Pat Welsh's Surfin' - 10/9/97
From: Pat Welsh <pwelsh@nwu.edu>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 06:37:03 -0800
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EDITOR'S NOTE:
If you are interested in receiving my cumulative listing of UFO (and/or
non-UFO) sites from previous installments of "Surfin'": let me know. --Pat
<pwelsh@nwu.edu>
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GENERAL:
"Oprah"'s Angel Network (people making mini-miracles for others) wants you
to save your coins, to donate to: Students to College, P.O. Box 81333,
Chicago IL 60681
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From: Marc Abrahams <marca@wilson.harvard.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <mini-air@chem.harvard.edu>
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Here are some alluring abstracts from volume 3, number 5 (the Sept/Oct 97
issue) of the Annals of Improbable Research (AIR). 3:5 is the special
How-To Issue.
Features in the issue include:
"How to Resurrect Houseflies," by Cathy Allen. The author presents concise,
easy-to-follow instructions.
"How to Stiff a Taxi Driver (Part 1)" by Kurt Vial. The author describes
the techniques needed for successful taxidermy. General readers, especially
those in New York City, may also find it of interest.
"How to Write a Ph.D. Thesis," by Eric Schulman. The author
presents a complete guide not only to how to write a thesis, but also to
what steps can and should be skipped.
"Why There are No Men Available," by David Schlinkert. The author, who is
not available, gives his analysis of why women who seek men can and should
despair.
"A Space Child's Mother Goose," by Fredrick Winsor and Marian Parry. The
wonderful book of this name is long out of print. By spacial arrangement
with the artist, we are reprinting an occasional series of illustrated
poems from the book. It is our hope that some sensible publisher will
realize that 21st century space children, too, will crave these books!
And much, much more...
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Copies of back issues are each $8 in the USA,$11 in Canada/Mexico, $16
overseas.] Send payment (US bank check, or international money order, or
Visa, Mastercard or Discover info) to: The Annals of Improbable Research
(AIR),
PO Box 380853, Cambridge, MA 02238 USA; 617-491-4437; FAX:617-661-0927;
<air@improb.com>
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UFO-SPECIFIC SITES:
"Bewilderness"--Book I by Palyne Gaenir (21 chapters)
http://www.paradigm-sys.com/firedocs/bewilderness/
Collage of Aliens' Faces
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dimension/4780/
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OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS:
Ad in the 9/97 issue of "Technological Horizons in Education Journal":
Kids' Accomplishments Profiled on New Series
"Home Improvement" star Taran Noah Smith has been signed on tohost a new
Web/television project called GreatKids Network. This weekly
magazine-style show highlights contributions that kids make every day to
their families, communities, and schools.
For example, one of the stories covered surrounds Plugged In Enterprises
(PIE), a business started by high school students in East Palo Alto, a
low-income, high-crime rate city in California. These students develop and
maintain Web sites for individuals and corporations, gaining income and
experience at the same time.
Another episode relates the story of Hawaiian high school student Ariel
Gold, who initiated a theater program for elementary school kids with
behavioral problems.
At the end of each show, host Smith points viewers to the GreatKids Network
Web site, where additional activities inspire kids to get involved in their
communities and schools.
For more information on the GreatKids Network project, visit
<http://www.greatkids.com>. Tam Communications, San Jose, CA (408) 279-2400.
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Index: Pat Welsh
Created: Oct 10, 1997
