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The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon


The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999) is a psychological horror novel by American writer Stephen King. In 2004, a pop-up book adaptation was released, designed by Kees Moerbeek and illustrated by Alan Dingman. The story is set in motion by a family hiking trip, during which Trisha's brother, Pete, and mother constantly squabble about the mother's divorce from their father, as well as other topics. Trisha falls back to avoid listening and is therefore unable to find her family again after she wanders off
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in a hospital room. She finds her divorced parents and older brother waiting near her bedside. A nurse tells the girl's family that they must leave so that Trisha can rest because "her numbers are up and we don't want that." Her father is the last to leave. Before he does Trisha asks him to hand her a Red Sox hat (autographed by Tom Gordon) and she points towards the sky, just as Tom Gordon does when he closes a game. Although George A. Romero was attached to
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God of the Lost in disguise. Facing down her fear, she realizes it is the bottom of the ninth, and she must close the game. In imitation of Tom Gordon, she takes a pitcher's stance and throws her Walkman like a baseball, hitting the bear in the face, and startling it enough to make it back away. A hunter who has come upon the confrontation between girl and beast frightens the beast away and takes Trisha to safety, but Trisha knows that she earned her rescue. Trisha wakes up
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listen to the baseball game featuring her favorite player, and "heartthrob," Tom Gordon. As she starts to take steps to survive by conserving what little food she has with her and consuming edible flora, Thrisha's family return to their car without her and call the police to start a search. The rescuers search in the area around the path, but not as far as Trisha has gone. The girl decides to follow a creek because of what she read in "Little House on the Prairie" (though it
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particular; he frequently attends the team's home and away games, and occasionally mentions the team in his novels and stories. He helped coach his son Owen's Bangor West team to the Maine Little League Championship in 1989. He recounts this experience in the "New Yorker" essay "Head Down", which appears also in the collection "Nightmares & Dreamscapes". In 1999, King wrote "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon," featuring former Red Sox pitcher Tom Gordon as the protagonist's imaginary companion. In
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54th consecutive save in June, but a nagging elbow injury limited him to just 21 appearances, which required ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (or UCL) also known as Tommy John surgery, that forced him to spend 2000 on the disabled list. His popularity in Boston at this point led New England-based writer and Red Sox fan Stephen King to reference him as the object of infatuation for the young protagonist of the 1999 novel "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon". After subsequent stops in Houston and both sides of Chicago
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soon turns into a swamp-like river), rationalizing that all bodies of water lead eventually to civilization. As the cops stop searching for the night, she huddles up underneath a tree to rest. Eventually, a combination of fear, hunger, and thirst causes Trisha to hallucinate. She imagines several people from her life, as well as her hero, Tom Gordon, appearing to her. It's left unclear whether increasingly obvious signs of supernatural events in the woods are also hallucinations. Hours and soon days begin to
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pass, with Trisha wandering further into the woods. Eventually she begins to believe that she is headed for a confrontation with the God of the Lost, a wasp-faced, evil entity who is hunting her down. Her trial becomes a test of a 9-year-old girl's ability to maintain sanity in the face of seemingly certain death. Racked with pneumonia and near death, she comes upon a road, but just as she discovers signs of civilization, she is confronted by a bear, which she interprets as the
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George Right Smith


sold the farm, and bought another farm in Gordon County about 6 miles east of Calhoun. It was called Dry Valley (2 miles south of Red Bud), because no one had a well in the area. They had to use cisterns to catch the rainwater. They had their first child there, John Thomas (Tom) in Oct 1867. Tom was followed by the births of Lemuel Eugene (Jun 1870), Mary Henrietta (Sep 1872), Ruth Anne (Oct 1874), Robert Warren (Jul
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Psychological horror


", "Misery", "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon", "The Shining", and Koji Suzuki's novel "Ring" are some examples of psychological horror. Shirley Jackson's "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" is often viewed as one of the best examples of psychological horror in fiction. Psychological horror films generally differ from the traditional horror film, where the source of the fear is typically something material, such as grotesque or horrifying creatures, monsters, serial killers, or aliens, as
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the trail to take a bathroom break. Trying to catch up by attempting a shortcut, she slips and falls down a steep embankment and ends up hopelessly lost, heading deeper into the heart of the forest. She is left with a bottle of water, two Twinkies, a boiled egg, a tuna sandwich, a bottle of Surge, a poncho, a Game Boy, and a Walkman. She listens to her Walkman to keep her mood up, either to learn of news of the search for her, or to
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Andy Vallario


-Mattress. In New England, Vallario is known for creating the 1-800-54-GIANT jingle for Giant Glass. According to an article in Boston Magazine, it's "the most recognizable jingle in the history of New England media." It was also used as a recurring theme in Steve King's #1 bestseller, "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon". Vallario has also written and produced popular New England jingles like "We're There When You Need Us" for East West Mortgage, "Come On
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Tom Gurl Four


a series of successful auditions. The name TG4 is short for Tom Girls 4. "We're like four Tom Girls," said Ambee, who tied for first place on Showtime at the Apollo when she was 10. "'When you're a girl and you act like a boy, you're a tomboy. We're girls and we act like guys but love being girls, so we're tom girls." The group's only major single was "Virginity", which peaked at number 88 on the
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Love Monkey


and convince him to give the music business another try. Meanwhile, Bran struggles with the fact that she is dating her boss. End song as performed by Gordon Decker was from an original song by Abandoned Pools, "Maybe Then Someday" from the 2005 album "Armed To The Teeth". On the eve of Wayne's first album release, screaming teenage girls, greedy music executives, and manipulative publicists are all trying to now get a piece of him. Tom is trying to protect Wayne, but Tom's old
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Robinson Rams


titles as well as achieving high rankings in the northern region and winning the 2009 state championship. The head coach during the first 3 years of State Champion success, and several years before this was Tracey Blaine, who is currently a Hayfield HS Administrator. After Ms. Blaine left for Hayfield Rich Gordon was appointed head coach. Gordon resigned from the position after the 2008 season. The Robinson Swim and Dive Coach for the 2009 season was Tom Koucheravy, who led the boys and girls to state titles. Tom resigned after the 2009
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I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center


23 May 2014 - 29 April 2016; Col. Kevin Donovan, 29 April 2016 – June 1, 2017; Col. Kerry R. Lovely, June 1, 2017 - May 31, 2019; Col. Kenneth Lozano, May 31, 2019 - present. EPME Commandants: Major Edmund Morrisey, Jul – Nov 1968; CMSgt. Paul H. Lankford, Nov 1968 - Nov 1981; CMSgt. George A. Vitzthum, Nov 1981 - Sep 1985; CMSgt. Gordon G. Kniskern, Sep 1985 - 1988; CMSgt. Richard
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Marry the Girl (play)


play was directed by Tom Walls, who co-starred with Ralph Lynn, a specialist in playing "silly ass" characters. The regular company of supporting actors included Robertson Hare, who played a figure of harassed respectability; Mary Brough in eccentric old lady roles; Ethel Coleridge as the severe voice of authority; Winifred Shotter as the sprightly young female lead; and the saturnine Gordon James. Wally hopes to marry Jane Elliott. He seeks Mrs Elliott's approval, which she gives, though shrewdly assessing his playboy character.
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Sevyn Streeter


, Ashley, and Keisha fell in line after a series of successful auditions. The name TG4 is short for Tom Girls 4. "We're like four Tom Girls," said Amber, who tied for first place on Showtime at the Apollo when she was 10. "'When you're a girl and you act like a boy, you're a tomboy. We're girls and we act like guys but love being girls, so we're tom girls." The group opened for B2K, IMx and
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Metropolitan (1990 film)


the girl whose apartment they use for after-hours parties. Believing that they accidentally stole a taxi from Tom, they decide to invite him to their after-hours party, to prevent ill feelings. Tom decides to attend the party, and befriends several other attendees, including Nick Smith, a cynic who takes Tom under his wing; Audrey, a shy girl who enjoys Regency era literature and has a crush on Tom; and Charlie, an overly philosophical friend with an unrequited love for Audrey. Tom learns that he
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Scouting in the United States


had authorized an American version of the Girl Guides manual through the Henry Holt Publishing Company, who then approached Lina Beard to write the manual. The Girl Guides of America, later the Girl Scouts of the United States and finally the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), were founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 and were granted a congressional charter on March 16, 1950. They are a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. Founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, it was
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Tom Strong


: "Tad Ehrlichbr Tom Strong #3 – "Aztech Nights" (8 July 1999)br "w: "Alan Moore "p: "Chris Sprouse "i: "Alan Gordon "c: "Tad Ehrlichbr Tom Strong #4 – "Swastika Girls!" (1 September 1999) br "w: "Alan Moore "p: "Chris Sprouse, Art Adams (untold tale) "i: "Alan Gordon "c: "Tad Ehrlichbr Tom Strong #5 – "Memories of Pangaea", "
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Adam Lindsay Gordon


left in the middle of 1852, but the story that he was expelled from Cheltenham is without foundation. Then, Gordon was sent to the Royal Grammar School Worcester in 1852. Gordon began to lead a wild and aimless life, contracted debts, and was a great anxiety to his father, who at last decided that his son should go to Australia and make a fresh start in 1853 to join the mounted police with a letter of introduction to the governor. Gordon had fallen in love with Jane Bridges, a girl,
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Tom, Dick and Hairy


PR girl, Cat. The two fall in love with each other but since Tom's weeding date is getting close, he needs to make a tough decision. Dick is a playboy who often pursues sex without love. Sometimes at night without a pursuing object, Dick would spend the night with Wai-fong. At this point, Tom's younger sister, Pearl, returns to Hong Kong from the US and Dick feels lost of Pearl's passion. On the other hand, Dick realizes that he had always loved Wai
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Sharp Shooters


Moran), a fiery French dancing girl who falls madly in love with him, unaware that he has a girl in every port. Initially thinking of her as just another diversion, George soon discovers that he can't get rid of the girl. Later, she follows him to the United States, but does his best to avoid her. Amused by George's predicament and feeling sorry for the girl, his two best friends, Tom (Noah Young) and Jerry (Tom Dugan), shanghai him aboard a vessel
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Washing Machine (album)


concise statements." "Entertainment Weekly" described it thus: "These songs unfold over even-tempered rhythms and guitars that linger rather than attack. A splatter of distortion may enter, but the effect is mostly languid and wonderfully hypnotic". Although Gordon's lyrics on "Experimental Jet Set" addressed gender roles and stereotypes, her contributions to "Washing Machine" were considered more feminine and girl-oriented. Tom Moon of "Rolling Stone" noted, "The title track is an odd, earnest love song;
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These Girls


Walsh) a beautiful but somewhat bitchy girl obsessed with marriage, and Lisa MacDougall (Holly Lewis), an awkward, born-again, religious girl who is obsessed with sex. Glory babysits for Keith Clark (David Boreanaz) and his wife, who works the night shift four times a week. Keith is a 32-year-old husband and father, who loves to ride his motorcycle, gamble with friends and smoke pot. One afternoon, Keira talks to Gordon Gruber (Donnell MacKenzie), who is a bit slow
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The Woman Hater (1910 Thanhouser film)


John to introduce Tom. This John declines to do on the grounds that Tom is a woman hater. Lou bets the other girls that she can make Tom fall in love with her and propose to her within a week. They take the bet, not knowing Tom's name or where he lives. They follow his horse, borrowing a buggy built for two, that is waiting outside the hotel. Lou meets Tom, and wins her bet - he falls in love with her. But, incidentally, the girl loses
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Love Monkey


they are both forced to deal with the situation in their own way. Singer Gordon Decker cracked under the pressure of the music business years ago and never completed his long-awaited second album. Tom now has the chance to buy Gordon's catalogue, but in order for it to be financially beneficial to True Vinyl, he must get Gordon to record the rest of the album. As Tom meets a beautiful doctor with whom he has a real connection, he must also hunt down the reclusive (yet still brilliant) singer
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Laughter in Paradise


to find out what she is up to. The handsome Roger falls in love with Gordon's long-suffering daughter Joan, who is unwilling to marry him as her father depends on her. After Agnes persuades the girl to seize the chance of happiness, Gordon first sacks her and then calls round to take her out to dinner. Though the first single woman Simon speaks to is Frieda, a cigarette girl in a club he frequents, being in search of richer prey he breaks his promise. An attractive but suspiciously available
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Appeal of Conscience Foundation


France, Ambassador Francois Delattre presented Rabbi Arthur Schneier with the Legion of Honor in recognition of his tireless efforts to promote and support religious freedom, human rights and interfaith tolerance all over the world Sep 23, 2010 Address by Bill Burns, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs in absence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, recipient of the 2010 World Statesman Award. Sep 22, 2009 Address by Ivan Lewis on behalf of PM Gordon Brown The Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom received the 2009 World Statesman
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Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl


Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl is an "Elseworlds" comic book by Tom Simmons, Matt Haley and Barbara Kesel. It is based in a world in which Bruce Wayne was never Batman, and the infant Kal-El did not survive long enough to become Superman. The orphaned Barbara Gordon becomes Gotham's near-dictatorial protector, and Kara Zor-El as the Girl of Steel teams with Lex Luthor and the Justice Society. Barbara Gordon is Batgirl, a crime-fighter who rules Gotham City with an iron
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Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp


the story of Nina Gordon, an impetuous young heiress to a large southern plantation, whose land is rapidly becoming worthless. It is run competently by one of Nina's slaves, Harry, who endures a murderous rivalry with Nina's brother Tom Gordon, a drunken, cruel slaveowner. Nina is a flighty young girl, and maintains several suitors, before finally settling down with a man named Clayton. Clayton is socially and religiously liberal, and very idealistic, and has a down-to-earth perpetual-virgin sister,
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The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon


, smelly, touchable details. What Tom Spanbauer and Gordon Lish call 'going on the body,' to give the reader a sympathetic physical reaction, to involve the reader on a gut level." Critics have also observed elements of magic realism in the novel. "The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon" was very well received when it was published in 1991. "The Washington Post" called it "amazing" and "dazzlingly accomplished" and "The Oregonian" said the novel "boldly creates a
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Sep Vanmarcke


Sep Vanmarcke (born 27 July 1988) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is left-handed. Vanmarcke was born in Kortrijk. He took the biggest win of his career to date on the 2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, attacking fiercely twice. The first attack came on the Molenberg climb, thinning the field, and he attacked again on the 'Lange Munte' cobbled section to reduce the lead group to only two competitors, Juan Antonio Flecha () and Tom Boonen (
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Play Girl


instead of threatening to block the marriage, she just lets Grace know that she knows all about Grace's past, but will bless their marriage as long as she promises to always love and care from him. This moves something in Grace and when Tom comes to visit, she tells him that she knows he still loves Ellen and he should go to Miami and marry her. He rushes out to get on a plane to find her. Tom's mother tells Grace that Tom's uncle – who is also a wealthy cattleman
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Douglas C. Gordon


Tom McEwan and Zbel hastened down the river ledge while Jamie McEwan emptied his boat, carried it down the difficult section, and joined the search on the water. The following days, the three continued the search for Gordon's remains downriver. Walker and another ground team member, who had been informed via satellite telephone, went to the river and searched further downriver. On October 20, the three paddlers and the ground team members met below the place where the accident had occurred. Gordon was presumed dead, family and authorities
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Good News (musical)


Sylvester bursts into the Malt Shoppe shouting that Tom has passed the test, and Tom finds Connie to tell her that he couldn't have done it without her help, declaring that she has made him "Lucky In Love." Babe tells Bobby she's in love with him, and even though Bobby's scared of Beef (who still considers Babe his girl), he agrees that they might be "Lucky In Love," too. Patricia interrupts everyone to publicly announce that her wealthy father has announced he will double
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Kulpreet Yadav


Kulpreet Yadav is an Indian writer in the fiction-Thriller genre. He is the author of two novels: "The Girl Who Loved a Pirate" and "The Girl Who Loved a Spy". "The Girl Who Loved a Pirate" is India’s first thriller based on marine piracy & hijacking. Kulpreet was born in Chennai and completed graduation in Science from Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune. He completed his post-graduation in Journalism and Mass Communication from Amity University, Noida in 2004 and Management courses from IIM,
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Gaelyn Gordon Award


The Gaelyn Gordon Award is awarded annually by the Children’s Literature Foundation (now called the Storylines Children's Literature Foundation) to a well-loved work of New Zealand children's fiction. This award is named after Gaelyn Gordon (1939-1997) who was born in Hawera and taught English and Drama at Hamilton Girls’ High School. She published her first children’s book in 1989 and wrote many more books for both children and adults until her death from cancer in 1997. Her books were popular but won no major
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Chance in a Million


long-suffering girlfriend, Alison Little, by chance. This happens when Tom Chance goes to the same hotel on a blind date to meet a girl (who is also called Alison), that Alison Little has arranged to meet her cousin Tom (for the first time since they were young children). Tom is shy towards Alison. However, Alison has fallen in love with Tom at first sight and she is keen for their friendship to develop into something more intimate. Tom has a tendency to get into trouble as
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Juliette Gordon Low


Savannah on January 17, 1927, at the age of 66. An honor guard of Girl Scouts escorted her casket to her funeral at Christ Church the next day. 250 Girl Scouts left school early that day to attend her funeral and burial at Laurel Grove Cemetery. Gordon Low was buried in her Girl Scout uniform with a note in her pocket stating "You are not only the first Girl Scout, but the best Girl Scout of them all." Her tombstone read, "Now abideth faith, hope, and love
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Cheated Hearts (film)


Cheated Hearts is a 1921 American drama film directed by Hobart Henley and featuring Boris Karloff. The film is considered to be lost. As described in a film magazine, Barry Gordon (Rawlinson) and his brother Tom (Baxter) are both in love with Muriel Bekkman (Daw). Barry is a waster, however, and because he believes Muriel loves Tom the best, he takes to drinking heavily. He goes to Paris thinking that Tom and Muriel will get married, but then receives word that his brother has been
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Sweet Substitute (film)


Sweet Substitute, retitled Caressed in the United States, is a Canadian drama film, directed by Larry Kent and released in 1964. The film centres on Tom (Bob Howay), a high school student whose efforts to secure an academic scholarship to university are complicated by his sexual compulsions. He is caught in a love triangle between Elaine (Angela Gann), a prim and proper girl who is saving herself for marriage, and Kathy (Carol Pastinsky), a more sexually available girl whom Tom impregnates. It was a
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Tom Nash (Home and Away)


" with the girls. Squires described Tom as "a very down-to-earth teenager who simply wants to find his own way in life." When asked if he shared any similarities with his character, Squires stated that they were both creative and liked the outdoors. He added that Tom is more outgoing, while he is much more quieter. Tom meets local policewoman Terri Garner (Alyson Standen) while he is on the beach and it is "love at first sight" for them both. Tom tells Terri
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United States hydrogen policy


programs. Each states energy office gets SEP funding and manages all SEP funded projects. For more information about the SEP, including project descriptions, visit the SEP website. Clean Ports USA is an incentive-based program designed to help reduce emissions by encouraging port authorities to redesign and replace older diesel engines with new technologies and cleaner fuels. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Clean Diesel Campaign offers funding to port authorities to help them overcome the obstacles that prevent the adoption of cleaner diesel technologies. Clean Construction USA promotes the reduction
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Janis Hansen (singer)


to relish. Hansen's role in the group would be filled by Karen Philipp; who, along with the new line-up, were the ones featured instead on the sleeve art of "The Look of Love" 45 RPM. In 1968, Hansen joined the Going Thing; a project that Love Generation alumni John and Tom Bahler organized in conjunction with the Ford Motor Company. They appeared in television commercials, performed at dealers conventions, and recorded three promotional giveaway albums. The band included vocalists such as Mitch Gordon,
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The Small Rain


Manya marries Katherine's father, a composer named Tom Forrester, with whom Katherine has a cordial but not especially close relationship, making Katherine doubly distant from the two of them. However, after a while, Manya's love for her begins to melt Katherine's iciness. However, just as Katherine starts truly loving Manya, Tom and Manya send her away to a boarding school in Switzerland. She is miserable there, unable to make connections with the other girls or the teachers, who are mostly cold and autocratic; in
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Love?


2010 film, "The Back-up Plan", starring Lopez. Gordon also wrote "Starting Over" for the album with help from Marcella Araica and Nathaniel Hills (Danja), who also produced the song. Over a "fast-paced, galloping beat", Lopez describes the hardships of "getting back in the game after a breakup." According to the album credits, this is the only song with credited live instruments. The third song written by Gordon is called "Everybody's Girl", co
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This Girl's in Love


This Girl's in Love is the sixth album by Australian singer-songwriter Gyan, released on October 26, 2015. The album consists of cover versions of songs by John Lennon, Neil Young, Kate Bush and Tom Waits as well as a re-recording of her own 1989 hit single, "Wait". The album was a result of a successful Kickstarter campaign which raised over $25,000 to make the record. The album was reviewed by Noel Mengel of news.com.au who wrote that "Gyan is in sparklingly good voice
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Girls in Love (novel)


Girls in Love is the first book in the Girls series, written by Dame Jacqueline Wilson, DBE, a noted English author who writes fiction for children and young teenagers. It was first published in 1997. The other books in the series are "Girls under Pressure" (1998), "Girls out Late" (1999), and "Girls in Tears" (2002). The novel is narrated by Eleanor Allard, a.k.a. Ellie. The book opens with Ellie's Family holiday to Wales where she meets
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Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys (book)


Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys: True Tales of Love, Lust, and Friendship Between Straight Women and Gay Men is a 2007 anthology co-edited by novelists Melissa de la Cruz and Tom Dolby, comprising 28 personal essays about the subject. The foreword was written by Armistead Maupin. The book features pieces by Andrew Solomon, Cindy Chupack, Ayelet Waldman, Simon Doonan, David Ebershoff, Gigi Levangie Grazer, K. M. Soehnlein and others. A reality television show inspired by the anthology, entitled "Girls Who Like
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Gordon Connell (actor)


. His television credits include "Green Acres", "The Love Boat", "The Jeffersons", "The Incredible Hulk", and "Sex and the City". His sole feature film appearance was a small role in Roman Polanski's "Rosemary's Baby". Connell was also a musical theater composer who wrote humorous cabaret songs as well as the score for the award-winning musical "Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl". Jane Connell died on September 22, 2013, at age 87. Gordon Connell
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The Young and the Restless storylines


Chris. When they found out he was the father of Sally's child, Chris suffered a miscarriage. Eventually, Sally moved out of town, and Chris and Snapper reconciled. Sisters, Leslie and Lorie fought over first Brad Eliot (Tom Hallick) and then in another love triangle with Lance Prentiss (John McCook). This love triangle stretched into four after Lance's sea captain brother Lucas (Tom Ligon) arrived in town. Although Lorie initially was little more than the bad girl who tormented pure sister Leslie, she
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Play Girl


While out on a date, Ellen runs into Tom and the two of them end up sharing a cab when she gets separated. He makes arrangements to call on her, but Grace, who still thinks that Tom is "just a cowboy" criticizes Ellen for wanting to see him. After doing some research however, Grace finds out that Tom is a multi-millionaire and changes her mind. She encourages Ellen to marry him because he is so wealthy. While Ellen is very much in love with Tom, she refuses
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The Girl in the Show


The Girl in the Show is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Edgar Selwyn and written by Edgar Selwyn and Joseph Farnham. The film stars Bessie Love, Raymond Hackett, Edward Nugent, Mary Doran, and Jed Prouty. The film was released August 31, 1929, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. A traveling Tom show is stranded in Kansas when their manager steals what meager funds they have. Hattie Hartley (Bessie Love), who plays Eva in the production, decides to marry the local undertaker, so that
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Gordon baronets


There have been eleven Gordon Baronetcies : The creation of Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun, 4th son of the Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland, to the Baronetage of Nova Scotia was the first such in that Baronetage, and until the line failed in 1908 were the premier baronets in Scotland. "baronetcy dormant 24 Mar 1908" "baronetcy dormant c 1668" "baronetcy dormant 9 Nov 1839" "Baronetcy merged with Viscountcy until it became dormant in 1847" "Baronetcy extinct or dormant 9 Sep 1956" "see Marquess of
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The Girl in a Swing (film)


The Girl in a Swing is a 1988 American supernatural erotic drama film directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Meg Tilly, Rupert Frazer, Nicholas Le Prevost, and Elspet Gray. Based on the 1980 novel "The Girl in a Swing" by Richard Adams, the film is about an English antique dealer who travels to Copenhagen where he meets and falls in love with a mysterious German-born secretary, whom he marries. Knowing nothing about her family or background, he soon discovers a darker side to his new bride. Alan
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Martha MacKenzie


on where I want to go, things like that." Gordon says that she feels Martha always makes bad choices when it comes to her love life, because she never knows what she wants. Gordon said that Martha is "messed up" but with a "warm side" to her persona, and that overall Martha is "fun loving, easy going girl-next-door" type character. Of her portrayal, Gordon says that she enjoys the challenge of playing Martha because she gets to shout a lot when
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Michael Bishop (author)


" overall a pleasure to read… Its treatment of anthropology is so effective that the few flaws are easily overlooked."Easton, Tom. "The Reference Library." "Analog: Science Fiction/Science Fact". New York: Davis Publications. Sep. 1982: 164. Editor and critic David Pringle writes that the novel "is narrated in an oddly detached, quizzical and dryly humorous manner… The paleo-anthropological details are superbly imagined, the African landscapes beautifully described, yet the final effect is one of coolness,
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Dinofroz


magical powers by the shaman to get revenge on Neceron, after watching Neceron torture and kill his family. Keira: A young village girl who is the love interest of Tom. She is the only female in the series to know about the Dinofroz. Dr. Warnell: An old friend of James Carter, who double-crossed him by working for the Double Delta Division (DDD). He is interested in the content of James's watch. Sveva: A girl who goes to the same school as the Dinofroz. She
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Tom Tom Magazine


and colleges. These panels promote and discuss feminism, and women's representation in the media. "Tom Tom" has held events in "Tom Tom Magazine" has also hosted panels at schools such as Carnegie Mellon University, Smith College, UCSD, New School, Guilford College and Cal Arts. "Tom Tom"'s panels have included prominent figures and celebrities including Yuka Honda, Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, Shirley Braha, creator of the television show New York Noise, Marisa Meltzer author of "How Sassy Changed My
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500 Days of Summer


nominations at the 67th Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor – Musical or Comedy (Gordon-Levitt). On January 8, Tom Hansen meets Summer Finn, his boss's new assistant. Tom is trained as an architect but works as a writer at a greeting card company in Los Angeles. After discovering they have a similar taste in music, they have a conversation about love at a karaoke night; Tom believes in it, but Summer does not. Tom's friend and co
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The Secret (The Office)


directed by Dennie Gordon, who would go on to direct the season two episode "Boys and Girls". Tom W. Chick portrayed Gil. The cast were particularly impressed with his acting; Fischer called him a "great casting" choice. Lindsey Stoddart, who plays one of the Hooters waitresses, was an improv acquaintance of Martin's. The shots at the Hooters restaurant were filmed relatively early in the day, and a majority of the scenes were improvised by Carell. In fact, Carell decided to play the penis game
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Gordon Cunningham


. Helen also dies a few weeks later and Tom is left as an orphan. In Helen and Gordon's wills, Tom is supposed to live with Mandy but instead he goes to live with Max. Bombhead takes the news of Gordon's death badly. When his mum dies, he starts to see Gordon's ghost (reprised by Bernard Latham) who tries to convince him to tell his friends about his mum's death and that he needs help. After he gets help, his visions of Gordon's ghost stop.
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Love Happy


when Faustino's clever improvisation stops the show's backer, Mr. Lyons (Leon Belasco), from repossessing the scenery, Mike gratefully hires him. Harpo, who is secretly in love with dancer Maggie Phillips (Vera-Ellen), Mike's girl friend, gives her the sardine can, and she says she will eat them tomorrow. A policeman sees Harpo inside the theater and brings him to Madame Egelichi, who turns Harpo over to her henchmen, Alphonse (Raymond Burr) and Hannibal (Bruce Gordon) Zoto.
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Tom B. David Field


Tom B. David Field is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Calhoun, a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. It is owned by the Calhoun-Gordon County Airport Authority. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a "general aviation" facility. Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned CZL by the
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Girl Rising


Girl Rising is a global movement for girls' education, based primarily around a 2013 feature film, "Girl Rising". The movie "Girl Rising" was produced by Kayce Freed, Tom Yellin and Holly Gordon at The Documentary Group in partnership with Paul G. Allen and Jody Allen of Vulcan Productions. It was directed by Academy Award nominee Richard E. Robbins and features narration by Anne Hathaway, Cate Blanchett, Selena Gomez, Liam Neeson, Priyanka Chopra, Chloë Grace Moretz, Freida Pinto, Salma Hayek, Meryl Streep,
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Love in a Goldfish Bowl


Blythe gets permission. Gordon and Blythe settle into a domestic routine. One day they take Gordon's yacht out and get caught in a storm, and the Coast Guard have to rescue them. One of the Coast Guard, Giuseppe, falls for Blythe, which provokes feelings of jealousy in Gordon. Matters come to a head when Gordon and Blythe have a party. Giuseppe brings along a "fast" girl to set up with Gordon so he can be with Blythe. However this causes Blythe to be jealous. When Giuseppe
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Tom of Finland


“produces a strong respect for his nimble, witty creation”. Kate Wolf writes that “Tom of Finland helped pave the way to gay liberation”. In the late 1980s, artist G. B. Jones began a series of drawings called the "Tom Girls" that appropriated Tom of Finland's drawings. The drawings were done in the style of Tom of Finland and based on his drawings, but featured punk girls or other subculturally identified women. However, unlike Tom's drawings, in Jones' work the authority figures exist
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Tom Northcott


She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not" (1965) was by 'Tom Northcott & the Vancouver Playboys'; the Playboys were an established band that had played around British Columbia since 1962. Northcott joined the band on a tour in 1965, and issued the single on his own label. The 1966 singles were by 'The Tom Northcott Trio', which consisted of Tom Northcott, Chris Dixon (drums), and Rick Enns (bass). Four of his hits were, "1941", "Girl
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Love and Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain


authors, between Courtney Love's private investigator, Tom Grant, and her and Cobain's entertainment attorney, Rosemary Carroll, who both dispute the official finding of suicide and believe Cobain was in fact murdered. Rosemary Carroll says on the tapes that she believes the so-called suicide note was "forged or traced." The authors also interview Cobain's grandfather, who believes Kurt was the victim of foul play, and Courtney's father, who also believes he was murdered. In the book, a prominent forensic pathologist examines
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Alan Gordon (author)


Alan Gordon (born 1959) is the author of several historical mysteries, the first of which is based on the characters from William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night". He lives in New York City and is a lawyer with the Legal Aid Society. Gordon has also written the libretto for several musicals, including "The Girl Detective" and "The Usual." He won the 2013 Kleban Prize for Most Promising Musical Theatre Librettist for "The Usual." A graduate of Swarthmore College and the University of Chicago Law School
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Broken Trail


, Prent orders Tom and Heck to take the girls into the town of Caribou City and find someone who will take care of them. In town, after finding a room for the girls, Tom meets Lung Hay (Donald Fong) who is able to speak with the girls in their native language. Lung Hay explains to Tom that the girls do not want to leave Tom, Prent, and Heck—that they do not feel safe without them. Later at the saloon, Tom and Heck meet "Big Rump"
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Girls under Pressure


Girls under Pressure is the second book in the Girls series, written by Dame Jacqueline Wilson, DBE, a noted English author who writes fiction for children. It was published in 1998, the sequel to "Girls in Love" and followed by "Girls out Late". It is aimed at pre-teen and teenage readers. Like the rest of the series, "Girls under Pressure" is told from the viewpoint of Eleanor "Ellie" Allard, a plump thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her
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Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense


Salford, Cheltenham, Southampton, Glasgow and Bath, where it would finish in December. The third West End cast would tour the production with John Gordon Sinclair as Jeeves, James Lance as Wooster, and "Perfect Nonsense" co-writer Robert Goodale as Seppings. The tour would continue in February, with Jason Thorpe taking over as Jeeves and Robert Webb returning to the role of Wooster, with Christopher Ryan taking over as Seppings. It would visit Shrewsbury, Oxford, Sheffield, Harrogate, Chichester, Birmingham, Canterbury,
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Cynthia Bergen


2018 Premiered on Sep 20, 2017 A real estate agent captures a horrifying entity on film. Premiered on Sep 4, 2017 This is one ghost tour you will never forget. Premiered on September 1, 2017 Pressures and influences surrounding Mélat and her attempts to find freedom and avoid being consumed by temptation Premiered on July 24, 2017 Who's ready to take a shower? Premiered on Mar 20, 2017 Some people will do anything for love. Premiered on November 21, 2016 After investigating her boyfriend's suicide, a young
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Nicholas Le Prevost


, replacing the late Maurice Denham in the role. In 2005, he appeared as W. Somerset Maugham in a BBC Radio adaption of the author's novel "The Razor's Edge". His film work includes "Clockwise", "The Girl in a Swing", and "Shakespeare in Love". In 2009 he appeared on television in "Margaret". In July 2010, he appeared in a double bill of Tom Stoppard's "The Real Inspector Hound" and Richard Brinsley Sheridan's "The Critic" at
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Wayne Wilcox


Wayne Alan Wilcox (born December 11, 1978) is an American actor/singer who is best known for his role of Marty on the TV show "Gilmore Girls" and his appearance in the film version of the musical "Rent" as Gordon, a member of Angel and Tom's AIDS support group. He played the character and sung vocals for the songs "Will I" and "Life Support" on disc I of the soundtrack for the film. Wayne is a graduate of Boston University. He played recurring
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Goodnight Mister Tom


Goodnight Mister Tom is a children's novel by the English author Michelle Magorian, published by Kestrel in 1981. Harper & Row published an American edition within the calendar year. Set during World War II, it features a boy abused at home in London who is evacuated to the country at the outbreak of the war. In the care of Mister Tom, an elderly recluse, he experiences a new life of loving and care. Magorian and Mister Tom won the annual Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a once-in-
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Tom Hales (jockey)


". Thomas Hales Place, Gordon, Canberra, was named for him. "... the only jockey I ever saw who never lost a race after he had once had it won." ... Joe "Leviathan" Thompson, leading Melbourne bookmaker Hales had a long friendship with fellow-horseman and noted poet Adam Lindsay Gordon, which began when Gordon, then a mounted policeman, upbraided young Tommy and friends, who were throwing stones either at a signboard or cattle Tom Hales (1847 – 26 October 1901) married Harriet
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Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got


: it depicts a man anticipating his release from prison on the morrow, when he'll return home on a train to "the girl that I left behind," promising himself that he will reward her steadfast love for him by "giv[ing] her all the love [he's] got." The song was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong and produced by Whitfield. In August 1968 Benny Gordon released his version on Wand 1188. Benny Gordon Born 1932 Died 24 December 2008 Genres Soul Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
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The Girl in a Swing


The Girl in a Swing is a novel by British writer Richard Adams. It was first published in 1980. Subsequent editions changed the female lead's name from Käthe Geutner to Karin Forster, due to threat of a libel suit from someone with that name. It was adapted by director Gordon Hessler into a 1988 film starring Meg Tilly. Alan Desland is a socially awkward Englishman who makes a living as a collector and dealer of fine pottery including antique ceramics. On a business trip to Copenhagen, he falls headlong in love with
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Catch That Kid


a 12-year-old girl who loves to climb, often ascending the nearby water tower. Her father, Tom, shares her passion, but fell more than 100 feet during a climb years earlier; Tom and his wife Molly (Jennifer Beals) are afraid Maddy may suffer a similar accident and have forbidden her from climbing. Latent injuries from Tom's fall have recently paralyzed him from the neck down. The family hears of an experimental operation which can save him, but insurance will not pay for the operation, and the
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Gregory Kingsley


1978 in the hospital she was born in. She decided to take similar legal measures to divorce herself from her biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, who were trying to sue for full custody of her when she wanted to remain with Robert Mays, the man who raised her as his daughter. The Gregory K case has been portrayed in two made-for-television films: "Switching Parents" (1993) with Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Gregory and "A Place to Be Loved" (1993) with Tom
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The Thief of Venice


by promising the galley slaves their freedom. When they arrive back Disani is killed and Lorenzo goes into hiding. Lorenzo continues the fight against Scarpa, who plans to marry Disani's daughter Francesca. Lorenzo and Francesca fall in love even though Lorenzo is also loved by tavern girl Tina. Lorenzo's rebellion against Scarpa is successful. The movie was an Italian-American co production. It was announced in March 1949 with Gordon Griffith to be the original producer and Jess Lasky Jnr to be associate producer. Filming was to begin June
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The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon


the Wild Moon Man came out of his own imagination: Completing the manuscript did not occur until early 1991 and left Spanbauer emotionally and physically exhausted, so he moved to Oregon to recuperate. "The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon" is a book in the "dangerous writing" style of fiction actively promoted by author Tom Spanbauer. According to Spanbauer, this is a style of writing which is deeply personal and which directly addresses issues difficult to confront for the author. He explains: "Dangerous writing means putting
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Ultraviolet/The Ballad of Paul K


. 87, "Party Girl" at No. 6, and "That's the Truth" at No. 35, "Love Is Easy" at No.10 and "Love is on the Radio" at No. 6. Both tracks were written by McFly members Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones, with "The Ballad of Paul K" being written also by Dougie Poynter, who was the principal writer. The Ballad of Paul K was based on the members of Mcfly's fathers. The song is about a middle-
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Charles George Gordon


asked them to free their daughter. Popular legend has it that Gordon and Gessi broke into the pasha's palace at night to rescue the girl, but the truth is less dramatic. Gordon and Gessi demanded that Ahmed Pasha allow them to meet the girl alone, had their request granted after much arm-twisting and then met the girl who ultimately revealed she wanted to go home. Gordon and Gessi threatened to go to the British and Italian press if she was not released at once, a threat that proved sufficient to win
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Gordon Lee (comic store owner)


it was announced in author Neil Gaiman's blog that the case had been dismissed. The charges against Lee have unnerved many shop owners who are concerned about distributing materials that could result in similar charges. One store owner in Georgia stated that "We are a smaller community, very similar to the community that Gordon is in. We will special order ["controversial comic Lost Girls"] for anybody, but we will not have it out on display." Lee entered the news for unrelated reasons when he chased two women
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The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door


Sep 22, 2016—Marion and her son Jason have lived quietly in a peaceful suburb of Birmingham for 15 years. But their peace is shattered when new neighbours start making changes to their garden. Tempers flare, violence erupts and knives come out. 5x2 Episode 2 --Air date Sep 29, 2016—The Boltons and the Gardners battle to see who can play their stereo the loudest. Widow Dawn is distressed a neighbour's complaint 5x3 Episode 3 --Air date Oct 06, 2016—Terry wants to oust his party-loving neighbour, Brian & Jane regret
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Fresh Blood (Supernatural)


in the "great" episode was "well worth the wait". He noted that the revelation that Lucy was just an innocent girl was a "nice twist", and deemed it a "great choice" to have Gordon turned into a vampire. Love was sad to see Gordon depart from the series, finding the "outstanding" Brown to be "so intense and committed" to the role. However, he considered Bela's appearance to be unnecessary, and pointed out the implausibility of it being easier for Gordon
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Justice Society of America


world. Robinson's replacement on "Earth 2", Tom Taylor, would promptly phase out the Justice Society characters, replacing them with Batman, Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon, Lois Lane (who was dead under Robinson but resurrected by Taylor as the new Red Tornado), and a new Superman named Val-Zod (a black man). Power Girl and Huntress would join the cast as well once "Worlds' Finest" was cancelled. Several characters from "Earth 2" were the main characters of "Convergence
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Last Nite


November 2001. The track was produced by Gordon Raphael and was issued on RCA Records with the song "When It Started" as the b-side. The song's opening guitar riff and overall structure is based on "American Girl" by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. In a 2006 interview with "Rolling Stone", Petty commented, "The Strokes took 'American Girl' [for 'Last Nite'], there was an interview that took place with them where they actually admitted it. That made me
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Tom's Rhinoplasty


comedy film "BASEketball", which starred Parker and Stone. Like Henstridge, Parker asked Ford to appear in the episode because he found her attractive. The Indigo Girls-style song in "Tom's Rhinoplasty" was written and sung by Toddy Walters, who played protagonist Polly Pry in Trey Parker's 1996 film, "Cannibal! The Musical". The song is called "I Love Domestic Chores", and was written "as sort of a lesbian anthem". During one scene, Wendy tells Stan that she
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The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon


The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon is a 1991 novel by American author Tom Spanbauer set at the beginning of the 20th century. Told primarily in flashback by its protagonist, a biracial Native American named Out-In-The-Shed ("Shed" for short), most of the action occurs in the late 19th century in the fictional town of Excellent, Idaho, as Shed grows up, learns about his parents, and falls in love. The work is Spanbauer's second novel. Duivichi-un
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Enchanted Island (film)


chief, Mehevi (Friedrich von Ledebur), from a long-ago relationship between a shipwrecked sailor and a native girl. When a fight between tribes breaks out, Tom wants to flee but Abner likes island life and the girl. He fights with the Typee and saves Mehevi's life. Tom takes off, determined to get away from here and back to civilization. The chief approves of the love between Abner and Fayaway and permits them to wed. But soon comes the discovery that Tom did not get away,
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The Girls He Left Behind Him and The Iron Clad Lover


as he marries Mary. Though a review states that he awakes and is obliged to hurry to his wedding. Bowers believes the synopsis to be in error and that the film actually concluded with all the girls present at the wedding, rather than it being a "vision". For the "Iron Clad Lover": "Dick makes love to Bessie while Tom plays a game of chess with her father. Tom, naturally nervous, plays such a poor game that he and the old man quarrel and Tom is ordered from
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Melody of Love (1928 film)


out, Jack Clark (Walter Pidgeon), a Tin Pan Alley songwriter in love with chorus girl Flo Thompson (Jane Winton), enlists in the Army with his pal Lefty (Tom Dugan) and is sent to France, where they spend their time plunking out tunes while enemy shells whiz past their head. There, Jack meets Madelon (Mildred Harris), a little French singer who falls madly in love with him. Eventually, a stray bullet hits Jack during combat and loses the use of his right arm,
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The School Story


loving) the story, Tom tells Letha to let Hannah handle it. Later, when the girls are offered a contract, they show it to Zoe's father, who is a lawyer, and they get Natalie's Uncle Fred to sign in place of her mother. After hearing the story from the girls, Zoe's father is extremely impressed with Ms. Clayton and calls to commend her. He also gets her to send him a bill for the office. At the end of the story, Zoe (still posing as
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Moon Tiger


after Tom's death, Claudia finds out she is pregnant, and decides that she will have the child, even though she would have to raise it alone. It isn't to be: Claudia miscarries, and is never told whether the child she had carried was a boy or a girl. That uncertainty, along with her fear that Tom died a horrible and painful death, will haunt her for the rest of her life. After the War, Claudia and Gordon reunite, but the encounter is more friendly than passionate
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