True Crime Fiction: August 2006

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Evolution: The Flintstones Were Right

Ancient Raptors Likely Feasted on Early Man from PhysOrg.com

A new study suggests that prehistoric birds of prey made meals out of some of our earliest human ancestors.

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O.K. not exactly man walking with dinosaurs but close.

Buddhism: Buddhist Master Threatened after Performing Rituals for Victims of Tiananmen Square Massacre

Human Rights in China (www.hrichina.org), Aug 28, 2006

Beijing, China -- A Buddhist master, who had participated in the pro-democracy movement in 1989, was threatened by local authorities that he would be expelled from his temple for performing a releasing from suffering ritual for the souls of the victims who died in the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
His name is Shengguan. He now resides in Huacheng Temple of Yichun City in the Jiangxi Province. His original name was Xu Zhiqiang and he was one of the student leaders in Xian City in 1989[...]

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

'Perfect' Materials: Your Momma... Jokes?

Nanoscience May Produce 'Perfect' Materials from PhysOrg.com

Nanoscience may provide a way to engineer materials that are virtually defect-free – perfect, that is.

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Monday, August 28, 2006

No more comics

I've tried and I've tried to start on my new comic series but the fact remains,
I can no longer draw!
I'm not sure how it happened, and there are those who will argue that I never could, but somehow I can't
move a pencil/pen/brush over paper and create an image.
So I will begin soul searching and decide what to do,
but it seems there will be no new comics in the near future!