2015

Grey Noise - Conversations with Yoni Rei by Pepe Rojo

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The short story “Grey Noise” (“Ruido gris”) by Pepe Rojo was published for the first time in 1998. It won the Mexican “Kalpa” prize as the best science fiction story.

In a future where journalists can have a camera implanted in their eyes, they’re constantly looking for events that can make the news. The more dramatic the events the greater the audience so journalists have to try to get as close as possible to the places where they occur because that’s what the public wants. This can be dangerous even in unforeseen ways.

Doctor Who - Death to the Daleks

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“Death to the Daleks” is an adventure of the eleventh season of “Doctor Who” classic series, which aired in 1974 featuring the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith. It follows “Invasion of the Dinosaurs” and it’s a four parts adventure written by Terry Nation and directed by Michael E. Briant.

Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold

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The novel “Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance” by Lois McMaster Bujold was published for the first time in 2012. It’s part of the Vorkosigan saga.

Ivan Vorpatril is serving on the planet Komarr and his life seems stable when an acquaintance of his, Imperial Security agent Byerly Vorrutyer, talks to him about Tej, a mysterious girl connected with his investigation. Ivan agrees to help him and contacts Tej with an excuse at work but she doesn’t seem interested in going out with him.

Ivan tries to follow Tej to her house and there the situation becomes much more complicated than expected. Together with the girl lives Rish, a blue-skinned woman who shoots him with a stunner. Tied up, Ivan tries to escape when two men enter the apartment of Tej and Rish. Ivan gives the alarm and the attack is rejected but now he’s involved in an incident that also concerns Jackson’s Whole.

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Next Tuesday, October 27, the NBA championship 2015/2016 will start. Last season was also influenced by a lot of injuries to key players so in this season the ones who return to high levels will make the difference more than ever.

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Western Digital Corporation has announced it has reached an agreement to buy the flash memory maker SanDisk Corporation. Western Digital will pay $86.50 for each SanDisk share of which $85.10 in cash and the rest in shares for a total of about $19 billion. SanDisk CEO Sanjay Mehrotra will join Western Digital’s board of directors.