And for more on "Matrioshka Brains" (megascale computers) see http://futurehi.net/planetp/mbrain1.html ... and ... <kingsleymichael@h...> ... Serbia/Montenegro...
G'day, Some of you might be interested in this. jan ... From: <elevator2010-announcements@...> To: <elevator2010-announcements-postit@...> ...
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This is cute. ... Subject: Happy New Year Click here: http://web.icq.com/friendship/swf/0,,16961_rs,00.swf Use your mouse to move the pin and break the...
G'day, Now this would be great if it pans out. Now SF writers can use it in their novels. :-) jan ... Subject: (FWD) MDRS - German Research Physist's possible...
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see http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/12/1229_051230_fairytales.html Sue Stocklmayer, director of the National Centre for the Public Awareness of ...
Educators4SF • Educators for SF Subscribe: Educators4SF-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Lesson plans are in FILES. Name 02HGW.pdf H.G.Wells lesson from CascadiaCon...
Life, the Universe, & Everything: The Marion K. "Doc" Smith Symposium on Science Fiction and Fantasy will be February 16-18, 2006 at BYU in Provo, Utah. As...
... Thanks George!!! I am replying to your personal e-mail address, since my N3F ones are still being "reviewed" (and blocked) due to circumstances that were ...
The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon Lou is a high-functioning autistic adult who has made a good life for himself and is, he thinks, content. But a new...
I've read this book, and I think that the description is wrong. The main character, Lou, isn't pressured to undergo treatment. He is treated badly by the...
He was under pressure to start, initially, but I think he made the choice to have the actual treatment on his own. Its ahrd to discuss without giving away the...
The blurb I posted was from Elizabeth's web. Michael, her son, may be in his last high school year. Would you recommend this book to your students? Why? ...
The blurb may be from her website, but did she write it? I am not sure I'm remembering correctly, but if I am, her son is not considered high-functioning, and...
Anne McCaffrey's "The Smallest Dragonboy" (which we've already used, although my lesson plan doesn't emphasize the physical disability). The Vorshagan books (I...
Ted Sturgeon's MORE THAN HUMAN focuses on handicapped children with special abilities. Jim Gunn ... From: rff@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Julia Thompson ...
As a local author, Pat York was a regular guest at EerieCon in Niagara Falls, NY. Her death came as a big shock for everyone involved with the convention. I...
G'day, You might find this review and book of interest and use. It is for use in primary schools,but might be read by older kids. Sue is a friend of mine...
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She really would have, especially along with Eva and Muriel....
The book doesn't seem to be available in the United States? :( I tried looking on Amazon for it. It sounds like something my students would enjoy. Magi...
Hi, all. I'm a bit of a lurker here. I haven't found much to discuss until now. I was invited to this forum by some unknown entity and am trying to determine...
... Well, this group is about finding ways to get kids interested in reading SF. If that's your bag, then you're in the right place. :-) ... Cool! That's the...
