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A gemstone or gem (also called a precious or semi-precious stone, a fine gem, or jewel) is a piece of mineral, which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments. However certain rocks (such as lapis lazuli) and organic materials (such as amber or jet) are not minerals, but are still used for jewelry, and are therefore often considered to be gemstones as well. Most gemstones are hard, but some soft minerals are used in jewelry because of their luster or other physical properties that have aesthetic value. Rarity is another characteristic that lends value to a gemstone. Apart from jewelry, from earliest antiquity until the 19th century engraved gems and hardstone carvings such as cups were major luxury art forms; the carvings of Carl Fabergé were the last significant works in this tradition.
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms, and head of the 54-member Commonwealth of Nations. She is also head of state of the Crown Dependencies.
Elizabeth was born in London, and educated privately at home. Her father acceded to the throne as George VI in 1936 on the abdication of his brother Edward VIII. She began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, in which she served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. On the death of her father in 1952, she became Head of the Commonwealth and queen regnant of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon. Her coronation service in 1953 was the first to be televised. Between 1956 and 1992, the number of her realms varied as territories gained independence and some realms became republics. Today, in addition to the first four aforementioned countries, Elizabeth is Queen of Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Actors: Christy Romano (producer), Christy Romano (actress), Dan Ziskie (actor), Jimmy Palumbo (actor), Marcos A. Ferraez (actor), Amy Hargreaves (actress), Walter Masterson (actor), Robert C. Kirk (actor), Cal Robertson (director), Cal Robertson (writer), Maya Kazan (actress), Lorraine Farris (actress), Jo Henriquez (producer), Christian Madsen (actor), Todd Wiseman (producer),
Plot: Bryan is thrust back into his estranged father's life, fifteen years after he mysteriously disappeared. After learning that his father is suffering from amnesia, Bryan sets off on journey to piece together his fragmented past. But the more Bryan learns, the further he gets from the truth.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Kevin Hindley (miscellaneous crew), Tom Sizemore (actor), Robin Smith (actor), Patrick Lyster (actor), Nicky Rebello (actor), Kym Jackson (actress), Chris Roland (producer), Leon Clingman (actor), Bernard Curry (actor), Scot Cooper (actor), Zoli Marki (actress), Richard Lackey (producer), Oz Zehavi (actor), Tyrel Meyer (actor), Nadia Kretschmer (actress),
Plot: Bordering on Bad Behavior is a politically incorrect comedy that entertains and enthralls the viewer into a strategic moment in history where wrong is right and right is wrong, and ultimately answers that age-old question: Is blood really thicker than water? And, if war kills, can weed heal!
Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, War,Actors: Jeff Priskorn (actor), John Anton (actor), Morris Lee Sullivan (actor), Michael Mili (actor), Richard Goteri (actor), Jason Waugh (actor), Jason Waugh (actor), Jamie Wheatley (actor), Robert Emmett Young (actor), Richard G. James (editor), Richard G. James (director), Richard G. James (writer), Andrew Jackson (actor), Melanie White (editor), David Herbst (actor),
Plot: Charles and Raymond are sent to Detroit to hit a mob boss. Raymond makes a mistake when the briefcase he's asked to bring back to the New Jersey MAFIA DON is robbed by Eric and Greg two trench coat, ski mask, wearing out of work auto workers turned vigilante robbers.
Keywords: killer, mafia, vigilanteActors: Jackie Torres (actress), Brian Avery (producer), Zachary Montana (actor), Amber Montana (actress), Blake Leifer (producer), Blake Leifer (actor), Blake Leifer (writer), Blake Leifer (producer), Tristen MacDonald (actress), Travis Samuel Clark (writer), Travis Samuel Clark (producer), Travis Samuel Clark (producer), Travis Samuel Clark (actor), Casey Christopher (editor), Dannel Perkins (producer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Anthony Russell (actor), Cameron Bass-Jackson (actor), Christian Omari (actress), Bailey Kobe (director), Bailey Kobe (producer), Greg Bryan (actor), Melissa M. Lee (producer), Ritche Lago Bautista (actor), Scott Kaske (actor), Scott Kaske (actor), John Keating (actor), Frederic Imbert (producer), Frederic Imbert (actor), Paul Haitkin (actor), Britten Kelley (actress),
Plot: The story follows Jimmy "Goldfingers" Recenello, a pickpocket-turned-writer who finds literary riches in the personal effects that he lifts. Under the gun from the law and his publisher, he returns to his old ways - stealing from the rich and famous to uncover the dirty little secrets that sell out checkout-stand tabloids. Ultimately, he faces the same dilemma of anyone interested in pop-art as a career: Do I create what people want to see? Or is there another path to success?
Keywords: goldfingerActors: John Duffy (producer), Gary Busey (actor), Andy Dick (actor), Josiah D. Lee (producer), Daniella Evangelista (actress), Iris Karina (editor), Declan Joyce (actor), Declan Joyce (producer), Bobby Johnston (composer), Justin Bursch (producer), Paul T. Murray (writer), Jamie Anderson (actress), Kevyn Major Howard (producer), Karl W. Lohninger (editor), Eric Presley (producer),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Lexington Steele (director), Erik Everhard (actor), Mr. Marcus (actor), Mario Rossi (actor), Lexington Steele (actor), Ashley Blue (actress), Jewels Jade (actress), Kitten (actress), Biff Malibu (producer), Jon Dough (actor), Ashley Long (actress), Diamond Legacy (actress), Alisha Lopez (actress),
Genres: Adult,Actors: Louis Mandylor (actor), Orestes Matacena (actor), Jaime Gomez (actor), Leo Rossi (actor), Danny Woodburn (actor), Justina Machado (actress), Howard George (actor), Lillo Brancato (actor), Cindy Clark (producer), Rebecca Grant (actress), David Kriegel (actor), Keith Brunsmann (actor), Benjamin Conklin (miscellaneous crew), ChrisAnn Brunsmann (actress), Cynthia Hart (costume designer),
Plot: Sticks is an off-beat noir comedy about a smugglar of Cuban cigars who gets involved, and ultimately falls in love, with a Cuban revolutionary who's in the U.S. trading cigars for guns. The two join forces to sell a large (stolen) shipment of Castro's private label cigar, the famed "El Mariposa", and suddenly they find themselves enmeshed in the seedy underbelly of a mob-run cigar smuggling ring that's being monitored by the feds.
Keywords: cuban, cuban-cigar, independent-film, organized-crime, revolutionary, smugglingActors: Tony Sirico (actor), Frank Vincent (actor), Daniel Zirilli (miscellaneous crew), Omar Caraballo (actor), Amy Lynn Baxter (actress), Al Quinn (actor), Jack Guzman (actor), Alejandra Gutierrez (actress), Joseph Marino (actor), Rolando Millet (actor), Dotan Baer (actor), Mary Adeline Wright (actress), Jack Rees O'Neil (actor), Kevens (actor), Leo Casino (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery,Actors: Bill Davis (miscellaneous crew), Simon Williams (actor), Maureen Duffy (miscellaneous crew), James Woods (actor), Andrea F. Cannistraci (miscellaneous crew), Ralph B. Meyer (miscellaneous crew), James Woods (producer), Melanie Griffith (actress), Lou Diamond Phillips (actor), Brent Briscoe (actor), Peter Sarsgaard (actor), Maeve Mannion (miscellaneous crew), Natasha Gregson Wagner (actress), Luis Colina (editor), Christopher Doyle (actor),
Plot: Bobbie is an addict and small-time thief. When one of his jobs goes bad, Mel is called in to patch him up. Mel offers him a chance at a bigger score. Over time, Mel and his girlfriend Sid become almost like parents to Bobbie and his girlfriend Rosie, but this can't last.
Keywords: addict, addiction, adolescent-boy, adolescent-girl, anger, based-on-book, bathroom, beating, bigotry, black-humorWhen He cometh, when He cometh
To take up his jewels
All his jewels, precious jewels
His Loved and His own
Like the stars of the morning
His bright crown adorning
They will shine in their beauty
Bright jems for his crown
He will gather, He will gather
The jems for His kingdom
All the pure ones, all the bright ones
His loved and His own
Like the stars of the morning
His bright crown adorning
They will shine in their beauty
Bright jems for his crown
Little children, little children
O love their Redeemer
All the jewels, precious jewels
His loved and His own
Like the stars of the morning
His bright crown adorning
They will shine in their beauty