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Nicholas or Nikolas is a male given name, derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), a combination of the words for "victory" (νίκη; níkē) and "people" (λαὸς; laós). The name can be understood to mean victory of the people. The Greek word (νίκη; níkē) is derived from Egyptian nekht, meaning "to be strong" or "powerful". In addition, "laos" or "λαὸς" in Greek, originates from the word root "-las", as found in the word "λα-τομεῑο" meaning "stone" or "rock" (in Greek Mythology, Deucalion and Pyrrha recreated the people after they had vanished in a catastrophic deluge, by throwing stones behind their shoulders while they kept marching on). The name became popular through Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia, the inspiration for Santa Claus. The customary English version of spelling "Nicholas", using an "h", first came into use in the 12th century and has been firmly established since the Reformation, though "Nicolas" is occasionally used. In 2006, Nicholas – and its variations – was the 17th most popular male name given to babies in the USA. Roughly 0.7151% of the baby boys born that year, or 15,414, were given that name. It is decreasing in popularity, from a high in 1997, when 27,248 US males were given the name Nicholas. That year was the most popular year for Nicholas since 1880, when U.S. records were kept for given names.
Jason Mraz ( /məˈræz/; born June 23, 1977 in Mechanicsville, Virginia) is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, Mr. A-Z, in 2005, that Mraz achieved major commercial success. The album peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and sold over 100,000 copies in the US. In 2008, Mraz released his third studio album, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and was a commercial success worldwide, peaking in the top ten of many international charts.
Mraz's international breakthrough came with the release of the single "I'm Yours" from the album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. The single peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Mraz his first top ten single. The song was on the Hot 100 for 76 weeks, beating the previous record of 69 weeks held by LeAnn Rimes' "How Do I Live". The song was a huge commercial success in the US, receiving a 5x platinum certification from the RIAA for sales of over five million. The song was successful internationally, topping the charts in New Zealand and Norway and peaking in the top ten of multiple international charts.
Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga. She has starred in other films, including Panic Room (2002), Zathura (2005), In the Land of Women (2007), The Messengers (2007), Adventureland (2009), The Runaways (2010), and Snow White and the Huntsman. She will star in upcoming films in 2012: On the Road and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2.
Stewart was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her father, John Stewart, is a stage manager and television producer who has worked for Fox. Her mother, Jules Mann-Stewart, is a script supervisor originally from Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia. She has an older brother, Cameron Stewart, and an adopted brother, Taylor. Stewart attended school until the seventh grade and then continued her education by correspondence. She has since completed high school.
Her whole family all worked behind the camera and Stewart thought she would become a writer/director, but never considered being an actor. "I never wanted to be the center of attention – I wasn't that 'I want to be famous, I want to be an actor' kid. I never sought out acting, but I always practiced my autograph because I love pens. I'd write my name on everything." Stewart's acting career began at the age of eight, after an agent saw her perform in her elementary school's Christmas play. After a year of auditioning, Stewart's first role was a small nonspeaking part in the Disney Channel original film The Thirteenth Year. Then, she had another part in the film The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas as the "ring toss girl". She subsequently appeared in the independent film The Safety of Objects, in which she played the tomboy daughter of a troubled single mother (Patricia Clarkson). Stewart also played a tomboy in the film Panic Room, playing the diabetic daughter of a divorced mother (Jodie Foster). She was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her performance.
Actors: Fanny Bellavance (miscellaneous crew), Bart Van Langendonck (producer), Corentin Lobet (actor), Michel Corriveau (composer), Astrid Whettnall (actress), François Arnaud (actor), Stéphanie Van Vyve (actress), Thijs Van Nuffel (editor), Adonis Danieletto (actor), Ismaël Saidi (writer), Ismaël Saidi (director), Reda Chebchoubi (actor), Audrey Devos (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Richard Jenkins (actor), Terrence Howard (actor), André Des Rochers (miscellaneous crew), Ann Roth (costume designer), Amy Adams (actress), Anita Surendran (miscellaneous crew), Anne Archer (actress), Jennifer Hudson (actress), Peter Pamela Rose (miscellaneous crew), Cary Brokaw (producer), Maddie Corman (actress), Aaron L. Gilbert (producer), Margot Hand (producer), Robert Bogue (actor), Joshua Shull (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Nick Apostolides (actor), Jonathan Thomson (actor), Sara Murphy (actress), John Chase (producer), John Chase (writer), John Chase (director), Herbert Von Schild (actor), Forrest Lancaster (actor), Zeen Rachidi (editor), Kate Franz (actor), Michael Worthley (composer), Alexandra Pell (writer),
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Robert Nolan (actor), Nathan Fleet (composer), Charles Lo Manto (actor), Tara Boire (producer), Pamela Farrauto (actress), Derrek Peels (actor), Pamela Bayne (editor), Philippe Buckland (actor), Matthew Willson (actor), Bruce Pringle (actor), Rachel MacMillan (actress), Maria Duplaga (costume designer), James Marino (actor), Robbin MacDonald (actor), Julian Nicholson (actor),
Genres: Drama, Mystery,Actors: P.J. Haines (miscellaneous crew), Bob Corff (miscellaneous crew), Radha Mitchell (actress), George A. Romero (writer), George A. Romero (producer), Mark Isham (composer), Frank Hoyt Taylor (actor), Mark Oliver (actor), Alex Van (actor), Lynn Lowry (actress), Wilbur Fitzgerald (actor), Glenn Morshower (actor), Larry Cedar (actor), Shaun O'Rourke (miscellaneous crew), Ashley Kravitz (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: As a toxin begins to turn the residents of Ogden Marsh, Iowa into violent psychopaths, sheriff David Dutton tries to make sense of the situation while he, his wife, and two other unaffected townspeople band together in a fight for survival.
Keywords: ambiguous-ending, ambulance, american-midwest, anti-military, army, arson, assault-rifle, atomic-explosion, autopsy, bare-chested-maleActors: Paulo Pires (actor), Lúcia Moniz (actress), José Wallenstein (actor), Nicolau Breyner (actor), Ricardo Pereira (actor), Ana Padrão (actress), Ruy de Carvalho (actor), Pedro Lima (actor), Pêpê Rapazote (actor), Fátima Lopes (actress), Piotr Adamczyk (actor), Piotr Adamczyk (producer), Sofia Grilo (actress), José Carlos Malato (actor), Luis Filipe Borges (actor),
Plot: Nicholas celebrates his 40th birthday in his country house, with some friends. He has everything he ever wished for, but, on that night, he will end up dead, on his swimming pool. From that moment on, a dead Nicholas wonders how his life would be if he had made a different choice, ten years ago. We then follow two stories: on one hand the police, trying to solve the mystery of Nicholas' death and on the other, Nicholas himself, living a different life. A second life.
Keywords: black-bra, car-crash, drowning, drugs, fashion-model, female-nudity, film-casting, flashback, harassment, high-lifeActors: Tristan Aronovich (actor), Tristan Aronovich (composer), Tristan Aronovich (writer), Tristan Aronovich (producer), Jodi Nelson (actress), Chad Christopher (actor), Theo Ogunyode (actor), Jason Bonduris (actor), Larry Boothby (actor), Gary G. Schneider (actor), Dorit Avganim (actress), Lorin Shamos (actor), Stuart Ortiz (editor), Stuart Ortiz (director), Alexander Sack (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Wolfgang Völz (actor), Fred Willard (actor), Terrence Stone (actor), Rufus Beck (actor), Robert Hays (actor), Leslie Nielsen (actor), Michael Sorich (actor), Richard Cansino (actor), Eric Idle (actor), Hannes Jaenicke (actor), Tony Pope (actor), Bob Papenbrook (actor), Danny Mann (actor), Mari Devon (actress), Danny Mann (actor),
Genres: Animation, Family,Actors: Joan Lluís Bozzo (director), Joan Lluís Bozzo (writer), Roger Pera (actor), Anna Rosa Cisquella (producer), Anna Rosa Cisquella (writer), Miquel Periel (writer), Mercè Paloma (costume designer), Sergi Albert (actor), David Cuspinera (actor), Ferran Frauca (actor), Carlos Gramaje (actor), Òscar Roig (composer), Marisa Gerardi (actress), Rosa Serra (actress), Lulú Palomares (actress),
Genres: Musical,Actors: Murray Alper (actor), Rand Brooks (actor), Byron Foulger (actor), Roddy McDowall (actor), Gil Perkins (actor), Wesley Barry (producer), Edward J. Kay (composer), Wesley Barry (director), Ace Herman (editor), Harry Lauter (actor), Kate Drain Lawson (actress), Fred Krone (actor), Bob Peoples (actor), Kristine Miller (actress), Phyllis Parker (writer),
Genres: Drama,There's a chain that is controlling what you do
There's a sin in the beliefs you love.
But again you just see what you want to
Live in a hell, keep it inside
So no one can see it.
All the good thoughts don't have sense to a life in vain.
Faith, it can't remember your face.
I'm seeking the respect that I never had for myself.
Your rise and fall
Is what you deserve
You'll die a liar
Chasing your pathetic truth
Here no one can stand the pride
That you exposed with so much light.
You abused it.
That's why I'll take mine
You'll find something to say too.
So it was proven your nothing new
Denied by pardon
Taste the weight
Of abandonment
An empty shell renewed
By cursed desires
That will bring it to nowhere.
You waited till the end
Hoping to be absolved.
There's no sorrow to feel, to see.
I know you said
It was to feel
To see
What was left,
Left of my scene.
This is my last scene.
Waste, waste the promise of the pure.
Burning remembrance of the gone
Give a motive to the wreck
You've taken the null and braced regress.
If I
Move now
I'll be
Seen clearly
Starving (all along)
Enough to
Remind me
I'm so far, so far away
'cause I can take all
And burn it with my sins.
Bless the livings that have a dream
Souls awakened for the wills for the purposes
Drop the guilt of all the misdeeds
There's a vision, it's to bear
It's to realize
There's a meaning in the burden
Put commitment in the time that's been gifted you
Ban the languished unconsciousness
Grant the knowledge, it's for them
It's for everyone.
Time stands still while failure rises here