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Gooseneck barnacle Gooseneck barnacles are filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached to hard surfaces of rocks and flotsam in the ocean intertidal zone. They are easily recognizable by their distinctive long and muscular stalk, which is edible and is considered a delicacy in several Mediterranean countries.
Goosetave Gander Goosetave Gander is a fictional character of the Scrooge McDuck Universe, Gladstone Gander's father. He was originally supposed to be married to Matilda McDuck but Carl Barks later changed his mind and had him married to Daphne Duck instead.
Gootka Gootka or Gutka, is the term used to refer to a pocket sized missal or breviary containing chosen hymns or Banis from Sikh Scriptures. The etymology of the term gootka may be traced back to Sanskrit ‘gud’ (to guard, preserve) or ‘gunth’ (to enclose, envelop, surround, cover) through ‘Pali gutii’ (keeping, guarding).
Gooya (UK) Gooya (UK) is a website which facilitates access to Persian media resources for Persian (Farsi) speaking people. The website is media-oriented, providing direct access to Persian television and radio channels online.
Gop Ist Minee The influential second release by the American hardcore band Xbxrx. Said to have helped start the American "No Wave Revival" which later went universal with acts such as Black Dice and Lightning Bolt.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale Gopal Krishna Gokhale (गोपाल कृष्‍ण गोखले) born May 9, 1866, in Kolhat, Maharashtra, India was one of the founding social and political leaders during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Empire in India. Gokhale was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and the Servants of India Society.
Gopal Krishna Goswami Gopal Krishna Goswami. Goapl Krishna Goswami is a religious leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and the first Indian disciple of A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, after he established ISKCON.
Gopal Sharma Gopal Sharma was a popular radio announcer on the Hindi Service of Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia. Sharma presented radio programs containing the latest Hindi film music - he was popular with the masses in India.
Gopala Bhatta Goswami Gopala Bhatta Goswami (b1503) is one of the foremost disciples of the Vaishnava saint, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and a leading historical figure in the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Hinduism. He was part of a group of Vaishnava devotees known collectively as the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan, who were influential in establishing the philosophical basis of the Gaudiya tradition in formalised writings.
Gopalakrishna Bharathi Gopalakrishna Bharati (1811 - 1896) was a Tamil poet and a composer of Carnatic music. He wrote a katAkALatcEpam, NantanAr Carittiram (Nandanar Charitram), two other works in this genre, and many independent kritis.
Gopalasamudram Narayana Iyer Ramachandran Gopalasamudram Narayana Iyer Ramachandran (8 October, 1922 - 7 April, 2001), is widely acknowledged as one of the most important Indian scientists of the 20th century, best known for work done by a graduate student under his supervision that led to the creation of the Ramachandran Map for understanding peptide structure. He also made other major contributions in biology and physics.
Gopeng Gopeng is a small town about 20 km south of Ipoh, which is the state capital of Perak in Malaysia. The town, along with a stretch of road between Tapah and Gopeng is one of the most picturesque areas on the west side of Peninsular Malaysia.
Gopher (protocol) Gopher is a distributed document search and retrieval network protocol designed for the Internet. Its goal is to function as an improved form of Anonymous FTP, with features similar to that of the World Wide Web.
Gopher (Winnie the Pooh) The character of Gopher first appeared 1966 Disney animated film, titled Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree. He has a habit of whistling out his 's', and was fleshed out a bit further in the television series The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
Gopher 5 Gopher 5 is an exclusive lottery for the state of Minnesota, named after the Minnesota Gophers, operated by the Minnesota State Lottery. It is currently the most popular lottery game that is exclusive to the state.
Gopherlog A gopherlog is a weblog which is displayed using the Gopher protocol, instead of using the World wide web. The first known gopherlog was created by George Hotelling as an April Fool's Day joke on April 1, 2005.
Gopherus polyphemus Gopherus polyphemus, also known as the Florida Gopher Tortoise or Gopher Tortoise, is a species tortoise native to the coastal plains of the United States. They are predominantly found in the state of Florida, but also range into the states of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.
Gopi Gopi is a word of Sanskrit (गोपी) origin meaning 'cow-herd girl'. In Hinduism specifically the name gopi (sometimes gopika) is used more commonly to refer to the group of cow herding girls famous within Vaishnava Theology for their unconditional devotion (bhakti) to Krishna as described in the stories of Bhagavata Purana and other Puranic literatures.
Gopi Mohan Roy Choudhury Gopi Mohan Roy Choudhury is one of North Bengal's most celebrated Classical Singers. He was born as the youngest son of a landlord in a remote village called Munsiganj in east bengal before partition of Bengal took place.
Gopiballavpur Gopiballavpur also spelled Gopiballavpur (Bengali: গোপিবল্লভপুর ) is a town in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. The town is on the banks of the Subarnarekha River near the Bihar and Orissa borders.
Gopinath Bordoloi Gopinath Bordoloi (1890-1950) was the first Chief Minister of the Indian state of Assam, and also a leading Indian freedom-fighter. He was a follower of the Gandhian principle of non violence as a political tool.
Goppa code In mathematics, an algebraic geometric code (AG-code), otherwise known as a Goppa code, is a general type of linear code constructed by using an algebraic curve X over a finite field mathbb{F}_q. Such codes were introduced by V.
Gopuram Gopuram or gopura, a prominent feature of the Hindu temple architecture of South India, is the rising tower at the entrance of a temple. Gopurams are exquisitely decorated with sculpture and carvings and painted with a variety of themes derived from the Hindu mythology, particularly those associated with the presiding deity of the temple of which a particular gopuram is.
Gor (Spain) Gor is a town of Granada, in southwestern Spain. It consists of the town center and several suburbs scattered all over its municipal area, such as Las Juntas, Las Viñas, Cenascuras, Los Balcones, La Rambla Valdiquín, Los corrales, El Royo Serval and La Estación de Gorafe.
Gor class gunship The Gor-class was a class of two gunboats built for the Royal Norwegian Navy between 1884 and 1887. Small, nimble vessels, they were armed with a single large caliber gun for offensive purposes and several small, quick firing guns for self defence.
Gor Khuttree Gor Khuttree in Peshawar old city, Pakistan was identified by Sir Alexander Cunningham with Kanishka Vihara (the Great Stupa of King Kanishka) while Professor Dr Ahmad Hassan Dani identified it with the place where the famous tower of the Buddha bowl once stood.
Gora (region) Gora (Гора) is a geographical region in southern Kosovo, mostly inhabited by the Gorani people. Between 1992 and 1999, Gora was a municipality, and its population was 17,574 people according to 1991 census.
Gorakh Hill Gorakh Hill is a Hill Station of Sindh, Pakistan on the elevation of 6000 Ft.The Gorakh Hill is a developing hill station 93-Km away in the north west of Dadu District along with (Khuzdar) Balochistan Border, it is highest point of Kerthar mountain range in sindh and a unique adventure point for nature lovers.
Gorakshanath Gorakshanath (also known as Gorakhnath) was an 11th to 12th centuryBriggs (1938), p. 249 Nath yogi who was originally a Vajrayana Buddhist and who became connected to Shaivism as one of the two most important disciples of Matsyendranath, the other being Caurangi.
Gorals The Gorals (Polish: GĂłrale; Slovak: Gorali; literally "highlanders") are an ethnic group found along southern Poland, northern Slovakia, and in the region of Teschen Silesia in the Czech Republic, illustrating the conundrum of national identity.
Goražde Goražde is a city and municipality in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Drina river. It is located between Foča, Sokolac and Višegrad, and is administratively part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the center of the Bosnian Podrinje Canton.
Goraždevac Goraždevac (Serbian: Гораждевац, known in Albanian as Kastrat) is a village near the city of Peć in the UN administered province of Kosovo in Serbia. It has been inhabited since at least the 13th century, when it was mentioned in the chrysobull of Stefan Nemanja (or his son, Stefan the First-Crowned).
Goran Bunjevčević Goran Bunjevčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Буњевчевић) (born February 17, 1973 in Karlovac, Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a professional Serbian football (soccer) player who plays as a defender. He currently plays for ADO Den Haag having been released by Tottenham Hotspur in May 2006.
Goran Jelisić Goran Jelisić (Serbian Cyrillic Горан Јелисић) (born June 7, 1968 in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian Serb who was charged with genocide, crimes against humanity and with violating the customs of war by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
Goran Kurds Goran Kurds are a part of Kurdish people living in the border towns between western Iran and northern Iraq in the region known as Hawraman which is located in southern part of the Kurdistan geocultural region in Middle East. They speak in Hewrami (or Gorani) branch of Kurdish language.
Goran Pandev Goran Pandev () (born July 27, 1983 in Strumica, Republic of Macedonia) is a football striker currently playing for Lazio. He is currently the most highly regarded Macedonian soccer player and, along with Goce Sedloski, Petar Milosevski and Artim Ĺ akiri.
Goran Paskaljević Goran Paskaljevic (Горан Паскаљевић) (born 22 April 1947 in Belgrade) is a popular Serbian movie director. Goran Paskaljevic was raised by his grandparents in Niš, after the divorce of his parents.
Goran Petrović Goran Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic - Горан Петровић) (born 1961 in Kraljevo, Serbia) is one of the most significant and most read Serbian writers. He studied Yugoslav and Serbian literature at the Faculty of Philology of Belgrade University.
Goran Sudzuka Goran Sudzuka (1969,Zagreb) is a Croatian comic book artist who began his work in animation and later began to publish with Darko Macan in Croatia and Germany. His works include Outlaw Nation, Y: The Last Man, and Hellblazer: Lady Constantine.
Goran Svilanović Goran Svilanović (born 22 October, 1963 in Gnjilane) is a Serbian politician, the Chairman of Working Table I of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, and a member of International Commission on the Balkans.
Goran Višnjić Goran Višnjić (born September 9, 1972, Šibenik, Croatia, formerly Yugoslavia) is a Croatian actor who has appeared in many American film and television productions. His most prominent role has been that of Dr.
Gorani (ethnic group) Gorani (also Горанци/Goranci, Gorançe or Goranska) are a Slavic ethnic group living in Gora region, just south of Prizren in the territory of Kosovo (Serbia), north-western Macedonia in the Šar-planina region near Tetovo, as well as in north-eastern Albania (most notably in the village of Shishtavec or Shishtejec in the Kukës region).
Gorani (linguistics) Gorani (also Gurani) is a dialect spoken by several hundreds of thousands of Kurds in the province of Kurdistan and province of Kermanshah in Iran, and in the Halabja region in Iraqi Kurdistan and the Hewraman mountains between Iran and Iraq. The dialect also referred to as Southern Kurdish is distinct in terms of grammar and vocabulary and is still debated by some linguists as a language apart from the standard modern Kurdish language.
Gorat's Gorat's Steak House is a restaurant in Omaha, Nebraska. It is best known as billionaire Warren Buffett's favorite steakhouse, where he annually holds dinners for the largest investors in his company, Berkshire Hathaway, and entertains business colleagues and CEOs, including Michael Eisner, Bill Gates, and Martha Stewart.
Gorath is a Japanese science fiction tokusatsu film produced by Toho in 1962. The story for Gorath was by Jojiro Okami, a former Japanese Air Force pilot who also gave the original ideas to the films The Mysterians (1957), Battle in Outer Space (1959), and Dogora (1964).
Gorbals Southern Necropolis The Southern Necropolis in Glasgow`s Gorbals, was opened in the year 1840 to provide an affordable and repsectable place of burial for the people of Gorbals and surrounding areas of the city of Glasgow. The entrance to the cemetery is at Caledonia Road, Gorbals, via the grand gatehouse (built in 1848) designed by architect Charles Wilson.
Gord Brown Gordon Brown (born August 31, 1960 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the Ontario riding of Leeds—Grenville as a Conservative.
Gord Fraser Gord Fraser (born November 19, 1968 in Ottawa) is a professional road racing cyclist. Fraser is a three-time Olympian and four-time Commonwealth Games participant and has over 200 career wins including becoming the 2004 Canadian national road race champion.
Gord Fraser (hockey) Gord Fraser (Born - January 3, 1902 in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian Professional Hockey Defenceman who played 5 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Cougars, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Quakers.
Gord Miller (sportscaster) Gord Miller is a Canadian sportscaster for the cable network, TSN. Working alongside Pierre McGuire, Miller has been the lead National Hockey League play-by-play announcer for TSN since 2001, when the network re-acquired national broadcast rights for the NHL.
Gord Murphy Gord Murphy (born March 23, 1967, in Willowdale, Ontario, Canada) is a former National Hockey League defenseman. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the ninth round, 189th overall, of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.
Gord Stellick Gord Stellick (born May 26, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian sports broadcaster and former NHL executive. Stellick currently hosts The Fan 590 Morning Show (with Don Landry), and also appears on Hockey Central on Rogers Sportsnet.
Gord the Rogue In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Gord the Rogue is a young rogue who reluctantly becomes a crusader for neutrality. Gord the Rogue is also the name of the series of books written by Gary Gygax that continued the story of Gord once Gary left TSR.
Gorda Plate The Gorda Plate, located beneath the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northern California, is one of the northern remnants of the Farallon Plate. It is sometimes referred to (by, for example, publications from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program as simply the southernmost portion of the neighboring Juan de Fuca Plate], another Farallon remnant.
Gorda Ridge The Gorda Ridge is a tectonic spreading center located off the coast of Oregon and northern California north of Cape Mendocino. It runs from a triple junction with the San Andreas Fault and the Mendocino Fracture Zone northward to another transform boundary, the Blanco Fracture Zone.
Gordafarid Gurdafrid (Persian: گردآفريد) is one of the heroines in Ferdowsi's Shahnama. She was a champion who fought against Sohrab (another Iranian hero who was the commander of Turanian army) and could for a while stop the Turanian troops who were marching to the land of Iran.
Gordan KoĹľulj Gordan KoĹľulj (born November 28, 1976 in Zagreb) ia a backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. In 1999 he won two silver medals at the European Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.
Gordano Valley Gordano (or the Gordano Valley) () is an area of North Somerset, in England. The valley runs roughly north-east to south-west, between a ridge of hills extending along the coastline between Clevedon and Portishead, and another ridge extending between Clevedon and Easton in Gordano.
Gordaq The GorDaq is a spoof Stock Exchange index run by the BBC's Newsnight programme measuring the political performance of the UK chancellor Gordon Brown. The index started at 100 and moves up or down depending on Brown's political situation.
Gordey Levchenko Gordey Ivanovich Levchenko (Russian: Гордей Иванович Левченко, February 1, 1897, Dubrovka, Ukraine - 1981) was a Soviet naval commander and admiral from 1944. Participated in World War I and in the assault of the Winter Palace, commanded the cruiser "Aurora".
Gordian III Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius (January 20 225 - February 11, 244), known in English as Gordian III, was Roman Emperor from 238 to 244. Gordian was the son of Antonia Gordiana, who was daughter of Gordian I and sister of Gordian II.
Gordian Knot (album) Gordian Knot was the debut album of Sean Malone's (ex-Cynic) progressive rock project of the same name. The lineup that recorded this album consisted of Sean Malone (Bass guitar, Chapman Stick, Keyboards), Sean Reinert (Drums, ex-Cynic), Trey Gunn (Warr guitar, King Crimson), Ron Jarzombek (Guitar), and Glenn Snelwar (guitar), featuring guest artist John Myung (Bass guitar, Chapman Stick, Dream Theater) on two tracks.
Gordian Knot (band) Gordian Knot is a progressive rock/metal band directed by bass guitarist Sean Malone. At times its shifting lineup has included Steve Hackett of Genesis, Bill Bruford of King Crimson and Yes , Ron Jarzombek from Watchtower and Spastic Ink as well as Jim Matheos of Fates Warning, several of Malone's former bandmates from Cynic and John Myung from Dream Theater.
Gordian Knot (publication) Founded in late 2005 at the University of Chicago, the Gordian Knot is a student publication that, according to its manifesto, "publish[es] articles on art, religion, culture, politics, mysteries, and eccentricities of every kind, along with poetry, short stories, and drawings."
Gordian Knot (software) Gordian Knot is an integrated package for DVD to DivX/XviD/x264 encoding. It combines multiple open source software packages to perform the various tasks needed to rip, demux, encode, multiplex and split to size.
Gordie Howe Gordon "Gordie" Howe, OC (born March 31, 1928 in Floral, Saskatchewan) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers in the NHL, and the Houston Aeros and New England Whalers in the WHA. He is often referred to as Mr.
Gordie Howe Bowl Gordie Howe Bowl is a football stadium located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is the home of the Saskatoon Hilltops, who play in the Prairie Football Conference of the Canadian Junior Football League and is also used for high school football.
Gordie Howe hat trick In ice hockey a Gordie Howe hat trick is a variation on the hat trick, wherein a player accomplishes the following in a single game: scores a goal, gets an assist, and participates in a fight. It is named after legendary NHL/USHL/WHA/IHL player Gordie Howe who was known for both his scoring ability and his truculence, although he had only 1 "Gordie Howe hat trick" during his career.
Gordie Johnson Gordie Johnson is a Canadian musician, graduating from high school in Medicine Hat, Alberta. He has been a vocalist and guitarist for the blues-rock bands Big Sugar and Grady, where he now refers to himself as 'Grady' Johnson.
Gordie Roberts Gordon "Gordie" Douglas Roberts (Born October 2, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan) was an NHL defenseman from 1979 to 1994 and spent most of his time with the Minnesota North Stars. He was drafted in the third round, 54th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft.
Gordius Gordius (or Gordias) was the legendary first king of Phrygia and the adopted father of famous King Midas. According to myth, originally he was a farmer and became the proclaimed king in response to the decree of an oracle that he happened to be the first person to ride into the town of Gordium during a particular assembly
Gordius of Cappadocia Gordius (in Greek Γoρδιoς), a Cappadocian by birth, was the instrument of Mithridates Eupator (120–63 BC), king of Pontus, in his attempts to annex Cappadocia to Pontus. Gordius was employed by him, in 116 BC, to murder Ariarathes VI, king of Cappadocia.
Gordo (comic strip) The comic strip Gordo was written and drawn by the Mexican-American artist Gustavo "Gus" Arriola. The strip ran from 1941 to 1985 and chronicled the life of Gordo ("Fatso"), a bean farmer in Mexico.
Gordo (space monkey) Gordo was the first monkey to travel in outside Earth's orbit. As part of the NASA space programme, Gordo, also known as "Old Reliable", was launched from Cape Canaveral on December 13th 1958 in the US Jupiter AM-13 rocket.
Gordon "Inferno" Collection The Robert W. Gordon 'Inferno' Collection in the Archive of Folk Song, Library of Congress consists of ~200 pages of original correspondence and typescript copies of letters that either Gordon or someone else separated out -- because of their bawdy and scatological subject matter -- from the materials he received and compiled as first head of the folklife department at the Library of Congress.
Gordon (UK Parliament constituency) Gordon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster). It was first used in the 1983 general election, but has undergone boundary changes since that date.
Gordon Abercrombie Gordon Abercrombie (born in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition. His position of choice was at fullback.
Gordon Ada Gordon Leslie Ada (b. December 6 1922) is an Australian microbiologist best known for his long leadership of the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University where Peter Doherty and Rolf Zinkernagel performed their Nobel winning research in his laboratory.
Gordon Allpress Gordon Allpress is a semi-retired [New Zealand] darts player who competed in the 1980s. He competed in the 1980- 81 Embassy BDO World Darts Championship]] but was defeated by Scotlands Jocky Wilson in 1980, the American darts player David Miller in the first round 1981.
Gordon Astall Gordon Astall (born 22 September 1927) is a former English professional footballer. He played as a right winger and represented the Football League, the England 'B' team and played twice for the full England side.
Gordon Basichis Gordon Basichis is an American Author. He provides social and political commentary on espionage, sex, politics and mysticism, all deeply rooted in personal experience, in a style that is unique, humorous and beyond the fringe of the common genre.
Gordon Baxter Gordon Baxter (December 25, 1923 – June 11, 2005) was entranced by aviation from an early age. At 10, he paid “a 1933 fortune” of $5 dollars for his first airplane ride in a Curtiss Condor and was hooked on flying.
Gordon Beard Gordon Wilbert Beard (born September 27, 1921 in Neepawa, Manitoba, died 1972) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Manitoba Legislature from 1963 to 1968, and an independent member from 1969 to 1972.
Gordon Bell C. Gordon Bell (August 19, 1934) is a leading computer engineer and manager, an early employee of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) who designed several of their PDP machines and later rose to Vice President of Engineering and oversaw the development of the VAX.
Gordon Benjamin Isnor Gordon Benjamin Isnor (10 May 1885 – 17 March 1973) was a Canadian merchant and parliamentarian. A Liberal, he was elected four times to the Canadian House of Commons as the Member of Parliament representing the Nova Scotia electoral district of Halifax.
Gordon Bennett (Australian soldier) Lieutenant-General Henry Gordon Bennett, CB, CMG, DSO (April 16, 1887 – August 1, 1962), Australian soldier, served in both World War I and World War II. Despite highly decorated achievements during World War I, including at Gallipoli, Bennett is best remembered for his role in the Fall of Singapore in the Pacific War when, as commander of the 8th Division, he escaped while his men became prisoners of the Japanese.
Gordon Bennett (character) Gordon Bennett is a comic book character, who appears in The Beano, and is named after the exclamation "Gordon Bennett!" The character originally appeared between 1999 and 2000 as a "Guest Star", but returned after a five-year hiatus, in issue 3281, dated 4 June 2005.
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company Gordon Biersch is an American brewery founded by Dan Gordon and Dean Biersch. Gordon, a graduate from the five-year brewing engineering program at Weihenstephan, and Biersch opened their first brewery restaurant in Palo Alto, California in July 1988.
Gordon Bok Gordon Bok is a folklorist and singer/songwriter who was born on October 31, 1939 in Pennsylvania and grew up in Camden, Maine. His first album, self-titled, was produced by Noel Paul Stookey and released in 1965 on the Verve Records Folkways imprint (not to be confused with Moe Asch's Folkways Records).
Gordon Bombay Gordon Bombay, played by Emilio Estevez, is the head coach of the fictional Mighty Ducks movies. Bombay was sentenced to coach the District 5 pee-wee hockey team, who later became the Ducks, after being charged with DWI.
Gordon Browning Gordon Weaver Browning (November 22, 1895–May 23, 1976) was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States Congress and was later Governor of Tennessee from 1937 to 1939 and again from 1949 to 1953.
Gordon Bulloch Gordon Bulloch (born 26 March 1975 in Glasgow) is a rugby union player who is hooker for West Of Scotland RFC and Scotland. Gordon Bulloch is Scotland’s second most capped player with a total of 75 and their most-capped hooker.
Gordon Butcher Gordon Butcher is one of the founding members of The Warumpi Band with his brother Sammy Butcher, Neil Murray, and George Rrurrambu. He came from the aboriginal settlement of Papunya in the central desert region of the Northern Territory in the early 1980s.
Gordon Campbell (VC) Vice-Admiral Gordon Campbell VC, DSO & 2 Bars, Croix de guerre avec Palmes, Legion d'Honneur (January 6, 1886 - July 3, 1953) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He later became a senior officer and politician.
Gordon Canfield Gordon Canfield (April 15, 1898 in Salamanca, New York - June 20, 1972 in Hawthorne, New Jersey) was an American lawyer and politician. Canfield, a Republican, was first a secretary under the United States Representative for New Jersey's 8th District, George N.
Gordon Clapp Gordon Clapp (born September 24, 1948) is an American actor, best known for playing the role of Detective Greg Medavoy for 12 seasons on the television series NYPD Blue, winning an Emmy Award in 1998. He has appeared in numerous TV shows, movies (including 4 for his friend director John Sayles), and stage plays.
Gordon Clark Gordon Haddon Clark (August 31, 1902 - April 9, 1985) was an American philosopher and Calvinist theologian. He was a primary advocate for the idea of presuppositional apologetics and was chairman of the Philosophy Department at Butler University for 28 years.
Gordon Cole FBI Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole is a fictional character on Twin Peaks played by (show co-creator) David Lynch. Cole appeared in a number of episodes throughout the series; he also appeared in the motion picture prequel Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.
Gordon Collection The Gordon Collection at the University of Virginia comprises some 1200 volumes of French books dating from the sixteenth through the nineteenth century. Over 600 were printed before 1600, and many retain their original bindings.
Gordon Dailley Colonel Gordon "Don" Dailley (July 24, 1911 - May 3, 1989) is a Canadian-born ice hockey player who was notable for his achievements while representing Great Britain at international ice hockey competitions. After his hockey career, he had a successful military career, participating in World War II and the Korean War.

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