Vulcans

Vulcans are an extraterrestrial humanoid species in the Star Trek universe who evolved on the planet Vulcan, and are noted for their attempt to live by reason and logic with no interference from emotion. They were the first extraterrestrial species in the Star Trek universe to observe First Contact protocol with Humans. They gave massive assistance to a devastated post-World War III Earth, enabling the planet to eliminate poverty, disease and suffering within a single century. For this reason, Humans even in the 24th century view Vulcans in many ways as their best friends — "the good guys," as told to Zefram Cochrane in 'First Contact' by the crew of the time travelling USS Enterprise-E. They later became one of the founding members of the United Federation of Planets. Vulcans appear in all six Star Trek series, four of which feature a Vulcan or a half-Vulcan as a main character.

Vulcans are depicted as similar in appearance to humans. The main physical differences are their eyebrows and ears: the former are arched and upswept, while the latter feature pinnae which taper to a point at the top. The ears have been the subject of jokes on multiple occasions. Vulcans have been portrayed as various races. Most caucasoid-like Vulcans (a majority of those shown throughout the series' runs) typically appear with a subtle greenish hue to their skin, due to Vulcans' copper-based blood, which is green in color. According to Dr. McCoy, Spock, and presumably all Vulcans, have almost no blood pressure. Other features described include an inner eyelid, or nictitating membrane, which protects their vision from bright lights, an adaptation for their bright and hot home world. In addition, their hearts are located on the right side of the torso, in between the ribs and pelvis, as Dr.McCoy once says about Spock: “He is lucky that his heart is where his liver should be, or he’d be dead!” (ST:TOS, A Private Little War)

Volcanoes

In trouble with the dogs
Yapping like the trogs on that tape
Getting stepped on like a baby
Maybe slept too long
Is that so wrong?
So at sunrise we moved on
At lunch the storm had gone away
I didn't swim
But I watched the waves
While others stayed
under for over an hour
While lovers hovered around the towel
We washed our mouths at the riverbed
When we noticed something glowing
It was growing
Things are going to change
Hot rainfalls made of magma
melts Alaska
And in icy Argentine they say now I've seen it all
Who knew? Volcanoes!
In trouble with the gods
We didn't always misbehave
Where the sun shone, now it's gone
Weve been waiting for so long
Now it's on.
Not that we would do ourselves in
Funny how things work out in the end
I never learned to swim
Now I'm wasted, I'm too old
Just hold on for as long as you can
I'm so afraid to die
We washed our mouths at the riverbed
When we noticed something glowing
It was growing
Things are going to change
Hot rainfalls made of magma
melts Alaska
And in icy Argentine they say now I've seen it all
Who knew? Volcanoes!
The frogs, the frogs got it first
And the birds all knew it too
The worst was the worse smell on earth
Silver and snow
Silver and snow
Don't breathe
Don't breathe
Don't breathe
Dont breathe
We washed our mouths at the riverbed
When we noticed something glowing
It was growing
Things are going to change
Hot rainfalls made of magma
melts Alaska
And in icy Argentine they say
now I've seen it all
Who knew? Volcanoes!

photo: Public Domain

Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe and President Barack Obama shaking hands at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Japan.

NSA whistleblower Snowden says U.S. government carrying out mass surveillance in Japan

Edit Topix 05 Jun 2016

Edward Snowden, a former U.S. National Security Agency contractor who leaked secrets about the country's spying operations, speaks about U.S. surveillance activities in Japan via a video conference from Russia during a symposium in Tokyo on Saturday. Edward Snowden, a fugitive and former U.S ... government ... ....

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Palestinians, whose houses were destroyed by Israeli shelling during a 50- day-war last summer, use a bulldozer to remove rubble on a stormy day in the east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip January 8, 2015.

Report slams Israel's 'squandering' of aid to Palestine

Edit Al Jazeera 05 Jun 2016

A surge in Israel's destruction of EU-funded projects in Palestine is linked to the EU's decision in 2015 to label products made in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, according to a new report. The report, titled 'Squandered Aid' and authored by the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, was disseminated on the sidelines of a recent EU session ... OPINION. Finally, the EU stages an Israel intervention ... READ MORE ... But my question is ... ....

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File - An MQ-9 Reaper equipped with Gorgon Stare takes off on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2015. U.S.

Who is the enemy?

Edit Dawn 05 Jun 2016

WHO is a bigger enemy for Pakistan? The terrorists or drones? The answer to this question may not be as simple as it appears. The killing of the Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour in a US drone strike in Balochistan has triggered a complex debate about different issues including sovereignty, regional stability, peace in Afghanistan and the security of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, etc ... drones or terrorists? ... ....

photo: AP / David Goldman

Boxing gloves and a message sit amongst flowers at a makeshift memorial to Muhammad Ali at the Muhammad Ali Center, Saturday, June 4, 2016, in Louisville, Ky. Muhammad Ali died Friday at age 74.

'World invited' to Muhammad Ali funeral

Edit The Oslo Times 05 Jun 2016

June 5, Washington ... The funeral will be in Ali's home city of Louisville, Kentucky. Ex-President Bill Clinton will deliver a eulogy ... The Oslo Times ....

photo: AP / Wilson Ring

Chile Producing So Much Solar Energy It’s Giving Electricity Away for Free

Edit Alternet 05 Jun 2016

The country’s central grid has increased four-fold to 770 megawatts since 2013. Thanks to Chile’s major investments in renewables, the Latin American country is seeing an incredible solar boom. Chile Has So Much #Solar Energy It’s Giving It Away for Freehttps.//t.co/aTihUBdWz9 pic.twitter.com/fMC1dN5inh— InSunWeTrust (@InSunWeTrust) June 3, 2016 ... Enel Green Power Chile Ltda ... As Bloomberg stated.....

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The best of British aviation

Edit Ars Technica 05 Jun 2016

Jonathan Gitlin ... 15 more images in gallery ... The site itself has its own share of history, too ... But the museum has more than a few icons of British aviation history, including Concorde, the spectacularly fast English Electric Lightning, and a pair of "V Force bombers," the Avro Vulcan and Handley Page Victor. Enjoy the photos! ... Comments ....

Redbury Hotel sold to Paul Allen's Vulcan for $41 million

Edit Indonesia News 04 Jun 2016

Star Trek cast and celebrity fans pay tribute for franchise's 50th anniversary

Edit Entertainment Weekly 04 Jun 2016

Star Trek fandom runs deep — even for celebrity fans. To mark the sci-fi franchise’s 50th anniversary, Star Trek Beyond cast members and other famous fans are sharing their favorite Star Trek memories in 50-second videos ... Here’s a sampling of the Star Trek 50 in .50 videos.. Our very own @ZoeSaldana shares what she loves about Star Trek ... — Star Trek (@StarTrekMovie) May 27, 2016 ... .@PeteWentz rocks hard, vulcan style....

‘Star Trek Beyond’ Actor Karl Urban On What Convinced Him To Return

Edit Inquisitr 04 Jun 2016

Urban reveals that his contract had expired and that he considered not returning for Star Trek Beyond, until a conversation with Justin Lin changed his mind ... Star Trek Beyond Actor Karl Urban On Returning To The Franchise ... “You know, Spock returning from Vulcan not having achieved the Kolinahr and coming back to his calling and his friends, and also having an agenda that’s outside of the mission, his own personal agenda....

Redbury Hotel sold to Paul Allen’s Vulcan for $41 million

Edit Business Journal 03 Jun 2016

Vulcan Real Estate, a company owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has bought the Redbury Hotel in Hollywood for $40.9 million. The 57-room boutique hotel at the iconic corner of Hollywood and Vine was sold to 1717 Vine LLC, an entity related to Seattle-based Vulcan Inc., by a partnership led by Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, reported The Real Deal. The property at 1717 Vine St ... ....

Paul Allen’s Vulcan goes Hollywood with hotel purchase

Edit The Seattle Times 03 Jun 2016

The firm bought the upscale Redbury Hotel in a prime Los Angeles location, making it Vulcan’s only property outside Seattle ... ....

Star Trek's 50th: 50 great moments for Trekkies to celebrate

Edit Toronto Sun 03 Jun 2016

To boldly go ... 1. Spock rocking out on a Vulcan harp in The Way to Eden ... In the episode, In a Mirror, Darkly we see how things could have gone horribly wrong if warp-drive inventor Zefram Cochrane (James Cromwell) had greeted the Vulcans with a gun ... All T’Pol news is important to us, because she’s the only Vulcan to get naked in the series ... On Vulcan the ‘teddy bears’ are alive, and they have six-inch fangs.”....

Queen Elizabeth II is magazine cover star in Leibovitz photo

Edit Orange County Register 02 Jun 2016

LONDON — Britain’s 90-year-old Queen Elizabeth II is a Vanity Fair cover star, in a portrait by photographer Annie Leibovitz. The monarch is pictured sitting with her four beloved dogs. corgis Willow and Holly, and dorgis Candy and Vulcan. The... ....

'Lip Sync Battle' to Host Hour-Long 'Star Trek Beyond' Special

Edit Billboard 02 Jun 2016

Lip Sync Battle will give a Vulcan salute to Star Trek Beyond stars Zoe Saldana and Zachary Quinto when they battle it out in an hour-long special on June 9. ... Watch....

Queen Elizabeth on the cover of Vanity Fair

Edit Toronto Sun 02 Jun 2016

LONDON -- Britain's 90-year-old Queen Elizabeth II is a Vanity Fair cover star, in a portrait by photographer Annie Leibovitz. The monarch is pictured sitting with her four beloved dogs. corgis Willow and Holly, and dorgis Candy and Vulcan....

Creating a “Best VPNs” list is impossible

Edit Ars Technica 02 Jun 2016

(credit. Ken Hawkins) ... Instead, when news trickled out about matters like the National Security Agency’s Vulcan data repository or its Diffie-Hellman strategy, online privacy advocates found themselves quaking. Suddenly, seemingly everyone had to re-evaluate one of the most often used tools for maintaining a shred of anonymity online—the VPN ... Comments ....

The 25 craziest, crazy-hard Star Trek trivia questions in any universe

Edit Gamespot 02 Jun 2016

In Star Trek Into Darkness, Kirk sees a female Enterprise colleague in her underwear. She is ... This should be an easy one ... The underclad Carol Marcus. If you said Uhura, you're thinking of the previous movie, in which, yep, we just had to see the bridge officer in her underwear ... Kirk?. 13 ... In the rebooted Trek universe, who’s the first to get K.O.’d on screen by a Vulcan nerve grip? ... Six ... On which ear does the fashion-forward Vulcan Lt ... ....

Beer and Giordano Repeat on All-PSAC Women's Golf Team (Kutztown University Athletics)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016

(Source. Kutztown University Athletics) PSAC Release. KUTZTOWN, Pa. - Kutztown University women's golfers and earned their second career All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) honors on Thursday with All-PSAC Second Team recognition, as voted on by the league coaches ... California (PA)'s Carla Maestre was named the PSAC Golfer of the Year for the third straight year and was one of three Vulcans names to the First Team ... (noodl....