1) Established canon states:

Scotty thought Kirk died in 2293 (“Generations”). Scotty went into transporter suspension in 2294 and was not rematerialized until 2369 upon when he inquired about Kirk (TNG: “Relics”).  No contradiction is necessary if we assume that extended time as an energy state negatively impacts human memory.

2) Established canon states:

The crew members of the Enterprise-D were evolutionarily reverted into earlier species due to the activation of introns in 2370. However, while the human crew became ape-like, Barkley became a arachnid (TNG: “Genesis”). No contradiction is necessary if we assume that Barkley originates from another human-looking alien species.

3) Established canon states:

There were no Benzites in Starfleet Academy before 2364 (TNG: “Coming of Age”). Sisko was in Starfleet Academy with a Benzite (DS9: “Apocalypse Rising”). Sisko graduated from Starfleet Academy in 2364 (DS9: “Emissary”). Sisko must have been in Starfleet Academy 2364 or later. No contradiction is necessary if we assume Sisko went back for specialized upgrading as was done by Ensign Ro (TNG: “Preemptive Strike”).

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Welcome to your (hopefully) weekly update/schedule to interesting and nerdy events happening across the island.  Over the next couple of weeks you can look forward to;

Grand Falls-Windsor

Classic Theatre Pizza and a Movie deal (potentially ongoing) - http://www.facebook.com/classictheater/posts/261101443965641

Drive In Theatre (for this Spring/Fall) – http://www.facebook.com/atthemovie/posts/349820535051081

St Johns and Area

February 25 - Joanna Barker CD Release with Kim Wempe & Matthew Hornell - http://www.facebook.com/events/222451364516199/

February 25- The Geek Soc Presents: 1980′s Brat Pack Movies! (12:00pm until 10:30pm) - http://www.facebook.com/events/235950306493459

February 25 – Sci-Fi on the Rock Fundraiser: An “Out of this World” Night out - http://www.facebook.com/events/191234984317563/

February 25 - Minecraft Tournament - http://www.facebook.com/events/242265365859898/

February 25 – Goodwill Gaming – Day of Tournaments – http://www.facebook.com/events/295253520528637/

March 1  - Focus on Youth Awards *(Deadline March 1, 2012, Awards Banquet May 17th 2012) -  http://www.mountpearl.ca/Default.aspx?Content=Residents%2FParks_and_Community_Services%2FPrograms__Services%2FYouth_Programs#FOYA 

March 2  - Breakdown Comic Jam’s Second Anniversary - http://www.facebook.com/events/291788170882112/ 

March 3  - NLGS Presents: An Evening with Monty Python - http://www.facebook.com/events/324459140939499/ 

March 10 - LCW’s 3rd Anniversary Weekend, featuring COLT “BOOM BOOM” CABANA (March 10, 2012 at 6:00pm until Monday, March 12, 2012 at 1:00am) - http://www.facebook.com/events/186875498064964/

Every Tuesday – Team Up Tuesdays at Midgard Gaming! 2 for 1 time saving for groups of two or more players! - http://www.midgardgaming.com/index.php/events/64-team-up-tuesdays

Across Newfoundland

Dark Ascension League; Magic: The Gathering - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Events.aspx?x=mtgcom%2Fevents%2Fleague-facts

Newfoundland Starcraft – http://www.facebook.com/groups/nlsc2/

Calling all filmmakers! – http://www.signalblog.ca/?p=11578

Calling all filmmakers again! – http://www.aamp.ca/events/frosty-film-festival/

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the second edition of Embarrassing Random, a very special and unique post, which lets us all share the love our good friend and goodtimer, Fog, has of furry little feline friends!

The quotes today come from the beloved character Bubbles, from Trailer Park Boys;

“They might be just cats to you Ricky, but to me they’re my fucking family!”

Ricky: “Bubbles give me the cat back.”  Bubbles: “Go fuck yourself. ”

“Mad MC skills, leave ya struck, and I roll with ma kitties, and I’m hard as fuck”

Kitties aren’t supposed to smell like cigarettes, they’re supposed to smell like kitties!”

Barb: “The cats have been licking these hot dogs?” Bubbles: “Yup, they’ve been licking the shit out of them!”

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The Conservative government has introduced an Online Surveillance Bill that could violate your Charter right to privacy – unless you act now to stop them.

This bill would force internet service providers to track, preserve and hand over your personal subscriber information, including your email and IP addresses, upon request without a warrant.

Forget creeping your Facebook. Stephen Harper’s people would now have the legal right to monitor your emails and track your every move online without any kind of judicial oversight.

Liberals are standing up for your privacy rights in Parliament – but we need your help.

The government is on the defensive following a public outcry. They will be sending the bill to committee and have said they’ll consider opposition amendments. But with a majority government they can oppose any fair, sensible amendments we propose unless we demonstrate an overwhelming show of public support. That’s where you come in.

The Liberal Party’s Public Safety Critic Francis Scarpaleggia has studied the work of experts like Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart and Canada Research Chair Michael Geist to craft amendments that strike a proper balance between privacy rights and public safety.

With your support we can force the government to hold open, televised committee hearings and stop them from using procedural tactics to limit debate and ram the bill through Parliament to avoid further scrutiny.

Please click here to sign right now – and support the Liberal amendments calling for judicial oversight on electronic surveillance.

Then please forward this email to friends and share the petition on Facebook and Twitter as widely as possible before the committee meets.

http://lpc.ca/privacy

Thank you.

Bob Rae

Interim Leader
Liberal Party of Canada

Here’s some good and potentially gooder news for the rock’s rural nerds. Following the launch of ViaSat-1 there are reports of impressive satellite Internet speeds – 12Mbps residential packages and 40Mbps business packages. And these could be available to consumers in a matter of weeks, according to Engadget.com. For Newfoundlanders, ViaSat’s services are provided through Xplornet and Xplornet just isn’t talking. In fact, they haven’t said much on the subject since the satellite’s launch back in October. So we’ll have to be patient and wait before we find out what sort of prices we’ll be expected to pay. However, my recent dealings with Xplornet suggest they are quickly and quietly changing policies.

ViaSat, an American based company, is proposing payments as low as $50 a month. Those numbers will likely rise before reaching outport Newfoundlanders in order to cover Xplornet’s usual cut. However, with the speeds suggested they would compete with the highspeed options currently available to urban consumers and that could explain why Xplornet isn’t screaming ‘massive upcoming upgrade.’ Outport users may see charges lowered as the satellite provider relinquishes a small monopoly for a cut of the larger market. Why pay for only-at-home highspeed when satellite can come to the cabin?

Keep your fingers crossed.