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None of that sounds very exciting unless you own Apple stock. If you do, you're likely applauding the company's newfound money management skills. After all, money in Apple's bank accounts is worth less to investors than cash that is being paid back directly to shareholders.
In 2011, Apple collected $519 million in interest and investment income. That's on an average cash balance of $28.4 billion and $51.2 billion in average long-term investments. And that's a whopping 0.7 percent APR, comparable to your average savings account. Returning some of that cash directly to investors gives each shareholder the power to earn greater returns on that money than Apple is doing on its own.
What's so great about dividends and buybacks?
The announced quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share works out to an annual yield of about 1.8 percent to investors. That's hardly ultra-generous, even by tech standards: Intel's yield is 3 percent today, Microsoft pays out 2.5 percent, Texas Instruments runs a 2.1 percent payout, and telecoms like Verizon and AT&T typically sport yields north of 5 percent. Rather, it's a modest dividend along the lines of IBM and Cisco, both in the general neighborhood of 1.5 percent.
As for the share buybacks, the program isn't designed to juice share prices. Instead, Apple plans to neutralize the dilution from employee stock purchase programs and equity grants.
A cynic might say that Apple's stock-based compensation forces shareholders to help out with the company's payroll costs. Buying back those shares, sometimes years later and at unpredictable prices, may not seem like a terribly efficient method of managing your expenses. At worst, these practices hide a portion of the payroll costs from the income statement and earnings-per-share calculations, shifting them to cash flow expenses that fewer investors look at.
But stock-based compensation is also a motivational tool, giving employees a sense of sharing the company's success. It's a tool in very wide use across the tech sector and elsewhere, to the point where it's harder to find a company that doesn't play these games than one that does. And now Apple is at least paying the piper, at long last. Apple hasn't repurchased a single share of its own stock since 2003. Since then, the company has recorded $5.1 billion of expenses for freshly issued shares, and that number still leaves out unexercised options.
Apple's fully diluted share count rose 0.9 percent in 2011, from 933.2 million to 941.6 million. Allocating $10 billion over three years to combat that effect will reverse some previous damage, though it's hard to say exactly how much. The effectiveness of buybacks depends on share prices on the open market, and if Apple's shares keep rising like they've been doing in recent years, this could be a wash. It's still better than doing nothing to fight dilution, of course.
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All things considered, this is a smart and mature announcement. Shoving a $100 billion pile of cash and investments under your mattress makes you look big and rich, but doesn't help your shareholders any and only spurs endless questions about your plans.
But maybe you were hoping for a headline-making acquisition instead. Tim Cook could have chosen to buy (and still can buy) something big and strategic like T-Mobile, Netflix (full disclosure: I own Netflix shares), or Dell, but he doesn't need that kind of a headache. Just think back at mega-mergers like Hewlett-Packard and Compaq, AOL and Time Warner, or Excite/@Home. The cavalcade of horror stories is enough to give any CEO or investor nightmares.


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Date of Birth: September 1, 1989.
Zodiac Sign: Virgo.
Place of Birth: Leipzig (Germany).
Place of Residence: Hamburg was their temporary home which is where their studio was. He lives in LA with Tom now.
Height: 1.90cm (6′3″)
Weight: 50kg (110 lbs)
Hair Color: Dirt blond but dyed and styled according to his mood of the day.
Eye Color: Brown.
Siblings: A twin brother named Tom who was born 10 minutes before him.
Parents: Simone and Jörg Kaulitz divorced when the twins were 7. Their mom, Simone Kaulitz is a freelance tailor and an artist. The twins remained in care of their mother and her new husband Gordon Trümper, guitarist in the rock band Fatun who inspired the twins to start doing music. Gordon owns a music school called 'Rock's Cool'.
School: He and Tom studied through an internet school course; their fame and packed schedules didn't allow them to go to a normal high school.
Favorite Subject in School: None.
Hated Subjects in School: All. He hated everything that had to do with school.
Nickname: None; he says he doesn't need any as his name is short enough. His granny calls him "Macky" because he ate so much McDonalds.
Hobbies: Parties, Singing, Music.
His Idol: He doesn't have one. He always wanted to be his own idol and not be like someone else. He has people that have inspired him.
Favorite Music: Green Day, Nena, Coldplay, Keane, Placebo and David Bowie.
First album he ever bought: Nena's.
First concert he's been to: Nena's.
Favorite movie: He has a lot. Whenever he sees a movie, it'll be his favorite till the next time he watches one.
Pets: He's got about 4 dogs, a black Labrador named Scotty that he got from a shelter years ago, and reportedly a cat named Kasimir.
Distinctive signs: Ten piercings - one on the right eyebrow ( 12), one on his tongue (14), one on his left nipple, three on his left ear, one on his right ear (20), a septum piercing (20) and snakebites (21/22). Four tattoos - one of the band logo on the back of his neck (15), a star on his right hip (since he was almost 17). To celebrate his 18th birthday, he got a tattoo on his left inner forearm which reads Freiheit 89 (Freedom 89) which celebrates the year he was born and the fact that he is now, at 18, an adult. One on the left side of his torso. The tattoo says "Wir hören nie auf zu schreien. Wir kehren zum Ursprung zurück." which means "We'll Never Stop Screaming. We're Going Back To The Roots." in English. He also tattooed his entire left hand (consisting of a skeleton hand, a bird, and the number 0630, which was his time of birth), a chest tattoo, a mermaid tattoo "Lost In A Dream", a tattoo of a heart on his left upper chest, and a cross tattoo on his right lower arm.
Motto: Leb die Sekunde! (Live every second!) He believes in living every moment as we only have one life.
Favorite drinks: Sodas, Dooley's (a toffee vodka), Strawberry nesquik, Peppermint tea/chamomile tea (he says it's good for his voice). They used to be a fan of a drink called Red Powder. At the moment, he loves ice tea and he hates energy drinks.
Favorite foods: Pizza, spaghetti, hamburgers, waffles, Königsberger Klopse, candies, rice and milk. He is a huge fan of fast food in general. He used to order a Big Mac, 6 nuggets and a vanilla milkshake at McDonald's. Doesn't like chocolate but likes gummy bears and other gummy treats especially the yellow Maoam. He doesn't like potatoes or broccoli; he once ate a whole plate of broccoli and threw up after wards. He's been a vegetarian since 2008.
Personality: Open-minded, friendly, egoistical, sensitive, superstitious, very talkative, ambitious, sensitive and romantic. He describes himself as an "insider" (German: "Drinni"), because he'd rather spend time slouching inside the house than go outside and get some fresh air. He's not a fan of exploring nature. He is afraid of insects especially spiders. He and his band prefer big cities. He says he can be vain sometimes. He's the creative part of the band and writes most of the songs. He's also artistic and spends a lot of time drawing and designing clothes. He listens to 'White Flag' when he writes a new song. He's completely non sporty. He admits he's lazy and could sleep his entire life away if he had the chance. He doesn't like liars and unreliable people.
Public Image: He's famous for his androgynous look. He started wearing make-up after he went to a Halloween party dressed as a vampire and realized he quite liked make-up. His favorite eyeliner is Maybelline and a lot of the cosmetics he uses are baby cosmetics. His hairspray brand is "Kyrell". He uses one bottle of hairspray a week. His fashion sense isn't fixed; he wears according to what he feels like for the day.
On girls: He thinks that he and Tom are bad at breaking up with girls. He got his first kiss at the age of 9. He's proud of being a good kisser and that his tongue piercing doesn't get in the way while kissing. He's been single for 8 years now, and hasn't kissed any girl since then. He's into true love and love at first sight and wants to fall in love again. He wants a girl that loves him for him and not his money. Falling in love with a fan isn't impossible for him as she could understand him better, and that he has to spend lots of time with the band. He says the "one" is out there for him and only time will tell when he meets her and he'd like her to live in a different city or country. He doesn't want a girl taller than him and he hates it when they bite their nails. He'd prefer a girl with good ass than one with big boobs. He loves girls that scream at concerts. He'd want tattooed wedding rings.
~ He still gets stage fright.
~ He's closer to Tom than his mom and they shared rooms when they were little.
~ He started writing songs at the age of 7 and sings it to Tom so he can play it for him.
~ Tom is his best friend. They often have the same dreams and both share the same best friend.
~ Went for a surgery to remove a cyst in one of his vocal chords. (March 2008).
~ He and Tom were 5 years old when they took part in a movie called "Verruckt nach dir" (Crazy about you) but neither was credited.
~ One of his favorite television programs is Prison Break.
~ His good friend is Andreas (President of Tokio Hotel's fanclub) and Natalie Franz (Make-up Artist).
~ Takes 30 minutes to get ready in the morning.
~ He appeared on Star Search when he was 13 and sang 'It's Raining Men' by the Weather Girls. He lost in the quarter finals.
~ He and Tom have said in interviews that they'd die without the other and he's afraid that they'll get into a big fight and never speak to each other again.
~ He thinks that Georg and Tom talks vulgar.
~ Allergic of mosquito/wasps. Because of his mosquito bite allergy he once had to spend time in hospital.
~ He doesn't smoke much, only a little bit and only every now and again.
~ He says he can't dance and is the kind of person who stands around and watch others dance.
~ He's the voice of "Arthur" in the animation movie "Arthur Und Die Minimoys" which came out on 25th January 2007. He says he was ecstatic about meeting Nena when doing the voice dubbing. He also dubbed "Arthur Und Die Minimoys 2".
Fans: He hates crying fans. He doesn't like it when they dress like him. If he's aware that any of his fans are sick, he'd think about it for days.
~ His favorite colors are orange and red. But he loves black the most.
~ His favorite song from Zimmer 483 is Totgeliebt (Love is Dead).
~ His dream holiday? Sun, palms and sea! The best would be to enjoy this and live in little house on the beach.
~ He wears tight black boxer-briefs and only sleeps in his underwear.
~ His favorite deodorant is AXE white.
~ He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth at night.
~ He whistles in the shower.
~ He sleeps in his free time and when he is sad. He'd sleep until 6:00 p.m if he could.
~ He always has a teddy bear with him when he's on tour with Tokio Hotel.
~ During the Echo Awards 2007, he got stopped when he wanted to go to the men's room, because the guard thought he was a girl.
~ He doesn't like to sing before 8:00 a.m, because he thinks that his voice has not wakened up yet and thinks that it's strenuous to reach high notes.
~ He looked after a rabbit when he was 6, but it ran away.
~ When he was a little boy, he wanted to be a wizard.
~ He spends his money very fast. Once he spent € 17.000 in a Diesel store, in 30 minutes.
~ He doesn't do his own laundry.
~ He loves electronic gadgets from Apple. He's got an iPhone 5S and MacBook.


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I did my talk to the Yoga Hippies in Los Feliz yesterday. That was fun. And while I was talking to them I kind of hit upon why it is I do useless things like write this blog.
The group I spoke with were training to be yoga teachers. One of the questions I got went something like this. "How do you deal with the way people react to you being a white guy from the American suburbs teaching in a tradition that many people see as being foreign, where it's commonly accepted that the only 'real' teachers of that tradition ought to be old guys from Japan who've lived on top of mountains for the past 50 years?" Of course, the question was also related to her position as a young white yoga teacher.
This is something I've encountered a lot, but I've never really thought about it in quite the terms she phrased the question. I remember when we played hardcore, there was always the question of whether you could be an "authentic" punk rocker if you weren't English and on the Dole. There must be endless other variations. Can white people play blues? Can California Pizza Kitchen make real pizza when it's owned by two Jewish guys? The list goes on…
One of the issues involved is the language barrier. When you're listening to a guy who can't really speak English, there's a tendency to fill in the parts he doesn't quite get across with your own imagination. You do that in English, too. But when the speaker has difficulty with tenses and pronouns and what-have-you, there's much more opportunity to fill in the blanks. Add to this the fact that Buddhism, or Yoga, is pretty difficult philosophically and the potential for this kind of thing is enormous. So what often happens is that, if someone who is fluent in English tries to explain it a bit more clearly, the listeners may react very strongly because it contradicts the bits they've already filled in for themselves with their own ideas.
For my part, I feel like the only attitude you can have towards that kind of thing is just to do what you do and not get too worried whether anyone thinks it's authentic or not according to whatever arbitrary criteria they've set up to judge such things.
In answering the question, I also started thinking about why I teach Buddhism at all and specifically why I write this blog, which seems to be one of my main activities as a Buddhist teacher lately. I never really set out to be a Buddhist teacher. I got into Buddhism because I had some personal concerns, some questions I felt I needed to answer. In the course of my practice, I feel I have pretty well answered those questions for myself.
Along with answering those questions, I noticed that the answers I found weren't really for me alone. They were for everyone. And, not only that, I saw that every single person in the world, bar none, has the capacity to answer these questions for him or herself. Furthermore I came to the understanding that, by answering these questions, people could become much more happy and learn to get along with each other much better than they do.
But, on the other hand, I saw exactly why we do not do that. I saw this by seeing what the blocks were to my own understanding and noticing that these also were not specific to me. They were absolutely universal. The reason we do not see the truth for ourselves is only because we are closing our eyes, holding our hands over our ears and shouting, "Lah! Lah!! Lah!! I can't hear you!!!!" All we really need to do is to learn how to stop shutting reality out. Once we accomplish that, the truth of the Universe comes flooding over us like a tidal wave. In fact, it's doing that even as we vainly attempt to shout it down. The pain we experience in life comes not from the outside world and circumstances beyond our control doing awful things to us. It comes from our constant and entirely futile attempts to shut ourselves off from the reality that is actually the largest part of our true selves and to try and live in an absurd and artificial universe of our own mental creation.
This is easier said than done, though. It takes a lot of hard work to unlearn habits that you've developed since the moment you were born and that are reinforced by centuries of human thought and activity. There are no quick and painless ways to do this. In fact, I've come to believe that none of us ever completely gets away from those habits. But it is the effort to do so that matters. It gets easier. But it is never completely effortless and automatic.
I managed to answer these questions by following the Buddhist tradition. Part of the Buddhist tradition says that anyone who gets to this point has an obligation to tell others about it. I understand that. But, at the same time, I don't really want to do it. That's because it was a very personal thing. Intensely personal. In the same way that this understanding is absolutely universal it is also as intensely and painfully personal as you can possibly get. It's very difficult to lay all that stuff bare before the public. As in the story I put up the other day (see below), most people who reach this understanding are never heard from again. For that, they have my total sympathy. It can be extraordinarily humiliating to dredge up the stuff you have to dredge up in order to communicate this experience. It is also utterly impossible to just tell people "The Answer" and get it over with, which is what I suspect many of us expect. I know I sure did. But it doesn't work that way. Any answer you receive from someone else will never be convincing no matter what it is. That's just the nature of receiving answers from others.
I guess all I'm really trying to do is make a public record of my own experience in the hopes that it might be of some use to someone. I'm not trying to win followers or converts to myself or even to Buddhism. That's a waste of time and effort.
I've also taken some wrong turns and I'd like to point those out. Having seen how certain scams work in a kind of universal and comprehensive way, I can spot others like them pretty easily. But here too it doesn't matter much if anyone believes what I say about these things. If you want to waste time with machines that are supposed to give you instant Enlightenment or teachers that promise you primrose gardens while leeching your money and energy, I won't try to stop you. Nonetheless, I do feel it's useful to expose these things for what they really are.
I'm also trying to ruin the ability of people to run scams like this by constantly demonstrating that, in spite of being a Zen Master, I, for one, am still a buffoon. I'm sure a lot of people see this and think, "Brad may be a buffoon in a giant bug costume, but His Divine Holiness Sri Sri Guru Rimpoche of the High Clouds (or whoever) is the real deal." If you want to believe that, go ahead and believe that. Still, I think it's necessary and useful for a so-called Zen Master to write about things like how great the movie Godzilla Vs. Megalon truly is, if only to dispel the myth that anyone who gets conferred such a title is somehow above such things. I used to fall for that one myself. I don't anymore.
In the end, though, I do this because, in Katagiri Roshi's words, "You have to say something."


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Everyone else is opining on the race for governor in the Republican primary, so I might as well throw in my 2 cents' worth.
This year, the Republican Party is fielding four candidates in the March primary, two newcomers and two repeaters. Republicans have an excellent chance to win in 2014, but as Paul Green of Roosevelt University points out, Gov. Pat Quinn, the lone Democrat, is a relentless campaigner who can never be taken for granted. In two columns, today and Friday, I'll look at the candidates for governor. First, the Republicans:
Kirk Dillard, a state senator from Hinsdale in DuPage County, is a veteran of Springfield politics who was chief of staff to Gov. Jim Edgar. Dillard finished just 193 votes short of winning the primary in 2010, because there were five GOP candidates from DuPage County that year, helping the one downstate candidate, Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington, to eke out a close victory.
The historical problem for Illinois Republicans is that they have been unable to unite after their primary because of an ideological split between the conservative fundamentalists (politically) and pragmatic conservatives who understand they have to work with Democrats to get things done. What usually happens is that the ideologues refuse to work for pragmatic candidates, leading to Democratic victory.
In 2010, Dillard got 24 percent of the GOP primary vote in Winnebago County; Brady got 25 percent. That reflects the split between pragmatic and "movement" conservatives. This year, Dillard is being supported by movement conservatives and pragmatists alike, says Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Rockford.
I was impressed by Dillard in 2010 because when he came to the Editorial Board to ask for this newspaper's endorsement, he showed a detailed understanding of the Rockford area, and a set of specific plans for how the state under his leadership would address issues important to us. Dillard then asked for a second visit with the board. He got our endorsement because he earned it.
Bruce Rauner is hard to describe. He hasn't run for office until now and offers himself as an aw-shucks ordinary guy, an outsider in a checkered shirt wearing an $18 watch. Which is very misleading. Rauner, the son of a vice president at Motorola, is a wealthy businessman who made his money investing government pension funds, including in Illinois. He's also worked on school reform in Chicago.
According to the Chicago Tribune, Rauner has lots of swanky properties, including a "6,870-square-foot Rauner mansion on a half-acre lot in Winnetka; two units, including a penthouse, in a luxury high-rise overlooking (Chicago's) Millennium Park; a waterfront villa in the Florida Keys with a 72-foot-long pool; ranches in Montana and Wyoming; and a condo in an upscale Utah ski resort." The Trib also reported that Rauner owns a $10 million Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park. So much for the aw-shucks and checkered-shirt image.
That said, I was impressed with Rauner's sincerity when I chatted with him last year at Rockford's Great Harvest Bread Co. He seemed to have a good grasp of the realities of Illinois politics and government and of the urgent need for serious fiscal reform.
Rauner's campaign takes aim at career politicians and promotes term limits: eight years and you're out. He has unlimited personal money to spend, which can't be matched by the others. Should he win the governorship, you have to wonder, with all that luxury real estate, will he live in the Executive Mansion?
If he wins, Rauner will have to govern along with House Speaker Mike Madigan, first elected in 1971 and the key power broker at the Capitol. That would be fun to watch.
Friday, I'll talk about GOP candidates Dan Rutherford, the state treasurer, and Bill Brady, a state senator from Bloomington, and the Democratic incumbent, Gov. Pat Quinn.
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1. Check your teen's weight and height,calculate body mass index (BMI), and plot the measurements on growth charts.
2. Check your teen's blood pressure using standard testing equipment. Examine spine for curvature. Examine your teen to determine sexual maturity and screen for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) if warranted.
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Eating. At this age, teens should begin making healthy food choices on their own. Explain that eating five servings of fruits and vegetables per day and avoiding sweet, salty, and fatty foods not only is better nutritionally but will support a healthy weight. Calcium and iron are important for supporting the growth spurts of adolescence. Aim for three daily servings of low-fat dairy products to provide 1,300 milligrams of calcium. One cup of low-fat milk has 300 milligrams of calcium. Include enough lean meats, poultry, and seafood in the diet to reach 8 milligrams of iron per day. One serving of beef has 2-3 milligrams of iron.
Sleeping. Teens generally need about 9 hours of sleep per night. Inadequate sleep is common during the teen years and can have negative effects on school and athletic performance. Changes to the circadian clock make teens want to stay up later, but early school start times can make it hard for them to get enough sleep. Establish a bedtime that allows for adequate sleep and encourage your child to follow a relaxing bedtime routine.
Physical activity. Aim for 60 minutes of physical activity per day. Experts recommend limiting screen time, including TV, DVDs, video games, smartphones, tablets, and computers, to no more than 2 hours per day.
Growth and development. By age 13, it's common for teens to:
4. Update immunizations.Immunizations can protect people from serious illnesses, so it's important that your teen receive them on time. Immunization schedules can vary from office to office, so talk to your doctor about what to expect.
5. Order tests. Your doctor may assess your teen's risk for anemia, high cholesterol, and tuberculosis and order tests, if needed.
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Greenpeace confronts the Rosneft-contracted Akademic Lazarev seismic vessel in the Barents Sea north of Russia. The organisation is protesting against the Russian oil giant Rosneft as it prepares to drill for oil in the fragile Arctic. The ship began firing underwater sound cannons up to 250 decibels in the Fedynskiy license block, Greenpeace approached the vessel, demanding that it stop operations immediately. Rosneft has recently signed joint deals to drill in the Arctic with international oil companies including ExxonMobil, BP and Statoil.
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We have to admit that Italy has a penchant for creating instant-classics -- case in point is the Selle Italia SLR Titanium Saddle? Sure, it's not quite as light as the full-carbon Tekno versions, nor does it have the anatomic cutouts of the Flow line. However, what you do get is the same supportive mid-width shape that's made the SLR widely loved, mixed with durable titanium rails. This is arguably the most timeless option in the SLR line, so we ask, why mess with perfection?
The foundation of the SLR is its nylon composite shell, with its 'composite' designation is derived from its 30% carbon fiber content. Essentially, this mix provides the shell with a boost of support, while still providing a natural level of flex for comfort. And, true to its SLR designation, it shares the same 131mm width and 275mm length that's found throughout the SLR line of saddles. However, where it differs is in its level of padding. Selle Italia ranks this saddle as an 'S1' in its Identity Matching System, meaning that possesses a similar level of firmness to the full-carbon SLR Tekno and the SLR Monolink Team edition saddles. In terms of padding, you'll find that the SLR Titanium is relatively sparse, making it ideal for those with small-width sit bones with low pelvic rotation and that prefer a firmer saddle. And for anyone who also prefers a low profile design, the Titanium has the lowest height from rail to top-of-cover in the Selle Italia line (37mm).
As the name implies, this version of the SLR sits on tubular titanium rails. And, in addition to being lightweight and providing a positive degree of vibration damping, they're strong enough for Selle Italia to rate them for off road use. Remarkably, this was achieved despite the saddle's weight coming in around a low 140 grams.
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Our Vineyard 60" Swinging Bench is made from high quality low-maintenance recycled plastic. Get the look and beauty of traditional wood outdoor porch swings without the refinishing and upkeep. POLYWOOD® recycled plastic lumber combined with premium stainless steel hardware makes our Vineyard 60" (5 foot long) Porch Swing the perfect choice for your lawn, garden, porch or patio. Choose from 6 traditional colors: white, black, sand, green, mahogany or teak. Optional bottom cushion for extra comfort. Our POLYWOOD® is ultra-durable, weather-resistant and affordable outdoor porch and patio furniture. No need to store this swing during winter months - leave it outside! To learn more about American made POLYWOOD® Outdoor Furniture or buying from Vermont Woods Studios please contact us at 888-390-5571.
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|Since I'm going through getting new images of people anyway, I'm replacing many of the Other Species images while I'm about it.
|Another 101 entries to the Other Personnel list. That completes TNG - though there are still a handful of folks for both TNG and TOS we missed first time through - and covers the first half of DS9 season 1.
|The articles have now been added to the database, which means that thay are now searchable.
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|Another 121 people have been added, bringing the total in the Other Personnel pages to 707!
|A new feature is added to the site today, a search facility. It will allow you to search the database driven parts of the site, this includes the ships (fed, other and shuttles), stations, battles, species, other species, personnel, other personnel, temporal, timeline, epguides, writers, directors, guest cast and all of the lists. That's 32 different places in total, more will be added over time.
To allow for this we've added a new button to the bottom row. We've also taken the opportunity to re-group the items on this strip into a more logical order.
|Another fifty or so, finishing off Season 4 of TNG and doing the start of season 5 and also covering The Final Frontier and The Undiscovered Country.
|46 more personnel from TNG - we've almost finished season 4 now...
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|The other personnel form should now be working on IE under windows. Don't ask why it wasn't working before because the reply may not be repeatable in polite company :-)
Let's just say that it was working on Mac in Netscape, Mozilla, IE and Safari. It was also working on Windows in Netscape and Mozilla but good old IE was performing the submit but refusing to display the output. It wasn't causing any errors, it wasn't crashing, it just wasn't prepared to do anything with the page the server generated. If I redirected the output to another window or frame it worked fine... I guess it would be a dull old world if IE worked the way it's supposed to.
Anyway, rant over, I've completely re-designed the form and made it work. The only remaining issue is that the display button doesn't bounce anymore, but I guess I can't have everything.
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|We've had a few really big days lately, as far as visits to the site go. Now and again when this happens it's because we were written up in a magazine or something - but we only ever find out about stuff like that when people email me to say they've seen an article (can you believe magazines don't tell you when they write stuff about you? Nor can I.) Anyway, if somebody has seen such a thing could you let me know via the email button at the bottom of the site?
|I'm losing track of them! Another 40 or so went up today and yesterday.
|Another 66 people from TNG season 3 have been added to the Other People list.
|The promised improvement to handling the Other Personnel has arrived...
As of now, clicking on the Other Personnel button in the personnel section takes you to a selection page. It works much like the size comparison section; you get a set of graphical buttons marked 0-9, A, B, C, etc, to pick from, plus a set of ship names with "Crew" and a set of ship names with "Associated with" over them.
The way it works is simple - choose a letter and click display, and you see everybody whose surname begins with that letter. Select a ship or station name from the crew buttons as well, and only those from that ship are displayed. Choose one of the buttons from the Associated with list and it shows people who were on or around or otherwise involved with that ship in some way, but who were not actual crew members.
So if I want to know everybody who appeared on TOS whose surname begins with a P, I click "crew of NCC1701/1701A", and "Associated with NCC1701/1701A", and P, then Display, and you get the eight people who match that.
At the top you also get some shortcuts - a button to select all letters, or 0-F, G-M, etc.
The idea of all this is to give you maximum flexibility - you can refine a search to a very narrow set of parmeters, or you can broaden it as far as you like - click 0-Z and display and you will see everybody we have on the site. Beware of doing something like that though, because we have something like 370 people right now and many, many more to come!
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'Endless Love' is all Alex Pettyfer needs
Film star was more than game to take on romance drama
Throughout his career, acclaimed actor Alex Pettyfer has shown time and again that he's not afraid to spread his creative wings. He's done sci-fi with "I Am Number Four" and "In Time," comedy and drama in "Magic Mike," and even has been willing to play troubling, violent characters like the menacing plantation owner in a small but pivotal role in "Lee Daniels' The Butler."
Now audiences will get to see a much softer side of Pettyfer in "Endless Love," an update of the famed 1981 romance drama, on Valentine's Day. And while Pettyfer said he doesn't make conscious decisions to appear in any specific genre of a film, a traditional romance is something he's always wanted to do.
"It's not about any genre for me, it's more about the subject matter, reading a script and seeing what's appealing," Pettyfer told me in a recent interview. "I love romantic dramas. I love films like 'Love, Actually' and 'Bridget Jones's Diary.' So when 'Endless Love' came along, I was really inspired to make a romantic film. The way the filmmakers wanted to tell the story was so original. As an actor, doing a remake is sometimes the kiss of death, but this film has really turned out fantastic and I'm so proud of it."
Pettyfer stars as David Elliot, the son of a single, blue-collar mechanic (Robert Patrick) who is smart and charismatic, but also has anger issues and is shunned by the privileged people in town. His tough upbringing and short fuse are definitely a detriment when he meets Jade Butterfield (Gabriella Wilde), the sheltered daughter of an esteemed doctor (Bruce Greenwood) and former author (Joely Richardson), who are still reeling from the loss of the family's oldest son.
No matter the roadblocks, though, David and Jade are willing to risk the consequences to carry on their intense love affair ? something neither of them have experienced before.
Even though Pettyfer is 23, he feels that he's far enough away from his teen years to miss the sense of freedom that comes with it. He said that yearning is one of the things that immediately drew him to the script.
"I liked going back and being 18 again," Pettyfer explained. "When you're 18 you think a lot differently than when you're 25, and when you're 25 you think a lot differently than when you're 30, and so on."
The interesting quandary, Pettyfer added, is that when you're 18, you want to be 25 and you miss out.
"To go back and experience that naiveté, that sense of security and not having the realities of the world on your shoulders was very liberating."
Even though the film explores the mindset of teens after graduation, Pettyfer believes that you can never be too old to be reminded of the wonderment that goes with your first love.
"What I love about this film is that it can really reach out to a lot of different people. Love is universal. I didn't say that, the Beatles did," Pettyfer said with a laugh.
Pettyfer also said that he admires that the film doesn't try to argue with one singular point of view. Greenwood's character is a father, so naturally he has the right to be protective, even though his actions become a bit too extreme. As for what the teens experience, Pettyfer said he knows that overwhelming feeling that comes with a first love is hard to fight.
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- "They're not meant ter live together, giants ... they can't help themselves, they half kill each other every few weeks."
- —Rubeus Hagrid[src]
A Giant is a very large humanoid which can potentially grow to approximately twenty feet tall, and appear to be large Humans. Some may appear as large and hairy humanoids, while others resemble humongous-sized people, and may even have bestial features (i.e. protuding sharp molars). A powerful and nearly unstoppable race, Giants generally aggregate themselves in tribes, as their numbers have greatly dwindled in recent ceturies. A Giant tribe is led by the strongest Giant, known as the Gurg.
Giants are not as intelligent as wizards and witches, but definitely more so than Trolls, given that they seem to be able to comprehend Magic and actually fond of its use (provided it isn't being used against them, of course). They have their own language, culture and societal structure. They are capable of learning English, and presumably other languages as well, and read[1]. Unfortunately, most Giants don't have the patience for long democracies, and seem to prefer simplifying matters by killing their audience if the topic they brought proved too complicated. Because of this, it is imperative that one must have gifts at the ready when trying to appease giants, and taking time, giving the giants the privelege of deciding what to do with what was offered.
Even without Magic on their side, Giants are immensely powerful beings. Gifted with overwhelming raw strength proportionate to their prodigious size, they are difficult to detain by wizards, as most spells tend to have little to no effect upon them, and may very well be even stronger than Dragons, as seen when six ministry wizards came to subdue the Half-giant, Hagrid. All of the stunning spells they sent at him only seemed to just bounce off. This is particularly noteworthy, since Sirius claimed that nothing less of at least half a dozen Wizards casting said enchantments at the same time can stun a full-grown dragon into sumbission. They also exhibit considerable vitality and longetivity, since Hagrid, who's lived for over 60 years still remained in his prime upon first meeting Harry as an 11-year-old boy.
Giants were once plentiful across the world, with at least a hundred different tribes. During the First Wizarding War, they allied with Lord Voldemort and were responsible for some of the War's worst atrocities against the Muggle community. Aurors from the Ministry of Magic targeted and killed many Giants, and forced them into hiding in remote regions of the world.[2]
The remaining Giants retreated into a remote mountainous region in Northern Europe, and being cramped in such areas resulted in them killing each other for the most trivial matters, or sometimes for nothing but sheer violence, reducing their numbers to around eighty in total. Muggle mountaineers who approach the giants' colony would meet their demise at the hands of these fearsome beings, but it was always written off as climbing accidents. Wizard kind, however, seemed to be satisfied with the giants out of their community as a whole, and did not bother to monitor or exterminate them as long as they remain so.[2] In 1995, following the return of Lord Voldemort, Albus Dumbledore dispatched Rubeus Hagrid, accompanied by Olympe Maxime,[3] to make an alliance with Giants and deny their forces to Lord Voldemort when Cornelius Fudge refused to make an official approach on behalf of the Ministry of Magic. The pair traveled to a tribe north-east of Minsk, to try and gain the friendship of the tribe. However, they were not alone in their efforts. Two Death Eaters, including Walden Macnair, had also arrived to try and convince the Giants to rejoin Lord Voldemort's forces.[2]
Hagrid and Maxime were doing well, and were on good terms with Gurg Karkus. The Death Eaters, though, courted the favour of Golgomath and engineered an uprising. Golgomath killed Karkus, took his place as Gurg, and allied with the Death Eaters. Hagrid and Maxime were forced to retreat after being attacked by the Giants.[2]
In the opening days of the Second Wizarding War, Giants were responsible for an attack on Muggles in the West Country of England, although the official explanation was that a hurricane had hit the area. The Ministry of Magic covered up the incident, but informed the Muggle Prime Minister of the true cause behind the incident.[4]
During the Battle of Hogwarts, many Giants fought on the side of Lord Voldemort against the defenders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They mainly battled Grawp, a small giant who had fled the colony two years earlier, and the Hippogriffs and Thestrals.[5] It is not known what happened to them after the battle. The most likely theories are that the survivors returned to the northern colony, came to be accepted by wizard kind from Albus Dumbledore's attempt to offer them the hand of friendship, or were subsequently executed by Aurors and The Committee for Disposal of Dangerous Creatures for the part they played in the war. If it is the latter, then the race of Giants would be near extinct, with Grawp and two half-Giants remaining.
Giants within the Wizarding World
- Albus Dumbledore: "Extend them the hand of friendship, now, before it is too late, or Voldemort will persuade them, as he did before, that he alone among wizards will give them their rights and their freedom!"
- Cornelius Fudge: "You - you cannot be serious! If the magical community got wind that I had approached the giants - people hate them, Dumbledore - end of my career -"
- — Albus Dumbledore and Cornelius Fudge[src]
Due to Giants being dangerously violent, they are feared and hated amongst the Wizarding World. This was further compounded when they joined forces with Voldemort, and caused some of the most devastating catastrophes. As such, wizards and witches tend to reject any connections with such fearsome creatures in general. Voldemort and his Death Eaters, however, see the Giants as valuable assets, and recruited them for both wars. Albus Dumbledore attempted to bring them over as an attempt for strengthening inter-species bonding, despite Minister Fudge's absolute refusal at the idea.
It is partly because of Giants that fear of "Part-Humans" in the Wizarding World exist. Half-Giants are looked down upon as outcasts of society and are singled out and are subject of ridicule. When Rubeus Hagrid was outed by Rita Skeeter as a Half-Giant, many became frightened of him despite having known him for years, and some demanded his resignation. Olympe Maxime refused to publicly admit her heritage, even to a fellow Half-giant.[3]
Not all Giants are "bad". Grawp was taken from the mountain tribe by his half-brother Rubeus Hagrid, and lived in the Forbidden Forest. Hagrid managed to civilise his half-brother to a degree, and taught him some English.[2] Grawp attended Dumbledore's funeral in 1997,[4] and assisted the defenders of Hogwarts Castle during the Battle of Hogwarts.[5] There were also some other giants who grew interested when Hagrid and Madame Maxime went to negotiate with them to live in harmony with wizards.[2] Unfortunately, when the Gurg that they did not agree with raided the area looking for them, they refused to have anymore to do with Hagrid and Madame Maxime.
Known Giants
- Bran the Bloodthirsty
- Cyclops
- Fridwulfa
- Golgomath
- Goliath
- Grawp's father
- Grawp
- Hengist of Upper Barnton
- Karkus
- Karkus' wife
- Morholt
- Morholt's brother
- Olympe Maxime (Half-giant)
- Rubeus Hagrid (Half-giant)
- Unidentified Giant in the Battle of Hogwarts (I)
- Unidentified Giant in the Battle of Hogwarts (II)
- Unidentified Giant in the Battle of Hogwarts (III)
- Unidentified Giant in the Battle of Hogwarts (IV)
- Unidentified Giant in the Battle of Hogwarts (V)
- Unidentified Giant in the Battle of Hogwarts (VI)
Behind the scenes
- According to W.O.M.B.A.T., giants may be cannibals and have been stereotyped as typically aligning themselves with dark forces.
See also
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (As Half-Giants, and in Rita Skeeter's article)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game) (A Giant Problem) - The first Giant that Minerva McGonagall fights has a book hanging from his belt.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows