RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Pierce Brosnan Out As James Bond, 007
I do hope they stay with the premise Brosnan set up...it's a little more realistic...well as far as Bond movies go...It seems like Sean Connery was trying to do the same with his later movies... Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I still say Ewan McGregor would be a great Bond, but no one seems to agree with me. Clive Owen would have done well, too. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of B. Smith Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 14:59 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Pierce Brosnan Out As James Bond, 007 --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, yinka oyekunle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought it was said that he will return to this role. Is this old news or is Brosnan outed again? He's supposedly out for good. The Bond people want Daniel Craig from Layer Cake as the new Bond. I like Craig but he doesn't come across as Bond-like to me. --- Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20050817/112429692000.html Pierce Brosnan Out As James Bond, 007 Wednesday August 17 A single, surprising phone call and it was over. That's how Pierce Brosnan says he learned that his services as James Bond would no longer be required. One phone call, that's all it took! the 52-year-old actor tells Entertainment Weekly magazine in its Aug. 19 issue. Brosnan starred in four Bond films. He says that before they stopped negotiations, the producers had invited him back for a fifth time. You know, the movie career for me really started with Bond, says Brosnan, acknowledging that by the time GoldenEye premiered in 1995, he was already 42. He then starred as 007 in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002). His departure from the role was a titanic jolt to the system, says Brosnan, followed by a great sense of calm. I thought. ... I can do anything I want to do now. I'm not beholden to them or anyone. I'm not shackled by some contracted image. So there was a sense of liberation. Brosnan says he's grateful to have had the role, but adds: It never felt real to me. I never felt I had complete ownership over Bond. Because you'd have these stupid one-liners which I loathed and I always felt phony doing them. He plays a foulmouthed, skirt-chasing hit man in the upcoming film The Matador. (For this) to come on the heels of my departure from the world of Bond is sweet grace, to play this one as a farewell to that chapter in time it certainly wasn't planned. ___ On the Net: http://www.piercebrosnan.com/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group scifinoir2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2 on the web. * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ . _ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] - 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. - - Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hff0vc0/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124784627/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] Re: Pierce Brosnan Out As James Bond, 007
Clive Owen Now we talking! Remember Samanatha Bond has already said if the new Bond is too young she will not return as Moneypenny. So we may loose 2 for the price of 1. RS=D Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I still say Ewan McGregor would be a great Bond, but no one seems to agree with me. Clive Owen would have done well, too. Anyone who would give up a little liberty for more security deserves neither. Ben Franklin...My Fav links: http://www.geocities.com/jagrslc/tv.show.swop.list.htm [My complete TV Show collection for exchange]... http://www.geocities.com/jagrslc [My FF]... http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/tv-divx/ [Swop Mart for TV Shows]... http://www.geocities.com/slustufflikethat/First.Ladies.pdf [My labour of Love] - Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h3i8fpv/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124799542/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] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!
You, my friend, are a true researcher. Is there such a phrase as auto-research? LOL! So many of us go though life suffering, and don't make the connection between the food we eat and the illnesses/allergies we suffer. When I started doing this kind of research on myself back in the '70s, it was really hard. I bought books, hung out in Health Food stores (which was scary enough, since everybody looked sick!), and at the library. Ironically, it was my prostate doctor who turned me on to vitamins. I started having trouble at 27 (I might have mentioned this), and he prescribed something that helped a lot. Every 6 months for 2 years I went back for renewals before I asked him what he prescribed. He said Vitamins A B complex, C, and E!! Needless to say, I went to the health food store, and the rest is history! And yes, types A and AB have REAL trouble with dairy! That mucous thing can get complicated... Maurice PS -- I keep the Blood Type Book for reference. The information on A and AB and Breast Cancer is very interesting, too. ---Original Message--- From: Keith Johnson Date: 08/20/05 08:11:36 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! You brought up a point I hadn't mentioned: I do have dairy allergies. When i was born my mom had to give me soy milk because of that. When I drink milk or eat dairy, I immediately get mucous buildup exactly as if I had a head cold. It's one reason I try to stay away from dairy. This past week was a rare breakdown. Not sure exactly what meat is bad for me, but I know how my body feels sluggish when I eat certain types. When I did my vegan thing, I slowly re-introduced meat, and was able to note the specific effects of different types as I ate them. Red meat is of course the worst, so I limit my consumption of hamburger or beef to something like once a month. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 02:03 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! I hear you, Keith! I LOVE Vanilla, and/or the smell of it. I get vanilla flavored Rice Milk and/or Soy Milk. It helps. I used to be an ice cream fiend, tooPistachio! The doctor I went to after my stomach and hemhorroids became acutely bloody told me that cravings like that are a red flag for foods we're allergic to. He was right. I hated him for ruining my one true addiction. I thanked him later when I was was able to tie my bleeding directly to the dairy products. Now, I'd rather eat Crisco than Ice Cream. Not an option either, by the way! LOLLOL! Man, that cycle you were forced into this past week has got to have a name. It happens way too much! I remember spending nights sleeping in chairs back in the day, making software fixes, re-writing code on a customer's site, and testing. You're bringing back great memories, my friend. Thanks! Hope that doesn't happen to you often...! Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Keith Johnson Date: 08/19/05 22:12:32 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Had a bad week for some reason. It may because I had to be at work at 5 am three days out of the last five, doing five-hour server upgrades each time. I was too tired to workout like I needed, yet my schedule kept me from eating well (I usuallly take time to prepare breakfast, lunch, and snacks to eat at work so I avoid the pitfuls of eating out). So I'd get home tired yet hyper, pissed off, and hungry. Next thing I know I'm downing ice cream shakes. I've polished off three gallons of ice cream in the last week. So I'll be hitting the road about 7 in the am tomorrow to run off some of the calories I picked up. It's amazing how one can be biochemically configured to respond favorably to various smells or tastes. I consider myself to be very disciplined, but ice cream is a true weakness. I also have an amazing reaction to the smell and taste of vanilla. Give me a vanilla bean pod and I'm like a cat with catnip. I probably drop two tablespoons of vanilla extract into each milkshake I make.The smell has an amazing affect. The same with the smell of roses for me. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h95mrn7/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124800263/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
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!
I was a fair electronics expert in the Air Force, and that skill transferred itself to programming in the sense that I was not intimidated by computers because I understood how they worked... I started off writing in Basic (self-taught), and wrote some time accounting software for my job. My Big boss saw that I had a talent, and he sent me from NJ to Virginia. I was a UNIX expert after about 8 intense schools. I wrote a lot of tech softward in 'C', and some assembler language stuff. This was back in the early '80s. I started as a programmer in 1980, and was promoted to programmer/analyst, Systems Analyst, then Custom Development Software Project Manager. By 1984 I was responsible for our unit programmers providing support for the ATT marketers who were selling ATT's line of computers in direct competition with IBM. I always thought THAT was insane, but hey! LOL! Anyway, we were responsible for developing software to make the computers do what the marketing people told the customers it would do. We had Customers like Chemtrec (The D.C. Haz-Mat people who put the placard rules on trucks, etc.), and the Marriott (They were in the process of gaining control of all of the Interstate restaurants, and building LOTS of hotels. We finally realized we could not be all things to all people, so we started concentrating on super database systems. It was insane, and I was driving to meetings in all the midlantic states up to NY. I had to fly into places like Bluefield, West Virginia. That was a treat! LOLLOL! Anyway, I also used Dbase's programming language, UNIX Shell language.. Informix's new database management package...anything to keep from writing screen software in 'C'. I learned Paschal, but never used it. I have used Fortran for some calculation stuff, and COBOL for more stuff than I want to remember. Uh-oh...all of this is making me remember rehab, too...KIDDING! My rehab was leaving on early retirement and becoming a police officer. I wrote a few systems for our department back in the early '90s. These were enjoyable ..like the Airline pilot who flies a biplane for enjoyment... WOW! Guess I rambled a bit. LOLLOL! Anyway, that was me. My skills are obviously obsolete now, but I'm glad I was there back in the day. My first ATT boss was very astute at wiring programming boards! ---Original Message--- From: Keith Johnson Date: 08/20/05 08:17:17 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Amen! What kind of IT work did you do? Still in it? I'm trying to move from the LAN admin stuff I'm doing (which is a very broad category that can cover everything from grunt work to fairly high-level sys admin stuff, depending on the company or on the particular needs at the moment). Goal is to move more toward the strategic planning arena. I like IT, but finally at the point where I'm tired of having to be up on the latest technology all the time. Doing it for myself is fine--I'm currently in the process of building a Linux server--but the often hectic pace of becoming an expert for a job is getting old. Also, I'm really serious about this writing thing (as my long e-mails often state!) and I can't afford the extra time such jobs demand. You're always having to study and check and keep on top of things, and that usually means little downtime to goof off at work, and a need to do more work at home. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 02:05 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Murphy says...Fixes don't, software isn't, and upgrades aren't! Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 08/19/05 23:13:14 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Um Keith...I think you response to vanilla is more Pavlovian than biochemical...lol...and you're starting to frighten me...I am thinking about going into the maintenence side of the computer field, but if you keep shring these 'delightful stories' about five hour upgrades, I might bolt and run... Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Had a bad week for some reason. It may because I had to be at work at 5 am three days out of the last five, doing five-hour server upgrades each time. I was too tired to workout like I needed, yet my schedule kept me from eating well (I usuallly take time to prepare breakfast, lunch, and snacks to eat at work so I avoid the pitfuls of eating out). So I'd get home tired yet hyper, pissed off, and hungry. Next thing I know I'm downing ice cream shakes. I've polished off three gallons of ice cream in the last week. So I'll be hitting the road about 7 in the am tomorrow to run off some of the calories I picked up. It's amazing how one can be biochemically configured
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!
Anything I can do to help, amigo! LOLLOL! Actually, Keith's observations are much more on point, of course...And I DO wish you good luck. Finding the kind of work you're looking for is going to be a combination of what skill sets are needed, the kind of training you bring to the table, how trainable you are, and the kind of person you are. I think you're going to be fine! ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 08/20/05 10:30:05 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Thank you for those 'encouraging' words, Maurice... M C Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Murphy says...Fixes don't, software isn't, and upgrades aren't! Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 08/19/05 23:13:14 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Um Keith...I think you response to vanilla is more Pavlovian than biochemical...lol...and you're starting to frighten me...I am thinking about going into the maintenence side of the computer field, but if you keep shring these 'delightful stories' about five hour upgrades, I might bolt and run... Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Had a bad week for some reason. It may because I had to be at work at 5 am three days out of the last five, doing five-hour server upgrades each time. I was too tired to workout like I needed, yet my schedule kept me from eating well (I usuallly take time to prepare breakfast, lunch, and snacks to eat at work so I avoid the pitfuls of eating out). So I'd get home tired yet hyper, pissed off, and hungry. Next thing I know I'm downing ice cream shakes. I've polished off three gallons of ice cream in the last week. So I'll be hitting the road about 7 in the am tomorrow to run off some of the calories I picked up. It's amazing how one can be biochemically configured to respond favorably to various smells or tastes. I consider myself to be very disciplined, but ice cream is a true weakness. I also have an amazing reaction to the smell and taste of vanilla. Give me a vanilla bean pod and I'm like a cat with catnip. I probably drop two tablespoons of vanilla extract into each milkshake I make.The smell has an amazing affect. The same with the smell of roses for me. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 14:22 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! The same with me and rootbeer or gingerale ice cream floats... Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Ha-ha! The one addiction I have is to ice cream. I try very hard to only eat ice cream on the weekends. Try to leave hamburgers and stuff to the weekends too. That usually works, unless I start the weekend early. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 19:53 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! I have to ask...What about those Coke and vanilla ice cream floats??? Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I stand 6'1, weigh about 210 pounds, yet eat very little meat for my size. Everyone expresses surprise at how little meat I eat. I workout a great deal and always seem to have high energy. A few years ago when this weight consisted of more fat (now it's hopefully more muscle with a little fat left) I went cold-turkey vegan for three months. Though I missed the barbecue, Mexican food (beef), and ham with my pancakes, I did surprisingly well. My wife, however, had a terrible time. She could barely last two weeks, and was always craving meat. It wasn't until much later that you and others made me aware of the whole blood type thing. I'm type AB, which according to that Web site you (?) posted, doesn't need much meat. Indeed, AB needs to stay away from a wide range of meat and dairy products. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 14:25 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Everybody does not do well as vegetarian(s). Check out your blood type. If you're a type 'A' like I am, vegetarian is the way to go. On the other hand type 'O', the original type, is a meat-eating type. Got it from the original diet. Type 'A' evolved after humans settled down and began to grow stuff. Type 'B' is mostly Asian, and AB is the latest evolved type. VERY sketchy, but since I've started paying attention to my diet according to my blood type, I've had a lot less trouble because of food reactions. When I stopped eating red meat, my cholesterol dropped way down into the normal range even though I still pigged out on some really ugly
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!
LOL at the exercise piece! I know the feeling! But I'm trying to get back. I bought a BowFlex Ultimate 2. I had the eye-opening experience of Herniated Cervical disk surgery with the addition of a Titanium plate fusing 2 of my vertebra (June this year). I figured life was over as I knew it, but my physical therapist showed me how much I could do. My left arm was paralyzed for 2 weeks before the surgery, and I'm REALLY appreciating getting my muscles back! I'm going for the exercise! Hope you do the same! It's a battle, though, huh? This country is built on obesity. I mean, we're encouraged to consume every minute of every day. And consumption means corporations get rich, we get fat, and then the corporations build equipment to get us to lose weight! YIKES!!! It's the Phillip Morris Syndrome all over again...Phillip Morris makes cigarettes that kill us, then they tell all the Nic-addicts that smoking is dangerous and they should stop smoking! I tell you, we don't need to worry about big brother. Big business is big brother in a pin-striped suit! I've decided to become a consumer revolutionary. I'm going to get back into shape despite what we're exposed to. Now...where's my Oreos...? :o) MCJ ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 08/20/05 10:50:08 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! My diet mostly consists of yard bird, but every once in a while, I have to have my spaghetti and meat sauce (much to the chagrin of Nurse Aaron) My protein needs are mostly taken care of by beans and vitamin supplements.. and lots of water...Still fat though...I'm lazy on the excercise...lol Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:You brought up a point I hadn't mentioned: I do have dairy allergies. When i was born my mom had to give me soy milk because of that. When I drink milk or eat dairy, I immediately get mucous buildup exactly as if I had a head cold. It's one reason I try to stay away from dairy. This past week was a rare breakdown. Not sure exactly what meat is bad for me, but I know how my body feels sluggish when I eat certain types. When I did my vegan thing, I slowly re-introduced meat, and was able to note the specific effects of different types as I ate them. Red meat is of course the worst, so I limit my consumption of hamburger or beef to something like once a month. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 02:03 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! I hear you, Keith! I LOVE Vanilla, and/or the smell of it. I get vanilla flavored Rice Milk and/or Soy Milk. It helps. I used to be an ice cream fiend, tooPistachio! The doctor I went to after my stomach and hemhorroids became acutely bloody told me that cravings like that are a red flag for foods we're allergic to. He was right. I hated him for ruining my one true addiction. I thanked him later when I was was able to tie my bleeding directly to the dairy products. Now, I'd rather eat Crisco than Ice Cream. Not an option either, by the way! LOLLOL! Man, that cycle you were forced into this past week has got to have a name. It happens way too much! I remember spending nights sleeping in chairs back in the day, making software fixes, re-writing code on a customer's site, and testing. You're bringing back great memories, my friend. Thanks! Hope that doesn't happen to you often...! Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Keith Johnson Date: 08/19/05 22:12:32 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Had a bad week for some reason. It may because I had to be at work at 5 am three days out of the last five, doing five-hour server upgrades each time. I was too tired to workout like I needed, yet my schedule kept me from eating well (I usuallly take time to prepare breakfast, lunch, and snacks to eat at work so I avoid the pitfuls of eating out). So I'd get home tired yet hyper, pissed off, and hungry. Next thing I know I'm downing ice cream shakes. I've polished off three gallons of ice cream in the last week. So I'll be hitting the road about 7 in the am tomorrow to run off some of the calories I picked up. It's amazing how one can be biochemically configured to respond favorably to various smells or tastes. I consider myself to be very disciplined, but ice cream is a true weakness. I also have an amazing reaction to the smell and taste of vanilla. Give me a vanilla bean pod and I'm like a cat with catnip. I probably drop two tablespoons of vanilla extract into each milkshake I make.The smell has an amazing affect. The same with the smell of roses for me. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
[scifinoir2] NYTimes.com: Robert Moog, Music Synthesizer Creator, Dies
This page was sent to you by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] We lost one of the movers and shapers of our artistic culure. He will be missed! TECHNOLOGY | August 22, 2005 Robert Moog, Music Synthesizer Creator, Dies By ALLAN KOZINN The creator of the electronic music synthesizer that bears his name became ubiquitous among both experimental composers and rock musicians in the 1960's and 1970's. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/22/technology/22cnd-moog.html?ex=1125374400en=50c98a5ddf84ac1dei=5070emc=eta1 - Advertisement -- The Academy loved these movies enough to name each one Best Picture. What did the original New York Times movie reviews have to say about these Oscar winning films? Go to the Best Pictures review archive: http://ads.nyt.com/th.ad/nytnyt-textEmailThisdefault-Center1A/academyawards_text/?_RM_REDIR_=http://www.nytimes.com/ref/movies/oscars/bestpictures.html - Advertisement -- 0 -- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2005 The New York Times Company [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h72isf9/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124814656/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] Building a Virtual Microbe, Gene by Gene by Gene
[EMAIL PROTECTED] More fascinating science stuff! August 16, 2005 Building a Virtual Microbe, Gene by Gene by Gene By CARL ZIMMER Michael Ellison has a dream: to reconstruct a living thing inside a computer, down to every last molecule. It is, he said, the ultimate goal in biology to be able to do this. It's a dream that Dr. Ellison, a biologist at the University of Alberta, shares with other scientists, who have imagined such an achievement for decades. Understanding how all of the parts of an organism work together would lift biology to a new level, they argue. Biologists would be able to understand life as deeply as engineers understand the bridges and airplanes that they build. You can sit down at a computer, and you can design experiments, and you can see the performance of this thing, and then you can figure out why it's done what it's done, Dr. Ellison said. You're not going to recognize the full return of the biological revolution until you can simulate a living organism. In the past few years this fantasy has become plausible and now Dr. Ellison is part of an international team of biologists who are now trying to make it a reality. They have chosen to recreate Escherichia coli, the humble resident of the human gut that has been the favorite species for biology experiments for decades. We picked the simplest organism about which we know the most, Dr. Ellison said. Scientists may know more about E. coli than they do about any other species on earth, but that doesn't mean that creating a virtual E. coli will be a snap. Many mysteries remain to be solved, and at the moment even a single E. coli may be too complex to recreate in a computer. But the effort is still worthwhile, some scientists argue, because it would become a powerful tool for drug testing, genetic engineering and for understanding some of life's deepest mysteries. Discovered in 1885, Escherichia coli soon proved easy to raise in laboratories. Its popularity boomed in the 1940's when scientists figured out how to use it to pry open the secrets of genes. In the 1970's scientists figured out how to insert foreign DNA into E. coli, turning them into biochemical factories that could churn out valuable compounds like insulin. Everybody studies E. coli for everything, said Gavin Thomas, a microbiologist at the University of York in England. Research on E. coli accelerated even more after 1997, when scientists published its entire genome. Scientists were able to survey all 4,288 of its genes, discovering how groups of them worked together to break down food, make new copies of DNA and do other tasks. Some scientists speculated that before long they might understand how all of the pieces of E. coli worked together. Such speculations were not new. In 1967, Francis H. C. Crick, the co-discoverer of DNA, and the Nobel Prize-winning biologist Sydney Brenner had called for the complete solution of E. coli. But the call went unheeded for over 30 years. After all, E. coli contains an estimated 60 million biological molecules. Simulating all of them at once was an absurdly difficult task. But by the late 1990's, it began to look plausible, although not necessarily easy. Despite decades of research, many of E. coli's genes still remain a mystery - probably around 1,000 genes, Dr. Thomas said. There's a lot more we need to know about E. coli before we can build a really solid model. To find out more, E. coli experts have been joining forces. In 2002 they formed the International Escherichia Coli Alliance to organize projects that many laboratories could do together. In one project, researchers have created over 3,900 different strains of E. coli, each missing a single gene. It would have been foolish for two or three labs to carry this out at the same time and compete with each other, said Barry Wanner of Purdue University, who led the project. Soon scientists will be able to order the entire collection of these strains for their own research. We've done a variety of simple tests, but we can't do every conceivable experiment, Dr. Wanner said. But a hundred other laboratories can do hundreds of other ones. As knowledge of E. coli grows, scientists are starting to build models of the microbe that capture some of its behavior. This field is moving forward very aggressively, said Bernhard Palsson of the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Palsson models E. coli's metabolism. Like other living organisms, E. coli breaks down food with enzymes, whittling molecules down bit by bit. It then uses other enzymes to refashion the fragments into new molecules. Dr. Palsson and his colleagues have reconstructed the interactions of over 1,000 metabolism genes. They can predict how fast the microbe will grow on various sources of food, as well as how its growth changes if individual genes are knocked
[scifinoir2] This is Your Brain on Chocolate
FYI. Keith made an interesting comment about his love for the smell (and taste) of vanilla. Well, for me it's chocolate. George Captain The USS Ronald E. McNair (Boston) - - - - - - - - - http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/23/science/23nose.html SCIENCE: FINDINGS This Is Your Brain on Chocolate By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Published: August 23, 2005 You remember Isaac Newton, his apple and the Why didn't it fall up? question. In the olfactory sciences, a crucial line of inquiry was opened up some years ago when a friend of a psychologist who was studying food asked, If I hate the smell of Limburger cheese, why is it so delicious? Researchers at Yale, the John B. Pierce Laboratory and the University of Dresden may now be closer to a biological answer. They got 11 volunteers to lie inside magnetic brain scanners with separate straws leading to the fronts of their noses (the part above the lip) and the backs (above the palate). The subjects were taught to make facial motions that closed off their palate and kept the experiment from being clouded by any sense of taste. Four odors were pumped in: butanol, farnesol (both described as pleasantly musky), lavender and chocolate. Only chocolate activated two different regions. Smelled from up front, it lighted up pleasure-anticipation neurons; from the back, it lighted up food-reward neurons. The scientists are unsure why only chocolate had that effect. Prof. Dana Small of the Yale team said it suggested that the brain changed smell perceptions based on eating, which is rarely done with lavender or musk. Another nasal expert, Dr. Leslie Vosshall of Rockefeller University, suggested confirmation with liver and brussels sprouts. But Dr. Small is interested in food addiction, and she wants an answer to her own Newtonian question: If I don't want the buttered popcorn, why is it that every time I go to the movies, I'm a goner? -0- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hpau4hd/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124819180/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] This is Your Brain on Chocolate
For me, it's food PERIOD! g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:FYI. Keith made an interesting comment about his love for the smell (and taste) of vanilla. Well, for me it's chocolate. George Captain The USS Ronald E. McNair (Boston) - - - - - - - - - http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/23/science/23nose.html SCIENCE: FINDINGS This Is Your Brain on Chocolate By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Published: August 23, 2005 You remember Isaac Newton, his apple and the Why didn't it fall up? question. In the olfactory sciences, a crucial line of inquiry was opened up some years ago when a friend of a psychologist who was studying food asked, If I hate the smell of Limburger cheese, why is it so delicious? Researchers at Yale, the John B. Pierce Laboratory and the University of Dresden may now be closer to a biological answer. They got 11 volunteers to lie inside magnetic brain scanners with separate straws leading to the fronts of their noses (the part above the lip) and the backs (above the palate). The subjects were taught to make facial motions that closed off their palate and kept the experiment from being clouded by any sense of taste. Four odors were pumped in: butanol, farnesol (both described as pleasantly musky), lavender and chocolate. Only chocolate activated two different regions. Smelled from up front, it lighted up pleasure-anticipation neurons; from the back, it lighted up food-reward neurons. The scientists are unsure why only chocolate had that effect. Prof. Dana Small of the Yale team said it suggested that the brain changed smell perceptions based on eating, which is rarely done with lavender or musk. Another nasal expert, Dr. Leslie Vosshall of Rockefeller University, suggested confirmation with liver and brussels sprouts. But Dr. Small is interested in food addiction, and she wants an answer to her own Newtonian question: If I don't want the buttered popcorn, why is it that every time I go to the movies, I'm a goner? -0- - 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. - __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h10vi4a/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124829997/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] DVD format war escalates as talks fail
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7886 DVD format war escalates as talks fail 13:10 23 August 2005 NewScientist.com news service Japanese electronics giants said on Tuesday they would go ahead with incompatible formats for next-generation DVDs after talks to reach a common standard failed. The decision presents consumers with a choice much the same as when video cassettes came out in the 1970s. The duelling HD DVD and Blu-ray formats parallel the battle between Betamax and VHS and - a fight which Betamax eventually lost. Next-generation DVDs, expected to hit the mass market late in 2006, are billed as offering cinematic quality images and new possibilities for interactive entertainment. Sony's Blu-ray disc is expected to have a greater storage capacity but also be more expensive to make, at least in the short term, as the format has greater differences from current-generation DVDs. Software schedule Toshiba, maker of the HD DVD (High Density Digital Versatile Disc), said it was still in talks with Blu-ray designer Sony to find a common format but in the absence of an agreement it was going to push ahead with production of its own format. [We are] planning to launch our first HD DVD products by the end of 2006. To do that, we have to start production of software for it by the end of August, a Toshiba spokeswoman said. We have not set a time limit for the talks on a common standard, she added, but we have not reached any concrete agreement yet. A Sony spokesman said future negotiations would be held if there was an opportunity for it. But the Sony spokesman was bullish about Blu-ray becoming the single standard. He said: We have focused on improving our format with many technological breakthroughs. It is desirable that the market has a single format for the next-generation DVD. So Blu-ray has improved itself so that all firms will support the format. Multi-functional hardware After three years of fighting, the two sides agreed in April to study compatibility to prevent a scenario in which future Sony discs do not work on Toshiba players, or vice versa. But even if consumers have headaches when next-generation DVDs first hit mainstream stores, analysts note that the electronics industry has become more sophisticated since VHS and Betamax. In the digital era, it is easier for hardware to become multi-functional. It is different from the analogue period, like with video formats, said Osamu Hirose, an analyst at Tokai Tokyo Research Center. The difference between the two formats are things such as pickups and laser wavelength. Eventually, multi-functional DVD players should be able to overcome the difference. Consumers will only have to wait a little until that time comes, he said. Some electronics firms, including Paris-based Thomson, have said they would support both HD DVD and Blu-ray formats. Supporters of the Blu-ray technology include Apple Computer, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Samsung Electronics. Among the Hollywood studios, Walt Disney and Sony Pictures Entertainment back Blu-ray, while HD DVD supporters include Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures and Warner Brothers Studios. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hb45ln7/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124837294/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] Chimpanzees are social conformists
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/view.article.php?ArticleID=20668 Chimpanzees are social conformists August 22, 2005 Research being published today by Nature (21 August) suggests that humans are not alone in wanting to conform and be like their neighbours but that chimpanzees also have an innate desire to be like everyone else. Researchers at St Andrews University, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), with international collaborators at Emory University in Atlanta, have demonstrated that chimpanzee communities have developed their own particular traditions by copying other members of their species - and that chimpanzees have a bias towards social conformity that has previously been considered to be a unique hallmark of human culture. During the study the researchers artificially spread different habits among separate groups of chimpanzees at Emory Universitys Yerkes National Primate Research Center. They presented two groups of chimpanzees with identical problems but different solutions. The situation was something wild chimpanzees would face often; a tasty food item was placed just out of reach, behind a blockage in a network of pipes. A chimpanzee from each group was taught a different way to use a stick to reach the food. Erika was taught to use the tool to lift the blockage so the food would fall towards her while Georgia was taught to use the stick to prod the blockage until it pushed the food backwards so it rolled down another pipe and into her hand. Erika and Georgia were then reunited with their respective groups and began applying their new skills to food stuck in the pipes. The other chimpanzees proved to be attentive learners and observed their group expert and were soon using the particular technique they had watched to obtain the food from the pipes themselves. Professor Andrew Whiten, the research leader from St Andrews, explained, The chimpanzees in each group gathered around their respective expert and observed the technique they were using. They were quick to apply this themselves, in contrast to a third group of chimpanzees who did not have the benefit of an expert colleague and were not able to solve the pipe problem themselves. The lifting technique Ericka had been taught spread in her group and the poking technique spread in Georgias group. When the researchers tested the groups again two months later the difference in group traditions was still in place. However, unexpectedly when some chimpanzees independently discovered the method that their expert had not been taught, they abandoned it and reverted to the norms of their group. Professor Whiten said, This is the first experimental evidence for the spread and maintenance of traditions in any primate and it makes it likely that differences in tool use between wild chimpanzee communities in Africa indeed reflect a simple form of culture. The evidence that the chimpanzees knew the alternative methods but reverted to the conventions of their group shows a level of conformity that has only previously been seen in our own species. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h01oqpr/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124838192/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] This is Your Brain on Chocolate
Pistachio, as in the ice cream flavor, for me. Then, there are more natural aromas...Ferramones...I'm guessing they'd be... :o) Maurice ---Original Message--- From: g123curious Date: 08/23/05 10:46:31 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] This is Your Brain on Chocolate FYI. Keith made an interesting comment about his love for the smell (and taste) of vanilla. Well, for me it's chocolate. George Captain The USS Ronald E. McNair (Boston) - - - - - - - - - http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/23/science/23nose.html SCIENCE: FINDINGS This Is Your Brain on Chocolate By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Published: August 23, 2005 You remember Isaac Newton, his apple and the Why didn't it fall up? question. In the olfactory sciences, a crucial line of inquiry was opened up some years ago when a friend of a psychologist who was studying food asked, If I hate the smell of Limburger cheese, why is it so delicious? Researchers at Yale, the John B. Pierce Laboratory and the University of Dresden may now be closer to a biological answer. They got 11 volunteers to lie inside magnetic brain scanners with separate straws leading to the fronts of their noses (the part above the lip) and the backs (above the palate). The subjects were taught to make facial motions that closed off their palate and kept the experiment from being clouded by any sense of taste. Four odors were pumped in: butanol, farnesol (both described as pleasantly musky), lavender and chocolate. Only chocolate activated two different regions. Smelled from up front, it lighted up pleasure-anticipation neurons; from the back, it lighted up food-reward neurons. The scientists are unsure why only chocolate had that effect. Prof. Dana Small of the Yale team said it suggested that the brain changed smell perceptions based on eating, which is rarely done with lavender or musk. Another nasal expert, Dr. Leslie Vosshall of Rockefeller University, suggested confirmation with liver and brussels sprouts. But Dr. Small is interested in food addiction, and she wants an answer to her own Newtonian question: If I don't want the buttered popcorn, why is it that every time I go to the movies, I'm a goner? -0- 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 Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hffpls1/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124839335/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] This is Your Brain on Chocolate
Man, sorry to hear THAT!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! A, my dearyour hair smells faintly of barbequed chickencome to bed! ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 08/23/05 13:46:41 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] This is Your Brain on Chocolate For me, it's food PERIOD! g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:FYI. Keith made an interesting comment about his love for the smell (and taste) of vanilla. Well, for me it's chocolate. George Captain The USS Ronald E. McNair (Boston) - - - - - - - - - http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/23/science/23nose.html SCIENCE: FINDINGS This Is Your Brain on Chocolate By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Published: August 23, 2005 You remember Isaac Newton, his apple and the Why didn't it fall up? question. In the olfactory sciences, a crucial line of inquiry was opened up some years ago when a friend of a psychologist who was studying food asked, If I hate the smell of Limburger cheese, why is it so delicious? Researchers at Yale, the John B. Pierce Laboratory and the University of Dresden may now be closer to a biological answer. They got 11 volunteers to lie inside magnetic brain scanners with separate straws leading to the fronts of their noses (the part above the lip) and the backs (above the palate). The subjects were taught to make facial motions that closed off their palate and kept the experiment from being clouded by any sense of taste. Four odors were pumped in: butanol, farnesol (both described as pleasantly musky), lavender and chocolate. Only chocolate activated two different regions. Smelled from up front, it lighted up pleasure-anticipation neurons; from the back, it lighted up food-reward neurons. The scientists are unsure why only chocolate had that effect. Prof. Dana Small of the Yale team said it suggested that the brain changed smell perceptions based on eating, which is rarely done with lavender or musk. Another nasal expert, Dr. Leslie Vosshall of Rockefeller University, suggested confirmation with liver and brussels sprouts. But Dr. Small is interested in food addiction, and she wants an answer to her own Newtonian question: If I don't want the buttered popcorn, why is it that every time I go to the movies, I'm a goner? -0- - 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. - __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 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 Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h67d7in/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124839386/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] Brock Peters, Sisko's 'Father', Dies at 78
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-08-23-peters-obit_x.htm Brock Peters, 'To Kill a Mockingbird' actor, dies at 78 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor Brock Peters, best known for his heartbreaking performance as the black man falsely accused of rape in To Kill a Mockingbird, died Tuesday at his home after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 78. Peters was diagnosed with the disease in January and had been receiving chemotherapy treatment, according to Marilyn Darby, his longtime companion. His condition became worse in recent weeks. He died peacefully in bed, surrounded by family, she said. Peters was born George Fisher on July 2, 1927 in New York. His long film career began in the 1950s with the landmark productions of Carmen Jones in 1954 and Porgy and Bess in 1959. In recent years, he played Admiral Cartwright in two of the Star Trek feature films. He also appeared in numerous TV shows. His distinctive deep bass voice was often used for animated characters. He was perhaps best known for portraying accused rapist Tom Robinson, defended by Gregory Peck's Atticus Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird. Peters paid tribute to Peck after he died in 2003. In art there is compassion, in compassion there is humanity, with humanity there is generosity and love, Peters said. Gregory Peck gave us these attributes in full measure. Peters recounted how shortly before he was to start filming, he was awakened early on a Sunday morning by a phone call from Peck to welcome him to the production. He was so surprised, he recalled, that he dropped the telephone. I worked over the years in many, many productions, but no one ever again called me to welcome me aboard, except perhaps the director and the producer, but not my fellow actor-to-be. In May, Peters was on hand as Harper Lee, the reclusive author of To Kill a Mockingbird, made a rare step into the limelight to be honored by the Los Angeles Public Library. In Carmen Jones, Peters worked with Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte. Otto Preminger's production of Porgy starred Sidney Poitier and Dandridge, and featured Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey and Diahann Carroll as well as Peters. Among Peters' other films were Soylent Green,The L-Shaped Room and The Pawnbroker. His accolades include a National Film Society Award, a Life Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild, and a Tony Award nomination for his performance on Broadway in Lost in the Stars. In a 1985 story by The Associated Press on blacks in the movies, Peters said there had been a string of recent hits involving blacks, but I have been here a long time, and I have seen this cycle happen before. I'll wait awhile and see if this flurry of activity leads to anything permanent. Peters was a widower and has one daughter, Lise Jo Peters. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hubh2qj/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124846174/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] Brock Peters, Sisko's 'Father', Dies at 78
I loved this man. He was class... ---Original Message--- From: Brent Wodehouse Date: 08/23/05 18:16:16 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Brock Peters, Sisko's 'Father', Dies at 78 http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-08-23-peters-obit_x.htm Brock Peters, 'To Kill a Mockingbird' actor, dies at 78 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor Brock Peters, best known for his heartbreaking performance as the black man falsely accused of rape in To Kill a Mockingbird, died Tuesday at his home after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 78. Peters was diagnosed with the disease in January and had been receiving chemotherapy treatment, according to Marilyn Darby, his longtime companion. His condition became worse in recent weeks. He died peacefully in bed, surrounded by family, she said. Peters was born George Fisher on July 2, 1927 in New York. His long film career began in the 1950s with the landmark productions of Carmen Jones in 1954 and Porgy and Bess in 1959. In recent years, he played Admiral Cartwright in two of the Star Trek feature films. He also appeared in numerous TV shows. His distinctive deep bass voice was often used for animated characters. He was perhaps best known for portraying accused rapist Tom Robinson, defended by Gregory Peck's Atticus Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird. Peters paid tribute to Peck after he died in 2003. In art there is compassion, in compassion there is humanity, with humanity there is generosity and love, Peters said. Gregory Peck gave us these attributes in full measure. Peters recounted how shortly before he was to start filming, he was awakened early on a Sunday morning by a phone call from Peck to welcome him to the production. He was so surprised, he recalled, that he dropped the telephone. I worked over the years in many, many productions, but no one ever again called me to welcome me aboard, except perhaps the director and the producer, but not my fellow actor-to-be. In May, Peters was on hand as Harper Lee, the reclusive author of To Kill a Mockingbird, made a rare step into the limelight to be honored by the Los Angeles Public Library. In Carmen Jones, Peters worked with Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte. Otto Preminger's production of Porgy starred Sidney Poitier and Dandridge, and featured Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey and Diahann Carroll as well as Peters. Among Peters' other films were Soylent Green,The L-Shaped Room and The Pawnbroker. His accolades include a National Film Society Award, a Life Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild, and a Tony Award nomination for his performance on Broadway in Lost in the Stars. In a 1985 story by The Associated Press on blacks in the movies, Peters said there had been a string of recent hits involving blacks, but I have been here a long time, and I have seen this cycle happen before. I'll wait awhile and see if this flurry of activity leads to anything permanent. Peters was a widower and has one daughter, Lise Jo Peters. 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 Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hsfvoqd/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124855857/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] Re: Pierce Brosnan Out As James Bond, 007
Good point. You know, I always want to take Hollywood to task for being too youth and looks conscious. Yet Sunday I had a conversation with some friends on what Black person would make a good James Bond. Three of us were considering people like Denzel washington (too obvious in my opinion), and even Don Cheadle (who'd be great). What surprised me was one Sister who kept rejecting Brother after Brother as too ugly. She kept naming people like Shemar Moore, Morris Chestnut, even Christopher Williams (from New Jack City). She kept focusing on only the men considered most handsome, without, in my opinion, looking critically at their acting abilities. Cheadle, for example, who I *know* could pull off a spy role, was rejected out of hand as too small and not handsome. I mused out loud that eternal question, does Hollywood dictate to us the type of actors we want, or do we tell them what we want? Her superficiality was very telling. Anyway, the whole conversation made me realize that some people are just as superficial as Hollywood hopes. It also made me realize that Blacks are sorely lacking what could be a great character: a superspy. Let's not fight for making a Black Bond, let's look at getting our own Black spy with his own story and history. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of B. Smith Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 14:58 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Pierce Brosnan Out As James Bond, 007 Clive Owen was my choice as well. But I hear that they think he's too old, not suave enough, etc. I guess he'll have to settle for some more Oscar nods. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I still say Ewan McGregor would be a great Bond, but no one seems to agree with me. Clive Owen would have done well, too. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of B. Smith Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 14:59 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Pierce Brosnan Out As James Bond, 007 --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, yinka oyekunle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought it was said that he will return to this role. Is this old news or is Brosnan outed again? He's supposedly out for good. The Bond people want Daniel Craig from Layer Cake as the new Bond. I like Craig but he doesn't come across as Bond-like to me. --- Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20050817/112429692000.html Pierce Brosnan Out As James Bond, 007 Wednesday August 17 A single, surprising phone call and it was over. That's how Pierce Brosnan says he learned that his services as James Bond would no longer be required. One phone call, that's all it took! the 52-year-old actor tells Entertainment Weekly magazine in its Aug. 19 issue. Brosnan starred in four Bond films. He says that before they stopped negotiations, the producers had invited him back for a fifth time. You know, the movie career for me really started with Bond, says Brosnan, acknowledging that by the time GoldenEye premiered in 1995, he was already 42. He then starred as 007 in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002). His departure from the role was a titanic jolt to the system, says Brosnan, followed by a great sense of calm. I thought. ... I can do anything I want to do now. I'm not beholden to them or anyone. I'm not shackled by some contracted image. So there was a sense of liberation. Brosnan says he's grateful to have had the role, but adds: It never felt real to me. I never felt I had complete ownership over Bond. Because you'd have these stupid one-liners which I loathed and I always felt phony doing them. He plays a foulmouthed, skirt-chasing hit man in the upcoming film The Matador. (For this) to come on the heels of my departure from the world of Bond is sweet grace, to play this one as a farewell to that chapter in time it certainly wasn't planned. ___ On the Net: http://www.piercebrosnan.com/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group scifinoir2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2 on the web. * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] subject=Unsubscribe * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ . _ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] _
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!
Very interesting background. Would make a great fiction character, a Black detective who uses both technical and traditional investigative skills to solve crimes. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 06:50 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! I was a fair electronics expert in the Air Force, and that skill transferred itself to programming in the sense that I was not intimidated by computers because I understood how they worked... I started off writing in Basic (self-taught), and wrote some time accounting software for my job. My Big boss saw that I had a talent, and he sent me from NJ to Virginia. I was a UNIX expert after about 8 intense schools. I wrote a lot of tech softward in 'C', and some assembler language stuff. This was back in the early '80s. I started as a programmer in 1980, and was promoted to programmer/analyst, Systems Analyst, then Custom Development Software Project Manager. By 1984 I was responsible for our unit programmers providing support for the ATT marketers who were selling ATT's line of computers in direct competition with IBM. I always thought THAT was insane, but hey! LOL! Anyway, we were responsible for developing software to make the computers do what the marketing people told the customers it would do. We had Customers like Chemtrec (The D.C. Haz-Mat people who put the placard rules on trucks, etc.), and the Marriott (They were in the process of gaining control of all of the Interstate restaurants, and building LOTS of hotels. We finally realized we could not be all things to all people, so we started concentrating on super database systems. It was insane, and I was driving to meetings in all the midlantic states up to NY. I had to fly into places like Bluefield, West Virginia. That was a treat! LOLLOL! Anyway, I also used Dbase's programming language, UNIX Shell language.. Informix's new database management package...anything to keep from writing screen software in 'C'. I learned Paschal, but never used it. I have used Fortran for some calculation stuff, and COBOL for more stuff than I want to remember. Uh-oh...all of this is making me remember rehab, too...KIDDING! My rehab was leaving on early retirement and becoming a police officer. I wrote a few systems for our department back in the early '90s. These were enjoyable ..like the Airline pilot who flies a biplane for enjoyment... WOW! Guess I rambled a bit. LOLLOL! Anyway, that was me. My skills are obviously obsolete now, but I'm glad I was there back in the day. My first ATT boss was very astute at wiring programming boards! ---Original Message--- From: Keith Johnson Date: 08/20/05 08:17:17 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Amen! What kind of IT work did you do? Still in it? I'm trying to move from the LAN admin stuff I'm doing (which is a very broad category that can cover everything from grunt work to fairly high-level sys admin stuff, depending on the company or on the particular needs at the moment). Goal is to move more toward the strategic planning arena. I like IT, but finally at the point where I'm tired of having to be up on the latest technology all the time. Doing it for myself is fine--I'm currently in the process of building a Linux server--but the often hectic pace of becoming an expert for a job is getting old. Also, I'm really serious about this writing thing (as my long e-mails often state!) and I can't afford the extra time such jobs demand. You're always having to study and check and keep on top of things, and that usually means little downtime to goof off at work, and a need to do more work at home. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 02:05 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Murphy says...Fixes don't, software isn't, and upgrades aren't! Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 08/19/05 23:13:14 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Um Keith...I think you response to vanilla is more Pavlovian than biochemical...lol...and you're starting to frighten me...I am thinking about going into the maintenence side of the computer field, but if you keep shring these 'delightful stories' about five hour upgrades, I might bolt and run... Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Had a bad week for some reason. It may because I had to be at work at 5 am three days out of the last five, doing five-hour server upgrades each time. I was too tired to workout like I needed, yet my schedule kept me
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!
Yeah! If I had the background, I'd be on that! Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Very interesting background. Would make a great fiction character, a Black detective who uses both technical and traditional investigative skills to solve crimes. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 06:50 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! I was a fair electronics expert in the Air Force, and that skill transferred itself to programming in the sense that I was not intimidated by computers because I understood how they worked... I started off writing in Basic (self-taught), and wrote some time accounting software for my job. My Big boss saw that I had a talent, and he sent me from NJ to Virginia. I was a UNIX expert after about 8 intense schools. I wrote a lot of tech softward in 'C', and some assembler language stuff. This was back in the early '80s. I started as a programmer in 1980, and was promoted to programmer/analyst, Systems Analyst, then Custom Development Software Project Manager. By 1984 I was responsible for our unit programmers providing support for the ATT marketers who were selling ATT's line of computers in direct competition with IBM. I always thought THAT was insane, but hey! LOL! Anyway, we were responsible for developing software to make the computers do what the marketing people told the customers it would do. We had Customers like Chemtrec (The D.C. Haz-Mat people who put the placard rules on trucks, etc.), and the Marriott (They were in the process of gaining control of all of the Interstate restaurants, and building LOTS of hotels. We finally realized we could not be all things to all people, so we started concentrating on super database systems. It was insane, and I was driving to meetings in all the midlantic states up to NY. I had to fly into places like Bluefield, West Virginia. That was a treat! LOLLOL! Anyway, I also used Dbase's programming language, UNIX Shell language.. Informix's new database management package...anything to keep from writing screen software in 'C'. I learned Paschal, but never used it. I have used Fortran for some calculation stuff, and COBOL for more stuff than I want to remember. Uh-oh...all of this is making me remember rehab, too...KIDDING! My rehab was leaving on early retirement and becoming a police officer. I wrote a few systems for our department back in the early '90s. These were enjoyable ..like the Airline pilot who flies a biplane for enjoyment... WOW! Guess I rambled a bit. LOLLOL! Anyway, that was me. My skills are obviously obsolete now, but I'm glad I was there back in the day. My first ATT boss was very astute at wiring programming boards! ---Original Message--- From: Keith Johnson Date: 08/20/05 08:17:17 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Amen! What kind of IT work did you do? Still in it? I'm trying to move from the LAN admin stuff I'm doing (which is a very broad category that can cover everything from grunt work to fairly high-level sys admin stuff, depending on the company or on the particular needs at the moment). Goal is to move more toward the strategic planning arena. I like IT, but finally at the point where I'm tired of having to be up on the latest technology all the time. Doing it for myself is fine--I'm currently in the process of building a Linux server--but the often hectic pace of becoming an expert for a job is getting old. Also, I'm really serious about this writing thing (as my long e-mails often state!) and I can't afford the extra time such jobs demand. You're always having to study and check and keep on top of things, and that usually means little downtime to goof off at work, and a need to do more work at home. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 02:05 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Murphy says...Fixes don't, software isn't, and upgrades aren't! Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 08/19/05 23:13:14 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Um Keith...I think you response to vanilla is more Pavlovian than biochemical...lol...and you're starting to frighten me...I am thinking about going into the maintenence side of the computer field, but if you keep shring these 'delightful stories' about five hour upgrades, I might bolt and run... Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Had a bad week for some reason. It may because I had to be at work at 5 am three days out of the last five, doing five-hour server
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!
THanks for the thought on it! If you want to take a shot, I'm not planning on copywriting this stuff! :o) I will defer to SF writers here with greater skill than mine. ---Original Message--- From: Keith Johnson Date: 08/23/05 21:58:17 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Very interesting background. Would make a great fiction character, a Black detective who uses both technical and traditional investigative skills to solve crimes. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 06:50 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! I was a fair electronics expert in the Air Force, and that skill transferred itself to programming in the sense that I was not intimidated by computers because I understood how they worked... I started off writing in Basic (self-taught), and wrote some time accounting software for my job. My Big boss saw that I had a talent, and he sent me from NJ to Virginia. I was a UNIX expert after about 8 intense schools. I wrote a lot of tech softward in 'C', and some assembler language stuff. This was back in the early '80s. I started as a programmer in 1980, and was promoted to programmer/analyst, Systems Analyst, then Custom Development Software Project Manager. By 1984 I was responsible for our unit programmers providing support for the ATT marketers who were selling ATT's line of computers in direct competition with IBM. I always thought THAT was insane, but hey! LOL! Anyway, we were responsible for developing software to make the computers do what the marketing people told the customers it would do. We had Customers like Chemtrec (The D.C. Haz-Mat people who put the placard rules on trucks, etc.), and the Marriott (They were in the process of gaining control of all of the Interstate restaurants, and building LOTS of hotels. We finally realized we could not be all things to all people, so we started concentrating on super database systems. It was insane, and I was driving to meetings in all the midlantic states up to NY. I had to fly into places like Bluefield, West Virginia. That was a treat! LOLLOL! Anyway, I also used Dbase's programming language, UNIX Shell language.. Informix's new database management package...anything to keep from writing screen software in 'C'. I learned Paschal, but never used it. I have used Fortran for some calculation stuff, and COBOL for more stuff than I want to remember. Uh-oh...all of this is making me remember rehab, too...KIDDING! My rehab was leaving on early retirement and becoming a police officer. I wrote a few systems for our department back in the early '90s. These were enjoyable ...like the Airline pilot who flies a biplane for enjoyment... WOW! Guess I rambled a bit. LOLLOL! Anyway, that was me. My skills are obviously obsolete now, but I'm glad I was there back in the day. My first ATT boss was very astute at wiring programming boards! ---Original Message--- From: Keith Johnson Date: 08/20/05 08:17:17 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Amen! What kind of IT work did you do? Still in it? I'm trying to move from the LAN admin stuff I'm doing (which is a very broad category that can cover everything from grunt work to fairly high-level sys admin stuff, depending on the company or on the particular needs at the moment). Goal is to move more toward the strategic planning arena. I like IT, but finally at the point where I'm tired of having to be up on the latest technology all the time. Doing it for myself is fine--I'm currently in the process of building a Linux server--but the often hectic pace of becoming an expert for a job is getting old. Also, I'm really serious about this writing thing (as my long e-mails often state!) and I can't afford the extra time such jobs demand. You're always having to study and check and keep on top of things, and that usually means little downtime to goof off at work, and a need to do more work at home. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 02:05 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Murphy says...Fixes don't, software isn't, and upgrades aren't! Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 08/19/05 23:13:14 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Um Keith...I think you response to vanilla is more Pavlovian than biochemical...lol...and you're starting to frighten me...I am thinking about going into the maintenence side of the computer field,
RE: [scifinoir2] DVD format war escalates as talks fail
I've been following this one for a while. I really hope Blu Ray wins out. It has a much higher storage level, which allows for more data and more special stuff on DVDs. The gaming industry would benefit as the next-gen systems could see games so detailed that convential DVDs could be too small for the data. Blu Ray is an overall better, more forward-looking technology. Of course the industry is upset because they'd have to refit their manufacturing facilities for Blu Ray, while HD DVD can be produced in current facilities with little investment needed. I really, really hope we're not going to see the VHS vs. Betamax thing again, where the inferior technology (VHS) won out. You know what's really interesting? We've discussed before that much of the new technology of the Web and home multimedia has been driven by the adult industry. Well, the major adult film production companies have a big voice in this , as they of course churn out billions of dollars worth of DVDs each year. They too have too look at the costs of Blu Ray vs. HD DVD. Can't you see the meetings with reps from Toshiba, Sony, Panansonic, the film industry, Microsoft, and then reps from the likes of VCA and Evil Angel? :) -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brent Wodehouse Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 16:58 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] DVD format war escalates as talks fail http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7886 DVD format war escalates as talks fail 13:10 23 August 2005 NewScientist.com news service Japanese electronics giants said on Tuesday they would go ahead with incompatible formats for next-generation DVDs after talks to reach a common standard failed. The decision presents consumers with a choice much the same as when video cassettes came out in the 1970s. The duelling HD DVD and Blu-ray formats parallel the battle between Betamax and VHS and - a fight which Betamax eventually lost. Next-generation DVDs, expected to hit the mass market late in 2006, are billed as offering cinematic quality images and new possibilities for interactive entertainment. Sony's Blu-ray disc is expected to have a greater storage capacity but also be more expensive to make, at least in the short term, as the format has greater differences from current-generation DVDs. Software schedule Toshiba, maker of the HD DVD (High Density Digital Versatile Disc), said it was still in talks with Blu-ray designer Sony to find a common format but in the absence of an agreement it was going to push ahead with production of its own format. [We are] planning to launch our first HD DVD products by the end of 2006. To do that, we have to start production of software for it by the end of August, a Toshiba spokeswoman said. We have not set a time limit for the talks on a common standard, she added, but we have not reached any concrete agreement yet. A Sony spokesman said future negotiations would be held if there was an opportunity for it. But the Sony spokesman was bullish about Blu-ray becoming the single standard. He said: We have focused on improving our format with many technological breakthroughs. It is desirable that the market has a single format for the next-generation DVD. So Blu-ray has improved itself so that all firms will support the format. Multi-functional hardware After three years of fighting, the two sides agreed in April to study compatibility to prevent a scenario in which future Sony discs do not work on Toshiba players, or vice versa. But even if consumers have headaches when next-generation DVDs first hit mainstream stores, analysts note that the electronics industry has become more sophisticated since VHS and Betamax. In the digital era, it is easier for hardware to become multi-functional. It is different from the analogue period, like with video formats, said Osamu Hirose, an analyst at Tokai Tokyo Research Center. The difference between the two formats are things such as pickups and laser wavelength. Eventually, multi-functional DVD players should be able to overcome the difference. Consumers will only have to wait a little until that time comes, he said. Some electronics firms, including Paris-based Thomson, have said they would support both HD DVD and Blu-ray formats. Supporters of the Blu-ray technology include Apple Computer, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Samsung Electronics. Among the Hollywood studios, Walt Disney and Sony Pictures Entertainment back Blu-ray, while HD DVD supporters include Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures and Warner Brothers Studios. _ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS *Visit your group scifinoir2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2 on the web. *To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ . _
Re: [scifinoir2] This is Your Brain on Chocolate
(GASP!) How did you know that??? lol M C Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Man, sorry to hear THAT!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! A, my dearyour hair smells faintly of barbequed chickencome to bed! ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 08/23/05 13:46:41 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] This is Your Brain on Chocolate For me, it's food PERIOD! g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:FYI. Keith made an interesting comment about his love for the smell (and taste) of vanilla. Well, for me it's chocolate. George Captain The USS Ronald E. McNair (Boston) - - - - - - - - - http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/23/science/23nose.html SCIENCE: FINDINGS This Is Your Brain on Chocolate By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Published: August 23, 2005 You remember Isaac Newton, his apple and the Why didn't it fall up? question. In the olfactory sciences, a crucial line of inquiry was opened up some years ago when a friend of a psychologist who was studying food asked, If I hate the smell of Limburger cheese, why is it so delicious? Researchers at Yale, the John B. Pierce Laboratory and the University of Dresden may now be closer to a biological answer. They got 11 volunteers to lie inside magnetic brain scanners with separate straws leading to the fronts of their noses (the part above the lip) and the backs (above the palate). The subjects were taught to make facial motions that closed off their palate and kept the experiment from being clouded by any sense of taste. Four odors were pumped in: butanol, farnesol (both described as pleasantly musky), lavender and chocolate. Only chocolate activated two different regions. Smelled from up front, it lighted up pleasure-anticipation neurons; from the back, it lighted up food-reward neurons. The scientists are unsure why only chocolate had that effect. Prof. Dana Small of the Yale team said it suggested that the brain changed smell perceptions based on eating, which is rarely done with lavender or musk. Another nasal expert, Dr. Leslie Vosshall of Rockefeller University, suggested confirmation with liver and brussels sprouts. But Dr. Small is interested in food addiction, and she wants an answer to her own Newtonian question: If I don't want the buttered popcorn, why is it that every time I go to the movies, I'm a goner? -0- - 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. - __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 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 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. - __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a href=http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hk101a2/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124861521/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] This is Your Brain on Chocolate
LMAO...Just trying to be honest...Beware, baby if you're cookin' the barbeque! M C Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:LOLLOL! I almost choked on my paper-clip!!! ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 08/23/05 22:32:01 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] This is Your Brain on Chocolate (GASP!) How did you know that??? lol M C Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Man, sorry to hear THAT!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! A, my dearyour hair smells faintly of barbequed chickencome to bed! ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 08/23/05 13:46:41 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] This is Your Brain on Chocolate For me, it's food PERIOD! g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:FYI. Keith made an interesting comment about his love for the smell (and taste) of vanilla. Well, for me it's chocolate. George Captain The USS Ronald E. McNair (Boston) - - - - - - - - - http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/23/science/23nose.html SCIENCE: FINDINGS This Is Your Brain on Chocolate By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Published: August 23, 2005 You remember Isaac Newton, his apple and the Why didn't it fall up? question. In the olfactory sciences, a crucial line of inquiry was opened up some years ago when a friend of a psychologist who was studying food asked, If I hate the smell of Limburger cheese, why is it so delicious? Researchers at Yale, the John B. Pierce Laboratory and the University of Dresden may now be closer to a biological answer. They got 11 volunteers to lie inside magnetic brain scanners with separate straws leading to the fronts of their noses (the part above the lip) and the backs (above the palate). The subjects were taught to make facial motions that closed off their palate and kept the experiment from being clouded by any sense of taste. Four odors were pumped in: butanol, farnesol (both described as pleasantly musky), lavender and chocolate. Only chocolate activated two different regions. Smelled from up front, it lighted up pleasure-anticipation neurons; from the back, it lighted up food-reward neurons. The scientists are unsure why only chocolate had that effect. Prof. Dana Small of the Yale team said it suggested that the brain changed smell perceptions based on eating, which is rarely done with lavender or musk. Another nasal expert, Dr. Leslie Vosshall of Rockefeller University, suggested confirmation with liver and brussels sprouts. But Dr. Small is interested in food addiction, and she wants an answer to her own Newtonian question: If I don't want the buttered popcorn, why is it that every time I go to the movies, I'm a goner? -0- - 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. - __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 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 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. - __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 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 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. - - Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a
