[scifinoir2] Re: Watermelon May Be A Natural Viagra
I knew there was a reason black folks liked watermelon. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Watermelon Viagra: A Natural Connection http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/855319/watermelon_viagra_a_natural_ connection.html By July 1, 2008 - Watermelon Viagra? Watermelon is being called out as nature's answer to Viagra http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/305428/turn_muffins_into_an_aphrod isiac_without.html , by a number of different scientific organizations. Natural ingredients in tasty watermelon have ingredients which can create Viagra-like effects, according to Science Daily. Researchers from the Texas AM also see the a natural connection between watermelon and Viagra. The refreshing watermelon fruit is full of vitamins and nutrients which may also have a Viagra-like effect on blood vessels, according to researchers from Texas AM. This claim is also backed up by Science Daily Watermelon Viagra: A Natural Connection The nutrients in watermelon can deliver Viagra-like effects to the body's blood vessels and may even increase libido, according to Science Daily. Watermelon may not be as organ-specific as Viagra, said Bhimu Patil, director of Texas AM's Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center, according to Science Daily. But it's a great way to relax blood vessels without any drug side-effects. There are three photo-nutrients which are delivering these healthy effects: lycopene, beta carotene and citrulline. The Watermelon Viagra Nutrients There are certain nutrients in watermelon that make it healthy and can help enhance libido. One of those nutrients is citrulline, according to the Texas AM researchers. The citrulline is contained in the rind, which is considered inedible my most people. How Does Watermelon Viagra Work? The connection is being made between watermelon and Viagra because of the watermelon's citrulline. The citrulline actually relaxes blood vessels in the body, the same way Viagra does, according to Science Daily. The process is slightly complicated, and includes the ability of cirtrulline to create arginine, which helps remove ammonia from the body, according World's Healthiest Foods. Citrulline In addition to relaxing blood vessels, the citrullline is also known to promote energy. Beta Carotene Another healthy phyto-nutrient in watermelon is Beta Carotene. Beta carotene can also be found in red peppers, carrots, paprika, grape leaves, chili powder, and sweet potatoes, according to a query on Nutrition Data. Lycopene Lycopene can be found in watermelon and in other fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes, rose hips, guavas, grapefruits and persimmons. Sources AJC, Watermelon the new Viagra?http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ entries/2008/07/02/watermelon_the.html Nutrition Data, http://www.nutritiondata.com Science Daily, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080630165707.htm Science Daily, Want Citrulline? Try Watermelon, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070814185634.htm Science Daily, Watermelon May Have Viagra-effect, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080630165707.htm World's Healthiest Foods, Watermelon, http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspicedbid=31#healthbenefits More resources http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/600437/urban_legend_and_green_m_ms_ chocolate.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Wanted creator is in demand
For all the bad things I've seen and heard about him, I can't knock him, because I love what he's done with the FF. quot;There is no reason Good can#39;t triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia.quot; -Kurt Vonnegut, quot;A Man Without A Countryquot; --- On Thu, 7/3/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Wanted creator is in demand To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 1:27 AM Scots comic writer Mark Millar is toast of Hollywood after Wanted Jun http://www.dailyrec ord.co.uk/ entertainment/ celebrity- interviews/ 2008/06/26/ 26 2008 By Rick Fulton SCOTS comic book writer Mark Millar's life is about to change for ever, all thanks to Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy. Mark is the man behind the story of summer blockbuster Wanted, which hit cinemas last night. And if Angelina and Scots star James help him to box office glory, Mark knows how he'll celebrate - take a day off and go to Ayr with wife Gill and daughter Emily, nine. Laughing, the writing wizard, of Glasgow, said: I can't drive so I won't be buying a flash car. We live in a nice house already and I dress the same as I did at university. There's actually nothing to spend it on. If things turn out well at the weekend I'll take Monday off and me and the family will go to Ayr for the day. But I'll be back at work on Tuesday morning. Life couldn't be much better for Mark right now. Not only is he one of the best-selling comic book writers in the world, Wanted is the first in what could be a long line of film adaptations of his work. Released in the UK and America yesterday, he knows that across the pond he won't get a No.1 movie as Pixar's latest animated movie, Wall-E, is also released this week. But with Angelina and James starring in the Û110 million film, Wanted is still expected to be huge, setting Mark up as Hollywood's latest source for big superhero movies. This weekend is either life changing or it's a dud, said Mark. But the truth is he is on a roll. Kick-Ass, the next movie adapted from one of his comic books, starts filming in August and will be directed by Matthew Vaughn, the man behind Stardust and Layer Cake. It will be out next year, with two more films in the pipeline, War Heroes and Chosen, both created by him. Wanted 2 is also mooted. As well as his own creations that he releases under his Millar world line of books, Mark also writes for Marvel, which means working on comic book legends like Spider-Man, Fantastic Four and X-Men. He also helps on their films as a script doctor, working most recently on Iron Man. He must be a very, very rich man. But Mark, speaking before a special screening of Wanted at the Cine world, Glasgow, on Tuesday night, claims he won't believe it until he sees the money in the bank. He said: None of the money is in yet. I'll believe it when I see the cash. I'm not anticipating anything. Anything that shows up I'll be really happy with. But I hear stories from other writers who say by the time they work out the expenses, the amount of money is actually c**p. Money doesn't seem to be all that important to Mark, but then he's had more hardship than most. Both his parents passed away when he was still in his teens. His mum died of a heart attack when he was 14. His dad died four years later. How proud would they have been to see their son creating a Hollywood movie starring Angelina Jolie? Mark said: It would be lovely if they were here to see how well I've done, but I've got a really tight family of brothers and my sister. They were all there on Tuesday. The family is still together. We are so close, not a week goes by when I don't see all of them. Our parents dying made us even closer. We are like The Osmonds, we see each other all the time. The youngest of six children by 14 years, he trained to be a priest but left to go to Paisley University, although he had to quit his degree in the final months because of mounting debts. He dropped out and, with nothing to lose, tried to get a job writing comic books, getting his break at 2000AD comics. He was headhunted by DC Comics, who got him working on The Authority, and he made his mark by creating the first gay kiss between two male superheroes. MARK'S notoriety continued with Superman:Red Son in, which the superhero grew up in the Soviet Union instead ofAmerica. The writer was then head-hunted again, this time by Marvel, who asked him to shake up The X-Men. Since then he's become one of the biggest-selling UK comic book writers, but he's staying put in his suburban Glasgow home. He said: Scotland is important to my writing. My agent and attorney want me to move to LA. They think it's a matter of time or money, but I tell them, 'You don't understand the
[scifinoir2] Re: Iron Man
Through the magic of bootlegs, I have seen IRON MAN several times. I liked Paltrow's performance as Pepper Potts (though I am curious why Hollywood keeps casting blondes as redheads - and vice versa, the whole Kirsten Dunst/Bryce Dallas Howard, Mary Jane/Gwen Stacy switcheroo). I felt Paltrow was the perfect foil for Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark. Their pairing was like something out of the screwball comedies of the thirties (you hoped something would happen one night). The scene at the hotel ballroom is money. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- On Wed, 7/2/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Iron Man To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 5:45 PM I feel like I just got hit in the head with a shoulder launched rocket containing bombs of mega intense coolness. Everything positive review about this movie is right on the money. It's definitely one of the greatest comic book movies ever made. I'm not sure where it fits in but it's right up there with Batman Begins. My youngest son went with me, he's eleven. He was bouncing in the seat the whole time. My brain is still whirling with the excitement of the movie right now so I'll gather my thoughts for a something a little more informative than Wow. At this point, WOW seems about as accurate as possible. I do have one down note and it may have been discussed already but I avoided reading much Iron Man discussion. ( I will go back to review now that I have seen the movie.) I think Paltrow was a poor choice for her role. She was barely better than serviceable in her performance and to my mind, she brought absolutely nothing to the over all equation. What did everyone else think of Paltrow? And yes I stayed for the very end because I knew there would be an extra bit of cool foreshadowing coming. Bosco Report back please :)
Re: [scifinoir2] Tru Calling- Writer Explains what was going to happen
WOW. quot;There is no reason Good can#39;t triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia.quot; -Kurt Vonnegut, quot;A Man Without A Countryquot; --- On Thu, 7/3/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Tru Calling- Writer Explains what was going to happen To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 12:44 AM I did not see much of Tru Calling in its first run, but with Scifi Channel showing periodic marathons, I've seen almost every episode and I have become a fan. Today they showed episodes all day and I found myself wishing I knew where they were headed and I got lucky by finding a blog post from one of the writers. Since I remember a few Tru Calling fans on the list, I decided to post her explanation. What do you think? Tru Calling staff writer Doris Egan has revealed details of how the show's long term story arc and mythology would have played out had the series not been cancelled!!! And it worths read it, I can sure you... Saturday, April 30, 2005 - For Tru Calling fans Yes, there were more than three episodes, and the last one aired pretty much leaves you wondering what's going on in the storyline. That's just the danger of television; a novel ends where it's supposed to end, but TV is a collective endeavor whose product depends on a thousand different judgments about business and programming. I'm sure that's no shock to you. Ordinarily I wouldn't talk about where the arc was going, but then, ordinarily there's another half-season where you'd get to watch that arc play out. I know some people got really involved in the second season and you feel you were left hanging. So, for you: I'm going to be talking about spoilers, if they can be called that when a show is over. First, I joined TC late in the first season, when the idea of Jack had already been introduced. I thought, Good timing. I'm joining when the fun part starts! We dived right into my episode, Two Pair. By the end of that, it was clear to the audience that Tru had an opponent, someone who was working against her to maintain the timeline as it was. The idea was never that he'd be a villain in the classic sense, but that he had a different view of what was good or bad in these circumstances. The rest of the season expanded the cat-and-mouse game between the two of them. Here's where I go into some of the mythology you never got to see explained before the show disappeared. Of course, canon can be boring when it's just written out, so let's play with this for your amusement. Suppose Tru rushes to save a woman about to die, only to find Jack in her way. - JACK: You can't keep doing this just because you have the power. It's wrong. TRU: I'm saving that woman's life! How is that wrong? JACK: Who the hell are you to decide you can tilt the balance of the universe? Everything we do has consequences, Tru. Everything. You save one person, and what happens? TRU (with her best sarcasm): She lives. I see what a problem that would be. JACK: It would be, because there's a plan at work here bigger than anyone can comprehend. This woman lives, and that plan gets thrown off track. She's home when the next-door neighbor has his heart attack; she drives him to the hospital. He lives, and goes on to abuse his two children. One of them grows up to be the next Unabomber. The other marries a man who was originally destined for someone else, who would have been his partner in discovering a cure for cancer -- TRU: You can't know all this! JACK: I know there's a plan, and I know you're destroying it, like a child who doesn't understand why Mommy won't let her paint on the walls. - One of the aims of season two was to gradually outline the overarching mythology for the audience. There was a lot of discussion of this at the beginning of the year. I'm a big proponent of the idea that on any show it pays to have the mythology straight in the writers' minds, even when they aren't going to show all their cards to the audience right away. Because the audience can always tell when you're making it up as you go along, and they feel taken advantage of. Mind you, there are going to be some refinements and additions that are indeed made up along the way; and if they work, that's all you can ask. I'll start with the big-picture idea here: There are two great Powers in the universe concerned with humanity's fate. (This particular part of the mythology I feel I'd better admit was mine -- because while television is a group effort, and most of the mythology was on the way to being implemented, I'm not 100 percent certain it would all have been. And should you find this specific idea incredibly dumb, I don't want anyone else blamed for it.) World mythology has a lot of
[scifinoir2] Re: Wanted creator is in demand
I am currently reading a hard bound copy of the six issues of WANTED and, compared to the movie, the graphic novel is pure genius. I have never read a more seamless joining of narrative and illustration - not even in books created by a single writer/illustrator. The WANTED comic books do something the movie doesn't do (and it annoyed me): it doesn't show when it tells and it doesn't tell when it shows. A truly remarkable achievement for a comic book or a movie. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scots comic writer Mark Millar is toast of Hollywood after Wanted Jun http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/2008/06/26/ 26 2008 By Rick Fulton SCOTS comic book writer Mark Millar's life is about to change for ever, all thanks to Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy. Mark is the man behind the story of summer blockbuster Wanted, which hit cinemas last night. And if Angelina and Scots star James help him to box office glory, Mark knows how he'll celebrate - take a day off and go to Ayr with wife Gill and daughter Emily, nine. Laughing, the writing wizard, of Glasgow, said: I can't drive so I won't be buying a flash car. We live in a nice house already and I dress the same as I did at university. There's actually nothing to spend it on. If things turn out well at the weekend I'll take Monday off and me and the family will go to Ayr for the day. But I'll be back at work on Tuesday morning. Life couldn't be much better for Mark right now. Not only is he one of the best-selling comic book writers in the world, Wanted is the first in what could be a long line of film adaptations of his work. Released in the UK and America yesterday, he knows that across the pond he won't get a No.1 movie as Pixar's latest animated movie, Wall-E, is also released this week. But with Angelina and James starring in the Û110 million film, Wanted is still expected to be huge, setting Mark up as Hollywood's latest source for big superhero movies. This weekend is either life changing or it's a dud, said Mark. But the truth is he is on a roll. Kick-Ass, the next movie adapted from one of his comic books, starts filming in August and will be directed by Matthew Vaughn, the man behind Stardust and Layer Cake. It will be out next year, with two more films in the pipeline, War Heroes and Chosen, both created by him. Wanted 2 is also mooted. As well as his own creations that he releases under his Millar world line of books, Mark also writes for Marvel, which means working on comic book legends like Spider-Man, Fantastic Four and X-Men. He also helps on their films as a script doctor, working most recently on Iron Man. He must be a very, very rich man. But Mark, speaking before a special screening of Wanted at the Cine world, Glasgow, on Tuesday night, claims he won't believe it until he sees the money in the bank. He said: None of the money is in yet. I'll believe it when I see the cash. I'm not anticipating anything. Anything that shows up I'll be really happy with. But I hear stories from other writers who say by the time they work out the expenses, the amount of money is actually c**p. Money doesn't seem to be all that important to Mark, but then he's had more hardship than most. Both his parents passed away when he was still in his teens. His mum died of a heart attack when he was 14. His dad died four years later. How proud would they have been to see their son creating a Hollywood movie starring Angelina Jolie? Mark said: It would be lovely if they were here to see how well I've done, but I've got a really tight family of brothers and my sister. They were all there on Tuesday. The family is still together. We are so close, not a week goes by when I don't see all of them. Our parents dying made us even closer. We are like The Osmonds, we see each other all the time. The youngest of six children by 14 years, he trained to be a priest but left to go to Paisley University, although he had to quit his degree in the final months because of mounting debts. He dropped out and, with nothing to lose, tried to get a job writing comic books, getting his break at 2000AD comics. He was headhunted by DC Comics, who got him working on The Authority, and he made his mark by creating the first gay kiss between two male superheroes. MARK'S notoriety continued with Superman:Red Son in, which the superhero grew up in the Soviet Union instead ofAmerica. The writer was then head-hunted again, this time by Marvel, who asked him to shake up The X-Men. Since then he's become one of the biggest-selling UK comic book writers, but he's staying put in his suburban Glasgow home. He said: Scotland is important to my writing. My agent and attorney want me to move to LA. They think it's a matter of time or money, but I tell them, 'You don't understand
Re: [scifinoir2] Twilight Zone Marathon
Thanks for the reminder, Gymfig. Almost missed it, for waiting for the unemployment numbers. quot;There is no reason Good can#39;t triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia.quot; -Kurt Vonnegut, quot;A Man Without A Countryquot; --- On Wed, 7/2/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Twilight Zone Marathon To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 9:26 PM Twilight Zone marathon tarts tomorrow **Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos. aol.com/used? ncid=aolaut00050 7) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] FW: The rewards of radio Racism:Limbaugh gets 100 million
Proof that money trumps all, including common decency. Oxy-Man's not only a racist. He simply *hates*. And many follow him for just that reason. quot;There is no reason Good can#39;t triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia.quot; -Kurt Vonnegut, quot;A Man Without A Countryquot; --- On Wed, 7/2/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] FW: The rewards of radio Racism:Limbaugh gets 100 million To: 'NPHC' [EMAIL PROTECTED], scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 7:35 PM From: CINQUE [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] net] Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 4:20 PM To: Albert Fields; 'athleticacademic' ; everythingist@ nyc.rr.com; Kai; KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net; Kimberly_Luft_ job; [EMAIL PROTECTED] net; Richard Clement Sr.; Tracey DeMorsella; Valery Jean; williamsfred@ speakeasy. net Subject: The rewards of radio Racism:Limbaugh gets 100 million The rewards of radio http://playahata. com/hatablog/ ?p=3824 Racism:Limbaugh gets 100 million Filed under: Playahata Breaking News http://playahata. com/hatablog/ ?cat=3 - FYI @ 6:11 pm http://playahata. com/hatablog/ ?attachment_ id=3823 rush_limbaugh_ racist.jpg Don Imus makes a lot of racially derogatory marks but it pales in contrast to the offenses by Rush Limbaugh over the years. Limbaugh never really worries because he knows he is supported and his support was solidified today when Premiere Radio Networks inked Rush Limbaugh to a new long-term deal that includes his daily show and 90-second Rush Limbaugh Morning Update feature. PREMIERE, in partnership with Limbaugh, will also continue to oversee THE Limbaugh Letter newsletter and Rushlimbaugh. com. Terms were not disclosed, although in an article to be published in the New York Times Magazine this Sunday, Limbaugh says that the deal is for $38 million a year for eight years plus a $100 million signing bonus. Rush Limbaugh now makes more than ever African American Radio Personality combined, that includes the likes of those considered rich like Tom Joyner, Steve Harvey, Funkmaster Flex,Wendy Williams etc combined. Clear Channel Radio President, CEO and GOP financier John Hogan, who signed his own renewal deal this week, added, Broadcasters of RUSH's quality come along once in a lifetime. We are privileged to continue our relationship which is unprecedented in the history of our industry. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Twilight Zone Marathon
In a message dated 7/3/2008 7:10:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks for the reminder, Gymfig. Almost missed it, for waiting for the unemployment numbers. No problem. Burn Notice is on USA **Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut000507) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] Re: Wanted creator is in demand
Wanted is good stuff with the exception of the ending. That nearly derails the whole show. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am currently reading a hard bound copy of the six issues of WANTED and, compared to the movie, the graphic novel is pure genius. I have never read a more seamless joining of narrative and illustration - not even in books created by a single writer/illustrator. The WANTED comic books do something the movie doesn't do (and it annoyed me): it doesn't show when it tells and it doesn't tell when it shows. A truly remarkable achievement for a comic book or a movie. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdlists@ wrote: Scots comic writer Mark Millar is toast of Hollywood after Wanted Jun http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity- interviews/2008/06/26/ 26 2008 By Rick Fulton SCOTS comic book writer Mark Millar's life is about to change for ever, all thanks to Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy. Mark is the man behind the story of summer blockbuster Wanted, which hit cinemas last night. And if Angelina and Scots star James help him to box office glory, Mark knows how he'll celebrate - take a day off and go to Ayr with wife Gill and daughter Emily, nine. Laughing, the writing wizard, of Glasgow, said: I can't drive so I won't be buying a flash car. We live in a nice house already and I dress the same as I did at university. There's actually nothing to spend it on. If things turn out well at the weekend I'll take Monday off and me and the family will go to Ayr for the day. But I'll be back at work on Tuesday morning. Life couldn't be much better for Mark right now. Not only is he one of the best-selling comic book writers in the world, Wanted is the first in what could be a long line of film adaptations of his work. Released in the UK and America yesterday, he knows that across the pond he won't get a No.1 movie as Pixar's latest animated movie, Wall-E, is also released this week. But with Angelina and James starring in the Û110 million film, Wanted is still expected to be huge, setting Mark up as Hollywood's latest source for big superhero movies. This weekend is either life changing or it's a dud, said Mark. But the truth is he is on a roll. Kick-Ass, the next movie adapted from one of his comic books, starts filming in August and will be directed by Matthew Vaughn, the man behind Stardust and Layer Cake. It will be out next year, with two more films in the pipeline, War Heroes and Chosen, both created by him. Wanted 2 is also mooted. As well as his own creations that he releases under his Millar world line of books, Mark also writes for Marvel, which means working on comic book legends like Spider-Man, Fantastic Four and X-Men. He also helps on their films as a script doctor, working most recently on Iron Man. He must be a very, very rich man. But Mark, speaking before a special screening of Wanted at the Cine world, Glasgow, on Tuesday night, claims he won't believe it until he sees the money in the bank. He said: None of the money is in yet. I'll believe it when I see the cash. I'm not anticipating anything. Anything that shows up I'll be really happy with. But I hear stories from other writers who say by the time they work out the expenses, the amount of money is actually c**p. Money doesn't seem to be all that important to Mark, but then he's had more hardship than most. Both his parents passed away when he was still in his teens. His mum died of a heart attack when he was 14. His dad died four years later. How proud would they have been to see their son creating a Hollywood movie starring Angelina Jolie? Mark said: It would be lovely if they were here to see how well I've done, but I've got a really tight family of brothers and my sister. They were all there on Tuesday. The family is still together. We are so close, not a week goes by when I don't see all of them. Our parents dying made us even closer. We are like The Osmonds, we see each other all the time. The youngest of six children by 14 years, he trained to be a priest but left to go to Paisley University, although he had to quit his degree in the final months because of mounting debts. He dropped out and, with nothing to lose, tried to get a job writing comic books, getting his break at 2000AD comics. He was headhunted by DC Comics, who got him working on The Authority, and he made his mark by creating the first gay kiss between two male superheroes. MARK'S notoriety continued with Superman:Red Son in, which the superhero grew up in the Soviet Union instead ofAmerica. The writer was then head-hunted again, this time by Marvel, who asked him to
[scifinoir2] How to Work for a Non-Profit Organization ... and Why
How to Work for a Non-Profit Organization ... and Why by www.SixWise.com http://www.sixwise.com/ Non-profit organizations have reputations for being run solely by volunteers or low-paid workers who must wade through mountains of paperwork, fueled only by their devotion to a particular cause. Well, while some non-profits are, in fact, powered largely by volunteers, many are not. And though salaries may be lower in a non-profit organization, they're not always . and the benefits are almost assuredly better than you'll find working for any for-profit company around. Why Work for a Non-Profit Organization? Non-profits bring in $670 billion annually, according to Joanne Fritz, Ph.D., an About.com guide to nonprofit charitable organizations. That's nothing to sneeze at. Meanwhile one in 12 Americans work for a non-profit, according to Fritz. Clearly, they know something that most of us don't. Working for a non-profit can be not only rewarding but, ironically, profitable for you in a variety of ways. * Employees of non-profit organizations usually receive attractive benefits, including generous vacation time, sick days, flexible schedules, low premiums on heath insurance, tuition reimbursement, and excellent retirement plans. * You may gain access to special facilities and services, such as university gyms and libraries, and credit unions that offer guaranteed low-interest loans. * Base salaries at large non-profits are usually competitive with similar jobs at for-profit corporations. * You get to work for a good cause, feel passionate about what you're doing, and make the world a better place. That is the general point of a non-profit, after all. * You'll make good contacts. CEOs of large corporations are often on the board of directors of non-profits. You'll also likely get to work with the leaders in your community, attending joint board meetings and such. * You can learn a lot. Working at a non-profit means your job position will likely stretch beyond the typical boundaries. You'll get to wear many hats and plunge right into activities that you otherwise would only read about. * You can enjoy a positive work environment. Generally speaking, non-profit work environments tend to look out for individuals and families more so than your average corporation. Why NOT Work for a Non-Profit? Now that we've listed all of the benefits, there are some downsides to working for a non-profit. For one thing, there are no stock options to own, and bonuses are not usually given out. If you're largely driven by money, a non-profit may not be right for you. You should also feel relatively strongly about the non-profit cause you're considering working for. You'll be fully immersed in this cause day-in and day-out, not to mention working with a group of people who have dedicated their lives to said mission. If you're not that keen on saving greyhounds from the racetracks or helping the Girl Scouts recruit new young members, it's best to take a pass. How to Get Into a Non-Profit Career The rule of the job-search game are slightly different when it comes to looking for work in the non-profit sector. Rule number one, according to Fritz, is to identify an area you're passionate about. You will be a much more desirable job candidate if you speak passionately about your desire to work in this particular nonprofit, she writes on About.com. Next Fritz recommends doing what she calls an informational interview. On other words, contact the non-profit you're interested in and ask to meet for an informational information. Even though you're only meeting to find out some information (come prepared with questions), the interview may lead to a job offer, particularly if you remember to send a thank you note afterward. If you're really serious about a particular non-profit, volunteering is an excellent way to get your foot in the door. Not only does this allow you to test drive the organization to make sure it's a good fit, you'll be the first to know when a new job opportunity arises. Fortunately, the Internet is also a simple way to start your non-profit job search. The following sites are loaded with job openings in the non-profit sector, in a variety of interest areas and locations across the country: * Opportunity Knocks http://www.opportunitynocs.org/ * Idealist.org http://www.idealist.org/ * National Council of Nonprofit Associations http://www.ncna.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPagepageId=185 * Nonprofit http://www.nonprofitoyster.com/ Oyster Recommended Reading How to http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/06/04/26/dream-career.htm Find Your Dream Career: 11 Key Steps The http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/05/12/14/the-10-best-careersby-start ing-salary-best-benefits-job-satisfaction--amp-more.htm 10 Best Careers -- By Starting Salary, Best Benefits, Job Satisfaction More _ Sources About.com: Top 7 Tips for
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I actually enjoyed Dwayne McDuffie's recent run on the FF more than Millar's. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For all the bad things I've seen and heard about him, I can't knock him, because I love what he's done with the FF. quot;There is no reason Good can#39;t triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia.quot; -Kurt Vonnegut, quot;A Man Without A Countryquot; --- On Thu, 7/3/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Wanted creator is in demand To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 1:27 AM Scots comic writer Mark Millar is toast of Hollywood after Wanted Jun http://www.dailyrec ord.co.uk/ entertainment/ celebrity- interviews/ 2008/06/26/ 26 2008 By Rick Fulton SCOTS comic book writer Mark Millar's life is about to change for ever, all thanks to Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy. Mark is the man behind the story of summer blockbuster Wanted, which hit cinemas last night. And if Angelina and Scots star James help him to box office glory, Mark knows how he'll celebrate - take a day off and go to Ayr with wife Gill and daughter Emily, nine. Laughing, the writing wizard, of Glasgow, said: I can't drive so I won't be buying a flash car. We live in a nice house already and I dress the same as I did at university. There's actually nothing to spend it on. If things turn out well at the weekend I'll take Monday off and me and the family will go to Ayr for the day. But I'll be back at work on Tuesday morning. Life couldn't be much better for Mark right now. Not only is he one of the best-selling comic book writers in the world, Wanted is the first in what could be a long line of film adaptations of his work. Released in the UK and America yesterday, he knows that across the pond he won't get a No.1 movie as Pixar's latest animated movie, Wall-E, is also released this week. But with Angelina and James starring in the Û110 million film, Wanted is still expected to be huge, setting Mark up as Hollywood's latest source for big superhero movies. This weekend is either life changing or it's a dud, said Mark. But the truth is he is on a roll. Kick-Ass, the next movie adapted from one of his comic books, starts filming in August and will be directed by Matthew Vaughn, the man behind Stardust and Layer Cake. It will be out next year, with two more films in the pipeline, War Heroes and Chosen, both created by him. Wanted 2 is also mooted. As well as his own creations that he releases under his Millar world line of books, Mark also writes for Marvel, which means working on comic book legends like Spider-Man, Fantastic Four and X-Men. He also helps on their films as a script doctor, working most recently on Iron Man. He must be a very, very rich man. But Mark, speaking before a special screening of Wanted at the Cine world, Glasgow, on Tuesday night, claims he won't believe it until he sees the money in the bank. He said: None of the money is in yet. I'll believe it when I see the cash. I'm not anticipating anything. Anything that shows up I'll be really happy with. But I hear stories from other writers who say by the time they work out the expenses, the amount of money is actually c**p. Money doesn't seem to be all that important to Mark, but then he's had more hardship than most. Both his parents passed away when he was still in his teens. His mum died of a heart attack when he was 14. His dad died four years later. How proud would they have been to see their son creating a Hollywood movie starring Angelina Jolie? Mark said: It would be lovely if they were here to see how well I've done, but I've got a really tight family of brothers and my sister. They were all there on Tuesday. The family is still together. We are so close, not a week goes by when I don't see all of them. Our parents dying made us even closer. We are like The Osmonds, we see each other all the time. The youngest of six children by 14 years, he trained to be a priest but left to go to Paisley University, although he had to quit his degree in the final months because of mounting debts. He dropped out and, with nothing to lose, tried to get a job writing comic books, getting his break at 2000AD comics. He was headhunted by DC Comics, who got him working on The Authority, and he made his mark by creating the first gay kiss between two male superheroes. MARK'S notoriety continued with Superman:Red Son in, which the superhero grew up in the Soviet Union instead ofAmerica. The
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I did as well. I was upset when I learned that he wouldn't be staying on the book, and a bit hesitant about Millar and Hitch taking it over, saw it as little more than flavor-of-the-month stuff. I didn't even pick up their first four issues until I sat down at my comic-book store and read them. quot;There is no reason Good can#39;t triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia.quot; -Kurt Vonnegut, quot;A Man Without A Countryquot; --- On Thu, 7/3/08, B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Wanted creator is in demand To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 9:24 AM I actually enjoyed Dwayne McDuffie's recent run on the FF more than Millar's. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For all the bad things I've seen and heard about him, I can't knock him, because I love what he's done with the FF. quot;There is no reason Good can#39;t triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia.quot; -Kurt Vonnegut, quot;A Man Without A Countryquot; --- On Thu, 7/3/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Wanted creator is in demand To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 1:27 AM Scots comic writer Mark Millar is toast of Hollywood after Wanted Jun http://www.dailyrec ord.co.uk/ entertainment/ celebrity- interviews/ 2008/06/26/ 26 2008 By Rick Fulton SCOTS comic book writer Mark Millar's life is about to change for ever, all thanks to Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy. Mark is the man behind the story of summer blockbuster Wanted, which hit cinemas last night. And if Angelina and Scots star James help him to box office glory, Mark knows how he'll celebrate - take a day off and go to Ayr with wife Gill and daughter Emily, nine. Laughing, the writing wizard, of Glasgow, said: I can't drive so I won't be buying a flash car. We live in a nice house already and I dress the same as I did at university. There's actually nothing to spend it on. If things turn out well at the weekend I'll take Monday off and me and the family will go to Ayr for the day. But I'll be back at work on Tuesday morning. Life couldn't be much better for Mark right now. Not only is he one of the best-selling comic book writers in the world, Wanted is the first in what could be a long line of film adaptations of his work. Released in the UK and America yesterday, he knows that across the pond he won't get a No.1 movie as Pixar's latest animated movie, Wall-E, is also released this week. But with Angelina and James starring in the Û110 million film, Wanted is still expected to be huge, setting Mark up as Hollywood's latest source for big superhero movies. This weekend is either life changing or it's a dud, said Mark. But the truth is he is on a roll. Kick-Ass, the next movie adapted from one of his comic books, starts filming in August and will be directed by Matthew Vaughn, the man behind Stardust and Layer Cake. It will be out next year, with two more films in the pipeline, War Heroes and Chosen, both created by him. Wanted 2 is also mooted. As well as his own creations that he releases under his Millar world line of books, Mark also writes for Marvel, which means working on comic book legends like Spider-Man, Fantastic Four and X-Men. He also helps on their films as a script doctor, working most recently on Iron Man. He must be a very, very rich man. But Mark, speaking before a special screening of Wanted at the Cine world, Glasgow, on Tuesday night, claims he won't believe it until he sees the money in the bank. He said: None of the money is in yet. I'll believe it when I see the cash. I'm not anticipating anything. Anything that shows up I'll be really happy with. But I hear stories from other writers who say by the time they work out the expenses, the amount of money is actually c**p. Money doesn't seem to be all that important to Mark, but then he's had more hardship than most. Both his parents passed away when he was still in his teens. His mum died of a heart attack when he was 14. His dad died four years later. How proud would they have been to see their son creating a Hollywood movie starring Angelina Jolie? Mark said: It would be lovely if they were here to see how well I've done, but
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And, if I may add, *anything* after the Travesty That Was FF During Civil War is an improvement. quot;There is no reason Good can#39;t triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia.quot; -Kurt Vonnegut, quot;A Man Without A Countryquot; --- On Thu, 7/3/08, B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Wanted creator is in demand To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 9:24 AM I actually enjoyed Dwayne McDuffie's recent run on the FF more than Millar's. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For all the bad things I've seen and heard about him, I can't knock him, because I love what he's done with the FF. quot;There is no reason Good can#39;t triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia.quot; -Kurt Vonnegut, quot;A Man Without A Countryquot; --- On Thu, 7/3/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Wanted creator is in demand To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 1:27 AM Scots comic writer Mark Millar is toast of Hollywood after Wanted Jun http://www.dailyrec ord.co.uk/ entertainment/ celebrity- interviews/ 2008/06/26/ 26 2008 By Rick Fulton SCOTS comic book writer Mark Millar's life is about to change for ever, all thanks to Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy. Mark is the man behind the story of summer blockbuster Wanted, which hit cinemas last night. And if Angelina and Scots star James help him to box office glory, Mark knows how he'll celebrate - take a day off and go to Ayr with wife Gill and daughter Emily, nine. Laughing, the writing wizard, of Glasgow, said: I can't drive so I won't be buying a flash car. We live in a nice house already and I dress the same as I did at university. There's actually nothing to spend it on. If things turn out well at the weekend I'll take Monday off and me and the family will go to Ayr for the day. But I'll be back at work on Tuesday morning. Life couldn't be much better for Mark right now. Not only is he one of the best-selling comic book writers in the world, Wanted is the first in what could be a long line of film adaptations of his work. Released in the UK and America yesterday, he knows that across the pond he won't get a No.1 movie as Pixar's latest animated movie, Wall-E, is also released this week. But with Angelina and James starring in the Û110 million film, Wanted is still expected to be huge, setting Mark up as Hollywood's latest source for big superhero movies. This weekend is either life changing or it's a dud, said Mark. But the truth is he is on a roll. Kick-Ass, the next movie adapted from one of his comic books, starts filming in August and will be directed by Matthew Vaughn, the man behind Stardust and Layer Cake. It will be out next year, with two more films in the pipeline, War Heroes and Chosen, both created by him. Wanted 2 is also mooted. As well as his own creations that he releases under his Millar world line of books, Mark also writes for Marvel, which means working on comic book legends like Spider-Man, Fantastic Four and X-Men. He also helps on their films as a script doctor, working most recently on Iron Man. He must be a very, very rich man. But Mark, speaking before a special screening of Wanted at the Cine world, Glasgow, on Tuesday night, claims he won't believe it until he sees the money in the bank. He said: None of the money is in yet. I'll believe it when I see the cash. I'm not anticipating anything. Anything that shows up I'll be really happy with. But I hear stories from other writers who say by the time they work out the expenses, the amount of money is actually c**p. Money doesn't seem to be all that important to Mark, but then he's had more hardship than most. Both his parents passed away when he was still in his teens. His mum died of a heart attack when he was 14. His dad died four years later. How proud would they have been to see their son creating a Hollywood movie starring Angelina Jolie? Mark said: It would be lovely if they were here to see how well I've done, but I've got a really tight family of brothers and my sister. They were all there on Tuesday. The family is still together. We are so close, not a week goes by when I don't see all of
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OK, now I might have to go out and buy this -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 5:05 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Wanted creator is in demand I am currently reading a hard bound copy of the six issues of WANTED and, compared to the movie, the graphic novel is pure genius. I have never read a more seamless joining of narrative and illustration - not even in books created by a single writer/illustrator. The WANTED comic books do something the movie doesn't do (and it annoyed me): it doesn't show when it tells and it doesn't tell when it shows. A truly remarkable achievement for a comic book or a movie. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scots comic writer Mark Millar is toast of Hollywood after Wanted Jun http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/2008/06/26/ 26 2008 By Rick Fulton SCOTS comic book writer Mark Millar's life is about to change for ever, all thanks to Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy. Mark is the man behind the story of summer blockbuster Wanted, which hit cinemas last night. And if Angelina and Scots star James help him to box office glory, Mark knows how he'll celebrate - take a day off and go to Ayr with wife Gill and daughter Emily, nine. Laughing, the writing wizard, of Glasgow, said: I can't drive so I won't be buying a flash car. We live in a nice house already and I dress the same as I did at university. There's actually nothing to spend it on. If things turn out well at the weekend I'll take Monday off and me and the family will go to Ayr for the day. But I'll be back at work on Tuesday morning. Life couldn't be much better for Mark right now. Not only is he one of the best-selling comic book writers in the world, Wanted is the first in what could be a long line of film adaptations of his work. Released in the UK and America yesterday, he knows that across the pond he won't get a No.1 movie as Pixar's latest animated movie, Wall-E, is also released this week. But with Angelina and James starring in the Û110 million film, Wanted is still expected to be huge, setting Mark up as Hollywood's latest source for big superhero movies. This weekend is either life changing or it's a dud, said Mark. But the truth is he is on a roll. Kick-Ass, the next movie adapted from one of his comic books, starts filming in August and will be directed by Matthew Vaughn, the man behind Stardust and Layer Cake. It will be out next year, with two more films in the pipeline, War Heroes and Chosen, both created by him. Wanted 2 is also mooted. As well as his own creations that he releases under his Millar world line of books, Mark also writes for Marvel, which means working on comic book legends like Spider-Man, Fantastic Four and X-Men. He also helps on their films as a script doctor, working most recently on Iron Man. He must be a very, very rich man. But Mark, speaking before a special screening of Wanted at the Cine world, Glasgow, on Tuesday night, claims he won't believe it until he sees the money in the bank. He said: None of the money is in yet. I'll believe it when I see the cash. I'm not anticipating anything. Anything that shows up I'll be really happy with. But I hear stories from other writers who say by the time they work out the expenses, the amount of money is actually c**p. Money doesn't seem to be all that important to Mark, but then he's had more hardship than most. Both his parents passed away when he was still in his teens. His mum died of a heart attack when he was 14. His dad died four years later. How proud would they have been to see their son creating a Hollywood movie starring Angelina Jolie? Mark said: It would be lovely if they were here to see how well I've done, but I've got a really tight family of brothers and my sister. They were all there on Tuesday. The family is still together. We are so close, not a week goes by when I don't see all of them. Our parents dying made us even closer. We are like The Osmonds, we see each other all the time. The youngest of six children by 14 years, he trained to be a priest but left to go to Paisley University, although he had to quit his degree in the final months because of mounting debts. He dropped out and, with nothing to lose, tried to get a job writing comic books, getting his break at 2000AD comics. He was headhunted by DC Comics, who got him working on The Authority, and he made his mark by creating the first gay kiss between two male superheroes. MARK'S notoriety continued with Superman:Red Son in, which the superhero grew up in the Soviet Union instead ofAmerica. The writer was then head-hunted again, this time by Marvel, who asked him to shake up The X-Men. Since then he's become one
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--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, now I might have to go out and buy this Just be forwarned that there is absolutely no socially redeeming value in this graphic novel. ~rave!
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7488009.stm Google must divulge YouTube log Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled. The ruling comes as part of Google's legal battle with Viacom over allegations of copyright infringement. Digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) called the ruling a set-back to privacy rights. The viewing log, which will be handed to Viacom, contains the log-in ID of users, the computer IP address (online identifier) and video clip details. While the legal battle between the two firms is being contested in the US, it is thought the ruling will apply to YouTube users and their viewing habits everywhere. Viacom, which owns MTV and Paramount Pictures, has alleged that YouTube is guilty of massive copyright infringement. The UK's Premier League association is also seeking class action status with Viacom on the issue, alleging YouTube, which was bought by Google in 2006, has been used to watch football highlights. Legal action When it initiated legal action in March 2007 Viacom said it had identified about 160,000 unauthorised clips of its programmes on the website, which had been viewed more than 1.5 billion times. Following the launch of its billion-dollar lawsuit, YouTube introduced filtering tools in an effort to prevent copyright materials from appearing on the site. The US court declined Viacom's request that Google be forced to hand over the source code of YouTube, saying it was a trade secret that should not be disclosed. But it said privacy concerns expressed by Google about handing over the log were speculative. Google's senior litigation counsel Catherine Lacavera said in a statement: We are disappointed the court granted Viacom's over-reaching demand for viewing history. We will ask Viacom to respect users' privacy and allow us to anonymise the logs before producing them under the court's order. The ruling will see the viewing habits of millions of YouTube users given to Viacom, totalling more than 12 terabytes of data. Viacom said it wanted the data to compare the attractiveness of allegedly infringing video with that of non-infringing videos. 'Erroneous ruling' Leading privacy expert Simon Davies told BBC News that the privacy of millions of YouTube users was threatened. He said: The chickens have come home to roost for Google. Their arrogance and refusal to listen to friendly advice has resulted in the privacy of tens of millions being placed under threat. Mr Davies said privacy campaigners had warned Google for years that IP addresses were personally identifiable information. Google pledged last year to anonymise IP addresses for search information but it has said nothing about YouTube data. Mr Davies said: Governments and organisations are realising that companies like Google have a warehouse full of data. And while that data is stored it is under threat of being used and putting privacy in danger. The EFF said: The Court's erroneous ruling is a set-back to privacy rights, and will allow Viacom to see what you are watching on YouTube. We urge Viacom to back off this overbroad request and Google to take all steps necessary to challenge this order and protect the rights of its users. The body said the ruling was also potentially unlawful because the log data did contain personally identifiable data. The court also ruled that Google disclose to Viacom the details of all videos that have been removed from the site for any reason.
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Consider me warned :) -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 11:31 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Wanted creator is in demand --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, now I might have to go out and buy this Just be forwarned that there is absolutely no socially redeeming value in this graphic novel. ~rave! Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: [scifinoir2] [OT] Google must divulge YouTube log
If this comes to pass, then my rep is shot. About a year ago, a friend with a disturbed sense of humor sent me a YouTube link about masturbation, and curiosity drove me to watch about ten other similarly-themed vids. Martin (hanging head in shame, because none of the vids were even interesting) quot;There is no reason Good can#39;t triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia.quot; -Kurt Vonnegut, quot;A Man Without A Countryquot; --- On Thu, 7/3/08, brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] [OT] Google must divulge YouTube log To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 2:50 PM http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/technology/ 7488009.stm Google must divulge YouTube log Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled. The ruling comes as part of Google's legal battle with Viacom over allegations of copyright infringement. Digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) called the ruling a set-back to privacy rights. The viewing log, which will be handed to Viacom, contains the log-in ID of users, the computer IP address (online identifier) and video clip details. While the legal battle between the two firms is being contested in the US, it is thought the ruling will apply to YouTube users and their viewing habits everywhere. Viacom, which owns MTV and Paramount Pictures, has alleged that YouTube is guilty of massive copyright infringement. The UK's Premier League association is also seeking class action status with Viacom on the issue, alleging YouTube, which was bought by Google in 2006, has been used to watch football highlights. Legal action When it initiated legal action in March 2007 Viacom said it had identified about 160,000 unauthorised clips of its programmes on the website, which had been viewed more than 1.5 billion times. Following the launch of its billion-dollar lawsuit, YouTube introduced filtering tools in an effort to prevent copyright materials from appearing on the site. The US court declined Viacom's request that Google be forced to hand over the source code of YouTube, saying it was a trade secret that should not be disclosed. But it said privacy concerns expressed by Google about handing over the log were speculative . Google's senior litigation counsel Catherine Lacavera said in a statement: We are disappointed the court granted Viacom's over-reaching demand for viewing history. We will ask Viacom to respect users' privacy and allow us to anonymise the logs before producing them under the court's order. The ruling will see the viewing habits of millions of YouTube users given to Viacom, totalling more than 12 terabytes of data. Viacom said it wanted the data to compare the attractiveness of allegedly infringing video with that of non-infringing videos. 'Erroneous ruling' Leading privacy expert Simon Davies told BBC News that the privacy of millions of YouTube users was threatened. He said: The chickens have come home to roost for Google. Their arrogance and refusal to listen to friendly advice has resulted in the privacy of tens of millions being placed under threat. Mr Davies said privacy campaigners had warned Google for years that IP addresses were personally identifiable information. Google pledged last year to anonymise IP addresses for search information but it has said nothing about YouTube data. Mr Davies said: Governments and organisations are realising that companies like Google have a warehouse full of data. And while that data is stored it is under threat of being used and putting privacy in danger. The EFF said: The Court's erroneous ruling is a set-back to privacy rights, and will allow Viacom to see what you are watching on YouTube. We urge Viacom to back off this overbroad request and Google to take all steps necessary to challenge this order and protect the rights of its users. The body said the ruling was also potentially unlawful because the log data did contain personally identifiable data. The court also ruled that Google disclose to Viacom the details of all videos that have been removed from the site for any reason. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] More Metropolis?
Some Argentinans just found Metropolis. Let us hope this isn't like the tribe recently found at the Brazillian-Peruvian border. http://www.zeit.de/online/2008/27/metropolis-vorab-englisch http://www.zeit.de/online/2008/27/metropolis-vorab-englisch My favorite line of this article: -- there are several scenes which are essential in order to understand the film: The role played by the actor Fritz Rasp in the film for instance, can finally be understood. -- Yeah, that's been plaguing me for years :-D -Aub Aubrey Leatherwood www.aubreyleatherwood.com http://www.aubreyleatherwood.com/ The People You Know, The Sex They Have ISBN: 978-0-9818905-0-0 July 7, 2008 on Lyrical Press [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] UVCMAG: the Urban Voice Of Comics
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[scifinoir2] Denys Cowan, VP of animation at BET (interview)
http://uvcmag.com/other_news/Denys_Cowan.html DENYS THE MENACE BY: Walter Orsini Most celebrity interviews are predictable. The subject starts off with a polite word of thanks or greeting before detailing enthusiasm for upcoming projects. Denys Cowan was different. At the start of our phone call, the senior vice president of animation at BET threatened to beat down Ron King, the very owner of this magazine. When asked why the need for violence, Cowan explained that after scouring every page of UVC's first three issues, his name could not be found anywhere. The reasoning seemed a little irrational until we went over his resume. Cowan began a career in the comics industry over 20 years ago with pin-ups and fill-in work for Marvel. Quickly proving himself, he was soon penciling characters such as Black Panther and Deathlock. Not limiting himself to the House of Ideas, he co-created the villainous Ducard 15 years before Liam Neeson made him famous in the critically acclaimed Batman Begins. In 1991, he co-founded Milestone, the first comic book imprint dedicated to black superheroes. This led to the Emmy nominated run of the Static Shock cartoon on the WB, as well as producing work for The Boondocks on the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim lineup. After such a versatile career, he was handpicked for his current job as VP of animation for BET. For the past two years, his work has helped the network achieve some of the highest ratings in its history. He was right. There's no excuse that a man with such accomplishments should be absent from the Urban Voice in Comics. What? I'm not black? After accepting our apologies of lateness and retracting his vows of bodily harm, Cowan gave us a taste of the kind of animation we can expect over at BET. Regular viewers have no doubt already seen the controversial new video Read a Book from Bomani D-Mite Armah. Labeled conscious crunk by at least one Web site, the hilarious anthem marries a catchy, club banging beat with lyrics such as Your body needs water, so drink that s---! and a 20-second loop of Wear deodorant n! All the while, an unapologetic, cartoon knock-off of Lil John assaults victims with works by Donald Goines and Zora Neale Hurston. A quick Internet search and you'll find that the spectrum of opinions vary from brilliant to racist.
[scifinoir2] Mario Gulley: Black Like Me at Image Comics
http://uvcmag.com/other_news/Mario_Gully.html GULLY THOUGHTS By David Rondinelli Mario Gully might be best known as the creator of the Ant series, which revolves around a young girl's life that has been faced with much turmoil. She escapes from the day-to day hassles by writing about an alter-ego fantasy in her journal in which she re-imagines herself as an adult version of herself that fights crime under the guise of a fire red ant. Much like the complicated life of his main character, Mario Gully has faced many struggles when it has come to getting Ant on the shelves. Gully would soon get the chance when he sent his work into Image Comics. At the time, Gully had tried before to get his work published by them, but he met several rejections before the current publisher, Erick Larsen, took over. I always liked Image from its launch in 92. So one way or another I have always lurked around that company. I sent Ant to Image once I had the first issue done. It was in 2002. Jim Valentino was the publisher then and he turned the book down flat. That was a hard blow. Well, a couple years later once Erik Larsen took over as publisher I tried him. Keep in mind that Arcana Studios picked the book up and we sold out of issue 1 in 9 days. Once issue 3 came out, I sent it to Erik and he turned me down too. I just kept trying and he's seen my progress. I finally won the guy over and he brought me aboard, Gully said. Gully had his dream come true and while at Image, he completed 11 issues of Ant. However, he noted how things soon began to take a turn that Gully wasn't completely prepared for. Keeping it real, things changed once I stopped kissing ass. I got tired of second guessing my abilities, while trying to conform my art and writing to what I thought Erik and whoever wanted. Once I got sick of it and did my own thing, things started [to change]. Erik even told me in an e-mail once that I wrote `too urban' or something of that nature. Can you believe that!? If I would have set my standards at the door, things would have gone much better for me. The problem is that once people give you advice and you take it, they expect you to feel that way even though they will never say it. I was that guy that Erik Larsen brought in and wanted to mold. He says all the time how he helped me and got me guest stars like Spawn and Savage Dragon in my book and all that. Once I starting growing up and being a man, we had friction. If Erik sends me an e-mail disrespecting me now, I just send him one back, but that wasn't always the case, Gully said. Gully goes on to explain that the atmosphere had started to change as well. He felt that communication was limited and some of the other creators were not accepting on a business or personal level. Honestly, when I was doing great, things were great. The guys in the office were really wonderful around seven issues in. But once I started falling behind and books started to drop in number, they got funny. Yeah, it was my fault that my books were late, but they didn't communicate well with me. I turn[ed] in a book a week late and they said `Mario, we are not going to solicit a book for 2 months. You need time to catch up.' So that means that I won't get paid for 180 days! Image pays back end that means that you get paid once Diamond Distributors pays them, and that's 60 days after the book hits the comic shop. That's tough if comics are your only source of income. They did things like that, which made me feel uneasy about making a living in comics. I never felt accepted by other creators there. I really consider myself a team player. I would never talk bad about a member of my team. Not to the public anyway. I held Image and the creators high. Well, let's just say that I feel like a fool now, because I feel like there is a lot of animosity from other guys. They believe in there heart that they are more `qualified' to be considered creators at Image. They were legit `writers' and `artists' that either wrote books for Marvel or took some damn art lesson somewhere. So when the nigga that invented a black character with a big ass got the same attention, they didn't like it. That's my take on it. It's funny; Ant outsold most of the Indy books out there. I'm talking, The Savage Dragon, Sam and Twitch, Fear Agent, Lion Tigers and Bears and the list goes on, Gully said. Gully went on to comment that he spent time trying to reach a solution with Image; however, he didn't agree with a lot of the steps that were suggested to him.
Re: [scifinoir2] Wanted creator is in demand
It couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Oh, wait, it could. In fact, pretty much any guy. JJ Mohareb On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 1:27 AM, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scots comic writer Mark Millar is toast of Hollywood after Wanted -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
