If someone deliberately built an actual Faraday Cage - meant to protect against energy spikes, one could argue that at some level it works as a magic circle (i.e.  "Ferromancy").  Since we know that circles can protect against a wizard's murphyonic field (that's how Molly watches T.V after all), I wouldn't be surprised if it could stop a hexing spell (at least to some extent).

I'm going to be doing Knoxville/East TN.

Two cities I would like to see done (I'll probably find a way to incorporate them into mine some how) are Rome and Jerusalem.

Especially Jerusalem.

I could probably do Jerusalem, but it feels like a big project right now.  My plan is to work my way up to it through San Francisco and Vienna -- once I get my grubby little hands on the books.

Ok, you've officially scared me.  Registering now... 

Does anyone have any idea when we will find out Jim's schedule?  I'm planning on being there Sunday, but could conceivably pop over from work on Friday (working in midtown these days), or even take the entire day off...

In Dead Beat, Bob says that Kemmler was put down for the last time in 1961.

It so happens that on October 30th, 1961 (Halloween Eve), the Russians supposedly exploded the "Tsar Bomb", the largest man-made explosion ever, somewhere in the Arctic Circle.

Is this:

1.  A coincidence

2.  Exploded by the Russians as attempt by the mortal authorities to cover up the destruction caused by the supernatural energies involved in taking Kemmler down.

3.  Actually the result of Kemmler's Death Curse?

I think we have a comment from Jim elsewhere on the site to the effect that we won't see them before the big final trilogy. (Which is not a promise that we will see them then.)

Though the "Jim is Lazy" postulate suggests that there is a reasonable chance they will make it in.

NYC?  That signing is in Washington.

Yeah.  I currently work for Microsoft, but have a serious job offer that would entail moving to NYC before April.