Re: [scifinoir2] You sbsolutely must read this!

g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/06/AR2005050600731.html?nav=sc . ' On two Web sites - http://www.newvoyages.com/ and http://homepage.mac.com/starshipexeter - fans with some money and a lot of time have created hour-long

[scifinoir2] Vintage 'Star Wars' in high demand

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[scifinoir2] Video game artists want more respect

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[scifinoir2] Well Endowed Fish Get the Girls

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[scifinoir2] ‘Trek’ has drifted since ‘Next Generation’

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[scifinoir2] [OT] Timing of Chappelle's Flight Is Bad for Comedy Central

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[scifinoir2] [OT] Dave Chappelle: The Interview

It's a fairly slow science week-end. :-) - http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1061415,00.html#chapelletimereport.html Web Exclusive | Arts - TV On the Beach With Dave Chappelle In South Africa, TIME's Simon Robinson talks with the comic about his sudden

[scifinoir2] Frank 'The Riddler' Gorshin Dies at 72

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[scifinoir2] Star Wars Stupidity

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[scifinoir2] NASA Challenge: Pull Oxygen from Moon Dirt, Win $250,000

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[scifinoir2] Voyager 1 reaches solar system's final frontier

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/space_voyager_dc Voyager 1 reaches solar system's final frontier Wed May 25,12:00 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA's Voyager 1 has reached the final frontier of our solar system, having traveled through a turbulent place where electrically charged particles from the

[scifinoir2] Aldrin brings space to kids

http://jam.canoe.ca/Books/2005/06/05/1072759-ap.html Aldrin brings space to kids By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL NEW YORK (AP) - Thanks to video games, TV shows and movies such as Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith that are loaded with special effects, today's children don't have a realistic

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

http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050613/full/050613-1.html Published online: 14 June 2005 Modellers measure 'word of mouth' for films Mark Peplow Mathematics calculates quality of sleeper hits and movie bombs. It's official, says one group of researchers: Blade II is a bad film. Their study

[scifinoir2] People prefer to see movies at home: poll

http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2005/06/16/Arts/poll050616.html People prefer to see movies at home: poll Last Updated Thu, 16 Jun 2005 CBC Arts A new poll released Thursday reveals that a large majority of people - 73 per cent - prefer to watch movies at home on DVD, VHS or

[scifinoir2] [SAD] Mystery surrounds Wesley Snipes's South African passport

http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1click_id=79art_id=vn20050617064731479C223502 Mystery surrounds Snipes's SA passport June 17 2005 By Poloko Tau Hollywood star Wesley Snipes was curiously using a South African passport when he tried to leave South Africa on June 1. According to documents in

[scifinoir2] Hollywood risks future by ignoring adults

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050617/en_nm/film_adults_dc Hollywood risks future by ignoring adults By Anne Thompson Fri Jun 17 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Let's debunk a popular myth: Grown-ups don't go to the movies. Truth is, they still go. Ray, Million Dollar Baby, Shall We Dance?

[scifinoir2] MIT physicists create new form of matter

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2005/matter.html MIT physicists create new form of matter June 22, 2005 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - MIT scientists have brought a supercool end to a heated race among physicists: They have become the first to create a new type of matter, a gas of atoms that shows

[scifinoir2] Scientists 'raise the dead' in experiment

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[scifinoir2] New hamburgers 'grown in laboratory'

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[scifinoir2] Science explores 125 big questions that face scientific inquiry

http://www.sciencemag.org/sciext/125th/ Science explores 125 big questions that face scientific inquiry In a special collection of articles published beginning 1 July 2005, Science Magazine and its online companion sites celebrate the journal's 125th anniversary with a look forward - at the

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Artificial life forms evolve and outwit experimenter

Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\) [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: -Original Message- From: Chris de Morsella [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 8:22 PM To: Lists for Tracey deMorsella; julia demorsella; Paul de Morsella Subject: Artificial life forms evolve and

[scifinoir2] 'Harry Potter' book parties planned

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[scifinoir2] Potter blunder as fans await book

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4683503.stm Potter blunder as fans await book A store in Edinburgh has apologised after putting the latest Harry Potter book on shelves early, allowing customers to read copies. Newsround Online reporters were able to read key parts of the book when it

[scifinoir2] NASA's shuttle launch off till late next week

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050715/ts_nm/space_shuttle_dc_55;_ylt=AhLKotoF3boEnwGLpe9H2UEYAjMB;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl NASA's shuttle launch off till late next week By Irene Klotz and Michael Christie CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - NASA said on Friday that the earliest it

[scifinoir2] Fwd: [sfnorthwest] For Firefly Fans

In case anyone hadn't already heard, beginning 22 July, the Sci-Fi Channel is going to air all 14 episodes of Firefly, plus three unaired hours, accoring to this week's issue of TV Guide. ~Tanya Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

[scifinoir2] Trek's problem? It wasn't enough like Galactica

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/weblogs/brain/archives/001800.html Trek's problem? It wasn't enough like Galactica July 14, 2005 It's tantamount to heresy. A panel of Star Trek experts and enthusiasts said Thursday at San Diego Comic-Con that the reason the now-canceled Enterprise series

[scifinoir2] US firm to send Internet diaries into space 'E.T. blog home'

http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read.html?id=4324 US firm to send Internet diaries into space 'E.T. blog home' WASHINGTON, July 19 (AFP) - Is there anybody out there? And if there is, what will alien lifeforms make of bloggers signed up to a new service to beam their online rantings into

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 'Star Trek's' Scotty, James Doohan, dead at 85

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Congratulations! Two other thoughts came to mind when reading this. One, I always laugh when the press covers genre specific topics and don't quite get it right, as the reference to Dr. Spock shows. Two, he called you a TrekKIE! Now that's what I'm talking about--none

[scifinoir2] Whedon flock ready for 'Firefly' resurrection

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050722/en_nm/film_firefly_dc Whedon flock ready for 'Firefly' resurrection By Anne Thompson Fri Jul 22 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Now that Star Wars, Star Trek and The Matrix are fading into the sunset, what will take their place in the hearts of sci-fi

[scifinoir2] Canadian lab to test 'sasquatch' hair

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050726/sc_nm/odd_canada_sasquatch_dc Canadian lab to test 'sasquatch' hair Tue Jul 26 VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - The debate over the existence of sasquatch, aka Bigfoot, an ape-like creature said to haunt the wilderness of western Canada has entered

[scifinoir2] [Update] Bison isn't sasquatch

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050728.wsasq0728/BNStory/National Bison isn't sasquatch Thursday, July 28, 2005 Globe and Mail Update It's a bison. A hair sample that some claimed belonged to a sasquatch in the Yukon is actually the fur of the large mammal. David

[scifinoir2] New world found in outer solar system

http://www.newscientistspace.com/article.ns?id=dn7751 New world found in outer solar system 29 July 2005 NewScientist.com news service Maggie McKee Updated: 1749 BST Astronomical detective work led to the stunning discovery of a large new world beyond Pluto – and hiding in plain sight. The

[scifinoir2] Prinze Slays Buffy Dreams

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/eo/20050728/112260138003.html Prinze Slays Buffy Dreams Thursday July 28 By Sarah Hall According to Freddie Prinze Jr., his wife's days as a vampire-hunting slayer chick are through. Pounding a stake through the dreams of Buffy fans everywhere, Prinze said that

[scifinoir2] Theron Redesigns Skimpy Superheroine Costume

http://imdb.com/news/wenn/2005-08-01 Theron Redesigns Skimpy Superheroine Costume Hollywood star Charlize Theron forced movie bosses to change her costume design for forthcoming movie Aeon Flux - after deciding her character's original outfit was too revealing. When Theron saw the

[scifinoir2] Scots bicker over birthplace of 'Scotty':-

http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=103153cat=Entertainment News Entertainment Scots bicker over birthplace of 'Scotty':- EDINBURGH, Scotland | August 03, 2005 Star Trek geekdom is spiraling out of control in Scotland where four towns are warring over the birthplace of the

Re: [scifinoir2] Why the future of sci-fi could be British

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: FYI... Interesting analysis. If reality TV is a guide, some empty suits at the TV studios will adapt/change/steal sci-fi show ideas from British TV and cinema for a US audience; rather than look at home for creative sources. George Captain The USS Ronald E. McNair

[scifinoir2] Jinxed computer users might be sending out a bad vibe, researchers suggest

http://www.canada.com/technology/story.html?id=f6ebf013-4d44-4f13-90a2-a938292f4739 Jinxed computer users might be sending out a bad vibe, researchers suggest Jen Horsey Canadian Press Sunday, August 07, 2005 TORONTO (CP) - Some people seem to carry a computer curse, frustrated by a plague

[scifinoir2] (Fwd) Hugo Results

You might want to run this for the listserv: 2005 Hugo Results: Campbell Award - Elizabeth Bear Fan Artist - Sue Mason Best Fanzine - Plokta Best Fanwriter - Dave Langford Best Website - Scifiction Best Semiprozine - Ansible Best professional artist - Jim Burns Best professional editor -

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[scifinoir2] Kansas moves to stem role of evolution in teaching

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050810/us_nm/life_evolution_dc Kansas moves to stem role of evolution in teaching By Carey Gillam OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (Reuters) - After months of debate over science and religion, the Kansas Board of Education has tentatively approved new state science standards

[scifinoir2] Intelligent Design: Teach Both Theories... Let the Kids Decide

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[scifinoir2] NASA's Next Leap In Mars Exploration Ready For Launch

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[scifinoir2] Trick Plants to Grow on Mars

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[scifinoir2] The Fascist Ideology of Star Trek: Militarism, Collectivism, Atheism

A short critical analysis (read rant) of deficiencies (read nitpicks) of the Star Trek credo. A surfeit of free time, idle hands, the Devil, etc. ;-) http://www.friesian.com/trek.htm#borg Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font face=arial size=-1a

[scifinoir2] The Empire Strikes Back: Apple blunder gives Gates iPod royalty

http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/article305638.ece Apple blunder gives Gates iPod royalty By Katherine Griffiths in New York Published: 14 August 2005 Apple Computer may be forced to pay royalties to Microsoft for every iPod it sells after it emerged that Bill Gates's software

[scifinoir2] Pierce Brosnan Out As James Bond, 007

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,

Re: [scifinoir2] What is your ecological footprint?

g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In the Star Trek universe, almost all energy and resource consumption issues in the Federation have been solved; except for the tear in subspace due to warp travel. Which makes one ask: how are we doing today versus that ideal? To answer that question, I

[scifinoir2] Is Everything Bad Really Good For Us?

http://www.thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2005/08/10/EverythingBad/ Mediacheck Is Everything Bad Really Good For Us? Steven Johnson says pop drivel makes us smart. Guess what, media love him. By Laura Barcella Published: August 10, 2005 AlterNet.org Steven Johnson is a lucky man. Once a respected

[scifinoir2] Nanotube sheets come of age

http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050815/full/050815-8.html News Published online: 18 August 2005 Nanotube sheets come of age Clear, conductive sheets produced at high speed. Mark Peplow They're soft, strong, and very, very long. Large, transparent sheets of carbon nanotubes can now be

[scifinoir2] Star Trek Wiki

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[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

[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

[scifinoir2] Brock Peters, Sisko's 'Father', Dies at 78

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[scifinoir2] Fall TV Season Banks on Sci-Fi, Mystery

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[scifinoir2] Ten Tech Items Ispired by Science Fiction

An interesting bit from last year for a slow newsday. -- http://www.michaelhanscom.com/eclecticism/2004/09/ten_tech_items.html Ten Tech Items Ispired by Science Fiction (Originally posted on Google Answers, I've taken the liberty of reformatting this fascinating look

[scifinoir2] Nano-material is harder than diamonds

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7926 Nano-material is harder than diamonds 30 August 2005 NewScientist.com news service Will Knight A material that is harder than diamond has been created in the lab, by packing together tiny nanorods of carbon. The new material, known as

[scifinoir2] Finding a Way to Test for Dark Energy

http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/view.article.php?ArticleID=20765 Finding a Way to Test for Dark Energy August 30, 2005 BERKELEY, CA - What is the mysterious dark energy that’s causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate? Is it some form of Einstein’s famous cosmological

[scifinoir2] [OT] Update: Photographer believes couple did find groceries

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[scifinoir2] [OT] Looting by Cops in N.O.

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001051261 'Times-Picayune' Announces New Home - in Houma - and Reports Looting by Cops and Firemen By EP Staff Published: August 30, 2005 6:25 PM ET NEW YORK The battered Times-Picayune of New Orleans, which

[scifinoir2] Watch the entire first episode of 'Supernatural' online

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[scifinoir2] Tiny Enceladus may hold ingredients of life

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[scifinoir2] [OT] 25 Stupid Quotes About Hurricane Katrina

http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/currentevents/a/katrinaquotes.htm?nl=1 25 Mind-Numbingly Stupid Quotes About Hurricane Katrina And Its Aftermath From Daniel Kurtzman 1) I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees. -President Bush, on Good Morning America, Sept. 1, 2005, six

[scifinoir2] Latest dirt on 007 doings

http://www.moviehole.net/news/6241.html Latest dirt on 007 doings Posted on Sun, 11-Sep-2005 Bond insider 'Mr X' has been spot-on before, so we're giving him the podium again to wax lyrical on what's new in Casino Royale land. I can confirm that the casting net is indeed wide, and that the

[scifinoir2] Japanese probe pulls up alongside asteroid

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9331322 Japanese probe pulls up alongside asteroid Two-year trip to climax in November with touch-and-go landing Sept. 14, 2005 TOKYO - Bringing Japan's most complex space mission near its climax, a probe is within 12 miles of an asteroid almost 180 million miles

[scifinoir2] Armchair Cinephile: To infinity and ... you know

http://www.sacurrent.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15212072BRD=2318PAG=461dept_id=551416rfi=6 Screens Armchair Cinephile John DeFore on DVD 09/15/2005 To infinity and ... you know I'm not often impressed by the Wow, has it really been that long?! sort of observation, but I experienced it from a

[scifinoir2] Echoes from sci-fi's golden age

http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2005/09/11/echoes_from_sci_fis_golden_age/ A READING LIFE Echoes from sci-fi's golden age By James Sallis | September 11, 2005 When teaching science fiction, I always suggest that to fully understand a story, one must know the period in which it was

[scifinoir2] The World’s Smallest Robot

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[scifinoir2] NASA to unveil plan for moon mission in 2018

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9355479 NASA to unveil plan for moon mission in 2018 White House officials briefed on $100 billion proposal Sept. 15, 2005 WASHINGTON - NASA briefed senior White House officials Wednesday on its plan to spend $100 billion and the next 12 years building the spacecraft

[scifinoir2] Braga: Threshold Won't Hold Back

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?id=32466 16-SEPTEMBER-05 Braga: Threshold Won't Hold Back Brannon Braga, co-creator and executive producer of CBS' upcoming SF suspense thriller, Threshold, told SCI FI Wire that the show will not be shy in explaining up front what its aliens are

[scifinoir2] Science Fiction fans propose solutions for Katrina Homeless

http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=450 Shelter After Katrina In the wake of hurricane Katrina, and the flooding of New Orleans, hundreds of thousands of survivors have been left homeless - probably for many months. Large areas have been devastated, without any

[scifinoir2] James Bond writer 'reinvents' spy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4256024.stm James Bond writer 'reinvents' spy James Bond is to be given a new image as a younger character with no gadgets, a writer on the next film has told trade paper the Hollywood Reporter. Paul Haggis, who is working on the script for Casino

[scifinoir2] All 91 Babylon 5 scripts to be made available to public

http://jmsnews.com/thread.aspx?id=_an%20update%20from%20jms JMS UPDATE Date: 9/12/2005 5:32:38 PM Here is an update from JMS pulled from the B5 moderated newsgroup: Okay, I've given it some more thought, and there are a couple of things that I can say...but again, I have to keep some of this

[scifinoir2] TiVo Users Fear Recording Restrictions

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050921/D8CORQO0A.html TiVo Users Fear Recording Restrictions Sep 21 By GREG SANDOVAL SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Many fans of digital video recorders made by TiVo Inc. (TIVO) are beginning to fear that Hollywood studios will one day reach into their set-top boxes to

Re: [scifinoir2] How much of a Geek are you?

g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4287006.stm BTW, I got 9 correct: ... the makings of a proper propeller head. You got 10 right! Excellent, you have the makings of a proper propeller head I surprise myself. :-) Brent George Captain The USS Ronald

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: How much of a Geek are you?

Don't you guys read 'Foxtrot'? :-) Brent [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Same here, so I eliminated the choices for one that seemed more in line with what they were referencing. And *that* is proof that standardized multiple choice tests don't always measure intelligence. And as for racial

Re: [scifinoir2] Threshold a Promising Series

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Another very strong actor is Peter Dinklage (he's the dwarf who plays the linguistics/computer expert) Loved him in 'The Station Agent.' Very nuanced performance. Brent Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Life without art

[scifinoir2] Sub-$100 laptop design unveiled

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4292854.stm Sub-$100 laptop design unveiled Nicholas Negroponte, chairman and founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Labs, has been outlining designs for a sub-$100 PC. The laptop will be tough and foldable in different ways, with a

[scifinoir2] Fear Fest: 31 Nights of Horror on _Encore_

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[scifinoir2] The 31 Days of Hallowe'en - The Crowd

T h e C r o w d by Ray Bradbury MR. SPALLNER put his hands over his face. There was the feeling of movement in space, the beautifully tortured scream, the impact and tumbling of the car with wall, through wall, over and down like a toy, and him hurled out of it. Then - silence. The

[scifinoir2] The 31 Days of Hallowe'en - An Outside Interest

A n O u t s i d e I n t e r e s t by Ruth Rendell Frightening people used to be a hobby of mine. Perhaps I should rather say an obsession and not people but, specifically, women. Making others afraid is enjoyable as everyone discovers who has tried it and succeeded. I suppose it has something

Re: [scifinoir2] The 31 Days of Hallowe'en - The Crowd

Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Great story, Brent...but that is what I'd expect from Ray BradburyI'm surprised this is the first time I've seen this one... Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:T h e C r o w d by Ray Bradbury MR. SPALLNER put his hands over his face. Yes

[scifinoir2] The 31 Days of Hallowe'en - Friendly Wager

F r i e n d l y W a g e r by Matthew Costello The man sitting across from Todd - Doctor Todd, Medville's beloved pediatrician - would, he thought, be best described as porcine. That was it *exactly.* Porcine, as in pork, as in piggy, as in *slob.* Great folds of skin dangled from the man's

[scifinoir2] The 31 Days of Hallowe'en - That Hell-Bound Train

T h a t H e l l-B o u n d T r a i n by Robert Bloch WHEN MARTIN WAS A LITTLE BOY, his Daddy was a Railroad Man. He never rode the high iron, but he walked the tracks for the CBQ, and he was proud of his job. And when he got drunk (which was every night), he sang this old song about That

[scifinoir2] The 31 Days of Hallowe'en - Conversation Piece

C o n v e r s a t i o n P i e c e by Richard Christian Matheson WHEN MY EDITOR first handed me the assignment, I said I wouldn't take it. Things like that had always turned my stomach. But I hadn't turned out a decent article in months and I agreed to it. I had expected the worst of

[scifinoir2] The 31 Days of Hallowe'en - 'The War of the Worlds' in 30 Seconds

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[scifinoir2] The 31 Days of Hallowe'en - Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

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[scifinoir2] The 31 Days of Hallowe'en - Cool Air

C o o l A i r by Howard Phillips Lovecraft YOU ASK ME TO EXPLAIN why I am afraid of a draught of cool air; why I shiver more than others upon entering a cold room, and seem nauseated and repelled when the chill of evening creeps through the heat of a mild autumn day. There are those who say I

[scifinoir2] The 31 Days of Hallowe'en - City Hunger

C i t y H u n g e r by Chet Williamson It would be easy to kill in this city, he thought as he walked up Fourth Avenue, past the blacks and Chicanos who lined the streets, some talking roughly, others shuck-'n'-jiving, pushing each other in friendly tussles that he knew could explode into

Re: [scifinoir2] THE OLD NEGRO SPACE PROGRAM

We thought we were going to be heroes, but when we returned, we were just Negroes. Brilliant parody this. More please. :-) Brent Raynard Villa Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Find a free 10 minutes so you can really enjoy this bit of Improbable History: http://www.negrospaceprogram.com/#

[scifinoir2] It's James Blond

http://www.thisislondon.com/showbiz/articles/20594611?source=Daily%20Mailct=5 It's James Blond By Nicole Lampert, Daily Mail, Showbusiness Editor 11 October 2005 He has just proved his ladykilling credentials by seducing Sienna Miller from under the nose of his friend, Jude Law. Now Daniel

[scifinoir2] The 31 Days of Hallowe'en - The Swing

T h e S w i n g by Nicholas Royle I'd just cleared the ball off my line and kicked it back up the park when I noticed this beautiful girl standing near the goal. She was applauding my save and didn't look away immediately when I grinned at her. While she was looking down I had a good look. She

[scifinoir2] The 31 Days of Hallowe'en - A Haunted Island

A H a u n t e d I s l a n d by Algernon Blackwood THE FOLLOWING EVENTS OCCURRED on a small island of isolated position in a large Canadian lake, to whose cool waters the inhabitants of Montreal and Toronto flee for rest and recreation in the hot months. It is only to be regretted that events

[scifinoir2] CBS bullish on 'Ghost,' 'Minds,' 'Mother'

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051013/tv_nm/cbs_dc CBS bullish on 'Ghost,' 'Minds,' 'Mother' By Andrew Wallenstein LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - CBS has given full-season pickup orders to three of its new series, the dramas Ghost Whisperer and Criminal Minds and the sitcom How I Met Your

[scifinoir2] Halloween turning into monthlong holiday

Way ahead of 'em! :-) --- http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/10/12/halloween.theme.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest Halloween turning into monthlong holiday Theme parks putting on a show for fall visitors Wednesday, October 12, 2005 ORLANDO, Florida (AP) - Dave Surgan

[scifinoir2] The 31 Days of Hallowe'en - The Moonlit Road

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[scifinoir2] The 31 Days of Hallowe'en - Escort

E s c o r t by Daphne Du Maurier T H E R E I S nothing remarkable about the _Ravenswing_, I can promise you that. She is between six and seven thousand tons, was built in 1926, and belongs to the Condor Line, Port of Register, Hull. You can look her up in Lloyd's, if you have a mind. There is

[scifinoir2] The 31 Days of Hallowe'en - At the Bottom of the Garden

A t t h e B o t t o m o f t h e G a r d e n by David Campton MUMMY, why has Ineed got furry teeth? Mrs. Williams ignored the question and tried to concentrate on the recipe in front of her. The breeze through the open kitchen door fluttered the page of the magazine propped up against

[scifinoir2] The 31 Days of Hallowe'en - Ghost V

G h o s t V by Robert Sheckley He's reading our sign now, Gregor said, his long bony face pressed against the peephole in the office door. Let me see, Arnold said. Gregor pushed him back. He's going to knock - no, he's changed his mind. He's leaving. Arnold returned to his desk

[scifinoir2] The 31 Days of Hallowe'en - The Country of the Kind

T h e C o u n t r y o f t h e K i n d by Damon Knight The attendant at the car lot was daydreaming when I pulled up - a big, lazy-looking man in black satin chequered down the front. I was wearing scarlet, myself; it suited my mood. I got out, almost on his toes. Park or storage? he

[scifinoir2] The 31 Days of Hallowe'en - Scary.com

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