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The second (SI unit symbol: s) is the International System of Units (SI) base unit of time and also a unit of time in other systems (abbreviated s or sec). Between 1000 (when al-Biruni used seconds) and 1960 the second was defined as 1/86,400 of a mean solar day (that definition still applies in some astronomical and legal contexts). Between 1960 and 1967, it was defined in terms of the period of the Earth's orbit around the Sun in 1900, but it is now defined more precisely in atomic terms. Seconds may be measured using mechanical, electric or atomic clocks.
However, 19th- and 20th-century astronomical observations revealed that this average time is lengthening and thus the sun–earth motion is no longer considered a suitable basis for definition. With the advent of atomic clocks, it became feasible to define the second based on fundamental properties of nature. Since 1967, the second has been defined to be:
SI prefixes are frequently combined with the word second to denote subdivisions of the second, e.g., the millisecond (one thousandth of a second), the microsecond (one millionth of a second), and the nanosecond (one billionth of a second). Though SI prefixes may also be used to form multiples of the second such as kilosecond (one thousand seconds), such units are rarely used in practice. The more common larger non-SI units of time are not formed by powers of ten; instead, the second is multiplied by 60 to form a minute, which is multiplied by 60 to form an hour, which is multiplied by 24 to form a day.
Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter and occasional actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and later was the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.
In 2003, Clarkson released her debut album, Thankful, which was a commercial success and established herself in the pop music industry. The release of its first single, "A Moment Like This" (2002), broke The Beatles' record for the biggest leap to number one, from 52, in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. After parting ways with her management, Clarkson developed a more rock-oriented music with the release of her critically acclaimed sophomore album, Breakaway (2004), which sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and which garnered Clarkson more worldwide success as a pop rock artist. The album's single, "Because of You" (2005), became the best-selling single by an Idol contestant worldwide. In 2007, Clarkson took full creative control for her third album My December, which had a more rock-inspired sound and was met with controversy and moderate success. Clarkson later returned to a more pop-oriented sound with All I Ever Wanted (2009), which became a commercial and critical success. The album's lead single, "My Life Would Suck Without You" (2009), surpassed "A Moment Like This"'s record for the biggest leap to number one on a single week in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, a milestone it still holds today. Furthermore, it also became her first number one single in the United Kingdom. Clarkson's fifth studio album, Stronger, was released in 2011, containing elements from synthpop, R&B and country music. The album's single, "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" (2012), became her longest number one single and eventually became her best-selling single in the United States.
Actors: Liz Smith (actress), Joseph Conrad (writer), Harvey Keitel (actor), William Morgan Sheppard (actor), Stacy Keach (actor), David Puttnam (producer), Robert Stephens (actor), Tom Conti (actor), Keith Carradine (actor), Pete Postlethwaite (actor), Alun Armstrong (actor), Edward Fox (actor), Albert Finney (actor), Ridley Scott (director), William Hobbs (actor),
Plot: Set during the grand, sweeping Napoleonic age, an officer in the French army insults another officer and sets off a life-long enmity. The two officers, D'Hubert and Feraud, cross swords time and time again in an attempt to achieve justice and preserve their honor.
Keywords: 1800s, 1810s, 19th-century, adventure-hero, arranged-marriage, augsburg-germany, bachelor, based-on-short-story, blood, bloodActors: Lindsay Shonteff (producer), Lindsay Shonteff (director), David Robb (actor), Peter Halliday (actor), Noel Johnson (actor), Linda Marlowe (actress), Alan Lake (actor), Graham Ashley (actor), Edina Ronay (actress), Roland Oliver (actor), Bruce Lidington (actor), Howard Nelson (actor), Jason Kemp (actor), Elizabeth Gray (producer), Michael O'Malley (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Astrid Bodin (actress), Sten Ardenstam (actor), Georg Skarstedt (actor), Torsten Lilliecrona (actor), Nils Asther (actor), Carl-Axel Elfving (actor), Jan Malmsjö (actor), Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt (actor), Karl Erik Flens (actor), Göthe Grefbo (actor), Manne Grünberger (actor), Gösta Krantz (actor), Arne Källerud (actor), Birger Lensander (actor), Siv Ericks (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Kenner G. Kemp (actor), Eric Alden (actor), Harry Antrim (actor), Richard Keene (actor), Douglas Carter (actor), John Beal (actor), Harry Cheshire (actor), Ralph Brooks (actor), Paul Bryar (actor), Sayre Dearing (actor), Jimmie Dundee (actor), Howard Freeman (actor), Jack Gargan (actor), Jerry James (actor), Arthur Kennedy (actor),
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Plot: Amber St Clair means to get on in life and despite a poor background knows she has the assets to do it. Husbands, lovers, prison and a liaison with King Charles II form a tapestry of apparently calculating ups and downs, although in fact the one love of her life, Bruce Carlton, is never far from Amber's thoughts.
Keywords: 1660s, 17th-century, ambition, based-on-novel, character-name-in-title, duel, england, fire, foundling, king-charles-iiActors: Cyril Delevanti (actor), James Craven (actor), Jean De Briac (actor), Robert Adler (actor), Edmund Breon (actor), Ted Billings (actor), Robert Anderson (actor), Leonard Carey (actor), Leo G. Carroll (actor), Patrick Aherne (actor), Jimmy Ames (actor), Gordon B. Clarke (actor), Robert Coote (actor), Harry Cording (actor), Leslie Denison (actor),
Plot: Amber St Clair means to get on in life and despite a poor background knows she has the assets to do it. Husbands, lovers, prison and a liaison with King Charles II form a tapestry of apparently calculating ups and downs, although in fact the one love of her life, Bruce Carlton, is never far from Amber's thoughts.
Keywords: 1660s, 17th-century, ambition, based-on-novel, character-name-in-title, duel, england, fire, foundling, king-charles-iiActors: Aurora Cortés (actress), David Silva (actor), Hernán Vera (actor), Ramón G. Larrea (actor), Salvador Quiroz (actor), Roberto Cañedo (actor), Fernando Soto (actor), Carlos López Moctezuma (actor), Ignacio Peón (actor), Héctor Mateos (actor), Alberto Catalá (actor), Antonio Padilla 'Pícoro' (actor), José Pardavé (actor), Víctor Parra (actor), María Gentil Arcos (actress),
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Genres: Drama,Actors: Murray Alper (actor), Tony Martin (actor), John Arledge (actor), Harry Bowen (actor), Willie Best (actor), Maurice Cass (actor), Spencer Charters (actor), Barlowe Borland (actor), James Donlan (actor), Leslie Fenton (actor), James Gleason (actor), John Carroll (actor), Mike Lally (actor), Frank Marlowe (actor), Frank Mills (actor),
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Keywords: african-american, amateur-detective, based-on-novel, black-stereotype, central-park-manhattan-new-york-city, cigar-smoking, detective, detective-series, disability, forgeryActors: Pete Morrison (miscellaneous crew), Andy Clyde (actor), Mack Sennett (producer), Hampton Del Ruth (writer), Harry McCoy (writer), Earle Rodney (writer), John A. Waldron (writer), Earle Rodney (director), Ernie Alexander (actor), Harry Gribbon (actor), Jack Hill (actor), James B. Leong (actor), Charles Sullivan (actor), Marjorie Beebe (actress), Patsy O'Leary (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Short,