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Gibson ES-150 The Gibson Guitar Corporation's ES-150 guitar is generally recognized as the world's first commercially feasible electric guitar. The ES stands for Electric Spanish, and it was designated 150 because it cost $150 along with an EH-150 amplifier and a cord.
Gibson ES-335 The Gibson ES-335 was the world's first commercial semi-hollowbody electric guitar, released by Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1958. It is neither hollow nor solid; instead, a solid wood block runs through the center of its body, but the sides are hollow, sporting violin-style f-holes.
Gibson Explorer The Gibson Explorer (or X-plorer as it has sometimes been called since 2002), made its debut in 1958, then known as the Futura. It offered a radical, "futuristic" body design, much like its sibling, the Flying V.
Gibson G3 The Gibson G3 bass was a companion model to the Gibson Grabber, and a bass version of the S-1. It debuted in 1975 with the same body shape and styling as the Grabber but a different (and inovative) pickup configuration.
Gibson Girl The Gibson Girl was the personification of the feminine ideal as portrayed in the satirical pen and ink illustrated stories created by illustrator Charles Dana Gibson during over 15 years spanning the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Gibson Glass Company Gibson Glass Company, located in Milton, West Virginia, is a manufacturer of hand-blown glass, specializing in paperweights, vases, and hand-made marbles, among other items. Although small, the company has national recognition for its long legacy of high-quality work.
Gibson House Gibson House is a museum in the North York Centre neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This historic property was built in 1851 by David Gibson, a Scottish immigrant, land surveyor and participant of the Rebellion of 1837.
Gibson Chet Atkins SST The Gibson Chet Atkins SST was a revolutionary design that combined the best of Gibson's acoustic and electric guitar technology. The SST was a solid body acoustic-electric designed by the late legendary country artist Chet Atkins.
Gibson J-45 The Gibson J-45 is a acoustic guitar model manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. It is part of Gibson's round-shoulder, dreadnought acoustic "jumbo" line, begun in 1934 with the Gibson Jumbo Flattop which was to compete with C.
Gibson Kente Gibson Kente (1932 - November 7, 2004) was a South African playwright based in Soweto. He was known as the Father of Black Theatre in South Africa, and was one of the first writers to deal with life in the South African black townships.
Gibson L5 The Gibson L-5 guitar was first produced in 1922 by Gibson Guitar Corporation, then of Kalamazoo, Michigan, under the direction of master luthier Lloyd Loar, and has been in production ever since. It was considered the premier rhythm guitar in the big band era.
Gibson L6-S The Gibson L-6S was a cheaper descendent of the very fine L5S jazz solid body electric guitar. It was the same shape - very much like a wide Gibson Les Paul, but with a 24 fret two-octave neck - the first Gibson guitar to have this.
Gibson Les Paul Studio The Gibson Les Paul Studio is an electric guitar made by the Gibson Guitar Corporation, based on the popular model bearing the name of the legendary guitarist. Though the guitar is made in the United States, it is considered an entry-level model despite its list price which can go over $2,000 USD.
Gibson Nighthawk The Gibson Nighthawk was a short-lived electric guitar model line, manufactured by Gibson. The Nighthawk was a radical change from traditional Gibsons because it had more properties that can be associated with Fender guitars.
Gibson Praise Gibson Praise is a fictional character on the FOX television show The X-Files. Played by Jeff Gulka, he first appeared in the fifth season finale (The End (5x20)) and sixth season premiere (The Beginning (6x01)), and later reprised his role in the eighth season mythology episodes Within (8x01) and Without (8x02) and in the series finale, The Truth (9x19).
Gibson RD The Gibson RD series solid body electric guitars were launched in 1977 as a complimentary range to Gibsons existing guitars. They were designed to be brighter sounding than the existing models (such as the Gibson Les Paul or Gibson SG) and as such were longer scale (25 1/2" as opposed to the more usual 24 3/4"), maple-bodied, and with state-of-the-art pre-amplified (active) electronics.
Gibson Research Corporation Gibson Research Corporation or GRC is a computer software development firm founded in 1985 by Steve Gibson. GRC has created a number of niche utilities over the years, the foremost of which is SpinRite, a hard disk scanning and data recovery utility.
Gibson Steps The Gibson Steps are an area of cliffs on the south coast of Australia, located at . The cliffs are the first sightseeing stopoff in Port Campbell National Park for travellers heading West along the Great Ocean Road, located about 5 minutes drive away from The Twelve Apostles.
GiclĂ©e GiclĂ©e (IPA: // or //, from French /Ę’iËkle/), commonly pronounced "zhee-clay," is the use of the ink-jet printing process for making fine art large format digital images. The term—from the French verb gicler meaning "to squirt, to spray"—first applied to "Iris prints" created in the early 1990s on the Scitex "Iris Graphics Models 3024, 3047, 4012 or Realist" colour drum piezo-head inkjet proofer, a commercial printer designed to preview what a print will look like before mass production begins.
Gid Tanner James Gideon “Gid” Tanner was one of the earliest stars of what would come to be known as country music. His band, the Skillet Lickers, was one of the most innovative and influential string bands of the 1920s and 1930s.
Gida Kiremu Gida Kiremu is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Welega Zone, Gida Kiremu is bordered on the south by Guto Wayu, on the west by Limmu, on the northwest by Ibantu, on the north by the Benishangul-Gumaz Region, on the east by Amuru Jarte, and on the southeast by Abe Dongoro.
Gidan Gidan is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Wollo Zone, Gidan is bordered on the south by Guba Lafto, on the southwest by Meket, on the west by Bugna, on the north by the Afar Region, and on the east by Kobo.
Giddings Road Covered Bridge Giddings Road Bridge is a covered bridge spanning Mill Creek in Jefferson Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The bridge, one of currently 15 drivable bridges in the county, is a single span Pratt truss design, built with funding from an ODOT Timber Granthttp://www.
Giddy up Giddy Up is the the first solo CD released by Craig Northey, a former member of the Canadian 1990's alternative band Odds. It was released in 2001 and has eight songs, totaling a running time of approximately 25 minutes.
Gideon (Book of Mormon) Gideon was a faithful Nephite leader, and a strong man and an enemy to King Noah, Mosiah 19: 4-8. After King Noah's expulsion and death by fire, Gideon counseled with Noah's son, King Limhi in Mosiah 20: 17-22.
Gideon (song) "Gideon" is a song by rock band My Morning Jacket. The song was written by lead singer Jim James and remains one of the most popular from their album Z, and features the epic sound that My Morning Jacket has incorporated into recent recordings.
Gideon Blackburn Gideon Blackburn (August 27, 1772–August 23, 1838) was an American Presbyterian clergyman, born in Augusta County, Virginia, of Scotch-Irish descent. As a youth he studied at Martin Academy in Washington County, Tennessee, was ordained in 1792, and received his preacher's license from the Abingdon Presbytery, Virginia, in 1795.
Gideon Dreyfuss Dr. Gideon Dreyfuss is currently the Isaac Norris Professor Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and a principal investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Gideon Hausner Gideon Hausner (1915, Lvov – November 15 1990) was an Israeli jurist and politician: from 1960 to 1962 attorney-general, later a member of parliament, legal adviser to the Israeli Government and a cabinet minister.
Gideon Johnson Pillow Gideon Johnson Pillow (June 8, 1806 – October 8, 1878) was an American lawyer, politician, and Confederate general in the American Civil War. He is best remembered for his poor performance at the Battle of Fort Donelson.
Gideon Levy Gideon Levy is an Israeli journalist for Ha'aretz, a member of its editorial board and former spokesman for Shimon Peres "Gideon Levy, Shimon Peres's former personal aide and one-time Labor Partyspokesman."
Gideon Lewis-Kraus Gideon Lewis-Kraus is an American literary critic and journalist. He has written for the New York Times Book Review, The Believer, The Nation, Slate, Good, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle and the Village Voice, among other publications.
Gideon London Gideon London (born London 1961) was a member of the ARC group (between 1989-91) along with Shahin Afrassiabi, Emma Holmes, Lennie Lee, David Miles, Nicola Pellegrini, Joao Quintino, Nicola Reece and Andrew Stockwell. He has since had several exhibitions in London and made documentaries broadcast on Channel 4 including 'D-Movie' in 2001 about the artist Daragh Reeves and 'Bollywood Goddess' in 2004.
Gideon Mantell Gideon Algernon Mantell (February 3, 1790 – November 10 1852) was an English obstetrician, geologist and palaeontologist. He is credited with discovering the first fossils identified as originating from a dinosaur, which were teeth belonging to an Iguanodon.
Gideon Omokirio Gideon Omokirio (born October 12, 1976) is a Solomon Islands footballer who is a defender and is currently the captain of the Solomon Islands national football team. Nicknamed 'Giggs', Gideon Omokirio has represented the Solomon Islands in every age group at international level.
Gideon Ravenor Gideon Ravenor is a character from the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. Ravenor was a member of the Imperial Inquisition and part of the Ordo Xenos, tasked with keeping humanity safe from unwanted alien influences.
Gideon the Cutpurse Gideon the Cutpurse is a science fiction novel by Linda Buckley-Archer, and is the first book in The Gideon Trilogy. The novel focuses on the adventures of Peter Schock and Kate Dyer in 1763 after being accidentally transported there by an anti-gravity machine while chasing Molly, Kate's dog.
Gideon Tomlinson Gideon Tomlinson (December 31, 1780 – October 8, 1854) was a United States Senator for Connecticut. Born in Stratford, Connecticut, he was Governor of Connecticut between May 2, 1827 to March 1831, he died in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Gideon Welles Gideon Welles (July 1, 1802 – February 11, 1878) was the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869. His buildup of the Navy to successfully execute blockades of Southern ports was a key component of Northern victory of the Civil War.
Gideon's Trumpet Gideon's Trumpet is a 1964 book by Anthony Lewis describing the story behind Gideon v. Wainwright, in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that criminal defendants have the right to an attorney even if they cannot afford it.
Gideons International Gideons International is an evangelical Christian organization dedicated to distributing copies of the Bible over 80 languages in more than 180 countries of the world to those who might not otherwise encounter it, most famously in hotel rooms. The organization was founded in 1899 in Boscobel, Wisconsin as an early American parachurch organizations dedicated to Christian evangelism.
Gidget (film) Gidget was an American film starring 1950s teen icon Sandra Dee, released in 1959. Adapted from the novel by Frederick Kohner, and with a screenplay by Gabrielle Upton, this popular film was directed by Paul Wendkos.
Gidget Gein Gidget Gein (born Bradley Stewart on September 11, 1969 in Hollywood, Florida) is an American musician and artist. He was the second bassist for alternative rock band Marilyn Manson, during which time his stage name was created through the fusion of the names of Gidget (a TV character) and Ed Gein (a notorious American serial killer).
Gidget Goes Hawaiian Gidget Goes Hawaiian is a 1961 "beach movie", the second of three Gidget films directed by Paul Wendkos. The screenplay was written by Ruth Brooks Flippen based on characters created by Frederick Kohner.
Gidginbung, New South Wales Gidginbung is a town community in the north eastern part of the Riverina and situated about 18 kilometres north west from Temora and 50 kilometres south east from West Wyalong. It has a population within a 7 kilometre radius of approximately 266 people.
Gidi Gidi Maji Maji Gidi Gidi Maji Maji (also known as GidiGidi MajiMaji and GidigidiMajimaji and "Gi di gi di ma ji ma ji") is a Kenyan hip hop duo from Nairobi. Its two members are Maji Maji (Julius Owino) and Gidi Gidi (Joseph Oyoo).
Gidō Shūshin Gidō Shūshin (1325-1388), Japanese luminary of the Zen Rinzai sect, was a master of poetry and prose in Chinese (Five Mountains literature). Gidō’s own diary (Kūge nikkushū) relates how as a child he discovered and treasured the Zen classic Rinzairoku in his father’s library.
Gidney Gidney is a family name adopted by an off shoot of the Gedney family of Massachusetts. This branch of the family settled in upstate New York and, following the war of independence, migrated to Canada, where they changed their name to Gidney and established themselves in Nova Scotia.
Gidone Busch Gidone Busch was a 31-year old Hasidic Jew who was shot to death by officers of the NYPD on August 30, 1999 in Boro Park, Brooklyn. Busch, a mentally disturbed man also suffering from kidney disease was wielding a hammer and threatening police when he was shot.
GieĂźen Giessen (German spelling "GieĂźen") is a city in the German federal state (Bundesland) of Hesse, capital of both the Giessen district and the Giessen Administrative Region. The population is approximately 71,000, with an additional 22,000 university students.
Giedi Prime Giedi Prime is the name of a fictional planet set in Frank Herbert's Dune universe described in the Dune science fiction novels. A planet of Ophiuchi B (36), it is the home world of the vicious House Harkonnen, the sworn enemies of House Atreides.
GiedraiÄŤiai family GiedraiÄŤiai, is a Lithuanian noble family, most probably rooting up to Mindaugas times, although has no connections with him. Family members state, that they are ascendants form duke legendary Giedrius, brother of Narimantas.
Giel Beelen Michiel Antonius Adrianus Beelen (born in Haarlem, on 25th May 1977), better known as Giel, is a Dutch radio-dj. Currently he presents the VARA morningshow GIEL at 3FM from Monday till Friday between 6:00 and 9:00 am.
Giesing Giesing is a neighborhood in Munich about 3 miles south-east of the city center. The larger part of it is residential or a mix of business and residential, but there are also a number of recreational facilities.
Giffca Giffca is a character from the video game Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance for the Nintendo Gamecube. He is known as the shadow warrior of King Caineghis of Gallia, and one of Gallia's strongest warriors and generals.
Giffen good A Giffen good is a product for which a rise in price of this product makes people buy even more of the product. Giffen goods may or may not exist in the real world, but there is an economic model that explains how such a thing could exist.
Giffoni hollywood film festival The Giffoni Hollywood film festival is based on the italian Giffoni Film Festival. The festival takes place every April in the heart of Hollywood, and the film festival unites children from around by turning them into film judges.
Gifford Hill Gifford Hill, at the southern boundary of the Town of Spafford and Onondaga County is location of section of Spafford Forest. Not contiguous to the larger portion of the preserve, it does not provide public trails.
Gifford Miller Alan Gifford Miller (born November 6, 1969) is the former Speaker of the New York City Council, where he represented Council District 5. Barred from seeking reelection due to term limits, the Democrat ran in the Democratic primary for the opportunity to run against incumbent Republican Mayor, multi-billionaire Michael Bloomberg in November 2005.
Gifford Observatory The Gifford Observatory is an astronomical observation facility located in Mount Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand. Operated by the Gifford Observatory Trust with the intent of making it available for use to Wellington school children, it is primarily used by secondary school students, and members of the Wellington Astronomical Society.
Gifford's Circus Gifford's Circus is a traditional English circus which tours the West Country every summer. It includes acts such as a strongman, a clown, horse whispering, a chap who plays jigs on the fiddle while balancing on a rope, dancing, and acrobatics.
Gift A gift or present is the transfer of money, goods, etc., without the direct compensation that is involved in trade, although possibly involving a social expectation of reciprocity, or a return in the form of prestige or power.
Gift (EP) Gift is an EP by the American alternative rock band The Autumns, released in a limited edition of 150 in 2003. The EP was given away at a fundraising concert put on by the band to help raise the money needed to mix their self-titled third album
Gift Aid Gift Aid is a scheme to enable tax-effective giving by individuals to charities in the United Kingdom. The Gift Aid scheme was originally introduced in Finance Act 1990 for donation from 1 October 1990, but was originally limited to cash gifts of ÂŁ600 or more.
Gift economy A gift economy is an economic system in which the prevalent mode of exchange is for goods and services to be given without explicit agreement upon a quid pro quo (the Latin term for the concept of "a favor for a favor"). Typically, this occurs in a cultural context where there is an expectation either of reciprocation—in the form of goods or services of comparable value, or of political support, general loyalty, honor to the giver, etc.
Gift from the Gods Gift from the Gods is a British computer game that was published in 1984 for the ZX Spectrum. Written by a group of programmers who worked on the unfinished Megagame Bandersnatch for the ill-fated software company Imagine Software.
Gift Grub Gift Grub is the title of a series of short comic pieces broadcast on weekdays on the breakfast show of Irish commercial radio station Today FM since 1999. The characters in the pieces are based on real people, generally local and international celebrities and political figures, and are voiced mainly by mimic Mario Rosenstock.
Gift Grub 6: The Special One Gift Grub 6: The Special One is the sixth annual collection of comedy sketches from Today FM's Gift Grub show. The album, released on November 11, 2005, takes its name from the moniker Chelsea manager José Mourinho is known by.
Gift of Gab (rapper) The Gift of Gab (born Tim Parker) is the MC for the California hip-hop duo Blackalicious, and a member of Quannum Projects (along with Chief Xcel, DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born and Lateef). In 2004, he also released a solo album entitled 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up.
Gift of Life The Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation was established in 1991 as a donor recruitment organization to help save the life of New Jersey leukemia patient Jay Feinberg. Between 1991-95, the organization launched an ambitious campaign to recruit donors of Eastern-European Jewish ethnicity throughout North America and abroad.
Gift of the Holy Ghost Gift of the Holy Ghost is a doctrine of the Latter Day Saint movement, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The doctrine teaches that the Holy Ghost itself is a divine personage and member of the Godhead.
Gift offering A gift offering (Hebrew: minchah), also referred to as grain offerings, meal offerings, and in the King James Version as meat offeringsAt the time the King James Version was written, meat referred to food in general rather than the flesh of animals in particular - Peake's commentary on the Bible, is a type of Biblical sacrifice, specifically a sacrifice that did not include meat. Gift offerings were often made on their own, but also accompanied the whole offering.
Gift shop A gift shop is a store primarily selling souvenirs relating to a particular topic, often to simply provide evidence that the consumer has visited that location. The items sold are generally fairly trivial, often including specialty food, coffee mugs, stuffed animals, t-shirts, and postcards.
Gift Wrapped Gift Wrapped is a greatest hits compilation by the Canadian Comedy Music group The Arrogant Worms, released in 2002 under the Oglio Records label. It is significant in that it marks their official debut release in the United States.
Giftas Giftas (Married) is a collection of short stories by August Strindberg, published 1884–1886 depicting various marriages. It was written at a time when Strindberg was still happily married to Siri von Essen, and the writings were lighthearted and humorous.
Gifted education Gifted education is a broad term for special practices, procedures and theories used in the education of children who have been identified as gifted or talented. Programs providing such education are sometimes called Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) or Talented and Gifted (TAG) programs.
Gifted Kid Gifted Kid is a general interest message board. Originally created by a group of frustrated web users as an antidote to forums runs by overzealous moderators, GK has now expanded to become a message board that welcomes anyone that wants somewhere to visit without the need to have a common interest or hobby with which they can interact with other members.
Gifts of healing Gifts of healing are regarded among Charismatics and Pentecostals to be supernatural enablements to minister various kinds of healing and restoration to individuals through the power of the Holy Spirit. It is generally believed that this cluster of gifts is noted in the plural in 1 Corinthians 12:9 so as to include several or many forms of divine restoration.
GiftTRAP GiftTRAP ™ is a party board game, invented by Nick Kellet (based on an idea inspired by his eldest daughter in 2004). GiftTRAP is billed as "The party game that puts your gift giving savvy to the test".
GiFT giFT stands for giFT: Internet File Transfer. It is a daemon that is intended to act as a bridge to combine the capability of using several (peer-to-peer or otherwise) file sharing protocols for a simple GUI client.
GiFTcurs giFTcurs is an Ncurses-based frontend for the giFT daemon; it is the only officially supported out of eight total available frontends (all utilizing graphical widget toolkits such as GTK+ and Qt except giFTcurs).
Gig Bag A gig bag (or gigbag) is a padded, soft-sided bag used for the storage and transport of instruments, most commonly a guitar or bass guitar. A popular alternative to the usually heavier, more cumbersome hardshell cases, most gig bags include pockets for storage of sheet music, instrument cables, picks, straps, and other accessories, along with shoulder straps and grab handles for added comfort, portability, and ease of use.
Gig Harbor Meistersingers The Meistersingers, directed by Wayne Lackman, are Gig Harbor High School's top concert choir in their Choral Department. They are a coeducational choir of approximately 70 members that sing locally (Gig Harbor, Washington), nationally, and internationally.
Giga Wing Giga Wing is a 1999 vertically scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Takumi and published by Capcom on their CPS-2 arcade system board and ported later that year to the Sega Dreamcast console. The arcade version is notable for using a horizontally aligned monitor (much like Treasure Co.
Giga Wing 2 Giga Wing 2 is a 2000 vertical scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Takumi and published by Capcom on Sega's NAOMI arcade system board and later ported in 2001 to the Sega Dreamcast console. The arcade version is notable for using a horizontally aligned monitor (much like Treasure Co.
Giga Wing Generations (also known as Yokushin: Giga Wing Generations) is a 2004 vertically scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Takumi and published by Taito on their Taito Type X arcade system board. It was ported to the PlayStation 2 console in 2005.
Giga-annum Giga-annum, abbreviated Ga, is a unit of time equal to one thousand million years. It is commonly used in scientific disciplines such as cosmology and geology to signify extremely long time periods in the past.
Gigabyte A gigabyte (derived from the SI prefix giga-) is a unit of information or computer storage equal to one billion (short scale, meaning a thousand million) bytes. It is commonly abbreviated GB (not to be confused with Gb, which is used for gigabits).
Giganews Giganews, Inc is a popular Usenet/newsgroup service provider. Founded in 1998, Giganews service is available to individual users through a subscription model and as an outsourced service to internet service providers.
Giganotosaurus Giganotosaurus (meaning 'giant southern lizard', derived from the Ancient Greek gigas/γιγας meaning 'giant', notos/νοτος meaning 'south wind' and saurus/ĎαυĎος meaning 'lizard') was a carcharodontosaurid dinosaur that lived 93 to 89 million years ago during the Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous Period. It is one of the largest known terrestrial carnivores, longer than Tyrannosaurus, but smaller than Spinosaurus.
Gigantes In Greek mythology, the Gigantes (Γίγαντες) were a race of giants, children of Gaia or Gaea (the primordial Earth mother), who was fertilized by the blood of Uranus that resulted from his castration by Cronus.
Gigantes del Cibao The Gigantes del Cibao (English: Giants of the Cibao) are a baseball team from that plays in the Dominican Winter League. The Gigantes have produced a number of successful major league ballplayers, including Albert Pujols and José Reyes.
Gigantes y cabezudos In Spanish festivals, it is common to find a procession of gigantes y cabezudos ("giants and big-heads") The word cabezudo is also used to describe a stubborn person as hard-headed, so one could translate the phrase 'gigantes y cabezudos' to mean 'stubborn giants', 'hard-headed giants', or simply 'big and stupid'. In the case of these festivals, however, gigantes refers to the towering figures, and cabezudos refers to people wearing only the giants heads.
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) is a documentary profiling the band They Might Be Giants, featuring interviews with Frank Black, Sarah Vowell, Dave Eggers, and others. It was directed by AJ Schnack and premiered at the South By Southwest Film Festival in 2002.
Gigantic octopus An unknown species of gigantic octopus has been hypothesised as a source of reports of sea monsters such as the lusca and the kraken as well as the ultimate source of some of the carcasses of unidentified origin known as globsters like the St Augustine carcass.
Gigantion Gigantion, or Giant Planet, is a fictional planet home to giant Transformers in the animated television program, Transformers: Cybertron; it is referred to as Gigalonia in Transformers: Galaxy Force, the Japanese version of the show.
Gigantism Gigantism or giantism, (from Greek gigas, gigantos "[is a condition characterized by excessive height growth. As a medical term, gigantism is rarely used except to refer to the rare condition of pituitary gigantism due to prepubertal growth hormone] excess.
Gigantopithecus Gigantopithecus was a genus of ape that existed from as long ago as 5 million years to as recently as 100 thousand years ago in what are today the countries of China, India, and Vietnam, placing Gigantopithecus in the same timeframe and geographical location as early hominids, such as Homo erectus. The fossil record suggests that the Gigantopithecus species were the largest apes that ever lived.
Gigantopterid Gigantopterid is the name given to fossils of a group of plants existing 250 million years ago, which bore many of the traits of flowering plants, quite possibly having been a close relative, but are not proven to have flowered, themselves. Special chemical analysis techniques have produced evidence that this group of plants produced oleanane, a chemical otherwise only known to be used by flowering plants, for which it functions as a suppressant of insect pests.
Gigantor Gigantor (originally Tetsujin-nijūhachi-gō 鉄人28号, literally "Iron Man #28") was a manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama published in 1958 which was later made into several anime series, the first in 1963. It was the first "giant robot" series.
Gibson ES-335 The Gibson ES-335 was the world's first commercial semi-hollowbody electric guitar, released by Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1958. It is neither hollow nor solid; instead, a solid wood block runs through the center of its body, but the sides are hollow, sporting violin-style f-holes.
Gibson Explorer The Gibson Explorer (or X-plorer as it has sometimes been called since 2002), made its debut in 1958, then known as the Futura. It offered a radical, "futuristic" body design, much like its sibling, the Flying V.
Gibson G3 The Gibson G3 bass was a companion model to the Gibson Grabber, and a bass version of the S-1. It debuted in 1975 with the same body shape and styling as the Grabber but a different (and inovative) pickup configuration.
Gibson Girl The Gibson Girl was the personification of the feminine ideal as portrayed in the satirical pen and ink illustrated stories created by illustrator Charles Dana Gibson during over 15 years spanning the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Gibson Glass Company Gibson Glass Company, located in Milton, West Virginia, is a manufacturer of hand-blown glass, specializing in paperweights, vases, and hand-made marbles, among other items. Although small, the company has national recognition for its long legacy of high-quality work.
Gibson House Gibson House is a museum in the North York Centre neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This historic property was built in 1851 by David Gibson, a Scottish immigrant, land surveyor and participant of the Rebellion of 1837.
Gibson Chet Atkins SST The Gibson Chet Atkins SST was a revolutionary design that combined the best of Gibson's acoustic and electric guitar technology. The SST was a solid body acoustic-electric designed by the late legendary country artist Chet Atkins.
Gibson J-45 The Gibson J-45 is a acoustic guitar model manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. It is part of Gibson's round-shoulder, dreadnought acoustic "jumbo" line, begun in 1934 with the Gibson Jumbo Flattop which was to compete with C.
Gibson Kente Gibson Kente (1932 - November 7, 2004) was a South African playwright based in Soweto. He was known as the Father of Black Theatre in South Africa, and was one of the first writers to deal with life in the South African black townships.
Gibson L5 The Gibson L-5 guitar was first produced in 1922 by Gibson Guitar Corporation, then of Kalamazoo, Michigan, under the direction of master luthier Lloyd Loar, and has been in production ever since. It was considered the premier rhythm guitar in the big band era.
Gibson L6-S The Gibson L-6S was a cheaper descendent of the very fine L5S jazz solid body electric guitar. It was the same shape - very much like a wide Gibson Les Paul, but with a 24 fret two-octave neck - the first Gibson guitar to have this.
Gibson Les Paul Studio The Gibson Les Paul Studio is an electric guitar made by the Gibson Guitar Corporation, based on the popular model bearing the name of the legendary guitarist. Though the guitar is made in the United States, it is considered an entry-level model despite its list price which can go over $2,000 USD.
Gibson Nighthawk The Gibson Nighthawk was a short-lived electric guitar model line, manufactured by Gibson. The Nighthawk was a radical change from traditional Gibsons because it had more properties that can be associated with Fender guitars.
Gibson Praise Gibson Praise is a fictional character on the FOX television show The X-Files. Played by Jeff Gulka, he first appeared in the fifth season finale (The End (5x20)) and sixth season premiere (The Beginning (6x01)), and later reprised his role in the eighth season mythology episodes Within (8x01) and Without (8x02) and in the series finale, The Truth (9x19).
Gibson RD The Gibson RD series solid body electric guitars were launched in 1977 as a complimentary range to Gibsons existing guitars. They were designed to be brighter sounding than the existing models (such as the Gibson Les Paul or Gibson SG) and as such were longer scale (25 1/2" as opposed to the more usual 24 3/4"), maple-bodied, and with state-of-the-art pre-amplified (active) electronics.
Gibson Research Corporation Gibson Research Corporation or GRC is a computer software development firm founded in 1985 by Steve Gibson. GRC has created a number of niche utilities over the years, the foremost of which is SpinRite, a hard disk scanning and data recovery utility.
Gibson Steps The Gibson Steps are an area of cliffs on the south coast of Australia, located at . The cliffs are the first sightseeing stopoff in Port Campbell National Park for travellers heading West along the Great Ocean Road, located about 5 minutes drive away from The Twelve Apostles.
GiclĂ©e GiclĂ©e (IPA: // or //, from French /Ę’iËkle/), commonly pronounced "zhee-clay," is the use of the ink-jet printing process for making fine art large format digital images. The term—from the French verb gicler meaning "to squirt, to spray"—first applied to "Iris prints" created in the early 1990s on the Scitex "Iris Graphics Models 3024, 3047, 4012 or Realist" colour drum piezo-head inkjet proofer, a commercial printer designed to preview what a print will look like before mass production begins.
Gid Tanner James Gideon “Gid” Tanner was one of the earliest stars of what would come to be known as country music. His band, the Skillet Lickers, was one of the most innovative and influential string bands of the 1920s and 1930s.
Gida Kiremu Gida Kiremu is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Welega Zone, Gida Kiremu is bordered on the south by Guto Wayu, on the west by Limmu, on the northwest by Ibantu, on the north by the Benishangul-Gumaz Region, on the east by Amuru Jarte, and on the southeast by Abe Dongoro.
Gidan Gidan is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Wollo Zone, Gidan is bordered on the south by Guba Lafto, on the southwest by Meket, on the west by Bugna, on the north by the Afar Region, and on the east by Kobo.
Giddings Road Covered Bridge Giddings Road Bridge is a covered bridge spanning Mill Creek in Jefferson Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The bridge, one of currently 15 drivable bridges in the county, is a single span Pratt truss design, built with funding from an ODOT Timber Granthttp://www.
Giddy up Giddy Up is the the first solo CD released by Craig Northey, a former member of the Canadian 1990's alternative band Odds. It was released in 2001 and has eight songs, totaling a running time of approximately 25 minutes.
Gideon (Book of Mormon) Gideon was a faithful Nephite leader, and a strong man and an enemy to King Noah, Mosiah 19: 4-8. After King Noah's expulsion and death by fire, Gideon counseled with Noah's son, King Limhi in Mosiah 20: 17-22.
Gideon (song) "Gideon" is a song by rock band My Morning Jacket. The song was written by lead singer Jim James and remains one of the most popular from their album Z, and features the epic sound that My Morning Jacket has incorporated into recent recordings.
Gideon Blackburn Gideon Blackburn (August 27, 1772–August 23, 1838) was an American Presbyterian clergyman, born in Augusta County, Virginia, of Scotch-Irish descent. As a youth he studied at Martin Academy in Washington County, Tennessee, was ordained in 1792, and received his preacher's license from the Abingdon Presbytery, Virginia, in 1795.
Gideon Dreyfuss Dr. Gideon Dreyfuss is currently the Isaac Norris Professor Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and a principal investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Gideon Hausner Gideon Hausner (1915, Lvov – November 15 1990) was an Israeli jurist and politician: from 1960 to 1962 attorney-general, later a member of parliament, legal adviser to the Israeli Government and a cabinet minister.
Gideon Johnson Pillow Gideon Johnson Pillow (June 8, 1806 – October 8, 1878) was an American lawyer, politician, and Confederate general in the American Civil War. He is best remembered for his poor performance at the Battle of Fort Donelson.
Gideon Levy Gideon Levy is an Israeli journalist for Ha'aretz, a member of its editorial board and former spokesman for Shimon Peres "Gideon Levy, Shimon Peres's former personal aide and one-time Labor Partyspokesman."
Gideon Lewis-Kraus Gideon Lewis-Kraus is an American literary critic and journalist. He has written for the New York Times Book Review, The Believer, The Nation, Slate, Good, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle and the Village Voice, among other publications.
Gideon London Gideon London (born London 1961) was a member of the ARC group (between 1989-91) along with Shahin Afrassiabi, Emma Holmes, Lennie Lee, David Miles, Nicola Pellegrini, Joao Quintino, Nicola Reece and Andrew Stockwell. He has since had several exhibitions in London and made documentaries broadcast on Channel 4 including 'D-Movie' in 2001 about the artist Daragh Reeves and 'Bollywood Goddess' in 2004.
Gideon Mantell Gideon Algernon Mantell (February 3, 1790 – November 10 1852) was an English obstetrician, geologist and palaeontologist. He is credited with discovering the first fossils identified as originating from a dinosaur, which were teeth belonging to an Iguanodon.
Gideon Omokirio Gideon Omokirio (born October 12, 1976) is a Solomon Islands footballer who is a defender and is currently the captain of the Solomon Islands national football team. Nicknamed 'Giggs', Gideon Omokirio has represented the Solomon Islands in every age group at international level.
Gideon Ravenor Gideon Ravenor is a character from the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. Ravenor was a member of the Imperial Inquisition and part of the Ordo Xenos, tasked with keeping humanity safe from unwanted alien influences.
Gideon the Cutpurse Gideon the Cutpurse is a science fiction novel by Linda Buckley-Archer, and is the first book in The Gideon Trilogy. The novel focuses on the adventures of Peter Schock and Kate Dyer in 1763 after being accidentally transported there by an anti-gravity machine while chasing Molly, Kate's dog.
Gideon Tomlinson Gideon Tomlinson (December 31, 1780 – October 8, 1854) was a United States Senator for Connecticut. Born in Stratford, Connecticut, he was Governor of Connecticut between May 2, 1827 to March 1831, he died in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Gideon Welles Gideon Welles (July 1, 1802 – February 11, 1878) was the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869. His buildup of the Navy to successfully execute blockades of Southern ports was a key component of Northern victory of the Civil War.
Gideon's Trumpet Gideon's Trumpet is a 1964 book by Anthony Lewis describing the story behind Gideon v. Wainwright, in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that criminal defendants have the right to an attorney even if they cannot afford it.
Gideons International Gideons International is an evangelical Christian organization dedicated to distributing copies of the Bible over 80 languages in more than 180 countries of the world to those who might not otherwise encounter it, most famously in hotel rooms. The organization was founded in 1899 in Boscobel, Wisconsin as an early American parachurch organizations dedicated to Christian evangelism.
Gidget (film) Gidget was an American film starring 1950s teen icon Sandra Dee, released in 1959. Adapted from the novel by Frederick Kohner, and with a screenplay by Gabrielle Upton, this popular film was directed by Paul Wendkos.
Gidget Gein Gidget Gein (born Bradley Stewart on September 11, 1969 in Hollywood, Florida) is an American musician and artist. He was the second bassist for alternative rock band Marilyn Manson, during which time his stage name was created through the fusion of the names of Gidget (a TV character) and Ed Gein (a notorious American serial killer).
Gidget Goes Hawaiian Gidget Goes Hawaiian is a 1961 "beach movie", the second of three Gidget films directed by Paul Wendkos. The screenplay was written by Ruth Brooks Flippen based on characters created by Frederick Kohner.
Gidginbung, New South Wales Gidginbung is a town community in the north eastern part of the Riverina and situated about 18 kilometres north west from Temora and 50 kilometres south east from West Wyalong. It has a population within a 7 kilometre radius of approximately 266 people.
Gidi Gidi Maji Maji Gidi Gidi Maji Maji (also known as GidiGidi MajiMaji and GidigidiMajimaji and "Gi di gi di ma ji ma ji") is a Kenyan hip hop duo from Nairobi. Its two members are Maji Maji (Julius Owino) and Gidi Gidi (Joseph Oyoo).
Gidō Shūshin Gidō Shūshin (1325-1388), Japanese luminary of the Zen Rinzai sect, was a master of poetry and prose in Chinese (Five Mountains literature). Gidō’s own diary (Kūge nikkushū) relates how as a child he discovered and treasured the Zen classic Rinzairoku in his father’s library.
Gidney Gidney is a family name adopted by an off shoot of the Gedney family of Massachusetts. This branch of the family settled in upstate New York and, following the war of independence, migrated to Canada, where they changed their name to Gidney and established themselves in Nova Scotia.
Gidone Busch Gidone Busch was a 31-year old Hasidic Jew who was shot to death by officers of the NYPD on August 30, 1999 in Boro Park, Brooklyn. Busch, a mentally disturbed man also suffering from kidney disease was wielding a hammer and threatening police when he was shot.
GieĂźen Giessen (German spelling "GieĂźen") is a city in the German federal state (Bundesland) of Hesse, capital of both the Giessen district and the Giessen Administrative Region. The population is approximately 71,000, with an additional 22,000 university students.
Giedi Prime Giedi Prime is the name of a fictional planet set in Frank Herbert's Dune universe described in the Dune science fiction novels. A planet of Ophiuchi B (36), it is the home world of the vicious House Harkonnen, the sworn enemies of House Atreides.
GiedraiÄŤiai family GiedraiÄŤiai, is a Lithuanian noble family, most probably rooting up to Mindaugas times, although has no connections with him. Family members state, that they are ascendants form duke legendary Giedrius, brother of Narimantas.
Giel Beelen Michiel Antonius Adrianus Beelen (born in Haarlem, on 25th May 1977), better known as Giel, is a Dutch radio-dj. Currently he presents the VARA morningshow GIEL at 3FM from Monday till Friday between 6:00 and 9:00 am.
Giesing Giesing is a neighborhood in Munich about 3 miles south-east of the city center. The larger part of it is residential or a mix of business and residential, but there are also a number of recreational facilities.
Giffca Giffca is a character from the video game Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance for the Nintendo Gamecube. He is known as the shadow warrior of King Caineghis of Gallia, and one of Gallia's strongest warriors and generals.
Giffen good A Giffen good is a product for which a rise in price of this product makes people buy even more of the product. Giffen goods may or may not exist in the real world, but there is an economic model that explains how such a thing could exist.
Giffoni hollywood film festival The Giffoni Hollywood film festival is based on the italian Giffoni Film Festival. The festival takes place every April in the heart of Hollywood, and the film festival unites children from around by turning them into film judges.
Gifford Hill Gifford Hill, at the southern boundary of the Town of Spafford and Onondaga County is location of section of Spafford Forest. Not contiguous to the larger portion of the preserve, it does not provide public trails.
Gifford Miller Alan Gifford Miller (born November 6, 1969) is the former Speaker of the New York City Council, where he represented Council District 5. Barred from seeking reelection due to term limits, the Democrat ran in the Democratic primary for the opportunity to run against incumbent Republican Mayor, multi-billionaire Michael Bloomberg in November 2005.
Gifford Observatory The Gifford Observatory is an astronomical observation facility located in Mount Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand. Operated by the Gifford Observatory Trust with the intent of making it available for use to Wellington school children, it is primarily used by secondary school students, and members of the Wellington Astronomical Society.
Gifford's Circus Gifford's Circus is a traditional English circus which tours the West Country every summer. It includes acts such as a strongman, a clown, horse whispering, a chap who plays jigs on the fiddle while balancing on a rope, dancing, and acrobatics.
Gift A gift or present is the transfer of money, goods, etc., without the direct compensation that is involved in trade, although possibly involving a social expectation of reciprocity, or a return in the form of prestige or power.
Gift (EP) Gift is an EP by the American alternative rock band The Autumns, released in a limited edition of 150 in 2003. The EP was given away at a fundraising concert put on by the band to help raise the money needed to mix their self-titled third album
Gift Aid Gift Aid is a scheme to enable tax-effective giving by individuals to charities in the United Kingdom. The Gift Aid scheme was originally introduced in Finance Act 1990 for donation from 1 October 1990, but was originally limited to cash gifts of ÂŁ600 or more.
Gift economy A gift economy is an economic system in which the prevalent mode of exchange is for goods and services to be given without explicit agreement upon a quid pro quo (the Latin term for the concept of "a favor for a favor"). Typically, this occurs in a cultural context where there is an expectation either of reciprocation—in the form of goods or services of comparable value, or of political support, general loyalty, honor to the giver, etc.
Gift from the Gods Gift from the Gods is a British computer game that was published in 1984 for the ZX Spectrum. Written by a group of programmers who worked on the unfinished Megagame Bandersnatch for the ill-fated software company Imagine Software.
Gift Grub Gift Grub is the title of a series of short comic pieces broadcast on weekdays on the breakfast show of Irish commercial radio station Today FM since 1999. The characters in the pieces are based on real people, generally local and international celebrities and political figures, and are voiced mainly by mimic Mario Rosenstock.
Gift Grub 6: The Special One Gift Grub 6: The Special One is the sixth annual collection of comedy sketches from Today FM's Gift Grub show. The album, released on November 11, 2005, takes its name from the moniker Chelsea manager José Mourinho is known by.
Gift of Gab (rapper) The Gift of Gab (born Tim Parker) is the MC for the California hip-hop duo Blackalicious, and a member of Quannum Projects (along with Chief Xcel, DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born and Lateef). In 2004, he also released a solo album entitled 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up.
Gift of Life The Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation was established in 1991 as a donor recruitment organization to help save the life of New Jersey leukemia patient Jay Feinberg. Between 1991-95, the organization launched an ambitious campaign to recruit donors of Eastern-European Jewish ethnicity throughout North America and abroad.
Gift of the Holy Ghost Gift of the Holy Ghost is a doctrine of the Latter Day Saint movement, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The doctrine teaches that the Holy Ghost itself is a divine personage and member of the Godhead.
Gift offering A gift offering (Hebrew: minchah), also referred to as grain offerings, meal offerings, and in the King James Version as meat offeringsAt the time the King James Version was written, meat referred to food in general rather than the flesh of animals in particular - Peake's commentary on the Bible, is a type of Biblical sacrifice, specifically a sacrifice that did not include meat. Gift offerings were often made on their own, but also accompanied the whole offering.
Gift shop A gift shop is a store primarily selling souvenirs relating to a particular topic, often to simply provide evidence that the consumer has visited that location. The items sold are generally fairly trivial, often including specialty food, coffee mugs, stuffed animals, t-shirts, and postcards.
Gift Wrapped Gift Wrapped is a greatest hits compilation by the Canadian Comedy Music group The Arrogant Worms, released in 2002 under the Oglio Records label. It is significant in that it marks their official debut release in the United States.
Giftas Giftas (Married) is a collection of short stories by August Strindberg, published 1884–1886 depicting various marriages. It was written at a time when Strindberg was still happily married to Siri von Essen, and the writings were lighthearted and humorous.
Gifted education Gifted education is a broad term for special practices, procedures and theories used in the education of children who have been identified as gifted or talented. Programs providing such education are sometimes called Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) or Talented and Gifted (TAG) programs.
Gifted Kid Gifted Kid is a general interest message board. Originally created by a group of frustrated web users as an antidote to forums runs by overzealous moderators, GK has now expanded to become a message board that welcomes anyone that wants somewhere to visit without the need to have a common interest or hobby with which they can interact with other members.
Gifts of healing Gifts of healing are regarded among Charismatics and Pentecostals to be supernatural enablements to minister various kinds of healing and restoration to individuals through the power of the Holy Spirit. It is generally believed that this cluster of gifts is noted in the plural in 1 Corinthians 12:9 so as to include several or many forms of divine restoration.
GiftTRAP GiftTRAP ™ is a party board game, invented by Nick Kellet (based on an idea inspired by his eldest daughter in 2004). GiftTRAP is billed as "The party game that puts your gift giving savvy to the test".
GiFT giFT stands for giFT: Internet File Transfer. It is a daemon that is intended to act as a bridge to combine the capability of using several (peer-to-peer or otherwise) file sharing protocols for a simple GUI client.
GiFTcurs giFTcurs is an Ncurses-based frontend for the giFT daemon; it is the only officially supported out of eight total available frontends (all utilizing graphical widget toolkits such as GTK+ and Qt except giFTcurs).
Gig Bag A gig bag (or gigbag) is a padded, soft-sided bag used for the storage and transport of instruments, most commonly a guitar or bass guitar. A popular alternative to the usually heavier, more cumbersome hardshell cases, most gig bags include pockets for storage of sheet music, instrument cables, picks, straps, and other accessories, along with shoulder straps and grab handles for added comfort, portability, and ease of use.
Gig Harbor Meistersingers The Meistersingers, directed by Wayne Lackman, are Gig Harbor High School's top concert choir in their Choral Department. They are a coeducational choir of approximately 70 members that sing locally (Gig Harbor, Washington), nationally, and internationally.
Giga Wing Giga Wing is a 1999 vertically scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Takumi and published by Capcom on their CPS-2 arcade system board and ported later that year to the Sega Dreamcast console. The arcade version is notable for using a horizontally aligned monitor (much like Treasure Co.
Giga Wing 2 Giga Wing 2 is a 2000 vertical scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Takumi and published by Capcom on Sega's NAOMI arcade system board and later ported in 2001 to the Sega Dreamcast console. The arcade version is notable for using a horizontally aligned monitor (much like Treasure Co.
Giga Wing Generations (also known as Yokushin: Giga Wing Generations) is a 2004 vertically scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Takumi and published by Taito on their Taito Type X arcade system board. It was ported to the PlayStation 2 console in 2005.
Giga-annum Giga-annum, abbreviated Ga, is a unit of time equal to one thousand million years. It is commonly used in scientific disciplines such as cosmology and geology to signify extremely long time periods in the past.
Gigabyte A gigabyte (derived from the SI prefix giga-) is a unit of information or computer storage equal to one billion (short scale, meaning a thousand million) bytes. It is commonly abbreviated GB (not to be confused with Gb, which is used for gigabits).
Giganews Giganews, Inc is a popular Usenet/newsgroup service provider. Founded in 1998, Giganews service is available to individual users through a subscription model and as an outsourced service to internet service providers.
Giganotosaurus Giganotosaurus (meaning 'giant southern lizard', derived from the Ancient Greek gigas/γιγας meaning 'giant', notos/νοτος meaning 'south wind' and saurus/ĎαυĎος meaning 'lizard') was a carcharodontosaurid dinosaur that lived 93 to 89 million years ago during the Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous Period. It is one of the largest known terrestrial carnivores, longer than Tyrannosaurus, but smaller than Spinosaurus.
Gigantes In Greek mythology, the Gigantes (Γίγαντες) were a race of giants, children of Gaia or Gaea (the primordial Earth mother), who was fertilized by the blood of Uranus that resulted from his castration by Cronus.
Gigantes del Cibao The Gigantes del Cibao (English: Giants of the Cibao) are a baseball team from that plays in the Dominican Winter League. The Gigantes have produced a number of successful major league ballplayers, including Albert Pujols and José Reyes.
Gigantes y cabezudos In Spanish festivals, it is common to find a procession of gigantes y cabezudos ("giants and big-heads") The word cabezudo is also used to describe a stubborn person as hard-headed, so one could translate the phrase 'gigantes y cabezudos' to mean 'stubborn giants', 'hard-headed giants', or simply 'big and stupid'. In the case of these festivals, however, gigantes refers to the towering figures, and cabezudos refers to people wearing only the giants heads.
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) is a documentary profiling the band They Might Be Giants, featuring interviews with Frank Black, Sarah Vowell, Dave Eggers, and others. It was directed by AJ Schnack and premiered at the South By Southwest Film Festival in 2002.
Gigantic octopus An unknown species of gigantic octopus has been hypothesised as a source of reports of sea monsters such as the lusca and the kraken as well as the ultimate source of some of the carcasses of unidentified origin known as globsters like the St Augustine carcass.
Gigantion Gigantion, or Giant Planet, is a fictional planet home to giant Transformers in the animated television program, Transformers: Cybertron; it is referred to as Gigalonia in Transformers: Galaxy Force, the Japanese version of the show.
Gigantism Gigantism or giantism, (from Greek gigas, gigantos "[is a condition characterized by excessive height growth. As a medical term, gigantism is rarely used except to refer to the rare condition of pituitary gigantism due to prepubertal growth hormone] excess.
Gigantopithecus Gigantopithecus was a genus of ape that existed from as long ago as 5 million years to as recently as 100 thousand years ago in what are today the countries of China, India, and Vietnam, placing Gigantopithecus in the same timeframe and geographical location as early hominids, such as Homo erectus. The fossil record suggests that the Gigantopithecus species were the largest apes that ever lived.
Gigantopterid Gigantopterid is the name given to fossils of a group of plants existing 250 million years ago, which bore many of the traits of flowering plants, quite possibly having been a close relative, but are not proven to have flowered, themselves. Special chemical analysis techniques have produced evidence that this group of plants produced oleanane, a chemical otherwise only known to be used by flowering plants, for which it functions as a suppressant of insect pests.
Gigantor Gigantor (originally Tetsujin-nijūhachi-gō 鉄人28号, literally "Iron Man #28") was a manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama published in 1958 which was later made into several anime series, the first in 1963. It was the first "giant robot" series.
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