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<DIV dir=ltr align=center><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face=Arial size=4><SPAN
class=939002719-28082006><STRONG> Time to stir things up at the
LA.pm!</STRONG></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=939002719-28082006> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<P align=center><FONT size=4><SPAN class=939002719-28082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2> <FONT color=#000000><STRONG><FONT size=3><FONT
size=4>Luke Kanies</FONT> will
present</FONT></STRONG>...</FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT size=4><SPAN class=939002719-28082006> </SPAN><FONT
face=Arial><STRONG> </STRONG><SPAN class=939002719-28082006><STRONG><FONT
color=#0000ff size=5>Why You Should Use
Ruby</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></FONT><STRONG><FONT
face=Arial><BR></FONT></STRONG></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2><FONT color=#000000>Plan to stay afterward to get a bite in a local
restaurant.</FONT><SPAN
class=939002719-28082006> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=939002719-28082006><FONT color=#000000>We have a special speaker this
month! Luke Kanies stirred things up with a recent article (USENIX, April 2006)
"Why You Should Use Ruby." With Luke's heavy experience in perl and recent
work in Ruby, he's a great person to talk about what he sees as the strengths
and weaknesses of both languages/platforms. Remember, this isn't a celebrity
roast! It's an open discussion on our favorite language and a recent
contender!</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG>Date</STRONG><SPAN
class=939002719-28082006><FONT size=2> <STRONG><FONT size=3>/
Time</FONT></STRONG> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><STRONG>:<BR></STRONG><SPAN class=939002719-28082006><FONT
size=2> <FONT color=#000000>Wednesday, September 6th, 2006; 7:00 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m<BR>Luke has a very tight schedule<BR>and he's been nice enough
to squeeze us in during a trip to LA so<BR>please arrive on time
if possible.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG><FONT
face=Arial>Location:<BR></FONT></STRONG></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>Ticketmaster<SPAN class=939002719-28082006>'s Movie
Theater </SPAN><BR>8800 W. Sunset Blvd.<BR>West Hollywood, CA
90069</FONT><FONT size=2></P>
<P dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" align=center><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=4><STRONG>Practical information you should know....</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face=Arial>Please arrive a few
minutes early if you can. I realize that traffic can be difficult in
LA <SPAN class=939002719-28082006>but we're going to start as close to 7:00
p.m. as possible</SPAN>.<SPAN class=939002719-28082006><FONT
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN>Ticketmaster is located on the southeast
corner of Sunset Blvd. and Palm Avenue. At night, it is hard to see the 8800
number on our red brick building so be careful you don't drive past. Parking is
off of Palm Avenue. Please see the map link below for our location. When you
arrive, please pull into our parking structure below our building unless you
like getting parking tickets ;)</FONT></P>
<P dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><A
href="http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=8800+w.+sunset+blvd.+west+hollywood,+ca&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=34.092934,-118.380542&spn=0.025482,0.054245">http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=8800+w.+sunset+blvd.+west+hollywood,+ca&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=34.092934,-118.380542&spn=0.025482,0.054245</A></FONT></P>
<P dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" align=center><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=4><STRONG>RSVP Please</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" align=left><FONT face=Arial>Finally, if you
plan to attend, please RSVP to the link below. It is very helpful for us to know
how many people will arrive so we can make the necessary plans.</FONT></P>
<P dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" align=left><A
href="http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/tcc@ticketmaster.com/techtalk-090606"><FONT
face=Arial>http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/tcc@ticketmaster.com/techtalk-090<SPAN
class=939002719-28082006>6</SPAN>06</FONT></A><SPAN
class=939002719-28082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" align=left><FONT face=Arial>If you have any
other questions, you can contact me directly.</FONT></P>
<P dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face=Arial>Todd
Cranston-Cuebas<BR>310-360-2436<BR></FONT><A
href="mailto:tcc@ticketmaster.com"><FONT
face=Arial>tcc@ticketmaster.com</FONT></A></FONT></FONT></P></BODY></HTML>