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Embryo manipulation, assisted reproduction, stem cell research and…murder.

In A Family Way is James Calder’s third standalone book in the Bill Damen series, mysteries set against the unique backdrop of genetic engineering. In this latest novel, female partner Clementine Pirez joins filmmaker Bill Damen adding romantic tension to the already suspenseful story line.

What led James Calder to use embryo manipulation in a mystery?

“This, to me, is one of the most fascinating aspects of the new science. We’re literally taking the power of creation into our own hands. With the atomic bomb, we gained the power of destruction and apocalypse (the last book in the Christian Bible). The power of creation (the first book of the Bible) is potentially much more far-reaching. The ability to manipulate embryos raises a question that any future parent will find challenging: how far are you willing to go to give your child good health and special talents? And what is the price of entering into that bargain? Parents have always wanted to influence their children, and the new technology gives them unprecedented power to do so. I read several versions of Faust for this book, including of course Goethe’s, and used the Faust story as a kind of armature for my story.”

As genetic engineering is a key theme in Calder’s novels, research is key.
What does his research involve?

“I started out by reading the books on the subject (including books by Lee Silver, Gina Kolata, Gregory Stock, and Francis Fukuyama) to get a grounding in the field. Then I read articles on the web, some of them fairly technical, about recent developments. Finally, when I felt that I had enough knowledge about the field that I could talk about it in a reasonably intelligent way, I contacted scientists who are doing the type of research I’m interested in and picked their brains for knowledge and ideas about the aspects of the science that were to appear in the story. One embryologist at the University of California-San Francisco was especially helpful. Together we figured out the embryo-engineering scenario that ultimately appeared in the book.”

Will Bill get his man (or woman)? Will Bill make a move on his new partner Clem? More importantly, will Clem get her own series?

James Calder confided “I could definitely see Clem having a series of her own.”

James Calder is the author of the Bill Damen series, mysteries set against the backdrop of genetic engineering.
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This is not an ordinary book and extraordinary would still be an understatement. Robert Louis Kemp has built a plateau of quod erat demonstrandum (Q.E.D.) in math, physics and logic; defined as his Super Principia Mathematica. Beyond brilliant, Kemp has worked on his book for over two decades, sacrificing personal comfort and financial security to laboriously bring to fruition his textbook style, hardback, expertly illustrated principles to the understanding level prevailed by most people. By “most people” he means those who have a basic understanding of mathematics, geometry, algebra, calculus, physics and most importantly possessing the curiosity to learn.

Kemp unpretentiously begins with a quick introduction of the laws of physics, math, relativity, quantum mechanics, and other issues regarding creation of matter, the beginning of the universe, plus dark energy, particle physics, atomic energy, geometry, time and space. In doing so he credits the groundbreaking work done by others over the centuries, such as; Nicolas Copernicus, Jonannes Kepler, Rene Descartes, Isaac Newton, and more recently Michael Faraday, Albert Einstein, Hendrik Lorentz, Alexander Friedman and the contemporary and controversial work of Steven Rado. However most notably Robert Louis Kemp celebrates the work and wisdom on one which he quotes throughout his prose and cites credit beyond all the others, and that is God. I would not classify this book within the genre of theology; however it is refreshing to see a man with such scientific acumen articulate his respect for a fundamentally diametrically opposing thought process.

It would be impossible to describe the scientific descriptions of Kemp without quoting an excerpt from his work to illustrate the nature of his writing. Halfway into this book he talks about the principles of The Vacuum Force. To quote, “The Vacuum Force is popularly thought of as an attractive effect, which is incorrect since vacuums do not innately attract matter like Gravity does using mass. The Vacuum Force behaves similar to a home vacuum where the dust being “sucked” into a vacuum cleaner is actually being pushed in by the higher pressure air on the outside of the cleaner.” Kemp then goes into a discussion of the suction of fluids, which quite interestingly, “… if the pressure is inward (centripetal) motion, its motion does not follow a straight (radial) path to the center; it follows a spiraling path; this is called a vortex.” This is brought deeper into the discussion of the forces of the vacuum, the effect of “zero-point energy,” called the Casimir Effect, proposed by Dutch physicist Hendrik B. G. Casimir. “In quantum field theory, the Casimir effect and vacuum force are physical forces arising from a quantized field.” Kemp further goes on to show the relationships using algebraic equations.

An analytical critique of the examples of Robert Louis Kemp’s work in a book review is like taking all of Mozart’s music and summarizing it into a 30 second sound bite. Kemp writes concisely and cohesively on Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, further explaining the relationships of gravitational force, energy, matter and time with countless drawings, equations, and formulas. This book is not to be read in one sitting, but to be savored, chapter by chapter preferably by a discussion group or class, and used as a foundation for further discovery. I have found nothing to contradict or state any opposing comments.

I will reiterate the tools described by Kemp, as stated in his Prologue, “For me, the mathematics of physics, are the tools that God gave man that he may understand, describe, and predict the great works of God’s created universe.” This textbook style book has hundreds of “white board” equations, numerous expertly diagramed illustrations, and an index precisely affording the reader access to the points of reference within the text by subject. The reader will understand the relationships between such abstract forces and be able to compute the solution of an unknown variable based upon known formulas. His work is recommended for college level classroom studies, independent learning, and as a satisfying source of information for the curiosity within all of us. Robert Louis Kemp takes these tools and in this, one of his series of publications, “Super Principia Mathematica: The Rage to Master Conceptual & Mathematical Physics -The General Theory of Relativity” becomes a man and with a clear, cognitive vision describing God’s universe to all fellow men.

“Projected History: A Catalog of the National Stories Produced by Universal Newsreel, Volume One, 1929-1930″ is a comprehensive compilation of information based on Universal’s textual records and microfilm documentation.

This and subsequent volumes of the series are compiled and edited by Phillip ‘Phil’ W. Stewart, retired U.S. Air Force officer, historical film consultant, and video and TV producer. Stewart is also an award-winning author of three previous books: “Battlefilm,” “War Wings,” and “America’s Film Vault.”

Phil focuses on the documented history of the U.S. and around the world as recorded by Universal Newsreel movie cameras. This edition contains all the stories nationally released during the first two years of production and distribution.

The Universal Newspaper Newsreel was released twice weekly during 1929 and 1930. The productions included highlights from the week’s news, thought to be important or entertaining, including such topics as: developments of the aircraft and shipping industry, beauty pageants, sports, politics, and celebrities. The format of the book includes short descriptions written at the time for the newsreel’s synopsis sheets. Stewart has also provided a comprehensive and exhaustive title and subject indices.

I enjoyed the frequent inclusion of “News Oddities” in the earlier editions. This was a kind of predecessor to ” America’s Funniest Home Videos.” Another feature appeared in late-1929 called “News Paragraphs.” These were human interest stories with intriguing titles that captured my curiosity. The sketches included catchy phrases like: “Stockholm, Sweden – Fancy Steppers meet” – Novel `hoofing’ features 10th anniversary of Folk Dancers’ League.” Volume 2, Number 95, Monday, November 24, 1930 included this holiday tidbit: “New York, NY – Turkey pluckers compete! Establish feather-denuding record of 30 birds in 50 minutes.”

Phil Stewart has created an important work. The book includes all the Universal Newsreel stories released nationally in the U.S. This is the first time that a Universal Newsreel story title, description, and availability have been compiled in one single reference work.

“Projected History” will quickly become recognized as an invaluable resource for students of film, U.S. and world history enthusiasts, genealogy aficionados, and by those involved in TV, video and multimedia communications services.

pms press (2008)
ISBN 9780979324383

Is science the new religion? Is the quest for knowledge the sole purpose of man’s existence on earth? Since both science and religion try to answer the questions of how the universe began and why we are here, is the answer to these questions the knock out punch both warring sides are looking for? Is that what science and religion are trying to do, knock the other out? If your answer to any of these questions is yes then this is the book for you.

Even if you don’t take these questions too seriously but want a real good read that is a thrill ride of action and suspense written by a master than this is still the book for you. But be aware Mr. Preston pulls no punches in depicting the ultimate battle between science and religion fighting for the questing minds and hearts of thinking people. Mr. Preston pits a super genius with the ultimate machine ready to discover the last secrets of creation against the greed and opportunism of the shadiest peddler of supposed Christian doctrine imaginable. The battle reaches from the deserts of the southwest to the oval office and profoundly affects everyone from the local Navaho to all the people in the world.

Mr. Preston presents extremely complicated and advanced science in understandable prose. He can quote the Bible with the best of them. He has created a cast of well rounded individuals who add verisimilitude to the books basic arguments. And, he has written a book that sucks you in and makes you carry it around open to where you left off so you can get right back to it. If you love reading you are going to love reading this book.

Having said all that I don’t believe this is a comfortable book for anyone. As I would suppose Mr. Preston intended the ending of this book leaves us with more questions than when it began. No one fares really well. Neither the scientist nor the religious in this book come off looking good or discover that knock out punch.

For me the most enlightening people and ideas in the book were about the Navaho. Here are a generous, thinking people who are going about the business of making a better life for themselves and their community. They are religious and practical, aware of the need for science and discovery but their focus is on the here and now. They concentrate on the physical and mental well being of their friends and family.

Now for my two cents on the subject — There is no contention between science and religion. While science should be discovering how we can make our physical lives better, curing cancer, growing better crops, even producing better televisions, Religion should be teaching us to be kinder, more generous, more tolerant, loving, caring and practical, more neighbor and community aware, so we know the right ways to use all that new scientific information we’re getting. I believe we will come to the right answers if we just keep reading, thinking and talking. Read the book and have fun coming to your own conclusions.

Turn of the Century: 2100
by Charlie Pedersen
Outskirts Press (2007)
ISBN 9781598003291
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for Reader Views (2/07)

In 2085, 9-year-old Aly was summoned to the bedside of her namesake, Alyson, her grandmother. The 105-year-old Alyson is dying and had been living on a Rejuvenator the last 15 years of her life. Four generations of women sit in the room, all scientists. Aly knew that her granny wanted something from her but didn’t know what; she knew she’d been preparing for a quest all her short life. Granny had written a book, “Turn of the Century.” Aly had read it over and over. Her mission would have something to do with that book and with two letters that her grandmother showed her. She was told that she could not read the letters yet, the time wasn’t right.

Years previously, when Alyson was in the prime of her life, she was part of a particle physicist team. A photon probe was sent from the year 2108. The probe offered warnings if messing with the time space continuum a paradox could take place. Events could be altered.

Five Oracles were included in the probes. The oracles were suggestions to be presented to the UN. The oracles concerned human rights, environment, multi-culturalism, international medical and organic health and militarism.

At age 29 Alyson is allowed to read her grandmother’s letters. Her quest is clear. She is to find Jacque. In less than four hours after meeting him, they are in love.

What if we were offered a chance to redo the past? Would we heed the warnings? Would we make changes? What would we be willing to sacrifice?

“Turn of the Century,” by Charlie Pedersen, is a “timely” (pun intended) novel. Mr. Pedersen is an extremely talented author. The characters are well developed. Aly is a multi-dimensional character. She is brilliant and yet has a soft side. The plot is filled with intrigue, twists, suspense and romance. While there is definitely a serious statement in this plot, I also felt the author strived to lighten it with humor. A case in point is the relationship between Aly, Alyson and Jacque. I was a little intimidated when I first began reading this book. I am definitely not a “science person.” But Mr. Pedersen has included Appendices that assist in defining terms and statistics to help even science-challenged persons like myself to understand the theory behind the plot. To sum it up this was a fascinating book. Well done Mr. Pedersen. I highly recommend “Turn of the Century” to fans of science fiction.

This is not an ordinary book and extraordinary would still be an understatement. Robert Louis Kemp has built a plateau of quod erat demonstrandum (Q.E.D.) in math, physics and logic; defined as his Super Principia Mathematica. Beyond brilliant, Kemp has worked on his book for over two decades, sacrificing personal comfort and financial security to laboriously bring to fruition his textbook style, hardback, expertly illustrated principles to the understanding level prevailed by most people. By “most people” he means those who have a basic understanding of mathematics, geometry, algebra, calculus, physics and most importantly possessing the curiosity to learn.

Kemp unpretentiously begins with a quick introduction of the laws of physics, math, relativity, quantum mechanics, and other issues regarding creation of matter, the beginning of the universe, plus dark energy, particle physics, atomic energy, geometry, time and space. In doing so he credits the groundbreaking work done by others over the centuries, such as; Nicolas Copernicus, Jonannes Kepler, Rene Descartes, Isaac Newton, and more recently Michael Faraday, Albert Einstein, Hendrik Lorentz, Alexander Friedman and the contemporary and controversial work of Steven Rado. However most notably Robert Louis Kemp celebrates the work and wisdom on one which he quotes throughout his prose and cites credit beyond all the others, and that is God. I would not classify this book within the genre of theology; however it is refreshing to see a man with such scientific acumen articulate his respect for a fundamentally diametrically opposing thought process.

It would be impossible to describe the scientific descriptions of Kemp without quoting an excerpt from his work to illustrate the nature of his writing. Halfway into this book he talks about the principles of The Vacuum Force. To quote, “The Vacuum Force is popularly thought of as an attractive effect, which is incorrect since vacuums do not innately attract matter like Gravity does using mass. The Vacuum Force behaves similar to a home vacuum where the dust being “sucked” into a vacuum cleaner is actually being pushed in by the higher pressure air on the outside of the cleaner.” Kemp then goes into a discussion of the suction of fluids, which quite interestingly, “… if the pressure is inward (centripetal) motion, its motion does not follow a straight (radial) path to the center; it follows a spiraling path; this is called a vortex.” This is brought deeper into the discussion of the forces of the vacuum, the effect of “zero-point energy,” called the Casimir Effect, proposed by Dutch physicist Hendrik B. G. Casimir. “In quantum field theory, the Casimir effect and vacuum force are physical forces arising from a quantized field.” Kemp further goes on to show the relationships using algebraic equations.

An analytical critique of the examples of Robert Louis Kemp’s work in a book review is like taking all of Mozart’s music and summarizing it into a 30 second sound bite. Kemp writes concisely and cohesively on Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, further explaining the relationships of gravitational force, energy, matter and time with countless drawings, equations, and formulas. This book is not to be read in one sitting, but to be savored, chapter by chapter preferably by a discussion group or class, and used as a foundation for further discovery. I have found nothing to contradict or state any opposing comments.

I will reiterate the tools described by Kemp, as stated in his Prologue, “For me, the mathematics of physics, are the tools that God gave man that he may understand, describe, and predict the great works of God’s created universe.” This textbook style book has hundreds of “white board” equations, numerous expertly diagramed illustrations, and an index precisely affording the reader access to the points of reference within the text by subject. The reader will understand the relationships between such abstract forces and be able to compute the solution of an unknown variable based upon known formulas. His work is recommended for college level classroom studies, independent learning, and as a satisfying source of information for the curiosity within all of us. Robert Louis Kemp takes these tools and in this, one of his series of publications, “Super Principia Mathematica: The Rage to Master Conceptual & Mathematical Physics -The General Theory of Relativity” becomes a man and with a clear, cognitive vision describing God’s universe to all fellow men.

“Projected History: A Catalog of the National Stories Produced by Universal Newsreel, Volume One, 1929-1930″ is a comprehensive compilation of information based on Universal’s textual records and microfilm documentation.

This and subsequent volumes of the series are compiled and edited by Phillip ‘Phil’ W. Stewart, retired U.S. Air Force officer, historical film consultant, and video and TV producer. Stewart is also an award-winning author of three previous books: “Battlefilm,” “War Wings,” and “America’s Film Vault.”

Phil focuses on the documented history of the U.S. and around the world as recorded by Universal Newsreel movie cameras. This edition contains all the stories nationally released during the first two years of production and distribution.

The Universal Newspaper Newsreel was released twice weekly during 1929 and 1930. The productions included highlights from the week’s news, thought to be important or entertaining, including such topics as: developments of the aircraft and shipping industry, beauty pageants, sports, politics, and celebrities. The format of the book includes short descriptions written at the time for the newsreel’s synopsis sheets. Stewart has also provided a comprehensive and exhaustive title and subject indices.

I enjoyed the frequent inclusion of “News Oddities” in the earlier editions. This was a kind of predecessor to ” America’s Funniest Home Videos.” Another feature appeared in late-1929 called “News Paragraphs.” These were human interest stories with intriguing titles that captured my curiosity. The sketches included catchy phrases like: “Stockholm, Sweden – Fancy Steppers meet” – Novel `hoofing’ features 10th anniversary of Folk Dancers’ League.” Volume 2, Number 95, Monday, November 24, 1930 included this holiday tidbit: “New York, NY – Turkey pluckers compete! Establish feather-denuding record of 30 birds in 50 minutes.”

Phil Stewart has created an important work. The book includes all the Universal Newsreel stories released nationally in the U.S. This is the first time that a Universal Newsreel story title, description, and availability have been compiled in one single reference work.

“Projected History” will quickly become recognized as an invaluable resource for students of film, U.S. and world history enthusiasts, genealogy aficionados, and by those involved in TV, video and multimedia communications services.

pms press (2008)
ISBN 9780979324383

Is science the new religion? Is the quest for knowledge the sole purpose of man’s existence on earth? Since both science and religion try to answer the questions of how the universe began and why we are here, is the answer to these questions the knock out punch both warring sides are looking for? Is that what science and religion are trying to do, knock the other out? If your answer to any of these questions is yes then this is the book for you.

Even if you don’t take these questions too seriously but want a real good read that is a thrill ride of action and suspense written by a master than this is still the book for you. But be aware Mr. Preston pulls no punches in depicting the ultimate battle between science and religion fighting for the questing minds and hearts of thinking people. Mr. Preston pits a super genius with the ultimate machine ready to discover the last secrets of creation against the greed and opportunism of the shadiest peddler of supposed Christian doctrine imaginable. The battle reaches from the deserts of the southwest to the oval office and profoundly affects everyone from the local Navaho to all the people in the world.

Mr. Preston presents extremely complicated and advanced science in understandable prose. He can quote the Bible with the best of them. He has created a cast of well rounded individuals who add verisimilitude to the books basic arguments. And, he has written a book that sucks you in and makes you carry it around open to where you left off so you can get right back to it. If you love reading you are going to love reading this book.

Having said all that I don’t believe this is a comfortable book for anyone. As I would suppose Mr. Preston intended the ending of this book leaves us with more questions than when it began. No one fares really well. Neither the scientist nor the religious in this book come off looking good or discover that knock out punch.

For me the most enlightening people and ideas in the book were about the Navaho. Here are a generous, thinking people who are going about the business of making a better life for themselves and their community. They are religious and practical, aware of the need for science and discovery but their focus is on the here and now. They concentrate on the physical and mental well being of their friends and family.

Now for my two cents on the subject — There is no contention between science and religion. While science should be discovering how we can make our physical lives better, curing cancer, growing better crops, even producing better televisions, Religion should be teaching us to be kinder, more generous, more tolerant, loving, caring and practical, more neighbor and community aware, so we know the right ways to use all that new scientific information we’re getting. I believe we will come to the right answers if we just keep reading, thinking and talking. Read the book and have fun coming to your own conclusions.

Turn of the Century: 2100
by Charlie Pedersen
Outskirts Press (2007)
ISBN 9781598003291
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for Reader Views (2/07)

In 2085, 9-year-old Aly was summoned to the bedside of her namesake, Alyson, her grandmother. The 105-year-old Alyson is dying and had been living on a Rejuvenator the last 15 years of her life. Four generations of women sit in the room, all scientists. Aly knew that her granny wanted something from her but didn’t know what; she knew she’d been preparing for a quest all her short life. Granny had written a book, “Turn of the Century.” Aly had read it over and over. Her mission would have something to do with that book and with two letters that her grandmother showed her. She was told that she could not read the letters yet, the time wasn’t right.

Years previously, when Alyson was in the prime of her life, she was part of a particle physicist team. A photon probe was sent from the year 2108. The probe offered warnings if messing with the time space continuum a paradox could take place. Events could be altered.

Five Oracles were included in the probes. The oracles were suggestions to be presented to the UN. The oracles concerned human rights, environment, multi-culturalism, international medical and organic health and militarism.

At age 29 Alyson is allowed to read her grandmother’s letters. Her quest is clear. She is to find Jacque. In less than four hours after meeting him, they are in love.

What if we were offered a chance to redo the past? Would we heed the warnings? Would we make changes? What would we be willing to sacrifice?

“Turn of the Century,” by Charlie Pedersen, is a “timely” (pun intended) novel. Mr. Pedersen is an extremely talented author. The characters are well developed. Aly is a multi-dimensional character. She is brilliant and yet has a soft side. The plot is filled with intrigue, twists, suspense and romance. While there is definitely a serious statement in this plot, I also felt the author strived to lighten it with humor. A case in point is the relationship between Aly, Alyson and Jacque. I was a little intimidated when I first began reading this book. I am definitely not a “science person.” But Mr. Pedersen has included Appendices that assist in defining terms and statistics to help even science-challenged persons like myself to understand the theory behind the plot. To sum it up this was a fascinating book. Well done Mr. Pedersen. I highly recommend “Turn of the Century” to fans of science fiction.

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