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Ayn Rand (/ˈaɪn ˈrænd/; born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum, Russian: Али́са Зино́вьевна Розенба́ум; February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1905 – March 6, 1982) was a Russian-born American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957), and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism. Born and educated in Russia, Rand moved to the United States in 1926. She had a play produced on Broadway in 1935–1936. After two early novels that were initially unsuccessful in America, she achieved fame with her 1943 novel, The Fountainhead.
In 1957, she published her best-known work, the novel Atlas Shrugged. Afterward, she turned to non-fiction to promote her philosophy, publishing her own magazines and releasing several collections of essays until her death in 1982. Rand advocated reason as the only means of acquiring knowledge, and rejected faith and religion. She supported rational and ethical egoism, and rejected altruism. In politics, she condemned the initiation of force as immoral, and opposed collectivism and statism as well as anarchism, and instead supported laissez-faire capitalism, which she defined as the system based on recognizing individual rights. In art, Rand promoted romantic realism. She was sharply critical of most philosophers and philosophical traditions known to her, except for Aristotle and some Aristotelians, and classical liberals.
Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida (pronounced /floʊ ˈraɪdə/,) is an American hip hop recording artist from Carol City, Florida. He is known for releasing a string of hits, such as his 2008 breakout single "Low", which was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital download sales at the time of its release. "Low" was followed by the Top 40 hits, "Elevator" and "In the Ayer".
As of 2016, Flo Rida has released four studio albums. His first album, 2008's Mail on Sunday, debuted at number four in the US. The album was succeeded by R.O.O.T.S., the next year. His subsequent albums, 2010's Only One Flo (Part 1) and 2012's Wild Ones, also charted on the US Billboard 200 chart.
Flo Rida has sold over 80 million records worldwide. His catalog includes the international hit singles "Right Round", "Club Can't Handle Me", "Good Feeling", "Wild Ones", "Whistle", "I Cry" and "G.D.F.R.", among others.
Randal Howard "Rand" Paul (born January 7, 1963) is an American politician and physician. Since 2011, Paul has served in the United States Senate as a member of the Republican Party representing Kentucky. He is the son of former U.S. Representative Ron Paul of Texas.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Paul attended Baylor University and is a graduate of the Duke University School of Medicine. Paul began practicing ophthalmology in 1993 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and established his own clinic in December 2007. Throughout Paul's life, he volunteered for his father's campaigns. In 2010, Paul entered politics by running for a seat in the United States Senate. Paul has described himself as a Constitutional conservative and a supporter of the Tea Party movement and has advocated for a balanced budget amendment, term limits, and privacy reform.
On April 7, 2015, Paul officially announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination at the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He suspended his campaign on February 3, 2016, shortly after the Iowa caucus.
Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina (née Sneed; born September 6, 1954) is an American former technology business executive and former Presidential candidate in the 2016 Republican primaries. She currently chairs the non-profit philanthropic organization Good360.
Fiorina began her business career at AT&T in 1980 as a management trainee and rose through the ranks to become the company's first female executive officer. In 1995, Fiorina led corporate operations for AT&T's equipment and technology spin-off, Lucent Technologies. As chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard (HP) from 1999 to 2005, she was the first woman to lead a top-20 company as ranked by Fortune magazine.
In 2002, Fiorina oversaw what was then the largest technology sector merger in history, in which HP acquired rival personal computer manufacturer Compaq. The transaction made HP the world's largest seller of personal computers. HP subsequently laid off 30,000 U.S. employees in order to save an existing 80,000 jobs by making the company more competitive. By 2004, HP's total number of both U.S. and non-U.S. employees, including roughly 8,000 employees of companies acquired by HP after 2001, was around the same number as the pre-merger number of employees at HP and Compaq combined. On February 9, 2005, the HP board of directors forced Fiorina to resign as chief executive officer and chair.
Actors: Amir Aghelnejad (producer), Philip Granger (director), Charie Van Dyke (producer), John Craig (producer), Anthony MacLean (actor), Thomas Jones (actor), Rya Lefevre (actress), Brock Smith (actor), Justin Gaskin (editor), Greg Stephanian (actor), Jennifer Meinke (actor), Robert Lintner (actor), Remi Sonier (actor), Redmar Dubbelman (actor), Dustin Lloyd (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Robert V. Barron (writer), Frank Agrama (producer), Cam Clarke (actor), Barbara Goodson (actress), Wendee Lee (actress), Carl Macek (producer), Gregory Snegoff (actor), Michael Sorich (actor), Paul St. Peter (actor), Richard Epcar (actor), Tom Wyner (actor), Tony Oliver (actor), Steve Kramer (actor), Steve Kramer (writer), Greg Finley (writer),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi,Actors: Louis Gossett Jr. (actor), Michael Joiner (actor), John Nasraway (producer), Howard Klausner (producer), Howard Klausner (writer), John R. Saunders (producer), Shelly Gillette (miscellaneous crew), Russ Anderson (miscellaneous crew), Michael Higgenbottom (actor), Mary Tolley (miscellaneous crew), Chris Johnson (actor), Megan Cheng (actress), Chris Thomas (actor), Benjamin Cheng (actor), Chad Knorr (actor),
Plot: Everything can change in an instant ... and take a lifetime to unravel. When Mac McDonald loses his son in an accident, the ensuing 17 years of bitterness and pain erodes his love for his family and leaves him angry with God ... and just about everyone else. Mac's rage stonewalls his career in the police department and makes for a combustible situation when he's partnered with Sam Wright, a rising star on the force who happens to be a part-time pastor and a loving family man. Can they somehow join forces to help one another when it's impossible for either of them to look past their differences-especially the most obvious one? Every day, we have the opportunity to rebuild relationships and heal deep wounds by extending and receiving God's grace. Offer THE GRACE CARD ... and never underestimate the power of God's love.
Keywords: african-american, anger, christian, christian-film, church, cop, counseling, counsellor, death-of-child, dysfunctional-familyActors: Cathy Baron (actress), Jake Helgren (director), Jake Helgren (producer), Jake Helgren (writer), Alexis Celeste Elliott (actress), Erin Larson (actress), Phillip Emanuel (actor), Mary Alice Watkins (actress), Sarah Timming (actress), Heath Shelby (actor), Madeline Schmidt (actress), Paul Alexander (actor), Kyle Walker (producer), Kyle Walker (composer), Crystal Crawford (producer),
Plot: A small group of college students decides to film a documentary on the twenty-year old murders of two sorority girls for their senior thesis project. Each student carries a secret that threatens to sever the seams of the film's production and, even worse, their friendships. But one student's secret verges on deadly, and soon the group finds themselves running for their lives from a maniacal killer intent on hiding the past.
Keywords: slasher, teenagerActors: Eva Mendes (actress), Wendy Cohen (miscellaneous crew), Maggie Gyllenhaal (actress), Billy Crudup (actor), Julianne Moore (actress), Ellen Barkin (actress), Garry Shandling (actor), David Duchovny (actor), Paul Hecht (actor), James Le Gros (actor), Jacqueline Lovell (actress), Jim Gaffigan (actor), Bob Balaban (actor), Michael J. Harker (miscellaneous crew), Wendy Cohen (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: New York. Rebecca (Moore), an actress, is crushed to discover that her marriage may be falling apart. Her husband Tom (Duchovny) leaving long-suffering Rebecca to pick up the pieces of their relationship. Rebecca's brother Tobey (Crudup), meanwhile, is in a long-term relationship with Elaine (Gyllenhaal) that has begun to turn sour. Both couples are spoiled and bratty.
Keywords: actress, adultery, airplane-trip, autograph, beauty-salon, best-friend, black-eye, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, break-up, breakfastActors: Art Roberts (actor), Mark Shady (actor), Dennis Kinard (actor), Peter Cilella (actor), Garrett Liggett (actor), Alicia Fusting (actress), Ted Pitsis (actor), Steve Oreste (actor), Matt Donnelly (editor), Matt Donnelly (writer), Matt Donnelly (director), Jonathan Brooks (actor), Tim Enstice (producer), James Weston (actor), Dack LaMarque (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Matthew Lillard (actor), Glenn Garland (editor), Dana Delany (actress), David Zellner (actor), Alain Siritzky (producer), Alain Siritzky (miscellaneous crew), Randall Batinkoff (actor), Nathan Zellner (actor), Keri Russell (actress), Michael Vartan (actor), Henry Strozier (actor), Pierre Kalfon (miscellaneous crew), Pierre Kalfon (producer), Julie Cohen (miscellaneous crew), Kris McGaha (actress),
Plot: Tim, Chris and Rand are campus roommates. They are not the closest of friends. When it is announced as being usual to get the best possible grades as compensation for the psychic stress of a roommates' suicide, Tim and Chris decide to kill Rand. After Rand's "suicide", his girlfriend Natalie takes her life, too. She was the roommate of Chris' girl Emma. Who's tricking who?
Keywords: alcohol, alternative-music, based-on-urban-legend, black-comedy, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, catcher-in-the-rye, cliff, college, directorial-debut, faked-suicideActors: Jürgen Prochnow (actor), Richard Marvin (composer), Mark Amin (producer), Andrew Divoff (actor), John Prosky (actor), J. Kenneth Campbell (actor), Mark Carlton (miscellaneous crew), Thom Adcox-Hernandez (actor), John D. Brancato (writer), Jon Cedar (actor), Michael Ferris (writer), Mimi Maynard (miscellaneous crew), Tricia Gray (costume designer), Sandy Holt (miscellaneous crew), Glenn Morgan (editor),
Plot: While test flying a stealth-fighter with a new Virtual-Reality control circuit somewhere over Turkey, Capt. Christopher Winfield encounters problems and must eject from the plane, that subsequently crashes. Capt. Winfield must follow the two remaining stealth-fighters home to the US in the cargo-bay of a transport-plane flown by Maj. Janet Morgan for a court martial. A group of terrorists led by a man called Phillips are very interested in the planes and try to high-jack one in mid-air, thus forcing Capt. Winfield to go into action.
Keywords: action-hero, air-force, aviation, b-movie, beretta, blood-spatter, captain, combat, cult-film, die-hard-scenarioActors: Roscoe Lee Browne (actor), William Berger (actor), Federico Boido (actor), Jacques Sernas (actor), Robert Guillaume (actor), George Wang (actor), Ron O'Neal (actor), Ron O'Neal (director), Ron O'Neal (writer), Dominic Barto (actor), Hunt Downs (miscellaneous crew), Roy Bosier (actor), Sig Shore (producer), Sig Shore (writer), Silvio Noto (actor),
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama,Actors: Lucien Littlefield (actor), Henry Slate (actor), Rodney Bell (actor), Ivan Tors (producer), Ernest Gold (composer), Jack Scholl (composer), Wally Brown (actor), Thomas Browne Henry (actor), Taylor Holmes (actor), Chester W. Schaeffer (editor), Paul Smith (actor), Irene Seidner (actress), Dick Nelson (actor), Helen McCaffrey (miscellaneous crew), Barbara Turner (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Mystery,She had long legs and blond hair
And a skirt cut to here
She's the sexiest go-go boot wearin' little hottie
In the final frontier
She had a digital clipboard
As she walked down the hall
And when she looked at the bridge crew
She knew that she could have sex with 'em all
Yeoman Rand
I'll be your man
Captain Kirk had his hand up your skirt
But I don't give a damn
She had a thing for the Captain
But didn't we all
She used to mainline the Venus drug
Cut with pure alcohol
She was fired you know
After six episodes
And my heart was forever broken
When she left the show
First Chorus
Yeoman Rand
I'll be your man
With a need for warp speed and more speed
You just don't understand