The Rebirth of Star Trek

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Shop the Star Trek Store Today! Could it be true? It looks as though the unthinkable has happened- a new Star Trek movie that will bring the franchise back from the edge of oblivion. After Star Trek: Insurrection and Star Trek: Nemesis failed to set the box office alight, Star Trek: Voyager coming under fire from fans during its final years and the prequel series Enterprise being canned after four seasons, it looked as though the Star Trek franchise was about ready to fade away. After being one of the most respected and long running genre franchises in history (only outdone by Doctor Who), it was losing fans, ratings and attention in huge quantities. With the cast if the Next generation movies now out of their contracts and the studio seemingly out of ideas for the series, the only way to go was to start over again.

Star Trek – The Journey Never Ends

Shop the Star Trek Store Today! The notion of a prequel movie started to circulate as soon as the Enterprise series left the air. The main idea was a Starfleet Academy film featuring the early years of Kirk and Spock and the other original Star trek characters. This rumour proved to be closer to the mark than fans could imagine. JJ Abrams, of Alias, LOST and Cloverfield fame (amongst everything else he’s been involved with), was chosen to bring back Star Trek for the modern era. The original series was to become a brand new feature film from paramount, with an all new cast playing those iconic 1960s roles. This sent something of a stir through the fan communities. How could these roles be played by anyone other than their original stars? The characters of Kirk, Spock, McCoy and everyone else in the original crew have become such cultural mainstays that this was seen as nothing short of sacrilege.
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From Karlyn, Favorite Quotes

These are just some of my favorite quotes…
I hope you enjoy.

Act the way you’d like to be and soon you’ll be the way you act.
Leonard Cohen

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
Gandhi

Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
Lao-Tze

Avoid popularity, if you would have peace.
Abraham Lincoln

Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.
Andre Gide

The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself.
Anais Nin

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Memorial Day: Observance and Tradition

Memorial Day or Decoration Day is a federal holiday in United States. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May. Memorial Day 2008 is on May 26. This day is to honor and remember U.S men and women who have died in military service to their country. It initially began to honor Union Soldiers who died during the American Civil War. For many, it marks the beginning of summer. Schools are often dismissed on Memorial Day.

This holiday, often people visit cemeteries and memorials. At 3 pm, Washington time, a National Moment of remembrance takes place. Another traditional practice on Memorial Day is to fly the National flag at half staff from dawn to the noon local time. At numerous cemeteries, the graves of the martyrs are increasingly ignored and neglected. Most people no longer commemorate the proper flag etiquette for the day. While there are towns and cities that continue to hold Memorial Day parades, many have not held a parade in decades. Gradually, as years pass by, the present generation is confused whether Memorial Day is for honoring any and all dead, and not just those died in service to the country. In addition, to the traditional practices, families do take time off to go for picnics, gatherings and sporting events.
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How Can Astrology Help Me?

California Astrology Association Astrology is the method of determining the character and future of a person through the alignment of the stars and planets. Astrology does not work and cannot predict future events or personalities. The Eastern astrology is event oriented, they will tell you what happened in the past and what will happen in the future with much grater accuracy. The most prevalent application of horoscopic astrology is to use it to analyze the birth charts of individuals in order to read character, psychological traits, and to some extent destiny.

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Arab era astrology is the immediate ancestor of the Western astrology of today. Our astrology may be in fact the successor to that third stream of ancient astrologies. Developed by the Greeks and based on some of the fundamental ideas developed in Babylon, this type of astrology is also known as ‘judicial’ or ‘genethlialic’. This is the form of astrology that most of us are familiar with today, whether or not we are believers or skeptics. The question of why people believe in astrology is more interesting than the details of the horoscope. Psychologists have shown that customers are satisfied with astrological predictions as long as the procedures are individualized in some rather vague way.

Retrieve A Lover Astrology is best understood by learning how it began. Astrology is unquestionably the oldest and at the same time currently the most popular of all pseudosciences. Astrology is also used to deepen understanding of our own nature. This psychological approach has grown significantly in the past 30 years as more and more astrologers develop their counseling skills. Astrology is Magical Thinking, which has given us creationism and most forms of alternative medicine. It’s at odds with scientific reasoning and it puts the practitioner squarely in opposition to the tradition of The Enlightenment.

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Finding Affordable Family Health Insurance

Author: Kentaro Konika

Copyright (c) 2009 Kentaro Konika

It is essential to find good family health insurance. Many families opt to insure their children only owing to the rising cost of medical insurance. However, this gives rise to many potential problems. Not only would the family have to pay out huge amounts of money should anything happen to the adult members, but if the parents both fall ill around the same time and are unable to receive treatment care for the children will become hugely difficult. A decision not to insure the parents in a family is a risky one, endangering the welfare of not only the adults but consequently the children. As such it really is essential for a family to look into obtaining full family health insurance if they wish to avoid the dangers posed by going without a full insurance plan.
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