The name Robert is a Germanic given name, from hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". It is also in use as a surname.
After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form Robert, where an Old English cognate form (Hrēodbēorht, Hrodberht, Hrēodbēorð, Hrœdbœrð, Hrœdberð) had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian form is Roberto.
In Italy during the Second World War, the form of the name, Roberto, briefly acquired a new meaning derived from, and referring to the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis.
Robert Vadra is an Indian businessman notable as the husband of Priyanka Vadra and also a member of the Nehru-Gandhi family by marriage. He was born to Rajinder and Maureen Vadra on 18 April 1969. Rajinder Vadra hails from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh and Maureen was of Scottish origin (maiden name: McDonagh).
His brother Richard Vadra was found dead in September 2003 at his Vasant Vihar residence, and his sister Michelle died in a car accident in 2001. His father Rajinder Vadra committed suicide on 2 April 2009.
Vadra has been exempted from frisking at airports when travelling with 'other SPG protectees presumably his wife or other family members. The list of such VIPs was compiled and forwarded to the concerned authorities by the Government of India on 26 September 2005. Others on the list include the President, the Prime Minister, former Presidents and PMs and SPG protectees. This move has come under scrutiny since more important entities on the warrant of precedence. BCAS Commissioner S. R. Mehra declined comment.
DeMarcus Cousins (born August 13, 1990) is an American professional basketball player with the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball at the University of Kentucky.
Cousins was named to the 2009 McDonald's All-American Team. He had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Cousins also played in the 2009 Nike Hoop Summit at the Rose Garden in Portland and the Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden where he scored 10 points for the black team. Cousins led LeFlore to the Alabama class 6A Final Four against Hillcrest that beat Austin High School to progress to the state championship; falling short to future college teammate Eric Bledsoe and Parker High School.
Cousins first committed to Alabama-Birmingham on February 28, 2008 but never signed a letter of intent because he wanted to be released if UAB's head coach, Mike Davis, left for another school. Cousins decomitted from UAB and committed to Memphis on March 9, 2009. He reopened his recruitment after then Memphis coach John Calipari was hired at Kentucky. On April 7, 2009, Cousins decided to follow John Calipari to Kentucky. He signed his Letter of Intent on April 15. At Kentucky, Cousins averaged 15.1 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. Led by Cousins and John Wall, the Wildcats reached the Elite Eight of the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
Robert Sacre ((1989-06-06)June 6, 1989) is a Canadian college basketball player from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is currently a Senior at Gonzaga University and is also a member of the Canadian national basketball team.
Sacre was one of the top junior players in Canada. In his junior season, he led Handsworth Secondary School to the British Columbia Provincial Championship; he was named MVP of the title game after scoring 17 points, grabbing 12 rebounds, and blocking four shots. In his senior season, he averaged 25 points, 12 rebounds, and four blocks per game while committing to play NCAA basketball with Gonzaga University.
As a junior player, he participated with the Canadian Junior National team at the 2005 Global Games and 2006 World Championship qualifiers.
Sacre committed to NCAA Division I squad Gonzaga University prior to the 2007-08 season. He came off the bench in his freshman season, averaging nine minutes of action per game in 2007-08. In 2008-09, he broke his foot three games into the season and was later granted a medical redshirt.
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor who made his screen debut in 1970 at the age of five, appearing in his father's film Pound, and has worked consistently in film and television ever since. During the 1980s, he had roles in series such as coming of age films associated with the Brat Pack. His role in Less Than Zero (1987) was the first time Downey's acting would be commended by critics. After Zero, Downey was cast in starring roles in bigger films, such as Air America (1990), Soapdish (1991), and Natural Born Killers (1994). He played Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 film Chaplin, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
Between 1996 and 2001, Downey was frequently arrested on drug-related charges. After being released from the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in 2000, Downey joined the cast of the hit television series Ally McBeal playing the new love interest of Calista Flockhart's title character. His performance was praised and received accolades, but his character was written out when Downey was fired after two drug arrests in late 2000 and early 2001. After one last stay in a court-ordered drug treatment program, Downey finally achieved lasting sobriety and his career began to take off again. He appeared in semi-independent films such as The Singing Detective (2003), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), and A Scanner Darkly (2006). He also had supporting roles in the mainstream films Gothika (2003) and Zodiac (2007). In 2004, Downey released his debut studio album The Futurist.
Robert's appearance is something to behold
Dressed in the finest of store bought clothes
My mamma sews my clothes cause I'm just a poor girl
But Robert is as real as his daddies gold
Robert could have any girl that he wanted
But his feelings for me each day seems to grow
He don't know the reason, that he's so drawn to me
But there is a story that Robert doesn't know
Oh Robert
Oh Robert
Robert is constantly making eyes at me
He misunderstands the feelings we share
There's no way that I can return his glances
But I know the meaning of the feeling that's there
Robert if you knew, there once was a rich boy
In love with a poor girl, long time ago
But the folks of that rich boy, would not let them marry
And I am a symbol of the love that they stole
Oh Robert
Oh Robert
Robert, oh Robert if you only knew
The same blood is flowing in both me and you
That rich boy's your father, but he's also mine
And my mamma's the poor girl that he left behind
Oh Robert
Well, this is Robert
And I'm stoned again
Lights are out
A drink in my hand
I've got everything
What I do not need
And I finally reached
The dark end of the street
Oh. Robert
With a smile on his face
No more sorrows
Here in the mud
No tomorrows
Just a life on drug
My life is damned cold
I really lost my heat
Because I finally reached
The dark end of the street
I don't understand
Whatever I say
I use to talk in a very
Roundabout way
Lies are the trips through
My boaring days
Hoping once to get
Far away
I didn't leave footprints
Wherever I've been
I call it the value
Of not to be seen
Nobody knows me
A directory I don't need
It's rather lonely
At the dark end of the street
(Lötzsch , Vollbehr , Schlüter)
Robert sitzt vor´m Fernseher
Doch das macht ihn nicht an
Jeden Abend derselbe Mist hier
Jeden Abend dasselbe Programm
Und er träumt wie es wohl wär´
Wenn er ein Mädchen hätte
So eine wie die Gisela
So eine richtig Nette
Das hast du dir doch selbst verbaut
Gisela die hat dir vertraut
Doch dann kamst du mit deiner Eifersucht
Und schlugst das arme Mädchen in die Flucht
Du bist mit ihr nie ausgegangen
Damit hat es damals angefangen
Du hattest immer Angst davor
Sie trifft mal einen anderen Mann
Doch Robert bitte stell dir mal vor
Den traf sie auch so
Und du bist schuld daran
Das hast du dir doch selbst verbaut
Gisela die hat dir vertraut
Doch dann kamst du mit deiner Eifersucht
Und schlugst das arme Mädchen in die Flucht
Neulich hast du sie mal wieder geseh´n
Vor´m Tschibo-Kaffeestand
Mittlerweile ist sie dick und rund
Und hat zwei Kinder und´n Schäferhund
Und plötzlich fühlt sich Robert nicht mehr allein
Denn so eine wie die Gisela
Die muß es wirklich nicht sein
Robert calls me on the telephone
He wants to make sure that I'm still at home
He pauses a second, mouths a silent prayer
It's nice to know that someone really cares
At all
His hands are planted and they're gonna stay
It's good as gone and very so far away
You say you want it want it want it
Opportunity is what you make
Whoa yea
Now its getting late oh
Your shoulders are moving, oh
And tell me where you're going, oh
Tell me where you're going, oh
Step foot out of this lonely house
You don't have to turn around, no
But tell me where you're going, oh
Tell me where you're going, oh
Robert keep your hands dry
Robert keep your hands out of sight
Now its getting late, oh
I can see straight through your skin
To your bones
And I know where you're going, oh
I know where you're going, oh
Robert keep your hands dry
Robert keep your hands out of sight
Robert keep your hands dry