Word: conventioners
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The important battles of Family and Friends are fought over love, and in this arena Brookner is shrewd enough to know that the Geneva convention does not apply. "The rules are really crude," she said in a recent issue of the trade magazine Publishers Weekly. "The rules are: Who dares...
When Republican Roger Hedgecock vaulted to the office of mayor of San Diego in a special election in May 1983, his future seemed all blue sky and candy. The former San Diego County supervisor had already earned a reputation as an innovative politician determined to help the community ward off...
In a minute, maybe. Meanwhile, it is worth pointing out that some strenuous modification of that lobby styling session has produced, over the past 15 < years, some of the best clothes there are, some of the most adventurous anyone has ever done. These are clothes that defy convention by flowing...
Miyake, 47, grew up in Hiroshima during the war and emerged with his own brand of optimism, a spirit that is perpetually renewed by being hard pressed, perhaps because all other challenges seem small after survival. "I say problem is opportunity," he explains. "When we have found a big problem...
The Hugo is annually awarded by the World Science Fiction Convention where the number of voters each year averages about 1400. The Nebula Awards are chosen by the Science Fiction Writers of America. Voting for the Nebulas is limited to the professional writers who belong to the organization.