You're getting your history lessons from the wrong Hollywood movies -- you watched "Dracula" when you should have been watching "Baron Munchausen." The Ottoman high-water mark was VIENNA -- well past Romania (which was subjugated along with the rest of the Balkans) in both location and time.
Greek animosity for Turkey has very little to do with its loss of Byzantion (that's the transliteration of the ancient Greek). You're forgetting they were invaded, conquered, and then brutally handled by the Ottomans for hundreds of years.
The Roman Empire did not fall with Rome. If *ANYONE* here will recall -- there was an eastern captial in Constantinople. That was "The Eastern Roman Empire." Yes, they came to be know as the Byzantines, but it does not remove their origin as Roman. When Constantinople fell, so ended the Roman Empire.
...and this is a beautiful country with a wonderfully rich culture. The Islamic Selçuk/Ottoman/Turkish culture was arguably the world's highest culture during times that Euope was wallowing in the filth of its own Dark and Middle Ages. Don't believe me? Pick up a history book. Remember: they were the ones that finally ended the Roman Empire (1453).
An amazing thing about Turkey is its attitude to foreigners: it's warm, caring and hospitable. No where else in the world in my rather extensive travels have I met this level of friendliness and courtesy -- especially not in Europe. Foreigners are treated here with respect and with great interest.
Turkey is also a country bordered by aggressor nations: Iran, Iraq, Syria. In addition, it has an internal population that is not just separatist, it's terrorist. Israel is in the same boat and is much harsher on its opposing poplulation -- and yet Israel has international support.
I have watched the changes the Turkish government is making to enter the EU. You can't imagine how much pride they're swallowing to have their history and honor stepped on by Belgian chocolatiers, French pastry-chefs, German schnitzel-makers, English fish-and-chips vendors... There is NO WAY that any of you would tolerate such treatment in your own countries. Further -- the rank-and-file Turk doesn't want EU membership.
Nobody seems to complain about the Turks when they're assisting US/NATO military operations, disallowing the transit through their waters of former Soviet aircraft carriers on their way to the Red Chinese military, managing the flow of Iraqi oil to the West...
I am saddened by all your ignorance. Your education on Turkey has come from watching "Baron Munchausen" and "Midnight Express" too many times ("Midnight Express" is a hugely FALLACIOUS piece of shit, btw).
The "Enterprise Timeline" is a quirky thing. It certainly starts well before Enterprise-E's visit in First Contact.
Captain Kirk's Enterprise went to Earth in at least 2 episodes that come to mind: Assignment: Earth (the Gary Seven episode) and Tomorrow is Yesterday.
On top of that, Enterprise personnel visited Earth numerous times as well: consider Picard visiting with Q at the beginning of Earth life from the primordial goo in All Good Things or Kirk and Spock's in the 1930's in City on the Edge of Forever.
(Oh -- good site ST:TOS (found when I was being even more pedantic): http://www.ericweisstein.com/fun/startrek/.)
So why did I patiently wait for each successive installment to come out then run to go buy it? Why did I buy all 7 already -- when a better collection is coming out now?
Picture me the sucker -- early adopters always get screwed.
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Lord know what copyrighted material can be put down on a blank piece of paper?
Grabs audio on the fly from any app--local or streamed. I use it to make sound clips from my DVDs.
http://rogueamoeba.com/
Where're Tropical Storms Yvonne and Zoe?
Just asking...
It is not part of the symphonies, it is separate.
( Beethoven).
Wikipedia has a nice piece on the sonata: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_No._14_
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Where do I start?
You're getting your history lessons from the wrong Hollywood movies -- you watched "Dracula" when you should have been watching "Baron Munchausen." The Ottoman high-water mark was VIENNA -- well past Romania (which was subjugated along with the rest of the Balkans) in both location and time.
Greek animosity for Turkey has very little to do with its loss of Byzantion (that's the transliteration of the ancient Greek). You're forgetting they were invaded, conquered, and then brutally handled by the Ottomans for hundreds of years.
The Roman Empire did not fall with Rome. If *ANYONE* here will recall -- there was an eastern captial in Constantinople. That was "The Eastern Roman Empire." Yes, they came to be know as the Byzantines, but it does not remove their origin as Roman. When Constantinople fell, so ended the Roman Empire.
You're a Little Miss Muffet apologist!
An amazing thing about Turkey is its attitude to foreigners: it's warm, caring and hospitable. No where else in the world in my rather extensive travels have I met this level of friendliness and courtesy -- especially not in Europe. Foreigners are treated here with respect and with great interest.
Turkey is also a country bordered by aggressor nations: Iran, Iraq, Syria. In addition, it has an internal population that is not just separatist, it's terrorist. Israel is in the same boat and is much harsher on its opposing poplulation -- and yet Israel has international support.
I have watched the changes the Turkish government is making to enter the EU. You can't imagine how much pride they're swallowing to have their history and honor stepped on by Belgian chocolatiers, French pastry-chefs, German schnitzel-makers, English fish-and-chips vendors... There is NO WAY that any of you would tolerate such treatment in your own countries. Further -- the rank-and-file Turk doesn't want EU membership.
Nobody seems to complain about the Turks when they're assisting US/NATO military operations, disallowing the transit through their waters of former Soviet aircraft carriers on their way to the Red Chinese military, managing the flow of Iraqi oil to the West...
I am saddened by all your ignorance. Your education on Turkey has come from watching "Baron Munchausen" and "Midnight Express" too many times ("Midnight Express" is a hugely FALLACIOUS piece of shit, btw).
Captain Kirk's Enterprise went to Earth in at least 2 episodes that come to mind: Assignment: Earth (the Gary Seven episode) and Tomorrow is Yesterday.
On top of that, Enterprise personnel visited Earth numerous times as well: consider Picard visiting with Q at the beginning of Earth life from the primordial goo in All Good Things or Kirk and Spock's in the 1930's in City on the Edge of Forever.
(Oh -- good site ST:TOS (found when I was being even more pedantic): http://www.ericweisstein.com/fun/startrek/.)
Thank you, come again.
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What happened to the Uncut Version of this vid where Enterprise floats over that Skeet range? BOOM!
Anybody remember the exact Gene Roddenberry quote about the design of Enterprise? Something about "ass over tea kettle"...?
This is the defining element of the mission and clearly ranks as a defeat.
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How nice.
So why did I patiently wait for each successive installment to come out then run to go buy it? Why did I buy all 7 already -- when a better collection is coming out now?
Picture me the sucker -- early adopters always get screwed.
I am totally looking forward to the Pon Far episode!