Babel*Con http://babelcon.yuku.com/directory en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:00:00 GMT Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:19:34 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://babelcon.yuku.com/directory Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Signed by Gary Gygax ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1091/t/Signed-by-Gary-Gygax.html Book signed by Gary Gygax on eBay:

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]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1091 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:18:39 GMT <![CDATA[ 'The Dreadmire Chronicles' Novel Series ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1089/t/-The-Dreadmire-Chronicles-Novel-Series.html From Elizabeth Donald's MySpace blog:

I am happy to announce that I have signed a contract to write the first game novelization for Spellbinder Games.

"Dreadmire" is a fantastic game, a rich and diverse world undeniably influenced by creator Randy Richards' home turf: the bayous of Louisiana. Ever tried to fight an undead monstrous mosquito in a swamp led by a demonic tree? What if elves turned cannibal?... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1089 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:52:52 GMT <![CDATA[ Merchant Room 2008 - Sold Out ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1088/t/Merchant-Room-2008-Sold-Out.html Message from Sydney:

As of today the BabelCon "Village Bazaar" merchant room is SOLD OUT!
SOLD OUT
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1088 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:33:43 GMT <![CDATA[ Live Band at the Costume Dance Party! ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1087/t/Live-Band-at-the-Costume-Dance-Party-.html My fellow scientists, ladies, gentlemen and members of the worldwide press, allow me to introduce THE CONSORTIUM OF GENIUS in their first appearance at BabelCon. Soon their name will be a household word. Why?
feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1087 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:13:08 GMT <![CDATA[ Hello from #5 privet drive ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1086/t/Hello-from-5-privet-drive.html Don't let the name fool you. It's not a strictly Harry Potter-based message board.

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We're constantly looking for CW fans, up and coming Slayer , and feeds@yuku.com (MissNymphadora) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1086 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:40:37 GMT <![CDATA[ BabelCon Tv Commercial ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1085/t/BabelCon-Tv-Commercial.html We're going to be TV advertising in about a month, and we are in the process of creating the TV ad itself. This is a "concept" version of the ad, not the final version - or even a first draft. But you can get the idea of the format from it. Obviously, we'll be adding our main guests and whatnot for the final version. Suggestions are welcome.
Here is the Link: feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1085 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:39:17 GMT <![CDATA[ Our New Science & Fandom Groups ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1084/t/Our-New-Science-Fandom-Groups.html Our New Science & Fandom Groups

Science Discussion:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BabelScience/

Fandom Discussion:
feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1084 Mon, 26 May 2008 23:52:42 GMT <![CDATA[ New Science Group ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1083/t/New-Science-Group.html
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BabelScience/
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1083 Mon, 26 May 2008 23:52:04 GMT <![CDATA[ Speed Racer, Movie Review ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1082/t/Speed-Racer-Movie-Review.html Go Speed Racer, Go!

Before I review this movie, I must tell you I am a huge Speed Racer fan. There are very few anything in media that I go ga-ga over, and Speed Racer is one of them. When I found out they were making a movie out of my favorite cartoon, I was, as one would expect, excited. But in that excitement there was also worry. Would the movie do well? Not every cartoon lends itself to... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1082 Sun, 11 May 2008 03:16:14 GMT <![CDATA[ Shock Treatment: Rocky Horror ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1080/t/Shock-Treatment-Rocky-Horror.html Shock Treatment
The pseudo-sequel to the Rocky Horror Picture Show, "Shock Treatment", will be the Transylvanian Electric Company's showing at BabelCon 2008. "Rocky & Shocky" will start at 10 pm with selected readings from the script from the never-filmed true sequel to Rocky Horror, along with discussion of same.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1080 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:50:29 GMT <![CDATA[ Updated Registration Form & Flier ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1079/t/Updated-Registration-Form-Flier.html The updated form includes the "VIP Meet-n-Greet & Eat":

Click Here for PDF Download ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1079 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:14:30 GMT <![CDATA[ Meet-n-Greet & Eat ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1078/t/Meet-n-Greet-Eat.html Meet-n-Greet & Eat

Who: Apollo/Zarek (Richard Hatch) from Battlestar Galactica, General Martok (John... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1078 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:19:17 GMT <![CDATA[ BabelCon Update ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1077/t/BabelCon-Update.html

BabelCon Update
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This year BabelCon will be in one of the largest hotels in Baton Rouge - the Holiday Inn Select. With 7 new... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1077 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:24:22 GMT <![CDATA[ WFR Guild, Elftown, Wizards.com, and the RPG Association ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1076/t/WFR-Guild-Elftown-Wizards-com-and-the-RPG-Association.html
The WFR will be hosting a panel on the Guild, the RPG Association (sponsored and sanctioned by Wizards of the Coast - Wizards.com, the publisher of Dungeons & Dragons v3 & v4), and the Elftown.com Roleplayers, Artists and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (xidoraven) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1076 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:22:17 GMT <![CDATA[ Ghostly Pirates ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1075/t/Ghostly-Pirates.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/books/review/Hughes-t.html?8bu&emc=bu

The... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (chuped) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1075 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:39:04 GMT <![CDATA[ New Hotel Information ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1074/t/New-Hotel-Information.html New Hotel Information: Don't Forget!

Cutoff for BabelCon hotel block of rooms is June 18th. You can make reservations after that, but they will no longer hold open rooms - its first come, first serve.

You MUST use the reservation code O02 (letter O, number zero, number 2) to get the reduced room rate.

We've planned a Friday night Meet-n-Greet event with the guests. Admission price to be announced.

If you've... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1074 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:39:49 GMT <![CDATA[ Upcoming Sci-Fi TV ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1073/t/Upcoming-Sci-Fi-TV.html Battlestar Galactica: "He That Believeth in Me"
SCI-FI Channel 59, Fri, April 4th, 9pm
Season 4 picks up where the third-season finale left off, with Starbuck's mysterious return unhinging the Galactica crew in the middle of a Cylon attack. Meanwhile, Anders enters the space melee and has a surprising standoff with a Cylon raider.

Doctor Who: "Voyage of the Damned"
... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1073 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:16:42 GMT <![CDATA[ Randy Richards - Business Person of the Month ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1072/t/Randy-Richards-Business-Person-of-the-Month.html How Did That Happen?
Business Person of the Month

]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1072 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:56:37 GMT <![CDATA[ Upright Walking Developed Earlier in Human Lineage ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1071/t/Upright-Walking-Developed-Earlier-in-Human-Lineage.html Upright Walking Developed Earlier in Human Lineage

As early as six million years ago, apparently close to the beginning of the human lineage, an ancestral species had already developed the transforming ability for upright walking, scientists reported on Thursday.

A new, more detailed analysis of a fossil thigh bone found eight years ago in Kenya yielded strong evidence that the species Orrorin tugensis stood and walked on its hind... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1071 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:39:57 GMT <![CDATA[ Antarctic Voyage Returns with Animals New To Science ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1070/t/Antarctic-Voyage-Returns-with-Animals-New-To-Science.html Antarctic Voyage Returns with Animals New To Science

Scientists and crew of New Zealand's biggest scientific voyage in the Antarctic waters of its Ross Sea dependency have returned with a treasure trove of new fish and other organisms.

The research vessel Tangaroa returned to Wellington [Thursday] after completing the most comprehensive survey of marine life in the region. The 7140 nautical mile voyage surveyed some areas and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1070 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:39:22 GMT