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INSIDE THIS ISSUE From the Ready Roomt
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XO Briefing
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Ship’s Log
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Starfleet Marine Corps
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Starfleet Renewal Reminders
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Treasury Report
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Away Team and Activity Schedule
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Christmas Movies
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Hunt for the Icon
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Area Conventions
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Star Trek News
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Star Trek Fiction
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Name the Actor Playing Santa
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Reviews
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Name The Alien Answers
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Command Structure
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.
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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 279 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 Greeting from your Captain, It is Christmas Time. This is a fun time because I like to see all the Christmas Movies that are on. I fill up my DVR with a lot of the movies on ABC Family and Lifetime. Christmas movies are about the only chick flicks I like. Also I love to watch the cartoon How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The Jim Carrey movie is okay but I still like the cartoon better. Check out the Name the Santa later in the Anvil for some of my favorite Santa’s. . Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Capt. MarkAdam Miller { cohephaestus@bellsouth.net https://www.facebook.com/groups/Hephaestus2004/
XO Briefing I have just one item concerning Ship’s business. Simply this: HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! See ya’ll next year!
Pat Hicks booklady44@charter.net
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Ship’s Log November 8, 2014 Fall Feast We had a great time at our Fall Feast. Pete made the usual turkey with stuffing that was delicious as usual. Also the usual games of Muchkin, Dalmuti and Texas Hold’em were played. We also had the Ferengi Swap that was very successful with a lot of interesting gifts. Attendance: 20 People November 28, 2014 – Kingdom Comics Kingdom Comics had its Annual Black Friday Sale. Lots of people were there. They had a lot of Star Trek items that were on sale for really good prices. The Captain got a new com badge for himself. Attendance: 4 Crewmen t Personnel Updates: No updates at this time.. (If you have any news or accomplishments you would like to share with the group please email them to me at: cohephaestus@bellsouth.net. Also your personal updates can give your Captain added info to help get you recognition and awards at summit for your accomplishments).
Starfleet Marine Corps Greetings, The 654th MSG is looking for members. There is a completely different set of Academy schools for those trying to get the Boothby awards. There is no pressure in joining. There are two categories: Active which means all ranks will be Marine ranks, and Reserve which means you stay primarily Fleet and only use Marine ranks when doing marine stuff. Contact Major General Neil Yawn if you are interested or have questions. Looking to boost your Boothby Awards? The Starfleet Marines Academy may be your answer. Check out what SFMC Academy has for you. Lt. General Neil Yawn, OIC 1 BN, 2BDE, OIC 654 MSG
STARFLEET RENEWAL REMINDERS Potts Family Mohney Family Mangina Green Hicks family Lindsay USS HEPHAESTUS
Miller Family Robinson Arnold Youngblood-Yawn
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Treasury Report September Payments
Description
Deposits
Beginning Balance
Balance $
70.00
Feast Prizes
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20.00
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Feast Food
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Away Team and Activity Schedule DATE Dec 6, 2014 Dec 12, 2014 Dec 13, 2014 Jan. 3, 2015 Jan 9, 2015 Jan 10, 2015 Feb. 3, 2015 Feb. 9, 2015 Feb 10, 2015 Mar. 7, 2015 Mar. 13, 2015 Mar 14, 2015
EVENT/TIME Anvil Deadline Poker – 7 pm Social – 7 pm Anvil Deadline Poker – 7 pm Social – 7 pm 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 cohephaestus@bellsouth.net Paul Mohney’s House Mohney’s House cohephaestus@bellsouth.net Pott’s House Mohney’s House cohephaestus@bellsouth.net Miller’s House Mohney’s House
ALL EVENTS AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE, PLEASE REFER TO THIS SECTION FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION
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Christmas Movies I thought I would give a list of some of the Christmas Movies I watch at this time of year… Miracle on 34th Street (1947) – The remake is good but the original is the best. The Santa Clause – If this doesn’t make you believe in Santa Clause you are a Scrooge Moonlight & Mistletoe - A chick Flick but it has Candice Cameron-Bure and Tom Arnold Christmas Angel – It has Bruce Davison from X-Men in it. Crazy for Christmas – Has Howard Hesseman in it Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus – Steve Guttenberg and Crystal Bernard. There is a sequel called Meet the Santas but it is not on DVD so you will have to catch it on Hallmark 7. Scrooge – This is a musical of The Christmas Carol with Albert Finney. I love the song “I hate People” 8. A Carol Christmas A must see for Star Trek fans as it has William Shatner in it as Dr. Bob/ Ghost of Christmas Present. Tori Spelling doesn’t do a half bad job either. 9. The Christmas Card – Ed Asner has a nice roll in this. 10. The Polar Express – Can you still hear Santa’s Sleigh bell ring? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Two others I watch that are seen at Christmas but are not really Christmas Movies are The Note and A Wonderful Life. Christmas is in them but they are not the driving point of the Story So pop some popcorn, get some Hot Chocolate and curl up to watch these great movies.
Hunt for the Icon Did you find the five Icons last month? Last month’s Icon was { There were five of them hidden in October’s Newsletter. If you did not find them all they were: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
From the Ready Room After my Signature Starfleet Marine Corps. Report end of last paragraph Star Trek News in the Title of Sorry Ladies In Title of Name the Alien Alabama Phoenix Ad.
I hope you found them all. This Month the Icon will be t symbol. There are five of them excluding the example above.
Area Conventions For additional Cons please go to http://www.southernfan.com/calendar.htm This section lists Cons that might be if interest to our group. It is not intended to be a complete list. It appears that there are no more Cons in our area of interest for the rest of the year. If I’ve missed one, please let me know so I can list it in the next issue.
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Star Trek News Looking for a Director for Star Trek 3 Robert Orci has step down from directing Star Trek 3. The rumors that Paramount asked him to step down because of the script Orci says is wrong. Fans have set up a Facebook page and a hashtag following on twitter with #bringinRiker. Riker being Jonathan Frakes who is willing but says that it is slim chance they will let him. Other people Paramount is considering is Edgar White (Shaun of the Dead) Joe Cornish who was considered before Orci was announced. (www.trektoday.com)
35th anniversary for Star Trek The Motion Picture Star Trek the Motion Picture is 35 years old this year. The movie grew out of abandon Star Trek Phase 2 TV project. It was directed by Robert Wise who was known for The Day the Earth Stood Still and The Andromeda Strain. The movie has both its fans and detractors. It is considered what brought Star Trek back and gave the fans something to look forward too. (www.startrek.com)
Zoe Saldana Gives Birth Zoe Saldana gave birth to twin boys on December 8th. Zoe is married to Marc Perego an artist. Zoe Saldana is known in the Star Trek universe as the New Uhura. Congratulations from the crew of the Hephaestus.
Christmas Gifts The Trek News feeds again were filled with many things to buy for Christmas. The only thing that stuck out to me was getting a Student I.D. for Starfleet Academy from Cafepress. Other than that there was not much else I couldn’t live with out. If you are looking for something to suggest to friends then you might want to point them to these sites. (www.startrek.com, www.trekmovie.com, www.trektoday.com,etc). I am sure there is something there that you might want or need from these interesting items. Again, I do not want the Wesley Crusher Uniform Hoodie!
(Did I miss something? You have an interesting news item from Star Trek? Then send me your suggestions and articles at cohephaestus@bellsouth.net) USS HEPHAESTUS
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Star Trek Fiction Star Trek: The New Adventures: The Starlight Before Christmas By: Donald Arnold
Bill and Stephanie were decorating their quarters for Christmas. The Enterprise J was in route to Earth, but not quickly. Spock had warned Bill not to hurry back for any reason. The Ambassador was acting strangely lately. He seemed worried constantly. He even turned down Christmas dinner a few days early so everyone could go home for Christmas. Ambassador Spock kept his distance for a reason. All was not right within the Federation. Bill didn’t think of it much. He and his wife hummed Christmas carols and working quickly. They had both been the reason the ship was festive for almost every holiday. Oftentimes, for Christmas, Bill even got it to snow, thanks to the staff. He thought about if he’d do that this year. The klaxon sounded, though. t
remember these now, Doc! I must have forgotten them after that little event with the transfusion. Which reminds me, does that need to be redone now that you’ve regenerated?” This new Doctor seemed concerned more about keeping Clara in the TARDIS than anything. He answered, “You don’t have to that I know of. I’m glad you remember the Weeping Angels but remembering and destroying are two different things. I was here following a legend that said a mysterious and allusive Time Lord lived here. Evidence has been found of his existence but nothing that was strong enough to be scientific. He lives just over this clearing but we can’t get there without the Angels taking the phone box.” Bill asked, “Can the Enterprise destroy them? Does the TARDIS still have those shields I installed?” The Doctor said ‘yes’ to both questions. They group ran into the TARDIS and locked the door. It shook as a bright red light destroyed the Weeping Angels. Bill, The Doctor, and Company continued on. A small village smelling of baked goods lay over the hill and singing came from it. The Doctor climbed up on the roof and Bill and the others turned invisible and went through the front door. They all met in the center of a room where they were met by a large man in a red suit to which The Doctor said, “Saint Nick. So the legends of Gallifrey are true. A time lord alive longer than me. No man has ever caught him, despite trying…” Bill and the others talked but they headed back as the Doctor obsessed over Saint Nick, a Time Lord who was very, very famous on Gallifrey.
Bill and Stephanie got to the bridge and something was going on at the planet Neptune. Bill tried to sense something, anything. He couldn’t figure out what was going on but when they arrived, a great shadow had fallen over one area. There was no sign of what it was except that it vanished ten minutes after the Enterprise J got there. Bill, Stephanie, Spock, Data, and Jack beamed down. There were stone arms reaching out of the ground, statues everywhere, and a blue box in the middle. Bill knew this had The Doctor written all over it but he couldn’t remember what the statues were. The Doctor came out. He had regenerated again. He looked… older. There was a young woman with him that he kept calling Clara. Bill questioned, “Doctor, did you do this?” The Doctor looked at him as if he had lost it and responded, “I make an effort not to cause Weeping Angels…” He said nothing further as he fired some strange energy from his sonic screwdriver and barely missed Data’s head. Bill turned to see one of the statues had been destroyed. The crew got in a grouping where no one wasn’t looking at a statue. Bill said, “I
Christmas on the ship and Christmas at home were great for Bill. However, after all was over, he was called back to Vulcan ASAP by Ambassador Spock. The truth was about to be revealed… TO BE CONTINUED…
(Donald Arnold is a member of the Hephaestus and has written many Star Trek fan fiction. If you have any fan fiction you would like to submit then send me your stories at cohephaestus@bellsouth.net)
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Reviews Gotham (Fox – Monday 7PM central) By MarkAdam Miller RATING: AAAaa (Spoiler Alert – May be spoilers in the article) t If you are a big Batman fan then this might not be the show for you. Bruce Wayne is in the program but as a 12 year old boy. This is about Commissioner Gordon when he was a detective. Also we are seeing several of the know villains before they were made infamous (Penguin, Riddler, and Catwomen.) Ben McKenzie is playing James Gordon. He is known for THE O.C. Donal Logue is playing the Detective Harvey Bullock. Donal Logue is better known for his character Lee Toric in Sons of Anarchy and Sean Finnerty in Grounded for Life. A well know actress Jada Pinkett Smith is playing Fish Mooney. Jada is better know for the character Christina Hawthorne in Hawthorne, Carla Purty in the Nutty Professor with Eddie Murphy and being the wife of Will Smith. The program is good but is moving slow. They are doing set up for several of the characters. The focus is mostly around Gordon, Bullock, Mooney and Penguin. The premise is that Gotham is slowly decaying and the only thing stopping it is the Wayne Foundation. Now that the Wayne’s have been killed there is nothing stopping the war that is coming between the crime Bosses Falcone and Maroni. Most of the cops are on the take to Falcone so they are turning the other way on most of the crime. The people they have chosen are really some good actors to play the different people we know and love from the comic. I really like seeing David Zayas (Angel Batista from Dexter) playing the Mob Boss Maroni. He does a good job as a Mob Boss. Camren Bicondova is doing a good job as Catwomen/Selina Kyle. The only problem is that she seems a little old to be a love interest of Batman later on in the Batman story. It has a great beginning and I think if they stay on the Gordon/Bullock track and don’t veer off on the Batman line then they will have a really good show.
Forever (ABC -Tueday 9PM central) By MarkAdam Miller RATING: AAAAA (Spoiler Alert – May be spoilers in the article) If you are watching Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D. then you need to stay tuned after the show and watch Forever. This is a program that has a man who doesn’t die. Every time he is killed he comes back to life in the nearest body of water. He has been alive for over 200 years. The man is named Henry Morgan and is played by Ioan Gruffudd. Ioan Gruffudd is better known for Reed Richard/Mr. Fantastic in the Fantastic Four Movie. Judd Hirsch is also in the program playing his friend Abe. (SPOILER ALERT) Abe is actually a child that Henry saved in WWII and raised as his son. It is an interesting contrast to see an older man looking to a man that looks to be younger than him. Alana De La Garza is playing police detective Jo Martinez who is the one helping Henry solve the murder cases.
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This has been a good program tying Henry’s past with what is going on in the here and now. Because of his age he is looking at things from a different perspective that gives insight into what is happening. He is also trying to understand why he doesn’t die and that is why he became a medical examiner to study death. I really like this program and gives a good twist on the old formula for cop shows. (Did I miss something? You have an interesting movie or TV show you would like to review or be reviewed? Then send me your suggestions and articles to cohephaestus@bellsouth.net)
Name the Alien Answers Balok (Puppet) The Corbomite Maneuver
Gav Tellarite (John Wheeler) Journey to Babel
Yarnek Excalbian (Janos Prohaska) The Savage Curtain
M-113 Creature (Sharon Gimbel) The Man Trap
Balok (Clint Howard) The Corbomite Maneuver
Shras Andorian(Reggie Nalder) Journey to Babel
Commissioner Bele (Frank Gorshin) Let that Be Your Last Battle Field
Ruk Android (Ted Cassidy) What Are Little Girls Made Of
Gorn (Bill Blackburn & Bobby Clark) Arena
Marta Orion (Yvonne Craig)Whom Gods Destroy
As a side note Ted Cassidy was the voice of the Balok Puppet and the Gorn so if you said that for those 2 Aliens then give yourself a point.
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USS HEPHAESTUS COMMAND STRUCTURE COMMAND STAFF
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MarkAdam Miller, Captain – Commanding Officer Pat Hicks, Fleet Captain – 1st Officer Brenda Miller, Lt Cmdr – 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, SFMC – 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 Administrative Assistant Lynnette Yawn, Lt. – Ships Galley Officer
Neil Yawn, Lt. General, SFMC Roy Green, Brigadier ,SFMC Shelia Benton, Lt Col
MEDICAL
AMBASSADORS
Shelia Benton, Lt Commander – Chief Medical Officer, SFMD
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CADET TRAINING
UNASSIGNED CREW AND CIVILIANS
Matthew Potts, Petty Officer Katrina Mohney, Cadet Crewman Tara Mohney, Cadet Athena Youngblood, Cadet
Gloria Greening, Lt Edward deGruy, Lt Cmdr Renee Gainer, Lt JG Donald Arnold, Ensign Diedra Robinson, Ensign Haley Youngblood, Crewmen Phillip Mangina, Red Shirt Dennis Evans, Fleet Captain(ret.)
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