Covert Maneuvers - Original Star Trek fiction by Jonathan Mycroft. It is 2375. The war with the Dominion is over, the Bajoran wormhole is open, and beyond it lies the Gamma Quadrant, just waiting to be explored. Ready to do what Starfleet has always done, Captain Angus McTavish and the crew of the U.S.S. Symphony are eager to seek out new life and new civilizations. But unknown to McTavish, his ship has become a pawn in a deadly game of treachery and deceit between rival factions, extremists who'll stop at nothing to achieve absolute control of the Federation. Episode One, Part Three.

The Garden - A comic strip set in a garden populated by intelligent plants and insects. This week: Daisy recruits team members.

Could The Titanic Tragedy Happen Again? - As the 100th anniversary of one of history's most tragic events -- the sinking of the Titanic -- looms, we ask, could such a disaster happen again? A Texas A&M University oceanographer answers that is not only could happen again, it already has and likely will again.

Is Your Pilot Asleep At The Wheel? - A poll by the National Sleep Foundation reveals that transportation workers, including pilots; train operators; and truck, bus, taxi, and limo drivers struggle with sleep problems. A significant number of workers we may depend on for our safety admit that sleepiness has caused safety problems on the job.

Random Notions Contest Winner Selected - We've got a winner in Random Notions' Visa gift card contest! (Congratulations, John! Your card is on its way!) Everybody, enter the current contest yourself and maybe next time we'll be picking your name from the hat!

Covert Maneuvers: Episode One, Part Two - The new crew of the U.S.S. Symphony is young, inexperience, and off to a shaky start. If they think Quark's bar on DS9 is rough, just wait till they find out what their mission is like.

Dinner Party Dread - If you thought that inviting someone to a dinner party would make their day, think again. New research from Weight Watchers UK finds that 81 percent of people in the UK worry when asked to attend a dinner party and 85 percent worry about hosting a dinner party.

Play Is Big Business at the Toy Fair - What will parents be opening their wallets for this coming year? Toys! Lots of toys. Expensive toys. Educational toys. Trendy toys. That's the message at the Toy Industry Association's 109th American International Toy Fair being held this week in New York City.

Covert Maneuvers - Original Star Trek fiction by Jonathan Mycroft. It is 2375. The war with the Dominion is over, the Bajoran wormhole is open, and beyond it lies the Gamma Quadrant, just waiting to be explored. Ready to do what Starfleet has always done, Captain Angus McTavish and the crew of the U.S.S. Symphony are eager to seek out new life and new civilizations. But unknown to McTavish, his ship has become a pawn in a deadly game of treachery and deceit between rival factions, extremists who'll stop at nothing to achieve absolute control of the Federation. Episode One, Part One.

Hard-Working Honey Bees Sweeten The Economy - Beekeepers from across the United States gathered at a national conference this month, with environmental organizations at their side, to draw attention to the growing plight facing their industry - the decline of honey bees - a problem that has far reaching implications for the U.S. economy.

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