDB or a competing service.
Gracey (Leontine) Elementary School Gracey (Leontine) Elementary School is an elementary school located in Merced], [[California which educates grades kindergarten to fifth. Current enrollment is approximately 700 students 368 of which are socioeconomically disadvangated.
Gracia Mendes Nasi Donna Gracia Mendes Nasi (Gracia is Spanish for the Hebrew Hannah, also known as Beatrice de Luna Miques, her Christianized name, 1510–1569) was one of the wealthiest Jewish women of Renaissance Europe. She married into the eminent international banking and finance dynasty of Mendes, and was the aunt of Joseph Nasi, who became a prominent figure in the politics of the Ottoman Empire.
Graciano LĂłpez Jaena Graciano LĂłpez Jaena - On December 18, 1856, saw the birth of Graciano LĂłpez Jaena in Jaro, Iloilo to Placido LĂłpez and Maria Jacoba Jaena. His parents were poor, as his mother was a seamstress and his father, a general repairman.
Gracianus Municeps Gracianus Municeps was a legendary King of the Britons, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae, a fictional account of British history. After the death of Emperor Magnus Maximus, Gracianus usurped the throne from the rightful king, Dionotus, upon receiving word of Maximus's demise.
Gracias Gracias is a small Honduran town/municipality that was founded in 1536, and has a population of approximately 25,000 people (12,000 in the urban center). It is found in the mountainous centre of western Honduras, in the Lempira departamento.
Gracias A la Vida "Gracias a la Vida" (English: Thanks to life) is the name of a popular Spanish language folk song composed and first performed by Chilean Violeta Parra, one of the artists who set the basis for the movement known as Nueva CanciĂłn. Is was released in Las Ăšltimas Composiciones, the last album she edited, in 1966.
Gracias Por La MĂşsica Gracias Por La MĂşsica is a 1980 album by Swedish pop group ABBA (see 1980 in music). Gracias Por La MĂşsica was originally released due to the unexpected break of popularity for the group in Latin countries such as Mexico and Argentina.
Gracie Allen Gracie Allen (July 26, 1895 - August 27, 1964) was an American comedian who became internationally famous as the zany partner and comic foil of husband George Burns. Burns himself phrased it perfectly in a gag that got laughs no matter how often he repeated it for the rest of his life: "One day, the audience realised I had a terrific talent.
Gracie Allen Awards Gracie Allen Awards is an award that recognize and encourage positive and realistic portrayals of women in entertainment, commercials, news, features and other programs organizes by Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT).
Gracie Barra Combat Team A stable of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighters who compete in mixed martial arts matches. Associated with Gracie Barra Academy, the team is most famous for its fighters Renato "Babalu" Sobral, one of only two martial artists ever to have defeated Chute Boxe fighter Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, and Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling 99kg champion Marcio Cruz .
Gracie family The Gracie family refers to the lineage of Brazilian businessman and politician GastĂŁo Gracie. They are known as the founders of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and for their success in mixed martial arts, vale tudo, and submission wrestling competitions.
Gracie Humaitá Gracie Humaitá or Academia Gracie de Jiu-Jitsu is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy on Humaitá Street, in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The academy was founded by Helio Gracie after the original Gracie Academy closed its doors in downtown Rio in the 1960s.
Gracie challenge The Gracie challenge refers to a challenge issued by some members of the Gracie family to have anyone come and fight them in a Vale Tudo style match. It was first issued by Carlos Gracie in the 1920's to promote and develop the Gracie's style of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and as an attempt to show that it was superior to other styles of martial arts.
Gracie Pfost Gracie Bowers Pfost (born March 12, 1906 in Harrison, Arkansas – died August 11, 1965 in Baltimore, Maryland) was the first woman to represent Idaho in the United States Congress, serving five terms as a Democrat in the House of Representatives. Pfost represented the state's First Congressional District.
Graciela Naranjo Graciela Naranjo [nah-RAHN-ho] (December 25, 1916 - April 11, 2001) was a Venezuelan singer and actress. A radio, cinema and television pioneer in her homeland, she made her professional debut as a bolero singer in 1931.
Graciela Yataco Graciela Yataco is a Peruvian model from Lima who in March 2005 offered to sell her virginity to the highest bidder, as a means to bring her family and sick mother out of poverty. In the strongly Catholic country of Peru this caused outcry among some commentators and public figures.
Gracies Dinnertime Theatre Gracies Dinnertime Theatre(GDT) was a publication written by a group of RIT students that was in production from 1995 to 2005. It was notorious for its provocation of the established student magazine, The Reporter, the administration and, in particular, RIT ex-President Al Simone.
Gracilaria Gracilaria is a genus of red algae (Rhodophyta) notable for its economic importance as an agarophyte, as well as its use as a food for humans and various species of shellfish. Various species within the genus are cultivated in various parts of the developing world, including Asia, South America, Africa and Oceania.
Graciliano Ramos Graciliano Ramos (born in Quebrângulo, state of Alagoas, October 27, 1892, died in Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 1953) was widely considered one of the most important Brazilian authors of the 20th century. He was a seminal voice in the literary "regionalism" movement.
Gracilisuchus Gracilisuchus (meaning "gracile crocodile") is the name given to a tiny (30 cm long) genus of crurotarsan (a group which includes the ancestors of crocodilians) from the Triassic. It was a suchian close to the ancestry of crocodiles, and was originally thought to be a dinosaur, but this hypothesis has since been rejected.
Graco (baby products) Graco is a brand of baby products company owned by Newell Rubbermaid. It was founded in 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Russell Gray and Robert Cone (hence the name) as Graco Metal Products, a company that fabricated machine and car parts.
Grad Nite Disney's Grad Nite (sometimes in early years termed "Grad-Nite") is an exclusive event hosted in April or May for graduating high school senior classes who can gather for an exclusive, all-night party at Disneyland and, more recently, at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, featuring live performances by some of the most popular contemporary artists. There are also optional Blast Off Parties that begin prior to the main event, and create a full day of activities for students.
Gradačac Gradačac (Cyrillic: Градачац) is a town and municipality in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located roughly 40 km south of the Sava river. Administratively, Gradačac is part of the Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Grade (bouldering) In the sport of bouldering, problems are assigned technical grades according to several established systems, which are often distinct from those used in roped climbing. Bouldering grade systems in wide use include the Hueco "V" grades (known as the V-scale), Fontainebleau technical grades, route colours, Peak District grades, and British technical grades.
Grade (climbing) In rock climbing, mountaineering and other climbing disciplines, climbers give a climbing grade to a route that concisely describes the difficulty and danger of climbing the route. Different aspects of climbing each have their own grading system, and many different nationalities developed their own, distinctive grading systems.
Grade (education) A grade education can mean either a teacher's evaluation of a student's work or a student's level of educational progress, usually one grade per year (often denoted by an ordinal number, such as the "3rd Grade" or the "12th Grade"). This article is about evaluation of students' work and various systems used in different countries and in some places called a grade point average (GPA).
Grade (slope) A grade (or gradient) is the pitch of a slope, and is often expressed as a percent tangent, or "rise over run". It is used to express the steepness of slope on a hill, roof, or road, where zero indicates level (with respect to gravity) and increasing numbers correlate to more vertical inclinations.
Grade 12+ In Ontario, Canada, Grade 12+, commonly known as a victory lap, describes twelfth-grade students who return for a second year of Grade 12 instead of immediately enrolling in post-secondary education, widely seen as a result of the elimination of the OAC (Ontario Academic Credit or Grade 13) year.
Grade conversion United States colleges and universities generally assign letter grades (A, B, C, sometimes D, F), all of which (except F) can have a plus or minus sign appended. Often, an "E" is substituted for an "F.
Grade crossing predictor A grade crossing predictor is an electronic device which is connected to the rails of a railroad track, and activates the crossing's warning devices (lights, bells, gates, etc.) at a consistent interval prior to the arrival of a train at a grade crossing.
Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment GEPA or the Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment is given to all New Jersey public-schooled students in March of their eighth grade year. It is often known as the "preparation test" for the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), which has similar rules and information.
Grade measurement Grade measurement is the geodetic determination of the local radius of curvature of the figure of the Earth by determining the difference in astronomical latitude between two locations on the same meridian, the metric distance between which is known.
Grade retention Grade retention is the practice of having a student (usually a general education student, rather than a special education student) repeat a grade level of schooling. A retained student is sometimes referred to as having been "held back.
Grade separation Grade separation is the process of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights (grades) such that they do not disrupt the flow of traffic on one another when they cross. This is achieved by building bridges over or tunnels under the crossing site, allowing roads, railways and canals to pass another without interrupting the flow of traffic.
Graded bedding In geology, a graded bed is one characterized by coarse sediments at its base, which grade upward into progressively finer ones. They are perhaps best represented in turbidite strata, where they indicate a sudden strong current that deposits heavy, coarse sediments first, with finer ones following as the current weakens.
Graded Lie algebra In mathematics, a graded Lie algebra is a Lie algebra endowed with a gradation which is compatible with the Lie bracket. In other words, a graded Lie algebra is a Lie algebra which is also a nonassociative graded algebra under the bracket operation.
Graded road A Graded road is often the first standard road infrastructure that is developed in areas of sandy or rocky countries. Initially either a bulldozer (for rocky areas) or plough (sandy areas) is deployed to drive a road bed surface along the available route.
Graded stakes race A graded stakes race is a term applied by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to a Thoroughbred horse race in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay. These fees, to which the track adds an additional amount, constitute the total amount from which prize money is paid to the first, second, third, and (usually) fourth place finishers.
Graded-index fiber In fiber optics, a graded-index or gradient-index fiber is an optical fiber whose core has a refractive index that decreases with increasing radial distance from the fiber axis (the imaginary central axis running down the length of the fiber).
Grader A grader, also commonly referred to as a blade or a Motor Grader, is an engineering vehicle with a large blade used to create a flat surface. Typical models have three axles, with the engine and cab situated above the rear axles at one end of the vehicle and a third axle at the front end of the vehicle, with the blade in between.
Gradiance Gradiance is an education-technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. Gradiance provides a service for assigning and automatically grading on-line homework problem sets for courses in computer science and other subjects in science, engineering, and mathematics.
Gradient analysis Gradient analysis is an empirical analytical method used in plant community ecology to relate the abundances of various species in a plant community to various environmental gradients. These gradients are usually variables that are important in plant species distributions, and include temperature, water availability, light, and soil nutrients, or their closely correlated surrogates.
Gradient descent Gradient descent is an optimization algorithm. To find a local minimum of a function using gradient descent, one takes steps proportional to the negative of the gradient (or the approximate gradient) of the function at the current point.
Gradient enhanced NMR spectroscopy Gradient enhanced NMR is a method for obtaining high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectra without the need for phase cycling. Gradient methodology is used extensively for two purposes, either rephasing (selection) or dephasing (elimination) of a particular magnetization transfer pathway.
Gradient theorem The gradient theorem, sometimes also known as the fundamental theorem of calculus for line integrals, says that a line integral through a gradient field (any irrotational vector field can be expressed as a gradient) can be evaluated by evaluating the original scalar field at the endpoints of the curve:
Gradient well-formedness Gradient well-formedness is a problem that arises in the analysis of linguistic data, in which a linguistic entity is neither completely grammatical nor completely ungrammatical. A native speaker may judge a word, phrase or pronunciation as "not quite right" or "almost there", rather than dismissing it as completely unacceptable or fully accepting it as well-formed.
Gradiente Gradiente is a Brazilian consumer electronics company based in SĂŁo Paulo.The company designs and markets many product lines , including video (including televisions, and DVD players), audio, home theater, high end acoustics, office and , mobile stereo.
Gradieus Gradieus (guradieusu) is a professional online poker player on Ultimate Bet. The name Gradieus was originally created by reconstructing the title of the popular Gradius series, demonstrating the quick tenacity he has for stealing blinds at the poker table, by adding the term 'die' representing determination, innovation and excellence.
Grading in Denmark In Denmark, the educational system has historically used a number of different systems of grading student performances, several of which are described below. The current grading system is the 13-scale (13-skalaen), having been used since its introduction in 1963.
Gradius The Gradius series, first introduced in 1985, is a series of scrolling shooter video games published by Konami for a variety of portable, console and arcade platforms, and has since its inception become synonymous with the phrase "Shoot the core!" .
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