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ÁgripÁgrip is an Old Norse word meaning "synopsis". Two mediaeval historical works are referred to as Ágrip. Ágrip af Nóregskonungasögum - A synoptic history of the kings of NorwayÁgrip af Danakonungasögum - A very short history of the kings of Denmark The first of those is much better known and ..
Ágrip af NóregskonungasögumÁgrip af Nóregskonungasögum or Ágrip is a synoptic history of the kings of Norway, written in Old Norse. The preserved text starts with the death of Hálfdan svarti and ends with the accession of Ingi krókhryggr but the original is thought to have covered a longer period, probably up to the rei..
G. Richard ChamberlinG. Richard Chamberlin was born in Astoria, New York on September 30, 1946. A graduate of both The Citadel (military college) and the University of Georgia Law School, Richard was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives for District 73 in 1978, which, (at that time) represented all of Henry..
G. Richard Pfitzner StadiumG. Richard Pfitzner Stadium is a stadium in Woodbridge, Virginia. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Potomac Nationals minor league baseball team. It was built in 1984. It holds 6,000 people. ..
Göring AttackThe Göring Attack is a chess opening that begin with the moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.0-0 d6 7.d4 exd4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 Na5 10.Bg5 It is a variant of the Evans Gambit. The 10 Bg5 move is the one that makes it a Göring Attack. It is so named after a Professor Göring wh..
GráinneIn Irish mythology, Gráinne (pronounced GRAWNyeah) was the daughter of Cormac mac Airt. She was promised in marriage to Fionn mac Cumhail, but fell in love with Diarmuid of the love spot when she saw Diarmuid in the wedding party. She laid a geasa upon him to run away with her. Their long flight f..
Gráinne ConoleGráinne Conole (1964 - ) is Professor of eLearning at the Institute of Educational Technology in the UK's Open University. Previously she had a chair in education at the University of Southampton. Previous to that she was director of the Institute for Learning and Research Technology at the Unive..
Gráinne SeoigeGráinne Seoige is an Irish newsreader who is currently the main anchor for Sky News Ireland. She was born on November 5, 1974 in Spiddal, County Galway. Career Seoige began her career on October 31, 1996 with the launch of Teilifís na Gaeilge (now TG4) anchoring the 10pm news bulletin with Gi..
Grianan of AileachGrianan of Aileach (Irish: An Grianán an Aileach \ An Grianán Ailigh) are the ruins of an Iron Age stone fortress in County Donegal in the north-west of Ireland which was the seat of the Kingdom of Aileach (Aileach). The kingdoms of Ulaidh and Airgiallaigh were two subject kingdoms in the North u..
Grianne OhmsfordGrianne Ohmsford is a fictional character in Terry Brooks' Shannara fantasy novels. Biography [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Grianne Ohmsford was abducted from her burning home when she was a young child by a powerful and evil warlock called the Mor..
GriasGrias is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, native to tropical South America and the Caribbean. They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to 5-15 m tall. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, broad lanceolate, very large, up to 1 m long, with an entire or waved mar..
GRIBGRIB (GRIdded Binary) is a mathematically concise data format commonly used in meteorology to store historical and forecasted weather data. It is standardized by the World Meteorological Organization’s Commission for Basic Systems, known under number GRIB FM 92-IX, described in WMO Manual on Code..
GribbleFor the character in King of the Hill, see Dale Gribble. A gribble is any of about 56 species of marine isopod from the family Limnoriidae. They are mostly pale white and small (1-4 mm long) crustaceans, although Limnoria stephenseni from subantarctic waters can reach 10 mm. The term g..
Gribbly's Day OutContents 1 Gribbly's Day Out2 The Heroes3 The Beasts4 Seon5 The Energy Web6 The Game Gribbly's Day Out Gribbly's Day Out is a Commodore 64 game by Andrew Braybrook, released by Hewson in 1985. The game is set on the planet Blabgor and centred on the exploits of Gri..
GribenesGribenes, or "scraps," form one of the best liked foods among the Jews of eastern Europe. It is eaten by some especially on the Feast of Hannukah and by others especially on the sabbath. It is mentioned frequently in stories and parables of Jewish origin. So much do the Jews share in the belief "th..
Griboedov CanalGriboedov Canal (Russian: ) is a canal in Saint Petersburg, constructed in 1739 on the basis of the existing river Krivusha. In 1764-1790, the canal was deepened, and the banks were reinforced and covered with granite. Griboedov Canal starts from the Moika River near the Field of Mars. It flows ..
GribouilleMarie-France Gaîté, a singer better known as Gribouille, was born on July 17, 1941 in Lyon, France and died on January 18, 1968 in Paris, France. Marie-France Gaîté had a very difficult life. As teenager, she suffered from mental illness and for a time was confined to a psychiatric hospita..
Gribov ambiguityIn gauge theory, especially nonAbelian gauge theories, we often encounter global problems when gauge fixing. Recall that gauge fixing means choosing a representative from each gauge orbit. The space of representatives is a submanifold and represents the gauge fixing condition. Ideally, every gauge o..
GribskovbanenGribskovbanen is a local passenger railway north of Copenhagen in Denmark, now part of the Lokalbanen system. It runs north from Hillerød where transfers from the S-train system as well as other Lokalbanen lines are possible, and through the Grib Skov forest. At Kagerup near the northern end of the..
Gribskov municipalityAs of January 1, 2007 Gribskov municipality will, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), come into existence as a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Denmark. It will consist of the (what are currently existing, but on January 1 2007) former municipalities of Græsted-G..
Gricean maximsThe philosopher Paul Grice proposed four conversational maxims that arise from the pragmatics of natural language. These maxims are: Maxim of Quality: Truth Do not say what you believe to be false.Do not say that for which you lack adequate evidence. Maxim of Quantity: Information Make your contri..
Gricel MameryGricel Mamery Muñoz (January 25, 1967 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican television hostess and comedienne, best known for her appearance on the Puerto Rican show Anda Pa'l Cara. Gricel is the sister of Puerto Rican music producer Topy Mamery and radio and marketing personality Eric Wi..
Grid-leak detectorA grid-leak detector is a combination diode rectifier and audio amplifier. In the circuit, the grid of a triode vacuum tube corresponds to the plate of a diode, rectifying action thus occurs. A d.c. current is permitted to flow through the grid leak, via a resistor that biases the grid negatively,..
Griddhraj ParvatGriddhraj Parvat or locally known as Giddhaila Pahar is a hill of religious, archeological and ecological importance situated in Devrajnagar village of tehsil Ramnagar in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located at a distance of 8 km from Ramnagar town and 65 km from Satna in south dir..
GriddleboneGriddlebone is a cat character who appears in T.S. Eliot's collection of poems, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and also the musical CATS. Griddlebone is a white fluffy queen who first appears in the poem Growltiger's Last Stand. She inadvertently leads to the demise of her suitor, the dreaded..
Griddleware[The Free Dictionary] defines griddleware as grid computing software, which distributes a single problem to multiple computers and assembles the results. [Wired] defines it as Grid computing software that coordinates thousands of disparate machines so they act as a single superco..
GridironGridiron can mean many different things: Gridiron football — either the field on which a football game is played, or the game itself (American and Canadian football)In urban planning, a gridiron plan system describes an ordered arrangement of streets in a regular grid pattern, intersecting at rig..
GRIDIRONGRIDIRON is the former name of a database load balancer from xkoto that works with IBM's DB2. It is now known as GRIDSCALE. External links [GRIDSCALE Product Information Page][Savvica replaces MySQL with GRIDIRON and DB2 Express-C] ..
Gridiron (cooking)A gridiron is a metal grate with parallel bars typically used for grilling meat or fish. It may also be two such grids, hinged to fold together, to securely hold fish while grilling over an open flame. ..
Gridiron (science fiction story)Gridiron is a science-fiction story written by British author Philip Kerr. It is a story about a highly technichal building (nicknamed The Gridiron), which becomes self-aware and tries to kill everyone inside, confusing real life with a video game. Characters Ray Richardson - Head Architect of the ..
Gridiron ClassicThe Gridiron Classic was an annual post-season college football all-star game featuring a team representing Florida versus a team from the rest of the United States. It was generally held in mid-January at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, but for 2004 and 2005 it was played in The Villages. As ..
Gridiron ClubThe Gridiron Club, founded in 1885, is the oldest and most prestigious journalistic organization in Washington, D.C. Its 65 active members represent major newspapers, news services, news magazines and broadcast networks. Membership is by invitation only. The Gridiron Club is best known for its an..
Gridiron footballGridiron football is a term outside the United States and Canada that refers to both American football and Canadian football. The term came about after it was observed that the field of play in each sport, because of the many lines marking it, resembles a gridiron. According to certain early rules ..
Gridiron GangGridiron Gang is a 2006 film starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Xzibit, L. Scott Caldwell, and Kevin Dunn. It was filmed in California at Camp Kilpatrick a Los Angeles County Probation Department facility. Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow..
Gridiron pendulumThe gridiron pendulum was an improvement of clock pendulums developed by John Harrison, consisting of alternating brass and iron rods assembled so that their different expansions and contractions cancelled each other out. Its simplest form, attributed to John Arnold, consists of five rods. A central..
GridleeGridlee is a 1983 arcade game produced by Videa. Although it was never actually released, the game is playable through the emulator MAME. It is notable for being one of the few games in MAME which may be downloaded with permission from the copyright holders. The ROMs may be used for non-commercial u..
Gridless Narrow-Angle AstrometryGridless Narrow-Angle Astrometry (GNAA) is an astrometry technique developed at the California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory under contract to NASA. GNAA allows star positions to be measured without first setting up a grid of reference stars; instead, it sets up a reference fram..
GridleyGridley may refer to: Gridley, CaliforniaGridley, IllinoisGridley, KansasCharles Vernon GridleyThis 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 inten..
Gridley, CaliforniaGridley is a city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 5,382 at the 2000 census. Geography Gridley is located at [39°21′46″N, 121°41′53″W] (39.362728, -121.698016)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the..
Gridley, IllinoisGridley is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,411 at the 2000 census. Geography Gridley is located at [40°44′34″N, 88°52′50″W] (40.742748, -88.880428)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the..
Gridley, KansasGridley is a city in Coffey County, Kansas, United States. The population was 372 at the 2000 census. Geography Gridley is located at [38°5′58″N, 95°53′4″W] (38.099452, -95.884507)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city h..
Gridley BryantGridley Bryant (1789 – June 13, 1867) was an American construction engineer who ended up building one of the first railroads in the United States and inventing most of the basic technologies involved in it. His son, Gridley James Fox Bryant, was a famous 19th century architect and builder. B..
Gridley class destroyerThe Gridley-class destroyers were a class of four 1500-ton destroyers in the United States Navy. The initial two ships were laid down on June 3, 1935 and commissioned in 1937. The second two were laid down in March of 1936 and commissioned in 1938. Based on the Mahan-class destroyer, they had th..
Gridley James Fox BryantGridley James Fox Bryant (August 29 1816 – June 8 1899) was a famous 19th century Boston architect and builder. His work was seen in custom houses, government buildings, churches, schoolhouses, and private residences across the United States. Bryant was born to Marcia Winship Fox and Grid..
GridlinkedGridlinked Gridlinked is Neal Asher's first novel. It contains elements of the technological inventiveness of hard science-fiction with a more contemporary political plotline. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Contents 1 Technology2 Pl..
GridLiteGridLite is a framework being developed at HP Labs that allows mobile/ubiquitous computing elements to act as part of computing grids. ..
GridlockFor other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}.See also Box junction Gridlock is a term describing an inability to move on a transport network. The term originates from a situation possible in a grid network where intersections are blocked, prohibiting vehicles from moving through the intersection or ba..
Gridlock'dGridlock'd is a 1997 film starring Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth, and Thandie Newton. It was directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall. It was one of the last films Tupac did before he was murdered in Las Vegas in 1996. Cast Tupac Shakur - Ezekiel 'Spoon' WhitmoreTim Roth - Alexander 'Stretch' RawlandThandie N..
Gridlock'd (OST)Gridlock'd (OST) is the official movie soundtrack to Vondie Curtis-Hall film Gridlock'd and was relesed on the 28th January 1997 by Interscope Records. Tracklisting Wanted Dead Or Alive - 2Pac/Snoop Doggy DoggSho Shot - The Lady Of RageIt's Over Now - Danny BoyDon't Try To Play Me Homey - Dat Nig..
Gridlock (band)Gridlock is a San Francisco based experimental electronic band originally created by Mike Wells in 1994. A year later, Mike Cadoo joined up, and the duo released their first two demos, Sickness and Frozen, and soon signed to Pendragon Records in 1997. Their style was originally akin to the sound..
Gridlock (board game)Gridlock is a board game where you have to fit various sized pieces on a grid with various shaped pegs, matching pegs to holes and filling the rectangular grid with the prescribed pieces. ..
Gridlock (disambiguation)Gridlock is a term describing an inability to move on a transport network. Gridlock may also refer to: Gridlock (politics), a difficulty in passing party agenda items due to an evenly divided legislatureGridlock (novel), a novel by Ben EltonGridlock (band), an electronica bandGridlock (TV show), a ..
Gridlock (novel)For other uses of "", see {{{1. Gridlock is a novel by Ben Elton. Overview The novel depicts a near-future London in which traffic congestion has reached almost critical levels, such that accidents in a few key places could bring the entire city's traffic network to a halt. The government is awar..
Gridlock (politics)For other uses of "", see {{{1. In politics, gridlock refers to difficulty of passing party agenda items in a legislature that is close to being evenly divided. In United States politics, this situation most frequently occurs when the House of Representatives and the Senate are controlled by opposin..
Gridlock (TV show)Gridlock was the name of a 1990s television game show in Ireland. It was hosted by Derek Mooney. ..
GridlokRyan Powell, also known as Gridlok, is a drum and bass producer and DJ based out of San Francisco, USA. He used to be a classical violin player before he submerged himself into the drum and bass realm. He is also the head of a record label call Project 51. Over the years Gridlok has accumulated se..
Gridrunner++Gridrunner++ is a shooting game written by Jeff Minter for the PC. It has since been ported to the Macintosh, and to a portable Java applet. It was offered only as shareware for download from the Llamasoft website, with a registration fee of 5 pounds. Contents 1 Gameplay2 References3&..
GRIDSCALEGRIDSCALE is a database load balancer created by xkoto Inc that works with IBM's DB2 database. ..
GridWayPlease [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. GridWay, on top of Globus se..
GridwerxGridwerx is an independent games development company established in Brisbane, Queensland, in July 2003. Gridwerx has formed a tight-knit, talented and aggressive team of dedicated enthusiasts to collaborate on the development and commercialization of Gridwerx Genesis (Working Title), a first perso..
GRID (album)GRID, released on January 25 2006, is the eighth original album by the Japanese band M.O.V.E. The catalogue code for this album is AVCT-10156/B with a bonus DVD, and AVCT-10157 without one. Track Listing "Gothica (Symphony No.1)" - 1:25"FADED～色褪せたアルバム" [FADED~Iro Aseta ARUB..
Grid (disambiguation)Grid may mean: Grid (computer manufacturer), a laptop manufacturer in the 1980sGrid (Jotun), a giantess in Norse mythologyGrid (typography), laying out of a page using a grid of different-sized and -shaped rectanglesGrid computing, computing model that provides the ability to perform higher throu..
Grid (Jotun)In Norse mythology, Gríðr (sometimes Anglicized Grid) was a giantess who, aware of Loki's plans to get Thor killed at the hands of the giant Geirröd, helped Thor by supplying him with a number of magical gifts which included a girdle (belt) of might, a pair of iron gloves, and a staff known as Gr..
Grid (typography)In typography, the grid system, also called grids, refers to the practice of laying out of a page using a grid of different-sized and -shaped rectangles to align items to. The purpose of the grid is to help the designer organize the content of the page in a pleasing and easy-to-digest manner for the..
Grid biasGrid bias is a voltage applied to electron tubes (or valves in British English) with three electrodes or more, such as triodes. The control grid (usually the first grid) of these devices is used to control the electron flow from the heated cathode to the positively charged anode. A small change in ..
Grid cellsA grid cell is a type of neuron found in the entorhinal cortex (EC) that fires strongly when an animal is in specific locations in an environment. Grid cells were discovered in 2005 and it is hypothesized that a network of these cells constitute a mental map of the spatial environment ([Ha..
Grid cell topologyThe grid cell topology is studied in digital topology for the purpose of providing a theoretical basis for (low-level) algorithms in computer image analysis or computer graphics. The elements of the n-dimensional grid cell topology (n ≥ 1) are all n-dimensional grid cubes and their k-dimensional ..
Grid chessDevised by Walter Stead in 1953, grid chess is a chess variant played with a grid board. This is a normal 64-square board with a grid of lines further dividing the board into larger squares. For a move to be legal in grid chess, the piece moved must cross at least one of these lines. A sample pos..
GRiD CompassThe GRiD Compass 1100 was arguably the first laptop computer, introduced in April 1982. The computer was designed by British industrial designer Bill Moggridge in 1979, and first sold three years later. The design used a clamshell case (where the screen folds flat to the rest of the computer whe..
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Grid connectionIn electricity distribution, grid connection is connection to the national grid of power stations, substations and transmission cables for the supply of electric power. A power station is generally said to have achieved grid connection when it first supplies power outside of its own boundaries. How..
Grid dip oscillator"Dipmeter" could also refer to an influential early commercial expert system called Dipmeter Advisor. Grid dip oscillator (GDO), also called grid dip meter, dip meter, dipmeter, or just dipper, is a measuring instrument to measure resonant frequency of radio frequency circuits. It measures the amou..
Grid energy storageGrid energy storage is the use of various energy storage techniques to complement electric power generation plants on the transmission grid. Demand for electricity from the world's various grids varies over the course of the day and from season to season. For the most part, variation in electric dem..
Grid friendlyNote: The term Grid Friendly is trademarked, and refers to energy usage management technology, and the use of energy-efficient products and services, which operate in a manner that supports electrical power grid reliability. The owner and the trademark are hereby recognized. The concept of a grid-..
Grid graphIn graph theory, a grid graph is a graph corresponding to the square lattice, so that it is isomorphic to the graph having a vertex corresponding to every pair of integers (a, b), and an edge connecting (a, b) to (a+1, b) and (a, b+1). The finite grid graph Gm,n is an m x n rectangular graph isomorp..
Grid illusionA grid illusion is any kind of grid that deceives a person's vision. The two most common types of grid illusions are Scintillating grid illusions and Hermann grid illusions. Contents 1 Scintillating grid illusion2 Hermann grid illusion3 Differences between the Scintillating and He..
Grid leakGrid leak is an inherent operating characteristic of triodes and other vacuum tubes. It is the small flow of current through the grid of a tube into the circuit which feeds the grid. This current is caused by the small negative EMF which is present in all vacuum valves as a result of a space charge ..
Grid methodThe grid method is a form of long multiplication. Traditional long multiplication of, for instance, 26 x 13, would be written like this: 26 13 -- 78 260 --- 338 Using the grid method, 26 x 13 would look like this: x 20 6 10 200 60 3 60 18 200 60 60 18 --- 338 The grid method differs in c..
Grid MPGrid MP is a commercial distributed computing software package developed and sold by United Devices, a privately held company based primarily in Austin, Texas. It was formerly known as the MetaProcessor prior to the release of version 4.0, however the letters MP in Grid MP do not officially stand ..
Grid networkA grid network is a kind of computer network consisting of a number of (computer) systems connected in a grid topology. In a regular grid topology, each node in the network is connected with two neighbors along one or more dimensions. If the network is one-dimensional, and the chain of nodes is co..
Grid northGrid north is a navigational term referring to the direction northwards along the grid lines of a map projection. It is contrasted with true north (the direction of the North Pole) and magnetic north (the direction of the Magnetic North Pole). Many topographic maps, including those of the United Sta..
Grid planA simple grid plan road map (Windermere, Florida). The grid plan or gridiron plan is a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a [[wikt:grid|grid]]. Contents 1 Ancient grid plans2 Asia from the first millennium AD3 Europe and its colonie..
Grid referenceA grid reference is a standard method for the location of a point on a map. The grid itself is a coordinate system imposed on the map, and is numbered in such a way as to provide a unique way to identify any given feature. Grid systems vary, but the most common is a square grid originating at the b..
Grid Security InfrastructureGrid Security Infrastructure is a specification for secret, tamper-proof, delegatable communication between software in the grid computing environment. Secure, authenticatable communication is enabled using a asymmetric encryption. Authentication Authentication is performed using digital signatur..
GRiD SystemsGRiD was a laptop manufacturer that was mainly active during the 1980s. They were later acquired by Tandy Corporation (RadioShack). Products GRiD Compass (1982)GridCase (1985)GridLite (1987) ..
Grid viewThis article is about a graphical user interface element. For a grid computing system that deals with data, see data grid. NSTableView is the Mac OS X version of grid view A grid view or a datagrid is a graphical user interface element (widget) that presents a tabular view of data. A typical ..
Grieco eliminationThe Grieco elimination is an organic reaction describing the elimination reaction of an aliphatic primary alcohol through a selenide to a terminal alkene [#endnote_Grieco]. The alcohol first reacts with o-nitrophenylselenocyanate and tributylphosphine to a selenide in a nucleophilic sub..
GriefA funeral in Sarajevo in 1992 Grief is a multi-faceted response to loss. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, it also has a physical, cognitive, behavioural, social and philosophical dimensions. Common to human experience is the death of a loved one, be they frien..
GrieferThis article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry.Please improve the article or discuss proposed changes on the talk page. See Wikipedia's [Guide to writing better articlesguide to writing better articles] for suggestions. Griefer is the ..
Grief knotA grief knot combines features of a granny knot and a thief knot. Its name is a portmanteau. The grief knot resembles the granny knot, but tied in trans form (as opposed to cis form). This means that the working ends come out diagonally from each other, whereas a Granny's ends both come out on ..
Grief therapy dogsGrief therapy dogs are dogs specially trained for such environments as funeral homes, to provide therapy for grieving individuals. Often times, Golden Retriever/Labrador Retriever mixes are used. External links [Grief therapy dogs] during 9/11[Grief therapy dog] at Pennsylvani..
GriegakademietThe Grieg Academy is a music conservatory in Bergen, Norway which is a part of the University of Bergen. The Academy was founded in 1905 and offers 4-year undergraduate programs in Performance, Composition and Pedagogy/Music Education, and also 2-year Masters programs in Performance, Composition and..
Grieg HallThe Grieg Hall (Grieghallen) is a 1,500 seat concert hall in Bergen, Norway. It has been the home of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra since the hall's completion in 1978. It hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986, and is the host of the annual Norwegian Brass Band Championship competition, whic..
GriendGriend is a small, uninhabited, Dutch island in the Wadden Sea, lying around 20 kilometres south of Terschelling. It is one of the West Frisian Islands, and belongs to the municipality of Terschelling. The island currently has an area of around 0.1 km². History In the Middle Ages, the island wa..
GrierGrier is a surname, and may refer to David Grier, physicistDavid Alan Grier (born 1955), American actorDolores GrierDolores Bernadette Grier, American activistEliza Ann Grier (? - 1902), an emancipated slave who became the first female African-American medical doctor licensed in the state of Georgi..
GriersonGrierson is a surname, and may refer to Benjamin GriersonColin McKay GriersonDavid GriersonDon GriersonDon Grierson (hockey player)George GriersonGeorge Abraham Grierson, the author of the Linguistic Survey of IndiaHerbert John Clifford GriersonSir James GriersonJohn GriersonRobert GriersonSharon G..
Grierson's RaidGrierson's Raid was a Union cavalry raid during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. It ran from April 17, to May 2, 1863, as a diversion from Ulysses S. Grant's main attack plan on Vicksburg, Mississippi. Up until this time in the war, Confederate cavalry commanders such as Nathan Bed..
Grierson spring31d 7' 30.92"N; 101d 39' 43.91W Grierson Spring is a historic seep spring located in the southwestern part of Reagan Co, TX, approx 12.5 mi sw of the community of Big Lake, and is part of the eastern tributary arrangement of Live Oak Draw, itself a part of the Pecos River drainage system. The sm..
Grierson Spring, TX31d 7' 30.92"N; 101d 39' 43.91W Grierson Spring is a historic seep spring located in the southwestern part of Reagan Co, TX, approx 12.5 mi sw of the community of Big Lake, and is part of the eastern tributary arrangement of Live Oak Draw, itself a part of the Pecos River drainage system. The sma..
Grier City-Park Crest, PennsylvaniaGrier City-Park Crest is a census-designated place (CDP) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 954 at the 2000 census. Geography Grier City-Park Crest is located at [40°49′9″N, 76°3′29″W] (40.819153, -76.057917)[Geographic references#1GR1 ..
Griesbach hypothesisThe Griesbach hypothesis is a solution to the synoptic problem which gives priority to the Gospel of Matthew. Contents 1 Griesbach's proposal2 Proof from Minor Agreements3 Status of the hypothesis4 See also5 References6 External links Griesbach's proposal The Gries..
GriesheimFor the district of Frankfurt see Griesheim (Frankfurt am Main). Griesheim is a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated approx. 7 km west of Darmstadt. Demographics Residents (July 2003): without auxiliary domiciles 25.111, with auxiliary domiciles 27.014 ..
Griesheim (Frankfurt am Main)Data Area: 4.200 km² Population: 21,336 Population density: 5,080 people per km² Postal code 65933 Telephone area code: 069 Incorporation Area district: West City districts: 541 - Griesheim-Ost542 - Griesheim-Ost551 - Griesheim-West552 - Griesheim-West [We..
Grieskirchen (district)Bezirk Grieskirchen is a district of the state of Upper Austria in Austria. Municipalities Towns (Städte) are indicated in boldface; market towns (Marktgemeinden) in italics; suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters. Aistersheim (786)Bad Scha..
Griess algebraIn mathematics, the Griess algebra is a commutative non-associative algebra on a real vector space of dimension 196884 that has the Monster group M as its automorphism group. It is named after mathematician R. L. Griess, who constructed it in 1980 and subsequently used it in 1982 to construct M. The..
Grietje BettinGrietje Bettin (born July 16, 1975 in Eckernförde) is a German politician and member of Alliance '90/The Greens in the Bundestag. She has been an MP since April 1, 2000. External link [Official Website] () ..
GrievanceA grievance is a formal statement of complaint, generally against an authority figure. A substantial section of the Declaration of Independence consists of an enumeration of the colonists' grievances against the "Present King of Great-Britain" (George III). An important part of the American politi..
Grievous's starfighterGeneral Grievous' starfighter is a Belbullab-22 starfighter built in Feethan Ottraw Scalable Assemblies. The starfighter has two triple-barrelled rapid fire laser cannons and is propelled by twin ion drives. ..
Grievous AngelGrievous Angel was the second solo album by Gram Parsons, compiled from 1973 sessions and posthumously released four months after his death. Like all of Parsons' records, it failed to light up the charts, never reaching the top hundred on the Billboard charts. Nonetheless, it is viewed as a milesto..
Grievous AngelsGrievous Angels are a Canadian alternative country band. Although they have never achieved mainstream success, they are a cultural institution in Northern Ontario. As well, they are highly regarded by many music critics: newspapers in both Canada and the United States have compared the band favorabl..
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GriffeGriffe is an architectural term referring to an ornamental carving at the base of a column. The word is French for "claw," and is possibly cognate with griffin, as a Griffe might appear at the base of an ornamental Griffin. References ..
Griffen IslandGriffen Island is a bar in the Ohio River located along the southwestern side of Browns Island near Weirton in Hancock County, West Virginia. It has also been known throughout its history as Hop Island. External links ..
GriffinFor other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Pomeranian coats of arms featuring griffins. The Griffin (Greek gryphos, Persian شیردال shirdal "lion-eagle") (also spelled gryphon and, less commonly, gryphen, griffon, griffen, or gryphin) is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and ..
Griffin, GeorgiaGriffin is a city in Spalding County, Georgia, United States. The population was 23,451 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Spalding County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Griffin is the birthlace of Olympian Wyomia Tyus and several NFL players including Miami Dolphins tight ..
Griffin, IndianaGriffin is a town in Posey County, Indiana, United States. The population was 160 at the 2000 census. Geography Griffin is located at [38°12′16″N, 87°54′54″W] (38.204406, -87.915033)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town..
GriffintownGriffintown is an area of Montreal, located to the south of rue Notre-Dame between rue Guy and rue McGill. It is part of the borough of Le Sud-Ouest. It spans from the borough of Point St. Charles to the Old Port, and north to Notre-Dame street. It was first settled by mostly Irish immigrants du..
Griffin (Amazon Women on the Moon)Griffin is a fictional character who appears in the comedy Amazon Women on the Moon, and is loosely connected to the fictional universe of Universal horror movies. He appears in the segment Son of the Invisible Man and is played by Ed Begley, Jr. His first name unknown, Griffin tried to repeat his ..
Griffin (disambiguation)For people named Griffin, see Griffin (surname) Griffin (also spelt gryphon, griffon or gryphin) can refer to: The Griffin, a legendary creature.Bell Griffin HAR2, a helicopter operated by the Royal Air ForceGriffon Bruxellois, a breed of dogGripen The Saab JAS-39 "Gripen" (Griffin), a fighter a..
Griffin (surname)Griffin is a surname, and may refer to many people. A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - P - Q - R - S - T - W - See also A Adrian GriffinAlan GriffinAlex GriffinAlfredo GriffinAlistair GriffinAndy GriffinAngela GriffinAnne Dias-GriffinAnthony Jerome GriffinArchie Griffin B Barbi..
Griffin (The Invisible Man)Griffin is a fictional character created for the novel The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells. He was a young albino who invented a formula to bend light in the human body, making himself invisible. Although he intended to make himself visible again, taking up residence in the Coach and Horses Inn in the t..
Griffin BarryThis article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. American journalist who fathered two out-of-wedlock children with Dora Russell, the wife of Bertrand Rus..
Griffin Bellthumb Griffin Boyette Bell (born October 31, 1918) is an American lawyer and former Presidential Cabinet member. Born in Americus, Georgia, he attended public schools and Georgia Southwestern College and then the Walter F. George School of Law of Mercer University. He practiced law at King &..
Griffin BookThe Griffin Book is a listing of known or suspected gambling cheaters and advantage players published by Griffin Investigations, a firm that monitors casinos. Those listed may be anyone perceived as a threat to the casino's profits, including card counters, people who mark cards and those who try to..
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Griffin CommunicationsGriffin Communications is an Oklahoma media company. Griffin owns CBS affiliated TV stations KWTV in Oklahoma City and KOTV in Tulsa. KQCW in Tulsa is also owned by Griffin. ..
Griffin DunneGriffin Dunne (born June 8, 1955 in New York, New York) is an American actor. He is the son of producer/writer Dominick Dunne, brother of actress Dominique Dunne, and the nephew of John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion. He was married (1989) and divorced (1995) from the American actress Carey Lowell w..
Griffin FrazenGriffin James Frazen (born October 8, 1987 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. Griffin Frazen has acting in his blood. His dad is a film editor and his mom was a stage actress and circus clown. Frazen has inherited traits from both. A huge fan of Jet Li and action movies, Frazen, at t..
Griffin InvestigationsGriffin Investigations was once the most prominent group of private investigators specializing in the gambling industry. The company was founded in 1967 by Beverly S. Griffin and Robert R. Griffin. The company maintained dossiers on card counters, serial jackpot winners, and other individuals, chi..
Griffin MarkhamSir Griffin Markham (d. aft. 1644) was an English soldier, the son of Thomas Markham and Mary Griffin. On May 29, 1592, he married Anne Roos. He was knighted in 1594 after serving under the Earl of Essex at the siege of Rouen. He commanded the cavalry under Sir Conyers Clifford, and his opportune ..
Griffin O'NealGriffin Patrick O'Neal (b. October 28, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. He is the son of actor Ryan O'Neal and the late actress Joanna Cook Moore. He had one sister, Tatum, and two half brothers, Patrick and Redmond. Griffin has been married to Rima Belinda Uranga since 1989..
Griffin ParkGriffin Park is a football ground situated on Braemar Road in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow, south west London. It has been the home of Brentford Football Club since 1904. It was also the home ground for the London Broncos rugby league club, until their move to The Stoop at the end of..
Griffin PlazaGriffin Plaza is a shopping centre located in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia. The centre was completed in 1997 to cope with Griffith's rapid growth. The centre is currently the largest in the city but Griffith Central shopping centre which is expected to open by 2007, is much larger. The centr..
Griffin Poetry PrizeThe Griffin Poetry Prize is Canada's most generous poetry award. It was founded in 2000 by Scott Griffin, a wealthy automotive part manufacturer. The awards go to one Canadian and one international poet who write in the English language. Each winner receives CAD$50,000. Contents 1 Trustees..
Griffin Technical CollegeGriffin Technical College is a public, accredited two-year postsecondary college located in Griffin, Georgia. Griffin Tech provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for initial employment; offers continuing education and training to acquire advanced levels of competency; offers a gener..
Griffin TechnologyGriffin Technology is a computer peripheral manufacturer based out of Nashville, Tennessee, most widely known for their iPod accessories. They also provide a variety of accessories for video games and for computers. Griffin Technology was chosen unanimously by the Editors iLounge as "iPod Acces..
Griffin Television Tower OklahomaGriffin Television Tower Oklahoma (also known as KWTV Mast) is a 480.5 metre high guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of FM radio and television programs in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA (Geographical coordinates: [35°32′58″N, 97°29′50″W]) built in 1954. It was the tallest ..
Griffin Theatre CompanyGriffin Theatre Company is Australia's leading new writing theatre. It is the resident theatre company at the SBW Stables Theatre in Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia. It is the only professional theatre company in Sydney entirely dedicated to the development and production of new Australian writing fo..
Griffiss Air Force BaseGriffiss Air Force Base was a U.S. Air Force base in Rome, New York. Ground was broken on August 2, 1941 for the Rome Air Depot, to be completed in 1942. After a series of names and realignments, the base was finally named Griffiss Air Force Base in 1948. The base is named for Lt. Col. Townsend E..
GriffithGriffith can refer to: Contents 1 People with the surname Griffith2 Places named Griffith3 Fictional characters named Griffith4 See also People with the surname Griffith Alan Arnold Griffith, British Engineer specializing in Fracture Mechanics and Aircraft Gas Turbine engines..
Griffith's experimentGriffith's experiment was conducted in 1928 by Frederick Griffith which was one of the first experiments suggesting that bacteria are capable of transferring genetic information, otherwise known as the “transforming principle”, which was later discovered to be DNA. Griffith used two strains o..
Griffith's IslandGriffith's Island is an island at the mouth of the Moyne River, in Port Fairy, western Victoria, Australia. Notable features of the island include the Griffiths Island Lighthouse, mutton bird nesting habitat and a walking track. ..
Griffith's valuationGriffith's valuation was a survey of Ireland completed in 1868. Richard John Griffith (1784-1878) in 1825 was appointed to carry out a boundary survey of Ireland, mark the boundaries of every county, barony, parish and townland in preparation for the ordnance survey. This work was finished in 1844...
Griffith, Australian Capital TerritoryGriffith District: South Canberra Established: 1927 Postcode: 2603 Population: 4257 (2001 census) Median property value: $400,000 (2005)[link] Canberra suburbs near Griffith Forrest Barton Kingston Red Hill Griffith Fyshwick Red Hill Narrabundah Narrabundah..
Griffith, IndianaGriffith is a town in Lake County, Indiana. It is a part of Chicagoland. It is surrounded by the town of Highland, Lake County, Indiana to the west, the city of Hammond, Indiana to the north-west,the city of Gary, Indiana to the north, the town of Schererville, Indiana to the south, and unincorpor..
Griffith, New South WalesGriffith is a city and Local Government Area in south-western New South Wales, Australia at ([34°17′24″S, 146°2′24″E]). Like the Australian capital, Canberra and the nearby town of Leeton, Griffith was designed by Walter Burley Griffin. Griffith was named after Sir Arthur Griffi..
Griffith-Priday State ParkGriffiths-Priday State Park is a Pacific Ocean beach at the mount of the Copalis River, in Grays Harbor County, Washington. This is a favorable site for spotting gray whales migrating northward to summer feeding grounds near Alaska. ..
GriffithsGriffiths is a surname with Welsh origins, as in Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr. People called Griffiths recorded here include: Bede GriffithsCecil GriffithsCiaran GriffithsDavid Griffiths, American physicist and educatorLouise GriffithsNiall GriffithsPeter Griffiths, Eglish politicianPhillip Griffiths,..
Griffiths-Scott Middle SchoolOfficial name Griffiths-Scott Middle School Principal Frank Heinrichs School type Public (Canada) Operated by Wetaskiwin Regional Division No. 11 Location Millet, Alberta, Canada Grades 5-9 Religious affiliation None Enrollment 240 (Year 2005) Griffiths-Scott Middle School ..
GriffithstownGriffithstown is a large and relatively affluent suburb of Pontypool in the borough of Torfaen. It is an ecclesiastical parish, formed in May, 1898, from Llanfrechfa Upper and Panteg, and includes Sebastopol, but under the provisions of the "Local Government Act, 1894," became a separate civil par..
Griffiths Commission on Personal DebtThe Griffiths Commission on Personal Debt was launched in 2004 by Oliver Letwin, Member of Parliament, the Conservative Shadow Chancellor, to investigate the increasing problem of personal debt in the United Kingdom. Although initially formed by the Conservative Party, the Commission took evidence f..
Griffiths StadiumThis article is about the football stadium in Saskatchewan. For the former baseball park in Washington, DC, see Griffith Stadium. Griffiths Stadium is a University of Saskatchewan stadium located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The stadium as it is now was opened on 23 June, 1967 to host the Saskatch..
Griffithville, ArkansasGriffithville is a town in White County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 262 at the 2000 census. Geography Griffithville is located at [35°7′20″N, 91°38′41″W] (35.122096, -91.644737)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Burea..
Griffith BorgesonGriffith Borgeson (December 21, 1918 - June 29, 1997) was an influential American race car historian, described by the Society of Automotive Engineers as one of the world's preeminent automotive historians. His most well-known work, The Golden Age of the American Racing Car, almost single-handedly ..
Griffith CentralGriffith Central is a shopping centre under construction in Griffith, New South Wales. The centre is located in Griffith's CBD on Yambil Street. When the centre is open in 2007, it will house a full-line Target, a Ritchies SUPA IGA supermaket, 24 specialty stores and a 200 seat food court. The centr..
Griffith College DublinThe college logo Griffith College Dublin (GCD) is a private college located on South Circular Road in Dublin, Ireland. The college was established in 1974 and as of 2005 has 8,500 students studying on a full and part-time basis. The college runs full time courses in design, business, journalis..
Griffith EdwardsGriffith Edwards was born in India and received his M.D. from Oxford University, since which time he has focused on the study and treatment of alcohol and drug addiction. He established the UK National Addiction Center in London and was its first chair. He has also served as Editor-in-Chief of the ..
Griffith Evans (Australian politician)Griffith Evans was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ..
Griffith High SchoolGriffith High School is a high school in Griffith, Indiana. Griffith's athletic teams are known as the Panthers. ..
Griffith InstituteThe Griffith Institute is an institution based in the Ashmolean Museum of the University of Oxford for the advancement of Egyptology as a discipline. The Griffith Institute is named after the eminent Egyptologist Francis Llewellyn Griffith, who bequeathed funds within his will for the foundation of ..
Griffith IslandGriffith Island ([66°20′S 110°29′E]) is a small Antarctic island at the south entrance to Robertson Channel in the Windmill Islands. It was first mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948. It was named by the US-ACAN for Chief Fire..
Griffith JonesThere have been several well-known people named Griffith Jones, including: Griffith Jones (1684-1761), Llanddowror, who established circulating schools in Wales.Griffith Jones, appointed to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1690, later Mayor of Philadelphia.Griffith Jones, actor, who played Cary..
Griffith Jones (actor)Griffith Jones (born 19 November 1910 in London, England) is a veteran English actor. He is the father of actors Gemma Jones and Nicholas Jones. Selected filmography The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)Miranda (1948)They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)The Wicked Lady (1945)The Chronicle History of King Hen..
Griffith Jones (Llanddowror)Griffith Jones, (1684-1761), a minister of the Church of England famous for his work in organising circulating schools in Wales. His name is usually associated with that of Llanddowror, Carmarthenshire. Jones was born in 1684 at Pen-boyr, Carmarthenshire, and was educated at Carmarthen Grammar Scho..
Griffith LakeGriffith Lake is a small lake and camp site located in Danby, Vermont, in the Green Mountain National Forest. The site lies on the Long Trail/Appalachian Trail. The area is maintained by the Green Mountain Club and has an on-site caretaker to maintain the tent sites, outhouse, composting toilets,..
Griffith Lifestyle CentreGriffith Lifestyle Centre (also known as Griffith Homemakers Centre) is a large shopping centre with various homemakers stores located in Griffith in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The centre is partly under construction with the first retailer opening in 2004 on the Kidman Way i..
Griffith ObservatoryContemporary view of L.A. from behind the Observatory. Griffith Observatory is located in Los Angeles, California, United States. Sitting on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in L.A.'s Griffith Park, it commands an incredible view of downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood and all the way to ..
Griffith ParkWelcome sign at Griffith Park's northwest entrance Griffith Park is a large park situated in the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles, California. It covers 4,210 acres (17 km²) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America. It is the second largest city park in Californ..
Griffith StadiumRedirect [[Template:Infobox Stadium]]Griffith Stadium was a sports stadium that stood in Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1965, at the corner of Georgia Avenue and W Street, NW. An earlier wooden baseball park had stood on the site, built in 1891. It was called National Park, as its occupants were then..
Griffith UniversityGriffith University is an Australian public university with five campuses in Brisbane and two at the Gold Coast. It currently has 31,000 students and 6000 staff. Griffith University has more campuses than any other Queensland university, two of which are in close proximity to each other (i.e. the ..
Griffith University Busway Station, BrisbaneTransLink regions Brisbane Central (Inner city) Brisbane South (Routes 100-199) Brisbane East (Routes 200-249) Brisbane North (Routes 300-399) Brisbane West (Routes 400-479) Eastern Region (Routes 250-299) Western Region (Routes..
Griffith University Student Representative CouncilGriffith University students are currently uniquely represented by three student organisations as a legacy of the Griffith University Act (Qld), political differences and campus amalgamations. The Griffith University Student Representative Council (GUSRC) and Griffith University Post-graduate Studen..
Griffonia simplicifoliaGriffonia simplicifolia is a woody climbing shrub native to West Africa and Central Africa. It grows to about 3 m, and bears greenish flowers followed by black pods. The seeds of the plant are used as a herbal supplement for their 5-Hydroxytryptophan content. 5-Hydroxytryptophan may be extracte..
Griffons (rugby team)The Griffons are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. They play out of Welkom at North West Stadium, and draw players from roughly the eastern third of Free State Province (the remainder of the province comprises the territory of the Free State Che..
Griffon (disambiguation)Griffon may refer to: CH-146 Griffon, a utility tactical transport helicopterRolls-Royce Griffon, a 36.75 litre, 60-degree V-12 aero-engine a breed of dog:* Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen* Griffon Bruxellois* Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen* Wirehaired Pointing Griffon a species of Old World vulture:* ..
Griffon AerospaceThe Griffon Aerospace offers a design of a single engined biplane modeled after the Beechcraft 17 Staggerwing. It is a homebuilt aircraft. ..
Griffon BruxelloisThe Griffon Bruxellois or Brussels Griffon is a breed of dog, named for the city of their origin, Brussels, Belgium. Part of the toy dog category, the breed is generally small, with a flat face, prominent chin, and large wide-set eyes that gives the Griffon an almost human expression—and the..
Griffon HovercraftGriffon Hovercraft is a British hovercraft producer, founded in 1976, and based in Southampton, UK. External links [Griffon Hovercraft] official website ..
Griffon VultureThe Griffon Vulture, Gyps fulvus is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It breeds on crags in mountains in southern Europe, north Africa, and Asia, laying one egg. Griffons may form loose colonies. The population is mostly resid..
Griffytown, KentuckyGriffytown is a neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky located along Old Harrods Creek Run. References ↑ External links ..
Griff AllenGriff Allen is the president of the Cleveland Motor Media Group, Inc. - a company that makes TV and radio motorsports programming, obtains and manages motorsports marketing dollars and manages motorsports public relations concerns. Griff is best known for his regular appearances on ESPN2 as host..
Griff Rhys JonesGriff Rhys Jones on Not The Nine O'Clock News Griff Rhys Jones (born 16 November 1953) is a British writer and actor. He came to national attention in the 1980s when he starred with Mel Smith in a number of comedy sketch shows on British TV. Rhys Jones was born in Cardiff, Wales, and was educ..
Griff TannenGriff Tannen is a fictional character, an important antagonist in Back to the Future Part II, played by actor Thomas F. Wilson, who played all of the Tannen family members in different time periods of the Back to the Future trilogy. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending ..
GrifletSir Griflet (also called Girflet, Jaufre) is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. He is called the son of Do or Don, and he is cousin to Sir Lucan and Sir Bedivere. Griflet first appears as a squire and one of King Arthur's earliest allies. When he is knighted he becomes one of the firs..
GrifoGrifo (726–753) was the son of the Frankish major domo Charles Martel and his second wife Swanahild. After the death of Charles Martel power may well have been intended to be divided among Grifo and his half-brothers Pippin the Younger (Pippin the Short) and Carloman. Grifo, considered illeg..
GrifterFor Grifter in the sense of Con artist, see Confidence trick. For various uses of The Grifters, see that diambiguation page. Grifter is a fictional comic book character from Wildstorm Universe. He is best known as a member of Jim Lee's WildC.A.T.S. Contents 1 History1.1 Early youth..
GriftersThe Grifters was a nationally popular and influential 1990s indie rock band based in Memphis who released albums on Doink, Sonic Noise, Shangri-la Records, and Sub Pop Records. The band originally formed in the late 1980s as A Band Called Bud, with vocalist/guitarist Scott Taylor, bassist Tripp Lam..
Grifton, North CarolinaGrifton is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 2,073. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Constructions4 External links Geography Grifton is located at [35°22′30″N, 77°26′2″W] (35.375129, -7..
Grift of the Magi"Grift of the Magi" is the ninth episode of the eleventh season of The Simpsons. It aired on December 19, 1999. Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. On an ordinary day, Bart and Milhouse dress up as ladies and jump on the bed, but when they do t..
Grifulvin VThis is a common brand name for the medication Griseofulvin (GRISS-ee-oh-FULL-vin). It is used to treat fungal and yeast infections of the skin, hair, fingernails and toenails. Particularly ringworm, athlete's foot, jock itch, sweat rash, intertrigo (skin crease infection), and many other fungal inf..
Griggstown, New Jersey--> Griggstown is an unincorporated area within Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. Selected sites Reformed Church of GriggstownGriggstown Quail FarmGriggstown Cemetery where nineteen Irish canal workers who died of cholera in an 1832-1833 epidemic are buriedGriggstown Volunteer Fire ..
Griggstown cowThe Griggstown Cow was an Urban Legend that turned out to be true. For some thirty years there had been a legend of a "ghost cow" that wandered the areas around the Millstone River floodplain and the Griggstown Lock of the Delaware and Raritan Canal in central New Jersey. The cow (actually a black ..
Griggsville, IllinoisGriggsville is a city in Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,258 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 History4 External links Geography Griggsville is located at [39°42′30″N, 90°43′33″W] (39.708403, -90.725797) ..
Griggs County, North DakotaGriggs County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 2,754. Its county seat is Cooperstown6. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent Counties2 Demographics3 Cities and towns Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county h..
Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424 (1971), was a court case argued before the United States Supreme Court on December 12, 1970. It concerned employment discrimination and was decided on March 8, 1971. The Court ruled against a procedure used by the company when selecting employees for internal ..
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GrigiškėsGrigiškės is a town in Vilnius city municipality, Lithuania. It is located at around [54°40′60″N, 25°4′60″E]. ..
Grignano PolesineGrignano Polesine is located in the province of Rovigo, Italy, about 8 km a west of the city of Rovigo. It has a population of about 3,000. It has a famous Piazza Umberto I with its very famous "Pavajon" and its famed parish church of Grignano Polesine, situated in the wonderful Piazza S.Benedetto, ..
Grignard reactionThe Grignard reaction is an organometallic chemical reaction involving alkyl- or aryl- magnesium halides which are called Grignard reagents. The Grignard reaction is important in the formation of carbon-carbon bonds. Such reactions are irreversible due to the high pKa value of the alkyl component ..
GrignolinoGrignolino is a purple grape variety commonly grown in the Piedmont region of Italy. It makes light red wines and rosés with very fruity aroma and strong acid and tannins. It grows best in hotter climates and loose dry soils. In the local Piedmont area dialect the Grignolino means "many pips"...
GrignonGrignon is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: Thiverval-Grignon, in the Yvelines départementGrignon, in the Côte-d'Or départementGrignon, in the Savoie département This is a