{"id":69561,"date":"2013-03-01T20:42:42","date_gmt":"2013-03-02T01:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=69561"},"modified":"2013-03-01T20:42:42","modified_gmt":"2013-03-02T01:42:42","slug":"hall-of-fire-tomorrow-gandalf-hobbits-and-the-wider-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2013\/03\/01\/69561-hall-of-fire-tomorrow-gandalf-hobbits-and-the-wider-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Hall of Fire tomorrow: Gandalf, Hobbits and the wider world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/barli_logo4_sm.jpg\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"10\" class=\"no-lazyload\">Greetings! Tomorrow&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/chat\" target=\"_blank\">Hall of Fire<\/a> discussion is about those brave little hobbitses, constantly getting themselves into adventures they do not seek&#8230; or do they?<\/p>\n<p>How did Gandalf nudge the ball and hold the reins? How was The Shire perceived by the rest of Middle-Earth? What formed the bridge between their isolated world and the outside?<\/p>\n<p>Join us pesky big people on Saturday March 2 at 5pm EST (New York time) in the Hall of Fire chat to go over the ins and outs of this great topic! Cheers, and see you there!<\/p>\n<p><b>Hall of Fire connection info:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Our chats usually last one to two hours, and are very newbie friendly. Simply drop in and join the conversation! Chat this weekend will happen on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/chat\" target=\"_blank\">#thehalloffire<\/a> on irc.surrealchat.net \u2014 (temporary IRC server due to the usual being down at the moment). <\/p>\n<p>You can connect instantly via our embedded Mibbit client that works inside your web browser. Alternatively, you can install a dedicated chat program such as mIRC on your computer and just plug in the following connection details.<\/p>\n<p>Server: irc.surrealchat.net<br \/>\nPort: 6667<br \/>\nChannel: #thehalloffire<\/p>\n<p><b>General Chat info:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>However, our main room, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/chat\" target=\"_blank\">#theonering.net<\/a> is open 24 hours a day. We don\u2019t always talk Tolkien there, but if you have a burning question, you\u2019ll usually find one or two of \u201cthe regulars\u201d up for a chat!<\/p>\n<p><b>Time zone conversions<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Not sure what time the chat will be where you are? Check this little conversion table out for some help.  Alternatively, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/worldclock\/fixedtime.html?msg=HOF+--+Gandalf%2C+Hobbits+and+Middle-earth&#038;iso=20130302T17&#038;p1=179&#038;ah=1\" target=\"_blank\">our event announcer<\/a> on Time and Date.<\/p>\n<p>America:<br \/>\n5.00pm EST (New York)<br \/>\n4.00pm CST (Chicago)<br \/>\n2.00pm MST (Denver)<br \/>\n2.00pm PST (Los Angeles)<\/p>\n<p>Europe:<br \/>\n10.00pm GMT (London)<br \/>\n11.00pm CET (Paris)<br \/>\nMidnight EET (Helsinki)<\/p>\n<p>Asia-Pacific<br \/>\n8.00am AEST (Sunday) Brisbane<br \/>\n9.00am AEDT (Sunday) Sydney, Melbourne<br \/>\n11.00am NZDT (Sunday) Wellington<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings! 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