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Gaean Reach
The Gaean Reach is an informal grouping of a number of science fiction books by author Jack Vance. It is pertinent to note that Vance himself has never categorized his books in this manner. The Gaean Reach is a period set in an indeterminate time in the future and spans several centuries, if not m..
Gaea (comics)
This article is for the Marvel Comics Earth-Goddess. For other comic book characters with a similar name, see Gaia. Gaea is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe, based loosely on the Gaia of Greek mythology. She is the embodiment of the spirit of life, growth, harvest..
Gaea (crater)
Gaea is an impact crater on Amalthea, one of the small moons of Jupiter. The crater is 80 km wide and at least 15 km deep. Gaea is one of two named craters on Amalthea, the other being Pan. It is named after the Greek goddess Gaia. Gaea is also a neighbour to two mountains, Mons Lyctas and Mons Ida..
GAEA Japan
GAEA Japan is a Japenese Professional Wrestling Promotion for women. (Japenese Female Professional Wrestling is also known as Jyoshi Pro, a style first recognised in 1948. Since then it has gained more recognition both in Japan and internationally.) GAEA was founded in 1995 by Chigusa Nagayo, a pro..
Gaea trilogy
The Gaea Trilogy consists of three science fiction novels by John Varley. The stories tell of humanity's encounter with a living being in the shape of a 1,300 km diameter space habitat, inhabited by many different species, in orbit around the planet Saturn The novels are: Titan (1979)Wizard (1980..
Gaebalein
Gaebalein is an American black/death metal band from Kentucky, who unfortunately were short lived. They were on their way to big things, but with complications between members they soon disbanded. They started out in the vein of bands like Dissection, Abyss, and Dark Tranquillity, but soon drifted..
Gaebler Children's Center
Gaebler Children's Center was a psychiatric institution for severely mentally ill children and adolescents, located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The center opened on October 8, 1955 on the grounds of the Metropolitan State Hospital and closed on January 31, 1992. It was named after William C. Gaebler..
Gaebyeok
開闢(Great Opening) Jeung San Do calls a sudden change in culture, human and nature, Gaebyeok. Both syllables, gae(開)and byuk(闢), mean "to open." The word comes from the Sino-Korean cheon-ji-gae-byeok(天地開闢), which means "heaven opens and earth o..
Gaecheonjeol
Gaecheonjeol (개천절) is a public holiday in South Korea on October 3. Also known by the English name National Foundation Day, this holiday celebrates the mythological founding of Korea by King Dangun in 2333 BC. ..
Gaehwadang imun
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Gaekwad
The Gaekwad (or Gaekwar, once rendered as Guicowar) was a Maratha dynasty that ruled the princely state of Baroda in western India from the mid-eighteenth century until 1947. Contents 1 Early history2 British Suzerainty3 Gaekwad Maharajas of Baroda4 External links Early histo..
Gaelic
Gaelic as an adjective means "pertaining to the Gaels", whether to their language or their culture. Contents 1 Languages2 Gaelic culture and history3 Other uses4 See also Languages As a noun, it may refer to the group of languages (originally) spoken by the Gaels, or to any o..
Gaelic-speaking congregations in the Church of Scotland
A few Church of Scotland congregations, mainly in the Western Isles, have regular Sunday services in Gaelic. There are Gaelic-speaking congregations of other denominations too, mainly in the Western Isles. These include the Roman Catholic Church, the Free Church of Scotland, the Free Church of Scotl..
Gaelicization
Gaelicization or Gaelicisation is the act or process of making something Gaelic. As Gaelic today is primarily a linguistic concept, this usually refers to language, but can refer to the transmission of any Gaelic cultural feature. Historically, this was a "natural" process, and was the famous fate..
Gaelic Athletic Association
GAA redirects here. For the ice hockey and box/indoor lacrosse statistic, see Goals against average. A stylised Celtic cross serves as the traditional logo of the GAA. The Gaelic Athletic Association (The GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael) is an organisation which is mostly focussed on promo..
Gaelic Clothing and Fashion
Medieval and Earlier Gaelic Clothing and Fashion Despite common misconceptions, the common clothing of Gaels in the Middle Ages was not that of a kilt, especially as we know it today. Clothing generally consisted of a léine (a knee-length shirt, sometimes dyed with saffron), a brat (a very short c..
Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts
(For the Gaelic College of Scotland see Sabhal Mòr Ostaig) The Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts (also known informally as the Gaelic College) is a Canadian educational institution located in the community of St. Ann's on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island along the world-famous Cabot Trail. ..
Gaelic Dream
Gaelic Dream is a dancing group formed in the year 2000 dedicated to the expression of Scottish roots and as a way of promoting Scottish and Celtic culture Throughout the Australian community. Based in Brisbane, the Gaelic Dream dancers are a family dance troupe consisting of Crystal, Benjamin, Ril..
Gaelic football
GAA teams Offaly and Louth in action Gaelic football (Irish: peil ghaelach), commonly referred to as "football", "Gaelic" or "gah", is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. Teams of 15 players kick or punch a round ball toward goals at either end of a grass pitch. Gaelic football is one..
Gaelic Games: Football
Gaelic Games: Football is a PlayStation 2 game released on November 11, 2005. It is a Gaelic Football game and has been produced by Australian company [IR Gurus Interactive] (creators of the similar AFL series). The game, features the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and NFL with ..
Gaelic Grounds
The Gaelic Grounds or Páirc na nGael is the principal GAA stadium in Limerick City, Ireland, home to the Limerick hurling and football teams. October 9, 1926 saw first steps taken towards creating the Limerick Gaelic Grounds as a GAA stadium of note. A farm containing 12 acres (49,000 m²) w..
Gaelic handball
Handball (also known as Gaelic handball, Irish handball, court handball or wall handball) is a sport similar to racquetball and squash. The game may be played with two, three, or four players. The important difference between it and racquetball and squash is that the players hit the ball with a glov..
Gaelic League
Conradh na Gaeilge (The Gaelic League) is an organization "for the purpose of keeping the Irish language spoken in Ireland." The league was founded in Dublin on July 31, 1893 by Douglas Hyde, a Protestant from Frenchpark, County Roscommon with the aid of Eugene O'Growney, Eoin MacNeill, Luke K. Wals..
Gaelic Park
Gaelic Park is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in New York City. It is home to the New York hurling and Gaelic football teams. Located just west of Broadway, on the north side of 240th street, near Manhattan College, Gaelic Park was purchased in 1926 by the Gaelic Athletic Associ..
Gaelic Players Association
The Gaelic Players Association or GPA is a body that represents inter county Gaelic Footballers and Hurlers in Ireland. The stated goal of the GPA is to improve players representation and conditions. It was founded by current chief executive Dessie Farrell, a former Dublin player. The GPA has mana..
Gaelic Players Association/EGM demands
The following are the demands publicly issued by the Gaelic Players Association to the Gaelic Athletic Association , After their EGM on 1 of april 2006 GPA Demands (1)GPA calls on Croke Park to endorse the Government grants scheme for inter-county players and to formally lobby Government for imm..
Gaelic Revival
The Gaelic Revival of the Irish language was mainly promoted by the Gaelic League and Douglas Hyde for much of the late 19th century and early 20th century. Later the Irish Free State commenced a vast programme of providing teachers with Irish language skills and setting standards of competence for ..
Gaelic Storm
Front Cover of the DVD: Gaelic Storm Live In Chicago Gaelic Storm is a highly-acclaimed Celtic band. Contents 1 History2 Personnel3 Discography4 External links History Gaelic Storm's origins can be traced back to 1996, when Patrick Murphy and Steve Wehmeyer joined with..
Gaelic Storm (album)
Gaelic Storm is a 1998 album by Gaelic Storm. Track listing "Hills of Connemara""Bonnie Ship the Diamond / Tamlinn""The Farmer's Frolic""Johnny Jump Up / Morrison's Jig""The Storm""Tell Me Ma""Rocky Road To Dublin / Kid On The Mountain""Sight Of Land""The Leaving of Liverpool""Sammy's Fancy""McCl..
Gaelic warfare
Indigenous Gaelic Warfare and Exported Gaelic Warfare A part of Gaelic culture's unique aspect versus other Celts is the reliance on a battle axe in earlier society. La Tène Celts only rarely ever used axes in battle save for a few specific tribes or demi-Celtic cultures, such as Raetians. However..
Gaels
Gael redirects here. For the village in France, see Gaël. The Gaels are an ethno-linguistic group in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, whose language is of the Gaelic (Goidelic) family, a division of Insular Celtic languages. The word in English was adopted in 1810 from Scottish Gaelic Gaidh..
Gaelscoil
A gaelscoil (Plural: gaelscoileanna) is an Irish-speaking school often also co-educational usually found in Ireland, but outside the Irish speaking Gaeltacht areas. Irish is the working language for these schools. Most of the schools are under the patronage of Foras Pátrunachta na Scoileanna LánGh..
Gaeltacht
Gaeltacht, plural Gaeltachtaí, is an Irish word for an Irish-speaking region. In Ireland, The Gaeltacht, or An Ghaeltacht, refers to any of the regions in Ireland where the Irish language is officially the major language, that is, the vernacular spoken at home. These regions were first officially r..
Gael Baudino
Gael Baudino (born 1955) is a contemporary American fantasy author. She also uses the pseudonym of Gael Kathryns. Contents 1 Published works1.1 The Strands Series1.2 The Dragonsword Trilogy1.3 The Water! series1.4 Standalone1.5 Collections2 External links Publis..
Gael Chauvin
Gael Chauvin played ice-hockey since he was 5 years old till he was 20 with the "Brûleurs des Loups" at Grenoble, winning the French championship in 1993 (cadet) and in 1995 (junior). He had been drafted to play european championship in 1993 and 1994 ( junior 18 ans) and world championship in 1995 ..
Gael García Bernal
García Bernal (as Che Guevara) with Rodrigo de la Serna in a screenshot from 2004's The Motorcycle Diaries. Gael García Bernal (born November 30, 1978) is a Mexican actor. Contents 1 Early life2 Career3 Quotes4 Selected filmography5 External links Early life Garc..
Gael Greene
Gael Greene is an American food critic and author of Insatiable: Tales from a Life of Delicious Excess (Warner Books, 2006). For more than 30 years, she served as New York magazine's "Insatiable Critic." Greene is also the co-founder of Citymeals-on-Wheels, which helps to feed the homebound elderl..
Gael Ortega
Gael Ortega was a fictional character on the television series 24, played by Jesse Borrego. He appeared in the show's third season. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. At the start of season three, Ortega was shown as a mole in CTU working for Mexican d..
Gael Turnbull
Gael Turnbull (7 April 1928 - 2 July 2004) was a Scottish poet who was an important precursor of the British Poetry Revival. Turnbull was born in Edinburgh and grew up in the North of England and in Canada. He studied Natural Science at Cambridge University and graduated in Medicine from the Univer..
Gaenslen's test
Gaenslen's test is a medical test used to detect musculoskeletal abnormalities of the sacroiliac joint. External links [Picture of Gaenslen's test] ..
Gaer, Newport
Gaer ward Statistics Population: 8,568 (2001 census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: The City of Newport Topics: | | | Districts: Allt-yr-yn | Alway | Beechwood | Bettws | Caerleon | Coedkernew | Duffryn | Gaer | Graig | Langstone | Liswerry | Llanmartin | Llanvaches | Llanwer..
Gaerdal Ironhand
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Gaero of Baekje
Gaero of Baekje (455–475) was the twenty-first king of the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the last to rule Baekje from its historic heartland in the Han River valley. His name is sometimes given as "Geun-gaeruwang" (근개루ǻ..
Gaeru of Baekje
Gaeru (reigned 128–166) was the fourth king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He founded Bukhan Mountain Fortress in present-day Goyang city, Gyeonggi in 132. Baekje fought off many Goguryeo invasions from this fortress, and King Chogo based his northward campaign on it. Baekje&..
Gaeta
Gaeta is a city and comune in the province of Latina, in Lazio, central Italy. Set on a promontory stretching towards the Gulf of Gaeta, it is 120 km from Rome and 80 km from Naples. The town has played a conspicuous part in military history: its fortifications date back to Roman times, a..
Gaetani
The term Gaetani can refer to: the inhabitants of the Italian city of Gaeta (Lazio)a spelling of the noble Italian family of Caetani. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change..
Gaetano Alibrandi
Archbishop Gaetano Alibrandi (14 January, 1914 - 3 July, 2003) of the Roman Catholic Church was a senior papal diplomat and former personal secretary to Giovanni Battista Montini (later Pope Paul VI). Alibrandi served from 1969 to 1989 as the Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of Ireland. In that ..
Gaetano Arturo Crocco
Gaetano Arturo Crocco (1877-1968) was the founder of the Italian Rocket Society, and went on to become Italy's leading space scientist. In 1927, Crocco begun working with solid-propellant rockets and, in 1929, designed and built the first liquid-propellant rocket motors in Italy. He began work with..
Gaetano Badalamenti
Mafia boss Gaetano Badalamenti Gaetano Badalamenti (1923 - April 29, 2004) was an Italian-born Mafioso who was connected with the Pizza Connection drug smuggling scheme. Biography Gaetano Badalamenti was born in Cinisi, Italy. During World War II, he served in the Italian army as an infantr..
Gaetano Bedini
This article or section needs to be [Glossary#Wwikified]. Please format this article according to the guidelines laid out at [Guide to layout]. Please remove this template after wikifying. Reference style His Eminence Spoken style Your Eminence Informal style Cardinal..
Gaetano Belloni
Gaetano Belloni (August 26 or 27, 1892 - January 9, 1980) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1920 Giro d'Italia. Belloni was born at Pizzighettone, near Cremona, and made his debut in the road cycling world in the wake of his elde..
Gaetano Braga
Gaetano Braga (June 9, 1829 - November 21, 1907), was an Italian composer. He was born at Giulianuova near Abruzzi and died at Milan. Braga's works included the operas: Alina or La spregiata (1853, Naples)Estella di San Germano (1857, Vienna)Il ritratto (1858, Naples)Margherita la mendicante (185..
Gaetano Bresci
Gaetano Bresci Gaetano Bresci (1869 - May 22, 1901), was an Italian-American anarchist who assassinated Italian King Humbert I. He is still considered a hero by many anarchists and republicans. Militancy Bresci was born in Tuscany, and emigrated from Italy to the United States of America, mak..
Gaetano Brunetti
Gaetano Brunetti (1744 in Fano–December 16, 1798 near Madrid) was a prolific Italian composer active in Spain under kings Charles III and IV. Though he was musically influential at court and, to a lesser extent, throughout parts of western Europe, very little of his music was published during..
Gaetano Casati
Gaetano Casati (1838-1902) was an Italian and an explorer of Africa, born in Lesmo in upper Italy. After studying at the Academy in Pavia he entered the Italian army in 1859 and served there until 1879. On December 24, 1879, he sailed for Africa under commission of the Società d'Explorazi..
Gaetano D'Agostino
Gaetano D'Agostino (born 3 June, 1982 in Palermo) is an Italian footballer. As of 2006 plays for Udinese. ..
Gaetano Donizetti
Gaetano Donizetti Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (November 29, 1797, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy – April 8, 1848, Bergamo) was an Italian opera composer. His most famous work is Lucia di Lammermoor (1835). He was born in Bergamo into a very poor family with no tradition of music, but in ..
Gaetano Filangieri
Gaetano Filangieri (August 18, 1752 - July 21, 1788), Italian publicist, was born at Naples. His father, Caesar, prince of Arianiello, intended him for a military career, which he commenced at the early age of seven, but soon abandoned for the study of the law. At the bar his knowledge and eloquenc..
Gaetano Greco
Gaetano Greco (ca. 1657 - ca. 1728) was an Italian Baroque composer. External links *Free scores by [Gaetano Greco] in the Werner Icking Music Archive ..
Gaetano Lococo
Gaetano Lococo (AKA Thomas Lococo and Tano Lococo) became known as one of the "Five Iron Men" of Kansas City, Missouri following the Kefauver senate hearings in 1951. He was known within the KC family as a "made" member who served primarily as an enforcer in his early years and then controlled an i..
Gaetano Martino
Gaetano Martino (Messina, November 25, 1900 - Rome, July 21, 1967) was an Italian politician and university teacher. He was a member of Italian Liberal Party. He was also President of the European Parliament from 1962 to 1964. |- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;" |- ..
Gaetano Milanesi
Gaetano Milanesi (1813-1895) was an Italian scholar and writer on the history of art. Biography Milanesi was born at Siena, where he studied law, and in 1838 he obtained an appointment in the public library. In 1856 he was elected member of the Accademia della Crusca, in which capacity he took pa..
Gaetano Moroni
Gaetano Moroni (October 17, 1802 - November 3, 1883) was an Italian writer, the author of the well-known Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica. Biography Moroni was born in Rome. He received his early education from the Brothers of the Christian School at Rome. Apprenticed later to a bar..
Gaetano Mosca
Gaetano Mosca (April 1, 1858 Palermo, Italy – November 8, 1941 Rome, Italy) was an Italian political scientist, journalist and public servant. He is credited with developing the Theory of Elitism and the doctrine of the Political Class and is one of the three members constituting the Italian ..
Gaetano Pesce
Gaetano Pesce (born 1939) is an Italian architect and designer. ..
Gaetano Polidori
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Gaetano Polidori (1764-1853) was an Italian writer and scholar living in London. He was the son of Agostino Ans..
Gaetano Pugnani
Gaetano Pugnani (1731–1798, full name: Giulio Gaetano Gerolamo Pugnani) was born in Turin, on November 27, 1731. He trained on the violin under Giovanni Battista Somis and Giuseppe Tartini. In 1752, Pugnani became the first violinist of the Royal Chapel in Turin. Then he went on a large tour t..
Gaetano Sabatini
Gaetano Sabatini (1703 - 1734) was an Italian draftsman and painter. Sabatini died young and little is known about his life. He studied in Bologna, and perfected his style first in drawing, then in painting. He was deaf-mute and was nicknamed "Il Mutolo" (the mute). The Getty Museum has a self-p..
Gaetano Salvemini
G.Salvemini Gaetano Salvemini (Molfetta, 1873 - Sorrento, 1957) was an Italian anti-Fascist politician, historian and writer. After graduating in literature in Florence in 1896, he taught History at the universities of Messina (during the 1908 Messina heartquake he was the only survivor of ..
Gaetano Scirea
Gaetano Scirea (May 25, 1953 - September 3, 1989) was an Italian football player and one of the greatest defenders of all-time. Scirea was a graceful defender of great skill and tactical ability. In contrast to the ruthless tactics often employed by defenders, Scirea was renowned for his class, f..
Gaetano Starrabba
Gaetano Starrabba (b. December 3, 1932) is a former Formula One driver from Italy. He participated in 1 grand prix, debuting on September 10, 1961. He scored 0 championship points. Complete Formula One results Yr Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Team 1961 Lotu MON DUT BEL FRA GBR DEU IT..
Gaetan Bucher
Gaetan Bucher is a prominent banker from the Dominican Republic and is presently the founder and head of the Independent Financial Centre of the Americas (IFCA), which is scheduled to be completed in 2009. Background The Bucher family is considered part of the upper class establishment in the Domi..
Gaetan Duchesne
Gaetan Duchesne (born July 11, 1962 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. Drafted in 1981 by the Washington Capitals, Duchesne played six seasons with the Capitals before he was dealt to the Quebec Nordiques in the trade that sent Dale Hunter to the Capitals. He would al..
Gaetan Dugas
Gaetan Dugas (February 20, 1953 - March 30, 1984) was a French-Canadian flight attendant to whom all of New York City's early infections of HIV were traced in a 1984 study published in The American Journal of Medicine, a theory that has since been disputed. He is referred to by epidemiologists as "P..
Gaetan Serré
Gaetan-Joseph Serré (born January 24, 1938 in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Nickel Belt in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1972. He represented the Liberal Party. Serré won the riding in 1968, defeating New Democrat Norman Fawce..
Gaetulia
Gaetulia is the name of a Roman Province in present-day southern Algeria. It is mostly desert. Parts of the Atlas mountains occupy its northwestern tip. This was the name given to an ancient district in northern Africa, which in the usage of Roman writers comprised the nomadic tribes of the souther..
Gaetulian lion
Gaetulian lion is a phrase from antiquity. Gaetulia, in ancient geography, was the land of the Gaetuli, a warlike tribe that appears in Virgil's Aeneid. The "Gaetulian lion" has ever since been synonymous as an African lion of fierce reputation. References Virgil's Aeneid (29-19 BC), Book V, Line ..
Gaeun
Gaeun is an eup in Mungyeong City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. It was formerly a center of coal-mining, but after the last mines closed in the 1990s, the dominant local industries are now tourism and agriculture. There are also several operating kilns in Gaeun. Gaeun occupies an area of 152..
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