O - The Badlands Newsletter

Volume 2, Issue 2
Aug - Sep 2003
Maquis
Forces
International
Benjamin Kokochak 1982-2003
“Gone But Never Forgotten”
Special Points
of Interest:
• Must Haves for a
Star Trek Wedding
• New Interview With
Scott Bakula
• Art Imitates Life...
Imitates Art
• Collectible Star Trek
Dolls from Avon
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
MFI Staff Directory
2
Cell Registry
4
EC Reports
7
CC Reports
10
AC Reports
17
ZC Reports
18
Maquis Wedding
22
Enterprise Review
24
ST Book Series
26
Maquis Squadron
30
Camp Dover News
35
Maquis Gras 2003
36
Memories of Ben
Page 20 & 21
Badlands is the official newsletter of Maquis Forces International (MFI) and is published bimonthly. All articles are the property of MFI, however, they are the opinions of their authors &
do not necessarily reflect those of the staff of Badlands or MFI. Permission is granted to copy
any part of this newsletter, as long as proper credit is given to the author(s) and Badlands.
Send all submissions to [email protected], by the 25th of every even-numbered month.
MFI Logos by Benjamin Kokochak
Star Trek is a trademark of Paramount Pictures, all rights reserved.
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Maquis Forces International is an alliance of Maquis clubs and individuals around the world for
the purpose of the free exchange of ideas, information, and friendship. Like our fictional counterparts on Star Trek who went renegade from Starfleet, most of our membership left established fandom organizations in search of a better banner to fly under. Our chapters left such
organizations feeling dissatisfied and not all together comfortable with the politics and infighting that plague many fan organizations. MFI is much different. Being Maquis gives us the
freedom to act and play as we choose without an organization dictating how we run our chapters and eliminates the need for politics. MFI is a breed apart from the standard Star Trek organization in that we are here for fellowship and fun rather than politics and money.
Executive Council
MFI Coordinator
FADM Gary Davis
[email protected]
Vice MFI Coordinator
ADM Tom Donohoe
[email protected]
MFI Chief of Staff
ADM Rob Johnson
[email protected]
MFI Chief Advisor
ADM Laura Casey
[email protected]
Coordinator Council
Naval Operations
VADM Jonathan Cone
[email protected]
Special Forces (SSD/SOC)
BGEN Logan Andrews
[email protected]
Maquis Forces Marine Corps
GEN Christina Doane
[email protected]
Computer Operations
COMM J. William Robertson
[email protected]
Klingon Task Force
BGEN Lenice Dixon
[email protected]
Maquis Academy
ADM Mary Kerns
[email protected]
Communications
COMM Kimara Cha’Suran
[email protected]
Administrative Council
Diplomatic Corps
COMM Warren Price
[email protected]
Membership
GEN Christina Doane
[email protected]
Cadet Corps
COL Matt (Koloth) Biggs
Master Chief Petty Officer
Vacant
Judge Advocate General
Vacant
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Computer Operations Staff
Database Manager
CMDR Taylor Goodwill
[email protected]
CompOps Coordinator
MGN K'moghjIH zantai-Ki'RK
[email protected]
Webmaster
ADM Laura Casey
[email protected]
Graphics Designer
COMM Steven F. Binion
[email protected]
Graphics Design
LTC James Doane
[email protected]
Chief Network Support Technician
LTCDR Arslan Abdusalyamov
[email protected]
Graphics Design
BGN David Allen
[email protected]
Academy Staff
Vice Commandant
COMM Carl Lewis
[email protected]
Entrance Exam
FADM Gary Davis
[email protected]
Aviation
COMM John H Harris
[email protected]
Cell Command
FCPT Charles Parks
[email protected]
Communications
CAPT Ashley Miller
[email protected]
Computer Sciences
CAPT Taylor Goodwill
[email protected]
Engineering
COMM Anthony Spotts
[email protected]
MFMC
GEN Christina Doane
[email protected]
Medicine
Admiral Rob Johnson
[email protected]
Sciences
CAPTSamuel Cummings
[email protected]
Communications Staff
Badlands Chief Editor
COMM Kimara Cha’Suran
[email protected]
Assistant Editor
CAPT Kevin Duong
[email protected]
Editorial Staff
CMDR Maec Gishvind
[email protected]
Editorial Staff
LTCDR Ael Farstorm
[email protected]
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Maquis Cell Registry
ZONE #1 (AL, GA, FL, MS, SC)
Flagship
MFS Carl Sagan - Lagrange, GA
RADM Jonathan Cone
[email protected]
ZONE #3 (CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT)
Flagship
ICV Heghnach - Pittsburgh, PA
MGEN K'moghjIH zantai-Ki'RK
[email protected]
MFS Sutherland - Melbourne, FL
ADM Rob Johnson
[email protected]
Gamma Knights - New Kensington, PA
COMM Steven Binion
[email protected]
RN Hurricane - Coral Gables, FL
CAPT Frank Baron
[email protected]
MFS Phantom - Easton, MA
LTC Larry Henderson
[email protected]
LP Calumet - Kissimmee, FL
CMDR Cindy Buxton, CO
[email protected]
MFS Pequawket - Standish, ME
LTC Rob Sargent, CO/ Marine Unit OIC
[email protected]
LP DarkWind - Largo, Florida
CAPT Darrell Morrison, CO
[email protected]
ZONE #4 (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Flagship
KFV Antares II - Kalamazoo, MI
VADM Chad Etter
[email protected]
ZONE #2 (DE, KY, MD, NC, TN, VA, WV)
Flagship
LP Philliger - Jackson, TN
CAPT Warren Price
[email protected]
MFS Trinity - DelMar, VA
BGEN Logan Andrews
[email protected]
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/usstrinity/
MFS Night Dragon - Capital Heights, MD
CAPT Garry Hickman
[email protected]
MFS Resolute - Kingsport, TN
COMM Kimara Cha'Suran
[email protected]
MFS Claymore - Johnson City, TN
CAPT Kevin Duong
[email protected]
MFS Phoenix - Newport News, VA
CAPT Robert Jay
[email protected]
LP LoneStar - Christiansburg, VA
FCPT Richard Campbell
[email protected]
MFS Stonewall Jackson - Church Hill, Tennessee
CAPT Eric Larkin, CO
[email protected]
MFV Ka’la - Anderson, IN
HoD B'Kai L'Yanaa
[email protected]
KFV Maelstorm II - Kalamazoo, MI
CAPT Lacy Wright
[email protected]
LP Pontiac - Pontiac, MI
Kai/COL Fleis Davies (David House)
[email protected]
MFS Nelson - Cleveland, OH
BGEN Dave Allen
[email protected]
MFS-M Nelson Detachment - Cleveland, OH
MFS-M Nelson - SSD Field Office Cleveland, OH
MFS Blackfire - North Royalton, OH
FADM Gary Davis
[email protected]
LP DarkStar - Bolingbrook, IL
Commander Mike Morell, Commanding Officer
[email protected]
ZONE #5 (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD)
Flagship
LP ASAR - Springfield, Mo
FCPT Charles T. Parks
[email protected]
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Maquis Cell Registry
MFS Excalibur MCC-74214 - St. Louis, MO
CAPT Jeff Weber
[email protected]
USS Shadowhawk - Middleton, ID
CAPT Wayne Haning
[email protected]
MFS Jagger - Florissant, MO
CAPT Orion Blastar
[email protected]
ZONE #9 (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Flagship
MFS Deathstar - Tri-Cities, WA
ADMl Bob Kerns
[email protected]
ADM Mary Kerns
[email protected]
ADM Barry Bolstad
[email protected]
MS Reformation - Anchorage, AK
ADM Rob Blalock
[email protected]
MFS Lafayette - Hutchinson, KS
RADM Dennis K, Cross
[email protected]
LP Kiowa - Slater, IA
MAJ Tom Webster
[email protected]
ZONE #6 (AR, LA, OK, TX)
Flagship
MFS Jim Bridger - Perryton, Texas
ADM S. Adam Day
[email protected]
LP Starthruster - Arlington, TX
LTCDR Clayton A. Jackson II
[email protected]
MFS Texas
FCPT Brad Evans
[email protected]
MFS Amarillo - Amarilo, TX
FCPT Ryan Jackson
[email protected],
USS Forrestal CV-59 - Fairbanks, AK
RADM Cameron L. Dingler
[email protected]
MFS Rising Star - Sacramento, CA
ADM Rob Lerman
[email protected]
LP Cobra - Santa Monica, CA
LT Peter Picanso
[email protected]
MFS Rebel - Las Vegas, NV
COMM Anthony Spotts
[email protected]
MFS-M Wraith Detachment - Salem, OR
MFS Eddington - Brookston, TX
RADM Steve Bearden, CO
[email protected]
ZONE #7 (AZ, CO, NM, UT)
Flagship
LP Oro Grande - Alamogordo, NM
SGM Jack Kern
[email protected]
MFS Tiwahe - Denver, CO
"Menage a' Maquis"
Information Officer John-David Childs
[email protected]
ZONE #8 (ID, MT, WY)
Flagship
USS John F. Kennedy - Boise, ID
RADM SherryJo Crandall
[email protected]
MFS Nebula - Snohomish WA
ADM Laura Casey
[email protected]
ZONE #10 Europe
Flagship
Starbase Essex - Essex, England
COMM Duncan Robinson
[email protected]
http://www.geocities.com/starbaseessex/
LP Omega - Ticino, Switzerland
FCPT Patrick Moser
[email protected]
http://www.ticino.com/usr/lpomega/
ZONE #11 Canada
Flagship
Maquis Forces Starbase 11 - Montreal, Quebec
FCPT Mark Drainville
[email protected]
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Maquis Cell Registry
LP Burlington - Burlington, Ontario
CAPT Michael Van Geyn
[email protected]
MFS Aztec - Portland, OR
COMM Will Robertson
[email protected]
ZONE #12 Asia
Flagship
MFS Redcloud - Korea
BGEN Mick Forand
[email protected]
LP Falcon - Sparks, NV
LTCDR Jason Taylor
[email protected]
ZONE #13 Pacific
Zone Commander Unassigned
ZONE #14 South America
Zone Commander Unassigned
ZONE #15 Africa
Zone Commander Unassigned
ZONE VR Online Internet Chapters
Flagship
LP Marshal Martz - Jamestown, NY
COMM John H. Harris
[email protected]
MFS Liberty – Kalamazoo, MI
GEN Christina Doane
[email protected]
MFS Dominator - Charleston, SC
COMM Carl Lewis
[email protected],
MNAS Detroit - Detroit, MI
CAPT Samuel Cummings
[email protected]
MFSS Karag - Kansas City, Missouri
MGEN Matt Copple
[email protected]
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From the Center Seat
Force Admiral Gary Davis - International Coordinator
Greetings from the Center Seat!
Boy, the seat really feels good this month since I had the opportunity to
give away one of my "hats", that of the Newsletter Editor! A HEARTY
THANKS to Commodore Kim Brooks for volunteering to take on the
mantle of Chief of Communications and lending to our organization her
vast and awesome newsletter talents. I browsed a few issues of the
PHOTORP, newsletter for her SFI chapter, USS MALVERNE and I
KNEW that she was the person to take on our fledgling BADLANDS. After the awesome contributions last month, I had hoped to
score a "deuce" and get another great issue for the membership to
see. I know Kim won't disappoint us now or in the future (no pressure
there, Commodore). Its a good thing that her persona is that of a Romulan so she will be cool and collected under fire (big grin).
It has been a great few months for MFI, I have to tell you. Our Membership Department is churning out commissioning emails as we are being
treated to a flurry of applications from new membership and chapters
(some of which are bridging the gap from Starfleet to the Maquis!). This
new influx of members is just what the organization needed to generate
new ideas, opinions, and activities. I welcome each and every one of you and I hope to "meet" you
online in chats and on the listserv. Speaking of the listservs, they are doing great! As one of the few requirements for membership, it looks as if we have a very good presence by our members and chapters
in discussions and the passing around of good Maquis, Trek, and general Sci-Fi material. Keep up the
chatter folks! What I like about our listservs (and I'm subscribed to EVERY one we have), is that there is
not TOO much traffic and just enough to keep you interested in one thing or another. As one of the new
duties of our Chief of Communications, Commodore Brooks will act as moderator for the public listserv or
appoint someone on her yet to be named staff to accomplish that task for her. We've never actually
needed a moderator per se whose function is to ensure that we all behave and act like good officers and
ladies/gentlemen but its good to have one nonetheless.
On a personal note, thank you to everyone who sent me well wishes and prayers for my spouse Judy on
her surgery this month. She was in the hospital for almost a week and is now resting (somewhat uncomfortably) under my care. She is restricted to one floor and under medication for a few weeks, so my days
are spent running upstairs for her and downstairs for the kids (groan). I appreciate everyone's patience
and understanding when it comes to reaching me. Just know that I check email every night and when I
can, I sit down on MSN and catch up with folks about this and that.
Well.. that's about all from the Center Seat today. I'm impressed with the DRIVE and determination of
our new Chief of Communications. I ask everyone to jump on the motivation train she is running and
turn in an article, a book review, a movie review, or a letter to the editor. SOMETHING. This is YOUR
newsletter and its your opportunity to share you thoughts, ideas, opinions, etc with the rest of the organization! Until next time.
MAQUIS FOREVER.
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Second Thoughts
Admiral Tom Donohoe - Vice Coordinator
Well Maquis, we are making inroads with our continuing effort to
bring Maquis Forces International (MFI) and STARFLEET, The
International Star Trek Fan Association Inc. (SFI) closer together.
The SFI Starships USS Nebula and USS Parallax are doing very
well, and if any members would like to join either Starship or if you
are interested in starting your own SFI Starship please contact me
and I will help you get assigned or point you in the right direction at
Starfleet Headquarters.
The FADM and I are in talks with SFI regarding a more in-depth
Maquis presence in SFI and without letting anything out of the
bag; our infiltration teams should be departing for Earth very
shortly! I am sure you will be hearing more about that very soon.
On a more Maquis note, things seem to be running fairly smoothly.
MFI HQ has run into a few speed bumps but I believe that the Coordinator Council and ZC’s are handling what has come up very
well.
There has been some speculation as to why I was recalled to the
Fleet from the Maquis Forces Marine Corps (MFMC). I decided that with Christina Doane being promoted to full General, one General around MFI HQ was enough. That way there wouldn’t be any confusion as to who was in charge of the Corps, not that there ever was. (Christina, put that phaser down!
☺ ) All MFI Special Interest Groups still report to the Office of the Vice International Coordinator, and I
help and advise them when requested and required.
We have had a lot of ups and downs these last few weeks. I would like to congratulate Mr. and Mrs.
James Doane on their recent marriage. Where I am sure everyone recognizes Mrs. Doane as our own
General Christina Doane, Commandant of the Maquis Marine Corps and Mr. Doane as Lieutenant
Colonel James Doane of the Computer Operations Department and Maquis Forces Kalamazoo, Michigan.
I would also like to express my sincerest condolences to
the family of Commander Ben Kokochak, who was an
integral part of the Computer Operations Department
and designer of our current MFI logo. His passing was
a great shock and he will be greatly missed.
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From Behind the Curtain
Admiral Rob Johnson - MFI Chief of Staff
It's nice to see all the renewed interest in the Academy
courses. We've had some good participation in both the Aviation
and Medical Colleges. For those of you that haven't given them a
shot yet, what are you waiting for?
All of the colleges have strived to put together courses that are entertaining, as well as educational. The deans try to make the
course material based on information that can either be easily
found on the web, or in common Trek reference books. If the material can't be found easily through a search engine, we try to make
our own reference sites. A good example of Maquis based reference pages is my "Medical Reference Library" for the MACOM
Pharmacology, Alien Medicine and Ship's Councilor exams.
If you consider opening two Web Browser windows (the term multitasking comes to mind here), one window for the exam and the
other window opened to the reference pages, almost every exam
in the academy could be considered an "open book" exam.
Put our Academy Deans to work. Check out the Academy
grounds, chose some exams to take and earn some ribbons in the process!
See you on campus.
Virtual Advisory
Admiral Laura Casey - MFI Chief Advisor
No report given.
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Marine Forces Marine Corps
General Christina Doane - MFMC Commandant
Division 1
Division Commander - MGN K’moghjIH zantai-Ki'RK
[email protected]
Division XO - COL Koloth
[email protected]
First Brigade
Acting First Brigade OIC-COL Koloth
[email protected]
First Brigade Deputy OIC-Vacant.
Battalion 1 - Alabama
Battalion 2 - Georgia
Battalion 3 - Florida
Battalion 4 - Mississippi
Battalion 5 - South Carolina
Battalion 6 - Delaware
Battalion 7 - Kentucky
Battalion 8 - Maryland
Battalion 9 - North Carolina
Battalion 10 - Tennessee
Battalion 11 - Virginia
Battalion 12 - West Virginia
Second Brigade
MGN K'moghjIH zantai-Ki'RK
[email protected]
Brigade Deputy OIC-Vacant
Battalion 13 - Connecticut
Battalion 14 - Massachusetts
Battalion 15- Maine
Battalion 16 - New Hampshire
Battalion 17- New Jersy
Battalion 18- New York
Battalion 19- Pennsylvania
Battalion 20 - Rhode Island
Battalion 21- Vermont
Battalion 22- Illinois
Battalion 23- Indiana
Battalion 24 - Michigan
Battalion 25 - Ohio
Battalion 26 - Wisconsin
Third Brigade
MAJ Tom Webster
[email protected]
Battalion 27 - Iowa
Battalion 28 - Kansas
Battalion 29 - Missouri
Battalion 30- Minnesota
Battalion 31- North Dakota
Battalion 32- Nebraska
Battalion 33- Arkansas
Battalion 34- Louisiana
Battalion 35- Okalhoma
Battalion 36 - Texas
Division 2
Division Commander - Colonel Larry Henderson
[email protected]
Division XO - TBD
Fourth Brigade
Brigade OIC:Vacant
Battalion 37 - Arizona
Battalion 38- Colorado
Battalion 39- North Mexico
Battalion-40-Utah
Battalion 41 - Idaho
Battalion 42- Montana
Battalion 43- Wyoming
Battalion 44- Alaska
Battalion 45- California
Battalion 46- Hawaii
Battalion 47- Nevada
Battalion 48 - Oregon
Battalion 49- Washington
Fifth Brigade-Europe and Canada
Brigade OIC:Vacant
Battalion 50-Europe
Battalion 51-Canada
Sixth Brigade -Asia and Pacific Zones
Brigade OIC:Vacant
Battalion 52-Asia
Battalion 53-Pacific
Division 3
Division Commander - Kai/Captain Fleis Davies
[email protected]
Seventh Brigade-South America and Africa Zones
Brigade OIC:Vacant
Battalion 54-South America
Battalion 55-Africa
Eighth Brigade
Brigade OIC:Vacant
Battalion 56 - Online Companies
Ninth Brigade
Acting Brigade OIC- Kai/Captain Fleis Davies
[email protected]
Battalion 57-Affiliated Embassies and Member
"Exchange" Command
Battalion 58-ZONE L Lost in the Delta Quadrant Chapters gone dark
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Executive Order 0930.03
Be in known that on this day the position of MFMC-Reserve Chief on the MFMC Council is hereby dissolved. Instead
Force Colonel Liam Collins, [email protected], will be the MFMC Charity Facilitator. The MFMC Charity Facilitator
will be responsible for:
1-Bringing to the attention of the MFMC members or other interested parties, information regarding charity opportunities.
2-Will advise interested parties on the most efficient methods to go about their charity event.
3-Will also advise as to forms of fund raising.
4-Will assist interested units in locating information regarding any local laws or policies regarding their event.
5-Will insure that the news of the event is broadcast
6-Advise as to forms of charity events.
Mr. Collins is trusted to implement these in his own manner. Interested persons are encouraged to contact Force
Colonel Collins.
General Christina Doane
MFI Marines Commandant
Charity Service Highlight -
GEN Christina Doane
"We must remember that the promise of tomorrow will not be fulfilled easily. The collective commitment of our nations,
as well as the vision, wisdom and hard work of many, many individuals will be required to bring our dreams to fruition.
“In a way the Enterprise and the optimistic future in which it exists might be thought of as a reminder of what we can
achieve when we really try."
-Gene Roddenberry, Aug. 19, 1921 - Oct. 24, 1991
Many Trekkers have taken his words to heart, donating their time, money, and resources to improving the lot of their fellow human beings. For decades fans have conducted fund raisers, volunteered, and for some reason are usually happy
to bare their arms for the Red Cross. I have seen this in action more times that I can count. Everything from raising
money for a pet charity to sending books to needy students abroad is fair game. No cause or amount of effort is too small
or great. Everyone can do something, whether it be recycling, donating old clothes, or even just picking trash up from the
sidewalk. Don't feel like you have to save the world (though I certainly wouldn't argue with that *grin*) but could it hurt to
take a look around your community? Maybe, just maybe there's a little something you can do?
Here's just a couple of examples:
“The idea behind Ronald McDonald House is simple: provide a “home-away-from-home” for families of seriously ill children who are receiving treatment at nearby hospitals. Some children need to travel great distances to get the medical
attention they need. In-hospital treatment may last one day, one year, or even longer. For the families of these children,
accommodations can be hard to come by; options are often limited to costly hotels or unforgiving hospital chairs and
benches. The Ronald McDonald House provides a comfortable, supportive alternative for these families. It serves as a
temporary residence near the medical facility where family members can sleep, eat, relax and find support from other
families in similar situations. In return, families are asked to make a donation ranging from $5 to $20 per day; if that isn’t
possible, their stay is free."
[as quoted on their website http://www.rmhc.com/mission/rmhs/index.html]
There is a donating going on to help with the operating and amenities expenses but not of money. Pop tabs, tiny little pop
tabs. Our Allies at the Cha'douw Empire have made this their main charity, if you would like to collect and send the tabs
you can use the Ronald website or send them on to me, General Christina Doane [[email protected]] and I'll be
happy to send them on to the Cha'douw Empire Ambassador with the Maquis’ compliments.
Another charity taken up by the members of the Maquis comes to us from the members of the ICV Hegnach, under the
command of Major General K'moghjIH [Larry French]. The ICV Hegnach is currently participating in the Lee National
Denim Day to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The CO is collecting $5 from every participating employee in order to wear jeans at work on October 10, 2003. The CO will be collecting every day from now
until the event. To learn more about the event, go to http://www.komen.org/sponsors/lee.asp.
These are only two examples and by no means meant to limit what you feel you can do. All one can do is what’s right
and what works for them.
“Do the best you can, with what you have, where you are." -Teddy Roosevelt
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Computer Operations
Commodore J. William Robertson
Coming
soon...
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...to a PC near you!
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Communications
Commodore Kimara Cha’Suran - Chief of Communications
Hello from your new Chief of Communications! My name is Kimberly Brooks, though I prefer to go by my person, Kimara
Cha’Suran, a Rihannsu/Terran hybrid. (For information on the
Rihannsu, or Romulan, names, go to www.geocities.com/
ikv_resolute/databanks).
This first project, taking over the publication of Badlands, has
been a both a joy and a pain. I wanted it to be perfect, and I was
worrying myself needlessly over details that most of you won’t
give a second thought to. So I hope you enjoy this issue!
Communications Staff: It was my plan to bring Ben Kokochak on
board, since he and I had worked so well together in the past. He
would have enjoyed it so much. Trying to formulate my thoughts
on Ben has slowed my down considerably. I miss him so much.
I posted about getting applications for staff, and I’m sad to say
that I only got three responses. Don’t anyone dare accuse me of
nepotism, because anyone could have applied. First up is our new Assistant Editor, Kevin Duong. He’s
the CO of the nearby MFS Claymore, and a co-worker, too. Next are Ael Farstorm (Morgan Kirby) and
Maec Gishvind (Matt Brooks), my daughter and son respectively. They will be part of the editorial staff
and helped out greatly this issue finding interesting things for you readers. Ael is the Resolute’s Chief
Science Officer while Maec is the Chief Helmsman. Our crew is multi-raced, and we have a lot of fun
with that. Most of us are members of other fan organizations, and this allows us to explore other options.
I want to thank everyone that sent in things for this issue of Badlands. It is my goal to bring you the
best newsletter, and in a timely manner. In trying to get on a regular schedule, submissions for the October/November issue are due by the 25th of October. Please note the disclaimer that is on the cover.
So send us news about you, your cell, both real life and within MFI. Pat yourself on the back, people!
See you next issue!
Kevin
Maec
Ael
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From the Academy Grounds
Admiral Mary Kerns - Academy Commandant
Recent Graduates
MFI Entrance Exam
Kimara Cha’Suran
Cell Command Exam
Kimara Cha’Suran
COLLEGE of MEDICINE
General Practitioner Exam
Samuel S. Cummings
Kimara Cha’Suran - Honors
Christina Doane
MACOM Alien Medicine Specialty
Chad Etter
Kimara Cha’Suran - Honors
Samuel S. Cummings
MARINE COLLEGE
NCO Exam
Logan Andrews - Honors
Kimara Cha’Suran
COLLEGE OF AVIATION
Pilot
Dennis Cross
Flight Leader
Dennis Cross - Honors
Squadron Leader
Dennis Cross - Honors
History of Spaceflight
Dennis Cross - Honors
MACOM Cardiology Specialty
Christina Doane
Chat Etter
Academy News
All takers of the NCO or OCS test please note I still cannot access the results of your test. Please either
send me proof of your score or send me your answers. Thanks :).
General Christina Doane
MFI Academy Marine College Dean
If anyone is interested in taking the Councilor exam, be aware...We have been having problems accessing the stats page of the automated exams, so, after taking the exam, when the "results" window pops
up, capture the information (left click, drag & highlight the entire message, hit [Control] + [C] ), copy it into
an email and send it to me at [email protected]. Any questions, email me privately.
Admrial Robert J McCoy, MD (aka ADM Rob Johnson)
Dean, Maquis Academy College Of Medicine (MACOM)
Greetings, Fellow resistance fighters! This is just a notice that I've approved and appointed the new Associate Dean of the Sciences College, Force Captain Duncan Robinson of Starbase Essex. Force Captain Robinson comes to the College with an impressive Educational background and is what I believe to
be a great asset here at the Academy. Congratulations, and welcome aboard, sir!
Captain Samuel Cummings
Dean, College of Sciences
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I’ve been a fan of Battletech since the late 1990’s it is my hope that others who take this
course develop an interest in Battletech, if they’ve not done so already. I hope you find this
course informative and fun.
It’s recommended that you have the Battletech Master Rules Manual prior to starting this
course. For the purposes of design the MFMC Mekks will be base on Battletech 3050 Clan
Omni-Mech Technology converted to Star Trek Technology standards. This manual is meant
to supplement the Master Rules for conversions to Trek technology, it is not designed as a
stand-alone manual.
To keep things simple and the manual small I’ll be concentrating on listing the Mekk Types
used by the MFMC. Trek Equipment will cover similar Battletech Equipment for which a glossary for cross-referencing will be provided at the end of the Manual. This will list the appropriate Equipment Rules in the Battletech Manual relating to the conversion.
Good Luck Students.
Marine Captain Paul Williams
Listening Post Juno Beach
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Membership
Recently Commissioned Cells
Zone 1
LP Calumet
Kissimmee, FL
CMDR Cindy Buxton, CO
[email protected]
Zone 3
MFS Pequawket
Standish, ME
LTC Rob Sargent, CO/ Marine Unit OIC
[email protected]
First Sgt. Chris Turner, XO/Marine Unit DOIC
[email protected]
ChapEMail: [email protected]
LP DarkWind - Largo, Florida
CAPT Darrell Morrison, CO
[email protected]
Zone 4
LP DarkStar
Bolingbrook, IL
Commander Mike Morell, CO
[email protected]
Zone 2
MFS Stonewall Jackson
Church Hill, Tennessee
CAPT Eric Larkin, CO
[email protected]
CMDR John Kane, XO
[email protected]
Zone 5
LP ASAR - Springfield, Mo
FCPT Charles T. Parks, CO
MFS Resolute
Kingsport, TN
COMM Kimara Cha’Suran, CO
[email protected]
CAPT Charles D. McDaniel, XO
[email protected]
Cell URL: www.geocities.com/mfs_resolute
MFS Claymore
Johnson City, TN
CAPT Kevin Duong, CO
[email protected]
CMDR Elizabeth Duong, XO
Cell URL: www.geocities.com/mfs_claymore
[email protected]
Captain Loretta Parks, XO
Zone VR
Maquis Space Station Karag
MGN Matthew Copple, CO/Marine Unit OIC
[email protected]
CAPT Joe Brouhard, XO
[email protected]
Cell URL: http://www.kcpathfinder.org/sskarag/
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Zone Coordinator Reports
Zone 3
K'moghjIH, Zone Coordinator
CO - ICV Heghnach
Greetings one and all,
Well, this month, I am a few days late again. I always very busy with activity and things. Wow, another month just
flew by! The crew wasn't that busy this month with ship business, but the XO and I were very busy. I completed my sixth course for my MBA Technology Management, but have not received my grade yet. I start the seventh course, Legal Environment of Business on Thursday.
Ksimka and I are now both active in the Loyal Order of Moose. Debbie is Senior Regent (President) for the Women
of the Moose. Larry is Lodge Sergeant at Arms, Picnic Committee Chairman, and Publications Chairman. He is the
webmaster for both Lodge and District and does the newsletter for the Lodge. We had been very involved planning
fundraisers, writing the newsletter, and planning the annual picnic. For more information concerning the websites
that I've designed and my background, go to: http://www.angelfire.com/trek/heghnach/webmaster.html .
I know that many of the House Ki'RK and other Klingons participate in an organization called SCA (the Society for
Creative Anachronism) which is basically reenactors of the middle ages (early 17th and 18th centuries). K'moghjIH
and Ksimka are now involved with reenactors, but not so far back in time. We are talking about the Civil War era of
the 19th century. We are deep into researching the ways and means of these people to participate with these reenactors. The group that we are with is called the 9th PA Reserves, Company A ( http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/
~jw3u/9th.htm ) where I’m assigned as a Company Chaplain and Ksimka is a Chaplain's wife. Ksimka got interested in this venture from her friends in KAI back in Chicago and she got me interested as a family activity.
Maquis Update
I have just been assigned as the Zone 3 Coordinator and MFMC 3rd Brigade OIC (basically the same job) for the
Maquis Forces International. Zone 3 (naval) and 3rd Brigade (marine) covers all the personnel in the Northeast
USA (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
and Vermont). I have begun to determine who is active in this area and gaining information for reporting and coordination purposes.
Klingon / STARFLEET Joint Operations Update
The ICV Heghnach/USS Inferno will have their formal meeting this month near the home of the Inferno's
CO tomorrow. We recruited the last remaining member for the USS Inferno to get commissioned in STARFLEET
International. We will continue to discuss how the new House Ki'RK warrior trainee is progressing, and begin making plans for Beach Bash and the Inferno's Commissioning Party.
Community Service Project
The ICV Hegnach is currently participating in the Lee National Denim Day to raise money for the Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation. The CO is collecting $5 from every participating employee in order to wear jeans at
work on October 10, 2003. The CO will be collecting every day from now until the event. To learn more about the
event, go to: http://www.denimday.com/
Upcoming Events
The only upcoming events that we know of right now are:
Civil War events
25 September 2003--Carnegie parade
4-5 October 2003--Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall encampment
28 October 2003--Bloomfield parade
11 November 2003--Pittsburgh Veterans Day parade
15-16 November 2003--Remembrance Day, Gettysburg, PA (VB event)
Ship events
Maquis Gras Light, Valparaiso, Indiana on October 11, 2003 http://www.maquis.com/mfa/gras1.htm
Beach Bash, Compass Cove Oceanfront Resort http://www.compasscove.com/, Myrtle Beach, SC on November 710. http://beachbash.virtualave.net/
Qapla!
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Zone Coordinator Reports
Zone 5
FCPT Charles Thomas Parks, Zone Coordinator
MFI Cell Command College Dean
CO, LP ASAR
Greetings:
All chapters have reported in with the exception of the MFS Jagger.
Congratulations to Rear Admiral Cross of the MFS-Lafayette whom has taken and passed all the
Maquis Aviation College exams (all with honors except one). We also congratulate Rear Admiral
Cross on his new position as the Assistant Dean of the Maquis Academy Aerospace College.
The new LP ASAR in Springfield Missouri has been approved by the Chief of Naval Operations and
submitted to the Chief of Computer Operations. The Commanding Officer of the LP will be Force
Captain Charles Thomas Parks and the Executive Officer will be Captain Loretta Parks.
That is what is happening in Zone 5.
Zone 2
COMM Kimara Cha'Suran, Asst. Zone Coordinator
CO, MFS Resolute
Congratulations to our new ZC, COMM Warren Price, a longtime MFI member. ZC Price asked me to
give the report for this issue, and though it is sparse, here goes:
I’m proud to say that our zone has three, count ‘em THREE new cells. They are the MFS Resolute, MFS
Claymore, and MFS Stonewall Jackson. I’m sure we all plan to make Zone 2 one of the most active in
MFI.
Happy 19th birthday to CMDR Maec Gishvind, Chief Helm Officer on the Resolute, September 28th. He
received his own personal shuttle as a gift from his mom.
There’s a couple Slanted Fedora Conventions in the are in early November. I know, I’ve heard the rumors about financial trouble. We’re so starved for anything sci-fi related in my part of the world, that I
don’t worry. As long as we’re able to promote our ship, see some guests, and have fun, that’s all I care
about.
That’s all this time. Watch for COMM Price next issue!
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Benjamin Leighton Kokochak
Kimberly Brooks
I first met Ben in an online chat room. He was so sweet, wanting to meet
everyone and make new friends. We were both members of SFI, though
he didn’t have a chapter yet. I invited him to join the one I was on at the
time and he agreed. Even though we ended up leaving for other chapters, we still stayed good friends. Eventually, since we both were always
looking for something new to do, we founded the Resolute. Ben developed his own persona, which you can read on the next page. He was so
talented, and even now I catch myself saying, “I need
to show Ben this.”, or “Ben will LOVE that.” Ben was
like a surrogate son to me, and it thrilled me to find out
he called me his ‘Phone Mom’, to others. I will miss
him always.
Matt Brooks
Like most of us, I only knew Ben online, and the plan was to go visit him one day.
You think you have all the time in the world, then it’s too late. Ben ‘ol buddy, I miss
you and our talks, and I hope you know what a good friend I considered you.
Pic from Ben’s HS
Thespian Group
Morgan Kirby
Ben gave me my first “grown-up” job, as assistant editor for our chapter’s newsletter. Though I was only 13, he felt I could do the job. I’ll always be grateful for him giving me a chance,
and for being my friend. Like my family, I’m sorry that I never got to meet Ben in person, though I’ll
never forget him.
Rahadyan Sastrowardoyo
"We are those who visit Time but belong to Eternity...."
True Trek Fan - Ben’s mom
gave him this haircut.
Jentala’s Honor Blade
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CMDR Jentala Jentaro Krintami, Chief Engineer
(Terran Persona: Ben Kokochak)
Home World: Telmank
Place of Birth: Domanu, Capitol City
Date of Birth: 2345 in the year of Hinal
Age: 25
Physique/Build: Heavyset, but muscular
Weight: 200 standard lbs.
Height: 6 standard feet 3 standard inches
Eye Colour: hazel to dark green (depending on mood)
Hair Colour: dark brown with blond highlights on sideburns
Skin Tone: light red
Distinguishing Marks: slight indentations under ears, where the Ferkan gills used to
be... now decorated with glowing blue jewel strips
Marital Status: single
Mother: Nemanuq Lopqun
Father: Kroteal Mqunat
Brother: Oputnai Cwuvalr
Talents/Abilities: ability to adapt to any situation, and to blend in a crowd... is able to use this talent to observe and use
what he sees and hears to the advantage of his friends, family, and shipmates.
Strengths: Excels in quantum mechanics and computational subspace flux dynamics. Also is able to scrounge up any
needed part or anything else needed.
Limitations/Weaknesses: Beautiful women, allergic to plomeek soup, and Romulan ale
Likes: Beautiful women, glop on a stick, parisees squares, Klingon opera, Andorian Sweet Breads...
Dislikes: Orions, bureaucracy, Romulan Sitar Ballads
Quirks: Likes to hang upside down from the quantum converter in the engine room while quoting Ferengi Interest Calculations and listening to Klingon Opera...
Hobbies/Interests: Beautiful women, parisees squares, Klingon opera, Buddhist sand art....
Ambitions: to one day have his own privateer vessels and give space tours to wealthy Federation citizens
Education:
Starfleet Academy School of Engineering
* Warp Field Theory
* Subspace Reactor Management
* Space Frame Design
Empirucus Romulus Academy of Engineering
* Quantum Mechanics
* Military History
* Centurion Academy
Vulcan Academy of Science
* Temporal Mechanics
* Subspace Flux Dynamics
* Xenoarchaeology
Promotion History:
1 year Starfleet cadet
1 year Uhlan
2 year Spaceman 1st class
2 years Centurion
Service Record:
2 years aboard the Federation trainer ship Xerxes
3 years on the Romulan ship Delania
2 years Engineer apprenticeship on the spaceline Britannia
3 months on the ship Resolute
Personal History and Origin: Jentala was born to middle class parents on the Ferkan homeworld of Telmank. His father
was a manager of a government power generating plant when there was a catastrophic meltdown and his father was severely injured. Jentala was forced to go to work as a Diplomatic aide to the Federation ambassador to Telmank. Due to
his excellent work as an aide for two years the ambassador offered him a spot in Starfleet Academy, which his parents
urged him to take. Jentala served with excellence in his two years at the Starfleet Academy, but dropped out due to the
fact he was upset with the Federation's policies of not giving aide to the Ferkan government in their time of need. Jentala
then spent 2 years as an Engineers apprentice on the passenger spaceliner Britannia. He was urged by the captain and
the chief engineer of the ship to attend Vulcan Academy of Science for further study in engineering. Jentala attended the
VAS for 3 years but found that the Vulcan's were too "stuffy", and he decided to move on. He wondered about for about a
year before he was recruited by a Romulan Tal-Shiar operative on the Risa colony. Due to the fact that she was the most
gorgeous woman he had beheld, he soon found his way to Empirucus Romulus Academy. After three years of study he
served a year as an Uhlan aboard the Delania as Engineers mate, then two years as a Centurion as Assistant Engineer. He was then transferred to the Resolute, where he still serves today.
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Maquis Wedding
James Doane & Christina Runewicz
September 13, 2003
Congratulations, Mr. & Mrs. Doane!
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Must-Haves For Your Star Trek Wedding
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Four pips on the officiator.
Lirpas, for the people who know why these two may not be wed.
A prenuptial agreement that children won't be named "Wesley", "Naomi", "Icheb," or
any name on B'Elanna's baby list.
A copy of Men are from Q'nos, Women are from Trill
A guide to dealing with alien in-laws
Health/Accident insurance with optional "Klingon sex" rider
A bachelor/bachelorette party thrown by a Talaxian several weeks before the wedding.
Guests from a minimum of four planets other than Terra, preferably from more than
one quadrant.
A red-alert scattering field (which also disrupts cell phones and beepers).
DNA, chroniton, and quantum-level scans to make sure your intended is exactly who s/
he/it claims to be, from the right universe and the right timestream.
Fully paid life insurance premiums, especially if someone in the wedding wears a red
shirt to work.
Personalized vows which include the lines, "Will you assimilate this life form, in carbon,
silicon, or photon; in space and planetside; in gravity and in zero-gee; for starship,
freighter, or shuttlecraft; for promotion or demotion; in reruns and in syndication; until
low ratings do you part?"
A Klingon attendant whose sole function is to march over to anyone who pipes up during the "if anyone objects to this union" part of the ceremony, rip out his/her/its tongue,
and wear it as a belt.
A money-back guarantee if your intended is an ensign and dies within thirty days of the
wedding. Not applicable to the future spouse(s) of Harry Kim, since he's recyclable.
A Trill at the reception. (Guaranteed to liven up the party.)
A Borg bouncer.
Romulan ale, kanar, bloodwine, and Saurian brandy; but a Ferengi bartender. (Open
bars are expensive.)
Designated shuttlecraft pilots, to make sure everyone gets home from the party.
Subcutaneous alcohol inhibitor for certain in-laws.
A best-man speech written by a Vulcan (to avoid the stupid "May all your ups and
downs be between the sheets" kinds of jokes).
A court order forbidding the use of leola root in any consumable substance.
Lead-free Lobi crystal flutes for the champagne toast.
Guidance and tracking system for the bouquet and garter tosses.
A DJ who will play "The Time Warp”, but not "The Chicken Dance”.
A changing room for the newlyweds to shuck the dress uniforms and slip on the cozy
and stylish neutrally colored unitards everyone seems to prefer for off-duty wear.
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“The Xindi” - Enterprise Episode Review
by Mike Dunham - www.section31.com
It’s been a long summer
waiting for Enterprise to
return, but tonight the
wait finally ended. I
went into this episode
with what I called
“cautious optimism” in
the review I wrote for
“The Expanse”, last season’s finale. And it is
still too early to tell, but
there may be justification for that optimism in the third season of Enterprise.
There was a lot of good in this episode, and there were also a few things that were most definitely bad. To start,
I’ll talk about some of the good, and what review of this series would be complete without mentioning the graphics
and special effects? The scenes with the Xindi ruling council were spectacular; you really couldn’t even tell that
some of them were computer-generated. Those scenes are some of the best special effects I have ever seen on
television, and that is saying a great deal considering how wonderful the special effects are every week in Enterprise. Also, the scenes with the shuttlepods in the fog on the surface of the mine were shot beautifully, in a way
that greatly enhanced the sense of danger that this season is trying to convey.
Another thing that I enjoyed in this episode was the beginnings of conflict between Reed and the MACOs. First of
all, it will give Reed a much more substantial part than he has had in the past, which is good because he is a character with a great deal of potential. But beyond that, it adds a layer of conflict to the series that probably couldn’t
be achieved with only Starfleet personnel onboard. Reed has had signs of self-confidence issues in the past, and
having a team of military personnel onboard will almost certainly lead to feelings of confusion, bitterness, and possibly eventually betrayal on the part of Reed. I look forward to this aspect of the season; it should prove to be very
interesting.
Now, the “breast scene,” as I like to call it. I’m sure you know what I mean, but just to clarify, I’m talking about the
scene where T’Pol starts to help Trip sleep by teaching him Vulcan neural pressure, and ends up with her top off.
I have to admit, when I saw a glimpse of a topless T’Pol in the trailer, I was not happy at all. But after watching it, I
just don’t think it was all that bad. It was quite unnecessary, the scene could have been just as effective without it,
but it just wasn’t all that bad, they didn’t dwell on it or make it seem outrageous like they often did with the decon
chamber scenes, it just felt natural. In fact, the entire scene felt natural, and very well done. Speaking from a
purely platonic point of view, Trip and T’Pol have a great on-screen chemistry. They work well together, the two
characters enhance each other, and there is a bantering-type relationship between the two of them that, at times
during this scene, reminded me of Spock and McCoy. I’m still a little bit worried they will try to make this relationship into more than they should, and might try to push it beyond the natural evolution it should take, but at least for
this one episode, I enjoyed it, and I think it was well-written and acted.
One other thing that I really liked about this episode was the sense of mystery and danger present in the Expanse.
At the end of the episode, they have no idea what to make of the destroyed planet, and the scene in Cargo Bay 2
suggests that there are all sorts of danger waiting for them as they continue on their mission. It should prove to be
very interesting.
The producers said they were going to change Archer’s character this year, and it is already evident in this episode. It was evident in one of the first scenes, when he yelled at Reed about no longer having the “luxury of being
safe or cautious”. It was evident when he expressed no scientific curiosity at all for the anomaly in cargo bay 2,
just annoyance and irritation. And it was evident when he didn’t even give a second thought to giving the leader of
the mine the platinum. He didn’t seem to care at all what he wanted it for; he just did it because he was willing to
do almost anything to get access to the Xindi. I realize that it is too early to make a judgment about the new and
improved Archer, but at least so far I’m not impressed. This was the one aspect of the episode that felt very
forced to me. I’ve been saying all along that Archer needs to find his voice a bit more, he needs to step up and be
a Captain. And it felt like he was starting to do that in the second half of last season, but still not enough, so I was
excited to hear that his character would be changing more this season. But it needs to feel natural, like this is how
the character really would behave, and it doesn’t yet feel that way with Archer. He is almost too bitter, too angry,
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to the point of being unrealistic. Hopefully that will improve as the season goes on, because at least right now I’m not
happy with the character.
I was also extremely disappointed with the amount of material given to Hoshi and Mayweather. This is a problem that
has existed right from the very start, and will only get worse as more recurring characters are introduced in the form of
the MACOs. The writers either need to give the more material, or just write them off the show.
One last thing before I end this review. I hate the new opening, even more than I hated the old one. I don’t feel as
though a pop song belongs in the opening credits to a Star Trek series at all, and this new remix of “Faith of the Heart”
sounds even more “poppish” than the old. I understand what they were trying to do, they wanted a more upbeat version of the song to go with a more upbeat, quicker-paced season. But it just sounds worse in my opinion.
Bottom Line: It was a good episode, but not great. The fact that this review hasn’t really mentioned the main story at
all, I think, is indicative of the one problem with that story – it was forgettable. There were some nice storylines set up
in this episode, there was good acting, good writing, and excellent special effects, but the story itself, while not actually
being bad in any way, wasn’t something to remember. There is an immense amount of potential that this series has
built up, but they now need to actually start writing episodes that follow through with that potential instead of always
just building it more and more. All the potential in the world means nothing if it isn’t developed. And the potential to be
a great series IS there.
Grade: B
Interview with Scott Bakula
"There are great changes in my character, but I believe we were starting to see the seeds
of that in the last five or six episodes last year," Scott Bakula said in a chat with fans.
The chat with StarTrek.com, transcribed at the Scott Bakula Fan Forum, reveals some of
Bakula's offscreen hobbies and interests as well as his hopes for next season and his
desire to do a musical over hiatus.
Though he said that Jonathan Archer would not become vengeful this season in the
wake of the Xindi attack, Bakula said that the captain would become "more focused,
more driven, less willing to compromise."
"There's a great sense of purpose that surrounds the whole show right now," he added.
"It's very energized and very exciting."
In terms of Archer's relationship with Trip Tucker, Bakula said, "I see us continuing as
friends, I think in all friendships you hit rocky spots and it's the strength of the friendship, really, comes out of how you
deal with the tough times. Obviously I was upset with the choices he made in the 'Cogenitor' episode but we all had to
move on."
Bakula labeled himself a fan of the history of flight and the space program, "especially if it's a space program that can
proceed in a peaceful fashion, i.e. keeping weapons out of space."
He noted that executive producers Rick Berman and Brannon Braga had been open to pitches and ideas for his character, though he complained, "Doesn't look like Captain Archer will ever get laid in space. And I'm okay with that, I just
plan on taking it out on the Xindi."
Bakula named Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek IV: First Contact and "the whale movie" as his favorite Trek
feature films. He said that seeing his action figure in stores makes him laugh.
To learn about Bakula's former aspirations to become a professional athlete, his plans for Enterprise: The Musical and
why he calls "Lord Dominic Keating" a "tyrant" for wanting to direct, see the full transcript at http://pub64.ezboard.com/
fscottbakulafanforumfrm1.showMessage?topicID=3500.topic.
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The Lost Era
There is a new six-volume series of novels spanning the seventy-year period between Captain Kirk's disappearance
aboard the Enterprise-B in Star Trek Generations, and the beginning of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Collectively
entitled THE LOST ERA, this book series will chronicle the adventures of known characters and the unfolding of some
of the historical events established during this period. Readers can look forward novels focusing on the Starship Excelsior, the Enterprise-B, the Enterprise-C, and the latter-day adventures of several Original Series characters as well as
early adventures in the lives of TNG/DS9/VGR-era characters.
Like 2001's SECTION 31 series, THE LOST ERA will be comprised of standalone novels--giving readers the option to
read as many or as few of the stories as they choose, in any order, while at the same time collectively offering an historical tapestry of this largely unknown period of Star Trek history.
The Lost Era: The Sundered
by Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin - August, 2003
THE YEAR IS 2298 - Five years after the presumed death of Captain James T. Kirk, the USS Excelsior, commanded by Captain Hikaru Sulu, is at the forefront of exploration, diplomacy, and the defense of the Federation.
Unprecedented peace talks with the violently xenophobic Tholian Assembly trigger a deadly confrontation aboard the Excelsior. Now Sulu and his crew--including Chekov, Rand, Chapel, Tuvok,
and Akaar--are thrust into an unexpected conflict between the Tholians and a mysterious new enemy, the Neyel... whose origins, if revealed, could lead to war with Earth itself.
As the Tholians weave a web of vengeance, the Excelsior is flung beyond the galaxy to discover the
hidden truth about the alien Neyel, forcing Sulu to question where his responsibilities lie--with the fragile peace he must
preserve, or with the victims of his own world's tragic past.
The Lost Era: Serpents Among the Ruins
by David R. George III - September, 2003
THE YEAR IS 2311 - It is a year of infamy, a year that later generations will remember as one that
altered the course of history at the cost of thousands of lives. It is the year of the Tomed Incident,
and its tale can at last be told.
In the midst of escalating political tensions among the Klingons, the Romulans, and the Federation,
Starfleet goes forward with the inaugural flight of Universe, a prototype starship that promises to
revolutionize space exploration. But the Universe experiment results in disaster, ravaging a region of
space dangerously close to the Romulan Star Empire, apparently confirming suspicions that the
Federation has begun testing a weapon of mass destruction.
As the military buildup accelerates on both sides of the Neutral Zone, Captain John Harriman of the Federation flagship
USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-B, is fated for a final confrontation with his oldest enemy at a flashpoint in history--with the
Beta Quadrant one wrong move from the outbreak of total war.
The Lost Era: The Art of the Impossible
by Keith R.A. DeCandido - October, 2003
THE YEARS ARE 2328-2346 - To the Cardassians, it is a point of pride. To the Klingons, a matter of
honor. But the eighteen-year cold war between these two empires--euphemistically remembered in
later years as the Betreka Nebula "Incident"--creates a vortex of politics, diplomacy, and counterintelligence that will define the age, and shape the future.
What begins as a discovery that would enable the Klingon Empire to reclaim a lost piece of its past
becomes a prolonged struggle with the rapidly expanding Cardassian Union, which has claimed dominion over a region of space that the Klingons hold sacred. Enter the Federation, whose desire to
preserve interstellar stability leads Ambassador Curzon Dax to broker a controversial and tenuous
peace--one that is not without opponents, including Lieutenant Elias Vaughn of Starfleet special ops.
But there are wheels within wheels to the drama unfolding in the Betreka Nebula. Within the shadowy rooms of the Cardassian Obsidian Order, Klingon Imperial Intelligence, and even the Romulan Tal Shiar, secret scales are being balanced--and for every gain made for the sake of peace, there will come a loss.
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The Lost Era: Well of Souls
by Ilsa J. Bick - November, 2003
THE YEAR IS 2336 - For twelve years, she was captain of the Federation's flagship. But while her
exploits as commander of the USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-C are legend, little has been revealed
about Rachel Garrett, her vessel, or the unusual men and women of her crew. Until now.
When the archaeological find of the decade offers possible hints about an earlier Cardassian civilization, it attracts not merely those seeking to quench their thirst for knowledge, but parties with far
less noble interests. Among the latter is the Asfar Qatala, a notorious criminal cartel with a disturbing connection to one of the Enterprise's highest-ranking officers. Now Captain Garrett and her crew
are swept into a maelstrom of kidnapping, extortion and murder--as well as a desperate, secret
struggle between the Qatala and its chief rival, the Orion Syndicate.
And beneath the surface of the frozen world on which the proto-Cardassian discovery was made, another drama is
playing out that will force Garrett to make the most difficult decision of her career... amid ruins reputed to link the living
with the ancient dead.
The Lost Era: Deny Thy Father
by Jeff Mariotte - December, 2003
THE YEARS ARE 2355-2357 - Two men. Both defined by the personal tragedy that drove them
apart. Both driven by their desire to serve, and their devotion to duty. Both haunted by the past, and
uncertain of the future.... And both unable to reach across the chasm that separates father and son.
In the wake of the Tholian attack that nearly cost him his life, civilian strategic consultant Kyle Riker
becomes the target on an apparent conspiracy within Starfleet Command, forcing him off Earth and
beyond Federation territory to defeat the attempts on his life. But danger is never far off, even on a
backwater world where Kyle's very name brings the promise of death.
At the same time, the Starfleet career of Kyle's estranged son William Riker is underway in earnest,
from his turbulent formative years at the Academy to his first perilous missions as an ensign aboard the Starship Pegasus. And even as Kyle searches for the truth behind the events that have made him a fugitive, Will is pursued as well-by a family legacy he fears he will never escape.
The Lost Era: Catalyst of Sorrows
by Margaret Wander Bonanno - January, 2004
THE YEAR IS 2360 - She was trained to be a killing machine. Abandoned as a child, without home
or family, past or future, Zetha survived only by her own cunning in the back alleys of Romulus before being taken by the Tal Shiar and remade into one of its deadliest weapons. But Zetha is about
to undertake a mission unlike any in her experience.
The mysterious return of a virulent scourge thought to be long extinct threatens devastation on a
scale almost too horrific to contemplate. Zetha's only hope of stopping it is across the Neutral Zoneamong the enemies of Romulus. Now Admiral Uhura, centenarian chief of Starfleet Intelligence,
must decide what to do with the knowledge Zetha has risked her life to bring to her. In order to stop
the spread of the disease that is already ravaging the Romulan Empire, Uhura must assign a handpicked team of Starfleet officers to covertly trace the contagion to its source-and do whatever is necessary to contain it.
But the world awaiting Lieutenant Benjamin Sisko, Lieutenant Tuvok, Dr. Selar and Zetha herself is a hot zone of secrets, deceptions and subtle machinations, revealing an imminent holocaust beyond anything the away team expected,
or what they could hope to combat.
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Art Imitates Life...Imitates Art?
by ADM Robert J McCoy, MD (aka Rob Johnson, Fire-Medic)
I remember many instances in the fire service when my Battalion Chief would tease us about watching the TV show ER while on duty. We would always get away with watching it by replying: "It's
Training, Sir!! Medic Training!!” Actually, ER has excellent medical advisors and although the techniques are always "accelerated" to make it fit into the 1 Hr time slot, they are very accurate. Every
once in a while, you see some very strange techniques used to overcome very strange problems... I'm here to say that my hours of watching ER paid off this summer.
This summer I'm working in the office of a CT campground. One morning, an Arts & Crafts teacher
came in with a young girl saying that the girl had something stuck in her ear. Being one of the campground's 2 medically trained employees, people always come to us before calling 911.
After visualizing the ear canal, I found that the object was a necklace bead tucked very snug into the
ear. Although it was within reach of standard tweezers, it was too slick to get a grip on it without
causing pain to the girl. After a few idle attempts to rotate the bead to where I could get a grip on the
string hole that runs through it, the CD-ROM inside my head accessed an old ER episode with a
similar situation!
I received some really strange looks from the staff (and the girl's mom) when I asked for a Q-Tip and
Super Glue. I figured it was worth a shot & it worked... I put a drop of Super Glue on the Q-Tip,
carefully touched the Q-Tip to the bead (without making contact with the ear canal), waited a few
seconds for the glue to dry, and hey! It really worked! I was able to extract the bead without causing
more discomfort (or injury) to the child.
Thank you, Mark Green (aka Anthony Edwards... aka "Goose" from Top Gun) & the staff of ER, for
all your years of interesting and entertaining solutions.
Is life the key to new tech?
By Nick Easen for CNN
Years have been spent trying to crack life's genetic code with high-powered computers. Now scientists are looking at things from the opposite angle, and are harnessing life itself to generate a new
strain of computer devices. Unleashing the activity and properties of DNA -- life's basic building block - as well as biologically-inspired computing, could soon form the basis of new devices. "DNA computing has the potential to perform trillions of calculations at once," Peter Bentley from University College
London, told CNN. "Life is massively more powerful, and able to compute far more than anything we
have created," says Bentley.
Although the convergence of biology and technology is in its nascent stages, it is increasingly regarded
as the next frontier for science, with potentially endless commercial possibilities. Scientists have already been trying to find ways of getting DNA -- the information-rich code in every living cell -- to calculate the way conventional computers do.
Recently the first game-playing bio-molecular device was revealed -- an enzyme-powered tic-tac-toe
machine, which could not be beaten. Here organic building blocks act identically to digital logic circuits
that we see in everyday electronic computers. In February of this year the smallest biological comput-
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ing device was announced -- a microliter of salt solution containing three trillion self-contained DNA
computing devices. It would have had the capacity to perform 66 billion operations per second.
Their size, and the ease by which DNA computers could interface with living material, may make them an ideal for
use in medicine. "The ultimate application would be a 'doctor in a cell,' where a bio-molecular computer operates in
the body," Udi Shapiro of the Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science told CNN.
"It would diagnose the disease by analyzing the data available in its biochemical environment, e.g. the tissue or
organ in which it resides, and cure it by synthesizing and delivering the appropriate drug molecules," adds Shapiro,
who's team made the world's smallest biological computing device.
But at present, DNA computers are little more than experimental toys, their power is on par with that of pocket calculators, and there is also no real life application in the market place. And Shapiro believes that for DNA computers to be successful, they would have to go beyond one single application. "Like conventional computers, DNA
computing would need to be flexible and useful for a million different things," he said.
Scientists' caution that carbon-based or organic computers are unlikely to outdo their silicon-cen
tered cousins, or microchips, anytime soon. "I do not believe that any of the current (biological) technologies will
ever be able to compete with silicon in serious computational problems," Milan Stojanovic, of Columbia University
told CNN. "However, in the control of biological processes, biological computing has its place," adds Stojanovic,
who designed the enzyme-powered tic-tac-toe machine.
Interfacing biology with silicon computers and getting neurons -- or nerve endings -- and cells to talk to chips
maybe the most practical application, but at this stage the main stumbling block for bio-molecular computers is their
production. Currently there is a huge gap in the construction of hardware for the semiconductor and the biotechnology industry.
An advance in bio-molecular computers must await a breakthrough in designer enzymes, but this
maybe a decade or more away, according to scientists. "We have many ideas for designing biomolecular computers, but current biotechnology has no way of producing them," says Shapiro.
Grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH) have been
forthcoming for this kind of work. NASA, notes Stojanovic, is also interested in futuristic approaches that could be
used to follow astronauts' health on long space flights.
In the future there may also be a market for biologically-inspired computers. Although the science involved sounds
similar to bio-molecular computing, they do not rely on real live DNA or any form of life to perform calculations. Instead the technology analyzes how biology computes, and makes computers think in the same way. By studying
biological phenomena such as brains, swarming insects, evolution and immune systems, scientists are able to
make computers do the same sorts of things.
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Question: Have you ever wanted to be a pilot?
With modern computers, direct 3d video, and force-feedback joysticks, the experience of flying a virtual aircraft is
closer to the real thing than ever, and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: “A Century of Flight” is once again on the
leading edge of bringing the experience of flight to one’s desktop.
One can even take flying lessons from veteran instructor Rod Machado, get tips from John and Martha King of King
Schools, and explore the first century of powered flight with Flying magazine editor Lane Wallace.
Based on the successful FS2002 engine, FS2004 highlights a number of historically significant aircraft, from the
1903 Wright Flyer to the modern 747-400. And, since it’s compatible with FS2002 pro edition, new aircraft can be
imported and flown. With a good graphics program, one can even repaint an airplane, such as this Beechcraft
Starship:
There is even a multiplayer mode,
where pilots can fly formations and
even form virtual airlines or air
forces.
So what does this have to do with
the Maquis? Not a whole lot, I admit, but with a little imagination and
some planning, virtual flights can be
integrated into Maquis simulations.
That is the mission of the Maquis
Squadron, a new Virtual Air Force
now being organized.
For instance, you have a situation
where you need to move cargo out
of Maquis Headquarters. In
FS2004, a Boeing C-17 from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
(the closest major airport to FAdm.
Davis’ home) is the functional
equivalent:
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Or say you need to move several hundred people to Risa. A 747-400 to Tahiti ought to fit the part:
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Want to simulate being based at a backwater colony? Just pick a small airport (such as Jamestown/Chautauqua
County, my home field), and a correspondingly small plane:
Of course, just flying from place to place isn’t all that can be done. With the multiplayer capabilities of FS2004, virtual airshows are possible, with a dozen pilots all flying together.
And with GMAX, new planes can be designed and built, making it possible to fly airplanes that have been seen only
in fiction:
Airwolf:
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An X-Wing from Star Wars:
The Hammerhead fighter from Space: Above and Beyond:
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And even the classic Enterprise (albeit with the flight characteristics of a 737):
It also means that such craft as the Maquis Raider, type 9 and 11 shuttlecraft, the captain’s yacht, and even the
Danube-class runabout can be made (though, like the Enterprise, they’ll be given flight characteristics of presentday aircraft). Unfortunately, I, personally, am all thumbs when it comes to the GMAX interface (which is a lite version of 3D Studio MAX)…
Of course, FS2004 isn’t just about flying new aircraft. Default aircraft include:
HISTORICAL
MODERN
* Wright Flyer #1
* The Curtiss JN-4D “Jenny”
* Vickers F.B.27A Vimy
* Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis"
* Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor
* Lockheed Model 5B Vega
* Douglas DC-3
* deHavilland DH-88 "Comet"
* Piper J-3C-65 "Cub"
* Beechcraft Baron 58
* Beechcraft King Air 350
* Bell 206B Jetranger III
* Boeing 737-400
* Boeing 747-400
* Boeing 777-300
* Cessna Skyhawk SP Model 172
* Cessna Skylane Model 182S
* Cessna Caravan C208 Amphibian
* Cessna Grand Caravan C208B
* Extra 300S Aerobatics Aircraft
* Bombardier Learjet 45
* Mooney M20M "Bravo"
* Schweizer SGS 2-32 Glider
More information about these aircraft and FS2004 can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulator/
And with its commonality with FS2002 Pro edition, most aircraft made for FS2002 will work in FS2004, making it
possible to fly nearly every airplane ever made (and many that never were or have yet to be).
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: “A Century of Flight” is priced between $50-60 (US version) or £40-50 (UK version)
Maquis-specific files (including the aircraft shown above) will be made available as soon as webspace can be secured. If you’d like more information on the Maquis Squadron and its activities, email me at [email protected].
COMM John Harris
Dean, College ofAviation
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DOVER DATES ARE LOCKED IN!!!
Fwd by BGN Lenice Y. Dixon Johnson
HEY EVERYBODY! Good news coming your way. Jon and I had a meeting with Erik Haines, General Manager of
the Holiday Inn in New Philadelphia today and we think we have come out of that meeting with some very good
news. So good in fact, we were able to negotiate a 3 year contract with them for Camp Dover. Yes, that's right, I
said 3 year contract. Here's what we got.....
Dover 2004 will be held on March 26-28 at the Holiday Inn with a room rate of $64.00 plus tax. We couldn't get the
dates we wanted in April for 2004, but we sure got our original April dates
for 2005 and 2006 (our 15th anniversary) The March dates are the last weekend in March.
IMPORTANT: the Holiday Inn will begin accepting reservations for Camp Dover, 2004 beginning on October 6,
2003. DO NOT CALL before October 6th.
Some more good news....Erik Haines of the Holiday has offered us a room rate of $70.00 plus tax for the years
2005 and 2006. These rates will be "locked in" as part of our 3 year contract with the Holiday Inn. Even if the Holiday Inn changes general managers, our rates will still be enforced. They will be bound by contract to give them to
us. ALSO....and are you ready for this?.....the dates for Dover 2005 will be...<drum roll here> APRIL 29-30 AND
MAY 1st. The dates for Dover 2006 will be April 28-30.
We will have our original dates for Camp Dover in 2005 and 2006. Jon and I and the rest of the Dover committee
feel that the March dates in 2004 are acceptable and better than what we had this year. These dates don't conflict
with any holidays or other major cons that we know of. We are asking that you bear with us for one more year before we return to our original dates. I feel the sacrifice is worth the wait.
For Dover 2004 the Banquet will be limited to the first 200 that purchases banquet tickets. The reason for this is
quite simple....I plan on using one of the banquet rooms for the Dealer's Room. NO MORE CLOSETS!!! It's time
to expand the Dealers Room and let them enjoy some of the "breathing space" most of us have enjoyed in the
past.
We are still negotiating for the swimming pool to remain open all night so our security team can benefit from its use
after hours. We may not get it, but we have been assured it will be addressed
with the Holiday Inn's owner. We should have our contract ready for signatures in a week.
Dover 2004: March 26-28, 2004.
Place: Holiday Inn, New Philadelphia, Ohio.
Reservations: (after 10/6/03) 330/339/7731 Room rates: $64.00 plus tax
Dover 2005: April 29 and 30/May 1st
Place: Holiday Inn, New Philadelphia, Ohio
Room Rates: $70.00 plus tax
Dover 2006: April 28-30, 2006
Place: Holiday Inn, New Philadelphia, Ohio
Room Rates: $70.00 plus tax
Holiday Inn can accept reservations for 2005 and 2006 two (2) weeks after the end of the current con. Most hotels
are set up on a 50 week basis for room reservations.
I hope we have done well and our efforts to secure good dates and a good hotel have been satisfactorily met for all
delegates who have attended Camp Dover in the past. I am very happy to report this to you, the delegates of Camp
Dover, and I am satisfied with what I have managed to secure from the Holiday Inn. I look forward to seeing you all
in 2004, our 13th year.
Joe Manning
PS: Those of you who were married at Dover would always celebrate your wedding anniversary with all of us no
matter what dates Camp Dover might fall on, for it was here that you married surrounded by your friends and all of
us. The actual date of your wedding varied by year attended but is a date that you and your wife should celebrate
privately.
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