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Gansu Tianma Gansu Tianma (Simplified Chinese: 甘肃天马) is a football team who played in the Chinese Football Association Jia League. Paul Gascoigne played four games for them in 2003, scoring two goals, before returning to England and later player-coaching Boston United, then going to Kettering Town where ultimately he was dismissed.
Gansus Gansus is a genus of aquatic birds that lived during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous period (around 110 million years ago) in what is now Gansu province, western China. It is the oldest-known Ornithurae, the group which includes modern birds (Neornithes) and extinct relatives groups, such as Ichthyornithes and Hesperornithes.
Ganta Afeshum Ganta Afeshum is one of the 36 woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraqawi Zone, Ganta Afeshum is bordered on the south by Hawzen, on the west by the Mehakelegnaw (Central) Zone, on the north by Gulomahda, and on the east by Saesi Tsaedaemba.
Gantenbrink's Door Gantenbrink's Door is a stone block found at the end of a shaft in the Great Pyramid of Giza of Khufu. It is most likely actually a dead-end wall, but it resembles an entrance-way due to two ornamental copper fixtures.
Gantlet track A gauntlet track refers to the situation where tracks converge onto a single roadbed and are interlaced to pass through a narrow passage such as a cutting, bridge, or tunnel. A switch frog at each end allows the two tracks to overlap, and the four rails run parallel through the passage on the same crossties and separate again at the other end.
Ganton railway station Ganton railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Ganton on the York to Scarborough Line and was opened on 5th July 1845 by the York & North Midland Railway. It closed on 22nd September 1930.
Ganton Scott Ganton Scott (born in Toronto, Ontario) was a Canadian professional hockey right winger who played four seasons in the National Hockey League during the 1920s for the Toronto St. Pats, Hamilton Tigers, Montreal Maroons and Toronto Maple Leafs.
Gantry (road sign) A gantry is a traffic sign assembly in which signs are mounted on an overhead support. Gantries are usually built on high-traffic roads or routes with several lanes, where signs posted on the side of the highway would be hard to see for drivers.
Gantry crane Both overhead travelling cranes and gantry cranes are types of Crane which lift objects by a hoist which is fitted in a trolley and can move horizontally on a rail or pair of rails fitted under a beam. An overhead travelling crane, also known as an overhead crane or as a suspended crane, has the ends of the supporting beam resting on wheels running on rails at high level, usually on the parallel side walls of a factory or similar large industrial building, so that the whole crane can move the length of the building while the hoist can be moved to and fro across the width of the building.
Gantry Youth Theatre The Gantry Youth Theatre (the Gantry, or GYT) is a company and charity based in Southampton, UK that provides weekly drama workshops for young people (age 6 - 19), founded in 1989. Members also have an opportunity to be part of a full production each academic term, amongst other projects run by the directors.
GanttProject GanttProject is an Open Source Java project management application for Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems. It uses Gantt charts to display how project activities comingle and depend on each other.
Gantu Captain Gantu is a fictional alien from the Lilo & Stitch films and television program. He is Lilo and Stitch's arch-enemy, and also appears as one of their main antagonists on Lilo & Stitch: The Series.
Gantz Graf Gantz Graf is a three-track EP released by Autechre in 2002 on CD and 12". A special DVD release was made available featuring the "Gantz Graf" video created by Alex Rutterford, as well as the videos for "Basscadet" and "Second Bad Vilbel".
Gantz Targets This article refers to Gantz Targets -- or the targets for the 'games' selected the black ball known only as Gantz (from the manga/anime of the same name). In the anime Gantz, a black ball exists in a room in Tokyo.
Ganz The Ganz (Ganz vállalatok, "Ganz companies") electric works in Budapest is probably best known for the manufacture of tramcars, but was also a pioneer in the application of three-phase alternating current to electric railways. See also railway electrification systems.
Ganzfeld experiment In the field of parapsychology, a ganzfeld experiment (From the German for “entire field”) is a technique used to test individuals for extra-sensory perception (ESP). It uses homogenous and un-patterned sensory stimulation to produce an effect similar to sensory deprivation.
Gao Heng Gao Heng (高恆) (570-577), often known in history as the Youzhu of Northern Qi ((北)齊幼主), was briefly an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Northern Qi. In 577, with Northern Qi under a major attack by rival Northern Zhou, Gao Heng's father Gao Wei, then emperor, wanted to try to deflect ill omens that portended a change in imperial status, and therefore passed the throne to Gao Heng.
Gao Huan Gao Huan (高歡) (496-547), nickname Heliuhun (賀六渾), formally Prince Xianwu of Qi (齊獻武王), later further formally honored by Northern Qi initially as Emperor Xianwu (獻武皇帝, literally "the wise and martial emperor"), then as Emperor Shenwu (神武皇帝, literally "the unnamable and martial emperor) with the temple name Gaozu (高祖), was the paramount general of the Chinese/Xianbei dynsty Northern Wei and Northern Wei's branch successor state Eastern Wei. Ethnically Han, Gao was deeply affected by Xianbei culture and was often considered more Xianbei than Han by his contemporaries.
Gao Cheng Gao Cheng (高澄) (521-549), courtesy name Zihui (子惠), formally Prince Wenxiang of Bohai (勃海文襄王), later further posthumously honored by Northern Qi as Emperor Wenxiang (文襄皇帝) with the temple name Shizong (世宗), was the paramount official of the Chinese/Xianbei state Eastern Wei, a branch successor state of Northern Wei. He was Gao Huan's oldest son, and because his father wielded actual power during Emperor Xiaojing's reign, Gao Cheng also received increasingly great authority, and after his father's death in 547 took over the rein of the state.
Gao Jianli Gao Jianli was a citizen of Yan, a Chinese state during the Warring States Period, and a player of the zhu (a stringed musical instrument played with a thin stick). After Jing Ke was killed in his assassination attempt on Qin Shi Huang, Gao changed his name and became an assistant in a wine shop as Qin Shi Huang retaliated against all friends of Jing Ke .
Gao Jixing Gao Jixing (r. 907-928) Gao Jichang, also known as Gao Jixing, was the founder of Jingnan, also known as Nanping, one of the kingdoms making up the Ten Kingdoms of China’s Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, traditionally dated as lasting from 907 to 960.
Gao Lian (dramatist) Gao Lian or Kao Lien (c. 1583), Chinese writer, dramatist and encyclopedist, is perhaps best remembered for his play YĂĽ-tsan chi, a classic of the Ming period theater in thirty-three scenes, some of which are still performed today.
Gao Lingwen Gao Lingwen (高凌雯) (1862 - 1945) was a famous scholar and writer from the city of Tianjin (Tientsin), China. He was the founder and principal of the first modern high school of Tianjin, the Bell Tower Middle School (铃铛阁中学), and he was also the elder brother of China's president of temporary regency, Gao Lingwei, of the Beiyang Government of China.
Gao Lishi Gao Lishi (高力士; Pinyin：Gāo Lìshì) (684-762) was a eunuch official during Emperor Xuanzong of Tang China's reign, reaching high ranks like Piaoqi Grand General (驃騎大將軍) and Jinkai Fu Yitong Sansi (進開府儀同三司). He is believed to have run much of the empire during Xuanzong's inattentive later years, and is known to have been richer than many of the nobility of the era.
Gao Qi Gao Qi (高启, 1336-1374),style name Ji Di 季迪, pseudonym Qinqiuzhi 青丘子 is generally acknowledged as the greatest poet of the Ming dynasty in China. He was born and raised in the shore of Wusong River, north of Puli Town near Suzhou.
Gao Qi (musician) Gao Qi (高旗) , the lead vocalist and songwriter of the Chinese rock band Overload, was born in a family with generations' classical music background in Beijing in February 26,1968. His father is a tenor, and his mother is a pianist.
Gao Shaoyi Gao Shaoyi (高紹義), often known by his princely title of Prince of Fanyang (范陽王), was an imperial prince of the Chinese dynasty Northern Qi, who claimed the Northern Qi throne in exile under the protection of Tujue after rival Northern Zhou seized nearly all of Northern Qi territory and captured the emperors, Gao Shaoyi's cousin Gao Wei and Gao Wei's son Gao Heng in 577. In 580, Tujue, after negotiating a peace treaty with Northern Zhou, turned Gao Shaoyi over to Northern Zhou, and he was exiled to modern Sichuan, ending his claim on the Northern Qi imperial title.
Gao Wei Gao Wei (高緯) (557-577), often known in history as Houzhu of Northern Qi ((北)齊後主), courtesy name Rengang (仁綱), was an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Northern Qi. During his reign, Northern Qi's imperial administration was plunged into severe corruption and wastefulness, with the military suffering after Gao Wei killed the great general Hulü Guang in 572.
Gao Xiang (Three Kingdoms) Gao Xiang an officer of the Kingdom of Shu during the Three Kingdoms Period of China. Little is known of his actual life, but he is a character in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which has been used as the source for many films, plays and other works.
Gao Xianzhi Gao Xianzhi (died in 756) was a Chinese Tang Dynasty Army General of Goguryeo ethnic group. He led the Chinese conquest of Western Regions, over the infamous Pamir Mountains, all the way to Aral Sea and Caspian Sea, expanding the Chinese territory to the Central Asia for the first and the last time.
Gao Yan Gao Yan (高儼; pinyin Gāo Yǎn) (558-571), courtesy name Renwei (仁威), posthumously honored Emperor Gong'ai of Chu (楚恭哀帝), was an imperial prince of the Chinese dynasty Northern Qi. He was a son of Emperor Wucheng (Gao Dan), and was much favored by both Emperor Wucheng and Empress Hu.
Gao Yanzong Gao Yanzong (高延宗) (d. 577), often known by his princely title of Prince of Ande (安德王), was an imperial prince of the Chinese dynasty Northern Qi who briefly claimed imperial title in 577 for three days as his cousin, the emperor Gao Wei fled in the face of an attack by rival Northern Zhou.
Gao Yun Gao Yun (高雲) (d. 409), at one time Murong Yun (慕容雲), courtesy name Ziyu (子雨), formally Emperor Huiyi of (Later)/(Northern) Yan ((後)/(北)燕惠懿帝), was an emperor who, depending on the historian's characterization, was either the last emperor of the Chinese/Xianbei state Later Yan, or the first emperor of its succeeding state Northern Yan.
Gao Zhan Gao Zhan (Chinese: 高瞻) is a researcher who worked at the American University in Washington, DC. In 2001, the government of the People's Republic of China detained her for 166 days on the grounds that she was spying for Taiwan.
Gao Zhisheng Gao Zhisheng (高智晟), age 41, army veteran, self taught lawyer, Christian; is director, founder and star litigator of the well known Beijing based Shengzhi Law Office. The office, because it is one few Chinese law firms involved with human rights issues, has been suspended by the Chinese authorities for one year.
Gaohu The gaohu ([pinyin]: gāohú; Cantonese: gou1 wu4) is a [[Music of China|Chinese bowed string instrument used in playing traditional Guangdong Cantonese music and operas. It belongs to the huqin family of instruments, together with the zhonghu, erhu, banhu, jinghu, and sihu, its name means "high pitched huqin".
Gaokerena In Persian and Iranian legends, the mighty Gaokerena was a mythic Haoma plant that had healing properties when eaten and gave immortality to the resurrected bodies of the dead. The juice from its fruit gave the elixir of immortality.
Gaoligongshania megalothyrsa Gaoligongshania megalothyrsa is a species of small, bushy mountain bamboo, of the monotypic genus Gaoligongshania. Like Ferrocalamus, this genus is found only in Yunnan Province of China, and near the Myanmar border, at 4,200 to 8,500 altitude.
Gaoule Gaoule, in French slang, from the word "gahouler" (or "cahouler") expresses the idea of "whispering". But as the word passed into the Creole language it transformed slightly to "gaoulé", and took on a sense of mischievous public behavior, or "dirty dancing" (i.
Gaoyou Gaoyou (; lit. "high post (office)", also call "Qing-You", for Post-stop in Qing Dynasty, 221 BC") is a cultural city with a long history in China's Jiangsu Province, located in the Yangtze River Delta in the North side of the Open Economic Development Zone along the Yangtze River.
Gaozu of Later Han Liu Zhiyuan (895-948) was the Shatuo Turk founder of the Later Han Dynasty, the fourth of the Five Dynasties in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period of Chinese history. It was also one of the shortest-lived kingdoms in Chinese history, lasting only three years.
Gaozu of Later Jin Shi Jingtang 石敬瑭 (892-942) was the founder of the Later Jin Dynasty (936-946), the third of the Five Dynasties that controlled much of northern China from 907 to 960. The Later Jin Dynasty was the second of three successive Shatuo Turk dynasties that made up the middle three of the Five Dynasties.
Gap (ecology) In ecology, a gap or canopy gap is an opening in the forest canopy structure devoid of large trees. Gaps are formed after large trees die and fall and allows the regrowth trees and other plants as the shade is removed.
Gap analysis Gap analysis is a business assessment tool enabling a company to compare its actual performance with its potential performance. This provides the company with insight into areas that have room for improvement.
Gap buffer A gap buffer is a data structure used to store long arrays compactly, while still allowing efficient insertion and deletion operations, provided that the operations are clustered near the same location. Gap buffers are especially common in text editors, where most changes to the text occur at or near the current location of the cursor.
Gap Creationism Gap Creationism, also called Restitution creationism or Ruin-Reconstruction, are terms used to describe a particular set of Christian beliefs about the creation of the Universe and the origin of man. The concept of the Gap Theory is widely thought to have been promulgated by William Buckland and Thomas Chalmers in the early 1800s, though some adherents maintain that it can be traced back to biblical times.
Gap filler Gap fillers, as used on the New York City Subway, are moveable platform extensions which are utilized in certain stations where the curvature of the platform creates a significant gap between the platform and subway car door.
Gap gene A gap gene controls the shape of a developing zygote early on, producing (as the name implies) a gap in an otherwise heterogeneous form. One example of this is the kruppel gene, which is a sort of gatekeeper for a number of other genes, regulating their activity.
Gap Girls "The Gap Girls" was a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live with Adam Sandler (Lucy) and David Spade (Christie Anderson) as two teenage girls who work at the GAP. Their manager, Cindy (Chris Farley), appears randomly.
Gap penalty Gap penalties are used during sequence alignment. Gap penalties contribute to the overall score of alignments, and therefore, the size of the gap penalty relative to the entries in the similarity matrix affects the alignment that is finally selected.
Gap theorem In computational complexity theory the Gap theorem is an important theorem about the complexity of computable functions. The theorem was proved independently by Boris Trakhtenbrot in 1964 and Allan Borodin in 1972.
Gap year The term gap year (also known as "year out", "deferring", "Overseas Experience") is a prolonged period (often, but not always, a year) between a student's completion of secondary school and matriculation in college or university, or also between college and graduate school or a profession. It is generally a practice undertaken by young people from anglophone nations with a great proportion of gap year students from one country effectively swapping with gap year students from another.
Gapan City Gapan City is a 4th class city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Gapan is nicknamed the "Footwear Capital of the North", and it is an inseparable part of the Rice Granary of the Philippines.
Gaplus Gaplus, far more commonly known as Galaga 3 (although the game was released under both titles in North America), is a fixed shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1984. It runs on Namco Phozon hardware and was only known as Gaplus in Japan.
Gapper (mascot) Gapper was introduced as the furry companion to Mr. Red, the long-time mascot of the Cincinnati Reds in the winter of 2002 as the franchise was preparing to move to their new home, Great American Ballpark at a holiday event sponsored by the team.
GapP GapP is a counting complexity class, consisting of all of the functions f such that there exists a nondeterministic polynomial-time Turing machine M where, for any input x, f(x) is equal to the number of accepting paths of M minus the number of rejecting paths of M. GapP is the closure of #P under subtraction.
Gaps Gaps is a member of the Montana group of solitaire card games, where the arrangement of cards from Deuce (a Two card) to King is the object. Other games in the group include Spaces, Vacancies, Clown Solitaire, Montana itself, and Blue Moon.
Gapyeong Canada Monument The Gapyeong Canada Monument is a monument erected to commemorate the sacrifice of the Canadian forces during the Korean war, especially at the Battle of Kapyong. The English text describing the monument reads as follow :
Gar In American English the name gar (or garpike) is strictly applied to members of the Lepisosteidae, a family including seven living species of fish in two genera that inhabit fresh, brackish, and occasionally marine, waters of eastern North America, Central America, and the Caribbean islands. In British English the name gar was originally used for a species of needlefish, Belone belone, found in the North Atlantic.
Gar Heard Garfield (Gar) Heard, (born May 3 1948 in Hogansville, Georgia) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiately at the University of Oklahoma, and was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 3rd round of the 1970 NBA Draft.
Gara de Nord Gara de Nord (North Station in Romanian) is the main railway station in Bucharest and the largest railway station in Romania. It is served by domestic trains operated by Căile Ferate Române as well as by international trains.
Gara Garayev Gara Abulfaz oglu Garayev (December 5, 1918 in Baku – May 13, 1982 in Moscow) was a prominent Azerbaijani composer. His name is also spelled Qara Qarayev, or the Russified form, Kara [Abulfazovich] Karayev (Кара Абульфазович Караев).
Gara-Gel State Reserve Gara-Gel State Reserve or Qaragol State Reserve was established on the area of 240 hectares in 1987 for protection and preservation of rare ecological system of the lake of glacial origin and natural complexes surrounding the water basin. The lake feeds mainly from rains and spring water.
Gara-Yaz State Reserve Gara-Yaz State Reserve or Qarayazy State Reserve was established on the area of 4855 hectares in 1978 for protecting and restoring of riparian woodlands around the Kur. It mainly protects rare and endangered tugai ecological systems, occupying the lands in the mid stream of the Kur.
Garaad Warsame Abdi Haashi Garaad Warsame Abdi Haashi (Dhagey) is a prominent Somali leader. He is a lesser chief of the Rer Omar subclan of the Rer Mohamed Hassan group, as well as the leader of the large Reer Mahamad Hassan, all of which are part of the Leelkase tribe.
Garaam Masala Garaam Masala (Hindi Meaning: Hot Spices) is one of South East Asia's most popular Boy bands, based out of London, England, and formed in 2006 by pianist/dentist/medical doctor Saif Bhai and neurosurgeon/chef Masala Jii. Garaam Masala consists' of three members: Syeeed Jii on Guitar, Masala Jii on Dhol and Saif Bhai on Keyboards.
Garabet Ibrăileanu Garabet Ibrăileanu (May 23 1871, Târgu Frumos, Iaşi County—March 11 1936, Bucharest) was a Romanian (of Armenian origin) literary critic and theorist, writer, translator, sociologist, Iaşi University professor (1908-1934), and, together with Paul Bujor and Constantin Stere, for long main editor of the Viaţa Românească literary magazine between 1906 and 1930. He published many of his works under the pen name Cezar Vraja.
Garabit viaduct The Garabit Viaduct (Viaduc de Garabit in French) is a railroad arch bridge spanning the Truyère river near Ruynes-en-Margeride, Cantal, France, in the mountainous Massif Central region. The bridge was constructed between 1880 and 1884 by Gustave Eiffel, with structural engineering by Maurice Koechlin, and was opened in 1885.
Garage (house) A residential garage is a building or part of a home either designed or used for storing a vehicle or vehicles. In some places the term is used synonymously with "carport", though that term normally describes a structure that is not completely enclosed.
Garage apartment A garage apartment is an apartment built within the walls of, or on top of, the garage of a house. The garage may be attached or a separate building from the main house, but will have a separate entrance and may or may not have a communicating door to the main house.
Garage kit Garage kits are amateur-produced model kits. The term originated with dedicated hobbyists frustrated with being unable to find model kits of subjects they wanted on the market and so started producing kits of their own.
Garage rock Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that enjoyed its original period of wide success in the United States and Canada, from 1963 to 1967. It was originally known as "punk rock," but renamed to "garage rock" to avoid confusion with 1970s punk a la the Sex Pistols.
Garage rock (revival) The garage rock revival is a musical phenomenon largely influenced by the original garage rock of the 1960s. Its earliest roots can be traced to the early 1970s, following the release of Nuggets in 1972 and continues to this day through the Western World as modern youngsters continue to pay tribute to a vanquished golden age of rock and roll that was 1960s garage rock.
Garage sale A garage sale, also called a yard sale or tag sale, is an informal, irregularly scheduled marketplace of new or used household goods, typically sold by one or at most a few families. In some communities there are designated days every year in which "block sales" are allowed, so that people don't have to get the required permits or collect sales tax.
Garage Sale Permit A Garage Sale permit (or Yard Sale Permit) is a document granted by your city to hold a yard sale or garage sale or rummage sale in your backyard, front lawn, or driveway. Most cities in the USA do not require a permit for someone to hold a sale.
Garageland Garageland was an indie rock band on New Zealand's Flying Nun record label. Influenced by Pixies, Pavement, The Clean and The Velvet Underground, they were critically acclaimed in the UK and US for their well-crafted and catchy pop songs.
Garagistes The garagistes refers to a group of innovative winemakers in Bordeaux. They emerged in the mid 1990s in reaction to the traditional style of red Bordeaux wine, which is highly tannic and requires long ageing in the bottle.
Garagos Garagos is a lesser Faerûnian deity of war in Ed Greenwood's Forgotten Realms fictional world of Abeir-Toril, though he focuses more on destruction than war itself. He and Tempus are the only pair of deities that violate the otherwise strict rule against two gods sharing the same portfolio, as both have the portfolio of war.
Garachico Garachico is a municipality in the northwestern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is located about 85 km SSW of the island's capital, NW of Los Cristianos and Las Américas of Arona and about 65 km NNW of Reina Sofia Airport.
Garam masala Garam masala is a blend of ground spices common in the Indian cuisine, whose literal meaning is 'hot (or warm) spice'. There are many variants: most traditional mixes use just cinnamon, roasted cumin, cloves, nutmeg (and/or mace) and green cardamom seed or black cardamom pods.
Garam Masala (film) Garam Masala (Hindi: गरम मसाला, Urdu: گرم مسالہ) is a Bollywood movie released in 2005. The film is remake of a Malayalam film directed by Priyadarshan called Boeing Boeing, inspired by the 1965 Hollywood film of the same name.
Garamantes The Garamantes were a Saharan Berber-speaking people who used an elaborate underground irrigation system, and founded a kingdom in the Fezzan area of modern-day Libya, in the Sahara desert. They were a local power in the Sahara between 500 BC and 500 AD.
Garan Fabou Kouyate Garan Fabou Kouyaté (b. April 25, 1925 in Segou, Mali) is a member of the CENI (National Independent Electoral Commission) on behalf of the religious groups, and the first general secretary of the Fédération Malienne de Football (Malian Soccer Federation).
Garanimals Garanimals is the name of a line of children's clothing separates, started in 1972 by Garan Incorporated. Each item of clothing features a hang-tag depicting one of several anthropomorphic animal characters, also called Garanimals.
Garanti Emeklilik Garanti Pension enjoys and provides the opportunities thanks its exclusivity of being the affiliated company of Garanti Bank], one of the most prominent banking corporations of Turkey. Incorporated in 1992 as partnership with French AGF Company and DoÄźuĹź Holding under trade title of AGF Garanti Life, it was acquired by DoÄźuĹź Group in 1999 and completely upon merger of AGF company with Allianz throughout the world.
Garanti Pension Garanti Pension enjoys and provides the opportunities thanks its exclusivity of being the affiliated company of Garanti Bank], one of the most prominent banking corporations of Turkey. Incorporated in 1992 as partnership with French AGF Company and DoÄźuĹź Holding under trade title of AGF Garanti Life, it was acquired by DoÄźuĹź Group in 1999 and completely upon merger of AGF company with Allianz throughout the world.
Gararish Gararish is a designated tribal area within the Northern wilayat (state) of Sudan, to the south of the state's capital, Dongola and on the right bank of the River Nile. The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica describes the Gararish as a semi-nomadic, semi-agricultural tribe "of Semitic origin" and gives their location as further north, between Wadi Haifa and Merawi.
Garça de Cima Garça de Cima (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Garsa di Sima, , São Vicente and the Santo Antão Crioulos: Garça de Cima) is a village in the northcentral part of the island of Santo Antão. The village is around 40 km WSW of Ribeira Grande and is linked with the road with Cruzinha and Ribeira Grande and the rest of the island, the steep mountains makes it difficult to access the Alto Mira and boats mainy does not use to that area.
Garçon à la pipe Garçon à la Pipe (Boy with a Pipe) is a painting by Pablo Picasso, painted in 1905, during the 24-year-old artist's Rose Period, soon after he settled in the Montmartre section of Paris, France. The oil on canvas painting depicts a Parisian boy holding a pipe in his left hand.
Garðaríki Gardariki (Icelandic Garðaríki or Garðaveldi, Swedish Gårdarike) is the Old Norse term used in medieval times for the states of Rus' Khaganate and Kievan Rus'. The shortened form Garðar also refers to the same country, as does the general term for "East", Austr, with its various derivations: Austrvegr ("Eastern way"), Austrlönd ("Eastern lands") and Austrríki ("Eastern realm").
Garba (dance) Garba (Gujarātī ગરબા), is an Indian form of dance that originated in the Gujarat region. Unlike other famous types of Indian dance such as bharatanatyam and odissi, garba is much more similar to Western social dancing than the presentational style of the others.
Garbage (computer science) Garbage, in the context of computer science, refers to objects, data, or other regions of the memory of a computer system (or other system resources), which will not be used in any future computation by the system, or by a program running on it. As computer systems all have finite amounts of memory, it is frequently necessary to deallocate garbage and return it to the heap, or memory pool, so the underlying memory can be reused.
Garbage and Recycling: Opposing Viewpoints Garbage and Recycling: Opposing Viewpoints is a book, in the Opposing Viewpoints series, presenting selections of contrasting viewpoints (of an array of scholars, political analysts, scientists, and journalists) on whether garbage and toxic waste are serious problems, the effectiveness of recycling, and the innovations that will reduce waste. It was edited by Helen Cothran.
Garbage B-side Chronology Garbage B-side's are tracks that didn't make any Garbage albums but were used on singles tracks. These singles tracks have become extremely sought after, due in no small part to the fact that fans consider many of their B-sides are equal to, if not better than, the quality of their actual album tracks.
Garbage Bowl The Garbage Bowl is a yearly football matchup that takes place on the 1st day of January each year in Montreal West, Quebec, Canada. Overseen by the Montreal West Garbage Bowl Association, this match has taken place every year since 1950 on the Royal West Academy football field.
Garbage collection (computer science) In computer science, garbage collection (also known as GC) is a form of automatic memory management. The garbage collector or collector attempts to reclaim garbage, or memory used by objects that will never again be accessed or mutated by the application.
Garbage Collected Filesystem In computer science, a Garbage Collected Filesystem is a computer filesystem which uses garbage collection to free disk space when files or directories are deleted. Unlike traditional Unix-derived filesystems hard links to directories are allowed.
Garbage disposal A garbage disposal or garburator (Canadian English) or waste disposal unit (English) is an electrically-powered device installed under a kitchen sink between the sink's drain and the trap. It shreds food waste into very small pieces so that they can be passed through the plumbing without clogging.
Garbage goal Garbage goal is a colloquial term used in ice hockey to refer to a goal that takes little talent to score. Most such goals are scored from right in front of the net, often when the goaltender is out of position.
Garbage In, Garbage Out Garbage In, Garbage Out (abbreviated to GIGO) is an aphorism in the field of computer science. It refers to the fact that computers, unlike humans, will unquestioningly process the most nonsensical of input data and produce nonsensical output.

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