Re: [scifinoir2] Mortal Kombat: Rebirth!!!
This one looks like a more realistic reboot where they explain the background of the characters a little better. I believe that all of these movies could be made into entertaining action films if they had stuck to the storylines that were written in the games. Unfortunately, the older versions of these movies tended to take the schlocky kid friendly approach and that ruined the movie. On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 7:38 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: I enjoyed the first movie quite a bit. I was a bit irked at the artificial insertion of the white characters, and some of the fights, while spectacular, were too short. Loved the battle in Scorpions strangely spider-like lair! I'm also one of the very few who enjoyed the TV series. It aired on Sunday nights, and was a fun hour on that day. The second movie, however, was crap. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 6:19:18 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Mortal Kombat: Rebirth!!! I hate to say it but MORTAL KOMBAT!!! This looks goodReal good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmvxjnwbMPIfeature=player_embedded -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
[scifinoir2] Fwd: Grant Morrison Mind-Fries Batman’s Warped 700 th Issue
-- Forwarded message -- From: Martin Baxter martin.baxter@gmail.com Date: Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 5:20 PM Subject: Grant Morrison Mind-Fries Batman’s Warped 700th Issue To: martinbaxt...@gmail.com http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/06/grant-morrison-batman-700/ -- Between getsumei no michi and the Zero...no better place to live. (About little moments of happiness) If this isn't nice, I don't know what is. -- Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] Hewitt eyes ‘Wonder Woman’ role (Move over, Beyonce)
I lv ya, Love, but you're not tall enough. Of the listed actresses, Dushku's my choice. But only if Lynda Carter plays Hippolyta. Thanks for the post, Brent! On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 11:55 PM, brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@thefence.us wrote: http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2010/06/09/14322861-wenn-story.html Hewitt eyes ‘Wonder Woman’ role By WENN.COM Jennifer Love Hewitt is fighting hard to land the coveted role of Wonder Woman on the big screen, confessing she is obsessed with playing the TV heroine. Hollywood stars Megan Fox, Eliza Dushku, Sandra Bullock and Beyonce Knowles have all been tipped to take over the role Lynda Carter made famous in the 1970s for Joss Whedon's big screen remake. But Hewitt is pleading with movie studio bosses at Warner Bros. to hire her for the part. She says, I'm fighting so hard. I think Warner Bros. is getting ready to make Wonder Woman and I really want to play Wonder Woman. I am obsessed with Wonder Woman. -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: No matter where you go...there you are
B, that's SICK. On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 4:58 PM, B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: My cousin and her husband just left Alaska after living there for a few years. A former co-worker and her family lived there too. They all really liked it but some of the Palinites and their ilk pop up every now and again to ruin the mood. My cousin forced their daughter's school to move her to another class after an incident. A teacher told her it was too bad she was the wrong color because she was such a smart and pretty girl. Can you imagine telling a 5 year old something that vile? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@... wrote: B, for me, that is hilarious, because I know exactly three people from Alaska, a married couple and their daughter. He's Black. His wife is Jewish. On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 9:46 AM, B Smith daikaij...@... wrote: And the funny thing is most of them have never even met a Jewish person in their life. I was reading a post on someone's left leaning blog about casual racism. The blogger was on a roadtrip through Alaska and stopped for gas. He struck up a conversation with a local and out of the blue the guy tells him he should move to Alaska because it's a great place...mainly because they don't have blacks and jews mucking up the place like they do in the lower 48. Needless to say he promptly said goodbye and kept driving. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.comscifinoir2% 40yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter martinbaxter7@ wrote: Make that still swipe at Jews, please. On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 6:58 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxter7@wrote: Mr Worf, I think it's the same reason so many hatemongers stills wipe at Jews. They've been doing it so long, it just comes naturally. [?][?] On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 4:17 PM, Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ wrote: The thing that I find disturbing about this is it was in Peru. Why is it so easy to discriminate against us? On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Kelwyn ravenadal@ wrote: The banning of a character in a popular television comedy has sparked a major race row in Peru. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/2010/06/100607_outlook_racism_peru.shtml?s Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo ! Groups Links -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
[scifinoir2] Template for Life on Mars Found
Template for Life on Mars FoundA shallow spring in Canada holds a type of bacteria that could thrive on Mars. http://omnikool.discovery.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html/1894751428/Top3/default/empty.gif/5252614b44557667572b514141356c39?x [image: Irene Klotz] http://news.discovery.com/contributors/irene-klotz/ By Irene Klotz http://news.discovery.com/contributors/irene-klotz/ Wed Jun 9, 2010 01:00 PM ET 2 Commentshttp://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html#view-comments| Leave a Commenthttp://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html#post-a-comment Printhttp://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html?print=true Email javascript:%20void(null); - Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html - Twitterhttp://wd.sharethis.com/api/sharer.php?destination=twitterurl=http://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.htmltitle=Template%20for%20Life%20on%20Mars%20Found%20:%20Discovery%20News - Digghttp://digg.com/submit?url=http://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.htmltitle=Template%20for%20Life%20on%20Mars%20Found%20:%20Discovery%20Newsbodytext=A%20shallow%20spring%20in%20Canada%20holds%20a%20type%20of%20bacteria%20that%20could%20thrive%20on%20Mars.%20topic=television - Yahoo! Buzzhttp://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz?publisherurn=discovery_cha79targetUrl=http://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.htmlsubmitHeadline=Template%20for%20Life%20on%20Mars%20Found%20:%20Discovery%20News THE GIST - Methane-eating bacteria have been found in an environment similar to conditions on Mars. - The discovery may also explain Mars' mysterious plumes of methane. - Life in extreme environments on Earth can serve as guideposts to determine where life may exist elsewhere. [image: Lost Hammer]http://news.discovery.com/space/zooms/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html enlargehttp://news.discovery.com/space/zooms/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html The team found two types of bacteria living in Lost Hammer that feed off the methane and likely breathe sulfate. Click to enlarge this image. http://news.discovery.com/space/zooms/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html *Thomas Niederberger* RELATED CONTENT [image: $module.bottomSection.imageAltText] [image: play] http://news.discovery.com/videos/space-alien-speculation.html Will the real ET be little green men or little green bacteria?http://news.discovery.com/videos/space-alien-speculation.html - Are We Infecting Mars With Our Germs?http://news.discovery.com/space/are-we-infecting-mars-with-our-germs.html - Mars to NASA: Forget Water, Follow the Methanehttp://news.discovery.com/space/mars-methane-water-nasa.html RELATED TOPICS - Arctic Regions http://news.discovery.com/arctic-regions/ - Bacteria http://news.discovery.com/bacteria/ - Environment http://news.discovery.com/environment/ - Geology http://news.discovery.com/geology/ - Mars http://news.discovery.com/mars/ A new species of bacteria that feeds off methane and breathes something other than oxygen has been found living in a salty Arctic spring. The discovery hints at an ecosystem that could have -- or may still -- exist on Mars. The bacteria were found in Lost Hammer, a shallow spring located on Canada's Axel Heiberg Island. The spring, which is about 25 percent salt, never freezes despite sub-zero temperatures most of the year. The first time we went there we noticed there were bubbles coming off the spring, McGill University microbiologist Lyle Whyte told Discovery News. Analysis showed the gas was 50 percent methane -- an unusually high concentration -- and was not being produced by living organisms, such as methanogenic bacteria. Rather, the gas resulted from geology -- the interactions of water and rock. That was a surprise, Whyte said. There was more to come: The team found two types of bacteria living in Lost Hammer that feed off the methane and likely breathe sulfate, since there is no usable oxygen in the water. The discovery adds a new twist to the debate about possible life on Mars, a cold, dry world that in many ways resembles the Canadian Arctic. Pockets of methane have been found on Mars, with no clear explanation to their origins. The new research shows that even if Mars' methane is determined to come from non-biologic sources, it could actually be food for a whole different type of bacteria. The methane-eating microbes are common on Earth, but the discovery in the Canadian Arctic is believed to be the first time they've been found in a non-marine environment. We've added another group of bacteria that could exist on Mars, Whyte said. If we were to find life of any kind on Mars, that would be a hell of a discovery. The consensus is that we evolved from microbes in the first place, so to find life is really a significant finding. Right
[scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns
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Re: [scifinoir2] Template for Life on Mars Found
ahar...@earthlink.net Wow stuff. Template for Life on Mars Found A shallow spring in Canada holds a type of bacteria that could thrive on Mars. By Irene Klotz Wed Jun 9, 2010 01:00 PM ET 2 Comments | Leave a Comment Print Email a.. Facebook b.. Twitter c.. Digg d.. Yahoo! Buzz THE GIST a.. Methane-eating bacteria have been found in an environment similar to conditions on Mars. b.. The discovery may also explain Mars' mysterious plumes of methane. c.. Life in extreme environments on Earth can serve as guideposts to determine where life may exist elsewhere. enlarge The team found two types of bacteria living in Lost Hammer that feed off the methane and likely breathe sulfate. Click to enlarge this image. Thomas Niederberger RELATED CONTENT Will the real ET be little green men or little green bacteria? a.. Are We Infecting Mars With Our Germs? b.. Mars to NASA: Forget Water, Follow the Methane RELATED TOPICS a.. Arctic Regions b.. Bacteria c.. Environment d.. Geology e.. Mars A new species of bacteria that feeds off methane and breathes something other than oxygen has been found living in a salty Arctic spring. The discovery hints at an ecosystem that could have -- or may still -- exist on Mars. The bacteria were found in Lost Hammer, a shallow spring located on Canada's Axel Heiberg Island. The spring, which is about 25 percent salt, never freezes despite sub-zero temperatures most of the year. The first time we went there we noticed there were bubbles coming off the spring, McGill University microbiologist Lyle Whyte told Discovery News. Analysis showed the gas was 50 percent methane -- an unusually high concentration -- and was not being produced by living organisms, such as methanogenic bacteria. Rather, the gas resulted from geology -- the interactions of water and rock. That was a surprise, Whyte said. There was more to come: The team found two types of bacteria living in Lost Hammer that feed off the methane and likely breathe sulfate, since there is no usable oxygen in the water. The discovery adds a new twist to the debate about possible life on Mars, a cold, dry world that in many ways resembles the Canadian Arctic. Pockets of methane have been found on Mars, with no clear explanation to their origins. The new research shows that even if Mars' methane is determined to come from non-biologic sources, it could actually be food for a whole different type of bacteria. The methane-eating microbes are common on Earth, but the discovery in the Canadian Arctic is believed to be the first time they've been found in a non-marine environment. We've added another group of bacteria that could exist on Mars, Whyte said. If we were to find life of any kind on Mars, that would be a hell of a discovery. The consensus is that we evolved from microbes in the first place, so to find life is really a significant finding. Right now, we're looking for the plumbing that allows life to exist, added Dale Anderson, a Mars scientist with the SETI Institute. What we're trying to do here on Earth is learn how life goes about its business -- from the temperate regions to the more extreme environments that we find in polar springs or hot vents -- and understand how microorganisms use those environments and cope with the challenges. We may not find the same thing on Mars. We may find that it has a completely independent genesis of life... or we could find out it's the same because Mars and Earth have been 'swapping spit' for the last 4 billion years or so, Anderson said. In addition to adding a new bacterial species to the list of possible Mars life forms, the Lost Hammer research also shows a geologic mechanism which could explain the mysterious methane plumes on Mars. The research is being published in the International Society for Microbial Ecology Journal. http://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html
[scifinoir2] I don't normally post this sort of thing to this list, but...
...it's very topical. Honest. I am very pleased to announce at last that I have accepted the offer of a contract for my short story, Love Under Will, a paranormal/interracial erotic romance, for the Mammoth Book of Hot Romance anthology. It will be released in Spring '11 and yes, it's a print work. Google Amazon.com for Mammoth Book of and you'll find a lot of them. This will be the latest one to come out. Needless to say, I am extremely honored, delighted, and excited and any new news and information I can pass along about it as time goes on, I most certainly will. I am especially sharing with this list because the main character is an angel in addition to being a very feisty and sexy woman of color. I sincerely hope that when it comes out, people on this list will enjoy the tale. I thought of you all when I wrote it. :) Love Magic, Adrianne ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html
[scifinoir2] Re: I don't normally post this sort of thing to this list, but...
Adrianne, I am green with envy and gold with admiration! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@... wrote: ...it's very topical. Honest. I am very pleased to announce at last that I have accepted the offer of a contract for my short story, Love Under Will, a paranormal/interracial erotic romance, for the Mammoth Book of Hot Romance anthology. It will be released in Spring '11 and yes, it's a print work. Google Amazon.com for Mammoth Book of and you'll find a lot of them. This will be the latest one to come out. Needless to say, I am extremely honored, delighted, and excited and any new news and information I can pass along about it as time goes on, I most certainly will. I am especially sharing with this list because the main character is an angel in addition to being a very feisty and sexy woman of color. I sincerely hope that when it comes out, people on this list will enjoy the tale. I thought of you all when I wrote it. :) Love Magic, Adrianne ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: I don't normally post this sort of thing to this list, but...
Thanks Rave!! :D Bouncing off the walls this morning, been waiting for the final word since I submitted the story back in Feb--and while I heard it had been tentatively accepted pending review of whether or not there'd be a second volume (a LOT of good submissions were present apparently!) mine made the cut. I honestly could've made it a longer work and had it not been for length restrictions would've done so. The couple I wrote about really had a lot of tales in them! ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: Adrianne, I am green with envy and gold with admiration! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@... wrote: ...it's very topical. Honest. I am very pleased to announce at last that I have accepted the offer of a contract for my short story, Love Under Will, a paranormal/interracial erotic romance, for the Mammoth Book of Hot Romance anthology. It will be released in Spring '11 and yes, it's a print work. Google Amazon.com for Mammoth Book of and you'll find a lot of them. This will be the latest one to come out. Needless to say, I am extremely honored, delighted, and excited and any new news and information I can pass along about it as time goes on, I most certainly will. I am especially sharing with this list because the main character is an angel in addition to being a very feisty and sexy woman of color. I sincerely hope that when it comes out, people on this list will enjoy the tale. I thought of you all when I wrote it. :) Love Magic, Adrianne ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links
[scifinoir2] Time after Time
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[scifinoir2] Costner tells Congress he's got an oil spill solution
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/deepwaterhorizon/7045250.html Actor Kevin Costner told Congress on Wednesday that he has a solution to ocean oil spills: a machine that separates oil from water. Costner said he has spent more than $20 million for the patent and development of the machines since 1993 because he was inspired by the Exxon-Valdez oil spill in 1989. There's been some question as to why I'm here, Costner told the House Energy and Environment subcommittee. I want to assure everyone here it's not because I heard a voice in a cornfield, a reference to Field of Dreams. In that 1989 film, Costner played the role of a farmer who turned his cornfield into a baseball field. The machines marketed by Ocean Therapy Solutions are like vacuum cleaners that suck up the oily water and separate the pollutants through a centrifuge. BP recently put in an order for 32 of the machines to help clean up the Gulf of Mexico, according to Ocean Therapy Solutions CEO John Houghtaling, who said the 32 machines could process 6 million gallons of water a day.
[scifinoir2] Re: I don't normally post this sort of thing to this list, but...
Congrats Adrianne. Hopefully this will open even more doors for you. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@... wrote: Thanks Rave!! :D Bouncing off the walls this morning, been waiting for the final word since I submitted the story back in Feb--and while I heard it had been tentatively accepted pending review of whether or not there'd be a second volume (a LOT of good submissions were present apparently!) mine made the cut. I honestly could've made it a longer work and had it not been for length restrictions would've done so. The couple I wrote about really had a lot of tales in them! ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote: Adrianne, I am green with envy and gold with admiration! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.brennan@ wrote: ...it's very topical. Honest. I am very pleased to announce at last that I have accepted the offer of a contract for my short story, Love Under Will, a paranormal/interracial erotic romance, for the Mammoth Book of Hot Romance anthology. It will be released in Spring '11 and yes, it's a print work. Google Amazon.com for Mammoth Book of and you'll find a lot of them. This will be the latest one to come out. Needless to say, I am extremely honored, delighted, and excited and any new news and information I can pass along about it as time goes on, I most certainly will. I am especially sharing with this list because the main character is an angel in addition to being a very feisty and sexy woman of color. I sincerely hope that when it comes out, people on this list will enjoy the tale. I thought of you all when I wrote it. :) Love Magic, Adrianne ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links
Re: [scifinoir2] I don't normally post this sort of thing to this list, but...
I LOVE hearing news like this. Congratulations, Adrianne! We need more feisty and sexy women of color being written about! The Romulan Ale is on Adrianne in Spring 2011, guys! Daryle On Jun 10, 2010, at 9:35 AM, Adrianne Brennan wrote: ...it's very topical. Honest. I am very pleased to announce at last that I have accepted the offer of a contract for my short story, Love Under Will, a paranormal/interracial erotic romance, for the Mammoth Book of Hot Romance anthology. It will be released in Spring '11 and yes, it's a print work. Google Amazon.com for Mammoth Book of and you'll find a lot of them. This will be the latest one to come out. Needless to say, I am extremely honored, delighted, and excited and any new news and information I can pass along about it as time goes on, I most certainly will. I am especially sharing with this list because the main character is an angel in addition to being a very feisty and sexy woman of color. I sincerely hope that when it comes out, people on this list will enjoy the tale. I thought of you all when I wrote it. :) Love Magic, Adrianne ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http:// www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http:// www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http:// www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html
Re: [scifinoir2] I don't normally post this sort of thing to this list, but...
Fantastic! Congratulations, Adrianne. (((smile))) Brent Adrianne Brennan wrote: ...it's very topical. Honest. I am very pleased to announce at last that I have accepted the offer of a contract for my short story, Love Under Will, a paranormal/interracial erotic romance, for the Mammoth Book of Hot Romance antholog y. It will be released in Spring '11 and yes, it's a print work. Google Amazon.com for Mammoth Book of and you'll find a lot of them. This will be the latest one to come out. Needless to say, I am extremely honored, delighted, and excited and any new news and information I can pass along about it as time goes on, I most certainly will. I am especially sharing with this list because the main character is an angel in addition to being a very feisty and sexy woman of color. I sincerely hope that when it comes out, people on this list will enjoy the tale. I thought of you all when I wrote it. :) Love Magic, Adrianne ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the D ark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html
Re: [scifinoir2] I don't normally post this sort of thing to this list, but...
*LOL*! Thanks Daryle!! LA Banks is filling a nice niche right now but there definitely needs to be more out there. ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.comwrote: I LOVE hearing news like this. Congratulations, Adrianne! We need more feisty and sexy women of color being written about! The Romulan Ale is on Adrianne in Spring 2011, guys! Daryle On Jun 10, 2010, at 9:35 AM, Adrianne Brennan wrote: ...it's very topical. Honest. I am very pleased to announce at last that I have accepted the offer of a contract for my short story, Love Under Will, a paranormal/interracial erotic romance, for the Mammoth Book of Hot Romance anthology. It will be released in Spring '11 and yes, it's a print work. Google Amazon.com for Mammoth Book of and you'll find a lot of them. This will be the latest one to come out. Needless to say, I am extremely honored, delighted, and excited and any new news and information I can pass along about it as time goes on, I most certainly will. I am especially sharing with this list because the main character is an angel in addition to being a very feisty and sexy woman of color. I sincerely hope that when it comes out, people on this list will enjoy the tale. I thought of you all when I wrote it. :) Love Magic, Adrianne ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: I don't normally post this sort of thing to this list, but...
Thanks! I hope so too, on many levels ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 2:28 PM, B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: Congrats Adrianne. Hopefully this will open even more doors for you. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@... wrote: Thanks Rave!! :D Bouncing off the walls this morning, been waiting for the final word since I submitted the story back in Feb--and while I heard it had been tentatively accepted pending review of whether or not there'd be a second volume (a LOT of good submissions were present apparently!) mine made the cut. I honestly could've made it a longer work and had it not been for length restrictions would've done so. The couple I wrote about really had a lot of tales in them! ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote: Adrianne, I am green with envy and gold with admiration! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.brennan@ wrote: ...it's very topical. Honest. I am very pleased to announce at last that I have accepted the offer of a contract for my short story, Love Under Will, a paranormal/interracial erotic romance, for the Mammoth Book of Hot Romance anthology. It will be released in Spring '11 and yes, it's a print work. Google Amazon.com for Mammoth Book of and you'll find a lot of them. This will be the latest one to come out. Needless to say, I am extremely honored, delighted, and excited and any new news and information I can pass along about it as time goes on, I most certainly will. I am especially sharing with this list because the main character is an angel in addition to being a very feisty and sexy woman of color. I sincerely hope that when it comes out, people on this list will enjoy the tale. I thought of you all when I wrote it. :) Love Magic, Adrianne ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo ! Groups Links Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links
[scifinoir2] Fwd: Superhero Movie Newsblast : Flash, Green Lantern
-- Forwarded message -- From: Martin Baxter martin.baxter@gmail.com Date: Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 5:00 PM Subject: Superhero Movie Newsblast : Flash, Green Lantern To: martinbaxt...@gmail.com http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.php?id=4921 -- Between getsumei no michi and the Zero...no better place to live. (About little moments of happiness) If this isn't nice, I don't know what is. -- Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] Time after Time
Speaking as a soon to be first time father of twin girls let me just say that this not only warms my heart, but also puts at ease some of my worries. What a proud father you must be. Jeff On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: Hand me a tissue, Tito! http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30856677id=1161253702 Photo 30 of 30 Back to Albumhttp://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2042914id=1161253702page=2 · My Photos http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=1161253702 - Previoushttp://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31358657id=1161253702 - Next http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30856677id=1161253702 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30856677id=1161253702
Re: [scifinoir2] I don't normally post this sort of thing to this list, but...
Thanks Brent! On the moon today, wh! :D ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 2:59 PM, brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@thefence.us wrote: Fantastic! Congratulations, Adrianne. (((smile))) Brent Adrianne Brennan wrote: ...it's very topical. Honest. I am very pleased to announce at last that I have accepted the offer of a contract for my short story, Love Under Will, a paranormal/interracial erotic romance, for the Mammoth Book of Hot Romance antholog y. It will be released in Spring '11 and yes, it's a print work. Google Amazon.com for Mammoth Book of and you'll find a lot of them. This will be the latest one to come out. Needless to say, I am extremely honored, delighted, and excited and any new news and information I can pass along about it as time goes on, I most certainly will. I am especially sharing with this list because the main character is an angel in addition to being a very feisty and sexy woman of color. I sincerely hope that when it comes out, people on this list will enjoy the tale. I thought of you all when I wrote it. :) Love Magic, Adrianne ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the D ark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links
Re: [scifinoir2] Time after Time
Choked up for all the right reasons, rave! Congrats to the grad! [?][?][?] On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: Hand me a tissue, Tito! http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30856677id=1161253702 Photo 30 of 30 Back to Albumhttp://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2042914id=1161253702page=2 · My Photos http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=1161253702 - Previoushttp://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31358657id=1161253702 - Next http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30856677id=1161253702 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30856677id=1161253702 -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik B60.gif333.gif330.gif
Re: [scifinoir2] Costner tells Congress he's got an oil spill solution
If this works, there'll be a LOT of people, myself included, wondering why they went to James Cameron first... On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/deepwaterhorizon/7045250.html Actor Kevin Costner told Congress on Wednesday that he has a solution to ocean oil spills: a machine that separates oil from water. Costner said he has spent more than $20 million for the patent and development of the machines since 1993 because he was inspired by the Exxon-Valdez oil spill in 1989. There's been some question as to why I'm here, Costner told the House Energy and Environment subcommittee. I want to assure everyone here it's not because I heard a voice in a cornfield, a reference to Field of Dreams. In that 1989 film, Costner played the role of a farmer who turned his cornfield into a baseball field. The machines — marketed by Ocean Therapy Solutions — are like vacuum cleaners that suck up the oily water and separate the pollutants through a centrifuge. BP recently put in an order for 32 of the machines to help clean up the Gulf of Mexico, according to Ocean Therapy Solutions CEO John Houghtaling, who said the 32 machines could process 6 million gallons of water a day. -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] Template for Life on Mars Found
Right! On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Ain't science grand, Mr Worf? Let's just hope that the life already on Mars doesn't protest at the visitation, once these bacteria are sent up. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 7:22 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Template for Life on Mars FoundA shallow spring in Canada holds a type of bacteria that could thrive on Mars. http://omnikool.discovery.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html/1894751428/Top3/default/empty.gif/5252614b44557667572b514141356c39?x [image: Irene Klotz]http://news.discovery.com/contributors/irene-klotz/ By Irene Klotz http://news.discovery.com/contributors/irene-klotz/ Wed Jun 9, 2010 01:00 PM ET 2 Commentshttp://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html#view-comments| Leave a Commenthttp://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html#post-a-comment Printhttp://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html?print=true Email - Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html - Twitterhttp://wd.sharethis.com/api/sharer.php?destination=twitterurl=http://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.htmltitle=Template%20for%20Life%20on%20Mars%20Found%20:%20Discovery%20News - Digghttp://digg.com/submit?url=http://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.htmltitle=Template%20for%20Life%20on%20Mars%20Found%20:%20Discovery%20Newsbodytext=A%20shallow%20spring%20in%20Canada%20holds%20a%20type%20of%20bacteria%20that%20could%20thrive%20on%20Mars.%20topic=television - Yahoo! Buzzhttp://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz?publisherurn=discovery_cha79targetUrl=http://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.htmlsubmitHeadline=Template%20for%20Life%20on%20Mars%20Found%20:%20Discovery%20News THE GIST - Methane-eating bacteria have been found in an environment similar to conditions on Mars. - The discovery may also explain Mars' mysterious plumes of methane. - Life in extreme environments on Earth can serve as guideposts to determine where life may exist elsewhere. [image: Lost Hammer]http://news.discovery.com/space/zooms/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html enlargehttp://news.discovery.com/space/zooms/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html The team found two types of bacteria living in Lost Hammer that feed off the methane and likely breathe sulfate. Click to enlarge this image. http://news.discovery.com/space/zooms/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html *Thomas Niederberger* RELATED CONTENT [image: $module.bottomSection.imageAltText] [image: play] http://news.discovery.com/videos/space-alien-speculation.html Will the real ET be little green men or little green bacteria?http://news.discovery.com/videos/space-alien-speculation.html - Are We Infecting Mars With Our Germs?http://news.discovery.com/space/are-we-infecting-mars-with-our-germs.html - Mars to NASA: Forget Water, Follow the Methanehttp://news.discovery.com/space/mars-methane-water-nasa.html RELATED TOPICS - Arctic Regions http://news.discovery.com/arctic-regions/ - Bacteria http://news.discovery.com/bacteria/ - Environment http://news.discovery.com/environment/ - Geology http://news.discovery.com/geology/ - Mars http://news.discovery.com/mars/ A new species of bacteria that feeds off methane and breathes something other than oxygen has been found living in a salty Arctic spring. The discovery hints at an ecosystem that could have -- or may still -- exist on Mars. The bacteria were found in Lost Hammer, a shallow spring located on Canada's Axel Heiberg Island. The spring, which is about 25 percent salt, never freezes despite sub-zero temperatures most of the year. The first time we went there we noticed there were bubbles coming off the spring, McGill University microbiologist Lyle Whyte told Discovery News. Analysis showed the gas was 50 percent methane -- an unusually high concentration -- and was not being produced by living organisms, such as methanogenic bacteria. Rather, the gas resulted from geology -- the interactions of water and rock. That was a surprise, Whyte said. There was more to come: The team found two types of bacteria living in Lost Hammer that feed off the methane and likely breathe sulfate, since there is no usable oxygen in the water. The discovery adds a new twist to the debate about possible life on Mars, a cold, dry world that in many ways resembles the Canadian Arctic. Pockets of methane have been found on Mars, with no clear explanation to their origins. The new research shows that even if Mars' methane is determined to come from non-biologic sources, it could actually be food for a whole different type of bacteria. The methane-eating microbes are common on Earth, but the discovery in the Canadian Arctic
Re: [scifinoir2] Fwd: Superhero Movie Newsblast : Flash, Green Lantern
I think that they will burn everyone out at some point. They have the technology to make an interesting Flash movie, but I'm not sure if they could do it with Green Lantern. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Martin Baxter martin.baxter@gmail.com Date: Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 5:00 PM Subject: Superhero Movie Newsblast : Flash, Green Lantern To: martinbaxt...@gmail.com http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.php?id=4921 -- Between getsumei no michi and the Zero...no better place to live. (About little moments of happiness) If this isn't nice, I don't know what is. -- Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] I don't normally post this sort of thing to this list, but...
Congrats, Adrianne! And I'll be on the lookout for it! On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com wrote: ...it's very topical. Honest. I am very pleased to announce at last that I have accepted the offer of a contract for my short story, Love Under Will, a paranormal/interracial erotic romance, for the Mammoth Book of Hot Romance anthology. It will be released in Spring '11 and yes, it's a print work. Google Amazon.com for Mammoth Book of and you'll find a lot of them. This will be the latest one to come out. Needless to say, I am extremely honored, delighted, and excited and any new news and information I can pass along about it as time goes on, I most certainly will. I am especially sharing with this list because the main character is an angel in addition to being a very feisty and sexy woman of color. I sincerely hope that when it comes out, people on this list will enjoy the tale. I thought of you all when I wrote it. :) Love Magic, Adrianne ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] Template for Life on Mars Found
Ain't science grand, Mr Worf? Let's just hope that the life already on Mars doesn't protest at the visitation, once these bacteria are sent up. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 7:22 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Template for Life on Mars FoundA shallow spring in Canada holds a type of bacteria that could thrive on Mars. http://omnikool.discovery.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html/1894751428/Top3/default/empty.gif/5252614b44557667572b514141356c39?x [image: Irene Klotz] http://news.discovery.com/contributors/irene-klotz/ By Irene Klotz http://news.discovery.com/contributors/irene-klotz/ Wed Jun 9, 2010 01:00 PM ET 2 Commentshttp://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html#view-comments| Leave a Commenthttp://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html#post-a-comment Printhttp://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html?print=true Email - Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html - Twitterhttp://wd.sharethis.com/api/sharer.php?destination=twitterurl=http://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.htmltitle=Template%20for%20Life%20on%20Mars%20Found%20:%20Discovery%20News - Digghttp://digg.com/submit?url=http://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.htmltitle=Template%20for%20Life%20on%20Mars%20Found%20:%20Discovery%20Newsbodytext=A%20shallow%20spring%20in%20Canada%20holds%20a%20type%20of%20bacteria%20that%20could%20thrive%20on%20Mars.%20topic=television - Yahoo! Buzzhttp://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz?publisherurn=discovery_cha79targetUrl=http://news.discovery.com/space/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.htmlsubmitHeadline=Template%20for%20Life%20on%20Mars%20Found%20:%20Discovery%20News THE GIST - Methane-eating bacteria have been found in an environment similar to conditions on Mars. - The discovery may also explain Mars' mysterious plumes of methane. - Life in extreme environments on Earth can serve as guideposts to determine where life may exist elsewhere. [image: Lost Hammer]http://news.discovery.com/space/zooms/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html enlargehttp://news.discovery.com/space/zooms/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html The team found two types of bacteria living in Lost Hammer that feed off the methane and likely breathe sulfate. Click to enlarge this image. http://news.discovery.com/space/zooms/arctic-bacteria-mars-methane.html *Thomas Niederberger* RELATED CONTENT [image: $module.bottomSection.imageAltText] [image: play] http://news.discovery.com/videos/space-alien-speculation.html Will the real ET be little green men or little green bacteria?http://news.discovery.com/videos/space-alien-speculation.html - Are We Infecting Mars With Our Germs?http://news.discovery.com/space/are-we-infecting-mars-with-our-germs.html - Mars to NASA: Forget Water, Follow the Methanehttp://news.discovery.com/space/mars-methane-water-nasa.html RELATED TOPICS - Arctic Regions http://news.discovery.com/arctic-regions/ - Bacteria http://news.discovery.com/bacteria/ - Environment http://news.discovery.com/environment/ - Geology http://news.discovery.com/geology/ - Mars http://news.discovery.com/mars/ A new species of bacteria that feeds off methane and breathes something other than oxygen has been found living in a salty Arctic spring. The discovery hints at an ecosystem that could have -- or may still -- exist on Mars. The bacteria were found in Lost Hammer, a shallow spring located on Canada's Axel Heiberg Island. The spring, which is about 25 percent salt, never freezes despite sub-zero temperatures most of the year. The first time we went there we noticed there were bubbles coming off the spring, McGill University microbiologist Lyle Whyte told Discovery News. Analysis showed the gas was 50 percent methane -- an unusually high concentration -- and was not being produced by living organisms, such as methanogenic bacteria. Rather, the gas resulted from geology -- the interactions of water and rock. That was a surprise, Whyte said. There was more to come: The team found two types of bacteria living in Lost Hammer that feed off the methane and likely breathe sulfate, since there is no usable oxygen in the water. The discovery adds a new twist to the debate about possible life on Mars, a cold, dry world that in many ways resembles the Canadian Arctic. Pockets of methane have been found on Mars, with no clear explanation to their origins. The new research shows that even if Mars' methane is determined to come from non-biologic sources, it could actually be food for a whole different type of bacteria. The methane-eating microbes are common on Earth, but the discovery in the Canadian Arctic is believed to be the first time they've been found in a non-marine environment. We've
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns
You must not have seen Why Did I Get Married Too? or Black Dynamite, both of which starred White, in the last year. The former was typical Tyler Perry fare, with a lot of time devoted to White's comedic role as a husband with a (justifiably) suspicious wife. The later was pitch-perfect in the first half, a great spoof of Blaxploitation films, though it unfortunately got sillier and even less believable in the second half. Still, it coud be the template for a great run of movies if done right, kinda like a black, '70's version of the Police Squad flicks. - Original Message - From: Michelle Lauren miche...@michellelaurenbooks.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:53:02 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns One word: AWESOME. I would definitely pay to watch this in the theater. I haven't seen Michael Jai White in a while. Great to see him again; he is perfect in action movies. Michelle http://twitter.com/MichelleL_Books STARSTRUCK HUNTER (SF/F, IR), Available on Amazon Kindle for PC TEMPTATION EVE (Paranormal, IR), Available at Cobblestone Press Like my books? Review them let others know! Yo
[scifinoir2] Distress Signal Received from Teen Attempting Solo Circumnavigation
Wow, I hope the young lady is okay. I honestly didn't know parents were letting their young teens undertake adventures like this: my folks wouldn't even let me leave the state at that age! What incredible toughness of mind and body these kids must have to attempt something that has broken many an older and more seasoned sailor. Let's hope this one ends on a good note. I wonder how the family financially swings this, as the boat can't be cheap? What about her schooling? Did she graduate early, delay her graduation, or what? Of course, one could argue that sailing solo around the globe at 16 is way more educational than sitting in class memorizing history dates or something. * [AP News] California teen girl in trouble on solo world sail LOS ANGELES — A 16-year-old Southern California girl attempting a solo sail around the world was feared in trouble Thursday thousands of miles from land in the frigid, heaving southern Indian Ocean after her emergency beacons began signaling and communication was lost. Australian Maritime Safety Authority spokeswoman Carly Lusk said three vessels were sent from the French territory of Reunion Island and an aircraft was to depart from Perth on a four-hour flight to Abby Sunderland's location more than 2,000 miles from both Africa and Australia. It was not clear when the vessels left, but it would take a day for the nearest ship to reach the area. Reunion Island is off Madagascar, the very large island along the east coast of Africa. Conditions can quickly become perilous for any sailor exposed to the elements in that part of the world. We've got to get a plane out there quick, said family spokesman Christian Pinkston, adding that the teen's family in Thousand Oaks was asking for prayers for her safety. Her brother Zac, also a teenage solo sailor, said Abby was prepared and mentally tough. I really wish I could see her and hope she gets through this one, he told reporters outside the family home. Abby last communicated with her family at 4 a.m. PDT and reported 30-foot swells but was not in distress, Pinkston said. An hour later the family was notified that her emergency beacons had been activated, and there was no further communication. Pinkston said the beacons were manually activated. Her brother said the boat was most likely not completely submerged because another beacon would be triggered at a depth of 15 feet. Derrick Fries, a U.S. sailing instruction and safety expert, said Abby's circumstances were very unclear. It's hard to determine if she's rolled over, swamped, or washed overboard. She has to have a dry suit on to have any chance, he said. To be capsized in the middle of the ocean with waves crashing relentlessly down, not just for hours, but days, I can't tell you how difficult those conditions are. A lifelong sailor whose father is a shipwright and has a yacht management company, Abby set sail from Los Angeles County's Marina del Rey in her 40-foot boat, Wild Eyes, on Jan. 23 in an attempt to become the youngest person to sail around the world alone without stopping. Her brother briefly held the record in 2009. Before Abby's voyage began, her brother described her as having more skill and experience than most sailors in their 20s and 30s. Her father said she had more solo sailing experience than Zac did before he started out. He totally thinks that I'm ready to do it, so that does help, she said at the time. Abby soon ran into equipment problems and had to stop for repairs. She gave up the goal of setting the record in April, but continued on. On May 15, Australian 16-year-old Jessica Watson claimed the record after completing a 23,000-mile circumnavigation in 210 days. Abby left Cape Town, South Africa, on May 21 and on Monday reached the halfway point of her voyage. On Wednesday, she wrote in her log that it had been a rough few days with huge seas that had her boat rolling around like crazy. I've been in some rough weather for awhile with winds steady at 40-45 knots with higher gusts, she wrote. With that front passing, the conditions were lighter today. It was a nice day today with some lighter winds which gave me a chance to patch everything up. Wild Eyes was great through everything but after a day with over 50 knots at times, I had quite a bit of work to do. Information on her website said that as of June 8 she had completed a 2,100-mile leg from South Africa to north of the Kerguelen Islands, taking a route to avoid an ice hazard area. Ahead of her lay more than 2,100 miles of ocean on a 10- to 16-day leg to a point south of Cape Leeuwin on the southwest tip of Australia. Charlie Nobles, executive director of the American Sailing Association, said the best-case scenario would be that she had had a severe knockdown or roll by a strong wave that caused her communication equipment to go out, or the
[scifinoir2] Dreamworks' Megamind Looks to Be Pretty Good
Wow, this looks like it might be pretty good. Right off the bat, the color and polish of the CGI caught my attention. It frankly looks closer to Pixar's level of visuals than some of the serviceable-but-unremarkable fare like the Madagascar stuff. The superhero's details are pretty impressive even in this trailer. Of course, it reminds one of The Incredibles in same ways, but that's not a bad thing. I'm having high hopes for Dreamworks' animation studio now. I've never really glommed onto the Shrek movies: the humour's a bit too slapstick, and all the modern cultural references a bit tiresome. Some of the kid-centric movies focused on farm animals and such haven't appealed much either. I frankly started thinking of them as the studio that put out quick-and-cheap films that focused more on slapstick and kids, at the expense of any hook that would engage adults. But then they blew me away with Kung Fu Panda last year, a kid-friendly movie that was nonetheless laugh out loud funny, gorgeous visually, and had some genuinely heart-pounding action scenes. They did it again with How to Train Your Dragon, frankly one of the best movies I've seen this year, and totally awesome in 3D. I've seen it twice, and can't wait to own the DVD. I hear Monsters vs. Aliens was good too. True, their stuff may not be quite on the emotionally/intellectually complex level of Pixar, but not every film needs to be. Ain't nothing wrong with just having a good old fun time at the movies for the whole family. Dreamworks is finding the right mix of films that kids and adults can both enjoy, and doing it a little faster than the notoriously deliberate Pixar, which helps nicely distribute good CGI films of all types throughout the year. It appears Dreamworks is finally hitting its stride. * http://www.rottentomatoes.com/dor/objects/897776/megamind/videos/megamind_trlr_060210.html Megamind is the most brilliant supervillain the world has ever known. And the least successful. Over the years, he has tried to conquer Metro City in every imaginable way. Each attempt, a colossal failure thanks to the caped superhero known as 'Metro Man,' an invincible hero until the day Megamind actually kills him in the throes of one of his botched evil plans. Suddenly, Megamind has no purpose. A supervillain without a superhero. He realizes that achieving his life's ambition is the worst thing that ever happened to him. Megamind decides that th e only way out of his rut is to create a new hero opponent called 'Titan,' who promises to be bigger, better and stronger than Metro Man ever was. Pretty quickly Titan starts to think it's much more fun to be a villain than a good guy. Except Titan doesn't just want to rule the world, he wants to destroy it. Now, Megamind must decide: can he defeat his own diabolical creation? Can the world's smartest man make the smart decision for once? Can the evil genius become the unlikely hero of his own story
Re: [scifinoir2] I don't normally post this sort of thing to this list, but...
Awesome Martin! And thanks. :D I'm really excited! ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Congrats, Adrianne! And I'll be on the lookout for it! On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com wrote: ...it's very topical. Honest. I am very pleased to announce at last that I have accepted the offer of a contract for my short story, Love Under Will, a paranormal/interracial erotic romance, for the Mammoth Book of Hot Romance anthology. It will be released in Spring '11 and yes, it's a print work. Google Amazon.com for Mammoth Book of and you'll find a lot of them. This will be the latest one to come out. Needless to say, I am extremely honored, delighted, and excited and any new news and information I can pass along about it as time goes on, I most certainly will. I am especially sharing with this list because the main character is an angel in addition to being a very feisty and sexy woman of color. I sincerely hope that when it comes out, people on this list will enjoy the tale. I thought of you all when I wrote it. :) Love Magic, Adrianne ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
[scifinoir2] NBC Sports Editorial: Should Kids Attempt Dangerous Tasks?
Following up on the story of the missing teen sailor, a blogger's take on letting kids attempt dangerous goals... ** http://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/06/post-582.html.php What's with kids and all these death-defying stunts? Thu Jun 10,2010 12:00 PM ET By Rick Chandler It's the Year of Living Dangerously for kids, for sure. Every time I look up it seems some youngster is attempting a death-defying feat of some sort, with mom and dad's permission. In the past couple of weeks we've told you about Jordan Romero , who at 13 became the youngest person ever to summit Mt. Everest. Then there's 12-year-old Mexican bullfighter Michelito Lagravere, who has already been gored twice ; the latest on Sunday. Now, Abby Sunderland, who at 16 was attempting to become the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe, may be lost at sea. Her crew has lost contact with her, and two emergency beacons have been activated on her boat. Abby's mother, MaryAnne Sunderland, told ABC News that Abby manually activated two beacons around 6 a.m. Pacific Time Thursday. Abby was in 20-25 foot waves at the time of last contact, with 35-knot winds, said MaryAnne Sunderland, who is due to give birth at the end of the month. She was shaken but focused on trying to get a rescue effort together. The closest land to Abby's boat was Reunion Island, which is east of Madagascar. The nearest ship was 400 miles away. Rescuers were trying to contact the ship. I don't pretend to understand the mindset that these parents have to allow their children to so blatantly court disaster. The common thread here seems to be that the adults want their children to live their dreams, but besides the obvious danger involved, there's such a thing as peaking too early. So you've sailed the globe solo, or just climbed Mr. Everest, all before your high school prom. What do you do for an encore? Today, my eight-year-old son will strap himself to a rocket, which is pointed at the moon. I see no way this can and badly. Live your dream, young man. And bring a warm coat. At least the Balloon Boy dad had enough sense to fake the whole thing; his son rode out his adventure safely, in a box in the attic. And yet he's is the parent who did jail time. And now this January post from the blog Californality has a real tinge of sadness: Living in the same community as Abby does, I first heard of her plan to sail around the world a while back. My first reaction to her plan was surprise and concern. She's such a young girl. I know that probably sounds gender-biased, but sorry. The rest of the world is not sunny Southern California. What about bandits, the cartel and pirates? I heard Abby saying that she knows God will totally protect her. She was very serious and meant it. Her family shares her conviction. Abby was approximately 500 miles north of the Antarctic Islands when her crew lost contact with her. She began the trip from Marina del Rey in southern California on Feb. 19, with the latest leg completed this past Tuesday (South Africa to North of the Kerguelen Islands -- 2,100 miles). She's been blogging about the journey on her web site , with the latest entry put up this morning. Her older brother, Zac Sunderland, completed the trip in 2009.
Re: [scifinoir2] NBC Sports Editorial: Should Kids Attempt Dangerous Tasks?
Keith, I blame Jackass for the trend toward thrill-seeking behaviors/activities. Kids are too impressionable to be given such visual impetus, IMO. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Following up on the story of the missing teen sailor, a blogger's take on letting kids attempt dangerous goals... ** http://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/06/post-582.html.php What's with kids and all these death-defying stunts? Thu Jun 10,2010 12:00 PM ET By Rick Chandlerhttp://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/rick-chandler It's the Year of Living Dangerously for kids, for sure. Every time I look up it seems some youngster is attempting a death-defying feat of some sort, with mom and dad's permission. In the past couple of weeks we've told you about Jordan Romerohttp://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/05/post-531.html.php, who at 13 became the youngest person ever to summit Mt. Everest. Then there's 12-year-old Mexican bullfighter Michelito Lagravere, who has already been gored twicehttp://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/06/post-578.html.php; the latest on Sunday. Now, Abby Sunderland, who at 16 was attempting to become the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe, may be lost at sea. Her crew has lost contact with her, and two emergency beacons have been activated on her boat. Abby's mother, MaryAnne Sunderland, told ABC News that Abby manually activated two beacons around 6 a.m. Pacific Time Thursday. Abby was in 20-25 foot waves at the time of last contact, with 35-knot winds, said MaryAnne Sunderland, who is due to give birth at the end of the month. She was shaken but focused on trying to get a rescue effort together. The closest land to Abby's boat was Reunion Island, which is east of Madagascar. The nearest ship was 400 miles away. Rescuers were trying to contact the ship. I don't pretend to understand the mindset that these parents have to allow their children to so blatantly court disaster. The common thread here seems to be that the adults want their children to live their dreams, but besides the obvious danger involved, there's such a thing as peaking too early. So you've sailed the globe solo, or just climbed Mr. Everest, all before your high school prom. What do you do for an encore? Today, my eight-year-old son will strap himself to a rocket, which is pointed at the moon. I see no way this can and badly. Live your dream, young man. And bring a warm coat. At least the Balloon Boy dad had enough sense to fake the whole thing; his son rode out his adventure safely, in a box in the attic. And yet *he's*is the parent who did jail time. And now this January post from the blog Californalityhttp://www.californiality.com/2010/01/california-girl-sailing-world-alone.htmlhas a real tinge of sadness: Living in the same community as Abby does, I first heard of her plan to sail around the world a while back. My first reaction to her plan was surprise and concern. She's such a young girl. I know that probably sounds gender-biased, but sorry. The rest of the world is not sunny Southern California. What about bandits, the cartel and pirates? I heard Abby saying that she knows God will totally protect her. She was very serious and meant it. Her family shares her conviction. Abby was approximately 500 miles north of the Antarctic Islands when her crew lost contact with her. She began the trip from Marina del Rey in southern California on Feb. 19, with the latest leg completed this past Tuesday (South Africa to North of the Kerguelen Islands -- 2,100 miles). She's been blogging about the journey on her web sitehttp://soloround.blogspot.com/2010/06/rough-few-days.html, with the latest entry put up this morning. Her older brother, Zac Sunderland, completed the trip in 2009. -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] Dreamworks' Megamind Looks to Be Pretty Good
I'm sold, Keith, based on the story alone. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 8:27 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Wow, this looks like it might be pretty good. Right off the bat, the color and polish of the CGI caught my attention. It frankly looks closer to Pixar's level of visuals than some of the serviceable-but-unremarkable fare like the Madagascar stuff. The superhero's details are pretty impressive even in this trailer. Of course, it reminds one of The Incredibles in same ways, but that's not a bad thing. I'm having high hopes for Dreamworks' animation studio now. I've never really glommed onto the Shrek movies: the humour's a bit too slapstick, and all the modern cultural references a bit tiresome. Some of the kid-centric movies focused on farm animals and such haven't appealed much either. I frankly started thinking of them as the studio that put out quick-and-cheap films that focused more on slapstick and kids, at the expense of any hook that would engage adults. But then they blew me away with Kung Fu Panda last year, a kid-friendly movie that was nonetheless laugh out loud funny, gorgeous visually, and had some genuinely heart-pounding action scenes. They did it again with How to Train Your Dragon, frankly one of the best movies I've seen this year, and totally awesome in 3D. I've seen it twice, and can't wait to own the DVD. I hear Monsters vs. Aliens was good too. True, their stuff may not be quite on the emotionally/intellectually complex level of Pixar, but not every film needs to be. Ain't nothing wrong with just having a good old fun time at the movies for the whole family. Dreamworks is finding the right mix of films that kids and adults can both enjoy, and doing it a little faster than the notoriously deliberate Pixar, which helps nicely distribute good CGI films of all types throughout the year. It appears Dreamworks is finally hitting its stride. * http://www.rottentomatoes.com/dor/objects/897776/megamind/videos/megamind_trlr_060210.html Megamind is the most brilliant supervillain the world has ever known. And the least successful. Over the years, he has tried to conquer Metro City in every imaginable way. Each attempt, a colossal failure thanks to the caped superhero known as 'Metro Man,' an invincible hero until the day Megamind actually kills him in the throes of one of his botched evil plans. Suddenly, Megamind has no purpose. A supervillain without a superhero. He realizes that achieving his life's ambition is the worst thing that ever happened to him. Megamind decides that the only way out of his rut is to create a new hero opponent called 'Titan,' who promises to be bigger, better and stronger than Metro Man ever was. Pretty quickly Titan starts to think it's much more fun to be a villain than a good guy. Except Titan doesn't just want to rule the world, he wants to destroy it. Now, Megamind must decide: can he defeat his own diabolical creation? Can the world's smartest man make the smart decision for once? Can the evil genius become the unlikely hero of his own story -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] Distress Signal Received from Teen Attempting Solo Circumnavigation
State? Keith, I couldn't leave the city by myself when I was sixteen. And this kid's got to be loaded, to be able to swing this trip. Would that, instead of the need to be in the record books, she'd felt the need to sell that boat and donate the money to a worthy charity. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Wow, I hope the young lady is okay. I honestly didn't know parents were letting their young teens undertake adventures like this: my folks wouldn't even let me leave the state at that age! What incredible toughness of mind and body these kids must have to attempt something that has broken many an older and more seasoned sailor. Let's hope this one ends on a good note. I wonder how the family financially swings this, as the boat can't be cheap? What about her schooling? Did she graduate early, delay her graduation, or what? Of course, one could argue that sailing solo around the globe at 16 is way more educational than sitting in class memorizing history dates or something. * [AP News] California teen girl in trouble on solo world sail LOS ANGELES — A 16-year-old Southern California girl attempting a solo sail around the world was feared in trouble Thursday thousands of miles from land in the frigid, heaving southern Indian Ocean after her emergency beacons began signaling and communication was lost. Australian Maritime Safety Authority spokeswoman Carly Lusk said three vessels were sent from the French territory of Reunion Island and an aircraft was to depart from Perth on a four-hour flight to Abby Sunderland's location more than 2,000 miles from both Africa and Australia. It was not clear when the vessels left, but it would take a day for the nearest ship to reach the area. Reunion Island is off Madagascar, the very large island along the east coast of Africa. Conditions can quickly become perilous for any sailor exposed to the elements in that part of the world. We've got to get a plane out there quick, said family spokesman Christian Pinkston, adding that the teen's family in Thousand Oaks was asking for prayers for her safety. Her brother Zac, also a teenage solo sailor, said Abby was prepared and mentally tough. I really wish I could see her and hope she gets through this one, he told reporters outside the family home. Abby last communicated with her family at 4 a.m. PDT and reported 30-foot swells but was not in distress, Pinkston said. An hour later the family was notified that her emergency beacons had been activated, and there was no further communication. Pinkston said the beacons were manually activated. Her brother said the boat was most likely not completely submerged because another beacon would be triggered at a depth of 15 feet. Derrick Fries, a U.S. sailing instruction and safety expert, said Abby's circumstances were very unclear. It's hard to determine if she's rolled over, swamped, or washed overboard. She has to have a dry suit on to have any chance, he said. To be capsized in the middle of the ocean with waves crashing relentlessly down, not just for hours, but days, I can't tell you how difficult those conditions are. A lifelong sailor whose father is a shipwright and has a yacht management company, Abby set sail from Los Angeles County's Marina del Rey in her 40-foot boat, Wild Eyes, on Jan. 23 in an attempt to become the youngest person to sail around the world alone without stopping. Her brother briefly held the record in 2009. Before Abby's voyage began, her brother described her as having more skill and experience than most sailors in their 20s and 30s. Her father said she had more solo sailing experience than Zac did before he started out. He totally thinks that I'm ready to do it, so that does help, she said at the time. Abby soon ran into equipment problems and had to stop for repairs. She gave up the goal of setting the record in April, but continued on. On May 15, Australian 16-year-old Jessica Watson claimed the record after completing a 23,000-mile circumnavigation in 210 days. Abby left Cape Town, South Africa, on May 21 and on Monday reached the halfway point of her voyage. On Wednesday, she wrote in her log that it had been a rough few days with huge seas that had her boat rolling around like crazy. I've been in some rough weather for awhile with winds steady at 40-45 knots with higher gusts, she wrote. With that front passing, the conditions were lighter today. It was a nice day today with some lighter winds which gave me a chance to patch everything up. Wild Eyes was great through everything but after a day with over 50 knots at times, I had quite a bit of work to do. Information on her website said that as of June 8 she had completed a 2,100-mile leg from South Africa to north of the Kerguelen Islands, taking a route to avoid an ice hazard area. Ahead of her lay
Re: [scifinoir2] Fwd: Superhero Movie Newsblast : Flash, Green Lantern
What did you think of the report that, although Green Lantern isn't even on the boards, they already had a sequel set for it? On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 6:31 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I think that they will burn everyone out at some point. They have the technology to make an interesting Flash movie, but I'm not sure if they could do it with Green Lantern. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Martin Baxter martin.baxter@gmail.com Date: Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 5:00 PM Subject: Superhero Movie Newsblast : Flash, Green Lantern To: martinbaxt...@gmail.com http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.php?id=4921 -- Between getsumei no michi and the Zero...no better place to live. (About little moments of happiness) If this isn't nice, I don't know what is. -- Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] NBC Sports Editorial: Should Kids Attempt Dangerous Tasks?
I think allowing kids to do stuff solo that are on a life or death level is a bad idea. There have been many adults that have attempted to sail that far on their own and have found themselves in serious trouble. Kids do not have the maturity or experience to get themselves out of intense situations that could possibly kill them. This is another case of poor parental decision making. Also, you have to think what are the real motives behind doing a stunt like this? Bragging rights? Fame by proxy? On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Following up on the story of the missing teen sailor, a blogger's take on letting kids attempt dangerous goals... ** http://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/06/post-582.html.php What's with kids and all these death-defying stunts? Thu Jun 10,2010 12:00 PM ET By Rick Chandlerhttp://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/rick-chandler It's the Year of Living Dangerously for kids, for sure. Every time I look up it seems some youngster is attempting a death-defying feat of some sort, with mom and dad's permission. In the past couple of weeks we've told you about Jordan Romerohttp://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/05/post-531.html.php, who at 13 became the youngest person ever to summit Mt. Everest. Then there's 12-year-old Mexican bullfighter Michelito Lagravere, who has already been gored twicehttp://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/06/post-578.html.php; the latest on Sunday. Now, Abby Sunderland, who at 16 was attempting to become the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe, may be lost at sea. Her crew has lost contact with her, and two emergency beacons have been activated on her boat. Abby's mother, MaryAnne Sunderland, told ABC News that Abby manually activated two beacons around 6 a.m. Pacific Time Thursday. Abby was in 20-25 foot waves at the time of last contact, with 35-knot winds, said MaryAnne Sunderland, who is due to give birth at the end of the month. She was shaken but focused on trying to get a rescue effort together. The closest land to Abby's boat was Reunion Island, which is east of Madagascar. The nearest ship was 400 miles away. Rescuers were trying to contact the ship. I don't pretend to understand the mindset that these parents have to allow their children to so blatantly court disaster. The common thread here seems to be that the adults want their children to live their dreams, but besides the obvious danger involved, there's such a thing as peaking too early. So you've sailed the globe solo, or just climbed Mr. Everest, all before your high school prom. What do you do for an encore? Today, my eight-year-old son will strap himself to a rocket, which is pointed at the moon. I see no way this can and badly. Live your dream, young man. And bring a warm coat. At least the Balloon Boy dad had enough sense to fake the whole thing; his son rode out his adventure safely, in a box in the attic. And yet *he's*is the parent who did jail time. And now this January post from the blog Californalityhttp://www.californiality.com/2010/01/california-girl-sailing-world-alone.htmlhas a real tinge of sadness: Living in the same community as Abby does, I first heard of her plan to sail around the world a while back. My first reaction to her plan was surprise and concern. She's such a young girl. I know that probably sounds gender-biased, but sorry. The rest of the world is not sunny Southern California. What about bandits, the cartel and pirates? I heard Abby saying that she knows God will totally protect her. She was very serious and meant it. Her family shares her conviction. Abby was approximately 500 miles north of the Antarctic Islands when her crew lost contact with her. She began the trip from Marina del Rey in southern California on Feb. 19, with the latest leg completed this past Tuesday (South Africa to North of the Kerguelen Islands -- 2,100 miles). She's been blogging about the journey on her web sitehttp://soloround.blogspot.com/2010/06/rough-few-days.html, with the latest entry put up this morning. Her older brother, Zac Sunderland, completed the trip in 2009. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Fwd: Superhero Movie Newsblast : Flash, Green Lantern
That's hollyweird at work. They might as well crank out several ideas instead of waiting to develop one. It saves them time and money later on. They could also build on the story and get it down good. (I doubt it but ya never know) On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: What did you think of the report that, although Green Lantern isn't even on the boards, they already had a sequel set for it? On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 6:31 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I think that they will burn everyone out at some point. They have the technology to make an interesting Flash movie, but I'm not sure if they could do it with Green Lantern. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Martin Baxter martin.baxter@gmail.com Date: Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 5:00 PM Subject: Superhero Movie Newsblast : Flash, Green Lantern To: martinbaxt...@gmail.com http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.php?id=4921 -- Between getsumei no michi and the Zero...no better place to live. (About little moments of happiness) If this isn't nice, I don't know what is. -- Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
[scifinoir2] Re: Time after Time
Twins? Wow! Congratulations and best wishes! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Carter mbsj...@... wrote: Speaking as a soon to be first time father of twin girls let me just say that this not only warms my heart, but also puts at ease some of my worries. What a proud father you must be. Jeff On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote: Hand me a tissue, Tito! http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30856677id=1161253702 Photo 30 of 30 Back to Albumhttp://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2042914id=1161253702page=2 · My Photos http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=1161253702 - Previoushttp://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31358657id=1161253702 - Next http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30856677id=1161253702 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30856677id=1161253702
Re: [scifinoir2] Costner tells Congress he's got an oil spill solution
What do you think this process might do to any wildlife that gets pulled in, or toward, the device? On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: If this works, there'll be a LOT of people, myself included, wondering why they went to James Cameron first... On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/deepwaterhorizon/7045250.html Actor Kevin Costner told Congress on Wednesday that he has a solution to ocean oil spills: a machine that separates oil from water. Costner said he has spent more than $20 million for the patent and development of the machines since 1993 because he was inspired by the Exxon-Valdez oil spill in 1989. There's been some question as to why I'm here, Costner told the House Energy and Environment subcommittee. I want to assure everyone here it's not because I heard a voice in a cornfield, a reference to Field of Dreams. In that 1989 film, Costner played the role of a farmer who turned his cornfield into a baseball field. The machines — marketed by Ocean Therapy Solutions — are like vacuum cleaners that suck up the oily water and separate the pollutants through a centrifuge. BP recently put in an order for 32 of the machines to help clean up the Gulf of Mexico, according to Ocean Therapy Solutions CEO John Houghtaling, who said the 32 machines could process 6 million gallons of water a day. -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] Class Rank and Entitlement
I meant to thank you earlier for writing this piece. And now I want to add congratulations on your daughter's graduation. Although I won't be on campus this fall, I'd like to see her in one of my classes at some point. On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: rave, beautiful piece. The truth makes me weep. On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 9:31 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/95361059.html -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
[scifinoir2] Rare photo of slave children found in NC attic
Wow, this is something else. So haunting: what were those kids thinking about? What kid of lives would they go on to lead? Did they ever truly taste whatever passed for freedom in those times (cause post-slavery sure as hell ain't the same as being free). Did they ever learn to read and write, own a home, start a business? Were they in the end happy? And what would they have said if someone had gone up to them and said, one day the President of these United States will be a Negro--but it'll take another 150 years? Would they gasp with wonder and joy, or be sad at the fact they wouldn't live to see it--assuming they could even dream of such a thing? Truly an experience staring into those eyes and wondering... [Yahoo News] Rare photo of slave children found in NC attic An undated rare photo provided by Keya Morgan, found in a North Carolina attic, depicts two slave children, art historians say. In April, the photo waAP – An undated rare photo provided by Keya Morgan, found in a North Carolina attic, depicts two slave children, … • By NICOLE NORFLEET, Associated Press Writer Nicole Norfleet, Associated Press Writer – 46 mins ago RALEIGH, N.C. – A haunting 150-year-old photo found in a North Carolina attic shows a young black child named John, barefoot and wearing ragged clothes, perched on a barrel next to another unidentified young boy. Art historians believe it's an extremely rare Civil War-era photograph of children who were either slaves at the time or recently emancipated. The photo, which may have been taken in the early 1860s, was a testament to a dark part of American history, said Will Stapp, a photographic historian and founding curator of the National Portrait Gallery's photographs department at the Smithsonian Institution. It's a very difficult and poignant piece of American history, he said. What you are looking at when you look at this photo are two boys who were victims of that history. In April, the photo was found at a moving sale in Charlotte, accompanied by a document detailing the sale of John for $1,150, not a small sum in 1854. New York collector Keya Morgan said he paid $30,000 for the photo album including the photo of the young boys and several family pictures and $20,000 for the sale document. Morgan said the deceased owner of the home where the photo was found was thought to be a descendant of John. A portrait of slave children is rare, Morgan said. I buy stuff all the time, but this shocked me, he said. What makes the picture an even more compelling find is that several art experts said it was created by the photography studio of Mathew Brady, a famous 19th-century photographer known for his portraits of historical figures such as President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Stapp said the photo was probably not taken by Brady himself but by Timothy O'Sullivan, one of Brady's apprentices. O'Sullivan took a multitude of photos depicting the carnage of the Civil War. In 1862, O'Sullivan famously photographed a group of some of the first slaves liberated after Lincoln issued his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Such photos were circulated in the North by abolitionists to garner support for the Union during the Civil War , said Harold Holzer, an author of several books about Lincoln. Holzer works as an administrator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Most of the photos depicted adult slaves who had been beaten or whipped, he said. The photo of the two boys is more subtle, Holzer said, which may be why it wasn't widely circulated and remained unpublished for so long. To me, it's such a moving and astonishing picture, he said. Ron Soodalter, an author and member of the board of directors at the Abraham Lincoln Institute in Washington, D.C., said the photo depicts the reality of slavery. I think this picture shows that the institution of slavery didn't pick or choose, said Soodalter, who has written several books on historic and modern slavery. This was a generic horror. It victimized the old, the young. For now, Morgan said, he is keeping the photo in his personal collection, but he said he has had an inquiry to sell the photo to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He said he is considering participating in the creation of a video documentary about John. This kid was abused and mistreated and people forgot about him, Morgan said. He doesn't even exist in history. And to know that there were a million children who were like him. I've never seen another photo like that that speaks so much for children.
Re: [scifinoir2] Rare photo of slave children found in NC attic
ahar...@earthlink.net Keith, couldn't have said it better myself - Amen. Amy From: Keith Johnson Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 10:19 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Rare photo of slave children found in NC attic Wow, this is something else. So haunting: what were those kids thinking about? What kid of lives would they go on to lead? Did they ever truly taste whatever passed for freedom in those times (cause post-slavery sure as hell ain't the same as being free). Did they ever learn to read and write, own a home, start a business? Were they in the end happy? And what would they have said if someone had gone up to them and said, one day the President of these United States will be a Negro--but it'll take another 150 years? Would they gasp with wonder and joy, or be sad at the fact they wouldn't live to see it--assuming they could even dream of such a thing? Truly an experience staring into those eyes and wondering... [Yahoo News] Rare photo of slave children found in NC attic AP – An undated rare photo provided by Keya Morgan, found in a North Carolina attic, depicts two slave children, … a.. By NICOLE NORFLEET, Associated Press Writer Nicole Norfleet, Associated Press Writer – 46 mins ago RALEIGH, N.C. – A haunting 150-year-old photo found in a North Carolina attic shows a young black child named John, barefoot and wearing ragged clothes, perched on a barrel next to another unidentified young boy. Art historians believe it's an extremely rare Civil War-era photograph of children who were either slaves at the time or recently emancipated. The photo, which may have been taken in the early 1860s, was a testament to a dark part of American history, said Will Stapp, a photographic historian and founding curator of the National Portrait Gallery's photographs department at the Smithsonian Institution. It's a very difficult and poignant piece of American history, he said. What you are looking at when you look at this photo are two boys who were victims of that history. In April, the photo was found at a moving sale in Charlotte, accompanied by a document detailing the sale of John for $1,150, not a small sum in 1854. New York collector Keya Morgan said he paid $30,000 for the photo album including the photo of the young boys and several family pictures and $20,000 for the sale document. Morgan said the deceased owner of the home where the photo was found was thought to be a descendant of John. A portrait of slave children is rare, Morgan said. I buy stuff all the time, but this shocked me, he said. What makes the picture an even more compelling find is that several art experts said it was created by the photography studio of Mathew Brady, a famous 19th-century photographer known for his portraits of historical figures such as President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Stapp said the photo was probably not taken by Brady himself but by Timothy O'Sullivan, one of Brady's apprentices. O'Sullivan took a multitude of photos depicting the carnage of the Civil War. In 1862, O'Sullivan famously photographed a group of some of the first slaves liberated after Lincoln issued his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Such photos were circulated in the North by abolitionists to garner support for the Union during the Civil War, said Harold Holzer, an author of several books about Lincoln. Holzer works as an administrator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Most of the photos depicted adult slaves who had been beaten or whipped, he said. The photo of the two boys is more subtle, Holzer said, which may be why it wasn't widely circulated and remained unpublished for so long. To me, it's such a moving and astonishing picture, he said. Ron Soodalter, an author and member of the board of directors at the Abraham Lincoln Institute in Washington, D.C., said the photo depicts the reality of slavery. I think this picture shows that the institution of slavery didn't pick or choose, said Soodalter, who has written several books on historic and modern slavery. This was a generic horror. It victimized the old, the young. For now, Morgan said, he is keeping the photo in his personal collection, but he said he has had an inquiry to sell the photo to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He said he is considering participating in the creation of a video documentary about John. This kid was abused and mistreated and people forgot about him, Morgan said. He doesn't even exist in history. And to know that there were a million children who were like him. I've never seen another photo like that that speaks so much for children.
