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Edmonton woman reflects on her secret life as a Second World War Enigma code cracking ‘Wren’
National Post ^
| November 11, 2014
| Dan Barnes
Posted on 11/11/2014 2:14:44 PM PST by Squawk 8888
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To: Clive; exg; Alberta's Child; albertabound; AntiKev; backhoe; Byron_the_Aussie; Cannoneer No. 4; ...
To all- please ping me to Canadian topics.
Canada Ping!
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posted on
11/11/2014 2:17:02 PM PST
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Squawk 8888
(Will steal your comments & post them on Twitter)
To: Squawk 8888
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posted on
11/11/2014 2:23:50 PM PST
by
Pajamajan
( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
To: Squawk 8888
In the US, PBS is currently running a series in our market called The Bletchley Circle.
The fictional story is based on the lives of 4 women code breakers and is set in the ‘50s, long after the war is over but restrictions are still in place. The women use their skills to solve crimes for Scotland Yard, but they cannot tell the men they are working for where they get their “hunches”. It’s very well done, and I watch it every week.
To: Squawk 8888
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posted on
11/11/2014 2:25:44 PM PST
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no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: Squawk 8888
The only Edmonton I ever heard of is in Alberta, Canada, but I see this one is in the London area. I learn something new every day.
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posted on
11/11/2014 2:28:15 PM PST
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Mark17
(I remember the year Clayton Delaney died. They said for the last two weeks he suffered and cried.)
Crossing over ... Destiny is the Rising Sun ... We see ‘em.
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posted on
11/11/2014 2:31:41 PM PST
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no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
They call US Rebel Souls ... No Claim to Fame!!! Get your Bad Company On!!!
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posted on
11/11/2014 2:33:28 PM PST
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no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: Squawk 8888
I wonder if she is a Wayne Gretzky/Oilers fan too?
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posted on
11/11/2014 2:34:58 PM PST
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Mark17
(I remember the year Clayton Delaney died. They said for the last two weeks he suffered and cried.)
To: Mark17
Mom did always say ... Listen closely and take your time.
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posted on
11/11/2014 2:36:12 PM PST
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no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: Mark17
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posted on
11/11/2014 2:37:19 PM PST
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no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: Squawk 8888
there is a movie coming out (or is here?) about the man and woman who first broke the enigma code. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightly.
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11/11/2014 2:40:20 PM PST
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bunster
To: bunster
there is a movie coming out (or is here?) about the man and woman who first broke the enigma code. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightly. So will they speak Polish or will they speak with a Polish accent?
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posted on
11/11/2014 2:41:03 PM PST
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dfwgator
(The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
To: dfwgator
Dunno. But I just went to look up title and it is called “The Imitation Game”
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posted on
11/11/2014 2:46:37 PM PST
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bunster
To: Mark17
She’s living in Edmonton, Alberta. She moved to Canada with her RCAF husband after the war.
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11/11/2014 2:59:37 PM PST
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Squawk 8888
(Will steal your comments & post them on Twitter)
To: Squawk 8888
She’s there and still walking the talk ... Sunshine ... bring the Moonlight.
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11/11/2014 3:14:04 PM PST
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no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: Squawk 8888
Eleven Days out and that was the last one .... May God hold the next eleven days out.
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posted on
11/11/2014 3:15:14 PM PST
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no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: Squawk 8888
I had a chance to buy an Enigma machine a few decades back but passed it up as too esoteric. Price was several hundred dollars if I recall correctly. Would have made a cool bookshelf knick-knack.
To: afraidfortherepublic
It’s an interesting show, but extremely anti-male. Every male in the series is a SOB, every woman a saint. That proved very irritating after a few episodes.
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11/11/2014 3:21:03 PM PST
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driftless2
(For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
To: Mark17
The only Edmonton I ever heard of is in Alberta, Canada, but I see this one is in the London area. I learn something new every day. ---------------------------
It's a little older than Canada...:^) Most of the earlier settlers just copied names from back home and even now, I bet a lot of the UK doesn't know there is a Boston in Lincolnshire.
From wiki -
Edmonton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is recorded as Adelmetone- 'a farmstead or estate of a man called Äadhelm' from an Old English personal name and tÅ«n.
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11/11/2014 3:34:39 PM PST
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az_gila
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