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Gunboat War The Gunboat War (1807–1814) was the naval conflict between Denmark–Norway against the British navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The war's name is derived from the Danish tactic of employing small gunboats against the conventional Royal Navy.
Gunboats Class Thetis The Gunboat Class Thetis of the Hellenic Navy are boats of the size of Corvettes (575 tons) and carry firearms of 40mm and 20mm, torpedoes (Mk 46 Mod5) as well as rails of mines for mine laying. They have Sonar detection capabilities as they are equipped with sonar, and can be used in various types of missions.
Gunbuster Gunbuster, known in Japan as is a six episode anime OVA series created by Gainax in 1988. It was the directional debut of Hideaki Anno, who is best known for his role as the director of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (born 7 September 1966 in Sondershausen, East Germany) is a former speed skater, one of the most successful speed skaters in history. Born as Gunda Kleemann, she changed her name to Gunda Niemann after her marriage in 1991 to judoka Detlev Niemann.
Gundagai, New South Wales Gundagai is a town located along the Murrumbidgee River and Muniong and Yambla Mountain ranges, 390 km south-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Local Government Area is administered by the Gundagai Shire Council.
Gundam is one of the longest running series of anime featuring giant robots or mecha. Gundam is the collective term for the Universal Century (UC) series like Mobile Suit Gundam and series in alternative timelines, such as Gundam Wing, made by Sunrise Inc.
Gundam (mobile suit) The RX-78 Gundam is a series of fictional testbed mobile suits in the Gundam Universal Century developed by the Earth Federation. The titular mobile suit of the series, the RX-78-2 Gundam, is a member of this series.
Gundam Development Project The Gundam Development Project is a military design program in the mythos of the long-running Japanese franchise Mobile Suit Gundam. Most of the machines presented here are focal points of the thirteen-episode OVA series Gundam 0083, which takes place a few years after the conclusion of the original Gundam television show.
Gundam Evolve , also known as Mobile Suit Gundam Evolve, is a series of short films set in the different timelines of the Gundam series. Originally there were only five Evolve Episodes, produced from 2001 to 2003, Bandai started to create new Evolve episodes in 2004.
Gundam model Gundam Models (aka gunpla) refers to plastic and non-plastic model kits that have become popular among anime fans and model-lovers, especially in Japan and in other nearby Asian countries since 1980s. The popularity of Gundam models increased in 1990s with North America and Europe being exposed to Gundam through television, video and manga.
Gundam Sentinel In the fall of 1987 the Japanese modeling magazine Model Graphix began to serialize an original monthly Gundam novel named Gundam Sentinel (ガンダム・センチネル). The series ran from 1987 until its conclusion in the month of August in 1988.
Gundam: Battle Assault (Series) Gundam: Battle Assault is a series of fighting games released for the PlayStation, Playstation 2 and Gameboy Advance. Developed and published by Bandai, it featured mobile suits from several eras of the Gundam metaverse and some non-traditional fighting game elements.
Gundan Anivaritachari Sri Gundan Anivaritachari was the chief architect of the Virupaksha temple, the most famous and center piece at world heritage temple complex at Pattadakal. According to inscriptions he held such titles as "Anikapuravastu Pitamaha" and "Tenkanadesiya Sutradhari".
Gundaroo, New South Wales Gundaroo () is a small village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia and in Yass Valley Shire. It is situated to the east of the Yass River, about 16 kilometres north of Sutton, about 15 km west of the Lake George range.
Gunde Svan Gunde Svan (born January 12 1962 in Dala-Järna) is a former Swedish cross country skier and auto racing driver. During his career he won a total of four gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the Winter Olympics.
Gundecha Brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha, known as the Gundecha Brothers, are leading Dagarvani dhrupad singers, taught by Zia Fariduddin Dagar and Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. Umakant and Ramakant always sing together; a third brother, Akhilesh, is a pakhawaj drummer, taught by Shrikant Mishra and Raja Chhatrapati Singh of Bijna.
Gundelfingen an der Donau Gundelfingen an der Donau is a town in the Bavarian district Dillingen in Swabia. Gundelfingen is located at the river Danube (Donau), between Stuttgart, Munich and Augsburg (latitude 48° 33" 15' and longitude: 10° 22" 9').
Gunder Gundersen Gunder Gundersen (September 12, 1930 — June 2, 2005) was a Norwegian nordic combined skier and sports official. During his active career he won two individual FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medals (1954: silver, 1958: bronze) and the Holmenkollen ski festival three times (1952, 1959 (shared with Sverre Stenersen, and 1960).
Gunder Hägg Gunder Hägg (December 31, 1918 – November 27, 2004) was a Swedish runner and multiple world record breaker of the 1940s. Gunder Hägg set over a dozen middle distance world records at events ranging from 1500 metres to 5000 meters, including three at both the 1500 meters and the mile, one at 3000 meters and one at 5000 meters.
Gunderic Gunderic (379-428), King of the Vandals and Alans (407-428) led the Vandals, a Germanic tribe originally residing near the Oder River in modern Poland, to take part in the barbarian invasions of the western Roman Empire in the fifth century.
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center is a 325 bed tertiary care facility located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center is also the location of the Western campus for the University of Wisconsin Medical School.
Gundersen method The Gunderson method is a method in the Nordic combined developed by Gunder Gundersen, a nordic combined athlete from Norway that was first used in the 1980's. This technique turned the cross country skiing part of the Nordic combined from a point-based system where all athletes ski in an interval start manner and whoever earned the most points with the ski jumping part of the nordic combined won the event to a pursuit race for the cross country skiing part where whoever crossed the finished first in the cross county skiing part of the nordic combined event won the competition.
Gundeshapur Gundeshapur (Syriac: Beth Lapat; Persian گندیشاپور, Pahlavi Gund-ī Shāh Pūr, Gondeshapur', Jondishapoor, Jondishapur, and Jondishapour, Gundishapur, Gondêšâpur, Jund-e Shapur, Jundê-Shâpûr, etc.) was the intellectual center of the Sassanid empire and the home of the Academy of Gundishapur.
Gundoald Gundoald, Gundowald, Gundovald, or Gondovald (in French, Gombaud) was a usurper king of Aquitaine in either 584 or 585. He claimed to be an illegitimate son of Clotaire I and, with the financial support of the Emperor Maurice, took some major cities in southern Gaul, such as Poitiers and Toulouse, which belonged to Guntram, king of Burgundy, a legitimate son of Clotaire.
Gundolfo Gundolfo was a teacher of heretical Christian doctrines in the early 11th century. Of Italian origin, he turns up in the bishopric of Cambrai-Arras in northeastern France (south of Lille) in 1025 when Bishop Gerard discovered that there were heretics in the diocese.
Gundula Janowitz Gundula Janowitz (born August 2, 1937 in Berlin, Germany) was one of the greatest lyric sopranos in modern history, renowned for her magnificent tone -- often described as "creamy" or "silvery" -- and her vocal control at the top of her range. She studied at the Graz Conservatory and, in 1960, made her debut in Vienna.
Gundulf of Rochester Gundulf was a Norman monk who came to England following the Conquest. He was appointed Bishop of Rochester and Prior of the Cathedral Priory there; built castles including Rochester, Colchester and the White Tower of the Tower of London and the Priory and Cathedral Church of Rochester.
Gunfight at Hide Park The Gunfight at Hide Park, or Newton Massacre, was the name given to an Old West gunfight that occurred on August 19, 1871, in Newton, Kansas. It was well publicised at the time, but since has received little historical attention, despite its producing a higher body count than the Gunfight at the OK Corral and the Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight of 1881.
Gunflint Chert The Gunflint chert is a sequence of banded iron formation rocks that are exposed in the Gunflint Range of northern Minnesota and western Ontario along the north shore of Lake Superior. The black layers in the sequence contain microfossils that are 1.
Gunflint Trail The Gunflint Trail is a 57-mile paved roadway that begins in Grand Marais, Minnesota and ends at Seagull Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA), near the US border with Ontario, Canada. Originally a foot path for travellers from inland lakes to Lake Superior, the trail was eventually widened into a road.
Gung Haggis Fat Choy Gung Haggis Fat Choy is a cultural event originating from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The name Gung Haggis Fat Choy is a combination wordplay on Scottish and Chinese words: haggis is a traditional Scottish food and Gung Hay Fat Choy / Kung Hei Fat Choi is a traditional Cantonese greeting (in Mandarin it is pronounced Gong Xi Fa Cai) used during Chinese New Year.
Gung Ho (film) Gung Ho is a 1986 Ron Howard comedy film, released by Paramount Pictures, and starring Michael Keaton and Gedde Watanabe. The film's story portrayed the take over of an American car plant by a Japanese corporation (although the title of the film is actually a Chinese expression for "work together").
Gung Ye Gung Ye (ruled 901–918) was the king of a short-lived state (901-918) (see Later Three Kingdoms) on the Korean peninsula. Although he was a member of the Silla royal family, he became a victim of power struggle among royal family members at the late 9th century Silla and at last became rebel leader against the unpopular Silla government, which almost abandoned the affairs of common people for the struggle for power among royal family members.
Gung-ho Gung-ho is a phrase borrowed from Chinese, frequently used in English as an adjective meaning enthusiastic. The original Mandarin Chinese phrase is Gōnghé (工合), a standard abbreviation for gōngyè hézuòshè (工業合作社), meaning industrial worker's cooperative.
Gung-Ho Guns In the anime and manga series Trigun, the Gung-Ho Guns (ガンホーガンズ Ganhōganzu) are a group of assassins assembled by Knives to cause great pain to Vash the Stampede. Each one is human, but has sacrificed their humanity in order to gain power, often leaving them mutilated.
Gunga Din Gunga Din (1892) is one of Rudyard Kipling's most famous poems, perhaps best known for its often-quoted last line, "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!" as immortalised in the word of Benjamin King.
Gunga Din (film) Gunga Din is a 1939 RKO swashbuckler film, based on the 1892 poem by Rudyard Kipling, about three British sergeants and their native water bearer who fight the Thuggee, a religious cult of ritualistic stranglers in colonial India. It stars Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Gungahlin Drive Extension The Gungahlin Drive Extension (GDE) is a major roadwork construction being undertaken in Canberra, Australia. The GDE is to be a 9 kilometre road linking the Barton Highway to the Tuggeranong Parkway at Glenloch Interchange.
Gungahlin Town Centre Gungahlin Town Centre, town centre in the Canberra district of Gungahlin The town centre has a shopping mall with supermarket and a number of other stores, but is smaller than other malls in Canberra. The town centre is still being developed with work on buildings continuing.
Gungrave: Overdose Gungrave: Overdose is a PlayStation 2 video game produced in by Sega of Japan. A third-person shooter, Gungrave: Overdose picks up where it's predecessor left off, follows it's main character through a variety of stages on a path of revenge.
Gungriffon Gungriffon is a series of video games developed by Game Arts. Originally on Sega consoles, this series has made more recent appearances in Gungriffon Blaze on PlayStation 2 and Gungriffon: Allied Strike on Xbox.
Gungunhana Gungunhana (1850-1906), also spelt Gungunyana, Ngungunhane or Gungunyane, was the king of Gaza (now in Mozambique) from 1885 to 1895. A vassal of the Portuguese king, he latter rebelled and was defeated and imprisoned by the Portuguese Army, lead by Joaquim Mouzinho de Albuquerque.
Gungywamp Gungywamp is an archeological site in Groton, Connecticut consisting of artifacts dating from 2000-770 BC, a stone circle, Native American and colonial structure remains. Gungywamp Society (retrieved July 25, 2006) Among multiple structural remains, of note is a stone chamber featuring an astronomical alignment during the equinoxes.
Gunib Gunib (also spelled as Ghunib), is a village in Daghestan which was historically important as a natural fortress during the Caucasian wars of the 19th century. The Imam Shamil, leader of the Chechen and Daghestani tribes, made his last stand against the Russians at Gunib, where he gave himself up to the Russian commander Naron Alexander Wrangel on 25 August 1869.
Gunilla Florby Eva Gunilla Yvonne Florby (née Niwén), born 1943 in Lund, Sweden, grew up in Malmö, English literature professor at Lund and Gothenburg universities. She is noted for her studies of the works of the Jacobean poet and playwright George Chapman.
Gunilla SĂĽssmann Gunilla SĂĽssmann (born 1977 in Bergen) is a Norwegian classical pianist. Having played the piano since the age of six, she graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music in 2002, and got her soloist diploma from the Music Academy in Hanover in 2003.
Gunman Chronicles Gunman Chronicles is a futuristic first-person shooter computer game using the Half-Life game engine. It was originally planned as a total conversion for Quake; it then switched games to Quake II, followed by another switch to Half-Life, before being spotted by Valve Software and released as a stand-alone retail product in 2000.
Gunmoney Gunmoney is a numismatic term that refers to a coinage of James II minted from June 1689 to October 1690 during the conflict in Ireland with William III that followed the Glorious Revolution in Britain. James was short of the silver needed to mint money to pay his troops, and to pay for supplies.
Gunn diode A Gunn diode, also known as a transferred electron device (TED), is a form of diode used in high-frequency electronics. It is somewhat unusual in that it consists only of N-doped semiconductor material, whereas most diodes consist of both P and N-doped regions.
Gunn WĂĄllgren Award The Gunn WĂĄllgren Award or The Gunn WĂĄllgren Scholarship Award (in Swedish: Gunn WĂĄllgren-stipendiet) is one of Sweden's finest theatre awards for young actresses. It was instituted in the 1980s in memory and honor of Swedish actress Gunn WĂĄllgren, one of the Swedish theatre's finest stage actresses.
Gunn-Peterson trough In Astronomical spectroscopy, a feature of the spectra of quasars with redshift greater than 6 that is explained as due to absorption of quasar emission due to neutral hydrogen (hydrogen atoms). The effect exists because intergalactic hydrogen should absorb photons with energies redshifted into the Lyman series at different points along the line of sight.
Gunnar Asplund Erik Gunnar Asplund (22 September 1885 – 20 October 1940) was a Swedish architect, mostly known as a representative of Swedish neo-classical architecture of the 1920s, and during the last decade of his life as a major proponent of the modernist style which got its breakthrough in Sweden at the 1930 Stockholm exposition. His major works include the Stockholm Public Library and Skogskyrkogården, a cemetery which is a UNESCO world heritage site.
Gunnar Birkerts Gunnar Birkerts (born 1925 in Riga, Latvia) is a prominent American architect based in southeastern Michigan. Some of his designs include the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York, Marquette Plaza in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the U.
Gunnar Eriksson Gunnar Eriksson (Listed sometimes as Harald Eriksson) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1940's. He won the 4 x 10 km gold, the 50 km silver, and the 18 km bronze at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St.
Gunnar Fredrik Hellesen Gunnar Fredrik Hellesen (1913-) was the Norwegian Minister of Defense 1970-1971. He also served as a member of the Storting as a representative of the Conservative Party of Norway as a representative from Rogaland from 1961-1965.
Gunnar Gunnarsson Gunnar Gunnarsson (May 18, 1889 - November 21, 1975) was an Icelandic author who wrote mainly in Danish. He grew up, in considerably poverty, on Valþjófsstaður in Fljótsdalur valley and on Ljótsstaðir in Vopnafjörður.
Gunnar H. Thomsen Gunnar Helmer Thomsen, (born July 5, 1975 in Klaksvík, The Faeroes), currently living in Copenhagen, is the bassplayer and background vocalist for the Faroese viking metal band Týr. He is known for his very lively and eye-catching stage performance.
Gunnar Hägglöf Gunnar Hägglöf (1904–1994) was a Swedish diplomat, in 1939 briefly cabinet member, then head of the foreign ministry's bureau for foreign trade during World War II, after the war participating in the preparations of the United Nation's 1947 UN Partition Plan of Palestine, then ambassador to London 1948–1967 and Paris 1967–1971.
Gunnar Hedlund Gunnar Hedlund (1 October 1900, Helgum, Ångermanland – 27 November 1989) was a Swedish politician. He was chairman of the Centre Party 1949-1971, Home Secretary 1951-1957 and member of the Riksdag 1942-1976.
Gunnar Heiberg Gunnar Edvard Rode Heiberg (November 18, 1857 - February 22, 1929), was a Norwegian playwright from the city of Oslo. For a period he worked as a journalist in Dagbladet and he also wrote some longer, philosophical poems.
Gunnar Heinsohn Gunnar Heinsohn (born 1943 in Gdynia, Poland) is a German university professor who has published more that 400 scholarly articles and books. He has focused his research on the history and theory of civilization.
Gunnar Jahn Gunnar Jahn (1883-1971) was the Norwegian Minister of Finance 1934-1935, and member of the Administrative Council in Oslo as Minister of Finance and Minister of Labour in 1940. During the German occupation of Norway 1940-1945, he was a member of the central leadership of the Resistance.
Gunnar Rosendal Gunnar Rosendal, born 4 April 1897 in Grevie parish, died 26 December 1988 in Kristianstad, was a Swedish Lutheran pastor, Doctor of Theology and parish priest of Osby. Through his books promoting High Church Lutheran theology and spirituality, especially by "Kyrklig förnyelse" (1935), he became a leading and disputed figure of the Catholic movement in the Church of Sweden.
Gunnar Sønsteby Gunnar Fridtjof Thurmann Sønsteby(DSO) (born 11 January 1918) is the most highly decorated Norwegian, based in large part on his efforts as a Norwegian resistance fighter during World War II. Known also as Kjakan (The Chin) and No.
Gunnar Skaug Gunnar Skaug (25 May, 1940 - 23 June, 2006) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party (Ap). Born in Sarpsborg, Skaug was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1969, and was president of the Odelsting from 1993 to 2001.
Gunnar StĂĄlsett Gunnar StĂĄlsett (born February 10 1935 in Nordkapp) was a bishop in the Diocese of Oslo, in the Church of Norway, from 1998 till 2005. His predecessor was Andreas Aarflot, and he was succeeded in Office by Ole Christian Kvarme.
Gunnar Wennerberg Gunnar Wennerberg (Lidköping 2 October, 1817 – Läckö 24 August, 1901), Swedish poet, composer and politician. His niece Sara Wennerberg-Reuter (1875-1959) was also a well-known musician; she was an organist and composer.
Gunneklevfjord Gunneklevfjord is a small fjord at the head of Frierfjord in Porsgrunn municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The west side of the fjord is defined by the peninsula Herøya, with Norsk Hydro's industrial plants, while the east side belongs to Skrapeklev, a part of the village Herøya in Porsgrunn.
Gunnel Vallquist Gunnel Vallquist (born 19 June 1918), Swedish writer and translator, Vallquist was elected member of the Swedish Academy in 1982. Gunnel Vallquist is of the Catholic Church and has written several essays on Catholic religion of our time, among them reports from the Second Vatican Council.
Gunner (American football) In American football, a gunner (also often referred to as a "shooter") is a player on kickoffs and punts who specializes in running down the sideline very quickly in an attempt to tackle the kick returner or the punt returner. Gunners must have several techniques in order to break away or "shed" blockers, and have good agility in order to change their running direction quickly.
Gunner 3 Gunner 3 is a popular platform shooter-type computer game made by KNPMASTER and MASTERRAICHU, the creators and owners of the very popular The Games Page (TGP) Website. Gunner 3, released in 2000 and made by Multimedia Fusion by Clickteam, was the game that brought TGP to the attention of the world.
Gunner Badge The Gunner Badge was a military recognition insignia of the United States Army Air Forces and was issued during the Second World War. The badge was first created to recognize both the training and hazardous duty of aerial gunners, who manned defensive machineguns on board such aircraft as the B-17, B-24, and B-29 bombers.
Gunner Palace Gunner Palace is a documentary film by American documentary filmmaker Michael Tucker, which had a limited release in the United States on March 4, 2005. The film was an account of the complex realities of the situation in Iraq during 2003-2004 amidst the Iraqi insurgency not seen on the nightly news.
Gunner's Mate The United States Navy occupational rating of Gunner's Mate (abbreviated as GM) is a designation given by the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) to enlisted members who either satisfactorily complete initial Gunner's Mate "A" school training, or who "strike" for the rating as a deck seaman by showing competence in the field of ordnance.
Gunnerkrigg Court Gunnerkrigg Court is a webcomic] created by Tom Siddell which debuted on [[DrunkDuck|Drunk Duck in April 2005. The comic details the strange events that surround protagonist Antimony Carver as she begins life at the foreboding, factory-like school complex of Gunnerkrigg Court.
Gunnersbury Park Gunnersbury Park is a park in Brentford ward in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, although it has always been regarded by local residents as being part of Ealing. Purchased for the nation from the Rothschild family, it was opened to the public by Neville Chamberlain, then Minister of Health, on 21st May 1926.
Gunnery Sergeant Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, just above staff sergeant and below master sergeant and first sergeant, and is a staff non-commissioned officer. It has a pay grade of E-7.
Gunnin' Gunnin' is the fifth single off Hedley's self-titled debut album. The music video for this song shows lead singer Jacob Hoggard in various locations, singing, as the song's lyrics appear on his skin like tattoos.
Gunning Bedford, Jr. Gunning Bedford, Jr. (1747 - March 30, 1812) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, who served as a Continental Congressman from Delaware and as a delegate to the U.
Gunning fog index In linguistics, the Gunning fog index is a test designed to measure the readability of a sample of English text. The resulting number is an indication of the number of years of formal education that a person requires in order to easily understand the text on the first reading.
Gunning, New South Wales Gunning is a town on the Old Hume Highway, between Goulburn and Yass in the Southern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia, about 260 km south-west of Sydney and 50 km north-west of the national capital, Canberra. (Nearby towns are Cullerin, Gundaroo, Dalton, Yass, and Murrumbateman.
Gunningsville Bridge The Gunningsville Bridge has been a name given to five different bridges that crossed the Petitcodiac River between Moncton and Riverview, New Brunswick, Canada. The latest Gunningsville Bridge opened on November 19, 2005.
Gunnis Dictionary of Sculpture in Britain The original Gunnis Dictionary of British Sculpture 1660-1851 has been the standard reference work on British sculpture since it was first published in 1953. Originally researched by Rupert Gunnis, a civil servant in the British colonial Government of Cyprus, and later curator of Tunbridge Wells Museum, by the late 1990s the dictionary was widely-seen as increasingly out-of-date and in need of revision.
Gunnislake Gunnislake (or Lynngonna, its Cornish name) is the first village in Cornwall. Sprawled over the picturesque steep sides of the Tamar Valley, the village is a hot spot for tourists and fans of local mining and industrial heritage.
Gunnison Beach, Sandy Hook Gunnison Beach is part of the Sandy Hook unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area, located in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, and is managed by the National Park Service. It is the only nude beach (by custom) in New Jersey and one of the major clothing-optional recreation areas in the New York metropolitan area.
Gunnlaugur Lárusson Electric guitarist Gunnlaugur (Gulli) Lárusson (1976) was born and raised in the rural town Dalvík in the northern part of Iceland. He moved to Akureyri in 1992 and from there to Reykjavík in 1995 and has lived there since.
Gunnlod In Norse mythology, Gunnlod (Old Norse Gunnlöð, meaning war-foam) was a daughter of Suttung, who was set guard by her father in the cavern where he housed the mead of poetry. She was seduced by Odin, who according to Snorri bargained with her to exchange three nights of sex for three sips of the mead and then tricked her, stealing all of it.
Gunno Dahlstierna Gunno Dahlstierna (1661-1709), Swedish poet, whose original surname was Eurelius, was born in the parish of Ă–r in Dalsland, where his father was vicar. He entered the University of Uppsala in 1677, and after gaining his degree entered the government office of land-surveying.
Gunnora, Duchess of Normandy Gunnora or Gunnor (circa 936 – 1031) was the wife and consort of Richard I of Normandy. Her parentage is unknown, earliest sources reporting solely that she was of Danish ancestry and naming siblings including brother Herefast de Crepon who is sometimes erroneously given as her father.
Gunns 20 Gunns Limited, a Timber and woodchip product company in Australia (Gunns Website) is attempting to sue 17 individual activists, including Federal Greens Senator Bob Brown and three not-for-profit environmental groups, for over 7.8 million dollars.
Gunong Pueh Gunong Pueh-Berumput is located near Lundu, on the Sarawak-Indonesia boarder. Mount Pueh, referred to variously as Mt Poi and Mt Poe, was known to biologists for the collections made there by Erik Mjőberg (1882–1938), a Swedish naturalist, who was Curator of the Sarawak Museum between 1922–1924.
Gunpod A gunpod is an external weapon system attached to the body of a vehicle. The idea is to increase or diversify the offensive capabilities of the vehicle, usually a tank, helicopter or plane, while prolonging the lifespan of the vehicle's design with easy upgrades and modifications.
Gunpowder Incident The Gunpowder Incident (also known as the Gunpowder Affair) was a conflict early in the American Revolutionary War between Lord Dunmore, the Royal Governor of colonial Virginia, and militia led by Patrick Henry.
Gunpowder Plot The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a failed attempt by a group of provincial English Catholics to kill King James I of England, his family, and most of the Protestant aristocracy in a single attack by blowing up the Houses of Parliament during the State Opening. The conspirators had then planned to abduct the royal children, not present in Parliament, and incite a revolt in the Midlands.
Gunpowder tea Gunpowder tea ([pinyin]: zhū chá) is a form of green [[Chinese tea produced in Zhejiang Province of China in which each leaf has been rolled into a small round pellet. It is believed to take its English name from the fact that the tea resembles gunpowder pellets used for cannons (see Etymology, below).
Gunpowder warfare Gunpowder warfare is associated with the start of the widespread use of gunpowder and the development of suitable weapons to use the explosive. It began in Europe and the Middle East prior to the 15th century on a limited basis, became dominant in the Early Modern Age and lasted until the mid-19th century, with its apex during the Napoleonic Wars from 1792 to 1815.
Gunroar Gunroar is an abstract scrolling shooter game created by Kenta Cho. The game features stylized 3D graphics via OpenGL, many forms of control in its three different game modes, a replay function, and 360Âş movement with a linear scrolling gameplay.
Guns and crime In some countries, such as the United States, there is controversy concerning the appropriate degree of firearm regulation. One major aspect of the argument involves potential positive or negative correlations that many argue exist between crime, especially violent crime, and gun ownership.
Guns and Dope Party The Guns and Dope Party is a frivolous United States political party envisioned by cult author and libertarian Robert Anton Wilson. While the party has proposals that can be considered generally libertarian in its principles, it presents this positions in a facetious manner, and advocates extremely absurd things, for example replacing one third of Congress with ostriches.
Guns and Roses -- Ik Junoon Guns and Roses -- Ik Junoon (Urdu script: گنز اینڈ روزز -- اک جنون) is a Pakistani film which was released in 1999, and it starred Shaan, Resham, Meera and Faisal Rehman. Faisal Rehman made a comeback with this film, after taking a sabbatical from the film industry which spanned over a decade.

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