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Griff Hill Quarry
Griff may refer to: People * Griff (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Griff (singer), stage name of English singer and songwriter Sarah Faith Griffiths (born 2001) * Nickname of Guy Griffiths (1915–1999), British Second World War Royal Marine pilot and prisoner of war * Professor Griff, stage name of American rapper Richard Griffin (born 1969) * Emyr Morus Griffith (1923–1995), half of the Miki & Griff British country music duo * Griff Rhys Jones, Welsh comedian, writer, actor and television presenter Fictional characters * Griff Tannen, in the 1989 film ''Back to the Future Part II'' * Griff, in the 2017 film ''Baby Driver'' * Griff (''Rave Master''), in the Japanese manga and anime series ''Rave Master'' * Griff, in the television series '' Married... with Children'' * Griff, ''Gargoyles'' clan member in the Disney animated series ''Gargoyles'' * Griff Reynolds, in British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' Places * Griff, Warwickshire, England, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griff (name)
Griff is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to: * Griff Allen, American motorsports broadcaster * Griff Barnett (1884–1958), American actor * Griff Rhys Jones (born 1953), British comedian, writer and actor * Griff Norman (1926—2010), Welsh footballer * Griff Whalen (born 1990), American National Football League player * Griff Williams (born 1966), American painter * Ray Griff (1940-2016), Canadian country music singer and songwriter * Stirling Griff (born 1957), Australian politician * Zaine Griff Zaine Griff (born 4 October 1957 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a singer-songwriter who was part of the English new wave and new romantics scene of the early 1980s. Raised in New Zealand, he moved to England in the 1970s, where he continued with h ... (born 1957), New Zealand-born singer and songwriter {{given name, type-both Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Originally broadcast twice weekly, the series began airing six times a week in 2017. The programme was conceived by scriptwriter Tony Warren. Warren's initial proposal was rejected by the station's founder Sidney Bernstein, but he was persuaded by producer Harry Elton to produce the programme for 13 pilot episodes, and the show has since become a significant part of English culture. ''Coronation Street'' is made by ITV Granada at MediaCityUK and shown in all ITV regions, as well as internationally. In 2010, upon its 50th anniversary, the series was recognised by Guinness World Records, as the world's longest-running television soap opera. Initially influenced by the conventions of kitchen sink realism, ''Coronation Street'' is noted for its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griffin (other)
A griffin is a mythological creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle. Griffin(s) or The Griffin(s) may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Griffin (''The Invisible Man''), the title character in H. G. Wells' novel * Griffin (comics), several comic book characters * Griffin, in the Australian-New Zealand film '' The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey'' * Griffin Callenreese, in the Japanese manga and anime series ''Banana Fish'' * Griffin Castillo, in the American television soap opera ''All My Children'' * Griffin Pierce-Taylor, in the Canadian television series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Griffin emblem of Midland Bank, later used as a character in advertisements for the bank Other uses in arts and entertainment * Griffin Poetry Prize, a Canadian poetry award * "The Griffin" (fairy tale), a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm * ''The Griffin'', the undergraduate student magazine of Downing College, Cambridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grif (other)
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Grif may refer to: * Dexter Grif, a character in ''Red vs. Blue'' ** Grifball a ''Halo'' gametype named after the character * Grif Italia, an Italian hang glider manufacturer * O-aminophenol oxidase, an enzyme referred to as GriF * Grif Teller (1899–1993), artist famous for his paintings for the Pennsylvania Railroad See also * Griff (other) Griff may refer to: People * Griff (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Griff (singer), stage name of English singer and songwriter Sarah Faith Griffiths (born 2001) * Nickname of Guy Griffiths (1915–1999), British Second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griff's Hamburgers
Griff's Hamburgers, or Griff's Burger Bar, is a regional fast food chain founded in 1960 by Griff's of America, Inc. of Kansas City, Missouri, United States. At one time they had locations nationwide with the majority in the South near highway exits. Griff's was named for the founder, HJ Griffith. The restaurant buildings were of a patented A-frame design, produced by Valentine Diner of Wichita, Kansas. Later restaurants sported more conventionaarchitecture A bright yellow sign read HAMBURGERS in big block capitals. The restaurants offered both drive-thrus and patio dining. Most of the stores were located in high traffic locations, such as near a highway off-ramp, or along Route 66. There was one on the corner of Caruthers and Independence in Cape Girardeau, Missouri in the 1960s, catty corner from old Central High School. Cory Griffin Great Grandson of Griffs Founder Harold Griffith Relocated the Corporate headquarters for Griff's and change its name to now Griffs of America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Griffith (botanist)
William Griffith (4 March 1810 – 9 February 1845) was a British doctor, naturalist, and botanist. Griffith's botanical publications are from India and Burma. After a brief stay in Madras, he was assigned as a Civil Surgeon to Tenasserim, Burma, where he studied local plants and made collecting trips to the Barak River valley in Assam. He explored various parts of Burma, traveling the rivers, including the Irrawadi as far as Rangoon. He visited the highlands of Sikkim, and the region of the Himalayas around Shimla. Subsequently, Griffith was appointed as Civil Surgeon in Malacca, where he died of a parasitic liver disease. Biography William was born at Ham on 4 March 1810, the son of Thomas Griffith. He studied under a private tutor along with brothers and even in his early days, took an interest in botany. He later went to London University where he studied under Robert Brown and John Lindley. He was also influenced by his friend R.H. Solly. He studied briefly at Paris und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuneaton Griff F
Nuneaton ( ) is a market town in the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth in northern Warwickshire, England, close to the county border with Leicestershire and West Midlands County.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) : Nuneaton's population at the 2021 census was 94,634, an increase from 86,552 at the 2011 census making it the largest town in Warwickshire. The author George Eliot was born on a farm on the Arbury Estate just outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in the town for much of her early life. Her novel '' Scenes of Clerical Life'' (1858) depicts Nuneaton. There is a hospital named after her, The George Eliot Hospital. There is also a statue of George Eliot in the town centre. History Early history Nuneaton was originally an Anglo-Saxon settlement known as 'Etone' or 'Eaton', which translates literally as 'settlement by water', referring to the River Anker. 'Etone' was listed in the Domesday Book as a small farming settlement with a population of ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griff (TV Series)
''Griff'' is an American crime drama starring Lorne Greene and Ben Murphy, which aired on ABC from September 29, 1973, to January 4, 1974. Synopsis Lorne Greene portrayed Wade "Griff" Griffin, a former police officer who becomes a private detective. Ben Murphy plays Greene's 31-year-old partner, S. Michael "Mike" Murdock. Vic Tayback portrays Captain Barney Marcus of the Los Angeles Police Department, Griff's continuing contact with the police. Patricia Stich appeared as Gracie Newcombe, the secretary for the two detectives. The two-hour pilot movie, titled ''Man on the Outside'', did not air until June 25, 1975, almost a year and a half after the cancellation of the series. Ben Murphy does not appear in the pilot, which has a plot identical to the plot of the pilot for ''Barnaby Jones''. Wade Griffin's son is murdered, and Griff goes after the man who killed him. ''The Case of the Baltimore Girls'' is a TV movie compiled from two episodes, "The Last Ballad" (11/10/73) and "All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griff Creek
Griff Creek is a southward-flowing stream originating on Martis Peak in Placer County, California, United States. It culminates in north Lake Tahoe at Kings Beach, California. History The Washo used the meadow where Griff Creek enters Lake Tahoe "as a resting spot, but not a full-fledged campsite". The name ''Griff'' may derive from ''Griffin's Mill'', a sawmill where a creek entered the Lake near Agate Bay. Beaver controversy In November, 2009 a California Golden beaver family was caught in snares underwater and drowned in Griff Creek, a stream in Kings Beach, California, when Placer County Department of Public Works ordered their removal for fear that the beaver would cause flooding. Recent studies of two other Lake Tahoe tributaries, Taylor Creek and Ward Creek, showed that beaver dam removal decreased wetland habitat, increased stream flow, and increased total phosphorus pollutants entering Lake Tahoe - all factors which negatively impact the clarity of the lake's water.(U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griff, Warwickshire
Griff is a hamlet in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district of Warwickshire, England. The hamlet is on the A444 road between the towns of Nuneaton and Bedworth. Formerly a coal mining area there is evidence that coal was obtained from Griff from as early as the twelfth century. Griff Quarry produces of aggregate annually. Mary Ann Evans ( George Eliot) was brought up at Griff House, now a hotel. Griff is likely represented in Eliot's novel Middlemarch as "Frick", which is described as "r Solomon'sside of Lowick was the most remote from the village, and the houses of the labouring people were either lone cottages or were collected in a hamlet called Frick, where a water-mill and some stone-pits made a little centre of slow, heavy-shouldered industry." Now it’s mostly just the A444, grasslands and Coventry Road which leads into Bedworth Bedworth ( or locally ) is a market town and unparished area in the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire, England.OS Explorer Map 23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Gargoyles Characters
This page contains a list of characters in the animated television series '' Gargoyles'', its non-canon season titled ''Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles'', and the spinoff comic books '' Gargoyles (SLG comic)'' and '' Gargoyles: Bad Guys''. Gargoyles Several clans of gargoyles exist worldwide, and each clan has distinct cultural and morphological characteristics. All gargoyle clans are alike in that each has a particular item, area, or concept that they strive to protect. They are fierce warriors and are incredibly powerful and resilient; their appearance and ferocity often means that humans vilify them as demons and monsters. Most of the world's gargoyle clans do not peacefully co-exist with humans. Gargoyles are particularly notable for entering a sort of stone hibernation, called "stone sleep", during the day, during which they resemble Gothic statues. During daylight, they can quickly heal from injury and illness, and are protected from most natural threats. However, this s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griff (singer)
Sarah Faith Griffiths (born 21 January 2001), known professionally as Griff, is an English singer and songwriter. In 2019, she released her debut single, "Mirror Talk", through Warner Records. This was followed by her debut extended play of the same name, released later that year. Griff was named the Rising Star at the 2021 Brit Awards, becoming one of the youngest winners in the category at 20. Later that year, she released her debut mixtape, '' One Foot in Front of the Other'', to commercial success and critical acclaim. Early life and education Griff was born on 21 January 2001 as Sarah Faith Griffiths, and was raised in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire. Her father Mark is the son of Jamaican immigrants who were part of the "Windrush generation", and her mother Kim is a first-generation Vietnamese migrant whose family moved to England amid the Vietnam War. Griff has stated that she feels "more in touch with my Chinese side". Griff's parents foster children and her experiences w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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