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General (other)
A general is a high-ranking military officer. General or Generals may also refer to: Companies and organizations * General Airconditioners, a Japanese air-conditioning company * General Electric, an American multinational conglomerate company founded in 1892 * General Motors, an American automotive manufacturer * General snus, a popular brand of Swedish snuff * General Tire, a tire manufacturer * London General, a bus operating company in London owned by Go-Ahead Group Sports teams * Washington Generals, an American exhibition basketball team, known for opposing the Harlem Globetrotters * New Jersey Generals, a franchise in the defunct United States Football League * Greensboro Generals, a minor league ice hockey team from Greensboro, North Carolina * Oshawa Generals, a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League * Washington and Lee Generals, the athletics teams of Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia * Generals, mascot and athletics teams of Washington- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General
A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. March 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/77489?rskey=dCKrg4&result=1 (accessed May 11, 2021) The term ''general'' is used in two ways: as the generic title for all grades of general officer and as a specific rank. It originates in the Tudor period, 16th century, as a shortening of ''captain general'', which rank was taken from Middle French ''capitaine général''. The adjective ''general'' had been affixed to officer designations since the late Middle Ages, late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction. Today, the title of ''general'' is known in some countries as a four-star rank. However, different countries use di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General (video Game)
Elemental Games was a game development company based in Vladivostok, Russia, best known for the multi-genre science fiction computer games '' Space Rangers'' and the sequel, '' Space Rangers 2: Dominators''. Overview Elemental Games was founded in December, 1999 as NewGame Software, a division of Degro, Ltd. NewGame Software's first releases were the freeware turn-based strategy game '' The General'' and the desktop application ''Panels''. The company changed its name to Elemental Games in September, 2002. Its second game, ''Space Rangers'', was released in December, 2002, by 1C Company. The sequel ''Space Rangers 2'' was published in November, 2004. Following the release of ''Space Rangers 2'', most members of the Elemental Games staff, including director general Dmitry Gusarov Dmitri (russian: Дми́трий); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr ( or ) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Of The Salvation Army
General is the title of the international leader and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Salvation Army, a Christian denomination with extensive charitable social services that gives quasi-military rank to its ministers (who are therefore known as officers). The General is elected by the High Council of The Salvation Army and serves a term of five years, which may be extended to seven years. Brian Peddle, the current general, assumed the position in August 2018 upon the retirement of Andre Cox. The organisation's founder, William Booth, was the first and longest-serving general. There have been 21 generals as of 2018. History and procedures for election Usage of the term "general" began with the founder of The Salvation Army, William Booth. His wife, Catherine Booth, the organisation's co-founder, became known as the "Mother" of The Salvation Army. General Booth served as general until his death in 1912; Booth selected his son, Bramwell Booth as his successor. It was William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in production, and the second in American history after ''Guiding Light''. Concurrently, it is the world's third longest-running scripted drama series in production after British serials ''The Archers'' and ''Coronation Street'', as well as the world's second-longest-running televised soap opera still in production. ''General Hospital'' premiered on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network on April 1, 1963. ''General Hospital'' is the longest-running serial produced in Hollywood, and the longest-running entertainment program in ABC television history. It holds the record for most Daytime Emmy Awards for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, with 14 wins. The show was created by husband-and-wife soap writers Frank an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Records
General Records was a small American record label during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Its most notable releases are piano solos recorded by Jelly Roll Morton in December 1939 late in his career. History Established around 1939, General Records was a division of Consolidated Records, Inc., of New York City. The label was owned by pioneering sound engineer Hazard E. Reeves, of Reeves Sound Studios (1939–1944) in Manhattan. The audio fidelity is above average for the era, and most General gramophone record, discs were pressed in good quality shellac, although the quality declined as good shellac became scarce with the start of World War II. The most famous General Records are a series of recordings by Jelly Roll Morton. The recording sessions in December 1939 and January 1940 were the last in Morton's career.Reich, Howard, and William Gaines. ''Jelly's Blues The Life, Music, and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Da Capo, 2003. In 1946 Milt Gabler of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General (train)
The ''General'' (train numbers 48 and 49) was the Pennsylvania Railroad's (PRR) number two train between New York City and Chicago. Only marginally slower than the ''Broadway Limited'', it had no extra fare. For a time before World War II, the train carried more passengers than the ''Broadway Limited'' and had been stealing passengers from the New York Central Railroad's ''20th Century Limited''. The ''General'' was inaugurated in 1937, and carried coaches and Pullmans. It received some new lightweight equipment in 1938 as part of the fleet of modernism, but it was mostly heavyweight until 1940. It was the only "Fleet of Modernism" train to be streamlined without an observation car. It lost its coaches but still had a passenger-baggage car attached to its consist when the '' Advance General'' was inaugurated in 1940. The General became an All-Pullman train in April 1942. It was re-equipped with lightweight sleeping cars from both the pre-war ''Broadway'', and new cars from post-w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Generals (album)
''Generals'' is the second studio album by the indie pop band The Mynabirds. It was released by Saddle Creek Records on June 5, 2012 and produced by Richard Swift. The album's title was inspired by Richard Avedon's photograph "Generals of the Daughters of the American Revolution". Track listing All songs written by Laura Burhenn, except where noted. Reception On Metacritic, ''Generals'' has an average score of 79 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Eric Harvey, writing for Pitchfork, praised the album as "a stylistically diverse collection of openhearted, politically engaged pop", adding that Burhenn succeeds in "translating erdeeply held political conventions into good tunes". In a similarly positive review for Consequence of Sound, Tony Hardy also comments on the political nature of the lyrics, stating that Burhenn "juxtaposes the privileged, regal ladies of Avedon’s portrait with those she considers to be true daughters of the revolution, the likes, say, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General (G
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. March 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/77489?rskey=dCKrg4&result=1 (accessed May 11, 2021) The term ''general'' is used in two ways: as the generic title for all grades of general officer and as a specific rank. It originates in the 16th century, as a shortening of '' captain general'', which rank was taken from Middle French ''capitaine général''. The adjective ''general'' had been affixed to officer designations since the late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction. Today, the title of ''general'' is known in some countries as a four-star rank. However, different countries use different systems of stars or other insignia for senior ranks. It has a NATO r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General (DC Comics)
General (Ulysses Hadrian Armstrong) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Chuck Dixon as an adversary of Batman, the character first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #654, published in December 1992. Named for the character's gimmick for military strategy and prowess with small arms, stories involving the character often include Military history, historic military references and themes. Initially portrayed as a dangerously psychopathic, murderous child, the tone of the General was changed by Dixon himself for later appearances. Return appearances featured the character in issues of ''Robin (comics), Robin'' during the mid-1990s, in which Dixon portrayed the character as pompous and childish, rather than maliciously insane. Although still occasionally dangerous and lethal, the graphic violence of the character's criminal behavior was also toned down. The character experienced a prolonged period of obscurity after 1997, lastin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mega Man X4
''Mega Man X4'', originally released in Japan as , is a video game developed by Capcom. It is the fourth game in the ''Mega Man X'' series and the second game in the series to be released on the Sega Saturn and PlayStation. The two versions were released simultaneously in Japan in 1997. A North America release followed sometime thereafter, while Europe received only the PlayStation version in 1997. Taking place in the 22nd century, the ''Mega Man X'' series is set in a society populated by humans and intelligent robots called "Reploids". A military taskforce called the "Maverick Hunters" is implemented to suppress the uprising of "Mavericks", Reploids that begin to exhibit dangerous and destructive behavior. ''Mega Man X4'' follows two such hunters, X and Zero, as they become involved in a conflict between the Hunters and a Reploid army called the "Repliforce". ''Mega Man X4'' is an action-platform game in the same vein as other installments in the series. The player completes a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
