At
the dawn of the 24th century, the galaxy is an unstable place. Old enemies
are becoming new friends, but that is not to say all concerned are happy.
Exploration is extending the reach of the Federation farther than it
has ever been before. New races, both friend and foe, are being encountered
every month. New worlds are charted almost daily. New phenomena challenge
the bravery, intelligence, and creativity of the people who would explore
the depths of space. In the midst of all this, the starships of the
Federation Star Fleet continue to stand proudly as the vanguard of exploration,
defense, and support in the Final Frontier.
One of these starships is the U.S.S. Avenger.
Aftermath After a month-long mission in deep space, the
Avenger returns to find Starbase 29 horribly damaged. What’s happened?
How did it occur?! And what will it mean for the 7th Fleet...and the
Avenger?
A
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Norpin It
seemed like such a simple job: ferry a retiring admiral and his family
to the Norpin V retirement colony. Little did the crew of the Avenger
know that "simple" was about the last description that would apply!
How much trouble can three on-the-loose kids cause? Read this story
and find out!
Arrival Ensign Charles Donovan arrives aboard
his new assignment, the U.S.S. Avenger. And no sooner is he aboard
than there's trouble. Romulans, communication breakdowns, and sabotage
are afoot! What's a poor Ensign to do? Read this very different Avenger
story and find out what he does do.
As
Free As Mountain Winds After
testing a new stargate unit, the Avenger's crew begins acting oddly
and dangerously. Rear Admiral Rosenzweig and the crew of the Konkordium
must
stop them.
As
Others See Us When the Konkordium
is attacked by an unknown alien spacecraft, the Avenger and Tai Shan
are led on an odyssey of discovery to find out who attacked the dreadnought...and
why.
Back
In The Saddle Again Admiral
Rosenzweig is transferred back to command of the 7th Fleet. But his
arrival at Starbase 7 to assume his new-yet-old post is punctuated
by a serious accident in the base's spacedock. Can the admiral help
solve the mystery of why a normally completely safe service craft
went totally out of control?
Belonging
A tale by Rahadyan Sastrowardoyo,
[description to come].
Battle
Sequence Responding to a
distress signal from the USS Amiens, the Avenger aids its sistership
in fighting off several alien attackers.
Boarding
Party When the Avenger
finds a destroyer drifting silent and empty, a boarding
party beams over to discover its mysteries...
Border
Skirmish A patrol near the
Klingon border brings the Avenger and its backup vessels into a brief
battle with a Klingon squadron.
By
Honor Bound Romulans
have captured Outpost 4 and attacked a Star Fleet frigate! The Avenger
goes to the Neutral Zone to find out why.
Cabin Fever The Avenger's new mission was just a milk-run, right? What
could be easier than just slow-boating a top-secret cargo out a station in
the Federation hinterlands? But why does the ship have to run on radio
silence? And what's a shuttle full of Vulcan scientists and a green Orion
woman doing coming aboard and commandeering lab space? All is not at all
what it seems on this particular journey.
Caramel
Spice Captain Maldonado
has a heart to heart with the new Chief Of Recreation... of course
he may just have bitten off a little more than he bargained for!
Crash
On a survey mission in the
Ohkirot Star System while the Avenger is away, the shuttlecraft Talisman
is hit by a stellar flare and forced to crash-land. Can the crew survive
until the Avenger can return? And when the rest of the crew learns
of the shuttle's situation, how to they deal with conflicting obligations?
Descent Into Wonder The strange energy readings on UFC-18249-IV lead
Captain Waidlich and a landing party into the planet's underground
caverns...and an encounter with yet another, completely unexpected,
mystery.....
Good
Morning, Recreation A triple
day-in-the-life story, as the stories of three of the people responsible
for keeping the Avenger's Recreation Department running unfold. A
unique look at life on a starship, and one worth taking.
Ground
Action An Avenger security
squad engages a Klingon landing team on the surface of a planet in
Federation space.
Hidden
Agenda The fate of three
starships intersect at the heart of the Delgadi Triam Cluster. Avenger's
time is running out as it is plagued by a mysterious 'Aperature'.
Harbinger of the Avenger's final moments? Or Avenger's Salvation?
Its an Adventure over 75 years in the making!
ISO Onboard Starfleet vessels, crewman have the
finest in medical care, but sometimes a crewman needs a little more
care than a ship's Sickbay can provide. This is the story of one such
little lamb and her relapse.
Just
A Run Around the Block A
simple test-flight inside Sol System is suddenly a challenging rescue
mission! Can Admiral Rosenzweig and his team aboard the warpshuttle
Hyperion save a stranded solar sailor from a dangerous asteroid?
Let
the Fur Fly !! What we all
swore would never happen...has happened. LCDR Chaym Gale’ Re’ming’ton
has gotten command of the Avenger, setting out to complete a mission
while all the rest of the senior staff are...otherwise occupied. Join
us for one of the most unique Avenger journeys, in a madcap comedy
that we’re quite sure will leave you laughing...or screaming...well,
one of the two .
Love
in the Lab Dscription coming
soon...
Operations
Log Excerpted from the
ship's computer is the log of the Chief of Operations, as kept by
Commander Bell over 11 months.
Rescue
At Menrik A Federation exploratory
skiff is overdue and out-of-contact. The Avenger is sent to find out
what happened to the skiff and its crew.
Scene
24 January 19th, 2302 marks
another change in the Avenger Command Staff. The return of a lost
crewman and new adjustments are in the cards. However, has Starfleet
Medical signed off on this crewman a little too early?
Starlight
Rescue An interstellar cruise
liner is in trouble! The victim of a magnetic storm, the ship is badly
damaged and the passengers and crew are at risk. The Avenger and its
crew must try to help them. Can the liner be saved? This story features
some great character-bits.
Star Survey In a flashback tale, Admiral Rosenzweig tells the story of
his first real command, a multi-week mission into the frontier on a Star
Fleet warpshuttle. Naturally, not everything goes as planned..."
The
Aeon Adventure On
the planet Aeon VI, an Avenger landing party must battle alien combat
robots to find the secret of a strange structure.
The
Avenging Spirit Death stalks
the corridors of the Avenger! Crewmembers are dying, and somebody’s
got to figure out how...and why.
The Circle Exec Officer Waidlich is minding the store up in orbit. But when
a landing party calls up with word of the discovery of an ancient artifact,
she just has to go down and take a look.
The
Gauntlet To complete a mission
of mercy, the Avenger must run a gauntlet between hostile Klingons
on one side and xenophobic Daltexi on the other. But there may be
more to the Klingons than meets the eye. Can this hidden information
be used to advantage?
The Marooned Exploring a planet, the Avenger's crew finds
a stranded alien scientist from a world not yet ready for First Contact.
Should he be rescued, potentially revealing the starship's presence,
or should he be left?
The Probe On an exploratory mission, an Avenger landing
party is attacked by an alien probe. One member is captured. What
will happen?
The
Road Goes Ever On They say
that all good things must come to an end, and after many years, Admiral
Alex Rosenzweig and the Avenger's crew learn that it's no different
for them. The Admiral leaves command of the ship. But as Admiral Rosenzweig's
command ends, it is Captain Carlos Maldonado, Jr.'s command that is
about to begin...
The Survey Begins
The Avenger is assigned to survey the planet
UFC-18249-IV. The shuttles are landing, the landing parties are getting to
work, and all seems well. But a strange set of electromagnetic readings
suggests there might be a bit more going on...
The Trouble
on FDR Facility 39 While in touch with the Avenger, all
communication from a deep space research station abruptly ceases.
The Avenger must find out what happened, and why, as well as dealing
with a new alien life-form. What happens when a boarding party beams
onto the station?
Time
Waits For No Man Captain Bob Fillmore invents a time
machine, and accidentally transports the entire lab he's in not only
to another place, but also back into the past. The Avenger and its
crew must cross the Romulan Neutral Zone, against direct orders, to
try and save him.
Trip For Two On a botched time-travel mission, the Avenger's crew meet...themselves. Can they fix the mistake without changing their own history?
To Everything A Season Admiral Rosenzweig stands down as Commander
of the 7th Fleet. But his trip back to Earth is interrupted by a distress
call from the USS Highlander...
Tzen
& The Art of Salad Dressing Practical
jokes can be fun...unless you’re the butt of said jokes (or is that
*salad* jokes?). This story features the return of Ensign Donovan,
and he’s just *full* of bright ideas!
What
Price Knowledge? The Avenger
is assigned to the Namati Star System, near Romulan space, to recover
a probe left on Namati IV by the U.S.S. Jutland, just before the Jutland's
destruction by a Romulan warbird. The probe is recovered, but the
recovery is at a price.
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The semester has been very long and is getting to me. The students do not read anything and I've started to begin some late training.
I have a note to speak up, I don't spend the day staring out at them awaiting the next crises. First they like to knock and the sign says not to knock or tap. Then they do not like to talk to a voice, they must see me before they tell me what they need. Which is strange since they all seem to use a telephone.
So my experiment began with the late night sections. I put in a cd from The Rogues. So they were forced to speak up or stand at the door until I happen to walk by. Basically what would happen is the TA would call me over - so it works a bit. The experiment is on going. I've gone thru the soundtrack for "A Chorus Line" some Dr. Demento ("Star Trekkin'" and "Banned from Argo") and currently listening to the Boogie Knights.
It's been way too long since I blogged. Especially since I had to reset the password. This time I recorded it in my password file document; it is just getting too difficult to remember the paypal one, the ebay one, the vanguard one and on it goes.
I want to remind everyone that there is a meeting Sunday, April 13th at the North Brunswick Library, our new home since the Borders closed.
TCF is at the end of the month, so keep an eye out on the Avenger list for updated info. We have a garage sale fundraiser in May. Chiller is also in May. Sciences is hosting a trip to Longwood Gardens and Communications is looking into a trip to the Paley Media Center.
Our picnic is set for June 14th at Babbage Park. Joe Horton will once again take over the cooking duties.
The region awards were posted, after the winners of some of them got out. Avenger won Chapter of the Year and Support Ship of the Year. Todd won as flag officer of the year. The winners are forwarded into the 'Fleet awards and winners will be announced at the IC in Ithaca, NY.
First, I want to remind everyone about our meeting, Sept 9, at borders in East Brunswick, NJ. Start time is 3pm and discussion topic is gaming (I think).
This has been a week from hell. Back to work, had to scramble to get everthing prepared for the first day of classes. Then had a TA not show up and had to be TA for the day. Wednesday several students got into a locked room, one would think the absence of an instructor plus sign on door saying to go downstairs would work. My friend suggested to put note on blackboard to read sign on door. Thurs had someone drinking in the lab, then in the afternoon found out I'm not getting paid because paperwork hadn't gotten to payroll dept. Fri, ta didn't show up (different one but still deja vu all over again). Plus the truck with the lab books was there at the same time as the ta and shortly before the start of labs. That'll teach me to go over to the other campus to make sure that paper work would be done to get me an advance on the paycheck - plus pick up the rosters.
Hopefully I'll be rested and in a better mood on Sunday.
Got thru the technical difficulty of changing the blogger page into english, now onto the blog:
The big charity auction is Sunday, June 17th at the Victorian Manor. And there is all sorts of things in the auction. Here is a sample: - Sports Memorabilia from the Yankees and Mets, including a 2002 season autographed Yankees baseball - Autographed Star Trek scripts, including a script from the series “Enterprise” signed by John Billingsley (Dr. Phlox), along with a photo, and a letter from John, and a script from “Deep Space Nine” autographed by Armin Shimerman and Kitty Swink. - Autographed photos of Kate Mulgrew, Patrick Stewart, Gates McFadden, Scott Bakula, and Armin Shimerman, and James Doohan - T-shirts and promotional items from the WWE - Signed scripts from the TV series “Newhart”, “Hill Street Blues”, and “King of the Hill” - Autographed books by Jane Fonda and Dr. Phil - Derek Jeter signed Baseball, with deluxe case - NY Yankees Legends Dynasty Collage - 1980 USA Olympic Hockey 16x20 signed by Jim Craig w/ "Do You Believe In Miracles?"
The proceeds go to the Van Houten Foundation and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The Van Houten Foundation is raising funds to establish a women and children's shelter in Middlesex County, New Jersey, as well as provide a "Green Opportunities Scholarship", which is to be awarded to two students pursuing studies in Environmental Science or Environmental Engineering.
Finally updating the blog and found changes at blogger. But I got everything working.
Just had our March meeting. April's meeting is pushed back a week.
Upcoming events include the Museum of Moving Images at the end of the month.
Making headway under Norm's direction for the charity auction in June. We sent out item requests to a number of Trek actors AND info for vendors to sign up.
We will be needing help running it and more will come in future posts.
Remember the newsletter deadline is the end of the month, so if you have anything to contribute keep that in mind.
Lunacon is this weekend and Icon is the following. I'm just going to hang about, since Chiller is next month in a new locale.
Even though it is Spring break of have lots to do, so take care until the next blog
Happy New Year! It's been too long since I last blogged. I've made a resolution to blog more often. Last month there was the Cookie Exchange down in Challenger country. Our meeting/holiday party was at Norm's. The spirit of Christmas was apparent from a singing tree lurking in the corner, to a clock that payed a different Christmas carol on each hour. It was very festive. And of course there were several options for New Year's Eve, the Challenger party or the Sovereign party.
We have one less activity this month, the January Chiller was cancelled. But the Geology open house is still on, And I believe we are having a fiction workshop, also. Once I dig up some notes from the last meeting (okay, I left them at work) I can be more detailed.
We had a bit of troubling news out of Kentucky, we heard that former member Ricky Bruckman was in the hospital. But we were happy to hear that his tests came out negative.
