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Hamoukar heads the list…
...of top search terms bringing people to edwardwillett.com over the last week or so. I suspect that's because this ancient city was back in the news with new archaeological finds being announced.Here are the current leaders, with links to where they take you on the site: 75 hamoukar 39 time perception 28 curling rock 25 spider goat 25 how to make french fries 23 battle suit 22 physics of football 22 animal intelligence 20 curling ...Why we’re not going to see Sandra Shamas
In the past few years, Sandra Shamas has made a point of bringing her current work-in-progress to the Globe Theatre to workshop in front of a live audience.Shamas is an internationally acclaimed comedian, and she is, indeed, very, very funny. My wife and I had a blast the first time we went, and made a point of going again the last time she was here, in 2001.But Sandra Shamas is back, and this time...we find we don't really care whether we go or not.And here's the reason:The last time Shamas was here, she was in the midst of the first act of her one-woman show when someone sitting not too far ...Another week, another bunch of statistics
The current top 15 (I know, there are more than 15, but that's because of a tie) search terms bringing people to Edward Willett's Intergalactic Library, with links to where they lead, are (drum roll, please): 38 physics of football 27 how to make french fries 26 time perception 26 hamoukar 21 spider goat 21 hygiene hypothesis 19 football physics 19 animal intelligence 18 wine glasses 18 ...Football overtakes flying reindeer…
...as seasonal search terms start to fade among those bringing people to edwardwillett.com.Here are the top 15 as of today, with links to where they lead: 35 physics of football 0.9% 35 how to make french fries 0.9% 28 flying reindeer 0.7% 27 hamoukar 0.7% 25 wine glasses 0.6% 24 time perception 0.6% 24 let it snow 0.6% 23 spider goat 0.6% 23 collosal squid 0.6% 21 ...Flying reindeer continue to fly high…
...atop this week's list of search terms bringing people to edwardwillett.com, a.k.a. Edward Willett's Intergalactic Library.Here are the top 15, with links to where they take you on the site: 63 flying reindeer 54 christmas chemistry 31 animal intelligence 29 chemistry christmas 28 collosal squid 25 christmas physics 24 let it snow 20 hygiene hypothesis 18 rogue waves 18 physics christmas 17 ...Colossal calamari caught on camera:
Japanese scientists herald live giant squid footage (from PhysOrg.com): Japanese scientists have released what they say could be the first live video footage of the elusive giant squid, exposing some of the creature's underwater secrets.Note this is a giant squid, not a colossal squid, which I only mention because "colossal squid" is a search term that keeps bringing people to edwardwillett.com, thanks to this column.I haven't seen the video itself, but there is a still photo with the story linked above.It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
...when five of the top 15 (I know, there are more than 15 listed here, but some of them tied) search terms bringing people to edwardwillett.com relate to Christmas.Here are the terms and (new feature!) the links they take you to on my main site: 42 flying reindeer 40 christmas chemistry 32 animal intelligence 28 physics of football 26 time perception 25 football physics 25 collosal squid 23 hygiene hypothesis 23 chemistry christmas ...Animal intelligence and the hygiene hypothesis: this week’s top search terms
"Animal intelligence" continues to lead the pack of search terms bringing people to my main site, and you could lump that together with "animal emotions" for a truly commanding lead. Making a first appearance is a seasonal favorite, "flying reindeer." Good old "spider goat" is still on the list, and other old favorites.Here are the top 15, out of the last 4,000 visits to the site: 40 animal intelligence 1.0% 30 hygiene hypothesis 0.8% 25 physics of football 0.6% 25 flying reindeer 0.6% 20 telesurgery 0.5% 19 spider goat 0.5% 19 ..."Animal intelligence" leads the search-term pack
A new leader in search terms bringing people to my main website this week: "animal intelligence" takes the top spot.Physics of football still ranks high, though, and if you throw in "soccer science" and "science of soccer," it takes first place.On the other hand, there's also "animal emotions" on the list, so it's pretty close anyway you look at it.And, yes, our old friend "spider goat" is still right up there.This week's top search terms: 36 animal intelligence 0.9% 30 physics of football 0.8% 24 time perception 0.6% ...Spider goats regain lead!
It's been a week, and "spider goats" has regained the lead as the top search term bringing people to edwardwillett.com.But that's misleading. There are four search terms in this batch (all terms in the double digits in the last 4,000 visits) that are essentially the same: "physics of football," "football physics," "aerodynamics of a football" and "the physics of football." (Considering the international nature of the 'Net, perhaps "science of soccer" belongs in there, too.) Clearly, more peoople are interested in sports than in goats genetically modified to produce spider silk in their milk.Go figure.One seasonal search makes an appearance: "remembrance day poems."Here are the top search terms this week: ...
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Magebane
“Spectacular” – Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Evil wizards, multi-level conspiracies, hidden kingdoms…Lee Arthur Chane…has done a marvelous job…Magebane is a very entertaining book and well worth the time.” – A.M. Donovan, Night Owl Reviews
I happily recommend Magebane and I’ll certainly give Chane’s next novel a try based on this one.” —Bill Capossere, Fantasy Literature
“…an original and delightful tale of epic fantasy and magic, steampunk science, adventure, tragedy, and love…” – Errant Dreams Reviews
Eight centuries ago, the world changed. A devastating war swept the lands, and the MageLords, who had long ruled by virtue of their spell powers, were driven to a distant place, separated from those they had ruled by a magical Barrier. With magic banished from the rest of the world, the MageLords became mere legend and people turned to science to improve their lives. But if one man has his way, all that is about to change….
Written as Lee Arthur Chane (the middle names of my older brothers, Jimmy Lee and Dwight Arthur, and myself, Edward Chane Willett).
Marseguro
Winner of the 2009 Prix Aurora Award for Best Long-Form Work in English
Water world Marseguro is home to the Selkies, a water-dwelling race created from human DNA. When an unmodified human seeks revenge on a Selkie by activating a distress beacon taken from the remains of the original colony ship, a strikeforce is sent from Earth to eradicate the genetic abomination. Yet Marseguro will not prove as easy to conquer as the Earth force anticipates…
Terra Insegura
Finalist for the 2010 Prix Aurora Award for Best Novel in English
Marseguro, a water world far from Earth, is home to a colony of humans and the Selkies, a water-dwelling race created from modified human DNA. For seventy years the colony has lived in peace. Then Earth discovers Marseguro, and a strike force is sent to eradicate this “abomination.” But Marseguro has created a genetically tailored plague to use against Earth’s Holy Warriors. With the enemy defeated, the people of Marseguro feel they are safe. But Chris Keating, the traitor who signaled Marseguro’s location to the Holy Warriors, has fled to Earth, unknowingly carrying the deadly plague within him. The people of Marseguro feel they must send a ship to Earth with a life-saving vaccine. Only time will tell what awaits them when they reach their destination.
Lost in Translation
Kathryn was a human empath whose world and life had been destroyed when the alien S’sinn slaughtered her parents before her very eyes. Jarrikk was a young S’sinn, an unproven warrior who’d seen his flight mates slaughtered by the humans who’d sought to colonize his world.
As humans and S’sinn found themselves on the brink of war, these two Translators had to work together to find a common ground and avert catastrophe. But whether their Translators’ oath and training could overcome the enemies leagued against them was very much in doubt…
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Song of the Sword
My new YA fantasy novel from Lobster Press
Before the Lady called her, Ariane’s life was a mess. Two years ago, her mother disappeared. She bounced around different foster homes until her aunt finally took her in. The meanest clique at her new high school has decided to make Ariane their prime target. And to top it all off, she is having frightening premonitions, and they are becoming more intense. The moment water touches her skin, she sees visions of a lake, a lady, and a sword. When a staircase opens up in the middle of Wascana Lake and the water begins singing to her, she has no choice but to answer the call….
Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw
Ten walks to points of historic and architectural interest in the cities of Regina and Moose Jaw (eight walks for Regina, two for Moose Jaw).
Johnny Cash: The Man in Black
When country music legend Johnny Cash took the stage at Folsom State Prison in 1968, he solidified the public’s perception of him as a rebel who followed his own path. Born in Arkansas during the Great Depression, Cash endured poverty, the death of his older brother, and a difficult relationship with his father. He turned to gospel and country music to express the pain, and after many years of struggling, his songs of hardship and hope would finally reach the ears of those waiting for an artist who represented them, ordinary people fighting to survive.
Andy Warhol: Everyone Will Be Famous for 15 Minutes
“Paintings are too hard. Machines have less problems…” In the 1960s, Andy Warhol became the most famous creator of a new style of art called pop art, which transformed mass-produced items of popular culture into fine works of art. From Campbell’s Soup cans to photographs of Marilyn Monroe, Warhol’s willingness to use anything and everything from the mass media in his work expanded the range of subject matter available to artists. His avant-garde films, artistic usage of American icons, and unconventional social life made him a controversial figure, both greatly admired and deeply reviled. A trendsetter rather than a trend-follower, a dispassionate observer of both the seamy and celebrity sides of life, Warhol was a true American rebel.
Disease-Hunting Scientist
The true stories of six real disease hunters. Epidemiologists travel the world trying to keep us safe from deadly diseases—from high-tech labs in Canada to remote villages in Africa. Learn how these “disease detectives” are coming up with new ways to fight disease, and find out if you have what it takes to become an epidemiologist, too!
The Bounty Mutiny
The Bounty was a British ship visiting Tahiti in 1789 when some of the crew overthrew the captain, William Bligh, and set him adrift in a tiny boat with sailors loyal to him. The mutiny resulted in a number of trials–both of the men who mutinied and of Bligh for losing command of his ship. These fascinating events have been the source for numerous Hollywood movies, most recently The Bounty. The Bounty Mutiny: From the Court Case to the Movie explores the famous case and the movies it inspired.
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