pleaded guilty to misdemeanor DWI in Clifton Park court and his driver's license was revoked for six months. He was also ordered to pay fines and attend a victim impact panel.

A year earlier, in 2006, Sweeney was defeated by now-Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for his seat in Congress.institutions of peace, as they remain today, but they were closed to all but the initiated. Before Surak, holy men and women practiced isolationism, removing themselves from the violence of the day behind thick walls. They had little hope the average Vulcan could live in peace, but when Surak began to advocate the strict control of emotions, the priests of the Suta Temple thought he was onto something.

Since that time, Vulcan philosophers, priests, linguists, scientists, and educators continued to debate what the phrase “to understand without knowing” means. One renowned voice in the debate was Professor Aravik who taught music and psychology at the Vulcan Science Academy. He was particularly interested in how the brain processes, stores, and retrieves information. He recognized that the unconsciousness stored a vast