Hi, A short report on my visit to Middle-earth. In short the Tour of Middle-earth exceeded my expectations. We all almost had almost enough fun. :-) It all...
The Wombat
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Mar 1, 2004 3:11 pm
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Did you write that correctly? almost $2 a DAY per CHILD? I must be misunderstanding that, it sounds like abundant riches to me. ... From: Magi D. Shepley...
Bellamy, Maria-Englis...
mbellamy@...
Mar 1, 2004 3:20 pm
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Hi, Maybe someone can offer some help. As Peter notes, "Listers: Please respond to the poster directly, whether or not you also post to the list." TTFN! Ciao...
The Wombat
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Mar 1, 2004 3:21 pm
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Thanks! ... From: agplusone@... [mailto:agplusone@...] Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 8:05 PM To: rff@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [rff] Asimov's...
Bellamy, Maria-Englis...
mbellamy@...
Mar 1, 2004 3:21 pm
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fascinating topic! but I'm not sure what we're being asked. ... From: The Wombat [mailto:wombat@...] Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:26 AM To: RFF Subject:...
Bellamy, Maria-Englis...
mbellamy@...
Mar 1, 2004 3:34 pm
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Hi folks. Passing on a URL that may be of interest: http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/popularpaperback/popularpaperbacks.htm It's the Popular...
d.brin
dbrin@...
Mar 1, 2004 9:10 pm
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Any idea why some colleges use ACT and others use SAT? ... From: Miki Garrison [mailto:mikigarrison@...] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 7:52 PM ...
Bellamy, Maria-Englis...
mbellamy@...
Mar 2, 2004 3:45 pm
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It's my impression that most elite private colleges and universities use SAT, but the ACT was created as an alternative to the SAT and is used by many public...
MessageActually, my experience is backwards from what Jim says -- but perhaps that's an East Coast/West Coast thing? Here in California, the University of...
Isaac Asimov Caves of Steel, Naked Sun and the various other books in that series show Earth as a megacity. His Foundation series shows many planets as...
I have never done an information table or group meeting at a con before. but I am going to Millennicon in the Cincinnati area in a couple of weeks and am...
Bellamy, Maria-Englis...
mbellamy@...
Mar 2, 2004 6:40 pm
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USA Today Monday March 1 2004 page 10 D in a section called Education had an article on seventh and eighth graders from 33 schools across the USA competing in...
MessageHi, The ACT's were developed due to preceived failings of the SAT. They are more a testused in mid-West schools. However, many schools will accept...
The Wombat
wombat@...
Mar 2, 2004 7:20 pm
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I have a few suggestions ... have you been to a con before? 1. Contact the organizers IMMEDIATELY ... Ask if one of the meeting rooms can be set aside for your...
I am a veteran con attendee (25 years?) but have not been involved before, as I said, _with information tables or group meetings_. I know it is late to plan...
Bellamy, Maria-Englis...
mbellamy@...
Mar 2, 2004 7:50 pm
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Good account. It fits my perception of the tests, but the details are new--or have been forgotten. Jim ... From: The Wombat [mailto:wombat@...] Sent:...
I don't think your impression is correct: Johns Hopkins accepts the ACT: http://apply.jhu.edu/facts/facts.html Harvard accepts the ACT, but also requires 3...
Maria -- I would send Main Programming Director and Public Relations Pat Stanley http://www.mvfl.org/millennicon/about.html a note. Each con has different...
Greetings! I teach science fiction at the high school level and I am seeking a film that would be appropriate, made within the last 20 years, and is an...
Millennicon usually has literature tables. But, they are in new hotel this year. They have been very nice to the Golden Ducks in the past. We have taken rff...
Helen Gbala
gbala@...
Mar 3, 2004 4:38 pm
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"The Sound of Thunder" has been made into a recently released film. I haven't seen it, however. If your students are into film history, Wells's 1936 "Things...
Magi, If you give me your school’s address (or yours) I’ll send you the Heinleins. “Jumper” by Steve Gould is a good young adult novel (about a boy ...
Love, Andrew E., Jr.
Andrew.Love@...
Mar 3, 2004 5:03 pm
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Jim Gunn already beat me to recommending "Dr. Strangelove." The only additional contribution I have at this point is to NOT recommend the appalling 1988 movie...
G'day, I'm not sure if there are any tables still available at ALBACON, but we do have a freebie table. Send flyers. Better yet come out to the con and do...
The Wombat
wombat@...
Mar 3, 2004 5:17 pm
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Are others on this list already familiar with Jasper Fforde? I had the pleasure of going to an author talk and book signing he did in San Diego last night....
Helen --> Millennicon usually has literature tables. But, they are in new hotel this year. Not the Admiral Bimbo by the Riverwalk I hope. Bimbo was a US ...
Hi DGA, ... Now it is fixed. See below. It was your Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. Courtesy of your local Quantum Mechanic! Ciao & teggeddizzi! May the...
The Wombat
wombat@...
Mar 3, 2004 7:28 pm
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I'd love a copy of Jumper! I read it and really liked it! ... From: Love, Andrew E., Jr. [mailto:Andrew.Love@...] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 12:03...
