[scifinoir2] Study: Black Men, White Ex-Cons Have Equal Job Prospects

2005-06-23 Thread Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\)
Study: Black Men, White Ex-Cons Have Equal Job Prospects http://www.nbc17.com/money/4620844/detail.html POSTED: 8:53 am EDT June 17, 2005 NEW YORK -- A new study says black men with no criminal histories are about as likely to be offered jobs in New York City as white men with felony convictions.

[scifinoir2] NYTimes.com: They Find Light in the Darkness

2005-06-23 Thread aharlib
This page was sent to you by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] More fascinating science stuff! The first item is definitely fodder for SF fans! SCIENCE | June 21, 2005 Observatory: They Find Light in the Darkness By HENRY FOUNTAIN A new photosynthesizing organism, inbred coelacanths, the dangers of grazing

[scifinoir2] Re: Grandfather kills leopard with his hands

2005-06-23 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Mind boggling! Truth is stranger than fiction! Shows you what a lifetime of healthy physical labor and adrenalin can do for you! Grandfather kills leopard with his hands Wed Jun 22,11:42 AM ET A 73-year-old Kenyan grandfather reached into the mouth of an attacking

[scifinoir2] NYTimes.com: Some Politics May Be Etched in the Genes

2005-06-23 Thread aharlib
This page was sent to you by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This seems as ridiculous as the gay gene! Rigid ideologues just want an excuse not to exercise their brains and to think for themselves! Oh I voted for Bush because I was hard-wired by my genes to do so! Give me a break! SCIENCE | June 21, 2005

[scifinoir2] Re: Johansson Quit MI3 Because Cruise Tried To Convert Her

2005-06-23 Thread Kelly Wright
Bowfinger is hilarious and their savage lampooning of Scientology is scathing! Murphy's Kip Ramsey is a thinly veiled Cruise-like action hero. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't look at Cruise anymore without thinking about Eddie

[scifinoir2] Re: Skywalker As The Joker? It's No Joke

2005-06-23 Thread Amanda
I can believe it. He played the psycho evil clown ( I think it was a clown) or something in an episode of the Flash. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Skywalker As The Joker? It's No Joke

[scifinoir2] Re: Say Researchers: 'Blade II' is a Bad Film

2005-06-23 Thread Amanda
So that means film such as The Legend of 1900 are bad films. Or just that people like to watch bland blockbusters. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050613/full/050613-1.html Published online: 14 June 2005

[scifinoir2] Re: I cried...

2005-06-23 Thread Amanda
The problem is Hollywood is making these films. And not just that, they are making films to target a mass audience. Not always a good way to make a film good. No offense to audiences, but when you make films like that you end up making a bland movie. You try not to offend people, have

RE: [scifinoir2] AFI list of top 100 quotes from U.S. movies

2005-06-23 Thread Keith Johnson
You're right, how careless of me! A whopping two percent belongs to us!! -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 18:37 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] AFI list of top

RE: [scifinoir2] OT: She Hate Me

2005-06-23 Thread Keith Johnson
Great review. Makes me want to rent the movie. The critics in the main excoriated it.. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelly Wright Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 18:12 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] OT: She

RE: [scifinoir2] What are Good Fantasy Books for Black Youth to Read

2005-06-23 Thread Keith Johnson
What age range? Do you have issues with magic, sorcery, demons, etc? Do the books need to have a moral? Specifically fantasy here, not hard scifi? -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Amanda Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 19:49 To:

Re: [scifinoir2] What are Good Fantasy Books for Black Youth to Read

2005-06-23 Thread Leslee Freeman
A Wrinkle In Time series. I still love that today, and I think it was the first fantasy/sci-fi book I ever read. Also, the Earthsea series. My nephew is 15, and he reads the junior and the actual Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan Hope these help. - Original Message - From: