verdure tapestry, type of tapestry decorated with a design based on plant forms. It is not known exactly when the first verdure tapestries were made, but, by the 16th century, tapestries with formal designs derived from foliage had become immensely popular. In the last half of the 17th century,

migration: Birds: blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla) and garden warblers (S. borin), under an artificial autumn sky, headed “southwest,” their normal direction; lesser whitethroats (S. curruca) headed “southeast,” their normal direction of migration in that season.

Mary Garden was a soprano famous for her vivid operatic portrayals. She was noted for her acting as well as her singing and was an important figure in American opera. Garden went to the United States from Scotland with her parents when she was seven and began studying violin and piano and receiving

Epicurus: The schools at Athens and elsewhere: …bought a house and, in the garden, established a school, which came to be known as Ho Kepos (The Garden). At this time in Athens, cultural life was dominated by the Academy of Plato and the Lyceum of Aristotle, both of which had passed into the hands of successors. These…

bowerbird: Male gardeners, any of the four species of the genus Amblyornis, plant a lawn of tree moss around the maypole and embellish it with flowers, berries, and other objects. The brown, or crestless, gardener (A. inornatus), lacking the orangish crown of the other species, makes the…

Helen Hamilton Gardener was an American writer, reformer, and public official, who was an eloquent and charismatic advocate for woman suffrage and of feminism. Born Alice Chenoweth, she graduated from the Cincinnati (Ohio) Normal School in 1873. After two years as a schoolteacher she married

Edith Sitwell: …poetry was further emphasized in Gardeners and Astronomers (1953) and The Outcasts (1962), works that brought her wide recognition as a poet of tragic grandeur and intensity.

floral decoration: 18th century: …these works is the two-volume Gardeners Dictionary by the horticulturist Philip Miller. In it he mentions dried bouquets and chimney flowers. It was customary in English homes to arrange flowers and branches in the hearth during the summer months when the fireplace was not in use. These arrangements were referred…

gardenia, (genus Gardenia), genus of more than 140 species of shrubs and trees in the madder family (Rubiaceae), native to tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia, and Pacific islands. Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), native to China, is the fragrant species sold by florists and grown as an

gardenia, (genus Gardenia), genus of more than 140 species of shrubs and trees in the madder family (Rubiaceae), native to tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia, and Pacific islands. Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), native to China, is the fragrant species sold by florists and grown as an

gardenia: Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), native to China, is the fragrant species sold by florists and grown as an ornamental.

Moon: General characteristics: …quite large, turned over—or “gardened”—the lunar surface to a depth that is unknown but may have been as much as tens of kilometers. As the frequency of large impacts decreased, the gardening depth became shallower. It is estimated that the top centimeter of the surface at a particular site…

gardening, the laying out and care of a plot of ground devoted partially or wholly to the growing of plants such as flowers, herbs, or vegetables. Gardening can be considered both as an art, concerned with arranging plants harmoniously in their surroundings, and as a science, encompassing the

Leslie Marmon Silko: Other works: In 1999 she released Gardens in the Dunes, a novel about a Native girl who, having been captured by soldiers and separated from her family in the late 19th century, struggles to retain her culture’s traditions. The Turquoise Ledge (2010) is a memoir. In 2011 Silko published the novella…

Francis Ford Coppola: The 1980s: Coppola’s next project, the somber Gardens of Stone (1987), was a portrait of the soldiers assigned to guard duty at Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam War, with Caan as the sergeant in charge, Anjelica Huston as his girlfriend, and D.B. Sweeney as the gung ho kid whose wish to…

Gardeyz, town, eastern Afghanistan, located on a high plain at an elevation of 7,550 feet (2,300 m), near the Jolgeh-ye Janūbī River. Gardeyz is a trade centre for lumber produced in the area and is connected by roads with Kābul, the nation’s capital, 60 miles (100 km) north, and Ghaznī. Old trade

Gardeyz, town, eastern Afghanistan, located on a high plain at an elevation of 7,550 feet (2,300 m), near the Jolgeh-ye Janūbī River. Gardeyz is a trade centre for lumber produced in the area and is connected by roads with Kābul, the nation’s capital, 60 miles (100 km) north, and Ghaznī. Old trade

Jacob Pontusson, count de la Gardie , was a Swedish statesman and soldier who was mainly responsible for introducing advanced Dutch military methods into Sweden. He commanded the Swedish forces in Russia and against Poland and later served as one of the five regents jointly ruling Sweden during the

Magnus Gabriel, count de la Gardie was a Swedish statesman, head of Charles XI’s administration from 1660 to 1680. During the youth of Charles XI, he headed the Council of Regency; when Charles became of age (1672), he was his chief minister. War with Denmark and Brandenburg in 1675 discredited De

Gardiner, city, Kennebec county, southwestern Maine, U.S., on the Kennebec River (head of navigation) just south of Augusta and bounding the towns of Farmingdale, West Gardiner, and Richmond. Founded in 1754 by Sylvester Gardiner as Gardinerstown Plantation, it was set off from Pittston in 1760 and

Piltdown man: Perpetrators and motivations: …the trunk, the British paleontologists Brian Gardiner and Andrew Currant found that they had been stained in the exact same way as the Piltdown fossils. The trunk apparently had belonged to Martin A.C. Hinton, who became keeper of zoology at the British Museum in 1936. Hinton, who in 1912 was…

Australian gold rushes: Life and lawlessness on the goldfields: Frank Gardiner and his gang, which included Ben Hall and John Gilbert, held up a coach at Eugowra as it was traveling from Forbes to Orange. The bushrangers escaped with £14,000 in gold and banknotes, an enormous sum. Gardiner was arrested two years later and…

James Garfield Gardiner was a Canadian politician who twice served as premier of Saskatchewan (1926–29 and 1934–35). After working on a farm in Manitoba from 1901, Gardiner in 1904 moved to Saskatchewan, where he became a schoolteacher and principal. He became a Liberal member of the Saskatchewan

James Garfield Gardiner was a Canadian politician who twice served as premier of Saskatchewan (1926–29 and 1934–35). After working on a farm in Manitoba from 1901, Gardiner in 1904 moved to Saskatchewan, where he became a schoolteacher and principal. He became a Liberal member of the Saskatchewan

Julia Tyler was an American first lady (June 26, 1844–March 4, 1845), the wife of John Tyler, 10th president of the United States. For eight months she presided over the White House with charming exuberance. Julia Gardiner, the daughter of David Gardiner, a lawyer and state senator, and Juliana

Samuel Rawson Gardiner was an English historian, whose career was dedicated to the study of the English Civil Wars. He was educated at Winchester and Christ Church, Oxford, and for some years was a member of the Irvingite Church. From 1871 to 1885 he taught at King’s College, London, becoming

Sinaitic inscriptions: …end was from British Egyptologist Sir Alan Gardiner, who in 1916 deciphered one group of symbols as the name of a Semitic female deity, Baʿalat; this conclusion was based on similarities in letter form between the Sinaitic symbols and Semitic counterparts. Gardiner’s research also indicated a relationship between the Sinaitic…

Stephen Gardiner was an English bishop and statesman, a leading exponent of conservatism in the first generation of the English Reformation. Although he supported the antipapal policies of King Henry VIII (ruled 1509–47), Gardiner rejected Protestant doctrine and ultimately backed the severe Roman

Gardiner, city, Kennebec county, southwestern Maine, U.S., on the Kennebec River (head of navigation) just south of Augusta and bounding the towns of Farmingdale, West Gardiner, and Richmond. Founded in 1754 by Sylvester Gardiner as Gardinerstown Plantation, it was set off from Pittston in 1760 and

Phoenix Islands: (Phoenix), Manra (Sydney), McKean, Nikumaroro (Gardner), Birnie, Orona (Hull), Kanton (Canton), and Enderbury atolls. They have a total land area of approximately 11 square miles (29 square km). All are low, sandy atolls that were discovered in the 19th century by American whaling ships. Evidence on Manra, Orona, and…

Gardner Museum, art collection located chiefly in Fenway Court, Boston. The main building, designed in the style of a 15th-century Venetian palace with a now iconic plant-filled courtyard, houses an eclectic collection that includes sculpture, tapestries, rare books, decorative arts, European

colorectal cancer: Causes and symptoms: …as familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), Gardner syndrome, and hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC)—can predispose an individual to developing colorectal cancer. Each of these conditions is caused in part by a known genetic mutation. In addition, Ashkenazi Jews have a slightly higher incidence of colorectal cancer due to a mutated gene,…

Alexander Gardner was a photographer of the American Civil War and of the American West during the latter part of the 19th century. Gardner probably moved to the United States in 1856, when he was hired by the photographer Mathew B. Brady as a portrait photographer. Two years later, Gardner opened

Ava Gardner was an American film actress of the 1940s and ’50s who, despite her renowned beauty and sensuality, successfully resisted being typecast as a sex symbol. “Earthy femininity” is an apt and oft-used description for Gardner’s screen persona, a quality acquired in part during her rural

Ava Gardner was an American film actress of the 1940s and ’50s who, despite her renowned beauty and sensuality, successfully resisted being typecast as a sex symbol. “Earthy femininity” is an apt and oft-used description for Gardner’s screen persona, a quality acquired in part during her rural

Cory Gardner is an American politician who represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate from 2015 to 2021. Gardner, a Republican, previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (2011–15). Gardner was born in Yuma, Colorado, a farm town in the northeastern part of the state, where his family

Cory Gardner is an American politician who represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate from 2015 to 2021. Gardner, a Republican, previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (2011–15). Gardner was born in Yuma, Colorado, a farm town in the northeastern part of the state, where his family

David and Tom Gardner: David graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1988; Tom attended Brown University (B.A., 1990) and did graduate work in linguistics and geography at the University of Montana. Although they had long been interested in money management (they began investing at…

David and Tom Gardner, American entrepreneurs and cofounders of the multimedia financial-services company the Motley Fool. David Gardner (b. May 16, 1966, Washington, D.C.) and Tom Gardner (b. April 16, 1968, Philadelphia, Pa.), with no formal training in finance, conceptualized a unique forum in

Gertrude Caton-Thompson: …in Egypt (1921–26), Caton-Thompson and Elinor Wight Gardner began the first archaeological survey of the Al-Fayyūm depression (1924–26 and 1927–28). In Southern Rhodesia (1928–29) she directed stratigraphic studies of the Great Zimbabwe architectural remains that pointed to Indigenous African design and construction during the time of the European Middle Ages.…

Erle Stanley Gardner was an American author and lawyer who wrote nearly 100 detective and mystery novels that sold more than 1,000,000 copies each, making him easily the best-selling American writer of his time. His best-known works centre on the lawyer-detective Perry Mason. The son of a mining

Naukratis: …excavated by Petrie and Ernest Gardner (1884–86) and by D.G. Hogarth (1899, 1903). They uncovered dedications to deities and Greek pottery that threw light on the early history of the Greek alphabet and the commercial activity of various Greek states, especially in the 6th century bc.

Wicca: Origins and development: …a retired British civil servant, Gerald Brosseau Gardner (1884–1964). Gardner spent most of his career in Asia, where he became familiar with various indigenous religious traditions. He also read widely in Western esoteric literature, including the writings of the British occultist Aleister Crowley. Upon returning to Britain in the 1930s,…

Helen Gardner was an American art historian and educator whose exhaustive, standard-setting art history textbook remained widely read for many years. Gardner graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in Latin and Greek in 1901 and became a teacher and later assistant principal at the

Isabella Stewart Gardner was an eclectic American socialite and art collector, a patron of many arts, remembered largely for the distinctive collection of European and Asian artworks that she assembled in Boston. Isabella Stewart was the daughter of a wealthy businessman. In 1860 she married John

John Gardner was an American novelist and poet whose philosophical fiction reveals his characters’ inner conflicts. Gardner attended Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri (A.B., 1955), and the University of Iowa (M.A., 1956; Ph.D., 1958) and then taught at various colleges and universities

John Gardner was an American novelist and poet whose philosophical fiction reveals his characters’ inner conflicts. Gardner attended Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri (A.B., 1955), and the University of Iowa (M.A., 1956; Ph.D., 1958) and then taught at various colleges and universities

Percy Gardner was an English archaeologist who was noted for his contributions to the study of Greek numismatics. Gardner was a prolific writer and lecturer on numismatics, Greek art, and religious subjects, as well as a gifted teacher. He was educated at Christ’s College, Cambridge, and while a

Aleksandr Karelin: …final round by American wrestler Rulon Gardner. With his fourth Olympic medal a silver, Karelin retired from the sport.

David and Tom Gardner: … at Chapel Hill in 1988; Tom attended Brown University (B.A., 1990) and did graduate work in linguistics and geography at the University of Montana. Although they had long been interested in money management (they began investing at age 18), they resisted the lure of Wall Street and instead became its…

vaginitis: …is the cause of candidiasis; Gardnerella bacteria; and Trichomonas vaginalis, a protozoan. The last two types of vaginal infections are usually transmitted through sexual contact. Candidiasis can also occur during pregnancy and can cause infant thrush in children born to infected mothers. Treatment of these infectious forms of vaginitis is

W.D. Snodgrass was an American poet whose early work is distinguished by a careful attention to form and by a relentless yet delicate examination of personal experiences. Snodgrass was educated at Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pa., and the University of Iowa. He taught at Cornell University

Western architecture: France: His Gare du Nord, Paris (1861–65), showed brilliantly how a language ultimately inspired by the triumphal arches of ancient Rome could lend an appropriate monumental emphasis to a major metropolitan railway terminus. In Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris (1830–46), a church with a giant portico leading to an aisled…

Western painting: Impressionism: …hoping for academic success; his Gare Saint-Lazare (1873), influenced by the Impressionist palette, was accepted at the Salon. Modeling himself on Pissarro, Cézanne sublimated the turbulent emotions of his earlier work in pictures that were studied directly and closely from nature; he followed the method for the rest of his…

great auk, (Pinguinus impennis), flightless seabird extinct since 1844. Great auks belonged to the family Alcidae (order Charadriiformes). They bred in colonies on rocky islands off North Atlantic coasts (St. Kilda, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, and Funk Island off Newfoundland); subfossil remains

Garfield, American newspaper comic strip featuring a fat, lazy cat with a dry sense of humour. Garfield became the most widely syndicated comic strip of its era. Garfield is a round-bodied, orange and black tabby cat who frequently stands on two feet and communicates via cartoon “thought bubbles”

Jim Davis: Garfield grows gargantuan: Garfield’s costars include Davis’s fellow (fictional) cartoonist Jon, the dopey dog Odie, Garfield’s sometimes-girlfriend and fellow feline Arlene, the insufferably cute cat Nermal, Garfield’s teddy bear Pooky, his veterinarian (and Jon’s love interest) Liz, Jon’s various relatives, and other occasional characters.

Jim Davis: Merchandising and movies: The animated Saturday-morning series Garfield and Friends ran for seven seasons (1988–94) on CBS. The show featured Garfield and U.S. Acres segments, and Garfield was voiced by Lorenzo Music. The 2004 film Garfield: The Movie used computer-generated imagery and starred Bill Murray as the voice of Garfield, Breckin Meyer…

Jim Davis: Merchandising and movies: The 2024 animated film The Garfield Movie featured the voices of Chris Pratt as Garfield and Samuel L. Jackson as Garfield’s father (a new character providing the beloved orange fur ball with a backstory), among other notable actors.

Andrew Garfield is an American-born English screen and stage actor, known for giving his roles a unique vulnerability and emotional depth. Garfield began his acting career onstage and gained international celebrity with roles in such films as The Social Network (2010) and The Amazing Spider-Man

Henry Rollins is an American singer, poet, monologuist, and publisher whose tenure as the lead vocalist of Los Angeles hardcore group Black Flag made him one of the most recognizable faces in the 1980s punk scene. Rollins was an avid fan of hardcore music, and, as a teenager, he performed with a

James A. Garfield was the 20th president of the United States (March 4–September 19, 1881). He had the second shortest tenure in U.S. presidential history. When he was shot and incapacitated, serious constitutional questions arose concerning who should properly perform the functions of the

James A. Garfield was the 20th president of the United States (March 4–September 19, 1881). He had the second shortest tenure in U.S. presidential history. When he was shot and incapacitated, serious constitutional questions arose concerning who should properly perform the functions of the

John Garfield was an American film and stage actor who is best known for his intense portrayals of rebels and antiheroes. Garfield grew up in the poor Jewish section of New York City’s Lower East Side. Street-gang involvement and numerous fistfights landed him in a reform school during his teen

John Garfield was an American film and stage actor who is best known for his intense portrayals of rebels and antiheroes. Garfield grew up in the poor Jewish section of New York City’s Lower East Side. Street-gang involvement and numerous fistfights landed him in a reform school during his teen

children’s literature: Historical fiction: Leon Garfield, though not working with historical characters, created strange picaresque tales that gave children a thrilling, often chilling insight into the 18th-century England of Smollett and Fielding.

Lucretia Garfield was an American first lady (March 4–September 19, 1881), the wife of James A. Garfield, 20th president of the United States. Her husband was shot several months into his presidency, and he died in September 1881. Although Lucretia Garfield was first lady for only a short time,

Jim Davis: Merchandising and movies: …a sequel in 2006 entitled Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties. The 2024 animated film The Garfield Movie featured the voices of Chris Pratt as Garfield and Samuel L. Jackson as Garfield’s father (a new character providing the beloved orange fur ball with a backstory), among other notable actors.

Jim Davis: Merchandising and movies: The 2004 film Garfield: The Movie used computer-generated imagery and starred Bill Murray as the voice of Garfield, Breckin Meyer as Jon, and Jennifer Love Hewitt as Liz. The same cast made a sequel in 2006 entitled Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties. The 2024 animated film The…

William Zorach was a traditionalist sculptor of simple, figurative subjects who was a leading figure in the early 20th-century revival of direct carving, whereby the sculptor seeks an image directly from the material to be carved, relying on neither the inspiration of models nor the aid of

John Garfield was an American film and stage actor who is best known for his intense portrayals of rebels and antiheroes. Garfield grew up in the poor Jewish section of New York City’s Lower East Side. Street-gang involvement and numerous fistfights landed him in a reform school during his teen

William Zorach was a traditionalist sculptor of simple, figurative subjects who was a leading figure in the early 20th-century revival of direct carving, whereby the sculptor seeks an image directly from the material to be carved, relying on neither the inspiration of models nor the aid of

gar, any of seven species of large North American fishes of the genera Atractosteus and Lepisosteus, in the family Lepisosteidae. Gars, which are related to the bowfin in the infraclass Holostei, are confined chiefly to fresh water, though some of the species descend to brackish or even salt water.

garfish, European species of needlefish

Art Garfunkel is an American singer and actor who partnered with singer-songwriter Paul Simon to form one of the most popular duos in the history of popular music, Simon and Garfunkel. Garfunkel’s remarkable lyrical tenor and high harmonies were as pivotal to the duo’s success as Simon’s

Art Garfunkel is an American singer and actor who partnered with singer-songwriter Paul Simon to form one of the most popular duos in the history of popular music, Simon and Garfunkel. Garfunkel’s remarkable lyrical tenor and high harmonies were as pivotal to the duo’s success as Simon’s

Pablo Gargallo was a Spanish sculptor who was among the first artists to work in iron. He introduced Pablo Picasso to metal sculpture. After studying drawing and sculpture in Barcelona, Gargallo won a scholarship in 1903 to continue his studies in Paris; he was forced to return to Barcelona shortly

Pablo Gargallo was a Spanish sculptor who was among the first artists to work in iron. He introduced Pablo Picasso to metal sculpture. After studying drawing and sculpture in Barcelona, Gargallo won a scholarship in 1903 to continue his studies in Paris; he was forced to return to Barcelona shortly

Lake Chad: Animal life: …region is famous—such as the garganeys, shovelers, fulvous tree ducks, Egyptian geese, pink-backed pelicans, marabou storks, glossy ibises, and African spoonbills. Included among the amphibians and reptiles are Nile crocodiles, rock pythons, and spitting cobras. The Chad basin remains an important fishery, with more than 40 species of commercial importance.…

Gargano, mountainous promontory jutting into the Adriatic Sea from the east coast of Italy, in Foggia province, Puglia (Apulia) region. Called the “spur” of the Italian “boot” (peninsula), it is 40 miles (65 km) long and 25 miles (40 km) at its widest, with an area of 778 square miles (2,015 square

Gargano, mountainous promontory jutting into the Adriatic Sea from the east coast of Italy, in Foggia province, Puglia (Apulia) region. Called the “spur” of the Italian “boot” (peninsula), it is 40 miles (65 km) long and 25 miles (40 km) at its widest, with an area of 778 square miles (2,015 square

Garganta del Diablo, spectacular cataract on the Río Iguazú (Rio Iguaçu) at the border of Argentina and Brazil. The water roars down a descent of 269 feet (82

Garganta del Diablo, spectacular cataract on the Río Iguazú (Rio Iguaçu) at the border of Argentina and Brazil. The water roars down a descent of 269 feet (82

Gargantua and Pantagruel, collective title of five comic novels by François Rabelais, published between 1532 and 1564. The novels present the comic and satiric story of the giant Gargantua and his son Pantagruel, and various companions, whose travels and adventures are a vehicle for ridicule of the

Gargas, cave in the French Pyrenees that contains important examples of Late Paleolithic mural art, paintings, and engravings, most of them probably dating from the Gravettian Period (about 27,000 to 22,000 years ago). The cave’s decoration was discovered in 1906. Many “macaroni,” or finger

astrology: Astral omens in Egypt, Greece, India, and China: …the earliest version of the Gargasamhita (“Compositions of Garga”) of about the 1st century ce. The original Mesopotamian material was modified so as to fit into the Indian conception of society, including the system of the four varnas and the duty of the upper varnas to perform the samskaras (sanctifying…

Joe Gargery, fictional character, the simple, kindhearted, and loyal blacksmith who is married to the hero Pip’s mean-spirited sister in the novel Great Expectations (1861) by Charles

gargoyle, in architecture, waterspout designed to drain water from the parapet gutter. Originally the term referred only to the carved lions of classical cornices or to terra-cotta spouts, such as those found in the Roman structures at Pompeii. The word later became restricted mainly to the

Hurler’s syndrome, one of several rare genetic disorders involving a defect in the metabolism of mucopolysaccharides, the class of polysaccharides that bind water to unite cells and to lubricate joints. Onset of the syndrome is in infancy or early childhood, and the disease occurs with equal

Madhupur Jungle, forest extending approximately 60 miles (100 km) north-south in east-central Bangladesh. It is a slightly elevated area of older alluvium between the Meghna and Jamuna (Brahmaputra) rivers. A large part of the area has been cleared and is now intensively farmed. The most common

Madhupur Jungle, forest extending approximately 60 miles (100 km) north-south in east-central Bangladesh. It is a slightly elevated area of older alluvium between the Meghna and Jamuna (Brahmaputra) rivers. A large part of the area has been cleared and is now intensively farmed. The most common

Roman religion: The earliest divinities: …its correspondence with the Indian garhapatya, “house-father’s fire,” suggest an origin prior to the time of the differentiation of the Indo-European-speaking peoples. The cultic site just outside the area of the primitive Palatine settlement indicates that there had been a form of fire worship even earlier than Vesta’s (dedicated to…

Gharyān, town, in the Tripolitania region of northwestern Libya. It lies at the foot of the plateau Jabal Nafūsah, 50 miles (80 km) south of Tripoli, and was a major centre of Italian colonization in the early 1910s. After the Turko-Italian war (1911–12) and the defeat of Turkey, the Gebel, Berber,

damselfish: …aruanus) of the Indo-Pacific; the garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus), a bright orange California fish about 30 cm long; the beau gregory (Eupomacentrus leucostictus), a blue-and-yellow Atlantic species; and the sergeant major (Abudefduf saxatilis), a black-banded, bluish and yellow fish of the tropical Atlantic.

Giuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian patriot and soldier of the Risorgimento, a republican who, through his conquest of Sicily and Naples with his guerrilla Redshirts, contributed to the achievement of Italian unification under the royal house of Savoy. Garibaldi’s family was one of fishermen and

Mount Garibaldi, peak in southern British Columbia, Canada, in the Coast Mountains east of the Cheakamus River. Glacier-capped, it is 8,787 ft (2,678 m) high and is the focus of Garibaldi Provincial Park (area 760 sq mi [1,968 sq km]), established in 1927 and now a popular year-round recreational

Georgia: Rise of Georgian Dream (GD): He personally selected his successor, Irakli Garibashvili, who resigned in 2015 without explanation. The next prime minister, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, served until 2018, when he resigned after falling out with Ivanishvili (who had become party chairman just months before). Kvirikashvili was replaced by Mamuka Bakhtadze.

Aşık Paşa: …most famous work is the Gharībnāmeh, a long didactic, mystical poem written in over 11,000 mas̄navī (rhymed couplets) and divided into 10 chapters, each with 10 subsections. Each of the chapters is associated with a subject in relation to its number. For example, the fifth chapter deals with the five…

Orange River: Physiography: From the Gariep (formerly Hendrik Verwoerd) Dam the Orange swings to the northwest to its confluence with the Vaal River. The Vaal, which rises in Eastern Transvaal province, flows west through the major population and industrial core of South Africa before turning south and joining the Orange…

Orange River: Physiography: …at the head of the Gariep (formerly Hendrik Verwoerd) Reservoir.