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Stephen or Steven /ˈstiːvən/ is a masculine first name, derived from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stéfanos), in turn from the Greek word "στέφανος", meaning "wreath, crown, honour, reward", literally "that which surrounds or encompasses". In ancient Greece, a wreath was given to the winner of a contest (from which the crown, symbol of rulers derived). The use of the noun was first recorded in Homer's Iliad. The name is significant to Christians: according to the Book of Acts in the New Testament, Saint Stephen was a deacon who was stoned to death and is regarded as the first Christian martyr. The name has many variants, which include Stephan, Stevan, Stefan and Stevon.
In Middle English, the name Stephen or Stephan was pronounced as a bi-syllabic word — Step-hen or Step-han — much like a Scandinavian surname. Steve was pronounced as it is in Modern English. This etymological usage began a decline in the mid-19th century.
Steve is the common short form, while various diminutives such as Stevie and Ste are also used. Many family names are derived from Stephen: the most common are Stephens/Stevens and Stephenson/Stevenson (others include Stephen, Stephan, Staphan, Stefan, Stevin and Stever).
Minecraft is a sandbox video game originally created by Swedish programmer Markus "Notch" Persson and later developed and published by Mojang. The creative and building aspects of Minecraft enable players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D procedurally generated world. Other activities in the game include exploration, resource gathering, crafting, and combat. Multiple gameplay modes are available, including survival mode where the player must acquire resources to build the world and maintain health, a creative mode where players have unlimited resources to build with and the ability to fly, an adventure mode where players play custom maps created by other players, and a spectator mode where players can fly around and clip through blocks, but cannot place or destroy any. The PC version of the game is renowned for its third-party mods, which add various new items, characters, worlds, and quests to the game.
The alpha version was publicly released for PC on May 17, 2009, and after gradual updates, the full version was released on November 18, 2011. A version for Android was released a month earlier on October 7, and an iOS version was released on November 17, 2011. The game was released on the Xbox 360 as an Xbox Live Arcade game on May 9, 2012; on the PlayStation 3 on December 17, 2013; on the PlayStation 4 on September 4, 2014; on the Xbox One the next day; on the PlayStation Vita on October 14, 2014; and on the Wii U on December 17, 2015. On December 10, 2014, a Windows Phone version was released. All versions of Minecraft receive periodic updates, with the console editions being co-developed by 4J Studios.
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upon the festival's focus, can include international and domestic releases. Some festivals focus on a specific film-maker or genre (e.g., film noir) or subject matter (e.g., horror film festivals). A number of film festivals specialise in short films of a defined maximum length. Film festivals are typically annual events. Some film historians do not consider Film Festivals as official releases of film, like Jerry Beck. The best known film festivals are the Venice Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival, the latter being the largest film festival worldwide, based on attendance. The Venice Film Festival is the oldest major festival. The Melbourne International Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the oldest in the world. A 2013 study found 3,000 active films festivals worldwide—active defined as having held an event in the previous 24 months.
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The PlayStation Vita (officially abbreviated PS Vita) is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the successor to the PlayStation Portable as part of the PlayStation brand of gaming devices. It was released in Japan on December 17, 2011, with releases in North America, Europe, and other worldwide regions starting on February 22, 2012. It primarily competes with the Nintendo 3DS, as part of the eighth generation of consoles.
The original model of the handheld, the PCH-1000 series includes two analog sticks, a 5-inch (130 mm) OLED multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, and supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and optional 3G. Internally, the Vita features a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processor and a quad-core SGX543MP graphics processing unit, as well as LiveArea software as its main user interface, which supersedes the XrossMediaBar.
In October 2013, a redesigned PS Vita model, the PCH-2000 series, was released in Japan, featuring better battery life, more internal storage, thinner and lighter, among other improvements. It came to Western markets starting February 2014. In November 2013, the PlayStation TV allowing players to play PS Vita games on a television was released in Japan (as PlayStation Vita TV), and worldwide starting October 2014.
Actors: Jason Mckee (editor), Jason Mckee (producer), Jason Mckee (writer), Jason Mckee (director), Mary C. Rolfes (producer), Tom Olson (actor), Aaron A. Fink (actor), D.R. Anderson (actor), Damon Abdallah (actor), Sean Eagon (producer), Travis Berry (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Nick Dellicastelli (writer), Nick Dellicastelli (actor), Nick Dellicastelli (writer), Nick Dellicastelli (editor), Nick Dellicastelli (director), Nick Dellicastelli (producer), Ben Jose (producer), Ben Jose (producer), Ben Jose (actor), Jared Hargreaves (actor), Lucy Marks (actress), Harrison Berenger (actor), Earl Divinagracia (actor), Luke McClounan (actor), Hazel Vaughan (actress),
Plot: Frankie Bacardo is a normal but very unlucky teenage boy with one very selfish and basic friend Brian 'Hoopo' Hooper. Things always go wrong for Frankie but when he develops a crush on a girl at school named Amanda will his luck turn around?
Genres: Comedy, Family, Romance, Short,Actors: Stephen Follows (writer), Pat Kelman (actor), Tom Worth (producer), Oscar Sharp (editor), Oscar Sharp (actor), Oscar Sharp (director), Oscar Sharp (writer), Tiernan Hanby (producer), Tiernan Hanby (actor), Jethro Skinner (actor), Neal 'Monkey' Stevens (actor), Robert Waters (actor), Max Devere (actor), Langwigg (composer), Laura Mugridge (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Jiyoung Lee (editor), Jiyoung Lee (producer), Jiyoung Lee (writer), Jiyoung Lee (director), Jiyoung Lee (actress), Becca Cayce (actress), Clayton Taylor (actor), Steven Abadin (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Short,Actors: Michael Teh (actor), Alexis Suarez (actor), Pooja Kumar (actress), Steven Lesser (editor), Steven Lesser (producer), Amos Posner (miscellaneous crew), Osas Ighodaro (actress), Donald Rizzo (actor), Desi Sanchez (actress), Suzy Kaye (actor), Maria Guzman (actress), Jonathan Williams (actor), Elise Falanga (actress), Dan Lee (producer), Dan Lee (writer),
Plot: Washington Square Park: an urban refuge of tranquility, entertainment, and social gatherings. Yet, beneath its surface, lies something more: a breeding ground for squirrels, pigeons, dogs - and humans. Indeed, within a former bohemian Mecca for Bob Dylan, Jackson Pollack, & Allen Ginsberg looms an outdoor pick-up scene where the nuance of sexual seduction is displayed on a daily basis. Enter: STEVE. With college graduation fast on approach, Steve's been coldly dumped by his long-time girlfriend. Pondering the stress of his break-up and looming senior thesis, he escapes to historic Washington Square Park, where he soon stumbles upon a "sea of girls," or, more importantly -- a subculture of "Park Shark" pick-up artists who prey on them. Hit by inspiration, Steve quickly devises the perfect thesis topic: a social research study on the Darwinist aspects of outdoor courting techniques. His subjects: a trio of Park Sharks (*Jared, Louis, and Ozzie). Portraying himself the impartial observer, our heartbroken student soon has a goldmine of information on techniques men use to manipulate the female mind. Soon, an odd twist is thrown into the mix upon discovery of a curious new species roaming the land, namely ~a Lesbian pick-up artist. Before long, Steve becomes obsessed with his new subject and a whirlwind of chaos unfolds that threatens to destroy the entire social fabric of the park. What evolves is a dangerous study in mankind's finest...and lowest.
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Zooey Deschanel (actress), Judah Friedlander (actor), Michael Rapaport (actor), Kevin Dunn (actor), Ian M. Stratford (miscellaneous crew), Jonathan Gray (miscellaneous crew), Anthony Pettine (miscellaneous crew), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (actor), Adam LaFramboise (actor), Paul Schneider (actor), Aaron Stanford (actor), Carlo Alban (actor), Clark Middleton (actor), George Paaswell (producer), R.E. Rodgers (actor),
Plot: It's not the crime, it's the cover-up. In small-town, hard-scrabble New Hampshire, foul-mouthed all-talk slacker John "Rugged" Rudgate fancies himself a criminal. When a local plumber stares him down at a pub, Rugged vows revenge, pouring brake fluid in the man's water supply. When the man dies from unrelated causes, Rugged and his side-kick, the even dimmer Jeff, try to cover up what they think is murder. One bad decision begets another.
Keywords: abusive-language, break-in, brother-sister-relationship, cover-up, death, delusion, delusional, dumb-criminal, escape, food-poisoningActors: West Liang (actor), Leon Acord (actor), Jeffrey Chu (director), Jeffrey Chu (producer), Jeffrey Chu (writer), Justin Miller (actor), Eric Riley Moore (actor), Noel Benkman (composer),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Mike Miller (actor), Kevin Wiggins (actor), Stephen Eiland (actor), Marc Miles (actor), Clark Sanchez (actor), Todd Cohen (producer), Adam Turner (director), Adam Turner (writer), Adam Turner (editor), Adam Turner (writer), Adam Turner (producer), Adan Sanchez (actor), Paul Goldman (composer), Jason Wesbecher (producer), David Crespin (actor),
Plot: Dennis' father is suddenly terribly ill and needs a new kidney. Dr. Regens tells him there's no other option than to obtain a new kidney from the organ mafia. The Desperate Dennis follows Regens' advice, travels across the country to buy the kidney and after some trouble is ready to travel back. To keep it fresh, Dennis keeps the kidney in a suitcase full of ice. Now the hardest task begins: transport the kidney back to his father. While the ice keeps melting, the first problem arises when the police do a routine checkup at the border.
Keywords: bus, gunshot, hijack, hospital, ice, kidney, mosquito, police-investigation, sect, suitcaseActors: Lenny Rose (actor), Robert Amico (actor), Jan McWilliams (miscellaneous crew), Sam J. Jones (actor), Jed Curtis (actor), Bentley Mitchum (actor), Kathy Shower (actress), Kathy Shower (actress), Robert Madrid (actor), Myke Michaels (actor), Kimika Yoshino (actress), Richard Chaves (actor), Vivian Chen (miscellaneous crew), Junichi Mimura (producer), Walter O'Neil (actor),
Plot: While searching for her missing sister in a seedy L.A. strip club, Asaka winds up in the middle of a botched drug deal. When the shooting stops, she, along with naive drug courier Angus are the only ones left alive. They instinctively grab the money and run. But a transmitter in the money bag puts two hit men on their tail, while a former gangster helps them with their getaway.
Keywords: baja-california, chase, drug-dealer, drugs, independent-film, los-angeles-california, mexico, nudity, sex, shootoutActors: Peter Flemming (actor), Thomas Potter (actor), Eva De Viveiros (miscellaneous crew), Eva De Viveiros (actress), Rob Bakewell (producer), Rob Bakewell (editor), Guyle Fraizer (actor), Christian Charlton (producer), Lori Gillis (actress), Lori Gillis (miscellaneous crew), Lori Gillis (miscellaneous crew), Joel Wirkkunen (actor), Art Bergmann (actor), Ian Butcher (actor), Janice Stone (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama,if I had a dog his name would be Steve
and at the end of the day he'd be waiting for me
and he would listen and I would teach
and at the end of two years he would learn how to speak
he'd say
can I
borrow the car tonight
there's a
a dog
down the street that I kind of like
and so everywhere I would go there would be Steve
and on a Sunday afternoon quarter past three
we'd be reading the papers and drinking green tea
when Steve would take of his glasses and look straight at me
he'd say
can you
hand me section two
Steven
you know