The August 10th, 2016 Edition of THE REVENGE HUMP DAY! Page 1 of 70 Welcome to the August 10th, 2016 Edition of THE REVENGE HUMP DAY! Like most of you out there I have been watching the Olympics from Rio this year. I think that one of the most memorable things I have seen is poor bicyclist from Holland that wiped out coming down the hill in her sprint for the gold. The poor girl is no now in intensive care and I know that all of our prayers are with her for her speedy recovery. Then there was the Women’s Beach Volleyball heats that the US is dominating. Those two girls from the US are awesome! Next is Michael Phelps winning another gold in the 4x100 swimming event. I am definitely enjoying the Olympics this year. About the only cloud on the horizon was the first US Gold Medal was awarded to a US 18 year old Woman Athlete that Piers Morgan tried to slam because she won the gold in the 10 meter air gun event. I think it really ticked me off that someone like him would try to rain on the poor girl’s parade during her moment of victory because she was an American who could shoot excellently. Maybe Mr. Morgan should go back to his country of origin and leave us to get along without his input. I will be leaving very soon for my summer vacation. I am joining Gary “Da Fish” Shelton and Randall Pass in Memphis and then we are heading up through the Ozarks to Branson, MO. The last time I was in Branson I was about 8 or 9 years old when my parents went up for vacation. We rented a little cottage and I’ll I did all week was swim in the lake. At least, that’s all I remember from the trip almost 60 years ago. Hopefully I will get to see a show or two there and tour the town. After that, we will be heading for Kansas City for MidAmeriCon II. I am looking forward to seeing a bunch of my old friends in KC this year and I hope that the fannish feuds will have died down by then. The whole attitude of number of fans in Spokane really threw a pale over last year’s WorldCon that I hope that will be absent from this years. Gary has a full agenda about touring Kansas City. On the way up we are talking about stopping at the Harry S. Truman Presidential library in Independence, Missouri. I’ll looking forward to seeing that one. Then in Kansas City, there is the Steam Boat Museum and also a World War I Museum. Those I am waiting for. But Gary also has a long list of Kansas City Bar-B-Que joints that we are going to have to check out. I dread what these trips are going to do to my waistline. Because I will be on the road for the next two weeks, this missive might be a little irregular. So don’t be surprised if your next two Revenges might be a little late getting to you. So on that “Informational Note”, why don't y'all sit back and relax because here's the best in gossip, jokes and science for your reading pleasure! Uncle Timmy <G>~<O>~<S>~<S>~<I>~<P>~~~<S>~<T>~<A>~<R>~<T>~<S>~~~<H>~<E>~<R>~<E>~<!> J.R.R. TOLKIEN POEM ABOUT THE DARK ORIGINS OF GALADRIEL TO BE REPUBLISHED AFTER 70 YEARS THIS FALL From: Stephanie Osborn BY NATHALIE TUVERA, AUG 3, 2016 The August 10th, 2016 Edition of THE REVENGE HUMP DAY! Page 2 of 70 http://www.movienewsguide.com/jrr-tolkien-dark-origins-of-galadriel-to-be-republished-after-70- years-this-fall/256709 J.R.R. Tolkien has been dead for over four decades, but his works continue to awe and stir the imagination of people. His well-known novel The Lord of the Rings is such a huge success that people followed (technically backtrack) The Hobbit series in the big screen. Tolkien’s literary works are not the easiest to read not just because of the Elvish and Orkish languages but also because of the old or high fantasy English language he used. But that is also probably the reason why people love reading them. It really takes a reader to another realm based on his own imagination. According to The Guardian, the lengthy poem about the Elf Queen Galadriel’s dark past will be republished. In the book and in the movie, people have always taken her as the smart and powerful Frodo supporter. The elves, after the great war with Sauron and before the Battle of the Five Armies, were always seen as gentle and beautiful creatures that do not bother anyone. The soon-to-be republished work will somehow change that perception because one of the most powerful elf is actually previously a bad witch with bad intentions. J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun is about a couple who is desperate for a child and seeks the help of a witch. Aotrou was given a potion for Itroun and was eventually blessed with twins. However, Aotrou saw the witch again but in a different form. The witch turned into a Corrigan, which is a term for a person of fairy race. She told him that he must marry or he will die. Aotrou did not agree and died three days after. On top of that, Itroun eventually died of grief. The couple hoped for a new life and was given two, but at the end it was paid by both their lives. The August 10th, 2016 Edition of THE REVENGE HUMP DAY! Page 3 of 70 The poem is in the form of medieval lay and has been out of print for 70 years since it was published in 1945. According to popular publications company HarperCollins, it will be released along with other poems related to the Corrigan. It is said that these poems are from the “darker side” of Tolkien’s imagination. The release of J.R.R. Tolkien’s poems are set to be released on Nov. 3, 2016. <L>~<I>~<B>~<E>~<R>~<T>~<Y>~<C>~<O>~<N> SCIENCE FICTION BY SCIENTISTS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES (SCIENCE AND FICTION) 1ST ED. 2016 EDITION From “Tim Bolgeo” [email protected] Stephanie Osborn just let me know that she has a new story out in an anthology edited by Michael Brotherton. Here is the information on it. by Michael Brotherton (Editor) https://www.amazon.com/Science-Fiction-Scientists-Anthology-Stories/dp/3319411012 This anthology contains fourteen intriguing stories by active research scientists and other writers trained in science. Science is at the heart of real science fiction, which is more than just westerns with ray guns or fantasy with spaceships. The people who do science and love science best are scientists. Scientists like Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and Fred Hoyle wrote some of the legendary tales of golden age science fiction. Today there is a new generation of scientists writing science fiction informed with the expertise of their fields, from astrophysics to computer science, biochemistry to rocket science, quantum physics to genetics, speculating about what is possible in our universe. Here lies the sense of wonder only science can deliver. All the stories in this volume are supplemented by afterwords commenting on the science underlying each story. I also heard from Les Johnson and he has a story in the same anthology. Les said, “I have an original short story, “Spreading the Seed,” in the upcoming anthology from Springer Books, “Science Fiction by Scientists,” edited by Mike Brotherton. The book will be released in November.” <L>~<I>~<B>~<E>~<R>~<T>~<Y>~<C>~<O>~<N> The August 10th, 2016 Edition of THE REVENGE HUMP DAY! Page 4 of 70 Re: VIDEO: GIULIANI: UNIFORMED POLICE OFFICERS NOT ALLOWED ON DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION FLOOR "Adam Grim" [email protected] You left out the little detail that Giuliani was lying, the DNC not only had Uniformed Police officers on the floor, they had one speaking. Don't believe everything you hear on Fox News. http://www.snopes.com/uniformed-police-officers-banned-from-the-democratic-national-convention/ <L>~<I>~<B>~<E>~<R>~<T>~<Y>~<C>~<O>~<N> Re: The August 3rd, 2016 Edition of THE REVENGE HUMP DAY! From: "Holly Lisle" [email protected] Totally agree with you on summer vacations. Being able to control them was part of why we ended up homeschooling my two kids and our kid. Keeping them out of what used to be (and probably still is) the worst school system in the country was the biggest reason— especially after the older two got to test that system briefly. Broward County, Florida schools are every imaginable variety of awful. Just checking in to say hi, let you know I’m thinking of you, and to thank you for keeping me on the mailing list. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT MY PARENTS SENT ME TO PAROCHIAL SCHOOL FROM 1-12, BUT I DID SEND MY KIDS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND GOT TO SEE THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I HAVE A NUMBER OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS WHO ARE TEACHERS AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY WANT THE BEST FOR THE KIDS THEY TEACH. BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FACTORS THEY CAN’T CONTROL IN THEIR SCHOOLS. FOR MANY YEARS I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN OUR COUNTRY AND I HAVE COME TO THE REALIZATION THAT SCHOOL CHOICE AND CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE THE WAY TO GO IN THIS NATION.