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...several episodes of the series) continues the exploration of this theme. Data (Brent Spiner) has an "emotion chip" implanted in his brain, then suddenly has to deal with unfamiliar feelings like fear, remorse and giggly irresponsibility. Captain Picard, meanwhile, must overcome the siren-like lure of the Nexus, a timeless zone of pure joy that is being sought by the villainous Dr. Soran (Malcolm McDowell). The Nexus is a personalized fantasyland, where Picard experiences the idyllic home life he never had. Captain Kirk is there too, going through his own homey fantasy, but both must reject the Nexus and return...
Miraculously, no one was killed by the fire, but it caused major disruption. The accident occurred near the heart of Houston's refining and petrochemical district, the nexus of the U.S. pipeline network. The breach sent fuel prices soaring in the futures markets, interrupted supplies throughout Northeastern states (the pipe runs as far north as Linden, New Jersey) and forced the Houston ship channel to close down for several days. On Friday two other pipelines began leaking oil that seeped into Galveston...
...visible has McCloskey become on this issue that when the Bosnian desk officer at the State Department resigned, he immediately joined McCloskey's office. In a city whose concern is often to sweep Bosnia under the rug (or into the grave), McCloskey has become the nexus of opposition, a moral point of light...
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...think the second issue here is just a staff-student power nexus," she said...