A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

0-9

G protein-coupled receptor ... Gabriel

G protein-coupled receptor protein located in the cell membrane that binds extracellular substances and transmits signals from these substances to an intracellular molecule called a G protein (guanine nucleotide-binding protein). GPCRs are found in the cell membranes of a wide range of organisms, including mammals, plants, microorganisms, and invertebrates. There are numerous different ... G.I. Bill (of Rights) U.S. legislation passed in 1944 that provided benefits to World War II veterans. Through the Veterans Administration (VA), the bill provided grants for school and college tuition, low-interest mortgage and small-business loans, job training, hiring privileges, and unemployment payments. Amendments to the act provided for full disability coverage and the ... Ga people of the southeast coast of Ghana, speaking a dialect of the Kwa branch of Niger-Congo languages. The Ga are descended from immigrants who came down the Niger River and across the Volta during the 17th century. The Ga-speaking peoples were organized into six independent towns (Accra, Osu, Labadi, Teshi, ... Gaarder, Jostein Norwegian school teacher and author of books that examined the history of philosophy and religion for an audience of young readers. His novel Sofies verden (1991; Sophie's World) was an international best seller. Gabar any member of the small Zoroastrian minority in Iran. The name Gabar was formerly applied derogatorily to the Iranian Zoroastrians; the term is linguistically related to the Arabic kafir, meaning "infidel." The Zoroastrians who remained in Persia (modern Iran) after the Arab-Muslim conquest (7th century AD) had a long history ... gabardine any of several varieties of worsted, cotton, silk, and mixed tightly woven fabrics, embodying certain features in common and chiefly made into suits and overcoats. It is a relatively strong and firm cloth, made with a twill weave, and somewhat resembling whipcord but of lighter texture. The weft, or filling, ... gabbai treasurer or honorary official of a Jewish Orthodox congregation, often placed in charge of funds used for charity. The office is a carry-over from former times, when men whose reputations were above reproach collected funds for charity. These gabba'e tzedaqa were so esteemed that no financial reports were ever asked ... gabbro any of several medium- or coarse-grained rocks that consist primarily of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene. Essentially, gabbro is the intrusive (plutonic) equivalent of basalt, but whereas basalt is often remarkably homogeneous in mineralogy and composition, gabbros are exceedingly variable. Gabbros are found widely on the Earth and on the Moon ... Gabelentz, Hans Conon von der German linguist, ethnologist, and government official who conducted important studies of a large number of languages. He also took some part in political affairs and was prime minister of the duchy of Saxe-Altenburg from 1848 to 1849. Gabelich, Gary American automobile-racing driver who set a world one-mile land-speed record of 622.407 miles per hour (1,001.67 km/h) on Oct. 23, 1970. gabelle form of tax in France before the Revolution of 1789-in particular, from the 15th century onward, the tax on salt. Gabes town in southeastern Tunisia. Situated on a Mediterranean oasis along the Gulf of Gabes, the town is located at the mouth of the Wadi Qabis (Oued Gabes), which has its source 6 miles (10 km) upstream at the Ras al-Oued (springs), the town's main water source. The town's remains attest ... Gabes, Gulf of inlet, on the east coast of Tunisia, northern Africa. It is 60 miles (100 km) long and 60 miles wide and is bounded by the Qarqannah (Kerkena) Islands on the northeast and by Jarbah (Djerba) Island on the southeast. Except for the Strait of Gibraltar and the Gulf of Venice, ... gabija in Baltic religion, the domestic hearth fire. In pre-Christian times a holy fire (sventa ugnis) was kept in tribal sanctuaries on high hills and riverbanks, where priests guarded it constantly, extinguishing and rekindling it once a year at the midsummer festival. Eventually this tradition was moved into the home as ... Gabin, Jean one of the most popular film actors in France from the 1930s to the '60s. Gabinius, Aulus Roman politician and a supporter of Pompey the Great. gable triangular section of wall at the end of a pitched roof, extending from the eaves to the peak. The gables in Classical Greek temples are called pediments. Gable, Clark American film actor who epitomized the American ideal of masculinity and virility for three decades. An enormously popular star during his lifetime, Gable was dubbed the "King of Hollywood." Gable, Dan American freestyle wrestler who is often considered to be the greatest amateur wrestler in American history. Gabler, Hedda fictional character, the protagonist of Henrik Ibsen's drama Hedda Gabler (1890). Gabo, Naum pioneering Constructivist sculptor who used materials such as glass, plastic, and metal and created a sense of spatial movement in his work. Gabon: Year in Review 1994 Gabon is a republic of central Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean. Area: 267,667 sq km (103,347 sq mi). Pop. (1993 est.): 1,280,000. Cap.: Libreville. Monetary unit: CFA franc, with (Oct. 4, 1993) a par value of CFAF 50 to the French franc and a free rate of CFAF 283.25 to ... Gabon: Year in Review 1995 Gabon is a republic of central Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean. Area: 267,667 sq km (103,347 sq mi). Pop. (1994 est.): 1,139,000. Cap.: Libreville. Monetary unit: CFA franc, with (Oct. 7, 1994) a par value of CFAF 100 to the French franc and a free rate of CFAF 526.67 to ... Gabon: Year in Review 1996 Gabon is a republic of central Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean. Area: 267,667 sq km (103,347 sq mi). Pop.: (1995 est.): 1,156,000. Cap.: Libreville. Monetary unit: CFA franc, with (Oct. 6, 1995) a par value of CFAF 100 to the French franc and a free rate of CFAF 501.49 to ... Gabon: Year in Review 1997 Gabon is a republic of central Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean. Area: 267,667 sq km (103,347 sq mi). Pop.: (1996 est.): 1,173,000. Cap.: Libreville. Monetary unit: CFA franc, with (Oct. 11, 1996) a par value of CFAF 100 to the French franc and a free rate of CFAF 518.24 ... Gabon: Year in Review 1998 Area: 267,667 sq km (103,347 sq mi) Gabon: Year in Review 1999 Area: 267,667 sq km (103,347 sq mi) Gabon: Year in Review 2000 Pres. Omar Bongo, victorious in the first round of the December 1998 presidential elections, named Jean-Francois Ntoutoume-Emane prime minister on Jan. 23, 1999. The new Cabinet was dominated by ministers loyal to Bongo and included many members of the previous administration. No opposition members or defeated presidential candidates were given ... Gabon: Year in Review 2001 Eight African nations conducted French-sponsored military exercises in Gabon in January 2000. This was designed as a preliminary step toward creating a rapid-reaction peace force to be deployed to rescue and protect refugees in the case of ethnic conflict of the severity of that experienced in Rwanda in 1999. Soldiers ... Gabon: Year in Review 2002 Amid a rising wave of urban crime, on March 1, 2001, Gabon's minister of the interior suspended the import and sale of firearms. Prime Minister Jean-Francois Ntoutoume-Emane addressed the National Assembly on May 16 to answer deputies' concerns about public safety. Despite the creation during the year of a special ... Gabon: Year in Review 2003 In January, following his Gabonese Democratic Party's victory in the December legislative elections, Pres. Omar Bongo pledged that his new government would be an open one. He invited opposition parties to participate in the collective management of the state. Father Paul Mba Abessole, leader of the opposition National Rally of ... Gabon: Year in Review 2004 In February 2003, Gerard Nguema Mitoghe, president of Gabon's opposition National Rally of Republicans, demanded the dissolution of Parliament and municipal councils, citing the high level of voter abstention in the December 2001 elections. Condemning the conduct of the Omar Bongo regime and accusing unnamed high government officials of enriching ... Gabon: Year in Review 2005 In January 2004 the Gabonese government closed the Omar Bongo Technical High School, the country's largest secondary educational establishment, after four days of rioting. An official inquiry found that more than 1,000 students had been admitted with falsified credentials, and in some cases bribery and sex had been used to ... Gabon: Year in Review 2006 Gabon continued to benefit from skyrocketing oil prices in 2005, but its reserves were rapidly being depleted. The IMF strongly recommended that a portion of oil revenues be set aside to repay external debts and to diversify the economy in order to prepare for a future with diminishing petroleum exports. Gabon: Year in Review 2007 Reelected for another seven-year term the previous November with 79% of the vote, Omar Bongo, Africa's longest-serving head of state, was inaugurated on Jan. 19, 2006. Although opposition parties charged that votes had been purchased by oil money, international observers pronounced the poll to have been largely fair. Twenty other ... Gabon: Year in Review 2008 Pres. Omar Bongo's Democratic Party (PDG) entered 2007 with an overwhelming majority in the parliament, having won 80 of the 120 seats in the Dec. 17, 2006, Gabonese legislative elections. Parties allied to the PDG won 13 seats, independents gained 4, and the fragmented opposition took only 16; 7 seats ... Gabon: Year in Review 2009 On Jan. 9, 2008, Interior Minister Andre Mba Obame suspended four groups of nongovernment organizations (NGOs), which were accused of having interfered in Gabon's national politics after criticizing the government's use of public funds. Two days later the government announced that in an effort to reduce expenses cabinet ministers would ... Gabon: Year in Review 2010 Gabonese Pres. Omar Bongo died on June 8, 2009, after he suffered a fatal heart attack while abroad for cancer treatment. In power for 41 years, at the time of his death he was Africa's longest-serving head of state. His body was flown to Gabon on June 11, and the ... Gabon: Year in Review 2011 On Aug. 17, 2010, Gabon marked 50 years of independence from France with a huge military parade in the capital and a massive evening concert. On the political front, four deputies lost their mandate in the National Assembly after violating electoral law by leaving the ruling Democratic Party of Gabon ... Gabon: Year in Review 2012 In 2011 opposition parties in Gabon continued to dispute the results of the 2009 presidential elections, maintaining their charges of widespread electoral fraud. There was general consternation when, on January 25, National Union (NU) party leader and presidential candidate Andre Mba Obame declared himself the victor and took the oath ... Gabon: Year in Review 2013 In 2012 the political scene in Gabon was initially dominated by the aftermath of the National Assembly elections held the previous year. The ruling Democratic Party (PDG) and its allies had virtually swept the December 2011 elections, taking a vast majority of the 120 seats. In the first legislative poll ... Gabon country lying on the west coast of Africa, astride the Equator. A former French colony, Gabon retains strong ties to France and to the French language and culture. The capital is Libreville. Gabon Estuary inlet of the Gulf of Guinea, in western Gabon. It is fed by the Como and Mbei rivers, which rise in the Cristal Mountains to the northeast. The estuary is 40 miles (64 km) long and 9 miles (14 km) wide at its mouth. It was explored in the 1470s ... Gabon, flag of horizontally striped green-yellow-blue national flag. It has a width-to-length ratio of 3 to 4. Gaboon viper extremely venomous but usually docile ground-dwelling snake found in tropical forests of central and western Africa. It is the heaviest venomous snake in Africa, weighing 8 kg (18 pounds), and it grows to a length of 2 metres (about 7 feet). The Gaboon viper also possesses the longest fangs of ... Gabor, Dennis Hungarian-born electrical engineer who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1971 for his invention of holography, a system of lensless, three-dimensional photography that has many applications. Gabor, Zsa Zsa Hungarian actress and socialite who was as famous for her glamorous, sometimes scandalous personal life as she was for her television and film appearances. Gaboriau, Emile French novelist who is best known as the father of the roman policier (detective novel). He has been described as the Edgar Allan Poe of France. Gaborone town, capital of Botswana. The seat of government was transferred there from Mafeking (now spelled Mafikeng), South Africa, in 1965, one year before Botswana became independent of Britain. Gaborone is located on the Cape-Zimbabwe railway and is the site of government offices, parliament buildings, health facilities, a thermal power station, ... Gabriel in the three Abrahamic religions-Judaism, Christianity, and Islam-one of the archangels. Gabriel was the heavenly messenger sent to Daniel to explain the vision of the ram and the he-goat and to communicate the prediction of the Seventy Weeks. He was also employed to announce the birth of John the Baptist ... Gabriel American bondsman who planned the first major slave rebellion in U.S. history (Aug. 30, 1800). His abortive revolt greatly increased the whites' fear of the slave population throughout the South.