...as a nation. E pluribus unum: "out of many, one."

From Wiki Answers:

PAnd0RA 001 is back and as the premiere android is settling into her life as a crewmember aboard the Interstellar Cargo Transport 'DROMEDARY' the crew prepares to reach their destination in the HESTIA System. In addition to her duties as the Transport Captain's companion, PAnd0RA is also learning to help the crew with their everyday duties. Ever-present are her rabid fans and the Android finds their many requests to be 'unusual'. In the meantime, a visit with a mysterious passenger will shed some light on how she came to be a technical marvel. But as always, the much more mysterious BOX sitting in the Cargo Bay continues to draw PAnd0RA's attention ever closer. These things and more will be revealed in 'The PAnd0RA Ultimatum EPISODE THREE: A Broken Jar!

Credit: Physics World - Lateral Dose

1. The National Association for Proton Therapy, Official Site
2. Pulsed lasers could make proton therapy more accessible, Physics World

Glad you asked. Arisia has got to be my favorite Science Fiction readers' conference - I've attended the last four years. It was where I was first introduced to the Carl Brandon Society and met a slew of multicultural writers and fans.

This year Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes are the Guests of Honor (I mean come on, where else can you take a morning Tai Chi class with Mr. Barnes?). The panels on Science Fiction/Fantasy diversity have include the aforementioned guests of honor, Nisi Shawl, Brandon Easton, Andrea Hairston, Mikki Kendall, Daniel Jose Older, and Sabrina Vourvoulias.

I uploaded a few pics on my tumblr feed, check them out: http://dweiums.tumblr.com/

Sex, SF/F, & Racial Stereotypes

Also this weekend is the kick off and release party for the Carl Brandon Society's Octavia E. Butler Scholarship Fund. Donate $8.01 to the fund and download a reward: the ebook anthology Bloodchildren: Stories by the Octavia E. Butler Scholars which includes a memoir by Vonda N. McIntyre of her friendship with Octavia Butler, which began when they were students together at the Clarion Workshop in 1970, an introduction by Nalo Hopkinson and great new stories by a new generation of writers of color.

The scholarship is for writers of color to attend the Clarion and Clarion West writers workshops. The fundraiser ends on June 22nd, 2013, but you will want to download your .mobi (for Kindles) or .epub (Nooks & everything else) ebook as soon as possible to show your support.

CNET: Near-lightspeed space travel: Not as cool-looking as you think

FREE for Kindle, today through Monday (1/18 - 1/21). 

I've been published in Japanese, Swedish, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, French, Dutch, German, Polish and English. Take a look at my latest science-fiction romance.

http://www.amazon.com/Orchard-of-My-Eye-ebook/dp/B00ASP2H7Q/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1358547661&sr=8-7&keywords=mark+canter

...versus double six and double nine sets: math is quicker, and more fun to play.

The stunt:

The schematic:

The math:

Physics arXiv: Domino Magnification
Site: CDT-domino.com

Quantum physicists are particularly interested in these so-called nitrogen vacancies because they can capture, store and emit the quantum information that photons carry. What’s more, they do all this at room temperature. It is even possible to manipulate this information using magnetic and electric fields.

 

In short, nitrogen vacancies are important building blocks for for quantum computers.

 

But there’s a problem. It’s not hard to make individual nanodiamonds but it is extremely difficult to arrange them next to each other so that the quantum information they store can be processed.

 

Their idea is to bind nanodiamonds together with the required nanometre precision using biological molecules such as DNA and protein. What’s more, they say they’ve demonstrated the technique for the first time.

Physics arXiv: Self-assembling hybrid diamond-biological quantum devices

The last week of January the PAnd0RA Ulitimatum returns! Episode Three: A Broken Jar will see Pandora 001 adjusting to life aboard the Cargo Transport DROMEDARY as an official member of the crew. Learning to balance crew duties, life with her companion Captain Gital and her ever-growing Fan Club prove challenging for the Android. However, a mysterious passenger aboard the DROMEDARY will provide new insight for Pandora to navigate the complexities of interacting with her fellow sentient beings. Is this person a friend or an enemy? All will be revealed in The PAnd0RA Ultimatum!

The coloured background indicates the peaks and troughs in the occurrence of quasars at the distance of the LQC. Darker colours indicate more quasars, lighter colours indicate fewer quasars.

Royal Astronomical Society: Astronomers discover the largest structure in the universe

New #scifitop7 Topic!

Hi Twitter followers! It’s time for another #scifitop7 topic on Twitter. Starting this week, the new #scifitop7 will be your top 7 science fiction books!

My #scifitop7 books: 1984; Brave New World; Oryx & Crake; Year of the Flood; Frankenstein; Dune; Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Follow the conversation on Twitter and share your top 7; you might learn of a gem, or someone else might learn one from you!

But omgosh, guys, see this is what we women deal with all the time, in so many aspects of our lives.

Makes me think of my Lettering and Layout instructor, back in the day, who told us that women weren't good at lettering, we don't have the delicacy of line like men do. (HUH?)

Anyway, here's what this reader had to say:

This was a great book. Have to say I'm surprised, I thought the

This was a great book. Have to say I'm surprised, I thought the author was a man, but when I went back I found out it's a chick. I'm also glad I didn't read the bio, I wouldn't have been interested reading a book by a mom of three, which sounds bad I know but really how many domestic housewives do you know that can write a fantasy that a 32 year old man would be interested in? I'm pretty impressed I tend to not enjoy chick writers (no offense). I prefer stuff like Robert Jordan, or R.A. Salvatore or Jim Butcher but this wasn't your typical chick book. It's pretty dark and she gets the male character's pretty well, also has a good sense of humor. The book jumps from several characters (which I usually dislike) but all of them are so different and again I was surprised that the author was able to write such convincing male characters (which I find women authors are not very good at, again no offense). The main character is pretty intense and you tend not to like her but she grows on you. For $4 it was a damn good read and I look forward to the next book.

Site: World Science Festival

"Imagination is the shadow of creation. Ain't none if you miss one of both.
No copyright needed. I already stole this plot from the universe."

[José Justino Bronze]
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Ebon-X plot

Participant 'party'

- Human
Earth 2011. Reality.
* ~ Terra-ist terrorist
* Hueman ~ Original creation
* Human kind ~ Creation by Hueman
African Diaspora ended up in Babelonian confusion (of tongues). They seek their salvation in younger peers i.e. "human kind".

- Anunaki
Left Earth 3600 solar years ago.
* A nu-nao-aki ~ we are not here
* A nu-nao-a-ki ~ we have no ki / we have no key
Came back for the first time in anticipation of the moment. They believe to live in the state "messy-us" and wait / are looking for the Mesyah (to arive) here on earth.
They left in attempts to keep [the] word pure. Pure from Babylonian confiusion (of tongues). "Affairs/traids" of humanity serving "bookkeeping" led to the question if word represent reality. Nebucatnezar / Babylon was about to develop itself to a center of "the world". "Affairs/traids" and "war" become one and the same (the military industrial complex was born).

- Elohim

Left Earth 10,500 years ago.

* El-o-HIM = He or Him
Also coming back.
Last time they came back undercover to help Anunaki restore [the] word again which turned out to be corrupted. They ran the risk of becoming infected by corrupted word but believed to have to take action. After returning "Terra" / earth was more back-words than expected.
10,500 years ago, Elohim made (a) man "in his image". Human kind was made in the image of Hueman. They turned against Hueman after being included in "the family". In order to keep the bloodline pure, one part left. At the last visit (to those who were later called Anunaki) they kept their bloodline clean, but underestimate what at that time was going on with [the] word. Unnoticed, their language also was corrupted / infected. They are not yet aware of it.

- Jin
Bio-Chemical robots.
Programmed to attack Earth and destroy everything that resemble hueman and then restore Earth to original state, but without Hueman. "Set" yielded them, "set" (programmed) them before beginning his ultimate attempts to get hueman on his side by means of infecting bloodlines with his seed to set "destiny" to his hand.
He also built in "modules" which make it possible for hueman and even human-kind to call upon them, to call for help regardless of the purpose and without judgment.

Figures from 'scriptures':

- Seraphs
Celestial beings that surround G*ds throne.

- Cherubs
Guardians of Eden (Pangea, Africa, Earth)

- Lucifer
* Set / Program(mer) or institution.
* Lucifer / illuminator.
* Is-not-clue's / St. Nicholas.
In his last attempt to corrupt G*ds seed he is merged into huemanity. 10,400 years ago, he attacked "Phy-sick" / physically with his seed. 3600 years ago. 3500 years ago he attacked [the] word itself which turned out to be "faith-all" to him.

- Michael
Not distinguishable from hueman or G*d.

- Gabriel
Not distinguishable from hueman or G*d.

"Imagination is the shadow of creation. Ain't none if you miss one of both.
No copyright needed. I already stole this plot from the universe." 

[José Justino Bronze]
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Ebon-X plot

Participant 'party'

- Mens
Aarde 2011. Realiteit. 
* Terra-ist ~ terrorist
* Hueman ~ Original creation
* Human kind ~ Creation by Hueman
Afrikaanse diaspora is in de Babelonische (spraak) verwarring verzeild geraakt. Ze hebben hun heil bij jongere soortgenoten geparkeerd "human kind".

- Anunaki
3600 zon-jaren geleden vertrokken.
* A-nu-nao-aki ~ we not here
* A-nu-nao-a-ki ~ we have no ki / we have no key
Komen voor het eerst terug in verwachting van het moment. Ze menen in de staat "messy-us" te leven en wachten op / zoeken naar de verlosser.
Ze vertrokken in een pogin [het] woord rein te houden. Schoon van Babylonische versprekingen. "Handelingen" van de mensheid leidde tot de vraag naar vertegenWOORDiging van realiteit t.b.v. "boek-houding". Nebucatnezar/Babylon staat op het punt zich als centrum van "de wereld' te ontplooien. "Handelingen" en "oorlog" verworden een en het zelfde (militaire industriele complex).

- Elohim
10.500 jaar geleden vertrokken
* El-o-Him = He or him
Komen WEER terug.
Vorige keer hebben ze van achter de schermen(?) de Anunaki vorm gegeven door het woord weer in te voeren welke gecorumpeerd bleek. Ze liepen risico met de gecorumpeerde taal besmet te raken maar meenden in te moeten grijpen. Na terugkomst was "Terra"/de aarde verder heen dan verwacht.
10.500 jaar geleden maakten Elohim mens "naar zijn beeld". Human kind werd naar Hueman gemaakt. Deze begon zich tegen Hueman te keren na te zijn opgenomen in "de familie". Om de bloedlijn rein te houden is een deel vertrokken. Ze hielden bij het vorige bezoek (aan hen die later Anunaki werden) de bloedlijn rein, maar onderschatten wat er op dat moment met het woord gaande was. Ongemerkt is hun taal ook gecorumpeerd/besmet. Men is daar nog niet van bewust.

- Jin
Bio-Chemische robots.
Voorgeprogrammeerd om bij bepaalde omstandigheden de aarde aan te vallen en alles wat op mensen lijkt te vernietigen om vervolgens de aarde te herstellen naar originele staat, maar dan zonder mens. "Set" heef ze gemaakt en ze zo "ingesteld"/geprogrameerd voor hij begon aan zijn ultime pogin hueman aan zijn kant te krijgen door alle bloedlijnen te "bevlekken" met zijn zaad om zo "het lot" naar zijn hand te keren.
Ook heeft hij "modules" ingebouwd die door hueman en zelfs door human-kind kunnen worden gebruikt om ze aan te roepen voor hulp, ongeacht het doel/oordeelloos.



Figuren uit 'schriften':

- Serafs
Hemelse wezens die G*ds troon omringen.

- Cherubs
Bewakers van Eden

- Lucifer
* Set / instelling
* Lucifer / verlichter, illuminator
* iS-in-t Niet-clue's / Sint Nicolaus
Is in zijn laatste poging om G*ds zaad te corrumperen opgegaan in de mensheid. 10.500 jaar geleden viel hij "vies-ziek"/fysiek aan met zijn zaad. 3600 jaar geleden viel hij het woord zelf aan wat hem "fat-taal" werd.

- Michael
Niet van hueman of G*d te onderscheiden.

- Gabriel
Niet van hueman of G*d te onderscheiden.

First Cause: Homecoming is under construction–stay tuned! In the meantime, a brief First Cause snippet:

After hanging up the phone, Angela wandered to the chosen meeting place to wait for Adam. She sat on a bench, knowing she had a bit of time to kill, and buried her head in her hands. She wondered if she was doing the right thing.

Since birth, Angela and hundreds of thousands of fellow Luceri–collectively known as Terranauts–had been raised on a secluded compound on their home planet of Lucero, as part of an intricate long-range plan called the Terra Project. Representing a generation and a half of highly disciplined warriors, the Terranauts were schooled heavily in selected areas of human history as well as a myriad of combat and survival techniques; the stated purpose of the Project was the repatriation of the Luceri people to Earth, their original home planet. Angela was one of a relatively small number of Terranauts who had been sent to Earth’s industrial centers as advance scouts.

As part of their schooling, Terranauts were repeatedly reminded that they were on the front end of a new era in Luceri civilization, and that theirs was a vital role in the future of the human species. They were sworn to secrecy–a level of secrecy that would have alarmed the average Luceri–about the precise details of their training; in fact, the vast majority of Luceri were unaware of their existence. The average Luceri, Terranauts were told, was not sufficiently informed in certain areas of terrestrial and Luceri history to properly grasp the Project’s context and objectives. As such, Angela and her fellow Terranauts were taught to be proud of their birth into this most select of groups, and to regard terrestrials as kin, but also to use force if it was necessary to make them understand the necessity and inevitability of this next stage in history. Angela had absorbed this instruction as might anyone indoctrinated from birth to the exclusion of opposing viewpoints, and though she had been something of an independent thinker compared with her fellow trainees, her mental acuity combined with what she had been told about the terrestrials to reinforce a guiltless superiority complex.

Grateful to my friend from Austin, Texas Deone Wilhite for this posting...

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, age 9 (see link below)

Alcalde - Texas Exes: Star Power
#P4TC: Diaspora 10 February 2012