Jordan aka FltAdmlWolf
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A unionized public employee, a teabagger, and a CEO are sitting at a table. In the middle of the table there is a plate with a dozen cookies on it. The CEO reaches across and takes 11 cookies, looks at the teabagger and says, "Look out for that union guy -- he wants a piece of your cookie." (via Natasha Demands Equality Dillon)
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The UFOP Reporter is an occasionally-produced community newsletter. This, the second edition edited by LtCmdr. Tracy Townson, covers a number of events from the past six months with interesting feature articles, including: a review of award recipients for 2010, an interview with Miles Unum, three articles on simming well by Alleran Tan, a closeup of[.....] View the full article
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: New blog post : Fleet-wide OOC chat next week! - http://www.starbase118.net/blog/2011/02/27/fleet-wide-ooc-chat-next-week-2/
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Just a quick reminder to mark your calendar for the next fleet-wide OOC chat to take place this coming Sunday, March 6th at 11 A.M. Pacific / 2 P.M. Eastern / 7 P.M. GMT. Just head to our website chat room, no registration required, to participate! View the full article
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So you want to interview another writer, huh? That’s great! One of the ways writers can help out our community is to interview other writers, asking them questions, then posting the results as a post on this very blog. But how do you go about doing this? What’s the best way to approach writers, who[.....] View the full article
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This week, Poll of the Week asks you to decide which holodeck program from the Star Trek shows you would most like to visit. Maybe you’re drawn by the misty London backstreets of the Sherlock Holmes program, or you enjoy the quaint charm of Fair Haven? Either way, come on down and cast your vote! View the full article
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The senior staff of every vessel (that is to say, the player characters) in our community are almost always Starfleet Officers. So although most anyone in the fleet are officers, there are actually three options for players of UFOP: Starbase 118 characters: officers, enlisted crewmen and civilians. This article deals with enlisted crewmen. Enlisted crewmen[.....] View the full article -
Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off today to the International Space Station to deliver the Pressurized Multipurpose Module, ExPRESS Logistics Carrier-4 and Robonaut2. You can watch coverage of the launch, live, check out where to see the Discovery after it launches, and learn more about the mission online. This mission marks the last of the Discovery,[.....] View the full article
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As the more hawk-eyed of our members may have noticed, we announced a while back that the publicity team had managed to secure an email interview with none other than Star Trek relaunch novelist, David Mack! It is with great pleasure that we are able to present Mr. Mack’s answers to the questions posed to[.....] View the full article
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Congratulations to LtCmdr. David Whale for “A Why To Live,†which is continuing onto the semi-finals, at the end of the year. You can now vote on the submissions from Round 3, and submit new sims for Round 4! Head on down to the Top Sims Contest forum and get to voting! View the full article
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The Vaadwaur are a species from the Delta quadrant, featured primarily in the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Dragon’s Teeth“. What do they mean for our community? Well, our Summer Blockbuster for last year was Operation Bright Star. In this fleet-spanning plot, the ominous musings of Captain Janeway proved to be an ill portent. The Vaadwaur[.....] View the full article
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“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’ but ‘That’s funny…’” -Isaac Asimov Science officers across the Fleet, it’s a pleasure to invite you to the inauguration of the Holographic Science Lounge, the first holographic subspace communication protocol for use across several ships. After some test[.....] View the full article
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Please welcome our newest class of Academy graduates to the UFOP: StarBase 118 fleet: Bowrapiquis Jetseen-(Piqui), and Askade D’ciq! View the full article
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DATES: The class began on February 14, 2011, and ended on February 21, 2011. LIST: sb118-academy1 COMMANDING OFFICER: Capt. Toni Turner FIRST OFFICER: LtCmdr. Ethan Brice NEW MEMBERS: - Bowrapiquis Jetseen-(Piqui) - Askade D'ciq!
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Each month we want to let you know about the number of graduates from the Starbase 118 Academy during the previous month and where those cadets are assigned. Unfortunately, not all applicants graduate from the Academy because they either do not respond to Roll Call or do not complete the Academy requirements. The Training Team makes every effort[.....] View the full article
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This week, Poll of the Week asks: Is X-Factor/American Idol ruining the music industry? Maybe you’re a fan of the show, and you’re enjoying the variety of acts who have hit the charts after running the gauntlet and surviving the public vote? Maybe you’re tired of seeing winner after winner topping the charts? Or maybe[.....] View the full article
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: New blog post : Eagle plot summary for January - http://www.starbase118.net/blog/2011/02/20/eagle-plot-summary-for-january/
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The Eagle arrived at a nascent wormhole at the edges of Federation territory, on a science mission to investigate the newly-discovered phenomena. Upon arriving, they detected vessels nearby from the hostile mahdee species known to frequent the area, although those ships appeared unaware of the Eagle’s presence. The scientific mission was disrupted when the Eagle[.....] View the full article
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The Nova-class starship is a tiny but tenacious workhorse of the fleet whose design philosophy focuses around compact size, reliability and a simple but rugged design. Its primary mission task is short-term planetary study, a noticeable shift away from the increasingly more militarized Starfleet design philosophy exemplified in the Defiant and Prometheus classes. Our community has one[.....] View the full article
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: New blog post : Discovery plot summary for January - http://www.starbase118.net/blog/2011/02/18/discovery-plot-summary-for-january/
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Returning from shore leave, the crew of the USS Discovery NCC-31929-B has been ordered to return to the Avalon sector to represent Starfleet’s interests in the area. Acting as flagship for the sector, the crew has been ordered to patrol the Romulan neutral zone and monitor ships crossing it after the destruction of Romulus and[.....] View the full article
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PLEASE NOTE... Facebook has changed its News Feed, so that by default, you can only see updates from people you've recently interacted with! To change this, click on the arrow next to 'Most Recent', then 'Edit Options', and check the box to receive updates from ALL Friends! Then save. Most Importantly... Re-Post this! Otherwise, only a few of your friends will actually see it.
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“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” -George Santayana Five years ago, the Gorn Confederacy invaded Federation space. The result was a prolonged, bloody war which culminated in the Battle of Eratis. This event was known as the Gorn Conflict of 2383. The heaviest fighting occurred in September 2383. It took[.....] View the full article
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The Constitution requires that, each year, the Executive Council release an address regarding the State of our Federation. The 2011 Address has now been released on our site. We look back at the year of 2010, particularly the challenging circumstances that we encountered by mid-year. In turn, we look forward to the coming months with[.....] View the full article
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Our community allows individual writers to create their own species, communities and civilizations- but the majority of our active characters are established species such as Humans, Vulcans, Andorians and the like. Lt JG Eyas Wulfan-Tine, Chief of Security on the USS Independence-A, instead took a different path- he plays a Pythron, a species mentioned offhandedly[.....] View the full article