Thank you to everyone who helpsout throughout the weekend!

Chair ................................................ Walter Wakefield

Assistant Chair ...................................... David Melville

Hospitality Chair ................................ Elizabeth Becker

Hospitality Angel ........................................Sue Barnes

Hospitality Angel ................................ Devin Starlanyl

Hospitality Angel .................................... Paula Werme

Programming Chair .......................... Walter Wakefield

Registrar ......................................................Deb Stone

Games Chair ............................................ Wayne Eddy

Most Excellent God and Master

of the Gaming Tournaments ........... Adam Smargon

Movie Guy ................................................ Rich Conde

Children's Chair .............................Carmelina Fauteaux

Biermeister ........................................... David Melville

Icemeister ................................................... Jim Barnes

All-Around Great Guy Without an Official Title .......................... John MacDonnell

Signage Wizard ................................... Adam Smargon

Program Book Editor ...............................Claire Natola

Weenie ............................................... George W. Bush

Regional Gathering Committee

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BBBBBADGESADGESADGESADGESADGES Anyone NOT wearing a badge will NOT be allowed entry into Hospitality.Many of you will think this stinks. However, because we are on a floor that is alsopopulated with non-RG guests, this is the only way we can ensure that onlypaying RG attendees will be able to avail themselves of the victuals and libationsthat your registration dollars paid for. We trust you understand, and we thankyou for your cooperation.

HHHHHOSPITOSPITOSPITOSPITOSPITALITYALITYALITYALITYALITY Please keep all food and drinks on the 7th Floor so that we mayabide by state regulations that govern the hotel.

HHHHHOSPITOSPITOSPITOSPITOSPITALITYALITYALITYALITYALITY P P P P PLLLLLUSUSUSUSUS Room 722 is our “Hospitality Plus” room. Here you may findfolks engaging in informal jam sessions, playing Guitar Hero, or enjoying ad hocworkshops. Keep an eye on the bulletin board for updates on what’s happening.

SSSSSMOKINGMOKINGMOKINGMOKINGMOKING Smoking is ONLY allowed in Room 732.

PPPPPOOLOOLOOLOOLOOL If you choose to use the hotel pool, please observe the posted rules.

HHHHHUGGINGUGGINGUGGINGUGGINGUGGING The Mensa hug dot code:

GREEN = Yes, please hug me!YELLOW = Please ask me first.RED = Don’t hug me.

Please treat all children as if they have red dots, as they often decorate theirbadges with multiple colors.

PPPPPARENTSARENTSARENTSARENTSARENTS ANDANDANDANDAND C C C C CHILDRENHILDRENHILDRENHILDRENHILDREN Please, no unaccompanied children in public areas after10:00 p.m. Please make certain your children are supervised in the Children’sRoom as daycare service is not provided by the RG or by the hotel. Individualparents are requested to supervise activities and crafts, and to staff the room. RGstaff provides craft materials.

PPPPPHOTOGRAPHSHOTOGRAPHSHOTOGRAPHSHOTOGRAPHSHOTOGRAPHS We’d love to see your RG photos! Feel free to email them to BillAlleman at webmaster@nh.us.mensa.org for posting on the New Hampshire Mensawebsite, and/or to Mark Becker at editor@nh.us.mensa.org for inclusion in afuture issue of Momentum.

SSSSSCHEDULECHEDULECHEDULECHEDULECHEDULE A A A A AUTHENTICITYUTHENTICITYUTHENTICITYUTHENTICITYUTHENTICITY All elements of our schedule are current as of 2/12/08,but are subject to change without notice. We will endeavor to post changes in aprominent location.

Rules of the Road

Food/Drink

Children Speaker/Workshop

Movie

SpecialEvent

GamesEvent

TimeCheck

Legend

4:00 p.m. Hospitality, Children’s 713, and Games 721 Open

4:00 p.m. Kids’ Meet-and-Greet, Children’s Room 713Kids can get the ball rolling with plenty of games and fun!

6:00 p.m. The Crock Pot Cook Off, HospitalityCome be a judge! Vote for your favorite crock pot delight.

7:00 p.m. Film: Groundhog Day, Movie Room 719(1993, 97 minutes, Rated PG-13) Bill Murray is a TV weathermancovering the celebration of Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, PA whokeeps reliving the same day, over and over and over.

7:00 p.m. Puppetmaking, Children’s Room 713Make Chinese New Year’s puppets with your friends.

7:00 p.m. Intertel Rendezvous, Meet ‘n’ Greet Room 724Meet other members of Intertel, the high-IQ society for people whoscore at or above the 99th percentile on a standardized IQ test.

8:00 p.m. Ice Cream Social, HospitalityMake your own sundaes.

Friday

8:45 p.m. Film: Ocean’s Thirteen, Movie Room 719(2007, 122 minutes, Rated PG-13) Danny Ocean (George Clooney)and his friends (including him, there’s thirteen of them) celebratethe opening of a new casino by figuring out how to rid it of over $5million within an hour. With Matt Damon and Brad Pitt.

9:00 p.m. GenX/Y Mixer, Meet ‘n’ Greet Room 724Get together with other GenXers (born from 1961 to 1981) and GenYs(born from 1976 to 1988). Meet up with old friends and make newones!

9:00 p.m. Children’s Room 713 Closes

11:00 p.m. Film: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Movie Room 719(1986, 102 minutes, Rated PG-13) The classic John Hughes movieabout the most creative hooky-player of the ‘80s, which celebratesthe joy of taking the day off from high school. With MatthewBroderick.

12:00 midnight Hospitality Plus Room 722 Closes

12:00 midnight New Year’s Celebration, HospitalityEnjoy shrimp and champagne as we ring in the New Year, the first ofthe holidays we‘ll be celebrating this weekend.

1:00 a.m. Movie Room 719 Closes

7:00 a.m. Children’s Room 713 Opens

7:00 a.m. Breakfast with Friends, Children’s Room 713Bring your waffles down to the Children’s Room and leave the oldfogies behind.

Saturday

8:00 a.m. Kids’ Easter Egg Hunt, HospitalityKids can make their way to Hospitality to help find all the eggs thebunny left behind.

8:00 a.m. Easter Breakfast, HospitalityCome enjoy fresh, hot waffles and many other fixings.

9:00 a.m. Film: Home Alone, Movie Room 719(1990, 103 minutes, Rated PG) “Families suck! I wish I didn’t haveone!” said Kevin. And then he gets his wish and celebrates Christmasalone. The John Hughes classic about one clever kid (MacaulayCulkin) and two idiot burglars.

9:00 a.m. Ornament-Making, Children’s Room 713Make holiday ornaments with your friends!

9:00 a.m. FairTax, Hollis RoomFairTax is a complete change of our tax system wherein the IRS iseliminated and we go to a sales-based tax. This is not a pipe dream;senators in Congress like this, and it is a major ingredient of MikeHuckabee’s platform. Come hear what it’s all about and why WalterWakefield is enthusiastic about it.

9:00 a.m. Obstacles to Universal Healthcarein the USA, Northwood Room

Join Dr. Terry Bennett for an interesting analysis and discourse ofAmerica’s current health care crisis. Dr. Bennett is well-versed inhow our system has developed into its present state and proposesrealistic, practical approaches to address the current crisis ofproviding quality, affordable health care accessible to all. Theserun the gamut from major government decisions and commitmenton just how commercial health care provider systems should be, tohow to make better consumers out of its users. He has definiteopinions on the recent efforts of states like California andMassachusetts in addressing this important problem. Join us in adiscourse over this most timely topic that is applicable to everyone.

10:00 a.m. Mensa Admissions Test, Amherst RoomAnyone 14 or older who wishes to take the Mensa Admissions Testmay do so. The test costs $40; a photo-ID is required.

10:00 a.m. What’s It Like to Fly on theSpace Shuttle?, Northwood Room

Jay Buckey will narrate a video and take questions about his missionaboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Jay was a member of the crewon the 16-day STS-90 Neurolab flight in 1998. The 7-member crewserved as both experiment subjects and operators for 26 individuallife science experiments focusing on the effects of microgravity onthe brain and nervous system. The STS-90 flight orbited the Earth256 times, covered 6.3 million miles, and logged over 381 hours inspace. The mission focused on the most complex and leastunderstood part of the human body - the nervous system. Theexperiments explored five key areas affected by weightlessness:blood pressure control, balance, sleep, nervous system developmentand the blending of vision with balance and position sense. Thevideo shows the launch, landing and what it’s like to live and workin space.

10:15 a.m. Boggle Tournament, Meet ‘n’ Greet Room 724You have 25 random letters in a 5x5 grid...what words can you findin three minutes? Up, down, left, right, and diagonals are permitted,as long as each word is three letters or more, and you can’t use thesame cube twice in the same word. Rules on the tournamentstructure will be discussed amongst all players once the game begins.

10:30 a.m. Why It’s So Easy To Hack Your PC, Part II, Hollis RoomA follow-up to the incredibly popular presentation given at the 2005Granite Gathering. An amazing number of home computers areinfected with viruses, spyware and trojans every year. Every day,people unintentionally provide their personal information over thenetwork. Should you like to learn a little about why this is happening,what it means to you, and a few things you can do about it, you’llwant to attend this presentation by Curry Bartlett.

10:45 a.m. Film: Shrek the Third, Movie Room 719(2007, 92 minutes, Rated PG) More from everyone’s favorite ogrefamily.

12:00 noon Memorial Day Picnic, HospitalityEnjoy a picnic without the bugs! Sandwiches on homemade breadwith salads.

12:00 noon More Crafts, Children’s Room 713Make Christmas God’s eyes as the holiday celebrations continue!

12:30 p.m. Film: Harry Potter and the Orderof the Phoenix, Movie Room 719

(2007, 138 minutes, Rated PG-13), Celebrating Harry’s year five atHogwort’s. Harry and friends have begun to fight for themselvesagainst Voldemort.

1:00 p.m. The Bridge Non-Tournament, Games Room 721This is not a tournament; it’s just an opportunity for enthusiasts ofthis trick-taking card game of skill and chance to have a time andplace to play.

1:00 p.m. Poker 101 and Beyond, Hollis RoomWhether you’re a novice who wants to learn how to play poker or aseasoned amateur player who wants to improve your game, thistalk is for you. “Java Joe” Haber will discuss poker basics, includingstrategy, probability and money management. Then he’ll cover thenuts and bolts of Texas Hold ‘em, 5- and 7-Card Stud, and DrawPoker. Time permitting, he will also talk about Omaha Hold ‘em andfrom there expand to “Dealer’s Choice” games like Anaconda andFollow the Queen. Please note that the poker tournament will beheld tonight at 9:00 p.m. in Games Room 721.

1:00 p.m. Science Seminar, Part I: Climate Changes - Real Issues and Factors You Don’t Hear About, Northwood Room

Introducing the Science Seminar: a novel RG activity designed tobe interesting, informative and (most especially) fun! This four-hour quasi-structured seminar is designed to provide a series ofscience-related speakers, an opportunity for questions and answerson the material presented, and an open forum to express ideas,theories or opinions related to the topics. In Part I, Joe D’Aleo willshow that although climate change is real and man plays some role,there are real questions about the degree at which it has changedand how much natural variability is a factor. In the talk, he will:address all the issues now being exposed about the accuracy of rawand adjusted climate station data, show how changes are cyclical innature and how the sun and the oceans correlate far better thangreenhouse gases with these changes, show how these same factorscontrol the changes in our icecaps and glaciers, and present a very

different view about what is ahead than is portrayed by the so called“consensus scientists” and the seriously flawed climate models.

1:30 p.m. Opening Round of Sudoku Tournament, Amherst RoomThis speed-based tournament has two rounds. There will be a warm-up puzzle (which will not count for the tournament) before tournamentplay begins. The opening round consists of three standard (9x9)Sudoku puzzles. They may be completed in any order, and playersare permitted to go back and forth between puzzles. The threefastest players to correctly finish the three puzzles move on to thefinals, which occurs at 7:00 p.m. in Hospitality.

2:00 p.m. RVC Rap, Meet ‘n’ Greet Room 724Come by to say hello to Lori Norris, whose term as Regional ViceChair for Region 1 began last July.

2:00 p.m. Science Seminar, Part II:Wetware 101, Northwood Room

How is the human brain like a computer, and how is it different?Recent science fiction, especially cyberpunk, often treats the humanbrain like a computer, and consciousness like software. What isreasonable about this idea, and what is unreasonable? Wil Howittwill try to separate science fact from fantasy - with an introductionto the fledgling science of neuroinformatics, which combinesbiological neurophysics with computational information theory.

2:30 p.m. Maine Mensa Confab, Meet ‘n’ Greet Room 724RVC1 Lori Norris leads a discussion of whether the time is right forresidents of Maine to form a new local group and what steps weneed to take. Please bring your ideas and enthusiasm.

2:30 p.m. Beginning Palmistry, Hollis RoomReading palms is not hard - in one hour Tchipakkan will teach youenough of the basic skills to read your own palm and those of yourfriends (not that you shouldn’t keep studying!). The most usefulaspect of palmistry is learning about yourself, and thus gainingcontrol of your future - and it’s fun too!

Hospitality MoviesRoom 719

Children'sRoom 713

Meet 'n' GreetRoom 724

PM 4:00 4:00 PM4:30 4:305:00 5:005:30 5:306:00 6:006:30 6:307:00 7:007:30 7:308:00 8:008:30 8:308:45 8:459:00 9:009:30 9:30

10:00 10:0010:30 10:3011:00 11:0011:30 11:3012:00 12:0012:30 12:30

AM 1:00 (Closed) 1:00 AM

RestroomsLobby

NorthwoodGraniteLounge

ElevatorsHollis

Amherst

MensaBoutique

Room 718

HospitalityPlus

Room 722

Meet 'n'Greet

Room 724Hos

Friday

(Closed)

GenX/Y Mixer

Intertel RendezvousPuppetmaking

Kids'Meet-and-Greet

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ocean's Thirteen

Groundhog Day

New Year's Celebration

Ice Cream Social

The Crock Pot Cook-Off

Children'sRoom 713

MoviesRoom 719

GamesRoom 721

VideoGames

Room 723Elevators

Hospitality Children'sRoom 713 Lobby

AM 7:00 7:00 AM

8:00 8:00

9:00 9:00

10:00 (Clean Up) 10:00

11:00 11:00

12:00 12:00

PM 1:00 1:00 PM

GROUND FLOOR

SmokingRoom 732

SEVENTH FLOOR

HotelRegistration

MAPSRG Registration

spitality

SundayBrunch

Awards and Announcements

Special Business Meeting

Breakfast with Friends

Sunday

A Walk in the Woods

Hospitality GamesRoom 721

MoviesRoom 719

Children'sRoom 713

Meet 'n' GreetRoom 724 Northwood Hollis Amherst

AM 7:00 7:00 AM

8:00 8:00

9:00 9:00

10:00 10:0010:15 10:1510:30 10:3010:45 10:4511:00 11:0011:30 11:3012:00 12:0012:30 12:301:00 1:001:30 1:302:00 RVC Rap 2:002:30 2:302:45 2:453:00 3:003:15 3:15

4:00 4:004:30 4:305:00 5:005:15 5:15

6:00 6:00

7:00 7:007:15 SuperBowl Ads 7:157:30 7:308:00 8:00

9:00 9:009:30 9:30

11:00 11:0011:30 11:3012:00 12:00

AM 1:30 (Closed) 1:30 AM(Closed)

Obstacles toUniversal HealthCare in the USA

Maine MensaConfab

Boggle Tournament

Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament

Teen HangoutAll-AgesDungeons &

Dragons Game

What's It Liketo Fly on the

Space Shuttle?

MensaAdmissions

TestWhy It's So Easy

To Hack YourPC, Part II

FairTax

Climate Changes Poker 101 and Beyond Sudoku Opening

Round

BeginningPalmistry

Foam Plate Printing

Wetware 101

Saturday

Spelling Bee

Nanotechnology

Magic/Yu-Gi-Oh

Mask-Making

More Crafts

Snow Globes

Ornament-Making

Election

Breakfast with Friends

300

Hairspray

Paris Je T'aime

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Shrek the Third

The Pursuit of Happyness

Home Alone

Poker Tournament

The BridgeNon-Tournament

Memorial Day Picnic

Multi-Holiday Celebration

Fourth of July BBQ

Sudoku Final Round

Halloween Party

Sweetheart Valentine's Feast

EasterBreakfast

Easter Egg Hunt(in Hospitality)

Hospitality GamesRoom 721

MoviesRoom 719

Children'sRoom 713

Meet 'n' GreetRoom 724 Northwood Hollis Amherst

AM 7:00 7:00 AM

8:00 8:00

9:00 9:00

10:00 10:0010:15 10:1510:30 10:3010:45 10:4511:00 11:0011:30 11:3012:00 12:0012:30 12:301:00 1:001:30 1:302:00 RVC Rap 2:002:30 2:302:45 2:453:00 3:003:15 3:15

4:00 4:004:30 4:305:00 5:005:15 5:15

6:00 6:00

7:00 7:007:15 SuperBowl Ads 7:157:30 7:308:00 8:00

9:00 9:009:30 9:30

11:00 11:0011:30 11:3012:00 12:00

AM 1:30 (Closed) 1:30 AM(Closed)

Obstacles toUniversal HealthCare in the USA

Maine MensaConfab

Boggle Tournament

Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament

Teen HangoutAll-AgesDungeons &

Dragons Game

What's It Liketo Fly on the

Space Shuttle?

MensaAdmissions

TestWhy It's So Easy

To Hack YourPC, Part II

FairTax

Climate Changes Poker 101 and Beyond Sudoku Opening

Round

BeginningPalmistry

Foam Plate Printing

Wetware 101

Saturday

Spelling Bee

Nanotechnology

Magic/Yu-Gi-Oh

Mask-Making

More Crafts

Snow Globes

Ornament-Making

Election

Breakfast with Friends

300

Hairspray

Paris Je T'aime

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Shrek the Third

The Pursuit of Happyness

Home Alone

Poker Tournament

The BridgeNon-Tournament

Memorial Day Picnic

Multi-Holiday Celebration

Fourth of July BBQ

Sudoku Final Round

Halloween Party

Sweetheart Valentine's Feast

EasterBreakfast

Easter Egg Hunt(in Hospitality)

Hospitality MoviesRoom 719

Children'sRoom 713

Meet 'n' GreetRoom 724

PM 4:00 4:00 PM4:30 4:305:00 5:005:30 5:306:00 6:006:30 6:307:00 7:007:30 7:308:00 8:008:30 8:308:45 8:459:00 9:009:30 9:30

10:00 10:0010:30 10:3011:00 11:0011:30 11:3012:00 12:0012:30 12:30

AM 1:00 (Closed) 1:00 AMRestrooms

Lobby

NorthwoodGraniteLounge

ElevatorsHollis

Amherst

MensaBoutique

Room 718

HospitalityPlus

Room 722

Meet 'n'Greet

Room 724Hos

Friday

(Closed)

GenX/Y Mixer

Intertel RendezvousPuppetmaking

Kids'Meet-and-Greet

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ocean's Thirteen

Groundhog Day

New Year's Celebration

Ice Cream Social

The Crock Pot Cook-Off

Children'sRoom 713

MoviesRoom 719

GamesRoom 721

VideoGames

Room 723Elevators

Hospitality Children'sRoom 713 Lobby

AM 7:00 7:00 AM

8:00 8:00

9:00 9:00

10:00 (Clean Up) 10:00

11:00 11:00

12:00 12:00

PM 1:00 1:00 PM

GROUND FLOOR

SmokingRoom 732

SEVENTH FLOOR

HotelRegistration

MAPS

RG Registration

spitality

SundayBrunch

Awards and Announcements

Special Business Meeting

Breakfast with Friends

Sunday

A Walk in the Woods

2:45 p.m. Spelling Bee, Amherst RoomTrue story: Your game tournament director placed 52nd in the 1985(Miami-)Dade County Spelling Bee after winning his grade school’scompetition, and therefore he got hooked on language and words.Today your game master acts as host, reader, judge, jury, andexecutioner (!) as he reads words to you! We will use a simpleelimination strategy that worked well for the two-time World Serieschampion Boston Red Sox: if you miss a word, that’s a strike. Threestrikes, and you’re out. Beware: There will be an unusual twistafter the first few dozen words are read!

3:00 p.m. A Celebration of Many Holidays, HospitalityWe celebrate a wealth of holidays with cookies and milk.

3:00 p.m. Film: The Pursuit of Happyness, Movie Room 719(2006, 117 minutes, Rated PG-13) Will Smith stars in this filmabout one man’s quest to pass a stockbroker internship while raisinga young son, and being homeless. A film that celebrates the will tosucceed.

3:00 p.m. Snow Globes, Children’s Room 713You’ll be able to make your own snow globes in this fun activity!

3:15 p.m. Science Seminar, Part III: Nanotechnology: Innovation,Opportunity, Risk, & Benefit, Northwood Room

Nanotechnology is a bit like a pun. You may have to think about itmore than once before you understand it. Frank Dolinar has beenthinking about nanotech for 20 years. As the results of researchaccrue and make their way into the market, Frank has found himselfcontinuously challenged to understand the latest news and itsimplications. This presentation will introduce you to basic conceptsand help you understand nanotech’s growing capabilities. It willlook at nanotech’s promise, examine its risks, and discuss possibleeffects upon our daily lives. The future is coming sooner than youthink.

4:00 p.m. Foam Plate Printing, Amherst RoomJoin Carmelina Fauteaux for this fun workshop to create uniqueholiday cards by foam plate printing, a new method that does notrequire a printing press. Items can be adapted for all ages and

abilities, and modified from the simplest stamping method to morecomplicated printing techniques.

4:30 p.m. Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament,Meet ‘n’ Greet Room 724

Yes, we’re serious! For some strange, twisted reason, this simplechild’s game has become a favorite in bars and other establishmentsover the past few years, so we figured: why not continue with thestrange and twisted reasoning...and bring it to Mensa? There arethree hand gestures involved: rock (closed fist), paper (open hand,either facing up or facing down), and scissors (index and middlefingers extended). The objective is to select a gesture which defeatsthat of the opponent: rock smashes scissors, paper covers rock,and scissors cut paper. Each round of this tournament will run onthe best-of-three system.

5:00 p.m. Mask-Making, Children’s Room 713Make a mask that you can wear to tonight’s Halloween party.

5:15 p.m. Film: Paris Je T’aime, Movie Room 719(2006, 120 minutes, Rated R for language) In English and French(with subtitles), this is eighteen short films by several directors, allcelebrating the city of Paris.

6:00 p.m. Fourth of July BBQ, HospitalityCelebrate Independence Day with barbecue ribs, barbecue chicken,green salad, and much, much more!

7:00 p.m. Final Round of the Sudoku Tournament, HospitalityAlthough only the three finalists from the opening round are permittedto play, spectators and cheerleaders are encouraged! Feel free tocheer for (or AGAINST!) your (least) favorite player. There will be afew added twists to the three 9x9 puzzles in the finals.

7:00 p.m. Magic/Yu-Gi-Oh, Children’s Room 713Come join us to play Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh. Bringyour cards!

7:00 p.m. Teen Hangout, Meet ‘n’ Greet Room 724Round up your friends and spend the evening hanging out.

7:15 p.m. SuperBowl XLII Commercials, Movie Room 719(2008, 7 minutes) What you’ll remember from this year’s SuperBowlbroadcast, with very quick highlights from the game. (Game eventsare in reverse chronological order.)

7:30 p.m. Film: Election, Movie Room 719(1999, 103 minutes, Rated R for sexuality, language, and drug use)Celebrating Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon), the most ruthlessfemale candidate for student body president in fiction. With MatthewBroderick. Resemblances to real life ruthless female seekers ofvery high offices are entirely coincidental. (Really.)

8:00 p.m. Halloween Party, HospitalityWear your costume! Lots of goodies and ghouls will be on hand.

8:00 p.m. Dungeons & Dragons Game, Room 713Join John Calderbank for an ALL-AGES D&D game that goes wellinto the night.

9:00 p.m. Poker Tournament, Games Room 721We’ve seen all the glitz and glamour of television contests, not tomention the high stakes. Bring that to Nashua, subtract the studioaudience, and you’ve got yourself a poker game! Rules on specifics(i.e., style of poker game, betting, and bribing the dealer) will bediscussed once the game begins.

9:30 p.m. Film: Hairspray, Movie Room 719(2007, 117 minutes, PG13) Celebrating Baltimore, circa 1960s, andone zaftig girl’s quest to dance on the Corny Collins show. Based onthe Broadway musical, which itself is based on a non-musical 1988movie. With John Travolta (as the mother).

11:00 p.m. Sweetheart Valentine’s Feast, HospitalityMore chocolate than can be eaten at any one RG.

11:30 p.m. Film: 300, Movie Room 719(2007, 117 minutes, Rated R for graphic violence and nudity) Avisionary celebration of the historic stand of 300 Spartans againstan army of over 100,000 eastern invaders at a mountain pass calledthe Hot Gates (“Thermopolae”). The Spartans didn’t really fightwearing little more than a red cape, but it looks cool.

1:30 a.m. Movie Room 719 ClosesCelebrate a great RG. Get some rest!

7:00 a.m. Children’s Room 713 Opens

7:00 a.m. Breakfast with Friends, Children’s Room 713Bring your appetite!

8:00 a.m. Sunday Brunch, HospitalityEnjoy brunch with your friends before we wrap up the weekend’sfestivities.

9:00 a.m. A Walk in the Woods, LobbyJoin us for a morning constitutional into the hotel’s beautifulsurrounding woods. If it’s snowy, we will stick to paved trails. Ourexperienced guide, John Lewicke, will meet you in the lobby on theground floor at 9:00 a.m. Allow 1-1½ hours. We hear the BlairWitch is vacationing nearby, so maybe we’ll get a glimpse. (This isnot an athletic event.)

10:00 a.m. Children’s Room 713 ClosesBe sure to pick up all your crafts to bring home and show yourfriends!

Sunday

Thank you for being a part of yetanother great Granite Gathering!

We’ll see you next year!

10:00 a.m. Awards and Announcements, HospitalityAnother successful RG comes to a close. We thank you for comingand hope to see you again next year!

12:00 noon Most Rooms CloseHospitality, Hospitality Plus, Meet ‘n’ Greet, Games, Video Games,and Smoking Rooms close. Any help cleaning them is greatlyappreciated!

12:00 noon Special Business Meeting, HospitalityThis Special Business Meeting is called for the New Hampshire MensaElection Committee to make/accept candidate nominations forExecutive Committee positions for the spring 2008 election. All arewelcome!

Curry Bartlett has spent the last twodecades working in, managing thesecurity for, and developing techniquesto protect networked computerenvironments. Curry has presentedat a NASA computer securityconference and at the NationalInformation Systems SecurityConference, and has assisted criminalinvestigators. He was part of the DEC/Compaq/HP Tru64 UNIX OperatingSystem Security Group. Mostlyrecently Curry has been part of a groupsetting up a last mile ISP in Mason,NH.

Dr. Terry Bennett has been a medicaldoctor for over 43 years and haspracticed not only in many states herein America but also in numerousforeign countries including SaudiArabia, and Morocco. Throughout itall he has been deeply involved inhealth care programs – designing,developing, funding, recruiting,educating and directing numerousprograms for most African countriesand governments. In the US he’sworked medicine in such uniqueenvironments as state prisons,hospitals for the criminally insane andaddiction centers. So he’s no strangerto the challenges of providing qualityyet affordable health care to commonand affluent people alike! Verypolitically active, he was a candidatefor a US Senate seat in 1992 and iscurrently actively engaged in litigationover physician’s rights and limits vs.the New Hampshire Medical Board.Most recently he was vocally critical

Speaker Biographies

of the role and shortcomings of ourhealth care system in LeelandEisenberg’s recent hostage incident atHillary Clinton’s campaign office inRochester, New Hampshire.

Dr. Terry Bennett has served in thePeace Corps, has served the under-privileged in our country and othersand has established scholarshipprograms and other philanthropicwork through his long, interesting andfruitful career. He currently practicesin Rochester, New Hampshire at theClinic on the Common.

Jay Buckey, M.D. is a professor ofmedicine and an adjunct professor ofengineering at Dartmouth College. Inaddition to caring for patients anddirecting a research lab, he has taughtcourses on physiology, spaceexploration, and homeland security atDartmouth. He earned a B.S. inelectrical engineering from CornellUniversity and an M.D. from CornellMedical School. After his internship,he worked as a physician specializingin space research. He also served asa Major in the U.S. Air Force Reservefor eight years; as a flight surgeonwith the 457th Tactical FighterSquadron in Fort Worth, TX, he flewin the back seat of F-4 and F-16aircraft. In 1998, Jay flew as a PayloadSpecialist Astronaut on the STS-90Neurolab mission. He and hiscrewmates completed 256 orbits of theEarth and logged 6.3 million milesaboard the Space Shuttle Columbia.

Speaker Biographies

Joe D’Aleo has over three decades ofexperience as a meteorologist andclimatologist. Joe is a graduate ofthe University of Wisconsin (BS, MSMeteorology) and did his doctoralstudies in Meteorology at NYU. Joewas a Professor of Meteorology for 6years at Lyndon State College (inVermont) and from 1981 to 1988 wasa co-founder and the first Director ofMeteorology at the cable TV WeatherChannel.

From 1989 to 2004, Joe was ChiefMeteorologist at WSI and Senior Editorand “Dr Dewpoint” for WSI’s popularIntellicast.com web site.

Joe has considerable mediaexperience, having been weatherproducer for WCBS TV and radio inNew York City from 1971-1974, andthe CBS television network showEnergy in 1973. He was a weatherproducer for ABC’s Good MorningAmerica from 1980-1981 whiledesigning The Weather Channel withJohn Coleman, TV meteorologist atGMA. While at WSI, Joe frequentlyappeared on network interviews forABC Discovery, ABC, CNN, and manylocal network affiliates oftenaddressing factors related to severeweather, seasonal snowfall, andclimate change.

Joe is a Certified ConsultantMeteorologist and was elected a Fellowof the American MeteorologicalSociety. He has served as chairmanof the American MeteorologicalSociety’s Committee on WeatherAnalysis and Forecasting, and haschaired or co-chaired several national

conferences. Joe is currently aCouncilor for the AMS.

Joe is currently Executive Directorof Icecap, an organization and websitedevoted to climate change issues(http://icecap.us).

He has authored and presented anumber of papers as well as publisheda book focused on how research intoENSO and other atmospheric andoceanic phenomena has made skillfulseasonal and even decadal forecastspossible. Mr. D’Aleo has also authoredmany articles and made numerouspresentations on the roles cycles inthe sun and oceans have played inclimate change.

Frank Dolinar began following thedevelopment of nanotechnology in1986 after reading Engines ofCreation, K. Eric Drexler’s first book.Since 1992, he has givenpresentations on nanotechnology forclasses at Michigan State University,corporate seminars, business groups,technical groups and over the lastyear-and-a-half for numerous MensaRGs. He writes essays examining thehistory, current topics, trends, andimplications of various technologies,including nanotechnology. He is agraduate of Lyman Briggs College atMichigan State University.

Frank is the President ofnanoSteps of East Lansing, Michigan;a consultant for the Firefly ConsultingGroup of Lexington, Kentucky; and asoftware developer for the MichiganHouse of Representatives.

Speaker Biographies

Carmelina Fauteaux is a fine artistand art teacher. She holds both BFAand MAT degrees. While attendingPlymouth State University, AnnetteMitchell introduced her to foam platesas a new artistic medium. Carmelinafell in love with foam plate printing;she believes everybody has thepotential to create art.

Joseph “Java Joe” Haber has beenplaying poker for over 30 years. InFebruary, 2006 he decided to take thenext step in improving his game byenrolling in the World Poker Tour BootCamp to learn how to play tournamentno-limit poker.

Wil Howitt is a doctor of computerscience and electrical engineering,specializing in physical acoustics andpsychoacoustics. He works at MIT andBU, developing human auditory systemmodels and speech recognitionsystems. He also enjoys drumming,dancing, and playing didjeridu andother rhythmic instruments. Heteaches Taoist martial arts, fenceswith a German longsword, and looksaround a lot.

Tchipakkan is an artist, writer, healerand soothsayer, author of DivineCookies, and the Rune article seriesin The Blessed Bee Pagan FamilyMagazine. She practices and teachesRuneValdr and Reiki, huna healing,herbalism, and soothsaying withrunes, palmistry, tarot, and othersystems.

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