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Company execs discuss segmentation strategy, trends in VMS at MIPS 2013
Thinggaard said that this includes the pre-bundling of software with hardware. Two years ago, Milestone launched its own network video recorder that was pre-loaded with the company's VMS software called XProtect Essential NVR.
"It's likely that, in the future, we will see new, updated versions of that NVR that will come out of the Milestone factory," Thinggaard said. "It's also evident, I think, that the industry has embraced companies that have pre-bundled offerings. We're not just closing our eyes and saying 'this will be a market for us at some point.' We're not going to make our own hardware, we're not going to make our own cameras, but the pre-bundling of an NVR-type of strategy is a future trend."
Thinggaard also sees the resurgence of analytics as another trend that will take hold in the VMS market in the near future. While the market for traditional video analytics was seen by many as mostly dead as recently as several years ago, Thinggaard said there has been several developments in the technology that have made it viable once again, including a reduction in the number of patent issues and end-users becoming smarter about how they use them.
"It's becoming more and more dominant," he explained. "We see lots of requests in all of the RFPs we see in the high-end of the market. The notion of actually using analytics as part of a new (surveillance) installations is something that people embrace and in a much broader way because technology wise they have become a lot smarter about how to use analytics."
Another trend that has become paramount in the video management space is mobility and the ability to access video surveillance feeds using smartphones.
"It's a way forward for all us carrying smartphones," Thinggaard said. "We use them in our everyday life and this level of connectivity is just obvious. Still, you can claim that broadband connectivity is still a limiting factor. Just having video streams flying around is not something you just do for the fun of it, but we are seeing a lot of focus on mobility."
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35 of Martha Stewart's Best Christmas Cookies
Every year in the beginning of December, we engage in the time-honored tradition of cookie baking. Fill your house with the comforting scent of baked goods and wow your friends and family with these exceptional Christmas cookie recipes from Martha Stewart.
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The new millennium continues to yield 4-track treasures. Stoltz's
debut is a tasty blend of styles: Nick Drake/early Pink Floyd-type
psychedelia, punched up by Wire-ish guitar aggression and an occasional
REM-via-New Zealand pop lick. Into this mix, drop vocals that combine
the throaty eloquence of Ian McCulloch and the nasal superiority of
early David Bowie with the bristling defiance of Tom Waits.
Whether pounding out post-punk pop on "X-Ray Eyes" or waxing
folkish on "Permafrost", Stoltz displays an unerring ability to write
tunes that slip easily beneath your guard -- songs that sound old and
comfortable, as if they've been lurking in the back of your record
collection for years, waiting for you to rediscover them. Then again,
when I hear the drunken ramble of "The Fog has Lifted," the bouncy xylophone
melody of "Cardinal Body" or the trippy la-las of "Vapor Trail," I'm rather
glad I didn't have The Past Was Faster back when I was in college --
it's far too much of a "blow off everything and drink beer all day" album.
Come to think of it, it's just as dangerous now... I'm not suggesting that
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2. Andrew Brown: The five-star Chesapeake (Va.) Oscar Smith defensive tackle was dominant as usual. Physically, the 6-foot-4, 295-pound Brown looked to be in good shape. He showed off his trademark quick first step and played with tremendous leverage. On top of Brown's speed and power, he has tremendous hands, which make him virtually unstoppable.
3. Derrick Nnadi: The 6-foot-2, 295-pound Virginia Beach (Va.) Ocean Lakes defensive tackle always come to play. Nnadi, one of strongest players in the 2014 class, recently deadlifted 700 pounds. The four-star defensive lineman completely overwhelmed many offensive lineman with explosiveness and power. He is a prospect that impresses me more every time I see him.
4. Quin Blanding: The 6-foot-2, 202-pound Virginia Beach (Va.) Bayside safety performed well. The five-star Virginia commit looked flawless in individual drills. In one-on-ones, his backpedal was very smooth, he showed quick hips and was extremely physical. He is one of the most complete prospects in the country.
5. Tyler Powell: This was the first time I had seen the 6-foot-4, 252-pound Midlothian (Va.) defensive lineman in person and I came away impressed. Like Brown and Nnadi, Powell is extremely quick and powerful. He really comes off the ball hard and has good leg drive. Although Powell is still a little raw, it is easy to see why he is approaching 20 scholarship offers.
6. Devonte Dedmon: It is hard to believe that the Williamsburg (Va.) Warhill wide receiver has flown under the radar. Dedmon took home the camp's wide receiver MVP honors and the Fastest Man award. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound playmaker is explosive, shifty and does a nice job creating separation from defensive backs.
7. Walter Harold: There may not be a better quarterback in the Mid-Atlantic region without an offer than the 6-foot-2, 175-pound Ocean Lakes signal-caller. Harold was far and away the best quarterback at the event. He did a nice job of going through his progressions and showed a quick release. He also showed good arm strength and accuracy.
8. Jamez Brickhouse: The 5-foot-10, 170-pound Bayside cornerback did not shy away from anyone. The 2015 prospect showed good quickness and technique. He has gotten much bigger and stronger since last season and I expect him to have a big junior campaign.
9. Robbie Robinson: The 5-foot-9, 160-pound Hampton (Va.) Phoebus cornerback is lone 2016 prospect to make the list. Robinson is fluid in his backpedal and changes direction extremely well. Robinson also does a nice job of reading the quarterback's eyes and attacks the ball in the air at its highest point. His future is extremely bright.
10. Jahvoni Simmons: The 6-foot-1, 230-pound Simmons looked fantastic in drills. The Ocean Lakes linebacker showed good quickness and ran very well. Despite being a true middle linebacker, he covered receivers very well in space. There is little doubt that he is one of the top 2015 prospects in the Mid-Atlantic.
11. Aaron Glover: As always, the 5-foot-11, 207-pound Glover competed. The Virginia Beach (Va.) Princess Anne linebacker showed good athleticism and technique in drills. In one-on-ones he was very physical with receivers and made several nice plays in pass coverage.
12. Trevon Hill: There is a lot to like about 2015 Virginia Beach (Va.) Salem defensive end's game. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound Hill is a long, lean prospect with good range. He was extremely quick off the ball and did a nice job of using his hands. He has a high ceiling and should develop into a very good college prospect.
13. Quincy Watts: The 5-foot-11, 175-pound Watts is a dynamic receiver with good speed. The Ocean Lakes playmaker was able to create space against defense backs and made several plays downfield during one-on-ones. Watts also has very long arms and big hands which help him make tough catches.
14. Quintin Reynolds: The 6-foot, 170-pound Nokesville (Va.) Patriot wide receiver was consistent all day. He has showed good quickness off the line and ran very crisp routes. Reynolds is a very fluid athlete and a tough cover for defensive backs. He also has soft hands and is very good after the catch.


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Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, says a Senate health bill will not include end-of-life care consultation, as the dispute over the provision continues to swirl. The Iowa Independent: "Responding to the media storm surrounding his statements Wednesday that government-run health care will lead to mandatory euthanasia for the nation's elderly, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, released a press release standing by the debunked theory. 'On the end-of-life issue, there's a big difference between a simple educational campaign, as some advocates want, and the way the House committee-passed bill pays physicians to advise patients about end of life care and rates physician quality of care based on the creation of and adherence to orders for end-of-life care, while at the same time creating a government-run program that is likely to lead to the rationing of care for everyone,' he said." "The Senate Finance Committee, which has become the center of debate over health care reform legislation and on which Grassley is the senior Republican, has 'dropped end-of-life provisions from consideration entirely because of the way they could be misinterpreted and implemented incorrectly,' he said. As pointed out by Politifact, despite Grassley's insistence, 'there is no panel in any version of the health care bills in Congress that judges a person's 'level of productivity in society' to determine whether they are 'worthy' of health care" in the entire 1,000-page bill'" (Hancock, 8/13). CQ Healthbeat reports: "The comments from a top player in the health care talks came as a loud and occasionally unruly debate over the overhaul continued to grip the nation in a sort of trial by town hall meetings, as well as on radio and television talk shows and on the Internet. Grassley on Wednesday particularly helped raise the noise level when he said at an Iowa town hall that 'we should not have a government program that determines if you're going to pull the plug on grandma'" (Norman, 8/13).
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" If all money goes into a general fund, there's no distinguishing "whose" money it is..."
Sounds to me like an easy accounting exercise.
So don't put it in a general fund. Make a Restricted Account for privacy research. Then when you do privacy research, just make sure it comes from there and only there. Also make sure none of Google's money gets in there. Standard GAAP should handle that like a snap.
"Money" sounds "fungible", but it's not. In many ways, "money" = "$ combined with the source and destination". Or you can do it in reverse, and make Google's money a Restricted Account, and run it backwards in that general fund money can fund anything, but pulling Google's money needs a senior management review that it is "not reasonably construed" as privacy research.
And yes, get Legal on this. Because for example you can tweak a footnote of almost anything to "improve privacy" even if the original research was "Study of Seattle's laws penalizing food wastes in trash."
The world is just becoming messy because those old fluid "neutral zones" are closing up and Flannery O'Connor was right, "everything that rises must converge".


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Nothing qualifies me as a gourmet except my love of all things gourmet. From wine to waffles, mustard to meatloaf, and lobster to lardo. I am finally ready to share my love of food, cooking and dining out with all my on-line friends.
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Nothing like the smell of fresh bread to make a house smell like a home….and less like rotten garbage that should have gone out a day earlier.
Can't wait for that stuff to come out of the oven and into my mouth…NOM NOM NOM
So the first time I tried the "engagement chicken," it was undercooked and I may have served my husband up a case or salmonella rather than romance. I started calling it "divorce chicken," or at least a "legal separation," chicken. For those of you that cook, you will know that I had the simple issue of under cooking my bird, rather than anything.
Mind you, I also thought I would be all resourceful and do everything in my Pampered Chef Deep Covered Baker. For those of you not familiar with Pampered Chef, this is the cooking version of Amway. You know those direct sales things where they come to your house and do demos and tell you all about the reason you should buy their products and then of course, sell their products. I was the WORST Pampered Chef consultant ever in the sense that I only did it to further my own habit of owning more cooking products that I had no room for in my house. Being the self aware individual I am, I had realized that the fact that my kitchen product addiction had moved into my guest room, laundry room and pantry was a fair indicator that I had enough kitchen stuff.
Clearly, I have digressed. To make a long story longer, my girlfriend Sara and I were talking about roasted chicken. Her husband said that it was one of his favorite dishes he bought. She sent me her recipe, which was very similar to my engagement chicken recipe. However, this time, I cooked it for the proper time AND I used a proper roasting pan. I put a full layer of fresh veggies from the farmer's market underneath (fingerling potatoes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, onions and Gilroy garlic). The veggies came out covered in fatty caramel goodness and the entire chicken was cooked to a perfect temp. I even ended up with juicy breast and fully cooked thighs.
I may not have gotten an engagement ring over this chicken, but it certainly goes into the hall of fame for best dinners with my hubby. Not a bad way to end the night!
Here is the recipe my friend shared, and you will see it is very similar to the engagement chicken. If you don't have twine to truss your chicken, you can just tuck the legs underneath:
8. While the chicken is resting, you can make a quick pan gravy by setting the roasting pan over two burners. Add enough flour to absorb the drippings and create a paste. Cook while stirring constantly for a few minutes. Pour in 1/4-1/2 cup of white wine while whisking constantly. Cook for one minute. Add about 1-1 1/2 cups of chicken broth and continue whisking. Let cook down for 5-10 minutes and season with salt/pepper to taste.
I have to admit my hopes were dashed, after my stock-turned-aspic event. I took that giant bowl of gelatinous chicken sludge and threw it back on the stove for another 6 hours. I reduced it to about 20 ounces. I started with about a gallon or so of liquid and it had become this thick brown goodness.
So it wasn't a total loss and it turned out beautiful. I made my "engagement risotto," tonight and I put a couple tablespoons of it in the dish. It was "the best you have ever made." I stand, relieved. For those of you, or at least my single follower to date, who doesn't understand the "engagement" reference, it is based on a recipe called "engagement" chicken. Well, I have to tell you it is a good thing I am good at risotto, because I ended up with nearly-raw-legal-separation-chicken. It was literally bleeding in the thighs and the breasts were near the consistency of a piece of comfor-foam. You know - the kind of foam they make Tempur-pedic mattresses with. Maybe one of these days I will learn to bake a chicken….stay tuned!
I am not sure if anyone else suffers from this, but I often think I am better at something that I actually am. In this case, it refers to cooking and what I think I am great at, is making stock. Chicken stock, specifically.
My husband and I are pretty good at eating healthy and I mostly cook pretty healthy stuff at home. One of the things I like to do, is strip rotisserie chickens and use the meat in a variety of things. Once that is done, I like to save the carcass and then boil it down for about 8 hours and make a rich stock. Normally, when I strip the chicken, I toss out the skin and fat, to keep things really light and low in fat. This week, I decided to use the skin, fat, etc., and the carcass when I boiled down the chicken. It was a love affair in a dutch oven; or so I thought.
For the first few hours, things were going exactly as I expected them to. As things would cool, I would scrape that "skin" that formed on the top of the stock. (I think you could repair gutter leaks with this kind of stuff) After about 9 hours on the stove, it was a delicious and rich stock. Every now and then, I would peel off a layer of skin, as it cooled. My plan after that was to stick it in the fridge and then pull off the thick layer of fat that would congeal on the top. Are you hungry yet? If not, it gets better!
Fridge time!
I stick it in the fridge for about three hours so it will cool. I go into the giant bowl and I start to scrape off the top layer of fat. I keep scraping, thinking I will get to the liquid part. Well, apparently I am an ace at making chicken jello. I ended up creating an accidental aspic. I have to admit that I like my gelatin grape or cherry flavored…and most often with vodka.
I tossed a good scoop of this into some quinoa the other day and it was fabulous, but I think I am going to keep cooking the half gallon of this mess into a nice finishing sauce.
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Other Days in Greenwich, by Frederick A. Hubbard
Last month I wrote about the main book I use to research early Greenwich history: The History of the Town of Greenwich by Spencer Mead. There is another book that complements this one titled Other Days in Greenwich by Frederick A. Hubbard. It expands and overlaps Mead's book by providing lesser known information about the Town and prominent people. There is information on Town residents who served in the Civil War. Some industries are described. It devotes a lot of time on William "Boss" Tweed, who implemented some useful services in town. There are many interesting photos. This book will give you an idea about life in Greenwich during the 1800s.
Other Days in Greenwich, by Frederick A. Hubbard
The Signature of all Things, by Elizabeth Gilbert
After her previous, extremely successful autobiographical book Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert has changed genres and entered the world of fiction with her latest work, The Signature of All Things. Briefly, Gilbert's newest book is a sweeping, wonderfully written and absorbing tale set in the world of 19th century botany. It is so evident that Gilbert has done extensive research into the major developments made in the history of discovering and describing plants from all over the world during that time. Readers first meet Henry Whittaker in his Dickens-like life working on an English estate managing its vast gardens. After a series of calamities, he embarks on multi-year travels around the world studying plant life in various locales. Eventually, he settles in Philadelphia after establishing a successful business empire based on using plants for medicinal purposes. Henry's story studying plants around the world is quite interesting. His daughter Alma then becomes the main character and is a wonderfully complex and fascinating woman. In her younger years, she becomes the successor to her father as she runs his business. Her life eventually changes as she experiences a heart-breaking love affair and ends up, like her father, wandering the world studying plants. While writing a book set in the complex world of 19th century botany may strike some readers as an odd choice for fiction, Gilbert has made The Signature of all Things is a hugely enjoyable reading experience.
Several weeks ago, Librarian Wayne Campbell showed the movie Nebraska as part of the Friday Night Films program. I was unable to attend, but was able to get the DVD from our Music and Art department. So I took it home and viewed it on my Dell computer.
Bruce Dern, one of my favorite actors, plays an elderly Korean War veteran, who believes he has won 1-million dollars. (He got one of those letters that reads "You've won a million dollars...."). He decides to go to Lincoln, Nebraska, to pick up his winnings. His family thinks he is just an old drunk who is losing his mind. The eldest son finally agrees to take him to Nebraska after the elderly man takes off several times on his own. On their journey, they encounter old friends and relatives, who are greedy and plot to steal his money or ask for handouts. One old "friend" embarrasses him in front of his peers, and he is devastated. But old man gets the last laugh.
The movie is very touching. It portrays the culture of Midwest-America in a way I'd never considered before. The people use simple logic in complex situations. It addresses the generation gap, as well as unemployment in the farm belt. It's also a sad commentary on the decline of American farming. After I viewed the movie, I pondered the context on many levels.
Ye Historie Of Ye Town Of Greenwich, County Of Fairfield And State Of Connecticut, by Spencer Mead
People interested in early Greenwich history should take a look at Ye Historie Of Ye Town Of Greenwich, County Of Fairfield And State Of Connecticut (1913) by Spencer Mead. This book covers the founding of the Town of Greenwich, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War and Reconstruction period. It provides valuable information on the many industries, companies and churches that sprung up in town. There are also several family trees of prominent families in Greenwich. I consider this book to be my "Bible" of local history. It contains a lot of useful information for local history and genealogical research.
The Invention of Wings, by Sue Monk Kidd
Sue Monk Kidd has become an extremely popular writer, especially when her novel The Secret Life of Bees enjoyed a huge success in the past. Her latest book, The Invention of Wings, is a wonderfully moving, interesting and powerful historical novel centered around a slave-holding family, the Grimkes, in Charleston, South Carolina during the first decades of the 1800's. It is indeed routed in historical fact. Sarah and Angelina Grimke, each young girls as the story begins, led very unique lives as the Grimke family was a staunch defender of the rights of white Southerners to own slaves and benefit from the slave labor system. Sarah, with Angelina's support, eventually became one of the first female abolitionists in the United States after the two sisters fled Charleston and resettled in the North.
With Kidd's writing, both Sarah and Angelina come vividly alive as they develop into two women who grew to abhor slavery. The slaves held by the Grimkes are strikingly created, with Handful, a slave given to Sarah on her 11th birthday, becoming a key character. The horrors of slavery are essential to the story and the reader gets an insightful look at the evils of this southern labor system. After Sarah and Angelina flee to the North, they strive to promote the abolitionist cause. As Kidd details, this was not an easy task at times. Kidd continues her story of Handful and the other slaves owned by Grimke family who were trapped in their lives of bondage after the sisters moved north.
When Sue Monk Kidd was featured in the Library's Author Live Series, she spoke about her endless hours of research into the Grimke sisters lives and the historical detail she uncovered for her book. The Invention of Wings is a very moving story, based on historical fact, about the horrors of slavery and the bravery of two women who were determined to speak out the need to abolish the slavery system. This book would be a great choice for a book club.
The Paris Architect, by Charles Belfoure
The years the Nazis occupied Paris during World War II can be a great setting for historical fiction and Charles Belfoure has added an interesting book, The Paris Architect, to the genre. His main character, Lucien Bernard, is an architect who is approached by a fellow Frenchman to build a hiding place so a French Jew can hopefully live through the Nazi rule in Paris. Bernard is thrown into a moral crisis and he does come to a resolution of how he will handle the situation. Belfoure's writing of occupied Paris is often gripping with the evils of the Nazi rule evident in so many facets of Parisian life. The characters the authors has created are well drawn, especially the Coco Chanel-type fashion designer who collaborates with the Nazis. The Paris Architect might make good reading for book groups as it can raise good discussion points as Bernard tries to deal with the issues that arise in times of war.
The Cuckoo's Calling, by Robert Galbraith
Lovers of mystery writing, especially of authors who set their stories in Britain, can take note of a new (by name at least) author, Robert Galbraith, who is beginning a series of stories that will feature a memorable private detective. The Cuckoo's Calling introduces Cormoran Strike, a disabled veteran of fighting in the Middle East for Britain, who is struggling to organize a detective agency. The family of a super model engages him to determine if she did indeed commit suicide or was murdered. While the story might ramble at times, this is basically a fun read. Galbraith (a pen name, as has been widely discussed, for J.K. Rowling of Harry Potter fame) sets his story within the celebrity world of London models, actors and movie executives and the reader gets a good trip with those assorted characters as Strike solves the mystery. A humorous subplot is Strike's fumbling attempt to add a secretary/office assistant to his detective agency. Galbraith has published a second mystery featuring Strike and The Cuckoo's Calling is a good way to start this series.
War Letters
I recently viewed the PBS American Experience DVD War Letters. It's a very touching, and sad, documentary. What struck me most was the common thread of bravery, fear and loneliness that every soldier faces when fighting in a war - from the Revolutionary War to more recent conflicts like the war in Iraq. It's also a testament to those willing to answer the call of their country. Young people have always risked their lives to protect the United States - regardless of their politics. I would like to think that someday there will be no war; but until then, I'm afraid young men will continue to exhibit the qualities that make the average person do heroic things.
Shack Out on 101
I recently viewed the DVD remake of the Shack Out on 101, and was pleasantly surprised! The cast includes such famous actors as Frank Lovejoy, Lee Marvin and Keenan Wynne. It's a suspense thriller about spies trying to steal secrets from the Los Alamos atomic testing grounds. All the action takes place at a "greasy spoon" restaurant, owned by a man named George. A mysterious man named Professor Sam is dating the only female waitress, Dotty. George tries to protect her from the lecherous cook "Slob", who is making unwanted advances. Dotty is horrified to find out that her boyfriend may be working with "Slob" to steal government secrets and may be a traitor. There is an interesting twist at the end. If it wasn't for the superb acting, the storyline would be a little "shaky"; but the acting makes this a movie you would enjoy seeing. It's a great tribute to the action films of the forties and fifties.
The Wrong Enemy, by Carlotta Gall
Suffice it to say, the United States is once again stuck in a quagmire that is the War on Terrorism. Author and New York Times reporter Carlotta Gall lays out the proof that we have been fighting The Wrong Enemy in attacking Afghanistan and Iraq. As evidenced by the location of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan just down the street from the Iraqi military academy, Pakistan has provided aid and comfort to the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Unlike other wars, there is no clear cut enemy. The coalition we are fighting is engaged in a "Jihad" of Islam, which embraces extreme religious zealots from many countries (Syria, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan). Gall has information about Pakistani ISI (intelligence operatives) attending high level briefings of Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders. Unfortunately, the collateral death of innocent civilians has turned some into mortal enemies. Furthermore, some have joined the Taliban for money to support families as their economies have been destroyed by war. This is indeed a story of shifting alliances. And she states we missed a golden opportunity to end the war when the Taliban was weakened by unrelenting American bombing. This book, which is available in print and electronically, will give the reader a new perspective on war in the Middle East.
Floors, by Patrick Carman
The Whippet Hotel is a strange place full of strange and mysterious people. Each floor has its own quirks and secrets. Leo should know most of them - he is the maintenance man's son, after all. But a whole lot more mystery gets thrown his way when a series of cryptic boxes are left for him . . . boxes that lead him to hidden floors, strange puzzles, and unexpected alliances. Leo had better be quick on his feet, because the fate of the building he loves is at stake . . . and so is Leo's own future!
The Show Must Go On, by Kate Klise
When Sir Sidney, a kindly old circus owner, becomes too tired to travel with his show, he places a Help Wanted ad in the newspaper. Enter Barnabas Brambles: "I have a degree in lion taming from the University of Piccadilly Circus." But does Leo the lion need taming? Will Elsa the elephant still get her gourmet peanuts? And what will Brambles say when he discovers Bert and Gert--two mice who travel with the circus on popcorn cleanup patrol? Brambles has big plans: More cities! More shows! No more free popcorn. Soon he's made a big mess of Sir Sidney's Circus, but Leo, Elsa, Bert, Gert, and the rest of the performers agree: The Show Must Go On! -


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Title: Derek's Crumbling World
Characters: mentions of everyone, but mainly Derek Seigerson, Logan Wright, Julian Larson, and Sonic
Summery: After the tragidies of Hell Night, Derek tries to take stock of his life.
AN: So during that week long period between 27.2 and 27.3, I got kinda sad… And sad feels turned into 3 Sonic related fics… And while I knew this wasnt what was going to appen, and we all know now it isnt what happened, this is what my brain was doing to me.
Derek tried rolling another grape at Sonic, but again, it was ignored. He sighed, and put it right under his nose. Sonic just sniffed at it a moment, before continuing to wander over Julian's bed. "I know you're confused buddy, but you have to eat." Derek informed his friend's little hedgehog, tears starting to well in his eyes. Sonic ignored him, and just made those tiny sounds that sounded almost like a high pitched little bark, as sad and pitiful as the first night.
Trying not to squish the hedgehog, Derek lay out on Julian's bed and curled around a pillow, carefully inhaling the lingering scent. A dry sob racked Derek's chest as he realized Julian's smell was fading. Then he realized one that was replacing it wasn't his, but Logan's. Tears finally broke through the dam he had built behind his eyes after that first day.
From what he had gathered from the incoherent and hysterical Logan, and a few of the confused survivors wasn't concrete, but Kurt had apparently known previously, and had told Derek what had happened before he went home for his recovery. His friends had come so close, because Julian had told Logan how he felt. Even though it was a horrible situation, Jules had told him. And Logan had woken up and realized what Derek had known, that he did love Julian back, in that way. But then the idiot shoved Kurt to safety and sacrificed himself. But then he somehow managed to get to the third floor, and jumped with Adam. Derek felt himself bristle and felt as spiky as Sonic as he thought of him.
Adam. Not only was it that bastards fault that any of them were there in the first place, but the doctors said that if Julian hadn't saved him, if Adam hadn't landed on Julian, his injuries would have been less intense. Jules would have survived. Now one of his best friends was dead, his other was dying of a broken heart, so many others were injured. Derek thought of the bump and scar that still graced the back of his head two weeks after his own encounter with the creep. And even those who weren't part of the injured were mentally hurt.
Danny and Dwight are both still in the hospital, Danny getting blood transfusions, and Dwight finally woke up, and is in the middle of multiple skin graft surgeries.
The twins are quiet, supposedly just sitting in their room all day, and never breaking contact with the other. Reeds curls are gone, and so is his spirit. Shane had turned into a clingy 5 year old, always attached to either Blaine or Reed. That friend of the Anderson's, Derek thought he heard him called Michael, had discharged himself from the hospital and disappeared.
Kurt had gone home; the day Reed was released from the hospital. He wouldn't talk to anyone, and wouldn't let anyone see him, his giant of a brother and his father making sure no one got in. Derek also knew from their brief conversation, that Kurt blamed himself, thinking that if it weren't for him, Jules would have gone out the second floor with the others.
Apparently after the first few days, Blaine hadn't really been talking. He had only a few times, and that was when he was trying to get Kurt to stay, and when he tried to reach him after Kurt was home. After that, he went mute.
Charlie jumped at every sound, and he and Justin grew more protective of their houses, but more indecisive. All the Hanovers blamed themselves for not being able to see who Adam really was.
Bailey wasn't playing his music. Whenever he did, it was decidedly happy, like he was again trying to fix a mess that wasn't his fault. David was a mess, and never left Wes's side. The tech-y Windsor was unplugged, and would sit outside; staring at the charred pile of ash that formerly had been the art hall, till the young blond and the small Asian Windsors pulled him away.
Logan would never be the same. Derek just knew from the haunted look in his friends almost lifeless green eyes. This wasn't something Logan would ever completely come back from.
During the day, the campus is silent. But at night, the air is filled with sobs, and nightmare induced screams. And then the talks of closing the school… The whole world was falling apart, and it felt like it had fallen to Derek to fix everything. He had stepped up to fill in as prefect, made sure there was always fresh coffee in the pots, made sure all the Stuarts ate at least twice a day. But besides that, he had no idea what to do, or how to even go on. Sonic curled up near Derek, watching him with sad eyes. What could he even do with Sonic now that his daddy was dead?! Derek curled tighter around the pillow, wishing he could inhale some of his friend's courage and strength, along with the lingering smell of coffee and cherry lollipops.
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Upcoming DIEP flap reconstruction - what questions should I ask and what will recovery look like?
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I have just completed 4 rounds of chemo and am hoping to schedule my double mastectomy and DIEP flap reconstruction at the end of Jan. Can anyone tell me what questions I should have for my PC. Can you also tell me what recovery will look like. I am 62 yrs old and otherwise healthy. thanks, nbr
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I am so glad you are on here gathering information and educating yourself - smart woman!
Here is a similar forum that might be helpful:
Can anyone advise me about what to look for and what to expect after I return home form my DIEP flap reconstruction?
This Q&A might also be of interest:
With DIEP Reconstruction, What Can I Expect in Terms of Regaining Strength and Range of Motion?
Also, here is a review started by another member who is planning to have DIEP reconstruction. Perhaps you two could offer each other support and share information while preparing for the surgery:
Diep Flap - I Can't Wait! - Georgetown, TX
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While its main focus is stealing or capturing, then selling, rare and strong Pokémon, it also funds and conducts cruel experimental research on Pokémon. Their oath, as posted on the wall of one of their many bases, is "Steal Pokémon for profit. Exploit Pokémon for profit. All Pokémon exist for the glory of Team Rocket." Their ultimate goal is to take over the world using Pokémon.
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"If you looked in a dictionary written by strangers, you would find my name written as the definition of perfect.
If you looked in a thesaurus written by my friends, you would find my name synonymous to compassionate, beautiful, athletic, intelligent, amusing.
If you looked in an encyclopedia written by my family, all of my accomplishments would be tediously documented, their praise taking up pages and pages and pages.
But they're all wrong. I. Will. Never. Be. What. They. Say. I. Am.
If I looked in the mirror, I would find a boring, repulsive, ignorant girl staring back at me. And that is what scares me.
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Here's Why Google Could Disappear in Five Years: ProSubmitted by emalvini on Fri, 10/19/2012 - 19:35
Here's Why Google Could Disappear in Five Years: Pro
Published: Friday, 19 Oct 2012 | 12:25 PM ET
By: Cadie Thompson
Technology Editor, CNBC.com
Google may be on its way out as the dominant player in search, according to one analyst — and could even "disappear" in as little as five to eight years if the competitive pressures that ultimately claimed other search giants start to take root.
In the wake of a surprisingly weak earnings report, Eric Jackson, Ironfire capital founder and managing member, said Google Google [GOOG 681.79 -13.21 (-1.9%) ] could easily find itself fending off the woes that eventually took hold at embattled Yahoo! [YHOO 15.84 -0.16 (-1%) ].
"They could disappear in five to eight years and disappear in the sense that Yahoo used to be the king of search. Now, for all intents and purposes, Yahoo has disappeared," Jackson said Thursday on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street".
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Google isn't going anywhere
Google isn't going anywhere any time soon. This analysts must be oblivious to how big android is going to be over the next couple years alone (not to mention driverless cars and digital eyewear but those are just a bit further out). Somehow most "analysts" cannot see beyond numbers and forget that Google is slowly positioning for much more than just search.
Android is a free OS manufacturers can put in their products for *free* that handles everything from home automation, to remote controls, to cell phones, gaming consoles, TV boxes etc.
Google's strategy is only beginning to catch on believe it or not.
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Google started in search and ad revenue but they are not stupid. Web advertising is not even 1/10th as effective as what television advertising used to be before DVR.
They wisely branched out into other areas from the incredibly popular Android OS (used on dumb phones, smart phones, tablets, laptops and desktops) to self-driving car technology. Both of those technologies are here to stay and are not going anywhere. They also bought YouTube which actually does a better job of delivering ads to young people unless they use AdBlocker.
Yahoo's leadership was lazy and brought very little to the web aside from their search engine, a weak mapping application, a spam-ridden set of mail servers, and a reprehensibly bad news site. Google, in the meantime, was innovating beyond most people's wildest dreams, and doing a fantastic job in most cases.
Google will be around beyond the duration of my lifetime, I should think. I am guessing Apple will as well; but perhaps not Microsoft. time will tell.
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Why We love Doctor Who
Guest contributor Pauline Russett ponders the most important question.
According to various articles here and comments everywhere, our fandom appears to be having a bit of a crisis of late. I'm quite over the arguing. I think we need to look back for a minute at why we watch this wonderful show in the first place and what it tells us. This is a very simplistic retelling of my journey of how I came to love Doctor Who. The first day I watched a Doctor Who episode, I had no idea how pivotal that moment would be in my life. My Dad used to watch Star Trek episodes by himself until one day (I was probably five or something) I thought he looked a little lonely and sat with him. That was the day I became the only little girl I knew (at least then) that adored science-fiction.
About two or three years later he was very excited about some other sci-fi show – one he said hadn't been made in a long time but he had loved as a little boy. In Australia, the air date of Rose would have been later than what you lucky ducks got in the UK. I watched it and immediately liked Rose. The Doctor seemed a strange man and I didn't understand why his ship was a police box but the idea of travelling in time and space- that was pretty cool!
As the first new series aired I began to love Doctor Who not for just spending time with Dad but for the amazing new worlds I saw and how the Doctor with the occasional cry of Fantastic! saved the innocent from such terrible monsters. When I discovered that three kids my age were also Whovians I was beyond excited. Then came the regeneration.
Dad explained why there was a new, younger man that was the Doctor but it didn't feel right to me. I liked the old Doctor. Why would the show change the main actor for someone who's babbling about new teeth? The Christmas Invasion I watched with arms crossed. When the Doctor was half asleep for most of it I was set that I wouldn't like him when he woke up. Then he quoted The Lion King, grew a new hand and had won Rose's trust again all in his pyjamas. Suddenly he wasn't so bad.
Eventually I grew to be a HUGE David Tennant fan. He's still my favourite Doctor today and always will be for his charm, wit, quirks and overwhelming desire to do and be the best he can. Number 10 is responsible for my love of Converse shoes, desire to just live in the moment being myself and habit to talk at a million miles an hour when I'm excited about a brilliant idea (why public speaking isn't a forte).
Through each of his companions, I saw the Doctor in a new light and began to understand that Doctor Who is always changing and evolving; allowing it to examine new notions about humanity and life that keep it fresh. I started writing stories about the Doctor being in Australia and theorised with my ever-growing number of Whovian friends how the series would end, who River Song was etc. While the new series weren't airing Dad and I would watch the old series- particularly Tom Baker's and Peter Davidson's eras- and I began to see just how big and wonderful Doctor Who really was.
Then The End of Time aired. I balled my eyes out like you wouldn't believe. I was in a state of mourning for… well, my memory is hazy there. They were dark days. My mind kept on replaying his, "I don't want to go" and I just wanted to shout at David Tennant, "Then why DID you!?"
I was still raw when we sat down to watch The Eleventh Hour. When I saw that the theme tune had been altered, the logo and another young man in my Doctor's suit I was furious. Dad wasn't too fussed. While he liked 10 (though his favourite will always be Tom Baker) he was able to come to terms with the change. As a big Whovian, he knew that the show is meant to grow and fundamentally, doesn't really change. I came around in the end, to the point that whenever I see someone wearing a bow tie I tell them it's cool (yes, even to strangers), buy fish fingers and custard as a snack occasionally and taught myself how to play I Am the Doctor on the piano for a laugh.
Now at 17 years of age I watched Matt Smith regenerate with tears in my eyes but my excitement to see Peter Capaldi's era and how Clara's character will grow outweighs my grief. Peter (probably) won't be amused by a fez, say, "Allons-y!", wear a ridiculously long scarf or maybe even like cricket and I know that's okay. It's how I want it to be because he'll teach me in his own way how to see life differently.
While this article might seem self-indulgent, what I'm trying to share with you is the evolution in my love of Doctor Who. It's all about the little changes but the important things don't change. That means that no matter who the writers are, how old the actors are or any other myriad of arguments Whovians seem to be having at the moment, true Doctor Who fans must come to realise that change is inevitable.
Without these differences over time Doctor Who wouldn't have survived 50 years. Sure, you may not like Peter Capaldi's Doctor at all, but that doesn't mean that you should tell others they shouldn't either or complain about the writers. Can you imagine writing a TV show for millions of people of all different ages and cultures? As if you would be able to please everyone! It's just not possible. But boy did The Day of the Doctor come close!
If there is anything fans like you and me need to say to Steven Moffat, Peter Capaldi and all the other writers, producers, make-up artists, novelists, directors, stunt-doubles, grips, caterers, voices of the Daleks, actors in monster costumes, set designers, the BBC and all the people we never hear of who are involved, it's thank you. Even the people who run Doctor Who TV, the Doctor Who Magazine and Doctor Who fan clubs across the globe deserve a salute.
Doctor Who celebrates difference. It includes different sexualities and cultures (though I would suggest an episode set in Australia… just saying) and the Doctor himself strives for harmony. What would he say about our fandom's current state of events? Simple: NO MORE.
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Finally something personal! Well done. The most effective way to speak to the fandom is through a story that has a significance to all of us. This article is something we all can relate to. Fantastic!
Lovely article and great read.
Why would the show change the main actor for someone who's babbling about new teeth?
Love it :)
It seems weird to say that I've been a mad about doctor who for over half of my life, I'm 16. Woo!!
We all have our own joining and tipping points. I remember watching Tom Baker as a child, and being genuinely frightened (I even vaguely recall having a Jon Pertwee annual!) and I would have watched Peter Davison a bit, but less often until Bonnie Langford put me off completely! I then paid little attention to the show for over 20 years, not watching the TV movie or even S1 and S2, so curiously the first episode of New Who I saw was Smith and Jones! I've enjoyed the series since then, though interestingly it turned into more than something I watch on TV during S7 when Clara came on screen...
To everybody listed above, everybody who ever donated a moment of their life to making this show a reality, anybody who ever donated a singe penny of their herd earned money into creating this wonderful show. THANK YOU
Loving a tv show so deeply it's one of the greatest feelings in the world! I know it may sound silly to others ( I really can't understand people that don't watch tv shows), but there is nothing that compares with that tingling sensation in my heart when I rewatch something I love so much!
I fell out of love with the show when Tom Baker left. I loved the 8th Doctor but, alas, he was a one off.
RTD and Moffat have made great casting decisions and I am very confident for the future of Doctor Who.
Great article. "Dad explained why there was a new, younger man that was the Doctor but it didn't feel right to me. I liked the old Doctor. Why would the show change the main actor for someone who's babbling about new teeth? The Christmas Invasion I watched with arms crossed. When the Doctor was half asleep for most of it I was set that I wouldn't like him when he woke up. Then he quoted The Lion King, grew a new hand and had won Rose's trust again all in his pyjamas. Suddenly he wasn't so bad." That is my exact experience of The Christmas Invasion, but within about two episodes Tennant was my favourite and now he always will be. "They were dark days. My mind kept on replaying his, "I don't want to go" and I just wanted to shout at David Tennant, "Then why DID you!?"" I literally did exactly that. I started with Rose too, back in 2005 when I was 5. I thought it was pretty good. Look at me now.
I love Doctor Who because it reminds me of the original Star Trek that I grew up watching: that there are causes worth living and dying for, ideas worth believing in, and we do have a potential to grow beyond what we THINK we are. In this dreary world it reminds me what a precious commodity hope is. Star Trek did that for my generation, and now Doctor Who is doing it for yours. Cheers :)
I started to watch doctor who when i was 2 because my dad wanted me to watch some of it and sine then I've been a huge fan.Even though I like the classic series more then the new I still like borh of them.
I started watching when I was three years old I think it was a Patrick Troughton episode about 1966, and kept watching until the Colin Baker era. I think, really good shows draw you back eventually, like doctor who. I think DW was the very first sci fi I saw, it influenced me to read sci fi books. I think the show has a beneficial effect on people
I grew up not really watching Who, I do remember City of Death as a 13 year old. It was my ex husband who got me into it in a big way first episode The five Doctors after that I wanted to watch more, I remember collecting video's then as soon as dvd came out switching over to them.10 years ago left him, wondered would I want to bother again, saw new Who and started collecting again, I've always said I like all the Doctors all made some brilliant stories, others not so good. From me series 8 can't come quick enough.
I first started watching Doctor Who way back when Jon Pertwee was at the helm, but being very young at the time, all I remember was being scared witless.
When I got older and was able to appreciate the story, I was hooked. By then, Tom Baker was in the role and he will always be the definitive Doctor ( In my opinion )
When the series was canceled in the 80s I was crushed, but books, tapes, records and videos kept me going.
Then the 1996 film came along. Even though Paul McGann was brilliant, the less said about the film itself, the better. Even though the film was rubbish, I was sure a series would follow. Alas it was not to be.
Then years later rumours started about Doctor Who being revived and hope sprang again. I was dubious if it would still contain the same magic for me, as it did when I was a child.
Thankfully, the excellent Russell T Davies and co, didn't let me down. Doctor Who gave me the chills, everytime that theme music comes on and still does now.
No, I don't agree with everything Moffat does with the series. However, it's because I love the programme, and don't want it to be canceled again. Same as everyone else. Besides, if we all agreed on how things are run, this would be a boring world.
So we the fans will always disagree on plots, characters and showrunners. But hey, that's life.
Despite being a massive fan of The Sarah Jane Adventures, I had never heard of Doctor Who. In the SJA episode The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith, I met the Doctor for the first time. This marvellous, mad man who travelled in blue box... who was he? And then, one Christmas day, I caught the end of A Christmas Carol- the part where Abigail is repeatedly taken out of storage. What was this show? I had idea what was happening but, in that instant, Doctor Who captured my imagination. It was so crazy and impossible that I adored it immediately. And so began my love affair with the greatest show in the Universe.
What a lovely article to read upon waking up! I completely agree, and we seem to share a similar experience!
Great article. There's many reasons why I love Doctor Who:
The unique premise
The character of the Doctor
The companions
The show's never ending ability to scare kids (especially in the Hinchcliffe era)
The monsters
Well done and great article! There are so many reasons why I love Doctor Who that I don't even know where to start! The amazing characters and stories, the unique aliens, civilisations and planets, the creativeness of the writers, the talent of the directors, the humour, drama, romance etc, the complexity of it all and just the fact that so much effort is evidently put into the show.
I was only young when Series 1 was first broadcast so I didn't really know what was happening at the time. I remember being scared of several things ; the autons, the gas mask zombies, and even the reveal of the slitheen (not so much the actual slitheen themselves, just the reveal) but I guess I was largely intrigued by it since I'd never seen anything else like it.
Thanks, Doctor Who, for giving me so many memories that I will cherish forever (yes, I do realise that was incredibly cheesy, but I don't care).
I must have missed this "crisis".
Well said! I rarely comment on articles as there can be so much negativity in them. It's good to see that there is a really positive one. It is the greatest show on the planet, and its made not just for us fans, but for as wide an audience as possible, and since its return in 2005, has grown bigger and bigger across the world.
Lets just celebrate its success, and accept the amazing ride the show takes us. I for one cannot wait to see what comes next with the 12th Doctor, this will be the eighth time I will be getting to know a new Doctor. Deep Breath, and hold on tight people!
The truth is that "Doctor Who" is like no other show! I watch and love many many shows, but the love I have for Doctor Who it's really unique. I can't really explain why and I don't even need to.
My Doctor is Tennant, but believe me when I say I love all of them! I admit I didn't watch many of the classic episodes (though this summer I want to fix that :p), but I have so much respect and admiration for each actor that played the Doctor! I embrace change very easily now, I understand the concept of the show and no matter what new actors, writers, stories will be in the future, I will always be a whovian. I introduced it to my dad too, who now is an obsessed fan (I regret nothing :))) I really hope one day to show it to my children. I think that's an experience that no other show could have.
Thank you. Just... thank you.
People often ask me when I fell in love with Doctor Who. I can't answer that. My earliest, dimmest memories of Doctor Who, in the early 80s, the Davison years, when I was a tiny little boy, are of me being intrigued by this programme my dad loved. I don't remember Adric (at the time), but I remember remembering Adric. I remember wondering where the dark-haired girl (long hair meant girl to me when I was four) had gone.
I suppose it was the Five Doctors that really grabbed me. Cybermen, Daleks, Yetis and that wonderful silver creature that could vanish and appear elsewhere immediately, together with sightings of Dad's fondly-remembered Pat and Jon. I loved Pat. How I wished I'd been there at the time. How I still wish I could see more of him in action. How I rejoiced last year when The Enemy of the World found a home on my iPad's hard drive. Knowing all about past Doctors I was ready to say goodbye. I would miss Peter, my first Doctor, but I looked forward to the next.
I shared Dad's disappointment in Colin Baker's Doctor. Something was wrong. With hindsight, I can see what Colin meant to do, and how the scripts and that idiotic costume undermined him. But I wasn't sorry to see him go. Sylvester got off to a weak start, but still: he was my Doctor. I'd vote for Pat, Tom and Matt above him as best Doctor, but Sylvester was my Doctor. That fascinating little man, the spoon-playing little man who turned out to be a ruthless schemer given half a chance was, as Dad happily acknowledged, yet another fascinating take on the part.
But then it was gone. How I hated being the teenage Doctor Who fan in the ninties. Today, I divide my classmates among those who saw it as a daft affectation and the hateful bullies who mercilessly ridiculed it. Now I laugh with the former, who cheerfully admit they were wrong. I've had the latter admit it too, but so what? Why should I care that they approve? If anything, their approval makes me think the maybe there's something fundamentally wrong with Doctor Who that I just can't put my finger on.
Never mind. The American attempt at a relaunch came and went (I didn't dislike it), but then came the reboot. Other lifelong fans turned against the reboot, and I felt a need to defend the proper revival. Some of them would rather have remained a niche group, listening to audios and reading books, but I was eager for the show to find a new audience. It worked better than I could have hoped. Eccles was gone so soon, but Doctor Who was back. I enjoyed the change to David Tennant, and enthusiastically followed him, but was still thrilled to meet the eleventh. To my mind, Matt channelled Pat and Tom perfectly, and stands alongside them as one of the very best. I now find myself defending Moffat to RTD fans in the same way I once defended their hero to the old-school fans.
(RTD's ideas are not sacred. Moffat had as much right to bring Gallifrey back as RTD had to destroy it in the first place.)
The Day of the Doctor was the triumphant vindication of all things Who. Sitting in the Bournemouth ABC, surrounded by hordes of fellow fans, watching John Hurt's weary old soldier joining the ranks of the Doctor was the perfect feeling. How we all applauded at the sight of Capaldi's eyes. How we gasped at that familiar voice in the gallery.
That constant re-invention is why I love Doctor Who. However much things change, they always stay the same. Try watching the Krotons and the Ambassadors of Death back-to-back. Just one year apart, but they could hardly be more different. Except, in each case, there's a wise alien with moral drive ensuring that right prevails.
Doctor Who is science. It's history. It's magic, adventure, fantasy. It's about people and planets. It's about whatever it wants to be about. A world where fiction becomes real? Okay. A malevolent Billy Bunter with a death-trap board game? Why not? Green slime that turns people into raging beasts, or another that produces giant maggots? We can do both! We can remake the Prisoner of Zenda in space and have aliens commit art thefts. We can race galleons through space, turn people into trees and make psychopathic robots out of sweets. The possibilities are limitless, and that's why I love Doctor Who.
Not long after my mom passed away, I got snowed in during a blizzard in NYC. BBC America had all the new Who Xmas episodes, as well as a bunch of early Matt episodes, available on demand. I had seen Rose when first broadcast and it didn't ring for me at that time. But snowed in, and missing my mom desperately, I began watching; hours later, I was hooked., hard. And I didn't realize it until much later, but finding this complex, intelligent, often hilarious show became a salve for my soul, something beyond my sadness to focus on. I am grateful you reminded us of the many people who work so hard and so well to bring us worthy television.
In 2009- young me was told about this show that had gone on for years- then went, then came back for 4 more years. That show was doctor who! My mum and dad got series 4 up on iplayer after it had been running on bbc 3. I lapped it up! It was awesome! I remember the moment I saw a Matt Smith series 5 trailer as it wasn't David Tennant. My parents weren't whovians but they explained the concept of regeneration and i was so excited about it! I sat down to watch every episode of series 5 on Saturday nights and enjoyed so much- the ideas were amazing and the episodes were brilliant. Matt Smith soon became my favourite doctor. Then in 2011 I found this wonderful thing called dr who magazine wich I read month after month after month. Then there was series 6- I remember watching A Good Man Goes To War with my mouth wide open- then there was the wait. In that wait I lapped up filming pics from series 6 part 2 and watched every interview. Then came 2012- no doctor who for 9 months! Matt Smith was at his best and I was loving this brilliant show- enthralled in it- and then there was Doctor Who TV! I could read things written by other whovians and keep up and get excited by news of upcoming episodes. And since then I have been obsessed with this little show- loving every second of it! When the 50th anniversary came around i went back and watched the classics even more- and how brilliant are they? Yes there cheesy but they are brilliant! This year Peter Capaldi looks awesome and series 8 is set to be the best series of new who. Thank you doctor who for being awesome! :)
I don't remember my first encounter with Doctor Who, I was born back when there was no Who on the telly and as such was brought up on a very healthy diet of repeats on UKTV gold. The show has just always... Been there for me. But I can't think of a better thing to grow up with!
A Doctor Who episode set in Australia? Yes please!
I've never loved a TV programme as much as I love Doctor Who. I had typed a big thing about it, but I think that's all that needs to be said. It's a programme that teaches us so much, that I think the world would be a lesser place without it. DOCTOR WHO, MAY YOU LIVE FOREVER.
I watch it because it's fun. I started watching Doctor Who 2 years ago, so I have no warm and fuzzy memories associated with it. I'm the only one in my family that watches it regularly. I don't try and extract any deep philosophical meanings from it and I'm not really a sci-fi person, so I don't watch Star Trek or any of that. Like I said, I watch it because it's a fun show. I tried watching it way back when it used to be aired on PBS, but none of it made any sense to me. It just looked cheesy and low budget and I kept waiting for the Doctor to take his coat and scarf off and he never did. It was confusing, so I turned it off for like, 30 years or so. I finally gave it a second chance a couple years back and much to my chagrin, I've fallen in love with it. I generally never sit and analyze a tv show or a movie while in the middle of watching it. If I feel like it later I will, after I've had time to think on it and mull things over, but I've never really tried to extract any deep meaning from Doctor Who, mostly because I don't really care to. I've never had any issue with regeneration; I mean it's sad to see once you've gotten attached to a particular Doctor and all, but it's not been anything traumatic for me.
Main Reason for Crisis: Doctor Who Withdrawal Syndrome. For those who are tired of re-watching the ___ of the doctor trilogy along with classic episodes. Doctor Who would normally start around about now, but the whoniverse now has to wait another month. The teaser trailers are a nice touch though along with articles like this that remind us why we are all here!
You know why we are in crisis?
We are bored. I became a Whovian about this time last year, and in the interim we've had a grand total of TWO new episodes. Grant you, they were both big event episodes, but between them and all the mini-episodes that came with them, there was a grand total of about 2 1/2 hours of new entertainment.
When Capaldi arrives, everybody will stop whining and rehashing old stuff and begin debating the new, and we'll all feel a lot better.
I have a problem with people who have a problem with people who have a problem with change in Doctor Who (Try saying that 4 times quickly).
I don't mean the article - which was an absolute joy to read - but some of the comments I read here and have read elsewhere on this subject. Struggling with change in Doctor Who isn't something you need to overcome, and it's not a flaw, and it's not necessarily a disqualifying quality in a Whovian.
I'll admit I myself had the odd trepidation when Matt Smith was announced as the new Doctor. I watched some of his previous work before they announced him, so I knew who he was, and, well... I really wasn't very happy about him. But he won me over within those precious seconds at the end of The End of Time ("Nose? I've... had... worse"). So much so, in fact, that I still consider him the one light in an episode I utterly detest (I'm sorry, but I agree with an article someone posted here a while back picking that ending apart. Especially that bit where 10th implies that 11th isn't the same man he is, but is actually someone else. Really didn't like TEoT).
To my mind, issues with change are part and parcel of being human... even if you're a Whovian.
I didn't have any with Capaldi, but that has more to do with my faith in him as a life-long Whovian, as well as a first rate actor, than with anything else.
There's nothing wrong with having issues with change, or with worrying that the new guy will be rubbish.
It's at packing up and leaving because of it, or not giving it a chance... that's where people get it wrong.
I love Doctor Who... well, because it's an excellent show... and because I have a bit of a crush on the Doctor (and I don't mean just the latest younger models)... and because I'm a certifiable Anglophile... and a dedicated sci-fi geek and history nerd... but also, I love Doctor Who because Doctor Who is a living breathing discussion in Buddhist philosophy versus Hindu concepts.
For me, the Doctor is a visual experiment in Atman versus Anatman: Is there a grain of constancy in us as we shift from one changed state to another, or are we nothing more than an increasingly complicated "combination" that should only be identified by a name as a matter of convenience, but is in such a state of flux that any substantial name would be inappropriate for it.
Basically - Is there a "Doctorness" to the Doctor? Does remembering being someone else constitute being that someone else still? Is there a constant? Is there... in the end... a Doctor?
To put it plainly, Doctor Who caters to ever level of my mind - From the earthy to the ethereal.
Oh, and as a student of religious groups, I really do enjoy observing the similarities between Whovians and members of a proselytizing religious group. ;)
So, really... what's not to love. ;)
My dad is English, and when he found out Doctor Who was back he tried to get the rest of the family to start watching (although for some reason, he chose Love and Monsters to introduce us).
Another reason I love doctor who is that me and my dad have something we can watch together. I get the impression that a lot of people got into doctor who because of their parents but for me it was the opposite. My dad saw me watching doctor who on BBC America on the day of the Doctor and was interested in watching it with me. Me and him caught a lot of series 7b episodes (though we missed a few because I helped him with the yard work). We watched the day of the Doctor together on t.v. which will be a personal favorite memory of mine. After that we went through the rest of new who together and I enjoyed sharing something with him like he shared a lot of things with me. I bet when I'm older I'll be looking back at this time fondly and be sharing this show with my own kids (if I have kids).
@bl0ndie98 So you started when you were 7?
@Planet of the Deaf things certainly did "heat up" when she came into the picture......
@Piramids of Mars one of my first memories was my brother and father making me watch Jon Pertwee change into Tom Baker, it blew my 3 year old mind.
how amazing to be introduced to the Doctor through his greatest companion, as if he were a spin-off of her show. must've been mindblowing, discovering this humongous universe that SJA was part of. i hope you've gone back and watched Sarah Jane's original run too!
"Doctor Who is science. It's history. It's magic, adventure, fantasy. It's about people and planets. It's about whatever it wants to be about. A world where fiction becomes real? Okay. A malevolent Billy Bunter with a death-trap board game? Why not? Green slime that turns people into raging beasts, or another that produces giant maggots? We can do both! We can remake the Prisoner of Zenda in space and have aliens commit art thefts. We can race galleons through space, turn people into trees and make psychopathic robots out of sweets. The possibilities are limitless, and that's why I love Doctor Who."
That. That. That was the best paragraph in the history of paragraphs....
@TheDoctorIsInDaHouse Matt Smith's my favourite doctor as well. I don't really understand when people say he was too childish as in my opinion some of his best moments were when he was serious. His era of the show had just the right balance of light and dark moments and, dare I say it, Series 6 is one of my favourite series not only because it holds a special place in my heart (wow, I'm full of cheesiness today) but also because I love the story arc used. So many questions! So much speculation!
This article shows that nothing changes. Long term fans my age (I can just about remember watching the end of The Time Warrior) who read this will be smiling. Just like Pauline's dad, we've seen the series change many times ( in terms of look, the lead actor and the time of year which the show goes out) and as with life in General, one of the few certainties is change.
Personally, the show for me will always be an autumn / winter event, mainly as growing up with the series in the 70s and 80s the series would start in either early September or January and then run for between 3 and 6 months. I encourage all nu-whovians that haven't experienced a full autumn / winter series to give it a go. You probably won't want it in the spring again....
As with anything in life, keep an open mind (and don't set standards in your imagination that are so high that no matter how good something is, it's still a disappointment when it happens) and everything will be fine.. That ethos has kept me with the show since 1973 ( even through the shocks of the first JNT series and the TV movie dalek voices....)
@ClaireAbraham Hello Claire, nice to meet you!
Don't be bored. There's a fifty year back catalogue for you to explore!
I sometimes envy more recent Who fans and the massive goody-bag of treats that await them :)
@YaelMoise interesting views :-) I myself find change to be doctor who's ability to change and reinvent it's greatest strength. I think some fans don't appreciate the fact that this show doesn't fall into the trap of doing the same dam thing over and over again. Also on a personal note I like how the show allows me to see through a different view without really stepping or offending my own faith. (I know it's a weird thing to say but understanding different viewpoints is important).
If he decided to choose the Twin Dilemma....
@Malohkeh Love and Monsters must worked then if you're here now :P
@Notsosmartguy that made me smile :)
@MetamorphmagusWho @TheDoctorIsInDaHouse Apart from when you had to wait 3 years for it to be resolved- I think matts smiths doctor was just me in a nutshell!
@NeutronFlow @ClaireAbraham that is true
@NeutronFlow @ClaireAbraham I envy fans who got to watch every episode as it was released! I can't imagine watching Genesis of the Daleks for the first time as it came out, and be able to discuss it with everyone ... But hey, maybe people will say that about The Day of the Doctor one day!
Not only was it awesome watching the classic series as it was transmitted, it was very rare to know what was coming up in the series as there was no internet or DWM to give hints and drop spoilers before transmission. That's what I miss most now.
Genesis of the Daleks scared the heck out of me in 1975. But then, I was very young at the time....