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Coordinates: 51°12′26″N 2°39′07″W / 51.2073°N 2.6519°W / 51.2073; -2.6519
Wells is a cathedral city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England, on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. Although the population recorded in the 2001 census is 10,406, it has had city status since 1205. It is the second smallest English city in terms of area and population after the City of London although, unlike the latter, Wells is not part of a larger metropolitan conurbation, and is consequently described in some sources as being England's smallest city.
The name Wells derives from the three wells dedicated to Saint Andrew, one in the market place and two within the grounds of the Bishop's Palace and cathedral. There was a small Roman settlement around the wells, but its importance grew under the Saxons when King Ine of Wessex founded a minster church in 704, around which the settlement grew. Wells became a trading centre and involved in cloth making before its involvement in both the English Civil War and the Monmouth Rebellion during the 17th century. In the 19th century, transport infrastructure improved with stations on three different railway lines.
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (July 16, 1862 – March 25, 1931) was an African American journalist, newspaper editor and, with her husband, newspaper owner Ferdinand L. Barnett, an early leader in the civil rights movement. She documented lynching in the United States, showing how it was often a way to control or punish blacks who competed with whites. She was active in the women's rights and the women's suffrage movement, establishing several notable women's organizations. Wells was a skilled and persuasive rhetorician, and traveled internationally on lecture tours.
Ida B. Wells was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862, just before President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Her father James Wells was a carpenter and her mother was Elizabeth "Lizzie" Warrenton Wells. Both parents were enslaved until freed under the Proclamation, one year after she was born.
Ida’s father James was a master at carpentry and known as a "race man", someone who worked for the advancement of blacks. He was very interested in politics, and was a member of the Loyal League. He attended public speeches and campaigned for local black candidates, but he never ran for office. Her mother Elizabeth was a cook for the Bolling household before her death from yellow fever. She was a religious woman who was very strict with her children. Wells' parents took their children's education very seriously. They wanted their children to take advantage of having the opportunity to be educated and attend school.
Actors: Cristhian Andrews (actor), James Gandolfini (actor), Brad Garrett (actor), Kevin Cannon (actor), Wendy Cohen (miscellaneous crew), Mark Johnson (producer), Christopher McDonald (actor), Steven Van Zandt (producer), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (actor), Paul Thornton (actor), Peter Conboy (actor), Lisa Lampanelli (actress), Veronica Milagros (actress), Sidney Wolinsky (editor), Catherine Marie Thomas (costume designer),
Plot: On a train, Keith and Mick chat about the blues and the Rolling Stones are born. Douglas and Joe chat in front of a New Jersey music store, and a band is born: as Douglas's sister tells us, it's one of many that don't make it. We follow Douglas from high school (1963-64), when he sees himself as a loser, into the band, playing drums and singing backup - then as the front man. There are tensions, a breakup, an audition in front of a major player, and decisions. Douglas pursues Grace, a country-club gal with hip sensibilities who believes in him. There's also his father, working class, wanting Douglas to apply himself as he watches his own life fill with regrets.
Keywords: 1960s, african-american, art, audition, band, blues, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, brawl, christmas-dinner, christmas-presentActors: Robert Naumoff (writer), Kim Hateley (actress), Kristin Holland (actor), Robert Naumoff (director), Christopher Hall (editor), Kasey Gambling (actor), Christopher Hall (producer), Jeff Brownrigg (actor), Lee McCallaghan (actor), Pankaj Sharama (actor),
Plot: Terry, an Australian Political Activist and Journalist, crashes a UN conference held in Mumbai. Amidst the political spectacles, and American seductress, Angela, meets Terry in the lobby and leads him to her room. An unforeseen bomb hits the Mumbai streets, causing building lock-downs, trapping Terry, Angela and a suspicious bellboy inside. Terry's political and private lives come crashing into one, realising that not all is coincidence.
Genres: Short, Thriller,Actors: Kyle Smith (actor), Kyle Smith (director), Kyle Smith (writer), David Bohn (actor), Andy Mushynski (actor), Chris Norton (actor), Corey Proft (actor), Jerry Smith (actor), James Krueger (actor), Nick Wojtowicz (actor), Ryan Knop (actor), Corey Hartmann (actor),
Plot: 'The End of War' follows the story of Thomas, an American soldier who enlists in the military and goes to the front lines. The setting and era shifts as he experiences war, moving from 1777 to 2006. The Revolution, Civil War, WWI, WWII, Vietnam, and Iraq are all covered and the different faces of battle are examined in our nation's history and the common themes throughout.
Genres: Short, War,Actors: Sheldon Kahn (editor), Wilma Garscadden-Gahret (miscellaneous crew), Sally Field (actress), Josef Sommer (actor), Dave Grusin (composer), Sydney Pollack (director), Melinda Dillon (actress), William Kerwin (actor), Wilford Brimley (actor), Barry Primus (actor), Bob Balaban (actor), Paul Newman (actor), Sydney Pollack (producer), Don Hood (actor), John Harkins (actor),
Plot: Mike Gallagher is a Miami liquor wholesaler whose deceased father was a local mobster. The FBI organized crime task force has no evidence that he's involved with the mob but decide to pressure him perhaps revealing something - anything - about a murder they're sure was a mob hit. The let Megan Carter, a naive but well-meaning journalist, know he is being investigated and Gallagher's name is soon all over the newspaper. Gallagher has an iron-clad alibi for when the murder occurred but won't reveal it to protect his fragile friend Teresa. When Carter publishes her story, tragedy ensues. Needing to make amends, Carter tells Gallagher the source of the first story about him and he sets out to teach the FBI and the Federal Attorney a lesson.
Keywords: blouse-ripping, boat, class, courtroom, ethics, information-leak, lawyer, mafia, media, media-manipulationActors: Henry Brandon (actor), John Carpenter (writer), Charles Cyphers (actor), John Carpenter (editor), John Carpenter (actor), John Carpenter (composer), John Carpenter (director), Debra Hill (miscellaneous crew), Tony Burton (actor), James Jeter (actor), Kim Richards (actress), Austin Stoker (actor), Martin West (actor), John J. Fox (actor), Frank Doubleday (actor),
Plot: Police ambush and kill several gang members in Los Angeles. Gang members make a pact of blood to strike back at police, and conduct a siege on the police station which is almost abandoned and due to be closed. Staff of the closing precinct and the criminals being held there while in transit must work together to fight off the attacking gang members.
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Genres: Action, Western,Actors: Milton Subotsky (writer), Philip Madoc (actor), Max Rosenberg (producer), Andrew Keir (actor), Sydney Newman (writer), Pamela Davies (miscellaneous crew), Milton Subotsky (producer), Bernard Cribbins (actor), Peter Cushing (actor), Peter Reynolds (actor), Roger Avon (actor), Eileen Way (actress), Sheila Steafel (actress), Terry Nation (writer), Ray Brooks (actor),
Plot: Based on a story from the BBC TV serial "Doctor Who". Dr. Who and his companions arrive on Earth in the year 2150 AD, only to discover that the planet has been invaded and its population enslaved by the dreaded Daleks. The time travellers assist human resistance groups to foil the Daleks' plan to mine the Earth's core.
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Keywords: boat-race, college, number-in-titleCan I draw some water babe,
from your well?
Can I draw some water baby,
'cause mine has failed.
The bucket won't come up,
no matter how hard I crank.
The bucket won't come up,
I think it sank.
I walk the road between your house and mine;
I hope the bridge hasn't collapsed.
I hope the man at the gate will help me through,
unless he's holding on to you...
holding on,
([holding on])
to you...
([holding on, holding on])
Holding on to you.
How has your garden grown?
Is there fruit on your trees?
Do you need a laborer to pull up those weeds?
Oh I am so lonely babe,
in my house on the hill.
Oh I am so lonely baby,
the silence kills.
I walk the road between your house and mine;
I hope the bridge hasn't collapsed.
I hope the man at the gate will help me through,
unless he's holding on to you,
holding on, to you...
Yeah, I wanna hold you, squeeze you
love you, need you, feel you
touch you, reel you, save you,
greet you, greet you, see you.
Everywhere I turn, I need to know
Are you going away, and be there when I get home?
I'm crossing the bridge 1, 000 miles along.
Yes It's worth the wait, and nights alone
So far from home, and girl you wrong,
and changed 'em up.
I love it all, and what you were and who you are,
and who you'll be, only time will tell
but your wishin' well is callin' me.
This wouldn't ease my pain or hurt, and only you can quench my thirst.
So I'm walkin', I'm workin', to bring it home,
come on girl keep holdin' on.
I wish that I could sit,
in your garden again.
And watch the stars at night,
from your bed.
I walk the road between your house and mine;
I hope the bridge hasn't collapsed.
I hope the man at the gate will help me through,
unless he's holding on to you...
holding on,
([holding on, holding on])
to you...
([holding on, holding on, come on])