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Call Sign December 2011
BLUES BROTHERS STOP IN LONDON
Life can bite you on the bum at times as
two young men driving through London
More to wait for the AA than to sing!
found when Dial-a-Cab driver Barry
Spear (Y16) spotted their Bluesmobile
fitted out with the huge Blues Brothers
siren on its roof - looking rather sad after
breaking down close to Harrods.
The original Bluesmobile came from
the hugely successful Blues Brothers
movie, where John Belushi and Dan
Aykroyd brought hapless brothers Jake
and Elwood Blues to life with their for-
mer police car that seemed to be able to
do almost anything. Sadly, these two
young men driving through London who
were going to show off their pride and
joy to the world, looked rather silly as
they waited for the AA.
Ah well, we've all been there, which
means we don't quite feel so bad when
Amazing how silly a brilliant Bluesmobile can look when broken down!
smiling at others misfortune!
Robot Month at the
VACANCY FOR AN
ARBITRATOR
Science Museum
There is a vacancy for
From 1 to 31 December, the Science
one DaC subscriber to
Museum will be taken over by robots!
Beginning with Robotville over 4
become an Arbitrator.
days, the museum will showcase the
Should you wish to put
latest and greatest in European
your name forward and
robotic research and development.
As well as talks from roboticists who
you meet the minimum
will demonstrate their work, the
criteria of five consecu-
Museum is displaying over 20
tive year's membership,
unique robots, many of which have
then please apply in writ-
just come out of the research lab
and will be on show to the British
ing expressing your inter-
public for the first time. Within six
est, to be received by me
zones, there'll be domestic robots,
expressive robots, swarming robots, A look at the futu
at Dial-a-Cab House no later than first post on
re???
Monday 12 December 2011.
swimming robots, exploring robots,
humanoid robots, learning robots and many more.
A postal ballot will then be conducted at a
Robotville begins the Science Museum's month long celebration of robots throughout
later date and the candidate with the highest
December, consisting of talks with experts, robot workshops, Q&As with curators, art
number of votes will be duly appointed.
installations and multimedia and much more all the way up to the New Year. Entrance to
Candidates wishing to send their CV for publica-
the exhibition is free.
There is, of course, much more as well at the museum including Electroboutique Pop
tion in Call Sign should send it to the Editor either
up where a giant distorted iPhone, a padded TV that changes picture when someone
by post or email by Friday 9 December 2011,
hits it and a digital mirror TV that shows viewers their own teleportrait reflection assem-
keeping to a maximum of around 200 words.
bled from different TV channel streams! This one is also free.
There are many other exhibitions also on at the Science Museum plus the magical 3D
If you have any queries regarding this process,
experience of the IMAX theatre (charges apply).
please do not hesitate to contact me.
The Science Museum at Exhibition Road is open daily from 10.00 to 18.00 (not 24-26
Howard Pears
Dec).
Company Secretary
More info at 0870 870 4868 or go to www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
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