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Spectroscopy and Chemometrics News Weekly 13, 2016 | Molecular Spectroscopy NIRS Chemometrics Software Raman LINK
WHITE PAPER: Knowledge-based Chemometric Software for quantitative NIR Calibration Equation Modelling | NIRS LINK
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Interval PLS (iPLS): A Comparative Chemometric Study with an Example from Near-Infrared Spectroscopy LINK
Modelling the ageing process: a novel strategy to analyze the wine evolution towards the expected features LINK
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The collaboration to develop a global vis–NIR soil spectral library and its uses | LINK
Whole blood and semen identification using mid-infrared and Raman spectrum analysis for forensic application LINK
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The funny things happening on the way to singularity LINK
Metal foam obliterates bullets – and that's just the beginning LINK


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• Descriptions of reagents and other solutions
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|Cuba's Changing Political Context
What: This summer, three major political events occurred in Cuba, among the most important since Raúl Castro became president four years ago: the announcement of plans to release 52 political prisoners; Fidel Castro's first major public address since he fell ill in late 2006; and the beginning of a new phase of economic reform. Mr. López-Levy will discuss the magnitude and motivations of these changes, as well as their medium and longer term significance for Cuba's liberalization and its relations with the United States. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A.
When: Sept. 27, 2010, 10:00 - 11:00 AM
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1749: French
mathematician Pierre-Simon Laplace born. 1775: American revolutionary
Patrick Henry
declared, "...give me liberty, or give me death!" In 1840: Englishman J.W. Draper took
the first successful photograph of the
Moon. 1857: The world's first passenger
safety elevator, by Elisha Otis, went into service in a store in
New York City. 1873: Richard Proctor, who first proposed that lunar craters are caused
by meteors rather than volcanic actions, was born. 1903: The Wright brothers obtained
an airplane patent. 1909: British Lt. Shackleton found the magnetic South Pole. 1912:
German rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun was born. 1983: President Ronal Reagan announced
the Strategic Defensive Initiative (SDI, or "Star Wars"). 1989: Electrochemists
Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischman announced that they had created
nuclear ("cold") fusion in a test tube at room temperature. 2001:
The Russian space station,
Mir, burned up in Earth's atmosphere after far out-living its designed lifespan.
2007: Set theory mathematician
Cohen died.
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Poll: Half of Americans find health care harder to afford this year
Nearly half of respondents in a new poll said they are now finding it more difficult to afford health care than they were a year ago, according to a poll released Thursday.
The Navigator poll found 49 percent of respondents said it's more difficult to afford prescription drugs, insurance premiums and doctor visits compared to last year. Additionally, 78 percent of those surveyed said they believe the government should be doing more to make health care more affordable.
The poll, produced by Navigator Research, a Democratic messaging firm, show respondents split mostly along party lines. Among Democrats, 61 percent of those polled said it's more difficult than last year to afford "things in general." The poll question did not list any specific categories of spending, like health care, gas prices, groceries and phone bills, when asking the question.
Among Republicans, 29 percent said it's more difficult to afford "things in general," compared to 43 percent who believe it's easier, according to the Navigator poll.
However, health care seems to transcend party lines. Fifty-four percent of Democrats said health care specifically is more difficult to afford than last year, and 46 percent of Republicans said the same thing.
Overall, respondents trust Democrats more to address the issue of rising health-care costs. The poll found 49 percent of respondents believe Democrats would best address the issue in Congress, compared to 35 percent who place more trust in Republicans.
Democrats have focused on health care as a key tenet of their platform heading into the November midterms.
Republicans, meanwhile, are expected to present a series of bills for votes in the House next week that Republicans argue will help lower premiums and other health-care costs.
Navigator Research surveyed roughly 1,000 voters between July 6 – 9. It did not provide a margin of error for its findings.


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1. A little lipstick does the trick
Lipstick handy? You're in luck! Give your lips a pop of color, then dab a small amount on your cheeks for a fresh-faced look. Highlight your cherry cheeks with a touch of moisturizer just above your cheekbones.
2. Bomb Brows
Tame your brows with an old
mascara wand and a little lotion. If you have any bare spots, fill them in with eye shadow that's a shade lighter than your hair color.
3. Dry Shampoo
Bring last night's locks back to life with a spritz of dry shampoo. If you're on the go, keep travel-sized baby powder in your purse. A sprinkle under the top layer of hair at your roots will do the trick!
4. Not Your Average Dose of Caffeine
Move leftover green tea bags to the fridge after use. In the morning, place them under your eyes to de-puff and reduce redness. Good morning beautiful!
5. Knock Your Socks Off
Looking to relax and kick your feet up? Lather up with lotion and lavender oil before bed. Seal the deal with your favorite pair of fuzzy socks and in the morning, you'll be back and ready to roll.


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|Hughs, Sidney
Submitted to: National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/5/2000
Publication Date: 6/30/2000
Citation: N/A
Interpretive Summary: Seed damage and subsequent seedcoat-fragment generation as well as seed loss into saw ginned cotton fiber is a serious problem with newer, small- seeded cotton varieties. Research has been started to determine if the saw gin stand can be modified to reduce seed damage and seed loss during the ginning operation. Experimental saw guides attached to the gin ribs and made from ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW) plastic have been developed and tested. These guides hold each gin saw in the center of its operational space and do not allow the saw to wobble from side-to-side. Ginning tests of these guides show that their use significantly reduces seed damage from an average of 8.3 pct down to 5.4 pct. Also, the guides, significantly increased gin turnout and improved raw fiber length characteristics when compared to the standard gin rib. This decreased seed damage and improved fiber length characteristics resulted in yarn that was significantly higher in strength, evenness, and appearance. There was no apparent wear of the plastic guides during laboratory tests, but further long-term durability tests will have to be done in a commercial cotton gin.
Technical Abstract: Seed loss and seedcoat-fragment generation and contamination of ginned lint during the ginning process can be a problem with newer, small-seeded cotton varieties. Excessive seed loss means a loss of a valuable gin product. Also, seedcoats in ginned fiber cause textile quality problems during the spinning and weaving process. Tests were conducted on a method of holding the gin saws in the middle of the gap between the ginning ribs and its effect on seed damage and seedcoat-fragment generation. Results indicated that the experimental saw guides significantly reduced seed damage. The guides also decreased the level of seedcoats in the ginned fiber, as indicated by significantly higher quality yarn for the experimental method. Other benefits of the guides included a higher gin turnout and longer fiber. Further tests will be done to further improve and understand the somewhat complex interaction of gin saws, saw guides, and cottonseed at the eginning point.


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|Wednesday, 17 April 2019 14:52
The Utah Motorsports Campus will be holding open testing throughout the weekend prior to the SKUSA SpringNationals. It will be open to all entrants Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 26, 27, & 28. The configuration will be the same as for the SpringNationals: StarTrek clockwise.
Sign up for each of the 3 days on the UMC MotorsportReg.com account: UMC Test & Tune. (Look for the events titled UMC Karting T&T for the 26th, 27th, 28th) This link also gives the tentative weekend schedule, and a few other important details. Please note that each practice day has its own event registration.
Pre-Entry is $100 online for each of the three practice days and on-site Registration $120 per day. Early registration is appreciated. Entry includes the driver's and one additional hot grid wristband.
Entry to the paddock will be available on Friday, April 26th beginning at 6:30am. Teams or Drivers who have paid for a reserved pit space in the first 2 rows for the SKUSA SpringNationals will be able to park in their same spaces and leave their tent and/or trailer in place for the duration of the SKUSA SpringNationals event. Those reserved in the 3rd row will be escorted to a temporary pit spot for testing, and then will be able to pit in place starting Tuesday, 4/30.


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So a day or so ago Brazil's president offered asylum to Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani. President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva appealed to his "friend Ahmadinejad" to allow Brazil to take in the imprisoned woman. Most people are probably not aware of the story of Sakineh.
Mrs. Ashitani is a widow and was arrested 5 years ago and convicted and punished for "illicit relationship" with 2 men. All parties were flogged for this crime. Later her case was "reviewed" and she and one of the men were charged with the murder of her husband and adultery. While Mrs. Ashitani was not found guilty of the murder of her husband she was found guilty of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning. Now if just the mere statement death by stoning doesn't seem like over kill for adultery then wait till you hear how stoning is to be carried out as a sentence.
According to the Iranian penal code all guilty persons are bound in 'robes' which inhibit their movement. Then males are to be buried up to their waists and females up to their necks. According to the penal code the size of the 'stones' to be used are not to be so large that death may occur after only 2 stones, however they are not to be so small as to be considered 'pebbles'.
Now if the concept is not uncivilized enough as a general concept then the unfair and discriminatory way it is carried out makes it barbaric. First off in general men are more physically developed, especially in the upper body, than women, yet it is the women that are buried up to their necks not the men. Secondly, if by some miracle the victim escapes from their hole they are still killed. And before you even get to this stage the method for convicting persons of adultery do not really require much and again women are discriminated against. For the testimony of one 'just' man it would take the testimony of two women to equal it and more than likely there isn't any number of female testimony that would outweigh the testimony of one 'just' male. Secondly it only takes the testimony of 4 'just' men to support the charge of adultery for conviction.
In all strict Islamic states, you will find that women are severely discriminated against and oppressed. They suffer great injustices and are the victims of hideous crimes on a very common occurrence. Their lives are totally and completely controlled by the male members of their family. In stark contrast most justice system of these Islam countries exploit instead of protect the weak, innocent, and less fortunate of their societies. For, example while the females of the family have no control and no say in their lives they are the sole responsible party for any charge brought against them. In some Islamic countries girls and women can be killed by male family members simply for bringing 'shame' to their families. And this 'shame' does not have to be proved or real just the belief of the male members/head of the family.
I think that it should be the male family members that control these females' lives that should suffer the punishment for any 'shame' brought to their families. These males are after all all-powerful and all-knowing and all-controlling; therefore if a female of their house causes some 'shame' it can only occur because the 'all-powerful male' wasn't capable of preventing it. So stone him, murder him, flog him, beat him and you will see a swift change in what is required to 'prove' and 'convict' women and girls of crimes that are mostly out of their control and of which they are usually a victim.
Most non-Muslims think that all this violence and discrimination and hate is found in the Qur'an, that is not the case. If you were to compare the Torah, Bible and Qur'an for their condoning of violence you will find that the Qur'an is the most peaceful of the Religious mantels. Then what makes Islam such a harsh and violent society? It is the fatāwā of Mufti of power and influence that promote the ideas and concepts and actions that non-Muslims so often associate with the Qur'an and Islam and find so negative.
Like every other religion, when mean or cruel or just plain evil persons gain power the whole religion suffers. Yet, as society and within world religions there is very little house cleaning aimed at these persons that defame and destroy religions from the inside out through their personal desercration of those religions that they profess to embrace. There has never been one source which can claim the incitement and conclusion of more violence in this world than that done in the name of God.
More Brutality in the Name of God
So a day or so ago Brazil's president offered asylum to Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani. President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva appealed to his "friend Ahmadinejad" to allow Brazil to take in the imprisoned woman. Most people are probably not aware of the story of Sakineh.


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song by Gilbere Forte
The Awakening lyrics
Wake up every morning, ask God is he real
Don't ever leave me alone in this motherfucking cell
And my mind full of killers I done killed
The whole ?? feeling is real
If ain't nobody alive, then who the fuck can I kill?
Man, you know what I paid for this
To give me 8 dollars at the buffalo exchange for this
Man, I gotta chill, man, I blew the deal
How the fuck am I paying my bills?
A nigga starving but eating healthy
I apply the whole foods, try the Cho's next door
Back seated in a Range and my home boy Olmes
Then this guy on and my android on.
Fly to your favorite celebrity
Might have fucked it the same
What was your favorite celebrity?
Might have ate a couple sh rooms with your favorite celebrity
Fuck applause, do idolize the celebrity
Y'all want me to share my stories
Hook me to IV's and record me, Maury
Reporting live from the mind of a minority
Form and Dany L was scoring Bangladesh to Jordan
Still rocking my favorite Jordans
Feeling deaf and smelling the fucking LA morning
Waking up in the streets, where the fuck is the beach?
Man, I miss home, when the fuck did I leave?
Retracting all the money that the dreams cost me
Subtracting all the time that my feeling cost me
I saw my ?? bitch, she lost me
When she threw me out the window but somehow she called me
And I landed
Forgetting someone you love
Is like remembering someone you never knew
All your lies, secret lies.


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The FHSD Board of Education approved the 2020-21 tax rate of $4.6481 by a 7-0 vote at the September Board meeting. The 2020-21 tax rate remains relatively unchanged compared to the 2019-20 tax rate. FHSD's tax rate is now the lowest in St. Charles County. While all other St. Charles County school districts have recently approved increases in either their operating or debt service levy, or both, the District hasn't had a tax increase since 2004.
The District's total assessed valuation for 2020, as reported after Board of Equalization hearings, increased by 1.3 percent. New construction assessed valuation decreased by $4.7 million in 2020 when compared to 2019. New construction only accounted for a 1.2 percent increase in tax revenue for FHSD. Growth in revenue due to increased assessed valuation on existing property is limited by the Hancock Amendment, which caps the District's share of increases from assessed value at the lower of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or 5 percent. Fiscal year 2020-21 is a non-reassessment year and is not subject to the tax rollback associated with the Hancock Amendment.
The Missouri Department of Revenue administers a real estate tax assistance program, the Missouri Property Tax Credit Claim, which gives credit to certain senior citizens and 100 percent disabled individuals for a portion of the real estate taxes or rent they have paid for the year. Complete information is available on the Missouri Department of Revenue's website at http://dor.mo.gov/personal/ptc/.
The FHSD Board of Education is committed to providing an excellent public education for the children of our community at an exceptional value to our taxpayers.


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Grilled Tilapia Fish Wrap (Phan Pa Nin; ພັນປານິນ or ໝ້ຽງປານິນ) and Lettuce Wraps with Cockles (Phan Hoy Khaeng; ພັນຫອຍແຄງ) for lunch in Vientiane, Laos. My Aunt made the sweet and sour peanut peanut dipping sauce for the lettuce wraps.
She also bought the standard Fish Wrap Sauce (Jeow Phan Pa) from Talat Kok Pho (Kok Pho Market) in Vientiane for convenience.
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The fish wrap sauce brand is no other than Mae Daeng Sauce (ນ້ຳແຈ່ວແມ່ແດງ) that is produced in Vientiane, Laos and can be found in the major cities of the country.
It was good combination lunch with Fish and Cockle Wraps to please everyone in the household.


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iPhones (briefly) available at 80% of Apple stores
After suffering severe product shortages — and frustrating untold numbers of would-be buyers — Apple by fits and starts seems to be getting its iPhone 3G supplies in order.
Thanks to a pair of free tools that have emerged to take advantage of Apple's raw data feed of store-by-store availability, we're getting a much better picture of the company's supply and distribution problems than is afforded by the availability widget on Apple's website.
The first is Chris Barnes's real-time iPhone 3G Store Availability tool, which dips into the data feed every 15 minutes and displays all the information on one page — rather than breaking it up into state-by-state reports as Apple does. That way you can see at a glance that, as of Thursday 6:30 a.m. EDT, for example, the 16GB White iPhone 3G was in stock in 97 of 188 Apple stores in the United States, or 52% of all company shops.
[UPDATE: Apple seems to be having trouble with its data stream. As of Friday 7:00 a.m. EDT, its own widget showed no iPhones available anywhere in the United States. Barnes' TopMuffin site, using data updated at 3:53 a.m., reported that there are iPhones — at least white ones — in stock in most states.]
The second tool is a series of fever charts published by Sean Harding on his personal blog here. We've posted several examples below the fold. When the data are arrayed to show availability over time, some interesting patterns emerge. For one thing, you can clearly see where the iPhone supply nearly flatlined on July 20, when only three Apple stores in the United States had any in stock (see Comic relief: The world is out of iPhones!).
You can also see how supply varies during the day, as stores run out of units one by one, and then spikes in the morning as the stock is replenished. On Wednesday morning, for example, the percentage of Apple stores with iPhones in stock reached 80%, although by the end of the day it was down to just over 50%.
The charts also suggest that the black 8GB model is the most popular and the white 16GB the least — although that assumes that Apple (AAPL) is manufacturing the three varieties in roughly equal numbers.
Below the fold, as promised, Harding's most recent charts.


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Attract Your Soulmate by Making a List
You Have the Power to Attract Your Soulmate
One day I realized that I was in one dead-end relationships after another because I really didn't know what I was looking for in a partner. I strongly believe that creating my list helped me: A. Attract my Soulmate and B. Set higher standards for myself.
It didn't happen overnight but I did meet my Soulmate! I swear we share the same brain.
1. Brainstorming
Think of what you want and don't want in a mate. If you're not sure at first, write down things you do not want in a partner and by contrast, what you DO want will become clear.
Be as specific as possible. If you write: "I want a good man" this will send a general message to the Soulmate universe and God only knows what you'll get.
Be creative and have fun with this exercise, for your excitement is part of what attracts your Soulmate!
Examples of traits /qualities
- Honest
- Financially stable
- Lives in or near my city
- Athletic/physically fit
- High sex drive
- Faithful
- Great sense of humour
- Employed/good career
2. Create a Draft of Your List
Now you're ready to build your list. It should contain only positive statements. For example, if you want to attract someone who is not lazy, write: I want someone who is physically active. I know it seems crazy but this makes a difference.
After you've transformed the negative statements into positive ones, discard all of the negative statements that you had written in the brainstorming session. Your Soulmate won't come to you when you're negative.
3. Start Your List With at Least 10 Statements
You should now have a much better idea of what you're looking for in a man.
Start with at least 10 points. As you think of other attributes you're seeking in the man of your dreams, add them to your list. As you do this, only keep the latest version with all of the most current points.
4. Make Each Entry Meaningful
Although your Soulmate list is intended to be a "living" document that can be updated at will, don't be too quick to remove statements or add new ones. The attraction happens when there is some meaning behind each entry.
5. How Long Should the List Be?
There really is no magic number of points that you should have on your list. Mine had 30 points. Here's how I knew my list was complete. Of those 30 points, there wasn't one I would have taken out and I couldn't think of one more thing to add. You'll know your list is complete when you reach this conclusion.
6. Keep It to Yourself
I know it can be quite exciting to "order" your perfect match from the Soulmate catalogue but you really should keep the list a secret. I am not an expert in energy transference but please just trust me. It works when you don't share it with anyone…why risk it?
Use Your List to Attract Your Soulmate
So the idea is not to write the list and forget about it.
Think about when you write a grocery list and leave it at home…what good is that? You need to use your list and do so often.
Take out your list and read it with confidence and conviction that it will happen. Be grateful in advance, visualize him when you go over each trait you've chosen and see the two of you being together in your mind's eye.
What to Do When a Potential Soulmate Comes Along
Imagine that while you're out with girlfriends, you meet a man you think is Soulmate material. DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT TAKE OUT YOUR LIST to conduct a 30 point interview! Act as you normally would and don't over-analyze him. This is not the time to make comparisons between the man you've just met and your checklist.
Once you've gotten to know more about this new man, start to compare what's on your list with what he's offering. Allow yourself some time to reflect on whether or not he does meet your expectations. It would be uncommon for a man to reveal everything about himself during the first meeting so don't dismiss him if he's not scoring high on your list at this point.
Don't Settle
If the man, however, has some serious shortcomings and/or does not meet most of the requirements on your list, let him know and let him go immediately. Be upfront and honest by telling him that you are not interested in pursuing any type of relationship and then move on. Don't make the mistake so many women make by overlooking the early signs that a relationship is destined for disaster.
Realistically, you may fall madly in love, marry and grow old with a man who doesn't have each and every point on your wish list and that's fine. Just don't settle for a man who does not meet your standards.
Put the power of attraction at work right away and create your list! Have fun and good luck!
I welcome your comments about your list-writing experience and of course…On how you met your Soulmate!
hubpages on October 30, 2015:
what happens if you tell someone? (about your list) will it not work anymore? or will you just have to stop talking about it?
kavita on February 10, 2014:
gud one to believe
laura on January 23, 2014:
Ebook :Attracting The One - Attract Your Soulmate


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Creamy Cauliflower Mash
Ingredients List:
Cauliflower mash is a great and healthy alternative to mashed potatoes because cauliflower is considered low carb. The low carb mashed cauliflower is one of those healthy side dishes for dinner and an easy dinner side. Cauliflower mash is also considered diabetic friendly due to its low carb count and is simply one of those amazing vegetable side dishes. Low carb mashed cauliflower is great for a variety of reasons and many occasions.
Steam cauliflower until soft, approximately 7-10 minutes.
Place steamed cauliflower into a Vitamix machine or food processor.
Add Eatnuts.com Raw Cashews, coconut oil and garlic.
Process until smooth and completely blended. If you prefer mashed cauliflower with a little more texture, leave out ¼ of the steamed cauliflower and add it at the end, using a fork to mix.
You can top the mashed cauliflower with gravy, coconut oil, or butter. Add salt and pepper as desired.
This simple but savory side dish is extremely tasty even without the toppings. Each bite is creamy and delicious and almost makes you think you're eating mashed potatoes rather than low carb cauliflower mash.Healthy Recipes, Cashew Recipes, Side Dish Recipes, Fall Recipes, Winter Recipes, Vegan Recipes
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Cashew Cauliflower Mash
Cauliflower Mash may become one of your all-time favorite recipes. Not only is it an easy cauliflower recipe but it is one of many healthy side dish recipes available. Since this cauliflower mash recipe calls for potatoes it is also considered a healthy mashed potatoes recipe. The addition of cashews brings in creaminess, good healthy fats, and density to an otherwise lighter side dish. This recipe for mashed cauliflower would also go well with Balsamic Roasted Brussel Sprouts or Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Almonds and Bacon.
Pecan Sweet Potato Mash
A holiday favorite with creamy sweetness and flavor, pecans add a soft crunch to every bite!
Green Bean Casserole
Toasted almonds add a crunchy and savory twist on a holiday classic!


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Modern Stress Management – Stress To Success
It isn't uncommon to hear someone we know talk about stress in their lives, how stressful work is, their boss is stressing them out, etc.
Stress doesn't differentiate gender, nationality, race, political views, creed or age; everybody will experience one form or another of stress at some point.
Before I go into what Modern Stress Management is, I would like to give you the definition of stress:
- pressure or tension exerted on a material object.
- a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances.
- give particular emphasis or importance to (a point, statement, or idea) made in speech or writing.
- subject to pressure or tension."
For the purpose of this blog post I will be using this definition, "stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances."
Regardless of where in the world you are, the likelihood is that your emotional and mental state has been strained from adverse or demanding circumstances; either right now, as you read this blog post, or at some point in the past.
In my personal experience of having been under "stressful situations" in the past and my knowledge as a Modern Stress Management Facilitator and Trainer, stress is just a story we tell ourselves…
I will repeat that again, stress is just a story that we have repeatedly told ourselves and have become our "reality", and in some cases our "identity".
I know this idea may contradict what you know and what you have experienced in the past, about stress.
To illustrate this, I will share with you the story of 2 twin brothers.
I can't remember the original source of the story, and I will not claim me as mine either.
The story goes as follows:
There were 2 twin brothers and they had an alcoholic father, who did nothing for them and drank himself to death.
Years later, one becomes an alcoholic and follows on his father's steps.
The other, became very successful.
They were both asked what drove them to become an alcoholic and a successful man?
Their answers were as follow:
The alcoholic twin replied: my father was an alcoholic, what did you expect?
The other replied, my father was an alcoholic and I didn't want to be like him…
The moral of this story is that at some point in their childhoods the alcoholic twin made the story up that because he was the son of an alcoholic he would never be successful or accomplish anything in life.
He went in life looking for the evidence that he wasn't "good enough", that the future wasn't bright for him, that he would never amount to anything and his actions and results backed it all up, until they became his reality and who he was.
The successful twin conjured a different story that he'd not follow on this father's footsteps and that he'd do the complete opposite to his father.
They made different decisions and choices, under the same or very similar circumstances.
Because they chose to either thrive and survive or to being defeated and become a victim.
The successful twin would perhaps use different language than his brother and he'd made a seemingly "stressful situation" into a growth and empowering experience.
What I am trying to say here is that "stress" and let me stress it, is that stress is a choice!
We choose to either be under stress and stressful situations or not!
That is it!
Stress is a made up feeling/sensation (and please forgive me if this contradicts your view of the word!) to hold ourselves back!
If stress was really that bad, there wouldn't be as many athletes, there wouldn't be as many successful entrepreneurs and business people; in fact, there'd be no human race at all!
It'd be too stressful!!!
Stress or, as I personally like to refer to it, growth opportunity (remember the athletes? Who stress and exhaust their muscles, so they grow) is what we make of it, what we choose it to be, it is the story we tell ourselves about ourselves, the world and our capabilities.
When I was a teenager and I was under incredible levels of "stress", I was choosing that story, which then became my reality, which then drove me to attempt to end my life.
Guess what?
The day after I attempted to commit suicide, I told myself a new story, which I will share with you.
The story I told myself the 28th of March 2000 was, maybe I didn't die for a reason…
That alone was a paradigm shift, a new story was created and with that many possibilities, the one I chose?
I chose to empower people and help people who are in a similar position to the one I was almost 2 decades ago.
I chose empowerment over stress.
You might be wondering what my life had been like if I'd chosen stress over empowerment.
I can tell you:
I would have declined the help I was offered by people around me, I would have continued taking antidepressants (numbing my emotions and feelings), I would have not come to terms with my sexuality, I might even have tried to commit suicide again or I would have lived a very sad and empty life, where I would have blamed everyone for the rest of my life.
I would have said I was stressed at all times and I would have chosen a different life altogether.
Can you see my point now?
Why I say that stress is a choice, it is a made up "feeling" to keep us down, prevent us from growing and we play the victim card.
I didn't learn this overnight, I had to go through the motions to be able to learn about stress and how to "fight" it, conquer it and overcome it.
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I sent and email to Andreas of Sony Alpha Rumors a little while ago about the series of posts that I am writing and he put links up on his website today so if you are on my website today because of his links I would like to wish you welcome to my website. Please take the time to have a look around, I am a Sony Global Imaging Ambassador and a social documentary photographer who loves street photography. I have used Sony cameras, Lecia and Nikon. So I have quite an idea of how they work, I also teach photography a few days a week, so I have a bit of experience with all other systems of cameras and with how other photographers use their cameras. I will be in the next few weeks adding to the blog on on different lens so please do check back.
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Rutgers quarterback Tom Savage, speaking to the media for the first time since freshman sensation Chas Dodd had a near-record setting performance on Friday against Connecticut, conceded that the starting job is no longer his.
Savage, who threw significantly for the first time in practice since he injured his right hand against Tulane on Oct. 2, said he'll be available for backup duty against Army on Saturday and once he's healthy he'll be ready to battle true freshman Chas Dodd for the starting job.
"When I'm 100 percent, coach (Greg Schiano) is going to make a decision,'' said Savage today after practice. "Obviously, whatever decision he makes is going to be the right one, the best fit for the team. So I guess we'll have to see.
Savage, who was a freshman All-American last season, has been frustrated by the injuries that have sapped his playing time since the Tulane game, but said, "once I'm 100 percent I'm going to go out there and compete. Coach will make the decision on what is best for the team.''
Savage, whose passer efficiency rating is a meager 96.7, one of the lowest in the FBS, said he's happy for Dodd and doesn't hold any resentment due to the fan fervor over the offense suddenly taking off in his absence.
"I'm doing great,'' he said. "We got a Big East win. I'm happy. I know we have a lot more wins coming. My confidence level is fine. I'm just happy we got a 'W.' Our offense looked real good out there and I'm just happy to see that.''
Schiano said Savage has been the consummate teammate through these tying times.
``I think Tom has been great,'' said Schiano. ``I think he's a good teammate. Tom is a guy that wants us to be the best we can be and I know it's not easy. It certainly wouldn't be easy for any of us but I think Tom's handled it well.
``Not only on game night helping, but just being a good teammate and a good fellow quarterback during meetings and that sort of thing.''
Savage said he still has pain in his throwing hand -- his middle finger is taped -- while throwing but he'll be able to function in a game.
"I'm doing alright. I'm feeling good,'' said Savage, adding that his rib injury, sustained in the third game of the season, has healed. "I went out there and made some throws (today). So it felt pretty good. The extension of my finger, it's just a little painful. It's not 100 percent yet.''
Asked if he has learned anything while watching, Savage said, "It definitely slows down the game. You don't have people running down your back. It's been beneficial.''
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WHIPPED CREAM teams up with DeathByRomy for a dark and impactful new single that shows major evolution in the Los Angeles-based producer's production.
Caroline Cecil, aka WHIPPED CREAM, returns to Diplo's Mad Decent imprint for "Time," a cryptic, cinematic and club-ready single. "When I sent Romy the record I told her to write something as if you were trying to change the world," said Cecil. "She came back with these lyrics that sent chills all over my body."
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Bloomberg reported this morning that venture capitalists either declined to attend events at the Trump administration's tech week, or felt the need to defend their attendance. "Privately, several of those who were invited to Thursday's session said they saw no benefit in going and didn't want to compromise their reputations by fraternizing with an unpopular president," the article reported.
But the sentiment of executives at America's largest tech firms is clearly that working with Trump is a priority, despite how unpopular he may be on their home turf.
TechCrunch reports:
"In spite of pressure for the tech community to denounce the Trump administration, the new tech summit's lineup remains nearly the same as it was back in December, again featuring Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos, Eric Schmidt, Satya Nadella and Brian Krzanich, among others. Elon Musk, absent today, famously rage-quit his White House relationship after Trump left the Paris Agreement in early June. And this time around, Facebook didn't send COO Sheryl Sandberg (apparently due to a scheduling conflict), though noted maybe-vampire and longtime Facebook board horror Peter Thiel was there."


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On eG Forums we've been talking about the The Whopperettes, a Burger King-run website featuring 1930s-style showgirls dressed up in costumes resembling various hamburger accountrements. The Whopperettes were also featured in their own 30-second superbowl commercial.
First of all, I have a huge confession to make — I love fast food. I don't make it a major component of my diet, but there are times when I have to put one down my throat and suffer the unpleasant consequences later. The Whopperettes are such effective advertising, that I really, really want a double whopper with cheese now. So much, that I decided to name my blog and its dot-com name (www.offthebroiler.com) after a Burger King-ism.
Off the Broiler is a "Have it your way" little known customer option on Burger King's Point of Sale (POS) system. If you order your burger "Off The Broiler", they take a fresh uncooked hamburger (or two, if you get a double), send it thru the broiler conveyor, and in about seven minutes, you get a freshly made hamburger, not one that's been sitting under their heat lamps for God knows how long. Sure, it doesn't give you that instant gratification, and if you go during a really busy lunch hour, it can probably take you ten minutes or more to get an OTB whopper, but it's totally worth it.
So I've decided to name this blog Off The Broiler because this is going to be my fresh take on the food industry, restaurants, cooking, technology, politics, popular media, TV shows (Science fiction being a huge focus) along with my usual sick sense of humor and controversy attached.
Meanwhile I encourage you to come up with some bizarre creations on the Whopperettes web site. Knowing programmers, I'm fairly sure there has to be some easter eggs in there if you put in some bizzare condiment/dressing combos. I've already put in all ketchup and all cheese but that hasn't yet yielded anything. Let me know if you find something!


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American K–12 schooling is in need of transformative improvement, and business can play a valuable role in retooling school systems for the new century. Business can provide the leverage, expertise, and leadership that will help educators and public officials make tough decisions and take hard steps they may not take on their own.
Too often, business has put its good intentions to work in the service of ineffectual systems. While volunteer tutoring and college scholarships are beneficial, this kind of involvement will not power the transformative change needed to significantly increase student achievement. If business leaders are serious about school improvement, they must play a more forceful role and drive harder bargains with state officials and school district educators.They must insist that in return for their support, educators will use new resources and tools to transform—not merely subsidize—public education in the United States.
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Pamela Anderson is calling it quits with her fourth husband.
The 54-year-old actress has split from Dan Hayhurst after one year of marriage, a rep for Anderson confirmed to People.
The "Baywatch" alum wed Hayhurst, who was her bodyguard, on December 24th, 2020 in Vancouver Island, Canada.
At the time, Anderson told the Daily Mail, "I'm exactly where I need to be - in the arms of a man who truly loves me."
Anderson is no stranger to whirlwind marriages as she's previously taken several turns down the aisle.
From 1995 to 1998, Anderson was wed to rocker Tommy Lee, with whom she shares sons Brandon, 25, and Dylan, 24.
She later tied the knot with Kid Rock for three short months in 2006. The "Barb Wire" star then married producer Rick Solomon twice. First in 2007 and again in 2013, with each lasting less than a year.
In 2020, Anderson was linked to movie producer Jon Peters. While it was initially believed the couple were married for 12 days, Anderson later clarified by calling the relationship "a bizarre theatrical lunch" and said they "never legally married."
Anderson's first marriage to Lee is set to be memorialized in the upcoming Hulu series "Pam & Tommy." The drama features "Cinderella" actress Lily James as Anderson and "Avengers" star Sebastian Stan as the Motley Crue drummer.
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Joe Paterno Addresses Fans Outside His House
Outside of State College, Pa., there seems to be overwhelming public sentiment calling for Penn State head coach Joe Paterno to be removed from his position in light of the developing sexual abuse scandal surrounding his former defensive coordinator, Jerry Sandusky. But in and around the university, students are turning out to show their support for the legendary head coach.
After earlier reports of Paterno tearfully addressing media members from within his home, he eventually emerged and addressed the throng of students (reportedly over a thousand of them) thronging his front lawn to show their support. The address is captured in a video uploaded by the staff of independent Penn State newspaper The Daily Collegian:
"We want Joe," the crowd cheers as Paterno emerges.
"And I want you," Paterno says. "It's hard for me to tell you how much this means for me. I've lived for this place, I've lived for people like you guys."
While the crowd was focused largely on Paterno's football heroics, the coach did not completely shy away from the scandal. "The kids who were victims," he says, "I think we ought to say a prayer for them. Because ... tough life, when people do certain things to you."


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My friend Seth Shostak is an astronomer, specifically a radio astronomer. That is, he looks at radio signals coming from space from various cosmic objects. But a while back, he decided to change his focus (haha, get it?) somewhat. He doesn't look for black holes and galaxies anymore. He looks for aliens.
He works with the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, aka SETI. If you've never heard of them—and seriously, c'mon—they are a group of dedicated scientists and engineers who think that advanced alien beings may exist, and may want to talk to us. Given some simple assumptions, you find that radio waves are the best way to do this: They travel at the speed of light, they are easy to detect, they can contain a lot of information, and budding civilizations are likely to be able to figure that out.
Still, the folks at SETI been searching a while and haven't heard anything. That doesn't slow Seth down, though, because he knows that our technology is increasing rapidly. We're getting so good at this, in fact, that Seth thinks we may hear from our cosmic brethren in the next 20 years or so!
But you know what? I'll let him tell you all about it, in this TEDxSanJose talk he gave in April 2012. I think you'll quite enjoy it.
I think Seth makes a compelling case. And we'll know soon enough. The galaxy is big. But we know there are billions of planets out there, some of them quite old…and we are getting better at this. If E.T. is out there, I hope SETI can find it.


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So I cannot say I know much about this accident involving a Ferretti 810 RPH with what appears a Panamanian flag which crashed into a reef. This photo appeared in my social media feed on Saturday 31 August, in early afternoon, and beyond that I do not know more. This is the second accident of this type in 2019 after we had a Princess V78 which had a similar but worse damage in Sifnos, Aegean Greek Islands in early July. By the picture I would say the Ferretti was going at slow displacement speeds. The location appears Eastern med; Croatia, Greece, or Turkey. If anyone knows more please advise by leaving a comment in this post section.
Produced from 2003 to 2005 the Ferretti 810 RPH, was a further development of the 80 RPH model with the main recognizable difference being the larger port hole windows located at midships, serving the owners stateroom, and a bit larger extended bathing platform aft. The 80 was a model born from the hull extension and updated super structure of the 225 Fly in 1997, Ferretti's flagship from 1993 up to 96. All three models; 225, 80 and 810 where designed by Zuccon who did all Ferretti onwards from 1990 up to 2017, and the model was then replaced by the 830 in 2006. The 810 RPH features a four double cabins lower deck layout, with two aft crew cabins for four persons. The RPH as in raised pilot house free'd space in the main deck, making this area more spacious to the standard version. The Ferretti 810 RPH was powered by twin MTU 1550hp which gave top speeds of thirty knots and a fast cruise of 27.


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Williamleeone asked: "Have you seen my sock?"
I reply with the lyrics of a song I wrote a couple of years ago for a prompt, "Science". I've never given it a chorus, and I'll let the reader decide if it stands alone as a poem.
Matter doesn't matter much to me
I'd rather look at stuff that I can't see
And whilst this may seem like a paradox
It could explain what happened to my socks
Everything is in superposition
Neither here nor there until volition
And when you look it all snaps into place
Instead of hanging out in outer space
Nothing is the matter you might think
Your table, chairs, your cooker, kitchen sink
Empty space, mostly, all of that
Even you, your dog, your hamster, cat
Some days, when I choose to entertain
Assuming that my guests have half a brain
I'll feed their minds with Schrödinger and Bohr
Until their fascination cries out, "More! More! More!"
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Plancking – but it might not be the same
As lying down all flat like a beached whale
It's similar, but on a smaller scale
Much, much smaller than the eye can see
But matter not, that's how it's meant to be
I do like thinking right outside the box
And it helps a little when I lose my socks
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Fourth of July weekend is quickly approaching and with it people's weekend plans to host barbecues, spend the day at the lake or pool and visit community festivities outside as they wait for fireworks shows.
Days outside are fun and even healthy as people participate in activities like swimming.
Athens area dermatologists say they don't want to put a damper on people's good time, but they still encourage everyone to wear sunscreen whenever outside to help prevent skin cancer.
"The one universal truth about sunscreen is that nobody likes wearing it even though we know it helps in the prevention of skin cancer as well as the aging effects of the sun," said Dr. Ross Campbell with Georgia Skin Cancer and Aesthetic Dermatology. "But just a little bit of caution can make those days, and future ones, much more enjoyable and safe."
The ranges of ultraviolet light from the sun that affect the skin the most are UVA and UVB rays, Campbell said. UVA rays contribute primarily to the aging of the skin in the form of brown spots and wrinkles, but also play a role in skin cancers. UVB rays are the primary culprit in skin cancers such as melanoma.
Sunscreens can block UVA, UVB or both, he said and advises people to look for sunscreen that blocks UVA and UVB. He also suggests looking at the Sun Protection Factor, or SPF.
"Growing up, I remember thinking an SPF 4 was great to start off with. Now, it's widely accepted that an SPF 30 should be the minimum," he said. "But while 30 is the minimum, if you are going to be in direct sunlight for an extended amount of time - boating, golfing, beach, tennis - an SPF 50 is recommended."
Understanding the basics of sunscreen also helps makes sense of sunscreen application, he said.
"You might read PABA (padimate or benzones) on the label of your sunscreen. These are chemical sunscreens," Campbell explained. "They react with the ultraviolet light to chemically break down the radiation. After two hours of direct sunlight, no more chemicals are depleted and the sunscreen is useless. That's why we recommend reapplying every two hours."
Some people, however, are averse to using chemical sunscreens and others find them to be irritating to the skin and eyes, but there are many chemical-free sun blocks that contain micronized zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, he said.
"These sunscreens work by forming a physical block to the ultraviolet radiation and protect against UVA and UVB rays. Amazingly, some even go on clear," he said. "There are many excellent brands on the market, some are over the counter and others are found in offices like mine. After you find one you like, it makes using sunscreen a lot easier."
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Kshitiz Kant; Editor
Modi wave not only makes difficult much more the political path of Rahul Gandhi but it also halted the beginning of Priyanka Gandhi.
Priyanka Gandhi played a vital role for the emergence of grand alliance. She had taken the command in her hand to make alliance openly and even got success, but her success could not come in the election result.
Congress drowned with SP. Many congress leaders have been supporting to assign the command of party in her hand in place of Rahul Gandhi.
However she had been evading continuously to attend the politics and kept her presence only up to Raibarrely.
She opted to do politics openly to the UP assembly election first time.
No matter she descended in campaign, but she tried to find the ground for congress at political level at least.
She negotiated with Akhilesh and his wife Dimple coming ahead.
It was her important role to make alliance between both parties.
Senior leader of Congress, Ahmad Patel had tweeted, "Priyanka Gandhi and high command played a vital role to make alliance."
Congress will never accept to let Priyanka control the party command with failure.
It was said that Prasant Kishore was negotiating for alliance on behalf of Congress, but at last in the month of December last year and end of January this year, Priyanka had controlled the command of this tie up. Priyanka talked with Dimple and both parties agreed to the grand alliance.
The day 11 march emerged as the day of mandate in assembly election 2017. the congress, Samajwadi party, the BJP, the BSP and others, which have been ruling parties in the state so the results, which they faced, is not unprecedented so far ; but the public, since last two elections, have already proved with their votes that the government should be in full fledged majority.
The franchise of votes go in one direction so it cannot be said the popularity worked here -- and if so, why the sitting CM who was close to the people have lost the mandate badly.
If we investigate, we find that somewhere the access of people to the rulers if fails, the result falls unsolicited.
Let us examine the flaws of administration.
1-Security among People?
2-Empowered Corrupt Vs Weak Honest
3-Unemployment among Mass and Biasness in its Distribution
4- Development
5-Bogus Assurance.
Rural reside in heat, cold, and dust. Their first basic need is what they have obtained from their fore fathers should be safe at least. Rural reside in heat, cold, and dust. Their first basic need is what they have obtained from their fore fathers should be safe at least. The minimum livelihood could they earn. The welfare scheme by the government should be in their access. The opportunity to raise the life status should not be snatched from them by organized way.
The discipline of police department is the basics and its services should be effective which make society safe, but the party had no agenda to develop the perfect skills in practices.
Perhaps the ruling party had lost its contacts to the grassroots level and the feedback agent were those party workers who had the habit to live in comfort; but the problems of constituent people in the areas were neither solved, nor reached up to party hierarchy. The secretaries were only writing on being complaint to the concerning officer, but they were not reviewing the progressive result.
In this shining UP and its powerful system, a peasant can make anyhow his access up to higher office once or twice and can complain, but the application runs to and fro. The shuttling of application becomes an unending game.
The MLAs, after winning the election, are involved in yours and mines and are deviated from the core purpose. The marginalizing their contacts with the original people in their constituency they become rulers from public delegate which distance them from public.
Of 403 seats, the BJP, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is placed to win 325. Akhilesh Yadav, on the other hand, had accrued 47, with his junior partner, the Congress, proving party pooper by adding just another seven.
The 44-year-old Chief Minister today earned the distinction of being vanquished in the BJP's biggest ever result in India's most important state.
Now the result has proved in UP his and his party efforts failed, while the congress is the winner in Punjab, Goa, and Manipur.
Mr Ravishankar Prasad, Union Minister, said with media on BJP win in UP and UK that it is a revolution. Ms Mayawati had also said in her public rally that the BSP is a revolution.
The BJP is backed by RSS, its cadre campaigned better door to door for BJP and change in power is no change in society. In fact no society has ever been totally transformed. To understand any post-win society we need to understand what happened before as well as what actually happened. And what is claimed to have happened, afterwards. Nothing happens quite as is hoped for beforehand or later claimed.
Any win, including the great win, needs viewing in two ways: as an event or a series of events in a fairly precise time; and as a process that may continue through all subsequent time. The APP failed to create a new, just and lasting social order. But it opened up new hopes and ideas everywhere.
The idea even emerged that there could be a conscious but gradual move towards much the same goals of 'liberty, equality and fraternity'.


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Stargate SG-1 Season 6
Executive producers: Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper, Michael Greenburg, Richard Dean Anderson
Original air dates: June 7, 2002 – March 23, 2003
Mission briefing. Even as SG-1 mourns the loss of Jackson, there's a fresh attack from Anubis, as he uses a weapon to overload Earth's Stargate so it will explode, taking the planet with it. SG-1 manages to save the Earth with a combination of Carter's brains, O'Neill's piloting skills, and a clever suggestion by Quinn, who replaces Jackson on SG-1. However, the Stargate itself is lost, forcing the U.S. to purchase use of the other Stargate from the Russians.
Thor also manages to break free of Anubis's clutches, using his downloaded consciousness to take over Anubis's mothership, which then crashes on Earth. SG-1 is able to contact the Asgard, who get Thor a new cloned body.
The Asgard have bigger problems, though: the Replicators have taken over their homeworld of Hala and now have taken human form. SG-1 is able to stop them temporarily, but they'll be back. In exchange, the Asgard help convince the superpowers of Earth to let the U.S. Air Force continue to administer the Stargate, when the U.S. and Russia reveal the Stargate program's existence to Great Britain, France, and China.
Anubis isn't the only Goa'uld causing problems. When O'Neill is blended with a Tok'ra to save his life, the symbiote Kanan finds itself compelled by O'Neill's tendencies to go back for a woman he loved—a slave in Baal's service. This leads to O'Neill being tortured by Baal. In addition, Nirrti's continued experiments result in deadly changes to Quinn, which actually enable Quinn to help SG-1 defeat one of Baal's underlings, Mot.
At home, the NID continues to be a problem. The rogue faction controlled by Simmons tries to steal Earth's first starship, the Prometheus. They also clone the Goa'uld that Adrian Conrad was implanted with and use it to experiment on members of a small town, who are possessed by a collective Goa'uld consciousness when asleep. After that, Agent Barrett of the NID is assigned by the president to root out the rogue elements of the NID, with the help of—of all people—Senator Kinsey. This results in the NID framing O'Neill for an attempted assassination of Kinsey, but SG-1 manages to expose the conspiracy (which is done via alien technology from Area 51).
The three-way alliance among the Tau'ri, the Tok'ra, and the Jaffa rebellion almost is destroyed by a Goa'uld assassin, who fuels the ancient rivalry between the Jaffa (servants of the Goa'uld) and the Tok'ra (who fight the Goa'uld), even though they're both on the same side now. Shortly afterward, the Tok'ra discover that the Pangarans have been using the dying body of Agyria, the queen from whom all Tok'ra descend, to create Tretonin, a healing drug. When a meeting of the Jaffa rebellion is ambushed, the Jaffa massacred, Teal'c manages to save himself and Bra'tac by sharing his symbiote larva with his mentor—but the symbiote dies, and the pair must now take Tretonin regularly to survive thenceforth. They begin their campaign to convince all Jaffa to use Tretonin to relieve them of their dependence on the Goa'uld to survive.
An Antarctic expedition reveals the frozen body of one of the Ancients who built the Stargate network—but the disease that killed them is also loosed, and almost kills O'Neill. Quinn's people, the Kelownans, make an attempt at an alliance. The Earth is invaded by out-of-phase bugs. SG-1 encounters the Hebridans and Serrakins, and neither race is exactly what they expect. When the Prometheus has to crash on Tagrea, they set off some security issues with the planet, especially when they dig up a Stargate. And Maybourne tricks SG-1 into taking him offworld to a place he thinks is paradise, but turns out to be not so much.
Anubis exposes Khonshu as a Tok'ra, and Khonshu's First Prime Her'ak pledges his allegiance to Anubis. Then Anubis targets all the other System Lords, and SG-1 can only stop him with the help of the ascended Jackson—who's already helped O'Neill and Teal'c from his ascended position before—and it involves a trip back to where it all began: on Abydos.
Best episode: "Abyss." One of three occasions when Michael Shanks returns to play Jackson, but that's not why this episode gets the top spot. It's a tour-de-force for Richard Dean Anderson, a magnificent showcase for Cliff Simon, who takes the quickie walk-on role of Baal from "Summit"/"Last Stand" and makes him a bad guy to be reckoned with, a serious revival of the O'Neill-Jackson dynamic, with everything that these two characters are being showcased, plus there's a good examination of what Tok'ra blending really means. The whole thing happens, not because of something Kanan did to O'Neill, but because of the influence of O'Neill on Kanan…
Highly honorable mention to "Allegiance," which only didn't get the top spot due to some bits of the plot that just don't make any sense, but it works because it plays with the dynamics of the humans, Tok'ra, and Jaffa in interesting ways, and makes good use of the "locked planet" structure.
Also strong: the nifty take-over-the-ship adventure of "Prometheus," the hilarious in-joke-laden goofiness of "The Other Guys," and the alternate take on the characters in "The Changeling."
Worst episode: "Paradise Lost," in which the character of Samantha Carter is reduced to a blubbering wreck who is chewed out by Dr. frikkin Lee of all people, and instead of acting like a major in the Air Force, she instead turns into a puddle of goo crying on Teal'c's shoulder. It's embarrassing and stupid and pathetic, and ruins what should be a fun romp with Anderson and Tom McBeath as Maybourne being stuck on a planet together. But the show has done so well by Carter up to this point that this episode just leaves a horrendous taste in the mouth.
Runners up include "Nightwalkers" (which isn't nearly as much of a horror movie as it wants to be), "Sight Unseen" (because the producers apparently forgot how awful "Bane" was), "Forsaken" (the only thing more boring would be to watch the paint used for this paint-by-numbers plot dry), and "Memento" (if they want to riff on Star Trek, fine, by why do a boring Trek riff?).
Can't we just reverse the polarity? The SGC's constant mucking about with alien technology has resulted in the Prometheus, and actual honest-to-gosh spaceship, which we first see in, appropriately, "Prometheus." It has some issues—the ship is stolen before it's finished, and they have to eject the engine on a test flight in "Memento" because it doesn't work right—but it's Earth's first foray into becoming an actual power in the galaxy as opposed to an irritant.
For cryin' out loud! When he contracts a fatal illness in "Frozen," O'Neill very very reluctantly agrees to be blended with a Tok'ra. But even as Kanan heals O'Neill, he also becomes influenced by O'Neill's strong desire to never leave someone behind, and so he goes back to rescue a slave in Baal's service, which leads to O'Neill being tortured by Baal by being killed and revived via sarcophagus over and over again in "Abyss." O'Neill, who was never all that thrilled with the Tok'ra in the first place, becomes even more resentful of them, which leads to a really interesting conversation between him and Jacob in "Allegiance."
It might work, sir. Carter—with an inspirational push from Quinn—saves the Earth again in "Redemption," and also shows off her amazing improvisational science skills in "Prometheus" and "Forsaken." Since many of her potential love interests were killed off last season, she gets a new one in the humanform Replicator Fifth in "Unnatural Selection," whom she betrays on O'Neill's order (and boy will they all come to regret that…).
Indeed. Teal'c loses his symbiote in "The Changeling," as does Bra'tac. This changes his life rather significantly, as he must now rely on Tretonin to survive, and he no longer has "junior's" healing ability to rely on.
How do I know what color to wear? O'Neill is excessively reluctant to have Quinn replace Jackson, at least in part because Jackson died saving Quinn and his people. He only gives in because the Russians want the fourth SG-1 member to be one of theirs, and O'Neill would never go for that. Quinn's photographic memory and compassion both prove useful throughout the season, as well as his ability to think quickly.
You have a go. Hammond does a good job representing the U.S. (aided by Davis) when the Stargate program is revealed to the other members of the UN security council, though in order to counteract Kinsey's general dickishness, he has to call in Thor to intimidate the hell out of everyone.
I speak 23 different languages—pick one. Though he's ascended, Jackson does show up three times to do the thing ascended folk aren't actually supposed to do: interfere. He helps O'Neill get through being tortured in "Abyss" and helps Teal'c with his delusions while dying in "The Changeling," in both cases helping them last long enough to be rescued by the rest of SG-1. Then, when Anubis threatens Abydos, Jackson takes a more active role.
Wayward home for out-of-work genre actors. Quantum Leap's Dean Stockwell appears in "Shadow Play" as Quinn's former mentor. John Billingsley took a break from playing Dr. Phlox on Star Trek: Enterprise to play Coombs in "The Other Guys," while Peter Stebbings and Ingrid Kavelaars took a break from their recurring roles on Jeremiah to appear as, respectively, Malek in "Allegiance" and "Cure" and Major Gant in "Memento." Gwynyth Walsh—who played the Klingon Lursa on a bunch of Star Trek episodes and in the movie Generations—also appears in "Cure," while two other Trek regulars, John deLancie ("Prometheus") and Ronny Cox ("Smoke and Mirrors," "Disclosure"), make return engagements. Former star of The Questor Tapes (and regular guest on the Star Trek spinoffs and Babylon 5) Robert Foxworth also appears in "Memento." George Wyner (of, among other things, Spaceballs fame) shows up in "Prometheus." And Don Davis's fellow Twin Peaks star Ian Buchanan appears in "Unnatural Selection."
Trivial matters. This is the first season of the show to air first on what was then called the Sci-Fi Channel (now called SyFy). It was only intended to run for one season on Sci-Fi, as the channel's primary interest was getting access to the show's reruns, but it turned into such a huge hit for the network that they renewed it. Several episodes were written as if it were the last season, including final appearances for Nirrti, Simmons, and Adrian Conrad, as well as what was written as a final appearance for Maybourne, and the appropriately titled "Full Circle" brought the team back to Abydos. This would happen again in seasons seven and eight.
While SG-1 was never a huge hit for Showtime, it immediately became the highest rated dramatic series on Sci-Fi, leading to it lasting four years longer than expected on the channel and also resulting in two spinoffs.
It was never clear how, if the Goa'uld have genetic memory, the Tok'ra didn't just know everything the Goa'uld did. "Cure" explains this by establishing that the Tok'ra descend from a different queen than the other Goa'uld.
We meet our first Ancient in "Frozen," wherein we also learn that they were devastated by a plague, and "Full Circle" makes it clear that most of the Ancients ascended, and that Oma Desala is one of them. "Full Circle" also establishes that Anubis ascended, but then was cast out—but he's still partly ascended, which is why he's so powerful.
In addition to regulars Teryl Rothery, Carmen Argenziano, Tony Amendola, and Gary Jones, this season has return engagements from past guests deLancie, Cox, David Hewlett as McKay, Obi Ndefo as Rak'nor, Tom McBeath as Maybourne, Colin Cunningham as Davis, Peter Flemming as Barrett, Bill Dow as Lee, Musetta Vander as Shaun'ac, Neil Denis as Ry'ac, David Palffy as Anubis, Jacqueline Samuda as Nirrti (who also co-wrote the episode she appeared in), Bill Marchant as Conrad, Vince Crestejo as Yu, and, making his final appearance as Skaara, Alexis Cruz.
"The Changeling" was written by Christopher Judge, the actor's second of four writing credits on the show.
The Prometheus is the first of many ships that Earth will have in its service. They'll be seen regularly on all three shows moving forward, including one—the George Hammond—which will be commanded by Carter.
O'Neill is framed for shooting Kinsey via the technology used by the invading aliens in "Foothold." The ashrak (established in "Line of Fire" as Goa'uld assassins) in "Allegiance" uses Nirrti's invisibility technology, first seen in "Fair Game."
One of your humble rewatcher's favorite shows is a Canadian procedural called DaVinci's Inquest. This season had several regulars from that show appearing: Ian Tracey in "Prometheus," Gwynyth Walsh in "Cure," Venus Terzo in "Frozen," and Alex Diakun in "Memento," plus Colin Cunningham recurred on both shows.
Richard Dean Anderson only agreed to return if his schedule was reduced, as the very physical role of O'Neill was starting to take a toll on his aging body, and so that had to be accommodated, including some episodes ("Nightwalkers," "Disclosure") in which he didn't appear at all, and others in which his role was reduced, or set up in such a way that his filming schedule was brief ("Sight Unseen").
Chevron seven locked. I have an interesting relationship with the sixth season of the show, because it was actually my introduction to SG-1 as a series. I first started watching it on Sci-Fi—in fact, my first episode was "The Other Guys," which I mostly watched because John Billingsley was in it.
I became hooked at that point. I watched the new episodes on Sci-Fi as well as the reruns the channel was showing (they did a block of four episodes every Monday night for several years).
But because of that, my first impression of the show is this season, which may be why I look on it more fondly than others, many of whom view it as inherently inferior due to the lack of Michael Shanks.
I don't see the problem, myself. The show works just fine without Jackson because the show has grown to this point where it doesn't rely on any particular set of characters. And Corin Nemec's just fine, thanks.
Besides which, so many things that become hugely important to Stargate as a franchise are established here: the Ancients (and the plague that devastated them), the rules of ascension, Earth's spaceships, Tretonin, the humanform Replicators, Baal. Perhaps representative of its more important place on Sci-Fi than it had on Showtime, in this season Stargate embraces its role as a universe, as a franchise, rather than just an adventure show about four people who go through a gate.
Having said that, the season is a big comedown from the previous year's heights. Too much time is wasted on what feels like filler—notably silly alien-of-the-week plots like "Sight Unseen," "Forsaken," "Memento," even "Shadow Play," though that works better because of the direct connection to Quinn—and just in general there are a lot of mediocre episodes here. Plus there's a lot of retreading. "Descent" feels a little too much like something we've seen a thousand times before, "Disclosure" feels way too much like the first season's "Politics," "Sight Unseen" is way way way too much like "Bane," and the "Redemption" two-parter feels like it's simultaneously retreading "48 Hours" and "Into the Fire."
The high points, though, are quite high. "Abyss" and "Allegiance" are two of SG-1's strongest hours. For all that the latter has plot issues, the episode does a superb job of putting Jaffa peanut butter with Tok'ra chocolate and seeing what happens.
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