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Open Thread | The Decision in the New York Atty General James Case vs The Trump Organization | 3CHICSPOLITICO

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The World of Sci-Fi | Pacific Paratrooper

Robert Silverberg in a 2010 essay argues that the true Golden Age was the 1950s, saying that “Golden Age” of the 1940s was a kind of “false dawn.”   “Until the decade of the fifties,” Silverberg writes, “there was essentially no market for science fiction books at all”; the audience supported only a few special interest small presses.   The 1950s saw “a spectacular outpouring of stories and novels that quickly surpassed both in quantity and quality the considerable achievement of the Campbellian golden age.”

Schomburg, “Mission to the Moon”

Many of the most enduring science fiction tropes were established in Golden Age literature. Space opera came to prominence with the works of E. E. “Doc” Smith; Isaac Asimov established the canonical Three Laws of Robotics beginning with the 1941 short story “Runaround”; the same period saw the writing of genre classics such as the Asimov’s Foundation and Smith’s Lensman series. Another frequent characteristic of Golden Age science fiction is the celebration of scientific achievement and the sense of wonder; Asimov’s short story “Nightfall” exemplifies this, as in a single night a planet’s civilization is overwhelmed by the revelation of the vastness of the universe. Robert A. Heinlein’s 1950s novels, such as The Puppet MastersDouble Star, and Starship Troopers, express the libertarian ideology that runs through much of Golden Age science fiction.

Source: The World of Sci-Fi | Pacific Paratrooper

More VW Campervan Design Goodies | beetleypete

More VW Campervan Design Goodies

A large oven/cooker made to resemble a VW campervan won a lot of hearts last week. So I found some more items for you!
(All designs and photos credited to inspiringdesigns.net)

Refrigerator.

Toaster.

Small Oven/Grill.

Blender.

Source: More VW Campervan Design Goodies | beetleypete

7 iniciativas para prevenir, detener y revertir la degradación de los ecosistemas – Stigmatis News

El Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) y la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) han otorgado a siete iniciativas de África, América Latina, el Mediterráneo y el Sudeste Asiático el reconocimiento de Iniciativas Emblemáticas de Restauración Mundial de las Naciones Unidas. Estas iniciativas se ocupan de ecosistemas que se encuentran en el punto de no retorno debido a la degradación provocada por los incendios forestales, la sequía, la deforestación y la contaminación. A partir de ahora, las Naciones Unidas podrán prestarles apoyo técnico y financiero. Source: 7 iniciativas para prevenir, detener y revertir la degradación de los ecosistemas – Stigmatis News