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Neds (film)

Neds (2010) is a feature film directed by Peter Mullan, with dialogue in Scottish English and Glasgow patter. The film centres on John McGill (Conor McCarron), a teenager growing up in 1970s Glasgow. John's story follows his involvement with the city's youth culture and its impact on his development as a teenager.

The title is from a derogatory term applied in Scotland to hooligans, louts or petty criminals.

Plot

Neds is a dark coming-of-age film that follows the story of John McGill, a young boy growing up in 1970s Glasgow. While a brilliant student who excels in his studies at school, his studious nature causes conflicts with his working-class family and the wider, gang-riddled neighbourhood.

John's immediate family consists of his mother, a part-time hospital worker; his father, an abusive, alcoholic, tool-maker; and his older brother, Benny, leader of a neighbourhood gang called the Young Car-D. On a visit from New York, his Auntie Beth encourages John to leave Scotland when he is older to pursue opportunities there.

Ned (Pushing Daisies)

Ned is the protagonist from the 2007-2009 ABC television series Pushing Daisies. He is portrayed by Lee Pace.

Ned works as a pie maker at his restaurant The Pie Hole. He also has the ability to resurrect the dead with a single touch. When private investigator Emerson Cod (Chi McBride) accidentally discovers Ned's ability, the two enter in a partnership: in exchange for Ned using his ability to revive those who have died under suspicious circumstances, Emerson will split any reward money that he receives when the information discovered with the help of Ned's gift allows them to solve the crime.

Ability

Ned brings the dead back to life with a single touch, but there are two conditions. First, if he touches a dead person, plant or animal for a second time, it will die forever. Secondly, if the revived remains alive for more than sixty seconds, something or someone else in close proximity will die in its place. Generally, whatever dies is a rough equivalent to what has been revived: a person for a person, an animal for an animal, or a plant for a plant.

Baldwin, Florida

Baldwin is a town in Duval County, Florida, United States. When the majority of communities in Duval County consolidated with the city of Jacksonville in 1968, Baldwin, along with Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Neptune Beach, Florida, remained quasi-independent. Like the other towns, it maintains its own municipal government, but its residents vote in the Jacksonville mayoral election and vote for the Jacksonville City Council; unlike the others, Baldwin no longer supports its own police force. The population was 1,425 at the 2010 census.

History

The town was first settled under the name of Thigpen in 1846. Mr. Thigpen had opened a tavern to benefit the stagecoach line at the crossroads of what is today Baldwin. He supplied horses for the stage and shelter and food for the passengers. The first railroad was built in Thigpen in 1857 with a second crossing it in 1859. The name was changed to Baldwin in honor of Dr. Abel Seymour Baldwin, the president of the Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad, a railroad that ran from Lake City to Jacksonville. Further development in Baldwin led to the establishment of a telegraphic line running from Jacksonville to Baldwin.

Baldwin (name)

The name Baldwin or Balduin is of Anglo-Saxon and Old German origin, from the Old English Bealdwine, or the Old German equivalent Baldavin, meaning "bold friend". French version Baudouin, Dutch version Boudewijn, Esperanto version Balduino. It was frequently used in medieval Britain as a surname.

Surname

Baldwin, Louisiana

Baldwin is a town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,436 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The Louisiana physician and politician Alvan Lafargue practiced in Baldwin, his wife's hometown, prior to 1915.

Geography

Baldwin is located at 29°50′10″N 91°32′56″W / 29.83611°N 91.54889°W / 29.83611; -91.54889 (29.836039, -91.548799).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,497 people, 777 households, and 607 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,328.6 people per square mile (901.0/km²). There were 822 housing units at an average density of 766.6 per square mile (296.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 32.16% White, 64.52% African American, 1.00% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 0.80% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.48% of the population.