chat with Greg Bear reminder!

I've just put up my review of Quanitco, Greg Bear's near-future thriller about bioterror; it's science fiction, but often only by the narrowest and sharpest of margins. You can read that review here: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977098226

Tomorrow, August 28th at 7pm EST, I'll be hosting a live chat with the author on A HREF="http://www.gather.com">Gather. I hope you'll join me as we talk about the book, the current state of the world and the current state of the SFF genre.

More information on the chat is here: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977079807

and you can read an excerpt of Quanitco here: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977079807

If you have not yet joined Gather yet and would like to, please click here: http://www.gather.com/inviteLanding.jsp?parentMemberId=51859&tc=12

Thanks, and I hope to see you tomorrow!

-Racheline

gov't trains clergy to quell dissent

via pecunium and raaven:

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_joe_park_070825_government_training_.htm

"A KSLA-TV news report from Louisiana has confirmed the story that Clergy
Response Teams are being trained by the federal government to "quell dissent" and pacify citizens to obey the government in the event of a declaration of martial law."

http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=6937987
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-BtWhs8qlg

Greg Bear chat -- more info

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977099004

That's the URL for where the chat will be -- yes, it's in a comment thread. Which does, at least, mean you can leave questions in advance if you can't make it.

dear idiot newspapers

(I'm looking at you, Los Angeles Times)

hijab and niqba ARE NOT THE SAME THING.

I don't even know why I know this. But if I do, you'd think a newspaper could figure it out.