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Stuart may refer to:

People[link]

• House of Stuart, a royal house of Scotland and England
• Clan Stuart of Bute, a Scottish clan
• Stuart (name), people with the surname and given name Stuart

Places[link]

Australia

• Stuart, the former name for Alice Springs, Northern Territory (changed 1933)
• Stuart Park, an inner city suburb of Darwin
• Central Mount Stuart, a mountain peak in the Northern Territory
• Electoral district of Stuart, a state electoral district in South Australia
• Stuart, Queensland, a suburb of Townsville

United Kingdom

• Castle Stuart

United States

• Stuart, Florida
• Stuart, Iowa
• Stuart, Nebraska
• Stuart, Oklahoma
• Stuart, Virginia
• Stuart Township, Holt County, Nebraska
• Illinois Institute of Technology Stuart School of Business, Chicago, Illinois
• Mount Stuart, Washington, a mountain in the Cascade Range

Fictional characters[link]

• Disco Stu, a recurring character in The Simpsons
• Stuart, original name of Peter Sam), a character in The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry
• Stuart Chandler, a character on All My Children played by David Canary
• Stuart Larkin, a recurring character on MADtv, onald
• Stuart Little, the main character of the E. B. White novel of the same name later turned into three successful films:
  • Stuart Little (film), released in 1999
  • Stuart Little 2, released in 2002
  • Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild, which went direct-to-video in 2006
  • Stu Price, recurring character from the Hangover film series
• Stu Redman, one of the main characters from Stephen King's The Stand
• Stuart Smalley, a recurring character played by Al Franken on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live

Other[link]

• St Thomas University in Miami, Florida
• Stuart period, a historical era in Britain coinciding with the rule of the Stuart dynasty
• Kerr Stuart, English railway locomotive manufacturer
• Stuart tank, American WW2 tank named after J.E.B. Stuart
• HMAS Stuart, several ships of the Royal Australian Navy

See also[link]

• Stewart (disambiguation)

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Stuart Hameroff
Born	(1947-07-16) 16 July 1947 (age 64) Buffalo, New York, USA
Residence	Tucson, Arizona, USA
Citizenship	United States
Nationality	American
Fields	Anesthesiologist
Institutions	University of Arizona
Alma mater	University of Pittsburgh (B.S.) Hahnemann University Hospital (M.D.)
Known for	Consciousness studies
Influences	Roger Penrose

Stuart Hameroff (Born on July 16, 1947, Buffalo, New York) is an anesthesiologist and professor at the University of Arizona known for his scientific studies of consciousness.

Career[link]

Hameroff received his BS degree from the University of Pittsburgh and his MD degree from Hahnemann University Hospital, where he studied before it became part of the Drexel University College of Medicine. He took an internship at the Tucson Medical Center in 1973. From 1975 onwards, he has spent the whole of his career at the University of Arizona, becoming professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Psychology and associate director for the Center for Consciousness Studies, both in 1999, and finally Emeritus professor for Anesthesiology and Psychology in 2003.

Theories[link]

At the very beginning of Dr. Hameroff's career, while he was at Hahnemann, cancer-related research work piqued his interest in the part played by microtubules in cell division, and led him to speculate that they were controlled by some form of computing. It also suggested to him that part of the solution of the problem of consciousness might lie in understanding the operations of microtubules in brain cells, operations at the molecular and supramolecular level^[1].

The operations of microtubules are remarkably complex and their role pervasive in cellular operations; these facts led to the speculation that computation sufficient for consciousness might somehow be occurring there. These ideas are discussed in Hameroff's first book Ultimate Computing (1987)^[2]. The main substance of this book dealt with the scope for information processing in biological tissue and especially in microtubules and other parts of the cytoskeleton. Hameroff argued that these subneuronal cytoskeleton components could be the basic units of processing rather than the neurons themselves. The book was primarily concerned with information processing, with consciousness secondary at this stage.

Separately from Hameroff, Roger Penrose had published his first book on consciousness, The Emperor's New Mind^[3]. On the basis of Godel's incompleteness theorems, he argued that the brain could perform functions that no computer or system of algorithms could. From this it could follow that consciousness itself might be fundamentally non-algorithmic, and incapable of being modelled as a classical Turing machine type of computer. By contrast, the idea that it could be explained mechanistically was prevalent in the field of Artificial Intelligence at that time.

Penrose saw the principles of quantum theory as providing an alternative process through which consciousness could arise. He further argued that this non-algorithmic process in the brain required a new form of the quantum wave reduction, later given the name objective reduction (OR), which could link the brain to the fundamental spacetime geometry. At this stage, he had no precise ideas as to how such a quantum process might be instantiated in the brain. Moreover, Penrose's ideas were widely criticized by neuroscientists, logicians and philosophers, notably Grush and Churchland (Grush and Churchland, 1995) ^[4].

Hameroff was inspired by Penrose's book to contact Penrose regarding his own theories about the mechanism of anesthesia, and how it specifically targets consciousness via action on neural microtubules. The two met in 1992, and Hameroff suggested that the microtubules were a good candidate site for a quantum mechanism in the brain. Penrose was interested in the mathematical features of the microtubule lattice, and over the next two years the two collaborated in formulating the orchestrated objective reduction (Orch-OR) model of consciousness ^[1]. Following this collaboration, Penrose published his second consciousness book, Shadows of the Mind^[5].

This more developed version of their ideas was also widely attacked, and notably by the physicist Max Tegmark, who calculated that quantum states in microtubules would survive for only 10⁻¹³ seconds, too brief to be of any significance for neural processes (Tegmark, 2000)^[6]. Hameroff and the physicists Scott Hagan and Jack Tuszynski (Hagan, Hameroff & Tuszynski, 2002)^[7] replied to Tegmark arguing that microtubules could be shielded against the environment of the brain. To date, there is no experimental confirmation of these proposed methods of shielding, but Hameroff has proposed tests that could falsify the theory^[8].

Over the years since 1994, Hameroff has been active in promoting the Orch-OR model of consciousness through his web site ^[1], conferences and lectures. He was the lead organizer of the first Tucson consciousness meeting in 1994 that brought together approximately 300 people interested in consciousness studies (e.g., David Chalmers, Christof Koch, Bernard Baars, Roger Penrose, Benjamin Libet). This conference is widely regarded as a landmark event within the field of consciousness studies, and by bringing researchers from various disciplines together led to various useful synergies, resulting indirectly, for instance, in the formation of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, and more directly in the creation of the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona, of which Hameroff is now the director. The Center for Consciousness Studies hosts meetings on the study of consciousness every two years, as well as sponsoring seminars on consciousness theory.

Hameroff appeared as himself in the documentary film What tнe ♯$*! Do ωΣ (k)πow!? (2004). He also participated in the first Beyond Belief conference, where his theories were sharply criticized by Lawrence Krauss, among others.^[1]

Hameroff serves as producer, writer and scientific advisor to an independent feature film called Mindville. Mindville is a feature-length motion picture that combines live action with animation and effects to present a journey into the mysteries of human consciousness.

Notes[link]

References[link]

• Hameroff, S.(1987) Ultimate Computing Elsevier
• Penrose, R.(1989) The Emperor's New Mind Oxford University Press
• Grush, R. & Churchland, P. (1995) "Gap's in Penrose's Toilings," Journal of Consciousness Studies, 2(1), pp. 10–29
• Penrose, R.(1994) Shadows of the Mind Oxford University Press
• Tegmark, M. (2000) "Importance of quantum coherence in brain processes," Physical Reviews E, 61, pp. 4194–4206
• Hagan, S., Hameroff, S. & Tuszynski, J.(2002) "Quantum computation in brain microtubules? Decoherence and biological feasibility," Physical Reviews E, 65, 061901.
• Hameroff, S. (2006) "Consciousness, neurobiology and quantum mechanics," In: The Emerging Physics of Consciousness, (Ed.) Tuszynski, J.

Further reading[link]

• Stuart Hameroff with Conrad Schneiker, Ultimate Computing: Biomolecular Consciousness and Nanotechnology, Elsevier-North Holland, 1987. This work predates the quantum Orch-OR hypothesis; still of interest. Online at author's site
• Hameroff, Kaszniak, Scott, (eds), Toward a Science of Consciousness, MIT Press, ISBN 0-262-08249-7, LoC OP411.T68 1996. papers from the first Tucson conference on study of consciousness. Further volumes in the series exist.
• Roger Penrose, Shadows of the Mind: A Search for the Missing Science of Consciousness, Oxford, ISBN 0-19-853978-9, LoC Q335.P416 1994. This discusses the Orch-OR theory.

External links[link]

• Hameroff's "Quantum Consciousness" site
• Center for consciousness studies homepage
• Quantum-Mind

Stuart Scott
Scott in 2010.
Born	(1965-07-19) July 19, 1965 (age 46) Chicago, Illinois, USA
Occupation	Sportscaster
Website
Stuart Scott at ESPN

Stuart Scott (born July 19, 1965) is a sportscaster and anchor on ESPN's SportsCenter.

Early life and career[link]

Scott attended Richard J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and went to college at the University of North Carolina. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Scott was part of the on-air talent at the student-run radio station WXYC. He graduated from UNC in 1987 with a bachelor of arts in speech communication. Following graduation, Scott worked as a reporter at WPDE-TV in Florence, South Carolina, from 1988–1990 and at WRAL-TV 5 in Raleigh, North Carolina, from 1990–1993. He also worked at WESH, an NBC affiliate in Orlando, Florida, from 1993–1995.

ESPN[link]

Scott joined ESPN2 at the network's launch in 1993 as the host of SportsNight.^[1] He currently works for the ESPN family of networks as an anchor for SportsCenter episodes as well as National Football League and National Basketball Association programming. Scott also appears in each issue of ESPN the Magazine, with his 'Holla' column. In his work at ESPN he has interviewed top professional athletes such as Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan as well as two American Presidents, then-Senator Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.^[1]

Style[link]

At SportsCenter Scott was frequently teamed with fellow anchor Rich Eisen. He became well known for his use of unique catch phrases, following in the SportsCenter tradition begun by Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann, such as "holla at a playa when you see him in the street!", "he's as cool as the other side of the pillow", "call him butter, he's on a roll" and "Boo Yah!".^[2] He was parodied on Saturday Night Live by Tim Meadows and Finesse Mitchell.

Past television shows[link]

Besides SportsCenter, Scott has been the host of a number of television shows. His NFL work includes NFL Matchup, NFL Live, NFL PrimeTime, and NFL Countdown, while his NBA work includes hosting the NBA Finals and NBA Fastbreak. He also has hosted a number of ESPN game shows, including Stump the Schwab and Dream Job, and hosted David Blaine's Drowned Alive special.^[1]

Personal life[link]

Scott lives with his two daughters in Avon, Connecticut.

Eye Incident[link]

Stuart was injured on April 3, 2002^[3] in New York Jets mini-camp when he was doing a special for ESPN. Towards the end of a day at camp, Stuart was hit in the eye by a football. He underwent surgery that night and was out of work for a few months, and has ptosis, or drooping of the eyelid, because of this accident.

Appendectomy and Cancer[link]

Scott had an emergency appendectomy in Pittsburgh after becoming ill while covering the Pittsburgh Steelers–Miami Dolphins Monday Night Football game on November 26, 2007. The surgery also discovered a malignancy that required an additional surgery to remove possibly cancerous tissue. He returned a month later and continued on-air broadcasting during recommended preventive chemotherapy. ESPN President George Bodenheimer said "Stuart is approaching this fight with the same passion and energy we see on air... He knows he has our full support and we look forward to the day where this is all behind him. ."^[4]

In 2011, it was revealed that Scott is again battling cancer.^[5]

Filmography[link]

Movies

• He Got Game (1998)
• Enchanted (1998)
• Drumline (2002)
• Love Don't Cost A Thing (2003)
• Mr. 3000 (2004)
• The Longest Yard (2005)
• The Game Plan (2007)
• Just Wright (2010)

Television

• Arli$$ (2000)
• Soul Food (2003)
• One on One (2004)
• Stump the Schwab (2004)

References[link]

Stump the Schaub

External links[link]

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Stuart Scott

• USA Today article about Stuart Scott entitled "Boo-yah or just boo?"
• Stuart Scott at the Internet Movie Database
• Issue 44 -- Television Sportscasters (African-American)
• NPR Interview transcript: Is Stuart Scott Frontin'?
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This article is an orphan, as few or no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; suggestions may be available. (September 2010)

Tamara Lackey is a professional photographer, author, workshop teacher^[1] and international speaker. Her work has been published in numerous lifestyle magazines including Vogue, O – The Oprah Magazine, Town & Country, Parenting Magazine, Food & Wine, The Knot Men's Journal,; in trade outlets such as Professional Photographer, Professional ImageMaker and Rangefinder; and on national television programs including NBC’s The Martha Stewart Show and ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.^[2]

In 2008, Lackey released her educational book The Art of Children’s Portrait Photography, which got favorable reviews,^[3][4] and praise from a writer at shootsmarter.com^[5] and aspiring photographers.

Lackey then teamed with Rex Ballard to produce Inside Contemporary Children's Photography, a 90-minute video released in January 2010.^[6]

In 2010 Lackey also worked with Kubota Image Tools to develop a "Kubota Artist Series Style Book & DVD Tutorial", The Tamara Lackey Style Book, to instruct viewers on improving their own portrait and children’s photography using "Kubota Actions" (proprietary Photoshop plugins).^[7]

Lackey once again paired with Rex Ballard to develop a guide to help “everyday photographers” capture more from their life moments. Tamara Lackey's Capturing Life Through (Better) Photography teaches simple tips and tricks to transform point-and-shoot images into little works of art.^[8] It includes a 100-page book and 90-minute full-feature DVD sold individually or as a bundle with included quick reference guide.

Lackey has also presented internationally ^[9] at industry workshops and events, which include serving as a keynote speaker at the National Association of Professional Child Photographers’ Retreat^[10] and participating as a panel judge for the Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) International Print Competition.^{[citation needed]}

Combining artistry with spontaneous authenticity, Lackey’s new web series, the reDefine Show, examines the inspiring stories of top-tier creative artists who make it work. Lackey’s interview style showcases her abiding interest in real conversations that share practical tips, innovative methods, and previews of the newest and most useful technologies on the market.

Notes[link]

1. ^ "Children's Portrait Photography with Tamara Lackey", creativelive.com. Accessed 17 November 2010.
2. ^ "Credits". Photography. http://ll.abc.go.com/shows/extreme-makeover-home-edition/as-featured-on/creasey-family/373755. 
3. ^ Marianne Drenthe, review in Professional Photography, reproduced here in Lackey's website. Accessed 17 November 2010.
4. ^ Auey Santos, review, San Francisco Book Review, 15 December 2009. Accessed 17 November 2010.
5. ^ Nick Coury, in a piece reproduced here in Lackey's website. Accessed 17 November 2010.
6. ^ Scottbaby, "A Mini Review of Tamara Lackey’s Contemporary Children’s Photography Instructional DVD", photofocus.com, 18 May 2010. Accessed 17 November 2010.
7. ^ This is the product page of The Tamara Lackey Style Book at kubotaimagetools.com.
8. ^ Capturinglifebetter.com is its website.
9. ^ "Imaging USA 2010". speaking engagements. http://tamaralackey.com/imaging-usa-2010/. 
10. ^ Tanya Alexis, "NAPCP retreat 2010: A full recap", National Association of Profession Child Photographers, 7 July 2010. Accessed 17 November 2010.

External links[link]

• Tamara Lackey
• reDefine Show
• Capturing Life Through (Better) Photography
• Technorati Interview, Tamara Lackey Talks Photographing the Famous
• Interview, Posing Images: Family Fun Fair 2011
• Kubota Click Interview, Meet Photography Dynamo and Classy Superstar, Tamara Lackey!
• CreativeLive Interview
• The Photography Parlour Interview
• The Dedicated Photographer Interview
• Go4ProPhotos Interview
• Interview by Crash Taylor