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G.rev
G.rev (or G.revolution) is a Japanese arcade videogame developer. The company was founded by former Taito employees who had worked on G-Darius, hence its name. G.Rev's first release was a puzzle game, Doki Doki Idol Starseeker, but they are better known for the critically acclaimed shoot 'em ups ..
G. Reeves Project
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Görele
Görele is a district of Giresun Province, Turkey. Giresun | Alucra | Bulancak | Çamoluk | Çanakçı | Dereli | Doğankent | Espiye | Eynesil | Görele | Güce | Keşap | Piraziz | Şebinkarahisar | Tirebolu | Yağlıdere ..
Göreme
Göreme, located among the "fairy chimneys" rock formations, is a town in Cappadocia, a historical region of Turkey. It is in the Nevsehir Province (spelled Nevşehir in Turkish) in Central Anatolia. The Göreme National Park (Göreme Milli Parklar in Turkish) was added to the UNESCO World Heritage ..
GRE
GRE may mean: Graduate Record Examination – a standardized test created and administered by the Educational Testing ServiceGeneric Routing Encapsulation – a tunneling protocol designed for encapsulationGecko Runtime Engine used by Mozilla web browsersGrand River Enterprisesthe IOC count..
Gre'Thor
In the fictional Star Trek universe, Gre'Thor (in Klingon, ghe'tor or ghe''or) is the Klingon afterlife where the dishonored go when they die. It is the Klingon equivalent of hell and is guarded by a fearsome demon, Fek'lhr (roughly pronounced "Fek-Lar"; in Klingon, veqlargh). Those unfortun..
Gre-Nal
Gre-Nal stands for every match opposing the two main forces of southern Brazilian soccer, "Grêmio" versus "Internacional", two highly successful football clubs based in the same city – Porto Alegre, the capital of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Grêmio was Intercontinental Champion, two..
Gre-No-Li
Gre-No-Li is a contraction of the names of three Swedish footballers: Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm. These players were a formidable trio of strikers who played for Sweden and AC Milan in the 1950s. They led Sweden to the Olympic gold at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Their mo..
Greame Carey
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Greasbrough
redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]] Greasbrough is a township forming part of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, but in the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Greasbrough township has 2,038 inhabitants and 2,270 acres of land belonging to Earl FitzWillia..
Greasby
Greasby is a village in the Wirral, England. It has a population of about 15000 and dates back (at least) to Roman times. It has four primary schools, (namely Greasby Infant School, Greasby Junior School, Our Lady of Pity Primary School and Brookdale Primary School), three churches, (St. Nicholas' C..
Grease
Grease may refer to: Grease (musical), a musical playGrease (film), 1978 film made from the musical* Grease 2, the 1982 film sequelGrease (lubricant), a type of industrial lubricant* by extension a euphemism for bribes, as in grease someone's palmYellow grease, in rendering, used frying oils, or ..
Grease: The Original London Cast Recording
Grease: The Original London Cast Recording is the soundtrack of the London West End stage production of Grease from 1993. The leading roles were played by Craig McLachlan and Debbie Gibson. ..
Greaseball
A derogatory, slang term used to describe an Italian or Italian-American. Similar to guinea, goombah, guido, wop, or dago. ..
Greasecar
A greasecar is an automobile that has been converted to run on straight vegetable oil (SVO) by installing a coolant-heated auxiliary fuel tank. The vehicle heats up the vegetable oil while burning diesel from the original fuel tank. After about five minutes when the vegetable oil has reached a h..
Greased
Greased is an EP by Less Than Jake featuring songs from the movie Grease like Summer Nights, You're The One That I Want and Greased Lightning. Greased has been released twice - the first release was discontinued to avoid a lawsuit with Paramount Pictures (who own the rights to the film), and the se..
Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning is a 1977 biographical film, starring Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges and Pam Grier, and directed by Michael Schultz. Greased Lightning is a film loosely based on the true life story of Wendell Scott, the first African American stock car racing champion in America. Contents 1 ..
Greased Lightnin’
Greased Lightnin’ is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo, California. This coaster is currently not in use. It was purchased from Paramount’s Great America in 2002 and taken to Marine World where it remained in storage until the 2005-06 off season when parts ..
Greasel (Deus Ex)
The Greasel is a fictional creature that exists only in the computer games Deus Ex and its sequel [[Deus Ex: Invisible War]]. The Greasel from the original Deus Ex resembles a large green flightless bird though on closer inspection it is more reptilian than avian. Its clawed wings are useless for fl..
Greasemonger
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Greasemonkey
For the slang term referring to mechanics see Grease monkey Screenshot of the BookBurro user script running in Greasemonkey. BookBurro alters an amazon.com page to show the prices of the same book offered by competing retailers. Greasemonkey is a Mozilla Firefox extension that allows users ..
Greasepole
The "Greasepole" refers to the Queen's University Faculty of Applied Science student orientation ceremony, held every September during Frosh Week, and also a character in the comedy horror musical Restart by the Komedy Kollective. The origins of the university initiation ceremony have to do with ..
Greaser
Greaser is: a derogatory term for a Mexican, originating in the western United States in the mid-19th century, see Greaser (derogatory)Greaser (1950s) is an American English slang term from the 1950s for a youth whose hair was combed back with various oils, "greased" back, and who was usually, altho..
Greaser (1950s)
Greaser is an American English slang term from the 1950s for a youth whose hair was combed back with various oils, "greased" back, and who was usually, although not always, associated with a street gang. Greasers were a subculture originating as a style among white eastern US street gangs. The s..
Greaser (derogatory)
Greaser was a derogatory term for a Mexican in what is now the US Southwest in the 19th century. It most likely derived from one of the lowliest occupations typically held by Mexicans in what is now the US Southwest, the greasing of the axles of mule carts. It was a common usage among US troops dur..
Greaser Act
The Greaser Act was an anti-Mexican law enacted in 1855 in California, thinly disguised as an anti-vagrancy statute. The law defined a vagrant as "all persons who are commonly known as 'Greasers' or the issue of Spanish and Indian blood... and who go armed and are not peaceable and quiet persons." T..
Greasewood
Greasewood (Sarcobatus) is a genus of one or two species of flowering plants. Traditionally it has been treated in the family Chenopodiaceae, but the APG II system, of 2003, places it in the family Sarcobataceae. The plants are deciduous shrubs growing to 0.5-3 m tall with spiny branches and suc..
Greasewood, Arizona
Greasewood (Navajo: Díwózhii Biiʼ Tó) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 581 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography Greasewood is located at [35°31′..
Grease (film)
Grease (1978) is the name of a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey's musical, Grease. The film stars John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Jeff Conaway and Stockard Channing. It was originally released to theatres on June 16, 1978. It was released on VHS on June 23..
Grease (lubricant)
Grease is a lubricant of higher initial viscosity than oil, consisting originally of a calcium, sodium or lithium soap jelly emulsified with mineral oil. Contents 1 Properties of grease2 Uses for grease3 Grease additives4 Other greases5 External links6 See also Prop..
Grease (musical)
1994 Broadway Revival Cast Recording album cover Grease is a popular musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. A very successful film version was made in 1978 starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. The musical is based around some of the subcultures of 1950s High school America, inclu..
Grease 2
Grease 2 was the 1982 sequel to 1978's smash hit movie Grease. The movie was strongly criticized by many as derivative of the original, and the film did poorly at the box office. In recent years, it has surfaced on cable TV channels such as VH1, which has shown it on their show Movies That Rock, an..
Grease gun
Grease gun can mean: Grease gun (tool), a common workshop tool used for lubricationM3 Grease Gun, common nickname of the M3 .45 Submachine GunThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to..
Grease gun (tool)
A Grease gun (pneumatic) A grease gun is a common workshop and garage tool used for lubrication. The purpose of the grease gun is to apply lubricant through an aperture to a specific point, usually on a grease nipple. The channels behind the grease nipple lead to where the lubrication is neede..
Grease monkey
For the Mozilla Firefox plugin see Greasemonkey Grease monkey is a slang term used to describe a mechanic, generally an automobile mechanic, and dates back to at least 1928. The term may be considered insulting. References "Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, A-G" by ..
Greasy, Oklahoma
Greasy is a census-designated place (CDP) in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 387 at the 2000 census. Geography Greasy is located at [35°40′41″N, 94°43′16″W] (35.678115, -94.721152)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States ..
Greasypalm
Greasypalm is a UK reward website and one of the most successful of this type of business on the web. Referral policy Like many reward websites greasypalm operate a referral policy to create membership growth. Greasypalm is able to offer this incentive because it witholds roughly half of the mo..
Greasy Greasy.....Goats!
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Greasy Kid Stuff
Greasy Kid Stuff is a U.S. radio show on Saturday mornings from 9 - 11 a.m. (EST) on WFMU FM out of Hoboken, New Jersey. External links [Greasy Kid Stuff website] ..
Greasy rider
Greasy Rider is a documentary film being produced and directed by Joey Carey and JJ Beck. The film looks at the implications of vegetable oil as an alternative fuel in a time of decreased production of petroleum and increased demand for petroleum. The filmmakers traveled the USA in a 1981 diesel M..
Greasy spoon
The Regency Cafe in Pimlico, London, is a well preserved 1950s "greasy spoon" cafe. Greasy spoon is a colloquial term used in Britain and North America for archetypal working class eateries. In the UK, these are generally technically called cafés (in England often abbreviated to "caff" or ..
Greasy watermelon
Greasy Watermelon, or simply Watermelon, is a swimming pool game similar to soccer. It works well because the high water content of a watermelon causes it to exhibit neutral buoyancy. Contents 1 Objective2 Playing area3 Setup4 Dropping the watermelon5 Gameplay6 Endi..
Great
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Great may mean: Large in sizeGreatness - the state or status of something as being large, and therefore by implication powerful, majestic, trancendent, or divine. Gang Resistance Education and Training, "GREAT"GReAT Graph Rewriting..
GReAT
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Great-circle distance
The great-circle distance is the shortest distance between any two points on the surface of a sphere measured along a path on the surface of the sphere (as opposed to going through the sphere's interior). Because spherical geometry is rather different from ordinary Euclidean geometry, the equations ..
Great-circle navigation
Great-circle navigation is the practice of navigating a vessel (such as a ship or aircraft) along a track that follows a great circle. A great circle track is the shortest distance between two points on the surface of the earth. Contents 1 Methods1.1 Gnomonic chart1.2 ..
Great-tailed Grackle
The Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) is a large icterid blackbird , also referred to simply as "blackbird", and occasionally "crow" or "jackdaw", though it is not a member of the Corvidae. Similarly, it is often called "cuervo" in areas of Mexico where there are no true crows. Its habi..
Great-West Lifeco
The Great-West Life Assurance Company (known more commonly as Great-West Life) is a life and health insurance company. Its headquarters is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and its CEO is Raymond L. McFeetors. History and Ownership Great-West Life was founded in 1891 in Winnipeg. Great-West Li..
Great-West Life Assurance
The Great-West Life Assurance Company (known more commonly Great-West Life) is a life and health insurance company. Its headquarters is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and its CEO is Raymond L. McFeetors. History and Ownership Great-West Life was founded in 1891 in Winnipeg. Great-West Life ..
Greatbatch
Greatbatch, a surname, may refer to: Mark Greatbatch, a cricketer from New ZealandWilson Greatbatch, an inventorBruce Greatbatch, a British colonial official This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page..
Greater Accra Region
Greater Accra Region Location Statistics Regional Minister Sheikh I. C. Quaye (NPP) Capital Accra Area 3,245 km²Ranked 10th Population 2000 Census 1984 Census Ranked 2nd 2,905,726 1,431,099 Districts 6 [[ISO 3166-2:GH|ISO 3166-2]] GH-AA The Greater Accra Region is one of Ghana's..
Greater Adana
Greater Adana refers to the immediate city and centre of the Adana, Turkey and hence operates as a municipality and administrative area. It may be used in contrast to Outer Adana Area. ..
Greater Adjutant
The Greater Adjutant, Leptoptilos dubius, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It formerly bred in southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Borneo, but is now restricted to two separate small breeding populations; in Assam and Cambodia. In winter, this species migrates so..
Greater administrative area
Greater administrative areas (大行政区 Pinyin: Dàxíngzhèngqū) were early top-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China that directly governed provinces and municipalities. These were the largest-ever political divisions of China and were controlled by the Central Peopl..
Greater alar cartilage
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Greater Albania
The four Ottoman vilayets with Albanian majority in the late 19th century The term Greater Albania or Great Albania is a political movement through recent history to unite all ethnic Albanians into one entity. Its equivalent in Albanian - Shqipëria e Madhe - is rarely used, usually in tran..
Greater Albany Public School District 8J
Education in Albany, Oregon, USA is coordinated by Greater Albany Public School District 8J (GAPS 8J). Established in 1979 and encompassing a 154 square mile (399 km²) area, this educational district aims to educate the children of Albany from grades K through 12. Nearly nine-tenths of educato..
Greater and Lesser Tunbs
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Greater Ani
The Greater Ani, Crotophaga major, is a large near-passerine bird in the cuckoo family. It is a breeding species from Panama and Trinidad through tropical South America to northern Argentina. This ani is found in mangrove swamps, semi-open woodland near water, and the edges of forests. It is a..
Greater Ankara
Greater Ankara refers to the immediate city and centre of the Ankara, Turkey and hence operates as a municipality and administrative area. It has a population of 2,715,000. It may be used in contrast to Outer Ankara. ..
Greater Antalya
Greater Antalya refers to the immediate city and centre of the Antalya, Turkey and hence operates as a municipality and administrative area. It has a population of roughly one million. It may be used in contrast to Outer Antalya. ..
Greater Antilles
The islands of the Caribbean Sea, collectively known as the West Indies are sorted by size and location into the Bahamas, the Lesser Antilles and the Greater Antilles. The Greater Antilles are Cuba, Jamaica, the island of Hispaniola (composed of Haiti on the west side and the Dominican Republic on t..
Greater Argonaut
The Greater Argonaut (Argonauta argo) is a species of the genus Argonauta, which is a kind of octopus and not a nautilus as its name implies. The female of the species, like all argonauts, creates a paper-thin eggsack that coils around the octopus much like the way a nautilus lives in its shell...
Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority
The Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA) is a privately-owned bus company providing regional bus service in southeastern Massachusetts to the Greater Taunton Area, Greater Attleboro Area, and beyond. The company is based at the Bloom Bus Terminal in Taunton. It operates daily..
Greater auricular nerve
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Greater Bamboo Lemur
The Greater Bamboo Lemur (Prolemur simus) is a large, greyish brown lemur with white ear tufts. It feeds almost exclusively on Giant Bamboo, preferring the shoots but also eating the pith and leaves. Its only confirmed predator is the Fossa, but raptors are also suspected. Its range is only southe..
Greater Belfast
Greater Belfast (also known as the Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area) is an area surrounding and including Belfast in Northern Ireland. It generally is taken to include North Down, Lisburn, Castlereagh and parts of South Antrim. Population 2001 - 579,276 (Census)2005 - 647,120 (Estimate)2006 - 662..
Greater big-footed mouse
The Greater big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys ingens) is a nocturnal rodent found only on Madagascar. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss. References Baillie (1996). [Macrotarsomys ingens]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 1..
Greater Bilby
The Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is the largest of the bandicoots: at 1 to 2.4 kg the male is about the same size as a rabbit. Although male animals in good condition have been known to reach up to 3.7 kg in captivity. The female is smaller, around 0.8 to 1.1 kg. The Greater Bilby has an excel..
Greater Binghamton
Greater Binghamton is the regional name given to the area of Broome County, New York and the surrounding area. The Greater Binghamton name was adopted in the early 21st century to better identify the region with its most well-known city. Historically the Greater Binghamton region has been known as..
Greater Binghamton Airport
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Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil
Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil (Lotus pedunculatus) is a flowering plant of the legume family, Fabaceae. related to Lotus corniculatus ..
Greater Bird of Paradise
The Greater Bird of Paradise is a large maroon brown bird with yellow crown, dark emerald green throat and blackish brown breast cushion. Adorned with large yellow ornamental flank plumes and a pair of long tail wires. Female has unbarred maroon brown plumage. Carolus Linnaeus named this species P..
Greater Birmingham
Greater Birmingham can be one of two areas: In the UK is an informal term referring to a portion of the West Midlands metropolitan county, including Birmingham and the area surrounding it. In the USA it is The Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Metropolitan Area This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation&..
Greater Blackpool
Greater Blackpool is an informal name for the urban area surrounding Blackpool in Lancashire, England. The ONS define a Blackpool Urban Area, with a population of 261,088 (2001 census), down 0.1% from the 1991 figure of 261,355. It includes the following places: BlackpoolFleetwoodLytham St Anne..
Greater Blue-ringed Octopus
The Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) is one of 3 (or perhaps 4) species of blue-ringed octopuses. Unlike its southern brethren, the Blue-lined and Southern Blue-ringed octopuses, the Greater Blue-ringed Octopus is found throughout the tropic western pacific ocean rather than so..
Greater Blue Mountains Area
The Greater Blue Mountains Area is a World Heritage Site in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. It was inscribed on the World Heritage List at the 24th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Cairns from 27 November to 2 December 2000. It is an area of breathtaking views, rug..
Greater Boston
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy Common name: Greater Boston Largest cityOther cities Boston - Cambridge - Quincy Population  Ranked 11th in the U.S.  - Total | 4,424,649 (2004 est.)  - Density | 947 /sq. mi. 366 /km² Area 4,674 sq. mi.12,105..
Greater Boston Track Club
The Greater Boston Track Club (usually abbreviated GBTC), a nonprofit organization, was founded in 1973 in Boston, Massachusetts to provide coaching for runners looking to remain competitive beyond their collegiate running careers. During the past 30 years, the club has provided coaching and suppor..
Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras
The GBYSO Repertory Orchestra performing in Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music, in the spring of 2005. Contents 1 Overview2 History3 Orchestras3.1 Senior Orchestra3.2 Repertory Orchestra3.3 Junior Repertory Orchestra3.4 Premier String Orc..
Greater Bristol
Greater Bristol is the conurbation surrounding the city of Bristol in the South West of England. The area within the city limits had a population of 380,615 according to the 2001 census, but the ONS give a figure for the Bristol Urban Area of 551,066, making it the ninth largest conurbation in En..
Greater Britain Movement
The Greater Britain Movement was a political group formed by John Tyndall in 1964 after he split from Colin Jordan's National Socialist Movement. The split was caused by the marriage of Jordan to Françoise Dior who was originally Tyndall's fiancée. She married Jordan while Tyndall was in prison t..
Greater Buckeye Conference
The Greater Buckeye Conference is a high school athletic conference with six members, all located in a large area of northern and northwest Ohio. It is affiliated with the Ohio High School Athletic Association. The six member high schools are Findlay Trojans, Fremont Ross Little Giants, Lima Senio..
Greater Budapest
Greater Budapest is the name of Budapest in its present, extended size, as it was accepted on December 15, 1949 and it came into force on January 1, 1950. By attaching 7 cities and 16 towns to the former Budapest, its area enlarged from 207 km² to 525 km² (154%), the number of its inhabitants incr..
Greater Buenos Aires
Partidos of the Greater Buenos Aires Greater Buenos Aires (Spanish: Gran Buenos Aires) is the metropolitan area of the city of Buenos Aires, which consists of the Federal Capital and the following 24 partidos (administrative subdivisions) of the Province of Buenos Aires: Almirante Brown (citi..
Greater Bulldog Bat
The Greater Bulldog Bat or Fisherman Bat (Noctilio leporinus) is a type of fishing bat native to South America. The bats use echolocation to detect water ripples made by the fish upon which they prey, then use sharp claws to catch and cling to the fish. References Chiroptera Specialist Group (199..
Greater burdock
Greater burdock (Arctium lappa) is a biannual plant of the Asteraceae family, cultivated in gardens for its root used as a vegetable. Contents 1 Description2 Origin and distribution3 Cultivation4 Usage Description The plant is rather high, reaching as much as 2 metres. ..
Greater Cane Rat
The Greater Cane Rat (Thryonomys swinderianus) is a close relative of porcupines and guinea pigs that inhabits Africa, south of the Saharan Desert. The cane rat lives by reedbeds and riverbanks. As humans move into such territories, the cane rats accepted plantations and cultivated areas. Cane rats..
Greater Carrollwood, Florida
Greater Carrollwood is a census-designated place and an unincorporated census area located in northwestern Hillsborough County, Florida. The population was 33,519 at the 2000 census. The census area includes separate communities of Carrollwood, Carrollwood Village, and many other planned development..
Greater Catholic League
The Greater Catholic league (abb. GCL) is a high school sports league for catholic schools in and around the Cincinnati, Ohio iarea. The league is a member of the OHSAA. The GCL only includes the boys teams from the member school, because some of the member schools are all male. The GCL does have a ..
Greater Caucasus
Greater Caucasus (Russian: , Azerbaijani: Böyük Qafqaz Dağları, sometimes translated as "Caucasus Major", "Big Caucasus" or "Large Caucasus") is the major mountain range of Caucasus mountains. It stretches for about 1200 km from West-North-West to East-South-East, between the Taman Peninsula of..
Greater celandine
The greater celandine (Chelidonium majus) is a yellow-flowering poppy, native to Europe and the Mediterranean basin. It is also widespread in North America, having been brought there by settlers as a herbal remedy for skin problems such as warts as early as 1672. The whole plant is toxic, containi..
Greater Chennai Police
The Greater Chennai Police, a division of the Tamil Nadu Police, is the law enforcement agency for Chennai city and surroundings. The city police force is headed by a Commissioner of Police and the administrative control vests with the Tamil Nadu Home ministry. There are thirty six sub-divisions of ..
Greater China
Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and regions linked to Chinese political and cultural history. Greater China (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: }}}; pinyin: ) is a term referring collectively to mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and territories administered by the Republic of Chin..
Greater Churches Group
The Greater Churches Group is a self help organisation within the Church of England. It aims to provide help and mutual support to its member churches in dealing with the special problems of running a 'cathedral-like' church with the organisation and financial structure of a parish church. The gro..
Greater Cleveland
NASA image of Greater Cleveland and Lake Erie Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland in Ohio. Northeast Ohio refers to a similar but substantially larger area as described below. This article covers the area generally considered to be Greater Cleve..
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (officially the GCRTA, but usually referred to as the RTA) is the public transit agency for Cleveland, Ohio and the surrounding suburbs of Cuyahoga County. RTA is the largest transit agency in the State of Ohio, providing over 57 million trips to res..
Greater Cochin Development Authority
Greater Cochin Development Authority is the government overseeing agency for the development of the Indian port city of Kochi, Kerala. ..
Greater Copenhagen Authority
The Greater Copenhagen Authority (HUR, Hovedstadens Udviklingsråd (da: The Capital's Development Council)) is a politically-governed organisation deciding regional development plans for the Metropolitan Copenhagen area, Denmark. The counsil started work in July 2000. It has six areas to run and de..
Greater Coucal
The Greater Coucal, Centropus sinensis, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the Hoatzin. It is also known as the "Crow pheasant" or simply "Coucal." It is a widespead resident in southern Asia, from India east to south ..
Greater Crested Tern
The Greater Crested Tern, or Swift Tern, Sterna bergii, is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. It breeds in tropical and subtropical coastal parts of the Old World from South Africa around the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific and Australia. All populations disperse widely when not breeding..
Greater Croatia
The of this article or section may be compromised by "[Avoid peacock termspeacock terms]".Please see the relevant discussion on the [talk page]. Lands claimed by advocates of Greater Croatia Greater Croatia (Croatian: Velika Hrvatska) is a term applied to the ideol..
Greater Cumberland Airport
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Greater Cumberland Regional Airport
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Greater Daemons
The Greater Daemons of Chaos are the most powerful daemonic threats seen on the battlefields of the Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargames. Standing much taller than a man, each possesses power far beyond any other Daemon of Chaos. Aligned to the four Chaos Gods, they have personalities ..
Greater Dayton Public TV Tower
Greater Dayton Public TV Tower is a 356.7 metre high guyed TV tower at Dayton, Ohio, USA at 39°43'16.0" N and 84°15'00.0" W. Greater Dayton Public TV Tower was built in 1985. http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=115715 See also: List of masts Broadcast televis..
Greater Dodder
The Greater Dodder (Cuscuta europaea) is a parasitic plant native to Europe, which belongs to the family Convolvulaceae, but was formerly classified in the family Cuscutaceae. It is notably a parasite of lucerne. thumb ..
Greater Dublin Area
DublinDun Laoghaire-RathdownSouth DublinFingalMeathKildareWicklow Greater Dublin Area (GDA) is a term which is used to describe the city of Dublin and the counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Kildare, Meath, South Dublin and Wicklow of the Republic of Ireland. The term is described in th..
Greater earless lizard
The Greater Earless Lizard (Cophosaurus texanus) is a species of earless lizard found in the southern United States, in the states of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, and in Mexico in the states of Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosi. While C...
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Poster of Manchukuo promoting harmony between Japanese, Han Chinese and Manchu. The caption says: "With the help of Japan, China, and Manchukuo, the world can be in peace." The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere ([[Wiktionary:Kyūjitai|Kyūjitai]]: 大東亞共榮圈, Shinjitai: 大東亜..
Greater East Asia War
The is a translation of one of several terms used in Japan to describe its period of warfare in the 1930s and early 1940s, which includes Japan's part in World War II. During the post-war occupation, the American General Headquarters or Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers banned the use of the t..
Greater East Asia War in the Pacific
The Greater East Asia War (大東亜戦争) was a term used, at least publicly in December of 1941, by Japan's Imperial General Headquarters (Imperial GHQ) to refer to the conflict that followed (and ultimately reversed) Japan's invasions in the 1930s and early 1940s of other nations in eastern Asia..
Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District
The Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District is a regional public high school district serving approximately 3,700 in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students from the constituent municipalities of Egg Harbor City (333 students), Galloway Township (1,853 stude..
Greater Egyptian Gerbil
The large Egyptian gerbil, Gerbillus pyramidum, is distributed mainly throughout northern Africa and Israel. References Aulagnier et al (2004). [Gerbillus pyramidum]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justifica..
Greater Essex County District School Board
The Greater Essex County District School Board was created on January 1st, 1998 with the amalgamation of the Windsor Board Of Education and the Essex County Board of Education. The school board services families in both Windsor, Ontario and Essex County, Ontario in Canada. The school board has 1..
Greater Fatra
Greater Fatra or Great Fatra (Slovak: Veľká Fatra) is a mountain range in the Western Carpathians in northwestern central Slovakia. In the geomorphological system, it is a part of the Fatra-Tatra Area. It is situated appr. between the cities of Ružomberok, Harmanec, Turčianske Teplice and Marti..
Greater Fatra National Park
The Greater Fatra National Park is a national park in the Greater Fatra mountains in Slovakia. It was established in 2002 and was a "protected landscape area" before that year. It has an area of 403.71 km² (the protection zone 261.33 km²). Most of the area is covered by forest – beech and beech..
Greater Finland
Map of Finland. For Greater Finland, add (in bluish gray) East Karelia, (in dark blue) Estonia and Ingria, (in green) part of Finnmark, and (in purple) part of Torne Valley. The picture includes the treaty of Tartu 1920 and the treaty of Paris 1947 borders of Finland. Greater Finland (in Fi..
Greater Flameback
The Greater Flameback, Chrysocolaptes lucidus also known as the Large Golden-backed Woodpecker or Malherbe's Golden-backed Woodpecker, is a woodpecker which is a widespread and common resident breeder from the Indian subcontinent eastwards through tropical southern Asia to the Philippines and Ind..
Greater Flamingo
The Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread species of the flamingo family. It is found in parts of Africa, southwest Asia (including Turkey), southern Asia (coastal regions of India) and southern Europe (including Spain, Portugal, and the Camargue region of France). Some ..
Greater Fredericton Airport
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Greater galago
The greater galagos or thick-tailed bushbabies are the common name for three species of strepsirrhine primates. They are classified in the genus Otolemur in the family Galagidae. Genus Otolemur* Brown Greater Galago, Otolemur crassicaudatus** Otolemur crassicaudatus crassicaudatus** Otolemur cras..
Greater Galesburg, Michigan
Greater Galesburg is an area in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan surrounding the city of Galesburg. It is a Census-designated place (CDP) used for statistical purposes and does not have any legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population was 1,631 at the 2000 census. The..
Greater German People's Party
1923 election poster The Greater German People's Party (German Großdeutsche Volkspartei) was a political party during the First Republic (1918-1934) of Austria, founded in 1920. It supported unification (Anschluss) with the German Empire. Many of its adherents later supported the Nazis. The "G..
Greater Glasgow
Greater Glasgow refers to the Greater Glasgow Health Board area, and the Greater Glasgow Metropolitan Settlement Area (created in the 2001 census). Greater Glasgow, in a more general sense, refers to the City of Glasgow, together with the network of towns and villages that immediately surround it...
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Greater Glasgow and Clyde is a new NHS board in Scotland, United Kingdom, created from the amalgamation of Greater Glasgow and part of Argyll and Clyde on April 1, 2006. It consists of the unitary council areas of City of Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire an..
Greater Good (Warhammer 40,000)
The Greater Good or Tau'va is the name of the unifying philosophy behind the Tau empire in the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame. It is based around the concept that the needs of the many are more important than the needs of a few, and is similar to the ethical theorem of utilitarianism (the correct..
Greater Grace World Outreach
The Greater Grace World Outreach is a family oriented Christian ministry. They preach the Gospel and the whole counsel of God from a Finished Work perspective. GGWO have a Christ-centered home church in Baltimore, Maryland, and affiliated ministries throughout the world, which believe and practi..
Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago
Greater Grand Crossing (Chicago, Illinois) Community Area 69 - Greater Grand CrossingLocation within the city of Chicago LatitudeLongitude [41°45.6′N 87°36.6′W] Neighborhoods Grand CrossingGreater Grand CrossingPark Manor ZIP Code parts of 60619, 60620, 60621 and 60637 Area 9..
Greater Grand Forks
"Greater Grand Forks" is the name used by some people to designate the twin cities of Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota as well as the surrounding area. The metropolitan area has a population of 97,478. The two towns lie directly across from each other on both sides of th..
Greater Grison
The Greater Grison, Galictis vittata, is an animal belonging to the ferret family Mustelidae from Central and South America, from southern Mexico to Brazil and Bolivia, living in savannas and rainforests, usually seen near rivers and streams. It's a nocturnal, with some diurnal activity in the m..
Greater Hartford
Greater Hartford is a region located in the state of Connecticut, centered around the state's capital of Hartford. It is roughly contiguous with the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA (New England City and Town Area). The area contains most of Hartford County and Tolland Cou..
Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and Science
The Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and Science or GHAMAS is a regional high school located at The Learning Corridor in Hartford, Connecticut. It is run by the Capital Region Education Council (CREC), one of 6 Regional Educational Service Centers (RESC) in Connecticut. GHAMAS is a state-of-..
Greater Helsinki
Map of the Metropolitan Area (Dark Green) and the Capital Region (Light Green). Central Helsinki, the focal point of the Capital Region, from the sky. Greater Helsinki (Finnish: Suur-Helsinki, Swedish: Storhelsingfors), Capital Region (Pääkaupunkiseutu, Huvudstadsregionen), Helsinki M..
Greater Honeyguide
The Greater Honeyguide (Indicator indicator) is a bird in the family Indicatoridae, paleotropical near passerine birds related to the woodpeckers. Its English and scientific names refer to its habit of guiding people to bee colonies. The Greater Honeyguide is a resident breeder in sub-Saharan Afr..
Greater Hoopoe-lark
The Greater Hoopoe-lark or Hoopoe Lark ( Alaemon alaudipes), is a passerine bird which is a resident breeder in deserts from the Cape Verde Islands across much of north Africa, through the Arabian peninsula to Syria, Afghanistan and western Pakistan. This lark is a bird of deserts and semi-de..
Greater Horseshoe Bat
The Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum is a European bat with a wingspan of 34-39cm. It is known to eat large insects in flight and prefers to roost while hanging upside down. It is mostly active in woodland and often roosts underground. Status in Britain The species is rare in..
Greater Houston
Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Common name: Greater Houston Largest cityOther cities Houston - Sugar Land - Baytown - Galveston Population  Ranked 7th in the U.S.  - Total | 5,280,077 (2005 est.)  - Density | 515 /sq. mi. 199 /..
Greater Hume Shire Council
Greater Hume Shire Council is a Local Government Area (LGA) of New South Wales, Australia. The Council was formed in 2004 incorporating Culcairn Shire, the majority of Holbrook Shire and part of Hume Shire. The Shire is crossed by the Hume, Olympic and Riverina Highways. Major towns in the LGA ..
Greater Hungary
Greater Hungary can refer to: Greater Hungary, a political goal of Hungarian irredentists, who want to restore the borders of the historical Kingdom of Hungary as they were before 1918.The Kingdom of Hungary, informally also known as Greater Hungary or "Historic Hungary".Greater Hungary, an enlarge..
Greater Hungary (political concept)
Also see: Greater Hungary (disambiguation page) Greater Hungary (Hungarian: Nagy-Magyarország) is a political goal of Hungarian irredentists, who want to restore the borders of historical Hungary as they were before 1918. Historical revisionism is often used on by both proponents and opponents ..
Greater India
Greater India is a term used to describe the region between Central Asia in the North and tropical Indonesia in the South, and from the borderlands of Persia to Tibet and western China, which has had a significant Indian influence on its culture and civilizaton, including religious thought, langu..
Greater Iran
Greater Iran (in Persian: ایران بزرگ pron: Iran-e Bozorg, also ایران‌زمین pron: Iran-zameen) is a term for the entire region where Iranian languages were once or are today spoken, as well as areas that were part of various empires based in Persia. The Encyclopedia Iranica uses t..
Greater Israel
Three divergent geopolitical and diplomatic conceptions of Greater Israel. Greater Israel (also Complete Land of Israel, Hebrew: , Eretz Yisrael Hashlemah[Jerusalem Dispatch: Stripped], Yossi Klein Halevi, The New Republic, August 26 2005["Imperial Israel: The Nile-to-Euphrates..
Greater Istanbul
Greater Istanbul refers to the immediate city and centre of the Istanbul, Turkey and hence operates as a municipality and administrative area. It has a population of 13 million people. It may be used in contrast to Outer Istanbul. ..
Greater Jacksonville Metropolitan
The Jacksonville, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area, known colloquially as the Greater Jacksonville Metropolitan, consists of Duval County (Jacksonville and the "independent" cities of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, Baldwin and Neptune Beach), Clay County, St. Johns County, Nassau County a..
Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area
The Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area is the official name of the area surrounding the city of Johannesburg, in South Africa. It includes Johannesburg and the areas of the East Rand and West Rand. It is often referred to as the Witwatersrand, or Rand, after a low mountain range that runs thro..
Greater Kailash
Greater Kailash or GK as it is usually called is an affluent part of New Delhi. This South Delhi neighborhood has many trendy shops and restaurants, including Archana Arcade, a Benetton, a McDonalds and the Shalom lounge. GK is divided in to two parts, GK1 and GK2. GK2 being more expensive in terms..
Greater Katy
This article is in reference to the area around the City of Katy, Texas. For more information regarding the City itself, please go directly to Katy, Texas. Contents 1 Introduction2 Greater Katy versus The City of Katy3 Key Roads and Streets Within Greater Katy3.1 North-South R..
Greater Khingan
The Greater Khingan Range (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ), also called the Greater Hing'an Range or Greater Hinggan Range, is a volcanic mountain range in Inner Mongolia, northeastern China. The range extends roughly 1,200 km from north to south, narrowing towards the south. It div..
Greater Khorasan
Nader Afshar's tomb in Mashad. Greater Khorasan is an area of land from the past which included parts that are presently in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Afghanistan forms the largest territory of Khorasan. Afghanistan was called Khorasan up to the 18th century,..
Greater Kohima
Greater Kohima refers to the urban agglomeration area around Nagaland's capital city, Kohima. The agglomeration area includes Kohima Village and Kohima Science College campus area in Jotsoma along with Kohima proper and is the largest urban area of Nagaland after Dimapur-Chumukedima. It has a popula..
Greater Krayt Dragon
The greater krayt dragon was a species of krayt dragon that was both rarer and larger than the canyon krayt. Greater krayts were massive, growing to 100 meters or more. They required ten legs to support their bulk. Despite their size, greater krayts were rarely encountered because they spent long..
Greater Kudu
The Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a woodland antelope found throughout East and Southern Africa. Greater Kudu are about a metre to a metre and a half tall at the shoulder and weigh 120 to 500 kilograms, the males being much larger than the females. Greater Kudu have brown to grey-blu..
Greater Lafayette Health Services, Inc.
Greater Lafayette Health Services (GLHS) is a member of the Sisters of St. Francis Health Services (SSFHS) hospital system. Formed in 1998, it owns and operates Home Hospital and St. Elizabeth Medical Center, both in Lafayette, Indiana. GLHS is licensed by the Indiana State Board of Health and i..
Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation
The Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation (GLPTC) is a municipal corporation founded in 1971 to provide bus services in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. History In 1970 the privately owned Greater Lafayette Bus Co. abruptly ceased operations and the City of Lafayette hastily assumed operat..
Greater Landover, Maryland
Greater Landover is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 22,900 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Description2 Geography3 Demographics4 External links Description Greater Landover is a census area that contains se..
Greater London
Greater LondonLondon region Geography Status: Administrative areaCeremonial county ¹Region ² Origin: 1965 Area:- Total 9th in England1,580 km² NUTS 1: UKI Demographics Population:- (2004 midyear estimate)(2001 census based midyear estimate)- Density 2nd in England7,420,6007,322,4..
Greater London Authority
''For more coverage on London, see the [[Portal:London|London Portal]]. The Greater London Authority (GLA) administers the 1579 km² (610 sq. miles) of Greater London, covering the 32 London boroughs and the City of London. The GLA consists of an elected Mayor and 25-member Assembly. The present Ma..
Greater London Authority Act 1999
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Greater London Council
Arms of the Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council (LCC) which had covered a much smaller area. Contents 1 Creation2 Powers3&n..
Greater London Council election, 1964
The first election to the Greater London Council was held on April 9, 1964. The election happened at a time of very high political tension, with a general election due in a few months. When the GLC had been created, many had assumed it would be a natural Conservative victory, but due to the exclusio..
Greater London Council election, 1967
The second election to the Greater London Council was held on April 13, 1967, and saw the first Conservative victory for a London-wide authority since 1931. In addition to the 100 councillors, there were sixteen Aldermen who divided 10 Conservative and 6 Labour, so that the Conservatives actually ha..
Greater London Council election, 1970
The third election to the Greater London Council was held on April 9, 1970, and saw a Conservative victory with a reduced majority. In addition to the 100 councillors, there were sixteen Aldermen who divided 11 Conservative and 5 Labour, so that the Conservatives actually had 76 seats to 40 for Labo..
Greater London Council election, 1973
The fourth election to the Greater London Council was held on April 12, 1973. Labour, benefiting both from the unpopularity of the Conservative GLC's transport policy and from the difficulties of the national Conservative government, won a very large majority of 58 seats to 32 for the Conservatives;..
Greater London Council election, 1977
Political Party Votes Share of Vote (%) % Change Seats Won Seats Change | style="width:10px" bgcolor=#3333CC| | align="left" | Conservative 1,177,390 52.5 14.5 64 32 | style="width:10px" bgcolor=#CC0000| | align="left" | Labour 737,194 32.9 28 | style="width:10px" bgcolor=orange| | align="left..
Greater London Council election, 1981
Political Party Votes Share of Vote (%) % Change Seats Won Seats Change | style="width:10px" bgcolor=#CC0000| | align="left" | Labour 939,457 41.8 8.9 50 22 | style="width:10px" bgcolor=#3333CC| | align="left" | Conservative 894,234 39.7 41 | style="width:10px" bgcolor=orange| | align="left" |..
Greater London House
The Carreras Building, now known as Greater London House is an office building in Mornington Crescent, Camden Town, London, which was constructed as a factory for the Carreras tobacco company. The building was built on the crescent's communal garden in 1926 to designs by M.E. & O.H. Collins and ..
Greater London Linux Users Group
Greater London Linux Users Group (GLLUG) is a Linux user group (LUG) for the Greater London area. It has an active mailing list and meets regularly. External link [http://www.gllug.org.uk] ..
Greater London Urban Area
The Greater London Urban Area is the conurbation based around London in the South East of England. As defined by the Office for National Statistics at the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 8,278,251, making it the second largest urban area in the European Union. The Greater London Urba..
Greater Long-nosed Armadillo
The Great Long-nosed Armadillo, Dasypus kappleri, is a species of armadillo from South America. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil. It's a solitary nocturnal and terrestrial animal, living, usually, in the vicinity of streams and swamps. It feeds on arthropods and other inverte..
Greater Long-tailed Hamster
The Greater Long-tailed Hamster (Tscherskia triton) is a major crop-eating rodent that resides in Northern China. Some authorities maintain that the 15th gua of the Yi Jing (I Ching) refers repeatedly to this animal. Since the animal has been a major pest since ancient times and also has a habit o..
Greater Los Angeles Area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside Common name: Greater Los Angeles Area Largest cityOther cities Los Angeles - Anaheim - Long Beach - Oxnard - Riverside - San Bernardino - Santa Ana Population  Ranked 2nd in the U.S.  - Total | 18,080,413 (2006 ..
Greater Los Angeles Auto Show
Two Dodge Chargers in the Dodge exhibit at the 2006 LA Auto Show. The Greater Los Angeles Auto Show is an annual auto show that takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. The show has been held annually since 1907. The first show took place at Morley's Ska..
Greater Malmö
Greater Malmö (Swedish: Stor-Malmö) is the south-eastern part of the Scandinavian Öresund Region. According to the definition as used by Statistics Sweden and Øresund Statistics, Greater Malmö is divided into four areas, one each for the municipalities of Malmö, Lund, and Trelleborg, and a f..
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Geography Status: Ceremonial and Metropolitan county (no county council) Origin: 1974 Region: North West England Area:- Total Ranked 39th1,276 km² ONS code: 2A NUTS 2: UKD3 Demographics Population:- Total (2004 est.)- Density Allerdale | Barrow-in-Furness ..
Greater Manchester County Council
The Arms of The Greater Manchester County Council The Greater Manchester County Council (GMCC) was the former upper-tier administrative body for Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in England. It was established on April 1, 1974, and functioned for the next twelve years. Along with f..
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
The Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide emergency fire & rescue service for the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, England. It is administered by a joint authority of the 10 metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester, known as the "Fire and Rescue Authority". It h..
Greater Manchester Open
The Greater Manchester Open was a European Tour golf tournament which was played annually from 1976 to 1981. It was held at Wilmslow Golf Club in Wilmslow, Cheshire, just to the South of Manchester, one of the main cities of the North of England. Three of the six winners were from the Republic of Ir..
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive Logo. The Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) is the public body (Passenger Transport Executive) responsible for co-ordinating public transport services throughout Greater Manchester in England. The GMPTE does not actually ..
Greater Manchester Police
Greater Manchester Police Coverage Area Greater Manchester Size 1,276 km² Population 2.5 million Operations Formed 1974 HQ Chester House, Trafford Officers 8,167 Divisions 12 Stations 62 Chief Constable Michael J Todd Website http://www.gmp.police.uk ..
Greater Manchester Urban Area
The Greater Manchester Urban Area is the term used by the Office for National Statistics for the large conurbation surrounding Manchester in northern England. The area has a population of 2,244,931. The area includes much, but not all of the Greater Manchester Metropolitan county, and includes som..
Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority
The Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) was created under the Local Government Act 1985 to carry out the waste management functions and duties of the Greater Manchester County Council after its abolition in 1986. Greater Manchester Waste Limited (GMW), a company owned and control..
Greater Media
Greater Media, Inc., known as Greater Media, is an American broadcasting company that specializes in radio stations. The markets where they own radio stations include Boston, MA, Detroit, MI, Philadelphia, PA, and the state of New Jersey. The company was formed in 1956 in Southbridge, MA, and its..
Greater Mekong Sub-region Academic and Research Network
Greater Mekong Sub-region Academic and Research Network (GMSARN) is a network of academic and research institutions in a Greater Mekong sub-region. Its mission is to carries out activities in human resources development, joint research, and dissemination of information and intellectual assets genera..
Greater Merseyside
Greater Merseyside is an informal term for a sub-region of North West England including Merseyside, Halton, West Lancashire, and Ellesmere Port and Neston. This corresponds, in part, to the original proposal for Merseyside and the River Mersey or Liverpool's hinterland. It has a semi-official usa..
Greater Metropolitan Area of Aveiro
The Greater Metropolitan Area of Aveiro (Portuguese: Grande Área Metropolitana de Aveiro) in Portugal consists of 13 municipalities that makes the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the country. They spread over two subregions: Baixo Vouga (population: 364,975) and Entre Douro e Vouga (95,52..
Greater Metropolitan Area of Coimbra
The Grande Área Metropolitana de Coimbra (or in English Greater Metropolitan Area of Coimbra) has 16 municipalities (largest to smallest in number of inhabitants): Coimbra, Figueira da Foz, Cantanhede, Montemor-o-Velho, Soure, Mealhada, Penacova, Lousã, Condeixa-a-Nova, Miranda do Corvo, Mira, Tá..
Greater Metropolitan Area of Minho
Greater Metropolitan Area of Minho (Grande Área Metropolitana do Minho) in Portugal consists of 13 municipalities that makes the third most populous metropolitan area in the country. They spread over three subregions: Ave (population: 377,086), Cávado (359,739) and Tâmega (38,312). The total popu..
Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto
Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto, in Portuguese Grande Área Metropolitana do Porto, is a metropolitan area composed of several municipalities centered in the city of Porto, in northern Portugal. In total it has 14 municipalities that make up the second biggest urban area in the country, after Gre..
Greater Metropolitan Area of the Algarve
The Greater Metropolitan Area of the Algarve (Grande Área Metropolitana do Algarve) has 16 municipalities (largest to smallest in number of inhabitants): Loulé, Faro, Portimão, Olhão, Silves, Albufeira, Lagos, Tavira, Lagoa, Vila Real de Santo António, São Brás de Alportel, Monchique, Castro ..
Greater Metropolitan Area of Viseu
The Greater Metropolitan Area of Viseu (Grande Área Metropolitana de Viseu) has 21 municipalities (largest to smallest in number of inhabitants): Viseu, Tondela, Seia, Mangualde, São Pedro do Sul, Castro Daire, Gouveia, Nelas, Sátão, Santa Comba Dão, Vouzela, Moimenta da Beira, Oliveira de Frad..
Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
The Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League is an unsanctioned Canadian Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey league planning to start its first season in 2006. Contents 1 History2 Pros and Cons3 Teams4 Links History Seemingly created to follow in the footsteps of the folded Metro Jun..
Greater Mexico City
Greater Mexico City refers to the conurbation around Mexico City, officially called Zona Metropolitana de la Ciudad de México or ZMCM (Metropolitan Zone of Mexico City) in Mexico. Contents 1 Agreement on the definition of the ZMCM1.1 Definition of the ZMCM2 The normative definitio..
Greater Middlesbrough
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. Greater Middlesbrough is an un-official, local term for areas immediately surrounding the official boundaries o..
Greater Middle East
The Greater Middle East is a political term invented to refer to the Arab World together with Turkey, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Various Central Asian countries and the lower Caucasus (Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia) are sometimes also included. This expanded term was introduced ..
Greater Minnesota
Greater Minnesota, also known as Outstate Minnesota, is the common name for the region of Minnesota outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, that is to say, outside of the seven county Metro area comprised of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties. The ..
Greater Moncton International Airport
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Greater Mongolia
The term Greater Mongolia is sometimes used to describe the contiguous territories primarily inhabited by ethnic Mongols. It approximately includes the country Mongolia (without the Bayan-Ölgiy Province), the autonomous region Inner Mongolia in China, and the Buryat Republic as well as a few smalle..
Greater Monrovia District
The Greater Monrovia District is one of four districts located in Montserrado County, Liberia. The national capital, Monrovia, is located in the district. Districts of Liberia Bomi County: Klay | Mecca Bong County: Fuamah | Jorquelleh | Kokoyah | Panta-Kpa | Salala | Sanayea | Suakoko | ..
Greater Montreal Area
It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a [Disambiguationdisambiguation page]. ([[Wikipedia talk:|Discuss]]) The Greater Montreal Area is a term used to describe either the Montreal, Quebec, Canada Census Metropolitan Area or the Montreal..
Greater Montreal Athletics Association
The Greater Montreal Athletics Association (GMAA) is a inter-mural sporting league in the Greater Montreal Area. It arranges inter-school sports events. External links [GMAA homepage] See also CIAU ..
Greater Morocco
This article is part of the series: The Western Sahara conflict Western Sahara Spanish SaharaGreater MoroccoGreen MarchMadrid Accords ICJ Advisory OpinionMINURSOSettlement PlanHouston AgreementBaker PlanWestern Sahara Authority Politics of Western Sahara MoroccoPolitics of MoroccoSouthern Pro..
Greater Moscow
Greater Moscow (Russian: ) was a general plan of Moscow developed in 1921–1925 by S. Shestakov. The plan was approved in 1925 by Mossovet. The plan suggested that Moscow's territory be expanded to 700 square kilometers; up to 1,800 square kilometers with two green belts. It w..
Greater Mummy
The Greater Mummy of the Dungeons and Dragons game is a priest of a god (usually an Ancient Egyptian one) who, through enduring mummification and being imbued with dark magic, becomes a creature of the undead much like a mummy. This transformation enables them to continue devoutly serving their deit..
Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo
The Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo, Cabassous tatouay, is an armadillo species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Peru. References Abba et al (2006). [Cabassous tatouay]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Datab..
Greater Napanee, Ontario
Greater Napanee (2001 population 15,132) is a town in, and the seat of Lennox and Addington County in eastern Ontario, Canada approximately 40 kilometres west of Kingston. The town was settled by Loyalists in the late 18th century and was first incorporated in 1854. The settlement here was first kn..
Greater Need
There were three Billboard charting singles on Greater Need: "By My Side," a duet with Jon Randall at #18, "I Just Might Be" at #45, and the highest ranking "Good as I Was to You" at #4. The album itself topped out at #8 on the album charts. Track listing "Soldier of Love" (David Malloy/Anthony C..
Greater New Haven
The Greater New Haven area is the metropolitan area whose extent includes those towns in Connecticut that share an economic, social, political, and historical focus on New Haven, Connecticut. It can be roughly considered coterminous with the New Haven Metropolitan NECTA (New England City and Town Ar..
Greater Noctule bat
The Greater Noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus), or Greater Noctule, is a rare and little known mammal. Found in Europe, West Asia, and North Africa, it has the distinction of being the largest bat in Europe, with a wingspan of up to 46 centimetres. Studies suggest that these aerial-hawking bats fe..
Greater Noida
Greater Noida, which in future could be the Second Chandigarh of India. Greater Noida falls within the National Capital Region of India’s capital -New Delhi and is adjacent to Noida, one of the largest industrial townships in Asia. Some people also term it as Educational Park. Greater Noida is loc..
Greater Northdale, Florida
Greater Northdale is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 20,461 at the 2000 census. Geography Greater Northdale is located at [28°5′58″N, 82°31′31″W] (28.099431, -82.525370)[Geographic references#1GR1..
Greater Nottingham
Greater Nottingham is a conurbation based around the city of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. Unlike Greater Manchester and Greater London, which are respectively a metropolitan county and a region, Greater Nottingham has no formal definition as an administrative area. However, the Office f..
Greater Nottingham Partnership
The Greater Nottingham Partnership (GNP) was formed in 1994 by Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council with the aim of improving partnership working across the Greater Nottingham conurbation and attracting more government regeneration funding into the area. The GNP represents the..
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Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, which is governed by a seven-member board; the mayor of the City of Orlando, the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, and five other members who are appointed by the Governor of the State of Florida, subject to confirmation of the senate. GOAA's mis..
Greater Oslo
Greater Oslo is a metropolitan region around the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The suburbian municipalities are divided into two circles and three sectors, west, north and south. They stretch over the counties of Akershus (population: 488,618), Østfold (45,182), Buskerud (25,863) and Oppland (8,781)...
Greater Oslo Region
Greater Oslo Region ("Stor-Oslo-regionen" in Norwegian) is a statistical metropolitan region surrounding the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The region includes the city of Oslo (population: 521,886), the entire county of Akershus (population: 488,618) and several municipalities in the counties of Busker..
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Greater Peoria Regional Airport
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Greater Poland
Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999 Coat of Arms for Greater Poland Voivodeship Greater Poland (also "Great Poland"; Polish: [..
Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919)
Soldiers of the Great Polish Army The Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919 (Polish: powstanie wielkopolskie 1918–19 roku; German: Posener Aufstand) was a military insurrection of Poles in the Greater Poland (also called the Grand Duchy of Poznań or Provinz Posen region) against Ge..
Greater Poland Voivodeship
This article describes a current regional administrative subdivision of Poland. If you are looking for information on the general historic region to which it corresponds, please see the article, Greater Poland. Greater Poland Voivodeship Location Administrative division Gener..
Greater Prairie Chicken
The Greater Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido, is a large bird in the grouse family. This North American species was once abundant, but has become extremely rare or extinct over much of its range due to habitat loss. Adults of both sexes are 14 inches (350 mm), medium sized, stocky, and round-w..
Greater Quebec City Area
The Quebec City metropolitam area (french: Communauté métropolitaine de Québec) is a geopolitical region encompassing numerous cities, towns and villages in the Quebec City economic area. History The Quebec City metropolitan area (QMA) was created on January 1, 2002. Creation date of the new tow..
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
The Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus, is a medium-sized Asian bird. The drongos are passerines restricted to the Old World tropics. They were previously classed as the family Dicruridae, but that has been much enlarged to include a number of largely Australasian groups, such as th..
Greater Ranges
The Greater Ranges comprise the high mountain ranges of Asia: the Himalaya, the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush and Hindu Raj, the Pamir, the Tien Shan, and various smaller mountain ranges of China, especially in Tibet. All of these ranges have peaks over 6000 metres (19,695 feet), and most have peaks ove..
Greater redhorse
The greater redhorse (Moxostoma valenciennesi) is a species of freshwater fish endemic to states in the northcentral and northeastern U.S. as well as Ontario and Quebec in Canada. It is typically found in clear, relatively fast-moving rivers and in both shallow and deep waters in some lakes. The ..
Greater Reykjavík Area
The Greater Reykjavík area (Icelandic: Höfuðborgarsvæðið) is the local area of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland, and its suburbs. The suburbs are: By population Kópavogur (Kopavogur): 25,803Hafnarfjörður (Hafnarfjordur): 22,000Garðabær (Gardabaer): 9,053Mosfellsbær (Mosfellsbaer): 6,..
Greater Richmond Transit Company
The Greater Richmond Transit Company, known locally as GRTC, is a local government-owned urban-suburban bus line based in Richmond, Virginia, USA. It serves the independent city of Richmond and the adjacent counties of Henrico and Chesterfield with a fleet of over 200 diesel-powered transit buses pu..
Greater Ridgeway
The Greater Ridgeway is a 583 kilometer long distance footpath crossing England from Lyme Regis to Hunstanton. It is a combined route which is made from the joining of four other long distance footpaths - the Wessex Ridgeway, The Ridgeway National Trail, the Icknield Way and the Peddars Way National..
Greater Roadrunner
The Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a large, long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. It is one of the two roadrunner species in the genus Geococcyx. Contents 1 Physical features2 Behavior3 Habitat4 Cultural references5 Image gallery6 Refere..
Greater Rochester International Airport
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Greater Romania
"România Mare" is also the name of a political party. See Greater Romania Party. Greater Romania (1920 - 1940) Greater Romania (România Mare) generally refers to the territory of Romania in the years between the First and Second World Wars, the largest geographical extent of Romania up to ..
Greater Romania Party
Partidul România Mare Greater Romania Party Leader Corneliu Vadim Tudor Founded June 1991 Headquarters Str Georges Clemenceau nr. 2Bucharest Political Ideology Nationalism International Affiliation none European Affiliation none Colours Yellow and Blue Website �..
Greater Rosario
Greater RosarioTowns and cities Capitán Bermúdez Fray Luis Beltrán Funes Granadero Baigorria Puerto General San Martín Pérez Roldán Rosario San Lorenzo Soldini Villa Gobernador Gálvez The Greater Rosario is the metropolitan area of the city of Rosario, in the province of Santa Fe, Argenti..
Greater sac
In human anatomy, the greater sac, also known as the general cavity (of the abdomen), is the cavity in the abdomen that is inside the peritoneum but outside of the lesser sac. It is connected with the lesser sac via the epiploic foramen, also known as the Foramen of Winslow. See also Terms ..
Greater Sac-winged Bat
The Greater Sac-winged Bat, Saccopteryx bilineata is a bat native to Central and South America. They are the most common bats seen in the rainforest as they often roost on the outside of large trees. They are insectivores and use echolocation calls through the mouth to track their prey. The long..
Greater Sand Plover
The Greater Sand Plover, Charadrius leschenaultii, is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The spelling is commonly given as greater sandplover, but the official British Ornithologists' Union spelling is greater sand plover. It breeds in the semi-deserts of Turkey and eastwards through cen..
Greater San Luis Potosí
Greater San Luis Potosí is the urban conglomerated which results of the fusion of the cities of San Luis Potosí and Soledad with other comunities around the zone. This metropolitan area is the 10th bigger in Mexico and has a population of 1 million. Greater San Luis Potosí is formed by the comun..
Greater São Paulo
The Grande São Paulo (Greater São Paulo) is a large metropolitan area located in the São Paulo state, in Brazil. It consists of 39 municipalities, including the capital city, São Paulo. The metropolitan area of São Paulo is known as financial, economic and cultural center with altogether 1..
Greater Scaup
The Greater Scaup (Aythya marila), or just Scaup in Europe, is a small diving duck. It breeds on the ground by lakes and bogs on the tundra and at the northern limits of the boreal forest across Arctic and subarctic regions of northern North America, Europe and Asia. The adult Greater Scaup is 4..
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Greater Serbia
Greater Serbia map proposed by the leader of Serbian Radical Party, Vojislav Šešelj, in late 1980s Greater Serbia (Serbian: Велика Србија/Velika Srbija) is a term applied to certain radical currents within Serbian nationalism. It has two forms. The first is the aim of uniting ..
Greater Short-toed Lark
The Short-toed Lark, or Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) is a small passerine bird. It breeds in southern Europe, northwest Africa, and across temperate Asia from Turkey and southern Russia to Mongolia. All but some southernmost populations are migratory, wintering south to th..
Greater Siren
The Greater Siren (Siren lacertina) is an eel-like amphibian. There is some debate over whether it is a true salamander. The largest of the Sirens, they can grow from 48-97 centimeters in length. They range in color from a dark green-brown to almost black, and have a lighter grey or yellow underb..
Greater Skopje
Greater Skopje Location Administrative division of Skopje 1: Centar (Центар) 6:Butel (Бутел) 2:Gazi Baba (Гази Баба) 7:Šuto Orizari (Шуто Оризари) 3:Aerodrom (Аеродром) 8:Karpoš (Карпош) 4:Čair (Чаир) 9:Gorch..
Greater Somalia
Greater Somalia refers to those regions in the Horn of Africa in which ethnic Somalis live, as well as to the irredentist vision of unifying these people under an enlarged Somali state . Greater Somalia thus encompasses Somalia/Somaliland, eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti and northeastern Kenya. The po..
Greater Sooty Owl
The Greater Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa) is a medium to large owl found in south-eastern Australia, Montane rainforests of New Guinea and have been seen on Flinders Island in the Bass Strait. They have a finely white spotted head with scattered white spots on the wings. The females are lighter ..
Greater Southampton
Greater Southampton is an unofficial term for the conurbation surrounding Southampton in Hampshire, England. It has been variously defined as the Southampton Travel to Work Area, and the Office for National Statistics have referred to it as the Southampton Urban Area with a population of around 442,..
Greater Southwest International Airport
Greater Southwest International Airport was the commercial airport serving Fort Worth, Texas from 1953 until 1972. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (or DFW) opened in 1974 on property adjacent to the north side of the airport. As far back as 1927, the cities of Fort Worth and Dallas had ..
Greater Spotted Eagle
The Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga), or just Spotted Eagle, is a large bird of prey. It is about 65 cm in length and has a wingspan of 160cm. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. It breeds from northern Europe across Asia, and winters in southeastern Europe, the Middle E..
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Greater Sudbury, Ontario
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Greater Sudbury City Council
Greater Sudbury City Council is the governing body of the City of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The council consists of the mayor plus a twelve-person council. The city is divided into six wards; each ward is represented by two councillors. The council meets at Tom Davies Square. The city was ..
Greater Sudbury municipal election, 2006
When the current city of Greater Sudbury was created in 2001, the city was divided into six wards, each of which was represented by two councillors. In 2005, the city council adopted a new ward structure, in which the city would now be divided into twelve wards with a single councillor per ward. ..
Greater Sudbury Public Library
The Greater Sudbury Public Library is a public library in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. The library has 13 branches throughout the city. The main branch, Mackenzie, is located on Mackenzie Street in the city's downtown core. Additional branches are located in the communities of Azilda, Capreol, Chelmsf..
Greater Sudbury Transit
Greater Sudbury Transit is a public transport authority that operates buses in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Contents 1 Overview2 History2.1 Past names3 External links Overview Greater Sudbury Transit features over 33 buses covering 23 routes around the city. The average ..
Greater Sunda Islands
The Greater Sunda Islands are a group of islands on the western part of the Malay Archipelago. Islands included in the group are Borneo, Java, Sulawesi and Sumatra. The group is politically split between Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. They can be contrasted with the Lesser Sunda Islands to the ea..
Greater Sun Center, Florida
Greater Sun Center (Sun City Center) is an unincorporated census-designated place located in southern Hillsborough County, Florida. The population was 16,321 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 ZIP code4 More information and population history5 Extern..
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, or Großer Schweizer Sennenhund, is the largest of the traditional Swiss herding breeds, the Sennenhunds, a grouping in which the Bernese Mountain Dog is also included. They are believed descended from large dogs brought to Switzerland by the Romans in the first..
Greater Syria
Greater Syria, as claimed by Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) Greater Syria, also known (in a historic context) as Syria, or Bilad ash-Sham (Arabic: بلاد الشام) is an irredentist term that denotes a historic region in the Middle East bordering the Mediterranean. It is general..
Greater Taunton Area
The Greater Taunton Area is the suburban area surrounding the city of Taunton, in northeastern Bristol County, Massachusetts. It comprises of various present-day municipalities that were once under the jurisdiction of Taunton in Colonial America. These present-day municipalities include the towns ..
Greater Tehran
Greater Tehran is the metropolitan urban area in Tehran Province that covers the contiguous cities of Tehran, Ray, Karaj, Islamshahr, Hesarak, Shemiran, Varamin, Mehran and other areas. According to some estimates, Greater Tehran hosts a population of close to 15 million residents. ..
Greater Than Angels
Greater Than Angels is a book by Carol Matas. It is set in France and details the cruel treatment and then murder endured by the Jews during the Holocaust. ..
Greater Tokyo Area
Map of Japan with the Greater Tokyo Area highlighted The Greater Tokyo Area is a large metropolitan area in Japan consisting of the metropolis of Tokyo and the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama. In Japanese, it is referred to as the , or . It is the largest metropolitan area in the ..
Greater Toronto Airports Authority
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) operates Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and may operate the proposed Pickering Airport east of Toronto if that airport is built. The GTAA operates Canada's largest airport facility with t..
Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada. The GTA has a population of over 5.6 million people (2005). In addition to the City of Toronto, it includes the Regional Municipalities of York, Halton, Peel and Durham. The term GTA came into us..
Greater Toronto Bioregion
The Greater Toronto Bioregion represents a unique ecosystem that co-exists with the urban sprawl of the Greater Toronto Area. It is also part of the Oak Ridges Moraine system. External links [Wetland issues - The Bioregion] ..
Greater Toronto Hockey League
The Greater Toronto Hockey League, formerly known as the "Metro Toronto Hockey League", is a minor level ice hockey organization based out of the Toronto region of Ontario. The league is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation and Hockey Canada. External links [GTHL Website] ..
Greater Toronto Services Board
Greater Toronto Services Board was created in 1998 under the Greater Toronto Services Act by the province of Ontario and began sessions in 1999. It was created following the amalgamation of the City of Toronto. In some ways it was seen as a replacement for Metro Toronto Council and regional councils..
Greater Toronto Transportation Authority
The Greater Toronto Transportation Authority (GTTA) is a new public authority being created by the Government of Ontario to manage transportation and public transit planning within the Greater Toronto Area. Contents 1 Responsibilities2 Governance3 History4 References Responsi..
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Greater Tuna
Greater Tuna is the first in a trilogy of comedic plays (followed by A Tuna Christmas and Red, White and Tuna), each set the ficitonal town of Tuna, Texas, the "third-smallest" town in the state. The trilogy was written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard. The plays are at once an affecti..
Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program
The Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY) was initiated by the United States Navy after World War II to improve the submerged speed, maneuverability, and endurance of its submarines. (The 'Y' in the acronym was added to increase pronounceability.) The Navy began the program by testin..
Greater Union
Greater Union is an Australian chain of cinema multiplexes. They are rivals with Hoyts and Village Cinemas, although, Amalgamated Holdings Limited, who run the Greater Union chain have a 50% share holding in the Village Cinemas chain. Greater Union also trade under the name Birch Carroll & Coyle, ..
Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Greater Upper Marlboro is an unincorporated census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, the census boundaries of which completely surround Upper Marlboro, the county seat. The population was 18,720 at the 2000 census. Geography Greater Upper Marlboro is located at [38°49′39..
Greater Vancouver Distance Education School
The Greater Vancouver Distance Education School is a distance learning organisation headquarterd in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It primarily offers distance learning opportunities for school age children in the following school districts: School District 37 DeltaSchool District 38 RichmondS..
Greater Vancouver Electoral Area A, British Columbia
Greater Vancouver Electoral Area A is a part of the Greater Vancouver Regional District in British Columbia. It includes several unincorporated areas in the GVRD: the University Endowment Lands and the University of British Columbia, west of the City of Vancouver; Bowyer, Passage, and Barnston I..
Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia
Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Motto: Building a sustainable region Area:2,878.52 km² Population  - Total (2001):2,134,300  - Cdn. CD Rank:Ranked 3rd  - Pop. Density690.3/km² MPs Don Bell, Dawn Black, Raymond Chan, John M. Cummins, Libby ..
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Police Service
The Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Police Service polices TransLink in Vancouver, the only transit authority in Canada to have its own police force. Contents 1 History2 Organization3 See also4 External links History Before December 2005, the GVTA had police forc..
Greater Vasa Parrot
The Greater Vasa Parrot Coracopsis vasa is one of two species of vasa parrot, the other being the Lesser Vasa Parrot C. nigra. The Greater vasa parrot can be found in portions of the Madagascar dry deciduous forests. References BirdLife International (2004). [Coracopsis vasa]. 2006 IUC..
Greater Victoria, British Columbia
Greater Victoria (also known as the Greater Victoria Region) is located in British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. It is not a political entity but rather a group of thirteen different municipalities of the Capital Regional District (CRD). The only portions of the CRD no..
Greater Victoria Public Library
The Greater Victoria Public Library is a public library which serves Victoria, British Columbia and the surrounding area. ..
Greater Vitória
Greater Vitória is an administrative entity in Brazil made up of the following municipalities: Serra, Vitória, Vila Velha, Cariacica and Viana according to IBGE and it has an approximate area of 1.350 Km², and 1,612,885 inhabitants (2005). Trends and Influences The term Grater Vitória correspo..
Greater Washington Board of Trade
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Greater Western Sydney
Greater Western Sydney is a very general term which is used to describe the western region of the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. Greater Western Sydney includes the local government areas of Auburn, Bankstown, Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Camden, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, Holroyd, ..
Greater white-toothed shrew
The greater white-toothed shrew Crocidura russula is a small shrew found in Europe and North Africa. Its preferred habitat are grassland and woodland. It is slightly larger than the lesser white-toothed shrew but otherwise very similar, and can often be distinguished only by close inspection of ..
Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway
The Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway is a 102-mile long industrial railway from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Shoal Lake near Manitoba's eastern boundary. The railway was built to assist in the construction and maintenance of an aqueduct supplying fresh water to Winnipeg. It is owned by Winnipeg's mu..
Greater Wrong of the Right LIVE
The Greater Wrong of the Right LIVE is a 2-DVD set from Skinny Puppy. Disc one is live footage from their 2004 fall tour shot in Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. Disc two includes archival footage from the band's three previous tours. Disc 01 Downsizer (from The Greater Wrong of the Right)I'm..
Greater Yellowlegs
The Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca, is a large shorebird similar in appearance to the smaller Lesser Yellowlegs. Adults have long yellow legs and a long, thin, dark bill which has a slight upward curve and is longer in length than the head. The body is grey brown on top and white underneat..
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Greater Yellowstone is the last large, nearly intact ecosystem in the northern temperate zone of the Earth and is partly located in Yellowstone National Park. Conflict over management has been controversial, and the area is a flagship site among conservation groups that aggressively promote ecosyst..
Greater Yemen
Greater Yemen (Arabic: اليمن الكبرى [Al-Yaman al-Kubrā]) is a geographic term denoting the present territory of the Republic of Yemen as well as the regions of 'Asir, Najran Province, Jizan Province, Al Bahah Province, the adjacent islands in the Red Sea and the adjacent parts o..
Greatest!
Greatest! is an album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Sun Records in 1959 (see 1959 in music). It was Cash's third record on the label, which he had left the previous year to join Columbia Records. By the time the album was released, Cash had already recorded The Fabulous Johnny Cash, hi..
GreatestJournal
GreatestJournal.com is a weblog site allowing Internet users to keep an online journal or diary. It was founded on September 2nd, 2003 as an alternative to LiveJournal, offering for free many of the features which LiveJournal offers only to paying users, such as extra icons, voice posts, and unlimit..
Greatest & Latest
Greatest & Latest is an album by Dee Dee Ramone. Track listing Blitzkrieg PopTimebombSheena Is A Punk RockerShakin’ All OverI Wanna Be SedatedCretin’ HopTeenage LobotomyGimme Gimme Shock TreatmeantMotorbikin’Come On NowCathy’s ClownPinhead, Rockaway BeachFix Yourself UpSidewalk Surfin’Be..
Greatest (Duran Duran album)
Greatest is a greatest hits compilation album released in 1998 by the band Duran Duran. Contents 1 CD1.1 Track listing2 Video2.1 Video album track listing3 DVD3.1 DVD Easter Eggs3.2 Full hidden track listing CD Greatest was an update of the 1989 ten-year a..
Greatest Ape
The Greatest Ape: the English equivalent of the alternative (serious/tongue-in-cheek) Homo stupidus economicus for Homo sapiens, the misleading scientific name given to human beings by the Swedisch biologist, Carl Linnaeus in the 18th Century. ..
Greatest Britons spin-offs
The following is a list of spin offs of the 2002 Greatest Britons program produced by the BBC. Contents 1 Past shows2 Other inspired spin-offs3 Currently ongoing3.1 External links Past shows Canada - CBC: The Greatest CanadianCzech Republic - Česká televize - Největ..
Greatest chess player of all time
Note: This article only deals with human players. See computer chess for machine players. There is no consensus on who is the greatest chess player of all time, but it is a topic often discussed by fans and addressed by writers. Basically the classification is, and can only be, a matter of opinion..
Greatest common denominator
The greatest common denominator is a meaningless term, sometimes mistakingly used when one actually wishes to refer to either the lowest common denominator, which is the least common multiple of the denominators of a set of vulgar fractions.the greatest common divisor, which is the largest integer ..
Greatest common divisor
In mathematics, the greatest common divisor (gcd), sometimes known as the greatest common factor (gcf) or highest common factor (hcf), of two non-zero integers, is the largest positive integer that divides both numbers. The greatest common divisor of a and b is written as gcd(a, b), or someti..
Greatest conjunction
Greatest conjunction is a term applied in astronomy to a conjunction of the planets Jupiter and Saturn at or near their opposition to the Sun. In this scenario, Jupiter and Saturn will occupy the same position in right ascension on three separate occasions over a period of a few months. The so-ca..
Greatest Day
"Greatest Day" was the fifth single released from Prodigal Sista, a studio album by British soul singer Beverley Knight. The track became her biggest charting single up to that point when it peaked at #14 in Britain, and still remaims one of her best known hits. The track, which was remixed by Mik..
Greatest element
In mathematics, especially in order theory, the greatest element of a subset S of a partially ordered set (poset) is an element of S which is greater than or equal to any other element of S. The term least element is defined dually. A bounded poset is a poset that has both a greatest element and a l..
Greatest Engineering Achievements
The National Academy of Engineering of America has produced a list of its top twenty engineering achievements of the century, ranging from electrification to developments in materials science. The basic guideline for inclusion in the list was whether or not an advancement had made a great contributi..
Greatest Fits
Greatest Fits is a greatest hits compliation album by the industrial band Ministry. The album was released on June 19th, 2001 on Warner Brothers Label. Track listing "What About Us?" (Al Jourgensen/Paul Barker/Max Brody/Ty Coon) – 5:52"Stigmata" (Jourgensen) – 5:44"The Land of Rape an..
Greatest fixed point
In mathematics, more specifically in order theory, the greatest fixed point (gfp or GFP) of a function is the fixed point which is greater than or equal to all other fixed points, according to some partial order. For example, the greatest fixed point of the real function f(x) = –x2 is x ..
Greatest Generation
American Generations Term Period Awakening Generation 1701–1723 First Great Awakening 1730–1740 Liberty GenerationRepublican GenerationCompromise Generation 1724–17411742–17661767–1791 Second Great Awakening 1790–1840 Transcendentalist GenerationTranscendental GenerationAbolitioni..
Greatest happiness principle
The Greatest Happiness Principle is the central tenet of utilitarian moral theory. It states that the correct action in any situation is that which brings the most happiness to the most people. It was first developed by Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832). He used felicific calculus to determine whether som..
Greatest Heros United - DVD
Summary: The Greatest Heros United DVD was a DVD sent out by the FoxBox in 2003. It was sent to help find out the FoxBox Brodcast codes. The Baddies Eggman (Sonic), Dialbolic (Ultimate M.), King DeDeDe (Kirby), Shreader (TMNT), Dr.K (Cubix). The Goodies Sonic, Kid M., Kirby, TMNT, and Cubix. ..
Greatest hits
For a list of albums known just by the title, see Greatest Hits. A greatest hits album (sometimes referred to as a "best of" album, though "best of" is highly subjective) is a compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular music artist or band. To increase the appeal of..
Greatest Hits
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 the link to point directly to the intended article. Greatest Hits is a common name for a compilation album of an artist's most po..
Greatest Hits!?
Greatest Hits!? is the title of Australian band tba's first album. The name of the album reflects on tba's humour, seeing as their first ever recording are their "Greatest Hits" hence the exclamation and question marks. "Greatest Hits!?" was recorded at the band's local church using cheap instrume..
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 is the 2006 Greatest Hits album from Phil Vassar. The album consists of songs from Vassar's three records and songs Vassar wrote, but cut by other artists such as: Tim McGraw (My Next Thirty Years & For A Little While), Jo Dee Messina (Bye Bye & I'm Alright), And Collin Raye (L..
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Blue Rodeo album)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 is a 2001 greatest hits album by Blue Rodeo. It collects the singles from all of their albums except 2000's The Days in Between, which was still a relatively current release. It also includes a cover of "To Love Somebody" by The Bee Gees. (Critics have noted that this is pro..
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Johnny Cash album)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 is a compilation album by country singer Johnny Cash, released in 1967 (see 1967 in music) on Columbia Records. It is notable in that it marks the first appearance of "Jackson", Cash's famous duet with his future wife, June Carter. The track would appear on Carryin' On with J..
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Temptations album)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 is a 1970 greatest hits album for The Temptations, released by the Gordy (Motown) label. The sequel to the first Temptations greatest hits LP from 1966, Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 collects several of the late-1960s hits that followed the release of the first compilation. Included ..
Greatest Hits, Volume 1
Greatest Hits, Volume 1 is a greatest hits compilation released in October 2004 by nu metal band KoЯn. It features various songs from their ten-year career. Two new songs are in the album. The first track is a cover of Cameo's "Word Up!". The second track is a compilation of all three parts of Pi..
Greatest Hits, Volume II
Greatest Hits, Volume II is the second greatest hits album by American rock band Chicago - their fifteenth overall - and was released in 1981. Following the commercial flop of 1980's Chicago XIV, Columbia Records dropped Chicago from their roster and cancelled a lucrative contract that had recen..
Greatest Hits: Acoustic Live
Greatest Hits: Acoustic Live is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released on October 21, 1997 (Laserlight 12976). History Although Beacon Records issued an edited version of Rising only two months before, Laserlight somehow gained the rights to the same set of so..
Greatest Hits: Back to the Start
Greatest Hits: Back to the Start is the second greatest hits album by Megadeth. It was released in 2005 by Capitol Records. All songs are digitally remastered. Track listing "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" - 6:32 (From the Rust In Peace album)"In My Darkest Hour" - 6:26 (From the So Far, So Go..
Greatest Hits: From the Beginning (album)
Greatest Hits: From the Beginning is the American artist Travis Tritt's Greatest Hits album, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1995. The tracks "Only You (And You Alone)" and "Sometimes She Forgets" were released as singles. Track listing "Here's A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" - 2:32"Anymo..
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
[[Greatest Hits: My Prerogative]] is the first greatest hits collection from pop music singer Britney Spears, released on November 9, 2004. Contents 1 Album information2 Track listing2.1 ''UK Version''2.2 ''US Version''2.3 ''Latin American & Philippine Version''3 ..
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (DVD)
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative is the seventh DVD collection from pop music singer Britney Spears, released on November 9, 2004. It includes all music videos of Spears' hit singles, from "...Baby One More Time" up to her cover of Bobby Brown's "My Prerogative". The DVD also features the video clips..
Greatest Hits: Still Squeaky After All These Years
Greatest Hits: Still Squeaky After All These Years is a 1999 music album by Alvin and the Chipmunks, released by Capitol Records, and contains all 17 tracks, including a newly recorded bonus track, Chat with Alvin - Alvin Interviews with Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. Track listing Witch DoctorAlvin's Orc..
Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection
Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection Album by Barry Manilow Released 1993 Genre Easy Listening/Pop Length 75:38 Label Arista U.S. Certification None Barry Manilow Chronology Showstoppers(1991) Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection(1993) Singin' With The Big Bands(1994) Greatest Hi..
Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled
Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled is a 2005 music album by Melissa Etheridge, released by Island Records, and featured 17 tracks from her 17-year career. Track listing "Refugee" (3:37)"Similar Features" (4:44)"Like the Way I Do" (5:25)"Bring Me Some Water" (3:54)"You Can Sleep While I Drive"..
Greatest Hits '93-'03
Greatest Hits '93-'03 was the first compilation album by 311, released on June 8, 2004. The album features tracks from each of 311's major label albums from Music through Evolver and two new tracks "First Straw" and "How Do You Feel?" "First Straw" was released as a radio single and enjoyed modest..
Greatest Hits ('N Sync album)
Greatest Hits is the "best of" compilation album by boy band 'N Sync. It was released on October 25, 2005 (see 2005 in music). It includes one "new" song, entitled "I'll Never Stop", which wasn't released in the U.S. The picture on the cover is from a 2000 photoshoot. Sales The album debuted at ..
Greatest Hits (1974-1978)
Steve Miller Band's Greatest Hits 1974-1978, released in October 1978, has sold 13 million copies and is ranked 33rd on the Recording Industry Association of America list of best selling rock albums of all time. A sign of the album-oriented rock times, all but one track came from their last two alb..
Greatest Hits (1985-1995)
Greatest Hits (1985-1995) is an album by Michael Bolton. Track listing "That's What Love Is All About""(Sittin' On)The Dock Of The Bay""Soul Provider""How Am I Supposed To Live Without You""How Can We Be Lovers""Back On My Feet Again""Georgia On My Mind""Time, Love And Tenderness""When A Man Love..
Greatest Hits (1988 Fleetwood Mac album)
For other albums Fleetwood Mac albums entitled "Greatest Hits", see Greatest Hits (Fleetwood Mac album). Greatest Hits is a 1988 album by British-American band Fleetwood Mac. It covers the period of the band's greatest commercial success, from the mid 1970s to the late 1980s. It should not be conf..
Greatest Hits (2Pac album)
Greatest Hits is a double disc greatest hits album for the late rapper 2Pac, released by Death Row Records in 1998. The album's nonchronological sequence highlights 2Pac's music; the 21 popular hits, some slightly reedited for legal reasons, are accompanied by four previously unreleased songs. Acc..
Greatest Hits (A*Teens)
Greatest Hits is A*Teens last Official Album, a compilation including biggest worldwide hits such as "Mamma Mia", "Upside Down", "Halfway Around The World", "Floorfiller" and many others, every track included on that album (except by the new tracks) reached the Top 20 in some country. [Marie'..
Greatest Hits (ABBA album)
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). Greatest Hits was rush-released to counter expected import sales of similar collections released by licencees in Europe. Its compilation successor was 1979's Greatest Hits Vol. 2. The artwork pic..
Greatest Hits (Ace of Base album)
Greatest Hits is the name of a compilation album of Ace of Base, a pop music group based in Sweden. It was released in 2000 in the United States, while Singles of the 90s, an album containing new material, was released in Europe, Africa, and Asia. Unfortunately, the Greatest Hits album was an inf..
Greatest Hits (Aerosmith album)
Greatest Hits is Aerosmith's first standard "greatest hits" compilation album. It went multi-platinum and contained some of the hits that made the band an icon of the 1970s rock era. A couple of remastered versions of Greatest Hits appeared in the 1990s and were considered responsible for the band'..
Greatest Hits (Alice Cooper album)
Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Alice Cooper, released in 1974. It features cuts from Cooper's 3rd album (Love It to Death) to his last album with his original lineup, (Muscle of Love). Four of the songs are from Billion Dollar Babies. For songs were remixed for this compi..
Greatest Hits (Alice in Chains album)
Greatest Hits (also known as Alice in Chains Greatest Hits) is an album by the grunge band Alice in Chains. It was released on July 24, 2001 on Columbia Records. It is the second collection of hit songs by the band, and could be considered a shorter version of their previous one, [[Nothing Safe: T..
Greatest Hits (Alien Ant Farm album)
Greatest Hits is Alien Ant Farm's first album, released independently in 1999 on their own record label. Track listing "These Days" (3:50)"Pink Tea" (4:09)"Movies" (3:25)"Dole Roll" (2:21)"Denigrate" (4:18)"Solution Time" (4:22)"S.S. Recognize" (3:51)"Nova Hands" (4:55)"Universe" (5:36)"Slick Thi..
Greatest Hits (And Unheard Bits)
Greatest Hits (And Unheard Bits) LP by Space Released September 22, 2003 Recorded 1996-2000 Genre Indie Length Unknown Record label Music Club Producer Unknown Space Chronology Tin Planet(1998) Greatest Hits (And Unheard Bits)(2003) Suburban Rock 'N' Roll(2004) Greatest Hits (And Unhea..
Greatest Hits (April Wine album)
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Canadian rock band April Wine released in 1979. The picture on this album cover is also used on three other albums First Glance (Canadian version only), The Hits, and Classic Masters. Track listing Fast TrainDrop Your GunsWeeping WidowRock and Roll Is A Vic..
Greatest Hits (Atomic Kitten album)
Greatest Hits by Atomic Kitten was released due to the fact that the lead singer of the band, Natasha Hamilton preferred to the spend time with her son. This technically implied that the band no longer existed - even though two more releases have been made since then. It was therefore decided to m..
Greatest Hits (Better Than Ezra album)
Greatest Hits is a 2005 greatest-hits album by Better Than Ezra, released by Rhino Records. Track listing "King of New Orleans""Good""At The Stars""In The Blood" (single remix)"Live Again""Extra Ordinary""Rosealia" (single remix)"Desperately Wanting""Misunderstood""This Time of Year (French radio ..
Greatest Hits (Billy Idol album)
Greatest Hits is a compilation of Billy Idol's most popular singles, in addition to a live recording of one of his most popular songs, "Rebel Yell". It was released by Capitol Records in 2001. The album has sold 500,000 copies in the US alone. Track listing "Dancing with Myself" - 4:50"Mony Mo..
Greatest Hits (Billy Joel albums)
Billy Joel's "Greatest Hits" discs are a collection released in two sets. The first, released in 1985, contained the first two discs. The second was released in 1997. All songs but the last three, "To Make You Feel My Love", "Hey Girl" and "Light as the Breeze", were written by Joel. "You're Only..
Greatest Hits (Björk album)
Greatest Hits is a compilation album released in November of 2002 featuring the songs of Icelandic singer Björk. Although all of Bjork's singles are not included on this collection, all of the songs on Greatest Hits were released as singles. The tracks were selected by fans through a survey on ..
Greatest Hits (blink-182 album)
Greatest Hits was the only compilation album by blink-182, released on November 1, 2005 (see 2005 in music). On the same day, the DVD was released featuring the same title and cover. It included most of the band's music videos. Interestingly "Carousel" was not on the original track list released f..
Greatest Hits (Bob Seger album)
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band. Track listing "Roll Me Away""Night Moves""Turn the Page""You'll Accomp'ny Me""Hollywood Nights""Still The Same""Old Time Rock & Roll""We've Got Tonight""Against The Wind""Mainstreet""The Fire Inside""Like A Rock""C'est La..
Greatest Hits (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony album)
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits double disc album that was released in November 16, 2004 by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. It features Bone's most popular songs between the years 1994-2002. Track listing Greatest Hits Disc 1:Carole Of The BonesThuggish Ruggish Bone (feat. Shatasha Williams)Foe Tha Love..
Greatest Hits (Boston album)
Greatest Hits is the 1997 compilation album by Boston. Released 21 years after the band's first album, it showcases songs from their first four albums as well as three new songs. In the booklet, the band proclaims that it is drug free and against cruelty of any kind. Every page has a picture of an ..
Greatest Hits (Bruce Springsteen album)
Greatest Hits is Bruce Springsteen's first compilation album, released February 27, 1995 on Columbia Records. This record is a collection of Springsteen's greatest hits through the years and four extra tracks at the end recorded with the E Street Band in 1994-1995. Not all of these were actual "hi..
Greatest Hits (Cameo)
Greatest Hits is compilation album released by funk/R&B group Cameo. It was also the fourth album to be released by the band (and third collection of previously released material) in 1998 alone. This 12-track collection can be considered a combination of 1993's The Best of Cameo and its sequel in..
Greatest Hits (Captain Jack)
Track Listing "Captain Jack" - 4:08"Iko Iko" - 3:14"Drill Instructor" - 4:12"Centerfold" - 3:01"Soldier Soldier" - 3:43"Say Captain Say Wot" - 3:15"Give It Up" - 3:26"Capitano" - 3:20"Volare" - 2:48"Viva La Vida" - 3:37"Little Boy" - 3:28"Dream A Dream" - 3:40"In The Navy" - 3:36"Samba Brazil" - 3..
Greatest Hits (Chilliwack album)
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by the Canadian rock band Chilliwack released in 1994. Tracks 1. Don't Stop2. Gettin Better3. Watcha Gonna Do4. My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)5. I Believe6. Communication Breakdown7. Arms Of Mary8. Fly At Night9. Baby Blue10. California Girl11. Crazy Talk12. ..
Greatest Hits (Chopped & Screwed)
Greatest Hits (Chopped & Screwed) was a Bone Thugs-N-Harmony album that was released November 15, 2005 on Ruthless Records. It was chopped and screwed by DJ Michael 5000 Watts of Swishahouse. Tracklist Greatest Hits Disc 1:Carole Of The BonesThuggish Ruggish Bone (feat. Shatasha Williams)Foe Tha Lo..
Greatest Hits (Creed)
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits compilation album from the alternative rock band Creed. It was released in 2004, soon after the announcement that the band had broken up, and that lead singer Scott Stapp and the other members of the band would go their separate ways. The album also includes a DVD t..
Greatest Hits (CSN album)
Greatest Hits is a Crosby, Stills & Nash compilation released by Rhino Records in 2005. The album was dedicated to Cass Elliot with great thanks to Neil Young. Track listing "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (Stills) – 7:22"Long Time Gone" (Crosby) – 4:17"Just A Song Before I Go" (Nash) &ndas..
Greatest Hits (Debbie Gibson)
Greatest Hits is the first compilation album of American singer Debbie Gibson. It was released in 1995 on the Atlantic label. Track listing "Only In My Dreams" - 3:55"Electric Youth" - 4:55"Foolish Beat" - 4:25"Anything Is Possible" - 3:44"Staying Together" - 4:07"Lost In Your Eyes" - 3:34"Shake..
Greatest Hits (Eurythmics album)
Greatest Hits is a 1991 retrospective compilation album by Eurythmics, containing their successful singles spanning the years 1982 through 1990. The European version of the album contained eighteen tracks and the version released in the United States contained fourteen. The track order also diff..
Greatest Hits (Fleetwood Mac album)
Fleetwood Mac Greatest Hits may refer to: Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits, a 1970 releaseGreatest Hits (1971 Fleetwood Mac album), which covers the early "Peter Green" era blues-based Fleetwood Mac Greatest Hits (1988 Fleetwood Mac album), which covers the era of the band's commercial pe..
Greatest Hits (George Strait album)
Greatest Hits is country music singer George Strait's first compilation album, released in 1985 by MCA Records. It includes the ten best songs from Strait's first three albums. It reached #4 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart and is certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA. Track listing "..
Greatest Hits (Goldie Lookin' Chain album)
Greatest Hits was the first Goldie Lookin' Chain album to be released nationally and on a major label (Atlantic Records). It was released in 2004 and took tracks from several of Goldie Lookin' Chain's previous self-released CD-R albums which had received very limited distribution at GLC live show..
Greatest Hits (Grand Funk Railroad album)
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Grand Funk Railroad. Track listing "We're An American Band" - (3:26)"Time Machine" - (3:45)"Walk Like A Man" - (4:05)"Some Kind Of Wonderful" - (3:23)"Shinin' On" - (5:56)"Heartbreaker" - (6:34)"Rock & Roll Soul" - (3:29)"The Loco-Motion" - (2:46)"Footstom..
Greatest Hits (Guns N' Roses album)
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Guns N' Roses. The album was released on March 23, 2004. It hit #1 in the UK and #3 in the US. Despite some criticisms towards the track listing by fans (even Axl Rose and ex-Guns N' Roses members, who filed a joint lawsuit to try and prevent the release of..
Greatest Hits (Highway 101)
This compilation of their previous hits also included two new songs: "Someone Else's Trouble Now" and "The Change," which were both singles that never appeared on any previous album. The rest of the album was filled with four songs from Highway 101, and two songs each from Highway 101² and Paint ..
Greatest Hits (Ice Cube album)
Ice Cube - Greatest Hits is an album released in 2001 compiling 17 hits by Ice Cube. Tracklist Pushin' Weight - Mr. Short Khop, Ice CubeCheck Yo Self - Das EFX, Ice CubeWe Be Clubbin'$100 Dollar Bill Ya'llOnce Upon a Time in the ProjectsBow Down (Westside Connection)Hello - MC Ren, Dr. Dre, I..
Greatest Hits (James Taylor album)
Greatest Hits is singer-songwriter James Taylor's eighth album, and the best-selling album of his career. Released on November 1, 1976, the album featured newly recorded versions of "Carolina in My Mind" and "Something in the Way She Moves." Although the album did not rise higher than number 23 on..
Greatest Hits (Jim Brickman album)
Greatest Hits is a 2004 Jim Brickman album released by Windham Hill Records compiling thirteen songs by Brickman, including two newly recorded tracks. Tracks "Angel Eyes" - 2:31"Valentine" (with Martina McBride) - 3:16"Rocket to the Moon" - 2:31"Love of My Life" (with Michael W. Smith) - 4:00"If Yo..
Greatest Hits (Journey album)
Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by the rock and roll band Journey, released on November 15, 1988. The compilation is the band's biggest-selling CD/Album to date, selling over 14 million copies as of 2006. Track listing "Only the Young" (from the movie Vision Quest)"Don't Stop Believi..
Greatest Hits (Kenny Chesney album)
This album is a compilation of what are considered to be Kenny Chesney's greatest hits. Track listing "I Lost It""Don't Happen Twice""Tin Man""Fall in Love""All I Need to Know""For the First Time""Me and You""Back Where I Come From""When I Close My Eyes""She's Got It All""That's Why I'm Here""How ..
Greatest Hits (Kool Moe Dee album)
Greatest Hits is a collection of all rapper, Kool Moe Dee's greatest hits and songs from his rap career. Track listing Wild Wild WestGo See The DoctorGod Made Me FunkeI Go To WorkWhosgotdaflavaLet's GoDeath BlowCan U Feel ItHow Ya Like Me NowDo You Know What Time It IsThey Want MoneyGimme My Prop..
Greatest Hits (Kylie Minogue album)
Kylie Minogue's Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, released in 1992. It contains 19 hit singles from her albums Kylie, Enjoy Yourself, Rhythm of Love and Let's Get To It, as well as 3 songs recorded specifically for inclusion on this album. The album was la..
Greatest Hits (Lenny Kravitz album)
The album Greatest Hits by Lenny Kravitz contains the following songs: "Are You Gonna Go My Way", from his album Are You Gonna Go My Way"Fly Away", from album 5"Rock and Roll Is Dead", from Circus"Again", which was previously unreleased"It Ain't Over Til It's Over", from Mama Said"Can't Get You O..
Greatest Hits (Linda Ronstadt)
In 1976, singer Linda Ronstadt released a Greatest Hits album; but in later years, she also released several other greatest-hits and compilation albums: :* Greatest Hits - 1976 :* Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 - 1980 :* Greatest Hits (with Rodney Crowell) - 1993 :* The Linda Ronstadt Box Set - 1999'' (4-CD..
Greatest Hits (Mariah Carey album)
Greatest Hits is the eleventh album by American singer Mariah Carey, released in the United States on December 4 2001 (see 2001 in music) by Columbia Records. It is a greatest hits compilation album: CD 1 is primarily a collection of Carey's hits from 1990 to 1995, while CD 2 is primarily a collect..
Greatest Hits (Martha and the Vandellas album)
"Greatest Hits" is a 1966 greatest hits album by Martha and the Vandellas, released by the Gordy (Motown) label. Included are popular Vandellas hits such as "Dancing in the Street", "Come And Get These Memories", "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave", "Live Wire", "Wild One", "Nowhere to Run", and "Quicksa..
Greatest Hits (Mötley Crüe)
Mötley Crüe released their Greatest Hits in November 14, 1998, with two newly recorded songs "Bitter Pill", and "Enslaved". Track listing 1. Bitter Pill2. Enslaved3. Girls, Girls, Girls4. Kickstart My Heart5. Wild Side6. Glitter7. Dr. Feelgood8. Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)9. Home Sweet Home10. Af..
Greatest Hits (N.W.A)
Greatest Hits (N.W.A) is an album originally released on July 2, 1996. The re-released version contains two bonus tracks. The second of which, Hello, is a N.W.A reunion for Ice Cube's sixth studio album War & Peace - Volume 2 (The Peace Disc), featuring Dr. Dre & MC Ren. Track listing "Live In..
Greatest Hits (Najwa Karam)
Tracklist 1. Saharni2. Edhak Lil Dounya3. Ewa Tekoun Zealt4. Tahamouni5. Roba'I Wa Khomasi (Live)6. Nedmaneh7. Ashqah8. Oyoun Qalbi9. Ma Bassmahlak10. Maghrouumeh11. Ana Meen12. Rouh Rouhi13. Atshana14. Khaleek al-Ardh15. Majbourah16. Naghmet Hob17. Ya Habayeb ..
Greatest Hits (Nazareth album)
Track Listing Razamanaz - 3:53Holy Roller - 3:25Shanghai'd In Shanghai - 3:44Love Hurts - 3:54Turn On Your Receiver - 3:21Bad Bad Boy - 3:58This Flight Tonight - 3:25Broken Down Angel - 3:46Hair Of The Dog - 3:17Sunshine - 3:45My White Bicycle - 3:28Woke Up This Morning - 3:45 Credits Dan McCaffer..
Greatest Hits (Neil Young album)
Neil Young's Greatest Hits is only the third compilation after Decade and Lucky Thirteen to appear from this veteran artist. Eleven of the first twelve tracks also appear on Decade, and the disc in total spans his solo career from 1969 through 1992. It was released on November 16, 2004 on Reprise..
Greatest Hits (Noiseworks)
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Greatest Hits (Phil Ochs album)
Greatest Hits was Phil Ochs' seventh and final studio album. Contrary to its title, it offered ten new tracks of material, mostly produced by Van Dyke Parks, and was released in 1970. Focusing more on country music than any other album in Ochs' canon, it featured an impressive number of musicians,..
Greatest Hits (Queen)
Greatest Hits is a 1981 Queen compilation. The record, released on 2 November 1981, became UK's all-time bestseller. Combined with Greatest Hits II it became the definitive Queen compilation. While a domestic release with different tracks but the same cover art was available in the US in 1981, the..
Greatest Hits (Queensrÿche album)
Greatest Hits is a 2000 compilation album from American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. It includes material from all of the band's studio releases up to 1997 (1999's Q2K is excluded), as well as the b-side "Chasing Blue Sky" and an alternate version of "Someone Else?" Charts Album Billboar..
Greatest Hits (Quiet Riot album)
Track listing "Cum On Feel The Noize""Bang Your Head (Metal Health)""Slick Black Cadillac""The Wild & The Young""Mama We're All Crazy Now""Party All Night""The Joker""Stay With Me Tonight""Callin' The Shots""Bang Your Head (Metal Health)" (Live)"Let's Go Crazy" (Live) ..
Greatest Hits (Red Hot Chili Peppers album)
Greatest Hits is the Red Hot Chili Peppers' second compilation album released on November 18, 2003 by Warner Bros. Records. While What Hits!? encompassed material from their 1984 debut to 1989's Mother's Milk, this collection of songs takes off from that point, including material from the Mother..
Greatest Hits (Rheostatics album)
Greatest Hits is the first Rheostatics album. Only 1,000 copies were released in 1987, and all sold out. However, the album was subsequently rereleased in 1996. Despite the album's name, it is not a greatest hits compilation in the conventional sense. It does, however, compile songs from the band's..
Greatest Hits (Robbie Williams album)
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits compilation by Robbie Williams, released in 2004. It included two new songs, these being "Radio" and "Misunderstood", which were both released as singles. It is one of the fastest selling albums upon release in the UK, where it debuted at the number one spot. The i..
Greatest Hits (Run-D.M.C. album)
Greatest Hits is a compliation album of Run-D.M.C.'s material, and was the last official release before the group's retirement after the death of Jam Master Jay. Track listing "It's Like That" (feat. Jason Nevins) (4:13)"Walk This Way" (feat. Aerosmith) (5:11)"Sucker MC's" (3:10)"My Adidas" (2:4..
Greatest Hits (Selena album)
Greatest Hits is a collection of Selena's english hits. Tracklisting My LoveI Could Fall in LoveCaptive HeartI'm Getting Used to YouGod's Child (Baila Conmigo)Dreaming of YouMissing My BabyWherever You Are (Donde Quiera Que Estés)Only LoveA Million To OneWhere Did The Feeling Go?Is It The BeatB..
Greatest Hits (Shania Twain album)
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Shania Twain, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). The album contains four new songs, including two versions of "Party for Two": a pop mix featuring Mark McGrath and a country mix featuring Billy Currington. As of July 7, 2006 the album has sold 3,470,743..
Greatest Hits (Simply Red album)
Greatest Hits is a 1996 album, released by Simply Red, which contained material from their first five albums. There was also a video named Greatest Video Hits. Track listing "Holding Back the Years""Money's Too Tight to Mention""The Right Thing""It's Only Love""A New Flame""You've Got It"If You D..
Greatest Hits (Sly & the Family Stone album)
Greatest Hits is a 1970 greatest hits LP for the soul/rock/funk band Sly & the Family Stone. It includes all of the singles from the albums Dance to the Music, Life, and Stand!, and all of their charting b-sides. The album also includes one non-charting album track, "You Can Make It If You Try" fro..
Greatest Hits (Steven Curtis Chapman album)
Released by Steven Curtis Chapman on October 21 1997. Greatest Hits Tracks Not Home YetMore to This LifeGreat AdventureThat's ParadiseHis EyesFor the Sake of the CallI Will Be HereI Am Found in YouHeaven in the Real WorldNo Better PlaceHiding PlaceHis Strength Is PerfectLord of the Dance (Abbe..
Greatest Hits (Sublime album)
Greatest Hits is the first of Sublime's compilation albums released after frontman Bradley Nowell's death. It was released in 1999. The enhanced CD contained two music videos: "What I Got" and "Wrong Way". Track listing "What I Got""Wrong Way""Santeria""40 Oz. To Freedom""Smoke Two Joints""Date ..
Greatest Hits (Sugababes album)
This article or section contains information about scheduled or expected . Greatest Hits is the forthcoming album by the Sugababes. Album information Shortly after promoting the single "Follow Me Home", the girls will head out to America again, to write and record with Dallas Austin again..
Greatest Hits (Temptations album)
Greatest Hits is a 1966 greatest hits album for The Temptations, released by the Gordy (Motown) label. Included are popular Temptations hits such as "The Way You Do the Things You Do", "Get Ready", "Since I Lost My Baby", "My Baby", "Don't Look Back", and their signature #1 hit, "My Girl". One non..
Greatest Hits (Thalía album)
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. Greatest Hits is a greatest hits compilation album by latin singer Thalía, released on February 10 2004 (see 2..
Greatest Hits (The Band album)
Greatest Hits Album by The Band Released September 26, 2000 Recorded Early 1968 - Early 1977 Genre Rock Length 77 min 00 sec Label Capitol Producers The Band, John Simon Professional reviews AMG 4.5/5 [link] The Band's Greatest Hits was a compilation released in 2000 to coinc..
Greatest Hits (The Bangles album)
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by The Bangles. It was released by their record company, Columbia Records on May 8 1990 to fulfil the band's contractual requirements. Track listing "Hero Takes a Fall" (Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson) – 2:55"Going Down to Liverpool" (Kimberly Rew) – 3:40"M..
Greatest Hits (The Cars album)
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the new wave band the Cars. It was released in October 1985. Track listing "Just What I Needed"*From the album The Cars."Since You're Gone"*From the album Shake It Up."You Might Think"*From the album Heartbeat City."Good Times Roll"*From the album The Cars...
Greatest Hits (The Chipmunks album)
Greatest Hits is a 1992 music album by Alvin and the Chipmunks, released by Capitol Records, and contains all 10 tracks. Track listing The Chipmunk SongAlvin's HarmonicaRagtime Cownoy JoeAlvin's OrchestraThe Alvin TwistWhistle While You WorkAll My LovingA Hard Day's NightCan't Buy Me LoveI Want t..
Greatest Hits (The Cure album)
Greatest Hits is a 2001 album by The Cure. The band's relationship with longtime label Fiction Records came to a close, and The Cure were obliged to release one final album for the label. Robert Smith agreed to release a greatest hits album under the condition that he could choose the tracks himse..
Greatest Hits (The Jackson 5 album)
Greatest Hits was the first greatest hits compilation for The Jackson 5, released by Motown Records in late 1971. The Top 20 hit single "Sugar Daddy" is included as a new track alongside J5 hits such as "I Want You Back" and "I'll Be There". Track listing "I Want You Back""ABC""Never Can Say Goodb..
Greatest Hits (The Jam album)
Greatest Hits is a compilation from The Jam released in 1991. It includes all of the bands eighteen hit singles plus "Precious" (which was released as a double A-side along with Town Called Malice). Track listing "In The City""All Around The World""The Modern World""News Of The World""David Watt..
Greatest Hits (The Offspring album)
Greatest Hits is the only compilation album by The Offspring. It was released on June 20, 2005 (see 2005 in music) internationally and a day later in the United States and Canada. It includes hit singles from Smash to Splinter, except for the first track "Can't Repeat", which was previously unrele..
Greatest Hits (The Pretenders)
Compilation by rock legends The Pretenders, released in 2000. Tracklisting Brass In PocketMessage of LoveDon't Get Me WrongKidHumanI Go To SleepForever YoungI Got You BabeNight In My VeinsSpiritual High (State Of Independence)Talk Of The TownStop Your SobbingHymn To Her2000 MilesBreakfast In BedPop..
Greatest Hits (Tom Petty album)
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits compilation album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, first released in 1993. Track listing "American Girl" (included on the album Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) - 3:32"Breakdown" (included on the album Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) - 2:42"Listen to her Heart" (in..
Greatest Hits (Toronto)
Greatest Hits, Toronto's fifth album, was released in 1984, and features two new studio tracks, "Andrea" and "Me Generation". The CD release features the bonus track "What About Love?", as well as MPEG videos of the songs "Your Daddy Don't Know", "Start Tellin' the Truth", and "When Can I See You A..
Greatest Hits (Vengaboys album)
"Greatest Hits" is a greatest hits album released by techno/electronica group, the Vengaboys. Track listing We Like to Party! (3:41)Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!! (3:21)Ho Ho Vengaboys! (3:40)Up & Down (4:02)We're Going to Ibiza (3:08)Parada de Tettas (4:03)To Brazil (Medium Radio) (3:06)Movin' Aroun..
Greatest Hits (Will Smith album)
Album cover Greatest Hits is an album by Will Smith. Track listing Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble (1988 Extended Remix)Parents Just Don't UnderstandA Nightmare On My StreetThe Fresh Prince Of Bel AirSummertimeJust Cruisin'1,000 Kisses Radio (feat. Jada)Men In BlackGettin' Jiggy Wit ItMiamiFr..
Greatest Hits 1970-1978
Greatest Hits 1970-1978 is a compilation Album from Black Sabbath, released in 2006. It was a somewhat controversial release, as some fans claimed it was just a ploy by Sharon Osbourne to make more money off of her husband Ozzy's success. (This was not necessarily a major problem for casual fans, w..
Greatest Hits 1970-2002
Greatest Hits 1970-2002 is a career-spanning collection of Elton John's biggest hits up to 2002. It was released in an alternate 3-CD version (as opposed to the usual 2-CD) and slightly different versions in the United States and the United Kingdom. Contents 1 Track listing1.1 Dis..
Greatest Hits 1977-1990
Greatest Hits 1977-1990 is a compilation album by The Stranglers. Track listing PeachesSomething Better ChangeNo More HeroesWalk On ByDuchessGolden BrownStrange Little GirlEuropean FemaleSkin DeepNice in NiceAlways the SunBig in AmericaAll Day and All of the Night96 TearsNo Mercy ..
Greatest Hits 1982-1989
Greatest Hits 1982-1989 is the third greatest hits album by American rock band Chicago and released in 1989. Covering the era that stretched from 1982's Chicago 16 to Chicago 19 in 1988, the set is also balanced by the appearances of both Peter Cetera and his replacement Jason Scheff. Greatest Hi..
Greatest Hits 1984-1987
Greatest Hits 1984-1987 is the debut LP release of the indie band Reggie and the Full Effect. Track listing "Drunk Guy at the Get Up Kids Show""Girl, Why'd You Run Away?""Fiona Apple Kiss My Black Ass""What's Wrong""Props to Tha Queen of Pop A.K.A. Keep on Climbin' That Velvet Rope Baby""Your Girlf..
Greatest Hits 1986-2004
Greatest Hits 1986-2004 is a compilation album by pop singer Amy Grant, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). It was the first compilation of Amy Grant's music to be released since The Collection in 1986. It includes two previously unreleased songs: "The Water" and "Come Be With Me" and pressings ..
Greatest Hits 1987-1997
Greatest Hits 1987-1997 (also known as Greatest Hits 87-97) is a 2003 compilation album by Australian-born singer Kylie Minogue. Released by BMG, the album collects work from Kylie's PWL and Deconstruction periods, including the albums Kylie (1988), Enjoy Yourself (1989), Rhythm of Love (1990), ..
Greatest Hits 1994-2004
Australian superstar Tina Arena celebrated a decade of hits with the release of her first ever Greatest hits album. This collection of songs is a testament to her amazing career over the previous ten years which resulted in 3 studio albums and over 3.5 million albums being sold worldwide. Trackli..
Greatest Hits 2 (Bob Seger album)
Bob Seger released his Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [ENHANCED] in 2003. Track list 1. Understanding (from the Motion Picture Teachers)2. The Fire Down Below3. Her Strut4. Beautiful Loser5. Sunspot Baby6. Katmandu7. Shame On The Moon8. Fire Lake9. Tryin' To Live My Life Without You (Live)10. Shake..
Greatest Hits 2 (Oak Ridge Boys)
Greatest Hits 2 is a compilation album of The Oak Ridge Boys hits from 1980 — 1984. The album was released on July 7, 1984. Unlike the first "Greatest Hits" album released in 1980, this album had two new songs Make My Life With You and Everyday, replacing Bobbie Sue and So Fine, both of which were..
Greatest Hits and Black Beauties
Greatest Hits And Black Beauties is an L.A. Guns album featuring new versions of old L.A. Guns songs. Track listing BricksOne More ReasonRitualElectric GypsyNo MercySex ActionRip N TearDisbeliefBallad Of JaneTimeHeartful Of Soul3 Minute Atomic EggOne More Reason (Julian Beeston Remix)Sex Action (In..
Greatest Hits Collection (Bananarama album)
Greatest Hits Collection is a complilation album released by Bananarama which features their single releases and greatest hits. It was issued by London Records in 1988, shortly after the departure of group member Siobhan Fahey. The trackisting differed between the version of the album in the Unit..
Greatest Hits Encore
Greatest Hits Encore was not a compilation of Tanya Tucker's old hits, as might be perceived at first glance, but rather Capitol Records' newly re-recorded versions of Tucker's hits for her former Columbia and MCA labels, which still owned the original versions. They are done mostly in the same st..
Greatest Hits Etc.
Greatest Hits, Etc. is a compilation album by Paul Simon. Track listing "Slip Slidin' Away""Stranded in a Limousine""Still Crazy After All These Years""Have a Good Time""Duncan""Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard""Something So Right""Kodachrome""I Do It For Your Love""50 Ways To Leave Your Lover"..
Greatest Hits From the Bong
Greatest Hits From the Bong is the greatest hits CD by the hip-hop group Cypress Hill. It was released in December of 2005 (see 2005 in music). This collection contains 9 hits from previous CDs and 2 new tracks, EZ Come EZ Go and Only Way (featuring Tego Calderon). The disc also contains a bonus ..
Greatest Hits III (Queen)
Greatest Hits III is a compilation of latter-day Queen (Queen+) songs, the band members' solo hits and the band's collaborations with other artists. It was released on November 8, 1999. Track listing The Show Must Go On (Live w/ Elton John) (4:35)Under Pressure ('Rah Mix', w/ David Bowie) (4:08)B..
Greatest Hits II (Queen)
Greatest Hits II is a 1991 Queen compilation. The disc contains all of Queen's European hits from 1981 to 1991. Accumulated sales (GH II and Classic Queen for the US and Canada combined) are in excess of 16 million worldwide. It was released less than a month before the death of vocalist Freddie M..
Greatest Hits I & II
Greatest Hits I & II includes: Greatest Hits IGreatest Hits II Queen John Deacon | Brian May | Freddie Mercury | Roger Taylor Discography Studio albums: Queen | Queen II | Sheer Heart Attack | A Night at the Opera | A Day at the Races | News of the World | Jazz | The Game | Flash Gordon | H..
Greatest Hits Live
Greatest Hits Live is the title of several albums: Greatest Hits Live (Bachman-Turner Overdrive album), 1986, Bachman-Turner OverdriveGreatest Hits Live (Stiff Little Fingers album), 1988, Stiff Little FingersGreatest Hits Live (Carly Simon), 1988, Carly SimonGreatest Hits Live (Saxon album), 1990,..
Greatest Hits Live: Vancouver 1986
Greatest Hits Live – Vancouver 1986 is the fifth live album, and twenty-fourth album overall, from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the on October 2, 2001 (Varése Sarabande 302 066 259 2) on CD. History During the 1980s, Mellow Records recorded many of Donovan's live conce..
Greatest Hits Live (album)
Greatest Hits Live Album by Heart Released 1980 Genre Hard Rock / Folk Rock Length 69:20 Label Sony U.S. Certification 2 x Platinum Heart Chronology Bebe Le Strange(1980) Greatest Hits Live(1980) Private Audition(1982) Greatest Hits/Live was a compilation album released in 1980 by the..
Greatest Hits Live (Carly Simon)
Greatest Hits Live is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's 15th album, and second greatest-hits album, released in 1988. All the songs are live versions from a 1987 HBO special taped on Martha's Vineyard called Live From Martha's Vineyard, which was released in 1987 on VHS and in 2004 on DVD. Track lis..
Greatest Hits Live (Journey album)
Greatest Hits Live is a CD released by the rock band Journey in 1998. It is a compilation of live performances spanning from 1981 to 1983 featuring former singer Steve Perry. Track listing "Don't Stop Believin'""Separate Ways""After the Fall""Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin""Faithfully""Who's Crying..
Greatest Hits Live (Saxon album)
Tracklisting "Opening Theme""Heavy Metal Thunder""Rock And Roll Gypsy""And The Bands Played On""20,000 FT""Ride Like The Wind""Motorcycle Man""747 (Strangers In The Night)""See The Light Shining""Frozen Rainbow""Strong Arm Of The Law""Princess Of The Night""Wheels Of Steel""Denim And Leather""Cru..
Greatest Hits Live (Stiff Little Fingers album)
Greatest Hits Live is a live Punk album by the band Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music). Track listing "Alternative Ulster" (Stiff Little Fingers/Ogilvie) – 3:08"Roots, Radicals, Rockers and Reggae" (Stiff Little Fingers) - 4:29"Silver Lining" (Stiff Little Fingers/Ogilvie..
Greatest Hits Live (Tina Arena album)
Tina Arena is one of Australia's most successful female artists, and continually captivates audiences with her stunning, powerful voice. Now she delivers her Greatest Hits Live on CD and DVD. Recorded at the State Theatre in Sydney in 2004, both the CD and DVD feature 15 tracks including all of Ti..
Greatest Hits Live 1997
Greatest Hits Live 1997 is an album by the Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1997. Also known as King Biscuit Flower Hour but this is the 'Label' it was relesed under. Track listing Future TenseJust Between You And MeYou Could've Been A LadySign of the Gypsy QueenAnything You Want21st C..
Greatest Hits Live 2003
Greatest Hits Live 2003 is a live album by the Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 2003. Track listing OowataniteWanna RockThe Band Has Just BegunSay HelloEnough Is EnoughBefore The DawnSign Of The Gypsy QueenTonite's A Wonderful Nite To Fall In LoveCum Hear The BandWon't Go ThereVictim ..
Greatest Hits of the 20th Century
Greatest Hits of the 20th Century was the seventh album released by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and their first greatest hits compilation album. Track listing "The Sinister Minister" – 4:37"Stomping Grounds" – 5:26"Flight Of The Cosmic Hippo" – 4:28"Shocktime" – 4:25"Sex In A Pan" ..
Greatest Hits Redux
Track listing Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)I See the LightMr. WrongLowGet Off ThisLonesome Johnny BluesEuro Trash GirlSweet Thistle PieBig DipperThe World Is MineDuty FreeAin't Gonna Suck ItselfSomething You Ain't Got ..
Greatest Hits Video Collection
Greatest Hits Video Collection DVD The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection (1991-2000) is a video containing all official Smashing Pumpkins videos, from Siva to Try, Try, Try. Extras include an exclusive short film Try, a previously unreleased I Am One music video, behind the sce..
Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (ABBA album)
Greatest Hits Vol. 2 was a compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1979 to coincide with their tour of North America and Europe. Greatest Hits Vol. 2 contained the new single "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)". Contents 1 Track listing1.1 Side A1.2 Sid..
Greatest Hits Vol. 3 (1979-1987)
Elton John's Greatest Hits Vol. 3 was only released in the United States and contains some of his biggest hits released from 1979 through 1986 (the 1987 date in the title was not truthful.) It was released on Geffen Records on CD, Cassette, and Vinyl. The album was released at a time when Elton ..
Greatest Hits Vol. III
Greatest Hits Vol. III is the first studio album by progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee, recorded and released in 1998 just six months after the band's formation. This is the only album to feature the original four-man lineup of the band. The album was recorded in just one day in preparation for..
Greatest Hits Volume 2 (James Taylor)
Greatest Hits Volume 2 is singer-songwriter James Taylor's eighteenth album, released in 2000, 24 years after his first Greatest Hits album. Track listing "Secret O' Life" (Taylor) — 3:35"Handy Man" (Blackwell, Jones) — 3:18"Your Smiling Face" (Taylor) — 2:46"Up On the Roof" (Gof..
Greatest Hits Volume II
Greatest Hits Volume II is a compilation CD of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic that features his best known songs that did not appear on "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits, plus the new single "Headline News" which first appeared on disc four of the boxed set [[Permanent Record: Al in the Box]] (rel..
Greatest Hits Volume II (Nazareth album)
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Greatest Hits Volume One
Greatest Hits Volume One is a popular title for greatest hits albums. These include: Greatest Hits Volume One (Anal Cunt)Greatest Hits Volume One (The Byrds)Greatest Hits Volume One - A Slight Case of Overbombing by The Sisters of Mercy See also Greatest Hits, Volume 1 by Korn This is a [disa..
Greatest Hits Volume One (Anal Cunt album)
Greatest Hits Volume One, also known as Fast Boston HC [E.R.#104CD], is a 1991 album by Anal Cunt. 1st print in paper-cover, 2nd print in CD-box. All classic early AC-releases at one CD. Released by [Ecocentric Records] Track listing 47 Song demoSide one of 88 Song E.P.Side two o..
Greatest Hits Volume Three: Best of the Brother Years 1970-1986
Greatest Hits Volume Three: Best of the Brother Years 1970-1986 is a 2000 single disc compilation by The Beach Boys and released through Capitol Records. It was released several months after its predecessors, [[The Greatest Hits - Volume 1: 20 Good Vibrations]] and [[The Greatest Hits - Volume 2:..
Greatest Hits Volume Two
Greatest Hits Volume Two is George Strait's second greatest hits compilation and his 10th overall album. It was released by MCA Records in 1987. It features all of Strait's singles from 1984-1987. It reached #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart and is certified triple platinum by the RIAA...
Greatest Hits Volume Two (Elton John album)
Elton John's Greatest Hits - Volume II is a compilation album by Elton John featuring songs from the early-to-mid-1970s. Contents 1 History2 Track listing2.0.1 The Original 1977 US Version2.0.2 The Original 1977 UK Version2.0.3 1992 Version: History There are several ve..
Greatest Hitz
Greatest Hitz is Limp Bizkit's 2005 greatest hits compilation album. Tracks 15, 16 and 17 were previously unreleased. "Why" and "Lean On Me" were left-overs from Results May Vary. They were later dropped due to Mike Smith joining the band and new "heavier" songs being recorded. A bonus track "Th..
Greatest Hurts
Greatest Hurts is a 2001 greatest hits album by Jann Arden. In addition to Arden's best-known hits, the album also includes two new songs ("Thing For You" and "Never Mind"), two songs that Arden recorded for compilation albums ("You Don't Know Me", from the soundtrack to My Best Friend's Wedding,..
Greatest Love of All
"Greatest Love of All" Single by Whitney Houston From the album Whitney Houston Released April 1986 Format CD singleCassette single7" single12" single Genre Pop/Soul/R&B Length 4:52 Label Arista Writers Michael MasserLinda Creed Producer Narada Michael Walden Director Brian Grant Char..
Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666
Greatest Lovesongs, Vol. 666 is HIM's first full-length studio album release. Greatest Lovesongs, Vol. 666 was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa, who also produced their EP [[666 Ways to Love: Prologue]]. Like that EP, this album was recorded at Finnvox, MD and Peacemakers in Helsinki, Finland. Guest v..
Greatest Misses
Public Enemy's first compilation album, 1992. It features new tracks (1-6) and re-mixes of previously released songs (7-13). Track Listing Tie Goes to the RunnerHit Da Road JackGett Off My BackGotta do What I Gotta DoAir HoodlumHazy Shade of CriminalMegablastLouder Than a BombYou're Gonna Get Yo..
Greatest Painting in Britain Vote
The Greatest Painting in Britain Vote was a survey made by BBC Radio 4's Today programme in Summer 2005 with the aim of discovering the best-loved painting in Britain, in the manner of 100 Greatest Britons and The Big Read. It has been criticised for the conservatism of the final selection as..
Greatest Remix Hits 4
Greatest Remix Hits 4 is a remix album by Australian pop–dance singer Kylie Minogue. It was released by Mushroom Records on August 21 1998 in Australia only. The album contained rare and previously unavailable remixes of songs from Minogue's studio albums with PWL from 1987 to 1992. Track l..
Greatest Stories Live
Greatest Stories Live is the first live album by the American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1976. (see 1976 in music). Track listing "Dreams Go By" (4:54)"W*O*L*D" (5:04)"Saturday Morning" (3:05)"I Want To Learn A Love Song" (5:04)"Mr. Tanner" (5:17)"A Better Place To Be" (9:59)"Let ..
Greatest Story Ever Told (song)
"Greatest Story Ever Told" was the opening track on Bob Weir's 1972 Ace solo album. It was written by Weir, Mickey Hart, and lyricist Robert Hunter. It also appears on Hart's Rolling Thunder album, as "The Pump Song". "Greatest Story Ever Told" was frequently performed by the Grateful Dead, and app..
Greatest thing since sliced bread
Sliced bread, the universal benchmark of greatness. The phrase "the greatest thing since sliced bread" ("best" may be substituted for "greatest", and "innovation" or "invention" may be substituted for "thing") is a commonly used hyperbolic (and sometimes sarcastic) means of praising an invent..
Greatest Video Hits 1
Greatest Video Hits 1 was the first Queen video collection. It was released in October 2002, and included video hits of the band between 1973 and 1981. There is also a Greatest Video Hits 2. The DVD peaked at number one in UK, with sales of more than 90.000 copies. It was also the best selling DVD..
Greatest Video Hits 2
Greatest Video Hits 2 was released in November 2003. It is the second DVD of music videos from the English band, Queen. It was at number one in UK, in its first week. It also peaked at number 1 in Ireland. In that same year the DVD was number 2 in Spain, and number 4 in Italy. It was certified 2 pl..
Greatest Zits
The Ziggens' Greatest Zits was released in 2003. Disk One contains their greatest hits and Disk Two contains what the band calls bonus surf material. Track listing Disk One "I Took My Mom to the Prom" (1:37)"It's Great to Be Unemployed" (2:31)"Pistol Pete" (5:35)"On the Way" (4:04)"My Paycheck..
Greatford
redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]] Greatford is is a village located in Lincolnshire, England. There are several generally accepted pronunciations and spellings for this village's name, including Greatford (the common modern pronunciation), Gritford (an older version), and Gretford (the gen..
Greatham
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Greatham, County Durham
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Greatham, Hampshire
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Greatheart Silver
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Greatness
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Greatorex
1. Thomas Greatorex (1758-1831) English composer, astronomer and mathematician. As well as being organist of Westminster Abbey he was also a Fellow of the Royal Society. His works include the anthem This is the day the Lord hath made. 2. Walter Greatorex (1877-1949) English composer, probably best ..
Greatrex Newman
Greatrex Newman (born 3 July 1892 in Manchester England died 27 January 1984 in Eastbourne England) was an English author and scriptwriter. ..
Greatwinter
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Greatwood, Texas
Greatwood is a census-designated place and master-planned community located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Sugar Land within Fort Bend County, Texas. The population was 6,640 at the 2000 census. Geography Greatwood is located at [29°33′14″N, 95°40′31″W] (29.553813, -95...
Great Abatis Border
Great Abatis Border (Russian: ) is a chain of fortification lines, created by Muscovy to protect it from the rides of the Mongolo-Tatars. The abatis was built from the felled trees that were arranged as a barricade. It was also fortified by ditches and eath mounds. The width of the abatis mounts up ..
Great Abingdon
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Great Abington Primary School
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Great Addington
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Great Adventure Source
Great Adventure Source is an unofficial web site devoted to Six Flags Great Adventure, a theme park in Jackson Township, New Jersey. It can be found on the Internet under the domain name http://www.gadv.com. Great Adventure Source is the largest online gathering of local roller coaster enthusiasts..
Great Alaska Shootout
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Great albatross
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Great Allegheny Passage
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Great Alliance
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Great Alne
Great Alne a small village, known as Round Alne in the Middle Ages, is situated 7 miles north west of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire and 2 miles north east of Alcester, on the road to Wootton Wawen. ..
Great Aloha Run
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Great Alpine Road
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Great Altar of Hercules
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Great Altcar
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Great America
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Great American Ball Park
Redirect [[Template:Infobox Stadium]] Great American Ball Park is the home of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds franchise. The park opened on March 28, 2003 with an exhibition game with the Cleveland Indians. The first regular season game, on March 31, 2003, saw the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates..
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Great American Brass Band Festival
The Great American Brass Band Festival is a music festival held annually in Danville, Kentucky since 1990. The open-air festival features a wide variety of brass bands, a hot air balloon race, a picnic, and other activities. Each year up to 40,000 people travel to the small town (population 15,000) ..
Great American Country
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Great American Desert
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Great American Mountain Rally
GAMR (Great American Mountain Rally) was a rally held in November in New England, USA. The course was 1500 miles long in harsh temperatures and cruel terrain. GAMR was possibly the first-ever US FIA-sanctioned rally. In 1957 Saab 93 made headline news as three stock 93s entered into the competition..
Great American Music Hall
The Great American Music Hall (located in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, California) is known in part for its balconies, columns, and frescoes, but more so for its history of unique entertainment. It was established in 1907 in response to the 1906 Earthquake. Its interior was designed by ..
Great American Music Hour
Indie rock, folk, singer songwriter and Americana music podcast with host Jerry Jodice. Originating in 2005 from Richmond, VA along with a local FM radio show of the same name on WRIR Richmond Indie Radio. External links [Great American Music Hour official site][Podcast]..
Great American Novel
For the Philip Roth book, see The Great American Novel (Roth). The "Great American Novel" is the concept of a novel that perfectly represents the spirit of life in the United States at the time of its publication. It is presumed to be written by an American author who is knowledgeable about the sta..
Great American Race
The term Great American Race is a nickname for several motorsports events in the United States: The Indianapolis 500 - Held each Memorial Day weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.The Daytona 500 - Stock car race held in February. The first race of the annual Nextel Cup seasonThe Great Race - An a..
Great American Seniors
The Great American Seniors is North America's newest drum and bugle corps association, and is currently a loose-knit group designed to support and provide a central nucleus for the growing numbers of non-competitive Alumni Corps. ..
Great American Smokeout
The Great American Smokeout is an annual event in the United States to encourage Americans (of whom 45.8 million smoke) to quit tobacco smoking. It was first held in 1977, and is sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Its spokesman is Smokey Robinson. The event challenges people not to smoke ciga..
Great American Songbook
The Great American Songbook is an informal term referring to a period of American popular music songwriting that took place between the 1930s and 1950s. It is considered by many to be the peak of the popular songwriting craft. Songwriters considered part of this group include: Harold Arlen ("Somewh..
Great America (VTA)
Great America is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). Great America is served by the Mountain View-Winchester light rail line. Contents 1 Location2 Station Amenities3 Adjacent Stations4 Connecting Transit Location Address: 2799..
Great Anabyng
Great Anabyng is a lyrinx character in Ian Irvine's The Well Of Echoes quartet. He is a well respected advisor to Matriarch Gyrull and a mancer of supreme talent. Very little is known about him. Physically, he is slightly different to most lyrinx as he has a golden crest and usually has black skin..
Great Andaman
Great Andaman is the main archipelago of the Andaman Islands of India. It comprises five major islands. From north to south, these are North Andaman, Middle Andaman, South Andaman, Baratang and Rutland Island. The three northern islands are the largest of the entire island group, and the islands'..
Great Andamanese
Great Andamanese is a collective term used to refer to related groups or tribes of indigenous peoples who lived throughout most of the Great Andaman archipelago, the main and closely-situated group of islands in the Andaman Islands. Their collective identity is put forward mainly on the basis of lin..
Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution
The Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution was initiated by (Taoist) Tang Emperor Wuzong in the year 845 CE in order to appropriate "war funds" and clinse China of "foreign" influences. Essentially, it was a wave of "religious" pogroms directed towards Buddhism but also other "foreign" religions such as ..
Great Antonio
Antonio Barichievich, known as the Great Antonio (October 10, 1925 - September 7, 2003), was a Canadian strongman and eccentric. He was born as either Anton or Antun, Baričević in Zagreb, Croatia, in the former Yugoslavia. He is claimed to have gone to work with a pick and shovel at the age of ..
Great Antshrike
The Great Antshrike, Taraba major, is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is the only member of the genus Taraba (Lesson, 1830). It is a resident breeder in the tropical New World in southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad and South America down to northern Argentina and southeastern B..
Great Apes Survival Project
Established in 2001, the Great Apes Survival Project (GRASP) aims to conserve the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans) and their habitat - primarily forested tropical ecosystems that provide important services to humanity, through pro-poor conservation and sustainable development strat..
Great Ape language
Research into non-human Great Ape language has generated a great deal of evidence suggesting that apes are capable of using sophisticated communication with humans and other apes. Gorillas and chimpanzees have been taught to form signs in sign language, arrange physical tokens in specific sequences,..
Great Ape personhood
Advocates of Great Ape personhood consider common chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans (the hominid apes) to be persons. They seek legal recognition of this status. The best-known advocate is Jane Goodall, appointed a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations to fight the bushmeat trade ..
Great Ape Project
The logo of The Great Ape Project, which aims to expand moral equality to great apes, and to foster greater understanding of them by humans. redirect [[Template:Animal liberation]]Founded in 1993, the Great Ape Project (GAP), calls for an extension of moral egalitarianism to encompass all grea..
Great Ape research ban
A Great Ape research ban, or severe restrictions on the use of non-human great apes in research, is currently in place in the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany and Japan, and has been proposed in Austria. These countries have ruled that chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, ..
Great Apostasy
The Great Apostasy is a term of [[wiktionary:opprobrium|opprobrium]] used by some religious groups to allege a general fallen state of traditional Christianity, or especially of Catholicism, reformist Protestantism and Eastern Orthodoxy: that it is not representative of the faith founded by Jesus an..
Great Appalachian Valley
Among the locations known as The Great Valley is one in the eastern United States of America, lying behind the first ridge of mountains (the Blue Ridge) extending from New York to Georgia. The eastern American Great Valley is a geologic region characterized by easily eroded shale or limestone strat..
Great Arab Revolt
The Great Arab Revolt could refer to either of: The Great Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule, led by Sharif Hussein bin Ali, 1916-1918.The Great Uprising of Arabs in British-mandated Palestine, 1936-1939. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the ..
Great Architect of the Universe
Great Architect of the Universe (GAOTU) is a term used within Freemasonry to denominate the Supreme Being to which each member individually holds an adherence. Freemasonry is a fraternal body which accept initiates of many faiths, using metaphors of architecture, and construction to inculcate mor..
Great Arc (novel)
Great Arc is a novel written by the Soviet writer Ivan Yefremov in 1946. Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The novel is divided in two parts, separated by more than 1000 years. The first part takes place during the rule of the pharaon Djedefra (X..
Great Argus
A magnificent pheasant from the jungles of Borneo, Sumatra and Malay Peninsula, the Great Argus, Argusianus argus is a large brown plumaged pheasant with small blue head and neck, rufous red upper breast, and very long tail. Its most spectacular features are huge, broad and greatly elongated second..
Great Army
Great Army may refer to one of the following: La Grande Armée;the 9th century Great Heathen Army.redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Great arteries
Great arteries is a term used to refer collectively to the primary arteries of the heart, which include: Pulmonary artery: the vessel that carries oxygen-depleted blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.Aorta: the blood vessel through which oxygenated blood from the left ventricle enters the sys..
Great Artesian Basin
The Great Artesian Basin provides the only reliable source of water through much of inland Australia. The basin is the largest and deepest artesian basin in the world. It underlies 23% of the continent, including most of Queensland, the south-east corner of the Northern Territory, the north-east pa..
Great Assembly
The Great Assembly (Hebrew: כְּנֶסֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה) or Anshei Knesset HaGedolah (אַנְשֵׁי כְּנֶסֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה, "The Men of the Great Assembly"), also known as the Great Synagogue) was an assembly of 120 Rabbis in the period after the time of the prophets..
Great Atlanta fire of 1917
The Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 began just after noon on Monday, May 21 and was finally extinguished by 10 PM. Destroyed were 300 acres (much of the Fourth Ward), including nearly 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, and 10,000 people were displaced. There was only one fatality, a woman who suffer..
Great Attractor
An image taken by the European Southern Observatory looking in the direction of the Great Attractor. The Great Attractor is a gravitational anomaly in intergalactic space at the centre of the local supercluster which reveals the existence of a localised concentration of mass equivalent to ten..
Great Auk
The Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) is an extinct bird. It is classified as the only species in the genus Pinguinus. It was also known as garefowl, from the Old Norse geirfugl, or penguin (see etymology below). At about 75 centimetres or 30-34 inches, the flightless Great Auk was the largest of t..
Great Australians Party
Great Australians Current Leader: John Rivett Founded: 2003 Headquarters: none Political ideology: tax reform Holds government: none Website: [Great Australians] Great Australians is an Australian political party. The party was founded in 2003 by John James ..
Great Australian Bight
The Great Australian Bight south of the Nullarbor. Credit Jacques Descloitres, Visible Earth, NASA. The Great Australian Bight is a large bight, or open bay, encompassing an area of the Southern Ocean located off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia...
Great Australian Bight Marine Park
Great Australian Bight Marine Park colspan="2" Nearest town/city: Ceduna Coordinates: [31°34′″S, 131°8′5″E] Area: 438.69 km² Established: 1995 Visitation: (in [[]]) Managing authorities: Department for Environment and Heritage Official site: [..
Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth waters)
Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth waters) colspan="2" Nearest town/city: Ceduna Coordinates: [33°17′39″S, 130°38′23″E] Area: 19,769 km² Established: 1998 Visitation: (in [[]]) Managing authorities: Department of the Environment and ..
Great Awakening
Great Awakenings First Second Third Fourth[ v]·[ d]·[ e] Great Awakenings are commonly said to be periods of religious revival in Anglo-American religious history. They have also been described as periodic revolutions in American religious thought..
Great Ayton
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Great Ayton Friends' School
Great Ayton Friends' School (1841-1997) in Great Ayton, North Yorkshire. It was an independent, co-educational, agricultural boarding school, run by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). It was situated on High Green on an estate of around 70 acres in a picturesque setting in the shadow of..
Great Ayton railway station
Great Ayton railway station serves the village of Great Ayton in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Esk Valley Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all of the stations passenger services. External links [Train times] and [station information�..
Great Baddow
redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]] Great Baddow is an urban village in the Chelmsford borough of Essex, England. It is close to the county town, Chelmsford. The name is derived from an Anglo-French combination meaning "bad water". At the heart of the old village there are over 30 listed b..
Great Baddow High School
Great Baddow High School is a secondary school in Chelmsford, Essex, England. The ages of pupils range from 11 - 16 years old and students in Sixth Form ages from 16 onwards. In September 2002 the school was named a "Sports College" where children benefit from the wide range of sports. ..
Great Balls of Fire
"Great Balls of Fire" is a 1957 song written by Otis Blackwell and sung by Jerry Lee Lewis. It was released as a 45rpm single on the Sun Records label. The song title is derived from a blasphemous Southern expression that makes light of Pentecostalism's defining moment when the Holy Ghost manifested..
Great Balls of Fire (Dolly Parton album)
Great Balls of Fire was a 1979 Dolly Parton album that continued the singer's attempts to crossover to the pop charts. The album's first single, "You're the Only One", topped the U.S. country charts during the summer of 1979, while the followup single, "Sweet Summer Lovin'", was a top ten country..
Great Baltimore Fire
The aftermath of the fire. The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 raged in Baltimore, Maryland, from 10:48 a.m. Sunday, February 7, to 5:00 p.m. Monday, February 8, 1904. Over 1,231 firefighters were required to bring the blaze under control. The fire was reported first at the John Hurst and Compa..
Great Bardfield
Great Bardfield is a town in Essex. Great Bardfield is home to the Bardfield Cage, a 19th century village lock-up. There is a figure of a man in the cage and an audio tape player. Opening Hours: 3 Apr-26 Sep, Sat, Sun, Bank Hol Mon, 1400-1700. The town is also known as the home of many twentieth..
Great Barford
Great Barford is a village in Bedfordshire, England, a few miles north-east of Bedford. It lies on the River Great Ouse at Grid reference . The population was in excess of 5000 in 2001. It is twinned with Wollstein, Germany. The village is passed through by the busy A421 road on the way between Bedf..
Great Barford Bridge
The early fifteenth century Great Barford Bridge, sometimes called simply Barford Bridge, spans the River Great Ouse at Great Barford, Bedfordshire. It is an arch bridge with seventeen arches, originally built from limestone and sandstone. The bridge underwent significant changes in the 19th century..
Great Barr
Great Barr is a loosely-defined area which straddles the boundaries of Birmingham, West Bromwich (Sandwell) and Walsall, England. Great Barr Hall was once home of Samuel Galton and a meeting place of the Lunar Society. Nearby, in the Sandwell part of Great Barr, is Red House Park. Musician Steve ..
Great Barred Frog
The Great Barred Frog (Mixophyes fasciolatus) is an Australian ground-dwelling frog of the genus Mixophyes. Physical Description The Great Barred Frog reaches a size of 8 centimeters, and has large, powerful legs. It has a dark brown dorsal surface, and a white ventral surface. The thighs are ye..
Great Barrier (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)
Contents 1 Plot summary2 Cast and crew3 Episode trivia4 Quotes5 External links Plot summary [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Cast and crew Vincent D'Onofrio as Detective Robert GorenKathryn Erbe as Detective Alexan..
Great Barrier Aerodrome
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Great Barrier Airlines
Great Barrier Airlines is a New Zealand airline that was established in 1983. They flew their first scheduled service to Great Barrier Island on the 2nd of December 1983, departing from Ardmore. Ardmore Airport is an airport 3 Nautical miles southeast of Manurewa in Auckland, New Zealand. They now..
Great Barrier Island
Location of Great Barrier Island Great Barrier Island is an island in the north of New Zealand, situated 88 km to the north-east of central Auckland in the outer Hauraki Gulf. In the Maori language, it is called Aotea, meaning white cloud. Its official name is Great Barrier Island (Motu Aote..
Great Barrier Reef
Satellite image of a part of the Great Barrier Reef. Photo courtesy of NASA. The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia. It stretches over 2000 kilometres in length and can be seen from spa..
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park colspan="2" Nearest town/city: Coordinates: [18°34′4″S, 148°33′19″E] Area: 345,400 km² Established: 1975 Visitation: (in [[]]) Managing authorities: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Official site: [Great Ba..
Great Barrington
Great Barrington is the name of more than one place: Great Barrington, Gloucestershire in the United KingdomGreat Barrington, Massachusetts in the United States This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might..
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Great Barrington is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,527 at the 2000 census. For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of Great Barrington, please see the articles on Great Barrington (CDP) and Housatonic. Contents 1 History2..
Great Barrington (CDP), Massachusetts
Great Barrington is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Great Barrington in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The population was 2,459 at the 2000 census. Geography Great Barrington is located at [42°11′43″N, 73°21′45″W] (42.19532, -73.362645)[Geographic r..
Great Barr Hall
Great Barr Hall, a Grade 2* Listed building, is a sadly neglected stately home in Great Barr, Walsall, very near Birmingham, historically in the county of Staffordshire, England. Formerly the home of the Scott Family (who gave their name to the nearby Scott Arms pub and shopping centre), during the..
Great Basalt Wall National Park
Great Basalt Wall is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 1124 km northwest of Brisbane. Fact sheet Area: 352.00 km²Coordinates: [19°52′52″S, 145°43′17″E]Date of establishment: 1987Managing authorities: Queensland Parks and Wildlife ServiceIUCN category: II See also Prote..
Great Basin
Drainage map showing the Great Basin in orange The Great Basin is a large, arid region of the western United States, commonly defined as the contiguous watershed region, roughly between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada, that has no natural outlet to the sea. The Great Basin Desert is..
Great Basin Bristlecone Pine
The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) is one of the bristlecone pines, a group of three species of pine found in the higher mountains of the southwest United States. Great Basin Bristlecone Pine occurs in Utah, Nevada and eastern California. In California, it is restricted to the White..
Great Basin College
Great Basin College is a community college unit of the University and Community College System of Nevada, located in Elko, Nevada, USA. Opened in 1967 as "Elko Community College", it was later renamed to "Northern Nevada Community College" and then to its current name. It has approximately 4,700 s..
Great Basin National Park
Great Basin National Park | Category= | Color = #9BCB65 | List= Acadia • American Samoa • Arches • Badlands • Big Bend • Biscayne • Black Canyon of the Gunnison • Bryce Canyon • Canyonlands • Capitol Reef • Carlsbad Caverns • Channel Islands • Congaree • Crater Lake •..
Great Basin tribes
The Great Basin tribes of Native Americans occupied an area of some 400,000 mile² (1,000,000 km²), between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada, in what is now Nevada, and parts of Oregon, California, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah. There is very little precipitation in the Great Basin area..
Great Battles
The Great Battles is a documentary television show that tells the stories of various decisive battles throughout history. It is hosted by Mark Jackson, a descendant of the author of The 15 Most Decisive Battles in the World. Episodes include the Battle of Platmy, the Battle of Hastings, the Battle..
Great Bay
Great Bay is a fictional setting in [[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]], home to Zora Hall and the Great Bay Temple.Great Bay is also a tidal estuary in eastern New Hampshire. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an refer..
Great Bay (New Hampshire)
Great Bay is a tidal estuary located in Strafford and Rockingham counties in eastern New Hampshire, United States. The bay occupies over 6,000 acres (2,400 hectares), not including its several tidal river tributaries. Its outlet is at Hilton Point in Dover, New Hampshire, where waters from the bay..
Great Bay eLearning Charter School
Great Bay eLearning Charter School or otherwise known as GBeCS, is a licensed Charter school located in Exeter, New Hampshire. The school is project based and has no testing besides the required state testing. The school is technology based and uses Video Conferencing to discuss projects with museum..
Great Bear
The term Great Bear can refer to: Ursa Major, the constellation, whose name is the Latin for "Great Bear".The Great Bear, an artwork by Simon Patterson based on the London Tube map.Great Bear Lake, the largest lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada and the fourth largest in North America.Great..
Great Bear (roller coaster)
Great Bear is a roller coaster located at Hersheypark, Hershey, Pennsylvania. It was built by Bolliger & Mabillard during the winter of 1997 and opened for the 1998 season. Because of the coaster's unique custom design, as well as other factors including the terrain, Spring Creek, and proximity o..
Great Bear Lake
Great Bear Lake, NWT, Canada Mackenzie River drainage basin showing Great Bear Lake's position in the Western Canadian Arctic Great Bear Lake (Slavey: Sahtu, French: Grand lac de l'Ours) is the largest lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada, the fourth largest in North America, and ..
Great Bear Lake Airport
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Great Bear Lake Water Aerodrome
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Great Bear Rainforest
The Great Bear Rainforest is a Pacific temperate rain forest located in Southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Coastal rainforests are characterized by having proximity to both oceans and forest. The offshore ocean flow into the mountain ranges causes abundant precipitation to fall on the land in b..
Great Bear Wilderness
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Great Beasts
The Great Beasts are fictional villains featured in the Marvel Comics series Alpha Flight. They are: Kariooq, The CorruptorKolomaq, The Beast of the SnowsRanaq, The DevourerSomon, The Great ArtificerTanaraqTolomaq, The Fire BeastTundra ..
Great Beds Lighthouse
The Great Beds Lighthouse sits in the Raritan Bay in South Amboy, New Jersey. Over the years the lighthouse has become the symbol for the city of South Amboy. History Built in 1880, the 60 foot (18 m) tall Great Beds Lighthouse sits atop a caisson. It is constructed of white steel plates. The li..
Great Bedwyn
Great Bedwyn is a village and civil parish in the east of the English county of Wiltshire. Contents 1 Location2 Local government3 See also4 External links5 Sources Location Great Bedwyn is located some five miles south-west of Hungerford and seven miles south-east of Ma..
Great Bed of Ware
The Great Bed of Ware is an extremely large oak four poster bed, carved with marquetry, that was originally housed in the White Hart Inn in Ware, England. Built by Hertfordshire Jonas Fosbrooke circa 1590, the bed measures ten by eleven feet and can sleep over 15 people at once. Many of those who ..
Great Belt
The straits of Denmark. Great Belt is the passage in the center. The Great Belt (Danish:Storebælt) is a strait between the main Danish islands of Zealand and Funen. Since 1997 the islands have been connected by the Great Belt Bridge. Contents 1 Geography2 Geology3 Biology4&n..
Great Belt Fixed Link
The Great Belt Fixed Link (Danish: Den faste Storebæltsforbindelse) is the fixed link between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen across the Great Belt. It consists of a road suspension bridge and railway tunnel between Zealand and the islet Sprogø, as well as a box girder bridge between Spro..
Great Bend, Kansas
Great Bend is the largest city and county seat of Barton County, Kansas, United States. The population was 15,345 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 Famous persons5 Argonne Rebels6 Great Bend Public Library7 External links History ..
Great Bend, New York
Great Bend is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 801 at the 2000 census. Great Bend is in the northern part of the Town of Champion. Geography The community is located on the south bank of the Black River. Great Bend is locat..
Great Bend, North Dakota
Great Bend is a city in Richland County, North Dakota in the United States. It sits on the banks of the Wild Rice River. The population was 118 at the 2000 census. Great Bend was founded in 1888. Geography Great Bend is located at [46°9′12″N, 96°48′11″W] (46.153413, -96.803000)..
Great Bend, Pennsylvania
Great Bend is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 700 at the 2000 census. Geography Great Bend is located at [41°58′24″N, 75°44′40″W] (41.973226, -75.744376)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Censu..
Great Bend Municipal Airport
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Great Bend Township, Minnesota
Great Bend Township is a township in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 326 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 83.6 km² (32.3 mi²). 81.8 km² (31.6 mi²) of it is land and 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) o..
Great Bend Township, Pennsylvania
Great Bend Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,890 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 95.9 km² (37.0 mi²). 94.1 km² (36.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.9 km² (0.7 m..
Great Bentley
redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]] Great Bentley, in the Tendring district of Essex, England, has the second largest village green in the country, a short stroll from the quaint rural Great Bentley railway station with its level crossing on the Colchester to Clacton Line. Great Bentley is ..
Great Bentley railway station
Colchester toClacton/Walton Line Stations (from west to east)         Colchester   Colchester Town (reverse)   Hythe   Wivenhoe   Alresford   Great Bentley   Weeley   Thorpe-le-Soken Clacton     &..
Great Bernera
"Tursachan", the Callanish VIII megalithic monument on Great Bernera overlooks the bridge from Lewis Great Bernera, often known just as Bernera (Scottish Gaelic: Bearnaraigh) is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is linked to the west coast of Lewis by a bridge. The main settleme..
Great Betrayal
The Great Betrayal is an event in the history of the fictional alien empire of the Covenant in the video game [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]. Supposedly, during the Grunt Rebellion, the entire working caste of The Covenant broke off from The Covenant armada during the grunt rebellion. The Grunts were th..
Great Bible
The Great Bible was the first authorised edition of the Bible in English, authorised by King Henry VIII of England to be read aloud in the church services of the Church of England. The Great Bible was prepared by Myles Coverdale, working under commission of Sir Thomas Cromwell, Secretary to Henry ..
Great Big Boy
Great Big Boy is a 1991 album by guitarist Leo Kottke. Kottke's fifth album on the Private Music label, Great Big Boy is unique in the later Kottke canon in that every song includes a vocal part. The disc consists of nine Kottke originals and a cover version of Johnny Cash's "I Still Miss Someone..
Great Big DVD
Great Big DVD is a DVD compilation released by the band Great Big Sea in Canada and the USA in 2003. It contains various live performances from concerts, music videos, and a documentary. The cover of the GBS DVD List of Tracks "Donkey Riding""When I'm Up""Sea Of No Cares""Boston And St. John's"..
Great Big Lock
In computing science, the Great Big Lock algorithm is a simple algorithm for the protection of critical sections. This is the simplest version of such algorithms. The basics is to have a lock; the lock would prevent anything from occurring at the same time as anything else that is protected. It is o..
Great Big Sea
Great Big Sea (often shortened to GBS) is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea chanties, which draw from the Island's 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage. T..
Great Big Sea (album)
Great Big Sea is Great Big Sea's self-titled, independently-released debut album. Originally released in 1993, it was later redistributed by Warner Music Canada when the band was signed. Contents 1 Label2 Track Listing3 Song Information4 External links Label Independent, ..
Great Billington
Parish church of St Michael and All Angels, Great Billington, Bedfordshire Great Billington (the name probably means hill with a sharp ridge) is a small village in Bedfordshire about three miles south of Leighton Buzzard. The village straddles the A4146, a busy main road. A small hamlet nearby..
Great Bircham
Great Bircham is the largest of the three villages that make up the civil parish of Bircham, in the west of the English county of Norfolk. The village is located about 1 km south of the village of Bircham Newton, the same distance west of the village of Bircham Tofts, 20 km north-east of the town of..
Great bison belt
The Great Bison Belt is a tract of rich grassland that ran from Alaska to the Gulf of Mexico around 9000 B.C.E. The Great Bison Belt was supported by spring and early summer rainfall that allowed short grasses to grow. These grasses retain their moisture at the roots which allowed for grazing ungu..
Great Bittern
The Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae. It is a large, chunky, brown bird, very similar to the American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosa. It is 69-81 cm (24"-34") in length, with a 100-130 cm wingspan. It is declining in much of its temperate European ..
Great Bitter Lake
The Great Bitter Lake from space For other places called Bitter Lake, see Bitter Lake. The Great Bitter Lake (Arabic: البحيرة المرة الكبرى; transliterated: al-Buhayrah al-Murra al-Kubra) is a salt water lake between the north and south part of the Suez Canal. It is adjoined b..
Great Black-backed Gull
The Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus, is a very large gull which breeds on the European and North American coasts and islands of the North Atlantic. It is fairly sedentary, but some birds move further south or inland to large lakes or reservoirs. This species breeds singly or in small colon..
Great Black-headed Gull
The Great Black-headed Gull or Pallas's Gull, Larus ichthyaetus, is a large gull. This species breeds in colonies in marshes and islands from southern Russia to Mongolia. It is migratory, wintering in the eastern Mediterranean, Arabia and India. This gull nests on the ground, laying 2-4 eggs. I..
Great Black Hawk
The Great Black Hawk, Buteogallus urubitinga, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks and Old World vultures. The Great Black Hawk is a resident breeding bird in the tropical New World, from Mexico through Central America to Peru, Trinidad and northern A..
Great Black Swamp
In the above map, the Great Black Swamp is the dark area within the green shaded counties. The Great Black Swamp, or simply Black Swamp, was a glacially-caused wetland in northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana, that existed from the end of the Wisconsin glaciation until the late 19th century. ..
Great Blakenham
Great Blakenham is a small village near Ipswich, in Suffolk UK. External links [Google Map of Great Blakenham] ..
Great Blasket Island
Great Blasket (An Bhlascaod Mhór in Irish) is the principal island of the Blaskets, County Kerry, Ireland. It lies approximately 2 km from the mainland at Dunmore Head, and extends 6 km to the southwest, rising to 292 metres at its highest point (Croaghmore). Great Blasket was inhabited until 1..
Great Blizzard of '88
Park Place in Brooklyn, March 14, 1888. Streets in New York City The Great Blizzard of 1888 (March 11 – March 14 1888) was one of the most severe blizzards in United States recorded history, with snow drifts in excess of 50 feet (15 m). All across the eastern seaboard there were snow w..
Great Blizzard of 1899
The Great Blizzard of 1899 was a winter weather event unprecendented in American history. What made it historic was both the severity of winter weather and the extent of the U.S. it affected, especially in the South. The only event since that has been remotely similar was the 1993 "Storm of the Cent..
Great Blizzard of 1978
The Great Blizzard of 1978 struck parts of the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes on January 26 1978. Particularly hard hit were the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and southeast Wisconsin where up to 40" of snow fell. Winds gusting up to 100mph caused drifts that nearly covered so..
Great Blizzard Subtropical Derecho
The Great Blizzard Subtropical Derecho was a "serial" derecho that occurred in the U.S. state of Florida on March 12 and 13, 1993. This derecho occurred during the 1993 Superstorm. A strong low developed in the Gulf of Mexico during the day on March 12. The low continued to strengthen and move nort..
Great Blue Heron
The Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common all over North and Central America as well as the West Indies and the Galápagos, except in deserts and high mountains where there is no water for it to wade in. It is very similar to the European Grey Heron..
Great Blue Heron Casino
Great Blue Heron Casino is located near the town of Port Perry, just one hour northeast of Toronto, Ontario. The Great Blue Heron Charity Casino features 535 exciting slot machines, 60 thrilling table games and the award winning Waters Edge Restaurant. Monthly poker tournaments. See also Externa..
Great Blue Hill
Great Blue Hill is a hill of 635 feet (194 m) located within the Blue Hills Reservation in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Boston. Its summit is the highest point in Norfolk County, and also the highest within ten miles of the Atlantic coast south ..
Great Blue Hole
--> The Great Blue Hole is a large underwater sinkhole off of the coast of Belize. It lies at near center of Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll 60 miles from the mainland and Belize City. The hole is almost perfectly circular, over 1,000 feet across and 400 feet deep. It was formed as a limestone cave..
Great Blue Turaco
The Great Blue Turaco, Corythaeola cristata, is a turaco, a group of African near-passerines. References BirdLife International (2004). [Corythaeola cristata]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why t..
Great Blue Windrunner
The Great Blue Windrunner is a large bird created for the film The Future is Wild. This bird inhabits the mountainous Great Plateau 100 million years from now. Its ancestors are cranes. The Great Plateau is much higher than the Tibetan Plateau, so the great blue windrunner has to specialize to cop..
Great Boiling Valley
The is a volcanic valley with active sulphur vents and hot springs in Hakone, Japan. A popular tourist site for its scenic views, volcanic activity, and especially, — a local specialty of eggs hard-boiled in the hot springs. The boiled eggs turn black and smell slightly sulphuric; consu..
Great Bookham
Great Bookham is a village in Surrey, between Leatherhead and Guildford. Contents 1 The Bookhams2 Geography3 Great Bookham Common4 Some History5 Domesday Book record6 See also7 External link The Bookhams Great and Little Bookham are part of the Saxon settleme..
Great Bookie Robbery
The Great Bookie Robbery was a crime committed in Melbourne, Australia on 21 April, 1976. A well-organized gang stole between $6 million and $12 million from the Victoria Club, which was located on the second floor of a building in Queen Street. Normal Lee was charged, but later acquitted. He was..
Great Books
Classicismseries Classical antiquity Renaissance Classicism Age of Enlightenment Classicism Visual arts, Architecture, and Literary Neoclassicism Classical music era Classicism between the Wars [[Neoclassicism#Neoclassicism_Part_II:_Between_the_Wars|20th Century neoclassicism]]Neoclassicism..
Great Books Foundation
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Great Books of the Western World
The Great Books Great Books of the Western World is a series of books originally published in the United States in 1952 by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. in an attempt to present the western canon in a single package of 54 volumes. The series is now in its second edition and contains 60 volume..
Great Bosnian uprising
The Great Bosnian uprising was a revolt of Bosnians against the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. Contents 1 The road to uprising2 The fight for autonomy3 Exile and death4 See also The road to uprising In the late 1820s, Sultan Mahmud II reintroduced a set of reforms tha..
Great Boston Fire of 1872
Ruins left by the fire The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was Boston's largest urban fire and still one of the most costly fire-related property losses in American history. The conflagration began at 7:20 p.m. on November 9, 1872 in the basement of a commercial warehouse at 83 - 87 Summer Street in..
Great Bourton
--> Great Bourton is a village in Oxfordshire in England, around three miles North of Banbury. Great Bourton has a pub, The Bell, a village hall and a church, All Saints, built in 1863. The bell tower of All Saints church is situated away from the church. There are reportedly only three churc..
Great Bowden
Great Bowden is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. It is north-east of and a suburb of Market Harborough, although originally the parish of Great Bowden included Harborough. It has a population of around 1,000. It is the site of Great Bowden Hall. The vil..
Great Bowerbird
The Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis) is a common and conspicuous resident of northern Australia, from the area around Broome across the Top End to Cape York Peninsula and as far south as Mount Isa. Favoured habitat is a broad range of forest and woodland, and the margins of vine forests, monso..
Great Brăila Island
The Great Brăila Island (Insula Mare a Brăilei, formerly Balta Mare a Brăilei, the "Great Brăila Pond") is an island on the Danube river in the Brăila County, Romania. It has on average 60 km length and 20 km width. The two river branches which separate it from the mainland are Măcin and Creme..
Great Bricett
Great Bricett is a village in the county of Suffolk, England. External links Grid reference [Illustrated details of the parish church and an overview of the village] ..
Great Brickhill
Great Brickhill is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the very north of the county, just outside and overlooking, Milton Keynes. History The village name is a compound of Brythonic and Anglo Saxon origins, which is a common occurrence in this part of the country. The Brython..
Great Brickhill St. Mary The Virgin
The parish church of St. Mary The Virgin in Great Brickhill is a Grade II* listed building dating back to the 13th century. It stands about 500 metres north of the village centre at Grid reference . It is a fairly large church, able to seat 300. The south aisle and chapel were erected in 1460 and ..
Great Bridge
Great Bridge may refer to: Great Bridge, Virginia, a community in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA.Great Bridge, West Midlands, a town in Sandwell, West Midlands, England. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to th..
Great Bridge, Virginia
Great Bridge is a community located in the independent city of Chesapeake in the U.S. state of Virginia. Its name is derived from the American Revolutionary War Battle of Great Bridge, which took place on December 9 1775 and resulted in the final removal of British government from the Colony and Do..
Great Bridge, West Midlands
Great Bridge is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England. It is situated midway between Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich. See also Great Bridge ..
Great Bridgeford
Great Bridgeford is a village in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the A5013 and is the point where the B5405 meets the A5013. The village contains a petrol station, a village hall, and two tennis courts. ..
Great Bridge (Cambridge)
The Great Bridge over the Charles River connected Cambridge, Massachusetts to Little Cambridge, which was the name for Allston-Brighton before it separated from Cambridge in 1807, first becoming the town of Brighton and finally joining the city of Boston in 1874. The Great Bridge was built in 1660-..
Great Bridge High School
Great Bridge High School Established 1907 School type public school Principal Clifton Randolph Location Chesapeake, Virginia Enrollment 2,337 Athletic Conference Southeastern DistrictEastern Region Colors Green, Gold Nickname Wildcats Homepage [Offici..
Great Brington
Great Brington is a village in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. The village has a population of 200. Just outside the village is Althorp House, the home of the Spencer family and Diana, Princess of Wales. The disc jockey and television presenter Jo Whiley is als..
Great Brinks Robbery
The Great Brinks Robbery was a famous armed robbery of the Brinks Building in Boston, Massachusetts on January 17, 1950. The robbery resulted in the theft of $1,218,211.19 in cash, and over $1.5-million in checks, money orders and other securities. At the time, it was largest robbery in the history..
Great Britain
Great Britain lies between Ireland and continental Europe Great Britain is an island lying off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe and to the east of Ireland, comprising the main territory of the United Kingdom. Great Britain is also used as a geopolitical term describing the combinati..
Great Britain's Athlete Prospects
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Great Britain and Ireland at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Ten athletes from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed in seven sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics. The British and Irish athletes were the fifth most successful in terms of overall medals (7) and tied for fifth in gold medals (2). The 7 medals came on 23 entries in 14 event..
Great Britain and Ireland at the 1900 Summer Olympics
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris under the IOC country code GBR. It was the second appearance of the European nation. In Olympic competition, the nation has always shortened its official name to Great Britain rather than the more comm..
Great Britain and Ireland at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Great British Medals Won 1 Gold Medal and 1 Silver medal. ..
Great Britain and Ireland at the 1908 Summer Olympics
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the host nation of the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The British Olympic Association was the National Olympic Committee responsible for organizing the United Kingdom's representation. British and Irish athletes competed under the team name "..
Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Great Britain competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. It was the twelfth time that the nation had competed, being one of only four nations to have competed in every Olympics to that point. Great Britain competed under the IOC country code GBR. Contents 1      &..
Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan under the IOC country code GBR. It was the fifteenth appearance of the United Kingdom, being one of only four nations to have competed in every Olympics to that point. Contents 1     &nb..
Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1964 Winter Olympics
The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Great Britain competed under the IOC country code GBR. British luger Kazimierz Kay-Skyszpeski was killed on the Olympic course two weeks before the games. Great Britain 1 0 0 1 Results by ..
Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Great Britain competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich under the IOC country code GBR. It was the seventeenth appearance of the European nation, being one of only four nations to have competed in every Olympics to that point. Contents 1  Great Britain 4 5 9 18 Great Britai..
Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1976 Summer Olympics
The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal under the IOC country code GBR. It was the eighteenth appearance of the European nation, being one of only four nations to have competed in every Olympics to that point. Contents 1  Great Britain 3 5 ..
Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. It was the nineteenth time that the nation participated, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed in every Summer Olympics to that point. Great Britain contested under t..
Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California under the IOC country code GBR. It was the twentieth time that the European nation participated, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed in every Summer O..
Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul under the IOC country code GBR. It was the twenty-first time that the European nation participated, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed in every Summer Olympics to that..
Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona under the IOC country code GBR. It was the twenty-second time that the European nation participated, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed in every Summer Olympics to..
Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the IOC country code GBR. It was the twenty-third time that the nation participated, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed in every Summer Olympics to th..
Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and was commonly referred to as Great Britain. It was the twenty-fourth time that the nation participated, being one of only three nations to compete in every Summer Olympics to that point. Gre..
Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the name under which the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competes at the Olympics) sent a wide-ranging delegation to the 2004 Summer Olympics, continuing its ubiquitous presence in the Olympic games — the only country to have sent comp..
Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2006 Winter Olympics
The United Kingdom competed under the name Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Athletes from Northern Ireland were generally free to participate for either this team or the Ireland team under a long-standing settlement between the British Olympic Associat..
Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
Great Britain participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy. Great Britain entered 20 athletes in the following sports: Alpine skiing: 2 male, 1 femaleIce sledge hockey: 12 maleWheelchair curling: 4 male, 1 female Medals           &nbs..
Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Summer Olympics
Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the name used by the United Kingdom at the Summer Olympics. The nation went by Great Britain and Ireland through the 1924 Summer Olympics, while the country was the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The nation is one of only three to have compete..
Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Great Britain (the name which the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competes under at Olympic and Paralympic level) sent a delegation of 166 athletes to the 2004 Summer Paralympics, covering 15 sports. The ParalympicsGB team entered the opening ceremony behind the Union Flag car..
Great Britain Ltd
Great Britain Ltd (also known as GBLtd) is a British computer game originally released in 1982 for the BBC Micro and ZX Spectrum. The game provides a simple economic and political simulation, allowing the player to manage the British economy and compete in elections every 5 years. The player takes..
Great Britain national Australian rules football team
The Great Britain national Australian rules football team is known as the British Bulldogs. The team is made up of the best British born players selected from the clubs of the British Australian Rules Football League competitions in both England and Scotland. The Bulldogs wear the colours of th..
Great Britain national rugby league team
Great Britain team shirt Great Britain is one of the major national teams playing rugby league. The team is administered by the Rugby Football League (RFL), and is commonly nicknamed the 'Lions' or 'Great Britain Lions'. The team has also been known as 'Great Britain and Ireland'. The RFL has..
Great Britain national rugby league team game results (1900-1940)
Main article: Great Britain national rugby league team Year Winning Team Losing Team Scoreline Ground 1937 Australia Great Britain 13 3 Huddersfield 1937 Great Britain Australia 13 3 Swinton 1937 Great Britain Australia 5 4 Leeds 1936 Great Britain New Zealand 23 11 Auckland 1936 Great ..
Great Britain national rugby league team game results (1940-1959)
Main article: Great Britain national rugby league team Year Winning Team Losing Team Scoreline Ground 1959 Great Britain Australia 18 12 Wigan 1959 Great Britain Australia 11 10 Leeds 1959 Australia Great Britain 22 15 Swinton 1959 Great Britain France 50 5 Leeds 1958 Great Britain New ..
Great Britain national rugby league team game results (1960-1979)
Main article: Great Britain national rugby league team Year Winning Team Losing Team Scoreline Ground 1979 New Zealand Great Britain 18 11 Auckland 1979 Great Britain New Zealand 22 7 Christchurch 1979 Great Britain New Zealand 16 8 Auckland 1979 Australia Great Britain 21 7 Sydney Cricke..
Great Britain national rugby league team game results (1980-1990)
Main article: Great Britain national rugby league team Year Winning Team Losing Team Scoreline Ground 1990 Australia Great Britain 14 0 Leeds 1990 Australia Great Britain 14 10 Manchester United FC 1990 Great Britain Australia 19 12 Wembley Stadium (London) 1990 New Zealand Great Britain ..
Great Britain national rugby league team game results (1991 and beyond)
Main article: Great Britain national rugby league team Year Winning Team Losing Team Scoreline Ground 2006 Great Britain New Zealand 46 14 Knowsley Road (St. Helens) 2005 Australia Great Britain 26 14 KC Stadium (Hull) 2005 Great Britain New Zealand 38 12 Galpharm Stadium (Huddersfield) 2..
Great Britain road numbering scheme
The Great Britain road numbering scheme is a numbering system used to classify and identify all major roads in Great Britain. Each road is given a single letter, which represents the road's category, and a subsequent number, with a length of between 1 and 4 digits. Similar systems are used in North..
Great British Beer Festival
The Great British Beer Festival (often shortened to GBBF) is a yearly beer festival organised by CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale. It presents a selection of cask ales and other alcoholic drinks from the UK and beyond. The festival is also home to the Champion Beer Of Britain awards. GBBF's siste..
Great British Menu
Great British Menu is a BBC television series in which top UK chefs compete for the chance to cook for the Queen on her 80th birthday. The series is presented by Jennie Bond, former BBC Royal Correspondent. Each week, two chefs from a region of the UK create a menu which is tasted and judged by Pru..
Great Briton Award
The Great Briton Awards are an annual event to indicate who has made the greatest contribution to British life during the year. They were sponsored in 2004 by The Daily Telegraph, Morgan Stanley and the RSA. Nominations are based on a shortlist generated by asking the public to identify the candidat..
Great Bromley
For the London Borough, see Bromley Great Bromley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex at Grid reference . It lies 6 km south of Manningtree and 9 km east of Colchester and includes the hamlets of Balls Green and Hare Green. The A120 trunk road (with the A133 as a spur o..
Great Brook
Great Brook may refer to the following: New Hampshire: (one of several streams by this name) Great Brook (Cold River), a tributary of the Cold River New Jersey: Great Brook (New Jersey), a tributary of the Passaic River This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisa..
Great Brook (Cold River)
Great Brook is a 10.0 mile long (16.1 km) stream located in western New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Cold River, part of the Connecticut River watershed. Great Brook begins in highlands in the town of Acworth, New Hampshire and flows southwest through the center of the ..
Great Brook (New Jersey)
Great Brook is a tributary of the Passaic River which passes through Bernardsville, New Jersey. See also List of New Jersey rivers ..
Great Budworth
Great Budworth is a village in the county of Cheshire, in the north west of England, north of Northwich. It is a popular location for films and television. Arley Hall, a historic house, is nearby. Image:Great-Budworth-Cheshire-1.jpg Image:Great-Budworth-Cheshire-2.jpg Image:Great-Budworth-Ches..
Great Burdon
Great Burdon is a village in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated to the north east of Darlington. ..
Great Burgan
Most of Kuwait's oil is located in the Great Burgan area (reserves of approximately 70 billion barrels) and is considered to be the world's second largest oil field. These three fields together pump 31' and 33' range crude into 14 tank farms. Great Burgan comprises the Burgan, Al-Maqwa, and Al-Ahm..
Great Bustard
The Great Bustard, Otis tarda, is a very large bird in the bustard family, the only member of the genus Otis. It breeds in southern and central Europe and across temperate Asia. European populations are mainly resident, but Asian birds move further south in winter. This species is declining due ..
Great Cacapon, West Virginia
Great Cacapon is an unincorporated hamlet in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. According to the 2000 census, the Great Cacapon community has a population of 1,379 [link]. Great Cacapon takes its name from the Cacapon River which empties into the Potomac..
Great Calcutta killings
Great Calcutta killings is a term used to for terrible killings of large number of people that occured i Indian city of Calcutta . Muslim League had anouunced to observce Direct Action Day on 16 August 1946 to force Indian National Congress Party to cencede to the demand of partition of India . Th..
Great Camanoe
Great Camanoe is a small island located just north of Beef Island and northeast of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands which forms part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Great Camanoe is primarily a residential island. ..
Great Canadian Baycon 2006
The Great Canadian Baycon is a gaming convention held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It takes place near the beginning of May each year. The 2006 event will occur at the Hamilton Ramada Hotel, from April 28 to 30. The event website is http://www.greatcanadianbaycon.com Major scheduled events incl..
Great Canadian Gaming
The Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (TSX: [GCD]) is a gaming operator in Canada. It is the largest provider of community casinos in British Columbia. Operations Bear Mountain Community Gaming CentreBoulevard CasinoCasino Nova ScotiaGreat American Gaming Corporation*Casino Everett*Cas..
Great Canadian Theatre Company
The Great Canadian Theatre Company, known for short as GCTC, is a professional theatre company based in Ottawa,Canada. It was established in 1975 amidst the momentum that the Ministry of Culture had for the arts.. The company specialises in the production of Canadian plays. The group has its origi..
Great capes
In sailing, the great capes are the three major capes of the Southern Ocean — the Cape of Good Hope (although sometimes Cape Agulhas is cited in its place), Cape Leeuwin, and Cape Horn.[The Circumnavigators], by Don Holm; Around the Three Capes. Prentice-Hall, NY, 1974. ISBN 0-13-13..
Great Captain Island
Great Captain Island is an island in Connecticut, off the coast of Greenwich, Connecticut. It is the southernmost point in New England, lying south of 41º, and has an old lighthouse. ..
Great cardiac vein
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Great Casterton
Great Casterton is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is located at the crossing of the original Ermine Street and the River Gwash. The village is approximately 3 miles to the North West of Stamford and very close to the county border with Lincolnshire. The A..
Great Cataclysm
The Great Cataclysm is an event in Lego's Bionicle storyline. In fact, much of the storyline revolves around the Great Cataclysm, mainly in trying to repair the damage caused by it. The Setup Sometime in the distant past, the Brotherhood of Makuta was once an organization dedicated to serving the G..
Great Central Lake
Great Central Lake is a lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The lake has a surface area of 51 square kilometres and a maximum depth of 294 m. External links [World Sea Database] ..
Great Central League
The Great Central League was a short-lived baseball league of four teams that played baseball in the upper Midwest in 1994. Its only season ended before completion and no championship was ever held. Teams Champaign-Urbana BanditsLafayette LeopardsMason City BatsMinneapolis Millers Champions None ..
Great Central Railway
This is about the historic company; see also about the present day preserved Great Central Railway (preserved). The Great Central Railway (GCR) was the latter day name of a railway company of the United Kingdom which existed between 1847 and 1922 when it was grouped into the London and North Easter..
Great Central Railway (preserved)
redirect [[Template:Inappropriate tone]] The GCR is the only heritage railway in the country with double track The Great Central Railway (GCR) is a heritage railway in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. The Southern section runs for 8.25 miles from Loughborough to the northern outskirts of Le..
Great Central Road
The Great Central Road is a mostly unsealed Australian outback highway that runs 1126km from Laverton, Western Australia to Yulara, Northern Territory (near Uluru/Ayres Rock). Though still recommended only for four wheel drive vehicles, the road is now graded to a standard suitable for two wheel dr..
Great Central Warehouse University Library, University of Lincoln
The Great Central Warehouse University Library (GCW) is the main library of the University of Lincoln, a higher-education institution in England. The building has won several awards for its sensitive conversion from a derelict former railway grain-storage warehouse. The GCW was constructed in 190..
Great Chagos Bank
The Great Chagos Bank, in the Chagos Archipelago, about 500 km South of the Maldives, is the largest atoll structure in the world, with a total area of roughly 13 000 km2. There are seven or eight individual islands on the rim of the atoll, one in the North (Nelson's Island) and the others on the Ea..
Great chain of being
1579 drawing of the great chain of being from Didacus Valades, Rhetorica Christiana The Great Chain of Being or scala naturae is a classical and western medieval conception of the order of the universe, whose chief characteristic is a strict hierarchical system. It is a conception of the worl..
Great Chalfield Manor
Great Chalfield Manor is a country house in Broughton Gifford near Melksham, Wiltshire, England. The house is an early Tudor, moated manor house built around 1480. It was altered substantially (with some of the original character lost) in the 1830s. In particular, the great hall lost its ornate cei..
Great chamber
The great chamber was the second most important room in a medieval or Tudor English castle, palace, mansion or manor house after the great hall. Medieval great halls were the ceremonial centre of the household and were not private at all; the gentleman attendants and the servants came and went at al..
Great Chamberlain
Holders of the office of Chamberlain of Scotland are known from about 1124, though by the seventeenth century it enjoyed high status but few actual powers, having lost its financial functions after 1425 to the Treasurer and its supervision of the royal burghs. Left vacant from 1558 to 1565 and agai..
Great Championship Wrestling
Great Championship Wrestling (GCW) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Georgia. The promotion was originally called Georgia Championship Wrestling but renamed in October 2005 following legal challenges from the owners of the rights to the original Georgia Championship Wrestling...
Great Chardonnay Showdown
The Great Chardonnay Showdown, held in the spring of 1980, was organized by the wine columnist for the Chicago Tribune newspaper with help from three Chicago wine stores. A total of 221 Chardonnays from around the world were selected for the blind wine competition. France and California were heavil..
Great Chart
Great Chart is a village in civil parish of Great Chart with Singleton in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The parish is split between the ancient village of Great Chart and the modern Singleton housing development, which is part of the western outskirts of Ashford. The village centre of Gre..
Great Charter (disambiguation)
Great Charter may mean: Magna CartaA number of legal documents granting rights in English history, for example those awarded to the University of Oxford. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, yo..
Great Chart with Singleton
Great Chart with Singleton is a civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The parish is split between the ancient village of Great Chart and the modern Singleton housing development. The village of Great Chart is located on western outskirts of Ashford town, about two miles (3.2km) f..
Great Chase
Great Chase is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags America in Prince George's County, Maryland. This is a kiddie coaster that replaced the previous kiddie coaster, the Cannonball that ran from 1993 to 1998. Roller coasters at Six Flags America Batwing – Great Chase – The Joker's Jinx ..
Great Chase (SFEG)
Great Chase is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. This is a simple kiddie roller coaster with a single lift hill and several small bunny hills laid out in an oval. Roller coasters at Six Flags Elitch Gardens [[Boomerang: Coast to Coaster|Boo..
Great Chesterford railway station
Great Chesterford railway station serves the village of Great Chesterford in Essex. External links [Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail[Street map] and [aerial photo] of from Multimap.com {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em..
Great Cheverell
Great Cheverell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. In some sources the latinized name of Cheverell Magna is used, especially when referring to the parish. In the Census 2001, the parish had a population of 588. Contents 1 Local government2 Location3 S..
Great Chicago Fire
Artist's rendering of the fire, by John R Chapin, originally printed in Harper's Weekly The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Oct. 8-10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying several square miles in Chicago, Illinois. Though the fire was one of the largest U.S. disasters ..
Great Chilean Earthquake
The Great Chilean Earthquake or Valdivia Earthquake (Terremoto de Valdivia in Spanish) of May 22, 1960 is the largest magnitude earthquake recorded since seismographic monitoring began. Striking at 19:11 UTC (early afternoon local time), it measured 9.5 magnitude and affected southern Chile. ..
Great Chilton
Great Chilton is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the east of Bishop Auckland, near Chilton. ..
Great Chrysanthemum Diamond
Great Chrysanthemum Weight carats (20.830 g) Color Fancy Brown Cut Pear Mine of origin unknown Country of origin South Africa Cut by S & M Kaufman Date discovered 1963 Original owner Julius Cohen Current owner unknown Estimated value unknown The Great Chrysanthemum Diamond is a ..
Great Cipher
In the history of cryptography, the Great Cipher was a nomenclator cipher developed by the Rossignols, several generations of whom served the French Crown as cryptographers. It was excellent of its class and so was given this name; it was reputed to be unbreakable. And, indeed, after it went out of ..
Great circle
For the Brisbane bus routes known collectively as the Great Circle Line (598 & 599), see the list of TransLink (Brisbane) services A great circle is a circle on the surface of a sphere that has the same circumference as the sphere, and divides the sphere into two equal hemispheres. Equivalently, a..
Great Cities of the Ancient World
Great Cities of the Ancient World is a 1972 history book by L. Sprague de Camp, published by Doubleday. A translation into German has also appeared. The work is an study of the ethnology, history, geography, and everyday life in such famous ancient capital cities as Thebes, Jerusalem, Nineveh, Tyre..
Great Coalition
The Great Coalition refers to the grand coalition of political parties that formed in the Province of Canada in 1864.The previous collapse after only a few months of a coalition government formed by Étienne-Paschal Taché and Conservative John A. Macdonald (the sixth government in six years) had de..
Great Coasters International
Great Coasters International, Inc. (GCI) is a Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based roller coaster manufacturer which has created several award-winning rides. Starting with Hersheypark's Wildcat (1996) through rides like Dollywood's Thunderhead (2004), GCI has a dedication to speed, thrills, and new technolo..
Great Coates
Great Coates is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,111. It is to the north-west of the Grimsby urban area, and is served by Great Coates railway station. Great Coates has a long history, with an entry in the Domes..
Great Coates railway station
Great Coates railway station Serves the village of Great Coates in Lincolnshire External links [Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail[Street map] and [aerial photo] of from Multimap.com {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em auto;..
Great College Street
Great College Street is a street in the Borough of Westminster, Central London, very close to the River Thames. Close-by landmarks include the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and Westminster School. External Links [Location of Great College Street on Google Maps] ..
Great Colombia
República de Colombia in 1819 Flag of the Federation Map of the former Republic of Colombia. Capital Bogotá Created December 1819 Dissolved November 1831 Demonym Colombian Great Colombia (Gran Colombia in Spanish) is the name given to the Republic o..
Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635
The Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635 was a severe hurricane that hit the Jamestown Settlement and the Massachusetts Bay Colony during August of 1635. Contents 1 Storm history2 Impact3 See also4 References5 External links Storm history The hurricane was likely a Cape V..
Great comet
Great Comet West in 1976 A Great Comet is a comet which becomes particularly bright and spectacular. While comets are officially named after their discoverers, some may come to be referred to as The Great Comet of... the year in which they were brightest. Contents 1 What defines a Gr..
Great Comet of 1843
The Great Comet of 1843 formally designated C/1843 D1 and 1843 I, was a comet which became very bright in March 1843 (it is also known as the Great March Comet of 1843). It was discovered on February 5, 1843 and rapidly brightened to become a great comet. It was a member of the Kreutz Sungrazers, ..
Great Comet of 1882
Photograph of the comet as seen from Cape Town The Great Comet of 1882 formally designated C/1882 R1, 1882 II, and 1882b, was a comet which became very bright in September 1882. It was a member of the Kreutz Sungrazers, a family of comets which pass very close to the Sun's surface at periheli..
Great Commandment
The Great Commandment is found in the Bible in Matthew chapter 22 verses 37-40. The ..
Great Commission
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Great Commission Association
The Great Commission Association of Churches (GCAC) is an international movement of evangelical Christian churches, begun in the early 1970s at Southern Colorado University. By 1973, leaders from the local college church had moved to other cities home to large public universities, resulting in 15..
Great Commission Latin America
Great Commission Latin America is an outgrowth of Great Commission Ministries founded and directed by Nelson Guerra. The ministry began as a small group led by Guerra in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in the 1970's. As the church in Tegucigalpa grew, Guerra set his sites on reaching all of Honduras with the ..
Great Commission Ministries
Great Commission Ministries (GCM) is a not-for-profit Christian evangelistic organization dedicated to reaching the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. GCM is a part of the larger organization Great Commission Association of Churches. As of June 2006, GCM has 44 US college ministries and has a..
Great Commodities Depression
This article or section may contain [No original researchoriginal research] or [Verifiabilityunverified] claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the [talk page] for details . The Great Commodities Depression is the steep, general recession in commo..
Great Computer Challenge
The Great Computer Challenge is a regional tournament between eastern Virginian public and private schools in various computer related applications. The yearly tournament is a joint project between WHRO, C.I.I., and Old Dominion University. This year's senior division (levels 3-4) competition takes ..
Great conjunction
A Great Conjunction is a conjunction of the planets Jupiter and Saturn. The last Great Conjunction took place on May 31, 2000, while the next one will be in late December of 2020. Great Conjunctions take place regularly, every 18-20 years, as a result of the combined ~12-year orbital period of Jup..
Great Consolidated Popular Party
The Great Consolidated Popular Party is a political party in Ghana. At the last elections, 7 December 2004, the party was part of the Grand Coalition, that won 4 out of 230 seats. Edward Mahama, candidate of the Grand Coalition won 1.9% of the vote in the presidential elections. ..
Great Conspiracy
The Great Conspiracy is a term given to a year-long war that occurred in Roman Britain near the end of the Roman occupation of the island. The historian Ammianus described it as a barbarica conspiratio that capitalised on a depleted military force in the province brought about by Magnentius' losse..
Great Contract
The Great Contract was a plan submitted to James I and parliament in 1610 by Robert Cecil. It was an attempt to increase Crown income and ultimately rid it of debt. Cecil suggested that, in return for an annual grant of £200,000, the Crown should give up its feudal rights of Wardship and Purveyan..
Great Contraction
The Great Contraction is Milton Friedman's term for the Great Depression. Friedman labelled it thus because he believed that the depression lasted so long due to the Federal Reserve's mismanagement. He argued that the reserve contracted the monetary supply dramatically, prolonging the Depression, w..
Great Controversy
The Great Controversy worldview has always been important to Adventist Theology . This is evidenced by the wide distribution and relevancy of the ‘Great Controversy’ book and series, written by Ellen G. White, co-founder of the movement. It seems that all aspects of Adventist life and biblical..
Great Conversation
The Great Conversation is a characterization of references and allusions made by authors in the Western Canon to the works of their predecessors. As such it is a name used in the promotion of the Great Books of the Western World ("GBWW") published by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. in 1952. It is al..
Great Corby
Great Corby is a village in northern Cumbria, England, above the eastern bank of a wooded gorge on the River Eden. Directly across the river from Great Corby is the village of Wetheral. The two villages are linked by a railway viaduct, part of the Tyne Valley Line from Newcastle to Carlisle which pa..
Great Cormorant
The Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It breeds in much of the Old World and the Atlantic coast of North America. This is a very common and widespread bird species. It breeds mainly on coasts, nesting on cliffs or in trees (which ar..
Great Cornard Upper School
Great Cornard Upper School is a 13 - 18 upper school in the town of Great Cornard, located near the town of Sudbury, Suffolk in the United Kingdom. The school has an average student population of between eight and nine hundred, with approximately one hundred and fifty teaching and support staff. It..
Great Council of Chiefs (Fiji)
Nobility of Fiji Titles Adi - Bulou - Ro - Ratu Institutions Great Council of Chiefs Chairman, Great Council of Chiefs House of Chiefs Confederacies: Burebasaga - Kubuna - Tovata Politics portal]] Fiji This article is part of the series: Politics of Fiji Constitution of Fiji Main art..
Great Court
There are two places called Great Court, both in the United Kingdom: Trinity Great Court at Trinity College, Cambridge, andQueen Elizabeth II Great Court at the British Museum, London. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an..
Great Coxwell Tithe Barn
The Great Coxwell Tithe Barn is a large 14th century barn, once used for the collection of tithes in what is now Oxfordshire in England. Contents 1 Location2 History3 Structure4 External links Location It is situated at located at Grid reference , above the village of Great..
Great Crag
Great Crag is a fell in the Lake District in Cumbria, England, it is located in Borrowdale near the hamlets of Rosthwaite and Stonethwaite, it does not live up to its name of “Great” having an altitude of just 440 metres (1444 feet). The higher slopes are heather covered and quite rocky, whil..
Great Cranberry Island
Great Cranberry Island is an island located in Maine. It is one of the five islands of the Town of Cranberry Isles, Maine. Great Cranberry Island is a favorite vacation spot for many. Access to the island is provide by ferry from either Northwest Harbor or Southeast Harbor, both located on Mount D..
Great Crested Flycatcher
The Great Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus, is a large insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. Adults are brownish on the upperparts with yellow underparts; they have a long rusty brown tail and a bushy crest. Their throat and breast are grey. Their breeding habitat is deciduou..
Great Crested Grebe
The Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. It breeds in vegetated areas of freshwater lakes across Europe and Asia. It is resident in the milder west of its range, but migrates from the colder regions. It winters on freshwater lakes and reservoirs ..
Great Crested Newt
The Great Crested Newt or Northern Crested Newt, Triturus cristatus, is a newt in the family Salamandridae. Its range extends from Great Britain and Brittany in the west across much of Europe north of the Alps and the Black Sea. It is one of three newts found in the British Isles, along with the ..
Great Crosby
Great Crosby, commonly known as just Crosby is a town in Sefton, Merseyside, North West England. Great Crosby was a small village of Viking origin until the arrival of the railway in the 1840s. The village grew rapidly during the late 19th and early 20th century and merged with a number of distinct..
Great Cross of Hendaye
The Great Cross of Hendaye (French: Croix d'Hendaye) is a stone cross located on the town square of Hendaye, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in southwestern France. The cross is carved with alchemical symbols that occultists find to contain encrypted information on a future global catastrophe. See ..
Great Crown of Victory
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Great Crusade
The Great Crusade is a historical period in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe, lasting from the late 30th to early 31st millennia. It was an attempt by the Emperor to unite all of humanity under the one banner, ending civil war and strenghtening humanity against its alien oppressors. Once unit..
Great cubicuboctahedron
In geometry, the great cubicuboctahedron is a nonconvex uniform polyhedron, indexed as U14. It shares the vertex arrangement with the convex truncated cube. See also List of uniform polyhedra External links VRML model: [link] ..
Great Culverden
About half a mile from the centre of Tunbridge Wells lies a small 9½ acre wood, known as Great Culverden Park. The first big house built on the highest point in that wood (currently the Kent & Sussex Hospital car park) was known as Culverden House. When Jacob Jeddere Fisher pulled down the ol..
Great Cumbrae
Great Cumbrae and other south-west coast islands Great Cumbrae (also known as Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is the larger of the two islands known as The Cumbraes in the lower Firth of Clyde in western Scotland (at Grid reference ). The island is 3.9 km long by 2 km wide rising to a height ..
Great Curassow
The Great Curassow, Crax rubra is a large, up to 100cm long, black pheasant-like bird with yellow knob on its bill, curly black feather crests and white below. Female is a pale brown bird with vermiculated white head and neck. It is found in the rainforests of Central America, western Colombia and..
Great Dąbrowa
The Great Dąbrowa (Polish: Jezioro Dąbrowa Wielka, German: Groß Damerau See) is a lake in Poland near the gmina Dąbrówno. The Little Dąbrowa lake is nearby. ..
Great Dalby
Great Dalby is a small village 3 miles south of Melton Mowbray,Leicestershire.It has a population of between 300-400 and the parish church of St. Swithun was built during the 14th century. ..
Great Dane
The Great Dane is a breed of dog known for its large size and gentle personality. The breed is commonly referred to as the "Gentle Giant". Contents 1 History2 Appearance3 Temperament4 Health5 Miscellaneous5.1 Danes in popular culture6 External links Histor..
Great Dangaioh
|} is a 13-episode anime TV series that ran from 5 April 2001 through 5 July 2001 on TV Asahi in Japan. It was created and directed by Toshiki Hirano, and produced by AIC. Hirano's wife, Narumi Kakinouchi, was the animation director for episodes 1 and 3. Great Dangaioh is related to Dangaioh. Al..
Great Darkness
The Great Darkness is an uncertain term used by the ent Treebeard in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, apparently referring to the time that Middle-earth was under the dominion of Morgoth. It was in the Great Darkness before the Sun and Moon that Melkor first created the Orcs and the Trolls,..
Great Darkness Saga
The Great Darkness Saga was a 5-issue storyline In the comic book Legion of Super-Heroes that ran from issues #290-294 (August-December 1982), with a prologue in #287 (May 1982), and is considered by many to be one of the greatest Legion epics of all time (with the Earthwar saga and the 5-issue Legi..
Great Dark Horde
The Great Dark Horde is an independent "household" (a type of social sub-group or fraternal club) within the Society for Creative Anachronism. Although one can also find members in other re-enactment groups, it may very well be the largest household in that organization. It covers all the Kingdoms,..
Great Dark Spot
The Great Dark Spot as seen from Voyager 2 The Great Dark Spot was a dark spot on Neptune similar to Jupiter's Great Red Spot. Although it looked nearly the same as Jupiter's spot, it was not thought to be a storm but instead an atmospheric hole similar to the hole in Earth's ozone layer. The..
Great Day! Rare Recordings From The Judy Garland Show
The CD Great Day! Rare Recordings From The Judy Garland Show was released on June 6th, 2006.It is a CD of some of the most famous songs from one of the best musical shows on TV: The Judy Garland Show. The CD has been on The Hit List Of CDs since the end of June and now! Plus it is an award winnin..
Great Daylight Comet of 1910
The Great Daylight Comet of 1910 or 'Great January Comet was a great comet that in January 1910 upstaged the much-anticipated appearance of Halley's Comet in May of the same year. It was already visible to the naked eye when it was first noticed, and so many people independently 'discovered' the ..
Great Depression
"The Great Depression" redirects here. For , see . The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn, starting in 1929 (although it effects were not fully felt until late in 1930) and lasting through most of the 1930s. It centered in North America and Europe, but had damaging effects around the..
Great Depression in Australia
The Great Depression of the 1930s was an economic catastrophe that severely affected most nations of the world, and Australia was not immune. In fact, Australia, with its extreme dependence on exports, particularly primary products such as wool and wheat, is thought to have been one of the hardest..
Great Depression in Canada
Canada is sometimes considered to be the country hardest hit by the Great Depression. The economy fell further than that of any nation other than the United States, and it took far longer to recover. It hit especially hard in Western Canada, where a full recovery did not occur until the Second World..
Great Depression in East Asia
The Great Depression in East Asia was of minor impact. The Japanese economy shrank by 8% 1929-31, but recovered by 1932 and continued to grow. ..
Great Depression in France
The Great Depression in France The crisis affected France a bit later than other countries, around 1931. As in the United Kingdom, France was recovering from World War I, trying without much success to recover the reparations from Germany. This led to the occupation of the Ruhr at the beginning of t..
Great Depression in Latin America
Before the global Great Depression of the 1930s, links between the United States (US) economy and Latin American economies had been established through US investment in Latin America and Latin American exports to the US. As a result, Latin American felt reverberations of the US stock market crash in..
Great Depression in South Africa
The Great Depression had a pronounced economic and political effect on South Africa, as it did to most nations at the time. As world trade slumped, demand for South African agricultural and mineral exports fell drastically. Many historians think that the social discomfort caused by the depression ..
Great Depression in Spain
Due to the fact that Spain had a relatively isolated economy, with high protective tariffs and was experiencing other economic problems: need for land reform, overall development, improving education levels, etc., it was not one of the main countries affected by the Depression. However, because the..
Great Depression in the United Kingdom
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. This article deals with the effects of the Great Depression of the 1930s on the United Kingdom. Content..
Great Depression in the United States
The Great Depression was a period where economic activity was stagnant and at an all time low in many countries of the world. The effects of the stock market crash of 1929 that ensued in the Great Depression in the United States lasted from late in the year 1930 to the late 1930's. Contents 1&n..
Great Diamond
The Great Diamond or Virgin's Diamond/Diamond of Virgo is an asterism. It is composed of the stars Cor Caroli (in Canes Venatici), Denebola (the tail of Leo), Spica (the wheat of Virgo), and Arcturus (in Bootes). It is somewhat larger than the Big Dipper. Lying within the Great Diamond is the set..
Great diamond
The term great diamond may refer to: The Great Diamond asterism/constellation Places Great Diamond, GuyanaGreat Diamond Island, Maine Diamonds Great Chrysanthemum DiamondGreat Mogul Diamond redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Great Diamond Island, Maine
Vintage postcard depicting Great Diamond Island, Casco Bay, and Portland Maine Great Diamond Island is an island in Casco Bay Maine. It is part of the city of Portland, Maine. As of the 2000 census, the island had a year-round population of 77. The island was used as a military base during..
Great dirhombicosidodecahedron
In geometry, the great dirhombicosidodecahedron is a nonconvex uniform polyhedron, indexed last as U75. This is the only uniform polyhedron with more than six faces meeting at a vertex. Each vertex has 4 squares which pass through the vertex central axis (and thus through the centre of the figure..
Great Disappointment
The Great Disappointment was a period in the early history of certain Christian denominations in the United States, which began when Jesus failed to reappear on the appointed day of October 22, 1844 as some Christians had expected. William Miller Between 1831 and 1844, William Miller, a Baptis..
Great Dismal Swamp
The Great Dismal Swamp is located in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina in the United States on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The Great Dismal Swamp is a marshy region on the Coastal Plain of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina between Norfolk, Virginia..
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1974 to help protect and preserve a portion of the Great Dismal Swamp, a marshy region on the Coastal Plain of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina between Norfolk, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina in the Uni..
Great disnub dirhombidodecahedron
In geometry, the Great disnub dirhombidodecahedron, also called Skilling's figure, is a nonconvex uniform polyhedron. J. Skilling discovered this one further uniform polyhedron, by relaxing the condition that only two faces may meet at an edge. It has 120 edges with 2 faces and 120 edges with 4 f..
Great ditrigonal dodecicosidodecahedron
In geometry, the great ditrigonal dodecicosidodecahedron is a nonconvex uniform polyhedron, indexed as U42. See also List of uniform polyhedra External links VRML model: [link] ..