Brent Spiner

Houston ISD provides school buses for students who live more than two miles away from the school or who have major obstacles between their houses and the school. Students are eligible if they are zoned to Bellaire or are in the Bellaire magnet program. A METRO bus stop (Maple @ South Rice) is located at the school's entrance. Bus line 33 (Post Oak Crosstown) stops at Maple @ South Rice. ...

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Bellaire High School Bellaire Texas, Bellaire High School Bellaire Texas - Reputation, Bellaire High School Bellaire Texas - Special Programs, Bellaire High School Bellaire Texas - History, Bellaire High School Bellaire Texas - Location, Bellaire High School Bellaire Texas - Student body, Bellaire High School Bellaire Texas - Neighborhoods served, Bellaire High School Bellaire Texas - Transportation, Bellaire High School Bellaire Texas - Feeder patterns, Bellaire High School Bellaire Texas - Notable Alumni

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The Dudes: Ashton Kutcher (Jesse) & Seann William Scott (Chester) The Girlfriends: Marla Sokoloff (Wanda) & Jennifer Garner (Wilma) The UFO cult: Hal Sparks (Zoltan) ...

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Dude Where's My Car?, Dude Where's My Car? - Cast, Dude Where's My Car? - Plot, Dude Where's My Car? - Where's the car?, Dude Where's My Car? - Sequel, Dude Where's My Car? - Trivia

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Alone among Oberon's children, the triplet sorceresses called the Weird Sisters were left at Avalon's gate in order to bar entry to outsiders. They failed at this task when the Magus from Castle Wyvern used his magic to get past them, and ever since have held a grudge not only against the Magus but against the whole of the Avalon Clan (and, by extension, Goliath's clan also). In order to circumvent Oberon's rules preventing interference in mortal affairs, they bound themselves in servitude to the Archmage (who was travelling th ...

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Oberon's children, Oberon's children - Oberon, Oberon's children - Titania, Oberon's children - Puck, Oberon's children - Weird Sisters, Oberon's children - Other members

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Main articles: Star Trek canon and Star Trek, other storylines The Star Trek canon comprises the five live TV series and ten motion pictures. Although the Star Trek animated series, books, comic books, video games, and other materials based on Star Trek (i.e., those licensed by Paramount Pictures) are generally considered "non-canon," there are several works which deserve mentioning, including a number of fan-mad ...

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Star Trek, Star Trek - Television series, Star Trek - Star Trek 1966–1969, Star Trek - Star Trek Animated 1973–1974, Star Trek - Star Trek: Phase II 1978; unproduced, Star Trek - Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987–1994, Star Trek - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1993–1999, Star Trek - Star Trek: Voyager 1995–2001, Star Trek - Star Trek: Enterprise 2001–2005, Star Trek - Motion pictures, Star Trek - Canonicity and other storylines, Star Trek - Uncertain future for the franchise, Star Trek - Future sequels to the original series, Star Trek - Future sequels to The Next Generation, Star Trek - Continuation of Enterprise, Star Trek - New feature film?, Star Trek - Video games, Star Trek - Novels

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Historically, science fiction authors have used "android" in a greater diversity of ways than the terms "robot" and "cyborg". In some fiction works, the primary difference between a robot and android is only skin-deep, with androids being made to look almost exactly like humans on the outside, but with internal mechanics exactly the same as that of robots. In other stories, authors have defined android to indicate a wholly organic, yet artificial, creation. Other definitions ...

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Android, Android - Usage and distinctions, Android - Ambiguity, Android - Androids in fiction

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Predictions of the demise of Star Trek are nothing new. As early as 1993–1994, when Star Trek: Deep Space Nine failed to generate the high ratings of its predecessor, magazines such as Entertainment Weekly predicted the end of the franchise. The rumored near-cancellation of Star Trek: Voyager in the mid-1990s led to more such predictions. Enterprise, which scored the lowest ratings of any Trek series to date, was widely reported in the media to be on the verge of cancellation after each of its first three seasons and a "death watc ...

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Star Trek, Star Trek - Television series, Star Trek - Star Trek 1966–1969, Star Trek - Star Trek Animated 1973–1974, Star Trek - Star Trek: Phase II 1978; unproduced, Star Trek - Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987–1994, Star Trek - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1993–1999, Star Trek - Star Trek: Voyager 1995–2001, Star Trek - Star Trek: Enterprise 2001–2005, Star Trek - Motion pictures, Star Trek - Canonicity and other storylines, Star Trek - Uncertain future for the franchise, Star Trek - Future sequels to the original series, Star Trek - Future sequels to The Next Generation, Star Trek - Continuation of Enterprise, Star Trek - New feature film?, Star Trek - Video games, Star Trek - Novels

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Despite being severely disabled by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a motor neuron disease, Hawking is highly active in physics, writing, and public life. The disease makes it necessary for Hawking to carry out in his head the long and complex calculations that his work requires. When he was young, he was athletic and enjoyed riding horses and playing with the other children. At Oxford, he joined the rowing team, which he stated helped relieve his immense boredom at the school. This athleticism, however, was soon to change. Symptoms of ...

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Stephen Hawking, Stephen Hawking - Biography, Stephen Hawking - Research fields, Stephen Hawking - Illness, Stephen Hawking - Distinction, Stephen Hawking - Losing an old bet, Stephen Hawking - Awards, Stephen Hawking - Publications, Stephen Hawking - Technical, Stephen Hawking - Popular, Stephen Hawking - Popular culture

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Hawking took up Einstein's mantle and solved many of the paradoxes of relativity by theorising the existence of objects with very high mass and zero space with gravity so crushing that they absorb all light and are hence invisible. The theory has since been refined to fall in line with quantum mechanics and with general developments in physics. In addition to academic work, Hawking believed that the average person should have access to these concepts and wrote a series of popular science books. His first book, A Brief History of Ti ...

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Stephen Hawking, Stephen Hawking - Biography, Stephen Hawking - Research fields, Stephen Hawking - Illness, Stephen Hawking - Distinction, Stephen Hawking - Losing an old bet, Stephen Hawking - Awards, Stephen Hawking - Publications, Stephen Hawking - Technical, Stephen Hawking - Popular, Stephen Hawking - Popular culture

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Predictions of the demise of Star Trek are nothing new. As early as 1993–1994, when Star Trek: Deep Space Nine failed to generate the high ratings of its predecessor, magazines such as Entertainment Weekly predicted the end of the franchise. The rumored near-cancellation of Star Trek: Voyager in the mid-1990s led to more such predictions. Enterprise, which scored the lowest ratings of any Trek series to date, was widely reported in the media to be on the verge of cancellation after each of its first three seasons and a "death watc ...

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Star Trek, Star Trek - Television series, Star Trek - Star Trek 1966–1969, Star Trek - Star Trek: The Animated Series 1973–1974, Star Trek - Star Trek: Phase II 1978; unproduced, Star Trek - Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987–1994, Star Trek - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1993–1999, Star Trek - Star Trek: Voyager 1995–2001, Star Trek - Star Trek: Enterprise 2001–2005, Star Trek - Motion pictures, Star Trek - Canonicity and other storylines, Star Trek - Cultural impact, Star Trek - Uncertain future for the franchise, Star Trek - Future sequels to the original series, Star Trek - Future sequels to The Next Generation, Star Trek - Continuation of Enterprise, Star Trek - New feature film?, Star Trek - Video games, Star Trek - Novels

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Star Trek is one of the most culturally influential television shows – and perhaps the most influential science fiction TV series – in history. The original series (TOS), which aired in the late sixties, has since yielded four successor series, ten feature films, a plethora of merchandise, and a multibillion dollar industry collectively known as the Star Trek franchise (owned by Para ...

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Star Trek, Star Trek - Television series, Star Trek - Star Trek 1966–1969, Star Trek - Star Trek: The Animated Series 1973–1974, Star Trek - Star Trek: Phase II 1978; unproduced, Star Trek - Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987–1994, Star Trek - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1993–1999, Star Trek - Star Trek: Voyager 1995–2001, Star Trek - Star Trek: Enterprise 2001–2005, Star Trek - Motion pictures, Star Trek - Canonicity and other storylines, Star Trek - Cultural impact, Star Trek - Uncertain future for the franchise, Star Trek - Future sequels to the original series, Star Trek - Future sequels to The Next Generation, Star Trek - Continuation of Enterprise, Star Trek - New feature film?, Star Trek - Video games, Star Trek - Novels

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A total of ten Star Trek movies to date have been produced by Paramount Pictures. A common and fondly-held superstition among fans is that the even-numbered Star Trek films are superior to the odd-numbered Star Trek films. This rule of thumb is most easily applicable to the first few films: Star Trek II and IV are usually at or near the top of the fan favorites, while I and V are usually at the bottom (though I has since received quite a bit of positive re-evaluation in the wake of an acclaimed "Dire ...

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Star Trek, Star Trek - Television series, Star Trek - Star Trek 1966–1969, Star Trek - Star Trek Animated 1973–1974, Star Trek - Star Trek: Phase II 1978; unproduced, Star Trek - Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987–1994, Star Trek - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1993–1999, Star Trek - Star Trek: Voyager 1995–2001, Star Trek - Star Trek: Enterprise 2001–2005, Star Trek - Motion pictures, Star Trek - Canonicity and other storylines, Star Trek - Uncertain future for the franchise, Star Trek - Future sequels to the original series, Star Trek - Future sequels to The Next Generation, Star Trek - Continuation of Enterprise, Star Trek - New feature film?, Star Trek - Video games, Star Trek - Novels

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Lord Oberon can seem arrogant and cruel at times, so it must be pondered just how bad his young wife, the Lady Titania must have been for Oberon to levy and enforce a thousand-year banishment from Avalon upon her and every other member of their race in order to make her "grow up". Nevertheless the punishment seems to have worked, and Titania as she appears on the show is far more mature that her old self, appearing especially serene and mature when compared to her former husband. Oberon certainly seems to appreciate the change ...

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Oberon's children, Oberon's children - Oberon, Oberon's children - Titania, Oberon's children - Puck, Oberon's children - Weird Sisters, Oberon's children - Other members

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Thus far, androids have remained mostly within the domain of science fiction and, frequently, in film and television. However, some "humanoid robots" exist. One of the earliest android characters is Otho from the Captain Future stories of Edmond Hamilton. Otho's construction is never discussed but he is much more human-like than his companion Grag, a mechanical robot. Isaac Asimov's robot stories are mostly about androids; many are collected in I, Robot (1950). They promulgated a set of rules of ethics for androids and r ...

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Android, Android - Usage and distinctions, Android - Ambiguity, Android - Androids in fiction

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Ten Star Trek films have been produced by Paramount Pictures. The first six continued the adventures of the TOS cast; the latter four featured the TNG cast. A common and fondly-held superstition among fans is that the even-numbered Star Trek films are superior to the odd-numbered Star Trek films. This rule of thumb is most easily applicable to the first few films: Star Trek II and IV are usually at or near the top of the fan-favorites, while I and V are usually at the bottom (though I h ...

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Star Trek, Star Trek - Television series, Star Trek - Star Trek 1966–1969, Star Trek - Star Trek: The Animated Series 1973–1974, Star Trek - Star Trek: Phase II 1978; unproduced, Star Trek - Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987–1994, Star Trek - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1993–1999, Star Trek - Star Trek: Voyager 1995–2001, Star Trek - Star Trek: Enterprise 2001–2005, Star Trek - Motion pictures, Star Trek - Canonicity and other storylines, Star Trek - Cultural impact, Star Trek - Uncertain future for the franchise, Star Trek - Future sequels to the original series, Star Trek - Future sequels to The Next Generation, Star Trek - Continuation of Enterprise, Star Trek - New feature film?, Star Trek - Video games, Star Trek - Novels

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The Star Trek canon comprises the five live TV series and ten motion pictures. Although the Star Trek animated series, books, comic books, video games, and other materials based on Star Trek (i.e., those licensed by Paramount Pictures) are generally considered "non-canon," there are several works which deserve mentioning, including a number of fan-made (or "fanon") productions set within the Star Trek universe. Outside of the television series and motion pictures produced by Paramount pictures, the Star Trek franchise has been officia ...

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Star Trek, Star Trek - Television series, Star Trek - Star Trek 1966–1969, Star Trek - Star Trek: The Animated Series 1973–1974, Star Trek - Star Trek: Phase II 1978; unproduced, Star Trek - Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987–1994, Star Trek - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1993–1999, Star Trek - Star Trek: Voyager 1995–2001, Star Trek - Star Trek: Enterprise 2001–2005, Star Trek - Motion pictures, Star Trek - Canonicity and other storylines, Star Trek - Cultural impact, Star Trek - Uncertain future for the franchise, Star Trek - Future sequels to the original series, Star Trek - Future sequels to The Next Generation, Star Trek - Continuation of Enterprise, Star Trek - New feature film?, Star Trek - Video games, Star Trek - Novels

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Oberon (based on the Shakespearean character of the same name) is the lord of Avalon and the "king" of the Third Race. Though he was once wed to Lady Titania, her frivolous actions caused them to separate for many centuries. During the intervening time, Oberon passed an edict, expelling all of his people from Avalon until the time of "The Gathering", and then left himself. What he did during this time is unknown, but he returned at the request of the Weird Sisters to discover that his island had be ...

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Oberon's children, Oberon's children - Oberon, Oberon's children - Titania, Oberon's children - Puck, Oberon's children - Weird Sisters, Oberon's children - Other members

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Star Trek: Enterprise - Main characters. Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) Subcommander (later Commander) T'Pol, a Vulcan, second in command (Jolene Blalock) Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III, chief engineer (Connor Trinneer) Lieutenant Malcolm Reed, tactical officer (Dominic Keating) Ensign Hoshi Sato, communication officer (Linda Park) Ensign Travis Mayweather, helm officer (Anthony Montgomery) Doctor Phlox, the ship's ...

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Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Enterprise - Milestones, Star Trek: Enterprise - Plots, Star Trek: Enterprise - Seasons 1 and 2, Star Trek: Enterprise - Season 3, Star Trek: Enterprise - Season 4, Star Trek: Enterprise - Theme song, Star Trek: Enterprise - Controversy, Star Trek: Enterprise - Continuity, Star Trek: Enterprise - Cosmetic aspects, Star Trek: Enterprise - Controversial Episodes, Star Trek: Enterprise - Romance between T'Pol and Trip Tucker, Star Trek: Enterprise - Xindi Arc, Star Trek: Enterprise - T'Pol's Love Scene, Star Trek: Enterprise - Final episode, Star Trek: Enterprise - Ratings troubles, Star Trek: Enterprise - The threat of cancellation, Star Trek: Enterprise - Cancellation and aftermath, Star Trek: Enterprise - DVD release, Star Trek: Enterprise - Cast, Star Trek: Enterprise - Main characters, Star Trek: Enterprise - Recurring characters, Star Trek: Enterprise - Original novels and relaunch, Star Trek: Enterprise - Trivia

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UH is a destination for all who enjoy theater, concerts, lectures, and intercollegiate sports. The university has an inter-collegiate sports program, which competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, in Division I-A. The official student newspaper is The Daily Cougar, which is the second largest English-language daily newspaper in Houston. Another student publication is See also:

University of Houston, University of Houston - History, University of Houston - Academics, University of Houston - Academic colleges, University of Houston - Campus, University of Houston - Facilities, University of Houston - UH traditions, University of Houston - Fight song, University of Houston - Alma mater, University of Houston - Demographics, University of Houston - Media and entertainment, University of Houston - Featured in films, University of Houston - Sports, University of Houston - NCAA Division I sports, University of Houston - Athletics facilities, University of Houston - Famous alumni

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Student traditions thrive at the University of Houston. Cougar First Impressions takes place every year on the first two days of classes, when faculty and staff turn out to welcome new and returning students. Activities range from Homecoming to the unique Frontier Fiesta. Frontier Fiesta is a re-creation of a 19th-century western town, with music, food and living historical exhibits, and is a major event on campus each spring semester. Throughout the year, brightly painted Bleacher Creatures roam the stands during ...

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University of Houston, University of Houston - History, University of Houston - Academics, University of Houston - Academic colleges, University of Houston - Campus, University of Houston - Facilities, University of Houston - UH traditions, University of Houston - Fight song, University of Houston - Alma mater, University of Houston - Demographics, University of Houston - Media and entertainment, University of Houston - Featured in films, University of Houston - Sports, University of Houston - NCAA Division I sports, University of Houston - Athletics facilities, University of Houston - Famous alumni

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The university has an inter-collegiate sports program, which competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, in Division I-A. University of Houston - NCAA Division I sports. The University's enviable record of nationally recognized athletic achievements includes: Baseball - 13 NCAA Tournament appearances, with two trips to the College World Series Basketball - 18 NCAA Tournament appearances, with five trips to the Final Four Football - 14 post-season bowl appearance ...

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University of Houston, University of Houston - History, University of Houston - Academics, University of Houston - Academic colleges, University of Houston - Campus, University of Houston - Facilities, University of Houston - UH traditions, University of Houston - Fight song, University of Houston - Alma mater, University of Houston - Demographics, University of Houston - Media and entertainment, University of Houston - Featured in films, University of Houston - Sports, University of Houston - NCAA Division I sports, University of Houston - Athletics facilities, University of Houston - Famous alumni

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Perhaps more than any other Disney production, the series has inspired an intense fan following. Disney recognized this with their selection of the series as their first animated one they released for DVD retail in a season collection format. In reaction to displeasure with the episodes of Season 3, fans created an ongoing virtual season fan fiction series, The Gargoyles Saga, to continue the franchise. See also:

Gargoyles animated series, Gargoyles animated series - Plots, Gargoyles animated series - Characters, Gargoyles animated series - Influences, Gargoyles animated series - What could have been, Gargoyles animated series - Episodes, Gargoyles animated series - Star Trek connection, Gargoyles animated series - Fandom, Gargoyles animated series - Convention, Gargoyles animated series - Past Gatherings, Gargoyles animated series - Upcoming Gatherings, Gargoyles animated series - Comics

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Threshold TV series - Main characters. Dr. Molly Anne Caffrey (Carla Gugino) J.T. Baylock (Charles S. Dutton) Dr. Nigel Fenway (Brent Spiner) Lucas Pegg (Robert Patrick Benedict) Sean Cavennaugh (Brian Van Holt) Arthur Ramsey (Peter Dinklage) Prior to Threshold's cancellation Brannon Braga announced that Catherine Bell would be joining the series ...

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Threshold TV series, Threshold TV series - Program overview, Threshold TV series - Opening Monologues, Threshold TV series - Characters, Threshold TV series - Main characters, Threshold TV series - Episode Listing, Threshold TV series - Spread of the Alien Signal, Threshold TV series - Original source: USS Big Horn, Threshold TV series - Secondary exposures: Hot Spots created from the Big Horn Event, Threshold TV series - Limited exposures, Threshold TV series - Trivia, Threshold TV series - 47s in Threshold, Threshold TV series - Similarities to UFO, Threshold TV series - Broadcasters

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