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	<title>Kathleen Desmarais &#187; R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey</title>
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		<title>Science Without Agenda</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend I attended the California Homeschool Network convention in Ontario, CA.  I was given the opportunity to speak on Science Without Agenda along with Blair Lee, the writer of RSO Chemistry (1). This is a conversation that I&#8217;ve wanted to have for a very long time, and it&#8217;s something I am very passionate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey and History Odyssey Sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History Odyssey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle Ages 2]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR SALE beginning June 17th:
R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey (RSO) Earth &#38; Space loose leaf edition
RSO Earth &#38; Space bound edition
Slightly damaged (bent corners, slight marks, and/or price stickers) and soon to be discontinued RSO Earth &#38; Space books. The Revised Edition of E&#38;S is scheduled for release in August. The main difference between the original edition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RSO Customers Rock! Damaged Books Are Now Sold Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to all the RSO users who purchased a Chemistry slightly damaged book. We sold out much faster than I had anticipated we would. Half our total inventory of chemistry books in just 2 ½ weeks!
We are now sold out of damaged books. (A few lucky people even got undamaged books because we didn&#8217;t stop the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>R.E.A.L. Science Books at Wholesale Prices!</title>
		<link>http://kathleendesmarais.com/blog/archives/68</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RSO Book Sale]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to our lovely postal services* here in these United States, Pandia Press has many damaged R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey books for sale at wholesale prices. We have cases of RSO Chemistry bound edition, and a few RSO Life bound and RSO Earth &#38; Space bound that have been damaged during delivery. You can purchase these books directly from Pandia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RSO Chemistry Is Here!</title>
		<link>http://kathleendesmarais.com/blog/archives/58</link>
		<comments>http://kathleendesmarais.com/blog/archives/58#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[RSO Chemistry (level one) eBook is now available. I know RSO users have been waiting a LONG time for this one. (It was pretty cool when someone purchased one simultaneously as it was being uploaded to the site.) I really think it is worth the wait. It is for a slightly older age group than the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business and Family Update</title>
		<link>http://kathleendesmarais.com/blog/archives/36</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History Odyssey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Juggling Business and Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Modern Times 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Publishing and Writing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry I haven&#8217;t posted lately. 5 months since my last post! That&#8217;s really bad.
Pandia Press Update &#8211; Chemistry (1) is finished! Well, almost, it&#8217;s finished as far as the writer and myself are concerned. It is in the hands of the editor. And then the printer. It is scheduled to be ready in March (the eBook [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;School&#8217;s&#8221; Back in Session</title>
		<link>http://kathleendesmarais.com/blog/archives/33</link>
		<comments>http://kathleendesmarais.com/blog/archives/33#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A Typical Day]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We start school tomorrow in my house. This is my favorite time of the school year! the beginning. I get all excited gathering materials (especially art materials&#8211;I love new paints, markers, pencils, crisp white paper). The anticipation of the school year really gets me gitty. I have all the school books neatly stacked with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>R.E.A.L. Science Co-op</title>
		<link>http://kathleendesmarais.com/blog/archives/28</link>
		<comments>http://kathleendesmarais.com/blog/archives/28#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After hearing so much positive feedback from the many groups around the country (and in Canada and New Zealand) who are using R.E.A.L. Science with a co-op group, I decided to give it a shot myself. My son, Charlie (7), wanted to learn with some friends, so I put out an email to one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pandia Press Update</title>
		<link>http://kathleendesmarais.com/blog/archives/27</link>
		<comments>http://kathleendesmarais.com/blog/archives/27#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History Odyssey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Modern Times 2]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know it&#8217;s been awhile since I last posted. But while it&#8217;s been quiet here, it&#8217;s been crazy everywhere else for Pandia Press. So much to tell&#8230;
As you know, I have been on a quest to get more science books written. Well in my zeal, I secured not one, but two science writers! I can&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Electronic Versions of Pandia Press Publications</title>
		<link>http://kathleendesmarais.com/blog/archives/24</link>
		<comments>http://kathleendesmarais.com/blog/archives/24#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History Odyssey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Publishing and Writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am in the process of evaluating the marketability of e-books and if Pandia Press publications should be offered as e-books through electronic downloads. These would be offered along side print copies with customers having a choice&#8211;hard copy or e-book. Electronic downloads offer several advantages for customers and for publishers.
For customers:

No waiting. Instantly receive your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why It Has Been So Hard to Find Science Writers</title>
		<link>http://kathleendesmarais.com/blog/archives/22</link>
		<comments>http://kathleendesmarais.com/blog/archives/22#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every day I receive emails from customers wondering when the next R.E.A.L. Science book is going to be released. (Actually if I had a dollar for each time I hear this question, I could retire now. O.K., maybe not a dollar, but five would probably do it, I would like to retire well.)  The [...]]]></description>
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