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Thursday, June 7th, 2012With recent temperatures reaching triple digits, many Southern Arizonans are thinking about having an A/C unit installed, or having their existing unit tuned up, but consumers should be wary of too good to be true deals, Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona warns.
An A/C unit or some sort of cooling system is more or less a necessity during Southern Arizona's hot summers. Every year BBB sees a dramatic rise in consumer inquiries during the spring and into the summer as consumers look for HVAC contractors to tune-up, replace, or install units. In 2011 BBB received over 9,500 inquires from consumers about heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) contractors in Southern Arizona between May and the end of September.
Unfortunately, complaints against HVAC companies increase along with inquiries. As HVAC contractors ramp up their advertising, unscrupulous contractors often make misleading, or even false claims about the price of their services, and even the quality of the equipment they're selling.
Wade Hamstra, of Hamstra Heating and Cooling- a Tucson HVAC contractor doing business in Southern Arizona since 1983- says that there are a few "red flags" consumers can look for to ensure they're not being ripped off:
Ever see those ads that say "$39 Heating or A/C Tune-Up!"? Sounds great doesn't it? Don't be fooled: an average heating and cooling service technician makes at least $18 per hour. Add in the costs of fuel to get to the home, the service van, overhead expenses for a basic office- people to answer the phone, schedule calls, process paper- and the average HVAC company has, at a bare minimum, expenses of $50 per hour. When you add up all these expenses it's very unlikely you'll ever find a true $39 tune-up.
Just about any consumer who has researched buying a new A/C system has read about, or had a contractor tell them about the "Rule of Thumb" for equipment sizing: "Mr. Johnson, your home is 2000 square feet, at 400 square feet per ton; you need a 5-ton air conditioning unit today."
"This is the most bogus and lazy lie that exists in our industry," Hamstra says. "Every reputable heating and cooling company will insist on performing a Manual J Engineering Load Calculation- as required by the International Residential Code book, Tucson Electric Power and Energy Star- to determine the size of system you need. This process takes a lot of education and extra time to perform, but is essential for proper sizing. A system that is not properly sized will not keep a home comfortable, and will drive up energy bills at the same time it decreases equipment life."
There is a large range of variables when performing a system replacement. For that reason it's virtually impossible for an A/C contractor to give an accurate estimate for a new system over the phone.
Hamstra lists three reasons why it's not possible to give an accurate estimate over phone:
- The home might have experienced changes since the original system was installed (new windows, added insulation, added addition, more internal heat loads like appliances, TV's, computers, people). All of these factors will affect the system size that the home needs. The only way to ensure proper sizing- which leads to better comfort, energy efficiency and longer system life- is to visit the home, take all the proper measurements and run a computerized Manual J Load Calculation.
- There's the issue of physical unit sizes: the contractor may need to visit the home to make sure that it has the physical space needed for a new model A/C unit.
- Any customer looking to get new air conditioning equipment should also be concerned with making sure their duct system is adequate. If the duct is overlooked, a customer may get sold a highly efficient and more expensive unit that functions like a lower quality unit, due to leaky ductwork. It would be like putting a brand new Ferrari motor on an old Yugo chassis. It is not going to deliver great results. In order to deliver a proper solution, A/C contractors need to inspect the system as a whole.
To find an HVAC contractor you can trust and to easily get free estimates scheduled through BBB's free E-Quote service, visit www.tucson.bbb.org or call (520)888-5353.


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Osornophryne Ruiz-Carranza and Hernández-Camacho, 1976, Caldasia, 11: 97. Type species: Osornophryne percrassa Ruiz-Carranza and Hernández-Camacho, 1976, by original designation.
Plump Toads (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 45).
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For discussion and review see Ruiz-Carranza and Hernández-Camacho, 1976, Caldasia, 11: 93-148. See Cannatella, 1986, Herpetologica, 42: 197-205, for discussion of phylogenetic relationships. Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan, Raxworthy, Campbell, Blotto, Moler, Drewes, Nussbaum, Lynch, Green, and Wheeler, 2006, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 297: 129, regarded it as most closely related to Atelopus of the exemplars that they studied. Van Bocxlaer, Loader, Roelants, Biju, Menegon, and Bossuyt, 2010, Science, 327: 679-682, suggested that Osornophryne was distantly related to Atelopus, but still attaching to the bufonid tree near the base. Hoogmoed, 1987, Zool. Meded., Leiden, 61: 209-242, provided a key. See comment under Nannophryne cophotis. See comment under Incilius fastidiosus. Graybeal and Cannatella, 1995, Herpetologica, 51: 122, presented evidence supporting the monophyly of Osornophryne. Gluesenkamp, 1995, Herpetologica, 51: 268-279, discussed the distinctiveness of Osornophryne sumacoensis, Osornophryne guacamayo, and Osornophryne antisana. Mueses-Cisneros, 2003, Caldasia, 25: 419-427, reviewed the species in Colombia. Páez-Moscoso, Guayasamin, and Yánez-Muñoz, 2011, ZooKeys, 108: 73-97, provided a key to the species within the genus and a mtDNA tree of the species. Pyron and Wiens, 2011, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 61: 543-583, in their study of Genbank sequences, did not find Osornophryne as the sister taxon of Atelopus (among their exemplar taxa), but as the sister taxon of all bufonids excepting Melanophryniscus and Atelopus. Páez-Moscoso and Guayasamin, 2012, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 65: 805-822, provided a species tree.
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Some nights the newscasts make it seem unsafe to eat, breathe, exercise or sit still. Yet even as the number of hazards in our daily lives seems to be multiplying, reports of treatment breakthroughs and advances in scientific understanding abound. It may be tempting to discount the warnings when danger seems all around us, yet should we also discount the good news? The answer in many cases is "yes" to both. In fact, some of the dramatic risks and breakthroughs you may hear about are not so impressive when you consider three common pitfalls in how medical news is reported and interpreted:
The Difference Between Association and Cause Take a June 2001 study that found an increased risk of breast cancer among women older than 65 with high bone density. If you read only the headline or briefly glanced at the article, it might appear that high bone density causes breast cancer. Yet high bone density generally has been viewed as a good thing because it helps to avoid the complications of osteoporosis, a disorder of low bone density in which hip, wrist and spine fractures may occur. Does this mean a woman should strive for high bone density, which may put her at risk of breast cancer, or should she accept low density and osteoporosis? A more complete reading of the story sorts this out. "Bone density … is not a cause of breast cancer, but it is an indirect measure of levels of hormone, such as testosterone and estrogen, that have been linked both to bone density and to breast cancer." The real news of this report is that higher bone density is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer (and may help predict its development), not that higher bone density will cause breast cancer. Consider the near panic over phenylpropanolamine (PPA) in the fall of 2000. Many news outlets reported a dramatic increase in the risk of stroke among patients taking this medication, which is an ingredient in appetite suppressants and many over-the-counter cold remedies. According to a study summarized on the news, a woman taking PPA for a cold tripled her risk of stroke; the risk was even higher if she took PPA in the form of an appetite suppressant. Although that sounds bad, realize that this is a relative risk — one risk (that of women taking PPA) compared with another (that of women not taking PPA). The absolute risk of developing a stroke while taking PPA is estimated at 1 or 2 in 1 million. Although PPA appears to increase the risk of stroke, the chances of PPA causing serious harm when taken for cold symptoms are quite small. (As a result of these concerns, and the fact that effective cold remedies without PPA are available, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended a voluntary recall of products containing PPA.) Preliminary Research and Cautious Optimism Most medical advances are realized gradually. Well before a definitive study can demonstrate safety and effectiveness in people, studies in animals and small trials in humans are required. These small, preliminary studies are critical because many drugs or treatments do not deliver on their early promises. For this reason, many reports of breakthroughs that are based on small, preliminary studies do not deserve the publicity and excitement they generate. Although cautious optimism may be entirely appropriate, it is not always easy to see past the pronouncements of "cures" and "major findings." At its best, medical news keeps us updated on the latest advances in maintaining health and fighting disease. But sometimes it generates or perpetuates medical myths by overestimating the importance of research findings. You can be better informed by remembering the difference between an association and a cause, by looking for absolute (not just relative) risk in the story, and by recognizing that there is a good reason many medical reports sign off with a familiar phrase: "More study is needed." Robert H. Shmerling, M.D. is associate physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and associate professor at Harvard Medical School. He has been a practicing rheumatologist for over 20 years at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is an active teacher in the Internal Medicine Residency Program, serving as the Robinson Firm Chief. He is also a teacher in the Rheumatology Fellowship Program.


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text: Home Politics Cory Booker: Heroic? Yes. Magic? No The mayor's quick action helped save a woman's life. He'll need more time to rescue Newark. By: Andra Gillespie Posted: May 8 2012 12:54 AM 0 Cory Booker (Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images) When Cory Booker recently raced into a burning home to help save the life of a neighbor, his act of bravery turned the Newark, N.J., mayor into one of the lead stories of the day. News outlets from CNN to Fox News covered Booker's heroism. Not to be outdone, fans on Twitter conjured up #corybookerstories to reveal even more amazing feats from the mayor. Overnight, Booker's courage transformed him from a widely admired mayor into something of a superhero. While the feel-good stories and tweets were certainly uplifting, it is important to consider the long-term implications of the coverage of this episode. Black elected officials like Booker face a "hero paradox" when they are perceived as living legends. As part of my research for a new book, The New Black Politician: Cory Booker, Newark, and Post-Racial America, I found that a new generation of black leaders regularly find themselves lionized, especially in contrast with the older black politicians they replace. The support that these young politicians experience is earnest and well-meaning, but it often triggers latent, class-based resentments among constituents and creates unrealistic expectations that threaten to undermine their ability to serve effectively. When Booker was elected mayor of Newark in 2006, he took on one of the toughest jobs in America. Newark is a city that has long faced challenges. Even before the city experienced devastating riots in 1967, deindustrialization was taking jobs and residents out of the city. Since the riots, Newark has struggled with poverty, unemployment and general blight. According to the most recent census data, nearly a third of the city's residents ages 25 and older have not completed high school. Median household income in Newark is about half of what it is for the state of New Jersey and a little more than two-thirds the national median. In The New Black Politician, I show that for at least the 2000s (and probably longer), Newark's unemployment rate has been one-and-a-half to two times the New Jersey and national unemployment rates. These are the kinds of problems that a mayor cannot leap in a single bound. Newark's challenges developed over generations, and it will take years to correct them. Under Booker's leadership, Newark has undergone some positive transformations, but even he would admit that the city must still make tremendous strides. And when we turn an act of everyday heroism into the stuff of legend, we may lull ourselves into thinking that if Booker can save women from burning buildings or chase bank robbers (yes, he did that in 2006), then he can swiftly and single-handedly solve years of urban blight, entrenched poverty and systemic inequality. Moreover, it is difficult to separate the media's coverage of Booker's heroic rescue from a well-meaning but insidious tendency in American popular culture to go overboard in lionizing certain types of black people. Scholars have identified the archetype of the "magical Negro," the mysterious individual who ends up rescuing or enriching the life of the protagonist. (The trope has been used in movies such as The Green Mile and The Legend of Bagger Vance.) Critics such as Paul Gilroy argue that the magical Negro is just as sinister a stereotype as the more common negative stereotypes about black people because it robs blacks of an opportunity to be fully human. They cannot be complex or nuanced. They can only be superheroes or super villains. Magical blackness infiltrated our political discourse in a powerful way in 2008. Barack Obama's nomination and election to the presidency was a watershed in American history, one that merited the attention it received. The discourse, however, often framed Obama as larger than life. Page 1 of 2 NEXT PAGE > Powered by Livefyre


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So what do I worry about? What don't I worry about should be the question! But the other day I was here alone (well, the cats were here, too) and was eating and all of a sudden got choked. Am I gonna be like Mama Cass and die asphyxiated on a sandwich? I don't wanna go out like that. Then there is the whole dying issue. If/When I die, who is gonna take care of my cats? I think my friend, Kim, is. But it is something to worry about. Also, most women around my age have things in their nightstand drawer that they wouldn't want people to see. If I die, somebody is gonna see that! I don't want them to see that. Also, if I died tonight, my house is a wreck! I don't want someone walking into this pig sty! And I don't have any immediate family, so is somebody gonna bury me or throw my ashes off Monte Sano Mountain in Huntsville, Alabama? I asked my cousin to do it, but I'll be dead. How will I know?
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- From left to right: Sweden's Ambassador to the USA Jonas Hafström, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and US Ambassador to Sweden Mark Brzezinski. US Ambassador to Sweden Mark Brzezinski joins Sweden's Ambassador to the USA Jonas Hafstrom in welcoming Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell to Sweden to promote trade and commerce.
President Obama and Secretary Clinton have been clear: Economic Statecraft and commercial diplomacy are a priority for every section in our Embassy. The overlay between the commercial context and the strategic context has never been closer. It's about building jobs and conveying American values. Every single job we create is a step in the right direction. This is why US Embassy Stockholm is so pleased to welcome Governor of Virginia Bob McDonnell to Sweden.
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Terrific. My thanks for posting this. I will return again to find out more and tell my coworkers about this
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I'm vegan, buyt how many vegetarians are there in the world?
I have hipoglusemia (kind of a type 1 Diabetes) and sometimes I eat vegan for a whole day (sometimes 2 or 3 days in a row) and when I do it actually makes my cravings for sweets go away
i heard that there are some vegans that save up to 200 animals a year, thats pretty amazing
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Walking into the Calgary's Roundup Centre on Friday Night was an interesting experience. Upon arrival, I immediately noticed the groups of people in business dress. Closer inspection revealed that these were families. All the kids were wearing suits and ties, or dresses. Was I in the right place? I looked closer still. That was when I noticed the purple badges: "Let God's Kingdom Come."
I was worried I'd get abducted by aliens or somethings – strange things tend do to happen at Comic-Con, however this was far, far worse: Jehovah's Witnesses.
I backed away. Slowly.
Into a group of zombies.
Oh good. I was in the right place after all.
The group of zombies actually turned out to be one zombie talking to his (non-zombie) friends, however I expect the four of them would all be zombies in due course, given zombies feed on human flesh after all. I tapped the zombie on the shoulder. He turned around to look at me. "The first aid room is right over there. You look like you need to visit it."
They all laughed.
In order to get permission from my wife to visit the show on Friday, I had to agree to bring The Kid with me. Imagine this guy, all dressed in black, pushing a stroller with a curious and, I must say, somewhat weirded out Kid.
The Kid was actually very well-behaved on Friday night, thankfully.
After picking up my pass, I wandered into the convention hall, and made a beeline for the autograph booths. There was one person I wanted to meet — Mira Furlan, Ambassador Delenn from Babylon 5. I was amazed to see that there was absolutely no line at her booth; so I went straight to the front and said hello. I paid my money and let her choose a nice photograph. She suggested one of her and Bruce Boxleitner, so if, in the future, I had a chance to meet him, he could sign it too. I thought that was a good suggestion, so I went along with it. Ms. Furlan spoke to The Kid for a few moments, and then we said our goodbyes. I confirmed that there was a photo op, and that it would be bad form to ask for a photo at the table (it was, and I respected her wishes) and indicated I was helping out with the guests at the convention so she would likely see me around.
A few minutes later, I noticed that Jonathan Frakes was in town at present already; so I grabbed an autograph from him as well. The Kid was getting tired, so it was time to go home.
Saturday was The Big Day. Long and arduous, so I attempted to get a good night's sleep and, all too soon, the morning arrived. I made my way down to the Stampede grounds, avoiding the Jehovah's Witnesses as best I could. Once inside, I checked in with my team's leader, Jean, (the same guy who had kicked me out of Leonard Nimoy's green room last year) and went over the schedule for the day. Our guest wasn't due to arrive until noon, so I was assigned to meet another guest first. Off I went with my group and, soon enough, the incredibly hot Summer Glau arrived with her agent, the awesome Erin Grey.
After introductions, and a brief discussion of the arrangements, we escorted the group to their green room so they could relax for a few minutes and freshen up before the busy day of autograph signing and photo opportunities. A little while later, after Ms. Glau had taken a few minutes to relax, we escorted her to her signing table. The place went wild.
Ms. Glau got settled and began signing autographs. Erin Grey turned to me and said,
"right, I'm going to go talk to some of my other people." I confirmed she had her own table and would be signing later, and asked her if she needed an escort. She laid a hand on my arm, laughed, and said, "no, I'm very embracing of the fans, and they all know not to mess with me." She was right, of course – nobody would dare mess with Wilma from Buck Rogers!
With that, I was called back to escort in our main guest, so I headed back over to the meeting point. A few minutes later, an SUV pulled up at the loading dock, and, once the door was opened for him, out stepped William Shatner.
Yes; I was about to spend two days working with William Shatner. My job was mainly to keep the throng of Jehovah's Witnesses and adoring fans away from him. It turned out to be easier than I expected, as there were all kinds of back passages and tunnels we could use to transport Mr. Shatner from one side of the facility to the other.
Introductions ensued, and we took Mr. Shatner over to his green room to get settled, have a bite to eat, and relax before the busy day of smiling, saying hello, and signing autographs was to begin. There were also a few issues to deal with.
Running interference, as any Secret Service agent will probably confirm, involves a lot of standing around, playing "hurry up and wait." This was no exception. There was nobody around outside the green room, as it was a restricted area. So we stood there, chatted, and waited. My counterpart, Marc, suddenly attracted my attention, and indicated to me to step to my left. I thought he was telling me to step aside, so I stepped to my right – and crashed right into Mira Furlan.
Very smooth.
Mira was gracious, I was red-faced, my colleagues were laughing.
A little while later, Mr. Shatner emerged, and we headed over to the photography session. The lineup was huge. So huge, in fact, that the Corral (our old hockey rink) was used as a staging area.
William Shatner has an incredible amount of stamina. Once he starts, he just doesn't stop. In the 90 minutes that we were there, I think there were about 400 photo sessions. That is one photograph every 14 seconds. Mr. Shatner was quite vocal in some of the things he wanted changed, in order to speed up the photography process. He was very polite about it, but clearly knew what he was talking about in terms of increasing the efficiency of the process.
After the photo session was autographs, which ran like clockwork. Again, Mr. Shatner knows what he is doing and the job got done in record time. I did a rough count at one point to see how much time it took for Mr. Shatner to autograph something – about six seconds. Later on, at a shorter autograph session, someone indicated there were about 100 people waiting to have an autograph, and Mr. Shatner commented that it would take about 15 minutes – and it did.
Financial calculations time:
$75 * 4 * 60 = $18,000 an hour for photography sessions, based on 15 seconds per photograph, on average.
$75 * 100 * 4 = $30,000 an hour for autograph sessions.
That is a lot of money.
A hell of a lot of money.
I'm not passing judgement on the numbers either way here. If you read the other entries here in my blog, you'll know where I stand on capitalism, so as far as I'm concerned, if people are willing to pay the money, then all the more power to Mr. Shanter.
(Though I would like a job like that – signing my name on things for two or three hours a day.)
During the photograph session, the curtain behind the camera parted and Jonathan Frakes peeked through. He pointed at Mr. Shatner and mouthed the words, "I love you" with an adoring "fanboy" look on his face.
Shatner cracked up, ruining the photograph (naturally, the photographer took a replacement). There is a large amount of camaraderie amongst the media guests at events such as these, especially within the Star Trek cast, as I expect there's a special bond they all share having all been crew members of a starship.
Tia Carrera showed up as well at one point, flirting with Mr. Shatner quite heavily. Shatner, for his part, flirted right back, having a wonderful time with his media friends.
During the convention, there were periodic announcements about what certain celebrities were doing. I choked a little when, at one point, an announcement came on that "Tina Carrera" was at the photo op area. I hope "Tina Carrera" is as gracious and gorgeous as Tia Carrera.
After the autographs, it was time for the panel session. This was the question and answer session with the guest. Earlier in the day, I'd escorted Summer Glau down for her session. When she realized it was happening in a stadium which was almost full to capacity, she mentioned she was nervous.
"You've done this before, haven't you?" I asked.
"Never like this," she replied.
We tried the usual imagine-everyone-in-their-underwear line, however she indicated that it didn't work for her. So Marc suggested she pick one person in the audience and just talk to them. That wasn't working either, so I changed the subject and talked to her about Tim Horton's.
As we were heading down to the panel session with Mr. Shatner, we explained to him that he was going to be "White Hatted" by the Mayor of Calgary. After a pause, Mr. Shatner asked what the name of our Mayor was.
"Naheed Nenshi," I replied.
Mr. Shatner stopped dead in his tracks, "WHAT?"
"Naheed Nenshi," I replied, again, amused.
"Okay then. 'Mr. Mayor' it is," he said. I smiled quietly to myself and we continued on into the forum. When he saw the setup, Mr. Shatner paused again, "holy shit!"
I laughed, and took up my position of "authority" to the right hand side of the stage, standing there quietly ensuring that nobody approached and tried to access the stage via the staircase.
The plan was, apparently, to bring R2D2 out on stage to deliver the white hat before Mr. Shatner took the stage, however, unfortunately, R2D2 wasn't cooperative. The hosts on stage waiting with Mr. Nenshi tried to cover it well.
"Maybe he's recording a very important message," said one.
"Maybe he's not the droid we're looking for," replied Nenshi.
Yes, Calgary's mayor, it seems, is a geek.
Someone in the audience shouted, "He has a bad motivator!" I rolled my eyes.
This video, recorded by rickwgold includes that bit, and also, if you know where to look, has me in it too – to the left of the stage standing beside the stairs facing the audience – but the video below, recorded by kevenskiner, is a much better one of the actual White Hat ceremony)
After the panel, it was more photographs, more autographs, and, at long last, time to go. We sent Mr. Shatner on his way for some food, flopped into some chairs, and ate pizza.
As the day was winding down, I briefly reflected on the events of the day, and a poignant thought came to the surface. At one point, there was some discussion about Mr. Shatner heading over to Jonathan Frakes' booth for a brief visit. We pulled back the curtain so he could have a look, at which point, he called it off, saying, "no, there's too many people out there."
I thought about that.
Of all the events of that first day, that one statement has remained stuck in my head. Here's a major celebrity, recognizable and respected around the world, refusing to step out into a public area because there's "too many people."
For the record, the crowds had abated somewhat and it really wasn't as busy as it had been earlier on in the day.
That said, I can see his point. Had he set foot out there, even with an escort of ominous-looking black-clad security personnel, there is no doubt at all that, within minutes, a crowd would have formed of people holding cameras, gawking, and trying to say hello.
Mr. Shatner, I'm sure, accepts this as part of his lifestyle, and has likely become used to it, and knows from experience what he can get away with and what he can't. For someone like me, however, it's totally outside my frame of reference, and I rather felt like his success had become, for him, somewhat confining. Somebody like me, for example, wouldn't think twice about ducking out from between the curtains and wandering over to visit Mr. Frakes for a minute. Then again, I wouldn't have a crowd of obnoxious gawkers circling me like vultures either. Mr. Shatner, however, would have a completely different experience.
That's one aspect of the career that I don't think I'd like.
The following day, after some negotiations with my wife over the hours I'd be attending on the Sunday, I headed down again for an early start at 8. Mr. Shatner wasn't due to arrive until 10, however I felt that, as a volunteer, it would be appropriate for me to show up and help out where I could.
Besides, I wanted to see Summer Glau again.
A couple of my friends were assigned to work with Ms. Glau for the convention, and, as it turned out afterwards, Ms. Glau was one of the nicest, most down-to-earth people at the convention. She ended up going out to supper with my friends, and even went to the restaurant in their own vehicle! How cool is that?
You'll note that I have not posted any photographs of myself with any of the celebrities at the convention. That's for two reasons. First, I knew that people would likely be clamouring all over the celebrities asking for photos with them, and, I wanted to give them a bit of space in that department, and second, getting your photo taken with a celebrity is a little FanBoy for my taste.
Wandering around while waiting for Mr. Shatner, I saw Michael Hogan, and paused to say hello. "I'm sure you've seen Galaxy Quest," I said, then continued in a stage-whisper, "they all think it's real!" He laughed.
I quietly mumbled an apology to Claudia Christian for stealing her line, and continued on my way.
The Sunday was pretty much the same as the Saturday: Autographs and Photo-ops. Once Mr. Shatner arrived, we had a few seconds of quiet. One of the team asked him, "how did you enjoy your dinner last night?"
"That restaurant was one – no, I'll amend that – I think that restaurant was the best restaurant I've ever eaten in," he replied. Mr. Shatner has eaten in a lot of restaurants, and I expect he gets asked that a lot; though listening to the tone of his voice, I think he was sincere.
As Mr. Shatner settled in for more photos, I realized it was approaching noon, my agreed-upon departure time. I took a quick moment to say goodbye to Mr. Shatner, shaking his hand and thanking him for coming, explaining it was time for me to leave.
"It's a shame," he said.
I took that as a compliment.
I realized I had left something over at the autograph booth, so I grabbed the golf cart we were using and drove it back over to the other side of the convention hall, grabbed what I needed, and then drove it back to the photo-ops area. On the way, I passed Matt Frewer. "Convention taxi service," I called out, "need a ride?"
He hopped on-board, with his volunteer beside him, and we drove back to the photo op area.
A convention experience which started with a close encounter with some Jehovah's Witnesses came to an end, by giving Max Headroom a lift.


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