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The message is clear from Deming Police Chief Brandon Gigante. They are here to protect and to serve the community.
Gigante and the men and women in blue will host their second community picnic in an attempt to strengthen relations between Deming neighborhoods and the department.
"We want the public to know we care about the community and we are here to serve them," Gigante said.
The department held its first community picnic last September at Elsie Vega Park — also known as Chicano Park — located on South Pearl Street. The park drew more than 200 visitors who were treated to hot dogs, chips and soft drinks.
Children warmed up to officers who allowed them to jump inside a patrol vehicle, turn on the sirens and flashing lights and speak into the PA system.
The picnic also featured DJ music, contests, prizes and safety inspections for bicycles.
Gigante invites the public to attend the department's second community picnic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday at Viramontes Park, 500 E. Second St., on Deming's north side. The park is more commonly referred to as Milo Park on the east side of the Deming Cesar Chavez Charter High School.
The planning for this year's picnic is well underway. The police department will be providing games for the children and free hot dogs and beverages.
Gigante says this year there will be more officers in attendance to interact with the public, especially the youth.
Promoting a positive relationship with young adults and children is the goal behind the community picnic, Gigante says.
"We really try to be good neighbors to the community," said Mark DeWolf, Luna Energy Facility plant manager.
DeWolf presented a check for $300 to the police department on behalf of LEF in Deming. The money will purchase food and beverages for the event. LEF donated funds last year to help with the community event.
DeWolf says his facility is happy to support non-profit organizations and is also the major sponsor for the Great American Duck Race in August.
McGruff the Crime Dog is scheduled to attend this year on behalf of the Deming and Luna County Crime Stoppers. He will entertain children and help spread the message about the dangers of drugs and alcohol abuse.
Deming's finest will be firing up the grill and cooking up hot dogs for the community.
"The goal is to provide a positive experience for the neighborhood. A chance for people to meet officers in a capacity other than their official one, and to develop a working relationship with residents," Captain Bobby Orosco said.
Orosco emphasized the importance of building strong ties to the community and a safe bond for the youth to be open with Deming Police.
"Many of our officers have taken it upon themselves to initiate more interactions with the youth by planning to host some school activities that will be fun and educational," Orosco said.
Providing entertainment will be Ground & Pound DJ with officer Robert Ramirez at the mic. The picnic is free to the public and families are encouraged to attend.
"You don't have to belong to a certain neighborhood to join the fun," Orosco said. "Look for our banners and posters at the park and have a hot dog and soft drink with us."
The Deming Police Department plans to make a stop at every city park during this community picnic series.


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|Tumefactive demyelination: clinical, imaging and follow-up observations in thirty-nine patients.
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|PMID: 23277913 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher
|PURPOSE: We describe the clinical, neuroimaging and pathological features and therapeutic outcome in a large cohort of 39 patients with tumefactive demyelination. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective audit of 39 patients with 'tumefactive demyelination' was performed. The demographic, clinical, MR imaging and pathological details were reviewed. RESULTS: The clinical course was monophasic (n = 22) or relapsing-remitting (n = 17). Common neurological manifestations at presentation included hemiparesis - 27; ataxia - 11; vomiting - 10; headache -9; ophthalmoplegia - 7; seizure - 5; impaired vision - 4; aphasia - 4; visual field defects - 3; papilloedema - 5; extrapyramidal - 5; intellectual decline - 5; behavioural disturbances - 3; altered sensorium - 5. MRI revealed fronto-parietal lesions, which were isolated in 14 (36%) patients. Moderate perilesional oedema and/or mass effect was noted in 12 (30.8%) patients. Post-contrast MR sequences revealed partial ring enhancement in 15, complete ring in seven, patchy enhancement in six, uniform enhancement in two and lack of enhancement in nine cases. Clinical and MR characteristics did not help distinguish between monophasic and relapsing-remitting subgroups. In the monophasic group, 53.8% had complete recovery, while 38.5% had partial improvement (follow-up duration, 8.31 ± 9.3 months). In the relapsing-remitting subgroup, the median time to relapse was 4 months (n = 12, follow-up, 37.8 ± 39.4 months). Patients with monophasic course or single relapse received steroids. Patients with more than one relapse received cyclophosphamide (2), mycophenolate (1), azathioprine (1) or methotrexate (1). CONCLUSIONS: A high proportion of cases of tumefactive demyelination follow a relapsing course, thus necessitating a long-term follow-up. MRI, although helpful in diagnosis, does not predict monophasic or relapsing-remitting course. Guidelines for the management of acute episodes and prevention of relapses are required.
|M Nagappa; A B Taly; S Sinha; R D Bharath; A Mahadevan; P S Bindu; J S Saini; C Prasad; S K Shankar
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National flags from Japan, China and the U.S., among others, waved in the air as a group of international students and staff paraded through campus Monday morning to kick off International Education week at UK.
The group organized a parade from the courtyard outside Bradley Hall to the front of Patterson Office Tower, where they mounted their flags and began their flash mob dance to Psy's South Korean pop hit, "Gangnam Style."
Students crowded around with their cell phones to watch and record the performance.
In the crowd was Lithuanian UK Ph.D. candidate Gabriele Ciciurkaite. She said she thought it was great that UK was taking the time to raise awareness of international students on campus.
"UK is not known for doing things for international students," she said. "I think it's nice they're doing it."
International student coordinator for the Education Abroad department Karen Slaymaker said there are nearly 1,900 international students at UK from more than 120 countries.
To demonstrate this diversity on campus Slaymaker said the students tried to get as many international students as possible to participate in the parade and flash mob.
Chemical engineering freshman Naif Al-Aamri, an international student from Oman, an Arab state in southwest Asia, participated in the flash mob.
Al-Aamri said he received a scholarship to study in America upon graduation from high school.
"Going abroad is different for me," he said. "But when I had (the) experience to live abroad, I think it's easy to live here."
Other students were excited for the event's opportunity to bring awareness to the education abroad department.
"We're starting off international week, raising awareness of the international programs and services offered at UK," integrated strategic communications junior Jessica Chu said.
Chu excitedly waved the Spanish flag outside Bradley Hall before the flash mob began.
Chu is not an international student, but has studied abroad in Spain and South Africa and serves as a peer ambassador for the Education Abroad program.
"I'm excited," Chu said about International Education week. "There's really so many opportunities (to) study abroad and be very involved."


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Kicking off the week with some promotional duties, Chloe Moretz showed up at the premiere of her new movie "The Equalizer" in Manhattan last night (September 22).
The "Kick-Ass 2" babe was joined by Denzel Washingtonas she posed for photos outside the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, sporting a chic little black dress and a curly coif.
Getting in on all the star-studded action, Chloe Moretz and Denzel Washington attended the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival premiere of their new film "The Equalizer" last night (September 7).
Kicking off the weekend on a high note, Columbia Pictures released the official trailer for Antoine Fuqua's "The Equalizer."
Starring Denzel Washington and Chloe Moretz, the action-packed film gets down and dirty in the city of Boston.
Given the variety of his roles over the years, it seems there's nothing that Denzel Washington can't pull off on screen.
And in the new teaser trailer for "The Equalizer," the "Flight" hunk is all about kicking butt and taking names.
Bringing Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington together on the silver screen, "2 Guns" opened in theaters on Thursday night (August 1) to a warm reception.
The action/adventure flick nabbed $1.3 million in one night, and projections dictate that it could bring in between $20 and $30 million by the time the weekend is over.
No matter how many Hollywood movies they make, some celebs simply can't resist showing off their acting chops on the boards of Broadway.
Among them: Denzel Washington.
Stepping out to promote their new action flick, Mark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington, and Paula Patton attended the "2 Guns" Premiere at SVA Theater in New York City on Monday (July 29).
Taking care of some last-minute details, Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington were busy on the set of their new flick "2 Guns" in Los Angeles last night (May 16).
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OTTAWA, CANADA (CNN) -- Ontario police say more arrests are pending in one of the biggest child pornography busts ever in Canada.
During a sobering announcement and police outlined the details of an insidious child porn ring that had so far victimized as many as 22 children, maybe more.
Sixty people, including three teenagers have been charged with 213 offenses. Inspector Scott Taylor with Ontairo Provincial Police says, "Charges included sexual assault, children luring, possession of child pornography, making available child pornography, distribution of child pornography, .and accessing child pornography."
The children are now under government care after being rescued by authorities and are receiving medical and trauma assessments.
But police say more victims are likely to be identified. And their chilling presentation shows why. Police zeroed in on the explosion of child porn downloads in the last three months alone just in the province of Ontario.
Almost 9,000 Internet addresses were identified and police admit it's a challenge to keep up with the technology and the criminals. Taylor says, "As you can see, each cluster that's clicked upon explodes like fireworks... Keeping on top of the types of storage and transmission devices that these criminals use, is also a never-ending challenge. We continue to make best possible use of the tools and limited resources we have to hunt down child predators and finally put them out of business."
Police in Canada say they are trying to dispel the myth that these are Internet crimes with no victims. In fact, as this investigation has shown, the international consumption of child porn harms children and the Internet leaves them more exposed to child predators.
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Exaggerated height on top and a jeweled headband make Anna Maria Perez's curly locks look ultra-glamorous.
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Step 1: Starting with curly, dry hair, isolate a halo section of hair on top of your head.
Step 2: Take a two-inch section within the halo and hold straight up. Use a tight-toothed comb and back comb in short strokes along the back of the section down toward your scalp. Repeat with all sections within the halo.
Step 3: Using a natural-bristle brush, smooth the hair on the surface of the halo section as you direct it back. Use several bobby pins to secure in back, then mist with hairspray and add a decorative headband.


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The Green Bay Packers are giving Colt Lyerla an opportunity and thats about it.
The three-year minimum contract Lyerla signed with the Packers did not include a signing bonus, according to an NFL source with access to the NFLPA salary information.
Lyerla, 21, will make $420,000 for the 2014 season, $510,000 in 2015 and $600,000 in 2016 as long as he remains on the active roster.
This doesnt come as much of a surprise. Its rare for an NFL team to give a signing bonus to a tryout player who wasn't signed to a roster in the week following the NFL draft.
However, its also a startling realization of how far a second- or third-round talent can fall due to off-the-field antics. The 6-foot-4, 242-pound tight ends athleticism shouldve easily landed him a mid-round selection two weeks ago.
The Packers have 87 players under contract for the 2014 season, leaving them $14,808,147 in salary cap room at the moment.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Lengerman, Peck, Robert, Rothhaar, Zimmer-Janeczko, Berthiaume
MEMBERS ABSENT: Donovan
The meeting was called to order at by Chairperson Bruce Peck.
Motion by
Zimmer-Janeczko, seconded by Lengerman to receive the minutes of the meeting of
Call to Audience
Chairperson Bruce Peck issued a call to the audience for items not included on the agenda. There was no response.
Presentation on Childhood Obesity
Commissioner Lengerman
requested that Dennis Knoff of the
McGuire suggested that programs could be incorporated into the Summer Supervised Play Program and offered to meet with Knoff to develop a program.
Motion by Lengerman, seconded by Rothhaar to encourage the staff to incorporate an element aimed at childhood obesity into the Summer Supervised Play Program and to report back to the Commission. Motion carried 6-0.
Master Plan
Rob Eggars of Spicer Engineering discussed the draft of the Parks and Recreation Plan. The Commission commented on various sections with minor changes noted.
A resolution recommending the adoption of a Community Recreation Plan by the City Council for the City of Midland
WHEREAS, The City of Midland, Midland County, State of Michigan, Parks and Recreation Commission, has developed a Community Recreation Plan under the authority of Parts 19, 703, and 716 of PA 451 of 1994, as amended, and
WHEREAS, The City of Midland, State of Michigan, envisions the Community Recreation Plan to be used as a guide for meeting the recreation needs of the City of Midland, and
WHEREAS, a four-hour
community input workshop on the Community Recreation Plan was held by the Parks
and Recreation Commission on
Moved by Commissioner Lengerman and supported by Commissioner Rothhaar as follows:
Voting Yes: 6
Voting No: 0
Absent: 2
Project Update
McGuire updated the Commission on projects as follows:
BMX Track
are ongoing with the National Bicycle League to develop a BMX Track at the
Civic Arena
We reported to the City Council on the action steps and are continuing to move forward. We are meeting this week with the architect to allow Fast Ice to bring forward their in-kind contributors. Doing so at this stage will allow for this to be incorporated into the design. We are also working on the bonding process to take to City Council.
Old Business
Lengerman asked about shelter rentals. McGuire reported the Gun Show had run well and that a report would follow.
New Business
praised action at
Meeting adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
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By Chuck Slothower
Four Corners Business Journal
FARMINGTON A new piece of legislation may help homeowners and small businesses to more easily lease tribal lands on the Navajo Nation and other American Indian reservations.
President Barack Obama signed the Hearth Act in July after it overwhelmingly passed the House and Senate. The bill turns over more authority for tribes to approve leases on their lands.
Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., was the bill's original sponsor. Heinrich said he heard from constituents who had to wait two years for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs to approve mortgages so they could buy a home.
"If you're adding two years to the process of buying a home, you can imagine how problematic that is," Heinrich said in an interview. "This bill was designed to fix that."
The Navajo Nation was a model for the legislation, Heinrich said. The tribe allows long-term leasing that can lend businesses and homeowners a degree of certainty.
"The last thing we should be doing in the face of the kind of unemployment that exists in tribal communities is to make is harder to buy and build homes," he said. "I think this will help in tribal areas to reduce unemployment and put people to work in their own communities."
The legislation also will help businesses, the congressman said.
"It'll make it easier for small businesses to get started on tribal land as well," he said.
Property on the Navajo Nation and other tribal lands is held by the federal government in trust, a total of 56 million acres.
"The closest thing we have to ownership is leasing," said Erny Zah, spokesman for Navajo President Ben Shelly. "It is a challenge for businesses coming onto the Navajo Nation."
Leases on the Navajo Nation must get archaeological clearances, and make sure they don't interfere with existing grazing permits, Zah said.
The tribal government is working to make buildings more easily transferable, and is talking with Arizona authorities about a possible tax credit so businesses don't have to pay both state and tribal tax.
The Navajo Nation has had some of the authorities granted by the Hearth Act for several years.
"For us, it has speeded the process of new leases," Zah said.
The Hearth Act complements comprehensive reforms under way in Native American land leasing, said Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.
"These parallel efforts will have a real impact for individuals and families who want to own a home or build a business Êgenerating investment, new jobs and revenues," Salazar said in a written statement.
Added Donald E. "Del Laverdure, acting assistant secretary of Indian affairs: "The Hearth Act has been a legislative priority for Interior because it advances the authority and ability of federally recognized tribes to control their homelands and provides them greater self-determination."


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The debate over whether the country is falling into recession persists, but recession certainly seems to have hit the retail business my friend Jim owns in Texas. Last year business was up 20 percent, but since November his sales have fallen off the map. I asked Jim what he plans do, and here's what he told me: lay off some people, stop all advertising, and live off his reputation until things get better.
His response is logical, and it's what a lot of businesses owners will do. It's also stupid — and I told him so.
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"Of course you're going to recommend advertising," your clients will say, "it's what you do for a living." But here's what happens: The strongest brands survive most recessions because they find customers even if they stop advertising. They have deeper reserves that help them ride out the storm without advertising. However, when lesser-known brands stop advertising, business declines. They cut back even more, and eventually go out of business. When advertising stops, people stop coming. So imagine what happens when a top brand stops advertising and a secondary or tertiary brand
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High end customers are less impacted than lower-end consumers. This cannot work for people who sell commodity products, which are based on price alone. But if you can find unique product lines that appeal to the high end, grab 'em, promote 'em, and sell 'em. Caution: All brands have a meaning, so if your client is known as a low-end brand it's difficult if not impossible to recast that image.
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Business owners often wish they could expand into other markets and sell other items. Since all businesses cut back during recessions, this is a great time to launch a new product or service, build your new brand, and quickly take over a new market.
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Prosecutors want court to allow Wecht report in 1979 slay case
Whether a Beaver County jury will hear a key prosecution report that places a former Bridgewater councilman at the scene of a 1979 strangling is in the hands of a state appeals court.
A three-judge Superior Court panel heard arguments on Wednesday stemming from a report from well-known forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht, who was hired by Beaver County prosecutors to analyze evidence in their case against former Councilman Gregory Scott Hopkins.
Authorities in January 2012 charged Hopkins with killing Catherine J. Walsh, 23, of Monaca. Her father found her in her bed, bound and strangled with a bandana, on Sept. 1, 1979. Hopkins, now 67, has pleaded not guilty.
Beaver County prosecutors want the Superior Court to overturn a ruling by Common Pleas Judge Harry E. Knafelc, who ruled that Dr. Wecht's report, which says Hopkins was present at the time of Walsh's death, would not be allowed at trial.
"What he's trying to do is put my client at the scene of the crime by using conjecture and speculation," Hopkins' attorney James Ross told the judges.
Wecht fired back Wednesday against Ross' argument.
"That is absurd, negative hyperbole to say the least. It's personally insulting, but I can live with that. It's professionally incorrect," Wecht said. "My opinion is based on careful review and analysis of the case. In all cases there's some degree of subjective analysis."
Judge Paula Ott asked Ross if Knafelc's ruling went too far by excluding all of Wecht's testimony.
"No, the trial court didn't go too far," Ross said. "What Dr. Wecht is saying is that my client was laying on this woman."
The Superior Court will rule on the appeal at a later date.
Hopkins, who is free on bond, attended the hearing but left without speaking to reporters.
Walsh's brother, Francesco Caltieri, 53, of Somerset, Ohio, said he has been in touch with the district attorney's office.
"I'm all that's left of the family. All we can hope for is that our side made a better argument than the other side and hope things work out the way they're supposed to," Caltieri said. "So far my brother, mother and father all went to their graves without this (being resolved)."
Walsh's father, Peter J. Caltury, died in June.
Prosecutors say DNA evidence found on Walsh's nightgown, the white rope that bound her hands behind her back and the bedsheet that covered her body links Hopkins to the crime. When police interviewed Hopkins seven hours after Walsh was found, he acknowledged that he and Walsh had been lovers but said it had been a month since they had been intimate in her home, according to the criminal complaint.
Ross has not put his client at the scene but suggested that Walsh died during a consensual, but dangerous, sex act.
Assistant District Attorney Frank Martocci said Wecht's testimony helps prove Hopkins was on top of Walsh at the time of her death.
"The idea that a forensic pathologist cannot give his opinion goes against decades of (court) precedence," he said.
Outside the courtroom, Martocci said the report is important.
"I think (Wecht) helps us prove the case," Martocci said.
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|January 11 2013, 02:34 AM
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Re: ST III's "Transwarp drive"
The VOY ep "Distant Origin" seemed to suggest that the saurian Voth, who possesed this powerful transwarp ability, had passed some kind of ultra-high-tech threshold that amounted to the society establishing itself in an era far in advance of the Federation. The way Chakotay spoke about it made it sound like any society who mastered this mysterious transwarp had achieved some kind of technological Holy Grail, where space vessels travel at speeds a whole level of magnitude above what Federation-known starships commonly do. And again, it is spoken of in conspicuously vague generalities; there is little substance to explain what it means or how it differs from any other kind of FTL propulsion in the STAR TREK Universe. "VOY's "Hope and Fear" also seemed to make some suggestion that "transwarp" was super-advanced, and even displayed a new kind of visual FX, but there was no substance there, either.
"Hope and Fear", to my point-of-view, seemed to suggest that transwarp was a technology significantly different than "lesser" warp drive. While warp drive seemed to allow as starship to "keep in touch" with ordinary space (scanning, visuals, etc.), the more insular tunnels seen with transwarp seemed to suggest a wormhole effect. Then again, this didn't make sense either. Wormholes are supposedly link two distinct fixed points in space, but the transwarp conduit concept seemed to suggest that sometimes and not others. The crazy thing about the transwarp/slipstream endeavors seen in VOY suggest that Federation starship hull technology is unable to handle the stress; if this is the case for all transwarp technologies, then the much less advanced 23rd century Excelsior would never have been able to sustain transwarp velocities for any length of time.
Also keep in mind that the decree to declare Excelsior's transwarp a "failure" came from Gene Roddenberry through Richard Arnold. Whether that makes it "canon" is anybody's guess.
Here's my take on it, FWIW. This and 50¢ still can't get you a decent cup of coffee. There is a common thread between what Chakotay was saying in "Distant Origin" and what Captain Archer and Trip repeatedly talked about in ENT: FTL propulsion in the STAR TREK Universe seems to come in stages, which becomes a multi-generational technology convention of sorts. In "First Flight", Earth scored a major victory (much to the consternation of the Vulcans) by surpassing the Warp 2 barrier. The suggestion was that Earth spacecraft had been FTL-capable for over three-quarters of a century, but that they were all limited to Warp 2 before the NX prototypes shattered that (theoretical) barrier. Once the Warp 2 barrier had been shattered, this paved the way for the final development of the Warp 5 engine. (Again, something the Vuclans took much longer to achieve, thus leading to the suggestion that Earth was moving too fast into a realm they "are not ready" for.) Apparently through interaction with other species and technologies, Earth technology continued to advance over the ten years the NX-01 Enterprise was in flight. This was no doubt helped by the boom in starship construction during the Earth-Romulan conflict and the eventual founding of the Coalition of Planets, which gave way to the newborn Federation. Archer and Tripp toasted to their own Holy Grail: "to Warp 7", "the next generation", presumably the design goal for the first generation of Federation starships. It is safe to assume that, just as Warp 5 was initially difficult for the NX-01 to sustain, so Warp 7 would be a challenge for early Federation starships.
So the tubular warp nacelle technology continued to evolve from "These Are The Yoyages..." over the next hundred or so years. During TOS, Constitution-class starships kept exceeding their design limits of Warp 8, occasionally flirting with double-digit warp factors, but at far greater risk. So, how do you achieve superior velocity without the risk of dangerous double-digit warp factors? Why, you find a way to make lesser warp factors render greater FTL speeds, of course! Here's where the non-canon fandom constructs come in handy.
If the ENT-thru-TOS-era tubular warp nacelle technology can be broadly called "circumfirential warp drive", with all of its mass-producability, quirks, and limitations, then the very different nacelles seen on TMP-era-through-TNG-era vessels can be called "linear warp drive". (Goldstein & Goldstein's 1980 "Spaceflight Chronology" suggested the Federation was investing in revolutionary technologies that would lead to super-fast, huge, super-powerful starships-of-the-future, possibly with fourth-power "Super Warp" abilities.) It's been my conjecture for a long time that the TMP-refit "linear warp drive" was the first step onto this new technological plateau. Note that in both TMP1 and TMP5, the Enterprise is never ordered above Warp 7 in canon. What's so remarkable about that if the pre-refit Enterprise repeatedly sustained Warp 8 and above? If linear Warp 7 is fourth-power, that would be (roughly) the equivalent of (circumfirential) Warp 13.39. That would make a linear-warp-driven Connie a remarkable evolution over her predecessors of the decades before. And if subsequent refits and new starship classes built upon this technology, then Warp 9 for Picard's Enterprise-D would be like Warp 18.7 for Kirk's TOS Enterprise.
The whole "transwarp" / "slipstream" phenomenon still makes no sense, unless you assume multiple technologies and techniques are at play. I assumed that the Borg, the Voth and the counterfeit Dauntless were using some kind of fifth-power technology to assume their fantastic velocities. Maybe Captain Styles and the Excelsior were trying (unsuccessfully) to achieve this feat, but could never reliably sustain it, and the technology was put back on the shelf. If TransWarp 6 were a fifth-power velocity, it would be the same as LinWarp 9.39 for Picard's Enterprise, or CircWarp 19.8 for Kirk's TOS boat.
It's far from perfect, and I have no doubt there are those who will find plenty of holes in this approach, but this kind of stair-step/plateau theory to generational propulsion technology would go a very long way to bridging the gaps.
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|January 11 2013, 09:22 AM
Re: ST III's "Transwarp drive"
I'd postulate that the secondary hull cheek fairings are generic volume boosters that Starfleet slaps on to an Excelsior whenever it needs more space onboard her, for whatever reason. And, yes, they can also be ripped out when no longer needed. The shape is dictated by the warp field shape of that particular class, of course; other classes with different warp field shapes receive other kinds of volume boosters, and e.g. the best location for those in a Nebula or a Miranda is above and towards the stern...
The big boxy things on the saucer aft rim could be generic boosters as well, again being inserted where they don't interfere with the warp field. What is installed inside is up to the user, and not evident from the outside at all; some sort of heavy equipment is expected, though, so one of the surfaces of such a box is always constructed as a heat exchanger, similar to the heat exchangers (not nozzles!) of impulse engines.
The other E-B greeblies, at nacelle bows, look more "functional", alas. It's more difficult to postulate a connection that would span the century between the E-B and the Lakota in this respect.
Warp "itself" is diverse from the get-go, as ships equipped with a drive of that name come in bewildering variety in the ENT era already. All sorts of technique can apparently achieve the sort of performance associated with "warp", in terms of the 22nd century. Or of the 23rd. Or the 24th. The same is no doubt true for "transwarp" - for each given period. The 23rd century transwarp could very plausibly and consistently be the 24th century warp, and for all we know the warp that Kirk routinely uses was transwarp to the people working on Project Starship or the Great Awakening or whatnot. For that interpretation, the onscreen material does offer actual pointers or at least supportive hints.
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|January 12 2013, 04:08 AM
Location: USS Berlin
Re: ST III's "Transwarp drive"
If it's just a claim of Mr. Arnold, I feel entitled to take it with grains of salt, as I do still remember very well what Brent Spiner once said about Richard Arnold at a ST convention...
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|January 13 2013, 03:39 AM
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Re: ST III's "Transwarp drive"
There were repeated orders in the "future" era by Admiral Riker and Captain Crusher to take their respective ships to "Warp 13".
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|January 13 2013, 02:05 PM
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Re: ST III's "Transwarp drive"
Unfortunately, due to a very bad personal experience (I was used as a scapegoat why Star Trek fans would no longer be allowed to visit the TNG sets at Paramount Pictures) I'm unable to disagree with Brent Spiner.
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This giveaway is amazing so please count me in!:)
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Wow this is such an amazing giveaway! Makes me miss shopping in Hong Kong :(ReplyDelete
I would love to see more reviews on Asian beauty products and maybe a bit more about Hong Kong's lifestyle??
My email is firstname.lastname@example.com
I would love to see posts on what the best beauty products to pick up from Hong Kong are for when we travel overseas. Maybe even, if you have any knowledge of it, how to pick up Korean products from UK and USA?ReplyDelete
I follow via GFC!
I'm actually in love with that rabbit bag! I have a bunny obsession!ReplyDelete
Congrats on 200! :) You have another new one, in me!
GFC: Katie
congrats with the 200 followers ^^! I would love to join the giveaway and i would like to read more personal posts :)ReplyDeleteReplies
woops forgot to mention my email: firstname.lastname@example.com
website : http://www.memorable-days.net
I follow on bloglovin' (I have no idea what GFC is,so sorry) I hope I can still be eligible as I am VERY interested in these amazing product. Please keep up with the great posts. I am a new follower but checking out your archives tell me I made a wise choice!ReplyDelete
glad to have you here, good luck!Delete
Really excited to see this giveaway, especially the sheet masks! I haven't been able to find them over here in the UK, which is such a shame!!ReplyDelete
I think your blog is great, and am glad that you've geared it well towards you, and who you are. I'm always excited to see what you post next!
I've posted on my blog about your giveaway, which you can see here - http://indulgenceonabudget.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/blush-and-brunch-blog-beauty-giveaway.html
Hope to keep in touch! Thanks!
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thanks you're too sweet! i'm so glad you enjoy my blog... it means a lot, you have no idea! good luck on the giveaway ;)Delete
I'd love to see more asian beauty products on your blog! They always seem so interesting. My email is email@example.com :) xReplyDelete
Hi I follow you on GFC under the name The Beauty Stop and have written a post on my blog which can be found here:ReplyDelete
As I have a young daughter just getting into makeup, I would love to see different skincare products for both young skin (hers) and ageing skin :'( (mine!).
Great blog and congratulations on the 2oo followers!
Cheryl x xReplies
This is a fantastic giveaway! I am dying to get my hands on one of those Tony Moly Bunny Gloss Bars!!ReplyDelete
I would love to hear more about Asian beauty products as I am so obsessed with them!
I tweeted about your giveaway and mentioned in on my blog (HERE)
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2013 at 12:36 AM
I would love to read more about the kinds of beauty products available in Hong Kong! I follow on GFC as Naomi and my contact email is naomi [dot] durbin [at] gmail [dot] com :)ReplyDelete
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I love reading your post on beauty products with cute packaging.ReplyDelete
Love this giveaway!
I've followed you on GFC.
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Manappuram Finance promoter has sold 4% stake to PE players at Rs 40 per share, reports CNBC-TV18.
Manappuram Finance promoter has sold 4% stake to PE players at Rs 40 per share, reports CNBC-TV18.
Barings India bought 1.04 crore shares (1.23%equity), Beaver Investment Holdings bought 68.43 lakh shares (0.81% equity) and BRIC II Mauritius bought 50.47 lakh shares.
At 09:25 hrs the share was quoting at Rs 46.85, up Rs 0.85, or 1.85%. It touched an intraday high of Rs 47.70 and an intraday low of Rs 45.40.
The company's trailing 12-month (TTM) EPS was at Rs 3.39 per share. (Dec, 2011). The stock's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio was 13.89. The latest book value of the company is Rs 2.31 per share. At current value, the price-to-book value of the company was 20.39. The dividend yield of the company was 1.27%.
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Grass-like yellow nutsedge growing in this garden bed makes the garden look unsightly.
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I would like to address a couple of the phenomenally frustrating species of nutsedge (Cyperus spp.) that plague so many of our gardens.
Each month we try to highlight a plant that is in some way remarkable in the landscape. This month is no different; we are simply looking at the other side of the coin.
At ELsong, we have a full-time, five days a week garden staff, and, yes, we have weeds. I would like to claim otherwise, but we all know the truth. Unless your garden consists solely of a 12-inch diameter pot that you tend daily, chances are you are going to have a weed or two emerge. ...


text: Congratulations to famed reggae singer, Beres Hammond! After five weeks on the Billboard Reggae charts, Hammond's latest album, One Love, One Life (VP/Harmony House Records) has soared to number one. Released in mid-November, One Love, One Life has been gaining traction with reggae fans. Hammond has been making the touring rounds this month, performing at Brooklyn's Barclays Arena and the Hard Rock Cafe in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. VP Records President Chris Chin spoke on the success of Beres' new album. "We hope to continue the momentum through Christmas and into 2013. We are happy and proud to see Beres at the top of the chart." Hammond also debuted on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Dec. 11th), his first ever US talk show appearance. With the Roots crew in tow, he performed the title track "One Love, One Life" and known classics "What One Dance Can Do" and "Double Trouble." Thanks to LargeUp, here's a behind-the-scenes look at Beres Hammond on Jimmy Fallon, and interaction with some of the Roots members (3 are Jamaican) showing their respect for the "King of Jamaican Lover's Rock." Buy Beres Hammond's album, One Love, One Life, on iTunes. Source: LargeUp


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Behind the scenes with Jimmy Choo A/W 11
Jimmy Choo's naughty weekend at the Waldorf Astoria
Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon OBE has unveiled a sneak peak behind the scenes of the shoot for the enigmatic Autumn/Winter 2011 campaign, with Raquel Zimmermann.
Shot by fashion photographer Steven Meisel in the timelessly glamourous New York City Waldorf Astoria, the accessories are inspired by early 1970's icons Catherine Deneuve & Charlotte Rampling but those voyeuristic images capture the darker intricacies of human relationships and the moments of betrayal and vulnerability within love.
Says Mellon, "The creative talent of Meisel transports us to a moment of stolen romance, perfectly capturing my vision for the season and the energy and spirit of the Jimmy Choo woman."
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I went to a workshop recently and the writer/historian/researcher said that the only way to get any writing accomplished is to be engaged with your work. To carve out the time in your day, sit down, turn off all modes of distraction, and work.
Maybe that particular writer needs to be sitting in her workspace in order to write. But I don't think that's the only way for everyone. Especially for those of us who aren't writing full-time or who are still waiting for that one big break.
Writers who have jobs, kids, housework, friends, responsibilities, LIFE–finding time to write is another job in itself. For many of us, writing isn't something we can do whenever we want, nor for however long we want. Our writing time gets interrupted, pushed aside, buried.
If you're finding your time to write is inconsistent, irregular, impossible, then my suggestion is to train your creative self to come out during mindless jobs.
"The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes."
Agatha Christie
Even though I may not have pen in hand while I'm gardening, or washing dishes, or vacuuming, or even taking a shower, my mind is usually spinning all around the townspeople of Whalebrow Village and Deerloch (fictional towns in my completed novel, and WIP, respectively).
I believe that when you're not forcing yourself to come up with ideas is the time your mind, your creative energy, your voice, unleashes. It might be just the right word. It might be the answer to how to get rid of the body your killer just strangled. It might even be why your protagonist chooses to drive to work instead of walking on the nicest day in April. It could even be just a story idea. Those precious few minutes of unharnessed thinking are as valuable as the set-aside blocks of time you're more than fortunate to have. You'd be surprised at what you can uncover in just fifteen minutes.
I keep notebooks, sticky pads, pens all over my house, my purse, and in the car. When my creative self trots off to fictional worlds, I jot down a brief reminder of what I discover. I don't write word-for-word; that's too limiting for me. Rather, I scribble three-word phrases to help me remember what I imagined. Then, when I'm able to get back to my story on my laptop, I incorporate my new ideas into the story. I use fresh language spinning from the three-word phrases I had jotted down.
My opinion is that you need to be open to writing as often as possible, and this includes writing in your mind. This method might take some practice, especially if you're someone who has always written in a contained space. If you get into the habit of letting your creative self do some exploring, you will certainly find some interesting, valuable tidbits along the way.
Writing is not just a physical act. Writing is also an act of imagination. You probably get more writing done than you realize.


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