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Democrats counting on favorable demographic trends to carry their party to victory in 2016 should consider three significant developments reflected in the outcome of Tuesday's elections.
The first is that the Republican establishment, at least for the moment, has wrested control back from the Tea Party wing. This will make it more difficult for Democrats to portray their opponents as dangerous extremists.
The second, and more important, development was the success of Republican candidates in defusing accusations that their party is conducting a "war on women." The effectiveness of Republican tactics on this front is sure to influence strategy in two years, threatening to undermine a line of attack that has generated a gender gap and has been crucial to past Democratic victories.
The third was the powerful showing of Republican gubernatorial candidates in two Midwestern states important to Democrats in presidential elections: Wisconsin and Michigan.
John Feehery, president of Quinn Gillespie Communications, a Washington lobbying firm, was outspoken on Tuesday in his interpretation of the 2014 election:
"The hard-right is not in control of the agenda anymore. The inmates are no longer running the asylum. The adults are back in charge," Feehery, who spent two decades working as an aide to the former Republican minority leader Robert Michel, the former House majority leader Tom DeLay, and former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, wrote in an email to the Times.
"The number one issue for the Senate majority is to have some accomplishments that the vulnerable members up in 2016 can run on," according to Feehery.
David Brady, a political scientist at Stanford and deputy director of the Hoover Institution, voiced less certainty over the ability of the establishment to control the agenda.
The results are not a mandate for the Republican Party, Brady said, and "the question is: can the leadership contain the whackos and legislate on immigration, taxes and the few other areas where deals are possible."
Looking forward, Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center noted that now "the pressure is on the G.O.P. If they don't meet or exceed expectations, given views of Obama and public discontent, it will raise real questions about their long term political viability." If, however, "they do well, the pressure on the Democrats to have a new look going forward will be very great."
While Republicans may not have a mandate, Democrats suffered some serious setbacks.
The party's candidates for Senate and governor in Georgia were crushed by larger margins than expected. The results threaten Democratic prospects of turning Georgia into a presidential battlefield in 2016.
In Texas, Democrats expected to lose but were counting on Wendy Davis to demonstrate that the state will, in the near future, turn competitive. Instead, she lost her gubernatorial bid to Greg Abbott, the Republican candidate, by more than 20 points.
Stephen Ansolabehere, a political scientist at Harvard, wrote in response to my inquiry that "one of the important stories is the loss of several key moderate Democrats, including John Walsh in Montana, Tim Johnson in South Dakota, and Mark Pryor in Arkansas. That will be a big hole in the centrist faction."
Republicans, in contrast, established beachheads in two Midwestern states that have traditionally cast presidential majorities for Democrats. In Michigan, Republican Governor Rick Snyder won re-election handily, and in Wisconsin, Scott Walker, a Republican governor with his eye on a presidential bid, overwhelmed Democratic challenger Mary Burke.
Both Walker and Snyder have won enactment of legislation adamantly opposed by organized labor in states where unions have been a powerful force in the past.
David Leege, political scientist emeritus at Notre Dame, summarized his assessment of the election in a late night email:
"Bi-election year 2014 was the final chapter in making the president small. The immediate aftermath of 2008 was that Americans had finally conquered their racial aversions. The election of Barack Obama was a victory both for renewed national hope and long-awaited democracy. Obama was big, a star, a voice to be reckoned with, a mind to be taken seriously.
"By 2014 Obama was small, a punching bag, easily bullied, the one to whom small politicians could talk tough, abusively, the one whose ideas were ignored, the one whom his fellow partisans would come to avoid at all cost. How could this happen in six short years?"


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No one book can capture an event as complex as a war, especially a nine-year war in a distant nation that from its outset was permeated by tribal, religious, ethnic, local, and regional politics. Nonetheless, this volume seeks to provide the most comprehensive account to date of the United States' involvement in Iraq.
From the start, our goal was to cover Iraq's halting political development as well as the military battles. We gave attention to decisions in Baghdad as well as Washington. And we covered the clashes and political maneuvering from the early days of the American-led occupation, through the descent into sectarian violence, the surge that pulled Iraq back from the brink of civil war, and the vexing aftermath.
This was an ambitious project, but we have been covering the Iraq War from the start. Through two American presidents, a succession of Iraqi prime ministers, and a variety of United States commanders, we tracked events on the ground in Iraq and in Washington. We were present for many of the ferocious battles in Anbar, Diyala, Mosul, and Sadr City, and we covered the nation's political development. We saw American and Iraqi blood spilled, and we interacted with the generals, diplomats, and politicians on whose shoulders the decisions of the war rested.
Too many American accounts of the war in Iraq have left out the Iraqis, or cast them as little more than a backdrop for dramas that were played out in Washington or among American commanders in Baghdad. But they are essential actors in their own nation's drama. For this reason, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and rivals like Ayad Allawi, Massoud Barzani, and Adil Abd al-Mahdi share the list of the hundreds of interviews we conducted along with Iraqi generals, police commanders, tribal sheikhs, and student protesters. We also interviewed myriad American and British generals, as well as officers and enlisted troops down to the platoon level.
The objective was to weave together battles fought by the troops with closed-door Green Zone and White House meetings from the conflict's earlier days through the military withdrawal in December 2011. More than that, we have sought to explain not just what happened when and where, but why.
We have been aided in our task by unprecedented access to classified documents that chronicle the war as it was seen from the American embassy in Baghdad, from the White House, from military headquarters across Iraq, and from the command posts of special operations and intelligence units. The troves of secret documents on which we were able to draw shed light on corners of the Iraq story that would otherwise have remained dark for years.
Internal military and State Department reports have provided glimpses of roads not taken and opportunities missed. Firsthand after-action reports and cumulative briefings chart and bring to life the nighttime campaign waged in Iraq by the Joint Special Operations Command, the headquarters overseeing America's most elite and secretive commando units, both against Sunni insurgents and later against Shiite militias and even the Quds Force, Iran's operations and intelligence arm in Iraq. Still-classified oral histories show the war as commanders recounted it. CIA and other intelligence reports helped complete the mosaic.
In painting a picture of America's complicated struggle with Iran in Iraq, for instance, we have been able to draw on General David Petraeus's classified updates to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, an unauthorized disclosure that opens a window into the inner workings of the war and describes Petraeus's own third-party interactions with the leader of that force, Qasim Suleimani.
Other documents provide rare glimpses of the war through the eyes of those who fought against the United States and the Iraqi government. Detailed reports on the interrogations of Qais and Laith al-Khazali, two Iraqi Shiite militants captured by the British Special Air Service in 2007, offer an inside view of Iraq's Sadrist political movement and militias and its ties to Iran. Transcripts of the interrogations of Sunni insurgents captured by American troops, along with internal reports by insurgent commanders recovered from hard drives and flash drives, have helped us understand the activities of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, the local franchise of the global terrorist group that was the United States' main antagonist for much of the war.
Heavily classified embassy cables, internal Red Team analyses organized by the American military command, notes of critical meetings in Washington and Baghdad, and classified assessments and war plans commissioned by the generals who prosecuted the war round out our account. We have protected the intelligence community's sources and methods. By combining extensive interviews with this documentary history, we have sought to convey a full and rich history of a tumultuous period that has put its stamp on the American military, has decisively altered the history of Iraq, and that will influence events in the broader Middle East for decades to come.

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Timeseries Decompositions with Web Activity Data (R)
Note: to complete this example you will need to install the AvenueAPI client for R.
In this guide we demonstrate how to download, plot, and decompose web traffic data using 7Park's "Extension" API endpoint. To replicate this example you will need a valid 7Park Data API key (contact your 7Park sales representative to request a key).
To start, we use the fetch_traffic_series function to quickly download and restructure data for google.com and YouTube, saving the JSON returns as well as standard dataframes in both "long" and "wide" formats. We can retrieve the raw JSON objects and save them as structured lists in R with the following code:
# Load the AvenueAPI client library(AvenueAPI) # Uncomment this line and store your API key here # ave_key <- 'YOUR_KEY_HERE' # This initiates an S4 Class object with associated methods for calling the API: ave <- connect_avenue(api_key=ave_key) # Retrieve data for Google and YouTube, saving the JSON returns in the global environment. goog <- fetch_traffic_series(ave, domain = 'google.com', platform = 'PC', start_date='2014-01-01', country_code = 'US') yotb <- fetch_traffic_series(ave, domain = 'youtube.com', platform = 'PC', start_date='2014-01-01', country_code = 'US')
The above commands create two structured data objects with Google and YouTube web traffic estimates (in this example, within the objects named "goog" and "yotb"). These objects are nested R lists and contain, in addition to web traffic data, information about the API call, any sucess/failure messages, and a summary of available metrics. While this information provides a helpful orientation to the scope of the data object returned by the API, long and wide data formats are typically easier to work with for quick plotting and statistical analysis. With this in mind the AvenueAPI package provides a generic function – transform_avenue_series – to convert the nested JSON returns into a long or wide dataframe. These transformations can be quickly performed with the following code:
# Transform the JSON return into long and wide formats to facilitate quick analysis: googlong <- transform_avenue_series(goog) googwide <- transform_avenue_series(goog, wide = TRUE) yotbwide <- transform_avenue_series(yotb, wide = TRUE)
The above calls return dataframes with the following format:
# Wide data head(googwide)
## date visitors_total visitors_unique domain platform ## 1 2014-01-01 1633.026 50.0885 google.com PC ## 2 2014-01-02 1847.031 53.2880 google.com PC ## 3 2014-01-03 1843.277 54.3325 google.com PC ## 4 2014-01-04 1795.500 55.0882 google.com PC ## 5 2014-01-05 1939.453 57.0284 google.com PC ## 6 2014-01-06 2194.052 59.9700 google.com PC ## country_code ## 1 US ## 2 US ## 3 US ## 4 US ## 5 US ## 6 US
# Long data head(googlong)
## date value metric domain platform country_code ## 1 2014-01-01 50.0885 visitors_unique google.com PC US ## 2 2014-01-02 53.2880 visitors_unique google.com PC US ## 3 2014-01-03 54.3325 visitors_unique google.com PC US ## 4 2014-01-04 55.0882 visitors_unique google.com PC US ## 5 2014-01-05 57.0284 visitors_unique google.com PC US ## 6 2014-01-06 59.9700 visitors_unique google.com PC US
Also note that, once transformed using transform_avenue_series, the data are properly typed:
## 'data.frame': 1304 obs. of 6 variables: ## $ date : Date, format: "2014-01-01" "2014-01-02" ... ## $ visitors_total : num 1633 1847 1843 1796 1939 ... ## $ visitors_unique: num 50.1 53.3 54.3 55.1 57 ... ## $ domain : chr "google.com" "google.com" "google.com" "google.com" ... ## $ platform : chr "PC" "PC" "PC" "PC" ... ## $ country_code : chr "US" "US" "US" "US" ...
Having downloaded US data for the YouTube and Google domains, we can now convert the wide dataframes into XTS and TS objects to facilitate futher analysis. Here, we build XTS objects for daily unique visitors and plot the series:
suppressPackageStartupMessages(library(xts)) # Google.com goog_xts <- xts(googwide$visitors_unique, order.by = googwide$date) plot(goog_xts)
# YouTube yotb_xts <- xts(yotbwide$visitors_unique, order.by = yotbwide$date) plot(yotb_xts)
In the code snippet that follows, we illustrate one approach to timeseries decomosition using the decompose function in base R. First, we create ts objects for Facebook and YouTube:
goog_ts <- ts(goog_xts, start=decimal_date(min(index(goog_xts))), frequency = 365) class(goog_ts)
## [1] "ts"
yotb_ts <- ts(yotb_xts, start=decimal_date(min(index(yotb_xts))), frequency = 365)
Having saved ts objects into our session for Google and YouTube, we decompose the series into component parts (trend, seasonal, and random) with a call to the decompose function of stats.
First, we plot the Google series using the default additive decomosition method, wrapping the response with it's default plot method:
Similarly, we plot the YouTube series with the following command:


text: In this essay, I employ Judith Butlers theories of gender performativity to examine the construction of the monstrosity in Howard Phillips Lovecraft's two works The Outsider and The Thing on the Doorstep. Focusing on the character's monstrous attributes, how they are seen by themselves, by others and not least by the reader, I examine how their monstrosity is created and strengthened by dehumanizing processes. I argue that Lovecraft through his narrative technique complicates the relation between monstrosity and humanity in his characters, the result of which is a reader left to determine how monstrous, or human, the creature really is. I claim that the beings, themselves remaining uncertain about their own human and monstrous sides throughout Lovecraft's stories, are not in fact monsters for the reader until the very moment that they themselves acquiescein their own exclusion.


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Join Dan and Tanya for an 11-day voyage in Norway's archipelago! The MV Polaris I is ideal for small group expeditions to discover remote locations in the great north that are inaccessible to the larger cruise ships. Polar bears create an unforgettable spectacle whether hunting seals on pack ice, shepherding cubs along the beach, or swimming near our Zodiacs. High above the Arctic Circle, we'll explore deep fjords, polar deserts, tundra tinged with wildflowers, and vast glaciers calving into the sea. Summer in the Arctic! On foot and by Zodiac, we'll be on the lookout for walrus, Arctic fox, and reindeer, and revel in millions of migratory birds, including little auks, guillemots, and puffin. The seas are alive with whales along with bearded and possibly ringed seals.
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Churchill Polar Bears with Ken Lee
Every autumn, polar bears concentrate along the shores of the Hudson Bay eagerly anticipating the annual freeze-up which provides them access to their favorite prey, seals. Churchill, Manitoba, on the southern tip of the bay, is one of the first places where the Hudson freezes solid. That's why Churchill is known as the Polar Bear Capital of the World and the premier place to capture portfolio worthy images of polar bears and other arctic wildlife in their natural habitat. Majestic wildlife, check.
At this time of year, the days are short, but the sun never climbs too high in the sky, so it's golden hour most of the daylight hours. Great light, check.
We've timed this adventure to coincide with the darkest skies of the month. With any luck, we'll get a shot or two at Aurora Borealis (northern lights) photography. Bonus!
Ken will be right there throughout the expedition to provide tips, critiques, and coaching. Formal instruction, discussions and one-on-one coaching are all parts of the toolkit that Ken uses to help you reach the next milestone on your journey as a photographer.
Practice is just as important as knowledge and you'll have tons of distraction free time among a small group of like-minded individuals to practice what you've learned, refine your skills and sharpen your creative vision.
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Apple Hill - 2014 team building and real estate updates … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2014
Deb Howard & Company Annual Retreat
Why 2014 Will Be a Good Year
At DH&CO we certainly think it will be good year in Tahoe. Housing inventory continues to be at low levels, however as the weather warms up and we head into summer, sellers who realize it's a good time to sell may list their properties, giving buyers more options. Here is an interesting article from housingwire.com: The counterpoint: Here's why 2014 will be a good year for housing Realtors: It's not all doom and gloom, by Ben Lane There may some indicators that the rest of … [Read more...]
COURT UPHOLDS LAKE TAHOE REGIONAL PLAN by jcowen Lake Tahoe, CA/NV- A federal court today ruled in favor of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), affirming an update to the Lake Tahoe Regional Plan that took years to craft, according to the Agency. The lawsuit was filed by the Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore in February 2013 following nearly a decade of public input to update the plan originally adopted in 1987. "This encouraging decision could not have come at a more … [Read more...]
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Defence lawyers for Michael Jackson's former doctor will claim the singer's death was a suicide, prosecutors claimed yesterday.
Deputy district attorney David Walgren alleged that Dr Conrad Murray's attorneys are "running with ... the theory [that] Michael Jackson killed himself" on 25 June 2009, when the star was found dead at his California home. "They don't want to say it but that's the direction in which they are going," Walgren told the court.
Walgren's claims were made at a hearing concerning syringes and an intravenous drip found at Jackson's bedside, which Murray's defence says were not adequately examined. Coroner's officials should have done "quantitative analysis" to determine "the means of who injected Jackson", according to attorney J Michael Flanagan. Although the coroner's office found lethal concentrations of propofol, an anaesthetic, in Jackson's blood, Murray denies having administered such a high dosage.
According to Flanagan, Murray says he administered only 25 milligrams of propofol to the singer, whom Murray was treating for insomnia. But as much as 150 mg would have had to be administered for the concentration to reach the level that killed Jackson. When Murray briefly went into another room, there is the suggestion that Jackson – desperate for sleep – could have injected himself with more medication. Flanagan told superior court judge Michael Pastor that a broken syringe was found on the bedroom floor beside Jackson, with a fingerprint that has not yet been analysed.
Although Judge Pastor eventually accepted Flanagan's argument, allowing testing on several items, Walgren waved away the defence's criticism of the coroner's office, saying the district attorney had always been open to this analysis. But he also suggested that this was a smokescreen. "I do think it's clear the defence is operating under the theory that the victim, Michael Jackson, killed himself," he said.
Outside the courtroom, Murray's defence refused to comment on Walgren's statement. "I'm not going to respond to that characterisation," Flanagan told CNN, "but apparently it is a consideration of Mr Walgren."
The preliminary hearing for Murray will begin on 4 January. The physician has been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
This article was written by Sean Michaels, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 30th December 2010 12.11 Europe/London
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Gus and Asterik grooming
Thomas enjoying a good roll and belly scratch; Cisco behind him
Sparky, Sabrina and Timbit
Homer and Trigger
King munching on leaves . . .
. . . Apollo was also eating trees; when you are 18+ hands tall you get all the good stuff that no one else can reach
King and Trigger being silly after breakfast
Chance having a post-meal nap . . .
. . .note the closed eyes and droopy lower lip
grazing under a pretty morning sky; L-R Silver, Faune, Donneur, Lofty
Cocomo and Flyer entertaining themselves while waiting to be fed
Gus and Roho
Gibson and Donneur
Cuffie and Traveller making typical pony faces at each other
Dolly and Dawn grooming
MyLight and Calimba grooming
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Hi there! I'm Fay…
Most days you can find me in jeans and a t-shirt working at my desk, I work from home during the hours my son is at school.
I'm mum to gorgeous Sam, wife to Jon, I'm a daughter, a sister and an auntie - my family mean the world to me. I'm also a real animal lover, my fur babies are my geriatric cat, Annie, who loves to sleep on my desk or sit on my keyboard!! And my bunnies, Smokey and Bugsey. (or The Bandit, as she's now affectionately called)
I love life and always like to see the funny side, I'm practical and down to earth but also love to have a dance around the kitchen when I'm cooking the tea. I sing along too but I never know all the right words to songs so I tend to make up my own!
I'm really passionate about self-development, realising potential and performance improvement.
And so, I coach and advise business owners like you.
I love helping them develop their business into what they always dreamt it would be. These are women and men who are yearning for better things: more business sustainability, more of the right type of clients, more money so that they can enjoy more freedom…
At the moment they're struggling with the business of running of a business, even though they're really passionate about what they do and blooming good at it too.
They wish they could find an easier way, they're looking for solutions…
... and I'm lucky to be able to show them the way to develop their businesses through applying proven strategies.
When I'm not busy working with my clients, you can catch me being a mum – doing the after school activities and running around like a mad loon!
If you're dying to hear more, here are five things you might not know about me.
I love Orca's and have been an adoptive mother to Havanah and Holly (Orca sisters) for over 20 years
I love history and am really fascinated by life in the middle ages
I can inhale a box of orange Matchmakers before anyone else realises the box has been opened!
I've been wearing the same shade of lipstick and had the same hairstyle since my early 20's!
I have a fetish for drinking glasses!
What makes me the ideal person to help you?
During the past 20 years I've worked with numerous business owners just like you, who know what they want to achieve - but they've not always had the direction and they've not always had the time!
I can recognise the big picture within business and can then hone in on specific needs. I thrive in fast-changing environments. I focus on achieving clear and attainable results.
I know that successful businesses need time for strategic development - and this can take forever if you're bogged down in the nitty-gritty of every day business life.
My skills are backed up with qualifications from CMI, ILM and CIPD; a Business Degree; a Diploma in NLP and a Certificate in Life Coaching. In addition, I've spent a large amount of time working with continuous and performance improvement models (as an accredited adviser). These models are formulated from best business practice and the principles can be applied to any business.
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Normally, 3D Fly Through and 3D Exterior Rendering were used earlier a decade ago, for simulation purposes and for geographical scientific researches. But the advancement of the technological era has given them a totally new definitions. These type of animations are now a days used for purposes like architectural resource viewers, training simulations, mapping routs, creating the train tracks / path making, adventure trips, rides etc.
Though, many people have a great fear – a fear of height. And this leads to fear of flying. From the point of view of an adventurous person, fly through experiences are no lesser than performing a sky diving from about a nominal altitude. There is only one single difference of the view one gets. A sky diver generally takes the glimpses of all the surrounding things that are scattered around the area of the drop-zone. In an animated 3D fly through there is no such area called Drop Zone. But still a central epicentre from which the 3D Fly through begins is yet known. Fly through animation delivers the experience of flowing through the air towards any location. The driving trail to the desired area is controlled interactively by specifically scripted Fly Through.
For making any type of Architectural 3D Exterior Rendering the exteriors and the whole Floor Plan layouts and the area of cover is generally rendered in to a single video with multiple frames and angular camera views. Once this is done, the 3D Fly Through animations are given the effect of Zooming inside and Zooming outside. Reason being this, the users are able to know only the external part of the whole area of concern and other things inside are not considered to be taken in the Fly Through animations. This in a way, gives the experience to the viewer of flying through the air towards the whole site, and all the exteriors are better explored along with everything that is present in the whole plot of the proposed project work.
Hence, it is an artistic way to give the User Experience of the whole interface that is presented as an exteriors of the whole proposed project. Fly through in a way, help the viewer to exhibit the whole model from all the angles, giving a feeling as taking trip across it. It gives virtual presentation of the overall proposed project.
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Grandfather - a Memory of Abergwynfi.
My grandfather George Morgan was a colliery blacksmith, he died in an accident at work in October 1938. My grandmother's name was Hannah, she died in 1919. In the 1911 census they lived in 94 Margam Street, Cymmer. My grandfather had three brothers, John, Thomas, Francis, and a sister Alice. He died before I was born so I have not got a lot to go on. If anyone know how I could get any information or old photos, I would be very grateful.
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We must be united in the war against addiction! My mission is to unite organizations,support groups, and everyone else who needs a helping hand. I am here to educate equip and develop a Recovery resource Network. My hope is that everyone gets the help they need and no one is left behind or alone in their fight for freedom from addiction. Join me and lets fight the good fight! Our Philosophy: Instigate, Agitate, Educate, and Liberate! Jesus Christ is the Truth the Life the Way !
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FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, N.J. — An old drug with a new name is presenting new dangers to today's teenagers, New Jersey officials say.
Molly, slang for "molecular," was once was known as Ecstasy, the popular club drug of the late '90s and early 2000s that elevated users to sustained euphoria and hallucination. Miley Cyrus sings about "dancing with Molly" in We Can't Stop. Other artists such as Nicki Minaj, Rick Moss, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg and Kanye West also have made references to Molly in their music.
STORY: Overdoses attributed to Molly increase
STORY: Miley's a fan of Molly, weed
The big problem: Molly has morphed from being a pure form of MDMA — Ecstasy's vital ingredient — to a catch-all name for a methamphetamines mixed with any of roughly 300 other synthetic chemicals, including paint thinner and gasoline, said Dr. M. Michael Jones, chairman of the department of emergency medicine at CentraState Medical Center here.
Unlike heroin, Molly has not claimed many lives in New Jersey. But emergency room visits across the country have surged in recent years.
Molly is perceived as a threat for its severe effects on the body and an apparent popularity with teenagers.
"This is going to change everybody," Douglas S. Collier, drug-initiative coordinator for the state Attorney General's office, told two groups of teenagers at a summit at CentraState. "You're going to be challenged, not only now, but when you go to college, when you go to school, when you go to parties."
Molly's resurgence drew widespread attention over the summer, when two people attending an electronic music festival in New York reportedly died of MDMA overdoses. MDMA's euphoric effects, which last three to six hours, include enhanced sensation, empathy and increased energy, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
But coming down from such a great high can result in dehydration, nausea, chills and sweating.
The institute notes that MDMA can interfere with the body's ability to regulate its temperature and that on "rare but unpredictable occasions" can lead to hypothermia, which can lead to failure of the liver, kidneys and cardiovascular system.
Molly capsules can have way more than MDMA mixed inside, officials say.(Photo: iStock)
But Molly often in more than MDMA. Just about any amphetamine can be combined with another synthetic chemical — caffeine, ephedrine or cocaine, for example — and packaged in a capsule referred to as Molly, Jones said.
"They might think they're ingesting MDMA, but they are not," he said.
That has led to overdose victims suffering body temperatures of more than 100 degrees, brain death and coma, Jones said.
In 2012 one man died related to Molly in New Jersey, according to the New Jersey Poison Information & Education System. The center's director, Steven Marcus, told USA Today that the victim entered the hospital with a temperature of 109 degrees.
Across the United States, Molly-related emergency room visits for people younger than 21 increased 128% between 2005 and 2011, according to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Among those, 33% of the admissions involved alcohol.
"When combined with alcohol, it's danger, danger, danger," Collier said. "It's horrible what you'll go through."
Jones cautioned that hospital admission data does not directly translate to the drug's adverse affects. One of the reasons Ecstasy morphed into Molly, he said, was to evade detection in common drug tests.
"Are we up 5, 10%? Maybe," Jones said of the emergency department. "But we are only the bad outcomes."
Law enforcement has seen some activity along the Jersey Shore, but not enough to raise to the alarming levels of opiates, said Charles Webster, spokesman for the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. He referred to a drug bust in August in which the authorities came away with 4.7 kilograms of Molly but nothing major since.
"We do see it. We do make arrests," Webster said.
Jones said Molly should be regarded with just as much alarm, because in terms of danger, it's "right up there with the rest."
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Mac Elske shut down Sherwood, throwing a complete game shutout and leading Lakeridge Pacers Freshman to a 1-0 victory on Thursday
The pitching was strong on both sides. Elske struck out nine, while Fulwiler sat down four.
Lakeridge Pacers Freshman got on the board in the second inning when Michael Brannon's sac fly scored one run for Lakeridge Pacers Freshman.
One bright spot for Sherwood was a single by Gilbert in the first inning.
Elske was the winning pitcher for Lakeridge Pacers Freshman. He went seven innings, allowing zero runs on four hits, striking out nine and walking one.
Fulwiler took the loss for Sherwood. He allowed four hits and one run over seven innings, striking out four and walking zero.
Alec Bleckley, Elske, Cory Brown, and Joey Shafer each collected one hit to lead Lakeridge Pacers Freshman. Lakeridge Pacers Freshman didn't commit a single error in the field.


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Ingredients: Organic hazelnuts, almonds, organic cacao nibs, organic coconut, organic vanilla pea and brown rice protein*, organic cacao, organic black chia seeds. Contains nuts**
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Jar mix: 2 months when stored in a cool and dry place.
Rolled balls: 2 weeks in the fridge or freezer (in a sealed container).
Nutritional Information (dry ingredients only)
Servings per jar: 7.5
Serving size: 32.0g (2 balls)
Ave Quantity Per Serving Per 100g
Energy 768 kJ 2400 kJ
Protein 6.2 g 19.4 g
Fat 16.0 g 50.0 g
- saturated 4.0 g 12.5 g
Carbohydrate 4.2 g 13.0 g
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I wholeheartedly believe the salesperson is the most important, honorable and worthy position within any organization. The spectrum of people who are "in sales" is vast – so vast that almost everyone has some aspect of selling in their job. If you are one of the people who consider yourself "in sales" I'd be curious if you have ever looked up the word "sales"? I'm guessing it's likely that you haven't – yet, you expect people to take you seriously as a salesperson. It's not unreasonable to ask you to spend a little time learning about your craft, is it? After all, it IS what you do for a living…
You might be the same person who gets offended when someone finds out you're in "Sales" – you'd rather be in "Business Development" or "Account Management." Do you act sheepishly or embarrassed when people come to the conclusion that regardless of your faux title you are actually a salesperson? The Sales Professional is someone to be valued and appreciated – and it starts from the person who holds the position.
Background on the Word "Sales": The root word of sales comes from the Old English word sellan, which means "TO GIVE." Now stop for a second and really think this through – this is your "A-HA" moment. "Sales" means "TO GIVE." Sales does NOT Mean:
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You want to sell more? Then sell by going back to the basics of the word – giving, educating, and going the extra mile. And what's the best way to go the extra mile? By sincerely showing appreciation for the customer/prospect. Focus on the value that the client will receive – take the end results of the sale out of the equation.
I am very lucky (not that I hit the jack pot, it's due to hard work) that I'm currently booked 6 weeks in advanced for various phone appointments, lunch appointments and review appointments. And many people will gladly wait for their appointment. Why? Because they are confident in the value that they will receive, the relationship we will share, and the work that we will do to protect their assets, grow their wealth or grow their businesses. The value is well worth the wait.
When your number one focus is on giving FIRST, the price for your product or service becomes irrelevant. I can hear you now: "Oh, now hang on….you don't know what I go through. My prices are way higher than the competition." That's baloney. That's victim thinking. (Side note: I recommend reading "Ownership Thinking" by Dr. Dennis Deaton.) The reason people do not buy from you has nothing to do with your price. People have always bought what they wanted, not what they could afford. We are emotional beings that buy emotionally. "The price is too high" means "your perceived value is too low."
For my true salespeople out there, you should wake up every day and ask yourself the question:
"What extra value or service that I can make available to my clients that's not necessarily tied directly to increasing my own income?"
Print that question. Laminate it. Set it as your screen saver. Go drink a cup of coffee on your back patio. Quietly, and think about what you can do for your client. You will flat blow your competition away when you come up with something unique and valuable. There is no such thing as the non-salesperson. We all sell. It might not a product or a service, but we all sell ideas.
Go back to basics and embed in your mind that true selling is true giving. Be a seller, be a giver, and don't be a taker – and watch your business grow!
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It's finally here . . . the big "coming out party" for SCOR Golf. We've been working toward this week for several months, and now it's time to show our new stuff to the golf professionals, retailers, international distributors who make this annual sabbatical to Orlando, Florida. Our trade show exhibit area is mostly set up, with some more tweaking to do today.
Tomorrow is the Demo Day at Orange County National, where we get to put the SCOR4161 wedges and short irons in the hands of those future trade partners who are going to fit them to golfers across the country in 2012. (If your golf professional or favorite retailer is here, call, text or email them to be sure to come see us in Booth #1173!!) Then the Show starts at 8:00 Thursday and we'll be waiting to tell our story . . . over and over and over again.
We've got a hectic few days ahead of us, so I'm going to miss writing my usual column today and Friday, but I'll be back to you next week with a series that I've been thinking about to help you overhaul your short game technique to make 2012 your best golf year ever.
See you all on Tuesday. Wish us luck while we're here!
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Already being available on iOS (with Android 'coming soon' too) TouchyBooks is developing for Windows Phone 7, which will provide younger users with a large array of ebooks to download and read. While we already have the likes of Kindle on-board, it's great to see this type of addition to the availability of ebooks for reading.
They're a pretty small publisher so an advance onto the new platform is a bold, but welcomed, move. It's good to see even the companies/publishers without huge fund backing is looking at WP7.
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Job Description:The Hardware Engineering Center (HWEC) is an engineering organization that focuses on product producibility and mission assurance. It is a vital link in the integrated product development process that allows Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) to introduce reliable new products faster, better, and more economically.
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The candidate's specific work will vary but may include the following:•Review, develop and implement process improvements on components, materials and mechanical specifications and assembly drawings•Candidate will be expected to follow established procedures in creation of technical data package, design guidelines while working closely with program / functional supervision to ensure the overall design objectives are met•Perform analysis, qualification and acceptance testing on components, material, optical assemblies and mechanical fixtures and/or structures•Provide manufacturing/process engineering support to Circuit Card Assembly (CCAs), optical assemblies and mechanical fixtures and/or structures•Review designs for producibility and affordability
You will learn frequent use and application of technical standards, principles, concepts and techniques. You will be expected to provide recommendations to a variety of technical problems of appropriate scope and complexity, working under general supervision. You should expect to be immersed in a fast-paced, team-based, and challenging technical environment where an individual with talent and initiative can stand out and thrive.
U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position will need a U.S. Security Clearance within 1 year of start date.
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PORTSMOUTH — The Foundation for Seacoast Health recently awarded four scholarships to Seacoast area students. They are:
Steven M. Andelman, a resident of Portsmouth, was selected as the recipient of the $3,500 Edwina Foye Award. He will enter his third year at Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Erica J. Agrodnia, a resident of Greenland, was selected as the recipient of the $2,500 Cutter Scholarship Award. Erica will enter her second year in a community Health program at the University of Maryland.
Emily O. Thompson, a resident of Portsmouth, received a $2,000 scholarship award and will begin her first year in a nursing program at Great Bay Community College.
Hailey G. Frisbee, a resident of Kittery Point, Maine, received a $2,000 scholarship award. In the fall, Hailey will begin her first year in a physical therapy program at St. Joseph's College of Maine.
CLINTON, N.Y — Nicholas Richards, son of Brian and Lisa Richards of Portsmouth, was one of three runners-up in the first Hamilton College Pitch Competition held in April at Hamilton College. More than 75 students and young alumni were challenged to pitch their best, most marketable business concept to a panel of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.
Richards pitched a proposed company called IntraShare, a secure host offering filesharing and syncing services to corporations with confidentiality concerns. His prize is an offer for a paid internship with Intrepid Pursuits, a Boston-based software contracting firm that develops and builds mobile applications. Richards, a junior majoring in biology, is a graduate of Portsmouth Senior High School.
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. — Sarah Morse of Barrington received the C.E. Taylor, Jr. Memorial Scholarship.
Over 200 students received academic honors and scholarship awards at Lock Haven University's annual Gerald R. Robinson Academic Honors and Foundation Awards Convocation. The ceremony took place in April.
ALBION, Mich.— Local student Cynthia Hanson demonstrated outstanding academic work at Albion College's Elkin R. Isaac Research Symposium. Hanson presented an original research or creative arts project titled "Description of Mudflat Animals from Intertidal Mudflats along the Coast of Surinam, South America" during the two-day celebration of student research, scholarship and creative activity. She receivedthe Steven D. Reed Scholarship for Excellence in Student Laboratory Teaching in Biology, she was also elected to the Albion College chapter of Sigma XI, a national honorary society, and was elected to the Albion College chapter of Mortar Board, a national honorary society for students outstanding in scholarship, leadership, and service.
Hanson is majoring in biology and minoring in English. She is the daughter of Roy and Joleen Hanson of Menomonie, Wis., and a graduate of Oyster River High School.
SOMERSWORTH, — After a full day of head-to-head Play! Pok�mon Trading Card Game battles in Natick, Mass,, James McGuiness of Somersworth was crowned third place, earning a top Regional ranking and a Regional Championships medal.
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ALBANY, N.Y. — Larry Neil Burris, a resident of Dover, has earned an Associate in Applied Science, Technical Studies from Excelsior College.
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — Andrew Purgiel of South Berwick was named Marshwood High School Trig-Star for 2011 at the Trig-Star competition held recently at Marshwood. Andrew's score will be entered in to the Maine Statewide Trig-Star competition to determine the 2011 Maine Trig-Star. Trig-Star is a competition sponsored by Land Surveyors throughout the country to determine the most highly skilled high school students in the practical application of trigonometry. John Chagnon of Ambit Engineering was the local contest sponsor. Ambit Engineering is a Civil Engineering and Land Surveying consulting firm located on Griffin Road in Portsmouth.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.— Lacey Cartier of York, Maine, received the 2011 Springfield College Who's Who Among Students Award, at the college's 85th Stepping Up Day ceremonies, at the Richard B. Flynn Campus Union Patio, in April on the college campus.
Cartier is a fourth-year student whose major field of study is therapeutic recreation services.
PORTSMOUTH — Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains is recognizing three New Hampshire women who are championing the causes of women and girls in the Granite State.
Pat Gormley, Captain, JAGC, U.S. Navy (ret) of Portsmouth, will be honored at a Breakfast with Champions on May 11 in Manchester. Gormley along with two other NH women have made significant contributions to girls through their work, philanthropy, and/or community service, and serve as powerful role models.
Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains serves more than 15,000 girls in New Hampshire and Vermont, thanks to 5,100 trained and dedicated volunteers.
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — Rebekah Savage of South Berwick, Maine, is participating in a program at William Woods University in Fulton, Mo., that is an ongoing effort to make riders of jumping horses safer. Dr. Linda Maclaren, professor of equestrian studies and hunter/jumper program director, engineered a pilot program that utilizes safety vests for riders to wear. The air vests, which were primarily researched in Asia and Europe, attach to the saddle and deploy an air canister when the rider is dislodged. Before the rider comes into contact with the ground, the air canister deploys and the vest becomes a pseudo-airbag, supporting the chest, sides, hips, back and neck. Rebekah is a freshman.
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OT: Yet another rant about disgusting food
So, what do I like to bitch about, people? (And don't say everything.) Yes! Gross food! In the past I've ranted about the KFC Double Down sandwich (bacon, cheese and sauce between two fried chicken breasts), IHOP's Pancake Stackers (two pancakes layered with cheesecake filling and topped with fruit and whipped cream), and Friendly's Grilled Cheese Burgermelt (a grilled cheese sandwich, topped with a burger and all the fixings, and then another grilled cheese sandwich on top of that). I've also critiqued marshmallow peeps, and made sure everyone knows that I think cottage cheese is one of the most revolting substances on Earth.
What's on today's Barf-O-Rama menu? Denny's new Maple Bacon Sundae.
Yes, it's exactly what you think it is. Vanilla ice cream, layered with maple syrup and crumbled, cooked bacon. It's one of Denny's limited-time-only (thank God!!) "Baconalia" selections. Other items include Bacon Meatloaf and a BBBLT (a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich with triple bacon).
OK, I hear you out there — Oh, come on, Erica. You just don't like bacon. That's not it. Granted, it's one of the things I don't eat anymore, but I used to. And I can see the appeal of it with eggs at breakfast, or in a sandwich, or crumbled into salads and baked potatoes. But in dessert????? NO!
What the hell is up with this country's love affair with bacon, anyway? It's turning up everywhere! I have actually heard of chocolate-covered bacon, the thought of which makes me want to hurl. And my beloved Danny has actually ordered a Bacon Martini at a dive bar near Vegas. Today on FetLife, someone posted a link to a Bacon Chocolate-Chip cookie recipe. Stop the madness!!
OK, I get it, people love bacon. But just because a food is good, does that mean it belongs everywhere and combined with everything? I adore chocolate, as many people do. But come on. There are limits. Would you put hot fudge sauce on your prime rib? Sprinkle your mac-'n-cheese casserole with chocolate chips instead of bread crumbs? (OK, maybe some people would, but I'd rather not know them. They're the same people who would hear Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and say it needs more cowbell.)
Apparently, journalist Robin Wheeler agrees with me; see her amusing commentary on the bacon sundae here.
And while I'm in rant mode, what's up with this trendy BS of combining sweet with spicy/savory flavors? I do not want freaking seasalt on my caramel, thank you very much. And I sure as @#$% don't want cayenne pepper in my chocolate bars. Stop with this designer food nonsense. Putting pepper in chocolate is like mating a dog with a cat. Oh, and stop putting flowers in my chocolate too, while you're at it. I like to smell the roses, not ingest them.
OK, I'm getting off-track here. Just say NO to bacon on ice cream, I beg of you. And now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go have a salad.


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Does the United States have the privilege of urban violence?
- Modern forms of urban violence
- The internal violence in the United States since the early 90s
- Internal violence in Europe
- Is the expression of the violence really different in the U.S. and Europe?
- Violence as a culture
- In USA
- In Europe
- Does violence in the media have a real influence on urban violence?
In the United States, violence is related to the construction of the American nation and its culture. However, the violence was a tool in the past and, apart from perhaps for the racial riots, many measures have been frequently adopted to end it. Today, urban violence, constantly increasing, expresses despair, alienation and takes the final form of self destruction that seems to defy any possibility of control. The drug traffic, free movement of weapons is increasing in the territories actually abandoned by the US and the rest of the society. Many people live in these enclaves, marked and characterized by the existence within the population of a strong sense of community, and where urban democracy is in free fall. The violence is the last mode of expression. With the processes that led to riots in Europe, is the current socio-economic context of the European countries quite different?


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Just a quick note to say that, after several months of hair pulling working on Bullet Sofbtody code behind the scenes, plus a few other projects, then several more months for personal reasons, I'm back to working on tools and apps as much as I can. I plan to have updates for the Shiva Bullet plugin out soon, a Shiva Spriter plugin, the great Sprite animation package, and lots of other goodies. I'm also eagerly awaiting the release of Shiva 2.0, and can't wait to start working on some fancy new Shiva UI goodness. Amongst all that, I also have a game I'm working on behind the scenes that I plan to get out on all the popular platforms.
Something I also neglected to post a blog entry on, but back in Augst last year, I added a shopping site where you can go and buy my current assets at http://store.synapticbytes.com, which also included the first release of the Partifex particle libraries for Shiva3D. So hop on over and have a look.
All up, 2014 looks like it's going to be a busy and productive year. Stay tuned.
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Week 6: The Wedding Fascinator
Now, that wasn't actually my intention (really!), I just like that color green and since we were having a "courthouse wedding" I saw no reason to dress up in any sort of big white dress. All I made was my fascinator. I'm saving my sewing energy for all of those other projects this year!
But back to the fascinator...It's a simple teardrop base, wired buckram. I started making it after I found the dress so the colors pretty much chose themselves.
So, do you think Ms. Middleton will be wearing hot pink and green? Probably not, but I can't wait to see what she and all of the other guests are wearing!
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Star Trek Voyager: Concerning the USS Voyager herself.
Concerning repairs and the inability of the ship to stop at Starbases. Okay, here we go. The IMPLICATION is enough for me. I do not need to see every single bit of repair work they conduct or see them squaring away the supplies they acquire. Each episode takes place over either twenty four hours, or three or four days. There are exceptions, some episodes take place over a period of weeks or even months, but they are rare exception, usually two-parters. So, 365 days in a year, and each season of Trek encompasses roughly a year. Let's average it out and say each episode takes three days to pass, and we have an average of 26 episodes per season. 3 x 26 = 78. So, 78 days of action, leaving 287 days of unseen events. (Roughly). Let's make it 230 days including the occasional 'long' episodes. That is a heck of a lot of time for all sorts of other events to take place, some referenced in other episodes but not actually seen, characters mentioning encounters with aliens, perhaps battles or trouble they got into, perhaps peaceful encounters, exploring planets or shore leave they enjoyed. And in this time, repairs would be conducted, hull breaches fixed, ship's systems enhanced or refitted. The implication is enough. Exposition is a wonderful thing and saves so much precious episode time for the good stuff like action and intelligent drama.
There is another very good reason, and one of critical importance, that Voyager looks relatively undamaged. Janeway's an astute leader, this would be an obvious fact for her. Keeping Voyager looking tough and undamaged, at least on the outside, would be a very high priority for her, and she would be willing to use significant resources in that area. A ship with massive battle scars, damaged hulls, breaches hastily patched over from other encounters practically SCREAMS to other hostile types: 'Hey! Come and get us! Another lot had a pop at us last week, maybe you'll have more luck then they did!' Screw that. Appearances are important when you have NO BACK UP. They are an island out there, the Voyager crew would know only to well that if the ship appeared intact with no major structural damage, hostile assholes might think twice before having a go at an attack.
This rule is not employed a few times, just enough for the reminder that they have to do all repair work themselves to stick. In Deadlock you see them repairing the ship after the danger has passed and they've found a safe spot to slow or stop completely and conduct repairs, go EVA, etc. In Demon they do almost run out of fuel and as the episode opens we see them searching for a source of deuterium. The plot that arises from this happens to be interesting and very well done, mimetic sentient fluid…you really have to watch it, its hard to explain. So the episode is not just a simple (and therefore not boring) search for fuel. It turns into something far more interesting. After the tumultuous events of 'Scorpion' in the following episode 'The Gift' opens with Voyager still infested with the Borg technology they were forced to install to go to war against Species 8472 and struggling to purge the ship's systems of the virulent tech. In 'Nightingale' Voyager has landed on an uncolonised planet for a major overlay. By this point the ship had been in service for nearly seven years. It is an incredibly advanced starship. I think seven years is an entirely realistic time stretch before a long range explorer cruiser designed to hold its own would need its first major overlay. Any less than that…well, you'd have to question the competence of the ship's designers.
You know, I don't watch science fiction to watch people REPAIRING their ships. I don't watch science fiction to watch a beautiful piece of starship technology slowly fall apart because an incompetent crew can't keep it together! I don't watch science fiction to watch a crew twiddling their thumbs whilst their vessel is sat in a Starbase or spacestation! Starfleet vessels are designed to be largely self-sufficient, except for occasional overlays at Starbases for refit, refuelling, etc. We know Voyager has a refinery aboard to produce important metals, it's mentioned in Dark Frontier. We know they have the ability to mine, store and refine ore and precious gases, otherwise why the fuck would they search for them?
I am aware this is a sticking point with some fans. Fine. But it shouldn't be. Damn, just enjoy the show. Science Fiction is riddled with such conceits to make the exiting plots run smoother.
We are a smart audience, we don't need to be hand-held through all this repairing the ship shit. Otherwise, we're reaching The Next Generation levels of mind-numbing, 'tempted to look for the closest rafter to hang myself from' levels of boredom.
Briefly to finish, I have to say I find the snide insinuations Ronald D. Moore made during his two-episode stint on Voyager offensive. If he thinks that is all audiences wants to see, he's an idiot. Fine, Moore. You throw your toys out of the pram and sit in the corner and cry, whilst the other writers continue to do what made Voyager the best of the Treks. You whine and bitch because other writers have better ideas than you do. You got some nerve pal, criticising your colleagues like that. Artistic differences are fine, you don't need to attack the people you work with so publicly. Everybody's a fucking critic! (Including me dear reader, it has to be noted!) Sure, Voyager ain't perfect, it ain't flawless, but its exciting, its intelligent, and holy fuck is it good television. Ultimately, thank god Officer Dickhole didn't stay aboard and ruin a great show. (If you don't know what this last paragraph refers to, I recommend that you not to bother finding out. Such small-mindedness does not deserve any more attention than what little amount I have given it here).
Voyager out.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this post, but I must say I even more thoroughly enjoyed the comments about Ron Moore.
Officer Dickhole, indeed. A more fitting name will never be found for him. Not only did he display juvenile, unprofessional behaviour in the incident you alluded to in the post, but the man has never really had an original idea in his life.
Most Trek fans on line treat DS9 like some sort of Sci-Fi gospel. At least it's last 4 seasons, helmed by Moore. And yet when I watch a Moore show (DS9, Battlestar Galactica, etc.) I get a very uneasy feeling that I'm watching the thinly veiled social commentary of Ronald D. Moore, and not a sci-fi adventure show.
The man has to have an evil lesbian on every show he writes.
But the crux of my distaste for Moore comes form how he built his reputation as a sci-fi writer. During his time on TNG he became the "go-to guy" for all things Klingon. And yet everything he ever "originated" about Klingons was actually "borrowed" (read stolen) from a 1980s Star Trek roleplaying game, published by the FASA corporation, and forced out of print by Paramount (largely because of the same stuff Moore later "borrowed" as a writer).
The game was good (though Decipher's very pro-Voyager version from 2002 is better). Moore's writing is not.
August 6, 2010 at 5:21 pm
Wow, you think Voyager was the best Star Trek? I've never heard a sillier statement in my life.
Really, everyone KNOWS the writing for Voyager was absolutely terrible.
April 3, 2012 at 9:59 am
I seriously hate people who talk crap about Voyager,it was and will always be "Unique"
unlike the Boring TNG and the Drama of DS9.
They criticize the repairs,the torpedoes,the Maquis,the Borg being weak omg!!! did you people watch the show…
Voyager is amazing and i hope it gets a reboot.
January 11, 2013 at 10:21 pm
I never cared much for the geometry and color palette of Voyager. I found Andrew Probert's ships (Enterprise A, C, D) to have more elegant lines and from an audience perspective, a more graceful and affectionate design. When I saw those ships there's a real emotional connection, as if the Enterprise is a character in the show and the hero shots create emotion.
However, with Voyager, I found John Eaves' designs to have less grace to their lines. It's a subtle thing, but the Enterprise E and Voyager just don't evoke the same excitement when I see them. The design language didn't connect me to a more hopeful future like Probert's exploration vessels. Voyager looks like a proto-reptilian creature just emerging from the swamps of ancient past rather than evoke sentiments tied to seafaring days.
The sets also lacked something for me. While from a storyline perspective I can understand why Voyager would be more subdued and monochromatic due to its mission purpose—I think it was a subtlety that made me care less about the ship. The Enterprise has a warmth in color palette that makes me have a affinity to it. The rooms of Voyager seem flat and lifeless.
December 22, 2013 at 6:50 pm
The most irritating part of Voyager, in my opinion, is the ship itself. Here we have one of the most advanced ships starfleet has to offer, yet everytime they meet a new hostile race they get their butts kicked all over the Delta quadrant. First shot "shields down to 60% warp drive down, gonna take 3 days to fix" EVERYTIME! How shitty is federation tech that they get smoked EVERY time? & Janeway is a sissy wimp, never goes for the kill shot. Always "evasive maneuvers" or "can you disable them?" They're about as intimidating as a box of bunnies. And Voyager is as sturdy as the box.
August 12, 2015 at 10:28 pm
I love this article. I read a post on the Quora website and someone told another person who was interested in Voyager and wanted to know about other Treks, told them to watch nuBattlestar Galactica instead. They said it was the show that Voyager wished it could be. That really pi$$ed me off.
I think Voyager suffers the same as the Star Wars prequels. Like it's popular to hate on them.
May 5, 2017 at 1:29 pm
There were plenty of episodes where it was at least mentioned that they were trading for supplies or they were out looking for them. Janeway wasn't sending those doomed shuttles out for nothing. 🙂
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In today's internet, a growing number of people aren't using PCs or Macs to access your site at all. They're using mobile devices, so a website should always be ready for the experience on that device. Resizing the whole site isn't going to do it. You need to be responsive, tailoring it to a mobile user's experience. If your home contains, for instance, a listing or articles with images and blurbs, think of how painful that would make the browsing experience on mobile devices.
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9 Pokemon Go hacks for beginners
By Susan Ramsay
Have you started playing Pokemon Go yet? If not, what are you waiting for? Now you can avoid all the drama of not knowing how to hatch eggs or evolve Pokemon. Here are some tips and hacks to help you get started.
1 Save the stardust
I'll admit I had to ask one of my friends about this, but yes, you need stardust for everything, so be careful to save enough of it. Don't waste it on low-level evolutions when you can be using it for far greater things.
2 Don't diss the tiddlers
Any Pokemon you catch brings you stardust, and if you catch a lot of little ones, it will be a bigger stardust boost than one big Pokemon.
3 Save your Magikarp
Not many people give Magikarp the respect it deserves. In fact many players wonder why it even exists. It's name just lends itself to naughty mispronunciation. What could a lopsided goldfish bring, except a few XP points? You need 400 pieces of candy to evolve it, more than any other Pokemon, but it's worth it. Once evolved, Magikarp turns into Gyarados, a water dragon with a massive CP (combat power) boost. It also brings bragging rights as having endurance as a trainer.
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While you might think that using a lure and a lucky egg at the same time will bring you mega XP points, you need to save them for when you're evolving. So do all your catching while you're out, and save the evolving for when you are indoors. Sadly you need to buy lucky eggs, so use your freebies wisely. Oh, and if you see pink hearts floating around at a pokestop, that's someone else's lure, so you can muscle in on the action without using any of your own.
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If you're just setting up your account, here's how to do it. Instead of choosing Squirtle, Charmander or Bulbasaur, walk away. Four is the magic number; once you have shown that you won't just take any old Pokemon, Pikachu himself arrives. You're welcome.
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Although the game tells you that you have to be walking, there are a few things you need to know if you think you can beat the system. While there is no official speed limit from Niantic, users report that the maximum speed you can be travelling at is between 16 and 24km/h. So that rules out the MTR, buses, cars and even bikes. Even the treadmill doesn't count, as you need to be physically moving on the map.
8 If you pass a vacant gym, grab it
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9 Incubators are where it's at
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O'Reilly's goal rallies U.S. to draw with North Korea
CHENGDU, China -- For those who thought the U.S.-North Korea matchup might be the best of the women's World Cup, they weren't disappointed.
The United States rallied for a 2-2 draw Tuesday, with Heather O'Reilly scoring in the 69th minute in the Group B opener for both teams.
It was end-to-end action in front of an enthusiastic crowd of 35,000. It was counterattacking. And it was the two quickest teams in the world facing each other: the top-ranked Americans against the best team in Asia.
"I hope you enjoyed the game as much as I did," U.S. coach Greg Ryan said. "It was two great teams. North Korea is a fantastic team.
"There were chances for the U.S. to win and for North Korea to win," Ryan added. "We knew what a difficult group this would be -- and it is proving to be very difficult."
The Koreans scored twice while the U.S. was a player short for several minutes in the second half, before O'Reilly tied the match with a shot from about 10 yards into the top corner of the net.
The United States extended its unbeaten streak to 47 games spanning 2 1/2 years under Ryan.
• WOMEN'S BASKETBALL -- Connecticut joins the traditional Southeastern Conference powers on the schedule for South Carolina's women's basketball team.
The Gamecocks travel to Storrs, Conn., on Dec. 17 to take on one of the most successful women's basketball programs ever. The teams have never met before.
Other highlights of the Gamecocks nonconference schedule include the opener at the Colonial Center against Virginia on Nov. 15, a home game with Penn State on Nov. 20 and a trip to Oklahoma on Dec. 30.
• COLLEGE ATHLETICS -- Pittsburgh's Jeff Long was hired to replace Arkansas' longtime athletic director Frank Broyles, who spent a half-century with the Razorbacks.
Broyles started at Arkansas in 1957 when he was hired as football coach and coached the Razorbacks until 1977, when Lou Holtz took over. Broyles retires at the end of the year.
Long, Pitt's AD since 2003, will serve as an adviser before taking over Jan. 1, chancellor John White said. Long will be paid a base salary of $450,000, with incentives for athletic and academic achievements.
• WINTHROP GOLF -- In Draper, Va., three Lady Eagles were among the top five finishers as the Winthrop women's golf team captured the 36-hole Draper Valley Intercollegiate which concluded Tuesday.
Winthrop, which tied a 18-hole school record on Monday with a 292 score, shot 297 on the final day to capture the tournament title over 14 other schools. The Lady Eagles two-day total of 589 was six shots better than second place Charleston Southern who finished second at 595. The two teams entered the day tied for the lead.
Lady Eagle senior Jutta Degerman led Winthrop with a 1-under par total of 143 (71-72) and finished second behind tourney medalist Olivia Higgins of CSU who shot a 4-under 140.
Junior Sara Hester finished third overall at 145 (73-72) while sophomore Rachel Ann Smith was fifth at 146 (72-74).
Freshman Allie Itira tied for 33rd with a 155. Six shots back in 52nd place was junior Brittany Dabule with a 161. Sophomore Erin Sweeney, who played as an individual finished with a 164.
• LOCAL BASEBALL -- The Carolina Reds 9U baseball team finished the Rock Hill USSSA -- Mighty Casey Tournament in 3rd place posting a 2-2 record.
The Reds posted the first win of the season against the Charlotte Megastars.
Offensively the Reds were lead by Cameron Smith .667, Will Hagood .500, and Paul Slota .455. Will Gardiner, Bryson Sherrill, Jeff Taylor, Paul Slota, Jake Norwood, Brock Rodgers and Will Hagood shared the pitching duties.