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Deep Space 9. At the time of its disappearance, the ship had held the Chair of Exobiology at the University of Culat in 2371 been commanded by Captain Quentin Swofford. (“Far Beyond (“Nothing Human" [VGRY]) the Stars” [DS9]). The ship was named for Hernén Cortéz, the Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire and won Culhane, Ensign. Starfleet officer assigned to the U.S.S Mexico for the crown of Spain. Voyager. In 2374 Culhane stood watch on the bridge of the Voyager. (“Revulsion” [VGRY) cosmological constant. In astrophysics, the cosmological constant is the measure of the intensity of gravitational attraction ~~ Curneth. (Michael Canavan). Tracer agent for the Ramuran gov. generated by a given quantity of matter. This exact value, as well ernment. Curneth retrieved Kellin in 2374 after Kellin fled her culas the total mass of all the matter in the universe, will determine ture in hopes of finding a new life aboard Voyager. Curneth the ultimate fate of the universe, whether it will continue to brought Kellin back to Ramura, erasing her memories of the outexpand to the point of maximum entropy, or whether it will col- side world, as well as any memories or computer records of Kellin lapse upon itself trillions of years from now. SEE: Big Bang; aboard the Voyager. “Unforgettable” [VGR]). Michael Canavan Jack. (“Chrysalis” [DS9)) previously played Tamal in “Defiant” (DSS). Cousteau. Captain's yacht carried aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise- curried chicken. A culinary Earth dish of chicken cooked in spicy E. The Cousteau was = sauce. On a Starfleet runabout, replicator entree number 103 was destroyed above the Ba'ku curried chicken and rice with a side order of carrots. (“Blaze of planet in 2375. (Star Trek: Glory" [DS9]). Insurrection) Curtis, Lieutenant. (Breon Gorman). Starfleet officer. Curtis Cox, Dr. Starfleet psychiatrist. served as attaché to Admiral Matthew Dougherty in 2375. (Star Cox worked with Gul Dukat in Trek: Insurrection). 2374, while Dukat was held by Federation authorities. Cox Cusak, Lisa. (Debra Wilson). Starfleet officer, born in 2320, who encouraged Dukat to talk was captain of the U.S.S. Olympia. Cusak commanded the about his daughter Tora Ziyal whenever possible, since it was her ~~ Olympia on an eight-year mission of long-range exploration in the death that brought on his mental instability during that period Beta Quadrant from 2363 to 2371. Cusak narrowly escaped (*Waltz" [DS9)) death when the Olympia was destroyed while investigating a Class-L planet in the Rutharian sector in 2371. Cusak's escape crawfish étoufée. Cajun dish of fresh-water decapod crus- pod landed on the surface of the planet, where she survived for taceans cooked in a seasoned sauce containing tomatoes, cel- several days before succumbing to carbon-dioxide poisoning ery, onions, bell peppers, and garlic, and served over cooked Prior to her death, she called for help, using subspace radio. nce. Crawfish étoufée was served in Sisko's New Orleans restau- Cusak’s signal, distorted through an energy barrier surrounding rant on Earth. (“Image in the Sand" [DS9)). the planet, was time-shifted three years into her future. The signal permitted her to communicate for several days with members of Cretaceous Period. Interval of geologic time that started 136 the Starship Defiant crew, who became friends with this woman million years ago on Earth and lasted some 70 million years. from the past whom they never met. SEE: Irish wake. (“The Earth's dinosaurs became almost totally extinct at the end of the Sound of Her Voice™ [DS9]). Cusak was never seen; only her voice Cretaceous, with the notable exception of some hadrosaurs. was heard. (“Distant Origin” [VGRY). Cuzar, Regent. (Peggy Miley). Dignitary Cretak, Senator. (Megan Cole). High-rank- pr with the Evoran delegation to the ing official of the Romulan Star Empire. In g \ Federation. She attended a reception early 2375, Cretak was a strong supporter aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise-E in 2375. of the Romulan alliance with the Federation . (Star Trek: Insurrection). and Klingon Empire against the Dominion She worked with Starfleet admiral Ross, Cyrik Ocean. Large body of water located and the two had a good rapport on a home planet of the Vaskan and Kyrian Nevertheless, Senator Cretak risked the peoples. (“Living Witness” [VGR]). alliance by deploying 7,000 plasma torpedoes at the hospital facility on the Bajoran + cytoplasmic life-form. Sentient organism moon Derna, much to the displeasure of from the Delta Quadrant. Cytoplasmic life the Bajoran government. (“Image in the has multiple neocortices in the form of a Sand" [DS9)). Cretak refused Bajoran series of nodes clustered along the primary nerve. They use these demands to remove the weapons from Bajoran space, but later nodes to control their starships through the use of biochemical backed down when the Federation Starfleet indicated it would secretions. When injured, cytoplasmic life-forms can attach support a blockade of Romulan shipments to Dera imposed by themselves to another life-form to supplement their damaged Colonel Kira Nerys. (“Shadows and Symbols” [DS9]). Megan Cole ~~ systems, like a life preserver. Federation scientists aboard the previously played the J'naii Noor in “The Outcast” (TNG). Starship Voyager found cytoplasmic life to be extremely unusual and were unable to communicate with an individual of that Crockett, Davy. (1786-1836). Noted frontiersman and politician ~~ species, even with the aid of a universal translator. (“Nothing from the early history of the American nation on planet Earth. Human” [VGR]). Crockett was killed in 1836, defending a fortress called the Alamo in the cause of Texan independence. In 2375, Miles O'Brien was cytotoxic shock. Prostration of bodily function caused by high to play the character of Crockett when he, Julian Bashir, and Odo levels of cytotoxins. Cytotoxic shock in humanoid patients can participated in a holosuite re-creation of the historic battle. SEE: be treated with inaprovaline. (“Nothing Human" [VGRY) Alamo, Battle of the. (“Afterimage” [DS9]) cytotoxin. Biochemical substance, a poisonous byproduct of cruller. A small cake of sweetened dough, deep-fried in fat, pop- cellular metabolism. Excessive levels of cytotoxins can lead to ular on 20th-century Earth. Crullers were popular with the staff of cytotoxic shock. (“Nothing Human" [VGR]). Incredible Tales magazine. (“Far Beyond the Stars” [DS9)).

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