Holland
Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. The term Holland is also frequently used as a pars pro toto to refer to the whole of the Netherlands. This usage is generally accepted but disliked by Dutch people in the other parts of the Netherlands.
From the 10th century to the 16th century, Holland proper was a unified political region, a county ruled by the Counts of Holland. By the 17th century, Holland had risen to become a maritime and economic power, dominating the other provinces of the Dutch Republic.
Today, the former County of Holland consists of the two Dutch provinces of North Holland and South Holland, which together include the Netherlands' three largest cities: country capital Amsterdam; seat of government The Hague; and Rotterdam, home of Europe's largest port.
Pliny the Elder (AD 23–79) referred to this region as the land between the Helinium and Flevo ("inter Helinium ac Flevum"), the names of the mouths into which the Rhine divided itself, the first discharging its waters in the Mosa in the neighbourhood of Brielle and the second into "the lakes of the north" (present IJsselmeer). The name Holland first appeared in sources in 866 for the region around Haarlem, and by 1064 was being used as the name of the entire county. By this time, the inhabitants of Holland were referring to themselves as "Hollanders".Holland is derived from the Middle Dutch term holtland ("wooded land").[citation needed] This spelling variation remained in use until around the 14th century, at which time the name stabilised as Holland (alternative spellings at the time were Hollant and Hollandt). Popular, but incorrect etymology holds that Holland is derived from hol land ("hollow land") and was inspired by the low-lying geography of Holland.[citation needed]
Julian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL (born 24 January 1958) is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer, and television presenter. He was a founder of the band Squeeze (1974-1980 & 1985-1990) and his work has involved him with many artists including Sting, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, David Gilmour, Magazine and Bono.
Holland is a published author and appears on television shows besides his own and contributes to radio shows. In 2004, he collaborated with Tom Jones on an album of traditional R&B music. He currently hosts Later... with Jools Holland, a music-based show aired on BBC2, on which his annual show Hootenanny, is based.
His great grandfather came from Ireland.
Holland played as a session musician before finding fame, and his first studio session was with Wayne County & the Electric Chairs in 1976 on their track "F*ck Off."
Holland was a founding member of the British pop band Squeeze, formed in March 1974, in which he played keyboards until 1981 and helped the band to achieve millions of record sales, before pursuing his solo career.
Robert Anthony Plant, CBE (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer and songwriter best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin. He has also had a successful solo career. In 2007, Plant released Raising Sand, an album produced by T-Bone Burnett with American bluegrass soprano Alison Krauss, which won the 2009 Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 51st Grammy Awards.
With a career spanning more than 40 years, Plant is regarded as one of the most significant singers in the history of rock music, and has influenced contemporaries and later singers such as Freddie Mercury and Axl Rose. In 2006, heavy metal magazine Hit Parader named Plant the "Greatest Metal Vocalist of All-Time". In 2009, Plant was voted "the greatest voice in rock" in a poll conducted by Planet Rock. In 2011, a Rolling Stone readers' pick placed Plant in first place of the magazine's "Best Lead Singers of All Time".
Plant was born in the Black Country town of West Bromwich (then in Staffordshire now in West Midlands) to parents Robert C. who worked as a civil engineer and Annie C. (Cain) Plant, but grew up in Kidderminster, in Worcestershire. Plant gained an interest in singing and rock and roll music at an early age.
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Sal Lucido is a banker and he prides himself in not being a part of the Mafia. After all, his uncle Dominic runs the west coast operations of La Cosa Nostra, while his cousin Andy cooks the books. But Sal discovers a dark secret, sending him on a path of revenge as he forms La Stidda - a Fifth Mafia. Mark Harris has a wife, two children, and a growing business as an International financial consultant. Tragically, he loses it all. In an attempt to turn his life around, he becomes a special agent for the FBI. Through high tech bank fraud, the Fifth Mafia steals hundreds of millions of dollars at will - sending La Cosa Nostra and the FBI to Guatemala City in search of Sal. Who will find him first?
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Clement Moloch is a doctor but instead of using his skills to heal; he uses them to torture. He works for governments including the U.S. who wants insurgents dealt with. Now several of his victims want him dead and after several attempts fail. Holland, a retried killer for hire, is informed of the death of an old friend who was trying to kill Moloch. Holland initially stating that he is retired doesn't take the job. But he changes his mind. He asks for woman and a child to accompany him so that he could appear to be a family man. And the woman who goes with him is the wife of his friend, who brings her daughter along. When Holland arrives he notices that Moloch is heavily protected so he starts by taking out his people.
Keywords: action-hero, anti-hero, assassination, bare-chested-male-bondage, based-on-book, based-on-novel, beating, blood, blood-splatter, bounty-hunter
In the execution of justice there is no executioner like BRONSON
Most criminals answer to the law. The world's most savage executioner must answer to Bronson.
Holland: He knows we're here.::Rhiana Hidalgo: How could you tell?::Holland: He didn't ask.
Randolph, Molloch's Bodyguard: This is not your usual tourist attraction.::Holland: We're not usual tourists. You know what I mean?::Randolph, Molloch's Bodyguard: Aha... Life just gets dull and nothing like a little variety to spice things up.::Holland: That's right. Nancy and me, we come from a small town up in Nebraska. And we always have to go someplace else for excitement and variety, you know?::Randolph, Molloch's Bodyguard: Bart, just what kind of excitement are you looking for?::Holland: You know, me and Nancy, we've been into a lot of things. We learned tricks you wouldn't believe. We've been into things like wife-swapping... You married?::Randolph, Molloch's Bodyguard: No, I'm divorced. But remember, three's a company and four is definitely a crowd. Man, I am down for anything or anybody.::Holland: Three is all right with me.::Randolph, Molloch's Bodyguard: It's definitely all right with me.::Randolph, Molloch's Bodyguard: You got a place?::Holland: You bet.
Rhiana Hidalgo: What are you going to do?::Holland: I'm gonna rattle his cage. And when he sticks his neck out, I'll nail him.
Dr. Hector Lomelin: Changed your mind, eh?::Holland: Yeah, let's do it.::Dr. Hector Lomelin: We haven't discussed your fee.::Holland: Oh well, don't worry about it. I don't want the money.
Rhiana Hidalgo: You read lips?::Holland: Yes.::Rhiana Hidalgo: I'm sorry. I now realize I was mistaken.::Holland: Decided I don't look like a killer?::Rhiana Hidalgo: I've decided I should keep my opinions to myself.
Colonel Victor Aristos: Ah, Clement, a pleasure. And my dear senora Molloch. Please be seated.::Dr. Clement Molloch: Why are we here, Aristos?::Colonel Victor Aristos: Relax, Clement. May I offer you a drink?::Claire, Molloch's Sister: Just mineral water.::Colonel Victor Aristos: There is a problem, Clement. The Council for Central American States has just concluded its meetings in Costa Rica.::Claire, Molloch's Sister: Hypocrites. Every government represented condems my brother publicly and then welcomes him privately.::Colonel Victor Aristos: They have called for another meeting and study of human rights violations.::Dr. Clement Molloch: Human rights violations? There is no such thing. There is only the security of the state and those who'd undermine that security.::Colonel Victor Aristos: We must play the game.::Claire, Molloch's Sister: What are you suggesting?::Colonel Victor Aristos: A move.::Claire, Molloch's Sister: My brother had a great deal to do with making this country secure, Victor. If his work should have earned us a welcome anywhere, it's here.::Colonel Victor Aristos: I only reflect my president, senora.
Cripple: Hey, mister, do you want some dope?::Holland: Er?::Cripple: I said, dope. Do you want any?::Holland: Do you have elephant?::Cripple: Heh?::Holland: Do you have Mingtoydop?::Cripple: Heh?::Holland: I guess you don't.
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An American submarine leaves Tierra Del Fuego, and one of its crew has secretly brought aboard a container full of poisonous snakes which escape storage and bite key personnel on the submarine, causing an accident that cripples the vehicle so that it drops to the bottom of the Southern Ocean. Worse still, the snakes are still at large on the submarine and complicate the efforts of the crew to escape the sunken vessel.
Keywords: accident, animal-attack, investigation, ocean, serpent, snake, submarine, trapped, u-boat, underwater
The tamings...The desires...The furies...of the Old South!
See! Feel! Taste! The Bloody Whip of Truth!
For the slave - courage knew no chains - For the master - desire knew no colour in the savage world of the Old South!
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Holland, a shy retiring man, dreams of being rich and living the good life. Faithfully, for 20 years, he has worked as a bank transfer agent for the delivery of gold bullion. One day he befriends Pendlebury, a maker of souvenirs. Holland remarks that, with Pendlebury's smelting equipment, one could forge the gold into harmless-looking toy Eiffel Towers and smuggle the gold from England into France. Soon after, the two plant a story to gain the services of professional criminals Lackery and Shorty. Together, the four plot their crime, leading to unexpected twists and turns.
Keywords: armored-car, armored-car-robbery, bank, banker, bicycle, brazil, caper, caper-comedy, car-chase, career-criminal
He stole $3,000,000 in gold and that's a lot of BULLion!
The men who broke the bank - and lost the cargo!
Henry Holland: I was a potential millionaire, yet I had to be satisfied with eight pounds, fifteen shillings, less deductions.
Neighbor: Ah, Holland, heh heh, the man of millions! What'd you get away with today? Got any spare ingots for an old pal? Ha ha, you'll be the death of me, Holland!::Henry Holland: I sincerely trust so.
[Henry Holland is reading aloud to the elderly Mrs. Chalk from a book titled YOU'D LOOK SWELL IN A SHROUD]::Henry Holland: Where did we get?::Mrs. Chalk: Duke Milligan was about to take a gander at Mickey the Greek's hideout.::Henry Holland: Oh yes, here we are. "I handed my fedora to a hatcheck girl with all that Venus de Milo had got and then more, and I was admiring the more when I glimpsed something in the back of this frail that set my underwear creeping up on me like it had legs."::Mrs. Chalk: I know that feeling well.::Henry Holland: "A guy had soft-shoed out of the door from the gaming room as quiet as a snake on tip-belly, and I didn't need my case history of Smiling Abe Montana to know that sonny boy was his number-one triggerman, Ricky the Filipino."::Mrs. Chalk: I thought it was Little Boy Shultz who carried the rod for Mr. Montana.::Henry Holland: It was, Mrs. Chalk, but surely you remember? Montana found Shultz taking liberties with that lady.::Mrs. Chalk: Yes, yes, they took him for a ride. Only last night, wasn't it? Oh, I must be getting old. Read on, Mr. Holland.
Pendlebury: I propagate British cultural depravity.
Pendlebury: By Jove, Holland, it's a good job we're both honest men.::Henry Holland: It is indeed, Pendlebury.
Pendlebury: Guns, yes. It's essential we're armed. Here we are. Here's yours.::Henry Holland: Is it loaded?::Pendlebury: Yes. It's a present from Margate. It fires a stick of rock.
Henry Holland: I must apologize, gentlemen, for the somewhat informal manner in which we effected our introduction, but my colleague and I have a certain proposition which we'd like to put to you. I might almost call it a gilt-edged proposition, although paradoxically it does entail a measure of risk. However, when I quote the anticipated dividend, I'm sure that you will both agree with me that the...::[There is a noise at the open window]::Pendlebury: Not another one, surely.::Henry Holland: Tell him we're suited.
Turner: Paris, eh? You're stepping out, Holland. Wonderful, isn't it, what a little extra money will do?::Henry Holland: Yes, it's going to make a big difference to me.
[on the day before Holland and his associates are to carry out the robbery, he has a chat with his boss Turner, who thinks that the subject is over Holland's forthcoming promotion]::Turner: And, erm, here's the order for tomorrow's consignment. Somewhat larger that I expected: 212 bars.::Henry Holland: That won't worry me, sir.::Turner: Dependable to the last. I'm going to miss you, Holland.::Henry Holland: You're very kind, sir. I shall always have the happiest memories of the dear old bullion office.::Turner: Has Mr. Applecrumby spoken to you about your holiday?::Henry Holland: Yes, sir. I'm going to Paris.::Turner: Paris, hey? You're stepping out, Holland. Wonderful isn't it, what a little extra money will do?::Henry Holland: Yes, it's going to make a big difference to me.
[just as he is planning the robbery, Holland is told that he is being promoted to another department]::Henry Holland: I'm too old to change my views now, sir.::Turner: Nonsense. You're never too old to better oneself. Think of what you can do with an extra 15 shillings a week.::Henry Holland: But sir, I like the bullion office. It holds all I ever wished for.::Turner: The trouble with you, Holland, if I may speak frankly, is that you do not have enough ambition. When a good opportunity comes along grab it with both hands. May not occur again.::Henry Holland: Very good, sir. I'll follow your advice.::[Holland leaves in order to put his plans for the robbery into motion]
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On a cruise to Cuba, Lulu Smith falls in love with Bob Grover. Back home, she breaks off the romance when he tells her he is married. Lulu has a baby, but doesn't tell Bob, who turns out to be a rising politician. She passes herself off as the baby's nanny. When Bob learns what is going on, he adopts the little girl, not telling his wife or anyone else where she came from. Lulu gets a job at a newspaper. Things get complicated when the editor gets the dirt on Grover, but also wants to marry Lulu.
Keywords: adoption, advice-columnist, childbirth, city-editor, confession, cruise, dancing, detective, disability, district-attorney
Her Greatest Dramatic Role !
Holland: The longer they no, the harder they yes!