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Nickel ( /ˈnɪkəl/ NI-kəl) is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel belongs to the transition metals and is hard and ductile. Pure nickel shows a significant chemical activity that can be observed when nickel is powdered to maximize the exposed surface area on which reactions can occur, but larger pieces of the metal are slow to react with air at ambient conditions due to the formation of a protective oxide surface. Even then, nickel is reactive enough with oxygen so that native nickel is rarely found on Earth's surface, being mostly confined to the interiors of larger nickel–iron meteorites that were protected from oxidation during their time in space. On Earth, such native nickel is always found in combination with iron, a reflection of those elements' origin as major end products of supernova nucleosynthesis. An iron–nickel mixture is thought to compose Earth's inner core.
The use of nickel (as a natural meteoric nickel–iron alloy) has been traced as far back as 3500 BC. Nickel was first isolated and classified as a chemical element in 1751 by Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, who initially mistook its ore for a copper mineral. The element name comes from a mischievous sprite of German miner's mythology, Nickel (similar to Old Nick), that personified the fact that copper-nickel ores resisted refinement into copper. Nickel's most important modern ore minerals are laterites, including limonite, garnierite, and pentlandite. Major production sites include Sudbury region in Canada (which is thought to be of meteoric origin), New Caledonia in the Pacific and Norilsk in Russia.
William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), better known by his stage name Rick Ross (often stylized as RICK RO$$), is an American rapper. He derived his stage name from the drug trafficker "Freeway" Ricky Ross, to whom he has no connection. Ross founded the record label Maybach Music Group, on which he released his studio albums Deeper Than Rap and Teflon Don, Ross was also the first artist signed to Diddy's management company Ciroc Entertainment. In early 2012, MTV named Ross as the Hottest MC In The Game.
William Leonard Roberts II was born in Coahoma County, Mississippi. and raised in Carol City, Florida, near Miami. After graduating from Carol City Senior High School, he later attended the historically black college Albany State University on a football scholarship.
After being signed to Suave House Records, former label for rap duo 8Ball & MJG, he eventually signed a deal with Slip-n-Slide Records, which has been under the Def Jam umbrella since 2006. While signed to Slip-n-Slide, Ross toured with fellow rapper Trick Daddy and made guest performances on other Slip-n-Slide albums.
Actors: Christopher Dane (actor), Lauren Shein (actress), Rob Westwood (composer), David M. Reynolds (actor), David M. Reynolds (writer), David M. Reynolds (director), Mark Ruddick (actor), Scott Chester (actor), Daniel Drew (actor), Simon Ball (actor), Jack Plumbley (actor), Eve Hazelton (editor), Dan Porosa (actor), Timothy Bevan (actor), Tim Burke (actor),
Genres: Action, Drama, Horror,Actors: Krista Johnston (miscellaneous crew), Artine Brown (actor), Benjamin Ayres (actor), Donny James Lucas (actor), Jon Funk (actor), Jacob Medjuck (actor), Graem Beddoes (actor), Sophie Olson (actress), Max Lloyd-Jones (actor), Victor Ayala (actor), Damon Gregory (actor), Andrew Adolphus (composer), Andrew Adolphus (editor), Shohan Felber (actor), Melissa Veszi (actress),
Plot: When he wakes up, Sol's only concern is getting out for a cup of coffee and cigarettes without waking up his girlfriend Jen. But after joining his roommates on a spree of armed robbery, shoot outs and kidnapping, his life is starting to be a lot more rewarding. That is until Jen gives him an ultimatum- Life with her or life with crime. Now, Sol must question his actions, and the life he has chosen, and he starts to look for a way out. But when he's offered a higher position in the organization, will he be strong enough to walk away?
Keywords: urbanActors: Michael Brandner (actor), Dan van Husen (actor), Ralph Herforth (actor), Christian Kahrmann (actor), Andreas Schäfer (composer), Jürgen Knoll (costume designer), Antonio Wannek (actor), Robert Viktor Minich (actor), Werner Daehn (actor), Klaus Stiglmeier (actor), Arno Ortmair (producer), Aaron Hildebrand (actor), Franjo Marincic (actor), Olga Kolb (actress), Gandi Mukli (actor),
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: Bruce Hopkins (actor), Ketzal Sterling (director), Ketzal Sterling (actor), Ketzal Sterling (producer), Ketzal Sterling (writer), Elizabeth McRae (miscellaneous crew), Gunner Ashford (miscellaneous crew), Karl Burnett (actor), Adrian Tan (producer), Simon Prast (actor), Vincent Lovrich (miscellaneous crew), Vincent Lovrich (producer), Vincent Lovrich (actor), Rob Warner (miscellaneous crew), Richard A. Strom (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Mike has the girl, the time and the place. The problem is he doesn't have the ring. Before Mike has an opportunity to propose his engagement ring is stolen. Mike is desperate to recover it. He and his friends have one hour to get the ring back and make the date with his "beloved" Emma before all is lost. It is not long before it is revealed that Mike and his friends are not all that they seem. You move you die is a dark comedy filmed with a real time story. Get ready for a film with a unique dose of reality
Keywords: auckland-new-zealand, dark-comedy, death, engagement, fight, gangster, heist, high-octane, hold-up, laundromatActors: Joe Kraemer (composer), Thomas Kopache (actor), Paul J. Alessi (actor), Paul J. Alessi (producer), George Williams (actor), Christopher Pizzo (miscellaneous crew), Shane Free (miscellaneous crew), Alfonso Freeman (actor), Dylan Kussman (actor), Justin Huen (actor), Gavin Franks (producer), Jennifer McManus (costume designer), Daniel Hagen (actor), Paul Osborne (writer), Paul Osborne (producer),
Plot: Between 11:50 and 12:00 noon, a crime is commited. In the same ten minute period, we follow the lives of the ten people, all connected to this crime. As we see each person's point of view, we are propelled closer and closer to the truth of what exactly happened...and why.
Keywords: alarm-clock, apostrophe-in-title, blood, corporate-take-over, double-cross, female-assassin, female-nudity, gangster, gay-couple, gay-kissActors: Arye Gross (actor), Ron Dean (actor), Courteney Cox (actress), Mik Scriba (actor), Alicia Accardo (miscellaneous crew), Doug Savant (actor), Luciano Saber (actor), Eva Quiroz (actress), Ned Schmidtke (actor), Kirk R. Thatcher (actor), Nathan Davis (actor), Susan Kaufmann (costume designer), David E. Russo (composer), Dennis Cockrum (actor), Robert J. Wilson (producer),
Plot: A crowd of guys in their 20's spend most of their time hanging out. It's Christmas time in the early 1990's and the guys all begin to think it's about time they went about their lives without the comfort of the diner.
Keywords: 1990s, christmas, independent-filmActors: Jean-Paul Muel (actor), Didier Bénureau (actor), Anne-Marie Pisani (actress), Jim Adhi Limas (actor), Dominique Segall (miscellaneous crew), Didier Bénureau (actor), Serge Riaboukine (actor), Jean-Claude Leguay (actor), Hervé Schneid (editor), Ged Marlon (actor), Guy Lecluyse (actor), Serge Spira (actor), Muriel Combeau (actress), Thierry Fortineau (actor), Philippe Guez (producer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Fritz Umgelter (director), Cordula Trantow (actress), Maria Körber (actress), Stefan Behrens (actor), Rolf Unkel (composer), Hermann Treusch (actor), Gisela Fritsch (actress), Dirk Galuba (actor), Uta Hallant (actress), Helga Krauss (actress), Irene Rodrian (writer), Felix Knemöller (actor), Heinz Gerlach (actor), Jan Kollwitz (actor), Petra Grund (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Wolfgang Schleif (director), Nella Nannuzzi (editor), Charles Borromel (actor), Renato Montalbano (actor), Edoardo Toniolo (actor), Francesco De Masi (composer), Michael Cramer (actor), Luisella Boni (actress), Hermann Kugelstadt (director), Corrado Annicelli (actor), Alfredo Medori (director), Nuccia Cardinali (actress), Heinz Bothe-Pelzer (writer), Heinz Bothe-Pelzer (writer), Silvia Simon (actress),
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Keywords: based-on-play, hypnotism, murder