News Nibbles: Aug. 07, 2008

Local News:
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Seattle Tun - Pub Meet: Sunday, 08-10-08: 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm or later, The Pub @ Third Place, Ravenna, 6504 20th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98115

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BIFF: Burrard Inlet Fan Fellowship - BIFFnews: LET THE GAMES BEGIN


Science Fiction News: Aug. 07, 2008
Below are just some of the headlines that have been posted recently. Use the link above to access all the details:

• Apex Book Company: Blowing the trumpet for Burstein
• Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest - MySpace Blog: Apex Publications - A big update
• British Fantasy Society News: British Fantasy Awards 2008 – the Shortlist
• Fruitless Recursion: Issue 1 - Malzberg, Kaveney, Hajdu and Priest
• io9: Tor Puts New Story Online To Read, Remix [Creative Commons Fiction]
• Locus Online: Awards News: World Fantasy Awards Nominations * Monitor: This Week's Bestsellers
• Pantechnicon: The Children of Hurin
• RevolutionSF: Sci-Fi Hunks Vol. 2 (Feature)
• Science Fiction Awards Watch: Hugo Live-Blogging * Chesleys - No Chesleys * Endeavour Award Finalists
• SciFi Scanner: Video of The Prisoner Read-Through in London - Plus Sir Ian McKellen Blogs About It
• SF Signal: Classic Trailer: Krull * Full Watchmen Comic Con 2008 Panel * WolfeWiki
• SFScope: WorldCon Day Two: Is it everything we'd hoped? * 2008 World Fantasy Award Nominees
• StarShipSofa: StarShipSofa Aural Delights No 36 Paul Di Filippo mp3
• SteamPunk Magazine: SteamPunk Magazine Available for Order Once More!
• The Website at the End of the Universe: Russian animation of a Ray Bradbury story

Selected Blog Updates: Aug. 07, 2008
You can access these recently updated blogs by clicking the link above.

Blogspot, Wordpress, and "other" blogs:

• a dark catharsys (Heather S. Ingemar) * All Things Barr (Donna Barr) * Ask Nicola (Nicola Griffith)
• Dusk Before the Dawn * Fantasy Book Critic * J Alan Erwine's Blog * kelleyeskridge.com
• Minnette's Worlds - Real or Imagined * Robert J Sawyer * SF Novelists: Sorry I’m late…
• The Crotchety Old Fan * "Whatever" (John Scalzi) * Witchy Chicks

MySpace Blogs:

• A. Lee Martinez * Christine Jones * CYNSATIONS (Cynthia Leitich Smith) * Dark Horse Comics
• Fantagraphics Books * HARPER PERENNIAL * Harry Shannon * Horror Library Blog-O-Rama
• Horror! Fullmoondirect.com ROAD SHOW Seattle, WA * Jeremy C. Shipp
• Life On The Fringe (Yasmine Galenorn) * MAD LIBS AGAIN (Di Francis) * Morpheus Tales
• Paul S. Kemp * Robin Hobb * Rosemary Jones * Scott Nicholson * Tor Books * Tor Teen
• twice upon a rhyme (Paul Levinson)

Science News & Blog Updates: Aug. 07, 2008
Space, technology, and a whole lot more!

Science News:

• Countdown to the Perseid Meteor Shower:: Space Weather News for August 5, 2008
• Are We Alone - "Why We Do What We Shoo Be Do Be

Science Blogs:
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Are We A Blog?: Uncivilized Behavior

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Bad Astronomy:

• Happy Birthday Randi! * Will no one think of the hadrons?
• Falcon doom found: a whisper of thrust * Mythbustin’ the Moon Hoax: Part 4
• JREF followup * Antivaxxers and the media

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The Daily Galaxy:

• More on NASA's "Life on Mars" Controversy -What's Your Bet?
• NASA Mars Video -Images Show Water Flows & New Impact Craters
• Genetics Show How Prehistoric Cultures Migrated & Shared Knowledge
• Algae -A Solution to Peak Oil? Virgin Airlines Says "Yes," Others Say "No"
• plus many more Daily Galaxy Headlines!

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What's New At Pacific Science Center:

• Astronaut Mobbed By Science Fans! * BubbleMania!
• Membership = Free Admission To BubbleFest 2008 * Fly Me To The Moon!
• AstroInfo: Planetary Alignment * PacSci-Doku: Ice Bound