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From: starman@crash.amigans.gen.nz (Robin Halligan)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.tech
Subject: Re: bodies going ka-boom in vacuum
Date: 7 Nov 92 00:54:23 PST
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Ed Crick (CD) (crick@tsp.med.umn.edu) wrote:
: In article <1992Nov4.192525.8994@nevada.edu> snit@nevada.edu (S. Nev Inst of Tech) writes:
: >Ok - no more theories.  It has been tested at the Southern Nevada
: >Institute of Technology.  Not with a human, for our Hover wasn't large
: >enough, but with a lab rat (a species roughly equal to a lawyer).  Our
: >results:
: >
: >
: 
: Much detailed descriptions of the horrible vivisection deleted.
: 
: 
: >So, there you have it.  People (or at least rats) can survive a
: >vacuum.
: 
: I was understandably outraged by the horror of this post.  To subject any
: animal to the violent whims of humans is against every moral code that we
: follow today.  Animals have as much right to exist on this planet as humans
: do, and to think that they are here in our service displays the nauseating
: arrogance of humankind.  Animals should share the earth and not be treated
: as sources of food or objects for questionable scientific "research" using
: dubious experiments to pursue an equally obscure goal.  
: 
: We as humans shall not completely be liberated until we free other members
: of the animal kingdom from their slavery and indenture.  
: 
: The disgusting tone of this message should be eschewed by all, even in a
: morbid, tasteless attempt at humor.
: 
: Please support generously PETA, Animal Rights Coalition, and your local
: organizations to free these poor creatures from their torture, using
: whatever methods that provide results.
: 
: 
YES!!!!!! I agree with this person
The use of poor little mouses (or is that mices(or meeces))
no what you should have used are BUNNY HUGGERS like the dick head above
He wants to free the animals then he can take there place.

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Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.tech
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 21:04:30 -0500 
From: "Stephan A. Zdancewic" <sz24+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: kiloquad????

A kiloquad is a unit of energy.
............. . . . . .  .  .  .  .   .   .   .   .   .   .    .    .   
 .     .     .      .       .       .       .        .            .     
 Steve Zdancewic                :  [INSERT APROPRIATE QUOTE HERE]
sz24@andrew.cmu.edu    :
............. . . . . .  .  .  .  .   .   .   .   .   .   .    .    .   
 .     .     .      .       .       .       .        .            .
From: gsnow@clark.edu (Gary Snow)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.tech
Subject: Re: Trans Warp Drive
Date: 12 Nov 92 22:10:48 GMT
Article-I.D.: clark.1992Nov12.221048.25006
Organization: Clark College, Vancouver, Wa.  USA

In article <8681@dirac.physics.purdue.edu> hinson@bohr.physics.purdue.edu (Jason W. Hinson) writes:
>
>Conceptually, it isn't impossible to imagine something that leaves from
>Earth and gets to some other star faster than light would.  However, it
>is impossible to imagine something getting to that star faster than 
>infinitely fast (without getting there before it left).  This is because
>infinitely fast is defined as being as fast as you can imagine going.  

Well, as long as we are speaking "conceptually" it is possible to travel
to a place and get there before you left, as long as you do a little
time traveling while you were space traveling. This would be going faster
then infinite speed (getting to a place in zero time). Because you would
be getting to a place in a negative amount of time.

Gary

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From: jeffb@audiolab.UWaterloo.ca (jeff bamford)
Subject: Re: Star-Trek Clip-art
Organization: Audio Research Group, University of Waterloo
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 04:48:38 GMT

In article <RkauTB2w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> denisf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Denis Fafard) writes:
>walver@kielo.uta.fi (Ville V. Walveranta) writes:
>
>- 
>-         Did you purchase 'Star-Trek' clip-art (100 CGM images) from
>-         'Computer Safari' or some other source? If you did, *please*
>-         send me email at my address! Thanks.
>- 
>  Could you please PUBLICLY post the address and/or site where those
>  Trek images are available.   Thanx
>
>
	Hmmm.  "Purchase" and "Computer Safari" which I'll assume is a
computer store.  Somehow I don't think these images are available for
FTP.  

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From: dnadams@nyx.cs.du.edu (Dean Adams)
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Subject: Promos for: A FISTFUL OF DATAS (#234)
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Promos for the next new ST:TNG episode: "A Fistful of Datas" (#234) were 
released today.  The actual program will air starting on Saturday, November
7th.  Following this will another new episode "The Quality of Life", and
then the regular holliday barrage of reruns...


Here is the promo copy (announcer):

DATA'S MEMORY MALFUNCTION TURNS A WILD WEST FANTASY INTO A REAL LIFE SHOOTOUT

  [ Data in Engineering; opticable connected to his head ]
  [ Worf and Alexander in a western town, wearing 'sheriff' badges ]
  [ In a saloon, Data's two henchmen start shooting at Worf ]
  [ Troi talking to Worf ]

 Troi:  My god, you've been shot!

NOW, WITH ONLY PRIMITIVE DEFENSES...

  [ Worf punches a man in the saloon ]

...CAN WORF STOP A GANG OF MURDEROUS OUTLAWS?

  [ Alexander abducted... ]
  [ Worf confronts Data, who is in a jail cell ]

 Worf:  Where have they taken my son?

..AND WITH NO ESCAPE, CAN HE SURVIVE A VIOLENT SHOWDOWN?

  [ Troi aims a rifle at Data ]
  [ Worf and Troi talking ]

 Troi:  There's a gunfighter out there who has the speed 
        and accuracy of an android.

  [ Data and Worf in the street, ready for the shootout ]
  [ Worf draws;  Data 'fanning' a revolver ]

...ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short promo:
 A computer malfunction turns a wild west fantasy into a 
 real life shootout, on Star Trek: The Next Generation.


<< Rascals?  Well... it's good for a few cheap laughs I guess.
   It certainly could have been worse.  Seeing Ro in the opening
   segment was also welcome.  The moral of this episode?
   NEVER leave Riker in command!  :-)  >>

-{ Dean Adams }-

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From: brown%vidiot.UUCP@cs.wisc.edu (Michael L. Brown)
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Subject: Latest schedule and synopsis
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Sorry these are late.  I got behind.


Latest schedule as of 10/14/92:

127   9/19/92  227  46001.3	Time's Arrow Part II
128   9/26/92  228  46041.1	Realm of Fear
129  10/03/92  229  46071.6	Man of the People
130  10/10/92  230		Relics
131  10/17/92  231		Schisms
132  10/24/92  232		True Q
133  10/31/92  233		Rascals
134  11/07/92  234		A Fistful of Datas
135  11/14/92  235		The Quality of Life
     11/21/92  227R 46001.3	Time's Arrow Part II
     11/28/92  228R 46041.1	Realm of Fear
     12/05/92  229R 46071.6	Man of the People
     12/12/92  230R		Relics
     12/19/92  231R		Schisms
136  12/26/92  236		Chain of Command, Part I
137   1/02/93  237		Chain of Command, Part II

The date is the first date of satellite uplink.  Paramount's official
'week of' is two days later.  Stardates will be added when known.



A  Fistful of Datas

Episode #234			uplink dates: 11/07/92, 11/08/92



                           _S_P_E_L_L_I_N_G_S

	[none]


				_C_A_S_T

	Captain Jean-Luc Picard			Patrick Stewart
	Commander William Riker			Jonathan Frakes
	Lieutenant Commander Data		Brent Spiner
	Dr. Beverly Crusher			Gates McFadden
	Counselor Deanna Troi			Marina Sirtis
	Lieutenant Commander Geordi LaForge	LeVar Burton
	Lieutenant Worf				Michael Dorn

	Alexander				Brian Bonsall
	Eli Hollander				John Pyper-Ferguson
	Annie					Joy Garrett
	Bandito					Jorge Cervera
	Computer Voice				Majel Barrett
	

	Written by:				Brannon Braga
	Directed by:				Patrick Stewart



_P_R_O_G_R_A_M_ _H_I_G_H_L_I_G_H_T_S

	STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION: "A Fistful of Datas" -- A holodeck
	fantasy goes awry, sending Worf and his son into a Wild Wesy showdown
	with a villain who's a dead ringer for Data.


_T_V_ _G_U_I_D_E_ _A_D_S

	THE WILD WILD WORF!

	He and his son are trapped in a Wild West Fantasy -- and Data's
	the villain!


_T_V_ _L_O_G_ _L_I_S_T_I_N_G_S

	Worf and son trapped in Holodeck on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
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Some miscellaneous news that may be of interest to you.  Our own Uncle Mikey,
Mike Shappe, has graciously volunteered to be substitute moderator.  He'll be
filling in for me during those odd vacation times or times when I get too
swamped to do my duty.  I don't foresee such a time in the near future, but
it's nice to have someone to depend on occasionally.  Mikey was basically
the founder of r.a.s.i., so I have no doubts about his vision of the group's
purpose.

Also, for some reason, about 75% of all submissions for the past month have
been "can anyone tell me?" articles.  PLEASE read the guidelines if you
want to post an article.  This group is *not* for asking questions!  Also,
trek-info is *not* the alias to send questions directed at me!  Send them
to trek-info-request.

Finally, there have been some recent delays because of system changes at my
site.  At long last, we've replaced our slow, flaky SLIP line with a real
Internet connection.  Prior to this, I had to either hope for a day when
the SLIP line was working right, and then login to our one gateway and
connect from there to my Berkeley account (and FTP articles from work to
Berkeley), or I had to connect to a different gateway and dial out to an
annex where I could rlogin to Berkeley (and then cut-and-paste articles across
X windows).  Now I have a reliable, fast connection from my native machine
to Berkeley.  But more importantly, we're going to re-install our news software
sometime soon, which will eliminate the need to connect anywhere at all.

The problems with the SLIP line have resulted in long delays for some
articles.  I'm hoping that a regular connection will improve things.  And once
the news software has been reinstalled, I should be able to return to a
virtual no-delay response to articles.  I apologize for the delays and my
inability to address them.

				Jim

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From: jwindley@asylum.cs.utah.edu (Jay Windley)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.info
Subject: George Takei on radio station KSL (Salt Lake City)
Date: 6 Nov 1992 20:38:59 GMT
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George Takei gave a ten-minute interview on AM radio station KSL in
Salt Lake City, Utah, November 5, 1992.  He spoke on the telephone
with KSL commentator Doug Wright from the campus of Weber State
University where he was to give an address.  Here are a few things I
picked up.

George is a "card carrying member" of the American Trust for Historic
Preservation.  He is interested in preserving buildings, monuments,
and other items of historical significance.

His favorite Star Trek movie is _Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered
Country_ because of its message which encourages peaceful relations
among former enemies.

He also likes _Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home_ for its environmental
message.
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        Jay Windley * University of Utah * Salt Lake City
                  jwindley@asylum.cs.utah.edu
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From: mears@hpinddf.cup.hp.com
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Subject: `Star Trek' captain scalps nosy interviewer
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The following was excerpted from the People column of the San Jose
Mercury News on 23 October 1992.

		`Star Trek' captain scalps nosy interviewer

	Patrick Stewart, suave leader of ``Star Trek:  The Next
	Generation,'' had a hairy response for Playboy magazine when it
	wondered whether the billiard-headed actor thought being bald
	was sexy.  Stewart, voted this summer by TV Guide readers as the
	most bodacious actor on the telly, shot back:  ``This is the last
	time that I will ever discuss my hair -- ever, at any time, with
	any journalist.  What if I were to say to you, `You have an
	extraordinarily hooked and pointed nose that looks as though
	somebody got hold of the end of it and dragged it downward.  What
	are your feelings about that?'

	``You see, I was brought up to believe you do not make personal
	comments about someone's appearance.  It's bad manners.  And yet,
	with baldness it's open season -- always.  If I had a huge wart,
	you wouldn't refer to it.  You might keep looking at it, but you
	wouldn't refer to it.''  Some brushoff, huh?

David B. Mears
Hewlett-Packard
Cupertino CA
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From: margo@olomana.soest.hawaii.edu
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Subject: News from Hawaii trek convention
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Hi Jim,

I haven't seen this on r.a.s.i. before and thought it might be a news flash.

-----------
Spent Halloween at the Honolulu StarTrek Convention with guests Grace Lee
Whitney and Majel Rodenberry. Majel did her usual reading from the DS9 bible
but did drop a couple of juicy tidbits:

Last week Paramount signed on the dotted line to begin production of StarTrek 7
which will feature the original series cast. In her own words, "it's time to
dust off the Geritol bottles again." There were no details on the story other
than it will be based on a script submitted by Nimoy 1.5 years ago.

As for STTNG, Majel says that we can count on 8 seasons of tv before production of
theatrical releases begins. She hinted that not all crew members would continue
for all eight seasons indicating that there were rumblings about type-casting.
However, "Paramount has decided that the vehicle is more important that any
of the characters and as long as StarTrek keeps making money, Paramount will
keep making StarTrek." She said that actors unwilling to sign on for the *8th*
season would not be regulars in the 7th season. She did not say if characters
leaving the show at the end of this season would appear in the TNG motion
pictures.
-----------

Thanks for all your good work on r.a.s.i. I really enjoy getting the "straight
dope" without having to sift through the banter.

margo

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gives due credit to those responsible for the information.  Finally, in the
case of printed information, I will generally have to call the source and
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In addition, when sending submissions, TITLE YOUR SUBMISSION AS YOU WOULD
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From: tbmg9061@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Thomas B MacIukenas)
Subject: Re: FTL
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
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Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 04:30:05 GMT

cs92mjd@cen.ex.ac.uk (M.J.Davis) writes:


>OK, here's something that occurred to me the other day. It has a reasonably
>obvious (I think) flaw that I'll keep to myself for the moment, but at first
>glance looks interesting.

>_How to accelerate a spacecraft to c_

>Build your spacecraft. Include a socking great magnetic containment system.
>Fill said containment system with anti-matter, until the net mass of the 
>whole contrivance is zero. It will then require zero energy to accelerate,
>and will be untroubled by relativistic mass increases as it has none.

>There is a *major* prize for the most humorous tearing-to-shreds of this idea
>Look forward to hearing the net.scoffing...

Actually, the fact of the matter is it *would* work.  (Hehehe... :^)

You see, the engineer who designed the system thought the antimatter had
negative mass, right?  So the magnetic containment field was designed only
to keep the antimatter from flying *away* from the ship.  However, the fact
of the matter (no pun intended :) is antimatter has *positive* mass.  So
when the field was turned on it threw the antimatter *at* the ship, converting
the entire thing into photons, which then sped off at *exactly* the speed
of light!  :^)
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From: mhorning@zeus.calpoly.edu (Mark E. Horning (Captain Neutrino))
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.science
Subject: Re: Weapons systems?
Date: 12 Nov 92 09:17:53 GMT
Article-I.D.: zeus.1992Nov12.091753.134443
Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

egl1@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Elizabeth G. Levy) states
>In article <lg0h2tINNh7l@appserv.Eng.Sun.COM> fiddler@concertina.Eng.Sun.COM (steve hix) writes:
>> 
>>Is kinetic weapon.  As would be a big dump of water released 
>>in a head-on orbit... 
>
>You can have really big kinetic weapons, like asteroids with motors on
>them, if you want to kill planets.  A little more efficient, perhaps,
>than the gun on a Death Star.
>
>
I liked Pournell's idea. Take a Bussard Ramjet out a couple of light
years then come back, by that time you have enough momentum to
destabalize (sp?) STARS. ;-)


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