Today is G Day, according to the Immortal Society. 10 facts about the letter G.
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G is the seventh letter of the Latin alphabet. It is the tenth least frequently used letter in the English language.
It derives from the third letter of the Greek alphabet, Gamma. A third century scholar named Spurius Carvilius Ruga is credited with adding the letter to the Roman alphabet.
The sound of G in words like gate or gallop is called the voiced velar. It can also represent a similar sound to the letter j, as in giraffe or ginger; or a softer sound (beige). Combined with h, it can sound like f (laugh, cough) or be silent (through).
The UK postal code G denotes the city of Glasgow and the international license plate code for Gabon.
In mathematics it is an SI prefix denoting 1,000,000,000. In physics it’s used to represent gravity, for example, g-force, the acceleration of a body relative to free fall.
G-men is slang for federal law enforcement agents, short for "Government Men", which has in turn been applied to a 1935 Hollywood crime film, a comic written by Chris Giarrusso, a monthly Japanese magazine for gay men, a nickname for the New York Giants, Junior G-Men, an American boys club in the 1930s and 1940s and a group of superheroes in the Ultraheroes universe.
G was the production code for the 1964 Doctor Who serial The Sensorites.
G is a common content rating for media entertainment, such as films, television shows and computer games, generally denoting "General Audience" or "General Patronage" meaning that access is not age restricted.
Musical note G is the fifth note on the scale and represented by “so”.
The g factor is a construct developed in psychometric investigations of cognitive abilities and human intelligence.
A Very Variant Christmas
Last year, Jade and Gloria were embroiled in a bitter conflict to win back their throne and their ancestral home. This year, Queen Jade and Princess Gloria want to host the biggest and best Christmas party ever in their palace. They invite all their friends to come and bring guests. Not even the birth of Jade's heir just before Christmas will stop them.
The guest list includes most of Britain's complement of super-powered crime-fighters, their families and friends. What could possibly go wrong?
Gatecrashers, unexpected arrivals, exploding Christmas crackers and a kidnapping, for starters.
Far away in space, the Constellations, a cosmic peacekeeping force, have suffered a tragic loss. They need to recruit a new member to replace their dead colleague. The two top candidates are both at Jade and Gloria's party. The arrival of the recruitment delegation on Christmas Eve is a surprise for everyone; but their visit means one guest now faces a life-changing decision.
Meanwhile, an alliance of the enemies of various guests at the party has infiltrated the palace; they hide in the dungeon, plotting how best to get rid of the crime-fighters and the royal family once and for all. Problem is, they all have their own agendas and differences of opinion on how to achieve their aims.
Not to mention that this year, the ghosts who walk the corridors of the palace on Christmas Eve will be as surprised by the living as the living are by them.
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