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October 16, 2014
Independent Town Pages election guide: Farmington City Council
Nov. 4 is right around the corner, and voters in Farmington and Rosemount have some choices to make. In addition to statewide politics, there are elections for city council and school board in Farmington and for city council in Rosemount. To help voters make an informed decision,...
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October 16, 2014 - 2:59pm
Farmington council makes plans for utility fee increases
Utility fees in the city of Farmington will go up. Of that, there is no question. But a new plan outlined Monday may lessen the blow every year. The city of Farmington charges residents utility fees for water use, sanitary sewer use and storm water management. At a city council workshop...
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October 16, 2014 - 12:25pm
Open house scheduled for Farmington's 195th Street project
Getting around the mid-section of Farmington will be a little tricky next summer, thanks to a major road reconstruction project scheduled for County Road 64/195th Street. But city officials believe that once it's done, the new road and its amenities will be worth the inconvenience. To...
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October 9, 2014
Former city of Farmington employee files complaint
The city of Farmington is facing a potential lawsuit, brought on by former city planner, Lee Smick. Smick was fired from her position as city planner in February, after 17 years with the city of Farmington. According to Farmington city attorney Joel Jamnik, the city of Farmington...
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September 13, 2014
Farmington council examines recycling fees
No one is particularly sure why, but it seems that when the city of Farmington started its recycling program in the mid-1990s, multifamily lots — mostly apartments, but some townhomes as well — were not charged for the service. But 20 years later, that could change. At a Monday...
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September 13, 2014 - 7:28am
City of Farmington's share of taxes will go up
Farmington residents will likely see some increase in the city portion of their property taxes in the coming year if the city council backs the 2015 preliminary budget and tax levy set during the Sept. 2 meeting. Council members worked on the 2015 budget and tax levy for more than...
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Farmington administrator McKnight gets good marks on review
Farmington city administrator David McKnight is meeting or exceeding the expectations of Farmington City Council members, according to a summary of his recent annual performance review. McKnight celebrated his third anniversary with the city of Farmington on Aug. 29. In preparation,...
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September 7, 2014 - 7:44am
City of Farmington will pay $38,000 to settle dispute with officer
After 28 years on the Farmington Police Department, sergeant Kevin Mincke has taken his retirement. But not without a fight. On Monday, the Farmington City Council agreed to terms of a settlement agreement that restored Mincke's title as sergeant and awarded him more than $38,000....
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City of Farmington approaches financial stability
It seems hard work pays off, and the city of Farmington has received that benefit this year. The city of Farmington's general fund balance survived one of the two worst months of the fiscal year. And that's a good sign that the city is on its way to regaining financial stability. For...
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City of Farmington zeroes in on pool plan
Farmington's outdoor pool gets to be a pretty busy place during the hot days of summer. But the pool has been open for 44 years, and city officials are not sure how many more years it will be able to operate. A possible solution to that problem was introduced this week when consultant...
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Tax increase likely for Farmington in 2015
With a proposed 6.6 percent net tax levy increase on the books for 2015, Farmington City Council members have officially started their budgeting process. At a Monday workshop, council members got the first look at the proposed general fund and debt service fund budgets and tax levies...
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City of Farmington starts budget discussions Monday
Farmington finance director Robin Hanson is not ready to make any projections when it comes to the 2015 budget and levy. But give it a month or two, and she'll have a much better handle on both. The Farmington City Council will meet with Hanson and city staff on Monday to start...
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June 6, 2014
Farmington council gets first look at updated strategic plan
Farmington city council member Doug Bonar has likened the city's new strategic plan to an onion. Onions, after all, have many layers. So does the proposed strategic plan. Introduced to the city council in draft form as part of Monday's regular meeting, the strategic plan is the...
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May 22, 2014
City of Farmington hires a community development director
It has been eight years since the city of Farmington eliminated its community development director position, but as of Monday, the position is back on the books. On Monday, the Farmington City Council approved the hiring of Adam Keinberger. Keinberger has been the economic development...
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May 18, 2014
Farmington streamlines city's agendas
Accessing the city of Farmington's meeting agendas from mobile devices just got a little bit easier. And a little more efficient for city staff, too. The city of Farmington has entered into a license agreement with Novusolutions to implement a meeting management solution called...
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Texans name Ryan Fitzpatrick starting QB
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 6:39pm
Houston — Ryan Fitzpatrick came to Houston wanting one more shot.
Bill O'Brien needed an intelligent, veteran quarterback to guide a new, complex offense.
The 10-year QB and first-year coach were officially bonded Tuesday, when O'Brien named Fitzpatrick the Texans' starting quarterback.
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UnSchoolCalling - Unschooling & Autonomous Education
This blog presents a taste of Owen and Anya's home education journey. The home education experience is varied and unrestricted, Owen and Anya go on regular trips, attend local 'home-ed' groups and generally self-direct their own learning. At home they cook, watch documentaries and films, research things they are interested in on the internet, develop their own computer games and much more. There is no set curriculum so they are free to discuss and explore anything that interests them.
Friday, 13 February 2015
Thursday, 29 January 2015
Anya's Lyrics - The Sun Is Shining
The Sun Is Shining
The Sun is shining upon your face
And the birds are singing like there's no mistake
Suddenly I see what's going on
With beauty the within
And all these little things time after time
And all these little memories time after time
The Sun is shining upon your face
And the birds are singing like there's no mistake
Suddenly I see what's going on
With beauty the within
And all these little things time after time
And all these little memories time after time
The Sun is shining, the Sun is shining
The Sun is shining, the Sun is shining
the Sun is shining upon your face
The Sun is shining, the sun is shining like there's no mistake
the Sun is shining upon your face
and the birds are singing like there's no mistake
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Swimming - Keeping Fit
Owen attends swimming at Bromley Leisure centre every week. Swimming works practically all of the muscles in the body (if you do a variety of strokes). Swimming can develop a swimmer's general strength, cardiovascular fitness and endurance. Regular swimming builds endurance, muscle strength and cardio-vascular fitness.
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Labels: Self Esteem, Sport
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Home Education Stage Horror Workshop
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Labels: Drama
Tuesday, 30 December 2014
Learning About Geometry
So much Maths can be explored through everyday living. For example, our next door neighbours are planning an extension which will reduce the light in our home. We have been exploring the implications of light resulting from the proposed the extension. It is a good opportunity to look at angles and basic trigonometry.
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Thursday, 18 December 2014
Dulwich Library Manga Club
Owen attends the manga Club at Dulwich Library each week. They take part in fun Manga related activities and learn how to draw Manga. Regular parties allow them to Dress up Cosplay style. It is a great opportunity for Owen to meet other young people who like to read and talk about Manga characters.
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Labels: Art, Social Interaction
Friday, 7 November 2014
Home Education Trip To New York 2014
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Saturday, 1 November 2014
Learning Maths Through Exchange Rates & Foreign Currency
Since Unschooling I am always surprised at how much can be learnt by just getting out there and living. We have travelled around Europe, Japan and recently returned from New York. There is no need to have a Maths lesson on currency and exchange rates because the kids learn by using the local currency and understanding how it relates to our own currency. In an Unschooling way we noticed how to use of Dollars led to all kinds of conversations about the Economy, Recession, Quantum Easing and many other topics.
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Friday, 24 October 2014
Family Trip to New York 2014
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Thursday, 16 October 2014
Thursday, 9 October 2014
Friday, 29 August 2014
Testing The Oculus Rift
The Rift is an upcoming virtual reality head-mounted display, being developed by Oculus VR. We visited Master's of Pie at Greenwich University to test the new Oculus Rift. One of the designer's explained how the Oculus Rift works and gave us the opportunity to test the device, the new games and their own program which creates a 3D virtual dinosaur experience.
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Labels: Science, Technology, Trips
Monday, 4 August 2014
Home Education Honey Bee Workshop
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Labels: Science, Social Interaction, Trips
Thursday, 31 July 2014
Annual HESFES Home Education Festival 2014
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Labels: Social Interaction, Trips
Friday, 25 July 2014
Making Natural Shelters at the Forest School
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Labels: Science, Social Interaction
The Shame - An Unschooled Drama Project
This is a play written and directed by Anya and her friend and interprets their feelings about bullying and cyber bulling. The film is also in the psychological horror genre, but Anya did not want to use the famous music from Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film as it would detract from what they were creating.
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Labels: Art, Drama, Emotional Education, Literacy, Social Interaction
Thursday, 15 May 2014
Unschooled Learning at Go Ape May 2014
Go Ape is a great place for kids (over the age of 10) to learn about safety, heights and climbing equipment through an unschooled environment. The instructors provide about 15 minutes hands on training and then the kids are allowed to experience the equipment and take responsibility for their own safety as long as a adult is watching and no more than one climb away.
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Labels: Health & Safety, Self Esteem, Sport, Trips
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Lyric Writing - Left to the Right
New song lyrics written by Anya:
Cos I, left to the right and right to the left
Left To The Right
Left to the right and right to the left
Cos I, left to the right and right to the left
Cos I got a song in my mind and you know.
Left to the right and right to the left
Cos I, left to the right and right to the left
Cos I don't know if I can stand days goin' by
Left to the right and right to the left
Cos I , left to the right and right to the left
Cos I don't know if I can stand because I don't know.
Left to the right and right to the left
Cos I, tell me all the time there a day for us
and that something can work out
But you know what I am saying deep down in your head
Left to the right and right to the left
Cos I know where you're going
and I know where your goin'
and I know you're there for me in the shadows
and I am behind the darkness of the Sun
Left to the right
left to the right and right to the left
Cos I don't I know, I know
Oh I know, Left to the Right
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Friday, 11 April 2014
Car Boot Sales & Maths
Anya and I have recently started selling vintage jewellery at car boot sales. We have both invested in mixed lots of jewellery purchased at auctions. Anya has purchased her own jewellery using her pocket money and savings. Anya demonstrated a real ability to communicate with the customers, maths and business skills at the car boot sale. She was able to work out her own prices based on what she paid, upsell by offering customer discounts for bulk buys, work out the total costs on large sales, check for fake notes and the correct change.
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Labels: Languages, Math, Oral Communication
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Back Stage Pass To War Horse 2014
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Thursday, 6 February 2014
Anya's Lyric Writing - One Step Further
One Step Further
Cuz im going one step further than I am willing,
and I got this thing my heart that won't stop ringing,
so don't let my issues bring you down,
cuz we all have feelings and its okay to feel down.
(oha x3)
(Chorus) and if your hearing out all thunder then just realise your living further.
So don't let my issues bring you down,
and all this time i've been wishing and wishing,
and every time I look behind I see you in the way,
I can't get over the truth.
Cuz im going one step further than I am willing,
and i got this thing my heart that won't stop ringing,
so don't let my issues bring you down,
cuz we all have feelings and its okay to feel down.
(Oha 4x)
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Thursday, 2 January 2014
Monopoly: Cash Flow, Risk & Negotiation Skills
The kids were given an Adventure Time Monopoly game for Christmas. Monopoly is such a great game for learning many Maths and Business skills. When the kids were younger the game helped them with basic counting skills. As they have grow older they have learnt that cash flow is crucial to be successful in monopoly and if they spent too much money on property they are unable to pay rents. The game is all about negotiating and making deals. Using proper negotiation skills are vital in the game. In the game you must take risks, if you don't take risks you will not win. But some risks result in losing the game too.
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Monday, 23 December 2013
The Clash - Straight to Hell Cover By Anya Bedford
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Labels: Music
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
Making Stain Glass Baubels
We made out own stain glass baubles today. It is amazing how much the kids can learn from an activity like this. For example they have learnt to identify copper and lead and understand about the melting point of lead compared to copper and how the lead can be used to join other metals. They have learnt about cleaning the metals to make good joining points and why we use flux. They have improved their soldering skills and of course been able to be creative with glass and colours.
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Thursday, 31 October 2013
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Testing for Blood Groups
We purchased some blood testing kits from Ebay and tested our own blood to identify our blood groups.
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Labels: Science
Thursday, 19 September 2013
Home Education Animation Workshop
Animation workshop attended by Owen and a group of locally home educated kids aged 11 to 16.
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Labels: Art, ICT, Social Interaction
Learning About Mean & Averages
My kids do not have any scheduled Maths lessons. When they want to learn something they ask me. For example my daughter recently wanted to learn how to add a list of large numbers so I taught her long addition. When they are keen and ready I find they are able to learn most things quickly. But there is also a great deal of Maths in every day life. For example I run a small business and my son often helps me book the post in. To do this he needs to weight each bag and then work out the average weight of each item and select the right Royal Mail code depending on the size of the parcels. As a result of this he is pretty confident with means and averages.
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Saturday, 31 August 2013
Painting & Decorating
A huge part of our unschooling is that the kids learn by taking part (if they wish) in normal day to day activities, jobs and routines. We are currently decorating a room and Anya has learnt which paints to use on wall and wood, what types of brushes to use, how to clean them and without much instruction has learnt to paint really well by simply watching and trying.
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Labels: Art
Sunday, 25 August 2013
Anya Looking After a Friends Dog
Anya loves dogs and asked if she could look after a friends dog whilst we were on holiday. Although we have lots of animals (cats, chickens, ferrets and fish), caring for a dog required more time than our other pets. She really took her responsibility seriously and walked the dog twice a day including cleaning the mess, fed the dog and slept with him on her bed every night. She really enjoyed the experience but decided she didn't want her own dog as they needed more time and were less independent than her cats.
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Labels: Animals
Thursday, 22 August 2013
Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Roblox: Understanding Profit & Loss
Owen and Anya love to play Roblox. The game allows them to develop their own games. In addition, they are able to buy virtual items such as hats and hair using a virtual currency called Roblux. Some items that are sold become rare and limited items and if bought at the right price can be resold at high profits. The kids regularly buy and trade limited items to earn Roblux which they can then use to buy other items or develop and market their own games.
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Labels: Math, Technology
Thursday, 8 August 2013
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Should the armed citizen carry an autoloader, revolver ... or both? There are advantages to each type of firearm, so if you carry concealed, don't overlook these options.
The Revolvers of Montenegro
In certain regions of the world, the men were ordered to own one of these big-bore guns.
Book Giveaway: A Calendar Instead
Just in time for the gift-giving season, we're giving away a "Great Guns 2012 Daily Calendar" to two lucky winners!
The .44 Magnum … One Year Later
The world's most potent handgun cartridge in the year 1958, its history and development, plus notes on handloading and shooting it, by the man whose dream came true!
Concealed Carry: Should You Carry a Backup Gun? Part 2
Backup handguns have saved the lives of a great many cops, and would have saved more had they been present. They can do the same for law-abiding citizens who legally carry concealed handguns to protect themselves and those within the mantle of their protection.
Concealed Carry: Should You Carry a Back-Up Gun? Part 1
The backup gun is a second handgun, normally carried concealed, used as a supplement to a primary handgun that may be carried openly or concealed, depending on the circumstances.
Forehand & Wadsworth: 'Other Guys' Deserve Mention
Largely forgotten nowadays, Forehand & Wadsworth was for a time one of the nation's best-known manufacturers of small, concealable revolvers.
The First Colt Clone
Most people don't know about the Great Western Arms Co., which made the first Colt SAA clone. Even reference books can't get it straight! But for a while, the Great Western was the idol of the American handgun scene.
Gene Autry National Center to Display The Colt Revolver in the American West
Over 100 of the finest Colt revolvers in the country go on display Grand reopening of Greg Martin Gallery on July 23, 2011, in conjunction with Day of the Cowboy and Cowgirl at the Autry. The exhibition will be ongoing.


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Healthcare Insurance Marketplace Opportunities: How to Become a Certified Application Counselor and Marketplace Enrollment InformationWednesday, October 22nd, 2014
Thinking about having a Certified Application Counselor on staff to help with this year's Affordable Care Act enrollment? Join this webinar on Thursday from the Partnership Center to learn how you can become a CAC Organization and Champion for Coverage. Or if you just want to be informed and get ready for enrollment (begins November 15) you might be interested to check out the Health Insurance Marketplace 101 webinar coming up next week:
Webinars on the Health Care Law
The HHS Partnership Center has updated webinars on the health care law for faith and community organizations. All webinars are open to the public and include a question and answer session.
To participate in one of the webinars, please select your preferred topic from the list below and submit the necessary information. After registering you will receive an e-mail confirmation containing information about joining the webinar. Please contact us at email@example.com if you have problems registering or if you have any questions about the health care law. You may also join the webinar by telephone only. All webinars are one hour. (more…)


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text: 2009/5/4 Robert Collins <robert.collins at canonical.com>: > I'd like to delete this class? Any objections? > > @John, I know you want fast conversions to dev6, so do I. I think we > have to simply put the work into doing that in streaming fetch, or they > will only be fast locally. > > It's caused bugs in the past, and continues to do so - most recently bug > 368921. It's not invoked when converting from a smart server; and its > not needed to perform conversions anymore, as we have that built into > the streaming fetch support. > > bug 368921 *may* have additional issues in the streaming fetch, but > right now we have two implementations of the same problem that don't > agree with each other about the outputs. +1 to deleting it if John thinks it's reasonable. -- Martin <http://launchpad.net/~mbp/>


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Here's What's Happening at JETAA Toronto:
Upcoming Event: JETAA Trampoling at Sky Zone Toronto
Have you ever wanted to bounce through the air while whipping and dodging cylinders of rubber in a friendly but intense game of skill? Well then we have just the event for you!
***UPDATE: PROGRAM CHANGE – COST IS NOW $21 – EVENT IS FROM 8:45pm TO 11:00pm – EVERYONE WELCOME – NO NEED FOR E-MAIL RSVP – BUY TICKETS ONLINE/ON-SITE AND WE'LL SEE YOU THERE! ***
Come join JETAA Toronto for a fun filled evening of bouncing and merriment on Saturday, March 28th! Everyone is welcome, so feel free to bring your friends and impress them with your mad trampolining skills! The event time has changed, and will now take place from 8:45pm to 11:00pm – bouncing starts at 9:00pm – and the price is only $21! We get 90 minutes of bouncing and access to all of the Sky Zone facilities, as well as some delicious food to keep us energized!
Sky Zone Highlight Video:
Purchase your tickets online at: http://goo.gl/UlSSZR
*Choose March 28 at 9:00pm*
*Sky Socks must be purchased at the location for $2.25*
Start Date/Time: Saturday, March 28, 2015 9:00 PM (be there for 8:45pm to sign waivers)
End Date/Time: Saturday, March 28, 2015 11:00 PM
Waivers can be signed online to save time upon arrival: https://
Description from Sky Zone: "Saturday nights just got way more awesome. Grab your friends and rock the courts all night for one low price. SkySlam, Ultimate Dodgeball, the Foam Zone and more are all there to get you flying, spinning and flipping out. This isn't your typical night out, so get ready to fly high!"
– 90 minutes of jump time
– Two pizza slices & a soda per person
– Music, friends & plenty of awesome
– Ages 16+ only!
Who: Everyone is invited, so call your friends!
Cost: $21 (after tax), $2.25 for Sky Socks (mandatory)
RSVP: Click JOIN on the Facebook group – we'll see you there!
Carpool: Post on the Facebook Page if you need a ride or can give someone a lift!
Sky Zone Website: http://www.skyzone.com/ca/
In case you have any questions, please send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com
We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Upcoming Event: March Ramen Romp
Ramen Romp #3 in February was a great success with 10 adults and 1 baby showing up! Thanks to everyone who came out.
If you are feeling like your belly is craving some rameny goodness we are having our Ramen Romp #4 very soon. Here are the details:
When: March 19th, 6:30pm
Where: Ramen Isshin at 421 College (near Bathurst)
RSVP: firstname.lastname@example.com
We hope to see you there!
Event Report: Midnight Curling Madness!
The 2015 JETAA Toronto Annual Midnight Curling on Saturday, February 21st was a rocking success for the fourth year in a row, with over 30 JETAA members and friends were in attendance. We kicked the night off with a trip to the nearby Loons Public House, then headed straight for the High Park Curling Club. Many thanks to the club for hosting us once again.
Event Report: Kitchener-Waterloo Subchapter Ice-skating
On Saturday, February 28, a motley crew of Toronto JETAA members set off for a new land, known only by a mysterious acronym: KW. They had heard tales of ex-JETs living in this strangely-named land and were determined to find them. They piled into cars, with only a Google map and a map sent by a KW JET to guide them.
After an arduous journey, they arrived at St Jacob's Market. They had read that this market offered many tasty treats, from sausage to hummus to extravagant apple fritters. While all manner of snacks were consumed, the mysterious KW JETs were yet to be found. Continue reading
JETAA Toronto Logo Redesign Callout
Yes, YOU are being asked to join in and be a part of the JETAA Toronto Logo redesign!!!
We want your design input for our new logo which will be featured on the JETAA Toronto website, banner, and other JETAA Toronto materials. We are hoping for thoughtful designs that display the characteristics of JETAA and Toronto/southern Ontario. We are looking for a fresh approach – don't feel restricted by our current colour scheme or logo. Submissions should be high resolution and designed with flexibility for varying use in mind (e.g. portrait and large for a banner, landscape and smaller for letterhead/business card, etc.). If you have any questions regarding the format, please contact Sabrina.
Submission Instructions
What: New JETAA Logo Toronto
When: March 15th, 2015 – soon!
How: Please submit the file to Events Coordinator Support, email@example.com or email@example.com , by email or through G-Drive
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We are unable to offer compensation, except in the form of recognition and gratitude! If your submission is selected as the winner, you agree to provide JETAA Toronto exclusive worldwide rights to use or alter the image in any format, including digital retouching as required. The selection process will be conducted by the JETAA Toronto Executive Committee.


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Jufiy 5, 1932. w. s. PARKER 9 9 DUST PUFF Filed May 19, 1928 WILLIAM Patented July 5, 1932 v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE S. PARKER, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T BURSON KNITTING COM- PANY, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS nusr PUFF Applicationfiled May 19, 1928. Serial No. 278,960.
This invention relates to a dust 'pufl and the method of making the same.
A dust pufi' in order to serve most efii- 'ciently should have a very resilient body, the parts of which should be so interlocked that they will not become disengaged readily and form separated bunches or'lumps which do not cooperate with each other. A good dust pufi also should be free from the tendency to harden and become incrusted when a cleaning oil is used with it in dusting and polishing.
The materials used in the making of this dust pufi" have been so selected and arranged that each of the above desirable qualities is incorporated in the resulting dust pu fi and other qualities peculiar tothis invention are also found to be possessed by the dustpufl I made from this process.
One of the objects of this invention is to provide a dust pufi made of fibrous material which naturally assumes and retains an ellipsoidal shape which is suitable for use in dusting.
Another object of this invention is to provide a dust mop which is composed of a plura-lity of strands of fibrous material and having both ends of each strand securely tied so that none of the ends may become free.
Another object of this invention is to provide a dust pufi' which is composed of strands of fibrous material and having both ends of each strand brought into a single knot where the ends are 'firmly secured into a compact knot whichalso serves as a grip for the user.
Another object of this invention is to provide a dust pufl' made of many strands of a fibrous material, each strand having previously been given a kinky form by means of knitting or some other suitable operation so that the strands when laid in proximity to each other in many layers will become considerably intermeshed and interlocked by means of the interengagement of their kinky portions.
Another object of this invention is to provide a process for making a dust pufi' which will produce a compact puff whosekinky strands are so Well intermeshed as to prevent.
the. puff from separating into disconnected bunches and yet which is assembled by a very simple arrangement of successive layers wound one upon the other.
Another object of this invention is to provide a method of making a dust pufi' from kinky strands of fibrous material which fac'ilitates and cheapens the problem of tying the ends of the strands so that they may not become loose and separated from the puff.
Another object of this invention'is to provide a method of making dust puffs which utilizes kinky strands of fibrous material,
which strands may be prepared by knitting moval from the reel,
Fig. 8 shows another elevation of the dust pufi? taken at 90 to Fig. 2 showing that the pufls are ellipsoids more closely resembling an egg in shape than the common circulartype of door knob,
Fig. 4; shows one of the pufl's after it has been cut from the double pufi shown in Figs 2 and 3, and
Fig. 5 shows how. conveniently the'knot in the puff may be grasped when the puff is being used. I v
Referring in detail to the drawing, a knitted tubular piece 1 is held in some suitable relation to, the reel by means which is not shown 'nor which is material to this invention. The strands are raveled from it as indicated and pass through a loop 2 mounted on a reciprocating bar 3 which moves alternately to the right and to the left as indicated by the arrows. The group of strands after passing through the guide loop 2 are wound upon a simple reel having the separated rods 4. The apparatus for rotating the reel is not material to this invention and need not be shown. The reciprocation of the guide loop 2 will cause the groups of strands to be wound in successive layers which are crisscrossed. This crisscrossing is employed in order to bring about the most effective intermingling of the kinky portions of the strands.
After a suflicient number of layers have been incorporated in the loop 5 of the intermeshed material, the group 6 of strands is severed and the loop of wound material is removed from the reel. The loop of intermeshed strands is now pinched together at its middle in a plane through the axis of the loop and is tied-very firmly at the two separate points '4' and 8 which causes the outside portions of the loop of wound material to naturally form into two ellipsoidal puffs 9 and 10.
After the two separated ties are completed a sharp knife cuts through the narrowed portion of the puff on the line 11-11 which results in producing two puffs 9 and 10 each of which has a central button 12 in which both ends of each strand of the puif are securely tied. Not only does the button 12, or knot, hold the ends of the strands securely and permanently but this button also serves as a convenient grip for the user. The thumb and fingers may be inserted in back of this button if desired or they may grip the button as shown in Fig. 5. This button is such a firm and compact body that it may be used for attachment to a handle if desired.
It is found that a dust puff made in accordance with this process naturally forms into an ellipsoidal shape which it continues to retain even with prolonged use. This shape is of course most convenient for its intended uses. The kinky strands produced by the knitting are found to intermesh and interlock in such a way that they do not sep arate in hunches and groups even though they are subjected to hard usage and despite the tendency which cleaning oils have to mat strands of fibrous material together. The kinky shape of the strands also gives this pufi unusual resiliency which makes it more useful in absorbing dust and oil and which increases the utility of the dust pufl. Not only do the kinks in the strands as produced by the previous knitting process give the puff the characteristics above described but it also provides a much larger puff than could be isomer layers, until a desired quantity of intermeshed layers are formed, bringing opposite sides of the loop together to bring the strands at that point into close relation with one another in cylindrical form and tying the strands in compressed relation, whereby the looped ends are caused to flare out to form puffs.
2. The method of making dust puffs comprising winding raveled strands in a continuous loop in superimposed intermeshed layers, compressing the loop intermediate its ends, binding the strands together in the compressed portion at two separated points, and cutting the compressed portion of the loop between the two said points to thereby produce two independent puffs each having both ends of its strands firmly secured under its respective bound portion.
3. A method of making dust puffs comprising winding kinky strands in a continuous loop in superimposed layers to cause the kinky portions of adjacent strands to intermesh, bringing opposite sides of the loop together into a compact cylindrical body and securing them together, and securing two portions of each strand in said body and the intermediate portion of each strand being extended from said body in a loop through the intermeshed layers.
i. The method of making dust puffs comprising winding kinky raveled strands into a loop having a plurality of intermeshed resilient layers of kinky strands, compressing together into cylindrical form and tying in the compressed relation opposing sides of the loop to hold the strands so tied in a fixed mutual relation, whereby the intermediate porl tions of said strands pufl outwardly from the tied portion in an ellipsoidal resilient body.
5. The method of making dust puffs comprising Winding kinky raveled strands into a loop having a plurality of intermeshed resilient layers of kinky strands, compressing together in cylindrical form and tying in the compressed relation opposed sides of the loop at spaced points to hold the strands so tied in a fixed mutual relation, whereby the intermediate portions of said strands pufi outward from the tied portion in an ellipsoidal resilient body, and cutting the strands of fibrous material between said spaced points to produce two separate pufis.
In witness of the foregoing T affix my signature.
l/VILLTAM S. PARKER.
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Commentary: Appendix N: Inspirational And Educational Reading by Gary Gygax (from AD&D's original Dungeon Masters Guide)
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Gary Gygax, co-creator of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons added, on page 224 of the 1979 Dungeon Masters Guide, a list of "Inspirational And Educational Reading."
Long out of print, but still incredibly relevant, this list of inspirations for the phenomenon that is Dungeons & Dragons, and role-playing games in general, deserves to be better known. There is a Wikipedia entry for the "sources and influences on the development of Dungeons & Dragons", but there's nothing like looking at the real thing.
So, here it is in it's entirety, following it you will find hypertext links to the Wikipedia entries for the specifically mentioned novels and collections (when available).
Appendix N lists the following authors and works:
Poul Anderson – THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS; THE HIGH CRUSADE; THE BROKEN SWORD
John Bellairs – THE FACE IN THE FROST
Leigh Brackett
Fredric Brown
Edgar Rice Burroughs – "Pellucidar" Series; Mars Series; Venus Series
Lin Carter – "World's End" Series
L. Sprague de Camp – LEST DARKNESS FALL; FALLIBLE FIEND; et al.
[L. Sprague] de Camp & [Fletcher] Pratt. "Harold Shea" Series; CARNELIAN CUBE
August Derleth
Lord Dunsany
P. J. [Philip Jose] Farmer – "The World of the Tiers" Series; et al.
Gardner [F.] Fox – "Kothar" Series; "Kyrik" Series; et al.
R.E. [Robert E.] Howard – "Conan" Series
Sterling Lanier – HIERO'S JOURNEY
Fritz Leiber – "Fafhrd & Gray Mouser" Series; et al.
H.P. Lovecraft
A. Merritt – CREEP, SHADOW, CREEP; [The] MOON POOL; DWELLERS IN THE MIRAGE; et al.
Michael Moorcock – STORMBRINGER; STEALER OF SOULS; "Hawkmoon" Series (esp. the first three books)
Andre Norton
Andrew J. Offutt – editor SWORDS AGAINST DARKNESS III
Fletcher Pratt – BLUE STAR; et al.
Fred Saberhagen – CHANGELING EARTH; et al.
Margaret St. Clair – THE SHADOW PEOPLE; SIGN OF THE LABRYS
J.R.R. Tolkien – THE HOBBIT; "Ring Trilogy" [aka The Lord Of The Rings]
Jack Vance – THE EYES OF THE OVERWORLD; THE DYING EARTH; et al.
Stanley [G.] Weinbaum
Manly Wade Wellman
Jack Williamson
Roger Zelazny – JACK OF SHADOWS; "Amber" Series; et al.
Now with regards to the audio availability of the works and authors on this list I have composed the following set of notes:
Too few of the novels and collections specifically mentioned above are or ever have been audiobooks. But, there are several that have: the two Jack Vance books, the Tolkien books, of course, and Poul Anderson's The Broken Sword is available from Downpour.com (narrated by Bronson Pinchot). Unfortunately very few of the remaining bolded titles are in the public domain. One of the interesting exceptions is The Moon Pool by A. Merritt, which is available from LibriVox and narrated by veteran narrator Mark Douglas Nelson.
Of the series, those are the ones mentioned in quotes, I recommend Edgar Rice Burroughs's first Pellucidar novel, At the Earth's Core which is available from narrator David Stifel's site – we also have a podcast discussion of that book HERE. And we did a show on A Princess Of Mars, which is the first audiobook in what Gygax calls the "Mars series." The audiobook is HERE and the podcast is HERE.
Andre Norton's work is actually well represented on LibriVox.org, have a look HERE.
Several of Fritz Leiber's "Fafhrd & Gray Mouser" collections were produced by Audible, HERE. But several of the stories are also public domain and are available on our PDF Page, for turning into audiobooks or podcasts!
Roger Zelazny's first Amber series book was once available with Roger Zelazny's narration, today Audible.com has the original ten book series as narrated by Allesandro Juliani.
As for H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, and Lord Dunsany, we have done several audiobooks of their stories for The SFFaudio Podcast, available on Podcast Page, so that's a good place to start.
Further recommendations would have me point you towards the excellent small press audiobook publisher Audio Realms, which has the majority of the great Wayne June's readings of H.P. Lovecraft. They also have two volumes of Robert E. Howard's "Weird Works." Even more Robert E. Howard is available from Tantor Media.
I should also point out that most of the authors listed in Appendix N are now represented somewhere on our PDF Page, a page made up of U.S. public domain stories, poems, plays, novels, essays and comics. Please make some audiobooks, audio dramas, or podcasts from them! We will all be all the richer for it.
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The SFFaudio Podcast #287 – READALONG: The Keep by F. Paul Wilson
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The SFFaudio Podcast #287 – Jesse, Seth, Mr Jim Moon, and John Feaster talk about The Keep by F. Paul Wilson.
Talked about on today's show:
1981, to a professor of Slavic languages, H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, the "First Age", Hyperborea, At The Mountains Of Madness, The Mound, high fantasy, monstrous survivals, "two-fisted mighty thewed", meeting the monster, this is not Lovecraft anymore, "big speeches very evil", the movie, HBO, the sword is a laser beam?, that thing from Krull?, like Skeletor but less impressive, D'Spayre (Marvel Comics), "I expected you to come in evening-wear", "He's not Hitler", WWII, can you use evil to fight evil, Cuza, shades of grey, chancellorship, "are you with the forces of good?", a pretty amazing book, the Adversary Cycle, The Tomb, the "Repairman Jack" cycle, Equalizer-style, ancient Hindu mythology, deeply interested in its subject, re-reads, "written with the energy and verve and economy of a pulp novel all the themes, and character and depth of a literary novel", Protecting Project Pulp, yellow peril, "I've heard Lovecraft was good for sales", Conan The Barbarian (1982), Thulsa Doom, red hair and olive skin, a mystery novel, making assumptions, is Glen a Templar?, "What's in the box?", Portugal, Spain, Wales, a little map, not a castle, not a keep, built backwards, go kill Hitler, The Salem's Lot route, a mute Nosferatu, the seduction of Cuza, Glen is a morally ambiguous character, Magda is the main character, the resonance of the title, Rasalom, Hitler, Molosar, the SS dude (Kaempffer), Woermann, moving the date 1941 to 1942, in 1941 there really is no hope (as opposed to 1942), Twitter, which evil is worse?, Gabriel Byrne, Sir Ian McKellen, WWI, the Spanish Civil War, the Condor Legion, the German anti-fascist legion, "you collaborate with anti Wallachians?", punch-ups, Germany back on its feet, dissension in the ranks, The Psychology Of Power, George W. Bush, Obama was reading Team Of Rivals, torturing folks but not prosecuting folks, John's second book, The Beast Within by Edward Levy, The Shining by Stephen King, Dungeons & Dragons, Pnakotic Manuscripts, Cuza uses the manuscripts as a red herring, you can't destroy knowledge, when Jesse was less sophisticated, somebody's got to be the publisher that published Mein Kampff, Dianetics, maybe you're not as committed to the cause?, letting the adults slide, the Hitler Youth was mandatory, excuses might have been deadly, The Machine Gunners by Robert Westall, school children were terrifying, Nineteen-Eighty Four, informing on mommy and daddy, The Cultural Revolution, Die Brucke (aka The Bridge), Volkssturm, MG-42, April 27th, 1945, Doctor Who, Beau Geste, Magneto (Marvel Comics), J. Michael Straczynski, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Vorlons and the Shadows, Chaos and Order, put these old gods to bed, maybe I can finally die, appeasement, Glaeken returns, The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan is a retelling of Dracula and Salem's Lot, more gloopy gloppy blood, John Carpenter's The Thing, this book has zombies, traditional zombies, the rats, the muddy boots, the fingers, the reversal, Molosar sounds like a mid-dark age wizard or Romanian lord, Rasalom sounds like a Doctor Who character or Absalom, Mordred, Woermann -> War Man, Kempffer -> fighter, Magda -> Mary Magdalene, Cuza -> count, Glen -> valley, Glaeken -> Glaaki (Ramsey Campbell), the Fungi From Yuggoth sonnet cycle, The Courtyard, Neonomicon by Allan Moore and Jacen Burrows, Aklo,
It was the city I had known before;
The ancient, leprous town where mongrel throngs
Chant to strange gods, and beat unhallowed gongs
In crypts beneath foul alleys near the shore.
The rotting, fish-eyed houses leered at me
From where they leaned, drunk and half-animate,
As edging through the filth I passed the gate
To the black courtyard where the man would be.
The dark walls closed me in, and loud I cursed
That ever I had come to such a den,
When suddenly a score of windows burst
Into wild light, and swarmed with dancing men:
Mad, soundless revels of the dragging dead –
And not a corpse had either hands or head!
the headless corpse, "leave my house", shaping Cuza, we get tricked, there's something you've both overlooked, "Draculian harmonics", old Slavonic, he can't be both ignorant and knowledgeable, psychological warfare, Molasar is so much smarter, Cuza is super-manipulative, double bluff, the Dracula mystique, Molasar has to be telepathic, Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Woermann mentions having seen a pirated version of Nosferatu, Molasar was aware of Cuza's previous visits, he's had a lot of time to think, bad dreams, he's not interested in crumbs, the Popes forgot about it, the battery for the enchantment of the keep, the evil events begin on April 30th (Walpurgisnacht), the birds as a barometer of evil, no sequel possible, a blue winged bid with a beak full of straw, Moroi, Highlander, Highlander II (the worst movie ever made), "that's the quickening McLeod", a Spanish Egyptian with a Scottish accent, where did Highlander come from?, magic swords drinking power, a katana for cutting wasabi, 1980s movies came out of nowhere (seemingly), Elric (Michael Moorcock), Highlander: The Series, The Red One by Jack London, collecting heads, headless soldiers are unthinking soldiers, puppets of dark sorcery, vampires have the power to heal?, True Blood, did Cuza get the illness as a part of Molasar's long game?
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Dungeons & Dragons: Tomb Of Horrors by Gary Gygax [ACTUAL PLAY PODCAST]
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You are a former player of pen and paper (and dice) role playing games.
You feel bummed out that you don't (or can't) play anymore (or as much as you'd like).
You have heard of "actual play podcasts*" but you haven't listened to one before. And there has always been one module, in your collection, that you never got the chance to play, but always wanted to:
Tomb Of Horrors is considered one of the greatest Dungeons & Dragons modules of all time, as well as one of the most difficult.
The mound of the grinning skull awaits.
Dare you listen?
AD&D Dungeon Module S1 – Tomb Of Horrors
By Gary Gygax; Dungeon Mastered by Monty Martin
13 MP3 Files – Approx. 29 Hours 39 Minutes [ACTUAL PLAY]
Podcaster: The Shattered Sea
Podcast: October – December 2010
In the far reaches of the world, under a lost and lonely hill, lies the sinister TOMB OF HORRORS. This labyrinthine crypt is filled with terrible traps, strange and ferocious monsters, rich and magical treasures, and somewhere within rests the evil Demi-Lich.
Introduction |MP3|
Session 1 Part 1 |MP3|
Session 1 Part 2 |MP3|
Session 2 Part 1 |MP3|
Session 2 Part 2 |MP3|
Session 2 Part 3 |MP3|
Session 3 Part 1 |MP3|
Session 3 Part 2 |MP3|
Session 4 Part 1 |MP3|
Session 4 Part 2 |MP3|
Session 5 Part 1 |MP3|
Session 6 Part 1 |MP3|
Session 6 Part 2 |MP3|
*An "actual play podcast" is a recording of a role playing game session played either at a table or over the internet, most often audio only, featuring multiple players and Dungeon Master (or Game Master, Keeper etc.).
[Thanks to John ONeill at Black Gate for the reminder]
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The SFFaudio Podcast #196 – READALONG: A World Out Of Time by Larry Niven
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The SFFaudio Podcast #196 – Scott, Jesse, and Tamahome discuss the Blackstone Audio audiobook of A World Out Of Time by Larry Niven.
Talked about on today's show:
Tamahome is a third, Ender's Game, 1976, Rammer by Larry Niven (1971), a fix-up novel, Infinivox, Pat Bottino, "his most perfect short story", the novel ruins the short story (sort of), the anticipation is more interesting than the resolution, chapters 2 and 3 nullify the power of chapter 1, Corbell, Peerssa, the Clouds of Magellan, "a fuck you ending", interesting social systems, a sciencey vocab, cryonics, Bussard Ram Jets, ergosphere, Protector, Beowulf Shaeffer, The Soft Weapon, the Technovelgy website, biological package probes, the bubble car, the empty man, gravity assisted subway, poster TV, RNA shots "don't read Cliff Notes, eat Cliff", planaria (flatworms) experiments, humans are wired for language, birds are wired for flight, young forever, Star Trek, null field, consciousness transferal, continuation of consciousness, Robert J. Sawyer, Rollback, Identity Theft (or Shed Skin), your robot body, we care about will, Four Worlds Of The Diamond by Jack Chalker, "there's a mystery that needs to be solved, cloning, Lilith: A Snake In The Grass, Audible.com, The River Of The Dancing Gods, The Identity Matrix, Demons Of The Dancing Gods, G.O.D., Inc., Dancers In The Afterglow, Immortality, Inc. by Robert Sheckley, "who are you when you're just some ground up hamburger?", he's treated like a criminal, why don't the citizens want to make this trip?, a certain kind of person, Louis Wu, "a special sort of breed", the two CBC Ideas shows on James Cameron, manned spaceflight, Playgrounds Of The Mind, "my favourite characters are all tourists", "I demand to be a tourist", The Integral Trees by Larry Niven, a whole world in zero gravity, "this guy is Mr. Physics", Arthur C. Clarke, Hothouse by Brian Aldiss, Ringworld, The Ringworld Engineers, Robert A. Heinlein, Dan Carlin's Common Sense, David Brin, passing a planet, "something on the order of that", moving planets, Uranus, mathematically logical (but with non-existent materials), the air is full of the oceans, the null-rooms, a null-box, zero-entropy space, better sandwich storage, transporting the garbage out, Doctor McCoy, quantum communication and quantum teleportation, Think Like A Dinosaur by James Patrick Kelly, Seeing Ear Theatre, Dream Park, Oath Of Fealty, The Mote In God's Eye, Inferno, Lucifer's Hammer, Luke Burrage, Escape From Hell, Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, an alien invasion story, Scott has a signed copy!, elephantine aliens with twin trunks, the audiobook of Footfall is available, a book written by people who care about science!, a septic tank full of books, Robert A. Heinlein, Dan Carlin's Common Sense, David Brin, the DHS vs. the U.S. military, what would Larry Niven do as the head of the EPA?, a Death Star, Obama's unemployed geekishness, Newt Gingrich, moonbase!, he loves himself because he's surrounded by idiots, the idea of an idea man is fantastic, Douglas Adams, a thousand or ten thousand year project, focused on the current and the recent past, the deep time issue, time capsules, the Long Now Foundation, cathedral building, pyramid building, "on the cosmic scale", the space race was motivated by military competition, Space X http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX , a private moonbase?, the ultra rich, science isn't for profit, human existence isn't for profit, space probes, hydro-electric dams, where is the Moonbase Kickstarter?, maybe we could have just one guy and his clone up there, Moon, real Science Fiction, Crashlander, Neutron Star, Peter F. Hamilton is an ideas man, Great North Road, five pages describing a weather change, another fix-up novel, Neutron Star, the animated Star Trek, Kzin, Alan Dean Foster, World Of Ptavvs, Algis Budrys, telepathy, Charles Stross, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Community, The Big Bang Theory, Dan Harmon's keynote.
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All I Really Need to Know About Life, I Learned From Dungeons and Dragons
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Podcaster Chad Henderson (of the ElmoCast) gave this talk entitled "All I Really Need to Know About Life, I Learned From Dungeons and Dragons" at a recent IgniteOKC event. IgniteOKC is a "community-driven networking event that connects people of diverse backgrounds and knowledge through a series of entertaining, rapidfire presentations." Presenters are given a microphone, 5 minutes, and 20 slides to showcase their presentation. And for those not from OKC, it stands for "Oklahoma City."
The Presentation:
The Slideshow:
[via BoingBoing.net]
Posted by Jesse Willis
The SFFaudio Podcast #008
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The SFFaudio Podcast #008 – here there be podcasts – we've adorned ourselves in too much gold, now we can't move! So join us on our 8th show, where we're always etymologically correct.
Scott: Oh ya right. I just forgot something man. Uh, before we dock, I think we ought to discuss the bonus situation.
Jesse: Right.
Scott: We think… we think we deserve full shares.
Jesse: Right.
Scott: Pass the cornbread.
Topics discussed include:
42Blips.com, METAtropolis, Jay Lake, John Scalzi, Elizabeth Bear, Tobias Buckell, Karl Schroeder, Mr. Spaceship, Philip K. Dick, Stefan Rudnicki, Wonder Audio, Anne McCaffrey, The Ship Who Sang, Michael Hogan, Battlestar Galactica, 18th Century Spain, Cascadia (Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and sometimes Idaho), Detroit, "Turking", The Turk (the chess playing automaton), alternative economy, Kandyse McClure, infodump, shared world, Brandon Sanderson, hard fantasy, Elantris, Larry Niven, The Magic Goes Away, manna, unicorns, dragons, Dungeons & Dragons, Mistborn, Robert Jordan, The Wheel Of Time, Writing Excuses Podcast, Howard Tayler, SchlockMercenary.com, Dan Wells, The Dark Knight, Aural Noir, The New Adventures Of Mike Hammer, Stacy Keach, Mike Hammer, Full Cast Audio, Red Planet, Robert A. Heinlein, Bruce Coville, Mars, Heinlein's Future History sequence, the Red Planet TV miniseries, Princess Academy, Shannon Hale, Blackstone Audio, The Collected Stories Of Philip K. Dick Volume 1, and Volume 2, Inferno by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, David Farland, Runelords, Collected Public Domain Works Of H.P. Lovecraft, LibriVox.org, October, Ray Bradbury, "Autumn ennui", AUTHOR PAGES, LEIGH BRACKETT, FREDERIC BROWN, JAMES PATRICK KELLY, BBC7, RadioArchive.cc, Beam Me Up Podcast, MACK REYNOLDS, Robert Sheckley, Religulous, Constantine's Sword, The Ultimate Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction: The Definitive illustrated Guide edited by David Pringle, space opera, planetary romance, Julie D., Forgotten Classics podcast, The Wonder Stick, time travel, alien intrusions, metal powers, Slan, The Demolished Man, comedic SF, aliens, artificial intelligence, "cosmic collisions", Deep Impact, cyborgs, dinosaurs, the dying Earth, Gene Wolfe, elixir of life, immortality, Roger Zelazny, Robert Silverberg, genetic engineering, nuclear war, overpopulation, parallel worlds, robots, androids, Joanna Russ, Ben Bova, space travel, suspended animation, teleportation, transcendence = the Singularity ?, Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke, religion, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Monica Hughes, Crisis On Conshelf Ten, Hard SF, cyberpunk, psychology, New Wave, lost races, military SF, science fantasy, shared worlds, steampunk.
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This Week @ MHS
Looking for stimulting conversation? Plan to attend one of the two seminars offered this week. You will find additional details about each event, and our current exhibitions, on our online calendar.
Tuesday, 10 April at 5:15 PM the Environmental History Seminar continues with Brian J. Payne, Bridgewater State University, presenting "Controlling the Cost of Fish: Weir Fishermen and Price Control in the Sardine Herring Fishery, 1875-1903." Josh Reid, University of Massachusetts, Boston, will provide the comment.
Thursday, 12 April at 5:30 PM the History of Women and Gender Seminar concludes its spring series with Stephanie Jones-Rogers, Rutgers University, presenting her paper "'She thought she could find a better market': White Women and the Re-Gendering of the Antebellum Slave Market and Slave-Trading Community." Walter Johnson, Harvard University, will give the comment.
For both seminars advance copies of the papers are available for a small subscription fee. Whether you are a subscriber, or simply plan on attending one of the events, we ask that you RSVP so that we know to expect you.
On Saturday, 14 April at 10:00 AM our 90 minute tour, The History and Collections of the MHS, departs the front lobby. All are welcome to attend.
Also, remember that our current exhibitions, A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life: The Photographs of Clover Adams, 1883-1885 and The First Seasons of the Federal Street Theatre, 1794-1798, are free and open to the public Monday through Saturday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
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SLEEK AND DESTROY; HMS Daring sets sail as pride of Clyde and envy of the world.
THIS lean, mean killing machine can destroy a target the size of a cricket ball and travelling at three times the speed of sound 18 miles away.
Yesterday, Clyde-built HMS Daring set sail from Scotstoun, Glasgow, on her maiden voyage.
The hi-tech warship can con enemy radar into thinking she is no bigger than a fishing boat.
And she can cover a distance equivalent to New York and back on one load of fuel.
Launched by the Countess of Wessex in February 2006, the destroyer is the first of six Type 45s being built for the Royal Navy.
They will provide the British fleet and her allies with an unparalleled level of anti-air warfare capability.
HMS Daring will be put through her paces by engineers from BAE Systems, the firm who built her, and the naval personnel who will formher crew when she enters service in 2009.
The senior officer on board the ship, Commander David Shutts, said: "This is a great day for everybody who has been involved in the Type 45 destroyer project.
"Both I and the rest of the Royal Naval ship's company have been looking forward to this event for a long time.
"It's not every day you take a first-of-class warship to sea."
BAE Systems surface fleet solutions managing director Vic Emery said: "I am delighted that the Type 45 programme to date has been delivered on time, on budget and to the customer's specification, underlining our commitment to supporting the operations of the UK armed forces.
"HMS Daring's departure, bang on schedule, is yet another tribute to the outstanding performance of the Clyde workforce.
"It is a huge achievement by a team involving BAE Systems and Royal Navy personnel and another key milestone towards the entry into service of the world's most advanced warship."
Following her sea trials, HMS Daring will return to the Clyde where she will undergo more tests.
She will be handed over to the Navy by the end of next year and enter full service in 2009.
The design incorporates stealth technology to reduce the chances of the ship being identified - this includes the cooling of exhaust gases to reduce the infra-red signature and avoiding the use of right angles - this reduces the radar signature to make the Type 45 appear to be the size of a fishing boat.
Although the Type 45 is one of the most advanced warships in the world, it uses many standard materials from commercial shipbuilding. This allows the maximum possible investment in the defensive systems.
The radar has a range of hundreds of miles. One of its main functions is to detect sea-skimming missiles and it is one of the most advanced in the world.
When testing the long-range radar, the equipment picked up all of the inward and outward bound flights from several major European airports, including Charles de Gaulle in Paris, Heathrow, Frankfurt and Schiphol in Amsterdam.
The principle anti-air missile system can deal with multiple targets simultaneously and is the most advanced in the world.
It can identify and deal with more threats simultaneously and deploys missiles more quickly and effectively. The system can identify, track and ultimately destroy a threat the size of a cricket ball traveling at three times the speed of sound.
The MISC facility was built in Portsmouth and is a purpose built combat system integration, test and trials facility.
The missiles are 20 times more manoeuverable than a Formula 1 car (pulling over 60G)
The Type 45 offers each crewmember an average of 37 per cent more space than on previous ships with the amount of space now equivalent to passenger space onboard commercial ferries.
Type 45 has more than 20,000 power and data cables, stretching some 620km. Laid end-to-end, they would stretch from the Clyde yards in Glasgow to the MoD offices at Abbey Wood near Bristol.
The ship is 44 metres from keel to the top of the Sampson radar dome, which is the equivalent of a building which is 5 stories high or the height of Nelson's Column.
The ships are built in modular sections, with first steel cut on Daring in August 2003.
The bow and mast sections are made by VT Shipbuilding in Portsmouth and transported more than 500 miles to Glasgow by sea-going barge.
The deck is large enough to park 20 London buses. More usefully, it is large enough to land a Chinook helicopter, although the ships will normally carry Merlin helicopters.
External communications include internet and video conferencing while deployed anywhere in the world. Comprehensive internal communications including full wirefree communications for tasks such as fire-fighting.
The Type 45 is the first front-line warship to use all-electric propulsion which means you can run the whole ship off a single power plant at a reasonable speed.
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The Type 45 Anti-Air Warfare Destroyer is designed primarliy to protect UK national and allied/coalition forces against all known airborne threats.
Comprehensively equipped to provide self-protection, local and area air defence, her advanced weapon and sensor fit sets the benchmark standard for air defence destroyer capability.
TYPE 45: ANTI-AIR WARFARE DESTROYER 1 Helicopter The Type 45 is designed to operate a Merlin HM1 or Lynx HMA 8 helicopter, armed with a stingray anti-submarine torpedoes and Sea Skua anti-ship missiles. Her flight deck is large enough to land a twin-rotor Chinook to deliver or embark troops or stores.; 2 navigation radar; 3 Long-range radar with identification friend-or-foe interrorgator; 4 Communications Mast; 5 DLH offboard decoy system (P&S); 6 30mm automatic small callibre guns (P&S): 30mm Oerlikon KCB cannon located port and starboard. Used to destroy close-in threats such as speedboats and helicopters; 7 Sampson multifunction radar; 8 Electro optical gunfire control system; 9 DLF passive naval decoy system (P&S); 10 PAAMS Sylver surface-to-air vertical launch silos; 11 4.5 mk8 Mod 1 naval gun: 4.5in gun gives destroyer naval fire support shore bombardment capability; 12 MFS - 7000 bow sonar (under keel)
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What should I do with this bed?
I got it at the salvation army..cheap.Low double digits. I even got money off because I pointed out to the manager it doesn't have side rails. It was filthy, but I was looking for a piece to paint white then glaze for my daughters "shabby chic" bedroom.
Now problem, I started working on it and it cleaned up pretty good.....too dang good to paint white. So now I must choose...either refinish it make side rails and sell it, refinish it , keep it , or bite the bullet and paint it now that I have already painted all the other pieces that are going into that room . Also does anyone have an idea how old it would be? I beleive it is walnut. The foot board has the same matchbook veneer on the facing part and the legs have ornately carved claw feet
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Don't paint it!!!!!! I forget what that grain is called.....but it's lovely...and will be forever ruined if you paint it. Sell it to someone who appreciates beautiful antiques....or leave it as "real wood" and let it be the star of the bedroom....but don't paint it!
No that wood is good stuff....not rosewood....but something else...unfortunalty I can't drag the name of it out of this old brain. Sell it if you must....but it would be a wonderful contrast to all the painted white and maybe the impetus to mature your daughter's taste beyond shabby chic.
You only need to look at the carving to know that is a good quality bed.
It would look fine with white stuff! Just tie a white silk flower bouquet to the top if you HAVE to match.
Very pretty with the veneer mirrored (bookmatched I think?) all the way across. Attach it to a cheap metal frame. No need to get all fancy with wooden siderails which kids (as well as adults) tend to beat up anyway.
Actually I think it is walnut. I cleaned and lightly sanded it and in those pics I had just wiped it down . I bought some shelac that I will clear coat it with. Well I guess it's unanimous not to paint it. I can easily make siderails with some walnut boards , buy the metal plate hook thingy online and I have a carpenter who can put them together. I can post more pics when I get home. It is full size and pretty tall...around over 5" . I can't beleive I talked the woman down to $40 for both pieces!!!
That's the word I was looking for!
Here is a link that might be useful: spalted maple
I have never seen spalt(ed?) maple in a veneer, but if I ever did, that's what I imagine it would look like. It's pretty hard to cut a veneer from a wood that's host to a fungus.
At first glance I thought as well that it was rosewood, because of the general color + black veining. But the curly figure in the lighter areas isn't a feature seen in palisander (rosewood in French).
The only thing "wrong" with it being maple is the ruddy tone, but perhaps it's older and more patinated than it would appear.
IMO the veneer, or boards, seem very informal and the carving is very formal, which makes for too much of a inconsistency. It appears inappropriate to the piece. The veneeer is bookmatched, but is in strips and that could be a characteristic of the cross banding also. The carving still looks like rosewood, but it is hard to tell if the color is true on the picture. Some more pictures would be helpful. This is my opinion, and as hedious as it may be to contemplate, I could be wr, wr, wro, wron; some others could be more right.
From what I have heard....spalted maple is used in a thick "veneer"...like 1/4 inch or so thick...not the one MM that is normally used.
Zebra wood is another possibility...and sounding likely if the carving is rosewood.
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Could be so-called "satin walnut" aka gumwood. I made a coffee table out of that in high school wood shop and can post a photo of the wood if anyone really wants to be sure. The tone on the bed is a bit reddish, but that could be left over from the stain.
American made furniture manufactured during this period did not use zebra wood or other exotic woods, other than rose wood, and in extreme cases maybe ebony. What happened to this bed is the face veneer probably came loose so the previous owner took it all off and painted the ground white. Spalted maple veneer is usually thick because it is generally shop sawn by a individual craftsman at home or in his shop. A very few guys, like Ruhlmann, used exotic wood but this is obivously no his. If you like the ground, by all means varnish it. Other than that, I would offer these options. 1. Get some good upholstery remnants, maybe white background with a scene, and with use of some foam, glue, and staples, upholster the headboard leaving the carving and molding plain wood. 2.Get some beautiful wallpaper, like Brunschwig & Fils, and glue it on. 3. Paint on wide stripes like off white and pink, or whatever colors you like. 4. Order some paper backed veneer (easy to work with and you don't need a veneer press like I use, and you can cut it with scissors) and reveneer.
Fori, I thought she had said it had been painted but I was mistaken. But take a look at the post I brought up below this post picturing a 40's bed. That's how it should look. I'd like to see a picture of the back. That would probably be the same wood as the front veneer, but of a lesser quality because it does not show. Anyway, an interesting post and I like to read what everyone thinks.
Someone, how did you figure out it was American made?
The quality of the bed in the picture that "someone" brought up...as in posted to and brought to the top of the list of threads, is very VERY different from the quality of the bed which is the subject of this thread.
That it NOT wood that is under a veneer which has been removed.
And someone you say exotic wood is not used in furniture of this period....what period to you think this is from?
A good question. A look at the ornately carved feet would be helpful. I have a lot of books on furniture, mostly on making or restoring antiques, and I have seen that carved motif before. I'll look through my books and see if I can find it. Maybe there is some mark on the bed that indicates the maker. I am now looking at Diane Von Furstenberg's book "Beds" and the style looks French. In any case, I recant on my options and believe that nothing should be done until more is revealed. Again, I would like to see a picture of the claw feet. Also, there is another site on the web, where for a nominal fee, you can send a picture and a professional will give you a qualified appraisal. I think if you do a search on the web for "antique appraisal" you will find the site. If you do this, please let us know the outcome. Good post.
LindaC. What period do you say it is? You say it may be spalted maple or zebra wood....I thought it was underlayment because it looked so pieced together but if not, then it is rosewood. The style is French as far as I can tell, but I need to see the legs and the whole footboard. If it does turn out to be rosewood, then it is a very nice bed and should be finished appropiately. I hope it is. Maybe the feet are french scroll.
Oh holy cow I'm gonna kill myself...I agree with Linda. Well not on the zebra wood...I don't think it's zebra, but it's not an underlayment wood. The grain is bookmatched in the sections...no one would do that with underlayment wood.
The carving is quite nice. I can easily spot good verses bad, even on the net. I'd say 1880's likely as well...is rosewood ever splatted? Walnut? Mahogany? I've got several fabulous pieces in the new house in diffrent woods and bookmatched wood is the one underlying thing they have in common.
Oh, it really looks like a 1910-1930 piece, from a factory. The maple/beech/birch/gum frame, I strongly suspect, was dyed much darker mahogany color, and the "interesting" field provided a focal point.
If you use your imagination and remove the middle third (vertically) and plant the ends back together, you have the shape of a balloon-back chair. So, I would say at the heart there is a baroque (Queen Anne) shape, much stretched this way and that and crowned with a bunch of posies.
I spent about an hour last night looking at various illustrations of wood samples, and it was not quite exactly like anything; It's closest to figured red gum (the American one, not the Australian). It's a little like Macassar Ebony, but I doubt that it actually is. I have a small Paris-made harmonium from ca. 1900 that has a similar veneer. With a golden color and lots of irregular black streaks. I have been trying to figure out the wood since I bought it in 1986. I had believed that it was probably some kind of walnut with the black grain painted on with a turkey feather using india ink. But seeing this bed, maybe, maybe not. I'll try to post a harmonium photo to get someone's input.
Igloo, rosewood isn't spalted, it has the black grain streaks as it's primary feature, (plus extreme weight) and a background-porous texture. The wood in question has a tighter grain structure than rosewood.
Brazilian rosewood. The one picture says it all. Not Palisander which is East Indian Rosewood but Brazilian rosewood, now an endangered species. This is a very good find and warrants being redone with special care. You can Google images of Brazilian rosewood and will see lots of examples. The colors will vary depending on the log it originated from, but this looks very nice. If you intend to refinish it yourself, you must be careful you don't sand through the veneer or loosen it with paint remover. Also, you must be careful not to mess up the carving by sanding it. My guess, if it is structurally sound, auction value somewhere around $3,000.00 or more. I stress, this is my guess.
Wow, thanks. I have been very carefull , and have not touched the carving with sandpaper. I am no expert by any means but I believe the veneer is on the thick side as it is in pretty good shape and this even tho it had an area that was burned about 20 cm diameter. That's why when I bought it I figured I could justify painting something that was obviously fire damaged. But it was really just a layer of burnt shellac I guess because it came right off with light sanding. I will probably keep it...I've kind of grown attached to it !
If you want to finish it yourself you must put a sealer coat of dewaxed shellac on (if you use varnish). That is according to Jeff Jewitt's book "Finishing". Otherwise the oils in the rosewood will keep the varnish from drying. I don't know how the original rails were attached to the bed, but you can google Woodworkers Supply and they have hardware for several methods.
After you're done, a white poofy bow might look good.
I did buy a set of metal rail hook plates(not sure what they're called) and a can of zinsser shellac for a finish. If I don't use varnish , will the shellac alone suffice ? Or should I look for the dewaxed stuff? I will definitely post a pic when it is all done. Might be a while because I also have to rewire the crystal chandelier I found on craigs list,too.......... then voila! a complete shabby chic bedroom !
Yes, shellac is good. Don't need dewaxed if the total finish is shellac. Just cut the first couple of coats about 50% with denatured alcohol. Don't flood the shellac for fear of lifting the veneer. The bed deserves a fine finish and my advice would be to purchase, on line, Teri Masaschi's book, "Foolproof Wood Finishing". On pages 98 and 99 she has a good schedule for a shellac brushed on finish. Also it appears that you need to do some pre sanding on the boards that run across the bottom of the bed. Her book also explaines that.
Oh ,almost forgot. I found a very small mark..it is just 4 lines and looks like , is shaped like.. a mason's symbol..not sure if it has to do with whoever made it or not. I will take a pic when I can get some good light on it.
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How pretty! And really, the whole point of shabby chic is that anything goes as long as the balance is right. I have a few darker wood pieces mixed in with my lighter furniture, though my look is more minimal or beach cottage. I would keep the bed as is, and add one other piece to the room that is also wood for balance, maybe a darker wood chair or bence or a picture with a darker wood frame.
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thanks for all the helpful suggestions. jen2006 I will think about that, altho I am trying to stay away from the second hand stores....then again.........
The crystal chandelier was another good find, and I discovered that I could actually rewire it..altho that was a little more frustrating , it also turned out well.


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The International Society of Automation (www.isa.org) is a nonprofit professional association that sets the standard for those who apply engineering and technology to improve the management, safety, and cybersecurity of modern automation and control systems used across industry and critical infrastructure. Founded in 1945, ISA develops widely used global standards; certifies industry professionals; provides education and training; publishes books and technical articles; hosts conferences and exhibits; and provides networking and career development programs for its 36,000 members and 350,000 customers around the world.
ISA owns Automation.com, a leading online publisher of automation-related content, and is the founding sponsor of The Automation Federation (www.automationfederation.org), an association of non-profit organizations serving as "The Voice of Automation." Through a wholly owned subsidiary, ISA bridges the gap between standards and their implementation with the ISA Security Compliance Institute (www.isasecure.org) and the ISA Wireless Compliance Institute (www.isa100wci.org).
Membership Benefits
Full ISA Membership
Automation Affiliate Membership
Student Membership
Earned Membership Grades & Reciprocal Memberships
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ISA members have access to dozens of unique benefits. Update your member profile, set your communications preferences, find products and services that are right for you, and more – all from the convenience of your ISA website.
Featured Training: ISA Boot Camps
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2015 ISA Power Industry Symposium features five acclaimed keynote speakers, an extensive technical program, training opportunities and more
Steve Mustard, industrial cybersecurity expert of the Automation Federation and ISA, selected as keynote speaker at CABA Forum
Automation Federation releases report commissioned by LOGIIC that studies the use of virtualization in IACS environments
Registration opens for 2015 ISA Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR)-Fugitive Emissions Symposium
New ISA book explores evolution of temperature pressure and flow technologies and more
Beamex is pleased to announce its cooperation with Mark Draghicescu Racing at Silverstone race circuit
ISA and Beamex to co host web seminar on how to avoid the pitfalls of calibration system implementation
Honeywell Named Best Industrial Wireless Provider at 2014 Asian Manufacturing Awards
Beamex launches Mikes Calibration Corner
FDT Sponsors Webinar on Changes Needed for Successful Asset Management
ISA has the resources and expert networks that you need – no matter what position you hold in our industries. Browse the products and services designed to meet the needs of these common industry roles:
The professional associations and networks I develop at ISA are invaluable, and play an important role in my career growth to the executive level in the automation industry. I can honestly say that ISA has made a difference in my life and career.
–Prabhu Soundarrajan, Director of ISA's Chemical Petroleum Industries Division (ChemPID)
ISA's products and services are organized by technical topic – a selection of technologies, trends, and areas of focus that are relevant to your on-the-job performance:
In addition to ISA's books and standards, we also offer dozens of other technical resources that can help professionals stay up to date on the latest trends and developments across many different industries.
The ISA Directory of Automation is the go-to resource for finding vendors and suppliers to fit your automation needs -- it's a virtual who's who of automation providers, and it's accessible online at no charge. ISA's collection of more than 5,500 technical papers, collected from ISA's renowned events over dozens of years, provides a wealth of information and perspectives from individual presenters and subject matter experts hailing from every country around the world. The technical papers collection is free for ISA members and provided at a modest price per paper for non members. ISA Transactions, our technical journal, is lauded as the finest journal in the world of automation, covering the science behind measurement, control, and automation trends and techniques. Finally, ISA also offers software products for professionals and an automation blogs listing to help you keep up with voices in industry.
So, go ahead and explore: