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TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) is a global set of conferences owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate "ideas worth spreading."

TED was founded in 1984 as a one-off event and the conference was held annually from 1990 in Monterey, California. TED's early emphasis was largely technology and design, consistent with a Silicon Valley center of gravity. The events are now held in Long Beach and Palm Springs in the U.S. as well as in Europe and Asia, offering live streaming of the talks. They address an increasingly wide range of topics within the research and practice of science and culture. The speakers are given a maximum of 18 minutes to present their ideas in the most innovative and engaging ways they can. Past presenters include Bill Clinton, Jane Goodall, Malcolm Gladwell, Al Gore, Gordon Brown, Richard Dawkins, Bill Gates, educator Salman Khan, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and many Nobel Prize winners. TED's current curator is the British former computer journalist and magazine publisher Chris Anderson.

From 2005 to 2009, three $100,000 ''TED Prizes'' were awarded annually to help its winners realize a chosen wish to change the world. From 2010, in a changed selection process, a single winner is chosen to ensure that TED can maximize its efforts in achieving the winner's wish. Each winner unveils their wish at the main annual conference.

Since June 2006,the talks have been offered for free viewing online, under a Creative Commons license, through TED.com. As of August 2011, over 900 talks are available free online. By January 2009 they had been viewed 50 million times. In June 2011, the viewing figure stood at more than 500 million, reflecting a still growing global audience.

Background

TED's mission statement begins:

We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. So we're building here a clearinghouse that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world's most inspired thinkers, and also a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other.

The TED staff is headquartered in New York City and Vancouver. The conference had been held in Monterey, California, since its founding, but since 2009 has been held in Long Beach, California, due to an increased number of attendees.

TED was founded by Richard Saul Wurman and Harry Marks in 1984, and has been held annually since 1990. Wurman, credited with having coined the term information architect in 1979, left after the 2002 conference; the event is now hosted by Chris Anderson and owned by his non-profit organization, The Sapling Foundation,devoted to "leveraging the power of ideas to change the world". In 2006, attendance cost was $4,400 and was by invitation only. The membership model was shifted in January 2007 to an annual membership fee of $6,000, which includes attendance of the conference, club mailings, networking tools and conference DVDs.

Since June 2006, TED Talks have been made available online on the TED website, YouTube, iTunes, and since late 2009, there has been a free iPhone, iPad, Android, webOS and Windows Phone 7 app*, currently not available in the U.S. In 2009, the TED website won the Webby Award for Best Use of Video or Moving Image at the 13th Annual Webby Awards.

TED Talks are transcribed and translated into a number of languages as part of the TED Open-Translation Project, which aims to "[reach] out to the 4.5 billion people on the planet who don't speak English," according to TED Curator Chris Anderson. At the time of the launch, over 300 translations were done by volunteer transcribers in over 40 languages.

TED 2011, The Rediscovery of a wonder, was held in Long Beach, California, from February 28 to March 04, 2011. The TED conference has a companion conference, TEDGlobal, held in varying locations. The 2009 TEDGlobal, ''The Substance of Things Not Seen'', was held in Oxford, UK, July 21–24, 2009.

TED Prize

The TED Prize was introduced in 2005. In previous years, three individuals were each given $100,000 and granted a "wish to change the world", which they unveil at TED. However, starting in 2010, only one prize is awarded since "at least half of [the wishes] still require our engagement," and, "adding too many more risks dilution of effort."

Larry BrilliantJehane NoujaimCameron Sinclair

2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Bono	|	Bill Clinton	Neil Turok	Sylvia Earle	Jamie Oliver	rowspan="3"
Edward Burtynsky	|	Edward O. Wilson	Dave Eggers	Jill Tarter
Robert Fischell	|	James Nachtwey	Karen Armstrong	José Antonio Abreu

Programs

; TED Fellows: The TED Fellows fellowship program brings together young world-changers and trailblazers who have shown unusual accomplishment and exceptional courage. The program targets individuals from the Asia/Pacific region, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Middle East, though anyone from anywhere in the world, age 18 and over, can apply. TED keeps a directory of past Fellows available on its website.

; TEDx: TED grants licenses to third parties to hold free TEDx events in cities around the world. These one-time only licenses are free, but franchisees must be approved by TED and agree to adhere to a strict set of rules including format, duration, limiting the number of invited guests to 100 people and agreeing that half day events show "A minimum of two official, pre-recorded TEDTalks" and that all-day events "at least 25% of the total number of talks must be official, pre-recorded TEDTalks." Speakers are not paid and they must agree to give TED the right to edit and distribute their presentation.

: According to TED these franchised events were "created in the spirit of TED's mission, "ideas worth spreading." The program is designed to give communities, organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experiences at the local level...TEDx events are fully planned and coordinated independently, on a community-by-community basis." , some 750 TEDx events are scheduled to happen in over 60 countries.

; TEDWomen: Popular topics for TEDWomen include gender issues and reproductive health.

; TED Conversations: In 2011, TED released a new platform for sharing ideas. You can start conversations with the TED Community in one of the following 3 categories: Ideas, Questions, Debates. Conversations expire at a specific time.

; Ads Worth Spreading: In 2011, TED released Ads Worth Spreading as a way to raise the bar in the Advertising Industry.

; TED Books: In 2011, TED released TEDBooks, books that are shorter than traditional ones, with less than 20,000 words each that aim to be long enough to explain a powerful idea, but short enough to be read in a single sitting.

;TED Open Translation Program: TED Open Translation Project

Controversies and criticism

; Sarah Silverman TED drew some controversy when in 2010 Sarah Silverman was invited to speak at the conference, and in response to her speech about adopting a 'retarded' child, TED organizer Chris Anderson posted to his Twitter account, "I know I shouldn’t say this about one of my own speakers, but I thought Sarah Silverman was god-awful…" Anderson later deleted his tweet, but Silverman responded via her Twitter account "Kudos to [Chris Anderson] for making TED an unsafe haven for all! You're a barnacle of mediocrity on Bill Gates' asshole." Anderson apologized for his tweet on his Posterous account, but also wrote "Call me stuffy, but I still think humor about terminally ill 'retarded' kids is an acquired taste... And not a taste I personally want to acquire."

; Nassim Taleb Nassim Taleb criticized TED for intellectual dishonesty and lack of substance in the latest edition of ''The Black Swan'' (2010). He calls TED a “monstrosity that turns scientists and thinkers into low-level entertainers, like circus performers.” Taleb spoke at TED2008. He claimed that the curators did not initially post his talk "warning about the financial crisis" on their website on purely cosmetic grounds.

; Sarah Lacy Sarah Lacy of ''BusinessWeek'' and ''TechCrunch'' has criticized TED with claims of elitism. Lacy cites TED's $6,000 ticket price, poor treatment of less important attendees, and such events as a friend being "de-invited to TED after quitting an ostensibly prestigious San Francisco job" as evidence of her claims. Lacy did credit TED for moving the event to a larger venue in Long Beach and posting videos of its talks online for free.

See also

List of educational video websites

References

External links

Official website

Official YouTube channel

''Financial Times''. "Conference of cool". July 23 2010. Accessed 2010-07-23

''Guardian''. ''TED – the ultimate forum for blue-sky thinking'' Sunday 4 July 2010 Accessed 2010-07-12

''Confessions of a TED Addict'' ''New York Times'' article. January 23, 2009 Accessed 2010-07-12

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Daniel H. Pink is an American author and journalist. From 1995 to 1997, he worked for Vice President Al Gore in the capacity of chief speechwriter from 1995–97, and before that as an aide to Secretary of Labor Robert Reich.

Personal background

Pink received a Bachelors degree from Northwestern University and a degree in law (JD) from Yale Law School, although he has never practiced law.

Professional background

Pink is the author of four books that focus on the changing workplace: ''New York Times'' bestsellers, ''A Whole New Mind:Why Right Brainers Will Rule the Future'' and ''Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us as well as ''Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself'' and ''The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need." His articles on business and technology have appeared in ''The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company'' and ''Wired''.

Published works

Books

2009: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, ISBN 978-1594488849

2008: The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need, ISBN 978-1594482915

2006: A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, ISBN 978-1594481710

2001: Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself, ISBN 978-0446678797

Articles

Japan, Ink: Inside the Manga-Industrial Complex (''Wired'', November 2007)

What Kind of Genius Are You? (''Wired'', July 2006)

Pomp and Circumspect (''New York Times'', June 4, 2005)

The Book Stops Here (''Wired'', May 2005)

References

External links

Podcast featuring Daniel Pink, 2010

Podcast featuring Daniel Pink, 2007

''AOL Coaches'' interview

Learn From My Life: Daniel Pink

''Oprah Soul Series'' interview, 2008

O, The ''Oprah Magazine'' interview, 2008)

''Brian Lehrer Show'' interview, 2008

Interview with Cory Doctorow at Book Expo America, 2008

Johnny Bunko Website

''Public School Insights'' interview with Daniel Pink, 2008

TED Global: Dan Pink

''Public School Insights'' interview with Daniel Pink, 2001

Daniel Pink IMNO Interview

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education	MA, PhD (Cantab)
alma mater	Trinity Hall, Cambridge
occupation	Chief Science Officer of the SENS Foundation
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Aubrey David Nicholas Jasper de Grey (born 20 April 1963) is an English author and theoretician in the field of gerontology, and the Chief Science Officer of the SENS Foundation. He is editor-in-chief of the academic journal ''Rejuvenation Research'', author of ''The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging'' (1999) and co-author of ''Ending Aging'' (2007).

De Grey's research focuses on whether regenerative medicine can thwart the aging process. He works on the development of what he calls "Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence" (SENS), a tissue-repair strategy intended to rejuvenate the human body and allow an indefinite lifespan. To this end, he has identified seven types of molecular and cellular damage caused by essential metabolic processes. SENS is a proposed panel of therapies designed to repair this damage.

De Grey is a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, the American Aging Association, the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, and an adviser to the Singularity Institute. He has been interviewed in recent years in a number of news sources, including CBS ''60 Minutes'', the BBC, ''The New York Times'', ''Fortune Magazine'', ''The Washington Post'', ''TED'', ''Popular Science'', ''The Colbert Report'', ''Time'', and the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe''.

Early life and education

De Grey was born and brought up in London, England. He told ''The Observer'' that he never knew his father, and that his mother, an artist, hothoused him in the areas she herself was the weakest: science and mathematics. He was educated at Sussex House School and Harrow School. He went to the University of Cambridge, graduating in 1985 with a BA in computer science from Trinity Hall.

Career

After graduation in 1985, de Grey joined Sinclair Research Ltd as an AI/software engineer. In 1986, he co-founded Man-Made Minions Ltd to pursue the development of an automated formal program verifier. He met his wife, fruit-fly geneticist Adelaide Carpenter, at a graduate party in Cambridge, and through her was introduced to the science of anti-aging, when her boss needed someone who knew about computers and biology to take over the running of a database on fruit flies. From 1992 until 2006, he was in charge of software development at the university's Genetics Department for the FlyBase genetic database.

In 1999, his book ''The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging'' was published, in which he writes that obviating damage to mitochondrial DNA might by itself extend lifespan significantly, though he said it was more likely that cumulative damage to mitochondria is a significant cause of senescence, but not the single dominant cause. On the basis of the book, the University of Cambridge awarded de Grey a PhD in 2000.

Strategies

De Grey argues that the fundamental knowledge needed to develop effective anti-aging medicine mostly already exists, and that the science is ahead of the funding. He works to identify and promote specific technological approaches to the reversal of various aspects of aging, or, as de Grey puts it, "the set of accumulated side effects from metabolism that eventually kills us," and for the more proactive and urgent approaches to extending the healthy human lifespan. Regarding this issue, de Grey is a supporter of life extension.

As of 2005, his work centered upon a detailed plan called Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence (SENS), which is aimed at preventing age-related physical and cognitive decline. In March 2009, he co-founded the SENS Foundation, a non-profit organization based in California, United States, where he currently serves as Chief Science Officer. The Foundation "works to develop, promote and ensure widespread access to regenerative medicine solutions to the disabilities and diseases of ageing," focusing on the Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence. Before March 2009, the SENS research program was mainly pursued by the Methuselah Foundation, co-founded by de Grey.

A major activity of the Methuselah Foundation is the Methuselah Mouse Prize, a prize designed to hasten the research into effective life extension interventions by awarding monetary prizes to researchers who stretch the lifespan of mice to unprecedented lengths. De Grey stated in March 2005 "if we are to bring about real regenerative therapies that will benefit not just future generations, but those of us who are alive today, we must encourage scientists to work on the problem of aging." The prize reached 4.2 USD million in February 2007.

In 2005, he was the subject of two highly critical editorials accompanying an article in MIT's ''Technology Review''.

In 2007, de Grey wrote the book ''Ending Aging'' with the assistance of Michael Rae. It provides a detailed account of the science, politics and social challenges of the entire SENS agenda.

In a 2008 broadcast on the Arte German & French TV, de Grey confirmed that according to him, the first human who will live up to 1,000 years is probably already alive now, and might even be today between 50 and 60 years old.

The seven types of aging damage proposed by de Grey

#Cancer-causing nuclear mutations/epimutations: #:These are changes to the nuclear DNA (nDNA), the molecule that contains our genetic information, or to proteins which bind to the nDNA. Certain mutations can lead to cancer, and, according to de Grey, non-cancerous mutations and epimutations do not contribute to aging within a normal lifespan, so cancer is the only endpoint of these types of damage that must be addressed. #Mitochondrial mutations: #:Mitochondria are components in our cells that are important for energy production. They contain their own genetic material, and mutations to their DNA can affect a cell’s ability to function properly. Indirectly, these mutations may accelerate many aspects of aging. #Intracellular aggregates: #:Our cells are constantly breaking down proteins and other molecules that are no longer useful or which can be harmful. Those molecules which can’t be digested simply accumulate as junk inside our cells. Atherosclerosis, macular degeneration and all kinds of neurodegenerative diseases (such as Alzheimer's disease) are associated with this problem. #Extracellular aggregates: #:Harmful junk protein can also accumulate outside of our cells. The amyloid senile plaque seen in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients is one example. #Cell loss: #:Some of the cells in our bodies cannot be replaced, or can only be replaced very slowly - more slowly than they die. This decrease in cell number causes the heart to become weaker with age, and it also causes Parkinson's disease and impairs the immune system. #Cell senescence: #:This is a phenomenon where the cells are no longer able to divide, but also do not die and let others divide. They may also do other things that they’re not supposed to, like secreting proteins that could be harmful. Immune senescence and type 2 diabetes are caused by this. #Extracellular crosslinks: #:Cells are held together by special linking proteins. When too many cross-links form between cells in a tissue, the tissue can lose its elasticity and cause problems including arteriosclerosis and presbyopia.

Criticism

''Technology Review'' debate

A debate over the legitimacy of de Grey's proposals for combating aging was published in MIT's ''Technology Review''. In the end, none of the challengers to de Grey were able to convince the judges that SENS was "so wrong that it is unworthy of learned debate," though the judges noted that "the proponents of SENS have not made a compelling case for SENS."

EMBO Reports

An article about SENS published in the viewpoint section of ''EMBO Reports'' by 28 scientists concluded that none of de Grey's therapies "has ever been shown to extend the lifespan of any organism, let alone humans". The SENS Foundation, of which de Grey was a co-founder, seems to agree with the EMBO Report as it states, "If you want to reverse the damage of aging right now I'm afraid the simple answer is, you can't." Nonetheless, De Grey argues that this reveals a serious gap in understanding between basic scientists and technologists and between biologists studying aging and those studying regenerative medicine. The 15-member Research Advisory Board of his own SENS Foundation have signed an endorsement of the plausibility of the SENS approach.

Recorded public appearances

Talks

"Approaching the human longevity escape velocity", Humanity+ UK 2011 London, January 29, 2011

"Human regenerative engineering – theory and practice", Humanity+ UK 2010 (10:00) London, April 24, 2010

Aubrey de Grey speaks at The Scientific Society at Trinity College, Oxford University, 14th October 2009

Aubrey de Grey appears on CNN, 2009

The Seoul Digital Forum 2008: Biotechnology (01:24:16) -- Presentation at the Seoul Digital Forum, held May 6-8, 2008, in Seoul, South Korea.

Aubrey de Grey speaking at Cass Business School, London, February 12, 2008 "Prospects for extending a healthy life - a lot"], 2008

Why we age, and how we can stop it -- Discussions on Advancing Regenerative Therapies -- April 21, 2008

Unconventional Wisdom -- Thinking Digital -- May 23, 2008

"Aging: the foremost target of regenerative medicine", Understanding Aging: Biomedical and Bioengineering Approaches (12:41) UCLA, June 27-29, 2008

Defeating Aging -- NASA Ames Research Center -- August 7, 2008

A True Cure for Human Aging - Culture and Convention Centre, Lucerne, Switzerland -- October 27, 2008

Prospects for defeating aging altogether - Changing the World Conference -- Convocation Hall, Toronto -- November 15, 2008

Edmonton Aging Symposium presentation (28:45) -- Took place March 30-31, 2007

Google TechTalk Video (1:01:06) -- 1st Appearance (May 2007) entitled "Prospects for extending healthy life - a lot"

Google TechTalk Video (1:13:10) -- 2nd Appearance (June 2007) entitled "WILT: taking cancer seriously enough to really cure it"

Prospects for extending healthy life — a lot. -- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley -- October 2, 2007

Google TechTalk Video (1:02:26) -- 3rd Appearance (December 2007) entitled "Aging of the Other Genome: A Decisive but Ambitious Solution"

Our Right to Life: A talk advocating a pro-life stance by de Grey, 2006

Tomorrows People Forum 2006: Longer? (2:00:58) ''The "Longer?" lecture (Presentation 3) for the Tomorrows People Conference Forum 2006 that took place on the 14-17 of March 2006 at the Saïd Business School at Oxford.''

TED conference 2006 - Fixing Humanity's worst problem (23:05) ''Presentation at the Technology Entertainment Design TED Conference 2006.''

The unfortunate influence of the weather on the rate of aging (10:35) ''Excerpt of talk at CR-IV (2006 Calorie Restriction Society Conference), held April 6-9, 2006, in Tucson, Arizona, United States.''

Immortality Institute conference presentation (29:49) ''Presentation at the Immortality Institute's conference in Atlanta, Georgia, United States'', 2006.

An interview for meettheauthor.com filmed in November 2007

Defeating aging - held July 2005 in Oxford, England - TED (conference) (29:59) ''longer version with interview.''

Presentation at Popular Technology conference Poptech (45:06), 2003.

TV interviews

The Quest for Immortality - 60 Minutes television interview (January 1, 2006)

Interview for CBC Canada Now

Interview on GMTV's Good Morning (7:23) ''Interview on Britain's GMTV program "Good Morning" with Fern Britton and Phillip Schofield surrounding extreme life extension and its feasibility in the next 25 years.'' (January 30, 2006)

News interview with Janet Street-Porter on Bloomberg Encounters, (12:29) ''A brief overview on how aging could be curable and extreme life extension could be available in as little as 25 years and the scientific debate surrounding such a proposition.'' (May 20, 2006)

in the Death in the Deep Freeze documentary (August 2, 2006)

Interview on the comedy show the Colbert Report (February 11, 2008)

de Grey was the first guest on the BBC Four comedy programme It's Only A Theory, where he argued that the first 1000 year old human has probably already been born. He failed to convince a panel including the comedy writer Andy Hamilton and his theory was rejected (October 6, 2009)

Radio, podcast, and video podcast interviews

SMART people podcast Interview in January 2011

Interview (July 2009) on The Bollix! Science Podcast with Sam J Leonard

Recording of interview on Immortality Institute weekly UStream.tv broadcast (51:30) in April 2009

Video podcast (with audio only available) interview of de Grey (62:46) by Eliezer Yudkowsky on Bloggingheads.tv in December 2008

Free Talk Live">Radio interview with Ian Bernard and Mark Edge on Free Talk Live (32:49) ''A half-hour interview (without commercials) given by Ian Bernard and Mark Edge of Free Talk Live on a discussion of how death can be defeated in our lifetime.''

Point of Inquiry">Aubrey de Grey - Ending Aging Point of Inquiry (40:03) ''Interview by D.J. Grothe: Aubrey de Grey explains aging, and the SENS (Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence) program. (11 January 2008)''

Podcast interview with Futures in Biotech's Marc Pelletier (1:04:05) ''Aubrey de Grey on the Thousand Year Lifespan'' from 26 March 2008.

Cameron Reilly">Podcast interview with TPN's Cameron Reilly (30:00) ''A half-hour interview with Aubrey de Grey from 19 May 2008.''

Radio interview with Alex Jones Aubrey de Grey interviewed on Prison Planet radio to talk about aging technology and the question of whether man will ever live forever and the moral and ethical dilemmas that such a development will have to address. (102.14)

Radio Interview on BBC World Service- One Planet (24 June 2010) with host Michael Williams - podcast available

An interview with smart people podcast. Smartpeoplepodcast.com

Film appearances

Exploring Life Extension (1:45:32) ''A film by the Immortality Institute that explores various aspects of extreme life extension including cryogenics, caloric restriction, transhumanism, and other scientific pursuits of extreme life extension.''

Aubrey de Grey was the subject of the documentary film ''Do You Want to Live Forever?'' (1:16:36), directed by Christopher Sykes and first broadcast on February 3, 2007 by Channel 4 in the UK.

How to Live Forever - ''A documentary by Mark Wexler that sets out to discover the best practices and philosophies to help mitigate “the uncool trappings of old age."''

See also

Human enhancement

List of life extension topics

References

External links

''Machines Like Us'' interview date March 11, 2007

'We will be able to live to 1,000' Interview with BBC website, outlining views

Popular Mechanics article and podcast

Interview with Life Extension magazine

The Man Who Would Murder Death "A rogue researcher challenges scientists to reverse human aging" The Chronicle of Higher Education 2005-10-14

Antiaging Technology and Pseudoscience (a web site)

Joel Garreau. 'The Invincible Man: Aubrey de Grey, 44 Going on 1,000, Wants Out of Old Age', The Washington Post, October 31, 2007. Page C01.

Transcripts of Aubrey de Grey's conference lectures at Accelerating Future

Aubrey de Grey vs Sherwin Nuland. From the documentary, HOW TO LIVE FOREVER

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birth name	Percy Miller
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Percy Robert Miller, Jr. (born August 19, 1989), better known by his stage name Romeo (previously Lil' Romeo), is an American rapper, actor, basketball player, entrepreneur, and model. As a rap musician, Miller has released three studio albums and two compilation albums.

Early life

Romeo Miller was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the son of rapper and entrepreneur Master P and former rapper Sonya C. He is the nephew of rappers C-Murder and Silkk the Shocker and the brother of singer Cymphonique. Romeo was signed to No Limit at the age of 5 after he wrote a rap to his dad.

Music career

''Lil' Romeo'' (2001)

He then released his debut album 7 years later titled after his original alias ''Lil' Romeo''. This offering contained the hit single "My Baby" that charted No. 1 on the Hot R&B;/Hip-hop Singles. The album peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and No. 5 on the Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums, and was certified certified Platinum by the RIAA for the sales of 1,300,000. Also in 2001 he was featured on his uncle Silkk the Shocker's remix single of "That's Kool", which was also featured on his own album.

''Game Time'' (2002–2003)

In 2002, a year later after his debut album, Miller put out his second studio album, ''Game Time''. It peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200 and No. 10 on the Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums. It spawned the billboard charting single "2-Way" that charted to No. 66 Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs. It also spawned the album second single "True Love" which charted at No. 16 under the Hot 100 Singles. Though not as successful on the charts as Miller's debut album It still was successful in sales certified 2x Platinum, selling 2,430,785 copies making this Miller's highest selling album.

''Romeoland'' (2004–2007)

In 2004, miller released his third studio album ''Romeoland,'' which was not as successful as his last two albums, but still managed to be certified Gold selling over 459,000 copies in the United States. It was also the last studio album to feature Miller billed as Lil' Romeo. In 2005 Romeo along with his brother Valentino Miller who was known as Young V at that time and their three cousins C-Los, Lil' D & Willie J formed the group Rich Boyz & released their debut album ''Young Ballers: The Hood Been Good to Us''. In 2006 Miller released a compilation album entitled ''Greatest Hits'' the album featured all of his hit songs when Miller was billed as Lil' Romeo. In 2006 Romeo released the two albums ''Lottery'' & ''God's Gift'' on the new label owned by himself and his father Master P, entitled Guttar Music. ''Lottery'' served as Millers first independent release while ''God's Gift'' served as a soundtrack to a movie with the same name. ''God's Gift'' was also Miller's first album to use the name Romeo and to have explicit language. The two albums were also known for containing Miller's single "U Can't Shine Like Me" which was a direct response to Bow Wow, who fans thought dissed Miller in his song "Fresh Azimiz". In 2007 Miller released a collaboration album with his father Master P titled ''Hip Hop History'' it sold 32,000 records worldwide.

''Intelligent Hoodlum'' (2008–present)

In 2008 Miller stated he was working on his fourth studio album entitled ''Gumbo Station''. On June 17, 2008 Miller released the first single from the album which was "Get Low wit It" which featured Akon & his brother Valentino Miller it failed to gain success on the Billboard charts. On March 3, 2009 Romeo released a compilation entitled ''Get Low LP'' that contained songs that were supposed to be on ''Gumbo Station''. It debuted at No. 149 on the Billboard 200 and as of May 5, 2009 it has sold over 20,000 copies. In 2010 Romeo confirmed that he was still working on his fourth studio album but he changed the name of the album to ''The College Boy''. Romeo then announced that the title of the album was going to be ''I Am No Limit''. On January 19, 2010 Romeo released the first promotional single for the album entitled "Tell Me A Million Times" that featured Tempo. Then on January 26, 2010 Romeo released the second promotional single for the album entitled "Ice Cream Man Jr." which was a tribute to his dad Master P. On February 16, 2010 Miller released his debut mixtape ''Patience Is A Virtue'' to promote the album. Then on March 2, 2010 Romeo released two EPs to promote the album which were the ''Famous Girl'' & ''Monster/Practice''. Also In 2010 Miller debuted his newly founded record label The Next Generation Entertainment with his new group the College Boyys. They released a collaboration album on May 25, 2010 entitled ''Spring Break'' which sold over 200,000 copies worldwide. Miller also on this day released three singles which were "You" that featured D'Anna & Lil Twist, "She Bad" that featured Millers cousins Lil' D & Black Don & "They Dont Know" but all of the singles failed to reach the charts. Romeo also performed at the 2010 Hip Hop Honors along with his brother Valentino Miller, his cousins Lil' D & Black Don, & his uncle Silkk The Shocker, along with Trina, Gucci Mane & Mystikal to honor his dad Master P & No Limit Records. In late 2010 Romeo relaunched No Limit as No Limit Forever Romeo also confirmed that he has changed the name of the album from ''I Am No Limit'' to ''Intelligent Hoodlum''. In 2011 It Is confirmed that Romeo is going on a new tour with his dad Master P & his uncle Silkk the Shocker the tour is entitled ”No Limit Forever International". On January 11, 2011 Romeo released his EP ''Dont Push Me''. On May 3, 2011 Romeo released the first official single from ''Intelligent Hoodlum'' which is "Famous Girl (Remix)" which is really the mastered version of the original it still features appearances from Sean Kingston & Miller's cousin Black Don. On August 19, 2011 Romeo released his ''I Am No Limit'' mixtape which was originally supposed to be his fourth studio album before it got changed but Miller just decided it would be best to just release it as a mixtape for his fans.

Other ventures

Acting career

Miller started his acting career with a cameo appearance in the 2001 film ''Max Keeble's Big Move'', as himself. He later co-starred with Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer and Zachary Isaiah Williams in the film ''Honey'' (2003). In ''Honey'', his character was Benny, a young boy looking for a break. Also in 2003, he voiced himself on an episode of the animated series, ''Static Shock'', to which he had performed the theme song. He co-starred with his dad in a movie called ''Uncle P'' in 2005. He also starred in another movie with Zachary Isaiah Williams, ''God's Gift'', which came out in 2006. Recently, he made a cameo appearance, as himself, in ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'' as a rapping coach for the teachers. Then in 2007 he starred in film ''ASL'' as himself, Rome, alongside Forrest Lipton and Zachary Isaiah Williams who played the young Romeo; Lil Romey and had also previously starred with Romeo in ''Honey'' and Nickelodeon's ''Romeo!''. He guest-starred as a rapper accused of murder in the 2010 CBS series, ''The Defenders'' and acted in the highly successful film, ''Jumping the Broom'', released in May 2011. In 2011, he also starred in TV commercials for McDonald's & ICDC Colleges.

Fashion designer

On July 24, 2010 Romeo launched his own clothing line titled "College Boyys", which has also been promoted by Miller & his new group the College Boyys. It has also been promoted by artists such as Justin Bieber, Big Time Rush & Jaden Smith. Romeo stated

Basketball career

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College	USC
Conference	Pac-10
Sport	Basketball
Position	Point guard
Career start	2008 2010
Nickname	Romeo, Prince P
Jersey	15
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Height in	11
Weight lb	170
Nationality	American
Birth date	August 19, 1989
Birth place	New Orleans, Louisiana
Highschool	Beverly Hills High School
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tournament list	2009 NCAA Tournament
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Romeo was invited, in the summer of 2006, to the Reebok-sponsored ABCD Camp, which is considered the premier basketball camp in the United States. The Teaneck, New Jersey-based ABCD Camp is an invitation-only basketball showcase previously attended by high-profile players including Kobe Bryant, Stephon Marbury, Tracy McGrady, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony. Surrounded by future NBA players such as O. J. Mayo, Derrick Rose, and Kevin Love, Miller looked out of place and averaged less than 2 points a game throughout the camp. ''The Wall Street Journal'' made an article on March 8, entitled "A Hot Prospect," cites Sonny Vaccaro, the longtime director of the ABCD Camp, as explaining, "he invited Romeo Miller to the 2006 camp, primarily as a favor to Percy Miller, whom he knew from the club basketball circuit." In the article, Vaccaro indicated, "If you're looking for the profile of an athlete who plays basketball at USC, he's not it."

On April 13, 2007, Miller verbally committed to the University of Southern California (USC) and signed a letter of intent on November 19, 2007.

Miller, a 5'11" point guard, was a four year starter at Beverly Hills High School. As a junior during the 2005–2006 high school season he averaged 13.9 points and 5.6 assists per game. As a senior during the 2006–2007 high school season he averaged 8.6 points and 9.0 assists per game.

According to ''The Wall Street Journal'', it appears the decision to grant Miller a full scholarship at USC was largely driven by his relationship with friend and teammate Demar DeRozan, the 6-foot-6 All-American forward who was rated as the number five prospect in the country on Scout.com. ''The Wall Street Journal'' reported Coach Tim Floyd as saying, "Last April...Percy Miller called while driving both players from a tournament in Fayetteville, Ark...Percy Miller said 'Demar and Romeo are ready to make their decision, and would you like to have them both on scholarship?'...'I said absolutely.'" Miller and DeRozan began playing in the 2008–2009 season.

Miller had a disappointing career at USC. In his two seasons as a Trojan, he played a total of 19 minutes in 9 games and scored a total of 5 points.

Modeling career

On December 27 Romeo modeled for a new 2011 calender. On April 10, 2011 Miller modeled for the April issue of ''TROIX'' magazine. On April 12, 2011 Miller modeled again for some new pictures. He also modeled with the singer-songwriter Chynna Terrell.

Dancing with the Stars

After originally withdrawing from season two of ''Dancing with the Stars'' due to an injury, Romeo competed in season 12. He was partnered with professional dancer, Chelsie Hightower. They were eliminated from the show on May 10, 2011 and finished in the Top 5, one week before the semi-final.

rowspan="2"	Week #
	style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"|Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Romeo"
	2		Quickstep/ "You're the One That I Want"		7		8		8		Safe
	style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
	style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
	style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
	6		Waltz/ "My Heart Will Go On"		10		9		9
	style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f"|Cha-Cha-Cha/ ""Born This Way""Samba/ "Say Hey (I Love You)"
	style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f"|Tango/"Hold It Against Me"Salsa/"Tequila"

In week 7, Donnie Burns was the guest judge and scored the dances.

Personal life

Miller attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California. Romeo sponsors "Loco Tonic", an energy drink he mentions in his newer songs. In 2008, Romeo was ranked No. 18 in the most fit men in the world.

Discography

;Studio albums

''Lil' Romeo'' (2001)

''Game Time'' (2002)

''Romeoland'' (2004)

''Intelligent Hoodlum'' (2012)

;Independent albums

''Lottery'' (2006)

;Collaboration albums

''Young Ballers: The Hood Been Good to Us'' (2005) (with Rich Boyz)

''Hip Hop History'' (2007) (with Master P)

''Spring Break'' (2010) (with College Boyys)

''TBA'' (2012) (with College Boyys)

''TBA'' (2012) (with Resq3)

;Mixtapes

''Patience Is A Virtue'' (2009)

''I Am No Limit'' (2011)

Filmography

;Films

''Honey (2003 film) ''Still 'Bout It'' ''God's Gift (film) ''Uncle P'' ''The Pig People'' ''Down and Distance'' ''Jumping the Broom (film)

Year
2001	''Max Keeble's Big Move''	Himself
2003	Honey'' ||	Benny	Main Role
rowspan="2">2004	|	M.J.	Main Role
''Decisions''	Jamal
rowspan="2"	2006	God's Gift'' ||	Romeo	Main Role
''Don't Be Scared''	Unknown
rowspan="2"	2007	|	Corey Miller	Main Role
''Crush On U''	Rome
2009	|	TJ	Main Role
2010	|	Darren Sheehan	Main Role
rowspan="2"	2011	Jumping the Broom'' ||	Sebastian	Support Role
''Wolf Boy''	''2120''

;Television

''Oh Drama!'' ''The Hughleys'' ''Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration'' ''Raising Dad'' ''American Music Awards of 2002 ''Proud Family'' ''One on One (TV series) ''Static Shock'' ''All Grown Up!'' ''Romeo!'' ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide ''Out of Jimmy's Head ''The Defenders (2010 TV series) ''The Bad Girls Club (season 6) ''Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 12) ''The Cape ''Reed Between the Lines'' ''Charlie's Angels (2011 TV series)

Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
2001	''The Brothers García''	Ty
2001	|	Musical Guest	Television special
2001	|	Himself
2001	|	Himself
2002	|	Marvin
2002	The 29th Annual American Music Awards'' ||	Himself
2002	|	Himself	"A Hero For Halloween" (episode 24, season 1)
2003	One on One'' ||	Eric	"Spy Games"
2003	|	Himself	Recorded the final theme song for the series.
2003	|	Lil Q	"It's Cupid, Stupid" (episode 8, season 1)
2003–2006	|	Romeo "Ro" Miller	Main Role/Starring as ''Romeo''.
2005	|	Rapping teacher	"Guide to: Emergency Drills and Late Bus" (episode 21, season 2)
2008	|	Himself	"Lunch Tables" (episode 13, season 1)
2010	The Defenders ||	Killa Diz	"The Defenders – Nevada v. Killa Diz"
2011	The Bad Girls Club: Season 6'' ||	Himself	Guest appearance on the reality show (episode 10)
2011	Dancing With the Stars: Season 12 '' ||	Contestant	Romeo was originally supposed to be competing in season 2 but due to a injury he was unable & his dad Master P filled in for him
2011	|	Gangster	Season 1, Episode 9 – "Razer".
2011	|	Darius	Season 1, Episode 5 – "Let's Talk About Competition"
2011	Charlie's Angels'' ||	Royal's son	Season 1, EpisRode 7 – "Royal Angels"

Felipe Solis is schedule to appear in Romeo's new reality show Romeo & Juliet

Awards and nominations

Billboard Music Awards

*2001, Rap Artist of the Year (Winner)

*2001, Music Videos: ''My Baby'' (Winner)

*2002, R&B;/Hip-Hop: ''My Baby'' (Winner)

Kids Choice Awards

*2004, Favorite Television Actor – Male for: ''Romeo!'' (Nominated)

*2005, Favorite Television Actor – Male for: ''Romeo!'' (Winner)

*2006, Favorite Television Actor – Male for: ''Romeo!'' (Nominated)

Teen Choice Awards

*2004, Choice Breakout Movie Star – Male for: ''Honey'' (Nominated)

Black Reel Awards

*2004, Choice Breakout Movie Star – Male for: ''Honey'' (Nominated)

Young Artist Awards

*2005, Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor: Romeo! (Nominated)

NAMIC Vision Awards

*2005, Best Comedic Performance: ''Romeo!'' (Nominated)

Image Awards

*2005, Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program – Series or Special: ''Romeo!'' (Nominated)

References

External links

Official website

USC Athletics Player Biography: No. 15 Percy Miller

Photos from Shrink-A-Bulls

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name	Elizabeth Gilbert
birth date	July 18, 1969
birth place	Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
occupation	Novelist, memoirist
nationality	American
period	1997 – present
genre	Fiction, memoir
influences	L. Frank Baum, Charles Dickens, Marcus Aurelius
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Elizabeth M. Gilbert (born July 18, 1969) is an American author, essayist, short story writer, biographer, novelist and memoirist. She is best known for her 2006 memoirs, ''Eat, Pray, Love'', which as of December 2010, has spent 199 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, and was also made into a film by the same name in 2010.

Early life

Gilbert was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. Her father was a chemical engineer, her mother a nurse. Along with her only sister, novelist and historian Catherine Gilbert Murdock, Gilbert grew up on a small family Christmas tree farm in Litchfield, Connecticut. The family lived in the country with no neighbors, and they didn’t own a TV or even a record player. Consequently, they all read a great deal, and Gilbert and her sister entertained themselves by writing little books and plays.

Gilbert earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from New York University in 1991, after which she worked as cook, a waitress, and a magazine employee. She wrote of her experience as a cook on a dude ranch in short stories, and also briefly in her book ''The Last American Man'' (Viking 2002).

Journalism

''Esquire'' published Gilbert's short story "Pilgrims" in 1993, under the headline, "The Debut of an American Writer". She was the first unpublished short story writer to debut in ''Esquire'' since Norman Mailer. This led to steady work as a journalist for a variety of national magazines including, ''SPIN'', ''GQ'', ''The New York Times Magazine'', ''Allure'', ''Real Simple'', and ''Travel + Leisure''. As stated in the memoir, ''Eat, Pray, Love'', Gilbert made a career as a highly-paid freelance writer.

Her 1997 ''GQ'' article, "The Muse of the Coyote Ugly Saloon", a memoir of Gilbert's time as a bartender at the very first Coyote Ugly table dancing bar located in the East Village section of New York City, was the basis for the feature film ''Coyote Ugly''. She adapted her 1998 ''GQ'' article, "Eustace Conway is Not Like Any Man You've Ever Met", into a biography of the modern naturalist, ''The Last American Man''. It received a nomination for the National Book Award in non-fiction. "The Ghost", a profile of Hank Williams III published by ''GQ'' in 2000, was included in Best American Magazine Writing 2001.

Books

Gilbert's first book ''Pilgrims'' (Houghton Mifflin 1997), a collection of short stories, received the Pushcart Prize and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award. This was followed by her novel ''Stern Men'' (Houghton Mifflin 2000), selected by ''The New York Times'' as a "Notable Book". In 2002 she published ''The Last American Man'' (2002), a biography of a modern woodsman and naturalist, which was nominated for National Book Award.

''Eat, Pray, Love''

In 2006, Gilbert published ''Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia'' (Viking, 2006), a chronicle of her year of "spiritual and personal exploration" spent traveling abroad. She financed her world travel for the book with a substantial publisher's advance.

The memoir was on the ''New York Times Best Seller List'' of non-fiction in the spring of 2006, and in October 2008, after 88 weeks, the book was still on the list at number 2. Gilbert appeared on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' in 2007, and has reappeared on the show to further discuss the book and her philosophy, and to discuss the film. The book was optioned for a film by Columbia Pictures, which was released as ''Eat Pray Love'' on August 13, 2010, with Julia Roberts starring as Elizabeth Gilbert.

Gilbert's fifth book, ''Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage'', was released by Viking in January 2010. The book is somewhat of a sequel to ''Eat, Pray, Love'' in that it takes up Gilbert's life story where her bestseller left off. ''Committed'' also reveals Elizabeth Gilbert's decision to marry a Brazilian man named Felipe whom she met in Indonesia. The book is a thorough examination of the institution of marriage from a multitude of historical and modern perspectives — including that of people, particularly women, reluctant to marry. In the book, Gilbert also includes perspectives on same-sex marriage and compares this to interracial marriage prior to the 1970s.

Literary influences

In an interview, Gilbert mentioned ''The Wizard of Oz'' with nostalgia, adding, "I am a writer today because I learned to love reading as a child—and mostly on account of the Oz books..." She is especially vocal about the importance of Charles Dickens to her, mentioning his stylistic influence on her writing in countless interviews. She lists Marcus Aurelius' ''Meditations'' as her favorite book on philosophy.

Bibliography

Story collections

''Pilgrims'' (1997) (Pushcart Prize, finalist for PEN/Hemingway Award)

Novels

''Stern Men'' (2000)

Biographies

''The Last American Man'' (2002) (finalist for the National Book Award and National Book Critic's Circle Award)

Memoirs

''Eat, Pray, Love'' (2006)

''Committed'' (2010)

As contributor

''The KGB Bar Reader: Buckle Bunnies'' (1998)

''Why I Write: Thoughts on the Craft of Fiction'' (contributor) (1999)

''A Writer's Workbook: Daily Exercises for the Writing Life'' (foreword) (2000)

''The Best American Magazine Writing 2001: The Ghost'' (2001)

''The Best American Magazine Writing 2003: Lucky Jim'' (2003)

References

External links

Official site

Elizabeth Gilbert's TED talk on nurturing creativity

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