[scifinoir2] Movie theaters aim for live 3D sports

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6053545.html Movie theaters aim for live 3D sports Reuters Published on ZDNet News: March 24, 2006 Movie theater operators hope to be screening live 3D sports events by 2007 in a bid to lure sports fans away from their home theater systems and bolster

Re: [scifinoir2] Frankly Flies to the Bridge

Surely this wasn't meant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluffer A *fluffer* is a hired member of the crew of a *pornographic movie* whose role on the set is to sexually arouse the male participants prior to the filming of scenes requiring erections. Presumably, the name arose, at least in part,

[scifinoir2] SpaceX Reports First Falcon 1 Rocket Lost

http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060324_spacex_failure.html SpaceX Reports First Falcon 1 Rocket Lost By Tariq Malik Staff Writer posted: 24 March 2006 After years of development and no less than three scrubbed attempts, a solitary rocket Falcon 1 rocket roared toward space Friday only to

[scifinoir2] 2006 Hugo Campbell Awards Nominations

2006 Hugo Campbell Awards Nominations Best Novel (430 ballots cast) Learning the World, Ken MacLeod (Orbit; Tor) A Feast for Crows, George R.R. Martin (Voyager; Bantam Spectra) Old Man's War, John Scalzi (Tor) Accelerando, Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit) Spin, Robert Charles Wilson (Tor) Best

Re: [scifinoir2] Bad websites and Doctor Who

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As for my newest obsession, I've got a slight spoiler, for anyone who wants to know a bit of insight into the Doctor's mindset. Go to the Who main webpage http://www/bbc.co.uk/docotrwho/ ... Perhaps http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/ ? Brent Yahoo! Groups Links * To

Re: [scifinoir2] Goofing around with Web searches on Doctor Who

Funny and clever. And entertaining. :-) Good work. Brent [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is funny. I went to the search site Rose used in Doctor Who to look up info on the doctor: Search-Wise.Net. Turns out it's not a real search site at all, just a name that TV and film productions can use

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: [OT] Samuel L. Jackson in 'Snakes on a Plane' Trailer

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: and uh,...how low was the special-effects budget? Surely no better than the spare change in one's trouser pocket. :-) Brent --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.tagworld.com/snakesonaplane Yahoo! Groups Links

[scifinoir2] Marvel® Super Heroes™ Exhibition

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[scifinoir2] [OT] Samuel L. Jackson in 'Snakes on a Plane' Trailer

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Re(2): [scifinoir2] How Kirk Changed The World

It airs again 16 March at 8 pm and 18 March at 5 pm. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: typical Shatner...So sorry I missed it... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/14/06 9:15:57 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I saw it, of course. This is one of the few Star Trek related

[scifinoir2] Interview with 'V For Vendetta's Alan Moore

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[scifinoir2] [OT] Google in 20 years

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[scifinoir2] Google Maps Mars

http://www.betanews.com/article/Google_Maps_Mars/1142266874 Google Maps Mars By BetaNews Staff, BetaNews March 13, 2006 Not content with sticking to Earth and the moon, Google is bringing its mapping technology to our nearest planetary neighbor: Mars. In commemoration of Percival Lowell's

[scifinoir2] How Kirk Changed The World

http://www.historychannel.com/global/listings/listings_weekly.jsp?NetwCode=THCtimezone=1 How William Shatner Changed the World Premieres: Sunday, March 12 @ 8pm ET/PT You've got a cell phone at one ear, an iPod at the other. You know that Blackberry is now a verb and Spam is not only canned

[scifinoir2] Arizona team develops 'tricorder'

NewsTrack Arizona team develops 'tricorder' TEMPE, Ariz., March 10 (UPI) - A University of Arizona researcher is cataloging the spectral fingerprints of all known minerals. Robert Downs is using a Raman spectrometer and now has 1,500 of the 4,000 minerals in his data base. A colleague, M.

Re(2): [scifinoir2] Hysterically Bad Star Wars Holiday Special from 1978

minutes? What were they smoking? Cat On 3/9/06, brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hysterically Bad Star Wars Holiday Special from 1978 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV6pze5YS2wsearch=star%20wars% 20special%20tv or A Highlights Reel http://www.looptvandfilm.com/blog

[scifinoir2] Life on Saturn's Moon? - Cassini discovers potential liquid water on Enceladus

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/cassini/060309enceladus.html Cassini discovers potential liquid water on Enceladus NASA NEWS RELEASE Posted: March 9, 2006 NASA's Cassini spacecraft may have found evidence of liquid water reservoirs that erupt in Yellowstone-like geysers on Saturn's moon

Re(2): [scifinoir2] Kevin Smith on 'Superman Lives'

Mmmhmm. It's quite a tale told. BTW, you're very welcome. :-) Brent scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com writes: I've been meaning to say thanks for pointing this my direction for several days now. It's one of the funniest pieces of real life stand up I have ever heard. Bosco --- brent wodehouse

[scifinoir2] Queen Padmé Naberrie Amidala Raps!

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[scifinoir2] [OT] Real Life Simpsons Intro

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[scifinoir2] Jupiter's New Red Spot

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/02mar_redjr.htm Jupiter's New Red Spot 03.03.2006 March 3, 2006: Backyard astronomers, grab your telescopes. Jupiter is growing a new red spot. Christopher Go of the Philippines photographed it on February 27th using an 11-inch telescope and a CCD

[scifinoir2] Seattle Octavia Butler Memorial Gathering

http://www.sfhomeworld.org/make_contact/details.asp?display=calm=3d=2y=2006eventID=416 Octavia Butler Memorial Gathering 03.02.067:30 PM - 9:30 PM Level Three in SFM (Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame) 325 5th Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109

[scifinoir2] Online amateurs crack Nazi codes

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4763854.stm Online amateurs crack Nazi codes By Adam Blenford BBC News Three German ciphers unsolved since World War II are finally being cracked, helped by thousands of home computers. The codes resisted the best efforts of the celebrated Allied

[scifinoir2] Budget Cuts Back Much-Promoted NASA Missions

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/02/science/space/02nasa.html Budget Cuts Back Much-Promoted NASA Missions By DENNIS OVERBYE Published: March 2, 2006 Some of the most highly promoted missions on NASA's scientific agenda would be postponed indefinitely or perhaps even canceled under the agency's

[scifinoir2] Kevin Smith on 'Superman Lives'

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[scifinoir2] 2005 SFWA Nebula Awards® Final Ballot

http://www.sfwa.org/news/2006/nebula_ballot05.htm *** 2005 SFWA Nebula Awards® Final Ballot *** Brook West, Nebula Award Report editor, announced the Final Ballot for the Nebula Awards® for 2005.

[scifinoir2] Next ISS Commander's Spacewalk Golf Shot Raises Concerns

http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft_060227_exp13_golf.html Next ISS Commander's Spacewalk Golf Shot Raises Concerns By Todd Halvorson FLORIDA TODAY posted: 27 February 2006 CAPE CANAVERAL - A spacewalking Russian cosmonaut plans to hit a golf shot outside the International Space Station

[scifinoir2] Dungeon Masters in Cyberspace

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/27/arts/27drag.html?ex=1298696400en=0dafa41009f851b4ei=5090partner=rssuserlandemc=rss Dungeon Masters in Cyberspace By SETH SCHIESEL Published: February 27, 2006 Gary Gygax, the original dungeon master, can see as well as anyone how computers have changed the

[scifinoir2] Scaled Composites hiring spaceship builders

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[scifinoir2] Genndy Tartakovsky to Direct Sequel to Dark Crystal

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[scifinoir2] [OT] MC Hammer is blogging!

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[scifinoir2] Captain Kirk's clone and the eavesdropper

Captain Kirk's clone and the eavesdropper PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, February 17, 2006 Source: University of York Imagine Captain Kirk being beamed back to the Starship Enterprise and two versions of the Star Trek hero arriving in the spacecraft's transporter room. It happened 40

[scifinoir2] Public Space Travel: Building the Business Case

Yes, folks, I'm on a space tourism kick here the last week. Please bear with. :-) Brent -- http://www.space.com/news/060216_tourism_staif.html Public Space Travel: Building the Business Case By Leonard David Senior Space Writer posted: 16 February 2006 ALBUQUERQUE, New

[scifinoir2] Space Adventures Announces $265 Million Global Spaceport Development Project

http://www.spaceadventures.com/media/releases/2006-02/347 Space Adventures Announces $265 Million Global Spaceport Development Project February 17, 2006 Space Adventures, Ltd., the world's leading space experiences company, announced today its plans to develop a commercial spaceport in Ras

[scifinoir2] New Company Joins the Space Tourism Race

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/17/science/space/17cnd-space.html?ex=1297832400en=d2717c66e5fe7414ei=5090partner=rssuserlande New Company Joins the Space Tourism Race By JOHN SCHWARTZ Published: February 17, 2006 Now it's a space race. The space tourism industry, its millionaire would-be

[scifinoir2] Even a Geek Needs Lovin'

http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,70212-0.html Even a Geek Needs Lovin' By Rachel Metz Feb, 14, 2006 This Valentine's Day, love is blooming online, where geeks may find that special someone on sites that cater to those who prefer computers, gaming and gadgetry to long walks on the beach.

[scifinoir2] [OT] Ten Ways Cheney Can Kill You

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[scifinoir2] Netflix sends frequent renters to the back of line

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/10/netflix.penalty.ap/index.html Netflix sends frequent renters to the back of line Policy designed to reduce number of films rented for monthly fee Friday, February 10, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) - Manuel Villanueva realizes he has been getting a pretty

[scifinoir2] Physicist to Present New Exact Solution of Einstein's Gravitational Field Equatio

http://www.physorg.com/news10789.html Physicist to Present New Exact Solution of Einstein's Gravitational Field Equation Physics : February 11, 2006 New antigravity solution will enable space travel near speed of light by the end of this century, he predicts. On Tuesday, Feb. 14, noted

[scifinoir2] A Very Star Wars Valentines

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[scifinoir2] A Bold Plan to Go Where Men Have Gone Before

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/business/yourmoney/05rocket.html?ex=1296795600en=2a2b101c91695c9aei=5090partner=rssuserland A Bold Plan to Go Where Men Have Gone Before By LESLIE WAYNE Published: February 5, 2006 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - ASK Elon Musk what he wants to do with his life - after

[scifinoir2] The Gladwell Effect

About the social commentator (and my kindred spirit) and inventor of the concept of 'cool hunting' (William Gibson's inspiration for 'Pattern Recognition')

[scifinoir2] Dark matter comes out of the cold

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4679220.stm Sunday, 5 February 2006 Dark matter comes out of the cold By Jonathan Amos BBC News science reporter Astronomers have for the first time put some real numbers on the physical characteristics of dark matter. This strange material that

[scifinoir2] James Bond Director Nabbed In Drag In Hollywood Prostitution Sting

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/02/02/060203014239.ygp5w1s5.html N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting Feb 02 New Zealand filmmaker Lee Tamahori, who directed the James Bond movie Die Another Day, has been arrested in a Hollywood prostitution sting while dressed in

[scifinoir2] AboutSF Speculation Speakers

From the site: The Speculation Speakers and Media Resource program can help event planners to find entertaining experts who are qualified to cover topics ranging from science fiction, fantasy and horror all the way to cutting-edge science and other aspects of our rapidly-transforming future.

[scifinoir2] Distant world tops Pluto for size

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4667100.stm Wednesday, 1 February 2006 Distant world tops Pluto for size By Jonathan Amos BBC News science reporter An icy, rocky world reported last year to be orbiting the Sun in the distant reaches of the Solar System really is bigger than Pluto,

[scifinoir2] South Pole Neutrino Detector Could Yield Evidences of String Theory

http://physorg.com/news10295.html Physics : January 26, 2006 South Pole Neutrino Detector Could Yield Evidences of String Theory Researchers at Northeastern University and the University of California, Irvine say that scientists might soon have evidence for extra dimensions and other exotic

[scifinoir2] Twin Mars rovers still exploring after two years

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0601/24marsrovers/ Twin Mars rovers still exploring after two years BY SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: January 24, 2006 With a longevity unthinkable even to the humans that built them, NASA's remarkable Mars rovers remain hard at work after two years on the Red

[scifinoir2] Internet serves as 'social glue'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4644666.stm Thursday, 26 January 2006 Internet serves as 'social glue' The internet has played an important role in the life decisions of 60 million Americans, research shows. Whether it be career advice, helping people through an illness or finding a new

[scifinoir2] Remembering Challenger 20 Years Later

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060126/ap_on_re_us/challenger_anniversary_1;_ylt=Ao_phK0MmHmeVHRI6da5Q0kYAjMB;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl Remembering Challenger 20 Years Later By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press Writer Thu Jan 26 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Twenty years ago, space shuttle

[scifinoir2] I am the very model of a Singularitarian

http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=/articles/art0626.html I am the very model of a Singularitarian by KurzweilAI.net Lyrics: I am the very model of a Singularitarian I'm combination Transhuman, Immortalist, Extropian, Aggressively I'm changing all my body's biochemistry Because

[scifinoir2] Where No Home Theater Has Gone Before

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[scifinoir2] China to build world's first artificial sun experimental device

http://english.people.com.cn/200601/21/eng20060121_237208.html January 21, 2006 China to build world's first artificial sun experimental device A full superconducting experimental Tokamak fusion device, which aims to generate infinite, clean nuclear-fusion-based energy, will be built in March

[scifinoir2] Panexa. Ask your doctor for a reason to take it.

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[scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica's Sackhoff Sounds Off

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/256140_tv19.html Thursday, January 19, 2006 Sackhoff on the flak she's gotten for her strong, sexy Starbuck: Frack it By MELANIE McFARLAND SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER TELEVISION CRITIC If you've never met Katee Sackhoff, the woman who brings Battlestar

[scifinoir2] Scientists open Stardust capsule

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4627770.stm Thursday, 19 January 2006 Scientists open Stardust capsule Scientists in Houston, Texas, are excited and awed after opening the Stardust capsule which returned from space with samples of cometary dust. The lead scientist on the US space

[scifinoir2] BBC programme on Philip K Dick

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[scifinoir2] Octavia Butler's 'Fledgling' Gets Mention on Boing Boing

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[scifinoir2] A Bevy of Batgirls

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[scifinoir2] SCI FI To Air New Doctor Who

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0id=34141 13-JANUARY-06 SCI FI To Air New Doctor Who SCI FI Channel announced Jan. 12 that it will air the first season of the BBC's hit SF series Doctor Who, starting in March. The 13 episodes, starring Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor and

[scifinoir2] [OT] Black sergeant was 'loyal Klansman'

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635175667,00.html Thursday, January 12, 2006 Black sergeant was 'loyal Klansman' By Deborah Bulkeley Deseret Morning News About 25 years ago, Ron Stallworth was asked to lead the Ku Klux Klan chapter in Colorado Springs. Problem was, the

[scifinoir2] William Toale Is AQUAMAN

http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=351f5a8a8f2ccdf18897e60c260b97adthreadid=54930 WILLIAM TOALE IS AQUAMAN According to both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, actor William Toale has been cast in the title role of the WB’s upcoming Aquaman series. A relative unknown in regards

[scifinoir2] Annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime

http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-annoyance%2C+go+to+jail/2010-1028_3-6022491.html?part=rsstag=6022491subj=news Perspective: Create an e-annoyance, go to jail By Declan McCullagh Published: January 9, 2006 Annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime. It's no joke. Last Thursday,

[scifinoir2] There's More to the North Star Than Meets the Eye

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2006/02/full/ There's More to the North Star Than Meets the Eye We tend to think of the North Star, Polaris, as a steady, solitary point of light that guided sailors in ages past. But there is more to the North Star than meets the eye.

[scifinoir2] Hyperspace Engine In Early Conceptual Phase

http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=16902006 Thu 5 Jan 2006 Welcome to Mars express: only a three hour trip IAN JOHNSTON SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT AN EXTRAORDINARY hyperspace engine that could make interstellar space travel a reality by flying into other dimensions is being investigated by

[scifinoir2] Klingon Personal Ads.

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2006/1/2richardson-bryan.html Klingon Personal Ads. BY Mike Richardson-Bryan Vivacious female seeks virile male. Willing to compromise on appearance, personality, and hygiene. Big bat'leth a must. - - - - Now EAR this! Open-minded Klingon male seeks adventurous

[scifinoir2] Gov't Releases Proposed Space Tourism Rules

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051229/ap_on_go_ot/space_travel Gov't Releases Proposed Space Tourism Rules By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press Writer Thu Dec 29 WASHINGTON - Thinking of spending that next vacation on the moon or Mars or circling the Earth? Before liftoff, there's a list of

[scifinoir2] Star Trek is 'most missed' series

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4563814.stm Wednesday, 28 December 2005 Star Trek is 'most missed' series Sci-fi series Star Trek is the show most people want to see returned to their TV screens, a survey has found. Originally broadcast in the US in 1966, it topped a poll of more

[scifinoir2] Time Names 'Battlestar Galactica' Show Of The Year

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[scifinoir2] The 50 Greatest Robots Ever

http://www.impactlab.com/modules.php?name=Newsfile=articlesid=6927 The 50 Greatest Robots Ever Posted on Monday, December 26 By Robert Capps of Wired Magazine. They're exploring the deep sea and distant planets. They're saving lives in the operating room and on the battlefield. They're

[scifinoir2] Web billionaire to open space-ship complex

http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1click_id=31art_id=qw1135575362510B225 Web billionaire to open space-ship complex December 26 2005 Kent, Washington - Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos expects a rocket-ship complex for his aerospace venture Blue Origin to open early next year, city

[scifinoir2] Evolution and a Momentous Year in Science

http://www.smh.com.au/news/science/evolution-whispers-secrets/2005/12/23/1135032186759.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 Evolution whispers some secrets December 24, 2005 Researchers are unlocking our biology, but big questions about mankind's past remain. Deborah Smith looks back on a momentous

[scifinoir2] Primordial comet dust to drop to Earth in January

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051222/sc_nm/space_stardust_dc Primordial comet dust to drop to Earth in January By Deborah Zabarenko Thu Dec 22 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sample of comet dust, collected by a robotic space probe with what looks a bit like a big tennis racket, is scheduled to

[scifinoir2] [UPDATE] Report: Al Sharpton Dismisses Sitcom Role

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051222/ap_en_tv/people_sharpton Report: Al Sharpton Dismisses Sitcom Role NEW YORK - Al Sharpton, who was previously in talks with CBS to star in a sitcom, says he's not interested in being a TV star after all. I haven't done the things I've done to be in a sitcom,

[scifinoir2] 60 Optical Illusions Visual Phenomena

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[scifinoir2] Virgin Spaceport to Be Built in N.M.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051213/ap_on_sc/britain_space_tourism;_ylt=Aq.6SKAOdCEseiYKb7TUGuWs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ- Virgin Spaceport to Be Built in N.M. By JANE WARDELL, AP Business Writer Tue Dec 13 LONDON - Virgin Galactic, the British company created by entrepreneur

[scifinoir2] Reporter sues NASA, alleges UFO cover-up

http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/1209scifi-lawsuit09-ON.html Reporter sues NASA, alleges UFO cover-up Associated Press Dec. 9, 2005 PITTSBURGH - Leslie Kean wants NASA to come clean about what happened in the woods of Pennsylvania 40 years ago today. Kean is an investigative

[scifinoir2] Robert Sheckley has died

http://www.boingboing.net/2005/12/09/robert_sheckley_has_.html Friday, December 9, 2005 Robert Sheckley has died Robert Sheckley, master author of classic comic sf novels like The Tenth Victim, and former fiction editor of Omni magazine, has died. He was 77. Rest in peace, Sheck. [Wikipedia

[scifinoir2] [OT] Al Sharpton May Get His Own Sitcom

Al Sharpton May Get His Own Sitcom Sitcom Has Working Title Of 'Al In The Family' December 3, 2005 NEW YORK - He didn't make it to the White House, but the Rev. Sharpton may soon beam into your house on a regular basis. Sharpton, a New York Democrat known for his civil rights work, political

[scifinoir2] US stamps based on DC superheroes

http://www.boingboing.net/2005/12/03/us_stamps_based_on_d.html Saturday, December 3, 2005 US stamps based on DC superheroes Excerpt from USPS page (http://www.usps.com/communications/news/stamps/2005/sr05_054.htm): 'DC Comics Super Heroes Ten comic book heroes will be saluted on the DC

[scifinoir2] Essay Competition: What is Humanity’s worst Invention?

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