RE: [scifinoir2] Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Directv?  or Tivo Thanks

2008-11-07 Thread Martin Baxter
Tracey, That's because they *just dropped* the contract requirement. I've been having issues with their service for two years now, and the sole reason I've stuck it out is because it would cost me almost $400 to drop the service before December. NOT WORTH IT, lady!! -[

[scifinoir2] American Girls: The Obama Girls upcoming adventure

2008-11-07 Thread ravenadal
www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-first-family-07- nov07,0,6338748.story chicagotribune.com THE NEXT FIRST FAMILY American Girls: For Obama's daughters, White House life isn't going to be normal By Stacy St. Clair Tribune reporter November 7, 2008 The American Girl catalog couldn't

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Joe the plumber was on welfare.... lol

2008-11-07 Thread Bosco Bosco
It's fascinating that a man who would fail Jr. High Civics gets so much camera time. Someone should remove his tongue. B --- On Fri, 11/7/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] FW: Joe the plumber was on welfare lol

[scifinoir2] Make more babies? Yes We Can!

2008-11-07 Thread ravenadal
http://www.watoday.com.au/world/make-more-babies-yes-we-can-20081107- 5js0.html Make more babies? Yes We Can James Janega, of the Chicago Tribune November 7, 2008 - 11:58AM Chicago.- The term ``Obama Baby'' has joined the English language amid speculation that Tuesday's crowds of emotionally

[scifinoir2] Homework not done? Don't blame the dog; blame Obama

2008-11-07 Thread ravenadal
www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi- talk_excusesnov07,0,922576.column chicagotribune.com Homework not done? Don't blame the dog; blame Obama Barbara Brotman November 7, 2008 News item: Kenneth Smith, 24, of the 6700 block of South Ada Street was arrested after he was accused of

[scifinoir2] Election night draws record viewership

2008-11-07 Thread ravenadal
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-ratings6- 2008nov06,0,5478822.story From the Los Angeles Times Election night draws record viewership Led by ABC, the networks and cable channels were watched by 71 million. By Matea Gold November 6, 2008 Reporting from New York —

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Joe the plumber was on welfare.... lol

2008-11-07 Thread Martin Baxter
Let's not go that far, Bosco. We don't want any martyrs. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Joe the plumber was on welfare lol Date : Fri, 7 Nov 2008 05:01:53 -0800 (PST) From : Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

[scifinoir2] U can be the President, I'd rather be the Pope!

2008-11-07 Thread ravenadal
So u can be the President (U can be the President) [Kick it] I'd rather be the Pope (Rather be the Pope) (I'd rather be... so happy) Yeah u can be the side effect (U can be the side effect) I'd rather be the dope (Rather be the dope) [Kick it] ~Prince, Pope

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Joe the plumber was on welfare.... lol

2008-11-07 Thread Grayson Reyes-Cole
Um... reminder...he's a *plumber* ... i don't think passing civics is a requirement for the job :) and we all *knew* he was a plumber... lol Grayson Reyes-Cole http://www.graysonreyescole.com Facebook Bright Star When evil is done for the greater good, a price must always be paid... Lyrical

Re: [scifinoir2] Boom Baby! South Park Parodies Election Night

2008-11-07 Thread Omari Confer
That episode was great On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 4:42 AM, Grayson Reyes-Cole [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought they were parodying Oceans 11 12 and 13? LOL Grayson Reyes-Cole http://www.graysonreyescole.com Facebook http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1404676985 Bright Star When

Re: [scifinoir2] Boom Baby! South Park Parodies Election Night

2008-11-07 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I hadn't watched South Park in like a year and a half. My wife told me about the episode and I'm glad I caught it. It was great. It was very well written. Has the show been this well written all this time? On Nov 7, 2008, at 12:59 PM, Omari Confer wrote: That episode was great

[scifinoir2] The 5 Most Scientifically Plausible Sci-Fi Movies

2008-11-07 Thread ravenadal
http://news.yahoo.com/s/newsarama/20081107/en_newsarama/the5mostscient ificallyplausiblescifimovies The 5 Most Scientifically Plausible Sci-Fi Movies Benjamin Radford special To Newsarama newsarama.com Fri Nov 7, 8:10 am ET Great science fiction isn't just about gooey aliens and gee-whiz

Re: [scifinoir2] Boom Baby! South Park Parodies Election Night

2008-11-07 Thread Grayson Reyes-Cole
I thought they were parodying Oceans 11 12 and 13? LOL Grayson Reyes-Cole http://www.graysonreyescole.com Facebook Bright Star When evil is done for the greater good, a price must always be paid... Lyrical Press October 2008   --- On Fri, 11/7/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From:

Re: [scifinoir2] The 5 Most Scientifically Plausible Sci-Fi Movies

2008-11-07 Thread Daryle Lockhart
? SERIOUSLY?! There are episodes of 3rd Rock that have more science in them than this list. On Nov 7, 2008, at 1:21 PM, ravenadal wrote: http://news.yahoo.com/s/newsarama/20081107/en_newsarama/the5mostscient ificallyplausiblescifimovies The 5 Most Scientifically Plausible Sci-Fi Movies

[RE][scifinoir2] The 5 Most Scientifically Plausible Sci-Fi Movies

2008-11-07 Thread Martin Baxter
] To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com http://news.yahoo.com/s/newsarama/20081107/en_newsarama/the5mostscient ificallyplausiblescifimovies The 5 Most Scientifically Plausible Sci-Fi Movies Benjamin Radford special To Newsarama newsarama.com Fri Nov 7, 8:10 am ET Great science fiction isn't just about

[RE][scifinoir2] Make more babies? Yes We Can!

2008-11-07 Thread Martin Baxter
Can! Date : Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:36:55 - From : ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com http://www.watoday.com.au/world/make-more-babies-yes-we-can-20081107- 5js0.html Make more babies? Yes We Can James Janega, of the Chicago Tribune November 7, 2008 - 11:58AM

[scifinoir2] Could the next James Bond be black?

2008-11-07 Thread brent wodehouse
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4753324a1860.html Could the next James Bond be black? Bang! Showbiz | Friday, 07 November 2008 Daniel Craig says Barack Obama's win in the American presidential election has paved the way for the next James Bond to be black. The actor - who has played the British spy in

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] The 5 Most Scientifically Plausible Sci-Fi Movies

2008-11-07 Thread KeithBJohnson
] The 5 Most Scientifically Plausible Sci-Fi Movies Date : Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:21:52 - From : ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com http://news.yahoo.com/s/newsarama/20081107/en_newsarama/the5mostscient ificallyplausiblescifimovies The 5 Most Scientifically Plausible Sci

[RE][scifinoir2] Could the next James Bond be black?

2008-11-07 Thread Martin Baxter
I think we were ready for it long before Tuesday. And not because it was H'Wood, a safe and comfy fantasy. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Could the next James Bond be black? Date : Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:11:03 -0500 From : brent wodehouse [EMAIL

[scifinoir2] CW Scraps Pre-Robin Graysons

2008-11-07 Thread Tracey de Morsella
CW Scraps Pre-Robin Graysons The CW and Warner Brothers TV have been forced to scrap their plans for The Graysons, a proposed drama about Dick Grayson, the boy wonder who becomes Batman's Robin, Variety reported. The show had been given a put pilot commitment and was intended to replace the

[scifinoir2] RIP - Michael Crichton's Best Hits And Worst Misses

2008-11-07 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Michael Crichton's Best Hits And Worst Misses Prolific author, producer and director Michael Crichton died unexpectedly this week at the age of 66 after battling cancer, but not before transforming science fiction by single-handedly elevating the techno-thriller genre to mainstream culture.

[scifinoir2] Boorman Helms Animated Oz

2008-11-07 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Boorman Helms Animated Oz John Boorman is attached to direct a $25 million computer-animated movie of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, an adaptation of L. Frank Baum's original novel, Variety reported. Produced by Laurent Rodon and Claude Gorvsky at France's Films Actions and John Boorman's longtime

[scifinoir2] Fox TV Develops SF Limited Series Gravity

2008-11-07 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Fox TV Develops SF Gravity Fox TV Studios has teamed with Canada's CTV, Germany's ProSieben and the BBC for Defying Gravity, a 13-episode SF adventure drama series starring Ron Livingston, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Gravity, from creator and executive producer James Parriott (Grey's

[scifinoir2] 30 More Days of Night

2008-11-07 Thread Tracey de Morsella
30 More Days of Night Sequel reportedly in the works for comic-to-film. by Jim Vejvoda http://movies.ign.com/email.html http://ad.doubleclick.net/activity;src=1770367;met=1;v=1;pid=29728624;aid=20 7654471;ko=0;cid=28260529;rid=28278408;rv=1;timestamp=4802060;eid1=9;ecn1=1 ;etm1=0; November

Re: [scifinoir2] CW Scraps Pre-Robin Graysons

2008-11-07 Thread KeithBJohnson
Thank goodness they recovered their wits! What were they thinking anyway? -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] CW Scraps Pre-Robin Graysons The CW and Warner Brothers TV have been forced to scrap their plans for The Graysons, a proposed

[scifinoir2] Wanted 2 Scribe Set

2008-11-07 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Wanted 2 Scribe Set Sequel may have more global scope. by Jim Vejvoda http://movies.ign.com/email.html November 5, 2008 - Wanted http://movies.ign.com/objects/040/040260.html screenwriter Chris http://stars.ign.com/objects/916/916914.html Morgan will reprise his scripting duties for

[scifinoir2] Gore sees transformative power of Web in politics

2008-11-07 Thread Tracey de Morsella
November 7, 2008 (IDG News Service) Barack Obama had a lot going for him already in this year's election, but his creative use of the Internet played a huge role in making him president elect, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore said Friday. It couldn't have happened without the Web, Gore said.

[scifinoir2] Brain Scans Show Bullies Enjoy Others' Pain

2008-11-07 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Brain Scans Show Bullies Enjoy Others' Pain Friday, November 7, 2008; 12:00 AM FRIDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Bullies may actually enjoy the pain they cause others, a new study using brain scans suggests. The part of the brain associated with reward lights up when an aggressive teen watches