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Davies is a spelling variation of the patronymic Welsh surname Davis, that means David, a Hebrew name meaning "beloved". Davies is much associated with Wales, owing to the name of its patron saint, David, and where it is pronounced "DAY-viss". Davies is also fairly widespread in the south-west of England, especially Cornwall. Davies is the 2nd most common surname in Wales and 8th most common in England. It is not common in the United States where the spelling, Davis, is preferred.
Notable people with the surname include:
A dark horse is a little-known person or thing that emerges to prominence, especially in a competition of some sort or a contestant that seems unlikely to succeed.
The term began as horse racing parlance for a race horse that is not known to gamblers and thus is difficult to place betting odds on.
The earliest-known mention of the concept is in Benjamin Disraeli's novel The Young Duke (1831). Disraeli's protagonist, the Duke of St. James, attends a horse race with a surprise finish: "A dark horse which had never been thought of, and which the careless St. James had never even observed in the list, rushed past the grandstand in sweeping triumph."
The concept has been used in political contexts in such countries as Iran,Philippines,Russia,Egypt, and the United States.
Politically, the concept came to America in the nineteenth century when it was first applied to James K. Polk, a relatively unknown Tennessee politician who won the Democratic Party's 1844 presidential nomination over a host of better-known candidates. Polk won the nomination on the ninth ballot at his party's national nominating convention, and went on to become the country's eleventh president as a result of the presidential election.
Actors: Jon-Paul Gates (actor), David Soul (producer), David Soul (writer), Mem Ferda (actor), Mem Ferda (producer), Giles Alderson (actor), Stephen Marcus (actor), James Edward Barker (composer), Paul Nicholas (actor), Helen Lederer (actress), Kiki Kendrick (actress), Gil Kolirin (actor), Andrew Harwood Mills (actor), Michael Dixon (actor), Gareth Jones (producer),
Plot: Based on a true story in 1985. Derek is a dreamer and a loser. No matter how hard he tries he fails at everything he attempts. Determined to show the world he can succeed at something he forms an American Football team in a country dominated by Soccer, Rugby, Cricket and Fish & Chips. His desire to succeed consumes his life and he is blind to see that his success will lead to him losing everything.
Keywords: 1980s, american-football, england-uk, gridironActors: Trevor Kristjanson (actor), Matthew Stefanson (actor), Dennis Scullard (actor), Ferron Guerreiro (actress), Warren Ellis (actor), Madison Thomas (producer), Madison Thomas (producer), Madison Thomas (director), Madison Thomas (editor), Cassandra Tusa (actress), Leigh Truant (actress), Keenan Lehmann (actor), Erik Athavale (actor), Jennifer Rose Garcia (actress), Kevin Young (actor),
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi,Actors: Eyal Sivan (producer), Grace Vallorani (actress), Sarah-Jane Sherwood (actress), Glenn Speers (actor), Tanecia Britt (writer), Tanecia Britt (director), Tanecia Britt (editor), Osy Ikhile (actor), Tristram Anyiam (actor), Darren Hart (actor), Sean Clarke (composer), Nandor Otvos (producer), Nandor Otvos (producer), Venetia Campbell (actress), Obi Iwumene (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Franka Potente (actress), Julia Stiles (actress), Eric Moreau (actor), Clive Owen (actor), Josh Hamilton (actor), Paulette Frantz (actress), Jimmy Jean-Louis (actor), Walton Goggins (actor), Orso Maria Guerrini (actor), Gabriel Mann (actor), Chris Cooper (actor), Brian Cox (actor), Matt Damon (actor), Doug Liman (producer), Hubert Saint-Macary (actor),
Plot: Based very loosely on Robert Ludlum's novel, the Bourne Identity is the story of a man whose wounded body is discovered by fishermen who nurse him back to health. He can remember nothing and begins to try to rebuild his memory based on clues such as the Swiss bank account, the number of which, is implanted in his hip. He soon realizes that he is being hunted and takes off with Marie on a search to find out who he is and why he is being hunted.
Keywords: 2000s, action-hero, american-abroad, amnesia, apartment, assassin, assassination, attempted-murder, bank, bank-accountActors: Raymond Gérôme (miscellaneous crew), Jacques Dufilho (actor), Georges Claisse (actor), Harold Pinter (writer), Yves-André Hubert (director), Alain Fourès (actor), Eric Kahane (writer),
Genres: ,Actors: Harold Pinter (writer), Laerke Sigfred Pedersen (miscellaneous crew), Baard Owe (actor), Paul Hagen (actor), Kjeld Larsen (producer), Bent Mejding (actor), Palle Wolfsberg (director),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Samantha Eggar (actress), Robert Easton (miscellaneous crew), Dorothy Jeakins (costume designer), Anthony Zerbe (actor), Ian Abercrombie (actor), Malachy McCourt (actor), Henry Mancini (composer), Nick Dimitri (actor), Frank Finlay (actor), Sean Connery (actor), Richard Harris (actor), Chuck Hicks (actor), John Alderson (actor), Marvin Weldon (miscellaneous crew), Wayne Fitzgerald (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Life is rough in the coal mines of 1876 Pennsylvania. A secret group of Irish emigrant miners, known as the Molly Maguires, fights against the cruelty of the mining company with sabotage and murder. A detective, also an Irish emigrant, is hired to infiltrate the group and report on its members. But on which side do his sympathies lie?
Keywords: 1870s, 19th-century, agent, assassination, bartender, based-on-book, betrayal, capital-punishment, clothing, coalActors: Léonce Corne (actor), Pierre Collet (actor), Georges Adet (actor), Marcel Charvey (actor), Georges Claisse (actor), Louis Arbessier (actor), Edmond Beauchamp (actor), Raoul Billerey (actor), Paul Bisciglia (actor), Charles Blavette (actor), Bruno Balp (actor), Gérard Buhr (actor), Paul Bonifas (actor), Claude Brosset (actor), Marc Eyraud (actor),
Genres: Adventure,Actors: Patrick Holt (actor), Marianne Stone (actress), Francis Searle (director), John Horsley (actor), Bill Nagy (actor), Jim Connock (editor), Tony Wager (actor), Mark Singleton (actor), John Dunbar (actor), Ronald Liles (producer), Alan Barry (actor), Barry Steele (actor), Paul Erickson (writer), Benny Lee (actor), Michael Beint (actor),
Plot: When the director of a successful racing car company is shot dead the other directors have reason to believe their lives are at risk too. Suspect number one is an ex-employee just released from gaol who went down on their evidence.
Keywords: independent-filmActors: Mervyn Johns (actor), Kenneth Williams (actor), Ben Williams (actor), Philip Saville (actor), John Glyn-Jones (actor), Clifford Evans (actor), Desmond Llewelyn (actor), Edward Evans (actor), Richard Best (editor), Rachel Roberts (actress), John Fraser (actor), Olwen Brookes (actress), Ronald Lewis (actor), Gilbert Gunn (director), Eric Francis (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Presenting our first three person mashup! “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, “Love Me Like You Do” by Ellie Goulding, and “Sugar” by Maroon 5. Crazy times. Filmed with Jacs and our friend Tasha, who you may recognize from our “Dark Horse” video as that ridiculously cool person filming at the end. Because why not? Yolo. Just kidding...but seriously. :) Thanks for continuing to watch these. We love making them. xx Megan http://www.soundcloud.com/meganashleydavies http://www.facebook.com/megandaviesmusic http://www.twitter.com/meganadavies
Still can't believe how much love our last three-song mashup has gotten! We had a lot of cool suggestions for this new video on Facebook and Instagram. Jac was a champ and woke up at 2:30am to fly to Nashville the day after her finals to arrange this one. We always have a blast working with Tasha Peter, she's a longtime friend of ours and we love singing with her. Shoutout to Spring Gate intheVillage in Harrisburg, PA for letting us film at their venue. We performed there around Thanksgiving and thought it would be a great location to shoot. Presenting "Love Yourself" by Justin Bieber mashed with "Out Of The Woods" by Taylor Swift mashed with "Roses" by The Chainsmokers. :) Keep an eye out! This will be on iTunes/Spotify soon. So you'll be able to Shazam the song and add it to your f...
Alphonso Davies (born November 2, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.
Hey all! Hope you're having a wonderful New Year so far. We filmed this a few weeks back and I finally got around to putting the footage together. I had asked for some suggestions on my Facebook, and "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift seemed to be one of the more popular requests. We ended up mashing it with "Jealous" by Nick Jonas. Jac was a trooper through this one, as she was fighting a cold. Hopefully next time we're together, we'll be healthier! Special thanks goes out to Audra Doughty (Mud Queen Pottery) in Harrisburg, PA for letting us film in her pottery shop. Jaclyn works there during the summer when she's not at college. You can check out Mud Queen's website at www.mudqueenpottery.com. ALSO, I have some big announcements coming in the next few weeks. Excited to share with everyone. ...
Happy that I got to see my sis over the holidays! "Wake Me Up" by Avicii and "The Monster" by Eminem and Rihanna are two of our favorite songs on the radio right now, so we had a lot of fun coming up with this arrangement. Stick around til the end to see Jac play a killer guitar solo ;) Hope you enjoy! Now available on iTunes and Spotify :) http://www.facebook.com/megandaviesmusic http://www.twitter.com/meganadavies
Alan is joined by Katherine Jakeways, Lee Mack, Nick Helm and Olivia Lee
We weren't planning to record another mash-up, but these songs just fit so well :) http://www.megandaviesmusic.com http://www.soundcloud.com/meganashleydavies http://www.facebook.com/megandaviesmusic
Felt great to be back in Nashville with my sis! We came up with this one while on the road with Luke Preston last month. We had both these songs on repeat during the trip. Nick Jonas' "Chains" meets One Direction's "Drag Me Down." So excited to see it come to fruition. :) Hope you all enjoy! xx Megan http://megandaviesmusic.com http://www.facebook.com/megandaviesmusic Check out Jaclyn's channel at http://www.youtube.com/jacndavies
Been listening to Katy Perry's new album a ton. So when Jaclyn visited over the weekend, we knew we wanted to cover this song. So here's us channeling our inner Juicy J! Filmed by Jac's friend Tasha. http://www.soundcloud.com/meganashleydavies http://www.facebook.com/megandaviesmusic http://www.twitter.com/meganadavies
Love love love this song and Lana Del Rey performs it so perfectly. My friend Keelan and I wanted to put our own spin on it, and it turned out quite different than the original. Guess that's the fun of covers! Hope you all enjoy! Check out Keelan's music at http://keelandonovan.com and his kickstarter campaign at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/keelandonovan/are-you-keelan-it. UPDATE: Now available on iTunes. Thanks to everyone for the support! :) https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/summertime-sadness-acoustic/id878822902 http://www.soundcloud.com/meganashleydavies http://www.facebook.com/megandaviesmusic http://www.twitter.com/meganadavies
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Our universe seems fine-tuned for life, with the constants of physical laws having to be within tight boundaries. Does this mean that the universe has a goal of consciousness? Is there a directedness of the universe toward consciousness? Is consciousness entirely contingent or is it something special, even a ultimate object of universal development? From the PBS series 'Closer to Truth', presented by Robert Lawrence Kuhn. Click here to buy episodes/seasons of Closer To Truth and show your support: http://bit.ly/cttmaximus
Our universe seems fine-tuned for life, with the constants of physical laws having to be within tight boundaries. Does this mean that the universe has a goal of consciousness? Is there a directedness of the universe toward consciousness? Is consciousness entirely contingent or is it something special, even a ultimate object of universal development? From the PBS series 'Closer to Truth', presented by Robert Lawrence Kuhn. Click here to buy episodes/seasons of Closer To Truth and show your support: http://bit.ly/cttmaximus
Ian Gunpowder Richard chats with his audience and manages to secure himself a TV writing job, as well as marvel at his once IT heavy, bearded male audience being replaced by people who might actually have had sex. Don't worry, the nerds are still there and they're still the best! This week's guest is very tall and has never been told that before, it's sexually-charged comedian and actor Greg Davies. They converse about how W G Grace upstaged Greg's sister's wedding, how Guy Fawkes died and whether he'd welcome a time-travelling penis, how Greg embarrassed himself in front of Rik Mayall in a supermarket and bum-based encounters with doctors. It's raucous and very funny. This is one that might be worth paying the £3.50 to see on video. Not only does Greg have some amazing facial reactions,...
Gregory Daniel "Greg" Davies (born 14 May 1968) is a British stand-up comedian and actor known for his roles as Greg in We Are Klang, Mr Phil Gilbert in The Inbetweeners and Ken Thompson in Cuckoo, as well as for his guest appearances in Mock the Week, Would I Lie to You? and Fast and Loose. He has performed on the BBC's Live at the Apollo series.
Adrian Davies was born in 1962 at Templecombe, Somerset in west England, the eldest son of the traditional Catholic writer and polemicist Michael Davies. Educated at Cambridge University, London University and the Sorbonne, Davies is an English barrister or trial lawyer, practicing in chambers in the Temple. He contested South Staffordshire parliamentary constituency for the Freedom party in 2005 and has represented many thought criminals and political dissidents in the English court, as a change from commercial practice. Guest's Site: http://www.britishdemocraticparty.co.uk/ Listen to the second hour of this show and get full access to our archives at http://redicemembers.com Subscribe and stream or download over 1000 programs, videos, films, Insight episodes & Red Ice TV More Red Ice...
'The "Transgendering" of Children.' Presentation by Stephanie Davies-Arai. From ‘Thinking Differently: Feminists Questioning Gender Politics’, a one-day conference held at Conway Hall, London, UK, on Saturday 16 July 2016.
London barrister Adrian Davies speaks at the 2014 American Renaissance conference about the prospects for nationalist resurgence in Western Europe. www.AmRen.com
PLEASE NOTE: This performance includes subtitles - the same performance without subtitles is available on our YouTube Channel The sound recording of this performance was supervised by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Filmed on 31st March 2012 at the Digital Performance Lab, the University of Salford, Media City UK. PSAPPHA ENSEMBLE with Kelvin Thomas, soloist Conrad Marshall - flute Dov Goldberg - clarinet Richard Casey - piano Tim Williams - percussion / cimbalom Benedict Holland - violin Jennifer Langridge - cello Peter Maxwell Davies - Eight Songs for a Mad King 1. The Sentry (King Prussia's Minuet) 2. The Country Walk (La Promenade) 3. The Lady-in-Waiting (Miss Musgrave's Fancy) 4. To be Sung on the Water (The Waterman) 5. The Phantom Queen (He's ay a-kissing me) 6. The Counterfeit (Le Co...
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