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Gaijin Studios Gaijin Studios is a group of American comic book artists formed in Atlanta, Georgia. It is one of the longest-running collectives of freelance comic book artists in the United States, having been in continuous operation since 1991.
Gaik Ovakimian Haik Badalovich Ovakimian (Hayk Hovakimyan), Major General, USSR (11 August 1898, Nakhichevan - 1967), better known as "the puppetmaster" in intelligence circles, was a leading Soviet NKVD spy in the United States.
Gaiking Daikū Maryū Gaiking (Japanese:大空魔竜ガイキング; In English "Great Sky Demon Dragon Gaiking") was a Super Robot mecha anime series produced by Toei Animation on an original idea by Akio Sugino (not Go Nagai, contrary to legend, even though his company, Dynamic Productions, co-produced the show from Episode 22 on, but he had no direct involvement), which ran from April 1976 through January 1977 and consisted of 44 26-minute episodes. Gaiking was notable for being one of the few super robot series to take place in real places outside of Japan, and for being the first Super Robot series to have a mobile carrier for the chief robots.
Gail Amundrud Gail Amundrud (born April 6, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the Women's Women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay, alongside Becky Smith, Barbara Clark, and Anne Jardin.
Gail Ann Dorsey Gail Ann Dorsey is an American bassist and vocalist with a distinguished session career, most notably her long association with David Bowie. Her diverse range of work includes performances and/or recordings with, among others, Bryan Ferry, Boy George, the Indigo Girls, Khaled, Jane Siberry, The The, Skin, Tears for Fears, Gwen Stefani, Charlie Watts and Dar Williams.
Gail Asper Gail Asper, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1960, is a director and corporate secretary of CanWest Global Communications Corp, president of the CanWest Global Foundation, and managing director and secretary of The Asper Foundation, the private charitable foundation spearheading the establishment of the $300 million Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg.
Gail Cogdill Gail Ross Cogdill (born April 7, 1937 in Worland, Wyoming) is a former American football Wide Receiver for the Detroit Lions (1958-1968), Baltimore Colts (1968), and Atlanta Falcons (1969-1970) He attended Washington State.
Gail Collins Pappalardi Gail Collins Pappalardi was the songwriting wife of the late Felix Pappalardi. She contributed lyrics to many Mountain songs and co-wrote Cream's "World of Pain" with Pappalardi and "Strange Brew" with Pappalardi and Eric Clapton.
Gail Devers Yolanda Gail Devers (born November 19, 1966 in Seattle, Washington, USA) is a three-time Olympic 100 m champion in athletics for the US Olympic Team. Devers grew up near San Diego and graduated from Sweetwater High School in nearby National City, CA.
Gail Fisher Gail Fisher (born August 18, 1935 in Orange, New Jersey; died December 2, 2000 in Culver City, California) was an African American actress, best known for her role as secretary "Peggy Fair" on the television detective series Mannix, which she played from 1968 through 1975.
Gail Giles Gail Giles is the author of four young adult novels, including her debut novel, Shattering Glass, which was an ALA Best of the Best Book, a Book Sense 76 selection and a Booklist Top 10 Mystery for Youth selection.
Gail language Gail, or Gayle, is an English and Afrikaans-based argot used primarily by English and Afrikaans-speaking gay men in urban communities of South Africa, and is similar in some respects to Polari in the United Kingdom, from which some lexical items have been borrowed. The equivalent language used by gay South African men who speak Bantu languages is called IsiNgqumo, and is based on a Nguni lexicon.
Gail Matthius Gail Matthius, born in 1953, is an American actress and voice actress. She was a cast member of NBC's Saturday Night Live during its critical and ratings low point (the 1980-1981 season headed by Jean Doumanian), and co-anchored the Weekend Update segment with Charles Rocket in 1981.
Gail Miller Gail Miller (died January 31, 1969) was a 20-year old Canadian nursing assistant, who was murdered and raped on January 31, 1969 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, by Larry Fisher. Her partially nude body was found that morning in an alley snow bank, with her throat slashed and stabbed 27 times.
Gail Neall Gail Neall (born August 2 1955 in Sydney), known as Gail Yeoh after marriage, is an Australian former medley swimmer who raced in the 1970s. She won a gold medal in the 400m individual medley at the 1972 Munich in world record time.
Gail Patrick Gail Patrick (born June 20, 1911 - died July 6, 1980) was an American actress. She appeared in 62 movies between 1932 and 1948, usually as the leading lady's extremely formidable rival; good examples are her roles as the second wife in My Favorite Wife (1940) with Irene Dunne and Cary Grant, as Anna May Wong's sophisticated competitor in Dangerous to Know (1938), or as Carole Lombard's character's spoiled sister in My Man Godfrey (1936).
Gail Porter Gail Porter (born March 23 1971 in Edinburgh, Scotland), sometimes known by her married name Gail Hipgrave, is a British television presenter who became widely known after presenting Fully Booked in the late 1990s.
Gail Potocki Gail Potocki (born 1961, Detroit, Michigan, USA) is an award-winning Symbolist artist utilizing the skills and techniques of the Old Masters in the 21st century. Influenced by 19th century artists like Fernand Khnopff, Jean Delville, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Potocki's first monograph, Gail Potocki: The Union of Hope and Sadness was released in the Summer of 2006 and features text by Thomas Negovan, Richard Metzger and Jim Rose of the Jim Rose Circus.
Gail Simmons Gail Simmons has been with Food & Wine Magazine since 2004, currently in charge of special projects for the epicurean magazine. In this role, Gail oversees the brand's signature event, the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, which will celebrate its 25th year next June.
Gail Stanton Brenda Stone (born November 19, 1954 in Memphis, Tennessee - died November 21, 1996 in Memphis) is an American model and actress. Under the name Gail Stanton, she was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its June 1978 issue.
Gail Williams Gail Ann Williams (born in Berkeley, California) has been the director of The WELL since 1998. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in the 1970s and got involved in political theater as both a creative and management member of the Plutonium Players troupe.
Gailard Sartain Gailard Sartain - born September 18, 1946 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of a Tulsa Fire Chief. He is a 1963 graduate of Will Rogers High School in Tulsa and a graduate of the University of Tulsa with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Gailes railway station Gailes railway station was a railway station approximately two miles south of the town of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (now the Ayrshire Coast Line).
Gaillard Cut The Gaillard Cut, or Culebra Cut, is a man-made valley cutting through the continental divide in Panama. The cut forms part of the Panama Canal, linking Lake GatĂşn, and thereby the Atlantic Ocean, to the Gulf of Panama and the Pacific Ocean.
Gaillard Island Gaillard Island is a dredge disposal island located in Mobile Bay approximately 12 miles south of downtown Mobile, Alabama. This site is an important site for colonial nesting shorebirds in coastal Alabama and has been the only nesting site for brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in Alabama when the birds began nesting in 1983.
Gain In electronics, gain is usually taken as the mean ratio of the signal output of a system to the signal input of the system. A gain of five would imply that either the voltage or power is increased by a factor of five.
Gain (finance) In finance, gain is a profit or an increase in value of an investment such as a stock or bond. Gain is calculated by fair market value or the proceeds from the sale of the investment minus the sum of the purchase price and all costs associated with it.
Gain (novel) Gain (ISBN 0-374-15996-3) is a novel by Richard Powers published by in 1998. It intertwines two stories: the first is the history of Claire International, a chemical conglomerate with origins in soap manufacturing in the early 18th century; the second is of Laura Bodey, a 42-year-old divorcée living near Claire International's headquarters who develops ovarian cancer.
Gain (projection screens) Gain is a property of a projection screen, defined by how much brightness is visible from the screen's centre when the viewer is looking at that point on-axis to the centre. Gain is controlled by diffusion of the screen, and governs the degree which light from the projector is scattered.
Gain compression Gain compression in an electronic amplifier circuit is a reduction in 'differential' or 'slope' gain caused by nonlinearity of the transfer characteristic of the amplifying device. This nonlinearity may be caused by heat due to power dissipation, or by overdriving the active device beyond its linear region.
Gain graph A gain graph is a graph whose edges are labelled invertibly, or orientably, by elements of a group G. This means that, if an edge e in one direction has label g (a group element), then in the other direction it has label g−1.
Gain Ground Gain Ground is an arcade game that was ported to the Sega Master System and Mega Drive/Genesis. In 2004, it was re-released in Radica Games' TVPlay Legends Vol. II TV Games compilation. It was remade in the PlayStation 2 title Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 9: Gain Ground, which was released only in Japan. It will also be available on the Wii's Virtual Console on January 29th 2007.
Gain scheduling In control theory, gain scheduling is an approach to control of non-linear systems that uses a family of linear controllers, each of which provides satisfactory control for a different operating point of the system.
Gainax (pronounced "guy-nax") is a Japanese anime studio most well known for the series Neon Genesis Evangelion and its ambitious, experimental works and ambiguous endings. "Gainax Ending" on Television Tropes Wiki
Gainclone Gainclone or chipamp is a term commonly used to describe a type of audio amplifier made by do-it-yourselfers, or individuals interested in DIY audio. It is a design based on high-power integrated circuits, particularly the LM3875 from National Semiconductor.
Gainer (supplement) A gainer is a bodybuilding supplement usually comprised of both high and low glycemic carbohydrates and protein (usually in the form of calcium caseinate, milk and whey protein) and often other nutrients such as certain vitamins and minerals. Gainers are used by bodybuilding and strength athletes, both amateur and professional alike.
Gaines Trace The Gaines Trace was a road in the Mississippi Territory. It was constructed in 1811 and 1812 from the Tennessee River (near Muscle Shoals) to Cotton Gin Port on the upper Tombigbee River and on to Fort Stoddert on the lower Tombigbee.
Gainesville High School, Florida Gainesville High School is a high school in Gainesville, Florida. The first public high school in Gainesville, Florida was established in 1906 in what is now known as the Kirby Smith Building on East University Avenue.
Gainesville State College Gainesville State College is a non-residential state college of the University System of Georgia serving northeast Georgia since 1964. The Gainesville State College Gainesville Campus, located 45 miles northeast of Atlanta and six miles southwest of downtown Gainesville in Oakwood, is on Georgia Highway 53 less than a mile from Interstate 985 Exit 16.
Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail State Park Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail is a 16 mile long Florida State Park that runs from the City of Gainesville's Boulware Springs Water Works to the town of Hawthorne. It passes through the Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park and the Lochloosa Wildlife Management Area along a former Seaboard Coast Line rail line.
Gainesville, Florida Gainesville is the largest city and county seat of Alachua County, Florida.. Gainesville is primarily known for being home to the University of Florida, the flagship university of the State University System of Florida and the third-largest university in the United States.
Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area The Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consisting of Alachua and Gilchrist Counties in the state of Florida in the USA. The principal city in the MSA is Gainesville.
Gainesville, Henrietta and Western Railway The Gainesville, Henrietta and Western Railway Company was chartered on July 23, 1886, to build a rail line from Gainesville in Cooke County, Texas, to Seymour in Baylor County, Texas, a distance of 130 miles ( km). The line was to cross Montague, Clay and Wichita counties.
Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern Railroad The Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern Railroad was chartered in 1872, and on its opening day, March 8, 1884, consisted of a 55-mile track from Gainesville, Georgia to Monroe, Georgia. An 13-mile eastbound branch from Belmont stopped in Jefferson, Georgia.
Gainfield Gainfield is a small ribbon development along the B4508 road, by its crossroads with the Buckland to Charney Bassett road, near Stanford in the Vale, in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England. It is opposite the woodland known as Buckland Warren.
Gainsborough Pictures Gainsborough Pictures was a film studio based in Poole Street, Hoxton, Hackney, London, active between 1924 and 1951. Built as a power station for the Metropolitan Railway, and later converted to studios, the former studios were demolished in 2002 and apartments built on the site in 2004.
Gainsborough Riverside Festival Gainsborough Riverside Festival is an annual community Arts/Heritage event that runs on the second weekend of June in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire on the banks of the River Trent. The day begins around noon with a community parade along the banks of the river and entertainment is provided throughout the day until 10:30pm when the day is brought to a head with an extravagant fireworks display.
Gainsborough, Saskatchewan Gainsborough is a small farming community located on Highway 18 in the southeastern corner of Saskatchewan, Canada. The corner-most community in the province, it is approximately 6 miles from the Manitoba border, and 10 miles from the North Dakota and United States border.
Gainsharing Gainsharing is a corporate incentive plan designed to involve employees with management to increase productivity by directly linking compensation to specific productivity and cost gains. Gains that can be easily and quantitatively measured, such as hours logged, complaints satisfactorily resolved or materials used, are measured and entered into a predetermined compensation formula.
Gainsthorpe Gainsthorpe is a deserted medieval village (DMV) site in a field which is part of the present Gainsthorpe Farm in Lincolnshire, England. The site is in Hibaldstow parish located on a minor road west of the A15 road, south of Hibaldstow and 5 miles south-west of Brigg.
Gaiomon Gaiomon (GaiOumon in Japan) is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, a Mega Level Dragon Man Digimon. Although his name lacks the prefix Grey, he is still a part of the Greymon-Family as stated in his Japanese Profile.
Gaioz Devdariani Gaioz Devdariani () ( October 2, 1901–1938) was a Bolshevik revolutionary, intellectual, Soviet politician and a victim of the Great Purge. Devdariani was born in the village of Kharagauli, Western Georgia into a large middle class family.
Gair rhydd gair rhydd (Welsh for "free word") is the official student newspaper of Cardiff University. It is a weekly, free, tabloid-sized paper established in 1972 and edited by a full-time sabbatical officer of the Students' Union.
Gairaigo Gairaigo (外来語) is Japanese for "loan word" or "borrowed word", and indicates a transliteration (or "transvocalization") into Japanese. In particular, the word usually refers to a Japanese word of foreign origin that was not borrowed from Chinese.
Gairdner Foundation The Gairdner Foundation is a non-profit organisation devoted to the recognition of outstanding achievement in biomedical research worldwide. The foundation makes awards in recognition of individuals whose work or contribution constitutes tangible achievement in the field of medical science.
Gairdner Foundation International Award The Gairdner Foundation International Award is given annually at a special dinner to three to six people for outstanding discoveries or contributions to medical science. Receipt of the Gairdner is traditionally considered a precursor to winning the Nobel Prize in Medicine; as of 2006, 67 Nobel Prizes have been awarded to prior Gairdner recipients.
Gairibans Gairibans (2621 m) is a small settlement inside the Singalila National Park in the Darjeeling subdivision, Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal in India near the India - Nepal border. It is a roadside halt along the trekking route from Manebhanjan to Sandakphu.
Gairloch Gairloch ( GeĂ rrloch in Gaelic ) is a small village on the shores of Loch Gairloch on the northwest coast of Scotland. A popular tourist destination in the summer months, Gairloch boasts a golf course, a small museum, several hotels, a community centre, a leisure centre with sports facilities, a local radio station, beaches and nearby mountains.
Gairyuki The Gairyuki is a Tyrannosaurus-type Zoid, one of over 200 species of biomechanical lifeforms depicted by TOMY's Zoids model, toy, and media franchise. Based on the Berserk FĂĽhrer, the Gairyuki was first released in 2005, and the Zoid plays a significant role in both the Battle Story and the Zoids: Fuzors anime.
Gaisal train disaster The Gaisal train disaster occurred on 1 August, 1999, when two trains carrying 2,500 people collided at the remote station of Gaisal, 310 miles from the city of Gauhati in Assam. The crash was at such high speeds that the trains actually exploded upon impact killing at least 285 people.
Gaisberg Transmitter Gaisberg Transmitter is a facility for FM and TV-transmission on the Gaisberg mountain near Salzburg, Austria. It was the first large sender in Austria finished after the war and started its work on 22nd August 1956 (however, a provisional sender already broadcasted a VHF radio programme since 1953 with 1kW).
Gaisce Gaisce - The President's Award is an award earned by Irish secondary school and college students for participating in several activities for a certain period of time. There are three awards; bronze, silver and gold.
Gait analysis Gait analysis is the process of quantification and interpretation of animal (including human) locomotion. Pathological gait may reflect compensations for underlying pathologies, or be responsible for causation of symptoms in itself.
Gaitana Gaitana, also referred to as La Gaitana and Cacica Gaitana, was a 16th century Páez woman leader who, in 1539-40, led the indigenous people of northern Cauca, Colombia in armed resistance against colonization by the Spanish.
Gaither Homecoming "Gaither Homecoming" is the name applied to a series of videos, music recordings and concerts, which are organized, promoted and usually presented by Christian music songwriter and impresario Bill Gaither. To date, the Gaither Homecoming title is applied to more than 60 videos, dozens of music recordings, and an annual concert tour that drew more than half a million fans in 2004, the most recent year for which statistics are available.
Gaither Report The so-called Gaither Report was presented to President Eisenhower on November 7, 1957. While the president had asked for an evaluation of fall out and blast shelters, the opening page of the report stated that their purpose was to “form a broadbrush opinion of the relative value of various active and passive measures to protect the civilian populations in case of nuclear attack and its aftermath.
Gaither Vocal Band Gaither Vocal Band (1980-present) is a Southern Gospel Music group. Often incorrectly stated as 1981 (even by Gaither, himself) it was formed in 1980 on the spur of the moment before a concert with the song, First Day In Heaven.
Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory The Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory, located in Gaithersburg, Maryland is one of the system of six International Latitude Observatories, and (as of 2004) the only National Historic Landmark in the City of Gaithersburg. The building is in the National Register of Historic Places.
Gaius Cassius Longinus (consul 96 BCE) Gaius Cassius Longinus was consul in 96 BCE with Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus. He is mentioned by Cicero as one of those persons who were elected consuls notwithstanding their having failed to obtain the aedileship.
Gaius Cassius Longinus 2 Gaius Cassius Longinus was a Roman consul in 73 BC (with Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus). As proconsul of Cisalpine Gaul in the next year, 72 BC, during the Third Servile War, he was defeated by Spartacus and his followers near Mutina (now Modena) as they were trying to break through to unoccupied Gaul.
Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor, (88 BC - May 40 BC) Roman consul in 50 BC, husband of Octavia Minor, and friend of Cicero. He was a member of the Claudian Family, from the distinguished Claudius family and a direct descendant of the consul Marcus Claudius Marcellus.
Gaius Gracchus Gaius Gracchus (Latin: C·SEMPRONIVS·TI·F·P·N·GRACCVS) (154 BC-121 BC) was a Roman politician of the 2nd century BC. He was the younger brother of Tiberius Gracchus and, like him, pursued a popular political agenda that ultimately ended in his death.
Gaius Julius Caesar (character of Rome) Gaius Julius Caesar is a fictional character in the HBO/BBC2 original television series Rome, played by Ciarán Hinds. The basis for this character is the famous historical Roman general and dictator of the same name who seized control of the government in 45 BC and laid the political foundations for the transition from the Roman Republic to the Empire.
Gaius Julius Callistus Gaius Julius Callistus (flourished first century) was a Greek imperial freedman of the reigns of Roman Emperors Caligula and Claudius. Callistus was originally a freedman of Caligula, was given great authority during his reign, which he used to amass even greater wealth.
Gaius Julius Civilis Gaius Julius Civilis was the leader of the Batavian rebellion against the Romans in 69. By his nomen, it can be told that he (or one of his male ancestors) was made a Roman citizen (and thus, the tribe a Roman vassal) by either Augustus or Caligula.
Gaius Julius Hyginus Gaius Julius Hyginus, (c. 64 BC - 17 AD), was a Latin author, a native of Spain (or Alexandria), was a pupil of the famous Cornelius Alexander Polyhistor, and a freedman of Caesar Augustus, by whom he was made superintendent of the Palatine library (Suetonius, De Grammaticis, 20).
Gaius Julius Victor Gaius Julius Victor (flourished 4th century) was a Roman writer on rhetoric, possibly of Gaulish origin. His extant manual is of some importance as facilitating the textual criticism of Quintilian, whom he closely follows in many places.
Gaius Livius Salinator Gaius Livius Salinator, son of Marcus, was a Roman consul of the gens Livia, said to have founded the city of Forum Livii (Forlì), in Italy, during his consulship in the year 188 BC. He also served as admiral when he was praetor in 191 BC in the war against Antiochus III the Great and defeated his admiral, Polyxenidas, in a naval engagement off Corycus.
Gaius Maecenas Gaius Cilnius Maecenas (70 – 8 BC) was a confidant and political advisor to Octavian (who was to become the first Emperor of Rome as Caesar Augustus) as well as an important patron for the new generation of 'Augustan' poets.
Gaius Marius Gaius Marius (Latin: C·MARIVS·C·F·C·N)Official name of Marius. The meaning in English is, "Gaius Marius, son of Gaius grandson of Gaius" (157 BC–January 13, 86 BC) was a Roman general and politician elected Consul an unprecedented seven times during his career.
Gaius Marius Victorinus Gaius Marius Victorinus (4th century), Roman grammarian, rhetorician and neo-Platonic philosopher, an African by birth (whence his surname Afer), lived during the reign of Constantius II. He taught rhetoric at Rome (one of his pupils being Jerome), and in his old age became a convert to Christianity.
Gaius Norbanus Gaius Norbanus surnamed Bulbus (or Balbus), Roman politician, was a seditious and turbulent democrat. In 103 BC, when tribune of the people, he accused Quintus Servilius Caepio the Elder of having brought about the defeat of his army by the Cimbri through rashness, and also of having plundered the temple of Tolosa.
Gaius Octavian (character of Rome) Gaius Octavian is a character in the HBO/BBC2 original television series Rome, played by Max Pirkis, in the second season he will eventually be played by Simon Woods. He is portrayed as a shrewd, if somewhat cold, young man, with an understanding of the world, people, philosophy, and politics that go well beyond his years.
Gaius Oppius Gaius Oppius was an intimate friend of Julius Caesar. He managed the dictator's private affairs during his absence from Rome, and, together with Lucius Cornelius Balbus, exercised considerable influence in the city.
Gaius Papirius Carbo (tribune 90 BC) Gaius Papirius Carbo, surnamed Arvina, son of Gaius Papirius Carbo (consul 120 BC), was a staunch supporter of the aristocracy, and was put to death by the Marian party in 82. He is known chiefly for the law (lex Plautia Papiria) carried by him and M.
Gaius Porcius Cato Gaius Porcius Cato (2nd century BCE), was son of Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus, consul 114 BC, obtained Macedonia as his province, and fought unsuccessfully against the Scordisci. He was accused of extortion in Macedonia, and was sentenced to pay a fine.
Gaius Rabirius Postumus Gaius Rabirius Postumus, defended by Cicero (54 BC) in the extant speech Pro Rabirio Postumo, when charged with extortion in Egypt and complicity with Aulus Gabinius. Rabirius was a member of the equites order who lent a very large sum of money to Ptolemy Auletes (Ptolemy XII) , king of Egypt.
Gaius Terentius Varro Gaius Terentius Varro was a Roman consul and commander. Along with his colleague, Lucius Aemilius Paullus, he commanded at the Battle of Cannae during the Second Punic War, in 216 BC, against the Carthaginian general Hannibal.
Gaiwan A gàiwǎn (盖碗 "covered bowl") also known as 蓋杯 (pinyin: gàibēi; literally, "lidded bowl“) or 焗盅 (pinyin: júzhōng), is a Chinese covered cup used for the infusion and consumption of tea.
Gaja Gaja (a Sanskrit word for elephant) is one of the significant animals finding references in Hindu scriptures and Buddhist and Jain texts. In general, a gaja personifies a number of positive attributes including abundance, fertility and richness; boldness and strength; and wisdom and royalty.
Gajah Mada Gajah Mada (d. circa 1364) was, according to Javanese old manuscripts, poems and mythology, a famous military leader and prime minister (mahapatih) of the Majapahit Empire, credited with bringing the empire to its peak of glory.
Gajal Gajal (spelled Gacal in Turkish) are a Turkic subgroup, closely related to the Gagauz, whose name derives from a common root (Gajal are also sometimes named as Gagavuz). The Gajal, however, are Sunni Muslims, unlike the Gagauz, who are Orthodox Christians.
Gajapati Kingdom Gajapatis were a medieval Hindu dynasty that ruled over Orissa, parts of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. During the glorious reign of Kapilendradeva, the first Suryavamsi(Gajapati)king, the borders expanded and the king took the title of Sri Sri ...
Gajary Gajary (German: Gayring) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia close to the town of Malacky in the Bratislava region. It lies around 40 km (25 statue miles) north-west of Slovakia's capital Bratislava close to the Austrian border.
Gaje Ghale Gaje Ghale (July 1, 1922 -March 28 2000) was a Nepalese recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Gajirrabeng language Gajirrabeng (also spelt Gadjerawang, Gajirrawoong, Gadjerong, Gadyerong and Kajirrawung) is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Kimberley region, today known by only three or four fluent speakers. As of 2004, there was no substantial information on the language (such as a grammar) available.
Gajo Petrović Gajo Petrović (Karlovac, 12 March 1927 - Zagreb, 13 June 1993) was one of the main theorists in the Marxist humanist Praxis School in the SFR Yugoslavia. He was the only one among the editors of the Praxis journal to stay in this position throughout the journal's publication.
Gaki In Japanese Buddhism, Gaki (餓鬼, "hungry ghosts") are the spirits of jealous or greedy people who, as punishment for their mortal vices, have been cursed with an insatiable hunger for a particular substance or object. Traditionally, this is something repugnant or humiliating, such as human corpses or feces, though in more recent legends, it may be virtually anything, no matter how bizarre.
Gakken EX-System The Gakken EX-System is a series of educational electronics kits produced by Gakken in the late 1970s. The kits use denshi blocks (also known as electronic blocks) to allow electronics experiments to be performed easily and safely.
Gakkentoshi Line The is the nickname of the , one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line originates Kizu Station in Kyoto Prefecture through Kyobashi Station in Osaka City.

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