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The Birmingham Zoo's Muscular Dystrophy Walk!  October 24th,2009.  Contributions to this charity can be made at the link below.  Help fight Muscular Dystrophy!!!!

http://www.joinmda.org/myevent/homepage/tabid/89472/shannyban/default.aspx

Boo at the Zoo,Sunday October 18th,2009.  Alabama Ghost Buster members trooped the Zoo's Boo.  Along with the Zoo's costumers and other Costuming groups. 

http://www.algb.com

Who ya gonna call?  Ghost Buster protects Boo at the Zoo visitors.

For more Ghost Busting,Greek Goddesses,Star Wars and more.  Click on:  http://www.flickr.com/timandrenda/

Tim Carr,Photographer

Princess Leia Reporting!

The Starship Lexington is currently seeking Cast and Crew for upcoming fan film productions.  Contact the Executive Producer, Joey at   http://startreklexington.net/    

 The Lexington is gearing up to film Episodes.

The Lexington Cast and Crew have been busy with photo shoots,and volunteer events around Birmingham that include Boo at the Zoo during October,2009,Atrox Factory,Leeds,Alabama with the 501st,Rebel Legion, McWane Center. Mt. Laurel Harvest Festival with the Star Wars Syndicate,Birmingham Ghost Busters.  And November 20th,Star Trek Lexington will be at Movie Gallery with our other friends from SWS and GB celebrating the DVD release of Star Trek 2009,Movie! 

This is an exciting time in Fan Film projects.  Look for more updates on the Lexington.

Updates for Star Trek Lexington's episode:  All in appearances, this special edition episode is in edit and a release date pending,to be announced when editing is complete,T. Scott,is currently editing All in appearances the special edition fan film,he is also going to create a trailer for AIA special edition.  We will update you all as soon as T. Scott finishes AIA special edition and it's trailer.

Star Trek Lexington,currently in production two episodes,more information in TRCP Alliance News click on the Star Trek Lexington link above. 

Voice talent,  Star Trek Lexington currently seeks Voice talent,for Fan Film productions,trailers,other.  If you enjoy doing voice audio work?  Then contact J. Bonice at Star Trek Lexington today!

http://startreklexington.net/

Star Trek Lexington Crew:   Photographed by Tim Carr and Rob Lawler Photographers.

 Adm. T'Moya,Reporter

 TRCP Alliance,Fan Groups,Fan Films,RPGS,FFS,Webrings

 Photo by Rob Lawler.                                                              

It is a rainy day in Birmingham,Alabama.  This Reporter has the distinct pleasure of talking with Mr. Jim Brucke,Co-executive Producer on site,for Star Trek Lexington: Fan Film Division.  He places down the hammer and takes off the work gloves to greet me. 

Mr. Brucke, first I just wanted to thank you for allowing me behind the scenes at Star Trek Lexington, I know that you all have been busy,working towards the completion of scenes and set work.

Now, tell me what STL Fan Film Division is working on at present? 

We are working on a set today,some lights,just the general behind the scenes things that any production works on for films.  The screen,placement,touching up the paint after filming.  Resetting things for different scenery shoots.

Ah, I see.  So,there is a lot of work that goes into the behind the scenes set up,inorder to film.  This is great!

Mr. Brucke,I also wanted to congratulate you on the starring role in Roaring Creek's "Visitation". I know it took an award at the Gatlingburg,Film Festival and I hear that it is also going to be in the Mobile,Alabama area Film Festival soon!

That is correct,and you will be receiving the dates and times of showing from Brian Reed,Executive of Roaring Creek.

Thank you,for the information and I look forward to the updates and will do a full report on "Visitation" at another date.

Tell me, Mr. Brucke what is your thoughts on doing Star Trek related fan films?

With any film project that I and the crew here at Lexington get involved in.  We use the old saying:  Quality Film over Quantity Films.  In today's world of hurry up and send it out.  The thing that is so lacking in films today can be quality.  It is quality that wins awards,not quantity.  Anyone can get a camera and shoot and produce a lot of videos and put them up as films.  Hurried and without much care and life,you lose that all important,Human element of...  Workmanship.  So,when Creator and Executive Producer Joseph Bonice,ask myself and Mrs. Carr,and Mr. Carr,and Mr. Harris,Mrs. Moriss,Miss Moriss,Miss Metz,Mrs Teague,Mr. Fitts,and the rest of the cast;to film these two fan films.  We all agreed,that Quality is the route we were going to proceed with.

Mr. Brucke,you do know that there are people who say that Lexington has had some false starts in the past,what do you say to that?

Star Trek Lexington was on target with her first Fan Film,everthing was going according to plans,so the Team at that time,put out tenative Release Date's for the episode All in appearances.  Now,we all know Murphy's Law!  And it was a combination of things that has held up the release of that first film,the editing team lost crucial scenes and footage after a computer hard drive crashed.  The actual camera tapes with crucial scenes for AIA,just vanished and were never found.  And then real life.  People must remember that these fan films are hobbies for the Cast,and the Crew.  And when I say that we all got hit with biblical proportions of illness,personal loss of jobs,having to relocate some of us twelve thousand miles away.  We have had team members suffer broken bones,loss of business propety.  Loss of camera equipment in that it could not be repaired.  The list goes on,as to why the first film has been held up in release.  Which is why on my recommendations and some other team members recommendations.  From now on, Star Trek Lexington's Public Relations Department,and Media Relations will not give out any tenative release dates for any project at Star Trek Lexington,until said project is ready for release.  This cuts down on the fans getting their hopes up and then due to unforseen Murphy Law plagues hitting,the project cannot meet a tenative release day.

Mr. Brucke,that sounds like some logical and extremely professional advise and journey for Star Trek Lexington to take.

Now, Mr. Brucke can you give the fans any tid-bits about the fan film division?

The only thing I can give the fans today is this.  We are working on films,we will put at the best quality that we can accomplish.  And we will announce and release the films only when they are truely ready for release.  This way,you will not be disappointed again by a production hold up,which was no ones fault,but due to the hold up for AIA,we will not ever give a tenative release date for a fan film here at Star Trek Lexington.

Thank you Mr. Brucke for the information.

We look forward to seeing the fan films once you all complete them and they are released.  It has been a pleasure talking with you and I look forward to another interview,after the film release.

TRCP ALLIANCE,

Catherine "Cat" Grant,Reporting

It is that time of year again,Halloween.  And the Birmingham,Alabama Zoo,once again kicks off Boo at the Zoo.  Star Trek Lexington,along with other Alabama Fandom Groups will be on hand during the BATZ events. 

If you live in the area,or you are a tourist in Birmingham,AL during October?  Stop on by Boo at the Zoo,doors open at 5pmCST.

http://www.birminghamzoo.com/events-boo.asp

The Alabama Star Wars Syndicate,appeared in the Jemisom,Alabama Christmas Parade.  It was a lovely day,not to cold and not raining as the Star Wars Syndicate Costumers arrived,for Parade Line-up.

The Light side of the force,Senators, Admirals,Jedi.  The dark side of the force, Troopers,Tuscan Raiders,Sith Lords.  All three parts of the Jemison Christmas Parade,can be viewed on TCarr22239's You Tube site.

The Alabama Symphony Summer Concert Series presents Harry Potter and Friends at Caldwell Park

May 30th,2008 and McClellan May 31st,2008

The Fan Group Dixie Hallows  www.dixiehallows.com    costumed at Harry Potter favorites as well as

Lord of the Rings and Pirates for the Caldwell Park and McClellan concerts. 

Jugglers,Owls from the Natural History Museum also entertained the guests. 

The Dixie Hallows Costumers received rave reviews and compliments at both ASO events. 

The Alabama Symphony wowed the crowd beginning at 8pm each night with theme songs from

Star Wars,Indiana Jones,Narnia,Lord of the Rings,and Harry Potter to name just a few of the great John Williams

songs for great movies. 

Dixie Hallows is pleased to help support the Alabama Symphony and also to entertain the guests in costume.

Cat Grant,Reporting

It looks like another pre-quel for the powers that be in Star Trekdom.  With J.J. Abrams taking over the Great Bird of the Galaxy seat.  Abrams of Mission Impossible III.  To direct and produce the eleventh Star Trek Movie,slated for Movie theatres in 2008.

Also, the producing team of Bryan Burk,Damon Lindelof in the production team as well.

This new trek movie will be written by Abrams and also have some writers from Mission Impossible three,in Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.

The pre-qual will center around the lives of Young James T. Kirk and Spock.  And reports suggest it will herald in their first meeting at Starfleet Academy and encompass each young Officer's first Starfleet Space Mission.

It is the hopes of Paramount Chief Brad Grey and Gail Berman to energize the Star Trek Genre which turned 40, September,2006.  The Original Star Trek of 78 episodes launched a large fan base and many conventions as well ask books,movies and other merchandise.  The Motion Picture of 1979 grossed 263 million domestic.  Paramount started the Next Generation in 1987, with Rick Berman and Roddenberry co-executive producers.

So, Star Trek is 40 and by the time this new movie hits theatres in 2009, she will be 42.  Can going back to the past energize Star Trek?

Or would the powers that be; would be better served perhaps to take us in a different direction?  Say the future?

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one.  I just hope Paramount remembers that.

This reporter says.  "Second star to the right and straight on to the future."

T'Moya, Reporting.

*For Variety's  full indepth coverage of the Trek Pre-Qual go to this link.  htp://www.variety.com/

Looking at this question I have to say while there is a need to have the latest systems and improvement on Federation ships as otherwise they would never survive an attack by a hostile species but I still have to say they have massively wasted mass credits and resources when discarding the older vessels or relegating them to such meagre jobs as cargo carriers etc.

2200 -2300 = 27 ships including refits

2300 – 2400 = 32 ships

When looking at this question my answer again is yes as below I will show one good example of why and how they could augment said Ship back into service instead of the federation mass building new ships.

If you look at the Miranda class you will note that most of the main armaments are located as part of the Roll bar (Phasers either side of the Roll bar with the torpedoes in the centre of the Roll bar).

With the various new technologies available to the Federation such as ablative armour (as created in the defiant class) and the various available pods (As created in Nebula Class)

Another idea again an older classed used idea in the Excelsior class which her commanding officer Captain Hikaru Sulu suggested was to install a set of side mounted sensors\scanners which would serve this ship well in a exploration or scientific missions.

Now everyone will be looking at the fact that the said refit of the Miranda in 2270 only gave the Miranda class a upgrade of being capable of Warp 9.2 for 12 hours but in looking at this problem I think the common designers view of adding another nacelle solves this problem as would make the Miranda class Warp 9.6 capable (Due to the pod warp is restricted to 9.6)

Like most things it has always been easier to create than to modify but given the fact that Federation lost a lot of ship in the Dominion war I think this idea of using older ships augmented in the short term to create the backbone of the fleet while it focus it effort and stockpiles resources to improve there Defences as well as if needed build new classes although in the short term I doubt it is as proved here with a little time in the yards some of the older ships could perform a valuable service even if Star fleet Command consider them out of date and obsolete.

The bull pen of the Daily Planet was a hub of activity.  There were wars,rumors of wars in the middle east and across the globe that is Earth. Perry White sat at his desk, chewing some Kava leaves to assist in lowering his to high blood pressure.

"Olsen!" White barked out.

Jimmy Olsen looked up,color draining from his face as he strode from his desk to Mr. White's office.  "Ah, yes Sir!"  He said with broken,high pitched voice.

"Olsen, did you fix that talking mounted fish of mine?"

"Yes, Mr. White."

"Olsen, did you get the tickets to the Elvis contest for myself and Alice?"

"Yes I did Sir."

Perry grinned. "Good, son.. Good. Now run along down to the obituary side and finish the column. After all,a good obit is a great place to start in this business."

Jimmy's face fell as he took his camera off his neck. "Obituaries, I should have guessed."  He took the elevator down to the basement where the obituary reporters worked.

*********

Lois Lane looked up from her typing and noticed that Kent had arrived. Smiling she ask. "Late date with the DA?"

Clark smiled and said. "A gentleman never kisses and tells, Lois; you know that."

Lois smirked and said. "Ahhh huh and I suppose you will next tell me that it was a wonderful evening?"

Clark smiled and winked.

Catherine Grant strode in,wearing leather boots,pants and a halter top.  "OooooHhhhh, Clark. Thanks for a great evening."  She winked and blew Clark a kiss.

Clark played along and caught the kiss and put it to his lips.

Lois livid stormed out of the bull pen to the elevator. "Kent, if you can start thinking with the head on your shoulders,we have an investigation to do."

Clark smiled and winked at Cat.

Catherine Grant smiled and sat down at her desk. "Oh, don't you just love seeing her like that?"

Clark chuckled. "Yes well, I should really get to  the investigation."

Cat chuckled and said. "Yeah well just don't let Lois take the entire line this time. Remember Bi line means more than one reporter."

Clark smiled. "I shall try to remember that. Cat."

//Metropolis Morgue//

Clark looked around as the Medical Examiner gave Lois the file on the deceased. "We are still trying to determine just how the Judge was killed and if foul play was involved.  We also know that Mayson Drake's home was bombed and similar trace elements in her home are also on this badly burned cadiver of the Judge."

Clark looked at the body with his x-ray vision,noting small fibers and traces of wires like he found at Mayson's home.  He looked at Lois and ask.  "Find anything in the file?"

"Clark, this reads just like the report on Mayson's home even down to the smell of the room. And had Mayson been home when that thing went off. Well, she would have ended up."  Lois stopped as she gulped down the last words.

Clark nodded.  "Which is why I keep telling you that you need to be careful, these same guys know you are on the story and you have already been run off the road."

"Oh Clark, I don't need police protection. If I get into trouble I can always yell.. Help Superman." Lois said and winked.

Clark shook his head. "Still, I would feel better if you would at least let me sleep on your sofa for the night?"

Lois looked at him and rolled her eyes. "Clark Kent, I am fully capable of taking care of myself."

Mayson Drake walked in and smiled. "Clark you can sleep on my sofa any night."

Clark smiled at her and said. "Well at least you let the police put guards on you."

Mayson smiled and said. "Yes and Lois has them to now. No arguments, Lois. These people play for keeps and keeps to them is six feet under."

Fleet Admiral T'Moya sat at her desk.  The USS Allied Zorro NCC 1120 would depart the 214th docks soon.  She thumbed through Padd page after page.  Her keen Vulcan eyes scanning the ship wide status reports.

T'Moya listened to Serron who sat telling her about the day he had spent on Colony 119.  She nodded and continued her read. Her curly hair,long and unruly she had contained into a strong Vulcan barrette.  She ran nimble finger's through her hair and looked up as the yoeman entered the Ready Room to hand her the current mission status.

They would depart Colony 119,where the 214th docks orbited and depart for the Orlon colony.  T'Moya sensed that the crew was on edge,due to the severity of the casulties in this war.

She stood up and looked at Serron. "Perhaps we should give the crew an entertainment night enroute to the destination."

Serron looked at her with raised blonde eyebrow and replied. "That is agreeable and logical,T'Moya."

<tbc>

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