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the wheel to guide his soul back to this world. Locations on Founders’ homeworld in 2371. (“The Die is Cast” [DS9)). The Chakotay's medicine wheel included the Mountains of the Mekong replaced the Ganges and was first seen in “Playing Antelope Women. When Commander Chakotay was found God." It was named after the river in southeast Asia that flows brain-dead in 2371, Lieutenant Torres attempted to guide his soul south to the China Sea. with the medicine wheel. (“Cathexis" [VGR]) Mekor. Son of Gul Dukat, born in 2360. In 2371, the elder Dukat Meditations on a Crimson Shadow. Cardassian novel written promised to take Mekor to the amusement center in Lakarian by Preloc. It takes place in the future during a time when City for his 11th birthday, but Gul Dukat was unable to keep his Cardassia is at war with the Klingon Empire. In the story, the promise. (“Defiant” [DS9)) Cardassians were triumphant over the Klingons. (“The Wire" [DS9)) Mekorda sector. Region of space. The Enterprise-D weathered an unexpected magnascopic storm in the Mekorda sector in medkits. Medical supply modules stored in bulk aboard 2370. ("Emergence” [TNG]). SEE: emergent life-form Federation starships for emergency relief missions. In 2370 Lieutenant Ro Laren successfully stole a large number of kits Mekro'vak. Region on the Klingon homeworld. Grilka's family from the Enterprise-D in an effort to demonstrate her loyalty to was from the Mekro'vak region. (“Looking for par'Mach in All the the Maquis, who needed the medkits before they could launch ~~ Wrong Places” [DS9)) an offensive against an Yridian convoy carrying Cardassian mili tary supplies. (“Preemptive Strike” [TNG]). melakol. Romulan unit of measure for pressure. (“The Next Phase” [TNG]) Medusans. Intelligent noncorporeal life-forms whose minds are believed to be among the most beautiful in the universe. By Melakon. (Skip P. Homeier). Deputy Fuhrer in the Nazi-style govcontrast, Medusans' physical appearance is so hideous thatone ernment on planet Ekos that seized power from planetary leader look at a Medusan by a human will cause total madness in the John Gill. The ambitious Melakon subverted Gill's efforts to crehuman unless the human is wearing a protective visor. While ate an efficient, compassionate government, instead creating a traveling aboard the Enterprise, Medusan ambassador Kollos close copy of Earth's brutal Nazi Germany. Melakon was responshielded himself in a protective container in order to protect the sible for the policy of genocide against the Zeons in 2268, just human members of the crew. Medusans' sensory systems are before the collapse of the Gill regime. (“Patterns of Force" [TOS]) radically different from those of humanoid life-forms, and their Skip Homeier also played Dr. Sevrin in “The Way to Eden” (TOS). ability to orient themselves in subspace makes them well suited for navigational tasks aboard starships. (“Is There in Truth No Melanie. (Rachel Robinson). (In an alter- F Beauty?" [TOS)). nate future in which Ben Sisko was believed killed aboard the Defiant in 2372, Melanie / was a young, aspiring writer who visited / Jake Sisko on the last day of his life Melanie was a great admirer of Jake Sisko's writings. SEE: Sisko, Jake.) (“The Visitor” [DS9))

Melbourne, U.S.S. Federation starship, Excelsior-class, Starfleet registry number NCC-62043. The Melbourne was stationed at Starbase 74 in 2364 when the Bynars hijacked the Enterprise-D, but was unable to give chase because of maintenance in progress. (“11001001" [TNG]). Commander William Meezan IV. Planet. A burn treatment conference was held on Riker was offered command of the U.S.S. Melbourne in late Meezan IV in 2373. Dr. Julian Bashir attended the event, and 2366, but he declined the promotion, preferring to remain execuwhile there he was abducted by the Dominion and replaced bya tive officer on the Enterprise-D. (“The Best of Both Worlds, Part |" changeling impersonator. After being captured, Bashir was [TNG]). Shortly thereafter, the Melbourne was one of 39 taken to Dominion internment camp 371. (“In Purgatory's Federation starships destroyed by the Borg in the battle of Wolf Shadow" [DS9]) 359. (“The Best of Both Worlds, Pan II” wu mm—— [TNG]). The U.S.S. Melbourne takes its =~ =a = Megaptera novaeangliae. Scientific name for the Earth name from the Australian city. There were actucetacean also known as the humpback whale. (Star Trek IV: The ally two Starships Melbourne used in these episodes. The first Voyage Home) was a Nebula-class model, barely glimpsed as a wrecked hulk in the spaceship graveyard from “The Best of Both Worlds, Part I" Mek’ba. In the Klingon system of justice, the portion of atrial or (TNG). When the scene was redone three years later for appeal in which evidence was heard. The Mek 'ba had strict rules “Emissary” (DS9), a decision was made to instead use the more for the presentation of evidence and for the conduct of both the detailed U.S.S. Excelsior model originally built for Star Trek Ill accuser and the accused. (“Sins of the Father” [TNG]). Both models were given the same Starfleet registry number, but since the Excelsior version was seen fairly clearly on screen, and mek’leth. Klingon sword approxi- the Nebula version was not seen well, we now assume that the mately half as long as the bat’leth Melbourne “really” was an Excelsior-class ship. (“Sons of Mogh" [DS9)). Worf used a mek 'leth when he battled the Borg on “Meld.” Voyager episode #33. Teleplay by Michael Piller. Story by the Starship Enterprise-E in 2373. (Star Michael Sussman. Directed by Cliff Bole. No stardate given. First Trek: First Contact) aired in 1996. Tuvok mind-melds with a murderer, causing the Vulcan to lose control of his violent emotions. GUEST CAST: Brad a i Mekong, U.S.S. Danube-class runabout, Dourif as Suder; Angela Dohrmann as Ricky; Simon Billig as Py aT - Starfleet registry number NCC-72617, Hogan; Majel Barrett as Computer voice. SEE: Chez Sandrine; [eat =H px.|| SET assigned to station Deep Space Darwin, Frank; electroplasma system; Hogan; holodeck and —_ 9. (“Playing God" [DS9], “Whispers” holosuite programs: Vulcan rage; Kal Rekk; mesiofrontal cor[DS9), “The Maquis, Part II" [DS9]. “The Jem'Hadar" [DS9], tex; nanites; neurosynaptic therapy; potatoes, mashed; “Heart of Stone” [DS9)). The Mekong was destroyed in the after- prime rib; radiogenic sweepstakes; raktajino; Rillan grease; math of the disastrous Cardassian-Romulan attack on the Rumarie; spinach, creamed; Starfleet General Orders and