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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport
Chair: Shawn Marier
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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport
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Norwescon 35
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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport
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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport
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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport
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Science Guest of Honor: Bridget Landry
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Presentation of the 2011 Philip K. Dick Award
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Norwescon 35 and the Philip K. Dick Award
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Norwescon
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April 6, 2012
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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport
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Sheila Gilbert and Betsy Wollheim at the Norwescon 35 Opening Ceremonies
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Norwescon 35
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Norwescon
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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport
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Norwescon 35
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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport
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Norwescon 35
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<h1>The Cosmic Sprout</h1>
<p>Growing up for over several billion years...</p>
<h2>Family Track</h2>
<h3>FRIDAY</h3>
<p>Junkyard Spacecraft Workshop Pt. 1 10-11:30 AM OLY 1 <br />Family Games ages 6-12 11—1 PM CAS 9&10 <br />Thumbprint Picassos Noon OLY 1 <br />Exploring The Sparklies for Pre-Schoolers 1 PM OLY 1 <br />Bongo for Board Games! 2 PM OLY 1 <br />Family Games ages 2-8 3 - 5 PM CAS 9&10 <br />Family Movie Previews 3:30-4:30 PM OLY 1 <br />Baby Lounge and Quiet Hour 4:30 PM OLY 1 <br />Embroidery 201 7-9 PM OLY 1</p>
<h3>SATURDAY</h3>
<p>Ewok Flower Vase Project 10-11:30 AM OLY 1 <br />Family Games ages 10+ 11 - 1 PM CAS 9&10 <br />Wand Making Workshop Noon-2:30 PM OLY 1 <br />Junkyard Spacecraft Workshop Pt. 2 3-4:30 PM OLY 1 <br />Baby Lounge and Quiet Hour 4:30-5:30 PM OLY 1 <br />Children's Masquerade 6:30 PM CAS 2</p>
<h3>SUNDAY</h3>
<p>Easter Egg Hunt - 4 and Under 10-10:30 AM OLY 1 <br />Easter Egg Hunt - 5-8 10:30-11 AM OLY 1 <br />Easter Egg Hunt - 9-12 11-11:30 AM OLY 1 <br />Easter Carnival 1-3PM OLY 1</p>
<h2>ATTENION PARENTS...</h2>
<p>Maxi’s Lounge is open for Norwescon members age 21+ on Friday and Saturday night. Please note that the 14th floor of the tower is closed to people under 21 as of 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night.</p>
<h2>A PESTY PROBLEM</h2>
<p>BY Katrina marier</p>
<p>“What? Honey, there are hundreds, if not thousands of fast-moving satellites passing over the earth right now. Not to men on all of the orbiting garbage.”</p>
<p>Rosemarie shook her head. Again. “No, Dad. One of the spiders escaped her habitat. Look.” And she indicated the cage with a now-solitary orb weaver spider. “And I'm not sure <em>how</em> she got out.”</p>
<p>Her dad shrugged. “No reason to panic. One escaped arachnid is within the allowable margin of scope creep. Other insects have escaped from time to time, no harm came of it...”</p>
<p>“Then why...,” Rosemarie's voice trailed off as the comm overhead bleeped.</p>
<p>“Uh, Dr. Evans? We have a problem...” It was First Officer Mifune, part of the crew of the Challenger Space Station. “Dr. Choudhurri will meet us in Botany Bay.” Botany Bay was the nickname for Hydroponics<sup>1</sup>. Normally, he always had a quick wink and nod for Rosemarie; but today he was preoccupied.</p>
<p>“A problem, Tosh?” Her dad's voice grew fainter as they stepped over the threshold and moved down the hall. She'd have to pester him again over dinner. Maybe mom...no, mom was covering someone's shift and Rosemarie was in charge of dinner. Which reminded her, she had to feed the remaining orb weaver and other arachnids<sup>2</sup> and the ant colony and check on the pupae<sup>3</sup> larvae,<sup>4</sup> and eggs in storage. All were destined for the bio-domes in Lunaport; and it was Rosemarie's responsibility to make certain they were healthy, if not happy, upon arrival.</p>
<p>As she left her workstation in Bug Heaven, Rosemarie privately thought that the ants were none the wiser about their change of venue, or at least didn't care. The spiders on the other hand...instead of the gossamer wheels that elegantly decorated bushes back home, their work here resembled three-dimensional tangles of ramen noodles.</p>
<p><em>I would want to leave them too. In disgust.</em> She thought as she headed to her family's pod. <em>Yes, I know spiders don't feel disgust but I sure think they know something is de nitely wrong.</em> Gravity was not a priority on the space station. Shorts stints in zero-gravity had not proven too harmful over the course of decades of experiments. <em>And the scientists back home haven't figured out how to create true artificial gravity yet</em>, Rosemarie thought as she looked out a porthole to see the big blue marble below. <em>There's Asia. I wonder if Cho's having a good time with her parents at the training camp.</em> Rosemarie sighed. Cho and her family were also emigrating<sup>5</sup> to the moon, but they would be arriving six months after Rosemarie.</p>
<p><em>I hope there are kids on the moon. Delete that, cool kids on the moon.</em> Emigration's been so tight...Even with the space elevators in place to shoot astronauts up to the orbital pla orm where shuttles launched to and from to both the space station and the moon, space was still at a premium.</p>
<p>Rosemarie's family had spent several months aboard Challenger because her dad was an environmental engineer and had volunteered to fill in during the gap due to staff rotation. Hopefully next week they would be en route to the moon. And now there was a spider on the loose. <em>Maybe Dad's right and one little spider isn't a problem. But what with all the weird technological problems...</em> The corridor lights abruptly flickered and then steadied. <em>Like that.</em> She shrugged as reached their family pod. <em>It's not like dinner is all that difficult to prep. Select packets and ready water. I'll be glad when we have a real kitchen again, no matter how cramped, she thought to herself as she selected the evening meal. None of the food was great; but some things just didn't translate and even their novelty couldn't make them edible. Fried chicken for instance. It never came out crispy, despite what the experts claimed. Thank goodness for squeeze bulbs of water. Ah, Szechuan noodles. Or macaroni and cheese?</em></p>
<p>While she heated water, Rosemarie considered her missing charge and tried to come up with a plan to trap it. Pesticides<sup>6</sup> were forbidden station side; and releasing one of the shrews would create more problems and was strictly against regulations anyway.</p>
<p>Rosemarie tried to get her dad's attention again about the missing spider over dinner; but her dad seemed quite worried as he wolfed down his dinner and then went right back to work. Her mother too was worried, saying that now some of the computers in the med lab were malfunctioning. Minor stuff really, she said. Rosemarie began to worry. The entire station operated by computers and if they began to...her alarm must have showed because her mom gave her a quick hug.</p>
<p>“Don't worry sweet pea. According your father and Tosh it's just some minor fluctuations in temperature control. They're confident they'll have it under control by morning,” here she smiled, “remember, temperature critically affects my work; and so far everything seems to be fine with the medicines I'm working on,” but Rosemarie could see her mom was concerned. To keep her mind off her internal panic button, Rosemarie decided to research spider traps.</p>
<p>The informa on she dug up was so interesting she went to bed with her head whirling about ways to trap her eight-legged friend. <em>Let's see, I can't use pesticides...spiders need food and water just like any other living creature...set a trap with a live insect?...no, that might escape too, water...water...</em>and thinking that she drifted off to sleep.</p>
<p>And woke up with the germ of an idea. A quick search of the storage cabinets near Bug Heaven came up with packages of double-sided tape. <em>I can put several of these around my workstation and the cage with the remaining orb weaver in it and bait them with droplets of water. The spider will need water and come to drink and she'll s ck to the paper.</em> Carefully she broke the seal on a squeeze bulb, covered it with her thumb, and then managed to attach an eye-dropper to the open end without letting any water loose. Gently squirting a small droplet onto the sticky strip proved tricky, but she managed. She left a test strip out right near her computer console and checked it after lunch. The test droplet was still firmly attached!</p>
<p>She knew she couldn't lay traps for the spider throughout the sta on until she cleared it with the crew. But since no one except Dr. McIntosh or occasionally her parents ever came into Bug Heaven, it was reasonably safe to lay down sticky strips, each with its small pool of water, around the door, the ceiling, the remaining spider in his cage, around the ant colony and so on. The strips were a distinctive mauve color so Rosemarie knew people could easily see them. So she finished up, snagged her uchuu-bento<sup>7</sup>, and went toward the exercise area. <em><strong>To be continued....</strong></em></p>
<ol>
<li>Hydroponics: the cultivation of plants in nutrient solutions without the use of soil.</li>
<li>Arachnids: scientific name for the class of invertebrates spiders belong to. Also includes scorpions, ticks and mites.</li>
<li>Pupae: insects at the immobile, non-feeding stage between the larva and adult.</li>
<li>Larvae: insects hatch from eggs as larva. They will mature through the pupae stage into adults.</li>
<li>Emigration: the act of moving from one country to another.</li>
<li>Pesticides: substances intended to prevent, destroy or repel pests.</li>
<li>Uchuu-bento: “space lunch” in Japanese. Slang term in this universe for a lunch in a sealed box.</li>
</ol>
<h2>Norwescon 35 Children’s Masquerade!</h2>
<p>The Kids' Masquerade allows kids who are too young to compete as Rising Stars (self made costumes by children 13 years and under) to show off their costumes. They will go on first. Kids wishing to participate must attend the 6 pm meeting on SAT in CAS 2 to full out the form. They will then walk as a group down to the Masquerade and strut their stuff!</p>
<h2>LAZER TAG</h2>
<p>Friday starting at 3 pm in Grand Ballroom 2 <br />Saturday starting at 9 pm in Evergreen 3 & 4</p>
<h2>TEEN VOLUNTEERS</h2>
<p>Teens, do you come to Norwescon with your parents and spend your time wandering or in panels with a bunch of talking heads?</p>
<p>The Volunteers department has activities and volunteer jobs for you!</p>
<p>Come down and make your own dog tags, origami, and jewelry, decorate a seed pot and your own rubber duck!</p>
<p>Earn prizes from the dealers room, participate in daily volunteer mini-parties, and socialize with other teens. Come check us out in the Olympic Hallway, Wing 7!</p>
<h2>COSMIC CHUCKLES</h2>
<ol>
<li>Which planet tells the day’s temperature?</li>
<li>Why do the stars come out at night?</li>
<li>Why don’t they run out of drinking cups in space?</li>
<li>Which planet can we see most often without a telescope?</li>
<li>What is the main use for flying saucers?</li>
</ol>
<h2>Flashback Arcade Room 7110</h2>
<p>Friday: opens at 10 am <br />Saturday: opens at 10 am <br />Sunday: opens at 10 am and closes at 2 pm</p>
<h2>COOL SUMMER MOVIE STUFF!</h2>
<p>Friday, 3:30pm – 4:30pm In Olympic 1</p>
<p>Come see what cool (and family friendly) stu is coming to the movies this summer.</p>
<h2>A SIMPLE SCIENCE EXPERIMENT</h2>
<p>What is science? The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment, according to the dictionary. Many of the everyday items you use, from your computer to the family car, came in to being through science in one way or another. Being open to the wonder of the world around you is key to science. Imagination, coupled with hard work and patience, are the hallmarks of many famous scientists. Here is a simple experiment you can do with materials on hand!</p>
<p>Bending Light</p>
<p>You will need a shoe box (any sort of small cardboard box should do), scissors, a glass filled with water, flashlight and a darkened room.</p>
<ol>
<li>Cut a narrow slit at one end of the shoe box using sharp scissors.</li>
<li>Fill the jar with water.</li>
<li>Place the flat-sided jar of water in the shoe box. Posi on the jar at an angle near the slit.</li>
<li>Place the flashlight/torch up against the slit so that the beam of light goes straight through to the jar of water.</li>
</ol>
<p>Light moves slower through water than it moves through air. When the light goes through the water, it slows down and bends. As the light re-enters the air, the beam of light speeds up again and bends back. This is called refraction.</p>
<p>I found these at http://www.kids-science-experiments.com/ and there were many others that looked really interesting!</p>
<h2>DOTS & BOXES:</h2>
<p>Players take turns adding a single horizontal or vertical line between two unjoined adjacent dots. A player who completes the 4th side of box earns 1 point and takes another turn. Game ends when no more boxes can be made. The winner of the game is the player with the most points.</p>
<h2>ANSWER to jokes riddles</h2>
<ol>
<li>Mercury</li>
<li>Because they have no place else to go.</li>
<li>Because they always have the Big Dipper.</li>
<li>The planet Earth</li>
<li>To hold flying cups.</li>
</ol>
<p>Norwescon 35, ISSUE 1.0 4/6/12</p>
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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport
Chair: Shawn Marier
Writer Guest of Honor: Stephen Baxter
Artist Guest of Honor: John Picacio
Science Guest of Honor: Bridget Landry
Spotlight Publisher: DAW (Betsey Wollheim and Sheila Gilbert, representatives)
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<h1>THE COSMIC SPROUT</h1>
<p>Growing up for over several billion years...</p>
<p>LAZER TAG! VIDEO ARCADE! QUIDDITCH! MASQUERADE! SCAVENGER HUNT! MOVIE PREVIEWS! GAMING! CRAFTS! EGG HUNTS!...WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU’RE BORED???</p>
<h2>A pesty problem, part II</h2>
<p>By Katrina Marier</p>
<p>She had finished cleaning out the mouse habitat and was about to take a snack break when she heard her name broadcast over the comm system. Luckily she hadn't rehydrated<sup>1</sup> her uchuu-bento yet, so she stuffed it back into her temporary locker. The voice had sounded like Tosh's so she headed back to Bug Heaven.</p>
<p>And tried not to laugh. Tosh, her mom and dad, Dr. McIntosh, and Dr. Choudhurri were all...well, they were all stuck to the strips she had left out all around her workstation. Rosemarie gave up after a heroic effort and started laughing. Quickly she went to free them...and realized that the tape she'd used had somehow been mislabeled. Instead of the mildly tacky rosin-rubber mineral oil<sup>2</sup> the package label said the tape's adhesive was supposed to be, everyone was thoroughly stuck in place with Super Glue. Luckily no one's skin had gotten stuck to anything, only their clothing - which was easily and neatly snipped away. Rosemarie got her mother free first and then went to gather up all the strips as her mother freed the others.</p>
<p>As they were all brushing themselves off and firing up for a lecture, everyone witnessed a spider trailing a cloud of silk behind it float into the room and gracefully spin its way across. In such situations, rarely is one prepared with the right tool at the right time and now was no different. Rosemarie's hands were full of a bag of used sticky strips; the others desperately tried to avoid the tiny arachnid by grabbing onto whatever they could. This quickly became a wild jumble of humans. And by the time everyone had sorted themselves out, the spider had disappeared through a vent.</p>
<p>“Sweetie, what were you thinking, laying out Super Glue to trap a spider with?” Her mom was obviously struggling for patience. Four other pairs of eyes looked at her accusingly. Rosemarie held up the package the glue strips had been in. “I didn't know it was Super Glue, Mom. The package says its adhesive is rosin-rubber mineral oil. Standard ingredient in fly paper. Non-toxic and easy to clean up.” And she held up the package.</p>
<p>Here Tosh sighed and swiped his hair off his forehead. “I knew that joker streak of Commander Lee's would come back to bite us.”</p>
<p>Everyone looked at him. “The last sta onmaster, Commander Lee, was something of a practical joker. He switched glues on the last Chief Botanist because...well, they didn't get along.” here he paused and looked faintly embarrassed. “I thought most of the glue and tape had been collected after the incident, then checked and relabeled as needed - but I guess we missed a box.” He sighed again, “I'll go and talk with inventory.” Then the lights flickered and went out. Within the seconds, the red safety lights came on so everyone could see, if not very well. “Lieutenant Mifune, please come to the bridge,” blared the comm system. “Duty calls,” and Tosh pulled himself to the door and floated off in the direction of the bridge.</p>
<p>Then the regular lights flickered on again. And when Dr. Choudhurri managed to maneuver over to the vent the spider had entered and open it, a cloud of silk whirled into his face. Rosemarie and her mother had to clean him off. Of their tiny friend there was no sign.</p>
<p>“Well, that might explain the lights,” her father said.</p>
<p>“What?” asked Rosemarie.</p>
<p>“Lights and some of the temperature controls have been fluctuating. If that bug's...”</p>
<p>“Arachnid. And I thought the troubles have been happening over the past few days.”</p>
<p>“You are correct about the lights. But temperature control problems in the med lab got worse yesterday evening and this morning. If that <em>arachnid's</em> been free and trying to spin webs which keep floating free...all that spider silk's been collecting and getting stuck in some interesting places.”</p>
<p>Everyone turned to look at Rosemarie. “She only escaped yesterday afternoon. And I did tell you. And filed an incident report. I put down the sticky strips only in my area for the time being because I needed to clear more drastic measures with Dr. McIntosh. My original thought was that since spiders need water, I would have available water stuck to the tape. The spider would walk across the tape to get to the water and get caught. Then I could put her back in her habitat. I was going to go talk to Tosh right after cleaning the mouse habitat. Honest.”</p>
<p>Her parents sighed. “Do you know how she got free?”</p>
<p>Now Rosemarie sighed. “No. I sealed the habitat just like I seal all habitats once I am done with a particular task; and the seals were intact when I went to feed them next. It's <em>possible</em> she could have slipped out when I was putting their food in. If there are cameras there, I don't know about them.”</p>
<p>Then Tosh's voice came over the com system asking Rosemarie and her parents to come to the bridge. Rosemarie's heart sank. <em>I am soooo much trouble.</em> But with her parents right there, there was no way she could get out of this one. Dr. Choudhurri told Rosemarie that he would check the remaining habitats; and Rosemarie belatedly remembered he was one of the environmental engineers working with her dad in keeping atmosphere optimal throughout the station. <em>Yeah, he'd know about leaks wouldn't he?</em> she thought.</p>
<p>The Captain looked very grave as they entered the bridge. “Dr. Evans, Dr. Evans, Rosemarie,” he said, nodding at each in turn. “Intern,” here he looked directly at Rosemarie, “I understand an arachnid under your care has escaped?”</p>
<p>She swallowed hard. “Yes, sir. I'm not sure how.”</p>
<p>He looked at her gravely, “Well, our eight-legged friend has been busy spinning webs throughout this section. Several of the crew have collected no less than six balls of fluff that Dr. McIntosh assures me is compressed spider silk?”</p>
<p>“Yes, sir. Webs in space don't look anything like those on earth. It's the lack of gravity.”</p>
<p>The Captain nodded. “When did it escape?”</p>
<p>“She. Yesterday afternoon, around 04:00 or so. I told my father and left a message for Dr. McIntosh. I guess he's been busy with the same problems my dad has so of course I hadn't heard from him about my solution...” A button flared red over the Captain's head, and he adjusted so he could press it. “Yes?”</p>
<p>“Dr. Choudhurri here. All habitat seals in Bug Heaven are intact and in proper working order. The infrared alarms which should have gone off if a critter were to escape indicate they were never tripped. In short...”</p>
<p>“In short, we don't know how the spider got out,” here the Captain sighed and ran his hand from forehead to neck. And sighed again. “Problem is, the spider stuff is interacting with the ship's systems unpredictably. So far only the lights and a few temperature controls have been affected; but what would happen if a major system were to be affected?”</p>
<p>“We can't evacuate the station and vent all the air due to one little spider,” came Dr. Choudhurri's voice through the comm system. “Completely impractical. Ms. Evan's notion of trapping the spider near Bug Heaven was a good thought, if precipitously invoked. Luring a spider to sticky paper for its daily water was a good and quick solution using available materials. We'll just have to learn to live with her. And everyone should have a trap or a swatter handy should she be seen again. Ms. Evans, you know more about this creature than I do. Do you think she will come out to try and spin another web?”</p>
<p>“Yes, she's opera ng on instinct. And the webs need to be out in the open but not in a place where they'll get tampered with. Look for her to try it again in corners would be my best guess. Luckily there's no food flying around so she may try to make her way back to Bug Heaven, or maybe Botany Bay because that's where food will be. Or she'll die trying.”</p>
<p>“Duly noted. Dr. Choudhurri, let us know what procedures will be needed to deal with spider stuff as it presents itself. All personnel in Bug Heaven and Botany Bay should be briefed on how to catch spiders. Live demonstrations of the technique are <em>strictly forbidden</em>,” he added dryly.</p>
<p>More strips were put up and in about a week, the spider, dubbed Vampirella, was returned to her mate. But no one ever figured out just <em>how she managed to escape in the first place</em>.</p>
<ol>
<li>Rehydrated: to add water to something that is dried to make it edible.</li>
<li>Rosin-rubber mineral oil: the glue on fly paper.</li>
</ol>
<p>This story is loosely based on an incident when one of a pair of orb weaver spiders escaped from their habitat on the International Space Sta on in 2008<sup>1</sup>. Granted, that arachnid didn't cause any major havoc then; but what if she had? Most think that the term “bug” when applied to computers refers to a moth caught in a computer at the Harvard Lab in 1947!<sup>2</sup> However, there is evidence to indicate that the term was used in the 19th cent, and maybe even by William Shake- speare!</p>
<ol>
<li>Articles about the spider here http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,454327,00.html and here: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Spider-Space-Station-Carnage,news-2983.html.</li>
<li>Articles about the term “bug” here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bug and here http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/tek1/first_computer_bug.htm</li>
</ol>
<h2>Family Track</h2>
<h3>FRIDAY</h3>
<p>Junkyard Spacecraft Workshop Pt. 1 10-11:30 AM OLY 1 <br />Family Games ages 6-12 11—1 PM CAS 9&10 <br />Thumbprint Picassos Noon OLY 1 <br />Exploring The Sparklies for Pre-Schoolers 1 PM OLY 1 <br />Bongo for Board Games! 2 PM OLY 1 <br />Family Games ages 2-8 3 - 5 PM CAS 9&10 <br />Family Movie Previews 3:30-4:30 PM OLY 1 <br />Baby Lounge and Quiet Hour 4:30 PM OLY 1 <br />Embroidery 201 7-9 PM OLY 1</p>
<h3>SATURDAY</h3>
<p>Ewok Flower Vase Project 10-11:30 AM OLY 1 <br />Family Games ages 10+ 11 - 1 PM CAS 9&10 <br />Wand Making Workshop Noon-2:30 PM OLY 1 <br />Junkyard Spacecraft Workshop Pt. 2 3-4:30 PM OLY 1 <br />Baby Lounge and Quiet Hour 4:30-5:30 PM OLY 1 <br />Children's Masquerade 6:30 PM CAS 2</p>
<h3>SUNDAY</h3>
<p>Easter Egg Hunt - 4 and Under 10-10:30 AM OLY 1 <br />Easter Egg Hunt - 5-8 10:30-11 AM OLY 1 <br />Easter Egg Hunt - 9-12 11-11:30 AM OLY 1 <br />Easter Carnival 1-3PM OLY 1</p>
<h2>ATTENTION PARENTS...</h2>
<p>Maxi’s Lounge is open for NWC members age 21+ on Fri, sat night. the 14th floor of the tower is closed to people under 21 as of 8 p.m. on Fri and sat.</p>
<h2>PANELS NOT COMING TO A CON NEAR YOU</h2>
<p><strong>___(Noun)___ Costume Shortcuts 9 am Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>How to make ___(p. noun)___ for the ___(adjective)___ child, with or without a ___(verb)___ machine, or ___(verb)___ a lot of ___(noun)___.</p>
<p><strong>How ___(adjective)___ is the Future of ___(verb)___? 9 am Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>What is ___(noun)___ computing, and how will it affect ___(verb)___, ___(noun)___, and ___(noun)___? More importantly, how will it affect me?</p>
<p><strong>Norse ___(noun)___, ___(noun)___, & ___(noun)___ Tactical Combat 10 am Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>A hands-on ___(noun)___. Participants, equipped with wooden ___(pl. noun)___, ___(pl. noun)___, and ___(pl. noun)___ will learn and practice basic Norse ___(noun)___ combat skills in a ___(adjective)___, non-contact ___(noun)___. What is it like ___(verb)___ in the shield wall? Instructors will ___(verb)___ required equipment, to be ___(verb)___ by participants.</p>
<h2>QUIDDITCH TOURNAMENT SUNDAY!!</h2>
<p>Fly on down to the pitch for an exciting, though grounded, tournament of Muggle Quidditch! There will be much excitement as teams try to rack up as many goals as they can before the Snitch is caught. Thrill to the game as a player or spectator in our Grand Arena (otherwise known as Grand Ballroom 3)!</p>
<h2>LAZER TAG</h2>
<p>Saturday starting at 9 pm in Evergreen 3 & 4</p>
<h2>Masqeurade</h2>
<p>Do you know a Jedi trainee? Or a budding ninja? A fairy princess who wants to show off her wings? Bring them to the Norwescon 35 Children’s Masquerade!</p>
<p>The Kid’s Masquerade allows kids who are too young to compete as Rising Stars (self made costumes by children 13 years and under) to show off their costumes. The children will go on first. All kids wishing to participate must attend the 6 pm meeting on Saturday in Cascade 2 to fill out the Kid’s Masquerade form. They will then walk down as a group down and strut their stuff!</p>
<h2>COSMIC CHUCKLES</h2>
<p>Q: What is an astronaut’s favorite treat? <br />Q: Why does the moon go to the bank? <br />Q: I work only when I’m red. What am I? <br />Q: Why did the astronaut bang his head against the wall? <br />Q: Which planet is like a circus?</p>
<h3>ANSWER KEY</h3>
<ol>
<li>An ice cream float!</li>
<li>To change its quarters</li>
<li>A rocket!</li>
<li>So he could see stars.</li>
<li>Saturn. Because it has three rings.</li>
</ol>
<h2>ANOTHER SIMPLE SCIENCE EXPERIMENT</h2>
<p><strong>The Rainbow Connection</strong></p>
<p>You will need a flashlight, a piece of plain white paper, scissors, tape, and a clear glass with some water in it.</p>
<ol>
<li>Fold your paper in half and cut a small slit in it, about a half inch long.</li>
<li>When you open up the paper, you should have a slit that looks something like this</li>
<li>Place the paper face down on a hard surface and tape your flashlight over the slit.</li>
<li>Turn on the flashlight and aim it at the water-filled glass. A small rainbow should appear on the other side of the glass. This will work best in a darkened room with a strong flashlight!</li>
</ol>
<p>I found these at http://www.kids-science-experiments.com/ and there were many others that looked really interesting!</p>
<h2>CON BINGO</h2>
<p>While wandering around the con, find people who match these squares and mark off live squares in a row using one person per square. Happy hunting!</p>
<p>Norwescon 35, ISSUE 1.1 4/7/12</p>
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