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== Fleet Updates and Missions ==

[[Image:USS Spectre.jpg|left|thumb|The [[USS Spectre]]: A true stealth ship with a cloak]]*'''USS Spectre'''  '''''Mission: The Gates of Prometheus'''''
"Captain's supplemental log, Stardate 2408.06.06. 20:05 hundred hours."

"After encountering the Borg vessel whilst still under phased cloak, we dispatched an EVA team of marines to covertly board the ship by way of a portable boarding tube, the 'Can Opener' as the Marines affectionately like to term it. The operation was a success but during their mission to incapacitate the Borg communications array and main power systems, a small Sphere ejected in an attempt to remotely re-establish a link with the collective. I gave the order to pursue the sphere but despite our best efforts to destroy it, it seems that it may have initiated a time jump."

"The unusually configured Borg vessel, however, has now been secured and a small number of drones taken aboard the Spectre for further data retrieval. Attempts are also under way by Doctor Gunnell, our mission specialist, to establish data linkup with the Borg ships main database. My thoughts though, are still of the Sphere and where, or when it might re-emerge."

"End log... append to existing." 

*'''USS Rosenante Mission: [[Fields of Elysium]]'''
[[Image:Rosenante-Alt-2up.jpg|left|thumb| The [[USS Rosenante]]]]

Our survey of the [[Beltanis Stellar Nursery]] has been anything but boring. Our situation turned from one of simple exploration to survival when we encountered a massive alien artifact known as [[The Harvester]]. The Rosenante was captured by this massive device when it trapped us in a powerful tractor beam and then transported the entire ship and her crew inside a massive [[neutronium]] sphere. We are not the only ones who have been trapped in this manner either. It seems that there are at least five other species who have befallen the same fate. The [[Nechani]], [[Sky Spirits]], [[Kobali]], [[Hur'q]], [[Hunters]] and [[B'zz'tz]] have all found themselves here for one reason or another, all but the B'zz'tz seem to be prisoners here. In addition to the dire circumstances, we have also discovered the wreckage of the [[USS Epiphany]] which disappeared nearly two-decades ago.  Despite two clashes with the Hur'q we are hopeful to forge a cooperative alliance with the others here, to better organize and plan how we can make our escape. The depths of the alien vessel await us, and it is my belief that we must explore them in order to find our way out of here and return home to Federation Space.

*'''USS Boudicca''' Mission:

*'''USS Mithrandir''' Mission:

*'''USS Hades''' Mission:

== Story #1 ==


== Get to Know ==


==Star Trek Fans Mourn the Passing of Two Icons ==
<small>by [[herbalsheila]]</small>[[Image:Number One TOS.jpg|275px|right|thumb|Majel Barrett as the unflappable Number One from the TOS pilot episode, ''The Cage.'']]
Often named as the First Lady of Star Trek, Majel Barrett Roddenberry passed away from leukemia on December 18th, 2008 at age 76, in her Bel-Air California home.

Although she had other acting roles in Hollywood, Majel Barrett was most well known for playing Number One in the Star Trek pilot episode, Nurse Chapel during ST:TOS, Lawaxana Troi in ST:NGEN and the voice of the computer system on the Enterprise throughout most of its incarnations. She also played the voice of the computer again in the upcoming JJ Abrams Star Trek movie due out in May 2009 prior to her death. 

Born as Majel Lee Hudec, Barrett began her acting career in the 1950's with roles on popular television shows such as ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ ‘Bonanza’ and ‘The Lucy Show.’

After Gene Rodenberry’s death in 1991 at the age of 70, Barrett continued his legacy on by helping to bring to life one of his pet projects, the 1997-2002 series Earth: Final Conflict. But after his death, she had little to do with Star Trek other than a few appearances. 
[[Image:Chapel.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Majel Barrett as Nurse Christine Chapel.]]
"Gene sold out all of his rights to Star Trek way back 15, almost 20 years ago," she told SciFiDimensions.com in 2000. "So, they ask nothing. I volunteer nothing. They invite me to a few of their shindigs. I'll bet you I haven't been on that lot in two years."[[Image:Lawaxana Troi.jpg|100px |thumb|right|The irrepressible incomparable Ambassador Lawaxana Troi]]

However, Barrett had welcomed the new remastering of TOS and the upcoming film release, choosing to see it as a validation of the late Gene Roddenberry’s vision. "What's nice is you know a Star Trek movie is still one that everybody wants," she had told The Hollywood Reporter in 2006.

Buried in Los Angeles' Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery, Barrett was laid to rest on January 4th, 2009. The funeral service was open to fans. Attendees numbered approximately 300 and included fellow costars such as Walter Koenig (Chekov, TOS), Nichelle Nichols (Uhura, TOS), and George Takei (Sulu, TOS).  A handful of fans showed up in Star Trek uniforms to pay tribute to a fine woman and a believable actor.  

Eugene Roddenberry Jr. said on Roddenberry.com that his mother appreciated the role that Star Trek fans had in keeping his father’s legacy alive for over 40 years. “It was her love for the fans, and their love in return that kept her going for so long after my father passed away."

As Barrett was a lover of animals and their health and well being, the family had asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in her name to the CARE Organization or Precious Paws.
 
For some rare photos in the official tribute by her family and close friends, though there have been many posted on www.youtube.com by adoring fans, go to http://www.Rodenberry.com.


[[Image:Ricardo Montalban.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Ricardo Montalban had become known in Hollywood as the Latin Lover.]]'''Ricardo Montalban: The Passing of a Great Star Trek Villain'''
An extraordinarily talented individual has departed from us. Ricardo Montalban passed away the morning of January 14, 2009 at the age of 88. Though the exact cause of death has not been identified, his son-in-law Gilbert Smith claims that he died from complications of advancing age. 

The Mexican actor first came to Hollywood in 1943 and had a career spanning seven decades of multiple noteworthy roles including that of Mr. Roarke of ''Fantasy Island'' and as Khan Noonian Singh back in 1967 in ''ST:TOS'' which he reprised in ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' in 1982. 

This gifted actor’s checkered career included radio shows, Broadway musicals, television, westerns, WWII films, and voice over work in commercials.
[[Image:Khan Singh.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Montalban as Khan Noonian Singh, the ultimate alpha male]]
A spinal injury occurred caused by being thrown off a horse, knocked out and then walked on by another horse, all during the filming of Across the Wide Missouri in 1951. The actor suffered terribly with pain that grew worse for the rest of his life, despite surgical procedures to attempt to correct the damage. He went from walking with a cane to delivering his lines from a wheelchair or in a sitting position during his later roles.

Ricardo Montalban later formed the ''Nosotros ("We") Foundation'' in 1970 to advocate Latinos in acting and the performing arts. The Foundation later created the Golden Eagle Awards, a televised annual award show that features and recognizes Latino achievements in the television and film industry. Having been himself a victim of stereotyped roles and prejudice, Montalban wished to show the world that Latinos could be exceptionally talented and gifted in the performing arts. 
 
In 1980, Doubleday published his autobiography, Reflections: A Life in Two Worlds.

A devout Roman Catholic, he once said that his faith was the most important thing in his life. In 1998, the actor was named by Pope John Paul II as a Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, one of the highest honors the Catholic Church can bestow upon a lay person. 

Montalban’s last role was the voice of a cow in an episode of Seth MacFarlane's series Family Guy, in which he paraphrased lines from his role in ''Star Trek II''.

== Starfleet Chef's Galley ==


== How Chance Raschen Married a Romulan Princess  ==
<small>by [[Chance Raschen|Charlie Raschen]]</small>

When I first met T’Lela, she was a Sub-Centurion in the Romulan military, and I was on one last job before starting classes at Hardy-Knox University to become a licensed ship’s captain.
[[Image:Chance Raschen.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Chance Raschen is played by Charlie Raschen on the USS Rosenante]]
Some folks have asked me how I could have married a Romulan, let alone get her father’s blessing, considering how xenophobic, as a society, Romulans are. Well I tell you what; it sure as hell wasn’t easy.  My mother, Margaret, was on a business trip to secure licensed shipping privileges from the magistrate inside a Romulan Province. I traveled with her and served as her bodyguard.  Coincidently, T’Lela served as a bodyguard for the Magistrate S’Adashiv, who happened to be her father.

During one of their many meetings together my mom had convinced him to continue the meeting over dinner, just the two of them at an eatery of his choice. T’Lela and I sat at a table close at hand just in case one of them attacked the other. You see, being Scottish, my mom is very outspoken and has a temper to boot.  As they spoke, T’Lela and I started talking about how our parents treated business like war.

Mom and I spent the night at the Magistrate’s estate. After my mom and her dad went to their rooms for the night, T’Lela and I stayed up drinking and talking. That was my introduction to Romulan Ale. She and I woke up the next morning curled up with each other without any clothes, under a blanket, on an animal skin rug in front of the fireplace. She wrapped the blanket around herself while I pulled my pants on. As we walked down one of the hallways toward our rooms, we were startled when the door to her father’s room suddenly swung open and almost hit me in the face.

T’Lela’s dad looked really peeved when he saw us, so you can imagine how the situation evolved when my mom walked out of his room wrapped in a blanket as well. My mom and I pointed at each other and neither one of us could keep from laughing. T’Lela and S’Adashiv started yelling at one another; basically demanding the same answers from the other. Come to find out, S’Adashiv had been a widower for the better part of a decade and well, as mom explained it to me, one thing led to another.  Hey, they were both consenting adults, why not? For that matter, the same could be said for T’Lela and me.

T’Lela’s side however, turned out to be a little different. It so happened that I turned out to be the first male to be interested in her that didn’t give a damn about her father’s power, wealth, or influence. I didn’t need or want his; my family had just as much of both as his family.

When my mom and I left Romulus after she got the shipping permits, she and S’Adashiv continued to keep their physical relationship a matter of convenience but pursued an active business relationship. T’Lela and I continued to court until we got married the week I graduated from Hardy-Knox University. Unfortunately the next week the Cardassian-Federation War started.

Editor’s note: This is a fictional piece of creative writing from one of our members about his character.

== That's a Wrap! ==


== Counselor's Corner ==


== Story #4 ==


== The Romulan Way ==
[[Image:The Romulan Way.jpg|250px|right]]by Diane Duane and Peter Morwood

<small>Novel Review by [[Charlie Raschen]]</small>

Originally published by Simon and Schuster 1987 with subsequent reprints, 254 pages

ISBN-10: 0743403703
 
ISBN-13: 978-0743403702

'''From the back cover:''' ''They are a race of warriors, a noble people to whom honor is all. They are cousin to the Vulcan, ally to the Klingon, and Starfleet's most feared and cunning adversary. They are the Romulans – and for eight years, Federation Agent Terise LoBrutto has hidden in their midst.''

''Now the presence of a captured Starfleet officer forces her to make a fateful choice between exposure and escape. Between maintaining her cover – and saving the life of Dr. Leonard McCoy.''
 
''Here, in a startlingly different adventure, is the truth behind one of the most fascinating alien races ever created in Star Trek – the Romulans.'' 

We all should understand by now that the idea of a story in the Star Trek universe being considered canon is purely a matter of speculation and argumentation. The book I am reviewing fits well into the “questionable canon” category. That being said, '''The Romulan Way''' by Duane and Morwood can be very informative about the history of the Vulcan and Romulan peoples and the political history of the two, not to mention what brought about their subsequent separation.

Ever been curious to know how the Romulans acquired Klingon built D-7 battle cruisers, or how the Klingons got Romulan cloaking devises?  And yes people, even more political intrigue, and this time between the Federation, Klingons, and Romulans. Like spies? Got them all over the place; and assassins too. Of course, let us not forget about how our dear Doctor Leonard “Bones” McCoy developed his taste for Romulan Ale.

This one book contains three good separate stories. I personally didn’t like the way the stories in this book were intertwined; primarily because of how the shift from one story to another took place. I’d be reading one story, then “BANG!” I’d find myself in a different story and get confused because of the sudden change. I’m a little slow like that at times. Overall, I really enjoyed this book; I read it at least four times; once front to back, then flipping through in order to read each individual story by itself. If you are not concerned with canon facts, this book makes a very good reference. Enjoy it; I did.

== Story #5 ==


== Words of Wisdom ==
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-[[Category: Newsletter]]
+== Fleet Updates and Missions ==
-==<font color=goldenrod> Fleet Update </font>==
-<strong><font color=goldenrod> USS Boudicca</font></strong>
+[[Image:USS Spectre.jpg|left|thumb|The [[USS Spectre]]: A true stealth ship with a cloak]]*'''USS Spectre'''  '''''Mission: The Gates of Prometheus'''''
-{| class="toc colour" style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" align="right"
+"Captain's supplemental log, Stardate 2408.06.06. 20:05 hundred hours."
-! style="background:goldenrod" align="center" |<font color=maroon>'''USS Boudicca'''</font><br><font color=maroon>NCC-924650</font>[[File:Boudicca1.jpg|center|250px|The USS Boudicca NCC–49901]]
-|}
+"After encountering the Borg vessel whilst still under phased cloak, we dispatched an EVA team of marines to covertly board the ship by way of a portable boarding tube, the 'Can Opener' as the Marines affectionately like to term it. The operation was a success but during their mission to incapacitate the Borg communications array and main power systems, a small Sphere ejected in an attempt to remotely re-establish a link with the collective. I gave the order to pursue the sphere but despite our best efforts to destroy it, it seems that it may have initiated a time jump."
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-:Russ
-:Captain Alan Durand
-: CO, USS Boudicca
-</sup>
+"End log... append to existing."
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-<strong><font color=goldenrod> USS Hades</font></strong>
-{| class="toc colour" style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" align="right"
+*'''USS Rosenante Mission: [[Fields of Elysium]]'''
-! style="background:goldenrod" align="center" |<font color=maroon>'''USS Hades'''</font><br><font color=maroon>NCC-924650</font>[[File:Prometheus3.jpg|center|250px|The USS Hades NX-60637]]
+[[Image:Rosenante-Alt-2up.jpg|left|thumb| The [[USS Rosenante]]]]
-|}
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+Our survey of the [[Beltanis Stellar Nursery]] has been anything but boring. Our situation turned from one of simple exploration to survival when we encountered a massive alien artifact known as [[The Harvester]]. The Rosenante was captured by this massive device when it trapped us in a powerful tractor beam and then transported the entire ship and her crew inside a massive [[neutronium]] sphere. We are not the only ones who have been trapped in this manner either. It seems that there are at least five other species who have befallen the same fate. The [[Nechani]], [[Sky Spirits]], [[Kobali]], [[Hur'q]], [[Hunters]] and [[B'zz'tz]] have all found themselves here for one reason or another, all but the B'zz'tz seem to be prisoners here. In addition to the dire circumstances, we have also discovered the wreckage of the [[USS Epiphany]] which disappeared nearly two-decades ago.  Despite two clashes with the Hur'q we are hopeful to forge a cooperative alliance with the others here, to better organize and plan how we can make our escape. The depths of the alien vessel await us, and it is my belief that we must explore them in order to find our way out of here and return home to Federation Space.
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-<sup>
-:Charles Gatling
-:Lt. Jericho Haynes
-:FO, USS Hades
-</sup>
+*'''USS Boudicca''' Mission:
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-<strong><font color=goldenrod> USS Mithrandir</font></strong>
-{| class="toc colour" style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" align="right"
-! style="background:goldenrod" align="center" |<font color=maroon>'''USS Mithrandir'''</font><br><font color=maroon>NCC-924650</font>[[File:NovaClass2.jpg|center|250px|The USS Mithrandir NCC–77752-A]]
-|}
+*'''USS Mithrandir''' Mission:
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-<sup>
+== Story #1 ==
-:Kaweo Kanoho
-:Capt Olorin Okita
-: CO,USS Mithrandir
-</sup>
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-<strong><font color=goldenrod> USS Rosenante</font></strong>
-{| class="toc colour" style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" align="right"
-! style="background:goldenrod" align="center" |<font color=maroon>'''USS Rosenante'''</font><br><font color=maroon>NCC-924650</font>[[Image:Rosenante-Alt-2up.jpg|center|250px|The USS Rosenanté NCC–924650]]
-|}
-:Mission: Once More Into the Breach
+== Get to Know ==
-:Day: 4
-:Stardate: 2414.01.18
-<br>
-Captain's Log Supplemental
-The situation seems to be worsening by the minute. With Trei's actions in contacting the Borg, we find ourselves thrust into a desperate situation.
-Because of his actions, we now have an away team crashed on the Surface of Dovek II, just a few short kilometers from the object of the Borg's attention.
+==Star Trek Fans Mourn the Passing of Two Icons ==
+<small>by [[herbalsheila]]</small>[[Image:Number One TOS.jpg|275px|right|thumb|Majel Barrett as the unflappable Number One from the TOS pilot episode, ''The Cage.'']]
+Often named as the First Lady of Star Trek, Majel Barrett Roddenberry passed away from leukemia on December 18th, 2008 at age 76, in her Bel-Air California home.
-Never one to leave anyone behind, I've issued orders to have two away missions conducted. The first is a rescue mission led by Lieutenant Sanok. His mission is to do his very best to recover the survivors of the crashed Lorimar if possible.
+Although she had other acting roles in Hollywood, Majel Barrett was most well known for playing Number One in the Star Trek pilot episode, Nurse Chapel during ST:TOS, Lawaxana Troi in ST:NGEN and the voice of the computer system on the Enterprise throughout most of its incarnations. She also played the voice of the computer again in the upcoming JJ Abrams Star Trek movie due out in May 2009 prior to her death.
-Running concurrent is the second mission, a simple asset denial mission. I have ordered Lieutenant Soma to put together a team with the intention of deploying the Antimatter mine that Lieutenant Commanders McLaren and Lorimar were working on. Time is of the essence here, since if either of these two have been assimilated, the mission may be doomed to fail before it's even begun.
+Born as Majel Lee Hudec, Barrett began her acting career in the 1950's with roles on popular television shows such as ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ ‘Bonanza’ and ‘The Lucy Show.’
-To help the success of the Missions, Both the Boudicca and the Rosenante will be conducting an attack run against the Borg Tactical Cube that is the biggest threat to the success of the mission. It is hoped that between the two ships we can draw off the larger ship and in so doing open a covert avenue of approach for the teams to enter the atmosphere of Dovek II undetected by the remaining Borg Pyramid.
+After Gene Rodenberry’s death in 1991 at the age of 70, Barrett continued his legacy on by helping to bring to life one of his pet projects, the 1997-2002 series Earth: Final Conflict. But after his death, she had little to do with Star Trek other than a few appearances.
+[[Image:Chapel.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Majel Barrett as Nurse Christine Chapel.]]
+"Gene sold out all of his rights to Star Trek way back 15, almost 20 years ago," she told SciFiDimensions.com in 2000. "So, they ask nothing. I volunteer nothing. They invite me to a few of their shindigs. I'll bet you I haven't been on that lot in two years."[[Image:Lawaxana Troi.jpg|100px |thumb|right|The irrepressible incomparable Ambassador Lawaxana Troi]]
-If the ploy with the mine fails, I see no alternative but to bring the Rosenante and the Boudicca into a position that will allow us to bombard the target from orbit. The hope here is that once the device is destroyed, the Borg will move on as has been observed so many times in the past.
+However, Barrett had welcomed the new remastering of TOS and the upcoming film release, choosing to see it as a validation of the late Gene Roddenberry’s vision. "What's nice is you know a Star Trek movie is still one that everybody wants," she had told The Hollywood Reporter in 2006.
-Allah willing, we will prevail.
+Buried in Los Angeles' Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery, Barrett was laid to rest on January 4th, 2009. The funeral service was open to fans. Attendees numbered approximately 300 and included fellow costars such as Walter Koenig (Chekov, TOS), Nichelle Nichols (Uhura, TOS), and George Takei (Sulu, TOS).  A handful of fans showed up in Star Trek uniforms to pay tribute to a fine woman and a believable actor.
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+Eugene Roddenberry Jr. said on Roddenberry.com that his mother appreciated the role that Star Trek fans had in keeping his father’s legacy alive for over 40 years. “It was her love for the fans, and their love in return that kept her going for so long after my father passed away."
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+As Barrett was a lover of animals and their health and well being, the family had asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in her name to the CARE Organization or Precious Paws.
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+For some rare photos in the official tribute by her family and close friends, though there have been many posted on www.youtube.com by adoring fans, go to http://www.Rodenberry.com.
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+[[Image:Ricardo Montalban.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Ricardo Montalban had become known in Hollywood as the Latin Lover.]]'''Ricardo Montalban: The Passing of a Great Star Trek Villain'''
+An extraordinarily talented individual has departed from us. Ricardo Montalban passed away the morning of January 14, 2009 at the age of 88. Though the exact cause of death has not been identified, his son-in-law Gilbert Smith claims that he died from complications of advancing age.
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+The Mexican actor first came to Hollywood in 1943 and had a career spanning seven decades of multiple noteworthy roles including that of Mr. Roarke of ''Fantasy Island'' and as Khan Noonian Singh back in 1967 in ''ST:TOS'' which he reprised in ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' in 1982.
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+This gifted actor’s checkered career included radio shows, Broadway musicals, television, westerns, WWII films, and voice over work in commercials.
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+[[Image:Khan Singh.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Montalban as Khan Noonian Singh, the ultimate alpha male]]
+A spinal injury occurred caused by being thrown off a horse, knocked out and then walked on by another horse, all during the filming of Across the Wide Missouri in 1951. The actor suffered terribly with pain that grew worse for the rest of his life, despite surgical procedures to attempt to correct the damage. He went from walking with a cane to delivering his lines from a wheelchair or in a sitting position during his later roles.
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+Ricardo Montalban later formed the ''Nosotros ("We") Foundation'' in 1970 to advocate Latinos in acting and the performing arts. The Foundation later created the Golden Eagle Awards, a televised annual award show that features and recognizes Latino achievements in the television and film industry. Having been himself a victim of stereotyped roles and prejudice, Montalban wished to show the world that Latinos could be exceptionally talented and gifted in the performing arts.
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+In 1980, Doubleday published his autobiography, Reflections: A Life in Two Worlds.
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+A devout Roman Catholic, he once said that his faith was the most important thing in his life. In 1998, the actor was named by Pope John Paul II as a Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, one of the highest honors the Catholic Church can bestow upon a lay person.
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+Montalban’s last role was the voice of a cow in an episode of Seth MacFarlane's series Family Guy, in which he paraphrased lines from his role in ''Star Trek II''.
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+== Starfleet Chef's Galley ==
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+== How Chance Raschen Married a Romulan Princess  ==
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+<small>by [[Chance Raschen|Charlie Raschen]]</small>
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+When I first met T’Lela, she was a Sub-Centurion in the Romulan military, and I was on one last job before starting classes at Hardy-Knox University to become a licensed ship’s captain.
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+[[Image:Chance Raschen.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Chance Raschen is played by Charlie Raschen on the USS Rosenante]]
+Some folks have asked me how I could have married a Romulan, let alone get her father’s blessing, considering how xenophobic, as a society, Romulans are. Well I tell you what; it sure as hell wasn’t easy.  My mother, Margaret, was on a business trip to secure licensed shipping privileges from the magistrate inside a Romulan Province. I traveled with her and served as her bodyguard.  Coincidently, T’Lela served as a bodyguard for the Magistrate S’Adashiv, who happened to be her father.
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+During one of their many meetings together my mom had convinced him to continue the meeting over dinner, just the two of them at an eatery of his choice. T’Lela and I sat at a table close at hand just in case one of them attacked the other. You see, being Scottish, my mom is very outspoken and has a temper to boot.  As they spoke, T’Lela and I started talking about how our parents treated business like war.
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+Mom and I spent the night at the Magistrate’s estate. After my mom and her dad went to their rooms for the night, T’Lela and I stayed up drinking and talking. That was my introduction to Romulan Ale. She and I woke up the next morning curled up with each other without any clothes, under a blanket, on an animal skin rug in front of the fireplace. She wrapped the blanket around herself while I pulled my pants on. As we walked down one of the hallways toward our rooms, we were startled when the door to her father’s room suddenly swung open and almost hit me in the face.
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+T’Lela’s dad looked really peeved when he saw us, so you can imagine how the situation evolved when my mom walked out of his room wrapped in a blanket as well. My mom and I pointed at each other and neither one of us could keep from laughing. T’Lela and S’Adashiv started yelling at one another; basically demanding the same answers from the other. Come to find out, S’Adashiv had been a widower for the better part of a decade and well, as mom explained it to me, one thing led to another.  Hey, they were both consenting adults, why not? For that matter, the same could be said for T’Lela and me.
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+T’Lela’s side however, turned out to be a little different. It so happened that I turned out to be the first male to be interested in her that didn’t give a damn about her father’s power, wealth, or influence. I didn’t need or want his; my family had just as much of both as his family.
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+When my mom and I left Romulus after she got the shipping permits, she and S’Adashiv continued to keep their physical relationship a matter of convenience but pursued an active business relationship. T’Lela and I continued to court until we got married the week I graduated from Hardy-Knox University. Unfortunately the next week the Cardassian-Federation War started.
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-==<font color=goldenrod>Chef's Corner</font>==
+Editor’s note: This is a fictional piece of creative writing from one of our members about his character.
-[[File:Newsletter Ha Rageel.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Vulcan Ha Rageel]]
+== That's a Wrap! ==
-<strong><font color=maroon>Vulcan Ha Rageel</font></strong>
-It never ceased to amuse Dr. McCoy that Mr. Spock, with all his logical training, cannot consider Ha Rageel a close equivalent to Tufeen Hushani. Actually, to the logical Vulcan mind, a ceremonial wedding cake is quite unrelated to an "everyday" dessert loaf. It is quite true that they contain many of the same ingredients and have a somewhat similar taste. But this no more makes them related than the same number of eyes and legs makes first cousins of horses and dogs. To a cook the difference is also important. Preparing the wedding cake requires time, attention, and care to avoid a minor disaster; with Ha Rageel you can hardly go wrong.
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+== Counselor's Corner ==
-*1 1/2 c Carrots; grated
-*1 Grated rind & juice of lemon
-*1/2 c Butter
-*1/2 c Dark brown sugar
-*3 Eggs; large
-*2 tb Water
-*1 c Golden raisins
-*1 1/2 c Flour
-*1/2 ts Cinnamon
-*1/2 ts Nutmeg
-*1 ts Baking powder
-*1 ts Baking soda
-*1/4 ts Salt
-*Confectioners sugar
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+== Story #4 ==
-Preheat the oven to 350. Grease a 2-quart ring mold with a little butter. Peel the carrots and grate them. Grate the yellow rind off the lemon, using the coarse set of teeth on your grater. Leave enough of the white inner rind so that you can squeeze the lemon for its juice when you are done grating. Cream the butter and sugar together until the mixture is somewhat light colored. Add the eggs, mix well, then add the carrots, lemon juice and rind, water and raisins. In a smaller bowl mix together the dry ingredients, exept the confectioners sugar, and add them to the liquid part a bit at a time. When it is well mixed, pour the batter into the greased mold. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until a knife or skewer stuck into it comes out clean. Let it cool for about 5 minutes, unmold on a serving plate and dust with confectioners sugar if desired.
-Note: If you dust the plate with a little confectioners sugar before you unmold the cake onto it, the cake will tend to stick to it less.
+== The Romulan Way ==
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+[[Image:The Romulan Way.jpg|250px|right]]by Diane Duane and Peter Morwood
-[[File:Newsletter Yorakar.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Vulcan Yorakar]]
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+<small>Novel Review by [[Charlie Raschen]]</small>
-<strong><font color=maroon>Vulcan Yorakar</font></strong>
+Originally published by Simon and Schuster 1987 with subsequent reprints, 254 pages
-No Summer menu would be complete without talking about a favorite dish from Everyone's favorite Desert world: Vulcan.  And while most Vulcan meals are not known for their flavors or their inclusion of animal proteins among off-worlders, there are a few well-known exceptions out there. Of these, Yorakar is one of the most widely known among those individuals favoring salads of various sorts. This dish makes a nice side or even a main dish on a hot summer's day on the holodeck and should always be enjoyed in the company of good friends.
+ISBN-10: 0743403703
+ISBN-13: 978-0743403702
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+'''From the back cover:''' ''They are a race of warriors, a noble people to whom honor is all. They are cousin to the Vulcan, ally to the Klingon, and Starfleet's most feared and cunning adversary. They are the Romulans – and for eight years, Federation Agent Terise LoBrutto has hidden in their midst.''
-*2 c Water
-*1 c Cracked quadrotriticale (Bulgur cracked wheat may be substituted.)
-*1 Cucumber; medium
-*6 Green onions
-*2 Tomatoes
-*1/2 c Parsley; finely chopped
-*12 Fresh mint leaves OR
-*1/2 Green pepper; chopped
-*1 ts Salt
-*1/4 ts Pepper
-*4 tb Lemon juice OR
-*3 tb Wine Vinegar
-*1/3 c Olive oil
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+''Now the presence of a captured Starfleet officer forces her to make a fateful choice between exposure and escape. Between maintaining her cover – and saving the life of Dr. Leonard McCoy.''
-Bring 2 cups water to a boil in the saucepan and slowly pour in the quadrotriticale (or bulgur) so that the water keeps on boiling. Reduce the heat and simmer with the lid on for about 10 minutes, or until the water is all absorbed. Then take off the lid and cook for a few minutes more, stirring constantly, to dry it out a bit. Spread it on the sides and bottom of a large salad bowl so it can cool more quickly and put it in the refrigerator to chill it. Meanwhile peel and dice the cucumber, discarding the seeded center part if it is not firm. Clean and slice the green onions into 1/8" pieces, including abut 3" of the green tops. Cut the core out of the tomatoes and cut them into 1/2" chunks. Wash and chop the parsley. Chop the mint or the pepper, if you are using one of them. When the wheat is cool, break it up with a fork until it is loose and there are no chunks more than 1/2" in size. Add the vegetables to it and mix, then add the salt and pepper, lemon juice (or vinegar), and the olive oil. Mix again thoroughly. Note: It is traditional to add mint or green pepper to only a part of the salad when the host is not sure of all his guests preferences.
+''Here, in a startlingly different adventure, is the truth behind one of the most fascinating alien races ever created in Star Trek – the Romulans.''
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-[[File:Romulan Ale.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Romulan Ale]]
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-<strong><font color=maroon>Romulan Ale</font></strong>
-Any Trek fan worth his or her salt (included in Starfleet emergency rations, by the way) knows that Romulan ale is one of the most widely referenced food-and-beverage items in the franchise. It's an ultrapotent blue drink that reportedly results in instant drunkeness. Science fiction often holds a mirror up to contemporary culture, critiquing its practices, politics, and mores. So, too, with Romulan ale. Because of the United Federation of Planets' standoff with the Romulan Empire, the drink is illegal within the Federation—much like Cuban cigars are in the U.S. But like the captains of industry of today, captains of starships indulge in this vice. As Kirk said in The Undiscovered Country, the routine violation of the embargo is "one of the advantages of being a thousand light years from Federation headquarters."
-Its proper Romulan name may be kali-fal.
-Recipes: There are several recipes out there for Earth-bound Romulan ale. The simplest involves mixing equal amounts of vodka, rum, and blue curaçao, but this one sounds a bit tastier!
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-*2 oz Vodka
-*1 oz. Triple Sec
-*1 oz. Blue Curacao
-*4 oz. Lemonade
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-Just chuck it all in a shaker with ice and give it a good couple of hard shakes. Pour into a highball glass and serve without garnish.
+We all should understand by now that the idea of a story in the Star Trek universe being considered canon is purely a matter of speculation and argumentation. The book I am reviewing fits well into the “questionable canon” category. That being said, '''The Romulan Way''' by Duane and Morwood can be very informative about the history of the Vulcan and Romulan peoples and the political history of the two, not to mention what brought about their subsequent separation.
-Enjoy.
+Ever been curious to know how the Romulans acquired Klingon built D-7 battle cruisers, or how the Klingons got Romulan cloaking devises?  And yes people, even more political intrigue, and this time between the Federation, Klingons, and Romulans. Like spies? Got them all over the place; and assassins too. Of course, let us not forget about how our dear Doctor Leonard “Bones” McCoy developed his taste for Romulan Ale.
-==<font color=goldenrod>Feature Article</font>==
+This one book contains three good separate stories. I personally didn’t like the way the stories in this book were intertwined; primarily because of how the shift from one story to another took place. I’d be reading one story, then “BANG!” I’d find myself in a different story and get confused because of the sudden change. I’m a little slow like that at times. Overall, I really enjoyed this book; I read it at least four times; once front to back, then flipping through in order to read each individual story by itself. If you are not concerned with canon facts, this book makes a very good reference. Enjoy it; I did.
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+== Words of Wisdom ==
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