July 2013

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One year after going to the Los Angeles Lakers and after having played with them a season with no luck, Dwight Howard has announced that he reached an agreement with the Houston Rockets. The Lakers could offer him more money but the player chose to go to another team that still will give him $88 million over four years.

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The novella “Magic, Inc.” by Robert A. Heinlein was published for the first time in 1940 in the September issue of the magazine “Unknown” with the title “The Devil Makes the Law”. It’s often published as a book together with “Waldo”.

Archie Fraser works as a building contractor and in his field the use of magic is limited. When a representative of an association never heard called Magic, Inc. f him the services of its members, Archie immediately realizes that it’s a racket and forces him to leave. Not being sure about what to do, he consults with Joe Jedson, a friend who has more experience in the field of magic.

Douglas Engelbart in 2008

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On Tuesday the computer science pioneer, best known for the invention of the mouse, Douglas Engelbart passed away on Tuesday. He also work on other technologies currently used every day such as a graphical user interface but also on the precursor of the Internet.

Waldo and Magic, Inc. by Robert A. Heinlein (Italian edition)

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The novella “Waldo” by Robert A. Heinlein was published for the first time in 1942 in the August issue of the magazine “Astounding Science-Fiction” under the pseudonym Anson MacDonald.

In the future, vehicles are powered by a technology that allows them to receive energy rays projected by a remote generator. More and more vehicles are ceasing to function though apparently there are no faults. The manufacturer company’s engineers are clueless and can’t curb the problem so the only solution seems to seek the help of Waldo Farthingwaite-Jones though it’s a desperate idea.