Nigel (pronounced /ˈnaɪdʒəl/) is an English masculine given name. The name is derived from the Latin Nigellus. This Latin word would seem to derive from the Latin niger, meaning "black"; however this is thought to be an example of an incorrect etymology created by French speaking clerics, who knew Latin as well, to translate the Norman first name Neel in the Latin written documents. Indeed, the Latin word nigellus gave birth to Old French neel (modern nielle), meaning “black enamel” (same word as niello) and it explains the confusion, because the clerics believed it was the same etymology as the first name Neel, spelled the same way.
In fact, the Old Norman first name Neel (modern surname Néel) derives itself from the Norse Njáll. The Norse Njáll, in turn, is derived from the Gaelic Niall. The English Nigel is commonly found in records dating from the Middle Ages, however it was not used much before being revived by 19th century antiquarians, such as Sir Walter Scott who published The Fortunes of Nigel in 1822. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published Sir Nigel in 1905/06. Nigel was a common name for boys born in England and Wales during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s (see below).
Nigel Paul Farage ( /ˈfærɑːʒ/, FARR-ahzh; born 3 April 1964, Farnborough, Kent), is a British politician and is the Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), a position he also held from September 2006 to November 2009. He is a Member of the European Parliament for South East England and co-chairs the Eurosceptic Europe of Freedom and Democracy group.
Farage is a founding member of the UKIP, having left the Conservative Party in 1992 after they signed the Maastricht Treaty. Having unsuccessfully campaigned in European and Westminster parliamentary elections for UKIP since 1994, he gained a seat as an MEP for South East England in the 1999 European Parliament Election — the first year the regional list system was used — and was re-elected in 2004 and 2009. Farage describes himself as a libertarian and rejects the notion that he is a conservative.
In September 2006, Farage became the UKIP Leader and led the party through the 2009 European Parliament Election in which it received the second highest share of the popular vote, defeating Labour and the Liberal Democrats with over two million votes. However he stepped down in November 2009 to concentrate on contesting the Speaker John Bercow's seat of Buckingham in the 2010 general election.
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Michelle, Olivia and Lizzie were best friends in university. A team. But that was 30 years ago. One failed marriage, an empty nest and stalled careers-is there really life after 50? Each woman dreads an upcoming reunion and thinks the others are richer, happier and more successful. When the truth is revealed, the women reunite to become the women they once were and could be again.
Keywords: best-friend, classmate, number-in-title, reunion
It's never too late to live your dreams
It's not what you are. It's what they think you have
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A drama centered on three people who are haunted by mortality in different ways. George (Damon) is a blue-collar American who has a special connection to the afterlife. On the other side of the world, Marie (de France), a French journalist, has a near-death experience that shakes her reality. And when Marcus (Frankie/George McLaren), a London schoolboy, loses the person closest to him, he desperately needs answers. Each on a path in search of the truth, their lives will intersect, forever changed by what they believe might-or must-exist in the hereafter.
Keywords: 2004-indian-ocean-earthquake-and-tsunami, afterlife, artificial-respiration, audiobook, author, autograph, bar, bare-chested-male, black-lingerie, blackberry
Touched by death. Changed by life.
Dr. Rousseau: You know, as a scientist and atheist my mind was closed to such things. Oh, absolutely. Afterlife, near-death experiences Like everyone else, I thought people saw bright lights, Eden-like gardens and so forth because they were culturally conditioned to do so. But after 25 years in a hospice working with people, many of whom were pronounced dead but then miraculously survived. the account of what they actually experienced were so strikingly similar it couldn't just be coincidence. And add to that the fact that when they had these experiences they were almost all unconscious, a state in which my enemies agree the brain cannot create fresh images.::Marie Lelay: So you think I really did experience something?::Dr. Rousseau: Oh, yes.I think you experienced death.
Billy: [about George] He said, "A life that's all about death is no life at all."
George Lonegan: Sometimes, I mean you know, knowing everything about someone, it seems nice, but really, maybe it's better to hold stuff back.
George Lonegan: I'm sorry, I'm losing him now. He's leaving. He wants to leave.::Marcus: No, Jase. Don't go. You can't. [starts crying] Don't leave me. I don't wanna be here without you. Please, Jase, don't go. I miss you.::George Lonegan: Okay, he came back. He's here. He says if you're worried about being on your own, don't be. You're not. Because he is you and you are him. One cell. One person. Always.
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Prodigals - a film about growing up and understanding responsibility. Prodigals, follows three inner city teenagers as they struggle to cope in an unfriendly world. Kelly thinks she is in love with Ryan. After her mother's new boyfriend moves in Kelly leaves to live with Ryan in his council flat. However freedom really means new responsibilities and their relationship soon begins to crack under the strain. Leon, is going to be a famous music producer, however his step-father wants the music turned low and his homework done. After a bitter fight Leon leaves home only to find that his friends and older brother don't have the time to look after him.
Keywords: black-british, inner-city-youth, london-england, parent-child-relationship, urban-setting
It's hard out there, are you ready?
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Unjustly expelled from Harvard when a stash of cocaine is found in his possession, Matt moves to London to live with his sister and her husband Steve. He is quickly introduced to Steve's chirpy, cock-sure younger brother Pete. Initially, Pete is reluctant to get acquainted with Matt and allow him to tread around the capital city with him because he may be seen by others as an 'outsider', but after a heavy drinking session with him and his mates he quickly changes his opinion of him. On the way back from a football match, Matt is viciously accosted by a gang of Birmingham City thugs, until Pete and his friends step in and save him. It is from here that Matt learns the truth about Pete and his friends- they are football hooligans, operating the GSE (Green Street Elite) 'firm.' Initially afraid of the violence, Matt soon ends up becoming as desensitized to it as his new found friends - but as events roll on, suspicion, shocking revelations and unsettled scores combine to a devastating climax where London's most fierce football rivals - Millwall and West Ham United - are set to go head to head.
Keywords: abuse, aggression, airport, alcohol, american-abroad, american-in-the-uk, anglo-american-relations, archenemy, assault, bar-fight
Stand Your Ground And Fight.
When the whistles blow, blood will flow
Just think of someone you hate.
Stand Your Ground
Pete Dunham: You don't run, not when you're with us... You stand your ground and fight!
Matt Buckner: Pete Dunham's life taught me there's a time to stand your ground, and his death taught me there's a time to walk away.
Matt Buckner: I've never lived closer to danger, but I've never felt safer. I've never felt more confident, and people could spot it from a mile away. And as for this, the violence? I gotta be honest - it grew on me. Once you've taken a few punches and realize you're not made of glass, you don't feel alive unless you're pushing yourself as far as you can go.
[last lines]::Matt Buckner: [singing] I'm forever blowing bubbles / Pretty bubbles in the air / They fly so high / They reach the sky / And like my dreams they fade and die / Fortune's always hiding, I've looked everywhere / I'm forever blowing bubbles, pretty bubbles in the air. / United! United!
Matt Buckner: Was that a terrorist attack? What happened here?::Shannon Dunham: Welcome to match-day madness. Tottenham was in town last night.
Pete Dunham: So, I'm guessing you're not much of a fighter.::Matt Buckner: Fighter? That's probably the first fight I ever had.::Pete Dunham: You call that a fight?
Bovver: [Pete and Matt walk into the pub] Jesus, you two attatched at the fucking hip or what?::Pete Dunham: Leave it out Bov, it's getting old.::Bovver: Nah, I'm starting to wonder about you two. I mean if I didn't know any better I'd say you was a couple of gay boys.::Pete Dunham: Bov, we've known each other a long time yeah? I trust you more than any other bloke I know, but you're getting dangerously close to crossing the line with me. If you got a problem then it's your fucking problem, not mine. But if you wanna discuss it further, we can go outside.
Matt Buckner: You know the best part? It isn't knowing that your friends have your back. It's knowing that you have your friends' back.
Keith: So he's a Yank, AND an undercover "journo", looks like we'll have to give the boy two funerals.
Shannon Dunham: Once he finds out his golden boy got kicked out of Harvard, he'll dive headfirst into an empty swimming pool.
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Two days in the bizarre life of narcissistic, drugged-up yuppie Alex DeMello, as he attempts to uncover the sinister secrets of his demonic company superiors, but ends up losing his briefcase, his car, his friends, and his mind. During his trip across the bad side of the city, he stumbles across car-wrecking psychopaths, all-seeing telephone operators, a knife-wielding skate-boarder, and finally his indestructible corporate rival. A dark, dream-like psychological thriller about urban paranoia, yuppie greed, corporate manipulation, mind-altering substances, sex, death, betrayal, and a cuddly toy called Mr Buttons.
He's not a bad guy, really... he's just misunderstood.
We're only making plans for Nigel
We only want what's best for him
We're only making plans for Nigel
Nigel just needs a helping hand
And if young Nigel says he's happy
He must be happy, he must be happy,
He must be happy in his world
We're only making plans for Nigel
He has his future in a fist of steel
We're only making plans for Nigel
Nigel's whole future is as good as sealed
And if young Nigel says he's happy
He must be happy, he must be happy,
He must be happy in his world
Nigel is nice spoken and he loves to speak
And he likes to be spoken to
Nigel is happy in his world
Nigel is happy in his world
We're only making plans for Nigel
We only want what's best for him
We're only making plans for Nigel
Nigel just needs a helping hand
And if young Nigel says he's happy
He must be happy, he must be happy,
He must be happy in his world
We're only making plans for Nigel
We only want what's best for him
We're only making plans for Nigel
I was the rudest boy
From Kingston to Spanish town
Me run many a constabulary
Down to the ground.
Me mother bow her head in shame
When she would mention my name
What do I care I'm headed for
The Rudeboy Hall of Fame
Summer in Jam
(Jamaica)
Down the streets begin to bubble
The wicked sun beats down
While jobless youth just look for trouble
This is the Jam Down
That the tourist never see
In contrast to the dreadful ghetto
Is the limbo party
I've got no time man to sit and to brew
This corner is mine
'Cause I'm the rudest of the rude
The root of the ruthless