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Madeleine L’Engle: First Sci-fi author I ever read (swiped the book from my sister) DC Fontana: Imagine Star Trek TOS without the episodes she penned By comparison, the only male classic sci-fi authors I can name without Google are Heinlein, Asimov, Bradbury, and Herbert. Growing up, I never had the...

Funny, Traviss apparently doesn't say in her blog that she was harassed out of writing SW novels; she says it was a business decision: "She writes in her blog that it is a combination of continuity issues and too much on her plate with her non-SW novels. It appears that the SW books are not he...

True story: This evening, I was randomly curious about Gamergate and was reading this HuffPost article regarding online harassment which has the following: 7) Karen Traviss, the only woman writer of Star Wars books, was bullied, through a series of "screaming ranting videos" until she stop...

Rest in Peace, old friend. Wayne Poe <lo...@h4h.com> wrote in message news:<Pine.LNX.4.21.0106132335320.3642-100000@filmgate.h4h.com>... > On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, Lord Edam de Fromage wrote: > <snip the size of a small state> First and foremost, I'm gonna say Hi to everyone, as this is my first post on...

But, as White Haven was absolutely correct in saying, the name also states their goal. And they have begun establishing a presence in Jordan. Look, this can easily be seen as a semantic argument and a distraction to the greater discussion. So, whichever designation the board goes with I will use. On...

That's because 'The Base/Foundation' has no real meaning, it's purely an organizational name and a terribly generic one to boot in English. Conversely, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is both a distinct name and a succinct summary of a purpose. And...seriously, man? Are you really trying to mak...

As far as how to address the Sunni group, it may not matter. ISIL (Levant) ISIS (al-Sham, which means Levant) But I think it is simplest to refer to them by as "D'aish", which is the Arabic acronym for ISIL(S) they use for themselves. After all, we don't say "The Base", we say &q...

This is deteriorating faster than I thought it would. Plus, Turkey may try to force NATO's hand: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101743284 Also, I need to correct my mistake: The Kurds do extend down into Diyala Province. Somehow got it in my head they were just in the N-NW portion of Iraq http://ngm.nationa...

It is unlikely you will see Kurds/Peshmerga operating in assistance to the Iraqi government forces anywhere outside of the northern(ish) areas such as Salah al Din. They will not be seen in force entering into Anbar or Diyala Province. I would agree with Skimmer that they might use this situation to...

RIP Bear Planetary shields (wasRe: One ISD vs. One Species 8472 ship.) Plantery Shields, give me a break or jsut a few cargo tugs from either Star Trek, or Star Wars and a couple of ringinged gas Giants. Love to see Borg, Species 8472, or the Galactic Empire, adapt to a simple Kenetic kill. "Ca...

Same source as Akhlut UPDATED UPDATE: The Sanford Police Department says that it has no evidence of neo-Nazis in the area. "We have not seen any neo-Nazis on patrol nor have we had any reports of them," says Sgt. David Morgenstern. He added that there had been no sign of the New Black Pan...

Alternate title: Shades of Traviss

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The article in question was enough to drag me out of "retirement". I'll be honest and say it's not my finest work (I'm a little out of practice), but it's ok for a first go at a new target.

No, he is not eligible.

Why does Spiegel not give his last name (Uka)?

It seems there was a four year break in service, so currently he may only have a little over six years.

But, this guy wasn't a policy maker nor pretending to be one. He was just a random American, who happened to be an army soldier, out to vote who presumably approached by reporter and asked to speak his mind. All his words were "I" - obviously speaking for himself, and he was in a public p...

Except that the recent protests started after this poll was taken. No, there was a break for Ramadan. Egyptians Return to Tahrir Square to Protest Oct 1st 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD7dAsYIx-g Dailymotion: Egyptian protesters return to Tahrir Reuters, 9 Oct 2011 And then there was also th...

If you agree as well, then why do you think prefacing the question with 'in the news recently' contributes to it being a poorly worded question? During the time of the poll there were protests/demonstrations (as you noted still ongoing) against the interim ruling military, impatient with the electi...

8 months counts as "recent" when talking about a major world event, dumbass. Um, was that at me? Cos I agree with that, and I thought my post said so. No, it was toward me. Don't worry about Flagg, he's just flailing away hoping to hit something. Here he miffs again as I also agree. It's ...

The poll was run approx four weeks ago: Oct 17-21

No, it's like saying on a multiple choice test, "Hey teach! there's more than one right answer to #2."

If everyone taking the poll was asked the same question regardless of which news network they watched, which I assume they were because otherwise the poll itself is pointless, why would it matter that the question was poorly worded? Everyone had to answer the same question. Because the question is ...

The poll question being used to draw the conclusion you made is poorly worded; not mentioning Mubarak when that was the intended subject of the question, use of the present perfect to imply something happened in the present or near past, and also reinforcing that by prefacing the question with "...

I have a couple questions for Flagg regarding the poll: 1. What was the exact/entire wording of the poll question? 2. When was the poll taken? 3. When did Mubarak step down? 4. What was the political situation in Egypt like during the time of the poll? Write the articles authors and ask them? And M...

I have a couple questions for Flagg regarding the poll:

1. What was the exact/entire wording of the poll question?
2. When was the poll taken?
3. When did Mubarak step down?
4. What was the political situation in Egypt like during the time of the poll?