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(130 Posts)Rupert
36wks pg with baby no1, don't know the sex of the baby yet, however MIL, DM and various friends laughed when I suggest "Rupert James" was on our list for boys names, apparently if I call my son this he will be forever teased at school and be called "Rupert bear" expected to wear yellow trousers etc . DH just shrugged about this.
So AIBU to tell them to mind there own and use this name anyway (if I have a son) or am I setting my child up for a life of torment?
Other names we like:
Frederick James (Freddie)
Archibald George (Archie)
Cassius Paul
Lucius George
Penelope Rose
Delilah Jane
Clara Jane
Evangeline Jane
He played Ron Weasley in Harry Potter films
oh, never seen them or heard of him! I don't have children of potter fandom age
Ignore ignore and ignore some more! Honestly I'm 27 and theres quite possibly people my age who don't have a scooby who Rupert Bear is. Your DC and their class mates certainly wont.
I got people poo-pooing a lot of our chosen baby names. According to MIL it would be cruel to call a child Lucy because she would get called loo or worse toilet . Similarly my mum put me right off the name William because she would have called him Willie. Honestly these people are adults and are old enough to know better!
I love the idea that your mum and MIL think modern children have the faintest idea who Rupert Bear is.
I don't think he will be bullied - when children start school they will hear loads of names that they have never heard before and these names will become normal to them.
Fanny - don't even get me started on the private vs state debate.....that's a whole other topic!
Ruperts is fine.
Lucius Malfoy might be a problem.
Rupert is lovely and Ru must be one of the sweetest nn's ever. Little Roo aaaah!
do kids these days really not know who rupert bear is? i helped out at a kids club as a teenager (i'm 24 now) and a little girl i looked after was only 5 (this was in about 2002) and she loved rupert bear!
No. Ignore. It's a great name.
Though some people think it's a class-connected name, and yes, as somebody mentioned, it may attract inverted snobbery-type comments.
Go with Rupert & sod them-only girl name I like off your list is Evangeline, it's very pretty.
Rupert Bear is a positive connection anyway, I'd have thought? Not teasing potential.
I like Penelope and Lucius from your other choices.
Laurence jumps out as another similar possibility for you (not that you asked for suggestions )
I don't like Rupert. Reminds me of the bear and sounds a bit wet. Your other choices are great though.
Please anything but Freddie and Archie. There's thousands of them. That said, Lucius just makes me think of Lucius Malfoy, and Cassius is just one step too Roman for me... I like Rupert
All your girls names are nice.
Rupert is fine. A simple but uncommon name. It'll just become him.
I know two young teen Ruperts-one is a bit of a pain but one is gorgeous and gets lots of attention from the girls.
Rupert is a lovely name.
Rupert is a great name!
My first bf was Rupert nn roo and he was cool
OP, I like all the names you listed.
I think Rupert James is a lovely name and definitely the best out of your boys options.
I'm not especially taken with your girls name options but I don't think any of them are terrible which is the best you can hope for most of the time!
I say go with Rupert if it's a boy. Great name.
I love Evangeline and Clara.
Rupert not so much. It sounds a bit 'cissy' -he would get terribly teased. Sorry!
I think its just their age - certainly the first time I met a Rupert (as a very naive midlander just gone to uni) I was a bit , but that was 20+ years ago!
People these days call their dc all sorts, I don't think there are the same strong class links to names as in the 60s/70s - when I was at school if you weren't called Sharon, Tracy or Kevin then you were obviously posh
Having said that anything goes, probably best not to call your son Sharon! But apart from that, I wouldn't stress, and I certainly wouldn't tell anyone the name in advance . . .
I think Rupert James is lovely.
I'm 26 weeks pregnant and we need to start thinking about names. Don't think we're going to tell anyone what we've thought of though because too many people have an opinion. Yes MIL, I'm looking at you. Every time I casually mention a name we quite like, she pulls a face. Grrrrrrrr
Once we are giving serious consideration to names, I think I will just shut the hell up and not tell anyone. particularly MIL
Rupert James sounds lovely - go for it. If anyone looks at the choice of Rupert, just point out it hasn't done Rupert Penty-Jones any harm!
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Throughout 2012 large organizations and governments around the world continued to struggle with the idea of consolidating inefficient data centers, server closets, and individual "rogue" servers scattered around their enterprise or government agencies. Issues dealt with the cost of operating data centers, disaster management of information technology resources, and of course human factors centered on control, power, or retention of jobs in a rapidly evolving IT industry.
Cloud computing and virtualization continue to have an impact on all consolidation discussions, not only from the standpoint of providing a much better model for managing physical assets, but also in the potential cloud offers to solve disaster recovery shortfalls, improve standardization, and encourage or enable development of service-oriented architectures.
Our involvement in projects ranging from local, state, and national government levels in both the United States and other countries indicates a consistent need for answering the following concerns:
- Existing IT infrastructure, including both IT and facility, is reaching the end of its operational life
- Collaboration requirements between internal and external users are expanding quickly, driving an architectural need for interoperability
- Decision support systems require access to both raw data, and "big data/archival data"
We would like to see an effort within the IT community to move in the following directions:
- Real effort at decommissioning and eliminating inefficient data centers
- All data and applications should be fit into an enterprise architecture framework – regardless of the size of organization or data
- Aggressive development of standards supporting interoperability, portability, and reuse of objects and data
Regardless of the very public failures experienced by cloud service providers over the past year, the reality is cloud computing as an IT architecture and model is gaining traction, and is not likely to go away any time soon. As with any emerging service or technology, cloud services will continue to develop and mature, reducing the impact and frequency of failures.
Why would an organization continue to buy individual high powered workstations, individual software licenses, and device-bound storage when the same application can be delivered to a simple display, or wide variety of displays, with standardized web-enabled cloud (SaaS) applications that store mission critical data images on a secure storage system at a secure site? Why not facilitate the transition from CAPEX to OPEX, license to subscription, infrastructure to product and service development?
In reality, unless an organization is in the hardware or software development business, there is very little technical justification for building and managing a data center. This includes secure facilities supporting military or other sensitive sites.
The cost of building and maintaining a data center, compared with either outsourcing into a commercial colocation site – or virtualizing data, applications, and network access requirements has gained the attention of CFOs and CEOs, requiring IT managers to more explicitly justify the cost of building internal infrastructure vs. outsourcing. This is quickly becoming a very difficult task.
Money spent on a data center infrastructure is lost to the organization. The cost of labor is high, the cost of energy, space, and maintenance is high. Mooney that could be better applied to product and service development, customer service capacity, or other revenue and customer-facing activities.
The Bandwidth Factor
The one major limitation the IT community will need to overcome as data center consolidation continues and cloud services become the 'norm, is bandwidth. Applications, such as streaming video, unified communications, and data intensive applications will need more bandwidth. The telecom companies are making progress, having deployed 100gbps backbone capacity in many markets. However this capacity will need to continue growing quickly to meet the needs of organizations needing to access data and applications stored or hosted within a virtual or cloud computing environment.
Consider a national government's IT requirements. If the government, like most, are based within a metro area. The agencies and departments consolidate their individual data centers and server closets into a central or reduced number of facilities. Government interoperability frameworks begin to make small steps allowing cross-agency data sharing, and individual users need access to a variety of applications and data sources needed to fulfill their decision support requirements.
For example, a GIS (Geospatial/Geographic Information System) with multiple demographic or other overlays. Individual users will need to display data that may be drawn from several data sources, through GIS applications, and display a large amount of complex data on individual display screens. Without broadband access between both the user and application, as well as application and data sources, the result will be a very poor user experience.
Another example is using the capabilities of video conferencing, desktop sharing, and interactive persistent-state application sharing. Without adequate bandwidth this is simply not possible.
Revisiting the "4th Utility" for 2013
The final vision on the 2013 "wishlist" is that we, as an IT industry, continue to acknowledge the need for developing the 4th Utility. This is the idea that broadband communications, processing capacity (including SaaS applications), and storage is the right of all citizens. Much like the first three utilities, roads, water, and electricity, the 4th Utility must be a basic part of all discussions related to national, state, or local infrastructure discussions. As we move into the next millennium, Internet-enabled, or something like Internet-enabled communications will be an essential part of all our lives.
The 4th Utility requires high capacity fiber optic infrastructure and broadband wireless be delivered to any location within the country which supports a community or individual connected to a community. We'll have to [pay a fee to access the utility (same as other utilities), but it is our right and obligation to deliver the utility.
2013 will be a lot of fun for us in the IT industry. Cloud computing is going to impact everybody – one way or the other. Individual data centers will continue to close. Service-oriented architectures, enterprise architecture, process modeling, and design efficiency will drive a lot of innovation. – We'll lose some players, gain players, and and we'll be in a better position at the end of 2013 than today.
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X Factor musical I Can't Sing! to close next month
The 'X Factor' musical 'I Can't Sing!' will close after just two months.
Despite only opening on the West End in March, Harry Hill's stage show - which is based on Simon Cowell's TV talent contest - faces its curtain call in May.
Rebecca Quigley, the chief executive of Stage Entertainment UK, told the BBC: ''The West End can be an unpredictable place as the closure of a number of high profile productions recently has shown.
'''I Can't Sing!' has had audiences on their feet night after night, four and five star reviews from the critics and an amazing company and creative team, but it seems that isn't always enough.''
The show garnered glowing reviews during its run at the London Palladium, but it will end its run on May 10.
Nigel Hall, from production company Syco Entertainment, added: ''Alongside Stage Entertainment we'd like to thank the cast and crew who have worked so hard on this show.
''To everyone at Really Useful Theatres and the ever supportive staff at the London Palladium, and everyone involved in 'I Can't Sing!' I'd like to say a huge thanks and the very best of luck with their next venture.''
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I'm thinking...... Qybn - by 8 points via home ground advantage - tight all day Swans -by 86 , Ainslie way off pace presently -swans to bounce back strong Tuggies by 2 - will fall over line in scrappy affair UWS by 22 - will have more depth this week & be too strong
Elong are you still ok to count the tips? These are Round2, Round 3 not counted yet. What about the draw, everyone get a point or nobody get a point? My tips for round four Eastlake by 4 goals just because I think they have a stronger list. Tuggeranong by 3 goals in the battle for the spoon. Home dung heap advantage. UWS- to bring Hills back to earth by 6 goals. Beware the let down after a terrific win (which I actually fancied but didn't have the coconuts to pick). Setanta to kick a few. Swans to beat Ainslie by 10 goals because I reckon Ainslie aren't that much chop atm.
I will post round 3 and 4 combined after this weeks games. pencil me in for 4 from 4 this weekend but
I could be wrong by exact margin as was hard to see the scoreboard but UWS beat Syd Hills by roughly 6-8 goals
Tigers were impressive in defeating Eastlake at DFP Qbn 19-7-121 Eastlake 13-7-85 I went to the game expecting and thinking that Qbn needed to be competitive against a regular finals side to gain confidence within the playing group that they can get a good scalp and to win some respect back from within the Canberra football community. The boys did not disappoint. 1st Term - Qbn slammed on 6 goals to 2 in the opening term and played some excellent team football. Led by Griggs and Conroy the Tigers dominated thru the midfield which allowed the Tiger forwards enough opportunities to kick goals in a forward line which shared the workload. Eastlake were given a cruel blow when Gibson went down early in the match with a hamstring injury. It did not look severe but it might keep him out for a couple of weeks. Qbn 6-5-41 Eastlake 2-1-13 2nd Term - Bourkey must have given his charges a bit of a wake up call because the 2nd term was dominated by the Demons. Led by 100 gamer Maiden who gathered disposals at will and threw himself into everything the Demons kicked 5 goals to Qbn 2. Frail was doing well in the ruck, Perry was doing a good job on Kavanagh, Armstrong was moving well and looking dangerous up forward, Smith was busy and the Demons would have been the happier of the 2 camps at 1/2 time. Qbn 8-5-53 Eastlake 7-3-45 3rd Term - The Tigers had been challenged and everyone around the ground was wondering how they would fair when under pressure during the 2nd term. It was time for Qbn to stand up and make a statement....and they delivered with 4 goals in the opening 10 minutes. They completey got on top in the middle with Irwin given his small men first use of the footy. Griggs and Conroy continued to provide the forward line plenty of opportunities. Ben Klemke mark strongly and kicked accurately, Campbell and Fruend were busy, Jensen just burrowed in and under, Stevens again showed he has alot of class and the ability to create space when there is none. Bryce continued to completely shut down bruce to the point that Bruce was moved into the midfiedl. The term was totally dominating by Queanbeyan and they had more than met the 2nd term challenge from Eastlake. Unfortunately for Eastlake and Stafford Cooper he re injured his shoulder late in the term. A tragedy for him as he had just come off a full reconstruction over the summer and this latest setback must surely be the end of this 37 year olds decorated career. Not sure if he reads this Forum but I wish him the best in his recovery and its time to spend weekends with your family mate. Qbn 17-6-108 Eastlake 10-5-65 Final Term - Was a bit of a scrappy affair as both sides were tired, Eastlake were down to 2 only on the bench. It had been a warm day and the last 10 minutes was forgettable. Credit to Eastlake for winning the term but the damage was done in the 1st and 3rd on a day when there was no wind to speak of. Final Scores Qbn 19-7-121 Demons 13-7-85 Goals Qbn - B.Klemke 5, Fruend, Campbell 3, Kavanagh 2, Quade, Daniel, Stevens, Atkinson, Jolliffe, Jensen 1 each Goals Eastlake - Armstrong 4, Mardling, Frail, Bruce, Wiles, Stoyanoff, Smith, Trew, Ayton, Ryall 1 each Best for mine Qbn - Bryce, did a tremendous job on Bruce and totally cut him out of the game. Griggs and Conroy gathered possessions at will and continually pumped the ball into the Tiger forward line. B.Klemke, marked strongly in 1 on 1 situation or in packs and kicked accurately to be a thorn in Eastlakes side with 5 goals. Stevens and Jensen won plenty of the ball and provided a lot of drive for the Tigers. Irwin and Quade work hard in the Ruck and got on top the longer the day went. Eastlake - Perry did a great job shutting down Kav and restricting him to 2 goals. Armstrong provided an option up forward, moved well, marked strongly in the hands and capped off his day with 4 goals. Smith worked tirelessly throughout. Other better performers were Frail, Wiles, Maiden, Ayton, and Ryall Eastlake will get better, they were without Taylforth, Kimble, Brabazon, lost Gibson early, McMahon was hardly sighted against a side he has dominated against and many other players were down on their usual output. But this would be taking plaudits away from Queanbeyan who showed that at this early stage they are no pushovers and if taken lightly will surprise. I think they can also improve, K.Klemke was taken out of the game by Eastlake in a pre match plan to get him as far away from the footy as humanly possible, Atkinson was well done on his output, Kavanagh just had one of those days against a strong opponent that forwards can have, Tigers gifted Eastlake a few goals via poor discipline, Fruend missed form 1 yard, Klemke missed from 8 yards and in all honesty the margin should have been greater. Makes for a great NEAFL 2012!
Jason Akermanis signed with the NEAFL club Tuggeranong for 1 game. June 23rd against Giants at Greenway.
That will be a circus.....put it in the diary as a day to be doing something else....put out the rubbish bins, visit the in-laws, clean out the gutters.....
This will be a much talked about subject I'm sure. Hopefully people focus on the positive influences this may have on the Tuggeranong football club and not try and pick out negatives.
Agreed, to many bemoan the fact the Hawks have relied on handouts and seem to get no where year after year, despite some poor losses which I am sure they will bounce back from the Hawks are at least trying to stand on thier own two feet and some of the positive things they have been doing off field will no doubt reap rewards in the future. It would appear based on WIN NEWS that this is is more than a one game deal (they said in one bulletin he plays his first game on 23rd June) so not sure where the money is coming from but lets be realistic we all know there are people out there who step up from time to time around football clubs and perhaps they have a mystery benefactor who is funding the whole deal to help the club raise much needed funds and continue its rapid off field improvements which will no doubt be reflected in better performances into the future. On another issue its fantastic to see Queanbeyan playing so well and it just goes to show how quickly a team can turn its fortunes around over a pre season, kudos to the guys at the Tigers, there were many doubters in this very forum some months back who said a 21 year old coach was a bad move and that the players where not behind him, I would hate to see how much better they get as a team when the players do unite behind him then!!!!!!!
Hey guys, not sure how many of you like the NEAFL on facebook, but they are conducting a competition for the next five weeks. It's a caption comp with the winner receiving a season pass for the NEAFL this year. Check it out: http://www.facebook.com/NEAFLEastern?ref=ts Pretty awesome initiative I think!
This was just a few from out North who were just trying to deflect the issues that were haunting their club over the summer regarding their disgraceful handling of the Michael Horne saga last season. Nothing more, nothing less.
Now it seems that he will sign on for the rest of the season and that sounds like a better arrangement for all concerned - I revise my opinion. They say it will get the turnstiles rotating in Canberra - do you guys HAVE a gate ? There is no gate for Sydney AFL footy, nor for NEAFL footy played in Sydney (other than for finals matches). Any ideas on how many newbies might turn up to watch the great man ?
Game is on the weekend of the 27th/28th of May so it would seem logical that they would pick the squad soon to allow time for familiarisation with the other players. I assume a fair few of the guys selected in the under 23's would be selected. Akermanis signed for the rest of the season? I thought the news said it was just for the one game against GWS? Tips for this weekend in case i dont make it back on again: Eastlake Queanbeyan Hills Eagles Swans
in relation to the rep team. i think there are a few queries over how selection will work. I would imagine Rourkey and whoever the other selectors are would have a pretty good idea about who they would want in the side. In the QLD competition last year, they were able to pick Lions players, as long as they hadn't played a senior game in that year so far. So at the moment there would be a number of Swans and GWS players that would be in the mix for the Eastern side if that is still the case. The other thing is the U21 side to travel with them. is that selected based on performance in the NEAFL and who is it coached by? Jason Saddington? And players out of the Syndey competition that aren't in the NEAFL, are they included? I think it is a great concept and the administrators are spot on with how they have structured the rep season this year.
Thats not quite correct- only rookie listed players that had not played a senior game were eligible and from memory it was only Niall McKeever that played. This year only rookies that are from QLD only that have not played AFL are eligible. As rookies by definition are generally 18-19 year old it is unlikely that any of them will make the team. By the way I am looking forward to seeing my name top of the tipping leader board.


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Montreal, QC (SportsNetwork.com) - Carey Price posted 27 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, as the Montreal Canadiens ended Calgary's five-game win streak with a 2-0 whitewashing of the Flames at Bell Centre.
Rene Bourque got Montreal on the board with 3:45 left in the second period, while David Desharnais added an empty netter in the final minute to help the Canadiens put the brakes on a two-game slide.
"We played pretty well in our own end," Price said. "We limited their scoring chances and that's the biggest reason why we won tonight."
Reto Berra, starting between the pipes for the Flames in place of an injured Karri Ramo, stopped 25-of-26 shots in the setback, Calgary's fourth in a row on the road.
After the teams combined for just nine shots in a scoreless first frame, the Flames found themselves with a 5-on-3 under five minutes into the second, but Calgary couldn't capitalize, as Price turned away all comers to keep the visitors off the board.
"The turning point in the game was our 5-on-3 power play," Calgary head coach Bob Hartley said. "If we score, it's a different game. We had a few good chances, but Price came up with some big saves."
Brandon Prust helped the Canadiens strike first later in the stanza, as he threw a shot on net from the low right side that Berra fought off. However, the rebound ricocheted off Bourque's left leg atop the crease and bounced across the goal line to give Montreal a 1-0 lead at 16:15.
With the Flames still trailing by one and under two minutes to play in the third, Berra left the net in favor of the extra attacker, but former Montreal forward Mike Cammalleri was whistled for hooking with 30.1 ticks left to hamper Calgary's comeback bid.
Desharnais potted an empty-netter 20 seconds later to account for the final margin.
Calgary entered the game 7-0-1 in its last eight meetings with Montreal ... The Flames fell to 9-14-4 on the road this season ... Ramo sustained a sprained medial collateral ligament on Saturday and will miss Calgary's final two games before the Olympics ... Cammalleri was facing his former team for the first time since being traded to Calgary with Ramo on Jan. 12, 2012 for Bourque, Patrick Holland and draft picks ... Montreal improved to 16-10-4 at home this season.
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Mt. Pleasant churches plan women's conference
A committee of women from Pennsville Baptist Church and Wooddale Bible Brethren Church in Mt. Pleasant will host its seventh Women of the Way conference.
The conference is scheduled for May 16 and 17 in Pennsville Baptist Church. The speaker will be Leslie Vernick, Christian counselor and author of "The Emotionally Destructive Relationship" and "The Emotionally Destructive Marriage." Her topic will be humility, becoming the best possible you and how humility helps to build great relationships and repair damaged ones.
Vernick will address how to handle emotional abuse, especially in marriage, and will encourage those struggling with difficult relationship problems.
"A few of us ladies had been going out to Lancaster every year to a women's conference there, and we just decided that we really wanted to have something closer to home," said Bonny Coffman, a member of the organizing committee. "Ladies from Wooddale Bible Brethren were involved from the beginning."
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That looks familiar, Falconest. Did you post that about a week ago also?
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That looks familiar, Falconest. Did you post that about a week ago also?
Two more of sports, it's that time of year.
nice timing on both shots. i miss the days of high school bball
Another one from the Ed. Conference:
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:o Shore 'nuf. wasn't sure that I had, just checked. Problem is I have a number of shots taken that day that are similar. lessee If I can find sumpin' different.
This is different enough to qualify. For a period of some 20 minutes this haze developed on the river, at one point nearly reaching all the way across to the East bank. I am standing there shooting West.
got a little frost this morning
We are expecting a blizzard, but yesterday had some nice sun.
These guys are going to be hating life if we get 2 to 3 feet of snow.
Oh man I haven't posted in so long! Really need to pick my camera up and get out there! Here is a shot I took of my niece during the Christmas period, she really likes the camera! Its a little warm because its shot in really low light and high iso but i kind of like it warmer is gives it a xmassy appeal!
She is beautiful, great photo


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Should have re-titled it: "Reasons ro sqeal like a chimp if u shorted ORT" ~ that's wssentially what RoadWreck is doing. This guy doesn't stand up to a micro-second of scrutiny. (i don't know why i waste my time.)
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Why SFF: A Reading List
Please welcome my friend M.K. Hutchins, whose YA fantasy novel Drift is both a Junior Library Guild Selection and a VOYA Top Shelf Honoree. I asked her why she wrote science fiction and fantasy, as opposed to other genres, and she responded with this delightful set of book recommendations and musings about the value of the genre.
I write fantasy and science fiction for a very simple reason: it's what I love to read. But explaining why in the abstract proves beyond me. So here's a list of novels and short stories that exemplify what I love best about the genre. Of course other genres can do these things, but the blend of these elements is the reason I come back to fantasy and science fiction over and over again.
Sense of Place: It's okay, in SFF, to lavish a little extra love on the setting and description. The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo does a remarkable job of creating immersive settings — when I think of this book, I still smell coconut. The novel takes me across the world, back in time, and then drags me into a supernatural realm. J.S. Bang's short story, "The Judge's Right Hand", likewise transports me with careful use of details and voice — this time into an eerie Western frontier.
Ideas. When I was a kid, my family played a game at the dinner table called PMI: Pluses, Minuses, and Interesting Points. We'd start with a question — what if all cars were blue? — and go from there. SFF asks what if? all the time, extrapolating technology and culture from simple starting points. Kat Zhang's What's Left of Me is an alternate history where everyone is born with two souls; it delves into the PMIs of sharing a body and never being alone. This was great fun. Leah Cypess' "What We Ourselves Are Not" explores a fascinating what if? about culture and memory.
Removing Contextual Bias. It's pretty much impossible to talk about Prohibition without talking about the 1920's. Place a story in a fantasy world or a space station, and suddenly it's possible to take a fresh look at government control, the social cost of alcohol, and maybe even make me look at the 1920's in a new way.
I'm enamored of Marie Brennan's A Natural History of Dragons in part because in taking me to new places, it makes me think about my own world — both about how culture interact and clash and about how science happens. There's also a delightful narrative voice and dragons. Dragons are awesome. "Tuesdays with Molakesh the Destroyer" by Megan Grey takes a familiar situation — being a high school student — and makes me revisit it with fresh eyes because, well, that old neighbor next-door is a demon. It's not exactly my world anymore.
Adventure. This probably doesn't need any explanation. I love a great adventure. The Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed has heart-pounding action, intrigue, and mystery, along with compelling characters, tight worldbuilding, and really scary monsters. I also heartily recommend Eric James Stone's "Rijiggering the Thingamajig."
Sheer Fun. Maybe when there's magic and spaceships in the manuscript, it's easier to step back and laugh at yourself. I really don't know why, but whether it's smiling at a hobbit's understated wit or laughing out loud at a purposefully-zany plot, I enjoy the humor I find in SFF. The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy is ridiculous and over-the-top in the best possible, Middle Grade kind of way. I also love Oliver Buckram's "When Robot Mermaids Attack," and his "Un Opera nello Spazio" and "Half a Conversation, Overheard While Inside an Enormous Sentient Slug". Oliver Buckram's an expert at this.
Nostalgia. So, I'm a sucker for things like fairy-tale retellings. It turns something well-know and much-loved into something fresh that I can experience again for the first time. The Desert of Souls by Howard Andrew Jones isn't based on any particular story that I know of, but it feels like it belongs with Arabian Nights. "The Light Crusader's Dark Desert" by James Beamon makes great use of ancient deities and a post-apocalyptic world and creates something new and amazing from them.
I suppose I love speculative fiction because of the way it makes my brain work — it gives me wondrous settings and ideas to experience and explore, along with an emotional ride that is thrilling, thought-provoking, or hilarious (or all in turn). Whether I'm reading it or writing it, this is what I come to SFF for.
M.K. Hutchins' YA fantasy novel Drift is both a Junior Library Guild Selection and a VOYA Top Shelf Honoree. Her short fiction appears in IGMS and Daily Science Fiction. She studied archaeology at BYU, giving her the opportunity to compile ancient Maya genealogies, excavate in Belize, and work as a faunal analyst. She blogs at http://www.mkhutchins.com.
Your Other-Dimensional Doppelganger
A very cool review of SUPERPOSITION over at Starburst Magazine:
"…an utterly addictive murder mystery with a fantastic twist."
"…a compelling and carefully woven sci-fi murder mystery."
"If you don't read this book, chances are that your other-dimensional doppelganger will, and you don't want it having all the fun."
Thanks for reading, Starburst!
Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma
Please welcome my friend and talented author Alex Shvartsman, whose short story collection "Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma and Other Stories" comes out today! Alex is particularly known for his humor, and for good reason, but I can tell you that his serious fiction is pretty gripping. You'll find both in this collection. To celebrate the release, I asked Alex a few questions to find out a little more about him.
Why do you write science fiction, as opposed to other genres?
I've written an occasional mystery, and I've certainly read widely outside of genre, but I have little interest in writing fiction that strays too far away from science fiction or fantasy. These are the stories I've always wanted to tell.
You've gained a reputation as a humor writer, but not all your stories are funny. Do you think the reputation is accurate? Do you prefer writing funny stories or serious ones?
When I set out to write fiction, I never pictured myself developing this sort of a reputation. However, when I tried writing humorous or sarcastic stories, I discovered those come more easily to me. While writing humor is generally more difficult, it is something I enjoy very much. Writing straight-up horror, on the other hand, is nearly incomprehensible to me.
You emigrated to the United States from the Soviet Union when you were 13 years old. How have your experiences learning a new language and culture affected your writing?
There are both pluses and minuses to writing fiction in a language other than your native tongue.
On one hand, my English isn't perfect, and it never will be. My friends beta read my stories and lovingly correct my numerous sins against the English language before any editor might see them. I also work harder on revisions and perhaps write slower than most of my colleagues. Not that I'm complaining — writing fiction had always been a dream of mine, but it was a dream I gave up on at a young age, because I never expected to learn the new language well enough to write fiction in it. Needless to say, I'm glad to have proven myself wrong.
You know that's like asking a parent who his favorite child is, right?
I think the most powerful story I've ever written is "The Rumination on What Isn't," published in Nature. It's a very short piece, so I'd rather link to it than spoil it for you.
Ken Liu, who's one of the smartest people I know, feels my strongest story is to date is "Icarus Falls" (Daily Science Fiction.) It deals with space travel, memory loss, and the ethics of telling lies.
And then there's, of course, "Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma" (Intergalactic Medicine Show), by far my most successful story, and a good example of the kind of humor I write. It's set in the world's oldest magical pawn shop. It won the 2014 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction, an accomplishment I'm super-proud of.
Tell us about your new short story collection!
I'm so very excited about the release of "Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma and Other Stories," my first short story collection which launches on February 1. The paperback edition contains 40 of my best short stories, but I've also included a bunch more in the e-book: it literally has all the stories I wrote since I began writing fiction in 2010 that have had their rights revert to me. I like the "completist" approach because as a reader I love collections that get me every possible story by authors whose fiction I enjoy.
The three stories I mentioned above are included, as well as two previously-unpublished stories. "The Hourglass Brigade" is an action-packed story that offers an unorthodox take on time travel and "Small Magics" is a fantasy tale about a clan of pixies under attack by the huge gnomes (because size is, of course, relative.)
Launching a short story collection by a relatively unknown author is always difficult, but I was fortunate enough to have a lot of much better-known friends who were willing to help. Ken Liu wrote an introduction so kind, I blush when reading it. Mike Resnick, Esther Friesner, Jody Lynn Nye, Gini Koch and Henry Gee were all kind enough to read the manuscript and write blurbs for the book. And the early reviews are starting to come in too; notably Tangent Online posted a very kind and favorable review of the book.
Praise for Superposition
Some wonderful quotes from other authors have been rolling in for Superposition. These authors received Advance Review Copies (ARCs) of the book from the publisher, and were kind enough to give the book a read and tell us what they thought. I'm pretty thrilled by what they had to say!
"Walton delivers fast-paced action, suspense and riveting mystery—all of it spinning about a core of vivid, speculative science. Enjoy some tense, imaginative fun."
—David Brin, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Existence
"Superposition is a wild ride into the quantum world, a fabulous twist on the murder mystery. In Walton's hands, physics comes to life, literally! Like nothing you've ever read before."
—Will McIntosh, Hugo award-winning author of Defenders
"A mind-bending science fiction murder mystery that will appeal to fans of Michael Crichton and Philip K. Dick. I devoured it in one sitting."
—Tina Connolly, Nebula-nominated author of Silverblind
"A smart, fast-paced juggernaut of a read, this techno-thriller is as intelligent as it is action packed."
—Ted Kosmatka, Nebula-nominated author of The Flicker Men
"Walton's captivating writing will draw you in, the murder mystery will keep you reading, and you'll finish with a better understanding of quantum physics."
—William Hertling, author of the award-winning Singularity Series
"David Walton takes a huge leap of imagination and spins an engaging, sometimes dizzying, web of 'What if?'"
—Stanley Schmidt, author and long-time editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact
"Superposition is a fine blending of high tech science fiction and the mystery novel, a concept that Isaac Asimov might have come up with were he alive today."
—Mike Resnick, Hugo Award-winning author of The Fortress in Orion and the Eli Paxton mystery series
"The most thrilling and ingenious adventure in quantum physics you'll ever read!"
—Joel Shepherd, author of Originator: A Cassandra Kresnov Novel
Thanks so much to all these authors for giving the book a try!
A Declaration of War
The birth of Jesus in a stable in Bethlehem is often portrayed as a quiet, pastoral scene, a contemplative moment when shepherds and barn animals alike gaze in adoration on the newborn child. In terms of spiritual warfare, however, it was the equivalent of a fifty megaton bomb. This is the moment when, after thousands of years, the one with the power to fight against evil and win had finally arrived. The battle had not yet been engaged, but the lines were drawn and war was declared. Christ's birth began an inevitable series of events that will only end when evil is completly defeated and those enslaved by its tyranny are set free.
It's a classic fantasy story, and all the more exciting for being true. This is the original version of the prophesied hero story: a man born in obscurity, destined to save the world. Bethlehem is no quiet moment. This is the point in the tale when the protagonist steps forward, accepting danger to protect others from evil that would destroy them. It's Frodo, taking possession of the ring. It's Lily Potter stepping between Voldemort and her child. It's Katniss volunteering to take her sister's place in the Hunger Games.
This isn't the part of the story when the full sacrifice is made–that will come later. The final battle hasn't arrived. The hero is destined to give up everything to save the world, but this isn't the end. It's that moment when the gauntlet has been thrown down and you know that from this point, it's inevitable. Nothing will stop the final battle. The forces of evil have been given notice, and it's too late to back down.
So was it a Silent Night? Not exactly. It may have been quiet and peaceful on the streets of Bethlehem, but the bomb that was dropped that evening ignited the events of the greatest story the world has ever known.
Why Can't I Walk Through Walls?
Hey, hey, hey, it's the first installment of "Ask Dr. Quantum", where I answer those questions you've always wondered about the subatomic world. [Consumer Warning: I am a science fiction author, not a physicist. I just think this stuff is cool. If any real physicists wander by, feel free to slap me around and tell me what I said wrong.]
So here's today's question. If I'm mostly made of empty space, and walls are mostly made of empty space, why can't I walk right through them? For that matter, what don't I fall right through the floor? Why do fists stop when they hit my face? And why do people hit me so often? (I can't help you with that last bit. Sounds like a personal problem.)
For one thing, the whole "mostly made of empty space" thing depends a bit on your perspective. If you're thinking of the size of a nucleus (in the range of a few femtometers, which science-speak for really, really small) and the size of an electron (even smaller), compared to the size of an atom (measured in picometers, which is like *way* bigger than femtometers), then yeah, you're like 99.9999999999998% empty space.
BUT electrons aren't really like planets orbiting a sun. There's a reason their orbits are referred to as an electron "cloud" or "shell". In the weird way of quantum dynamics, the electrons are everywhere in their orbits, with some probability, in this continuous probability waveform. So you can also think of the atom as completely encased in the "shell" of its electrons.
It's kind of like a spinning fan (except, you know, not really). If you toss a ping-pong ball into a spinning fan, it'll get knocked back at you every time. It's moving too slowly not to get hit by one of the blades, so the probability of it bouncing back is 100%. On the other hand, if you fired the ping-pong ball at the fan from a fast enough gun, you would have some chance of making it through. This is more or less what's happening when you try to walk through a wall–the particles that make up your body aren't moving fast enough to pass through each other. The atoms knock up against each other and repel each other. If you fire a particle at an atom fast enough, though, then whoosh… most of the time, it just flies right through.
Which means, in order to run through a wall, you just have to go faster! That's it! Keep trying! Just a little more speed next time…
A Taste of What's To Come
Hot off the presses! For the first time ever, you can read the first chapter of my new novel, Superposition, which will hit bookstores on April 7.
In this chapter, you'll meet Jacob Kelley and his family, and get a glimpse of the technology that will soon tear their lives apart. By chapter 3, some will be dead, some running for their lives, and one will be arrested for murder. It's the calm before the storm. Though as you'll see, their lives are anything but calm… even before an old colleague walks into their house with a wild story and a gun.


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Patients are at risk in a QUARTER of hospitals: Inspectors raise alarm about long A&E waits, high death rates and staff shortages
- Care Quality Commissions says 44 NHS Trusts are at 'high risk'
- Warning patients are not receiving 'safe, effective, high quality care'
- Urgent Ofsted-style inspections of worst trusts to begin in January
- Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt insists the government is being 'honest'
- Labour claim David Cameron should be 'ashamed' at NHS failings
One in four NHS hospital trusts is failing to offer safe, good-quality care to all its patients, a damning report has shown.
Out of 161 trusts in England, 44 have now been labelled as 'high risk', with serious concerns raised about their performance.
Shockingly, a number of the hospitals now marked out as risky were classified 'safe' as recently as earlier this year.
Care: Labour said David Cameron should be 'ashamed' that' after three and a half years of the coalition one in four hospitals are at risk of poor performance. The Prime Minister is pictured visiting Salford Hospital, which is in the second highest band
Some of the hospitals have been flagged up because of high death rates while others have been identified because of frequent 'never events' – serious incidents that should never occur in hospitals, such as amputating the wrong limb.
Risk factors that have also been taken into consideration include poor safety measures, low staffing levels, lengthy waiting times, high levels of superbugs or very low levels of patient satisfaction.
Let down: Schoolgirl Amie Miller
report came after health watchdog the Care Quality Commission examined
161 acute trusts across England against more than 150 indicators, giving
each one a risk score.
The analysis will act as a screening tool to identify which trusts need the most rapid inspections.
This new approach has shown that three times as many hospitals as previously thought are actually failing, with 24 in the highest possible band of risk and 44 trusts in the top two bands.
One of the failing hospitals was criticised earlier this year for not carrying out simple tests on a schoolgirl who later died from a brain condition.
Amie Miller, 15, was taken to Basildon Hospital in November 2008 complaining of a headache.
She died three days later after a catalogue of errors at the risky hospital. An inquest heard there were several missed opportunities to save her life.
Yesterday Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt welcomed the CQC's tougher stance, but insisted that the failings exposed by the review were the result of 'problems stretching back many years'.
He said: 'Sadly, under the last government, a lack of transparency about poor care meant problems went unchecked for too long, sometimes with tragic consequences for patients.
'The CQC's new tough and transparent approach to hospital standards is exactly what our NHS needs. The information released today is not new in many cases, several of these hospitals have had serious problems stretching back for many years.
Alert: University Hospital, Aintree in Liverpool is placed in Band 1, at high risk on whistleblowing alerts and mortality rates
Mothers: Northampton General Hospital, placed in Band 1, is at high risk on c-sections in maternity care, mortality data and whistleblowers
Inspector: Professor Mike Richards said the new bands would highlight where there is a risk that people might not be receiving' safe, effective, high quality care'
'The difference now is that this Government is being transparent with this information and honest with the public about the quality of care at their local hospitals, as well as taking tough action where standards aren't up to scratch.'
Peter Walsh, chief executive of charity Action Against Medical Accidents, said: 'The results may be worrying, but we very much welcome the more proactive approach by CQC which is more likely to identify dangerous trusts.
'What we most need now is action to put things right – before more patients are needlessly harmed.'
Katherine Murphy, chief executive of the Patients Association, said the report was 'hugely worrying' but matched the complaints they had received which suggested poor care was widespread in the NHS.
However Labour's health spokesman Jamie Reed blamed the problems on a lack of frontline cash, criticising the Government for spending money on reorganisation.
He said: 'Hospitals were left on a financial knife-edge and they are clearly struggling to maintain standards of patient care after more than three years of chaos.
'Almost 6,000 nursing jobs have been axed since the election and David Cameron presided over the first summer A&E crisis in living memory.'
But a Department of Health spokesman defended the new inspection regime, saying: 'Following the Francis Inquiry, the CQC has introduced radical changes to hospital inspections.
'A new chief inspector, Sir Mike Richards, is leading significantly larger inspection teams which are headed up by clinical and other experts. This next step will help to give the CQC a good picture of risk within trusts.'
They added: 'Patient safety should be the first in everything the NHS does and we expect the CQC to act where it finds failings of care.'
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust is at high risk on whistleblowing, knee replacement and hernia surgery, A&E waiting times and poor patient experience
The Care Quality Commission has placed all 161 NHS trusts in England in one of six 'risk' bands.
1 is the worst and 6 the best, based on 150 indicators on the quality, safety and effectiveness of care.
In all 27 per cent are in the bottom two bands, including:
Band 1:
Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
South London Healthcare NHS Trust
Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Band 2:
Barts Health NHS Trust
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
Weston Area Health NHS Trust
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