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Week 8: Webmaster: HTML & CSS | Account Renewals
by cac＠redbrick.dcu.ie 09 Nov '15

09 Nov '15

Hello all, Hope you enjoyed not having a reading week last week as much as I did. It's quite a quiet one this week, to let you catch up on sleep after celebrating our wonderful admin tbolt's birthday on Wednesday. But while I have you here, get hyped! Next Thursday (the 19th) is Intersocs Drinks night, where we meet up with our networking counterparts in some of the other fine educational establishments around. Get your drinking cap on and get ready to meet some really cool people! Also, for any Redbrick veterans out there, renew your Redbrick account this week! If you don't renew your old account, it'll be fired off into the voids of space and you won't be able to log in anymore. We'd miss your wit in #lobby. Deactivations start on the 13th November; accounts can be renewed after then but you won't be able to log in in the interim. In any case, here's what's on this week: +Webmaster: HTML & CSS - Wednesday 11/11 - 2pm - LG26 ============================================================= Webmaster: HTML & CSS +Date: Wednesday 11/11/15 +Time: 2pm - 4pm +Location: LG26 +More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/720975278045959/ ============================================================= Join our dazzling webmaster Seán (space) as he guides you through the world of HTML and CSS. If you're looking for a refresher on your web design lectures or are interesting in learning to build your own websites, this talk is for you. Even if you're not, you would definitely regret missing the Seán Healy experience. Make sure to take a gander at our calendar and our social media pages: - Twitter: @RedbrickDCU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick - Snapchat: RedbrickDCU - Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/redbrickCalendar Hugs and kisses from myself & the rest of the Redbrick Committee, Noah Donnelly (cac) 1st Year Computational Problem Solving & Software Development Redbrick Secretary 2015/16

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VM Access - 06/11/15
by Redbrick Admins 06 Nov '15

06 Nov '15

Evening All, Just a heads up we suffered a minor hardware failure earlier this evening. The hardware failure has impacted access to VMs; we'll be working on restoring access. We are taking the opportunity that this hardware failure has afforded us to decommission some older hardware, this won't affect primary services. Regards, Richard Walsh (koffee) Redbrick Admin

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Announce Week 7 - IRC Bots and Git
by cac＠redbrick.dcu.ie 02 Nov '15

02 Nov '15

Howdy brickies! This week there's no shortage of interesting events to keep you busy and off the streets: +creadak: Building an IRC Bot - Wednesday 4/11 - 2pm - LG25 +Helpdesk & Admins: Intro to Git - Thursday 5/11 - 5pm - LG26 Apparently Engineering and Computing students don't read; to make up for the lack of Reading Week the faculty have decided to do something nice for us: https://www.facebook.com/events/155423348144725/ ============================================================= creadak: Building an IRC Bot +Date: Wednesday 04/11/15 +Time: 2pm - 4pm +Location: LG25 +Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/477389375774235/ ============================================================= Redbrick's bot games master creadak will be talking about the basics of building and maintaining an IRC bot in python. Come along and build your own! There'll be an IRC channel dedicated for this tutorial, so don't even try bringing it into lobby lest you invoke the wrath of the admins. ============================================================= Helpdesk & Admins: Intro to Git * +Date: Thursday 05/11/15 +Time: 5pm-6pm +Location: LG26 +Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1507372262914126/ ============================================================= This week the helpdesk team and admins talk about the wonderful tool that is: git. Projects big or small can benefit from using git version control. As part of this talk we'll also talk about the hosted git repo GitHub. Having a portfolio of projects on GitHub is a great asset when job hunting; why not get the ball rolling by signing up for this awesome deal: https://education.github.com/pack *don't confuse this git with space@redbrick; he's also a git we'll gladly introduce you to, but pushing him isn't remotely helpful. And that my friends is that for another week; Make sure to check out our social media pages and lovely little GCalendar: - Twitter: @RedbrickDCU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick - Snapchat: RedbrickDCU - Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/redbrickCalendar Lots of love from myself & the rest of the committee (except koffee, he just grunted), Noah Donnelly (cac) 1st Year Computational Problem Solving & Software Development Redbrick Secretary 2015/16

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Update on events this evening
by cac＠redbrick.dcu.ie 29 Oct '15

29 Oct '15

Hey all, Regrettably the talk scheduled for this evening on interviews and presentations has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled at some point in the coming weeks. However, our Halloween drinks are still going ahead! Meet us at 7pm in The Slipper. You can dress up as something scary (~zergless), something sexy (~cac), your Blueblock alter ego (~theboy), or even yourself - bonus points for wearing computing equipment as clothing. I look forward to seeing you there! Don't forget to risk a peek at our social media pages and jam-packed society calendar: - Twitter: @RedbrickDCU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick - Snapchat: RedbrickDCU - Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/redbrickCalendar Spooky salutations from myself & the Redbrick Committee, Noah Donnelly (cac) 1st Year Computational Problem Solving & Software Development (ie. "computers") Redbrick Secretary 2015/16

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Week 6: Virtualising Linux | Mastering Interviews | Halloween Drinks
by cac＠redbrick.dcu.ie 25 Oct '15

25 Oct '15

Hey all, This week news broke that there may be a Lego brick shortage this Christmas (http://cnnmon.ie/1LKEeZZ) but there's still plenty of Redbrick goodness to go around <3 +Helpdesk: Virtualising Linux - Wednesday 28/10 - 2pm - LG25 +Mastering Interviews & Presentations - Thursday 29/10 - 5pm - QG22 +Halloween Drinks - Thursday 29/10 - 6.30pm - The Slipper ========================================== Helpdesk: Virtualising Linux +Date: Wednesday 28/10/15 +Time: 2pm - 4pm +Location: LG25 +More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/968181899914904/ ========================================== This week the Helpdesk team will go through how to set up a Virtual Machine (VM) & a basic linux install and configuration. They'll be on hand to answer questions as the tutorial goes. Make sure to turn up if you want to pester Helpdesk like I do. ========================================== Mastering Interviews & Presentations +Date: Thursday 29/10/15 +Time: 5pm +Location: QG22 +More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1659468500978429/ ========================================== On Thursday we have the lovely Lotta Mikkonen (attol) coming in to talk to us about interview techniques and 3 & 4 project presentation. This talk will be great for everybody especially those of you with intra interviews and projects coming up. You should definitely come along as she'll be passing on some invaluable tips on acing those interviews! We'll also be heading out for Halloween drinks afterwards at the Slipper! See below. ========================================== Halloween Drinks! +Date: Thursday 29/10/15 +Time: 6.30pm +Location: The Slipper ========================================== The only thing better than practising interview techniques is practising them under the influence of alcohol! After Lotta's talk on Thursday we'll be heading to The Slipper for some Halloween drinks and festive tomfoolery. Fancy dress is optional, but warmly welcomed! Don't forget to take a peek at our social media pages and our calendar to end all calendars: - Twitter: @RedbrickDCU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick - Snapchat: RedbrickDCU - Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/redbrickCalendar All the best from myself & the Rb Committee, Noah Donnelly (cac) 1st Year Computational Problem Solving & Software Development (ie. "computers") Redbrick Secretary 2015/16

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Week 5: FOSDEM | EGM Results | Facebook | PyCon | UKIEPC
by cac＠redbrick.dcu.ie 18 Oct '15

18 Oct '15

Hello all, I'm cac, the hip new Sec on the block, and it's my pleasure to give you a rundown of all the events this week. There's lots of stuff happening, so you have no excuse to be bored: +Tech Talk on Production Engineering at Facebook: Wednesday 21/10/15 - 14:00 - CG86 +PyCon: Saturday 24/10 and Sunday 25/10 - Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin +UKIEPC: Saturday 24/10 - Sign-in at 9am - DCU School of Computing ========================================== FOSDEM +Date: 29/01/2016 - 31/01/2016 +Location: Brussels +More info: https://fosdem.org/2016/ ========================================== FOSDEM is the Free Open Source Developers European Meeting which will be held in Brussels. It is a two day event which consists of talks and workshops each day. The event itself will be free but the cost will be roughly 70 euro (subject to change). We will be going over again this year but spaces will be limited to 30 people. spaces will be given on a first come first served basis. If you are interested in joining us email events(a)redbrick.dcu.ie. =========================================== EGM Results =========================================== The results of the EGM election on Wednesday are as follows: Noah Donnelly (cac) - Secretary Cliodhna Harrison (thegirl) - Events Cian Ruane (induxi0n) - PRO Liam Rooney (ginger) - First Year Rep. The CPSSD takeover is well underway, you are all doomed. =========================================== Tech Talk on Production Engineering at Facebook +Date: Wednesday 21/10/15. +Time: 2pm +Location: CG86 +More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/529307537236583/ =========================================== Facebook are coming in to DCU and will talk about what it's like to work at Facebook, and about their Production Engineer Internship taking place next summer. They will be focusing on Production Engineering at Facebook, and how they ensure that Facebook's services run smoothly and have the capacity for growth at the growing European headquarters. If it sounds exciting, come along to CG86 in the Henry Grattan building at 2pm on Wednesday. More info about their internship can be found here http://fb.me/PEDublinIntern. =========================================== PyCon +Date: Sat&Sun 24/10 - 25/10/2015. +Location: Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Dublin +Website: https://python.ie/pycon-2015/ +Tickets: 40 (preliminary) =========================================== PyCon is the largest annual gathering of the Irish Python community. The conference will bring together Irish talent and world class leaders in the Python community for a fun, informative and friendly event. Saturday and Sunday will consist of talks, tutorials, workshops, open-spaces and sprints. For anyone going look for the guys in the Redbrick hoodies or get in touch with the committee if you'd like to meetup before or during the event. =========================================== UK/Ireland Intercollegiate Programming Competition (UKIEPC) +Date: Saturday 25/10/15. +Location: Sign-in at School of Computing foyer +Time: Sign-in at 9.00-9.45am, competition start at 10.00 +Website: http://www.computing.dcu.ie/event/ukireland-intercollegiate-programming-com… =========================================== If you're not going to PyCon, and if you're interested in some hardcore problem-solving, maybe I'll see you at the UKIEPC hosted in DCU on Saturday. Competitive programming is a great way to up your skills, and looks great on the CV. Google are sponsoring the DCU competition, and there will be goodies galore, including Chromecasts for the top 3 teams. Lunch will be provided. You can still register a team (2-3 people) until this Wednesday, the 21st. See the above UKIEPC page for details. Don't forget to keep an eye on our social media pages and our GCalendar: - Twitter: @RedbrickDCU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick - Snapchat: RedbrickDCU - GCalendar: http://tinyurl.com/redbrickCalendar All the best from myself & the Committee, Noah Donnelly (cac) 1st Year Computational Problem Solving & Software Development (ie. "computers") Redbrick Secretary 2015/16

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EGM Change of room
by cian butler 12 Oct '15

12 Oct '15

Hey Everyone Quick update. We've changed the room EGM will be in to C104. +Date: Wednesday 14/10/15. +Time: 2pm +Location: C104 Hope to see everyone there. Committee positions available +Secretary +Events Officer +P.R.O +First Year Rep Cian Butler butlerx Computer Applications and software engineering Redbrick Helpdesk 14/16 Archery Webmaster 15/16

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Week 4: EGM | Helpdesk: Using Redbrick | Roller Derby | PyCon
by pints＠redbrick.dcu.ie 11 Oct '15

11 Oct '15

Hey everybody, Week 4 is upon us, which means it's time for us to expand our ranks once again at our annual EGM, along with a whole host of other great events: +EGM: Wednesday 14/10/15 - 14:00 - CG03 +Helpdesk: Using Redbrick: Wednesday 14/10/15 - 15:00 - LG25 +Redbrick Day Out: Saturday 17/10/15 ========================= EGM +Date: Wednesday 14/10/15. +Time: 2pm +Location: CG03 ========================= It's that time of year again where we look to expand our ranks of the committee. You'll have a say in the day to day running of the society. Committee positions available +Secretary +Events Officer +P.R.O +First Year Rep If you want any information on the roles available, or have any questions, email: committee(a)redbrick.dcu.ie ========================= Helpdesk: Using Redbrick +Date: Wednesday 14/10/15. +Time: 3pm +Location: LG25 ========================= Once the EGM is all said and done, the Helpdesk team of Cormac (~pints) and Cian (~butlerx) will be teaching you how to get the most out of Redbrick's various services, such as developing on our servers, everything you need to know about IRC, and how to host your own website on Redbrick! ========================= Redbrick Day Out: Roller Derby +Date: Saturday 17/10/15. +Time: 12:15pm +Location: Tallaght Basketball Arena +Admission: 12 ========================= Redbrick Day Out No.3 will take place on Saturday the 17th of October, when we'll be going to the Tallaght Basketball Arena to watch Dublin Roller Derby take on Paris. We'll be meeting at the Central Bank on Dame Street at 12:15 beforehand, where Belleray will be on hand to make sure everyone makes it to the Arena. Admission to the bout is 12 and there will be an abundance of cakes, treats and pies available for purchase! Be sure to join #redbrickdayout on IRC to stay up to date! =========================================== PyCon +Date: Sat&Sun 24/10 - 25/10/2015. +Location: Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Dublin +Website: https://python.ie/pycon-2015/ +Tickets: 40 (preliminary) =========================================== PyCon is the largest annual gathering of the Irish Python community. The conference will bring together Irish talent and world class leaders in the Python community for a fun, informative and friendly event. Saturday and Sunday will consist of talks, tutorials, workshops, open-spaces and sprints. We are hoping to organise a group to attend PyCon, so please get in touch with the committee if you're interested in attending. You can email events(a)redbrick.dcu.ie or get in touch on IRC. Don't forget to keep an eye on our social media pages and our Calendar: - Twitter: @RedbrickDCU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick - Snapchat: RedbrickDCU - Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/redbrickCalendar All the best from myself & the Committee, Cormac Smartt Redbrick Helpdesk 2015/16

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Week 3: Bug Bounties, AIB DataHack, Retro Games Consoles and more!
by Cormac Smartt 04 Oct '15

04 Oct '15

Hey Everyone, With Week 3 looming and Semester 1 in full swing, we have some great talks coming up this week! After the huge success of Clubs and Socs last week with lots of brand new members, we hope to see you all there. The events coming up this week are: "Bug Bounties - Cad é an Scéal?” - CG03 - 06/10/15 17:00 AIB DataHack & MAME Consoles - LG25 - 07/10/2015 14:00 Redbrick, GamesSoc and Game Dev Fresher’s Ball - The Slipper - 07/10/2015 20:00 ================================= "Bug Bounties - Cad é an Scéal?" +Speaker: Ciarán McNally (https://securit.ie <https://securit.ie/>) +Date: Tuesday 06/10/15. +Time: 17:00 +Location: CG03 (Henry Grattan Building) ================================= Newly appointed application security engineer at bugcrowd, independent security consultant, former Redbrick admin and general security badass Ciarán McNally is coming to talk about bug bounties. What are they? Why should you do them? Bug bounties provide an excellent opportunity to sharpen your pentesting skills. maK's talk will give tips and insights into getting started with Bug Bounties. Ciaran will share creative but effective attack methodologies, real-world examples and tooling advice. For more info on Ciarán's consultancy check out https://securit.ie <https://securit.ie/> =================================== DataHack & Data Science at AIB ~~followed by~~ Helpdesk Talk: How to build a MAME Console +Date: Wednesday 07/10/2015. +Time: 14:00 - 17:00 +Location: LG25 =================================== AIB will be talking about the applications of data analytics and how information is collected and processed. The talk will be focused on the technologies that the Data Innovation team at AIB use daily. This talk will also give us some information on the upcoming DataHack event which consists of a 'Hackathon' and 'Datathon' on the 7th November there are promises of fantastic prizes as well. This presentation will be followed by a practical workshop by the Helpdesk team: Cian (butlerx) and Cormac (pints). The lads will be talking about MAME Consoles (http://min.ie/263c2csJ <http://min.ie/263c2csJ>). Want to turn a Raspberry Pi or an old computer into a retro games console? Come along and find out how! =================================== Redbrick, GamesSoc and Game Development Society Fresher’s Ball +Date: Wednesday 07/10/2015 +Time: 20:00 - Late +Location: The Slipper, 125 Ballymun Road =================================== Redbrick, GamesSoc and Game Development Society will be hosting our annual Fresher’s Ball on Wednesday the 7th this week. This is a great opportunity to get to know the Committees, and make friends with members both new and old, so come along, bring a few friends and let’s have some fun! =================================== Register for Google OpenHouse 2015 +Date: Friday 09/10/2015. +Time: 9am +Location: https://goo.gl/IMXW6q <https://goo.gl/IMXW6q> =================================== Event: https://events.withgoogle.com/google-tech-ireland-open-house-2015/ <https://events.withgoogle.com/google-tech-ireland-open-house-2015/> Redbrick went along to the Google Open house event last year, it was a huge success. We met other computing societies and like minded people and learned a lot about Engineering at Google as well as learning CV tips and about the various bursaries and programs Google run. Signups for the event close this Friday (9/10/2015). The Open House is aimed at 1st and 2nd Years primarily. The Event itself is on Friday 6/11/2015 from 14:00 - 19:00. It will be held in Gordon House on Barrow St. http://min.ie/KVdSLW9i <http://min.ie/KVdSLW9i> ========================= EGM +Date: Wednesday 14/10/15. +Time: 2pm +Location: CG03 ========================= It's that time of year again where we look to expand our ranks of the committee. You'll have a say in the day to day running of the society. Committee positions available +Secretary +Events officer +First Year Rep If you want any information on the role or have questions email committee(a)redbrick.dcu.ie <mailto:committee@redbrick.dcu.ie> =========================================== PyCon +Date: Sat&Sun 24/10 - 25/10/2015. +Location: Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Dublin +Website: https://python.ie/pycon-2015/ <https://python.ie/pycon-2015/> +Tickets: €40 (preliminary) =========================================== PyCon is the largest annual gathering of the Irish Python community. The conference will bring together Irish talent and world class leaders in the Python community for a fun, informative and friendly event. Saturday and Sunday will consist of talks, tutorials, workshops, open-spaces and sprints. We are hoping to organise a group to attend PyCon, so please get in touch with the committee if you're interested in attending. You can email events(a)redbrick.dcu.ie <mailto:events@redbrick.dcu.ie> or get in touch on IRC. Don't forget to keep an eye on our social media pages and our Calendar: - Twitter: @RedbrickDCU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick <https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick> - Snapchat: RedbrickDCU - Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/redbrickCalendar <http://tinyurl.com/redbrickCalendar> All the best from myself & the Committee, Cormac Smartt 1st Year Electronic & Computer Engineering Redbrick Helpdesk 2015/16 DCU Engineering Society Webmaster 2015/16 Tel: +353 86 3627557

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[ Clubs & Socs - Fresher's Announce ] Welcome to Redbrick - Intro to Redbrick | Bug Bounties | Games Consoles and much more
by Richard Walsh 30 Sep '15

30 Sep '15

Hey Everyone A huge welcome to all of our new members this year! We hope Redbrick becomes a big part of what will be a great experience here in DCU. For all of the freshers that have joined us, we hope your first week of University has been fun, and that you've gone to at least a few of your lectures. And now, down to business, the Agenda for the upcoming weeks is as follows: - Intro to Redbrick - Sign Up for Google OpenHouse - Pycon 2015 - "Bug Bounties: Cén scéal?" - EGM ============================ Intro to Redbrick +Date: Wed 30/09/2015. +Time: 2pm +Location: LG25 (Computing Building, Ground Floor labs) ============================ The Helpdesk team will be taking a whistle stop tour of Redbrick services. Most of the committee will be introducing themselves to you and outlining the plans for the coming year. We'll talk about events we're excited about like TechWeek and our annual FOSDEM trip; But we'd also love to hear your ideas of projects that might interest you and others. Bring along friends if you think they should be there, if they're not members yet they can join up there and then. Come and shape the societies events for the year to come. ================================= "Bug Bounties - Cén scéal?" +Speaker: Ciarán McNally (https://securit.ie) +Date: Tuesday 06/10/15. +Time: 17:00 +Location: CG03 (Henry Grattan Building) ================================= Newly appointed application security engineer at bugcrowd, independent security consultant, former Redbrick admin and general security badass Ciarán McNally is coming to talk about bug bounties. What are they? Why should you do them? Bug bounties provide an excellent opportunity to sharpen your pentesting skills. maK's talk will give tips and insights into getting started with Bug Bounties. Ciaran will share creative but effective attack methodologies, real-world examples and tooling advice. For more info on Ciarán's consultancy check out https://securit.ie =================================== Data Science at AIB ~~followed by~~ Helpdesk Talk: How to build a MAME Console +Date: Wednesday 07/10/2015. +Time: 14:00 - 17:00 +Location: LG25 =================================== AIB will be talking about the applications of data analytics and how information is collected and processed. The talk will be focused on the technologies that the Data Innovation team at AIB use daily. This talk will also give us some information on the upcoming DataHack event which consists of a 'Hackathon' and 'Datathon' on the 7th November there are promises of fantastic prizes as well. This presentation will be followed by a practical workshop by Cian (butlerx) and Cormac (pints). The lads will be talking about MAME Consoles (http://min.ie/263c2csJ) Want to turn a Raspberry Pi into a games console? Come along and find out how! =================================== Register for Google OpenHouse 2015 +Date: Friday 09/10/2015. +Time: 9am +Location: https://goo.gl/IMXW6q =================================== Event: https://events.withgoogle.com/google-tech-ireland-open-house-2015/ Redbrick went along to the Google Open house event last year, it was a huge success. We met other computing societies and like minded people and learned a lot about Engineering at Google as well as learning CV tips and about the various bursaries and programs Google Run. The Open House is aimed at 1st and 2nd Years primarily. The Event itself is on Friday 6/11/2015 from 14:00 - 19:00. It will be held in Gordon House on Barrow St. http://min.ie/KVdSLW9i ========================= EGM +When: Wednesday 14/10/15. +Time: 2pm +Where: Room TBC. ========================= It's that time of year again where we look to expand our ranks of the committee. You'll have a say in the day to day running of the society. Committee positions available +Secretary +Events officer +First Year Rep If you want any information on the role or have questions email committee(a)redbrick.dcu.ie =========================================== PyCon +Date: Sat&Sun 24/10 - 25/10/2015. +Location: Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Dublin +Website: https://python.ie/pycon-2015/ +Tickets: €40 (preliminary) =========================================== PyCon is the largest annual gathering of the Irish Python community. The conference will bring together Irish talent and world class leaders in the Python community for a fun, informative and friendly event. Saturday and Sunday will consist of talks, tutorials, workshops, open-spaces and sprints. We are hoping to organise a group to attend PyCon, so please get in touch with the committee if you're interested in attending. You can email events(a)redbrick.dcu.ie or get in touch on IRC. That's all for now folks. We hope to see as many of you as possible at events throughout the year. Don't forget to keep an eye on our social media pages and our Calendar: - Twitter: @RedbrickDCU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick - Snapchat: RedbrickDCU - Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/redbrickCalendar On behalf of those wonderful people on committee <3 Richard Walsh koffee@redbrick SysAdmin

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