[scifinoir2] Octavia Butler on Hour of the Wolf, 11/26/05
Octavia Butler on Hour of the Wolf 11/26 This Saturday morning, November 26th from 5 to 7 AM, Hour of the Wolf will broadcast an interview with one of the best and most distinguished writers of speculative fiction, Octavia E. Butler, regarding (among other things) her latest novel, Fledgling published by Seven Stories Press. The interview was conducted earlier this month. Ms. Butler is most recently the recipient of the 2005 Langston Hughes Award, joining James Baldwin, Alice Walker, Ralph Ellison, and Toni Morrison in that honor. Octavia Butler received the 1984 Hugo Award for best short story (Speech Sounds), the 1999 Nebula Award for best novel (Parable of the Talents) and a MacArthur Fellowship in 1995. In addition, PEN Center (Poets, Essayists and Novelists) presented her with a lifetime achievement award for writing in 2000. BACKGROUND: Hour of the Wolf is the longest running radio program of its kind, featuring in-depth interviews, readings, radio drama, music, and listener phone calls, with occasional commentaries and news from the worlds of speculative fiction. The program is broadcast to the New York City Tri-State area on Saturday mornings from 5 till 7 AM over listener-sponsored WBAI, Pacifica Radio at 99.5 FM, and streamed at http://www.2600.com/offthehook/hot2.ramhttp://www.2600.com/offthehook/hot2. ram, and available on demand for a limited time (usually about a month after broadcast) at http://www.hourwolf.com. Created by Margot Adler in 1972 as a daily show, co-host Jim Freund took over the reins in 1974. The show now airs weekly, with Jim Freund offering readings, music, and talk in his quirky, inimitable style. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/u8TY5A/tzNLAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[scifinoir2] U.S. President Outsourced
http://www.bsnews.com/mld/bsnews/news/politics/12637462.htm Posted on Tue, Sep. 13, 2005 U.S. Presidency Outsourced WASHINGTON - Congress today announced that the office of President of the United States of America will be outsourced to overseas interests as of September 30th. The move is being made to save not only a significant portion of the President's $400,000.00 yearly salary, but also a record $521 billion in deficit expenditures and related overhead. We believe this is a wise move financially. The cost savings should be significant, stated Congressman Thomas Reynolds (R-Wash.). Reynolds, with the aid of the Government Accountability Office, has studied outsourcing of American jobs extensively. We cannot expect to remain competitive on the world stage with the current level of cash outlay, Reynolds noted. Mr. Bush was informed by email this morning of his termination. Preparations for the job move have been underway for some time. Gurvinder Singh of Indus Teleservices, Mumbai, India will be assuming the office of President as of October 1st. Mr. Singh was born in the United States while his Indian parents were vacationing at Niagara Falls, thus making him eligible for the position. He will receive a salary of $320 (USD) a month but with no health coverage or other benefits. It is believed that Mr. Singh will be able to handle his job responsibilities without support staff. Due to the time difference between the US and India, he will be working primarily at night, when few offices of the US Government will be open. Working nights will allow me to keep my day job at the American Express call center, stated Mr. Singh in an exclusive interview. I am excited about this position. I always hoped I would be President some day. A Congressional spokesperson noted that while Mr. Singh may not be fully aware of all the issues involved in the office of President, this should not be a problem. Mr. Singh will rely upon a script tree that will enable him to respond effectively to most topics of concern. Using this tree, he can address common concerns without having to understand the underlying issues at all. We know these scripting tools work, stated the spokesperson. Mr. Bush has used them successfully for years. Mr. Bush will receive health coverage, expenses, and salary until his final day of employment. Following a two week waiting period, he will be eligible for $240 dollars a week unemployment for 13 weeks. Unfortunately he will not be eligible for Medicaid as his unemployment benefits will exceed the allowed limit. Mr. Bush has been provided the outplacement services of Manpower, Inc. to help him write a resume and prepare for his upcoming job transition. According to Manpower, Mr. Bush may have difficulties in securing a new position due to limited practical work experience. One possibility is re-enlistment in the Air National Guard. Should he choose this option, he would likely be stationed in Iraq, a country he has visited. I've been there, I know all about Iraq, stated Mr. Bush, who gained invaluable knowledge of the country in a visit to the Baghdad Airport's terminal and gift shop. Sources in Baghdad and Falluja say Mr. Bush would receive a warm reception from local Iraqis. They have asked to be provided with details of his arrival so that they might arrange an appropriate welcome. © 2005, BS Tribune [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Life without art music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/FXrMlA/dnQLAA/Zx0JAA/LRMolB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[scifinoir2] Ex-Klan Figure in 1964 Killings Is Freed on Bail
Enough is enough. That it took this long to convict Killen was bad. Convicting him of only manslaughter and not murder was even worse. But, freeing him on bail six weeks into his sentence only adds insult to injury. Killen is an unrepentant white supremacist who has engaged in and condones acts of violent race-based domestic terrorism. I suppose that acts of violent race-based terrorism directed at African-Americans by whites is not an important issue for the Federal government or state governments of this country...but, then, has it ever been? The only time the majority population of this country seems to get concerned about violence is when there is a possibility of a Black violent response to continued acts of violent race-based terrorism perpetuated by whites. This past summer there have been violent attacks on Black men in the neighborhoods of Howard Beach and Bensonhurst in Brooklyn (I'm sure that there have been more acts of violent race-based terrorism across the country but our nation's media likes to look at these occurrences as isolated local incidences and not part of a continuum of historical behavior). When interviewed, members of those communities take a blame the victim stance as they support the thugs in their midst and make the claims that the Black men were looking for trouble and that people should be careful where they go. And this is twenty-odd years after the acts of violent race-based terrorism in those communities rocked New York City when they resulted in the beatings and deaths of Black men. Nothing has changed. Not an iota. And the majority population of this country is silent. The real concern regarding violence in this country right now is terrorism by Iraqi insurgents and/or Muslim extremists because they hate our freedoms...our way of life...not acts of violent race-based domestic terrorism against Blacks by whites. But, if there ever is a Black violent response to these acts of violent race-based domestic terrorism the bulk of the majority population will support an immediate and swift militaristic intervention to quell the disturbances and restore the status quo. The government may even convene a panel to investigate the causes of the Black violence. Of course, the panel's recommendations will be ignored. And, there will be the individuals making the rounds to speak about the importance of non-violence but I will bet my bottom dollar that they will never ever make it to Bensonhurst, Howard Beach or the white neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Mississippi. Bob === http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/13/national/13killen.html?themc=th The New York Times, August 13, 2005 Ex-Klan Figure in 1964 Killings Is Freed on Bail By SHAILA DEWAN Edgar Ray Killen, the former Klansman whose conviction in June in the 1964 killing of three civil rights workers in Mississippi seemed to close one of the state's darkest chapters, was released yesterday when a judge granted bail pending an appeal. The release raises the possibility that Mr. Killen, 80 and in poor health, will die a free man after serving barely six weeks of his sentence. He was convicted on three counts of manslaughter on June 21, 41 years to the day after a mob of Klansmen killed the three campaigners - James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner - in an incident that galvanized national support for the civil rights movement. Prosecutors said Mr. Killen organized the mob. Judge Marcus Gordon of Circuit Court, who gave Mr. Killen the maximum possible sentence, said in court that he had little choice but to set bond while Mr. Killen appealed his conviction. Judge Gordon said the state had not proved that Mr. Killen, who uses a wheelchair, was a flight risk or threat. It's not a matter of what I feel, it's a matter of the law, Judge Gordon said. Rita Bender, wife of Mr. Schwerner, said the judge had not considered the danger to the community in the broader sense. To me this indicates a lack of understanding the seriousness of, and conveying the seriousness of, crimes of racial violence, Ms. Bender said by telephone from Seattle, where she lives. Mr. Killen's release, she said, increases the risk of violence by people who get the message once again that there is no control over them. Jewel Rush McDonald, a member of the black church where the three victims had made contacts for a voter registration drive, also denounced the decision after attending the court proceedings. We have worked so hard in trying to clear this dark cloud from over Neshoba County, and as far as I'm concerned the judge just set us back 41 years, Ms. McDonald said. Her church, Mount Zion United Methodist, has been a major force in a multiracial coalition that issued a call for justice in the case last year, before Mr. Killen's indictment. To make the bond, which Judge Gordon set at $600,000, five friends of Mr. Killen put up property, County Clerk Patti
