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African Americans on the Move Book Club S.Y.P.H.E.N. Review-3 STARS

The story mixed military action with a slight bit of the supernatural/ government experimentation. A group of friends and past military squad were on vacation when their leader spots a terrorist and they follow. This leads them on a chase where the encounter terrorists and an alien/ experiment.

The story was easy to follow, but the characters didn’t seem like military trained people- too much squabbling and disrespect of their leaders order, seems counter to what was trying to be establi...

Where is the San Onofre nuclear waste going?

Spent fuel staying put for now
ByRob Nikolewski|1:34 p.m.March 25, 2016 San Onofre Nuclear Generating StationD Ramey Logan.jpg *Here's the follow-up story on America's issue with nuclear waste from the post, "The solution to storing San Onofre's spent nuclear fuel"*

Some3.6 million pounds of nuclear wasteis stored at the now-shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) but when the waste will be transferred and where it will end up are still very open questions.

"I think everyon...

The solution to storing San Onofre's spent nuclear fuel

*Here's another background story on America's issue with nuclear waste fromThe Waste Lands Report.*

ByThe Times Editorial BoardContact Reporter

November 30, 2015, 5:00 AM

No one really likes the idea of storing spent nuclear fuel rods at the edge of the mighty Pacific Ocean, even if they are sealed in stainless steel canisters, encased in concrete and partially buried. What would happen to the millions of people living within 50 miles, or the Pacific's marine life, if there were a leak or...

March is here and I'M MAD!

Well, NCAA fans my brackets are toast! Middle Tennessee State did the unthinkable! Players Denzel Valentine, Bryn Forbes and coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans are probably still in disbelief when their season ended in the first weekend of March Madness. Goodbye, Championship Game finale. In fact, the Midwest Region, which included Michigan State, is a disaster. However, in the South Region, my chosen opponent for Michigan State, Kansas, handled their business the first weekend and...

March Madness is here!!

Well basketball fans, it's finally here! NCAA's March Madness starts today and I won't belabor you with the details. I filled out my bracket late Tuesday. The last time I participated was in 2014. I had Florida v. Louisville for the championship game. Wrong, wrong, wrong. UConn 60 Kentucky 54. I didn't get a bracket filled out last year, so 2016 here we go. My final game: Michigan State 65 Kansas 63. Cut down the nets, Sparty! So, here's my question to you in blog reading land: Who ya with ?

Latest S.Y.P.H.E.N. Review

Here's the lastest S.Y.P.H.E.N.review from Midwest Book Review:

Critique: A compelling and consistently entertaining novel that is impressively well written from beginning to end with just enough plot twists and turns to keep the reader riveted to the story as it unfolds, "S.Y.P.H.E.N." wonderfully showcases author Cortez Law as an exceptionally skilled and original storyteller. Very highly recommended for community library General Fiction collections, it should be noted for personal reading l...

Dump blasts feed concerns about Yucca Mountain

*Here's another background story on America's issue with nuclear waste fromThe Waste Lands Report*

By Keith Rogers
Las Vegas Review-Journal
PostedOctober 27, 2015 - 3:32pmUpdatedOctober 27, 2015 - 5:29pm

Yucca Mountain Project opponent Richard Bryan said Tuesday he was "stunned" when hewatched a video of small explosions that followed more powerful onesOct. 18 at a low-level nuclear waste dump near Beatty.

He saidexplosions and fire at the now-closed, state-owned landfillat the US Ecology site tha...

One Writing Inspiration for Kremlin Tide: A Diner??

Readers and other authors often wonder where writers get their inspiration to do what they do. It can come from any number of sources like education, family history, peer groups, admiration of others, contests, etc. That inspiration can manifest into idea generation, plotting dynamics, character profiles, thematic discoveries, etc. Just such a moment occurred in the writing of my police procedural/suspense novel, Kremlin Tide .

Amongst the book's villains, I envisioned a large gathering o...

Enter the S.Y.P.H.E.N.

I like filmed Science Fiction. At some point in those stories, that cool Sci-Fi blue (I, ROBOT poster) will emerge onto the screen and man, I just settle back and enjoy the show. It's not often that African-Americans get to battle the forces of the unknown not just in Sci-Fi, but Fantasy and Horror as well. Combining those two threads and in my mind's eye, that wonderful entity called, imagination, I wrote a screenplay based on a concept that was originally set in the 1800s. I wanted to juxta...

State Officials: Yucca Mountain isn't a safe site for those living nearby

*Here's another background story on America's issue with nuclear waste from The Waste Lands Report*

Reported by: Antonio Castelan
Published: 11/20/2015 6:49 pm
Updated: 11/20/2015 6:56 pm

LAS VEGAS (KSNV News3LV) --The plan for storing U.S. nuclear waste just hit another roadblock. The state is telling the federal government Yucca Mountain isn't a safe site for those living nearby Amargosa Valley.

State nuclear regulators say 14-hundred people living in Amargosa Valley would be in danger if radioa...