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The crew of the starship Voyager are on a mission to get home after being lost in the Delta Quadrant. On their way, they encounter an M-class planet whose inhabitants are struggling with a difficult decision. The planet is threatened by a nearby comet that is on course to impact the planet, destroying everything on it. The only way to save the planet is to launch a weapon of mass destruction, killing hundreds of innocent people in the process.

The crew of Voyager must find a way to stop this atrocity from happening, while also trying to figure out why the inhabitants of this planet are so willing to commit such an act of violence. At the same time, they must also confront their own guilt over the destruction they have caused in the past.

As Voyager prepares to intervene, they are interrupted by a mysterious alien ship that has come to the planet in search of a fugitive. This alien turns out to be an Ocampan named Tuvok, a former member of Voyager’s crew. Tuvok is trying to capture a dangerous criminal, but the only way to do so is to provide the criminal with sanctuary on the planet.

Captain Janeway must grapple with the moral implications of such an act, as providing sanctuary for a criminal could have serious consequences for the planet. Meanwhile, the crew is also trying to protect the innocent citizens of the planet from the imminent destruction of the comet.

As the crew and the planet’s inhabitants debate the moral implications of the situation, tensions mount as the comet draws ever closer. With time running out, Janeway must make a difficult decision: save the planet, or save Tuvok’s fugitive.

Back on Voyager, tensions are also running high as the crew deals with their own feelings of guilt and regret over the destruction they have caused in the past. As the comet draws ever closer, the crew must quickly come to a decision and figure out a way to save the planet without sacrificing innocent lives.

In the end, the crew is able to come to a solution that saves the planet without killing anyone. Through this, they are able to find redemption for the destruction they have caused in the past and prove that, no matter what, they will always do what is right. With the comet safely diverted, the crew of the Voyager can continue on their journey home.

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• Armor-Piercing Question : When Tom says not to take the prisoners seriously because everyone in the New Zealand penal colony had all sorts of sob stories too, Neelix asks him how many people there were sentenced to death. Tom is noticeably unable to respond.
• Bitch in Sheep's Clothing : Joleg plays the part of the innocent man who was in the wrong place at the wrong time and convicted on circumstantial evidence. He then arranges for his brother to attack Voyager and tries to kill warden Yediq.
• Buy Them Off : According to Joleg, wealthy criminals can make financial restitution to their victims to avoid being executed. Neelix: That doesn't seem fair. Joleg: It's perfectly fair...unless you're destitute.
• Character Development : Aside from Iko's Heel–Face Turn , there's also Yediq. He starts off contemptuous of all the prisoners and doesn't take Iko's brain defect seriously as a reason for his sociopathy. This changes, however, after Iko saves his life, and he's last seen genuinely sad that Iko will still be executed.
• Death Glare : Tom, impatient for Neelix to stop reading about the Nygean justice system, flippantly says that "maybe [Benkarans] commit more crimes." The look that B'Elanna and Neelix both give him is not one of approval.
• Death Row : The inmates on the prison transport.
• Does This Remind You of Anything? : The Benkarans, who make up 80% of the Nygean prison population, serve as a stand-in for African-Americans within the US prison system.
• Downer Ending : Despite the Doctor's findings, the efforts of Seven of Nine, and even Yediq's change of heart, the family of Iko's victim ultimately rejects his appeal.
• Fake Defector : During the prison riot, Iko pretends to take the prisoners' side and demands to be the one to kill Yediq for the earlier beating . It's a ruse so that he can give Yediq a phaser to subdue the others.
• Foil : The two central prisoners, Iko and Joleg, contrast each other quite nicely. Iko is churlish and hostile prior to his operation, after which he genuinely feels guilt and remorse for what he's done. Joleg, on the other hand, initially seems to be polite and friendly up until he reveals his true colors during the riot.
• First Time Feeling : After receiving a treatment with Seven's nanoprobes, a previously undiagnosed brain condition that made Iko a sociopath is healed, making him feel guilt for his crimes for the first time. It makes him feel so sick to his stomach that he begs for the nanoprobes to be removed, even though that may kill him.
• Heel–Face Door-Slam : The repentant prisoner Iko is ultimately denied a stay of execution.
• Hope Spot : After Iko's request for an appeal is initially rejected without even being considered, Yediq uses his influence once he's convinced that the Doctor's findings about Iko's physiological defect are genuine to get them to agree. It's ultimately All for Nothing , as the victim's family rejects the appeal anyway.
• Immune To Phasers : The Doctor shows off this feature when a phaser shot passes through him to strike at Iko.
• Karma Houdini : Seven of Nine says that it's unfair that one man had to pay for the price of killing another man with his life, while she herself goes without punishment after destroying thousands of lives through Borg assimilation. Captain Janeway tells Seven that losing twenty years of her life to the Borg is enough punishment for her.
• My God, What Have I Done? : When Iko's injuries are treated with Seven's nanoprobes, they inadvertently correct a congenital defect in his brain that had made him a sociopath. As a result, he suddenly feels overwhelming guilt over the crimes he committed.
• No-Holds-Barred Beatdown : Yediq and his goons deliver one to Iko after he obliquely threatens Yediq's children . Leads to a What the Hell, Hero? from Janeway.
• Playing Sick : Joleg tries to do this after the failed prison break, but it doesn't work.
• Please Kill Me if It Satisfies You : Thanks to his newly-awakened conscience, Iko believes that he deserves to die for his crimes. During his appeal to the family of his victim, he admits that he can accept his own death if that's what they want. When he learns that his execution stands, he calmly accepts it .
• Prison Episode : An odd case in that Voyager itself is converted into a Prison Ship .
• Shoot the Hostage : Since the Doctor is a hologram, this doesn't hurt him, but it does slightly mess with his holo-matrix.
• The Sociopath : Joleg is outwardly friendly and sympathetic — and turns Neelix into an Unwitting Pawn to orchestrate a prison break and put Voyager in danger.
• These Hands Have Killed : A time-delayed variant, but... Iko: You say I've changed, but I look at these hands every day and I see them squeezing that man's throat and I hear the sounds he made. I'm disgusting.
• Think Nothing of It : After Neelix makes it clear to Yediq that Starfleet officers actually feed their prisoners. Joleg: Thanks for standing up to Yediq. Neelix: Just doing my job. Joleg: Still, it was kind.
• Took a Level in Kindness : Iko, thanks to Seven's nanoprobes. He demonstrates this by giving his uneaten meal to another prisoner (one whom Iko apparently has a history of bullying and stealing his meals) after he has been healed.
• Wardens Are Evil : At first, Yediq seems like a straightforward example, only giving his prisoners one meal a day and beating Iko for stepping out of line. As detailed under Character Development above, though, he comes to change his ways when Iko saves him from the rioting prisoners and even regrets that the reformed criminal will still be executed.
• You Have to Believe Me! : Said by Joleg when he tries to convince Neelix that he had nothing to do with his brother's attack on Voyager . Neelix doesn't buy it for a second.
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Star Trek: Voyager (2001) – Repentance, and Prophecy

Captain’s log: stardate 54474.6

Robert Doherty pens this episode from a story he developed with Micheal Sussman. It first aired on 31 January, 2001, and tried to bring some big topics up for discussion. This is something that Trek tends to do pretty well.

This time around, the Voyager comes to aid of a damaged vessel, and soon learns that it is a prison warden escorting prisoners to their execution. This brings the ethics of the Starfleet vessel and those aboard her into question as they decide what to do, and whether or not to interfere.

While the Prime Directive says that they cannot interfere, none of the crew are comfortable with the idea of delivering people to their deaths. And while the a number of the prisoners are vicious and cruel, not all of them are. The Doctor (Robert Picardo) and Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) are able to argue both sides of the argument.

There is also a demonstration of the violence inherent in the aliens’ legal system (something that happens on occasion here as well) and it makes both points of the argument that more relevant. There’s also racial profiling and flaws in the justice system (like those who can afford to buy their repentance) brought to bear for examination. The story doesn’t strive to give any easy answers, but it does seek to have the discussion.

Recognisable character actor Jeff Kober makes an appearance in this episode as Iko, one of the prisoners, in fact he is the main character of the story, and he brings a sold turn to the character he brought to life.

Captain’s log: stardate 54518.2

Micheal Sussman and Phyllis Strong pen this episode from a story by Larry Nemecek, K. Kelley Burke, Raf Green and Kenneth Biller. It debuted on 7 February, 2001.

The Voyager comes under attack by a Klingon D7 cruiser, only to discover that it is a generational ship, that left the Alpha Quadrant one hundred years ago.

Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) does her best to convince the Klingons of the new political reality that exists between the Federation and the Empire, and when they learn of Torres’ (Roxann Dawson) pregnancy they believe her child is the saviour from one of their prophecies. A prophecy that will lead them to their new home.

I’ve always loved the look of the D7, and it’s very cool to see one on screen again, especially sliding alongside the Interpid-class starship that is the Voyager.

The Klingons sabotage their vessel so that it self-destructs allowing them to board Voyager (over two hundred of them in all) with the intent to protect the child until it is born. Soon they are everywhere, Torres and Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) find themselves watched and protected, and the viewer is left to wonder if all of these extremely faithful and religious Klingons will be joining the crew on the journey home.

All manner of problems arise, but the Klingon’s captain, Kohlar (Wren T. Brown) realises that Torres may not really be the key to the prophecy, he’s just seeking some guidance, and needs her to at least pose as the mother of the saviour. It lets Torres reconnect with her Klingon past, and become a little more accepting of it.

Things won’t be easy though, there are going to be all manner of complications, and Torres and her unborn child may not get through unscathed.

The Human Adventure continues Thursday when I continue my journey through the final season of Voyager, as I explore The Complete Series on DVD from Paramount Canada.

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Captain Kathryn Janeway : He was lying to you, Father. I'm all right.

Caylem : And your mother?

Captain Kathryn Janeway : She's fine. She was so happy to get your letters. She wanted me to tell you something. She forgives you. We both do.

Caylem : [smiles] My sweet girl.

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Summary [ ]

In 2377 , B'Elanna Torres begins her morning on the USS Voyager by acting uncharacteristically pleasant to everyone, including her engineering staff and her husband, Tom Paris . Making her way up to the second level of engineering, she finds Icheb and Seven of Nine working and becomes angry that Icheb is in engineering without her permission. While venting her anger she collapses in dizziness . Icheb grabs a medical tricorder and scans Torres, detecting a lifeform inside her which he believes to be a parasite . Seven takes a look at the readings, then activates her combadge to contact sickbay : Torres is pregnant .

Act One [ ]

In sickbay, The Doctor confirms that Torres is indeed pregnant, and explains her fainting spell as the clash between the fetus' Human and Klingon metabolism which sometimes can converge violently. The Doctor later explains that the fetus is healthy, but tells Torres that she can expect mood swings. Paris and Torres decide that they don't want to know the baby's gender ahead of time.

Paris and Torres are both nervous and excited to be parents; both agree to keep Torres' pregnancy a secret for the time being. However, when Paris enters the mess hall , he is greeted by Voyager crewmen and Neelix applauding. Paris asks how they found out and Neelix replies that Icheb told them. Neelix then asks Paris if he can become his child's godfather, given that he has experience with Naomi Wildman . Paris promises to take Neelix under consideration. Torres goes back to work in engineering, where she is greeted by Chakotay . He notices that she has a certain "glow" to her this morning. Captain Janeway comes out from behind an engineering console and congratulates Torres on her pregnancy. She encourages Torres to take as much time off as possible, but Torres insists that she can still carry out her duties.

Paris later runs into Tuvok in a Jefferies tube and asks if he needs his help. Tuvok replies that this may be the first time that Paris has asked to help Tuvok in six years. Paris reveals his true reason for talking to Tuvok is to get advice from him, since Tuvok, who has four children, is the only father on the ship. Tuvok tells Paris that being a parent is an enormous responsibility, and he has found that offspring can be "disturbingly illogical, yet profoundly fulfilling." He advises Paris to anticipate paradox. Paris predicts that he is going to be volunteering to help Tuvok a lot in the future.

That evening, Paris sets a candlelight dinner for his wife and himself. However, when Torres arrives at their quarters , she is agitated, complaining that Captain Janeway practically relieved her of duty and of Voyager 's crewmen offering their advice unasked. Paris unwisely brings up the fact that Torres will become a Klingon mother, which angers her more for some unknown reason, before she begins to calm down as she recognizes that she is in a mood swing. Both receive a comm from The Doctor requesting them in Sickbay.

The Doctor explains to the expectant parents that the child has a deviated spine. Torres remarks that both she and her mother had surgery for it. The Doctor goes on to reassure them that the child won't need surgery; genetic modification will correct it. During his pedantic recitation, he accidentally reveals that the Paris' child will be a girl; he tries to cover by claiming that he wasn't directly referring to the baby's actual gender, but they tell him that he might as well confirm it now anyway. At Paris' request, The Doctor projects a holographic image of their daughter. Paris thinks that she is beautiful, but Torres wonders why she has Klingon ridges. The Doctor says that Klingon traits are dominant in a few generations. Torres suddenly remembers when she went on a camping trip with her father, John Torres , her uncle Carl Torres , and her cousins Dean , Elizabeth , and Michael . She also remembers when her father told her that she looked so much like her mother.

Act Two [ ]

Torres and Paris later go to bed in their quarters, and Torres remembers more of the camping trip. She was to go hiking with her cousins, but did not want to since she believed that they did not like her. Her father assured her that this was not the case.

The next morning, Torres arrives in sickbay to have the genetic treatment to correct the spine deviation. She has another flashback to the camping trip. She remembered the one time when her cousin, Dean, put a worm in her sandwich when she wasn't looking. When Torres saw the worm, she screamed. Dean replied that he thought that Klingons liked their food live, in reference to gagh . Elizabeth tried to defuse the situation by calming young Torres down, which was unsuccessful, since Torres ran away from her cousins. After this memory flashback, Torres wakes up from the treatment. Soon after, Torres makes her way to Voyager 's holodeck , where she projects what her daughter will look like at twelve years of age. Torres sees her child's cranial ridges, then begins to delete certain genetic sequences, one which turns her hair from brown to blonde. Torres deletes more sequences, and the cranial ridges are gone. The child now looks completely Human. With that, Torres saves the holo-image and restricts access to the file to herself only.

Act Three [ ]

Torres returns to sickbay and asks The Doctor to make more genetic alterations. The Doctor stresses that there is no valid medical reason to do so. He also warns her that if he attempts to make more alterations, it will affect her appearance and personality and possibly even cause problems in her unborn daughter's health. He asks her to discuss the matter with her husband. In the Delta Flyer , Paris says absolutely no to the changes. He then realizes that the real reason Torres wants to make the changes is because she is part Klingon. She wants to spare their child from being bullied like she was when she was young. Paris assures her that she will not be treated as an outcast, because the Voyager has a diverse crew of Bajorans , Bolians , and others. However, Paris and Torres cannot come to an agreement and come to Captain Janeway. Torres asks for Janeway to do the same thing that she did for Seven of Nine to do for her child, in that when she freed her from the Borg Collective and made alterations to her, when she removed her implants and other physiological changes. Paris and Torres openly argue in front of the captain, until Janeway stops their bickering. She comes to the conclusion that the problem is not ethical, it is marital. She also stresses that while she is willing to give advice as a friend, she will not overrule The Doctor on his warnings as it would be highly inappropriate as captain to do so. This sends Paris and Torres into an argument on the way back to their quarters, where the upset Torres locks him out. Paris ends up spending the night on the couch in Harry Kim 's quarters.

Sleeping alone, Torres again recalls the camping trip, when she finally returned after running away from her cousins. Her father was extremely worried about her and sat her down to talk to her. Torres stated that she wished that she wasn't Klingon, since her schoolmates and everyone else made fun of her. Young Torres asked to be left alone to read. John Torres left his daughter alone and ended up talking around the campfire with his brother's family about their fishing stories instead.

Act Four [ ]

Later, Torres remembers when she was in her camping tent and overheard her father talking to his brother about how moody and angry B'Elanna had become, like his wife, Miral . Carl was somewhat surprised; he thought John truly loved Miral. John agreed that he did, but remembered when their mother warned him to not marry her; she liked Miral, but was not sure if her son could handle the relationship, but he did not listen and now he had to live with two Klingons. Then, Torres is in the present, when Chakotay comes up and makes a request that Torres name her child the feminine version of Chakotay and asks to be godfather to the child. Torres promises to take him under consideration. He asks her to come with him to the mess hall and have a drink. She agrees and while walking down the corridor, they run into Paris. Chakotay suddenly "remembers" that he forgot something, and leaves the two alone to talk. They both reconcile, when they are summoned to sickbay again.

The Doctor explains that he has reviewed the data on their child and has come to the conclusion that the genetic alterations that Torres proposed may, in fact, be necessary, given the fact that Human and Klingon metabolism clash and that the child may undergo metabolic failure. The Doctor schedules a procedure for the next morning. Paris is a little disturbed by The Doctor's recommendation and takes the data to Icheb and Seven, asking Icheb to use his genetics background to review it. Icheb finds the alterations to be very sloppy, which is unlike The Doctor's usual work. They also discover that The Doctor's program has been tampered with. Paris tries to contact Torres, but she does not answer. He asks the computer where she is and it states that she is in sickbay.

Act Five [ ]

Paris asks Tuvok to come down to sickbay, with a security team. Tuvok arrives with a security officer and Lieutenant Ayala . They cannot open the doors to sickbay, so Tuvok opens the doors manually, and they enter sickbay. There is a force field erected around the surgical bay. Tuvok contacts the bridge and asks Kim to cut power to the surgical bay. He is successful in doing so. The Doctor asks what is going on, and Paris replies that his program has been tampered with. Torres asks him to ignore Paris. Tuvok asks The Doctor to deactivate himself until they can determine the extent of the tampering to his program. The Doctor agrees and deactivates himself.

Paris asks Tuvok and his security force to step outside sickbay so he can talk to his wife. Torres explains that she and her father were inseparable, until she began to grow older. Later, during the camping trip, she was going to run away again, after she heard her father and her uncle Carl talking about her and her mother. She told him that if he couldn't stand living with them, then he should just leave. Twelve days later, he did just that. Paris realizes that Torres has blamed herself for her father leaving and is afraid that Paris will do the same someday. Tom assures her that he will never leave her or their unborn child and hopes to have more Klingon children with her.

A few days later, Torres reverses the changes she made to The Doctor and comes to sickbay and apologizes in person for changing his program. The Doctor accepts her apology, and Torres feels the baby kick. The Doctor asks if he may feel the baby kick too. Torres places his hand on her abdomen, just as the baby kicks again. Then, Torres asks The Doctor to become her child's godfather, given that Neelix has Naomi Wildman and that Chakotay knows less about kids than Harry Kim. The Doctor accepts elatedly. Torres asks to see her daughter again in the holographic projection. The Doctor activates the projection and Torres sees her daughter with her Klingon ridges and admits with a laugh that she looks kind of cute.

Log entries [ ]

• " Medical Officer's Log , Stardate 54452.6. Lieutenant Torres has deleted the alterations she made to my program. It's a relief to be back to my old self again. "

Memorable quotes [ ]

" You're in a good mood. " " It's another beautiful day in the Delta Quadrant. " " What did you have for breakfast? "

" Nothing's ever rattled her. Not even the Cardassians . " " This is scarier. "

" I'm detecting another lifesign! " " Where? " " Inside Lieutenant Torres. It could be a parasite. "

" Have you checked the warp core for radiation leaks today? " " No. Why? " " You have a certain… glow about you. "

" It's all over now. No more late nights on the holodeck, no more racing the Delta Flyer." " Don't you think you're exaggerating just a little? " " I've seen it happen. The new dad gets tied down with family, old friends drop away. " " It's fatherhood, Harry, not exile. "

" Maybe that's what pregnancy's for, time to let reality sink in… before your life spins out of control. "

" Offspring can be disturbingly illogical, yet profoundly fulfilling. You should anticipate paradox. "

" As they say on Talax, 'Omara S'alas', 'Good news has no clothes'. "

" Mom warned me not to marry Miral. " " Mom loved Miral. " " Sure she did, but she never thought I had the constitution to live with a Klingon and now I'm living with two of them. "

" I heard what you said to Uncle Carl. " " You shouldn't be listening to private conversations. " " And you shouldn't have said what you did about Mommy! "

" If you can't stand living with us, then why don't you just leave? "

" Look, whatever the reason was, I'm sure it was a horrible thing for you to live with. Wait a minute, you don't think... B'Elanna, I am never going to leave you. " " You say that now but think about how hard it is to live with one Klingon. Pretty soon it'll be two. " " Someday I hope it's three or four. I mean it, and I hope that every one of them is just like you. B'Elanna, I am not your father and you are not your mother, and our daughter is going to be perfect just the way she is. "

" She is cute, isn't she? "

Background information [ ]

Production [ ].

• This episode's working title was "Inner Child".
• In the documentary 50 Years of Star Trek , Roxann Dawson referred to this episode as "the moment that I felt was so haunting to me." She went on to say, " I wept when I read the episode [...] It was a difficult and wonderful episode. "
• A script from this episode was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [1]

Continuity [ ]

• Paris asks Kim, jokingly, if he had heard the news of Torres' pregnancy from the "datastream from Earth," referring to the monthly transmission from Starfleet that began in the sixth season episode " Life Line ".
• The Doctor calls Lieutenant Paris "Tom". This is a rare example of The Doctor calling a crewmember by their first name.
• When Paris starts listing the species aboard Voyager , Torres interrupts to say "and hundred and forty humans." Voyager 's crew complement was most recently mentioned as being 146 in the fifth-season episode " Someone to Watch Over Me ", though this is likely to have changed a few episodes later during the events of " Equinox, Part II " where three crew are seen to be killed and five crew are integrated from the USS Equinox . Assuming the crew complement stood consistently at 148 since, and that Torres was being exact, this would mean there are 8 non-human crew.
• Tom Paris goes to Tuvok to ask for advice about what he can expect from fatherhood, and he tells that Tuvok is the only father he knows. Tuvok is probably the only senior officer who is a father, but other Voyager crewmembers are also fathers: in VOY : " Initiations ", Janeway mentions Ayala 's children, and in VOY : " Prime Factors ", Joe Carey notes that he has two children.

Video and DVD releases [ ]

• UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, Paramount Home Entertainment ): Volume 7.6, 6 August 2001
• As part of the VOY Season 7 DVD collection

Links and references [ ]

Starring [ ].

• Kate Mulgrew as Captain Kathryn Janeway

Also starring [ ]

• Robert Beltran as Chakotay
• Roxann Dawson as B'Elanna Torres
• Robert Duncan McNeill as Tom Paris
• Ethan Phillips as Neelix
• Robert Picardo as The Doctor
• Tim Russ as Tuvok
• Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine
• Garrett Wang as Harry Kim

Guest Star [ ]

• Manu Intiraymi as Icheb

Co-Stars [ ]

• Juan Garcia as John Torres
• Jessica Gaona as Young B'Elanna
• Javier Grajeda as Carl
• Paul Robert Langdon as Dean
• Nicole Sarah Fellows as Elizabeth
• Gilbert R. Leal as Michael
• Majel Barrett as the Computer Voice

Uncredited Co-Stars [ ]

• Richard Bishop as operations division officer
• Tarik Ergin as Ayala
• Bernie Escarcega as command officer
• Erin Price as Renlay Sharr
• Operations division officer
• Asian crewman Maquis operations
• Miral Paris , age 12

Stand-ins [ ]

• Brita Nowak – stand-in for Jeri Ryan

References [ ]

Adventures of Captain Proton, The ; antique ; appendectomy ; athlete ; athletics ; babysitter ; Bajorans ; battlefield ; biological system ; birthing technique ; Bolian ; brak'lul ; Cardassian ; Chell ; constitution ; couch ; crib ; Dean Torres's teacher ; John Torres' mother ; Delta Flyer ; Delta Quadrant ; deviated spine ; diatonal amplifier ; disposition ; dizziness ; DNA analysis ; DNA sequence ; eagle ; Earth ; elk ; exile ; fainting ; fatherhood ; " Flotter and the Perfect Day "; Floxia ; folk wisdom ; generation ; genetic engineering ; geneticist ; genome ; gourmet ; Grand Canyon ; Half Dome ; hero worship ; holographic projection ; hormone ; Human ; hyper spanner ; Jefferies tube ; Klingon ; Klingon food ; lap ; list ; logic ; mathematics ; mathematical ability ; medical ethics ; Miral ; mixed species ; mood swing ; Monument Valley ; name ; obstetrics ; paradox ; parenting ; parenting class ; Paris, Miral ; peanut butter toast ; pediatrics ; prenatal enrichment program ; second opinion ; spinal column ; stamina ; Starfleet manual ; statistical analysis ; sunset ; Talax ; Talaxian ; Taya (name) ; toaster ; trans-abdominal vocalization ; volume ; Vulcans ; warp core ; warp mechanics ; Wildman, Naomi ; Yellowstone National Park ; Yosemite National Park

External links [ ]

• "Lineage" at StarTrek.com
• " Lineage " at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• " Lineage " at Wikipedia
• 3 ISS Enterprise (NCC-1701)

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Moscow vs St Petersburg – A Russian Rumble

Russian river cruises are a fantastic way to discover the rich history and culture of an iconic nation. Moscow and St Petersburg are arguably two of Russia’s most famous and popular destinations – but which one is better? Two of our writers will go head to head in an attempt to persuade you why their favourite Russian city should be yours too – with Mark in Moscow’s corner and Jim St Petersburg’s. Ding ding! Let battle commence!

Don’t get me wrong, I do think that St Petersburg is a nice city – but I also think that Moscow is a fantastic city and beyond doubt the best in Russia. The entire region is steeped in illustrious history, from Red Square in the heart of the metropolis, where impressive historic landmarks including the Lenin Mausoleum and St Basil’s Cathedral dominate the skyline, to the world-famous Kremlin. If its history and culture you’re after, St Petersburg simply does not compare.

Moscow also surpasses St Petersburg in terms of areas of natural beauty as well as tranquil parks and gardens. On a pleasant day, visitors can stroll through a number of the city’s wonderful green spaces, including the vast Gorkiy Park, the former imperial estate of Kolomenskoye and the ever-popular Park Sokolniki, filled with beautiful flora and a collection of charming attractions. Moving further off the beaten track is difficult in St Peterburg, whereas in Moscow, stunning outlying areas such as the Patriarshi pond area and the Japanese Garden in Botanichesky Sad offer the perfect place to spend a peaceful day.

When it comes to the shopping and dining experiences on offer, Moscow beats St Petersburg hands down. A wealth of authentic local food, delicious international cuisine and familiar fast food outlets are scattered across the city, offering tourists a plethora of culinary delights. Incredible mixes of gastronomic cultures are available in Moscow. Visitors will find everything from Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese dishes to Armenian and Azerbaijani cuisine.

Tourist’s hoping to pick up some local gifts will find a treasure trove of souvenirs across Moscow, at the range of opulent shopping malls and quaint marketplaces located all over the centre of the city.

In my humble (and correct) opinion – based on the facts in front of me – St Petersburg doesn’t hold a candle to the amazing sights and sounds of Moscow, Russia’s world-famous capital city.

St Petersburg

Sure, Moscow’s the capital; it’s great for squares, overly-expensive cups of coffee and the like. But you can never take Russia’s second city out of contention. Yes, it was built on a swamp, but Peter the Great clearly knew what he was doing. St. Petersburg is one of the most vital modern European cities, don’t let the devotees to the (admittedly, pretty) sights of Moscow fool you.

Perhaps it’s because St. Petersburg’s architect was Italian that it manages to so thoroughly stand out from the crowd of Russian cities. Maybe it’s the winding canals and the classical architecture. Regardless of the past, St. Petersburg is a city which manages to straddle the sweet spot between historical importance and modern style.

But who says Moscow rules the roost when it comes to the historical? There are enough sights in St. Petersburg to keep tourists occupied for days, if not weeks.

Leading the pack is the iconic Winter Palace, an eternally magnificent reminder that Russia is always a hotspot for architecture. Beautifully pristine even after all these years, it remains a contender for the finest photographic subject in Europe – a grand mass of imperial pillars and colourful décor.

And then, of course, there’s the State Hermitage Museum. If the Winter Palace had Moscow on the ropes, this is where St. Petersburg draws back and flings out an uppercut to finish it off.  The museum remains firmly rooted in prodigious hype, but that never stops it from living up to it. Everything from Egyptian mummies to Picasso masterpieces can be found in the endless varnished halls of the State Hermitage, and like the city itself, you’ll wish you had days more to explore it.

And to top it all off, you can visit it all during the legendary White Nights, where on long summer days the sun never seems to dip below the horizon. St Petersburg might be known as a second city, but Moscow has best be looking over its shoulder.

To book your Russian river cruise to Moscow, St Petersburg or both, call the number at the top of this page or click here for our latest deals.

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St. Philaret of Moscow: Daily Prayer and Prayer of the Prisoner

St. Philaret of Moscow

St. Philaret left a voluminous inheritance of what can be truly called patristic works. He also composed prayers, 1 one of which has become a part of many people’s morning prayers . It is a prayer not for what we want, but for what God wills—that He would always be before us, working in us His Holy will. 2

Morning Prayer of Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow

O Lord, I do not know what to ask of Thee. Thou alone knowest what I need. Thou lovest me more than I know how to love myself. O Father, grant Thy servant what I myself do not know how to ask. I do not dare to ask a cross of Thee, nor consolation; I only stand before Thee with my heart open; Thou seest the needs that I myself do not know. Look, and work in me according to Thy mercy; smite and heal me, cast me down and raise me up! I am reverent and silent before Thy holy will and ways that are unfathomable to me. I offer myself as a sacrifice to Thee; teach me to pray. Do Thou Thyself pray in me. Amen.

Another prayer attributed to the illustrious hierarch was written for prisoners , who although they have been incarcerated for crimes committed, especially need help from the Lord to bear the difficulty of their penitentiary life. But aren’t we are all seemingly prisoners of circumstances that surround us—family troubles, job loss or difficulty, rocky relationships, poverty, and any other thing that makes us feel like there is no way out? But we can pray to God with these words, that He would give us comfort and the strength to endure everything for the sake of cleansing our own sins, which have most likely brought us to these situations.

Prayer of the Prisoner

O my Lord God and Savior, blessed be Thy holy name!

Thanksgiving and praise be to Thee O Lord, for all the blessings I have received from Thee in this life. Sorrow and sickness have overtaken me, and I call upon Thy name. Reproach has fallen upon me. Thou hast laid me in the pit of hades, in the darkness and house of the dead. I sorrow for this, and I understand that I have this sorrow because I have sinned before Thee, and for my sins have these afflictions come upon me. For Thy righteous ones were not downcast, and even in prisons called out to Thee, and rejoiced in sufferings.

For if Thous shouldst mark iniquities, O Lord, O Lord, who shall stand? For there is no man that hath not sinned. But Thou, O Lord, dost bear the sins of the world and cleansest through repentance. I believe, for thou hast not turned even me, a sinner, away from Thy Face. Thy Only Begotten Son didst pour out His blood for the whole world. I believe that He can cleanse even me from my sins, and desires this.

Therefore with David I say: I will confess mine iniquities before the Lord against myself. And Thou forgavest the ungodliness of my heart. I fear the judge and judgment of man, but even more do I fear Thy irrevocable judgment and eternal condemnation. For unrighteousness has risen up against me; I make bold to pray to Thee with David’s words: Hearken O Lord unto my righteousness, and hear my judgment, and deliver me by Thy righteousness.

For although I have committed unrighteousness, heal my unrighteousness by Thy mercy. Do not allow my heart to incline to deceitful words, to hiding the truth, and false justification. Help me to understand and to hate my unrighteousness, to love righteousness, and in truth surround my soul with comfort. Ease the burden of my afflictions. Endure also me, the condemned, that I may endure with patience for the sake of cleansing my sins and for the sake of Thy merciful, righteous judgment.

For if shame has covered me before certain people, may I endure it with humility; may I receive They mercy, O Lord, and may I not be put to shame before the face of the world at Thy Dread [Last] Judgment.

I come to Thee woeful and sorrowful; deprive me not of Thy spiritual consolation. I come to Thee darkened; show me the light of hope for salvation. I fall down before Thee in exhaustion; raise me up and confirm me in Thy grace.

And above all grant me the desire and help me, O Lord, in everything to do Thy will; that in peace I may glorify Thy holy name, of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

1   The translations of these prayers given in this post are our own (not official).

2   When searching in Google for the “Prayer of St. Philaret of Moscow”, one seems always to find not this prayer, but the prayer of the Optina Elders: “O Lord, grant me to greet the coming day in peace, help me in all things to rely upon Your holy will. In every hour of the day reveal Your will to me. Bless my dealings with all who surround me. Teach me to treat all that comes to me throughout the day with peace of soul and with firm conviction that Your will governs all. In all my words and deeds, guide my thoughts and feelings. In unforeseen events, let me not forget that all are sent by You. Teach me to act firmly and wisely, without embittering and embarrasssing others. Give me strength to bear the fatigue of the coming day with all that it shall bring. Direct my will, teach me to pray. And, Yourself, pray in me. Amen.” These prayers are very similar.

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