A regent, from the Latin regens, "[one] reigning", or regency council is a person or group of persons selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. The period of rule of a regent or regents is referred to as a regency.
In a monarchy, a regent usually governs due to one of these reasons, but may also be elected to rule during the interregnum when the royal line has died out. This was the case in Finland and Hungary, where the royal line was considered extinct in the aftermath of World War I. In Iceland, the regent represented the King of Denmark as sovereign of Iceland until the country became a republic in 1944.
In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795), kings were elective, which often led to a fairly long interregnum. In the interim, it was the Lithuanian Roman Catholic Primate (the Archbishop of Vilnius) who served as the regent, termed the "interrex" (Latin: ruler "between kings" as in ancient Rome).
In the small republic of San Marino, the two Captains Regent, or Capitani Reggenti, are elected semi-annually (they serve a six-month term) as joint heads of state and of government.
Nick & Simon is a Dutch singer-songwriter duo composed of: Simon Keizer (1984) and Nick Schilder (1983). They gained lots of success in their home country the Netherlands in 2006. Their latest album "Luister" ("Listen") went double platinum in 4 months. In June 2011 they tried to find 'The American Dream' in their own TV docu show: Nick & Simon, The American Dream.
Nick had his first appearance on TV on Idols, the Dutch version of Idol, where he became 11th. With his good friend Simon, they began to perform together. Nick and Simon were the most booked artists in the Netherlands in 2007.
The duo were coaches in the first and the second season of The Voice of Holland.
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Based on the classic Hasbro naval combat game, Battleship is the story of an international fleet of ships who come across an alien armada while on Naval war games exercise. An intense battle is fought on sea, land and air. What do the aliens want?
Keywords: .50-calibre-sniper-rifle, admiral, afghanistan-veteran, air-base, air-strike, aircraft-carrier, alien, alien-contact, alien-invasion, american-flag
The battle for Earth begins at sea.
The Battle for Earth Begins at Sea
Admiral Shane: Put the force at weapons posture one, warning red, weapons tight. I want everything loaded.
[from trailer]::Alex Hopper: Where do we find him?::Crew Member: Just fished him right out of the water.
Sam: You ready for this?::Alex Hopper: I'm going to walk up to him. Look at him right in the eyes.::Sam: What are you going to say?::Alex Hopper: Your daughter is the best thing that has happened to me in my entire life.It would be an honor to have your permission to marry her.
[as the alien ship prepares to fire on them]::Alex Hopper: We only have one round left?::Captain Yugi Nagata: Yeah.::Alex Hopper: It was an honor serving with you, Captain.::Captain Yugi Nagata: The honor was mine.
Petty Officer Cora 'Weps' Raikes: [aiming a cannon at the alien soldier] Mahalo, motherf...::[BOOM!]
Cal Zapata: [hyperventilating] I told them that something like this would happen, that if something did find us, it would be like Columbus and the Indians, or the Incas and the Conquistadors, and they said, "Oh, no, they'll be sweet..."
[first lines]::Title Card: In 2005, scientists discovered a distant planet believed to have a climate nearly identical to Earth.::Title Card: In 2006, NASA built a transmission device five times more powerful than any before it, and a program to contact the planet began.::Title Card: It was known as The Beacon Project.
Convenience Store Owner: It's too late to eat a burrito. Too much complex carbs.
Boatswain Mate Seaman Jimmy 'Ordy' Ord: Is this a super secret surprise Navy exercise? Cuz if so, they've gone way to far.
Alex Hopper: You men have given so much to your country, and no one has the right to ask any more of you... but I'm asking.::Old Salt: What do you need, son?::Alex Hopper: I need to borrow your boat.
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After the death of 11 climbers, Austrian Heinrich Harrer (Brad Pitt) decides to add glory to his country and to the German pride by climbing Nanga Parbat in British India, and leaves his expectant wife behind. Egoist and a loner, he does not get along with others on his team - but must bend to their wishes after bad weather threatens them. Then WWII breaks out, they are arrested and lodged in Dehra Dun's P.O.W. Camp. He attempts to break out in vain several times, but finally does succeed along with Peter Aufschnaiter (David Thewlis), and end up in the holy city of Lhasa - a place banned to foreigners. They are provided food and shelter, and Peter ends up marrying a tailor, Pema Lhaki, while Heinrich befriends the Dalai Lama. He meets regularly to satiate the child's curiosity about the world, including Jack the Ripper and 'yellow hair'; in return he is exposed to teachings of Lord Buddha and even constructs a movie theater, while getting news of the end of the war; his divorce; and his son's refusal to communicate. But nothing will prepare him for the devastation about to descend when Communist China decides to attack, leading to the deaths of over 1 million Tibetans, destruction of over 6000 monasteries, and betrayal from their very own people.
Keywords: 1930s, adventurer, austria, avalanche, based-on-autobiography, based-on-book, bonding, box-office-flop, buddha, buddhism
At the end of the world his real journey began.
Heinrich Harrer: Ugh! Butter tea, it was never my cup of tea.::[Peter begins to pour another cup]::Heinrich Harrer: No, no, no. One was enough.::Peter Aufschnaiter: [continues pouring] Yes. We must follow the custom. A fresh cup of tea is poured for the loved one departing.::[picks up the tea]::Peter Aufschnaiter: No, no, no, no, no. It sits untouched, waiting for his return.
Dalai Lama: We have a saying in Tibet: If a problem can be solved there is no use worrying about it. If it can't be solved, worrying will do no good.
[On the Himalayas]::Heinrich Harrer: A place rich with all the strange beauty of your nighttime dreams.
Construction worker: In a past life this worm could have been your mother.
Dalai Lama: Do you think someday people will get Tibet on their movie screens and wonder what happened to us?
Heinrich Harrer: I have nothing to do with your silly war.
Ngawang Jigme: Hello, my friend. We did what was best for our country, for Tibet.::Heinrich Harrer: On the way to Lhasa I would see Tibetans wearing those jackets. 'Chinese soldiers very nice. Give food, clothes and money. Very nice.' It's strange to me that something so harmless as a jacket can symbolize such a great lie.::Ngawang Jigme: After all these years you still don't understand our Tibetan ways. To return a gift is unforgivable.::Heinrich Harrer: A man who betrays his culture shouldn't preach about its customs. There was a time I would have wished you dead but your shame will be your torture and your torture will be your life. I wish it to be long.
Heinrich Harrer: In my humble opinion, this is ridiculous.::Peter Aufschnaiter: Well, then, since you're so humble, we won't ask your opinion.
Dalai Lama: ...You can not ask a devout people to disregard a precious teaching.::Heinrich Harrer: Yes but Your Holiness, with due respect, erm, we can't possibly [laughs] I'm sorry, but we can't possibly save all the worms! Not if you want a theater in this lifetime.::Dalai Lama: You have a clever mind. Think of a solution. And in the meantime you can explain to me, what is an elevator.
Heinrich Harrer: It's strange to me that something so harmless as a jacket could symbolize such a great lie.
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A school laboratory accident mixes one student's vitamin cereal mix with Dexter Riley's chemical experiment. When the kids decide to dispose of the mess to their neighbor's cow, they learn that the cereal gave the cow the super-strength to give a massively vast supply of milk. When they try it out on themselves, they discover that the stuff gives any human superhuman strength for a few minutes. The school sees this as the thing needed to save their school from closure, as the Dean makes a deal with his relative who owns the company that makes the cereal for financial support, unaware that it was Dexter's chemical which was solely responsible for the strength. When her competitor learn of this deal, he hires two criminals to stop it.
Keywords: blue, cereal, college, cow, laboratory, laboratory-accident, medfield-college, milk, potion, school
The biggest dumb-bell on campus... and the secret formula got it off the ground!
Mercedes: Professor Quigley's here to pick up his severence check.::Dean Higgins: Professor Quigley, hmm? Well you inform Professor Quigley that we don't give out severence checks anymore.::Dean Higgins: But we always give out severance checks.::Dean Higgins: Well, we don't anymore! We just ran out of money!
Dean Higgins: I *know* he's on his way but so's Christmas
Dean Higgins: I know he's been kidnapped. How do I know? Because he's been gone for the last three hours looking for his dog.::The Policewoman: Sir, a boy looking for his dog isn't so unusual.::Dean Higgins: It is when the dog got back two hours and forty-five minutes ago.
Dean Higgins: You're crushing perfectly good vitamins to give to a cow?::Schuyler: That's right.
The Policewoman: Dean Higgins, here's a thought, if the dog came back in only fifteen minutes, why don't you send the dog out to look for the boy?
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A school laboratory accident mixes one student's vitamin cereal mix with Dexter Riley's chemical experiment. When the kids decide to dispose of the mess to their neighbor's cow, they learn that the cereal gave the cow the super-strength to give a massively vast supply of milk. When they try it out on themselves, they discover that the stuff gives any human superhuman strength for a few minutes. The school sees this as the thing needed to save their school from closure, as the Dean makes a deal with his relative who owns the company that makes the cereal for financial support, unaware that it was Dexter's chemical which was solely responsible for the strength. When her competitor learn of this deal, he hires two criminals to stop it.
Keywords: blue, cereal, college, cow, laboratory, laboratory-accident, medfield-college, milk, potion, school
The biggest dumb-bell on campus... and the secret formula got it off the ground!
Mercedes: Professor Quigley's here to pick up his severence check.::Dean Higgins: Professor Quigley, hmm? Well you inform Professor Quigley that we don't give out severence checks anymore.::Dean Higgins: But we always give out severance checks.::Dean Higgins: Well, we don't anymore! We just ran out of money!
Dean Higgins: I *know* he's on his way but so's Christmas
Dean Higgins: I know he's been kidnapped. How do I know? Because he's been gone for the last three hours looking for his dog.::The Policewoman: Sir, a boy looking for his dog isn't so unusual.::Dean Higgins: It is when the dog got back two hours and forty-five minutes ago.
Dean Higgins: You're crushing perfectly good vitamins to give to a cow?::Schuyler: That's right.
The Policewoman: Dean Higgins, here's a thought, if the dog came back in only fifteen minutes, why don't you send the dog out to look for the boy?
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A school laboratory accident mixes one student's vitamin cereal mix with Dexter Riley's chemical experiment. When the kids decide to dispose of the mess to their neighbor's cow, they learn that the cereal gave the cow the super-strength to give a massively vast supply of milk. When they try it out on themselves, they discover that the stuff gives any human superhuman strength for a few minutes. The school sees this as the thing needed to save their school from closure, as the Dean makes a deal with his relative who owns the company that makes the cereal for financial support, unaware that it was Dexter's chemical which was solely responsible for the strength. When her competitor learn of this deal, he hires two criminals to stop it.
Keywords: blue, cereal, college, cow, laboratory, laboratory-accident, medfield-college, milk, potion, school
The biggest dumb-bell on campus... and the secret formula got it off the ground!
Mercedes: Professor Quigley's here to pick up his severence check.::Dean Higgins: Professor Quigley, hmm? Well you inform Professor Quigley that we don't give out severence checks anymore.::Dean Higgins: But we always give out severance checks.::Dean Higgins: Well, we don't anymore! We just ran out of money!
Dean Higgins: I *know* he's on his way but so's Christmas
Dean Higgins: I know he's been kidnapped. How do I know? Because he's been gone for the last three hours looking for his dog.::The Policewoman: Sir, a boy looking for his dog isn't so unusual.::Dean Higgins: It is when the dog got back two hours and forty-five minutes ago.
Dean Higgins: You're crushing perfectly good vitamins to give to a cow?::Schuyler: That's right.
The Policewoman: Dean Higgins, here's a thought, if the dog came back in only fifteen minutes, why don't you send the dog out to look for the boy?
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Midvale College is in fear of losing it's college football team. The players have grades lower than the norm. Judge Holmesby, the team's biggest fan, is at a loss for what to do. Enter Merlin Jones, a bright college student, and his nephew Stanley, an intelligent chimpanzee. The judge wants Merlin to create an "honest way to cheat". Merlin uses "sleep learning" to help the players pass their exams. This saves the college football program from being banished, but not for long...the college is tempted to receive a $1 million dollar check from a Mr. Astorbilt. The catch is though the college must get rid of football. Judge Holmesby finds Darius Green III, who will pay $10 million dollars to the college if they can get a man to fly under his own power. The task is in Merlin's hands again. Can Merlin win the day and save the football team?
Keywords: beach-boys, chimpanzee, college, college-football, donation, escaped-mental-patient, medfield-college, midvale-college, monkey-actor, rival
More fun than a barrel of teenagers!
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Midvale College is in fear of losing it's college football team. The players have grades lower than the norm. Judge Holmesby, the team's biggest fan, is at a loss for what to do. Enter Merlin Jones, a bright college student, and his nephew Stanley, an intelligent chimpanzee. The judge wants Merlin to create an "honest way to cheat". Merlin uses "sleep learning" to help the players pass their exams. This saves the college football program from being banished, but not for long...the college is tempted to receive a $1 million dollar check from a Mr. Astorbilt. The catch is though the college must get rid of football. Judge Holmesby finds Darius Green III, who will pay $10 million dollars to the college if they can get a man to fly under his own power. The task is in Merlin's hands again. Can Merlin win the day and save the football team?
Keywords: beach-boys, chimpanzee, college, college-football, donation, escaped-mental-patient, medfield-college, midvale-college, monkey-actor, rival
More fun than a barrel of teenagers!
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In the small European country of Avania, the King, who is only a child, is more interested in the arriving American cowboy show led by Bill Stevens than he is about affairs of the state. After meeting Bill, the King requests that a rodeo be held at the castle. The two begin a friendship based on Bill seeing in the King what he himself was like when he was a child. When the Regent of Avania abducts the King and his governess Marianne in an elaborate and widespread conspiracy to overthrow the King, Stevens puts on a real live wild west show to save the pair and maintain the monarchy as it should be. In doing so, Bill also hopes to demonstrate a wider perspective of life the American way.
Keywords: 1930s, abduction, action-hero, american, american-indian, arena, b-movie, balcony, boy-king, bull
[opening title card]::Title Card: Somewhere in Europe nestles the country of Avania ~ A small nation with the manner of a mighty kingdom.
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A ruthless coach (Pat O'Brien) creates turmoil at a college by hiring players (Lyle Talbot) and alienating students (Dick Powell). Along the way, the coach loses his wife (Ann Dvorak) to a grandstanding player. Inside look at college football of the 1930s replete with fake grades, non-student players, and the importance of football to a college's reputation.
Keywords: accidental-death, american-football, chemistry, college, ethnic-stereotype, fistfight, football-coach, fund-raising, infidelity, marital-separation