Great job all around!!! I _think_ I'm glad there are so many entries, but I'm not sure!<g> Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: <aga-contest-request@thekrib.com> To: <aga-contest@thekrib.com> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 3:00 PM Subject: AGA-Contest Digest, Vol 3, Issue 8 > Send AGA-Contest mailing list submissions to > aga-contest@thekrib.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-contest > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > aga-contest-request@thekrib.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > aga-contest-owner@thekrib.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AGA-Contest digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. RE: Disturbing Technical Difficulties (111) (Carlos Sanchez) > 2. RE: PayPal-less Entries (121) (Erik Olson) > 3. smoke almost clearing (121+) (Erik Olson) > 4. RE: Disturbing Technical Difficulties (111) (S. Hieber) > 5. RE: Disturbing Technical Difficulties (111) (Phil Edwards) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 22:54:48 -0400 > From: "Carlos Sanchez" <tsunamicarlos@hotmail.com> > Subject: RE: [AGA-Contest] Disturbing Technical Difficulties (111) > To: aga-contest@thekrib.com > Message-ID: <BAY23-F18WQzgGA5xy20002fd0b@hotmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > >I was going to post this morning when we hit 100, but figured I'd just stay > >on track with the last-thing-before-going-to-bed posts like I've done the > >last few days. So first off, Yowza! Hats off to Carlos once again. A bit > >more than 24 hours left, Jeff Senske is uploading his first aquascape, and > >we're getting close to doubling last year's entries. Super cool! > > Wow, this means I've passed my goal number of 100 entries by about a dozen. > Not bad! > > Carlos > > _________________________________________________________________ > Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® > Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 20:46:08 -0700 (PDT) > From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> > Subject: RE: [AGA-Contest] PayPal-less Entries (121) > To: AGA Aquascaping Contest Planning <aga-contest@thekrib.com> > Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0409152037380.15867@pulcher.thekrib.com> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > On Wed, 15 Sep 2004, Carlos Sanchez wrote: > > > Wow, this means I've passed my goal number of 100 entries by about a dozen. > > Not bad! > > Yep...actually more! There are still some stragglers entering tonight, but > it's definitely slowing now. The "possible" sits at 121 right now, but > three of these I can almost guarantee are going to be removed due to lack > of actual photos. Pretty much the rest seem serious. So I think we'll > have at least 118 now. Which is almost 50 more than our record and almost > double last year's response. > > Topic for today (I'll probably write once more when I close up at > midnight): Out-of-approved-Paypal entries. Looks like the countries this > year were Viet Nam (very big turnout due to one person getting their > friends to enter), South Africa, Malta, and Indonesia. There were some > others, but they sent $5 bills hidden in their release forms. Total fees > waived thus far: 13. However, two of them may pay anyway. But I think > the waiver was very succesful in getting some particularly pissed entrants > feeling very grateful and happy to drop the release form in the mail > (release form... I think that'll be my next report's topic). > > - Erik > > -- > Erik Olson > erik at thekrib dot com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:45:47 -0700 (PDT) > From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> > Subject: [AGA-Contest] smoke almost clearing (121+) > To: aga-contest@thekrib.com > Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0409152339170.23167@pulcher.thekrib.com> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > OK, I just shut down the site for registration, pulled all the > partly-complete "lookie-loo" entries, and the computer's reporting 121 > valid (photo complete). I think this is a real number this time, though > I'll have to lean on several of the entrants to get their fees and forms > in. In addition, someone e-mailed me what appear to be the photos for > three entries, the forms for which he said were in the mail. And I still > don't know if there will be a Senske surprise on my door tomorrow (there > was a small one today). So we might actually hit up to 125 when the > absentee ballots are all counted. > > Cheers! > > - Erik > > -- > Erik Olson > erik at thekrib dot com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 04:51:28 -0700 (PDT) > From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com> > Subject: RE: [AGA-Contest] Disturbing Technical Difficulties (111) > To: AGA Aquascaping Contest Planning <aga-contest@thekrib.com> > Message-ID: <20040916115128.74504.qmail@web51708.mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > You done good, Carlos. Great job! > > sh > --- Carlos Sanchez <tsunamicarlos@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Wow, this means I've passed my goal number of 100 entries > > by about a dozen. > > Not bad! > > > ===== > Plant your feet in Washington, D.C. and touch the moon -- at the National Air & Space Museum. > And learn the art of aquascaping Senske style at AGA2K4. > > Speakers, field trip, Ray "Kingfish" Lucas, and more. . . > The Annual AGA Convention, 2004, November 12-14. > > Convention Details/Registration at aquatic-gardeners.org & gwapa.org > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 08:15:50 -0400 > From: "Phil Edwards" <biotypical@hotmail.com> > Subject: RE: [AGA-Contest] Disturbing Technical Difficulties (111) > To: aga-contest@thekrib.com > Message-ID: <BAY16-F2gDIQjOnfIOS00017f27@hotmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > > >You done good, Carlos. Great job! > > > I'll second that! Way to go Mr. Sanchez, if you keep this up we'll have to > close the contest a month earlier next year! > > Best, > Phil > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! > hthttp://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > AGA-Contest mailing list > AGA-Contest@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-contest > > > End of AGA-Contest Digest, Vol 3, Issue 8 > ***************************************** > _______________________________________________ AGA-Contest mailing list AGA-Contest@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-contest