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Spock, Messiah!


Spock, Messiah! () is the second original novel based on television series "Star Trek" intended for adult readers, written by Theodore R. Cogswell and Charles A. Spano, Jr. It was preceded by "Spock Must Die!" (1970), and "Mission to Horatius" (1968), however, "Mission" was intended for young readers. Initial reaction to "Spock, Messiah!" was poor, and sales did not meet the expectations set by the release of "Spock Must Die!"
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Spock Must Die! is an American science fiction novel written by James Blish, published by Bantam Books. It was the first original novel based on the television series intended for adult readers. It was preceded by a tie-in comic book line published by Gold Key and the novel "Mission to Horatius" by Mack Reynolds, all intended for younger readers. Blish aimed to kill off a popular character as a way to surprise readers, and during the novel's production chose Spock, with the aid of his wife,
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!" was released after the cancellation of the television series. Blish included a rally cry in his Author's Notes to encourage fans to advocate for the series renewal. Sales of the novel following its release were promising, however, Blish's death in 1975 ended all plans for follow-up. "Spock, Messiah!" by Theodore Cogswell and Charles Spano was released in , it is not a sequel to "Spock Must Die!", though they have similar names. "Spock Must Die!" was collected
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elements in the vein of Martin Gardner's "The Ambidextrous Universe" and Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass". Astrobiologist Daniel Glavin was quoted in the issue of the "New Scientist", saying it was an "intriguing idea" and that "Spock Must Die!" is "certainly a novel turn in this twistiest of tales: the story of how life came to be left-handed". Ellen Kozak reviewed "Spock Must Die!" as "one of the better original novels written from
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Star Trek 12" released in 1977, two years after Blish's death. The original novel based on the television series, "Spock Must Die!" (1970), was also written by Blish, and he planned to release more. According to Lawrence, two episodes featuring popular character Harry Mudd, "I, Mudd" and "Mudd's Women", were held back by Blish for adaptation to be included in the follow-up to "Spock Must Die!". However, Blish died before a
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J.A. Lawrence. Reviews of the novel have been mixed. Some reviewers have directed criticism at the structure or tone of the novel, while others have expressed no enthusiasm for the work, overall. "Spock Must Die!" was reprinted numerous times with different cover art, including a cover by Kazuhiko Sano. The novel was collected in an omnibus for the Science Fiction Book Club in 1978. Prior to the release of the "Spock Must Die!", Blish had written three collections of short stories adapting episodes of the
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Lawrence, only to discover she preferred Spock to Kirk, as well. Following their discussion, Blish chose to kill Spock. The plot, featuring both the Klingons and the Organians, is a follow-up to the first season episode "Errand of Mercy", which had previously been adapted into a short story, by Blish, published in "Star Trek 2" (). "Spock Must Die!" contains a number of references to other works: Mervyn Peake's "Gormenghast" series is hinted at by
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, impenetrable, mirror for the tachyon transporter beam. When the duplicate returns, the crew is confused by the presence of two Spocks. Unable to distinguish the two Spocks, Kirk arbitrarily designates one as "Spock One" and the other as "Spock Two". Spock Two soon argues that the duplicate will be operating on a pro-Klingon agenda, since, being physically reversed, he is also ethically reversed as well, and he states that the duplicate must therefore be killed, "even if it is I"
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the series" in the issue of "Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review". "Encyclopedia of Science Fiction" (), by Don D'Ammassa, synopsizes the novel as "interesting historically, but … a mediocre piece of fiction". George Mann criticised Blish's "Star Trek" fiction, including "Spock Must Die!", as "obviously written primarily for money", and that Blish does not display the "literary and intellectual skill evident in his earlier work". Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer reviewed the novel
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Prince Caspian and Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The novel's conclusion does not reset the universe, as was common in episodes of the television series. Instead, the Organians have confined the Klingon race to their homeworld for a thousand years, unable to take advantage of space flight, and the antagonist Commander Koloth is trapped in an asymptotically slowing distortion of local time, unaware of his punishment. It is likely Blish would have continued to explore the results of these changes in a follow-up novel. "Spock Must Die
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had to infuse the inverse forms of amino acids into his diet. McCoy explains that such a meagre diet would have induced deficiency diseases in a human, but that a Vulcan is able to endure it indefinitely. The "Enterprise" receives communiques indicating that the war is going badly for the Federation. Upon arriving at Organia, the crew are affected by a powerful mental disturbance centered on the planet. Kirk, Scotty and Spock transport to the surface, but Kirk identifies the Spock with him as the duplicate Spock (Spock One
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Kirk and Spock are marooned on an uncharted planet. However, other writers suggest that it is biologically impossible for a male to consummate pon farr with another male. Furthermore, in the "Original Series", it is clearly stated that Vulcans are legally bound with their mate as children. They may neglect the relationship in future years but pon farr compels them to consummate the marriage at the appropriate time. Vulcans must mate or die "trying". However, in "Amok Time", Spock finds that a substitute to
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is found and revived. The away team returns to the "Enterprise". Prior to "Spock, Messiah!", only one "Star Trek" tie-in novel intended for adult readers had been published, "Spock Must Die!", written by James Blish. Blish's novel had sold well, and further books were planned, including a novel featuring the character Harry Mudd. However, Blish's unexpected death halted further work. The Harry Mudd concept did eventually become "Mudd's Angels" ()
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. He uses technology of that period to interface with his tricorder over the course of the weeks they spend in the period before witnessing Edith Keeler's (Joan Collins) death. In the premiere episode of the second season, "Amok Time", Spock begins to undergo pon farr, the Vulcan blood fever, and must undergo a ritual mating in the next eight days or die. Kirk disobeys Starfleet orders and takes the "Enterprise" to the planet Vulcan so that Spock can undergo the mating ritual. When they arrive
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. After faking a mental breakdown, and barricading himself in sick bay, Spock One escapes in a stolen shuttlecraft which he has adapted to warp drive. This offers strong evidence that he is the duplicate and traitor. The crew find corroboration of this when they discover that Spock One required time, and access to the "Enterprise's" science facilities, to manufacture chirality-reversed amino acids. He had undergone a total left-to-right inversion, down to the atomic scale during his creation. To survive, he
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Mission to Horatius


Mission to Horatius is a novel based on the American science fiction television series "". It was published in 1968 by Whitman, and was the first original novel based on the series; the first novel for adult audiences, "Spock Must Die!", was not published until February 1970. "Mission to Horatius" details the adventures of the crew of the U.S.S. "Enterprise" investigating where a distress signal had originated, resulting in them engaging with several different human colonies. The novel was written by Mack Reynolds,
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List of Star Trek novels


," a young adult novel written by Mack Reynolds, was the first original novel to be based on the , and the only novel to be published while the series aired on NBC. Published by Whitman Books, an imprint of Western Publishing, as part of a book line based on popular television properties. A facsimile reproduction was published by Pocket Books in 1999. The Star Trek Reader is a four-volume, limited-edition, omnibus of Jame's Blish's episode novelizations and his novel "Spock Must Die!
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an alien species found on Organia called "gormenghastlies" by Kirk; Uhura says she is able to transmit a message in Eurish, in the clear, and avoid detection, a reference to James Joyce's "Finnegans Wake;" Scotty uses the word "mathom" to describe the objects that have materialized on the ship as part of his transporter experiments, which is a reference to "The Lord of the Rings".. Another alien species mentioned is the "reepicheep", based on the name of a Talking Mouse in
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). Realizing the danger to Kirk and Scotty, via their psychic link, Spock Two transports to the planet, and kills his duplicate. The away team discover that the Organians are not dead, but imprisoned. However, a weapon deployed by the Klingons has restrained their mental abilities, preventing them from expressing their thoughts. As thought-creatures, the restraint will ultimately destroy them if it is not disabled. Scotty is able to disable the weapon, and discharge the thought screen surrounding the planet, freeing the Organians.
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is a long way from Federation space, and they redirect toward the Klingon neutral zone. Scotty tinkers with the transporter, and develops a method to construct a temporary tachyon copy of a crewman that could be transported a far greater distance than the standard range of a transporter beam. Thus, enabling the "Enterprise" to place an agent on Organia long before the ship can reach the planet. Spock is chosen, but a permanent duplicate is created unexpectedly upon transport, as something at or on Organia has functioned as a perfect
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treated. Spock is forced to explain that he is undergoing pon farr, a condition male Vulcans experience periodically throughout their adult life, and that he must mate or die. Kirk contacts Starfleet to request permission to divert to Vulcan but is denied. Kirk disobeys orders, believing that saving the life of his friend is more important than his career. At Vulcan, Spock invites Kirk and McCoy to accompany him to the wedding ceremony. He explains that Vulcans are bonded as children so as to fulfill the "pon farr" commitment
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In retaliation, the Klingon race is confined to their homeworld, and the Klingon commander, Koloth, is trapped in a bubble of asymptotically slowing time, unaware of his fate. The "Enterprise" continues on its five-year mission of exploration. For the first original "Star Trek" novel for adults, Blish wanted to surprise readers by killing a popular character. Unexpectedly, Spock had been the most popular character in the television series—more popular than Captain Kirk. Blish discussed his premise with his wife, J.A.
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The City on the Edge of Forever


Dr. McCoy saved Keeler's life, and Keeler founded a pacifist movement, causing the United States to delay its entrance into World War II and allowing Nazi Germany time to develop nuclear weapons, with which they will conquer the world. Kirk admits his love for Keeler, and Spock answers that Keeler must die in order to prevent billions of deaths. On her way with Kirk to see a movie, Keeler mentions McCoy. Kirk, shocked and excited, tells her to stay where she is and calls for Spock to tell him
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deceased's stomach is racemic and therefore synthetic. In James Blish's Star Trek novella "Spock Must Die!", Spock's mirror-duplicate is later discovered to have stolen chemical reagents from the medical bay to convert certain amino acids to opposite-chirality isomers that his metabolism requires. In Spider Robinson's Callahan's Place short story "Mirror/rorriM On the Wall", a mirror is constructed of thiotimoline which leads to a parallel but inverted universe. A character attempts to smuggle food between the two universes to sell
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I Die as a "Buffalo Bills tailgate party and a high school kegger". During tours, they enjoy setting their hair on fire and drinking. One of Keith's writing tactics is to get incoherently drunk and see what comes out. On January 4, 2006, Keith and Every Time I Die were in a van accident but escaped unharmed. Keith also has a tattoo of Spock's head on a lawn chair, day dreaming about what he (Spock) would look like with a moustache. Spock has a tear
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with doing odd jobs to earn money. Spock works to devise a method of interfacing with his tricorder to analyze its recorded images to determine how McCoy has altered history. While they await his arrival, Kirk and Keeler spend time together, and Kirk begins to fall in love. McCoy stumbles into the mission, unnoticed by Kirk and Spock, and Keeler nurses him back to health. Spock completes his work and discovers that Keeler was supposed to die that year in a traffic accident. In the altered timeline, Spock learns that
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in the omnibus "The Star Trek Reader IV" (), for the Science Fiction Book Club. Also included were the short story collections "Star Trek 10" (), and "Star Trek 11" (). Bantam Books reprinted and reissued the novel twenty times from to . The final printing featured an original cover designed by Japanese artist Kazuhiko Sano. In "A Clash of Symbols" (), Brian M. Stableford described the novel as a "combination of space opera and whimsy, quite typical of the
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Yesterday's Son


refusal to acknowledge him. The Enterprise is called back to the planet Gateway to protect the Guardian of Forever from a Romulan intelligence raid. It is imperative to the security of the United Federation of Planets that the Romulans not discover the Guardian's powers; if they cannot be driven away, Gateway must be destroyed. The Romulans, who have landed near the Guardian, have hiden themselves behind a ground-based cloaking device. Spock devises a plan to place a force field around the Guardian. Zar volunteers to help Spock
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Somatosensory evoked potential


on to die or have vegetative neurological sequelae. In the recent decade, the clinical usefulness of SEPs entered the operating room, allowing the intraoperative monitoring of the CNS and, thus, safeguarding CNS structures during high risk surgeries. Continuous SEP monitoring can warn a surgeon and prompt intervention before impairment becomes permanent. Testing with median nerve SEPs is used to identify the sensory and motor cortex during craniotomies and in monitoring surgery at the midcervical or upper cervical levels. Posterior tibial nerve SEP monitoring is widely used for monitoring the spinal cord during
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until sometime prior to publication of the eleventh volume. "Star Trek 12" (1977), published after Blish's death in 1975, was co-credited to J. A. Lawrence. Adaptations of episodes involving the popular character Harry Mudd were reserved by Blish for inclusion in planned original novel, possibly a follow up to "Spock Must Die!" However, there is no record if the book was ever completed. The novelizations of "Mudd's Women" and "I, Mudd" were collected as "Mudd's
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in time and changes history, Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) follow him to correct the timeline. In doing so, Kirk falls in love with Edith Keeler (Joan Collins), but realizes that in order to save his future, he must allow her to die. The episode received widespread critical acclaim and has been frequently stated to be the best episode of the entire franchise, with it fondly received by cast, crew, and critics. Elements such as the tragic ending were highlighted by
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the death of Edith Koestler, and as in the final version, Kirk falls in love with her; in this version however, he does so knowing that she must die in the end. Emotionally, he cannot stop Beckwith from attempting to save Koestler — Spock has to do it. Roddenberry had asked for the ship specifically to be placed in danger, and so Ellison added the renegade element in response. Roddenberry disagreed with some of Kirk's actions in the first draft, and he asked Ellison to rewrite the treatment
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novel could be completed. Lawrence did eventually adapt the two episodes, as "Mudd's Angels" (1978), which included an original novella "Business, as Usual, During Altercations" by Lawrence. Blish credited his financial stability later in life to the "Star Trek" commission, and the advance he received for "Spock Must Die!". Blish was among the first literary critics of science fiction, and he judged works in the genre by the standards applied to "serious" literature. He took to
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"from""), the old crew must rescue them. In the end, all of the characters except McCoy and Spock die. Mancuso asked Leonard Nimoy to conceive the new film to serve as a swan song for the original cast. Nimoy, Mark Rosenthal and Lawrence Konner suggested Kirk meeting Jean-Luc Picard, but ""s producers refused to end their show. Nicholas Meyer, who directed "" and co-wrote "" was also approached for an idea for the sixth film, but had none
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comments, and that "Star Trek" "is a valuable property worth protecting and I personally would rather blow a deal like this than see the property harmed." Despite corrections, Roddenberry wrote a five-page dissection of "Mission to Horatius" describing what he felt was wrong with the novel. The first original "Star Trek" novel for adults, "Spock Must Die!", was not published until February 1970. While Whitman did not publish any other "Star Trek" novels, it did publish a
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television series. The second collection, "Star Trek 2" (), included an adaptation of the episode "Errand of Mercy", which the novel directly references in the second chapter. Doctor Leonard McCoy (erroneously nicknamed "Doc" instead of "Bones" throughout, for which Blish blamed an editor in one of his subsequent adaptation collections) and Engineer Montgomery Scott discuss McCoy's fear of the transporter. McCoy posits that an original person is killed upon dematerialization, and a duplicate is created at the destination. Scotty
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explains that the technology does not destroy the original object but causes every single particle to undergo a "Dirac jump" to its new location - and that converting a human-sized mass to energy would blow up the ship. McCoy is not convinced, and he wonders what happens to the soul in a transporter beam. The conversation is interrupted by the news that the Organians appear to have been destroyed by the Klingon Empire. The Organians had been enforcing a peace treaty between the Empire and the Federation. The "Enterprise"
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"Star Trek" mythos". Stableford believed the sequences in the novel would have been too expensive for the television series, however, the novel's structure was similar to an actual episode containing "sub-climaxes that one can easily imagine would bracket commercial breaks". Strother B. Purdy referred to novel's text as a "rather well-written" example of the duplication of characters in science fiction, in his study "The Hole in the Fabric" (). Purdy was also impressed by novel's play on
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a simple home movie level. An early effort to achieve something more was John Cosentino's "Paragon's Paragon", which was an unofficial adaption of James's Blish's "Spock Must Die!," an early "Star Trek" spinoff novel. The film ran for an hour and was shot on 16mm film using a full-size recreation of the Bridge set. It also used a wide variety of film special effects techniques on a budget of over $2,000-- equivalent to $10,000 in today's
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with medicines (but will still die slowly in obvious pain) or his pet can be allowed to die quickly with dignity. Young Spock chooses the latter, and I Chaya dies peacefully. By making this choice, Spock has thus chosen the Vulcan way of life - logic and emotional control - and his elder self, successful in repairing history, returns to the restored present day, but not before teaching his younger self how to perform the Vulcan nerve pinch. The network, NBC, expressed concern about the episode's depiction
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The Vulcan Academy Murders


The Vulcan Academy Murders is a "" novel written by Jean Lorrah. Captain Kirk and Dr. McCoy travel to a hospital facility on Vulcan to acquire treatment for a badly wounded Enterprise crew member. Kirk encounters Spock's mother, Amanda Grayson, and Spock's father, Sarek, and soon becomes heavily involved in Spock's personal life. Then people begin to die. Kirk, trying to solve the case, is hampered by some Vulcans' belief that it would be illogical for murder to be happening on their home world,
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photographic stills. Many of Bantam's "Star Trek" books remained in print until 1991. Blish was known to have expressed an extreme dislike for tie-in fiction, however he accepted the commission from Bantam Books to novelized episodes of "", at $2,000 per volume. He later stated his financial stability stemmed from the publication of the adaptations. Which likely included the commission for "Spock Must Die!" (1970), which earned him a $3,000 advance. Prior to his relocation to the United Kingdom
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in 1969, Blish had not screened the NBC broadcasts of "Star Trek". Nor was he involved in the production of the series in any capacity. His personal feelings regarding the merit of "Star Trek" were expressed by the pun "an enterprise so well conceived" in the "Author's Note" of "Spock Must Die!". Adaptations published after 1970 aligned more with the narrative tone and pacing utilized by the television series, indicating Blish had screened at least some episodes. Mostly likely via rebroadcasts by
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the last novel to give "Kirk a romance." Thirteen original novels, including "Spock Must Die!", were published from 1970 to 1981. Writer Jacqueline Lichtenberg had begun research on the "Star Trek" phenomenon and fandom in the early 1970s. Her intention was to write a newspaper feature on the subject, but her research amassed enough material for a reference work. A query package was assembled and submitted to the major publishers, but the query was rejected by all, including Bantam Books. Following a delay
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Tachyons in fiction


The hypothetical particles tachyons have inspired many occurrences of tachyons in fiction. The use of the word in science fiction dates back at least to 1970 when James Blish's Star Trek novel "Spock Must Die!" incorporated tachyons into an ill-fated transporter experiment. In general, tachyons are a standby mechanism upon which many science fiction authors rely to establish faster-than-light communication, with or without reference to causality issues. For example, in the "Babylon 5" television series, tachyons are used for real-
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was on publishing articles, research pieces, and letters from fans. "Star Trek" fanzines were also publishing fan fiction, some of which Lichtenberg believed was comparable to the television series. A query package was assembled by Lichtenberg, and shared with publishers. However, the query was rejected by all, including by Frederick Pohl at Bantam Books, who were publishing a series episode novelizations by James Blish, and who had also published Blish's original "Star Trek" novel, "Spock Must Die!" (1970)
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Star Trek


. The first original "Star Trek" novel was "Mission to Horatius" by Mack Reynolds, which was published in hardcover by Whitman Books in 1968. The first publisher of "Star Trek" fiction aimed at adult readers was Bantam Books. James Blish wrote adaptations of episodes of the original series in twelve volumes from 1967 to 1977; in 1970, he wrote the first original Star Trek novel published by Bantam, "Spock Must Die!". Pocket Books published subsequent "Star Trek" novels. Prolific "Star
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rest on his homeworld, Vulcan, and without help, McCoy will die from carrying the "katra". Disobeying orders, Kirk and his officers spring McCoy from detention, disable the USS "Excelsior", and steal the "Enterprise" from Spacedock to return to the Genesis planet to retrieve Spock's body. On Genesis, the Klingons capture Marcus, Saavik and Spock and before Kruge can interrogate them their ship signals that the "Enterprise" has arrived and Kruge immediately beams back to the Bird of Prey. In orbit
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SEP-IRA


A Simplified Employee Pension Individual Retirement Arrangement (SEP IRA) is a variation of the Individual Retirement Account used in the United States. SEP IRAs are adopted by business owners to provide retirement benefits for themselves and their employees. There are no significant administration costs for a self-employed person with no employees. If the self-employed person does have employees, all employees must receive the same benefits under a SEP plan. Since SEP IRAs are a type of IRA, funds can be invested the same way as most other IRAs
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Star Trek spin-off fiction


issued a facsimile edition. The first publisher of "Star Trek" fiction aimed at adult readers was Bantam Books, which initially produced a bestselling series of novelizations of the original 79 episodes by James Blish that began in 1967. Later adaptations were done by Blish's wife, J. A. Lawrence, some of these were credited to Blish with others appearing under Lawrence's name. In 1970, Blish wrote the first original novel published by Bantam, "Spock Must Die!", although subsequent novels did not appear until 1976.
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List of Ship of Theseus examples


people often have their organic body parts replaced by artificial parts, sometimes going so far as to have their entire body replaced with a prosthetic one, leaving the brain as the only remaining original part. The plot of the James Blish novel "Spock Must Die!" hinges on this philosophical dilemma. In Peter Watts' interstellar sci-fi novel Blindsight, the crew's ship is called Theseus. It features technology to create and replace its own parts when broken, and can heal and replace crew members' organs and tissue
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Star Trek expanded universe


backstory of Doctor Leonard McCoy. Although original "Star Trek" fiction (for adult audiences) dates back to James Blish's 1970 novel "Spock Must Die!", published by Bantam Books, the publishing company Simon & Schuster is most directly responsible for contributing to the "Star Trek" Expanded Universe through its license with Pocket Books which has generated a large number of "Star Trek" novels over the past twenty-five years. Information in the novels, while sometime contradictory, often serves to provide information to the
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The Tholian Web


"Enterprise" has violated Tholian space and must leave. Spock persuades him to wait one hour and fifty-three minutes. When the time is up, Kirk does not reappear, and Spock concludes that the arrival of the Tholian ship has disrupted the interphase. When the "Enterprise" is attacked by Loskene, McCoy again urges Spock to leave, believing that Kirk is lost. Spock chooses to return fire and the Tholian ship is disabled, but the "Enterprise" takes damage as well. Scott warns that because of
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The Ultimate Computer


that he sees a psychotic episode coming, and as Daystrom begins loudly to proclaim his and his creation's invincibility, Spock subdues him with a Vulcan nerve pinch. Kirk then tries to persuade the M-5 to stop its attacks. The M-5 acknowledges Kirk, who asks M-5 what its purpose is. M-5 responds that its purpose is to protect lives. Kirk rejoins that it acted contrary to its purpose by murdering people. M-5 acknowledges that it has committed murder and must therefore die, and shuts itself down. In so doing,
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's messiah. He threatens to destroy crystals vital to the success of the mission. The crew discover Spock had been linked to a fanatic named Chag Gara. However, due to an increase in radiation, the "Enterprise" must leave planetary orbit sooner than expected, but the crew cannot depart without the crystals held by Spock. The crew also discover that an Ensign George had intentionally damaged Spock's implant while under the influence of Gara. She returns to the planet with Kirk, Commander Scott and Ensign Chekov. The
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Yesteryear (Star Trek: The Animated Series)


at the time, Spock could not have been in two places at once to save himself as a child. Spock must go back through the time gate to his childhood, and save the life of the child he was. For his part, Thelin is supportive of Spock's efforts despite its consequences on his own existence and the officers respectfully wish each other long and prosperous lives in whatever circumstances the hopefully repaired timeline would put them in. At first, this proceeds smoothly: Spock assumes the identity of Selek, a distant
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SEP-IRA


. The deadline for establishing the plan and making contributions is the filing deadline for the employer's tax return, including extensions. The strictest conditions employers may place on employee eligibility are as follows. The employee must be included if they: Employers may use less restrictive criteria. SEP-IRA funds are taxed at ordinary income tax rates when qualified withdrawals are taken after age (as for traditional IRAs). Contributions to a SEP plan are deductible, lowering a taxpayer's income tax liability in the contribution year. SEP-IRA
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This Man Must Die


This Man Must Die (), American title The Beast Must Die, is a 1969 French and Italian thriller film directed by Claude Chabrol. The story is based on a 1938 novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, writing as Nicholas Blake, "The Beast Must Die". The film had a total of 1,092,910 admissions in France. A sports car races through the countryside. A young woman is in the passenger seat. It enters a small village at high speed. It hits Charles Thénier's nine-year-old
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Orcs Must Die! 2


Orcs Must Die! 2 is a trap based action-tower defense video game that Robot Entertainment developed as the follow-up to the original "Orcs Must Die!", with Microsoft Game Studios publishing the sequel for Microsoft Windows on July 30, 2012 in the United States. On April 2, 2012, Microsoft announced the development of "Orcs Must Die! 2" at the Penny Arcade Expo in Boston (PAX East), with their emphasis on co-operative gameplay as the principal addition over the original.
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Operation: Annihilate!


that he must return to the surface to acquire a specimen to study. Kirk and McCoy agree, and Spock, on return to the colony, is able to stun a creature. Returning to the "Enterprise", Spock determines that the creatures are part of a hive mind, and apparently indestructible. They recall the ship pilot that claimed he was free before diving into the sun, and suspect the sun's properties may harm the creatures. Despite numerous tests, Spock and McCoy fail to find a solution. Kirk holds
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The Entropy Effect


younger scientist that he'd rather die than face the consequences, leads him to destroy his device and his research. Spock returns to the "present" of the restored timeline to find that all is well, but that he has the memories of both versions of reality. Spock decides not to reveal any of this and informs Kirk that the singularity is in the process of self-destructing. The novel ends with the "Enterprise" leaving the area, with Sulu about to be granted a field promotion, Kirk having realized
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Sarek


Enterprise" where Spock helped save Sarek's life, father and son are reconciled in the episode "Journey to Babel", with Mark Lenard portraying the first appearance of Sarek. Mark Lenard voiced Sarek in the "" episode "". In this episode Spock must travel back in time to his childhood, and keep his younger self from dying and being replaced by an Andorian as First Officer of the "Enterprise". Spock, posing as a relative, meets a younger version of Sarek. Mark Lenard portrayed Sarek in
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock


learns that Spock's spirit, or katra, is held in the mind of Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Kirk and company steal the "Enterprise" to return Spock's body to his homeworld. The crew must also contend with hostile Klingons led by Kruge (Christopher Lloyd) who are bent on stealing the secrets of a powerful terraforming device. Paramount Pictures commissioned the film after the positive critical and commercial reaction to "The Wrath of Khan". Nimoy directed the film, becoming the first "
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Fairest of Them All


entire ship by Spock, showing the crew the real nature of their leader. Two guards then enter the officer's lounge and, to Kirk's surprise, arrest and finally neutralize him. Spock gives a to Kirk and to the few crew members still loyal to him, so that they can reach the nearest habitable system. Spock states that he's aware of the fact that the entire Terran fleet will try to stop the "Enterprise" and his attempts to build a peaceful Empire, but that he must try. In
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I Am Not Spock


. Based on that rumor, when "" was being made, newspapers reported that Nimoy stated in "I Am Not Spock" that he did not want to be involved with "Star Trek" any longer. In 2002, "" actor Brent Spiner joked that his autobiography would be entitled "I Am Not Spock, Either". Prior to playing the role of Spock in the 2009 film "Star Trek", Zachary Quinto read "I Am Not Spock" for insight about the possibility of being typecast into the
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The Lorelei Signal


and the other men. Back on the planet, Kirk and his party manage to gather enough strength to escape to a spacious garden and hide inside a tall urn. They discover that the pace of their loss of strength correlates with the proximity of the women. Rather than just wait to be found or just die, they decide that Spock should go back alone and attempt to find a communicator and contact the ship since he has not deteriorated as much as the others. Spock is able to complete his task and orders Uhura
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Sarek


movies based on the original "" series. In "" (1984), Sarek asks James T. Kirk to bring Spock's body back along with his "katra", or living essence, to Vulcan. Sarek later confronts Kirk at his apartment, thinking that Spock placed his "katra" into Kirk's mind (since Kirk was the last person to be with the dying Spock), and asking Kirk why he did not return Spock to Vulcan. Unknown to either Sarek or Kirk, Spock had actually placed his
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The Paradise Syndrome


an ancient race that resettled various endangered humanoid populations on other planets in order to ensure their survival. Spock surmises that the obelisk has malfunctioned. As the asteroid nears the planet, the sky darkens, thunder roars and strong winds blow, and the elders tell Kirk he must go into the temple to stop the storm. As Kirk pounds fruitlessly on the side of the obelisk, the tribe turns against him, stoning him and Miramanee. Spock and McCoy materialize, frightening the villagers away. Spock uses a mind meld to retrieve
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The Enemy Within (Star Trek: The Original Series)


self would do, and correctly locates the other Kirk. Though there is a brief scuffle, Spock is able to disable the "evil" Kirk with a Vulcan nerve pinch. Spock recognizes both Kirks are suffering fatigue, and they must find a way to reverse the transporter accident, not only to save Kirk but also the landing party stranded on the planet. Spock and Scott attempt to use power from the ship's impulse drive to reverse the transporter on the dog-like specimen, and while the two beings are rejoined
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Development of Spock


, plus $100 for expenses, improvements to billing and greater input on scripts. Roddenberry became concerned at the concentration of the fanbase on Spock and not Kirk. He wrote to his friend, noted science fiction writer Isaac Asimov for advice on what to do about the situation. They corresponded several times on the subject, and Asimov suggested several ideas to enhance Kirk's popularity. These included placing the character in disguises to make Kirk seem more fun, or to create situations where Spock must save Kirk's life to demonstrate who
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RCA 1802


small programs than general purpose coding. A few commonly used subroutines can be called quickly by keeping their address in one of the 16 registers; however, the called subroutine must know (hard coded) what the calling PC register is to perform the "return" instruction. The SEP instruction is used to call a subroutine pointed to by one of the 16-bit registers and another SEP to return to the caller (SEP stands for "Set Program Counter", and selects which one of the 16 registers is to be used as
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Development of Spock


one fan paid for advertisements urging Paramount to abandon the plan. Nimoy said afterwards that "I thought everything was managed in excellent taste. I feel proud. When it was first suggested to me that Spock would die, I was hesitant. It seemed exploitative. But now that I've seen how it was accomplished, I think it was a very good idea." Some fans even went so far as to issue death threats against Leonard Nimoy's family. Bennett explained, "For some reason fans got the impression that
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Dorothy Must Die


"Dorothy Must Die". The third installment of the series titled "Yellow Brick War" was published on March 15, 2016. The fourth and final book, "The End of Oz", was released on March 14, 2017. In 2013 The CW was reportedly in negotiations to produce a television series based upon the series. However, no further details have been announced. "Nerdist" gave "Dorothy Must Die" a positive review, commenting that "In less skilled hands, all this could make for
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The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care


Spock clarifies in his manual that while parents should respect their children, they also must ask for respect in return. By the fourth edition, Spock adapts to society's shifting ideas of gender equality, especially after the rise of the women's liberation movement and concurrent feminist criticisms about sexism apparent in "Baby and Child Care". Spock changed every pronoun for the baby, previously referred to only as “he,” and discusses ways for parents to minimize gender stereotyping while raising a child. He warns against praising girls only
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Metamorphosis (Star Trek: The Original Series)


glowing mass resembling the phenomenon that brought them to the planetoid. Cochrane calls this entity "the Companion", and explains that as an old man, he took one last flight, intending to die in space, but his crippled ship was intercepted and rescued by the entity, which restored him to youth and has been keeping him alive since. When he reveals his full name, Kirk, Spock and McCoy are stunned to discover that he is Zefram Cochrane, the inventor of warp drive. When the Companion attacks Spock as
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Retirement plans in the United States


SEP IRAs are adopted by business owners to provide retirement benefits for the business owners and their employees. There are no significant administration costs for self-employed person with no employees. If the self-employed person does have employees, all employees must receive the same benefits under a SEP plan. Because SEP accounts are treated as IRAs, funds can be invested the same way as is the case for any other IRA. Keogh plans are full-fledged pension plans for the self-employed. Named for U.S. Representative Eugene James
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RFK Must Die


Must Die: Epilogue" goes into detail about a recent audio analysis that concludes that 13 shots were fired and suggests the possibility of a second shooter. After a three-year investigation, "RFK Must Die" was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 16 May 2008 and in New York on 5 June 2008, the fortieth anniversary of the assassination. In November 2006, BBC Television's "Newsnight" aired a twelve-minute screening of the documentary. O'Sullivan stated that while researching a screenplay based on the Manchurian candidate
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Football at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament


1 Sep 2018. section begin="Venues" / section end=Venues/ Each nation must submit a squad of 20 players, 17 of whom must be born on or after 1 January 1995, and three of whom can be older dispensation players. The draw for the tournament was held on 5 July 2018 with initially 24 teams involved. The teams were seeded into four pots based on their performances in the previous Asian Games in 2014. The hosts Indonesia were automatically assigned into position A1. However, the initial draw result was scratched because
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The Beast Must Die (1952 film)


The Beast Must Die () is a 1952 Argentine thriller film, which is directed by Román Viñoly Barreto and stars Guillermo Battaglia, Narciso Ibáñez Menta and Warly Ceriani. It based on the novel The Beast must Die by Irish poet Nicholas Blake. A widowed children's author lives quietly with his nine-year-old son, this is suddenly hit by a car and dies the driver fled undetected. Police investigators in the case now live in the files, but Charles believes he has detected in the accident, the television
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Killing Time (Star Trek novel)


. They retrieve Kirk, and discover that taking Kirk and Spock was a ploy to have them both travel back in time to stop the Romulan agents from preventing the formation of the Federation. They travel back in time and disable the agents, but Spock is seriously injured and dying. Kirk and Spock mindmeld as reality shifts once more and restores the original timeline. The original manuscript of "Killing Time" included Kirk/Spock based slash fiction overtones. The foundation of this genre of writing dated back to the 1970s with fan
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Spock


thwart Nero's attempt to destroy the Federation. The film also features Jacob Kogan in several scenes depicting Spock's childhood, including his abuse at the hands of other Vulcan children due to his half-Human heritage, and his relationship with his parents (Ben Cross and Winona Ryder). The film also depicts Kirk and Spock's initial clashes at Starfleet Academy, and the gradual development of their friendship based on shared mutual respect, what the elder Spock calls "... a friendship that will define them both in ways they can
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Bill Gates Must Die


"Bill Gates Must Die" is the third track on John Vanderslice's "Mass Suicide Occult Figurines" album released in 2000 on Barsuk Records. On 9 February 2000, "SF Weekly" reported that Vanderslice had trouble releasing a number of promotional compact discs of the album "Mass Suicide Occult Figurines" featuring the track "Bill Gates Must Die". The Los Altos, California-based CD manufacturer Media Technology Services declined the release stating they took issue with the submitted cover art that spoofed the Microsoft logo. Sales associate
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Signal Transfer Point


A Signal Transfer Point (STP) is a router that relays SS7 messages between "signaling end-points" (SEPs) and other signaling transfer points (STPs). Typical SEPs include "service switching points" (SSPs) and "service control points" (SCPs). The STP is connected to adjacent SEPs and STPs via signaling links. Based on the address fields of the SS7 messages, the STP routes the messages to the appropriate outgoing signaling link. Edge STPs can also route based upon message body content using
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Spock's Brain


a second chance". In 2017, this episode was rated the 3rd worst episode of all episodes of the Star Trek franchise, including the later series but before "", by "ScreenRant". In 2018, CBR included this episode in a list of "Star Trek" episodes that are "so bad they must be seen". A ranking of every episode of the original series by "Hollywood", placed this episode 78th out of 79 episodes. CBS News listed "Spock's Brain" as one of
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Star Trek Beyond


then use the base to attack the Federation. Kirk and the others free the crew as Krall launches into space with the bioweapon, leading his drones to "Yorktown". As the "Enterprise" survivors power up the "Franklin" and launch her in pursuit of Krall, they deduce that such a massive swarm must coordinate its attacks via radio signals, specifically in the VHF frequency band. Scott transports Spock and McCoy into one of the swarm ships to seize control of it. Matching the swarm's frequency, they jam
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The Infinite Vulcan


the franchise. As with the rest of the first season, the episode was directed by Hal Sutherland. Set in the 23rd century, the series follows the adventures of Captain James T. Kirk (voiced by William Shatner) and the crew of the Starfleet starship "Enterprise". In this episode, the crew visit a planet inhabited by plant-based lifeforms and must save the life of Science Officer Spock (voiced by Leonard Nimoy) after he is abducted by a giant clone of Dr. Stavos Keniclius (voiced by James Doohan
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United States hydrogen policy


programs. Each states energy office gets SEP funding and manages all SEP funded projects. For more information about the SEP, including project descriptions, visit the SEP website. Clean Ports USA is an incentive-based program designed to help reduce emissions by encouraging port authorities to redesign and replace older diesel engines with new technologies and cleaner fuels. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Clean Diesel Campaign offers funding to port authorities to help them overcome the obstacles that prevent the adoption of cleaner diesel technologies. Clean Construction USA promotes the reduction
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The Pirates of Orion


Kirk (voiced by William Shatner) and the crew of the Starfleet starship "Enterprise". In this episode, Kirk and the "Enterprise" must contend with pirates who have stolen a load of cargo that includes medicine crucial to save a dying Spock (voiced by Leonard Nimoy). The story was developed from Weinstein out of a "Star Trek"-based short story he had previously published in a school science fiction publication. After it failed to be read on the first submission, it was resubmitted and purchased by the production team
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock


Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is a 1984 American science fiction film directed by Leonard Nimoy and based on the television series "". It is the third film in the "Star Trek" film series, and is the second part of a three-film story arc that begins with "" (1982) and concludes with "" (1986). After the death of Spock (Nimoy), the crew of the USS "Enterprise" returns to Earth. When James T. Kirk (William Shatner)
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Yesteryear (Star Trek: The Animated Series)


"Yesteryear" is the second episode of the first season of the animated American science fiction television series "". It first aired in the NBC Saturday morning lineup on September 15, 1973, and was written by veteran "" writer D. C. Fontana. Widely regarded as one of the best episodes of the series, it was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award. "Yesteryear" guest-starred Mark Lenard in the role of Spock's father, Sarek. In this episode, "Enterprise" First Officer Spock must travel
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The Changeling (Star Trek: The Original Series)


is a biological unit. Nomad responds that it must "reevaluate." Kirk orders the probe back to the brig, and it departs under security guard. Spock then suggests to Kirk that admitting to Nomad that he, "the Creator," is imperfect was probably a mistake. Spock also observes that because Nomad has threatened to return to its "launch point," the Earth and all its inhabitants are now at risk of sterilization. En route to the brig, Nomad kills its two security escorts and heads instead to
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Sarek (novel)


eventually escape together. As they approach a Klingon spaceport intending to hijack a ship, they meet up with Kirk, Spock, and McCoy, who had intended to rescue the cadet. The five of them manage to steal a miniature Klingon Bird-of-Prey and escape back to the "Enterprise". A Romulan ship is discovered just inside the neutral zone, and Sarek realizes that ship must be under the command of Taryn. Sarek and Spock beam over to the Romulan ship in an attempt to acquire incontrovertible proof that
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Avenger (Shatner novel)


, along with Captain Jean-Luc Picard, and their respective crews, must unite to uncover the conspiracy that caused this before it undermines the Federation. Ambassador Spock is on a mission of his own, and a deeply personal one at that. He is determined to find the murderer of his father Sarek, for that is what he believes the true fate of his father was. He and Kirk reunite to avenge Sarek's death. During this time, Spock lets go of all the self-control that makes him Vulcan
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The Immunity Syndrome (Star Trek: The Original Series)


which reveals that the object is indeed made of protoplasm, and is alive. McCoy believes that a manned probe must be sent into the creature to gather the data needed to destroy it, and volunteers himself for the job. Spock insists that he is better qualified, and Kirk agrees. Spock pilots a shuttle through the creature's outer membrane and makes his way toward the nucleus. Eventually, he reports that the creature is ready to reproduce, and suggests a method of destroying it, but the key part of the message
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The Devil in the Dark


Vanderberg's desk, which Vanderberg dismisses as a geological oddity. Suddenly, they are alerted to a problem in the colony's main nuclear reactor, and find its guard killed and the main circulating pump stolen. Chief Engineer Scott rigs a temporary replacement, but the crude improvisation fails shortly thereafter. Either the missing part or a more-effective replacement must be found within 48 hours. Captain Kirk and his security team begin to search for the creature. Spock, suspecting the creature may be a silicon-based lifeform, modifies
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World Qualification Series (2009)


18 - Aug 23" 30th Anniversary of the Lacanau Pro and good conditions this year. Surf, concerts, events scheduled. Check out the video for a summary of the event http://vimeo.com/6994555 "Aug 25 - Aug 30" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 04 - Sep 06" "Sep 09 - Sep 12" "Sep 10 - Sep 13" "Sep 08 - Sep 13" "Sep 15 - Sep 20" "Sep 16 - Sep 22" "Sep
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Star Trek: Chains of Betrayal


is non-profit in nature and was meant as a tribute. After the sudden disappearance of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Commander William Riker must take command of the "Enterprise-D", and guide his crew through a treacherous web of lies and betrayal. Due to the recent mind-meld they shared together, Ambassador Spock is sent to investigate Picard’s disappearance, undermining a shattered Riker. Spock searches through personal logs and makes accusations, polarizing the crew. His presence on the Federation flagship initiates a chain reaction
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For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky


of the nature of their world. McCoy and Natira have fallen in love, and Natira asks the Oracle for permission to marry McCoy, which the Oracle grants on condition that McCoy accept an "instrument of obedience". Kirk and Spock are then discovered, having secretly entered the Oracle Room. Natira says she must execute them for their transgression, but McCoy persuades her to relent. As Kirk and Spock prepare to return to the "Enterprise", McCoy declares his intention to stay behind with Natira. McCoy marries Natira,
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Bread and Circuses (Star Trek: The Original Series)


them would be killed. Merik and Marcus try to persuade Kirk to have the "Enterprise" crew abandon their ship and integrate into the planet's culture. Kirk refuses their demands and instead signals to Chief Engineer Scott, in code, that the landing party is in trouble, but that no rescue attempt should be made. Angered, Marcus sends Spock and McCoy into the televised arena where they must fight Flavius and another gladiator, Achilles. Spock overpowers Achilles and uses a Vulcan nerve pinch on Flavius, ending the fight to
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Development of Spock


sense Vulcan speech patterns, Vulcan social attitudes and even Vulcan patterns of logic and emotional suppression in my behavior." During the course of the second season, Nimoy recorded the album "Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space". Based on his creation of the character, Roddenberry demanded half the royalties, causing a rift with Nimoy. Their working relationship was exacerbated by the number of times Nimoy asked for changes to the scripts under his new contract, as he was unhappy when Spock was only featured in the
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