1999 Region 2 Newsletter Of The Year! JUNE 1998 STARFLEET 2000 INTERNATIONAL SHIP OF THE YEAR! INSIDE RON MOORE INTERVIEW pt 4 COMPLEATE DRAGONCON INFO LATEST STAR TREK NEWS AND MUCH, MUCH, MORE! THE ANVIL Starfleet World Wide Web Page http://www.sfi.org Region 2 World Wide Web Page http://www.region2.sfi.org USS Hephaestus World Wide Web Page http://ncc2004.sfi.org http://www.shakaree.org/ncc2004 SUBSCRIPTIONS to the Anvil TABLE Of CONTENTS are available for $10.00 per year. Canadian subscription Captains Announcements 1 rate is $12.00 per year. Medical Report 2 Individual issues may be pur- Meeting Minutes 3 chased by sending your Away Team Schedule 4 address and two unaffixed first New Members 5 class postage stamps to Civic Achievements 5 Danny Potts, 2912 Dublin Dr. Tresury Report 6 Helena, Al. 35080. Back Renewal Reminders 7 issues to January 1997 are Region 2 News 8 available for $1.25 per issue. Starfleet News 9 The deadline for contributions Voyager Air Schedule 11 to The Anvil is the 10th of Voyager News 12 each month. Submissions Return Of The Borg Queen 13 should be sent electronically Ron Moore Interview pt 4 15 to [email protected], or on Saturn Award Nominations 22 disk to Danny Potts, 2912 Various Trek News 23 Dublin Dr., Helena AL. 35080, Classified Ad’s 26 in DOS, Word Perfect or Word Convention Calendar 27 format. HEPHAESTUS is the Greek name for Editor the Roman god of the forge, Vulcan. Danny Potts Birmingham has the world’s largest iron statue, that of the Roman god, Vulcan. Layout, Graphics and We named our Starfleet chapter the Publishing Hephaestus to give us ties to our city Dennis Evans and to Star Trek, which has had its own Vulcan since 1966. Hephaestus Medical Reporting forged armor and weapons for the Neil Yawn gods. We create our own “armor and weapons” here, in our newsletter, so it Communications Reporting is called THE ANVIL. Dennis Evans THE ANVIIL 1 Is it over? Is the yard sale finally over? The receipts are totaled, the excess junk is off the carport and the boxes are gone! Hooray! The yard sale is over. It’s actually a shame it ended, though, since the ship made well over $500.00 for the treasury! If I could send applause through a newsletter, I’d do it. Everyone deserves a huge round of applause for their efforts at the sale! We’d have a party at my house to celebrate, but I’m sure there’s a covenant against such a thing (private joke for the Yard Sale crew!). We did, however have a video night at my house afterwards, see- ing two movies that began with the letter ‘E’! The ship is planning for the Captain’s Cookout, June 10, 2000 at the home of the Mohneys’. If you know of any former or potential Hephaestus member that hasn’t been to a meeting in a while, be sure to invite them. I’d really like to see a lot of old faces this year! Speaking of membership: At one time, we were one of the largest ships in Starfleet. I’d really like to hear your ideas for growing the ship’s numbers again, and I’d be glad to listen to any criticisms as well. You can reach me at home at 205-620-1302 or through the e-mail at [email protected]. My postal address is listed on the cover of the Anvil. No idea is too crazy to consider! Well, the final totals for the Region 2 Summit have been released, and it was a huge success! $2,664.46 was raised for Region 2. As a result, Region 2 had the distinct pleasure of funding a complete one year scholar- ship through Starfleet Academy. The crew of the Hephaestus was a large part of the Summit’s success, and next year we can all look forward to being just plain old participants down in Mobile! As you are aware, the Hoover Library (our normal Business meeting The Anvil, Issue 117, Is the monthly newsletter of the USS Hephaestus, NCC-22004, of Starfleet, The International Star Trek Fan Association. All terms and phrases from Star Trek are owned by Paramount Pictures Corporation, a devision of Paramount Communications and all rights are reserved. 2 THE ANVIL space) has been closed for remodeling for about half a year now. As a result, we have been having the Business meeting at the Hoover Shoney’s instead. If you have attended one of these meetings recently, then you know that the atmosphere is not very conducive to productivity, Therefore, it was suggested to me that we switch the order of the meetings. That is, keep the meetings exactly as they are, but do more business at the Mohneys’ home, and more socializing at the Shoney’s. There was some discussion of this idea at the January Social meeting, and while there were some reservations, the majority seemed to agree that until the Library opens back up, we should give it a try. So, starting with February, the Business Meeting will be held at the home of the Mohneys’ on the first Monday of the month, and the Social meeting will be held on the third Monday of the month. Snacks will still be provided at the Mohneys’ home, even though it is now the Business Meeting. In simple terms, don’t change anything... Just keep coming to the Mohneys’ on the first Monday and to Shoney’s on the third Monday. Only the items being discussed will change. Once the Library reopens, we’ll switch it all back to how it was. There is currently a position on the Hephaestus open, namely Chief of Engineering. If you’re interested in this position, let me know. We are always looking for members who want to help in the planning, organizing or running of the Summit. This is one event where all the help we can get will be needed. Please contact me if you are interested in doing something for the Summit. Medical Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, also Officers called SIDS or crib death, is an unexplained aliment that results in the death of an apparently healthy baby. In most cases, the Report baby is found dead a few hours after being put to bed. The cause of death cannot be by Sheila Benton determined, even after conducting an autopsey and a thorough review of the vic- tum’s medical history. In many countries, SIDS is one of the leading causes of infant death. People who have actually observed the events leading to SIDS report that the baby turns blue, becomes limp, and stops breathing. The infant does not cry out or struggle. Attempts to revive the victim have succeeded in only a few cases. Most victums of SIDS are from one to six months old. SIDS strikes more boys than girls, and it is more likely to strike babies who were born prematurely than infants born after a full-term pregnancy. Babies who are part of multiple births (twins,triplets,& so on) and THE ANVIL 3 infant brothers and sisters of previous SIDS victims also are at risk of SIDS. SIDS occurs most often among the poor and during the winter. Other risk factors include cigarette smoking or drug use by the mother during pregnancy and medical complications during pregnancy. On the other hand, babies who are breast-fed have a lower than average risk of being striken. Researchers have gathered increasing evidence that SIDS victims may have been born with some defect of the central nervous sys- tem. This defect may interfere with the nervous system’s ability to control breathing,heart function,or both. World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia 1999 Sheila The April Social meeting was held at the Hoover Shoney’s. CMO Neil Yawn pre- sented his plans for the Region 2 Science Day, and gave times and places for the local event. The plans for the Hephaestus Yard Sale were discussed. Attendance was light otherwise, so the crew went straight to socializing and excelled, as usual! The Mayl Business meeting was held at the home of the Mohneys’. The totals from the Hephaestus Yard Sale were announced and discussed. A date was chosen for a Captain’s Cookout, and it was decided to make it an open invitation to any past members of the Hephaestus to attend this cookout. A copy of the USS Jubilee’s newsletter was distributed for the attendees to read. Lastly, Danny Potts approached the club about repayment for the new USS Hephaestus banner¸ yard sale ad price and yard sale supplies, in light of the phenomenal proceeds from the sale. The attending crew and Executive Committee members agreed unani- mously with this request. The meeting then adjourned to playing of the Great Dalmuti, where Captain Potts made his triumphant return to the game after a long hiatus, thanks to the purchasing of a new vehicle! 4 THE ANVIL All times, dates and loca- tions are subject to change without notice. Please contact Captain Danny Potts or any other command officer before attending meetings if you haven’t been in touch recently. May 15 7:00 Social Meeting, Shoney’s June 5 7:00 Business Meeting, Mohneys’ June 10 2:00 Captain’s Cookout, Mohneys’ June 19 7:00 Social Meeting, Shoney’s July 3 7:00 Business Meeting, Mohneys’ July 17 7:00 Social Meeting, Mohneys’ THE ANVIL 5 Welcome to two new members this month! It’s actually not fair to consider Becky Akins a ‘new’ member, since she’s visited off and on for years.