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INSIDE THIS ISSUE From the Ready Room
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XO Briefing
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Ship’s Log
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Starfleet Marine Corps
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Star Trek News
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Treasury Report
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Away Team and Activity Schedule
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Starfleet Renewal Reminders
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Area Conventions
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Command Structure
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HEPHAESTUS is the Greek name for the Roman god of the forge, Vulcan. Birmingham has the world’s largest iron statue, that of the Roman god, Vulcan. We named our Starfleet chapter the Hephaestus to give us ties to our city and to Star Trek, which has had its own Vulcan since 1966. Hephaestus forged armor and weapons for the gods. We create our own “armor and weapons” here, in our newsletter, so it is called The Anvil.
WEB LINKS Starfleet www.sfi.org Region 2 www.region2.org USS Hephaestus www.usssheph.org
Editor
MarkAdam Miller
Layout, Graphics and Publishing
Brenda A. Miller
Marine Reporting
Neil Yawn
Treasury Reporting
MarkAdam Miller
The Anvil, Issue 248, is the monthly newsletter of the USS Hephaestus, NCC-2004, of Starfleet, The International Star Trek Fan Association. All terms and phrases from Star Trek are owned by Paramount Pictures Corporation, a division of Paramount Communications and all rights are reserved.
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F r o m t h e R ea d y R o o m Greetings, If you haven’t watch “The Big Bang Theory” then the following article may contain Spoilers. The Big Bang Theory is really rocking out on the Star Trek Guest Star’s. The series has had in past seasons Wil Wheaton, LeVar Burton and Brent Spiner. This season, even though it was just a voice over, Leonard Nimoy was a guest Star. It was an interesting piece using a Star Trek action figure to play Spock and some creative sets to show Sheldon on Star Trek like planets. The one thing I was interested in was the toy transporter. I don’t remember a stand alone transporter. The only one I remember is the one that came with the bridge set. Did they make such a thing or was this just something for the series. Another guest appearance was Stephen Hawking, who is the well know physicist. He can also be considered a Star Trek actor since Mr. Hawking was a guest star on Star Trek the Next Generation Season 6, Descent Part 1. Mr. Hawking played a hologram of himself in a poker game against Albert Einstein, Sir Isaac Newton and Mr. Data. Mr. Hawking won the hand that they were playing at the time. I hope they bring other Star Trek actors along in the coming years. If you have any topics of interest you would like to see in the newsletter send your articles or updates to cohephaestus@bellsouth.net. See you around the ship. Capt. MarkAdam Miller cohephaestus@bellsouth.net
XO Briefing The Executive Office was on an away mission and was not able to report for this issue.
Pat Hicks
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Ship’s Log March 10, 2012 – Social: The social was slim this month. I think with the change in schedule and notice problems we didn’t get a good turn out. Those attended watch Star Trek Classic. Attendance: 5 people. Personnel Updates: Cadet Haley Youngblood who just turned 18, will finish Springville High School this June. Haley has been accepted to go to the University of Montevallo this fall. Opportunities: I am the head of the Trek Track for Alabama Phoenix Festival. They are looking for volunteers to help with the festival. If you want to help you can go to this link and click on volunteers. http://www.alabamaphoenixfestival.com/index.html Rules for Volunteers • • • • •
All volunteers are expected to be helpful and courteous to APF attendees and guests. All volunteers are expected to work a minimum of 16 hours. This can include set-up and takedown time. (More than 16 hours is appreciated and earns you Phoenix Feather points.) All volunteers are expected to attend 1 of the 3 volunteer meetings that will be held prior to the 2012 event. See the Volunteer page of the Alabama Phoenix Festival website for dates, times and locations. As a volunteer who survives the event and follows the above rules, you will be fed and clothed (at least for the weekend) and most importantly you will be eligible to be work at future APF events. There is a one-time staff registration fee of $10.
All volunteer forms will be subject to approval. If you pre-register and are then later called to be a volunteer, don't worry. We will refund your registration cost or transfer it to another person. If you want to help with the Star Trek Track, a Star Trek uniform would be a great help.
Starfleet Marine Corps Greetings, The new Commandant's Challenge is to donate food to your local food banks. This is a challenge to all SFMC personnel and is reported on the unit reports. The OIC of the 2 BDE BGen Oliver Savander has advised that Neil Yawn has been promoted to Major General. 1 BN (Alabama) has had a few changes: The 640th MSG (Montgomery) was deactivated. The 646th MSG (Hartsel) was activated. The 5th BN now has a unit which is stationed in Cuba. We are looking for new Marines to join the unit from the USS Hephaestus. BGen Neil Yawn, OIC 1 BN, 2BDE, OIC 654 MSG USS HEPHAESTUS
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Star Trek News •
Check out Brent Spiner on you tube or Facebook for his web series “Fresh Hell”. This series is in its second season. The series is Brent Spiner poking fun at himself.
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Think Geek has an inflatable Captains chair. It is modeled after the Captain’s chair in the original series. When inflated, the chair measures approximately 27.75″ high x 29.25″ wide x 18″ deep and holds up to 120lbs.
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We have a Trekkie in the White House. Nichelle Nichols, Lt Uhura, was in Washington, D.C. to be a keynote speaker at the 2012 Martin Luther King, Jr., and African-American History Month commemorative presentations at NASA’s Goddard Museum. She met with President Obama in the Oval Office. In Tweets Ms. Nichols confirm that the President was a Trekkie and that he had a crush on her when he was younger. Live Long and Prosper Mr. President.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation is 25 years old this year. To celebrate this achievement Next Gen will begin being released on Blu-ray. A sample was released in January with the Pilot episode “Encounter at Farpoint”, Season Three episode “Sins of the Father” and Season Five episode “The Inner Light.” The first season is expect sometime in July./
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Treasury Report September Description
Payments
Deposits
Beginning Balance
Balance $
168.00
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168.00
No charges Ending Balance
Away Team and Activity Schedule DATE April. 6, 2012 April 13, 2012 April. 14, 2012 May 4, 2012 May 11 2012 May. 12 2012 May 25-27,2012 June 1, 2012 June 8, 2012 June 9, 2012 July 7, 2012 July 13, 2012 July 14, 2012
EVENT/TIME Anvil Deadline Poker – 7 pm Social – 2 pm Anvil Deadline Poker – 7 pm Social – 7 pm Alabama Phoenix Festival Anvil Deadline Poker – 7 pm Social – 7 pm Anvil Deadline Poker – 7 pm Social – 7 pm
LOCATION/ACTIVITY cohephaestus@bellsouth.net Mohney’s House Mohney’s House – Spring Cookout cohephaestus@bellsouth.net To be annouced Mohney’s House – Movies Cahaba Grand Conference Center cohephaestus@bellsouth.net Pott’s House Mohney’s House – Table Games cohephaestus@bellsouth.net Mohney’s House Mohney’s House – Summer Cookout
ALL EVENTS AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE, PLEASE REFER TO THIS SECTION FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION
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STARFLEET RENEWAL REMINDERS
Mangina Hicks family Gainer Carr Miller Family
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Youngblood-Yawn Mohney Family Potts Family Green
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Area Conventions April TrexTrax 2012 April 20-22, 2012: Atlanta, Georgia - The New Star Trek Convention dedicated to Star Trek in all its various forms and its fans in all their various forms - http://trektrax.org
May Mobicon XV May 18-20, 2012: Mobile, AL - Ethan Phillips is going to be a guest - http://www.mobicon.org/Default.aspx
Alabama Phoenix Festival May 25-27, 2012: Birmingham, AL - The Alabama Phoenix Festival is a celebration that spans the realms of creativity and imagination and shows how the impossible is possible for us all! The Festival invites all ages from 1 to 909 years of age to come together and celebrate The Arts, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Gaming and all interests from every quarter of the universe! There is something for everyone! The fantasies and dreams of today lead to the realities of tomorrow and Alabama Phoenix Festival is here to support that in our community! http://www.alabamaphoenixfestival.com/
Timegate 2012 May 25-27, 2012: Atlanta, GA - TimeGate is an annual science fiction / fantasy convention that focuses on Doctor Who and Stargate but also includes programming on a wide range of other sci-fi / fantasy interests. So if you're into Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Doctor Who, Torchwood or The Sarah Jane Adventures—or you're excited about the new show Stargate Universe - this is the convention for you! But if not, we'll also have Star Trek, Battlestar, literary, horror and comics programming too, along with many other topics. In 2012, we celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Star Wars and the franchise that that film launched.
If you have information about up coming conventions or events that you would like to have published please send info to cohephaestus@bellsouth.net
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USS HEPHAESTUS COMMAND STRUCTURE COMMAND STAFF
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MarkAdam Miller, Captain – Commanding Officer Pat Hicks, Fleet Captain – 1st Officer Dennis Evans, Fleet Captain – Second Officer
SueEllen Mohney, Captain Denby Potts, Rear Admiral Danny Potts, Rear Admiral
SCIENCES
NAVIGATION
Roy Green, Brigadier, SFMC – Archaeology and Anthropology
Pete Mohney, Admiral
COMPUTER SCIENCES
ENGINEERING
Danny Potts, Rear Admiral
Flo Hurst, Commander
COMMUNICATIONS
SECURITY
Brenda A. Miller, Lt Cmdr Pat Simmons, Lt Cmdr Melissa Boartfield, Crewman
Roy Green, Brigadier– Security Intelligence, Chief
OPERATIONS
MARINES
SueEllen Mohney, Captain – Chief of Operations and Counselor Shelia Benton, Lt Col – Stampede Coordinator, SFMC Brenda A. Miller, Lt Cmdr – Ships Stores Officer and Secretary Lynnette Yawn, Lt. – Ships Galley Officer
Neil Yawn, Brigadier General, SFMC Roy Green, Brigadier ,SFMC Shelia Benton, Lt Col
MEDICAL
UNASSIGNED CREW AND CIVILIANS
Shelia Benton, Lt Commander – Chief Medical Officer, SFMD
Gloria Greening, Lt Nicholas Mohney, Ensign Edward deGruy, Lt Cmdr Renee Gainer, Lt JG
CADET TRAINING Haley Youngblood, Cadet Apparent Matthew Potts, Crewman Katrina Mohney, Cadet Crewman Tara Mohney, Cadet Athena Youngblood, Cadet
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