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Mira ( /ˈmaɪrə/ or /ˈmɪrə/) also known as Omicron Ceti (ο Ceti, ο Cet), is a red giant star estimated 200-400 light years away in the constellation Cetus. Mira is a binary star, consisting of the red giant Mira A along with Mira B. Mira A is also an oscillating variable star and was the first non-supernova variable star discovered, with the possible exception of Algol. Apart from the unusual Eta Carinae, Mira is the brightest periodic variable in the sky that is not visible to the naked eye for part of its cycle. Its distance is uncertain; pre-Hipparcos estimates centered around 220 light-years, while Hipparcos data suggest a distance of 418 light-years, albeit with a margin of error of ~14%.
Evidence that the variability of Mira was known in ancient China, Babylon or Greece is at best only circumstantial. What is certain is that the variability of Mira was recorded by the astronomer David Fabricius beginning on August 3, 1596. Observing the planet Mercury, he needed a reference star for comparing positions and picked a previously unremarked third-magnitude star nearby. By August 21, however, it had increased in brightness by one magnitude, then by October had faded from view. Fabricius assumed it was a nova, but then saw it again on February 16, 1609.
Andrew Michael "Andy" Milonakis (born January 30, 1976) is an American actor, writer, rapper, and comedian of Greek descent best known for creating and starring in The Andy Milonakis Show on MTV and MTV2.
Milonakis was born with a congenital growth-hormone condition that gives him the outward appearance and voice of an adolescent even though he is an adult in his late-30s. In his high school years at John Jay High School, in Cross River, New York, he would use comedy as a means to cope with incessant bullying.[citation needed] "Humor is a great defense mechanism," says Milonakis. "If you're a serious, fat, young-looking kid, you're not going to be the most popular guy in high school."
As a comedian, Milonakis began dabbling in comedy while working at his tech support job at a Manhattan accounting firm in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In his free time he began taking comedy classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York City and eventually started gaining attention on the internet for the homemade sketches he posted on his website.
Melody Gardot /ɡɑrˈdoʊ/ (born February 2, 1985) is a Grammy-nominated American singer, writer and musician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, though she considers herself a "citizen of the world". She has been influenced by such blues and jazz artists as Judy Garland, Janis Joplin, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Stan Getz and George Gershwin as well as Latin music artists such as Caetano Veloso. Her music has been compared to that of Nina Simone.
Gardot follows the teachings of Buddhism, is a macrobiotic cook and humanitarian who often speaks about the benefits of music therapy. She has visited various universities and hospitals to speak about its ability to help reconnect neural pathways in the brain, improve speech ability, and lift general spirits. In a recent interview she was rumored[citation needed] to be working closely in a university in the United States to help develop a program for music therapy and the management of pain, something she has spoken about establishing in the future on her own.[citation needed]
Actors: DJ Perry (actor), Johnny Williams (actor), Dean Teaster (actor), Ben Fiore (producer), Mark Riccardi (producer), Larry Simmons (producer), Larry Simmons (writer), Larry Simmons (director), April Washko (actress), Niki Cipriano (actress), Ashley Gray (actress), Scott Crossman (actor), Sal Manzo (actor), Thomas Porter (producer), Thomas Porter (writer),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Kristen Anderson-Sauvé (producer), Kristen Anderson-Sauvé (actor), Kristen Anderson-Sauvé (director), Kristen Anderson-Sauvé (writer), Kristen Anderson-Sauvé (producer), Darryl Stogre (director), Darryl Stogre (actor), Aadila Dosani (actor), Jesse Collin (actor), Shane McLean (actor), Mackenzie Lawrence (director), Troy Greenwood (actor), Candice Creelman (producer), Jami Haugen (actor), Tiffany Cuffley (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Short,Actors: Gerald Prince (actor), Lary Campbell (director), Lary Campbell (editor), Lary Campbell (producer), Matt Nicholas (actor), Lary Campbell (writer), Chris Hansen (composer), Tommy Sztubinski (actor), Matt Watkins (actor), Robin Jarrett (actor), Ramón Licairac (actor), Uma Devi (actor),
Plot: 'Now that I've resigned myself to living, how am I going to make something of it? There's a question I ask of myself and ask of everybody who is struggling to heal themselves, everybody who is dealing with AIDS, dealing with being gay, dealing with this painful world: Where is your passion? Why do you love, and what are you doing about it?' These words of Bill T. Jones (Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company) open IT HAD TO BE YOU, a film that looks at three Philadelphia Gayborhood couples, two male of differing generations and one female couple, as they negotiate life, death, love and why we're here.
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Youssef el Deeb (producer), Youssef el Deeb (producer), Youssef el Deeb (writer), Youssef el Deeb (director), Nicolas Mouawad (actor), Carol Ho (editor), Darine el Khatib (actor),
Plot: The relationship of Mira and Omar as they meet, fall in love, bond, and eventually realize a seemingly ideal marriage. Their relationship is ruled by Mira's concepts of love and it's saints, Meditation and Storytelling.
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Daniel Hess (producer), Daniel Hess (editor), Daniel Hess (director), Daniel Hess (writer), Nate Nelson (actor), John Gerner (actor), Shannon Danielle Nelson (actress), Ashley Saville (actor), Geetha Stachowiak (actor), Ashley Golden (actor), Jill Blackburn (miscellaneous crew), Glenda Gaitan (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Tali Barde (actor), Falko Jakobs (editor), Falko Jakobs (producer), Falko Jakobs (director), Falko Jakobs (composer), Falko Jakobs (writer), Falko Jakobs (producer), Lars Ostermann (producer), Lars Ostermann (director), Manfred-Paul Hanig (actor), Lars Ostermann (writer), Lars Ostermann (producer), Sandra Kouba (actress), Klaus-Michael Nix (actor), Evi Amon (actor),
Plot: Catena is a trip through five episodes, each one containing another genre. While all episodes build up on each other and lead to a dramatic climax, the separate parts tell stories on their own. The film portrays the principle of causality and shows how just a little decision can change your life forever - or put an end to it. Catena is a tour de force of drama, comedy, horror, thriller and does contain a love story aswell - a bad and gritty one. In the end, Catena is an indie-film which tries to explore new ways of narration and yet it still can grab the audiences attention just like a chilling tension- and humor-filled flick with its wave at mainstream.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Christopher Cooper (editor), Luke Hansen-MacDonald (writer), Luke Hansen-MacDonald (writer), Luke Hansen-MacDonald (director), Luke Hansen-MacDonald (producer), Luke Hansen-MacDonald (editor), Marc-Anthony Massiah (actor), Beth Garner (actress), Charles Jannasch (writer), Natalie Van Hest (miscellaneous crew), Mathew Joki (producer), Natalie Van Hest (producer), Mathew Joki (writer), Mathew Joki (writer), Natalie Van Hest (writer),
Plot: Finding himself stranded on a deserted island, the amnesiac Calo searches for answers to his past through a series of diary pages that begin to mysteriously appear on the shore. Calo struggles to maintain his sanity when the island proves to be much more than meets the eye.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Kaila Jarmain (producer), Kaila Jarmain (producer), Prithi Gowda (writer), Prithi Gowda (producer), Joe Murphy (editor), Shabari Rao (miscellaneous crew), Ranjit Dutt Urs (actor), Ranjit Dutt Urs (actor), Shrunga B.V. (actor), Mune Gowda (producer), Vijay Kumar (producer), Sathya Munegowda (producer), Shilpa Aashish (costume designer), Claire Hamilton (actress), Ravi Bhat (actor),
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Romance, Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Bob Buchholz (actor), Charley Rossman (actor), Menahem Golan (producer), Leonard Kelly-Young (actor), Frankie Ray (actor), Tracey Merkle (miscellaneous crew), Dave Bean (actor), Michael Meyer (producer), Gerlinde Davidson (actress), Mark Riccardi (actor), Tyler Bowe (composer), Kim Kopf (actress), Rhino Michaels (actor), Deborah Thompson Duda (actress), Carolyn Leone (actress),
Plot: In the year 2200 Earth is under the dictatorship of an evil king, with only a band of intrepid rebels to oppose him. Blaine, one of the rebels, gets himself arrested and sent to prison in search of the true ruler, the kings brother. But the prison is protected by a brutal warlord and his equally sadistic warriors, whom Blain must battle if he ever hopes to find truth and justice.
Keywords: banished-king, banishment, bare-chested-male, bow-and-arrow, capture, car, chase, death, desert, dustActors: Adelaide João (actress), Manuel Cavaco (actor), Armando Cortez (actor), Artur Ramos (director), Ruy de Carvalho (actor), Artur Ramos (writer), Victor de Sousa (actor), Lourdes Norberto (actress), Carlos Santos (actor), Fernanda Borsatti (actress), José Manuel Mendes (actor), José de Carvalho (actor), Armando Branco Alves (actor), José de Castro (actor), Carlos Veríssimo (actor),
Genres: Drama,