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My baby has 2 very different skin tones.06/03/2009 |
I have a nine month old daughter. Her trunk and extremities are very dark skin, almost black. Her face is about 3-4 shades lighter. When she sucks her thumb you can see the stark contrast. This has not changed in the past 9 months. Can this be an indication of some underlying disorder or syndrome? She has mild eczema on her face and on both hands bu no other known medical problems. I am very concerned about the difference in the skin tones on her face vs. the rest of her body.I have never seen this in any other African-American. Is this normal?
If the severity of the contrast worries you, it is best to see your doctor. Sometimes when babies get eczema on the face, the eczema heals with hypopigmentation (or lighter skin tone). I am not sure if this is contributing to the difference in color between her body and her face.
Elma D Baron, MD Associate Professor of Dermatology Director, Skin Study Center School of Medicine Case Western Reserve University |


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Using what I had available, I used toasted sesame oil instead of walnut (not a full half cup-I mixed in some olive oil for the dressing and used olive oil to cook the nuts and cheese). I used pecans instead of walnuts, and mixed 50/50 greens for the salad. I only had one pear instead of two and it was plenty. I made this recipe for my husband and I for dinner as the main course, so it was 2 plates not 4. It was OUTSTANDING!
Company Worthy! This is a great salad with a lovely presentation and complex flavors. I used panko and fresh thyme for the goat cheese crumb. I also used an herbed goat cheese because that is what I had on hand. If you can find walnut oil, it is worth the trouble. It adds to the complexity. I also used English walnuts. Will definitely repeat.
The fried goat cheese slices, which I refer to as nuggets of delicious, were wonderful. I also like that the dressing was not overpowering so you get the full flavor of the walnuts, pears, and greens. I will definitely be making this regularly.
This was a big hit. We had just perfect Harry and David pears. I used a bit less dressing, and used panko crumbs. Did the walnut oil, but i think a good vegetable oil would work.
This was excellent tossed with arugala. I added some warm goat cheese and toasted pine nuts and my husband and I were in heaven. I did decrease the amount of olive oil and increased the lemon juice as that is the way a restaurant near us prepares their lemon vinaigrette.
Cool! I am so stoked that I found this recipe! My magazine copy is long gone, but through the magic of the net here we are. I made this nine years ago-- newly married, and just back from France with a fair ammount of wine stowed in our bags. I made this for friends and served it with a white Cote du Rhone that I hand-carried back from France to Montana. My wife is still talking about that dinner...AND this salad.
Fantastic! I love the walnut oil. And the fresh breadcrumbs were a fun addition. Way better than the purchased kind. I used candied walnuts and a combination of red pears and apple pears, and it was a huge hit for a dinner party. This will be my 'go to' recipe.
Very good but not great salad.
I thought the walnut oil was too earthy tasting and made for a drab dressing. I think I choose a poor goat cheese or again cooking in the walnut oil may have made it taste funny. Could just have been me...
This is a GREAT salad recipe, and very easy too! It was such a hit at my dinner party, that guests insisted it make a repeat performance the following Friday night. Everyone loved it!! Two thoughts I have: I would add a little more tyme to the bread crumbs. Also, I found that by using the pre-seasoned goat cheese, it gave it a bit more flavoring throughout, rather than seasoning it myself.)

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Latinos will represent at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, airing Sunday Feb. 10 at 8/7c on CBS!
Jennifer Lopez was added to the A-list roster of presenters, which includes host LL Cool J and Katy Perry. Juanes is one of the only Latin music performers and Bruno Mars will be performing alongside Rihanna and 16-time Grammy winner Sting.
After eliminating Latin Jazz last year—igniting an uproar by Carlos Santana, Paul Simon and Playboy Jazz festival emcee Bill Cosby—the Grammys brought back the category and then some. Latin Pop was added to the mix, as was Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative and Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano). Check out the 30 Latinos nominated for an award at the biggest night in music:
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Miguel: After being snubbed at last year's Grammys, part-Mexican R&B crooner Miguel came back strong on his sophomore album Kaleidoscope Dream (Sept. 2012). The 27-year-old artist, who launches a Set The World on Fire tour with Alicia Keys this March, is nominated for five awards on Sunday: Song of the Year, Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song, Best Urban Contemporary Album, and Best Rap Song (he's featured on Lotus Flower Bomb's "Wale").
Luciana Souza: The Brazilian jazz singer and composer, who graduated from Boston's Berklee College of Music and earned a Master's from the New England Conservatory of Music, released two albums last year! The Book Of Chet earned her a nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album and Duos III for Best Latin Jazz Album.
Eddie Gomez: The Puerto Rican jazz bassist is up for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for Further Explorations, a tribute to jazz legend Bill Evans he did with master pianist Chick Corea and late drummer Paul Motian.
Arturo Sandoval: Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval pays tribute to the legendary Dizzy Gillespie, who he toured with in 1990 and credits for rescuing he and his family from an oppressive existence, on his heartfelt Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You). The album, which features actors Andy Garcia on percussion and Joe Pesci on vocals is up for Best Large Jazz Ensemble.
Chano Domínguez: The Barcelona-based pianist draws a beautiful fusion of flamenco and jazz on his Flamenco Sketches, a Miles Davis interpretation that earned him a nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album.
The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band: Poncho Sanchez, Francisco Torres, Luis Conte, and Alex Acuña join Alan Pasqua, Peter Erskine, Don Shelton, and others on ¡Ritmo, a big band collection of Clare Fischer classics which is nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album.
Bobby Sanabria Big Band: Nuyorican jazz giant (we're taking drummer, percussionist, historian, and educator), Bobby Sanabria, pours out pure passion on Multiverse, the Best Latin Jazz nominated album that features spoken word artist La Bruja proselytizing on the tweaked version of Kris Berg's "The Chicken From Havana to Harlem."
Manuel Valera: Cuban-born, New York-based pianist Manuel Valera brings Yosvany Terry, Tom Guarna, John Benitez, Eric Doob, and Mauricio Herrera together on his funky cubop ride New Cuban Express, which is also up for Best Latin Jazz Album.
Ricardo Arjona: Guatemalan singing sensation (and former basketball player and school teacher) Ricardo Arjona's Independiente is his first independent release on his Metamorfosis label. The chart-topping album is up for Best Latin Pop.
Fonseca: The Colombian singer-songwriter is up for Best Latin Pop Album for his tropipop album Ilusión.
Kany García: Puerto Rican artist Kany García is up for Best Latin Pop Album for her self-titled album recorded in Bogota, Colombia.
Jesse & Joy: Mexican sibling duo Jesse Eduardo and Tirzah Joy Huerta blend pop and folk for their latest album, ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro?, which went platinum in Mexico.
Juanes: The beloved Colombian rocker, who delves into different aspects of his professional and personal life in his upcoming memoir Chasing the Sun (out April 2), is up for Best Latin Pop Album for his super successful MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition.
Campo: Best known for his work with electronic tango sensation Bajofondo, Uruguayan musician Juan Campodónico created Campo. Their self-title debut, up for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album and unites songwriter Martin Rivero, Swedish singer Ellen Arkbro, VJ Verónica Loza, and electro musician Pablo Bonilla while mixing pop, electronica, cumbia, and tango.
Carla Morrison: Mexican pop-rock singer, songwriter and guitarist received critical acclaim for her Déjenme Llorar album, which led to iTunes naming her "Best Latin Artist of the Year" and two Latin Grammy Awards last year. She's up for her very first Grammy nomination for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album.
Quetzal: East L.A.-born band Quetzal took to Smithsonian Folkways Recordings to release their first studio album in six years, Imaginaries, which is up for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album. Formed by Quetzal Flores with singer Martha Gonzalez, the group blends Veracruz-rooted son jarocho, salsa, and R&B to express the political and social struggle for self-determination and self-representation. The album brings together spouses, relatives, friends, former and current lovers, and repeat collaborators, several of whom reunited for the first time in years.
Sistema Bomb: Nominated for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album, Sistema Bomb producers Hector 'Hecdog' Pérez and Greg Landau fuse the spirit of Afro Mexican son jarocho with a modern electro twist on Electro-Jarocho. Album collaborators include Los Cojolites, Patricio Hidalgo of Chuchumbé and Proyecto Afrojarocho, Ramon Gutierrez of Son de Madera, Liche Oseguera of Relicario and Chuchumbé, Andres Flores, Roco of Maldita Vecindad, Afro-Chilena Moyenei Valdez of Sonider Meztizo, and Asdru Sierra from Ozomatli.
Ana Tijoux: France-born Chilean MC is like the female Immortal Technique, so it's surprising the political spitfire is up for such a commercial award like Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album for her highly praised album La Bala. We can't wait to see her mix things up at the awards.
Lila Downs: Mexican American artist Lila Downs rose to fame with her seventh studio album Pecados Y Milagros, which is nominated for Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Incl. Tejano) and was inspired by an art exhibit she curated with Oaxacan artist Demian Flores.
Los Cojolites: Coming straight out of Veracruz, Mexico, son jarocho collective Los Cojolites are in the running for Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) for their Sembrando Flores album produced by five-time Grammy nominee Greg Landau and two-time nominee Hector 'Hecdog' Perez.
Los Tucanes De Tijuana: Tijuana represent! Founded in 1987 by Mario Quintero Lara, Los Tucanes started out performing in nightclubs before rising to fame as the most successful norteña and corrido artists out. They're up for Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Incl. Tejano) for 365 Días.
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea: By far the most popular all-female mariachi ensemble around, these L.A.-based divas represent a diverse array of cultures, including Mexican, Cuban, Samoan, Argentinean, Colombian, Panamanian, Puerto Rican, Swiss, Japanese, Honduran, Guatemalan, Salvadoran, Peruvian, and Tongan. No joke! The group is up for Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) for their latest album Oye.
Gerardo Ortiz: Cali-born, Mexico-raised banda star Gerardo Ortiz joins those nominated for Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) for his latest, El Primer Ministro.
Raúl Lara Y Sus Soneros: Cuban singer, percussionist, and composer Raúl Lara relocated to Sweden in 1990, forming a dream team of fellow Cubanos and Swedish son musicians. Their Cubano Soy is up for Best Tropical Latin Album.
Eddie Montalvo: Bronx-born conguero Eddie Montalvo has recorded and performed with the best in the game, including Fania All Stars, Celia Cruz, Willie Colon, and Johnny Pacheco. His Desde Nueva York A Puerto Rico is up for Best Tropical Latin Album.
Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña: Puerto Rican salsero Marlow Rosado weaves a beautiful mix of rock, merengue, hip-hop, bachata and reggaeton into his productions, which includes Retro (up for Best Tropical Latin Album).
Romeo Santos: The bachata sensation's Formula Vol. 1 became Billboard's number one selling Latin album last year. Let's see if he takes home the award for Best Tropical Latin Album.
Vince Mendoza: Connecticut-born arranger and composer Vince Mendoza is up for Best instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists for his work on Al Jarreau And The Metropole Orkest's Spain (I Can Recall).
Fernando Gonzalez: We love that there's a category for album notes writers. Miami Herald and Jazz Times contributor Fernando Gonzalez is up for Best Album Notes for his liners in Pablo Aslan Quintet's Piazzolla In Brooklyn CD package.
Claudio Cruz & Antonio Meneses: Brazilian conductor Claudio Cruz and Brazilian cellist Antonio Meneses are up for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for their collaboration on Elgar & Gál: Cello Concertos.


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The Eccentric Dr. Joseph McDowellWhile working at the Mark Twain Cave in Hannibal, Missouri, years ago, I found the story of Dr. Joseph McDowell of St. Louis to be quite fascinating. His daughter died as a young girl, and he had her body pickled and stored in a cask in the cave. For children growing up in Hannibal, caving is a natural part of childhood. The parents of the children who liked to play in the cave found out about the little girls body in the cask, and threw a fit. They demanded that the doctor remove his daughters body from the grotto. Not until recently did I discover that Dr. McDowell was moderately well-known in St. Louis also. The good doctor started the McDowell Medical College in 1840. Considered a brilliant physician and surgeon, he was also known for his eccentricities. The medical school founded by Dr. McDowell was well stocked with weapons and ammunition provided by the doctor in case of possible attacks. Dr. McDowell believed he had many enemies. The doctor had a pet bear that he kept in the basement of the college for years until the animals death. Sometimes he would set the bear free into throngs of people. The tower of the school building held recesses designed to hold the bodies of Dr. McDowells deceased family members. Like his daughter upon her death a few years later, the bodies were placed in alcohol-filled devices. The citizens of St. Louis were able to forgive and overlook the unconventional behavior of Dr. Joseph McDowell for quite a while. But, when he commenced the practice of body snatching from cemeteries to obtain bodies for his students to learn the illegal activity of dissection, the townspeople were aghast. When the body of a young local girl who had died of an unusual disease was discovered missing, family members and friends were convinced that Dr. McDowell had taken the body. They arrived at the school to confront the doctor, but forewarned by the ghost of his mother, the doctor successfully hid the body and himself from discovery. In 1861, the medical school was converted into a prison for Confederate soldiers. During the renovation process, several wagon loads of human bones were removed from the building. During the buildings history as a prison, many men were murdered by the merciless guards. The prison was dirty, dark, depressing, and full of sickness. Many inmates died from disease, and unsanitary conditions. Dr. McDowell returned to the school after the war was over, but died soon after from pneumonia in 1868. Vacant for many years, the people living near the old school/prison claimed the building was never empty. Faces and shadows were often seen in the windows of the abandoned building. Screams, cries, and weeping could be heard emanating from the edifice. Unfortunately, we are unable to experience this first hand as the building was demolished well over one hundred years ago. References: http://www.prairieghosts.com/mcdowell.html http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/wusm-hist/roots/index.htm http://www.thetracyfamilyhistory.net/Chapter%2062%20%20Prison.htm
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Signature Dishes with Lite Options Too
In a recent visit to Ping's I found out I can enjoy my favorite dishes on the lite side. Favorites like Honey Garlic Chicken, Sweet & Sour Pork and General Tao's Chicken are generally served deep fried, but Ping is happy to serve the same great flavor without deep frying the meat. This is awesome. Stir Fry dishes are also great options. I love eating out, having lots of delicious options and still being able to watch what I eat.
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- String: This would normally take the form of a path like "pages/45/notes"
- Hash: Is treated as an implicit call to url_for, like { :controller => "pages", :action => "notes", :id => 45 }
- Regexp: Will destroy all the matched fragments,
Ensure you do not specify start and finish in the regex (^$) because the actual filename matched looks like ./cache/filename/path.cache Regexp expiration is not supported on caches which can't iterate over all keys, such as memcached.
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How do I call this from script/console?
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@ramanavel - The options are dependent on the cache store that you're using. You'll need to have a look at what the cache store you're using allows.
e.g. MemCacheStore allows the use of time criteria based :expires_in, most of the cache stores don't.
http://guides.rubyonrails.org/caching_with_rails.html might provide a little more information.
Expire cache from console or whatever...
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Ex Post Facto (episode)
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Tom Paris is convicted of murder. He denies having committed the crime, even though the images extracted from the victim's own memory seem to prove his guilt.
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Harry Kim returns to the USS Voyager with horrifying news: Tom Paris has been convicted of murder and as punishment has to relive his victims last moments over and over again.
Earlier, Kim and Paris visited the homeworld of the Banea and met engineering physicist Tolen Ren. The Voyager crew approach Doctor Ren for assistance because the ship has damaged equipment that requires expert assistance. After an initial meeting, Harry and Tom are invited to the Professor's home for dinner that evening. While there, the officers meet the Professor's young wife who is irritated with her husband's lack of manners at not calling first when bringing home guests.
After a brief and tense meal, Harry, the Professor and Tom retire to another room to begin work. Paris allegedly got bored and spent some time with Tolen's young wife Lidell Ren. Paris engages Lidell in polite conversation in the atrium and tries to comfort her over her marital problems wherein she admits she married the much older Professor Ren because he was kind to her.
Lidell apparently ended her marriage to the Professor and proceeded to pursue Tom. Tom and Lidell spend more time together. Soon after, Tolen heard about Lidell's relationship with Tom and confronted her.
Sometime on the following night, Tolen was stabbed to death in his living room in front of Lidell. Paris was arrested and convicted of the murder. The sentence: to relive the crime through the victim's eyes once every 14 hours for the rest of his life. This was done by examining the victim's memories and implanting them into Paris' brain.
Captain Janeway orders the crew to head for the Banean homeworld to investigate. Once they arrive, they talk with Paris about the crime. He denies having killed Tolen even though he did spend some time with Lidell. Immediately afterward, Paris relives the murder once again and loses consciousness. Janeway asks the Banean minister to take him to their ship for a medical evaluation.
Soon after, Tuvok visits the murder scene and speaks with Mrs. Ren. She says that she witnessed the murder and that it has in fact been committed by Tom. Tuvok notes that he finds Mrs Ren to be dispassionate and she engages him in playful verbal sparing.
Tuvok decides to conduct an autonomic response analysis scan on Tom to determine if he is telling the truth. The ARA scan confirms that Tom is being truthful when he says he didn't murder Tolen, but can't offer another explanation. The Doctor asserts that there were no drugs in Tom's system. Suddenly, the Baeneans' enemy, the Numiri, attack Voyager and Chakotay who is handling the helm controls in Tom's absence, manages to defeat them with a Maquis trick.
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Tuvok decides to perform a mind meld with Paris, in order to witness the crime for himself. During the mind meld, Tuvok understands why Paris is convicted of the murder and why the Numiri chose to attack the Voyager. Tuvok subsequently confers with Ensign Kim to confirm his suspicions. To further confirm his suspicions, Tuvok has the captain use Tom Paris as bait. Specifically, Janeway sends Harry and Tom back to the planet in a shuttle under the pretext that further use of the transporter could cause medical complications. This draws out the Nimeri and they seize the shuttle and try to take Tom hostage. The two crewman are beamed away. Janeway threatens to detonate a cache of explosives hidden on the shuttle unless it is released.
At a meeting the following day, Tuvok reveals that Lieutenant Paris was not the man the professor saw before he was murdered. Tuvok elaborates that believes that someone altered the memory engrams of the professor's brain. To prove this point, Tuvok points out the stream of numbers and text which appear in the memory which he believes is from the Professor's weapons research.
He also reveals that Lidell's statement was false: the man the professor observed with his wife was virtually equal in height with her, however, Tom Paris is clearly several centimeters taller. Moreover, the killer – unlike Lt. Paris – knew Banean anatomy for he knew exactly where to stab the professor to ensure a fatality. Lastly, the equations Paris sees in his memory are not typical to the procedure but rather equations taken from Dr. Ren's weapon's research: someone intended them to be delivered to the Numiri – thus sending secret data to the enemy by using Tom's presence to their advantage. In other words, he would never be suspected of aiding an enemy because he is not a native of the planet and has no vested interest one way or another. That is why they were attempting to attack the Voyager: they wanted to board the ship and take Tom by force.
Tuvok names the doctor who performed the memory transplant on Paris, as the real killer of Dr. Ren and Lidell as his accomplice. He proves this final point by referring to the second witness to the murder: the victim's pet dog Neeka that clearly recognized the doctor and was familiar with him when he entered the room.
Later in the mess hall, Lt. Paris thanks Tuvok for having saved his life but Tuvok states that he merely conducted a criminal investigation searching for the truth and that Paris doesn't owe him anything. Paris thanks him anyway, stating that whether Tuvok likes it or not, he made a friend today.
Memorable quotesEdit
"Smoking is a bad habit. My species gave it up centuries ago when we finally got it into our heads it was killing us."
- - Tom Paris, to Lidell Ren
"Maybe I kill myself slowly because I don't have the courage to do it quickly."
- - Lidell Ren
"What are you looking at?"
"Not the same thing you're looking at, that's for sure."
- - Tom Paris and Harry Kim, after Kim notices Paris' interest in Lidell Ren
"What are you looking at?"
- - Tom Paris, to Neeka, the Ren's canine
"Besides, out here in the Delta Quadrant every old trick is new again."
- - Chakotay
"What do you see?"
"Shoes... muddy shoes. The dog."
"Good. That's exactly what you should see."
- - Banean doctor and Tom Paris, as Paris relives Tolen Ren's last memory
"You don't have to go, Tom. He has no right."
"No right? This is my home, you come into my home, steal my wife and I have no right?!"
- - Lidell and Tolen Ren in Paris' "memory"
"I propose a mind meld with Lieutenant Paris."
"A... a what? What did he say? A mind what?"
- - Tuvok and Neelix
"There are some who'd say you risked my future on the eyewitness identification of a dog."
- - Tom Paris, to Tuvok
"Her eyes were a million kilometers away, staring at stars I'd flown by the day before."
- - Tom Paris, on Lidell Ren
"I was bored. You know how it is when two science guys get together."
- - Tom Paris
"I appreciate you sticking up for me. I owe you one."
"I conducted a criminal investigation. If you had been guilty, I assure you, I would have pursued the truth just as vigilantly. You have no debt to me, Mr. Paris."
- - Tom Paris and Tuvok
"How come I always see you down here eating alone, Lieutenant?"
"I prefer to read rather than engage in... what do Humans call it... short talk?"
"Close enough."
- - Tom Paris and Tuvok
"Blowing out the dorsal phase emitters. Torres to engineering."
"Go ahead."
"Vent a couple of LN2 exhaust conduits along the dorsal emitters. Make it look like we're in serious trouble."
- - Torres and unidentified comm voice; the line that gave Roxann Dawson difficulty (see below).
"That's one trick you won't be able to use again when we get back."
"I have more."
- - Janeway and Chakotay
"Very, very curious. In Numiri terms, that greeting was downright friendly."
- - Neelix
"That rehab colony back in New Zealand doesn't seem so bad right now."
- - Tom Paris
Background informationEdit
Title, story, and scriptEdit
- This episode's title is derived from the Latin for "from a thing done afterward", and refers to the concept of retrospective law. The episode is one of eight Star Trek episodes with Latin names. The others are "Sub Rosa", "Dramatis Personae", "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges", "Non Sequitur", "Alter Ego", "Terra Nova", and "Vox Sola".
- The original idea that formed the basis of this episode involved the concept of a species who, as a means of punishment, forced the perpetrator to experience their victim's death and the last few moments of the victim's life. (Sci-Fi Universe, October 1995, p. 63; Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 140)
- After the writers bought the premise, Executive Producer Michael Piller took the episode in a direction whereby it also served as an homage to film noir. Fellow Executive Producer Jeri Taylor said of the original story idea, "It became [...] a sort of a murder mystery device." (Sci-Fi Universe, October 1995, p. 63) Supervising Producer David Livingston remembered, "Piller wanted to do film noir [....] And then he wrote all this noir dialogue, literally [....] It was Michael's homage to film noir. Michael was really into Pulp Fiction at the time and he said, 'Everything should be like Pulp Fiction.' I think this was his Pulp Fiction." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 140)
- Scripting the episode was enjoyable for Michael Piller. He recalled, "I was working on this episode and I think it had a lot of original science fiction ideas [such as the installment's premise as well as the concept of information being smuggled via someone's brain] [....] Taking those elements and [trying to weave] them into a story that was affecting and intriguing was difficult, and I had a great deal of fun getting into my trench coat and going to my word processor and doing it." (Sci-Fi Universe, October 1995, p. 63; Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 140)
- This episode's final draft script was submitted on 9 December 1994. [1] The teleplay continued to be revised thereafter, however, with one subsequent script revision made on 15 December 1994. A scene that was changed with that revision was the one set in a shuttlecraft, featuring Paris and Kim discussing the former's interactions with Lidell Ren. The scripted version of that scene started with the scene description "Paris looks weary... Kim intense...". The final version of the conversation includes Paris saying "Yeah" and later sighing to Kim, actions that were not scripted. (A Vision of the Future - Star Trek: Voyager, p. 173)
Cast and charactersEdit
- This episode's script was one of about a half-dozen that were written prior to the casting of Tom Paris. It therefore treats Paris in the same way as the character was originally conceived – as an habitual womanizer, like James T. Kirk and William T. Riker (A Vision of the Future - Star Trek: Voyager, p. 174).
- As a result, Jeri Taylor ultimately thought this episode marred the character of Tom Paris, owing to the fact that the story – despite making clear that Paris' actions were not exactly as depicted by the implanted memory device – seems to suggest that he came to Banea and began hitting on the wife of one of the planet's inhabitants. Taylor remarked, "I was concerned that our Tom Paris was not well served. His behavior was somewhat questionable." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 27, No. 4/5, p. 47) She later said, "It was a very unattractive posturing for him. That's the kind of cliché the character could easily fall into. By that point, I was really fed up with it [....] It was very one dimensional, very unattractive." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 140)
- For his part, Michael Piller acknowledged, "['Ex Post Facto' was] a subject of mixed opinions, because Jeri felt we had done some character damage to Paris. I thought he came off rather well." (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #4, p. 13) Piller also noted, "I thought it was a wonderful show for Paris." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 27, No. 4/5, p. 47) Further recalling his disagreement with Taylor, Piller said, "Jeri and I had a real argument over what the impact of 'Ex Post Facto' was. She felt we had assassinated his character in that picture [....] The idea that he would even consider a relationship with a married woman she found quite distasteful. She felt he looked like a low-life womanizer. I think that he has a character flaw, a weakness, that I can appreciate. I think a lot of men can appreciate that and that he fell victim to that flaw – but rose above it to achieve. Jeri can forgive some flaws and she can't forgive other flaws. Infidelity is one that she can't forgive." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 128)
- The book A Vision of the Future - Star Trek: Voyager (pp. 172 & 174) cites Paris' situation in this episode as an example of a character arc that typically dramatizes a situation that many viewers can relate to (specifically, temptation to have an affair with a married person).
- Paris actor Robert Duncan McNeill was delighted with this installment's script. Shortly before production on the episode commenced, he raved, "{It] has one of the best scripts I've ever seen. It was so good I had to call Michael Piller and thank him for it [....] I can't wait to shoot it." (Starlog #213) The episode's unusualness had an influence on the way that McNeill viewed the installment. "It was interesting for me as an actor," he said, "because it was a little bit different in style." He felt this episode was let down, however, by its murder-mystery quality and especially the plot's conclusion. "It was written in a very Raymond Chandler-ish tone," he observed. "What didn't work about it was the way it ended up being like a Murder, She Wrote episode, with all the characters sitting around, and here's the big summary of what really happened. The structure of that episode didn't quite resolve itself, but a good part of that episode was really interesting. I thought the idea of crime and punishment, where the criminal has to relive his victim's experience was a great premise and perfect for Star Trek." (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #11, p. 18)
- The episode was a highlight for Tuvok actor Tim Russ, who appreciated the way it illuminates his character's problem-solving skills. "You got to see how this character can solve a problem, which is typically Vulcan," he said. (Star Trek Monthly issue 19, p. 84) Another aspect here that Russ liked was the Vulcan mind meld sequence. He commented, "I really enjoyed it [....] I love the fact that we get to see the mind-meld from the inside out and got a chance to actually go inside [Tuvok's] mind and see the meld from his point of view, which [had] never been done. I thought it was just great." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 140) The actor also related that he preferred this episode to the later first season installment "Learning Curve" but that he enjoyed the way both episodes show Tuvok solving a different kind of problem. (Star Trek Monthly issue 19, p. 84)
- Both Michael Piller and director LeVar Burton liked Tuvok's involvement in this episode. Piller noted, "I thought it was [...] a wonderful show for Tuvok." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 27, No. 4/5, p. 47) Burton commented, "Having Tuvok be this great sleuth, this great detective figuring out the murder, was fun." (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #12, p. 2)
- Another of the episode's elements that Michael Piller enjoyed was the performances of its cast, feeling that the episode had "terrific performances." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 140)
- Actress Roxann Dawson did little preparation for her small part of the episode. Dawson recalled, "I was just getting the hang of getting my mouth around the technobabble, and I was just beginning to do it. I was actually feeling a little bit cocky. In that episode, I only had one line – I had nothing to do. We were on the bridge, so I decided that I was OK enough to look at the lines on the morning, and then come in. It would be OK – it was just one line." (Star Trek Monthly issue 87, p. 23)
- Neeka, the Banean dog, was actually a Chihuahua whose hair was teased and blow-dried. (Delta Quadrant, p. 28)
- Makeup supervisor Michael Westmore said of his Numiri design for this episode, "They're a bit on the reptilian side, and it's a full head with a lower lip and very interesting nose to it." (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #2, p. 41)
- At a meeting pertaining to this installment, David Livingston read aloud the episode's script (or, at least, the start of the script). ("A Day in the Life of Ethan Phillips", VOY Season 2 DVD special features)
- The episode's production was intentionally inspired by its film noir influence. David Livingston recalled, "[Piller] wanted to shoot it in black and white [....] Then I suggested a peekaboo haircut for the woman so that she looked like Veronica Lake. I figured if you're gonna do it, go all the way." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 140) This degree of influence was facilitated by the involvement of LeVar Burton – who, with this installment, became the first former Star Trek: The Next Generation cast member to direct an episode of Voyager. Robert Duncan McNeill noted about the episode, "LeVar Burton shot it in a film noir style." (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #11, p. 18)
- During filming of the mind meld scene between Paris and Tuvok, Tim Russ suddenly threw back his head and launched into his best James Brown impression, yelling, "I'm feeeeelin' goooood!" (Delta Quadrant, p. 28) Following this experience, Robert Duncan McNeill remarked, "I have Tim Russ to thank for the most memorable mind-meld of the century when he broke into a James Brown impression and caught me completely off-guard in the middle of a scene in the episode 'Ex Post Facto'." [2]
- The scene in which Torres acts on Chakotay's plan of making Voyager's systems seem seriously troubled, in order to deceive the Numiri, was filmed on Paramount Stage 8 (the Bridge set) on Tuesday, 20 December 1994, while the theme tune for the series and other music for "Caretaker" was meanwhile being recorded on a scoring stage a block away. (A Vision of the Future - Star Trek: Voyager, p. 340 & 341) Having done little preparation for the scene, Roxann Dawson struggled with the dialogue during production. She said, "Of course, they had a lot of interviewers and reporters on the set that day, and I could not for the life of me get it. At one point, [LeVar Burton] put [his] arm around me, and [he was] walking around the bridge going, 'It's OK – all you have to do is ...', and I was thinking, 'No, you don't understand; I really can do this. I'm being an utter and complete idiot today, and you're giving me this pep talk.' For the life of me, I could not spit this line out [....] 'Vent a couple of LN2 exhaust conduits around the dorsal emitters' [....] I felt so bad!" (Star Trek Monthly issue 87, pp. 23-24)
- The next day, filming started at 10:00 am and included shooting of the final scene of this episode – with Tuvok and Paris conversing in the mess hall. LeVar Burton had lined up a shot of the two characters talking, and filming of the scene began. The take was going well but Director of Photography Marvin V. Rush abruptly stopped the shooting. With a touch of irritation in his voice, Burton said, "Cut." Puzzled, Burton asked Rush what was wrong. Rush complained about the sequined curtain used for the starfield outside the mess hall "windows," having noticed a problematic shimmer in the curtain as it had moved; the curtain was meant to move smoothly and uniformly along the overhead track near the stage's ceiling. Also, the curtain was by now a washed-out gray which would result in the starfield, on film, looking like a gray shimmering mass. Chief Lighting Technician Bill Peets was familiar with the problem, as it had happened many times before. Peets conferred with Rush, walked over to the curtain and then pointed out the shimmer. He then moved aside, shouted instructions to lamp operators Ken Suzuki and Bob Eyslee, who immediately adjusted some of the lamps. As the curtain was so heavily sequined, it was difficult to light without it entirely turning gray, but the adjustments solved the problem and Burton proceeded to again set up the shot. Bill Peets walked away from the curtain, murmuring, "God, I hate that thing. $25,000 and it still doesn't work." (A Vision of the Future - Star Trek: Voyager, pp. 342-343)
- The following day – Thursday, 22 December 1994 – was the last day of filming before the Christmas hiatus. (A Vision of the Future - Star Trek: Voyager, p. 345)
- Ultimately, LeVar Burton enjoyed having worked on this episode. In summation, he said, "That was a very, very cool episode for a director. It was the first time in Star Trek history we ever shot on black-and-white film stock [....] What I loved about that episode was not only the chance to do something that we had never done, but just the nightmare and the murder-mystery aspect [....] That was also the first mind-meld we've seen in a long, long time. So, shooting that was fun, too." (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #12, p. 2)
- LeVar Burton's participation in the episode's production was appreciated by Tim Russ and Michael Piller. Russ declared, "I thought LeVar Burton did a great job of directing the stylized film noir." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 140) Likewise, Piller admitted, "I felt the direction was great." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 27, No. 4/5, p. 47)
Visual effectsEdit
- Evidently, the production crew reused a stock matte painting to depict the surface of Banea. Although the cityscape made no subsequent appearances after this episode, it had previously been used to represent a city on the planet Angel I (from the TNG episode of the same name as the planet), Starbase 515 (from TNG: "Samaritan Snare") and Klaestron IV (from DS9: "Dax").
- The battle between Voyager and the two Numiri patrol ships was planned by Jim Rider, David Stipes, Joe Bauer, and Dan Curry, using Styrofoam mock-ups. (Cinefantastique, Vol. 27, No. 4/5, pp. 56 & 57)
- The Numiri ship studio model that was visually duplicated for the battle, in its final composite, was actually a frequently reused model.
- The music for this episode was composed by Dennis McCarthy. He invested a lot of energy in the episode, even more so than he had for Star Trek Generations. He commented, "I even worked harder on 'Ex Post Facto' than I did on the movie. I mean, that episode was a murder trial with the dog as the surprise witness! I really had to sell that." (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #4, pp. 63-64)
- Of the seven scores that Dennis McCarthy wrote for Star Trek: Voyager's first season, he ultimately considered this episode to be his favorite as well as the one that involved the most unusual Star Trek music. He noted, "It was a very late 19th Century Impressionist-style score. It was something so different from the normal Star Trek score that, until 'Heroes and Demons,' I was going to submit that one for Emmy consideration." (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #4, p. 63)
- Michael Piller was pleased with the music for this episode. He noted, "It had a wonderful score." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 27, No. 4/5, p. 47)
Reception and aftermathEdit
- Both Jeri Taylor and Michael Piller liked this episode's punishment-related premise, Taylor describing it as "sensational" and "a great sci-fi premise." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 140) She also enthused, "It was one of those great sci-fi notions that you can't do anywhere else and is perfectly legitimate. It says a lot of things about punishment and rehabilitation." (Sci-Fi Universe, October 1995, p. 63) With similar enthusiasm, Piller characterized the initial idea for the episode as "neat." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 27, No. 4/5, p. 47) He believed that both the original premise as well as the concept of someone using another person's brain to smuggle information were "terrific" ideas and implied that he thought his attempt to make the installment "affecting and intriguing" had been successful. (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 140) He also enthused, "I really loved that episode [....] What was interesting was that it really didn't turn out to be so much about crime and punishment as it was about aliens of different sorts, attacks and space battles, all of which were tied together in a very interesting way. I was very happy with that show. I got a good kick out of it." (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #4, p. 13) In addition, Piller said, "I thought it had all the elements of Star Trek and science fiction working for it. It had a really strong mystery, a very strong style; it had space battles; it had investigations with Tuvok at the core of it, so we could see what he does for a living; it had sex and romance." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 140) Piller also stated, "I just thought it worked on every level. I thought it was sexy, I thought the science fiction was terrific [....] It kept you guessing until the very end of the show." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 27, No. 4/5, p. 47)
- On the other hand, Jeri Taylor was considerably less satisfied with the episode's final version than Piller was. She commented, "This to me was absolutely the least successful story that we did. Michael [Piller] feels that it was one of the best that we did. We are at odds over this, as we are occasionally." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 140) Specifically, Taylor did not approve of Piller's work on the installment; she instead felt that the episode was styled too much like a 1940s American film noir production, especially considering that the series for which the episode was written promised that its settings would be far from Earth. "[It] has suburban housewives, dogs, smoking, and people talking like they came out of a Raymond Chandler novel," Taylor observed. "That seems to me not to be the right thing conceptually, although I think there was a lot of fun to be had in that episode." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 27, No. 4/5, pp. 40 & 47) Michael Piller's referential approach to the episode was controversial with other production staffers as well. David Livingston noted, "It was questioned why they were speaking American 1940s dialogue. It was a little bit on the nose in that regard." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 140)
- A certain part of the episode that David Livingston enjoyed was the installment's teaser. He opined, "The opening sequence was effective and interesting." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 140)
- This episode achieved a Nielsen rating of 8 million homes, and a 12% share. [3]
- Cinefantastique gave this installment 1 out of 4 stars. (Cinefantastique, Vol. 27, No. 4/5, p. 40)
- In their unofficial reference book Trek Navigator: The Ultimate Guide to the Entire Trek Saga (pp. 78 & 79), co-writer Mark A. Altman rates this episode 2 and a half out of 4 stars (defined as "average") while fellow co-writer Edward Gross ranks the installment 1 out of 4 stars (defined as "lousy").
- The unauthorized reference book Delta Quadrant (p. 30) gives the episode a rating of 7 out of 10.
- In Star Trek Magazine's retrospective "Ultimate Guide", the magazine gave this episode 2 out of 5 Starfleet-style arrowhead insignias. (Star Trek Magazine issue 164, p. 29)
- Being very proud of this episode in general, Michael Piller enjoyed watching the installment. He reminisced, "It was one of my prouder moments of sitting home watching television [....] I was just really happy sitting down and watching that." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 27, No. 4/5, p. 47)
- Consequently, this episode was a potential Emmy candidate not only for its music but also, so thought Michael Piller, for its overall production. Piller explained, "I called up LeVar and told him that he should submit this one for Emmy consideration." (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #4, p. 13)
- Also according to Michael Piller, the portrayal of Paris in this episode was not received well by some viewers. Remarking on the episode in general, Piller noted, "A lot of people had questions about it." He added, "They thought we made Paris and his approach to women unattractive." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 140) Jeri Taylor fully intended for this problem to be dealt with, stating at the time, "We are going to have to do some stories that redeem him. I don't want him to become the randy guy whose only character note is that he's trying to get laid." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 27, No. 4/5, p. 47) Later, Taylor said, "After episode six, I didn't allow any more smarmy womanizing references to go through, because that's all we were saying about his character [....] Unfortunately, we didn't replace it with anything else, so Tom Paris didn't do much of anything. That's why we needed to develop him in the second season into something more heroic." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 140)
- Having struggled with her one line of technobabble in this episode, Roxann Dawson thought the worst part of the incident was that a story about her struggle was subsequently publicized. She recalled, "Because there [had been] all those reporters there, the first magazine that I opened had a picture of [LeVar Burton] and me captioned, 'LeVar trying to give Roxann a pep talk because she can't do the technobabble on the show.' That taught me never to be cocky again and think I could just get a line on the morning. That was the only line I had in [that] episode, and I was thoroughly and completely embarrassed." Dawson additionally related, "To this day, it's the only line I can still remember like the back of my hand [....] I will always remember it because of the pressure of that day." (Star Trek Monthly issue 87, p. 24)
Continuity and triviaEdit
- In this episode, Tuvok reveals he has been married for sixty-seven years, placing his wedding in 2304.
- Tuvok is still a lieutenant in this episode, and is addressed as one, but he has the rank pips of a lieutenant commander throughout the episode. He is not promoted to that rank until the fourth season episode "Revulsion".
- This episode bears several similarities to the TNG episode "A Matter of Perspective", although Michael Piller rejected the notion that this episode was a remake of the earlier one. (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 140)
- According to the book Delta Quadrant (p. 150), light fittings that can be seen in Lidell Ren's home here were later reused in Henry Starling's office in the Season 3 two-parter "Future's End" and "Future's End, Part II". While identical-shaped light fittings appear in both productions, they seem to be additionally covered by a metallic-looking framework in the two-parter.
- This is the only Star Trek: Voyager episode in which any character is seen smoking. Tom Paris' negative feelings about the activity echo those of Gene Roddenberry, such as he expressed during production on Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. On Star Trek: Voyager, Jeri Taylor was likewise opposed to showing smoking. (A Vision of the Future - Star Trek: Voyager, p. 255)
Video and DVD releases Edit
- UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 1.4, catalog number VHR 4004, 29 August 1995
- As part of the VOY Season 1 DVD collection
Links and references Edit
Main castEdit
- Kate Mulgrew as Captain Kathryn Janeway
- Robert Beltran as Commander Chakotay
- Roxann Biggs-Dawson as Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres
- Robert Duncan McNeill as Lieutenant Tom Paris
- Jennifer Lien as Kes
- Ethan Phillips as Neelix
- Robert Picardo as The Doctor
- Tim Russ as Lieutenant Tuvok
- Garrett Wang as Ensign Harry Kim
Guest stars Edit
- Robin McKee as Lidell Ren
- Francis Guinan as Kray
- Aaron Lustig as Banean Doctor
- Ray Reinhardt as Tolen Ren
Co-star Edit
Uncredited co-stars Edit
- Scott Boardman as Banean guard
- Gizmo as Neeka
- Julie Jiang as an operations division lieutenant
- Louis Ortiz as Ensign Culhane
- Simon Stotler as an operations division ensign
- John Tampoya as Crewman Kashimuro Nozawa
- Terrell Clayton as Andrews
- Unknown performers as
References Edit
appeal; atrium; autonomic response analysis; away team; ARA; Banea; Banea; Banean dog; Banean Engineering Institute; Banean warship; blood; cloud burst; collimator; defence perimeter; dehydration; eclipse; engineering physicist; equation; Federation; Galen; hydroxyproline; lethal injection; LN2 exhaust conduit; logic; marob root tea; Maquis; memory engram; microscope; Milky Way Galaxy; Minister of Science; navigational array; navigational deflector; neodextramine solution; neural implant; neural pathway; neurology; neurological analysis; Numiri; Numiri patrol ship; pancreatic scan; phase emitter; red alert; regenerative shield; Rolk stew; runabout; Salk, Jonas; slipper; Spock, Benjamin; small talk; smoking; Starfleet; storm; synaptic failure; T'Pel; Teluridian IV; telepathy; Thalmerite; Vulcan; Vulcan mind meld; water
External linksEdit
- "Ex Post Facto" at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- "Ex Post Facto" at Wikipedia
- "Ex Post Facto" at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website
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I am experiencing problems considering the write implementation of "Extracting cities from database" and filling data in dropDownlist. That's why I opened the blog tutorial demo and looked about Tags and Comments. Then, I saw the components folder, full of files. What is it exactly for?
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What are components for?
Posted 19 February 2009 - 04:59 AM
The purpose for the components folder (in the protected directory) is to store classes (based on the CComponent class) that containes logic that might be shared between several controllers or other classes, where the logic can not cleanly be defined to be a view, model or controller.
Posted 19 February 2009 - 06:28 AM
krillzip, thank you for explanation. For larger projects, you may want to create sub-directories of components to better categorize the components.
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Small children, even some 1-year-olds, are able to pull the trigger on a gun. Also, older children or adults can mishandle guns or firearms and injure others. The American Academy of Pediatrics encourages parents to avoid keeping guns and firearms in the home or car. If this is not possible, guns and firearms should be kept away from children and stored:footnote 1, footnote 2
Talk with your children about gun safety. Be sure that they know to stay away from guns in a friend's home or elsewhere and to tell you if they see or find a gun.
Talk with the parents of your children's friends. Find out if they have guns in their homes. If they do, ask that they keep them unloaded, locked up, and out of children's reach.
Citations American Academy of Pediatrics (2012). Gun safety: Keeping children safe. The Injury Prevention Program (TIPP). Available online: http://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/all-around/Pages/Gun-Safety-Keeping-Children-Safe.aspx. American Academy of Pediatrics (accessed August 2012). Handguns in the home. Available online: http://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/all-around/Pages/Handguns-in-the-Home.aspx.
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Do we still have that Doom 3 server up, and do we still play it? I just got able to play Doom 3. Origionally my old x1800 wouldn't let me as it hated some games. It crashed after 2 secs of being in the menu. When I got my 8500 (ran driver cleaner pro and all), I still couldn't play Doom 3 (BSOD on start of Doom 3). So I reformatted to be sure ALL ATi stuff was gone and I can play Doom 3. I want to play Doom 3 with you guys :/ How does Saturday 6PM Eastern time sound? Eastern time is GMT -5. So you folks in Britian would be sjowing up around 11PM, and folks on the pacific cost around 3PM (I hope you have a day off :/)
K, It'll be up tomorrow at 4:00pm GMT, if my router works right. Or I could try it now? I ask that time as I go to bed 11PM
It didn't work, unfortunatly. However, on Staurday's, I can wire it up to the router, which almost garuntess it working. If not, then I'l have to find my black box out and hope for 2mbps.
Yeah, it'll be a sat, I edited above post All day on Saturday, until I find the right setting on my router.
Ah well, maybe at the weekend, eh? It'll be running all day then. EDIT: Or, how about now? Patch 1.3.1, look for TPU Doom 3 Server? Anyone want to? Won't set it up if no-one wants to...
Yeah, but I also lost my Doom 3 key AND discs so I probably won't be able to play online. Only game I do have that I know exactly where its at is FarCry. I don't know who else has the game though. Can the free version of FarCry be played mmo?


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Zach Adkins was well aware of the importance surrounding last weekend's United States Tennis Association Northern Section Junior Tennis tournament at the University of Minnesota.
It was one of many local tournaments and was comprised of many familiar opponents, but the Level 5 Baseline Summer Championships' competition was likely the best the Maple Grove incoming junior would see in Minnesota this month.
If he could perform well, it meant more points and a better ranking.
USTA-sanctioned events are where committed tennis families spend their summers. The importance placed around this association has most youth tennis players on the court every weekend. A desire for points and a chance to compete at national-level tournaments created the need for options.
The Baseline Summer Championships was one of six sanctioned tournaments played in the Twin Cities last weekend and eight in the Northern Section, which includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Second place in the 16-and- under singles event and a semifinal loss in doubles were more than sufficient for Adkins, who saw a surge of points and a reminder he is among the top players in the metro and the section.
The boys' singles winner was Nicholas Beaty of Wayzata, who also won the doubles championship with his partner from North Dakota.
"I haven't done well in a Level 5 tournament for a while. Winning at a lower level is good, but winning at a high level is the best," Adkins said after a pair of victories on the first day of the three-day tournament at Baseline Tennis Center. "[Tennis] is the biggest thing for me right now."
Doubles partners Ally Baker, 16, of Rosemount and Lindsey Tibbles, 14, of Rapid City, S.D., said their tournament picking is done by looking at a calendar and comparing the competition level. Despite the numerous options, they have been playing long enough to know which tournament likely will attract the best talent. Baseline easily drew the cream of the crop this week.
Shakopee 14-year-old Raja Arul and his parents had their eye on the Level 5 event for months. Arul's mother, Diana Wilson, signs her son up for as many tournaments as possible and knew the Baseline tournament was a priority.
Arul won first-round matches in singles and doubles, but was defeated in each second round. But he got what he wanted out of the experience -- better opponents. The second-round singles draw was against the top-seeded player.
"I just want to get better," Arul said the evening before facing the top seed. "If you want to get better, you have to play year-round [in USTA]."
Tennis never stops at the Baseline facility. General manager and tennis director John Pratt wrapped up the Baseline Championships midday Sunday and immediately welcomed 500 more individuals for the USTA Junior Tennis Team Section Championships.
Such tournament options weren't around when Pratt played 20 years ago. There was only one division, which forced all talent levels into the same field. Pratt prefers the new format and the parity it creates.
"We're open 364 days a year, and to be honest, pretty much every day we have something going," Pratt said. "What we're trying to do in Junior Tennis is get as many competitive matches as possible."
Familiar faces
It's a tight-knit group at USTA tournaments. Individuals from all corners of the Twin Cities and surrounding states gather at the same courts and interact like family most weekends. The athletes build a competitive friendship, while parents in the stands recap their week with one another.
Lars Scannell and his dad traveled about five hours from Grand Marais to play in the Baseline tournament, but no one was surprised to see them. They are some of the familiar faces that frequent the USTA events.
Adkins looked around the room after his final match Friday and said he knew everyone, especially Scannell -- both were top seeds in the tournament field.
"You see the same kids every week," Pratt said. "And you see them again in the high school season. Friendships do develop."
Adkins said some of his best friends are from Forest Lake, Elk River and Princeton. This outside connection created an extra element of competition during the varsity season.
A victory in a high school event is a confidence-builder for the offseason.
"If you play on your high school team, you're going to play a USTA player," Adkins said. "It's basically the same guys now as it is during the season."
Building alliances
An online search for Baker's assigned doubles partner unveiled impressive stats. Baker was worried she wouldn't live up to Tibbles' level of play -- someone she had never played with or even met.
The duo won its first-round match, but lost in the second round. Though initially brief, the new partnership would extend beyond one weekend.
After the second-round loss, the girls continued to chat and build up the new alliance. Any future tournaments the pair appeared in, Tibbles would welcome Baker by her side.
"When you go to these tournaments and see the same people over and over, you make a lot of friends," Baker said. "When we started to talk, I knew it would work out."
Tibbles was excited to add Baker's digits to her growing phone book of tennis friends. Though she lived nine hours away, she would eventually return to the Twin Cities, and Baker would be a proven partner to help collect points.
"I'd say the better players darn near play every weekend," Pratt said. "Some really need the points and some chase points. There are probably 50 or 60 kids that are pretty regular tournament players."
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NNambiar, P.; Brown, K.A.; Bridges, T.E. (1996) Forensic implications of the variation in morphology of marginal serrations on the teeth of the great white shark. Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology, 14 (1). pp. 2-8. ISSN 0258414X Nambiar, P.; Yaacob, H.; Menon, R. (1996) Third molars in the establishment of adult status - a case report. Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology, 14 (2). pp. 30-33. ISSN 0258-414X YYaacob, H.; Nambiar, P.; Naidu, M.D. (1996) Racial characteristics of human teeth with special emphasis on the Mongoloid dentition. The Malaysian journal of pathology, 18 (1). pp. 1-7. ISSN 01268635 |


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By Bharat Sharma
New Delhi: Apr 17, 2014
Devastating South Africa batsman David Miller believes Kings XI Punjab have built a strong squad capable of winning its maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title this year.
The Punjab outfit, who have only once qualified for the knockout stage in the six editions of the event, made smart buys in the players auction of IPL 7 after retaining only Miller and 20-year-old uncapped Indian player Manan Vohra.
"It is exciting to have a different group of players.
Overall, the squad looks more than capable to win the title.
We have been training hard from the past four-five days and are getting to know each other," Miller told PTI from Abu Dhabi today on the eve of King XI's opening match against two-time champions Chennai Super Kings.
Miller, who made waves after smashing 101 off 38 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore last year, will play a key role in deciding the fortunes of Kings XI, which also have the likes of Virender Sehwag, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mitchell Johnson, Glen Maxwell and captain George Bailey.
Having all-rounders like Rishi Dhawan and Sri Lanka's Thisara Perera gives the Punjab side good options even though their spin department doesn't look as potent with 37-year-old Murali Kartik being their most experienced tweaker.
Miller, however, feels the the depth in batting and fast bowling is enough to bail the team out in tough situations.
"Look, it is really cool to have so many good players around. I have been discussing a lot of cricket with Sehwag and Bailey too comes across as a man of wisdom. Now the challenge is to gel well together in a short time. It was only last night that all of us went out for desert safari," said the 24-year-old from Pietermartizburg.
Asked how he feels about his game and whether he has tried to invent any innovative stroke in the nets of late, the big hitting Miller comes up with a witty reply.
"Well I am actually working on my forward defence," he quipped before getting serious.
"Actually, the focus is just to spend a lot of time in the nets and try hitting every ball besides doing the usual drills."
Though he had a quiet ICC World T20 2014 in Bangladesh, Miller is a regular for South Africa in the shorter formats of the game after making his international debut in May 2010.
Even though Miller is yet to make his debut in Test cricket, he said he was in no hurry.
"I have not set any timeframe for making my Test debut.
The childhood dream was to play for South Africa and that has happened. I just want to take it as it comes and toil further in domestic cricket. And hope I get to play Tests sometime in my career," he signed off.
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In the United States of America
Please don't troll this thread.
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Whatever happened to the RLPL sale?
Only bores stuff on their site right now ;/
Is there a similar thread focused on the UK? The summer sales must be about to commence?


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Bindi Karia has joined Silicon Valley Bank's UK branch to lead the firm's efforts in the early stage "accelerator" space.
Karia (pictured), currently the venture capital/emerging business lead at Microsoft UK, will begin the newly created role in January 2013, reporting into Phil Cox, head of EMEA and India and president of the bank's UK branch.
Cox says: "This new appointment demonstrates Silicon Valley Bank's commitment to the UK technology scene. Bindi is extremely well connected within the industry and we are delighted to have her on board to drive our growth efforts for new banking clients in the Accelerator space. Bindi's knowledge and enthusiasm for the emerging ecosystem of entrepreneurs and investors will be a tremendous asset to our business."
As the VC/emerging business lead for Microsoft UK and the UK representative of the Silicon Valley emerging business team, Karia led BizSpark and BizSpark One in the UK for close to five years, where she focused on driving Microsoft's success in the early-stage technology market. Bindi is also accustomed to working alongside the UK investor community, sitting on many advisory boards, including Seedcamp, Astia, EVCA - Digital Agenda Task Force, SVC2UK CEO Day, and BCS Entrepreneurs.
"As a commercial bank that is focused solely on the innovation space and entrepreneurs, Silicon Valley Bank's offering is entirely unique in the UK market. I am excited to join the team and relish the opportunity to continue to support emerging technology businesses. This is, of course, where my passion lies and I cannot wait to join the team and share my vision to drive the business forward," says Karia.
Karia is well recognised for her work with emerging companies and entrepreneurs: Wired UK Top 100 Digital Power Broker list from 2010 - 2012, Women of the Year Awards list, 2012 Girls in Tech Euro 100 Women's list, one of the Six Most Connected Women in the UK by the IoD in 2011, and a finalist for Asian Business Woman of the Year in the 2010 AWA Awards. She was also given a special mention in the 2010 TechCrunch Europas Awards as Best Startup Advisor/Mentor of the Year, and re-nominated in 2011.
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Gertrude Stein:
An Inventory of Her Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator: | Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 | |
Title: | Gertrude Stein Collection | |
Dates: | 1926-1973, undated | |
Extent: | 2 boxes (.84 linear feet) | |
Abstract: | Includes mainly correspondence written by Gertrude Stein, the American-Jewish writer, poet and art collector who spent most of her life in France. Also includes a number of letters written by Stein's partner Alice B. Toklas. | |
Call Number: | Manuscript Collection MS-4000 | |
Language: | English and French |
Access: | Open for research |
Processed by: | Joan Sibley and Michael Ramsey, 2011 Note: This finding aid replicates and replaces information previously available only in a card catalog. Please see the explanatory note at the end of this finding aid for information regarding the arrangement of the manuscripts as well as the abbreviations commonly used in descriptions. |
Repository: | The University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Center |


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A successful retired jock and his geeky younger brother play out their sibling rivalry by coaching rival little league football teams in this family comedy. Ed O'Neill plays the older brother, Kevin O'Shea, a former Heisman Trophy winner whose gridiron exploits have made him a local hero in his small Illinois hometown. Kevin is the almost unanimous choice to head up the town's Pop Warner football team, and he happily builds an imposing team from...more
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David Cross and Amber Tamblyn just released a video, starring themselves, about a patient and her gynotician. It's one of those videos that's funny because it's true. But also sad because it's true. Oh life! You are so very bittersweet. In case you're unsure what a gynotician does or says or is, I'll back up and start at the beginning.
Remember that time in Heaven when God handed you a vagina and sent you down to earth, through the birth canal and out into the hands of a doctor? I do, very vividly. But I've had a wonderful memory as well as a close and personal relationship with God. Part of being in the vagina-havers club (which is currently outnumbering the Pen15 club) is dealing with politicians trying to regulate your body. To put it politely, they're obsessed with the part of us that starts at the uterus and ends at the urethra. Although don't mention those big words to them. They prefer calling it the easy-bake-oven and the she-who-must-not-be-named.
David and Amber have so aptly named these wonderful men gynoticians. Get it (Gynecologist – Ecologist + Politican – P.) In the sketch they've put together, they remind us how absolutley inane it is that gynoticians are allowed to make decisions for women. They also remind us why they're our favorite "ohhh, I forgot they were together" couple. Despite the age gap, they do seem to work well together. Not as well as David Cross worked with David Cross to create the Tobias Funke/Mrs. Featherbottom characters, but close.
So watch and enjoy seeing them together in this charmifying video (Charming – Ng + Horrifying – Horr).


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Philadelphia An approach designed to reduce HIV/STDs previously used exclusively by academic researchers has successfully been implemented by community-based organizations (CBOs), an important component in national strategies to curtail the spread of HIV, meaning far more "at risk" youths can be reached.
A new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania tested whether a proven HIV/STD risk-reduction intervention would work when led by CBOs, who have played a vital role in the ongoing fight against HIV. The Penn study found that the CBOs were able to successfully implement an evidence-based HIV/STD risk-reduction intervention with adolescents. The intervention did not reduce the frequency of sexual intercourse, yet the HIV/STD-intervention participants reported a greater proportion of condom-protected intercourse.
The study also looked at the impact of extended training and found that CBO facilitators who received more training were no more effective than those who received a basic intervention packet alone. Results suggest that the training of CBO facilitators does not need to be "extraordinarily extensive or expensive" to achieve desired results, according to researchers.
"Community-based organizations have been on the front lines of the HIV/AIDS fight since the beginning of the epidemic, and this study shows their ability to successfully apply interventions designed to prevent STD transmission in a vulnerable population," said study author John B. Jemmott III, PhD, professor of Communication in Psychiatry and of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine and Annenberg School for Communication.
In the United States, young adults between 15 and 24 years old only constitute one quarter of the sexually active population, yet they account for about half of new STD cases. The same age group accounts for half of all new HIV infections.
Interventions were led by 86 community-based organizations with a total of 1707 adolescent participants divided into a control group and an HIV/STD risk-reduction group. The intervention was designed to give adolescents the knowledge, motivation and skills necessary to reduce their risk of STDs, including HIV. The teens reported in three, six, and 12 months following the intervention. Throughout the study, the HIV/STD-intervention participants were more likely to report consistent condom use than the control group.
"We were pleased to find that effective interventions can retain their beneficial effects when implemented by CBOs outside of tightly controlled research settings," Loretta S. Jemmott, PhD, RN, professor of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, "This has important implications for ways that future interventions can be rolled out."
The study appears in the April edition of the American Journal of Public Health. Additional authors include Geoffrey T. Fong, PhD, with the Psychology Department at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and Knashawn Morales, ScD, assistant professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The study was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Torchbearer Chloe's dream to compete in next Paralympic Games
A teenager who carried the Olympic torch in Shropshire has ambitions of making the 2016 Olympics herself – but she needs a new wheelchair to set her on the road to realising her dream.
Chloe Stanik, 14, of Leominster, had the honour of carrying the flame through Ludlow.
Afterwards she told her mum she was going to be 'in it next time' and hopes to compete in wheelchair basketball.
The youngster, who attends Weobley High School, was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy when she was seven and also has ADHD and parasomnia. She has no muscles from the knees down and wears splints on her legs 24 hours of the day.
Chloe's illness limits what she can do and where she can go but wheelchair basketball has given her a new lease of life, says her mum Sue Woodland.
She said: "Now Chloe says I am what I am and I do wheelchair basketball. She has a completely different positive attitude and absolutely loves the sport. She is very competitive and puts all her frustrations into the game."
Chloe is a member of the Hereford Harriers team and they are hoping to get into the league soon but she needs a special made-to-measure wheelchair, which will cost about £1,800.
Sue has vowed to contribute £300 hopes to raise the rest.
They are holding a charity exercise day on Sunday, March 10, at Halo Leisure Centre in Leominster between 9.30am and 1.30pm. To take part call 07962 532231 or just turn up on the day.
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Britney Spears banned from leaving home without bra
The father of pop star Britney Spears has banned her from leaving her Los Angeles home without a bra, the Sun reports.
Father Jamie – who has legal control over all Spearsââ¬â¢ affairs – fears his troubled daughter is getting close to the brink again and has imposed a host of new rules on the Womanizer singer.
He is embarrassed by constant pictures of her nipples popping out of her clothes and has insisted she only leaves her Los Angeles home wearing the correct support.
Jamie, 57, is taking the order so seriously he has even threatened to fire one of the 28-year-old's security guards who has let her be photographed bra-less several times in recent weeks.
Jamie recently forced his daughter, who has two sons, to dump her 38-year-old boyfriend Jason Trawick because he was worried she was falling back into her emotional turmoil after years of recovery.
He feared their volatile relationship was sending fragile Britney close to the edge.
"Jamie's control over Britney's life is incredible," a friend revealed.
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lol bigfoot would destroy all ufc heavies except cain and jds, possibly carwin although now that carwin is off roids who knows if he'll still be able to hit as hard. have you seen pics of him recently? looks like a different person.
Bigfoot over Pat Barry??
Bigfoot over Big Nog.


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Saint James the Less Roman Catholic Church is an 1865-67 High Victorian Gothic influenced brick structure with Romanesque Revival overtones, a tall central tower rising out of the façade or west elevation, and an ornate interior with marble sculpture and murals. The façade of the church has round-arched recessed panels with round-arched windows and pointed bichromal surrounds created by alternating stone and brick treatment, and miniature round-arched corbelling under the eaves of the roof and in the façade of the tower. The exterior is built of brick, with all-stretcher bond on the front façade, and common bond on the sides. The steeple, at 256 feet, is one of the tallest church towers in the city.
The significance of Saint James the Less Roman Catholic Church is derived from several sources. As a building designed in the High Victorian Gothic style with Romanesque Revival overtones, the church is an example of a type of architecture that was commonly used in Baltimore in the second half of the 19th century for church structures. This church is an unusual example in that it is constructed of brick rather than the more commonly used stone, particularly for buildings of similar size and lavish treatment. The structure achieves additional significance as an early work of George A. Frederick (1842-1924), a prolific and prominent architect in Baltimore who designed buildings of all types mainly in the Baltimore area but also across the state. The craftsmanship of the period is apparent in the detailing of the construction of the building itself as well as in the stained glass windows from the studios of Josef Mayer in New York and Germany; three large interior murals painted about 1886 by the German-born artist William Lamprecht; and marble sculpture work by the Baltimore sculptor Joseph Martin Didusch.