"Barge of the Dead" is an episode from the sixth season of the American
science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager. First broadcast by
UPN on October 6, 1999, it was developed from a story by Ronald D. Moore
and Bryan Fuller, and directed by Mike Vejar. Set in the 24th century,
the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet and Maquis crew of
the starship USS Voyager after they are stranded in the Delta Quadrant,
far from the rest of the Federation. In this episode, the half-Klingon,
half-human B'Elanna Torres – played by Roxann Dawson (pictured) –
has a near-death experience and is sent to the Klingon version of Hell.
Some television critics praised Dawson's performance, while others
faulted the representation of Klingon spirituality. Following the
episode's completion, both Moore and Fuller left the series,
dissatisfied with their lack of control over its direction and with the
storylines.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barge_of_the_Dead>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1762:
Seven Years' War: The Battle of Manila concluded with a British
victory over Spain, leading to a twenty-month occupation.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Manila_%281762%29>
1908:
Austria-Hungary announced the annexation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, causing a crisis that permanently damaged their relations
with the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Serbia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_Crisis>
1927:
The first successful feature sound film, The Jazz Singer
(poster depicted), starring Al Jolson, was released.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer>
2002:
Al-Qaeda bombed the oil tanker Limburg, causing 90,000 barrels
(14,000 m3) of oil to leak into the Gulf of Aden.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_Jewel>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
evert:
1. (transitive, often biology, physiology) To turn inside out (like a
pocket being emptied) or outwards.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To move (someone or something) out of the way.
3. (transitive, obsolete, also figuratively) To turn upside down; to
overturn.
4. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete, also figuratively) To disrupt;
to overthrow.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/evert>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
One of life’s joys was to have friends who gave you reality
checks...who would call you on your crap before it rose so high you
drowned in it.
--David Brin
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/David_Brin>
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