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<P class=NormalWeb1 style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #444444; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">I wanted to touch base and let you know that there is a new DIY/Maker group forming in </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #444444; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Fairfield</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #444444; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #444444; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">County</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #444444; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=NormalWeb1 style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #444444; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Similar to the NYC Resistor group in NYC (</SPAN><SPAN class=Hyperlink1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><U><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.nycresistor.com/) </FONT></U></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #444444; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">, we are dedicated to harnessing the power of Open Source software and hardware platforms to create things that serve our fellow man. The greatest part of our group is that we all share what we learn - and act as a information resource for eachother. This provides fantastic learning opportunities for our members because we have such diverse skillsets.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=NormalWeb1 style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>Our group will not be in competition with SCOSUG in any way. While we do really enjoy Open Source software, we like it most when it interfaces with hardware systems we design and build.</FONT></P>
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<P class=NormalWeb1 style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>If any of you have any interest in this, don’t hesitate to e-mail me. We could arrange to meet anywhere in <st1:State><st1:place>Connecticut</st1:place></st1:State>. We’d be happy to hold a class on soldering your first arduino board. </FONT></P>
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<P class=NormalWeb1 style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>John Robert</FONT></P>
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