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Glenda Larke Interview
Very excited to present an interview with Glenda Larke, one of my favourite fantasy writers and all around awesome person! I did a short post on her Stormlords series earlier and will be posting on her latest work soon - in the meantime if you're curious about her work, check out her books here and her blog Tropic Temper is packed with great travel pieces.
Thanks again, Glenda for agreeing to the interview - hope readers enjoy your answers as much as I did!
Ashley Capes: Fans will be well aware that you recently went to WorldCon in London and also visited Wales and Scotland too, and not long before that, the Pilbara region in WA (and WA comes to mind in the Stormlord series actually) so I wanted to ask, how important is travel to your writing, to evoking that sense of place that's so powerful in your novels?
Glenda Larke: I think it's been very important — quite apart from the fact that it was travelling that perfected my ability to write anywhere, from tents to aeroplanes to fishing boats!
Travel provides the seeds of ideas for stories. My love of deserts came from an Australian childhood, yes, but remember the slits in the garden walls for the water to run into underground cisterns in The Stormlord books? That was from an Algerian Saharan village. The bricked underground water tunnels came from seeing Iranian qanats bringing water to remote villages.
Perhaps even more important than providing ideas, though, is the fact that I lived forty years away from my Australian roots: in Asia, in Africa and in central Europe. Those years fostered an awareness that there are many ways to live one's life, every one valid and fascinating. Fitting in as an outsider is sometimes not easy, and I had to learn cultural signals and subtleties, sometimes even unlearning behaviours which were acceptable or even encouraged elsewhere. (Possibly studying a couple of units of anthropology at uni helped with this too.) There can be no better way to build an imaginary society than to understand how real ones are constructed — and how and why they succeed.
AC: That's amazing – you've covered a lot of ground. Does such a breadth of time living in so many places instill a sense of restlessness – or maybe curiosity is a better term – within you as a writer? If so, do you pass it on to any of your characters even?
GL: I developed that restlessness before I went anywhere. I was brought up on a small farm in a very small community. My first travelling was done through the pages of old black-and-white National Geographics stored in the wash-house! I'd decided by the time I was nine or ten that I wanted to write stories and I wanted to travel. I think I've got most of the wanderlust out of my system now, though. I still enjoy new places, but it's no longer a driving passion.
However, the curiosity of a writer never leaves you. Ask any author. In the middle of a car accident, a writer is thinking, 'I must remember what this feels like so I can put it into a story.' I kid you not. We're all crazy.
As for characters — oh, yes, curiosity getting people into trouble is a great plot device. Blaze and Flame deliberately choose to set out for other islands at the end of Book One of the Isles of Glory. In The Forsaken Lands, main characters — Saker, Sorrel, Ardhi, Juster — all chafe when they are constrained by society or circumstances to be sedentary. Which is perhaps why the sakti — the magic of the Va-forsaken — selects them in the first place.
AC: I recently got hold of The Lascar's Dagger (Book 1 of the Forsaken Lands) and I've been too slow to read it in time for the interview, otherwise I'd be asking more questions about it the series – so for now, I'd like to backtrack a little and ask – what was the best thing about WorldCon?
GL: In general, I love SF/F conventions because it gives me an opportunity to talk to readers and fellow writers. Writing is a very solitary pastime, so I always appreciate that opportunity. Loncon3, however, was far more than that. It was spectacular.
Firstly…hey, it was London!
Secondly, the programme was a tour de force of planning. There was something for everyone. If you wanted to hear Connie Willis in conversation with G.R.R.Martin, or listen to a panel on the logistics of supplying troops, or watch classic SF films, or game with like-minded folk, or hear an expert deliver a paper on future trends in science…it was all there — in bulk. The problem was choosing what to do.
AC: Really wish I lived in the UK for that one! I'd love to ask you a bit more about characters next. Can you say which of your characters – from any series – has surprised you most?
GL: The surprises have always come from bit players. They're so sneaky. I start by inventing them to do something small, and they have this habit of becoming real people wanting to take over the show. Dek in Gilfeather, for example. Portron or Corrian in Havenstar. Elmar Waggoner in the The Stormlord trilogy. Those darn spear carriers — they all want to be generals!
AC: Ah, Elmar is one of my favourites – maybe that's why I like him so much? So do you find a converse or similar problem with leading characters?
GL: I don't think the converse has happened. If it did and a main character turned out to be too mundane and pedantic, I'd cut them out of the story! However, my leading characters have sometimes developed in ways I didn't expect when I first planned the story. What happens is that when I'm writing a key scene, a character might decide what would be an appropriate action or reaction. Those are lovely writing moments. For a while the book feels as if it's writing itself and I know I have a well-rounded character who is going to appear very real to the reader. (I wish it was always that easy…)
AC: Your use of magic often strikes me as being beautifully linked to the natural world, which I think gives it a sense of inevitability. When your magic is portrayed as such, is this a conscious move on your part, or does it seem to occur organically from the story perhaps?
GL: A bit of both. I am first and foremost an environmentalist and I've worked in the field. A lot. I love the natural world and I've studied the interrelationships. Habitats, biodiversity, ecology … they are fantastic and wondrous to me, so why not take them one step further and look at the natural world supplying the magic in a fictional fantasy. Conversely, I like to look at how much you can lose when you upset the magic/natural world. That, I suppose, is where the sense of inevitability comes in.
Using the link between the natural world and magic is not new, of course. Most writers of Celtic stories use it, for example, and lots of others. What I try to do is give it a different slant.
AC: Yeah, that's what I think I was noticing with the inevitability, it feels 'right' in that sense, you can tell you've planned the magic's relationship to the world carefully. To stay with magic a little longer, I thought I'd ask about your favourite use of magic in any story out there, and about what you think makes magic so important to the genre?
GL: I especially like stories where magic use is expensive and carries a price for the magic-user. Celia Friedmann's Magister trilogy springs to mind. So does Karen Miller's Blight of Mages.
"Fantasy" is often synonymous with "magic" in our minds, and there are some readers who won't read fantasy for that reason. It's not "real", they say (as if fiction is ever "real"). My answer to this is this: the part magic plays in a fantasy is very like that of power and/or wealth in an ordinary novel. Genre novels can look at how people behave when they have power, or are confronted with power, and the books can do it without ruining the element of escapism. Genre thought-provoking stories of consequence can still be entertaining rather than confrontational.
Secondly, we all love the story of the powerless, ordinary person finding his or her magic power, the goosegirl or shepherd boy who grows up to rule, the caped hero who comes to our rescue (or perhaps we all want to become the masked hero/heroine). Because of magic, fantasy is the best place to go to for wish fulfillment!
AC: Awesome, I'd never considered the parallel role of power or wealth to magic. How about music? I'm always curious about writers and their relationship to music and so I'd love to ask, is there any genre or particular music you like to work to? Or do you prefer more quiet when you write?
GL: I like classical stuff — full-blown symphonies preferably. They have the depth and the emotion for mood setting. Once I've settled in to write, though, I don't even notice when the CD is finished!
AC: I agree, symphonies are perfect – I often turn to Rachmaninov's 'Isle of the Dead' for darker scenes. Is there a particular composer you'd like to have score any of your books?
GL: Beethoven! In Vienna, I lived just around the corner from Beethovengang, a lovely little lane that led up into the Vienna Woods, and we sometimes had a meal in the restaurant down the road, which was once a house where he rented a room… Our closest U-bahn station was Heiligenstadt, a name that means a lot to Beethoven fans. Heady stuff, for someone who started out on a small Australian farm.
AC: Thanks for the great interview, Glenda – really enjoyed your responses and I have to tell you I'm busting to get started on The Lascar's Dagger!
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In a desperate attempt to save itself from eviction, Big Brother Australia has been leading up to this year's show as something new. This week revealed exactly what's up. But first, can I just take a minute to bemoan the passing of Gretel Killeen as host?
I miss ya, Gretel. As hosts of reality TV shows go, you were about the only one I could stomach. Sometimes your flirtation with the house boys made me queasy, but Kyle's ogling of a certain busty female housemate last night nearly brought up the chuck. But ratings drop, and so it's out with the too "mature" and in with the young and new.
Except. This year, Big Brother picked a handful of the normal firm-bodied 20-somethings, but also assembled a wacky lot including a UFO nut complete with Roswell tattoos and — hold on to your seats for this one — a grandmother. I know, crazy.
Grandmother Terri was the first contestant in the house, and host Kyle made all the predictable jokes about granny at tea time. I was hoping she'd be around for awhile; it would have been fun to see her throw down with some of the vapid youngsters in the house. Sadly, but not shockingly, she was voted out by her fellow housemates in the first eviction.
Aging, women, media. Conventional wisdom tells us that these words don't belong in youth-obsessed media-driven cultures. It's been interesting to watch this play out in the U.S. elections this year. Take Rush Limbaugh's offering last December in his ongoing "why American doesn't want Hillary for president" rant. He asked, "Will Americans want to watch a woman get older before their eyes on a daily basis?"
The answer last night, like the answer often offered in movies and TV, seems to be: Keep older women off the screen. Even in a fictional story based around an aging heroine like, say, Fried Green Tomatoes, she spends most of her time in the past.
Just like Titanic or Edward Scissorhands or many other films with an elderly woman recalling her youth. I can think of a few exception, but they all have their own peculiarities. Say, Harold and Maude.
The easy criticism of this one is that it puts an expiration date on a human lifespan. But the movie's invested in blowing open all of those stereotypes about aging women, and it deals with sexuality in older women, which usually shows up as the joke, not the plot. As the joke was on Terri in the Big Brother house.
The marketing ploy was a winner for me to begin with, but I'm relieved to see Terri go before it got any worse than jokes about tea. Anybody else watching BB Australia this year? Think the show can rescue itself with this new crew?


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Committee Reports
Early Career Psychologists Committee report
By Jessica Gallus, PhD, and Krista Langkamer-Ratwani, PhD
Division 19 is committed to promoting the engagement, participation and growth of the membership, especially Students and Early Career Psychologists (ECPs). Under the directive of our immediate past-president (Armando Estrada, PhD), the Division 19 Early Career Psychology Committee was created in the summer of 2010 to (a) identify activities, projects and programs to promote the engagement and participation of ECPs; (b) advise on successful strategies for recruitment, retention and engagement of ECPs; and (c) compile a report documenting activities and recommendations for the Executive Committee. After extensive consultations with past-president Estrada, and several formative discussions among members of the ECP, the committee decided to pursue the following objectives:
Establish a permanent ECP committee
Develop information for Division 19 website
Develop Travel Award for ECPs
Develop ECP programs for APA
Conduct ECP Needs Assessment
We are pleased to report that the ECP Committee organized a symposia and a poster presentation for the 2012 APA Annual Convention. A poster presentation entitled "Early Career Psychologists' Perspectives on Careers in Military Psychology" will be presented Friday, August 3 and an ECP Conversation Hour with senior military psychologists on "Successful careers in military psychology: Wisdom offered by skilled professionals" will take place on Saturday August 4. After careful consideration, the Division 19 Continuing Education Committee recommended that the division take the following steps moving forward:
The Division 19 ECP Committee recommends that the division make the ECP Committee a permanent committee within Division 19. By establishing a more formal presence within the Executive Committee, the ECP committee will better be able to align its' goals and mission with the overall goals of Division 19. This presence will serve to enhance collaboration and communication between the ECP committee and the division as a whole. Therefore, it is proposed that the permanent committee consist of three members serving staggered terms. A new member will be appointed each year. During his or her third year as a member of the committee, the member will serve as chair. Additional members will be selected by the committee, with approval of the President, to pursue specific ECP initiatives. Responsibilities will include the following: (a) reporting to the EXCOM on initiatives related to ECPs and ABD/job-seeking/interning students who are transitioning into the military psychology workforce, (b) conducting a needs assessment to identify the needs of ECPs, (c) organizing social activities for ECPs at the Convention (i.e., activities related to the hospitality suite), and (d) promoting awareness of military psychology for ECPs (e.g., contribute to the division website, blog, and yearly submission of a symposium to APA).
The Division 19 ECP Committee recommends generating at least one networking or social activity for ECPs at APA. This could include a happy hour, a community outreach activity, a meet and greet session, or the informal pairing of junior ECPs with more senior military psychologists.
The Division 19 ECP Committee recommends that the EXCOM approve the creation of a discussion forum with the understanding that the best form of media will be determined by the ECP-focused needs assessment (described below). Early Career Psychologists, as well as pre- and post-doctoral trainees, may benefit from increased engagement around topics important to their professional development. These individuals increasingly represent a technologically sophisticated cohort, able to communicate with each other utilizing various social media platforms. Social media platforms may include Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and online journals (blogs). The forum will allow posting from ECP committee members on pertinent content and then allow all members to provide comments, to ask additional questions, and will be moderated by designated members of the ECP committee. Developing an integrated system of communication between these members has the potential to increase peer support, collaboration, and engagement in Division 19 activities.
The Division 19 ECP Committee recommends that an ECP-focused needs analysis survey be developed and fielded, for results to be reported no later than August 2012. Potential topic areas include current ECP Division 19 activity, interest in various social media forums, mentorship and networking opportunities, professional challenges, and Division 19 improvements. Results of the survey can be used to inform the development of initiatives that are of value to ECPs and to identify opportunities for greater engagement with ECPs and Division 19.
The Division 19 ECP Committee recommends the establishment of an ECP Travel Award to support ECP attendance and engagement at the Division 19 events. The ECP Travel award would help to off-set costs associated with participation in Division 19 activities (e.g., midyear and annual meeting; participation in other Division 19 sponsored events). Although APA does offer a similar travel awards to all members, including ECPs, we believe that it is imperative that we establish a mechanism to support ECPs within Division 19. We believe this is particularly important given the current economic climate, which is likely to see a reduction on conference participation for members of our profession. The Division 19 ECP Travel Award will help to promote participation and engagement of ECP members and further the goals and mission of the Division 19 ECP committee and Division 19 (see Strategic Plan). We propose that 5-10 awards be given in the amount of $750 each for a total of $3750-$7500 per year. Awards would be given on a competitive basis and acceptance of a poster/presentation at the Division 19 annual meeting would be required. We would also give special consideration to individuals attending the conference for the first time.
Additional information regarding the ECP committee may be obtained from ECP Co-Chairs:
Dr. Jessica Gallus
U.S. Army Research Institute
Foundational Science Research Unit
2511 Jefferson Davis Highway/DAPE-ARI-FSRU
Arlington, VA 22202-3926
Dr. Krista Ratwani
Aptima, Inc.
1726 M. St, NW (Suite 900)
Washington, DC 20036
Early Career Psychologists Committee
Dave England
Jessica Gallus
Rhett Graves
Arwen DeCostanza
Kristen Kochanski
Greg Matos
Krista Ratwani


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Benjamin Netanyahu, the Wonderful Wizard of Israel
During his first term of office, Netanyahu was received by fans chanting: 'He's a wizard, he's a wizard!' In some strange fashion, that was when he showed schlemiel-like political talents and proved a failure at the job.
Anyone who would like to understand reality through the lens of statements issued by the Prime Minister's Bureau, and media outlets which it has already won over, could get the impression that the Israel of today is almost a utopia. Not only does Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounce everything that is worth denouncing (discrimination, Sikarikim, flattery from spokespeople ) and side with everything that it is worth siding with (women, security, Bible quizzes ) but he also "instructs" and "directs" good deeds every week.
Only this week, we received the good news about peace talks that exclude progress, about free education from the age of 3, about a train to Eilat that will travel 300 kilometers per hour, and about the retroactive establishment of the anti cyber terror unit. And if all of these things are just a fantasy, not to worry: Benjamin Netanyahu and his bureau will be the first to condemn those responsible.
During his first term of office as prime minister, Netanyahu would be received by his fans chanting in unison: "He's a wizard, he's a wizard!" In some strange fashion, that was precisely when he demonstrated rather schlemiel-like political talents and proved a failure at the job.
Oddly enough, this chanting has died down, or become disparaging, precisely now when Netanyahu's tricks and juggling abilities have reached such heights that even the great Israeli magician Kaliostro could not dream of them: His biggest rivals are sawed in two every evening on the stage, and everyday a new and terrified rabbit is pulled out of the hat only to disappear back inside it and be pulled out again.
However, whether because of routine or accustomization, people no longer fully admire the real wizardry behind all these effects. They don't appreciate the mere magic involved in the very existence of the performance by Netanyahu and his bureau - it's being the only show in town with no rivals, and with no relation to its quality and execution. That is a phenomenal accomplishment. It can be attributed to acquired political acumen, to the creeping control of the media on the part of "the bureau," or to continued attrition and persistence. But in order to really understand Netanyahu's secret, one needs his famous colleague - the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
As readers of Frank Baum's book will recall, one of the special marvels of the Wizard of Oz was his ability to appear in the form of a different entity based on characters' wishes or fears.
When he met Dorothy he appeared as a giant head, opposite the scarecrow as a nymph, opposite the tin woodman as a terrifying animal and opposite the cowardly lion as a ball of fire. Most of the time, he appeared only as a disembodied voice - strong and resounding.
Netanyahu's magic also is based on the mutual balancing and offsetting of at least four deceptions: For the settlers and the religious right he takes the form of a sycophant and a McCarthyist; for the left, he pretends to be "a man of the law" and the person who has "gone far" by declaring two states for two peoples; to the center, he appears to be a skilled juggler who has so far succeeded in maintaining the status quo without a major breakdown; while to foreign leaders he takes on the shape of a political Gulliver who is trapped by the very coalition that he himself set up.
How long will this show last? In "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," the true identity of the wizard is revealed eventually, by chance. He turns out to be a tiny old man from Omaha, Nebraska, a circus performer who uses tricks and a megaphone to appear to be big and strong.
At the same time, when Netanyahu's bureau speaks with assurance at this stage about at least one more term of office, perhaps it has something to base this on. After all, the fact that our wizard is merely a con artist from some "Omaha" is already common knowledge, but most Israelis don't really care. Perhaps because we are all already in the Land of Oz.
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Stellar Defensive Effort Lifts No. 2 Monroe Men's Soccer over No. 4 Eastern Florida
NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- An own goal was the difference maker in an incredible defensive matchup on Thursday at City Park, as the No. 2-ranked Monroe College men's soccer team defeated No. 4 Eastern Florida State College by a score of 1-0 in a highly-anticipated battle of Top-5 opponents. The Mustangs remain perfect on the year and go to 5-0, while the Titans suffer their first setback to fall to 3-1.
In the 76th minute of a scoreless game, the Mustangs pressured the Titans in front of Eastern Florida's net. Javier Rodriguez tried to find Antonio Sanchez right in the center of the box, but instead, the ball deflected off of a Titan defender, off the leg of another defender, and past the keeper to the left of the net for the only goal of the game.
In the 21st minute of the game, Eastern Florida's Danilo Orsi Dadomo seemed to have an open lane right in front of the net with only the keeper to beat. Out of nowhere, Osman Fofanah came flying in front the left side, sliding in at the last second to kick the ball away and save the Mustangs from potentially falling behind in the first half.
Sophomore goalkeeper Svyat Kozak improves to 3-0 on the year after recording his second straight shutout. He made a pair of saves in the win. Eastern Florida keeper Bryce Notardonato stopped five shots but gave up the only goal to shoulder his first loss of the season.
The Mustangs will look to keep their hot streak going on Thursday, Sept. 14, when they hit the road to visit Harford Community College in Bel Air, Md.


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Welcome to InterNova
Latest uploads, May 31., 2013:
In the fiction section:
Harper Hull (USA): A Symphony of Drones
Luke Jackson (England): The Saving Power
Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro (Brazil): Patriotic Crimes
Uploads, February 16., 2013:
In the fiction section:
Gustavo Bondoni (Argentina): An Elephant of a Different Color
Ahmed A. Khan (Canada): The Presonic Man
Shweta Narayan (India): Kohl-lined
Aleksandar Žiljak (Croatia): Sex and the Deap-Sea Anglerfish
In the Spanish section:
Luis Ángel Cofiño (Spain): La manzana de Newton
Víctor Miguel Gallardo Barragán (Spain): Lo que significa tu nombre
Uploads, January 5., 2013:
In the fiction section:
Charkrienorrathip (Thailand): Cataclysm
Thorsten Küper (Germany): Haptic
Cyril Simsa (England): Poorly Formulated Questions
Uploads, October 16., 2012:
In the fiction section:
Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro (Brazil): Secondary Mission
Nick Pollotta (USA): Raw Terra
In the nonfiction section:
Sabina Theo (Bulgaria): An Interview with Mike Resnick
Uploads, September 18., 2012:
In the fiction section:
Swapnil Bharitya Arnie (USA): The Rhythm of Nature
Helmuth W. Mommers (Germany): Rest in Peace
In the nonfiction section:
Sven Klöpping (Germany): An Interview with Jean-Claude Dunyach
Uploads, August 28., 2012:
In the fiction section:
Win Lyovarin (Thailand): The Other Side of the Black Hole
Alexander Marcos Osias (Philippines): Oplan Sanction
In the nonfiction section:
Jean-Claude Dunyach (France): The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To French Science Fiction
Uploads, July 3rd, 2012:
In the fiction section:
Benjamin Kensey (England): Under Earthless Skies
Khristo Poshtakov (Bulgaria): The Power of the Plea
In the nonfiction section:
Ralph Doege (Germany): An Interview With Justin Isis
Uploads, March 30., 2012:
In the fiction section:
David Hontiveros (Philippines): Kaming Mga Seroks
Justin Isis (Japan): The Willow
Michael K. Iwoleit (Germany): The End of All Days
Uploads, March 4., 2012:
In the fiction section:
Jean-Claude Dunyach (France): Paranamanco
Guy Hasson (Israel): A Good Ending
Justin Isis (Japan): Some Notes on the Artwork of Chris Wilhelm
Liam Kruger (South Africa): Closing Time
Uploads, December 27., 2011:
For the last time this year we present five new uploads in the fiction section. We wish all our readers a happy new year. Thanks for reading and hope to see you all again next year!
Valentin D. Ivanov (Bulgaria): A Job Interview
Uwe Post (Germany): eDead.com
Alex Smith (South Africa): Life Without Z
Aleksandar Žiljak (Croatia): Price of Freedom and Troglobiont
Uploads, November 5., 2011:
Dear readers, we're sorry that so much time went by between this and the last upload. The work at the German Nova 18 and the reorganization of our team after Ronald M. Hahn left the editorial board made a delay inevitable. But now we're back with the long-promised Cyberpunk special. We have just uploaded in the fiction section six contemporary Cyberpunk stories from five countries:
Michael Haulica (Romania): Rons, Socketers and Knots
Frank Hebben (Germany); Memories
Vladimir Hernandez (Cuba): Semiotics for Wolves
Sven Klöpping (Germany): The Dope Machine
Zoran Krusvar (Croatia): Rentals
Richard Kunzmann (South Africa): Lost in Recollection
Uploads, Juli 26., 2011:
In the fiction section:
Gustavo Bondoni (Argentina): Pride and Joy
Guy Hasson (Israel): Generation E: The Emoticon Generation
Achmed Khammas (Germany): Light
Uploads, Juli 14., 2011:
In the fiction section:
Achmed Khammas (Germany): Dreams at Dusk
Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro (Brazil): Xochiquetzal and the Vengeance Fleet
Juan Antonio Fernández Madrigal (Spain): The Apprentice's Kaleidoskop
Uploads, May 15., 2011:
In the fiction section:
Sergio Gaut vel Hartman (Argentina): Contaminated People
Sven Klöpping (Germany): The City Under the Seas
Steve Stanton (Canada): Mark of the Beast
Uploads, May 15., 2011:
In the fiction section:
Robert Derie (USA): Three-Fingered Joe
Sergio Gaut vel Hartman (Argentina): The Castaway
Ahmed A. Khan (Canada): A Sort of Peace
Uploads, March 30., 2011:
In the fiction section:
Eduardo Gallego & Guillem Sánchez (Spain): I Though I Saw a Pussycat
Bruno Vitiello (Italy): Watch Your Colors
Nir Yaniv (Israel): VegeScan
In the nonfiction section:
Ahmed A. Khan (Canada): Islamic SF: An Overview
Uploads, March 9., 2011:
In the fiction section:
Sergio Gaut Vel Hartman (Argentina): Russian Dolls
Chuck McKenzie (Australia): Alien Space Nazis Must Die!
Helmuth W. Mommers (Germany): Like a Fly Caught in a Web
Uploads, January 30., 2011
In the ficton section:
Eduardo Gallego & Guillem Sánchez (Spain): Feeding the Thirsty
Nnedi Okorafor (USA): The Popular Mechanic
L.H. Oldie (Ukraine): Dionysus' Laughter
In the nonfiction section:
Arvind Mishra/Manish Mohan Gore: Science Fiction in Hindi – A Critic's View
Uploads, December 22., 2010
As the last uploads this year – and kind of an introduction of the local scene where the InterNova project originated – we present a small special on current German science fiction, featuring:
In the fiction section:
Frank W. Haubold: The Eternal Song
Frank Hebben: Imperium Germanium
Michael K. Iwoleit: The Last Days of Eternity
In the nonfiction section:
Michael K. Iwoleit: Some Remarks on Current German Science Fiction
Uploads, November 22., 2010
In the fiction section
Claudia De Bella (Argentina): Amoité
Chuck McKenzie (Australia): Confessions of a Pod Person
Bruno Vitiello (Italy): Countdown
In the nonfiction section we republish the two editorials of InterNova 1 & 2 which, we think, are of some historic interest for the readers of our magazine.
Uploads, October 31., 2010
In the fiction section:
Milena Benini (Croatia): As Time Goes By
Guido Eekhaut (Belgium): A Conspiracy
Vandana Singh (India): The Tetrahedron
Uploads, October 6th,2010
In the fiction section:
Roberto de Sousa Causo (Brazil): The Most Beautiful Woman in the World
Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen (Finland): Those Were the Days
Anil Menon (India): Vermillion
Yan Wu (China): Mouse Pad
In the nonfiction section:
Roberto de Sousa Causo (Brazil): Notes on Science Fiction and Fantasy in Latin America
Daniel Salvo (Peru): An Introduction to Science Fiction in Peru
Uploads, September 9th, 2010
In the fiction section:
Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro (Brazil): Peak Time
Eduardo J. Carletti (Argentina): God's Gut
Arthur Goldstuck (South Africa): The Fabulous Yesterdays
Aleksandar Ziljak (Croatia): What Colour Is the Wind?
Eric Brown (England): Thursday's Child
Sven Klöpping (Germany): Let's Talk About Death, Baby
In the classic section:
Lino Aldani (Italy): Red Rhombuses
Renato Pestriniero (Italy): The People in the Painting
In the nonfiction section:
Richard Kunzmann (South Africa): The Eclipse of a Genre and the Birth of a Nova
Lavie Tidhar (Israel): Science Fiction, Globalization, and the People's Republic of China


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Well.. not quite, but did the blog post title at least get your attention?!
If the Girlicious Baby Doll video we posted over the weekend featuring the T-Mobile BlackBerry Pearl Flip wasn't to your musical palette, maybe the new All American Rejects' Gives You Hell video will be. The hellish (in a good way) looking Red Flip debuts at 1m46s. Thanks to Bryan for sending this in!


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These things have way of working themselves out, Red Sox manager Terry Francona is fond of saying.
Sure enough, Mike Lowell was back in the lineup Thursday. Like his teammates, Lowell was batting but not hitting, going 0 for 4 in a sleepy 2-0 loss to Detroit at Fenway Park.
"We ran into a buzz saw today," said Lowell, referring to Justin Verlander, the Tigers' starter.
"You take pride in defeating good pitchers, but not only was he throwing 100 miles an hour on his 122nd pitch, he was throwing his offspeed stuff for strikes.
"That made for a tough day for us."
Lowell has had his share of tough days lately, not because he was not hitting, but because he was not playing.
Thursday was not an aberration for the Red Sox, who have been shut out three times in the last week, but it was an aberration for him.
Since coming off the disabled list July 17, Lowell is hitting .369. Yet, in the first 10 games after the Victor Martinez trade, Lowell did not start five of them.
Even Casey Kotchman, who supposedly arrived as a backup, was getting a look.
If Lowell were a griper, he could have put on his best Nancy Kerrigan act and asked, "Why me?"
Publicly at least, he did not. And for now, the problem appears resolved.
When Kevin Youkilis was ejected for fighting Tuesday, Lowell entered the game as, of all things, a pinch-runner.
We will see Sasquatch surface in the Chicopee River, before we witness that again. But Youkilis' five-game suspension does mean he is out until Tuesday, which so far has meant Lowell is back in.
Shouldn't he be in, anyway? Somewhere, somehow, every day?
Among many other things, the Martinez trade served as Lowell insurance.
If Lowell's hip gave out, the Red Sox could move Youkilis to third base and Martinez to first, with Jason Varitek catching and David Ortiz at DH.
But Lowell's hip, while not totally healthy, has not given out. It's as good as it will get, and it's been good enough for him to play 87 games and hit .299, second on the team to Youkilis' .311.
Until Youkilis' suspension, though, Lowell had become a 50 percent starter since the Martinez trade. Only Varitek, a .222 hitter, looked more likely to pay a bigger price in this awkward game of musical lineups.
Unlike Varitek, though, Lowell has made a strong case to play every day, even when everybody is on hand.
Kotchman is 4 for 20 with Boston. There is also Ortiz, mired in a new, 7-for-48 slump.
The big guy did drive in 24 runs in July, second in the American League. But, Sox fans, if you had the choice of Lowell or Ortiz as your DH right now, who would you take?
After coming in for Youkilis Tuesday, Lowell became the first Red Sox player to hit two home runs off the bench in the same game since Joe Foy in 1967.
The next night, Lowell went 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs.
So, maybe that's the answer. Get a key player suspended for fighting every so often.
In lieu of that, can the offensively inconsistent Red Sox afford to be without Lowell's bat half the time, even when everyone is available?
Here is one vote to say Lowell should play every day, not every other day, for as long as his hip allows him.
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Back in March I joined the Energizer Night Race at Putrajaya and ran 21km… FREAKING 21KM! So proud of myself for completing the race.
The run was quite unique as we all were given head lamps and everyone wore them on the forehead creating a scene very nice to be captured on photographs… but too bad since I was running, I only had my Nokia X6 with me.
So photos and video below were all taken using the X6.
(William, Me, Maverick) Went there with Maverick and his friend. Then met William before the run.
As we were getting ready at the starting line, we wore our head lamps! Damn cool.
Look at everyone with their lights on! ahahaahha
Last shot before running. My Lunarglide looked good at night. 😛
The ran took nearly 3hrs(not bad for my first 21KM run) and I collected my medal after that.
When I was collecting the goodie bags and fruits, I bumped into Edmond.
Actually I bumped into many people lah… lol.. Nicholas was there too
Did you see the lights in the video?
BTW for those of you who wants to run, Nike has this KL V SG Nike City 10k run coming up on 10.10.10. Sign Up NOW and run for Kuala Lumpur!


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Professor Lee Berger introduces Homo naledi
The decoding of Dom Pérignon is a three-year collaboration between the champagne brand and Ferran Adrià, Spanish chef extraordinaire. The aim of the journey is to understand and define what makes Dom Pérignon unique and to elevate the Dom Pérignon experience. Sawubona travelled to Barcelona in Spain to take part in "This is not a dinner" with Dom Pérignon cellar master Richard Geoffroy and chef Ferran Adrià.
An incredible photographic safari at Mashatu Game Reserve in Botswana. Video courtesy C4 Photo Safaris.
Singita's Shishangaan Pride – on the move again. Video courtesy Singita.
SAA is celebrating flying to Mauritius for 50 years. Here are a few highlights of the island from Iris Tave, a friendly tour guide who calls Ile Maurice home. And a word from the One&Only Le Saint Geran GM Charles de Foucault…
National Geographic photographer Pablo Corral Vega, walks in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela. Video courtesy SA Tourism
The joys of Thailand in gorgeous visuals thanks to filmmaker Philip Bloom who visited the island of Koh Yao Noi. This video clip has been nominated for numerous awards. Video courtesy Philip Bloom.
For an eco-adventure with a difference, visit the Kogelberg Biosphere and stay at Oudebosch Eco-Cabins – a wilderness retreat in the heart of the Overberg. Video courtesy Cape Nature.
In this video clip, chef Chantel Dartnall from Restaurant Mosaic collaborates with Belgian winemaker Koen Roose.
Welcome to Oliver's Camp in Tanzania. Video courtesy Asilia Africa.
Lonely Planet's Guide to the Big Apple. Video courtesy Lonely Planet


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As if coming to Seattle and basking in the year-round cloud cover and drizzle (and occasional sunbreaks that truly make it all worthwhile) were not enough...
...get ready for the SCBWI Western Washington Annual Conference!
Yes, these organizers are my friends and colleagues whom I love to death, but I can honestly say they put on a SMASHING event - they are absolute pros at bringing tip-top talent.
Holly Black, anyone? E. Lockhart? S&S VP Justin Chanda, Editorial Director Lionel Bender?
And...DANCE PARTY. Dance Party? Wow.
If you are an artist or writer hoping to break into the business (or even if you're already published and are looking for cutting edge marketing and publicity tips), this is a can't-miss conference. I owe so much of what I've learned to the wonderful people at SCBWI and am happy to pass it on.
Here are the full details:
See you there?
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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Oh Holly, why must you tempt me so? Now I'm scrambling trying to figure out if it's even possible!ReplyDelete
Oh wow! Thank you for telling us about this! I live only 2 hours away from Seattle and would love to go!ReplyDelete
I wish you could come, Erica! That would be very cool. It's a great conference. SCBWI also puts on excellent, huge, international conferences in NYC (winter) and LA (summer) that are such fun and absolutely worth going. I met my agent at an NYC conference, and every time I go to LA, I come home with a novel idea. They are amazing!ReplyDelete
Keary, you are welcome! I hope to see you!
Wow! It sounds great. And so many speakers. Wish I didn't live so far or I'd be tempted.ReplyDelete
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Michigan: Challenger hits Detroit's clerk on election mishaps
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New York: Port Chester hires voting rights expert | Appellate court rejects BOE appeal
North Carolina: Commissioners, elections officials discuss costly election system revamp
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Pennsylvania: County election safe from hacking, director says | Berks Co. faces serious shortage of poll workers | Nursing home resident's son: 'That's voter fraud' | Construction at fire station forces polling place change
South Carolina: Five years after disastrous election, this Richland Co. official is finally leaving | Poll workers, other react to former Richland election leader's retirement plans
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Third Person Omniscient Point of View
Lesson 6 of 7
Objective: SWBAT identify the point of view of the story teller in text.
Big Idea: Does the story teller know everything? Students analyze whose eyes the reader is looking through.
As I introduce my Promethean Flip Chart on third person omniscient point of view, students discuss the characteristics of this perspective. We discuss that the narrator is "all knowing" and tells the reader thoughts and feelings of all characters. The narrator seems to have unlimited knowledge, understanding, and awareness of every aspect of the story. The narrator can access perspectives, thoughts, feelings of all characters and describe events that take place at different settings or scenes.
We analyze a few passages on the flip chart and cite examples of the characteristics of the third person omniscient perspective.
Because my students are high level readers, I decided that it is important they know how to distinguish POVs, including first, second, and third person. My students will encounter complex POVs in the higher level texts that they will read, so it makes sense to amp up teaching this standard for when they encounter the complexities of POV in their higher level texts. In fact, Common Core Standards usually addresses this concept in fourth grade, and many of my high achieving and gifted students are reading at fourth grade or higher levels.
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Text Exemplars
I ask students to select a book that exemplifies third person omniscient point of view. Students use a Third Person Omniscient Graphic Organizer to cite examples and write the reason these are examples of third person omniscient point of view. The graphic organizer lists the page number, sample sentences, and characteristics that classifies the sample sentences as third person point of view. Students share their completed Third Person Omniscient POV organizer with peers to share feedback with one another.
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Elaborating and Reasoning
Students present their graphic organizer that relates to their chosen text. They share the reasons why they classify their book as third person omniscient. Students read a passage from the text and elaborate the reasons it supports Third Person Omniscient POV. Referring back to text for supports is essential in the Common Core curriculum because it facilitates reasoning and delving deeper into the text for meaning.


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"The Prime Minister has approved the composition of the 7th Central Pay Commission as follows:
1.Shri Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur (Chairman)(Retired Judge of the Supreme Court and Retired Chairman, Armed Forces Tribunal)
2.Shri Vivek Rae (Member (Full Time)(Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas)
3.Dr.RathinRoy Member (Part Time)(Director, NIPFP)
4.Smt.MeenaAgarwal (Secretary)(OSD, Department of Expenditure,Ministry of Finance)"
First Pay Commission
The first pay commission was constituted in May 1946, and had submitted its report in a year. and the importance is on the report. chairman was Srinivasa Varadachariar The first pay commission was based upon the idea of "living wages" to the employees, this idea was taken from the Islington Commission and the commission observed that "the test formulated by the Islington Commission is only to be liberally interpreted to suit the conditions of the present day and to be qualified by the condition that in no case should be a man's pay be less than a living wage." The commission emphasised on the idea of the living wages and stated that the government which is going to introduce the minimum wages legislation for the workers of the private industry should also follow the same principle for its own employees. The commission basically recommended that the lowest rung employee should at least get minimum wages.
Second Pay Commission
The second pay commission was set up in August 1957, 10 years after independence and it gave its report after two years. The recommendations of the second pay commission had a financial impact of Rs 396 million. The chairman of the second pay commission was Jaganath Das.The second pay commission reiterated the principle on which the salaries have to be determined. It stated that the pay structure and the working conditions of the government employee should be crafted in a way so as to ensure efficient functioning of the system by recruiting persons with a minimum qualification.
Third Pay Commission
The third pay commission set up in April 1970 gave its report in March 1973. it took almost 3 years to submit the report, and created proposals that cost the government Rs. 1.44 billion. The chairman was Raghubir Dayal. The third pay commission added three very important concepts of inclusiveness, comprehensibility, and adequacy for pay structure to be sound in nature.The third pay commission went beyond the idea of minimum subsistence that was adopted by the first pay commission.the commission report say that the true test which the government should adopt is to know weather the services are attractive and it retains the people it needs and if these persons are satisfied by that they are getting paid.
Fourth Pay Commission
Constituted in June 1983, its report was given in three phases within four years and the financial burden to the government was Rs.12.82 billion.This commission has been set up on dated 18.3.1987, Gazette of India (Extra ordinary) The chairman of fourth pay commission was P N Singhal.
Fifth Pay Commission
The Fifth Pay Commission was set up in 1994 at a cost of Rs. 17,000 crore. The chairman of fifth pay commission was Justice S. Ratnavel Pandian.
Financial Impact of Fifth pay commission
With the implementation of the Fifth Pay commission a huge burden was taken up by the central government. It declared hike in salary of about 3.3 million central government employees. Further, it also insisted on pay revision at the state government level. The Fifth pay commission disturbed the financial situation of both the Central and the State Governments and led to a hue and cry after its implementation. The Central government's wage bill before the implementation of the commission's recommendations was 218.85 billion in 1996-1997 which also included pension dues and by 1999 it shoot up by about 99% and the burden on the exchequer was about to Rs 435.68 billion in 1999-2000.With regard's to the state government the bill went up by 74%. The state governments which paid about Rs 515.48 billion in 1997 as salaries, had to pay Rs 898.13 billion in 1999 as salaries. This clearly indicates the burden on the state and the central government. Many economists[who?] say that about 90% of the revenue of the state went in as salaries[verification needed]. 13 states of India were not in a position to pay salaries to its employees due to the hike and hence the central government's help was sought[citation needed].
Sixth Pay Commission
In July 2006, the Cabinet approved setting up of the sixth pay commission. This commission has been set up under Justice B.N.Srikrishna with a timeframe of 18 months. The cost of hikes in salaries is anticipated to be about Rs. 20,000 crore for a total of 5.5 million government employees as per media speculation on the 6th Pay Commission, the report of which is expected to be handed over in late March/early April 2008. The employees had threatened to go on a nationwide strike if the government failed to hike their salaries. Reasons for the demand of hikes include rising inflation and rising pay in the private sector due to the forces of Globalization. The Class 1 officers in India are grossly underpaid with an IAS officer with 25 years of work experience earning just Rs.55,000 as his take home pay. Pay arrears are due from January 2006 till September 2008. Almost all the Government employees received 40% of the pay arrears in 2008 and balance 60% arrears (as promised by Government) has also been credited in Government employees account in 2009. The Sixth Pay Commission mainly focused on removing ambiguity in respect of various pay scales and mainly focused on reducing number of pay scales and bring the idea of pay bands. It recommended for removal of Group-D cadre.


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Item #: 207091
34"w x 36"h x 37"d
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Item #: 207091
34"w x 36"h x 37"d
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