In Greek mythology, Hector (Ἕκτωρ Hektōr, pronounced [héktɔːr]) was a Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy in the Trojan War. As the first-born son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, who was a descendant of Dardanus and Tros, the founder of Troy, he was a prince of the royal house and the heir apparent to his father's throne. He was married to Andromache, with whom he had an infant son, Scamandrius (whom the people of Troy called Astyanax). He acted as leader of the Trojans and their allies in the defense of Troy, "killing 31,000 Greek fighters", offers Hyginus. During the European Middle Ages, Hector figures as one of the Nine Worthies noted by Jacques de Longuyon, known not only for his courage but also for his noble and courtly nature. Indeed, Homer places Hector as peace-loving, thoughtful as well as bold, a good son, husband and father, and without darker motives. James Redfield writes of Hector as a "martyr to loyalties, a witness to the things of this world, a hero ready to die for the precious imperfections of ordinary life."
Hector is the name given to a cumulonimbus, or thundercloud, that forms regularly nearly every afternoon on the Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia, from approximately September to March each year. Hector, or sometimes "Hector the Convector", is known as one of the world's most consistently large thunderstorms, reaching heights of approximately 20 kilometres (66,000 ft).
Named by pilots during the Second World War, the recurring position of the thunderstorm made it a navigational beacon for pilots and mariners in the region. Hector is caused primarily by a collision of several sea breeze boundaries across the Tiwi Islands and is known for its consistency and intensity.Lightning rates and updraft speeds are notable aspects of this thunderstorm and during the 1990s National Geographic Magazine published a comprehensive study of the storm with pictures of damaged trees and details of updraft speeds and references to tornadic events.
Since the late 1980s the thunderstorm has been the subject of many meteorological studies, many centered on Hector itself but also utilising the consistency of the storm cell to study other aspects of thunderstorms and lightning.
Hector was a Dutch 44-gun frigate launched in 1784 that the British captured in 1799. They fitted her out and transferred her to the Transport Board in 1800 under the name Pandour. She then transported troops to and from Egypt. The Royal Navy commissioned her in 1803 as HMS Pandour; she then sailed to the Leeward Islands, where she participated in the capture of Surinam. The Navy converted her to a floating battery in 1804, and transferred her to Customs as a store hulk in 1805. She was sold in 1814.
The British captured Hector, and a number of other vessels, at the Nieuwe Diep during the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland. The actual captor was HMS Circe (1785), which took possession of 13 men-of-war in all, ranging in size from 66 guns to 24, and three Indiamen. She also took possession of the Naval Arsenal and its 95 pieces of ordnance.
Hector arrived at Sheerness on 30 April 1800. The Admiralty transferred her to the Transport Board on 26 May 1801, which had her fitted en flute at Woolwich between May and July to serve as a troopship. Commander John Shortland took command in June, and sailed her to Egypt. She may have arrived in time for the Siege of Alexandria, which was fought between 17 August and 2 September 1801. Pandour was still or again there in early February 1803 as the British troops were preparing to leave in March.
Actors: Mark Adair-Rios (actor), Julian Bane (actor), Steven Bray (actor), Denzil E. Bursey (actor), Josh Casaubon (actor), Riley Ceder (actor), Kendall Clement (actor), David Damico (actor), Alex Denney (actor), Massimo Dobrovic (actor), Zachary Haven (actor), Michael Klinger (actor), Konstantin Lavysh (actor), Drew Leon (actor), Jim Abele (actor),
Plot: Juke Box Hero is a visceral and psychological '80s drama set in Los Angeles tapping into latent fears in our society that both attract and repel. This film portrays the unlikely companionship of Kiva Jade, an alluring and brazen musician, driven to become a multi-platinum superstar in the counter-culture world of rock, and Allan Crossley, a humble nursing home caregiver with a golden heart.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Ryan Dillon (actor), David Carey Foster (actor), Robert Huerta (actor), Sean James (actor), Casey Kooyman (actor), René Mena (actor), Eloy Méndez (actor), Bruno Reyes (actor), Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez (actor), David Ury (actor), Jerry White Jr. (actor), Cory Zacharia (actor), Corina Calderon (actress), Erika Flores (actress), Juan Martin Aguirre (actor),
Plot: Francisco, a middle-aged Cuban exile working at a holding house for illegal immigrants crosses paths with Cecilia, a 10 year old Mexican girl who has crossed the border without her family.
Keywords: cuban, desert, location-in-title, magical-realism, small-townActors: Dimo Alexiev (actor), Aleksandar Belovski (actor), Arkanay Boonsong (actor), Randy Couture (actor), Terry Crews (actor), Novak Djokovic (actor), Nikola Dodov (actor), Liam Hemsworth (actor), Penka Kodova (actor), Jet Li (actor), Wenbo Li (actor), Dolph Lundgren (actor), Cash Mimis (actor), Alexander Moskov (actor), Scott Adkins (actor),
Plot: Barney Ross is approached by CIA man Church, who wants him and his guns for hire to go to the former Soviet Union to retrieve something that was on a plane that crashed. Church doesn't tell him what he is getting. And Church sends a woman, Maggie with him to make sure he gets it. They find the plane and get the thing but some men take one of Barney's people hostage and the leader tells him to give him what they got or he'll kill his hostage. The give it to him but he kills his hostage anyway. Barney asks Maggie what was so important about that thing. She says that it showed the location of a Russian plutonium storage mine. Barney decides to track the man down and deal with him. They track them down and discover that the man they seek is Vilain who leads a group known as The Sangs and that they have taken all the men from the surrounding villages to work the mine.
Keywords: action-hero, action-heroine, afghanistan-veteran, airplane, airport, airport-lounge, ak-47, albania, ambulance, anti-tank-gunActors: Saif Ali (actor), Vicious Darling (actor), Fidencio Enriquez (actor), Brandon Leland (actor), Jennifer Reisinger (actor), Sean Gabriel (producer), Darren Kwan (producer), Jump Promprakob (producer), Darren Kwan (writer), Darren Kwan (writer), Jump Promprakob (writer), Darren Kwan (director), Jump Promprakob (director), Darren Kwan (editor), Jump Promprakob (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Short,Actors: Art (actor), Shane Bellegarde (actor), Lyndon Bray (actor), Ben Diskin (actor), Adrien Dorval (actor), Oded Fehr (actor), Duncan Fisher (actor), Ryan Kennedy (actor), Ludwig (actor), John Mariano (actor), Tim McGrath (actor), Kent Nolan (actor), John Reardon (actor), Josh Strait (actor), Alden Adair (actor),
Plot: Late one night, a mysterious car is brought into the Chicago police impound garage after a deadly traffic accident. The on-call mechanics soon discover the car has a mind of its own. With hundreds of horsepower and two tons of reinforced steel at its command, it's a seemingly unstoppable killing machine capable of outrunning -- and outwitting -- humans.
Keywords: based-on-comic-book, blue-bra-and-panties, female-protagonist, girl-in-bra-and-panties, killer-carActors: Carlo Alban (actor), Turron Kofi Alleyne (actor), Marco Greco (actor), Alano Miller (actor), Terrell Schuyler (actor), Terrell Wheeler (actor), Portia (actress), Phil Feng (producer), Ari Issler (producer), Joshua Levine (producer), Ben Snyder (producer), Ari Issler (writer), Ben Snyder (writer), Christopher Libertino (composer), Becca Miller (costume designer),
Plot: Hector wants revenge, Cortez wants to start, Nate wants to live and Coach Settara will go to extraordinary lengths just to play the game.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Gio Alvarez (actor), Jerome Calica (actor), Marky Cielo (actor), Mon Confiado (actor), Paolo Contis (actor), Jaime Fabregas (actor), Joonee Gamboa (actor), Eddie Garcia (actor), Francis Magundayao (actor), Cesar Montano (actor), Robin Padilla (actor), Rommel Padilla (actor), J.M. Reyes (actor), Bembol Roco (actor), Marvin Agustin (actor),
Plot: Asian Treasures is an engaging story involving the quest for hidden treasures that date back from the start of Philippine civilization. It is said that these treasures were gathered from different parts of Asia by 10 Bornean Datus who formed a city in a place known as Itim na Ginto (Black Gold). This secret has been passed on among the descendants of two groups of Filipinos - the KKK (Kapatirang Kumakalinga ng Kayamanan), who wants to protect the treasures, and the Sudama, the group who has selfish intentions in finding the treasures. Coming from the lineage of the KKK, Gabriela (Angel Locsin) is an iron-willed young lass who was well-trained in the field of combat for an all-important task of carrying on the mission of her ancestors. Since the Sudama have begun an aggressive pursuit of the hidden treasures, even obliterating KKK members who got in the way of their quest, the KKK needs to get ahead to be able to protect the treasures. In an unlikely turn of events, Gabriela's path will cross with the wisecracking auto-mechanic-cum-stuntman Elias (Robin Padilla) who will be her companion in her special mission. Together, they will travel in different parts of Asia in search of the 10 powerful amulets and the clues leading to where the 10 Datus hid their Asian Treasures. As they face peril after peril in their Asian adventures, Elias and Gabriela will find something more precious than the treasures they are after - for they will soon realize that love has the ultimate power to turn their lives around.
Keywords: airplane-crash, amulet, ancient-civilization, bangkok-thailand, battle, booby-trap, car-accident, car-chase, cave, cell-phoneActors: Hector Aberastury (actor), Paul Alpert (actor), Jeff Bettas (actor), Rick Breshaman (actor), Chester Danett (actor), Michael Dermen (actor), Don Johnson (actor), Michael Ray Reed (actor), Jay Rosado (actor), Jeff Wilson (actor), Tori Balion (actress), Karen Cardonna (actress), Jennifer Farmer (actress), Maria Gomez (actress), Zhanna Ineknovich (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Lewis Collins (actor), Thomas Danneberg (actor), Francis Derosa (actor), Subas Herrero (actor), Michael James (actor), Klaus Kinski (actor), Manfred Lehmann (actor), Hans Leutenegger (actor), Edoardo Margheriti (actor), Mike Monty (actor), Brand Navarro (actor), Luciano Pigozzi (actor), Dario Pontonutti (actor), Julio Rodrigo (actor), Rene Abadeza (actor),
Plot: A cruel dictator rules a Latin American state. Corruption, brutality and exploitation are present every day. A few people begin to organise resistance. Under the leader "El Leopardo" a small group of guerillas fights against the violent government...
Keywords: army, battle, boy, church, convoy, dictator, exploding-airplane, exploding-bus, exploding-dam, exploding-helicopterActors: Arturo Alegro (actor), Mario Casillas (actor), Mario del Mar (actor), Mario García González (actor), Sergio Jiménez (actor), Juan Ángel Martínez (actor), Antonio Miguel (actor), Rubén Rojo (actor), Ernesto Yáñez (actor), Isabela Corona (actress), Alma Delfina (actress), Roxana Frias (actress), Gloria Alicia Inclán (actress), Leonor Llausás (actress), Martha Meneses (actress),
Genres: Drama,Principia Scientific | 06 Dec 2021
WorldNews.com | 06 Dec 2021
The Los Angeles Times | 06 Dec 2021
Press TV | 06 Dec 2021
Yahoo Daily News | 06 Dec 2021
Business Insider | 06 Dec 2021
Interesting Engineering | 06 Dec 2021