{"id":2341,"date":"2016-02-23T16:18:38","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T21:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=2341"},"modified":"2016-02-23T16:20:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T21:20:00","slug":"february-21st-meeting-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=2341","title":{"rendered":"February 21st Meeting Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The theme for February was <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">RED<\/span><\/strong>, and several did in fact remember to wear red. Jos\u00e9e won the points for best use of red as she had made her own\u00a0 Valentine tee-shirt. We found several red tablecloths stashed in the closet and quickly appropriated them for the day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Early Birds<\/strong> were treated to (or was it tortured with ??) episodes of <em><strong>The Wizard of Aus.<\/strong><\/em> It proved a dark influence, at least on one of our members who started using language she barely knew existed.\u00a0 A wizard fed up with the constant warfare of his world moves to the sanest place he knows:\u00a0 a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.\u00a0 It does not remain sane for long&#8230;.\u00a0 And by the way, this is NOT the Michael Shanks we know from StarGate.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Wizards of Aus (2016) || Official Trailer\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nClYDL7jgj0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2349\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2349\" style=\"width: 201px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP8491.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2349\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2349 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP8491-e1456257293365-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP8491\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP8491-e1456257293365-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP8491-e1456257293365-768x1147.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMGP8491-e1456257293365-685x1024.jpg 685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jos\u00e9e Bellemare: Protecting the Magic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Jos\u00e9e Bellemare kicked off the meeting with a debate on &#8220;Protecting the Magic&#8221;<\/strong> Citing shows such as <em><strong>The Librarians<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Warehouse 13<\/strong><\/em>, Jos\u00e9e got us thinking about magic, its uses and the dangers it could present in the wrong hands. Of course, being MonSFFen, our debate quickly spawned a slew of discussions on tangential topics, such as people believing in a flat earth, magic stones, various gods, and so on. What is it about the idea of magic that draws us to it? Why do perfectly sane and well-educated people carry good luck charms? If you believe in a magic relic, or sacred religious item, does it become real, at least for the believer? Can there be a God if there is no magic?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2396\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2396\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MonSFFA-20160221-15b-panellists.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2396\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2396 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MonSFFA-20160221-15b-panellists-300x141.jpg\" alt=\"MonSFFA 20160221-15b panellists\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MonSFFA-20160221-15b-panellists-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MonSFFA-20160221-15b-panellists.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keith, Fran\u00e7ois, Cathy, Fern&#8211;What drives us crazy?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Next up were Cathy Palmer-Lister, Fran\u00e7ois M\u00e9nard, and Fern Novo, to lead a discussion on &#8220;What Drives you Crazy?&#8221;<\/strong> Fern had prepared a series of slides with some of his personal irritants, which really got people talking. Space monkeys, plot holes bigger than Montreal potholes, bad use of science, inconsistencies, budget slashing which leads to us seeing the same 3 ships flying across the screen in every episode, and so on.\u00a0 Like the talk on magic, we probably could have gone on for another hour! Indeed, during supper, we talked about possibly having a panel on conspiracy theories, pseudo science and just plain bad science, and the strange things people want to believe.\u00a0 Apparently, lots of things drive us CRAZY!!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>After the break and the raffle, we planned our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montrealsciencecentre.com\/temporary-exhibition\/dinosaurs-unearthed2\" target=\"_blank\">March 13th outing to the Old Port to see the dinosaurs. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2418\" style=\"width: 353px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Predator-Trap-Stegosaurus-juvenile-and-pack-of-Allosaurus-juvenile_1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2418\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2418 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Predator-Trap-Stegosaurus-juvenile-and-pack-of-Allosaurus-juvenile_1.jpg\" alt=\"Predator Trap-Stegosaurus juvenile and pack of Allosaurus juvenile_1\" width=\"353\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Predator-Trap-Stegosaurus-juvenile-and-pack-of-Allosaurus-juvenile_1.jpg 2304w, https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Predator-Trap-Stegosaurus-juvenile-and-pack-of-Allosaurus-juvenile_1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Predator-Trap-Stegosaurus-juvenile-and-pack-of-Allosaurus-juvenile_1-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Predator-Trap-Stegosaurus-juvenile-and-pack-of-Allosaurus-juvenile_1-1024x715.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Predator Trap Stegosaurus juvenile and pack of Allosaurus juveniles, from website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>An immersive experience steeped in realism bringing to life <strong>14 roaring full-sized and strikingly real animatronic dinosaurs<\/strong>. Go back in time more than 65 million years to what life was like on Earth and imagine their breath on the back of your neck. Explore <strong>spectacular prehistoric scenes<\/strong> telling the story of two major excavation sites, two skeletons, and twenty fossils. Discover newly revealed secrets about these giants by probing into the most recent and remarkable discoveries about their appearance and behaviours.<strong> Take command of an animatronic dinosaur and explore our four interactive stations. <\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>We will meet at noon<\/strong>, in the main lobby and\u00a0 buy tickets for the show closest to<strong> 1:00 PM<\/strong> (if shows are scheduled), and proceed to a search for snacks. (It does not seem that there are scheduled shows, but we are aiming for 1:00 PM. ) I called the science museum, <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>we are permitted cameras<\/strong><\/span>, and we can get real food at a kiosk next to the ticket booths. We are also permitted to <strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">bring our own lunch boxes.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I recommend <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montrealsciencecentre.com\/tickets\" target=\"_blank\">buying tickets on line, <\/a><\/strong>if possible, to save time. Information on parking is here. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montrealsciencecentre.com\/visitor-info\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.montrealsciencecentre.com\/visitor-info<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>After that, we got into our stop motion project<\/strong>, which is starting to get more exciting as we move from colouring rocks and trees to the construction and testing of the &#8220;stage&#8221; for our puppets.\u00a0 A broken pane of glass caused us some worry, but a solution was found. Our &#8220;art portfolio&#8221; now boasts cratered asteroids, exotic foliage, various rocks, and of course, our &#8220;puppet&#8221; dinosaurs.\u00a0 If you have not yet seen our storyboards,<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Stop-MotionProjectStoryboardsPDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">you can download the package here. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2387\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2387\" style=\"width: 162px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Mark-carpentry-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2387\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2387\" src=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Mark-carpentry-1-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mark carpentry\" width=\"162\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Mark-carpentry-1-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Mark-carpentry-1-768x1147.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Mark-carpentry-1-685x1024.jpg 685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 162px) 100vw, 162px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark Burakoff fits glass into frame.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2391\" style=\"width: 165px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/camera-fit-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2391\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2391\" src=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/camera-fit-1-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"camera fit\" width=\"165\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/camera-fit-1-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/camera-fit-1-768x1147.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/camera-fit-1-685x1024.jpg 685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fran\u00e7ois M\u00e9nard &amp; Danny Sichel, testing the camera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span id=\"z80b2ad21\">As in any medicine, you <a href=\"http:\/\/amerikabulteni.com\/2011\/07\/28\/reggie-bush-dolphins-agree\/\">100mg viagra effects<\/a>  should not take this medicine without consulting the doctor. 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Early Birds were treated to (or was &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=2341\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">February 21st Meeting Recap<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2341"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2426,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341\/revisions\/2426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}