Re: [scifinoir2] The 4400 Premieres tonight
I really liked the premiere of the 4400 and I am looking forward to the season premiere of The Closer as well. Lois buky90 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: as all the cable stations do they're showing it twice. Why dosent tnt do this. Also anyone watching the closer?? they have a very diverse cast and way before the standing ovation for greys anatomy. On 6/11/06, Martin Pratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The only ep I missed was the second-season finale, in which Jordan comes back to life at the end. I'd heard the spoiler a couple of weeks in advance of seeing it, but it still hit me. Can't wait for it. Only prob is that it's up against Game Two. Hey. I'm a guy. Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net wrote: I missed pretty much all of season 2. All weekend the old shows have been rebroadcast, along with several summary specials. Anyone been keeping up with the series? It's getting pretty good buzz. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Lois Letting go is to fear less and live more http://anniccaabounds.blogspot.com/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Everything you need is one click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/AHchtC/4FxNAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [scifinoir2] Da Vinci Code unlocks $224 mln in world sales
I liked the movie a little bit better than the book. I was not that impressed with the book, but then I read mostly sci fi, fantasy and horror so perhaps it was just not my taste. The movie very closely follows the book and I liked the visuals. Lois Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How did you like the movie compared to the book? I was listening to Ebert and Roeper's podcast review today, and they said the movie was better. Ebert's take was Ron howard is a better director than the author is a writer. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Laileana Sent: Monday, 22 May, 2006 21:12 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Da Vinci Code unlocks $224 mln in world sales I read the book and saw the movie. The book was not that well written in my humble opinion. I mostly read because my mom read it and wanted someone to talk about it with. The subject matter was good, but the layout of the book just did not interest me much. It seemed like the clues were too conveniently laid out. Lois Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Damn! I knew it'd be big, but not this big. Unfortunately I wasted my ducats on a really weak Poseidon. You know it's sad when the cheesy '70s original is way better than the remake. Back to Da Vinci, I wonder how long it'll be before the copycat conspiracy books and films start appearing? Also, given how many movies recently have earned way more box office overseas than in America, I wonder if the suits aren't thinking more about tailoring films to appeal to that crowd, instead of just Americans? Anyone read the book and see the movie? How do the two compare? Da Vinci Code unlocks $224 mln in world sales By Dean GoodmanSun May 21, 12:49 PM ET All the protests and all the bad reviews could not prevent The Da Vinci Code from recording a $224 million worldwide opening, the second-biggest debut ever at the global box office, its distributor said on Sunday. The controversial adaptation of Dan Brown's best-selling novel, the story of a Vatican cover-up involving Jesus Christ and his supposed offspring, sold about $77 million worth of tickets at movie theaters in the United States and Canada during its first three days, according to Columbia Pictures. Box-office watchers had predicted a North American opening of between $50 million and $80 million for the most eagerly awaited movie of the year. The biggest North American opening this year had been $68 million for Ice Age: The Meltdown seven weeks ago. But The Da Vinci Code numbers were still far from the $115 million record held by 2002's Spider-Man. The Da Vinci Code earned about $147 million overseas, the biggest international opening ever. The previous record was last year's Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith with $145 million, Columbia said. The total haul of $224 million ranks No. 2 behind the $253 million tally for the Star Wars movie, the studio said. Columbia Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news)., released the $125 million film in 90 foreign markets, following its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday. The strong sales came despite -- or because of -- an onslaught of protests and publicity not seen since another religious movie, Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, earned $84 million domestically during its first weekend in February 2004. It grossed $612 million worldwide. Brown's fictional premise -- that Jesus Christ had a child with Mary Magdalene and that their blood line survived through the ages -- was a huge hit at bookstores, with more than 40 million copies sold around the world. But some Christians, particularly Catholics, were angered by the story and have mounted a high-profile offensive against director Ron Howard's movie adaptation, which stars Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou. A Catholic lay organization, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, took out full-page ads in USA Today on Friday calling for worshipers to stage prayer vigils outside at least 1,000 theaters nationwide. Other church groups have welcomed the opportunity to use the film as a starting point for discussion about the Bible, as has American Atheists, which says the same level of scrutiny applied to the book and film also should be used to question all other religious claims. On the heels of the Cannes premiere of The Da Vinci Code, critics joined the chorus of naysayers, overwhelmingly lambasting it as grim, unwieldy and plodding. It did get a respectable review from America's best-known movie critic, Roger Ebert, who called it preposterously entertaining. Sony, the film's producer Imagine Entertainment, and the movie's stars have stressed that the movie is merely entertainment -- and moviegoers appeared to agree. The book became more than a book and the movie became more than a movie, said Valerie Van Galder, Columbia's president of domestic marketing. It became a perfect storm. Da
Re: [scifinoir2] OT [Fwd: Cell Phones - Useful Information]
I work for Verizon Wireless that code is your ESN (electronic Serial Number) it is what makes your phone number ring on your phone. Your phone company already has that number and when you call to report your phone stolen we block that ESN so that it can never be reactivated in our billing system-even in another state. When a customer comes into the store to activate a phone that shows up on our stolen ESN list we confiscate it, run the ESN and return it to the rightful customer. That works as long as the customer reports the phone stolen, if the customer just calls in to turn it off, it does not get marked as stolen. Of course, I can only speak for Verizon Wireless. Lois Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Original Message Subject: Cell Phones - Useful Information Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 09:17:20 -0700 From: Lynda [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: GIRLFRIEND [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I called my cell phone company and was told that this is true ... Have you ever wondered why phone companies don't seem interested in trying to prevent the theft of mobile phones? If you have ever lost, or had one stolen, and if you are on a plan, you still have to pay the plan until it expires, and you have to buy another handset and maybe enter into another contract. This is more revenue for the phone company. There is a simple way of making lost or stolen mobile phones useless to thieves and the phone companies know about it, but keep it quiet. To check your mobile phone's serial number, key in the following on your phone: star-pound-zero-six-pound ( * # 0 6 # ) A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it safe. Should your mobile phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset, so even if the thief changes the sim card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever has your phone can't use it and most likely can't sell it either. If everybody did this, there would be no point in stealing mobile phones. - Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. SPONSORED LINKS Science fiction and fantasy Genre magazine - YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group scifinoir2 on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. - Lois Letting go is to fear less and live more http://anniccaabounds.blogspot.com/ - How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] SPONSORED LINKS Science fiction and fantasy Genre magazine YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "scifinoir2" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
Re: [scifinoir2] Da Vinci Code unlocks $224 mln in world sales
I read the book and saw the movie. The book was not that well written in my humble opinion. I mostly read because my mom read it and wanted someone to talk about it with. The subject matter was good, but the layout of the book just did not interest me much. It seemed like the clues were too conveniently laid out. Lois Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Damn! I knew it'd be big, but not this big. Unfortunately I wasted my ducats on a really weak Poseidon. You know it's sad when the cheesy '70s original is way better than the remake. Back to Da Vinci, I wonder how long it'll be before the copycat conspiracy books and films start appearing? Also, given how many movies recently have earned way more box office overseas than in America, I wonder if the suits aren't thinking more about tailoring films to appeal to that crowd, instead of just Americans? Anyone read the book and see the movie? How do the two compare? Da Vinci Code unlocks $224 mln in world sales By Dean GoodmanSun May 21, 12:49 PM ET All the protests and all the bad reviews could not prevent The Da Vinci Code from recording a $224 million worldwide opening, the second-biggest debut ever at the global box office, its distributor said on Sunday. The controversial adaptation of Dan Brown's best-selling novel, the story of a Vatican cover-up involving Jesus Christ and his supposed offspring, sold about $77 million worth of tickets at movie theaters in the United States and Canada during its first three days, according to Columbia Pictures. Box-office watchers had predicted a North American opening of between $50 million and $80 million for the most eagerly awaited movie of the year. The biggest North American opening this year had been $68 million for Ice Age: The Meltdown seven weeks ago. But The Da Vinci Code numbers were still far from the $115 million record held by 2002's Spider-Man. The Da Vinci Code earned about $147 million overseas, the biggest international opening ever. The previous record was last year's Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith with $145 million, Columbia said. The total haul of $224 million ranks No. 2 behind the $253 million tally for the Star Wars movie, the studio said. Columbia Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news)., released the $125 million film in 90 foreign markets, following its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday. The strong sales came despite -- or because of -- an onslaught of protests and publicity not seen since another religious movie, Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, earned $84 million domestically during its first weekend in February 2004. It grossed $612 million worldwide. Brown's fictional premise -- that Jesus Christ had a child with Mary Magdalene and that their blood line survived through the ages -- was a huge hit at bookstores, with more than 40 million copies sold around the world. But some Christians, particularly Catholics, were angered by the story and have mounted a high-profile offensive against director Ron Howard's movie adaptation, which stars Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou. A Catholic lay organization, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, took out full-page ads in USA Today on Friday calling for worshipers to stage prayer vigils outside at least 1,000 theaters nationwide. Other church groups have welcomed the opportunity to use the film as a starting point for discussion about the Bible, as has American Atheists, which says the same level of scrutiny applied to the book and film also should be used to question all other religious claims. On the heels of the Cannes premiere of The Da Vinci Code, critics joined the chorus of naysayers, overwhelmingly lambasting it as grim, unwieldy and plodding. It did get a respectable review from America's best-known movie critic, Roger Ebert, who called it preposterously entertaining. Sony, the film's producer Imagine Entertainment, and the movie's stars have stressed that the movie is merely entertainment -- and moviegoers appeared to agree. The book became more than a book and the movie became more than a movie, said Valerie Van Galder, Columbia's president of domestic marketing. It became a perfect storm. Da Vinci Code unlocks $224 mln in world sales [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] SPONSORED LINKS Science fiction and fantasy Genre magazine - YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group scifinoir2 on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. - Lois Letting go is to fear less and live more http://anniccaabounds.blogspot.com/ - How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] SPONSORED
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: BG season finale
The Cylons were able to track and locate the planet from the nuclear explosion that Balthars girlfriend did mid episode. lois Martin Pratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My thinking on how the Cylons managed to find the planet, despite the assurances that the place was undetectable goes one of two ways. Either there's another Cylon model they haven't found yet, or Baltar did something to help them find the colony. That makes more sense for me, because he's just N-V-T-S nuts enough to do something like that. He gave that Number Six he liberated from The Beast a nuke, after all. Amanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, but remember he said that the Cylons couldn't detect the planet or something like that. Also they have colonized a new planet that they know nothing about. As for Balter that election was fixed for a reason.lol I mean damn Tigh going that far you know he know something was wrong with that man. On 3/14/06, buky90 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: love your ewing comment.. I LOVED EVERYTHING BUT THAT LAST 30 MINUTES.. I'm gonna watch the rerun on Monday but my thoughts on Friday ... one year later my buns we didn't see six leave or baltar totally horn dog his way through the presidency.even if the colonist did make an effort to colonize there's no way their guard would have been so completely down. Tho baltar was really calm with his surrender. where the hell was boomer.More as i think of it SPONSORED LINKS Science fiction and fantasy Genre magazine - YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group scifinoir2 on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. - Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles - Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] SPONSORED LINKS Science fiction and fantasy Genre magazine - YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group scifinoir2 on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. - Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles - Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] SPONSORED LINKS Science fiction and fantasy Genre magazine - YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group scifinoir2 on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. - Lois Letting go is to fear less and live more http://anniccaabounds.blogspot.com/ - Yahoo! Travel Find great deals to the top 10 hottest destinations! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [scifinoir2] Their Eyes Were Reading Smut
Romance has always been a good seller-from what I have read about books. In the library, used book store, regular book store, etc-there are always tons of romance novels of many varieties and flavors. I am glad to see some marketed to blacks. Why not? I do not read it and when I run across co-workers who are readers, largely it is romance and they do not understand why I am not interested:) I am glad people are turning off the video games, dvd players, vcr players, television, cable, videos and computer to read-even if it is crap. lois Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree. I used to belong to a Black book club, but noticed that a huge percentage of the monthly offerings were labelled explicit. A writer named Zane seems to be one of the most popular.I used to think one of our major issues was the preponderance of street/thuglife books, but now this sexual revolution is coming on strong. I have no problem with it, and Lord knows there's nothing wrong with a wide range of genres being read in Black lit, but I wonder... Still, one wonders what's going on such that so many Black women (is it mostly Black women?) are turning to this genre? There has to be a reason. Are Brothers in such short supply they're fantasizing about the life they feel they can't have? Are Brothers around, but too selfish in their lovemaking and attentiveness, forcing the Sisters to turn to the fantasy life? Is the dearth of good love stories featuring Blacks on TV and in the movies causing them to turn elsewhere for their fulfillment? Are Black male authors giving the women short shrift? I've noticed that even some male Black authors who do write stories with some romance in them still depict a lot of jealous, ghetto, freaky women. Eric Jerome Dickey is one example. A good writer, but I was dismayed to note that much of his early work dealt with women (and men) throwing rocks at each other's cars, hitting each other, etc. True to life? Perhaps, but I found myself being vaguely dissatisfied with the focus of his stuff. I once sadly noted that his most moving and well told love story dealt with a Black man dating a white woman. Interesting. So, do the Zanes and others writing the highly erotic stuff simply speak to a need others have been ignoring? In a world where Black-on-Black love is so rare, maybe the erotica is what Black women are missing. I mean, for God's sake, the most highly touted romance in *years* at the theatre is a gay sheepherder flick. I have no problems with gay love, but I do find it painful that in 2006 Black love is still all but ignored. So maybe this type of fare, highly sexed and all, is the best some Blacks feel they can get? I've noticed that some of the most popular Black novels aren't very well written, but they do deal with love and sex. They're for all practical purposes Black Harlequin Romance novels. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Pratt Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 19:46 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com; Noir Scifi; Literature SciFiNoir; CarlBrandon_SCIFI; Blacksci-Fiwriters Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Their Eyes Were Reading Smut I can answer this one from personal experience, as this is my mall (I'm only five minutes away from it). When I first set foot in the area, I was flinching inside of eght seconds, and lasted there maybe two minutes. Sad, really. I've stopped going there because of it. When I mentioned it, the manager said nothing about it. At all. As though I hadn't uttered a word. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: January 4, 2006 Op-Ed Contributor Their Eyes Were Reading Smut By NICK CHILES http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/04/opinion/04chiles.html?emc=eta1 Snellville, Ga. LAST month I happened to go into the Borders Books store at the Stonecrest mall in Lithonia, Ga., about a half-hour from my house here. To my surprise, it had one of the largest collections of books by black authors that I've ever seen outside an independent black bookstore, rows and rows of bookcases. This is the sort of discovery that makes the pulse quicken, evidence of a population I've spent most of my professional life seeking: African-American readers. What a thrill to have so much space in a major chain store devoted to this country's black writers. With an extra spring in my step, I walked into the African-American Literature section - and what I saw there thoroughly embarrassed and disgusted me. On shelf after shelf, in bookcase after bookcase, all that I could see was lurid book jackets displaying all forms of brown flesh, usually half-naked and in some erotic pose, often accompanied by guns and other symbols of criminal life. I felt as if I was walking into a pornography shop, except in this case the smut is being produced by and for my people, and it is called literature. As a black author, I had certainly become familiar with the sexualization and degradation of
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Threshold a Promising Series
I like Threshold, as much for the cast as for the show. I stopped watching Surface a few weeks ago and I am liking Invasion well enough. Lois [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone else watching? Thoughts? Still liking the show, mostly due to the strong cast. How do you think it compares to Invasion and Surface. Those other two are kinda starting to bore me. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:] I watched the first episode of Threshoold last night. So far it's my favorite of the new scifi/supernatural shows. Great cast, with strong actors like Carla Gugino, Charles Dutton, Brent Spiner. They all have a presence that works in this scenario.Each actor is very strong in his/her own right, as evidenced by their fine work in other projects. That shows here. Another very strong actor is Peter Dinklage (he's the dwarf who plays the linguistics/computer expert). Dinklage's character spends all his free time at strip clubs and bars, and loves to hit on Gugino. But when called upon his knowledge and confidence are impressive. The guy's an actor, it's obvious. I checked his bio, and he's done lots of theatre and gotten some accolades for it. Also an interesting cast member-- a guest star?--is the guy from Lost who was the first of the Others encountered. He was the one who kidnapped Claire's baby. Another creepy role for him on Threshold. Like I said, this is a good show. Everything just seems to click with it: the music, the settings, the writing, performances. You get the sense that professionals are behind it and that they're taking it seriously. This show I could see following week after week as the alien invasion slowly reveals itself.Amazing that I'd be so positive about a project from Brannon Bragga! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] SPONSORED LINKS Science fiction and fantasy Music genres Genre magazine - YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group scifinoir2 on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. - Lois Letting go is to fear less and live more http://anniccaabounds.blogspot.com/ - Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Life without art music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/FXrMlA/dnQLAA/Zx0JAA/LRMolB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!
Well, I try not to let my SUV speed-LOL I would need to take out a mortgage for gas if I did. Luckily I work pretty close to home. I think next time around I will do a more economy friendly vehicle-maybe. I live in Michigan and I used to always be stuck in the snow somewhere. I tell you the winter after I got my SUV, I got stuck, slid into a ditch, pulled out-on my own and still made it to work with time to spare! I do not know my blood type, I need to ask my doctor. I have actually done amazingly well as a vegetarian-a choice I made for strictly health reasons. I happen to believe a cow has no great purpose other than steak or hamburgers, etc. I quit pretty much cold turkey. I had been thinking about being a vegetarian for awhile, but did not want the extra work of planning meals carefully, was not sure about giving up meat. Then I had a hamburger one night and decided it was my last-and it was, but it has only been 6 months now. I thought it would be horrible, but I decided right from the beginning that if I wanted to eat meat I would and I have been tempted but have found that if I crave meat it usually means I am not getting enough protein. It is challenging for me to get enough protein in my diet. I drastically cut my dairy consumption but not gotten rid of it because it is a quick easy source of protein for me. I am not a big fan of beans so that was a challenge as well. I am also busy and most vegetarian cookbooks call for lots of complicated cooking. So, I joined SoulFood vegetarian MSN group and borrowed a teens guide to vegetarian cooking from the library. I feel better, sleep better, have less headaches and stomache aches-it was a good choice for me. I also eat more fresh food, alot less processed food and rarely eat out-which has helped me to save money. lois M C Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 20 seems to be a good score, considering mine!!! Yeah, the SUV would get you. I've got a Nissan Maxima. Great gas mileage except when it speeds... Not me, you understand...IT... :o) Maurice PS -- Would you happen to know your blood type? Do you do well as a vegetarian? ---Original Message--- From: Laileana Date: 08/18/05 19:46:31 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! I am a vegetarian and my score was still 20. I think my gas guzzling SUV got me. That I drive everywhere alone. There is not really reliable public transportation where I live at. lois M C Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Everybody does not do well as vegetarian(s). Check out your blood type. If you're a type 'A' like I am, vegetarian is the way to go. On the other hand type 'O', the original type, is a meat-eating type. Got it from the original diet. Type 'A' evolved after humans settled down and began to grow stuff. Type 'B' is mostly Asian, and AB is the latest evolved type. VERY sketchy, but since I've started paying attention to my diet according to my blood type, I've had a lot less trouble because of food reactions. When I stopped eating red meat, my cholesterol dropped way down into the normal range even though I still pigged out on some really ugly foods. After I had a recent operation, I let my craving for protein lead me to red meat, and my cholesterol is way up again...I'm getting it back under control ... Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Meta Date: 08/18/05 11:43:22 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Feeling depressed? Are you disappointed with the current crop of sci- fi TV shows and films? Are you upset with your government and the current state of politics? Don't despair. There is balance in the universe. Things are never as bad as they seem. Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi. This should bring a huge smile to your face: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/15/austrian_signs/ Enjoy! George Captain The USS Ronald E. McNair (Boston) I was very surprised at my results. My footprint is 2.1 and planets needed was 1.2. I think the meat eating got me. I've got my family down to a few days a week on average of no meat, but as Dad is a serious carnivore, so far no meat dinner is out of the question. Meta YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group scifinoir2 on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] - YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group scifinoir2 on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!
I am a vegetarian and my score was still 20. I think my gas guzzling SUV got me. That I drive everywhere alone. There is not really reliable public transportation where I live at. lois M C Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Everybody does not do well as vegetarian(s). Check out your blood type. If you're a type 'A' like I am, vegetarian is the way to go. On the other hand type 'O', the original type, is a meat-eating type. Got it from the original diet. Type 'A' evolved after humans settled down and began to grow stuff. Type 'B' is mostly Asian, and AB is the latest evolved type. VERY sketchy, but since I've started paying attention to my diet according to my blood type, I've had a lot less trouble because of food reactions. When I stopped eating red meat, my cholesterol dropped way down into the normal range even though I still pigged out on some really ugly foods. After I had a recent operation, I let my craving for protein lead me to red meat, and my cholesterol is way up again...I'm getting it back under control .. Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Meta Date: 08/18/05 11:43:22 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Feeling depressed? Are you disappointed with the current crop of sci- fi TV shows and films? Are you upset with your government and the current state of politics? Don't despair. There is balance in the universe. Things are never as bad as they seem. Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi. This should bring a huge smile to your face: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/15/austrian_signs/ Enjoy! George Captain The USS Ronald E. McNair (Boston) I was very surprised at my results. My footprint is 2.1 and planets needed was 1.2. I think the meat eating got me. I've got my family down to a few days a week on average of no meat, but as Dad is a serious carnivore, so far no meat dinner is out of the question. Meta YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group scifinoir2 on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] - YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group scifinoir2 on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. - - Yahoo! Mail for Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h5ksvp6/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124419583/A=2894362/R=0/SIG=138c78jl6/*http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/arts_culture/?source=YAHOOcmpgn=GRPRTP=http://groups.yahoo.com/;What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater?Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good/a./font ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] What is your ecological footprint?
Mine was 20, interesting website! lois g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the Star Trek universe, almost all energy and resource consumption issues in the Federation have been solved; except for the tear in subspace due to warp travel. Which makes one ask: how are we doing today versus that ideal? To answer that question, I thought that you might enjoy taking this quiz: http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp Ecological Footprint Quiz It's easy and will take only a couple minutes to complete. CAUTION: THIS QUIZ MAY SURPRISE YOU, SHOCK YOU, OR MAKE YOU THINK. PLEASE REMAIN CALM...BUT NOT TOO CALM!! Mine was a woeful 15. George Captain The USS Ronald E. McNair (Boston) - YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group scifinoir2 on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. - __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h2ubeit/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124318534/A=2894362/R=0/SIG=138c78jl6/*http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/arts_culture/?source=YAHOOcmpgn=GRPRTP=http://groups.yahoo.com/;What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater?Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good/a./font ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] War of the Worlds-Has Cruise's Meltdown Affected Whether You Will Go See It
Nope, I try not to let personal lives effect my movie going experience. I would make an exception for child moltestors Lois I was going to see Cruise in War of the World anyway. But were you? Are you now? Has his crazy behavior impacted whether you will go see him in war of The Worlds. Tracey deMorsella, Managing Producer Convergence Media, Inc. Home of The Multicultural Advantage Phone: 215-849-0946 E-mail: tdemorsella @multiculturaladvantage.com http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.2/29 - Release Date: 6/27/2005 - YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group scifinoir2 on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. - I never told my own religion nor scrutinized that of another. I never attempted to make a convert, nor wished to change another's creed. I am satisfied that yours must be an excellent religion to have produced a life of such exemplary virtue and correctness. For it is in our lives, and not from our words that our religion must be judged. Thomas Jefferson - Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] What I Just Saw: Final Cut (Williams)
I liked the movie as well. I happen to be a fan of Robin Williams somewhat more serious/darker roles. I also wished that the movie had focused more on the memory or rememory portion. I find the idea fascinating but also very uncomfortable. Clearly that was an issue is society at large. The idea that everytime you scratch your but or have sex or change or whatever is being recorded for someone to watch at some future date. It was briefly gone over when to tell your child-I saw the movie awhile ago but it seems that older teens was the "suggested" age. For some it really seemed to focus their life choices but it seems it was mentioned that for some it resulted in suicide. Either way, I might see a value if I could view my own past and life-but the memories could not be accessed until after death-so I am not sure if I would really want to view memories from my parents childhood as they saw things. I am sure there are private moments of their lives I would just as soon not be exposed to. LoisDJ VIBE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just finished watching Final Cut - the version starring Robin Williams. In a society where 1 in 20 are implanted at birth with "Zoe chips" - memory devices that record the audio and video of your entire life, Williams plays Andrew Hackman (*giggle* I got a kick out of his name) a Cutter, a person who edits the life video for "rememory" services (this society's version of a funeral). He runs afoul of a group of Anti-Zoe protestors when he's asked to edit the life of a corporate tycoon with secrets. Without ruining any plot points, I thought Williams gave a pretty good performance as the conflicted Cutter. Granted, the role didn't require he emote *much* but in the few scenes he did, it wasn't bad. Overall, a very good movie, if for no other reason than it dips into the issue of memory - if you really *could* remember everything, would you really want to? I only wish it had focused more on those aspects of the plot than the threat from the rival Cutter, which drove the action of the movie. "I never told my own religion nor scrutinized that ofanother. I never attempted to make a convert, norwished to change another's creed. I am satisfied thatyours must be an excellent religion to have produced alife of such exemplary virtue and correctness. For itis in our lives, and not from our words that ourreligion must be judged." Thomas Jefferson__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[scifinoir2] Quotes.....
"I got a tree on my back and a haint in my house, and nothing in between but the daughter I am holding in my arms." From Beloved by Toni Morrison Prodigy is, at its essence, adaptability and persistent, positive obsession. Without persistence, what remains is an enthusiasm of the moment. Without adaptability, what remains may be channeled into destructive fanaticism. Without positive obsession, there is nothing at all. From Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler Of all the crimes of humanity, this was the worst: that servos were created with no ultimate sense of purpose except to serve their destroyers. Even those who achieved sentience were still enslaved from within." From Daughter of Elysium by Joan Slonczewski We are for breeding purposes: we aren't concubines, geisha girls, courtesans. On the contrary: everything possible has been done to remove us from that category. There is supposed to be nothing entertaining about us, no room is to be permitted for the flowering of secret lusts; no special favors are to be wheedled, by them or us, there are to be no toeholds for love. We are two-legged wombs, that's all: sacred vessels, ambulatory chalices. From The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood All struggles Are essentially power struggles. Who will rule, Who will lead, Who will define, refine, confine, design, Who will dominate. All struggles Are essentially power struggles, And most are no more intellectual than two rams knocking their heads together. From Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will premit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn my inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." From Dune by Frank Herbert "She is a friend of my mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. It's good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind." From Beloved by Toni Morrison When apparent stability disintegrates. As it must--- God is Change--- People tend to give in To fear and depression, To need and greed. When no influence is strong enough To unify people They divide. They struggle, One against one, Group against group, For survival, position, power. They remember old hates and generate new ones, They create chaos and nurture it. They kill and kill and kill, Until they are exhausted and destroyed, Until they are conquered by outside forces, Or until one of them becomes A leader Most will follow, Or a tyrant Most fear. From Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler "We're selecting, aren't we? And we'll keep doing it, on and on, and the years will go by, and eventually, all our sons will come home, is that it? No more penis worshippers? No more trumpets and drums and games? What will we do then?" "We won't have anymore wars. Theoretically. No wars at all." From The Gate To Women's Country by Sherri S. Tepper Embrace diversity. Unite--- Or be divided, robbed, ruled, killed By those who see you as prey. Embrace diversity Or be destroyed. From Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler "Humans live best when each has his own place to stand, when each knows where he belongsin the scheme of things and what he may achieve. Destroy the place and you destroy the person. From Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert God is neither good nor evil, neither loving nor hating. God is Power. God is Change. We must find the rest of what we need within ourselves, in one another, in our Destiny. From Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler But maybe a man was nothing buta man, which is what Baby Suggs always said. They encouraged you to put some of your weight in their hands and soon as you felt how light and lovely that was, they studied your scars and tribulations, after which they did what he had done: ran her children out and tore up the house. From Beloved by Toni Morrison__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
