“My son took his own life,” Walter Koenig said at a news conference in the park where his son’s body was found.

Koenig, who reportedly stopped taking his medication for depression, was reported missing by his parents after he did not board a flight to Los Angeles from Vancouver last week.

Walter Koenig flew to Vancouver with his wife, Judy, on Tuesday to help with the search.

“He was obviously in a lot of pain,” Walter Koenig said.

The Koenigs said they received a letter from their son last week in which he wrote in a “despondent tone.”

Walter’s Plea
Koenig asked others who may be considering suicide “before you make that final decision, check it out again, and talk to someone.”

“If you’re one of those people who can’t handle it anymore, you know, if you can learn anything from this, there are people out there who really care,” he said. “You may not think so and ultimately it may not be enough, but there are people who really care.”

Families of those who are troubled should not ignore the warning signs, he said. “Don’t ignore it, don’t rationalize it,” he said.

Andrew Koenig was an activist interested in many causes, his father’s Web site says. He was arrested at the Rose Bowl in 2008 while protesting U.S. involvement in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in China. He opposed U.S. participation because of China’s support for a repressive regime in Myanmar, also known as Burma, the Web site says.

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Thanks to CNN for some of this information.

A news conference is scheduled for 5:00 PM PT and Walter is supposed to be in attendance.

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The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe.

Stylish photo.

The stunt happened on London’s Millennium Bridge to support ‘Star Trek Online’. ‘Star Trek Online’ is a new online Star Trek game. (Oh, you already guessed that?) Representatives from the company behind the game were on the scene distributing lifetime subscriptions to the game to attendees! That’s a pretty good reason to stand around in costume, on a bridge, in London in February.

“We spend so much on costumes, [but] there are very few places where you can actually wear them,” explained Kraag Komaq Linkasa, a nattily dressed Klingon. “We’re standing outside the Tate Modern in Klingon uniform. When else could you do that, apart from an event like this?”

We spend so much on costumes, there are very few places where you can actually wear them. We’re standing outside the Tate Modern in klingon uniform. When else could you do that, apart from an event like this?

(Quote by Kraag Komaq Linkasa, thanks to Escapist Magazine)

See the Escapist Magazine article for more.

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Gordon out.

Brokeback Mountain/Star Trek parody
It’s very subtle and VERY well-done! It’s like a real trailer.

That’s sufficient, yeoman.
Just a clip from ‘Shore Leave’

Mr. Spock is, of course, immune to Tribbles.

This is a clip from ‘The Trouble with Tribbles’

I’m a doctor, not a moonshuttle conductor!
Bones and his ‘I’m a doctor, not a …’ line!