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Ignite DC #2

C. Scyphers

The First And Only Emperor of the United States

Emperor Norton I (Emperor of these United States and Protector of Mexico) was the first -- and, to date, only -- emperor of the United States of America. How did he come to power, how did he rule and what happened on his passing? Come, learn about our monarch...

About C. Scyphers:

Mr. Scyphers is an enterprise architect with over 17 years of experience. Some of his past successes include a complete enterprise website for the US Department of State (collecting ~2T per month of textual and binary data), a real time ODS for Comcast Cable and a long stint at Oracle.