Dablink This article is about the supermarket chain. For the gianteagle, see Haast s Eagle . Distinguish Giant Carlisle Update date November 2011 Infobox company company name GiantEagle, Inc. company ... Image GiantEagleStowOhio.jpg thumb right 234px GiantEagle in Stow, Ohio . GiantEagle is a supermarket ... . The company was founded in 1918 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania. Supermarket News ranked GiantEagle ... GiantEagle A6BZ.html date November 9, 2006 accessdate 16 November 2006 ref Based on 2005 revenue, GiantEagle is the 49th largest retailer in the United States. ref http www.stores.org pdf 06 ... of grocery stores named OK Grocery. In 1931, the five families combined forces to form GiantEagle. GiantEagle operated stores throughout Pittsburgh area neighborhoods, and the chain grew steadily ... the 1950s onward, GiantEagle was at the leading edge of modern supermarket innovation. ref http ... the Youngstown stores then got converted years later. Around the mid or late 1990s, the GiantEagle ... n Shop. In 1998, GiantEagle acquired the International Seaway Foods and converted the Stop n Shop Stores into GiantEagle Stores. GiantEagle also purchased or opened other Northeast Ohio stores .... GiantEagle emerged as one of the dominant supermarket chains in Northeast Ohio, competing mainly against .... The purchases came as Tops exited the Northeast Ohio area. GiantEagle purchased independently owned ... store closed in December 2003, and the Hagerstown store closed in August 2005. GiantEagle ... as Columbus upmarket grocer. GiantEagle first entered what it calls its Columbus Region in late ... Traffic . GiantEagle has since expanded to several additional locations, acquiring other abandoned Big Bear stores and in newly constructed buildings using the current GiantEagle prototype. Giant ... Road and Winchester Pike Groveport, Ohio Groveport in August, 2008. A new GiantEagle opened ... an expansion and remodeling. GiantEagle has the highest share of any supermarket chain in the Pittsburgh ... more details
2009 Infobox D&D creature name Gianteagle alignment type Magical beast Dungeons & Dragons Magical beast subtype source first mythical based In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role playing game , the gianteagle is a Magical beast Dungeons & Dragons magical beast . As its name fairly obviously implies, it is a giant version 10 feet tall with 20 foot wingspan of a regular eagle . It is also a lot more intelligent. It lives in temperate mountains. Publication history The gianteagle first appeared ... . ref Gary Gygax Gygax, Gary Monster Manual . Lake Geneva, WI TSR, 1977 ref The gianteagle appeared ... Catalog TSR, Inc. TSR , 1993 ref The gianteagle hiak appeared for the Hollow World setting in the Hollow World Campaign Set 1990 . The gianteagle appeared in second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons ... Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual . Lake Geneva, WI TSR, 1993 ref The gianteagle appeared as a player ... 1996 . ref Roger E. Moore Moore, Roger E. Leprechauns & Giant Eagles Oh My Polyhedron 116. Lake Geneva, WI TSR, 1995 ref The gianteagle appeared in the third edition Monster Manual 2000 , ref Skip ... and gestures. Creative origins Giant eagles are very likely to be inspired by the Eagle Middle earth ... , 2000 ref and in the 3.5 revised Monster Manual 2003 . Ecology Giant eagles, like many similar creatures, are prized for their value as aerial steeds. To tame one, the eagle must have a friendly attitude .... Riding one requires an exotic saddle, and six weeks of training. Sometimes giant eagles are raised to be mounts from birth, but gianteagle parents defend their nests to the death. Gianteagle eggs are worth 2,500 gp each. Giant eagles, like their smaller kin, are carnivores. Environment Giant eagles live near great bluffs, cliffs, mesas, or mountain crags. Typical physical characteristics Giant ... of twenty feet. They have superior vision capable of seeing prey miles away. Alignment Giant eagles ... them as neutral . Society Giant eagles are relatively friendly toward Dwarf Dungeons & Dragons dwarves ... more details
The GiantEagle LPGA Classic was an official golf tournament on the Ladies Professional Golf Association LPGA Tour held in the Youngstown, Ohio area. From its beginnings in 1990 until 1992, it was known as The Phar Mor in Youngstown and was held at Squaw Creek Country Club in Vienna, Ohio . It became the Youngstown Warren LPGA Classic in 1993 and was held at Avalon Lakes Golf Club in Warren, Ohio until 2000. In 1997, Pittsburgh based grocery store chain GiantEagle took over the title sponsorship of the tournament. The tournament returned to Squaw Creek in 2001. The last tournament was held in 2004. Winners GiantEagle LPGA Classic 2004 Moira Dunn 2003 Rachel Teske 2002 Mi Hyun Kim 2001 Dorothy Delasin 2000 Dorothy Delasin 1999 Jackie Gallagher Smith 1998 Se Ri Pak 1997 Tammie Green Youngstown Warren LPGA Classic 1996 Michelle McGann 1995 Michelle McGann 1994 Tammie Green 1993 Nancy Lopez The Phar Mor in Youngstown 1992 Betsy King 1991 Deb Richard 1990 Beth Daniel External links http www.lpga.com tournament microsite.aspx?id 286 Coverage on the LPGA Tour s official site http sports.espn.go.com golf news story?id 1839211 List of winners up to 2003 Former LPGA Tour Events Category Former LPGA Tour events Category Golf in Ohio ... more details
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Unreferenced date December 2009 Otheruses Giant disambiguation The Giant is a song by Canadian folk singer songwriter Stan Rogers . The Giant referred to is Fionn mac Cumhaill Fingal , an Ireland Irish Scotland Scottish mythical giant. The song is set in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia s rugged Cape Breton Island , and the lyrics contain enchanting imagery describing the island s landscape. The song also contains quasi pagan imagery, including the suggestion of worshipping the new moon by dancing around a bonfire, although it may be that characters in the song are using the full moon to have a party. In the album Home in Halifax , Stan Rogers claimed that the song was about Guinness. DEFAULTSORT Giant Category Stan Rogers songs Folk song stub ... more details
distinguish Giant Image Giant mag Rihanna cover.jpg right thumb 200px May 2007 cover of GIANT magazine featuring recording artist Rihanna. GIANT was a magazine headquartered in New York City New York geared to the urban music market. It began in October 2004 as a bimonthly publication catering to the interests of 20 something men, focusing on pop culture including reviews of video game s, movies , tobacco fine tobacco , music , everyday happenings and celebrity interviews. In August 2006, ref Larry Getlen, A Better Vibe , Wesleyan Wesleyan University alumni magazine , Issue IV 2006, 28 32. p. 32. ref the magazine had a makeover under new editor in chief Smokey Fontaine , ref cite web last Stephanie first Smith authorlink coauthors title Fontaine is Giant Editor in Chief work publisher Media Week date 2006 03 02 url http www.mediaweek.com mw news print article display.jsp?vnu content id 1002114881 format doi accessdate 2007 11 02 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20070608214705 http www.mediaweek.com mw news print article display.jsp?vnu content id 1002114881 Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2007 06 08 ref formerly of the hip hop magazine America . Under his leadership, the magazine began to focus on music, lifestyle, and entertainment for the urban culture urban reader. Currently, the standing Editor In Chief is Emil Wilbekin. Recent covers have included Beyonc Knowles Beyonc , Pharell , Sean Combs Diddy , The Killers , Ciara , Jennifer Hudson , Janet Jackson , and Eve rapper Eve . The June July issue offered two covers one of R&B artist Robin Thicke and one of Rihanna ... with the magazine, GIANT s website serves as a blog for GIANT readers to get additional information ... News first author link last2 first2 author2 link title Radio One Buys Giant Magazine date year url http www.writenews.com wnews.php?zone 210071 accessdate ref GIANT was Radio One s first foray into the print ... http www.giantmag.com GIANT website Radio One DEFAULTSORT Giant Category Radio One company Category ... more details
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History of New Zealand s Extinct GiantEagle journal PLoS Biol volume 3 issue 1 doi 10.1371 ..., a bull and a giant. The coat of arms of Indonesia has an eagle like garuda carrying a shield ...about the bird Taxobox name Eagle image Haliaeetus leucocephalus tree USFWS.jpg image width image caption Bald Eagle regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Falconiformes or Accipitriformes , q.v. familia Accipitridae subdivision ranks Genera subdivision Several, Eagle Species ..., just two species the Bald Eagle Bald and Golden Eagle s can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in Central and South America, and three in Australia. Many different species of eagle ... the smallest eagles, like the Booted Eagle which is comparable in size to a Common Buzzard or Red ... some vulture s. Species named as eagles range in size from the South Nicobar Serpent Eagle , at 500 g 1.1 lb and 40 cm 16 in , to the 6.7 kg 14.7 lbs Steller s Sea Eagle and the 100 cm 39 in Philippine Eagle . Like all birds of prey, eagles have very large hooked ... date 1972 05 26 title An Eagle s Eye Quality of the Retinal Image journal Science volume 176 issue ... File Martial Eagle in Namibia.jpg thumb Martial Eagle in Namibia. File wiki eagle.jpg thumb Thermographic image of an eagle, thermoregulating using its wings. File Sir Arny Philippine Eagle .jpg thumb Philippine Eagle , Pithecophaga jefferyi in Southern Philippines. File WedgetailEagleCarrion.jpg thumb Wedge Tailed Eagle in Australia. Major new research into eagle taxonomy suggests that the important ... volume 37 ref Bonelli s Eagle , and the Booted Eagle have been moved from Hieraaetus to Aquila . Either the Greater Spotted Eagle and Lesser Spotted Eagle should move from Aquila to join the Long crested Eagle in Lophaetus , or, perhaps better, all three of these species should move to Ictinaetus with the Black Eagle . The Steppe Eagle and Tawny Eagle , once thought to be conspecificity ... more details
TOCright The Eagle could refer to Athletes Eddie Belfour , the Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper in the NHL Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie The Eagle Edwards , the British ski jumper Entertainment The Eagle 1925 film The Eagle 1925 film , a silent film starring Rudolph Valentino The Eagle 2011 film The Eagle 2011 film , a British film starring Channing Tatum The Eagle album The Eagle album , a 1990 music album by Waylon Jennings. The Eagle TV series The Eagle television series , an Emmy winning Danish crime series A rock band formed by former members of Beacon Street Union Publications The Eagle magazine The Eagle magazine , magazine of St. John s College, University of Cambridge The Eagle newspaper The Eagle newspaper , a local newspaper for Bryan and College Station, Texas The Eagle novel The Eagle novel , the final book in Jack Whyte s Arthurian cycle The Eagle poem The Eagle poem , written by Alfred Tennyson Radio stations 96.4 The Eagle , a radio station in Guildford, England KKGL , a classic rock radio station in Boise, Idaho KOMO FM , a classic rock radio station in Seattle, Washington CFXL FM , a classic and contemporary rock station in High River, Alberta, Canada CKCH FM , a country station in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada WXGL , a classic rock station in Florida KGLK , a classic rock station in Lake Jackson, Texas Public houses The Eagle is a moderately common pub name in England. Notable establishments include The Eagle pub The Eagle pub , in Cambridge, England The Eagle in Clerkenwell, London was the original gastropub The Eagle on City Road in London, features in a common interpretation of the lyrics to the nursery Rhyme Pop Goes the Weasle . See Pop Goes the Weasel Origins and interpretation The Eagle and Child , Oxford See also Eagle disambiguation Eagles disambiguation disambig callsign da rnen it The Eagle no rnen ... more details
distinguish GiantEagle Refimprove date August 2007 Infobox company company name Giant Food Stores, LLC company logo File Giant Carlisle logo.svg 240px company type Subsidiary of Royal Ahold foundation ..., Pennsylvania Pittsburgh based GiantEagle . Martin s now operates stores in Altoona, Pennsylvania ... http www.giantfoodstores.com giantfoodstores.com footnotes Giant Food Stores, LLC is an United States ... Virginia under the names of Giant, FoodSource, and Martin s. Giant is a subsidiary of Netherlands based Royal Ahold . Giant Food Stores are often referred to as Giant Carlisle so not to be confused with sister company Giant Landover . History File Giant Carlisle footprint.png 250px right thumb Map of Giant Food stores. Giant was founded in 1923, when David Javitch opened a small meat market ... opportunity. He purchased a store in Lewistown, Pennsylvania , which he named the Giant Shopping ... as President of Giant Food Stores. In 1970, a strategic decision was made to compete with larger ... Memorial Scholarship Fund to benefit children of Giant Martin s employees. As the 1970s closed, 24 stores .... As the 1980s approached, the company had grown to a workforce of 3,400. File Giant Carlisle store at night.jpg thumb 250px left A Giant Carlisle supermarket in Shillington, Pennsylvania . In 1981 ... goods across the world. At the time of the agreement, Giant was operating 29 supermarkets. Throughout the 1980s, Giant continued to grow. In 1988, Allan Noddle assumed the position of President of Giant Food Stores, as the 50th Giant store opened. Noddle served as a spokesman in Giant s radio and television advertising campaigns. The late 1980s through the mid 1990s saw a complete modernization of Giant ... cleaning services. By the end of 1996, Giant had grown to 75 stores. 1997 saw the second major change in the company s history as Giant merged with Edwards Super Food Stores, another Ahold owned company. Upon completion of the merger, Giant was operating two Division organization divisions , with 23,000 ... more details
2011 jul 28 giant undertaking The Eagle news article A Giant Undertaking August 8, 2011 ref ref http ...Image Cardiff giant exhumed 1869.jpg thumb right 300px alt Photo The Cardiff Giant being exhumed in October 1869 File Cardiff Giant.png thumb The Cardiff Giant on display at the Bastable in Syracuse, NY circa 1869. The Cardiff Giant was one of the most famous hoax es in United States history. It was a convert ... copy made by P.T. Barnum are still on display. History Creation and discovery The giant was the creation ... the giant after an argument at a Methodism Methodist revival meeting about the passage in The Book ... stains and acids were used to make the giant appear to be old and weathered, and the giant s surface ... Hull transported the giant by rail to the farm of William Newell, his cousin. By then, he had spent ... to dig a well, and on October 16, 1869 they found the giant. One of the men reportedly exclaimed, I ... April 26, 2005 ref Exhibition and exposure as fraud Newell set up a tent over the giant and charged ... the giant a fake, and some geologists even noticed that there was no good reason to try to dig a well in the exact spot the giant had been found. Yale palaeontologist Othniel C. Marsh called it a most .... ref http www.lhup.edu dsimanek cardiff.htm Cardiff Giant, Geological Hall, Albany ref Eventually, Hull ... it to Syracuse, New York for exhibition. The giant drew such crowds that showman P. T. Barnum offered 50,000 for the giant. When the syndicate turned him down he hired a man to model the giant s shape covertly in wax and create a plaster replica. He put his giant on display in New York, claiming that his was the real giant and the Cardiff Giant was a fake. ref name Archaeology As the newspapers reported ... minute in reference to spectators paying to see Barnum s giant. Over time, the quotation has been misattributed to Barnum himself. Hannum sued Barnum for calling his giant a fake, but the judge told him to get his giant to swear on his own genuineness in court if he wanted a favorable injunction. ref ... more details
Giant Food as a supermarket chain may refer to Giant Carlisle or Giant Food Stores LLC, a subsidiary of Ahold Giant Landover or Giant Food LLC, also an Ahold subsidiary Giant Food Markets of Broome County, New York See also Food Giant disambiguation disambig ... more details
Giant Robot may refer to Giant Robot magazine Giant Robot magazine , magazine of Asian American popular culture Mecha , a piloted or remote controlled limbed vehicle Giant Robot Week , week long event that aired on Cartoon Network s Toonami in 2003 Giant Robo tokusatsu Giant Robo tokusatsu , a Japanese live action TV show, 1967 68 Music Giant Robot Buckethead album Giant Robot Buckethead album , solo album by Buckethead Giant Robot demo Giant Robot demo , a demo tape released by Buckethead in 1991 Giant Robot Giant Robot album Giant Robot Giant Robot album , by Buckethead s band Giant Robot Giant Robot band , Finnish musical group See also Giant Robo , a tokusatsu, anime and manga series Robot disambiguation disambig it Giant Robot ... more details
otheruses Giant killing disambiguation Cleanup date July 2009 GIANT KILLER is a military Air Traffic Control ATC call sign used within certain regions of the contiguous United States CONUS . The call sign is given to air traffic controllers responsible for flight operations within restricted military airspace reserved for combat training exercises. The call sign is commonly published in NOTAM s that designate restricted airspace reserved for military flight operations or combat exercises where normal airspace separation rules do not apply. ref MARSA ref Previous to the use of the call sign, no standardized identification method existed for civilian or military aircraft to communicate to the managing controller. ref cite web url http www.co.dare.nc.us Airport masterplans Sec2.pdf title Example Civilian Airport Master Plan showing the use of the Call Sign ref To reduce the confusion and to ensure standardized emergency communication procedures among the various branches of the U.S. military, the call sign GIANT KILLER is used to denote the controlling authority for a specific portion of military airspace dedicated to combat training. In rare circumstances, the call sign may be used during a national emergency when a specific controller has been assigned a section of airspace. This was the case on September 11, 2001 when US Navy personnel utilized the call sign to vector F 15 Eagle F 15s from Langley Air Force Base to the National Capital Region United States National Capital Region ..., with GIANT KILLER being one of them. For clarity, the name is always written in capital letters with a space ... messages. Most military air traffic control facilities that use the GIANT KILLER call sign ... should contact GIANT KILLER on a specified frequency if a pilot becomes involved in a situation ... sign like GIANT KILLER reduces the time needed to clarify the origin of critical safety messages. References References DEFAULTSORT Giant Killer Category Call signs Category Aviation in the United ... more details
Image Goshen Routh 10.jpg thumb The Middlebush Giant Image Goshen Routh 15.jpg thumb Dedicated photography of the Middlebush Giant Image Goshen Routh 23.jpg thumb Frances Sylvester ? 1949 the adopted daughter of the Middlebush Giant Image Goshen Routh 03.png thumb Routh Goshen in the Brooklyn Eagle in 1871 Image Goshen Routh 07.jpg thumb Fort Covington Sun, March 07, 1889 Death and funeral of giant ... The Mystery of Arthur Caley, the Manx Giant, Still Continues accessdate 2008 07 23 quote The background ... believed that Arthur Caley, or the Sulby Giant as he was known, was born in 1829. He was exhibited as a giant in London from 1852 and it was thought that he died in Paris the following year although ..., the Palestine Giant, in the world famous Barnum & Bailey Circus, finally dying of old age in 1889 ... 0 9668586 0 3 p. 527. ref The Middlebush Giant ref name William B p. 524 The Arabian Giant ref name William B p. 527 The Palestine Giant The Sulby Giant ref name William B p. 527 The Manx Giant Arthur ... and dropsy, Clyde, New Jersey. Known as the Palestine Giant, Arabic parents, youngest of 14 or 15 ... Giant, Arabic parents, youngest of 14 or 15 children. Barnum apparently hired him for his museum ... Eagle writes on January 8, 1879 blockquote Melancholy. The Matrimonial experiences of Colonel Ruth Goshen. The Turkish giant robbed of his wife, his educated goat, his money and his horse and carriage ... Melancholy. url quote publisher Brooklyn Eagle date January 8, 1879 accessdate 2007 02 18 ref ref cite news first last authorlink coauthors title Ruth Goshen url work publisher Brooklyn Eagle date January ... his death Col. Routh Goshon, the biggest giant Barnum ever exhibited, made a statement, giving .... Routh Goshen, Middlebush Giant, 1837 1889 . ref William B. Brahms , Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ A History, FTPL ISBN 0 9668586 0 3 ref Obituary blockquote Death and funeral of giant Goshen. Colonel Routh Goshen, the giant, who used to be one of the attractions of Barnum s show, died at his ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2008 80 Page Giant was the name used for a series of comic book s published by DC ... 25 cents, while other comics of the day were rarely above 12 cents. Many of these Giant issues ... , Batman , or Jimmy Olsen . The 80 Page Giant format and numbering would later be used for special ... began publishing 80 Page Giant specials which were special publications relating to a series including .... Number of pages Originally, the Giant issues were all labeled 80 Page Giant . When the number of pages ... to simply Giant or DC Giant . Types of Giant comics There were four types of Giant comics Issues G1 to G15 These issues were published under the 80 Page Giant title. They had 80 Page Giant G on the cover. 80 Page Giant 01 Superman 80 Page Giant 02 Jimmy Olsen 80 Page Giant 03 Lois Lane 80 Page Giant 04 Flash comics Flash 80 Page Giant 05 Batman 80 Page Giant 06 Superman 80 Page Giant 07 Sgt. Rock 80 Page Giant 08 Secret Origins 80 Page Giant 09 Flash 80 Page Giant 10 Superboy 80 Page Giant 11 Superman 80 Page Giant 12 Batman 80 Page Giant 13 Jimmy Olsen 80 Page Giant 14 Lois Lane 80 Page Giant 15 Superman and Batman Issues G16 and up These were published under other series titles such as Justice League of America 39 . In other words, 80 Page Giant 16 is the same as JLA 39 . These had 80 Page Giant G or DC Giant G or Giant on the cover for example, 80 Page Giant G16 . The following is a complete list of the issues, ordered by date 1965 11 80 Page Giant G16 Justice League of America 39 1965 12 80 Page Giant G17 Batman 176 1966 01 80 Page Giant G18 Superman 183 1966 02 80 Page Giant G19 Our Army at War 164 1966 03 80 Page Giant G20 Action Comics 334 1966 04 80 Page Giant G21 Flash comics Flash 160 1966 05 80 Page Giant G22 Superboy 129 1966 06 80 Page Giant G23 Superman 187 1966 07 80 Page Giant G24 Batman 182 1966 08 80 Page Giant G25 Jimmy Olsen 095 1966 09 80 Page Giant G26 Lois Lane 68 1966 10 80 Page Giant G27 Batman 185 1966 10 80 Page Giant G28 World s Finest Comics ... more details
A Giant crab is a type of crustacean . Giant crab may refer to Japanese spider crab Macrocheira kaempferi , the largest crab species alive Tasmanian giant crab Pseudocarcinus gigas , another large crab species See also Giant Enemy Crab , a 2006 Internet meme disambiguation ... more details
Giant horsetails are usually living species of horsetail that grow to very large sizes, more than 1.5 meters 5 ft . The following species are commonly known as giant horsetails Equisetum giganteum Southern Giant Horsetail, from Latin America Equisetum telmateia Northern Giant Horsetail, from North America Equisetum myriochaetum Mexican Giant Horsetail, from Mexico In addition, any giant member of the Equisetopsida horsetails and their prehistoric relatives is liable to be called giant horsetail even though they are not true horsetails. Most often, the term giant horsetail in this somewhat inaccurate sense refers to Paleozoic Calamitaceae in the Mesozoic , the term usually refers to the Equisetites assemblage. dab ... more details
Giant Leap may refer to 1 Giant Leap , concept band and media project 1 Giant Leap album 1 Giant Leap album , 2002 album One Giant Leap , the third episode of the NBC supernatural drama series Heroes That s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind , the famous words of Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong when he became the first human to both set foot on the Moon, and the first human to step onto another world. Disambig ... more details
Image Giant cells1.jpg thumb right 200px Multinucleated giant cells due to an infection. H&E stain . A giant cell is a mass formed by the union of several distinct cells usually macrophages . ref MeshName Giant Cells ref It can arise in response to an infection or foreign body . Types include foreign body giant cell Langhans giant cell Touton giant cell s Aschoff Giant Cells found in Rheumatic heart disease Also as in subependymal giant cell astrocytoma Additional images gallery Image Aspiration pneumonia 2 .jpg Foreign body giant cells in the lung. H&E stain. Image Suture micrograph.jpg Foreign body giant cell reaction to a suture. H&E stain. Image Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis cd68.jpg CD68 immunostaining demonstrating giant cells and macrophages . gallery Cementoblast s & osteoclast s are found normally during the shedding of deciduous teeth . They are also found after tooth extraction. See also giant cell arteritis idiopathic giant cell myocarditis large cell syncitium References reflist External links http jem.rupress.org cgi content full 202 3 337 Macrophage fusion the making of osteoclasts and giant cells Inflammation blood Category Cell biology cell biology stub immunology stub ar de Riesenzelle es C lula gigante ... more details
Penhill giant is a giant mythology giant found in English folklore and legends . The giant lived in a fortress on Penhill in Wensleydale , Yorkshire . There are general legends and tales about the giant which claim the giant ate flocks of sheep and terrorized maidens in the local area. ref Rosalind Kerven, English Fairy Tales and Legends, 2009, p. 153 ref ref http www.halikeld.f9.co.uk traditions bartle bartle2.htm ref Ian Taylor wrote the book The Giant of Penhill in which he claimed the legends about the giant could have had some basis in fact and the giant may be a lost terrestrial figure. Taylor also linked ley lines to Penhill. ref Ian Taylor, The Giant of Penhill, Publisher Northern Lights, 1987 ref ref http www.northernearth.co.uk foxhaunting.htm ref References Reflist Category English giants Category English legendary creatures Category Yorkshire folklore ... more details
Sleeping Giant may refer to In geology Sleeping Giant Connecticut , a traprock mountain ridge in Hamden, Connecticut, U.S. Sleeping Giant Kauai , a mountain ridge on the island of Kauai near Kapaa, Hawaii, U.S. Sleeping Giant Ontario , a formation of mesas on Sibley Peninsula, Ontario, Canada The Sleeping Giant Abercraf , local name for hill called Cribarth, Powys, Wales The Sleeping Giant mountain and ridge in Montana in the U.S., part of the Sleeping Giant Wilderness Study Area In other uses Sleeping Giant band , a Christian hardcore band featuring members of xDEATHSTARx Sleeping Giant , a song by progressive heavy metal band Mastodon band Mastodon from Blood Mountain album Blood Mountain Sleeping Giant , a mixtape by Tajai The Sleeping Giant , an episode of the animated television series The Care Bears TV series The Nelvana episodes ABC The Care Bears See also Isoroku Yamamoto s sleeping giant quote , a disputed film quotation, attributed to a Japanese admiral during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor geodis http www.newportpembs.co.uk articles sleepinggiant newport pembs.php Article on the Sleeping Giant at Newport Pembrokeshire in Wales, UK. ... more details
Giant s Grave may refer to Giant s Grave Northern Ireland , an List of archaeological sites in County Antrim archaeological site in County Antrim Giant s Grave, a district within the Briton Ferry West electoral ward, Neath Port Talbot, Wales Giant s Grave , a folk song about the docks at Briton Ferry Briton Ferry floating dock Briton Ferry Giant s Grave, a feature of the prehistoric site at Parc Cwm long cairn , Swansea, Wales disambig ... more details
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