[scifinoir2] Re: Cosmic rays may prevent long-haul space travel
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 26 US nuclear space missions have failed - a failure rate of 12 percent. In August 1964, a US satellite powered by a 2.1 pounds of plutonium in a SNAP 9A reactor burned up over the West Indian Ocean, leaving a swath of plutonium-238 in the stratosphere. By November 1970, only about 5 percent of the original Plutonium-238 remained in the atmosphere and a US soil sampling showed SNAP-9A debris was present at all continents and at all latitudes. As late as May 1995, the radioactive dust could still be detected in the Northern Hemisphere at aircraft altitudes. According to the report, Emergency Preparedness for Nuclear-Powered Satellites, this single US reactor accident remains the main source of Plutonium-238 in the environment. 8 damaged reactors continue to circle the Earth. Cosmos 367, Cosmos 785, Cosmos 1266 and Cosmos 1299 were sent into higher safe orbits after malfunctioning. They remain in orbit, 560 to 625 miles overhead. 4 abandoned US SNAP reactors also circle the Earth, 500 to 1,000 miles overhead. All of these reactors are destined to reenter Earth's atmosphere over the next several hundred years. Source: http://www.earthisland.org/eijournal/fall97/wr_fall97plutonium.html For historical info, you may also want to read this article: http://www.jamesoberg.com/plutonium.html The probe that fell to Earth For current health issues, I found this interesting: http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6152 Plutonium cancer risk may be higher than thought 09:30 18 July 2004 Exclusive from New Scientist Print Edition by Rob Edwards Plutonium may be many times more dangerous than previously thought. The cancer risk from exposure inside the body could be 10 times higher than is allowed for in calculating international safety limits... Several tonnes of plutonium have been released into the environment over the last 60 years by nuclear weapons tests and nuclear plants. George Captain The USS Ronald E. McNair (Boston) --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn7753 Cosmic rays may prevent long-haul space travel 15:01 01 August 2005 NewScientist.com news service Rob Edwards The radiation encountered on a journey to Mars and back could well kill space travellers, experts have warned. Astronauts would be bombarded by so much cosmic radiation that one in 10 of them could die from cancer. The crew of any mission to Mars would also suffer increased risks of eye cataracts, loss of fertility and genetic defects in their children, according to a study by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). snip Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12ha5thud/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1122935767/A=2894362/R=0/SIG=138c78jl6/*http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/arts_culture/?source=YAHOOcmpgn=GRPRTP=http://groups.yahoo.com/;What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater?Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good/a./font ~- 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] Theron Redesigns Skimpy Superheroine Costume
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 superheroine's skimpy crime-fighting outfit of a bikini, thigh-high boots and shoulder pads, she decided to add trousers to the outfit. The 29-year-old star admits, When you're playing with aspects of sexuality, certain things have to be hidden. That's what my mother always used to tell me. I wanted to stay as true as possible to the original character, but didn't feel the need to go as far with the costume. The sci-fi movie, based on the comic book adaptation, is due to be released in the autumn. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hgk4t1r/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1122947984/A=2894362/R=0/SIG=138c78jl6/*http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/arts_culture/?source=YAHOOcmpgn=GRPRTP=http://groups.yahoo.com/;What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater?Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good/a./font ~- 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] Unmask Spoofed Web Sites
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 invaluable tool for fighting phishers. The toolbar is available for both IE 6.x and Firefox 1.x. http://www.corestreet.com/spoofstick/ 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: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.7/60 - Release Date: 7/28/2005 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h676rps/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1122949109/A=2894362/R=0/SIG=138c78jl6/*http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/arts_culture/?source=YAHOOcmpgn=GRPRTP=http://groups.yahoo.com/;What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater?Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good/a./font ~- 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] Find Uncle Sam's Hidden Files
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' Project on Government Secrecy,http://www.fas.org/index.html The Memory Hole http://www.thememoryhole.org/ , and Cryptome, http://www.cryptome.org you can find some of these missing files, along with other declassified but hard-to-find documents 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: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.7/60 - Release Date: 7/28/2005 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h6g7ish/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1122950179/A=2894362/R=0/SIG=138c78jl6/*http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/arts_culture/?source=YAHOOcmpgn=GRPRTP=http://groups.yahoo.com/;What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater?Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good/a./font ~- 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] Zeta-Jones and Bullock 'Too Old' for 'Wonder Woman'
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 Diana's story. I'd love to see a Charisma Carpenter type--both in age and body type. Or how about going with Firefly beauty Morena Baccarin? It'd be nice to see someone who's not simply Caucasian play the Themysciran princess. Zeta-Jones and Bullock 'Too Old' for 'Wonder Woman' Hollywood beauties Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sandra Bullock have been dismissed as too old to play superheroine Wonder Woman in a new movie version of the TV series - by the show's original star. Lynda Carter, who starred in the original 1970s show, would prefer to see Buffy The Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon cast a young actress in the lead role rather than any established stars who have been linked with the part. She says, It should be an unknown actress who's about 20. The OC's Mischa Barton and Tom Cruise's fiancee Katie Holmes are said to be amongst Whedon's prime candidates for his 2007 release. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hvjjdn9/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=112295/A=2894362/R=0/SIG=138c78jl6/*http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/arts_culture/?source=YAHOOcmpgn=GRPRTP=http://groups.yahoo.com/;What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater?Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good/a./font ~- 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] Zeta-Jones and Bullock 'Too Old' for 'Wonder Woman'
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 she's about 110% totally hawt. Bosco --- Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 Diana's story. I'd love to see a Charisma Carpenter type--both in age and body type. Or how about going with Firefly beauty Morena Baccarin? It'd be nice to see someone who's not simply Caucasian play the Themysciran princess. Zeta-Jones and Bullock 'Too Old' for 'Wonder Woman' Hollywood beauties Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sandra Bullock have been dismissed as too old to play superheroine Wonder Woman in a new movie version of the TV series - by the show's original star. Lynda Carter, who starred in the original 1970s show, would prefer to see Buffy The Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon cast a young actress in the lead role rather than any established stars who have been linked with the part. She says, It should be an unknown actress who's about 20. The OC's Mischa Barton and Tom Cruise's fiancee Katie Holmes are said to be amongst Whedon's prime candidates for his 2007 release. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] I got friends who are in prison and Friends who are dead. I'm gonna tell ya something that I've often said. You know these things that happen, That's just the way it's supposed to be. And I can't help but wonder, Don't ya know it coulda been me. Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12ho2a7n9/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1122958272/A=2894362/R=0/SIG=138c78jl6/*http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/arts_culture/?source=YAHOOcmpgn=GRPRTP=http://groups.yahoo.com/;What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater?Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good/a./font ~- 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] Zeta-Jones and Bullock 'Too Old' for 'Wonder Woman'
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 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 10:13 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Zeta-Jones and Bullock 'Too Old' for 'Wonder Woman' 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 Diana's story. I'd love to see a Charisma Carpenter type--both in age and body type. Or how about going with Firefly beauty Morena Baccarin? It'd be nice to see someone who's not simply Caucasian play the Themysciran princess. Zeta-Jones and Bullock 'Too Old' for 'Wonder Woman' Hollywood beauties Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sandra Bullock have been dismissed as too old to play superheroine Wonder Woman in a new movie version of the TV series - by the show's original star. Lynda Carter, who starred in the original 1970s show, would prefer to see Buffy The Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon cast a young actress in the lead role rather than any established stars who have been linked with the part. She says, It should be an unknown actress who's about 20. The OC's Mischa Barton and Tom Cruise's fiancee Katie Holmes are said to be amongst Whedon's prime candidates for his 2007 release. [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: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.7/60 - Release Date: 7/28/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.7/60 - Release Date: 7/28/2005 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h0qq66d/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1122963716/A=2894362/R=0/SIG=138c78jl6/*http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/arts_culture/?source=YAHOOcmpgn=GRPRTP=http://groups.yahoo.com/;What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater?Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good/a./font ~- 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] Harry Potter Triggers Debate on the Asian Image in Media
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 have been in with white dudes for years now, so I'm not surprised, but I guess I was suprised it would irritate so many Asians. I also think we're going to continue having this discussion--especially as it often takes the form of white dudes putting themselves with women of color while relegating the men to criminals or whatnot--as long as certain groups continue to make the movies and put forth the stories. Harry Potter Triggers Debate on the Asian Image in Media Philippine News http://www.philippinenews.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=ae7b2bf 4b645a3766b265db2086aa302 , News Report, Erin Pangilinan, Jul 31, 2005 With the international release of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter #6), Asian fans and readers of the book are looking critically at how Asian Americans fit into the Hogwarts world by examining Asian roles in previous Harry Potter books. Harry's romantic relationship with an Asian female named Cho Chang ended in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5). The upcoming release of the film this year, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, debuts Scottish-Asian actress Katie Leung, playing the role of Cho Chang. Asian Americans are paying attention. Jealous online teens write their thoughts in forums and ever-popular blogs, as well as popular Asian American watchdog websites like Angry Asian Man. Some Asian teens complain that Leung is ugly, while non-Asian fans are jealous that Harry Potter is kissing an Asian (this is what happens in Harry Potter #5.) Chang rarely speaks throughout the entire book series (until she is in a relationship with Harry Potter). She is always described as pretty and popular. One may ask: Is Rowling attempting to be politically correct by choosing an Asian as Harry's love interest? Some Asian Americans are outraged by the stereotypical use of the -Ch at the beginning of the character's names. Wikipedia says the last name Cho has no meaning in Chinese, and is closely related to Chou, which has negative definitions (i.e. stink, slap, worry, thick and ugly). Cho Chang also means elephant in Thai. UC Berkeley Chinese American student Zechariah Feng says, Everyone seems to be looking too much into it. It's not exactly possible to tell what Cho Chang means because we don't have the stresses (accents) to help us determine what words they are, and of course in the traditional Chinese sense a name always has some kind of meaning as technically so do names in English. Rumors have Korean Japanese-pop singer BoA and Filipino singer Heart Evangelista playing the role in the film. Online petitions have been circulated to support BoA as Cho Chang, with similar online discussions for Heart Evangelista. Initially, this sparked interest in the political and cultural identity of Asian Americans as they are depicted in various ways, as Pacific Islanders, East Asians, South Asians, Orientals, Chinese, Filipino, etc. UC Davis Filipino American student Anthony Tadina does not find this surprising. He says, Rowling based Cho Chang on what she views Asian girls are -- light skinned, skinny, smart ... the stereotype. Closer to home, it is not surprising to find actors/actresses with Filipino in their bios playing roles different from their true ethnicity. Aside from the notable films like The Debut, Lumpia, The Flipside, Lolo's Child, Disoriented and other attempts to bring the Filipino American to mainstream cinema, many Fil-Am actors/actresses are cast in token roles in films as, maybe, an East Asian nurse, a Hawaiian cook, or a Chinese martial artist. The same frustration has been expressed by some Asian Americans who have criticized Asian representation in films, ranging from old favorites like The Flower Drum Song to the recent druggie comedy Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. What about the modern depictions of William Hung as the buck-toothed, tone-deaf singer; Lucy Liu as the swashbuckling dragon lady and the exaggerated image of Mulan as a warrior woman? Isn't the Asian American much more than these images? Which brings us back to Harry Potter and Cho Chang. What message is Rowling trying to send by choosing an Asian girl to be Harry's love interest? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hv1o0n8/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1122963989/A=2894362/R=0/SIG=138c78jl6/*http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/arts_culture/?source=YAHOOcmpgn=GRPRTP=http://groups.yahoo.com/;What would our lives be like without music, dance, and
