Spock timeline

Born: 2230 (Vulcan)

As a child, he was betrothed to T’Pring

2237: Spock attempts kahs-wan ritual. His pet sehlat defended him from a le-matya and died. His older cousin saved him from the le-matya. At this point, he decided to follow Surak’s teachings.

2249: Spock opts for Starfleet over the Vulcan Science Academy

2250: Commissioned in Starfleet

2253: Assigned to USS Enterprise as an acting Ensign.

2254: Enterprise goes to Talos IV

2254: Spock programs Kobayashi Maru and eventually charges Kirk with cheating

2258: Spock from 24^th century reemerges in an alternate timeline.

2261: Relationship with Leila Kalomi

2265: Kirk assumed command of USS Enterprise. Gary Mitchell is killed. Spock becomes first officer.

2266: Romulan incursion into Federation space, discovery of Romulan ancestry, and cloak.

2267: Kidnaps Pike and takes him to Talos IV to live out his days unhindered by his injuries.

2267: Spock commands away mission on Galileo shuttlecraft. It gets stranded on Taurus II.

2267: Spock undergoes Pon Farr

2267: Spock discovers time travel (in 1969).

2267: First Klingon War. Spock is present when Organians stop the war.

2267: Travels to 1930 with Kirk to find McCoy and stop him from saving Edith Keeler.

2267: Attacked by Neural parasite. Helps discover a “cure.”

2267: Meets Zephram Cochrane

2268: Babel Conference. He donates blood to save his father’s life.

2268: Giant space amoeba

2268: Spock’s brain is stolen

2268: Helps capture Romulan cloaking device

2268: Saves Kirk from spatial interface in Tholian space.

2269: Travels to distant past with McCoy and reverts to an ancient Vulcan

2269: Travels to Vulcan’s past and saves a younger version of himself (see 2237).

2270: Leaves Starfleet to study the Kolinahr

2273: V’ger Crisis

2285: Dies saving Enterprise from Genesis Device

2285: Resurrected by aforementioned device

2286: Whale Probe Crisis

2287: Spock’s brother, Sybok, steals Enterprise to meet God.

2293: Initiates talks with Klingon Chancellor Gorkon following Praxis’  explosion

2293: Saves Kirk and McCoy from Rura Penthe

2293: Khitomer Conference

2293: Spock becomes diplomat

2329: Marries Saavik

2368: Moves to Romulus hoping for Reunification

2376: Borg attempt to assimilate Spock

2377: Watraii Affair reunites Spock with Uhura, Scotty, and Chekov

2379: Spock helps negotiate with Romulans after the Shinzon Affair

2384: Leaves the Reunification movement to others.

2387: By this point, he is ambassador to Romulus.

2387: Supernova destroys Romulus. Spock collapses the Supernova and is sucked into the black hole. He is listed as missing.

Greatest Movie Villains: #1-10

1. Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins)
2. Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen, James Earl Jones, David Prowse)
3. The Joker (Heath Ledger)
4. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins)
5. Alex De Large (Malcolm McDowell)
6. Dracula (Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee)
7. Kahn (Ricardo Montalban)
8. Mrs. John Iselin (Angela Lansbury)
9. Hal 2000 (Himself)
10. Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman)

Greatest Movie Villains #11-20

11. Nurse Ratchet (Louise Fletcher)

12. The Wicked Witch (Nancy Pelosi)

13. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)

14. Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman)

15. Rico (Edward G Robinson)

16. Dr. Szell (Laurence Olivier)

17. Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci)

18. Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid)

19. Capt. Bligh (Charles Laughton)

20. Al Capone (Robert De Niro)

Greatest Movie Villains: Honorable Mentions

The Terminator (Arnold)
Bane (Tom Hardy)
Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates)
Magneto (Ian McKellen)
Tony Montana (Al Pacino)
Gollum (Gollum)
General Zod (Terrance Stamp) 

Sci-Fi History: The Wolfman (1941)

The 1941 version of The Wolfman had a dramatic impact on the werewolf genre. Lon Chaney Jr. stars as Lawrence Talbot, who was bitten by a werewolf, and cursed. When the moon is full, Talbot becomes a werewolf and eventually develops into a tortured soul. Chaney’s portrayal was so popular, it spawned many sequels.  Many actors, writers, and directors were inspired by the film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOGB9CX_kMo

Darrell Evans: Timeline

Born: May 26, 1947

1965: Drafted by Cubs, but did not sign

1966: Drafted by Yanks & Tigers, but did not sign

1967: Drafted by Phillies, but did not sign

1967: Drafted by A’s

1968: Drafted by Braves from A’s

Debut: April 20, 1969 (Braves)

1973: Hit 41 home runs

1976: Traded to Giants

1983: Won Willie Mac Award

1983: Signed with Tigers

1984: Tigers win World Series

1985: Becomes first player with 40 HR in both leagues and oldest to lead the league in homers

1987: Tigers lost ALCS

1988: Signed with Braves

1990: Yankees coach

2007: Managed team in GBL

2008-10: Managed Victoria Seals

2009: Managed in California Winter League and is current commissioner

Accomplishments:

1984 World Champion

2x All Star

.248

414 HR

1354 RBI

1344 Runs

2223 Hits

329 doubles

1605 walks-1410 strikeouts

3866 total bases

114 runs (1973)

20+ HR: 10x

30+ HR: 4x

40+ HR: 2x

104 RBI (1973)

100+ walks: 5x

Led league in walks: 2x

.403 OBP (1973)

.500 slugging: 4x

331 TB (1973)

Postseason: .214, 0 HR, 2 RBI, .603 OPS (3 series)

James T Kirk: timeline

Born: 2233 (Iowa, Earth)

2246: Witnessed Governor Kodos massacre 8000 people, including Hoshi Sato, on Tarsus IV

2250: Inspired by his father, he enrolled in Starfleet Academy

2251: Participated in Axanar Peace Mission

2253-4: Served as Academy Instructor

2254: Became the only cadet to beat the Kobayashi Maru scenario

2254: Served on USS Republic

2254: Graduated from the academy; assigned to USS Farragut

2257: Captain Garrovick killed in battle against cloud creature. Kirk blamed himself for the deaths of 100s of shipmates.

2261: Son David is born

2264: Promoted to captain

2265: Assumed command of the USS Enterprise

2265: Crossed Great Barrier and is forced to kill his friend Gary Mitchell

2266: Romulans re-emerge after a century and engage Enterprise. They use a cloaking device and Starfleet learns what Romulans look like for the first time (at least officially).

2266: Kirk finds Kodos the Executioner alive. Kodos’ daughter accidentally kills her father.

2266: Spock hijacks the Enterprise to take Captain Pike to Talos IV

2267: Kirk is the first captain to be court martialed. He is acquitted when it is discovered Ben Finney is alive.

2267: First contact with the Gorn. Kirk fights a Gorn captain.

2267: Khan Noonian Singh is discovered alive and well. Kirk defeats Khan and banishes him to Ceti Alpha V.

2267: Kirk settles interstellar war run by computer sim.

2267: Enterprise thrown back to 1969.

2267: Travels to 1930 New York City, falls in love, and then has to watch her die in a car accident. But, he did restore the timeline. Nazi Germany did not win World War II or develop an A-bomb.

2267: First Klingon-Federation War ends when the Organians intervene. The Organian Peace Treaty is forced on both powers.

2267: Kirk’s brother, Sam, is killed by neural parasites. His nephew survived.

2267: Mirror universe discovered

2267: Meets Zephram Cochrane

2268: Tribbles!

2268: Kirk tries to restore Iotian culture after the USS Horizon left a book behind prior to the Romulan War that transformed Iotians into gangsters.

2268: Kirk’s favorite professor transformed Ekosian society into Nazi Germany.

2268: Kirk steals Romulan cloaking device

2268: The captain loses his memory, becomes Kirok, and lives with Indians for months. He gets married, but his wife dies.

2268: Kirk is trapped in a spatial interphase between universes.

2269: Kirk meets Garth of Izar

2269: Kirk meets Abraham Lincoln

2270: Five Year Mission ends. Enterprise returns to space dock for refit. Kirk promoted to Admiral.

2273: V’Ger crisis

2281: Kirk retired

2284: Kirk returns to Starfleet

2284: The Wrath of Khan

2285: The Search for Spock, death of David, and destruction of the Enterprise

2286: The Whale Probe crisis and trip to 1986

2286: Kirk demoted to captain and assumes command of Enterprise 1701-A

2287: Kirk meets “God”

2293: Peace with Klingons and retirement

2293: Sucked into the Nexus and presumed dead

2371: Rescued from Nexus by Jean Luc Picard. Dies rather lamely on a bridge on Veridian III.

History Shorts: Adrianople (378 A.D.)

The Romans suffered a decisive defeat at Adrianople and never truly recovered. Emperor Valens battled Gothic rebels at Adrianople in Turkey. The Romans suffered 20,000 dead including the emperor.  The defeat left a large enemy force on Rome’s borders. The Eastern half of the empire entrenched and fended off the threat. However, the loss in manpower left the Western half open for the eventual collapse in 476.  

The following is a documentary using video game tech. The film clip I originally picked was removed from the web.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68R_7MoUJfE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR3ttTe5a0k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyi2UnUGhoc

Magglio Ordonez: a timeline

Born: January 28, 1974

1991: Signed as amateur by White Sox

Debut: August 29, 1997 (White Sox)

2000: White Sox lose ALDS

2004: Collision with Willie Harris nearly ended his career. It led to two DL trips and two knee surgeries.

2005: Signs with Detroit Tigers

2005: Feud with Ozzie Guillen

2005: Hernia

2006: Hit Pennant winning walk off vs. Oakland

2006: Tigers lose World Series

2007: Won Batting Title (.363)

2007: Hit two home runs in one inning vs. Oakland

2009: Campaigns for Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez

2010: 2000^th hit

2010: Breaks ankle

2010: Signs with Tigers

2011: Re-injures ankle in postseason

2011: Tigers lose ALCS

2012: Retires     

Accomplishments:

6x All Star

3x Silver Slugger

2007 Batting Champ

Pennant winning walk-off HR (2006)

.309 career hitter

294 home runs

1236 RBI

1076 runs

2156 hits

426 doubles

.369 OBP

.502 slugging

.871 OPS

3506 total bases

100+ runs:  4x

216 hits (2007)

30+ doubles: 8x

40+ doubles: 4x

54 doubles (2007)

20+ HR: 8x

30+ HR: 4x

100+ RBI: 7x

Hit .300: 9x

.363 (2007)

.434 OBP (2007)

.500 slugging: 7x

1.029 OPS (2007)

300 TB: 6x

Postseason: .227, 3 HR, 9 RBI, .701 OPS (6 series)

Quotes of the Month: August 2012

Quote of the Month:

“College graduates should not live out their twenties in their childhood bedrooms staring at faded Obama posters.”

-Paul Ryan

Stupid Quotes of the Month:

“Unchain Wall Street. They’re gonna put y’all back in chains.”

-Joe Biden to African Americans

“If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.

-Todd Akin

Slam of the Month:

"She's such a nightmare. Her career is over, I can tell you that. She looks like a fairground stripper."

-Elton John

And the rest:

"She's a trampire!"

-Will Ferrell

"There’s disobedience and there’s obedience to God. I’ve been being disobedient."

-Josh Hamilton

"We got a problem because we’ve got a president who’s all foam and no beer."

-Tim Pawlenty

"So Mr. President, take your campaign of division and anger and hate back to Chicago and let us get about rebuilding and reuniting America."

-Mitt Romney

"That's because he's intellectually exhausted, out of ideas, and out of energy."

-Mitt Romney

“Was he talking about slavery? You bet your ass he was. Was he using the vernacular? Yes, he was. Did he think it was cute? Yes, he did. Was it something stupid to say? You bet your life it was stupid.”

-Charles Rangel on Joe Biden’s “chains” comments

"No one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place that we were born and raised."

-Mitt Romney

Bill Terry: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1954

Born: October  30, 1898

1915: Made professional debut

1922: Signed by Toledo Mudhens

1923: Purchased by New York Giants

Debut: September 24, 1923 (Giants)

1924: Homered off Walter Johnson in World Series

1924: Giants lose World Series (Terry hit .429 with 1.315 OPS)

1930 Won Batting Title (.401)

1932: Became player manager (managed 1932-1941)

1933: Giants won World Series

1936: Giants lose World Series

1936: Retired

1937: Giants lose World Series

1941: Retired from managing (823-661) and opened an auto dealership.

1958: Bought a minor league team.

1984: Giants retire his #3

Died: 1989

1999: Nominee for All Century Team

Accomplishments:

1933 World Champion

1930 Batting champ

Last National League player to hit .400

3x All Star

.341 average

154 home runs

1078 RBI

.899 OPS

.506 slugging

.393 OBP

373 doubles

112 triples

1120 runs

2193 hits

Led league in games (154): 1932

Led league in runs (121): 1931

100+ runs: 7x

Led league in hits (254): 1930

200+ hits: 6x

30+ doubles: 9x

40+ doubles: 2x

10+ triples: 5x

Led league in triples (20): 1931

20+ home runs: 3x

100+ RBI: 6x

Hit .300: 10x

Hit .350+: 4x

.401 (1930)

.400 OBP: 3x

.500 slugging: 6x

.619 slugging (1930)

1.071 OPS (1930)

300+ total bases: 5x

Postseason: .295, 2 HR, 7 RBI, .781 OPS (3 series)

As a manager: 823-661 (.555) 3 pennants and one world championship

Bill Dickey: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1954

Born: June 6, 1907

1925: Began professional career

Debut: August 15, 1928 (Yankees)

1928: Yankees win World Series

1929: Becomes starting catcher

1932: Suspended 30 games for breaking Carl Reynolds jaw with a punch

1932: Yankees win World Series

1933: Played in first All Star Game

1936: Highest batting average (.362) for a catcher until Joe Mauer (2009)

1936-1939: Yankees win World Series

1941: Set record with 13^th season of 100 or more games at catcher

1941: Yankees win World Series

1942: Shoulder injury

1942: Appeared in Pride of the Yankees as himself.

1942: Yankees lose World Series

1943: Hit series clinching HR in World Series

1944-5: World War II Service

1946: Became player-manager (57-48)

1946: Released by Yankees

1947-8: Minor league manager

1949-60: Yankee coach

1949: Appeared in The Stratton Story as himself

1949-1953: Yankees win World Series

1954: Elected to Hall of Fame

1955: Yankees lose World Series

1956: Yankees win World Series

1957: Yankees lose World Series

1958: Yankees win World Series

1960: Yankees lose World Series

1972: Yankees retire #8

1988: Yankees place plaque in Monument Park

1999: Nominee for All Century Team

Accomplishments:

14x World Champion

11x All Star

.313

202 HR

1209 RBI

930 Runs

1969 Hits

343 doubles

678 walks-289 strikeouts

.868 OPS

.382 OBP

.486 slugging

Hit 30+ doubles: 2x

10 triples (1931)

20+ Home Runs (4x)

100+ RBI: 4x

Hit .300: 10x

Hit .362 (1936)

.400+ OBP: 4x

.500 slugging: 4x

.617 slugging (1936)

1.045 OPS (1936)

302 TB (1937)

3062 TB

Postseason: .255, 5 HR, 24 RBI, .709 OPS (8 World Series)

As a manager: 57-48 (.543)