[scifinoir2] The Incredible Guide to NEW Ubuntu (Karmic Koala), Free Makeuseof.com Guide
The Incredible Guide to NEW Ubuntu (Karmic Koala), Free Makeuseof.com Guide http://shar.es/mKQBL Source: solo.tradepub.com http://shar.es/mKQBL darrelllwilli...@gmail.comsent this using ShareThis http://sharethis.com. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Machine Girl
You can do it on your pc too. The only thing I don't like about it is that you can't view all of their films that way. I ended up with two huge lists of movies. The dvd one was 500 and the downloadable one was 275. On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: The ability to download Netflix movies directly to my television set via my wii console has dramatically enhanced my life. 0;) ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote: Wow I can't imagine watching something like Machine Girl on a big tv. :) Sounds like you had a hell of a weekend! On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote: I gifted myself with a black wii console this Father's Day weekend, hooked everything up, inserted my Netflix wii disk and watched The Machine Girl on my 42 inch flat screen televison. It is everything Mr. Worf said and a bag of chips! The Power Rangers with splatter segments were giddily awesome and I love me some girl power bonding with machine guns and power saws! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ wrote: The Machine Girl (aka Kataude Mashin Garu) is about a young woman (Played by the very cute Minase Yashiro wearing the traditional school uniform.) seeking revenge for the death of her brother and his friend that was bullied then murdered by the son of a Yakuza chief. In her solo attempt to seek revenge she loses an half of an arm in the process. After gaining the friendship of the father of her brother's friend he builds her a prosthetic arm that is an eight barrel machine gun to help her fight the Yakuza and NINJAS! This movie is splatteriffic! There are multiple blood splatter scenes that are so over the top that they are laughable. (If you have seen any of the Lone Wolf and Cub movies you know what I mean by that.) Other scenes are so gory that they are almost cartoony with violence. Somehow you find yourself routing for her anyway. The movie was made by the Nikkatsu film (and Tokyo Shock) company in Japan who are famous for their Pinky Violence (basically bad girls taking revenge) and Roman Porno movies in the 1960s-80s. Great action, although not totally believable, but who cares? Its fun! Check it out! They have an English dubbed version of the movie so that helps out a lot with the action. Rated R 3 stars for creative gore. 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/ 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/
[scifinoir2] 7th-Graders Discover Mysterious Cave on Mars
ahar...@earthlink.net How cool is that! http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/students-discover-mars-cave-100621.html 7th-Graders Discover Mysterious Cave on Mars By Clara Moskowitz Senior Writer posted: 21 June 2010 A group of seventh-graders in California has discovered a mysterious cave on Mars as part of a research project to study images taken by a NASA spacecraft orbiting the red planet. The 16 students from teacher Dennis Mitchell's 7th-grade science class at Evergreen Middle School in Cottonwood, Calif., found what looks to be a Martian skylight - a hole in the roof of a cave on Mars [http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/091026-mm-mars-caves.html]. The intrepid students were participating in the Mars Student Imaging Program at the Mars Space Flight Facility at Arizona State University. The program allows students to frame a research question and then commission a Mars-orbiting camera to take an image to answer their question. The newfound hole on Mars [http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?pic=students-discover-mars-cave-100621-02.jpgcap=California+7th+graders+discovered+this+Martian+pit+feature+at+the+center+of+the+superimposed+red+square+in+this+image+while+participat ing+in+a+program+that+enables+students+to+use+the+camera+on+NASA%27s+Mars+Odyssey+orbiter.+The+feature%2C+on+the+slope+of+an+equatorial+volcano+named+Pavonis+Mons%2C+appears+to+be+a+skylight+in+an+underground+lava+tube.+%3Ca+href%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.s pace.com%2Fscienceastronomy%2Fstudents-discover-mars-cave-100621.html%3EFull+Story%3C%2Fa%3E.+Credit%3A+NASA%2FJPL-Caltech%2FASU] resembled features seen on other parts of Mars in a 2007 study by Glen Cushing, a U.S. Geological Survey scientist. Cushing suggested that these anomalous pit craters [http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070605_mars_hole.html ] are like skylights - places where a small part of the roof of a cave or a lava tube had collapsed, opening the area below the surface to the sky. The caves are thought to result from volcanic activity on the red planet. At some point lava channels likely carved out caverns in the rock, and then left behind tunnel, or lava tubes, when the eruptions were over. They would have been covered when a solid ceiling of cooled material settled on top, and then sections of the ceiling likely collapsed at some point to form the skylight entrances. Scientists aren't sure what type of materials or deposits could be stored inside. This pit is certainly new to us, Cushing told the students. And it is only the second one known to be associated with Pavonis Mons. He estimated the pit to be approximately 620 by 520 feet (190 by 160 meters) wide and 380 feet (115 meters) deep at least. The young researchers had initially set out to hunt for lava tubes, a common volcanic feature on Earth and Mars. The students developed a research project focused on finding the most common locations of lava tubes on Mars, Mitchell said. Do they occur most often near the summit of a volcano, on its flanks, or the plains surrounding it? The class commissioned a main photo and a backup image of Mars' Pavonis Monsvolcano [http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/mars_daily_020507.html], targeted on a region that hadn't been imaged up close. The pictures were taken by NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter [http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/090312-odyssey-reboot.html ] using its Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) instrument. Both images showed lava tubes, as the students had hoped. But the backup photo provided another surprise: a small, round black spot. It was a hole on Mars leading into the buried cave, researchers said. The students have submitted their site to be further imaged by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which could reveal enough detail to see inside the hole in the ground. The Mars Student Imaging Program is certainly one of the greatest educational programs ever developed, Mitchell said. It gives the students a good understanding of the way research is conducted and how that research can be important for the scientific community. This has been a wonderful experience.
Re: [scifinoir2] 7th-Graders Discover Mysterious Cave on Mars
Guess we're going back to Mars huh? :) I know some 7th graders that got a gold star for the year On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 8:34 PM, brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@thefence.us wrote: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/students-discover-mars-cave-100621.html 7th-Graders Discover Mysterious Cave on Mars By Clara Moskowitz Senior Writer posted: 21 June 2010 A group of seventh-graders in California has discovered a mysterious cave on Mars as part of a research project to study images taken by a NASA spacecraft orbiting the red planet. The 16 students from teacher Dennis Mitchell's 7th-grade science class at Evergreen Middle School in Cottonwood, Calif., found what looks to be a Martian skylight - a hole in the roof of a cave on Mars [http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/091026-mm-mars-caves.html]. The intrepid students were participating in the Mars Student Imaging Program at the Mars Space Flight Facility at Arizona State University. The program allows students to frame a research question and then commission a Mars-orbiting camera to take an image to answer their question. The newfound hole on Mars [ http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?pic=students-discover-mars-cave-100621-02.jpgcap=California+7th+graders+discovered+this+Martian+pit+feature+at+the+center+of+the+superimposed+red+square+in+this+image+while+participat ing+in+a+program+that+enables+students+to+use+the+camera+on+NASA%27s+Mars+Odyssey+orbiter.+The+feature%2C+on+the+slope+of+an+equatorial+volcano+named+Pavonis+Mons%2C+appears+to+be+a+skylight+in+an+underground+lava+tube.+%3Ca+href%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.s pace.com %2Fscienceastronomy%2Fstudents-discover-mars-cave-100621.html%3EFull+Story%3C%2Fa%3E.+Credit%3A+NASA%2FJPL-Caltech%2FASU] resembled features seen on other parts of Mars in a 2007 study by Glen Cushing, a U.S. Geological Survey scientist. Cushing suggested that these anomalous pit craters [http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070605_mars_hole.html ] are like skylights - places where a small part of the roof of a cave or a lava tube had collapsed, opening the area below the surface to the sky. The caves are thought to result from volcanic activity on the red planet. At some point lava channels likely carved out caverns in the rock, and then left behind tunnel, or lava tubes, when the eruptions were over. They would have been covered when a solid ceiling of cooled material settled on top, and then sections of the ceiling likely collapsed at some point to form the skylight entrances. Scientists aren't sure what type of materials or deposits could be stored inside. This pit is certainly new to us, Cushing told the students. And it is only the second one known to be associated with Pavonis Mons. He estimated the pit to be approximately 620 by 520 feet (190 by 160 meters) wide and 380 feet (115 meters) deep at least. The young researchers had initially set out to hunt for lava tubes, a common volcanic feature on Earth and Mars. The students developed a research project focused on finding the most common locations of lava tubes on Mars, Mitchell said. Do they occur most often near the summit of a volcano, on its flanks, or the plains surrounding it? The class commissioned a main photo and a backup image of Mars' Pavonis Monsvolcano [http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/mars_daily_020507.html ], targeted on a region that hadn't been imaged up close. The pictures were taken by NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter [http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/090312-odyssey-reboot.html ] using its Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) instrument. Both images showed lava tubes, as the students had hoped. But the backup photo provided another surprise: a small, round black spot. It was a hole on Mars leading into the buried cave, researchers said. The students have submitted their site to be further imaged by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which could reveal enough detail to see inside the hole in the ground. The Mars Student Imaging Program is certainly one of the greatest educational programs ever developed, Mitchell said. It gives the students a good understanding of the way research is conducted and how that research can be important for the scientific community. This has been a wonderful experience. 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/
[scifinoir2] ExamForce IT Certification Study Guide Bundle, Free ExamForce Study Guide
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[scifinoir2] DV (Digital Video), Free DV (Digital Video) Magazine Subscription
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eWeek, Free eWeek Subscription Subscription http://shar.es/mKFsn Source: tradepub.com Free Subscription to eWeek Subscription. *eWEEK* - REAL LABS. REAL PRODUCTS REAL RESULTS http://shar.es/mKFsn darrelllwilli...@gmail.comsent this using ShareThis http://sharethis.com. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
[scifinoir2] Logan's Run Last Day comic
Anyone famliair with th the new William Nolan comic? Heard is tur to the book and not the 70's cheeseball movie. Which I liked and saw in the movies as a kid back in 76.
[scifinoir2] Scoop: Get Ready for the God of War comic book series
I just read it in merchandising magazine. They have the best scoops but little details. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
[scifinoir2] Octavia Butler
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[scifinoir2] VIDEO: Snoop Dogg Becomes A True “Blood” Hound
- Email?subject=VIDEO:%20Snoop%20Dogg%20Becomes%20A%20True%20%E2%80%9CBlood%E2%80%9D%20Houndbody=http://theurbandaily.com/music/jlbarrow/video-snoop-dogg-becomes-a-true-blood/ - Print javascript:window.print() - Spherehttp://www.sphere.com/search?q=sphereit:http://theurbandaily.com/music/jlbarrow/video-snoop-dogg-becomes-a-true-blood/ « Previous Posthttp://theurbandaily.com/music/jbarrow/ginuwine-dont-get-into-texting-with-your-kids/ Next Post » http://theurbandaily.com/tv/jbarrow/the-boondocks-rides-on-tyler-perry%e2%80%94pause/ VIDEO: Snoop Dogg Becomes A True “Blood” Hound By jlbarrow http://theurbandaily.com/author/jlbarrow/ June 20, 2010 10:27 pm [image: Snoop-Oh-Sookie-True-Blood] One of the most prominent Crip Gang members in hip-hop has seemingly turned over a new leaf. Last night HBO premiered *Snoop Dogg’s* ode to True Blood’s Sookie Stackhouse, the supernatural object of many a vampire’s affections. In the hilarious video Snoop D O Gizle puts his pimp game down proclaiming that her vampire boyfriend Bill “ain’t a true blood” and that she needs to invite her best friend *Tara*http://theurbandaily.com/tv/jlbarrow/true-blood-actress-speaks-on-interracial-marriage/to join them so she can scramble his eggs. Somewhere *Suge Knight* is laughing his ass off. *RELATED*: “True Blood” Actress Speaks On Interracial Marriagehttp://theurbandaily.com/tv/jlbarrow/true-blood-actress-speaks-on-interracial-marriage/ -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
[scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords?
Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords? - By Bryan Gardiner [image: Email Author] ra...@wired.com - May 24, 2010 | - 12:00 pm | - Wired June 2010 http://www.wired.com/magazine/18-06/ - [image: Illustration: Don Clark] Illustration: Don Clark It’s a good thing Nikola Tesla http://www.pbs.org/tesla/ never figured out how to time travel, because that cord jungle behind your entertainment center would break his heart—again. It’s been more than a century since he lit incandescent bulbs wirelessly in his lab, and yet you’re still plugging into the wall. Even your three-pronged socket looks surprised. There are plenty of ways to beam volts through the air. Unfortunately, none of them are as cheap, efficient, convenient, or, well, safe as a cord. Radio waves can carry electromagnetic radiation to your devices, but radiation tends to peter out over long distances, leaving a thirsty gadget on the receiving end. Sure, you can crank up the amps to compensate for the loss, but then you end up frying passersby. Not good. Lasers provide a better long-distance solution—but only if there is direct line of sight between source and device. Hey… down in front! MIT spinoff WiTricityhttp://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/wireless-0607.htmlhas worked out how to transmit juice to any gadget that enters a certain magnetic field. Using two magnetically resonant coils that operate at the same frequency—one in the transmitter and one in the device—the company has successfully transferred watts of electricity over a couple of meters. Unfortunately, when you increase the space between the coils, charging efficiency goes down the toilet. This solution also litters your house with magnetic fields. While the company says these fields are orders of magnitude weaker than those found in an MRI machine, your tinfoil-hat-wearing neighbor is likely already imagining exploding pacemakers and brain tumors. Other firms are banking on magnetic induction. You might already have a gadget that charges this way: Electric toothbrushes have used the technology for years. Recently PowerMat http://www.powermat.com/us/how-it-works/started using it for a charging pad that lets you gas up any gadget for which the company makes a compatible adaptor. But magnetic induction is barely wireless: It relies on superclose proximity between two coils to transfer power. It’s also unclear whether it can supply enough power for the amp-hungry gadgets in your living room. Bottom line? Get used to gear with tails. While we can definitely cut down on a few of the cords in our lives, slicing through that final wire may take a sharper technological knife that we currently have. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords?
Something I've wondered about many a day, Mr Worf. Here's hoping that this comes to light. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 5:58 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords? - By Bryan Gardiner [image: Email Author] ra...@wired.com - May 24, 2010 | - 12:00 pm | - Wired June 2010 http://www.wired.com/magazine/18-06/ - [image: Illustration: Don Clark] Illustration: Don Clark It’s a good thing Nikola Tesla http://www.pbs.org/tesla/ never figured out how to time travel, because that cord jungle behind your entertainment center would break his heart—again. It’s been more than a century since he lit incandescent bulbs wirelessly in his lab, and yet you’re still plugging into the wall. Even your three-pronged socket looks surprised. There are plenty of ways to beam volts through the air. Unfortunately, none of them are as cheap, efficient, convenient, or, well, safe as a cord. Radio waves can carry electromagnetic radiation to your devices, but radiation tends to peter out over long distances, leaving a thirsty gadget on the receiving end. Sure, you can crank up the amps to compensate for the loss, but then you end up frying passersby. Not good. Lasers provide a better long-distance solution—but only if there is direct line of sight between source and device. Hey… down in front! MIT spinoff WiTricityhttp://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/wireless-0607.htmlhas worked out how to transmit juice to any gadget that enters a certain magnetic field. Using two magnetically resonant coils that operate at the same frequency—one in the transmitter and one in the device—the company has successfully transferred watts of electricity over a couple of meters. Unfortunately, when you increase the space between the coils, charging efficiency goes down the toilet. This solution also litters your house with magnetic fields. While the company says these fields are orders of magnitude weaker than those found in an MRI machine, your tinfoil-hat-wearing neighbor is likely already imagining exploding pacemakers and brain tumors. Other firms are banking on magnetic induction. You might already have a gadget that charges this way: Electric toothbrushes have used the technology for years. Recently PowerMat http://www.powermat.com/us/how-it-works/started using it for a charging pad that lets you gas up any gadget for which the company makes a compatible adaptor. But magnetic induction is barely wireless: It relies on superclose proximity between two coils to transfer power. It’s also unclear whether it can supply enough power for the amp-hungry gadgets in your living room. Bottom line? Get used to gear with tails. While we can definitely cut down on a few of the cords in our lives, slicing through that final wire may take a sharper technological knife that we currently have. -- 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
[scifinoir2] Fwd: Vatican names 'Blues Brothers Catholic classic
-- Forwarded message -- From: Martin Baxter martin.baxter@gmail.com Date: Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 4:04 PM Subject: Vatican names 'Blues Brothers Catholic classic To: martinbaxt...@gmail.com Funny... yesterday, I quoted from this. Apparently, the Church has seen the light as well. [?][?] http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE65H1RX20100618 -- 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 35C.gif347.gif
[scifinoir2] CNN drops Associated Press
This may be the beginning of the end of Associated Press. CNN drops Associated Press By Agence France-Presse http://rawstory.com/rs/author/raw111/ Monday, June 21st, 2010 -- 4:34 pm [image: submit to reddit] http://www.reddit.com/submit Stumble This!http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Frawstory.com%2Frs%2F2010%2F0621%2Fcnn-drops-press%2Ftitle=CNN%20drops%20Associated%20Press Sharehttp://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Frawstory.com%2Frs%2F2010%2F0621%2Fcnn-drops-press%2Ft=CNN%20drops%20Associated%20Press%20%7C%20Raw%20Storysrc=sp 0diggsdigg [image: CNN drops Associated Press] WASHINGTON — US television news network CNN said Monday it was dropping the US news agency the Associated Press as it expands its own newsgathering efforts. We will no longer use AP materials or services, Jim Walton, the president of CNN Worldwide, said in a memo to CNN staff obtained by Agence France-Presse. Walton said the move was an important next step in the content-ownership process we began in 2007 to more fully leverage CNN's global newsgathering investments. Starting today, CNN newsgathering will be the primary source of all content for all of our platforms and services, he said. The content we offer will be distinctive, compelling and, I am proud to say, our own. Paul Colford, an AP spokesman, said the news agency, a cooperative which is owned by 1,500 daily US newspapers, had been unable to reach agreement with CNN on its license to use our content. Story continues below... -- It is unfortunate that CNN's viewers will no longer have access to the breaking news and worldwide reporting resources of the Associated Press, Colford said in a statement. Nigel Pritchard, a spokesman for the Time Warner-owned Cable News Network, said the contract with the AP runs out at the end of June. Walton, in his memo to CNN staff, said less reliance on outside sources will mean more to invest in our organization and make us more creative, resourceful and collaborative journalists and news professionals. Walton said CNN was launching a new alert system for breaking news and an internal platform called CNN Share to aggregate editorial content and facilitate easy distribution and sharing. The AP is one of the world's four leading news agencies along with AFP, Reuters and Bloomberg. The AP posted a 65-percent drop in net profit last year as the struggles of the US newspaper industry also impacted on the bottom line of the agency. Declining print advertising revenue, falling circulation and the migration of readers to free news on the Web have led to pressure on the AP from a number of US newspapers to cut its rates. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Fwd: Vatican names 'Blues Brothers Catholic classic
So the flying nun that can hit them like a ninja with a ruler was cool to them? Or was it the mission from god thing? On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 3:39 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Martin Baxter martin.baxter@gmail.com Date: Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 4:04 PM Subject: Vatican names 'Blues Brothers Catholic classic To: martinbaxt...@gmail.com Funny... yesterday, I quoted from this. Apparently, the Church has seen the light as well. [?][?] http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE65H1RX20100618 -- 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/ 35C.gif347.gif
[scifinoir2] Re: The Machine Girl
I was aware of the PC download option but I have never enjoyed watching movies on my PC - besides I need my computer to access IMDB while I am watching my movies. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote: You can do it on your pc too. The only thing I don't like about it is that you can't view all of their films that way. I ended up with two huge lists of movies. The dvd one was 500 and the downloadable one was 275. On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote: The ability to download Netflix movies directly to my television set via my wii console has dramatically enhanced my life. 0;) ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ wrote: Wow I can't imagine watching something like Machine Girl on a big tv. :) Sounds like you had a hell of a weekend! On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Kelwyn ravenadal@ wrote: I gifted myself with a black wii console this Father's Day weekend, hooked everything up, inserted my Netflix wii disk and watched The Machine Girl on my 42 inch flat screen televison. It is everything Mr. Worf said and a bag of chips! The Power Rangers with splatter segments were giddily awesome and I love me some girl power bonding with machine guns and power saws! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ wrote: The Machine Girl (aka Kataude Mashin Garu) is about a young woman (Played by the very cute Minase Yashiro wearing the traditional school uniform.) seeking revenge for the death of her brother and his friend that was bullied then murdered by the son of a Yakuza chief. In her solo attempt to seek revenge she loses an half of an arm in the process. After gaining the friendship of the father of her brother's friend he builds her a prosthetic arm that is an eight barrel machine gun to help her fight the Yakuza and NINJAS! This movie is splatteriffic! There are multiple blood splatter scenes that are so over the top that they are laughable. (If you have seen any of the Lone Wolf and Cub movies you know what I mean by that.) Other scenes are so gory that they are almost cartoony with violence. Somehow you find yourself routing for her anyway. The movie was made by the Nikkatsu film (and Tokyo Shock) company in Japan who are famous for their Pinky Violence (basically bad girls taking revenge) and Roman Porno movies in the 1960s-80s. Great action, although not totally believable, but who cares? Its fun! Check it out! They have an English dubbed version of the movie so that helps out a lot with the action. Rated R 3 stars for creative gore. 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/ 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/
Re: [scifinoir2] The Machine Girl
And its streaming. On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 5:47 AM, Mike Street streetfor...@gmail.com wrote: This is one of my favorite movies. It's on Netflix. On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 3:08 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: The Machine Girl (aka Kataude Mashin Garu) is about a young woman (Played by the very cute Minase Yashiro wearing the traditional school uniform.) seeking revenge for the death of her brother and his friend that was bullied then murdered by the son of a Yakuza chief. In her solo attempt to seek revenge she loses an half of an arm in the process. After gaining the friendship of the father of her brother's friend he builds her a prosthetic arm that is an eight barrel machine gun to help her fight the Yakuza and NINJAS! This movie is splatteriffic! There are multiple blood splatter scenes that are so over the top that they are laughable. (If you have seen any of the Lone Wolf and Cub movies you know what I mean by that.) Other scenes are so gory that they are almost cartoony with violence. Somehow you find yourself routing for her anyway. The movie was made by the Nikkatsu film (and Tokyo Shock) company in Japan who are famous for their Pinky Violence (basically bad girls taking revenge) and Roman Porno movies in the 1960s-80s. Great action, although not totally believable, but who cares? Its fun! Check it out! They have an English dubbed version of the movie so that helps out a lot with the action. Rated R 3 stars for creative gore. -- Get Social and Follow Me: Join me on Facebook http://facebook.com/mikestreet Follow me on Twitter Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/streetforce1 Join the Harlem NY Community http://www.facebook.com/harlemny and at http://HarlemSocial.comhttp://harlemsocial.com/ -- READ MY BLOG http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com STRING THEORY http://stringtheory.podbean.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jaden Smith's Karate Kid Defies Hollywood wisdom
I'll offer this speculation about Drew Barrymore. She's not dumb. She either is or behaves as though she's weird or flaky in part because she knew from the time she was a child that she would not be able to pull off the glamorous waif look that might otherwise keep her popularity high enough to get her hired. Tracy On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 9:40 PM, Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.comwrote: Wow, I'm gonna search for that interview, because until you typed this, I had Drew written off as very Madonna ish, in that if 'being smart' is what's up, then she's all in. Until being dumb is what's up. Then she's at that party. You may have singlehandedly changed my view of her. Daryle On Jun 21, 2010, at 9:24 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: One of the most successful acting families in history is the Barrymore family, with actors going back to the early 20th century. Drew has been very successful in her own right since her days as the cute kid actor. While one may argue about the types of movies she does, or debate her acting ability, she's undeniably able to get and create work, having been a producer as well as an actress. Besides, she really is a student of film history, and after i heard her on NPR's Fresh Air saying how honored she was to speak to host Terry Gross, I upped her assessment in my book. Any actress who regularly listens to NPR and counts being on it an honor is okay in my book. - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 8:41:14 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jaden Smith's Karate Kid Defies Hollywood wisdom The SON of Clint is in Invictus and is a pretty weak actor...so far. So far the most successful Coppola besides Francis doesn't use the name (he uses Nick Cage). Robert Downey Jr is WAY more successful than his dad ever was, pre-and post rehab. As has been mentioned already, Michael Douglas is really one of the best actor's kid example. On Jun 21, 2010, at 1:20 PM, Omari Confer wrote: The daughter of Clint went out of her way to not use her dads repand has gotten her nowhere. The foundation of hollywood is in the genes man. Ask the Baldwins...the Barrymores, The Arquettes, the Copalas...etc On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com wrote: ...just ask the Eastwoods. Another thing to factor in is that Will's son's LAST picture was a remake, and was horrible. This film succeeded, as much as nobody wants to admit it, BECAUSE of Jaden Smith. And I love me some Jackie Chan. But Jaden made this character work! On Jun 21, 2010, at 11:36 AM, Kelwyn wrote: Nothing in Hollywood is a slam dunk. Before hand everybody was picking The A-team, another remake, as the slam dunk. Further, conventional wisdom is that a major movie must be helmed by a white person. Lastly, what does Will Smith's track record have to do with his son? Hollywood dominance is not hereditary. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, Omari Confer clockwork...@... wrote: Its also a remake...with Will Smith's kidand the most prolific action star on the planetslam dunk. On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote: Jaden Smith's The Karate Kid wasn't supposed to score a huge $55.7 million opening (and $112 million in two weeks). It is done so by defying conventional Hollywood wisdom. Amazingly, it has an almost entirely nonwhite cast. This something The Prince of Persia and The Last Airbender were too timid to try. ~rave! -- READ MY BLOG http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com STRING THEORY http://stringtheory.podbean.com -- READ MY BLOG http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com STRING THEORY http://stringtheory.podbean.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords?
There's probably a little of the If it ain't broke. . . idea. But I imagine the biggest reason is to protect billing. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 5:41 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Something I've wondered about many a day, Mr Worf. Here's hoping that this comes to light. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 5:58 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords? - By Bryan Gardiner [image: Email Author] ra...@wired.com - May 24, 2010 | - 12:00 pm | - Wired June 2010 http://www.wired.com/magazine/18-06/ - [image: Illustration: Don Clark] Illustration: Don Clark It’s a good thing Nikola Tesla http://www.pbs.org/tesla/ never figured out how to time travel, because that cord jungle behind your entertainment center would break his heart—again. It’s been more than a century since he lit incandescent bulbs wirelessly in his lab, and yet you’re still plugging into the wall. Even your three-pronged socket looks surprised. There are plenty of ways to beam volts through the air. Unfortunately, none of them are as cheap, efficient, convenient, or, well, safe as a cord. Radio waves can carry electromagnetic radiation to your devices, but radiation tends to peter out over long distances, leaving a thirsty gadget on the receiving end. Sure, you can crank up the amps to compensate for the loss, but then you end up frying passersby. Not good. Lasers provide a better long-distance solution—but only if there is direct line of sight between source and device. Hey… down in front! MIT spinoff WiTricityhttp://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/wireless-0607.htmlhas worked out how to transmit juice to any gadget that enters a certain magnetic field. Using two magnetically resonant coils that operate at the same frequency—one in the transmitter and one in the device—the company has successfully transferred watts of electricity over a couple of meters. Unfortunately, when you increase the space between the coils, charging efficiency goes down the toilet. This solution also litters your house with magnetic fields. While the company says these fields are orders of magnitude weaker than those found in an MRI machine, your tinfoil-hat-wearing neighbor is likely already imagining exploding pacemakers and brain tumors. Other firms are banking on magnetic induction. You might already have a gadget that charges this way: Electric toothbrushes have used the technology for years. Recently PowerMat http://www.powermat.com/us/how-it-works/started using it for a charging pad that lets you gas up any gadget for which the company makes a compatible adaptor. But magnetic induction is barely wireless: It relies on superclose proximity between two coils to transfer power. It’s also unclear whether it can supply enough power for the amp-hungry gadgets in your living room. Bottom line? Get used to gear with tails. While we can definitely cut down on a few of the cords in our lives, slicing through that final wire may take a sharper technological knife that we currently have. -- 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] Re: Asking for Movie Suggestions
Thanks for responding. I was afraid that was the deal. People like Worf, Rave, BSmith and I usually load this forum up with movie reviews and such. But I've noticed that Worf and Rave, for example, have done mostly reviews of movies they've seen on cable stations like IFC, or rented. I've dropped a lot of must see blurbs on TV shows like The Good Guys, or smaller films like Mother and Child. I was honestly disappointed in Iron Man 2, which was a little more flash and less substance than its predecessor, and I just couldn't see dumping money on mediocre-but-loud films like A-Team and others. I'm not turning into some kind of snobbish egghead, but I really hate the concept of the summer blockbuster, and after a while just get overloaded with the audio visual equivalent of gorging on chips and fries or something. Honestly, the best studio film I've seen to date was the simple but delightful How to Train Your Dragon, which was fun, funny, exciting, and gorgeous in 3D. Of the films you listed below, I'm intrigued by Airbender and will probably see it based on my love of the 'toon, and despite my anger at the way white actors were cast in Asian roles--not to mention the odd thing of changing the Japanese-inspired Zuko to an Indian. Never seen any of the Twilight movies, and the trailers leave me cold with mediocre CGI and brooding teens. Any good? Inception is one I'm truly excited about because of the Nolan name. If the movie with Cruise and Diaz is clever and fun, I'll take my wife so she can get her rom-com fix, which she's been needing for a while now. Hey, with Resident Evil, I'd always heard the films sucked in terms of plot, acting, and action. Are they at least good camp fun? And tell me Uwe Boll isn't involved...?! - Original Message - From: angelababycat asrobin...@mindspring.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 9:54:08 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Asking for Movie Suggestions Saw your original post and felt sad I had nothing interesting to offer. But the new Predators movie opens July 9th and I will be there for the 11:00 am Friday showing of course. Also on my see at the theater for the special effects vs waiting for PPV list: June 30th - Twilight Saga: Eclipse July 2nd - The Last Airbender July 16th - Inception August 27th - Resident Evil: Afterlife Other than Predators maybe, not a very exciting summer movie list for me I'm affraid. Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Not a suggestion? Anyone watching any movies at the theatre? Recently I've seen Kings of the Evening, which was nice, and plan to see a little-known-but-well-praised foreign flick, The Secret in Their Eyes. It's way off the summer-blockbuster path... - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 6:35:19 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Asking for Movie Suggestions Any recommendations on which of the big summer movies are worth seeing? Have any of you seen Prince of Persia, Robin Hood, A-Team, Karate Kid, Splice, Killers, Shrek, Get Him to the Greek With the summer blockbuster season here, we're inundated with all the next-big-things at the box office: all the CGI- and action-heavy movies. Typically I start to burn out after a while, as so many of them nowadays seem to be mediocre films based mostly on explosions, fights, and FX. Iron Man 2 was okay, but a bit of a disappointment. I need to watch the money I spend at the cinema, so don't want to plop down my six bucks for something that I can wait for on DVD. And there are some indie films like Mother and Child and Kings of the Evening that I'd rather see, since they actually rely on plots and good acting.
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Asking for Movie Suggestions
Yeah, I think a lot of us are feeling that way. There's nothing that makes you run to the theatre. My list of films I'm excited to see is leaning more toward the indie theatres here, and unfortunately, the movies there cost too much. (I live near a theatre where I can see first-run H'Wood films for six bucks, but they don't do smaller films. So, I have to pay 8 - 11 bucks per movie to see the indie and smaller flicks, which is not in my plans nowadays). Due to a lot of reasons, I don't have a super-duper home system yet. Still rocking an old-fashioned CRT tube TV that's a flat tube but not flatscreen. Still, I have broadband and a new PC I bought on the cheap, so I'm starting to look at Internet downloads and stuff a lot more. And, things like Redbox and Blockbuster kiosks where movies only cost a buck are increasingly attractive. I will always be a moviegoer, because I love everything about the theatre-going experience, from standing in long lines and talking to people, to sharing a film with a big crowd, to the oversized images and sound which even the best home systems can't duplicate. But with ticket prices now forcing us to drop at least a twenty even for matinee, and the paradoxical studio attempt to draw us in more by giving us more fluff, I've regrettably had to curtail what was once a weekly trip to the theatre. - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 10:29:53 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Asking for Movie Suggestions I've been really immersed in Bollywood and Asian films on DVD/online lately. Raaavan was the best Indian film I've seen in a couple of years. Kites was the most accessible, as it's in English. It's playing near you as Kites: The Remix, which was re-edited by Brett Ratner. I'm down for Last Airbender and Inception, but I gotta say...I'm really not personally looking forward to any big budget films except Tron Legacy. I'm way more excited to see Scott Pilgrim than anything else this summer. Daryle On Jun 21, 2010, at 9:54 PM, angelababycat wrote: Saw your original post and felt sad I had nothing interesting to offer. But the new Predators movie opens July 9th and I will be there for the 11:00 am Friday showing of course. Also on my see at the theater for the special effects vs waiting for PPV list: June 30th - Twilight Saga: Eclipse July 2nd - The Last Airbender July 16th - Inception August 27th - Resident Evil: Afterlife Other than Predators maybe, not a very exciting summer movie list for me I'm affraid. Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Not a suggestion? Anyone watching any movies at the theatre? Recently I've seen Kings of the Evening, which was nice, and plan to see a little-known-but-well-praised foreign flick, The Secret in Their Eyes. It's way off the summer-blockbuster path... - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 6:35:19 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Asking for Movie Suggestions Any recommendations on which of the big summer movies are worth seeing? Have any of you seen Prince of Persia, Robin Hood, A-Team, Karate Kid, Splice, Killers, Shrek, Get Him to the Greek With the summer blockbuster season here, we're inundated with all the next-big-things at the box office: all the CGI- and action-heavy movies. Typically I start to burn out after a while, as so many of them nowadays seem to be mediocre films based mostly on explosions, fights, and FX. Iron Man 2 was okay, but a bit of a disappointment. I need to watch the money I spend at the cinema, so don't want to plop down my six bucks for something that I can wait for on DVD. And there are some indie films like Mother and Child and Kings of the Evening that I'd rather see, since they actually rely on plots and good acting.
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Asking for Movie Suggestions
There used to be an Asian channel on Comcast that showed a lot of Asian movies, stuff from Kirosawa, as well as other Japanese, Chinese, and Korean filmmakers. It was great: I saw all kinds of cool period pieces and miniseries I'd never seen before. Alas, the station went black a couple of years back. I check with IFC to see what they're showing, and look for films like Red Cliff to come out on DVD. I also watch a lot of Turner Classic Movies, which is one of the best free sources we have for films of certain genres and ages. I love Indian films that make the indie circuit like Monsoon Wedding and The Namesake. But I've never been into Bollywood stuff. What's your attractiion? - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 10:29:53 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Asking for Movie Suggestions I've been really immersed in Bollywood and Asian films on DVD/online lately. Raaavan was the best Indian film I've seen in a couple of years. Kites was the most accessible, as it's in English. It's playing near you as Kites: The Remix, which was re-edited by Brett Ratner. I'm down for Last Airbender and Inception, but I gotta say...I'm really not personally looking forward to any big budget films except Tron Legacy. I'm way more excited to see Scott Pilgrim than anything else this summer. Daryle On Jun 21, 2010, at 9:54 PM, angelababycat wrote: Saw your original post and felt sad I had nothing interesting to offer. But the new Predators movie opens July 9th and I will be there for the 11:00 am Friday showing of course. Also on my see at the theater for the special effects vs waiting for PPV list: June 30th - Twilight Saga: Eclipse July 2nd - The Last Airbender July 16th - Inception August 27th - Resident Evil: Afterlife Other than Predators maybe, not a very exciting summer movie list for me I'm affraid. Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Not a suggestion? Anyone watching any movies at the theatre? Recently I've seen Kings of the Evening, which was nice, and plan to see a little-known-but-well-praised foreign flick, The Secret in Their Eyes. It's way off the summer-blockbuster path... - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 6:35:19 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Asking for Movie Suggestions Any recommendations on which of the big summer movies are worth seeing? Have any of you seen Prince of Persia, Robin Hood, A-Team, Karate Kid, Splice, Killers, Shrek, Get Him to the Greek With the summer blockbuster season here, we're inundated with all the next-big-things at the box office: all the CGI- and action-heavy movies. Typically I start to burn out after a while, as so many of them nowadays seem to be mediocre films based mostly on explosions, fights, and FX. Iron Man 2 was okay, but a bit of a disappointment. I need to watch the money I spend at the cinema, so don't want to plop down my six bucks for something that I can wait for on DVD. And there are some indie films like Mother and Child and Kings of the Evening that I'd rather see, since they actually rely on plots and good acting.
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jaden Smith's Karate Kid Defies Hollywood wisdom
If you listen to her in interviews, she's not really shallow, dumb, or opportunistic. Sure, she's had her wild days of partying and acting out, such as lifting her shirt on Letterman. But I got the impression she really is someone who's trying to make good movies, not just popular ones. She spends a lot of time watching her acting ancestors on--wait for it--Turner Classic Movies! It was cool to hear her speak of the feeling she has watching Lionel Barrymore acting in a film on TCM, knowing she's from that lineage. She had an odd upbringing with an odd mother from whom she's permanently estranged. I think that, and being a young blonde in H'Wood would give anyone issues as they try to figure out how to be an actor yet avoid pitfalls, temptations, craziness, and mediocre sameness. I give her credit, for example, for doing the little-seen movie Grey Gardens, about that very disturbed relatives of Jackie Kennedy-Onassis who became reclusive hoarders who seemed to lost some grip on reality. They reminded me of even sadder versions of Gloria Swanson's great faded silent screen actress in Sunset Boulevard. (see below). Grey Gardens [from IMDB] Based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis (both named Edith Bouvier Beale aka Big and Little Edie) raised as Park Avenue débutantes but who withdrew from New York society, taking shelter at their Long Island summer home, Grey Gardens. As their wealth and contact with the outside world dwindled, so did their grasp on reality. They were reintroduced to the world when international tabloids learned of a health department raid on their home, and Jackie swooped in to save her relatives - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 10:40:14 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jaden Smith's Karate Kid Defies Hollywood wisdom Wow, I'm gonna search for that interview, because until you typed this, I had Drew written off as very Madonna ish, in that if 'being smart' is what's up, then she's all in. Until being dumb is what's up. Then she's at that party. You may have singlehandedly changed my view of her. Daryle On Jun 21, 2010, at 9:24 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: One of the most successful acting families in history is the Barrymore family, with actors going back to the early 20th century. Drew has been very successful in her own right since her days as the cute kid actor. While one may argue about the types of movies she does, or debate her acting ability, she's undeniably able to get and create work, having been a producer as well as an actress. Besides, she really is a student of film history, and after i heard her on NPR's Fresh Air saying how honored she was to speak to host Terry Gross, I upped her assessment in my book. Any actress who regularly listens to NPR and counts being on it an honor is okay in my book. - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 8:41:14 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jaden Smith's Karate Kid Defies Hollywood wisdom The SON of Clint is in Invictus and is a pretty weak actor...so far. So far the most successful Coppola besides Francis doesn't use the name (he uses Nick Cage). Robert Downey Jr is WAY more successful than his dad ever was, pre-and post rehab. As has been mentioned already, Michael Douglas is really one of the best actor's kid example. On Jun 21, 2010, at 1:20 PM, Omari Confer wrote: The daughter of Clint went out of her way to not use her dads repand has gotten her nowhere. The foundation of hollywood is in the genes man. Ask the Baldwins...the Barrymores, The Arquettes, the Copalas...etc On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com wrote: ...just ask the Eastwoods. Another thing to factor in is that Will's son's LAST picture was a remake, and was horrible. This film succeeded, as much as nobody wants to admit it, BECAUSE of Jaden Smith. And I love me some Jackie Chan. But Jaden made this character work! On Jun 21, 2010, at 11:36 AM, Kelwyn wrote: Nothing in Hollywood is a slam dunk. Before hand everybody was picking The A-team, another remake, as the slam dunk. Further, conventional wisdom is that a major movie must be helmed by a white person. Lastly, what does Will Smith's track record have to do with his son? Hollywood dominance is not hereditary. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Omari Confer clockwork...@... wrote: Its also a remake...with Will Smith's kidand the most prolific action star on the planetslam dunk. On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote: Jaden Smith's The Karate Kid
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jaden Smith's Karate Kid Defies Hollywood wisdom
Speaking of listening to NPR, director/writer Judd Apatow also listens to Fresh Air. He says he often plays a podcast of it late at night, instead of having the TV on in the bedroom. He likes to drift off to sleep listening to Terry Gross's voice! What's funny is I do the same thing. I have tinnitus (a constant, non-stop ringing or high pitched whine in my ears) so completely silent rooms can be a problem for me. All I hear in silence is an ! sound in my ears. If you can remember when you were younger, there were some department stores where the security system would gave off a high-pitched sound that younger ears could hear. I have that all the time, 24/7. So I like to have the TV or radio on when I drift off to sleep. I typically play a podcast I've already heard of Fresh Air ,or Rick Steve's show Travel with Rick Steeves to help me go to sleep. Oh--and a bit of trivia. William Shatner suffers from tinnitus as well. At least, he used to. He said it was so bad that he actually considered suicide. He got it after filming the OS episode Arena. (the one where he had to do battle with the reptilian Gorn captain). If you remember that ep, Shatner is in one scene running through explosions caused by Gorn disruptors. The actor is actually doing the running, as explosions are set off by the FX crew. The last one is very close to Shatner, and for a moment you think he's been injured. That explosion didn't injure his body, but it damaged his ears, causing the onset of the tinnitus. I guess that's one for the use of stunt people... - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 10:40:14 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jaden Smith's Karate Kid Defies Hollywood wisdom Wow, I'm gonna search for that interview, because until you typed this, I had Drew written off as very Madonna ish, in that if 'being smart' is what's up, then she's all in. Until being dumb is what's up. Then she's at that party. You may have singlehandedly changed my view of her. Daryle On Jun 21, 2010, at 9:24 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: One of the most successful acting families in history is the Barrymore family, with actors going back to the early 20th century. Drew has been very successful in her own right since her days as the cute kid actor. While one may argue about the types of movies she does, or debate her acting ability, she's undeniably able to get and create work, having been a producer as well as an actress. Besides, she really is a student of film history, and after i heard her on NPR's Fresh Air saying how honored she was to speak to host Terry Gross, I upped her assessment in my book. Any actress who regularly listens to NPR and counts being on it an honor is okay in my book. - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 8:41:14 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jaden Smith's Karate Kid Defies Hollywood wisdom The SON of Clint is in Invictus and is a pretty weak actor...so far. So far the most successful Coppola besides Francis doesn't use the name (he uses Nick Cage). Robert Downey Jr is WAY more successful than his dad ever was, pre-and post rehab. As has been mentioned already, Michael Douglas is really one of the best actor's kid example. On Jun 21, 2010, at 1:20 PM, Omari Confer wrote: The daughter of Clint went out of her way to not use her dads repand has gotten her nowhere. The foundation of hollywood is in the genes man. Ask the Baldwins...the Barrymores, The Arquettes, the Copalas...etc On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com wrote: ...just ask the Eastwoods. Another thing to factor in is that Will's son's LAST picture was a remake, and was horrible. This film succeeded, as much as nobody wants to admit it, BECAUSE of Jaden Smith. And I love me some Jackie Chan. But Jaden made this character work! On Jun 21, 2010, at 11:36 AM, Kelwyn wrote: Nothing in Hollywood is a slam dunk. Before hand everybody was picking The A-team, another remake, as the slam dunk. Further, conventional wisdom is that a major movie must be helmed by a white person. Lastly, what does Will Smith's track record have to do with his son? Hollywood dominance is not hereditary. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Omari Confer clockwork...@... wrote: Its also a remake...with Will Smith's kidand the most prolific action star on the planetslam dunk. On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote: Jaden Smith's The Karate Kid wasn't supposed to score a huge $55.7 million opening (and $112 million in two weeks). It is done so by defying conventional Hollywood wisdom. Amazingly,
Re: [scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords?
I see your logic there, Tracy. If there were energy out there in the aether, some mad genius (pointing at self) would puzzle out a way to get more of it without paying full freight. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Tracy Curtis tlcurti...@gmail.com wrote: There's probably a little of the If it ain't broke. . . idea. But I imagine the biggest reason is to protect billing. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 5:41 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Something I've wondered about many a day, Mr Worf. Here's hoping that this comes to light. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 5:58 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords? - By Bryan Gardiner [image: Email Author] ra...@wired.com - May 24, 2010 | - 12:00 pm | - Wired June 2010 http://www.wired.com/magazine/18-06/ - [image: Illustration: Don Clark] Illustration: Don Clark It’s a good thing Nikola Tesla http://www.pbs.org/tesla/ never figured out how to time travel, because that cord jungle behind your entertainment center would break his heart—again. It’s been more than a century since he lit incandescent bulbs wirelessly in his lab, and yet you’re still plugging into the wall. Even your three-pronged socket looks surprised. There are plenty of ways to beam volts through the air. Unfortunately, none of them are as cheap, efficient, convenient, or, well, safe as a cord. Radio waves can carry electromagnetic radiation to your devices, but radiation tends to peter out over long distances, leaving a thirsty gadget on the receiving end. Sure, you can crank up the amps to compensate for the loss, but then you end up frying passersby. Not good. Lasers provide a better long-distance solution—but only if there is direct line of sight between source and device. Hey… down in front! MIT spinoff WiTricityhttp://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/wireless-0607.htmlhas worked out how to transmit juice to any gadget that enters a certain magnetic field. Using two magnetically resonant coils that operate at the same frequency—one in the transmitter and one in the device—the company has successfully transferred watts of electricity over a couple of meters. Unfortunately, when you increase the space between the coils, charging efficiency goes down the toilet. This solution also litters your house with magnetic fields. While the company says these fields are orders of magnitude weaker than those found in an MRI machine, your tinfoil-hat-wearing neighbor is likely already imagining exploding pacemakers and brain tumors. Other firms are banking on magnetic induction. You might already have a gadget that charges this way: Electric toothbrushes have used the technology for years. Recently PowerMat http://www.powermat.com/us/how-it-works/started using it for a charging pad that lets you gas up any gadget for which the company makes a compatible adaptor. But magnetic induction is barely wireless: It relies on superclose proximity between two coils to transfer power. It’s also unclear whether it can supply enough power for the amp-hungry gadgets in your living room. Bottom line? Get used to gear with tails. While we can definitely cut down on a few of the cords in our lives, slicing through that final wire may take a sharper technological knife that we currently have. -- 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
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Machine Girl
Sounds deliciously evil, rave. [?][?][?] On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: I gifted myself with a black wii console this Father's Day weekend, hooked everything up, inserted my Netflix wii disk and watched The Machine Girl on my 42 inch flat screen televison. It is everything Mr. Worf said and a bag of chips! The Power Rangers with splatter segments were giddily awesome and I love me some girl power bonding with machine guns and power saws! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote: The Machine Girl (aka Kataude Mashin Garu) is about a young woman (Played by the very cute Minase Yashiro wearing the traditional school uniform.) seeking revenge for the death of her brother and his friend that was bullied then murdered by the son of a Yakuza chief. In her solo attempt to seek revenge she loses an half of an arm in the process. After gaining the friendship of the father of her brother's friend he builds her a prosthetic arm that is an eight barrel machine gun to help her fight the Yakuza and NINJAS! This movie is splatteriffic! There are multiple blood splatter scenes that are so over the top that they are laughable. (If you have seen any of the Lone Wolf and Cub movies you know what I mean by that.) Other scenes are so gory that they are almost cartoony with violence. Somehow you find yourself routing for her anyway. The movie was made by the Nikkatsu film (and Tokyo Shock) company in Japan who are famous for their Pinky Violence (basically bad girls taking revenge) and Roman Porno movies in the 1960s-80s. Great action, although not totally believable, but who cares? Its fun! Check it out! They have an English dubbed version of the movie so that helps out a lot with the action. Rated R 3 stars for creative gore. -- 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 327.gif330.gif1B2.gif
Re: [scifinoir2] CNN drops Associated Press
I honestly didn't know that anyone still used the AP, Mr Worf, the nature of newsgathering having done such an earth-sea shift. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 7:09 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: This may be the beginning of the end of Associated Press. CNN drops Associated Press By Agence France-Presse http://rawstory.com/rs/author/raw111/ Monday, June 21st, 2010 -- 4:34 pm [image: submit to reddit] http://www.reddit.com/submit Stumble This!http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Frawstory.com%2Frs%2F2010%2F0621%2Fcnn-drops-press%2Ftitle=CNN%20drops%20Associated%20Press Sharehttp://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Frawstory.com%2Frs%2F2010%2F0621%2Fcnn-drops-press%2Ft=CNN%20drops%20Associated%20Press%20%7C%20Raw%20Storysrc=sp 0diggsdigg [image: CNN drops Associated Press] WASHINGTON — US television news network CNN said Monday it was dropping the US news agency the Associated Press as it expands its own newsgathering efforts. We will no longer use AP materials or services, Jim Walton, the president of CNN Worldwide, said in a memo to CNN staff obtained by Agence France-Presse. Walton said the move was an important next step in the content-ownership process we began in 2007 to more fully leverage CNN's global newsgathering investments. Starting today, CNN newsgathering will be the primary source of all content for all of our platforms and services, he said. The content we offer will be distinctive, compelling and, I am proud to say, our own. Paul Colford, an AP spokesman, said the news agency, a cooperative which is owned by 1,500 daily US newspapers, had been unable to reach agreement with CNN on its license to use our content. Story continues below... -- It is unfortunate that CNN's viewers will no longer have access to the breaking news and worldwide reporting resources of the Associated Press, Colford said in a statement. Nigel Pritchard, a spokesman for the Time Warner-owned Cable News Network, said the contract with the AP runs out at the end of June. Walton, in his memo to CNN staff, said less reliance on outside sources will mean more to invest in our organization and make us more creative, resourceful and collaborative journalists and news professionals. Walton said CNN was launching a new alert system for breaking news and an internal platform called CNN Share to aggregate editorial content and facilitate easy distribution and sharing. The AP is one of the world's four leading news agencies along with AFP, Reuters and Bloomberg. The AP posted a 65-percent drop in net profit last year as the struggles of the US newspaper industry also impacted on the bottom line of the agency. Declining print advertising revenue, falling circulation and the migration of readers to free news on the Web have led to pressure on the AP from a number of US newspapers to cut its rates. -- 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] Fwd: Vatican names 'Blues Brothers Catholic classic
I think it was the whole thing, Mr Worf, the collective journey toward redemption. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 7:15 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: So the flying nun that can hit them like a ninja with a ruler was cool to them? Or was it the mission from god thing? On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 3:39 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Martin Baxter martin.baxter@gmail.com Date: Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 4:04 PM Subject: Vatican names 'Blues Brothers Catholic classic To: martinbaxt...@gmail.com Funny... yesterday, I quoted from this. Apparently, the Church has seen the light as well. [?][?] http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE65H1RX20100618 -- 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 35C.gif347.gif
Re: [scifinoir2] Fwd: Vatican names 'Blues Brothers Catholic classic
Though I have to admit that two of my dearest friends, both priests long since passed, both loved the movie for those reasons. I even gifted them with VHS copies. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: I think it was the whole thing, Mr Worf, the collective journey toward redemption. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 7:15 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: So the flying nun that can hit them like a ninja with a ruler was cool to them? Or was it the mission from god thing? On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 3:39 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Martin Baxter martin.baxter@gmail.com Date: Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 4:04 PM Subject: Vatican names 'Blues Brothers Catholic classic To: martinbaxt...@gmail.com Funny... yesterday, I quoted from this. Apparently, the Church has seen the light as well. [?][?] http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE65H1RX20100618 -- 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 -- 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 35C.gif347.gif
Re: [scifinoir2] Scoop: Get Ready for the God of War comic book series
I saw something about that too, Mr Worf. I'd planned to hit my comics store to ask about it and a few other teasers I'd heard about after picking up my meds, but the pharmacy mucked it up, had me waiting about three hours longer than I could spare. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 4:42 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I just read it in merchandising magazine. They have the best scoops but little details. -- 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] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords?
Martin, I have to give big ups for someone who still uses the classical spelling (a)ether, with the leading a. I do that all the time in words like (a)eon, which always gives the Microsoft of Firefox spellcheckers fits. I also love to use British spellings like gr(ey or humo(u)r, instead of the American versions, which also freaks out the computer! - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 2:27:33 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords? I see your logic there, Tracy. If there were energy out there in the aether, some mad genius (pointing at self) would puzzle out a way to get more of it without paying full freight. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Tracy Curtis tlcurti...@gmail.com wrote: There's probably a little of the If it ain't broke. . . idea. But I imagine the biggest reason is to protect billing. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 5:41 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com wrote: Something I've wondered about many a day, Mr Worf. Here's hoping that this comes to light. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 5:58 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords? • By Bryan Gardiner Email Author • May 24, 2010 | • 12:00 pm | • Wired June 2010 • Illustration: Don Clark Illustration: Don Clark It’s a good thing Nikola Tesla never figured out how to time travel, because that cord jungle behind your entertainment center would break his heart—again. It’s been more than a century since he lit incandescent bulbs wirelessly in his lab, and yet you’re still plugging into the wall. Even your three-pronged socket looks surprised. There are plenty of ways to beam volts through the air. Unfortunately, none of them are as cheap, efficient, convenient, or, well, safe as a cord. Radio waves can carry electromagnetic radiation to your devices, but radiation tends to peter out over long distances, leaving a thirsty gadget on the receiving end. Sure, you can crank up the amps to compensate for the loss, but then you end up frying passersby. Not good. Lasers provide a better long-distance solution—but only if there is direct line of sight between source and device. Hey… down in front! MIT spinoff WiTricity has worked out how to transmit juice to any gadget that enters a certain magnetic field. Using two magnetically resonant coils that operate at the same frequency—one in the transmitter and one in the device—the company has successfully transferred watts of electricity over a couple of meters. Unfortunately, when you increase the space between the coils, charging efficiency goes down the toilet. This solution also litters your house with magnetic fields. While the company says these fields are orders of magnitude weaker than those found in an MRI machine, your tinfoil-hat-wearing neighbor is likely already imagining exploding pacemakers and brain tumors. Other firms are banking on magnetic induction. You might already have a gadget that charges this way: Electric toothbrushes have used the technology for years. Recently PowerMat started using it for a charging pad that lets you gas up any gadget for which the company makes a compatible adaptor. But magnetic induction is barely wireless: It relies on superclose proximity between two coils to transfer power. It’s also unclear whether it can supply enough power for the amp-hungry gadgets in your living room. Bottom line? Get used to gear with tails. While we can definitely cut down on a few of the cords in our lives, slicing through that final wire may take a sharper technological knife that we currently have. -- 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
Re: [scifinoir2] CNN drops Associated Press
Actually a lot do. Indeed, many newspapers and outlets had been using AP or UP or Reuters even more now that their own foreign staffs have been reduced or cut altogether. Our own Atlanta Journal-Constitution, for example, lists a lot of AP News stories. And I think just about everything I see in Comcast or Yahoo news seems to start with [AP News]. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 2:30:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] CNN drops Associated Press I honestly didn't know that anyone still used the AP, Mr Worf, the nature of newsgathering having done such an earth-sea shift. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 7:09 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: This may be the beginning of the end of Associated Press. CNN drops Associated Press By Agence France-Presse Monday, June 21st, 2010 -- 4:34 pm submit to redditStumble This! Share 0 diggs digg CNN drops Associated Press WASHINGTON — US television news network CNN said Monday it was dropping the US news agency the Associated Press as it expands its own newsgathering efforts. We will no longer use AP materials or services, Jim Walton, the president of CNN Worldwide, said in a memo to CNN staff obtained by Agence France-Presse. Walton said the move was an important next step in the content-ownership process we began in 2007 to more fully leverage CNN's global newsgathering investments. Starting today, CNN newsgathering will be the primary source of all content for all of our platforms and services, he said. The content we offer will be distinctive, compelling and, I am proud to say, our own. Paul Colford, an AP spokesman, said the news agency, a cooperative which is owned by 1,500 daily US newspapers, had been unable to reach agreement with CNN on its license to use our content. Story continues below... It is unfortunate that CNN's viewers will no longer have access to the breaking news and worldwide reporting resources of the Associated Press, Colford said in a statement. Nigel Pritchard, a spokesman for the Time Warner-owned Cable News Network, said the contract with the AP runs out at the end of June. Walton, in his memo to CNN staff, said less reliance on outside sources will mean more to invest in our organization and make us more creative, resourceful and collaborative journalists and news professionals. Walton said CNN was launching a new alert system for breaking news and an internal platform called CNN Share to aggregate editorial content and facilitate easy distribution and sharing. The AP is one of the world's four leading news agencies along with AFP, Reuters and Bloomberg. The AP posted a 65-percent drop in net profit last year as the struggles of the US newspaper industry also impacted on the bottom line of the agency. Declining print advertising revenue, falling circulation and the migration of readers to free news on the Web have led to pressure on the AP from a number of US newspapers to cut its rates. -- 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] CNN drops Associated Press
Okay, Keith, makes sense. Those are the news sources I pay the least attention to... On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Actually a lot do. Indeed, many newspapers and outlets had been using AP or UP or Reuters even more now that their own foreign staffs have been reduced or cut altogether. Our own Atlanta Journal-Constitution, for example, lists a lot of AP News stories. And I think just about everything I see in Comcast or Yahoo news seems to start with [AP News]. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 2:30:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] CNN drops Associated Press I honestly didn't know that anyone still used the AP, Mr Worf, the nature of newsgathering having done such an earth-sea shift. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 7:09 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: This may be the beginning of the end of Associated Press. CNN drops Associated Press By Agence France-Presse http://rawstory.com/rs/author/raw111/ Monday, June 21st, 2010 -- 4:34 pm [image: submit to reddit] http://www.reddit.com/submit Stumble This!http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Frawstory.com%2Frs%2F2010%2F0621%2Fcnn-drops-press%2Ftitle=CNN%20drops%20Associated%20Press Sharehttp://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Frawstory.com%2Frs%2F2010%2F0621%2Fcnn-drops-press%2Ft=CNN%20drops%20Associated%20Press%20%7C%20Raw%20Storysrc=sp 0diggsdigg [image: CNN drops Associated Press] WASHINGTON — US television news network CNN said Monday it was dropping the US news agency the Associated Press as it expands its own newsgathering efforts. We will no longer use AP materials or services, Jim Walton, the president of CNN Worldwide, said in a memo to CNN staff obtained by Agence France-Presse. Walton said the move was an important next step in the content-ownership process we began in 2007 to more fully leverage CNN's global newsgathering investments. Starting today, CNN newsgathering will be the primary source of all content for all of our platforms and services, he said. The content we offer will be distinctive, compelling and, I am proud to say, our own. Paul Colford, an AP spokesman, said the news agency, a cooperative which is owned by 1,500 daily US newspapers, had been unable to reach agreement with CNN on its license to use our content. Story continues below... -- It is unfortunate that CNN's viewers will no longer have access to the breaking news and worldwide reporting resources of the Associated Press, Colford said in a statement. Nigel Pritchard, a spokesman for the Time Warner-owned Cable News Network, said the contract with the AP runs out at the end of June. Walton, in his memo to CNN staff, said less reliance on outside sources will mean more to invest in our organization and make us more creative, resourceful and collaborative journalists and news professionals. Walton said CNN was launching a new alert system for breaking news and an internal platform called CNN Share to aggregate editorial content and facilitate easy distribution and sharing. The AP is one of the world's four leading news agencies along with AFP, Reuters and Bloomberg. The AP posted a 65-percent drop in net profit last year as the struggles of the US newspaper industry also impacted on the bottom line of the agency. Declining print advertising revenue, falling circulation and the migration of readers to free news on the Web have led to pressure on the AP from a number of US newspapers to cut its rates. -- 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
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jaden Smith's Karate Kid Defies Hollywood wisdom
Daryle, Here's the interview link, and some info about the movie she was discussing at the time, Grey Gardens. It's a good interview. * http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103063394 Enlarge Peter Stranks / HBO Films Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange star in the HBO film of Grey Gardens . Barrymore and Lange Peter Stranks / HBO Films Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange star in the HBO film of Grey Gardens . April 14, 2009 In a film and TV career that started when she was just 3 years old, she's played everything from one of Charlie's Angels to Olive, the Other Reindeer . Now, Drew Barrymore takes on one of film's legendary eccentrics: Little Edie Beale, a down-at-heel blue-blood made famous in the Maysles Brothers documentary Grey Gardens. HBO's new dramatization — based on the 1975 original, and premiering April 18 — co-stars Jessica Lange as Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale. Big Edie, as she was known, was the aunt of one Jacqueline Bouvier, who went on to marry a Kennedy, and then an Onassis. Little Edie was Jackie's cousin — and sometime rival. After their fortunes flagged — a divorce for Big Edie, an halting quest for fame as a model, or maybe as a wife, for Little Edie — the two women chose to seclude themselves in Big Edie's East Hampton house, a dilapidated manse called Grey Gardens. The Beales' story gained attention when health inspectors raided the home, finding a long list of health- and building-code violations. It burst into the public consciousness again with the Maysles Brothers' film, which documented the ladies' living conditions: The once-elegant grounds were a tangled jungle, as The New York Times recalled on the occasion of Little Edie's death; 25 rooms were unused, and the fleas were so thick that the filmmakers wore flea collars around their ankles during the filming. HBO's dramatization, like the Broadway musical that was also inspired by the documentary, looks beyond the moment captured in the Maysles Brothers film, spanning more than four decades in the women's lives and exploring how the Beales came to withdraw so completely from the world. The movie's scope required both Barrymore and Lange to perform some scenes in heavy age makeup and prosthetics that took hours to apply. Barrymore appeared in Steven Spielberg's 1982 blockbuster E.T. when she was 7 years old. After a troubled adolescence, the actress has gone on to appear in many films including The Wedding Singer , Charlie's Angels , Donnie Darko and 50 First Dates . She makes her directorial debut later this year with Whip It! , a coming-of-age comedy based on the Shauna Cross novel Derby Girl . - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 10:40:14 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jaden Smith's Karate Kid Defies Hollywood wisdom Wow, I'm gonna search for that interview, because until you typed this, I had Drew written off as very Madonna ish, in that if 'being smart' is what's up, then she's all in. Until being dumb is what's up. Then she's at that party. You may have singlehandedly changed my view of her. Daryle On Jun 21, 2010, at 9:24 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: One of the most successful acting families in history is the Barrymore family, with actors going back to the early 20th century. Drew has been very successful in her own right since her days as the cute kid actor. While one may argue about the types of movies she does, or debate her acting ability, she's undeniably able to get and create work, having been a producer as well as an actress. Besides, she really is a student of film history, and after i heard her on NPR's Fresh Air saying how honored she was to speak to host Terry Gross, I upped her assessment in my book. Any actress who regularly listens to NPR and counts being on it an honor is okay in my book. - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 8:41:14 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jaden Smith's Karate Kid Defies Hollywood wisdom The SON of Clint is in Invictus and is a pretty weak actor...so far. So far the most successful Coppola besides Francis doesn't use the name (he uses Nick Cage). Robert Downey Jr is WAY more successful than his dad ever was, pre-and post rehab. As has been mentioned already, Michael Douglas is really one of the best actor's kid example. On Jun 21, 2010, at 1:20 PM, Omari Confer wrote: The daughter of Clint went out of her way to not use her dads repand has gotten her nowhere. The foundation of hollywood is in the genes man. Ask the Baldwins...the Barrymores, The Arquettes, the Copalas...etc On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Daryle
[scifinoir2] Drew Barrymore in One-Liners
Here are some quotes from Barrymore, from the esteemed source of IMDB, that give insight into her character. One correction: I said she likes to make good movies, but I must amend it per her quote where she does like to make movies for the audience to enjoy, not just artistic projects for her as an actress. I guess that makes sense, given that she seems to have actually been very sad and unhappy in your younger days... Gotta love the Night of the Living Dead quote! * http://www.imdb.com/name/nm106/bio Personal Quotes I know certain actors are totally screwed up on drugs , yet it gets covered up. Why wasn't I excused for 'exhaustion' or 'the flu'? There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk. If I ever start talking to you about my 'craft', my 'instrument', you have permission to shoot me. I believe in fate. I believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how you learn. I believe you can be the person that you dream of being. [On her favorite movies to make]: I try to make movies that I would want to go see rather than ones I would just want to do as an actor. I want people to have movies full of romance and hope and empowerment, something they can escape into and feel good about. I love happy endings. [On her morning routine]: Every morning I stay in bed for ten minutes to ponder my place in the universe. Then I wash my face and check my karma. Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths. I love levity. As crazy as I am, I just love to laugh! I'm getting older so those dark circles are really starting to show. Now, I'm starting to look like Night of the Living Dead. When I lay my head on the pillow at night, I can say I was a decent person today. That's when I feel beautiful. There's nothing like the power of a smile. [As quoted in Woman's World (5-24-05 issue]: I'd rather be a few pounds heavier and enjoy life than be worried all the time. I don't want to sit around and hope good things happen. I want to make them happen. [Quoted in Woman's Day, 11-1-05]: My whole life, I've wanted to feel comfortable in my skin. It's the most liberating thing in the world. My parents are not bad people. It was just a case of them not wanting a child. You have to fight unhappiness like a dragon with fire and breathe. As much light as I have inside me, there's just as much darkness, I'm afraid. There's a polarity, and I still have demons to work out. I love women who have fought to the change the world and made a difference. I want to be one of them myself. I did karaoke once - a Pat Benatar song - and my friends looked at me with disgust. (In Style/Sept/2006) I just think happiness is what makes you pretty. Period. Happy people are beautiful. They become like a mirror and they reflect that happiness. If somebody walks in the room and they're drop-dead gorgeous and sexy, it's really fun to look at. But if someone is giving of their spirit and they make you laugh and feel good, that's a whole other level of beauty. [on her attraction to Christian Bale ] He's so cute! And I knew him when he was a kid. He was in Empire of the Sun (1987). If he walked into the room now, I would totally clam up. Or I might go overboard and embarrass myself. On California's Proposition 8 (the ballot banning same-sex marriage): We can't take a step backwards when we've already made so many strides forward. I was raised by gay men and women...it's who I am, you cannot define a family. There are children out there who need these loving homes. These are rights that are fundamental and must be had. And I will fight for however long it takes; I don't want to live in a world where prop 8 exists! [On gay marriage]: You can't define love and you can't define a family. It comes in so many radical colors. And children need loving homes and people want to adopt who are gay! Why would we ever try to stand in their way? It's unfathomable.
Re: [scifinoir2] Drew Barrymore in One-Liners
Have I ever said how much I [?] this woman? She went through fire, and came out wearing a shell even more glorious than the one she had before. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Here are some quotes from Barrymore, from the esteemed source of IMDB, that give insight into her character. One correction: I said she likes to make good movies, but I must amend it per her quote where she does like to make movies for the audience to enjoy, not just artistic projects for her as an actress. I guess that makes sense, given that she seems to have actually been very sad and unhappy in your younger days... Gotta love the Night of the Living Dead quote! * http://www.imdb.com/name/nm106/bio Personal Quotes I know certain actors are totally screwed up on drugshttp://www.imdb.com/search/name?bio=drugs, yet it gets covered up. Why wasn't I excused for 'exhaustion' or 'the flu'? There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk. If I ever start talking to you about my 'craft', my 'instrument', you have permission to shoot me. I believe in fate. I believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how you learn. I believe you can be the person that you dream of being. [On her favorite movies to make]: I try to make movies that I would want to go see rather than ones I would just want to do as an actor. I want people to have movies full of romance and hope and empowerment, something they can escape into and feel good about. I love happy endings. [On her morning routine]: Every morning I stay in bed for ten minutes to ponder my place in the universe. Then I wash my face and check my karma. Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths. I love levity. As crazy as I am, I just love to laugh! I'm getting older so those dark circles are really starting to show. Now, I'm starting to look like Night of the Living Dead. When I lay my head on the pillow at night, I can say I was a decent person today. That's when I feel beautiful. There's nothing like the power of a smile. [As quoted in Woman's World (5-24-05 issue]: I'd rather be a few pounds heavier and enjoy life than be worried all the time. I don't want to sit around and hope good things happen. I want to make them happen. [Quoted in Woman's Day, 11-1-05]: My whole life, I've wanted to feel comfortable in my skin. It's the most liberating thing in the world. My parents are not bad people. It was just a case of them not wanting a child. You have to fight unhappiness like a dragon with fire and breathe. As much light as I have inside me, there's just as much darkness, I'm afraid. There's a polarity, and I still have demons to work out. I love women who have fought to the change the world and made a difference. I want to be one of them myself. I did karaoke once - a Pat Benatar song - and my friends looked at me with disgust. (In Style/Sept/2006) I just think happiness is what makes you pretty. Period. Happy people are beautiful. They become like a mirror and they reflect that happiness. If somebody walks in the room and they're drop-dead gorgeous and sexy, it's really fun to look at. But if someone is giving of their spirit and they make you laugh and feel good, that's a whole other level of beauty. [on her attraction to Christian Bale http://www.imdb.com/name/nm288/] He's so cute! And I knew him when he was a kid. He was in Empire of the Sun http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092965/ (1987). If he walked into the room now, I would totally clam up. Or I might go overboard and embarrass myself. On California's Proposition 8 (the ballot banning same-sex marriage): We can't take a step backwards when we've already made so many strides forward. I was raised by gay men and women...it's who I am, you cannot define a family. There are children out there who need these loving homes. These are rights that are fundamental and must be had. And I will fight for however long it takes; I don't want to live in a world where prop 8 exists! [On gay marriage]: You can't define love and you can't define a family. It comes in so many radical colors. And children need loving homes and people want to adopt who are gay! Why would we ever try to stand in their way? It's unfathomable. -- 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 327.gif
Re: [scifinoir2] 7th-Graders Discover Mysterious Cave on Mars
Brent, the folks at NASA are kicking themselves after this... incredible find, and thanks for the post. On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:34 PM, brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@thefence.us wrote: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/students-discover-mars-cave-100621.html 7th-Graders Discover Mysterious Cave on Mars By Clara Moskowitz Senior Writer posted: 21 June 2010 A group of seventh-graders in California has discovered a mysterious cave on Mars as part of a research project to study images taken by a NASA spacecraft orbiting the red planet. The 16 students from teacher Dennis Mitchell's 7th-grade science class at Evergreen Middle School in Cottonwood, Calif., found what looks to be a Martian skylight - a hole in the roof of a cave on Mars [http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/091026-mm-mars-caves.html]. The intrepid students were participating in the Mars Student Imaging Program at the Mars Space Flight Facility at Arizona State University. The program allows students to frame a research question and then commission a Mars-orbiting camera to take an image to answer their question. The newfound hole on Mars [ http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?pic=students-discover-mars-cave-100621-02.jpgcap=California+7th+graders+discovered+this+Martian+pit+feature+at+the+center+of+the+superimposed+red+square+in+this+image+while+participat ing+in+a+program+that+enables+students+to+use+the+camera+on+NASA%27s+Mars+Odyssey+orbiter.+The+feature%2C+on+the+slope+of+an+equatorial+volcano+named+Pavonis+Mons%2C+appears+to+be+a+skylight+in+an+underground+lava+tube.+%3Ca+href%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.s pace.com %2Fscienceastronomy%2Fstudents-discover-mars-cave-100621.html%3EFull+Story%3C%2Fa%3E.+Credit%3A+NASA%2FJPL-Caltech%2FASU] resembled features seen on other parts of Mars in a 2007 study by Glen Cushing, a U.S. Geological Survey scientist. Cushing suggested that these anomalous pit craters [http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070605_mars_hole.html ] are like skylights - places where a small part of the roof of a cave or a lava tube had collapsed, opening the area below the surface to the sky. The caves are thought to result from volcanic activity on the red planet. At some point lava channels likely carved out caverns in the rock, and then left behind tunnel, or lava tubes, when the eruptions were over. They would have been covered when a solid ceiling of cooled material settled on top, and then sections of the ceiling likely collapsed at some point to form the skylight entrances. Scientists aren't sure what type of materials or deposits could be stored inside. This pit is certainly new to us, Cushing told the students. And it is only the second one known to be associated with Pavonis Mons. He estimated the pit to be approximately 620 by 520 feet (190 by 160 meters) wide and 380 feet (115 meters) deep at least. The young researchers had initially set out to hunt for lava tubes, a common volcanic feature on Earth and Mars. The students developed a research project focused on finding the most common locations of lava tubes on Mars, Mitchell said. Do they occur most often near the summit of a volcano, on its flanks, or the plains surrounding it? The class commissioned a main photo and a backup image of Mars' Pavonis Monsvolcano [http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/mars_daily_020507.html ], targeted on a region that hadn't been imaged up close. The pictures were taken by NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter [http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/090312-odyssey-reboot.html ] using its Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) instrument. Both images showed lava tubes, as the students had hoped. But the backup photo provided another surprise: a small, round black spot. It was a hole on Mars leading into the buried cave, researchers said. The students have submitted their site to be further imaged by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which could reveal enough detail to see inside the hole in the ground. The Mars Student Imaging Program is certainly one of the greatest educational programs ever developed, Mitchell said. It gives the students a good understanding of the way research is conducted and how that research can be important for the scientific community. This has been a wonderful experience. -- 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] Freebies
Thanks, Mr Worf. A couple of these look like something I can use. On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:04 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Just in case you were wondering, I was poking my way around the trade publications website today and found a bunch of freebies that you all may be interested in. I will post them here. -- 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] In California, license plates might go electronic
Now I see why the Guv'mint hires SF writers as a think tank. We're dangerous folk. On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 10:23 PM, Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com wrote: KID? This is hackable at the concept level. Display ads on an LED screen? Great fun. Finding color combinations that traffic cameras can't read...pulling people over because their fuse blew out...oh this is just a MESS waiting to happen. On Jun 21, 2010, at 6:42 PM, Mr. Worf wrote: You know it. They could do one big hack and cause everyone on the freeway to stop and then a choreographed dance song will flash on the license plates and inside the cars. On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: And, Mr Worf, I can alreadys ee to downside to this. Within a year, some smart kid will have figured out how to hack e-plates. And, for a small fee (certainly less than the cost of an actual e-plate), it'll be for sale on darkboards everywhere, just like the new ATM e-hack kit I heard about on the news this weekend.. On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 1:31 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: This has the makings of a bad scifi movie backdrop. http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_15338527 -- 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/ -- 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] DNA Test Could Explain Why Ozzy Osbourne is Still Alive
So many of us -- uh, *them* would follow... [?] On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 6:44 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Its either him or Keith Richards. Maybe they are both the rock n roll dark siths for the devil? :) On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Because he's the Prince of Darkness, Mr Worf. 'Nuff said, to quote Stan the Man. I've come to wonder only what *will* manage to take him out. Reminds me of Daniel Craig's character in Layer Cake. The Underworld couldn't knock him off, a bunch of kill-crazy Serbs couldn't get him... ended up being a jealous boyfriend. On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 10:59 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: DNA Test Could Explain Why Ozzy Osbourne is Still Alive http://omnikool.discovery.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/news.discovery.com/tech/dna-test-could-explain-why-ozzy-osbourne-is-still-alive.html/1568608864/Top3/default/empty.gif/5252614b44557667572b514141356c39?x http://news.discovery.com/contributors/david-teeghman/ Analysis by David Teeghman http://news.discovery.com/contributors/david-teeghman/ Sun Jun 20, 2010 11:52 AM ET 6 Commentshttp://news.discovery.com/tech/dna-test-could-explain-why-ozzy-osbourne-is-still-alive.html#view-comments| Leave a Commenthttp://news.discovery.com/tech/dna-test-could-explain-why-ozzy-osbourne-is-still-alive.html#post-a-comment Printhttp://news.discovery.com/tech/dna-test-could-explain-why-ozzy-osbourne-is-still-alive.html?print=true Email - Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http://news.discovery.com/tech/dna-test-could-explain-why-ozzy-osbourne-is-still-alive.html - Twitterhttp://wd.sharethis.com/api/sharer.php?destination=twitterurl=http://news.discovery.com/tech/dna-test-could-explain-why-ozzy-osbourne-is-still-alive.htmltitle=DNA%20Test%20Could%20Explain%20Why%20Ozzy%20Osbourne%20is%20Still%20Alive%20:%20Discovery%20News - Digghttp://digg.com/submit?url=http://news.discovery.com/tech/dna-test-could-explain-why-ozzy-osbourne-is-still-alive.htmltitle=DNA%20Test%20Could%20Explain%20Why%20Ozzy%20Osbourne%20is%20Still%20Alive%20:%20Discovery%20Newsbodytext=Despite%20decades%20of%20drug%20and%20alcohol%20abuse,%20Ozzy%20Osbourne%20is%20alive%20and%20well.%20Does%20the%20secret%20of%20his%20longevity%20lie%20in%20his%20DNA?topic=television - Yahoo! Buzzhttp://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz?publisherurn=discovery_cha79targetUrl=http://news.discovery.com/tech/dna-test-could-explain-why-ozzy-osbourne-is-still-alive.htmlsubmitHeadline=DNA%20Test%20Could%20Explain%20Why%20Ozzy%20Osbourne%20is%20Still%20Alive%20:%20Discovery%20News [image: Ozzy-650x600]http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8341bf67c53ef0133f183ab54970b-popup Our world has no shortage of mysteries: Where did life begin? Who killed JFK? Will the BP oil spillhttp://news.discovery.com/earth/oil-spill-oil-rig-exoplosion-louisiana-gulf-coast.htmlever end? Why is Ozzy Osbourne http://www.ozzy.com/ still alive? For this last conundrum, at least, we may have an answer. Researchers at the genome sequencing company Knomehttp://www.knome.com/, based in Massachusetts, are mapping the heavy metal singer's entire genome to get to the bottom of why rock and roll's self-proclaimed Prince of Darkness is still kicking and screaming despite decades of relentless drug and alcohol http://news.discovery.com/drugs-and-alcohol/ abuse. Genome sequencing is an exhaustive process that ultimately determines the order of the 3 billion chemical building blocks -- the bases abbreviated as A, T, C, and G -- that make up the DNA of a person's 23 different pairs of chromosomes. The first full genome took 13 years to be sequenced and was finished in 2003. Today, analyzing a genome takes about three months and costs around $40,000. Researchers hope there is some key to Ozzy's longevity in his DNA. It's no secret that Ozzy has abused an astounding number of drugs. This Science Channel reporthttp://science.discovery.com/stories/week/ozzy-osbourne.htmlsays Ozzy has described himself as a modern miracle. The hallowed history books of rock and roll are littered with rock stars who died of drug overdose, from Janis Joplin to Jimi Hendrix. But through it all, Ozzy's health has been remarkably unscathed. Nathan Pearson, the director of research at Knome, tells the Sunday Times of London, “Sequencing and analysing individuals with extreme medical histories provides the greatest potential scientific value,” said Nathan Pearson, director of research at Knome. As if to rub it in your face, he is about to begin writing a *health advice column *for the Sunday Times of London. One piece of advice that you can expect from this column, to a mother for putting her young son off cigarettes, including: “Throw some [cigarette] ash on his cornflakes.” By no means is Ozzy the only rock star who's been able to survive decades of substance abuse. Researchers still have so much to
Re: [scifinoir2] CBS enters India TV market with Reliance
Oh... this is just US inflicting our mediocre fare on India. Was hoping for the other way round. They'll love us. [?][?] On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: (Deal was signed on June 20, 2010) http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/73327710-6cdf-11df-91c8-00144feab49a.html CBS eyes India TV foray with Reliance By Joe Leahy in Mumbai Published: May 31 2010 21:12 | Last updated: May 31 2010 21:12 Reliance Media World, controlled by Indian industrialist Anil Ambani, is in talks to form a television joint venture with CBS Broadcasting of the US in what would be the latest foray by a US network into India. CBS was one of a number of groups Reliance was in talks with about the plan to roll out a group of channels for Indian pay television, a Reliance spokesperson said, declining to give details. The partnership would give CBS access to one of the fastest growing emerging media and entertainment markets. India has the second-biggest number of cable viewing households after China at more than 80m. This, together with India's relatively liberal foreign ownership and content regimes has made it the most important market in Asia for many media groups. Indian television generated Rs257bn ($5.5bn) in revenue last year and clocked a compound annual growth rate of 12 per cent between 2006 and 2009, according to a report by KPMG, the consultancy. CBS could bring its hit television sitcoms to India in competition with the existing local ventures of US-based networks, including News Corp, Time Warner, Viacom and Walt Disney. -- 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 363.gif320.gif
Re: [scifinoir2] CNN drops Associated Press
Associated press and Reuters pretty much had the reporting game for the English speaking press. Over the years they have been losing ground and CNN has been beating them to the story. Some of the best stories ever written have come from Associated Press. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: I honestly didn't know that anyone still used the AP, Mr Worf, the nature of newsgathering having done such an earth-sea shift. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 7:09 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: This may be the beginning of the end of Associated Press. CNN drops Associated Press By Agence France-Presse http://rawstory.com/rs/author/raw111/ Monday, June 21st, 2010 -- 4:34 pm [image: submit to reddit] http://www.reddit.com/submit Stumble This!http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Frawstory.com%2Frs%2F2010%2F0621%2Fcnn-drops-press%2Ftitle=CNN%20drops%20Associated%20Press Sharehttp://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Frawstory.com%2Frs%2F2010%2F0621%2Fcnn-drops-press%2Ft=CNN%20drops%20Associated%20Press%20%7C%20Raw%20Storysrc=sp 0diggsdigg [image: CNN drops Associated Press] WASHINGTON — US television news network CNN said Monday it was dropping the US news agency the Associated Press as it expands its own newsgathering efforts. We will no longer use AP materials or services, Jim Walton, the president of CNN Worldwide, said in a memo to CNN staff obtained by Agence France-Presse. Walton said the move was an important next step in the content-ownership process we began in 2007 to more fully leverage CNN's global newsgathering investments. Starting today, CNN newsgathering will be the primary source of all content for all of our platforms and services, he said. The content we offer will be distinctive, compelling and, I am proud to say, our own. Paul Colford, an AP spokesman, said the news agency, a cooperative which is owned by 1,500 daily US newspapers, had been unable to reach agreement with CNN on its license to use our content. Story continues below... -- It is unfortunate that CNN's viewers will no longer have access to the breaking news and worldwide reporting resources of the Associated Press, Colford said in a statement. Nigel Pritchard, a spokesman for the Time Warner-owned Cable News Network, said the contract with the AP runs out at the end of June. Walton, in his memo to CNN staff, said less reliance on outside sources will mean more to invest in our organization and make us more creative, resourceful and collaborative journalists and news professionals. Walton said CNN was launching a new alert system for breaking news and an internal platform called CNN Share to aggregate editorial content and facilitate easy distribution and sharing. The AP is one of the world's four leading news agencies along with AFP, Reuters and Bloomberg. The AP posted a 65-percent drop in net profit last year as the struggles of the US newspaper industry also impacted on the bottom line of the agency. Declining print advertising revenue, falling circulation and the migration of readers to free news on the Web have led to pressure on the AP from a number of US newspapers to cut its rates. -- 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] Cryptozoica--Where the Past Not stopped breathing
CRYPTOZOICA--Where the past has not stopped breathing-and can still eat you alive! A non-human language spoken by Biblical patriarchs...coded secrets scribbled in the suppressed logbook of Charles Darwin...an elite society of scholars dedicated to preventing humankind from learning that life's true origins may lie within a bizarre ecosystem on a forgotten island christened... Cryptozoica. From novelist Mark Ellis, the writer of Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze comic series and the creator of the best-selling Outlanders novel series, comes Cryptozoica, a tale that combines history and speculative science with blazing action.When ex-military officers gTombstoneh Jack Kavanaugh and his partner Augustus Crowe gamble their lives to lead a pair of cynical scientists deep into the tropical cauldron of Big Tamtung, they plunge headlong into the heart of the greatest discovery of all time--and into a bloody confrontation with a misshapen madman who lusts after a miracle but will settle for murder. On Cryptozoica the past has not stopped breathing\and can still eat you alive. Lost World thrillers never go out of style, says Ellis. From the enormous popularity of the TV series Lost to the recent non-fiction book, The Lost of City of Z, armchair adventurers are always ready to travel to exotic, unknown lands\Cryptozoica is very much in the mold of classic lost world epics, but it also draws from the most current scholarship in paleontology, zoology, archeology and microbiology.h In keeping with an earlier tradition of lost world tales, Cryptozoica is lavishly illustrated, echoing the graphic iconography and fantastic imagery of legendary artists Frank Frazetta, Reed Crandall and Roy Krenkel with their illustrated mass-market paperback editions of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Illustrator Jeff Slemons provided eighteen interior black and white illustrations as well as the striking full-color, wraparound cover. His stunning work has been featured in Heavy Metal magazine and Spectrum 17: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. He is best-known for illustrating the popular role playing game sourcebooks for Hollow Earth Expedition and Hollow Earth Expediton: Secrets of the Surface World. Both books feature Jeff's detailed dinosaur artwork. gDinosaurs continue to be immensely popular,h says Ellis, the author of 50 books. gFascination with these animals is not a transitory fad\there are numerous TV shows and magazines and countless online groups devoted to the study and appreciation of dinosaurs. Jefffs meticulous rendering of dinosauria in Cryptozoica is some of the best and most memorable in recent years.h Cryptozoica readers will be greeted with special design and artistic elements created by professional graphic designer, Melissa Martin-Ellis. This is a beautifully illustrated volume designed for readers to treasure, the author notes.Cryptozoica features a unique take on prehistoric survival, linking it with archeological and biological mysteries buried in antiquity. Kavanaugh, his allies and his enemies race against time to discover the key to humanityfs lost origins, hidden within a cryptic language spoken by Biblical patriarchs. gCryptozoica isnft your daddyfs Jurassic Park or your great-grand-daddyfs Lost World,h quips Ellis. gThe plot is multi-layered, the characters complex and the action sequences are bare-knuckled and relentless. The story features ruthless Asian triads, a secret society based on a real British organization formed during the reign of Elizabeth I and of course, predatory dinosaurs. Although many readers know Ellis as James Axler, the writer and creator of the best-selling Outlanders series, the author has a long history connecting him with iconic action-adventure characters and concepts such as Doc Savage, The Wild, Wild West, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Sherlock Holmes, HP Lovecraft, Mack Bolan and even The Green Hornet. His own creations include Death Hawk, The New Justice Machine, Star Rangers and Outlanders, the most successful action-adventure novel series of the last 20 years. gFans of my work and fans of high adventure will love Cryptozoica,h Ellis declares. gItfs a book that distills all of my trademarks\blazing action, beautiful women, plot twists, centuries old secrets and cutting-edge scientific extrapolation.h Autographed copies can be ordered from CRYPTOZOICA http://cryptozoica.com/ The book is also avaliable through Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. ISBN-10: 1-453-60469-3 ISBN-13: 978-1-453-60469-4 Release Date: June, 2010 Format: Square-bound trade paperback, 445 pages. Dimensions: 6 X 9 Price: $24.95
Re: [scifinoir2] Octavia Butler
I like it a lot and taught both *Parable of the Sower* and the short story Bloodchild last semester. Most of her work is not hard sci-fi. She picks a set of circumstances (biological anomalies, time anomalies, different planetary settings, etc.) to explore primarily the ways that people treat each other as they are pushed to what they thought was their limit. Bloodchild, for example, has humans inexplicably living as colonial subjects to an intelligent insect-like species that needs humans for reproduction. The story tests ideas of compelled closeness and familial responsibility. Much of her work has black women at the center, which is nice. *Kindred* is the novel most often taught in schools. Butler herself insisted that it wasn't sci-fi at all. The set-up is that the main character, a black woman married to a white man in 1976 finds herself transported to the pre-Civil War South where she has to contend with and insufferable white boy/man and has to offer him care. I hope that helps. I wasn't sure exactly what you wanted to know. Tracy On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 3:46 AM, George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com wrote: Noir, Thoughts on her writings?
Re: [scifinoir2] Cryptozoica--Where the Past Not stopped breathing
Would someone please pass the spare bib? Thanks, James, and this is on my To-Read List. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 4:55 PM, James Axler jaxl...@yahoo.com wrote: *CRYPTOZOICA*--Where the past has not stopped breathing-and can still eat you alive! A non-human language spoken by Biblical patriarchs...coded secrets scribbled in the suppressed logbook of Charles Darwin...an elite society of scholars dedicated to preventing humankind from learning that life's true origins may lie within a bizarre ecosystem on a forgotten island christened... *Cryptozoica*. From novelist Mark Ellis, the writer of *Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze*comic series and the creator of the best-selling *Outlanders* novel series, comes *Cryptozoica*, a tale that combines history and speculative science with blazing action. When ex-military officers gTombstone h Jack Kavanaugh and his partner Augustus Crowe gamble their lives to lead a pair of cynical scientists deep into the tropical cauldron of Big Tamtung, they plunge headlong into the heart of the greatest discovery of all time--and into a bloody confrontation with a misshapen madman who lusts after a miracle but will settle for murder. On Cryptozoica the past has not stopped breathing \and can still eat you alive. Lost World thrillers never go out of style, says Ellis. From the enormous popularity of the TV series *Lost* to the recent non-fiction book, *The Lost of City of Z*, armchair adventurers are always ready to travel to exotic, unknown lands \*Cryptozoica* is very much in the mold of classic lost world epics, but it also draws from the most current scholarship in paleontology, zoology, archeology and microbiology. h In keeping with an earlier tradition of lost world tales, *Cryptozoica* is lavishly illustrated, echoing the graphic iconography and fantastic imagery of legendary artists Frank Frazetta, Reed Crandall and Roy Krenkel with their illustrated mass-market paperback editions of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Illustrator Jeff Slemons provided eighteen interior black and white illustrations as well as the striking full-color, wraparound cover. His stunning work has been featured in *Heavy Metal* magazine and *Spectrum 17: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art.* He is best-known for illustrating the popular role playing game sourcebooks for *Hollow Earth Expedition *and *Hollow Earth Expediton: Secrets of the Surface World.*Both books feature Jeff's detailed dinosaur artwork. ** gDinosaurs continue to be immensely popular, h says Ellis, the author of 50 books. gFascination with these animals is not a transitory fad \there are numerous TV shows and magazines and countless online groups devoted to the study and appreciation of dinosaurs. Jeff fs meticulous rendering of dinosauria in *Cryptozoica* is some of the best and most memorable in recent years. h *Cryptozoica* readers will be greeted with special design and artistic elements created by professional graphic designer, Melissa Martin-Ellis. This is a beautifully illustrated volume designed for readers to treasure, the author notes. *Cryptozoica* features a unique take on prehistoric survival, linking it with archeological and biological mysteries buried in antiquity. Kavanaugh, his allies and his enemies race against time to discover the key to humanity fs lost origins, hidden within a cryptic language spoken by Biblical patriarchs. g*Cryptozoica* isn ft your daddy fs *Jurassic Park* or your great-grand-daddy fs *Lost World*, h quips Ellis. gThe plot is multi-layered, the characters complex and the action sequences are bare-knuckled and relentless. The story features ruthless Asian triads, a secret society based on a real British organization formed during the reign of Elizabeth I and of course, predatory dinosaurs. Although many readers know Ellis as James Axler, the writer and creator of the best-selling *Outlanders* series, the author has a long history connecting him with iconic action-adventure characters and concepts such as Doc Savage, The Wild, Wild West, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Sherlock Holmes, HP Lovecraft, Mack Bolan and even The Green Hornet. His own creations include Death Hawk, The New Justice Machine, Star Rangers and *Outlanders, *the most successful action-adventure novel series of the last 20 years. gFans of my work and fans of high adventure will love *Cryptozoica*, h Ellis declares. gIt fs a book that distills all of my trademarks \blazing action, beautiful women, plot twists, centuries old secrets and cutting-edge scientific extrapolation. h Autographed copies can be ordered from CRYPTOZOICA http://cryptozoica.com/ The book is also avaliable through Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. *ISBN-10: *1-453-60469-3 *ISBN-13:* 978-1-453-60469-4 Release Date: June, 2010 Format: Square-bound trade paperback, 445 pages. Dimensions: 6 X 9 Price: $24.95 -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely
Re: [scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords?
Thank you, Keith! Ever since I found steampunk, it's seemed natural. And I've always spelled grey this way, instead of gray. Drove my second-grade teacher at PS 23 in Noo Yawk City crazy. Even moreso when I found a dictionary to back me up. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Martin, I have to give big ups for someone who still uses the classical spelling (a)ether, with the leading a. I do that all the time in words like (a)eon, which always gives the Microsoft of Firefox spellcheckers fits. I also love to use British spellings like gr(ey or humo(u)r, instead of the American versions, which also freaks out the computer! - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 2:27:33 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords? I see your logic there, Tracy. If there were energy out there in the aether, some mad genius (pointing at self) would puzzle out a way to get more of it without paying full freight. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Tracy Curtis tlcurti...@gmail.comwrote: There's probably a little of the If it ain't broke. . . idea. But I imagine the biggest reason is to protect billing. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 5:41 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Something I've wondered about many a day, Mr Worf. Here's hoping that this comes to light. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 5:58 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords? - By Bryan Gardiner [image: Email Author] ra...@wired.com - May 24, 2010 | - 12:00 pm | - Wired June 2010 http://www.wired.com/magazine/18-06/ - [image: Illustration: Don Clark] Illustration: Don Clark It’s a good thing Nikola Tesla http://www.pbs.org/tesla/ never figured out how to time travel, because that cord jungle behind your entertainment center would break his heart—again. It’s been more than a century since he lit incandescent bulbs wirelessly in his lab, and yet you’re still plugging into the wall. Even your three-pronged socket looks surprised. There are plenty of ways to beam volts through the air. Unfortunately, none of them are as cheap, efficient, convenient, or, well, safe as a cord. Radio waves can carry electromagnetic radiation to your devices, but radiation tends to peter out over long distances, leaving a thirsty gadget on the receiving end. Sure, you can crank up the amps to compensate for the loss, but then you end up frying passersby. Not good. Lasers provide a better long-distance solution—but only if there is direct line of sight between source and device. Hey… down in front! MIT spinoff WiTricityhttp://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/wireless-0607.htmlhas worked out how to transmit juice to any gadget that enters a certain magnetic field. Using two magnetically resonant coils that operate at the same frequency—one in the transmitter and one in the device—the company has successfully transferred watts of electricity over a couple of meters. Unfortunately, when you increase the space between the coils, charging efficiency goes down the toilet. This solution also litters your house with magnetic fields. While the company says these fields are orders of magnitude weaker than those found in an MRI machine, your tinfoil-hat-wearing neighbor is likely already imagining exploding pacemakers and brain tumors. Other firms are banking on magnetic induction. You might already have a gadget that charges this way: Electric toothbrushes have used the technology for years. Recently PowerMat http://www.powermat.com/us/how-it-works/started using it for a charging pad that lets you gas up any gadget for which the company makes a compatible adaptor. But magnetic induction is barely wireless: It relies on superclose proximity between two coils to transfer power. It’s also unclear whether it can supply enough power for the amp-hungry gadgets in your living room. Bottom line? Get used to gear with tails. While we can definitely cut down on a few of the cords in our lives, slicing through that final wire may take a sharper technological knife that we currently have. -- 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
Re: [scifinoir2] Drew Barrymore in One-Liners
Sci-Fi Noir has changed the world. I tell you, as well as I know my name, I knew that I disliked Drew Barrymore. But now I'm sitting here reading these quotes, many of these things are things I have said myself in other contexts. I did not give her room to change and grow. Shame on me for that. I'm still not going to run out and rent films she's been in, but I now respect her a LOT more than I did before. On Jun 22, 2010, at 2:55 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: Have I ever said how much I 327.gif this woman? She went through fire, and came out wearing a shell even more glorious than the one she had before. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Here are some quotes from Barrymore, from the esteemed source of IMDB, that give insight into her character. One correction: I said she likes to make good movies, but I must amend it per her quote where she does like to make movies for the audience to enjoy, not just artistic projects for her as an actress. I guess that makes sense, given that she seems to have actually been very sad and unhappy in your younger days... Gotta love the Night of the Living Dead quote! * http://www.imdb.com/name/nm106/bio Personal Quotes I know certain actors are totally screwed up on drugs, yet it gets covered up. Why wasn't I excused for 'exhaustion' or 'the flu'? There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk. If I ever start talking to you about my 'craft', my 'instrument', you have permission to shoot me. I believe in fate. I believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how you learn. I believe you can be the person that you dream of being. [On her favorite movies to make]: I try to make movies that I would want to go see rather than ones I would just want to do as an actor. I want people to have movies full of romance and hope and empowerment, something they can escape into and feel good about. I love happy endings. [On her morning routine]: Every morning I stay in bed for ten minutes to ponder my place in the universe. Then I wash my face and check my karma. Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths. I love levity. As crazy as I am, I just love to laugh! I'm getting older so those dark circles are really starting to show. Now, I'm starting to look like Night of the Living Dead. When I lay my head on the pillow at night, I can say I was a decent person today. That's when I feel beautiful. There's nothing like the power of a smile. [As quoted in Woman's World (5-24-05 issue]: I'd rather be a few pounds heavier and enjoy life than be worried all the time. I don't want to sit around and hope good things happen. I want to make them happen. [Quoted in Woman's Day, 11-1-05]: My whole life, I've wanted to feel comfortable in my skin. It's the most liberating thing in the world. My parents are not bad people. It was just a case of them not wanting a child. You have to fight unhappiness like a dragon with fire and breathe. As much light as I have inside me, there's just as much darkness, I'm afraid. There's a polarity, and I still have demons to work out. I love women who have fought to the change the world and made a difference. I want to be one of them myself. I did karaoke once - a Pat Benatar song - and my friends looked at me with disgust. (In Style/Sept/2006) I just think happiness is what makes you pretty. Period. Happy people are beautiful. They become like a mirror and they reflect that happiness. If somebody walks in the room and they're drop-dead gorgeous and sexy, it's really fun to look at. But if someone is giving of their spirit and they make you laugh and feel good, that's a whole other level of beauty. [on her attraction to Christian Bale] He's so cute! And I knew him when he was a kid. He was in Empire of the Sun (1987). If he walked into the room now, I would totally clam up. Or I might go overboard and embarrass myself. On California's Proposition 8 (the ballot banning same-sex marriage): We can't take a step backwards when we've already made so many strides forward. I was raised by gay men and women...it's who I am, you cannot define a family. There are children out there who need these loving homes. These are rights that are fundamental and must be had. And I will fight for however long it takes; I don't want to live in a world where prop 8 exists! [On gay marriage]: You can't define love and you can't define a family. It comes in so many radical colors. And children need loving homes and people want to adopt who are gay! Why would we ever try to stand in their way? It's unfathomable. -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody
Re: [scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords?
I hear you. I just love different versions of words than we get in modern, often informal America. I like to throw in Olde or Middle English when possible too. When my wife and I went to church Sunday, I noticed I was the only person around with a KJV of the Bible. All those provided by the church are the NIV version, translated into modern idiomatic English. My wife uses a version that's been translated similarly. I still use the KJV because I like the way the words sound, and the mental work needed to understand the language is good for the old grey matter. I mean, you can't beat he was an hungred, for he was hungry, or he gave up the ghost instead of he died. I was listening to a podcast recently on Fresh Air I believe, discussing how language is changing. The words and rules we knew are being forgotten or changed. Things such as ending a sentence in a preposition like of is more acceptable (I try to never do that). Or things like the proper use of pronouns in a sentence like Everyone get his or her ball, are almost always replaced by the incorrectf Everyone get their ball. What really troubled me was the guest mentioned how modern translations of the Bible have dropped words such as stoned, as in, Stephen was stoned, because young people think it meant he was high. So the text reads Stephen was hit with rocks thrown at him. Makes me sad... - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 6:33:42 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords? Thank you, Keith! Ever since I found steampunk, it's seemed natural. And I've always spelled grey this way, instead of gray. Drove my second-grade teacher at PS 23 in Noo Yawk City crazy. Even moreso when I found a dictionary to back me up. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Martin, I have to give big ups for someone who still uses the classical spelling (a)ether, with the leading a. I do that all the time in words like (a)eon, which always gives the Microsoft of Firefox spellcheckers fits. I also love to use British spellings like gr(ey or humo(u)r, instead of the American versions, which also freaks out the computer! - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 2:27:33 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords? I see your logic there, Tracy. If there were energy out there in the aether, some mad genius (pointing at self) would puzzle out a way to get more of it without paying full freight. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Tracy Curtis tlcurti...@gmail.com wrote: There's probably a little of the If it ain't broke. . . idea. But I imagine the biggest reason is to protect billing. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 5:41 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com wrote: Something I've wondered about many a day, Mr Worf. Here's hoping that this comes to light. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 5:58 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords? • By Bryan Gardiner Email Author • May 24, 2010 | • 12:00 pm | • Wired June 2010 • Illustration: Don Clark Illustration: Don Clark It’s a good thing Nikola Tesla never figured out how to time travel, because that cord jungle behind your entertainment center would break his heart—again. It’s been more than a century since he lit incandescent bulbs wirelessly in his lab, and yet you’re still plugging into the wall. Even your three-pronged socket looks surprised. There are plenty of ways to beam volts through the air. Unfortunately, none of them are as cheap, efficient, convenient, or, well, safe as a cord. Radio waves can carry electromagnetic radiation to your devices, but radiation tends to peter out over long distances, leaving a thirsty gadget on the receiving end. Sure, you can crank up the amps to compensate for the loss, but then you end up frying passersby. Not good. Lasers provide a better long-distance solution—but only if there is direct line of sight between source and device. Hey… down in front! MIT spinoff WiTricity has worked out how to transmit juice to any gadget that enters a certain magnetic field. Using two magnetically resonant coils that operate at the same frequency—one in the transmitter and one in the device—the company has successfully transferred watts of electricity over a couple of meters. Unfortunately, when you increase the space between the coils, charging efficiency goes down the toilet. This solution also litters your house with magnetic fields. While the company says these fields are orders of magnitude weaker than those found in an MRI machine,
Re: [scifinoir2] Drew Barrymore in One-Liners
Exactly! I'm the same way. I'm not a super fan of her movies, though Ever After, the modern take on Cinderalla, was very fun. They're usually harmless fun like Charlie's Angels, or dreck like He's Not Into You. She's done a couple of good things like The Wedding Singer (or was it Fifty First Dates?) which garner respect. But Meryl Streep she ain't. Still, like you say, I really like her attitude and what she tries to do with her life, and how hard she tries to be a good person, which is sometimes a rarity in the backbiting world of H'Wood. I love the quote about rather being a few pounds heavier and happy. Since H'wood in my opinion is glorifying anorexia and peroxide, I don't ever consider someone like Barrymore heavy in the first place. And the one about giving people permission to shoot her if she ever starts talking about her craft and stuff---priceless! Let us know what you think about the Fresh Air interview. I included the link in another post earlier... - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:07:34 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Drew Barrymore in One-Liners Sci-Fi Noir has changed the world. I tell you, as well as I know my name, I knew that I disliked Drew Barrymore. But now I'm sitting here reading these quotes, many of these things are things I have said myself in other contexts. I did not give her room to change and grow. Shame on me for that. I'm still not going to run out and rent films she's been in, but I now respect her a LOT more than I did before. On Jun 22, 2010, at 2:55 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: Have I ever said how much I 327.gif this woman? She went through fire, and came out wearing a shell even more glorious than the one she had before. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Here are some quotes from Barrymore, from the esteemed source of IMDB, that give insight into her character. One correction: I said she likes to make good movies, but I must amend it per her quote where she does like to make movies for the audience to enjoy, not just artistic projects for her as an actress. I guess that makes sense, given that she seems to have actually been very sad and unhappy in your younger days... Gotta love the Night of the Living Dead quote! * http://www.imdb.com/name/nm106/bio Personal Quotes I know certain actors are totally screwed up on drugs , yet it gets covered up. Why wasn't I excused for 'exhaustion' or 'the flu'? There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk. If I ever start talking to you about my 'craft', my 'instrument', you have permission to shoot me. I believe in fate. I believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how you learn. I believe you can be the person that you dream of being. [On her favorite movies to make]: I try to make movies that I would want to go see rather than ones I would just want to do as an actor. I want people to have movies full of romance and hope and empowerment, something they can escape into and feel good about. I love happy endings. [On her morning routine]: Every morning I stay in bed for ten minutes to ponder my place in the universe. Then I wash my face and check my karma. Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths. I love levity. As crazy as I am, I just love to laugh! I'm getting older so those dark circles are really starting to show. Now, I'm starting to look like Night of the Living Dead. When I lay my head on the pillow at night, I can say I was a decent person today. That's when I feel beautiful. There's nothing like the power of a smile. [As quoted in Woman's World (5-24-05 issue]: I'd rather be a few pounds heavier and enjoy life than be worried all the time. I don't want to sit around and hope good things happen. I want to make them happen. [Quoted in Woman's Day, 11-1-05]: My whole life, I've wanted to feel comfortable in my skin. It's the most liberating thing in the world. My parents are not bad people. It was just a case of them not wanting a child. You have to fight unhappiness like a dragon with fire and breathe. As much light as I have inside me, there's just as much darkness, I'm afraid. There's a polarity, and I still have demons to work out. I love women who have fought to the change the world and made a difference. I want to be one of them myself. I did karaoke once - a Pat Benatar song - and my friends looked at me with disgust. (In Style/Sept/2006) I just think happiness is what makes you pretty. Period. Happy people are beautiful. They become like a mirror and they reflect that happiness. If somebody walks in the room and
[scifinoir2] Memphis Beat Debuts after Hawthorne Tonight
Yet another original series from a cable station! After NBC unwisely canceled My Name is Earl, it's good to see him back on his feet already. Looks like it might be quirky fun, in the same way the Kentucky-based Justified is a fun ride. My only quibble? I hate when shows are supposedly based in a city other than LA or NYC, but isn't actually shot there. I'm pretty sure Memphis Beat isn't shot in the actual city. That just sucks! *** http://www.tnt.tv/series/memphisbeat/display/;jsessionid=95F41024DA4E9EF19BAE7719F7D0A21A?contentId=58465 About the Show Memphis Beat centers on Dwight Hendricks (Jason Lee), a quirky Memphis police detective with an intimate connection to the city, a passion for blues music and a close relationship with his mother. He is the keeper of Memphis, a Southern gentleman who is protective of his fellow citizens, reverential of the city's history and deeply rooted in its blues music scene. Despite his impeccable instincts as a detective, Dwight's loose, relaxed style of police work rubs his demanding new boss, Lt. Tanya Rice (Alfre Woodard), the wrong way. But Dwight may eventually win her over to a Memphis state of mind, especially when he takes the stage at his favorite hangout to perform a legendary song or two. MEMPHIS BEAT co-stars DJ Qualls as Davey Sutton, a uniform cop who considers himself to be Dwight's protégé. Also starring are Celia Weston (Junebug) as Dwight's effervescent mother; Sam Hennings (Saving Grace) as Charlie White, aka Whitehead, Dwight's seasoned, hypertensive partner; Leonard Earl Howze (Barbershop) as Reginald Greenback, a fellow detective struggling to make ends meet with two teenage daughters; and Abraham Benrubi (ER) as Sgt. JC Lightfoot, an officer who uses Chickasaw tribal wisdom in his police work. MEMPHIS BEAT was created by Liz W. Garcia (Cold Case) and Joshua Harto (The Dark Knight), who also wrote the first two episodes. Harto, who grew up in the South and has spent a lot of time with his country-musician grandfather, sees the show's setting as a chance to spotlight one of America's great cities. Memphis has been largely forgotten in film and TV today, he says. It's where the blues and Johnny Cash and Elvis came from. It's where Martin Luther King was assassinated and where Isaac Hayes and Aretha Franklin were born and raised. It's the perfect blend of drama and humor for our show. Music is just as vital to MEMPHIS BEAT as its unique characters, drama and humor is the music. Music is a huge part of this show, Garcia says. It has to be. You can't live in Memphis and not have your life steeped in music. The city has a soundtrack. To get that perfect Memphis feel, the production team approached noted blues singer/songwriter Keb' Mo'. He will provide original compositions and performances for the show to supplement classic Memphis tracks. MEMPHIS BEAT is executive-produced by Clooney, Heslov, Garcia, Harto, John Fortenberry (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Scott Kaufer (Boston Legal). Sean Whitesell (House M.D.) and Smokehouse Pictures' Abby Wolf-Weiss are co-executive producers. The pilot was directed and executive-produced by Emmy® nominee Clark Johnson (The Shield). Harto and Garcia are a husband-and-wife team. Harto is also an actor.
[scifinoir2] Re: Asking for Movie Suggestions
Keith, I also love the movie theater experience. I have a high-end surround sound system and flat screen at home, but it's not quite the same. I go in the middle of the day during the week--it's a select crowd of true movie lovers (with some unemployed folks thrown in). We all talk to each other. And despite having a pretty strict organic/cruelty free diet, I even get the popcorn with TONS of fake butter. I have to down a giant cup of Coke with it to stop from being sick. It's my secret time to be a kid once every few months. I leave the theater relaxed and day dreaming about flying a rocket ship or whatever I just watched. It's worth the occasional $20 and greasy circle on my jeans! Sorry the pickins are relatively slim this summer. Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Yeah, I think a lot of us are feeling that way. There's nothing that makes you run to the theatre. My list of films I'm excited to see is leaning more toward the indie theatres here, and unfortunately, the movies there cost too much. (I live near a theatre where I can see first-run H'Wood films for six bucks, but they don't do smaller films. So, I have to pay 8 - 11 bucks per movie to see the indie and smaller flicks, which is not in my plans nowadays). Due to a lot of reasons, I don't have a super-duper home system yet. Still rocking an old-fashioned CRT tube TV that's a flat tube but not flatscreen. Still, I have broadband and a new PC I bought on the cheap, so I'm starting to look at Internet downloads and stuff a lot more. And, things like Redbox and Blockbuster kiosks where movies only cost a buck are increasingly attractive. I will always be a moviegoer, because I love everything about the theatre-going experience, from standing in long lines and talking to people, to sharing a film with a big crowd, to the oversized images and sound which even the best home systems can't duplicate. But with ticket prices now forcing us to drop at least a twenty even for matinee, and the paradoxical studio attempt to draw us in more by giving us more fluff, I've regrettably had to curtail what was once a weekly trip to the theatre. - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 10:29:53 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Asking for Movie Suggestions I've been really immersed in Bollywood and Asian films on DVD/online lately. Raaavan was the best Indian film I've seen in a couple of years. Kites was the most accessible, as it's in English. It's playing near you as Kites: The Remix, which was re-edited by Brett Ratner. I'm down for Last Airbender and Inception, but I gotta say...I'm really not personally looking forward to any big budget films except Tron Legacy. I'm way more excited to see Scott Pilgrim than anything else this summer. Daryle On Jun 21, 2010, at 9:54 PM, angelababycat wrote: Saw your original post and felt sad I had nothing interesting to offer. But the new Predators movie opens July 9th and I will be there for the 11:00 am Friday showing of course. Also on my see at the theater for the special effects vs waiting for PPV list: June 30th - Twilight Saga: Eclipse July 2nd - The Last Airbender July 16th - Inception August 27th - Resident Evil: Afterlife Other than Predators maybe, not a very exciting summer movie list for me I'm affraid. Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ wrote: Not a suggestion? Anyone watching any movies at the theatre? Recently I've seen Kings of the Evening, which was nice, and plan to see a little-known-but-well-praised foreign flick, The Secret in Their Eyes. It's way off the summer-blockbuster path... - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohnson@ To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 6:35:19 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Asking for Movie Suggestions Any recommendations on which of the big summer movies are worth seeing? Have any of you seen Prince of Persia, Robin Hood, A-Team, Karate Kid, Splice, Killers, Shrek, Get Him to the Greek With the summer blockbuster season here, we're inundated with all the next-big-things at the box office: all the CGI- and action-heavy movies. Typically I start to burn out after a while, as so many of them nowadays seem to be mediocre films based mostly on explosions, fights, and FX. Iron Man 2 was okay, but a bit of a disappointment. I need to watch the money I spend at the cinema, so don't want to plop down my six bucks for something that I can wait for on DVD. And there are some indie films like Mother and Child and Kings of the Evening that I'd rather see, since they actually rely on plots and good
[scifinoir2] Something a little different: Baloji
Siku Ya Baadaye The latest Afropean music videos from Congolese artist Baloji by Aaron Kohn http://www.coolhunting.com/author/aaron-kohn/ in Culture http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/ on 21 June 2010 The images and sounds of Europe and Africa clash in Congolese artist Baloji's new music video Siku Ya Baadaye. His video reflects his sound, a blend of hip-hop lyrics with distinct African instrumentals, that has made fans of other hybrid genre musicians like Vampire Weekend and Beck. Calling himself Afropean, the Congo-born and Belgium-raised artist is quickly becoming known for both his stylized music videos and his music, having recently gained some exposure on tour with Bjork. [image: Baloji1.jpg] [image: Baloji2.jpg] Throughout Siku Ya Baadaye (which translates as Independence Cha-Cha), the sound of the Likembe—an electric finger piano that sounds a lot like an electric guitar—plays in the background. The music video, directed by Spike and Jones, features Baloji dressed in the clothing of the Sapeurs, a group of Congolese who dress in European haute couture (see our post on the book documenting the phenomenon, Gentlemen of Bacongohttp://www.coolhunting.com/culture/gentlemen-of-ba.php). Sponsored by Belgian brands Atelier 11 http://www.atelierelf.com/ and Le Fabuleux De Bruxelles http://www.fabuleuxmarcel.be/, Baloji's own lyrics bridge the gap between the European fashion juxtaposed in the center of a small bar in Kinshasa. Baloji explains, I don't feel totally Congolese and here, I don't particularly feel Belgian. In January, Baloji released Karibu Ya Bintou, the first music video for his latest album, Kinshasa Succursale (or Kinshasa Branch), also shot in the streets of Kinshasa, the second-largest city in Subsaharan Africa and capital of the Congo. The track is a collaboration with Konomo n1, a Congolese group formed in the 1960s that made the sounds of the Likembe known all over the world. Karibu Ya Bintou was no small undertaking to film. Featuring the streets of Kinshasa, a city of 10,000,000 people, the video shows a group of men in skeleton outfits (an obvious reminder to Congo's brutal war) walking through rush hour traffic, even staging a real wrestling match with a packed live crowd in a street. For more, Baloji's latest photos and videos can be found on his website http://www.baloji.com/. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
[scifinoir2] Gentlemen of Bacongo
Gentlemen of Bacongo by Maggie York-Worthhttp://www.coolhunting.com/author/maggie-york-worth/in Culture http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/ on 3 December 2009 [image: BacongoCoverUS.jpg] Photographer Daniele Tamagni's new book Gentlemen of Bacongohttp://www.trolleybooks.com/bookSingle.php?bookId=118captures the fascinating subculture of the Congo in which men (and a few women) dress in designer and handmade suits and other luxury items. The movement, called Le Sape, combines French styles from their colonial roots and the individual's (often flamboyant) style. Le Sapeurs, as they're called, wear pink suits and DG belts while living in the slums of this coastal African region. In interviews with some notable sapeurs, Tamagni unearths the complex and varied rules and standards of Le Sape, short for Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes, or the Society of Tastemakers and Elegant People. Sapeur Michel comments on the strange combination of poverty and fashion, A Congolese sapeur is a happy man even if he does not eat, because wearing proper clothes feeds the soul and gives pleasure to the body. The sapeurs engage the extremes between classes while injecting their individual perspectives into the conversation, establishing an identity within the larger social narrative they've helped construct. [image: SapeurTrash.jpg] This anthropological wonder combines interviews with Sapeurs along with a preface by menswear designer Paul Smith and Tamagni's anecdotes throughout. Focused on Sapeurs from Brazzaville and Kinshasa in Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tamagni's title comes from the Bakongo, an African tribe of people along the eastern shore of the continent. At just about seven-inches tall, the book's compact in size but the colors are bright, matching the outrê style of Le Sape. Tamagni outlines rules as they relate to color, as well as the proper styles of tie, the strong religious convictions and non-violent culture of Le Sape and myriad other facets of this phenomenon. [image: SapeurPinkGlasses.jpg] Tamagni's photographs capture the style, the contradictions and paradoxes and tight-knit social networks of the Sapeurs. He highlights the proper use of cigars—even if you don't smoke you need to light it—the strict use of color (only three colors may be combined in an outfit), and the deep spiritual and moral roots of Le Sape. When the sapeur expresses himself through the harmony of his clothes, he is returning his admiration to God. Of course, the poverty and political instability of the Congo makes the profound admiration and respect for Parisian fashion all the more distinct. [image: SapeurBlueCoat.jpg] Gentlemen of Bacongo also examines the strange merging of colonial and Congolese culture. Tamagni notes Sapeur Salvador Hassan thinks that a real sapeur needs to be cultivated and speak fluently, but also have a solid moral ethic: that means beyond the appearance and vanity of smart, expensive clothing there is the moral nobility of the individual. Says Hassan, The label is not important, what is important is to be able to dress depending on the taste of the individual. Purchase Gentlemen of Bacongo from Amazonhttp://www.amazon.com/Gentlemen-Bacongo-Daniele-Tamagni/dp/190456383Xor Powell's http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9781904563839-0. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Asking for Movie Suggestions
Popcorn with *fake* butter?! Ha-ha, that's funny! Is it the butter that makes you sick? My wife and I typically take food with us. I always ask her to bring her movie purse, and we stuff it--and my jacket pockets--with sandwiches, plastic bags filled with *good* popcorn, cookies, etc. I've done the middle-of-the-week thing too. I saw How to Train Your Dragon in the afternoon on a Wednesday, with just me and two families. Still, it was great fun. - Original Message - From: angelababycat asrobin...@mindspring.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 10:45:02 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Asking for Movie Suggestions Keith, I also love the movie theater experience. I have a high-end surround sound system and flat screen at home, but it's not quite the same. I go in the middle of the day during the week--it's a select crowd of true movie lovers (with some unemployed folks thrown in). We all talk to each other. And despite having a pretty strict organic/cruelty free diet, I even get the popcorn with TONS of fake butter. I have to down a giant cup of Coke with it to stop from being sick. It's my secret time to be a kid once every few months. I leave the theater relaxed and day dreaming about flying a rocket ship or whatever I just watched. It's worth the occasional $20 and greasy circle on my jeans! Sorry the pickins are relatively slim this summer. Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Yeah, I think a lot of us are feeling that way. There's nothing that makes you run to the theatre. My list of films I'm excited to see is leaning more toward the indie theatres here, and unfortunately, the movies there cost too much. (I live near a theatre where I can see first-run H'Wood films for six bucks, but they don't do smaller films. So, I have to pay 8 - 11 bucks per movie to see the indie and smaller flicks, which is not in my plans nowadays). Due to a lot of reasons, I don't have a super-duper home system yet. Still rocking an old-fashioned CRT tube TV that's a flat tube but not flatscreen. Still, I have broadband and a new PC I bought on the cheap, so I'm starting to look at Internet downloads and stuff a lot more. And, things like Redbox and Blockbuster kiosks where movies only cost a buck are increasingly attractive. I will always be a moviegoer, because I love everything about the theatre-going experience, from standing in long lines and talking to people, to sharing a film with a big crowd, to the oversized images and sound which even the best home systems can't duplicate. But with ticket prices now forcing us to drop at least a twenty even for matinee, and the paradoxical studio attempt to draw us in more by giving us more fluff, I've regrettably had to curtail what was once a weekly trip to the theatre. - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 10:29:53 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Asking for Movie Suggestions I've been really immersed in Bollywood and Asian films on DVD/online lately. Raaavan was the best Indian film I've seen in a couple of years. Kites was the most accessible, as it's in English. It's playing near you as Kites: The Remix, which was re-edited by Brett Ratner. I'm down for Last Airbender and Inception, but I gotta say...I'm really not personally looking forward to any big budget films except Tron Legacy. I'm way more excited to see Scott Pilgrim than anything else this summer. Daryle On Jun 21, 2010, at 9:54 PM, angelababycat wrote: Saw your original post and felt sad I had nothing interesting to offer. But the new Predators movie opens July 9th and I will be there for the 11:00 am Friday showing of course. Also on my see at the theater for the special effects vs waiting for PPV list: June 30th - Twilight Saga: Eclipse July 2nd - The Last Airbender July 16th - Inception August 27th - Resident Evil: Afterlife Other than Predators maybe, not a very exciting summer movie list for me I'm affraid. Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ wrote: Not a suggestion? Anyone watching any movies at the theatre? Recently I've seen Kings of the Evening, which was nice, and plan to see a little-known-but-well-praised foreign flick, The Secret in Their Eyes. It's way off the summer-blockbuster path... - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohnson@ To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 6:35:19 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Asking for Movie Suggestions Any recommendations on which of the big summer movies are worth seeing? Have any of you seen Prince of Persia, Robin Hood, A-Team, Karate Kid,
[scifinoir2] Bollywood
To be honest a lot of the stuff that comes out of Bollywood is a rip off of American films in one way or another. There's a Bollywood version of every American hit from the Godfather to Memento to Spiderman. They do however put a slightly different Indian spin on it which can make it sometimes more enjoyable. For example, I have yet to finish the American movie Memento. The Indian version I sat through the whole thing twice. Pretty much the same storyline but it had a bit of flexibility to the storyline that made it a little easier to watch. Where Bollywood shines IMO is when they do their dance numbers and action sequences. Also in their historical films as well. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: There used to be an Asian channel on Comcast that showed a lot of Asian movies, stuff from Kirosawa, as well as other Japanese, Chinese, and Korean filmmakers. It was great: I saw all kinds of cool period pieces and miniseries I'd never seen before. Alas, the station went black a couple of years back. I check with IFC to see what they're showing, and look for films like Red Cliff to come out on DVD. I also watch a lot of Turner Classic Movies, which is one of the best free sources we have for films of certain genres and ages. I love Indian films that make the indie circuit like Monsoon Wedding and The Namesake. But I've never been into Bollywood stuff. What's your attractiion? - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 10:29:53 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Asking for Movie Suggestions I've been really immersed in Bollywood and Asian films on DVD/online lately. Raaavan was the best Indian film I've seen in a couple of years. Kites was the most accessible, as it's in English. It's playing near you as Kites: The Remix, which was re-edited by Brett Ratner. I'm down for Last Airbender and Inception, but I gotta say...I'm really not personally looking forward to any big budget films except Tron Legacy. I'm way more excited to see Scott Pilgrim than anything else this summer. Daryle On Jun 21, 2010, at 9:54 PM, angelababycat wrote: Saw your original post and felt sad I had nothing interesting to offer. But the new Predators movie opens July 9th and I will be there for the 11:00 am Friday showing of course. Also on my see at the theater for the special effects vs waiting for PPV list: June 30th - Twilight Saga: Eclipse July 2nd - The Last Airbender July 16th - Inception August 27th - Resident Evil: Afterlife Other than Predators maybe, not a very exciting summer movie list for me I'm affraid. Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Not a suggestion? Anyone watching any movies at the theatre? Recently I've seen Kings of the Evening, which was nice, and plan to see a little-known-but-well-praised foreign flick, The Secret in Their Eyes. It's way off the summer-blockbuster path... - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 6:35:19 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Asking for Movie Suggestions Any recommendations on which of the big summer movies are worth seeing? Have any of you seen Prince of Persia, Robin Hood, A-Team, Karate Kid, Splice, Killers, Shrek, Get Him to the Greek With the summer blockbuster season here, we're inundated with all the next-big-things at the box office: all the CGI- and action-heavy movies. Typically I start to burn out after a while, as so many of them nowadays seem to be mediocre films based mostly on explosions, fights, and FX. Iron Man 2 was okay, but a bit of a disappointment. I need to watch the money I spend at the cinema, so don't want to plop down my six bucks for something that I can wait for on DVD. And there are some indie films like Mother and Child and Kings of the Evening that I'd rather see, since they actually rely on plots and good acting. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
[scifinoir2] Way OT: Obama 'angry' after reading McChrystal's remarks
Warning: Long, late night, sleepiness-induced rant coming... Oh, he's got to go---and maybe some of these loose-lip top aides as well. I am not at all understanding why generals who sat silent while Bush, Rumsfeld, and Cheney ran a bad Iraqi invasion are suddenly acting like this. Since when do generals have the right to go to the press publicly and criticize policy, even if that policy is wrong? And how ironic that most of the top brass--even those who supported Bush's invasion of Iraq--were upset at the end at how he and his cronies didn't listen to their opinions. Yet, Obama has made a big deal of listening to the generals, and they do this? Over on Fox News, they were positively salivating at the turn of events, using it to bolster their charges all along that Obama--like all Dems--is just incapable of prosecuting an armed conflict, and by extension, keeping America safe. Like ever-emboldened jackals they were, yipping and growling as if they were going in for a kill. And then... Last night on Joy Behar's show on CNN, Jeneane Garofalo strongly criticized Obama for saying we needed to pray for the Gulf Coast residents. She dismissed a reference to prayer as pandering to the Right, disingenuous, and anti-intellectual. She's entitled to her opinion, of course, but what struck me was the vehemence of comments about him mentioning prayer, and the ease with which she was attacking the man. Love him? Of course not. Has he disappointed the left (of which I'm a very proud member?) At times, definitely. But are we to the point now where, like the right, we need to attack and publicly, strongly criticize everything he does or says? Well, if we want him to lose whatever effectiveness and influence he has left, then I guess it's a good strategy. I am not calling for blind loyalty to the man. I am not saying don't criticize him. The support for offshore drilling, for example, made me groan when he first expressed it. But I do say that we who supported him might want to step back and get a clear understanding of what our strategy and tactics should be. To criticize for constructive reasons, with support but frankness? or to start bellyaching and attacking like the right, and in time, helping them drag him down even more, until basically he can't do anything to please anyone about any issue? It seems that for a lot of reasons, people from all sides and quarters are feeling justified, even obligated to go after Obama in ever-stronger ways. From the right and the left, he's encountering not just disagreement, but outright disrespect. The reasons may be many: a broken economy that has people angry and fearful...two armed conflicts that now has the fools who supported them weary, and those who opposed them livid...increasing polarization between right and left that has it all but impossible to have civil discussions nowadays...a media culture that promotes and showcases the most strident and offensive language in order to get rantings and stay relevant...bitter disappointment from those on the left who saw in Obama all their hopes to reverse years of Bush's abuse...bitter fear and anger from right-leaning whites who fear a country where the Prez is black and more and more of their neighbors are brown--and on and on and on. I have no issue with criticism of the Prez. Indeed, that's what a democracy is all about. But the intensity, frequency, and nastiness of it is becoming problematic and worrying. For the right, he can do no right, and they've long ago decided to harry and obstruct and impede him, putting the good of all at risk just so they can win. From the left, we get increasing disappointment that, while understandable, is at times only serving to bolster the right's feeling's that he's just weak, and doesn't do much beyond helping pull him down more. While I get and share the criticisms, I am also reminded that we perhaps put too much in one man to fix problems that we all helped create in some way over many years, and maybe it's our fault in part for seeing in him a Savior that he never really was. gone are the days when a nation could naively, trustingly, simplistically look to a man in the White House to make us feel better. Here are the days of 24/7 news attacks, senators shouting you lie! and a populace so angry, frightened and cynical that they wouldn't even trust Jesus Christ to get the job done. In some ways, I feel that we're like ungrateful children, crying for our bottle or pacifier or toy, then angrily throwing it to the ground when our parents produce it. Maybe it's time we stopped crying, dried our eyes, and actually did something to help ourselves? I remember seeing an ep of the series Planet Earth where a group of lions attacked a herd of elephants at night. Normally a suicide move, but the lions were desperate and starving. They managed to make one elephant panic and run off alone, separated from the rest. As they pursued this
Re: [scifinoir2] Bollywood
I guess most of us only think of the musical productions as Bollywood. Does it encompass the whole gamut, like Hollywood, which would include the dramas and such? If so, is any of the serious stuff good, or just derivative as you mentioned? And what is the appeal of the lavish musical movies if they're pretty much the same? Seems as if that'd get old after a while... - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 12:07:42 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Bollywood To be honest a lot of the stuff that comes out of Bollywood is a rip off of American films in one way or another. There's a Bollywood version of every American hit from the Godfather to Memento to Spiderman. They do however put a slightly different Indian spin on it which can make it sometimes more enjoyable. For example, I have yet to finish the American movie Memento. The Indian version I sat through the whole thing twice. Pretty much the same storyline but it had a bit of flexibility to the storyline that made it a little easier to watch. Where Bollywood shines IMO is when they do their dance numbers and action sequences. Also in their historical films as well. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: There used to be an Asian channel on Comcast that showed a lot of Asian movies, stuff from Kirosawa, as well as other Japanese, Chinese, and Korean filmmakers. It was great: I saw all kinds of cool period pieces and miniseries I'd never seen before. Alas, the station went black a couple of years back. I check with IFC to see what they're showing, and look for films like Red Cliff to come out on DVD. I also watch a lot of Turner Classic Movies, which is one of the best free sources we have for films of certain genres and ages. I love Indian films that make the indie circuit like Monsoon Wedding and The Namesake. But I've never been into Bollywood stuff. What's your attractiion? - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 10:29:53 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Asking for Movie Suggestions I've been really immersed in Bollywood and Asian films on DVD/online lately. Raaavan was the best Indian film I've seen in a couple of years. Kites was the most accessible, as it's in English. It's playing near you as Kites: The Remix, which was re-edited by Brett Ratner. I'm down for Last Airbender and Inception, but I gotta say...I'm really not personally looking forward to any big budget films except Tron Legacy. I'm way more excited to see Scott Pilgrim than anything else this summer. Daryle On Jun 21, 2010, at 9:54 PM, angelababycat wrote: Saw your original post and felt sad I had nothing interesting to offer. But the new Predators movie opens July 9th and I will be there for the 11:00 am Friday showing of course. Also on my see at the theater for the special effects vs waiting for PPV list: June 30th - Twilight Saga: Eclipse July 2nd - The Last Airbender July 16th - Inception August 27th - Resident Evil: Afterlife Other than Predators maybe, not a very exciting summer movie list for me I'm affraid. Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Not a suggestion? Anyone watching any movies at the theatre? Recently I've seen Kings of the Evening, which was nice, and plan to see a little-known-but-well-praised foreign flick, The Secret in Their Eyes. It's way off the summer-blockbuster path... - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 6:35:19 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Asking for Movie Suggestions Any recommendations on which of the big summer movies are worth seeing? Have any of you seen Prince of Persia, Robin Hood, A-Team, Karate Kid, Splice, Killers, Shrek, Get Him to the Greek With the summer blockbuster season here, we're inundated with all the next-big-things at the box office: all the CGI- and action-heavy movies. Typically I start to burn out after a while, as so many of them nowadays seem to be mediocre films based mostly on explosions, fights, and FX. Iron Man 2 was okay, but a bit of a disappointment. I need to watch the money I spend at the cinema, so don't want to plop down my six bucks for something that I can wait for on DVD. And there are some indie films like Mother and Child and Kings of the Evening that I'd rather see, since they actually rely on plots and good acting. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Bollywood
Some of them have musical numbers in the middle of the movies. (J-Pop (Japanese Pop movies) does the same thing. ) But not all of their movies have musical numbers, or they write it so that blends into the plot. For example, the main character might go to a performance, or work for a movie company and the musical number is buried there. They have been slowly developing a noir style in Bollywood that has a lot of potential. They just approved their first actual Adult or Mature rated movie (That would be similar to what are R rating is) this year so it will take them some time. Bollywood has had a lot of flops recently so expect a shakeup and some new directors coming in. I expect some big things from them in the next few years. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: I guess most of us only think of the musical productions as Bollywood. Does it encompass the whole gamut, like Hollywood, which would include the dramas and such? If so, is any of the serious stuff good, or just derivative as you mentioned? And what is the appeal of the lavish musical movies if they're pretty much the same? Seems as if that'd get old after a while... - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 12:07:42 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Bollywood To be honest a lot of the stuff that comes out of Bollywood is a rip off of American films in one way or another. There's a Bollywood version of every American hit from the Godfather to Memento to Spiderman. They do however put a slightly different Indian spin on it which can make it sometimes more enjoyable. For example, I have yet to finish the American movie Memento. The Indian version I sat through the whole thing twice. Pretty much the same storyline but it had a bit of flexibility to the storyline that made it a little easier to watch. Where Bollywood shines IMO is when they do their dance numbers and action sequences. Also in their historical films as well. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: There used to be an Asian channel on Comcast that showed a lot of Asian movies, stuff from Kirosawa, as well as other Japanese, Chinese, and Korean filmmakers. It was great: I saw all kinds of cool period pieces and miniseries I'd never seen before. Alas, the station went black a couple of years back. I check with IFC to see what they're showing, and look for films like Red Cliff to come out on DVD. I also watch a lot of Turner Classic Movies, which is one of the best free sources we have for films of certain genres and ages. I love Indian films that make the indie circuit like Monsoon Wedding and The Namesake. But I've never been into Bollywood stuff. What's your attractiion? - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 10:29:53 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Asking for Movie Suggestions I've been really immersed in Bollywood and Asian films on DVD/online lately. Raaavan was the best Indian film I've seen in a couple of years. Kites was the most accessible, as it's in English. It's playing near you as Kites: The Remix, which was re-edited by Brett Ratner. I'm down for Last Airbender and Inception, but I gotta say...I'm really not personally looking forward to any big budget films except Tron Legacy. I'm way more excited to see Scott Pilgrim than anything else this summer. Daryle On Jun 21, 2010, at 9:54 PM, angelababycat wrote: Saw your original post and felt sad I had nothing interesting to offer. But the new Predators movie opens July 9th and I will be there for the 11:00 am Friday showing of course. Also on my see at the theater for the special effects vs waiting for PPV list: June 30th - Twilight Saga: Eclipse July 2nd - The Last Airbender July 16th - Inception August 27th - Resident Evil: Afterlife Other than Predators maybe, not a very exciting summer movie list for me I'm affraid. Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Not a suggestion? Anyone watching any movies at the theatre? Recently I've seen Kings of the Evening, which was nice, and plan to see a little-known-but-well-praised foreign flick, The Secret in Their Eyes. It's way off the summer-blockbuster path... - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 6:35:19 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Asking for Movie Suggestions Any recommendations on which of the big summer movies are worth seeing? Have any of you seen Prince of Persia, Robin Hood, A-Team, Karate Kid, Splice, Killers, Shrek, Get
[scifinoir2] Hong Kong Phooey The Movie!
This one movie that would be on a never thought that would make it to the screen list. Guess I was wrong on that Hong Kong Phooey The Movie! By bbwhirlhttp://www.nerdles.com/author/admin/ [image: hong kong phooey]http://www.nerdles.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/hong-kong-phooey.jpgWe’ve had live action versions of Inspector Gadget, Garfield (sort of), Alvin and the Chipmunkshttp://www.nerdles.com/2009/07/13/hong-kong-phooey-the-movie/#(you know what I mean) Scooby Doo and Underdog, now finally, we’re getting the one that we all really wanted, well, the one I’ve really wanted; Hong Kong Phooey! Yep, one of the writers from Family Guyhttp://www.nerdles.com/2009/07/13/hong-kong-phooey-the-movie/#, a Mr. David Goodman, is teaming up with director Alex Zamm to tell the classic talking-dog-janitor-who-transforms-into-a-ninja-type-superhero-every-time-he-jumps-into-his-filing-cabinet tale. Ah, you can’t beat the classics… Anyway, one negative surrounding this great news is that Brett Ratnerhttp://www.nerdles.com/2009/07/13/hong-kong-phooey-the-movie/#is rumored to be lurking in the background somewhere as a producer. Scary. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW54W9y6-eU -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Memphis Beat Debuts after Hawthorne Tonight
I'm adding it to the list. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 5:33 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Yet another original series from a cable station! After NBC unwisely canceled My Name is Earl, it's good to see him back on his feet already. Looks like it might be quirky fun, in the same way the Kentucky-based Justified is a fun ride. My only quibble? I hate when shows are supposedly based in a city other than LA or NYC, but isn't actually shot there. I'm pretty sure Memphis Beat isn't shot in the actual city. That just sucks! *** http://www.tnt.tv/series/memphisbeat/display/;jsessionid=95F41024DA4E9EF19BAE7719F7D0A21A?contentId=58465 About the Show Memphis Beat centers on Dwight Hendricks (Jason Lee), a quirky Memphis police detective with an intimate connection to the city, a passion for blues music and a close relationship with his mother. He is the keeper of Memphis, a Southern gentleman who is protective of his fellow citizens, reverential of the city's history and deeply rooted in its blues music scene. Despite his impeccable instincts as a detective, Dwight's loose, relaxed style of police work rubs his demanding new boss, Lt. Tanya Rice (Alfre Woodard), the wrong way. But Dwight may eventually win her over to a Memphis state of mind, especially when he takes the stage at his favorite hangout to perform a legendary song or two. MEMPHIS BEAT co-stars DJ Qualls as Davey Sutton, a uniform cop who considers himself to be Dwight's protégé. Also starring are Celia Weston (Junebug) as Dwight's effervescent mother; Sam Hennings (Saving Grace) as Charlie White, aka Whitehead, Dwight's seasoned, hypertensive partner; Leonard Earl Howze (Barbershop) as Reginald Greenback, a fellow detective struggling to make ends meet with two teenage daughters; and Abraham Benrubi (ER) as Sgt. JC Lightfoot, an officer who uses Chickasaw tribal wisdom in his police work. MEMPHIS BEAT was created by Liz W. Garcia (Cold Case) and Joshua Harto (The Dark Knight), who also wrote the first two episodes. Harto, who grew up in the South and has spent a lot of time with his country-musician grandfather, sees the show's setting as a chance to spotlight one of America's great cities. Memphis has been largely forgotten in film and TV today, he says. It's where the blues and Johnny Cash and Elvis came from. It's where Martin Luther King was assassinated and where Isaac Hayes and Aretha Franklin were born and raised. It's the perfect blend of drama and humor for our show. Music is just as vital to MEMPHIS BEAT as its unique characters, drama and humor is the music. Music is a huge part of this show, Garcia says. It has to be. You can't live in Memphis and not have your life steeped in music. The city has a soundtrack. To get that perfect Memphis feel, the production team approached noted blues singer/songwriter Keb' Mo'. He will provide original compositions and performances for the show to supplement classic Memphis tracks. MEMPHIS BEAT is executive-produced by Clooney, Heslov, Garcia, Harto, John Fortenberry (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Scott Kaufer (Boston Legal). Sean Whitesell (House M.D.) and Smokehouse Pictures' Abby Wolf-Weiss are co-executive producers. The pilot was directed and executive-produced by Emmy® nominee Clark Johnson (The Shield). Harto and Garcia are a husband-and-wife team. Harto is also an actor. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] CBS enters India TV market with Reliance
I dunno. I think that there will be problems in India because of the things we have in our shows like people kissing that are not married, autopsies, and lots of gun violence. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Oh... this is just US inflicting our mediocre fare on India. Was hoping for the other way round. They'll love us. [?][?] On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: (Deal was signed on June 20, 2010) http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/73327710-6cdf-11df-91c8-00144feab49a.html CBS eyes India TV foray with Reliance By Joe Leahy in Mumbai Published: May 31 2010 21:12 | Last updated: May 31 2010 21:12 Reliance Media World, controlled by Indian industrialist Anil Ambani, is in talks to form a television joint venture with CBS Broadcasting of the US in what would be the latest foray by a US network into India. CBS was one of a number of groups Reliance was in talks with about the plan to roll out a group of channels for Indian pay television, a Reliance spokesperson said, declining to give details. The partnership would give CBS access to one of the fastest growing emerging media and entertainment markets. India has the second-biggest number of cable viewing households after China at more than 80m. This, together with India's relatively liberal foreign ownership and content regimes has made it the most important market in Asia for many media groups. Indian television generated Rs257bn ($5.5bn) in revenue last year and clocked a compound annual growth rate of 12 per cent between 2006 and 2009, according to a report by KPMG, the consultancy. CBS could bring its hit television sitcoms to India in competition with the existing local ventures of US-based networks, including News Corp, Time Warner, Viacom and Walt Disney. -- 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/ 363.gif320.gif
