A few updates on current events:
Lieutenant Lily Flowers will
be released from the hospital on Friday. She is recovering from her
wounds in the San Francisco terrorist attacks on Friday. Surgery was
successful, and her internal injuries have been repaired. Thankfully, no
major organs were affected. She's one lucky woman!
In regards
to those Earth terror attacks in San Francisco, New York City,
Washington DC, Toyko and Moscow, a terror group has claimed
responsibility, but seems to prefer remaining anonymous so far.
Federation investigators continue to investigate.
-Sam
UFP: Starfleet Academy :: Social Media Office
Tuesday, April 29
Sunday, April 27
Lieutenant Flowers In Stable Condition
I just got back from the hospital here on campus. Lieutenant Lily
Flowers is doing well; she's in stable condition and resting following
her surgery. The doctors were able to repair her internal injuries --
she'll be released from medical care sometime this coming week. I'll
share more info later tomorrow.
Also, many of you may have been following the FNS (Federation News Service) channels this weekend in regards to the terrorist attacks here on Earth. For those that have not been watching the FNS broadcasts, I'll share more about that tomorrow as well.
It's been a long weekend; I'm going to turn in for the night. Stick around, though. I'll catch you up to speed on everything in a few hours.
-Sam
Also, many of you may have been following the FNS (Federation News Service) channels this weekend in regards to the terrorist attacks here on Earth. For those that have not been watching the FNS broadcasts, I'll share more about that tomorrow as well.
It's been a long weekend; I'm going to turn in for the night. Stick around, though. I'll catch you up to speed on everything in a few hours.
-Sam
Friday, April 25
Lieutenant Lily Flowers Injured in San Francisco Terror Attack
I regret to inform you, Lieutenant Flowers was injured in a transporter
incident earlier this evening while she was leaving an event in downtown
San Francisco. Transporter operators were able to retrieve her before
her pattern degraded, however, she materialized with internal injuries.
She is being treated at Leonard H. McCoy Medical Center here on campus.
I have not yet heard her status. She's still in surgery.
I've also been informed that the transport center Lily was departing from appears to have been the target of a terror attack. It may have connections to the recent bombing in Paris, France. There were casualties -- 18 at last report.
I've also heard that there were similar targeted attacks in New York City, Washington DC, Toyko and Moscow at the same time as well. Whatever happened in Paris appears to be the beginning of something bigger.
Be safe out there, folks. Earth is once again under threat. We don't know who, yet, but it appears to be from within.
-Sam
I have not yet heard her status. She's still in surgery.
I've also been informed that the transport center Lily was departing from appears to have been the target of a terror attack. It may have connections to the recent bombing in Paris, France. There were casualties -- 18 at last report.
I've also heard that there were similar targeted attacks in New York City, Washington DC, Toyko and Moscow at the same time as well. Whatever happened in Paris appears to be the beginning of something bigger.
Be safe out there, folks. Earth is once again under threat. We don't know who, yet, but it appears to be from within.
-Sam
Friday, April 18
Long-Term Medical Hologram, Mark I
Starfleet / Federation
Template: Doctor Julian Bashir
Starfleet Service: 2374-present
STARFLEET LMH PROGRAM BIO: - LMH, Mark I
-SFA
Thursday, April 17
Emergency Medical Hologram, Mark II
Tonight we continue our bio feature on the medical holograms in service to Starfleet. Here is the Emergency Medical Hologram Mark II.
Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH), Mark II
Starfleet / Federation
Starfleet Service: 2374-present
STARFLEET EMH PROGRAM BIO: - EMH, Mark II
-SFA
Wednesday, April 16
Emergency Medical Hologram, Mark I
With the news that our very own, Lieutenant (jg) Lily Flowers has been selected as the possible template for the new EMH Mark III, I thought it might be helpful to introduce you to the three existing medical holograms already in service to Starfleet (EMH-1; EMH-2; and the LMH). Tonight, tomorrow and Friday, we will feature the program file biographies of each medical hologram. Tonight we start with the first, the EMH Mark I.
Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH), Mark I
Starfleet / Federation
Starfleet Service: 2370-2374
STARFLEET EMH PROGRAM BIO: - EMH, Mark I
-SFA
Tuesday, April 15
Lieutenant Lily Flowers Selected as Model for EMH Mark III
We
have some fascinating news to share:
Our very own Lieutenant (jg) Lily Flowers has been chosen to be the holographic template for the new EMH (emergency medical hologram), Mark III. Starfleet was looking for a respected young female officer to serve as the physical basis for the new EMH, and Lily was selected from among six final candidates. Her personality, her youth, and the fact that she was recently decorated with the Starfleet Cross -- Starfleet's second-highest service medal -- appear to be factors in her selection.
Lieutenant Flowers has the option to decline this honor if she so chooses. She's been given a few days to consider her answer, and we'll share her decision right here.
For now, let me just say, congratulations Lieutenant! Your service and sacrifice to Starfleet continues to make all of us here at the Academy very proud!
-Sam
Our very own Lieutenant (jg) Lily Flowers has been chosen to be the holographic template for the new EMH (emergency medical hologram), Mark III. Starfleet was looking for a respected young female officer to serve as the physical basis for the new EMH, and Lily was selected from among six final candidates. Her personality, her youth, and the fact that she was recently decorated with the Starfleet Cross -- Starfleet's second-highest service medal -- appear to be factors in her selection.
Lieutenant Flowers has the option to decline this honor if she so chooses. She's been given a few days to consider her answer, and we'll share her decision right here.
For now, let me just say, congratulations Lieutenant! Your service and sacrifice to Starfleet continues to make all of us here at the Academy very proud!
-Sam
Monday, April 14
Starfleet Promotion: Doctor Julian Bashir
I've just seen a report from Deep Space 9 earlier today. My older brother, Captain Joel Archer (the new commanding officer of Deep Space 9 following the death of Captain Benjamin Sisko), has promoted Doctor Julian Bashir to the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
Lieutenant Commander Bashir has been promoted in honor of his actions during the Dominion War. A well-deserved promotion. Congratulations Doctor!
-Sam
Lieutenant Commander Bashir has been promoted in honor of his actions during the Dominion War. A well-deserved promotion. Congratulations Doctor!
-Sam
Saturday, April 12
Earthquake on Bolian Homeworld
For
those who haven't heard yet -- there was a massive earthquake on Bolarus
IX about an hour ago. It registered 8.8 on the Richter Scale. The
epicenter of the quake was just outside of the planetary capital city of
Bolsetu, and has caused significant damage to the city and surrounding
area. Unfortunately, it also struck at midday, so millions of workers,
tourists, and Federation representatives were in Bolsetu at the time.
FNS reports say that the massive underground business center of Bolsetu Caverns collapsed during the shaking. Roughly 25,000 people work in offices down there on any given day. Officials have appealed to the Federation Council for emergency assistance; vessels are already being dispatched.
Bolarus IX is the home world of about 8.3 billion Bolians. Planetary officials estimate that casualty numbers in the Bolsetu area could exceed 100,000. The Benaris Fault Line (which runs through the area) has been relatively stable for the past 250 years. Today's mega earthquake caught everyone by surprise.
Our hearts go out to the people of Bolarus IX. Let's hope the casualties are far lower than expected.
-Sam
FNS reports say that the massive underground business center of Bolsetu Caverns collapsed during the shaking. Roughly 25,000 people work in offices down there on any given day. Officials have appealed to the Federation Council for emergency assistance; vessels are already being dispatched.
Bolarus IX is the home world of about 8.3 billion Bolians. Planetary officials estimate that casualty numbers in the Bolsetu area could exceed 100,000. The Benaris Fault Line (which runs through the area) has been relatively stable for the past 250 years. Today's mega earthquake caught everyone by surprise.
Our hearts go out to the people of Bolarus IX. Let's hope the casualties are far lower than expected.
-Sam
Thursday, April 10
SFA Personnel - Tessa Marie Kensington
Tessa Marie Kensington
Starfleet Academy Social Media Office
SPECIES: - Human
SEX: - Female
BIRTH DATE: - May 13, 2350
PLACE OF BIRTH: - San Francisco, CA -- USA, Earth
STARFLEET BIOGRAPHY FILE: - See Biography
-SFA
Wednesday, April 9
A New Romulan Praetor
As
some of you know, Romulan Praetor Neral died yesterday from a heart
attack. Early medical reports indicate no foul play, noting instead that
the Praetor's death does appear to be a result of stress-induced heart
failure. The Romulan leader's health had been declining ever since the
end of the Dominion War.
Today, Proconsul Hiren was confirmed by the Senate as the new Praetor of the Romulan people. Praetor Hiren is a much-loved Romulan politician who favors continued strong ties with the Federation, Klingons, and other Alliance members.
Our thoughts are with the Romulan people as they deal with the sudden loss of Praetor Neral.
-Sam
Today, Proconsul Hiren was confirmed by the Senate as the new Praetor of the Romulan people. Praetor Hiren is a much-loved Romulan politician who favors continued strong ties with the Federation, Klingons, and other Alliance members.
Our thoughts are with the Romulan people as they deal with the sudden loss of Praetor Neral.
-Sam
The New Mission Statement of Starfleet
Now
that the Dominion War has come to an end, and the Federation-wide
recovery is underway, Starfleet Command has updated the official mission
statement of Starfleet. It better reflects the new post-war era:
-Sam
"Space: the final frontier. This is the continuing mission of Starfleet: to defend our home from hostile aggression; to maintain peace and freedom within our Federation borders; to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; and to boldly go where no one has gone before."The war has taught us many things. Moving forward, Starfleet is no longer just an organization focused upon science and space exploration. An active military focus -- on a level never seen before in the Federation -- has become a part of everyday life. It is the hope of all in Starfleet that this continued military deterrence will lower the odds of us ever having to fight another galactic conflict on the scale of the Dominion War.
-Sam
Monday, April 7
Today in History: The Beginning of WWIII
Three
hundred and twenty-five years ago today (on April 7, 2050), the new
Chinese premier on Earth, Zien Mai, traveled to India in order to hold
bilateral meetings with Indian Prime Minister Khan Noonian Singh.
Despite the China-India tensions, both national leaders acknowledged the
importance of cooperation for the sake of regional stability and
economic development.
Unfortunately, before the meeting could take place, an anti-China Indian radical managed to assassinate Premier Zian Mai. As soon as word reached China, anger swelled, and the Chinese government declared immediate war upon India. Historians later pointed to this event as the spark that ignited World War III.
-Sam
Unfortunately, before the meeting could take place, an anti-China Indian radical managed to assassinate Premier Zian Mai. As soon as word reached China, anger swelled, and the Chinese government declared immediate war upon India. Historians later pointed to this event as the spark that ignited World War III.
-Sam
Saturday, April 5
Quote: Admiral Gene Roddenberry
"It is the struggle itself that is most important. We must strive to be more than we are. It does not matter that we will not reach our ultimate goal. The effort itself yields its own reward."
- Admiral Gene Roddenberry
Chief of Staff, Starfleet Command (current)
-Sam
Human-Vulcan First Contact
Happy First Contact Day!
Three hundred and thirteen years ago today (on April 5, 2063), an old intercontinenal ballistic missile (ICBM) was launched from a site just outside of Bozeman, Montana on Earth. Warp drive pioneer, Zefram Cochrane, had been working to convert the missile into Earth's first faster-than-light starship. He named this vessel, the Phoenix. His first test flight, launched on this day, caught the attention of alien space explorers, and first contact was soon made between Humans and Vulcans. The commander of the Vulcan ship was Solkar, the eventual grandfather of Sarek. Solkar later became the first Vulcan ambassador to Earth.
Declassified Starfleet reports and 2373 eye-witness accounts indicate that Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew of the USS Enterprise-E were also present at those events. Commander William Riker and Lieutenant Commander Georgia LaForge are now known to have accompanied Cochrane during the Phoenix's historic warp flight.
The Borg were also present above Earth during those events, although they played no part in Human-Vulcan first contact. Unknown at the time, debris from a number of inactive Borg drones from the orbital destruction of a 24th Century Borg sphere crashed into the Arctic Circle. Nearly a century later, they were discovered by a Starfleet Arctic Science Team. Unfortunately, the entire science team was assimilated when the frozen Borg drones and their future technology was reactivated.
Later in 2063, after First Contact, the United States of America launched its own NASA-developed warp drive starship. This vessel, similar in design to Cochrane's Phoenix, was known as the Bonaventure (C1-21). Cochrane, however, is credited as first to launch a working vessel using warp technology, and is therefore known to history as the inventor of the warp drive.
-Sam
Three hundred and thirteen years ago today (on April 5, 2063), an old intercontinenal ballistic missile (ICBM) was launched from a site just outside of Bozeman, Montana on Earth. Warp drive pioneer, Zefram Cochrane, had been working to convert the missile into Earth's first faster-than-light starship. He named this vessel, the Phoenix. His first test flight, launched on this day, caught the attention of alien space explorers, and first contact was soon made between Humans and Vulcans. The commander of the Vulcan ship was Solkar, the eventual grandfather of Sarek. Solkar later became the first Vulcan ambassador to Earth.
Declassified Starfleet reports and 2373 eye-witness accounts indicate that Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew of the USS Enterprise-E were also present at those events. Commander William Riker and Lieutenant Commander Georgia LaForge are now known to have accompanied Cochrane during the Phoenix's historic warp flight.
The Borg were also present above Earth during those events, although they played no part in Human-Vulcan first contact. Unknown at the time, debris from a number of inactive Borg drones from the orbital destruction of a 24th Century Borg sphere crashed into the Arctic Circle. Nearly a century later, they were discovered by a Starfleet Arctic Science Team. Unfortunately, the entire science team was assimilated when the frozen Borg drones and their future technology was reactivated.
Later in 2063, after First Contact, the United States of America launched its own NASA-developed warp drive starship. This vessel, similar in design to Cochrane's Phoenix, was known as the Bonaventure (C1-21). Cochrane, however, is credited as first to launch a working vessel using warp technology, and is therefore known to history as the inventor of the warp drive.
-Sam
SFA Personnel - Lily Ann Flowers
Lily Ann Flowers
Starfleet Academy Social Media Office
SPECIES: - Human
SEX: - Female
BIRTH DATE: - November 18, 2351
PLACE OF BIRTH: - Dakota City, ND -- USA, Earth
STARFLEET BIOGRAPHY FILE: - See Biography
-SFA
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The intent of this blog is to re-tell the events of Star Trek (and the now-ended Dominion War) as they happen in real time. In other words, today's date corresponds with the same date in the year 2376. By doing this, all who follow this blog are able to experience the Star Trek universe in a whole new socially-driven way.
We are a direct of extension of our popular, long-standing Facebook page which was established in 2012 to retell the events of Star Trek and the Dominion War.
Please know too, by fan vote, the Star Trek universe of this blog is slightly alternate from the established canon universe. This perspective allows there to be an element of plausible unpredictability to the Star Trek story we all know and love. It also allows us to take a practical approach to overall canon, and correct some of the lingering canon inconsistencies for the sake of better storytelling.
The most notable changes to canon Star Trek are:
1.) The USS Voyager was not lost in the Delta Quadrant. It went searching for Chakotay's Maquis ship (as seen in "Star Trek: Voyager"), however, in our story, it was not pulled into the Delta Quadrant by the Caretaker. Voyager was thereafter assigned to missions in the Alpha Quadrant like any Starfleet ship, and fought along the front lines during the Dominion War.
2.) Chakotay's Maquis ship, Val Jean, was pulled into the Delta Quadrant and spent four years trying to get home. You can read about their adventures here:
"Star Trek: Voyager - The Maquis Series That Never Was"
3.) Jadzia Dax does not die, and remains alive as an officer aboard Deep Space 9. She is married to Worf, and the two recently welcomed their first child in January. In addition, Ezri Tigan (the "new" Dax in DS9's 7th season) is still assigned to Deep Space 9, but as an unjoined Trill.
4.) The reality of our story assumes that our real life history (here in 2014) is the foundational past of the Star Trek universe. This means that many early TOS references have been retconned to fit with this idea. For example, Khan and the Eugenics Wars occur during WWIII in the 2050s -- not in the 1990s.
5.) Since Khan is retconned into a practical 21st Century, and there was no DY-100 starship technology during WWIII, Khan did not escape Earth in a space ship. This then affects the Star Trek universe, as Khan was not in space to be discovered by Captain Kirk.
Despite these alternate history changes, our story story remains as respectful of Star Trek canon as possible. If you know canon Star Trek, you'll be able to follow along with our 2376 events. Details are very important to us! As one of our fans recently said, this is "a new twist on an old story".
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This UFP: Starfleet Academy Facebook story has no official connection to Paramount/CBS. This blog is fan-produced, and is not being used used for illegal commercial gain. We are merely dedicated fans coming together in a new and unique way to collectively enjoy the fictional universe of Star Trek.
The intent of this blog is to re-tell the events of Star Trek (and the now-ended Dominion War) as they happen in real time. In other words, today's date corresponds with the same date in the year 2376. By doing this, all who follow this blog are able to experience the Star Trek universe in a whole new socially-driven way.
We are a direct of extension of our popular, long-standing Facebook page which was established in 2012 to retell the events of Star Trek and the Dominion War.
Please know too, by fan vote, the Star Trek universe of this blog is slightly alternate from the established canon universe. This perspective allows there to be an element of plausible unpredictability to the Star Trek story we all know and love. It also allows us to take a practical approach to overall canon, and correct some of the lingering canon inconsistencies for the sake of better storytelling.
The most notable changes to canon Star Trek are:
1.) The USS Voyager was not lost in the Delta Quadrant. It went searching for Chakotay's Maquis ship (as seen in "Star Trek: Voyager"), however, in our story, it was not pulled into the Delta Quadrant by the Caretaker. Voyager was thereafter assigned to missions in the Alpha Quadrant like any Starfleet ship, and fought along the front lines during the Dominion War.
2.) Chakotay's Maquis ship, Val Jean, was pulled into the Delta Quadrant and spent four years trying to get home. You can read about their adventures here:
"Star Trek: Voyager - The Maquis Series That Never Was"
3.) Jadzia Dax does not die, and remains alive as an officer aboard Deep Space 9. She is married to Worf, and the two recently welcomed their first child in January. In addition, Ezri Tigan (the "new" Dax in DS9's 7th season) is still assigned to Deep Space 9, but as an unjoined Trill.
4.) The reality of our story assumes that our real life history (here in 2014) is the foundational past of the Star Trek universe. This means that many early TOS references have been retconned to fit with this idea. For example, Khan and the Eugenics Wars occur during WWIII in the 2050s -- not in the 1990s.
5.) Since Khan is retconned into a practical 21st Century, and there was no DY-100 starship technology during WWIII, Khan did not escape Earth in a space ship. This then affects the Star Trek universe, as Khan was not in space to be discovered by Captain Kirk.
Despite these alternate history changes, our story story remains as respectful of Star Trek canon as possible. If you know canon Star Trek, you'll be able to follow along with our 2376 events. Details are very important to us! As one of our fans recently said, this is "a new twist on an old story".
____________________________________________________
This UFP: Starfleet Academy Facebook story has no official connection to Paramount/CBS. This blog is fan-produced, and is not being used used for illegal commercial gain. We are merely dedicated fans coming together in a new and unique way to collectively enjoy the fictional universe of Star Trek.
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