Welcome to another edition of the Cardassian News Network!
In this Issue:
Contests:
Officer of the Year Winner
Art Contest Winner
Trivia Contest Winner
Last Trivia Contest Answers
Next Trivia Contest - Behind the Scenes
Alien Culture:
The Dominion Christmas Album
A Special Gift From Kaylan Mynar
Cardassian Carol
Eye on the Federation:
So You Want to Be an Alien?
Star Trek: The Experience
Seventh Order Announcements:
New Rank Structure
Seventh Order Glossary
Protocol Manual
The staff of the Seventh Order would like to announce the Officer of the Year. This award goes to a player whom we feel embodies the spirit of Cardassia and the Seventh Order. As always, the decision is difficult. As we looked back through the postings over the last year, one thing became very obvious. That there are many people who deserve to be honored for their skill, for their dedication, for making us laugh when things are tough, for passages that freeze our souls or inspire us to new heights, for carrying the honor and glory of Cardassia forward.
It gives me great pleasure to announce the Officer of the Year - Glinn Altana Maket. Glinn Maket is the embodiment of a Cardassian Political Officer, and you will find no finer within the Order. Congratulations Glinn!
An excerpt from Glinn Maket's bio:
Altana Maket is cold and professional at all times. She is fiercely loyal to Cardassia and the ideals of the TRI Order. She is conservative, hard-lined and suspicious to the point of paranoia. Although she is respectful of high ranking officers she has also been known to target non- or 'lesser'-Cardassians regardless of rank or position. She trusts no one and should be considered very dangerous. She is a master of hand to hand combat, Klingon primative weapons, and phaser marksmanship. She is conservative and upholds Cardassian traditions. She has never cut her hair, wearing it braided while in uniform and arranged simply when off duty. She wears only Cardassian fashions and preferes well tailored suits and dresses in grey or other subdued colours.
Altana is the youngest of three children and the only female and was not expecred to follow her father and brothers in military service. At age nine she joined the "Future Leaders of Cardassia" youth group at which she excelled. She became squad leader in her first year and won the essay writing contest three years in a row. After her formal education and graduation she joined the Political Officers Corps and served as a civilian PO to the Ministry of Education and later the Ministry of Health Sciences. After the rise of the Detapa Council and war with the Klingons, Altana Maket decieded to follow her family tradition and join the military in service to Cardassia.
Glinn Maket wins her choice from the Seventh Order Goodie bag. Please contact Gul Hecat (hecat@7thorder.org) to claim your prize.
Well, it was another difficult decsion in the Art Contest. We had a number of excellent entries that included character portraits and battle maps. After discussion and debate, it was decided that the winner of this year's Art Contest is Yelbrin Talim Getal. Yelbrin Getal submitted this fantastic self-portrait. It's a wonderful look at the thoughtful side of Talim. You can see a larger, clearer version of this picture at http://www.7thorder.org/talim.gif. Yelbrin Getal is the lucky winner of a digital conversion from Scott Maxwell of IND (see article this issue). Please contact Gul Hecat (hecat@7thorder.org) to claim your prize.
The winner of the last Trivia Contest was Yelbrin Eehai Pahdek who scored 120 points. Congratulations Yelbrin! You win a Seventh Order mousepad. Please contact Gul Hecat (hecat@7thorder.org) to claim your prize.
See CNN #9 for Questions
1.Cmdr. William Thomas Riker
2.The Q Continuum
3. Lt. Cmdr. Data
4. Q takes a shuttle, leaves the Enterprise and
lures the Calamarian away from the Enterprise to protect the ship. Q2 returns
Q's powers because Q thought of others for once.
5.A belly laugh
6.Tapestry
7.Three
8. Starbase Earhart
9.His real heart
PBQ.Trelane. He called himself the Squire of
Gothos.
PB2.William Campbell.
PB3. 2005
"Behind the Scenes"
Please send all answers to our official Trivia Master at Dukat8586@aol.com.
1. Two NG stars shared the same birthday with the late Gene Roddenberry. Who are they?
2. On what date did Gene Roddenberry pass? (hint; the day and month are OK)
3. Suzie Plakson played Worf's murdered mate, K'Ehleyr. She also played a Vulcan on NG. What character did she play? (5 points for her title, and 5 for her name; 10 for both)
4. Michelle Forbes played two roles on NG; what were they? (5 points for each correct answer)
5. An LA Lakers basketball star played a non-speaking role in a 7th season episode of NG. What is his real name? (5 points) What role (species) did he play? (5 points).
6. The actor who plays a recurring DS9 character has been a Cardassian, a Romulan, and a human. Who is he? (real name) What role does he play on DS9?
7. ST often has connections to other TV shows and their actors. What is the name of Lwaxana Troi's attendant? What role does he play on the Addams family?
8. There is another actor who has had the distinction of playing three different characters through time, on ST. He has been a Romulan, a Klingon, and a Vulcan. Who was he? (real name). What is his most famous ST role?
9. Who portrayed Dr. Stephen Hawking, one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists of 20th century Earth, the the episode "Descent, Part I"?
Prime bonus Q: Which NG episode was being filmed at the time of Gene Roddenberry's death?
Prime bonus 2: Who provides the voice of ST's main computers?
Prime bonus 3: Dr. Timicin in "Half a Life" studied the computer readouts that bore the numeric code 4077. What was the actors name that played Dr. Timicin? What connection did he have to the numbers 4077?
Prime bonus 4: Patrick Stewart portrayed the ironweaver Kamin in "The Inner Light" episode. Who played Kamin's son, Batai?
New to the world of Star Trek, it's the Dominion Christmas Album, featuring
all your favorite christmas classics as they're sung by the lizard people,
the shapeshifters, and those guys with the weird ears.
Don't miss such Dominion classics as....
I'm dreaming of a White dosage
Just like the founders give to me
and....
Take over the Alpha Quadrant, fa la la la la, la la, la, la
Get some help from Cardassians, fa la la la la, la la, la, la
Then we'll kill the Cardassians, fa la la, fa la la, la, la, la....
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer? Not on this christmas album. It's....
Odo the smooth-nosed changeling
Had a very shiny face
But if you ever saw him
You'd think he was a solid
All of the other changelings
Used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Odo
Join in any changeling games (like taking over the universe!)
Then one foggy Christmas Eve
The female changeling came to say
Odo with your skin so smooth
Won't you join our link tonight?
As the dominion advance on the station outside the wormhole, the joy of Christmas echoes prominently on their ships....
Ringaling, hear them ring
Red alert sounds in the station
Jem 'Hadar, gone to war
Soon we will have Deep Space Nine
Hear the Christmas cheer as the Dominion celebrate their first Christmas on DS9....
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Deep Space Nine is evacuated
Weyoun's troops have immigrated
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
And, of course, no Christmas album could possibly be complete without the classic twelve days of Christmas....
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my founder gave to me
12 bug-like starships,
11 rituals of honor
10 glorious battles
9 reinforcements
8 Vorta leaders
7 phaser rifles
6 wormhole passes
5 VATS OF WHITE
4 skin ointments
3 cloaking shields
2 jagged knives
And a trip to the Alpha Quadrant
That's the Dominion Christmas Album. Pick it up today, or die in disgrace.
-- by James S -- JAMESS@IQUEST.NET
A Special Christmas
Gift From Kaylan Mynar
The staff of the Seventh Order would like to wish everyone a joyous
holiday season. The Kaylan, who at one time was involved with an
Intelligence mission within the Federation has told us of some of the traditions
that are practiced by the Federation. As you can see, we have included
some carols for you to sing. Of course they have been altered to
be more politically correct for Cardassia. One other tradition to
note is that of giving gifts. The Kaylan has embraced that notion
and has created a gift for his officers in the Seventh Order.
For those of you who use Windows 95, we are happy to offer the Seventh
Order desktop theme. You can pick it up via the web page by linking
to the Database page, and looking for the Seventh Order Theme (link no
longer active), entry. Please note, that due to size, it is in ZIP
format. You will require the appropriate software (e.g. PKUNZIP) to uncompress
it.
Wishing everyone a safe and merry holiday!
A Cardassian Carol
by Ardeth
(To the tune of Jingle Bells)
Dashing through the sky
In a high warp speed Galor
Through the stars we go
Drinking our kanar
Klingon ships explode
As we join the fight
Oh, what fun it is to fly
And blow up enemies tonight.
Yamok sauce,
Yamok sauce,
Yamok all the way....
How do you see yourself? As a true son or daughter of Cardassia? Or perhaps Klingon, or Ferengi? Here's a fantastic opportunity for you gamers out there who want to be able to show your 'true' self. IND (Image Needs Design) is a internet based company that helps your fantasies become reality. Taking a black and white or color photograph, they work their digital magic on it, transforming you to match your vision. The results are truly amazing. Scott Maxwell is a talented artist whose works include drawn cartoons as well as digital media. Scott has an avid interest in art on the internet. He has graciously offered to sponsor the Seventh Order Art Contest, creating a digital image for the winner (see this issue). You can check out samples of Scott's work at his site, http://www.nwlink.com/~ironnip -- link no longer active.
Star Trek: The Experience -
at the Las Vegas Hilton
Coming in the Fall of 1997 to the Las Vegas Hilton is what promises to be a Trekker's dream come true. Arriving just over thirty years after the first debut of Star Trek on American TV, the $50 million expansion will carry on the tradition of the countless Star Trek episodes, movies and books.
The ground breaking on January 24, 1996 began a year-long conversion of part of the northwest corner of the Las Vegas Hilton casino and shops into a state-of-the-art Star Trek experience incorporating simulator rides, themed casino areas and restaurants, and intricately detailed duplicated sets from the series and movies.
One's voyage may begin with a trek through the museum-like exhibit of authentic Star Trek costumes and memorabilia (there are already a few articles on display on-site at the time of this writing). From there guests may "beam-up" to the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. From there it's off on an immersive, interactive simulated mission on a shuttle-craft simulator via turbolift.
After a rousing mission it's always time to settle down and browse the exact replica Deep Space Nine style promenade complete with restaurants, games and shops. One Cardassian themed restaurant will feature such delectibles as Romulan Ale and Glop-on-a-Stick. Another will feature food vending machines designed to look like the ship food replicators. In the computer gaming area, guests will be able to assume the identity of their favorite Star Trek Alien and have their picture taken.
The attraction is a joint venture between Paramount Parks and the Las Vegas Hilton. Stretching two to three stories (a number of suites facing the rooftop putting greens had to be gutted to make room) and resulting in a 22,000 square foot Spacequest Casino. The ceiling of the casino area will consist of six "space windows" creating a constantly changing panoramic illusion of space action.
Visiting today, one can see the few memorabilia items on display or perhaps sneak a peak beyond the workmen as they come and go through the carefully obscured access doors opening onto gift-shop row just north of the check-in desk. But come this fall be prepared to experience the Final Frontier.
As was previously announced, the old rank structure of the Seventh Order has been reinstated. This puts back into place two ranks that were dropped by the Civilian Governent. The rank of Leyven falls between Galt Rin and Glinn. The rank of Jurvot falls between Glinn and Tulgryn. More information on the full ranking structure can be found on the Seventh Order web site at http://www.7thorder.org/7ranks.htm. The information there includes a rough comparison to StarFleet type ranks.
Ever wonder what the difference between a 'dras' and a 'nel' was? Or what class a Korpaa or Maalat are? Now you can find out! The Seventh Order now has online a glossary of commonly used terms. This covers ranks, ships, foods, geography, time and many other useful tidbits. Take a look at http://www.7thorder.org/7gloss.htm. Additions to the glossary can be send to Gul Hecat at hecat@7thorder.org.
The premliminary work on a Protocol Manual has been started. The first section includes proper forms of address between the ranks. Need to know how to properly address the Kaylan when you meet him? Here's the place to go! Take a look at http://www.7thorder.org/7thprotoc.htm.
As always, submissions for the next issue of CNN can be sent to Gul
Ardeth Hecat at (hecat@7thorder.org).
Cardassian News Network
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