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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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 254, 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, This is the month when you can dress up in your favorite costume and not be considered weird. My dream is one day to own a maroon monster (Star Trek II, Star Trek III, etc. uniform) and a Klingon uniform. I just don’t have the necessary abilities to do that. One of these days I will have the money that I can pay someone to make it for me. So the question is what do you like to dress up as: Star Trek, Star Wars, Comic book character or the old standards of a skeleton, witch, vampire, etc? Do you change every year or do you have a regular costume? If you send in some of you answers, or pictures I will publish them in next months Anvil. If you want to do something different for the month of October you might plan a vacation to Orlando because both Disney and Universal have Halloween activities that you come dressed in costumes. If you want something closer to home then go over to Kingdom Comics on Oct 31 for goodies and costume prize giveaways. If you have any topics of interest you would like to see in the newsletter send your articles or updates to cohephaestus@bellsouth.net. As always see you around the ship, Capt. MarkAdam Miller cohephaestus@bellsouth.net
XO Briefing Fall is here with all the beautiful colors and the slightly cooler weather. I read a very interesting item about the colors of the leaves this time of year. It was in an essay in the flyer my church sends each week, and it was written by Timothy Merrill. The condensed version goes like this: we are used to the green on the leaves turning to beautiful reds, yellows and golds of autumn. But according to botanists these colors are the true colors of the leaves. They are green in summer because they are full of chlorophyll they need for photosynthesis to stay alive. When the cool weather of fall comes the chlorophyll drains out of the leaves and we see their true colors. Mr. Merrill does not give a source for this idea and I have not taken the time to research it. Yet I thought it was interesting. With fall my thoughts turn to our next major social, the Fall Feast. Again, Pete and Sue and the girls will be our hosts for the event. We will have turkey and all the trimmings plus sides. Drinks and snacks will be furnished. However, if you want to bring your own snacks, drinks, or sides feel free to do so. And the usual games will be held: Texas Hold’Em, Dalmuti, and the popular Ferengi Take Away. Pete will be posting information soon on the web site. Mark your calendar for November 10 and join us for a great time. We are nearing the time for elections for Second Officer and the Executive Committee so be thinking who you believe would be an asset to the ship in those positions. That’s all this month. See you at the social. Pat Hicks booklady44@charter.net USS HEPHAESTUS
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Ship’s Log September 8, .2012 – Game Night: WE had a game night at the Mohney’s. Danny Potts brought HeroClix to show the new rules and the Star Trek sets. We set up the game using the Marvel/DC superhero’s to get a feel for the rules of the game. Mike Burtyk was the victor at the end of the game. Attendance: 10 people. Personnel Updates: No personal updates were sent in by press time. If you have anything accomplishments you would like to share with the group please email them to me at: cohephaestus@bellsouth.net.
Starfleet Marine Corps Greetings, The 654th MSG is looking for members. There is a complete 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 primary Fleet and only use Marine ranks when doing marine stuff. Contact Major General Neil Yawn if you are interested or have questions. The following SFMS Marines are receiving the following award: 654th MSG, USS Hephaestus SFMC 30th Anniversary Award (Ribbon): Major General Neil Yawn and Brigadier General Roy Green The award is official as 13 Jan 2013. Major General Neil Yawn did 20 hours voluntary work for Brookside Fire Department. He also attended the Azalia Invitational Cross Country track meet hosted by the University of South Alabama. Major General Neil Yawn, OIC 1 BN, 2BDE, OIC 654 MSG
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Star Trek News William Windom Passing We wish to pay our respects to the passing of .William Windom. William Windom is best known in Star Trek circles as Commander Matt Decker from the episode The Doomsday Machine. He is better known as Dr. Seth Hazlitt in the Series “Murder She Wrote”. These are just a two of the many rolls Mr. Windom played on stage, screen, and TV. Mr. Windom passed on August 16, 2012 at the age of 88. Haynes Publishing to Release Klingon Bird of Prey Manual Haynes Publishing following in the footsteps of the U.S.S. Enterprise Owner’s Workshop Manual will be bringing out the Klingon Bird of Prey Owner’s Workshop Manual. This book which will be published in November will feature CGI renders, cutaways and other diagrams that detail the assorted model and key technologies, such as adjustable wings and cloaking devices. Further, a history of operational roles is embedded with cleverly interwoven technical data. If you have not seen the U.S.S. Enterprise Manual then you need to go to your local bookstore and get one. Also for our Star Wars fan there is Millennium Falcon one as well. Perception Changed on the Series Enterprise. A new poll byStarTrek.com shows that 59% of the people liked Enterprise more verse 35% who liked it about the same and 7% who liked it less. Comments ranged from it had potential, the studio need to give it more time and the studio needs to learn about the loyalty of Star Trek fans. Paramount Theme Park to Open in England London Resort Co. Holdings and Paramount are working out a deal that may result in a Paramount theme Park out side of London. In the deal are such films as Mission: Impossible, Paranormal Activity and Star Trek. Transformers is not one since it is owned by Hasbro. They hope to open the park in 2018.
Treasury Report September Description
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Payments
Deposits
Balance
Beginning Balance
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88.00
Ending Balance
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88.00
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Away Team and Activity Schedule DATE Oct. 6, 2012, 2012 Oct. 12,, 2012 Oct. 13, 2012 Nov. 3, 2012, 2012 Nov. 9,, 2012 Nov. 10, 2012 Dec. 1, 2012, 2012 Dec.7,, 2012 Dec. 8 , 2012 Jan. 5, 2012, 2012 Jan. 11, 2012 Jan. 12 , 2012
EVENT/TIME Anvil Deadline Poker – 7 pm Social – 7 pm Anvil Deadline Poker – 7 pm Social – 2 pm Anvil Deadline Poker – 7 pm Social – 7 pm Anvil Deadline Poker – 7 pm Social – 7 pm
LOCATION/ACTIVITY cohephaestus@bellsouth.net Dennis Evans’ House Mohney’s House – Table Games cohephaestus@bellsouth.net Pete Mohney’s House Mohney’s House – Fall Feast cohephaestus@bellsouth.net Miller’s House Mohney’s House – TV Trivia cohephaestus@bellsouth.net TBA TBA
ALL EVENTS AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE, PLEASE REFER TO THIS SECTION FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION
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STARFLEET RENEWAL REMINDERS
Youngblood-Yawn Mohney Family Potts Family Green Mangina
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Hicks family Carr DeGruy Miller Family
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Area Conventions Octoberr Geek Media Expo (GMX) October 26-28, 2012 – Nashville, TN – As a multi-fandom convention, GMX features over 20 Channels of programming content, including Art, Literature, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Comics, Digital and Tabletop Gaming, Science & Technology, Star Wars, Star Trek & British Fandom, Costuming & Props, and much, much more. GMX brings together veteran and on-the-rise celebrity and artistic talent in an interactive forum with a focus towards quality in content and production level. GMX also features destination events, topical discussion panels, workshops, vendors & artist exhibitions, contests and more! For more info visit their website: http://www.geekmediaexpo.com. FAN:Con Con October 27-28, 2012 – Pensacola, FL (University of West Florida Commons Building 22) – FAN:dom is a convention that covers over a variety of interests. It’s not just an anime or sci-fi convention. It’s both and more. Guests include: Quinton Flynn, Eric Stuart, Todd Haberkorn, Tiffany Grant and Jennie Breden. For more info visit their website: http://www.fandomcon.com .
November FandomFest November 2-4, 2012 – Birmingham, Al. Bessemer Civic Center. http://fandomfest.com/
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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