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    • Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

      Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.

    • A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.

    • BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30:  A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. From Getty Images.

      BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.

    • Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to  Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.

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    • The former Australian navy submarine HMAS Onslow is towed passed by the Sydney central business district skyline to a naval ship yard from the Maritime Museum in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. The Oberon class submarine which was decommissioned in 1999 after its 30-year service is to undergo extensive preservation work and a complete survey to ensure the integrity of its hull during its four weeks at the Garden Island dockyard. From AP Photo by Mark Baker.

      The former Australian navy submarine HMAS Onslow is towed passed by the Sydney central business district skyline to a naval ship yard from the Maritime Museum in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. The Oberon class submarine which was decommissioned in 1999 after its 30-year service is to undergo extensive preservation work and a complete survey to ensure the integrity of its hull during its four weeks at the Garden Island dockyard.

    • US Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (R) hugs his wife Michelle and Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) hugs his wife Cindy (L) after their final presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York October 15, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      US Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (R) hugs his wife Michelle and Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) hugs his wife Cindy (L) after their final presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York October 15, 2008.

    • HEMPSTEAD, NY - OCTOBER 15:  Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during the third presidential debate in the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, New York. This is the final debate before voters will go to the polls in the 2008 general election on November 4. From Getty Images.

      HEMPSTEAD, NY - OCTOBER 15: Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during the third presidential debate in the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, New York. This is the final debate before voters will go to the polls in the 2008 general election on November 4.

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    • Jury President Sean Penn (R) and actor Robert de Niro (2nd L) pose with Special Prize recipient Catherine Deneuve and Best Actor Benicio Del Toro during the award ceremony at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 25, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Jury President Sean Penn (R) and actor Robert de Niro (2nd L) pose with Special Prize recipient Catherine Deneuve and Best Actor Benicio Del Toro during the award ceremony at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 25, 2008.

    • BANGKOK, THAILAND - SEPTEMBER 26:  Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme and actress Claudia Bassol arrive for the red carpet and gala screening of 'Queeen of Langkasuka' during day four of the Bangkok International Film Festival 2008 at SF World Cinema, Centralworld on September 26, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. From Getty Images.

      BANGKOK, THAILAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme and actress Claudia Bassol arrive for the red carpet and gala screening of 'Queeen of Langkasuka' during day four of the Bangkok International Film Festival 2008 at SF World Cinema, Centralworld on September 26, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.

    • TV weather forecaster Louis Bourgougoin, right, and Belgian actor Jean Claude Van Damme, joke during the Cesars film award ceremony in Paris Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. From AP Photo by Michel Euler.

      TV weather forecaster Louis Bourgougoin, right, and Belgian actor Jean Claude Van Damme, joke during the Cesars film award ceremony in Paris Friday, Feb. 22, 2008.

    • Reality TV show star Lauren Conrad from "The Hills" poses backstage at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 21, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Reality TV show star Lauren Conrad from "The Hills" poses backstage at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 21, 2008.

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...your work? Science fiction, mostly hard SF, some alternate history. Who are your influences? HG Wells, Olaf Stapledon, Arthur C Clarke. What's the first book you remember reading? The Fireball XL5 annual, 1963. I was hooked on Gerry Anderson's terrific puppet...
...immediately provide a target date for the removal, and referred questions on talks with the state to another lawyer. Attorney Arthur Clarke was not immediately available for comment. A spokeswoman for the state DEP also was not available. A plan for the safe...
...Fincher has been trying to get Rendezvous With Rama off the ground for some time now. Arthur C. Clarke’s 1972 novel is set in the 22nd century, a group of human explorers, who intercept a thirty-mile-long cylindrical alien starship that passes through Earth’s...
...how, when, and if we'd see the fabled David Fincher directed/Morgan Freeman produced (and starring?) adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA. And, for years, we've heard passing allusions to the project...and little hints that development might...
...his book Forever Peace. Only three other authors have accomplished that feat: Orson Scott Card, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Arthur C. Clarke. So this is officially a classic, kids. Now it's got a director to match. The Forever War took a winding road to get here....
...of books collectively known as The Queendom of Sol, a future history of the solar system (and some parts beyond). As Arthur C. Clarke famously said, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,” so in my books I sought to include...
...made entirely in one piece. Open thread: How does this actually make it better for me? Will it reverse global warming, or at least get me aboard Google's escape rocket? And why can't I stop staring at it? I need to stop reading Arthur C. Clarke at lunch....
...to reread the first four books before it comes out, I just really need to know what happens next. "Childhood's End" by Arthur C. Clarke. I've got it in my desk at work and when I think I can sneak a minute or two, I read a few pages. I'm currently reading...
...Artificial intelligence is the name that we give to the study of technology that is between commonplace and (to borrow Arthur C. Clarke's terminology) magic. Sort of. It also makes computers more (and less useful). Weak AI allows for developers to offload...
...by cognitive researcher Sugata Mitra to bridge the digital divide -- and culminated in a rare invitation to visit with Sir Arthur Clarke in Sri Lanka, whose brilliant work on "2001: A Space Odyssey" had inspired Mitra's efforts. I remember the days spent with...

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