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Happy New Years everyone. And a great 2008 to all. Attended a get together with some friends for new years, it was kind of fun. ^_^

Wow indeed... I liked going there to read the Trek Life strips and on occasion Kate's columns as well. Not to mention the publicity STSF will lose if Startrek.com does close.

Happy Birthday, Blu!

People actually still dial-up these days? lol. But yes, the rooms should work on dial-up, albeit with a slower loading time.

Google and eBay are your friends. :D

Happy Birthday, Captain Moun! :)

Yeah, really. Especially those crazy kamikaze squirrels. Squirrels today have no respect for people's property. Flaming Squirrel ignites car

After decades of enduring scorn for being a pint-sized poseur, leading astronomers sealed Pluto's galactic fate on Thursday by declaring it is no longer a planet. CTV.ca News Staff Pluto and its moon Charon are seen in this image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope on March 2, 2006. After a turbulent week of spirited debate that bitterly divided astronomers, experts at the International Astronomical Union (IAU) convention in the Czech capital of Prague voted on historic new guidelines that set out the universal definition of a planet. Under the new galactic guidelines, the much-maligned Pluto was stripped of its planetary status. The new regulations say a planet is defined as: "a celestial body that is in orbit around the sun, has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a ... nearly round shape, and has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit.'' Pluto is automatically excluded from the definition because its orbit overlaps with Neptune's. Instead, it will be classified in a new category of "dwarf planets,'' similar to what long have been designated "minor planets.'' The decision effectively downsizes the solar system from nine planets to eight. Jocelyn Bell Burnell -- a specialist in neutron stars from Northern Ireland who oversaw the proceedings - appealed to those who might be "quite disappointed'' to look on the bright side, The Associated Press reported. "It could be argued that we are creating an umbrella called planet under which the dwarf planets exist,'' she said, drawing laughter by waving a stuffed Pluto of Walt Disney fame beneath a real umbrella. It's unclear how the planetary demotion could affect the mission of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, which earlier this year began a 9 1/2-year journey to Pluto. The decision at a conference of 2,500 astronomers from 75 countries marked a galactic shift from just a week ago, when the IAU's leader proposed a scheme that would retain Pluto's status and bring three other objects into the planetary posse. Under the draft definition that would have created a new class of planetary objects, Pluto's largest moon Charon; the asteroid Ceres; and a recently discovered object known as 2003 UB313 were also to become planets. But the proposal prompted days of often lively, sometimes combative debate that led to the suggestion to demote the ninth rock from the sun. Ceres and UB313 still stand a chance of becoming planets, while Charon is no longer under consideration. Experts have long been bitterly divided over whether Pluto -- which is the smallest of the planets and farthest from the sun -- should keep its membership in the cosmic club. Pluto was discovered in 1930 by the American Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona. The debate about Pluto's status as a planet has been ongoing for decades after the planet was found to be only one four-hundredths of the mass of Earth. Still, Pluto remained planet No. 9 because it was the only known object in the Kuiper Belt -- a disc-shaped zone where thousands of comets and planetary objects float beyond Neptune. When it was confirmed in the 1990s that the Kuiper Belt was sprinkled with numerous bodies similar to Pluto, some scientists voiced their doubts about its status. The debate intensified last summer when astronomer Michael Brown and colleagues at the California Institute of Technology announced the discovery of a celestial object larger and farther away than Pluto. The Hubble Space Telescope measured the bright, rocky object, known as UB313, at about 2,400 kilometres in diameter, roughly 710 kilometres longer than Pluto. Pluto's underdog status has inspired scores of tributes, including one by folk singer Christine Lavin that laments: "I guess if Pluto showed up at a planet convention, the bouncer at the door might have to ban it." From CTV News

Loonie closes above parity with US Dollar. So, the Canadian dollar is now worth more than the US Green back. And growing Maybe now's the time to head to Bufallo and gets me an iPhone. :lol:

Favourite Non-Trek Television Show: Top Gear Favourite Non-Trek Movie: Star Wars Original Triology Favourite Book: Da Vinci Code Favourite Actor: Johnny Depp Favourite Actress: Jessica Alba Favourite Musician: Queen Favourite Food: Steak Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Chocolate Favourite Hero: Superman Favorite Politician, Journalist, or Activist: Jeremy Clarkson Favourite Quote: Carpe Diem Favourite Occupation: Fighter Pilot Favourite Car: Audi R8 Favourite Vacation Spot: The Canadian Rockies Favourite Academic Subject: Geography Favourite Quirky Interests: Instead of getting some much needed sleep, I spend an hour each weekday evening in front of my computer, pretending I'm a space man (or spacewoman). Who would you most like to meet? Jeremy Clarkson

Happy Birthday!

$20. I outta get me one of these.

Firefox, FTW

Not necessarily, no. Unless you actually plan on simming as "Gamestar4" in sim. But, if you're going to play on as someone else, then you just inform your GM team of your new name.

Ooh. Comparing Blu to Ron Weasley, eh?

Or better yet. check here. Challenger won't be running officially, but we may do something or progress the plot a bit, depending on how many people show up

The Challenger will be on a "wait and see" approach. If enough people show up, we'll play as usual, if not then, we'll just cancel. Have a great Labour Day holiday from the staff of the Challenger. ;)

Happy Belated Birthday!

Red head

Donuts and Coffee, FTW! And with the Hood's current dorat infestation problems, it's all the better. :)

Based on aesthetics, I really like the Soverign, and Excelsior Classes. They have very sleek lines. But for an all-round ship, I do like the Akira Class. It's nimble, yet still packs a powerful punch in battle.

LOL CAT IZ VERY AMUZZED

Ahh yes. Happy Belated Anniversary to STSF! Having been around since May of 2003, I have plenty of memories related to STSF. My favourites of which, are probably the Pandarians. They were fun. (Do a forum search on Pandarians if you don't know who/what they are).

All the best...

Hehehe... aren't I an evil git? lol