[scifinoir2] Re: Cosmic rays may prevent long-haul space travel

2005-08-01 Thread g123curious
Interesting! Thanks for posting this. Comsmic radiation? How about the stuff we create ourselves? Past events from falling satellites demonstrate this fact: There have been at least 41 known Soviet and now Russian missions involving nuclear power. At least six have failed. To date, three of

[scifinoir2] Theron Redesigns Skimpy Superheroine Costume

2005-08-01 Thread Brent Wodehouse
http://imdb.com/news/wenn/2005-08-01 Theron Redesigns Skimpy Superheroine Costume Hollywood star Charlize Theron forced movie bosses to change her costume design for forthcoming movie Aeon Flux - after deciding her character's original outfit was too revealing. When Theron saw the

[scifinoir2] Unmask Spoofed Web Sites

2005-08-01 Thread Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\)
http://pcworld.about.com/magazine/2307p074id120784.htm That Web site may look just like your bank's, but is it really? Find out by downloading Corestreet's free Spoofstick applet. It displays the real domain of the site in your browser toolbar, regardless of what the address window says--an

[scifinoir2] Find Uncle Sam's Hidden Files

2005-08-01 Thread Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\)
http://pcworld.about.com/magazine/2307p074id120784.htm Hear that big sucking sound? It's thousands of documents disappearing from government Web pages--some removed due to national security concerns, and others for political reasons. But at sites like the Federation of American Scientists'

[scifinoir2] Zeta-Jones and Bullock 'Too Old' for 'Wonder Woman'

2005-08-01 Thread Keith Johnson
Speaking for myself, I don't see either Holmes or Barton as the Wonder Woman I'd like to see. I've always liked having my heroes be a little older, more mature. I like Whedon a lot, but his leaning toward these women concerns me. Last thing I want is him bringing a Buffy-type sensibility to

Re: [scifinoir2] Zeta-Jones and Bullock 'Too Old' for 'Wonder Woman'

2005-08-01 Thread Bosco Bosco
I don't know much about Wonder Woman other than she was a DC Comics heroine and the 70's TV series featured Linda Carter. Does Wonder Woman have to be caucasian? On the Fire Fly front, Why not Gina Torres? She'd make an awesome Wonder Woman. She exudes power, strength and confidence as Zoe. Plus

RE: [scifinoir2] Zeta-Jones and Bullock 'Too Old' for 'Wonder Woman'

2005-08-01 Thread Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\)
Based on your Brazil message and this one I can see that Morena Baccarin has join Charisma Carpenter and Kenya Moore on your list of Hot women. My husband agrees with you. I'm curious, which hollywood men are Phylis drawn to? Tracey -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

[scifinoir2] Harry Potter Triggers Debate on the Asian Image in Media

2005-08-01 Thread Keith Johnson
Interesting sometimes to see what other people of color feel about Hollywood and the media in general. Though not opposed to interracial relationships in the main, I do have an issue with how Hollywood tends to put white dudes with women of color (and rarely the other way). Of course Asian women