The Newsletter of USS Liberator The Fates Vol 3 Issue 3 July 2004 Vol 3 Issue 3 The Fates The Velvet Glove Right of Center Like Curt, it is hard to believe that it is the middle of Hard to believe it but summer is almost half July and in a few months it will be getting cold again over, and it’s about time! I hate the hot humid already. Unlike Curt, I like the warm weather and hi- weather. bernate in the winter with the snow and ice. Hate just Well some of us got together at the air show thinking about it. Yuck. at Akron Fulton airport for a real nice time. We will be starting up our on-line meeting chats Clear sunny day, low humidity, beautiful. again. The chat room is http://www.regionone.net/ Anyone who knows me know I loathe baseball chat. Our first chat will be on Thursday, July 22 at 9 (that’s with a passion) the game is just to slow P.M. EST. Now for the members who are in the area, we will which makes it boring to me. However in the start monthly meeting too. It will be held in Akron, interest of the Liberator I took one for the team Ohio at the Acme on Manchester Rd in the new com- so to speak. A Cleveland area Star Wars fan munity room.. Meetings will be the last Saturday of club contacted a Cleveland area Starfleet chap- the month from 5 P.M. EST on. ter to see if any of the local chapters would be Make sure to check out the article later in the news- interested in going to an Akron Aeros game. So letter with the dates for the meetings. to show our presence I went. After the game Being a meeting chapter now, we still want to use they had a really nice fireworks display. (like my the list serve too for keeping in touch between meet- ings, listing events, and fiction. I have tried a few head needed the booming) As fate would have it times to get our fictional side (role-playing) going for Curtis went to the wrong game! DUH ME! And members on the list. I usually have been the only one to add insult to injury I went a month early. and so it dies before it really gets started. I would like We have entered into the election time not to see that start up and for new members that are just for the USA but for Commander of Starfleet interested in it to help get it going. As we get more (CS) as well. Les Rickard a former CS is run- and more new members, we can get a good story go- ning once again. Against him Mandi Hermann ing too. Livingston. Les did a good job as CS in the past I was going to list the many, many position open- ings in this newsletter but I ran out of room. I will so no problem there. But Mandi has held staff next time. Anyone interested in one contact Curtis positions in the Region and for one reason or an- or myself. Just a remember department heads must other quit and then resurface a few months later submit a report every other month for the newsletter. to take another position only to do the same Well ran out of room. Till the chat or meeting, hope thing. Now this is just my opinion but my vote to see you there and well. will go to Les. Ruth Members we have lost a few over the last year. Maybe because we could not meet or THE FATES is the Official newsletter of the maybe for other reasons. However we can cor- Sovereign Class Heavy Cruiser USS Liberator, NCC 75008 which is a chapter of Starfleet rect this we need to correct this. We also need International the Star Trek Fan Club. This is a to do group things. Like away missions, and fund Fan publication intended solely to inform and amuse Starfleet members and not to infringe on raising. Running a meeting chapter will be con- the copyrights held by Paramount. Contributors siderable more expensive than a corry chapter. retain all the rights to their work. Opinions of the OK now I’m ranting so that means it’s time for individuals do not necessarily reflect those of the USS Liberator me to go for now so until next time stay safe, Report articles should be submitted to cool, and dry. USS Liberator P.O. Box 13075 Akron, Ohio 44334 Curtis [email protected] Vol 3 Issue 3 The Fates Musings…..From the other side flowers are the best. From there you can just go to town as to placement. Make it attractive Not much going on with me this and bright. Let the spirits guide you in the di- summer. After our trip to Tennessee rection they want you to go. Hang the wind in April, I’ve pretty much spent most chimes or maybe some planters on the walls if of my time at work. I have a lot of fun you have a fence or walls to use. Let your down there and this year was no different. Wade, imagination rule you. But remember to keep it Missy, Dennis, Alan, Greg, and all the rest of you cleaned out of weeds and well watered. Sit down there are a hoot and I really hope to see you back and enjoy the magick. again next year no matter where the summit is. Really disappointed we didn’t get the summit for For a meditation garden, you can also start 2005, but maybe next time. with a small space, but this time keep things to Have spent a lot of time in my garden this a minimum. Maybe a well place bench. A year, also at my sister’s garden. Growing things is statue of Budda or Mary, maybe even a gaz- not one of my specialties. If it’s green and needs ing ball somewhere accessible. The plants you attention, I tend to kill it. I don’t really mean to, I should stick to are more of the herb types. just don’t really have the knack or a green thumb. Sage, mint, rosemary, lavender and lilac. Now if I can stick it in a hole, ignore it, I’m good to Roses are good, so are pansies. Moonflowers, go. Mint, sage, wildflowers thrive in my presence. night blooming jasmine, night blooming flowers Not much else though. Well, except for my are good for those late evenings with friends. mother’s Wisteria, which I hate but grows like You might want to set up a water fountain or crazy no matter how much I cut it down and try to research how to make a sand garden. Ponds get rid of it. But this year I have gotten some other and waterfalls add to the tranquility of the set- herbs from friends and I have been helping my sis- ting. You could still use the wind chimes, but ter set up a fairy garden and a meditation garden in only one or two, and maybe a well placed sun her yard. Her yard is quite large and she has the catcher. If you can you could even create a room for it. And it’s been nice and things are actu- small labyrinth walk or a candle circle. Again ally GROWING. I’m impressed. I realize you all let your imagination run with it. Spirit is just probably aren’t but I have to get my thrills some- waiting for you to listen. where. ;-)))) So for those of you who would like to put Well, I am getting ready to go to Starwood some magick into your every day or maybe would this July. My 10 days of pagan bliss. Time to just like to attract some positive energy. Here are some ideas for a fairy and meditation garden. For your fairy garden, you can start with a fairly small place. Make sure to clean out the weeds and set aside the larger rocks for use later. You need lots of shiny objects, colored rocks or statuary. Fairies are also attracted to wind chimes and sun catchers. Flowers can range from simple wildflower patches, to flowers that attract butter- flies and humming birds. Bright colors are a must. Snapdragons, pansies, tiger lilies, really fragrant Vol 3 Issue 3 The Fates New Technology: Quantum Flywheel The quantum flywheel (QF) is an energy storage device, based upon the same principles that transporter pattern buff- ers use to compactly store vast amounts of energy from dema- terialized matter. The QF stores plasma energy in a rapidly rotating quantum field. Adding plasma to the field "speeds up" the rate of spin, and slowing the rate of spin causes the fly- wheel to give off plasma. Uses: Quantum flywheels can be used to "smooth out" the energy stream of power generation systems prone to fluctuating outputs. A small Quantum flywheel can be used as a "battery" for short-duration vessels, such as probes. A series of Quantum flywheels can be used to store excess output from a power source, then augment the power source during higher-than-normal power consumption, as in combat. Holographic Hull Projectors Holographic Hull Projectors (HHP) confer a chameleon-like ability to adjust hull reflectivity and emissivity. This gives a fair imitation of cloaking without massive power consumption. This makes a vessel extremely difficult to detect, and makes a positive weapons lock-on nearly impossible.