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UPCOMING
EVENTS
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Saturday, August 24: Away Mission
to "The Skywalkers"
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Sunday, September 1: Trek
Track World Record Attempt
SAVE THESE DATES NOW: DETAILS
TO BE ANNOUNCED
• Saturday, September
28: STARFLEET Bowling Challenge
• Sat., October
12: Project: Potemkin Open House (Albany GA)
• Saturday, December
7: Farragut Fest 2013 (Kingsland GA)
• Saturday, December
21: USS Republic Christmas Party
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
• STARFLEET International
imposes membership dues increase
• Republic
officially supports Rickard & Willcox for CS, VCS
• Personnel Records
• Library Computer
• Recent Chapter Event
Photos
SIDEBAR
• August Birthdays
• Member Reenlistments
• July, August and September
Membership Renewals
• About the Republic
• For More Information
• USS Republic Online
• Crew Roster
• News from TrekMovie.com
— J.
J. Trek 3 possible director
and writers
— Star
Trek Into Darkness home video release details
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
Away
Mission to "The Skywalkers"
8:00 p.m. Saturday, August 24, 2013
First Metropolitan Community Church of Atlanta
1379 Tullie Road NE, Atlanta GA 30329 |
The
Spirit of Broadway
presents The Skywalkers. It's time to ask the
uncomfortable questions about how the Death Star, with the
capabiliy to destroy entire planets and the defenses to ward
off several fleets of battleships, was destroyed by a single
fighter. How did Luke's "miracle" missile, shot in the
vacuum of space, defy the laws of physics, make a right angle
turn and enter the Death Star's exhaust port? Why would
the commander of the Death Star leave his post in battle to
pilot a small TIE FIGHTER and then order his fighters to stand
down as they are targeting the lead Rebel Ship, which happened
to be piloted by the commander's son? And, why was Leia
conveniently aboard the Death Star when her home planet was
destroyed, leaving her the sole surviving heir and leader
of the Rebellion? We think it's clear. It's a
family thing and they are all Skywalkers.
The Spirit of Broadway benefits the Homeless Outreach Programs
of the Metropolitan Community Center. 100% of all proceeds
fund the center's Food Bank, Weekly Hot Meal for the Needy,
The Clothing Closet and all Compassion Programs of the Metropolitan
Community Center.
How can you help? Simply purchase a $20 ticket to this
year's show (or two for $30). Through our relationship
with the Atlanta Community Food Bank, your $20 can purchase
125 lbs. of food for our local homeless and needy community.
Bring your check book or credit card to the show and
bid in the silent auction to help raise even more funds for
this great cause.
Did you know?
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Since
2008, the First Metropolitan Community Center has provided
a hot meal every Wednesday night for up to 100 individuals
in need |
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For
over a decade, FMCC's Food Bank program has provided
groceries to 150 family units each week |
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FMCC's
Clothing Closet continues to provide warm clothes, shoes
and even sleeping bags in the cold winter months, as
well as free haircuts by local salons who donate their
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The
USS Republic
has donated food to FMCC's food bank three times in
the recent past as the beneficiary of our Valentine's
Day Lonely Hearts Dinner events in February 2009 and
2010 and as TrekTrax Atlanta's designated charity for
the "An Evening at Quark's" charity gaming
event in 2011 |
Last year, The Spirit of Broadway raised $8,000.00 for these
services and, even though we know it's a lofty goal, this
year we hope to double that. We can't do it without
your help. Please join us on Saturday, August 24, 2013.
Together, we can make a difference.
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Trek
Track World Record Attempt at Dragon Con 2013
7:00 p.m. Sunday, September 1, 2013
Atlanta Marriott Marquis Atrium Ballroom
265 Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta GA 30303 |
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make history and help the Trek
Track attempt to break the Guinness World Record (again)
for "Most People in a Star Trek Costume in One
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How
many members and friends of the USS Republic can
you find in this video from Dragon*Con's world record attempt
in 2010?
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What
you need to know:
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You
must be an attending member of Dragon
Con to participate in this event |
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Costumes
must be from the Star Trek universe and extended
canon |
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Characters
or alien races that have not appeared in official Star
Trek canon releases (including television series,
motion pictures, novels and comic books) will not be
permitted |
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All
participants must wear their costumes for the entirety
of the attempt |
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All
participants must be in position simultaneously and
remain so for a minimum of ten minutes |
If it was
in Star Trek (television series, motion pictures, novels
and comic books), you may wear it. So long as you can
be recognized as canon, then your costume will count. Inexpensive
costumes such as those available online are fine. We're
not going to judge you; we just want you there in a Star
Trek costume!
Just
please, please, please remember these have to be costumes.
T-shirts and black pants will NOT be accepted. In
the end, Guinness will have final say on the validity of your
costume.
Members of the USS Republic who
attend this event are asked to gather at the front of the
room once the record-breaking attempt is completed for a group
photo. Look for Captain Eric L. Watts as a gathering
point and be prepared to follow instructions quickly in order
to get our photo and get out of the way, |
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NEWS
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STARFLEET
International imposes membership dues increase |
 At
the 2013 STARFLEET International Conference (IC) held in Dallas,
Texas, over the August 1-4 weekend, the STARFLEET Executive
Committee and Admiralty Board (ECAB) made the dubious decision
to split STARFLEET memberships into two tiers with two different
prices for two different service options.
Liz Woolf, STARFLEET Chief of Communications, released
the following statement on August 2:
"...the AB [Admiralty Board] decided it was time to move
STARFLEET forward by offering members the choice of electronic
CQ [STARFLEET Communiqué] delivery (at a reduced
price) or print CQ delivery (at a higher price).
"To further our goal of encouraging international membership,
the AB elected to continue to partially subsidize international
members who elect to receive a print CQ. However, rather
than raise rates for US members to cover the shortfall, it
was determined that STARFLEET could afford to cover the shortfall,
especially since we are currently subsidizing these members.
The new prices for print CQs represent a subsidy of
$2 per Canadian primary membership and $5 per overseas primary
membership.
"The new membership structure, effective January 1, 2014,
is as follows:
"Electronic CQ delivery: US Members:
$10 individual membership
$15 family of two, $2 for each additional family member up
to a total of six people
"Print CQ delivery: US members:
$20 individual membership
$25 family of two, $2 for each additional family member up
to a total of six people
"Details will be forthcoming from the EC [Executive Committee]
regarding procedures as we move toward the changed membership
structure. All members will continue to receive print
CQs until their next membership renewal after January 1, at
which point they will be able to elect which CQ delivery type
they prefer."
How did this happen?
Your commanding officer, Capt Eric L. Watts, was informed
in mid-July that STARFLEET management was considering raising
membership dues rates and the reasons why. In the
Region 2 COs discussion forum, Captain Watts stated his position
that a dues increase was unnecessary, punitive to members
and would be detrimental to both local chapters and the parent
organization, and he offered a sound and proven suggestion
(display advertising) that would allow STARFLEET to reduce
or even eliminate the costs of printing and mailing the CQ. In
spite of Captain Watts' well-reasoned arguments against a
dues increase and suggestion for greatly reducing costs, Region
2 Regional Coordinator Jack Eaton, who is supposed
to represent the Republic's interests on the Admiralty
Board, voted for the increase at the
ECAB meeting on August 2.
What does this mean for members of the Republic?
Since 2006, it has been the Republic's policy to collect
both chapter and STARFLEET dues from members in a single payment
and to forward to STARFLEET its share. This policy
serves three purposes: first, it allows the Republic
to keep accurate records as to the membership status of its
members; second, it's more convenient for our members to make
a single combined payment of dues rather than paying dues
to two different payees; and third, it prevents the confusion
created when both the Republic and STARFLEET are sending
you renewal reminders for the same membership dues, as well
as eliminating the possibility of duplicate payments.
STARFLEET's decision to create two membership tiers at two
different prices means that, if the Republic continues
its policy of collecting your STARFLEET dues with your chapter
dues, we will now have to deal with the additional hassle
of keeping track of which membership option each and every
member chooses, as well as having to update all of our marketing
materials to reflect the new options. It also means
that the Republic will have to submit to STARFLEET
the email address of every member who chooses the electronic
option... something the Republic has, as policy, not
done since 2010 as a way to protect its members from nuisance
email and spam.
Another option that is always "on the table" for
this membership to consider at any time is whether to remain
a commissioned chapter of STARFLEET at all. This
is a subject that often comes up at chapter business meetings,
and it might be time to bring it up again now. The
question that you, the membership of the USS Republic,
must ask yourselves is this: Is membership in STARFLEET International
really worth $20 a year? Is membership in STARFLEET
International worth even $10 a year?
Think about it, and let
the Captain know your feelings. |
| Republic
officially supports Rickard & Willcox for CS, VCS |
The
positions of Commander STARFLEET (CS) and Vice Commander STARFLEET
(VCS) are up for election later this year. At least
four tickets announced their candidacies over the summer but
for various reasons, two have withdrawn and only two are still
actively campaigning. The remaining two candidate
teams include:
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Wayne Killough (CS) and Commodore Reed Bates
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Fleet
Admiral Les Rickard (CS) and Vice Admiral Tammy
Willcox (VCS) |
Fleet Admiral Rickard (below left) has previously
served as Commander STARFLEET... twice (2001-02,
2006). His campaign slogan is "Experience
Matters." Admiral Killough (below right)
is the CO of Retribution Station SFR-1202 and has
served as the director or dean of several STARFLEET Academy
colleges. Killough's campaign slogan is—no
kidding—"As comforting as a plate full of warm,
homemade cookies." Seriously.
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The
Republic officially supports the Rickard/Willcox ticket.
The Rickard/Willcox campaign web site can be found here. The
Killough/Bates campaign web site can be found here. |
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Personnel
Records
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 STARFLEET
Academy is a special collection of correspondence courses
available to every STARFLEET member. Over 60 Academy
Colleges offer courses spanning all aspects of Star
Trek and science fiction; some courses even cover non-sci-fi
real world topics. Each college offers dozens of different
courses at varying levels of challenge from super-easy to
really hard. In total, there are nearly 1,000 different
courses available. Take
a course today!
Something
special going on in your life? Submit
your Personnel Record for publication in the next
issue of The Republiqué!
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Library
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The
character of Saavik, originally played by Kirstie Alley
(above left) and later by Robin Curtis, was originally intended
to appear in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country,
which would have revealed her as a traitor to the Federation.
The idea of using an established character was dropped
and a new character, Valeris (played by Kim Cattrall, above
right), was created instead. Director Nicholas Meyer,
who had previously worked with Alley on Star Trek II:
The Wrath of Khan, wanted Alley back in the role for
Star Trek VI. More to the point, he specifically
did not want Curtis back. Meyer wrote
in his autobiography, The View from the Bridge, that
Saavik was dropped from the film and Valeris created when
Alley proved unwilling to reprise the role. Leonard
Nimoy, in his autobiography I Am Spock, said there
were also second thoughts about casting a popular, established
character as a villain. On the other hand, many
fans believe that introducing a brand new character as yet
another Spock protégé who is later revealed to be a traitor
lacks the dramatic and emotional punch that an established
character would have brought to the story, and leaves the
fate of Saavik, last seen on planet Vulcan, unresolved.
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Midsummer
Dinner & Business Meeting || July
13, 2013
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"Wolfy", ENS1 Sue Lin Lange, ENS1 Zannetta Law Tucker, CDT
Zarena Nova Tucker, ENS3 Richard Tucker, Republic
CO Capt Eric L. Watts and ENS1 Wil Sims at the Galaxy Diner
in Chamblee. It's a shame more people didn't
come out for this meeting... the fried catfish was really
good.
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Away
Mission to The Wolverine || July
27, 2013
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Claire Willis, Republic CO Capt Eric L. Watts, ENS2
Eddie Hines and Dawn Kil at the Yard House restaurant at
Atlantic Station. It's a shame more people didn't
come out for this event... the movie was really good.
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AUGUST
BIRTHDAYS
Thursday, August 1
ENS1 Russell J. Broomfield
Monday, August 5
ENS Robert T. Efurd
ENS1 Jeff Trew
Saturday, August 10
ENS3 Jenilee Trew
Capt Eric L. Watts
Saturday, August 17
Crmn Eliya Brog
Tuesday, August 20
ENS3 Leslie Williamson
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MEMBER
REENLISTMENTS
These members renewed their SFI and chapter
dues in July. Thank you!
ENS1 Wilford B. ("Wil") Sims
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JULY,
AUGUST
AND SEPTEMBER
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
These members' dues
expired or will expire in July, August and
September. Please renew now!
Ens Patricia Houk
ENS3 Tracy O'Quinn
Cmdr David A. Slaughter
Ens Robert T. Efurd
Ens Derek Leman
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ABOUT
THE REPUBLIC
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The
USS Republic NCC-1371 was originally commissioned
as a chapter of STARFLEET International on May 14, 1988,
at the Dixie-Trek convention in Atlanta, Georgia. As
of August 18, 2013, the Republic crew includes 43
members who are active members of STARFLEET in good
standing.
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The
Republic plans and coordinates an active schedule
of events for its members, but does not hold meetings
on a consistently fixed date each month.
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Because
the USS Republic is a duly commissioned chapter
of STARFLEET International and is bound and governed by
its Constitution and By-Laws, membership in STARFLEET
is a prerequisite for membership in the Republic. Combined
annual dues for both groups are $25 per person and is
collected by the chapter (family discounts are available
with certain conditions and restrictions). Membership
in the Republic includes access to our YahooGroups
message board, voting privileges in chapter elections
and additional privileges that occasionally become available.
Additional information on Republic membership
and how to join or reenlist is on our award-winning web
site.
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NEWS
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J. Trek 3 possible director and writers |
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By
Matt Wright
August 6, 2013
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| With
Star Trek Into Darkness almost on home video, what's
happening with the third Star Trek theatrical release
from the new "J. J. "verse" timeline is foremost
on Trek fans' minds. There are multiple
sources that say Paramount has a contender for the director's
seat, while J. J. Abrams will produce. |
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sources report that the director of GI Joe: Retaliation,
Jon M. Chu, is slated to direct. As we know,
J. J. Abrams would be too busy with the next Star Wars
movie in 2015 to jump right into the 3rd Trek movie
in 2016. |
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assumed that he's the pick since he managed to get the GI
Joe franchise back on its feet. One of the
first sources to report this is Latino Review, who
has a good track record when it comes to Trek. They
were one of the first (if not the first) to call
out Khan as the next villain well before other news sites
did. |
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as most assumed, it looks pretty certain that the writing
duo of Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman are back to pen the
third movie. |
| There
were rather bogus rumors of other writers being paraded
through the Bad Robot and Paramount offices a few weeks
back. |
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that all of this considered rumor until an official press
release from Bad Robot and/or Paramount is issued. |
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Trek Into Darkness home video release details |
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Matt Wright
July 19, 2013
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dates for the U.S. home video release of J. J. Abrams' Star
Trek Into Darkness come earlier than expected. Paramount
is also trying something other studios have been toying
with in the last year or so by offering an earlier release
date for the digital download version, compared to the physical
disc releases that come a few weeks later. |
| Entertainment
Weekly reports that Star Trek Into Darkness will
be released on DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and On Demand on
September 10, 2013. A digital download of the film
(i.e., iTunes) will be available three weeks earlier, on
August 20, 2013. |
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thrilled with how everything looks and sounds," Abrams said
in a statement. "We also have some really fun behind-the-scenes
special features that we shot on the Red Epic cameras and
created entirely in-house at Bad Robot. They really
look amazing and unlike anything I've seen on DVD or Blu-ray
before." Abrams added, "I hope fans enjoy seeing
the process that went into making the movie and the truly
amazing work of our most spectacular cast and crew." |
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special features include making-of shorts about creating
the Red Planet and the Klingon home world of Kronos, as
well as a sit-down with stars Zachary Quinto and Benedict
Cumberbatch—and a segment called "The Enemy of My Enemy,"
which explores "how, and why, the identity of the film's
true villain was kept a mystery to the very end." |
| Global
Hit Debuts Three Weeks Early on Digital August 20th |
| Lauded
by critics as "a sleek, thrilling epic" (Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly), "a clever, exhilarating action
adventure" (Claudia Puig, USA Today) and "stratospherically
entertaining" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone), director
J. J. Abrams' phenomenal global sensation Star Trek Into
Darkness makes its highly-anticipated debut on Blu-ray,
Blu-ray 3D, DVD and On Demand on September 10, 2013, from
Paramount Home Media Distribution. Fans can be the
first to own the film on Digital when it arrives three weeks
early on August 20th. Boasting "spectacular visual
effects" (Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer) and
"one of the best villains in recent memory" (Joe Neumaier,
New York Daily News), Star Trek Into Darkness
delighted audiences around the world, earning a coveted
A CinemaScore. |
| The
Star Trek Into Darkness Blu-ray/DVD and Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD
combo packs with UltraViolet™ are bursting with behind-the-scenes
material detailing how the filmmakers delivered a rousing
epic filled with both spectacle and soul. For the
first time, the special features included in the combo packs
were produced entirely by Abrams' Bad Robot Productions
and captured in spectacular high quality on Red Epic cameras
for a uniquely intimate perspective of the filmmakers' process. |
The
combo pack includes access to a digital copy of the film
as well as the following:
Blu-ray
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Feature
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Creating
the Red Planet – Experience the creation of a never-before-seen
alien world, as featured in the action-packed opening
sequence of the film. |
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Attack
on Starfleet – Go behind the scenes with the cast
and filmmakers and witness the creation of the shocking
attack on Starfleet Headquarters. |
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The
Klingon Home World – Discover the stunning world of
Kronos, and see how the filmmakers reinvented the
Klingons for a new generation. |
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Enemy of My Enemy – Find out how, and why, the identity
of the film's true villain was kept a mystery to the
very end. |
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Ship
to Ship – An in-depth and thrilling look at the filming
of the iconic space jump sequence, which both defied
the laws of physics and pushed the limits of visual
effects. |
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Brawl
by the Bay – Sit in with Zachary Quinto and Benedict
Cumberbatch as they revisit their intense preparation
for the film's breathtaking climax. |
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Continuing
the Mission – An inspiring look at the partnership
between the film's crew and the organization that
assists returning veterans to find meaningful ways
to contribute on the home front. |
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