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Go Jimmy Go Go Jimmy Go is a ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul influenced band from Honolulu, Hawaii. Although chronologically, the band belongs to the third-wave, their mellow, slower tempo sound is reminiscent of the classic style of the original 1960s Jamaican first wave of ska.
Go Johnny Go Go Go Go "Go Johnny Go, Go, Go, Go" is a comedy fictional card game from the television series, "The League of Gentlemen" from the Series 2 episode, "A Plague on Royston Vasey." The sketch scene it appears in was written as a parody of many complex card games and the players that enjoy said games.
Go Let It Out "Go Let It Out" is a song by Rock group Oasis, written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It was released in 2000 as the first single from the fourth studio album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants.
Go on Home British Soldiers Go on Home British soldiers is a provocative Irish rebel song instructing the British forces that are in Ireland to leave the country, directed at the forces of the British Army that have been in Northern Ireland since 1969. It expresses anger towards the British army and government, as well as expressing support for the Irish Republican Army and Irish republicanism in general.
Go Open Source Go Open Source was a campaign mainly concentrating on South Africa to create awareness of, educate about, and provide access to open-source software. The campaign was important in ensuring, once awareness of free and open source software was created, that interested parties had the ability to gain access to the software and services and that they have access to additional resources for support and training.
Go proverb Go proverbs are "words of perceived wisdom" relating to the game of Go, generally used to assist weaker players in determining a good move during a game. They are generalisations and thus a particular proverb will have specific situations where it is not applicable.
Go ranks and ratings The traditional board game Go (igo, baduk, weichi or weiqi) has a number of national, regional and online systems of measuring levels of skill, as ranks and ratings. A Go rank is comparable to a rank in some Asian-originated martial arts.
Go Royal Family Go Royal Family (Reigned from 37 BC to 668 AD) was the dynasty that founded and ruled over the ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo. Its founder, Jumong, broke away from another ancient Korean kingdom called Buyeo to start his own kingdom.
Go strategy and tactics The game of Go has simple rules and can be learned very quickly, but the immense amount of depth and complexity in the game that evolves from such rules has resulted in a variety of strategy and tactics to be developed over the course of history.
Go Sailor Go Sailor was a short-lived Berkeley based twee pop band. Its members included Rose Melberg of Tiger Trap and the Softies (guitar, vocals), Paul Curran of Crimpshrine (bass) and Amy Linton of Henry's Dress (later of The Aislers Set) (drums).
Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons is the 1999 soundtrack album from The Simpsons. It takes many of the musical numbers from the series which were either not included in the previous album, Songs in the Key of Springfield, or were created since the previous album's release.
Go Skateboarding Day Go Skateboarding Day is an international event, organized by the International Association of Skateboard Companies held annually on the 21st of June. It is organized to bring together the skateboarding community.
Go terms Special terms have been coined to denote many important technical concepts in the game of Go. Such technical terms are likely to be encountered in books and articles about go in English as well as other languages.
Go to Nassau Go to Nassau is an official Grateful Dead live-album release that features music from two-nights in Long Island's Nassau Coliseum. The album features Brent Mydland in only his second year as part of the Grateful Dead, contributing vocals to Going Down the Road Feeling Bad and Good Lovin' and adding his creative organ/keyboard style.
Go to Sleep "Go to Sleep" is a song by Radiohead and was released as the second single from their sixth album Hail to the Thief in 2003 (see 2003 in British music). The song is notable for its initial time signature, which is 20/16 (4-4-3-3-3-3).
Go to work on an egg "Go to work on an egg" was an advertising slogan used by the United Kingdom's Egg Marketing Board during the 1960s as part of over ÂŁ12 million they spent on advertising. The proposition was that having an egg for breakfast was the best way to start the working day.
Go Tell It on the Mountain (novel) Go Tell It on the Mountain is a 1953 autobiographical novel by James Baldwin. The novel examines the role of the Christian Church in the lives of African-Americans, both as a source of repression and moral hypocrisy and as a source of inspiration and community.
Go Tell It on the Mountain (song) Go Tell It on the Mountain is an African-American spiritual dating back to at least 1865 that has been sung and recorded by many gospel and secular performers. It is considered a Christmas carol because its original lyric celebrates the Nativity: "Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere; go tell it on the mountain, that Jesus Christ is born.
Go There, Don't Know Where Go There, Don't Know Where (, Podi tuda, ne znayu kuda) is a 1966 feature-length cutout-animated film from the Soviet Union. It was directed by the "Patriarch of Soviet animation", Ivan Ivanov-Vano, at the Soyuzmultfilm studio.
Go To Hell (song) Go To Hell is a song on Megadeth's sixth album, Hidden Treasures (1995). Band leader Dave Mustaine reportedly wrote the song before Enter Sandman was written, therefore one could assume that Metallica copied the famous bedtime prayer from this song.
Go Vap District Go Vap is a district in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. In July 1976, 2 wards( Bình Hoà and Thạnh Mỹ Tây) gave for Bình Thạnh District; Mỹ Bình Ward gave for Cu Chi District; Nhị Bình, Thạnh Lộc, An Phú Đông and Tân Thới Hiệp gave for Hoc Mon disctrict.
Go with the Flow "Go with the Flow" is a Queens of the Stone Age song from the album Songs for the Deaf, released as a single in 2003. It was once characterized by a band member as a break up song, that is about making up as well (hence the lyric "falling in and out of love...
Go Warrior A departure from regular martial arts fare, GO WARRIOR looks at both contemporary and traditional martial arts in the form of a travel show as opposed to the more formal technical instruction style of martial arts video. Produced by Singapore based Moving Visuals Co Pte Ltd, the program was aired on Discovery Channel in 2004.
Go West (film) Go West (1940) was the 10th Marx Brothers comedy film, in which the three brothers, Groucho, Chico, and Harpo, head to the American West and attempt to unite a couple by ensuring that an evil railroad baron is thwarted. The scene is set in Dead Man's Gulch.
Go West (song) "Go West" is a song by the 1970s disco group Village People. Originally released as a single in 1979, it was not as popular as the group's other contemporary singles such as "YMCA" and "In the Navy"; however, the song eventually found greater success when it was covered in 1993 by the synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys.
Go West Midlands Go West Midlands is a bus company based in Birmingham in the United Kingdom. It is owned by Go-Ahead Group and was formed through Go-Ahead buying Probus Management Limited (trading as People's Express, and before that Pete's Travel) and Birmingham Coach Company and merging the two.
Go'mon Go'mon is the Korean word for end or finish; often used in Karate. It can only be used in Karate if the instructer has said "Chun'be"; after saying "Go'mon", he or she usually says "shitte" or relax.
Go-backs In retail terms, go-backs are items of merchandise which must be placed back on the store shelves. They usually accumulate during the store's open hours, and are comprised of a combination of returned items, items customers have decided not to purchase, and items store employees may have found left lying on the wrong shelf.
Go-Back-N ARQ Go-Back-N ARQ is a specific instance of the Automatic Repeat-reQuest (ARQ) Protocol, in which the sending process continues to send a number of frames specified by a window size without receiving an ACK packet from the receiver.
Go-Bang's The Go Bang's were a three-piece Japanese girl band active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They broke up in 1994, and since then, Moriwaka Kaori (singer/songwriter) has become a solo artist, while Saito Mitsuko (drums) and Tanijima Misa (bass guitar) have dropped beneath the radar, though apparently Mitsuko has been seen drumming for a few other bands.
Go-Bugyō The Go-Bugyō (五奉行), or Five Commissioners, was an administrative organ of feudal Japan which later evolved into the Go-Tairō (Council of Five Elders). It was established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi when he became kampaku (Imperial regent) in 1585.
Go-go boots Go-Go boots were originally created in the 1960s with the intention that they should be worn while dancing. The term is said to have been originated by André Courrèges, who made a white, low-heeled boot, rising a bit above the ankles.
Go-NoGo gauge A Go NoGo gauge (or Go/no go) refers to an inspection tool used to check a workpiece against its allowed tolerances. Its name derives from its use: the gauge itself has two tests; the check involves the workpiece's having to pass one test (Go) and 'fail' the other (No Go).
Go-on are one of the different readings of Japanese kanji. They are old pronunciations of Chinese characters, believed to be taken from China to Japan prior to the importation (by the Kenzuishi envoy to the Sui dynasty and monks studying abroad) of readings from Chang'an during the Nara period.
Go-Round Go-Round was the third album released by Jeff Coffin, released in 2001. This album was the first album recorded and released with the Mu'tet, a constantly changing group of guest musicians that play with Coffin.
Go-Set Go-Set was the first Australian rock music magazine, published from early February 1966 - August 1974. Founded in Melbourne by Phillip Fraser and Tony Schauble, it became an influential publication and featured many notable contributors (including Molly Meldrum, Stan Rofe, Prue Acton, Lily Brett, Vince Lovegrove, and Ed Nimmervoll).
Go-To card The Go-To card is a contactless smart card meant to be used to pay fares for bus and light rail lines operated by Metro Transit and other transit agencies in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. It was originally meant to go into service in September 2003 and become the first such system in the United States, but technical difficulties have delayed introduction.
Goa Goa (Konkani: गोंय goṃya; Marathi: गोवा govā; Portuguese: Goa) is India's smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population (after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh). It is located on the west coast of India, in the region known as the Konkan, and is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the east and south.
Goa (antelope) The Goa (Procapra picticaudata), also known as the Tibetan Gazelle, is a species of antelope which inhabits the Himalayan region. A typical goa stands about two feet (600 mm) tall at the shoulder and weighs around 50 pounds (23 kg).
Goa cricket team The Goa cricket team has never been an overly strong team in the Ranji Trophy. Confined to the plate group, Goa bottomed the tables in 2005/06 by never achieving a win in their 5 matches (and not being able to muster a draw in 3 matches).
Goa Engineering College Goa Engineering College is located in Farmagudi, Ponda and is the oldest and foremost engineering college in Goa. Founded in 1967, it is a government run college also known as Government Engineering College, Goa College of Engineering, Goa.
Goa Foundation The Goa Foundation is the most well known of Goa’s environmental action groups. Founded in 1986 by a group of Goan environmentalists each flighting his or her own individual environmental battles, the organisation today commands the respect of judiciary, government and the general public for persisting with its environment agenda for nearly two decades.
Goa Inquisition The Goa Inquisition was the office of the Inquisition acting in the Indian state of Goa and the rest of the Portuguese empire in Asia. Established in 1560, the inquisition was aimed primarily at Hindus with inquisitions against Indian Muslims, Indian Jews, and wayward new converts.
Goa Science Forum Goa Science Forum is a well known group of science and rationalist activists based in Goa, India. Affiliated to The Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations (FIRA), it conducts workshops on various issues with a view to spread Scientific Temper, Humanism, Rationalism,
Goa trance Goa trance (often referred to as Goa or by the number 604 - G = 6, O = 0, A = 4) is a form of electronic music and is a style of trance music. It originated in the late 1980s and early 1990s in the Indian state of Goa and is distinctive, as most forms of trance music were developed in Europe.
Goa University Goa University,the seat of higher learning in Goa was set up in 1985 and merged with the existing Centre for Post Graduate Instruction and Research (CPIR) of the University of Bombay (now Mumbai) that functioned at state-capital Panaji or Panjim. Goa University offers both graduate and post-graduate studies and research programmes.
Goa Vidyaprasarak Mandal Goa Vidyaprasarak Mandal, founded in 1911, is one of the prominent educational institutions in Goa, a small state on the west coast of India. It runs two senior colleges, including a college of education, one higher secondary school, five high schools and one kindergarten and primary school.
Goa'uld The Goa'uld (pronounced go-ah-OOLD , commonly GOOLD, or go-OOLD) are a fictional parasitic alien race in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 universe. They look like snakes but they normally insinuate themselves into the brains of large animals, which they can then control.
Goa'uld Healing Device In the Science Fiction universe of the TV Show Stargate SG-1, The Goa'uld Healing Device is a technology used by the Goa'uld to heal wounds. It is a powerful device, able to heal to most severe of diseases and physical trauma, but comes nowhere close to the power of the sarcophagus, and cannot revive the dead.
Goa'uld characters in Stargate In the Stargate fictional universe, the Goa'uld are a fictional parasitic alien race that uses humans as hosts. Most Goa'uld pose as gods to control slave armies and are considered evil, egocentric megalomaniacs by those who do not worship them.
Goa'uld language The Goa'uld language is a fictional language spoken by the Goa'uld and Jaffa from the television series Stargate SG-1. The Goa'uld language started out as the Unas Language, but it was limited by the vocal abilities of the Unas.
Goal (sport) In Association football (soccer), the word goal refers to both the result of a score and the physical structure that defines where a score is achieved. A goal is scored after the ball passes completely over the goal line, between the goal posts and under the crossbar.
Goal difference In sports such as ice hockey and soccer, goal difference (that is, goals scored minus goals conceded) is often the first tiebreaker used to rank teams which finish a league competition with an equal number of points.
Goal Modelling Within requirements engineering (RE), the notion of goal has increasingly been used. Goals generally describe objectives which a system should achieve through cooperation of actors in the intended software and in the environment [Liu&Yu].
Goal of the Century The Goal of the Century, also known as "Greatest Goal in FIFA World Cup History", was an award given for the greatest goal ever scored in a FIFA World Cup finals. It was decided by a poll on the FIFA website as part of the coverage of the 2002 FIFA World Cup] tournament.
Goal of the Month (England) The Goal of the Month is a monthly competition on BBC's Match of the Day since the 1970/71 season, in honour of the best goal scored each month. Typically, a selection of eight or ten goals from the month are shown, with viewers being given the chance to win a prize by selecting the corrrect winner.
Goal of the Month (Germany) The Goal of the Month () is, like the Goal of the Year, the ARD Goal of the Decade and Goal of the Century, an individual soccer award selected by spectators of Sportschau (German TV channel ARD). Honored are spectatular or important soccer goals scored in or for Germany.
Goal of the Season The Goal of the Season is an annual competition and award given on BBC's Match of the Day, in honour of the most spectacular goal scored that season. It is typically contested between the winners of the preceding ten Goals of the Month, although on at least one occasion the winning goal has not been one of these (usually this is due to the goal being scored in the FA Cup Final, which takes place after the final Goal Of The Month of the season).
Goal of the Year (Germany) The Goal of the Year in Germany is, like the Goal of the Month (:de:Tor des Monats), the Goal of the Decade and Goal of the Century, an individual soccer award selected by spectators of the Sportschau (ARD German TV), among spectatular or important soccer goals scored in or for Germany.
Goal programming Goal programming is a branch of multiple objective programming, which in turn is a branch of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA), also known as multiple-criteria decision making (MCDM). It can be thought of as an extension or generalisation of linear programming to handle multiple, normally conflicting objective measures.
Goal seeking In computing, goal seeking is the ability to calculate backward to obtain a valid input. For example, given the desired goal gross margin = 50% and the range of possible inputs, goal seeking attempts to obtain the optimum input.
Goal-oriented Requirements Language (GRL) Goal-oriented Requirements Language (GRL) is a language that is designed to support goal-oriented modeling and reasoning about requirements, especially the non-functional requirements [1]. It allows to express conflict between goals and helps to make decisions that resolve conflicts.
Goalball Goalball is a team sport designed for blind athletes. It was devised by an Austrian, Hanz Lorenzen, and a German, Sepp Reindle, in 1946 in an effort to help in the rehabilitation of visually impaired World War II veterans.
Goalball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Goalball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics took place at the Sports Pavilion of the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Sports Complex. The game is played by blind and partially sighted competitors, with separate men's and women's competitions.
Goalkeeper In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, or goalie in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. Such positions exist in association football (soccer), Gaelic football, International Rules Football, handball, field hockey, netball, water polo, lacrosse, floorball and a number of other sports.
Goalkeeper (football) In football (soccer), the goalkeeper is a playing position that represents the last line between the opponent's attack and his own team's goal. The primary role of the player at this position is to directly defend his team's goal and keep the opposition side from scoring a goal.
Goalkeeper CIWS Goalkeeper is a Dutch close-in weapon system, the purpose of which is to defend a ship against incoming missiles and ballistic shells. The system consists of an autocannon and an advanced radar which tracks incoming fire, determines its trajectory, then aims the gun and fires in a matter of seconds.
Goalpost On the sporting field, goalposts are posts between which players must carry, kick or pass a ball or similar object in order to score points, or simply a goal. In many games, at each end of the field of play, there are two vertical posts (or uprights) supporting a horizontal crossbar.
Goals against average Goals against average (GAA) is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, box lacrosse, and football (soccer) that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender. It is calculated by multiplying the number of goals allowed by the number of minutes in one game, and then dividing by the number of minutes played.
Goaltending In basketball, goaltending is the violation of interfering with the ball or the basket on the ball's downward flight to the basket or while it is on the ring (or, in the NBA, while it is directly above the basket). Goaltending occurs when a defensive player tries to block a shot too late (when the ball is already past the top of its arc or has already bounced on the backboard), or when a player tries to rebound too early (when the ball still has a chance to go in).
Goaltimate Goaltimate is a half-court flying disc game derived from ultimate, similar to Hot Box. The object is to score points by throwing a disc to a teammate through a large semicircular hoop--called the goal--into a small scoring area.
Goan Architecture From the 11th century and earlier, India had played host to an Islamic style that had spread over parts of Asia, Africa and Europe. Post l5th century India opened herself to an even more extended style, one that encompassed all the continents of the globe, a style that sought to recover the glory of imperial Rome (and hence identifiable as Neo-Roman).
Goanet Goanet is a mailing list related to the state of Goa, located on the western coast of India. It was started in 1994 by a (then) 17-year-old student Herman Carneiro, and since then has grown into being the most influential mailing list linked to Goa.
Goanna Australian (and to an extent Australasian) monitor lizards belonging to the Varanus genus are called Goannas. The name is presumed to be derived from iguana, as early European settlers likened them to the South American lizards.
Goanna fish The goanna fish, Australian halosaur, or common halosaur, Halosaurus pectoralis, is a halosaur of the genus Halosaurus, found in the south west Pacific Ocean, at depths of between 500 and 1,000 m. Its length is between 40 and 70 cm.
Goapele Goapele Mohlabane (pronounced gwah-puh-LAY) (born on July 11 1977), professionally known as Goapele is an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. Her name means "to go forward" in the South African language Tswana.
Goar Goar (born pre 390; died (446–450)) was a leader of the Alans in 5th century Gaul. He led his followers over the Rhine during the multi-tribe invasion of Gaul in 406, but quickly joined the Romans, and subsequently played a role in the internal politics of Gaul.
Goat antelope A goat antelope is any of the species of mostly medium-sized bovids that make up the subfamily Caprinae or the single species in subfamily Pantholopinae. The domestic sheep and domestic goat are both part of the goat antelope group, and the group itself is part of the family Bovidae, which in other branches contains the antelopes and domestic cattle.
Goat Anderson Edward John "Goat" Anderson (January 13, 1880 - March 15, 1923) was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1907. The 27-year-old rookie batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Goat locker In navy jargon, the goat locker is a lounge, sleeping area, and galley onboard a naval vessel which is reserved for the exclusive use of Chief Petty Officers. By tradition, all other personnel, including officers and even the Commanding Officer, must request permission to enter the goat locker.
Goat Rocks Goat Rocks is the name of a series of rugged volcanic peaks roughly between Mount Rainier and Mount Adams in southern Washington state, and is at the core of the eponymous Goat Rocks Wilderness. Goat Rocks is named after the numerous mountain goats which live in the area.
Goat tying Goat tying is a fast-paced rodeo event that is typically seen in junior, high school and college rodeos. The object is to race to the end of the rodeo arena to where a goat is staked out on a 10' rope (The distance from the starting line to the stake is usually 100 feet or so.
Goatacre Goatacre is a village in Wiltshire situated 8 km (5 miles) north of Calne and 1 km south of Lyneham on the A3102 route. It is in the parish of Hilmarton and the closest major town is Swindon, some 19 km (12 miles) to the northeast.
Goathland railway station Goathland railway station is a station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and serves the village of Goathland in North Yorkshire, England. It is famous for appearing in the television series Heartbeat and as Hogsmeade station in the Harry Potter films.
Goatman (Maryland) The Goatman is a Homonid cryptid reported to be living in the United States of America. It is a Hybrid creature; part man and part goatMoran Mark, Sceurman Mark (2004), “Weird US: Your Travel Guide to America's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets”, Barnes & Noble, ISBN 0-7607-5043-2.
Goatstown Goatstown (Baile na nGabhar in Irish) is a suburb of Dublin in the northern administrative county(Dublin 14) of DĂşn Laoghaire-Rathdown in Ireland. It is primarily a residential area, extensively developed principally from the middle decades of the 20th Century onwards.
Gob Roberts Gob Roberts is Tim Robbins' punk rock cover band during the Vote For Change tour in 2004. After the announcement of the tour, Tim Robbins' band joined the bill with Pearl Jam and Death Cab for Cutie to trek across swing states.
Gobannus Gobannus (or Gobannos, the Gaulish form) was a Gallo-Roman god normally taken to have been a patron of smiths. A number of statues dedicated to him are preserved, found together with a bronze cauldron dedicated to Deus Cobannos, in the late 1980s and illegally exported to the USA, now in the Getty museum, California US Epigraphy project, inscription number CA.
Gobar Sing Negi Gobar Sing Negi (October 1893 - 10 March 1915) was an Indian 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.
Gobardanga Gobardanga is a city and a municipality under Habra police station of Barasat sadar subdivision District-wise list of statutory towns in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the oldest municipality of West Bengal.
Gobbledygook Gobbledygook or gobbledegook (sometimes shortened to gobbledegoo) is an English term used to describe nonsensical language, sound that resembles language but has no meaning, or unintelligible encrypted text. For example: guzoinkdiddle, klappamaticallitygoshic, blsbpewfglknrwlknjwerglknjeglknerglkngelj, kasakesakisakosaku, abberflaggen, flibbitygibber, plapittanhkolnoronsiperdappledo, or gaflblaflgburbubrurbkaljawkapquin.
Gobbledygooker The Gobbledygooker was a turkey-human hybrid character introduced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) at its 1990 Survivor Series pay-per-view event, and is recognized as one of professional wrestling's most resounding flops.
Gobelin Gobelin was the name of a family of dyers, who in all probability came originally from Reims, and who in the middle of the 15th century established themselves in the Faubourg Saint Marcel, Paris, on the banks of the Bièvre.
Gobelins (school of image) Gobelins L'Ecole de L'Image or Goblins School of the Image is a Parisian school dedicated to the visual arts. A consular school funded by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris, it provides training in various formats at a variety of different costs.
Gobernadorcillo The Gobernadorcillo was a public functionary in the Philippines during the Spanish Regime who carried out in a town the combined charge or responsibility as Chief of the civil, economic, and judicial administration. In a coastal town, the Gobernadocillo functioned as a Port Captain.
Gobi arts college Gobi Arts & Science college famously known as Gobi Arts College was established in the year 1968 with a vision of educating the first generation learners. It is a co-educational government aided institution run by the Gobi Arts Council.
Gobi Desert The Gobi (Chinese: [Gēbì (Shāmò)]; Mongolian: Говь [Gowi]) is a large desert region in China and southern Mongolia. The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altay Mountains and the grasslands and steppes of Mongolia on the north, by the Tibetan Plateau to the southwest, and by the North China Plain to the southeast.
Gobiatherium Gobiatherium (meaning "Gobi Beast") was one of the last Uintatheres, from the Late Eocene of Mongolia. Unlike its North American cousins, Uintatherium or Eobasileus, Gobiatherium lacked knob-like horns, or even fang-like tusks.
Gobichettipalayam Gobichettipalayam (often simply called Gobi) is a semi-rural community in the Erode District of Tamil Nadu state, India. It was christened on June 1, 1949, named after Gobana Chettiar, a wealthy old man who lived at the site.
Gobind Singh Gobind Singh (7 December 1887 - 9 December 1942) was an Indian 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.

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