"You don't become great by trying to be great. You become great by wanting to do something and then doing it so hard you become great in the process"



http://www.xkcd.com

This show..I watched it and..i liked it! X-X

"The dreaded question. "So, what's your Ph.D. research about?" You could bore them with an explanation. Or you could dance."

That's the idea behind "Dance Your Ph.D." Over the past 3 years, scientists from around the world have teamed up to create dance videos based on their graduate research. This year's contest, launched in June by Science, received 45 brave submissions.

Today, judges—including scientists, choreographers, and past winners—announced the finalists in four categories: physics, chemistry, biology, and social sciences. Each receives $500.

The judges will announce the winner next month at the Imagine Science Film Festival in New York City. But you can vote for your favorite now. We'll reveal the victor—and our reader pick—on 19 October.

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/09/dance-your-phd-finalists-announce.html

Below are my two favorite videos, but I love them all!

GOPHER GREAT JUSTICE! Help us 'Git R Done!' with cool rewards for you!
(please repost everywhere! :D)Zenkaikon Gofer Applications Now Open!

http://www.zenkaikon.com/blog/2010/09/zenkaikon-gofer-applications-now-open/

O M G!!!!!! I was already going to try to redo my Siryn costume to wear to Dragoncon in honor off the great Stan Lee (who will be there), but this? ITS ON!!!!

Dragoncon 2010 attempts Guinness Record for most people in superhero or StarTrek Costumes.. http://community.livejournal.com/dragoncon/2354662.html

Please repost and spread the word!

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We are pleased to announce that table reservations for the Zenkaikon V Artist Alley are now open!

Zenkaikon has two Artist Alleys this year. The first is in the Valley Forge Convention Center, in the same hall as the Dealer’s Room, with 36 tables. The other is in a large hallway of the Scanticon Conference Center, with 10 tables. Table cost is the combination of one table ($42) plus one three-day convention membership. Artists may also register two additional “Artist Helpers” per table.

Further Artist Alley information and registration are available on the Zenkaikon artist page.

http://www.zenkaikon.com/vendors/artists.php

We look forward to seeing all of our artists at Zenkaikon V!

Hey guys, if you have ever considered being a convention staff, my event needs you. We have openings in pretty much every department, and we will feed you, provide a hotel room with 24 hours worked, staff teeshirt and other benefits. I promise I'm a pretty good boss to work for. Just do your job and give me tastycakes. We'll be fine. ;)

Benefits include:
Working in a fun and friendly environment with other anime fans
Hotel room for the convention with 24-hours worked (will room with other staff members)
Convention badge
Staff T-shirt
Meals during con hours
Access to the staff room
Being a crucial part of a Philadelphia area anime convention


Information and a web form can be accessed off this page.

http://zenkaikon.com/involvement/staff.php

Hells yes! Zenkaikon V is March 18-20, 2011! And check out our mascots in their new Roman gear on the website!

http://www.zenkaikon.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=867

Copying Darlene's status message cause I couldn't have worded it better.

Hey all, Just a reminder that Sakura Sunday (Cherry Blossom Festival highlight) in Philadelphia is this sunday. Come on down and visit us at our Zenkaikon/Delaware Anime Society Booth to play video games, enter a cosplay contest, or just say hi!

http://jasgp.org/cherryblossomfestival/index.php/Featured-Events/Sakura-Sunday-2010.html

This spring, from March 5 - April 17, Philadelphia's beautiful flowering trees will come into bloom for the Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival of Greater Philadelphia. A program of the Japan America Society of Greater Philadephia, the Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival of Grea...ter Philadelphia is an initiative to encourage a better understanding of the cultural, social, and educational customs of Japan and the United States. For hundreds of years, Japan has been celebrating the beauty of the elegant pink cherry blossom with picnics under the trees accompanied by traditional music and dance. Set under the blossoming canopy of Philadelphia’s cherry trees, our Festival is a chance to experience a centuries-old tradition that celebrates the fleeting splendor of spring like no other. Join tens of thousands in savoring the fruits of Japan’s rich cultural heritage before the flowers fall! The Festival benefits the JASGP Community Tree Planting Project, which seeks to beautify the Philadelphia landscape by annually planting and maintaining cherry trees in Philadelphia parks. In the spring of 2007, the JASGP finished planting 1,000 cherry trees to supplement the 1,600 flowering trees donated by Japanese government as a gesture of friendship in 1926. The 2010 Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival will span from March 5 to April 17, with the centerpiece event of the Festival - SAKURA SUNDAY - taking place on April 11th in Fairmount Park's Horticulture Center. Be part of a centuries-old tradition as we bring together the best in Japanese art, cuisine, dance, fashion, flowers, music and much more! Dozo, oide kudasai! We look forward to seeing you.