THE ANVIL U.S.S. Hephaestus: NCC-2004
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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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Treasury Report
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Starfleet Renewal Reminders
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Quotable Quotes
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Away Team and Activity Schedule
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Top 10 Star Trek Jokes
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Star Trek News
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Reviews
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Area Conventions
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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 272, 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, Look for the new rating system in my reviews. I found some chevron characters with which to rate the movies and TV shows. A couple events that are happening in the Birmingham area that might interest you are the Alabama Phoenix Festival at Sheraton Downtown on May 30 through June 2. I will be hosting the Star Trek Panels again this year. I am looking for some input on what are the best and worst episodes of Classic, Animated, Next Gen, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise. You can email your thoughts to the email below or write them on our Facebook Group: Hephaestus - Starfleet. Also the Alabama Theater is show Star Trek Wrath of Khan on July 18th. The Alabama Theater is hoping people will come in costume. Look to our Facebook group for further updates. Capt. MarkAdam Miller cohephaestus@bellsouth.net https://www.facebook.com/groups/Hephaestus2004/ P.S. Please note that we are changing the dates for the May and June Poker and social because of Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. They will be the third weekend of each month instead of the second weekend.
XO Briefing I'm excited about some news from the Star Wars world. The other evening on the national news Brian Williams announced that the three major actors in the first three Star Wars movies, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hammill, have all agreed to be in Episode seven. The movie is due out December of 2015. I have wanted this to happen as long as I can remember. No details were given in the report. I can't wait! And you may have seen this news from the Star Trek world: NASA has awarded William Shatner its Distinguished Public Service medal. This award is the highest award the agency can bestow on non-government personnel. Shatner has spent a lot of his time over the years encouraging students to study math and science. Also, many of the astronauts and engineers who are a part of NASA were inspired by him. Shatner also narrated several documentaries, including one celebrating the 30th anniversary of the space shuttle missions. Shatner received the award at his annual Hollywood Charity Horse Show. Now to ship's news. Remember our next two socials have been moved to the third Saturday of the month, May 17 and June 21. And Poker Night has also been moved to the third Friday. Our next big social is coming up on July12. All socials will take place at the Mohney's. That's all, folks. Pat Hicks booklady44@charter.net USS HEPHAESTUS
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Ship’s Log April 12, 2014 Spring Cookout We had a lot of fun at our Spring Cookout. We had Firefly going all day on the television and if you had not seen the show before you would have seen about 2/3 of the episodes. We played Munchkin, Dalmuti and Texas Hold’em. The Millers cleaned up in all three games with Brenda winning Munchkin and MarkAdam winning Dalmuti and Texas Hold’em. There were hot dogs and hamburgers to eat among several other things that people brought. We also gave Katrina Mohney her award for Cadet of the Year for Region 2. Overall, everyone had a good time. .
Attendance: 20 people.
Personnel Updates: I wish to congratulate Ensign Donald Arnold on his taking 56 Starfleet Academy Courses over the past 3 months. Of those 56 courses he has past 2 with Distinction and 24 with Honors. The Academy is a way to have fun and learn other things about the Fandom of Star Trek and Science Fiction. If you would like to take academy course then you can go to: http://acad.sfi.org/
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 an award 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 mean 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. Major General Neil Yawn, OIC 1 BN, 2BDE, OIC 654 MSG
The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe. - Dr. McCoy, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home USS HEPHAESTUS
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Treasury Report March Description
Payments
Deposits
Balance
Beginning Balance
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130.00
Ending Balance
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130.00
STARFLEET RENEWAL REMINDERS Green Mangina Hicks family Lindsay Miller Family
04/26/14 05/10/14 05/29/14 06/18/14 08/26/14
Robinson Arnold Youngblood-Yawn Potts Family Mohney Family
09/15/14 11/30/14 11/30/14 03/05/15 03/11/15
Quotable Quotes Please, Captain, not in front of the Klingons. - Spock to Kirk, as Kirk is about to hug him, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier I have never understood the female capacity to avoid a direct answer to any question. - Spock, Star Trek: The Original Series, "This Side of Paradise" If there's nothing wrong with me...maybe there's something wrong with the universe! - Beverly Crusher, Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Remember Me" Picard: What we leave behind is as important as how we’ve lived. After all, Number One, we’re only mortal. Riker: Speak for yourself, sir. I plan to live forever. - Star Trek: Generations
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Away Team and Activity Schedule DATE May 3, 2014 May 10, 2014 May,16, 2014 May 17, 2014 May 10, 2014 May 30- June 1, 2014 June 6, 2014 June 20, 2014 June 21,2014 July 5, 2014 July 11, 2014 July 12, 2014 July 18,2014
EVENT/TIME Free Comic Book Day Anvil Deadline Poker – 7 pm Social – 7 pm Anvil Deadline Alabama Phoenix Festival Anvil Deadline Poker – 7 pm Social – 7 pm Anvil Deadline Poker – 7 pm Social – 7 pm Star Trek: Wrath of Khan
LOCATION/ACTIVITY Kingdom Comics cohephaestus@bellsouth.net Paul Mohney’s House Mohney’s House cohephaestus@bellsouth.net Sheriton in Birmingham, AL cohephaestus@bellsouth.net Dennis Evan’s House Mohney’s House cohephaestus@bellsouth.net Mohney’s House Mohney’s House Alabama Theater
ALL EVENTS AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE, PLEASE REFER TO THIS SECTION FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION
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Top 10 Star Trek Jokes 10. Why did the Klingon cross the road?
– To conquer the other side.
*** 9. Why did the Borg cross the road?
– Because it assimilated the chicken! ***
8. What do you call it when that Strategic Operations Officer on DS9 runs as fast as he can?
– Worf Speed.
*** 7. What did Picard say as Data struggled to repair the Marclosian Stitching Machine?
– "Make it sew."
*** 6. What happened when Yeoman Rand complained that someone had cut a peephole in her cabin door? – Captain Kirk promised to look into it. *** 5. How many members of the USS Enterprise does it take to change a light bulb? – Six: Scotty to get on the intercom when the light goes out and say, "I canna’ do it, Cap'n!", Spock to tell Kirk he is proceeding illogically, McCoy to say "Dammit, Jim -- I'm a doctor not an electrician!!", Kirk to screw it in, and two red-shirt security officers to die in the process. *** 4. What is Riker's dating philosophy?
– If at first you don't succeed, try Troi again. ***
3. What does a Romulan frog use for camouflage?
– A croaking device.
*** 2. Why did Worf change his hair color?
– It was a good day to dye.
*** 1. Why is Kirk a better captain than Picard? – One word: hair. Kirk never drinks tea. Kirk once fought a Greek god — And won. Kirk traveled through The Great Barrier, met God, and wasn't even impressed.
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Star Trek News Cortical Stimulator Stat The Cortical Stimulator may not be far off. The Air Force is experimenting with Cortical Stimulators to help keep their drone pilots awake. Piloting drone can be boring as you are just looking at gauges and monitors to see where the drone is going. You do not have the feel of a real aircraft to keep you awake. The Air Force is experimenting with electric shock to see if it works better than caffeine. Some of caffeine’s known side effects include jitters, heart-racing and mental crashing. So we may have Cortical Stimulators to help us with the long road trips we have to make sometimes to get to Disney World. (www.Startrek.com)
Roberto Orci slated to Direct Star Trek 3 Variety Magazine as stated that Roberto Orci will direct the next Star Trek movie. He is one of the three writers of the film (J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay). Mr. Orci is producer and writer for Sleepy Hollow, Hawaii Five-O and Transformers Prime. J.J. Abrams will still be producing the film along with Bryan Burke and David Ellison. (www.trektoday.com)
Awards to the Stars Both Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner are being honored for there work. Leonard Nimoy is being honored with the Governor’s Award by the Boston chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Science. This will be done on June 7th. William Shatner was awarded the Distinguished Public Service Medal from NASA. (www.treknews.net)
Milestones of Star Trek Wendy Hughes (STTNG: Lessons) died March 8, 2014. She played Lt. Cmdr. Nella Daren, a love interest of Captain Picard. She died of cancer and was 61. (Did I miss something? You have an interesting news item from Star Trek? Then send me your suggestions and articles at cohephaestus@bellsouth.net)
I am NOT a merry man!!! - Worf, Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Q-Pid"
Excuse me… Excuse me. I’d just like to ask a question… What does God need with a starship? - James Kirk, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
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Reviews Amazing Spiderman 2 (Spoiler Alert – May be spoilers in the article) Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone are back as Spiderman/Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy. This time Spiderman has to take on Electro/Max Dillon (Jamie Foxx) and Green Goblin/Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan). Sally Fields again plays the role of Aunt May. It was a good movie but it does not stand up to Avengers or the latest Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The problem I feel with this movie is that they try too hard to show what happened in the first movie. I am like if the movie has a number larger then one and you want to see it then you need to rent the movies that came before so you are not lost. They also are trying to add things from the comic book that they feel that the audience wouldn’t know since they didn’t read the comic. The problem with this is that if someone who is not a Spider-man fan is going to see this movie they are going with a Spider-man fan who can explain it to them after the movie is over. Another problem is that they can not get enough material to write a good story for one villain so they have to add another to complete the film. (Spoiler) True the two villains do come together in this film but I feel they didn’t really work together to try to defeat Spidey. A small problem I still have with Sally Field’s portrayal of Aunt May is her age. I like Sally Field (Norma Rae, The Flying Nun, Etc.) I just feel that Ms. Field is too young to play Peter’s Aunt. Then again I always felt that Aunt May in the comic books was more the age of a great aunt then just an aunt. All in all a good movie, but I wish Disney would tell Sony to take a hike and let Marvel Studios do Spiderman right.
RATING: AAAaa
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Area Conventions For additional Cons please go to http://www.southernfan.com/calendar.htm
MAY May 23-25 -- Mobicon XVII -- Mobile, AL http://www.mobicon.org A three-day convention for fantasy, science fiction, horror, comic book, anime, and gaming fans. May 23-25 – Timegate – Atlanta, GA http://www.timegatecon.org A convention for Doctor Who, Stargate and everything in between. Guests include :Paul Mcgillion (Dr. Beckett, Stargate Atlantis) and Paul Kasey (various aliens, Doctor Who, Sarah Jane, Torchwood) May 30-June 1 – Wizard World Atlanta Comic Con – Atlanta, GA http://www.wizardworld.com/home-atlanta.html Where POP Culture comes to life. May 30-June 1, 2014 – Alabama Phoenix Festival – Birmingham, AL http://alabamaphoenixfestival.com The Alabama Phoenix Festival is a family-friendly, multi-genre, fan convention featuring celebrity guests, authors, comic book writers and artists, vendors, and much more. We have activities for people of all ages and welcome you to come join us in the fun.
JUNE June 26-29 – Play On Con – Birmingham, AL http://www.playoncon.com/ Play On Con (POC) is a family-friendly four day fantasy and science fiction fandom convention held each year in Birmingham, Alabama--the Magic City!
June 27-29 – LibertyCon 27 – Chattanooga, TN http://www.libertycon.org Sci-Fi and Fantasy.
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June 28-29 – Con Kasterborous – Huntsville, AL http://conkasterborous.com/ This is the North Alabama Dr Who Convention. We have a huge surprise for you…that’s right, the 7th Doctor – Sylvester McCoy – will be our guest of honor for Con Kasterborous 2014! Check out the flyer below, and feel free to spread it around!
Alabama Phoenix Festival May 30 – June 1, 2014 http://www.alabamaphoenixfestival.com USS HEPHAESTUS
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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– 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, Major 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 Edward deGruy, Lt Cmdr Renee Gainer, Lt JG Donald Arnold, Ensign Diedra Robinson, Crewmen Haley Youngblood, Crewmen
CADET TRAINING Matthew Potts, Petty Officer Katrina Mohney, Cadet Crewman Tara Mohney, Cadet Athena Youngblood, Cadet
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