when was the holly and the ivy written
The Story of Holly and Ivy


The Story of Holly and Ivy is a 1958 children's book written by Rumer Godden. On first publication it was illustrated by Adrienne Adams, but later editions were illustrated by Barbara Cooney; the British Puffin edition is illustrated by Sheila Bewley. The story treats the simultaneous events of wishing for love, in Ivy, a young orphaned girl, and Holly, a Christmas doll. The story has been adapted into a stage production by the same name and a 1991 animated Christmas television program entitled "The Wish That Changed Christmas"
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carols and one original song written by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser. Cole promoted the album as non-traditional in interviews and live performances. Upon release, critics gave generally positive reviews for "Holly & Ivy", praising its composition and Cole's interpretations of the covered material. The album was certified gold by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 20, 1996 for 500,000 sales shipments; it peaked at number 36 on the "Billboard" 200 chart. "Holly & Ivy" spawned one single "
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, because it is his own home. When he lets them inside, Mrs. Jones quickly accepts Ivy, and Ivy decides she has found her grandmother. Shortly after, Peter delivers a beautifully wrapped box, which contains Holly. Everyone's wishes have come true: Ivy has a family and a Christmas doll, Holly has a little girl, and Mrs. Jones has a child - she and Officer Jones adopt Ivy. The story ends with a reflection of "If" imaginings showing how thin are the threads holding together the big
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home. Peter ensures that the store has not been robbed. Since Ivy saved his job, he decides to use his bonus to select a present for her, and chooses Holly. Abracadabra, furious that Holly's wish is about to come true, hurls himself at Peter and winds up in the trash. When Mr. Blossom goes to retrieve him later, he has mysteriously vanished. When Ivy sees a house with a beautiful Christmas tree and no children, she claims it is her grandmother's house, which surprises Officer Jones
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at Holly, and overhears a conversation between Peter and Officer Jones, who has been on patrol all night. Peter is distraught about losing the key to the shop. Ivy realizes that was the key that she found, and returns it. Peter goes in to check the store. Officer Jones quickly realizes that Ivy is on her own, and decides to take her home for breakfast. When Ivy insists that she is going to see her grandmother, Officer Jones decides to let her lead the way to her supposed grandmother's
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Green Groweth the Holly


afterwards fell into disfavour and the British Library described it as a "failed classic". The King may have written it as an adaption of the English folk carol "The Holly and the Ivy", but it has been argued that "Green Groweth the Holly" preceded that more famous carol. "Green Groweth the Holly" has also been adapted into a poem. The poem version is more secular and removes references to God in it, with it being re-imagined as a love poem to the unchanging nature of
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collections set the words to "old French carol" in D minor. Holly, especially the variety found in Europe, is commonly referenced at Christmastime, and is often referred to by the name "Christ's thorn". Since medieval times the plant has carried a Christian symbolism, as expressed in this popular Christmas carol "The Holly and the Ivy", in which the holly represents Jesus and the ivy represents His mother, the Virgin Mary. Angie Mostellar discusses the Christian use of holly at Christmas, stating that:
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for her grandmother has not gone well. Feeling very discouraged, she is walking past the toy store when Holly catches her eye. The doll is exactly what she wanted, but she is outside, and the store is locked. She wishes to have the doll, and Holly wishes to have the girl (Ivy). She finds the key that Peter dropped, and decides to keep it. Night falls, and she takes shelter in a nearby alley. The next morning, she returns to the toy store to look
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. Since medieval times the plant has carried a Christian symbolism, as expressed in the well-known Christian Christmas carol "The Holly and the Ivy", in which the holly represents Jesus and the ivy represents the Virgin Mary. Angie Mostellar discusses the Christian use of holly at Christmas, stating that: In heraldry, holly is used to symbolize truth. The Norwegian municipality of Stord has a yellow twig of holly in its Coat-of-arms. The Druids held that "leaves of holly offered protection against evil spirits
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The Holly and the Ivy


Holly and ivy figure in the lyrics of the "Sans Day Carol". The music was first published by Cecil Sharp. Sir Henry Walford Davies wrote a popular choral arrangement that is often performed at the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols and by choirs around the world Henry VIII wrote a love song "Green Groweth the Holly" which alludes to holly and ivy resisting winter blasts and not changing their green hue "So I am and ever hath been Unto my lady true". Hone's 1823 "Ancient Mysteries Described"
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about wishing." Ivy is put on a train. She tells travelers she will be visiting her grandmother in Appleton. When they respond knowingly to that, she says, "Then...there is an Appleton." She gets off there and begins to explore, enjoying the Christmas Eve in the town and looking for her grandmother. A beautiful new Christmas doll named Holly is standing in the display window of Mr. Blossom's toy store, wishing for a little girl to come and take her home. The toy owl next
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fans about "the true spirit of the holiday season". She wanted it to communicate Christmas as "a time for families to reflect and not just wait until the holidays to be a family." Cole's twin sister Timolin Cole said: "Christmas Eve has always been a magical time with Natalie" when she could connect with family over holiday traditions. One of the primary inspirations for "Holly & Ivy" came from her father's album "The Magic of Christmas" (1960). Cole called it one
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Holly & Ivy


Holly & Ivy is a 1994 Christmas album and 16th overall studio album by American singer Natalie Cole. Released on October 4, 1994 by Elektra, it is Cole's first album featuring Christmas music and serves as a follow-up to "Take a Look" (1993). Cole co-produced the album with American music producer Tommy LiPuma, with whom she had worked on "Unforgettable... with Love" (1991). "Holly & Ivy" consists of 12 tracks, including 11 covers of Christmas standards and
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. The song also appears on Cole's 2008 Christmas album ("") and her 1995 collaborative Christmas live album with Plácido Domingo and José Carreras ("A Celebration of Christmas"). "Holly & Ivy" is a Christmas album influenced by R&B and gospel elements. Cole said she choose to explore other genres, explaining: "she just likes to expand a little, every now and then." Staying true to her soulful roots, the singer described "Holly & Ivy" as a "non traditional album
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'". "Holly & Ivy" peaked on the "Billboard" 200 at number 36 and on "Billboard" R&B Albums chart at number 20. It also reached at number 25 on "Billboard" Catalog Albums chart on January 6, 1996. "Holly & Ivy" peaked on the U.S. Top Holiday Albums at number six, on February 27, 2013, roughly nineteen years after its release, becoming Cole's only Christmas album to appear on that chart. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association
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the season". "Holly & Ivy" received some mixed reviews when compared to other Christmas albums. David Browne praised Cole's decision to stay away from traditionally Christmas images and sounds, instead "opt[ing] for a simple black evening dress on the cover" in comparison to Mariah Carey's "Merry Christmas", released in the same year. While giving the album three stars out of five, Robert Taylor criticized it for "not hav[ing] the same 'classic' quality of her dad's 'The Christmas Album
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List of Days of Our Lives characters (1980s)


1984. Ivy Selejko Jannings is a fictional character on the American daytime television soap opera "Days of Our Lives". The character was played by Holly Gagnier from January 17, 1985 until January 9, 1987. Jake Kositchek was played by Jack Coleman from June 10, 1981, until June 1, 1982, when the character was written out of the show. After "Days", Coleman would later be known as the second actor to play Steven Carrington in the ABC prime time soap opera "Dynasty" and as
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and the ivy, now are both well grown" among an alphabetical list of "Christmas Carols, now annually printed" that were in the author's possession. The complete words of the carol are found in a book review dating from 1849, in which the reviewer suggested using the text of "The Holly and the Ivy" in place of one of the readings found in the book under discussion. The anonymous reviewer introduced the lyrics of carol thus: The words of the carol were included in Sylvester's 1861 collection "
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elements of the story, and "If I had not wished," concludes Holly. In 1991 a television adaptation of the book entitled "The Wish That Changed Christmas" aired on CBS as part of the Ronald McDonald Family Theater. The 30 minute show featured the voice of Jonathan Winters as The Owl, with Brittany Thornton and Lea Floden voicing the characters of Ivy and Holly. The "New York Times" and "Los Angeles Times" were both highly critical of the special's script, animation, and of the
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The Holly and the Ivy


"The Holly and the Ivy" is a traditional British folk Christmas carol. The song is catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 514. The following are taken from Sharp's "English Folk-Carols" (1911), the publication that first established the current words and melody: The words of the carol occur in three broadsides published in Birmingham in the early nineteenth century. An early mention of the carol's title occurs in William Hone's 1823 work "Ancient Mysteries Described", which includes "The holly
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Poison Ivy (character)


-Nite and Mr. Terrific. Zatanna also gives her a magic antidote to help heal her wounds. In order to get even with Hush, Selina enlists the help of Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Oracle, Holly Robinson, and Slam Bradley to track down all of Hush's accounts, pilfer them, and leave him penniless. Selina pays Holly, Harley, and Ivy over $30 million each, hoping that they would use the funds to leave Gotham to start fresh somewhere else. However, Harley uses her money to
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Buddy Holly


lead work". He played his first Stratocaster, a 1954 model, until it was stolen during a tour stop in Michigan in 1957. To replace it, he purchased a 1957 model before a show in Detroit. Holly owned four or five Stratocasters during his career. At the beginning of their music careers, Holly and his band wore business suits. When they met the Everly Brothers, Don Everly took the band to Phil's men's shop in New York City and introduced them to Ivy League clothes. The brothers
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Poison Ivy (character)


's parents are dead. When and why they died has been left undetermined. While in Arkham, Poison Ivy receives a message through flowers that someone is to help her escape. That night, two women, Holly and Eva, successfully break Ivy out and bring her back to their employer. She is less than happy to discover that it is the Floronic Man, formerly known as Dr. Jason Woodrue, her former college professor that conducted the experiments on her. The only human portion of him remaining is his head, while
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Christmas flowers


associated with Christmas, as its bright red flowers usually appear in December. Holly is the plant most associated with Christmas in many European countries. Holly wreaths are hung on doors, and sprigs of holly used to trim Christmas puddings. Like most of the other Christmas flowers, ivy leaves symbolize eternity and resurrection. The ivy leaf has been associated with the ancient Egyptian god, Osiris, and the Greco-Roman god, Attis; both of whom were resurrected from the dead. Mistletoe is a Christmas plant whose origin is said
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John Gardner (composer)


213 (1993), as well as much choral, chamber, organ, brass and orchestral music. Gardner's best known work is the Christmas carol "Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day", which was written for St Paul's, as was another popular carol setting, "The Holly and the Ivy". His final work was a Bassoon Concerto, Op. 249, written in 2004 for Graham Salvage, the principal bassoonist of the Hallé Orchestra, which was premiered at the Budleigh Salterton Festival in July 2007,
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English folk music


used as processional songs, particularly at Advent, Easter and Christmas, and to accompany religious mystery plays. They declined after the Protestant Reformation which banned many religious festivals, but some famous carols were written in this period, including 'The Holly and the Ivy' and they were more strongly revived from the 19th century and began to be written and adapted by eminent composers. The earliest vernacular children's songs in Europe are lullabies from the later medieval period. From soon after we have records of short children's rhyming songs,
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of "the nicest, warmest Christmas albums that I've heard", and described the original version of the 1945 track "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" as "a darling sweet song" that has yet to be imitated by other original Christmas songs. In an interview with NPR, Cole said that: "it took 15 years into [her] career before [she] felt comfortable and confident enough to even attempt at singing my father's music." "Holly & Ivy"
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"Silent Night". "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" is the third and final cover of Nat King Cole on the album; David Browne of "Entertainment Weekly" felt that the decision to cover "The Christmas Song" with no vocals from her father benefited the song, which he said worked better "alone, not as a duet with the dead". The album concludes with the title track "Holly and Ivy", which Waldron called a "touching Christmas ballad" and
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Spier's School


edged path network with other ornamental plantings. It was damaged at the top during a money raising drive to fell trees for firewood for sale. The altitude of the site is between 95 m and 100 m. The area of woodland near the back entrance to Geilsland School is dominated by a ground layer of ivy and was known as the 'Ivy Palace' to the pupils of Spier's. The ornamental plantings include the laurel-leaf holly ("Ilex aquifolia laurifolia"), Highclere holly, ("Ilex aquifolia hodginsii"
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described Cole's vocal performance as belonging to "one of the sweetest songbirds". "Holly & Ivy" was first released by Elektra and the Warner Music Group on cassette and CD in the United States and Canada on October 25, 1994. It would later be made available as a digital download in both countries in 2010, sixteen years after its original release. Cole promoted the record by headlining a special edition of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series "Great Performances", titled "Natalie Cole's Untraditional Traditional
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for generations to come" through her "Great Performances" solo specials including her Christmas special. Critical response to "Holly & Ivy" was primarily positive upon its release. Clarence Waldron referred to it as a "top favorite among music lovers this season". Describing the album as a "fine outing", AllMusic's Robert Taylor praised Cole's choice of holiday classics and lesser known songs such as "The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot" and "No More Blue Christmas". David Browne of "Entertainment Weekly
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The Holly and the Ivy (film)


The Holly and the Ivy is a 1952 British drama film adapted from the play of the same name by Wynyard Browne. It was directed by George More O'Ferrall, produced by Anatole de Grunwald and co-scripted by Browne and de Grunwald. It is about an English clergyman whose neglect of his grown offspring, in his zeal to tend to his parishioners, comes to the surface at a Christmas family gathering. Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson, and Margaret Leighton star, while Margaret Halstan and Maureen Delany reprised their roles from the
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with Martin so that Jenny can marry David and go to South America. The entire family are in harmony at church as the morning service begins. According to the November 2009 "Moviemail Catalogue", "Russian screen writer Anatole de Grunwald imbues this poignant adaptation of Wynward Browne's West End stage hit with Chekhov's spirit and relocates the Russian's genius for deftly drawn characters to a rambling Norfolk parsonage on Christmas Eve. [...] while "The Holly and The Ivy" now radiates a nostalgic glow, it is actually
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Dandy Nichols


been suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and had to use a wheelchair. Her illnesses were written into the scripts, and the series was appropriately renamed "In Sickness and in Health". The series continued after her death, with Alf left on his own. She appeared in numerous films, which included "Carry On Doctor", "Ladies Who Do", "The Holly and the Ivy", "The Vikings", the Beatles' film "Help!", "Georgy Girl", "Doctor in Clover"
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tree and decorates it. After a busy afternoon of Christmas sales, Mr. Blossom's toy store finally closes. Neither Holly nor Abracadabra has been sold. Mr. Blossom is tired from a long day's work, so he asks Peter to lock up the store for him, telling him that he can pick a toy for himself as a bonus. Peter locks up the store, but the key slips out of a hole in his pocket without him noticing, landing in the snow outside the shop. Meanwhile, Ivy's search
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Hedera


the soul after the death of the body in medieval Christian symbolism. The traditional British Christmas carol, The Holly and the Ivy, uses ivy as a symbol for the Virgin Mary. Ivy-covered ruins were a staple of the Romantic movement in landscape painting, for example 'Visitor to a Moonlit Churchyard' by Philip James de Loutherbourg (1790), 'Tintern Abbey, West Front' by Joseph Mallord William Turner (1794) and 'Netley Abbey' by Francis Towne (1809). In this context ivy may
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Frith Banbury


Ambassadors Theatre, the Little Theatre, the Gate Theatre, the Apollo Theatre, and the Q Theatre. After World War II, Banbury was invited back to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art to direct. He made his professional directing breakthrough by directing "Dark Summer", a play written by fellow pacifist Wynyard Browne. Other early successes for Banbury included "The Holly and the Ivy", "Waters of the Moon", and "The Deep Blue Sea". The latter was one of three plays which Banbury directed
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. St. Agnes orphanage has closed for Christmas, and all the children except Ivy have been dispatched to various homes for the holiday. Miss Shepherd, the head of the home, cannot take Ivy home with her, so she decides to send her to an infants' orphanage, a train ride away. Ivy suggests that she could instead go to her grandmother in Appleton, a surprising inspiration, since she has no grandmother. This inspiration is a primary theme of the story, which begins, "This is a story
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The Everly Brothers


I Kissed You," which hit No. 4 on the US pop charts. The brothers toured with Buddy Holly in 1957 and 1958. According to Holly's biographer Philip Norman, they were responsible for persuading Holly and the Crickets to change their outfits from Levi's and T-shirts to the Everlys' Ivy League suits. Don said Holly wrote and composed "Wishing" for them. "We were all from the South," Phil observed of their commonalities. "We'd started in country music." Although
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Sans Day Carol


The Holly and the Ivy" and it is no. 35 in the "Oxford Book of Carols". The words of the text "Now the holly bears a berry," the most common and earliest used text for this carol, are as follows: 1. Now the holly bears a berry as white as the milk,br And Mary she bore Jesus, who was wrapped up in silk:br "Chorus": And Mary she bore Jesus our Saviour for to be,br And the first tree that
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Holly blue


visited usually by ants of the genus "Lasius"; in June and the autumn. Pupa mostly fastened to the underside of a leaf, ochreous with brown spots and markings. The butterflies in the spring and again in July, occasionally a third time at the end of August and in September, everywhere common, particularly at the flowers of ivy and brambles." In Europe, the first generation feeds mainly on the holly species "Ilex aquifolium" but the second generation uses a range of food plants. The holly blue
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Forest Park (Portland, Oregon)


-fir near the Stone House, the remains of a former public restroom near Balch Creek. It is high, and the trunk is in circumference. Among the prominent wildflowers are Hooker's fairy bells, vanilla leaf, evergreen violet, and trillium. Invasive species include English ivy, European holly, clematis, morning glory, and Himalayan blackberry. Citizen groups such as the No Ivy League. and The Forest Park Conservancy engage in projects to remove ivy, maintain trails, and plant native species. Wildlife in Forest Park is
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Holly Gagnier


Holly Gagnier (born December 12, 1958) is an American actress. Gagnier was born on December in Los Angeles, California, to Hugh Gagnier, a cinematographer and Eleanor Gagnier, a stenographer for the United Nations. Eleanor served as a stenographer on the Nuremberg trials. Holly is one of 5 siblings. Gagnier's notable roles include long running stints on daytime's "One Life to Live", "Days of Our Lives" in the ground-breaking role of young teen mother Ivy Jannings, and on "General
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Ivy (1947 film)


Ivy is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Sam Wood and written by Charles Bennett, based on "The Story of Ivy", the novel written by Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes. The drama features Joan Fontaine, Patric Knowles, Herbert Marshall and Richard Ney. The film was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. The song, "Ivy", written to promote the film by Hoagy Carmichael, has become a jazz standard. In Edwardian England, Ivy Lexton (Joan Fontaine) is a woman with a taste
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The Bone Clocks


Finding Crispin's answers satisfactory, Hugo then wipes his memory, but not before hinting of telling Cheeseman that Crispin put him in prison. Later during the trip, Crispin learns Holly has cancer and likely has very little time to live. A new doctor, named Iris Fenby, wants Holly to try an experimental new treatment. Crispin starts a brief relationship with Holly's Spanish-language agent, one that later results in a son. By 2020 Crispin, now heavily in debt, is teaching at an Ivy League college (
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Steeleye Span


proper place "Back in Line" when the album was reissued in 1991. "Staring Robin", a song about a man described by Tim Harries as an "Elizabethan psycho", was recorded during the "Bedlam Born" (2000) sessions, but it was left off the final album as it was deemed by Park Records to be too disturbing. The track "The Holly and the Ivy" was released as the B-side of the Gaudete single and did not appear on any album. It was later
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William Paul (horticulturalist)


hollyhocks, asters, hyacinths, phloxes, camellias, zonal pelargoniums, hollies, ivies, shrubs, fruit-trees, and Brussels sprouts. He dealt with these subjects in "American Plants, their History and Culture" (1858), the "Lecture on the Hyacinth" (1864), and papers on "An Hour with the Hollyhock" (1851) and on "Tree Scenery" (1870–2). He contributed papers on the varieties of yew and holly to the "Proceedings" of the Royal Horticultural Society
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Gypsy moths in the United States


tulip-tree, cucumber tree, American sycamore, butternut, black walnut, catalpa, flowering dogwood, balsam fir, cedar, American holly, and mountain laurel and rhododendron shrubs, but will feed on these in late instars when densities are extremely high. Older larvae feed on several species of softwood that younger larvae avoid, including cottonwood, hemlock, Atlantic white cypress, and pine and spruce species native to the east. The gypsy moth caterpillar has been reported to produce a poison ivy like rash when some people come into
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The Pylon Express


jungle with a purple tint to the foliage. A small, animate object resembling a box on springs jumps into the pylon before the door closes and rests on the matrix table. The column reappears over both of them and when the door opens once more, Holly believes she is back in the Land of the Lost. The box jumps out the door but, before Holly can leave, it explodes. Holly then notices that the words "HOLLY DON'T" are written in the dirt just outside the pylon. She takes this
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A Holly Jolly Christmas


"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (also called "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas") is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and most famously performed by Burl Ives. The song has since become one of the Top 25 most-performed "holiday" songs written by ASCAP members, for the first five years of the 21st century. "A Holly Jolly Christmas" was written by Johnny Marks in 1962. It was the title song of The Quinto Sisters' first album "Holly Jolly Christmas", recorded in June
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Poison Ivy (character)


the rest of his body is plant-based. After striking a deal with him in the underground tunnels of Gotham, Ivy receives a trunk full of money in return for samples of her DNA. Woodrue intends to combine their DNA to create a "child", all while flooding the streets of Gotham with high-grade marijuana. The purpose of this is to create a world economy run on hemp and to have their offspring control it. Batman intervenes, but is overcome by Woodrue's henchwomen, Holly and Eva.
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Holly & Ivy


" commended the singer's ability to make "the usual yuletide tunes brassy and bustling", and highlighted her interpretation of 'Winter Wonderland' as sounding "like Christmas Eve at the Copa". He described Cole's voice as "warm and toasty" even when the material is lowered "from overly gushy arrangements". A "Billboard" review, edited by Paul Verna, Marilyn A. Gillen, and Peter Cronin, described the album as the "rarest of Christmas albums: an elegant set with appeal that could outlast
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Westward Television


in a circle, complete with Westward legend and channel nine and twelve identifiers (representing the Stockland Hill and Caradon Hill transmitters of the time), to a tune of four chimes. This was replaced in the mid-1960s by a model of the "Golden Hind", shot against a black background with a simple Westward caption beneath accompanied by the "Holly and the Ivy" tune on brass instruments. This ident was altered slightly in the late 1960s to update the font to Compacta Bold. When colour television came to the region
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Floronic Man


a hero, after the events of Millennium led to him to become a member of the New Guardians. In this new role, Woodrue takes on the name Floro. After the death of most of his teammates, he reverts to his original status as a villain. Floro returns in "Batman: Shadow of the Bat" #56 (November 1996). After breaking Poison Ivy out of Arkham with his two underlings Holly and Eva, Floro explains his past to Batman and Poison Ivy, telling the story of how he
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The Changeling (Snyder novel)


pack up their old, red truck and, with no warning, flee in the dead of night. Martha is devastated by the loss and confused by Ivy's cryptic and emotional assertions when they spoke for the last time. Martha must now come of age without her magical, kindred friend by her side. No one knew or loved Martha as Ivy did. Martha is left alone to make more shallow friendships with classmates. The novel is written in flashback, with the beginning and ending of the book describing Martha awaiting Ivy
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Poison Ivy (character)


Robert Burton picked up the tale in "The Anatomy of Melancholy" and gave it a historical character, when India's King Porus sends Alexander the Great a girl brimming with poison. Following the character's initial appearance, Poison Ivy continued to appear in the various Batman comic books and had a major role in the "Black Orchid" miniseries. The character did not have an origin in her first appearances during the 1960s; she was merely a temptress. An origin story was later written for her. Poison Ivy is typically
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The Holly and the Ivy (film)


Regardless of their father's perceived feelings, Margaret and Michael decide they do not want to be with him and their two aunts on Christmas Eve and go out, ostensibly to the cinema. In fact, Margaret wants to go to the pub and they both end up drunk which results in a scene when they return to the house. On Christmas morning, Margaret announces that she is leaving immediately and Michael argues with Martin to the point of questioning the existence of God. Margaret has also become an atheist. It turns out
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Midwinter Graces


? It's valuing whom you have in your life, the relationships you’ve built. It’s not just about success – or it just isn’t all your material possessions anymore – it’s how you live your life, and that’s all included in the music." When asked why she chose to have her daughter, Natashya Hawley, sing on the song "Holly, Ivy and Rose", Amos took the opportunity to draw attention to her whole family's involvement in the piece: "It just sort of
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Gotham City Sirens


, "Batman R.I.P.", "Final Crisis", and "Battle for the Cowl" storylines, Hush cuts out Catwoman's heart, Batman retrieves it, and Zatanna heals her. Catwoman gets her revenge by stealing all of Hush's money and giving it to Gotham City's female criminals, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, as well as Holly Robinson. Bruce Wayne is thought to be dead and is replaced by Dick Grayson. When Catwoman fights a new villain named "Boneblaster", it is revealed she still has
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Christmas decoration


was put into the press. The images were pressed. When they had dried, they were sent to cottage workers for the finishing touches. This involved separating the form-halves from the card, trimming ragged edges, and gluing the two halves together. The form was then gilded, silvered, or hand-painted. Sometimes a small gift or sweet was put into the form. Forms were usually no larger than five inches. Popular Christmas plants include holly, mistletoe, ivy and Christmas trees. The interior of a
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Cherry Grove, New York


which are generally parallel to the beach, and sixteen minor walks (Ivy, Sumner, Maryland, Aeon, Gerard, Greene, Duryea, Doctors, Main, Ocean, Holly, Surf, Beach, Sea, East, and West), which are generally perpendicular to the beach. South Walk (not shown in the map at right) is parallel to the beach and extends between Surf and Beach Walks. The Community House, located near the intersection of Holly and Bayview Walks, provides a wide variety of public services
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Such a Shame


"Such a Shame" is a song written by Mark Hollis for the English band Talk Talk's second album "It's My Life" (1984). "Such a Shame" was inspired by Luke Rhinehart's "The Dice Man", one of composer Mark Hollis' favourite books. When asked what drove him to respond to Rhinehart's book, Hollis replied, "A good book, not a lifestyle I'd recommend." It was released as the album's second single in 1984 (see 1984 in
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It's So Easy! (The Crickets song)


"It's So Easy!" is a rock-and-roll song written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty. It was originally released as a single in 1958 by the Crickets but failed to chart. It was the final release by the Crickets when Holly was still in the band. A cover version of by Linda Ronstadt in 1977 was a Top Five hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song was recorded by Holly and the Crickets from June to August 1958 at Norman Petty's studio in Clovis,
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The Butler Arms Hotel


boundless ocean. But on the rare days when the sun shines out in all his glory, the landscape has a freshness and warmth of colouring seldom found in our latitude.The myrtle loves the soil. The arbutus thrives better than on the sunny shores of Calabria. The turf is of livelier hue than elsewhere. the hills glow with richer purple, the varnish on the holly and ivy is more glossy; and berries of a brighter red peep through foliage of a brighter green. Bradshaw's Railway Guides would also promote the
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Holly & Ivy


to Love" from her 1980 album "Don't Look Back" and her 1989 single "Miss You Like Crazy". Cole described the telephone call as unexpected; during their conversation, Masser told her: "I've got this beautiful Christmas song I wrote just for you." When they met, Messer played "No More Blue Christmas"; after the session, they both agreed to record a Christmas album; the songs were recorded and produced in April 1994. Cole expressed hope that the album would remind her
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The Story of Holly and Ivy


to her, Abracadabra, treats her with undisguised contempt, and suggests that, since no one will want Holly after the holiday, she will wind up spending the year in the back room with him. Mrs. Jones, who lives a few blocks from the toy store, suggests to her husband, a police officer that they have a Christmas tree that year. Her husband refuses, saying that it would be a waste of money since they have no children to enjoy it. Despite his words, Mrs. Jones buys a Christmas
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Harley Quinn


Athena and encounter Mary Marvel. The group reveal Granny's deception, and Holly, Harley and Mary follow her as she retreats to Apokolips. Mary finds the Olympian gods, whom Granny had been holding prisoner, and the group frees them. Harley is granted powers by Thalia as a reward. Upon returning to Earth, the powers vanish, and Harley and Holly return to Gotham City. Harley Quinn joins forces with Poison Ivy (Pamela Isley) and Catwoman (Selina Kyle) in the series "Gotham City Sirens".
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Hit-Boy


's mixtape "Ivy League Club", on the song "Entourage". Hollis then released the self-produced track "Old School Caddy", which features fellow GOOD Music member Kid Cudi. These two tracks appeared on his first full-length project, a mixtape titled "HITstory", which was released for free download on his official website. On December 23, 2012, Hollis secured a recording contract with Interscope Records, under the record label Blueprint Group, along with the L.E.P. Bogus Boys. Soon after,
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In The Hollies Style


Clarke, Hicks, and Nash continued to use the pseudonym until the "For Certain Because" album at the end of 1966, when the group's compositions started to become hits. All songs written by Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks and Graham Nash (credited to "L. Ransford"), except where noted. Although the Hollies had become major stars in the UK, neither their US nor their Canadian labels chose to release this album. Finally, after the release of their third UK album, "Hollies", Capitol
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Watch n' Learn


"Watch n' Learn" is a song recorded by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, for her sixth studio album "Talk That Talk" (2011). It was written by Priscilla Renea, Chauncey Hollis, Rihanna and Alja Jackson. The production was done by Hollis under his stage-name Hit-Boy. When Renea came with an idea and concept for the song, Hollis had already started working on the composition, without having in mind any particular artist. With the work on the track being finished, it was
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The Holly and the Ivy (film)


that Martin is not a tyrannical parent or religious fanatic after all. He is very understanding of their problems because he has helped people with similar issues throughout his career, but he is disappointed that they consider him unapproachable. All is resolved after Martin and Margaret have a heart-to-heart shortly before the Christmas morning service. Michael relents and says he will go to university, as Martin wishes, when he completes his national service. Margaret agrees to turn her back on the London life she secretly hates and will live
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Natalie Cole


Vocal Performance for the top song. Cole followed that success with another album of jazz standards, titled "Take a Look", in 1993, which included her recording of the title track in the same styling that her idol Aretha Franklin had recorded nearly 30 years earlier. The album eventually went gold while a holiday album, "Holly & Ivy", also became gold. Another standards release, "Stardust", went platinum and featured another duet with her father on a modern version of "When I Fall in Love
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Watch n' Learn


sound. Upon the release of "Talk That Talk", the song debuted at number 80 on the singles chart in South Korea. "Watch n' Learn" was written by Priscilla Renea, Chauncey Hollis, Rihanna and Alja Jackson. The production of the song was helmed by Hollis under his stage-name Hit-Boy. Hollis had previously worked with music artists like Lil Wayne, The Throne, Eminem and Jennifer Lopez. "Watch n' Learn" wasn't originally meant for any particular artist when Hit-
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Clarke, Hicks & Nash Years: The Complete Hollies April 1963 – October 1968


24 May 1968. Besides various mono and stereo mixes of tracks, previously released material excluded from the set were the alternate version of "Stay" from the 1988 UK "The Hollies: Compacts for Pleasure" CD and the longer Take 9 of "Poison Ivy" from their first Australian LP. The set was marketed as a moderately priced set, meaning that most of the tracks on this compilation were culled from earlier releases, resulting in a mix of mono and stereo tracks and the use of several different masterings dating back
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Gunsmoke


Dodge", 1973). Unfortunately, Marshal Dillon has been going over 30 hours without sleep, and when Kitty is distracted, he falls soundly asleep. The nearest Miss Kitty gets to being married is when she has to pretend to be married to Cavalry Sgt. Holly to save her from a robber gang ("Sergeant Holly", 1970). By the time of the "Gold Train" episode, Kitty remembers when she first met Matt – 17 years before. Miss Kitty was written out in 1974. The
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Private (novel series)


with a variety of descents, ranging from quiet to scandalous. Reed Brennan Noelle Lange Ariana Osgood Josh Hollis Kiran Hayes Taylor Bell Ivy Slade Easton Academy is unofficially distinguished by a caste-like environment, socially divided by lower-, middle-, and upper-class dormitories. Billings House At the end of "Suspicion", when Noelle and Reed are arriving back at Easton after break, Billings House is gone. Bradwell Hall Ketlar House Drake House Pemberly Hall Parker Hull Hall Gwendolyn Hall The central themes in the "Private" series
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Pet (film)


until they were hit by a truck. Although injured, Claire was alive until Holly stabbed her with a glass shard; Claire's death was attributed to the crash. Since then, Holly has committed a series of gruesome murders and written about them in her journal. When Seth realized the stories were real, he formulated a plan to save Holly to prevent her from hurting anyone else, claiming that he finally felt a purpose in life. Over the next several days, they engage in psychological mind games against each other as
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Poison Ivy: Cast Shadows


Batman/Poison Ivy: Cast Shadows is a 2004 DC Comics one-shot graphic novel featuring the characters Batman and Poison Ivy written by Ann Nocenti and illustrated by John Van Fleet. "Cast Shadows" depicts a mysterious killer, who seems to be carrying out a series of Ivy-like murders. Batman, investigating, discovers they are somehow linked to a new tower that has been blocking out the sunlight to Poison Ivy's cell in Arkham Asylum, as he and Ivy work together to take the killer down. The
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Green Groweth the Holly


"Green Groweth the Holly", also titled "Green Grow'th the Holly", is a 16th century English poem and Christmas carol written by King Henry VIII of England. The carol was written as "a carol for three voices". During Medieval times, carols had started to develop a separate style from ordinary Christian hymns though not necessarily performed just at Christmas. King Henry VIII was a Renaissance monarch who was educated in music and several languages. The King wrote "Green Groweth the Holly" as his own take on
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Saving Sarah Cain


back to the Amish settlement in Pennsylvania to assign them to the elders. As she's leaving the community, the children rush to catch up to her. When Sarah stops, Lyddie hands her a letter Ivy had written which contains her last wishes. Only then is the truth revealed: Ivy wanted Sarah to have the kids as an apology for breaking her heart, saying that they'd be "blessings to [her] as they were to me". Sarah changes her mind and decides to stay at the community with
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For Love of Ivy


For Love of Ivy is a 1968 romantic comedy film directed by Daniel Mann. The film stars Sidney Poitier, Abbey Lincoln, Beau Bridges, Nan Martin, Lauri Peters and Carroll O'Connor. The story was written by Sidney Poitier with screenwriter Robert Alan Arthur. The musical score was composed by Quincy Jones. The theme song "For Love of Ivy", written by Quincy Jones and Bob Russell, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The film received Golden Globe supporting acting nominations for Beau Bridges and Abbey
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Ivy Dickens


have never met Ivy before. Ivy tries to tell Lily of their relationship but Lily doesn't believe her. After Lily leaves, William informs Ivy he was using her all along to break up Lily and Rufus so he could finally have Lily to himself. He coldly informs Ivy nobody wants her around and she should just take her money and leave. In the final scene (set five years later) Ivy has written a book about her experiences that's being made into a movie. The critical reception of the character had
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Buddy Holly


, post-Holly era. The album opens with Barone's version of "Learning the Game", one of the final songs written and recorded by Holly at his home in Greenwich Village, a week before his death. Holly's life story inspired a Hollywood biographical film, "The Buddy Holly Story" (1978); its lead actor Gary Busey received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Holly. The film was widely criticized by the rock press, and by Holly's friends and
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Distant Lights (song)


"Distant Lights" is a song by American indie rock band Ivy. It was released as the lead single from their sixth studio album, "All Hours" (2011). It was issued in the United States on June 7, 2011 as a digital download by Nettwerk. The single was written and produced by Adam Schlesinger and Andy Chase. After its release, "Distant Lights" received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who complemented the track for being entirely different when compared to Ivy's previous material. However
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Lou Novikoff


.282 with 305 hits, with 45 doubles, ten triples and 15 home runs. Because of his eccentric personality, the media dubbed him "The Mad Russian," after a popular radio character of the same name played by Bert Gordon. According to Warren Brown's history of the Cubs (written after the 1945 season, when Novikoff had been recently active with the team), Novikoff was afraid to approach the ivy on the Wrigley Field walls, fearing that it was poison ivy, thus diminishing his usefulness as an outfielder
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Mistletoe and Holly


"Mistletoe and Holly" is a 1957 Christmas song recorded and co-written by Frank Sinatra. The song was released as a single on Capitol Records. The song was written by Frank Sinatra, Dok Stanford and Hank Sanicola, and published by the Barton Music Corporation in New York. "Mistletoe and Holly" with Orchestra Conducted by Gordon Jenkins was released as a Capitol 7" 45 single in 1957 as F3900 and as a 10" 78 backed with "The Christmas Waltz" with The Ralph Brewster Singers. The single
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Hallelujah! (Holly Johnson song)


Mirror Club chart and top fifteen in their Pop Tip chart. The song was written by Holly Johnson (lyrics and music) and Nick Bagnall (music). Jon O'Brien of Allmusic spoke of the song in a review of the "Soulstream" album, stating ""The retro stylings are more forgivable when Johnson's distinctive, powerful vocals and life-affirming lyrics are let loose on the dancefloor, with the infectious camp Euro-disco of "Hallelujah" and "Disco Heaven"."" Upon release of the
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Alexander Korda


Secret" (1950), "The Wooden Horse" (1950), "Seven Days to Noon" (1951), "Lady Godiva Rides Again" (1951), "The Wonder Kid" (1951), and "Mr. Denning Drives North" (1951). He helped finance "Outcast of the Islands" (1952), "Home at Seven" (1952), "Who Goes There!" (1952), "The Holly and the Ivy" (1952), "The
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Toronto (band)


with founding members Allen and Alton leaving, along with drummer Connors. They were replaced by Marty Walsh (guitars), Daryl Alvaro (guitars) and Paul Hanna (drums), and the band rechristened themselves Holly Woods and Toronto. In 1985, the re-vamped sextet released their final album, "Assault and Flattery". It featured the single "New Romance", written by Holly Knight and Anton Fig. In 1985, the band was forced to break up when Solid Gold Records filed for bankruptcy protection.
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Maybe Baby (song)


"Maybe Baby" is a rock-and-roll song written by Buddy Holly and the producer Norman Petty and recorded by Holly and the Crickets in 1957. The single, credited to the Crickets, was a Top 40 hit in the U.S., the UK, and Canada. "Maybe Baby", originally recorded by Holly and the Crickets in 1957, reached number 17 on the US charts and number 4 on the UK charts; Holly toured in the UK that year (see Buddy Holly discography). The single
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The Dresden Files characters


Jared Kincaid, who serves as her bodyguard, driver and caretaker. Each Archive possesses the accumulated written knowledge and wisdom of humankind, and instantly becomes aware of any new facts as soon as they are written down. The role passes to a new Archive when the previous Archive dies. While the current Archive (named "Ivy" by Harry, when the child revealed she does not have a name) originally claimed that the passing of knowledge happens at birth and left the previous Archive in a permanent vegetative state, as all
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Words of Love


"Words of Love" is a song written by Buddy Holly. Holly recorded the song on April 8, 1957. Holly harmonized with himself, by combining tape recordings of each part. The song was not a notable hit for Holly, although it is regarded as one of his important recordings and is available in most standard Holly collections. A compilation album, "Words of Love", released by PolyGram in the UK in 1993, reached number 1 and was certified as a gold record. A doo-wop version
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Ivy Dickens


Charlie to get suspicious. When Ivy can finally leave, it is revealed that she has been visiting CeCe the whole time she was away. CeCe's condition worsens and Ivy is forced to take her to the hospital, where she has a run in with the Van der Woodsens and Carol. When Charlie arrives, Ivy and Carol finally tell the truth about Carol's scheme and Ivy's role in it. Ivy is turned away by the Van der Woodsens. Following this, Ivy turns to Georgina and the two later crash
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Emma Hollis


Many of the cliffhanger plot threads from the season finale were written off as the hallucinations of Frank Black. When creating the third season, they wanted to go back to the stand alone storytelling format used in the first season; to do so they had Frank join the FBI and receive a new "skeptical" partner with whom he could work. Regarding Hollis, producer Michael Duggan said "she's not a rookie ... but she's young enough to be in awe of Frank Black's rep as a legendary crime solver"
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The Third Man


The Third Man is a 1949 British film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard. The film is set in post–World War II Vienna. It centres on Holly Martins, an American who is given a job in Vienna by his friend Harry Lime, but when Holly arrives in Vienna he gets the news that Lime is dead. Martins then meets with Lime's acquaintances in an attempt to investigate what he considers a suspicious death
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Ivy (singer)


her title song was chosen to be "Touch Me", a techno dance track written by PSY. The music video was released on October 23, 2009. However, it was banned from broadcast three days later for being too inappropriate for viewing of minors with its sexual references. Ivy also stars in her own 13-episode reality show on M.net called "IVY BACK", the first episode airing on October 27, 2009. After performing a special showcase for her new album, Ivy officially made her comeback debut with "Touch
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Poison Ivy II: Lily


Poison Ivy II: Lily is a 1996 American thriller drama film directed by Anne Goursaud, written by Chloe King and stars Alyssa Milano. It is a sequel to the 1992 film "Poison Ivy" and the second installment of the "Poison Ivy" series. Lily is a sheltered art student from Michigan attending college in California. She finds an apartment, and she soon notices that her roommates, Tanya (a friendly lesbian artist who becomes a good friend to Lily), Bridgette (a cruel and taunting artist who initially
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Hollies (1965 album)


becoming a major hit in Sweden. The song "Put Yourself in My Place" (written by Clarke, Hicks and Nash) was also recorded by Episode Six and became their 1966 debut single. More than a year after the release of the Hollies' US debut album, "Here I Go Again", the success of "Look Through Any Window" (The Hollies' first Top 40 hit in the US) inspired Imperial Records, the Hollies' US label, to finally release another Hollies LP. In November
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Holly Golightly (singer)


End (featuring Holly Golightly)" by The Greenhornes & Holly Golightly (which can also be found on the Greenhornes' album "Dual Mono"), and "Tell Me Now So I Know" by Holly Golightly (found on the album "Truly She Is None Other"), which is a song originally written by Ray Davies. She is a collector of rare old songs which she often covers. Golightly formed a duo in the mid-2000s, recording and touring extensively with her longtime bandmate Lawyer Dave. As Holly
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Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death


Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death is a six-issue American comic book miniseries written by Amy Chu, with art primarily by Clay Mann. It was published by DC Comics from January to June 2016, and collected in a single trade paperback edition in September 2016. The miniseries is Poison Ivy's first solo comic book series. Chu felt that Poison Ivy had a lot of untapped potential and hoped to give the character more depth. She envisioned the character as someone with a unique moral code, conflicted between her
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