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El Medano and El Cabezo Bay and beach is a well known windsurfing hotspot amongst the windsurfing scene - it's a World Cup Windsurfing beach this one. This bohemian resort - if you could call it a resort - it feels more like a bustling Spanish village than a resort. It's not an exaggeration to say that El Medano really represents where it's at as far as windsurfing (and some kite surfing is concerned). The spot is particularly favoured by intermediate and advanced windsurfers - and advanced kite surfers who can deal with dodging the many windsurfers and the rocks positioned at the end of the bays.
What's more, El Medano has two winsurfing sailing areas either side of it's character harbour, promenade and jetty. It's also situated just 5 minutes from Tenerife South Airport, has one of the best markets on Tenerife (weekly on Saturday mornings) and a delightful selection of surf shops, chic clothes shops and trendy bars and restaurants. (fresh fish on the Costa Silencio coastal stretch is also another highlight - most of the locations on this coastline started life as Tenerife fishing villages.
The most experienced windsurfers head out to the North Bay area of El Medano. You'll find more intermediates on it's south bay area. It's not just the superb windsurfing conditions you have here, there's also a bit of a windsurfing scene which has evolved over the years making for some great evening gatherings in the town centre and a live music and bar scene to beat all! A fair bit of funding has poured into locations like El Medano on Tenerife in recent years and it shows. Checkout the pretty timber boardwalk here, various bits of public art.
El Medano is up there is Sotavento and other windsurfing and kitesurfing hotspots on Fuerteventura. There are two main windsurfing equpment hrie outlets here, including the Fanatic Fun Factory on North Bay, and another on Playa Sur. Take a look at some of the windsurfing and surfing weblinks to the right for more details.
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Castor's cane is a luminescent blue walking cane with a rounded grip on the top end. At face value, it appears to be something of a fashion accessory, adopted in accordance with Castor's propensity for extravagance. The cane serves no use for assisting Castor's balance and appears to be persistent in nature.
A hidden feature of the cane is its concealed gun weapon. The cane is capable of firing numerous high velocity light blasts in an automatic repeater fashion. These shots are damaging, at least to the point where they can harm objects and seriously maim a program. A single-shot blast, which may result from an alternate fire mode, is capable of derezzing a program with a direct hit at close range. Castor used this weapon feature to randomly spray gunfire all over the End of Line Club during a pitched battle, and later used it to derezz a Black Guard with a shot to the back.
- Similar canes were popularized by Fred Astaire, and Castor even imitates several of Astaire's performance moves including twirling his cane.
- Real life cane guns once served as a last resort weapon, although such devices were exceedingly rare.


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- 1 How to Build Your First Joomla Platform Application
- 2 Example 1: Hello World Command Line Interface (CLI) App
- 3 Example 2: Drawing cool things in the Terminal Screen
- 4 Example 3: Hello World using a var to save your name
- 5 Example 4: Get your recent Tweets
- 6 Building a Wep Application on the Platform
- 7 Use Existing Joomla Configuration in External PHP file
How to Build Your First Joomla Platform Application
This article will allow you to create your first Joomla Platform application, following a step-by-step process outlined below. We'll assume you're in an environment that has access to PHP (Mac OS X has this by default), and that you've got a connection to the Internet to download the platform project.
Step 1: Download the latest Joomla Platform
Simply point your Web browser to http://github.com/joomla/joomla-platform and then click on the "Downloads" button. In the pop-up window that appears, click on either the "Download .tar.gz" button or the "Download .zip" button, depending on your preference.
Step 2: Extract the Joomla Platform in your own environment
After you've downloaded the file, extract it in the location of your choosing.
Step 3: Create a new file
Create a folder named 'examples' within the root directory where you extracted the Joomla Platform. Using your favorite text/code editor, copy/paste code from the following examples (one at a time) into a new file. (Name the file as: 'helloworld.php' or other name that you prefer).
Step 4: Execute your application from the command line interface (CLI)
Using your favorite CLI (maybe Terminal on the Mac, or PuTTy on Windows), navigate to the 'examples' folder where you saved your file. Type "php helloword.php" (or whatever you named your file) and click the enter key on your keyboard.
Step 5: Read the result on your screen, savor the moment
Step 6: Tweet your success
Tell the world that you just made your first successful Joomla Platform app by tweeting the following: "OMG, I just wrote a #jplatform app! #joomla"
Example 1: Hello World Command Line Interface (CLI) App
<?php define( '_JEXEC', 1 ); require_once ( '../libraries/import.php' ); jimport( 'joomla.application.cli' ); class HelloWorld extends JCli { public function execute( ) { $this->out( 'Hello World' ); } } JCli::getInstance( 'HelloWorld' )->execute( );
Example 2: Drawing cool things in the Terminal Screen
<?php define( '_JEXEC', 1 ); require_once ( '../libraries/import.php' ); jimport( 'joomla.application.cli' ); class JoomlaRocks extends JCli { public function execute( ) { $this->out( ' . . .__ | | ' ); $this->out( ' | _ _ ._ _ | _. [__) _ _.|_/ __ | ' ); $this->out( '\__|(_)(_)[ | )|(_] | \(_)(_.| \_) * ' ); } } JCli::getInstance( 'JoomlaRocks' )->execute( );
Example 3: Hello World using a var to save your name
<?php define('_JEXEC', 1); require_once '../libraries/import.php'; jimport('joomla.application.cli'); class HelloYou extends JCli { public function execute() { $this->out('What is your name?'); $name = $this->in(); $this->out(); $this->out('Hi '.$name.','); $this->out('Welcome to the Joomla Platform!'); $this->out(); } /** * We don't really need configuration for this application. * * @return void */ protected function fetchConfigurationData() { return array(); } } JCli::getInstance('HelloYou')->execute();
Example 4: Get your recent Tweets
<?php define('_JEXEC', 1); require_once '../libraries/import.php'; jimport('joomla.application.cli'); class TwitterFeed extends JCli { //Get Latest Tweet function latest_tweet( $username, $count = 5 ) { $url = "http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/$username.xml?count=$count"; $xml = simplexml_load_file( $url ) or die( "could not connect" ); $text = ''; foreach( $xml->status as $status ) { $text .= $status->text . ' '; } return $text; } public function execute() { $this->out( 'What is your twitter handle?' ); $username = $this->in( ); $this->out( 'How many tweets to view?' ); $count = $this->in( ); $tweet = $this->latest_tweet( $username, $count ); $this->out( $tweet ); } protected function fetchConfigurationData() { return array(); } } JCli::getInstance('TwitterFeed')->execute();
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Building a Wep Application on the Platform
These instructions will allow you to create a minimal web application that does not use a database.
Download the latest version of the Joomla! platform from github.
- Create an index.php file in the root with the following starting code:
if (file_exists(dirname(__FILE__) . '/defines.php')) { include_once dirname(__FILE__) . '/defines.php'; } // Define some things. Doing it here instead of a file because this // is a super simple application. define('JPATH_BASE', dirname(__FILE__)); define('JPATH_PLATFORM', JPATH_BASE . '/libraries'); // Usually this will be in the framework.php file in the // includes folder. require_once JPATH_PLATFORM.'/import.php'; // Now that you have it, use jimport to get the specific packages your application needs. jimport('joomla.environment.uri'); jimport('joomla.utilities.date'); //It's an application, so let's get the application helper. jimport('joomla.application.helper'); $client = new stdClass; $client->name = 'mywebapp'; $client->path = JPATH_MYWEBAPP; JApplicationHelper::addClientInfo($client); // Instantiate the application. // We're setting session to false because we aren't using a database // so there is no where to store it. $config = Array ('session'=>false); $app = JFactory::getApplication('mywebapp', $config); // Render the application. This is just the name of a method you // create in your application.php $app->render();
Now create a application.php file.
/** * @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2011 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved. * @license GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt */ // no direct access defined('JPATH_PLATFORM') or die; /** * Joomla! Application class * * Provide many supporting API functions * * @package Joomla.MyWebApp * @subpackage Application */ final class JMyWebApp extends JApplication { /** * Display the application. */ public function render() { echo '
My Web Application
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'; echo 'The date is '. JFactory::getDate('now'); } }
The application.php file should go into the includes folder. If you browse to the web page you should see the heading followed by the two sentences, including the url and the date.
Use Existing Joomla Configuration in External PHP file
Sometimes you may need to write an external PHP file instead of working in Joomla files. Outside the Joomla Framework, we cannot use Joomla DB libraries, such as the Global object $db, loadResult(), loadResultArray, loadAssocList, loadRow() and so on. In this case, we can use the custom PHP code plugin to write the code right in the Joomla content page. You can also include the Joomla configuration and write your own MySQL queries in external php file.
Joomla Configuration
If you open configuration.php, you will see that all variables inside are under the class JConfig(). In this example, I need the variables of $host, $db, $user and $password.
Joomla Page
Suppose we have a Joomla page called "jm_page.php". In jm_page.php, I tried to POST a request variable of $user_id from "jm_page.php" to the external PHP file called "external.php".
<form action="external.php" method="POST"> <input type="text" name="user_id" id="user_id" value="<?php echo $user_id; ?>" /> <input type="submit" /> </form>
External Page
In the code below, the objective is to use Jconfig Class without repeating the Database connection strings which were already defined in Joomla Configuration page. Having the DB established, we query and output the first value in the $result Array. In the Query, I tried to get the result of sex of the user based on the user id from the table "jos_community_user".
How to read $jconfig->host? $Jconfig is now the instance of the Jconfig class. host is the variable $host inside the class.
<?php #### The following codes is written by Andy Ng <http://www.pcinvent.net> #### #### Please keep the above credit line to the Author #### //get POST $user_id = $_POST["user_id"]; echo $user_id; //use joomla db class require_once("configuration.php"); $jconfig = new JConfig(); //db establish $db_error = "Sorry. We are maintaining the Website. Please try again later."; $db_config = mysql_connect( $jconfig->host, $jconfig->user, $jconfig->password ) or die( $db_error ); mysql_select_db( $jconfig->db, $db_config ) or die( $db_error ); //db query result $query = "SELECT user_sex FROM jos_community_user WHERE user_id = $user_id"; //get user_sex $query_execute = mysql_query($query); $result = mysql_fetch_row($query_execute); echo $result[0]; mysql_close($db_config);//andy:close db for security reason ?>


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Happy New Year! Millions of people gather each year in New York City to usher in the upcoming year. Billions more join this celebration in various other mega cities around the planet. So, what is a mega city? Each year around midnight on Dec 31st...
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Mr. Toshikazu Mito has established the Solar Cooker Japan (SCJ), group making efforts to enhance solar cookers especially in Africa. SCJ conducted a feasibility study of the balloon cooker, which was recently invented in Japan. The feasibility study was done in Kenya through partnership with the Solar Cookers International East Africa Regional Office (SCI EARO). He now resides in Rwanda and is continuously seeking opportunity to use solar cookers in Africa.
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The Secretary shall establish a Democracy Fellowship Program to enable officers of the Department to gain an additional perspective on democracy promotion in foreign countries by working on democracy issues in appropriate congressional offices or congressional committees with oversight over the subject matter of this chapter, including the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and international or nongovernmental organizations involved in democracy promotion.
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- Ron: "What was that?"
- Harry: "It was either a very big cat or quite a small tiger."
- — Ronald Weasley and Harry Potter see Crookshanks for the first time.[src]
Crookshanks was Hermione Granger's pet cat. He is half-Kneazle,[1] as evidenced by his lion-like appearance, ability to solve problems on his own without aid or teaching, and clear dislike of and ability at recognising untrustworthy persons (even if they are transfigured).
Purchase by Hermione
- Ron: "You bought that monster?"
- Hermione: "He's gorgeous, isn't he?"
- Ron: "Hermione, that thing nearly scalped me!"
- — Hermione and Ron after the former's purchase of Crookshanks[src]
Crookshanks was purchased by Hermione Granger from the Magical Menagerie in Diagon Alley in 1993. The proprietor informed Hermione that he had been there for quite some time, and that "nobody wanted him."[2] It could be that as a highly intelligent animal, Crookshanks was merely waiting for someone worthy of his companionship and as Hermione is a very intelligent witch, Crookshanks must have deemed her worthy of his affection.
Crookshanks and Scabbers
- "This cat isn't mad. He's the most intelligent of his kind I've ever met."
- —Sirius Black on Crookshanks[src]
Crookshanks played an instrumental part in Sirius Black's attempts to enter Hogwarts Castle for the purpose of procuring Peter Pettigrew, who was masquerading as Scabbers, Ron Weasley's beloved pet rat. Crookshanks immediately took a disliking to Scabbers, (perhaps because he was half-kneazle and could detect frauds) trying to attack him through Ron's clothes the first time they met. Afterwards, Crookshanks independently sought Scabbers out, causing the rat to seek hiding places. When Scabbers took off to hide in Rubeus Hagrid's hut, Ron was convinced that Crookshanks had eaten him. This caused a row with Hermione, until he was found at Hagrid's.
- "There's something funny about that animal! It heard me say that Scabbers was in my bag!"
- —Ron after one of Crookshanks' failed attempts to catch Scabbers[src]
Crookshanks met Sirius Black in his Animagus form of Padfoot on the Hogwarts grounds several times, and stole the passwords to Gryffindor Tower from Neville Longbottom to help him get into the castle. Crookshanks helped Sirius lure Harry, Ron and Hermione into the Shrieking Shack. During the scuffle between Harry and Sirius, Crookshanks attempted both to steal Harry's wand and attack Harry, and when both failed, set himself over Sirius' heart. The hesitation that Harry felt gave enough time for Professor Remus Lupin to arrive.
Crookshanks led the way back through the tunnels. However, when Lupin transformed into a werewolf, Pettigrew stole Lupin's wand and stunned both Ron and Crookshanks, escaping. After all this, Ron accepted Crookshanks as a remarkable animal companion, asking for his 'judgement' of the small owl that Sirius had offered to him as compensation for the loss of Scabbers to confirm that the owl wasn't another Animagus.[3]
Crookshanks soon became more friendly to others; for example, he once curled up in Harry Potter's lap when Harry was waiting to hear from Sirius. However, he still remained unusually perceptive and disapproving of bad behaviour, judging by how he stared at Harry and Ron while they made up answers for their Divination homework.[4] Ginny Weasley, whom Ron claimed was a great lover of cats[5], seemed fond of Crookshanks; she enjoyed playing with him, and was able to coax him out in the kitchen of Grimmauld Place during an Order of the Phoenix meeting, rolling butter beer corks for him to catch.[6]
Second Wizarding War
During the height of the Second Wizarding War, Hermione and Crookshanks came to stay at the Burrow, but Hermione left with Harry and Ron after Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour's wedding reception was interrupted by Death Eaters.[7] It is unknown what happened to Crookshanks while Hermione was searching for Horcruxes; most likely, he stayed in the Weasley's care, given Ginny's fondness of cats. Alternately, he may have left the Weasley household alone.
Physical appearance
Crookshanks was described as very big, bandy-legged, ginger-coloured and with a "squashed head". His face was described to look as if he had "run headlong into a brick wall."[3] This type of cat's face is known as a "pansy face." Based on these markings, Crookshanks would have the characteristics of a hansa Himalayan, or ginger Himalayan cat.He could also be a Persian, but due to his face shape the former is more probable. Many people get these breeds confused, the Persian has larger, buggier eyes and rounder upper lips than a himalayan. Crookshanks' other most recognisable physical traits were his "bottlebrush" tail and his yellow eyes. The 3 cats used in the filming, however, were all red persian cats.
Personality and traits
- "Clever Crookshanks, did you catch that all by yourself?"
- —Hermione Granger after Crookshanks caught a spider[src]
The name Crookshanks seems to refer to the cat's bandy legs, from crook, meaning "a bend", and shank, a term for the lower part of the legs. It is likely to be derived from the Scottish surname 'Cruikshanks', which is pronounced in exactly the same way. Isaac Robert Cruikshank was a well-known British illustrator in the 1800s and illustrated Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist, the first of the famous "orphan novels" that influenced J.K. Rowling as she came up with the character Harry Potter.
Behind the scenes
- Crookshanks may be named after Poderick Crookshank.
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Crookshanks interfered with one of Fred and George Weasley's Extendable Ears, which the twins, Hermione, Harry Potter, and Ron and Ginny Weasley used to listen in on an Order of the Phoenix meeting in 12 Grimmauld Place.
- Evanna Lynch, who plays Luna Lovegood in the film series, named her cats after Harry Potter characters: she has a cat named Luna and another named Dumbledore. She also had a cat named Crookshanks, although it is now deceased.[11]
- In the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban book, Crookshanks was bought by Hermione while Harry and Ron were looking for Scabbers. In the film, this scene was omitted and he was first seen chasing Scabbers when Harry left his room in The Leaky Cauldron. Ron later referred to him as a "bloody beast" and a "pig with hair".
- Crookshanks' role in the film version Prisoner of Azkaban is considerably diminished compared to his role in the book; he is never shown as friends with Sirius Black nor does he help Sirius in any way.
- Hermione's ownership of Crookshanks may be reminiscent to her transformation as a cat about one year prior to his purchase.
- In the films, Crookshanks is played by Crackerjack, as said on the second disc of the DVD of Prisoner of Azkaban.
- To make Crackerjack's hair look tatty like Crookshanks's, his trainer stuck bits of his already shed fur onto his body.
- Hermione was forced to abandon Crookshanks during the attack at the Burrow in 1997, and it remains unknown if they ever reunited after the Second War ended. However, it would be safe to assume that the two did reunite, seeing their strong love and affection towards each other.
- A plush version of Crookshanks is available at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- Pottermore
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Crookshanks" on J.K. Rowling Official Site
- ↑ Prisoner of Azkaban, Ch. 4
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- ↑ Prisoner of Azkaban, Ch. 8
- ↑ Goblet of Fire, Ch. 5
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Ch. 38
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NFL free agency has certainly started off with a bang and I'm grateful for that. This time of year can be rough for me because Sportscenter becomes obsessed with Spring Training and the NBA – two things I really do not care about.
Thankfully, football is on the tongue once again and this free agency period should carry me through the NFL Draft in April. Remember, we still don't know where Michael Vick will land or if the Eagles will even let him go.
At some point I will do an in-depth analysis of all of the NFL roster moves, but for now, here are some thoughts that I think I think.
First of all, I hope Tom Brady drowned in his cereal bowl upon hearing the news that the New York Jets will now be impossible to throw against. Darrelle Revis could probably cover an opposing offense by himself, but now he has Antonio Cromartie next to him? That is ridiculous.
This is a great move by Rex Ryan and Co.
Yes, I know the knock on Cromartie. He has an off-field rap sheet that would make Lil Wayne blush, but the man has proven he can play. How quickly we forget his 10 interceptions in 2007.
Granted, the Jets did literally run over Cromartie in the playoffs, but New York's scheme could make him a Pro Bowler once again. He will certainly get tested plenty as nobody wants to throw to Revis. Wow, stop and think about Revis and Cromartie feasting on the Buffalo Bills twice a year. Those games are good for at least two picks each.
Speaking of feasting, I can't wait to see Julius Peppers treat Brett Favre like the Bellagio buffet. If Peppers officially signs with the Chicago Bears and if Favre retires, un-retires, retires then un-retires again this will be one heck of a match-up.
Perhaps the thought of the 6-foot-7, 283-pound freak of a defensive end planting him into the ground will keep Favre on his couch in Wranglers for all future Sundays.
Finally, after watching the Carolina Panthers' top brass put on the whole crying charade after releasing Jake Delhomme, I now need a new vomit bag.
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This is football. If Tom Hanks didn't allow crying in "A League of Their Own," then I'll be damned if I'll allow crying in the NFL.
Not to mention – you released him. That's like dumping someone with the "It's me, not you" line. Bosses don't cry when they fire people. They have the power to not fire you if you're that good.
Sure, this might prove to be the best move for the Panthers in the long term, but I really don't see it. Delhomme was miserable at best last season, but the guy put together quite a career. Not to mention, the Panthers still owe him a ton of money and now they pin their hopes on Matt Moore?
Maybe Moore is the second coming of John Elway. Who knows? Right now, though, he is unproven and he does not have a ton of talent around him. Perhaps Carolina is really just buying time until they announce a trade for Michael Vick.
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Ash and friends are travelling to Castelia City so Ash can battle the Castelia Gym Leader. While in Pinwheel Forest, they encounter a Sewaddle who swung right in and attack Pikachu with Bug Bite. As Ash followed Sewaddle through the forest in order to catch it (since he experience it's moves), they meet Burgh, the Castelia Gym Leader.
- This is the first time Ash catches a Pokemon with a team of six since catching Krabby early in Kanto.
- This is the first time Ash switches his team, swapping Sewaddle with Pidove.
- If a Trainer catches a Pokemon with a team of six, the Poke Ball seals itself unless one of the Trainer's Pokemon is sent to the Professor's lab.
- Professor Oak's Live Caster: Servine
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Many projects have been partially developed for Star Trek beginning in the 1970s. There have also been deleted scenes for completed projects.
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- Star Trek: The First Adventure (1989)
- Star Trek: IMAX (1997)
- Star Trek: The Beginning (2005)
Untitled movie project
Gene Roddenberry approached Paramount Pictures with the idea of a Star Trek movie as early as 1973. Roddenberry wanted Herb Solow (formerly the Desilu executive in charge of production on the first two seasons of Star Trek) to produce the film. He also wanted Solow to negiotiate with Paramount in his behalf. Roddenberry based the plot idea on the outline "A Question of Cannibalism" in his 1964 series proposal, Star Trek is... (the title was reworked as "The Cattlemen"). Solow thought the script had to be heavily rewritten, because "it did not foreshadow an enjoyable night at the movies". Despite this, Paramount was eager on the project, however Roddenberry refused to accept the screenwriting fee and equity proposed by the studio. After several unsuccessful negiotiations, Paramount backed away from the project and the movie was never made. Solow commented that the studio could've made the film without Roddenberry, but they did not want to alienate the fanbase. (Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, pp. 420-421, 430)
Nemesis follow-up
An eleventh Star Trek movie was initially planned during production on the tenth film, Star Trek Nemesis. Nemesis co-writers John Logan and Brent Spiner intended to follow that film with a "crossover" sequel. After Nemesis failed financially, however, this plan was abandoned. [1]
Live-action television series
- Assignment: Earth (1967-1968) [2]
- There were some plans for a fourth season of Star Trek: The Original Series, including a second episode featuring Kor, that would have aired 1969-1970.
- Shortly after the cancellation of TOS, Paramount proposed a spin-off series centered on the character of Spock, featuring him living on Vulcan with other Vulcans. This idea was turned down by Gene Roddenberry, who Paramount had asked to produce the series. (The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, p. 18)
- Star Trek: Phase II (1977)
- Before the creation of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Paramount showed Roddenberry a script for a possible new Star Trek television series involving the Enterprise being run by a group of cadets. Roddenberry was against this. ("Gene Roddenberry - The Creator of Star Trek: The Next Generation", The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine Vol. 1, p. 4)
- There were some plans for a fifth season of Star Trek: Enterprise, which would have aired 2005-2006.
- Undeveloped Star Trek episodes
- Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski and Bryce Zabel (Dark Skies) proposed a reboot of the franchise with the crew of the original series in 2004[3], but Paramount ignored the proposal as they were not "even willing to talk about Star Trek".[4]
- Jonathan Frakes developed a Star Trek series that was rejected by Paramount, who stated that they had previously rejected proposals by William Shatner and Bryan Singer out of concern of "franchise fatigue". Frakes agreed that this was a wise decision, "Not that [I] wouldn't love the Titan, or the Rikers in Space, or any of those shows on the air." [5]
- Bryan Singer, Christopher McQuarrie, Robert Meyer Burnett and Geoffrey Thorne planned to pitch their own show entitled Star Trek: Federation, but they chose not to after development of Star Trek was announced. [6]
Animated Star Trek
- Star Trek: Final Frontier (2006)
1970s series
Before the making of Star Trek: The Animated Series was given the go-ahead, one concept for an animated series that was offered to Gene Roddenberry involved the Enterprise crew landing on strange planets and shooting everything on sight that was different or seemed ugly. (The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, p. 18)
1990 animated Star Trek
In 1990, Paramount Pictures attempted to sell an idea for an animated series that combined characters from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: The Original Series. None of the networks or syndicators at the time were interested in the series and it was unsold. Rick Berman said such a project would have "diluted the franchise."
Cel art from this series has been seen in various Star Trek conventions over the years, and it has been stated to be well-drawn.
CGI cartoon based on the original series
In the late 1990s, Paramount briefly considered creating CGI original series cartoon inspired by the success of Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles, and the art (using motion capture for the characters) of the unreleased game Star Trek: Secret of Vulcan Fury. [7]
Star Trek: The Lions of the Night
Around 2003 Star Trek: The Lions of the Night was the concept by writer Jimmy Diggs to produce a movie era CGI animated Star Trek adventure. He described the plot the following way: "... Captain Sulu takes command of the USS Enterprise-B and must stop a Kzinti invasion of Federation Space." Artist Court Jones created several sketches to depict a new concept of Kzinti that were looking more dangerous as well as a concept of how the Kzinti assault fleet would look.
The material of this animated series was recycled by the writer for an article in Star Trek: Communicator (issue #149) and later for the undeveloped Star Trek: Enterprise season 5 episode "Kilkenny Cats".


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Why do these download to my computer the moment I click on them? Is it because they are .bmp files or somethin?
These are all WIP offworld bases of the Nyl'Etian race, one of several races that I am currently writing up for a roleplaying campaign I am creating. Feedback would be really appreciated ;o.
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Why do these download to my computer the moment I click on them? Is it because they are .bmp files or somethin?
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The same thing has been happening to me lately when i click on anyone elses attachments, but i dont mind it really.
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Maine lawmakers met last week's deadline for submitting bill proposals, but the process for creating new legislation this year is far from over. Although the bulk of the proposed legislation was received by the Maine Revisor of Statutes office on Friday, lawmakers will still receive at least two more opportunities to submit after-deadline bill requests, and legislative committees also have the option of drawing up their own bills during the session. MPBN State House Bureau Chief A.J. Higgins talks with Maine Things Considered host Tom Porter about the process.
Maine Things Considered host Tom Porter talks with MPBN State House Bureau Chief A.J. Higgins about the bills that made the cut for consideration this legislative session, and the process for submitting bill proposals down the line.


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Christine Temetri is at her wits' end. For years she's covered the increasingly bizarre activities of End Times cults for the Banner, a religious news magazine. Yet Christine, who once dreamed of being a "real" writer, has nothing to show for the gig other than a regular paycheck and serious doubt that Armageddon will occur in time for her next deadline. But after a mysterious man entrusts her with a locked briefcase and orders to "take it to Mercury", Christine finds herself face-to-face with a ping-pong-playing angel by the name of Galileo Mercury.
It seems Mercury was sent from heaven to make preparations for Armageddon, yet became sidetracked by the earthly delights he discovered: Rice Krispy treats, table tennis, and beer, to name just a few. Mercury's concern for the fate of mankind is middling at best, but he is happy to educate Christine on the details of the elaborate, if poorly organized, calamity to come. When Christine inadvertently saves the Antichrist - an obnoxious, thirtysomething gamer who still lives with his mother - from celestial assassination, she begins an ambitious battle to stop the Apocalypse and save the world. But the heavenly host is nothing if not persistent, and Christine, aided only by an apathetic angel and a reluctant Antichrist, has her work cut out for her.
Packed with outrageous characters, Mercury Falls is a viciously funny (and occasionally absurd) morality tale for the 21st century.
©2010 Robert Kroese (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
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"Irreverent, inventive, witty."
It's time for the apocalypse, isn't it? All the signs are lining up: wars in the mid-east, the anti-christ has been selected, and six of the seven books about that boy sorcerer and his friends have been published.
So why is Christine always in the right place, at the right time, to do what? Is she supposed to help or hinder? In fact, it's not really clear who is in charge and what they are trying to accomplish. Angels seem to be operating at cross purposes.
As Christine bounces around the world to interview the general for Israel, her house is being vandalized. Why would anyone use ketchup to draw a backwards swastika on her carpet? And, because it's backwards it doesn't count as a hate crime? Oh, well, now she has a new linoleum floor in her breakfast nook, thanks to the premature death of a neighbor. At least it is a "welcoming" pattern ...
Don't miss the apocalyse vs flooring theory of history. Countless times flooring issues are ignored because of the expectation that it won't matter anymore soon, only to have to deal with it after all because the Apocalypse fails to appear on schedule. Again.
The book has a great assortment of characters, acting rationally and irrationally. Humor abounds and it even all makes sense, in the end, mostly. Don't miss the cherubim who works for tips - tips he insists on giving out such as "ants walking single file means rain".
The story flows well without slow spots. The reader is well matched to the material to bring the whole squirrely thing to life. It does for the apocalypse what "Caddyshack" did for golf.
"Highly recommended!"
Love this book! I would have never guessed that a book about the Apocalypse could be so enjoyable! If you enjoy the writing style of Douglas Adams, you will really enjoy this book. It is witty and has a great plot, and the characters are interesting and funny. I laughed out loud quite often. The narrator is also excellent, he does a great job distinguishing the voices too. Highly recommnended! Can't wait to listen to the rest of the series!
"So much fun"
This book is probably my favorite in the series, though I loved the whole series and was sad when it ended.
Mercury is a great character. His take on "being a prawn" as opposed to a pawn is hilarious. I want to say that from now on.
Very funny, very entertaining and worth reading the whole series.
"An entertaining lighthearted listen"
This is a book that translates very well to an audiobook. It was a fast paced entertaining tale that kept me both amused and interested throughout.
It's just so amusing and irreverent.
Very smoothly told with great character portrayal.
Mercury for being just so blase about the entire situation.
Give me a good audiobook over TV anyday :)
"Spoiled by narrator, but not that good anyway"
Not from Kevin Stillwell :o I'd maybe give Robert Kroese another chance, but not likely
If this is funny, it must be in an American sense of the word, I dont get..? I found it boring and with only a few funny moments.
Not even if I got money for listening.. When he talks normally its fine, but he has zero talent for foreign accents (or any other accent), he just sound stupid when he tries.
If you consider buying this because of the recommendations - beware its NOTHING like Douglas Adams as someone wrote, no dry wit, intelligent humor or subtle jokes - its like Donald Duck funny..
"It is okay"
The premise of the story is great. The writing is good, if overwrought. The performance is superb. It's just that it goes on and on and it could have used some clever editing to move the story more smoothly.
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"Great story"
Awesome story, almost believable. If you enjoy stories on the supernatural or spiritual books you will enjoy this one. I hope he writes more.
"Apocalypse now?"
Or a funny thing happened on the way to the apocalypse.
If Douglas Adams had written the book of revelation... Is the feel you get from this book. The humor hits you from all sides underlying and otherwise. But you don't loose the storyline.
This is a well written and well read book.... In fact the narrator is about as good as any I have listened to.
"It's just not a great book"
It's not a bad book, but it's just not a great book. I wanted to like it and stuck with it to about the 3/4 mark, but had to give up when I realized that I just don't care how it ends. The characters aren't really likable, the humor didn't make me laugh, there was no action, the back story was really boring. It just kinda wanders on and on. Others may like it but this book just didn't do it for me.
"So-so story of the apocalypse"
Not really. I enjoy these quirky takes on the end of the world, but this one just didn't quite do it for me. This book has a lot of humor, but then the author would go off on a bizarre tangent explaining in excruciating detail that does nothing to add to the value of the storyline. At one point i realized I had zoned out on almost 10 minutes of meaningless exposition about how certain phenomenon of the universe can't follow rules, but how the very act of not following rules is a rule itself, so sometimes the phenomenon will follow the rules just so its not following the rules of not following the rules.
I'm not sure that I would listen to another book by this author. or if I did, i would select the abridged version. It might cut out the unnecessary parts that don't actually add to the story itself.
I can't believe I'm saying this, because I would NEVER usually recommend this, but you might want to look into getting the abridged version.
not my usual fair but it's quite an interesting listen. compelling characters and hard to stop.
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Indianapolis--The Duke careers of Ryan Kelly and Mason Plumlee ended at the same site of their greatest team accomplishment.
They couldn't duplicate it.
The freshmen on the Blue Devils' most recent national championship team in 2010 saw their final season end two steps shy of that goal.
Instead, their time at Duke concluded in the same domed football stadium in Indianapolis where three years earlier they cut down the nets while celebrating the program's fourth national title.
They were knocked out of the NCAA tournament by a tenacious and motivated top-seeded Louisville team 85-63 in the Midwest Regional final -- Duke's first loss in the round of eight since 1998.
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While there is much talk about possible delays in the construction of the "People's Stadium," it appears that the Vikings and MSFA are still confident it will be built. And according to a recent Associated Press (AP) article entitled, "Many already cashing in on Vikings stadium," lots of white collar professionals have already profited from the proposed stadium. Incidentally, it appears at this point that the only people who may be left out of the benefits are people of color. Despite lots of compelling testimony last Friday at the Minnesota Sports Facility Authority (MSFA) meeting by several prominent African Americans and Somali leaders, it was all but ignored. Practically all of the media outlets in the Twin Cities were in attendance, but none reported [as of yet] or followed up with the testimony of the Black folks who were complaining that it appears that Blacks may yet again be left out of a major development project. MSFA Board Chair Michelle Kelm-Helgen, who seemed a bit annoyed by the testimony, did respond. Continue Reading →


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David Daniels arguably is the oddest duck in the Twin Cities political pond. You couldn't imagine a less likely Republican. In 2009, Black, dreadlocked, and a devotee of Rastafarianism, Daniels was elected vice chair of the 4th Congressional District for the GOP in St. Paul. He didn't get to serve the full term. Continue Reading →


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May 4, 2016
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- The American Civil Liberties Union is asking an international human rights group to review Florida's new restrictions on restoring the voting and other civil rights of ex-felons.
The ACLU of Florida on Thursday sent a letter to Gov. Rick Scott and state Cabinet members informing them of its request to the Human Right Committee, which was established by the United Nations.
The letter also urges them to loosen the restrictions on restoring rights for felons who have completed their sentences.
Sitting at the Board of Executive Clemency, Scott and the Cabinet approved the limits nearly two years ago.
The ACLU says as a result only 94 people have had their rights restored during a 12-month period through March 2012. That compares to 5,582 during calendar 2010 and 24,375 In 2009.
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Manny, CC, Crede & the Giants
One team I'm keeping my eye on this winter is San Fran.
I like the Giants' chances to land not only Manny but also CC Sabathia and Joe Crede.
Manny would be the perfect short-term replacement for Bonds, Sabathia is a west coast native that could continue to dominate the NL and Crede could reunite with his close friend and former White Sox teammate Aaron Rowand.
In the meantime, the Giants just inked left-hander Jeremy Affeldt to a 2-year deal.
Affeldt's number aren't great (26-28, 7-years) but, not bad for a guy stuck in a trifecta of ineptitude: Kansas City, Colorado & Cincinnati.
In fact, I would have loved to see the Cubs add Affelft to the bullpen: hard throwing lefty with ability for long-relief, set-up or spot-starter.
Speaking of lefties, word on the street is the Big Unit would consider a move to the North Side.
Bad idea, Johnson is 45-years-old with a bad back and a shell of who he was as a pitcher just three years ago (17-11) with the Yanks.
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Thursday March 7, 2013
Augusta, Ga--It's off to Macon for the undefeated Laney Wildcats. At stake, the class 2-A state title. The ladies trying to pull off what the guys did a year ago and win a state title.
It certainly won't come easy as they take on Wesleyan tomorrow afternoon. Wesleyan moves up a class after winning five straight class a state titles. But this Laney team is different then the past. They have serious inside game with Khadijiah Cave and Simone Smith and are undefeatd and brimming with confidence. Of their 30 wins, 27 of them have come by double figures.
"They already have experience and we're experienced about winning all these games and we just haven't seen the presence of being there for a championship. But I feel like you have to come in and treat every game as your first game and you just have to know that it's a tough game and you have to play starting off."
"This would mean a lot to us and these young ladies. This would mean a lot to Laney and the community." said Otis Smart "Just about everyone is saying they're coming to the game and we're going to win the game, I have confidence so I'm looking forward to the game."
Lady cats will have to contend with a team that has just four losses, and only one to a team in georgia. But this could be the year Otis Smart gets his first state title to go alone with his 600 plus victories.
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Senior Fellow Benjamin Powell discusses sweatshops and the global economy on the Fox Business Network "The Independents."
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May 5, 2016
Monday night the Hononegah teachers union and the school board will make one final attempt to negotiate a contract. Since August teachers have been working without a contract.
Money and benefits are not issues left unsettled in this contract dispute. It's the wording of a five to two policy. Teachers want it in writing that they will only have to teach five hours and have two planning periods.
If a contract is not agreed on Monday night, teachers will strike Tuesday.
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May 6, 2016
The Wilson County Sheriff's Office says that William Sawrey, Sr. was killed in a house fire Saturday night.
Officials say the fire happened on at 4034 Weaver Road.
Neighbors tell us the home was built in the 1920s and that Sawrey lived there alone. The back of the home where the kitchen was located suffered extensive damage.
The Wilson times is reporting a gas stove appeared to be the point of origin, according to the Wilson County Emergency Management Coordinator.
Gail Joyner described the scene around the home of Sawrey, who they fondly referred to as "Mr. Shorty".
"I saw lights coming through my living room window and we realized that the fire trucks were over there and Mr. Shorty's house was on fire. I do believe that's his home place and I think he grew up there and it's just unbelievable," said Gail.
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The Wilson County Sheriff's Office confirms with WITN that there was a fatal fire Saturday evening.
WITN has obtained the name of the victim, but is holding it at the request of the Sheriff's office until next of kin has been completely notified.
We're told that a death happened at 4034 Weaver Road in Wilson County.
Stay with WITN for more as it becomes available.
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Who Took the 'St.' Away from St. Valentine?
Except for his association with lovers, this martyr at best had only a shadowy existence on the Catholic calendar.
The only time they call it "St. Valentine's Day" anymore is when they're referring to Al Capone's Chicago massacre on Feb. 14, 1929. In all other contexts these days, it's just plain "Valentine's Day," a secular celebration in which sweethearts of all faiths and none shower each other with candy, cards, expensive dinners, and heart-festooned underwear that can't be worn without embarrassment on any other day of the year. The "St." in St. Valentine's Day that once gave it a uniquely Christian significance has quietly, and perhaps unfortunately, disappeared. How did this happen?
Until fairly recently, St. Valentine actually was a full-fledged Catholic saint, albeit an obscure one, and Feb. 14 was his time-honored feast day. Because St. Valentine was believed to have been an early Christian martyr, the priests saying Mass on that day wore red vestments symbolizing his martyr's blood. The red of the vestments became the color of St. Valentine's Day. And because St. Valentine was thought to have had something vaguely to do with love (no one was really sure what), red hearts, symbols of love, became ubiquitous on St. Valentine's Day, especially after the greeting card industry discovered him during the 1840s and started marketing commercial "valentines"--the lacy greeting cards bearing Cupids and romantic verses that we know so well.
Then, after the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church, embarrassed by the presence of saints on its calendar who might never have existed, booted the already shadowy St. Valentine from his Feb. 14 slot. Into his place, the Church moved saints Cyril and Methodius, two bishop-brothers who had brought Christianity to the Slavs of Eastern Europe during the ninth century. There was never any doubt as to saints Cyril's and Methodius's existence, or of their heroic virtue. The brothers braved years of political and religious persecution as they preached the Gospel. St. Methodius translated the Bible and other Christian works into Slavonic, which is still the liturgical language of many Eastern churches, and St. Cyril is credited with the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet used by Bulgarians, Russians, and Serbs. The priests saying Mass on Feb. 14 switched to white vestments in honor of the brothers' holiness.
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