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A bit (a contraction of binary digit) is the basic capacity of information in computing and telecommunications; a bit represents either 1 or 0 (one or zero) only. The representation may be implemented, in a variety of systems, by means of a two state device.
In computing, a bit can be defined as a variable or computed quantity that can have only two possible values. These two values are often interpreted as binary digits and are usually denoted by the numerical digits 0 and 1. The two values can also be interpreted as logical values (true/false, yes/no), algebraic signs (+/−), activation states (on/off), or any other two-valued attribute. The correspondence between these values and the physical states of the underlying storage or device is a matter of convention, and different assignments may be used even within the same device or program. The length of a binary number may be referred to as its "bit-length."
In information theory, one bit is typically defined as the uncertainty of a binary random variable that is 0 or 1 with equal probability, or the information that is gained when the value of such a variable becomes known.
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and The Massacre (2005). His album Get Rich or Die Tryin' has been certified eight times platinum by the RIAA.
Born in the South Jamaica of Queens, New York City, Jackson began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. After leaving drug dealing to pursue a rap career, he was shot at and struck by nine bullets during an incident in 2000. After releasing his album Guess Who's Back? in 2002, Jackson was discovered by rapper Eminem and signed to Interscope Records. With the help of Eminem and Dr. Dre, who produced his first major commercial successes, Jackson became one of the world's highest selling rappers. In 2003, he founded the record label G-Unit Records, which signed several successful rappers such as Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo.
David William Donald Cameron (pronunciation: /ˈkæmərən/; born 9 October 1966) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Leader of the Conservative Party. He represents Witney as its Member of Parliament (MP).
Cameron studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Oxford, gaining a first class honours degree. He then joined the Conservative Research Department and became Special Adviser to Norman Lamont, and then to Michael Howard. He was Director of Corporate Affairs at Carlton Communications for seven years.
He was defeated in his first candidacy for Parliament at Stafford in 1997, but was elected in 2001 as the Member of Parliament for the Oxfordshire constituency of Witney. He was promoted to the Opposition front bench two years later, and rose rapidly to become head of policy co-ordination during the 2005 general election campaign. With a public image of a youthful, moderate candidate who would appeal to young voters, he won the Conservative leadership election in 2005.
Actors: Ashlie Rhey (actress), Shauna O'Brien (actress), Miriam Cutler (composer), Mike Tristano (miscellaneous crew), Charla Driver (actress), Charla Driver (producer), William Knight (actor), Tony Mark (editor), Bobby Johnston (actor), Richard W. Munchkin (director), Gabi Endicott (miscellaneous crew), De'Ann Power (actress), Brad Linaweaver (actor), Doug Jeffery (actor), Steve Tymon (actor),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Robert Minkoff (actor), Clancy Brown (actor), Ally Sheedy (actress), Antony Gibbs (editor), Rick Rosenthal (actor), Rick Rosenthal (director), Sean Penn (actor), Alan Ruck (actor), Esai Morales (actor), Bill Conti (composer), Jason Gedrick (actor), Sioux Richards (miscellaneous crew), Reni Santoni (actor), Billy Higgins (miscellaneous crew), Marty Hornstein (producer),
Plot: A delinquent held in juvenile detention for the murder of a noted youth gang member awaits a showdown with the dead man's vengeful brother in the deadly prison environment.
Keywords: accidental-death, acid, assault, bare-chested-male, blood, blood-on-face, booby-trap, boxer-shorts, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, bullyActors: Jack Low (actor), Paul Cavanagh (actor), Ethan Laidlaw (actor), James Best (actor), Harry Hines (actor), Richard Boone (actor), Claude Akins (actor), Edmund Cobb (actor), John Dierkes (actor), Robert Easton (actor), Stanley Blystone (actor), Roy Glenn (actor), Peter Graves (actor), Van Heflin (actor), Lee Marvin (actor),
Plot: A group of Confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. To get the lie of the land, their leader spends a few days in the town and finds he is getting drawn into its life and especially into that of an attractive widow and her son.
Keywords: bank-robbery, based-on-novel, civil-war, escape, prisoner-of-war, street-shootoutActors: Gerald Mohr (actor), Francis McDonald (actor), Morris Ankrum (actor), David Bond (actor), Jeff Chandler (actor), Robert Barrat (actor), Tony Curtis (actor), Leon Belasco (actor), Roy Gordon (actor), Harry Guardino (actor), Reed Hadley (actor), Chuck Hamilton (actor), Victor Jory (actor), Henry Corden (actor), Hugh O'Brian (actor),
Plot: In medieval Persia, Kashma Baba is a military cadet by day and a roisterer by night. The morning after a rowdy banquet, Kiki, an escaped slave, takes shelter under Kashma's roof. Word comes that the wicked Caliph is looking for her; but Kashma, by this time in love, flees with her to his father's palace. Alas, there's more to Kiki than meets the eye. Will the evil schemers succeed? The sons of the Forty Thieves to the rescue!
Keywords: arabian, character-name-in-titleActors: Craig Reynolds (miscellaneous crew), George Chandler (actor), Jackie Cooper (actor), Gus Schilling (actor), Dave Willock (actor), Sarah Selby (actress), Mary Pickford (producer), Charles 'Buddy' Rogers (producer), Cy Endfield (writer), Raoul Kraushaar (composer), Cy Endfield (director), Phil Arnold (actor), Alvin Hammer (actor), Emory Parnell (actor), Ralph Peters (actor),
Plot: Ernie (Jackie Cooper), manager of an apartment house that allows no children, finds himself evicted when his wife, Peg (Meg Randall as Gene Roberts), becomes pregnant. With the help of an imaginary stork and a large department store, he institutes a boycott against the apartment house.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Leonard Carey (actor), Henry Armetta (actor), Kirby Grant (actor), Harry Barris (actor), Eric Blore (actor), Edward Brophy (actor), Jimmy Aubrey (actor), Heinie Conklin (actor), Jimmy Conlin (actor), Louis Da Pron (actor), William B. Davidson (actor), Jimmie Dodd (actor), Eddie Dunn (actor), Ralph Dunn (actor), Mauritz Hugo (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Musical,Actors: Edward Peil Sr. (actor), Edmund Mortimer (actor), Eugene Pallette (actor), James Burke (actor), Ray Milland (actor), Leif Erickson (actor), Jimmy Conlin (actor), Jack W. Johnston (actor), Cecil Kellaway (actor), Charles Lane (actor), Eddie Dunn (actor), George Chandler (actor), Paul McVey (actor), Edward McWade (actor), Mikhail Rasumny (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: William Arnold (actor), Ernie Adams (actor), Ray Bennett (actor), Raymond Brown (actor), Harry A. Bailey (actor), George Chesebro (actor), Edmund Cobb (actor), Jack Daley (actor), Harry Depp (actor), Edward Earle (actor), Budd Fine (actor), Joseph W. Girard (actor), Roger Gray (actor), Thurston Hall (actor), Chuck Hamilton (actor),
Plot: Following a long investigation, Police Detective-Lieutenant Anthony "Tony" Roberts becomes convinced that there is some powerful unknown-master-mind leader behind the gangs of crooks who are terrorizing the city, and it has something to do with paroled convicts. He sets up a scheme with his supervisor to have himself shamed by being demoted to a patrolman, and then caught in the act of receiving bribe-money from a racketeer. He is convicted and sent to prison, and the manner in which his parole is arranged leads him, dangerously, to the secret-head of the gang.
Keywords: 1930s, b-movie, big-city, bribe, convict, criminal, crook, demotion, detective, dump-truckActors: Billie Bennett (actress), Tom Dugan (actor), Irving Bacon (actor), Harry Bowen (actor), Eddie Quillan (actor), James Donlan (actor), Georgie Billings (actor), Kit Guard (actor), Arthur Hoyt (actor), Tom Keene (actor), Charles Clary (actor), Vince Barnett (actor), Robert McWade (actor), John T. Murray (actor), Georgia Caine (actress),
Plot: Willie, as an assistant window-dresser, is the lowest man on the totem pole at a department store. To add insult-to-injury Willie is also the store's designated 'Fired Man."; when a disgruntled customer demands that somebody-must-be-fired, Willie is summoned and summarily fired, only to be rehired when the now-satisfied customer has departed. Willie inadvertently adopts a four-year-old orphan at a cost of ten-dollars a week, and things go from bad to worse since Willie doesn't make ten-dollars a week. But, with the help of Mary, a beautiful young nurse, Willie manages to turn some corners and improve his lot in life, albeit with some skids along the way.
Keywords: 1920s, adoption, angry-customer, archive-footage, boss, cabaret, cafe, cigarette-smoking, co-worker, customerActors: Frank Albertson (actor), James Cruze (actor), Tully Marshall (actor), Charles Ogle (actor), Guy Oliver (actor), Ernest Torrence (actor), Ethel Wales (actress), Lois Wilson (actress), Jesse L. Lasky (producer), Jack Cunningham (writer), Hugo Riesenfeld (composer), James Cruze (director), Tim McCoy (miscellaneous crew), Alan Hale (actor), J. Warren Kerrigan (actor),
Plot: Two wagon caravans converge at what is now Kansas City, and combine for the westward push to Oregon. On their quest the pilgrims will experience desert heat, mountain snow, hunger, and indian attack. To complicate matters further, a love triangle develops, as pretty Molly must chose between Sam, a brute, and Will, the dashing captain of the other caravan. Can Will overcome the skeleton in his closet and win Molly's heart?
Keywords: based-on-novel, ménage-à-trois, partially-lost-film, silent-film