Stephen or Steven ( /ˈstiːvən/) is a masculine first name, derived from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown, garland", in turn from the Greek word "στέφανος", meaning "wreath, crown, honour, reward", literally "that which surrounds or encompasses". In ancient Greece, a wreath was given to the winner of a contest (from which the crown, symbol of rulers derived). The use of the noun was first recorded in Homer's Iliad. The name is significant to Christians: according to the Book of Acts in the New Testament, Saint Stephen was a deacon who was stoned to death and is regarded as the first Christian martyr. The name has many variants, which include Stephan, Stevan, Stefan and Stevon.
In Middle English, the name Stephen or Stephan was pronounced as a bi-syllabic word — Step-hen or Step-han — much like a Scandinavian surname. Steve was pronounced as it is in Modern English. This etymological usage began a decline in the mid-19th century.
Steve is the common short form, while various diminutives such as Stevie are also used. Many family names are derived from Stephen: the most common are Stephens/Stevens and Stephenson/Stevenson (others include Stephen, Stephan, Staphan, Stefan, Stevin and Stever).
Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs (/ˈdʒɒbz/; February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman, designer and inventor. He is best known as the co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Through Apple, he was widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution and for his influential career in the computer and consumer electronics fields. Jobs also co-founded and served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, when Disney acquired Pixar.
In the late 1970s, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak engineered one of the first commercially successful lines of personal computers, the Apple II series. Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of Xerox PARC's mouse-driven graphical user interface, which led to the creation of the Apple Lisa and, one year later, the Macintosh. During this period he also led efforts that would begin the desktop publishing revolution, notably through the introduction of the LaserWriter and the associated PageMaker software.
Stephen "Steve" McClaren (born 3 May 1961) is an English football manager and former player, currently manager of Dutch team FC Twente.
His managerial career began at Middlesbrough in the Premier League, who won the League Cup in 2004 and finished as runners-up in the 2006 UEFA Cup. McClaren then served as manager of England from August 2006 to December 2007. He was sacked after England failed to qualify for the 2008 European Championship. In 2008 McClaren became manager of FC Twente, with whom he won the club's first Eredivisie championship in the 2009–10 season. He then worked as manager of VfL Wolfsburg in Germany between May 2010 and February 2011. After a short spell as manager of Nottingham Forest, he returned to Twente in January 2012.
Despite his successes at Manchester United, where he had been assistant manager to Alex Ferguson from 1999 to 2001, and Middlesbrough, he was vilified by the English media following England's failure to qualify for Euro 2008. He was dubbed 'the wally with a brolly', after his use of an umbrella to protect himself from rain during his final game in charge. McClaren's time in charge at FC Twente saw his professional reputation recover somewhat after he managed them to the Eredivisie title.
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Frankie Bacardo is a normal but very unlucky teenage boy with one very selfish and basic friend Brian 'Hoopo' Hooper. Things always go wrong for Frankie but when he develops a crush on a girl at school named Amanda will his luck turn around?
Brian 'Hoopo' Hooper: Yeah should be a hoot, don't mind a good enchilada.
Amanda: Hey Steve!
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Washington Square Park: an urban refuge of tranquility, entertainment, and social gatherings. Yet, beneath its surface, lies something more: a breeding ground for squirrels, pigeons, dogs - and humans. Indeed, within a former bohemian Mecca for Bob Dylan, Jackson Pollack, & Allen Ginsberg looms an outdoor pick-up scene where the nuance of sexual seduction is displayed on a daily basis. Enter: STEVE. With college graduation fast on approach, Steve's been coldly dumped by his long-time girlfriend. Pondering the stress of his break-up and looming senior thesis, he escapes to historic Washington Square Park, where he soon stumbles upon a "sea of girls," or, more importantly -- a subculture of "Park Shark" pick-up artists who prey on them. Hit by inspiration, Steve quickly devises the perfect thesis topic: a social research study on the Darwinist aspects of outdoor courting techniques. His subjects: a trio of Park Sharks (*Jared, Louis, and Ozzie). Portraying himself the impartial observer, our heartbroken student soon has a goldmine of information on techniques men use to manipulate the female mind. Soon, an odd twist is thrown into the mix upon discovery of a curious new species roaming the land, namely ~a Lesbian pick-up artist. Before long, Steve becomes obsessed with his new subject and a whirlwind of chaos unfolds that threatens to destroy the entire social fabric of the park. What evolves is a dangerous study in mankind's finest...and lowest.
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It's not the crime, it's the cover-up. In small-town, hard-scrabble New Hampshire, foul-mouthed all-talk slacker John "Rugged" Rudgate fancies himself a criminal. When a local plumber stares him down at a pub, Rugged vows revenge, pouring brake fluid in the man's water supply. When the man dies from unrelated causes, Rugged and his side-kick, the even dimmer Jeff, try to cover up what they think is murder. One bad decision begets another.
Keywords: abusive-language, break-in, brother-sister-relationship, cover-up, death, delusion, delusional, dumb-criminal, escape, food-poisoning
From 2 of the writers of Seinfeld
The criminal mind is a terrible thing to waste
It's not the crime, it's the cover-up.
Lagrand: Ooo... Ice.
One philosopher, three womanizers, four love stories
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Dennis' father is suddenly terribly ill and needs a new kidney. Dr. Regens tells him there's no other option than to obtain a new kidney from the organ mafia. The Desperate Dennis follows Regens' advice, travels across the country to buy the kidney and after some trouble is ready to travel back. To keep it fresh, Dennis keeps the kidney in a suitcase full of ice. Now the hardest task begins: transport the kidney back to his father. While the ice keeps melting, the first problem arises when the police do a routine checkup at the border.
Keywords: bus, gunshot, hijack, hospital, ice, kidney, mosquito, police-investigation, sect, suitcase
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While searching for her missing sister in a seedy L.A. strip club, Asaka winds up in the middle of a botched drug deal. When the shooting stops, she, along with naive drug courier Angus are the only ones left alive. They instinctively grab the money and run. But a transmitter in the money bag puts two hit men on their tail, while a former gangster helps them with their getaway.
Keywords: baja-california, chase, drug-dealer, drugs, independent-film, los-angeles-california, mexico, nudity, sex, shootout
They were having a little trouble in L.A. ...Wait 'til they get to MEXICO.
if I had a dog his name would be Steve
and at the end of the day he'd be waiting for me
and he would listen and I would teach
and at the end of two years he would learn how to speak
he'd say
can I
borrow the car tonight
there's a
a dog
down the street that I kind of like
and so everywhere I would go there would be Steve
and on a Sunday afternoon quarter past three
we'd be reading the papers and drinking green tea
when Steve would take of his glasses and look straight at me
he'd say
can you
hand me section two
Steven
you know
My mom has this boyfriend his name is Steve
I want him so very much to die
But he wont - he stands strong, he stays all day long
and he fucks my mom even when she cries
and i want him very much to die
and yet he's still alive
So dear God
I believe in you
Believe in me
and make it come true
and I hope that it happens sometime real soon
and I want him very much to die
yeah i want him very much to die...
... real soon
All right, thanks a lot
Thanks for coming out