News Worth Reposting:
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RustyCon 26 - Hotel & date for the next Rustycon!
The next RustyCon will be held on January 9-11, 2009, and will be at the Seattle Airport Marriott. Make your reservations soon. Rooms will sell out fast. Also, get your memberships in soon, $30 now but the rates will go up! More information can be found on the Rustycon site: http://www.rustycon.com/
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SF Reviews.Net - New review posted: Buckell's SLY MONGOOSE
"Added to the main site on 7/21: Toby Buckell's sequel to his Nebula-nominated Ragamuffin is a phenomenal example of action-packed space-opera storytelling."
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Are We Alone - Next show available July 21, 2008: "Genes That Fit"
Remember Mr. Potato Head? You changed his look by snapping in plastic mustaches, googly eyes and feet. Now imagine doing the same with a living cell: inserting the genes you want to create the organism you want. Welcome to the world of synthetic biology. It has potential to create new bio-fuels and life-saving drugs. It also ushers in a host of ethical and safety concerns. We examine both when we discuss this emerging science of mix and match genes. Plus, does doing an end run around Mother Nature challenge the essence of life itself? Guests:
- Jay Keasling - professor of chemical engineering and biological engineering at UC Berkeley and founder of Amyris Biotechnologies
- Jonathan Eisen - biologist at UC Davis
- Jim Thomas - researcher at ETC group in Ottawa, Canada
- Ed Regis - science writer and author of What Is Life: Investigating the Nature of Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology
- Michael Dosmann - curator of Living Collections at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
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Next Steamcon Meeting! - Sunday July 27th at 3:00 - 4:45 P.M. at the Capitol Hill branch of the Public Library. 425 Harvard Ave. E. Seattle WA
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GUD Magazine - Special offer for NWSFS News Blog readers!
For the entire month of July, GUD Magazine ( http://www.gudmagazine.com/ ) will be offering 50% off for the PDF versions of Issues 0 and 1 for readers of the NWSFS Blogs. Go to: http://www.gudmagazine.com/subs/subscribe-nwsfs.php
Headlines From SF News Sites:
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British Fantasy Society News: 2008 London Book Festival Call For Entries
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io9:
- Cartoon Network Brings Comic Rodents, Dragons To TV [Cartoon Network], Ford Says Electric Cars “Commercially Feasible” By 1977 [Retro Futurism]
- Show Your Book Trailer To Movie Audiences — And Stephen King [Book Trailers], William S Preston, Esq, To Direct Ben 10 Live-Action Movie [Ben 10]
- Exclusive Starship Troopers Clip: Sing Along With "A Good Day To Die" [Starship Troopers Marauder], Shia The Last Man In 2010? [Y The Last Man]
- Giant Monster-Alien Smackdown... In Your Face! [Monsters Vs. Aliens], Gemini Division Is Like Blade Runner, But Terrible [Gemini Division]
- The Dead Space Trailer So Scary It's Banned [Dead Space], Who Doesn't Want An Iron Man-Head DVD? [Iron Man]
- Why Aren't Aliens Talking to Us? [Fermi Paradox], BSG Director To Craft Witchblade [Witchblade], The Cure For Rampant Sequel-Itis [Sequelitis]
- Dissolving Zombies Of Mass Destruction: What Could Go Wrong? [Zombie Overpopulation]
Locus Online: Awards News: Prometheus Awards Winners, Awards News Update: Awards Announced at Readercon, & Monitor: This Week's Bestsellers
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RevolutionSF: The Dark Knight (Another review)
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Science Fiction Awards Watch: Prometheus Winners, & Hugo Handicapping at Tor.com
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Science Fiction Buzz: Coming Soon: You Can Own Kirk’s Command Chair
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SciFi Scanner: SciFi Dept - X-Files FAQ, Q Is for Q, & Now You Can Pedal for Power -- Just Like They Do in Soylent Green!
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SF Signal:
- Steampunk: Empire Strikes Back, Can You Name This Story? (Part 8)
- MIND MELD: Worldbuilding, Tube Bits for 07/23/2008, SF Tidbits for 7/23/08
SFScope:
- Hadley Rille Updates, The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy Shines, More on KGB Fantastic Fiction raffle, including signed keyboard info
- Apex Digest's second online issue, Dan Simmons sells Carrion Comfort to Thomas Dunne Books,
- Past Author Readings & Signings 2008 (second half of the year)
StarShipSofa: Aural Delights No 34 Kevin J Anderson mp3
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The Website at the End of the Universe: One man's movie disaster is another man's favourite
Selected Blog Updates:
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Are We A Blog? - Seth's return to Larry King 7/18/08
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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "Goal Setting, Time Management, Tongue Tattoos, and ALAN Chat "
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Dark Horse Comics - "Let’s Make Buffy the Champion!", & "New Items Shipping from Dark Horse -- 7/23"
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David Thorpe - "We Can Improve On You"
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Fran Friel - "Last Call for Inscription on the HCs"
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Graveside Tales - "New Inner Sanctum Episodes"
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Jeff Carlson - "Mailbag Q&A"
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Jodi Lee - "Those darn lying auto-responders.."
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John Scalzi's "Whatever" - Just in Case You Thought the Hand-Wringing Over Science Fiction Was an English Language Thing, & Hugo Prognosticating
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kelleyeskridge.com - Sit down, be quiet, behave
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Louise Bohmer - Lachesis Publishing - "LBF Books: 3 Appearances by David Lee Summers"
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Nicola Griffith: Ask Nicola - short story collection: cold, hard reality, & Hild and ammonites
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Pacfic Science Center -
- Have Some Science With Your Coffee, Parents Pick Pacific Science Center, Caped Crusader Crush Continues, Closing Early For One Big Party!
- Astronaut To Visit BubbleFest, Some Uplifting Science, & AstroInfo: A Little Something To Think About
Paul S. Kemp - "Another Shadowrealm Snippet"
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Planet Pride - "Above the Cracks", & "An Escapee From the Outermost Solar System?"
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Robert J Sawyer - San Diego Comic-Con: Day 1, & Visiting MIT and Marvin Minsky
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Seattle2011 - "New Website"
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StoneGarden Publishing - "Getting Ready for 2010"
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The Crotchety Old Fan - Skiffytube Goes Corporate (Today #4), & Today #1
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Writer's Digest - "Up Close & Personal—Being a Writer’s Assistant"
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Yasmine Galenorn - "Guest Blogging Today at Bitten By Books..."
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