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I don’t know how to tell you this, but there is a new video that provides CONTEXT to the Jordan Neely’s subway death. I know, right? Democrats and the media (but I repeat myself) tend to wait for facts to come in before trying to start a race war. They NEVER take an already volatile situation and douse it with gasoline. But this ONE time, they did.

The story we were given, based on one video, is that a white Marine murdered a black unhoused Michael Jackson impersonator and was released after being questioned by the police. Details like his 40+ priors or him telling subway passengers he was ready to die? Didn’t matter. The narrative was cast.

And now it’s been busted.

We see that after subduing Neely, the Marine put him in what’s called the "recovery position." It’s done to open the airways and help the person regain consciousness. You can also see Neely still moving after being put in the recovery position. Now, if those two things don’t lead you to believe that this wasn’t a cold-blooded racist murder, maybe this third point will.

THE OTHER PASSENGERS THANKED THE MARINE FOR SUBDUING NEELY.

That would lead a rational person to believe Neely wasn’t performing "Billie Jean" as much as he was making the subway car feel unsafe. You know, what with the way he was screaming "I’m not afraid to die" and New York City being New York City.

What happened BEFORE Neely was put in the chokehold, as of now, is unclear. That would provide additional context. Though not do anything to convince protestors who have already been given their marching orders. Maybe social media influencers like Rep. AOC will tweet they were wrong and apologize.

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Nearly every range bag, tactical backpack, plate carrier, and soft gun case worth buying is typically advertised as being fabricated from a rugged, do-it-all material called ballistic nylon. Sometimes it’s called “Cordura” or “ripstop”. But what are these materials? Having a deeper understanding of the gear you trust is what separates a professional shooter from the amateurs, so today, we’re taking an in-depth look at tactical gear’s favorite fabric: Ballistic nylon. What is it? How’s it rated? Why is it so good? Let’s find out.

Ballistic Nylon: A Quick History

This image, that of a typical G.I. deployed in Vietnam, illustrates one of the first modern uses of ballistic nylon. Ballistic protection was nothing new the mid-20th century. Examples of hard armor made to deflect projectiles can be found in history as early as the 16th century. But it wasn’t until the 19th century that Japanese manufacturers made the first “soft armor” using woven silk. While silk armor could manage well enough against the ball rounds and black powder of the time, it would quickly be made obsolete, thanks to the invention of gunpowder and modern bullets.

Enter Synthetic Threads

After President McKinley was assassinated in 1901, the U.S. Military began exploring this new method of bulletproofing one’s self with soft material. But expensive silk wouldn’t cut it against the new, high-velocity rounds employed by most armies of the time. Development of a soft body armor required using a then-new and cutting-edge material: Nylon. Developed by American chemist Wallace Carothers in 1935, this synthetic weave was already being used to create more reliable parachutes for paratroopers. DuPont refined the production, creating a new type of fabric that had been engineered to provide incredible resistance to abrasion. It could also withstand cutting and tearing forces from high-velocity impacts.

This new, ballistic material was employed to protect aircraft personnel bombing German forces from the deadly flak and airborne fragmentation they would suffer over enemy territory. This protective flak jacket marks the first official deployment of ballistic nylon. By the Vietnam war, the U.S. military had fully embraced the stuff: All issued gear was made from it, including rucksacks, helmet covers, bags, belts, weaved kit, and the first plate carriers.

What Makes Nylon “Ballistic?”

Fast-forward today, and you see nylon and its counterpart, Cordura, being used in a plethora of civilian and law enforcement tactical gear, range bags, and gun cases. While regular nylon is a popular material for other, less “militaristic” products, including typical clothing, ballistic nylon meets certain specifications and it must be fabricated and woven in a certain way to provide the necessary level of performance you’re looking for in tactical kit.

Denier Ratings Explained

Shop for any range bag or other tactical gear made of ballistic nylon, and you’ll often find a number (“600D”, for example) listed. Denier is the unit of measure which describes the thickness of a fabric’s individual strands. Thickness doesn’t directly translate into strength; the weave pattern is just as important when considering overall ruggedness, but we’ll touch on that next. Take a close look at the image below, and you’ll see the difference in material thickness.

The ballistic nylon weaves shown above are noticeably thicker within each overlapping strand. This makes the fabric less flexible (which may be beneficial for tactical gear like a gun case), but it greatly enhances its ability to withstand cuts, tearing, and abrasion. Softer, standard nylon canvas (shown right) is more flexible and less robust, making it better suited for light-duty gear or as a general-purpose fabric.

Denier ratings are universal. That means a cotton fabric with a 600D rating will have the same thickness as nylon. For reference, most standard fabrics used in clothing and bedding are 40D to 80D. Heavy duck canvas — often found on older military gear and tents — can range between 100D and 600D. Most range gear and bags made of ballistic nylon sport a denier rating of 400D or higher.

Ballistic Nylon: Official Military Specifications

The original military specification for ballistic nylon requires that it measure 1,050D in thickness, with a 2×2 basket weave structure (explained below). MIL-C-12369F also lists the endless military requirements for this fabric, not discussed here. Today, however, advances in nylon production have shown that ballistic fabric measuring 400D to 600D still provides excellent performance while also remaining water-resistant.

Ballistic vs. Standard Weave Structure

Denier ratings and thickness are just half the equation when it comes to figuring out why ballistic nylon is so tough. The construction and layering of the individual strands is just as important.

The overlapping weave is what truly provides ballistic nylon with its strength. By doubling up the perpendicular strands, this weave offers excellent resistance to wear in all directions. The basket weave is nicknamed the “ballistic weave” for this reason — it’s also used to fabricate body armor made from Kevlar and Aramid, two other synthetic fibers.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Not all range gear will be constructed with a ballistic weave, and this does not mean the gear in question is of low quality. Range backpacks, for example, may use a high-denier fiber (1,000D to 1,200D) with a standard 1×1 weave. This is meant to provide a lower cost. The standard weave may also provide better flexibility and comfort where it’s needed most.

Cordura vs. Ballistic Nylon

These two fabrics are often used interchangeably when tactical gear and range bags are created. But it’s important to know that while both Cordura (almost always 1,000D or 1,050D) and ballistic nylon look and feel the same and provide similar performance and strength, they are different. Cordura is made of texturized woven nylon, while ballistic nylon uses filament strands. Filament fabrics comprise numerous individual, smaller strands tightly bound to form one, larger strand. Ballistic nylon thus produces a smoother, slicker material. Cordura has a more rough or “fuzzy” appearance with greater surface area.

• Cordura has a higher abrasion resistance. 
• Ballistic nylon has a greater tear resistance. 

This doesn’t matter much, though — both materials have such high denier and overall strength ratings that either will typically outperform whatever you put your gear through. Cordura boasts one minor advantage: Its texture makes it much easier to dye or stain. This means that, typically, range gear with some color in the fabric (OD Green, Desert Tan, or Coyote Brown, for example) will be made of Cordura. Ballistic nylon is typically black for the opposite reason (it’s more difficult to dye).

Ripstop Nylon: Overview & Use

Ripstop fabric tends to have a slight “sheen” to them. It’s often lighter and thinner then Cordura or ballistic nylon, and it has a unique square-stitched pattern of another overlapping fabric. Ripstop nylon provides some unique benefits: As the name implies, the extra stitched squares greatly improve the material’s tearing and abrasion resistance without the need for a high denier rating.

Ripstop fabric is most often found in long-range shooting bags and backpacks, as hunters and sportsmen need to count every ounce they’re carrying on those long-mile treks. Bags and packs made of ripstop fabric will typically sport a Denier rating of 400D to 600D, while affording strength and performance which approaches that of a 1,000D-nylon bag constructed with a traditional weave pattern. Because ripstop uses thinner, “slicker” fibers, it’s much less prone to catching sharp objects and fraying or tearing. This is a perfect material for the interior lining of many soft range bags and backpacks where equipment, muzzles, iron sights, ammo, and other pointy bits may take their toll on the fabric.

Fun fact: Ripstop was employed before any other type of ballistic nylon in WWII. Paratroopers’ chutes utilized ripstop fabrics and patterns to make the chutes more flexible and lighter. The reinforced pattern also prevented the chutes from tearing under the extreme stress of opening in mid-air at high velocity during jumps.

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U.S.A. —  “Borchardt Lowe. #1062, cased w/ accessories,” the placard for the historical arm on display at April’s NRA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis read. “Borchardts were customarily sold as a cased ensemble that included a shoulder stock with attached holster, a cheekpiece, four matching magazines…”

“Designed by Hugo Borchardt and manufactured by Ludwig Lowe of Berlin between 1893 and 1899, the Borchardt was the first successful automatic pistol design,” a description from Rock Island Auction Company explains. “The distinctive Borchardt design features a toggle action, centrally located trigger, grip and eight-round magazine and detachable wooden stock that attaches to a lug on the rear of the pistol receiver.”

Not being a collector of older firearms, curios, or relics, or even passingly informed on them, this was new to me. And for those who might balk at the word “automatic,” friend and firearms designer Len Savage of Historic Arms, LLC helped clear that up in a report on AR-15 sales actually predating the M16 being issued to military units.

“In 1968 firearms industry terminology ‘automatic rifle’ means the same as ‘auto-loading rifle,’ i.e., a rifle that loads itself for the next shot,” Savage recalled. “Even in 1979-1980 when I took my hunters’ safety course the State of Michigan used the two terms interchangeably throughout the course.”

Back to the Borchardt, seeing a semiauto and a pistol with an attachable stock from the Nineteenth Century being accepted at the time without hysteria makes it fair to wonder what all the outrage is about today, and the answer, of course, is that it’s all being drummed up for effect. Still, I wondered, with the current ridiculous overreach by ATF to issue a rule banning stabilizing braces because they can act like an extension that when shouldered somehow magically transitions a handgun into a short-barrel rifle, what could we learn from history that might be useful in fighting back such unconstitutional power grabs?

In light of the Bruen decision, where “text, history, and tradition” of the Second Amendment at the time it was written is what informs us as to what the Founders understood the right to protect, I couldn’t turn to the Borchardt – that would play right into the hands of the gun prohibitionists, who, unable to identify Founding-Era infringements have tried turning to later laws, including post-Civil War edicts intended to keep freed blacks disarmed.

The question to be answered: Was there a counterpart at the time the Bill of Rights was ratified?

The first person I thought to ask was Jeff John of Art in Arms Press, my editor for years beginning at Guns and Ammo in 1999, then on to Handguns and, until a few years back, Guns. A researcher, writer, and photographer, Jeff does know historical firearms, and I’ve let AmmoLand readers know about his authoritative books in articles including “Book Explores How War for Independence Revolutionized Firearms Technology,” “‘Weapon of War’ a Subject of Historic Interest and Contemporary Relevance,” and “‘FG42’ Profiles Revolutionary, Near-Forgotten Classic in Words and Pictures.”

“On the European front, I found this,” John replied, linking to a Bonhams international auction house entry featuring:

“An Unusual Pair Of Liège Flintlock Blunderbuss-Pistols With Spring Bayonets And Detachable Shoulder-Stocks Signed Gosuin, Liège, Late 18th Century.”

Bingo. And there was more.

“On the British front, this one has a stock looking just like today’s brace,” he remarked, referencing another Bonhams offering:

“A Fine And Rare Cased 28-Bore Flintlock D.B. Travelling Pistol With Attachable Shoulder-Stock.”

Armed with this knowledge, I approached Stephen Stamboulieh, the attorney representing me and other plaintiffs in several cases and Freedom of Information Act efforts involving bump stocks, Hunter Biden’s 4473, State Department Fast and Furious communications, the Sutherland Springs killer’s court-martial records, and more.

I shared what I’d found out so far and asked “Do you know any attorneys arguing pistol braces based on the Bruen standard who are submitting information like this?”

“I’ll have to send you our brace complaint. We have tons of stuff in there,” he replied. I should have known he’d be on top of it.

“Here ya go.  Yes, we go back to the Founding,” he followed up, attaching a complaint by parties including the State of Texas, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, and private citizen/FFL Brady Brown against ATF. “The pics start on page 70.”

“It is a massive case,” he advised.  “We are currently waiting for the judge to rule on whether or not to grant a preliminary injunction.”

He wasn’t kidding. The complaint, embedded below is a treasure trove of examples from even before the Second Amendment was written, presenting photographic examples including:

• 1720 Flintlock Pistol with Stock
• 1750 Flintlock Pistols with Stocks
• 1760 Flintlock Grenade Launcher
• 1780 Flintlock Pistol w Stock
• 1760-1820 Flintlock Pistol Carbine with detachable stock
• 1790 Flintlock Blunderbuss Pistols – w detachable stocks (and bayonets)
• 1795 Flintlock Blunderbuss – 15” barrel

“Such weapons continued after the ratification era, through the incorporation of the Fourteenth Amendment,” the complaint continues, presenting further examples from 1820 through to the 1940s, with the notation:

“Such firearms were never restricted with respect to who could possess them and were never required to be registered until passage of the NFA. See Bruen at 2137 (“[P]ostratification adoption or acceptance of laws that are inconsistent with the original meaning of the constitutional text obviously cannot overcome or alter that text.”).”

The Founders knew about pistol braces and had no problem with them. And not to put too fine a point on things, but short barrels weren’t an issue with them either. Banning them today imposes infringements the government is expressly forbidden to make.

That’s not just unconstitutional. It’s deliberately in-your-face tyrannical.

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About David Codrea:
David Codrea is the winner of multiple journalist awards for investigating/defending the RKBA and a long-time gun owner rights advocate who defiantly challenges the folly of citizen disarmament. He blogs at “The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance,” is a regularly featured contributor to Firearms News, and posts on Twitter: @dcodrea and Facebook.

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Given the environmental impact of making electronics, Apple wants to make more of its tech using recycled and recyclable components. Fully Charged Show host Robert Llewellyn toured an Apple facility to see its Daisy recycling robot. It can identify 23 different iPhone models and tear them apart to extract their materials.

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We use conditional statements in Python to control the execution flow of a program. In this article, we will discuss if vs elif vs else if in Python to get an understanding of how these conditional statements work.

If Statements in Python

If statements are used to execute certain Python statements when a particular condition is True. The syntax for if statements in Python is as follows.

#statements outside if block before the if statement 
if condition: 
    #statements in if block 
#statements outside if block after the if statement

Here, the condition evaluates to a boolean value i.e. True or False. If the condition is True, the statements in the if block are executed. Otherwise, the statements outside the if block are executed. You can observe this in the following code.

marks=50
if marks>40:
    print("Pass")

Output:

Pass

Else Statement in Python

We use the else statement along with the if statement when we have to execute a task whenever the condition inside the if statement is False. It has the following syntax.

#statements outside if block before the if statement 
if condition:
    #statements in if block 
else: 
    #statements inside the else block 
#statements outside the if block after the if statement

Here, when the condition in the if block is False, the statements in the else block are executed. You can observe this in the following example.

marks=34
if marks>40:
    print("Pass")
else:
    print("Fail")

Output:

Fail

Elif Statement in Python

We use elif statements in Python if we have to execute code based on multiple conditions. It has the following syntax.

if condition:
    #statements in if block
elif condition1:
    #statements in elif block 1
elif condition2:
    #statements in elif block 2 
.
.
.
elif condition N:
    #statements in elif block N
#statements outside the if block after the if and elif statement

Here,

• If the condition inside the if block is True, the code in the if block is executed and the rest of the code in the elif blocks is skipped.
• When the condition inside the if block is False, the first elif block is executed. If condition1 inside elif block 1 is True, the statements inside elif block 1 are executed and the rest of the code is skipped. 
• When the conditions inside if block and elif block 1 are False, the second elif block is executed. If the condition2 inside the elif block 2 is True, the statements inside elif block 2 are executed and the rest of the code is skipped. 
• This process continues until one of the conditions in the if-elif blocks are true or all the conditions are false.

You can observe this in the following example.

marks=65
if marks>90:
    print("A+")
elif marks >80:
    print("A")
elif marks>70:
    print("B+")
elif marks>60:
    print("B")
elif marks>40:
    print("Pass")
else:
    print("Fail")

Output:

B

If all the conditions in the if and elif blocks are false, the codes written inside these blocks are not executed. You can observe this in the following code.

marks=23
if marks>90:
    print("A+")
elif marks >80:
    print("A")
elif marks>70:
    print("B+")
elif marks>60:
    print("B")
elif marks>40:
    print("Pass")
print("Outside if elif statements.")

Output:

Outside if elif statements.

You can also add an else block with if and elif blocks in the code. If none of the conditions in the if and elif blocks are True, the statements in the else block are executed as shown below.

marks=23
if marks>90:
    print("A+")
elif marks >80:
    print("A")
elif marks>70:
    print("B+")
elif marks>60:
    print("B")
elif marks>40:
    print("Pass")
else:
    print("Fail")
print("Outside if elif statements.")

Output:

Fail
Outside if elif statements.

If Else If Statement in Python

We cannot use the else if statement in Python in a single statement. We can only use else-if statements in Python if we have to use nested conditional statements. For this, you can use the following syntax.

If condition:
    #statements in if block
Else:
    If condition 2:
        #statements in the inner if block
    Else:
        #statememts in the inner else block

Here, if the condition in the outer if block is False, the code in the else block is executed. Again, if condition2 inside the inner if block is true, the code inside the inner if block is executed. Otherwise, the code inside the inner else block is executed. You can observe this in the following example.

marks=-34
if marks>40:
    print("Pass")
else:
    if marks>0:
        print("Fail")
    else:
        print("Negative Marks")

Output:

Negative Marks

If vs Elif vs Else If in Python

After discussions in the previous sections, we can conclude the following remarks for If vs Elif vs Else if in Python.

1. The If statement is used to execute a single conditional statement whereas elif statements are used with the if statement to execute multiple conditional statements. 
2. We use the if statement to execute code when a condition is True. On the other hand. We can use the else statement to execute code when the condition inside the if statement is False.
3. We use elif statements in Python to execute multiple conditional statements whereas the else if blocks are used to execute nested conditional statements. 

Conclusion

In this article, we discussed how to execute If vs Elif vs Else if statements in Python. To read more about Python programming, you can read this article on working with toml files in Python. You might also like this article on Python finally keyword.

I hope you enjoyed reading this article. Stay tuned for more informative articles.

Happy Learning!

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Deep sleep might help buffer against memory loss for older adults facing a heightened burden of Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests.

Deep sleep, also known as non-REM slow-wave sleep, can act as a “cognitive reserve factor” that may increase resilience against a protein in the brain called beta-amyloid that is linked to memory loss caused by dementia. Disrupted sleep has previously been associated with faster accumulation of beta-amyloid protein in the brain.

“Think of deep sleep almost like a life raft that keeps memory afloat…”

However, the new research reveals that superior amounts of deep, slow-wave sleep can act as a protective factor against memory decline in those with existing high amounts of Alzheimer’s disease pathology—a potentially significant advance that experts say could help alleviate some of dementia’s most devastating outcomes.

“With a certain level of brain pathology, you’re not destined for cognitive symptoms or memory issues,” says Zsófia Zavecz, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Human Sleep Science. “People should be aware that, despite having a certain level of pathology, there are certain lifestyle factors that will help moderate and decrease the effects.

“One of those factors is sleep and, specifically, deep sleep.”

Cognitive reserve factors

The research in the journal BMC Medicine is the latest in a large body of work aimed at finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and preventing it altogether.

As the most prevalent form of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease destroys memory pathways and, in advanced forms, interferes with a person’s ability to perform basic daily tasks. Roughly one in nine people over age 65 have the progressive disease—a proportion that is expected to grow rapidly as the baby boomer generation ages.

In recent years, scientists have probed the ways that deposits of beta-amyloid associate with Alzheimer’s disease and how such deposits also affect memory more generally. In addition to sleep being a foundational part of memory retention, the researchers previously discovered that the declining amount of a person’s deep sleep could act as a “crystal ball” to forecast a faster rate of future beta-amyloid buildup in the brain, after which dementia is more likely set in.

Years of education, physical activity, and social engagement are widely believed to shore up a person’s resilience to severe brain pathology—essentially keeping the mind sharp, despite the decreased brain health. These are called cognitive reserve factors. However, most of them, such as past years of education or the size of one’s social network, cannot be easily changed or modified retroactively.

That idea of cognitive reserve became a compelling target for sleep researchers, says Matthew Walker, a professor of neuroscience and psychology and senior author of the study.

“If we believe that sleep is so critical for memory,” Walker says, “could sleep be one of those missing pieces in the explanatory puzzle that would tell us exactly why two people with the same amounts of vicious, severe amyloid pathology have very different memory?”

“If the findings supported the hypothesis, it would be thrilling, because sleep is something we can change,” he adds. “It is a modifiable factor.”

Filling in a missing puzzle piece

To test that question, the researchers recruited 62 older adults from the Berkeley Aging Cohort Study. Participants, who were healthy adults and not diagnosed with dementia, slept in a lab while researchers monitored their sleep waves with an electroencephalography (EEG) machine. Researchers also used a positron emission tomography (PET) scan to measure the amount of beta-amyloid deposits in the participants’ brains. Half of the participants had high amounts of amyloid deposits; the other half did not.

After they slept, the participants completed a memory task involving matching names to faces.

Those with high amounts of beta-amyloid deposits in their brain who also experienced higher levels of deep sleep performed better on the memory test than those with the same amount of deposits but who slept worse. This compensatory boost was limited to the group with amyloid deposits. In the group without pathology, deep sleep had no additional supportive effect on memory, which was understandable as there was no demand for resilience factors in otherwise intact cognitive function.

In other words, deep sleep bent the arrow of cognition upward, blunting the otherwise detrimental effects of beta-amyloid pathology on memory.

In their analysis, the researchers went on to control for other cognitive reserve factors, including education and physical activity, and still sleep demonstrated a marked benefit. This suggests that sleep, independent of these other factors, contributes to salvaging memory function in the face of brain pathology. These new discoveries, they says, indicate the importance of non-REM slow-wave sleep in counteracting some of the memory-impairing effects of beta-amyloid deposits.

Walker likened deep sleep to a rescue effort.

“Think of deep sleep almost like a life raft that keeps memory afloat, rather than memory getting dragged down by the weight of Alzheimer’s disease pathology,” Walker says. “It now seems that deep NREM sleep may be a new, missing piece in the explanatory puzzle of cognitive reserve. This is especially exciting because we can do something about it. There are ways we can improve sleep, even in older adults.”

Chief among those areas for improvement? Stick to a regular sleep schedule, stay mentally and physically active during the day, create a cool and dark sleep environment and minimize things like coffee late in the day and screen time before bed. A warm shower before turning in for the night has also been shown to increase the quality of deep, slow-wave sleep, Zavecz says.

With a small sample size of healthy participants, the study is simply an early step in understanding the precise ways sleep may forestall memory loss and the advance of Alzheimer’s, Zavecz says.

Still, it opens the door for potential longer-term experiments examining sleep-enhancement treatments that could have far-reaching implications.

“One of the advantages of this result is the application to a huge population right above the age of 65,” Zavecz says. “By sleeping better and doing your best to practice good sleep hygiene, which is easy to research online, you can gain the benefit of this compensatory function against this type of Alzheimer’s pathology.”

Source: UC Berkeley

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A new web portal allows "Star Trek" fans to explore the iconic bridge of the starship Enterprise through 360-degree, 3D models and learn about its evolution throughout the franchise’s history. Smithsonian Magazine reports: The site features 360-degree, 3D models of the various versions of the Enterprise, as well as a timeline of the ship’s evolution throughout the franchise’s history. Fans of the show can also read detailed information about each version of the ship’s design, its significance to the "Star Trek" storyline and its production backstory. Developed in honor of the "Star Trek: Picard" series finale, which dropped late last month on Paramount+, the portal is a collaboration between the Roddenberry Estate, the Roddenberry Archive and the technology company OTOY. A group of well-known "Star Trek" artists — including Denise and Michael Okuda, Daren Dochterman, Doug Drexler and Dave Blass — also supported the project.
The voice of the late actress Majel Roddenberry, who played the Enterprise’s computer for years, will be added to the site in the future. Gene Roddenberry died in 1991, followed by Majel Roddenberry in 2008; the two had been married since 1969. The portal’s creators also released a short video, narrated by actor John de Lancie, exploring every version of the Enterprise’s bridge to date, "from its inception in Pato Guzman’s 1964 sketches, through its portrayal across decades of TV shows and feature films, to its latest incarnation on the Enterprise-G, as revealed in the final episode of ‘Star Trek: Picard,’" per the video description. Accompanying video interviews with "Star Trek" cast and crew — including William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in the original series, and Terry Matalas, a showrunner for "Star Trek: Picard" — also explore the series’ legacy.

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Last weekend the Satanists were shredding Bibles for the glory of Satan at SatanCon in Massachusetts.

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