Breast Friends Bar Night – 09-15-10

BREAST FRIENDS BAR NIGHT
Date: September 15 at 7:00pm
Location: Hotsy Totsy Club

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It’s a 3day 3peat!

It’s a 3day 3peat!

Four years ago I walked 60 miles in San Diego with my friend Jamie for Team HNH Hope. It was an incredible experience and I came away from it feeling that if so many people were so involved in this fight against breast cancer, then there would most certainly be a cure within my lifetime.

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Albany Pedestrian Master Plan – 09-14-10

To: John Ciccarelli <johnc@bicyclesolutions.com>
From: Ulan McKnight <ulan@yvod.com>
Subject: Albany Pedestrian Master Plan – 09-14-10

Hello John,

We spoke yesterday at the Albany Pedestrian Master Plan discussion forum. I am writing to summarize our discussion and to introduce you to a number of additional interested community members. Everyone mentioned below has had multiple conversations about traffic in our neighborhood and has indicated they wish to be involved in this process. I am sending this email to everyone mentioned and also to our Tot Lot “Events” discussion list.

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AFOOP Block Party – Saturday, August 21, 2010

AFOOP Block Party 2010

Please join us for the 8th Annual AFOOP Block Party.

We start early. We party late. Lots of fun for adults. Lots of fun for kids. Bring a change of clothes and a towel (or two!) Meet old friends. Meet new friends. Listen to great music. Bring your rig and play with talented musicians.

Bring your wheels and bike, skate, cruise. Face paint. Beach sand. Bocce. Climbing ropes. Slack line. Trapeze. Magic carpet. Stilts. Hula hoops. Jump rope. Dunk tank. Jumpie house.

Bring your love and shine…

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Saturday August 21, 2010
Noon – 8 p.m. + After Party
Dartmouth Street, Albany 94706
(between Talbot & Cornell)

Potluck (bring something to share)
Beer & Spirits (2 kegs provided – please bring lubricants =)
International Live Music
Dancing
Jumpy House
Dunk Tank
Water Play
Kids Talent Show
Post-Party Kids Movie Night
Post-Party Adult Fire Pit

Please Provide Your Own Cups, Plates & Utensils

Bring your friends! Feel free to invite more wonderful people. ALL AGES WELCOME!!!!!

You don’t need to reply. You just need to show up! :-)

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. – Jimi Hendrix

Flier created with artwork from artists Abigail, Bailey, Camille, Luna, Madeline and Terra.

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Block Party 2009 Photos


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Full Belly Farm Hoes Down – Oct 3, 2009

The Full Belly Farm’s 22nd Annual Hoes Down Festival is happening Saturday October 3, 2009. This is an extremely kid-friendly event 1 hour north of Albany.

A bunch of us are going and some of us are planning to camp Saturday night. Please join us.

AFOOP Block Party – Saturday, September 19, 2009

Here is the Official PDF

AFOOP Block Party - 2009

Hello everyone!

It is that time of year again. Come to the 6th Annual AFOOP Block Party and have your fantasies come true. Mr. Roarke welcomes you on Saturday, September 19, 2009 from noon through 8pm. We are planning a movie night for the kids and a fire pit after party for the adults.

AFOOP 6th Annual Block Party

Saturday September 19, 2009
Noon – 8 p.m + after party
Dartmouth Street, Albany 94706
(between Talbot & Cornell)

Potluck (bring something to share)
Beer & Spirits (2 kegs provided – please bring lubricants =)
BBQ (grills provided)
Jumpy House (noon-6pm)
Dunk Tank (who will be first?!)
Water Play (bring a change of clothes)
Cardboard Castle (help make the maze)
Kids Games (fun for all ages)
Live Music (bands from around the world)
Kids Talent Show (30 minutes of fun)
Dancing (leave your inhibitions at home)

Post-Party Kids Movie Night
Post-Party Adult Fire Pit

Please Provide Your Own Cups, Plates & Utensils

Bring your friends! All ages welcome.

AFOOP Sep 19, 2009 Flyer Contest

AFOOP Sept 19, 2009 Official Picture
[Click on the image to see the full size]

Here is the Fantasy Island themed picture. Let’s see who can create the best flyer =) The image should print on a standard 8 x 11 piece of paper and contain the following information. Please send all submissions to me or events@afoop.com. Submission deadline is Saturday Aug 29, at 6pm.

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AFOOP 6th Annual Block Party

Saturday September 19, 2008
Noon – 8 p.m + after party
Dartmouth Street, Albany 94706
(between Talbot & Cornell)

Potluck (bring something to share)
Beer & Spirits (2 kegs provided – please bring lubricants =)
BBQ (grills provided)
Jumpy House (noon-6pm)
Cardboard Castle (help make the maze)
Water Play (bring a change of clothes)
Kids Games (fun for all ages)
Live Music (bands from around the world)
Kids Talent Show (30 minutes of fun)
Dancing (leave your inhibitions at home)
Post-Party Kids Movie Night
Post-Party Adult Fire Pit

Please Provide Your Own Cups, Plates & Utensils

Bring your friends! All ages welcome.

AFOOP Wireless Network

I have been talking with David Skinner and a few other people about setting up a wireless network within our community. The goals are as follows:

A) Provide cheap internet to as many households as possible
B) Provide a central storage system for file sharing

Below is my attempt to summarize our current situation.

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1) A fast internet connection

I now have an internet connection that is rated 10,000/1,000 kbps. This is the fastest I could get. I believe I can get a second line installed if need be.

2) Wireless access to internet access point

I am currently using an Apple Base Station Extreme to broadcast McKnight’s Free Wireless. Dan has extended the coverage using a Wireless Distribution System. His network name is Baer’s Lair.

I suggest we try out other, non-proprietary routers. I would prefer to use the Apple routers to extend coverage but not as the main connection. Happy to purchase the RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N WNDR3300 but would like some feedback from anyone interested first.

3) Wireless connection in each home

Each household that would like to connect to our system will need a wireless router that can grab the signal from the internet access point. This is a bit more complicated than simply connecting as each home should extend the network range. I believe David is working on this.

4) A central network storage system

Part of what makes this whole idea so attractive is that we can centrally store our media for distribution. This means instant access to my over 300 movies and 30,000 songs. I currently store them on two 750 GB drives hooked up as a 1.4 Terabyte JBOD system. I still have 300GB of free space. I would prefer to move to a more robust NAS system like a QNAP one.

QNAP TS-219P

QNAP TS-209 Pro II

5) Traffic tuning software

We need to have some way to limit access speeds by connection. I could see a system where we have an open (guest) access point that allows anyone with a wireless device to connect with limited speed, say 200/20 kbps shared between all guests. Households that support our network should have variable speeds based on support. Not sure what these speeds should cost but my bill is $70/month. So maybe:

Tier 1:     500/50 kbps        $10
Tier 2:     1000/100 kbps     $15
Tier 3:     2000/200 kbps     $20

Bonus points for software that can maximize the connection. If only one person is on, they should get the entire pipe.

6) Aggregate internet connections (future project?)

It would be sweet indeed if we could figure out how to aggregate internet connections so we could then distribute the load across multiple $70 access points.