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The astounding story of the magazine that refused to die! (Via Locus Online.)

More photos here. *It’s a sham rock. Get it? Get it? I slay me.

I’ve been hired by Genome Prairie (“an organization interested in exploring the ethical, economic, environmental, social and legal implications of genomics research”) to host a public forum following a special screening of the movie The Score at the Kramer IMAX Theatre here in Regina on Monday, March 27, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The Score, …

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Smiling and shaking the hands of Second Formers was one thing; dealing with the Council, which took up Karl’s afternoon, was worse–mainly because he wasn’t allowed to deal with them, or even talk to them.

…with the opening of the world’s only maple syrup research facility in (where else?) Vermont.

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A while back I set out to make “The First Sentence I Wrote Today” a daily feature, but it fell by the wayside. Now it’s back (I hope!). The first sentence I wrote today (from my YA fantasy-in-progress, tentatively titled Magebane): “Do you mind?” Prince Karl said under his breath to the massive armed and …

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No, this isn’t an argument for heavy drinking by athletes. According to New Scientist, though: Methanol-powered artificial muscles have been created by researchers aiming to create battery-free robotic limbs and prosthetics. Time to update this column, perhaps.

…it was 50 years ago yesterday that My Fair Lady was first staged.

…Robert Goddard launched the first successful liquid-fueled rocket. (Via Transterrestrial Musings.)

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“Good. It’s supposed to.”