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A penny is a coin (pl. pennies) or a unit of currency (pl. pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (whence its former abbreviation d.), it is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system. Presently, it is the formal name of the British penny (abbr. p) and the informal name of the American and Irish cents (abbr. ¢ and c, respectively). It is the informal name of the cent unit of account in Canada, although one cent coins are no longer minted in that country. The name is also used in reference to various historical currencies also derived from the Carolingian system, such as the French denier and the German pfennig. It may also be informally used to refer to any similar smallest-denomination coin, such as the euro cent or Chinese fen.
The Carolingian penny was originally a .940-fine silver coin weighing 1/240 pound. It was adopted by Offa of Mercia and other English kings and remained the principal currency in Europe over the next few centuries until repeated debasements necessitated the development of more valuable coins. The British penny remained a silver coin until the expense of the Napoleonic Wars prompted the use of base metals in 1797. Despite the decimalization of currencies in the United States and, later, throughout the British Commonwealth, the name remains in informal use.
Anfernee Deon "Penny" Hardaway (born July 18, 1971) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), specializing as an unconventionally tall point guard. Hardaway's most productive years came in his days as a member of the Orlando Magic as well as the early portion of his stint with the Phoenix Suns. Hardaway often was compared to Magic Johnson during his tenure because both had incredible size and quickness at the point guard position. Hardaway was an All-NBA player early in his career, but was plagued by constant injuries which gradually reduced his effectiveness. He played for the New York Knicks from 2004 to 2006 and last played for the Miami Heat, who released him December 12, 2007.
Hardaway's nickname came as a result of his grandmother's calling him "Pretty" with a southern drawl, thus sounding like "Penny." Hardaway was raised by his grandmother while his mother was away working. His first love was football but his grandmother did not want him to get hurt. He grew up in the Binghampton neighborhood of shotgun houses in Memphis, Tennessee. As a teenager, despite his rising popularity around the city, in high school, and the nation, Hardaway continued to work as a referee of youth sports at the Memphis YMCA and played on the Memphis Y.M.C.A. Jr. Olympic basketball teams as a youth.
Actors: J. Anthony McCarthy (actor), Freddie De Grate (actor), Rachel Ann Mullins (actress), Andy Garza (actor), Kymedienne Jackson (actress), Julia Eringer (actress), Benjamin Sadipe (actor), Reza Ghassemi (editor), Reza Ghassemi (actor), Kristin Peterson (actress), Reza Ghassemi (producer), Reza Ghassemi (writer), Reza Ghassemi (director), Alain Vo (actor), William Campbell (actor),
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Jonathan Lee Jones (actor), Joe Hughes (director), Joe Hughes (producer), Joe Hughes (writer), Semih Ozkoseoglu (editor), Semih Ozkoseoglu (director), Julianne Cannon (actor), Kris Frostad (miscellaneous crew), Amelia Cuninghame (actor), John Todd (miscellaneous crew), Dan James (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short, Thriller,Actors: Pete Lutz (producer), Pete Lutz (director), Pete Lutz (editor), Lara Lustig (actor), Lara Lustig (miscellaneous crew), Jon Reid (composer), Aggeliki Alimonos (miscellaneous crew), Melody Joy (miscellaneous crew), Aggeliki Alimonos (actor), Pierce Edens (actor), Melody Joy (actor), Jon Reid (actor), Sue Smith (producer), Sean Donnelly (composer),
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Short,Actors: Tony Devon (actor), Carmela Jumellois (costume designer), Garrett Kelly (director), Wilson Cobb (editor), Garrett Kelly (writer), William Bourque (producer), Neville Connors (actor), Billie Kennedy (actor), Richard A. Costello (composer), Stephen Donner (producer), Brad Faure (producer), Keith Easter (actor), Irene Lincoln (actress), David Rossett (actor), Isabelle Rosellini (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Ryan Turner (producer), Ryan Turner (editor), Ryan Turner (director), Ryan Turner (writer), Leo Kaliski (composer), Kyle Thompson (miscellaneous crew), Shane Spalione (actor), Peter Ettinger (actor), Jackie Lee (producer), Kathleen Payton (actress), Sean Gavin (miscellaneous crew), Cosmo Nims (composer), Jules Dominguez (actor), Karen Chimal (actor),
Genres: Horror, Short, Thriller,Actors: Daisy Gili (producer), Gordon Sterne (actor), Anna MacDonald (producer), Michael Cheung (producer), Debora Setnik (director), Nihar Saqib (writer), Bradford Yates (editor), Jacob O'Ceallaigh (actor), Jessica Adair (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Terrence Howard (actor), Siddhartha Barnhoorn (composer), Robert Malone (editor), Dan Clifton (director), Dan Clifton (producer), Dan Clifton (editor), Dan Clifton (actor), Dan Clifton (writer), Joseph Zentil (producer), Evander Duck (actor), David Brooks (producer), Marymichael D'Onofrio (producer), Ralph Archbold (actor), Gian Colombo (actor), Gian Colombo (producer),
Plot: Johnny Red always wanted to be a scientist and work for NASA when he grew up. After several academic mishaps, Johnny is stuck in his suburban Pennsylvania town. When all other means of impressing the local community fail, Johnny decides to build a functioning time machine. Instead of using correct science, Johnny decides to base all of his research on action-adventure films of the 1980s and 90s. Only his girlfriend Penny and a five-year old neighbor believe in him. Johnny is humiliated on the news and discouraged by his old physics professor Howard Lorington. Lorington doesn't want Johnny to fail, he simply wants him to use real science instead of science-fiction. After Penny helps Johnny to see the error in his ways, he goes back to the professor to get the right scientific information. Working through the night, Johnny applies what he has learned from Lorington and is ready to launch the next day. He is greeted by hundreds of local residents who have come out to see their new hero.
Genres: Adventure, Short,Actors: Kathryn Worth (actress), Brandon A Gibbs (editor), Brandon A Gibbs (producer), Brandon A Gibbs (composer), Catherine Radbourne (director), Catherine Radbourne (writer), Catherine Nix-Collins (actress), Rebecca Crowther (actress), Kellie Carter (actor), Kate Dion-Richard (actress),
Plot: Jenny has lost a precious family heirloom that she wants to pass on to her daughter before her wedding day, but time is running out. She must also battle with her daughter's indifference and the urge to be overwhelmed by painful memories to triumph despite it all.
Keywords: christian, womenActors: Erville Alderson (actor), Harry A. Bailey (actor), Matthew 'Stymie' Beard (actor), Don Beddoe (actor), Clem Bevans (actor), Stanley Brown (actor), Tommy Bupp (actor), Jack Chefe (actor), James Craig (actor), Joe Cunningham (actor), Dick Curtis (actor), Jack Daley (actor), Joe Devlin (actor), Richard Fiske (actor), Gus Glassmire (actor),
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Plot: Members of a wealthy family start getting threatening letters, and it's not long before the threats turn into reality and family members start getting bumped off. The family lawyer is a former newspaper reporter, and since the family patriarch owns a newspaper, the lawyer uses his investigative experience and the newspaper's resources to dig into the family history to see if he can uncover the person behind the killings. The evidence he unearths seems to point to one person--his girlfriend.
Keywords: attempted-suicide, automobile-accident, based-on-novel, death-threat, doctor, drunkenness, editor, falling-from-height, fire, fired-from-the-jobI found you
By the heel of my shoe
You were hiding
Underneath my sole
You're my perfect, my perfect little penny
And I will keep you
Till I get old
You're my perfect, my perfect, my perfect
My perfect little penny
You're my perfect, my perfect, my perfect
My perfect little penny
So please shine on
I wonder
Will you stay in my pocket?
When I need you
Will you come out for me?
Hope I don't lose you
Being careless with my spending
I've been known to
But that's gonna change
You're my perfect, my perfect, my perfect
My perfect little penny
You're my perfect, my perfect, my perfect
My perfect little penny
So please shine on
Promise I'll never lose you
Promise I'll never let you go
You're my perfect, my perfect, my perfect
My perfect little penny
So please shine on
You're my perfect, my perfect, my perfect
My perfect little penny
So please shine on
You're my perfect, my perfect, my perfect
My perfect little penny
So please shine on
You're my perfect, my perfect, my perfect
My perfect little penny
You're my perfect, my perfect, my perfect