[scifinoir2] Justice League Unlimited: WOW!!!!
I know I've said this before, but you have *got* to watch the Justice League show! I don't want to give anything away, but let's just say I think the League's about to battle the US government very soon. I saw trailers from next week's episode showing missiles attacking the League satellite, Captain Atom fighting Superman (the former's been forced to go back into military service) and what looks like ranks of Leaguers arrayed for battle. If you haven't been following the show, for several months now the government and the League have been building toward this. It all started when the League revealed, trying to stop an alien threat, revealed that the satellite HQ was capable of firing a weapon towards Earth. That alarmed officials, as did events such as the appearance of the alternate-reality murderous Justice Lords. And of course there have been those who've mistrusted these god-like heroes from the get-go. All the suspicion and mistrust has united people from Luthor to generals to Amanda Waller, and they've been doing all kinds of dirty things in a search for a way to check or eliminate the League. The slow buildup has been great, but I think it's all coming to a head. Do yourself a favor and check it out!! [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/
[scifinoir2] In Tampa Fl. The War on Gays Has Another Victory
TAMPA, Fla., June 25 - It started with a few complaints about a public library exhibit on gay authors, and resulted in an ordinance that has drawn the ire of gay rights advocates around the nation. The Hillsborough County Commission approved by a vote of 5 to 1, with one abstention, a policy that directs the county government to abstain from acknowledging, promoting or participating in gay pride recognition or events. The measure was passed on June 15, after a Gay and Lesbian Pride Month display at the West Gate Regional Library here upset some library patrons. The commission also voted to require a supermajority vote of 5 to 2 to overturn the policy. Meagan Albright, a graduate student at the University of South Florida, created the exhibit on gay authors and literature to fulfill a requirement for a course on diversity. As part of the exhibit, Ms. Albright made available pamphlets that listed counseling resources for teenagers who have questions about their sexuality. Commissioner Ronda Storms, who introduced the measure and has received the brunt of local criticism about it, said the pamphlet troubled her the most. One of the things that occurred was that pamphlets were being distributed to children by librarians who are county employees, Ms. Storms said, and they referred children to youth groups outside Hillsborough County to explore their sexuality. Doing so, she said, could lead the children to engage in high-risk behavior. Hector Vargas, southern regional director of Lambda Legal, a gay civil rights group, said it was not the first time that a local government had sought to adopt an anti-gay policy. But he said it might be the first time in recent years that one so broad had succeeded. Many have tried and failed, Mr. Vargas said. Typically we've seen these types of policies in the private sector. The county's policy has angered gay rights advocates across the country. From a national perspective we haven't seen anything like this, said Paul Cates, the American Civil Liberties Union's director of public education for lesbian and gay rights. Community leaders here said the policy damaged recent efforts to promote the Tampa region as being multicultural and diverse. Addressing an arts group the day after the commission's vote, Mayor Pam Iorio of Tampa said: Gays and lesbians are part of our diversity and deserve our respect. That is a value that I hold dear. We should build on tolerance, not intolerance. On Monday night, more than 700 people met at the Metropolitan Community Church of Tampa to discuss ways to get the policy overturned. I've been with my partner for three years and this is a small step to push us farther and farther back, said Jeff Isaacson, 40, who attended the rally. It's the library now, but it could be more later. We're here to stop the bleeding and show we are here. While the measure is not popular with gay rights supporters, Renee Lee, the Hillsborough County attorney, said it was legal. If the county doesn't want to spend money promoting gay rights, they can do that, Ms. Lee said. It's not a constitutional breach. This is not a free speech issue. Opponents of the policy have organized a gay pride parade through Tampa on Sunday that will end at a county park. Equality Florida, the group organizing the parade, has received a county permit. Rochelle Reback, a lawyer who has fought the county's policies on gay rights, said she saw that as a sign the county would not enforce the policy. Linda Alexander, the University of South Florida professor who teaches the diversity class, said she saw more at risk than the Tampa area's reputation. My thing is the intellectual freedom part, Mrs. Alexander said. Libraries are supposed to be a place to learn and explore things. __ 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: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[scifinoir2] Yahoo Chat-Room Decision Draws Fire
June 23, 2005 EMAIL THIS ARTICLE PRINT THIS ARTICLE DISCUSS THIS ARTICLE WRITE TO AN EDITOR Rather than shut down perhaps hundreds of user-created chat rooms, Yahoo should have targeted only those involved in illicit behavior, some privacy advocates said. By Antone Gonsalves InternetWeek Yahoo Inc.'s decision to pull the plug on perhaps hundreds of chat rooms following reports that some of them were used to promote sex with minors was an overreaction by the entertainment portal, privacy advocates said Thursday. Yahoo shutdown the chat rooms following complaints from sponsors such as PepsiCo Inc., State Farm Insurance and Georgia-Pacific Corp., The Associated Press reported Thursday. The sponsors were upset over a report by KPRC-TV in Houston that adults in some of the chat rooms were trying to lure children into the virtual meeting places. Rather than shutdown user-created chat rooms in mass, Yahoo, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., should have targeted only those involved in the illicit behavior, said the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a free speech and privacy advocate in San Francisco. This is a real overreaction on the part of Yahoo, Annalee Newitz, policy analyst for the EFF, said. To just unilaterally shut down chat rooms is really chilling to free speech. Unless the chat room was obviously involved in illicit behavior, Yahoo should have provided some means for innocent chat room organizers to explain their activities and remain operating. Yahoo promises its customers that they can speak freely with each other, and then at the whim of advertisers, shut everything down, Newitz said. There's no due process, and seemingly no rhyme or reason. There's just this overreaction on the part of Yahoo to please its advertisers. Yahoo declined to discuss its decision to shut down all its user-created chat rooms, issuing instead a statement that said, We are working on improvements in the service to enhance the user experience in compliance with our terms of service. No date had been set as to when Yahoo would resume the chat-room service, a spokeswoman said. According to the AP story, KPRC-TV reported that in some cases, lewd pictures were being sent to minors in chat rooms with such titles as Younger Girls 4 Older Guys, and Girls 13 And Under For Older Guys. Yahoo does not monitor the content of its chat rooms, but will shut down those that are found through complaints to violate the company's policies, the AP said. Yahoo requires users to agree not to harm minors in any way or to distribute content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, ... or otherwise objectionable. Current law protects Internet service providers, such as Earthlink and America Online, from illegal activity on their networks, because it would be unreasonable to expect them to monitor all the traffic. Nevertheless, illicit activity brought to the attention of ISPs must be reported to law enforcement. With chat rooms, however, the service provider's liability would depend on whether it monitors them as a stated company policy, Newitz said. Illicit activity, however, would have to be reported, if brought to the service provider's attention. In April, a 19-year-old Los Angeles woman sued AOL, claiming a former monitor of a kids only chat room persuaded her to send him nude photos of herself when she was a teenager and to engage in phone sex. The suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court is pending. 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: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005 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] Yahoo Chat-Room Decision Draws Fire
The new Yahoo corporate image, huh? Fear, coupled with irrational knee-jerk overreaction. Nice logo. Wish I were graphically talented! ---Original Message--- From: Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\) Date: 06/26/05 11:23:40 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com; scifinoir_lit@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Yahoo Chat-Room Decision Draws Fire June 23, 2005 EMAIL THIS ARTICLE PRINT THIS ARTICLE DISCUSS THIS ARTICLE WRITE TO AN EDITOR Rather than shut down perhaps hundreds of user-created chat rooms, Yahoo should have targeted only those involved in illicit behavior, some privacy advocates said. By Antone Gonsalves InternetWeek Yahoo Inc.'s decision to pull the plug on perhaps hundreds of chat rooms following reports that some of them were used to promote sex with minors was an overreaction by the entertainment portal, privacy advocates said Thursday. Yahoo shutdown the chat rooms following complaints from sponsors such as PepsiCo Inc., State Farm Insurance and Georgia-Pacific Corp., The Associated Press reported Thursday. The sponsors were upset over a report by KPRC-TV in Houston that adults in some of the chat rooms were trying to lure children into the virtual meeting places. Rather than shutdown user-created chat rooms in mass, Yahoo, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., should have targeted only those involved in the illicit behavior, said the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a free speech and privacy advocate in San Francisco. This is a real overreaction on the part of Yahoo, Annalee Newitz, policy analyst for the EFF, said. To just unilaterally shut down chat rooms is really chilling to free speech. Unless the chat room was obviously involved in illicit behavior, Yahoo should have provided some means for innocent chat room organizers to explain their activities and remain operating. Yahoo promises its customers that they can speak freely with each other, and then at the whim of advertisers, shut everything down, Newitz said. There's no due process, and seemingly no rhyme or reason. There's just this overreaction on the part of Yahoo to please its advertisers. Yahoo declined to discuss its decision to shut down all its user-created chat rooms, issuing instead a statement that said, We are working on improvements in the service to enhance the user experience in compliance with our terms of service. No date had been set as to when Yahoo would resume the chat-room service, a spokeswoman said. According to the AP story, KPRC-TV reported that in some cases, lewd pictures were being sent to minors in chat rooms with such titles as Younger Girls 4 Older Guys, and Girls 13 And Under For Older Guys. Yahoo does not monitor the content of its chat rooms, but will shut down those that are found through complaints to violate the company's policies, the AP said. Yahoo requires users to agree not to harm minors in any way or to distribute content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, ... or otherwise objectionable. Current law protects Internet service providers, such as Earthlink and America Online, from illegal activity on their networks, because it would be unreasonable to expect them to monitor all the traffic. Nevertheless, illicit activity brought to the attention of ISPs must be reported to law enforcement. With chat rooms, however, the service provider's liability would depend on whether it monitors them as a stated company policy, Newitz said. Illicit activity, however, would have to be reported, if brought to the service provider's attention. In April, a 19-year-old Los Angeles woman sued AOL, claiming a former monitor of a kids only chat room persuaded her to send him nude photos of herself when she was a teenager and to engage in phone sex. The suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court is pending. 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: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005 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. [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/
[scifinoir2] Paul Winchell, voice of Tigger in 'Winnie the Pooh,' 82
Los Angeles, California-AP) June 26, 2005 - Paul Winchell, ventriloquist, children's television show host and long-time voice behind Tigger in animated versions of Winnie the Pooh, has died. He was 82. Burt Du Brow, a television producer and close family friend, tells the Los Angeles Times that Winchell died early Friday morning in his sleep at his home in Moorpark, California. Winchell parlayed his talent for creating countless voices over six decades. But he was perhaps best known for his work as the voice of the lovable animated tiger created by AA Milne. Before he began working on cartoons, Winchell started his career as a ventriloquist. He eventually brought dummies Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smith to life on television. Winchell was also an inventor who held 30 patents, including one for an early artificial heart he built in 1963. http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3521964 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: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005 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/
Justice League ends RE: [scifinoir2] Justice League Unlimited: WOW!!!!
i just read that Justice League will be ending in a few days and that this is likely the end of this extended series that started with batman the animated series -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 9:36 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Justice League Unlimited: WOW I know I've said this before, but you have *got* to watch the Justice League show! I don't want to give anything away, but let's just say I think the League's about to battle the US government very soon. I saw trailers from next week's episode showing missiles attacking the League satellite, Captain Atom fighting Superman (the former's been forced to go back into military service) and what looks like ranks of Leaguers arrayed for battle. If you haven't been following the show, for several months now the government and the League have been building toward this. It all started when the League revealed, trying to stop an alien threat, revealed that the satellite HQ was capable of firing a weapon towards Earth. That alarmed officials, as did events such as the appearance of the alternate-reality murderous Justice Lords. And of course there have been those who've mistrusted these god-like heroes from the get-go. All the suspicion and mistrust has united people from Luthor to generals to Amanda Waller, and they've been doing all kinds of dirty things in a search for a way to check or eliminate the League. The slow buildup has been great, but I think it's all coming to a head. Do yourself a favor and check it out!! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005 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/
