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2 unusual facts about Ged


The Rule of Names

In A Wizard of Earthsea, Ged knows this tale as an ancient bit of lore and makes a desperate gamble based on it.

Yevaud had turned himself into a human being for the purpose of hiding, like Ged turned into a bird in A Wizard of Earthsea and Festin into a fish in "The Word of Unbinding", and there is no suggestion that being human was in any way an inherent nature for him.


1969 Richmond 500

Kenney would be black flagged in the race and end becoming the last-place finisher due to a NASCAR-implemented disqualification.

Action of 9 November 1822

These were the ship rigged vessel William Henry from New York, the brigs Iris and Sarah Morril from Boston, and a pair of merchant schooners with one hailing from Rochester and the other Salem.

Bunker Hill Community College

PTC provides the residents of the South End and Lower Roxbury with the opportunity to earn a GED certificate, take adult education (ESL, Basic English and Math) classes, and to enroll in community college-level classes.

Charlestown Rowing Club

Famous for being the last UK registered cargo carrying Square rigged sailing ship.

Columbus Metropolitan Library

CML provides help for adults with General Educational Development (GED) classes, technology training for basic computer knowledge, adult basic learning classes, an introductory class on the use of Microsoft Word, Job Help Centers, and classes on basic internet skills.

Fran Lebowitz

After being expelled from high school and receiving a GED, Lebowitz worked many odd jobs before being hired by Andy Warhol as a columnist for Interview.

GED Connection

GED Connection is part of a larger program called LiteracyLink created by PBS, Kentucky Educational Television, the National Center on Adult Literacy, and the Kentucky Department of Education.

Gerald Dunn

After retiring as a Rugby League player at Hull Kingston Rovers joined coaching staff promoted in 1986 to Assistant coach to Roger Millward – then George Fairbairn – Ged was a PE teacher at Winifred Holtby School in Kingston upon Hull for over 30 years.

Irving Schleimer

Forced by economic necessity to drop out of school at an early age and go to work to support his family, he completed his General Educational Development (GED) in the United States Army Air Forces and served as a U.S. Army meteorologist during World War II, in the Aleutian Islands war zone.

Isles, Inc.

Isles YouthBuild Institute: Isles YouthBuild Institute (IYI) offers alternative education options for at-risk urban students seeking a high school diploma or GED, vocational skills training (construction, computer technology, office management), and life skills training (leadership, financial, health education, conflict management).

James Louis Garvin

At the start of the war his only son Roland Gerard Garvin (known to his family as "Ged") enlisted with the South Lancashire Regiment and was shipped to France.

Joseph T. Taylor

The school motto is "We teach the 'whole child.' Our desire is that our children become 'masters of the universe.'" The Flanner House, now a United Way agency, houses the Center for Working Families, Children's Bureau, Marion County Public Library Branch, Indianapolis Metro Police Department, IPS Adult Basic Education and GED training program.

Kevin Morby

17-year-old Morby dropped out of Blue Valley Northwest High School, got his GED, and moved from his native Kansas City to Brooklyn in the mid-2000s, supporting himself by working bike delivery and café jobs.

Mr. Hooper

His first name was revealed on the March 15, 1976 episode (#871) when it was shown on the GED he had just earned.

The Briefs

In 2004, the Briefs went on a European tour without Lance Romance, who stayed behind to get his GED.

Zukanican

Formed in 2003 from the ashes of Ged Lynn's post Stairs band "The Living Brain", which along with singer Lars Gabel also featured James Pagella and Tom Sumnall.


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