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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).
Thomas William "Tom" Hiddleston (born 9 February 1981) is an English film, television, radio, and stage actor. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), and he rose to prominence through a number of TV roles and more recently major film roles. He played Loki in the 2011 Marvel Studios film Thor, Captain Nicholls in Steven Spielberg's World War I film War Horse (2011), and also Freddie Page in the British drama The Deep Blue Sea, alongside Rachel Weisz. He played author F. Scott Fitzgerald in the Woody Allen film Midnight in Paris (2011). He returned to his role as Loki in The Avengers (2012) and is set to reprise the character again for Thor 2 (2013).
Hiddleston was born in Westminster, London, to parents Diana Patricia (née Servaes), a former stage manager and arts administrator, and James Norman Hiddleston, a scientist in physical chemistry who was the managing director of a pharmaceutical company. His father is from Greenock, Scotland and his mother from Suffolk, England. He is the middle child with two sisters, Sarah (oldest), a journalist in India, and Emma (youngest), is also an actor. He was raised in Wimbledon, in his early years, and later in Oxford. When Hiddleston was 13, he boarded at Eton College, at the same time that his parents were going through a divorce. "I think I started acting because I found being away at school while my parents were divorcing really distressing." He went on to act at The Dragon School in Oxford, then continued on to the University of Cambridge, where he earned a double first. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2005.
Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA (born 8 January 1942) is a British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author. His key scientific works to date have included providing, with Roger Penrose, theorems regarding gravitational singularities in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black holes should emit radiation, which is today known as Hawking radiation (or sometimes as Bekenstein–Hawking radiation).
He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a lifetime member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and in 2009 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge between 1979 and 2009. Subsequently, he became research director at the university's Centre for Theoretical Cosmology.
Hawking has a motor neurone disease related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a condition that has progressed over the years. He is now almost completely paralysed and communicates through a speech generating device. He has been married twice and has three children. Hawking has achieved success with works of popular science in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general; these include A Brief History of Time, which stayed on the British Sunday Times best-sellers list for a record-breaking 237 weeks.
Actors: Marius Sørvik (producer), Marius Sørvik (director), Marius Sørvik (writer), Marius Sørvik (actor), Kjetil Indregard (actor), Jarl E. Goli (actor), Johan Tinus Lindgren (actor), Sebastian Warholm (actor), Thomas Stene-Johansen (actor), Silje Hagrim Dahl (actress), Erik Skøld (actor), Stephen Ackles (actor), Adele Karoline Dahl (actress), Per Vidar Anfinnsen (producer), Per Vidar Anfinnsen (actor),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Michael Ryan Anderson (actor), Michael Ryan Anderson (producer), Michael Ryan Anderson (writer), Michael Ryan Anderson (director), Michael Ryan Anderson (editor), James Lucas (actor), Zack Bethel (actor), Angad Gangapuram (actor), Matt Harrington (actor), Cameron Adler (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Jonny Beltran (actor), Josh Gannon (miscellaneous crew), Scot Weaver (director), Scot Weaver (producer), Thomas Dalby (actor), Scot Weaver (actor), Scot Weaver (editor), Conor Hamill (actor), Tressa Ohler (actress), Vint Carmona (actor), Kurt Cotton (actor), Joan Estrada (actress), Shaneil Deo (editor), Taylor Lambert (actor), Joe Provost (actor),
Plot: Newhighers is a comedy about two roommates and their loss and pursuit of employment. NEWHIGHERS is a double edge sword. On one edge it's about two roommates and several others being given employment under false pretenses. And on the other edge it's about the total embracement of the weed culture.
Keywords: independent-filmActors: Daniel Woiwode (writer), Daniel Woiwode (director), Daniel Woiwode (editor), Connor W. Anderson (actor), Tina Hartell (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Lily Y. Monteverde (producer), Roselle Y. Monteverde (writer), Lea A. Calmerin (producer), Mhalouh Crisologo (producer), Tonton Gutierrez (actor), Manny Valera (producer), Ernie Zarate (actor), John Lapus (actor), Gina Alajar (actress), Boots Anson-Roa (actress), Roselle Y. Monteverde (producer), Eugene Domingo (actress), Dennis Trillo (actor), Michael Tuviera (writer), Roselle Y. Monteverde (writer),
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Music, Thriller,Actors: Mark Duplass (writer), Kent Osborne (writer), Mark Duplass (actor), Kent Osborne (actor), Joe Swanberg (director), Joe Swanberg (editor), Joe Swanberg (writer), Joe Swanberg (producer), Nathan Adloff (actor), Greta Gerwig (writer), Greta Gerwig (actress), Todd Rohal (actor), Todd Rohal (writer), Kris Swanberg (actress), Andrew Bujalski (actor),
Plot: Hannah is a recent college graduate interning at a Chicago production company. She is crushing on two writers at work, Matt and Paul, who share an office and keep her entertained. Will a relationship with one of them disrupt the delicate balance of their friendship?
Keywords: abs, anti-depressant, apology, bare-breasts, bath, bathtub, beach, beer, bicycle, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationshipActors: Raquel Villavicencio (actress), Brenda M. Bayhon (producer), Josie Tagle (actress), Lui Manansala (actress), Jim Pebanco (actor), Marissa Delgado (actress), Dante Rivero (actor), Bobby Andrews (actor), Richard Gomez (actor), Sharon Cuneta (actress), Charlie Davao (actor), Pinky Amador (actress), Tony Mabesa (actor), Vic del Rosario Jr. (producer), Vicente G. del Rosario III (producer),
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Jamie Foreman (actor), Louise Hodges (actress), David Thewlis (actor), Danny Dyer (actor), Frank Harper (actor), Phil Daniels (actor), Beau Rogers (producer), David Forrest (producer), Simon Channing Williams (producer), Nick Love (writer), Nick Love (writer), Nick Love (director), Nicola Stapleton (actress), Roland Manookian (actor), Edna Doré (actress),
Plot: Charlie is a London youngster who,with his friends,indulges in streaking and petty crime. However he aspires to better himself though his reckless friend Justin ruins his chances of working with his cousin Hector as an estate agent. Another of Charlie's friends Francis learns that his girlfriend has been unfaithful with the older Eddie and seeks revenge but ends up getting run over by Eddie. Justin steals a gun and drags a reluctant Charlie along to kill Eddie,though he only wounds him. The two boys end up on a roof with the police below before their fates are finally settled.
Keywords: baseball-bat, best-friend, black-british, block-of-flats, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, breaking-a-car-window, british, burglary, character-name-in-title, cheating-girlfriendActors: Jonathan Murray (producer), Valerie Bertinelli (actress), Nathan Lomax (miscellaneous crew), Don Davis (miscellaneous crew), Lenore Zann (actress), Ken Hovgaard (miscellaneous crew), Don Davis (composer), Andrew Airlie (actor), Jeffrey Nordling (actor), Merrilyn Gann (actress), Donnelly Rhodes (actor), Britt Irvin (actress), Andrea Roth (actress), Michael Welch (actor), Jeffrey Reiner (director),
Plot: In Alaska, Susannah Stanton and Jesse Stanton divorced two years ago. They have two daughters, the teenager Bridget and the young girl Hannah, and a young son, Sam, and they are good friends. Jesse lives in an isolated ranch, where he receives guests for fishing and tracking, and he depends on his plane to go to the city of Anchorage, where Susannah has a restaurant. They separated because Susannah felt bored and lonely in the ranch. Susannah is dating a lawyer, and their children decide to find a woman for Jesse, sending a letter to a popular magazine called Alaskan Love. He receives a large number of replies, and the children later feel that probably his perfect match is Susannah, and they try to arrange a plan to bring them together.
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