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Niven, Larry Filmography

The Nature of Existence Companion Series
2011, role: actor , character name: Himself
The Nature of Existence
2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
2001 and Beyond
2001, role: actor , character name: Himself
Target... Earth?
1980, role: actor , character name: Himself

Famous quotes by Larry Niven:

"Everything starts as somebody's daydream."

"As for AIDS, it's a plague. We are human, we get plagues. They come along every so often, kill off two thirds of the population; in the next generation it's a quarter; after that it's a childhood disease."

"I never got good at predicting what millions of people will suddenly decide is rational."

"We're looking as far ahead as we can, and we don't get penalized for mistakes."

"I do suspect that privacy was a passing fad."

"We need to take command of the solar system to gain that wealth, and to escape the sea of paper our government is becoming, and for some decent chance of stopping a Dinosaur Killer asteroid."

"I'd visit the near future, close enough that someone might want to talk to Larry Niven and can figure out the language; distant enough to get me decent medical techniques and a ticket to the Moon."

"Anything beats an expensive stack of paper."

"I do not believe they've run out of surprises."

"I've spent a lot of my life among people brighter than myself."

"But... watching Steven Barnes taught me to treat my life like an art form."

"SF isn't a genre; SF is the matrix in which genres are embedded, and because the SF field is never going in any one direction at any one time, there is hardly a way to cut it off."

"In hindsight it may even seem inevitable that a socialist society will starve when it runs out of capitalists."

"I've got five or six unpublished stories kicking around looking for somebody to buy them."

"Bruce Sterling is one terrific writer and he's relatively new, but I don't know how long he's been doing it; he probably doesn't need the publicity anymore!"

"The human species really could have faced global thermonuclear war. During seventy years of Cold War we grew used to it."

"I don't have a strong interest in history."

"I love superconductors."

"I'm not predicting; I just love playing with superconductors."

"My problem with new writers is that it takes me five or six years to memorise the right names."

Larry Niven & Gregory Benford - Shipstar | Authors at Google

Duration: 55:21
Updated: 10 Jul 2014
author: Talks at Google

Science fiction masters Larry Niven (Ringworld) and Gregory Benford (Timescape) continue the thrilling adventure of a human expedition to another star system...

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Authors@Google Presents: Gregory Benford and Larry Niven

Duration: 58:39
Updated: 22 Aug 2014
author: Talks at Google

Larry Niven & Gregory Benford, two of the most respected authors of hard science fiction, talk about their new book "Bowl of Heaven" and the concept of stori...

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The Mote in God's Eye - Niven & Pournelle - Audiobook Full

Duration: 730:31
Updated: 28 Nov 2014

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Ringworld - Part 1

Duration: 2:52
Updated: 18 Aug 2014
author: f r a g o m a t i k

This animation is my humble attempt to visualise some of the events in Larry Niven's classic SF novel, "Ringworld". Software used was Imagine (3D models), Te...

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Larry Niven - 2009 Interview (Part 1 of 2)

Duration: 5:52
Updated: 07 Nov 2013
author: WyrdNet

Pete Bullock, of TransmissionsFromBeyond.com, and myself interviewed science fiction master author Larry Niven at Shevacon in 2009. Niven discuss how he got ...

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Larry Niven - 2009 Interview (Part 2 of 2)

Duration: 5:47
Updated: 24 Aug 2014
author: WyrdNet

Pete Bullock, of TransmissionsFromBeyond.com, and myself interviewed science fiction master author Larry Niven at Shevacon in 2009. In part 2, he speculates ...

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Larry Niven - Guest of Honor (Dragon Con 2013)

Duration: 8:01
Updated: 10 May 2014
author: DragonCon Video

Our Guest of Honor for 2013 and award winning author, Larry Niven, talks about his experiences as a writer and his new projects. Dragon Con is the largest mu...

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Ringworld by Larry Niven Book Review

Duration: 10:30
Updated: 20 Jun 2014
author: BookNerd

Wherein I describe my experiences with Ringworld by Larry Niven, and time travel just a little. Like, subscribe, and share!! Tumblr: www.theenlightener.tumbl...

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Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle

Duration: 354:01
Updated: 07 Mar 2015

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Ringworld [extended version]

Duration: 0:37
Updated: 03 Sep 2014
author: Simon Terrey

This is Larry Niven's Ringworld from the novels (1970). This is not HALO. Bungie borrowed Larry's idea and scaled it down for the game. After feedback from t...

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Conversations with Larry Niven: TWiT 468

Duration: 14:29
Updated: 14 Aug 2014
author: TWiT Netcast Network

Famed author Larry Niven, best known for "Ringworld," makes a guest appearance. For the full episode, go to http://twit.tv/twit/468.

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Ringworld by Larry Niven: Sci-Fi Book Review # 2 (spoiler free)

Duration: 5:17
Updated: 23 Jul 2014
author: Pr0pertyPub1ic

My second book review- A look at Larry Niven's fantastic Ringworld & his "Known Space" series.

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Larry Niven - Wszystko wielkie ma swój początek w czyichś marzeniach

Duration: 0:17
Updated: 21 Dec 2014

Cytat - "Wszystko wielkie zaczyna się w czyichś marzeniach" Larry Niven

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Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

Duration: 8:01
Updated: 25 Sep 2013
author: Vhammer2010

Footfall is a 1985 science fiction novel written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. It was nominated for the both the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1986, and was...

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On Larry Niven's Footfall, Oblivion, Interstellar Travel and Space War

Duration: 7:03
Updated: 14 Aug 2014
author: cmkosemen

I review Larry Niven's alien invasion novel Footfall, and comment on the likelyhood of alien invasion and interstellar conquest. Links and sources: Footfall ...

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Audio Book Review: Footfall by Larry Niven (Author), Jerry Pournelle (Author), MacLeod Andrews (N...

Duration: 1:01
Updated: 18 Dec 2013
author: AudioBookReviewMix

http://www.AudioBookMix.com This is the summary of Footfall by Larry Niven (Author), Jerry Pournelle (Author), MacLeod Andrews (Narrator).

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19 The Mote in God's Eye

Duration: 14:53
Updated: 11 Oct 2014

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Review: Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

Duration: 5:13
Updated: 21 Jul 2014
author: Nicole's Adventures in SFF

My review of Lucifer's Hammer #96 on NPR's top 100 list. A classic about the end of the world. Check out my blog: http://nicolepoweleit.wordpress.com/ Follow...

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Julie and Craig Bonnet at Larry Niven's photoshoot, Golds B

Duration: 2:15
Updated: 05 Aug 2013
author: Shannon McDowell

Julie Bonnet shows us how it's done!! Fitness model style!!

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Larry Niven: Limites

Duration: 12:14
Updated: 12 Mar 2015

LARRY NIVEN: LÍMITES Jamás los hubiera oído si el sistema de sonido no se hubiera ido al cuerno. Y si no hubiera sido una de esas noches frenéticamente atareadas, quizá hubiera podido hacer algo al respecto. Pero una de las grandes naves de pasajeros chirpsithra iba a partir del Espaciopuerto de Monte Forel al cabo de dos días. El imperio comercial de los chirpsithra ocupa la mayor parte de la Galaxia, y el Sistema Solar no se puede decir que esté situado en el centro. Una horda de pasajeros había llegado con mucha antelación, por miedo a quedarse en tierra. Y la Taberna de Draco estaba atestada. Yo estaba rebuscando bajo el mostrador, cuando empezó el sonido. Di un respingo. Eran dos voces, alternadamente: un gorjeo monótono y un sonido que hacía vibrar los huesos y recordaba a una tremenda puerta que se abriese incesantemente sobre unas bisagras oxidadas. Normalmente, lo que se oye en la Taberna de Draco acostumbraba a dejar a la Torre de Babel al nivel de un puro monólogo; y esto era un problema grave antes que se hiciese instalar el sistema de sonido. ¡Imagínense: treinta o cuarenta seres de una docena de especies, incluyendo la humana, todos hablando a la vez, con cualquier timbre y volumen, y con sus aparatos traductores también aullando! Algunas especies, como la srivintish, no hablan con sonidos, pero tampoco se dan cuenta del continuo escric-escrec que producen sus espiráculos. Otras cantan; bueno, ellos dicen que eso es cantar y que el canto es un rito religioso..., así que, ¿cómo iba a impedírselos? La solución era un sistema de amortiguación selectiva, y un equipo de técnicos de sonido para mantener el sistema en perfecto funcionamiento. Puedo permitírmelo; de todas maneras, cobro precios muy altos, aunque sólo sea por la variedad de productos que debo tener en el almacén para servir a cualquier ser que pueda entrar en el local. Pero, a veces, el sistema de amortiguación del sonido falla. Hallé lo que andaba buscando: un recipiente de doble pared, que hasta entonces jamás había usado, que contenía algo a lo que yo llamaba kryptonita verde; y les serví piedrecitas verdes fosforescentes a cuatro alienígenas que estaban metidos en tanques ambientales globulares. Estaban en otras tantas mesas, departiendo con otras cuatro especies distintas. Nunca antes había visto a un cresta rosada; ondeando en el turbio fluido que había dentro del globo transparente, su cresta o aleta dorsal era triangular, de color rosa, frágil como la gasa, e iba desde uno a otro extremo de un cuerpo que parecía el de un gusano aplastado. Allá entre las mesas reinaba casi el silencio, excepto dentro de las burbujas de sonido que rodeaban a cada mesa. Así que no era un fallo total. Pero cuando regresé tras la barra el sonido continuaba allí. Traté de ignorarlo. Desde luego no me iba a poner a reparar en ese momento el sistema de sonido. No con algo así como medio centenar de parroquianos, de al menos diez especies distintas, que reclamaban mi atención. Preparé consomé con vodka para cuatro gligs, y unas jarras, del tamaño de dedales, con un fluido helado con una mezcla de amoníaco, para una docena de bichos amarillocromados del tamaño de una petaca de whisky. Y el diálogo continuaba: un gorjeo agudo contra un resonante bajo metálico. Pero lo que más nervioso me ponía era el modo en que los sonidos parecían estar siempre al borde de tener algún significado.

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Sorry, Larry Niven

Duration: 2:57
Updated: 21 Nov 2013
author: Ivan Dorin

Ivan Dorin performs his composition "Sorry, Larry Niven" at ConVersion 22/WesterCon 58. Larry Niven was one of the guests of honour, and can be seen when the...

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Larry Niven and Van Allen Plexico ~ DragonCon 2013 [1/4]

Duration: 16:33
Updated: 27 Aug 2014
author: Citizen 426

Larry Niven and Van Allen Plexico Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA1usXzC5lg Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZjP6mrgtLg Part 3 - http://www...

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Psychotronic Sci-Fi III #19: Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle (1977)

Duration: 1:40
Updated: 19 Mar 2015

Today we're looking at a book about the end of the world...again! Music: Eve of Destruction by Barry Macguire

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Audiobook: The Moon Maze Game: A Dream Park Novel by Larry Niven

Duration: 2:45
Updated: 18 Sep 2013
author: audiobookmturk17

Choose 1 Free Audiobook out of 60000 titles when you sign up for Audible free trial at http://foudak.com/audible-free-trial/ Get your first audiobook for fr...

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Nessus, Ringworld (Larry Niven, 1970)

Duration: 0:05
Updated: 07 Apr 2014
author: unskipunski

Watch in high quality! (or as high as utube lets u..) Nessus-creature based on the famous scifi-novel Ringworld (Larry Niven, 1970, Rengasmaailma)

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Starmade Ringworld together with MysticalMoonMan - EP1- Beginning

Duration: 40:27
Updated: 19 Mar 2015

Today I will finally begin the Starmade Ringworld Project, but I'm not alone. MysticalMoonMan and me, we are the Lords of the Ringworld and we will build a giant, 1,2 km diameter, ring in Starmade, inspired by Halo and the Novel by Larry Niven. So please check out the Channel of http://www.youtube.com/user/MysticalMoonMan as well, to see his perspective. We will build this Ring around a artificial sun, a second Ring between them will cause a day and night cycle on the surface. Later we are going to add details, buildings and docks to this whole construction. Hopefully the server can handle this thing ;) Follow me on twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/aurigacity Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/aurigacity Follow me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aurigacityfanpage My page: http://www.aurigacity.com Official Starmade homepage: http://www.starmade.org

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Niven Pournelle Interview.mp4

Duration: 5:43
Updated: 26 Apr 2013
author: wambutu

Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle discuss their most recent novel.

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Psychotronic Sci-Fi 24: Ringworld by Larry Niven (1970)

Duration: 1:34
Updated: 06 Jun 2014
author: SoleMan117

number 24 in my history of Science Fiction, we're looking at Ringworld, a novel of truly HARD Sci-Fi Music: Astronomy by the Blue Oyster Cult.

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Comicpalooza 2012 Tiki Blue And Gold Macaw Meets A Legend Larry Niven

Duration: 0:20
Updated: 24 Oct 2012
author: NYCYankInTexas

blue gold macaw tiki meets the legendary writer Larry Niven Larry Niven is one of the greatest authors of his time and a living legend. He is the author of n...

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SM Bussard Ramjet Test

Duration: 1:57
Updated: 08 May 2014
author: TheSasquatchM

Another Kerbal Space Program mod. The Bussard ramjet is a theoretical method of spacecraft propulsion proposed in 1960 by the physicist Robert W. Bussard, po...

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Liar_WIP.avi

Duration: 1:17
Updated: 16 Aug 2014
author: f r a g o m a t i k

Just some test renderings of my updated 'Lying Bastard' model, based on Larry Niven's "Ringworld" novels. The model is a work-in-progress, to be used in a la...

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Flycycle

Duration: 0:34
Updated: 16 Aug 2014
author: f r a g o m a t i k

Just a little looping video of a "flycycle" (personal flying vehicle from Larry Niven's Ringworld novels) flying over an alien planet orbiting a blue giant s...

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Sxuperion - Virulent Arrival of Demonic Hyper-space Denomination

Duration: 5:39
Updated: 13 Nov 2014

death black metal - USA - album: Through Cosmic Corridors - 2014 - Sxuperion - everything - http://www.bloodymountainrecords.com/ - info: this first full-length album by Sxuperion is dedicated to Larry Niven and his novel "A World Out Of Time" in 1976 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_World_Out_of_Time

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Answers to the Open Question Time

Duration: 40:10
Updated: 12 Aug 2014
author: cmkosemen

The questions I've collected in last week's Open Question Session (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NStQrpUtcf4) have been answered in one mega-podcast. Enjoy!...

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Puppeteer- Spore Creature Creator

Duration: 0:48
Updated: 09 Aug 2012
author: KaltenSpore

This video was created using the Spore Creature Creator. Homage to Larry Niven's novels.

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Ringworld

Duration: 13:48
Updated: 14 Nov 2014

Ringworld is a 1970 science fiction novel by Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe and considered a classic of science fiction literature. It is followed by three sequels and four prequels, and ties into numerous other books set in Known Space. Ringworld won the Nebula Award in 1970, as well as both the Hugo Award and Locus Award in 1971. This video is targeted to blind users. Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA Creative Commons image source in video

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SxuperioN - a world out of time...

Duration: 4:11
Updated: 15 Sep 2014

outtro track to "Through Cosmic Corridors" water video filmed by S. in Yosemite National Park this track is dedicated to the novelist 'Larry Niven' all music: Sxuperion bloodymountainrecords.com

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Ringworld Review

Duration: 3:21
Updated: 29 Jun 2014
author: Aaron Delcourt

Today, I talk about the novel "Ringworld" by Larry Niven. The song is: Here's the book on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/6ctp2vb "Untitled Jam 1" by The James Qu...

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SFS 01: Ringworld by Larry Niven

Duration: 4:08
Updated: 04 Jan 2015

Welcome to my first Science Fiction Sunday! I adore old sci-fi and cannot read enough of it. I have well over 100 in my collection so there's plenty more to come. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61179.Ringworld What I'm planning to buy: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/registry/wishlist/25XXG3IZMNDCU Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7189599-sirvinya Email: sirvinyavid@hotmail.co.uk Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sirvinya Dark Pad by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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PT 1/3 Lucifer's Hammer

Duration: 354:33
Updated: 12 Aug 2014
author: AudiobookAlexandria

Audiobook Part 1 of 3 Now you can read while on the go, running, driving or with eyes closed! A compilation of classic and bestselling audiobooks. Because bo...

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Ringworld Flyby

Duration: 0:40
Updated: 24 Jul 2014
author: Animations for Physics and Astronomy

This simulated flyby of a ringworld shows the essential elements: the ring with sidewalls to retain atmosphere and the shadow panels to create "night and day...

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Audio Book Review: The Ringworld Engineers: The Ringworld Series, Book 2 by Larry Niven (Author),...

Duration: 1:09
Updated: 27 Mar 2013
author: AudioBookReviewMix

http://www.AudioBookMix.com This is the summary of The Ringworld Engineers: The Ringworld Series, Book 2 by Larry Niven (Author), Paul Michael Garcia (Narrat...

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Set Phasers to Read: Ring World by Lary Niven

Duration: 33:46
Updated: 15 Oct 2014

Join us for discussion 1 of Larry Niven's Ring World

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The Ringworld RPG

Duration: 12:53
Updated: 04 Sep 2014
author: Runeslinger

A brief look inside Chaosium's 1984 treatment of Larry Niven's SF hit, Ringworld, written for their Basic Roleplaying (BRP) system.

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Ringworld Rim Walls

Duration: 0:29
Updated: 05 Aug 2014
author: Simon Terrey

Test animation of the rim walls & spill mountains of Larry Niven's Ringworld. Rim walls : 1000 miles high Spill Mountains : approx 30 miles high Created in L...

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A Whiteboard Reflection - Ringworld

Duration: 1:54
Updated: 18 Jun 2014
author: potterama

Larry Niven joins the select group who have been featured in multiple whiteboard reviews. I join the select group of people who have been repeatedly shot in ...

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Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch - Introduction (Part 1)

Duration: 8:56
Updated: 23 Aug 2014
author: MasterGamer345

This is the intro movie for the science fiction adventure game Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch from Tsunami, based off the book written by Larry Niven. R...

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Across the ringworld

Duration: 0:41
Updated: 22 Mar 2014
author: Nick Stevens

An early inspiration for me was Larry Niven, and in particular his awesome Riongworld. Here's my attempt to visulise a flight through space across it in full...

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Pierson's Puppeteer Secret Footage

Duration: 0:54
Updated: 06 May 2014
author: fugitivepope

A recently captured Pierson's Puppeteer secretly photographed in captivity. Larry Niven's KNOWN SPACE and RING WORLD (RINGWORLD) and Spore's Creature Creator...

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Niven Pournelle Part 1

Duration: 14:28
Updated: 22 Jul 2014
author: Th9Dave

Interview with Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, promoting The Gripping Hand. Part 1.

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Niven Pournelle Part 2

Duration: 15:01
Updated: 22 Jul 2014
author: Th9Dave

Interview with Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, promoting The Gripping Hand. Part 2.

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Niven Pournelle Part 3

Duration: 14:53
Updated: 27 Jun 2011
author: Th9Dave

Interview with Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, promoting The Gripping Hand. Part 3.

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Niven Pournelle Part 4

Duration: 11:07
Updated: 05 Jul 2013
author: Th9Dave

Interview with Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, promoting The Gripping Hand. Part 4.

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Superman ➟ The Comic Strip Hero (1 of 5)

Duration: 10:38
Updated: 16 Dec 2007

"The Comic Strip Hero" made by the BBC in 1981 for their Arena programme. It documents the popularity of Superman and his portrayal in the movies. It contains some great interviews with the creators of Superman, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Also, interviews with Superman actors Kirk Alyn and Christopher Reeve. It also features comic book people such as Will Eisner (creator of the Spirit) and Trina Robbins; it has the science fiction writer Larry Niven talking about the science of Superman and also has Margot Kidder and David Prowse.

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Edward M. Lerner interview - keeping the science in science fiction

Duration: 18:36
Updated: 11 Jun 2013
author: Fast Forward: Contemporary Science Fiction

This interview with author Edward M. Lerner was recorded for the television series Fast Forward: Contemporary Science Fiction. Mr. Lerner talks about the rea...

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Alan Niven Returns to Talk about the Early Days of Guns N' Roses

Duration: 83:13
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: Michael Brandvold

Visit http://www.DroppingTheNeedle.com In episode 43, March 4, 2013, of the Dropping The Needle podcast. In this episode Michael Brandvold and Mitch Lafon re...

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Pandora's Box, E2: To the Brink of Eternity

Duration: 45:56
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: nagualdesign

Pandora's Box, subtitled A Fable From the Age of Science, is a six part 1992 BBC documentary television series written and produced by Adam Curtis, which exa...

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Lust for Genre: Lev Grossman Reads Larry Niven

Duration: 17:10
Updated: 05 Jul 2014
author: Ryan Britt

Lev Grossman reading a selection from Larry Niven as part of the LUST FOR GENRE Reading Series and Podcast. Recorded at Singularity & Co. Bookstore in Brookl...

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[Audiolibro] Capítulo 1 - Mundo Anillo

Duration: 30:48
Updated: 08 Aug 2014

Síguenos en Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/547180925410257 Audiolibro Completo: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLea26Zsx00bSZx0RoIchXWqsJcjbBpNQ- El descubrimiento de un mundo hueco que orbita alrededor de una lejana estrella, desencadena una tremenda lucha entre la humanidad y otras dos razas en plena expansión imperialista. Hasta la misma tierra se ve amenazada. Sólo el desparpajo y la suerte fabulosa de uno de los protagonistas, permiten conducir la lucha. . . A un inesperado desenlace. Mundo Anillo es una de las novelas más laureadas en la historia de la CF. Parafraseando a uno de los maestros, Ítalo Calvino, no debemos olvidar la importancia de leer a los clásicos. Y por méritos propios, esta es una de esas obras que han adquirido el marchamo sin lugar a dudas. El tiempo la ha puesto donde debía: es una de las novelas capitales y más importantes de la ciencia ficción de todos los tiempos. Autor: LARRY NIVEN

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[Audiolibro] Capítulo 2 - Mundo Anillo

Duration: 33:22
Updated: 08 Aug 2014

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[Audiolibro] Capítulo 6 - Mundo Anillo

Duration: 27:05
Updated: 08 Aug 2014

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[Audiolibro] Capítulo 8 - Mundo Anillo

Duration: 38:21
Updated: 08 Aug 2014

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[Audiolibro] Capítulo 10 - Mundo Anillo

Duration: 32:24
Updated: 08 Aug 2014

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[Audiolibro] Capítulo 12 - Mundo Anillo

Duration: 35:31
Updated: 08 Aug 2014

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[Audiolibro] Capítulo 13 - Mundo Anillo

Duration: 30:30
Updated: 08 Aug 2014

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[Audiolibro] Capítulo 19 - Mundo Anillo

Duration: 30:55
Updated: 08 Aug 2014

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[Audiolibro] Capítulo 21 - Mundo Anillo

Duration: 34:11
Updated: 08 Aug 2014

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[Audiolibro] Capítulo 22 - Mundo Anillo

Duration: 34:44
Updated: 08 Aug 2014

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This Week in Tech 468: Surfin' the Apocalypse

Duration: 121:36
Updated: 29 Aug 2014
author: ThisWeekinTech

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Larry Magid, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, and Christina Warren Larry Niven, emoji life, judgmental media, ticket fixing, and more. Downl...

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Fiction Writers Panel - Envisioning the Starship Era

Duration: 45:19
Updated: 15 Aug 2014
author: Calit2ube

Fiction Writers Panel: Envisioning The Starship Era moderated by Gregory Benford Joe Haldeman David Brin Larry Niven Vernor Vinge Jon Lomberg Starship Centur...

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The Slaver Weapon

Duration: 21:11
Updated: 06 Mar 2012

"The Slaver Weapon" is an episode (#13) of Star Trek: The Animated Series that first aired on 15 December 1973. Larry Niven's "The Slaver Weapon" in Star Trek: The Animated Series, adapted from his own short story "The Soft Weapon". It includes some elements from his Known Space mythos such as the Kzinti and the Slavers. This is the only Kirk era TV or movie story in which Kirk didn't appear. This episode also has the distinction of being the only animated episode where anyone dies or is killed on-screen. All that was known and left of those lost civilizations were their stasis boxes, in which several advanced devices were found. The first one found contained a flying belt, the second a disruptor bomb, and one found in 2269 contained a weapon of a Tnuctip spy Dorothy "D.C." Fontana, a prolific author of Star Trek screenplays, approached Larry Niven in 1973 to see if he would write an episode for The Animated Series. At the time Niven was a major up-and-coming force in the science fiction world; in 1971 he won three major science fiction awards for his book Ringworld, the Hugo, Nebula and Locus. Niven's first attempt to write a screenplay introduced his Known Space setting into the Star Trek universe. The story involved a group of Outsiders who were using a quantum black hole to disable passing ships drives' in order to pirate them. Fontana advised him that the original version wouldn't work as an episode, and his second attempt proved to be "too bloody." While Niven visited Gene Roddenberry's house one afternoon, Roddenberry suggested that he use his short story "The Soft Weapon" as the basis for an episode. This story opens with a small spacecraft making a quick side-trip to view Beta Lyrae. Onboard are the human couple who crew the spacecraft, and their passenger, a Pierson's Puppeteer named Nessus. Nessus has a stasis box in his possession, and a routine scan reveals that another stasis box is located somewhere in the Beta Lyrae system, much to their surprise. When they attempt to retrieve the second box, they are captured by a group of Kzinti pirates. The Kzinti are in possession of an empty stasis box, and are using it to lure in passing starships. The three outwit the Kzinti and escape. For the adaptation into the Star Trek universe, Niven changed the identity of the characters in the original to their analogs in Star Trek. Nessus, a highly intelligent normally pacifistic herbivore, fitted neatly onto the character of Spock. The original male and female starship crew were replaced by Sulu and Uhura, while the small spacecraft became the newly introduced long-range shuttlecraft. The characters from the Kzinti ship remained unchanged. There were minor changes to simplify the storytelling, but only one major change. In "The Soft Weapon" the artifacts were built by the Tnuctip, a technologically advanced species that had been enslaved by the Thrint, the titular "Slavers". They had built many weapons in secret like this one as part of a long-planned revolt. This backstory is outside the scope of the "The Slaver Weapon", and in this version the box and weapon are presumed to be of Slaver origin.

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2011 Writers of the Future Awards Event

Duration: 168:20
Updated: 17 May 2011

WRITERS & ILLUSTRATORS OF THE FUTURE Twenty-four writers and artists from around the globe were honored Sunday night at the 27th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards at the famed Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, in the very room the first Academy Awards was held. The annual event celebrated the winners in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests (http://www.writersofthefuture.com) before a packed hall and thousands more who were logged on to watch the event as it streamed live. The night's keynote speaker was Dr. Pete Worden, Director of the NASA Ames Research Center, who spoke of the relationship between science fiction as the inspiration that leads to science fact. He closed by saying, "I said at the beginning that science fiction writing has helped inspire NASA. I also like to think that what we do at NASA has helped inspire you—that our new discoveries provide the tools to open your imagination." Each writing and illustrating contest winner was presented their trophy by contest judges at the ceremony and combined cash prizes and royalties of over $30,000. The Gold Award to the author of the Story of the Year was presented by Dr. Worden and K.D. Wentworth, Editor for Writers of the Future, to Richard Johnson of Melbourne, Australia, for his story "In Apprehension, How Like a God." The Gold Award for the Illustrator of the Year was presented to Irvin Rodriguez, of Bronx, New York, by Keir Graff, senior editor for Booklist Magazine of the American Library Association, and Ron Lindahn, a multiple award winning artist and Illustrator of the Future Contest coordinating judge. Prior to the awards ceremony, the winners were flown in from as far away as Australia and South Africa to attend a week long workshop taught by contest judges —including New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson (Dune series), World Fantasy Award winner Tim Powers ("On Stranger Tides," adapted as the 4th Pirates of the Caribbean film), multiple Hugo and Nebula award winner Robert J. Sawyer (The WWW Trilogy), Hugo and Nebula award winning author Larry Niven (the Ringworld series), and internationally acclaimed artists, Dave Dorman (Star Wars and Batman artist), Stephen Hickman (over 350 book and magazine covers), Robert Castillo (S.P.I.C. The Storyboard of my Life), and Cliff Nielsen (cover artist for Chronicles of Narnia), the cover artist for this year's anthology—each one an experienced professional in the field providing sound advice based on hard-won experience. The Writers of the Future writing contest (http://www.writersofthefuture.com) was initiated by L. Ron Hubbard in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers to get that much-needed break. Due to the success of the Writing Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was created in 1988. This year marks the Centennial anniversary (1911-2011) for Mr. Hubbard who was hailed by Publishers Weekly as "one of the greatest literary figures of the 20th century." The intensive mentoring process has proven very successful. Past winners of the Writing Contest have published over 700 novels, 3,000 short stories and winners of the Illustrating Contest have had their art published in more than 500 books and magazines, with 4,500 illustrations, 350 comics and over 1.3 million art prints. We wish to express our deep appreciation to the judges of both Contests, all celebrated authors and illustrators themselves, for their outstanding contribution to the continuing success of this program, and especially those joining us tonight: Kevin J. Anderson Doug Beason Gregory Benford Robert Castillo Dave Dorman Eric Flint Laura Brodian Freas Stephen Hickman Nina Kiriki Hoffman Dr. Yoji Kondo Ron Lindahn Val Lakey Lindahn Rebecca Moesta Cliff Neilsen Larry Niven Dr. Jerry Pournelle Tim Powers Mike Resnick Kristin Kathryn Rusch Robert J. Sawyer K. D. Wentworth Dave Wolverton We would also like to extend a special thank you to our guest presenters, performers and speakers for joining us tonight to honor and acknowledge these gifted winners and their achievements: Paris Duff Keir Graff Jim Meskimen Marisol Nichols Dr. Simon Pete Worden Dance performances choreographed by The Dance Makers: Liz Baybak and Bonita Wilson, Principals Zonnie J. Bauer, Aerial Clinton Huff, Assistant Choreographer Veronica Diaz, Dance Captain Alex Sudalnick, Costume Designer Vocalist: Sisu Raiken Dancers: Clinton Huff Veronica Diaz Lucy Baybak Kelley Landers Kamissa Marshall Pam Alexander Taylor Lubecki Nick Zerman Chelsea Meredith Special thanks to Beth Brier of Dance and Circus Arts of Tampa Bay and Erin Holt of California Dance Arts for the use of their facilities and their aerial dancers. For more information and to see the awards ceremony online, go to http://www.writersofthefuture.com

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Dragon*Con Parade 2013

Duration: 61:01
Updated: 05 Sep 2013
author: FourthdayUniverse

Video of this year's Dragon*Con Parade in Atlanta, GA, featuring such honored guests as Ernie Hudson, Billy Dee Williams, and sci-fi author Larry Niven. (I a...

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The SFFaudio Podcast #008 - NEW RELEASES/RECENT ARRIVALS

Duration: 64:49
Updated: 27 Mar 2013
author: Jesse Willis

First podcast October 20, 2008 Topics discussed include: 42Blips.com, METAtropolis, Jay Lake, John Scalzi, Elizabeth Bear, Tobias Buckell, Karl Schroeder, Mr...

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Synopsis | Footfall By Larry Niven

Duration: 1:03
Updated: 31 Mar 2015

--= THE SYNOPSIS OF YOUR FAVORITE BOOK =--- Where to buy this book? ISBN: 9780345323446 Book Synopsis of Footfall by Larry Niven If you want to add where to buy this book, please use the link above: http://www.justasummary.com/wheretobuy/?param=eyJ1aWRBY2hlQm9vayI6IjIwMTQwOTMwMDA0MzI2MzYwMzkxIn01 If you are the Author, Publisher or Partner and want to send us a message, use this link: http://www.justasummary.com/messageaboutthisbook/?param=eyJ1aWRBY2hlQm9vayI6IjIwMTQwOTMwMDA0MzI2MzYwMzkxIn01 Report an error: http://www.justasummary.com/reportanerror/?param=eyJ1aWRBY2hlQm9vayI6IjIwMTQwOTMwMDA0MzI2MzYwMzkxIn01 ------- + Share the book of your favorite author + ------- See more at http://www.justasummary.com/ Subscribe on our Channel. Copyright note: this video only use public information about the book: Public Synopsis, Cover, ISBN number, Author Name and Publisher Name. All rights belong to their respective owners. Contact us for any partnership enquiries, content submission or other requests at http://www.justasummary.com/contactus/?param=eyJ1aWRBY2hlQm9vayI6IjIwMTQwOTMwMDA0MzI2MzYwMzkxIn01 Contact us for any copyright issues at http://www.justasummary.com/messageaboutthisbook/?param=eyJ1aWRBY2hlQm9vayI6IjIwMTQwOTMwMDA0MzI2MzYwMzkxIn01 Music from: http://freemusicarchive.org/ https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music By 01.Yumac* ID: BM9780345323446-1090446

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Synopsis | Fate Of Worlds By Larry Niven

Duration: 1:03
Updated: 31 Mar 2015

--= THE SYNOPSIS OF YOUR FAVORITE BOOK =--- Where to buy this book? ISBN: 9780765366498 Book Synopsis of Fate of Worlds by Larry Niven If you want to add where to buy this book, please use the link above: http://www.justasummary.com/wheretobuy/?param=eyJ1aWRBY2hlQm9vayI6IjIwMTQwOTMwMDAwMDA5OTEzODU1In01 If you are the Author, Publisher or Partner and want to send us a message, use this link: http://www.justasummary.com/messageaboutthisbook/?param=eyJ1aWRBY2hlQm9vayI6IjIwMTQwOTMwMDAwMDA5OTEzODU1In01 Report an error: http://www.justasummary.com/reportanerror/?param=eyJ1aWRBY2hlQm9vayI6IjIwMTQwOTMwMDAwMDA5OTEzODU1In01 ------- + Share the book of your favorite author + ------- See more at http://www.justasummary.com/ Subscribe on our Channel. Copyright note: this video only use public information about the book: Public Synopsis, Cover, ISBN number, Author Name and Publisher Name. All rights belong to their respective owners. Contact us for any partnership enquiries, content submission or other requests at http://www.justasummary.com/contactus/?param=eyJ1aWRBY2hlQm9vayI6IjIwMTQwOTMwMDAwMDA5OTEzODU1In01 Contact us for any copyright issues at http://www.justasummary.com/messageaboutthisbook/?param=eyJ1aWRBY2hlQm9vayI6IjIwMTQwOTMwMDAwMDA5OTEzODU1In01 Music from: http://freemusicarchive.org/ https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music By 01. AlsMacNihon* ID: BM9780765366498-1088303

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Writers of the Future - Meet the Judges

Duration: 0:49
Updated: 23 Mar 2015

Orson Scott Card, Kevin J Anderson, Robert J Sawyer, Larry Niven, and more. April 12, 2015 Wilshire Ebell Theatre of Los Angeles Writers & Illustrators of the Future Annual Awards www.WritersoftheFuture.com Reserve your seats today 323-466-3310

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Angel's Pencil test

Duration: 0:13
Updated: 17 Mar 2015

Made a model of the Angel's Pencil from the 1968 Larry Niven short story The Warriors. Rendered a few images of it; just thought I'd see how it looked with the habitation ring spinning.

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Tasp (Larry Niven Mix)

Duration: 6:48
Updated: 11 Dec 2014

Tasp Larry Niven Mix Telefuzz ℗ 2006 Telefuzz (SOCAN) Released on: 2006-09-05 Mixer: Telefuzz Producer: Telefuzz Composer: Pat Dodds Music Publisher: Telefuzz (SOCAN) Auto-generated by YouTube.

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September 2014 Reading Wrap Up!

Duration: 3:39
Updated: 05 Oct 2014

Books I read this month: -Earth Flight - Janet Edwards -Partials - Dan Wells -Dumarest 11: Zenya - EC Tubb -The Dark Millennium - AJ Merak -Ringworld - Larry Niven -Ready Player One - Ernest Cline -A Far Sunset - Edmund Cooper -Dumarest 12: Eloise - EC Tubb -Zombie Apocalypse: Flight Back - Stephen Jones My Amazon List: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/registry/wishlist/25XXG3IZMNDCU Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7189599-sirvinya Email: sirvinyavid@hotmail.co.uk Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sirvinya Easy Lemon by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Lust for Genre Trailer

Duration: 1:24
Updated: 29 Jun 2014
author: Ryan Britt

Lust for Genre is a live reading event held regularly at Singularity & Co. Bookstore in Brooklyn, New York City. Here, noted authors, performers, comedians, ...

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Psychotronic Sci-Fi II 25: The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle (1974)

Duration: 1:28
Updated: 21 May 2014
author: SoleMan117

Number 25 in my second history of science fiction, today we're looking at Two masters in the playgrounds of the mind. Music: Space Oddity by David Bowie.

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Superblue (Jammin' with the Kaiju) -- Stephen Sink

Duration: 3:28
Updated: 05 May 2014
author: Stephen Sink

A blues song sung by Superblue, a Superman analogue, who discovers that jamming on a guitar in his fortress on the dark side of the moon is better than savin...

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SFF180 | 'The Goliath Stone' by Niven & Harrington

Duration: 6:22
Updated: 01 Jan 2014

THE GOLIATH STONE is a feeble, forgettable hard SF throwaway about nanotech that becomes its own autonomous civilization after being shot into space to deal with an encroaching asteroid. A potentially interesting subversion of the first-contact premise is undone by dreadful (and way too pleased with itself) storytelling that is utterly bereft of suspense or excitement. SFF180 — a YouTube production of SFReviews.net Please like, share, and subscribe to the channel! ► Main site: http://sfreviews.net ► Facebook: http://facebook.com/SFReviewsnet ► Twitter: http://twitter.com/SFReviewsnet ► My text review of THE GOLIATH STONE: http://bit.ly/1eUF87s ► Order THE GOLIATH STONE from Amazon: http://amzn.to/1k6ovbf ► Author's site — Larry Niven: http://larryniven.net/ ► Author's site — Matthew Joseph Harrington: http://sfwa.org/members/harrington/ Winktoon title card by Matt Olson ► http://mattolsonart.deviantart.com Want to do some Wink Fan Art? Post it to the SFReviews.net FB page, or message me on YouTube with the art attached or linked. Music: "Dawn" by Aether Used under Argofox Creative Commons license. Support Aether: ► http://youtube.com/aetheraudio ► http://soundcloud.com/aetheraudio Support Argofox Creative Commons: ► http://youtube.com/ArgofoxCC

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File - Armenians killed during the Armenian Genocide. Scenes like this were common all over the Armenian provinces, in the spring and summer months of 1915.

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Yes, the Slaughter of the Armenians Was Genocide

The Daily Beast

24 Apr 2015

The Turkish government may not want to admit it, but the murder and removal of millions of Armenians was genocide. Genocide is not the murder of people but the murder of a people ... Genocide, thus, is “ethnically inspired violence” but should be distinguished from ethnic cleansing, which may entail killing but more immediately involves displacement and deportation, the physical moving of a distinct population ... How Many Armenians? ... ....

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McDonald's fast food restaurant in Japan

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The Examiner

23 Apr 2015

It looks like McDonald's isn't going to tolerate poorly performing locations. The fast food chain already closed 350 stores across the globe earlier this year, and there's plans in the works to close 350 more ... McDonald's President and Chief Executive Officer, Steve Easterbrook, stated, "As the world's leading restaurant company, we are evolving to be more responsive to today's customer ... There are three varieties going to be available....

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Islamic extremists had planned an attack against the Vatican in 2010 that was never carried out, an Italian prosecutor said Friday.

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Italian authorities: Terror suspects planned Vatican attack

Springfield News-Sun

24 Apr 2015

Islamic extremists suspected in a bomb attack in a Pakistani market that killed more than 100 people had also planned an attack against the Vatican in 2010 that was never carried out, an Italian prosecutor said Friday ... That included the arrival of a suicide bomber in Rome. He eventually left Italy, Mura said, although it wasn't clear why ... ___. Nicole Winfield contributed to this report from Rome. ....

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The Calbuco volcano erupts near Puerto Varas, Chile, Wednesday, April 22, 2015.

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Chile volcano erupts after 42 years

Belfast Telegraph

23 Apr 2015

Chile's Calbuco volcano has erupted for the first time in more than 42 years, billowing a huge ash cloud over a sparsely-populated mountainous area. Authorities ordered the evacuation of the 1,500 people in the nearby town of Ensenada, along with residents of two smaller communities ... "For us it was a surprise," said Alejandro Verges, regional emergency director of the Los Lagos region where the eruption took place ... COMMENT RULES ...  ....

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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks to potential voters at a campaign house party, Friday, April 17, 2015, in Manchester, N.H.

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Republicans Pierced N.H. and ''They'll Pierce the U.S. in '16''

WorldNews.com

24 Apr 2015

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. "We have fallen on great times for little men" is what the New York Tribune wrote when hearing about the presidential candidates.(1) Four years later, the newspaper proved to be correct. The nation regretted their unfortunate choice of New Hampshire's Franklin Pierce who ran on the popular slogan ... As for Cuba, his Ostend Manifesto stated that the U.S ... Dallas Darling (darling@wn.com) ... 108 ... 90....

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Michelle Lockamy from Browns Mills, NJ won the Illustrators of the Future Grand Prize award Sunday night, April 12, at the 31st Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement awards at the prestigious Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

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Resident Artist From Browns Mills Wins Grand Prize At Festive Hollywood Gala

WorldNews.com

22 Apr 2015

You have to be your own support ... Sawyer (Flash Forward and The WWW Trilogy), Hugo and Nebula award winning author Larry Niven (the Ringworld series), and internationally acclaimed artists, Cliff Nielsen (cover artist for Chronicles of Narnia), Dave Dorman (Star Wars character designs) and Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons art design)-each one an experienced professional in the field providing sound advice based on hard-won experience....

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Illustrator Choong Nyung Yoon from Manhattan, NY, receives an award at the 31st Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement awards at the prestigious Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, California, 12 April, 2015.

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Resident Artist From Manhattan Honored At Festive Hollywood Gala

WorldNews.com

16 Apr 2015

Sawyer (Flash Forward and The WWW Trilogy), Hugo and Nebula award winning author Larry Niven (the Ringworld series), and internationally acclaimed artists, Cliff Nielsen (cover artist for Chronicles of Narnia), Dave Dorman (Star Wars character designs) and Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons art design)-each one an experienced professional in the field providing sound advice based on hard-won experience....

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Can music truly chime with reading?

The Guardian

27 Mar 2015

Trying to lose yourself in a book amid the clamour of the 21st century is a challenge. A composer thinks he’s found a solution - soundscapes tuned to different genres. Page notes ... woman reading a book while listening to headphones. Photograph. Linda Nylind/Guardian. Sam Jordison ... I could easily imagine it spurring my sense of wonder as I read something like Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama or Larry Niven’s Ringworld ... He wanted to produce ... ....

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The word is out: Pratchett lives

Mail Guardian South Africa

20 Mar 2015

OBITUARY. “A man’s not dead while his name is still spoken,” wrote the late Sir Terry Pratchett in his novel Going Postal ... Long before that, Pratchett, born in 1948, had begun writing during his Buckinghamshire schooldays ... He was also an accomplished wordsmith ... The eulogies after his death were led by Ursula K Le Guin and Neil Gaiman, and in his lifetime Gaiman, Larry Niven and Stephen Baxter were among his enthusiastic collaborators....

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>International L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest 4th Quarter Semi-Finalists Announced

Seattle Post

01 Jan 2015

In what is known as the largest contest of its kind in the world, semi-finalists for the 4th Quarter of the 31st year of the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest, specializing in speculative fiction, were announced today by Dave Wolverton, contest coordinating judge. This lucky seven beat out thousands to receive critique ... Curtis C ... Anderson, Orson Scott Card, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Tim Powers, Robert J....

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>2014 L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest 4th Quarter Finalists Announced

Seattle Post

01 Jan 2015

In what is the largest contest of its kind in the world, finalists for the 4th quarter of the 31st year of the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest, specializing in fantasy and science fiction, were announced today by Dave Wolverton, contest coordinating judge. Two countries represented in the final round of the 31st year ... FOURTH QUARTER FINALISTS ... Anderson, Orson Scott Card, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Tim Powers, Robert J....

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Stjepan Sejic does Superman and Lois’ “First Time”

The Beat

11 Dec 2014

Link NSFW. As long as there have been comics, there have been people imagining what happens when Superman and Lois Lane have sex. Larry Niven's "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex" set the standard, with a sobering, scientific look at Kal-El's supersonic baby paste, and the potentially horrific effects of a human/Kryptonian hybrid pregnancy. And now the new artist of Rat Queens made his own little version. ....

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'Book of Strange New Things' exudes considerable charm

The Miami Herald

10 Dec 2014

"The Book of Strange New Things" by Michel Faber; Hogarth (512 pages, $28). I would almost like to say, "Read this book," and leave it with that. Because its charms, and they are considerable, are so tied with discovering what the heck is going on. That challenges areviewer, because almost anything I tell you will spoil a moment of discovery ... You are there ... Michel Faber's aliens aren't as fully realized as the best of, say, Larry Niven ... ....

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Fiction review: ‘The Book of Strange New Things,’ by Michel Faber

The Dallas Morning News

22 Nov 2014

I would almost like to say, “Read this book,” and leave it with that. Because its charms, and they are considerable, are so tied with discovering what the heck is going on. That challenges a reviewer, because almost anything I tell you will spoil a moment of discovery. Let’s start with this. ... It’s also about near-universal issues of faith and doubt ... Michel Faber’s aliens aren’t as fully realized as the best of, say, Larry Niven ... top picks....

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>Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society 41st Annual Convention Full of Surprises

Seattle Post

20 Nov 2014

Cloak and Dagger is This Year's Theme at Science Fiction's Oldest Convention. Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) November 19, 2014 ... The convention has an annual panel hosted by the L ... Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, L ... Through the years famous and now current bestselling writers in the field continue to attend, such as Steven Barnes, Gregory Benford, John DeChancie, David Gerrold, Todd McCaffrey, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Tim Powers....

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Have Spacecraft, Will Travel? (Op-Ed)

Space

04 Nov 2014

An artist’s impression of Pioneer 10 racing from the Solar System. Credit. NASA Ames/Donald Davis View full size image. Christopher Phillips is a professional science communicator, astronomer, author and educator based in the Hawaiian Islands ... He contributed this article to Space.com's Expert Voices ... One of the most famous examples of such a habitat is the ring world from Larry Niven's titular series of science fiction novels ... ....

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'Land of the Lost' soundtrack by Michael Giacchino

The Examiner

22 Sep 2014

Franchise starved Universal Pictures blew a tremendous opportunity in 2009 with “Land of the Lost” ... It may have been a children’s show, but this was a serious adventure series ... Many of the scripts were written by the best science fiction writers of the day including Theodore Sturgeon, Larry Niven, Ben Bova, Norman Spinrad, Dorothy Fontana and series co-creator and story editor David Gerrold ... Abrams ... Note to the producers at Universal ... ....

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3rd Quarter Finalists Announced in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest

San Francisco Chronicle

17 Sep 2014

American, Australian, Canadian and the United Kingdom contestants are in the third finalist round of the 31st year. HOLLYWOOD, CA (PRWEB) September 16, 2014. In what is known as the largest contest of its kind in the world, finalists for the 3rd Quarter of the 31st year of the L ... Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Utah and Virginia. THIRD QUARTER FINALISTS ... Anderson, Orson Scott Card, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Tim Powers, Robert J....

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"I do suspect that privacy was a passing fad."

"We need to take command of the solar system to gain that wealth, and to escape the sea of paper our government is becoming, and for some decent chance of stopping a Dinosaur Killer asteroid."

"I'd visit the near future, close enough that someone might want to talk to Larry Niven and can figure out the language; distant enough to get me decent medical techniques and a ticket to the Moon."

"Anything beats an expensive stack of paper."

"I do not believe they've run out of surprises."

"I've spent a lot of my life among people brighter than myself."

"But... watching Steven Barnes taught me to treat my life like an art form."

"SF isn't a genre; SF is the matrix in which genres are embedded, and because the SF field is never going in any one direction at any one time, there is hardly a way to cut it off."

"In hindsight it may even seem inevitable that a socialist society will starve when it runs out of capitalists."

"I've got five or six unpublished stories kicking around looking for somebody to buy them."

"Bruce Sterling is one terrific writer and he's relatively new, but I don't know how long he's been doing it; he probably doesn't need the publicity anymore!"

"The human species really could have faced global thermonuclear war. During seventy years of Cold War we grew used to it."

"I don't have a strong interest in history."

"I love superconductors."

"I'm not predicting; I just love playing with superconductors."

"My problem with new writers is that it takes me five or six years to memorise the right names."

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