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Gaw
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Gaw or GAW may refer to: People * Gaw (surname), a Gaelic-language surname Places * Gaw, Myanmar, a town in Thandwe District, Rakhine State * Gaw Township, a township of Rakhine State Other uses * Game & Watch, electronic handheld games produced by Nintendo * Games Workshop, British miniature wargaming company * Gauge adjustable wheelset * GAW Organisation, a Senegalese cultural organization * Global Atmosphere Watch, established by the World Meteorological Organization * Gustav-Adolf-Werk, a society of the Evangelical Church in Germany * Nobonob language Nobonob (Nobanob, Nobnob), also known as Butelkud-Guntabak or Garuh (cf. closely related Garus), is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. The language is expanding slightly. Ari (Ati, A’i) is a dialect. Phonology Vowels (orthographic) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GAW Organisation
GawLab (which means "fast" in Wolof) is a cultural non profit NGO based in Dakar. Its mission is to trickle and customize the use of IT in Africa and it focuses in African cultural policies and productions, digital art, art history and cultural heritage. History GAW is based on the experience of the informal group WAG Women Action Group Wag generally refers to tail wagging by dogs. Wag, Wags, WAG or WAGS may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Wag (band), a Japanese rock music group, active 1998–2006 * Wag, a character in ''Kabumpo in Oz'' (1922) * Wags the Dog, a ... and the name GAW comes from the inverted acronym WAG-GAW. The history of the organisation is deeply linked with the history of the Phone Centres and the Internet in Senegal and specifically in Dakar. GAW is created as a platform to encourage on-line collaborative work and to provide artists and intellectuals based in Dakar with digital tools. GawLab was founded by Sylviane Dio, N'Goné Fall. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global Atmosphere Watch
The Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) is a worldwide system established by the World Meteorological Organizationa United Nations agencyto monitor trends in the Earth's atmosphere. It arose out of concerns for the state of the atmosphere in the 1960s. Mission The Global Atmosphere Watch's mission is quite straightforward, consisting of three concise points: # To make reliable, comprehensive observations of the chemical composition and selected physical characteristics of the atmosphere on global and regional scales; # To provide the scientific community with the means to predict future atmospheric states; # To organize assessments in support of formulating environmental policy. Goals The GAW program is guided by 8 strategic goals: *To improve the measurements programme for better geographical and temporal coverage and for near real-time monitoring capability; *To complete the quality assurance/quality control system; *To improve availability of data and promote their use; *To improv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaw, Myanmar
Gwa ( my, ဂွမြို့) is a town located at the southern tip of Myanmar's Rakhine State. It is the principal town of Gwa Township. In the 2014 census, the town and surrounding rural areas had a population of 66,015, of which only 7,422 are urban. Climate Like all of Rakhine State, Gwa has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen ''Am'') with a lengthy dry season from mid-November to April and an extremely wet wet season due to the blocking of moisture-saturated westerly monsoon winds by the Arakan Mountains. Between June and August, as in all of Rakhine State, rainfall typically exceeds , and annual rainfall is amongst the highest in Southeast Asia at around . Temperatures are very warm to hot throughout the year, although cool breezes and comfortable nights during the dry season make conditions fairly pleasant. Economy Fishing is the primary industry in Gwa. Most residents fish in nearby waters, both for self-sustenance and trade with nearby towns. Rice, bamboo and co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauge Adjustable Wheelset
A variable gauge system allows railway vehicles in a train to travel across a break of gauge between two railway networks with different track gauges. For through operation, a train must be equipped with special bogies holding variable gauge wheelsets containing a variable gauge axle (VGA). The gauge is altered by driving the train through a gauge changer or gauge changing facility. In effect, the track widens or narrows. As the train passes through the gauge changer, the wheels are unlocked, are moved closer together, or further apart, and are then re-locked. Installed variable gauge systems exist within the internal network of Spain, and are installed on international links between Spain/France (Spanish train), Sweden/Finland (Swedish train), Poland/Lithuania (Polish train) and Poland/Ukraine (Polish train). A system for changing gauge without the need to stop is in widespread use for passenger traffic in Spain, for services run on a mix of dedicated high-speed lines (using St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav-Adolf-Werk
The Gustav-Adolf-Werk (GAW) is a society under the roof of the Evangelical Church in Germany which has for its object the aid of feeble sister churches and congregations. It is responsible for the taking care of the Diasporawork of the EKD, in cooperation with the EKD itself, its member churches and congregations. The organization started with a focus on the diaspora, but has separate branches internationally in the meanwhile. The organization in Austria is still called the Gustav-Adolf-Verein, which was the original name in Germany as well. Further terms used for the GAW in the past include Gustavus Adolphus Union, Gustav-Adolf-Stiftung and Evangelischer Verein der Gustav-Adolf-Stiftung. Origin of the name The Battle of Lützen (1632) was a decisive battle of the Thirty Years' War. It was a Protestant victory, but cost the life of one of the most important leaders of the Protestant alliance, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, which caused the Protestant campaign to lose directi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaw (surname)
Gaw is a surname with at least four different origins. First, it may be derived from the Gaelic word meaning "foreigner" or "stranger". The surnames Gall and Gaul are derived from the same word. In Brittany it became a surname for immigrants from France, in Lincolnshire for Bretons, in Perthshire and Aberdeen for Lowlanders. Second, it may have originated by shortening the name McGaw, which is an Anglicised form of meaning "son of Adam". Third, it may be an old spelling of the German surname Gau, which originated as a toponymic surname; see Gau (territory). Finally, it may be an Anglicisation of the Southern Min pronunciation of the Chinese surname pronounced Wú () in Mandarin; this spelling came into use in Hong Kong by a family of Chinese immigrants from Myanmar. The surname is relatively rare. There were 334 people on the island of Great Britain and 174 on the island of Ireland with the surname Gaw as of 2011, according to statistics cited by Patrick Hanks. People with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaw Township
Gwa Township ( my, ဂွမြို့နယ်) is a township of Thandwe District in Rakhine State, Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh .... The principal town is Gwa. References Townships of Rakhine State {{Rakhine-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game & Watch
The Game & Watch brand ( ''Gēmu & Uotchi''; called ''Tricotronic'' in West Germany and Austria, abbreviated as ''G&W'') is a series of handheld electronic games developed, manufactured, released, and marketed by Nintendo from 1980 in video gaming, 1980 to 1991 in video gaming, 1991. Created by game designer Gunpei Yokoi, the product derived its name from it featuring a single game as well as a clock on an Liquid-crystal display, LCD screen. The models from 1981 onwards featured an alarm in addition. The series sold a combined 43.4 million units worldwide, including units in Japan and overseas. It was the earliest Nintendo video game product to gain major worldwide success. The units are based on a 4-bit CPU from the Sharp SM5xx family that include a small ROM and RAM area and an LCD screen driver circuit. Origin and design Game designer Gunpei Yokoi had been head of Nintendo's Research & Development division in the 1970s, designing physical toys and games until the 1973 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Games Workshop
Games Workshop Group (often abbreviated as GW) is a British manufacturer of miniature wargames, based in Nottingham, England. Its best-known products are ''Warhammer Age of Sigmar'' and ''Warhammer 40,000''. Founded in 1975 by John Peake (game designer), John Peake, Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson (UK), Steve Jackson, Games Workshop was originally a manufacturer of wooden boards for games including backgammon, mancala, nine men's morris and Go (board game), Go. It later became an importer of the U.S. role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'', and then a publisher of wargames and role-playing games in its own right, expanding from a bedroom mail-order company in the process. It expanded into Europe, the US, Canada, and Australia in the early 1990s. All UK-based operations were relocated to the current headquarters in Lenton, Nottingham in 1997. It started promoting games associated with The Lord of the Rings (film series), ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy in 2001. It al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
