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Tuesday, 22 November 2011

Alfred Angelo to Replicate Bella Swan???s Wedding Dress (ContributorNetwork)

Can't get enough of The Twilight Saga? Do you love it so much, in fact, that you want to wear the same wedding gown as Bella Swan (played by Kristen Stewart) is in the upcoming movie Breaking Dawn - Part 1? The good news is that Alfred Angelo is already working on a replica of the wedding dress.

What Does the Dress Look Like?

Although we have seen bits and pieces of the very top of the dress, pictures revealing the whole entire gown that will be used for the Swan-Cullen wedding have not yet been released. People who have read the book series know that we should be expecting an old-fashioned appeal, however. What could be more appropriate when you're marrying a vampire who has lived longer than a century?

What we do know so far about Bella Swan's wedding dress is that it was designed by Carolina Herrera, according to E!Online. Although some have been skeptical about this choice of a designer, she is also considered a very influential designer. Herrera has done designs for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. She also designed both Renee Zellweger and Mariska Hargitay's wedding gowns, which were both stunning.

Celebuzz reports that the series's author, Stephenie Meyer, said [of Bella Swan's dress], "It has a vintage feel, but at the same time, there's an edge to it. It's really beautiful." Based on Meyer's description, we can expect the wedding dress to be elegant and traditional enough to complement the antique oval engagement ring that Edward gave Bella in the movie Eclipse.

When will the Alfred Angelo Replica Gown be Available?

According to E!Online, Bella Swan's wedding gown will be available in Alfred Angelo stores and other bridal retailers that carry the designer's dresses in late November 2011. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 has a U.S. release date of November 18th. You can expect to see the replica of the dress in stores shortly after you see Bella Swan wear it on the big screen when she becomes Mrs. Cullen.

If you're a Twilight fan, you already know that this is one of the most anticipated moments of the whole entire series. For most, the dress will be as noteworthy as the royal wedding dress, which Alfred Angelo is also currently working on. Even if you're not a fan of the book or movie series, the dress still may offer some appeal if you're looking for a charming vintage wedding gown.

Keep in mind that it might not be the best option if you're looking for a unique dress, however. We can expect many brides-to-be who are fans of the series to be interested in the dress.

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John Neville, who had role on 'X Files,' dies

TORONTO?? John Neville, a British-born Canadian actor and stage director who appeared in the hit TV series "The X-Files," has died. He was 86.

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Neville, who was suffering from Alzheimer's disease, died Saturday in Toronto surrounded by family. The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where Neville worked as an artistic director in the 1980s, announced his death in a statement over the weekend.

Neville appeared in dozens of movies, television shows and theater productions during a career that spanned six decades.

Perhaps the one that gave him the most prominence came in the '90s when he landed the recurring role of the "The Well-Manicured Man" in the "The X-Files."

Neville was born in England, emigrated to Canada in 1972 and later became a citizen.

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Monday, 21 November 2011

Firefighters aided by easing winds in Reno fire (AP)

RENO, Nev. ? Kristina Wright fell asleep listening to the TV weatherman's forecast for possible snow on the valley floor where she lives on edge of the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.

"I thought I'd wake up to scrape my windshield not be told to evacuate because there was a fire behind my house," she said.

Wright was among the thousands of evacuees anxious to get back to their homes on Saturday after a series of wind-fueled fires blew across a stretch of about four miles of southwest Reno the day before.

The unusual mid-November blaze burned 25 homes, sent 16 residents to the hospital plus a firefighter with serious burns and contributed to the death of a 74-year-old man who went into cardiac arrest packing his essentials as he prepared to flee.

More than 2 miles separated some of the damaged homes as the winds with gusts in excess of 70 mph spread burning embers down the Sierra front and through a patchwork of canyons and ravines on the city's southwest side.

"I watched a house catch on fire on the ridge," said Wright, 22, who lives in a neighborhood just below the aptly named Windy Hill about five miles south of the downtown casino district.

"It was like a tornado," she told The Associated Press in an interview on Saturday. "I couldn't stand up. I couldn't even open my car door without it slamming me."

"The deputy said `Go get your animals and call into work. Your neighborhood is next. With the way the winds are an ember could hit your roof and spark at any time," Wright said.

More than 100 police officers and National Guard members were patrolling streets in the fire area to protect homes from vandals, Assistant Police Chief Mike Whan said.

The wind carried embers up to a mile, attacking upscale homes in random spurts. Police went house-to-house, pounding on doors and urging residents to evacuate in the dark of the night. Flames at times reached 50-feet high.

The cause of the blaze wasn't known, but a downed power line or homeless encampments in the area might be to blame, Hernandez said. He said the region is also a popular area for teenagers who might have started the fire to stay warm.

At least 400 firefighters from as far as 260 miles away flocked to Reno early Friday as multiple fires roared from the Sierra Nevada foothills in northwestern Nevada and spread to the valley floor.

The wind grounded firefighting helicopters and made it difficult for firefighters to approach Caughlin Ranch, the affluent subdivision bordering pine-forested hills where the fire likely began after 12:30 a.m. It also helped the fire spread from 400 acres to more than 3 square miles.

The gusts were comparable to the Santa Ana winds that often aggravate and spread wildfires in the hills surrounding Los Angeles, officials said.

"The wind is horrific," said Reno spokeswoman Michele Anderson. "We just watched a semi nearly blow over on the freeway."

Hernandez said residents ran from their homes dressed in pajamas, frantically trying to grab as many possessions as possible. One elderly man dressed in his underwear ran out with a blanket wrapped around his body.

Dick Hecht said that when he escaped from his home with his wife, "the whole mountain was on fire," and it was so windy he could barely stand.

"It was like a tornado," he said.

The couple tried to return to their home before morning, but they were turned back by high winds and erupting flames. As they made their way back down the mountain roads, flames burned less than 40 yards from their vehicle.

Evacuees could return to their homes at noon Saturday, Reno Mayor Bob Cashell said. A number of local hotel-casinos were also offering discounted rooms to displaced residents.

More than 150 people had filled two shelters set up at area high schools by midmorning.

John and Maggie Givlin were among those watching a television at Reno High School, scanning the screen for details on whether the home they left behind was safe. They already were preparing to flee when a police officer knocked on their door at about 1:30 a.m.

"I looked out the front window and saw the glow over the hill before us," John Givlin said.

He and his wife made their way out of their home with a flashlight. Outside, flames billowed in every direction.

A number of local hotel-casinos offered discounted rooms to displaced residents and at least 90 schools were closed for the day to clear the roads of school traffic and make way for emergency workers.

More than 4,000 NV Energy customers lost power as poles and electrical wires were scorched and knocked down, said spokeswoman Faye Andersen. Utility workers were not allowed into the fire area.

The U.S. Postal Service suspended delivery to the area for the day, and the state high school athletic association moved its football playoffs from Friday night to Monday.

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Associated Press writers Martin Griffith in Reno; a and Michelle Rindels, Cristina Silva and Ken Ritter in Las Vegas contributed to this report.

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Sunday, 20 November 2011

More on #Womanspace: common suggestions and patient responses.

By Janet D. Stemwedel?| November 18, 2011 |??

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A few things people have suggested in the discussion of ?Womanspace? on multiple blogs and social networking platforms:

That the story does not advance any gendered stereotypes (or, it it does, that these are not negative stereotypes, or that they reflect most poorly upon the hapless men in the story rather than upon the highly competent woman).
That, if the story does rely on gendered stereotypes, these are surely not harmful to women because the author did not intend them to be harmful to women.
That there is something untoward (or vicious, or slanderous) in pointing out that a story comes across to a number of readers (or just to oneself) as sexist ? because, again, clearly that was not the intent of the author, and here you?ve gone and sullied his good name!
That if one woman who reads a story does not find it sexist, no other women are within their rights to find it sexist. (A corollary to this is that those women who do find it sexist are actively looking for something to be angry about.)
Peripherally, that a woman whose mode of dress is judged ?provocative? will have her credibility to identify, or object to, gendered stereotypes questioned.
That if there is any more pressing problem facing the planet or its denizens, someone will take you to task for ?wasting time? pointing out gendered stereotypes and their potential negative effects
That whether or not this particular attempt at humor in short fiction succeeded, the situation for women in scientific education, careers, and publishing is so much better than it used to be that there is no good reason for women to complain ? verily, that they should show some appreciation for the golden age of gender equity in which we live.

It?s worth noting that many of these are familiar (so much so that there are bingo cards which collect them), and that many of us have tried patiently to respond to them many, many times (which may explain why we seem less-than-patient explaining the problem on the Nth time we hear these chestnuts, since N is by now a very large number). Indeed, one can?t help but wonder if the need to re-answer familiar objections over and over and over indicates a problem some have with listening to the answers.

But I?m sure that does not describe you, gentle reader. So, some responses:

Here, let us turn to the source material:
In any general shopping situation, men hunt: that is, they go into a complex environment with a few clear objectives, achieve those, and leave. Women, on the other hand, gather: such that any mission to buy just bread and milk could turn into an extended foraging expedition that also snares a to-die-for pair of discounted shoes; a useful new mop; three sorts of new cook-in sauces; and possibly a selection of frozen fish.

And the interesting thing is ? and this is what sparked the discovery ? that any male would be very hard pressed to say where she got some of these things, even if he accompanied her.

Is this not a generalization about gendered differences around shopping? Does it not play into stereotypes of women as shoppers ? either always up for the next mall-crawl, or at least clearly in charge of spending the family?s money to procure necessary goods and services, including food, clothing, and cleaning supplies? Even if this is a stereotype that makes men, as a group, look less competent, that does not make it less of a stereotype. Sexist stereotypes hurt men, too.
There is nothing magical about intent. If I accidentally step on your toe, it may hurt just as much as if I had intentionally stepped on it. Regardless of the intent of one?s actions, the effects of those actions may properly matter to the people affected by them. Pretending this is not so is magical thinking.
Following upon #3, having the harmful effects of your actions pointed out to you and taking that as an attack on your character either reflects an inability to separate intent from effects, or an unwillingness to assume any responsibility for those effects (even if they were not intended), or an unwillingness to change in such a way as to avoid those effects in the future. The last of these options starts to look an awful lot like intent, or at least willful negligence ? since if you?re listening, you have information that could help you avoid having the same harmful effects in the future.
One might object that gendered stereotypes don?t actually have significant harmful effects ? that at most they are annoying. Christie?s discussion of stereotype threat describes just one of the actual harms.

If it makes you feel bad to have people point out the harmful effect of your action (even if that harmful effect is not intention), think of how it must feel to actually experience the harmful effect that you feel bad having someone point out was caused by your action. If you feel bad being connected with sexist impacts, presumably it is because you recognize that sexist impacts are bad. Right?

Here, the right thing to do is not to holler, ?I didn?t mean it!? but rather to say, ?I?m sorry I caused you harm; I?ll do my best to avoid doing it again.?

For more assistance in distinguishing between the ?what you did? and the ?what you are?, see Jay Smooth.
Women are not, as it turns out, a monolithic group. Among other things, this means some women will be more bothered by particular instances of sexism than others. This does not mean that the women who are bothered are wrong, or that they are not actually harmed. And, if you care about whether your piece of short fiction, or your workplace policy, or whatever, might have the specific effect of alienating women, you should probably take account of women who report actually being alienated rather than deciding that the existence of one woman who is not proves that no woman should be.
Of course, if you don?t care whether your piece of short fiction, or your workplace policy, or whatever, might have the specific effect of alienating women, proceed accordingly.
One sort of gendered stereotype that women have to deal with is the assumption that we choose our manner of dress to attract men ? or, if we do not dress in a conventionally feminine manner, that we object to gendered stereotypes because we are unable to perform femininity (and thus cannot score the approval points available to those women who can). Let me suggest that the very fact that women?s appearance and ?what it means? are taken to be relevant in evaluating substantive points those women may be trying to make is part of how women come to learn about sexism and its negative effects.
?Surely being unfairly labeled a sexist is not nearly as bad a problem as children starving, so why are you wasting time complaining about this!? See how that works?
More generally, caring about (and taking action to address) problem X does not necessitate not caring about (or not taking action to address) problem Y. People can tackle many problems simultaneously (and develop their own best strategies for successfully addressing all the injustices, even if they take them in a different order than you do).
There is likely less overt sexism in scientific education, careers, and publishing than there one was. Research cited in a Nature news item suggests overt discrimination against women in scientific careers is ?largely a thing of the past?. However, the same story notes that this research ?contrasts with reports that suggest overt discrimination remains a significant problem?. And, the same study identified still-existing societal barriers to women?s success in science.
Which is to say, things may be better for women in science than they once were, but women still have to grapple with gender-based impediments if they want to be scientists.

If one thinks that success in science should not be subject to unfair impediments on the basis of gender, perhaps this means one has a responsibility not to introduce or reinforce such impediments, even unintentionally.

More generally, if you care about the situation for women in science, it may be useful to listen to women when they describe their experiences in science. These experiences may have given them some relevant insight.

About the Author: Janet D. Stemwedel is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at San Jos? State University. Her explorations of ethics, scientific knowledge-building, and how they are intertwined are informed by her misspent scientific youth as a physical chemist. Follow on Twitter @docfreeride.

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Okla. St. women's coaches die in Ark. plane crash

This Nov. 9, 2011 photo shows Oklahoman State women's basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna during an an exhibition women's NCAA college basketball game against Fort Hays State, in Stillwater, Okla. Budke and Serna were killed when the single-engine plane they were riding in during a recruiting trip crashed near a wildlife management area in central Arkansas. The university said the pair died in the crash Thursday night, Nov. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Bryan Terry)

FILE - In this jan. 29, 2011 file photo, Oklahoma State head coach Kurt Budke, right, talks with guard Tiffany Bias, left, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma in Stillwater, Okla. Oklahoma State University says Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna were killed in a plane crash in central Arkansas. The university said in a news release Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 that the two were on a recruiting trip to Arkansas when the plane crashed near Perryville, about 45 miles west of Little Rock. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

This photo provided Nov. 18, 2011, by Oklahoma State University shows assistant coach Miranda Serna. Serna and Oklahoma State University women's basketball coach Kurt Budke were killed Thursday night, Nov. 17, 2011, when the single-engine plane they were riding in during a recruiting trip crashed near a wildlife management area in central Arkansas. (AP Photo/Oklahoma State University)

FIE - This March 13, 2010 file photo shows Oklahoma State women's basketball head coach Kurt Budke reacting to a 74-69 loss against Oklahoma in an NCAA college basketball game at the Big 12 Basketball Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo. Oklahoma State University says Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna were killed in a plane crash in central Arkansas. The university said in a news release Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 that the two were on a recruiting trip to Arkansas when the plane crashed near Perryville, about 45 miles west of Little Rock. (AP Photo/Denny Medley, File)

FILE -- In this March 20, 2010 file photo, Oklahoma State women's basketball head coach Kurt Budke reacts during the first half of an NCAA first-round college basketball game against Chattanooga, in Tempe, Ariz. Oklahoma State University says Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna were killed in a plane crash in central Arkansas. The university said in a news release Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 that the two were on a recruiting trip to Arkansas when the plane crashed near Perryville, about 45 miles west of Little Rock. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) ? Kurt Budke turned Oklahoma State's women's basketball team into a winner and hoped he'd found the place where he'd coach until he retired. Miranda Serna had passed up opportunities to leave his side, staying loyal to the man whom she had helped to win a junior college national championship and then rebuild a big-time college program.

Having succeeded together, Budke and Serna died together ? perishing in a plane crash on a trip aimed at building their team's future.

Budke, the head coach, and Serna, his assistant, were killed Thursday when the single-engine plane transporting them on a recruiting trip crashed in steep terrain in Arkansas, the university said Friday. The pilot, 82-year-old former Oklahoma state Sen. Olin Branstetter, and his 79-year-old wife, Paula, also died when the plane sputtered, spiraled out of control and nosedived into the Winona Wildlife Management Area near Perryville, about 45 miles west of Little Rock.

There were no survivors.

"This is our worst nightmare. The entire OSU family is very close, very close indeed," OSU President Burns Hargis said at a news conference. "To lose anyone, especially these two individuals who are incredible life forces in our family, it is worse beyond words."

The crash was the second major tragedy for the sports program in about a decade. In January 2001, 10 men affiliated with the university's men's basketball team died in a Colorado plane crash.

"When something like this happens and, God forbid it happened again, we have to pull together as a family. We've got to try to do that," Hargis said, as he broke down in tears.

After the 2001 crash, the university required that planes used by the school's sports team undergo safety checks before travel. Hargis said coaches were not bound by the same rules and that the school left such decisions to their discretion.

Hargis called Budke "an exemplary leader and man of character," and credited him with elevating the team in a tough program. Serna, he said, was "an up-and-coming coach and an outstanding role model" for the players. Former Assistant Coach Jim Littell will serve as interim head coach. The team's games scheduled for Saturday and Sunday were canceled

The school's women's soccer team, which has lost only once all season, went forward with its NCAA tournament game Friday. The tragedy was addressed in a team meeting beforehand, and several players stopped by to sign a banner set up in the Gallagher-Iba Arena lobby in remembrance.

"It's pretty hard just because it's happened once before. OSU came together then and we can come together now," defender Carson Michalowski said.

Perry County Sheriff Scott Montgomery said hunters called emergency officials about 4 p.m. Thursday after they heard the plane apparently in trouble, then saw it nosedive into a heavily wooded area.

"The plane was spitting and sputtering and then it spiraled and went nose first into the ground," Montgomery said.

"It went straight into the side of the hill," he said.

National Transportation Safety Board investigator Jason Aguilera said it would issue a preliminary report in five days, but it could be more than a year before the agency's investigation is complete.

The weather at the time was clear. The plane didn't have flight data or voice recorders, Aguilera said, but it's possible a GPS unit might be recovered and used to reconstruct the flight's path.

FAA records showed the plane was built in 1964 and registered to Branstetter. Oklahoma State spokesman Gary Shutt said the coaches were going to watch recruits playing in two games in Little Rock.

For some, the news brought back emotions felt a decade ago.

"Not a day goes by that I don't think about one of those guys," said Eddie Sutton, the OSU men's basketball coach at the time of the 2001 crash. "It's emotional, believe me. This brings back a lot of unpleasantness."

The Jan. 27, 2001, crash occurred about 35 minutes after the plane took off in light snow. The Beechcraft King Air 200 carrying players and others connected to the OSU men's basketball team crashed in a field 40 miles east of Denver as the Cowboys returned from a game at Colorado.

An NTSB report cited a power loss aboard the plane and said the pilot suffered disorientation while flying the plane manually with still-available instruments.

"Our players right now are totally devastated," Littell said. "They loved coach Budke, they loved coach Serna. A lot of the reason that a lot of these kids are here are because of those two people. Coach Serna was a tireless worker and got those kids believing in her. So, obviously they're hurting because we've lost two tremendous people to the OSU family."

The university hired Budke from Louisiana Tech seven years ago and the Salina, Kan., native compiled a 112-83 record with three trips to the NCAA tournament. This year's team was 1-0 after defeating Rice on Sunday.

Budke coached Serna and Trinity Valley to a junior college national title in 1996. Serna went on to play for Houston before returning to the community college to become an assistant coach under Budke. He also had Serna on his staff at Louisiana Tech and Oklahoma State. She was the recruiting coordinator for the Cowgirls.

Budke agreed to a five-year contract extension through June 2017 last year and said at the time: "This is where I want to be the rest of my life. This is where I want to finish my career."

"His zeal for Oklahoma State was uncomparable. He loved this place. He loved this place, he loved coming in here every day," Littell said.

"This was his dream situation," he added.

Serna, 36, bought into it, too. Top coaches around the country considered her one of the better young recruiters, but she stuck with Budke as the Cowgirls rose from a losing program into one that made the postseason five years in a row.

"She worked hard. She believed in him. That's why she stayed. ... She had some opportunities to look at some other jobs, but she wanted to bring in players and help him win at Oklahoma State," said Carlene Mitchell, another of Budke's former players from Trinity Valley who's now the coach at UC Santa Barbara.

The head coach of top-ranked Baylor, Kim Mulkey, said the deaths would have a wide impact.

"There's a bigger picture out there and it's not a basketball game, it puts life in perspective." Mulkey said. "I feel for the Oklahoma State community. How many more tragedies can they endure?"

After the news conference, tearful Oklahoma State staff members and supporters comforted each other in the hallway of Heritage Hall. Throughout the day, supporters came through the basketball arena's lobby to write messages of remembrance and notes of encouragement to the team on banners laid out near pictures of the four who were killed.

Former Cowgirl Taylor Hardeman wrote: "I will never forget how much better you made me as a person, player and alum. Thanks for the memories. God bless you both. You will be missed."

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Associated Press photographers Sue Ogrocki in Stillwater and Danny Johnston in Perryville, Ark.; writers Justin Juozapavicius in Tulsa, Okla. and Ken Miller and Sean Murphy in Oklahoma City and AP Basketball Writer Doug Feinberg in New York contributed to this report.

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Saturday, 19 November 2011

Scarlett Johansson to Make Directorial Debut

Variety reports that Scarlett Johansson will soon join the ranks of actresses-turned-directors with Summer Crossing, Truman Capote?s first novella, about a 17-year-old Manhattan socialite who breaks away from her family and has an affair with a working class parking lot attendant in the summer of 1945. The Avengers star had discussed her directorial debut previously this fall, but with backers and The Deer Hunter producer Barry Spikings it seems the project is actually happening. Yes, but will it measure up to Jen Aniston and Demi Moore?s cancer dramas? Gauntlet dropped, ScarJo. [Variety]

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Friday, 18 November 2011

iBuyPower intros Chimera 4 line, looks to set WoW ablaze

In need of a new liquid cooled gaming tower to help you incinerate those pesky adversaries? Perhaps you're just a fan of the fire motif? Either way, iBuyPower has introduced its new batch of fire starters: the Chimera 4 line. Take your pick of four fully loaded gaming machines, each built to suit your needs. The entire fleet sports a 120mm liquid cooling system, a Level 1 PowerDrive for overclocking and a 64GB ADATA SSD S596 Turbo. But if you're really serious about that Battlefield 3 habit, you'll splurge for the Chimera 4-V1 that houses a Intel Core i7, 8GB of RAM, an 800w power supply and an AMD Radeon 6950 2GB graphics card. The aforementioned beast will set you back $1659, while the more casual gamer can pick up less expensive models -- based on level of commitment, of course. For a closer look, take a peek at the gallery below before adding one to your Christmas list.

Gallery: iBuyPower Chimera 4