News and Blog Updates: May 11, 2008

News Headlines:
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Are We Alone - Next show available May12, 2008: "Here's an Idea!"



Do you have some imagination? What about junk; got any of that? Thomas Edison said you need both to be an inventor. And Tom could speak with authority about switching on innovation's light bulb.
Find out who today's inventors are and which devices will be changing the way we live. Also, why leave it to the pros? The Maker Faire proves that tinkering in the garage is alive, well, and guaranteed to impress the neighbors. Plus, from the Model T to Kitty Hawk: how 1908 changed the way we move. And, why the effort to build a better banana may drive the yellow fruit to extinction.
Guests:

• Dan Koeppel - and author of Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World
• Jim Rasenberger - Author of America 1908: The Dawn of Flight, the Race to the Pole, The Invention of the Model T, and the Making of the Modern Nation
• Mike Haney - Executive Editor for Popular Science. The Invention Awards are in the June 2008 issue.

You can listen to this and other episodes at: http://radio.seti.org/


Headlines From SF News Sites:
In keeping with Mother's Day, Revolution SF lists "Sci-Fi Moms Vol. 4. io9 posts about the future of Star Trek and there's more about Iron Sky.

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io9: See The Future Of Star Trek, Will Phoenix Mars Rover Disappear Like the Last Mars Polar Lander?, & Vendetta Director To Work On Alien Conspiracies [Revelation]

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Locus Online: Monitor: New Books: second week May, Monitor: Other Magazines, early May, Monitor: This Week's Bestsellers, & Locus Magazine: Cory Doctorow Commentary

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RevolutionSF: Sci-Fi Moms Vol. 4, & RevolutionSF Newsblast : Donnie Darko 2, Smallville, BioShock, Buck Rogers,

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Science Fiction Awards Watch: Eagles in Progress?, & Japan Cartoonist Awards

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SF Signal: Sunday YouTube: Joe Haldeman @ Google, SF Tidbits for 5/11/08, SF Tidbits for 5/10/08, This Week's Freebies from Tor, Arthur C. Clarke Reads From 2001: A Space Odyssey, Tube Bits for 05/09/2008, & SF Tidbits for 5/9/08

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SFScope: Updates to Previously Published Articles (4-10 May 2008), Magazine of Speculative Poetry's 31st issue now available, Jay Lake recovering from cancer surgery, D.D. Barant sells urban fantasy trilogy to St. Martin's, Abyss & Apex #26 now available, Apex subscription drive includes prizes, & Copyright Office seeking to change method of registration

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The Website at the End of the Universe: Earth braces for invasion of the space Nazis


Selected Blog Updates:
Both Geralyn Beauchamp and Nicola Griffith post about recent awards, while Sylvia Engdahl's "Stewards of the Flame" is a semifinalist for the IPPY Award! Ephemeris-Science Fiction Role Playing Game writes about the chapbook that helped inspire the upcoming game. Check the links below for these and other blog updates.

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Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest - "Mama’s Boy and Other Tales on Mother’s Day! "

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bevhale - "My new book cover ", & "Sunny day update "

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Boxcar Astronaut - "Diogee Visits the Butcher’s Shop! "

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Bret Jordan - "CROP FROG "

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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "YA Book & Writer News "

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David Louis Edelman - "'MultiReal' Podcast Chapters 1-5 Now Available "

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Di Francis - "not a snippet Saturday "

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Djibril - "TFFcon (London, June 14th) "

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Ephemeris-Science Fiction Role Playing Game - "A Problem in Translation"

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Geralyn Beauchamp - "TIME MASTERS IS AWARD FINALIST IN INDIE EXCELLENCE!"

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HARPER PERENNIAL - "Rave People Magazine review for Island of Lost Girls "

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Horror Library Blog-O-Rama - "Friday Photo Prompt (Saturday Style): 5/10/08 " & "When Did the Rules Change? BY AJ Brown "

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Maria V. Snyder - "Researching an utter farrago of nonsense "

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Mark Rainey - "Orpheus With a Heart "

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Mike Corriero - "Attention: Concerning All Artists: Oppose the Orphan Work Bill - please read. "

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Newcon - "Celebrating Short Fiction - A Review "

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Nicola Griffith - "Awards Are Good"

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Paul Halpern - "London Calling "

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Planet Pride - "Laser Help for Terrestrial Planet Search ", "South on Rhea ", "Inside Mercury, Is It Snowing Iron? ", & "Moons that Pass in the Night "

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Robert J Sawyer's Blog - "Orthopedic Horseshoes", "Keycon Schedule", "Bewitched theme song lyrics", "As It Happens", "Debating Hal", "Are science fiction ebook sales declining?", & "Book launch tomorrow!"

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Scott Nicholson - "readers are gold "

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Spectra Pulse - "Jeff VanderMeer on 'The Unsung Heroes of Science Fiction,", & "Author Notes: Alan Campbell "

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Sylvia Engdahl's "Toward Tomorrow" Blog - "Semifinalist for the IPPY Award!"

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TRIAD Publishing Group - "Tangled Minds - Now a Screenplay"

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Willie Meikle - "Audio Short Story Sale "

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Writers Together - "Change is coming...I give you the AMAZING "M"", & "Enter the world of TRIAD PUBLISHING GROUP"

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Yasmine Galenorn - "Do Writers Really Think About *THAT*??? And your weekly teaser from Dragon Wytch ", "For Those Of You Who’ve Lost Your Mothers... ", "Umm...more Book Signing Info... ", & "Blogging at Witchy Chicks; Book Signings; Being a Fangirl; and Other Stuff "