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The Tom Swift adventure about his Rocket Ship doesn't tell much of
the real tale other than the build and launch. In fact it just
assumes that things like Fearing Island exist and his own father,
Damon, has nothing better to do than stand and watch his son shoot
into space. The truth is Damon also built a privately-funded rocket
as part of an X-Prize competition. His was unique with a series of
obstacles to overcome and began even before Tom had finished his
Flying Lab. This included locating and building out Fearing Island
off the coast of Georgia and everything that went into that massive
operation. This is the story of how Fearing island came to be, how
Damon became very good friends with the U.S. Senator who would play
a large part in their lives, how he designed and built something
more like a monstrous child's toy than a heavy-lifting rocket, and
how he and Tom went into a friendly competition to see whose rocket
would be launched first. It is a unique look into the father of Tom
Swift.
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Digital Libraries: International Collaboration and Cross-Fertilization - 7th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2004, Shanghai, China, December 13-17, 2004, Proceedings (Paperback, 2005 ed.)
Zhaoneng Chen, Hsinchun Chen, Qihao Miao, Yuxi Fu, Edward Fox, …
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The International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL) is
an annual international forum that provides opportunities for
librarians, researchers and experts to exchange their research
results, innovative ideas, service experiences and state-- the-art
developments in the field of digital libraries. Building on the
success of the first six ICADL conferences, the 7th ICADL
conference hosted by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the
Shanghai Library in Shanghai, China aimed to further strengthen the
academic collaboration and strategic alliance in the Asia- Pacific
Region in the development of digital libraries. The theme of ICADL
2004 was: Digital library: International Collaboration and
Cross-fertilization, with its focus on technology, services,
management and localization. The conference began with an opening
ceremony and the conference program featured 9 keynote speeches and
5 invited speeches by local and international experts. During the
3-day program, 40 research paper presentations were given in 3
parallel sessions. The conference also included 6 tutorials and an
exhibition. The conference received 359 submissions, comprising 248
full papers and 111 short papers. Each paper was carefully reviewed
by the Program Committee members. Finally, 44 full papers, 15 short
papers and 37 poster papers were selected. On behalf of the
Organizing and Program Committees of ICADL 2004, we would like to
express our appreciation to all authors and attendees for
participating in the conference. We also thank the sponsors,
Program Committee members, supporting organizations and helpers for
making the conference a success. Without their efforts, the
conference would not have been possible.
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