Why We Still Need Lighthouses. Shipwreck Blamed on GPS Reliance A report recently released by the Gibraltar Maritime Authority has once again proven to the world that navigation by Global Positioning Satellite alone can ruin your day.
In mid-August, 2007, the lighthouse at Europa Point, in the Straits of Gibraltar, witnessed what could have been a tragedy when the Danish tanker Torm Gertrude, carrying 37,000 tons of gasoline, collided with the Panamanian flagged cargo ship New Flame, a bulker hauling scrap steel. The New Flame sustained major hull damage, leaving it half sunk in the straits. Her crew of 23 had to be removed from the vessel, and fortunately no one was injured. The photo at left shows the lighthouse and the New Flame as she lay with her bow submerged and resting on a reef. Podcast. The Baen Free Radio Hour offers a weekly dose of Baen news, contests, suggestions for developing writers and readers, and, above all, lively discussion with a galaxy of authors, artists, and scientists all around the Baen Books universe.
Plus: great audio adaptations of Baen author works, and professional readings of the science fiction and fantasy you love. Baen Free Radio Hour Name: BFRH 2015 09 18: Lois McMaster Bujold, Wen Spencer, and Brendan DuBois on Creativity, Part 2 of 2; and John Ringo's Under a Graveyard Sky Part 15 Description: Lois McMaster Bujold, Wen Spencer, and Brendan DuBois in part two of a two part roundtable discussion on creativity: how to get it, how to use it, and how to keep it; and part 15 of the complete audiobook serialization of John Ringo's Under a Graveyard Sky. For further discussion, click here to log in to Baen's Bar and go to the podcast forum. Foter: Free Stock Photos & Images. Freelance Writers Online - Earn More Money, Create More Freedom. 8 Ways to Get More Social Shares Without Annoying Readers.
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I've always been a fan of compartmentalizing a goal in order to make it less daunting. Cutting things down leads to better planning, which leads to greater success. Our first stage is a way to keep yourself on point and accountable, all under the watchful eye of your public. Find a space in your online presence and commit it as your little plot of virtual real estate where you will keep detailed records of your progress. This is where you are going to say all those things aloud, in public, that you mumbled to yourself in front of your computer as you typed out your masterpiece.
Self-examination is vital to your growth as a writer. It will also serve as a guide for other aspiring writers and help build a community of supporters around you. So, there we have it. -Richard You may also be interested in... Keep a Brand Journal Reverse Journaling for Your Brand. iMovie for iPad - FULL CLASS - iOS 8 Version. Kay H. Rennie - Bitstrips Photos. Tweak Your Biz Title Generator by Liam Delahunty & Anita Campbell. Is the Many Worlds hypothesis just a fantasy? – Philip Ball.
In July 2011, participants at a conference on the placid shore of Lake Traunsee in Austria were polled on what they thought the meeting was about.
You might imagine that this question would have been settled in advance, but since the broad theme was quantum theory, perhaps a degree of uncertainty was to be expected. Change the colour or remove the underline from hyperlinks in Microsoft Word. By default, Word shows hyperlinks in blue, with a blue underline, like this.
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If the Hugo Awards are the SF/F Oscars, the Nebulas are the Golden Globes. Given out by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of American (SFWA), the awards highlight the best science fiction, fantasy, and horror works each year, and form a formidable reading list to dig into. First issued in 1966, the award has been given to such enduring works as Frank Herbert’s Dune, Ursula K. Leguin’s The Left Hand of Darkness, Arthur C. Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama, Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl, Connie Willis’s Doomsday Book, and many others.
The Nebula Award is a major achievement for any science fiction or fantasy author, and soon, another one will join their ranks. Trial by Fire, by Charles E. The 2014 Nebula Nominees! — The B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog. Ars_notoria.pdf. Ars_notoria.pdf. Harper Lee And Exploitation In The Name Of Literature. Science Shows Something Surprising About People Who Love to Write. DAVOS, Switzerland — In an exclusive interview on Friday, British Prime Minister David Cameron told Mic that defeating is "the battle of our generation.
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