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MedicAlert Foundation and Justice Department Collaboration to Aid Law Enforcement During Alzheimer's-Related Wandering Incidents
(TURLOCK, CA, September 26, 2012) – Sixty percent of people with Alzheimer's disease will, on one or more occasions, wander and become lost or disoriented. Although estimates vary, according to the National Institutes of Health – National Institute on Aging, experts suggest that as many as 5.1 million Americans currently have Alzheimer's disease. Unless the disease can be effectively treated or prevented, the number of people diagnosed with the disease will increase significantly if current population trends continue. The risk of Alzheimer's increases with age and the U.S. population is aging. The number of people with Alzheimer's could potentially double for every 5-year interval beyond age 65. By the year 2030, as many as 8 million Americans could be living with Alzheimer's. People with Alzheimer's disease, and their loved ones, benefit from having a comprehensive safety plan to help their loved ones when a wandering incident occurs or if they become lost.
A new web portal will be unveiled on September 30, 2012, during World Alzheimer's Month, at the IACP Annual Conference and Law Enforcement Education and Technology Exposition at the San Diego Convention Center. The portal, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), will provide law enforcement with enhanced capabilities to identify and aid wandering (and missing) people with Alzheimer's disease. The portal will function via direct connection from either the Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) or the FBI's Law Enforcement Online - Enterprise Portal (LEO-EP) to the MedicAlert® + Alzheimer's Association Safe Return® program. This free service will allow authorized law enforcement officials to access vital information, including emergency contacts of the registered persons.
Law enforcement is encouraged to advise caregivers to enroll their loved ones in the MedicAlert® + Safe Return® program, a specialized live 24/7 emergency response service for individuals with Alzheimer's or related dementia who wander or have a medical emergency. "Given the growing number of persons with Alzheimer's disease, we are hopeful that this direct connection between law enforcement information systems and the MedicAlert® + Safe Return® registry will help law enforcement, more quickly, locate persons with Alzheimer's, who become lost or disoriented and reunite them with their families," said Denise E. O'Donnell, Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
About MedicAlert Foundation
Established in 1956, the nonprofit MedicAlert Foundation pioneered the use of medical IDs and delivers the most dependable, responsive, intelligent and trusted Emergency Identification and Medical Information Network. MedicAlert provides the functionality of an e-health information exchange through an innovative combination of a unique patient identifier linked to a personal health record and a live 24/7 emergency response service. MedicAlert Foundation International medical IDs alert emergency personnel to a member's primary health conditions, medications or implanted medical devices. In addition to its 24-hour emergency response service, MedicAlert Foundation International also provides family and caregiver notification so that members can be reunited with their loved ones.
For more information about MedicAlert Foundation, please visit: www.medicalert.org.
To learn more about the MedicAlert® + Alzheimer's Association Safe Return® program, please visit: www.medicalert.org/safereturn.
About the Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association is the world's leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research, to provide and enhance care and support for all affected, and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer's. Visit www.alz.org or call 800-272-3900.
About the Office of Justice Programs
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP), headed by Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary Lou Leary, provides federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to prevent and control crime, administer justice, and assist victims. OJP has six bureaus and offices: the Bureau of Justice Assistance; the Bureau of Justice Statistics; the National Institute of Justice; the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; the Office for Victims of Crime; and the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART). Visit the OJP web site at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/.


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One of the best things about celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is the fact that schools, government offices, and many businesses across the US are closed, giving workers an extra day off on the third Monday in January. A good thing about this holiday is that it you the opportunity to serve fabulous "soul food" to family and friends.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is the newest American National holiday, signed into legislation on November 2, 1983 by President Ronald Reagan. January 20, 1986 was the first national celebration of this holiday, which comes as a welcome break between the end of the Christmas holidays and the beginning of spring.
There are so many great soul food dishes; it is sometimes difficult to cook just a few. I've taken some of my favorites and streamlined them by using timesaving appliances and convenience foods. With these new quick and easy Southern recipes, even the busiest of cooks will be able to celebrate this holiday properly without spending hours in the kitchen.
Shortcut Fried Chicken Recipe
One of the first things that come to mind when I hear "soul food" is fried chicken. Fried chicken is a Classic Southern Soul Food Dish, and recipes for it are included in every Soul Food and Southern cookbook. I have never been to a soul food restaurant where fried chicken was not an offering on the menu. In fact, fried chicken is so popular, that it appears on most restaurant menus, whether Southern or not.
Real Southern Fried Chicken is quite involved and time-consuming. Most recipes call for soaking the chicken in a brine solution or buttermilk overnight, then draining, dipping in egg wash, coating with seasoned flour, and finally frying in lots of oil. It's always difficult to keep the temperature just right so that the chicken cooks through before the outside coating browns too fast. Once the chicken is golden brown and cooked through, the oil is drained off and a creamy gravy is made with the crispy bits left in the pan. Although this dish isn't particularly difficult, most of us really don't have the time to prepare it very often.
Since frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts are readily available, I like to use them instead of a whole chicken to make my fried chicken. Southern Grandmothers everywhere might frown on my shortcut method, since it doesn't follow a proper secret Southern family recipe. However, the finished product is crispy, juicy, and delicious.
Instead of the classic cream gravy that usually accompanies fried chicken, I have included a fast and easy sauce that was adapted from Princess Pamela's Soul Food Cookbook (Signet 1969), Sauce Beautiful, which was named after the author's late mother. To round out the meal, I would suggest serving rice and a green vegetable.
Of course, if you have your heart set on mashed potatoes and gravy, and have some time to spend in the kitchen, you can also make cream gravy from the crispy bits that are left in the bottom of the pan; drain all but 2 tablespoons of the cooking oil from the pan, leaving any crispy bits; stir in enough flour to make a roux, then over medium heat, whisk in a mixture of half milk and half water (about 2 cups). Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper.
Shortcut Fried Chicken with Sauce Beautiful
4 –6 Servings
½ cup flour
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
3 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cleaned and cut diagonally in half
½ cup butter
½ cup vegetable oil
Mix the flour, salt, and pepper. Dredge the chicken breast pieces in the mixture.
Melt the butter in a large heavy (preferably cast iron) skillet. Add the oil and heat it to 375°.
When the oil butter mixture has heated, add the chicken pieces, in a single layer without crowding. The chicken pieces will cook quite fast since there are no bones.
When the chicken breasts are golden brown on one side, turn them to brown the other side. If the heat is correct, the chicken should be cooked through by the time the second side is browned. Since overcooked chicken breasts can be dry, make sure they are removed from the oil butter mixture as soon as they are barely cooked through.
Sauce Beautiful
Makes about 1 ¼ cups
½ cup peach jam or preserves
½ cup water
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon white vinegar
½ teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
If the peach preserves are really chunky, mash them with a fork or put them in the food processor and process until smooth. Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and mix well. Cook over medium-high heat until thickened, stirring occasionally.
AND FINALLY…Top Ten Signs You've Eaten Too Much Southern Friend Chicken
10. Hundreds of volunteers have started to stack sandbags around you.
9. Doctor tells you your weight would be perfect for a man 17 feet tall.
8. You are responsible for a slight but measurable shift in the earth's axis.
7. Right this minute you're laughing up pie on the carpet.
6. You decide to take a little nap and wake up in mid-July.
5. World's fattest man sends you a telegram, warning you to "back off!"
4. People are beginning to lick your fingers
3. Getting off your couch requires help from the fire department.
2. Every escalator you step on immediately grinds to a halt.
1. You're sweatin' gravy.

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The Complete Guide to iPod, iPhone and Apple TV Video Conversion (Mac)
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Recorded TV Content
Another type of content that many iPod and Apple TV users will want to convert is content recorded from broadcast television sources, such as over-the-air, cable, and satellite programming.
This content can come from a digital video recording software installed directly onto a Mac, or from an external DVR such as a Tivo, and there are solutions that allow for the handling of either.
|EyeTV http://www.elgato.com/ Mac, bundled with many TV Capture Devices by Elgato and others
EyeTV is probably the most popular solution for recording TV content on a Mac. The software itself normally comes bundled with a TV hardware device from companies such as Elgato, Miglia and others, and these TV hardware devices vary in design from being able to capture standard over-the-air analog TV content right through to digital and HDTV capture devices. The content you are able to record will therefore be dependent upon the hardware itself, rather than the EyeTV software.
Presently, EyeTV includes presets for conversion to Apple TV and three iPod formats: 640x480 H.264, 320x240 H.264, and 320x240 MPEG4. Conversion to an iPhone-specific resolution is not supported at this time, although of course 640x480 iPod videos will work fine on the iPhone. The choice of iPod preset is selected in the EyeTV preferences, and all other "iPod" conversion operations will simply use this preset.
Unfortunately, the fact that this is a global setting means that it is not possible to have different videos encoded using different iPod formats in a single conversion operation.
Once the EyeTV software has been installed and configured along with your choice of video capture device, you're ready to start recording and converting content. If you live in one of the countries with an online TV guide service that is supported by EyeTV, you can schedule recordings simply by selecting them from the program guide.
Selecting a show from the online TV guide will have the advantage of ensuring that the particulars of a given recording are already filled in for you, and as an added bonus these will be added to the tags of the destination video file so that when it's converted and added to iTunes it will be properly labeled and catalogued with at least the basic show, episode title, and description information.
You can also schedule recordings manually, but would of course need to fill in any program information yourself:
When scheduling a recording, you can also tell EyeTV to export to an iPod or Apple TV format immediately after it finishes the recording. The converted video will also be automatically imported into iTunes with the correct name, description and show tags filled in from the TV guide information, ready to be synced to your Apple device.
A summary of scheduled recordings is shown on the "Schedule" listing, and from here the various automatic export options can also be reviewed and changed simply by clicking the in-line drop down menus:
From the recordings listing, videos can also be converted to iPod or Apple TV format simply by selecting the videos you wish to convert, and clicking either the iPod or Apple TV buttons found at the top of the screen:
Conversion of the selected recordings will begin in sequence and progress will be indicated in the main recordings window:
As with scheduled conversion, once the conversion has completed, the converted files will be automatically added to iTunes with the correct tag information taken from the recordings themselves.
Naturally, EyeTV also supports Elgato's own turbo.264 hardware accelerator, and will simply use it if its connected when starting EyeTV. You can tell the turbo.264 is being used by the red-colored progress bar in the conversion summary and the four throbbing dots that appear immediately beneath it:
Note that if you did not fill in the program information when originally scheduling a recording, or you want to edit it for some reason, EyeTV also allows you to do this simply by highlighting the recording and choosing the "Info" button, which will bring up a summary of the recording information. The "Edit Info" button shown will bring up a dialog box that will allow you to edit or fill in the show name, episode name, and description.
One final useful feature in EyeTV that is worth mentioning: If you prefer to record video for archival purposes, you may want to remove the commercials from the video clips before converting them for your iTunes library. In addition to the obvious benefit of not having to watch or skip through commercials, this will also result in more efficient file storage, since commercials generally account for about 25%-30% of most TV shows. The good news is that EyeTV makes this relatively simple, although of course you won't be able to take advantage of automatically scheduled conversions if you want to do this (since the process requires manual editing of the recording prior to conversion).
To edit a recording, simply right-click on it in the source list, and choose the "Edit" option. You will be presented with a preview window of the video clip in question, with a navigation drawer at the bottom of the screen:
From this window, you simply mark the beginning and end points of the sections that you want to trim out of the recording. The frame preview can be set to either "Normal" mode which provides a preview clip at major breaks in the recording, or "Fine" mode which will provide a filmstrip view approximately every two frames. The slider is simply positioned with the mouse, and the large button in the bottom centre is used to add markers for in and out points which can then be dragged around the navigation bar.
Simply mark the sections you want to remove from the video, and then choose "Compact" from the drop-down menu in the bottom-right corner. EyeTV will compact the video clip to remove the marked portions, a process that should take no more than a few minutes. Once this has been done, you can then convert the video as you normally would, and have a nice compact commercial-free version in your iTunes library.
What of EyeTV's conversion performance? Obviously if using a turbo.264, the conversion performance will be in line with the numbers quoted for Quicktime above—near real-time. Fortunately, even without the turbo.264, EyeTV's conversion process is significantly better than Quicktime's. For the comparison chart below, a similar 90-minute video clip was used, but in this case a clip recorded from TV—a two-hour movie with the commercials removed:
It should be noted that EyeTV does support additional export formats, and in fact the internal EyeTV recordings are stored natively in an MPEG-2 format. If more advanced video encoding is desired, the File, Export menu can be used to export an EyeTV recording using the "MPEG Program Stream" setting, which will simply export the standard MPEG-2 video file that can then be fed into a standalone video conversion tool such as MEPG Streamclip or iSquint.
|TiVoDecode Manager http://tdm.sourceforge.net/ Mac, Free
For TiVo Series 2 owners, there are now some third-party options also available for the conversion of video content recorded on your TiVo via the TiVoToGo technology. TiVoDecode Manager is a free application that will quickly search out the TiVo devices on your network, provide a listing of the content stored on them, and provide a quick one-click conversion of selected content, including direct import of the converted files into iTunes, properly tagged with information from the TiVo.
To download and convert content from your TiVo, simply select the appropriate show, and click the "Download & Decode Show" button. The application will transfer the video content from your TiVo, convert it into a standard iPod-ready format, and import it into your iTunes library, properly tagged.
More advanced users can click the "Prefs" button found in the bottom-right corner of the main window. This will present a drawer that will allow you to select an output destination, specific format options, and whether or not you want the resulting file to be imported into iTunes:
The "Download Format" options include native MPEG-2 (download the file and save it with no conversion), Quicktime MPEG-4 for iPod (640x480 MPEG-4 at 1800kbps), and Quicktime MPEG-4 with customized settings, which will allow you to specify your own resolution and bit-rate.
It is important to note at this point that TiVoDecode manager supports only the MPEG-4 codec, and not the more efficient H.264 codec. This will generally result in converted files that are about 50% larger than comparable files created with a proper H.264 codec, and in fact will not necessarily take advantage of the Apple TV's maximum resolution, which is optimized for H.264. However, since the maximum quality output you will get from a TiVo Series 2 is 640x480, this should not be a significant issue in real-world use.
It's also important to note that Series 2 TiVo's will record programs at odd resolutions by default: 352x480 and 480x480 being typical. You will need to set your TiVo to the "High" or "Best" quality settings to take full advantage of the default "iPod" setting in TiVoDecodeManager.
For those users who would prefer their TiVo content be H.264 encoded for whatever reason, or would like to take advantage of more advanced processing settings, the native MPEG-2 download format can be used to simply create a raw MPEG-2 file that can be fed back in to a standalone video conversion tool such as MPEG Streamclip or iSquint for further processing.
Converting from other DVR devices and Digital Receivers
Unfortunately, unlike the TiVoToGo technology, most other cable and satellite receivers and DVR devices do not provide any software or hardware solutions to actually facilitate the encoding or conversion of content from them.
EyeTV, discussed above, has recently added the ability to control an external cable box or receiver using an infrared transmitter, which can allow access to digital cable and satellite channels that are otherwise not accessible from a standard TV capture/tuner device. Unfortunately, as the connection and outputs from most cable boxes into your Mac will still be analog rather than digital, this would not be a solution for capturing high-definition content, but it can be a useful way of recording content from premium channels provided by your cable or satellite provider.
Another method that can work for the more adventurous Mac user is to simply connect a FireWire cable to your DVR or cable/satellite receiver. Most newer receivers have FireWire ports, although not all providers have enabled output through these ports. If these ports are in fact enabled, what you will generally get from them is an MPEG2 Transport Stream (MPEG2-TS) that can be captured by your computer with the right software.
Unfortunately, the lack of simple packaged tools that are available for this and the time and disk space required mean that this isn't a canned "just works" solution for the average user. However, if you're comfortable working with your computer and want to invest some time in getting it to work, it can certainly be accomplished, and isn't an unreasonable solution.
Essentially, in this case, you would have to record and encode the content onto your computer first, either from a live stream or a pre-recorded show from your DVR, in much the same way as you would from a FireWire video camera. You could then take the resulting MPEG-2 stream and convert it into an iPod or Apple TV ready format, using a tool such as MPEG Streamclip discussed earlier.
The stream that comes out of the FireWire port on a cable or satellite receiver is the same raw MPEG-2 Transport Stream (MPEG2-TS) that is being received by the cable/satellite receiver itself. Unfortunately, normal video capture protocols that are used for camcorders do not normally work with cable/satellite receivers and MPEG2-TS streams, so you would need to obtain a software package that can specifically record this stream.
Apple provides some rudimentary tools that can be used to do this as part of the FireWire SDK available from the Apple Developer Connection site, although a free basic membership registration is required to download it. The AVCVideoCap and VirtualDVHS tools in this package should be all you need to get started.
The main advantage of this approach is that high-definition channels (HDTV) can be captured in their full 720p or 1080i resolution. Note however that channels that are encrypted by the provider will not generally be available via the FireWire port on the receiver, and many cable and satellite companies do transmit their premium channels in an encrypted form. Since the stream from the FireWire port is a raw transmission of what is coming in from the cable or satellite, any encryption on this stream will remain in place. The result of this is that while this method can be made to work somewhat smoothly for non-encrypted content, whether it is even practical or not will depend on the content you're looking to record/convert.
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Bruce Willis is against introducing strict new gun laws in the US, insisting politicians can't "legislate insanity".
The Second Amendment of the US Constitution, which gives Americans the right to bear arms, has been called into question following a string of gun rampages in the country.
President Barack Obama has vowed to bring in new restrictions for firearm owners after the horrific shootings of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in December, but Willis is adamant adjusting the Second Amendment would infringe on citizens' rights.
He tells the Associated Press, "I think that you can't start to pick apart anything out of the Bill of Rights without thinking that it's all going to become undone. If you take one out or change one law, then why wouldn't they take all your rights away from you?"
The Die Hard star also slammed the suggestion that violence in films can inspire real-life events: "No one commits a crime because they saw a film. There's nothing to support that. We're not making movies about people that have gone berserk, or gone nuts. Those kind of movies wouldn't last very long at all.
"It's a difficult thing and I really feel bad for those families. I'm a father and it's just a tragedy. But I don't know how you legislate insanity. I don't know what you do about it. I don't even know how you begin to stop that."
Bruce Willis is against introducing strict new gun laws in the US, insisting politicians can't "legislate insanity".


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To the editor:
During the lame duck session, Michigan's Governor Snyder signed into law, Public Act 520, designating the wolf a game animal.
A referendum drive was launched and signatures were gathered in every Michigan County by registered Michigan voters. Last week, the Secretary of State certified that far more than the required 161,000 signatures were obtained and approved the referendum for the November 2014 ballot suspending the implementation of Public Act 520 until voters decide.
The referendum process does not threaten anyone's right to hunt, fish or trap. The ballot initiative only applies to the designation of the wolf as a game animal. Wolves responsible for depredations and those that become habituated to humans can still be killed. Landowners can still be issued permits to kill wolves on their property suspected of killing dogs or livestock.
Yet, lawmakers found a way around the petition drive by passing a second law. Governor Snyder signed Public Act 21 into effect May 8, 2013. Under this law, the Natural Resource Commission can designate any species, except mourning doves, livestock and domestic animals as a game animal and authorize a hunting/trapping season for that species.
Top DNR officials are political appointees and the Natural Resource Commission is a politically appointed body that is only required to use science to the "greatest extent practicable." Recently, the NRC voted 6-1 to establish a wolf hunting/trapping season including the trapping of wolves on public lands which was not recommended by DNR biologists.
The true motive for Public Act 21 has nothing to do with science. Its passage was promoted by outside interest groups and its purpose is to render the November 2014 vote meaningless. Further, NRC decisions cannot be challenged through the veto referendum process. Therefore, Public Act 21 takes away the right of the people afforded us under the State Constitution.
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Shouldn't this page only be on Wikipedia? It is clearly a copy and can be easily hotlinked back to the main site. Besides, this person didn't actually appear in any of the books and only is the actor of a character, and they are not an actual character themselves. 220.127.116.11 00:34, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
Even if she is the actor of a character, not a real one, she still has something to do with Harry Potter, and this what are wiki is about. Ferbot 14:27, October 30, 2010 (UTC)
Shouldn't there be a section on this page, which explains or gives info on some of the related scandles to her? There are a lot of pictures of her with, lets say, not enough clothes on, but some may be photoshoped images. I'm not saying display these reveiling images but just show how the poporatsi have stired things up. You know a kind of thing to tell fans that she's got dignity and that the fake pictures of her on various sites are fakes and not actually real. Just a thoguht. Regards, the parkster
I think someone should definitely add a "Scandals" section, which could include the paparazzi pics, not visually, but as a mention.--Timbira(Luna Lovegood) 05:16, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
Trust me, they are ALL photoshopped. 184.108.40.206 19:45, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
I think this falls under the category of "Don't go there". If some huge media eruption occurs, then that's one thing. Otherwise, it's not appropriate. It is not unique for there to be fakes out there of Emma. There are fakes of everybody. I came across one of Alan Rickman (as Snape) awhile back that made me want to drink turpentine. 23skidoo 01:06, October 5, 2009 (UTC)
No, definetly not. No way you should put a section like that. Most of the pictures of her with not enough clothes on are, like you said, photoshopped and the other ones that are real were taken by paparazzis without her knowing like most of the paparazzis do so you never knew where they put the cameras to take the pictures but trust me there aren't any "bad" pictures of her.
Why did she want to do that?
Why was Emma considering quiting for Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows?--Bella Goth 18:38, July 28, 2010 (UTC)Bella Goth
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I think, and I don't care WHATEVER picture it is, that the main image HAS to be changed. That is NOT the Emma Watson I know and love, and we should use another. Here are my ideas. Ferbot 13:38, October 29, 2010 (UTC)
LOL I know dude right. There are loads of pictures of Emma Watson out there that show the true, beautiful Emma Watson that we know from the Harry Potter series but yet they pick the ugliest picture of her to put it.
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the information on george craig is wrong, she did date him. kissing pictures came to light about a year after their relationship.
- Those pictures are clrealy fake. You could see that Emma's body was just put on top of that other dude's body. They have just been edited horribly. The noobiest Photoshop user could tell that they are so fake. Look at the picture where they "kiss" and you will see that the lips are not even together. They are put on top of each other using Photoshop. Gosh! Can't you guys just leave the girl alone? Everyday there is a new fake picture of Emma kissing some wierdo or Emma "nude" or Emma in some thin Bikini or Emma doing some other inappropriate business that shouldn't be mentioned on this site. JUST GIVE HER A BREAK! 126.96.36.199 22:47, October 31, 2011 (UTC)
Emma Watson a Frenchwoman?
Emma Watson a French-born English actress? Why that? Only because she is born in Paris, France? Although when she has a french relative does that make her herself a Frenchwoman? Which nationality does she have? Does she really belong in the category of the french actors (real-world)? Harry granger Talk contribs 20:57, October 4, 2012 (UTC)
Bonnie Wright, Evanna Lynch or Emma Watson?
I don't know why but I've always had a slight distaste for Emma Watson due to the overwhelming popularity she has among the fans. After the first and second film had been finished, she started to seem over-confident and she seems so full of herself. I'm not sure whether she really is that conceited or if she just appears to be. But either way, I'm not as fond of her as I am with the stunning actresses Bonnie Wright and Evanna Lynch. I'm sure one day some people will realise that Emma isn't quite as marvellous as everyone thinks she is. I'm not exactly trying to put Emma down. But that's just how I see it. C.Syde (talk | contribs) 19:45, February 22, 2014 (UTC)
Emma Watson bisexual or straight
I've seen rumours of her being bisexual and I've even seen a picture of her kissing another girl. It's obvious that she isn't a lesbian, but are you sure that's she's actually straight? C.Syde (talk | contribs) 19:59, February 22, 2014 (UTC)
Watson is listed as dual nationality, which was "English/French". An editor changed this to "British", which was reverted on the grounds of the previous version being correct.
However, the editor had a point; England is not a nation but a country, one of the constituent countries of the nation of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Hence "English" is not a nationality, and neither is "Scottish" or "Welsh"; in all three cases, the nationality is "British". I have corrected the first half of the entry accordingly. — RobertATfm (talk) 20:52, January 4, 2015 (UTC)
- I'd suggest something like "British (English)," "British (Welsh)," etc. to resolve this issue. That would allow us to accurately report the nationality of British actors while also identifying whether they are of English, Welsh, Scottish, or Northern Irish origin. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 19:29, March 27, 2016 (UTC)
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April 5, 2011
The 2011 Man of the Year Dinner for the Western Pennsylvania Association of Wabash College Men was held Friday evening, April 1 at the Allegheny HYP Club in downtown Pittsburgh. This year's honoree, Wabash Magazine Editor Steve Charles H'70, graciously accepted the award joking that there was not a better date for an event which would honor him.
Following a lively reception and dinner, Eriks Janelsins '02, introduced Steve as the 2011 Man of the Year giving praise for his accomplishments and thanks for the great work he has done for Wabash. Steve went "off script" with his remarks talking of the many legendary Wabash figures, his "Cloud of Witnesses" he calls them, that greatly impacted him during his tenure at Wabash. Figures such as, Bill Placher '70, Hall Peebles, Susan Cantrell and Mike Bachner '70. Steve left the audience asking them to think about who their "Cloud of Witnesses" would be and what can be learned from them.
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Once again this week we are getting the chance to work with Katie Workman and her new cookbook "The Mom 100". The #sundaysupper crew were all asked to pick from a list of her recipes and recreate it adding our own twists. When I saw this recipe I knew it would be a hit in our home - we love pasta. This dish, like many featured in her book, are kid friendly, healthy, and quick to make. We chose to change it up a bit by mixing in ricotta along with our mozzarella for a more creamy texture!
- 1 (12-16 oz) box pasta, shape of your choice
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- Parmesan Cheese for topping (optional)
Cook pasta according to the package directions, bringing just below al dente. Drain the pasta and add the sauce, tossing to coat fold in Mozzarella and pour into a casserole dish sprinkle with Parmesan if using Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes, until bubbly
We are honored to have Katie as our guest during our #SundaySupper live chat at 7:00 pm est. Join us and chat with Katie about being a mom, kids and Spending time Around the Family Table.
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(CNN) -- After a campaign season that seems to have gone on for years, the day has finally arrived. On Tuesday, America will select a president of the United States, about a third of the Senate and a new House of Representatives. We invited CNN contributors to tweet their predictions.
Readers: Who do you think will win? Tweet your predictions by including the hashtag #electionwin and mentioning @CNNOpinion. You can include predictions on the margin of victory, Electoral College vote, control of Senate or the House. We will compile the most accurate tweet predictions and add them to this collection after the election. Please join us and weigh in on the 2012 election.
One of the first CNN contributors to announce his prediction on Twitter was Alex Castellanos. In his latest column, he explains why he's betting fellow Republican Mitt Romney will win.
time to take a stand. the envelope pl... i'm going against the odds. Romney wins w/ around 300. @cnnopinion. the silent majority roars.— Alex Castellanos (@alexcast) November 4, 2012
Democratic strategist Paul Begala disagrees with Castellanos' prediction. Right after the first presidential debate in which some were underwhelmed by President Barack Obama's performance, Begala remarked, "There is no doubt Romney had a good night. But I strongly doubt whether it was good enough." Begala's tweet reflects his prediction of a narrow win for Obama.
Okay,@cnnopinion, here's my final prediction: POTUS wins 297 electoral votes; Romney 241. #electionwin— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) November 5, 2012
Castellanos and Begala saw each other's predictions and plan to duel it out with a wager. Stay tuned to see who has to shave his moustache or grow one.
Wager for @alexcast: if Obama wins you shave your 'stache. If Romney wins I'll grow on. Deal?— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) November 5, 2012
Hilary Rosen, a Democratic strategist, is positive about the outcome for her party.
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I predict @barackobama is re-elected w 276 electoral votes; Senate 53 Dems; House net pickup of 8. @cnnopinion #electionwin— Hilary Rosen (@hilaryr) November 5, 2012
Ari Fleischer, former White House press secretary in the George W. Bush administration, suspects that the election won't end Tuesday night -- that seven states could be decided by one percentage point or less. And if Romney can take Pennsylvania and Ohio, it "would be icing on the cake."
My prediction: Romn 50.1%-49.5%. Romn w minimum 271 EVs (FL, VA, CO, WI, NH). 309 EVs if he takes OH&PA. Pres-elect Romney— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) November 5, 2012
John Avlon, a contributor to "Erin Burnett OutFront," said Sunday that the stakes are especially high in this election. Regardless of who wins, he says, "We cannot continue to allow extreme partisan distortions to define our policy debates and paralyze our capacity for constructive self-government." Avlon said he thinks Democrats have an edge.
Politics: Why elephants? Election riddles solved
I'm not a fan of political predictions, but the good folks at @cnnopinion asked, so here's my bet: Obama; Dem Senate; GOP House #electionwin— John Avlon (@JohnAvlon) November 5, 2012
Maria Cardona, former communications director for the Democratic National Committee, sees Obama getting the Latino vote.
2morrow #Obama wins by 50% w/ more than 280 electoral votes. Polls not registering record #Latino support 4 Obama @cnnopinion #electionwin— Maria Cardona (@MariaTCardona) November 6, 2012
Conservative William Bennett, who believes that "Romney has proven himself the man to lead America's comeback," predicts that victory will also go to his candidate.
My election prediction in brief: @mittromney wins with 305 electoral votes. @cnnopinion #TCOT— Bill Bennett (@WilliamJBennett) November 6, 2012
David Gergen, who has been an adviser to four presidents, notes that polls indicate the president got an important bump off of Hurricane Sandy.
Polls show slight break toward Obama over weekend -- a hurricane lift. Clearer favorite but Romney very capable of upset #ac360 @cnnopinion— David Gergen (@David_Gergen) November 6, 2012
LZ Granderson, a CNN regular, makes a case for why he's rooting for Obama, saying that while the incumbent is not perfect, his concern for those less fortunate makes him worthy of a second term.
After years of reporting, reading and chit chatting, I believe POTUS wins Michigan, Ohio, Penn and a second term @cnnopinion #electionwin— LZ Granderson (@Locs_n_Laughs) November 5, 2012
Across the Atlantic, English historian Timothy Stanley offers his thoughts on the American election.
#Electionwin just too close to call. Tight polls in Mich Minn & Pa + tossup in Ohio makes for a long night. GOP cause to hope @cnnopinion— Tim Stanley (@timothy_stanley) November 4, 2012
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RippleGlass bins are showing up all over the greater Kansas City area. Since the city itself doesn't have an easy-to-use glass recycling protocol, some local companies rallied together to make it a lot more convenient to recycle glass. While I have my reservations about the whole "green" thing, the benefits of easy glass recycling are many, and reach beyond saving the Earth. Namely: I'm hoping it helps reduce the amount of broken glass we cyclists must subject our tires to.
I was also happy to see my company's logo on them. This one showed up in the far corner of the parking lot northwest of the 11th and Wyandotte intersection, right near my office. This is cool, because even suburban commuters can throw a bag of bottles into their vehicles and easily drop them off on their way to work instead of how things used to work: Make a dedicated glass drop-off trip to some part of town you probably wouldn't otherwise visit.
Pretty nifty, if you ask me.
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4 comments:
- Ken Steinhoff said...
I had just commented on my blog recently that I'd love to see bottle deposits come back.
- November 13, 2009 8:29 AM
- shawnho said...
This is a great service, since most curbside recycling in KC does not take glass. Here is a link to their site:
- November 13, 2009 9:22 AM
- Noah said...
I did link to their site in some way or another 3 different times in my post, you know. :P
- November 13, 2009 9:32 AM
- amnee said...
I'm really excited. My plan is to throw my glass in the kiddie trailer every two weeks or so and drop off on the way to/from work - as there is a place both right by my work and half-way between my house and work. Much more convenient than before.
- November 16, 2009 9:52 AM
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Check the Times Online profile of Christian Vande Velde and how he went from a domestique to a Tour contender.
There's a lot more cheating and a lot more losing and he struggles constantly with injury. And two weeks ago, when he starts his sixth Tour de France, Christian Vande Velde is still a minor leaguer, performing unnoticed in the shadow of the gods. He has no ambition of winning. He has no idea how good he is. But what if he just found out?
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 16, 2012) – The ETSU women's golf team placed three players in the Top 20 individually and wrapped up first round play at the Insperity Lady Jaguar Intercollegiate tied for seventh on the team leaderboard Friday at the Forest Hills Golf Club.
The Buccaneers, who fired a team score of 306 and are just eight strokes back of team-leading Texas-San Antonio, were led by freshman Gabriella Wahl (Heidenheim, Germany) thanks to a 3-over-par 75 that tied her for 12th on the individual leaderboard.
Wahl is five strokes back of Purdue's Kishi Sinha, who holds a two-stroke lead over teammate Laura Gonzalez. Along with Wahl, the Bucs got a pair of 4-over 76s from sophomore Larissa Steinfeldt (Eschweiler, Germany) and senior Mayte Vizcarrondo (Cadiz, Spain).
UTSA leads the team competition by one stroke over Augusta State. However, 10 teams are within 10 strokes of the lead heading into the second round.
Other ETSU results included a tie for 45th by junior Chloe Garner (Somerset West, South Africa) and a tie for 52nd by sophomore Sian Evans (Gillingham, England).
The ETSU women will continue with second and third round play on Saturday and Sunday. Fans can follow live scoring from the event by visiting Golfstat.com, while ETSUBucs.com will provide a full wrap up following the day's action.
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The rest of the tuning process went pretty much as I had anticipated, and the balance of my allotted time went to training VSA personnel in the care and feeding of a Warp 7 engine. I noted with pleasure that Spock at attended at least a few of my initial classes, but he was conspicuously absent the last week. I hadn't thought much about his sudden absence until I walked into the Dean's office before the Starship Ticonderoga would take me back to Earth.
Dean Tonór broached the issue with no ceremony attached, practically as I walked into his office. "Have you had any conversations with Applicant Spock regarding his pending attendance of the Vulcan Science Academy?"
This was not the conversation I had planned on having at this point, but I managed to answer without much if any emotional content. "No, we've had no conversations on that matter at all. We've talked at length about the warp drive, but that has been the extent of our interaction."
"Are you aware that Applicant Spock has announced his intention not to attend the Vulcan Science Academy?"
Lovely, layer one surprise with another! "No, I was not aware of that," I responded (and other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?!?). This wasn't just news but shocking news, knowing the tradition represented by the Academy as I did.
"Spock has notified his father, Sarek, and the applications committee that he is applying to Starfleet Academy!" One could think that Spock was giving up his fortune to become a hobo, the way Tonór laid it out. He might not have wanted to admit it, but Vulcans do emote when they converse, but it is subtle, disguised, and the ear and eye must be trained to perceive it. Seventeen weeks on this planet had given my hearing and understanding of Vulcan facial language a thorough schooling. Tonór would never have admitted it, but he was royally pissed.
Still, I wasn't about to hide how I felt. "I'm pleased to hear it. He would be among the first Vulcans to apply to the Academy, and based upon what I know of him to this point, I have little doubt but that he'd be accepted."
"You are aware," Tonór continued, "that it is tradition that Vulcans who wish to pursue careers in science and engineering are expected to complete their educations at the Vulcan Science Academy?"
"I was aware of that," I responded. "I was not aware that they did so with a gun to their heads."
That all but snapped Tonór's head up from his desk and clearly focused it a touch better on me. "You will not hear me disparage the Vulcan Science Academy, Dean Tonór, but the fact is, it is no longer the sole source of education at this level. Starfleet wanted to create such an institution practically since its inception, and having done so, I believe it has created one which, while different from your academy, is every last bit its equal. We were interested in creating a means of taking what we've learned in our early forays of interstellar exploration and making it available to others, as well as furthering that exploration. It is also an eclectic organization, with participants from Earth, Tellar, Andoria and Vulcan, and we hope to add far more as this effort evolves.
"Now where Spock goes for his further education is of no concern to me. I am merely pointing out that he has more than one option and that both options have their own advantages. Further, I can tell you that I would not be offended were Spock to pursue his future at the Vulcan Science Academy. I hope you can be as magnanimous if indeed, he opts for Starfleet.
"As for the Warp Seven engine, the work on it is finished, and checkouts and testing complete with no major incidents to report. Your personnel have been trained on the elements of the drive with particular attention to the innovations which I believe set it apart from previous drives. If they require further support, I can be reached through Starfleet Engineering.
"If there is nothing further Dean Tonór, I have a shuttle to catch."
I'd swear there was the slightest hesitation before Tonór stopped me. "Merced, a moment, please."
"Were you aware that Applicant Spock is not of pure Vulcan blood, that his mother is … human?"
All at once Bill's comment about the Vulcan's skin tone registered afresh in my mind. "No, I was not."
"Then you may not be aware of the compounded controversy [he pronounced it British-style, emphasis on the second syllable] of his ancestry added to his departure from tradition in not continuing his education at the Vulcan Science Academy. Those combined actions are creating a stir among our populace, a stir we are unused to."
"And why is that my problem, Dean? My interactions with Spock have been wholly on a professional level. He asked questions and either my team or I answered them. In one case, he provided a very valuable observation which saved me at least two to four weeks of rework time, and I gladly thanked him for that assistance. Beyond that, there has been no substantial interplay between Spock and any of my team."
The break in rhythm was palpable before Tonór answered: "It was thought that it was the nature of your team's interaction with Spock which influenced his decision."
Oh, man, I thought, there it was! By his human heritage, Spock was seen by his fellows to be an outsider, as surely as I was. Worse, Spock had to grow up, live, and attempt to define himself in a culture which would no doubt accord him the same disdain my team and I had experienced virtually from the outset of this project. Amazing that Vulcans were so devoted to logic, yet so utterly myopic about an issue such as this. Very well, Tonór had dropped his left; I was obliged to answer with a right cross!
"Dean Tonór, as I have said before, I am unconcerned where Spock chooses to apply himself for his secondary education. However, he is hardly to be blamed for wishing to absent himself from an environment which, while logical and orderly on the surface, demonstrates a level of bigotry which I suspect would be intolerable on Earth. I anticipated this treatment before we came here. My grandfather was on the team that designed the Warp Four engine flown by the NX-01 Enterprise. Believe me when I tell you, he told story after story about how his team's innovations were minimized, disparaged and in some cases, all but sabotaged by the supposed 'guiding hand' of the Vulcan advisors assigned to the project. You will also notice that the Warp Seven project was handled entirely by Starfleet in this instance, but that's beside the point here.
"I've seen first-hand the attitude that too many Vulcans have toward Terrans. That you have managed to rise above that does not excuse others on the faculty here who seem to take a rather illogical pleasure in attempting to skewer members of my team, myself included. It makes me wonder, then, how Vulcan society treats someone of less than pure Vulcan blood!"
There was no mistaking Tonór's reaction, masked and subtle though it was. I had cut to the heart of the problem both with Spock half-blood heritage and his opting for Starfleet instead of the VSA. Without a doubt, they wanted to keep him here, supervise not just his education but his passage into adulthood, insuring that there was no chance of any emergence of his human self, even insisting on Kohlinar, if necessary. I had heard stories about how Earth had been three centuries ago regarding race, skin color, and they had revolted me to my core. To see such an advanced race as the Vulcans supposedly were behave in such a fashion threatened to raise my blood pressure to unheralded levels. Still, I knew this argument wasn't going to be won with emotion, and I'd be damned if I'd give Tonór or any other Vulcan the satisfaction.
"Dean, I would argue this point to a conclusion which would satisfy me, but I haven't the time. As it is, I will tell you this: I have friends on the Admissions Committee for Starfleet Academy. If I hear that there is even the slightest hint of pressure from any Vulcan channel in an effort to prevent Spock from being accepted, I will exercise any and all influence I can to insure his entry, including disclosing this conversation and my teams' experience here if necessary. You may depend on my action in that regard, sir!"
Somehow, though exactly how, I wasn't certain, my voice had maintained a level tone throughout my statement, including that last threat. In the brief time of this meeting, the business with Spock had now become personal to me, a product of my experience, my grandfather's and now this young Vulcan whose only fault was his desire to free himself from the pernicious sub-rosa discrimination which he had doubtless lived with all his life. I watched the Vulcan Science Academy dean as he processed what I had told him. It was with an abruptness that nearly took me off guard that he stood.
"My apologies for keeping you here so long, Merced. As you said, you have a shuttle to catch." Lovely, I thought; he has no retort, so his only option is to dismiss me. I suppose I can let him have the last word … but I'll be the one defining it for him!
I nodded in response, then raised my hand in the familiar Vulcan salute. "Peace and long life, Tonór of Vulcan."
Tonór raised his hand in response, and I'd swear there was something in his eyes, something that looked extraordinarily like resignation as he answered:
"Live long and prosper, Merced of Earth."
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OH wow -- love it!
This is great stuff Loren! I am a HUGE fan of Star Trek!
Spock is my favorite character from the original series.
I think the Vulcans want Spock to attend the Vulcan Science Academy because they want him to express only his Vulcan heritage. Vulcans view humans as illogical and emotional and knowing that Spock is half-human they think that training would help suppress the human side. I think Vulcans think logically -- I don't believe there would be any racism involved -- because racism would be illogical to Vulcans in my opinion. Racism I believe comes from illogical thinking -- that one race is superior to another -- I just think they want Spock to adhere to logic, and that is why they wish him to attend the Vulcan Academy.
Wanting Spock to express only his Vulcan heritage would be like my denying my mother's side of the family because (supposedly) my father's side was somehow "better." Spock himself recognized the need to embrace both sides of his heritage, though it took him a long while to do so.
In Star Trek VI, he told Valeris: "Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end." Vulcan adopted logic because their emotions were such that they very nearly destroyed themselves. In repressing emotion, it's entirely likely that there were some unintended side-effect, such as Ponn Farr and the plak tow which accompanies it. What Vulcan did as a culture was go from one extreme to the opposite extreme - hardly what I would call, "logical."
Granted that this is all fiction, and all I am doing is spit-balling at what the Vulcan culture might have been like or what Vulcans themselves were like. The failure of their logic from my standpoint is that Spock was something new to their experience - a half-breed - and a solution which may have worked for them was not necessarily going to work as well or with the same efficacy for him. The beginning of his solution was Starfleet, and he was wise enough at the time to make that choice.
Yes I see your point. I agree that Starfleet was a wise choice and very "logical". I guess I should of said logical in the minds of Vulcans -- we see that their "logic" isn't what we would consider logical to us.
Did that make sense? - it's rather hard to explain.
It appears logical to the Vulcans -- but not logical to us.
The Vulcans are (or were, before Spock) a largely monolithic culture, or at least that is what is presented to us. By being half-human, Spock presents a unique challenge to their societal model, never mind an equally daunting challenge to himself. I'm not convinced that Vulcan society at the time of Spock's expected entry into the Vulcan Science Academy was prepared to be able to deal with someone, half of whose ancestry was emotional, though not to the degree that the Vulcans had been centuries before then.
Starfleet, with its mix of cultures and races was a far more eclectic basis for Spock to grow and mature. While that may not have been reflected in the Spock we saw in The Original Series, I think with the arc of Spock's character, the influence of Starfleet on Spock does finally show itself.
well anyway I really love the story -- do you have more?
A couple others ... one of which is a vignette based on Heinlein's Stranger In A Strange Land. The one MAJOR thing I've written is, no joke, a novella based on C. S. Lewis's Narnia stories.
I've also got an answer to Klaatu ... written by Bobby, if you remember him.
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