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hi I'm Matt Roberts welcome to All Things Connecticut today we're in an old silk factory here in Watertown to show you what's behind door number one follow me welcome to CT hackerspace will show you around this 4,000 square-foot sandbox for people who love technology and let you know just what it takes to be a hacker coming up we'll visit with the world's premier sci-fi artist in spotlight on the arts Eric Clemens throws down the gauntlet on inside out we'll meet some women who are revolutionising the beauty salon and a windsor organization which provides an invaluable service for the blind welcome back to CT hacker space here in Watertown this is bill Saturno and he's the president of CET hackerspace bill what kind of stuff do you guys do here we moved in this facility about eight months ago and what we're trying to do is to set up a place where we can fabricate anything that we want to we're setting up a metal shop wood shop technology lab computer programming area as well as a large project area so we can build anything that we want to create what's a hacker well in today's terms I would consider it a problem solver and in some cases a modern-day Alchemist a person who's willing to make objects with whatever's laying around anybody who needs to solve a problem and is willing to look at things and repurpose them for whatever need they want like MacGyver the person who finds a creative out-of-the-box solution to a problem someone who can use arts and crafts and technology to make something new or useful so it's not just somebody who's stealing stuff out of your email I wouldn't consider that a term that applies at all let's take a look at one of their ongoing projects one of our first projects which we start in our old space that we brought over here to finish is our 3d printer on your home computer you type a word document and it prints out on a printer this actually is something you design a three-dimensional object and it will print it in 3d that's wild and it makes my brain hurt thinking about that what do you what kind of stuff do you use that for let's say we're designing something and it requires a specialty piece now that might be hard to machine or you have to send it out to have it custom-made in this way all we have to do is make it on the computer print out the park and then we can add it to whatever we're building whatever invention we're working on as you can see these technical Wizards combine art and technology and right now we'll check out a story that combines those two things in a different way as Edwards Vicky introduces us to one of the world's top science fiction illustrators in spotlight on the arts somewhere past the ancient sentinels through particles of the Galactic Empire and beyond the Vista at the end of nature there lies his world and the universal question to each artistic challenge how do you distill 1,200 pages of battle scenes characters other worlds fantasy landscapes creatures weather patterns into one image creator of over 350 book and magazine covers illustrator and painter michael whalen is master of the sci-fi and fantasy domain and he begins the creative process here translating it in author's words into a visual world most of the time it's buried there and it requires a little bit of confluence of different ideas and themes to come together with an image that's going to represent the whole manuscript sometimes it'll happen on the first read-through I'll finish the book and I'll have an image in my head of what the cover has to look like and it's like a message from heaven or something that this must be the book cover that happened to me when I read Robert Heinlein's book friday for example and indeed when I did the painting and the book was published Heinlein called me up and said that's her a child of the 1950s Waylon was captivated at a young age by America's mission to reach the final frontier well I was born into it my father worked in the aerospace industry as a company rep for Lockheed so we often lived near missile bases and so I saw a lot of rocket launches there's nothing like waking up at three in the morning and looking out your bedroom window and seeing a titan 3c go up in the middle of the night and soon sci-fi films and stories awakened his creative potential I'd see a science-fiction movie when I was very young and come home and try to draw scenes from the movie but seemed to naturally progress from visual things to what I was reading I didn't have a movie to draw from then I decrypt make it all up from what I saw when I was reading the words and that was even more of a challenge and I enjoyed that even more the sci fi paperback pretty much evolved from the popular pulp fiction of the 1930s and 40s and that picture on the cover well it always got you started that sexy noir image of the femme fatale or woman in distress soon became a scantily clad female surrounded by heroic men in spacesuits but gradually through the work of artists like michael whalen sci-fi cover art grew much more sophisticated the cover I did for foundation has these long vertical towers in them and they have an odd shape I made them look long and tall with a kind of mushroom shape on the top they looked like the photograph of the bomb over Nagasaki so I do all my work up here in the second floor fast forward to the 21st century in Waylon's artistic journey has resulted in scores of industry achievements but the real reward is about earning the trust of legendary writers like Stephen King and Isaac Asimov there's a challenge and yet a sense of freedom and that's where the subjective inner sense of a particular artist comes into play because you responsibly to what you're reading and try to come up with imagery that's in harmony with what the authors intending whether he goes face-to-face to model a gesture or messes with metaphor to frame his own life michael whalen is allowed permission to completely escape at least long enough to shape a few hundred pages into an imaginary yet highly believable reality for spotlight on the arts I'm Edwards Vicki from images of science fiction to the swash buckling past Eric Clemens takes a stab at the ancient sport of fencing in his inside out report when you mentioned fencing images of Zorro of the three musketeers often come to mind but in reality fencing of several centuries ago is more like the Old West in the 15th century more noblemen died in duels to the death with swords then died in battle fortunately the sport has evolved away from such violent ends today modern fencing is more like a contest than a fight it's swordplay but controlled swordplay it's mostly about like reflexes and skill and it's also pinky game it's a great equalizer or not it's not always the biggest or the fastest person that wins you have to be able to out think your opponent as well three major areas of competition in this sport are foil the most common epee and saber and here at the icon fencing club it's good to know that people of all ages participate and nobody dies according to club manager and coach Jim Harris this sport has grown by leaps and bounds in Connecticut and nationwide over the past 10 to 15 years when you tell people that they can stab someone and get credit for it it's kind of the opposite of everything your parents told you not to do when you're a kid you don't run around with sharp things don't get into fights don't be sneaky these are all the kind of things that are actually values offensive because kids from six to 60 and above can and do take part in minimally price classes and private lessons here at icon with little to no investment in equipment necessary it's no wonder this sport is growing on the elementary high school and collegiate level kara Wonderlic has been fencing an icon for eight months now and as an older member has taken on opponents of all ages I am a couple other people from Cheshire got an adult class together it's just so challenging so much fun it's hard to describe until you do it yourself well I'm curious first I need to get outfitted I'm challenged getting all of this muscle into the protective vest then I'm fitted for the remainder of the protective equipment making sure everything is secure so I don't become the first ever seriously injured person here after i'm all tucked away it's time for a quick lesson and your back arm up to about here and then you just turn your head so you're facing your opponent and that's you're on guard position in lunch recovery up now it's time for a match kara is my opponent by the time Karen I dueled for the second point I felt better but in reality she let up on me and was a lot less aggressive I got a touch thank you very much I'm the greatest of all time thank you good sportsmanship is stressed in fencing and Cara was quite gracious huh will I be trying this again maybe after breaking a sweat over that little bit of time I understand very well that this court promotes physical fitness and demands mental development as sharp as any sore it's definitely worth the truck with the icon fencers and your inside out report I'm Eric and now from a physically demanding hobby to a vocally demanding volunteer opportunity we'll take a look at Chris radio in the power of giving hi and welcome to the Chris business hour hi and welcome to the magazine rack on Chris I'm the new york times magazine for December this week's edition of the Connecticut connections each week at this time there is a unique radio station in Windsor where the on-air talent is never at a loss for words Chris radio has been Connecticut's talking newsstand for the blind and print handicapped for over 30 years chris is Connecticut radio information system and we are a radio reading service for people who are blind but we also serve people who have learning disabilities we also serve people with physical challenges and they're unable to turn the pages we read full articles featured in newspapers and magazines and we broadcast it throughout the state Chris volunteers get on the microphone here each day to create a diverse schedule of 24 hour programming when listeners tune in they might hear their local or national headlines Oh done told you about that buddy and readings as varied as those offered at your favorite bookstore from bestsellers to mainstream magazines to the most extensive lineup of recorded children's programming in the country for longtime listeners like Vinny witasick who has been blind since birth chris is a valuable resource with something for everyone in a perfect world this would be the default camera app for Android phones it's a great service for those who for whatever reason are not able to read whether it be you know your magazine or pick up the newspaper Crist is providing a real vital service taking place with advances in technology Chris isn't just radios anymore whether plugging it online using on demand or the telephone or listening to a free pre tuned internet radio many people truly rely on this service every now and then I'll get a phone call and listener will say Diana I have an emergency my aunt Anna broke on the radio and I can't hear Chris anymore I need a new radio right away and for them it really is an emergency it really is there a lifeline to the outside world although some of the most popular programs may surprise you one of our most popular programs is the store circulars people want to know what's on sale at CVS or stop and shop or big why they need to know what's on sale just like we take that for granted in order to provide programming 24 hours a day seven days a week Chris relies on over 350 volunteers like Charlotte blue Berman who is living her childhood dream I've always wanted to be an actress on the radio since I was in high school and darn it Here I am many many years later doing it when people come in the door they come here because they want to be here and they really do feel like they're making a difference our volunteers are incredibly dedicated it's the highlight of my week it really is I'm doing what I always wanted and I'm helping people to who yeah it's a great place for anyone that is looking for a volunteer opportunity where you're going to really do some good this is the place broadcasting from Chris in Windsor Connecticut i'm matt roberts thanks for tuning in to the power of giving don't touch that died from airwaves to hair waves Christina DeFranco will introduce us to two business owners who found the secret to natural beauty in treading lightly this is like the magical sold for people with the skin conditions words of wisdom from a woman who's worked in the beauty industry for more than a decade you have to keep away from the sulfates on the shampoos because they wash off your color ada Rios draws upon her Mayan ancestry to mix up all natural shampoos soaps and scrubs from the most basic ingredients sugar it's a great exfoliator organic grape seed oil it's a great moisturizing fruits they have to be organic this is a coconut sugar coconut and the grape seed oil that's it hey years ago people wasn't really aware you know for the damages the chemicals do to your body ada owned a salon in her native Guatemala before moving to the States just like everyone else in the industry she worked with hair dyes every day when you're working you don't realize that if you touch any of the chemicals your skin is going to absorb that after the years I noticed especially in my hands that I was getting exam she turned to ancient herbal remedies for a treatment still at the core of Guatemalan medicine today every day you go to the market and they're right there what are some of the therapeutic ingredients in yourself sage it's like a miracle herb yeah I mysterious fresh she uses therapeutic herbs in all of her products which she makes with a friend in her Burlington home see most popular now on the shelves of natural food stores across the country rosemary it's good for your scalp chamomile it's great it's soothing not only when you drink it but in your skin it really helps with a lot of the problems we get her natural beauty philosophy is catching on the owner of treehugger organic salon in New London was fed up with all the toxins she was using on her clients hair over the years so she went on a quest to find an all-natural product line that was ammonia free ammonia is not only really terrible to breathe in it also is really terrible for hair it eats the fabric of hair it took some time before Gina finally found the all-natural hair products that gave the best results some of them they didn't work as well they weren't you know as great at gray coverage for instance where some of them didn't really lighten enough to where you you had the results that you were looking for the green part of it is great but people still want their hair to look nice treehugger organic salon all of our stuff is ammonia free so it's not going to damage your hair after four years in business she's found the right color line and continues to build clientele you are all set for three-thirty today we have clients that drive from Providence Hartford Waterbury and everywhere in between in the spa room esthetician lady groom mixes up all natural facial therapies I've never done the same exact mask twice unless it was for the same client I really try to tailor it specifically to that individual no bottles of pre-made masks or creams in her cabinets she uses essential oils seasonal fruits if pomegranates are in season or clementines are looking really good or nectarines I'll try to use properties of those you can eat any of these things that are in front of us if I wouldn't eat it I wouldn't put it on my skin this is going back to a way that it was you know sustainability and being environmentally aware and aware of your surroundings we're getting back to the roots so Greco gokul back to the times of 80 Rios's Mayan ancestors for treading lightly I'm Christina DeFranco welcome back to CT hackerspace here in Watertown let's take a look at one of their projects so what in the world are you working on here this is actually a self-contained hydroponic garden a way of growing fruits and vegetables that does not utilize dirt they utilize is water that has the nutrients in the water flushed through the roots and sunlight and you've got everything you need to grow
ealthy healthy plants the reservoir is going to be a common Rubbermaid type container this is the lid for it pots will be filled with a medium like this pearlite here and down in the container will be a submersible pump used to pump the nutrient fluid into the plants root system and also an aquarium air pump that blows through these air stones to aerate the water and make sure there's plenty of oxygen to keep the plants going when this is finished I expect to start off growing some leafy vegetables like lettuce i'm going to use entirely natural light i don't want to raise the cost of it by using artificial lights and large leaf vegetables are going to be the most successful using light coming in through the window in the end it will be cost effective and I think it will work quite well one of the other things that we built here are CNC Mills which are tiny machines that grind out wood plastic or rubber material because we had this tool available we took our logo put it into the Machine and we carved out a stamp and in less than a day we had our own stamp ready for passports and the idea the passport was to promote the idea of different hackers visiting different hacker spaces around the world to find out what they're doing and you know help the community enlarge we had cases where artists might be using technology within their own projects but they didn't know how to do that so they've come to see us and say this is our art project but we need to do something with robotics or colors or lighting so what we've done is we've helped them out with their projects and some of them have loved the hackerspace so much that now there are members as well if you have a project you have questions you know and something you're working on well you know we're here to share and help you out with that if it's something that you really like we encourage membership membership is right now fifty dollars a month and with that that gets you access to the space and the tools if you'd like to experience CT hacker space for yourself check out one of their open space nights on Wednesdays and Saturdays that's all the time we have for tonight thanks for joining us i'm matt roberts we'll see you next week on all things connecticut to see more all things connecticut visit our website at cptv org keywords all things connecticut on what is this work all things Connecticut is a CP TV production made possible with support from people's united bank with additional support for the power of giving provided by newman's own foundation