2011/04/23

CME-Zine 003

Special Saskatoon Spec Fic Pub Night Issue
A reminder to all and sundry that Saskatoon’s first Speculative Fiction pub night will be occur this Thursday, Jan 27 at 7:30 in the back room of Amigos Cantina on 10th Street, 1 block east of Broadway. Join us for food, fun and fights as we hang with fellow fans in an atmosphere of relaxing camaraderie.

Can’t Get enough of my SF Books
Funny, I never ate Sugar-Crisps in my life, yet approaching 50, that ditty remains a part of my awareness. Hoping that SF can manage to do the same, I set out to create a list of great books for 2010. The realization of how little I got read last year, coupled with the discovery of exactly how many people do exactly the same thing was bit humbling. So, instead, I point you to a few places where you may discover other people’s lists.
Strange Love For Science Fiction Blog has interesting tidbits regularly, but for today, the writer points to several lists, including on YA specific:  http://strangelove4sf.blogspot.com/2011/01/best-sf-books-2010-list-mania.html
Amazon lets you select between Editors’ Picks in book and ebook format, or top customer picks (presumably by sales)  http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000628171
Coming at it from the other end, in 2009, Fantasy Book Critic’s Liviu listed 10 most anticipated reads of 2010. http://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2009/12/livius-top-ten-anticipated-novels-of.html

The Imagiquarium of Sol III
The depths of Earth’s oceans are one of the few remaining unexplored frontiers: Among National Geographic’s treasures for writers:
Their top ten most viewed photo galleries for last year, National Geographic imagery, including video, of the Pacific Barrel eye fish, with its transparent head, http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/photogalleries/fish-transparent-head-barreleye-picture/
And fish that walk, rather than swimming, http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/05/photogalleries/100524-new-species-handfish-walk-science-pictures/

Hobbit Hopes dashed
Another crushing blow delivered to humanity’s hope that furry-feeted short beings will emerge as a real species to rescue us from the forces of evil. Emeritus Professor Charles Oxnard of University of Western Australia reports increasing evidence that so called Home Florensis was simply homo sapiens with iodine deficiency.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100928025514.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+sciencedaily+(ScienceDaily:+Latest+Science+News)&utm_content=Google+International
Coming hard-on-the-heels of international Actors’ Unions warnings to their members not to accept roles in the upcoming Hobbit movies, this may be a death blow to those with dreams of sailing in to the west with the elves any time soon.
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2010/09/26/hobbit-unions-actors.html

Site Selection:
Possibly a bit cumbersome for deciding which restaurant to gather at, still one can’t help but think honeybees are on to something. Science Daily reports an interesting tidbit about how bees find new homes from the book Honeybee Democracy
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100928153151.htm

Genetics in a nutshell
“Not True. The fight or flight instinct is coded genetically. Instead of fleeing, he chose to fight, bare-handed, against a brawny member of the weasel family” Who can put Geekdom and imagination more firmly in their place than Sheldon of Big Bang Theory. Above is Sheldon’s rebuttal, in a recent episode, to a comment that his uncle’s death is hardly the result of a genetic trait. If you aren’t watching Big Bang Theory, I can only pity your descendants.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Bang_Theory

WTF?
If you aren’t reading the daily WTF, I must ask “Why TF Not?” While a large share of them are so geeky as to go over my head, the ones that are not are definitely worth the triage process. A recent particular favourite, from the “bikeunsure” page: “Why My Remote is Not Operating the Air Conditioner”
http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Bikeunsure.aspx

Surplus of Toasters
With a look-and-feel that is even more soap-operaish than the original, Battlestar Galactica precursor series Caprica isn’t for everyone. Those missing the feel of the original may find the “midquel” more to their liking. “Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome” follows Ensign William Adama, barely in his 20's and a recent Academy graduate, as he enters the first Cylon War a decade in.
http://blastr.com/2010/10/battlestar-galactica-preq.php

The Wrath of Fen
Who know what dangers lurk in making tiny errors in reporting? It kind of depends. If the reporting is related to genre activities, you’d best be prepared to suffer the mis-consequences. http://www.cjr.org/regret_the_error/the_wrath_of_khan.php







Mega Joules: Large releases of Fannish energy

  • World Fantasy Convention - Oct 28-31, 2010
    • Hyatt Regency Hotel, Columbus OH
    • Guests of Honor: Dennis McKiernan, Esther Friesner, David Hartwell, Darrell K. Sweet
  • SFContario - Nov 19-21, 2010 (updated Sept 4)
    • Toronto Ontario Canada
    • Author GoH: Michael Swanwick; Editor GoHs: Patrick and Teresa Nielsen Hayden; Artist GoH: Billy Tackett; Fan GoH: Geri Sullivan; Filk GoH: Karen Linsley,
    • Toronto's newest science fiction convention.
  • G-Anime - Feb 5-6, 2011
    • Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
    • Guests:Hubert Corriveau, Dawn McKechnie (Kaijugal), Julien Mathern, Liana K, Marie Bilodeau, Jay Odjick, Mélodie Courchesne, Ïve Bastrash, Robert Smith, Ontario Anime Society
  • Con-G : Feb 19-20 Guelph, ON
  • GeekFest MTL : 5-6 Mars 2011
  • Tornoto Comic-Con : 18-19-20 Mars 2011
  • FilKONtario : 1-2-3 Avril 2011
  • Salute 2011, Apr 1-3, Burnaby, BC
  • Ad-Astra : 8-9-10 Avril 2011
  • SCI-FI On the Rock, Apr 16-17 2011, St John, Newfoundland
  • Mtl Comic-Con : 8 Mai 2011
  • Edmonton Pop Culture Fair, May 15, 2011, Edmonton, AB
  • KeyCon : 20-21-22 Mai 2011
  • Anime North  : May 27 -29 Toronto, ON
  • Prariecon June 3-5 2011 Brandon, MB
  • What the fur : 3-4-5 Juin 2011
  • Grand Roludothon : Juin 2011
  • Calgary Entertainment Expo, Jun 17-19 2011, Calgary, AB
  • Polaris : 15-16-17 Juillet
  • AI-Kon, July 15-17, 2011 Winnipeg, MB
  • Animethon 18, Aug 5-7, 2011, Edmonton, AB
  • Otakuthon : 12-13-14 Août 2011
  • Fan Expo : 25-26-27-28 Août 2011 (4 Days)
  • Can-Con : 9-10-11 Septembre 2011
  • V-Con : 30 Septembre - 1-2 Octobre 2011
  • Cape & Kimono : 30 Septembre - 1-2 Octobre 2011 (Tentative)
  • Creation Con (Salute to Supernatural) : 7-8-9 Octobre 2011
  • Con*Cept : 14-15-16 Octobre 2011
  • WizardCon, Oct 28-30 2011, Winnipeg, MB
  • Hal-Con, Nov 12-13, 2011, Halifax, NS
  • SF ConTario : 18-19-20 Novembre 2011


Coronal Mass Ejection (“CME”) number 003 is Copyright (c) Kent G Pollard, 2010. Errors and omissions are my own, everything else is shared with the Spec-fic fans of Canada. While I am active in several organizations, this newsletter is my own, and in no way represents the official viewpoints of any such group.

CME-Zine 002

Plasma: What’s hot today

 Encyclopedia Dunica
The Dune Encyclopedia is now available online or as  pdf download. No longer Cannon due to the expansions of Herbert’s son, but if you are a purist about Herbert’s original works, a must have
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2010/09/out-of-print-for-decades-the-dune-encyclopedia-surfaces-online

Re-Slimed
Going through withdrawal and looking for an ectoplasmic fix? More fuel on the on-again-off-again Ghostbuster’s 3 fire, as Sigourney Weaver discusses progress being made on the preparations
http://www.sffchronicles.co.uk/2010/09/03/sigourney-weaver-talks-ghostbusters-3/

Sand F&F
Women’s Day discussing SF&F? Well, related art anyway. 10 Impressive SF&F themed Sand Sculptures:
http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/10-Impressive-Sci-Fi-Fantasy-Sand-Sculptures.html

Writerly Rumours and markets: Tesseracts 15 is open for submissions
Canada’s premiere marker for short genre fiction is out of the acquisition gates. The anthology is to be edited this time ‘round by Julie E. Czerneda and Susan MacGregor, who have decided on a YA theme and are looking for a strictly PG14 flavour.
http://www.edgewebsite.com/books/tess15/t15-catalog.html
http://liswire.com/content/julie-czerneda-and-susan-macgregor-edit-tesseracts-fifteen-case-quite-curious-tales
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A&E&SF&F
A&E Canadian Science Fiction Review recently published an online interview with Peter Watts. Despite the no-doubt inescapable urge to stray into his recent border altercation, the interview remained primarily about his body of work and reveals a few interesting insights into his writing for newcomers. Long time fans will discover little of note.
http://aescifi.ca/watts.php

Martian Invasion’s of an unusual kind
June 8, 2012 marks the date. Disney has announced the release date for John Carter of Mars, E.R. Burroughs tale of a civil war soldier who enters a cave and ends up on the red planet. Fans who appreciate a nice set of abs will no doubt be delighted by the selection of Taylor Kitsch as the hero of the piece.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/joshw24/news/?a=21317

Mass Ejection Interactions
If you’re exactly like me, you can’t get enough of the Auroras. Recent high solar activity has led to some of the most impressive Aurorae in recent history. National Geographic recently posted some of the most breathtaking auroral photos available
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/09/photogalleries/100921-aurora-borealis-northern-lights-norway-new-pictures/?now=2010-09-21-00:01

Coming soon to a bookshelf near you
Jessice Strider of The World’s Biggest Bookstore dishes up a list of what fans can expect at their local bookstore in October:
http://scififanletter.blogspot.com/2010/08/science-fiction-and-fantasy-books_31.html

Mass Condemnations: Pandora petering out?
Say it isn’t so! Reports indicate that the much talked about re-release of Avatar is bombing in theatres. I find it appalling that having embraced the film in its original release, and in its initial disc release, fans aren’t leaping to the theatres to pay high prices to see an extra 9 minutes even though they will be forced to wait a whole three months before getting a fourth chance the pay for the film when the Bluray disc comes out with the two theatrical versions plus a 3rd version with an extra half hour of drool inducing images of the fictional planet.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/08/box-office-last-exorcism-in-dead-heat-avatar-re-release-fizzles.html

C-32
Do you understand the implications of Bill C-32? Recently, ZeroPaid Interviewed Russell McOrmond and asked him to help us understand what C32 is all about. The interview is in three parts, with the first linked here. The rest are accessible from the bottom of that page.
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/90462/zeropaid-interviews-russell-mcormond-2-canadian-bill-c-32-part-1-of-3/

On the Fringe
Fans of J. J. Abrams’s Fox series “Fringe” have been eagerly anticipating the third season. Those looking for a Fringe-fix, or who just want their first hit for free, can find out a lot more at
http://www.fringetelevision.com/

Mass Hallucinations
Billy Ray Cyrus and his Son Trace will criss-cross America investigating unexplained phenomena. Whether this says more about Syfy channel, or about Billy Ray, is left to the discernment of readers.
http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2010/09/07/syfy-developing-ufo-reality-series/

Shining Stars
2010 World Fantasy Award nominees are announced. The ballot is available on the main page of this year’s WFC at http://www.contextsf.org/WFC/

Do-it-yourself Knight Kit
Terry Pratchett is taking his new knighthood seriously, to the extent of forging his own sword of iron and star-metal
http://www.geekosystem.com/terry-pratchett-sword/

Interstellar Gauss
From University of California via sciencedaily.com - Universal, Primordial Magnetic Fields Discovered in Deep Space
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100921144135.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

Mass Extinctions
Hot on the heels of our article on species destroying asteroid events, came news of two near misses this month. NASA reported that on Sept 8, two asteroids passed closer to the Earth than the moon’s orbit.
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/sep/HQ_M10-128_Asteroids_Pass_By.html
De-ejections
I first got interested in “Napier’s Bones” when then-soon-to-be-fellow-Saskatonian Derryl Murphy was reading from it at Westercon Due North. At that time, he had been recently clubbed over the head when the collapse of the American dollar caused an editor at Tor to drop the novel from his plans. Having heard him read from the story, I’m pleased that I will finally get an opportunity to read the whole thing, as Chizine has contracted to publish it in spring of 2011.
http://derrylmurphy.blogspot.com/search/label/Napier%27s%20Bones

On the Offensive - Military SF as Art
Andrew Liptak, on IO9 provides an interesting insight in to Military SF. What is it, what isn’t it and what it could be. For those with lots of time to fill, some interesting points are made in the comments section.
http://io9.com/5638146/what-is-military-science-fiction

FanFlares: Gatherings of a Fannish Nature

C.U.F.F.
The federal government seems to have all but abandoned the idea of Canadian Unity, except as it relates to hanging on to our assets in the Arctic. Not so Genre Fans. Canadian Unity Fan Fund is a way of promoting East/West fan interaction. Diane Lacey, last year’s CUFF delegate from Eastern Canada has indicated little activity this month, but look for big things in the months ahead.
Aurora Altercations:
The Prix Aurora fan page on Facebook has been hosting a (relatively) lively discussion on the direction of the awards and the recently announced Nominee Pins. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Prix-Aurora-Awards/259496546602. CSFFA is continuing distribution of the Aurora Finalist pins that were donated by Conadian, and made their first appearance at the Aurora Ceremony at Keycon in May of this year. Based on the Aurora award itself, the pins are being distributed to all previous finalists at several events across Canada this fall. The first two scheduled events art Vcon and Con*Cept. Both taking place on the first weekend in October. (in Vancouver and Montreal) The CSFFA is asking fans assistance in  tracking down previous finalists.  If you are a previous finalist for an Aurora, or know of one, who is eagerly awaiting this fine looking piece of Canadian Genre Bling, you are asked to contact them at csffa.publicity@gmail.com.

Mega Joules: Large releases of Fannish energy

  • Vcon - Oct 1-3, 2010
    • Vancouver Airport Marriott Hotel, 7571 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC, V6X 1A3
    • GoH: Author Guest of Honour: Cherie Priest, Artist Guest of Honour: James Beveridge, Music Guest of Honour: Heather Dale
    • Vancouver's Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention. Theme: Steampunk: From Alchemy to Zeppelins
  • Con*Cept - Oct 1-3, 2010
    • Hotel Espresso, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • GoH: Tad Williams, Deborah Beale, Nicki Clyne
    • Montreal's annual SF and fantasy convention
  • Con-Version Oct 15-17, 2010
    • Calgary Alberta, Canada
    • Robert Picardo, John de Lancie, Marina Sirtis, Ethan Phillips, Chase Masterson, David B. Coe, Sean Cummings, The 404s, HeroIncredible
    • Calgary's longest running Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Convention.
  • Pure Spec Oct 22-24
    • Edmonton Alberta, Canada
    • Tanya Huff, Andrew Hackard, Mark Askwith
    • Edmonton’s Friendly Little SF&F Fesitval.
  • Toronto SpecFic Colloquium - Oct 23, 2010
    • Hart House, Toronto, Ontario
    • Guests: Peter Watts, Karl Schroeder, Tony Burgess, Gemma Files
  • World Fantasy Convention - Oct 28-31, 2010
    • Hyatt Regency Hotel, Columbus OH
    • Guests of Honor: Dennis McKiernan, Esther Friesner, David Hartwell, Darrell K. Sweet
  • SFContario - Nov 19-21, 2010 (updated Sept 4)
    • Toronto Ontario Canada
    • Author GoH: Michael Swanwick; Editor GoHs: Patrick and Teresa Nielsen Hayden; Artist GoH: Billy Tackett; Fan GoH: Geri Sullivan; Filk GoH: Karen Linsley,
    • Toronto's newest science fiction convention.


Historoscope: You must be this far away to see...

Observers using visible light would need to be 24.5275664 Parsecs away to observe the first public availability of cellophane tape. 3M (originally Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co) introduced the public to cellophane tape in Sept, 1930, after employee Richard Drew figured out how to apply adhesive to a strip of cellophane. for Science geeks, and those looking for plot elements, one of the product’s most cool uses is Triboluminescence (Wiki article), with it’s ability to produce X-rays.
http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2010/09/0908scotch-tape-marketed-3m/


Obligatory Vampire news:

Season three of Tru Blood has been put to rest, so those of us looking for our weekly vampire fix are forced to move on. Space has recently begun showing the BBC original “Being Human” with a Ghost, a Vampire and Werewolf sharing a house that belongs to the ghost’s former boyfriend. Bit of a slow start, but the fact it made it through two seasons in the UK, and is renewed for a third, gives me hope.
http://www.spacecast.com/shows/beinghuman.aspx


Nova

Coronal Mass Ejection (“CME”) number 002 is Copyright (c) Kent G Pollard, 2010. Errors and omissions are my own, everything else is shared with the Spec-fic fans of Canada. While I am active in several organizations, this newsletter is my own, and in no way represents the official viewpoints of any such group.

CME-Zine 001

Plasma: What’s hot today

Sunburst
Quill and Quire reports that the Sunburst award faces an uncertain future after losing their anonymous core backer for the last couple of years. A juried award, the Sunburst is Canada’s richest prize for genre specific fiction and has given a boost to many of our authors.
http://www.sunburstaward.org/

Cerebral SF
It’s hard enough to get two people to agree on something, but ask a larger group what their picks are for “Top Cerebral SF flicks of all time” and you’re simply asking for trouble. WIRED posted their selection recently, and faced a storm of criticism, most grievously for leaving out “Blade Runner”

WIRED top Cerebral SF flicks of all time
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/07/gallery-cerebral-sci-fi-films/
versus:
WIRED READERS’ top Cerebral SF flicks of all time:
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/08/cerebral-sci-fi-cinema-readers/

The 10 Greatest Fictional Inventors of all time
If you’re a fan of the work of Emmett Brown, the Brain, or Major Boothroyd, you might enjoy Gizmodo’s The 10 Greatest Fictional Inventors of All Time

“National Buy a Book Day” -  September 7th
(updated September 3)
National Buy a Book Day is the Brain-child of Philip Athans and falls on the day before International Literacy Day. It is intended to offer readers a solid way to show our support for Writers, Publishers, and book-sellers, by all purchasing one new book on a single day. Autumn is an ideal time to prepare for the Canadian Winter we are all so proud to hate. Why not take a chance? throw caution to the wind and buy a new book on September 7. Read more in Phillip’s blog post, here:
http://www.graspingforthewind.com/2010/08/19/september-7-national-buy-a-book-day

FanFlares: Gatherings of a Fannish Nature

C.U.F.F.
Canadian Unity Fan Fund is a way of promoting East/West fan interaction. Each year, a delegate is selected from one side of the county ( as divided by the Manitoba/Ontario border) to travel to a con on the opposite side. Funds raised for CUFF help to pay the fan’s costs for the trip. At the end, the fan who was that year’s recipient manages the fund for the next year, and arranges an election among fans to choose their successor. Diane Lacey, last year’s CUFF delegate from Eastern Canada indicates that she is gearing up to start the process for 2011.
Aurora news:
The CSFFA is continuing distribution of the Aurora Finalist pins that were donated by Conadian, and made their first appearance at the Aurora Ceremony at Keycon in May of this year. Based on the Aurora award itself, the pins are being distributed to all previous finalists at several events across Canada this fall. The first two scheduled events art Vcon and Con*Cept. Both taking place on the first weekend in October. (in Vancouver and Montreal) The CSFFA is asking fans assistance in  tracking down previous finalists.  If you are a previous finalist for an Aurora, or know of one, who is eagerly awaiting this fine looking piece of Canadian Genre Bling, you are asked to contact them at csffa.publicity@gmail.com.

Mega Joules: Large releases of Fannish energy

  • Vcon - Oct 1-3, 2010
    • Vancouver Airport Marriott Hotel, 7571 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC, V6X 1A3
    • GoH: Author Guest of Honour: Cherie Priest, Artist Guest of Honour: James Beveridge, Music Guest of Honour: Heather Dale
    • Vancouver's Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention. Theme: Steampunk: From Alchemy to Zeppelins


  • Con*Cept - Oct 1-3, 2010
    • Hotel Espresso, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • GoH: Tad Williams, Deborah Beale, Nicki Clyne
    • Montreal's annual SF and fantasy convention


  • Con-Version Oct 15-17, 2010
    • Calgary Alberta, Canada
    • Robert Picardo, John de Lancie, Marina Sirtis, Ethan Phillips, Chase Masterson, David B. Coe, Sean Cummings, The 404s, HeroIncredible
    • Calgary's longest running Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Convention.


  • Pure Spec Oct 22-24
    • Edmonton Alberta, Canada
    • Tanya Huff, Andrew Hackard, Mark Askwith
    • Edmonton’s Friendly Little SF&F Fesitval.


  • Toronto SpecFic Colloquium - Oct 23, 2010
    • Hart House, Toronto, Ontario
    • Guests: Peter Watts, Karl Schroeder, Tony Burgess, Gemma Files


  • World Fantasy Convention - Oct 28-31, 2010
    • Hyatt Regency Hotel, Columbus OH
    • Guests of Honor: Dennis McKiernan, Esther Friesner, David Hartwell, Darrell K. Sweet


  • SFContario - Nov 19-21, 2010 (updated Sept 4)
    • Toronto Ontario Canada
    • Author GoH: Michael Swanwick; Editor GoHs: Patrick and Teresa Nielsen Hayden; Artist GoH: Billy Tackett; Fan GoH: Geri Sullivan; Filk GoH: Karen Linsley,
    • Toronto's newest science fiction convention.

Historoscope: You must be this far away to see...

Observers using visible light would need to be 18.4 parsecs away to observe some of the first showings of “Destination Moon” one of the first major film productions to deal seriously with Space Travel. It had extensive involvement by Golden Age author Robert A Heinlein, who served as technical advisor and contributed to the script. Heinlein also released a novelization of the film about the same time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination_Moon_%28film%29


Star Field: References of interest to fans
Marcel Gagné and Robert J. Sawyer are maintaining the Canadian SF Works Database, a resource for tracking Canadian Genre Fiction.
http://canadiansf.com/

Space’s schedule:
http://www.spacecast.com/Schedule.aspx

System: where fiction and fact begin to intersect

More opportunities than ever for Mass Extinction!
Feeling like there isn’t enough chance that you’ll ever get to witness a species destroying asteroid? Fear not. There are lots of the little buggers out there. Plenty of opportunities left for a mass extinction in your lifetime! To look for some likely candidates, check you this video of every asteroid discovered since 1980:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_d-gs0WoUw
(Note, the pace picks up once we start getting lots of observation satellites in place.)

Early LHC Results being shared in Toronto
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/08/26/large-hadron-collider-toronto-savard.html

What will the future of reading look like? LG thinks they have the answer.
LG putting 9.7-inch color, 19-inch flexible e-paper displays into production
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/26/lg-putting-9-7-inch-color-19-inch-flexible-e-paper-displays-int/

1% Accidention
Nothing better to stimulate the writing muse than new inventions? Or, in this case, old inventions that occurred by accident. Gizmodo presents “Whoops! The 10 Greatest (Accidental) Inventions of All Time
http://gizmodo.com/5620910/whoops-the-10-greatest-accidental-inventions-of-all-time

Sun spots: Canadian locations spotted in SF&F
One of this summer’s Genre blockbusters, “Inception” features scenes shot at Fortress Mountain ski resort near Calgary.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/


Obligatory Vampire news:

Sookie Stackhouse continues to pile up fans, and bodies, on  “Tru Blood” the HBO mildly-erotic TV series based closely on the novels of Charlaine Harris.
http://www.charlaineharris.com/

Nova

Coronal mass Ejection number 001 is Copyright (c) Kent G Pollard, 2010. Errors and omissions are my own, everything else is shared with the Spec-fic fans of Canada.
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