A merchant is a businessperson who trades in commodities that were produced by others, in order to earn a profit.
Merchants can be one of two types:
A merchant class characterizes many pre-modern societies. Its status can range from high (the members even eventually achieving titles such as that of Merchant Prince or Nabob) to low, as in Chinese culture, owing to the presumed distastefulness of profiting from "mere" trade rather than from labor or the labor of others as in agriculture and craftsmanship.
In the United States, "merchant" is defined (under the Uniform Commercial Code) as any person while engaged in a business or profession or a seller who deals regularly in the type of goods sold. Under the common law and the Uniform Commercial Code in the United States, merchants are held to a higher standard in the selling of products than those who are not engaged in the sale of goods as a profession.
The UCC also contains a "merchant's confirmation" exception to the Statute of Frauds. The Merchant Confirmation Rule states that if one merchant sends a writing sufficient
Ricky Dene Gervais (/dʒərˈveɪz/; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, director, producer, musician, writer, and former radio presenter.
Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with frequent collaborator Stephen Merchant. In addition to writing and directing the shows, Gervais played the lead roles of David Brent in The Office and Andy Millman in Extras. Gervais has also starred in a number of Hollywood films, assuming leading roles in Ghost Town and The Invention of Lying. He has performed on four sell-out stand-up comedy tours, written the best-selling Flanimals book series and starred with Merchant and Karl Pilkington in the most downloaded podcast in the world as of March 2009,The Ricky Gervais Show.
He has won multiple awards and honours, including seven BAFTA Awards, five British Comedy Awards, two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and the 2006 Rose d'Or, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In 2007 he was voted the 11th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups and again in the updated 2010 list as the 3rd greatest stand-up comic. In 2010 he was named on the TIME 100 list of the world's most influential people.
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The crew of Babylon 5 discover a mysterious artifact of unknown origin. The artifact influences the minds of people aboard the station and endangers the lives of everyone aboard. Takes place during season 4 of the Babylon 5 TV series.
Keywords: 23rd-century, alien, alien-invasion, alien-technology, cult-film, future, number-in-title, outer-space, sequel, space-opera
Alex: I want to thank you for your time, Miss Alexander. You are a lovely young woman. And if I was thirty younger, and you were a little blind in one eye, what a wonderful life we could have together.
Delenn: John, whenever something comes into our proximity that has to do with the unknown, your eyes light up like two tiny suns. And do you know what words these two tiny lights spell out?::Sheridan: What?::Delenn: Mine! Mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine!::Sheridan: Oh, now that is a lie!::Delenn: Minbari do not lie.::Sheridan: Well then it is slander.::Delenn: To be slander, it must be false. That's two down.::Sheridan: Well then it's damned inconvenient.::Delenn: The truth always is.
Security Chief Zack Allan: You are all in violation of security ordinance 22V3A. That means get the hell out of here!
Susan Ivanova: Well, the vultures are starting to circle.::Zack Allan: I thought the vultures only circled after you were dead.::Susan Ivanova: Maybe they know something we don't.
Captain John Sheridan: Well, maybe it's a learning experience for you.::Dr. Elizabeth Trent: If it is, it's a hell of a painful one.::Captain John Sheridan: Ain't no other kind, Dr. Trent.
Susan Ivanova: [upon seeing all the people running around in the docking bay] Do you think anybody would notice if I just... killed a few of them?::Stephen Franklin, M.D.: Well... how many?::Susan Ivanova: I don't know... uh, ten?::Stephen Franklin, M.D.: Oh yeah. They'd notice.::Susan Ivanova: Six?::Stephen Franklin, M.D.: Go for it.
Zack Allan: YOU WERE TRYING TO OPEN UP THE AIRLOCKS! NOW WHY?::Deuce: I - was going to go for a walk.
[first lines]::Sheridan: [voiceover] It was the middle of the Earth year 2261. The year between wars and the beginning of a new age. The Shadow war was over, but there was still a darkness waiting for us at home...
[last lines]::Sheridan: The Vorlons made an error thousands of years ago and we paid the price for it today. Why encourage anyone else to do the same? Hell, we've got more than enough trouble of our own. We don't need to inherit anyone else's mistakes. We got through it alive, and everyone's okay. That's the important thing. And this isn't the kind of problem that's likely to ever happen again.::Lyta Alexander: One mistake. One mistake out of so many. So many others.
Plot
At long last, Aladdin is about to marry the Princess Jasmine. Despite the presence and encouragement of his friends Genie, Carpet, and Abu, he is fearful and anxious. He is most worried as to what kind of father he will be, having never known his own. But when the 40 Thieves disrupt the wedding trying to steal a magical oracular talisman, Aladdin is drawn into a dangerous quest to stop the thieves...and find his long-lost father.
Keywords: 1710s, 18th-century, 2d-animation, anthropomorphic-animal, anthropomorphism, arabian, bird, character-name-in-title, character-shouts-"geronimo", direct-to-video-sequel-to-theatrical-movie
Thief: [singing] Are you out or in?::Smaller Thief: [singing] Make your choice now / Sink or swim?
Genie: [Genie's pointing an elephant towards some thieves] Don't make me use the other end!
Genie: [after elephants run over the Magic Carpet] Oh, they trampled the carpet! That's a little redundant. So this isn't a bad day for you really, is it?
The Magic Oracle: I see all that has been, and all that will be.
Iago: You're a good guy, Cassim. But not *too* good.
Genie: Geronimo! Arapaho! Navajo! Pocahontas.
Genie: And your name is...?::Thor: [with a lisp] I'm Thor.::Genie: You're Thor?::Thor: [with a lisp] Well it hurth.
[Cassim has not showed up at the wedding]::Aladdin: Where IS he?::[Genie changes into Pumbaa from the Lion King]::Genie: Hakuna Matata!::[Changes back]::Genie: Whoa. I was having an out-of-movie experience.
Iago: Allow me to introduce...::[Cassim laughs]::Cassim: The King of Thieves.::[Genie shrieks, then calls on a walkie-talkie]::Genie: All units, we have a Code Red.
Genie: Once again, this whole broadcast has been brought to you by Sand - it's everywhere, get used to it.