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|Star Trek Online
|Cryptic Studios
|Perfect World Entertainment
|Star Trek
|Cryptic Engine[1]
|Microsoft Windows
Apple Macintosh (open beta)
|Release date(s)
|Sci-Fi MMORPG
|Persistent world
Third Person Shooter
|DVD-ROM, Download
|Parts of this article (those related to features updated or removed in the Season 5 update) are outdated. (January 2012)
|Star Trek Online
|Cryptic Studios
|Perfect World Entertainment
|Star Trek
|Cryptic Engine[1]
|Microsoft Windows
Apple Macintosh (open beta)
|Release date(s)
|Sci-Fi MMORPG
|Persistent world
Third Person Shooter
|DVD-ROM, Download
Star Trek Online, often abbreviated as STO, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Cryptic Studios based on the popular Star Trek series created by Gene Roddenberry. The game is set in the 25th century, 30 years after the events of Star Trek: Nemesis.[4] Star Trek Online is the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game within the Star Trek franchise and was released on February 2, 2010.[5] At launch, the game required a game purchase and a recurring monthly fee. On January 17, 2012 it relaunched with a tier of free-to-play access available.[6] However, due to it being transferred to free to play, the game is no longer available as a retail game and can be downloaded from Perfect World Entertainment or Steam.
Star Trek Online is set in the year 2409, thirty years after the events of Star Trek: Nemesis. The peace treaty between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire, established in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and strengthened by the Dominion War arc of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, has collapsed, and both sides are once again at war. The Romulan Star Empire continues to deal with the fallout of the loss of their homeworld twenty-two years earlier (as shown in J. J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot), while the Dominion was rebuilding its fleet. The Borg Collective has re-emerged as a major threat.
Each player is the captain of his own individual ship, utilizing any and all officers who have access to a ship, including the player's character. In keeping with naval tradition, anyone who commands a ship, regardless of his or her actual rank, is considered a de facto "captain".[7] Currently there are three factions available: Federation, Klingon and Romulan, and players can create characters from any of these factions at level 1.[8] Previously, Klingon characters could only be unlocked at and after level 25, and Romulan characters were not available. Bridge officers have a separate progression, including the purchase of skills and equipment, and can be promoted to higher ranks by their ships' captains.
The game features references to several famous storylines, ships, and characters from various Star Trek shows. The story unfolds in the standard timeline established within the televised Star Trek series, mostly ignoring the events presented in Abrams' Star Trek reboot, which is set in an alternate timeline. However, it does follow the plot from the reboot - the destruction of Romulus - that is within the "prime" Star Trek universe. One confirmed reference to Abrams' film was revealed when Zachary Quinto announced at the 2009 Spike TV Video Game Awards that he will be voicing dialogue during the game's tutorial. Leonard Nimoy is heard for all of the gameplay and exploration voice-over samples. The LCARS computer system dialog is voiced by a Majel Barrett impersonator.
In Star Trek Online, each player acts as the captain of his own ship.[1] Players are able to play as a starship, controlling the ship's engineering, tactical and science systems by keyboard/mouse or using an on-screen console. Players can also "beam down" and move around as a player character in various settings with access to weapons and specific support and combat skills relating to their own characters' classes.[9] The two combat systems are intertwined throughout the game: away-team missions feature fast-paced "run-and-gun" combat, while space combat stresses the long-term tactical aspect of combat between capital ships. Both are offered in concert with the Star Trek storyline and emphasize ship positioning to efficiently utilize shields during space combat, as well as the player's away team's positioning in consideration of flanking damage and finding various weaknesses to exploit during ground combat.[10]
The game features a variety of ship classes which can be used by all players. Playable ship classes utilize one of three templates for appearance (additional ones can be unlocked/purchased in C-Store and using alternate methods) and can be "kitbashed" together or recolored to make a unique ship. Ship classes are not restricted based on a player's specialty; any class of starship is available using only the player's rank as a prerequisite,[11] however, a player's earned skills often correspond with one or more ship classes and must be considered carefully before choosing. Respecialization (Captain Retraining) is available to aid in selecting different abilities or to change ship classes by spending points on another class. A player can also switch between any of his ships (purchased in-game or earned) at starbases and can even choose older ships the player no longer uses.
Uniforms can either be created in the character creation phase or via the tailor found on various starbases. New styles can be used, or, depending on which retail copy or C-Store Pack has been purchased, access to uniforms seen on the various TV shows are available. Costume parts are broadly available across all characters, but certain parts have restrictions based on factions played or gender.
During character creation, players may select a canonical race from the Star Trek universe, each with its own inherent racial traits, or choose to customize his own unique species. The majority of playable races are exclusive to either the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire, or the Romulan Republic. However, a few exceptions are playable by both factions. While the majority of races come standard, additional races may be purchased from Cryptic's online C-store.
|Federation Races
|Federation Purchasable
|Klingon Empire Races
|Klingon Purchasable
|Romulan Races
|Romulan Purchasable
|Borg (Liberated)
|Borg (Liberated)
|Borg (Liberated)
|Trill (Joined)
|Trill (Joined)
|Trill (Unjoined)
Players will find new officers as they level up with various special abilities who can be recruited to the player's crew, or used to train their existing crew members with a new ability that the player's character may not have to offer.[10] New Bridge Officers can be recruited in this manner, or hired/released at an appropriate starbase. Individual combat successes offer Skill Points and Expertise (formerly called Bridge Officer Skill Points) as the main reward. Skill Points are the main "Experience Points", which are spent in a skill tree. Skill Points are also used to level up the player's captain, with each rank requiring a fixed number of points spent on their skill tree to receive a promotion. Expertise points are spent separate of Skill Points, affecting only Bridge Officers. A captain needs to spend a certain amount of Expertise as well as Energy Credits to promote a Bridge Officer to a higher rank, but progression of a Bridge Officer is always limited to one rank beneath the player's captain up to the Commander rank. Increased Bridge Officer ranks add new abilities and functionality to ships that a player can trigger on command while in space, as well as added automatic skills for Bridge Officers to use in ground combat missions (Unlike Space Skills, Ground Skills are used by the Bridge Officers automatically as NPC characters, although a captain can direct the Bridge Officers to attack or defend with simple team commands). Captain and Bridge Officer skills are organized between both systems, with each skill improvement applying to either space combat or ground combat only.
Star Trek Online offers a skill-based crafting system that differs from the more conventional item generation features found in most MMORPGs. By collecting various particles or data samples throughout the universe, players are able to craft items of varying degrees of level to help them in their missions. As a player's crafting skill level increases, they gain access to a wider array of more powerful items. Players may craft different types of weapons, shields, or engines for their ships, along with equipment, and weapons for ground missions. All come in degrees from common to ultra-rare.
Currently, a player may raise an attack Horta from hatchling status through the crafting system.
Upon completing missions, players gain Skill Points, Expertise, various credits like; Fleet Credits, Fleet Marks (Both released in Season 6), Dilithium (replacement for the old marks system released in Season 5), Energy Credits, and Gold-Pressed Latinum (currency used in the Dabo mini-game). The paid currencies are ZEN (the microtransaction currency of Perfect World Entertainment titles) and Lobi Crystals (as an indirect purchase in the C-Store, or through Lock Box reveals) using real world money. On most assigned missions, players can choose a single prize from a multitude of reward items related to one of the above-mentioned ship or personal equipment categories. Equipment is organized in a similar arrangement to skills, applying to either ground equipment (kits, weapons, personal shields, and body armor) or spaceship parts (consoles, weapons, shields, deflector dishes, ship devices, engines and hangar pets). Equipment can be purchased from various NPC's at starbases, or through the Exchange (a silent-buy player market) utilizing only Energy Credits, or directly from Equipment Dealers at Earth Space Dock using only Dilithium. Advanced equipment for both space and ground is available through projects requiring Marks - Fleet Marks for Fleet (guild) projects, or Omega/Romulan Marks for the personal Reputation system (introduced in Season 7).
Equipment that is rare or uncommon in value may bind to a single character or to that player's account (allowing the item to be used by any character on that account via the Account Bank, or in-game mail system) on purchase. This limits resale value once used; if a player equips a character-bound or account-bound item, they lose the ability to sell it later without heavy restrictions on the value of the item. Equipment not bound to a player can be resold on the Exchange for Energy Credits to other players without restriction. If bound, equipment can be resold to any vendor for 40 to 50% of the item's value depending on vendor and location, given to another character via mail or Account Bank (only if account bound), or simply be discarded in the ship's replicator (this game's version of a recycler) for a third of the item's value. Locked items cannot be sold and include pre-order bonuses, mission-specific items, and unlocked veteran reward items.
There are also "Requisitions", or a single point toward a specific type of free item for the current character's class. For example, as a part of normal advancement, a player can receive a ship requisition from their current mentor contact for a particular class of starship at any Starbase after a major rank change (Ensign to Lieutenant, Lieutenant to Commander, etc.) This requisition is redeemable only once, and only allows purchase of a ship that matches the rank ability of the character (once becoming a Lieutenant-Commander, Lieutenant ships are no longer available to requisition: getting another Lieutenant class ship costs Dilithium or Zen.) Requisitions are also issued through the Duty Officer system to purchase uncommon, rare, or very rare duty officers.
It is possible for players to pool resources in a number of ways. Missions are issued from Starfleet Command for Federation characters and The Klingon Defense Force (KDF) for Klingon Empire characters. Players can then join together on the ground or in space to complete these missions. Gameplay is fully cooperative and dynamic events serve as one part of the game.[12] Teaming can be done using "Open Teaming" (which automatically joins up with a team running the same mission), or through traditional ad-hoc or search methods used in other MMOs. A fleet is the term for guilds in Star Trek Online, and is formed among a group of players. Fleets allow access to a central fleet bank, a chat channel, a Fleet Starbase as well as other fleet 'holdings' that can be upgraded and advanced by completing projects (Introduced in Season 6), and allow a fleet insignia to replace their faction logo on their starship as well as on their uniforms. Also in Season 6, special raids and 'fleet actions' have been released which are only accessible to players if they are currently in a fleet.
Special Missions are available that require teamwork as a prerequisite to accomplish a larger task. Fleet Actions are available in-game that require the cooperation of a number of players to complete a ground mission together. Special Task Forces are considered 'End Game' content and allow max level characters of multiple factions to unite to defeat a common enemy, currently only the Borg Collective, but plans are in the works for Tholian Assembly as well as Iconian Special Task Force missions in future seasons. Deep Space Encounters are spread across all maps in what is known as 'Sector Space', and allow players to team up to clear a field of a number of combatants or space mobs in open-space battle. A neutral zone exists between Federation and Klingon space that allows Player vs. Player combat between factions. Combatants queue up on a match map in space or through the PvP queues(currently as of Season 6 accessible from the drop down menu under the mini map) and fight the opposing faction to meet a single objective (defeat all, timed match, capture the flag, etc.).
There is a capability to explore new star systems in the game.[13] Players will be able to explore inside of uncharted star systems, and might find anomalies that open new resources and technologies, or uncharted planets offering random diplomatic or combat missions. In Season 2, a variety of missions in the Genesis system were added to the Diplomatic XP system, which over time grants non-combat missions, additional titles, and special items.
Similar to raids in other MMORPGs, Fleet Actions are special missions in which up to 20 players must cooperate to achieve a common goal. These missions can take place both in space as well as on the ground. Contrary to the name, players do not have to be members of a fleet (Star Trek Online's guilds) to participate in some of these maps. However in Season 6: Under Siege special 'fleet action' maps and queues were released that do require a player to be currently in a fleet to participate. As such these special fleet actions reward a currency known as Fleet Marks in addition to Skill Points and Expertise that can be spent on projects through the fleet's holdings section via the fleet menu accessible from under the mini map to be used to help advance the fleet's starbase and other 'holdings' and projects.
In the Starbase 24 mission, the earliest accessible Fleet Action, players must work together to destroy 50 Klingon ships to protect the titular facility. Additionally, players can choose to beam down to the surface of Starbase 24 to complete various objectives.
Players who contribute the most in these battles are ranked upon completion and the highest-ranking contributors are awarded with powerful items ranging from green (uncommon), blue (rare), to in some instances purple (very rare) qualities.
On December 2, 2010, The Foundry went in open beta on Tribble, the test server.[14]
The Foundry allows players to create their own missions and story-arcs that other players can play and then rate and comment upon. It was initially scheduled to be released on Holodeck, the live server, on February 24, 2011. The February 24 date was again pushed back due to the active Reman Featured Episodes and has been released to the Holodeck as of March 29, 2011[15]
In August 2012 the Foundry received a major upgrade and overhaul which added more customization options, easier access to maps and generating story content, as well as adding additional maps and objects that can be used by players to craft more advanced and higher quality missions more easily. It is to be noted that despite these major upgrades, the Foundry is still very much under constant development with new features and bug fixes added a few times each major game update or Season.
Introduced with Season 5, the Duty Officer System allows players to assign NPC characters called duty officers to tasks both on and off the player's ship. Once the duty officer is assigned to a task, no further input is needed from the player to ensure its completion. This method of game play is optional, and players earn in-game rewards for utilizing it.[16] This system equates to essentially offline character progression, as missions occur in real time (whether the player is signed in or not) and one of the rewards for completed Duty Officer missions include XP as well as points in Expertise that can be used to advance Bridge Officer NPC's on your ship. Another reward is points towards various Duty Officer XP ranks in Diplomacy, Science, Exploration, etc., with higher ranks leading to character prestige abilities (Transwarp to DS9, etc.) and new player titles as well as free Rare/Very Rare Duty Officers. Limits to offline progress involve the number of Duty Officers available, Assignment slots available (current maximum is 20), and the types of Duty Officers and consumable inventory owned, as certain missions have prerequisites. Mission durations range from as short as 15 minutes to as long as 48 hours; duty officers used for a mission are unavailable for other missions until that time expires.
In Season 6, the Duty Officer system and menu underwent a significant update to make the menu easier to navigate as well as make projects easier to understand and clarify the rewards that will be granted if the assignment is successful. Lastly the listing of the assignment's rarity in which the more rare an assignment is, the more the rewards are multiplied if the assignment has a 'Critical Success' or superior outcome.
In the future Cryptic has talked about future plans to release an App for mobile devices like the iPhone, iPad, as well as other smartphones and tablet computers that will allow players to manage their Duty Officers even when away from their main computer, however no specific time table has been released for when this feature will be available.
Updates to the game are called "Seasons" and are issued to current subscribers free of charge. Season releases are versioned, with major releases offering broad changes, and minor versions that add simpler features, "Quality of Life" changes, and bug fixes.
|Season & Title
|Release Date
|Season 1: Common Ground
|March 25, 2010
|Season 1 added high-level content known as Special Task Forces, new ships, additional captain skills and re-specialization, an achievement-based accolade system that grants additional experience points and titles, the first crafting system revamp, and UI improvements.[17] Two smaller related updates: Season 1.1 on April 29 and Season 1.2 on June 3.
|Season 2: Ancient Enemies
|July 27, 2010
|Season 2 included new factions and sectors, a level-equity system, a level cap increase (to level 51), diplomacy XP and ranks issued for non-combat missions, first contact and diplomacy missions, scanner and Dabo mini-games, retrofit ships for tier 5 vessels, and ship interiors. The Feature Episodes also started, arranged in series' with 5 episodes each. A single episode is released each Saturday with a break between each series.[18]
|Season 3: Genesis
|December 9, 2010
|Season 3 focused primarily on bug fixes and UI improvements. Sector Space was completely redone, Pi Canis sector block opened to Klingons, new Klingon quests were added, NPC vendors were merged and organized, second crafting revamp was done, and new elite loot sets were added.[19] (This was the final season released with Atari Corporation as the publisher.)
|Season 4: Crossfire
|July 7, 2011
|At launch, Season 4 contained the new Ground Combat 'Shooter Mode' and a completely revamped Qo'noS[20]
|Season 5: Call to Arms
|December 1, 2011
January 17, 2012
Season 5 focused primarily on the conversion of Star Trek Online to a free-to-play model. Players who pay for a subscription are now referred to as "Gold" members and those who play for free are "Silver" members. Additionally, the in-game economy was overhauled; emblems, marks, and badges have now been condensed into a single currency, dilithium. Other major changes include a complete revamp of the skill system, faster leveling, the addition of an event calendar and mission journal, a "duty officer" system, and a new ground event. Major changes were also made to the Klingon faction. Klingon play is now unlocked when a Federation character reaches level 25, and the Klingon character will begin at level 21.[21]
|Season 6: Under Siege
|July 12, 2012
Season 6 brings new content and game mechanics for fleets. Fleets become more central part of Star Trek Online, they can develop their own starbases, which they improve and advance with the earning of Fleet Marks.[22] The new game mechanics include Colony Invasion, in which you defend a colony against an invading force[23] and No Win Scenario, in which you defend a defenseless transport against increasing enemy attacks.[24]
|Season 7: New Romulus
|November 13, 2012
Season 7 primarily focused on the expansion of the Romulan storyline after the 2009 Star Trek film. A new area in the game, the Tau Dewa Sector Block, was added to the Romulan region of space. The New Romulan homeworld was added to the game along with several new missions and a Fleet embassy that can be leveled up in the same manner as the Fleet Starbase introduced in Season 6. Season 7 also introduced a "reputation system" intended to expand the advancement of endgame characters. Lastly the season marked the release the final Borg Collective based Special Task Force endgame mission "Into the Hive" and a complete rework of the endgame Special Task force reward system.
|Season 8: The Sphere
|November 12, 2013[25]
Season 8 takes place in a Dyson Sphere in the Delta Quadrant. There allied Federation, Klingon and Romulan forces battle for control of the Sphere against the Voth, who are a new enemy faction. It includes the first space adventure zone,[26] a ground battlezone,[27] a revamped reputation system with a new faction (the Dyson Joint Command)[28] and a Fleet Spire, which is a large structure in the sphere controlled by the player's fleet.[29] It also includes a new Federation Tutorial. The Feature Episode "Sphere of Influence", released October 30, 2013, serves as a prologue for Season 8.
|Season 8.5
|January 30, 2014[30]
Season 8.5 will expand the content from Season 8, alongside several new updates. So far revealed, it will included revamped Federation Story missions,[31] revamped Undine space combat[32] and a revamped Ship Managment and Loadout system.[33]
Legacy of Romulus is Star Trek Online's first expansion pack, announced on March 21, 2013.[34][35] A third playable faction, the Romulan Republic, will be added, with the choice of Romulans or Remans (at present) as player characters, as they battle a mysterious new enemy and try to discover the secrets behind the destruction of Romulus two decades earlier. Denise Crosby, who reprised her role of Tasha Yar during STO's third anniversary,[36] will reprise her role of Tasha's daughter Sela, the Romulan Empress.[34] Also featured is a complete levelling experience from level 1 to 50 (the current level cap) for the Romulans and for the Klingons (whose game currently starts at level 20), a Tholian reputation faction, a customizable UI, and an overhauled "traits" system.[34]
Legacy of Romulus was released on May 21, 2013.[34]
Two subscription plans were originally available: Monthly Subscription was available for $14.95 a month with price breaks available for 3, 6 or 12-month payments. Lifetime Subscription was offered during the beta release as a promotion for $249.99 which waived the monthly fee as long as the account was not cancelled. Lifetime Subscriptions were also allowed two free character slots and unlocked 'Liberated Borg' as a playable species, both of which were not offered to players buying Lifetime Subscriptions after the Beta Test and Head Start access ended. After launch the Lifetime Subscription price rose to $299.99. In Season 1, a number of perks were added to all Lifetime players (pre- and post-launch) including primarily access to "The Captain's Table", a private joint-faction starbase exclusive to lifetime and veteran subscribers.
After Star Trek Online adopted a hybrid Free-to-Play model, a third, no-fee tier was added. Silver Class users have no monthly fee, but limited access to certain features. Gold Class users pay the subscription fee in exchange for perks not offered to the Silver Players and a monthly allotment of ZEN included. Lifetime players have the same perks as Gold Class players, including the monthly ZEN allowance and all of the veteran rewards issued immediately, without the monthly fee. All three tiers have access to the C-Store. (See below.)
Additional content for Star Trek Online is available through the ZEN currency via the C-Store, which are purchased at the game website in fixed amounts of $10, $20, $50 and $100, with a price break at $100 (300 additional ZEN for free). They are also usable in other Cryptic games including Champions Online, but once ZEN is assigned to a game, it cannot be moved to another title under Perfect World Entertainment. Additional items available for purchase include added TV and movie costumes, additional ship designs, new player and bridge officer races, pre-order bonus items, temporary boosts, master keys (which unlock in-game Lock Box items that contain a random reward), and account services. Limited items purchased in the C-Store can be resold on the Exchange.
Added to the Season 5 Free-to-Play launch, an Exchange Store was added to the game where dilithium can be exchanged for ZEN (and vice versa) through an in-game player exchange (blind sale with the lowest 5 transactions visible, usually 1 ZEN equalling approximately 125 dilithium, varying according to player involvement in the exchange sending the price up or down). This allows free-to-play players to participate in C-Store purchases, as well as allowing players with ZEN to exchange their unused points towards dilithium, which can be used by itself to purchase uncommon, rare, and very rare in-game items as well.
Dilithium is given throughout the game in small amounts for mission completion and during player advancement as unrefined dilithium. Refining it makes the dilithium available to spend or trade, although a limit on how much dilithium can be refined per day exists according to the subscription tier your player is under: the limit for Gold/Lifetime players is 8,000 refined dilithium generated per day per character.
ZEN cannot be earned through any method except by participating in the Exchange using dilithium, or purchasing it online. ZEN is available through the use of prepaid cards at many brick-and-mortar retailers including Target, WalMart and Best Buy in $10 (1000 ZEN) and $20 (2000 ZEN) increments.
On September 1, 2011, Cryptic Studios announced that Star Trek Online would switch to free-to-play, but without full access to all the items.[37] Later, it was announced that free-to-play would be starting Tuesday January 17, 2012.[6][38] F2P for existing, but cancelled, customers began Thursday January 5.[39]
In April, 2010, Cryptic Studios launched a program known as Veteran Rewards which grants players additional perks, titles and items based on their total paid subscription time. Disbursements occur in 100-day increments and do not count days in which an account is inactive. In the case of Lifetime Players, time accrues for the Loyalty Program as long as the account is not cancelled. A similar system was implemented in one of Cryptic's previous games, City of Heroes. As of October 10, 2012 all lifetime subscribers to the game (including new lifetime subscribers) receive all the veteran rewards through 1000 Day issued immediately, regardless how long that the player has participated.[40]
Initially, Perpetual Entertainment developed the game from 2004 to 2008 until its bankruptcy in January 2008. The license to develop the game and art assets were transferred to Cryptic Studios; however, the code remained with Perpetual Entertainment and its Perpetual Game Engine.
Cryptic Studios officially announced the development of Star Trek Online on July 28, 2008, as a countdown timer on Cryptic's web site reached zero and the new official site was launched.[41] A letter was sent out from Jack Emmert, the game's online producer, detailing some aspects of Cryptic's approach.[42]
Cryptic originally announced (and since released) a Windows version of STO. During the Las Vegas conference in August 2008, Cryptic announced that there would be neither Linux nor Mac versions for the original launch, though they did not rule out the possibility of later port releases. Console versions were announced several months before the release, with no specific console platform specified, but Cryptic has since announced that all console versions of their games are on indefinite hold due to difficulties "on the business side of things,"[43] largely referring to the fees assessed by Microsoft for their Xbox Gold premium online gaming service and the difficulty in asking a player to pay both that and the Cryptic subscription fee to play a single game.[44]
Star Trek Online was released in North America on February 2, 2010, in Europe on February 5, 2010, and in Australia on February 11, 2010. Customers who ordered the game in advance were able to gain access to the game on January 29, 2010 (before the official release date), via a bonus 'head-start' which was included with pre-order packages.
On August 10, 2008, the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention was held at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Leonard Nimoy and Cryptic Studios Chief Creative Officer Jack Emmert together revealed the first gameplay trailer, featuring various Federation and Klingon starships in combat with each other and Borg vessels, as well as footage of a Klingon squad boarding a Federation ship's bridge.[45] The release date was not publicly revealed except that it would be less than three years.
Star Trek Online's closed beta test officially began when it was announced on October 22, 2009.[46] Cryptic Studios offered guaranteed beta access to users who bought 6-month and lifetime subscriptions to Champions Online. However, the offer did not explicitly state how early in the beta process the access would be granted.[47] Some pre-order packages included access to the 'open beta' running from January 12–26, 2010.
Cryptic Studios partnered with several retailers for distribution of preorder copies. Each retailer had a version with unique and exclusive content, such as a Borg Bridge Officer (Amazon), a classic Constitution-class starship (Gamestop), Sniper Rifle (Target), Chromodynamic armor (Steam), 500 bonus skill points (WalMart), Neodymium deflector dish (SyFy), or a Tribble/Targ pet (Bestbuy). All versions of the game came with access to the Open Beta and Head Start launch date.[48] These are on a limited basis, but may still be found after launch, depending on stock. At launch, Cryptic allowed single accounts to apply multiple retail keys, adding multiple preorder benefits to their current account (without the free month of play that came with the title). Most of the preorder benefits are now available through the Cryptic Points store without purchasing a retail box or adding time to an account.
In addition, the code for a "Wrath of Khan" Admiral's uniform is included in the DVD release of "The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation Volume 2" and the Blu-ray release of "Star Trek: The Original Series -- Season 3."[49]
Also, Cryptic partnered with Del Taco to offer codes with collectible cups (Macho size drinks) that come with a Type 8 Shuttlecraft non-combat "pet", as well as two days of trial time per code that allow a total of 10 days of trial play time when a player uses all four available codes.[50]
On February 25, 2010, Atari announced that they would be reducing the cost of Star Trek Online on their online store by $10 and including an extra sixty days of free game time, as a limited time offer that expired on March 3, 2010.[51]
The game has adopted a hybrid free-to-play model as of January 17, 2012; the free-to-play tier ended the sale of the Star Trek Online retail box at stores as well as unused retail codes. Players on a subscription can continue as a Gold Class player, receiving a monthly allowance of ZEN, a higher cap of Energy Credits, and other perks not offered to Free-To-Play users in the Silver Class. Non-payment of the subscription fee changes the account to Silver Class until the subscription resumes. Lifetime Players can receive Gold Class benefits (including the monthly allotment of ZEN) without paying the monthly subscription fee.
Upon launch, Star Trek Online was owned by Cryptic Studios and published by Atari Interactive, along with sister title Champions Online. On May 17, 2011, indicating they no longer wanted to pursue MMORPG gaming, Atari planned to sell Cryptic Studios off.[52] Later in that same month, Perfect World Entertainment purchased Cryptic Studios for $50.3 million and continued their operations.[53]
The in-game real-world currency has had repeated name changes due to the shifting ownership of publishers: initially Cryptic Points, they became Atari Points shortly after the Star Trek Online launch, then reverted to Cryptic Points after Atari sold STO to Perfect World Entertainment and stripped Atari's logos and assets from the client. After securing the publishing rights to Cryptic's games from the Atari sale, Perfect World has changed the currency name to "ZEN" (which matches the real-world currency in all of their other titles.)
Due to a business agreement with their international partners in certain regions, Perfect World Entertainment blocks Star Trek Online from certain regions, including China, Taiwan, Russia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Macau, Vietnam and Egypt[54] and will apply this block both to players wanting to start as well as existing accounts that travel to these regions.
Star Trek Online has received mixed or average reviews, garnering a 65 on Metacritic.[55] GameSpot praised the game's space combat as entertaining, but found the other aspects of the game to be "bland and shallow".[56] An IGN reviewer described the game experience as feeling like "two games" which did not mesh together well, and although visually it was "quite a gorgeous game", found much of the gameplay to be repetitive in nature.[57]
On January 4, 2011, Massive Online Gamer announced that Star Trek Online won Best New MMO of 2010 in its Reader Choice Awards 2010.[58]


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Arizona, as with my home state of Florida presents two faces to the central government. One is of alleged independence, and the other is that of grant seeker or more specifically, supplicant seeking funding. Right now, both Florida and Arizona are finalists for the second round of "Race to the Top" educational funds from the central government. This money is from the ARRA slush fund. It is not "free" although it is promoted as a grant.
As with all central government programs, it comes with strings….these can be found at:
http://www.edwatch.org/Race To The Top Federal Control of Education On Steroids.
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To attain real independence, all of our states have to get serious with long term planning such as escrow tax accounts to starve the beast,
http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2009/08/30/the-federal-tax-escrow-account/ and get their financial houses in order to become independent of the the central government "join or be beaten" funds allocation scheme.
We will never have state sovereignty without state solvency. When the emotionalism of this election cycle is over, central government over reach will still be growing and illegal immigration will still be being fought over by the two major pandering parties. We will still be facing the beast with one hand on the sword hilt and one hand holding the beggars cup.
Those of us who are committed to state sovereignty and the restoration of the Founder's federalism should remember this before we elect one more "same old, same old" establishment "conservative" to the state House or Senate. The time for pretense is over. We can no longer look the other way pretending there is no difference between political expediency and the courage of convictions.
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Vols hire Dave Serrano as new baseball coach
As I expected, Tennessee has hired Dave Serrano as its new baseball coach. @JimmyHyams says expect announcement tomorrow. Terrific hire.— Josh Ward (@Josh_Ward) June 15, 2011
Wikipedia says he has two CWS appearances with two different teams, but I know nothing about him (or college baseball in general).


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At first glance I thought she had put a crossing out within her signature (not a good sign) but now realise she was dotting an 'i' without taking her pen off the page - a pointer to a gritty determination and a refusal to follow a prescribed route if she can come up with a better way.
The layout is 'different', but works well, reflecting a knowledge of presentation and a desire to be different.
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I'm here to inform you on some information you would like to know about the game of football. Being my charitable self, I do it for free, but I digress. I've been posed with the question concerning defensive end. Cscmember wants to know the difference between a 3-4 and 4-3 defensive end, and that is a very good question. A lot of people don't know the difference, which isn't surprising to me. Fans in this day and age are becoming more and more knowledgeable about the sport, going from casual fans to well educated sports fanatics, and my duty is to help that process. I'm going to do away with what guys like Todd McShay or Mel Kiper say, and let you in on the real stuff, so let's make the jump and begin.
Essentially a 3-technique DT from a 4-3 in some systems, and in other systems they are over-glorified NTs. Let me start by explaining the 3-4 defense. It is a scheme becoming more and more popular, as it's obvious the NFL is a copy-cat league. There are 3 down linemen and 4 linebackers, and from there, the defensive coordinator gets to work their own schematic madness. But to make it simple I'm going to break 3-4 systems into two simple categories: good linemen and good linebackers. While dividing the scheme into those two very vague categories may do an injustice to some teams, I think it makes it fairly easy on the reader to understand, so I will continue.
In the 3-4, the DE plays what is called a 5-technique position. This player lines up directly on top of the offensive tackle, which leaves him with a two-gap responsibility; stopping the run from the "B gap" between the tackle and guard, as well as the "C gap" which is the outside shoulder of the tackle or in some cases between the tackle and tight end. Their main duty is to try to funnel the quarterback into the pocket and shut down the opponent's run game.
Some 3-4 DE prospects in this class would be Cameron Heyward (Ohio St.), Cameron Jordan (Cal), and Muhammad Wilkerson (Temple). All of them possess exceptional size, speed, and power combinations and could also be selected by 4-3 teams to play 3-technique DT.
Teams with good linemen are few and far between. The Patriots are one of those teams with good linemen, as are the Ravens (but they kind of have both, so I'm going to focus on the Pats here). The Patriots have exceptional linemen, and have invested 3 first round picks on the that defensive front with Ty Warren, Vince Wilfork, and former Patriot Richard Seymour. By getting three high quality linemen that have the exceptional abilities and bodies, the Patriots have linemen that control not only two gaps in the running game, but can also bring pressure in rushing the passer. Linebackers in this type of 3-4 usually get to just drop back into coverage and make plays while the linemen do all the work.
Now on to schemes with good linebackers. I'm going to use the Pittsburgh Steelers in this case. This team has some serious linebackers. From Lamarr Woodley to James Harrison to Lawrence Timmons, this is a nightmare for opposing quarterbacks. The linemen, though, aren't quite as flashy. Look at Brett Keisel. He's no freak athlete who's going to get 15 sacks a season (he may be a freak though, have you seen that beard?), no way, but man can he play that 5-technique and stop the run. Linemen in this type of 3-4 often use pure power to control their ground, often completely committing to controlling the line of scrimmage so the linebackers can make a play in the backfield. These guys are humble as they sacrifice their own stats for the greater-good of the entire defense.
And that pretty much sums it up for 3-4 ends, now we can move on to what the Saints are looking at with 4-3 players.
4-3 Defensive End
I'm not going to lie, this is a pretty easy position to play on defense. But it's exceedingly difficult to find players that have the skill set to play the spot well. The 4-3 defensive end really has just one person to get past. If they play on the right side, and line up against the left tackle, then usually you want a fast guy that can blow by the elite linemen in the league. On the opposite side you can put your less talented guy who can do a little here and there, but the money is on that right side of the defense. Ends in this system have two responsibilities: one being to rush the passer, the other being able to seal the edge and chase down the runner as he tries to squirt around the outside.
So what kind of body type do you want in this type of player, you ask? You want a tall guy, freakishly athletic, with long arms and legs. Somewhere around 260-270 is ideal weight for this spot. They also have to be fast, the rest is coaching. In college, defensive ends often rely on their speed and athleticism to get them production, and they're usually drafted based on potential rather than focusing mainly on stats. As coaches in the pros begin to help these players develop pass rush moves and the ability to disengage an offensive lineman in order to pursue a ball carrier, they open up more potential for the 4-3 defense.
In the Saints case, they need a fast guy. Will Smith is better suited to play on the left side as he's a pretty thick guy, so the defense really needs an end that can blow by a left tackle. In my eyes, the three players who could be that guy are Aldon Smith(Mizzou), Ryan Kerrigan (Purdue), and J.J. Watt (Wisconsin). Of the three I would either take Smith or Watt. Smith is a freak athlete, no doubt, but some question his motor and durability, as well as his maturity. Watt on the other hand is a monster and undoubtedly my favorite player in the draft. 6'6", 280 lbs is a lot to deal with. He's got a relentless motor as well as a great nose for the football and getting to the quarterback. My favorite things about him though are his passion for the game and high football I.Q., and I believe if he's available at spot 24, then the Saints will have to grab him.
So with that, hopefully I have answered your questions on the difference of the two ends. If there's any question you may still have, just let me know, as I will gladly address it. Commence with comments!


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Today I've got a great DIY beauty care recipe to share with you–Homemade Sugar Scrub!
If you're anything like me, dry hands and feet (and dry skin in general) is a problem for you.
I never tried anything like a scrub until one evening at an antique car show where a woman was selling beauty products and offering free hand scrub demonstrations.
Hesitatingly, I tried the scrub, feeling skeptical (I'm pretty skeptical about a lot of things….see my post on Are Essential Oils a Scam? ~ A Skeptic Looks at Thieves Oil).
Well, I just loved how my hands felt and looked after rubbing that scrub all over my hands and rinsing it off. Smooth and revitalized and younger-looking.
However, I didn't like the price or the ingredients.
Today I looked online to verify what the "incriminating ingredients" were, and though the exact product I tried isn't there any longer, get a look at the list on one of their comparable products:
- butylene glycol
- sodium methyl cocoyl taurate
- polyacrylamide
- C13-14 Isoparaffin
- Laureth-7
- Fragrance (who knows what's really in that :-?)
- DMDM Hydantoin
- Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
I loved it! And her beautiful presentation in that squat mason jar with a beautiful ribbon made makes it extra special!
Well, looking around online, I found that there are tons of recipes.
I finally found one that I like, though I'll probably tweak this a bit in the future.
Homemade Sugar Scrub
Makes About 1 1/2 cups
1 cup sugar or other granulated sweetener
1 cup oil of choice
2-4 drops of quality essential oils
1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
2. Stir to combine.
3. Store in a glass container (essential oils will damage the plastic and metals change the properties of the oils).
To Use
1. Take a small amount of the scrub with a small spoon.
2. Rub all over your hands and fingertips (or feet, or wherever you'd like extra softness) for about 1 minute.
3. Let sit on your hands for 3-4 minutes (enjoy this time to rest in your day :-)!)
4. Rinse off and pat dry with a towel.
1. You can, of course, use other granulated sweeteners. I just chose white sugar since I am not eating it and it's the least expensive.
2. Any oil will work, but olive has a stronger smell. I think choosing a good quality oil is important since some of it will remain on your skin.
3. For essentials oils, there are so many wonderful scents and healing properties to choose from! How about lavender, citrus (grapefruit, lemon, lime, orange), lemongrass, peppermint, ginger….. I would for sure choose a high quality oil, though it will cost more, since you are leaving this on your skin as well. Please check out my series on Which Essential Oils Company is Best?
How much will you save making your own Homemade Sugar Scrub?
Here's a sampling of what you might expect to pay:
Granulated sugar is $2.68 for 5 lb at Aldi (that's $.54/lb)
Grapeseed oil is $6.75/ltr at the buying club I run out of my home.
My Cost:
Sugar: $.27
Grapeseed Oil: $1.59
Essential Oil (using DoTerra's distributor price): $.28
(I didn't include the mason jar because you can reuse it unless it's for a gift!)
So, compared to retail price of the "packaged version" at $18 for 6 oz., you can make homemade sugar scrub for only $2.14, saving 97%!
And you don't get questionable ingredients or wasteful packaging!
Looking for other frugal and good-for-you Body Care Recipes? How about:
- Gentle and Soothing Jojoba Face Wash
- Rose Water Facial Spray
- Easiest Ever Homemade Deodorant
- Easy and Moisturizing Foaming Soap
There will be more where that came from, so stick around!
Have you ever used sugar scrubs?
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I bought my X201 and spent a lot of time in USA. I wanted to have a warranty for one more year and bought 41C9166 (product number) 1YR Onsite (description) for $39.00 with Order Number: 2H2J8P with Order date and time: 2H2J8P 02/15/11 15:19:32.
Still, for my laptop it says that Base warranty Expired on 3/19/11 (one year after i bought it).
That information is almost impossible to find on the lenovo web site. If i go and check for the warranty it says it is not in the database. But if i go and try to upgrade it then it says it's expired.
I wonder what my $39.00 order means. Probably nothing. There is no email to complain. Web site is network of disconnected islands. I needed to register here to comment. Nightmare.
Huh. I'm happy i didn't have any problems with computer (except battery all in sudden got to 20% of original capacity).
This is my 3rd thinkpad. I love it. But this kind of nightmare of support can easily make me change my decision for my next laptop.
Yes, i know this is absolutely meaningless post.
Thank you very much
P.S. The spell check on this site is patetic. And yes, i wrote this message in the wrong part of the forum. One because it is not technical issue and second because i have x201. Heh. Whatever.
10-18-2011 07:52 PM - edited 10-18-2011 08:09 PM
Hi Marcell
Welcome to our peer-to-peer Community!
So sorry to learn about your frustration. Just to ascertain something - you are trying to find out what 'onsite warranty' means?
Anyway here is a previous discussion on this topic. Hope it helps!
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Track's Monique Tubbs Sets New School Record in 55-meter at Gator Invitational
Feb. 9, 2003
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville University senior sprinter Monique Tubbs (Boston, Mass.) finished second in the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.75 at the Gator Invitational hosted by Florida Sunday at the O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla. Tubbs' time in the 55-meter is a new school record and the second fastest time in the country behind Muna Lee of LSU, who ran a 6.70 earlier in the year.
Tubbs, ranked No. 10 in the 60-meter in the Trackwire Dandy Dozen, finished two-hundredths of a second behind Lee, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the Dandy Dozen. Tubbs' record setting time automatically qualifies her for both the NCAA and USA Indoor Championships in March.
JU's 4x400-meter "A" relay team of juniors Andrea Pressley (Upper Marlboro, Md.) and Tiffany Wright (Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.), freshman Lakisha Brooks (Upper Marlboro, Md.) and senior Kate Clarke (Arlington, Texas) finished sixth in the finals with a time of 3:54.21, while junior Safiya Davy finished 12th in the finals of the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.03. Freshman Lindsey Moffenbier (McDonough, Ga.) was the Dolphins' top finisher in the 3000-meter run with a time of 10:37.02, while sophomores Christina Bensi (Troy, N.Y.) and Patti Jenkins (Orlando, Fla.) finished 14th and 18th, respectively.
JU returns to action hosting the Hampton Inn/JU Invitational at the Ashley Sports Complex Saturday, March 1. For more information about the JU Invitational please log on to judolphins.com and visit the track team page.


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History of Functional Analysis, 1st EditionAuthor: J. Dieudonne
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History of Functional Analysis, 1st EditionAuthor: J. Dieudonne
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Brooklyn Nets/Chicago Bulls: Game 4
- Feel like this series has been impossible to predict because we do not know which Bulls team will show up.
- Finally got a "fight" in the playoffs. Not the series I would have predicted, but I will take it!
- Nate Robinson is singlehandedly bringing the Bulls back in this game. My NBA history is not good, but has there ever been a better performance by a player off the bench? I know Goran Dragic scored a ton against the Spurs in the fourth quarter of a playoff game a few years ago, but the magnitude was not this big.
- I guess Deron Williams is no Chris Paul. Actually, by that (misguided) logic, Williams is no Andre Miller either.
- First overtime game of this postseason! Bulls and Nets trying to match the excitement bar set by the Warriors and Nuggets. This time it is the Bulls with a ridiculous comeback, but they are able to finish it off and hold on to force OT.
- Fitting that shot would go in for Robinson. I guess we can say Deron Williams is no Nate Robinson now as well.
- I guess Deron Williams is no Joe Johnson either. This is getting old, but I have committed myself to this joke, and I will not stop as long as someone keeps hitting shots down the stretch.
- The MVP of the third overtime goes to… Nazr Mohammed? Wouldn't have guessed that.
- Bulls win and after looking like they might get swept after Game 1, they now have a 3-1 stranglehold on the series.
Check out Kyle's thoughts from the other three games after the jump!
Los Angeles Clippers/Memphis Grizzlies: Game 4
- For obvious reasons, commentary on this game starts after halftime.
- Looking at the first half box score, it looks like Zach Randolph is having another solid game and Chris Paul is leading the way for the Clippers.
- Defensive Player of the Year? Marc Gasol is lighting it up on the offensive end in the second half today.
- I had high hopes for this game coming down to the wire, but an impressive run by the Grizzlies puts it out of reach early.
- Still no home losses, so the series is still up in the air. Last year both teams won a game on the road when facing elimination, so still a lot left to be said in this series.
- I am very impressed when teams fall down 0-2 and battle back to even. Shows that they are not ready to just give up. Memphis has high resolve.
Indiana Pacers/Atlanta Hawks: Game 3
- Big test for the Hawks to see if they have the same resolve as the Grizzlies to bounce back and give the Pacers a series.
- You really only need to watch the last play of the first half to understand how it went. Devin Harris gets an inbound with six seconds left, and drives the length of the floor without getting stopped by anyone and gets a layup. Hawks just having their way in the first half.
- In the past, as a general betting principle, I usually bet on the Hawks at home and against them on the road. They are like the Utah Jazz, a totally different team home and away.
- I remember writing at the beginning of the season how the Hawks were Josh Smith's team now that Joe Johnson left. Tonight they look more like Al Horford's team.
- Not much to say about this game. Blowout from start to finish. Just like any team that wins their first two home games, the Pacers really only need to win one on the road. We will see if they can put this game behind them and move on for Game 4.
Oklahoma City Thunder/Houston Rockets: Game 3
- Today TNT showed Russell Westbrook doing the exact same thing to Jeremy Lin in a previous game that Patrick Beverley did to him in Game 2 that resulted in his injury. I hope that helps take some of the hatred away from Beverley.
- Looks like Kevin Durant is totally ready to pick up the slack. Ever since Westbrook came into the league, people have wondered if maybe he might be holding Durant back. Now is the first time we actually get to find out.
- The Thunder came out fired up, really eager to prove that one player does not determine their success. They clearly do not want to get written off as championship contenders.
- I cannot believe the Rockets came back again. The Thunder are supposed to be the experienced guys who get a lead and keep it.
- Props to the crowd in Houston. They are really into this game and you can tell it is helping.
- A very timely shooter's roll for Durant. Man, that ball bounced high.
- Tough, tough loss for the Rockets. Pretty clear they wanted at least one game in this series. They battled all the way back to lose to Kevin Durant's sick roll. Just rough.


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Archives and Digital Technology
An article by Richard Cox, et al. combining archives and information technology - perfect for the CBI blog! Check it out here.
« December 2007 | Main | February 2008 »
An article by Richard Cox, et al. combining archives and information technology - perfect for the CBI blog! Check it out here.
If any of you are in the DC area, you might be interested in the following colloquium at the University of Maryland:
Hyungsub Choi, Chemical Heritage Foundation, "Technology Importation, Corporate Strategies, and the Emergence of the Japanese Semiconductor Industry�
Commentator: David Sicilia, Department of History, University of Maryland
About the Speaker: Hyungsub Choi is the Manager for Electronics, Innovation and Emerging Technologies Programs at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia. He earned a Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University in the history of science and technology. Previously, he earned an M.S. in history of technology at Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. in engineering from Seoul National University. He has been a Fellow at the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, and in 2003, he receieved the Robinson Prize from the Society for the History of Technology for his paper, "Rationalizing the 'Guerilla State': North Korean Factory Management Reform in the 1960s� (subsequently published in _History and Technology_).
Location: University of Maryland, Francis Scott Key Hall 2120 (Merrill Room) Refreshments from 4-4.30 p.m.; paper and discussion from 4.30-6 p.m.
Discussion will be based on a pre-circulated paper. Email David Kirsch, dkirsch[at]umd[dot]edu, to obtain a copy.
The History of Science, Technology, and Medicine program here at the U has created a blog for their departmental news, discussions, and information. They're welcoming contributions from friends of the program as well as current faculty and staff, and best of all, they've linked to the CBI blog :-) Go on over and check it out!
A call for papers has been posted for the Midwest Junto for the History of Science (and technology and medicine), which this year will be hosted by the University of Minnesota from April 4-6. Junto particularly welcomes graduate student paper presentations. See this site for more information.
Check out this month's new Technology and Culture for Tom's review of Geoffrey Herrera's Technology and International Transformation. Technology and Culture is SHOT's quarterly journal. Tom's article is directly accessible here, and you can find the entire issue at http://etc.technologyandculture.net.
Another collection is now available for research use. Donald Ross, a professor of English here at the U, recently donated his collection on computing, education, language, and the humanities to CBI. It's been processed and the finding aid is online at http://special.lib.umn.edu/findaid/xml/cbi00197.xml.
A new, important collection is now available to CBI researchers! Historian James W. Cortada has donated to CBI his research files for his three-volume Digital Hand, along with a set of IBM publications and archival documents. The finding aid to this collection is located at http://special.lib.umn.edu/findaid/xml/cbi00185.xml.
Unfortunately, our Burroughs Collection photograph database is currently having technical difficulties and is unavailable for searching. I will let you know when it goes back up; in the meantime, you can always search the Burroughs Corporation Records finding aid for all Burroughs photographs (and other materials) that have not been scanned. I apologize for the inconvenience!
Please see http://soft-eu.aconit.org/ for information about an upcoming workshop entitled "ALGOL, IBM and Software Crisis, the state of historiography in transnational interpretations." It's taking place in Grenoble, France from January 21-24.
The January 2008 issue of the Newsletter of the History of Science Society contains an article by doctoral candidate Sage Ross on the importance of Wikipedia to historians - particularly historians of science, technology, and medicine. Ross convincingly urges scholars in STM fields to get involved in posting historically accurate content to articles on topics in their fields, stating that Wikipedia provides an unparalleled opportunity to make work available to a general audience. Do you think HSTM scholars have a responsibility to become involved in Wikipedia? What about engaging with a popular audience in general?
Happy New Year to all. Now that we're in the beginning of the new year, I thought I'd devote this entry to a watershed event in CBI's past. I was going through old CBI newsletters recently, and came across this article from the Winter 1995 issue: "CBI on the Web!" Naturally, the headline intrigued me, so I spent a few minutes reading the article through. It details the first-ever CBI web site, but the most fascinating parts - at least for computing historians - are the necessity, method, and terminology used to describe the CBI site. Some quotes:
"One advantage of the Web over the Internet Gopher is its ability to highlight certain phrases that, when selected, refer to other documents, images or Internet sites."
"Because of the amount of time they add to calling and viewing a hypertext document, CBI has been conservative in its use of images on the Web."
"CBI established its Web in December 1994...Since that time CBI's archival staff has produced a broad range of hypertext documents."
CBI's current and past newsletters are all available on our web site, and, as you can see, they're worth perusing not just for institutional history but for the history of computing in general.


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Planetary rotation
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Apr9-10, 09:16 AM
Do you mean mean retograde orbital motion or retrograde rotation?
Well if you mean rotation, that is the spinning movement of the planet on it's own axis, in our Solar System, all the planets, except for Venus and Uranus, rotate in the same direction as their orbital motion and Sun's rotation. Well if you accept the idea that all the planets and stars formed from the same molecular cloud, and due to angular momentum conservation it would be expected that their rotation and orbital movement would be in the same direction. Collisions with other objects is one possible explication for their different movements.
Now if you mean orbital retrograde motion, actually, all of the planets orbit in the same direction as the Sun's rotation. But there is an effect, that if you were in the Mercury's surface, when Mercury is at perihelion, it's angular orbital velocity exceeds it's rotation velocity, so the Suns appears to move in the retrograde direction. Note that this an observational effect if you were at Mercury's surface.


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Men sentenced for manslaughter
Posted: January 21, 2014|
TWO Stoke-on-Trent men have been sentenced for the manslaughter of a Biddulph man.
Matthew Hancock, aged 22, from Cumberbatch Avenue, Fegg Hayes, and Callum Belfield, aged 22, from Heathfield Road, Chell Heath, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Raymond Cannon at a hearing last October.
Today at Stafford Crown Court Hancock was sentenced to four-and-a-half years and Belfield to four-and-a-quarter years.
A third man, Shane Davies, aged 21, of Evans Street, Stoke-on-Trent, was sentenced to 12 months for affray. He had previously admitted throwing a bottle at another man.
Mr Cannon, aged 52, from the Knypersley area of Biddulph, was pronounced dead outside The Jester public house in Fegg Hayes in the early hours of Saturday 11 May 2013.
Police had been called to the Biddulph Road pub following reports of a disturbance involving a number of men, which sadly resulted in the death of Mr Cannon, who was a regular at the venue.
Following the incident an investigation was launched by Staffordshire Police's Major Investigation Department (MID) which resulted in the arrest of six men in connection with the matter.
After detailed inquiries three of the men arrested were released from their bail without charge.
Hancock and Belfield were subsequently charged with, and pleaded guilty to, manslaughter and Davies to affray.
The court heard Mr Cannon and three friends returned to The Jester at approximately 11.40pm on Friday 10 May after going for drinks in Burslem.
Upon their arrival back at the pub there was an altercation outside between the pub's co-owner and a group of younger men.
Mr Cannon was punched which caused him to fall to the floor. Inquiries established that both Hancock and Belfield were responsible.
An initial Home Office post-mortem examination proved inconclusive. After further medical tests were carried out it was ascertained the assault caused Mr Cannon's death.
Detective Chief Inspector Darren Harding, who led the investigation, said: "I hope today's sentences bring some comfort to Mr Cannon's family.
"What turned out to be a typical Friday night out with friends sadly ended in tragedy.
"Mr Cannon got caught up in a spur of the moment incident which escalated out of control.
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Because Griffey announced that he will not be returning to the South Side next year could give us fans hope that just mabye the kid could play his remaing years as a M. Even though he is alot older now and the club would not really want him as a fan it would be fun to have him back. A great reason to go to games next season and mabye some support will show and some life in this city thats going through a bad period. Who knows what will happen i just hope to see #24 back in Seattle by opening day.


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A number of MSRG members -- including professors Brossard and Dunwoody -- spoke at this year's AAAS meeting in San Francisco about their comparative research on scientists and the media.
How Scientists Interact with the Media:
An International Analysis
Sunday, Feb 18, 2007, 8:30 AM -10:00 AM
In an era of global exchange, the relationship between science and the media is increasingly important. Traditional boundaries between countries and media outlets are continuously crossed when scientific enterprises are conducted. In this context, it is extremely important to analyze and understand the relationship between journalists and scientists at a global scale.
This symposium presented the results of an international project that examined the relationships between scientists and the media in the United States, Germany, Japan, Britain, and France in 2005, while using stem cell research and epidemiology as a context. This study is the first attempt ever made to draw meaningful comparisons of the relationships between journalists and scientists, based on 1,350 completed questionnaires with researchers in the five biggest knowledge producing countries worldwide. Results relative to each country were presented and discussed, in light of the movements of scientists between the different continents and the recent controversies related to stem cell research in an international context.
Organized by:
Dominique Brossard, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Hans Peter Peters, Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
Moderator--Dominique Brossard.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Scientists Experiences with the Media: A Cross-Cultural Comparison--Sharon Dunwoody.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Scientists' Representations of Media--Shoji Tsuchida.
Kansai University, Osaka, Japan.
Communication Models in a Global Perspective--Suzanne de Cheveigné.
Shadyc (EHESS-CNRS), Marseille, France.
Scientists' Communication Competence and Training--Steve Miller.
University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Discussant--Hans Peter Peters.
Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany.
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Scientists and the media: An international perspective
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NBC News (WVVA)--Pregnant women who regularly eat fish may have less anxiety.
A new study of 9,500 mothers-to-be looked at their eating habits and measured their levels of anxiety. Researchers found those who had oily fish, like salmon or mackerel, one to three times a week were less likely to report high levels of anxiety.
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NHL 14 is still a fun, ultra-realistic hockey simulation, but veterans of the series may not find enough innovation and refinement to warrant a purchase at full price.
Arguably the most coveted hockey game of all time gets honored on NHL.com with a throwback spin on some modern highlights.
The company plans the unveiling of its eagerly anticipated smartwatch and possibly new versions of its Moto X and Moto G smartphones.
Amazon's Prime service is increasing by $20. Can you handle it?
Most BlackBerry owners who jumped onto a recent promotion from T-Mobile ended up choosing a competing device over a newer-model BlackBerry, says TmoNews.
Tim Cook calls the company's share in the education arena unheard of in most businesses.
The 404 crew has found a sweet little old lady from New York on Twitter who's got a lot to say.
If you don't mind a few unknowns, this Shuffle knockoff gives you an attractive, clippable MP3 player for a fraction of the price.
In the midst of yet another labor dispute, the Chicago Blackhawks' Dave Bolland sends out a retweet that he subsequently deems a mistake. Should there be consequences?
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The Castleton State College SHAPE Facility pool is accessible and inexpensive, although when I swam there, lane markers came down before lap time ended and participants in the upcoming class entered without regard for lap swimmers.
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Ryan Seacrest to Interview Joe Biden on the Radio
Does Ryan Seacrest have a liberal bias? Maybe he's gunning to be the next Matt Lauer. On his national radio show, Seacrest announced he'll have Vice President Joe Biden on his show on Monday. Seacrest's online announcement lists the other significant political leaders he's interviewed include the late Ted Kennedy, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Barack and Michelle Obama, and Bill and Hillary Clinton. Politico noted that despite this left-wing list, Seacrest tweeted on Tuesday: "Throughout 2012, I'm welcoming political leaders from all points of the spectrum."
Seacrest touted how "the Vice President has been touring the nation holding Town Hall meetings in an effort to discuss the administration's efforts to educate students on how to make college more affordable and student debt more manageable." He added Biden told students in Florida, "A college education is almost a prerequisite or a ticket to the middle class. It's also a prerequisite if we're going to lead this world again."
On Monday's episode of "On Air with Ryan Seacrest," Biden will join the program to answer questions submitted by college students about subjects like financial aid, jobs, and the economy at 7 am Pacific time (10 am Eastern).
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⇒ Will Seacrest ask?
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 8:10am.
Will Seacrest ask Joe Biden if he still believes Black Children are stupid and incapable of learning as well as Whites?
Never mind. I wouldn't expect Hollywood to care what a racist Democrat has to say on that issue.
- "There's less than one percent of the population of Iowa that is African American. There is probably less than four of five percent that are minorities. What is in Washington? So look, it goes back to what you start off with, what you're dealing with." - Joe Biden
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Submitted by c5then on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 8:56am.
I'm waiting for the Maddonna interview of Eric Holder. WOW! What a blockbuster that will be.
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin built a Republic - Roberts killed it!
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Elton John interviewing Rick Santorum?
Submitted by drsamherman on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 11:59am.
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We will find out who is the bigger airhead
Submitted by frank14 on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:59pm.
I'm betting on Joe!
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Boy, what a hard hitting interview this will be...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 1:02pm.
huh? A Hollyweird entertainment industry radio and TV personality interviewing Joe "I don't know when to shut up" Biden? That should be a substantive little chat!
And as for whether Seacrest is a lib or has a liberal bias? I'm betting he is and he does. Seacrest is surrounded by empty headed, ignorant liberals every day in his job out in La La Land...I'd be very surprised to learn that he isn't "one of them".
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I'm so hoping
Submitted by NOLAgirl on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 2:51pm.
...this interview goes as well as others Biden has given and he sticks his foot so far down his throat it has to be surgically removed. Please let him make a jackass of himself. He's so darn good at it.
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The Interview...
Submitted by stratman on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 7:48pm.
Will answer the age old question of what happens when two dancing monkeys from different organ grinder masters are placed in the same room. Will there be monkey love or flying feces?
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what do you make of this situation?
Submitted by peteski on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 8:41pm.
well, I got it:: TWO JERKS, NO WAITING! Joe Bite-Me looking to extend his "15 seconds of fame" which has turned into a full term of infimity while Ryan will look to continue his impressive track record of talking with idiot liberals and ignoring conservatives....he is turning into the "Hugo Chavez" of liberal media....can't wait for the Q & A session....just think....
Ryan:: Mr. Vice- President?
Bite-Me:: Yes?
Ryan:: what do you think about American Idol this year? do you miss Paula Abdul or even Simon Cowell? do you think I should kick Dick Clark to the curb next New Year's Eve at Times Square?
ohhhhhhhh, imagine the possibilities.....
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I'm kind of abandoning this idea now because it would require that a mapping of the acceleration due to gravity with respect to the distance from the object that is producing the gravitational field to be non-symmetrical, like selfAdjoint mentioned. In fact for a magnet of some size, like a perfect sphere the size of a basketball, the gravitational field produced by that object would have to be non-symmetrical, meaning that if you were to orbit around that sphere always keeping the same distance d from that object, you'd experience slight variations in the gravitational force. That's what i meant as not-smooth, or complex. The visual interpretation would be, instead of the curved funnel shape of a ball weighing down on some cloth-like surface, that of an object weighing down on a non-cloth like surface, thus also causing outgoing ripples in that surface (a non smooth curving), not necessarily concentric, but fanning out from the center, or some other pattern, depending on the properties of the sphere. The idea would then be that depending on how the curvatures induced by two neighboring objects interact, valleys or peaks might be generated, a valley attracting the two objects, and a peak repulsing the two objects. I was just trying to avoid using extra dimensions, and work with what we already have to try to interpret magnetism.


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Clarke to continue as ECB chairman
The England and Wales Cricket Board today announces that Giles Clarke has successfully been re-elected as chairman of the ECB following the completion of the election process conducted by Electoral Reform Services.
The 41 members of the ECB, which comprise of the 18 first-class counties, 21 county boards, the MCC and the Minor Counties Cricket Association, returned Clarke as chairman for a third term until the Annual General Meeting in 2015.
Clarke said: "I am honoured to be re-elected as chairman of the ECB until 2015, and would like to thank the members for their continued confidence and support.
"We have a magnificent complement of players, fans, volunteers and staff representing our sport, from the grassroots structures to the top of the professional game. Their continued dedication and commitment to the sport is irreplaceable, and deeply appreciated by all those who love the game.
"I look forward to working with all of my colleagues throughout English cricket to ensure that the great successes of the last few years will continue both on and off the field."


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Creating awareness for down syndrome was the mission for a group of bikers Saturday.
Riders gathered at GiGi's Playhouse for the 100-mile Bob's Watering Hole Poker Run. Bikers bought poker hands and food during the run, with all the proceeds going to GiGi's Playhouse. The day began at the Watering Hole and stopped five times at bars and restaurants in northwest Iowa, including the first stop at GiGi's to greet the kids.
"Very touching, emotional, and for an old man I can cry once in a while too because you can see the joy that these kids have," said Bob Holsinger of Bob's Watering Hole.
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Lynchburg, VA - Liberty University will celebrate the grand opening of its Jerry Falwell Library Wednesday
The $50 million dollar, 170,000 square foot building is the university's largest investment of any campus structure to date.
LU expects some 400 people.
And it opens to students and the public at one.
The new library is the first facility to have Dr. Jerry Falwell's name on it.
It features a media wall, with Kinect movement technology, tablets, 160 computers, and a robotic book delivery system.
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Roquette America has agreed to pay a $4.1 million penalty to settle allegations that it repeatedly dumped industrial waste into the Mississippi River in Keokuk.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Roquette will also be required to take other steps that could cost more than $17 million to upgrade its sewer and wastewater treatment plant.
Government officials say the Keokuk facility had over a thousand permit violations and dumped at least 250,000 gallons of industrial waste. (Click here to view the complete report from the USDOJ)
In a release, Roquette says they are working to address environmental concerns and have entered a consent decree with regulators.
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Roquette, the Department of Justice, and the Environmental Protection Agency worked collaboratively to address environmental concerns at the Keokuk plant and to establish corrective actions for the company going forward.
The Consent Decree resolves environmental incidents, establishes a set of environmental best practices for the company going forward, and addresses improvements to waste treatment operations at the Keokuk facility. Prior to entering into this Consent Decree, Roquette made a $30 million commitment to these and a number of other capital improvements designed to modernize the existing plant and assure compliance with all relevant environmental standards.
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i see in some of the pictures posted a crank type adjustment on the right of the seat was wondering what it was for thanks
I believe what you're referencing is part of the single point fast hitch.
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10. Sign John Stockton- who wouldn't come out of retirement to play with the great Carmelo Anthony?
9. Sign an "Enforcer"- for those of you who are un familiar with hockey. An enforcer is someone who's main job is to protect his teammates, and secure dominance in the ice. The Knicks need an enforcer, someone who can hurt someone on the other side of the court. Personally, I'm a fan of signing big show, from the WWE, or even a Floyd Mayweather. That man never loses
8. Get Woodson Laid- This one is obvious. He can't coach when his so tightly wound you can't shove a pencil up his ass
7. Have Beyoncé do all halftime shows- Should get everyone's testosterone flowing
6. Everyone grows beards- it worked for James Harden?
5. PARTY AT THE GOAT HOUSE- for those unfamiliar with Blue Mountain State... When they needed to win, they threw a huge party at the goat house. 2 state championships in 3 seasons? That's Alabama-Esque. Fantastic results. And here's the best part, it'll give JR. something he can organize without actually messing it up.
4. Battle Royale- James Dolan, Mike Woodson, Raymond Felton, and Isaiah Thomas. Four enter, one exits. Who wouldn't attend this event? Make it a pre game. It'll drum up some roughty fans, maybe they'll heckle the other team a little more. Who knows? Maybe someone will throw a drink at MWP?
3. Two words. Richard. Sherman- Straight outta Compton: Creating Turnovers and trash talking since '88
2. Sign A-Rod- he doesn't take kindly to failure, and the man is a champion prosecuter. Maybe he can sue Miami and Indiana for being too good.
1. BRING THE CORNROWS BACK- Melo needs them. He's performing exceptionally now. But if ever there was a time for a superhero it's now. Commissioner Gordon could send up a braided "Melo-Signal" on nights of a home game.