Chicago Force


Countdown to Episode III:

Chicago Force

October 12, 2002

Greetings, I am AZ-70V, reconnaissance droid for Chicago Force. My primary function is to observe, organize and record for my master, a carbon-based lifeform identified as the Hazmatt Unit. This is a record of Saturday, October 12, 2002, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM, Central Daylight Time.

The carbon-based lifeforms congregated at Zephyr's Ice Cream Restaurant, geographically located at 1777 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, Illinois. They proceeded to communicate in their slow and cumbersome auditory method, and ingested large quantities of a low-temperature mixture of refined sugar, sodium, and various dairy fats. They seemed to derive enjoyment from this. My processor is incapable of calculating the permutations of this, so I will merely provide the visual record.

The establishment.
The carbon-based lifeforms in their natural environment.
What does the Hazmatt Unit mean when it says, "Hey, darlin', how about a side-order of you To Go, if you know what I mean?"

They referred to this as "The Son of Frankenstein". Whether this reference is for the dessert or the human, I was unable to determine.
Matters of great importance are most likely being discussed.
Calculations regarding the currency owed to the proprietor.

Smile and say partially-hydrogenated dairy bacteria!
One of the humans in this picture is pregnant. I was unable to determine which one.

Meeting Minutes

Sorry for the short notice
-We were having a difficult time arranging schedules, and we felt it was better to have a meeting now that only some could attend, rather than spend a month planning a meeting that no one could.

Video Scavenger Hunt
     -Meeting time: 5:00 PM
     -Meeting place: Bootleggers
     -Everyone is welcome to come to Bootleggers at 8:00 PM whether they were on a video team or not

Episode II IMAX showings
     -We should leave the poll open on the website until Oct 20
     -Gives people time to vote, and also time to plan/buy tickets
     -We will go to an afternoon/evening show regardless of which day we go

WindyCon, Nov 8-10
     -We are planning a room party, those planning it are already in motion
     -Everyone else welcome to help decorate on Saturday
     -Party will only be on Nov 9, Saturday
     -Only operate for 4-5 hours, starting around 9:00 PM
     -Carrie to design half-sheet flyer for promotion

FilmCon
-No official Chicago Force functions, but many people going
-Plan now, attendance limited to 300

DVD Party, December
     -Have at Jeff's house in Plainfield
     -Tentative date: Dec 14
     -We will combine this party with our Holiday Party
     -Bring a $10-$20 "grab bag" gift to exchange
     -Carrie will check into "Toys for Tots" charity with Dick Biondi

Hull House charity dinner
     -Only Carrie was able to attend
     -Very nice dinner in the Crystal Ballroomm at the Hyatt Regency
     -Strong atmosphere of "Thank you, please donate more"

Two Towers, Harry Potter premiere
-We won't do official CF event, but plan on first showing of each at McClurg Court

Incorporation
     -City of Chicago has a great program to decorate Metra stops, but we need to be incorporated first
     -Council already working on incorporation papers
     -Suggested banks to investigate for CF account include BankOne, LaSalle Bank

Additional slogan
     -"Chicago Force" and "Your kind of scum" are great, but Hazmatt thinks we need something additional that has "Star Wars" in it
     -"Chicago's premiere Star Wars fan club"? (use of word "Chicago" redundant with group name)
     -"Your kind of scum, your kind of Star Wars fan"?
     -Hazmatt to start FanForce thread around this topic

Suggestions for winter events
     -Lazer Tag
     -Whirly-ball (jai-alai with bumper cars)
     -Bowling
     -Will discuss more at December DVD/Holiday party/meeting

And finally, I just thought I would throw this in for fun...

Probe Droid AZ-70V's Chocalate-chip cookie recipe

Materials:

1) 532.35 cm³ gluten
2) 4.9 cm³ NaHCO₃
3) 4.9 cm³ refined halite
4) 236.6 cm³ partially hydrogenated tallow triglyceride
5) 177.45 cm³ crystalline C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁
6) 177.45 cm³ unrefined C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁
7) 4.9 cm³ methyl ether of protocatechuic aldehyde
8) 2.0 cm³ CaCO₃ encapsulated avian albumen-coated protein
9) 473.2 cm³ theobroma cacoa
10) 236.6 cm³ de-encapsulated juglans regia fruits (sieve size 10)

Procedure:

To a 2-L jacketed round reactor vessel (reactor #1) with an overall heat transfer coefficient of about 100 Btu/°F-ft²-hr, add ingredients (1), (2), and (3) with consistent agitation. In a second 2-L reactor vessel (reactor #2) with a radial flow impeller operating at 100 rpm, add ingredients (4), (5), (6), and (7), processing until the mixture is homogeneous. Add to ingredients in reactor #2, ingredient (8) and three volumetrically equal portions of the homogeneous mixture in reactor #1, processing after each addition until the mixture is again homogeneous.

Upon completion of the previous step, add ingredients (9) and (10), slowly with constant agitation at an impeller rate of 50 rpm. Care must be taken at this point in the reaction to control any temperature rise that may be the result of an exothermic reaction.

Using a screw extrude attached to a #4 nodulizer, place 10.0 cm³ nodules of the mixture in ordered ranks on a 316SS sheet (30.0 cm X 60.0 cm). Heat in a 460°K oven for a period of time that is in agreement with Frank & Johnson's first order rate expression (see JACOS, 21, 55), or until golden brown.

Once the reaction is complete, place the sheet on a 297°K heat-transfer table, allowing the product to come to thermal equilibrium with ambient atmospheric temperature.