THE CENTAURIAN Issue 1: September 2017

Special first edition

COMMANDING OFFICER

Capt Zig Potts

co@space-station-

centaur.org.uk

A WARM WELCOME FROM YOUR COMMANDING OFFICER

Space Station Centaur September 2017

Meet the Command Team & Senior Team

Words from the Mothership

Meetups for People Afraid of Meetups

The Joys and Woes of an Arboretum

The Squared frame of atoms, an abstract view of the Periodic Table's inert gasses and their electron shells

Cadet Pages

And Much More...

HIGHTLIGHTS INSIDE

THIS ISSUE

If anyone had told me on 1st August what lay ahead of

me that month, I wouldn't have believed them; but then,

on that day, the Centaur did not exist—it was not even a

glint in my eye. Yet, on 2nd August, out of the blue, the

idea of launching our own chapter was born and a mere

twelve days later, we launched. In fact, it's all been a bit

of a whirlwind.

In the space of just one month we have decided upon our

vessel type (twice), named her, designed our logo with

two versions—one for printed matter and another for

patches, sourced patches, opened a bank account,

worked out ways to fund our first

projects, organised two meets in

September, produced our first

newsletter, written our handbook

and bylaws, produced a website

and recruited no less than six-

teen crew.

All in all, I can honestly say that I

had not expected all of this in

such a short space of time.

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MEET THE COMMAND TEAM

Nor had I anticipated such overwhelming support, all of which has touched

me deeply.

The focus of the ship is fun, and we seem to be having plenty of that. We've

had a few puzzles and games and have just undertaken our first jump in our

redesigned Ferengi ship, the Golden Slime. It's a great opportunity for the

crew to don their alter-egos and flex their imaginations.

Unscripted role play can be such good fun as there are no wrong answers. It

is as unpredictable as real life itself and you just go with the flow. As to our

first foray, it was brilliant and there are several little storylines developing.

Holly and Erika are making contact with what could be our descendants,

while Emma is saving the strangely domesticated wolf population. Ian is de-

veloping a hazmat suit, I assume to investigate the gaseous anomaly and

Tony is being deeply practical and scientific about it all. I look forward to the

next instalment. The added GIFs and imagery are superb. A huge thank you

to Ian and Tony for that.

Well, I could go on for ages, but I don't want to hold

up production, so I'll call it a day. To close, though, all

I would add in that I am so pleased—and proud, to

have such a great crew on this adventure with me. I

cannot thank you all enough.

Jolan tru.

CAPT Anni Potts

Commanding Officer

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MEET THE COMMAND TEAM

Hi, I‟m Lieutenant Commander Erika Stroem,

Second Officer aboard the Space Station Cen-

taur. I joined Starfleet in June 2015 where I was

the xenologist aboard the Stargazer and as I

also studied the human mind, I went on to be

the ships Counsellor on the Merlin. But I have

decided to put my efforts more into research

and took to joining the Centaur who deal more

in this avenue. I am still Head of Counselling, but am honoured to have

been given the position of Second Officer.

GREETINGS FROM THE SECOND OFFICER &

HEAD OF COUNSELLING LCDR ERIKA STROHM

Hi I'm Commander Colin Barrow the First Of-

ficer of the Space Station Centaur. I became

a member of SFI back in 2012 and joined a

chapter where I held various roles from navi-

gator to XO. I then transferred across to the

USS MERLIN earlier this year where I be-

came Second Officer. Now I serve the crew

as First Officer on our new chapter the Space

Station Centaur.

HELLO FROM THE FIRST OFFICER

CMDR COLIN BARROW

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MEET THE SENIOR TEAM

Need 20th century attire for your next tem-

poral away mission? Found that your shuttle

is running low on it‟s ration supply? Or is

your phaser malfunctioning and needing re-

placement? Whatever supplies you need,

come see me. I am often found in one of the

cargo bays but I can be anywhere in the ship

as resources are needed in every depart-

ment and I‟m in charge of allocation. I also

have a knack for holo technology and can

assist with product testing when needed. Oh,

and I like cats.

HELLO FROM THE QUARTERMASTER

TARIN TEAGUE

Jolan tru, in an attempt to bring the under-

standing and technology of the Romulan

Artificial Gravity Well to the Federation, I

have accepted a transfer to the Senior

Team and accepted the assignment of the

role of Head of Research and Development

on SS Centaur. R&D has four Decks, XV to

Deck XVIII. We also have the inherited

head of the house of Restarc on Deck XVII

doing independent research in his Lab, if

you're into R&D there is plenty of room

available to you to join our department.

A WORD FROM THE HEAD OF R&D

CPT TONY BURR

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WORDS FROM THE MOTHERSHIP

Hello to everyone on Space Station Centaur My name is Daniel Adams, and

for those who don‟t know me, I am the Commanding Officer of the USS Star-

gazer. The Stargazer is Region 20‟s mothership, and the longest serving

chapter in Region 20.

Many of those on your roster started off amongst our ranks. You‟ve already

spun off into your own crew, your own community, and its one that the Star-

gazer is proud to support.

When I started in Region 20, over 7 years ago, there were only two chapters.

Since that time, the number of chapters and personnel has grown. Region 20

is growing into a bright and vibrant place, and a big part of that success is our

chapters each one offering its own experience for its members to compliment

what happens at Region and Fleet level.

The command crew of the Centaur consists of some of my favourite people

within the Trek family. I wish I could name

everyone, instead I will just say that you

are what Trek fandom is all about. Going

out there, having fun above all else.

The shakedown process takes a few

months, however it is my sincere hope that

the bonds of friendship and collaboration

transcend this period, and we continue our

journey.

To the adventure my friends!

HELLO TO EVERYONE ON SPACE STATION CENTAUR

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„Joined the Star Trek community after a lifetime following the series on the TV.

My interest is in understanding and applying the fictional Romulan Artificial

Gravity Well, through the abstract math of magic square constant sharing.

Looking forward to making a concerted effort to complete experiments and proto-

type during my secondment. „

„Holly asked in the woman's expat group is anyone else liked Star Trek and next

thing you know my shuttle is docked at the station‟:)

„There are many Nations of this world, but, at this time, I find the most wonderful

nation is the Imagi-nation, there you can escape into a world and or a time of

your choosing where you can be anything and anyone you want to be, away from

the world of today where nations are bitching and warring with each other, it's

nice to escape to a world where such things don't exist.

I'll be honest most of my experiences of Starfleet were crappy, so when the Cap-

tain invited me to come aboard the Centaur I was a bit unsure, but I have spoken

with Captain in the past and known her to be kind, cheery and of good heart so I

decided I should give Captain, her station and her crew a shot so here I am. So

far I am happy to report my experiences on the Centaur have been wonderful,

and I love the company too, I hope we can all become good friends and that that

friendship will last the longest time, not just in our imaginary/real world on the

station but in our real world off the station too.‟

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MUSINGS FROM THE JUPITER LOUNGE New Beginnings

Some reflections on how we arrived on the Centaur, what we like about it so far and what hopes we have for our future

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„I‟ll do this in Rhyme,

it won‟t take long

But I want to feel,

like I belong

To prance about

like a ten-year-old

To roll-play in

the stories I‟m told

To be in a place,

where fun never ends

And to also be with,

likeminded friends

Roddenberry‟s dream…

he said to explore

I‟m sure this will happen,

aboard the Centaur‟

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„There is a special bond with the right crew that we all feel when we watch Star

Trek. We see it in the characters, no matter their differences...like Spock and

McCoy who are such opposites but have one of the closest bonds in all of the sto-

ries. It's nice to know we're all here for each other.

I see the creativity and good-natured spirit of our crew and I can see it overflowing

into our real world as well as the world of imagination we create. We are a beacon

for creative minds, inquisitive minds, and most of all diversity and acceptance. That

is what the Centaur is for me.‟

MUSINGS FROM THE JUPITER LOUNGE New Beginnings

„I like space ships. „

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„The general ethos of this space station is fun‟

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MEETUPS COMING UP

Klingon Banquet, Peterborough MEETUP - 22-23 September 2017

Space Station Centaur LAUNCH PARTY - 15-16 September 2017

Come celebrate our first get-together as a

crew with a Friday meal at the Heathley Park

Fayre and Square (next to the Premier Inn

Leicester Central A50). We‟ll continue the

celebration on Saturday with a visit to the

National Space Centre!

Looking Forward to 2018

https://www.facebook.com/groups/112132326113926/events/

Out of the Ashes Reunion Party MEETUP

7 April 2018, Holiday Inn, Telford / Ironbridge

Come reunite with your FCD family

Join our very own Kevin Hightower Baker, some of

the Centaur crew, Fintan McKeown and Starbase

24 in attending one of the friendliest fan-run annual

sci-fi charity events in the UK. Full details for the

Banquet can be found at

http://www.starbase24.co.uk/Banquet.html

Make new friends, connect with old and dine and

chat with special guests. With a limited number of

attendees this is an intimate affair you‟re sure to

never forget.

[Ticket sales are now closed for this event]

CHECK ‘EM ALL OUT ON OUR EVENTS PAGE

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MEETUPS *FOR PEOPLE AFRAID OF MEETUPS*

A Message for First-Timers by Erica Strohm

I don't know how many of you know my background, so sorry to anyone who will

hear this again…

I was a hermit for 18 years, scared to go anywhere in case I bumped into any-

one who was part of why I was like it in the first place...

There then began a time when I realised how much of my life I was wasting and

had to try and figure how I could get myself out and about again?

My first thoughts was "What do I love"... Easy, the answer was Sci-fy/science

fact... So the next stage was wondering where could I go for this? I tried to go to

the space centre in Leicester several times and failed terribly... especially as it

was Leicester, as all the bad things that had happened to me in the past, had

happened there...So silly to try really!

Going to a convention had always been on my bucket list and I discussed this

with my family…

The following year, they put me right in at the deep end and bought me a ticket

for my birthday to a fantastic convention... Where? Only bloody Germany???

What the hell were they thinking?... How the hell was I going to get there?...

They had also arranged for my sister to go with me...

I wont go into all the details of the journey as it would take too long, but believe

me, it was epic and cost me 23 of my supply of diazapam (and that was just to

get there)... But I did it and I loved it…

It gave me the want and need to go to more conventions... I found a convention

the following year in the UK... Not too big and it concentrated on sci-fi rather than

the comic-cons which deal in everything...

It was FCD events ... Big problem though... it was in Leicester... Could I do it?

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MEETUPS *FOR PEOPLE AFRAID OF MEETUPS*

A Message for First-Timers (cont.) by Erica Strohm

Yes I did... and it was the best thing I ever did... I met loads of fantastic new

friends with the same interest as I have... But the best thing was, so many had

similar problems or other problems which gave them empathy to mine... And

even though I was in Leicester, I felt safe and amongst people who understood.

I know I am not alone in problems going places and others suffer the same for

possibly different reasons... They also finish up not going mainly because of the

unknown... But I would assure everyone who has problems with stress/anxiety/

panic attacks etc...In fact, any disability you have. These people do not judge,

these people understand, these people care…

I cannot say enough good about them... it would take me too long... But if I had

not gone to this event, I would not have had a go on their raffle... then I would

not have won a prize of a years subscriptions to Starfleet and then I would not

have been the Counsellor of this station telling you all about my story…

So, if you too have any similar reasons which prevents you from going to this, or

any other event... Come and talk to me...

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CENTAUR NEWS

Recent Promotions

As part of our crew, especially if you‟re new, you

probably have lots of questions and the Handbook

is designed to help answer some of them. Howev-

er, please never be afraid to ask us a question. We

have an open door policy on the Centaur and en-

courage questions and discussion.

Since the beginning of August 2017 when our chapter was still a

dream in the making, we now have 15 members and are continuing to

grow. These are exciting times folks!

Let‟s wish a hearty congratulations to the recently promoted!

DOWNLOAD THE REVISED HANDBOOK HERE

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CENTAUR NEWS

Accelerated Shakedown!

We‟ve been approved for accelerated shakedown, which has knocked

4 months off the normal 9 month shakedown period. This is the maxi-

mum reduction we could have got so we must be doing something

right! So after 5 months we can apply for commissioning. Exciting!!!!

The SS Centaur welcomes Sarahleigh Mackenzie Rich-

ardson as our Head Nurse. All staff must submit to a full

physical so if you haven‟t done so already, please report

to Sarahleigh in the sickbay ASAP!

New Head Nurse

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A Tactical Introduction

My name is Emma and I make a great cuppa. I am half Vul-

can half Betazoid which can

cause a lot of issues as you

can imagine. I recently trans-

ferred from the USS Merlin in

order to embark on this new

adventure. I run the Tactical department so if you

ever feel the urge, I more than welcome visitors,

it can get a bit lonely in the Tactical bay.

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The annual Perseid Meteor Shower has once again come and gone. The

sometimes vibrant spectacle occurs from around the 23 July to 20 August,

and several from the Centaur were out trying to get a glimpse on the clear

nights. The greatest number were expected on the 12th but viewers had to

contend with bright waning gibbous moon seen below.

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CENTAUR NEWS

Looking Toward the Stars

September 2017

Moon photos courtesy of Josh Bowler and stars photo Jusktees Vu

Supporting Charities

One of the things members of STARFLEET are good at

is doing good works throughout the universe. With this

in mind, we recognise one of our own Kevin „Hightower‟

Baker. Over the years, Kevin has a played a part in the

success of the annual Starbase 24 banquet, from

which the proceeds go to Macmillan Cancer Support as

well as two animal charities. Well done Kevin and

Starbase 24!

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The vessel is a small Ferengi cargo carrier that the Captain won in a tongo game. It's been overhauled and checked out by STARFLEET engineers and all seems to be working well. The jump drive had been installed and we are about to embark … Having checked that the crew are aboard, the GOLDEN SLIME breaks dock and makes her way into deep space. Having assumed a safe distance from Space Station Centaur, the Captain initiates the jump drive. There is a grinding of metal and a lurching that the inertial dampeners cannot fully compensate for. The crew lists drunkenly to one side and then, as the Golden Slime steadies herself, the crew regain their sea—I mean sky legs and look to the sensors to ascertain their position. Sensors reveal that the planet is of a similar size to Earth and the po-sitioning and size of the neigh-bouring planets reveal that it is Earth. However, while there are several very large cities, the planet appears uninhabited with lower animals encroaching on the cities and no sign of humanoid life forms. Pollution levels are also non-existent suggesting that any industry ceased eons ago, and the temporal sensor reads 12068. We appear to have found Earth in a postapoca-lyptic era or, perhaps, a mirror universe or another alternate. At this stage, we don't know. Beaming down to the planet, they find themselves in a dense forested area with buildings in the distance. Holly manages to land in a pile of dung. She picks up readings of domestic animals, a diversity of wildlife and a few unknown readings. Ian checks his disruptor and switches on the Geiger counter mounted on its bar-rel. The Commanding Officer, like all good captains, has remained aboard the ship to monitor and advise. So far, she can't see anything bigger than a rabbit in their vicinity.

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AWAY MISSIONS

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Reports of our ‘Outs and Abouts’

The Maiden Voyage of the GOLDEN SLIME: Day 1

Picking up a faint call from the buildings, the landing party head over to check it out. At that moment, a ball of fire lights the sky heading upwards out of orbit. The captain activates the shields while an analysis is undertaken. It appears to be giant puff of gas that has been ignited. The stench it emits is nauseating. The Geiger bleeps angrily when a vapour appears—a sickly, green colour. Erika wonders if it is some sort of entity, and the landing party dons breathing equip-ment to combat the odour. On the ship, the CO analyses the fireball and reports that it appears to be a natural phenomenon, although it does have some strange readings that could indicate that it was a targeted blast of natural discharge of some kind.

My god, thinks the captain. Did this planet just fart? Ian continues to stalk through the forest enjoying the damp cool air and the bird song, reminded of more isolated Klingon colonies, while Holly is remind-ed of Dagobah. Reaching the buildings, they are not in

good shape. There are a few old crates about and a dusty console behind a ta-ble. Opening the crate, Ian finds tinned food. Tony opens one of the cans and green slime comes out of it. Ian deduces that the place is either a barracks or shelter of some kind and suggests that it might be a safe fall back point and sets up a perimeter. Holly examines the console. It is inoperable, but there's an indistinguishable pa-per-type square there … a photograph perhaps. Holly hears a sudden noise coming from a distance, like someone's dropped a suit of armour down a long shaft. Her tricorder indicates that there is a life form about 20m south-west and that it appears to be within the building complex. Emma, meanwhile, has wandered off. She hears the noise too. It was nearer to her so phasers are set to stun. She discovers some sort of wolf. It hasn't seen her yet her yet but is hunting and heading towards the others. Emma shouts a

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Reports of our ‘Outs and Abouts’

The Maiden Voyage of the GOLDEN SLIME: Day 1 (cont.)

warning and the crew scatter. Holly trips over a crate which breaks open spilling a pile of bleached, aged bones. They are humanoid! Transfixed by the wolves, Emma doesn't register this. She is getting the feeling that the wolf is leading her somewhere. It knows she is following it and appears unafraid. The wolf leads her to their lair where she finds an injured cub and tends to its wounds. It looks as though it has been caught in a snare. Having tended its wounds, when she leaves, but the wolves follow. Erika, meanwhile, exploring the other crates finds jellylike eggs with very small embryos inside that look humanoid. Multiple life signs are detected moving in on the landing party and Holly reports that she can just make them out. Small, gangly creatures with tiny heads and very wild looking moustaches and facial hair. One is in the tree about 10m away. Erika can see them too and one of them is pointing and shouting at Holly in an unfamiliar tongue. Looking at them, Ian reckons they are related to the crate embryos Erika found. One of them lassoes Holly around the arm. They're strong but not as strong as

her. She gives the rope a tug and one falls out of the tree right into her arms. Its breathing is heavy but looks alright. It's talking again and the language sounds familiar but Holly just can't place it and all the translators can make out is something about big danger. Holly notices that the little guy has a tattoo on his right wrist. It's really odd as it looks a little bit like a Starfleet insignia. Erika is fascinated. Evolution can work in funny old ways and she wonders what humanoids would turn out like after thousands of years.

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Reports of our ‘Outs and Abouts’

The Maiden Voyage of the GOLDEN SLIME: Day 1 (cont.)

The little guy keeps saying there's big danger, and points to the sky, but we‟re

not picking up anything. He seems content to sit here with Holly.

Analysis of the gas ball reveals that it is made up predominantly methane, but

propelled under high pressure from fissures in the earth. Ian starts to think about

developing an extreme environment survival suit so that he can investigate fur-

ther. In the meantime, a slave to his stomach, he sets up a campfire and starts

to cook a small snack from the emergency

rations. Tony wonders if there is a library

amid the ruins.

Assembled around the campfire, the crew

regroup while Ian pops back to the building

to take a closer look at the console. He

takes out a scanner and attaches a probe

to the outer casing.

With the night drawing in, the Captain calls

an end to the

day's mission. This will give the crew an opportunity

to regroup, analyse their data, share findings and re-

turn tomorrow.

As they are about to leave, the "little dude" does a

strange dance and seems quite excitable and gives

Holly a flower before beaming up. Now the crew have

soil, air, plant, blood and poop samples to analyse in

addition to the readings and samples Ian took from

the crates as well as one of the eggs, which he puts

into stasis in the sickbay.

That‟s the end of Day 1 but the journey continued!

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Reports of our ‘Outs and Abouts’

The Maiden Voyage of the GOLDEN SLIME: Day 1 (cont.)

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SCIENCE AND R&D ARTICLES

The Squared frame of atoms, an abstract view of the Periodic Table's

inert gasses and their electron shells by Tony Burr

Jolan tru!

As a Romulan alien to your world, it puzzles me that a square representation

of Atoms full electron valence shells are very hard to come by on your com-

puter system or as illustrations. It‟s a bit weird that it doesn't appear anywhere

I've looked.

Looking at how your electron shells are notated, we add nothing and divide by

two. Nothing is the atoms nucleus!

To assist the Federation in their understanding of the unified field, I will pre-

sent the straight series used by the Star Empire's Kindergarten, to the Captain

of the USS Centaur at the Launch party on the 15 September.

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2. Helium, full shell 2.

[12[02²]12]

[1[0]1]

10. Neon, full shell 2,8.

[22[12[02]12]22]

[4[1[0]1]4]

18. Argon, full shell 2,8,8.

[22[22[12[02]12]22]22]

[4[4[1[0]1]4]4]

36 Krypton, full shell 2,8,18,8.

[22[32[22[12[02]12]22]32]22]

[4[9[4[1[0]1]4]9]4]

54 Xenon, full shell 2,8,18,18,8.

[22[32[32[22[12[02]12]22]32]32]22]

[4[9[9[4[1[0]1]4]9]9]4]

86 Radon, full shell 2,8,18,32,18,8.

[22[32[42[32[22[12[02]12]22]32]42]32]22]

[4[9[16[9[4[1[0]1]4]9]16]9]4]

118 Oganesson full shell

2,8,18,32,32,18,8.

[22[32[42[42[32[22[12[02]12]22]32]42]42]32]

22]

[4[9[16[16[9[4[1[0]1]4]9]16]16]9]4]

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September 2017

My twisted set

The Squared frame of atoms, an abstract view of the Periodic Table's

inert gasses and their electron shells (cont.) by Tony Burr

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INSPIRATION STATION

The Joys and Woes of an Arboretum By Anni Potts

When I first took command of Space Station Centaur, I was quite over-

whelmed by the size of the arboretum. With a diameter of over 800m, it's a

beautiful space filled with flora and fauna of all kind, and at the centre lies the

beautiful, if not ambitiously named, Centaur Village, or the top of it anyway.

Centaur village is more of a glorified shopping mall filled with shops, restau-

rants and other eateries filling a total of six floors. The top floor opens out onto

the arboretum and houses a small selection of shops: coffee bar, gift shop,

quaint little wine bar, that sort of thing, creating an air more akin to a little

country town square. It all sounds quite idyllic but it's not without its own prob-

lems. Take this morning.

As the station turned and the morning rays from the nearby sun cast its beams

through my window, I mused at how, with the twittering of birdsong, it was just

like at home.

"Oh, crap!" I shouted, realising that this was a space station. "We've got an

escapee."

Fumbling on my uniform, I alerted the bridge and within half an hour a small

team of us were wandering the corridors, nets in hand, stalking our little feath-

ered friend. Once more I cursed the fact that sensors and transporters were

down and made a mental note to chase up engineering regarding progress.

Holly led the way, being an expert on wildlife, and three hours later, we had a

beautiful, pink breasted chaffinch in custody. Seriously, it would have been

easier to catch a Ferengi with his hand in the till.

Especially pleasant, though, was the release. We all popped up to the arbore-

tum, like a bunch of school kids on an outing, and released Mr Biggs (named

after Ronnie Biggs, a train-robber who eluded capture for many years appar-

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ently) back into the wild. We all cheered ... until the little sod flew straight back

down the stairwell and back into the depths of the village. We all stood

around, looking somewhat crestfallen, our gazes focused on the stairs.

"Okay, guys," I said. "Round two ..."

Trying to organise ourselves more proficiently, we contacted Engineering who

were able to erect a species sensitive force field. Apparently, it also emits an

ultra-sonic signal that will deter birds approaching (I wonder how the Ferengi

will fare with that one.) and just ninety minutes later, Mr Biggs was in custody

again.

So, while the arboretum is a wonderful space, it brings with it a completely

new set of challenges for us to tackle. It's not just birds either. We have a

huge selection of plants, and plants require pollination, and that means bees.

We also have a selection of carnivorous plants. Don't worry, no triffids but we

do have specimens like the Venus Flytrap and various Pitcher plants. These

all require insects to feed upon as well—and insects are even more adept at

escape than the humble chaffinch.

To conclude this report, Security is very busy estab-

lishing new methods and protocols to ensure we

have no more problems with rogue birds, animals

and insects from the arboretum. I don't think they're

very happy about it. Bless, they were trained to deal

with smugglers and thieves rather than zoo keeping.

I almost feel like hiring a couple of bandits to give

them a project more suited to their skill set!

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INSPIRATION STATION

The Joys and Woes of an Arboretum (cont.) By Anni Potts

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INSPIRATION STATION

Crew Poetry

A platform for our creativity...

„There is no hardship in good

work‟

And a lot of hard work has

gone into this fantastic Klingon

Sith Cosplay by our creative

Crewman Recruit, Ian Moore.

The leather was by Charlotte

Kehlan and Ian bought and

modded the helmet. The lenses

are yellow lenses from cheap

sunglasses and a lot of hot-

melt and paint was involved.

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Cosmic Cosplay

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By Erika Strohm

I am Chief of Medical

On board a Starfleet ship

Come and see my sick-bay

It will be worth the trip.

My Doctors and my Nurses

Will care for all your pain

They will not leave your side

Until you‟re right again

But-I‟m-not like any old Doctor …

As, I am based in space

So-it‟s not just humans I see to…

I deal with any race

I come-across weird diseases

That can really, drive me insane

And I need to find an antidote

To make the crew better again

Captains ill? But Captains stubborn

“Don‟t worry, I‟m on my way”

“So go to bed and do as you‟re told

Cause I out-rank you today” …

In simple, I deal with all sorts

Healing, surgery, concoctor

Or should I make it easier…

Damn it… I‟m a Doctor.

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CADET PAGES

Here‟s a fabulous depiction of our new Space Station Centaur

by our very own Cadet Sandy Joe Reid (Age 4 going on 5)

Cadet Sandy Joe Reid Personal Log:

I love living in the new space station and I like living near to Kevin and

Ian. Kevin lets me help look after the dinosaurs and Ian is my fighting

training partner and we spar every day and night.

My sister Rosie wants to come and visit and maybe I can show her

round.

I have been training a lot for my security role, but I need someone to

show me what to press on the phasers to put it on stun so I don't hurt

anyone properly.

Grandma said I can take some exams too when I'm a bit older and she

said we will be getting a patch and I can't wait to stick it on my new uni-

form.

September 2017

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IMPORTANT LINKS

Facebook Groups

JUPITER LOUNGE: Space Station Centaur

*FYI: As a reminder, any files (handbooks, forms, etc.) that have

been uploaded can be found under „Files‟ on the left column of this

page; links to photos and events pages can also be found there.

Space Station CENTAUR: Crew‟s Personal Logs

ARRIVALS LOUNGE: Space Station Centaur

Useful Downloads

Starfleet Handbook 2015

Space Station Centaur Crew Handbook

Space Station Centaur Website

http://space-station-centaur.org.uk/

STARFLEET International (SFI) Links

http://sfi.org/

STARFLEET Academy

STARFLEET Sciences

STARFLEET Database

If you would like to submit a piece for in-

clusion in The Centaurian or wish to give

feedback, you can get in touch with Head

of Comms, Holly Bowler via...

comms@space-station-centaur.org.uk

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